The Exhibitor (1954)

EXHIBITOR NT-3 RKO — Mrs. Joe Brecheen, although still hospitalized, is showing marked improvement. . . .Joe Smith, night ship¬ per, is in the Providence Hospital, where he underwent surgery. . . . Carmen Torrey, Joe Kushner’s secretary, resigned to go to work for the Pan-American Union. Marilyn Homer is the replacement. Republic — Branch manager Jake Flax was in Baltimore, Md., with salesman Sam Tabor and then took off for a visit with Neighborhood Theatre, Inc., Rich¬ mond, Va. . . . Velura Porter, boxoffice statement clerk, had her tonsils removed at Episcopal Hospital. . . . Office man¬ ger A1 Landgraf became a grandfather for the second time. It was a boy. 20th-Fox — Division manager Glenn Norris held a division meeting in his office. Branch managers Ira Sichelman, Washington; Sam Diamond, Philadel¬ phia; and A1 Levy, Pittsburgh, were on hand. Hal Marshall, exploiteer, also attended. . . . Dorothy Berner, division office, went to Maspeth, N. Y., because of the death of her father, who died from injuries from a fall. . . . Hilda Jones, biller, was on vacation. Seen booking were Earl Morris, Prin¬ cess Anne, Md.; Aaron Seidler, New Albert, Baltimore, Md.; Buck Stover, Virginia, Alexandria, Va.; Olin Thrush, Liberty, Keyser, W. Va.; Bob Lyons, Maryland, Kitzmiller, Md.; Irwin Cohen, Baltimore, Md., booker and buyer; and Jerry Carter, Plaza, Baltimore. Allied Artists opened its new office at 913 New Jersey Avenue, N. W. Many area film men will attend the Baltimore, Md., VC fete in honor of Spyros Skouras. Delaware Wilmington This column noted the change in ownership of the long-closed Park, but the house of the new owner, Ralph Mar¬ golin, was inadvertently omitted. . . . The Brandywine and Kerry Drive-Ins re¬ opened. . . . Henry L. Sholly, Exhibitor correspondent; Elizabeth G. Sholly, manager, Rialto; and daughter, Delor Grady, made the New York visit. — H. L. S. John P. Byrne, MGM’s eastern sales manager and captain, company’s “30th Anniversary Jubilee,” recently met with the Philadelphia branch men to wind up his first tour of 32 exchanges. Seen, seated, are Frank Sculli, Bill Hopkins, branch manager Lou Formato, and Byrne, and, standing, Harry Bache and Frank Jelenko. Baltimore Among those from Tent 19 attending the Variety Clubs International con¬ vention at Dallas are Mr. and Mrs. Milton Coplon, Rodney H. Collier, LeRoy J. Miller, and Alice and Lauritz Garman. Maryland delegates at the closing session of legislature voted on favor of a resolution commending the Maryland State Board of Motion Picture Censors and its chairman, Sydney Traub. . . . Feridun C. Erkin, ambassador from the Republic of Turkey, accepted an invita¬ tion to attend the testimonial dinner which the Variety Club will give on March 31 in honor of Spyros P. Skouras, president, 20th Century-Fox, at the Emerson Hotel. Irving C. Grant, coowner, Northwood, returned from his Hawaiian trip aboard the same plane carrying Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio. . . . Betty S. Sound is the Northwood’s new secretary. . . . J. Lawrence Schanberger, owner, Keiths, was in New York. Mrs. Clara Wible, secretary, New, had several stitches taken in her nose following a fall. . . . I. M. Rappaport, Area exhibitors who recently lined up at the Philadelphia U-I exchange to help support the “Charles J. Feldman Annual Sales Drive” were directed toward the company’s “Golden Dozen” pictures by branch manager Ed Heiber, dressed in a doorman’s uniform. Seen from left to right are Herbert Lubin, Landis and Grand, Vineland, N. J.; Ben Goldfine, South City Drive-In, Philadelphia; Edward Emanuel, Jay Emanuel Theatres; Joseph Azzarano, U-I office manager; Alfred J. Davis, Fried Theatre Enterprises’ City Line Center, Philadelphia; William Huffman, YMCA Auditorium, Coatesville, Pa.; George Resnick, Cayuga, Philadelphia; David Rubin, Dell, Philadelphia; Sam Waldman, Garden, Philadelphia; and Alec Smith, Broad, Souderton, Pa. Town and Hippodrome owner, was in New York. . . . Hal Thompson, 20th Century-Fox publicist, was in. William G. Myers reopened his Pocomoke Drive-In, near Pocomoke City, Md. . . . Frank LaFalce, head, Stanley Warner advertising, has been confined with the grippe. . . . Charles Grimes, district manager, Stanley Warner, under¬ went surgery at Doctors’ Hospital, Wash¬ ington. Donald Hoff, Schine Strand, Cumber¬ land, Md., was visiting. — G. B. Leonardtown Work on the restoration of the New will start about April 1, with the interior to be given a $12,000 face lifting. . . . Aides Shirley Ickles and Dorothy Tarleton were given a surprise birthday party by the staffs of the Park and Plaza, Lexington Park, Md. . . . The daughter of Ray Trumble, Fruchtman Theatres promotion manager, celebrated her first birthday party. . . . N. A. Hodgdon is busy getting the 235 Drive-In, California, Md., in shape for an early April opening. The spot has been enlarged. . . . The large trailer used to plug “The Long, Long Trailer,” at the Plaza, Lexington Park, Md., was also used to publicize the film at the local New. New Jersey Medford Mac McGuire will operate the Medford, with John Garrison in charge. Gene Edwards has been assigned to service in the Far East, NEW . . . All-Plastic 3-D Viewers and Genuine Polaroid ... TOO immediate ^deliveries d ^/o increase in rice an If you are stuck with old-type or poor quality Non-Polaroid Viewers, contact us quick! We have an immediate outlet. Write or phone what have you? ELM H. RRIENT & SONS, Inc. 925 NEW JERSEY AVENUE, N.W. WASHINGTON, D. C. 3-D? CINEMASCOPE? STEREOPHONIC SOUND? 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