The Exhibitor (1950)

NT-4 EXHIBITOR Girl Seouls AtMm* £Vft>vJg*sfe:$* ail CAMP For the recent showing of Warners’ featurette, “Women of Tomorrow,” South Station, Boston, 300 Girl Scouts were honored at the South Station Concourse for meritorious service, and seen at left are three of the girls posing beside a display announcing the film, while at center, Harry Sidman and Irving Sisson, South Station, are pictured in the elaborate display erected by William Filenes Sons and Company at the Concourse. At right, three honor Girl Scouts salute the flag. After 52, residents of the Westport, Mass., factory area voiced their dis¬ approval, the Westport Board of Select¬ men recently denied the application of Manuel C. Perry to construct an open air theatre on his property at State Avenue and Union Street. . . . James E. Johnson, son of manager J. Earl John¬ son, Academy, and Mrs. Johnson re¬ ceived his degree in commercial engi¬ neering at the University of Denver, Denver. . . . Warnings against certain theatre entertainment were voiced by Most Rev. James L. Connolly, Coadjutor Bishop, Fall River Diocese, in a recent attack on ribald books uncovered in some stores. Lynn The “Cinderella” queen and her court of four young ladies made the Capitol their headquarters during Lynn’s Cen¬ tennial Week celebration and manager Ed Myerson, chairman, queen committee, tied them up with “A Woman of Distinc¬ tion.” Manager James Davis, Paramount, a member of the committee assisted in showing the queen the sights, and, with manager Myerson, attended banquets held in the queen’s honor, but when the time came to pick the queen from nearly 100 contestants, both saw breakers ahead, and called in two Boston theatrical agents, Ben Ford and Frank Soper, to make the selection. Ponies for the playground of Loew’s Open Air Theatre, Lynnway, Mass., headed Lynn’s Centennial parade, ridden by boys in cowboy costume. . . . Warren For the recent run of 20th-Fox’s “The Big Lift,” Loew’s Poli, Hartford, Conn., assistant manager Norman Levinson pro¬ moted a street parade as big ballyhoo. Bethune, Paramount, resigned to enter the Essex Agricultural College. Edward Madden succeeds him. Manager Ed Myerson, Capitol, spent a week at Falmouth, Mass., opening up the Casino for the summer season, leav¬ ing his experienced assistant, Rose Gluck, to run the local theatre. Miss Gluck will make her annual motor trip through the Green and White Mountains. . . . Irene Donovan, Capitol, was spend¬ ing her vacation in New York City. The Uptown put on a stage show. . . . Barbara Silvia, Uptown, was spending the first week in July visiting relatives in New Bedford, Mass. Everett Lander, projectionist, Plaza, Salem, Mass., is on an auto trip. . . . Tenants moved from two of the three stores in the building which will be torn down to make room for the new Plaza, Salem, Mass. . . . Workmen are moving tons of rock, preparing for the parking lot of the Swampscott, Mass., first theatre. After Henry Misiura left the North Shore, Gloucester, Mass., to become first assistant manager, Olympia, Narciso Cecilio took over his duties at Gloucester as student manager. Just what the doctor ordered! Repeal that 20 per cent tax! Write, wire, talk to your Senators now! Hurry! — COMPO North Reading The newly-constructed North Reading Drive-In, located on routes 28 and 62, has been leased for a long term of years by the American Theatres Corporation. The newest acquisition to the ATC cir¬ cuit provides in-car speakers for 1000 automobiles. Springfield George E. Freeman, manager, Loew’s Poli, has been flooded with telephone calls ever since the inauguration of the new air-conditioning unit. The callers, prompted by a newspaper picture of Freeman starting the unit while his assistants put the old fans in storage, asked if they could buy the fans. New Hampshire Dover A special color film recorded the pageantry of the Elks state-wide Flag Day parade and ceremony. Laconia R. Morris, manager, Colonial, re¬ cently announced completion of installing a new air conditioning system at the house. Littleton J. B. Eames, president, Interstate Amusement Company, announced the closing of the Town Hall, Littleton, and the opening of the Colonial, Bethlehem, N. H., for the season. Portsmouth The Civic featured, in addition to its regular screen attraction, the Hilton sisters and an all-girl stage revue. Taking time out to pose with stars Lizabeth Scott and Lyle Bettger, these members of the Paramount Boston branch certainly enjoyed their recent Los Angeles meeting. Seen, left to right, are: Arnold Van Leer, Walter Mackintosh, Jack Brown, Jack Gubbins, Ed Bradley, Miss Scott, Bud Lewis, John Moore, Bettger, and George Urban. July 5, 1050