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Movies Making -A Comeback
SANDY MacDONALD
Since World War 11 the movie
industry on the NorthAmerican
continent has been subjected to a
mid -20th century invention that
has drastically changed the en-
tertainment habits of millions
throughout this country arid the
United States.
This newcomer to the enter:
tainment industry, television,
has developed a captive
audience of Canadians w110,, tn
recent years, much prefer to
derive their culture, knowledge
and amusement from their
'miniature living. room movie
set', than obtain it through the
media of movie films projec.
ted on the screen of their near.
est movie theatre.
The impact of television on
small town movie theatres in
recent years has been severe.
Managers andowners-of-these -
movie theatres, after years of
trying valiantly to competewith
the attractions of television
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• have one by one bowed 'their
heads to this inodern entertain-
ment idol; the result is that
small town theatre operators
live been darkening the mar-
que lights and . closing the
doors of their movie honsesaby
the thousands. . •
Closed movie theatres in.such
towns as Clinton, SeaforthExe.
ter, Mitchell and Lucknow are.
• silent evidence of television's
• fatal blow. Even in some cen.
ters, such as Kiricardthe, Lis.
towel and Palmerston, theatre
managers have temporarily
ceased operation of their movie
films or have curtailed their
schedule.
!Flie resultant losli inrevenue
is not entirely confined to the
box office. Most merchants in
these towns have experienced
a drop._ La sales, as -patronage
of their local movie 'theatre
declined. More distressing to
these local business communi.,
/Oa -ARE 'BADLY IN NEED
DF A REST."
ties is the trend of their towns.
people to journey to larger
centers where they will attend
more specta.cular live shows,
and, in the process, leave a
larger share of their spending
with these distant business
people. ,
In contrast to the darkened
theatre marquees of many Wes.
tern Ontario towns, Goderich's
Park Theatre still presents a
brightly illuminated facade,
when its box—office on The
Square opens each night, ex.
. cotSunday, throughout the
12 months of the year.
Rated as the finest .town
theatre in this part of Ontario,
the Park was built in 1950.
At this time, it was owned and
operated by Sutherland Thea.
tres of St. 'Marys, a privately
owned theatre company whO
owned and operated movie
houses in Clinton, Seaforth, St.
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"TN E L BERALS_ARE CQMI Ng- BACK,
HEAR! SEE! "DR. MORGAN SMITH
ON CFP.L TV FRI., OCT. 6, AT 620 P.M.
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COFFEE PARTY - CLINTON LEGION HALL
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Marys,Mitchell andExeter. The
TV -induced decline in filar, no. --
age forced the closire; ol 11
these theatres, with the excel,.
tion of the Park.
Goderich movio.goer;, lia‘e
been treated to top film fare'
since the town's first theatre,
The Nrodel, opened in 1u21 at
premises now occupied 1.y S ted.
man's Store, Appreciation
first class film features est:ib.,
lished amongst
over four decades ma!: w
explain why the Park theatre
continues to attract lary,
prowds. One of the Nlod(4
theatre's first projectione-5tS.
George Jenner, fondly recjled
having operated the prop tor
there until it was 1 1
1930. By this time, a
theatre under constructior,
the corner of West and•Water.
loo Streets was comple,ee.
Equipped with more IT1')',t,./‘;*44..,t
facilities, GOderich's • hew( -
movie house, the Capital
tre, provided movie-goer:
this town and surroundin,:"
with some of the hest tile;
ductions ever -to cop), mit
Holly -wood in an era wt(:
motion picutre industry in A e .„
rica was at its zenith.
Two movie screeie,
alive in Goderich for a
or two after the Park
in 1950. Television had not „.
• arrived in numbers of ah:,
sequence to alter, the
gging liala4t of Western 0::.t •
residents, By 1056 though, vi„ •
a local radio station;
first began television lra
casting, television was bee -e,,,,
stalled in area hornes at
phenomenal rate. A yettr
two , later, it Would
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Twentieth Sunday •after Trinity -October 8th
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