Showmen's Trade Review (Oct-Dec 1946)

32 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW, October 5. 1946 REGIONAL NEWSREEL EXHIBITOR, MUSICIANS AT "BLUE SKIES" TRADESHOWS. Photographers were on hand at the recent New York and London tradeshows of Paramount's "Blue Skies." In New York at the Normandie Theatre, they snapped Irving Dollinger (right, in photo at left), of Independent Theatre Service, and Mrs. Dollinger, being taken in tow by Myron Sattler, Paramount's New York branch sales manager. At the London tradesnow (photo at right), they caught Sir Harry Lauder (left) greeting Irving Berlin, whose original idea and lyrics and music inspired the production activity that finally resulted in the new Technicolor musical. (Contimted from Page 31) District Manager John Allen, with Mrs. Allen and their two daughters; Mrs. Joe Kronman and son Bob ; Esther Blendman of the Cashier Dept., and her husband, Iz ; Audrey Poulos of the Billing Dept.; Vivian Kelly of the Contract Dept. and husband Edward ; Dot Pfluger of the Cashier Dept. asd husband Ray ; Booker Ida Barezofsky; Contract Dcpt.'s Judy Jones. Sidney Lust's new Cheverly Theatre will open on November 1st. St. Mary's Theatre, at Leonardtown, Maryland will be operated by Al Folliard, RKO salesman, and Vince Dougherty, Paramount sales represenative. And William Stempil announced the opening of his new Palm Theatre, Del Ray, in Alexandria, Virginia on September 24. Local F-13 will hold its regular meeting on October 7. Charles Mendelsohn of 20th Century-Fox is vacationing. And Ann Griffin has just returned from her vacation in Minneapolis. Harry Anger, former Managing Director of the Earle Theatre, is now putting on the show for the new Club Cairo. Robert Cummings, Hollywood star, was a Washington visitor, speaking on October 1st at the Mayflower Hotel, on behalf of the National Symphony Orchestra. William F. Crockett, Virginia Beach theatre owner, has accepted the appointment of Chairman of the Theatre Section of the Virginia USO campaign. Announced by the Governor of Virginia, William F. Tuck, appreciation was expressed for the cooperation of the Virginia theatre man. Mr. Crockett is also President of the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of Virginia and a national leader in ATA. His chairmen will be Morton G. Thalhimer, Thalhimer Theatres, Richmond, Va. ; Hunter Perry, Dominion Theatres, Charlottesville ; Elmore Heins, American Theatre Corp., Roanoke; and Ben Pitts, Pitts Theatre, Fredericksburg. Milford, Delaware's moviegoers now have to trek nine miles to Harrington, the nearest town, if they want to see a show. The community has been showless since a quarter of a million dollar fire of undetermined origin destroyed the Schine Circuit's Plaza. JERSEY CITY SKOURAS, WARNERS RAISE PRICES APPROXIMATELY 5 CENTS A SEAT Some Hudson County theatres, in an efifort to increase business, are now running three features and 10 cartoons on Saturdays at no increase in prices. This is to attract more young patrons on the day schools are closed. Dominick F. Barreca, manager of the Orpheum, commencing tomorrow, (Oct. 6) is starting a motion picture column, "Tales of Talkie Temples," featuring local and general motion picture news, in The Jersey Sunday Bulletin, only Sunday newspaper in Hudson County. The City Theatre, Union City, has been completely renovated. Skouras and Warners, both at their de-luxc houses on Journal Square and at their neighborhood houses, have increased admission prices an average of 5 cents per ticket. The I.ocw Gulistan Wilton Theatre Carpet JOE HORNSTEIN has iff circuit and the Rosenblatt & Welt chain are keeping admissions at their former levels. It is rumored that Skouras will close the Capitol, Jersey City, in the downtown section, and reopen the old Majestic, directly across from Mayor Hague's citadel — the Jersey City city hall. Reason is said to be that rent on the Capitol has been jacked up. Richard Conte, son of a Jersey City barber, has a prminent part in "Somewhere in the Night," a movie now making the rounds locally. The Mosque Theatre, Newark, will shortly become a first-run de-luxe motion picture house again. Capt. Frederick Owens, recently out of the Army, who has been breaking in for the past few weeks at the Orpheum, has assumed charge of the Rex, Staten Island, for the Rosenblatt & Welt Circuit. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sulzman, of Bayonne, are the proud parents of a bouncing baby, Jay John. Mrs. Sulzman was formerly cashier at the Lyceum, Bayonne, where she was popularly known as "Pat." Evelyn Reardon, cashier at the Orient, is celebrating her sixth anniversary with the Rosenblatt & Welt Circuit. Jack Schneider, projectionist, Orient, is back from his Canadian fishing trip looking none the worse for wear. Mrs. Ida M. Pieroni, relief manager for Rosenblatt & Welt, is being congratulated on the return from the Army of her son, Sgt. Harry Rocca, Jr., who was in the railroad transportation services. Al Stevens has resigned as manager of the Rex, Irvington, and has been replaced by Jack Boxer, who comes from an uptown New York City house. The candy situation in Hudson and Essex county theatres is still bad due to shortage of product and the truckmen's strike. Due to an error the name of the seller of I lie Astor Theatre, North Bergen, was spelled incorrectly. The correct name of the seller was Herman Agar. John A. Oglietti, the new ownermanager, before coming to Hudson County, was associated with his two brothers in the ownership-management of the Penn and Palace theatres, at Leechburg, Pa., near Pittsburgh. DALLAS BRYAN AMUSEMENT, INTERSTATE PLAN NEW CONSTRUCTION; JAM SESSION FOR TELENEWS Plans to spend approximately $250,000 in building one theatre and improving two others were announced this week by the Bryan Amusement Company of Bryan, Texas. Included in this program are the rebuilding of the Palace into an ultra-modern 100 seater, construction of a new 900-seater to be called the Circle at Main and 22nd Street and renovation of the Dixie. Renovation of the Dixie along modernistic lines both or, with construction of a new marque and installation of air conditioning is expected to start within the next few weeks. Construction of the Circle is awaiting government approval, but, according to Mrs. Morris Schulman, manager of the Bryan interests, steel and other material have already been purchased and the work should be able to start just as soon as the go ahead signal is given. Jack Corgan, Dallas architect, will supervise. Both Mrs. Schulman and her partner and Mrs. Henry Lazarus of New Orleans, have returned from California where they went to study new theatres and to get ideas for their construction and remodeling program. The new Melrose Theatre at 12th and Spreight Streets in South Waco was opened September 24. \ decision by District Court Judge Harry Bigbee has given authority to the lessee of the municipally owned auditorium at Raton, New Mexico, which is being used by the lessee as a theatre, to close at will. The case involved the city of Raton against Hubbard and Murphy, owners of the El Raton Theatre and lessee of the city auditorium. Interstate Theatres, Inc., will open its Wilshire Theatre, Mockingbird Lane and Skillman, on October 4. Slanted to appeal to teen-age high school popular music enthusiasts, "Melody Matinee" an hours jam session of film shorts with top name bands has been started at the Telencws Theatre here. Rose McCausland, theatre man