Variety (Sep 1936)

F I € i m n € € « # » 1 £E !l 'Mmst ^ Wanted I Weeks . Oiicago. Sept. 15. ; (Sc^t ExploIUfioa: <;iiicas6) After that smashing Labor Day week itbe -Loftp 4s aettlmg down cur-, Tcntly, bitt busiwess .is still ^gcod enough. Blelity of :blBck ink ^Jh the ibooks 'despite iidlflwer and repeat pictures ^t^all houses excqpt the Chi- cago :icnlS State-Ijate. ^Pftlace holds '^win[g Time."Crarrlck keeps 'Giiils' Dormitory,' Roosewelt and United Artists continue with Texas "Ilangers'' and 'Trreat Ziegield'; resoectively, Garrick gets second irom jof 'My lUCan -Godfrey" <and 'the Orien- ftal is repEatiios "EaTthworm '3?rac- •tors.' At tthe Slitonger the !Romeoi and. Juliet' roaddiDw is «tepJ)iRg alonB dn' its thwid weefk. New entry. 'Anthony Adverse,' will do a solid fortnight at the Chicago. •It Twas 'on 'a 'basis ®£ "more, tttian « wc^!s run that 1!he pdcture was dkayed by. the 'Warner exchange.' 'Otherwise, WB -would "have insisted on a riih house, 'such as the Roose- velt or United Artists. .HoldovfTs jft !£he other .spots :dll doing wen, «gpeciallly 'Swiingi TDime' «nd ''Gofflfeey,' ATdh aierzdff ^laf Salaban fc aCatz: and Sam Gllark of Wamere Impressed currently with their campaign on •Adverse."* Estimates tor this 'Week Apollo '(S&K) a^OO: .-35-45^55)— 'fGiajlB' dormitory* '(20th) (fid week), Maybe $5)000 •currently ^ter Ijig $8,100 last wedk. dhisftgo ■(B&:K*) (4;000: ^5-55^755— 'Adverse' (WB) - and stage show. Grinding here, with stagb show cut !to '28 «]iimiteS) iar 4^,000, plenty okay. Holds ovier. Last week *^God ■frey' -(JU) a waUmwrat $93*500. Gatrick (B&TO (DOOf 35-45-55)— •Godfrey* CU) (2d r un). M oved here ^from 'Ciricsgo tmd /getting Hititrliltnied dCemme trade for £Dod. !^Q(t laA wedk "China ^CaiEpeT' CWB), j|5,30Q, ' 40riMi1»l (qBiiK) (3,200: 25-40)— 'Earthworm Tractors' CWB) ^and vaude. Heading' for '$a7i000, ^ood. Last week in the bi^ .qtioney vMl&i 'Human -CBrgo^ •(20th) at $20,000 'House .goes bank .sdlte Sesat.^. Tjaxot (RSSP) m'Mifi: ■35-45-ffi5V- 'Siwing Time* (KEO) and "Shoirfmg Hi^' unit (2d week). Ronningaii^ and rnuU trtick i;o nearly $28,000 ■■an •cucrent session. Xast wedk :b !big winner at !$3a(000. -BDOjwvelt .CES^K:) 'CU'SDO: 35-4E-B5') — Texas Rangers' 'CPar) (2d woek^. ISrial week takin.(j >okay f9,000 after •nitty M4,a00 last Week. 'General ©ied' (Par) in tomorrow (16). ■State-Lake (Jones) (2,-700: ao-25-.35- 40;)-:iFlnal Hour' «061).and 'Wrilttes' (Unit. ?a,bove $l%;eeO curreirtly «fter wow $10,200 laBt week. tlnitea Artlrts .CB&K-trA)-^'ZTCg tfead' -mG), mth we^k). Only the pr^ess■Df ofiher pictures wSll iforee this one otrt. 'Sure to go six weeks he- tore being elected to make xxtata for •Hussy' (MG). $iearlv $13,000 this swask -after snappy '$16,800 last week. ^an^ (1,200; £5-85.$lJi0.$1.25) —iRomeo and JollESf' (MG) (3d weak), Roadflhower doing well, $13;000 this session after $15,200, fine last week. at $8,000 indicated. Last week 'Gor- geous Hus^' i(MG) and "SopihieLane' (Par), ^dualled, were strong -enough to lead the town vt a -thumping' 59 800 1 ■ . Orjihmnn '(©lank) (2;9.76; 25-'»D;)— Sing, Baby. Sing' (20th> and "Sin? of Man' (20th). Tw.in Ibill's ^.700 a nice T3jE0B oif xsoin. Lafit week'Aimer- ican Wife' .(Par) and "MisS .No"body' (2Ctth) had enough ;between them to do somewhat better than av-erage with the help ;Gf the holiday -crowd; $7;800. • • $1,SW WImA Vande OmaTia, Sept. 15, (Best Exploitation: Orpheum) ©rpheum moves into the fore -ground ■with ''Sing, Baby, "Sing.* and leading all comers by a decided mar- gin. Opening jdays.str-onger-than any - off "past few -weels and pitttufe is ^bunding to T$8,700. . >Brandeis running into its .second week of ;Swing l!bne"' at a toeavy pace. First holdover here in qiilte a spell. .Single feature Jgives ;Bist 'turnovers "daily ihere, wTiicli mounts .m> 'into real dough, Hhe -lime it's u£Il counted fflm will total mearly $14:000 for two weeks. ■Omaha iis holding vup well with •Gteaettfl Die^' as the means for its eelebrsttion ttf" ^iaramount week, Money "not -n^at .the 'house -has seen iipBift ^four Dr flvB weeks, ibut accept sOrpheum 'gtrts the 'call for eKploi- lation credit, mostly on a leag woiTted vat -in the adbby 'through fa 'iie--ecp with !B radio'Bistributor. Stunt is ^fhe installation of a ^agic brain' unit "w/hich plays checkers against -any comer, with a radio as the ^fize Sor any -Jumiwr ^who -can -beat the arobot, So ^ood it :gets liBld ov^r ior « sec ond -week's play. Estimates iar This IWcek Brondels (Singer-HKO) (1,250; .25 ■35-ao.)-i^Swing Time* CRKO.) Od week,). Molding ior another -seven ■dttys «nd taking care of itself in fine ^tyle Jit $5,300. 'F.sxit waek ,$8i500, J xOTOwlia (Blank') • (2.10D; 29--40)— 'General Disd' (Par) hnd 'Three Cheers' (Par), doublc Combo cheery Lincoln. Sept. 15. (Best Exploitation: Stuart) 'Anthony Adverse' is tlie -leader this we^, monopolizing mott of advertosing -gpace aiid tied in with tthe recent slashed prices on the book which was ballied in ^pscpers-w^h ads a Week or so hefore "the fihn 'opened hBre. <0i3)heum missed a week and went straight ^oturte while •getting some, dates straightened out after the fir^- vaade^how -hung over Mrx) 'days into the preseidt week. Vsa&e ;gcres Tback as ■A perniBDent featoire "neiit ^week-. end. Best business indicator of the .week ■has -been -the Tetuming jxoHjs of school Icids vfho are readying to :at<-' tend one of the four cdlieges "here. Rishmg of frats land ihe sororities have polled dn a nomlmr xSi ''bulky' theatre partiis. The football team is also iBokinB ^ood and wiFl^ll down atHeast-Ave ^ong week-renBs -duiiing the fall vwiiich is always e big %ang for ^he itheatses. Estimates Jot Hhis Wetfk lAbetigr (LTC) (1,200; 10-15)— •Winds of Wasteland' (MW), split; ■With •Yeltowstone' W). Better than .usual •at l^l^'OOO. ^ast week !f!eud of West' (Div.), sDlit with '«Chan at T^ack' (aOfh). .Nice it ^1,1(100. LinoolQ (LTC) (liHOft; lD^30-'25)— 'Yours «or Askuig' War); In "Here' ipretty cold and ^ven only an out' Bide chance of going the full week. ■Moderate .$2,400. Last -weaek aioad to Glory* .(2atih), .'$4,000, ©kay. Orpheum (LTC;) <(il.SaO: •10-il5-!20- 25)—'Walfcing ion Air* -(iRKO) 1)1 us 'Second TVife' (RKO), sollt, with two days -of State fair* (aoth). iiouse -sacrifices recently established vaude 'policy for this week heoause :of .hold- ing the lest -stage sliow into the .ores- •ent -we^k -and ingghng the flates. Shows return Friday (18) to stay. Straiglit pics lieading for about ■$1300, not bad. Last week 'Speed'! (KSG) Dlus 'Grand Jury' (RKO), gplit with 'Show of Shows' inrit -and ""Love BfiKins at 30' (WB), v«ry nice with ;$4300. Stnatit a.TC) -CliflOO: 10-25-40)— Adverse' (WB). Honeylul .*4,000 on the week. Last week 'JBrotlier's "Wife"* (MG), .IpS.SOD, above -average, l>iit lower than expected. Varsity (Westland) (J^lOO: 10-20- 25i)—'Love Again' (GB). , House is doang better -with ithis and jpeople are forgiving the'recent price lump from a iSc too,; $1,300 or a little 'better. Last >week "Nero Wolfe* (Col) only a little better than average with $lj000. ist Rons on S/nndjvmy (Subject to Cbanse) Week of iScpt. tS Astor—'Romeo and Juliet' (MG) (5th wk). Cajiitol — 'Great Ziegfeld' .(MG) (1st wk). •Orlteiion—"-Gi-ve Me Your ■Heart* CWB) (16). Music Hall—'My Man God- frey' (U) (17). Faramoant—'General Died at J3awn' (Par) ;(3d wk). rKlalto—^Hollywood BoiiJe- vaTd' (Par"). ftimfl^liast dt the Mohi-' cans' tUA) '(3d wk). •Boxy — iSing, -Baby, Sing* (20th) C2dwlk). .Strdnfl — 'Anthony Adverse' CWB) (4th wk). We^k m -Sept. 25 Astor — ^iRomeo ami Juliet' (MG) Cteth wk). Capitol — tQneat Ziegfeld' (MG) (2d wk). Crltcfion-^ 'Give Me Your afeart' iCWB) -(2d wlc). Muslo Wall—lOraig'j! Wife' (Col) .024). Paramount — 'Texas Rangers' (Par) (23). BivoH — 'Dodsworth' (UA) (23). Aoxy—'l^ine iDay^ a Queen* (GJS). ^ptfiMl — 'Anthony Adverse* •^WB) iSth'-wk). 6nly3NewFkonfi'«»y, Wif ^ FirM W«ek, H ^wing Time'JG «Id; New Crit 'GodSaref Taikes llome $4^400 ^tess in Tacoma Tacoma, -Sept. 15. (-Best -Cxplottathm: ftoxy) Furniture strike jseems Hearing CTd, smelter is working liiEl '.blast, city is making elaborate street irn- provemehts, including power lines .underground, and some lumher mills' ju-e junning three shifts, all makine ftor general ^jiz improvement in the Tjurg. So theatres iaH in line. Best iiexploatatiiJn lor ^Godtrey* at Roxy with 3,000 diaries printed, -with .■some --notes written therein, being handed to women at stores, letc. And this, too, with a 'diaty'. T)atural, 'So "They "Were Married,' at the M. B. Xsthmtes for This Week Blue laonae (Hamrick) (750; 16- '.27!)—'JSHiicing Pirate' (RKO) and '30 Hours' ■(20th), dual. Fair at j$l,- 000. Jaast week. 'Dr. I^orbes' (20th) and 'Pride of Marines* (Col), cdual, -$1,750. -good. Music Box (Hamrick) (1,400; 16- ,27-37)—'They Were. Married' (Col) and 'Chan «t Track' (20th). dual. Six days okay at;?2:80D. Last week 'Last of Mohicans' (UA) and 'Kelly Sec- ond' (MGM), -dual. :«4.200, big. BlaU«» (Moore)'(1,350; 16-.27.37)— 'Texas Rangers* (Par). Great at $3.- ,200. 'Last week 'American Wife (Par) and vaude. $2,800. okay. .„„ Boxy (Hamrick) (liSOO; 16-27-37) —iMv Man Godfrey' (U). Immense $4;40"0. Last week 'Brothei-'s Wif6 '(MGM) '$4,000, great. iBrtroit, Sejrt. JS. 'OBest Eigplottatlon: Itos) Tflls are -w^l -stocked this week.^ "Weather plenty Tntiggy, so iiatives •are finding a lot of relief in tcooled houses. Product is generally .%aod, too. Batik leading -the to-wn again ds ttie Fox, over the "W^ipdward avenue widening doldrums. It's due (for •bang-up $30,000 on 'My Man God- frey' plus Tliree Stooges topping vaude. •Michigan, -whidh -has had 'things to ftself ;past <two months, dips a little -fihis rstanza, but 'will 'get a Jiice ^6)000 anyway on 'Yours for the Asking' and with Pliil Spitalny's £icl 'band nn stage. '.Goi:geous Hns^' and ''Romeo and Jiflieit' are leading town on straight pix. 'Romeo,' ^lOuch opened-s.rio. st .the ""Cass (6), .finished up first rses- sion with .$12;DOO on two->B-'day stj '$1;B5 top, following nifty ballyhoo. !Hussy,' *at the 'JElnited A-rtists, like-' wise is drawing 'em, and 'this weelt'^: take wiU be near the high for the' 2,000Tseater -at terriff-ic $-ie;000, Dfot much in the way of Iralbchoo ■this week, ibut -Fox grabbed mhstt there was. Most <Df stuff revolved around the Tliree Stooges, who were iplaced on radio, .appeared at social affair as 'butlecsi' and harassed :down- town police with their fcn-oken-down, auto. £stlmates 'lor This Week Adams t(Baleiban) (1,700; :25-40)— •'ChansttiRacetrBck* (-BOth) and 'Two- Tisted Gentleman' CCol), dual. Good ■$fi;000. Clipped off hilty "$5,700 last we^ on rRoad to Glor/ (20th') (2d week). ■ Cass (Indie.) a,400; $1.65 top)— .'Romeo and Juliet' i(MG). Got off to .«;r.o. start Sunday (6), on two-a-day, and gleaned $12;000 first session end- ing Saturday (12). At least .'four weelcs. Fox (indie) (5,000; :30-40-65)—'My Man'Godfrey' (U) and Three Stooges lieading vaude. Street repair dol- drums :over, -so house -is getting play at .hang-up $30,000 this week, "Dor- mitory^ '(ZOth-), plus 'George Olsen- Dthel Shutta -en .stage, igave house big $29,000 last stanza. Olsens al-, ways draw "here, and Simone Simon. was built up -nicely. Michigan (United Detroit) (4,000; 30^0-<65)—'Yours for Asking' (ParV •plus PJiil Spitalny band on stage. .Nabbing a nice .$26,000. Came under the 'line last week with a nifty $29,000 on 'Stage Struck' (WB) and 'Femrne i'dlres' unit. Stote (United Detroit) (3,000; 225- 40,)—^Kelly Second' (MG) and 'Wom- en Are Trouble' (MG), dual. Biz fine at $6,000. Nice $5,500 last .week on 'Give My Life* (Par) and 'Hollywood Boulevard' (Par). -Driltea Artists (United Detroit) (2,000; 30-40-65')—^Gorgeous Hussy* CMG). Around $18,000, terrific, with holdover for at least three weeks. Spot has been going great guns for past two months. Nice $8,700 last week on .third session of 'AnthdJiy Adverse* <WB), - (Best Exploitation: JU>xyK:_ Kids are back in town, .schools have Teoajfined,' the weather is ideal, for film-going, pictiire product is] generally strong, Jewish J<Iew "Year holidays -arrive ttomorrow (Thursr day) and managers, together -with distributors, are anything-but blue. Labor Day week port everyone in a gay mood as anofher tail reason, probably the best since '-29, ;got xmder way in a most auspicious ^shion. r.at:her 'Knickerbocker''s village dumped a total of $4I5,'5O0 into ID downtown houses, ramprared with .$3l7a;60D for June of these theatres dast ysear, (exception hemg -tlhe JRialto, which tiiBn was vnder <;onstruction. Most -otf the attnadtions which -were hare over the Labor I3ay lioliday re- Tnain -on "hoddovers. 'Oifly three new -piotuues made their bow, .'Sing, Baby, ■Suf^;* which is a smash of no small ■proportions -at .the Aoxy; 'Sworji Enemyi* at -the small-seater Rialio, 3ind ■'Walking on Air,' which is paired at the Palace with "To Maiy—"With Love.' Backed i>y an extensive .and well directed <csmpaign in which 20th- ^ox -and tiie Roxy ijoiDed -hands, 'Smg, Bafby.. Sing' ^may -push .its Ifast pace to -.^;0B0. This is a jSodc of rollers. "iBa'by' will xema'in a second :and, in all probability, a third week at this rate. Of the holdovere, 'Swing Time' i-has' the lead. It will ,get 490,000 ^silyj on its curront <(3rd) -week vat moves | oitt 4omght to make -way ^or "TSIy Man Godfrey,' -vuihich -opeiffi -trtnor-| row. 'Geneiail Died at Dawri' "is .an- < other strong performer. Its seoond' week at the Par, ending last night •(Tues.-), is ^away Tip tliere at I^TO^OQ, after a first week ot $55,000, and ea- «a5« a third. "Vincent Lopez cams in -on the:Second nveek 'of ■'tSeneraT -and) Itdlds jover -with it. Also, -the Ear,i (effective today, adds Leo FuW, singer, from the f^rench Casma. to the pit show for the Jewish iicilidays. Other iholdoveis currently -on tapi ane 'Goirgeous Hussy,' 'Last of Mo- hicansj' 'Otothony Adverse' .and 'Romeo -.and Julieit,' latter twora^day; ^ '$2 top. All ate 'SaaxsE weU.- "Romeo"* -is iproving of (ttie stoutest timber, .-having grossed ^2flti£ID last week (its thirdi) at the Astor. IHossy*-and Tldhicans'are'Close on their second weeks, iomner sft 425.0001 or over. TSIcihicans' at 420.'000 ending Jast -night -GTues.). The Indian pic- ture begins its third week taday (Wed.), wiiile 'Hussy' -will -be re- placed I^iday (18) :by "Zieiifeld.', 'A'dJTOrse"' oontinues a very profitable tenancy of the Strand, its third-week, being around $35(000. Picture lieglns its 'fourth stanza today (Wed.). Another :flrst run Ihouse for Broad- ■way, the Jiew Criterion, x>pens to the Dublic tiiis morning at 8 .am., with 'Giive Me Your Heart' after a fonmal premiere Oast night (Tues.) and a, press preview the nif?ht before. House will be a run rather than a wadkly change at a morning scale of. ^c. -and-a -too-evenings-of 75e. week-' days, -tJOc Saturdays and Sundays.' B. S. Moss :snd iHarry L. Chamas are- tl» operators. Broadway theatres that have .stages' buit are 'ustog no %ving talent stff- fared a new type of picketing ithis week when tlie Musicians* Union,' Local S02, .incqpted a drive to restore music and sliows to Gresiet V. Y. The union -on Friday .(11) started Dicketing the Cap, -Riv, Strand land Palace, urging people not to patron- ize those :houses. 'On Monday Tright (14), -when the Critenion was having a special -press .preview, the ipickiets went mto parade .action there. It is .lielieved that the piclceting is hurting the 'houses ^ected. at the .same time indirectly henefttiaf! the Music Hall, . Par, Roxy "and State, which have living talent and thus are unmolested^ IS^fhnates.fer 'This 'Wc^k. Afltor •(1;012; *5-$1.10.-$l:e5-;$2,a0)— 'Romeo* (MG) '(4fh weelc). Maintains strong draught; at ,$20,400 last week, doing a little better than capacity. Capitol •('4;620; 25-35-55-B5-$1.25)— 'Hussy' (MG.) .C2d week). Was up in good -figures first week at under 44O1OOO and still doing well at $25:000 second stanza, -in 'face -of -very stotfl' opposition. ^Ziegfeld' (MG), upJrom recent long -$2 run at Astor, opens Friday (18). /Palace C1.700; 25-35-55)—'To "Mary —With Love' (20th) (2d xun) and 'Walkini? 'on -Air' (RKO) -(1st run), dualed. Points to around ^8,000 on six, days, good. La st w eek's doubldton, 'China Clipoer' CWB). and 'Star for-a NJghf (20th), both Sd run, ?8J00. Paramount (3;664; 25-35-55-85)— 'General Died at Dawn' (Par) (2d week) and Vincent Looez orchestra (1st weefk). Take ol $40,000 on sec- ond week of this pictui'e, aided by Lopez pit show, very big. 'General' on its first week, with .'Shep Fields', orchestra on repeat date, was ?55,000. best since house =«?ertt into -present policy last Xmas. 'General' remains third week, Lopez keeping it com- pany. Rattle Cit)' Music ViM >(5.9894 40- 50-85s9fl-;$l;65)—*Swing TSme' <(BKO) and -utage .•show (3d weak). Astaire- iElogets hit a new high for any hold- over week .liere last week •(2d) at 4124^000, and -ounrently lOn third will do $90;000 easily. 'Could stay a .fourth but isn't. 'My Man Godfrey' CU) de- huts tomonrow '(Thurs.). BoaUo (750; 25-'40-S5)-^'S WD r n iEnemy' (Par). Itaing. well, ahdut $8,000. Last week 'Son Comes Home* (Par) was only $6i0OO, mvtOi (2,092; 25-95-75-85499)— •Mohican^' (UA) (2d week)7 Hitting $20,000 <on its Becond -lap ending last night (Tues.), remake oT-Cooper ^tory holding up okay and goes third week. Tirdt -seven xSays $35,000. Boxy (5'flf36; 25-45-^5-75)—*Sjng, Baby, Sing"' C20ai) and. -stage show ■-headed Ipy X.eo Carrillo. Conibina- tion badly overworking caSiiers and ushers here this -week; may xaise re- ceipts to '$55;ODO,. very sma^y and holds second, possibly thi-rd, week. "Girls'Dormitory' (20th) on its sec- ond week over Labor Day was $49,- '600. very niifty. •Strand t(2;-767: 40-55-65-99)—'Ad- verse' (WB) \(Bd week), A swell iraoney-nraker ifor the J^neres 'Warner ^ :$35j000 third week ^ending last night (Tues.). Seoond .st netc h of seven 'days tovdr SLaboir T3ay was $50i000, -Remams liere ^or i>pssible total <0f (five or '.six -weeles. State .(3i450; 35-'55-'Wi>-iff'lcCffdilly SSim.' ((MGr) t(ad run') -and ivaude headed by Noble Sissle'orchestra and 'Cross 'and dDunn. ^CUse had a fine weekend -again md -ilooks ;$2SfO0O or over, -good. Last week 'UlTjrtinn on Range' :(!Par) (23 Tun^) -and, nn 'Stage, Duncan Sisters, 'Gtacie Barrie and Dick "Stabile or chestr a, •'$27-,000. .Portland, Ore, Seirt. HS. fEvery major spot is liolding \over this week. 'Great Ziegfetd* ah its third week-tft the "United Artists, is in line £or 454OOO. '?My Man Ooflirey' is .Witting a wow second-weefk -jft T^arkefs Broad- way -and may ■even Jhbld longer. ~?Cexat$ Rangers* -holding ior a sec- ond' spasm at the big Evergreen Paramount. "San J'rancisco/ in its azCh week at -the Mayfair doing bet- ter than -average li^iz at ifliat house, ••Mr. ©eeds' is now grinding a .19th wetfk -at the Evergreen Blue Mouse. tESthnates for IXbls Week Broadway (Parker) f(2.eOQ; 30-40> —'My Man Godfrey' -OU) '(23 week). Stm Icnocking 'em -dead »or ta big $6,000. J'irst -week a wow at $8,400. Mayfair (Parker-Evergreen 1 (1.400; 30-^0) iSan Francisco' (MG) il2th week). Hitting 'Okay $2,780. aElav- enth week goor^ at ji3.000, 'C^niibeiim -(Hamrick - 'Evergreen) "(2.-000; ^0-40) ^Sing. Baby. Sing* (Zath) and 'Yours -for .Asking* -iPar). Better than .expected first nveek and Tield ior second; good -$4:6011 first bigj$5,900. Taramount '(Evergreen) -X3;0fl0-. 30- '40)—Texas Ranaeis' (Par) and 'Sec- ond "Wife* CRKO) (2d .wk.). 33oing big -tf>5.S(I0. -First week registered excellent 1K7.1B0O, nnttea AriifltH (Parker) (l Om: 30- 40,)—'The Great Ziegfeld' (MG-) (3d wk.). Hitting a creat pace for at least ?a».Onn. second week did . strong $5,600. Pirst terrific at 48.600. B*Hm IVISSENTS ■Biz Only Tffir HJherr—^'Steg, llaby. Birmingham, Sept. 15. Afiain this week there's not loo much ■cxoitement. Pictures, while moderately strong, are Tn>t excen- tional. and business j<i right in line with this tact, 'Sing. B;»by, Sing' has about many possibilities as any- thmfl! in town. Exploitation weak on aU pictures. -Estimates ior -^«ek Alabama (Wdlb--T<:>ncev) (?-800: 30-35-40) — ■'Piccadilly Jim* (MG). Moderately good week, more Ijecausc of Robert Mont^omnry than i«ny- thing elw, at ^T.'BOO. Last week 'Swing'.Thne' (RKO) S3;000. ■f.ood. ^pire (Acme) (1.100: 25')—'Fol- low Your 'Heart' (Ronitb). Nothir-^ to brof» about st ^2.^00. La'it week 'Satan Met Lady' (\VB), $2,801). good. RUz (Wilby-Kincey) (1.60D: 25V —'Siixc. Baby. Sing' (20t.h). Bretty good $3,500. Lfist week 'Efirthwbrm Tractors' (WB) $*.000, modBTfite, Strand (Wnby-Kinroy) (000; 2Sf —'Crash Donovan' (U), About $2,« 000, lair. L'j.'Jt- -.veek 'State -5*air (Fox) only If2,300,