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Show 20 A DESERET NEWS, FRIDAY JUNE 29, 1973 'Never seen an R or X says retiring showman Ive been in the business from the time anyone could go to any movie until now, when you have to pick them carefully, and maybe its time I was getting out. to fireproof material. He has seen the star system come and go in movies and he has seen many other changes. For one thing, Sundays, used to be the best day of the week for films, but now its the worst day in Utah and Idaho, he declared. -- t Keith Pack, a veteran of 54 years in selling motion pictures, made this observation this week as his retirement . 4 ''a.' was 20th announced by , where he has been booker for the past eight f and years. 4 1 5 ii? y He has his favorites among the films he has viewed Birth of a Nation for the siand lents, Song In My Sound of Music Heart, and Dr. Zhivago for more recent ones. The 40s and 50s were the golden age for movies as far as I was concerned. The films were just good entertainment then, but they changed. I have been in for the start of some R and X movies since the rating system went in, but Ive left after the first five minutes. You can spot them early when youve seen as many films as I have, he concluded. , 4 Century-Fox- one-hal- Few theatermen locally have seen as many films as he. Dating back to 1919 when he became an usher at the old Paramount (later the recently razed Uptown), Keith has held many types of jobs in theater business salesman, booker and for five years he was branch manager for Warner Bros. Picture. In that time, he has seen thousands of films, sometimes as many as three in one day. '' K ff --m" Keilh Pack started as an 'Sawyer' of 1 930 back at Avalon V ' ' ' l9W f UfiJjpiWfr V uj 2 comedies I &' One of five motion pictures based on Mark Twain's Tom " 1 open tonight has opened at the Sawyer Avalon Theater. Made in 19110, it stars Jackie Coogan and Mitzi Green. . SHK. ,;r was Tom Sawyer This preceded by one now lost to antiquity. It Was followed a few years later by one starring Tommy Kelly, and then by Tom Sawyer, Detective. The fifth production based story by Twain is the musical which will open next month at the Century 21 Thea- & ' - j 0 ter. Fri-dav- and , n Ben Lokey - ortrays Charley .Wvkeham in me Lagoon show, and H.E.D. Bedford is directat 7 ing. It will be presented on 9 and Saturdays, and p.m. , and his 24. Theater goers are advised to wear warm clothing for the show at the Park City amphitheater. which i.. adjacent to the resort ticket office. Utah The Shakespeare Players have postponed Two Eddy movies, will be presented in the Park City resort amphitheater, beginning at 8 p.m. MacDonald-Xelso- on the Ben Lokey plays Charley Wykeham "aunt" in Lagoon Cpera house at 8:30 Tuesdavs through Friof three days. It is the second Lagoon musicals. Salt Lake entertainer Lynne Fisher is producing and directSunshine. ing Little Mary s which will be presented and Saturdays, with special performances on July 4 Two musical comedies open tonight on Salt Lake area stages. Where's Charley. a musical adaptation of the play, Charleys Aunt, will be presented in the Lagoon Opera House, beginning at 8:30 p.m. a Little Mary' Sunshine. musical spoof of the Jeannette J . Gentlemen of Verona, which was to have opened tonight. . usher. 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