Boxoffice (Jul-Sep 1938)

LOS ANGELES (Continued from page 40 -B) turned from Great Falls, Mont., where they spent two weeks working out renewals of theatre leases in that territory. Filmrow visitors: Charles H. Barron, owner of an independent chain of theatres with headquarters in Pratt, Kas., vacationing here and headquartering at the Knickerbocker Hotel in Hollywood . . . Harry Nace jr. and Miss Gail Mullins, bookers for the Publix-Rickards-Nace circuit, from Phoenix, Ariz., to book new product . . . Dave Rector of the Gordon . . . Max Shapiro of the Avalon Theatre in Wilmington . . . Bill Swanson, operator of the Ojai in Ojai . . . Charles Beck of the Idyllwild in Idyllwild, a mountain resort . . . and Many Hoffman, operator of the Avalon, local house. Incorporation papers were filed in Sacramento this week by Exhibitors Service, Inc., Filmrow equipment firm. The papers named Harry L. Rackin, Ezra E. Stern and Jack H. Anderson as directors. Mrs. W. J. Heineman and family are en route to New York City to join W. J. Heineman, recently appointed western sales manager for Universal. Mrs. Heineman will stop briefly at Butte, Mont., to visit her parents. They will make their residence permanently in New York. Visitors: Bill Knotts, Covina Theatre in Covina . . . Harry Goldfarb, National, National City ... E. A. Stein, Wickenburg , Wickenburg, Ariz. . . . J. B. Sloate, Maynard, local house . . . Dave Cantor, World here . . . Harry Vinnicoff, who heads the Vinnicoff circuit ... A. Snadow, Hub. Jimmy Edwards, head of the Edwards Theatre circuit, opens a new theatre in Tujunga July 29, and has announced plans to build still another house in Gardena late this summer. Eddie Thompson, formerly connected with the Valley Theatre in North Hollywood, dropped in to report that he now is in the vaudeville agency business. Monkey Island, now under construction for Jake Cone, former exhibitor, in San Fernando Valley, will be ready to open by August 1, Cone reports. He will import 600 Rheese monkeys to stock the enterprise, the simians to arrive from India early in September. Maury Bishop of the Paramount Theatre circuit in Canada checked in from Montreal this week for a vacation. One of his first moves teas to drop in on Harry Rackin of Exhibitors Service, Inc., for a visit and to renew acquaintance. Supply Deals Los Angeles — The Paramount Theatre in Casa Grande, Ariz., the Holtville in Holtville, Cal., and the Plaza, in Hawthorne, have closed supply deals with Exhibitors Service Corp., Harry Rackin, president of the equipment supply film, announces. Exhibitors' Friend Jim Hone, executive secretary-treasurer of the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of the Northwest, who is responsible for the defeat of all Ascap legal battles in Washington. He has served 16 years in the interests of the exhibitors of Washington. Dave Cantor Takes Over The Arrow , Los Angeles Los Angeles — The Arrow Theatre, which shut down recently when operators of the Main Street house voided their lease because of inability to book sufficient product to keep the house open on its triple-bill, five-cent admission policy, has been taken over by Dave Cantor. Cantor, operator of the York, Park and Sierra theatres, will reopen the Arrow shortly on a triple-bill basis, with vaude. Bank Night Situation Unchanged in Oregon Portland, Ore. — The Bank Night situation remained dormant here this week with District Attorney James R. Bain giving Bank Night conductors additional time to decide on a course of action. Bain has notified exhibitors conducting Bank Night that it is in violation of the state lottery statute. Thus far those same exhibitors are unable to agree as to whether they all should abandon Bank Night or carry the problem to court. Bank Night Is Studied By Utah Supreme Court Ogden, Utah — The fate of the case involving theatre operators in Utah will be decided soon, it has been announced. The supreme court’s members are “studying all phases” of the situation. The case was filed by the Paramor Theatre Co. here, but involves a number of theatres. It asks the supreme court to set aside the order of the Utah trades commission against Bank Nights. ^[■HE Western Theatre Equipment Co. has just completed a job at Sheridan; Mont., according to Frank Becker. M. P. Schtieider is the owner of the house there. Western also installed new projectors and a Strong arc lamp for Johnny Griffin who operates the Orpheum Theatre in Chinook, Mont. The Mid-State circuit is erecting a modern 400 -seat house in Prineville, Ore. It’s a new building. The circuit, which also operates in Junction City, will keep the Lyric open at Prineville besides the new house. Mayor Art Kolstad of the Rialto and Cascadian theatres in Hood River is a captain again. He just bought himself another boat. Rolarid “Kap” Kuhn of Lebanon was a visitor on Portland’s Filmrow during the week. Glen Brogger, Paramount salesman, is spending a few days in eastern Oregon. Jimmie O’Neal of Seattle dropped in to see Jack Kloepper of United Artists. Next minute Jimmie was trying to borrow a nickel to show everybody how to operate his new candy vending machine at the B. F. Shearer office. The machine in some instances ivas paying two bars for one. Young Combs of the Cameo Theatre in Newberg and the Ideal in Burns was another visitor on the Row. Harry Percy of White Salmon and Clatskanie was another out-of-town exhibitor in the Rose City during the week. Nell Hageman, cashier at the Universal exchange, and E. V. Hackley, shipping clerk, are on their vacations. R. O. “Slats” Wilson is on his way to North Bend. Eddie Hudson, Universal salesman, is back in town after being out in the territory three weeks. His trip took him through all of eastern Oregon. Martha York, M-G-M cashier, has fust returned from a vacation in California. A. S. McCarl, M-G-M booker, is taking the second week of his vacation at Nelscott. C. J. Schools, M-G-M home office auditor, spent ten days at the local exchange. His home is in New York. Monogram executives in Portland the first part of the week were George W. Weeks of New York, Howard Stubbins of Los Angeles and A. M. Goldstein of Seattle. Lou Metzelaar, booker at Columbia’s Portland exchange, is sporting a new Lincoln Zephyr. Danny Martin, former Seattle Grand National manager, was in Portland between pictures. On the Film Front — Charlie Powers of 20th Century-Fox trying to hurry after waiting a half hour for Ted Gamble . . . Vete Stewart out of town . . . Mark Corsey missing from his office . . . Jimmie Beale tied up in a conference and making a deal. 40-D BOXOFFICE :: July 16, 1938