Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1937)

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James Root, manager, and Roy Sherman, assistant manager of the Warner Tivoli Theatre, Washington, D. C., shown here beside a three-sheet board for their I2th anniversary celebration. This anniversary week was the most elaborate ever staged for a local neighborhood house to date. "SPAIN IN FLAMES" IS DENIED SHOWING Syracuse, N. Y. — “Spain in Flames,” the film of the Spanish civil war which has been widely banned on the ground of Red propaganda, was prevented from being shown publicly here when Dr. William Pratt Graham, acting chancellor of Syracuse University, canceled the rental of the university theatre to the North American Committee to Aid Spanish Democracy. The official acted after protests by Catholic organizations, the American Legion and a Lutheran clergyman. Creation of a permanent organization within the ranks of the Knights of Columbus to wage war on “communistic” films is to be asked of the organization’s supreme council by New York Catholic leaders. The K. of C. drive against allegedly Red pictures is a part of the “Knights’ Crusade,” launched throughout the country several weeks ago by Supreme Knight Martin H. Carmody of Grand Rapids, Mich. RKO SUBSIDIARIES REPORT LARGER NET New York — Keith-Albee-Orpheum Corp. and subsidiaries on Wednesday reported a net profit of $1,539,495.42 after all charges, except surtax on undistributed earnings, for the 53-week period ended April 3. A net of $1,232,918.34 was reported at the same time for B. P. Keith Corp. and subsidiaries. Both companies are subsidiaries of RKO. Both reported net gains for the quarter ended April 3. KAO’s net profit after all charges except surtax was $512,803.12, compared with $274,049.04 for the similar 1936 period. B. P. Keith reported its quarterly net at $383,863.54, against last year’s quarterly $238,326.40. N.Y. Amusement Industry Desires Dog Racing Veto Wage Cut Restoration Talks Pend New York — Upon the return of Maj. Leslie E. Thompson of RKO from Florida early next week, talks will be resumed in the demand of Locals 1 and 4 of the Theatrical Protective Union, lATSE, for restoration of a 121/2 per cent wage cut taken voluntarily about two years ago. The stagehands’ union has taken under advisement an offer from theatre circuits in the metropolitan area to restore the cut in installments over a two-year period. Philadelphia Tax Asked on Films Philadelphia — An ordinance levying a tax on motion picture film was introduced Thursday in the city council to replace the flat $100 license tax now in effect. One of six revenue-raising measure proposed by Mayor S. Davis Wilson as a “painless” way of raising $12,000,000 to balance the city’s budget, the proposed ordinance would tax film shown in the city’s 300 theatres at an undetermined amount per 1,000 feet. The ordinance was introduced by Councilman Arthur P. Keegan after a conference with the mayor. CONDOR HIKE PARLEY DUE ON COAST SOON New York — Conferences on increasing Condor Pictures’ announced list of 26 productions for 1937-38 will be held in Los Angeles immediately following the RKO convention, which is scheduled for June 16. The schedule may be increased by at least two and as many as six, the company said Thursday. Release will be through RKO and Grand National, with 13 sports reels and 13 musical shorts going through RKO. The conferences will be attended by M. H. Hoffman and George Hirliman, Condor executives who are on the coast, and Frank Snell, vice-president in charge of eastern operations. Don Hancock, shorts producer, and John P. McGeehan, advertising and pulicity director. They also will attend the RKO convention. New York — With adjournment of the state legislature late last week theatre interests are hopeful that Governor Lehman will now give consideration to the Hall bill which would legalize dog racing in the state. He may either sign the bill, veto it, or call a public hearing, and has 30 days from adjournment date to decide his course. Opposed by Many Inimical to established amusements, the measure has been subjected to denunciation by the press, civic and church groups and others as a thinly veiled system of gambling that would exact a toll from elements least able to afford it. With sentiment running high against the bill, and with the term “racket” forming the basis of the majority of protests, opponents have exerted tremendous pressure for a public hearings before the Governor signs it. A similar bill was vetoed last year. HARRITY, MAREN ARE UA CONTEST WINNERS New York — The United Artists’ award of $100 for the best major city exploitation campaign on “History Is Made at Night” was won by Richard Harrity of Keith’s Theatre, Washington, D. C. Lew Maren, of United Artists Theatre, San Francisco, took the $50 second prize. Highlights of Harrity ’s campaign were: Publication of the story by the Washington Herald as a full-length novel tabloid insert; a great names contest in another paper; a recipe contest in the Herald, tying in with leading hotel chefs, and a foot race of 85 waiters with full trays on Constitution Ave. Among the features of Maren’s drive were: Two full-page cooperative ads in leading papers; a recipe contest in a newspaper; home cooking department, and a three-way tieup between a newspaper, the city’s largest department store and the theatre to select “Miss Jean Arthur of San Francisco.” Plan Fireworks for Va. MPTO Meet Richmond — A meeting in Morton Thalhimer’s office last week netted a lot of plans for the MPTO of Va. convention to be held on June 14. Evidently expecting no fireworks among the exhibitors, Charlie Somma has been asked to look into the matter of actual pyrotechnical displays for part of the night’s entertainment. BOXOFFICE :: May 8, 1937. 23