Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1937)

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SUPPLY DEALERS SET TO MEET IN CHICAGO Chicago — Approximately 75 to 100 manufacturers of theatre supplies and equipment are expected to meet with an equal number of independent theatre equipment dealers at the annual convention of the Theatre Equipment Distributors of America, Inc., scheduled for the Medinah Club in Chicago for three days starting Friday, June 18. This will be the eighth annual get-together of the equipment and supply dealers of the country and the manufacturers who supply them with merchandise. An important part of this convention, as of all others, will be the displays of merchandise by the manufacturers. From Guercio & Barthel of Chicago, headquarters for convention arrangements, comes the report that the 1937 meeting will very probably eclipse all previous meetings in the number of manufacturers exhibiting and in the amount and variety of items shown. The annual banquet will take place in the Tropical Room of Medinah on Saturday night, June 19. Grampp Assumes Duties Macomb, III. — Harry Grampp has assumed his new duties as general manager for the A. L. Mainline circuit of theatres in central western Illinois. These theatres include the Lamoine and Royal here, the Cozy Theatre in Augusta, 111., and the Brown Theatre at Mount Sterling. Grampp formerly was connected with the Butterfield circuit in Michigan and the Orpheum Theatre Co. Greenman Duties Expand St. Louis — Harry Greenman is now handling the booking and advertising for the Normandy Theatre in addition to his Dakota and Yale theatres in South St. Louis. He is hopeful of building up a substantial independent chain of houses during the course of the next several years. He has also evolved a plan for profit-sharing with his patrons. Aurora Opening Aurora, III.— GB’s “Silent Barriers” has been selected for the opening program of the Isle Theatre here June 3. The house which has just been completed, is being operated by Eddie Grossman and C. H. Fulton, who also run the Mode Theatre, Joliet. Rob at Petersburg Petersburg, Ind. — Blowing the safe door with nitroglycerin, burglars broke into the Lincoln Theatre here last week and obtained $50 in currency and an undetermined amount of coin. SCHOOL WILL EXHIBIT St. Louis — The board of education has awarded a contract to Erker Bros. Optical Co., to furnishing and install a projection system at the new Southwest High School. JAKE LEVENTHAL, downtown theatre * owner, has returned home after spending a week at Barnes Hospital. He is on the road to complete recovery. The hoard of public service has under consideration the application of Clarence Kaimann for a permit to erect a metal canopy in front of his Lowell Theatre. Johnny Perkins, formerly master of ceremonies at the St. Louis Theatre did his stuff at the picnic given by the patrons of the Catholic Boys Camp at Weldon Springs, Mo. Johnny is alway willing to help at a benefit for any worthy cause. The operating department of the Fanchon and Marco theatres and the Ambassador Theatre softball team met in an interesting battle at the Forest last Sunday morning. Harry Arthur was coach, Grover Curley, catcher; Bill Schneider, keeper of the props. No audited account of the score has been turned in yet, so we can’t say who actually won. WILL REBUILD AT FREDERIC Frederic, Wis. — Contract for rebuilding the Frederic Theatre here has been awarded to Anderson and Fossum of this city. The house will seat 500 and is expected to be ready to open by July 1. CHICAGO (Continued from preceding page) 9 to Sidney Mussman, local attorney, at the Stevens Hotel. Herb Elisburg, director of advertising and publicity for Essaness Theatres, returned last Friday from a four-weeks trip to Sweden and other European countries accompanied by the film scribes of four local daily papers. All were guests of Essaness on the trip. In the party, besides Herb, were Doris Arden of the Times, Dorothy Deere of the American, Carol Frink of the Examiner and Clark Rodenbach of the Daily News. Herb, who is president of CAPA, was welcomed back at an informal party of his fellow club members and their wives in the CAPA clubrooms on Saturday night. On Friday night. May 21, the Warner Club held its annual spring dance in the Gold Room of the Congress Hotel. Dancing was to the music of Johnny Mullaney and his orchestra, starting at 10:30, and lasting until the small hours of a perfect spring morning. The floor was set up in eabaret style, making it a very chummy affair for the several hundred members and guests. THEATRE OPERATING FIRM INCORPORATES Springfield, Mo. — The Southern States Theatre Co. has been incorporated here with 50 shares of $100 par value stock to own and operate theatres; to buy and sell theatre equipment; to carry on any kind of mechanical or chemical manufacturing business; to buy and sell goods, wares and merchandise, and to deal in and dispose of such real estate, patents and securities as are necessary to the conduct of said business. SUMMER'S EARLY BID SOCKS CHICAGO TAKES Chicago — Competition furnished by a quick approach of midsummer weather took its toll of this city’s boxoffices over the three-day Decoration Day holiday. The weather held forth comfortably warm over Saturday and Sunday and on Monday turned into a 92 degree scorcher, resulting in a great exodus by the local population to the open roads and to vacation spots. The loop first run houses didn’t suffer so much, particularly on Monday because large crowds had collected downtown to witness the annual Decoration Day parade, and afterward lingered in the loop in quest of entertainment. In the neighborhoods, however, while a few houses which had outstanding attractions and hastily turned-on cooling systems did fairly well, most of the theatres felt the outdoor competition keenly, at least until Monday evening when business generally picked up a bit. A few houses which had premium days scheduled for Monday went through with their giveaways and thus staved off the worst of the licking. Hosiery Calls Snyder St. Louis — Allen L. Snyder, utilities engineer, who had a brief fling in the motion picture exhibition field as a partner of the Fanchon & Marco interests in the operation of the Ambassador, New Grand Central and Missouri theatres back in 1934, is now planning to enter the hosiery manufacturing business on a big scale. He has acquired the Chester, 111., plant of the Chester Knitting Mills, which has been in receivership since 1931, he has announced. New Monmouth House Monmouth, III. — Construction will start soon on a new motion picture theatre here to replace the present Rivoli. It will seat 900 persons and contain the latest facilities. It will be ready for use about October 1. Early in August the Rivoli will be dismantled preparatory to its conversion into a store building. A. L. Mainline of Macomb, 111., is interested in the new house. Buys Ritz Amuse. Stock N. Vernon, Ind. — Mrs. Albert Thompson has purchased the stock of Judge Wm. Fitzgerald in Ritz Amusements, Inc., of this city, operators of the Ritz Theatre. Through the purchase, Mrs. Thompson becomes secretary-treasurer of the company. James Takes Bids St. Louis, Mo. — Bids were opened May 31 on the new motion picture theatre to be erected on Sarah St. here by Tommy James. The new house will cater to the better Negro trade. SHEBOYGAN INSTALLS NEW SOUND Sheboygan, Wis. — New RCA sound has been installed in the Sheboygan Theatre. 72 BOXOFFICE :: June 5, 1937.