Variety (Oct 1943)

16 PICTURE GROSSES Wednesday, October 27, 1913 H O Sag But ^Sahara' Delvoil. .Oct.: 20. ♦ Siislaiiied runs/wliiclv have. pi:if- iT.ilnl hci-c. for months, are s)u)w': ini; some • signs of - wcaltening. AVhciher it is a tiglitcning up of gas rations or only a seasonal .trend is difficult to tell yetv but currqni sak lias Idndetl .to bog holdovers despite big riKuresVon now product. MiohiRan will set the .pace :.tliis week with 'Ijot'.' Face If and 'Alaska; Hi(;li. a.v." with Adanis the ; other Iresh: starter with 'Is . Ever.Vbbdy, Happy' and.'Dangerous giondos.' .■ Estimates for This WeeK . Ailams '■ I Balaljan-) 11.700: SS-T."))— verybody flappy" <Col) and 'Dan- Rcrou.t Blondes' (Col).'- Fre.sh entry sliould get. a healthy S8.400. . tast v.eek. ^Wnte'rtiriie' l20th) i2d wk) and 'Passport Suez" (ColV, former moved in from Fox, $8,500. UroadwaV'CapiUtl (JJniled De- Iroil I 12.800: 55-75)-^'Watch Rhine'. (VVBr aiid-'Good Fellpws' tPar) t2d wk). Pair moved in from gi'eat week at Michigan.; okay S14.000. Last week. 'Proudly IHaiV iParV and 'Aldrich Swirigs It' (Par) (.4tli wk), fine S13.000, . Fox (Fox-Michigan) (5.000; 55-75). —'Sahara' (Col) and "Always Bridesr maid' (U") (2d wk). .Tritri $27,000. Last week, socko $43,000, which;, was over CNpectations. Madtson (.United Detroit) (1:800; .55-75.)—'Hers tb Hold" '(U) and,"As- siRmHent Brittany' (M-G). Back-in lodp^ for okay' $4,700. Last week. 'Coney Island' (20th) and 'First Conies Coui-ace' (Col), $4,900. ■ Michigan (United Detroit)' (4.000: 5.1-7.')i^'.Let's Face .•If (Par) and 'Alaska Highway',(Par). Hopeflicker likc-lv to hit a biB $32;000;.Last week. 'Watch Rhine" ("WB) arid 'Good F<:l- • lows' (Par). :.finc .$28,000. ■ Palms-Slate (United- Detroit) (3.- fir!n: r)5.-75)—"Behind Rising Sun" (H;KO) and 'Spi'tfiire's Blessed Event': rRKO) (3d. W'k), ..Coming down fast, with only. S9.000 in ii<o.'!pe''t after etronff S21.000 in second. v.:cok.- United .ArlisU (United Dcli'oit) (2.000: 75-$1.10)—'Bell Tolls' (Par) (4lh wk). Now on fourTa-dav and sagging heavily at only $18,000 this week after; neat. $27,000 in. third ueck. . ' . Wllscn |«.900;. $1.10-$1.65)—'Bell Tolls' (Par) (4th.wk). Reserved:seat srrangement is out'except for eve- ning shows with two matinees on contitiuous policy. Look for okay. $10,000 after last week's nice $'14:000. plus vauiJe. Rc.sGuiKting $20,000: La.a wedk. 'Fallen Sparrow'. (RKO) niid vai(cle ; headed by Pal Rponc'y, '.. steady at $15,800; ' ' Keith's (Schanbcrgoi') (2.4C0;' 75- $1.10)—"Bell ToH.s" (Par) (3d' wk). Holding well . at iiidicalod $18:000 after good $,23.(i00 on .sccQiid round.. MUyfalr (ilick.s)' (980;'25-50)—'Ai- wa v.s '; Bridesmaid' (U). 'Avei-agc $5,500. last week, 'At Dawn Wo Die' (Rep ), aviirage'at $4,200. New (Meehaiiic) (l.liSO: 17-55)— 'Rbsie O"Grady' (20lh). Very. big $13,000.; Last week, third: of Winter- time' '(20th), riic<! $4,900 to, strong- secoi)d sesh at $7i800. ■ Stanley (WB) .(3.280; 20-60)- 'Thank LuckV Stars' (WB) :(2d wk). .Took a deiiiJed. drop to.' $9,500. after, strong opetiing .rbuiVd at; $21,200;. Valencia (Lbew's-.UA) (1.480: 17- 55)—'Johnny, Cbitie. Ljtely' (UA) tmovebver). . Maintaining okay $4;- 500 after previous steady, round iri downstairs C(»htiiry. Last week, similar handling of 'SaUitt Marines' (M'-G). above.average nt S5.3.00 after two previous strong rounds -below. Decret Cos. CpDtlniied. from pace 7 indpls Bob Hope Great 113,500, Is.; 'Sahara' Wham 12iG, Top Man'Nice lOG /Indianapolis.'Oct. 26. Coid drizzle Sunday put temporary damper on biz, but failed to upset • healthy expectations for'week. 'Let's Face It:' at the Indiana, i.s the hottest thing currently, with "Sahara' gun- ning for important coin at Loew's, despite fact it follows immediately after two weeks of 'Salute to the Marines.' 'Top Man' also is :big at tlie Circle.; ; :This. Is the Army' opened big in the Tveighborhoods this veek. , - Estimates tor This Week Circle (Katz-DoHe) (2.800: 30-50) —Top Man' (U) and 'Holines Faces Death' (U). Fine $10,000 tor light fare tind new .star-, Last week. bang- lip S13.200 On 'Princess O'ROurke' (WB) and 'Nobody's Darlini;" (WB). . Indiana iKatz-Dollc) (3.300:30-50) I — Let's Face It' (Par) and 'Good Fel- low.-;' (Par). Strong $13,500. Last week. 'Claudia' (20th), solid $13,000. Kcilb's (Indie) (1.200: 30-551^ 'Thumbs Up' (Rep) and vaudo. Av- eia^'e S4.800' in four-day run. f.asl week.' .same time, $4'.500- oiV .'One Third of Nation' (Indie) and vaj(de. ' Lncw'ii (Loew's) (2,450: 30-50)— 'Snharit' (Col) and - 'Danncr'ous Blondes' (Col). Ilobust $12:500. Last vcck.,'Salutc to Marine.?' (M-G) and •Footlight. Glamour' (Col) t2d wk), oke .?8.500. i Lyric (Katz-Dolle) (1.600;.30-50)— 'Princess D'Rourke' (WB) and 'No- body's Darling'; (WB). Satisfactory $5.000;on moveover. Last week, "Ok- lohfinja Kid' (WB) (reis.sue) and 'S(;ventli. Victim' (RKO), big $11,000 for nine daiys, extra playing time rtir suiting froni 'Kid' draw. . *Dood It' Steady $17,000 ; 'Lady' Vaude 20G, Balto 'J Baltimore.!oci. Biz here continues at good pace, v.'ith 'Rosie- O'Grady,' af the Now, iind 'A Lady Takes a. Ghaiice,' phis vaude. at the combo Hipp,-chalking Tip very , healthy figitres op . .steady . trade. Goodly action also reported for 'f Dpod It* at Loew's Century. Daytime action continues, strong all aro'jnd the downto.wri sector. Estimates for This Week -. . Cenlury (Loew's-UA) - (3.000: 17- 55)—'I Dood It* (M-'G). Drawing steady $17,000: Last week, 'J6hnn.v Come Lately' (UA);was all right, but iiot quite , up to .expectations at $14.400. . -. ' ■ ■ - Hippodrome (Rappap'ort) (2:240; 17-66).—'Lady TaltCs Chance' (IRICQ). product at. the safhe time as . the larger situation's oh grounds^ 'that their houseis are either- 'as new,, as important, as highly scaled, or non- competitive. ■ ■ • Prociucer-dtsfribufOr chahis arc aware; of course! that the . Depart- ment of Justice has; invcsti.gatcd run coiiditions in many silualiohs, find- ing cases where -theatres in towns 100 to'150 miles away from; a key city now \Vait for product until it has bee[i played off in all the runs in the latter.territory, under present clear-; aiice schediales. . ; Iiv cases where a smaller circuit. n.ow; waits six weeks, for example, for ti. major circuit to play off prod- iict, arbitration of run .would allow the foriyier to petition for. product for some of its houses before thie riiaior .iises it in its last runs.. in one situati(3n, as a concrete ex- ample: aii indie theatre plays day- ahd-date with.a majbr chain's nate.s; Atiother indie , house, nearby^ a split with a different chain,; does not play day-and-date With thelatter cir- cuit's nabes. In the event, of ;arbitra tion of ruii the latter operator could claim; that since the o^her indie nabe operator in his block gets day-and date; run with a circuit thep. he should be entitled to the same .tVpe of run and clearance, it is argued; Some talk reported, of allowing ar- bitration on clearance only to opera- tors with five theati'es or less. How-, ever, no solution to the problem satisfactory to the five majors has so far beeii found, from accounts. Concessions-ill .other phases of dis- tribution anil exhibition, ae(:ording to reports, have been prepared, by the consent companies, latter hoping that sufTicieiTt headway has been made for cstabli.shihg a basis upon which an agreement with the De- partment can be made. 'Chance' Robust $10,000, , Me;'Sahara'Fat 9G Loiiisvillev,' Oct. 26.; N'cwi-dincrs are digging up some iiiie i-oiii currently. ; Maiii .stem de-- liiN'i! hoiis(>s are runninj? about, even, Itialti) w ill) '1-ady Takes Chance,'-arid Lpcw". Slal('. with 'Sahara.' both caich'iiig 6ka,v. relui.-ns.; National Is sloairiing along for ;another '.sdck w'pck with. .R\is,<i Morgan's bancf on. tlic ft:)ge'and "False Faces.' , , Efitiinai's '•"" This M^tek ;Brown .(Fourth Aveniie-Loew's) (L-lOO: 30-50'—'Saliite Marine.s' (M- Ci! and 'Fobtlight Glamour'. (Col). Doiiig iiicPly . on iiiovecjver, $3,000. Last week.' ',Iohnny Come Lately.' (UA) and 'i\'i)tzy Niii^ahce'' (UA), fine $3,200 on third downtown, week, Kentucky (SwitoW) . (l.,200: .15-25) —'VoVmgc.st ; Profes.s'ion" iM-G) and 'Du Bai-rV Was Lady' (M-G); Good $1,900. .Last week. "Hit Ice" tU) and. 'Bombardier' (RKO). $1,600. ■ ■ I.oew's State (Loew'.-<) (3,300; SO- SO)—"Sahara' (Col) and 'Luck, Mr. Yates' (Col). Bulk of weekend trat-. fic is sbldier tradc at 24c price: Probr ably okaV at $9.000; - Last week, "Sa- lute Marine.s" '.(M-G) and 'FootlighC Glamour' iCol); (2d wk), nice $8,000. Mary Anderson ?«Libson)' (1.0(jO; 30-60)— 'Army' tWBv; (4th Wk): House; has .small capacity, and play- ing to .-iiaiiding room consistently. C.ood> $8,000: Last week, strong $9,000. National (Indie)' ;(2.400: . 40-60)— False Faces" (f^ep) and 'Russ; Mor-„ ian orch. others, on. stage. ; SlagC' layout is di-awiiig.'em. .sturdy $15:000, La.st week.: 'Melody Pfiracle). (Mono); and Chico Marx orch on stage, about same;. ■ ■: ;.-'';. Biallo. (Fourth Avciuie). (3.400; 30t 5Q)-^'Lady Takes Chance" (RKO) and 'Saint Meets Tiger'-(Rep). .H(;althy $10,000. Last Week. 'Bell TOUs' (Par)' aA wk^),..solid $13,000. Strand (Fourth Avenue) (1.200; 30-50)—Hoiv Matrimony' -(20th.) artd Paris After Dark" I20th) Mild $3i0p0. Last week. 'Squadron Leader;-X' (Repi - and 'Hoosier. Holiday" (Rbp), excellent $4,000 in five days. 'Spitlire'-Himber-Jones Sockeroo 2i)aaeV(^lo^ (Rep). Tall $7,000 oi: nfear, .big for this spot;- Last week. 'Fallen Spar- row! <Rkd) and 'Adventures Rookie' tRKO), $6,000. ;, Orpheuin (Tristates) (3,000; 20-65) —'Victory Through Air Power' (UA) plus Shep Fields oi"ch on stage. Light $14,500 . in prospect; .with film not much help.. Last week, 'Never Licked' (U) .and Sonny Dunharn orch, $14,000. Town (Golclberg) :Vl,'400;. lirSO)-^ 'Outlaws Stampede ^ass' (Mono): 'What'.s Buzzin' (Col),; 'Shantytown'. (Hep )■ triple split with "Saddles Sage- brush' (Col), 'Tales Manhattan' (20th), 'Report Aleutians';.(OWI) and "Cjheyeiine Kid' (Mo)io), 'Aircraft Missing'- (UA):, 'Ape Man' (Mono), "Morning Judge' (U). Lively $1,600. Last week, "Prison Walls" (PRO, 'Lone Star Ti-ail' tU),'Murder Times Square' (Col)-triple split'with "Law West' (Col), 'Salute Thr.ee' (Par), 'China Girl' ; (20th) and "Alaska Highway' -.(Prr). 'Rawhide' Ranger' (tJ),.'Freckles Comes Home' (Mono), 'Convoy' (M(iiio), $1,500. Russian Actors : Cohtlniied rroiii page 2 . Confab This Week Wa.shiiigton., Oct. 26. Ju.stice .Dcparlmeyt intends to reactions fronv the' indies on pro- posnk of .ilic Big Five Consent De- cree companies;:for amending the decreci before ai)y final; action is taken.. 'With presidents of the Big Five due' in town thi.s- week to con- fer with Assistant Attorney General Tom C. Clark and 'Special Depiity Attcirhey .General Ro.bert Wright, excepting for Barney Balaban.- prez of Paramount, V^o's on the Coast. feeling:.here is that real progress is being made irt thfe negotiations. Coinpanies are .e.\pected .to. bring with theiri concrete;proposal.';.. .Al- though there, is action all along thi; line, it woul(j ;be. siirprise if the dickering drags on past Nov. -20. ex- piration date of the pre.sent decree. Should this happen, existing prqvir. :.sions will remain in :full. force,; pend- ing; completion of tfie ' ree- mcnt. :;■ 'Top Man'Sock $18,000, Pacing Prov ; 'Rookie' Torrid 14G,'Stars^llG .Providence, Oct. 26. Fairly active all ai'ound this week, with Strand's 'Bell Tolls' .still leading the list. A close second i.s Loew's 'State • "Top Man.' with Majestic's 'Thank-Your Lucky Star.";'; jicxt best. Kstiniates.;for This Week ' : Albce (RKO) (2.300: 30-50)—'Ad- ventures Rookie" (RKO) arid 'Spit- fire' (RKO). ■ Nifty .$14,000. Last week. "Never Been Licked' (U) and 'Always "Bridesmaid', (U), good' $11,000.-. Carlton (Fay-Loew) (1,400: 30-50) —'Johnny Come Lately" (UA) and "Chance of Lifetime' (Col) (2d run). Good S3.500; Last \veek;'Wintertinic' .(20th) arid 'Get Going' (U) (2d run), st<;aciy S3.500. - Fay'5 (Indie) '2.000: 30-50)r-'Rains Came' (20th) (rei.ssue), and vaude. Fairly good $5,000. Last week, ■Submarine Base' (PRC) and viaude, $5,500.- - : Majestic (Fay) (2.200; 30-50)— 'Thank Lucky Stars' (WB). Light- hearted jive is landing grand $11,000. Last week. 'Holy Matrimony' (20th) and 'Frontier Badmen' (U). $10,000. Metropolitan (Indie) (3.200; 36-59) —■Campus Rhylhip" (Mono) and .sta.iie show - fcatui^ing-Hi. Low. Jack nnti Dame, and Don Mario orchestra. Three-day weekend run. nice $6,000. La.--t week. "Melody Parade' (Mono) and June Preis.'ier heading stage bill, ditto. ■ : • Stale (Loew) (3,200: 30-50)t-'Top Man' (U) and 'Dr. Gillespie's Crimi- nal Case' (M-G). Socko ; $18,000. Last week. 'Johnny Come Lately' (UA) arid 'Chance Lifetime'..(Col), f mash.$19,000. ■ Strand dn'die) (2.000r 75-$l.'10)— "Bell Tolls" (Pari (2d wk)/ Opened .secrond week Monday. (-25), and still stout: Opening week rang up won- derful $22,000. 'A.C.' on, Cohen's. I<(oute . - .-- ; . Moii^ :, Albert J,'CbHeri draws the ..pro-: ducei' job on 'Atl.iriiic City.' one of Repub)ic"s mo.st expensive films tnak- ing .a total of four on his productioi) slate. . . ' ' ■ - ; Others on the list are 'The Figlitr irig Seabees,': "The Man From San Francisco' .'alid. 'Casanova in Bur- lesque.' ;' ' ■ 'Canteen' Wow $12,500, 'Suspicion' lOG, Omaha OiTi&ha, (Dct. 26. General upswiiig- in downtown houses' . currently. However, . the Orpheum Tristaies big house, i.s still lagging. Shep Fields band did. up last week's figiire a little but'Victory Through Air Power/ on.screen; isnoi rated any gctieral appeal, and figured as not much help here. "Stage Door Cante'en' and 'Above Su.^picion.' both are going far beyond';normal figures for .Paramount and (Dmaha" re.spec- .tiv'ely. ■; ; _ Estimates for This Week . . ■ . Paramount (Tristates) (3,000; 11- 50)—"Canteen' (UA). Smash $l?,50p, very big for house; at riegular scale. Holds. Last; week, 'Bell tolls' (Par) (2d wk). nic^ $9.800.. Omaha; (Tristates) - (2,000; 11-50.)--t 'Abov;e Sustiicib.n' (M-G) ; and "Rh.vthm Isla))ds' .(U). Strong $10,000. Last week. "Mbbn Sixpence' (UA) (repeat) rind "Get Going; (U), okay ?6;800.for oldie. Brandeis (Mort Singer).d.500:-ll- '501-'Sahara.'. (Col) and "Chatterbox' Union competition of declaimers, and others. . Russian military -authorities have, since the Nazi 'invasion^ beien:of the opinion that an actor perforiining. for the.'tropps reridei's 4 more valu- able-service than, lie cojiUl in com-.- bat (Juty on the firing,lines.: Few, if ,any, actors from the Russian theatre are engaged iti active ri\rlitary serv- ice, although a number have lost their;iives while at the front enter- taining troops. ■ 'This was substantiated last,week when Robert Magidon[. w'ho just re- turned to N;; Y. after :four and a.half years in the iSoviet Union as NBC correspondent, related ;how every active theatre in .Russia today - is, sending performers 'to the front aiid-. to industrial centers to entertain, with many -of the actors doubling into behind-the-lincs war work. MagidofI found time in ; between his NBC chores to write; a play in collaboration with Peter ; Zhatkin, Russian Writer. It's entitled 'White Angels' .and tells, of . th^ guerrilla warfare carried ori* behind- the Ger- man lines by Russian nVen and wom- en.; It is written in .Russian, with an English translation. Just before MagidoR left Russia , for the U. S., the Arts Committee of the Soviet Union, accepted it' for production and it's slated, for presentation this Winter.- McCALL UNOPPOSED FOR 2ND TERM AS SWG HEAD •i Hollywood, Mary C. McCall, ■., succeeds her- self as president of the Screen Ac- tors Guild in , a walkover. There is no other, candidate. Usually the Guild nominates two complete' tick- ets for the annual election, but this year there is only one entry for the presidency. ; Ballots for- the .other candidaties will be counted N(>v. !(),♦ with Lester C(jle arid Allan Scott I'linning for vice-pre.sideivt, Tii.lbot Jei.inings' -and Gladys Lehirian,. !.-ocierai-y. and Jane Myrfin and Hygo Butler, lica.stner. Wqnld Write'Em Instead ' Hcjilywood. .Oc(. 26. After one picture, arrisoii, first femme producer on Ihc Uni- versal lot. moves out;to reiiuine \\cx career as-writer of mystery .sci-ipls. Former .<i(:ript'er for Alfred Hitch- cock, Miss HarrisOh spbcialized iii upper-ca.se whodunit.s,. a l.vpe of drama which Universal is jiol u.sjng on its -forthcoininj* program.,' Her sole production chore on the. iol was 'Phantom Lady.' ^ . Cleveland. Oct. 2(), After thriee.week.s of o!T-biz. Pill-, ace is back In the chips aisain'wiih "Spitfire,'backed by Allan JOnes jind Richard Himber's orchestra. Combo likely will get - t,6p- coin .here this week:' ■; ■ : '1 Dopd It' bp«in(S(j lerriftcally at Loew's:. State- anB heading for a smart gross.:; /Destroyer- i.s sailhig along okay , at Hipp and 'Bell Ttills' going .well .enough on fifth stanza lb \ cop h.o. Estimates for This. Week y ' :• (H;kQ) •(3,0d0: 35 . 55) — 'Phantom- of Opera' (U) i2d Avk). over the ; notch for $'f.f)UO. Last week.'Behind Rising Sun" (RKO) (2d .wk)^ healthy $8,500. . '' , : Hipp ; (Warner.sj (3.700; 35-.55)-^ .'Dc.slroyer' (Col;). Stoiit at $18,500 as'rc.-ult of sellout round-clock open- ing. Last week, 'Phaiilom. of Opera' (U ). extra Dice $19,000. - Lake (Warners.) (800; 35,55)—'B«- IVind Rising' Sun' (RKO) (3d' .wk). St ill' strong at $3,000. -Last;week, 'Heaven Can Wait' (20lh) (3d wk), surpri.sing $3,500. - Ohib (Loew's) (1.200: 75-$l.lO):r^ •'B(>11 TolL-i' (Par> (5th Wk). .'.Sntis-; factory ■ $12,000, clinching . anothtr holdover','after fine $14,500 last-wecki -Pnl!\ce (RKO) :t3,700; .3.5-85)-^ fSpitfire" (RKOl. phjs Richard Hiiri- bcr orch and Allah Joiics ojv .stage. Excellent Weekend /trade pushing, this combo lo sma.sh -$29,000.-: Last ' weck/ -"Holy Mairipioriy' '(2011)) .with Clyde Lucas orch. .Sibvl Bowen. Al Dexter on stage, nice $23,000: -:■ State: (Loew's) -(3.4.50: 3.'i-55) —.: 'Doori ir (M-G).-:Red Skellori liUigh-: test i:nocking oft" big $1.8.000: Last- week, 'LCl'.s Face It' (P;ir) (2(1 wk), pleasing $13,500. - . - Slillman (Loew's) (2;700: 35-55)^- 'Let'sFace It' (Par)Ckl wk). ang- . up, $7,500 for moveov(?r. Liist week, 'Dr. Gillespie's Criminal G;i.'-<-' (M-G), S5.500. 'Suspicion'Hot $13^,000, 'Sahara'the Saine^ Ace Newcomers* in Seattle ' . S(iattle, (Dct..26.- . The big ones are lioldirig over or moving over' for extended runs; Lucky Star' holds at Orpheum while . 'Rosie O'Grady,' after big opening weeks at Paramount and Music Hall,.. (lay-date,'remains over at the Para- mount the current stanza. Both films ■ are strong oi-i holdovers. 'Above' Sus-^ picion' looks solid at Fifth Avenue to, pace- the city'.. 'Sahara'• shapeis gpcat at the Liberty. Estlniates tor This Week Blue .Mouse .(Hamrick-Evc'rg'rcen) (800; 40-75)—'Salute Marine.s': (M-^ G.) (3d wk). Okay $4,400 in six days. Last , week; .iswank $6,100. ' FHth Aveiiue .(H-E) (2.339; 40-75) . — Above Suspicion'- (M-G). ■ Splid $13,000. Last week, 'Wintertime'. (20th)''(2d wk),. okay $8,800 in six days. Liberty (J-vH) (1,650; 40-65)— 'Sahara' (Col). Big campaign help- ing to reach great $13,000. La.st (;veek, 'Kingdom for dook' (Col) and 'Dangerous. Blondes' (Col) (2d wk), fairish $6,100. • Music Box (»-E) (850: -40-75)— 'Wintertime' (20th). From Fifth Ave. for Ithird week. Big $5.700..- Last week, 'Sky's Limit' (RKO) (2'd wk), fine $5,500. . Music Hall (H-E)' 12,200: 40-75)— 'Kansan'. (UA) and "Victory Air Power' (UA). Slow $5,000. Last . week,' 'Rosie O'Grady' l20th), big , $8,200 in six days. Orpheum (H-E) (2.600; 40-75)— ,'Thank Lucky Stars' (WB) (2d.\vk). Huge $10,400 for six . day.s. : Last week, .smash $18,000. ; Talomar (SterJiing) (13.50: 30-75) , -'Isle Eoi'gbtlcn Sins' (PRC) plus ' voudc. Good- $9.000. Lasl w:cck, 'Women at Work'^ (PRC)- and Earl: Carroll's 'Vanities' on stage.- 'Van- ities' jjushed. this to record $13,000, oyer expectancy. -V , Par'ambtiMl (H-E) (3.039: 40-75)— 'Rosie O'Grady';(20lh) (2d wki; Big $9,200. Last week, alw at Mu.sic Hall., .strong $11,800. Roosevelt (Sterlingl (800: 30-50)— 'Army' iWB) (2d run). Robust $5.- 000. .Last ' wetik (40-75). 'Watch Rhim;' (WB). (4th wk). big $4,800. Winter Garden; (Sterling) (800; 15-; 30)—Pride Yankees' -(RKO) and 'Mr. Big' (U) (.3d run). Great $5.01)0. La!;t week, 'Coney Island' (20lhi.and 'Blow Up America' (20th') (3d run),' S4.400. So Far ,So Good lloliysvobd, 0(:t. 2(i; . ' keeping with: the Good Niiigh- bbr policy, the Oftke of Go-ordinaior Of Inter-American AfTa;r!;: has an- .noun(:ed its approval of 'iJj'azil.' to 'be produced by Republic wlth'Albcri S. RojgeU directing: Rbgell. leaves in two weeks for io de Janeiro with a writer and camera-: maii for .native background.";.' Pic- turi; will- be made in English -and Ppi'tugucse.. ' Clear Space for 'Wilson' /■ ; ; ' ., ,Holly:wood, Oct. 26;.- . P'rodttction on seven pictures at 20th-Fox is; bejng hustled along 'to nhake room for 'Wilson.' the Darryl Zanuck picture which will refiuii'e a , vast amoiiht of Space on the .sound stages. ;'',' - Ciirrently; in work arc 'The ,Piirple Heayt,' 'The Eve of St: . Mark,' "Life- boat,' '.The Sulliv'ans.' -110100 i Indiana," "Pin Up Girl and "Four Jills in a Jeep.'