Boxoffice (Jan-Mar 1941)

Record Details:

Title:
Boxoffice
Date:
Jan-Mar 1941
Publisher:
Kansas City, Associated Publications
Volume:
Boxoffice (Jan-Mar 1941)
Leaf #:
000761
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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The Industry's Market Place hr Purchase or Sale of Equipment, Theatres, Service CLEfiRinG HOUSE Classified Ads 10c Per Word, Payable in Advance. Minimum $1.00. Display Rates on Request. GENERAL EQUIPMENT SPLENDID BUYS — Peerless low intensity lamps, Morelite low intensity lamps, Mazda lamps with regulators, Simplex, Powers 6-B rebuilt mechanisms, sound reproducers, amplifiers, generators, seat cushions. WESTERN THEATRE SUPPLY, Omaha, Neb. TREMENDOUS SAVINGS. Rear shutters, heavy duty Powers gates, replacement parts, lamphouses, and thousands of other items. Write us. STAR CINEMA SUPPLY CO., 440 W. 45th St., New York City. NEW EQUIPMENT 750 WATT 16mm PROJECTORS, $49.50; Electresteem boxoffice radiators, $29.50; public address systems, complete, $39.50; private telephones, pair, $4.95; Jensen tweeters, $14.95. Theatres completely equipped cheap. S.O.S., 636 Eleventh Ave., New York. FEBRUARY SPECIAL. $797.50 buys 2 all-new complete projectors, rear shutters, double-bearing intermittents, deluxe bases, 2,000-foot magazines, when bought with any model DUO SOUNDMASTER complete sound system. It’s top quality at lowest price in history. THE BALLANTYNE CO., 222 No. 16th St., Omaha, Neb. USED EQUIPMENT PAIR MOTIOGRAPH DE LUXE mechanisms, new rear shutters, perfect shape, $300.00 pair. Six Powers mechanisms, perfect shape, $50.00 each in pairs or $45.00 each if you take six. GRAHAM BROS., 546 Lincoln St., Denver, Colo. POWERS PROJECTORS, $39.50; Simplex intermittents, $6.95; optical systems, $4.95; lenses, $2.95; soundheads, amplifiers, $9.95; arcs, rectifiers, $24.50; sound projectors, $59.50. S.O.S. CINEMA SUPPLY CORP., NEW YORK. CLOSE OUTS. Generators, Lamps, Powers, Motiographs, Simplex, Lenses, Sound Equipment. SACRIFICE PRICES. Stebbins, 1804 Wyandotte, Kansas City, Mo. 3,000 USED THEATRE CHAIRS. All types, all prices. Stanley Theatre Supply Co., 1235 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago. TWO BRENKERT ENARC Model N Lamps; two 50 ampere Copper Oxide rectifiers, $400.00. Becker Theatre Equipment, Inc., Buffalo, New York. SEAT RECOVERING ARTIFICIAL LEATHER MOLESKIN — 81c per yd.; Sateen, 60c yd. Six seats from two yards. Samples on request, Commercialeather, 116 Merrimac St., Boston, SPECIAL OFFER. Artificial Leather. Moleskin — -75 cents yard; Sateen— 55 cents yard. Samples on request. Manko -Fabrics Co., 53 West 47th St., New York City. AIR CONDITIONING BUY DIRECT from factory. Save middleman’s profit. Blowers, Airwashers, Variable Speed Pulleys, Air Deflectors. CONDITIONAIRE, 145 Walton St., Atlanta, Ga. AIR CONDITIONING PLANS and specifications made to order for your theatre from architects’ building plans or dimensioned sketches. A complete, unbiased analysis of your requirements. My reasonable engineering fee may save you mistakes and money. Gordon H. Simmons, 926 N. Cass St., Milwaukee, Wis. EQUIPMENT WANTED WANTED: Simplex mechanisms for export. Advise fully serial number, single or double bearing. B-1338, Boxoffice, 4804 E. 9th St., Kansas City, Mo. THEATRES WANTED WILL BUY THEATRE midwestern town over 2,000. Give full details. Box 67, Florence, Colo. WILL BUY theatre in Arkansas, large or small town. H. J. Blocker, Vandervoort, Ark. WANTED: Theatre. Prefer renting, but will consider any consistent proposition. Give details in first letter, please. William R. Pattie, Leland, Miss. WILL LEASE OR BUY good small theatre in South. Give details for quick action. B-1333, Boxoffice, 4804 E. 9th St., Kansas City, Mo. WANTED: Theatre in town between 1,500 and 2,200 population with Catholic Church. B-1335, Boxoffice, 4804 E. 9th St., Kansas City, Mo. PAY GOOD PRICE for small town theatre. Buy anywhere. Delma Crow, Box 66, Imperial, Nebraska. FILMS FOR SALE NEW SPRING CATALOG 35mm Roadshow Attractions for outright sale. At prices you can afford to pay. Used and new prints. On sex, gangster, westerns, horror pictures, serials, cartoons, musical comedies, and short subjects of every description. Our attractions are high in exploitation values. Over 400 pictures of all sizes to choose from. We have any type of picture you want. Educational and special productions. Money back guarantee. Write today for our big free catalogue. BUSSA FILM EXCHANGE, Friendship, Ohio. HELP WANTED OPERATORS AND MANAGERS. Movie Circuits. ROSHON, Grand Theatre Bldg., Atlanta, Ga. POSITIONS WANTED POSITION: Projectionist, 7 years; manager 2 years. Age 28. Married, good references. B-1336, Boxoffice, 4804 E. 9th St., Kansas City, Mo. EXPERIENCED Manager wants work. Can do signs and art work. Good references. B-1337, Boxoffice, 4804 E. 9th St., Kansas City, Mo. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES DOUBLE PARKING DRIVE-IN THEATRES. 30% more efficient. Build under improved patent. Exclusive territorial franchises for sale. Cash and royalty basis. Louis Josserand, Republic Bldg., Houston, Texas. OPERATE MOVIE CIRCUIT in your neighboring towns. Will rent 16 millimeter Victor machine and film program. Only $17.50 a week. Mertz, Virginia, Illinois. PRINTING BUMPER STRIPS. Processed two colors, ALL RELEASES and Special Programs, 6 x 50 inches, complete with metal fasteners, 50— $3.00, 100— $5.00. 50% on C.O.D. Progress Show Print, Bedford, Indiana. THEATRES FOR SALE FOR SALE — Modern small town theatre. Population, 1,000. Good equipment. Reasonable price. Ritz, Lone Wolf, Okla. SALLY’S THEATRE, 240 seats. To open May first. RCA. BILLIARD PARLOR, lunch, beer, etc. Patronized by men, women and kids. DANCE HALL, 150 couple space. Good attendance. Vacant building next to theatre (being remodeled), eight rental rooms above. No duds, family job, overloaded with overseeing. One or all. For particulars, J. B. Williams, owner, Utica, Kansas. THEATRE CONSTRUCTION THEATRE ARCHITECTS. 3U years experience. Associated in every state. 3035% savings. R. Levine Co., 1235 So. Wabash Ave., Chicago, 111. THEATRE GAMES BINGO CARDS $2.00 per thousand. Lots of ten thousand or over — 25% discount. Cash with order. Die cut numbered 1 to 100 or 1 to 75. S. Klous, c/o Boxoffice, 9 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City. BINGO CARDS Rock Bottom Prices Box No. . 1276 BOXOFFICE MAGAZINE 4804 E. Ninth St. Kansas City, Mo. BOXOFFICE :: February 8, 1941 29 • Address copy to BOXOFFICE, 4804 E. Ninth St., Kansas City, Mo. Forms close Monday noon preceding publication date.