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Crazy Joe Only Boston Opener; NEW HAMPSHIRE
The Sfing Tops With 550
BOSTON — -Crazy Joe." at the Astor,
was the only opener in this student-oriented
city where streaking at motion picture theatres
by students has become an eye-opening
fad. Coming up fast and surpassing the bevy
of big pictures was "The Sting." with a
550 in its llth week at the Cinema 57 Two.
The Exorcist" continues strong in its llth
week at Cinema 57 One. "Papillon" was
holding well above average in its 12th week
at the Beacon Hill. "The Last Detail" was
high above average in two houses the
Charles and Loew's Abbey One. "Serpico"
was also above average at the Cheri Three.
100)
Astor—Crazy Joe (Col)
Beacon Hill Papillon :AA), 1 2th wk
Charles, Loew's Abbey One The Last Detail
i(Col), 3rd wk
Charles East Doy for Night (WB), 21st wk. .
Charles West The Day of the Dolphin (Emb),
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12th
3rd 140
Cheri Three Serpico (Para), 5th wk 375
Cinema 57 One The Exorcist (WB), .400
1th wk.
Cinema 57 Two The Sting (Univ), llth wk 550
(SR), Kenmore ^Fantastic Planet 6th wk 125
Sovoy One McQ (WB), 4th wk 1 55
Savoy Two Five on the Block Hand Side (UA),
wtc 5th 190
West End Cinema Love Times Three (SR);
(SR), Love Under 17 3rd wk 130
'Busting,' "Day lor Night' Big News
In New Haven Arriving Bloc
NEW H.-\VEN— "Busting" (225) and
"Day for Night" (175) were the big news
in an arriving bloc of four attractions.
Universal's "Willie Dynamite" (150) and
states rights' "Campus Girls" (135) were
the other two. Redstone Theatres' Showcase
Cinemas I-II-III-IV (auditorium four)
sneak-previewed "McQ" with current attraction
"American Graffiti." which was
HARTFORD
^est Hartford author-filmmaker Ellsworth
Grant has been elected vice-president
of the newly formed Friends of Connecticut
Public Television, the regional network's
volunteer organization. Grant, the past
mayor of West Hartford, is the brother-inlaw
of actress Katharine Hepburn.
Twenty Windsor teenagers ended a brief
experiment in sponsorship of midnight film
performances at the Ferguson Plaza due to
insufficient public respon.se to a projected
scries of attractions planned for young
shown before and after the preview. "The
Exorcist" registered a 450 in its fifth week
at Showcase Cinema II.
Bowl, College Busting (UA) 225
Cinemart, Milford Cinema II The Sting (Univ),
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-Supcrdad (BV),
Summer Wishes,
2nd wk
Con
,R); I Wos a Mole
Girl
Cha Pig 135
5hcri
Roger /itiie Dynamite (I
(UA),
Showcose Cinema II The Exorcist
wk 5th
wk. Showcase Cinema III Serpico iPara), 4fh ... 90
Showcase Cinema IV American Grattiti (Univ),
12th wk 75
York Square Cinema Doy for Night (WB) 175
'Exorcist' Slips 200 Points;
But Still Tops in Hartford
HARTFORD— .An even halt-dozen in
the
newcomer bloc registered fair-to-middlin'.
The stronger figures were accorded Columbia's
"The Last Detail" (175). followed by
Warners' "Mean Streets" and states rights'
"Easy Virtue" (150), Universal's "Willie
Dynamite" (135), Warners' "Black Belt
Jones" (125) and states rights' "Blue Summer"
(120). "The Exorcist" is still going
strong with 600 in its fifth week at Showcase
Cinema I.
Art Cinema Easy Virtue (SR) 1 50
Central, Cinema City Liberty
(20th-Fox), 3rd wk 115
Cmema Day of the Dolphin (Emb), 5th wk. 60
Cinema II—Superdod (BV), 4th wk 50
C nema City M Paris Cinema I, UA Theatres
East Ml—The Lost Detail (Col) 175
Cmerama Willie Dynamite (Univ) 135
Cine Webb Doy for Night (WB), 3rd wk 125
East Hartford Cmema I, Moll Cinema,
Paris II Cinema Mean Streets (WB) 150
Four theatres—The Sting (Univ), 3rd wk 160
Rivoli— Blue Summer (SR); Vice Verso (SR) 120
Showcase Cinema Exorcist (WB), 4th wk. .600
Showcase Cinema II—Sleeper (UA), 2nd wk 225
Showcase Cinema III Serpico (Para), 3rd wk. .150
Showcase Cinema IV Americon Graffiti (Univ),
nth wk 115
Webster— Block Belt Jones (WB) 125
adults. There was a minimal charge of $1.50
for the Friday and Saturday night showings.
The fihns shown were "200 Motels" (UnO)
and "Yellow Submarine (1968),
John P. Lowe, division manager, and
Carmen Meile, resident managing director.
Redstone Theatres' Showcase cinemas I-
II-III-IV, have planned extensive area promotion
for the April 3 and April 10 regional
premieres of Paramount's "The Great Gatsby"
and United Artists' "Huckleberry Finn."
Jean Pearson, group sales director, recentwrote
a guest article for the Sunday amusement
section of the New York Times. Her
story was "Diary of a (Theatre) Mad Housewife."
Alexander and Sylvia Stiet>er brought
back Gaumont-British's "The 30 Steps,"
directed by Alfred Hitchcock (1935). for a
recent Friday and Saturday late night showing
at
their Avon Twin I-II.
A capacity turnout of 1.000 attended Ihc
Wednesday (6) testimonial dinner at the
Hartford Hilton honoring retiring Hartford
Police Chief Thomas J. Vaughan. He began
his career as a supernumerary police officer
at
the old Loew's Poll 35 years ago.
playing the New Hampshire premiere of
Buena Vista's "Superdad." Cine I of
the Cine I-II complex. Manchester, brought
back the distributor's "Son of Flubber." a
1963 release, as the film's companion feature.
"Walking Tall," which enjoyed only moderate
boxoffice response during initial release
several years ago. has been registering
strong business throughout the state. In
Manchester, for example, the film went into
a record-breaking second month's stay in
auditorium two of the Movie Center I-II
complex.
Allied Artists' "Papillon" concluded a
record-shattering ten-week stay in auditorium
one of the General Cinema Bedford
Mall cinemas ITI, proving that a top attraction
can gross astonishingly well in
of the on-going energy crisis.
spite
Suburban Manchester's twin cinema. The
Movie Center, recently screened a Saturday
and Sunday showing of "Mad Monster
Party," charging 50 cents for children
and $1 for adults.
SPRINGFIELD
jyjann Theatres' Fox went into a recordshattering
third month with Columbia's
"The Way We Were." Admission is
,$2.50 for adults and $1 for children.
The Springfield Union gave top-of-the
page prominence to a phone call from Cesar
Romero, on his 67th birthday, to Mrs.
Marjorie Todd, a resident of a Hampden
nursing home. Romero called Mrs. Todd to
thank her for an oil painting of Romero
Mrs. Todd painted. She painted the picture
from a snapshot taken by nursing home
administrator James J. Brehnan during a
recent visit to Romero's California home.
Romero is the honorary national chairman
of the American Nursing Ass'n and has
recently completed a film on the history
of nursing homes.
MAINE
jyfaine press critics rarely get home-town
recognition. The E. M. Loew's Fine
Arts Twin cinemas. Portland, was accorded
superlatives for Universal's "The Sting." by
the Portland Telegram's John Thornton,
Cloris Leachman will co-star in the 20th-
Fox production of "Young Frankenstein."
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