MARCUS CORP
10-Q, 1997-12-29
HOTELS & MOTELS
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                                    FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C.  20549

   (Mark One)

   [X]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
        EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                For the quarterly period ended November 13, 1997

   []   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
        EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         For the transition period from ______________to_______________

                         Commission file number 1-12604

                             THE MARCUS CORPORATION          
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          WISCONSIN                                            39-1139844    
   (State or other jurisdiction of                         (I.R.S. Employer  
   incorporation or organization)                         Identification No.)

                250 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE - MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN      53202  
                    (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip code)


        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (414) 272-6020

   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
   required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
   Exchange Act of 1934, during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter
   period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has
   been subject to filing requirements for the past 90 days.

   Yes     X        No         

                      APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

   Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes
   of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

   COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING AT DECEMBER 19, 1997 - 17,530,553
   CLASS B COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING AT DECEMBER 19, 1997 - 12,741,031

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                             THE MARCUS CORPORATION

                                      INDEX



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                                                                  No. 

    PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

     Item 1.  Consolidated Financial Statements:

              Balance Sheets
              (November 13, 1997 and May 29, 1997)  . . . . . .       3

              Statements of Earnings
              (Twelve and twenty-four weeks ended November 13,
              1997 and November 14, 1996) . . . . . . . . . . .       5

              Statements of Cash Flows
              (Twenty-four weeks ended November 13, 1997 and 
              November 14, 1996)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       6

              Condensed Notes to Financial Statements . . . . .       7

     Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of
              Financial Condition and Results of Operations . .       8


    PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

     Item 2.  Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds . . . .      14

     Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
              Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      14

     Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K  . . . . . . . .      16

     Signatures   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      17


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                        PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    Item 1.  Financial Statements

    THE MARCUS CORPORATION
    Consolidated Balance Sheets
                                                     (in thousands)
                                                (Unaudited)      (Audited)
                                               November 13,       May 29,
    ASSETS                                         1997            1997     
    Current assets:
      Cash and cash equivalents                   $  7,436         $ 7,991
      Accounts and notes receivable                 10,595           5,531
      Receivables from joint ventures                1,217           1,066
      Other current assets                           4,108           3,591
                                                   -------         -------
        Total current assets                        23,356          18,179

    Property and equipment:
      Land and improvements                         81,313          70,313
      Buildings and improvements                   412,876         399,416
      Leasehold improvements                         8,096           8,059
      Furniture, fixtures and equipment            168,193         159,715
      Construction in progress                      19,095          12,019
                                                  --------        --------
        Total property and equipment               689,573         649,522
      Less accumulated depreciation and
        amortization                               175,158         162,470
                                                  --------        --------
        Net property and equipment                 514,415         487,052


    Other assets:
      Investments in joint ventures                  1,462           1,439
      Other                                         16,027          15,287
                                                  --------        --------
        Total other assets                          17,489          16,726
                                                  --------        --------
    TOTAL ASSETS                                  $555,260        $521,957
                                                  ========       ========


    See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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    THE MARCUS CORPORATION
    Consolidated Balance Sheets                        (in thousands)
                                                 (Unaudited)      (Audited)
                                                 November 13,      May 29,
    LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY             1997           1997   
    Current liabilities:
      Notes payable                                $   4,658      $   5,625

      Accounts payable                                11,609         10,291
      Income taxes                                     4,067             52
      Taxes other than income taxes                   11,033          9,297
      Accrued compensation                             2,909          1,270
      Other accrued liabilities                       10,216         10,886
      Current maturities on long-term debt             9,327          9,327
                                                    --------       --------
        Total current liabilities                     53,819         46,748


    Long-term debt                                   170,214        168,065

    Deferred income taxes                             22,925         22,425

    Deferred compensation and other                    8,735          7,426

    Shareholders' equity:
      Preferred Stock, $1 par; authorized
        1,000,000 shares; none issued

      Common Stock, $1 par; authorized
        50,000,000 shares; issued 12,289,597
        shares at November 13, 1997,
        11,678,935 shares at May 29, 1997             12,289         11,679

      Class B Common Stock, $1 par;
        authorized 33,000,000 shares; issued
        and outstanding 8,503,752 shares at
        November 13, 1997, 8,707,632 shares
        at May 29, 1997                                8,504          8,708

      Capital in excess of par                        49,910         39,470
      Retained earnings                              232,009        220,860
                                                    --------       --------
                                                     302,712        280,717

      Less cost of Common Stock in treasury
        (613,843 shares at November 13, 1997
        and 668,272 shares at May 29, 1997)            3,145          3,424
                                                    --------       --------

        Total shareholders' equity                   299,567        277,293
                                                    --------       --------
    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS'
      EQUITY                                        $555,260       $521,957
                                                    ========       ========


    See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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    THE MARCUS CORPORATION
    Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Unaudited)

                                               (in thousands, except per share data)
                                           November 13, 1997        November 14, 1996 
                                          12 Weeks    24 Weeks     12 Weeks     24 Weeks

    <S>                                  <C>         <C>           <C>         <C>
    Revenues:
      Rooms and telephone                $ 39,847    $ 86,895      $ 36,597    $ 77,150
      Food and beverage                    11,193      23,739        11,252      22,547
      Theatre operations                   14,299      37,879        11,878      32,364
      Other income                          5,845      12,724         5,101      10,591
                                          -------     -------       -------     -------
    Total revenues                         71,184     161,237        64,828     142,652

    Costs and expenses:
      Rooms and telephone                  15,288      31,029        13,081      26,381
      Food and beverage                     7,708      16,088         7,902      15,824
      Theatre operations                    8,392      22,675         7,727      20,152
      Advertising and marketing             5,328      10,743         5,212       9,106
      Administrative                        7,041      14,877         5,520      12,128
      Depreciation and amortization         7,347      14,573         6,528      12,868
      Rent                                    479       1,548           500       1,306
      Property taxes                        2,726       5,439         2,494       5,090
      Other operating expenses              3,201       6,386         2,377       4,892
                                          -------     -------       -------     -------
    Total costs and expenses               57,510     123,358        51,341     107,747
                                          -------     -------       -------     -------
    Operating income                       13,674      37,879        13,487      34,905

    Other income (expense):
      Investment income                       477         826           294         437
      Interest expense                     (2,872)     (5,637)       (2,489)     (4,668)
      Gain on disposition of property
        and equipment                         243         242            15          19
                                          -------    --------       -------     -------
                                           (2,152)     (4,569)       (2,180)     (4,212)
                                          -------    --------       -------     -------
    Earnings before income taxes           11,522      33,310        11,307      30,693
    Income taxes                            4,605      13,328         4,525      12,283
                                          -------    --------       -------     -------
    Net earnings                          $ 6,917    $ 19,982       $ 6,782    $ 18,410
                                          =======    ========       =======     =======
    Net earnings per share*                 $0.23       $0.67         $0.23       $0.62
                                            =====       =====         =====       =====
    Weighted Average Shares
      Outstanding*                         30,231      30,027        29,766      29,765


   * All per share and shares outstanding data have been adjusted to
     reflect the 50% stock dividend distributed on December 5, 1997.

   </TABLE>

   See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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    THE MARCUS CORPORATION
    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

                                                      (in thousands)
                                                       24 Weeks Ended 
                                                November 13,  November 14,
                                                     1997         1996  
    OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                                      
    Net earnings                                  $ 19,982      $ 18,410
      Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to
        net cash provided by operating
        activities:
          Earnings on investments in joint
              ventures, net of distributions           (23)         (189)
          Gain on disposition of property and
              equipment                               (242)          (19)
          Depreciation and amortization             14,573        12,868
          Deferred income taxes                        500           159
          Deferred compensation and other            1,309         3,648
          Changes in assets and liabilities:
              Accounts and notes receivable         (5,064)          342
              Other current assets                    (517)       (1,092)
              Accounts payable                       1,318        (1,063)
              Income taxes                           4,015         2,710
              Taxes other than income taxes          1,736         1,879
              Accrued compensation                   1,639           963
              Other accrued liabilities               (670)       (1,003)
                                                   -------       -------
    Total adjustments                               18,574        19,203
                                                   -------       -------
    Net cash provided by operating activities       38,556        37,613

    INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
    Capital expenditures                           (41,932)      (60,155)
    Net proceeds from disposals of property,
      equipment and other assets                       318         1,059
    Increase in other assets                          (820)       (2,300)
    Cash received from (advanced to) joint
      ventures                                        (151)        4,436
                                                   -------       -------
    Net cash used in investing activities          (42,585)      (56,960)

    FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
    Debt transactions:
      Net proceeds from issuance of notes
        payable and long-term debt                   7,000        97,875
      Principal payments on notes payable and
        long-term debt                              (5,818)      (52,435)
    Equity transactions:
      Treasury stock transactions, except for
        stock options                                 (376)         (117)
      Exercise of stock options                        973           140
      Issuance of stock, net of distribution         3,211
      Dividends paid                                (1,516)       (1,415)
                                                   -------       -------
    Net cash provided by financing activities        3,474        44,048
                                                   -------       -------
    Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash  
      equivalents                                     (555)       24,701
    Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
      year                                           7,991        15,466
                                                   -------      --------
    Cash and cash equivalents at end of period      $7,436       $40,167
                                                   =======      ========

    See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.



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                             THE MARCUS CORPORATION
                 CONDENSED NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE
                       TWELVE AND TWENTY-FOUR WEEKS ENDED
                                NOVEMBER 13, 1997
                                   (Unaudited)


   A.   Refer to the Company's audited financial statements (including
        footnotes) for the fiscal year ended May 29, 1997, contained in the
        Company's Form 10-K Annual Report for such fiscal year, for a
        description of the Company's accounting policies.

   B.   The consolidated financial statements for the twelve and twenty-four
        weeks ended November 13, 1997 and November 14, 1996 have been
        prepared by the Company without audit.  In the opinion of management,
        all adjustments consisting only of normal recurring accruals
        necessary to present fairly the unaudited interim financial
        information at November 13, 1997, and for all periods presented, have
        been made.

   C.   The Company's Board of Directors declared a three-for-two stock
        split, effected in the form of a 50% stock dividend, distributed on
        December 5, 1997, to all holders of Common Stock and Class B Common
        Stock.  All per share and weighted average shares outstanding data
        prior to December 5, 1997, have been adjusted to reflect this
        dividend.

   D.   Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated June 30,
        1997 between The Marcus Corporation and Guest House Inn, Inc.
        ("GHI"), the Company issued on October 1, 1997 610,173  Common Shares
        in exchange for the net operating assets of GHI and issued 499,320
        new Class B Shares in exchange for and cancellation of 449,320
        existing Class B Shares owned by GHI.  All share data has been 
        adjusted to reflect the three-for-two stock split.  GHI is owned and
        controlled by certain officers, directors and/or principal shareholders
        of the Company.  For financial reporting purposes, the assets acquired
        from GHI were recorded at the historical book value of GHI rather than
        fair value because GHI and the Company were controlled by the same
        shareholders.  The Common Shares issued to complete the GHI
        Transaction were recorded at their fair value and the excess of this
        fair value over the historical book value of the assets was recorded
        as a distribution.


   Item 2.   Managements Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and
             Financial Condition

                Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

        Certain matters discussed in this Managements Discussion and Analysis
   of Results of Operations and Financial Condition are "forward-looking
   statements" intended to qualify for the safe harbors from liability
   established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 
   These forward-looking statements can generally be identified as such
   because the context of the statement will include words such as the
   company "believes," "anticipates," "expects" or words of similar import. 
   Similarly, statements that describe the Company's future plans, objectives
   or goals are also forward-looking statements.  Such forward looking
   statements are subject to certain risks, assumptions and uncertainties
   which are described in close proximity to such statements and which may
   cause actual results to differ materially from those currently
   anticipated.  Shareholders, potential investors and other readers are
   urged to consider these risks, assumptions and uncertainties carefully in
   evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place
   undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.  The forward-looking
   statements made herein are only made as of the date of this Form 10-Q and
   the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update such forward-
   looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

   RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

   General

        The Company reports its results of operations on a 52-or 53-week
   fiscal year which ends on the last Thursday in May.  Each fiscal year is
   divided into three 12-week quarters and a final quarter consisting of 16
   or 17 weeks.  The final quarter of fiscal 1998 will consist of 17 weeks
   for the Company's restaurant division, while the Company and its other
   remaining divisions will report a 16-week fourth quarter.  Due to the
   relative size of the Company's restaurant division compared to the
   Company's other divisions, the additional week of results in fiscal 1998
   is not anticipated to materially impact the Company's consolidated results
   of operations for the fiscal year.  Fiscal 1997 was a 53-week fiscal year
   for the Company's motel and hotels/resorts divisions, while the Company
   and its remaining divisions reported a 52-week year in fiscal 1997.

        Revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 1998 ended November 13,
   1997, totaled $71.2 million, an increase of $6.4 million, or 9.8%, from
   revenues of $64.8 million for the second quarter of fiscal 1997.  For the
   first half of fiscal 1998, revenues were $161.2 million, an increase of
   $18.6 million, or 13.0%, from revenues of $142.6 million during the first
   half of fiscal 1997.  All four operating segments contributed to the
   increase in revenues for the fiscal 1998 second quarter.

        Net earnings for the second quarter of fiscal 1998 were $6.9 million,
   up 2.0% from net earnings of $6.8 million for the same quarter in the
   prior year.  Second quarter net earnings per share were $.23 in both
   fiscal years.  For the first half of fiscal 1998, net earnings were $20.0
   million, or $.67 per share.  This represented a respective 8.5% and 8.1%
   increase over net earnings of $18.4 million, or $.62 per share, for the
   first half of fiscal 1997. All earnings per share data have been adjusted
   to reflect the three-for-two stock split effected in the form of a 50%
   stock dividend on December 5, 1997.

        Operating income (earnings before other income/expense and income
   taxes) totaled $13.7 million during the second quarter of fiscal 1998, an
   increase of $200,000, or 1.4%, compared to the prior year same period. 
   For the first half of fiscal 1998, operating income was $37.9 million, an
   increase of $3.0 million, or 8.5%, over operating income of $34.9 million
   for the first half of fiscal 1997. The Company's interest expense, net of
   investment income, totaled $2.4 million for the second quarter and $4.8
   million for the first half of fiscal 1998.  This represents increases of
   $200,000 and $600,000, respectively,  over the same periods last year and
   was the result of increased long-term debt levels necessary to help
   finance the Company's capital expansion program.

   Motels

        Total revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 1998 for the motel
   division were $33.4 million, an increase of $3.0 million, or 9.9%,
   compared to $30.4 million during the same period in fiscal 1997.  Total
   revenues for the first half of fiscal 1998 for the motel division were
   $72.2 million, an increase of $7.8 million, or 12.1%, compared to $64.4
   million during the first half of fiscal 1997.  The motel division's
   operating income for the fiscal 1998 second quarter totaled $8.4 million,
   a decrease of $450,000, or 5.2%, from the $8.8 million earned by the
   division during the same period of fiscal 1997.  The motel division's
   operating income for the first half of fiscal 1998 totaled $21.4 million,
   a decrease of $400,000, or 1.9%, from the $21.8 million earned by the
   division during the same period of fiscal 1997.

        Compared to the end of the second quarter of fiscal 1997, 7 new
   Company-owned or operated Budgetel Inns, 7 new franchised Budgetel Inns
   and 2 new Company-owned Woodfield Suites were in operation at the end of
   the fiscal 1998 second quarter.  The Company's newly opened motels
   contributed additional revenues of $2.6 million to the division's fiscal
   1998 second quarter revenues. The Company experienced slightly lower
   occupancy rates and slightly higher average daily room rates for
   comparable Budgetel Inns in the second quarter of fiscal 1998, compared to
   the same quarter last year.  The result of the occupancy decline and
   average daily rate increases was a 1.1% decrease in the division's revenue
   per available room (RevPAR), for comparable Budgetel Inns for the fiscal
   1998 second quarter.  For the first half of fiscal 1998, RevPAR for
   comparable Budgetel Inns increased 0.8% over the same period last year. 
   The motel division's results continue to be impacted by the increasing
   limited service segment room supply, resulting in minimal RevPAR
   growth and pressure on the division's operating margins.  In addition, the
   Company has increased its marketing expenditures in fiscal 1998, as well
   as increased its administrative infrastructure to accommodate the motel
   division's recent and planned expansion program.  In some highly
   competitive markets, the Company has been unable to sufficiently raise
   rates to fully offset these and other rising costs.  

        At the end of the fiscal 1998 second quarter, the Company-owned or
   operated 105 Budgetel Inns and franchised an additional 42 Inns, bringing
   the total number of Budgetel Inns in operation to 147.  In addition, there
   are currently 1 Company-owned and 12 franchised Budgetel Inns under
   construction, all of which are scheduled to open before the end of fiscal
   1998 or shortly thereafter.  An additional 4 Company-owned and 17
   franchised Budgetel Inns are under development and should begin
   construction in the near future.  The Company also owns and operates 5
   Woodfield Suites all-suite motels.  Three company-owned Woodfield Suites
   are currently under development, with a new franchise program set to be
   launched later this fiscal year.

   Theatres

        The theatre division's fiscal 1998 second quarter revenues were $14.5
   million, an increase of $2.5 million, or 21.4%, over revenues of $11.9
   million during the same period in fiscal 1997.  Operating income for the
   second quarter in fiscal 1998 totaled $2.5 million, an increase of $1.6
   million, or 183.8%, over operating income of $880,000 during the same
   period last year.  The theatre division's fiscal 1998 first half revenues
   were $38.1 million, an increase of $5.6 million, or 17.3%, over revenues
   of $32.5 million during the first half of fiscal 1997.  Operating income
   for the first half of fiscal 1998 was $8.0 million, an increase of $2.2
   million, or 37.5%, over $5.8 million of operating income during the first
   half of fiscal 1997.  Consistent with the seasonality of the motion
   picture exhibition industry, the second quarter of the Company's fiscal
   year is typically the slowest period for its theatre division.

        Total box office receipts for the fiscal 1998 first half were $25.3
   million, an increase of $3.3 million, or 15.1%, over $22.0 million during
   the same period last year.  The increase in box office receipts for the
   first half of fiscal 1998 compared to the same period in the prior year
   was due to additional screens, a 4.2% increase in average ticket prices
   and more popular films distributed in the second quarter this year
   compared to the same period last year.  Vending revenues for the first
   half of the year were $11.3 million, an increase of 1.9 million, or 20.6%,
   over $9.4 million during the first half of fiscal 1997.  The increase in
   vending revenues can be attributed to an overall increase in attendance,
   including the new screens, and a 9.5% increase in vending revenues per
   person.    For the first half of fiscal 1998, theatre attendance at
   comparable screens has declined slightly.  Theatre attendance is largely
   dependent upon the audience appeal of available films, a factor over which
   the Company has limited control.  In addition, the Company experienced a
   fire loss early in the third quarter at its North Shore Cinema in Mequon, 
   Wisconsin.  As a result of this loss, the theatre is expected to be 
   closed for approximately 3 months, which will have a slight negative
   impact on the theatre division's third quarter fiscal 1998 results.

        The Company did not add any new screens during the second quarter of
   fiscal 1998, ending the second quarter with a total of 297 total screens
   in 40 theatres compared to 266 screens in 41 theatres at the end of the
   same period last year.  The Company currently has 45 additional screens
   under construction at three locations, including a 12-screen ultraplex in
   Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin and 16-screen and 17-screen ultraplexes in
   Columbus, Ohio with an IMAX/R/ 2D/3D large-screen theatre at one of the new
   Columbus complexes.  The Company is also adding 27 screens to nine
   existing locations.  In addition, the Company also began a recent capital
   program to retrofit approximately one-third of its existing screens to
   stadium seating and recently announced that it has signed a definitive
   purchase agreement for the acquisition of six suburban Minneapolis/St.
   Paul theatres with a total of 44 screens.

   Hotels and Resorts

        Total revenues from the hotels and resorts division during the second
   quarter of fiscal 1998 increased by $500,000, or 3.2%, to $16.6 million,
   compared to $16.1 million during the previous year's comparable period. 
   Operating income decreased by $700,000, or 19.8%, to $2.8 million during
   the fiscal 1998 second quarter, compared to $3.5 million in the second
   quarter of fiscal 1997.  Total revenues from the hotels and resorts
   division during the first half of fiscal 1998 totaled $36.8 million, an
   increase of $4.3 million, or 13.4%, over total first half revenues of
   $32.5 million in fiscal 1997.  Operating income increased by $1.6 million
   during the first half of fiscal 1998, or 22.0%, to $8.8 million, compared
   to $7.2 million during the prior year's first half.

        For the first half of the year, occupancy rates and average daily
   rates have increased at all three of the Company's owned hotels and
   resorts, contributing to the increased revenues and operating income in
   the fiscal 1998 first half compared to the fiscal 1997 first half.  Second
   quarter results were impacted by approximately $300,000 of pre-opening
   costs at the Company's Miramonte Resort and reduced group occupancy and
   poor weather at the Grand Geneva Resort & Spa.  The division's total
   RevPAR increased 5.5% in fiscal 1998's second quarter compared to the same
   quarter last year and has increased 13.3% for the first half of fiscal
   1998 compared to the same period last year.

        The Company plans to open its second resort, the Miramonte Resort in
   Indian Wells, California, in January 1998.  Due to anticipated start-up
   expenses, this resort is expected to have a slightly negative impact on
   the division's fiscal 1998 third quarter operating income and an
   immaterial impact on the division's fiscal 1998 results.  Shortly after 
   the end of the second quarter, the Company announced that it had 
   entered into a management contract to operate its first property in
   Michigan, the Mission Point Resort on Mackinac Island.  This is the
   Company's third resort and fourth management contract, increasing the
   division's properties to eight.  The Mission Point Resort is a seasonal
   property and is not expected to materially impact the division's fiscal
   1998 operating income.  In addition, the Company expects to begin
   construction during the fourth quarter of fiscal 1998 on a 250-room
   expansion of the Milwaukee Hilton, which will create the largest hotel in
   Wisconsin.  The addition is currently scheduled to open in September 1999.

   Restaurants

        Restaurant division revenues totaled $6.6 million for the second
   quarter of fiscal 1998, an increase of $300,000, or 4.7%, over fiscal 1997
   second quarter revenues of $6.3 million.  The division's operating income
   for the fiscal 1998 second quarter totaled $810,000, an increase of
   $138,000, or 20.5%, over operating income of $672,000 during the second
   quarter of fiscal 1997.  Restaurant division revenues totaled $13.9
   million for the first half of fiscal 1998, an increase of $800,000, or
   6.1%, over first half fiscal 1997 revenues of $13.1 million.  The
   division's operating income for the first half of fiscal 1998 totaled $1.8
   million, an increase of $500,000, or 39.6%, over fiscal 1997 first half
   operating income of $1.3 million.

        The increases in revenues and operating income for both the second
   quarter and first half of fiscal 1998, compared to the same periods last
   year, were primarily the result of customer count and average guest check
   increases related to recent successful KFC product introductions,
   continued strong home delivery sales and results from the Company's first
   2-in-1 KFC/Taco Bell conversion, combined with reduced food costs. The
   Company operated 30 KFC restaurants and 1 KFC/Taco Bell 2-in-1 restaurant
   at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 1998, compared to 31 KFC
   restaurants at the end of the fiscal 1997 second quarter.  

   FINANCIAL CONDITION

        The Company's lodging, movie theatre and restaurant businesses each
   generate significant and consistent daily amounts of cash because each
   segment's revenue is derived predominantly from consumer cash purchases. 
   The Company believes that these consistent and predictable cash sources,
   together with the availability to the Company of $47 million of unused
   credit lines at the end of the second quarter, should be adequate to
   support the ongoing operational liquidity needs of the Company's
   businesses.

        Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $943,000
   during the first half of fiscal 1998 to $38.6 million, compared to $37.6
   million during the prior year's first half. The increase over the same
   period last year was primarily the result of increased net earnings and
   depreciation/amortization, combined with timing differences in payments of
   accounts payable and receipts of accounts and notes receivable.

        Net cash used in investing activities during in the fiscal 1998 first
   half totaled $42.6 million, compared to $60.0 million during the fiscal
   1997 first half.  Capital expenditures to support the Company's continuing
   expansion program totaled $41.9 million during the first half of fiscal
   1998 compared to $60.1 million during the prior year's first half.  The
   timing of theatre screen additions accounts for the majority of the
   decrease in capital expenditures, as a total of 47 new theatre screens,
   including 27 acquired screens, were added during the fiscal 1997 first
   half, compared to none during the fiscal 1998 first half.  In addition,
   growth of Company-owned Budgetel Inns has slowed slightly compared to the
   previous year.  The Company currently anticipates that its total capital
   expenditures for fiscal 1998 will approximate fiscal 1997 amounts, but
   with the theatre division spending a greater portion of the total than in
   the past.

        Cash provided by financing activities during the fiscal 1998 first
   half totaled $3.5 million, compared to $44.0 million during the first half
   of fiscal 1997.  During the fiscal 1998 first half, the Company received
   $7.0 million of net proceeds from the issuance of notes payable and long-
   term debt, compared to $97.9 million during the first half of fiscal 
   1997.  Included in the fiscal 1997 proceeds was $85 million of senior 
   unsecured long-term notes privately placed with six institutional lenders.
   The Company used a portion of the fiscal 1997 proceeds from the senior 
   notes to pay off existing debt, resulting in total principal payments on
   notes payable and long-term debt of $52.4 million during the first half of
   fiscal 1997, compared to only $5.8 million during the same period this
   year.  The Company has the ability to issue up to $115 million of
   additional senior notes under the private placement program through
   February 1999 and anticipates issuing additional long-term debt in fiscal
   1998 to help fund the Company's ongoing expansion plans.

        In addition to the changes in debt transactions noted above, net cash
   provided by financing activities also increased in fiscal 1998 due to the
   issuance of 610,173 shares of the Company's Common Stock (adjusted for the
   three-for-two stock split) in conjunction with the acquisition of operating
   assets of a related company, Guest House Inn, Inc. during the second 
   quarter.  The issuance of the stock, which was recorded at its fair value,
   net of a distribution, calculated as the excess of the fair value over the 
   historical book value of the assets acquired, resulted in an additional $3.2
   million of net cash provided by financing activities. 

        The actual timing and extent of the implementation of the Company's
   current expansion plans will depend in large part on continuing favorable
   industry and general economic conditions, the Company's financial
   performance and available capital, the competitive environment, evolving
   customer needs and trends and the availability of attractive
   opportunities.  It is likely that the Company's current expansion goals
   will continue to evolve and change in response to these and other factors.


   <PAGE>

                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

   Item 2.   Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds

        On October 1, 1997 the Company issued (a) 610,173 shares of Common
   Stock to Guest House Inn, Inc. ("GHI") in exchange for all of the real
   estate and operating assets owned by GHI and (b) 449,320 new shares of
   Class B Common Stock to GHI in exchange for and cancellation of the
   existing 449,320 shares of Class B Common Stock owned by GHI.  All share
   data has been adjusted to reflect the three-for-two stock split effected
   in the form of a 50% stock dividend distributed on December 5, 1997.  The
   aggregate value of the shares of Common Stock issued was $10,528,871 and
   the aggregate value of the shares of Class B Common Stock issued was
   $7,753,265.  All of such shares received by GHI were distributed in a tax-
   free liquidation of GHI to GHI's shareholders pro rata with their GHI
   share ownership.  The shareholders of GHI were Ben Marcus, Stephen H.
   Marcus and Diane Marcus Gershowitz, who are officers, directors and/or
   principal shareholders of the Company, Ida Lowe (the sister of Ben
   Marcus), and certain trusts for the benefit of members of their families,
   all of whom are "accredited investors" for purposes of Rule 501 of
   Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Regulation
   D").  Such issuances were effected in reliance upon the exemption from
   registration provided by Rule 506 of Regulation D.  No underwriters were
   engaged in connection with the foregoing issuances.

   Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

        The Company's 1997 annual meeting of shareholders was held on Monday,
   September 29, 1997 ("Annual Meeting").  At the Annual Meeting, the
   following matters were voted on in person or by proxy, and approved by the
   Company's shareholders:

        1.   The shareholders voted to elect Stephen H. Marcus, Diane Marcus
             Gershowitz, Daniel F. McKeithan, Jr., Allan H. Selig, Timothy E.
             Hoeksema, Bruce J. Olson, Ulice Payne, Jr. and Philip L.
             Milstein to the Company's Board of Directors for one-year terms
             to expire at the Company's 1998 annual meeting of shareholders
             and until their successors are duly qualified and elected.

        2.   The shareholders approved and ratified the Agreement and Plan of
             Reorganization dated June 30, 1997 between The Marcus
             Corporation and GHI.

        3.   The shareholders approved the amendment to the Company's
             Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized
             shares of Common Stock from 30,000,000 to 50,000,000 and the
             number of authorized shares of Class B Common Stock from
             20,000,000 to 33,000,000.

        As of the August 8, 1997 record date for the Annual Meeting ("Record
   Date"), 11,240,376 shares of Common Stock (pre-stock split) and 8,504,252
   shares of Class B Common Stock (pre-stock split) were outstanding and
   eligible to vote, with the Common Stock entitled to one vote per share and
   the Class B Common Stock entitled to ten votes per share.  Following are
   the final votes on the matters presented for shareholder approval at the
   Annual Meeting (all on a pre-stock split basis):

   Election of Directors

   <TABLE>
   <CAPTION>
                                              For                            Withheld         
    Name                             Votes      Percentage(1)         Votes     Percentage(1)

    <S>                             <C>                 <C>            <C>               <C> 
    Stephen H. Marcus               89,698,734          99.95%         42,122            0.05%
    Diane Marcus Gershowitz         89,697,879          99.95%         42,977            0.05%
    Daniel F. McKeithan, Jr.        89,697,662          99.95%         43,194            0.05%
    Allan H. Selig                  89,691,513          99.95%         49,343            0.05%
    Timothy E. Hoeksema             89,701,930          99.96%         38,926            0.04%
    Bruce J. Olson                  89,698,720          99.95%         42,136            0.05%
    Ulice Payne, Jr.                89,698,533          99.95%         42,323            0.05%
    Philip L. Milstein              89,701,653          99.96%         39,203            0.04%

   </TABLE>



   Approval of the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization

   <TABLE>
   <CAPTION>
                  For                          Against                       Abstained                   Broker Non-Vote
        Votes       Percentage(1)      Votes      Percentage(1)      Votes       Percentage(1)        Votes       Percentage(1)

     <S>                  <C>         <C>                <C>        <C>                  <C>       <C>                  <C>
     87,491,846           97.50%      50,714             0.06%      39,420               0.04%     2,158,876            2.40% 

   </TABLE>


   Approval of the Amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation

   <TABLE>
   <CAPTION>
                  For                         Against                     Abstained                Broker Non-Vote
       Votes       Percentage(1)       Votes      Percentage(1)     Votes     Percentage(1)     Votes    Percentage(1)

     <S>                  <C>        <C>                <C>        <C>               <C>           <C>          <C> 
     88,840,350           99.00%     862,954            0.96%      37,552            0.04%         0            0.00% 


   ----------------
   (1)  Based on a total of 89,740,856 votes represented by shares of Common
        Stock and Class B Common Stock actually voted in person or by proxy
        at the Annual Meeting.
   </TABLE>

   No other matters were brought before the Annual Meeting for a shareholder
   vote.


   <PAGE>

   Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K


             a.   Exhibits

                  Exhibit 3.1    Form of Amendment to the Articles of
                                 Incorporation of the Marcus Corporation,
                                 effective September 29, 1997.

                  Exhibit 3.2    Restated Articles of Incorporation of The
                                 Marcus Corporation, effective October 2,
                                 1997.

                  Exhibit 27     Financial Data Schedule


             b.   Reports on Form 8-K

                  None.


   <PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES

             Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
   1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
   behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



                             THE MARCUS CORPORATION

                                  (Registrant)



   DATE:  December 23, 1997           By:  \s\ Stephen H. Marcus
                                      Stephen H. Marcus,
                                      Chairman of the Board, President and
                                      Chief Executive Officer



   DATE:  December 23, 1997           By:  \s\ Douglas A. Neis               
                                      Douglas A. Neis
                                      Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer


   <PAGE>


                             THE MARCUS CORPORATION
                                    FORM 10-Q
                                     FOR THE
                       24 - WEEKS ENDED NOVEMBER 13, 1997

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


   Exhibit             Description

     3.1               Form of Amendment to the Company's Articles of
                       Incorporation, effective September 29, 1997

     3.2               Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company,
                       effective October 2, 1997.

     27                Financial Data Schedule




                                                                Exhibit (3.1)

                              ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
                                       TO
                            ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
                                       OF
                             THE MARCUS CORPORATION


             1.   The name of the corporation is The Marcus Corporation.

             2.   Article 2 of the corporation's Articles of Incorporation is
   hereby amended by deleting the introductory paragraph of such Article 2 in
   its entirety and inserting the following in lieu thereof:

             The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock which
   the Corporation shall be authorized to issue is eighty-four million
   (84,000,000) shares, consisting of (i) fifty million (50,000,000) shares
   of a class designated "Common Stock", with a par value of one dollar ($1)
   per share; thirty-three million (33,000,000) shares of a class designated
   "Class B Common Stock", with a par value of one dollar ($1) per share; and
   one million (1,000,000) shares of a class designated "Preferred Stock",
   with a par value of one dollar ($1) per share.

             3.   Section (B)(5) of Article 2 of the corporation's Articles
   of Incorporation is hereby amended in its entirety to provide as follows:

             (5)  Issuance of the Class B Common Stock.

             (a)  Initial Issuance.  One share of Class B Common Stock shall
        be initially issued for each outstanding share of Class B Common
        Stock, par value one dollar ($1) per share, of The Marcus
        Corporation, a Delaware corporation, pursuant to the Agreement and
        Plan of Merger, dated August 13, 1992, by and between the Corporation
        and The Marcus Corporation.

             (b)  Subsequent Issuance.  Following the initial issuance, the
        Board of Directors may only issue shares of the Class B Common Stock
        in the form of a distribution or distributions pursuant to a stock
        dividend on or split-up of the shares of the Class B Common Stock and
        only to the then holders of the outstanding shares of the Class B
        Common Stock in conjunction with and in the same ratio as a stock
        dividend on or split-up of the shares of the Common Stock.  Except as
        provided in this subparagraph (b), the Corporation shall not issue
        additional shares of Class B Common Stock after the initial issuance
        of Class B Common Stock, as described in Paragraph (B)(5)(a) of this
        Article, and all shares of Class B Common Stock surrendered for
        conversion shall be retired, unless otherwise approved by the
        affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding
        shares of the Common Stock and Class B Common Stock entitled to vote,
        voting together as a single class, as provided in Paragraph (B)(1) of
        this Article.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors
        and the Corporation shall be permitted to make a one-time issuance of
        299,547 shares of Class B Common Stock to Guest House Inn, Inc.
        ("GHI") in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization
        dated June 30, 1997, by and among the Corporation, GHI and the
        shareholders of GHI, in exchange for and cancellation of 299,547
        shares of Class B Common Stock owned by GHI and, notwithstanding any
        other provision of these Articles of Incorporation (including
        particularly Section (B)(3) of this Article 2), the shareholders of
        GHI on June 30, 1997 shall be "Permitted Transferees" of the shares
        of Class B Common Stock issued to GHI.

             4.   The foregoing amendments to the corporation's Articles of
   Incorporation were submitted to the corporation's shareholders by the
   Board of Directors of the corporation and were adopted by such
   shareholders effective as September 29, 1997, in accordance with Section
   180.003 of the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law.

             Executed on behalf of the corporation as of this 29th day of
   September, 1997.



                                      /s/ Thomas F. Kissinger                 

                                      Thomas F. Kissinger, Esq.
                                      General Counsel and Secretary


   ---------------
        This instrument was drafted by, and should be returned to, John K.
   Wilson, Foley & Lardner, 777 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
   53202.




                                                                Exhibit (3.2)


                                    RESTATED 
                            ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
                                       OF
                             THE MARCUS CORPORATION
                                                                  

             Pursuant to Section 180.1007 of the Wisconsin Business
   Corporation Law, these Restated Articles of Incorporation shall supersede
   and take the place of the Corporation's heretofore existing Articles of
   Incorporation and all amendments thereto.

                                    ARTICLE 1

                                      Name

             The name of the Corporation is The Marcus Corporation.

                                    ARTICLE 2

                                 Authorized Shares

             The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock which
   the Corporation shall be authorized to issue is eighty-four million
   (84,000,000) shares, consisting of (i) fifty million (50,000,000) shares
   of a class designated "Common Stock", with a par value of one dollar ($1)
   per share; thirty-three million (33,000,000) shares of a class designated
   "Class B Common Stock", with a par value of one dollar ($1) per share; and
   one million (1,000,000) shares of a class designated "Preferred Stock",
   with a par value of one dollar ($1) per share.

             Any and all such shares of Common Stock, Class B Common Stock
   and Preferred Stock may be issued for such consideration as shall be fixed
   from time to time by the Board of Directors.  Any and all such shares so
   issued, the full consideration for which has been paid or delivered, shall
   be deemed fully paid stock and shall not be liable to any further call or
   assessment thereon, except with respect to wage claims of employees as
   provided in Section 180.0622(2)(b) of the Wisconsin Business Corporation
   Law ("WBCL"), and the holders of such shares shall not be liable for any
   further payments except as otherwise provided by applicable Wisconsin law. 
   The preferences, limitations and relative rights of each class shall be as
   follows:

        (A)  POWERS, PREFERENCES AND LIMITATIONS OF THE PREFERRED STOCK.

             (1)  Series of Preferred Stock.

             The Board of Directors shall have authority, by resolution or
   resolutions, to divide the Preferred Stock into series, and to determine
   and fix the relative powers, preferences and rights, and the
   qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, in respect of the
   shares of any series so established prior to the issuance thereof, but
   only with respect to:

             (a)  The rate of dividend, whether or not such dividend
        shall be cumulative and, if cumulative, the date from which such
        dividend shall be cumulative;

             (b)  The price at and the terms and conditions on which
        shares may be redeemed;

             (c)  The amount payable upon shares in the event of
        voluntary or involuntary liquidation;

             (d)  Sinking fund provisions for the redemption or purchase
        of shares;

             (e)  The terms and conditions on which shares may be
        converted into shares of Common Stock, if the shares of any
        series are issued with the privilege of conversion; and

             (f)  Whether or not shares shall have voting powers, and
        the terms and conditions upon which any voting powers may be
        exercised.

             Except as to the matters expressly set forth above in this
   Paragraph (1), all series of the Preferred Stock of the Corporation,
   whenever designated and issued, shall have the same preferences,
   limitations and relative rights and shall rank equally, share ratably and
   be identical in all respects as to all matters.

             All shares of any one series of Preferred Stock hereinabove
   authorized shall be alike in every particular, and each series thereof
   shall be distinctly designated by letter or descriptive words or figures.

             (2)  Dividends.

             Before any dividends shall be paid or set apart for payment upon
   the Common Stock or the Class B Common Stock, the holders of Preferred
   Stock shall be entitled to receive dividends at the rate per annum
   specified as to each series pursuant to Paragraph (1), payable quarter-
   annually when and as declared by the Board of Directors.  Such dividends
   shall accrue on each share of Preferred Stock from the date of issuance,
   or from such other date as may be fixed by the Board of Directors pursuant
   to Paragraph (1).

             Any dividend paid upon the Preferred Stock entitled to
   cumulative dividends at a time when any accrued dividends for any prior
   period are delinquent, shall be expressly declared as a dividend in whole
   or partial payment of the accrued dividend for the earliest period for
   which dividends are then delinquent, and shall be so designated to each
   shareholder to whom payment is made.

             All shares of Preferred Stock whether cumulative or non-
   cumulative (but only after all dividend arrearages for all prior periods
   on cumulative shares have been paid or set aide for payment) shall rank
   equally and shall share ratably, in proportion to the rate of dividend
   fixed hereunder in respect to each such share, in all dividends paid or
   set aside for payment for any dividend period or part upon any such
   shares.

             (3)  Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up.

             In case of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or
   winding up of the Corporation, the holders of each series of Preferred
   Stock shall be entitled to receive out of the assets of the Corporation in
   money or money's worth the amount specified pursuant to Paragraph (1) with
   respect to that series of Preferred Stock, together with all accrued but
   unpaid dividends thereon with respect to Preferred Stock entitled to
   cumulative dividends (whether or not earned or declared), before any of
   such assets shall be paid or distributed to holders of Common Stock or
   Class B Common Stock and if the assets of the Corporation shall be
   insufficient to pay the holders of all of the Preferred Stock then
   outstanding the entire amounts to which they may be entitled, the holders
   of each outstanding series of the Preferred Stock shall share ratably in
   such assets in proportion to the amounts which would be payable with
   respect to such series if all amounts payable thereon were paid in full.

             (4)  Redemption.

             Except as otherwise provided with respect to a particular series
   pursuant to Paragraph (1), the following general redemption provisions
   shall apply to each series of Preferred Stock (hereinafter in this
   Paragraph referred to as "Series").

             On or prior to the date fixed for redemption of a particular
   Series as specified in the notice of redemption for said Series, the
   Corporation shall deposit adequate funds for such redemption, in trust for
   the account of holders of the Series to be redeemed, with a bank having
   trust powers or a trust company in good standing, organized under the laws
   of the United States of America or any state of the United States of
   America and having capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating at
   least $1,000,000, and if the name and address of such bank or trust
   company and the deposit of or intent to deposit the redemption funds in
   such trust account shall have been stated in such notice of redemption,
   then from and after the mailing of such notice and the making of such
   deposit the shares of the Series called for redemption shall no longer be
   deemed to be outstanding for any purpose whatsoever, and all rights of the
   holders of such shares in or with respect to the Corporation shall
   forthwith cease and terminate except only the right of the holders of such
   shares (a) to transfer such shares prior to the date fixed for redemption,
   (b) to receive out of said deposit the redemption price of such shares
   together with accrued but unpaid dividends with respect to Preferred Stock
   entitled to cumulative dividends to the date fixed for redemption, without
   interest, upon surrender of the certificate or certificates representing
   the shares to be redeemed, and (c) to exercise, on or before the date
   fixed for redemption, the privileges of conversion, if any, not
   theretofore expired.

             Such deposit in trust shall be irrevocable except that (1) any
   moneys so deposited by the Corporation which shall remain unclaimed by the
   holders of the Series called for redemption and not converted shall, at
   the end of six years after the date fixed for redemption, be paid to the
   Corporation upon its request, after which repayment the holders of the
   shares so called for redemption shall no longer look to the said bank or
   trust company for the payment of the redemption price but shall look only
   to the Corporation or to others, as may be, for the payment of any lawful
   claim for such moneys which holders of said shares may still have; and (2)
   any portion of the moneys so deposited by the Corporation, in respect of
   shares of the Series converted into Common Stock, shall be repaid to the
   Corporation upon its request.

             (5)  Conversion Rights.

             Except as otherwise provided with respect to a particular Series
   pursuant to Paragraph (1), the following general conversion provisions
   shall apply to each Series of Preferred Stock which is convertible into
   Common Stock (hereinafter, in this paragraph, referred to as "Convertible
   Series"):

             (i)  All shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion
        shall be fully paid and nonassessable, and shall be free of all
        taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof
        except taxes payable by reason of issuance in a name other than
        that of the holder of the share or shares converted and except
        with respect to wage claims of employees as provided by Section
        180.0622(2)(b) of the WBCL.

             (ii) The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
        conversion of a particular Convertible Series at any time shall
        be the quotient obtained by dividing the aggregate conversion
        value, as herein provided, of the shares of that Convertible
        Series surrendered for conversion, by the conversion price per
        share of Common Stock then in effect for that Convertible Series
        as herein provided.  The Corporation shall not be required,
        however, upon any such conversion, to issue any fractional share
        of Common Stock, but in lieu thereof the Corporation may at its
        option issue scrip therefor or may pay to the shareholder who
        would otherwise be entitled to receive such fractional share if
        issued, a sum in cash equal to the value of such fractional
        share at the rate of the then market value per share of the
        Common Stock determined in such manner as the Board of Directors
        of the Corporation may provide.

             (iii)     The basic conversion price per share of Common
        Stock for a particular Convertible Series, as provided for
        herein under the detailed descriptions of the individual
        Convertible Series, shall be subject to adjustment as follows:

                  (aa) An increased conversion price per share of
             Common Stock shall become effective whenever the
             outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be combined
             into a smaller number of shares.  Such increased
             conversion price per share of Common Stock shall be
             computed as follows:  (1) separately, for each
             Convertible Series, multiply the total number of
             shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior
             to the decrease in the number of such shares through
             such combination, by the conversion price then in
             effect for each Convertible Series; (2) divide each of
             the resulting products by the total number of shares
             of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such
             decrease in the number of shares through such
             combination.  The quotients so obtained (if not evenly
             divisible by fifty cents then rounded up to the next
             full multiple of fifty cents) shall thereafter, until
             any further change is required under the provisions of
             this subparagraph (5) be respectively the conversion
             price per share of Common Stock for each Convertible
             Series;

                  (bb) A reduced conversion price per share of
             Common Stock shall become effective for any
             Convertible Series whenever the Corporation shall
             issue any "Additional Shares of Common Stock" (as
             defined in Paragraph (A)(5)(iii)(cc) of this Article)
             after the effective date of the amendment to the
             Articles of Incorporation which designated such
             Convertible Series (hereinafter in this subparagraph
             referred to as the "Effective Date"), which results in
             the Corporation having received in the aggregate a
             consideration per share of less than the conversion
             price for such Convertible Series for all of the
             shares of Common Stock issued after the Effective
             Date.  Such reduced conversion price per share of
             Common Stock shall be computed as follows: (1)
             separately, for each Convertible Series, multiply the
             total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on
             the Effective Date by the conversion price for each
             Convertible Series then in effect; (2) to these
             products separately, for each Convertible Series, add
             the total amount of the consideration, if any,
             received for the issuance of all Additional Shares of
             Common Stock; (3) divide the resulting sums by the
             total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
             immediately prior to any such determination.  The
             quotients so obtained shall thereafter, until any
             further change is required under the provisions of
             this subparagraph (5), be the respective conversion
             prices per share of Common Stock for each Convertible
             Series; provided, however, that no adjustment shall be
             made in the conversion price of any Convertible Series
             in effect immediately prior to such determination if
             the amount of such adjustment would be less than fifty
             cents, but, in any such case, any adjustment that
             would otherwise be required then to be made shall be
             carried forward and shall be made at the time of, and
             together with, the next subsequent adjustment which
             together with any other adjustment or adjustments so
             carried forward shall amount to not less than fifty
             cents.  No upward adjustment to the conversion price
             shall be made if the above-described quotients should
             be higher than the conversion price to be adjusted as
             a result of the Corporation having received a
             consideration per Additional Share of Common Stock on
             the aggregate of all Additional Shares of Common Stock
             which is higher than the conversion price to be
             adjusted.

                  (cc) The term "Additional Shares of Common Stock"
             as used in this subparagraph (A)(5) includes all
             shares of Common Stock which the Corporation shall in
             any manner issue after the Effective Date of a
             Convertible Series except shares of Common Stock
             issued (1) upon the conversion of any shares of such
             Convertible Series, or (2) upon the exercise of any
             warrants, options or conversion rights outstanding on
             the date of issuance of such Convertible Series
             whether at the initial conversion price, an adjusted
             conversion price or a voluntarily reduced conversion
             price pursuant to Paragraph (A)(5)(x) of this Article,
             or (3) pursuant to any employee stock bonus plan or
             employee stock purchase plan approved by the
             shareholders, or (4) upon the exercise of any employee
             stock option granted pursuant to any plan approved by
             the shareholders, or (5) upon the conversion of any
             Preferred Stock issued in connection with any such
             employee stock bonus, stock purchase and/or stock
             option, or by reason of the issuance or assumption by
             the Corporation of any such stock bonus, stock
             purchase and/or option, or (6) pursuant to a stock
             dividend authorized by the Board of Directors of not
             more than 5% per annum of the number of shares
             outstanding at the time such stock dividend is
             declared, or (7) upon the conversion of any shares of
             Class B Common Stock, or (8) in connection with the
             acquisition, or upon the exercise of, any warrants,
             options or conversion rights granted or assumed by the
             Corporation in connection with an acquisition.  As
             used herein, "acquisition" shall be construed as any
             transaction in which the Corporation acquires
             substantially all the assets of another business, or
             acquires 50% or more of the outstanding stock of
             another corporation or is the surviving corporation in
             a statutory merger.

             (iv) In the event that the Corporation shall give notice of
        redemption of any shares of a particular Convertible Series, an
        adjusted conversion price shall be determined in respect only to
        the shares so called for redemption, in accordance with the
        provisions of clause (iii), except that for the purpose of such
        determination, Common Stock shall be deemed to have been issued
        in accordance with the terms of all rights to purchase shares of
        Common Stock or securities convertible into shares of Common
        Stock which may be outstanding immediately prior to the close of
        business on the date next preceding the date upon which notice
        of redemption is given, but which were not outstanding on the
        date of issuance of the Convertible Series so called for
        redemption.  The conversion price so determined shall be stated
        in the notice of redemption and have no application to any
        shares other than the shares so called for redemption.

             (v)  For the purpose of making the computations prescribed
        above, the following rules shall apply:

                  (aa) In determining the consideration received
             for the issuance of any Additional Shares of Common
             Stock, no deductions shall be made for the amounts of
             any commissions or other expenses paid or incurred by
             the Corporation for any underwriting or otherwise in
             connection with the issuance of such Additional Shares
             of Common Stock.

                  (bb) In case Common Stock shall be issued by way
             of stock dividend or in subdivision or
             reclassification of Common Stock outstanding prior to
             such issue, the excess of the number of shares of
             Common Stock outstanding immediately thereafter over
             the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
             immediately prior thereto (except such shares issued
             as stock dividends which do not in the aggregate
             during any fiscal year of the Corporation exceed 5% of
             the Common Stock outstanding at the beginning of such
             fiscal year) shall be deemed to be Additional Shares
             of Common Stock, and the Corporation shall be deemed
             to have received no consideration for the issuance
             thereof.

                  (cc) If the Corporation issues any shares
             convertible into Common Stock, or any obligations so
             convertible, or any warrants to purchase or subscribe
             for any shares of Common Stock and if any of such
             shares or obligations be converted into Common Stock
             or if any of such warrants be exercised and Common
             Stock be issued in connection with such exercise, the
             Corporation shall be deemed to have received for the
             Common Stock issued upon such conversion or exercise
             an aggregate consideration equal to the consideration
             received by the Corporation for the convertible shares
             or obligations so converted or for the warrants so
             exercised (before deducting any commissions or other
             expenses paid or incurred by the Corporation for any
             underwriting or otherwise in connection with the
             issuance of the convertible shares or obligations so
             converted or the warrants so exercised) plus, in the
             case of the issuance of Common Stock in connection
             with the exercise of warrants, the consideration
             received by the Corporation for the issuance of Common
             Stock upon such exercise; provided, however, that
             adjustments of the conversion price by reason of the
             conversion of such shares or obligations or by reason
             of the exercise of such warrants need not be made upon
             each such conversion or exercise but may be made from
             time to time under such reasonable regulations as
             shall be provided by the Board of Directors but at
             least once in each month immediately following any
             calendar month during which any such conversion or
             exercise shall occur, and provided further that no
             adjustment to any conversion price shall be required
             under the circumstances outlined under Paragraph
             (A)(5)(iii)(cc) above.

                  (dd) If the Corporation shall issue any
             Additional Shares of Common Stock, or any shares
             convertible into Common Stock, or any obligations, so
             convertible, or any warrants to purchase or subscribe
             for any shares of Common Stock for a consideration
             other than cash, the amount of the consideration
             received therefor by the Corporation shall be deemed
             to be the fair value of such consideration, which
             shall be determined by the Board of Directors at or
             before the time of issuance of such shares or
             obligations.

             (vi) If the Corporation shall be consolidated with or
        merged into, or sell or dispose of all or substantially all of
        its property and assets, to any other corporation, proper
        provision shall be made as part of the terms of such
        consolidation, merger or sale that the holder of any shares of a
        particular Convertible Series at the time outstanding shall
        thereafter be entitled to such conversion rights with respect to
        securities and other assets of the Corporation resulting from
        such consolidation, merger or sale as shall be substantially
        equivalent to the conversion rights herein granted.

             (vii)     No adjustment with respect to dividends upon any
        Convertible Series or with respect to dividends upon Common
        Stock shall be made in connection with any conversion.

             (viii)    Whenever there is an issue of Additional Shares
        of Common Stock of the Corporation requiring a change in the
        conversion price as provided above, and whenever there occurs
        any other event which results in a change in the existing
        conversion rights of the holders of shares of a Convertible
        Series, the Corporation shall file with its transfer agent or
        agents and at its principal office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a
        statement signed by the President or a Vice President and by the
        Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer of the Corporation, describing
        specifically such issue of Additional Shares of Common Stock or
        such other event (and, in the case of a consolidation or merger,
        the terms thereof) and the actual conversion prices or basis of
        conversion as changed by such issue or event and the change, if
        any, in the securities issuable upon conversion.  Whenever there
        are issued by the Corporation any options or rights to purchase
        shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into shares of
        Common Stock, and such issuance requires a change in the
        conversion price as above provided, the Corporation shall also
        file in like manner a statement describing the same and the
        consideration receivable by the Corporation therefrom.  The
        statement so filed shall be open to inspection by any holder of
        record of shares of any Convertible Series.  Upon the request of
        the Corporation, the transfer agent or agents shall mail copies
        of such statement, or brief summaries thereof, (first class and
        postage prepaid) to each holder of record of shares of all
        Convertible Securities affected by the statement at the last
        address of such holders appearing upon the books of the
        Corporation.  Upon failure of a holder to object to the
        statement and the computations therein within a period of 90
        days from the date of such mailing, the statement and the
        computations therein shall be conclusively presumed correct as
        to such holder and shall be binding upon the holder, his heirs,
        representatives and assigns.  Failure or delay of any holder of
        the Convertible Series so affected to receive such statement
        shall not extend the period within which objections thereto may
        be raised.

             (ix) The Corporation shall at all times have authorized and
        shall at all times reserve and set aside a sufficient number of
        duly authorized shares of Common Stock for the conversion of all
        stock of all Convertible Series then outstanding.  Upon or prior
        to the occurrence of any event which may give rise to a change
        in the conversion price per share of Common Stock, the
        Corporation shall make adequate provision so that shares of
        Common Stock thereafter issued on conversion of shares of each
        Convertible Series shall be validly issued, fully paid and
        nonassessable (except as provided in Section 180.0622(b)(2) of
        the WBCL); and the Corporation shall make appropriate provisions
        so that any issue of Common Stock or of any other class of
        shares of the Corporation as a dividend on, or in subdivision or
        reclassification of, Common Stock, shall be made applicable to
        shares of Common Stock held for conversion of each Convertible
        Series at the time such shares of Common Stock shall be issued
        upon such conversion.

             (x)  The Corporation shall have the right, at any time and
        from time to time, to reduce the conversion price of one or more
        Convertible Series then in effect by an amount not in excess of
        20% of the then conversion price for such period or periods of
        time of not less than 30 days nor more than 180 days as the
        Board of Directors of the Corporation may determine.  In each
        such event, an officer of the Corporation shall prepare and
        execute a certificate stating (aa) that the Corporation has
        elected to reduce the conversion price of one or more
        Convertible Series, (bb) that such election is irrevocable
        during the period referred to hereinafter in clause (cc), and
        (cc) the period during which such reduced conversion price or
        prices shall be in effect.  The certificate shall be filed with
        the transfer agent or agents and either a brief summary of the
        provisions of such certificate or a copy of such certificate
        shall be mailed by the Corporation, first class, postage
        prepaid, at least 10 days prior to the date fixed for the
        commencement of any period in which the reduced conversion price
        or prices is to be in effect, to the registered holders of the
        Convertible Series so affected at their last address as it shall
        appear upon the books of the Corporation.  Failure or delay of
        any holder of the Convertible Series so affected to receive such
        certificate by mail, or any defect therein, shall not affect the
        validity of, or the reduction of the conversion price nor extend
        the period thereof.

             (6)  Reissuance of Shares.

             Shares of Preferred Stock which have been redeemed or purchased
   or retired through the operation of a purchase, retirement or sinking fund
   or which have been converted into shares of any other class or classes of
   stock of the Company shall thereafter have the status of authorized but
   unissued shares of Preferred Stock of the Corporation and may thereafter
   be reissued as part of the same or any other series.

        (B)  POWERS, RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS OF THE COMMON STOCK AND THE CLASS
             B COMMON STOCK.

             (1)  Voting Rights and Powers.

             With respect to all matters upon which shareholders are entitled
   to vote or to which shareholders are entitled to give consent, the holders
   of the outstanding shares of Common Stock and the holders of the
   outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock shall vote together as a single
   class, and every holder of any outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be
   entitled to cast thereon one (1) vote in person or by proxy for each share
   of Common Stock standing in the holder's name on the stock transfer
   records of the Corporation, and every holder of any outstanding shares of
   Class B Common Stock shall be entitled to cast thereon ten (10) votes in
   person or by proxy for each share of Class B Common Stock standing in his
   name on the stock transfer records of the Corporation; provided that, with
   respect to any proposed amendment to these Articles of Incorporation which
   would increase or decrease the number of authorized shares of either the
   Common Stock or the Class B Common Stock, increase or decrease the par
   value of the shares of the Common Stock or the Class B Common Stock, or
   alter or change the powers, preferences, relative voting power or special
   rights of the shares of the Common Stock or the Class B Common Stock so as
   to affect them adversely, the approval of a majority of the votes entitled
   to be cast by the holders of the class affected by the proposed amendment,
   voting separately as a class, shall be obtained in addition to the
   approval of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of
   the Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock voting together as a single
   class as hereinbefore provided.

             (2)  Dividends and Distributions.

             (a)  Cash Dividends.  Subject to the rights of the holders
        of the Preferred Stock, as and when cash dividends may be
        declared from time to time by the Board of Directors, the cash
        dividend payable with respect to each share of the Common Stock
        shall in all cases, subject to rounding as hereinafter provided,
        be in an amount equal to one hundred ten percent (110%) of the
        amount of the cash dividend payable with respect to each share
        of the Class B Common Stock.  For purposes of calculating the
        cash dividend to be paid on the Common Stock, the amount of the
        cash dividend declared and payable with respect to the Class B
        Common Stock shall be determined first and thereafter the cash
        dividend payable with respect to the Common Stock shall be
        determined in accordance with the formula set forth above,
        provided that such dividend may be rounded up to the next
        highest half cent.  The premium accorded holders of Common Stock
        shall not extend to distributions declared by the Board of
        Directors to be in connection with the partial or complete
        liquidation of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.

             (b)  Other Dividends and Distributions.  Each share of
        Common Stock and Class B Common Stock shall be equal in respect
        of rights to dividends (other than those payable in cash) and
        distributions (including distributions declared by the Board of
        Directors to be in connection with the partial or complete
        liquidation of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries) when
        and as declared, in the form of stock or other property of the
        Corporation, except that in the case of dividends or other
        distributions payable in stock of the Corporation other than the
        Preferred Stock, including distributions pursuant to stock
        split-ups or divisions, which occur after the initial issuance
        of the Class B Common Stock as described in Paragraph (B)(5)(a)
        of this Article, only shares of Common Stock shall be
        distributed with respect to the Common Stock and only shares of
        Class B Common Stock shall be distributed with respect to the
        Class B Common Stock.

             (3)  Restrictions on Transfer of the Class B Common Stock.

             (a)  No beneficial owner (as hereinafter defined) of shares of
        Class B Common Stock (hereinafter referred to as a "Class B
        Shareholder") may transfer, and the Corporation shall not register
        the transfer of, shares of Class B Common Stock, whether by sale,
        assignment, gift, bequest, appointment or otherwise, except to a
        "Permitted Transferee" of such Class B Shareholder.  A "Permitted
        Transferee" shall be defined as (i) the Class B Shareholder; (ii) the
        spouse of the Class B Shareholder; (iii) any parent and any lineal
        descendant (including any adopted child) of any parent of the Class B
        Shareholder or of the Class B Shareholder's spouse; (iv) any trustee,
        guardian or custodian for, or any executor, administrator or other
        legal representative of the estate of, any of the foregoing
        "Permitted Transferees"; (v) the trustee of a trust (including a
        voting trust) principally for the benefit of such Class B Shareholder
        and/or any of his or her Permitted Transferees; and (vi) any
        corporation, partnership or other entity if a majority of the
        beneficial ownership thereof is held by the Class B Shareholder
        and/or any of his or her Permitted Transferees.  For the purpose of
        this Paragraph (3) the term "beneficial owner(s)" of any shares of
        Class B Common Stock shall mean a person or persons who, or entity or
        entities which, have or share the power, either singly or jointly, to
        direct the voting or disposition of such shares.

             (b)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein,
        any Class B Shareholder may pledge his shares of Class B Common Stock
        to a pledgee pursuant to a bona fide pledge of such shares as
        collateral security for indebtedness due to the pledgee, provided
        that such shares shall not be transferred to or registered in the
        name of the pledgee and shall remain subject to the provisions of
        this Paragraph (3).  In the event of foreclosure or other similar
        action by the pledgee, such pledged shares of Class B Common Stock
        may only be transferred to a Permitted Transferee of the pledgor or
        converted into shares of Common Stock, as the pledgee may elect.

             (c)  Any purported transfer of shares of Class B Common Stock
        not permitted hereunder shall be void and of no effect.  The
        purported transferee shall have no rights as a shareholder of the
        Corporation and no other rights against, or with respect to, the
        Corporation, except the right to receive shares of Common Stock upon
        the conversion of his shares of Class B Common Stock into shares of
        Common Stock.  The Corporation may, as a condition to the transfer or
        the registration of a transfer of shares of Class B Common Stock to a
        purported Permitted Transferee, require the furnishing of such
        affidavits or other proof as it deems necessary to establish that
        such transferee is Permitted Transferee.

             (d)  The Corporation shall note on the certificates for
        shares of Class B Common Stock the restrictions on transfer and
        registration of transfer imposed by this Paragraph (3).

             (e)  Shares of Class B Common Stock shall be registered in
        the name(s) of the beneficial owner(s) thereof and not in
        "street" or nominee name.

             (4)  Conversion of the Class B Common Stock.

             (a)  Each share of Class B Common Stock may at any time or
        from time to time, at the option of the respective holder
        thereof, be converted into one (1) fully paid and nonassessable
        share of Common Stock (subject to Section 180.0622(2)(b) of the
        WBCL).  Such conversion right shall be exercised by the
        surrender of the certificate representing such share of Class B
        Common Stock to be converted to the Corporation at any time
        during normal business hours at the principal executive offices
        of the Corporation (to the attention of the Secretary of the
        Corporation), or if an agent for the registration or transfer of
        shares of Class B Common Stock is then duly appointed and acting
        (said agent being referred to in this Article as the "Transfer
        Agent") then at the office of the Transfer Agent, accompanied by
        a written notice of the election by the holder thereof to
        convert and (if so required by the Corporation or the Transfer
        Agent) by the instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to
        the Corporation and to the Transfer Agent, duly executed by such
        holder or his duly authorized attorney, and transfer tax stamps
        or funds therefor, if required pursuant to Paragraph (4)(e),
        below.

             (b)  As promptly as practicable after the surrender for
        conversion of a certificate representing shares of Class B
        Common Stock in the manner provided in Paragraph (4)(a), above,
        and the payment in cash of any amount required by the provisions
        of Paragraphs (4)(a) and (4)(e), the Corporation will deliver or
        cause to be delivered at the office of the Transfer Agent to, or
        upon the written order of, the holder of such certificate, a
        certificate or certificates representing the number of full
        shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion, issued in
        such name or names as such holder may direct.  Such conversion
        shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close
        of business on the date of the surrender of the certificate
        representing shares of Class B Common Stock, and all rights of
        the holder of such shares as such holder shall cease at such
        time and the person or persons in whose name or names the
        certificate or certificates representing the shares of Common
        Stock are to be issued shall be treated for all purposes as
        having become the record holder or holders of such shares of
        Common Stock at such time; provided, however, that any such
        surrender and payment on any date when the stock transfer
        records of the Corporation shall be closed shall constitute the
        person or persons in whose name or names the certificate or
        certificates representing shares of Common Stock are to be
        issued as the record holder or holders thereof for all purposes
        immediately prior to the close of business on the next
        succeeding day on which such stock transfer records are open.

             (c)  No adjustments in respect of dividends shall be made
        upon the conversion of any share of Class B Common Stock;
        provided, however, that if a share shall be converted subsequent
        to the record date for the payment of a dividend or other
        distribution on shares of Class B Common Stock but prior to such
        payment, the registered holder of such share at the close of
        business on such record date shall be entitled to receive the
        dividend or other distribution payable on such share on the date
        set for payment of such dividend or other distribution
        notwithstanding the conversion thereof or the Corporation's
        default in payment of the dividend or distribution due on such
        date.

             (d)  The Corporation covenants that it will at all times
        reserve and keep available, solely for the purpose of issuance
        upon conversion of the outstanding shares of Class B Common
        Stock, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be
        issuable upon the conversion of all such outstanding shares;
        provided, that nothing contained herein shall be construed to
        preclude the Corporation from satisfying its obligations in
        respect of the conversion of the outstanding shares of Class B
        Common Stock by delivery of purchased shares of Common Stock
        which are held in the treasury of the Corporation.  The
        Corporation covenants that if any shares of Common Stock
        required to be reserved for purposes of conversion hereunder,
        require registration with or approval of any governmental
        authority under any Federal or state law before such shares of
        Common Stock may be issued upon conversion, the Corporation will
        cause such shares to be duly registered or approved, as the case
        may be.  The Corporation will endeavor to list the shares of
        Common Stock required to be delivered upon conversion prior to
        such delivery upon each national securities exchange, if any,
        upon which the outstanding Common Stock is listed at the time of
        such delivery.  The Corporation covenants that all shares of
        Common Stock which shall be issued upon conversion of the shares
        of Class B Common Stock, will, upon issue, be fully paid and
        nonassessable, except as provided in Section 180.0622(2)(b) of
        the WBCL, and not subject to any preemptive rights.

             (e)  The issuance of certificates for shares of Common
        Stock upon conversion of shares of Class B Common Stock shall be
        made without charge for any stamp or other similar tax in
        respect of such issuance.  However, if any such certificate is
        to be issued in a name other than that of the holder of the
        share or shares of Class B Common Stock converted, the person or
        persons requesting the issuance thereof shall pay to the
        Corporation the amount of any tax which may be payable in
        respect of any transfer involved in such issuance or shall
        establish to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax
        has been paid.

             (f)  When the number of outstanding shares of Class B
        Common Stock falls below two percent (2%) of the aggregate
        number of shares of Common Stock and Class B Common Stock then
        outstanding, the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock
        shall be deemed without further act on anyone's part to be
        immediately and automatically converted into shares of Common
        Stock, and stock certificates formerly representing outstanding
        shares of Class B Common Stock shall thereupon and thereafter be
        deemed to represent a like number of shares of Common Stock.

             (5)  Issuance of the Class B Common Stock.

             (a)  Initial Issuance.  One share of Class B Common Stock
        shall be initially issued for each outstanding share of Class B
        Common Stock, par value one dollar ($1) per share, of The Marcus
        Corporation, a Delaware corporation, pursuant to the Agreement
        and Plan of Merger, dated August 13, 1992, by and between the
        Corporation and The Marcus Corporation.

             (b)  Subsequent Issuance.  Following the initial issuance,
        the Board of Directors may only issue shares of the Class B
        Common Stock in the form of a distribution or distributions
        pursuant to a stock dividend on or split-up of the shares of the
        Class B Common Stock and only to the then holders of the
        outstanding shares of the Class B Common Stock in conjunction
        with and in the same ratio as a stock dividend on or split-up of
        the shares of the Common Stock.  Except as provided in this
        subparagraph (b), the Corporation shall not issue additional
        shares of Class B Common Stock after the initial issuance of
        Class B Common Stock, as described in Paragraph (B)(5)(a) of
        this Article, and all shares of Class B Common Stock surrendered
        for conversion shall be retired, unless otherwise approved by
        the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
        outstanding shares of the Common Stock and Class B Common Stock
        entitled to vote, voting together as a single class, as provided
        in Paragraph (B)(1) of this Article.  Notwithstanding the
        foregoing, the Board of Directors shall be permitted to make a
        one-time issuance of 299,547 shares of Class B Common Stock to
        Guest House Inn, Inc. ("GHI") in connection with the Agreement
        and Plan of Reorganization dated June 30, 1997, by and among the
        Corporation, GHI and the shareholders of GHI, in exchange for
        and cancellation of 299,547 shares of Class B Common Stock owned
        by GHI and, notwithstanding any other provision of these
        Articles of Incorporation (including particularly Section (B)(3)
        of this Article 2), the shareholders of GHI on June 30, 1997
        shall be "Permitted Transferees" of the shares of Class B Common
        Stock issued to GHI.

                                    ARTICLE 3

                               Board of Directors

             The number of initial directors constituting the Corporation's
   initial Board of Directors shall be seven (7) and thereafter such number
   as is fixed from time to time by, or in the manner provided in, the By-
   laws.  At each annual meeting of shareholders, directors shall be chosen
   for a term of one year.  Despite the expiration of a director's term, the
   director shall continue to serve until his or her successor is elected
   and, if necessary, qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of
   directors.  

                                    ARTICLE 4

                           Registered Office and Agent

             The address of the registered office of the Corporation is 250
   East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1700, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203, and the
   name of its registered agent at such address is Thomas F. Kissinger.


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