Motion Picture News (Oct-Dec 1930)

October 4 , 1930 Motion Picture N e w s 127 MANAGE!?!' KOUND TABLE CLliD PERSONALITIES -♦ SHOWMEN NEWSETTES FROM EVERYWHERE -* MAJOR H. S. COLE of the American Theatre, Bonham, Texas, has agreed to keep his house closed on Sunday. Following the agreement, charges for violation of the Sunday statute, lodged against him by the town board, were dropped. * * * JACK EDWARD, former manager of the Orpheum in San Diego, Cal., has been appointed manager of the Spreckels, succeeding YV. H. Newman who takes over the management of the Majestic, newly built, t * * E. C. HEARD will re-model and re-open the Garden Theatre in South Gate, Cal. * * * J. C. TUNSTILL, Publix manager at Brownwood, Texas, has been acquitted of charges asserting violation of Sunday theatre operation. * * * R. W. HARVEY of the Los Banos Theatre in Los Banos, Cal., announces the installation of new sound equipment. * * * JONES AND PAULL are managing the new Preston, Idaho theatre. * * * CHARLES J. BRENNAN former advertising director of the Fox, Philadelphia, in Phila., Pa., has taken over the management of the Crotona Theatre in the Bronx, New York. A. J. Kennedy succeeded him in Philly. * * * HERMAN STARR has replaced Al Beckerich as manager of the Strand and Cataract Theatres in Niagara Falls, N. Y. * * * BENJAMIN IDSON has been appointed manager of the Kismet Theatre in Brooklyn, N. Y., replacing Morris Weiser who goes to the Glenwood. * * * DAVID SARECKY, former manager of the Glenwood Theatre, Brooklyn, N. Y., is now managing the Parthenon, succeeding L. Cohen who shifts to the Ridgewood. * * * MORRIS FARBISH has been transferred from the Crescent Theatre, Astoria, Long Island, N. Y., to the Broadway Theatre, with Lester Roth taking over the management of the Crescent. * * * JULES FIELDS, former advertising chief for the Bronx Division of Fox Theatre is now managing the U. S. Theatre. * * * JOHN McGRAIL who formerly handled publicity for the New Jersey Division of Fox Theatres, has assumed management of the Palace Theatre, Bergenfield, N. J. * # * JAMES H. KOLBECK has been appointed manager of the Embassy Theatre in Hoboken, N. J. * * * BEN COHEN has taken over the management of the Capitol Theatre, Hazelton, Pa., replacing Ernie Schmitt, who has been promoted to the Capitol at Wilkes-Barre. Peter A. Magazzu. formerly manager of the Feeley has succeeded Cohen at the Grand, with George Darronsoll, assuming management of the Feeley. M. L. ELEWITZ, formerly manager of the Garden Theatre, Davenport, la., has assumed management of the Strand, Des Moines, replacing Ted Emerson, who goes to Ottumwa, Iowa, as city manager on charge of the Publix newly-acquired New Square and Rialto Theatres. Palace and Garden Theatres, Des Moines, formerly managed by Emerson in addition to the Strand, will be managed by C. W. Peterson, formerly manager of the State, Cedar Rapids. * * * DAVID FARNSWORTH has taken over the management of the Princess Theatre at Laredo, Mo. * * * J. R. MINHINNICK is managing the reopened Grand Theatre, London, Ontario, Can. * * * JOE FRANKLIN, manager of Keith's Theatre, Ottawa, Can., has been appointed director of publicity for the Royal Humane Society. He will retain his present position. * * * JOHN OSBORNE, formerly assigned to the Paramount Theatre in Brooklyn, for Publix, has been appointed supervising manager of the West Side Theatre, Scranton. * * * JOSEPH CRONIN, formerly publicity director of the Paramount, Lynn, Mass., has been appointed manager of the Field's Corner, Dorchester. Joseph Goldberg, who he replaces, goes to the Shawmut, Roxbury. * * * SIDNEY SMITH has been appointed City Manager of Publix Theatres in Pottstown, Pa. * * * LEO KELLY, formerly manager of the State Theatre in Scranton, Pa., has been appointed manager of the Manhattan, Scranton, succeeding E. Franklin who is on a leave of absence. Joseph Klein, formerly at the Broadway, Springfield, Mass., replaces Kelly as manager of the State. * * * WALTER WALKER, assistant manager of the Uptown Theatre, St. Paul, has been promoted to the managership of the house, succeeding Harry L. Dow. * * * FRED WIEMER, former Assistant Manager of the State Theatre, Sioux Falls has been promoted to the managership of the Orpheum, succeeding Mike Wainstock, who shifts to the Orpheum at Aberdeen, under the district managership of A. E. Ableson. Items for publication on this page should be addressed to "Chick" Lewis and will be published the week following receipt. Notices of promotions, transfers, change of addresses, and other material of this nature are what we want for our "Personalities" page. The more you send the more interesting will be the page each week. H. S. DUNBAR, JR. has been engaged as manager of the Liberty Theatre in Penn, Argyle, Pa., succeeding Mr. Measer who now is handling the Nazareth. * * * RALPH STEWART is the manager of the re-opened Strand Theatre in Payne, Ohio. * * * J. A. AND G. W. SMITH have leased the Concord Theatre in Kannapolis, N. C. * * * CHESTER D. BELL announces the remodeling of the Palace Theatre, of which he is the manager, in Osage City, Kansas. * * * H. S. KAYES has assumed management of the Paramount Theatre in North Adams, Mass., succeeding Joseph B. Shea. * * * JOHN P. MASON is the manager of the Plaza Theatre in South Jamaica, Long Island, New York. * * * GEORGE W. CAMBRILL has been appointed manager of the new Mainstreet Theatre, Racine, Wis., with Matthew Fox as Assistant. * * * MRS. LESLIE KRAFT, will operate the New Royal as well as the Lyceum Theatre in Findlay, Ohio. Plans are under way for the presentation of talkies at the Lyceum. * * * CHARLES M. STERN is managing the re-opened Fallon Theatre, Ely, Nevada. * * * MATT REILLY is now managing the Capitol Theatre in Providence, Rhode Island. * t » DON NICHOLS has received the managerial appointment at the American Theatre, High Point, N. C. * * * JAKE COHEN of the Strand Amusement Company announces the expenditure of $20,000 for improvements at the company's house in Des Moines, la. * * * J. E. CHARBONNEAU is managing the re-opened Colonial Theatre at Nashua, N. H. House was dark for a year. * * * J. FLEMING announces the re-opening of the newly furnished and re-modeled Selwood Theatre in Sellwood, a suburb of Portland, Ore. * * * MONROE SCHRAMM will open the Rivoli Theatre, Matawan, N. J. on Sundays. Show starts at 8:45 P.M. » * * J. W. HUCKNALL former manager of the National Theatre, Madera, Cal., has been transferred to take over the managership of the new National Theatre in Stockton. * * * STANLEY ELKIN is now lessee and general manager of the Indiana and Ritz Theatres in Indiana, Pa. "Wally" Nordby is managing the two houses. * * * HAROLD HITCHINSON, former manager of the Parkdale Theatre, Toronto, Can., is now in charge of the Tivoli, Hamilton, Ontario.