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MONTREAL<br />
T uuis Kiliutruult. projectionist at the Coioim<br />
Tlieatre. is recovering following a vicious<br />
attack by four young hoodlums in April.<br />
When Ihey were tried in municipal court. Dr.<br />
Paul <strong>He</strong>nri Crevier, brain surgeon at Hotel<br />
Dieu and St, Jean de Dieu Hospital, testified<br />
that Filiatrault suffered a skviU fracture.<br />
Judge Lamarre told the four young defendants<br />
that they were lucky that this trial<br />
was not on a murder charge.<br />
Charles Lewis, assistant secretary for<br />
Confederation Amusement, who has resigned<br />
his position to Join McBee Co.. was given a<br />
party by executives and staff of United<br />
Amusement Corp. and Confederation. About<br />
60 attended. John Ganetakos. president of<br />
United Amusement Corp., presented a check<br />
to Lewis . . . Mrs. Carmen, Hamel-Tremblay,<br />
IFD cashier, has resigned to be a housewife.<br />
. .<br />
Jack Roher, president of Peerless Films, is<br />
out of the hospital and recuperating at home<br />
Brown of the art department of<br />
United Amusement, left with his family for<br />
a two-week holiday at his country place<br />
at Weir in the Laurentians . Eddy White.<br />
assistant t)ooker at Warner Bros., will spend<br />
the last weekend this month in New York<br />
Audrey Impey. cashier at Warners,<br />
City . . .<br />
motored to Toronto and Niagara Falls.<br />
. . Visitors<br />
Morey Hamat of United Artists is currently<br />
doing business in Abitibi region .<br />
to Filmrow included Gonzalque Ti-emblay.<br />
Capitol. Chicoutimi; J. de Tonnancour. Rex,<br />
Contrecoeur: R. Breton. RoyaJ. Cabano; A.<br />
Deschenes. St. Felicien. St. Felicien. northern<br />
Quebec, and H. David, Viau, Pont Viau.<br />
ST.<br />
JOHN<br />
Cons of Joshua Liebennan and Mitchell<br />
Bernstein, partners in the B&L circuit.<br />
have been bitten by the marriage bug. Stanley.<br />
Lieberman's eldest son. was married to<br />
Isabel Groper of Montreal at Beverly. Ma.ss.<br />
Mortimer. Bernstein's only son. will maiTy<br />
Ronna Taub of Montreal September 2 . . .<br />
When a power failure hit this area on a<br />
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the power would be restored, many patrons<br />
a.sked for refunds. Mrs. Les Sprague. wife<br />
of the owner of the Gaiety, Lancaster, .solved<br />
the problem. Being an accomplished pianLst,<br />
.-he asked patrons in that theatre for requests.<br />
The audience joined in .songs and the teenagers<br />
danced to rock and roll selections until<br />
power was restored.<br />
Mickey Komer, Warners manager in the<br />
Maritimes. has advised exhibitors that effective<br />
June 30 Warners' advertising accessories<br />
will be handled by the Maritime Poster<br />
Exchange here. Maritime Poster Exchange<br />
now handles United Artists. Empire-Univer.sal<br />
and Paramount . Elman.<br />
B&L advertising manager, is attending summer<br />
military camp in Ontario. <strong>He</strong> is a major<br />
on Filmrow were G. E. Fulton.<br />
Capitol. Oxford. N. S.; O. J. Robichaud. Bellevue.<br />
Caraquet; Charlie Chaplin, Toronto.<br />
Canadian sales manager for United Artists,<br />
who w-as calling on circuit heads with his<br />
local manager, Izzy Davis.<br />
OTTAWA<br />
^orris Berlin, proprietor of the Somerset,<br />
has been elected treasurer of the Rideau<br />
Country Club, the latest course to be established<br />
in this area ... A new booking<br />
combination at Kingston comprises the indoor<br />
Odeon and the Kingston Drive-In. both<br />
of which played "Run Silent. Run Deep."<br />
the ozoner showing it on a double bill.<br />
The horror stage show. "Shrieks in the<br />
Night," was featured on successive dates In<br />
midnight performances with a horror screen<br />
picture at the Elmdale, Ottawa: Roxy. Cornwall;<br />
Blltmore, Kingston, and the Odeon at<br />
Peterborough . Famous Players' Cartier<br />
here registered an excellent week with<br />
the French-language version of the Academy<br />
Award picture under the title of "Le Pont<br />
de la Riviere Kwai." Previously the feature<br />
with English dialogue had enjoyed an extensive<br />
run at the Elgin,<br />
The Aladdin Drive-In staged quite a party<br />
for all comers June 20. In addition to the<br />
screen fare, each lady received a piece of<br />
Rogers dimierware. there was a family-size<br />
box of popcorn for every car, a carnival was<br />
staged for kids and the patrons had a square<br />
dance before the film show started. It's a<br />
Ben Fi-eedman operation.<br />
Glenn Gilbert, a veteran executive of the<br />
Montreal Daily Star, has joined Crawley<br />
Films in which John McConnell. publisher<br />
of the Montreal afternoon daily, has acquired<br />
an interest . . . On top of "Paris Holiday."<br />
starring Hope and Fernandel. at the<br />
Famous Players Capitol and the Regent here,<br />
Bob Maynard of the independent Francais<br />
brought in the French picture. "Le Couturier<br />
de ces Dames." which al.so features Fernandel.<br />
Benefit Total Is $40,000<br />
TORONTO—The "Variety Club reported that<br />
approximately $40,000 was realized from the<br />
benefit ball game at the Toronto Stadium<br />
June 10 in aid of "Variety Village Vocational<br />
School even though poor weather reduced attendance<br />
to 7.136 and a part of the grandstand<br />
wa-s sw'ept by fire a few days before the<br />
International League game. Half of the proceeds<br />
came from the sale of the souvenir<br />
program and its advertising revenue.<br />
TORONTO<br />
•The Odeon wa.s filled to its 2.318 capacity for<br />
a special performance to celebrate the<br />
first anniver.saj-y of the Odeon Golden Age<br />
Club, the program being enjoyed by senior<br />
citizens fom clubs throughout metropolitan<br />
Toronto. The .show was sponsored by the<br />
Evening Telegram and Odeon Tlieatres. the<br />
vice-pre.sident of which. Frank H. Fisher,<br />
read a cable of greetings from Lord Rank in<br />
England . the p)ossibilily that Chaplin's<br />
"A King in New York" will be .seen here<br />
and in other nearby cities, a revival is taking<br />
place for some of the previous Chaplin features.<br />
The International Cinema has brought<br />
back "The Great Dictator " the Cinema<br />
in nearby Hamilton held 'Modern<br />
Times" for a second week.<br />
. .<br />
. . . Manager<br />
Joe Frankel, proprietor of the Savoy at<br />
London, has an-anged an all-foreign picture<br />
policy for the .summer season with features<br />
from Greece. Russia. Germany, Italy and<br />
Poland Manager Jack Wellard. Avon,<br />
.<br />
Stratford, will remove the popcorn machine<br />
from the theatre for the period of the International<br />
Film Festival which runs from<br />
Columbia Pictures of<br />
June 30 to July 12 . . .<br />
Canada conducted a special invitation screening<br />
of "The Key" in Toronto<br />
Bill Burke of the Capitol in Brantford is<br />
having continued success with his special<br />
bonus Saturday shows for juveniles in competition<br />
with outdoor activities. The bonus<br />
part of the double bill is several cartoons.<br />
Calgary Stampede Picture<br />
Captures National Award<br />
CALGARY, ALTA.—"Stampede Stopover,"<br />
a 12 'i; -minute 16mm color travel-documentary<br />
film shot at the 1957 Calgary Stampede<br />
by local photographer John Ptiffig won first<br />
place in the tenth annual Canadian Film<br />
Award contest. The contest was open to any<br />
Canadian film released between Jan. 1, 1956,<br />
and Dec. 31, 1957. The film, made by Ma.ster<br />
Film studios here, was produced and directed<br />
by Spencer Crilly and narrated by D'Arcy<br />
Scott. It will be distributed tln-oughout Canada<br />
for TV and special screenings.<br />
Pfiffig, a native Austrian, has lived here<br />
the last seven years, operating a camera<br />
shop and doing free lance photography for<br />
the CBC. Although still interested in motion<br />
picture work, he says that from now on it's<br />
going to be just a hobby.<br />
Open House at Studio<br />
TORONTO—Officials of the Film industry<br />
and representatives of theatres and TV outlets<br />
saw an impressive new production layout<br />
here June 12 at the open house conducted<br />
by Toronto International Film Studios.<br />
Ltd., to display its well-equipped headquarters<br />
at 121 St. Patrick Street in downtown<br />
Toronto.<br />
Lone Theatre Is Sold<br />
OTTAWA—This city's only theatre, the<br />
Granada, has been sold by George Tustin<br />
along with an adjoining store property to<br />
the R. A. Beamish Stores Co. of Ottawa. The<br />
Gi-anada had been operated by the Tustins<br />
for some 40 years. The Beamish company<br />
will remodel the property for a department<br />
store.<br />
K-2 BOXOFFICE :<br />
: June<br />
30. 1958
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