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‘Did you know in ooe year
the Salvation Army. in
Canada provided. for 2742 .

received into Harbour Light

Centres and 900 were :

Satitecorly dachariee

aleaholics who. jwere

lan Warren’s Talking Movies .

- {hose ‘who recall the - Tin Tin. “TVs too ‘easy of this
Great Depression: and see Curly S, Posen, who. was social insurance,” he ‘Says

. Travelling inthe North ‘West? "| |

Coll ahead: for reservations at any of there
‘fine Slumber: lodge Motels!

months ago and_
everybody's doing it,. not

. its growing shadow lurking: In the movie business just Famous Players. indignantly. bout Ri h 1 ion
:-'dtound the corner probably during the Depression, still Premier is’ doing it and. y owns About A
“saw further confirreation of Is) doing it and’. Civly owns eT adesen | Princé Rupert Smithers: errace

owns a few theatres: in
Ontario and. acts as
president of the Motion
Picture Theatres .
: Association of Ontario and

,Odeon is doing it and the
independents in, smaller:
towns ‘are doing it?

— The: exhibitors are * just
exhibiting - goodwill says

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“For. reservations: at any: other Slumber
- |. Lodge Metel in BC, call Slumber. todge or

thelr suspicions in reports
_that Famous Players Lid.
was cutting theatre licket
prices. in certain com-

towns and he-récently cut
ticket prices -in some cen-
tres, Buthe won't reveal the -
names of the towas. |

= munities on the economic executive secretary of the Curly. +. 112-682-6171.

_ skids. . Natloial. Theatres “We're. in _ the -en- - “I can’t tell ‘you," ‘nays 7 a Telex 045.5209 i te
- ‘The Toronte Globe and Association, doesn't: think" tertainment business,” he Curly with a Pari : "
Mail headlined ‘the -story: things are all that bleak. ° says proudly. “We want to “Because I'm going back up ” .
“Prices - down. ’ Theatre. : a ae . take. the jobless ‘people's: . again, because rm not SLUMBER LODGE : 7 ’

_ chain cites tough times, euts - “The economic situation - minds off the bad “things ‘ breaking even."

doesn't ‘stop people from .

movie tickets by 50. per. tL0e-$t9 -

that: are going oft — the

‘cent.  going:to see E.T..in any of government. is\ rippin ~ fH ee .
In Sudbury, Ont., “where the hard-hit towns,” notes everybody off. If the people ao =, , 3 4 5 9 Az 13
" the unemployment rateis39 Curly, referring. to the’ don't get.relaxation, they're = : :
per cent; Famous “Players delightful ; new Steven - going to go. up in. arms. ; _ ; . ‘
cut adult tickét prices to $2 Spielberg movie. ~ “Tm no anarchist,” adds re WEDNESDAY.
from $4.25. “Today's audiences are Curly gravely, ‘I'm just an ° =
Back in the- Depression; just very particular and ordinary Joe who's gone -
theatre owners ‘slashed attendance a wn or 4 through the Depression.’
prices: and some com- Picture people want to 8e@ " During the Depression,
; munities even previded free like E.T. » Firefox, Star Trek curly toured actus North
movie tickels for: the. and Rocky. HII.” ‘America with Fanchon and § Q).-
roaming jobless. Movie —_ In fact, gays Curly, movie -' Marto, a. burlesque com- a
houses in the 1930s became theatres have enjoyed | a. pany which . put on stage . = : - - - 5 = an
"as much a-haven to warm boominthelasttwoorthree shows between movies. asteeae Gallaweve | ast Dewrason company’, [Geren — [mouvement
the body as an escape to Years, though attendance is He recalls, that movie 10 io [simmons |anicter [Love Creative = [caver "|Home ~ [se sovttie sont
“revive the spirit. in the off somewhat this year. theatres were.forced to do. :45 [Show [Dressup ~ [Peat Cooking | isslis lateriors pDreaon |
company of such beloved So what about the price more than cut prices to ‘ The sesame |eamny [Definition I Travel Freehand | agezine
stars as Al. Jolson, Clark cuts? attract customers, : 1 Ls Doctors for Sesame ra de pay one |umen— fusanimai t
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