Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1939)

JOSEPH A. DiPESA, the Loew publicist, * continues to rest and recuperate. X-rays are still being taken in an effort to learn what caused recent throat hemorrhages. William England, RKO personnel director; Harry McDonald, RKO theatre divisional manager, and Jack Granara, circuit publicity head in this territory, went to Providence to catch a showing at the RKO Albee of Universal’s “The Mikado.” The feature may be spotted at Keith's Memorial here. H. M. Addison, Loew’s divisional manager, left Boston for his regular circuit loop. He is expected to be away for a fortnight. Dorris Andrews, for several years at the Metropolitan, is expected to return to Boston soon from the N. V. A. lodge at Saranac Lake, where she has been recuperating rapidly. Paul Kessler, manager for Herman Rifkin at the Suffolk in Holyoke, put on a robust publicity campaign on the “Lone Ranger.” Sam Haase, theatre broker, held open house at his home in Brookline. The occasion was the confirmation of Ruth Haase at Temple Israel. A1 Herman, Universal sectional manager, was in and out of town . . . E. M. Loew returned from surveying his southern open-air theatre interests . . . Tim O’Toole, New Haven Columbia branch manager, was here in connection with the Morse & Rothenberg anti-trust case. Albert Desautels, manager of the Majestic in Holyoke, and Circuit Manager Julian Rifkin spent a recent morning wiring an intercommunication system at the theatre. Boston Arena, featuring a roller skating derby at what amounts to a 10-cent admission tariff, has been drawing thousands of patrons nightly and making heavy inroads in Back Bay theatre business. Frederick E. Lieberman, circuit operator, has been making additional alterations at the Tremont. Maurice Green, Friars Club figure, recently turned his ankle while playing golf and has been making the rounds with a cane. Stuart Greenberg, soon of the Columbia booker, is picturized every six months by his dad. The youngster now is 26 months old . . . Russell Burke, Lieberman city publicity man, says that his 13-month-old son already is seating the mater with a flashlight. Harry Kirchgessner, National Screen Service branch manager, proved the ablest nimrod at a recent Sebago fishing excursion entered into with circuit owners Louis Gordon and Arthur Lockwood. Joseph Mathieu and Fred Sharby, respective circuit men, were in town . . . Warren Nichols was down from Peterborough, N. H. . . . RKO visitors included Louis Alleman, Arthur Willy and Harry Mandel. May Donahue is the newest member of the accounting department at the local M-G-M branch. William P. Murphy, general manager and booker for the Gordon-Lockwood circuit, has been ill with a severe cold and coincidental sinus trouble. Murphy took over his present position last fall after arriving here from New York where he was connected with the Casey-Wheeler chain. He formerly was with Erpi. John Scully, former local Grand National and GB manager, plans to move his family the first of the month to Buffalo where he is Universal branch manager. Frank Perry, operator of the Orplieum in Foxboro, sank a well 300 feet before (Continued on page 101) xz\y^j| MONOGRAM NEWS OF THE WEEK runs a haberdashery. Fellows, meet Abe Garbose of Athol, Mass., one of the most eligible bachelors in that town. How does he keep from being grabbed off by one of the fairer sex? Well, here is Abe's answer: "I've seen so many romantic pictures which end up in a wedding that I know all the tricks of the trade. All I have to do is just the opposite thing expected of me!" Abe operates the York and Capitol Theatres in Athol. Every time he stops in our office, Abe is followed by Oscar Mercier, his house manager. What the boss forgets, he usually remembers and vice-versa. Should the motion picture business ever fail him, Abe can be sure of keeping well-dressed, because as a sideline he In this corner stands another veteran of the New England film industry. Introducing Andrew Tegu, better known as Andy, who operates a five-house chain in Vermont. He works out of St. Johnsbury and makes the long trip down here every two or three weeks. Andy has set a swell record. You see. in all the years we've done business with him, he's never failed to make good his word. Contracts are unnecessary with a gentleman like this, since Andy's promise is as solid as the gold in the United States Treasury. He is in the same boat as Abe Garbose, as far as outside interests are concerned. If his theatre circuit ever takes a nosedive, Andy can always be sure of something to eat, since he is the owner of a restaurant. * * * "Streets of New York" continues to hit boxoffice highs in many key cities throughout the country. If you haven't set a date for showing this picture, it's about time you got busy on this. When you stop in, ask us for information on "Wolf Call," the picture based on the great Jack London story, starring Movita and John Carroll. Steve Broidy Monogram Pictures, inc. 39 CHURCH STREET BOSTON BOXOFFICE :: May 27, 1939 99