The Film Daily (1936)

THE Wednesday, Sept. 2, 1936 <*^z£z_£ DAILY SONGS FROM FILMS ARE MOST POPULAR (Continued from Page 1) ;ures, and of the first 107 songs only 57 had not appeared in motion picures. The first song of 1935 was "When [ Grow Too Old To Dream", by Signund Romberg and Oscar Hammerstein from the movie "The Night Is young". This tune sold 550,000 :opies and was played on the networks 29,161 times. The second ;ong was "I'm In the Mood for l,ove", from "Dinner At Eight", vhich sold 200,000 copies; "In A Lit;le Gypsy Tea Room", was third; 'Lullaby of Broadway", from "Gold Diggers of 1935," fourth; "Cheek To ]heek", from "Top Hat", fifth, and 'What's the Reason I'm Not Pleasng You," from "Times Square l,ady," sixth. "Love In Bloom", also a movie ,une, was the first song of 1934. CINCINNATI Musicians' Federation in New Drive A new drive to bring back music and living entertainment to theaters will be launched Sept. 10 by Local 802, American Federation of Musicians, with the full support of the American Federation of Actors, at a mass meeting in the Manhattan Opera House with Mayor F. H. LaGuardia and Joseph N. Weber, president of the Federation of Musicians, as the principal speakers. Others who will address the meeting include Jos. P. Ryan, president of the Central Trades and Labor Council; Wm. Mahoney and Wm. Collins, representing the American Federation of Labor; Jacob Rosenberg, secretary of Local 802, and Ralph Whitehead, secretary of the American Federation of Actors. BOSTON OMAHA The Mayfair reopens Sept. 12 ,vith two weeks of revivals. House will play foreign films. Grand National's new offices are Deing remodeled to take in two floors on Film Row. Ralph Kinsler, local manager, will announce his new personnel this week. The Independent Exhibitors League of Greater Cincinnati, at its regular meeting, voted to accept the wage scale presented by the local operators, and have signed a threeyear contract. E. M. Wiman, North Carolina theaters, visited with J. J. Grady of 20th Century-Fox. Peter E. Klein, film attorney, was here from Cleveland. Other visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Foxworthy, Flemington; John Duggan and Mike Chakeres, Regent State Corp., Springfield; L. J. Flautt and Fred Rowlands, Colo.; A. Fox, Victor, Columbus; Harry Lashinsky, Cambridge; Fon Sexton, Jr., of Ironton and Maysville. The Alpine circuit is opening a new house at Ripley, W. Va. Allison A. Abel has reopened the Oak Theater, Columbus, after remodeling. Sam Galanty, Columbia district manager, is here for a visit. George Daumeyer, Warner field supervisor, is now a benedict. Lester Rosenfeld, RKO West Virginia representative, spent the weekend in Cincy. The Ohio at Xenia will reopen soon. MILWAUKEE The Warner Theater has raised its top from 40 to 50 cents for "Anthony Adverse". Remodeling to enlarge the seating capacity of the Grand at Hayward is under way. Merchants of Chippewa Falls have voted to stage free film shows at the Rivoli and iLoop theaters every Saturday beginning Sept. 5. Andrew Tegue of St. Johnsbury, Vt., was in the film district the greater part of the week. The Wernick Brothers of Chicopee Falls attended the opening of the Suffolk theater in Holyoke owned by Herman Rifkin. Darack & Stanton are renovating the Capitol in Monson for an early Fall opening. Louis Cohen, one of the heads of the Cohen circuit in Springfield, has returned from a honeymoon in South America. Frank Sullivan of Capitol Theater Supply will marry Margaret Ellis of Dorchester next Saturday. Eddie Mulvin, dramatic editor, and Barbara Linscott, movie columnist, have resigned from the staff of the Boston Transcript. Mordaunt Hall is the new movie editor. Harry Peyser died suddenly last week after a heart attack. At the time of his death he was handling the outdoor advertising for the Colonial Theater. Years ago he had charge of all the outdoor advertising for the Erlanger theaters. Al Lashway, theater manager, lost his father last week. Edward A. Cuddy, M. & P. division manager, Eddie Canter, and B. Green have left on a short trip to Nova Scotia. J. Don Alexander, president of the Alexander Film Co., and his New York manager, Adoph Haas, visited the film district. "Piccadilly Jim" has been held over for a second week at both Loew's State and Orpheum. "Mary of Scotland" is in its fourth and final week at the Keith Memorial. Manney Lewis, New England publicity director for "Ecstasy," and his bride have returned from a honeymoon. Don Martin, formerly assistant manager at the Park Theater, is in Kansas City handling exploitation of "Ecstasy." Mrs. George M. Briggs has sold her Tyler Theater, Pittsfield, to Billy Shea, formerly of the Bijou, Holyoke. George Papalus of the Majestic, Easthampton, is operating the Bijou in Holyoke. Frank Shaughnessey is now managing the Suffolk Theater, Holyoke. With the transfer of George Hinton, Paramount salesman, from here to Minneapolis, the appointment of J. O. Kent becomes permanent, Ted Mendenhall, branch manager, announces. Meyer L. Stern, manager of Capitol Pictures, has gone to Los Angeles. W. N. Youngclaus has sold the Roxie at Shelton to E. L. Johnson, formerly of Montgomery City, Mo. His former string of five houses has now been reduced to the one theater, the Empress in Grand Island. Bob Reese, son of Carl Reese, new manager for Grand National, has joined RKO as head poster clerk, succeeding Leo Brown, who resigned to join a trailer company. Alice Neal, Warner head booker is in Boston. ACTION ON RKO NOTES PUT OFF BY CONSENT (Continued from Page 1) from Europe of Federal Judge Bondy around Oct. 1. Counsel for RCA said that it was felt that Judge Bondy, who has been handling the RKO reorganization, should pass on the matter. DETROIT Erwin Joseph, Universal exchange booker, was transferred this week to Chicago to become state salesman for Illinois. His place is being taken by Gene Alexander, who was in the Chicago office for seven years. Ralph Peckham, new manager for the Grand National exchange, has appointed the following sales staff: Fred Nugent, formerly with Republic Exchange, city salesman; Ralph Elliott, formerly with Warners, western Michigan territory; and Howard Boyle, late of United Artists in Buffalo, eastern Michigan territory. James D. Kendis, of the J. D. Kay Productions, Hollywood, was a visitor. SMART ONES have discovered truly Continental atmosphere — vieiv of Central Park, superior service, invitingly inexpensive rates. 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