Boxoffice (Jul-Sep 1940)

fro7n James Binkov . . . Joe Rosenbloorn, who operates the Tiffany and Art, Bronx, is back on the scene after an operation . . . They say Louis Harris is operating the Jackson, Manhattayi again . . . Davy Levy spent the weekend visiting his son in camp at Pittsfield, Mass. . . . RKO’s poet laureate. Jack Ellis, has composed another ballad which sings the praises of his company’s forthcoming product. E. P. Lomba, 20th-Pox home office supervisor for Latin America, returned over the weekend . . . Del Goodman, Far Eastern manager, arrives on the President Pierce in Los Angeles the end of July . . . Edward Cohen, formerly manager of Ecuador, is now 20th-Fox’s Venezuelan manager . . . The Motion Picture Film Editors’ Guild, a society of newsreel, production and free lance cutters and film librarians, has organized and elected the following officers: John Michon of News of the Day, president; Ben Loweree of Movietone, vicepresident: Jack Castilone of News of the Day, secretary: Jack Bradford of March of Time, treasurer, and Joe H. Vadala, in charge of public relations. John Nolan of Comerford and Rube Jackter using sign language to talk to each other across opposite corners of Lindy's Ess and Fresserie . . . Mike Vogel is shopping for bargains in railroad tickets now that he’s moved his family to Belle Harbor . . . Jules Lapidus, Uiiiversal’s new eastern district manager, getting a copy of his “map” taken by the capable lensman, Jimmy Sileo, with Hank Linet in the cheering section . . . Herb Berg of Paramount publicity is vacationing at Hunter, N. Y., where he has shipped his family for the summer . . . Harry Goldberg was in Cleveland on “ATAHT” publicity . . . Alec Moss was in Boston, an overnight plane hop. on advance product campaigns . . . Bob Gillham was in Canada on “North West Mounted Police” business. Harry Brandt is so pleased with the twopage art spread PM gave westerns, which also included the plug: “If it’s Westerns You Want, Go to the Central” that he’s having it reproduced for framing . . . Lillian DeCoasta, A1 Wilkie’s secretary, cut her vacation at Green Mansions short due to the death of her brother in Philadelphia . . . Lynn Parnol is at Plattsburg, N. Y., for a month’s training with the ROTC . . . Monroe Greenthal is back from the coast where he spent five weeks seting up UA’s new “pre-selling” department . . . Joseph Henry Cohn, son of the Jack Cohns, was married to Jewel Hart of the Broadway stage. The knotting was performed by Supreme Court Justice Ferdinand Pecora. The couple is honeymooning in Havana . . . Minnie Bliss of Tom Waller’s staff at Paramount celebrated her fourth wedding anniversary with hubby and friends at the Riviera . . . Patsy Kelly has gone to the coast for a leading role in “Road Show” . . . Nat Goldstein of Boston was in for a visit with Leon D. Netter. Harry Mandel, RKO’s theatres’ director of advertising and publicity, is motoring through the south on his vacation and may head for Mexico . . . Success story at 20th-Fox: Jack Kerfoot, who has been operating the elevator, has been promoted to the publicity department . . . Morris (t Once Upon a Time, It Was DiHerent IJew York — There used to be a time v'hen a circuit closed a theatre ior the r umoer and posted signs on it advertising the features of its other houses in the same neighborhood. Consolidated Amusements has a new twist. Having darkened the Ascot in the Eronx, signs on the theatre advertise the game of Fairo three nights a week at the Oxford and Screen© at the Jerome four nights a week, including Sunday evening. V.' -U Goodman, Republic’s vice-president in charge of foreign sales, has moved out to Long Beach for the summer . . . John L. Day jr.. Paramount’s general manager for South America, and S. E. Pierpont. manager for Brazil, sailed Friday for Rio de Janeiro. RKO’s Ben Cammack also plans to make the same boat. Jacques Grineff, French film man, talking to parties connected with “We, the People” with the idea of making a picture based on the radio show . . . Frances Harris, secretary to Harry L. Gold at UA, is vacationing at Lake Champlain . . . Paramount finally heard from its European manager, Fred Lange, who reports reaching Barcelona after “unbelievable adventures.” Which is the first time Lange ever appended anything of the sort in his cables . . . M-G-M executives also are relieved now that Laudy Lawrence, continental manager, has made contact from Lisbon . . . Herman Wobber, general sales manager of 20th-Fox, is due in next Monday from the coast . . . Ann Radin, of RKO theatres’ short subject booking department, gave a housewarming for the gals on the 11th floor . . . Over at Lindy’s (west side) Bill Powers lunching with L. Jack Schlaifer and Seymour Poe, and the National Theatre group of Aubrey Schenck, George Balderson, Milt Hossfeld and Irv Barry. Barry, incidentally, has authored a play which is making the rounds of the producers’ offices. Sol Lesser and Ernst Lubitsch, his producing associate, hit the town from Hollyivood aiid at once repaired to “21” for Imich. Others there on that day included Charlie and George Skouras in the company of Grad Sears and Carl Leserman; Herbert J. Yates and Moe Siegel, who entertained George Hayes, the actor; Sam Dembow, Phil Reis7nan, Willard McKay, aiid Dorothy Mackaill . . . Dembow starts his flying trips again in a few days. Chicago will be one of his way stations . . . Jimmie Grainger took himself to Canada over the weekend for a couple of days . . . Jules Levey, the sales manager 710W tur7ied producer, probably will be arou7id tow7i for a couple more weeks . . . Gertrude U7iger of the Goldwy7i office is back from a Florida holiday. At this time of the year, too. Si Fabian opened the Stratton at Middletown, July 4, after the house had been closed five years. A 10 and 20-cent admission prevails. “Lillian Russell” was the opening attraction . . . Brenda Joyce and Richard Greene are due July 9 via TWA from the coast for the Baltimore premiere of “Maryland” . . . E. C. Grainger spent a day at Westfield, Mass., looking over the Feiber & Shea house there ... Ed C. Raftery made a quick trip to Albany for a visit with Chris Buckley, independent circuit operator whose Harmanus Bleecker Hall recently burned to the ground . . . Max A. Cohen expects the remodeled Wallacks to be ready late in October or early November . . . Morris Kutisker is planning to leave on a short vacation in a week. (Continued on page 23) Naturally, It Would Be Syracuse — ^ ° Makmg pla7is for the world premiere of “The Boys From Syracuse.” The theatre there will be the RKO Keith. Here, makmg fmal pla7is, are Gus Lampe, 77ia7iager of the house; William A. Scully, U7iiversal’s ge7ieral sales 7na7iager; Hany Ma7idell, advertismg a7id publicity director of the RKO circuit, and Jules Levey, who made the picture. BOXOFFICE :: July 6, 1940 21