The Exhibitor (Jun-Oct 1939)

22 THE EXHIBITOR manager SID SWIRSKY saw rough prints of "Golden Boy.” Boys were given a ride in a board¬ walk chair, and it certainly pleased particularly Sid. PHIL SHERMAN met JOHN TRENT, FRANKIE DARRO and MARTIN SPELLMAN at the Monogram convention in Chicago. Next film into territory which should get quite a play will undoubtedly be "Wolf Call, dated in for State, Hartford. Phil was also enthusiastic about Spellman. Metroites FRANK MULLEN, CHARLES LAZARUS, CHARLES WEBER are attending the Metro office managers, bookers and checking supervisors conference in New York this week. BARNEY PITKIN’S RKOlians remain in third place in the GEORGE SCHAEFER Drive. While on the way out to the West Coast con¬ vention, LOU WECHSLER and LEW GINS¬ BERG, UA, met PHIL SHERMAN, Connecticut representative for Monogram who was at his convention, so they had a good time together. Returning to that two day Metro affair in Boston in which New Haven’s TOM DONALD¬ SON, MILTON HYAMS, MORTON KATZ, CHARLES LAZARUS, PHIL GRAVITZ, FRANK MULLEN, GEORGE WEBER, joined in for business and fun; all were told to look for their initials at the dinner. At each plate was a diaper with a giant safety pin. Upon opening them, a clever announcement informed the crowd of the first anniversary dinner. Then each fellow opened his token. One made a loud explosion when unravelled, another brought a sparkle. To climax it all, one of the chaps started to open a book given to him. With an idea that it might be spicy, he was quite anxious to see what was what. The result — another bang-bang. We’ve introduced in the past the personnel of the New Haven theatres and this week is given the lineup of the various back-room de¬ partments of the exchanges: Columbia: SIDNEY LAX, shipper; ALBERT PARIZER; poster room, FREDA KOGAN, head inspectress; MARY PARONE, EVELYN VENETE, shippers. United Artists: HENRY BRUNING, shipper-poster; ALICE FRANCIS, inspectress. Warners: JACK MULLEN, head shipper; JERRY MASIMINO, poster room; EDWARD CANELLI, assistant shipper; HELEN PLATT, KATHRYN LEE, PHYLLIS RICUTTI, ELEANOR NUZZO, in¬ spectresses. Metro: LEON JACKOBSON, head shipper; AL DAVIS, poster room; EDITH WILLIAMS, head inspectress; ROSEMARY PAT¬ TERSON, ALBA GIANOTTI, inspectresses. RKO: ANTHONY TERRAZANO, head shipper; HOMER DOWNEY, poster room; KATHRYN HIGGINS, head inspectress; BETTY GANNON, GERTRUDE SULLIVAN, inspectresses. Republic: GEORGE SOMMA, shipper-poster. 20th Century Fox: ROBERT HOFFMAN, head shipper; MOR¬ RIS WEINSTEIN, poster room; DAN RICCITELLI, assistant shipper; BELLE SHEFFREN. head inspectress; PEGGY WALLINGER, CAROL BRUNING, JOSEPHINE ENGENITE, inspec¬ tresses. Universal: SAMMY ZIPKIN, head ship¬ per; IRVING COOPER, assistant shipper -poster room; MARY CALEBRESE, head inspectress; FAY SPADONI, FRANCES LEE, C. DE ANGELIS, inspectresses. Paramount: WILLIAM NUTILE, head shipper; JAMES MAHAN, as¬ sistant shipper; THOMAS THORNTON, poster room; BETTI BARGAR, head inspectress; AN¬ NA FITZPATRICK, ANNA BROWNSTEIN, JULIA VAN ORDEN, inspectresses. Grand National: DOMENIC SOMMA, shipper. Here are some more interesting experiences of LOU WECHSLER and LEW GINSBERG made on the recent jaunt to the United Artists con¬ vention. In Kansas City the special UA train was met and given a rousing ovation by an all-girls high school band. Cocktails at Mary Pick ford’s Pickfair, meeting with the stars. After the Hollywood sojourn, came the trip to the Frisco Fair. Following came a trip through the famous San Francisco Chinatown, and to climax it all, a dinner at JOE DI MAGGIO’S Grotto. And among the exhibitors on hand to see the UA branch manager and salesman, right after their return was STEVE PANORA, MIKE TOMASINO, JACK SCHWARTZ, MAURY SHULMAN, SAM LAMPERT and others. Loew-Poli Circuit HARRY F. SHAW, division manager, was tendered a testimonial dinner in celebration of his fifth year as head of the Loew Poli circuit, his 10th anniversary with Loew’s. Affair was attended by managers of the theatres under his direction, and their wives and SHAW’S office staff. Dinner was held at Ceriani’s Cafe Mellone, New Haven. Those who attended included MR. and MRS. LOU BROWN, MR. and MRS. MORRIS MENDLESOHN, MR. and MRS R. E. RUSSELL, MR. and MRS. SAM BADAMO, MR. and MRS. W. H. ELDER, MR. and MRS. DAVE KAUFMAN, MR. and MRS. JAMES MEMERY, MR. and MRS. ERNEST GAW, MR. and MRS. A. HATTES, MR. MERWIN MAT¬ TES, ELLIOTT KRONISH, MRS. BERTHA KRONISH, MISS CHARLOTTE MAC QUIGAN, all of New Haven; TOM CAREY, Hartford; MATT SAUNDERS, MR. and MRS. MORRIS ROSENTHAL, MR. and MRS. HARRY ROSE, Bridgeport; ED FITZPATRICK, Waterbury; MR. and MRS. J. SAMARTANO, Meriden; MR. and MRS. J. A. SIMONS, MR. and MRS. L. A. COHEN, Hartford; MR. and MRS. GEORGE FREEMAN, Springfield, Massachusetts;MR. and MRS. H. H. MALONEY, MR. and MRS. RO¬ BERT PORTLE, Worcester, Massachusetts; MAX FURMAN, New Haven. Congratulatory wires were received. At the dinner, Shaw was the recipient of a hand en¬ graved scroll signed by those who attended. CONNECTICUT Ansonia Tremont is reported due to close, according to New Haven advices. Bridgeport A four star air circus is expected in Bridge¬ port as a result of a tie up arranged by acting manager JACK SIDNEY, Loew-Poli and Dr. JOE LEVY, president of Bridgeport Flying Service, and HORACE D. STRONG, airport manager. Invitations were sent out to fliers throughout New England for the "flight breakfast” in con¬ junction with a private showing of "Only Angels Have Wings.” Many of the leading fliers in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts signified their intention of making the flight. Another stunt which preceded the picture was the flight of five planes, each bearing a different word in the picture title which flew in forma¬ tion over the city. Managers and assistant managers of the LoewPoli houses (with feminine support) were out in force to pay tribute to their boss New England district supervisor HARRY SHAW at a testi¬ monial dinner at Seven Gables Inn on his fifth anniversary. FLO FIOGAN CYBUL, cashier. Majestic, leads off on the vacation list. She will go on her deferred honeymoon trip with hubby. On their return they will take the apartment being va¬ cated by JANE ROSS, assistant cashier. Lyric. JANE ROSS, Lyric, goes back to her old home town, St. Louis, to which she was trans¬ ferred by request. TOM SHEA, student assistant, Loew-Poli, is on his vacation. TED HOLT and OTTO ESPOSITO took to tne air the other day, but they went up in different planes. While most of the boys at the Warner have gone berserk over horseback riding, dapper BILL COLLINS sticks to golf. He was nearly wooed away from the fairways until he learned of the spill SAM KATZ took. HARRY ROSE, manager, Globe, is all set to go to town with his bathing beauty parade. HY NEIGHER, handsome kid brother of HARRY NEIGHER, Bridgeport Herald night life columnist left for Miami, Florida, to take a post with the FLEISHER animated cartoon studio. JACK WAKIN, who has been practically an annex of the Loew-Poli with his sweets shop, has made a real headquarters of the place. MICHAEL CARROLL, manager, American, is again showing his avid interest in par figures on local golf courses. LOU ANGER, Colonial, is dolling up the house for the summer season and JACK SCHWARTZ, West End, is following suit now that his expected swap with the Strand Amuse¬ ment Company is out the window. After her arduous task as committee chairman of the Park Avenue Temple Sisterhood play, MOLLY ROSENTHAL, better half of the Ma¬ jestic management, took an automobile trip to Toronto, Canada. OTTO ESPOSITO, demon publicist, Loew-Poli, has purchased a new 1934 car. Bridgeport showmen really should start a commuters’ club what with MATT SAUNDERS, L-P manager pinchhitting at the New England publicity job in New Haven; EDGAR LYNCH, Warner, doing a temporary trick in New Haven; TONY MASELLA, Globe, commuting to Bridge¬ port from New Haven. ED FITZPATRICK trips to Waterbury daily for his job as manager, Loew-Poli there; BOB CARNEY, assistant, Col¬ lege, New Haven, returns home to Bridgeport every night. PHIL SCHWARTZ, Parkway, is using a kiddie game in a contest to stimulate juvenile trade. Danbury GEORGE HARVEY, manager, Empress, and E. J. HARVEY, manager, Palace, had extensive exploitation campaigns for "Union Pacific,” "Only Angels Have Wings” and "Invitation to Happiness.” Derby A gala Kiddie Stage Frolics will be staged and presented by BILLY PURCELLA at the Com¬ modore Hull May 26, 27. BARNETT GORDON is manager. Hartford MAURICE SHULMAN is cashing in on the value of his air conditioning plant at the Webster now that warm weather has arrived. Webster and Allyn are only air conditioned houses in Hart¬ ford. JACK SIMONS, Loew’s Poli, is mourning the loss of a faithful Negro porter, JOHN TROUT¬ MAN, 42, who fell dead of a heart attack in the lobby. DAVE KINZLER, State praise agent, is scout¬ ing for new jobs in New York and St. Louis. \X ILLIAM FLANAGAN, Lenox, is going out after business in a big way. May use audience poll to determine revival bills. Meriden JOSEPH SMARTANO, manager, Loew-Poli Palace, has just gained membership in the ex¬ clusive Loew-Dollar Club, his nomination being okayed by district manager HARRY F. SHAW, and J. R. VOGEL. Joe won this membership by netting over average business with his "Huckle¬ berry Finn” special kiddie show. LEO RICCI, manager, Capitol, is renovating all rest rooms. SIDNEY KLEPER continues to get the Palace some swell breaks in the sport pages of the Meri¬ den Journal. Milford MISS LUCY M. FLACK, manager, Capitol, has returned from a cruise to Honduras. Drive-In will be opened May 26, admission 3 5 cents. May 24, 19)9