The Exhibitor (1950)

NT-4 EXHIBITOR i:Y]i:ijV(F Tnii: New York — Eagle Lion Classics held its first national sales convention at the Hotel Warwick last week. Those from the area who attended included district manager George Waldman, branch manager John McKenna, sales¬ men Bob Finkel, Mannie Yougerman, Jra Michaels, and Murray Weinstein, and booker Myron Starr. MGM — Shipper Achille Scotti became a year older on Sept. 9 and secretary Suzanne Armand will accept birthday congratulations on Sept. 17. . . . Agnes Blaisius, statistical clerk, was off on a brief vacation. . . . Office aide David Barocas returned after a respite. . . Porter Jesse Windley and assistant ship¬ per Tom Freeman were on vacation. . . . Film inspectresses Faye Reiss and Lou¬ ise Brunett were back from vacations. U — International — Assistant booker Hank Feinstein announced he Will be¬ come engaged to Elayne Lipschitz on Sept. 23. . . . Vacation returnees in¬ cluded salesman Harry Fellerman, night foreman Charley Siegel, and typist Goldie Ostrofsky. . . . Film inspectress Florence Kn^ight became the grand ^ mother of John Knight 11. Ginger Rogers, who has just completed U-I’s “The Groom Wore Spurs,” is pic¬ tured upon her recent arrival in New York City from the coast to take part in the Pimm’s Cup Tennis Celebrity Tournament held at Forest Hills, L. I. Manager Sol Sorkin, right, recently con¬ ducted a pistol assembly contest at the RKO-Keith, Syracuse, as a promotion stunt for Warners’ “Colt .45.” Holding the stopwatch is Sergeant H. J. Honacki. Republic — Sales representative Rob¬ ert Fannon is back from Indiana with his wife. While there they witnessed son Donald’s wedding. . . . Ena Bluhm was appointed 16mm. booker. Monogram — Branch manager Nat Furst was slated to return after a busi¬ ness stay on the coast. . . . Telephone operator Dorothy McDonough was back after a vacation. . . . William Unger, Liberty, Poughkeepsie, was in. CoLUMBiAi— Secretary Harriet Miller currently is winding up a vacation tour in the Caribbean, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and other spots. . . . Booker Lennie Saver is slated to return from a Miami Beach, Fla., vacation shortly. . . . Ditto cashier Clifford Pierce. RKO — Projectionist Oscar Kantor was slated to return with his wife after attending the wedding of their son Mor¬ ton, to Jean Grossman in Corpus Christi, Tex. . . . Stenographer Phyllis Friedman returned after a vacation. Eagle Lion Classics— Salesman Mur¬ ray Weinstein returned after a vacation, resignation. . . . Former employee Edith Feibisch gave birth to a baby boy. . . . . . . Marilyn Silverman was resigning. Booker A1 Trilling is back after a va¬ cation. . . .Joe Sommer, Ramsey, Ram¬ sey, N. J., was in. United Artists — Office manager Pat Marcone is back after a vacation. , . . Head booker Ben Levine recently attend¬ ed the bar mitzvah of his nephew, Michael J. Levy, in Pawtucket, R. 1. . . . Assistant booker Harold Kimmel and Zelda Rosenbaum both were eagerly awaiting Sept. 23 when they will be altar-bound with their respective mates. Eskin Enterprises — William Eskin returned after a visit to the Pennsyl¬ vania theatres. . . . Marvin Rosen, man¬ ager, Grant Lee, Palisades, N. J., re¬ turned from a vacation with his wife. . . . Milton Brenner was named man¬ ager, Avon, Newark, N. J., succeeding Bob Thompson, who resigned because of illness. Paramount — Head booker Nat Stern was happy over his glass-enclosed office. . . . Gloria Genovese, booking depart¬ ment, was making preparations for a vacation in Bermuda. 20th Century-Fox — Secretary Bess Goldstein Allen recovered from a sprained ankle. . . . Norman Elson, Em¬ bassy Theatres; Norman Arenwald, Leo Brecher Circuit; Jack Rochelle, Park, Rockaway Park, L. L, and Larry Morris, B. S. Moss Circuit, were around. Ramblin’ ’Round — The business part¬ nership of Quality Premium Sales rep¬ resentatives Mac Schwartzman and Cy Seymour has been terminated. Schwartz¬ man will continue as Quality representa¬ tive, and Seymour will have a position elsewhere in the industry. . . . Mannie Meyer, Timely Pictures, recovered from recent surgery. . . . Telenews general manager Jack Tobin was enjoying his vacation on the St. Lawrence River. . . . A patron at Gene Edward’s Ritz, Spring Lake, N. J., samples a special drink served for the theatre’s recent show¬ ing of UA’s “Champagne For Caesar.” Spring Byington arrives from New Or¬ leans in New York City during her cur¬ rent key-cities personal appearance tour in connection with U-I’s “Louisa.” Bert Kulick, Bell, revealed that the three-unit All Irish show featuring “You Can’t Fool An Irishman” will be ready in October. . . . Favorite sales representative Irving Wernick returned after vacationing. . . . J. G. Tiger, Glob¬ al Productions, Dallas, was in for a deal with Jules Nayfack, Nayfack Films. . . . Saul Solomon, Exclusive, revealed that he has three Ken Maynard and seven Bob Steele westerns available. (Beginning next issue, this depart¬ ment will be in the hayids of Martin Kessler. — Ed.) Watertown (Continued from preceding page) Lesyle Banning, U-I starlet, paid a visit to this city as part of a personal appearance tour on behalf of “Louisa,” Schine’s Avon. Miss Banning was in¬ troduced to the Avon audience in the evening by Lou S. Hart, district mana¬ ger, Schine Theatres. She gave away al¬ bums of music from “Three Little Words,” then playing at the Avon, and urged the audience to include “Louisa” in its entertainment schedule. September 13, 1950