Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1937)

Bank Night Out of Carthage, Joplin Kansas City — Bank Night has been discontinued in Carthage and Joplin, Mo., by Fox Midwest Theatres. Decision to discontinue came the end of last week following failure to secure a temporary injunction against Charles R. Warden, prosecuting attorney at Joplin. Two week ago Warden issued a general order to theatres to stop use of Bank Night, Screeno, and similar schemes. Restrainer Denied Fox Midwest attorneys asked Judge Wilbur J. Owen of the circuit court for a restraining order, but Judge Owen turned down the application. Attorneys for Fox Midwest and for Harley Freyr, manager of the Fox at Joplin, contended that the promotion doesn’t constitute a lottery. Warden based his order on a recent opinion from the attorney general’s office that it is a lottery. They contended that the third element of a lottery, consideration, is not involved. Besides, attorneys said, the supreme court of the state has not passed on the issue, which it will do May 5 when a test case is reviewed. This is the Missouri vs. McEwan case in which Judge Marion D. Waltner of the circuit court, Kansas City, last year handed down a decision pronouncing Bank Night not to be a lottery. (R. W. McEwan is Bank Night distributor in this area.) VARIETY CLUB HEARS OF CHARITABLE WORK Kansas City — One of the largest crowds in the history of Variety Club here attended the first luncheon meeting in the new clubrooms on Filmrow Monday and were unanimously deKghted with the return engagement of Tom Collins, Sunday editor of the Kansas City Journal-Post and an A No. 1 bon moter. In the absence of Chief Barker E. C. Rhoden, Assistant Chief Barker Finton Jones presided. Arthur Cole reported on the occasion April 23 when the club was host to approximately 40 crippled children from the R. J. DeLano school. Hosts to Crippled Children Cole reported that after seeing “The Hills of Old Wyoming” and a “Popeye” last Friday, the children from the R. J. DeLano school were taken to Variety Club and served ice cream, cookies and candy by barkers. Present to help serve were Ward Scott, T. R. Thompson, Sam Abend, Earl Jameson, R. R. Biechele, Finton Jones, Nelson Burrus, Paul Hannon, John Chrisman, Benny Benjamin, Bill Warner, Bill Truog, Gus Kubitzki, Charley Gregory, Arthur Cole, Claud Morrie, Frank Hensler, Mrs. Claud Morris, who played the piano; Mrs. Hensler, Mrs. Harris Wolfberg, Mrs. Fred Trigg, June Medcalf, Mrs. Prank Bowen and Mrs. Eleanore Walton. DICKINSON OPENING ATTRACTS FILMITES Beloit, Kas. — ^The remodeled Dickinson here was formally opened April 27. Many of the exchange managers from Kansas City and leading exhibitors within a 75mile area of Beloit attended the affair. William J. Gable is in charge of the house. Dickinson in Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, Mo. — The Glen W. Dickinson Theatres, Inc., has assumed control of the Peoples Theatre here. Wayne Jenkins, who has owned and operated the house for some time, will remain as manager. The house is to be remodeled and redecorated. Continue Efforts to End Giveawags Kansas City — Independents here haven’t given up hope of eliminating cash and china giveaways, although the initial effort in that direction culminated in failure April 19, when Rube Finkelstein of the Belmont and Jay Means of the Oak Park and Bagdad did not sign. Unofficially, independents are continuing their efforts to secure a united front in opposition to extra-theatre promotions. As usual NATIONAL again REDUCES PRICES! Order Now . . . those repair parts so badly needed. Not necessary to specify "GENUINE SIMPLEX", as NATIONAL sells only the GENUINE ARTICLE, precision made to micrometer measurements in the factory which builds your SIMPLEX PROJECTOR. 36/o DISCOUNT That’s what you save IN CASH when NATIONAL ships GENUINE SIMPLEX PARTS. Grief and cuss words are eliminated because THEY FIT PERFECTLY . . . ! iGot Powers projectors? 36% discount on GENUINE Powers parts, too) . Genuine Simplex Rear Shutters— NOW $64 .00 NET KANSAS CITY 223 W. 18lh Street ’hones; HArrison 325G-' Night, WAbash 2951 JAckson 8082 I. W. Shreve, Mgr. MITIfflAIBI THEATRE SUPPLY COMPANY i\ ftTIO h STOR E 1 AL R E PI 1 t'J t A LOCAL INSTITUTIC CITATION FOR RELIAR M >N WITK L E SER\ 1 A 'ICE MINNEAPOLIS 58 Glenwood Avenue Phone: MAin 8273 Night: LO 9477 — WA 4127 A. T. Crawmer, Mgr. DES MOINES— 581 W. 7th St.. M. V. Toney, Mgr., Phone 4-2322 BOXOFnCE May 1, 1937 121