The Exhibitor (Aug-Nov 1948)

NT-2 THE EXHIBITOR teresic, located on Crown Street, in the former Elks building, opened. Chosen for opening was “Anna Karenina" ....The Whitney had another sneak preview. ... The Shubert reopened for the season with a legit show.... Jack O’Connell, Roger Sherman assistant, back at work again after a vacation spent on the golf course. ... New Haven Drive-In on Route 5, North Haven, opened. Admission is 50 cents plus lO cents tax. children under 12 are free. Connecticut AN SON I A A construction permit for a new standard station was recently granted to the Naugatuck Valley Broadcasting Corporation by the FCC . The permit is subject to the condition that Garo W. Ray discontinue his interest in either the Elm City Broadcasting Company or the proposed station here. BLOOMFIELD Plans to build a drive-in were re¬ vealed by Philip W. Maher. He said the open airer would be situated on Blue Hills Avenue. He filed an application for a permit with state Police Commis¬ sioner’ s office. HARTFORD Ted Harris, State managing director, hosted some 2500 underprivileged children on the opening day of “The Babe Ruth Story”. The hosting was handled through the sponsorship of the special showing by West Hartford Post, Jewish War Veterans. George E. Landers, division manager, E.M. Loew Circuit, was vacationing on the sest coast. He made the trip west in a newly-acquired Ford. Landers’ daughter, Marilyn, has been on the coast with the national company of “Oklahoma”. Most of the Warner Circuit managers were back from vacations. James cotia, assistant manager. Regal, returned from a vacation through Rhode Island; Es¬ telle O’ Toole, executive secretary to Henry L. Needles, Hartford district manager, got home from Virginia Beach, Va. ; Minnie Hecker, Strand, returned from Buffalo; George Harvey, manager. Palace, xorrington, was back on the job, and Fred Riamo, manager. Circle, Manchester, checked in from a vacation. Lou Cohen, Loew-l^oli manager, heard that Gert Tracy, former assistant, Loew-Poli Palace, is now managing the Parma, Cl eveland. . . . A sneak preview of “A Date With Judy" was held at the Loew-Poli. ... Albert Lessow, assistant manager, Loew-Poli, Waterbury, was here on vacation He formerly was as¬ sistant to Fred Greenway, Loew-Poli Palace. ... Lou Cohen and Sam Horwitz, Poli, had a coloring contest for “Ab¬ bott and Costello Meet Frankenstein". Certificates of organization were filed with the secretary of state’ s office at state capitol : Commun ity Amusement Corporation, Hartford, amount paid in cash, $3,030; presi¬ dent, William A. Hamlin; vice-presi¬ dent, Thomas B. Ward; secretary and treasurer, Robert L. Cookingham. Margaret McCarthy was promoted’ by manager Mike Piccirillo, Center, to be assistant manager, ... Wal ter Lloyd, Allyn manager, reported the addition of Raymond Ritchie. ... Joseph Beberardino was named an aide at the Center. Mike piccirillo, manager, was busy with plans for a new marquee. Lillian Kelleher, secretary. Prin¬ cess Theatre Corporation, was home from visits to Madison Beach and Al¬ bany. ...Fred Greenway, Loew-Poli Pal¬ ace, had his student assistant, Joseph Gittelman, back in the town after Gittleman’s temporary stay in New Haven as relief assistant, Loew-Poli Bijou, during Norman Levinson’s va¬ cation . Ted Harris, managing director. State, was busy with plans for the re¬ opening with “The Babe Ruth Story" The theatre resumes its stage-screen programs on Sept. 10... Harry Matarese, State stagehand, returned from a va¬ cation. Ernie A. Grecula, assistant to ge¬ neral manager Al Schuman, Hartford Theatre Circuit, took off for a va¬ cation. ... Robert Gentner, student as¬ sistant, Loew-Poli, purchased a diamond ring for his girl. .. Seymour Rosenberg, former aide. Proven Pictures, is now managing Blake’ s restaurant. Fred Greenway, Loew-Poli Palace, manager, and his assistant, Howie Padowitz, lined up appropriate support for the revival of “Gung Ho!" and “Eagle squadron” with a tie-in with the Marine Corps League, broadcast from stage with Marine recruiting team on opening night, etc. For “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein", the pair had a contest in the papers. NEW BRITAIN Vacations were over for both joe Miklos, Embassy, returning from a visit through Connecticut, and the strand’ s Joe Borenstein, checking in from his Clinton shore cottage. Howard K. Rich¬ ardson, sr. , partner with Otto Teffs in the State, was making plans to va¬ cation off Cape Cod. The Music Box, closed in mid July for a month, was reopened by partners Frank Smulski and casimer Jachimowski ....Denny Rich, manager. Cameo, Bris¬ tol, left Bristol Hospital after a short illness. Vic Morelli, manager, Bristol, filled in. George T. Brown, electrician. State, for many years, died suddenly on Aug. 17 at the home of his sister, Mrs. William J. Burke, West Haven. He was vice-president, Waterbury stage hands union. He served overseas during World War I with the I02nd Infantry, 26th Division. WATERBURY Plans for the erection of a Com¬ munity Theatre were halted on Aug. 19 by a temporary injunction granted by Judge Walter M. Pickett presiding in special chamber session, Litchfield. Judge Pickett’ s order stays execution of the amendment to the zoning ordi¬ nances as recently approved by the Board of Aldermen and Mayor Raymond E. Snyder. The amendment would have permitted Mrs. Marie F. Mahan, Hamden, wife of J. Roger Mahan, Tower, to erect a theatre as planned. The injunction remains in force pending a formal hearing of the appeal taken by Henry A. Derouin and Raymond A. Powell, from the action of the Board of Aldermen. The two appellants are acting for 20 other property owners in the vicin¬ ity of Roseland Avenue and Cooke Street. The appeal is scheduled for a hearing during the September session of the Court of Common Pleas in this city. Judge Pickett accepted the application ‘for the injunction from Attorney John H. Cassidy at Litchfield on Aug. 18. Massachusetts LYNN Two members of the Warner staff, William C. Scanlan, stage manager, and Leo Barber, business agent. Pro¬ jectionists’ union, attended the lATSE convention at Cleveland.... Manager Harold Cummings was forced to cut his vacation tour short after 10 days because of the illness of Mrs. Cummings, after motoring to Lake Sebago, Me., and through the White Mountains, A new open air theatre is opening on the International Highway, Revere, Mass. ... While the Uptown, West Lynn, was closed for renovations, a fire in a store in the same building gave the firemen a smoky battle for a few minutes. . .Norman Stoddard, Paramount, spent his vacation at Newport, R. I. NEW BEDFORD The State’ s 25th jubilee was a tre¬ mendous success. Flowers sent by friends and local merchants filled the lobby to overflowing. In fact, many were sent to the local hospital. All sorts of tributes and advertising were expressed in the papers, and the picture “Easter Parade’’, broke all house records. All this was most gratifying to Harry Zeitz because he had built the State 25 years ago. PLYMOUTH Interstate’s Old Colony was recently equipped with Century projection. New Hampshire CONCORD An application by Charles Arnold, Penacook, to run a non-prof it drive-in in the Penacook section was recently approved by the Zoning Board of Adjust¬ ment. Profits from the undertaking will be given to churches, service clubs, and other worthy causes. NEWPORT Peter Latches, operator of several theatres, is building a new -one in this town. Rhode Island JOHNSTON Construction has progressed on a 600-car auto theatre to be known as (Continued on page NT-4) September l, 1948