. The The I Sleeper ^Cinderella 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), • 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), - -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." \e*ss» SCREENS«»«oa,^ ^ IMMEDIATE DELIVERY 7 NE-2 Marcn 25, iv74
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