Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1934)

MOTION PICTURE DAILY Who? What? When? 4 (Continued from page 1) cidedly M.P.T.O.A. He was active during code formulation in Washington and, in general, voted on many issues with M.P.T.O.A. men like Ed Kuykendall of Mississippi and Fred S. Meyer of Wisconsin. Berinstein's theatres include the Tower, Los Angeles, seating 906 ; the Beverly, Beverly Hills, seating 1,270, and the Sunbeam, Compton, seating 1,296. Carroll N. Peacock, representing affiliated distributors on clearance ana zoning, was born in Springfield, O., on July 4, 1886, and once owned and operated a stage line between Santa Ana and Laguna Beach, right here on native heath. He joined Paramount on Jan. 2, 1919, in the local exchange as assistant shipper and subsequently filled the following posts : head shipper, salesman, sales manager. In January, 1923, he was made branch manager at Oklahoma City. On Oct. 1, 1932, he was promoted to his present post, manager of the local Paramount exchange. William C. Ritter, representing unaffiliated distributors on clearance and zoning, began his association with Columbia on Dec. 31, 1928, as a salesman and became a branch manager on Oct. 14, 1929. Currently, he is in charge of his company's exchange here. Jack Sullivan, representing affiliated first runs on clearance and zoning, is a film veteran. He first got his start with Fox in Seattle as a salesman, later becoming manager in Butte and Minneapolis and then returning to Seattle as manager. Subsequently, a transfer took him to Los Angeles as branch manager, a post he occupied for some time and until he was appointed chief film buyer for Fox West Coast. Today, Sullivan continues as buyer, but shares the job with E. L. Alperson and confines his purchases to Fox West Coast theatres along the Pacific seaboard. Today the total number is around 350. Russell Rogers, representing unaffiliated first runs on clearance and zoning, is general manager of Pacific National Theatres which headquarters here. The company operates nine houses along the coast from Los Angeles south to San Diego. The string includes the Nilo, Bakersfield, seating 1,096; the Seville, Chula Vista, seating 500 ; Palace, Long Beach, seating 850 ; and these in San Diego : the Aztec, seating 650; Mission, seating 800; Plaza, seating 750, and Superb, seating 900. He is a member of the Independent Theatre Owners Ass'n. of Southern California. Harry Hicks, representing unaffiliated subsequent runs on clearance and zoning, is owner of the Arlington and the Gem, Los Angeles. The Arlington seats 860 and the Gem, 573. He is a member of the board of the Independent Theatre Owners Ass'n. of Southern California. George Hanes, second exhibitor representing unaffiliated subsequent runs on clearance and zoning, is the owner of the Park, Pasadena. The house seats 760. Minneapolis, Feb. 19. — M. A. ("Moe") Levy, representing affiliated national distributors on grievances, took charge of the local Fox office "Palooka" Dated In "Palooka," the Reliance production released by United Artists, is scheduled to open at the Rivoli Theatre here on Feb. 27th. today, having been transferred here from Chicago where he was branch manager under Clyde Eckhardt. Levy started with Fox on Oct. 3, 1921, as a salesman in the Windy City and was transferred to the home office on Dec. 23, 1922. He made his bow as a branch manager in Charlotte on Jan. 13, 1923, and later was given ivansas City (.May 5, 1932;, Omaha (.Aug. 16, 1925), Minneapolis (April JO, 1*27) and Cmcago (May 9, 1931). Max Stahl, representing unaffiliated distributors on grievances, is in charge for United Artists here, having joined the company in that capacity on Aug. 15, 1932. He has been in the industry almost since its inception and includes in his experience a selling post with Educational. Fmil Frank, representing affiliated exhibitors on grievances, is mana^ei oi the Piennepin-Urpneum here, which is now operated by tne Mort ii. Singer Amusement Enterprises, of which KK.U is one-third owner. 1 he house seats 2,600. Joseph Friedman, representing unaffiliated exhibitors on grievances, operates the 750-seat Strand, St. Paul, and is a member of Allied of the Northwest. Leo Blank, representing affiliated national distributors on clearance and zoning, was a First National salesman in Omaha and Des Moines from 1921 to 1925. From that year until 1931, he was branch manager for Educational in Omaha and the same year assumed similar duties here for Warners. This is his current post. Ben C. Marcus, representing unaffiliated distributors on clearance and zoning, was a salesman and assistant branch manager for RKO from 192J to 1927 and started with Columbia as a branch manager on Nov. 5, 1927. Currently, he is in charge for that company here. John J. Friedl, representing affiliated first runs on clearance and zoning, has had a long association with Publix in various capacities. He was at one time divisional director for the southeast and southwest in the days, prior to the Paramount Publix bankruptcy when the company maintained circuit control out of New York. He once handled the Publix de luxe first runs in the southwest under Milton H. Feld. Now, he is operator of the Minnesota Amusement Co., local corporation which grew out of the Paramount bankruptcy, under the receiver, the Hamm family. The company operates the former Finkelstein and Ruben circuit and numbers about 100 theatres in its fold. Jack Haywood, representing unaffiliated first runs on clearance and zoning, operates the Gem, a 400-seat theatre in New Richmond, Wis., a town with a population of 2,112. He belongs to no exhibitor association. Code Authority listed his town as North' Richmond. O. A. Lee, representing unaffiliated subsequent runs on clearance and zoning, operates the 597-seat Leola here and is a member of Allied of the Northwest. Fred V. Holzapfel, second exhibi "U" Easter Ball Apr. 14 The Universal Club will hold its Easter dinner and ball at the Hotel Lismore here on Saturday evening, April 14th. tor representing unaffiliated subsequent runs on clearance and zoning, runs the Broadway, seating 550. The house is in Minneapolis. He is a member of Allied of the Northwest. Seattle, Feb. 19. — Neil East, representing affiliated national distributors on grievances, has been in the industry for about 18 years. He started as exhibitor in 1916 and three years later went in the equipment end of the industry to finally become vice-president and secretary oi the Service Pilm Supply Lo. ol Portland. Eighteen montns later, he returned to tneatre operation, as owner and operator oi the Liberty at St. rlelens, Ore. Joining .Paramount as a salesman out oi Portland in 1921, he was promoted to a branch managership there in May, iy^4. in lyzo, ne was transferred to nis present post as manager in beattle. L,. i\. w Alton, representing unaffiliated distributors on grievances, includes in his him experience jobs with universal and Oreater features. Ai one time, he was also a salesman for Pox. this was trom July, 1928 to October, 1929. Walton joined Columbia as a branch manager on Oct. 7, li/Z9 and now is in cnarge of the company s excnange nere. i\l Rosenberg, representing affiliated theatres on grievances, is now ldentmed with the .evergreen Circuit in wmcn pox West Coast hoios an interest, Por years, he has been identified with tneatre operation on the Pacinc Coast and, at one time, operated his own tneatres in Seattle, lacoma, Portland and Bellmgham. He sold to West Coast, prior to its acquisition with Pox, and remained as a district manager. P/vergreen is an outgrowth ot the bankruptcy into which Fox West Coast theatres in this section tound themselves sometime ago. John Hamrick, representing unaffiliated theatres on grievances, is president of the Hamrick theatre circuit with headquarters here. The company operates the 950-seat Music Box and the 950-seat Blue Mouse here, as well as the Blue Mouse theatres in Tacoma and Portland, Ore. A member of Allied Amusements of the Pacific Northwest, Hamrick is an oldtime showman and one of the best known in these parts. Ed Lamb, representing affiliated national distributors on clearance and zoning, began his film career as a salesman in Seattle on Dec. 15, 1924 and a booker here about six months later. He became a branch manager for RKO in Portland, Ore., on Jan. 14, 1929 and a branch manager in Seattle on Oct. 6, 1930, where he has been ever since that date. L. J. McGinley, representing unaffiliated distributors on clearance and zoning, was born Dec. 25, 1893 at New London, Conn. He studied medicine at New York University for one year, but left to enter the war, taking a course at a French officers' training school at Meaux Montere.au. His film experience includes posts with Fox (1919-1920), Paramount (1921-1927) and Columbia (1928). Sherman Quits Telegraph Shake-up in the editorial department of the Morning Telegraph has resulted in the resignation of Al Sherman, film critic, and Leo Fontaine. Tuesday, February 20, 19 He started with Universal on Nov.j 1928 and now is branch manager l| that company here. Frank Newman, representing ' filiated first runs on clearance i zoning, is one of the oldest and b known theatre operators in the bu ness. He was the builder of the Ne man, Kansas City, which later w sold to Publix. The house, when bu was regarded as one of the most b>n tiful in America. Later, he sold ? his interests in Kansas City a? moved to California where he beca a division manager for Warner T] atres on the Pacific slope. Later, became affiliated with Skouras Br in the Pacific Northwest and, in f bankruptcy split-up of that branch 1 the Skouras activities, became assc* ated with Al Rosenberg and Al F j kelstein in Evergreen Theatres, current activity. Fox West Co still retains an interest in the hou once operated under its own name 1 now flying the Evergreen banner. John Von Herberg, represent: unaffiliated first runs on clearance a zoning, is president of the Jensen i Von Herberg circuit, once a power the Pacific Northwest and one of original 26 First National franchi holders. After selling their intere to Pacific Northwest Theatres, Ii they passed out of the picture co pletely. Pacific Northwest took p session in August, 1926. When H old B. Franklin became president Fox West Coast, the former Jen: and Von Herberg theatres, alreadj part of Pacific Northwest, w merged into FWC together with C; fornia holdings of North Ameru Theatres, in which Harry C. Artl was dominant factor at the time. I cific Northwest ownership was s] between Jeremiah Milbank, New Y< financier, and a local Seattle group In the last several years, howe\ Jensen and Von Herberg gradua have been turning active again in t territory, their old stamping grou although today they do not appro; their one-time position of power. Tl atres in their fold currently inch! the Liberty, seating 1,800; the Ro: seating 2,275 ; the Bagdad, seating 800 ; the Venetian, seating 800, all Seattle and a number of houses small cities throughout the stai Von Herberg is a member of Alii Amusements of the Pacific Northve The unit is not affiliated nationally George Endert, second represen tive of unaffiliated subsequent runs clearance and zoning, is manager the Uptown here. The theatre sea 750. He is a member of the Alii Amusements of the Pacific Northwe an exhibitor unit minus national e hibitor affiliation. John Danz, representing unaffi ated subsequent runs on clearance a zoning, is president of the Sterli Chain Theatres, headquarters he The company operates locally and i eludes in its string the Roosevelt (1 seats), Winter Garden (616), Colon (700), Capitol (550), State (50< , and Florence (400). Danz is ve well known in this territory whi has been the scene of his theatre a tivities for many years. He is a met ber of Allied Amusements of tl Pacific Northwest. The associati' has no national exhibitor amliatio Shy to Megaphone Hollywood, Feb. 19.— Gus Shy, ac or, is being groomed by Hal Roa' for a directorial spot.