Variety (September 26, 1951)

SRO for Sadder-Pep Title Go 'SfS In 13-Gty. 17-Tbeatre . ... . iu(|K Rcnun I. 7 -rm F.I r»d to m 20th Fox hu H.oo~ ChiCI lead In ~Meon U uupany, In a aeven- |; Oral doMD t alart for a year to »giv* brr Unt to play out lb* full , road run of Moon ** B&K Sticks to Danf/ ' Bypassing Pep-Saddler: I As Lesser Csis-Maker Chicago, Sept. 25 That theatre TV loaoa some of play in the sport* pafe*. which I By might hr mponslHIe for thr In /i|| 1 crest in thr exclusive theatre TV pie hup But they also rlalm that g\ thr heavy «d> anrr mIo indkntri I that big screen >|4n* If mow safely \ part the novelty slate and has ar t lived as an established nudlum »*n ; ' its own. . . .;V *,'<?■. ■■ . Deal doesn’t start for a year to Mas Brstkrksod Drive ““ ^ m - ** tul1 100% Or f «ix*tioa »•» *»» H..hiiH« n R.nrfy Turpin f .%*!! hl£ho.^" wm-IT" t« BM Stickl tl) ffJaVld ’ ;M> for ! Movieum* ■ws !«• *"k> •«". wn ih.uuh ..‘•jrr.yj ■** auras is v*im, v a ^4, ^ IM% in«-r*« In InnlgW ■ *(M r TT < "T t , t r ,^*fT; ?.* r n - ~ D— C-JJI— (aniu'lon of luhan forrt- 1 . noi m m M«k • *«*. mmm "**"•*"* mUZS^ttln 1 .. K Bypassing npoaddar mm >» m» »• immum : •»" <*~™* ’".“•riT r : ^ A* Lesser Csn-laker S ««. m ,,» pori ihey nr* ilrwJr m(< .ml. , . o,^ w IS « H ««r*U of Sfonrt * Z»tZ?‘?iZn » hW«» Ormond C Tlmmpnun UMf .h.iiroon of >ta* TIMt IlMntr* TV Umm nemo of *y *• ttrhrti planning committee and Metro a M its allure when It competes with *“* ...5?*** ^.. .. hlK . _ - , lh _. |K . ,, ir . :• Seadlrr tempor ary chairman of the top-grossing regular mot won ptc* <nsi ‘man *** N ® r U l ^ Ih * n...^ S,.r luTl, ,n t-?T li'rr.o ' pobid. tuf» f.rr u Ornxm.tr.Ir<l by lh* of North Cnro- y*. ,^ rC,J^ (nor7i Kal.hnn 4 K.U dtrlMon id b>P>« >“• ?»»Mr« tme . OmrtoH. Theatre Vneo ‘ - 8 c p^up ,n iuA th^ IU HiI2 ^SSTthil p fji n / ajuSS j Mft II I i l l I I \)*r hr.w afriM. ulr indict.. I nnn I An \nA| ^ i* , il h k^ r ^ 1 . nhiih it pt.> f BIIV as 2 rss**£ §knz& 1 °P «£ — At TOA Parley s£^sg ss Preems Theatre W.rnrr* Ht.nlor ••■.il.drlph.. ™ IWH I «< *VJ „ |h |h , vubM . qu( . nt CMupt.on „f 1 1 *■ MVWM V dprtd. Kit dMM. ... ... X. * 0 d..nc .In. thr .IUc*i hdmM- .. _ . VT *“ jl N !’’ M L' ,*J!J < * r **> T *Tk ! trdlr .... k into .hr InUI numb.. of : kl.l C_mIiimimM br.trcrd b. phonr clI. from Ion. M thr bo..nr.. ihdrr Whrn thr t.kr for Ibr b.*- JlPl P XClUS VC wanting to know when tf»ey could TV has cop p ed peak eshlb Interest -..xr-# a- u j irhed iealwat I IVVB MAVIIWI »V buy ticket* Ho n or is charging 11 W at the trade expottion taped hy tK# . . , nl <lf - niirin mi- at* and has hren «old out for several theatre Owners of America con- , . ^ lt - hoomioe Theatre Network Television will days Biwlon Oifgrpgn T**Hre »l*u «ui not sitkjls N. T cpiu ntu»n ‘ (hf Imbetua of a' sock p»* lure* m tis fl 4 *t college football on * €,va ”r* M< A. Casters! the cold economic facta dictate a game on an exclusive basis Satur though th»*> re not reserved* and »i«.n ldih«»r«tofl<s and Trad-Teie- _ 7_^ _ _ tlllirtw n , , K m inatkriAu^i ^ . . 4k rrport. • biwrt ul* than It rn ...ton Imp all xrr* on hand '"**' .*™ "* ?L*5?..day ;»> urhrn • numbrr of the 100% Organization Sett inf up of a local com- mit lee In Charlotte, N. C, Mondav «i4> for ‘ Movietimo t S A. v made for I«f% or- ganisation of ear hangs terri- tories in the bo . promotion drive, i’hnrlotts was the Last of the 22 areas to toms in If. H Kvervtt, of Stewart fc Everett, Theatres, Charlotte, was named chairman Co* chairman for North Carolina is Marry Hardy, of North Caro- lina Theatres. Inc . Charlotte. and forSouth Carolina Is Howard Anderson, of Ander- son Theatres. Mullins, S, C. f ND- Grid Warners* Stanley. Philadelphia j rferhh (I u* m II re^ervi d M*ats in repot ta a bigger sale than It en joyed prior to the Hobms*»« Turpin Bght And the Kadio ( tty Theatre, equipment Mtnnrapolu. which will prrem Us >CoMt»m*rd un page 1*11 X .tb flMl» uf Umfr Mw-Uffw tW TT 4 J' > r T, ‘ >l jfiHg* »**« *hd midud p.rk Hrp of W A r.-ported lb* out At *"„ h TVT -**«*''« h,. .bout 100 Mt» un order .nd .1 " , P ™.'/ViTndl * n “ mt * r ^ "*•*» '*» thr preM-nt drll.rrv rate r»p..t. ■f tW - l>oh ‘ n **": lt ? >d . ' **■■• *>** “2 '*» all of the%e tf» he ricared un bv Tur *‘* n hmit. they 11 come out ahead ton Navy game OH. 6 for Its »ec Z :«d M thr ,e„ 2>Z ? ***&„'*' 'Z ° Bd bi, * ,wn man. (Vtriio riiTuit operator, who .. WM ■. . Following that pickup. TNT ptans \-Hrp of RCA reported the out At has about 100 sets on order and hi the present delivery Cate rftpr< ts Ui IWilre Wl-SMb rajMia. JS5-* :^SJSs3Jk ■ — f 2nc ( nr ‘Mfivtphmp Rill w * 11 “^serving iilher models ' * [*?* ‘ , i»J !o operate on a week-to week basis. WflvuBvf ri ported he has four MCA units * t ^*‘ l*** ^ ^. tn order to select the top game rv P Id • I aL await m. ft..ha,rx nooinMin rurpm ngni. Pix Esd lip n a Lather r £ . mum 225 VT VUZ ZZ i Tt*ui> »uh the l.u> Hmli.. Th*- ’ *—• *'• ■*“* P'«» ■■■*■*— **• ' property r»~ M t f w •«' pruvidrd • •»»( —g* W.VWW* UO*. -! frrruil util, hour.tr pip* th* :r.:h'“V.' h :.rr:;ro: ur ^ o t, ft r.'. '*«•»»*>•» »~m *. -«««* In effect. conaet)uently. the theatres will he showing a “game of the week.** Pattern ties In with the ea- all* Mt.ndav '24* provided a neat ivsw.w «n»uroi WWW r .. ...I «*»i knu„ R1M ,K- wer* raurrn ues in wun ine eu- foral ptdht fur' the^kiikoff of the Par which demonstrated its ^.idler Wp .Contest into P^wejrtal plan devised by the Nj- •ZSZ ir L r..ht ,.,. ,urr. r, hookup .. .trrd.y Tum i, rrrptrd lx.urvrr It prmrd «..Ur ■ pftxrM of manuforturtaK K SEjC hr out«ltrd for *f* w ,h » h ^>« TV ti me of . dud W.th ttx- MhdlaiV* M -r *‘ v » r » « ***** - H4K will win ~ ^ 0 ’^! ^h*dul* confined to thr NBC net awrpt.un nl f.r.mm.ni . Her* '•'«->"» ' I* prtrrd M '""S ,5” tout p*« prtr*» wk only mh k-h util b*v* ont, « thr firnom .n uhlrh Htn| »* «>« ptu. It S0d to-*Z ono for ** w **_ onr (omr * urrk vlrwoblr In rorh Crosby and Jane Wwnan had thr installation t icarket area. NCAA is attempUng good fortune to sing the tuneful C.PL reported a total backlog of fpifk fAIICC W ITTH lp determine esactly how the vart “Cool Cool Cm*I of the rvenin^.** 43 orders for ftp two seta One is I UAII/ UAJALd JLn I LU out forms of video affect gate re none of the brief hit* served the «*m*|pr In the Par unit in that Aim rAn irpr i|| |f|f\||frCT wi P u puryw*«e off sending radio ilMnicrs | 11 uvrd but thr gauge Is 16m and lUn Ul I 111 nlvWCtfl j Total number of theatres signing on the lam for their local 2hpd*f p > r<1 ^ ^Chicago. Sept. 25 lilt «»• game hml not hoed Ire ; to prksd at >»J — h ut ouiht Midwest fnlted Paramount thea- idMermined hy yosterday *Tues > AMdr frn m tlmt lm-rvrr thr ’ 'ZZ'SJ??.I't/fi <r" hrv, t.nr. up . uunpm hu, ,hr hnrup -.11 tnc.udr Urn all tranx-riMd brnatfraM .Arr thr lull ‘“"' '“T* «hr.lulr uf tool ball (antra to br j houM-. in Nrur York rqutpprd for facilities of *l»e ( Olumbta nrtvork <irl . <f ,,!" *** Proicction d IBto ltt theatre TV-euuipped l ig-screen video Exhibilorg also with 4 Aim k ul name him siar* * r 11,1,1 houses in i hirsgo snd l>etn»it h *<l not dmded bv vetterday serv. * to give importance to the production^ .*! Big screened grid card kicks off ■ whether to admit ticket holders for • Movvetune drive n wj+ given a 0 " 1 7,^^ t< Vsl!irK>«s^p < sat Saturday 2*) f with Notre Dame- »he game only usually running number nf mentions during the offering U » poeioun equip«m nt | n<JlJ|na two and a half hours! or to run a hour broadcast. git hough no »nd sppvrrm > reaching oul U*r Q am# ^ w1 h ^ f r< \ mto t he State- regular Aim program in conjunc lengthy «iut and-out plug It ™ ^ MgSO^and the ! ^ kr Tivoli. Marhro and Uptown »»*•«* Scales to ht charged at IhP very well neverthelessi to s<quaint • * ^ ™ here under the Balaban & KaU individual houses also have not the show s Vast audience • it s «»*ner at it ono witn installation , rw,-*..* Th*Mtre< been set lopprd Ht* HoctprrM.n* I.M fur rl..mrd M lr« .h.u »l 00O Tr.d ^ tear* • with the fact that the In- rep said Walter Reade Theatres * lU C, ”J tl»e gamoa In thO aaotor vrtn wun inr «n '"*» **■ . _ . , .* . >lv Th. .. h# <tu e romnnw l ,,t . • * mm .. has placed orders for 10 Installs- ; non ' The schedule, comprised of $9,133,944 ASKED IN m U Eye it Booker Meets Kkximnatiofi of Csitrml'i *t- 2-r, h.. «u„r,h,»( kprrlkl cum W*M «-*r. .or I. MMU.- l..( up fbl. Ull_ ~ . *• RMkMMn («m*. will b* plp^ w* M«f io S rt-rtpa cm in *c iNniFS PLAYED ! »«o* bl ' br "‘"" Drtr *“ ^ Ururrm* lurWr 3 WlgJ fU lllP j MK > «, (ion . w R KR util ■ ton.,nurd nn PM* H> HI IT CF 11 V IIFAI RNIW hknrflr ihr p.rkup. on .hr N..,rr rn .Mao i*m tkl UUI, M*A1 ULAL SIM U,mr ItltnnM and Nonhwcirm 5^ 1 J ' 444 ASKtU Ul Edward Small, who’s now work- ctmlest*. snd a Detroit station will ,n * un the ('idumbta lot in a part- do the Acid work on the Michigan 3 COAST TRUST SUITS —* ll«ill)wcw*d Sept 2^ reproentstive, have severed their c I VS* C II? . p Damages of $• 133 044 were business relationship Small is ex- j||| pH [Q [j^( a>k«*d Miisild) -24* in three anti- i petted in N. Y. from the Coast next M tiust Milts filed again*! major dls- wgek. presumably on the above II pww K/ynkPr napk tribolms Trebled damages were matter.'/'' •mmM fur li* llkuort. B»v*rl> j hc „,, ,„i«nmrnt u m Um««l Kko.mn.li<« of UbivonoIV «- Hills Music llall and Marcel rhea- |B ^ ln<l , r pU mhU |, Small made PC'iem e with selling pix ladlvid- tres l»> c«*ni|oini«s operating the | M . ftorr k»inind Col These have “»**>'. rather than in groups, will house* durtnc period of the alleged ^een about eitlireW played out, I ^ msde at a series of meetings antitrust v»n'ationv 4 Krl|> H hu Ume to the new *“ h ^ outfit • bookeM and office : Hawaii ioki 55 225.122 damages, tele\i>i<*n company he is itrirlos* managers in N,. T-» l hicago, St. Claiming house was excluded from |n( . Hr ( | alM> continue repping l4Mm L A. tommeming Fri- fair i« .npetit.vv ttces* to ArM-run ^^ ( haplin mho u nm , day Ml. / pix since its HM0 owning C launs Mrin - -« mkei^hi foe b nsme ^ Y - *^**»on will be attended by the < *< lusiofl was a result of Noilly. ^- globSl Sales hhief Alfred E Daff roosplrary hy dt*trihut«»rs and Fox- ' ^ . - ; , and domestic sales topper Charles West CoaH interests. Marcel ask* ^ J. Feldman. Irving Sochin aasist- 51 R79 2tMt for period fnnn I53A- ( nacl Q7nnpf^ Out hid ant to Feldman, will preside at the 1U4H, because it allegedly wag held Vl»gp» out-of-town huddles. barh in virtually last-run on Holly- . U D!*, . - , Mid BHft although dl*tnbutor- vBs'D llOiavJ lUl in affiliated theatres had their runs Los Anaelcs Seoi 25 N. to Europe a.lvanred Music Hall want* dam- FuUf jJJZT ln ne.rba rharles M Amory age* covet mg 1944-1950. when it , ° 4on * ln nrarl| 5 r Jwoh Bellfoit Chan Hums for Pic Los Angeles. Sept. 25 Four omne theatres ln nearby global iglrs chief Alfred E Daff ■ and domestic sales topper Charles ! J. Feldman. Irving Sochin. assist- j ant to Feldman, will preside at the out-of-town huddles. became a video theatre for KLAC- cil,r4 br * 4 circuit houses In their T\ . It a>k* 52 031.519 for asserted respective areas in bidding for day- untair practices. date openings of the Wakl-Krasna Dcfemlants in the three c*»m- RKO production, “Behave Y'our- platnts are 2«*th-Fox and its theatre self/* subsidiaries National Theatres and ; Drive-ins were the Orange In Fox-West Coast: Loew s, Warners Santa Ana; the Baseline. San Ber- 220, Paramount. Columbia, Uni- nardino; Lakewood. Long Beach, reienl and United Artists. land San Pedro, San Pedru N. Y. to Europe Charles M Amory Joseph be I If or t L A. to N. Y. Rod Amateau Cenrge Balanchine. Frances Bavter Earl Blackwell ('art Brtsaon Steve Broidy Nigel Bruce Hobert Buckner (ienrge D. Burrows Ken Carson Mack D’Angoatlno John Darrow Henry Deutsehmeister Jack Elliott Mel Ferrer James R Grainger , Bonita Granville Ernest Haller Helen Hayes Phyllis Kirk Conrad Krebs Jack Leewood Robert L Lippert David A. Upton ’ Harold Lloyd Arthur laibta Max Luthey Laurltx Melchior: Jane Nigh Pat O Brtrn Donald O Connor Harry M Popkin Artur Rubinstein Robert Ryan Steve Broidy Frank M Folsom W illiam Gargan Mrs. Jack Hylton Robert Q. Lewie Walter Reiech Artur Rubinatein Betta St. John Stephen Sleainfer Exra E. Stern Gloria Swwnsoa Ursula Ttaies Bob Topping Helen Troubel Jack Wrather James Young With the Ray Robinson Rs^l* Turpin Aght Alma atHl playing off and Ukely tn end up with 7 060 t „ •.goo dales. RKO Is hdptng fut .« repeat tonight (Wed ) on the W'tij r « Pep Sandy Saddler bout. Bincr two Alms wore told ht the *»<. * time by the RKO selea forc«^ j appears Ukeky that tf the measures up la the p re v i ew s m, interest. It should wind up w^ * similar number of ptaydate^ two of them will provide RKO r in more than 51 000.000 In rental* * Robert M. Mochrie. RKO chief, said yestarday (tWee* Wf lrsl changes will be made handling of the pix ns a result ot experience with the And one Pi n- cl pal l >. It. la h oped tn avoid the con fu sion at DeLuse and r » labs as the prints CMbe off day following the last Aght ho?> deeds af exhibs appeared at labs to Haim their prints and rh* ■« wng a wild time during which w • theatremen waited for hour* (.oral circuits have been koetrutV ed this time tn send only one man In t Ink, He can then di*ti tmte the prints to other manager* it any nearby meeting place l • (Iruenberg. metropolitan it, manager, has also set up scheil,,u * of the order In which theatre* vi'iil get prints Object is to give tiu n to competing ho u se s at the » lime to avoid favoritism cturti ^ * Cause, fur the wild nci arrw * which exhibs were very critt, at, was the fact that the Robin un Turpin bout was the first in whuff selling had Uken place in adv*!< • Mochrie said. Previously actual telling didn’t start until the morn- ing after the Aght, so there wasn’t such a big rush for prints A total (Of 1.425 prints was u*ed Cor the Robineon-Turpin bout and will be repeated tonight. Of these, 1.350 went to the U. • and the re t to Canada, with dupe negatives go* tflf to other parts of the world. Europe to N. Y. 1 Goodman Ace Fred Allen Judith Anderson Laveroc Andrews PatU Andrews Mlscha Auer Tallulah Bankhead Bud Barry Ridge Bond Henry Brandon John BromAeld William F Brooks ( oriane Calvet Judy Canova Joseph t ottrn v Chandler Cowles . LUa dal Porto Peter Davis Victoria de lot Angeles M. K Emmet I>ee Kngelbach . J*»*e Fei reg Hugh Franklin Stanley Gilkey ; Jose Greco Ballet Co. Ed Gruskin Portland Hoffs Celeste Holm llall Johnson Choir William R Joyce 4 Arthur Judson Juilliard String Quartet Rafael Kubelik Emily Usrvsrs W indsor Lewis Harold Lloyd tenure Looergan Guthrie MiCUntie Joseph H. McConnell Don McHenry Mary Morris James Nobel ; Paul Paray Gregory Ha toff John F. Royal Sylvie St. Clair Marian Seldes Haasard Short Charles Strakosck Aslnd Varnay Douglas Watson ' David L Webster Cara Williams Samuel Zagon N. Y. to LA. John BromAeld Corinne Calvet Judy Canova Cell Chapman Yvonne De Carlo G. W. Johnston# listoui Lloyd Marcella Napp Jock L. Warner