Boxoffice (Jul-Sep 1939)

Page scan 000109 from Boxoffice

Record Details:

Title:
Boxoffice
Date:
Jul-Sep 1939
Publisher:
Kansas City, Associated Publications
Volume:
Boxoffice (Jul-Sep 1939)
Leaf #:
000109
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:
June 06, 2024
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SELLS AND BUYS EQUIPMENT. THEATRES. SERVICES Classified Ads 10c Per Word, Payable in Advance. ^Uatlna 4-loii5a Minimum $1.00. Display Rates on Request • GENERAL EQUIPMENT DUO “SOUND MASTER” sound heads j with the gyro-stabilizer. Amplifiers with i copper oxide rectified DC exciter supply. I Speakers. Two-way horn systems. If not at your dealers, write us. The B ALLAN TYNE Co.. 222 No. IRth St.. Omaha. Neb DUO "SOUND MASTER” sound heads with gyro-stabilizer. Amplifiers with copper oxide rectified DC exciter supply. Speakers. Two-way horn systems. Dealers. Kansas City territory — STEBBINS, 1804 Wyandotte St., Kansas City, Mo. TIME TO COOL AND TIME TO PAY — GET THE IDEA! Use new easy S.O.S. time payment plan — available cn quality theatre and cooling equipment. Take advantage of our low prices. Write S.O.S. Cinema Supply Corp., New York. NEW EQUIPMENT Air Conditioning — MAGIC WEATHER — 100% performance. 1.000% customer satisfaction: silent operation: low first cost: low operating cost. Write for testimonial ' folder and prices. The BALLANTYNE CO.. 222 No. 16th St.. Omaha. Neb. USED EQUIPMENT WANTED — Used type SP Simplex portable projector with arc lamp. Wire, giving cash price with examination privilege. Hall Industries Theatres, Beeville, Texas. USED EQUIPMENT WANTED— We buy and sell — chairs, sound heads, lamps, projectors. Let us make you an offer. STANLEY THEATRE SUPPLY CO., 1235 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, Illinois. POPCORN Jumbo South American-Hybrid Jap Hulless — $4.00 hundred pounds; guaranteed satisfaction. ARMSTRONG POPCORN CO., LAKE VIEW, IOWA. SEAT RECOVERING ARTIFICIAL LEATHER MOLESKIN— 81c per yd.: Sateen. 60c yd. Six seats from two yards. Samples on request. Commercialeather. 116 Merrimac St.. Boston. THEATRES FOR SALE THEATRE— 22 miles from Buffalo, 450 seats, town 1,500, 4 small towns surrounding without theatre. Drawing population 5.000. Admission 25c-15c-10c. Upholstered seats, modern. Six room steam heated apartment. Price, including real estate — $10,000. $4,000 cash down, balance 5% — 10 years. Expenses $100.00 weekly includes taxes, insurance, interest, films, payroll. Present owner 14 years, retiring. McIntyre, Theatre Broker, 312 Lisbon, Buffalo, N. Y. FOR SALE — 300-seat theatre close to Dallas. Bargain for cash. Address Box X, Boxoffice, 210 S. Harwood, Dallas, Tex. THEATRE FOR SALE — In Southern city. This ad directed to party wanting profitable going business and able to pay $30,000 cash. B-1133, Boxoffice, 4804 E. 9th St., Kansas City. THEATRES WANTED WANTED — Established Texas theatre or good location; also complete equipment. Box A, Boxoffice, 210 S. Harwood, Dallas. DUO “SOUND MASTER”— The Golden Voice of the Silver Screen. New low cost economy and junior models. If not at your dealers, write us. The BALLANTYNE Co.. 222 No. 16th St.. Omaha. Neb DUO “LIGHT MASTER” super low intensity projection lamps. More light at no increase in operating cost. If not at your dealers, write us. The BALLANTYNE CO.. 222 No. 16th St., Omaha, Neb. 16" OSCILLATING FANS, ONLY $12.95, 110 volts A.C., adiustable base, optional wall mounting. Two speed switch, 8' cord, durable finish, ouiet operating. Rush order to S.O.S. Cinema Supply Corp., New York. AIR CONDITIONING ATTRACTIVE PRICES on new ana slightly used air conditioning units, air filters, washers, blowers, compressors (refrigeration), cooling coils, heating coils, motors, pumps, stokers. Cash or deferred payments on approved credit. Write us your requirements. Conditioned Air Co.. 926 N. Cass St.. Milwaukee. Wis MONEY TALKS! We offer silent Multiblade rotor blowers — size 12", $17.00; size 18", $31.50; size 24", $52.50; size 30", $125.00. We manufacture all sizes of washers and pad systems. Get our prices before you buy. Peterson “Freezem” Mfg. & Sales Co , Victor 4075, 316 Southwest Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. BEAT THE HEAT WITH S.O.S. “Zephyr-Coolaire” blowers, $39.50 up! Grills, diffusers, $8.00 up. Immediate shipment of all sizes, rush your order. S.O.S. Cinema Supply Corp., New York. THEATRE CHAIRS USED CHAIRS — All sized lots; all prices. Big bargains. Repair and replace parts for all makes chairs. STANLEY THEATRE SUPPLY CO., 1235 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, Illinois. 4.000 used American. Heywood and Irwin chairs with upholstered spring-cushion seats: excellent condition: priced very reasonable. Cinema Seating Co., 4431 N. Kimball. Chicago. 111. A CHAIR FOR EVERY THEATRE: a price for every pocket. Greatest assortment, famous makes, reconstructed, refinished. 14,658 available. 75c up. Photographs, prices free. S.O.S. Cinema Supply Corp., New York. SPRAY NOZZLES RAINBOW MIST Spray Nozzles, water broken to the finest spray possible; foolproof. Lots of 100 or more, 32c. Silent steel rotor blowers and washed air units. Dealers Wanted. G. A. Peterson, Victor 4075, 316 Southwest Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. THEATRE TICKETS UNEXCELLED QUALITY — 50 rolls stock tickets, $12.50; 20 rods, $5.80; 100.000 special printed rolls or machine tickets. S14.90. Shipping charges paid to 1.000 miles. Cash with order. Kansas City Ticket Co., Dept. B, 1717 Wyandotte St.. Kansas City, Mo. PARTNER WANTED PARTNER WANTED — For a motion picture theatre now being built in North Carolina town, 10,000 population. Only one small theatre operating at present. Small investment necessary. Party must have theatre experience: otherwise do not apply. B-1136, Boxoffice, 4804 E. 9th St., Kansas City, Mo. POSITIONS WANTED PROJECTIONIST — Age, 34. Sober, steady, reliable. Write Harry Benson, Ardmore, South Dakota. MANAGER — Now employed; experienced, neighborhood and small town theatre. Go anywhere. B-1137, Boxoffice, 4804 E. 9th St., Kansas City, Mo. PROJECTIONIST — and repair man. References. Go anywhere. Write B-1131, Boxoffice, 4804 E. 9th St., Kansas City, Mo. LICENSED PROJECTIONIST — Sign writer; mechanic. Intelligent hard worker, 15 years’ experience: 33 years old: married; reliable; go anywhere. $28.00. B-1132, Boxoffice, 4804 E. 9th St., Kansas City, Mo. BINGO CARDS $2.00 Per Thoiisand Write today ior sample card and complete information. BOX 1100, ASSOCIATED PUBLICATIONS 4704 East Ninth St., Kansas City, Mo. BOXOFFICE :: July 1, 1939 e Address cod.t to BOXOFFICE. 4804 E. Ninth .St., Kansas City, Mo. Forms close Monda.v noon precedinjj publication date.