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October 4 . 193 0
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Showmen Sponsor
New Operators'
Union in 4Casey'
Kansas City — To combat demands of the resrular operators' union, a new union of operators has been organized here, and a charter has been issued to the organization bv the state. Sound Projectionists' Association is the name of the new group. It is composed of non-union operators and is not affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, but is maintained along similar lines, having a president, secretary, vicepresident and business agent. It is supported by dues from its members.
The new association was formed to combat demands of the local union for what is asserted to be excessive wages and two men in the booth of sound houses, according to Denny Costello, owner of the Admiral, who helped to establish the new association.
The small theatre owner could not afford the union scale and requirements, it is asserted, and the new association was formed to furnish a way out, Costello told Motion Picture News.
The union demands two men in the booth, the first to get $55 a week and the second, $48. The new association rule calls for one man in the booth at $40 a week. If a second man is wanted, he will be hired as an apprentice at $22.50 per week.
Every independent theatre in the city is expected to hire members of the new association by Nov. 1, Costello says. Following are houses which have employed organization members : Westport, Baltis, Circle, Admiral, Palace, Lyric, World-In-Motion and Maple.
When firmly established, the new association will expand to include the entire Kansas City trade zone, according to Costello. Officers of the association are E. J. Lime, president; G. C. Blackman, vice-president; Charles Stein, secretary ; Ed Costello. business agent.
Canada Sponsors Films Made Outside of U. S.
Ottawa— Major Fred J. Ney, M. C, Winnipeg, secretary of the National Council of Education, has announced at Ottawa that a series of "film weeks" has been organized for various Canadian cities as a boost for pictures other than those made in the United States. Theatres have been leased by the society and pictures made in Germany, England, Canada and India have been booked, he stated. British. German and French film producers were making considerable headway, asserted Major Ney.
Higler Back in Fold
Milwaukee — James A. Higler, pioneer Milwaukee theatre man and for several months retired, has been named manager of the Davidson, local legitimate and picture house. Higler was for nine years manager of the Alhambra, and after that manager of Keith-Orpheum's Majestic and Palace-Orpheum. The Davidson was acquired in May by the Klein Corp from Sherman Brown and has been dark for the greater part of the summer.
Ain't
dat Sumpin?
Hollywood—
-They're telling a
yarn
about a disgruntled bit player
who
was complaining to a writer on
the
M-G-M lot.
'Tell me one thing
that
Jack Gilbert's
got that I haven't
" he
insisted.
The writer
grinned. "That's
easy.
A contract w
ith M-G-M."
General Strike Threat of Bands In Quaker City
Philadelphia — After two weeks of quiet on both fronts the musicians' strike in Philadelphia picture houses took a drastic step with the announcement from John Colaprete, president of Musicians' Local No. 77. that unless the strike was settled by Oct. 7, a general walkout of stagehands and operators would be called.
Notice to this effect has been served on the managers of Stanley-Warner and Fox theatres and a meeting was held Saturday when the managers submitted a plan of arbitration which embodied very few concessions over their original stand. A stormy meeting of the musicians was held at their headquarters later, with more than 500 men present. After a dozen ballots were needed to reach a decision, the musicians rejected all compromise proposals and announced that 200 stage hands and operators would be ready to walk out on Oct. 7. The sympathy strike has been ordered, the musicians claim, by an order from the International Alliance of Theatre Stage Employees.
The stagehands have been maintained on the payroll of the various theatres since the strike started, though they have been idle owing to the lack of stage shows. The operators have heretofore manifested very little interest in the squabble, and whether or not they will join the sympathy movement, in spite of the pressure from the International association, is problematical.
If the strike becomes general, there seems to be the general opinion that the legitimate theatres will be affected. Last year, the legit theatres and the musicians went into battle and the theatres remained dark until November, losing at least 10 weeks of the normal season. The picture houses at that time settled amicably with the musicians.
Lynch in Charge of All Warner Houses in Ohio
Cleveland — George Lynch, formerlv with Schines, is new chief of Warner theatres in Ohio. The firm has houses in about 25 cities of the state.
Columbia Busy on Casts
Hollywood — Casting on four productions is under way at Columbia, with leads for "Tol'able David" going to Henry Walthall. Helen Ware, Noah Beery, Richard Cromwell, Joan Peers, Edmund Breese and George Duryea.
Carmel Myers and Mirian Seegar were assigned to "Lion and the Lamb," Walter Huston to "Criminal Code" and Claire McDowell and Francis McDonald ' to "Brothers."
Claim Picket Ban Hurts Musicians' Case With Public
San Francisco — Superior Judge Percy V. King had under submission a petition seeking modification of the injunction recently granted to Nasser Brothers, theatre operators, against the musicians' union and others.
The defendants asserted in arguments presented by their attorneys that under the injunction they have no means of acquainting the public with their alleged grievances against the Nasser theatres, having been enjoined from picketing the theatres, displaying papers charging the theatres are "unfriendly" to organized labor, and the like.
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Ticket Registers
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Equipment for Sale
PHOTOTONE disc outfit complete for Motiograph
projectors ; two Webster amplifiers. Rack and two
\V rightDeCoster speakers for sale cheap. Guthrie Theatre. Grove City. Pa.
For Rent
THEATRE completely equipped with Talkies. Seating 280 people, drawing from territory of 2,500. Rent Reasonable. H. S. Tuthill, Secretary. Marlboro. N. Y.
Films Wanted
Old Silent Features and Shorts with Spanish titles, rent or sale, lowest prices. Write full particulars. Sturges & Melich. 521 Fifth Avenue, N. Y.
Situation Wanted
PROJECTIONIST — Power's experience. Prefer working alone. Will go anywhere. State terms. Address Frank Nogee, Springboro, Penna.
AT LIBERTY — Experienced sound projectionist on Western Electric. RCA. DeForest, film, disc; wants steady position. Wire, write, Louis Hajovsky, Box 183, El Campo, Texas.