The Exhibitor (1951)

NT-2 EXHIBITOR Several of the highlights of “Variety Club’s Day At The Races” at Narragansett Park, R. I., recently had, top, Her¬ man Levy, New Haven Variety Club, presenting a pair of riding boots to winning jockey Ralph Borgemenke as trainer O’Clelland, left, and Judge James E. Dooley, right, look on, and, bottom, Chief Barker Sam Pinakski, Tent 23, presenting a silver trophy to O’Clelland as Dooley, Borgemenke, Bill Ivoster, and Arthur Lockwood stand by. the situation when operated by Ted Rosenblatt. Affiliated will continue the buying and booking. Stanley Sumner, Jr., is on a two-week trip of the Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont territory as representative of National Theatre Supply. The Round -Hill Drive-In, Springfield, Mass., had its invitational opening. All RCA equipment has been installed with the situation having a capacity of 1,000 cars plus 300 walk-ins. The opening performance was for the benefit of the Brightside Orphange. Art Moger, Warner tub-thumper, has been grabbing plenty of space for his articles and pictures commemorating the 25th anniversary of talkies, with a full page roto in The Sunday Globe plus several spreads in The HeraldTraveler “Spot Shots” section. The an¬ niversary has also had editorial mention in all the papers, with Moger hitting the jackpot with a guest column for Alan Frazer, The Boston American columnist, entitled “Flicker Flashbacks, Moger Sounds Off.” He also had a full page roto in The Buffalo Courier-Ex¬ press and The Providence, R. I., Journal. The world premiere of U-I’s “Thun¬ der On The Hill,” at the Astor, served to launch more than 100 dates in the New England territory. Miss Colbert, starring in Noel Coward’s “Island Fling” in summer stock, entertained members of the press at a luncheon in Denis, Mass., in connection with the premiere. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Cease, Lakeport, Lakeport, N. H., are taking over opera¬ tion of the Unity, Unity, Me. Nathan Yamins, Samuel Pinanski, Edward X. Callahan, and M. J. Mullin have been asked by Bob O’Donnell, chairman, forthcoming “Movietime, U. S. A.” drive, to serve as co-chairmen for the Boston exchange area, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachu¬ setts, and Rhode Island. They accepted, saying, “We naturally are very happy to be appointed, and are enthused be¬ cause this is the first time in our indus¬ try that production, exhibition, and distribution have joined hands for the good of the over-all industry.” Plans are being formulated for setting up an organization of New England exhibitors, distributors, and publicity men to push the COMPO activity. It will be called “Movietime-New England-U. S. A.” in the area. Harry Browning has been ap¬ pointed by the committee to serve as the publicity chairman for the exchange area. A group meeting is contemplated in Boston in the near future. Fi!m Distract Ronald Liss, 12-year-old son of Joe Liss, Astor, Lawrence, Mass., accom¬ panied his father on a trip around the district recently. The son is the regular shortstop on the Lawrence Braves, a club in the Little League. . . . Nora Kelly, secretary to the 20th-Fox district manager, Edward X. Callahan, and Catherine Breen, secretary to the branch manager, James Connolly, were vacationing in Maine. . . . Lewis Cotlow, whose exploits are the basis for RKO’s “Jungle Headhunters,” was expected in for some press confabs. He also was scheduled to make a personal appearance at the Boston. At a luncheon meeting of all sales¬ men, Edward X. Callahan, chairman, distributors’ branch, “Jimmy Fund,” urged them to endeavor to get exhibitors 100 per cent behind the drive. He stated that exhibitors of Rhode Island have signed up 100 per cent. An oriental motif provided the street ballyhoo for U-I’s “The Prince Who Was a Thief,” Keith’s Memorial, Boston, as this appropriately garbed model re¬ cently toured downtown Boston streets. When Louis A. Schaefer’s Round Hill Drive-In, Springfield, Mass., was readied for an opening this month, construction crews erected the screen tower. The 1000car open-airer handles 300 walk-ins. Lee Feigin, Palace, Hartford, Conn., had a soda fountain tieup recently to plug Republic’s Robinson-Turpin fight film. Mr. and Mrs. Gil Golden, he’s the WB Pictures’ advertising manager, New York, were in. . . . Sanford Weiner, national distributor for “The Emperor’s Nightingale,” was in for confabs with Eddie Ruff and “Mac” Farber, Regal, on New England playdates. E. M. Loew Theatres is moving its offices from the Metropolitan building uptown to the Strand building, Hunt¬ ington Avenue, on Sept. 1. Interstate, on the ninth floor of the Metropolitan building, will move into the vacated E. M. Loew offices. . . . Eddie Segal, WB salesman, bought a new home in Sharon Heights. Vacationing were: Alberta Forni, short subjects booker, Affiliated, on a Lou Cohen, manager, Loew-Poli, Hart¬ ford, Conn., had the above vacuum cleaner pushed around town by two pretty girls recently for MGM’s “Excuse My Dust” to draw plenty of attention. August 15, 1951