Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1937)

Record Details:

Title:
Boxoffice
Date:
Apr-Jun 1937
Publisher:
Kansas City, Associated Publications
Volume:
Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1937)
Leaf #:
000869
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
BOXOFFICE was the leading American exhibitor trade paper of the post-World War II era. But the publication had modest beginnings. In 1920, Ben Shlyen founded the paper, orginally titled THE REEL JOURNAL, in an office located in Kansas City's Film Row district. Like other regional exhibitor publications, THE REEL JOURNAL focused its attention on the local -- in this case, KC and the nearby territories that the city's distribution exchanges served. By the end of the 1920s, however, Shlyen had acquired or founded several more small exhibitor papers serving other US markets. In 1932, their titles all changed to BOXOFFICE, though they continued to be published in regional editions for decades to follow. -- Eric Hoyt, 2015
Date Added:
March 21, 2024
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EQUIPMENT, THEATRES, SERVICES ^Uatlna 4jou5q Classified Ads 10c Per Word, Payable in Advance. Minimum $1.00. Display Rates on Request* GENERAL EQUIPMENT THEATRE CHAIRS THEATRES FOR SALE GONE WITH THE WIND ARE BAD AIR BLUES — AIR-CONDITION WITH S.O.S. Blowers. Complete with pulleys and belts, $59.90. Corozone Ionizers, $7.95 up. Sterling Suprex Lamphouses, perfect, $129.50. Free Spring Catalog shows everything for theatres. Get yours. S.O.S. , 636-BU Eleventh Ave., New York. 5-29 NEW EQUIPMENT SPECIAL DIVIDEND VALUES TO THEATRE OWNERS. Our big Clearance Event is on now! Savings 20 to 50% on Projectors, Sound Equipment, Chairs, Screens, Air Conditioners, Accessories, Supplies, etc. Send today for Bargain Catalog. Consolidated Theatre Supply Corp., 1600-C Broadway, New York. tf (b4-3) YOURS FOR THE ASKING — ALL FACTS ABOUT 1937 AUDIO-MATIC VOLUME CONTROL Amplifiers, with RCA metal tubes. 40 exclusive features, 60 models, from $39.50. Details Free. S.O.S., 636-BU Eleventh Ave., New York. 5-29 SOUND EQUIPMENT COMPLETE line of Lafayette FacsimiliTone theatre sound systems, theatre accessories and amplifying equipment. Send for free descriptive theatre bulletin No. T-27 E7, 100 Sixth Ave., New York; 901 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago; 430 W. Peachtree St., N. W., Atlanta. 7-17 USED EQUIPMENT HAVE PROSPECTS to buy and sell 35 mm. and 16 mm. portables. Write your needs or what you have for sale. F. Shafer, Washington, Ind. 5-29 SIMPLEX PROJECTORS and Parts— Lamphouses — Chairs — Sound Equipment and Parts — Generators — Rectifiers — Ticket Machines and Choppers — Screens — Lenses— Parts for All Machines. ASK US. We have what you need. Midwest Theatre Supply Co., 1223 So. Wabash Ave., Chicago. tf (b3-13) EVERYTHING FOR THEATRES IN USED EQUIPMENT. STANDARD MAKES GIANT Exponential Horn Units, $5.00 up. Amplifiers, Operadio, Webster, Radiart, Mellaphone, RCA, $19.50 up. Soundheads for Simplex, Powers, $15.00 up. S.O.S., 636-BU Eleventh Ave., New York. 5-29 DEODORIZERS KOZONO, the machine that eliminates all odors electrically. Used by theatres in 27 states. Small cost. No upkeep. Write for catalogue. Representatives wanted. The Kozono Co., Charlotte, N. C. tf (b3-13) EQUIPMENT WANTED BEST PRICES PAID FOR RCA SOUNDHEADS, SIMPLEX, POWERS PROJECTORS, Arc Lamps, Rectifiers, Generators, Lenses, all equipment. Send list to B-838, Boxoffice, 4704 E. 9th St., Kansas City, Mo. 5-29 250 CHAIRS WANTED. Description and price first letter. Clyde West, Fall River, Kas. 5-29 FILMS FOR SALE FOR SALE OR RENTAL— 35mm. sound and silent features and shorts. Want to buy 16mm. sound or film only. Write for lists and full information. Colson Entertainment Service, 2833 Buhre Ave., Bronx, N. Y. 5-29 THEATRICAL PRINTING 6x9 HERALDS — 5 thousand — $4.25. 3x8 Heralds — 5 thousand $3.00. 1/3 deposit. F. O. B. Atlanta. Free cut service. Quaker Printery, 643 Washington St., Atlanta, Ga. 5-24-38 ELKS THEATRE, building, seats and entire equipment. Box 395, New Iberia, La. 6-12 FOR SALE in Industrial Section of Gary, catering to Negro and White; 360 seats, good spot for go-getter. House in good condition. Price very low. Other interests compel me to sell. Paris Theatre, 2169 Broadway, Gary, Ind. 5-29 FOR LEASE OR SALE — Theatre in town of one thousand; $60 per month; $600 cash required. Glen Gardner, Stanton, Mich. 5-29 SPECIAL NOTICES PROJECTIONISTS ATTENTION! Nonaffiliated organizations and individuals JOIN THE C.I.O. Great possibilities. Communicate with Leo F. Stockwell, C.I.O. organizer. Projectionists Local 1418, U.E.R. W.A. affiliated with The Committee for Industrial Organization, 2011 1/2 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, Cal. 5-29 HELP WANTED OPERATOR WANTED— Central Kansas town; must be experienced and not afraid of general theatre work. Give qualifications, references and salary expected. B-835, Boxoffice, 4704 E. 9th St., Kansas City, Mo. 5-29 DATE AND RECORD BOOKS EXHIBITORS ATTENTION! Here’s the best date and record book ever offered exhibitors. It not only has everything the exhibitor wants, but is combined with the PICTURE GUIDE. The combination book is given free to exhibitors with a year’s subscription to Boxoffice. Price, only $2.00 for a year’s subscription (52 issues). For more details see the two-page advertisement in this issue. Order from Subscription Dept., Boxoffice, 4704 E. 9th St., Kansas City, Mo. COOLING AND VENTILATING BARGAINS — Reconditioning Arctic NuAIR blowers, noiseless drives, air washers. Write for prices. Southern Air Conditioning Corp., 101 Walton, Atlanta, Ga. b2-27 AIR CONDITIONING CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS ARE THOSE WHO DON’T AIR-CONDITION. BE SMART, be thrifty, get S.O.S. large capacity Blowers, $59.90 up. Corozone Ionizers, $7.95 up. Free Air Conditioning Bulletin. S.O.S., 636-BU Eleventh Ave., New York. 5-29 HERE IS YOUR HANDY ORDER'* BLANK BOXOFFICE, I lOc a word 4704 East Ninth St., (Send Cash J ^ insertions Kansas City, Mo. With Order) j p^ce of 3 Kindly insert the following ad times in your "CLEARING HOUSE" section, running through ALL seven sectional editions of BOXOFFICE: Blind ads — 10c extra to cover cost of postage. (Don't forget to count words in name and address that is to appear in the ad.) BOXOFRCE :: May 29, 1937. ♦Address copy to BOXOFFICK, 4704 E. Ninth St., Kansas City, Mo. Forms close Jlonday noon preceding publication date.