Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1937)

Variety Club Tourney Held Despite Downpour pininrsiBnuiR^CiH ■y^ALTER WOZNACK, until recently manager of the WB Regal, Wilkinsburg, who was formerly announced as joining the Weiland Theatre, Bellefield district, as manager, is instead at the Weiland, Wilkinsburg. “Billy” Connelly, president of the local Entertainers’ Association, is now Mrs. Robert Mer singer, and is honeymooning in Massachusetts. Mr. and Mrs. James H. Alexander were in Detroit this week attending a Shrine convention. New telephone operator at the 2Qth-Fox exchange is Marcella Lavelle. Mark Goldman and George Wheeler of GB will attend this company’s sales convention at the St. Moritz Hotel, New York City, opening July 9. Mrs. Bessie Goldstein, operator of the Paramount Theatre, Brighton Road, announces the engagement of her daughter, Rowena Goldstein, to Dr. Townsend W. Baer of Pittsburgh. Event will be formally announced at a house party Sunday evening, June 27. A fall wedding is planned. Vacationists this week included: Irene Fisher, Republic; George Ball, 20th-Pox: Morty Henderson, HarrisWilliam Penn; John Howley, Harris-Beechview. Mr. Deitz comes to tovm. When Irving Dietz makes an appearance here it means one thing — he is handling a new fight film. Republic Pictures exchange has added a new employe to its shipping and poster department in the person of August Gonlin — Pilmrow’s old friend Augie, in case you don’t recognize the Gonlin handle. Edgar Moss, 2Qth-Fox district manager, was here on business this week with Ira H. Cohn, branch manager, and C. C. Kellenberg, office manager. John Notopoulos, son of A. N. Notopoulos, veteran circuit operator of Altoona, and Miss Katherine Gianakos of Brooklyn, wil be married June 27. John is a graduate of the University of Virginia and he has been tutored in the theatre business at the Olympic, Altoona. Arthur Braun, formerly assistant manager at the WB Enright, who has been promoted to the position as manager of the circuit’s Regal Theatre, Wilkinsburg , got his start at the latter theatre as an usher when the house was operated by Peter Nikas and Steve Dascalos. “It’s just like coming home,” says the young showman. Israel Roth, operator of the Penn, Penn Ave., is much improved following a recent illness, having returned to his home from a local hospital. His son, Jerome, has been looking after the theatre for the past month or so and he’s been doing okay. Lawrence J. Katz, William Thompson and Louis Indo, are representing the operators union at regular conferences with independent exhibitors. Art England, Philadelphia representa( Continued on next page) INDEPENDENT FILM TO HAVE FIGHT REEL Cleveland — Nate Gerson and Harry Lande, who operate the Independent Film Service at 308 Film Bldg., have arranged with Manny Manishor for the Ohio-Kentucky distribution of the Braddock-Louis championship fight picture. Independent Film Service has handled all fight pictures in this territory for the past three years with marked success. The basis for their success is that they provide themselves with plenty of prints so as to be able to render quick and adequate service. MOVIE SWEEPSTAKES GAINS IN INDIANA Cleveland — Movie Sweepstakes, long popular theatre business builder in Ohio, is gaining headway in Indiana, a territory recently acquired by Warren Irons, who also controls the Ohio-Kentucky territory. Among the recent Movie Sweepstakes contracts acquired by Warren Iron’s organization are the State Theatre, Greenfield, Ind.; the Wallack Theatre, Peru, Ind., belonging to the Gregory circuit of Chicago; the Amsterdam, Echo and Grant theatres, Detroit, and the Globe Theatre, Columbiana, Ohio. Dexter Safe Stolen Detroit — Sam Brown is looking for a strong man. All circuses take note! The reason: The 650-pound safe in the office of the Dexter Theatre was moved out en toto last week with all of Saturday’s and Sunday’s receipts. Cleveland — The first annual Variety Club golf tournament got under way on Monday at the Beechmont club in spite of a cloudburst that was the culmination of three days consecutive downpour. At 1 p. m. the only possible navigation on the golf course would have been by gondola. But at 2 p. m. the sun came out and at 3 o’clock, there were 50 members ready to tee off. The fastidiousness of dress that is usually conspicuous among film folks was sadly lacking. The 50 brave and loyal Variety-ites who were determined to make it an honest-to-goodness golf tournament, turned their trowsers up to their knees, turned down their hat brims to ward off the drizzle, went to work at the game in earnest. The caddies added novelty to the occasion by being barefoot. 250 Persons Present There were 250 members and guests for the dinner and evening entertainment, which included keeno, card games and, through the courtesy of Paramount, a preview of “Hotel Haywire.’’ Prizes were awarded directly after dinner, and the officers of the club publicly commended the committee in charge of events for its unprejudiced fairness in their distribution of the prizes. Only two members of the committee of three and the club president, were in on the killing. It is pointed out that Henry Greenberger, committee chairman, did not receive any prize at all. M. B. Horwitz, chief barker, as low net winner won a Hammond synchronous clock, presented by National Screen Service. H. Duval won the guest low net prize. Number one door prize went to J. S. Jossey, the Bank Night king. His reward (Continued on page 122) DO YOU NEED A DLOWER THIS SUMMER? DRAND NEW DLOWERS — 20.000 C. F. M. — With "V" Belt and Pulleys — ONLY — *149'^® CASH SOUTHERN THEATRE SUPPLY CO. P. O. BX 333 NASHVILLE. TENN. BOXOFFICE : : June 26, 1937. 119