Boxoffice (Jul-Sep 1947)

NEW HAVEN The 492-seat Rialto, Stamford is now closing Thursdays to take care of union demands for a day off . . . Negotiations for Warners and Loew-Poli contracts with operators and stagehands continue almost daily between Harry Needles’ offices . . . Connecticut factory labor disputes continue to seek arbitration at the local AAA office of Oliver Bishop . . . Several theatre arbitration cases pending will probably not be set until October because of failure to agree on hearing dates. Poli Theatres in Waterbury, Springfield and Worcester are converting from coal to oil heating units, leaving only a few houses in the circuit with coal . . . Elmer Hollander, assistant to A. W. Schwalberg, vice-president of Eagle Lion, is visiting at the New Haven office for a few weeks. Lou Phillips has installed two lamphouses and two rectifiers in the Strand, Hamden, Adolph Johnson’s neighborhood! house . . . Strand, Stamford, closed for repairs in July is still not open . . . Kenneth Tetradis of the State, Springdale, reports cutting through the office for a new candy case and installation of stainless steel popcorn warmer, to be serviced by Connecticut Candy . . . Lobby will also have new rubber mat. In for the Theatre Guild pre-Broadway opening of “Allegro” were Mary Martin, Libby Holman, Harry Bestry, George Sidney and many other notables . . . Harry Shaw called the first Loew’s managers’ meeting in several months September 5 to discuss the Fall Harvest of Hits . . . The Poli, Waterbury, presents “Aida” with the San Carlo Opera THEY’RE A STRONG -fe2£ctors_ That's why you get the RIGHT most complete line on the projection lighting equipment market. for your needs when you go to As the only lamps manulac a Strong dealer. He has Strong tured complete within one fac lamps, rectifiers and reflectors tory, Strong lamps can be so expressly designed for every engineered as to guarantee the type and size of theatre . . . the the best screen results. 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The Tim O’Tooles were hosts to the entire lucky 13 Columbia staff and Mrs. Walter Silverman, Mrs. David Kramer and Mary Barone of UA ... Ed Fitzpatrick of the Poli, Waterbury, just out of the hospital, is off on a 13-day South American cruise on the Santa Paulo . . . The Harry Fishmans are making plans for Florida. Congratulations to the Phil Saslaus of the Fishman circuit on the birth of a granddaughter, Leslie, August 19 in New Haven hospital. The Eli Beckers are the parents . . . Anne Canelli, Columbia cashier, is vacationing in Ithaca . . . Julius Levine, UA auditor, is a visitor on the street. Ernestine Weber, daughter of George Weber, MGM office manager, entered Simmons college Tkiesday . . . Sympathy to Edward Bohnwagner, student assistant at the Bijou, on the death of his mother . . . Mrs. Helen Branch of Montgomery, Tex., is visiting her brother, Leon Jakubson, Metro booker . . . Harry Eno, operator at the Milford Drive-In Theatre, who died suddenly of a heart attack here last week, was a charter member of Local 273, which was established in 1912. Edna Smith, new inspector at Warner’s was formerly at 20th-Fox . . . The Bijou goes native with “Savage Love” and “Native Bride” . . . Joe Reed of Washington Depot, a stranger on the Row, was in town . . . Paul Purdy was also in from Newington and the A1 Schumans from Hartford . . . Louis A. Brown, sales manager of Nu-Screen, was in from New York. Color Film of Vermont To Be Ready in 1948 MONTPELIEIR, VT. — Announcement has been made by the Vermont Development commission that the first film in color to depict the attractions of the state, will be completed during the coming year and will be ready about a year from now. To be made in three reels, scenes to be included are: Life at boys’ and girls’ camps, a Morgan horse farm, hiking on the Long trail, fishing scenes, autumn foliage, shots of wild life, winter sports activities, highlights of the maple sugar industry and nationally known Vermont artists at work during the summer. People's Drive-In Opens HARTFORD — The People’s Forest DriveIn Theatre Corp. of Winsted, which recently filed organization papers, has opened its new People’s Forest Drive-In near Winsted. The theatre is 20 miles west of Hartford on Route 44. Danny Thomas as Cantor Danny Thomas will take the role of the cantor in Metro’s “The Big City.” 112 BOXOFFICE :: September 13, 1947