The Exhibitor (Aug-Nov 1948)

THE EXHIBITOR NT-1 NliWS or THE Vine Street That Allied Motion Picture Theatre Service, Inc., buying and booking combine headed by Sidney Samuelson, with Elmer Hollander as buyer-booker, started off last fortnight handling the following accounts: Strand, Hamburg; New, Hegins; Ritz, New Holland; Newtown Hall, New¬ town; Ritz, St. Clair; Midland, Valley View; Yeadon, Yeadon, and in Philadel¬ phia, the Italia, Jerry, New Jewel, New Ritz, New Wissahickon, and Rex. Eagle Lion booker Max Bronow was on vacation. . . . Harold Coltun, Eagle Lion bobker, won another “suggestion” prize, this time in cash. . . . John Long, main¬ tenance man, 1225 Vine Street building, suffered a stroke last week. Columbia tub thumper Milt Young was working in the Albany territory. . . . RKO held a sneak preview at the S-W Uptown last week of “A Song Is Born.” . . . Doro¬ thy Shubert, 20th Century-Fox billing de¬ partment, resigned last week. She is expecting. 20th Century-Fox branch manager Sam Diamond and exploiteer Mike Weiss, who has been pinch hitting on special assign¬ ment at the home office these past sev¬ eral months, were Chicago bound for a national sales meeting. . . . Warner ex¬ ploiteer George Fishman was in New York for conferences last week. . . . Allan Mel¬ vin. son of U-I office manager Richard Melvin, has been a big hit making spot records for both Eagle Lion and United Artists. . . Norman Weitman, U-I booker, has been promoted to salesman in the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre territory. Harold Saltz succeeded John Scully, Jr., in his upstate territory. . . . Everybody’s good friend, Harry Brillman, Screen Guild, was on vacation last week . . . Harry Michalson, RKO short subjects sales manager, was in at the branch. . . . Caro¬ line Fisher, Warner contract clerk, was on vacation. . . . Leo Hannon, Warner head booker, was also on his time off last week. One hundred and seventy-five execu¬ tive members of the Pennsylvania State Convention of The American Legion, holding the annual convention in Phila¬ delphia, Aug. 18-21, were the guests of Paramount and The American Legion Variety Post 713, at a private screening of that company’s production of “Beyond Glory,” in the Variety Club on Aug. 18. These executive members of The Legion, representing all the principal cities and towns in Pennsylvania, greeted “Beyond Glory” enthusiastically. The affair was arranged by Everett C. Callow, Com¬ mander, American Legion Variety Post 713; William F. Brooker, vice-commander, and Paramount district advertising man¬ ager, and Earle W. Sweigert, mid -eastern division manager. Paramount. At the con¬ clusion of the screening, the executive members were the guests of the Variety Club where they were entertained, and given the freedom of the club by Chief Barker Michael Felt. Lewen Pizor, president, UMPTO, an¬ nounced last week that the unit’s temp¬ orary offices are now located at 904 Colonial building, 13th and Market. Pizor also asked complete cooperation for “Youth Month,” and stated that a line of acces¬ sories, trailers, etc., is available at National Screen Service. Any inquiries, other than the ordering of accessories, should be sent to Pizor at 12 South 12th Street. “Youth Month” started today (Sept. 1), and continues throughout September. A proclamation by both the mayor and gov¬ ernor was expected. Sam E. Diamond, 20th Century-Fox branch manager, last week called atten¬ tion of exhibitors to two Movietone short subjects which he claimed were partic¬ ularly appropriate for bookings at this time, “Olympic Class” and “Football Finesse.” Leon Korr, advertising and publicity director, Earle, Allentown; Bob Sidman, manager. Senate, Harrisburg, and Lew Black, manager, Warner, Wilmington, Del., are the three winners in the contest held by Universal -International for the best exploitation campaigns on the Walter Wanger picture “Tap Roots,” in connec¬ tion with the territorial world premiere of the picture in the exchange area last month. All three winners, will be guests of U-I for week ends in New York. The best campaigns were selected by a group of U-I executives and Irving Lesser and Seymour Poe, eastern representatives, Wanger Productions. Irv Phillips resigned last week as assist¬ ant to Sam Waldman at I. Hirst’s Eighth Street houses, the New Garden and 4-Paws, and was Florida-bound to join his brother, Morris, in Miami. Erwin Kahn, sales manager, Y and Y Popcorn Supply, became the proud father of a baby girl born in Lying-In Hospital last week. Frank Fogel postcards from Los An¬ geles that “From what I have seen at the studios, the industry will never recover from the doldrums unless there is more action and less lamenting.” Circuits Keith's, Philadelphia, recently used this compelling display to advertise Film Classics' twin reissue "Four Feathers" and "Drums". FC's branch manager Mort Magill was quite pleased with the nice results. ing, is the new secretary in out-of-town booking office. Otto Lutz transferred to the film payment office. Fay Wolf, J. Ellis Shipman’s secretary, was spending her vacation shopping for new fall clothes, and Hortense Shalita was filling in for her during her absence. . . . Esther Muchnick, publicity department, was spending the last part of her vacation up at Log Tavern, in the Poconos. Joan Charles, daughter of Bill Charles, sound department head, will be married on Sept. 11 at the All Saints Church, Darby, with a reception to follow at the Walnut Park Plaza. The young couple will live at State College, where the groom, Lee Cottrell, will finish school. The brideto-be is a June graduate of Penn State. Estelle Bronow was in the office to say “hello” to her many friends around the building. It hardly seems possible that her little girl is now almost four, and it is longer than that since she was a member of the booking department. Angelo Dalassandro, man about town, announced his engagement last week to Nancy Itzenson, a Strawberry Mansion cutie. Stanley-Warner Lew Black, manager, Warner, Wilming¬ ton, Del., won a weekend in New York as a guest of Universal-International for one of the best exploitation campaigns in this area for “Tap Roots.” . . . Freida Koren, booking office, was taken to lunch by a number of the girls in the office, and pre¬ sented with a lovely set of silver prior to her wedding on Sept. 4. After a wedding trip to California, she will be back at work the beginning of October. Peggy Dooley, daughter of Joe, the night elevator operator in the Earle build¬ A sneak prevue of UA’s “My Dear Sec¬ retary” was held last week at S-W 69th Street. Delaware Wilmington Ellen Crosman gave the suburban Edge Moor a good boost in her “Star Wagon” column in The Sunday Morning Star. . . . Dick Kirsh, manager, S-W Queen, was one of 24 persons interviewed by Her¬ man Duquette, the Journal-Every Even¬ ing, in a sports survey. . . . James H. Olwell, Rialto, vacationed in Atlantic City. Manny Davis, manager. Lyric, Allentown, looked on recently while the mayor of Allentown, Donald V. Hock, congratulated "Miss Lehigh Valley" and "Miss Greater Allentown The girls won in a local beauty contest. September 1, 1948 PHILA.