Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1947)

BIRMINGHAM The Temple Theatre will go dark for the summer season on May 11 after presenting Nick Lucas as its final weekend vaudeville attraction. The house, which has been booking in numerous midweek roadshow attractions, played “Blossom Time” April 21. Mr. and Mrs. William Phillip Lynch have announced the engagement of their daughter Marifrances to John Richard Waters, son of Mr. and Mrs. Newman H. Waters sr. Young Waters is booker for the Waters circuit; Miss Lynch has been employed in the circuit offices as a bookkeeper. The wedding will be held in June. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Butler of Selma, Ala., are the parents of Julia Allen, born April 13. Butler is city manager for Wilby-Kincey Theatres in Selma . . . Neil Murphy of Little Rock, representative of the Tri-States Theatre Supply Co., Memphis, was a visitor. Exploiteers in Birmingham on various campaigns included J. D. Woodard, WB, “Humoresque,” at the Ritz; Emory Austin, MGM, “My Brother Talks to Horses,” at the Ritz, and “Sea of Grass,” at the Alabama, and Eddie Addison, Eagle-Lion and PRC, “Bedelia” and “It’s a Joke, Son,” at the Strand. Approximately 15 MPMO members visiting here as delegates to the Alabama Federation of Labor convention were feted at a luncheon given by Local 236 at the Airdrome, Roberts Field, April 21. Guests included City Commissioner Eugene Connor and John Busby, president of the Birmingham Federa YOU GET THE RIGHT LAMP FOR YOUR NEEDS! As the only lamps manufactured complete within one factory, they can be so engineered as to guarantee the best screen results. ^ WAtK-t&C&itKfiaMC STRON G 'tAe/oidu/le u Ajfc/ ^ ATLANTA 3, GA.— Capitol City Supply Co., 161 Walton St., N. W. Telephone: Walnut 1244. BIRMINGHAM 3, ALA. — Queen Feature Service, Inc., 1912'/2 Morris Ave. Telephone: 3-S665. CHARLOTTE 1, N. C.— Bryant Theatre Supply Co., 227 South Church St. Telephone: Day, 2-4242; Night, 2838. GRREENSBORO, N. C. — Standard Theatre Supply Company, 215 E. Washington St. MEMPHIS, TENN.— Monarch Theatre Supply Co., 492 So. Second St. MIAMI 36, FLA.— Joe Hornstein, Inc., 714 N. E. First Ave. TAMPA 1, FLA. — United Theatre Supply Co., 110 Franklin Street. Telephone: 3045. tion of Labor and honorary MPMO member. Wilby-Kincey, Acme and the Birmingham Theatre treated the delegates to passes. Merritt Davis, southern division manager for Republic, and Jimmy Hobbs, Atlanta branch manager, were visitors . . . Troy Bullard, Capitol Theatre doorman, returned to work April 20 after a long illness. Ralph Root jr., a student at Georgia Tech, Atlanta, visited several days with his father, Ralph A. Root sr., Alabama projectionist and business agent for MPMO Local 236 . . . Thomas Wall, Temple projectionist, underwent a tonsillectomy at St. Vincent hospital April 21. Oliver Naylor, Lyric manager, turned in a nice promotion campaign on the reissued “Magnificent Obsession” without benefit of press books or mats. Naylor placed blowups in all bookstores and distributed bookmarks through the public library. The film drew surprisingly well, it was reported. “The Best Years of Our Lives” earned a third week at the Birmingham, while “Sinbad the Sailor” was held over for a third week at the Melba . . . The Alabama Theatre was one of the first to show newsreel shots of the Texas City disaster. The shots were shown April 20. Tennessee's Governor Presents Loew Pins NASHVILLE— No less a personage than Gov. Jim Nance McCord presented service pins to five veteran employes of Loew’s Theatre here in ceremonies arranged by Manager Tom Delbridge. W. H. Williams, projectionist for 28 years, had the longest period of service. Tom Powell received a pin for 23 years. Lewis Morgan Jones and Ed Giddy both have 18 years to their credit, while Robert Hardgrove was awarded a pin for 17 years. JACK DUMESTRE. Jr. Southeastern Theatre Equipment Co. ATLANTA CHARLOTTE JACKSONVILLE y^VVV\V\\\V\VV\\VVV%\!LV^ ^ THE QUEEN FEATURE SERVICE, Inc. 1912V2 Morris Avenue Telephone 3-8665 Birmingham, Alabama Complete Theatre Equipment and Supplies 110 BOXOFFICE : : April 26, 1947