Ballyhoo (Nov 4, 1955)

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ee € ropa le. e@ unos, ly Pade” 1955 $10,000 IN CASH PRIZES HONOURING 25 YEARS OF INSPIRED LEADERSHIP IN FAMOUS PLAYERS INVESTIGATORS! REPORTS National Drive Captain DAN KRENDEL In last week's bulletin we covered some of the more common faults found with your fronts and boxoffice ... and they weren't restricted to isolated instances, Could have been talking about YOUR theatre, Have you taken a good look at your front ALEC 556 Have you replaced those duds? Your opal glass in good shape? No broken or missing pieces? Have you bought yourself a can of paint and touched up the frames ... doors, and marquee? That's why we're passing this information along to you fellows ... For YOUR guidance, and to assure you and us, that the next report on the theatre you are responsible for will be 100% ... Good, that is. This week we'll take a little space to glance through the investigator's eyes at your cashiers, doormen and other personnel, They are your key people ,.. They occupy important positions of trust ... THEY can make or break you. How well do you know them? Let's see if the following COULD have happened in your theatre ... CASHIERS 1, The cashier spent most of her time in the lobby, enjoying the show ... returned to the boxoffice only when she observed patrons waiting to purchase tickets. 2. No change on hand ... told customer she couldn't change a ten dollar bill, 3. Gashier was too busy typing to bother selling tickets. 4, Box office door left wide open, and cashier visited at frequent intervals with doorman and confection girls. Dd. Student tickets sold to anyone asking for them ... No form of identification required, 6. Tickets returned to cashier in exchange for higher-priced ones, instead of being cancelled, sold to next person asking for that price. 7. No small bills on hand at opening ... cashier had to make change of a 5,00 bill in silver. 8. Cashier observed counting a stack of bills and silver on boxoffice counter, in plain view of all passers-by ... This certainly is inviting trouble ..,