The Exhibitor (May-Oct 1945)

the exhibitor NT-3 Skating stars of the Sonja Henie-Arthur M. Wirtz ice show, “Hats Off to Ice,” honored the world’s outstanding skating favorite on the occasion of the Broadway premiere at the RKO Palace last week of “It’s a Pleasure!” Edward C. Raftery, UA president, ar¬ rived on the coast last week. . . . Edward A. Golden went back to the coast last week. . . . Leon Bamberger, RKO execu¬ tive, came back from a coast vacation this week. . . . Winston Hubler, Walt Disney Productions, is in town from the studios. . . . Staff Sergeant Herb Richek, formerly with UA exchange, is in from Florida on furlough. The 20th Century -Fox Home Office Club will hold its annual boat ride and picnic on June 13. 20th Century-Fox Home Office Notes: The mother of John Heiner, Movietone News, passed away recently. . . . Lee Tratta, secretary to central sales chief L. J. Schlaifer, vacationed last week near Peekskill. . . . Elayne Wessler is a new¬ comer in Ted Lloyd’s radio department. . . . Jack Blumenthal, tabulating depart¬ ment, has been vacationing. Globe, Republic, and Terrace recently signed renewals with Altec Service Cor¬ poration. Edward Schnitzer, UA home office ex¬ ecutive, left last week for a visit to the company’s exchanges in Montreal and Toronto. Abe Schneider, Columbia vice presi¬ dent and treasurer, was host last week at his home in New Rochelle to 50 communal leaders who planned the local 1945 United Jewish Appeal of Greater New York cam¬ paign. Schneider, co-chairman of the special gifts committee for the New Rochelle area, is also a member of the executive committee of the UJA amuse¬ ment division. Staten Island Army, Navy, and Coast Guard Nights were agreed upon as a part of a continual series of rallies to hold public interest in the Staten Island area at a meeting last week at the St. George. It was decided to have an opening day rally in every Island theatre with a concentration of effort in the schools for children premieres. In ref¬ erence to the school bond premiere, June 15 was set for special children premieres in six theatres. Children will be allocated to theatres according to school districts for their bond premieres, thus preventing overlapping. In attendance were Rich¬ mond borough chairman Louis Goldberg, publicity chairman Milton Schosberg, Henry Suchman, Louis Moses, George Kemp, George Darensoll, Jack Trachten¬ berg, Elise Fink, Frank Rosanno, Spencer Bregoff, and Josephine Lomas. Also at¬ tending were Robert Conway, borough War Finance Committee chairman, Richard Crowe, also of the War Finance Committee, and Mrs. Cowling, local AWVS chapter head. The Season’s Hit: The Service Kit of vaudeville, in addition to a feature. Miss Florence Perry is manager. Jersey City The National Conference of Christians and Jews announced winners of a recent essay contest from the stage of the Stan¬ ley. The contest, with the theme, “In Peace as in War — Teamwork,” was con¬ ducted in public, grammar, and high schools, and the presentation was made after the showing of “It Happened in Springfield.” . . . Acting Loew’s manager, Arthur Egberts, was told by Harry H. Lowenstein, state chairman, trade Red Cross drive, that patrons of this theatre contributed more to the American Red Cross War Fund than any other theatre in the state. Egberts announced the sum as $4,495.21, and said he gives full credit to the army of volunteers and the theatre’s staff. Mrs. Harry Austin was theatre chairman, and Mrs. M. H. Reade was theatre captain. Loew’s has issued a call for volunteer typists to assist the Seventh War Loan drive. Harry Spivack is taking charge. New York State Albany Everything was set for the Variety Club golf tournament and dinner to be held at the Colonie Country Club on May 7. Many prominent area industryites had signified their intention of participating. Harry Aranove, Warner booker, and family spent a week-end in Gloversville visiting with his in-laws. . . . John Gard¬ ner, owner, American and Colony, Sche¬ nectady, is the proud father of a new baby Difference is in STRONG LAMPS Strong High Intensity Arc Lamps double the brilliance of your projected picture over the low intensity (as shown in the upper section of the illustration) at an increased combined current and carbon cost of less than 2c per hour. Produced by the world’s largest manufacturer of projection arc lamps, and as the only lamps manufactured complete within one factory, the can be so engineered as to guarantee the best results. We are glad to help the many theatres qualify¬ ing to make application for any new equipment. Our stock of supplies and genuine parts for all types of equipment is complete. Call outservice department at any hour. AUBURN THEATRE EQUIPMENT CO. 5 COURT STREET, AUBURN, N. Y. Telephone: 695 New Jersey Bayonne Brandt Circuit reopened the Victory. Formerly under private ownership, the theatre has been closed for more than a year. House is offering patrons six acts EMPIRE THEATRE SUPPLY CO. 1003 BROADWAY, ALBANY 4, N. Y. Telephone: 5-9507 AMUSEMENT SUPPLY CO.f Inc. 341 WEST 44th STREET, NEW YORK CITY Telephone: Circle 6-0850 May 9, 1945