The Exhibitor (1966)

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17 full length full feature films shot in and j around Dallas. Two of the films, “Mars Needs Women,” co-starring Yvonne Craig and Tommy Kirk, and “Bonnie and Clyde,” with Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, have been filmed in the last two months. “Mars Needs Women” was filmed in 21 days while “Bonnie and Clyde” has just finished shooting. DENVER Lou Kolocheski, general manager of Atlas Theatres, has our sympathy in the recent loss of his father. . . . Don Gallagher, who has been with Western Service and Supply Co. here for the past seven years, has been made vice-presi¬ dent of the firm. President Bob Tankersley is president of the Denver theatre equipment supply house. . . . John Roberts, Wolfberg Theatres, has been hospitalized for major sur¬ gery. . . . The Chipeta, Ouray, Colo., has been purchased by Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Wrye and will be reopened soon. . . . Manager for the new Fox Century 21 here will be James R. Sutton, from El Paso, Tex. Fox Aurora man¬ ager Joe Ungerleider is being transferred to the El Paso spot. . . . The Saratoga, Wyo., house, the Range, operated by Art Siegler, which was closed on account of fire, is slated for reopening soon. . . . The Trail, Evergreen, Colo., has been purchased by R. M. Wilhelm. DETROIT Phil Sherman, Universal branch manager invited area exhibitors to a 9:15 a.m. screen¬ ing of “Tobruk” at the Adams Theatre. Ffeavy rainfall didn’t keep many exhibitors away for this one. . . . Stephen Booth, Detroit area pro¬ ducer for “Brighty Of The Grand Canyon,” reports a successful three Detroit area theatre world premiere. Negotiations for national re¬ lease of “Brighty” are under way, Booth re¬ ported. . . . S. Perilman, Cinema V distributor was in town calling on local exhibitors. The Greater Detroit Motion Picture Coun¬ cil held their annual Christmas party in the lobby of the new Northland Theatre as special guests of Richard and Eugene Sloan. The en¬ tire membership was invited to stay for the showing of the current program. . . . Jack Zide, American International, reports the Summit Theatre will open Christmas Day with “Tokyo Olympiad” for a four-week run. HOUSTON Jack Bryant was elected chief barker for Variety Clubs International, Inc., Houston Tent 34, for the ensuing year. Other officers elected are Richard Rosenfeld, first assistant chief barker; Buddy Brock, second assistant chief barker; Mack Howard, dough guy; and John Cook, property master. Canvasmen will be Joe Berlowitz, R. M. Bob Derden, Alfred Kahn, G. D. Sonny Look, Joe Polichino, and A1 Schulman. The major project for 1967 will be completing plans for a second boys’ club in Houston. Funds raised through the visit of Prince Philip to Houston earlier this year will be used for the club. ... A new missionary film, “Conquest,” produced in the Far East to dramatize the pioneering missionary career of Robert Jaffray, was shown at the Christian & Missionary Alliance Church. . . . Rex Allen, Hollywood cowboy singing star, starred in the Christmas party for Muscular Dystrophy pa¬ tients at the Variety Boy’s Club. . . . There was to be a special preview showing of “Ha¬ waii” at the Alabama on Tuesday, Dec. 20, at 8:15 p.m., to be sponsored by Beth Yeshurun Congregation Men’s Club to benefit the group’s youth activities. On Dec. 21, the showing at 8:30 p.m. will be sponsored by the Assistance Guild of Houston to benefit DePelchin Faith Here are 1967 officers of Buffalo's Women of Va¬ riety, Tent 7. Seated, Miss Mary E. Pappalardo, president; Miss Rita 0. Inda, second vice-president. Standing, Mrs. Joseph F. Schaefer, corresponding secretary; Miss Ethel Tyler, treasurer; and Mrs. Wil¬ lard R. Hemedinger, recording secretary. Home and Houston Public Library. “Hawaii” opens its regular road show engagement at the Alabama on Dec. 21, ending the record break¬ ing run of “The Sound of Music” after 89 weeks. JACKSONVILLE Carroll Ogburn, Warner Bros, manager, re¬ ceived the cooperation of Marty Shearn, Cen¬ ter Theatre manager, and his assistant, Bob Jones, in welcoming a sizeable group of exhibi¬ tors and local VIPs to a morning screening of “Hotel” at the Center. . . . Eleanor Moon, who recently left the MGM office on a mater¬ nity leave of absence, and her husband Eric have become the parents of their first child, a daughter named Paula Ray. . . . Bill Middleton, long a general news reporter on the Florida Times-Union, local morning daily, succeeded Judge May as the Times-Union’s film reviewer when Judge moved over to a news desk, and Bill’s debut in the “Star Gaz¬ ing” column was looked upon with favor by exhibitors as he used the same general type of reviewing format as the one used successfully by Judge for many years. . . . Bob Pate, the Jacksonville Journal’s entertainment writer, reviewed television instead of motion pictures as the flu bug kept him at home for a few days. . . . Sheldon Mandell had a flareup of advertising for “Alfie” as this crowd pleaser moved into its fifth week at his Five Points Theatre. . . . Ninth and 12th-grade students from 36 local schools attended performances of Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” and George Bernard Shaw’s “Major Barbara” at the Civic Auditorium. Performers were from Florida’s official State playhouse, the Asolo Theatre of Sarasota, who are traveling with a $136,000 Federal grant. . . . The Port Theatre, Port St. Joe on Florida’s west coast, has been shuttered by owner D. Rollyn Smith. . . . Pat Roberson, husband of Marjorie Roberson, Bob Capps’ secretary at MGM, returned home after a 16day stay in a local hospital with a kidney ail¬ ment. . . . Taken by death was Mrs. Jessie Viola Rehkopf, the wife of “Jake” Relikopf, veteran projectionist at the Center Theatre. MEMPHIS The November meeting of WOMPI was held at 20th Century-Fox, and plans were made for the Christmas charities. Miss Leone Cooper reported the service projects for the past year include Crippled Children’s Hos¬ pital, Crippled Adults Hospital, Shelby County Hospital, letters and presents for service men in Vietnam, Boys Town, and the Shelby County Tuberculosis Association. . . . Eddie Kaffenberger, office manager for United Ar¬ tists, began the deer hunting season with great success. He shot an eight point deer. . . . Center-American, Centerville, Tenn., is now called Center Theatre. The new owner is Gary Harber, brother of the previous owner, Ivan Harber. . . . Bob McConaughy is the new owner of Yell Theatre, Yellville, Ark. . . . Drive-in closings include Jacksonville Drive-In, Jack¬ sonville, and 7 Drive-In, El Dorado, in Arkan¬ sas; Lake Drive-In, Sardis, Miss.; and Sunset Drive-In, Martin, Tenn. . . . Semo Theatre, Steele, Mo., has closed, as has Pike Theatre, Murfreesboro, Ark. . . . Ernest Emerling, vicepresident in charge of advertising and publicity for Loew’s Theatres in New York, visited Memphis recently. Thirty-five years ago, the New Yorker managed Loew’s Theatres in Memphis. . . . Jim Singleton has closed Tom¬ mie’s Drive-In, Kennett, Mo. . . . Skyvue Drive-In, Savannah, Tenn., closed, and Savan¬ nah Theatre opened the following day. . . . Dixie Drive-In, Searcy, Ark., has closed for the season, as has Lepanto Drive-In, Lepanto, Ark. MIAMI, FLA . The Bay Idarbour-Surfside Optimist Club is sponsor of the opening performance of “The Bible” at the Bay Harbor Rocking Chair The¬ atre, according to manager Herb Kaplan. The Jan. 25 opening will put the Bay Flarbor on roadshow policy for the first time. The Greater Miami Section, National Council of Jewish Women, has the premiere benefit performance of “Hawaii” on Dec. 21 at Florida State The¬ atres’ Colony. Second night’s performance is a benefit for the Hebrew Academy P.-T.A. NEW HAVEN-HARTFORD Livio Dottor, assistant to Alfred Alperin, metropolitan Hartford supervisor for General Cinema Corporation, has been named pub¬ licity director for the Mattabassett District, Boy Scouts of America. . . . Pat Verducci, Columbia home office exploitation staff, was in Hartford ahead of the eastern premiere of “Rage” at NET’s Allyn. . . . There is a talk of tearing down the Abby Theatre, Southing¬ ton, and using the land for extension of Park¬ ing Authority space. Theatre, owned and operated by the Southington Colonial Cor¬ poration, has been open weekends only in re¬ cent years. . . . Perakos Theatre Associates will reopen the Hi-Way Theatre, on the Bridgeport-Stratford town line, with an invi¬ tational premiere of Columbia’s “Murderer’s Row” Dec. 21. The theatre, currently under¬ going complete remodeling at a cost of several hundred thousand dollars, is to be henceforth known as Cinema 1 . Circuit vice-president and general manager Sperie P. Perakos anticipates a large New York trade delegation at the Dec. 21 party. . . . UA Theatres will open its third Connecticut theatre, the LTA Groton, in the Groton Shoppers Mart, Groton, Jan. 20. Other units are situated in Trumbull and Manchester shopping centers, respectively. . . . Ninetyseven businesses in Hamden, a New Haven suburb, including the S W Cinemart, are par¬ ticipating in a series of newspaper institutional advertising highlighting the advantages of shopping in Connecticut’s largest complex. NEW ORLEANS It was a sort of homecoming for Dominique Lapierre, co-author of the film version of “Is Paris Burning?” when he visited here to pro December 21, 1966 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR 17