Exhibitors Herald (1927)

March 26, 1927 EXHIBITORS HERALD 21 It’s Moving Day for Famous; Into New Paramount Building Entire Personnel and Equipment to Start Functioning in Times Square Structure Monday — Will Occupy Eight Floors — Publix on Eighth and Ninth (Special to the Herald) NEW YORK, March 22. — The huge task of moving Paramount’s personnel and effects from 485 Fifth avenue to the new Paramount Building, which marks the realization of Adolph Zukor’s aspiration to build a monument to the industry and a home for his international activities, starts this Friday at 5 p. m. Ready for Business Next Monday A continuous stream of trucks will ply between the two locations until Sunday morning, when the new address of Famous Players-Lasky Corporation will become: Paramount Building, Times Square, New York. The work is to be completed so that the departments can continue functioning Monday morning without interruption. Kansas House Defeats Sunday Shows; Gov, of N, C. Hits Repeal Bill Detroit Suburb Wins New Theatre When Sabbath Showings Are Voted by City Council The last hope for legalization of Sunday shows in Kansas was lost last week when the House defeated a bill proposing a repeal of the blue law which has been in force since 1868. The Senate previously had voted down a similar bill. President R. R. Biechele of the M. P. T. O. Kansas-Missouri declared the bills had won public approval and would be passed at the next session. A bill to modify the blue laws of South Carolina was vetoed Monday by Governor Richards. Sunday shows won at Birmingham, Mich., suburb of Detroit, and by that same decision the village won a theatre. John H. Kunsky has decided to go ahead with construction of the theatre after halting plans when the Sunday closing threat was made. The ballot was three to one for opening. A fight for Sunday shows is being waged at Atlanta, with the Atlanta Constitution aiding citizens and civic organizations in their appeal. Jacksonville, 111., has won Sunday shows through action of the city council. At Canton, N. Y., however, a proposition for Sunday showing was defeated six to one. Pincus Named Manager of Fox Audubon Theatre (Special to the Herald) NEW YORK, March 22. — General Manager John Zanft, of the William Fox Circuit of Theatres, last week designated Louis Pincus of 615 West 150th street as managing director of the William Fox Audubon theatre, Broadway at 165th street. Manager Pincus will be remembered by those in every branch of the amusement world as one of the pioneer vaudeville bookers, having held the post of chief booker for the William Morris Circuit and later inaugurated the booking system for the mid-western Pantages circuit. Two Members Added to A, B,C, Directors Board Two new members have just been added to the Board of Directors of the Audit Bureau of Circulations. They are Frank Harwood, advertising manager, the American Tobacco Company, New York, and Stanley Baldwin, advertising manager, the Willard Storage Battery Company, Cleveland, Ohio. Roxy Does $157,611 Business in One Week ( special to the Herald) NEW YORK, March 22.— A new world’s record in the realm of the theatre has been established at the Roxy theatre. During the week beginning Saturday, March 12, and ending Friday night, March 18, the total receipts were $157,611. From noon until nearly midnight each day the theatre has played to capacity audiences. The Roxy, which seats 6,200, is not only the largest theatre in the world, but to date it has attracted more patronage than any other playhouse devoted to motion pictures. Paramount will occupy eight floors of the edifice which towers over the heart of the Great White Way. On the sixth floor will be the roadshow department, the poster department, the file and mail rooms and the stockroom. The legal staff will occupy the entire seventh floor. On the eighth will be the accounting department of Publix, while on the floor above will be the executive offices of Publix, including those of Sam Katz, president. The tenth floor will be devoted to the Paramount foreign department, including the offices of E. E. Shauer, general manager of the department, and to the production, music and publicity, exploitation and advertising department of Publix. On the eleventh floor will be the Paramount executive offices, including those of Adolph Zukor, Eugene Zukor, Jesse L. Lasky and others. The production and accounting departments also will occupy this floor. Distribution has been assigned to the twelfth floor, which will be the headquarters for the sales, publicity, advertising, ad sales and purchasing departments, including the offices of Sidney R. Kent; the divisional salesman NEW YORK, March 22. — ^Arrangements have been practically completed for the seventh annual and first international dinner and dance of the A. M. P. A. April 2. Major Edward Bowes, managing director of the Capitol theatre, has had charge of entertainment features. The hour of speaking will be broadcast by WJZ, after which there will be an hour of special features, including two film travesties, the annual burlesque news reel and a reel produced by Rose Pelswick. Soloists and ballet members of the Capitol theatre family will contribute numbers. Many screen celebrities will participate in the entertainment dancing. Then will agers, George J. Schaefer, Phil Reisman and John D. Clark; George W. Weeks, head’ of short features sales; Charles E. McCarthy, Russell Holman, George Spidell, G. B. J. Frawley and Mel Shauer. Short Features on 13th Floor The thirteenth floor will be devoted to the short features department, the production phase of which is under the direction of Emmanuel Cohen. The new telephone number of Paramount will be Chickering 7050. The number of Paramount News will be Chickering 8600. This department also will have a connection through the Paramount board, which, with its 50 trunk lines, is said to be one of the largest in New York City. Eleven girls will serve this board. Owing to the eongested streets, trucks will be in service between 485 Fifth avenue and Times Square only between midnight Friday and 8 a. m. Saturday, and between midnight Saturday and 11 a. m. Sunday. It is hoped to have the work eompleted in the 19 hours allotted. Exhibitor Poisons Self After Stabbing His Wife (Special to the Herald) HAYTI, MO., March 22.— John H. Dorris, theatre proprietor, following his arrest for an alleged attempt to kill his wife by stabbing her with a nail file, took poison while in eustody at Blytheville, Ark. He was taken to a hospital at Memphis for treatment. His wife is also in a hospital. come an oldfashioned grand march led by Gilda Gray and a statesman. Music for the dancing will be provided by James Caruso’s A. M. P. A. orchestra. Foreign ambassadors from the embassies at Washington, ministers and charge d’affaires will be speakers and guests of honor, among them a number of LatinAmerican diplomats. The list of speakers includes Will H. Hays, toastmaster; A. M. Botsford, past president of the A. M. P. A. and advertising manager of Publix; Mayor James J. J. Walker, two South Ameriean ambassadors and Herbert Hoover, secretary of commerce. Alolph Zukor Foreign Ambassadors Will Speak at A. M.P.A. ’s Big Dinner Dance, April 2 Addresses to be Broadcast by QJZ — Two Film Travesties and Burlesque News Reels Arranged — Capitol Theatre Ballet to Appear ( special to the Herald)