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THEATRE EXECUTIVE ADDS STATION
BRANCHING OUT. B. R. McLendon, second from left, operator of the TriStates theatre circuit, pays a visit to his new station, KLBS, Houston, Texas. His Trinity Broadcasting Corporation acquired the station, formerly KLEE, and has added it to the Liberty Broadcasting System, of which Mr. McLendon is co-chairman. The price was reported more than $300,000. Greeting Mr. McLendon are Helen Jones, KLBS receptionist, and Tom Cavanagh, left, station manager. With Mr. McLendon on the trip from Dallas is Ray A. Lewis, right, general manager of Trinity. The newly purchased outlet is in the Milby Hotel, Houston, and has three broadcasting studios and one auditorium studio holding 100.
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sitle Bryn Mawr, Chicago, booked “Affairs of a Model,” Swedish-language comedy, for its first Chicago run, starting May 16. . . . \\ illiam K. Hollander, B. & K. ad-pub chief, is serving on the publicity coinnhttee in the American Cancer Society’s Chicago campaign. . . Clyde Elliott’s “Citizen Saint” did so well at H. & E. Balaban’s Milford for three mid-week days, thanks to Milford manager Mike Yelk’s outstanding promotional work with the parochial schools, that the circuit has booked it into the Commercial for a mid-week engagement.
CINCINNATI
The entertainment highlight here has been the personal appearance of Eddie Cantor in a “one man show” at Music Hall, to which admission was the donation of a pint of blood. There was an unusually large and equally enthusiastic audience. . . . Negotiations are said to be under way here between the Louis Woethe circuit and the New Testament Baptist church for the purchase of the Andulus theatre, located in suburban St. Bernard. The house was closed some few weeks ago, and since has been used for church services under a rental plan. The consideration involved was not disclosed, but Mr. Wiethe is quoted as saying that it would cost approximately $350,000 to duplicate the structure today. . . . Although Dayton, Ohio, is still without an art theatre, present indications point to a project of this nature developing shortly. It is reported that John C. Tietsworth contemplates opening an art theatre in suburban Dorothy Lane. It is also said that the Wayne theatre, recently closed because of lack of patronage, may reopen soon and continue its former policy of art films. Additionally, local RKO managers recently inaugurated a movement to have art films shown at the State theatre two nights a week, which plan will be abandoned if either of the other projects go through.
CLEVELAND
Juvenile delinquency begins in the home at a very early age, probably at two or three years, not on street corners or movie houses, Sheldon and Eleanor Glueck, nationally known students of crime and both on the faculty of Harvard University, told members of the Eamily Service Association this week. . . . James Shulman, of the Lexington theatre, left by plane for a 5-week trip to Europe. . . . Carl Coffee, owner of the Kenton theatre, Kenton, O., bought the Ohio, Kenton, from Rudy Norton and associates. . . . The 9-year-old only son of Bob Stone, Idol theatre, Lodi, O., is in the Cleveland Clinic Hospital, seriously injured in a fall from his bicycle. . . . H. C. Lanse has closed the Diana theatre, Rittman. . . . Dismantled are the Stork theatre, Cleveland, and Forest theatre. Forest. . . . Eddie Miller, former Hippodrome manager, is back in St. Petersburg, Fla., after a session in Lawson General Hospital at Chamblee, Ga.
DENVER
Mary Lind, owner of the Ute, Rifle, Colorado, and Mark McFarland, were married at Rifle. They will live in California. . . . United Concessions has taken over the distributorship of Dixie Cups for the area. . . . Max Schreiber has been named manager of
the Starlight, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Kenneth Lemke has been made manager of the Motorena, Greeley, Colo. Lee Theatres, owners of both, have announced they are enlarging the Starlight from 650 cars to 1,000 cars, after which they will compete for first run product. . . . Harold Greene, Columbia branch manager at Salt Lake City, was in for conferences with Robert Hill, Denver branch manager, and together they talked sales with Robert Selig, Fox Intermountain executive vice-president. . . . Forrest
Tucker, in for the world premiere of Paramount’s “Denver & Rio Grande,” took time out to visit the office force at the Denver Republic exchange, which studio has Tucker’s contract. . . . Earl Bell, Warner Bros, branch manager, and salesmen Loe LeVee, Ed Lebby and Wm. Haefliger, went to Chicago for the sales meeting.
DES MOINES
Ed Delaney has decided not to rebuild his Lyric theatre at Marcus. The theatre burned to the ground about three months ago. Mr. Delaney based his decision not to rebuild on the heavy expense involved. . . . The town of Mapleton and the Mapleton theatre, operated by Doc Naulteus, played a big part in the recent flood relief program for victims of the rampaging Missouri river. Evacuees from the nearby flood area were fed and housed in Mapleton and free films were shown to these people every afternoon during the flood crisis. The special showings were given through the co-operation of the following film exchanges : Paramount, Fox, Warners, M-G-M and Columbia. . . . A native of Sioux City, who has become a star in Hollywood, paid a five-day visit to her home town. She is Delores Gay, dancer and singer, soon to be seen in a picture with
Gregory Peck. Miss Gay renewed acquaintances in Sioux City during the recent Sports and Builders show. . . . Fire broke out in the Varsity theatre in Dubuque two hours after it closed. Damage was estimated at several thousand dollars. Screen, draperies and curtain were destroyed. C. J. O’Rourke, manager, said the theatre will be closed three weeks for repairs. . . . The Rialto at Missouri Valley has reopened after being closed for the duration of the flood.
DETROIT
Saul Korman is continuing his stage show policy at his Broadway-Capitol, after the Tommy Dorsey show proved such a success, by having Pee Wee King’s Western Variety revue for a one-week stand. . . . Dave Idzal, manager of the Fox, had a new 30foot plastic molded screen installed in the 5,000-seat house. . . . Oscar Gorelick, manager and owner of the Carmen, is resuming his law practice. His father, Phillip, will operate the theatre. . . . Juan Morales, Jr., manager of the Model, is planning to build a theatre for showing of Mexican films only. . . . Film Truck Service has moved into offices in the Film Exchange Bldg. They were formerly located in the Fox Theatre Building. . . . Earl J. Hudson, president of United Detroit Theatres, has been reelected as president of the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Michigan. . . . “The African Queen” is doing top notch business at the Fox with “Quo Vadis” in second place still going strong in its tenth week at the Adams. . . . The RKO Uptown is showing Dr. Silkin’s “Asylum of Horrors” on the stage. . . . The next meeting of Allied Theatres of Michigan board of directors is scheduled for May 14.
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MOTION PICTURE HERALD. MAY 10, 1952