The Exhibitor (1954)

EXHIBITOR NT-3 Delaware Wilmington Lewis S. Black, manager, Warner, and city manager, SW Theatres, cele¬ brated a birthday anniversary. . . . Edgar J. Doob, manager, Loew’s Aldine, distributed widely to schools a four-page tabloid newspaper in advance of the pre¬ miere of MGM’s “Julius Caesar.” . . . Robert Hammond, 72 year old night watchman, Ulman, Salisbury, Md., was in serious condition in Peninsula General Hospital after an apparent fall down¬ stairs. — H. L. S. Maryland Baltimore Allied Motion Picture Theatre Own¬ ers of Maryland named a new board which meets within the next two weeks to select from its own group of 12 officers for the ensuing fiscal year. The new board consists of Leon Back, Meyer Leventhal, Jack Levin, J. Robert Gruver, Jack C. Whittle, Milton Schwaber, Edward F. Perotka, Richard Worman, Lauritz Garman, Don Delauney, Stan¬ ley Baker, and C. Elmer Nolte, Jr. . . . Mrs. Helen Diering, the association’s secretary, is on vacation, visiting New Orleans. A group of exhibitors went to New York to witness a demonstration of the Tushinsky lens. Included were Leon Back, Eddie Kimpel, Sam Temple, Aaron Seidler, Wilbur Brizendine, Henry Dusman, Walter Gettinger, and Stanley Baker. Members of the Variety Club who attended the annual convention in Dallas were Joseph Grant, Lauritz Garman, Milton Schwaber, and Milton Caplan. Mrs. Clara Wible, secretary, New, had several stitches taken in her nose as a result of a fall. . . . Donald Hoff, Schine’s Strand, Cumberland, Md., was in for a visit. . . . Miss Caryl Hamburger, man¬ ager, Little, went to Philadelphia to see “By The Beautiful Sea.” . . . General James Van Fleet accepted an invitation to attend the dinner honoring Spyros Skouras. Ed Tuttle is the new manager, Beacon, replacing Ben Oletsky. Tuttle comes from the Lincoln. ... A check for $25,000, gift of the Variety Club, was presented to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Chief barker Rodney Collier made the presentation along with Aaron B. Seidler, dough guy. Leonard^own At the Plaza, Lexington Park, Md., Don Evans and Loretta Banter are new. . t . David Beck is ,a new member of the staff at the Park, Lexington Park, Md. Salisbury The Wicomico cooperated in making it possible for musician Charles Theis, polio victim, to see a mornng show of “The Glenn Miller Story.” A side aisle was blocked off to permit Theis to watch the film while propped up on an ambulance stretcher in the aisle and a portable TRADE SCREENINGS Philadelphia Warners — (230 North 13th) April 7, 2.00, “Them” (James Whitmore, Joan Weldon, Edmund Gwynn) ; 12, 11, (Broadway) ; “Lucky Me” (Doris Day, Robert Cummings, Phil Silvers) (WarnerColor) (CinemaScope). MGM (1233 Summer) April 5, 2.00, “Prisoner of War” (Ronald Reagan, Dewey Martin, Steve Forrest). battery was used in the station wagon that transported him from his home to the theatre. In the theatre, an extension cord was plugged into an electrical out¬ let. The theatre admitted Theis and his party of eight free of charge, and result¬ ant news stories and good will proved of immeasurable value. Pennsylvania Mayfield The Walker closed. Reading Managers who watch the rate of employment in local industries, as related to boxoffice returns, are feeling somewhat better be¬ cause of the Reading area federal-state employment agency current report show¬ ing gains in the hosiery and knit goods mills workers’ payrolls. The gains are not very large, but they show the down¬ ward trend in employment of recent months has been arrested. Scranton Tom Walker, Comerford home office, underwent surgery in St. Mary’s Hospi¬ tal. . . . Joe Farrell, manager, Irving, Carbondale, Pa., accompanied by his wife and young son, were visitors. . . . Tom Carey, manager, Capitol, Waverly, N. Y., his wife, and three sons were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rooney, Clarks Summit, Pa. . . . Earl Wilson, syndicated Broadway columnist and also a cousin of Comerford’s Bill Butler, was in as a judge of a local beauty contest. Extensive preparations are in the making for Easter and spring time decorations for use in the downtown lobbies. In the concurrent run of “Quo Vadis” in several suburban houses, a tiein with the various schools was effected whereby some 10,000 book marks were distributed among student bodies. Bob Kilcullen, manager, Roosevelt, had as his guests the officers of the Victor Alfieri Society at a showing of “The Little World of Don Camillo.” Increased business has been noted in the suburban houses resulting from the special matinees for the youngsters. Car¬ toons, serials, and children’s films have been introduced for the Saturday mati¬ nee with the regular adult feature going on at the evening performance. J. Engel, Engel Theatres, relinquished operation of the Park. Send Your Reservations in NOW for The Variety Club of Philadelphia Tent No. 13 eon honoring First Chief Barker EARLE W. SWEIGERT and Second Chief Barker JAMES P. CLARK Monday, April 12th 12:30 P.M. BURGUNDY ROOM Bellevue-Stratford Hotel NEW JERSEY MESSENGER SERVICE 250 N. Juniper Street PHILADELPHIA LO 7-4822 LO 7-4823 MEMBER NATIONAL FILM CARRIERS, INC. ' David £. BRODSKY <s Associates THEATRICAL INTERIOR DECORATORS 242 N. 1 3th St. LO 4-1188—89 Phila. 7, Pa. PAINTING • DRAPERIES • MURALS STAGE SETTINGS • WALL COVERINGS 3-D? CINEMASCOPE? STEREOPHONIC SOUND? For expert Installation or Information contact PROGRESSIVE ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION CO., Inc. 240 N. 13th Street Philadelphia 7, Pa. March 31, 1951*