The Moving picture world (November 1926-December 1926)

December 11, 1926 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 429 Live News from Coast to Coast NOTES ABOUT WIDE-AWAKE EXHIBITORS AND EXCHANGE MEN FROM ALL POINTS Illinois Personality Reichert s Ace In San Francisco Dealings Mcring Picture World Bureau. Chicago, 111.. Dec. 8. THE contest conducted by the Balaban and Katz circuit as to which theatre of the chain had the most efficient staff, wound up last Saturday with the Chicago Theatre service staff as winners of the silver plaque. The Chicago staff will hold the prize for three months. The service staffs were given a banquet last Saturday night by the management, and John Balaban, Herbert Stern, Captain John Knight and other excutives made talks to the boys. Tom Norman has been named as manager of the Portage Park theatre of the Ascher circuit and Harry Ascher will have personal charge of the new Sheridan theatre of the circuit when it opens this month. The boys along Randolph Street are giving Louis MoDermott, production manager of the Oriental theatre, the glad hand on his engagement to Maurine Marseilles, dancing star of the Paul Ash shows at that house. Tom Gallagher has been named as manager of the Pantheon theatre of the Lubliner and Trinz circuit, Art Emig has been placed in charge of the Windsor theatre and George Hatfield has been named as manager of the Covent Garden theatre of the circuit. Warner Bros, oflices have been a busy place this past week in this city and manager Eddie Silverman and his assistants have had their hands full with the premier of the second Vitaphone show at the Wood? theatre last Thursday night. Chicago — The Karzas circuit has formed another company to handle the Trianon of that group of houses and M. E. Rieck, R. M. Kreps, Edward Benson and Raymond M. Kandall have incorporated Trianon, Inc., with a capital stock of 4,000 shares non par \alue to own and manage motion picture theatres, places of amusement and music and dance halls. The oflnces of the new company are at 32 West Randolph Street. La Salle J. C. Jarnigen owner of the Chateau theare at Amboy, Ills., and the Strand at Mendota, Ills., has added the Colonial theatre at LaSalle. Ills., to his circuit and may add other houses in the near future. Cicero Another theatre has opened in Cicero, the well known west side surburb and the Olympic Theatre Company is the owner of the house with H. A. Jones house manager. He was formerly manager of the Portage Park theatre of the Ascher circuit. Moline Barney Brotman, head of the Brotman circuit of Rock Island. Ills., was In the city last week fixina; up the bookings of the Avoy theatre at Moline. Ills., he recently took over from .\. Shallberg of that city. Omar^o Uphoff Brothers head a syndicate that have taken over the old Palace theatre at Omargo. and will remodel the house. Springfield Kerasotas Brothers at Springfield, Ills., have awarded contracts for their new theatre to be built at 6th and Washington Avenue in that city and work will start at onc<'. Louis R. Reichert, manager of the San Francisco branch of Tiffany Productions, fills a big place in film circles. Personality is his big asset. His biggest place is in the affections of his host of friends. Born in New York, he early became connected with the amusement business and started his film career when the General Film Company was organized. He remained with this concern until the business was liquidated and Percy Waters and J. J. Kennedy resigned, iat which time he was assistant general manager. He first came to San Francisco to open the Metro Exchange after a stay of a few years went to Washington, D. C, for Realart. Returning to San Francisco he was made Pacific Coast division manager for Selznick, a position he held until the liquidation of the Selznick Distributing Corp. He then went to Kansas City for Warner Bros., and later joined Associated Exhibitors, finally returnnig to San Francisco for that concern. He soon became affiliated with Tiffany Productions and the San Francisco branch was opened under his direction. Pennsylvania Moving Picture World Bureau Pittsburgh, Pa., Dec. 2. \ MONG the exhibitor visitors on Film Row the past few days were: M. A. Sybert, Moundsville; James Retter, California; Tom Wright, Brownsville; Carl Becker, Butler; Joe Mercer, Warwood; Michael Rosenbloom, Charleroi, and A. L. Hicks, Saxon. Louis StoU, owner of the Beaver Theatre at Beaver, added to his holdings when he opened the Penn Theatre at Monaca on Thanksgiving Eve. It is claimed that the new Penn is the finest house in any town San Vrancisco Moving Picture World Bureau. Berkeley, Cal., Dec. 7. THE Allied Amusement Industries of Northern California is continuing its fight against the street carnival evil and tlirough its efforts several applications for free permits have been denied. The city ordinance provides for the payment of a heavy license fee for affairs of this kind, but promoters have been successful in having the fee waived on the representation that the returns go to charity. E. B. Baron, general manager of Publix Theatres interests at San Francisco, and J. J. Partington, in charge of stage presentation, are making an Eastern business trip, having left for New York on Thanksgiving Day. Ben P. Simpson, who has been connected with the film exchange end of the business for years, has joined the Golden State Theatre & Realty Co. in an executive capacity. Ed. W. Ordway, of the Mother Lode Theatre, Angels Camp, Cal., was a recent visitor on Film Row. For some time he has been at Hanford, but will now devote his attention to the management of the Mother Lode Theatre. The Granada Theatre celebrated its fifth birthday the first of December, a feature lieing an immense birthday cake on the stage. A district meeting of Famous PlayersLasky exchange managers was held early in December at the San Francisco office under the direction of division manager John D. Clark. Kenneth Hodkinson, Pacific Coast district manager for United Artists, attended the recent conference at Chicago. Madera Al Crooks has been made manager of the National Theatre, conducted by the National Theatres Syndicate. Marysville A new house will be opened by the National Theatres Syndicate early in the year.