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300 in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY—The big news here was
the runaway success of the three-unit AA
prosram headlined by ••Macabre," which by
Sunday night had already broken all house
records for the four local Dickinson situations.
The campaign for "Macabre" here was
carried on via newspaper ads and radio spots,
all featuring the now-famous $1,000 insurance
policy. Although no house records were
involved at the Paramount, •'Vertigo^' was
also a bigtime draw, scoring 300 per cent,
and was holding for a second week. The
whole boxoffice picture here was considerably
brighter than in recent weeks.
(Average Is 100)
Crest and Riverside drive-ins, Regent Theatre
Machine Gun Kelly (AlP); Bonnie Porlter Story
(AlP), plus second-run bonus feature 190
Dickinson, Glen, Stiawnee and Leawood dnve-ins
Macabre (AA); Hell's Five Hours (AA), Lost
of the Bodmen (AA) 300
Kimo And God Created Woman (Kingsley),
20th wk 150
Midland High School Confidential (MGM);
The Lineup (Col) 100
Missouri Search for Parodise (Cinerama), 9th
wk 275
Poromount Vertigo (Paro) 300
Roxy— God's LiMIe Acre (UA), 5th wk 90
Tower, Uptown, Fairway and Granada
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (BV),
reissue; Courage of Black Beauty (20th-Fox],
2nd wk. six days 105
200-Plus Newcomers
Pace Big Loop Week
CHICAGO — Newcomers including '•No
Time for Sergeants" at the Chicago, •'The
Bravados" at the Roosevelt, and "The Vikings"
at the State Lake produced grosses
running over the 200-mark. Among the holdovers,
"Vertigo" continued to be an above
average grosser in its third week at the
Woods. Another strong holdover was "Proud
Rebel" in the .'econd week at the Garrick.
"Windjammer" got off to a rousing start at
the Opera House and opening grosses will
be available with the next report.
Carnegie Gates of Paris (Lopert) 165
Chicogo No Time for Sergeants (WB) 225
Esquire Hot Spell : 2nd wk 1 60
Garrick The Proud Rebel (BV), 2nd wk 195
Loop Folies Bergere (F-A-WJ 185
McVickers South Pocific (Magna), 12th wk 290
Monroe The Bride end the Beast (AA); The
Beast of Budapest (AA) 155
Oriental This Hoppy Feeling (U-l), 3rd wk...195
Palace Search for Paradise (Cinerama), 9th wk. 215
Roosevelt The Bravados (20th-Fox) 200
Stote Lake The Vikings (UA) 220
Surf A Streetcar Named Desire (20t-h-Fox),
reissue 1 70
Todd's Cinestage Around the World in 80 Days
(UA), 63rd wk 235
United Artists God's Little Acre (UA), 5th wk. 170
Woods Vertigo (Para), 3rd wk 220
World Playtiouse The Bolshoi Ballet (Rank),
6th wk 170
Ziegfeld Razzia (Kossler), 3rd wk 165
Than Average Week
Better
For Indianapolis First Runs
INDIANAPOLIS—While business was not
spectacular here, it was well distributed
among the first-run houses. "This Happy
Feeling" did especially well. "Paris Holiday'^
also brought nice returns. "South Pacific" was
big in its tenth week.
Circle This Happy Feeling (U-l); Moracaibo
(iPora) 125
Esquire The Devil's General (DCA) 100
Indiana Macabre (AA), Hell's Five Hours
(AA), 2nd wk 90
Keiths Desire Under the Elms (Paro) 100
Lyric South Pocific (Magna), 10th wk 190
Loews Paris Holiday (UA), Steel Bayonet (UA) 115
UA's "I Want to Live" was produced by
Walter Wanger and directed by Robert Wise
from Nelson Gidding's screenplay.
Leaders Voice Faith
In Theatre Future
Kansas City— .As directors of the new
United Theatre Owners of the Heart of
America sat down for the first time together,
President M. B. .Smith voiced his
satisfaction in the goodwill and determination
which went into the formation
of the group, then introduced Vice-
President Beverly Miller. Miller said, in
part:
"Some people—including those of us
here today—still think there is a future
for our type of busines,s. Time may
change it greatly, but it will still be here
if enough people have faith in it." He
added that the new exhibitor group must
be a service organization, not a "paper"
organization and added that a large
membership alone means little unless
results accompany talk.
"The growth and success of this organization,"
he concluded, "must stem from
mutual tru.st, faith and cooperation."
Heart of America Board
Appoints Committees
KANSAS CITY—In addition to a full
agenda of policy matters dealt with at the
first United Theatre Owners of the Heart
of America directors meeting, key committees
were appointed to further the growth, organization
and service of the exhibitor group.
These committees, with chairman listed first
in each case, are;
Promotion and Planning—M. B. Smith, C.
E. Cook. Beverly Miller, Jay Wooten, Leo
Hayob, Ed HaiTis and L. J. Kimbriel.
Membership—L. J. Kimbriel, Dale Danielson,
Glen Cooper, Paul Ricketts, Leo Hayob
and J.
W. Stark.
Exhibitor-Distributor Relations — George
Baker. Harley Fryer. Dick Orear. Jim Lewis
and Tom Edwards.
National and State Legislation—Richard
Brous, Arnold Gould, Don Phillips, Beverly
Miller, H. B. Doering.
Public Relations and PuWicity — Earl
Jameson jr., Dennis Montee, Tom Edwards,
Joe Redmond, M. B. Smith.
Robert A. Ryder, 54, Dies
ST. LOUIS—A requiem mass was offered
for Robert A. Ryder, 54, a projectionist here
since 1943, most recently at the Roxy Theatre,
at the St. Mary Magdalene church, in subm-ban
Brentwood Monday 1I61. Ryder was
stricken with a heart attack while en route
to a hospital in Belleville, 111., where his
mother was critically ill.
In addition to his mother, he is survived
by his wife Ethel: two daughters, Mary and
Catherine Ryder, and a brother and two
sisters.
A Parking Compromise
ROCKFORD. ILL—Phil Zeller. manager
for McFarland Theatres here, was one of the
Auburn street businessmen who protested a
proposal by the city traffic commission to
ban parking along the thoroughfare, on which
the city recently spent $300,000 in order to
speed up traffic. The improvement was designed
to move traffic, not provide street
parking, the commission argued. The council
safety committee compromised on a plan to
ban parking from 6 to 9 a.m. and 3:30 to 6 p.m.
Ray Copeland Dies;
Wilh Para. 28 Years
KANSAS CITY— Raymond M. Copeland, a
Filmrow figure here since 1940, died Saturday
night (21 1 on the
way to the ho.spltal
after ,suffering a heart
attack at his home
here. He was 68.
Copeland's industry
cai-eer began when he
joined Paramount at
Des Moines .shortly
after World War I,
sei-ving as exchange
manager there from
1928 until 1940 when
he first came to
Ray M. Copeland
Kansas
City. He was manager
of the Paramount exchange here from
1940 until 1948 when he retired.
However, he emerged fi-om retirement
within a few months to become associated
with Harry Savereide, who had been with
Paramount in Des Moines, in a theatre
brokerage business. This firm operated about
two years. Savereide, whose home was in
Waterloo, Iowa, died there Tuesday il7i.
In 1952. Copeland joined Allied Artists here
as manager, staying until 1955 when he retired
for the second and final time.
Services were held Tuesday morning i24) at
the Newcomer chapel here and at 3:30 o'clock
at the graveside at Tarkio. Mo. Among those
from out of town attending the services
were Buck Weaver, manager, and Tom Mc-
Keen, salesman, both from the Paramount
exchange in Oklahoma City. Survivors include
his wife Ann, a brother of Mai-yville
and two sisters of Tarkio.
$100 Reward Helps Bring
Action in Speaker Theft
NEVADA, MO.—Having lost $300 worth of
speakers to "souvenir hunters" last season,
Komp Jarrett of the Trail Drive-In here
decided to take immediate action when the
pilfering started this year. Discovering that a
speaker was missing, Jarrett offered $100 for
information leading to arrest and conviction
—and the offender was apprehended within
a few days, sentenced to 60 days in the county
jail and assessed $11.50 in court costs.
Upon the recommendation of Jarrett and
Prosecutor James Woodfill, the youth was
paroled on good behavior. JaiTett, working
on the theory that it takes money to save
money, believes he made a good investment
since the incident was given considerable
publicity here, which should serve as a
warning to would-be speaker thieves.
Versailles, Ind., House
Closed by Austin Family
VERSAILLES. IND—The Austin Theatre
has been closed after 44 years of operation
by the Austin family. The theatre has been
converted for u.se as offices by the Austin
Insurance Agency, which is managed by
Everett Austin and his son John.
The building in which the theatre was
operated was erected in 1901 by E\'erett's
father, the late John Austin, and was
used as a general store until 1914 when the
Austins 0F>ened the theatre.
BOXOFFICE June 30, 1958 C-1