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Nova Scotia
(Effective May 19, 1948)
Up to 25c, 2c; 26-55, 5c (effective June 16, 1951); 56c-$1.00, 10c; 1.01 and over, 10c plus 5c for each 50e or fraction thereof.
Passes subject to tax of not less than 10 cents. A 4 per cent commission is allowed for tax col¬ lected. No tax is levied on children's admissions on Saturday or statutory holiday matinees where the charge is not more than 10 cents.
PREMIUMS
Canadian Premium Distributors
277 Victoria St., Toronto (WAverley 3116)
President & General Manager John W. Cohn
N, Friedlander Sales Co,
440 Adelaide St. W., Toronto, Can. (WAverley 4542)
Proprietor . N. Friedlander
CONTESTS
Foto-Nite Distributors Ltd ,
277 Victoria St., Toronto 2, Can.
(PLaza 6221)
Distributors of Foto-Nite in Western Canada.
OFFICERS
President . O. R. Hanson
Vice-President . George H. Beeston
Secretary . G. H. Oullahan
Treasurer . Katherine MacMillan
DIRECTORS
Hanson, Beeston, Oullahan.
BRANCH OFFICES
TORONTO
G. H. Oullahan, Manager.
277 Victoria St.
WINNIPEG
Somer James, Manager.
324 Good St.
VANCOUVER
J. E. Archer, Manager.
319 West Pender St.
Joy Amusement Co,
33 Chatham St. E., Windsor, Ont.
Company distributes Hollywood Nite.
Rif on Sales Co,
74 College St., Toronto (Midway 6010)
Management . , . A. B. Purdy, J. H. Clarke
Company handles Household Grocery Quiz.
Sterling Films Ltd,
277 Victoria St., Toronto 2, Can.
(PLaza 6221)
Distributors of Foto-Nite in Eastern Canada.
OFFICERS
President . O. R. Hanson
Vice-President . George H. Beeston
Secretary . G. H. Oullahan
Treasurer . Katherine MacMillan
DIRECTORS
Hanson, Beeston, Oullahan.
BRANCH OFFICES
MARITIMES
William Purcell, Manager.
Bedford, NS.
MONTREAL
Bernard Goulet,
1434 St. Catherine St. W.
TORONTO
G. H. Oullahan, Manager.
277 Victoria St.
WORLD MOTION PICTURE THEATRES
From a survey by Nathan D. Golden and Earl H. Young, Motion Picture-Photographic Products Division, National Production Authority, United States Department of Commerce.
1949 1950 United States
Region
No. of Theatres
Seating
Capacity
No. of Theatres
Seating Percentage of Capacity Screen Time
Percent
Theatres
Increase
Seatinq
Eurooe
51,751
23,943,799
53,659
25,389,424
63
3.7
6.0
South America
4,994
3,302,529
6,070
3,522,987
64
21.5
6.6
Mexico and Central America 1,952
1,520,185
2,338
1,722,305
76
1.6
1.4
Carribean Area
717
427,576
835
491,647
84
16.4
15.0
Far East .
5,905
3,768,575
7,369
4,549,663
48
24.7
20.6
Middle East
294
183,525
349
223,908
57
18.7
22.0
South Pacific .
2,268
1,687,460
2,285
1,448,144
65
1.0
—14.2
Africa
1,281
784,818
1,301
890,058
63
1.5
13.4
Atlantic Islands .
166
72,914
152
69,503
73
— 8.4
—4.7
Canada
1,695*
874,094
1,795
930,161
75
8.9
10.4
Drive-In Theatres! ...
14*
10,000
66
46,200
_
—
—
United States
19,323
11,722,616
19,797
12,384,150
90
13.8
18.3
Drive-In Theatresl
983
688,000
3,323
2,300,000
_
_ _
Puerto Rico
130
69,600
142
75,000
95
9.2
7.7
Alaska
166
72,914
152
69,503
73
—8.4
—4.7
Hawaii
108
50,000
108
50,000
90
—
—
Total
91,609
49,119,691
99,617
54,107,150
74
8.3
9.7
^ Seating capacity of Drive-in theatres estimated on basis of 700 average per theatre. (In Canada the actual average is 1,200.)
2. Canadian figures with * are those for 1948 — not 1949.
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