The Exhibitor (1951)

NT-4 start with Donald Woods, Guy Kibbee, and Mischa Auer leaving a trail of autographs. Pennsylvania Osrdsbor© The coming election on Sunday movies in this borough will be the second here. A large margin defeated the move some years ago. Canton “Lew” Smithgal, Rialto, certainly played host in a big way when Paula Raymond came through on the “Movie¬ time, U.S.A.” tour. He was ably assisted by the high school band, town officials and Marguerite Hurley, official hostess. Harrisburg “Movietime, U.S.A.” got a big play in the press and on the radio. Broderick Crawford, Vera-Ellen, Judith Braun, Philip Reed, and Roddy McDowall came to town, and Sam Gilman and E. G. Wollaston, co-chairmanned a gala lunch attended by Governor Fine, Mayor Robins, and a host of other local lights, and performed a hangup job. Hotelman Franklin Moore was toastmaster. All the theatre men of the area were pres¬ ent. Noticed at tables: D. S. Blosser, manager, Hill, Camp Hill, Pa.; Doug Carpenter, manager, Elks, Middletown, Pa.; David R. Jones, manager, Lemoyne, Lemoyne, Pa., and Jack Trumbo, man¬ ager, Elton, Steelton, Pa. Mark Rubinsky and his aides had a table up front. Nick Todorov, manager, Uptown, was up to his usual tricks getting the Hollywood visitors to sign his theatre passes. Spike Todorov, assistant manager, State, and Ken Steckline, assistant manager, Lowe’s, had the hotel dining room gaily decorated. For “David and Bathsheba,’’ Jerry Wollaston, manager, State, covered the area with three-sheets and window cards. . . . Robert M. Johnson, former manager, Hill, Camp Hill, Pa., got out of the army, and is now assistant to manager Jack O’Rear, Colonial. Mi’s. Mark Rubinsky, wife of the owner, Rubinsky Theatres, underwent a minor operation. . . . Three members of the Hill, Camp Hill, Pa., staff celebrated birthdays, Mrs. Kay Criffen, Mrs. Gene¬ vieve West, and George Kohler. Norristown When Hollywood personalities visited in connection with “Movietime, U.S.A.”, they and David Sablosky, general mana¬ ger, Norris Amusement Company, made the front page of The Times Herald with a two-column photo. Visiting the famed old Court House, Sablosky was pictured with Elizabeth Meehan, Frances Meehan, and Aileen Stanley, graduate of Upper Darby High School, now playing female lead roles. Pottsville William Althoff, 26, Philadlephia, a former manager in Mahanoy City, Pa., was paroled from a nine to 18-month prison sentence by Judge Staudenmeier in court on condition that he make resti¬ tution to the Victoria Amusements EXHIBITOR Enterprises, Inc., Shamokin, Pa., for money allegedly fraudulently converted to his own use. The charge, to which Althoff pleaded guilty before Judge Staudenmeier recently, was that he con¬ verted $933.64 of funds of the Victoria, Tamaqua, Pa., to his own use on Sep¬ tember 4. The defendant was manager of the Tamaqua house at the time. Indicating that restitution has been made in part, the court directed Althoff to repay $612.27, also the costs and a fine of $1. Judgment for $3,251.90 was entered in the office of the Schuylkill County Prothonotary, in the court house here, against Luther Holt, 105 East Spruce Street, Mahanoy City, Pa., because of Holt’s alleged failure to file an answer to a suit against him by the Perkins Theatre Supply Company, Buffalo. Judg¬ ment was obtained by Frank A. Galla¬ gher, attorney for the Perkins company, claiming a debt of $3,047.09 and $204.81 in interest on the account. Holt was operator of the Country View Drive-In, Hosensack, Ryan Township. Reading The Mt. Penn Drive-In, closed for the season. The Reading Drive-In is open. Among Hollywoodites visiting recently in connection with “Movietime, U.S.A.” were starlet Frances Meehan, Aileen Stanley, Jr., script writer Elizabeth Meehan, and others. They were tendered a dinner at the Berkshire Hotel attended by Mayor Davis, Lester Stallman, mana¬ ger, Astor, area chairman of “Movie¬ time, U.S.A.”, and Birk Binnard, manager, Warner. Hugh McKenzie, and Larry Levy, manager, Loew’s, and Paul E. Glass, manager, Embassy, were also on hand. Virginia Norfolk Hal Lyons, Franklin, opened his two drive-ins. . . . Gene Smith, assistant manager, Elco, Portsmouth, reports com¬ fort deluxe. Recently removed were every fifth row of seats, with others spaced 43 inches apart. . . . Local police are still looking for the culprit who doesn’t like fat men. Lou Bress, Lenox, reports a bullet that was fired at “The Fat Man” display in his lobby. . . . Manager W. T. Marshall, Roxy, is back after a vacation. . . . Sidney Gates, Roxy, attended the World Series. . . . Harold Pendleton, Dale, who has been on the Coast Guard reserve list, will return to active duty. Twenty-one day-and-date key situa¬ tion openings, as well as the world pre¬ miere of Paramount’s “Submarine Command” will be held with the full cooperation of the navy. The world pre¬ miere of “Submarine Command” was held at the Norfolk Naval Base last night (Oct. 23,) for the benefit of the Naval Relief Fund. Richmond Layton Ives, Park manager, has been sick, Steve Boyle substituting. . . . Frank O’Brien, Fabian city manager, and Mrs. O’Brien were vacationing in New York. TRADE SCREENINGS Philadelphia MGM — (1233 Summer) Oct. 25, 11.00, “Too Young To Kiss” (June Allyson, Van Johnson, Kathryn Givney) ; 26, 11.00, “The Light Touch” (Stewart Granger, Pier Angeli, George Sanders) (Made in Italy.) Warners — (250 N. 13th) Oct. 31, 2.30, “Starlift” (James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Ruth Roman, Gene Nelson.) . . . Harry Nordin, formerly connected with Neighborhood Theatre, Inc., home office, has been recalled back into the army, and is stationed at Fort Lee. . . . Carrington Waddell, South Boston City manager, Neighborhood Theatre, Inc., is on the sick list. Charles Golding, son of Lou Golding and connected with the auditing depart¬ ment of Fabian Theatres, was a visitor. . . . Johnny Mack Brown, Hollywood cowboy star, was in visiting a brother, who is ill at Johnson Willis Hospital. . . . “Red” Murphy, put on a stage show for the midnight show at Sam Pulliam’s Grand, the finest stage show ever pre¬ sented at the Grand. . . . Jimmy Booth, Newport News manager, Neighborhood Theatre, Inc., was a home office visitor. Other visitors were: Ben Caplon, Colum¬ bia branch manager, and Elmer Mc¬ Kinley, Lippert. Tom Connel has been signed up as the new relief manager for outlying local Neighborhood houses, succeeding Laverne Shipp, who left for Texas. Audrey Geer, secretary to Dan Wilkinson, NTI advertising manager, moved to Newport News. She was succeeded by Libby Daniels, transferred from another de¬ partment, with Mary Osterman joining the bookkeeping department. Joyce Green and Walter Kolm, NTI staff, were sick, and Emma Dudley was on vacation. A safe at the Byrd was looted of about $300. Robert Coulter, manager, said nothing was taken but the money. . . . Thieves also broke into the Robinson. The Appraisal Journal, published quarterly by the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers, contains an article in its October issue by Morton G. Thalhimer on “New Influences Affect¬ ing The Appraisal of Motion Picture Theatres.” Thalhimer, who heads Neigh¬ borhood Theatres, Inc., is an expert in the realty field. Mrs. Peter Lichtman, wife of the District Theatres official, has been sick. . . . Seymour Hoffman, district manager, District Theatres, spent a couple of days in Roanoke. _ g -p Variety Club Tent 13, Philadelphia The tent will hold a gala, masked Hallowe’en party in the clubrooms on October 27. There will be music by Freddie Herman’s Quartet and prizes for the best and most comic costumes. “The Desert Fox” was screened through the courtesy of 20th-Fox. October 2U, 1951