Ballyhoo (Feb 21, 1955)

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BALLYHOO DRUMBEAGS Well oe. what are you doing to get yourself in our headlines? Haven’t seen your name in the U.S. trade publications lately, and seme of the oatuff you've been sending in is .o-. weil, to be charitable ... t'ain't good. What are you going to do about, 16, huh? ‘ Is the above meant for YOU? Should it have your name and address en it? Ney, this is beginning to sound like one of those dsederant commereials on T.V¥. so let's cut 26 ooo but think about ib anyway ... will You? in the meantime, let us glanco over our trade reports for the past weels or so. Maybe 1911 find some familiar names ag X.go along e090 Well ooo Sn BOXOFFICE under date of February 5th, Lon Gowia gots a mention for his deal on NIGHT PEOPLE ... and in the same mag, the following week, George Porhan lands a story about his Sea Cadet parade in connection with his showing of SAILOR OF THE KING ... MOTION PICTURE HERALD, dated February 5th carriss two excellent pictures ef confeotien bars ... the one Al Hartshora dressed up befere he left for the San, and Olga's attractive bar in the Seo. Clge alse gets herseif o mention in the next woek's issue, in the "Shownaen in Action" eolunn. SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW, under date of February L2th carries brief equibs on a couple of the stunts pulied by Bob Harvey and Jeff Jeffrey. Glad to seo you in there guys, and Olga ... stillb waiting to see the week when EVERY ONE of eur ballyhooers will be mentioned at least once in one of the several trade magazines, It's net impossible you know ... but there just ain" nethin® I personally can do about it. Seems like it’s entirely up to you. So, hew about 1t7 Have you road last woek% score-board? Guess you just don't cheek the scores too carefully .co Or mayba you gays truss me. Anyway oo. aa I surprised that there've been no baefs ... Seens that I gave my young friend up in North Bay an even theusand points more than he was entitled to oes and 4% took Nerm Jackson to check the extensions and bring the errar te ny attention ... So-o+9 oo. Robert, your grand total is 37,500 which puts Art Cauley ahead of you by a mere 900 points. Now are yer going to get in there and slug? 35) SBppose we get on with the business of reporting the activitios of our "B" gang during this past week? Good Z06a, what? Let's goo Sut, before wo do oo. may I remind our two lads up an the realy rerosen North ...o Bob Nelson and Jack Bridges that they are still eligible and wolcome to participate in all of eur activities. Haven't heard from them in a while ... Why?