Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1931)

April 11, 19 3 1 MOTION PICTURE HERALD 79 Join This Army of Real Showmen 1 f G. N. TURNER manages the Family Theatre in Pine City, Minn. Mr. Turner is well-known in his town and in turn knows his town very well. Which is certainly an advantage to his show selHng. Knowing his local public enables him to engineer only such stunts as he is sure will click for him. And since he is active in his town, we hope that he will transfer some of that activity to the Club pages. What do you say, "G. N?" Wear Your Club Pin! ! ! DEWEY M. GRAY manages the Pine Lawn Theatre in Pine Lawn, Mo._ In his town, Dewey is very active, and his showselhng is right on the line. We hope that he will be a showman whose name will appear often on our pages. By the way, Dewey, you might also include a photo of yourself with your first contribution. ; Wear Your Club Pin! ! ! ANGELO FISHER manages the Empire Theatre , in' Detroit, Mich. He is the most recent showman from that town to sign on the dotted line and become a member of the Round Table Club. And it brings us that much closer to the 100 per cent Round Table quota we are shooting at. Oke, Angelo, we want to welcome you into the Club, and we hope that we'll be hearing from you often. Wear Your Club Pin! ! ! ALEXANDER SULLIVAN is the manager of the Recreations Theatre in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Though located in the country, Mr. Sullivan's house is nevertheless situated in a busy spot. It's a big University center. We are sure that if he can find time to sit down and drop us a line or two, he will provide us with some interesting material on his methods of show selling. How about it, Mr. Sullivan, give us some information on the subject, will you? Wear Your Club Pin! ! ! LESLIE O. McEACHERN is the manager of the Chic Theatre in Milo, Me. His is the most recent membership application to be received from the live-wire Maine state. In the event that Leslie intends to keep right out front with the rest of the showmen from his territory — as we think he does — he will have to do some fast stepping. And as your first contribution, Leslie, let's have a photo and a little dope on yourself. Wear Your Club Pin! ! ! • J. E. NEWELL manages the Lido Theatre in Demopolis, Alabama. We have been down in Mr. Newell's territory before, but only in the larger cities, and then we were in a hurry. However, "j. E.," you can drop us a line or two and give us the lowdown on the show situation in your section and how you sell your shows^ Include your photo, too. Wear Your Club Pin! ! ! WILLIAM PENDER is the assistant manager of the Bexley Theatre in Dover, Ohio. He received his present position through a promotion, so we feel that he must be an observing showman. Well, Bill, just keep your eye on the way Mr. Burton sells his shows and we are sure that under his tutelage you'll pick up enough knowledge to let you some day handle a house of your own. Wear Your Club Pin! ! ! GEORGE H. CLARKE manages the Lincoln Theatre in Washington, D. C. for the Lichtman Theatres. Like the other showman on his circuit, Clarke is active and endeavors to' sell his shows in the best possible manner, and tries to keep his sixteen hundred seat house filled as often as possible. Which, you will agree, is all that anyone can ask. How about it, George? JOSEPH PHELPS manages the Patchogue Theatre in Patchogue, Long Island, N. Y., and from what we have already seen of his work, we learn that he is an alert showman, whose specialty lies in creating novel lobby displays. We will endeavor to show some of his work in a future issue of the Club pages. In the meantime, Joe, let's hear some more from you. And you might also include your photo in your next contribution. Wear Your Club Pin! ! ! JDAVID GOERLITZ is the assistant manajg^r'^oi the York Theatre, Elmhurst, 111. He assists Stuart De Lang in the management of the house. Goerlitz has had a bit of experience so far in the show game, and we are sure that what he picks up under the tutelage of Mr. De Lang will more than help him towards achieving what he hopes for — a position as manager. Keep us posted David so that we can see how you are progressing. Wear Your Club Pin! ! ! JOSEPH N. SCHWARTZWALDER is the City Manager of the Fox Strand, Jefferson, and Palace Theatre in Auburn, New York. His headquarters is at the Strand. Well, it looks as though this showman is plenty busy with so many houses to take care of, but as he is also more than active, we believe that he will find time to sit down and drop us a line regarding his work. Wear Your Club Pin! ! ! HARRY H. GOLDSMITH manages the Granada Theatre in Buffalo, New York, for the Schine Circuit. The town, as many showmen know, permits of some live-wire showselling; and the past showselling activities of various showmen in the city have certainly been corkers. How about you, Harry? What are you doing to put your house across? Give us the lowdown so that we can pass it along. Oke? Wear Your Club Pin! ! ! HARRY COHEN is the manager of the Warner Bros. Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, Cal. Being a member of Moe Silver's division, Harry is immediately tagged active; for it seems to us that practically all of these Warner West Coast men are on the go every minute. And we don't ask you to take our word for it: consult the back files of the Managers' Round Table Club. Welcome, Harry. And listen, how about a photo of yourself with your first contribution? Wear Your Club Pin! ! !— — FRED C. CROW, manager of Warner Bros. Theatre in San Pedro, Cal., comes to the Club proposed for membership by Wallace Butler, our Regional Chairman for the district. Crow, like Butler, is a member of Moe Silver's go-getting division of showmen. That puts you in the active fold, Fred. And so we want to see some of your work real soon. Wear Your Club Pin! ! ! ALFRED C. POWERS is the assistant manager of the Ideal Theatre, in New York City. The Ideal is located right of¥ Times Square, so you see that the theatre caters not only to a neighborhood crowd, but to a Broadway crowd as well. Which means that some high powered showselling must be used. Let's know what you are doing to help the manager sell shows, Alfred. Wear Your Club Pin! ! ! — MARTY SCHWARTZ is the manager of Warner Brothers' Huntington Park Theatre in Hungtington Park. Cal. And make believe that Marty doesn't know how to sell his shows! He's one of the live-wires from Moe Silver's division, too; and comes to us proposed for membership by Regional Chairman. Wally Butler. ALEXANDER GOTTLIEB is the publicity director for the Paramount Theatre, on Times Square, in New York City. We have seen lots of his work, so we know that he is right there when it comes to selling shows. We extend him a welcome into the Club and we hope that he will prove an active contributor as we are sure that his work will provide interesting and profitable reading for the followers and members of the Club pages, who are always interested in seeing how things are done in the Big Town. Wear Your Club Pin! ! ! FRANKLIN J, McABEE is the manager of the Costello Theatre, on the Ochs Circuit, in New York City. Mr. AcAbee comes to the Club proposed for membership by Martin Messinger, himself a club member and_ an active contributor. With Martin proposing you. Franklin, that's all we need right now. However, we'd like a photo of yourself with your next contribution, so that we can give you an introduction. Oke? Wear Your Club Pin! ! ! CHARLES O. CLARK of the Maryland Theatre in Hagerstown, Md., is proposed for membership in the Managers' Round Table Club by Frank Boucher, district manager for Warners. When Frank proposes a showman, Charley, we know that the man he proposes is a showman. Which means that we expect you to be an active contributor to the Club pages. You know, the Maryland holds quite a record for harboring live-wire showmanship. Welcome into the Club. And listen, you might include a photo of yourself with your next contribution. JOIN NOW!! Here's the Blank Application For Membership In "MANAGERS' ROUND TABLE CLUB" Hey "Chick"! Please enroll me in the Club and send me my framed certificate. Name Position Theatre Address City State (Mail to 1790 Broadway, New York) WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?