Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1948)

SAN AN T O N I O ^as Alla de la Muerte,” a Pan-American release, played the new Follies the first part of the week followed by the personal appearance of Mexican star Lena Montez who was here three days after her successful tour of eastern cities. She will also play dates in the Rio Grande valley . . . Rollie Moore, former manager of the Broadway in Alamo Heights, is the new relief manager for the Texas. ^ Billie Guy Buckalew, chief of service at the Texas, is away on vacation . . . George Santikos, former Athens, Greece, film manager, is back in town. Grapevine reports say that he is contemplating a new theatrical deal in Corpus Christi. His cousin Jimmie is a night club operator there . . . Pepe Guizar was here for a two-day engagement at the Teatro Nacional . . . Will Hussung, Broadway actor, has a supporting role in the Little Theatre production, “Suds in Your Eye,” at the San Pedro Playhouse May 17-19. Joe Wolf, operator of the new San Pedro Drive-In here, formerly was a manager for a Minneapolis film exchange before coming to the Lone Star state to live . . . Mrs. Alfred N. Sack, wife of the head of Sack Amusement Enterprises, Dallas, was in town to attend the National Council of Jewish Women’s regional meeting at the Plaza hotel . . . “Fort Apache,” which played the Majestic on a regular run last week, was recently screened here under the title of “War Party.” Paul S. Wilson, assistant to Harry G. Ballance, 20th-Fox Southern division manager, Atlanta, was in to call on his old friend Gordon B. Dunlap at Clasa-Mohme last week. Wilson and Dunlap worked together about 30 years ago for Paramount Pictures Dist. Co. in Los Angeles . . . Other visitors were Phil Longdon, 20th-Fox district manager, Dallas; J. W. Kunetka, formerly in partnership with Van Chamberlain at the Rita in Benavides, who now makes his home in Albuquerque, and Mrs. Marie C. Burkholder, Marine Theatre, Fort Worth. Sam Katz has been appointed assistant manager for International Amusement Enterprises here, which comprise the Nacional, Guadalupe, Zaragoza and Maya theatres . . . Senor H. Diaz, general manager of the five Ansell circuit of theatres in New York, was in town recently . . . The Azteca in Natalia is for sale. Felix Garza of this city is acting as agent for owner Alfred Pena . . . Lew Bray, Interstate valley manager, Harlingen, and his son, stopped here en route back from the Variety convention in Miami. The Auditorium here has booked “Holiday on Ice of 1948” starting the first week in June . . . Bob Steele’s western stage show clicked at the Empire here. On the same program with the cowboy hero was Jack O’Shea, who plays villain roles, and Max Terhune, ventriloquist, and Elmer, his dummy. Film fare was “Western Heritage.” Billy Rau, who was a booker for Paramount when that company maintained a branch office here a number of years ago, is now back in town after an absence of several years while he resided in Dallas. Bill is the new southern Texas film salesman for Paramount and now lives in Alamo Heights. Manuel Gonzales, manager of the new PanAmerican Film Co., Laredo, was in town Friday and ordered BOXOFFICE sent to his place of business for the next 12 months. His company distributes Spanish talking pictures made in Cuba and Mexico . . . Diane Hart, the film actress who is organizing her own stage show band to play theatre dates, is in need of several more musicians to round out a novelty orchestra. Musicians now at liberty here may get in touch with Miss Hart by calling P-3567. The Laurel, Interstate house on San Pedro avenue, had the first local showing of “Black Narcissus,” which opened here Sunday . . . “Gentleman’s Agreement,” which played a full week at the Majestic, did well enough to be moved over to the Texas for an extended engagement . . . “Si Me Han de Matar Manana,” a Carabaza Film release, played a full week at the National. Business li GAjound tlte. — J\l(Hu ii tU^ tum ta tlunk aJuMt 04/1 co4iAUl04iiM4^ eK^iunmeiit. Order now while we can make delivery and we can take care of installation and be ready for next summer with s. Hiico mifiniion (QniPinw Made in Package Sizes from 5 to 50 Tons. AIR WASHERS — FANS — HYDRAULIC CONTROLS — MOTORS — REFLECTORS Distributed by MODERN THEATRE EQUIPMENT COMPANY 214 so. ST. PAUL ST. Phone R-5009 DALLAS, TEXAS 96 BOXOFFICE : : May 15. 1948