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. . Lakeside
NEW ORLEANS
Exhibitor Doyle Maynard of Natchitoches
was a visitor on Filmrow Friday (14).
He had just returned from Los Angeles
and was looking forward to a visit from
his son Maj. Truman Maynard. his wife
and two children. Major Maynard is on the
faculty of the administrative General Staff.
Ft. Leavenworth. Kas., and will be at home
three weeks.
WOMPIs will install their newly elected
officers June 19 at Kolb's Restaurant. New
officers are Lillian Sherick. Cinerama,
president: Delia Jean Favre, ABC Mid-
South, first vice-president; Anna Sinopoli.
Universal, second vice-president; Shirley
Eagan, Lakeside Theatre, recording secretary;
Doris Stevens, Warner Bros., corresponding
secretary; Myrtice Swearington.
Delta Theatres, treasurer. Gene Barnette,
Delta Theatres, past WOMPI International
president and past local president, will be
the installing officer.
Irene Gvillo, Star Advertising Agency,
handled a screening and press party of
'"Quadroon 5711." the screening being held
for press, radio and TV people at Gulf
States Theatres. Mary Davis of Presido
Productions was here promoting the film.
Irene also was busy setting up the world
premiere of "Young Graduates" for Blue
Ribbon Pictures. "Young Graduates." a
Crown-International release, will open in
42 situations in this area Thursday (27).
May is birthday month for several Blue
Ribbon Pictures employees and their relatives.
Fannye Phillips' mother celebrated
her 89th birthday Wednesday (12), Ron
Pabst's wife Cecile was 20 Wednesday (5),
Mary Greenbaum's son Tilden celebrated
his birthday Saturday (15) and his wife
Karen's birthday was the preceding day.
Happy birthday to all of these celebrants
and to Irene Gvillo, whose birthday is Friday
(28) . . . This also is the month for
graduations for Mary Greenbaum. Her son
Bernhard received his degree in physical
education at Southeastern University Saturday
(22) and son Tilden will receive a law
degree from Loyola University Saturday
(29).
Gulf States Theatres announced that the
Tech in Ruston was closed for the summer
Saturday (15) . . . Premiering at the Lakeside
Thursday (13) was "Billy Jack." the
first night's showing a benefit for East
Jefferson Hospital. Appearing at the premiere
was Katy Moffatt of Fort Worth.
Tex., who attended Newcomb College here
about three years ago. She wrote two songs
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for the movie and plays the part of a student
in the film.
Downtown marquee changes: "One More
Train to Rob." Joy; "The People Next
Door," Saenger; "The Incredible 2-Headed
Transplant" and 'The Crimson Cult,"
Loews' State and "Vanishing Point,"
Orpheum . and Oakwood cinemas
I and the Kenilworth Theatre opened
"The Andromeda Strain."
First IC Film Dramatizes
Minnesota Fats' Career
NEW ORLEANS—At the early spring
Show-A-Rama convention in Kansas City,
Mo., Gordon Ogden, president of Interna-
Pictured together at the Kansas City
Show-A-Rama convention are Gordon
Ogden, left, president of International
Cinema, and Minnesota Fats, whose
life and talents are the bases for IC's
first production, "The Player." The
picture was presented before exhibitors
and other film industry people at
Show-A-Rama.
tional Cinema, and Minnesota Fats, the
world's most famous pool hustler,
presented
a new movie, "The Player," the first film
produced by International Cinema.
This production company was organized
by the owners of Ogden-Perry Theatres and
by Tom DeMartini and George Daugherty.
Ogden says International Cinema will be
dedicated to the production of many general
audience films because of the sad fact
that each year there are less G and GPrated
films being made. However, International
Cinema's goal will never be reached
without exhibitors' support for "The Player."
Ogden says that "The Player" is similar
to "The Hustler." except that in "The
Hustler" Jackie Gleason plays the life of
Minnesota Fats and in "The Player" Fats
portrays himself. The decision to produce
"The Player" as International Cinema's first
film was made with the knowledge that
since "The Hustler" thrilled millions, many
filmmakers have approached Minnesota
Fats to make THE pool movie. Fats always
declined because he had never found a
realistic script—until he saw the one for
"The Player."
" "The Player' tells it like it really is
in the world of pool," he said. "It's got
action—lots of it; romance, if you dig it,
and pool like you've never seen played before."
The characters very accurately reflect
the
thinking, attitudes and life patterns of those
in the world of pool because writer-director
Tom DeMartini has been involved
in every facet of the game. He brilliantly
blends romance and action in his realistic
sketch of Lou. a pool hustler, whose
character disintegrates through his association
with Silvia, who refused to understand
or accept his way of life.
"The Player" was shot in Technicolor
and will be released this summer.
GST Building Twins
In Biloxi, Vicksburg
BILOXI, MISS.—In addition to breaking
ground for its Twin Cinema in the
Biloxi Weill Shopping Center. Gulf States
Theatres is launching construction of another
twin indoor theatre in the Battlefield
Shopping Center at Vicksburg. according
to T. G. Solomon, president of the
New Orleans-based circuit.
The new house in Vicksburg, where Gulf
States already has the Joy Theatre and the
Showtown Drive-in. will have one auditorium
seating 400 and another seating 350
patrons. The dual screens will utilize a
single projection booth, one operator being
sufficient to serve both auditoriums through
use of the latest automated equipment.
Wide rocking-chair seats will be among
the plush furnishings of both auditoriums;
the entire complex will be of fireproof construction—brick
and concrete over a steel
framework.
The new Biloxi twins will be patterned
along the same lines as the Vicksburg house
except that the two auditoriums will seat
450 and 300.
Some Sections of Indiana
Still Want Daylight Time
From Central Edition
FORT WAYNE, IND.—Not
everybody
in Indiana is happy with Eastern Standard
Time, it seems. A move to put Fort Wayne
on Eastern Daylight Time is planned in
city council. To determine local opinion,
readers of the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
were asked to fill in a coupon registering
their choice to mail to the council.
This move is reopening the time issue,
which has plagued Indiana for more than
40 years.
At present, a group of counties in the
northwestern part of the state—near Chicago—and
another group in the southwestern
part, are "illegally" observing daylight
time to coincide with nearby states. Some
in the southeastern part have switched to
Eastern Daylight Time to keep step with
Louisville, Ky.
If Fort Wayne moves to daylight time
(from EST), it will be like Ohio.
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SE-6 BOXOFFICE May 24, 1971