The Exhibitor (May-Aug 1948)

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THE EXHIBITOR NT-3 ably, but in a weakened condition, and everyone joins in wishing him 9. speedy recove ry. The Pittsburgh Civic Opera group finally gave up trying to bring Gene Kelly home as a guest star in “Rosalie”. ..The Beacon, Squirrel Hill, operated for many years by David Green, had a first run, “Repeat Per¬ formance”. This was due to the fact that Warner Theatres will not play any of Joan Leslie’ s pictures, until such time as' Warners and Miss Leslie settle their differences in a court suit. Variety Club Notes: The WCAE crowd hosted the Variety Club Family Night on June 4, and everyone had an enjoy¬ able evening. Tom Troy, William Penn Hotel manager, and Bill Green, road¬ house proprietor, were the co-hosts on June 11. STATES Indiana MA R E N G 0 E.L. Ornstein recently purchased new Ideal Mercury chairs for his Rialto through Falls City Theatre Equipment Company, Louisville, Ky. RICHMOND Bud Sommers, Schine’ s Madison, now has a complete weekly program printed each week in the house organ of the Blue Grass Ordnance Depot. This is a gratis tie-up, and the publicity reaches over 900 employees. There is a new plant opening shortly, and he has already been in contact with the the director of personnel regarding a similar tie-up as well as block sales tickets. TELL CITY The William Tell Theatre Company announced an all-out advertising cam¬ paign for the opening of the new the¬ atre now in the finishing stages. Contemplated plans call for full page advertising in the local newspaper, as well as similar advertising in the papers of nearby Cannelton, full use of radio, use of window cards, bumper cards, etc. The opening, now being planned, promises to be a gala affair. Kentucky COMPTON Construction of the new theatre here, which was halted during the war, has been resumed. When completed, it will be the only 35mm. operation in town. L0 U I S V I L L E The Rialto is being dressed up for the summer with a complete repainting of the marquee. J. F. Carnahan, prexy, New Manchester, was attending a Masonic convention. Out-of-town visitors seen on Film Row were Erwin W. Rau, Alice, Leitchfield. Ky.: C.K. Arnold, Arco, Bards town, Ky. ; Oscar Hopper, Arista, Leba¬ non, Ky. ; M.H. Sparks and Ray Coleman, Strand, Edmonton, Ky. ; Don Steinkamp, French Lick Amusement Company, French Lick, Ind, ; Homer Wirth, Crane, Crane, Ind. ; C.O. Humston, Lyric, Lawrenceburg, Ky.-; Clyde and Bobby Marshall, Columbian, Columbia, Ky. ; H. L. Hamed, Empire, Sellersburg, Ind. ; Mr. and Mrs. E.L. Ornstein, Ornstein Theatres, Marengo, Ind. ; Clark Bennett, Valley, Taylorsville, Ky. ; Morris Blacker, Rio, Cloverport, Ky. , and Paul Sanders, Sanders Theatres. Camnbellsville, Ky. J.E. Elliott, Jr., New Lincoln, Hodgenville, Ky. , staff, took time out long enough to take in the Horace Heidt Talent Hunt Show. ... The manage¬ ment of the Cozy reports that thieves broke into the booth of the theatre, and took the first three reels of two different feature films, plus a reel of shorts, newsreels, and trailers. Evidently the culprit was opposed to double feature showings. Guthrie F. Crowe, 38, a LaGrange attorney, and president, Kentucky As¬ sociation of Theatre Owners, has been chosen by Governor Earle C. Clements to head Kentucky’s new State police force when it is activated on July 1. It is a $5, 000-a-year post, created by the 1948 General Assembly, and will supersede the present Kentucky Highway Patrol. The new commissioner will serve at the pleasure of the Governor. Crowe, a native of Oldham County, is a son of the late Robert T. Crowe. He was educated in LaGrange schools, at¬ tended Kentucky Military Institute, and the Universities of Kentucky and Louisville. Joe Hester exclaimed last week, “It’s getting so a fellow can’t get a peaceful nap on a downtown roof”. This comment came after he was awakened by a patrolman while catching 40-winks on the roof of the Scoop. On the street, three stories below, sirens of police and fire department emergency vehicles could be heard, several thousand spectators gathered. They were there to watch the officer bring his broken body down. After all, he couldn’t have survived an 80-foot fall from a water tower, as had been reported. But the only falling Joe had done was to fall asleep. MIDDLESBOR 0 Schine’ s New Manring recently pasted stickers on the front of copies of The American Weekly calling attention to an article on “Black Bart”, and suggesting people read about him, and then see the picture at the theatre. PIKEVILLE It has been announced by the partners of the new 800-seat Weddington, now under construction, that the project has been leased to Darnell Theatres, Buffalo, but terms and length of time of lease were not disclosed. The con¬ struction of the theatre is well under way. TAYLOR SV I L L E The Valley, constructed for Morris TRADE SCREENINGS CINCINNATI RKO (12 E. 6th) June 21, 8:00 p.m. , “The Velvet Touch”; 22, 8:00 p.m., “Race Street”; 22, 9:30 p.m., “Mystery in Mexico”; 23, 8:00 p.m., “Your Red Wagon”. CLEVELAND RKO (2219 Payne) June 21, 10:30, “The Velvet Touch”; 22, 10: 30, “Mystery in Mexico”; 22, 2:30, “Race Street”; 23, 10:30, “Your Red Wagon”. DETROIT RKO (2310 Cass) June 21, 10:30, “The Velvet Touch”; 22, 10:30, “Mystery in Mexico”; 22, 2:30, ‘*Race Street”; 23, 10:30, “Your Red Wagon”. INDIANAPOLIS RKO (517 N. Illinois) June 21, 1:00, “The Velvet Touch”; 22, 1:00, “Mystery in Mexico”; 22, 2:30, “Race Street”; 23, 1:00, “Your Red Wagon”. PITTSBURGH RKO ( 1809-13 Blvd. of Allies) June 21, 1: 30, "The Velvet Touch”; 22, 1: 30, “Mystery in Mexico”; 22, 2:30, “Race Street”; 23, 1:30, “Your Red Wagon”. Smith and Clark Bennett, was opened on June 10. Under construction for over 14 months, the new 500-seat house replaces the old Ace, destroyed by fire several years ago. The latest in equipment and furnishings have been installed by the Falls City Theatre Equipment Company, Louisville, Ky. Included are Motiograph Model “AA” projectors, Motiograph-Mirrophonic sound with Altec Lansing speakers, Strong lamps and rectifiers, Superlite lenses, and Ideal Mercury Line chairs fully upholstered. Drapes were designed and fabricated by the same Kayl ine Theatre Confections offer PROMPT SERVICE GREATER SELECTION OF ALL BRANDS Gum — Popcorn Boxes — Seasoning — Counter Display Cases — Quality Candy Bars ALL POPULAR 5 & 10c BARS NOW 80-85c a box — F.O.B. Chicago KAYLINE CANDY CO. 1112 S. MICHIGAN AVENUE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Telephone: WEBster 4643 We will be happy to discuss Your merchandising problems ■ June 16, 1948