The Exhibitor (1953)

EXHIBITOR NT-1 JfKWS OF THE Boston Crosstown When New England Theatres, Inc., put in wrestling matches at the Broadway, Springfield, Mass., a theatre closed for lack of business, they found the stunt so successful that another series of Monday evening wrestling matches is going into the Olympia, Lynn, Mass., also a theatre which had been closed. A fire broke out in the boiler room of the Strand, Fall River, Mass., on Sunday evening at 8 p.m., but the fire was put out in five minutes by the staff. After a short intermission, the performance continued. The name of the picture was “Apache War Smoke,” which amused members of the audience, although owner Norman Zalkind didn’t consider it such a humorous point, as the fire did about $1200 damage to the boiler. Leslie Bendslev, owner, Community Playhouse, Wellesley Hills, Mass., and his wife are on a cruise to Panama. . . . Julian Rifkin and wife returned from a vacation in Florida. Joseph Nuzzolo, president, Local 182, projectionists’ union, transferred from the Uptown to the Translux, where he is chief projectionist, replacing the late Alfred Fratus. Gordon Lynn has re¬ placed the late Harry Rothman as pro¬ jectionist at the Metropolitan, trans¬ ferring from the Oriental, Mattapan, Mass. It was learned that Loew’s will depart from its usual day-and-date policy for the Orpheum and State with the book¬ ing of UA’s “Moulin Rouge” for the Orpheum only beginning Feb. 26. The State on that date will bring back MGM’s “Ivanhoe” at popular prices. Appearing at the Latin Quarter, Danny Thomas worked as a live trailer for “The Jazz Singer,’’ Paramount and Fenway. As part of his night club routines, Thomas plugged the picture’s Patricia Hardy, who makes her screen debut in UI’s “Girls In The Night,” accompanied by U-I sales executives met Ben Domingo, RKO Theatres manager in Boston, during her recent tour. On Miss Hardy’s left is E. Myer Feltnian, U-I Boston branch manager, and on her right is John J. Scully, district manager. Irving A. Isaacs, Boston, was recently elected president, Independent Exhibitors of New England. playdate at the two houses, in addition to singing tunes from the production. Thomas also recorded two personal mes¬ sages, a 30-second and a one-minute spot, used throughout the territory. The star also held interviews with newspaper critics, radio editors, and columnists. Tape recordings of interviews were made by WEEI, CBS, WBZ, NBC, WORL, WBMS, WCOP, WHDH, WNAC, and Mutual. Deletions announced by the Bureau of Sunday Censorship included the following: “The Bad and The Beautiful,” parts 1 to 11. (Deletions: Dialogue: “I’ll make your test for you, and you’ll be good to me, and I’ll be good to you.” in part 5. Dialogue, “Because he loved women, you’re a tramp.” in part 5. Dialogue, “You were a drunk and a tramp . . .” in part 9.) Loew’s, Inc.; The motion picture entitled, “Girls In The Night,” parts 1 to 9, U-I, which picture was approved by this department in 1953, with deletions, is hereby cor¬ rected to read as follows with corrected deletions: Deletions: Eliminate silhouette sequence showing girls dressing, in part 1. Eliminate scene showing girl and boy in embrace on sofa, in part 4. Cut down on Georgia’s dance, in part 4. Eliminate forward abdominal movements in Georgia’s dance, and eliminate portion of dance with Georgia holding on to post, in part 4. U-I. 20th-Fox’s “The Star” was tied in with full-page merchandising ads with Filene’s for two days before the open¬ ing on Feb. 20 at the Beacon Hill. Filene’s is using window displays of the film and counter card displays on the merchandise. Harriet Wilensky and Stacey Holmes, heads, advertising and promotion departments, Filene’s, and Phil Engel, 20th-Fox publicist, were Irving Isaacs Heads IE Croup Boston — At the annual election of Indepenedent Exhibitors, Inc., New Eng¬ land unit of National Allied, Irving A. Isaacs, Boston, was elected president. Other officers are: Melvin B. Safner, first vice-president; Herbert Brown, second vice-president; Albert Lourie, sec¬ retary, and Julian Rifkin, treasurer. Nathan Yamins was reelected national delegate, and the out-going president, Norman Glassman, was elected chairman of the board. Ray Feeley was reap¬ pointed executive secretary, and Adeline Struzzierio was retained as office secre¬ tary. Directors elected were Katherine Avery, W. Leslie Bendslev, A. Viola Berlin, Leonard Goldberg, David Hodgdon, Fred Markey, Walter Mitchell, Daniel Murphy, Francis Perry, Sam Resnik, Ted Rosenblatt, Andrew Tegu, Charles Tobey, and Meyer Stanzler. The new president operates Boston’s Telepix Cinema, New England’s only newsreel theatre. He is a pioneer exhibi¬ tor who was an executive and stock¬ holder in 1919 of Gordon’s Olympia Circuit of 60 theatres, which was sold to Paramount in 1925. Since that time, his interests as an exhibitor were pri¬ marily those of a real estate investor and operator until he opened his Telepix in 1939. In his office, Isaacs said, “I have great confidence in the ability of the industry that it will rewai'd those in it who are able to adjust their policies to digest the impact of the new developments as they come along, and to successfully meet competitions.” He lives with his family in the Back Bay area. He and Mrs. Isaacs have a daughter, Diane, a freshman at Wellesley, who was pre¬ sented at the Debutante Cotillion last June. On Valentine’s Day of this year, her parents announced her engagement to Thomas A. Weil, an MIT graduate, who lies in New York. The Isaacs also have two sons, both graduates of MIT, the elder, Robert, who is in the dental supply field, and Sanford, a lieutenant in the U. S. Air Force, stationed in Texas. working on the details. Tom Dowd, managing dix-ector, Beacon Hill, ar¬ ranged with The Boston Globe to have Paul Kneeland do a feature story on all the Bette Davis pictures which have won Oscars or have been nominated for them. Engel also arranged for the Boston INVESTIGATE THEATRE FOR LEASE Located in good American neighborhood in large Rhode Island City. Completely renovated and equipped with the latest, two years ago. Operating on seven (7) day schedule with low overhead. Ideal for individual or circuit operation. Exhibitor Owner Retiring BOX 123 References Required EXHIBITOR, 246-48 North Clarion Street, Philadelphia 7, Pa. February IS, 1953 NEW ENGLAND