Boxoffice-November.28.1966

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BALTIMORE
Q* KImer Nolte of Durkee Theatres is
chairman of the dinner committee honoring
Gov. J. Millard Tawcs. who will leave
office in January. More than 1,500 persons
are expected for the December 12 affair in
the Civic Center.
F'.dward Kimpel of Rome Theatres, while I
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on .1 trip to Siuuh Anieric.i. became a grand- "
lather. It was a girl . Richer, Hampden,
observed his birthday Wednesday (16).
\\A.SHlN(;i()\ \ARiKT'S CLLB Ol I K F.RS— lliri' aro tlu- new officers
and board of j;o\crnors of the Washington Variety Club. Seated are, left to right,
Sam (;akint>, dough gu\; P:uil A. Roth, second assistant chief barker: Jerome H. S.
S:iiid.\. chief barker; Joel M;»rgolis, first assistant; C. Glenn Norris, property master.
M.nibers of the board of go^ ernors standing are, left to right. (Jeorge A. Crouch,
life board member; Jack J. Blank, Morton Cierber, Richard kirsh, John G. Broumas,
outgoing chief barker; Joseph M. /amoiski, former chief barker; Michael
Stein. Milton Q. l-ord and Felix Grant, former chief barker.
WASHINGTON
Toe Rosen, Universal Eastern regional manager,
had a three-day visit (16-18) with
manager Alex Schimel. They visited area
exhibitors and participated in the branch's
"doiihle party" lor salesman Harry Howar.
It was his birthday and last day after 13
years at Universal. He started his new duties
at Buena Vista Monday (21).
Joseph B. Brecheen, Buena Vista manager.
is recuperating at his Silver Spring home
after hospitalization from a heart attack.
liistrict manager Mort Magill is comnuiling
between Philadelphia and Washington iluring
Brecheen's absence.
The Variety Club's Personality-of-the-
Ycar Awards banquet, honoring Milton
Beric Saturday (19) in the Shoreham. had
Donna Loren, the Dr Pepper Girl, as a
head table guest. Other special guests were
Perlc Mesta and Mrs. Mike Manalos. Jerome
Sandy, chief barker-elect, was chairman
antl John Broumas of Broumas Theatres
made the presentations.
The Pioneer dinner in Ne\s York Monday
(21) was attended by Shep Bloom. 2()th
Century-F-'ox manager: Sam Wheeler, president
ol Wheeler Films: Morton Gerber.
president of District Theatres, who was accompanied
by booker George Wheeler, assistant
to the president Joseph Morton and
treasurer Raymond Ashdown; Jack Fruchiman.
bead of JP Theatres, Baltimore, and
Aaron Seidler. Hillendale and Norlhwoml
theatres.
.Sid Zins, Colutnbia regional publicist,
held a preshowing of "Cieorgy Ciirl" Friday
(25) at the MPA^\. The film will open ;it
the K B Dupont Theatre December 2.'^.
Zins had as visitors Glendon Swarthout. author
of "They Came to Cordura." "'Where
the Boys Are" and his latest
"The F.agle and
I he Cross. and Joanna ' Petlet. who was promoting
her latest picture "Casino Royale."
William W. F'rcidman, booker for Sidney
l.ust
Theatres, died.
Ross Wheeler, Wheeler Fihns booker, is
setting up "The Christmas That Almost
Wasn't" lor December 14 in Washington,
Baltimore. Richmond and Roanoke . . . Dan
Rosenthal. 2()th-Fox divisional manager, and
his wife were here from Cleveland for the
WOMPI party in honor oi branch managers.
Richard L. Coe, the Washington Post
critic, said in his column Saturday (12).
"If the public wants to see a particular pictine.
it will pay for it. This is part of The
.American Way."
Minneapolis Reader Raps
Newspaper's Ad Artwork
From N-rth Central Edition
MINNKAPOI.IS—The policy of both
jointly owned daily newspapers here to
pencil in bathing suits, shoulder straps, etc..
so feminine figures in movie ads aren't uncovered
too much has brought a protest
from a reader.
Headlined "childish practice." the writer's
accusation, the letter was published on the
Star's etiitorial page.
Complained the writer; "There is one
practice in your otherwise excellent newspaper
which I find childish. F'very girl who
is wearing anything skimpier than a 1940
bathing suit is adorned with an ugly version
of what appears to be mohair imilerwcar.
Such Victorian censorship in 1966 is hartIK
worthy of a metropolitan newspaper.
Heavens-to-Belsy, even girls on Batman'
wear less than you allow in your advertisements."
The world premiere of "Penelope." starring
Natalie Wood, was held at the Radio
City Music Hall in New York City.
.Among those from Baltimore attending
Paramount's double screening in Washington
of "Funeral in Berlin" and ""El Dorado"
uere Mickey Hendricks. Horn; Jack Levin.
Irvington; Mike Leventhal. Maryland Allied;
Joe Grant. Aaron Seidler. Northwood.
Hillendale: Vernon Nolte. Fred Schmuff,
Durkee Theatres: Leon Back. Rome Theatres;
Walter Gettinger. Howard: George
Brehm. Wcstview Cinema; Irwin Cohen. R.
C. Enterprises; Ted Schiller. Richard Harrison,
JF The;itres: Daniel Sattler, Hiway at
Essex, Md,
Among those who attended the "Ulysses"
seminar in New York Tuesday (22) were
Ted .Schiller. Dick Harrison and Francia
Feikin. JF Theatres: Leon Back. Rome Theatres;
Aaron Seidler, Joe Grant. Northwood,
Hillendale. and George Brehm, Westview
Cinema.
F. A. Hornig jr„ former owner of the
Horn, died suddenly. He acquired the theatre
from his late father.
Ed Gunther, manager of the New. went
lo poliee court charging two "back-exit"
customers with failing to bu> tickets for
"The Sound of Music" in its 86th week.
Al Zatlin, Maryland Display .Service, was
awarded a plaque as an "unsung hero" ol
Variety for work he has done for the 1^
\ears he has been a member.
Daniel .Sattler, Hiway. Essex. Md., lormer
chief barker of Tent 19. calls attention
to Variety's Mexican convention and
requests reserviitions be made. The convention
chiiirnian is Eugene Fisher. SA. 7-
0860.
The Anne Arundel Community College
started a weekly film series Sunday (20)
featuring historical American films. The
free series is open to the public and will
continue through May 21. William J. Flynn.
professtir of speech and drama, is director
of the series. Such pictures as "Gold Diggers
of 19.'?7," "Grand Hotel." "My Darling
Clementine," "Lolita" and "The Petrilied
Forest" will be shown.
San Francisco Theatre
Now Is a Movie Palace
From Western Edition
SAN FRANCISCO—The Avenue
Thc-
;itre has been acquired by the S, F. Lyric
Phoiophiy Film Society and has been renamed
the Avenue Cinematic Pleasure
Dome. The house has been converted into
an old-time movie palace and a Wurlitzer
has been installed.
E-8 BOXOFFICE November 28, 1966