The Exhibitor (Jun-Oct 1939)

22 MRS. LUCILLE DICKSON, Circle cashier, is recuperating from injuries received in a recent automobile accident. JOE DELANEY, local amateur boxer, is keep¬ ing in trim by keeping the State spic and span. ROBERT BRANNICK, doorman, State, re¬ signed. Milford LUCY FLACK has taken up horse back riding. Her absence from the Milford box office will per¬ haps find her at the Woodmont riding academy. Moosiip CLYDE HESS is reported to have a fine farm, fresh vegetables will soon be available. Hess also has 10 goats. New Britain JOE BORENSTEIN, Embassy manager, found a nice opening when he discovered that "Wuthering Heights,” is required reading for local schools. He pushed the picture, contacting some 9,000 students in junior high, senior high schools and the Teachers College. Indicative of the good job he did is a letter he received from the college’s librarian, expressing gratitude for posters, other material. BARNEY GROGAN, local man who has man¬ aged theatres here and elsewhere in the state, has recently been doing the checking for the William Morris office. "Just a five minute job,” a medico told JOE MIKLOS, Embassy assistant manager, it would be to remove a cyst over his right eye. So Joe went up to New Britain General Hospital. Op took half an hour and with it went an order that Joe stay in bed for the next several days. JOHN SAVICKAS, relief doorman, Strand, has resigned. JOHN FOLEY, formerly Capitol, has been appointed. JOE NEALON, maintenance, Embassy, has returned from a tour through Pennsylvania. THE EXHIBITOR Touching up stage shows at his theatre, PETER PERAKOS, Palace owner, started a new season, reported thorough satisfaction with the turnout for that Saturday night show. GEORGE (CRASH) DUNIGAN, projection¬ ist, Embassy, has moved his Four Bombshells, now has it touring New England. New young woman at the Embassy box office is HELEN SEXTON, relief, replacing SOPHIE KALOS, resigned. Staffs at both the Strand, Embassy, donned their new summer uniforms Memorial Day. Norwalk Repeat-run and lower-admission policy at Nor¬ walk will be effective through summer, accord¬ ing to ALBERT M. HAMILTON, city manager, M. & P. When house was Regent it was a re¬ peater, but with alteration and change of name to Norwalk the theatre opened on day-and-date 40c-top de luxe basis, same as Empress, M. & P. house in South Norwalk. After several weeks it was clear that city isn’t big enough to support such duplication, and Norwalk reverted to old Regent policy, with tariff rescaled to 10c for children, 15c for adults matinees, 2 5c adults evenings. Sound View JOE SKARZYNSKI will be projectionist at Conrose’s Cinema City opening June 15. Despite fact season has only begun, Sound View is buzzing with activity. Stafford Country opened, operated by JOHN BOURGEOISE. T hompsonville JOHN SIRICA made quite an impression with the clergy in getting assistance to eliminate carnivals from town. The exhibitor took ad¬ vantage of the closing up of a recent carnival in town due to immoral conduct, to act with the clergy and chamber of commerce in keeping other traveling shows out of town. Waterbury GEORGE LOUKIDES, assistant manager, Loew-Poli, returned from a Southern vacation. Recuperating from a bad case of the grippe is ERNEST KELLY, Loew-Poli usher. FRANCIS JOYCE sends ecstatic reports of the sights at the World’s Fair. MATT SAUNDERS, recent visitor, conferred with manager ED FITZPATRICK on a cam¬ paign being planned for the personal appear¬ ance of NICK LUCAS, Loew-Poli. Distinguished visitors this week were J. R. VOGEL, general manager, Loew’s, making the entire Loew circuit, and HARRY F. SHAW. ELLIOT KRONISH, while visiting Water¬ bury the other day, stopped to chat with HOLLIS DE VINES. Hamilton will adorn the marquee with a new flasher. FRED QUATRANO, manager, Lido, spends most of his time these days in Thomaston, where he is busily engaged on the construction work of the new Thomaston. BILLY SIRICA, Lido, reports that the airconditioning plant is very comfortable. Repair work soon gets under way at the Lido. Loew-Poli has a very cool appearance. — M. S. West Haven ALMA HARRISON, lovely cashier, Rivoli, is a favorite reader of detective stories. KENNY FIELDS, assistant manager, Rivoli, now is settled in his new apartment on Elm Street. Drive-in idea is not new to this town, for FRF.D LEVERE had idea of installing outdoor movie house some time ago, but Savin Rock park executive didn’t follow through because he got new thrill rides on the space instead. THEY MAKE THE MARE GO. Presiding over and guarding the destinies of the 12-unit MoPseRothenberg are (top row) treasurer Louis S. Rothenberg; Reginald Morse, Stanley D. Rothenberg; president Charles Morse, Kenmore’s manager Lawrence Stone; (bottom row) Pearl Sirota, Pauline Backer’, Marg F. Boyle, Esther Hyman, Pearl Chorover, Kay Saunders; Frances Moses, Charlotte Godfrey! MAINE Saint Francis Star, Saint Francis, BOB WHITTON'S house, closed for summer recently. Sanford E. M. Loew’s Capitol, recently got new equip¬ ment from RCA. MASSACHUSETTS Arnes bury Strand’s stage-show, playing a one-nighter, was gratifying to manager JAMES J. O’LOUGHLIN. It was the first stage-unit here for a decade. TONY SHEPARD, Strand projectionist, manned 20-foot cruiser to get close-up view of doings of rescue-bell on site of sinking of the submarine, Squalus, off Portsmouth. Bridgewater MIKE GORFINKLE, Columbia, is back on job after absence with an injured back. Brockton JOSEPHINE HALLISEY, attendant, Brock¬ ton, recently modelled for a Main Street store. Vaudeville was brought back at Strand, being billed for last part of week. June 7, 19)9