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Tel. 615-242-2561<br />
Pine Bluff. Ark„ Malco<br />
Sparkles With New Items<br />
1>1NE BLUFF. .ARK.— I he Malco Theatre<br />
looks like a new place alter all ot last<br />
month's improvements. The big items were<br />
redecoration of the entire building, installaluMi<br />
ol an ultra-bright screen and the rephiccmeni<br />
ol worn-out seating with new, de<br />
luxe chairs.<br />
Following these improvements, the management<br />
has installed a new concessions<br />
stand, put in new carpets and remodeled the<br />
icstrooms.<br />
NEW ORLEANS<br />
Dropping in for a chat with Filmrow<br />
friends was Edward Jenner, Laurel, Miss.<br />
.... More birthday wishes—this time to<br />
John Arrington, publicity man for Gulf<br />
States Theatres, McComb, Miss. . . . Barbara<br />
Brunfield is John Arrington's new secretary,<br />
replacing Theresa McCall, who recently<br />
resigned.<br />
Bob Hope's personal PR man popped into<br />
town last week and we may have Bob Hope<br />
in person as a carnival visitor next year.<br />
Paul Newman's first directing venture,<br />
"Rachel, Rachel," opened at the Saenger<br />
and "The Last Adventure" bowed in at the<br />
Mary Frances Garner, formerly<br />
Joy . . .<br />
Mary Frances Burks of United Artists,<br />
popped in for a visit to show off her 3-<br />
monlh-old twin daughters Lana and Laura.<br />
Corpus Christi Cousins<br />
Like Role in 'Cowboy'<br />
From Southwestern Edition<br />
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEX.—Gary Owens,<br />
a 10-year-old local boy, was selected for a<br />
bit part in "Midnight Cowboy," a modern<br />
type western being produced in the vicinity<br />
of Big Spring, and now he wants to become<br />
a movie star.<br />
Initially, his brother Stanley, 5, was chosen<br />
for the part but wound up as a standby<br />
for his cousin Tom Marloew jr. of Big<br />
Spring, who appeared in two scenes. The<br />
boys portrayed the movie's star, John<br />
Voight, at the ages of 5 and 9.<br />
MEMPHIS<br />
Tack Lowrcy, owner and operator of the<br />
Ritz Theatre in Russellville, Ark., and<br />
the Joy Theatre in Dardanelle, annouiKcd<br />
that he has purchased II acres two nuks<br />
from downtown Russellville as the site ol Ins<br />
new theatre. However, your reportei vmII<br />
have to check with him again as to whether<br />
he intends to build an indoor theatre or a^<br />
drive-in.<br />
An experiment is under way at the Studio<br />
Art Theatre, which customarily books many!<br />
"adult only" and foreign films. Bill Kendall,<br />
the manager, receives many letters—not all<br />
of them friendly, by any means, "We keep<br />
HARDTOP OR DRIVE-IN THEATRES!<br />
S£E 'US FOR EQUIPMENT<br />
HODGES THHTBE SOPPIT CO.<br />
hearing people crying for family films," Bill<br />
Uappy birthday girls in MGNTs office this<br />
declared. Now he's going to give these people<br />
a chance to put their money where their<br />
month: Rae Riemer, Ruth Bachman<br />
and Jackie Bemiss. As is the MGM custom, pens usually are. During the October 4-10<br />
each one will be presented with a birthday period. Bill is showing "Romeo and Juliet,"<br />
cake . . . Filmrow vacationers: Henry with the Memphis Civic Ballet as sponsor<br />
Glover, Film Inspection Service; Gertrude for the purpose of raising money to replace<br />
Davis, MGM, and Ruth Bachman, MGM costumes and sets which were destroyed<br />
. . . Bill Hirstutis of Film Inspection Service when the ballet headquarters burned recently.<br />
The theatre will contribute half of the<br />
returned to work this week after his annual<br />
proceeds to the ballet company—so Memphis<br />
theatregoers who have been besieging<br />
Bill for a family picture now have their<br />
chance to demonstrate they are sincere in<br />
their requests, and that they will support a<br />
good cause.<br />
James H. Martin, sales manager here for<br />
United Artists, was unable to attend the<br />
company's business meeting in Jacksonville<br />
as he's a patient in Baptist Hospital . . . R.<br />
L. Bostick, retired southern manager of National<br />
Theatre Supply, has assumed operation<br />
of the Dixie Theatre at Ripley, Miss.<br />
Exhibitors Services announced that lh«<br />
Gem Theatre at Charleston, Ark., has beet<br />
reopened . . . Maurice Basse reported thai<br />
the Jaxon Drive-In owners have acquirec<br />
the Princess Theatre and Laco Drive-In a<br />
Lexington. Guy Amis operated the Princes;<br />
until September 21, when it was closed foi<br />
repairs. The Laco is continuing in operation<br />
Among drive-ins closing late in Septem<br />
ber were the luka at luka. Miss., and thi<br />
Midway at Camden . . . Mena, Ark., pa<br />
trons moved into the Lyric Theatre Wednes<br />
day (2) after the Mena Drive-In closed thi<br />
preceding night.<br />
177 North Ozoner Opens<br />
At Stillwell for Video<br />
Frcm Southwestern Edition<br />
STILLWATER, OKLA. — Video<br />
Inde<br />
pendent Theatres opened its new 177 Nort!<br />
Drive-ln on Highway 177 north of town o<br />
September 5. The ozoner has a 428-car ca<br />
pacity and the very latest in equipment.<br />
Video also operates three convention:<br />
theatres here, the Lcachman, Aggie an<br />
Campus, and another drive-in, the East 6t<br />
Street. Paul Gay is city manager for the cii<br />
I here was another drive-in, the Moonlit(<br />
also operated by Video and located with!<br />
the cit\ Ills, but which has been dismai<br />
SE-2<br />
BOXOFTICE :: October 7, 196
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