Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World (Oct-Dec 1928)

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90 BETTER THEATRES SECTION OF October 27, 1928 Compare the Results then price, then profits You can pay more or you can pay less for music, but if you will honestly check what people like, then its cost and what profits it will pay, you will decide on the Selector Duplex Organ. Plays a ten tune roll continuously without rewind. Classic on one side, Jazz on the other if desired. Compact in size — low in cost. Get details now. The Famous Selector-Duplex Organ Nelson-Wiggen Piano Co. 1731-45 Belmont Ave., Chicago Designing — Painting — Draperies Creators of Scenic Effects tickets tligaumuni. SCENIC STUDIOS Serving representative presentation houses throughout the country 307 West 47th St. New York City Retried Seat Tickets: for Theatre., and all amineroenl enterprise*. FoMe.l Machine Ticket,: for all marl.im-. Koll „n,l lU,„k Strip Ticket,: for exery purpose. W e the leading theatre* ami am«i*e m, nt enterprise* all over the country. Write for impl' and priees. WELD ON, WILLIAMS & LICK. FORT SMITH, ARK. Programs prepared by us get the public interested in your shows. L«t us send you torn* tampUt. THE NATIONAL PROGRAM « PRINTING CO. 7»8o. WabaahAva. • Chioaga R. F. FRENGER Westinghouse Appoints Frenger Panelboard and Switchboard Sales Head R. F. Frenger, former automatic switching sales head for the Westinghouse Electric Company, has taken charge of the panelboard and theatre switchboard sales for the company, with headquarters at Brooklyn. Frenger, born in St. Louis, attended the State College of New Mexico, and was graduated in 1915 with the degree of bachelor of science in mechanical engineering. The same year he started to work for Westinghouse on the graduate student course which led to his entering the field of switchboard sales. Receiving early promotion, he went to the Chicago office as switchboard specialist. »ec©Qf&3jF<4ft# ;?Jr\"fr£rrgt?r served with the Naval Air Corps, and on his discharge he re-entered the employ of the Westinghouse company as a central station salesman in the Chicago and Minneapolis offices. Early in 1920 he was employed by the BascamFrench Company of Las Cruces, New Mexico but, after a brief period, he returned to the switchboard sales department of Westinghouse. Loews Canal Acquired By M &S; Lustig Manager The Locw Canal Street theatre, in New York, seating over 2,800 and built about a vear ago, has been taken over by M and K Greater Combined Theatrical Circuit. David J. Lustig, ace manager, has been assigned to the house. Loew built the Canal street theatre, called the most beautiful as modern on the East Side. Lou Goldberg, general manager of the M & S combined circuits, which consist of 25 theatres in the Harlem and |.as, Side sections, is a mighty busy man th.-M clavs Man) new and novel innovations will be made on this M & S Circmt including the wiring of a number of the theatres within the year. M G M Nine Wins HOLLYWOOD.— The MctroGoldwyii-Maycr studio bJKSl team defeated the Famous ? ,,.„,, JS to 2 on the former1* diamond .in th.ir K.inu art week. The Metro lineup Inctaded Bm£T Kejtojj Tohnnv Mack Brown, IrvmK DialherR, & J-Mi", nix Tack Conway and Edward Sedirw.ck. Buddy Roirrs James Hall. Edward Sutherland, William Sutherland and Sam Jaffc were members of the defeated team.