Boxoffice (Jan-Mar 1941)

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^WO BIG screenings on Filmrow last Tuesday. Jim Donohue screened Paramount’s “The Lady Eve” at the Esquire, while Clyde Eckhardt had “Western Union” shown at his 20th Century-Fox screening room . . . Saul Goldman at Variety Pictures has two Warwick Productions, “Murder Is News” and “Death Goes North,” both of which are expected to go into general release shortly. Goldman recently smashed his car in an accident at Anglers, Ohio. He emerged unscathed but minus his Oldsmobile. Herman Saperstein reports selling his “ Three Stooges” kid giveaway to Armitage, Plaza and Marshall Square theatres and houses operated by Bartelstein circuit . . . Joe Goldberg says he furnished complete line of Brenkert projectors for “Fantasia,” currently doing two-a-day at Apollo. Disney music-film opened Wednesday night following press-showing Tuesday evening . . . “Gone With the Wind” scheduled to open at B&K Roosevelt, Friday. Jack Moss, Paramount film producer, and wife came through town last Tuesday en route to New York . . . Also in town for day recently was Clarence Nash, “voice” of Donald Duck . . . Janitors’ Union asking for 20 per cent increase. If they get it, it’s retroactive from first of year. Minimum weekly wages now is $27.50 . . . Amusement Division of Jewish Welfare Fund has $45,000 of necessary $60,000. Cochairmen are: Jack Kirsch, John Balaban and Eddie Silverman. Latter is currently vacationing at Palm Springs, Cal., and is occupying Joe Schenck’s mansion there. Elmer Balaban taking much-needed rest at Mexico City . . . Archie Herzoff, publicity man for B&K’s flagship, the Chicago, is recuperating from a tonsillotomy . . . Don Foster, formerly manager of the personal service bureau at Chicago Daily News and until recently in the sales promotion department, has succeeded Dorothy Nessel in the News’ movie and legitimate advertising department. It was Dorothy Nessel who was married recently and not Dorothy Peschel. Miss Peschel is with another paper, the Trib, as assistant to Movie Critic Mae Tinee. Advance dope: Look for the circuits now headquartering at 910 S. Michigan Ave. to move closer to Boxoffice headquarters at 332 S. Michigan Ave. about April 1. Four circuits will occupy entire sixth floor at 600 S. Michigan Ave. Firms include: Indiana-Illinois Theatres, Joe Stern Theatres, Simansky and Miller, and Lou Reinheimer. Firms, now screening at Universal, may have their own projection room. Evelyn Oxenham has been appointed secretary to John F. Sullivan, American Arbitration clerk here . . . Jack Kirsch and John Balaban, co-chairmen of the lllinoisIndiana division of Motion Picture Committee cooperating for ?iational defense, report pledges of cooperation are being received daily from the two “I” states . . . For their good work in handling promotion on the Barney Balaban-B&K drive, Ed Seguin and Jack Garber received $100 and $50 checks, respectively . Winning man agers received $100, their assistants $50 while second place managers got $25 and their assistants $15. All winning managers and assistant managers also received a week’s vacation with pay. Awarding of prizes was held up until Walter Immerman, who had touch of flu, returned to work. Lloyd Nolan and his wife arrived in town last Monday. Star said he’s taking a month’s vacation between pictures. He was en route to Detroit to pick up a car, then planned on driving to New York, to wife’s hometown in North Carolina and then back to Hollywod via New Orleans . . . Blanche Steadman and Karl Heyl, both in Warner’s contact department, back at work after honeymooning at Chain O’ Lakes, Wisconsin. Warner Notes: Larry Stein reports a batch of “big name” attractions have been booked into the Paramount in Hammond. Thurston’s “Mysteries of India” played there last Sunday, Ted Weems’ orchestra is booked for this Sunday, “Tiny” Hill’s band is scheduled for Sunday, March 15, and Henry Busse’s orchestra will play the Paramount on March 22 ... Al Blasko, now managing the Parthenon, Hammond, reminiscing about the days gone by when he was Boxoffice man here. Leo Jaffee, assistant to the treasurer of Columbia Pictures, came through town en route east last Monday. On the same train was Abe Montague, general sales manager . . . Jack Thoma, publicity man for Columbia here in Chi, went to KankaLes to work on “This Thing Called Love.” Megs "Washington Melodrama'' Hollywood — S. Sylvan Simon is directing “Washington Melodrama,” an Edgar Selwyn production for Metro. Frank Morgan, Ann Rutherford and John Shelton draw the top acting assignments. 0 C. MURRAY, manager of the FoxLincoln Theatre, made a business trip to St. Louis during the week . . . “Gone With the Wind” did the best business it has done anywhere in Illinois thus far during its week’s run at the Orpheum, Manager M. E. Berman announced. James Frisina, with the Frisina chain in Taylorville, is vacationing in Florida and getting in a little golf . . . James Smarjesse, usher at the Fox-Lincoln Theatre, went to Chicago with the Springfield Junior College basketball team. cording to C. C. Murray, manager . . . Edmond Metzger, manager of the Kerasotes-Strand Theatre, and his wife went to Chicago for a couple of days. It’s rumored he took in seven pictures and three stage shows. The Roxy Theatre bowling team of Shelbyville defeated the Springfield Roxy Theatre Rockets three games by 85 pins. Charles Beninati is captain of the Shelbyville team. On the Springfield team are: J. B. Giachetto, Dominic Giachetto, Bill Feldstein, Ciro Pedrucci and Joe Pedrucci. Pete Nepote, manager at Robinson; K. C. Whetstone, city manager at Keokuk, la., and Tom Tobin, city manager of the chain’s East St. Louis theatres, were visitors to the Frisina home office here during the week . . . Mrs. Pauline Drury, cashier at the Fox-Lincoln, visited friends in Jacksonville over the weekend. The Orpheum Theatre was host Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to the Illinois State Journal’s annual cooking school. Packed houses were on hand at each of the morning sessions. Following awarding of prizes, many of the women remained to see “Kitty Foyle” in the afternoon. It has been Manager M. E. Berman’s policy to have his theatre used for the school, so that it would not detract from theatre attendance were it held at a conflicting hour in the afternoon or evening elsewhere. Max Tschauder, manager of the Roxy Theatre, reports that “Back Street” did big business during a week’s run . . . William E. Kilgore, manager of the Kerasotes Modernistic Theatre at Onarga, 111., will be married February 24 to Lona Betzer, an organist from Milford, 111. “Western Union” in its midwest premiere at the Fox-Lincoln Theatre was domg far above average business, ac “Star-O,” new screen game, will make its debut at the Strand Theatre. G TRADE DIRECTORY A Handy Guide for the Exhibitor — CHICAGO SIGNS MARQUEES AND MAINTENANCE White Way Electric Sign <S Maintenance Co Tom Flannery, President 315-17 W. Walton Street Phone DELaware 9111 THEATRICAL PRINTING THEATRICAL PRINTING OF EVERY < DESCRIPTION 1225 SO, WABASH AVE. CHICACO • VIC 3456 ^ BOXOFFICE : : February 22, 1941 39