Boxoffice-October.02.1978

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SAN ANTONIO
^he reopening of the
Majestic Theatre will
feature a star-studded show headlined
by Arthur Godfrey. Alvino Rey. Henny
Youngman and the King Family. Scheduling
problems prevented Milton Berle. who
was originally announced as the opening
attraction, from being present. The new
lineup of stars was announced by Tommy
Reynolds. Theatre Street Productions, Inc.,
is producing and operating the shows in the
Majestic Music Hall. The opening night
festivities will include a reception and music
starting at 6 p.m. Friday (6). Music will be
by Mackie King and the Majestic King
Trio. A new marquee and drive-up entrance
has been built on the College Street side of
the theatre.
Mrs. Margie Overstreet, cashier at the
new Laurel Theatre, took a week's vacation
in Houston to visit with her children and
grandchildren . . . "For Pete's Sake!", a
Billy Graham film which reportedly has
been seen by more than 3.000.000 people,
was shown Sunday (1) at the Allena Baptist
Church. According to James R. Barnett,
pastor, the film is "unique in its capacity
to reach out to meet the problems of
people." The showing was free and open to
the downtown Texas and the Atec 3.
The New Laurel Theatre is sponsoring
extra midnight shows of the current attraction
"Revenge of the Pink Panther" on
Friday (6) and Saturday (7) with a special
admission price of $1 for all seats. Regular
admission for the showings is $1.50.
The University of San Antonio student
representative assembly will sponsor five
free showings of "Viva Zapata" in Room
2.01.10 of the humanities-business building.
It is among several free movies which
the group will sponsor on campus this
semester as part of its fall film series.
Remaining films in the series are "Wizards,"
"Race With the Devil." "The Three
Musketeers," "Executive Action" and "Silver
Streak."
The Westfall Branch Library has scheduled
a program of Saturday films for adults
and young adults at 1 1 a.m. The opening
program September 23 featured two mystery
films, "The Rocking Horse Mystery,"
a film based on a short story by D.H.
Lawrence, and "Blaze of Glory," a Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle story which has Sherlock
Holmes working on a murder case on
the eve of a great horse race. The programs
are free and open to the public . . . "If I
Should Die." a 46-minute film, was presented
by Riverside Baptist Church Sunday
(I). The public was invited to view this
film which purports to reveal how "no one
is immune from the sting of death—its grief
or sorrow," yet through "personal testimony"
the film claims to share "a living
hope for man—to face not only death itself,
but also the loss of loved ones."
The San Antonio Film Society will present
King Vidor's "Street Scene" Tuesday
(3). Other films to be sponsored during
the current month are "The Bitter Tears of
the public.
Petra von Kant" Tuesday (10), "Blood of
the Condor" Tuesday (17), "The Apple
Entertainment, Inc., an advertising agency
War" Tuesday (24) and "Let Joy Reign
and subsidiary of Santikos Theatres, has Supreme" Tuesday (31).
announced the promotion of Linda Rios to
program director at the CBS affiliate. Also
promoted was Debra Vrba, who was named
Burt Reynolds is being seen in "Hooper"
the Northwest Six and Century South Six
at
director of advertising for Santikos Theatres
replacing Ms. Rios . . . The downtown UA Movies 4 . . . Clint Eastwood also is
and in "Man Eater" at the Mission and
Empire Theatre has been closed. It is located
being seen on local screens. He is at the
around the corner from the Majestic
Theatre in the center of the city and near
Century South 6 and Town Twin Outdoor
in "The Gauntlet" and "The Enforcer" and
at the San Pedro Triple Screen Outdoor in
"The Enforcer."
Among the films bowing here and films
returning for additional playing time are the
double-bill of "The Turning Point" and
"Julia," "Oily Oily Oxen Free," the doublebill
of "Mother, Jugs and Speed" and "The
Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox," "Avalanche,"
"The Terror of Godzilla," "Slithis,"
"Somebody Killed Her Husband,"
"Born Again" and "THX 1138" together
with "Slaughterhouse-Five."
OKLAHOMA CITY
])ave Hudgens, New World Pictures salesman,
and his wife Carol are proud to
announce the arrival of daughter Jennifer
Elaine . new manager of the Continental
Theatre is Francine Shed. She is
new to this business and we wish her much
success.
Because of the two big fairs in Oklahoma
recently, there were very few new pictures
in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Traditionally,
the fairs take a big cut in the amusement
dollar in both cities.
Attending the Dallas Variety Club golf
tournament from this area were Jim Buckalew.
Frank McCabe, Weegee McCabe and
Audie Adwell from Video Independent
Theatres; John Wilkinson of the Westwood
Theatre; Athel Boyter of Boyter Booking
Service, and Jerry Malone, United Artists
sales manager. John Ashley and Marge Snyder
of Snyder-Ashley Theatres in Tulsa also
attended. They report a fine time was had
by all.
Dan Wolfenbarger of the Evelyn Twin
Theatre and Prairie Drive-ln in Dumas and
Woodie Sylvester of the Vesta Theatre and
40 West Drive-In in Weatherford were in
to do their film chores.
Better film grosses will result from some
nice rains we have experienced all over the
state recently. Rain enhances future crops
and good crops mean good money, some
of which will be spent at movie houses.
Oklahoma Cinema took out full-page
ads
to publicize these upcoming attractions: "Interiors,"
"Death on the Nile," "Somebody
Killed Her Husband" and "Who Is Killing
the Great Chefs of Europe?" at the Northpark;
"The Big Fix" and "Magic" at the
French Market, and "A Wedding" and
"Paradise Alley" at the West Park.
The Forum Twin has leased one screen
to Movie. Inc., of Albuquerque to show
some great oldies, according to Ronald E.
Butler "of the Tulsa World.
Dean Fox, former exhibitor in Leedey
and Selling, was in to inquire just where he
might get back into the business.
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