The Exhibitor (Jun-Oct 1939)

Manager MORRIS RALBY has novel exploit¬ ing idea to fill the Park with kids. He runs special features for children Saturday afternoons and hands out free ice cream cones and funny papers with Lone Ranger serial. Before show starts, manager Ralby appears on stage and tells kiddies they will receive ice cream only if they are quiet through entire show and allow grown¬ ups tc also enjoy movies. Manager THOMAS J. KELLY, Rialto, and manager JOSEPH J. CAHILL, Brockton, were guests of MR. SPRAGG at Providence district meeting. Seen at Boston-Washington baseball game: Chief usher FRANK CARROLL and doorman JAMES NELLIGAN, Brockton. Assistant man¬ ager ALEC HURWITZ purchased small horn for Carroll to use at next game as Carroll re¬ turned without voice, having strained vocal cords urging home team. All theatres observed Memorial Day by re¬ maining closed until 1 o’clock. Girls at Brockton were snappy in new allwhite summer uniforms. Life size drawing of WALLACE BEERY was placed on marquee of Brockton used to exploit "Sergeant Madden,” art done by manager CAHILL'S protege, JOHN F. WILKINSON, 14-year-old student. EDWARD J. WALSH, former manager. Strand, is now making home in West Roxbury. Manager MORRIS PEARLSTEIN, Modern, is also interested in Arena wrestling bouts. RUTH THOMPSON, cashier, Colonial, is taking golfing lessons for exercise. MRS. WARREN L. RAND, wife, The Ex¬ hibitor correspondent, is back from Worlds' Fair vacation. MRS. VICTOR DUBOIS, wife of publicity assistant, vacationed in Worcester. On the morning of June 16, manager JOSEPH J. CAHILL will turn the Brockton over to high school students when more than 700 will be in graduation exercises. Fall River JOE BEAN, assistant manager, Capitol, and GEORGE SEMPOS, assistant manager, Durfee, have "swapped” jobs. Both theatres are oper¬ ated by NATE YAMINS. Construction work on the new South Main Street theatre of HERMAN ROCKLIN and SAMUEL ROBINSON is temporarily held up pending demolition of the store buildings to m ' k j way for the entrance and lobby. NATE YAMINS, one of the leaders of the Allied States Association, hops to Minneapolis next week to attend the annual convention of that body. Yamins has been active in Allied circles since the inception of the body and is expected to take a prominent place in the pro¬ ceedings. HYMAN KAPLAN and JEANETTE SHILANSKY, New Bedford, secured a license to marry. Fall River Herald News is running serial story of "The Academy of Music in the Old Days,” by THOMAS R. BURRELL, manager for many years of the Academy, now the oldest showhouse in the city. NATE YAMINS, owner, Durfee, has donated use of theatre to New England Southern Con¬ ference, Methodist Church, for conference love feast and morning worship services June 11. Haverhill WILL LAVERY’S Lafayette has a new mar¬ quee. Lawrence Broadway, CHRIS McHALE, manager, will soon begin extensive remodeling work. Estimated cost of the work is $8,000. "Believe It or Not” BOB RIPLEY broke up customary accuracy by printing a drawing of four theatres which he said were located side by side on Main Street, and were operated by the THE EXHIBITOR same company. Theatres — Strand, Modern, Broadway, Palace — stand side by side on Broad¬ way. There is no Main Street in this city. Furthermore, the Strand is a private enterprise while the Modern, Broadway and Palace are owned by Warners. Lowell NORMAN GLASSMAN, Rialto, is visiting friends in California. License Commissioners IRVING H. CHAD¬ WICK and THOMAS B. DELANEY, Superin¬ tendent of Police MICHAEL H. WINN and newspapermen witnessed preview of "The White Woman” at the Tower. ART KEENAN, Merrimack Square, manager, was host to some 1000 kiddies Saturday, May 27, all members of Lowell Safety Council, junior police group. NATE SILVER, manager, Strand, has opened his summer cottage at Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. MRS. ROY HEFFNER was host to members of the Lowell License commsision, Chief of Police MICHAEL WINN, and newspaper repre¬ sentatives at a special showing of "White Woman,” Tower, EDDIE SOKOLOWSKY, man¬ ager. FRANK BRIEN, Merrimack Square doorman, is enthusiastic over "The Beer Barrel Polka.” TONY POTASH, Merrimack Square stageman, drove up to Portsmouth, snapping pictures of survivors of submarine Squalus. NORMAN GLASSMAN, manager, Rialto, left, with the Mrs. May 29, for an extended trip to California, scheduled to have arrived in Holly¬ wood June 4. MISS ALICE CUMMINGS is manager of the Rialto in his absence. WALTER J. SARGEANT, advertising man¬ ager, Tower, has resigned. Lunenburg Whalom Park house suffered loss of its scen¬ ery storehouse by fire May 20. GUY PALMER 23 TON, manager, estimated damage at $4,000. Fitchburg, Leominster and Lunenburg firemen fought the blaze which started a brush fire that burned over three acres. Fire was spotted 1 5 miles away by a Mount Wachusett forest fire lookout. Malden The 1,200-seat Mystic, Malden, operated by E. G. and GEORGE A. RAMSDELL, general managers, closed last week. Neivburyport JAMES TOBIN, Premier, manager, was pleased with business for a Boston radio hill¬ billy unit. Footlights were on for first time in a decade. North Brookfield JOHN and LEE HOWARD, Star, are planning to raze the present building, construct a new one. North Easton Easton, North Easton, J. USTON’s house, closed June 3. Randolph MISS PHYLLIS WILLIAMS, local dancing instructor, used the Randolph for annual recital. Salisbury Salisbury Drive-in was installed with RCA sound equipment, CHARLES CORRADINI, owner. Salisbury Beach New Salisbury Beach Open Air Theatre opened May 19 for its first season. Under construction "SONS OF LIBERTY” PREVIEW. At an advance showing, under the auspices of Boston’s RKO theatres, The Exhibitor’s cameraman finds (top row) the colonial-costumed doorman; Judge David Rose; the Reverend Michael Ahern, Temple Ohabei Shalom’s Samuel Bernhard, B. C. Shapiro; and (bottom row) Warner publicist Marty Weiser, RKO division manager Harry McDonald, Father Ahern; Dr. Alexander S. Spiegel, Maurice Goldsmith, Ellis J. Swartz, Maria Spiegel (the one-time "Jackie Coogan” of Germany); Assistant U. S. District Attorney Jackson J. Holtz, Massachusetts’ Director of Collections, Attorney A. M. Alpert. "Sons of Liberty” is Vitaphone’s tribute to Patriot Haym Solomon. June 7, 1939 N. E.