The Exhibitor (Aug-Nov 1948)

NT-2 THE EXHIBITOR Queens Boulevard, Forest Hills, L. I. A reception at Sherry’s followed the ceremony. New Jersey NEWARK Victor Holmes, 25. Savoy aide, was fatally stabbed in the theatre, and died in City Hospital. His alleged assailant was apprehended. There was no panic in the theatre, as few of the patrons were aware of what was going on. Warners’ Jersey Circuit held its eighth annual golf tournament at the Hackensack Golf Club, Oradell. Frank J. Damis, zone manager; Sam Blaskey, Leto Hill, Lou Dennis, George Morgenroth, Edward Batlan, Tony Will iams, Lou Stein, Arnold L. Jordan, Arnold Michelson, and managers of the circuit were present. Frank Costa, manager, Warner, Ridgewood, was the winner of the tournament, and was awarded the Harry H. Kalmine trophy. Runner-up was Garret Voorman, manager, Fabian, Paterson, who received an outstanding prize. Among the many guests seen were I.J, Hoffman, zone manager. New Haven territory, and J. Dante, co-author of the book, "Nine Bad Shots In Golf.” A special golf film was shown by Dante after dinner and the awarding of the prizes. The weather was ideal for the golfers and gin players. Arnold Jordan, head booker, Warners' Jersey Circuit, was vacationing, taking his family to the mountains... The following people were on vacation from the Warner Theatres’ office! Al Mann, Helen Mulligan, and Adolph Finkelstein. Contact Department, and Victor Albagli, booking department. The following managerial changes took place in Warners’ Jersey the¬ atres: Larry Albanese, manager, San¬ ford, Irving^ton, takes over as mana¬ ger, Embassy, Orange, and Bill Kane becomes manager, Sanford, relinquish¬ ing being manager, Hollywood, East Orange, to Jack Conhaim, who was mana¬ ger, U.S. , Hoboken. Jack Hegerty, who has been with Warners for the past 18 years is leaving to become manager, Normandy, Miami Beach, Fla. Hegerty has already established his home there, as his family was there for the summer. The following managers of Warner Theatres were vacationing: Harold Widenhorn, Branford; Frank Holler, Central, Jersey City ; D. Beehler, Cen¬ tral, Jersey City; D. Beehler, Central; Ward Woolsey, Franklin, Nutley; J. Geller, Hawthorne, Newark; M. Demscak, Strand, Bayonne; A. Manfredonia, Stanley, Jersey City, Ray Williams, Union, Frank Hinchy, Capitol, Belle¬ ville; J. Barrett, Wellmont, Mont¬ clair; B. Edelstein, Hudson, Kearny; R, Burns, Royal, Bloomfield; Thomas Cantillo, Cameo, South Orange; W. Hyde, Eureka, Hackensack, and P. Manes, Globe. Edward Kane, manager. Regent, Eliza¬ beth, was married on Aug. 21 to Jac¬ queline Andrews at her home in New Hampshire. The couple were spending the honeymoon at Cape Cod. Milton Cohen, left, eastern division sales manager. Eagle Lion, is shown pointing out some special promotion features to Audrey Long and Cameron Mitchell, in connection with their picture, "The Adventures of Gallant Bess", at the home office. New York. PLAINFIELD Extensive interior alterations, in¬ cluding closing in of the rear of the auditorium to shut out lobby noises, and redecorating and repainting of the lobby, were completed recently at Walter Reade’ s Oxford. The improve¬ ments were all made without interrupt¬ ing regular shows. New York State ALBANY Dick Moran, former manager. Glove, Gloversvil le, is now short subjects booker for the Sch ine Circuit, Buffalo, replacing Irv Singer. ... Roberta Bing¬ ham, 20th Century-Fox booking clerk, returned to her desk after an ap¬ pendectomy .... The award conducted in the district for the Will Rogers Mem¬ orial Hospital, Saranac Lake, will be held as part of a dance in the ball¬ room of the Ten Eyck Hotel, oh Nov. 6. Books of tickets are being sold to exhibitors by Film Row salesmen. Miss G. E. VanOrman, owner. Grange Hall, Willsboro, Vt. , is building a new theatre to be completed soon. . . . John Michelson, Eagle Lion home of¬ fice auditor, was spending some time in the office. ... Dorice Koffsky, Eaile Lion switchboard operator, resigned to become a bride. Herman Ripps, field assistant to John P. Byrne, MGM eastern sales manager, returned last week to his headquarters following home office conferences in New York City. »■«> isdttrwtt# An extremely attractive tiein with special appeal to music lovers, this exhibit in a window of the Sibley De¬ partment Store. Rochester, attracted attention to MGM' s "Easter Parade". TRADE SCREENINGS Trad e Screen! ngs Paramount (RKO Projection Room, 630 Ninth) Sept. 3,10:30, “Sealed Verdict’. Paramount (Normandie) Sept. 8, 10:30, “The Tatlock Millions’’. Milton Balin, who has bden filling in as manager, Glove, Gloversville, is reported to have resumed his regular duties as assistant to Seymour L. Morris, publicity and exploitation director, Schine Ci rcuit. ... Ethel Hesley, 20th Century-Fox’ clerk, re¬ signed due to illness in her family, replaced by Marion Reckner. . . . The em¬ ployees of Columbia exchange held a hot dog roast at Thacher Park. More vacationers along the Row are: Eagle Lion’ s LaRose Fisher, cashier, and Mary Romano, clerk; Paramount’ s Margaret McCrumb, comptometer oper¬ ator; Warners’ Carrie Rogers, secre¬ tary; Jimmy McCabe, head shipper, and Patricia Wirth, assistant cashier; Columbia’ s Sadie Moran, inspectress, and Florence Bergmann, biller, and Warner Theatres’ Check Limmer, ware¬ house clerk. -M. E. B. BUFFALO Charles B. Taylor, Shea Theatres, received a $25 third prize in the recent MGM “Good News” record albumwindow display contest. Bob Jackson, manager. Shea’ s North Park, was presented with a handsome son and heir by Mrs. Jackson. Con¬ gratulations. ... John Zimmerman, mana¬ ger, Shea’ s Niagara, is back on the job after a fishing vacation. Bill Wright, service manager. Shea’s Great Lakes, and his wife, Lue, spent a week fishing and swimming at High¬ land Lodge, Haliburton, Ont. He can tell some whoppers about the Canadian ..fighting black bass. Jack Chinell, RKO branch manager, combined a special exhibitors’ trade showing and sneak preview of “A Song is Born” at Max Rosing’ s Sheas Elm¬ wood. Mannie Brown, branch manager. Para¬ mount, says sneak preview audiences at Shea’ s Buffalo are in for a real treat on Sept. 8.... Mary Rae, Shea’s Buffalo, is selling tickets left handed since she said “Yes”. Some sparkler. Walter Meith, service manager. Shea’ s Buffalo, returned from a vaca¬ tion at Blue Mountain Lake, in the Adirondacks. . . . It is hoped for the speedy recovery of John McSweeney’ s father of the Newfane, Newfane, and the Rainbo, Niagara Palls, confined to a Niagara Falls Hospital with a serious heart ailment. Dick Carroll, Paramount of f ice mana¬ ger, has a side line, selling eggs and chickens which his father raises. This is not a plug, but he is willing to sell. (Continued on next page) September 1, 1948