Boxoffice (Oct-Dec 1940)

jyjERRY CHRISTMAS! Dear Santa Claus, would appreciate it very much if you’ll bring us, this time, more boxoffice receipts than ever before . . . and more of the right kind of pictures . . . and, maybe, a Florida vacation sometime this winter, together with a subscription for Boxoffice in every stocking . . . and, don’t forget, try to make the public believe that “Motion pictures are your best entertainment” by way of SRO business everywhere! William Haggins, usher at the Loew’sPoli. has been upped to assistant chief of service at that theatre, succeeding Sidney S. Ziff, who resigned to work in a local factory . . . Manager George E. Freeman of the Loew’s-Poli attended a Loew’sPoli managers’ meeting in New Haven . . . Mary Stroshine, office clerk at the Western Massachusetts Theatres, Inc., has been ill at Springfield Hospital . . . Al Anders of the Bijou reported good business with “The Bank Dick” . . . Regards are in order for Jay W. Raymond, assistant manager at the Broadway , vyho is currently observing his tenth anniversary in show business. Raymond Lynch, E. M. Loew’s Court Square doorman, has left for fields unknown . . . Loraine Contour is the new candy girl at that theatre, replacing Theresa D’Angello, resigned . . . William “Billy” Powell, division manager in Springfield for the Herman Rif kin circuit, and Michael Zandan, editor-in-chief of the Springfield Free Press, were in New York last weekend . . . Garden played Republic’s “Scatterbrain” and “Dark Command” . . . Charlie King is the new janitor at the State St. Arcade, succeeding Albert Raco, resigned . . . Manager George W. Coleman of the Arcade had a cold last week . . . Frankie Meany and Richard Larsen of the Arcade’s service staff are writing a love song. Hy Nozak, the theatre’s assistant manager, is coaching them. Manager Andrew A. Sette of the WB’s Capitol is playining big things for “Santa Fe Trail” . . . Phillips’ last cooking school was to have been presented Wednesday afternoon, with a gas range, through the cooperation of the Springfield Gas & Light Co., being given to holder of lucky number . . . Mrs. Sophie Chekowska, formerly candy girl at the Loew’s-Poli, gave birth last week at Springfield Hospital to a baby girl weighing nearly nine pounds . . . Claire Bocash, Loew’s-Poli candy girl, observed her 19th birthday last Wednesday . . . Calvin Bishop has joined the ushers’ corps at the Loew’s-Poli . . . William Craven, usher at the Art, has resigned to join the marines. Harold Carron is the new usher at the Paramount, succeeding Robert “Flea Boy” Abdull, who left the theatre for a local factory ... Joe Egan, assistant engineer at the Paramount, was to have checked out of the Springfield Emergency Hospital this week after having recuperated from ulcers of the stomach. Georgie Williams has been taking care of Egan’s duties . . . Alec Condinno, Broadway usher, has resigned . . . The O’Connor Family played the E. M. Loew’s Court Square . . . Pat McGee of the E. M. Loew home office in Boston arrived in Springfield for a several weeks’ stay . . . Harold White and Betty Gaye, former usher and candy girl, respectively at the E. M. Loew’s Court Square, will be married sometime next month . . . Richard Dudgyd has been appointed doorman at the Garden, replacing Bruce Jerald. "Here Comes the Navy" Gets Snip in Boston Boston — “Here Comes the Navy” and “Souls in Pawn” caught the censorial scissors. Forty-seven other films were approved without elimination. Deleted from “Here Comes the Navy” was “Dialogue, ‘of suckers,’ in part 1. Dialogue, ‘ — You’re nothin’ but a lot of whipped dogs — ,’ to and including, ‘ — like a lot of rag dolls,’ in part 6.” Cut from “Souls in Pawn,” new Harry Asher roadshow, were “Scenes showing girls in background with bare abdomens, in part 1. Scene showing Louis falling to floor in pain in hospital, in part 3. All scenes showing burlesque girl in dressing room with open negligee, in part 5.” Local B-41 Dinner Dance Held at Bay Brook Inn New Haven — Local B-41 of exchange employes held its Christmas dinner-dance at Baybrook Inn Thursday evening. Laura Villano acted as chairman of the event, which was voted a complete success. President Sam Zipkin, and business agent. Bob Hoffman, assisted. Re-elect Entire Slate New Haven — At the annual election meeting of Local No. 74 of stage employes, the entire slate of officers was re-elected for 1941. John S. O’Connell again heads the union as president, while Daniel Cummings is business agent for the third year, Charles McBride, vice-president, Robert C. Watson, recording secretary, Chas. Langley, financial secretary, and E. O’Connell, business agent for Derby. ^eagon’si #reeting:6 BOSTON s Christmas Greetings | NATIONAL THEATRE SUPPLY | COMPANY I 'P H. j. McKinney RUDY WETTER JOHN SAVINA 1 & ■1 ERNIE COMI E. A. FRAZI I R. V. HAMMELL DAN FLEETHAM i 1 BOSTON I » I I $ i i HARRY ASHER and HARRY "ZIPPY" GOLDMAN WISH A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL •f?. THEATRE MERCHANDISING CORP. Premiums of Distinction 18 Piedmont St. • ARTHUR E. GEROME Boston ■§. * •e I i & i GREETINGS AL SWERDLOVE MEYER GRUBER | ■M 96 BOXOFFICE December 21, 1940