Boxoffice-November.28.1966

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ibro" at the Downtown. Midlown. State and
Mher Twinex houses. •M.iilemoisclle" made
ts bow at the Vorkdale Cinema and "Wax
I . . Way Out" started a multiple run Thurstlay
(17) at the Coronet group ol Oileon
louses. "The Fortune Cookie" opened Frijjay
(IS) al loew's.
Bvllamy, Toronto branch manager
^or Victoria Shipping Services, has been
Uppointcd Canadian general manager for
[he company. The firm has offices in Saint
jlohn, Winnipeg. Calgar\ and \ancou\er
and expects to open one in Montreal soon.
.A. Clark, new manager of the Capikol
in Woodstock, while here for ShowaiRama
Canada, said the house is the only
bne in Woodstock. His staff of 19 is composed
mostly of high school pupils on a
Ipart-time basis.
VANCOUVER
Uca^y snows and wintry blasts have been
closing drive-ins all over the territory,
but the independent .-Xuto \'ue Trail has decided
to buck the weather by installing incar
heaters. On the mainland and \ancouver
Island the Tillicum Victoria and Delta
Richmond have gone to a weekend operation,
as has the Surrey Drive in.
"Born Free" continues to rack up outstanding
grosses in the suburban and minor
key situations. It was capacity over the holiday
weekend in the Paramount. Kelowna.
excellent in the Totem, North Vancouver,
and Odeon, Duncan.
Over in West Vancouver the Famous
Park Royal twin racked up another excellent
week. After six top weeks in the Park
Royal, "The Wrong Box" moved to the Cinema
to make room for a limited engagement
of "Romeo and Juliet." "The Royal Ballet"
feature was close to capacity on a hard-seat
basis.
Columbia's "Thou Shalt Not Kill," sponsored
by the Peace Action League and
helped by a full page plug by Sun movie
I.es Wedman, pla\ed two shows to
turnaway business at the suburban Odeon
Dunbar.
Richardson, .S6. secretary of the Brit-
Columbia Film Industry Ass'n. died ol
leukemia. He was active in promoting the
movie industry here. For ten years, he had
been production secretary at the Lew Parry
studios. He also was a screenwriter.
Harold L'ndcrdahl, who resigned from
General .Sound to go into other business, has
been succeeded by Brvan Johnstone.
Freed Plugging 'Gigi'
from Western Edition
HOLLYWOOD—Arthur Freed, president
of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences since 1963, whose production of
"Gigi" won ten Academy Awards in 1958,
is making a round of radio interviews in
connection with MGM's current rerelease of
"Gigi" in a multiple situation.
OT 7 A\N A
The coiilinKent ol theatre managers Ironi
Canada's capital city were well satistied
with the programs at Toronto for the
annual convention of the Motion Picture
Theatres .Ass'n of Ontario and the first
presentation of Showa-Rama Canada which
featured an industry show with many exhibits
as well as the annual meeting of the
Motion Picture Theatres .Ass'n of Canada.
Leo Ouellette, manager of the Ottawa Regent,
spoke with enthusiasm, for instance,
regarding his experience, declaring he was
greatly impressed by the three-day gatherings
and tradeshow. Ouellette, who is
rounding out his year as secretary of the
Ottawa Managers .Ass'n, gave special mention
to .Marshall H. Fine of New York, retiring
president of NATO, for his luncheon
address, an MPTAO feature.
Svcnd I'cdcrsen, manager of the Ottawa
Nelson, reported that "Doctor Zhivago"
was into its last weeks of the roadshow engagement
here which opened July 20 at
this 2()th Century theatre with substantial
rcsLilts being registered until the recent arrival
of wintry weather. The run of this
special production also is drawing to a close
at Kingston, Ont.. where it opened October
.s al the Odeon Hyland.
The .Vulo-Sky Drive-ln, an Odeon operalion
managed by Brian Jones, has called it a
season, leaving two Ottawa ozoners on the
acti\c list. These are the Queensway and
Britannia, both of which are equipped with
in-car heaters for winter comfort.
Labor disputes in Canada continue to disrupt
business activities and communication
arrangements. On Monday (14) all flights
of the Air Canada public service system
came to a halt when machinists quit work
after lengthy negotiations. A few days later
the postoffice employes were scheduled to
go on strike unless the government met
wage demands.
,Some Ottawa fans were able to see the
heavyweight fight between Cassius Clay and
Cleveland Williams at Houston, Tex., by
closed circuit TV at the Ottawa Coliseum,
where the prices were S5 and ,S4. The Cable
\ision unit at Cornwall, Ont., also carried
the bout.
After an extended run at the Main Elgin.
"Dear John" moved over to the Little
lilgin for a fifth week. The new feature at
the larger theatre is "The Professionals."
Both Elgins are under the management i>i
I'rnie Warren.
For .several days of the week, special mattinees
for children at the admission price of
.*>() cents are presented at two Odeons in
Ottawa, the Elmdale which has held ".Mor
gani" for a fifth week and the Somerset.
The latter teamed with the Queenswa\
Drive-In for "Beau Geste."
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The Ottawa Regent scored a first big
week with ".Alfie" which the censor board
has classified for "restricted attendance.
The Capitol has practically a whole week
of stage shows coming up, as follows:
"B.ucloot in the Park" on .Monday and
Tuesday (28-29) and the Metropolitan Opera
for three days, December 1-3, which leaves
only Wednesday for the film policy.
I'he free morning show Saturday (19) at
the Ottawa Museum was topped by the Disney
picture "Bear Country," which also
was shown recently at local theatres.
\^ith $6,000 in offered awards, the
four Foto-Nite theatres finally found a minor
winner after many weeks at the Linden,
when Claudelte Decarie was able to claim
SM)0 h\ her attendance. The total went back
to S(i, ()()() for the coming week.
The holdovers were fewer than usual with
the arrival of blustery weather. They included
"Doctor Zhivago." which rolled into
its 17th week at the Nelson; "Morgan!" for
a fifth week at the Elmdale and "Dear
John" which was good for a third week at
the Elgin. "Doctor Zhivago" also is doing
well at Kingston, where it is into its second
month at the Hyland. The Paramount at
Peterborough got a seventh week on "The
Sound of Music" which was starting its
fourth week at the Capitol in Cornwall.
The Famous Players Capitol in Ottawa
had the National Ballet of Canada for two
nights (14-15) and an early booking is "Barefoot
in the Park" at S6 top, which follows
a screen engagement of "Spinout" with
Elvis Presley.
At the National Museum the Bytown
Film Club presented an oldie, "The Roaring
Twenties," for members, while the National
Film Theatre held forth with "'A Cozy Cottage"
on the following night, this being an
import from Hungary. The museum itself
screened a group of films topped by "Three
Coimiry Boys" for its free show .Saturday
morning (12) for children 7 and over.
The Cable Vision Co. at Cornwall, Ont..
arranged coverage of the Clay vs. Williams
heavyweight fight Monday night (14) direct
from Houston, Tex., for eastern Ontario enthusiasts.
Well known for his varied activities,
Doug Pinder, president of the Ottawa Valley
Theatre Managers .Ass'n, appeared in a
new role during a showing of "The Wild
.Angels" at the Rideau, when he climbed a
Ui-foot ladder in view of the audience to
kill a bat with a broom. "I should have been
playing 'Batman,' " he said.
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