The Exhibitor (1966)

ALBANY The Schine Theatre in Malone, near the Canadian border, has been dark since No¬ vember. There is a possibility that title to the property may be taken by the Village. The only hardtop operating there is Mrs. Wadad Boumansour’s Plaza. . . . Harold Gabrilove, president, RTA Distributors, Inc., one-time chief barker of Variety Club, donated a color television set in the annual campaign by Cap¬ ital Newspapers for Camp Thacher, Thomp¬ son’s Lake in the Helderbergs. Tent Nine co¬ operated with the two dailies for years in fund raising drives. A $25,000 goal has been set for 1966. . . . Seymour Morris, now head of Seymour Morris Associates, a Gloversville ad¬ vertising agency, visited Albany, Schenectady and Troy to beat the drums for Paramount’s “The Ten Commandments” in Fabian-oper¬ ated houses, where theatre party and school coupon deals were set at lower than weekday matinee prices. BUFFALO Driver education students at Maryvale Senior High School will be able to view in the classroom actual highway situations through eight new, specially developed film sequences. The films were acquired as part of the school’s effort to provide the best possible education for the students in safe driving practices. The films were produced as a public service by an oil company in cooperation with the Na¬ tional Commission on Safety Education. . . . A welcome home party for the Tent 7 women delegates to the International Variety Clubs convention in London was held in the Variety clubrooms. The girls gave a report of their convention experience. The final lunch¬ eon of the season will be held June 11. Barkerette Edith Wyckoff has been married to Ru¬ dolph Gold of Niagara Ealls. . . . The letter to the management of the Paramount, Roches¬ ter, was written on lined paper and read: “Dear Sir: I enclose this 50 cents I neglected when I fibbed about my age. Regretfully. (Un¬ signed).” Manager Seymour Nusbaum said the other day it could have been sent by a child 12 years or over who had probably gone to the theatre on a Saturday afternoon and made it through the gate on a children’s ticket. “I never saw anything like this be¬ fore in my life,” Nusbaum said. . . . Lawrence E. Isaacson, assistant manager of office serv¬ ices at Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, has an¬ nounced his plans to retire after 3 1 years of com¬ pany service. Richard S. Fitts has been appointed department head of office systems and pro¬ cedures, it is announced by David H. Fulton, Kodak assistant treasurer. . . . Chief barker A1 Petrella has called a meeting of the Tent 7 crew for June 6 in the Variety Club head¬ quarters. The Children’s Foundation officers and directors w'ill meet immediately afterward. Mickey Ellis, Jr., is chairman of the new projects committee, which has been set up to explore additional avenues of activity. Two new members from Syracuse have been added to the Tent 7 roster, Herbert N. Slotnick and Sol Sorkin, both executives of Slotnick Enter¬ prises, Inc. . . . Edward Miller, managing di¬ rector, Center, announces that his Paramount circuit house will show “The Redeemer,” start¬ ing June 8. The story of the last three days in the life of Jesus, the picture was produced by the Rev. Patrick Peyton, CSC, the famed “Rosary Crusader” who did much to discou¬ rage the rise of communism in Brazil. . . . Fantasy Island, the 25-acre amusement park on Grand Island, has launched its sixth season. . . . The Rochester Public Library held a two day Human Relations Film Festival in the Rundel Memorial Building. Thirty-six films were shown. . . . Fillmore L. Hall, general manager. Crystal Beach, reports $123,000 has been spent on new attractions at the venerable amusement park on the Canadian shore. . . . Construction of the new Panorama, Penfield, N.Y., is only now beginning, but already own¬ ers John Martina and Morris Slotnick, (JoMor Enterprises, Inc.) have selected the open¬ ing film. Bernie Youngstein, United Artists, was in Rochester to set the deal, and said it would be the Cinerama production, “Khar¬ toum.” . . . Elmer F. Lux, former industryite in both distribution and exhibition, has been reelected vice-president of legislation for the United Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State. . . . William Trambukis, Loew Theatres division manager, was in for confer¬ ences with city manager Frank Arena. CINCINNATI Peter J. Palazzolo, vice-president, Cincin¬ nati Theatres, is the recipient of the first “Mission Award” presented by the Verona Fathers, a religious society of priests and brothers devoted to missionary work. Palaz¬ zolo was selected because of his services to many civic and charitable organizations. . . . Congratulations and good wishes to Maury White, son of Roy B. White, Mid-States The¬ atres president, on his Bar Mitzah. . . . Philip Dunn, author and producer of Universal’s “Blindfold,” was here to promote the film which opens on a multiple run June 15. . . . Ollie Nichlas, manager, Chakeres’ State, Springfield, O., has returned to his duties after convalescence from surgery. . . . M. H. Chakeres, vice-president and general manager, Chakeres Theatres, Inc., Springfield, O., has announced the following managerial appoint¬ ments — Dewey Van Scoy, Xenia Theatre and North Xenia Drive-In, Xenia, O., succeeding Francis DeZengremel, who is transferred to the Fairborn, and Russell Mansfield to the Skyborn Drive-In, Fairborn, O. Roger Baker is new manager. Park Layne #69, New Car¬ lisle, O., and Stockton Shafer for the State, Greenville, O. . . . Melody #49” is the name selected for Chakeres circuit’s newest drive-in, Dayton, O., after a month-long “name the drive-in” contest conducted by W.I.N.G., Dayton. $250 was awarded to the top contestant for “Melody #49,” and season passes were awarded to the next two contenders. The 1100-car deluxe drive-in, located at the inter¬ section of State Route #49 and Interstate #70, is now under construction and is sched¬ uled for completion in early July. Ray Stutz has been appointed manager. CLEVELAND The downtown Palace opened an exclusive run of the Walter reade-Sterling production, “The Gospel According to Saint Alatthew.” . . . The Capitol reopened and will offer both foreign and American films four days each week. . . . The new Auto Drive-In is still try¬ ing to open, but with the weather as cool as it is, they haven’t missed too much. . . . The next Cinerama production for the new SW Great Northern Cinerama will be United Artists’ “Khartoum,” to arrive late in June. . . . Twentieth Century-Fox’s next roadshow, “The Blue Max,” may find a home here late this summer. . . . Jack Zide announces the appointment of Bill Kohagen as branch manager for Imperial Pictures, Cleveland, re¬ placing Jack Lewis, who has just resigned. COLUMBUS, O. Loew’s Ohio held “The Ugly Dachshund” for a second week, and RKO Palace had a second session for “Harper.” .... Manager James Tibbetts, Grand Cinerama, has booked Cinerama’s “Khartoum” to start June 29. . . . Mayor M. E. Sensenbrenner shoveled the first spadeful of dirt on the site of the 1200-seat General Cinema Corp. de luxe suburban the¬ atre at Great Western Shopping Center. . . . Screen star Joan Bennett will join the cast of the Kenley Players’ stage production of “The Women” the week of Aug. 2 at Veterans Memorial. The revised cast for “The Women” includes Marge Champion, Dagmar, Claire Luce, Meredith MacRae, Marilyn Maxwell, Elaine Stritch, and Mamie Van Doren. Tab Hunter will be seen with Connie Stevens in the Kenley production of “Two For The Seesaw” the week of July 5. Screen actress Elizabeth Allen will be cast with Walter Slezak in “Oli¬ ver” the week of Aug. 16. DALLAS Philip Dunne, writer-director of “Blind¬ fold,” which opened at Cine-Big Town, was HUGHES XENON ILLUMINATOR • Brighter Light • Power Savings • Flatter Field — No Hot Spots • No Cleaning or Maintenance • Simple & Immediate Starting • No Moving Parts • Cold Light — Protects Film • Constant Screen Brightness • Adapts to all Projectors • 1500 + Hours Tube Life • Finger Tip Control • Sharper Focus Join the switch to HUGHES XENON GET ALL THE FACTS HUGHES ELECTRONICS 5271 W. JEFFERSON BLVD. LOS ANGELES 16, CALIF. Phone Collect Today 213-WE 7-2160 June L 1966 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR 15