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Peachtree Art Bows Out Of Atlanta Motion
Picture Scene; Weis Cinema New Queen
Friday, July 31, 1970
Weis Cinema (to the area. The
ribbon itself is to be composed
of 7 dollar bills to be donated to
the Atlanta Arts Alliance, a cen
ter for cultural contributions to
the community located not far
away on lamed Peachtree
Street
It’s a new era for the former
Peachtree Art Theatre.
This weekend, this neighbor
hood landmark steps out in At
lanta’s cultural life with new
dress and new ownership as a
part of the Weis Chain.
Along with many, many mo
tion picture places, the theater
before World War II came upon
rough times and lured dlentel
with the gimmick of the times
—prize nights.
After the war years, the 1 place
blossomed under the owner-
management of Mel Brown who
introduced the first art-type fine
pictures to Atlanta. Such classics
as “Red Shoes” won an imper
ishable place for Peachtree Art
in the entertainment field.
Now under new ownership the
place has been dosed for com
plete renovation and “race-lift
ing" from which there emerges
an entirely new image as the
luxurious motion picture
’ in the Atlanta area.
Tony Smith of the Atlanta
firm of Smith-Jones Associates
is responsible as designer and
architect of the new decor.
This features an elegant
“living-room” atmosphere cre
ated with rich and comfortable
appointments such as one would
like to be surrounded by in the
private home.
The foyer is completely car
peted in soft rich shades of
taupe. Completely means the
carpet extends over floor, walls
and ceiling, with the exception
of one wall covered in
copper. Antique oriental
run the length of the foyer
wrap over seating bene
Antique Sheraton chain
ed from England, an original
Calder painting from the private
collection of the new owner,
Albert Weis, soft and indirect
lighting add to the special ef
fects.
Inside the auditorium, the ap
proximately 574 seats have been
covered in Jacquard pattern
oriental rug fabrics.
The theater front has a totally
new look. The old marquee has
been replaced by a copper half
cylinder the full height of the
building at Peachtree, N. E. and
13th Street '
The Weis Cinema is the fourth
theater owned by the Weis chain
in Atlanta — others being the
Broadview Cinema, the Capri
Cinema and Fine Art Hieateres,
acquired in 1969.
Weis Cinema is the sixteenth
unit in the Weis chain which
headquarters in Savannah. The
Weis family has been identified
with theater business for well
over a century. The elder Albert
Weis—grandfather of the pres
ent owner, was prominent in the
entertainment world of his day
and owned a string of legitimate
theaters in the south, among
them the Savannah Theatre in
Savannah. The “Savannah,” one
of the oldest in the country, still
displays the original charter
granted in 1838. It was remodel-
LETTERS FROM ISRAEL
July 7, 1970
Dear Mr. Engelberg,
1 am staying at Kibbutz Re-
shafim with a group of Amer
icans between the ages of 17-20,
inclusive. Kibbutz Reshofim is
located near Bet Shean. The
beautiful scenery at the Kibbutz
includes the Gilboa mountain
range.
Everyone on the kibbutz is a
friend of everyone else. Kibbutz
volunteers come from many dif
ferent countries. While I learn
about the life of the Israelis, I
also learn about the different
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ways that people live around the
world. Staying here is fascinat
ing as I learn how different cul
tures effect people and as I learn
what things all people have in
common.
The people do not have much
entertainment for them on the
kibbutz. We usually gather in
groups and chat. We like to swim
in the kibbutz pool. Sometimes
there is a movie; everyone ga
thers and watches it. During
evenings, people go to the coffee
house, sip juice, eat cookies,
play games, read magazines, or
talk. It is usually too late to
visit other Israeli cities when
we finish work; therefore, we
spend most of our time to
gether.
During our ten week stay at
the kibbutz, we Americans have
ten days of vacation and ten
days of touring. Whenever we
wish, we can take some of our
vacation and tour the city of
our choice with friends. If we
want, we can go in groups and
hitchhike to wherever we go.
Since cars are expensive, hitch
hiking is socially acceptable
and very common throughout
Israel.
Most of us work approximate
ly six hours per day. There is
cotton to be picked, dishes to be
washed, laundry to be ironed,
etc. . . . Children are quickly
taught to value work; every
one is ahxious to contribute to
the society. Each person is
judged by the amount of w,ork
that he does.
There are children’s houses.
Although they have an adult to
watch them, kibbutz children
do not live with their parents.
When they are of school age,
children live at the school with
classmates. After class, they re
turn to the kibbutz to work for
a couple of hours; then, they
return to the school. The chil
dren learn how to live with
youth of their own age; they
learn to share and sincerely care
about people.
i Yours,
FRANCES ROSE.
ed and modernized in 1963 by
Tony Smith and’formed the nu
cleus of the present chain.
8!dney Katz, who came to At
lanta from Rochester about
twenty yearn ago, Is in charge of
the Atlanta operations for the
Weis chain.
Opening attraction at the Weis
Cinema is the long-awaited pro
duction of “Catch 22" starring
Alan Arkin, Jon Volght, Orson
Wells and other top stars. Open
ing ceremonies begin at 7 p. m.
Friday. The ribbon will .be cut
by James Cushman, president of
the Colony Square, who will ex
tend an official welcome for the
AEPi Prexy
Goes All Out
For Frat Fodder
Paul Aronin, Atlanta ac
countant and national presi
dent of Alpha Epsilon Pi
fraternity, is doing his best
to insure ample young men
for the fraternity in future
years . . . with Mrs. Aronin’s
cooperation, of course.
The Aronins are an
nouncing the birth of their
third son, Michael Steven,
on July 15. Rev. Mark Klein-
mann performed the Bris.
Mrs Aronin is the former
Bonnie Gershen of Lynch-
berg, Va. Grandmothers axe
Mrs. Antoinette Rosell of
Atlanta and Mrs. Joseph
Moffit
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