The Exhibitor (1951)

EXHIBITOR NT-1 IHiWS OF THK Boston Crosstown The Lakeport, Lakeport, N. H., has been sold by Mrs. E. Cease to Isaac Deep. Mrs. Cease has taken over the Unity, Unity, Me., which has been closed for some time. A1 Rudenstein is reopening the Capitol, Bridgewater, Mass., which has been closed since May. A new screen, lamps, and rectifiers have been installed by Independent Theatre Supply. The Newington Outdoor, a 500-car ozoner near Portsmouth, N. H., opened, owned by James Nadeau. The Hamilton, Dorchester, Mass., in continuous operation for 36 years, closed recently. Operated by Frank Lydon, future plans for the house are indefinite. Harry Zeitz, New Bedford, Mass., tossed a house party for touring stars Macdonald Carey, Robert Wagner, and Joyce MacKenzie, who appeared at the “Let’s Make It Legal.’’ George Kraska, who recently took over the post as publicist for Rembrandt, whose “The Emperor’s Nightingale” is currently at the Exter, teed off his new career in a blaze of activity. He hosted local film critics at a luncheon, with William L. Snyder, owner of American distribution rights, and Miss Berlin, Exeter, as guests of honor. He arranged for exploitation displays in two windows of the Jordan Marsh department store, displays in the Museum of Fine Arts, the Boston Public library, and its 35 branches as well as blanketing the near¬ by private schools and colleges with literature. In the mean time, he found a few moments to squire Snyder around to the various radio stations, with the film receiving full scale coverage. Alfred Hitchcock, Margaret Sheridan, Samuel Pinanski, Dorothy Lamour, an unknown aide, Debra Paget, and Martin Mullin are seen in the Statler Hotel, Boston, just prior to their recent tour on behalf of “Movietime, New England.” A bit of English humor was pulled by director Alfred Hitchcock in a recent “Movietime” caravan when he stripped off the banner bearing his name, and substituted one reading, “Well fed milk fowl in this car.” Dick Stevens, Columbia publicist, ex¬ perienced the embarrassment of driving the only Cadillac in the all DeSotoequipped “Movietime” caravan. The advent of frosty weather has resulted in several ozoner closings. Among them are the; Old Rock, Salem, N. H., owned by James Sayer; Nashua, N. H., operated by the Graphic Circuit; A1 Rudenstein’s Salisbury, Mass., and Yarmouth, Me., operated by Lewis Packard. The Mansfield, Underhill, Vt., operated by Ira Vincent, closed for the season. Vincent will devote full time to opera¬ tion of the Studio, St. Albans, Va. Something new in the way of a per¬ sonal appearance stunt was concocted by Macdonald Carey, Robert Wagner, and Joyce MacKenzie, in the area plugging Memorial on the opening day of 20thFox’s “Let’s Make It Legal.” Instead of the usual muttering, “I love Boston,’’ and a few innocuous remarks, the trio put on a sprightly 30-minute production with song and dance rountines, a comedy skit, DINNER DANCE and INSTALLATION LT. A. VERNON MACAULEY (Theatrical) POST No. 270 ★ November 12, 1951 LATIN QUARTER Boston, Massachusetts ★ FLOOR SHOW Featuring JOE E. LEWIS ★ Get Your Reservations from ABE BARRY Columbia Exchange This space contributed by EXHIBITOR Shown at the head table at the banquet recently held at the Puritan Restaurant, Concord, N. H., for the “Movietime, U.S.A.” troupe are, from left, Mrs. Winslow Osborne, Mrs. Osmond Strong, members of the Community Players of Concord; Tom Breen, Debra Paget, Alfred Hitchcock, Dorothy Lamour, Vera Tovey, mistress of ceremonies; Bill Grady, Margaret Sheridan, and Oscar Brodney. On the right of the kneeling radio announcer is Alfred Streeton, manager, Star, back from Marine service. October 31, 1951 NEW ENGLAND