Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1945)

CINCINNATI pre-Easter visitors on the Row included C. A. Metro, Portsmouth; C. F. Pfister, Troy; Mr. and Mrs. Dave Venar'i'., Jamestown; J. C. Shanklin, Roncevert; F. E. Price, Newark; R. Filson, Point Pleasant, and John Kaiser, the Royal, Chillicothe, who spent the week in the Queen City. Hamilton Drive-In . . . Paul Hollen of the Alpine circuit was in . . . Ditto Bernie Kranze of RKO, who was calling on circuit accounts . . . Joe Oulahan, Paramount manager, was called to Washington last week by the fatal illness of his sister, who died shortly after his arrival. Frank Yassenoff was in booking for the reopening of his Outdoor Theatre, Stockton, dark all last year. Yassenoff also operates the GEORGE A. EBELING Architect MODERN THEATRES 1783 E. 11th St. Phone: MAin 0992 CLEVELAND 14, OHIO Sri *BA7*£* y/hen WAHOO America's Finest Screen Game HOLLYWOOD AMUSEMENT CO., 831 S. WABASH AVE., CHICAGO Jane Yinger, M-G-M, spent Easter weekend with her folks in Portsmouth . . . George Kirby, Republic, returned from the coast . . . Filmrow observed Good Friday with exchanges closing for three hours . . . “Bring On the Girls,” has been set in the Albee for April 17. Hardie Meakin, assistant division manager of RKO Theatres, was called to Washington by the illness of Mrs. Meakin . . . Max Tull, RKO Theatres screening room, received word his son Harold has been wounded in Germany . . . It’s a baby daughter, Sandra, for Pfc. and Mrs. Arthur Piccolo. The former manager of the Lyric is in Europe now. Helen Sharp, secretary to Florence Kipp, manager of the Lyric, reports her brother Gene, wounded in Germany, has returned to a government hospital in the States . . . George Daumeyer is new office manager at Warners . . . Thieves breaking into the 20th Century, operated by Willis Vance, caused damage but left empty handed. RECORD CROWDS Everywhere! A new 1945 Release with ELLIOT FORBES In Person . Produced by ^ J. S. JOSSEY and KROGER BABB Supervised by Barney Sarecky • Directed by We. Beaudine IT’S A 100% GUARANTEED ATTRACTION! V)Nf*s tN XOOR ■fERRl'tOB'f SOON! OM Phone: Cherry 8158 • 503 Film Bldg., 2100 Payne Ave. J. 5. Jossey m Kroger Babb CLEVELAND, OHIO HYGIENIC PRODUCTIONS . . . the CAMERA DOESN'T LIE'!! Another BOX OFFICE RECORD The ice and snow of a southern Ohio winter didn't keep 'em home. In Wilmington, the Murphy did 10 times normal business with "MOM AND DAD" and every patron praised it, writes Joe Murphy, the Chakeres circuit manager. Book It Now PHONE • WIRE • WRITE A Bradford Theatre Project Gets Okay BRADFORD, PA. — Shea’s circuit has been given WPB approval to erect a new and modern de luxe theatre near its present Shea’s Theatre here at a cost of upward of $250,000. CLEVELAND Dhil Smith, the drive-in theatre man from Boston, was in to arrange openings of his two Cleveland drive-ins on April 20 . . . Bill Kumzmann of National Carbon Co. was taken ill while on a business trip down state last week. Now he’s under doctor’s orders to stay in bed three or four weeks. Jerry Steel, owner of the Apollo, Oberlin, was in town. He has turned over his buying and booking problems to Cooperative Theatres of Ohio . . . Harry Reinhart, Canton theatre owner whose weekly Filmrow visits have been cut to the vanishing point since gas rationing, was in last week. Ray Schmertz, 20th-Fox salesman and son of Manager I. J. Schmertz said his farewells last week all for naught. He reported for induction on Tuesday only to be informed that a recent automobile accident made him personna non grata to either the army or navy. But anyhow, Ray had a big weekend. Now he’s back on the road. Messrs. Todd and McMahon, well-known former industry names, who used to own and operate a theatre in Willoughby, are reported to have plans to build a new theatre there as soon as material becomes available. Rumor also has it that the Scoville, Essick & Reif circuit, owners of the present Willoughby Theatre, will build a new theatre in the town. Lieut. Tom Mooney, son of Cooperative’s Milton Mooney, is waiting for a new assignment. He has completed an 18-month teaching assignment at Pensacola, Fla. . . . Bill Twigg made his final adieux at the Paramount exchange on Saturday and on Monday reported for duty as head booker for Peter Wellman’s circuit. Twigg will establish his home in Youngstown. J. S. Jossey and Kroger Babb, heads of Hygienic Productions, producer of “Mom and Dad,” have appointed Harry Herman, head of the Herman circuit of New Hampton, Iowa, as northwest sales representative covering Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Missouri. Floyd Lewis has been named representative for the Illinois-Indiana territory. TRADE DIRECTORY — — A Handy Guide for the Exhibitor THEATRICAL PRINTING reiHTmv THEATRICAL v L PRINTING ^ f QF EVERY_JC DECRYPTION 1225 SO WAtASM AVt CHICAGO • VIC 70 BOXOFFICE :: April 7, 1945