The Exhibitor (1966)

he was on ha id for the installation of t! e new screen needed f r ti e showing of his latest, whic he c ils spa e vis on.'’ It involves a tech jue s id to m ke images float right off the reen The spe ial ns used in filming can >e pi ed an a standard movie camera. Oh er is pleased that his new three-dimensic al teci aique seems to be stir ing up interest in trade circles. He says Paramount, 20th Century-Fox, and Polaroid are sending repre¬ sentatives to look at his “The Bubble” and make an assessment of the possible ramifica¬ tions in the industry. . . . Irving and Adolph Goldberg, Community Theatres, and Richard and Eugene Sloan, Suburban Detroit 1 heatres, announced a new low admission price for teen¬ agers from 13-15, who will be admitted for the same price as children. The above groups op¬ erate 1 7 Detroit area theatres. ... In Ann Arbor, Mich., “I, A Woman” was called “shocking and filthy” by a resident. The lady saw the trailer and immediately called the police, who called in the city attorney. Jacob F. Fahrner, Jr., city attorney, viewed the trailer and reported to the police department that it did not appear to raise any legal issue with which the city attorney’s office has a concern. HOUSTON Maureen Arthur will make a visit to Hous¬ ton in behalf of “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” on Feb. 28. Miss Arthur has recreated her stage role for the film. . . . Houston lovely Barbara Sanford had an interview with Universal Pictures in Holly¬ wood then returned by jet for a weekend stay in Houston. . . . Micki McClelland has been booked for an appearance at the Hollywood Playboy Club opening April 3. The Houston songstress-actress plans to go to Hollywood earlier and scout the studios. . . . “The Maltese Falcon” was shown in the Contemporary Arts Association retrospective view of the American cinema. The John Huston film which stars Humphrey Bogart was made in 1941 and re¬ mains the definitive detective drama. . . . Arline Hart, formerly with the Interstate Theatre Circuit in Dallas, was a recent visitor in Hous¬ ton, visiting with relatives and friends. ... A new snack bar has opened in the Pussycat D-I. JACKSONVILLE Mrs. Violet Kelly, a newly-wed WOMPI member in the Universal office, and her hus¬ band Henry have moved into a new suburban home. . . . Dr. Han Suyin, author of “A Many Splendored Thing,” visited friends here and fulfilled a speaking engagement before the St. Johns Dinner Club. . . . Herbert Ruffner, Walt Meier’s assistant at the downtown Florida for the past six years, has taken over the manage¬ ment of Florida State Theatres’ Howell The¬ atre at Palatka. . . . Mrs. Frances Pappas has acquired the Capri Theatre, Fake Worth, from Palm Beach Entertainment, Inc. . . . The Satel¬ lite Theatre, Satellite Beach, formerly oper¬ ated by the Brevard County Theatre Co., has been acquired by Fouis A. Fontana. . . . W. A. “Bill” McClure, local Universal manager, and Pete Rosian, Universal’s division manager from Cleveland, spent several days with leading exhibitors in the Miami area. . . . Two Co¬ lumbia salesmen fanned out in a January sales drive, Harry Chitti into west Florida and Fou Formato down the lower west coast to Fort Myers. . . . WOMPI Iva Lowe, who often serves as a pinch-hitter for Florida State The¬ atres, took over secretarial duties for Robert Heekin, FST district supervisor, when Edna Edwards was on the sick list for a few days. United Artists publicity supervisor Max Miller, (left), discusses "A Fistful of Dollars" with Senator Warren Magnuson (D. Wash.) and his wife during a VIP screening in the nation's capital. MIAMI , FLA . The Miami Herald, morning newspaper, has inaugurated a 10-page weekly section known as “Weekend,” which highlights enter¬ tainment facilities. . . . James Carey, Wometco assistant district manager, was in Jacksonville visiting son Marty and brand-new grand¬ daughter, Kimberley. . . . Southside Jackson¬ ville had the formal opening of Fred H. Kent’s Plaza, located in the Philips Highway Plaza. . . . A “chain boycott” was announced by Titusville mothers in an effort to persuade the operator of the town’s only theatre (indoor) to lower prices. Mrs. William Booth, organizer, announced that her group will each contact three other women and ask them to “pass the word.” The parents expressed the feelings that prices were high enough at 85 cents for teenagers, who now must pay adult prices of $1.25 following elimination of a student price. . . . Tickets for the annual Variety Club Tent 33 Show of Shows are about gone. All net pro¬ ceeds of the show, which will be a memorial to the late Sophie Tucker, will go to Variety Children’s Hospital. Tent 33 is still tied for first place in the Sir Billy Butlin Incentive Plan, which it hopes will enable it to con¬ tribute $25,000 to the Hospital, which is pres¬ ently in dire straits financially. Many fund¬ raising efforts have been going throughout the area for the hospital, with a charity horse show, featuring Arthur Godfrey, among the projects. One thousand free books of tickets to the $100,000 Doral Golf Tournament have been donated to the Club by Alfred Kaskell, owner of the Doral Hotel and Country Club, so that the books might be sold at $12 each to raise funds for the Hospital. The annual dinner dance of the Variety Club women’s committee will be held March 18 at the Deauville Hotel, Miami Beach, to raise funds for the Hospital. . . . Easter has been set as the opening date for Florida State Theatres’ new twin, the Plaza, in St. Petersburg’s Central Plaza. Walter Tremor, area manager, made the announcement that one of the auditoria will be equipped with 70 mm projectors and six-channel sound for roadshow productions. NEW HAVEN-HARTFORD Runar West Engineering, Inc., Worcester, Mass.-based builder-developer, has announced plans for a $3 million project, to be known as “The Ninety-One Shopping Plaza,” on a 24acre tract at the cloverleaf of the newly-con¬ structed Interstate Route 91 and Rocky HillWethersfield town line (suburban Hartford). Plans include a motion picture theatre, a “first” for Rocky Hill. The site is a mile from Lockwood and Gordon’s Cine Webb, Wethers¬ field. Construction will start this summer. . . . The Mansfield Drive-In, Mansfield, is offer¬ ing a free gallon of gasoline to every car these wintry nights. . . . The Bloomfield Redevelop¬ ment Agency has approved plans for the multi¬ million dollar urban renewal project an¬ nounced by the Hartford construction firm of Beckenstein Brothers and containing a motion picture theatre. The town, just over the Hart¬ ford city line, already contains a theatre, the Milton LeRoy-owned and General Cinema Corporation-operated Blue Hills Drive-In. . . . Sperie P. Perakos, vice-president and general manager of Perakos Theatre Associates, inde¬ pendent New Britain circuit, was a New York business visitor. . . . John P. Lowe, western New England division manager for Redstone Theatres, set up advance ticket sales for LIA’s “Hawaii,” bowing Feb. 15 at Cinema I, West Springfield, Mass., in area Sears and Roebuck stores. . . . Twentieth-Fox has firmed up a Feb. 21 Rhode Island premiere of “The Bible” at the 4-Seasons Cinema, ‘Ganset Shopping Center, East Providence. Mail orders are now being accepted. Same night will bring UA’s “Hawaii” to the Elmwood, Providence. MGM’s “Grand Prix” bows Feb. 15 at the Lockwood and Gordon Cinerama, Providence. . . . Independent New Haven exhibitor John Ahearn, Jr., has reopened the long-shuttered, 858-seat Palace, Norwalk, Conn., on long¬ term lease with owners, the Weddle family, and plans to screen “the best” of domestic and foreign product. Ahearn said he will continue to operate the Lawrence, New Flaven, which has a comparable screen policy. NEW ORLEANS Robert Morse, Rudy Vallee, and Michele Lee, of the original Broadway cast of “How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” are scheduled to visit here to promote the United Artists film adaptation of the stage hit. Maureen Arthur, who played the feminine lead in the road tour, will also visit. . . . Jimmy Durante complimented Hans Lauer, executive chef at the Roosevelt Hotel, on an ice sculpture of the famous comedian’s head (complete with schnozz) at a recent dinner at which Durante entertained. . . . The Joy Theatre, Kinder, La., has suspended operation for extensive remodel¬ ing. Clifton Elmore is manager. . . . The Smith Management Company, Boston, has started construction on two twin indoor theatres in the metropolitan area. Both will be located in shopping centers. Opening is presently sched¬ uled for July 1. . . . Local theatre owners and managers have assembled at a recent Variety Club business luncheon to organize the Greater New Orleans Theatre Association. . . . Woolner Bros., which currently has conducted business from Hollywood, has reopened an office in New Orleans at the Loren Building on Canal Street. Its newest film, “Plillbillies in Outer Space,” is in its final stages of production, and an upcoming film, “Hillbillies in the Haunted House,” is to be released in the spring. PHILADELPHIA Bill Goldberg, who operates the Studio in partnership with his brother Max, has ac¬ quired the U.S. distribution rights for his Pacemaker Pictures of a new blood and thun¬ der combo, “Bloody Pit of Horror” and “Ter¬ ror-Creature From the Grave.” Goldberg plans a gigantic advertising and promotional cam¬ paign to be presented to exhibitors around the country when he and his territory representa¬ tives start to peddle the film. . . . From the same showhouse, Harold Herman, vet pro¬ jectionist who in his off time is a volunteer with the Wynn-Brook Community Ambulance Association and is credited with saving a few 16 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR February 15, 1967