The Exhibitor (1953)

TRADE SCREENINGS EXHIBITOR NT 3 It was award time in Washington, D. C., recently when Harry M. Kalmine, left, vice-president and general manager, Stanley Warner Theatres, presented the Robert A. -Smeltzer Award from Warners’ Washington exchange to Rodney Collier, manager, Stanley, Baltimore, Md. Samuel Rosen, right, SW executive vice-president, and George A. Crouch, right center, Washington zone manager, looked on, and Kal¬ mine presented the Harry M. Kalmine Award for “Showman Of The Year” to W. Claude Land, manager, SW Silver, Silver Spring, Md., as Rosen and Crouch, right, looked on. Land also won the George A. Crouch Award. Philadelphia MGM — (Tower), Oct. 26, 2:30, “Kiss Me Kate” (Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller) (2-D and 3-D) (AnscoColor) (Print by Technicolor). Warners — (230 North 13th) “Calamity Jane” (Doris Day, Howard Keel, Gene Nelson) (Technicolor). The trade was saddened by the death in Philadelphia of Frederic Leopold. . . . Mel Geller and Sam Taustin, Brandy¬ wine Drive-In, dropped to a Friday-Saturday-Sunday operation. . . . Theresa Giansanti, Earle, New Castle, Del., re¬ signed. . . . Vincent Olanin, manager, SW Grand, announced that Ralph Pryor, assistant manager, had resigned, suc¬ ceeded by Benjamin Seligman, former manager, Strand. . . . Mrs. Marian Woods joined the Hopkins. . . . Loew’s Aldine candy stand won first prize for increased popcorn sales for the Greater Phila¬ delphia area. The prize consisted of a week’s vacation with pay for the candy stand’s attendants and $40 in cash to the manager, Edgar J. Doob, which included $20 first prize in the district supervised by DeWitt Miller, for the Berio Vending Company, and $20 first prize in the entire Philadelphia area. . . . Ernest Baker joined the Queen. „ — xi. L. o. Maryland Baltimore Following a meeting of a Catholic lay group set up as the Catholic Committee for Decency, the state censor board was given a vote of confidence and a plan was made to contact lawmakers in support of a modernized and strengthened film censorship law. Principal speaker was Rev. John Schultz, Catholic University, Washington, D. C. Paul Clarke, formerly with Durkee Enterprises, is now assistant manager, Town. . . . Tom Akeley resigned as Little assistant in order to resume studies at Hopkins University. . . . Les Coulter, formerly the Hippodrome manager, is now with Ritz Enterprises. Oscar Coblentz, Jr., Alpha owner, re¬ turned from a vacation at Caledonia, Pa. . . . Ned Isbeck, projectionist, Northwood and Windsor, and Mrs. Isbeck are on a vacation in California. Seen at the recent Washington, D. C., premiere of 20th-Fox’s “The Robe” in CinemaScope, Capitol, were Ambassador of India Mehta and wife. William, son of J. Lawrence Schanberger, Keiths’ owner, joined the teaching staff at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh. . . . Milton Schwaber, owner, Schwaber Theatres, was in New York. . . . Bill Moore, State manager, was busy arrang¬ ing a midnight show for Oct. 30. . . . Harry Bauer, State projectionist, is home from South Baltimore General Hospital. — G. B. Cumberland The Embassy, closed since last May, has been reopened with Edgar D. Growden as manager. To be known as the Embassy Theatre Corporation, the new firm is leasing the theatre building from Mi's. Leno Kauffman, who also has an interest in the company. The policy will consist of double feature programs of mostly class A pictures, with three changes of billing each week. A new pric¬ ing system will also be used with the children’s fee up to 12 years of age, an intermediate price slightly higher for students, and a price range for adults. Growden has for some time been general manager and part owner, new Crystal Drive-In, six miles west of Cumberland. Formerly, he was employed as projection¬ ist at the Embassy. Ray Light was retained as manager, Maryland, after Mrs. Grace M. Fisher acquired the operation from Allegany Theatre Corporation. ORDER NOW! A prompt order will reserve your New and Improved 3-D POL A LITE glasses and insure delivery for your future dates! Samples Now Available Orders new being taken by HIGHWAY EXPRESS LINES, IHC. 1638 Third Street. N. E. 236 N. 23rd Street Washington, D. C. Philadelphia 3, Pa. DuPont 7-7200 LOcust 4-0100 October ftl, 1953