Variety (Sep 1943)

16 PICTURE GROSSES Wednesday, September 22, 1913 H.0.'s Clog Philly Albeit 'Best Foot' ), 'Claudia' 25G, Forte New Pix Philadelphia, Sept. 21. ♦ —-— '—. ——— ' ... ,.-.'■' . .\vcol v Result is a slant cup. m ioi.ii By . MyScIf : tUj ria-wHf, impressive biz - - '•-'' - • $15,100. Capitol (WB.) 1) 200; 20-50)—'Hap- pened brie Night' (Col) and 'Lost Horizon' iColi. Reissues will be lucky to.finish with sour $2,800. Last week.. 'Youngest Profession' tM-G) and 'Pilot No. 5' I M-G), around $3,200. ■ Paramount ■ < Adams. - Par) (2,000; This Is ih'e Army' pu,lls out of the TJastbaum on Thursday (23) after 37 stupendous days. 'Best Foot For- ward' is top gros.-U>r currently at the Fo\- w ill) ..-Claudia' at Boyd, also bullish and just a step behind.'/' • F.sllmates for. This Week .Vldinc .(WB) (1.303; . 3ft-7n.V-^ 'Proucllv Wc Hail' (Pari: (3d wkK- jfij.-ssv*.'$iccpv- Lagoon' (Rep), and Si ill ■.'Chipper at $14,700. Second -Gbd-'j! Country' (Rep). Drowsy $12,- rourKl ■ for liurse. thriller big $16,.->U<I. 1 000: Last week. 'Let's Face It' (Par) ArcailiiL i.Sablosky ) (600:.35.-73)—' and. 'False Fates'' (Rep) (4th wk), "Gone With Wind' (M-G) (repeal) f comfortable$11.500.. (2d wki. Fairish S2.9Cf). Last week,; Proctor's (RKO) : (3.400; 35-99)— fine $4,400. Plavcd oh thrcc-a r day |."--M'i:. Luckv' iRKO). and 'Spitfire's basis. ■' lessee! Event' (RKO). .Flirting with Bb'vd- i\VB>."«2.S0'O; 35-"5>—ICIau-, irot $28,000.' and cinch .lb hold. Last dia.' «UOlli I. Bullish $25,000: Last Vr-ck.Watch on Rhine' VWBV (3d vk). good S14.900. Earlc i\VB) (2.768: 35-851—Kingr dom for-a Cook' iCol) with Dante magic■■'■■■unit:' .• Doing Okay $22,600: Last week. .Frontier Badmen' (U> with Inkspots. and Bobby Sherwood orch. solid $27,500. . " ' Fr.x iWB)-. (2.245; 35-75)—'Best Foot Forward' (M-G). Tuiieful $24.- 500 plus extra $4,000 .for one-clay Sabbath showing, at Earlc: - Last week. ■Destroyer' (Col), good $14,200 on second week: Kar'llon i Goldman) (1.000: 35t-75 > —•Stormy Weather' (20thJ."(2d run). Hurt slichllv bv long run at. ■■Fox. so-so S0.OO0. Last week. "Heaven Can Waif (20th) '2d ryn), hangup S9.20P. K'eilMs 'Goldman) (.2.200: 35-75) —'First Comes Courage' (Col i (2d run i. Good $7:000. Last week. .'Du Bariy. Was Lady' (M-G), fair $5,800 for second run. Mastbauin (WB) (4.692: .35-751— 'ArinV iWB) (5th wk). Nine days, of filial .week, still stout at $30,000. Last w eek, '(Trent $44'.p00: . ' Stanley ( WB) (2,916; 35-75)—'LcCs Face H" (Par) (2d wk). Fine $18,400. Last week; healthy $27,500 plus $4;- 200 fo'r Sundav-Earleshow.. Stanton (WB) (1.475: 35-75)— 'Swing Shift Maisie' (M-G) (3d wk). Slouching off to $7,800' after neat $10,200 for second trip. week. 'Fallen . Sparrow' (RKO) and 'Adventures Rookie' (Rep) (2d wk), bright $16,000. State (Loew's) (2.600: 30-85)^- 'Best Foot ; Forward'' (M-G)' and 'Harrigan's' Kid' (M-G): Showing plenty of b.o. kick-at $19,000. Last week. 'Above Suspicion'. (M-G) and 'Sc.iioritas from Chicago' (Col), stout SI 8.000, ' 'We Hail' Smash $15,500 In Indpls.; 'Watch' And 'Maisie' Each Bdff 12G . . Indianapolis, Sept. 21. .To prove : that the boofri-limc grosses piled up through, the sum- mer was no Hash in the pan. the. boxoflice tide is running just as high in the first week of fall ^ season. Evcvv first run house, downtown is veil over its 1943 average currently. ■So Proudly .We Hail' is the big noise at the Indiana, with 'Watch' oh the Rhine' at the Circle and ' wing Shift Maisie' at Loew's running close, for second honors.' 'Claudia' Wow $14,000, Pitt.;'We Hail'Nice 22G, 'Matrimony' Mild at 9G Pittsburgh, Sept. 21. 'Claudia' is the town's sweetheart this week. It's bulging the walls of the Fulton. Coriibo of Blue Barron orchestra and .'Swing Shift- Maisie' is keeping the Stanley in the money". 'So Proudly We-Hail' is banging put a tori id stanza at ,the Penn. 'Holy Matrimony' :is something of a: dis- appointment at the Harris' after crix raves. Holdovers are/doing ohly.fai'r. Estimates for This Week Fulton (Shea) (1.700; 30-60)— ■Claudia' (20lh). Blazing along to great $14.000.-and another honey, for this .hous.e i.ight after 'Hers to Hold' (U ) strong, showing. Picture, prac- tically had. a. pro-sold audience since play was at the Nixon three limes. Last week. 'Hold' (4th wk), only $2.000'in four days. Harris (Harris) (2.200: 30-60)— ■Holy Matrimony' (20lh). Crix went overboard for this but only fair $9,- 000 is likely: Moves to Senator to- morrow ; (Wednesday). Last week, 'Destroyer' (Col) five days.of second week, good $5,500. Penii (Loe w's-U A). (3.300:. 30-60) —'Proudly We Hail' (Par). Marquee .names and,tide bringing nice $22,000. Last week. 'Best Foot Forward' (.M- G ). ail right $211,000. ;:' Rltz (WB) (800: 30-00)—Watch On Rhine' (WB) (3d wk)!' Here via Penh to Warner to. Rilz route. Okc $3,500. Last week.: 'AVmy.' (WB) (4lh wk), Sensational $7,000. Senator- (.Harris) '1.750: 30-60)— 'Destroyer' (Col) (3d wk). Frevi Film Reviews Continued from pace 12 I Danced With Don Pornrio (Joaquin Par.dave). one being a so- ciety miss and the other a foot- lighter. The father keeps the siriger- dahecr . in the background, dialog and story tipping off that she's the 'daughter/of his mistress, Only acci- dentally docs his. wife discover the Other r child.' An ardent suitor falls in love with the socialite daughter and: then thinks he's seeing, double when the other girK'"his voice pupi|, becomes involved:. To complicate af- fairs, (here's a second suitor who courts the singer and thinks he's be-, ing' .'two-limed 1 : \vhcii Hie other daughter appears. • Director Gilbcrto Solaces manages lo squeeze, every laugh possible from the pat farcical situations, even clown to the comedy duel. Ballet numbers and stage ■ sequences , are deftly staged. Manuel Esperoh's : ipusic is markedly tuneful. Miss Cortes moic than ci'er Ipoks like, a potential screen jjeisonality with'improvement in her terps.ibil- ity. Her, forte always has been-her: vivacious singing and dancing, and she's jn fine Corni in thpsc. Tuero. as her voice., tutor and pianist-band leader, figures'importantly In nearly every ■ scene, l'ardavc.. character yctei an of. many Spanish pictures, is at his best. George. Reyes, as the rival in the confused .love affair, also clicks along 1 w ith, the other sup-, port. ■ Wear. .' Det. Slows Up but 'Bombardier' OK At $30,000, Also'Maisie-Tartu,'20G Blue Backs Fidler , Coutimied from pace 1 that source. The nttwork had'early last week received a-letter ; from S. Charles Einfeld, WB v,p." iii ' charge of , publicity and advertising, de- manding, a retraction of, Ficiler's statement. In his' broadcast of last Sunday. night , U9) Fidler ofTercd a somewhat watery' correction' of ■ his- statement about the ex-actprs iii uniform: He said Mhaf he had erred in declaring that the money earned from their public appearances and the,.making of ; .WB : s version ot 'This Is the Army' went to.lhe : ftrmy. The proceeds, he said,, went to the Army Kmergency Relief Fund.. Blue ' officials expressed- the; hope the latter- part of last-week that Warner Bros, would, not use the in- cident as a reason for calling off a progt'am deal that had been in process between the twp organiza-. lions. The web^s officials, said that the two-' things ought to be kept , separate. The deal referred to. in- volves a • da'ily . half-hour . stanza, which, would forigihale from live WB studio commissary on the west coas.1.- Adventures of the Flying Cadets : (Serial; Chapters 1, 2. 3) ■'T*iM\V-r>;iI itHviijip '„C il,-iliy M.ifl^re pm- rlllt-tliMl. -J el I.y 'r:'i> J h>l' '■ Hlltl l.i>vi'l)i'n. '■■.Hill.-. S.-i I|'.)iiv. M..I-KIMI It. C',»x, lli't.ri;,.- IM> nipd.iv r,n'.l I':u|l -1lus- (njiii- i.i iy : n:il >l,:i-'y liy I'llilol*. Ai\in 'r-'.il-l.. Cull ll lin'in. ir\ iiiK. Hirnlili'ini, Kilt^l- \': 11 ■. ■: liii|>i.- iliii'i It.i:.. il.- :!.' 'S:lll»M-. I'l-I'vK-^i-ll .in 1<: ii. .-li.-u iih.iii.-i N'. V.. ,Sf.|ll. in. 'r.i. . i:iiii,ilnu 'iino, 21 ■'■MINX.' iii«i tl.iiiuir.- ivm; !ll .MINS. . i'^iimi:' .Inltiliiv ll.ivvni. . Tlnlil'V ..Tiitii.'ili. W'iinl \yi»"l. Hilly Ui ; iiiiiliii: I^.I\v:m;iI "Ciiin- 111*111.. It-tlicrl. ArmKU-oiiK, I1):n-U'n' .Ijinv- ln-iilK'\ -If-iinir«-i- l|,.ll. 11.,-mx 'I'ih.iiipv. .l«srl>h l'ir-li:,u. A.i.i:-.,|. I;I,'Ii:ii.Ih,. I..-I:itoI JI'kI»c- J-oil. - I:tll '.K-.llu. I'liiPli .\":nr " V-:imll. - ,l«i:nl lili'ir. Si-iili-i- .1:1; hM»n. I'm l'i;il|i-i ly. Wil- 'li.inil' l- , m i i-.--t,--I.i,iii.«i An ii, J.uniN' Aillim. Circ^^litz-I^.e^'S^b-SO) ?^6 ?2^ S te^H?,^ , „„ p h i„i ,wdi r»Xut»»i ror.niild $2,800. Last week, Heaven Can Wail'. 120th). around S2.500 in five days'-'in-'fourth week downtown. Stanley (WB) (3.800: -30-75 i-V ,'Maisic' (M-G) plus Blue Barron orc h. Merry Macs, . on stage. Flesh isn't getting much help from screen this week but doing nice job at okay $22,000. Last week. 'Above Suspi- cion^ (M-Gl and Dante magico act, trim $24,000. Warner (WB) (2.000: 30-60)—'Best Foot . Forward' (M-G) (2d wk). Moved here from Penn but mild $6,- 000 is likely. Last week. :Watch on Rhine' (WB). also movcover from Penh, hangup $9,000. —•Watch on Rhine" (WB). Power- ful $12,000. high-for-straight fihucrs here. Last week, nitty $15,000 for .'SulSmaiiiio Alert' (Par) with .hic Venuli orch and C onnce Boswcll, 55c top. Indiana. (Katz-Dolle) (3.300; 30-50) — Proucllv We Hail' (Par). Smash $15,500. Last .week, .'big $14,700 for 'Behind Rising Sun' (RKO) and 'Ad- ventures Robkie' (RKO). Keith's (Indie) 11.200;'; 30-50 •London Blackout Murders' (Rep) unci vaucle. ' Dandy $5,300 in fovir- elay run; Last week, average $-1,500 on 'Fighting Sea Monsters' (Indie) •nrl vaudc, same run. Loew's-i Loew's) (2.450; 30-50)—! . ~~. '•'■• ■■ *S\vrng Shirt Maisie' (M-G) and 'Ap- < <Vrtiim«-«cf' rtir -CQ 'saa T« pointmc-nt Berlin' (Col). War plant: 1 OUngCSt UK .l»c5,i)UU in V'OTkers welcome Maisie. with' bang- ' pA-* . Tlivlo' Uo* lOP 0#1 vn SJ2J100. Liist week^ 'Bcst.Foot ;' rur l'» f Jix \ c Jal 6(1 ~ ~" ' ' ; . . Portlahd. Ore.. Sept. 21. \''Youngr.-T Profession'; is winning, out at the United Artfsls. bciiig one of twb nc'AVfilms this, week, 'Heaven Can. Waif is okay on holdover for five days at the Paramount, but 'Dixie' is the real sensation on sec- ond week at the Orph.cum. Ksllm'ates for This Wiek , Broadway (Parker ), .(.1.900: 40-65) ^"Lily Mars' (M-G) and 'Shanly- lown' i Rep) (2d wk); lligh $10:000! First week, gigantic $15,000. ~ Mayfalr (Parker-Evergreen) (1 Fcirwarcl' (M-G) and 'Taxi. Mister (UAV okc) $8,400 in second stanza ■ rter huhgun $14,000 opener. ■ I.yilc- i.Kntz-DolIc.) . (1.600: : 30-50) — Behind Rising Sun'- (RKO) and •Adventures Rookie' (RKO). Nice • $5.1)00 oil movcover: ' Last week, 'sat- isfactory $5,500 oil 'Army' (,WB) nYiiveover after Ihrce terrific weeks »t Indiana-.. ,. 'Lucky' Torrid $28,000, Newark; 'Foot' Hot 19(5 „ Newark,'Sept. 21, Biz generally brisk,' wrth :Mrl Lucky, .Proctor's 'entry way out in front, -.running; strong. 'Best--Foot Forward.' at Stale,- is showing-plenty of lxo . kick, and Branford has fav- orable entry in 'Hers to Hold;' The Adams has thevSRO sign out, ; with- Cab, Calloway's-unit otv stage lied W ith 'West Side. Kid.' . . ' - 1 Kstlmates for This Week . Adams (Adams-Par) (l;950: 3S-99) T^'Wcsl Side Kid' (Rep) and Cab Calloway--..or-ch oh' stage. Strong $24,000. Iiast week. 'Song of Texas' (Rep) wiih Carmen Cavallaro orch, Carole Landis. topping stage fare, flrst-rale $19,900. Brunford (WB) (2.800: 30-90l- : •Hers lb Hold' (U) and '2 .TiclCots For those exhibs who pad Iheir Saturday morning programs for ju- venile interest.. 'Adventures of the Flying Cadets'- is right up their alley. There's no pretense lit .what ■Cadets' aims arc;. it's- strictly for kids and, as such, Sure lo ignite! 'cm. Yarn' concerns the escapades of four cadets at a flying school.' the loads . .being handled by Johnny Downs. Bobby,-Jordan: Ward Wood and Billy Benedict. There's some Nazi espionage ; lhrow(i in, . along 'wiih; the. inurclcrs of- several men who" apparently had the clews id >ome lost gold. First three of the 13 chapters were reviewed. ■■Performances are standard, and the direction was apparently more intent on pace than plausibility. Kohn. ' •5.00; 40-65)—:Submarihe Alert'.- (Par) and 'Murder Waterfront' . IWB). Good $9,000. Last week. 'Bomber's Moon' (20th) and 'False Faces' (Rep), okay $7:000. Orpbeum (Hamrick-Evergrcen) (1.800: 40-65V— 'Dixie' (Par) I2d wk). Strong $12,000. First week topped town wilh-te'r'rific $17,500, Paramount I'H-E) (3,000: 40-05)— 'Heaven Caii .'Wail' (20th) and 'Pass, port, to' Suez' iCol) (2d. wk). Trim S8.000 iii- five days. Fir^t week, sirong ;$17.000,.. :. '. ' ,. I'nitfd ' rlistsvi Parker) (900: 40-' 85)'.-r» :Voungest ProfcsSsio'n' (M-G) and 'Gel Going' (U)> Siilisfac'tory $R,500. I.asl wf-ckJ- 'Never Been Lie-Iced' iU) pulled after five days of secciiid .week, •■.-ifl S4.(i(lt). ' 'MARINES' TOP PR0V, S0CKER00 AT $22,000 rovidence, Sept. 21. Two holdovers and a return en- gagement highlight .this week's stand hereabouts with all doing swell. Top new one is 'Salute to Marines' at Loew's State. Holdover biggies arc 'This Is Arniv" at Majestic, and 'So Proudly We Hail' at Strand. .'Pride of Yankees! is playing a.rerarn date at RKO Albee; Estimates for This Week \ Albee (RKO) C2.300; 30-50)—. •Pride Yankees' (RKO) and 'Two Tickets-London' 'U>. Bangup $10,- 000. Last week: 'Sky's'Lilpit' (RKO) and. 'Falcon in Danger' (RKO) (2d wk), nice $7:000. Carlton (Fay-Loew) (1.400: 30-50) —"Best Foot Forward' (M-G) and 'Nalzy Nuisance" (UA) third down- town-week. Fair $3.200.. Last week, 'ClaMdia', (20lh) (2cl run), good $3,- 500. ,'•.'-,. •Fay's (Indie) (2.000: 30-50)^-'Lar- ceny With Music' iU) and vaude.- Holding own. for gbod $6,500. Last week. 'Boots Saddles' (Rep)- (re- issue) and vaude, nice $7,000. . Majestic ( Fay-) " (2.200; 44-50)— 'This Js Army; (WB) (2d wk). Swell $17,500 .after hilling zowie $21,000 opening sesh. ; Metropolitan (Indie) (3.200; 36-59) -r'God's Country' (Rep) arid Hetiny Youngman heading stage show with Don Mario, orchestra. Three-day weekend got good $7,000. Last week, 'Revenge Zombies' i Mono): and JSam- my Kayc orch.on stage, great $14,000. Stale i(Loew). (3.200; 30-50)— ,'Sahile to .Mai ii.ies'. (MtG ) and 'Foot- light Glamour:, iColi. Marine induc- tion .ceremonies, on stage opening night .drew.: special addition, great S22.000. : Last week. 'Best Foot For- ward' (M-G) aiicl - 'Nalzy Nuisance- (UA) (2d wk), fjiir $10,000. Strand' (Inciicv 12.000; 30-50)— 'Ploudly We Hail' (Par) (3d wk). Opcn.cd third Week Sunday 119). Second week, snappy $15.00.0. Speech Issue. Hollywood, Sept. 21. Don Gilman. Coast v'.p. Tor. Ihc Blue, t sai'd ycstcTday i Monday) that he was backing Fidler on the . is- sue; that he-inight not agree ..with the . gQssipeiv but- that he . (Gil- man) would (quoting Voltaire) de- fend Fidler's right to say il; (hat the right of free speech was in- volved in the controversy w:ith. War- ner Bros, and that Fidler' has- a right to criticize the Army,. the Govern-, ment or any one else. Warners has meanwhile informed the Blue that until a full apology is forthcoming, from Fidler and the network the studio will withhold all cooperation with, the network- in the. form: of contract stars, scripts and program tieups. . ; It was reported yesterday (MonV day) that officers of - Army 'nier- gericy Relief were preparing io take appropriate action against Fidler'. Officials of the American Legion posts .and other veteran. ;organiza- tions are also said . to have filed protests with' the Blue,.-demanding that a retraction be made of Fid- ler's attack on servicemen. AER officials declared that- if the-.Blue network agrees to Warners' request- for lime ,to .refifte the Fidler re- imirks, -which were branded 'un- patriotic and seditious.' they would- make available for the program many of: the. 1.027 bencflciarie.s. of AER, including the widows' of sol- diers and sailors who have died on the balllefront. Fidler has forced the Blue net- work to make - previous apologies for his erratic reporting: |he latest, incident being the episode about Gene Tierney smoking cigars,, for which he publicly apologized two .weeks- ago after the ■ network, had been declared' out of bounds tp 20th-Fox players for nine.', months. Nitery Dent | Continued from page I ssssS tinue at the 750-capacity rale next spring when the room reopens.. Roof is closing-Oct.; 2. .following current Tommy Tucker's run. because Harry James' scheduled return has been cancelled. Columbian. Robm. ; down- stairs, will pick u where the Roof leaves off; Perinsylvani ' holells Cafe • Rouge, which: always has 'maintained wide aisles in the past.- was obliged to in- stall another exit to comply with new regulations arid may be able to 'maintain.'-its normal capacity of be-, tween 350 and 400. However, like, other rooms, it will be unable to pack patrons in too tightly on week- ends when.the'major portion of lis. business Is done. Hotel owners and: booki)Vg agen- cies as yet have no, idea how. re-' dticed capacities; will affect bands' salaries. /At,the-:Perm,■.'Ast'or, New Yorker, and other spots tisiiig b.ig narnes .the.';salary of a baud is. usual- ly computed on a guarantee p\\is percentage of the cbv'evs basis. . So, if capacity limitations lower"poten- tial cover totals anrf a band's prisr sible take, it undoubtedly will efTccl guarantee demands. Insofar as night clubs are con- Detroit, Sept. 21. More fi'esrrproduct movies into (he Tbpp here this week as the rclu'rh (o school and tightening of gas ration- ing begins to make itself .relt. How- ever, strong bills , continue, lo hold okay on holdover sessions; ; . Fox is leading'.the pack' with 'Boriu bardier" and 'Captive Wild.Woman.' United Arlisls opened strong oh ■ 'Swing Shift Maisie.' pat t'itle for- locals, and 'Adventures <>l Tarlii.' Estimates for This Week Adams (Balaban) (1.7 ! ■; 55-75)-- 'Claudia' (20tH) and 'Appointment Berlin.'.(Col) (3d.wk). Switched in after two strong weeks at Fox for good $9,800. Last week, 'Correnidor' , (PRC) and 'Footlight Glamcmr' (Col), nice $9,700. Broadwar-Capltol (United Detroit) (2;800; : 55-75)—'Revenge Zombies' (Mono) and '7lh Victim' (RKO>. Okay $14,000.. Last week. Union Pa- cific'. (Par) and 'Desire' (Par), pair of reissues, choice $15,0Q0. Fox. (Fox-Michigan) (5;000: , —'Bombardier* (RKO) and' Captive Wild Woman" (U). Strongweek-ehel is helping this -to a robust $30,000. Last week, 'Claudia' (20th) and 'Ap- pointment Berlin" (Col)'(2d wk.). nice- $28,000. .' "' . Madison (United Detroit). (1.800: 55-75)—'Crash Dive' (20th) arid -Hard Way' (WB). Back in loop for so-so $4,300; Last week, 'Lady Burlcsciue' iUA). and". 'Background Danger'' (WB), tidy $4,700. Michigan (United Deiroil). (4.000; 55-75)—'Mr. Lucky' (RKO) and 'High Explosives' (Par) (2d wk). • Sightin •nice $19,000 after last weeks stron $27,000. . ■ ■ Palms-State (United Detroit) (3,- 000: 55-75)—"Army' (WB) • l4lh. wk). Still; rolling at floe $17,000 after last ; week's brisk $23,000. ' .. United Artists (United Detroit) (2,000; 55-75)—'Swing Shift Maisie' (M-G) and 'Adventures of Tartu'' 'i M-G). Fine $20:000. Last • Week, "Du Barry' (M-G) and 'Hitler's.Mad- man' (M-G) (-3d wk). good $12,000, 'Claiidia* Great $17,000, Seattle Ace; 'Ice' Slick HG/HaU'10|G,Both2d ' ' Seattle, Sept. 21. Although showrnen arc talking, plugging and selling Third War Loan bonds, biz rolls along at an okay gait. •Claudia' is the standout, of . new entries, with rousing week in sight at the Paramount,: ..'Hit. the Ice! is remarkably strong oh holdover'after a terrific first week at the Orphenm. 'So Proudly We Hail' also- is jilrong for second session at the Fifth Ave. Estimates for This Week ■Blue, Mouse (Hamrick-Evcrgrecn) (800; 40-75)—'Dixie' (Par) and "Sa- Judos Amigos' (RKO) (5lh wk). Strong $5,400. Last week, solid $6,300. - -Fifth Avenue .(H-E) (2.349: 40-75) —'Proudly We Hail' (Pnr) (2d wk). Hefty $10,500. Last week, scnalional $14,200, Liberty (J & vH) (1.650: 40-651— 'Hi Diddle' (UA) and 'Good Luck. Mr. Yates* (Col). Neat $9,500;. Last week, fourth of 'Destroyer' (Col) and 'Two Senoritas' (Col), oke $6,100 iii six days. Music Box. (H-E) (850: 40-75)— 'Oklahoma Kid' (WB) (reissue) and Next of Kin' (U). Nice $5,000. Last, week, 'Heaven Can Waif (20lh), I'm $4,600. Music Hall (H-E) (2.200; 40-751--- 'Union Pacific' (Par) and,'Souls at Sea' (Par) (reissues). Fair $6.01)0. Last week, 'Proudly ilail' il'ari; big $9,000. Orpheum (H-E) (2.000: 40-75 )^- ■ 'Hit the Ice' (U) and 'Mi'ircler Water- front' (WB) (2d w-k). Immense $11- 000. Last week, terrific,$l(i.5(IO. Palomar (Sterling) .(1.350: 30-751— '' Sleepy Lagoon' .(Rep) plus stage bill, with .'Colorado Hill Billies' topping. Big $9,500. Last week. 'God's Coun- try' plus vaucle. $9,800. . Paramount (H-E) (3.039* 40-751— 'Claudia' (20th) and -Here Comes Kelly" (Mono). Torrid $17.00o! I.a.-t week, 'Hers to. Hold" (U) and"Falcoii in Danger' (RKO). (2d -Wk). rair $5,^ 900 in live days. ..Didn't hold up, Roosevelt (Sterling) (800: 40-75)— 'Army' (WB) (5th wk). ig $5,600. Last weeki great $6,800. ' - .Winter Garden (Sterling) '800: 20- 30)—'More, the Merrier' j(.'ol) and- ■Slightly Dangerous' (M-G);(3d run). Okay at $4,200. Last week, third ruii of 'IHiman Comedy' (M-G)V and Aldrich Swings' : (Par), fine $4,500; coi ned the smaller the spot thelno'r seriously it will. oe. afleclecl, Some of the B2d .street jive bistros, for example, literally place tables atop One another when : business -is!, good, with little roorii'for eveii waiiers to move up and down the room. The three-root- aisle 'rule will' hamstring (hose spots ,and similar'ones.