The Exhibitor (1951)

NT-2 EXHIBITOR Presentation of special plaques honor¬ ing' Bette Davis and Gregory Peck as the outstanding actress and actor of the year was made to Spyros P. Skouras, president, 20th Century-Fox, at the com¬ pany’s home office. Awards were based on a popularity poll run by Ted Rodis, Pilgrim, and Bert Green, Ogden. William M. Pizor, vice-president, Lippert Productions, Inc., left by plane for an extended trip throughout Continental Europe. . . . Producer-director C. Ray Stahl and his bride, actress Martha Hyer, are honeymooning in Bermuda, follow¬ ing their marriage in New York at the Little Church Around the Corner. . . . Lillian Bramson, secretary to Ethel Black, U-I purchasing agent, became en¬ gaged to Julius Pomeranz. Mrs. Jeannette B. Israel, 80, mother of Arthur Israel, Jr., assistant treasurer, Paramount Pictures, passed on. New Jersey Asbury Park Two managers in the Walter Reade organization received new assignments. Clark Jordan, former manager, Reade’s St. James, has been moved to Long Branch, N. J., where he will direct both the Paramount and the Strand. Jordan replaces H. L. Robinson, ordered to Eatontown, N. J., to manage Reade’s Eatontown Drive-In. Newark Jack Barrett, manager, Wellmont, Montclair, N. J., had a special screening on “Stars In My Crown.” . . . J. V. Stark, manager, Castle, Irvington, N. J., hummed songs at a recent show, and children were asked to guess the titles. . . . Bernard Silverman, manager, Bran¬ ford, was married to Sylvia Kingsley. Perth Amboy The Ditmas, owned by Irving Gold¬ stein and J. J. Buchbinder, was de¬ stroyed by fire. No one was in the build¬ ing at the time. The loss was estimated at $200,000. New York Albany Nicholas John Matsoukas, campaign director for the drive to raise $5,000,000 for the Will Rogers Hospital, Saranac Lake, told the Variety Club that he hoped the $65,000 collected in the Christmas Scroll Salute would be “doubled or tripled.” He urged industry¬ wide support in the five-year campaign. Saul J. Ullman, upstate general man¬ ager, Fabian Theatres, was elected per¬ manent exhibitor chairman for the dis¬ trict while Charles L. Dortic, Columbia manager, was named distributor chair¬ man. The Autovision Drive-In was leased by Fabian Theatres from Neil Heilman, who purchased it from David Willig. Articles of incorporation were filed with the office of the Secretary of State for Colchester Theatre, Inc. Directors are: Marvin H. Bull, Wallace M. Wyn Max E. Youngstein, UA vice-president and national director of advertising, pub¬ licity, and exploitation, recently con¬ ferred in New York with Mercedes McCambridge, star of “The Scarf,” on plans for the picture’s campaign. koop, and Donald C. Weber, all of Downsville. Nate Dickman, Monogram branch manager, Bob Adler, office managerbooker, and Ray Pashley, salesman, Buf¬ falo and Albany, attended the regional sales meeting in New York. . . . Harold Strassman, New York, owner, State, Glenns Falls, has taken over the Eagle from Joe Grand. . . . Fred Piel and William Donato will operate the Rustic Drive-In, West Sand Lake, this season in the absence of their partner, Joe Jarvis, Jr., now in the army. . . . Mary Bigley, secretary to Max Friedman, Warner Theatres’ film buyer, announced her en¬ gagement to Jack Moore, Watervliet. . . . Harry Berkson, Monogram fran¬ chise holder, Buffalo and Albany, held conferences with executives of Warner Theatres and Schine, Gloversville. . . . Ralph Mauro, manager, National Thea¬ tre Supply, announced installation of new Simplex projection and sound equip¬ ment in the Mount McGregor Veterans Rest Camp, outside Saratoga, and equip¬ ment in the new Kallet house, Solvay, near Syracuse. . . . Harry Aranove, veter¬ an Warner booker, has been promoted to office manager, succeeding Carl Hart, now selling. Howard Secor, assistant shipper, has been appointed booker. . . . May Finin, Warner Theatres’ telephone op¬ erator, spent several days at Notre Dame visiting her son, Brother William Finin, CSC. . . . Carl Dortic, RKO office manager, has been recalled to active duty, and will leave on April 13. Dortic, a first lieutenant in the last war, is slated to report to Connally Field, Tex., on May 10. . . . Upstate Theatres is now buying and booking for Alex Papyanakos’ American, Canton; Moonlight Drive-In, Pottsdam, and Ideal Drive-In, Canton. . . . A1 Kane, Paramount as¬ sistant division manager, and Eddie Fitzgerald, Buffalo branch manager, were visitors. . . . June VanSlyke is the new addition to Loew’s office staff. . . . Morris Lefko, RKO district manager and Frank Drumm, aide to Nat Levy, con¬ ducted a sales meeting. . . . Donna Staf¬ ford, 20th Century-Fox clerk, spent a week visiting with her husband, stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky. — M. E. B. Buffalo “Bingo” in the Academy was sus¬ pended pending a decision by License Director John P. Rollek on the amuse¬ ment license of the Old Vienna. The cases of the two theatres are parallel, and both amusement places were included in the original notice of hearing but the Academy hearing was canceled as a result of the suspension. The annual amusement licenses of both theatres will expire on May 31. The Old Vienna pays $150 a year for its license and the Acad¬ emy $125. The stipulation ending “Bingo” playing in the Academy, for the present at least, was signed by Corpora¬ tion Counsel Fred C. Maloney, and Samuel E. Chasin, attorney for the JayPhil Company and Hyman Abrams, Academy. Nat Levy, Frank Drum, and Morris E. Lefko, were in for a sales confab in RKO with branch manager Jack Chinell and sales staff. . . . Condolences go to Mrs. Michael Papero, former secretary to Jack Chinell, RKO branch manager, and her husband, on the passing of their infant baby girl, born three weeks ago. . . . Manager James Michael, son of Dewey Michael, had a special preview of “Trio” at his Mercury with proceeds given the Philharmonic Orchestra. Frank Davidson, projectionist, Shea’s North Park, announced his retirement. His local film friends will miss him. . . . Bert Ryde, business representative, Local 233, and wife, Lillian, returned from Tucson, Ariz. . . . Charles Cannon, projec¬ tionist, Schines’ Riverside, joined the navy. . . . The Mercury enlarged its candy stand. "£> starred in Paramount’s “Molly,” recently made an exploitation trip to Buftalo, where she was hostess at a luncheon for press and radio representatives, and among those present were, from left, Mrs. Dorothy Shank, WEDR; James E. Esheln’i C1^t> *JlanaSer> Buffalo Paramount Iheatres; Eli Jacobs, The Jewish Review; Charles B. 1 aylor, advertising manager. Paramount Theatres; Dick Kemper, Dipson Circuit, and Sid Mesibov, Paramount exploitation manager, who handled arrangements. April 11, 1951