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the latest equipment and facilities, including
push-back seats, giant screen, transistorized
sound and an art gallery in the lobby. "Alice
in Wonderland" (Disney) will be the opener
for Aurora I, while "The Sting" (Univ) will
be featured in Aurora II.
Group Homes of Washington is sponsoring
the benefit premiere of "Mame" at the
Uptown Theatre Wednesday (27). The Dorothy
.Matin Agency is handling group sales
Overall, all theatres were doing well as
the early spring rains continued interspersed
with a day or two of sunshine
and with all colleges on break the next
week, it should make for good grosses in
both hardtop and drive-in situations.
in this new, enlarged format, as he did for
the previous Outlook weekly which went
into only 40,000-plus homes.
Writers Guild Award
For Paddy Chayefsky
HOLLYWOOD—The Writers Guild pre-
Michael J. Frankovich, president of Variety
guns was The Sting" at the downtown
the Everett Mall Cinema I, the Renton
King,
Clubs was guest of
International,
Village Cinema I and the Taconia Villa sented the Laurel Award for writing achieve-
lonor at a luncheon in his behalf given by
Variety Club Tent 46 Tuesday (19) in the Plaza Cinema 1. Also doing well were "Papillon."
Coliseum; "Cinderella Liberty," Ray Bradbury and Phillip Dunne with the
ment to Paddy Chayefsky and saluted both
JslandRoom of the Edgewater Inn. In addi-
.ion to all club members who could attend, Fifth Avenue; "Serpico," Seattle 7th; "The Valentine Davies .\ward. James R. Webb
representatives of the entire news media Last Detail," UA Cinema 150; "American was honored with the Morgan Cox Award
orcss. T\ and radio—were on hand.
Graffiti," Renton Village Cinema II and for outstanding guild activity.
Everett Mall Cinema III; "The Way We An award for best comedy written directly
for the screen was given to Melvin Frank
Nearing completion and set to open April
Were" at the Everett Mall Cinema II. Bellevue
National 2, a'nd Jack Rose for of Class."
S is the
Aurora Cinema I II. I
45th. Admiral. Lynn and Magnolia, and An award for comedy adapted from another
Cinema
General "A Touch Cinema Corp. complex.
and Cinema has a
Cinema Crossroads Guild
"Busting" at the Town .
arrived medium went to Alvin Sargent for his
seating capacity of 700 and II accommodates
500. The dualer will feature
on the scene: "Superdad," Lake City, Bellevue
script of "Paper Moon" from the novel by
Crossroads 1 and Lewis and Clark; Joe David Brown. Steve Shagan's "Save
"Happy New Year," Uptown, and "Don't the Tiger" won in the division of drama
Look Now," Uptown.
Tracy Theatre Opening
IRAC Y.
CALIF.—The new Tracy Holiday
Ihcatre, 1175 West 11th. was .scheduled
to start operation Wednesday (6), with
"A Touch of Class" set as the inaugural
offering. Manager of the 298-scat theatre
is Bob Evans, one-time manager of the
Grand here.
written directly for the screen. Waldo Salt
and Norman Wexler, who scripted "Serpico"
(book by Peter Maas), were winners
for drama adapted from another medium.
The 26th annual awards cocktail reception
was held at the Beverly Hilton
Hotel in Hollywood and a supper show
was held in the Tower Suite in New York
Thursday (21).
for the production, which opens to the public
Friday (29). A special group sales and
The new Outlook section in the Today
papers that now go into more than 210.000
media invitational screening was held Thursday
(14) at the Uptown . . . Sneaks have
homes in the metropolitan area each 20th-Fox Affiliate to Buy
Wednesday and Thursday had its initial
included "Where the Lilies Bloom" at the
Into French Theatre Chain
Music Box Friday (15) and "The Three
kickoff on the Academy Award contest, in
HOLLYWOOD— .^n agreement in principle
has been reached by which an affiliate
Musketeers" at the UA Cinema 70 on
which readers can pick whom they think
the
win "best picture." "best actor," "best
Century-Fox acquire 50 per
same date.
will
supporting actor and actress,"
actress," "best
of 20th will
the (films) Meric
cent of the shares of
Ross McCullough, Pacific Northwest district
manager for United Artists Theatre anyone gets all seven categories correct and
"best director" and "best screenplay." If
Group, a French theatre chain, which will
be operated by a new company to be called
Circuit in this city and Spokane, left for
has the earliest postmark, he wins 52 pairs
Foxmeric. The agreement, which requires
San Francisco for a two-day meeting of his
of passes to more than 60 participating
certain French governmental approvals, was
theatres. Ninety-nine
announced by Dennis C. Stanfill, chairman
on Filmrow included Cinerama's ing the closest also can win pairs of passes.
of the board and chief executive officer
"The
other winners company . . . Screenings in the Jewel Box
"Dark
com-
The first two days' mail brought 2,114
of 20th-Fox, Gordon Stulberg, president
Places" Tuesday (19), Columbia's
Golden Voyage of Sinbad" Wednesday (20) entries! . . . Meanwhile, there were more
and chief operating office of 20th-Fox and
and Cinemation's "The Hunchback of the than 3,000 entries in the Walt Disney Productions'
"Superdad" coloring contest spon-
. . . the Meric group.
Fernand and Felix Meric, the owners of
Morgue" Thursday (21) The national
sneak preview of "The Three Musketeers" sored by the Lake City and Lewis and Clark
The agreement covers a total of 52
was held at both the Fifth Avenue and the
theatres, with 75 winners each receiving a
screens in 12 theatre complexes located
UA Cinema 70 theatres Friday (22).
pair of passes to see the new film at either
throughout France, including in Paris, the
Sterling Recreation Organization has announced
that its recently purchased AM sta-
The Outlook section also has carried a
of the two theatres.
George V and Balzac Theatres on the
Champs-elysees.
K.TW. has become the city's only news "The Three Musketeers" coloring contest
and again 75 winners have a chance at a
radio station. The staff has been expanded
This
basis for
new
future
joint venture
expansion
will
of
provide
theatre
a
activities
tion,
talk
to over 30. Meanwhile, the Federal pair of passes to see the film
in France and other European countion,
Communications Commission has granted opens Friday (29) at the UA Cinema 70.
tries.
new which
KTW-FM the right to change its call letters It is felt all these various types of contests
the film industry through
to KZOK. according to general manager create interest in
Dave Newton. The station will broadcast participation of the readers of all ages in Lloyd Nolan Joins Cast
24 hours a day with a contemporary rock the entertainment-movie segment of the
Of Univ.'s 'Earthquake'
format.
new weekly newspaper. Stu Goldman continues
UNIVERSAL CHY— Lloyd Nolan has
to handle both the advertisements
"The Exorcist" was leading the entire
and all writing, strictly of a positive nature,
at still area the Cinerama but going great
pertaining to the motion picture industry
joined the all-star cast headed by Charlton
Heston, Ava Gardner, George Kennedy,
Lome Greene, Genevieve Bujold, Richard
Roundlree, Marjoe Gortner and Barry Sullivan
in "Earthquake," large-scale motion
picture being produced and directed by
Mark Robson for Universal and the
Filmakcrs Group, with Jennings Lang as
executive producer.
Nolan, who was the chief customs inspector
in Universal's most successful picture,
"Airport," will portray the role of a
physician in the drama about a cataclysmic
tremor that strikes Los Angeles and destroys
much of the city.
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BOXOFFICE :: March 25, 1974