Canadian Moving Picture Digest (Oct 11, 1947)

October 11th, 1947 Ae opening of Green’s Theatre at East Florenceville set for October first was an event of great interest in ee northern Carleton County. Plans of : . the owners, G. Green & Sons, of Centreville, N.B., call for two shows hs Ne ieee at seven and nine o’clock and a SaturRae, -day afternoon matinee. ‘he first featbs = ures are “Suddenly It’s Spring” for two nights, then “Blaze At Noon” with a musical and cartoon reels as well as a eS SNEWS: a The theatre is of cement blocks with a brick front. The 490 seats are of the all cushion type and the entire thees atre is one of the most modern small~~: town houses in the Maritime Provinces. ‘It is of entirely fire-proof materials. s --Sound equipment is of the latest kind oe and in charge of this is Granville Spin-o. — . hey, of Wilmot, an ex. R.C.N. experGee | ienced operator. In the lobby.a snack Cage hs bar and sweet shop have been installed. --———s ‘Tihe theatre is equipped with a stand _ by power unit so that if the power fails «this can be utilized at once. The buildsing is situated near the East Florence; — ville end of the Saint John River Bridge on Trans-Canada Highway No. _ 2, and will serve the residents of Florenceville, Bristol and Bath areas. pe The engagement has been aneee eS nounced, by her parents, Mr. and SEE Mrs. Mitchael Bernstein, of their daughter’ Erminie, to Edward . . Cohen of Sydney, N.S. The marae riage will take place shortly. Mr. ie Tae _ Bernstein -is a partner in the B & L, Theatres. * GRID Se cay ats Barish Dat" Saas me £ * x : ae “Duel In The Sun” opened at th S Capitol Theatre, Saint John, the first week in October and has already had itol Theatre in Halifax. WE ay naa TRE EWGAC There ae cE GRETA PMR EST Sea ie Per Mee a OPO ey Ail. < FERRIES Poet PAC LH bo ur ate 5 ; Te ee ee Sek e a * x i Ce he ale oe Le ak sets eins, tee rE a * Fae le (e A ft Se x } Ray Lewis, a most successful showing at the Cap| / _ CANADIAN MOVING PICTURE DIGEST ‘Maritime News | By A. L. FAIRWEATHER The Misses Evelyn and Helen Crowley are enjoying a vacation trip and will go as far as New Orleans in the United States. Miss Helen Crowley is a valued member of the F. G. Spencer Company ~Ltd.’s staff in Saint John. * * * Not only a very efficient theatre man ager, George Walters, of the F. G. Spencer Co. Ltd. Theatres at Charlotte ‘town, is an outstanding athlete and although he had retired from this field, he came out recently at the Provincial Interscholastic and Open Track and Field championships. The occasion was the opening of the Memorial Field at Victoria Park, Charlottetown, which was dedicated by Lieut. Governor Bernard, for its first meet. Geoge Walters won the trophy for the highest individual points. The team instructed by Mr. Walters, won the highest number of points. Mr. Walters’ Javelin throw of more than 144 feet won great acclaim and exceeded the distance which won the record at the Halifax Meet. He also came first in the Shot Put and among the highest scores in a number of other events. The team “The Abbies” did splendidly at the Halifax Meet, coming in second place and taking firsts in several individual cases. During the Halifax Meet, George was interviewed over Radio Station CHNS which he found an exciting new experience. * * x ‘A Saint John boy found motion picture equipment so irresistible that he entered a parked car and Stole a projector and several rolls of film valued at nearly $800.00. The property was recovered from the boy's room. Digest publisher, and Charles Weiner, of Selznick Releasing Organization, talk over “Duel In The Sun” while enjoying good food at Ruby Foo’s in Montreal, ee c~ 4 vont ay r eae f : : sa we ‘ ore he Page 7 Hagle-Lion Films has a good lineup of English pictures starting this month at the Strand Theatre, Saint John. These include a return date for “Great Expectations” and the Aust ‘ralian film “The Overlanders” which has received much publicity in many magazines. ‘These films were noted at the first Autumn meeting of the Municipal Chapter, I.O.D.E., by, Mrs. Gerald Spencer, Municipal Films Con. venor, who gave an excellent report. * ok x R. S. Roddick, Eastern Supervisor for Famous Players, with Mrs. Roddick, is spending a vacation in Ontario and will motor home to Halifax by way of the White Mountains, ee ieee James A. Whitebone, City Councillor for Saint John, and projectionist at the Capitol Theatre, was re-elected Maritime Vice-President of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, at the annual meeting held in Hamilton, Ont. This is Mr. Whitebone’s tenth year in this office and he represents Labor interests on many committees. eae ons: ‘H. H. McArthur, accompanied by Ted Carey, is on a business trip to Halifax. Mr. McArthur is manager of -R-K-O at the Saint J OMN OU CCR ge The National Film Board reel “Careers and Cradles” is arousing much intest in the Maritimes and all Women’s Societies’ heads including the Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, 1.0.D.E., Catholic Women’s League, Local Councils of Women and Women’s Press Club, will be notified of its dates. All readers of the Digest are looking forward to seeing Ray Lewis, Senator Carine Wilson, who is especially well known in these Provinces as she spends her summers at St. Andrews, and Portia White, who is one of our own women as she comes from Halifax, N.S. Nag Harrison Howe, manager of the ~ Capitol Theatre, Saint John, is a member of the canvassing committee for the Community Chest Drive being now held. * Ok Ok M. Ellman of Alliance Films, Saint John, has been planning a double bill of films which have been going over very well. He joins “Captain Caution” and “Captain Fury” each with a Laurel and Hardy picture and the programme, on the Franklin-Herschorn Circuit, has been very popular. | x ok * J. A. McCalvy of the Capitol Theatre, Tracadie, N.B., was a visitor in Saint John recently. y td. Seed The death of J. G. (Jerry) Mayer at the age of 56, caused sorrow in Saint John, where he lived as a boy as did his brother Louis B. Mayer. J. G. Mayer was associated with the M-G-M studios for over twenty-five years. At the time of his death he was manager of M-G-M studios, > .