The Exhibitor (Jun-Oct 1939)

20 THE EXHIBITOR two scotchs. This seems to tame them down so knowing their weakness he pours them another. As it was the busy time of the day and as Tom has to take care of the other customer who was drinking, he don’t get much time with your friends. However, after a long chat, your friends give Tom a Ku Klux button. He don’t ask them to pay for the damages as he figures to collect from you. A few days later, he remembers that you are now in Boston and today he dun s me for your bill, which I tabulate below: 1 — 12 oz. Glass, 1 — 16 oz. Bottle 1— Bottle Grand 1 — Hand carved Crystal 6.70 Olives — imported 1.20 Marnier — 50yrs. old 12.35 bar chair 22.10 Total $42.3 5 1 paid him the $42.3 5 , knowing that you would like such escapades hushed up. So long, Pal Please send me the $42.3 5 in the next mail. Graphic Circuit Opening in late June are Schroon Lake, New York; Northeast Harbor, Maine, summer spots. Circuit is another which favors flesh. Newport, Rhode Island; Millinocket, Maine; Middlebury, Vermont; Ellsworth, Camden, Maine, are all playing vaudeville with success. NEWELL KURSON weekended to New York recently. KENNETH KURSON covered New Hamp¬ shire and Vermont recently. In all theatres, corsages were distributed on Mother’s Day. Interstate Circuit ERNEST FITZGERALD, former Stoughton manager, has been transferred to Osterville. SHERBURNE GRAVES, manager, Plymouth, New Hampshire, vacations to California with MRS. GRAVES, ERNEST LINKS, hitherto, Rockville manages in his absence. ED FAIN, put a new typewriter on the block of chance recently. Claimants were HELENE HOROWITZ, CATHERINE HEALEY, SONIA ZARSKI. Levenson Circuit Strand, Oak Bluffs, summer spot to be managed by ALFRED HALL, is being completely remod¬ eled, will be completed for opening in early June. House will have new front, new interior. S. S. EISENBERG is the architect. MOE JAFFEY, manager, Leominster, Leo¬ minster, will be married May 2 8, plans honey¬ mooning to Atlantic City, Washington, the New York World’s Fair. E. M. Loeiv Circuit MARJORIE MELZER, will be married; she has a ring to prove it. LARRY LASKY, E. M. Loew open airer, is contemplating the happy bonds of connubial bliss. FRED STONE, Portland, Maine, has been giving local bookers eyestrain with letters of three and four pages, says local booker PHIL BERLER. MARY GRAY, wears a salmon-colored dress, full of doodads — all of which she knitted herself. PAUL QUINCY, Southeastern Massachusetts, district manager, was bereaved recently by the death of his father, a Boston Symphony Or¬ chestra member. E. M. Loew returned from Maryland, where he overseered opening of the new Drive-In. Theatre was dedicated to late Governor Ritchie. Governor, Mayor, and the Secretary of State were all present for the gala inaugural. Immediately upon his return, E. M. Loew joined luncheon managers, who convened for an annual business luncheon and meeting. About 3 5 were present. Various matters of business policy, managerial problems were discussed. Maine & Neiv Hamp. Circuit Recently razed, Montpelier, Vermont, Playhouse, will soon be rebuilt. Plans have been accepted. Morse -Rothenber g Circuit Some reconstruction of Strand, Haverhill, is already under way. JOSEPH GOLDBERG, who has managed State, Quincy, for the past few months, will manage the Empire, New London, Connecticut, and sub¬ sidiary house. Joe, in new capacity of New Lon¬ don city manager, looks back on career with Schine’s Rochester, New York, and previously 10 years seasoning with Publix theatres. Among old bosses was BOB STERNBERG, now M. & P. district manager. LEONARD GOLDBERG re¬ lieves him as manager of State, Quincy. M. & P. Circuit Where were 30 or 40 executives one day last fortnight? Employees had May 1 3 as a holiday everyone off. RKO Circuit Opening with 20th Century-Fox’s "Rose of Washington Square,” at RKO Keith’s Memorial, was "New England, Yesterday and Today,” Jam Handy short designed to stimulate interest in New England travel. MAX FOX had a baby girl recently. "Radio Rubes,” who headlined the RKO Boston stage show recently, visited the Children’s Hospital, where they entertained the invalided for two hours. RKO Boston played "Call of the Wild.” Before this the Boston had played "White Woman.” In connection with "Alexander Graham Bell,” RKO Keith’s Memorial sold advertising agency for Old Colony Trust Company idea of featur¬ ing the story of the telphone in two large ads — Herald and Post. Snider Circuit LARRY HERMAN celebrated his second wed¬ ding anniversary May 23. NEW HAVEN Crosstown To the New England convention of the The¬ atrical Stage Employees from New Haven, June 4 may go JOHN S. O’CONNELL, president; DANIEL CUMMINGS, business representative. Alternate may be SAMUEL WASSERMAN, treasurer. Affair will be held in Boston and New Haven representatives will be decided at Local 74 meeting this month. One of the lovely theatre girls who likes to see pictures, even on her time off, is DORIS McKIERNAN, Loew’s Poll. Softball news amongst the theatres seems to indicate that the Paramount laddies are heading the list. No doubt some of the other teams will contest that the Temple Street fellows are the best. Some of the fellows of the Roger Sherman are doubling by playing with the Roger Sherman Spa team when they’re not playing for the War¬ ner ball-tossers. "Donald Duck,” BILLY ELDER and NESS AUTH’S latest addition to the Loew-Poli Bijou aquarium, is right at home with his other marine species now. Whether or not the old model car was used for promotional purposes or not, "oldtimer” parked in front of ANDY CASOLINO’S hat shop with the Higgins Family signs about "My Wife s Relatives,” brought comment for LoewPoli Bijou. BCB RUSSELL and NAT RUBIN followed up their exploitation of "Rose of Washington Square” with some clever promotion on "Lucky Night.” Motion pictures seem to have taken on quite a bit of interest in the New Haven schools. Fourth annual motion picture symposium under the auspices of the New Haven Junior Motion Picture Council in Troup School pre¬ sented four motion pictures and a play recently. Even at the New Haven State Teachers Col¬ lege, motion pictures have shown their value. ERNEST WHITWORTH, faculty, showed motion pictures during a recent Wednesday assembly. Now for a story about BEN COHEN, former Loew-Poli College manager, now with Metro in Calcutta, India. It so happens that Ben likes horse racing. In a recent letter he states how the races are conducted in the other part of the globe. Many phone calls in the theatres could be prevented if time of first feature is shown in ads. It might be old-fashioned but many people still like to see what time their favorite pictures go on. GILBERT JOSEPHSON’S Lincoln re¬ cently used time listing in its ads. Meadoiv Street Though he was sick JOHNNY RICCIUTI, Connecticut Films, "can take it.” HARRY GIBBS’ office has made arrangements for dis¬ tributing re-issue, "Tumbleweeds.” DICK COHEN has lined up some fine deals for his new set. You should see the swell pictures which BILL PAVONE, National Theatre Supply, takes in his spare moments. Candid camera shots of VIC CASELLA’S wedding are his recent prizework. To BILL HUTCHINS, New, Bantam, has given orders for new carpet, etc. Then for the New York weekenders, add to the list JEANETTE BERLINER, Grand National, who treks home. Following the gala Boston sojourn, Metro’s FRANK MULLEN, CHARLES LAZARUS, GEORGE WEBER continued their travels with the trip to the New York meeting at the Hotel Astor May 23. Someone will be a winner of $2 5 when the Film Exchange Employees Local B-41 gathers to hold their special event. Also at the meet¬ ing, nominations will be made for new officers who will be elected in June. BILL NUTILE did a swell job of chairmaning the special event committee. KATHRYN FITZGERALD is presi¬ dent of the local, JIMMY MAHAN, secretary. PETE DE FAZIO, Warner salesman, has made many friends. EDDIE RUFF’S golf challenge to AL PICKUS, Strand, Stratford, may not be followed up imme¬ diately. Continuing the golf newsbits: RALPH CIVITELLO, Connecticut Display, in going over the Orange Hills course, did nine holes in 40, five over par. Weekends is the time when most all the golf enthusiasts on Film Row get their practice. Fellows from the Paramount exchange are quite enthused about the coming trip to the West Coast for the convention. Those to make the cross country jaunt will be branch manager EDDIE RUFF; ad sales manager, TOM THORNTON, booker DICK CARROLL, sales representative HENRY GERMAIN. Entourage leaves June 5. Among the exhibitors brushing up on golf for the tourney in August is CARMEN MASCOLI, Alhambra, Waterbury. JOHN B. FINLEY, Mystic, was seen on Meadow Street. Those who go into the Paramount exchange will notice a poster with plenty of "oomph.” The pic is "Man About Town” and BETTY GRABLE is the pleasing personality. BARNEY PITKIN and his convention en¬ tourage will leave June 18 for the RKO sessions in New York. While at Atlantic City, branch manager TIM O’TOOLE, salesman BEN LOURIE, and office May 24, 19)9