Showmen's Trade Review (Oct-Dec 1949)

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SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW, October 22, 1949 29 REGIONAL NEWSREEL Miss Ohio (Florence Bondi) and Miss Minnesota (Gloria Burkhart) appeared on the stage of the RKO Palace at the weekend following the Ohio State-Minnesota football game. NEW YORK It's going to be a three-front fight for the presidency of the 20th Century-Fox Family Club this week with incumbent Pat DeBlasi, Mike Nuzzola and Jim Victory, all running for the same office. New York also has three candidates for mayor. . . . After years and years in the film business Bill Ahrbecker has decided to quit being a percentage clerk at 20th-Fox and is going into the upholstery business. His fellow workers threw him a party; Norman Sher from the home office succeeds him. . . . And over at the exchange they're doing things to Division Manager Martin Moskowitz's office . . . probably putting in bullet-proof doors. Willie Schutzer of United Artists had a wedding in the family this week when his son, Dr. Seymour Schutzer, married Rene Isaacs at the Waldorf. Honeymoon is in South America. . . . Jack Rochelle of the Park at Rockaway celebrated his 20th wedding anniversary this week. . . . Gloria Patrizzo, film row lovely, stepped off to the march that launched a thousand wars Sunday when she got married. . . . And Filmrowite Ben Levine, who manages to smoke a cigar, handle his books and is never too busy to give a helping hand, became a grand uncle when his nephew, Thomas Appelbaum, became a proud papa. . . . Harry Schochet, formerly with Paramount, has joined Screen Guild as head cashier. Johnny Hogan of United Artists shipping department, lost his aunt and Stanley Yentes, the same outfit's upstate booker, lost his uncle. . . . The Arwid Theatre Corporation wants it distinctly understood that it is fighting in court to uphold a 10-year lease it says it signed from Oct. 1, 1949 on the Pelham Theatre. Openings: iMotor View Drive-in at Brielly, N. J., by Independent Theaters circuit ; Michael Reston, a 850-carrer at Whitestone Bridge. The Woodbury at Highland Mills has closed for the winter. The Capitol at Union City has passed to the operation of Doves, yes Doves, Inc., with Richard D. Turtlebabu as president and presumably the chief cooer. . . . Parion Theatre Corporation, headed by Solomon M. Shaushkey, has taken over the Parsons at Flushing. Cecil B. DeMille has been selected as the Picture Pioneer of the Year by the Directors of Motion Picture Pioneers and will get a plaque at the annual dinner in the Waldorf Astoria on Nov. 16. Dead : James A. Woton, at the Variety ClubsWill Rogers Hospital, Monday after a long illness. Woton, formerly in charge of sound and general maintenance for Warner (Bros, in the Albany territory, is survived by his widow, Lillian, a son, James, and two daughters, Mrs. Jack Hurlihy and Mrs. Edmond Aborn. ALBANY MGM Manager Jack Goldberg and Assistant Eastern Sales Manager Herman Ripps are attending a sales convention at the Astor Hotel. ' . . . Warner District Manager G. W. Horan and E. E. Hinchy of the playdate department were in for a conference with Max Friedman and Joe Weinstein of Warner Theatres. . . . Monogram Booker Bob Adler weekended in New York. . . . Ray Roohan joined the staff Not Cussing Fox Midwest came up with a dual bill coupling that had some extra advertising when it set "Hellfire" and "Brimstone" into the Kansas City Esquire and Apollo theatres last week. The Apollo is not ordinarily in the first-run picture, but with unusual bookings it is frequently combined in a day-and-date deal with the downtown Esquire. City Manager Leon Robertson figured this one was worth the doubling up, and it paid off with a strong week's gross. of Paramount. . . . MGM Office 'Manager Bennett Goldstein returned from a vacation in New York. . . . Universal District Manager Dave Miller was in town. Eagle Lion Booker Ray Brooks resigned. No one has yet been appointed to his position. . . . MGM Cashier Martha Hoffman is on the sick list. . . . Jean Russ, head booker at Hellman Theatres, resigned to become assistant to Fox Head Booker Helen Wisner. . . . William Rosenow, Lippert Pictures, was an Albany visitor. . . . Republic Vice-President and Sales Manager James R. Grainger and his assistant, Walter Titus, visited Albany and with Manager Arthur Newman journeyed to Gloversville for a conference with Schine Circuit Booker George Lynch. James Woton, for many years maintenance man with Warners, died last week at the Will Rogers Memorial Hospital, Saranac Lake. PHOENIX Universal's "Gal Who Took the West" has been booked into 25 Arizona theatres for showings in October and November. Newspaper advertisements have been playing up such local tag lines as "Photographed in all of its wild action between Phoenix and Tucson," and ".Hundreds of Arizonans in its action cast!" Past experience has proved that Arizonans invariably turn out in force to see a picture that was filmed in the Copper State. Only a small number turned out for the memorial to Tom Mix, the movie cowboy, who New Theatres McCook. Neb. — Temple Craft Board (Masonic), a 700-seat theatre to be rebuilt from that in the Temple, destroyed by fire. Salina, Kan. — William Hansen, a 600-seater here at Ninth Street near Russell. Uvalde, Tex. — Dudley Fitzsimmons, Jr., Robert and J. C. Dunn, a 350-car outdoor theatre here. Bend. Ore. — William and Albert Forman, a 500-car drive-in to cost $75,000, north of this city. Hoquiam, Wash. — Dwight L. Spracher, a drive-in here. Russell, Kan. — W. A. Michaelis, Sr., and four partners, an outdoorer here to be named Slsy-Vu Drive-In. Ayr, Neb. — Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Giddings, an under-skyer here. San Francisco — Trans-California Theatre Co., a 1,000car ozoner at North Sacramento. Milwaukee — Albert Behn, an open-airer near the airport between Waupaca and Weyauwega ; Lake Park Outdoor Theatres, a 500-car under-skyer to cost $150,000 at Fond du Lac. Buffalo — Evans Drive-In, Inc., headed by Chris F. Reitler, a 650-car ozoner to cost $200,000 in the AngolaLake Shore district of BuiTalo. Portland — Cliff Briggs. a 500-car drive-in near McMinville, Ore.; Valley Amusement Co.. an ozoner near Newberg, Ore. Denver — Owen Moore of Desert Oil Co.. a 650seater to cost $200,000 at Rock Springs, Wyo. ; Louis Yaeger and business associates, a 414-seater to cost $80,000 at Granby: Motorvue Theatres, Inc., a 400cai', $60,000 under-skyer near Sterling, Colo. Hartford, Conn. — Frank LePage, a 600-seater at Van Buren. Maine. Philadelphia — William Goldman Theatres, a 1,350seat theatre in the shopping center to be built at Willow Grove. died in an automobile accident on the TucsonFlorence highway nine years ago. The services, which included the planting of a sahuaro cactus in honor of Mix, were held at the Tom Mix Monument, about 30 miles north of Tucson. "The Baron of Arizona," to be released by Lippert Productions, is being filmed in Florence, Arizona. ... A Republic Pictures crew is on location at Sedona, Arizona, for filming of ".Singing Guns." PITTSBURGH A son wa.s born to .A.nthony Antonoplos and his wife, who operates theatres in Turtle Creek and East Pittsburgh, Pa., at the Magee Hospital here this week. . . . John H. Harris, head of the Harris Amusement Company and one of the organizers of the Variety Clubs of .America, flew to London this week for installation of the lirst English Variety Club Tent. . . . George Curtz, who recently resigned as Paramount booker, has joined Film Classics here in a similar capacity. . . . Grace Lauderbach, of the 20th Century-Fox accounting department, has been continued to her home three weeks by illness. Announcement has been made of the resignation of Weldon Waters, 20th-Fox manager here for the past three years. It is reported he will join the Cooperative Theatres as general manager, succeeding the late Harry Long. He is the second film row exchange manager to go with the Stern combine this year, .Art Levy, former Columbia manager, having joined that (jrganization several months ago as general manager of the Cincinnati office. Waters successor at 20th-Fox has not yet been named. NEW ORLEANS The Blanche at Chenal, La., town's only theatre, will open in the near future. Its owner, Mr. Lebeau, is venturing in the theatre field for the first time. . . . The Cinema Theatre at Kenner, La., is expected to open this month. Owner is Henry Raziano. The Cinema is the only theatre in the town. The Marx Brothers, Vera Allen, Ilona Massey and Marion Hutton may make personal appearances in New Orleans for the premiere of "Love Happy" in mid-November. I UseAFILMACK ^ SPECIAL TRAILERS 1^ To Help Put It Across ! 4k Fit A C CH iCAGO 1327 S. Wabash Ave. NEW YORK 619 West S4th. St. NOW SPECIALIZING^ IN REFRESHMENT SERVICE FOR DRIVE-IN THEATRESy SPORTSERVICE Corp. JACOBS BROS. BUFFALO, N. Y. • WA. 250S