The Exhibitor (1966)

PORTLAND The Chester H. Nelson family of Lake Oswego, Ore., turned up at the Fox boxoffice for a Wednesday matinee of “The Sound of Music” and became the theatre’s $1 million net customers. Nelson, his wife, two children, and a guest, Mrs. Herbert Nelson, his mother, were the theatre’s guests at dinner at a down¬ town restaurant and received a transistor radio. . . . An exhibitor screening of Universal’s “Tobruk” was held in the 1,300-seat audi¬ torium of the new Eastgate Theatre. The drama will play the Eastgate sometime in February. SAN ANTONIO Margie Overstreet has been named assistant manager of the suburban Woodlawn after a long association with Interstate Circuit, Inc., : and Cinema Art Theatres, operators of the Woodlawn. Sid Sheanfield is manager. . . . George W. Watson, city manager of Interstate Circuit, Inc., has announced the screen version of James A. Michener’s “Hawaii” has been booked to open at the Wonder, Wonderland Shopping City, on Feb. 15. The film will be shown as a roadshow with a reserved seat policy. . . . Thieves, who police theorize locked themselves in the Prince, made off with two feature films from the projection booth valued at $7,000. SEATTLE American International Pictures opened their own branch in Seattle. It will be headed up by J. R. Beale, and the office manager spot will be handled by L. C. Tomlinson, formerly with Favorite Films of California. . . . Stewart Engebretson, branch manager of MGM, at¬ tended a division meeting at the Los Angeles branch. ... As a promotion for the soon-toopen “Hawaii” at the Music Box, Sterling Theatres developed gift certificates for Christ¬ mas presents so persons receiving them could attend the picture. . . . Vicki Grau, Sterling’s accounting department, is engaged to Brian Smith. ... A new drive-in theatre and enter¬ tainment complex is scheduled for the Bellevue area in Houghton, near the Evergreen Point Bridge. After two years of negotiations, the Houghton City Council approved Sterling’s plans for an open-air multi-use facility to include a 750-car drive-in, miniature golf course, tennis court, covered community kitchen, rest room area, and a children’s play¬ ground. Target date for the opening is set for around July 4. . . . Additional Sterling activity is evidenced by another new drive-in that is scheduled to open this coming May just off the Everett Freeway in north Seattle at the Post Road Interchange, which will give the new airer its name. Tied in with the operation will be new Clark restaurant, now building, which will be known as the “Post Road Inn.” ... In Kelso, Wash., Sterling is planning another drive-in for the north part of town, which will be additional to the one now operat¬ ing. . . . Mrs. Myrtle Wilson Gamble, widow of the late Ted Gamble, Pacific Northwest theatre, radio, and television operator, died in Portland after a prolonged illness. “Millie” In Benefit Bow NEW YORK — The world premiere of Uni¬ versal’s “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” a Ross Hunter production, will be launched as a gala social event for the benefit of The Museum of The City Of New York at the Criterion The¬ atre on Tuesday, March 21, it was announced by Louis Auchincloss, president of the Mu¬ seum, and Milton R. Rackmil, president of Universal Pictures. All tickets for opening night and subsequent performances will be on a reserved seat basis. Herb Kaplan, vice-president and general manager, Bay Harbor Theatre, points to the largest front display ever made for a theatre on Miami Beach. Almost a million cars will pass by the front on 20th Fox's "The Bible" prior to its opening. from abroad, the three leading candidates on the ballot are “Morgan!,” “Alfie,” and “Georgy Girl.” Best Actor designees include Joseph Kroner for “The Shop On Main Street”; David War¬ ner for “Morgan!”; and Michael Caine for “Alfie.” Vying for director’s honors are Claude Lelouch for “A Man And A Woman”; Jan Kadar and Elmar Klos for “The Shop On Main Street”; and Milos Forman for “Loves Of A Blonde.” Winners in two other IFIDA categories pre¬ viously determined are “The Hand” (Czecho¬ slovakia), a Pathe Contemporary short sub¬ ject, and “John F. Kennedy: Years of Light¬ ning, Day of Drums,” produced by George Stevens, Jr., for the United States Information Agency, and distributed by Joseph E. Levine’s Embassy Pictures Corp. All presentations will be made at the IFIDA International Film Awards Dinner to be held on Jan. 20 at the Americana Hotel. IFIDA Award Finalists Set In Five Categories NEW YORK — A strong contest between two Czech films and a French film for the Burstyn Award, and an inter-sister rivalry for Best Actress Award highlighted announcement of IFIDA finalists in the Annual International Film Awards competition. Three leading can¬ didates in five categories for the coveted awards are set forth in ballots being mailed for voting to IFIDA members. In the Burstyn Award competition, the run¬ off candidates are “Shop On Main Street” (Czechoslovakia); “A Man And A Woman” (France); and “Loves Of a Blonde” (Czecho¬ slovakia) . For Best Actress, the designees are Vanessa Redgrave for “Morgan!”; Lynn Redgrave for “Georgy Girl”; and Ida Kaminska for “The Shop On Main Street.” In the English-language category for films Window display in the downtown Buffalo Woolworth Store promoting Columbia's "The Professionals" at Shea's Buffalo Theatre. The store participated in a "bag contest" in which the bags used by the store were numbered, and patrons had to go to the theatre lobby to see if their bag bore a winning number. CLARK TRANSFER, INC. Terminals: • BOSTON, MASS. 100 Gibson Street, Dorchester 617-282-2099 • NEW YORK, N. Y. 610 W. 47th Street 212-246-0815 • NORFOLK, VA. 316 South Main Street 703-545-3832 • PHILADELPHIA, PA. (Executive Offices) 829 North 29th Street 215-232-3100 • RICHMOND, VA. 312 South 17th Street 703-648-6083 • TAMAQUA (Hometown), PA. RD #2 717-668-1727 • WASHINGTON, D. C. 3194 Bladensburg Road, N.E. 202-526-4800 PROGRESSIVE ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION CO. INC. 240 N. 13th St. • PHILADELPHIA, PA. 19107 35 Years of Theatre Construction and Maintenance BHWIBERG BROS., Inc. Cu&uftiu+uj, IfO* the WALNUT 5-7240-41 1305-07 VINE STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA. 19107 January 18, 1967 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR 25