The Exhibitor (Jun-Oct 1939)

18 NEWS OF THE TERRITORY Among the pretty girls of Film Row «e SEL¬ MA HERLANDS, 20th Century-Fox; C1.L1L SILVERSTEIN, AL DAYTZ’S Metro Prem.um °^SAM ROSEN was due back to his hustling delivery duties after a southern sojourn. HENRY GOLDBERG, Paramount traveling auditor, will probably leave here for Boston During the Morris Joseph Silver jubilee W eek, NAT1 J. BI UMBI RG ar¬ ranged for a special Silver Jubilee Cocktail Party, May 23, starting at 2 P.M., at the exchange celebrate MORRIS JOSEPH'S 2 5 years of service with Universal Pictures. Invited to this atfa.r will be many people in the film industry. Week of May 21-27 has been set aside as Morris Joseph Silver Jubilee Week, during which time the New Universal will celebrate with Jo seph, and his many friends in the territory Of particular interest is the added prestige of bonurine the branch manager. A real treat was in store for fellows of the Metro office when they were given a two-day trip to Boston with an enjoyable time at a ball game, dinner and plenty of other fun. In the party making hi-de-do in the Massachusetts city in £« ‘bid. . . T. J. DONALDSON of fice manager FRANK MULLEN, bookers CHARLES LAZARUS, PHIL GRAVITZ, and salesmen MORTON KATZ, MILTON HYAMS. Dates were May 12-13. , 1 to the golfing enthusiasts along theMeadow highways and byways: EARL WRIGHT, genial 20th Century-Fox salesman, also a skip¬ per in his spare moments. SAM GERMAIN also takes a swing or two on the links from time to time, giving DARRYL F. ZANUCK S local o fice two entries for the 18-hole game. Giant \ al¬ ley seems to be the popular site. AL POPOLIZIO, assistant booker, 20th Cen¬ tury-Fox, is now making his social rounds in a new car. TT . 1 W FRANK, home office representative, Uni¬ versal, was a recent visitor to branch manager MORRIS JOSEPH’S exchange. N. C. WRISLEY, likeable companion of RALPH CIVITELLO, Connecticut Display exec, is continuing to line up some fine t.eups with Ins attractive premiums. BILLY S1RACA, Waterbury, was in and around the exchange section with arm in bandage, the result of a fall in Allingtown recently. Loew-Poli Circuit A luncheon by managers and other associates of HARRY SHAW was planned for May 15 at Cerriano’s Restaurant in honor of the genial di¬ vision manager’s five years with the Loew-Poli organization. JACK SIDNEY, Bridgeport Loew’s Poli, converted a Castle hamburger stand into a smash sign on "The Castles. GEORGE EREEMAN, manager, Springfield, and MRS. FREEMAN recently visited New Haven. MONK MALONEY did a big business on "Hardys Ride High.” Incidentally he recently wrote asking about Ins New Haven friends, par¬ ticularly TERRY REYNOLDS, fire deputy. He can be reached at Loew’s Poli, Worcester, Massa¬ chusetts. For Mother’s Day, JOE SAMARTANO, Meri¬ den Loew’s Poli, promoted gardenias for mothers. JACK SIMONS, Loew’s Poli, Hartford, ar¬ ranged for a nice cooperative ad on "Hardys Ride High.” MATT SAUNDERS, in filling in for LOU BROWN, continues to do a splendid job of pub¬ licity. His arrangement with the Telephone Com¬ pany is still getting plenty of space for "Alex¬ ander Graham Bell.” CONNECTICUT Agawam Rivcrside-Drive-Tn, Agawam, Hartford Road, opened for the summer season. A new screen has been erected with improved projection equipment. Double features will be presented with bills changed twice a week, two shows given every night. Bridgeport MORRIS, MOLLY ROSENTHAL, Majestic, celebrated their 1 9th wedding anniversary with a dinner party at Seven Gables. With the compliments of HARRY ROSE, man¬ ager, Globe, first 200 ladies to enter the portals on Mother’s Day were given flowers as part of the buildup on "Mexicali Rose. Best wishes go to DOROTHY RODOLFI, Ma¬ jestic usherette, who has just promised her heart and hand to a fortunate suitor. Gourmets of the Majestic staff were given a superlative treat by DOM MACHAROL, stage crew, who was host at a spaghetti dinner. JACK SCHWARTZ, West End, looks no worse for the ordeal after taking his third degree in the Temple Lodge of the Masonic order. Personal appearancing at the Majestic will be Sheriff J. EDWARD SLAVIN and Sheriff ED¬ WARD PLATT, New Haven and Fairfield coun¬ ties respectively, the former author and sponsor of the First Offender Club idea which Hollywood made into "First Offender.” Student assistant TOM SHEA, titian haired ter¬ ror of the Loew-Poli staff, is really showing his genius as a publicist. Staff at Loew-Poli is slowly recovering from the triple header ordeal of the Boys Club benefit show which ran five hours starting at midnight and lasting until 5.15 A. M. Dashing BILLY COLLINS, Warner usher, was chosen the handsomest boy in Harding H'gh School but doorman JOHN RILEY is stealing his stuff since purchasing those new boots and britches. ANNE CARNEY, Globe cashier, tied up ban¬ ners for news company truck fleet on "Boys’ Reformatory.” Bridgeport FRED CUNEO, former Poli c:rcuit manager, spends three days a week at New York’s World’s Fair taking care of the business arrangements for several acts. JACK SIDNEY, in charge of Loew-Poli during the absence of his boss MATT SAUNDERS, re¬ ceived a congratulatory message from HOWARD STRICKLING for his splendid job on MICKEY ROONEY’S "Hardys Ride High.” HUGH FOX, bill poster for local houses, is checking up this week before swinging into ac¬ tion during the impending circus season. Loew-Poli New England theatre staffs are about to toss a real testimonial for boss man HARRY SHAW, who is completing his fifth year on the job. Strand Amusement Company have just enlarged their projection booth. Premier movie reviewer of the Park City is 290-pound CAREY CRONIN, Sunday Herald , who covers all of the theatres, formerly a staff assignment since the departure of crack critic AL JACKSON. Lovely DOT PEDDLE, secretary, Loew-Poli, is again her gay self now that her mother has left the hospital. AL DOMAIN opened the Lyric for the first time in 13 weeks to run held over "Hardys Ride High.” Usher LEE AINS, Loew-Poli, is riding shanks mares these days, since his Leaping Lena folded up. One of Bridgeport’s favorite theatre people, TED HOLT, is back in native city after batting about the circuit doing Loew-Poli maintenance work. Chief engineer HORACE VITALE, Loew-Poli, is strutting about in a new uniform. Nice go¬ ing, admiral. — C. K. Colchester NATHAN LAMPERT, having returned home from New York City, expects to be up and around soon. East Haven It is reported that BILL HOI T and AMOS JACOCKS believe fishing in brooks is poor this season and have taken up deep-sea fishing instead. Meriden Ban on scarlet fever has at last been definitely lifted. In view of the fact that the Loew-Poli Palace played "Huckleberry Finn” during the ban, manager JOSEPH SAMARTANO arranged a special morning show. Manager LEO RICCI, Capitol, also put on a special morning show. SIDNEY KLEPER, former protegee, LOU COHEN, manager. Palace, Hartford, takes after his former boss in many ways, even to the point of smoking that ever-present cigar. Visitors in Meriden, at the Loew-Poli were, MRS. HARRY F. SHAW, wife, Loew-Poli di¬ vision manager, MATT SAUNDERS, and MAX FURMAN. Student assistant FREDERICKS promoted gardenias to be given away gratis for Mothers’ Day. — M. S. Middletown Considerable agitation by residents of the East Side is divulging due to the efforts of the Com¬ mon Council in proposing an ordinance which would prohibit the construction of a theatre in the east side of College Street with an entrance from Main Street. Proposed theatre will be erected by SALVATORE ADORNO, for many years a theatre operator in this city and who recently in company with a former partner, ARTHUR LOCKWOOD, sold his interest to MORRIS POUZZNER. A petition circulated among East Side residents recently was in the office of the mayor and contained the names of about 5 00 residents who opposed the action of the council. Another petition was in circulation in the same area which would reserve the east side of College Street for residential purposes only. Hartford State drops vaudeville for a weekend picture policy during the Summer. Jeivett City Condolences were in order for MARY BAR¬ NETT, wife of JOHN BARNETT, who recently lost her mother. New Britain GEORGE DUNNIGAN, projectionist. Embassy, former aerialist who still runs two notable aerial acts for sideline and hobby, has his "Four Bomb¬ shells” performing their swings way up in the air at tlie World’s Fair in New York. George has another quartet of extra high trapeze artists, "The Four of Hearts,” doing their stuff at the fairs through Carolina. JOSEPH MIKLOS, Embassy assistant manager, is seriously at work early every morning on the tenn's courts getting in trim for the summer tournaments. ANN HELENSKI, cashier, is back at the Em¬ bassy box office. WILLIAM REYNOLDS, head usher, Strand, has returned from hospital, still recovering from head, rib injuries in motor accident. He will recuperate at home before he returns. SPERRY PERAKOS whose dad, PETER, owns theatres here and in Thompsonville, is the only son in the family who has decided to follow in father’s footsteps. Newly out of Yale, the son landed himself a job as assistant manager of Hoboken, New Jersey, theatre to start learning the business. Following notification that he had won first prize, $100, in the New England WARNER BROTHERS for his advertising and exploitation job on "Submarine Patrol” last December, RANDOLPH MALLER, Strand, dug campaign report out of his files. Here, in outline, it is: May 27, 19)9