The Exhibitor (1951)

NT-4 EXHIBITOR General Precision Laboratory’s videofilm 16mm. theatre television system had its premiere at Shea’s Fulton before a near-capacity audience. The finals of the Golden Gloves tournament, telecast by a special installed coaxial cable direct from New York’s Madison Square Gar¬ den, were shown. Fifteen minutes of the Kefauver Committee hearings in New York City were also televised prior to the fights. Out-of-town observers in the audience were: Gerald Shea, Andrew Grainger, and Carroll Lawler, Shea Cir¬ cuit; Nathan Halpern, theatre television consultant; J. Rabinowitz, United Para¬ mount Theatres, and Blair Foulds, GPL. Kentucky Louisville State tax revenues on amusement for January were $3,833.14 higher than the tax revenue on amusements for a similar period in 1950. Tax revenues for July through January on amusements were $17,877.94 less than for a similar period in 1949-50. Frank Collins, general manager, Chakeres Theatres, Inc., Springfield, 0., was in. . . . Otto Ornstein, father of Eddie L. Ornstein, head, Ornstein Theatres, Marengo, Ind., has been confined to the Jewish Hospital. . . . Ford Tracey, ex¬ ecutive director, Ohio, spent several weeks in Florida. Out-of-town exhibitors seen included: C. O. Humston, Lyric, Lawrenceburg, Ky. ; George Jaeggers, Majestic, Sey¬ mour, Ind.; Mrs. Clyde Marshall, Col¬ umbian, Columbia, Ky. ; Luther Knifley, Art, Knifley, Ky. ; Mr. and Mrs. Gene Lutes, Capitol, Frankfort, Ky. ; Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Ornstein, Rialto, Marengo, Ind., and Ralph Quarles, Majestic, Springfield, Ky. The subsequent-run downtown Savoy, under the executive direction of Gratia Locke, and managed by Peg Stevens, is offering regular stage shows weekends. . . . The Kenwood Drive-In offered a fourfeature program on a recent Saturday. Ohio Columbus A new exchange, Motion Picture Sales Organization, has been organized by Lee J. Hofheimer and A1 Sugarman, H and S Theatres, operators, Champion, Indianola, World, Little, and Avondale, The new firm, with headquarters at the Champion, has the Central Ohio fran¬ chise for Realart, and will distribute other domestic and foreign films. This is the first film exchange in Columbus since the former Paramount exchange was absorbed 15 years ago. Norman Nadel, theatre editor, The Citizen, in a recent film column, advo¬ cated that neighborhood theatres have the final showing each evening of the main feature not later than 8:30, with the second feature following. The National Auto Theatre, Academy Circuit, was the first local drive-in to open for the season. Drive-ins of the area were all getting ready to open for the spring season, hoping that the downward trend in regular types of operation wouldn’t be reflected in their grosses. Fremont Following a campaign by Dick Peffley, Northio Theatres’ Paramount, the city’s amusement tax was repealed as of April 1. Peffley enlisted the aid of schools and the Sandusky County Fair, which have had to collect the tax on some of their events. Wilmington Tony Whitehouse, newly appointed foreign sales manager, Hallmark Pro¬ ductions, Inc., was welcomed by a Hall¬ mark welcoming committee at the Colum¬ bus, O., airport. Whitehouse a former Singapore manager for ELC, has been Singapore distributor for Hallmark. Pennsylvania McKeesport About 100 patrons were routed by a fire in the basement of the Liberty, which caused damage set at $1,000. Defective wiring was thought the cause. Tarentum George E. Potts is the new manager, Manos, having been transferred from the Manos, Hollidaysburg, Pa. / 5 1 Weekly PROGRAM & RUNNING TIME Schedules (SPECIFY ITEM NO. B.S. 6) • These forms are prepared for con¬ venience in disseminating accurate information to the key members of a theatre staff so that they may answer intelligently the patron questions most frequently asked; or so that they can cue and time their show. • Daily turnover running time can be easily computed from the running times of the individual subjects that make up the bill. • One copy each week: (1) on your desk, (2) to your cashier, (3) to your doorman, (4) to your projectionist, and (5) to your head usher or floor super¬ visor will be sufficient to keep uniform information throughout the theatre. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1 TR. (52 ISSUES) $2 00 FOREIGN $5 00 ALL SALES LIMITED TO THEATRES WHICH SUBSCRIBE TO "THE EXHIBITOR" 0 p uc iam juro io nos time ^ WNk el • I ntnmt non a "ueM.~r — J raMaid nuwi ] I Special ImiitfOien. co-.-q »<T«n 0»T* Price per pad: 25c each Or 10 pads for $2.30 A'l sales prepaid. Please send check, money order or stamps with order. Sold under money back guarantee. THE EXHIBITOR '■ •• ’ ' '.A •, • ■ '* .'/•< vv-, • . JAY EMANUEL PUBLICATIONS, INC. BOOK SHOP T225 Vine Street, Philadelphia, Pa. March 28, 1951