Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1937)

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IOWA NOTES =H. S. FRAMED ■ Q B. Warrick, manager Rialto Theatre, Missouri Valley, created considerable amusement recently when he undertook to serve as nursemaid for a baby pig which was being used in a promotion idea. He found that this pig had an unsatisfied appetite and required considerable care. However, it soon was disposed of at a drawing held in the theatre previous to “Waikiki Wedding” and proved a good drawing card. Ira Crane fro?n the publicity department of the Affiliated Theatres in Sioux City has been made manager of the Loop Theatre, taking the place of Rennie Pike, who resigned. A. B. Friedman, manager of the Iowa Theatre in Sioux City and a partner in the Affiliated Theatres, has been laid up with a badly sprained angle. Jimmy Slater, former manager of the Omaha Theatre, Omaha, has been transferred to Sioux City as manager of the Capitol Theatre. Due to the many changes that have been made and the enlarging of the duties of the city manager, L. E. Davidson now spends all his time looking after the Affiliated Theatres in Sioux City. Arthur Johnson, manager of the Mills Theatre at Lake Mills, has fust completed and opeyied a new theatre seating 440 persons. The theatre is modern in every respect and is air-conditioried. Mrs. Edna L. Rector, manager of the Star Theatre at Sioux Rapids, la., says she thinks that the motion picture theatre operation is an ideal business for a woman. She has redecorated her house, installed new seats, new carpets and new sound, besides enlarging the auditorium. B. WAERS SELLS OUT THEATRE INTERESTS Kansas City — B. Waers, for the past seven years operator of the Waemore Theatre at Plattsburg, Mo., and for about a year operator of the Lathrop at Lathrop, Mo., has sold out his interests and will enter the contracting business in Tulsa, Okla., he said here this week. J. B. Trice, new to the theatre business, has leased the Plattsburg Waemore. Gerald Baker, manager of the Granada in Kansas City, Kas., has bought the Lathrop house. M. G. SHACKELFORD TO MONOGRAM STAFF Kansas City ■ — M. G. Shackelford resigned Monday as Missouri salesman for Republic-Midwest to join L. F. Durland at Monogram Pictures of Kansas City, the former Consolidated Films exchange. Shackelford will sell Monogram pictures for the exchange, but the exact territory has not yet been worked out. Shackelford formerly was booker and city salesman for Republic-Midwest. DUBINSKYS TO OPEN MISSOURI AT ST. lOE St. Joseph, Mo. — Dubinsky Brothers’ largest house in St. Joseph, the Missouri, will reopen May 30 after being dark for several weeks. The theatre will return to a semi-weekly change policy upon its reopening. Coincident with the reopening of the Missouri, the Electric, another Dubinsky house, will start booking stage units for the summer months. The Missouri’s reopening means a shift of the midnight shows on Saturdays from the Electric to the Missouri, and shifting of the “Screeno” trade stimulant to the Missouri from the Electric on Saturday night programs. The Electric, however, which was open during the Missouri’s dark period, will retain the Bank Night feature on Wednesday nights. New Quality Sales Omaha — Quality Theatre Supply announces sale of new seats to A. A. Ulm, Orpheum, Randolph, Neb.; R. C. Metzger, Ritz, Winner, S. D.; R. E. Fletcher, Lyric, Hartington, Neb., and F. E. Metzger, Cozy, Tindall, S. D.; new carpet, Kirk and Creal’s North Star, Omaha; new lamps, rectifiers and sound heads, Wesley Mansfield, King, Belle Plaine, la., and cooling system for his luka at Tama, la.; cooling system, H. H. Mullin’s Gem, Glenwood, la.; lenses and reflectors, Henry Carlin, Carlin, Spaulding, Neb.; new curtain track and control and film rewinding equipment, W. M. Miller, Neu, Ashland, Neb.; a sound system and projection, M. L. Schrieber. Royal, Wisner, Neb.; and projection and sound, James White, Portsmouth, la. A. A. Electric Machinery Co. Ernest Amoneno, Mgr. 1117 Cherry St. Phone: Victor 8796 Great Western Stage Equipment Co. 817 Holmes St. T. L. Greening, Mgr. Phone: Victor 9078 Stebbins Theatre Equipment Co. 1804 Wyandotte St. C. H. Badger, Mgr. Phone: GRand 0134 Southwest Theatre Equipment Co., Inc. 309 West Douglas Ave. Wichita, Kas. C. D. Peck, Mgr. Phone 2-2153 AIR CONDITIONING Peterson Freezem Mfg. Co. Washed Air Units, all sizes, blowers, home units, spray nozzles, multiblade rotors G. A. Peterson VI. 3535 H. F. Rodick 109 W. 18th St.— Kansas City, Mo. KAYCEE (Continued from preceding page) prizes totaling $270 for the winners of the contest. Nice biznes. Even A. L. Pindat of Republic Pictures, noticed it, and wrote the following essay before leaving town last week: “An overpowering sense of modesty has prevented Republic’s Booker Johnny Scott from fully acquainting his public with his many accomplishments. It has been left to the well meant intention of the author of this line or two to point out that Robert Taylor runs a close second in the feminine heart of Johnny’s co-workers. Johnny has of course shyly and timidly usurped first place. Yes, verily, Taylor had better look to his laurels, as were it bruited about that the great, pint-size lover, is on the loose. Republic would lose a self-styled ace booker and American womanhood gain a new idol.” Add exhibitors on Filmrow this week; F. J. Higgins, Princess, St. Marys, Kas.; Louis Griefe, Windsor Mo.; E. Van Hyning, lola, Kas.; C. L. Miller, Topeka, Kas.; O. L. Christian, Parker, Kas.; H. Hanson and Elmer Kunz of Burlingame, Kas. Russell Borg from Kansas City got a room at the Ambassador all to himself while attending the GN meet. Russell weighs 350 — in his sun suit. Paul Bayzman, formerly of Boxoffice and poster department manager at Columbia, has been named assistant scoutmaster of the troops that will go to Washington June 25-July 11 on the Jamboree. Bayzman has long been active in scout work and is assistant scoutmaster of Troop 61. Independent Theatre Owners Association 3501 Gladstone — BEnton 5456 E. Rolsky, Pres. Ed Hartman, Sec y K. M. T. A. 128 W. 18th St. — Harrison 4825 John Staple, Pres. R. R. Biechele, Sec.-Treas. SCREEN PUBLICITY Alexander Film Company Motion Picture Advertising E. L. Harris, Dist. Mgr., Mo., Kan., Neb., Iowa. 239 East 72nd Terrace Phone: Hlland 2694 SOUND SERVICE K. C. SOUND SERVICE Syncrofilm Sound Equipment and Service W. L. 130 W. 18th St. W. P. Norris HA 4783 Humston TRADE DIDECTDRy A HANDY QUIDE FOR THE EXHIBITOR vwwwjwj KANSAS CITY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES EXHIBITOR ASSOCIATIONS 114 BOXOFFICE :; May 29, 1937.