Canadian Moving Picture Digest (Feb 28, 1948)

Page 10 CANADIAN MOVING PICTURE DIGEST Maritime News By A. L. FAIRWEATHER HE, recent fires in two theatres in this territory have concentrated attention on Fire Regulations and tightened up precautions. Theatres have reverted to the practice of showing a trailer drawing attention to emergency exits and the necessity of keeping calm in any danger. One of the larger theatres has in its possession a letter from a City fire official commending the management on the clean and _ safe “housekeeping” which was found on a recent inspection. Another result of the Moncton Kent Theatre fire, in which a large audience of children was present, was seen in a resolution passed by the Council of Social Service of the Anglican Diocese Synod held in Saint John. A committee was appointed to draw the attention of the proper authorities to the two sections of the Theatres Act. The first states that children under twelve years, unaccompanied by responsible people, shall not attend moving pictures where an admission price is charged nor shall small children apparently under sixteen years be permitted to attend during school hours. The second section refers to children under sixteen not attending an evening performance unless accompanied by and under the supervision of a responsible adult. eh oh hag Joe Le Blanc has been re-elected Mayor of Shediac by acclamation. Mr. Le Blanc is owner and operator of the Capitol at Shediac, NB. x Ok Ox Harry Cohen and Bob Middleton of R-K-O, Saint John, have returned from their Montreal trip where they were present at a meeting with New York and Canadian officials of that Company. Thy found it a most profitable gathering and are full of enthusiasm over new R-K-O releases, especially “The Bishop’s Wife’, “Tycoon’ and “I Remember Mama”. FOR SALE THEATRE CHAIRS We now have a very large stock of excellent reconditioned (as new) Theatre Chairs. Quantities up to 1200 of a kind. Immediate delivery. NOW — New all-steel construc tion spring-edge, highest quality Theatre Chairs available. 7500 yards of imported carpet direct from England and Scotland. Enquiries Respectfully Solicited “"LA SALLE’’ RECREATIONS LTD. (Theatre Seating and Carpet Division) S. A. LECHTZIER, Pres. 945 Granville St. Vancouver, B.C. The Lenten season and the cold weather have lessened the number of people seeking entertainment at the theatres. Hockey games are a strong rival to the Movies in a large number of towns. The Forum at Moncton, was crammed on a recent Saturday with spectators for “The Ice Festival’ and two special trains left Saint John to ‘take patrons to this affair. * * Miss Alice L. Fairweather spoke over the International Broadcast from the Seamen’s Mission at Saint John, telling of the work there and stating that Motion Pictures are included among the entertainments provided Merchant Seamen, of whom nearly fifty thousand visited the Mission last year. A broadcast was also heard over the C.B.C. during the Canadian Roundup in which Miss Fairweather © described the Birthday party of the Seven Seas, 1.0.D.F. Chapter, who sponsored the Sunday evening sing-song in that series held during the winter. February 28th, 1948 The Gaiety Theatre at Fairville, Leslie Sprague manager, was host to the orphans from the Protestant Orphanage, recently, when the children attended a showing of “Song of the South” at six p.m., remaining for the entire show. On Saturday mornings the Orphans are regular guests at this theatre which has a tradition of kindness to children and of open-hearted hospitality to the underprivileged. * * * In Saint John recently were Harold Gaudet, Capitol Theatre, Summerside, P.EJ., who remarked on the cold weather prevailing on “The Island”; Joe LeBlanc, of the Capitol, Shediac, N.B. and Malcolm Walker of the Walker Cie, ae NGS. Columbia Pictures at Saint John reports that the R.C.M.P. film “File No. 1365”, is still going strong in all theatres in the Maritimes where the R.C.M.P. are giving it every assistance along publicity lines. Another film which is attracting much attention is the “Champions in the Making” of “Canada Carries On” Series . “This, when shown at the Capitol T heatre, Saint John, had special notices in the UE newspaper and ran for four days. Trans-Canada Showing Use This Information As Your Guide On Release Dates TORONTO CAPITOL-VICTORIA "The Tender Years’ (Fox), with Joe E. Brown and Noreen Nash. Also “The Invisible Wall’ (Fox), with Don Castle and Virginia Christine. EGLINTON-TIVOLI 3rd week. ‘Treasure of Sierra Madre” (W-B), with Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston and Tim Holt. FAIRLAWN "Whispering City” (E-L), with Paul Lukas, Helmut Dantine and ney Anderson, IMPERIAL 4th week. “My Wild Irish Rose” (W-B), Technicolor, with Dennis Morgan and Andrea King. LOEW'S “Tf Winter Comes” (M-G-M), with Walter Pidgeon and Deborah Kerr. SHEA’S “Captain From Castile’ (Fox), Technicolor, with Tyrone Power and Jean Peters. UPTOWN “The Senator Was Indiscreet’ (U-I), with William Powell and Ella Raines. MONTREAL CAPITOL 2nd week. ‘Body And Soul” (U-A), with John Garfield and Lilli Palmer. IMPERIAL "Each Dawn I Die” (W-B re-issue), with James Cagney and George Raft. Also “Bad Men Of Missouri’ (W-B re-issue), with Dennis Morgan and Jane Wyman. LOEW'S “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” (GoldwynR-K-O), Technicolor, with Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo. PALACE “It Had To Be You” (Col.), with Ginger Rogers and Cornel Wilde. PRINCESS “The Brothers” (E-L}, with Patricia Roc and Will Fyffe. Also “Ginger” (Mono.), with Frank Albertson and Barbara Reed. SAINT JOHN CAPITOL “Desert Fury” (Para.), Technicolor, with, Lizabeth Scott and Burt Lancaster. MAYFAIR “Honeymoon” (R-K-O), with Shirley Temple and Franchot Tone. Also “Shadow of a Woman” (W-B), with Helmut Dantine and Andrea King. STRAND “Dark Passage” (W-B), with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. WINNIPEG CAPITOL “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’’ (GoldwynR-K-O), Technicolor, with Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo. DOMINION 13th week. “’Abie’s Irish Rose” (U-A), with Michael Chekhov and Joanna Dru. GARRICK “The Upturned Glass” (E-L), with James Mason and Rosamund John. METROPOLITAN “Kiss Of Death” (Fox), with Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy and Colleen Gray. ODEON “Frieda” (E-L), with David Farrar pan Flora Robson. RIALTO “The Brothers” (E-L), with Patricia Roc and Will Fyffe. CALGARY CAPITOL “Daisy Kenyon” (Fox), with Joan Crawford, Dana Andrews and Henry Fonda. PALACE “Killer McCoy” (M-G-M), with Mickey Rooney and Ann Blyth. STRAND “Kbie’s Irish Rose” (U-A), with Michael Chekhov and Joanna Dru. Also “The Adventures of Don Coyote” (U-A), Cinecolor, with Frances Rafferty and Richard Martin.