The Film Daily (1935)

THE 12 ■cBki DAILY Tuesday, July 30, 1935 HEARING TOMORROW ON RKO ALLOWANCES (Continued from Page 1) Cleveland, Ft. Worth Properties Corp., and the claims of Gordon W. Burnett and Mudd & Mooney, which were completely disallowed. RKO has filed exceptions to all the claims except the last two. Hearing on exceptions to the Rockefeller award of $8,270,337 on the Radio City Theaters has been set for Sept. 30, because Judge Bondy leaves shortly on a European vacation and did not want to carry the case with him over the summer. New Orleans Notes New Orleans — Walter Miller (Snake) Richardson, First Division district manager, is here on an inspection trip. So is Tom Brannon, owner of the Affiliated Producers exchanges, with offices in Charlotte, Atlanta and New Orleans. Joe Barcelona, Baton Rouge exhibitor with several houses, says his McKinley, Negro house, will open Aug. 18. Paramount vacationists: Jackie Pizzolota, who took a trip to St. Louis and Chicago; C. N. Johnson; J. Nicoll; Miss H. Brodman; Mrs. Pauline Taylor, who went to Hollywood, and Amelia Mearian, now in Cuba. A program of house renovation which will include the majority of Saenger circuit houses, making them look like new, is understood to be quietly under way. Part of the program on local houses has already been undertaken in the Tudor and Globe. Gayety Theater Closed for Repairs Fort Worth, Tex. — The Gayety has closed for repairs. Theater was damaged by fire on July 22 to the extent of $1,200. It will reopen in a few days. « DATE BOOK « Aug. 4: Meeting of Allied Theaters of Vermont, White River Junction, Vt. Aug. 6: Meeting of Allied Theaters of Maine, Bangor, Me. Aug. 11-13: Southeastern Theater Owners Ass'n convention, Carling Hotel, Jacksonville, Fla. Aug. 12: Pittsburgh Variety Club golf tournament, St. Clair Country Club, Pittsburgh. Aug. 12-13: Des Moines Variety Club Golf Tournament, Hyperian Club, Des Moines. Aug. 14. Annual film outing of Boston film row, Norumbega Park, Auburndale, Mass. Aug. 14: Annual summer dinner dance of the Showmen's Club, Willowick Country Club, Cleveland. Aug. 18: Annual picnic of Allied M. P. T. O. of Western Pennsylvania, Doc Herman's farm, Pittsburgh. Aug. 19: Indianapolis Variety Club picnic, Indianapolis. Aug. 21-23: Allied Theaters of New Jersey convention and Allied eastern regional meeting, Atlantic City. Sept. 3-8: Showmen's Variety Jubilee, Atlantic City. Oct. 21-24: S.M.P.E. Fall Convention, Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, D. C. Short Shots from Eastern Studios By CHARLES ALICOATE== T OCATION shots calling for a ship scene on "Sweet Surrender", the feature production which William Rowland is now producing at the Eastern Service studio, will get under way today on the "Normandie." The story calls for a big ballroom scene aboard ship. Frank Parker, Tamara, Helen Lynd and Abe Lyman are featured in the production, which Monty Brice is directing for Universal release. • "Loose Money", featuring Tom Howard and George Shelton, sitpnorted by Ed Hall, "Cookie" and Eddie Roberts, gets under way today at the Eastern Service studio in Astoria. Al Christie is producing and directing the short from the story by William Watson and Arthur Jarrett for Educational-Fox release. • Ray Cozine, directing a short and having completed location shots, starts on his interior work today at the West Coast Service studio. Ruby Film Co. is making an industrial for Nedick's Stores, Inc. The film will show the process of oranges from the time they are bought until they are made into orange juice and sold on their stands. The picture will be shown on all the company's stands throughout the Metropolitan area. Edward Ruby will do the camera work. • Bobe Hope, stage and screen comedian, completes work today at the Brooklyn Vitaphone studios in a two-reel comedy, as yet untitled. Hope is supported by Johnny Berkes. vaudeville comic, Loretta Sayers and Jules Epaillv, musical comedy players. Lloyd French directs. • Several thousand feet of film covering the human interest side of London, have been received by the Van Beuren Corp. from their London cameraman. The film is now being edited for a "World on Parade" release featuring Alois Havrilla. Denver Doings Denver — Manager Benjamin D. Cockrill of the Denham has cut prices from 50 cents top to 40 cents. Webber theater. Fox neighborhood house, is now running a matinee performance daily, in addition to evening show. B. P. McCormick will open a new theater at Canon City, Colo., which he had remodeled from a building there. Opening will be about Sept. 15. McCormick already operates the Jones theater, only other house in Canon City. L. L. Dent, president Westland Theater, Inc., spent a day recently at headouarters here conferring with T. B. Noble, general manager. He then went on to Salt Lake City. F. D. Morton, Erpi sales representative, is spending three weeks in Kansas and Nebraska assisting the sales representative from the Kansas City office. Out-of-town exhibs seen on film row: Dave Ashman, B. D. Grove, T. E. Richards, H. D. Bischoff, J. F. Carper, Marie Goodhand, S. Biella, A. F. Allen, John Grieve, Mrs. Fred Lind. San Antonio News San Antonio — Cashier Helen Jones of the Empire is on vacation. Norman Schwartz, assistant manager of the same house, and his wife are enjoying the cool breezes in Galveston. Margarite Peterson, formerly on the Texas staff, is now selling tickets at the Majestic. The New Mecca, Jacksboro, Tex., has been opened by J. R. Walker and J. A. Gerhardt. The only other house here is the Opera House, man Indiana Items Indianapolis — Dudley Williston operator of the Walker here and fcV Lvric in Louisville, has gone to Maine on vacation. Mannie Marcus, Ft. Wavne onerator. is in New York planning1 p vaudeville policy in connection with pictures in the Emboyd theater. Katherine Jones, cashier at the Paramount exchange, is vacationing in northern Michigan. Marty Solomon, Columbia exchange manager, and his wife were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Col. Collins at a dinner in honor of Marty's birthday. Buddy Rogers, screen star, was the official starter of the Indianapolis Soap Box Derby, Saturdav morning. He is at the Lyric this week. Second annual picnic given by the Indianapolis Variety Club is set for Aug. 19. Recent visitors along Film Row: Edward Ewing, Bruce Kixmiller. S. W. Hall, A. E. Bennett and Jack Rose. aged by C. A. Worthington. Leta Reed of the Empire is back on the job after a two weeks' vacation. The New theater, Morton, Tex., will be opened by W. B. Blankenship on or about Sept. 1. A new theater is to be opened in Laredo in September by Bob Bowers. The house will show Spanish pictures. Lowell Parmentier Marries Kenosha, Wis. — Lowell Parmentier, assistant manager of the Kenosha and Gateway theaters here, was married last week to Prudence Jane Bretting of Green Bay. ENTERTAINMENT SET TO TOP S, E. CONFAB (Continued from Page 1) as anyone has anything to say, and one open forum for the airing of grievances, according to announcement from Nat M. Williams, Thomasville, Ga., head of the publicity committee. The program is being arranged to emphasize entertainment rather than business for the 400 delegates that are expected from the Atlanta, Jacksonville and other areas. M. C. Moore of the Riverside Theater here is entertainment chairman. Program for the business session is being handled by Bob Wilby of Atlanta, Oscar Lam of Rome and Col. Sam Borisky of Chattanooga. President Ed Kuykendall of the M. P. T. O. A. will talk on "We Need Each Other." Headquarters for the convention will be at the Carling Hotel here, though many of the entertainment features will be held at Jacksonville Beach. A golf tournament is planned, with Ching Allen of the local RKO branch in charge. Guy Kenimer, city manager for the Sparks circuit, as well as E. J. Sparks, Frank Rogers and the Chambers of Commerce are cooperating with Moore on entertainment plans. No election of officers is scheduled at this meeting, but will be held at the annual convention in Atlanta next winter. Registration fee also will be omitted. Several distributing companv officials from New York are expected, and there will be ex hibits by supply dealers. Remodel Neenah, Wis., House Neenah, Wis. — The Embassy, Fox-Wisconsin Amusement Corp. house which recently went on a week-end schedule of operation, is to be remodeled and operated daily within 30 days, according to an announcement by Gilber Courshon manager of the house. Ask New Lincoln Thea. Trial Lincoln, Neb. — Motion for new trial was filed in district court here by Lincoln Theater Corp. in the suit brought by Augusta Paper in which the court awarded her a judgment for $11,754 on an assignment of a claim from Nick Paper. Sidney R. Kent Holmes Herbert Robert Bennett