The Exhibitor (Jun-Oct 1939)

24 THE EXHIBITOR EVERY WEDNESDAY THERE WILL BE A NEW ISSUE OF THIS PUBLICATION COMPLETE IN COVERAGE SERVICE AND A LAST MINUTE REPORT ON WHAT'S DOING IN THIS INDUSTRY OF OURS since February, it occupies 10 acres, is fitted with latest sound and projection machines, accommo¬ dates 900 cars. Springfield West Springfield’s only theatre is the Majestic, operated as a friendly neighborhood house by CHARLIE RUBIN. MR. and MRS. RUBIN, incidentally, are the proud parents of a newly born son. NATHAN E. GOLDSTEIN, president, and VINCENT B. H. ("HARRY”) SMITH, division manager, Western Massachusetts Theatres, Inc., are now in the wilds of northeastern Maine on a bit of fishing vacation. J. R. VOGEL, Loew’s visited Springfield this week with HARRY SHAW, district manager, operating out of New Haven. MR. and MRS. FREEMAN, Loew’s, earlier in the week, motored to Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, where they chose the cottage they will use this summer when Freeman has his vacation. While on the trip, the Freemans motored near the rescue operations of the sub¬ marine, Squalus, and watched them for some little time with powerful glasses. Springfield theatre managers were caught un¬ prepared this week when the mercury soared to 90, hitting the hottest May 27 in local weather history. CARL JAMROGA and other managers of the Winchester Amusement Company’s neighborhood house circuit this week conferred with the Metro Premium representative. Somerville Manager CHARLES PICKETT, New Ball Square, reopened his house May 2 8. House has been completely rebuilt. Sturbrid ge New Drive-in opened. It’s owned by the Shore Acres corporation. Drive-in gave RCA installers little time, but RCA made it, with a two-week’s installation job. Drive-In, on site of former Sturbridge Fair¬ grounds, was opened on schedule after less than a month of building and preparation. Ten ramps for automobiles are located inside racing track, with accommodations for 600 cars. W atertoivn NICK DEL ROSSI, Cameo, is an ardent Yankee baseball fan. Wollaston JAMES E. YOUNG, electrician, Franklin Park, the old Grand Opera House, the Boston Art Museum, and a direct descendent of Presi¬ dents John and John Quincy Adams, died May 2 5 at his home. Worcester Glendale Drive-in, owned by Greendale Corp¬ oration, is scheduled for RCA installations. Manager HAROLD MALONEY, Loew’s Poli, used both Treasure Island and the New York World’s Fair as the basis of nifty tie-in signs under marquee. ANDY SHARICK was here from New York to beat the drum for Universal’s "Mikado.” Worcester theatre managers take satisfaction in knowledge that at least they don’t have to buck night baseball, dog tracks, horse tracks. Manager HOWARD PETTENGILL, Warner, active in Front Street Merchants Association, arranged for drawing of major prizes in May Festival from Warner stage. RALPH McGOWAN, manager, Plymouth, expects his brother, JACK McGOWAN, Holly¬ wood playwright, to visit him here sometime in June. J. R. VOGEL, New York, and HARRY SHAW, New Flaven, dropped into town to look over the situation for Loew’s. MAURICE HERBERT JAFFE, manager, Metropolitan, Leominster, and MISS LOTTIE SEGAL, Fall River, secured a marriage license in the office of the City Clerk in City Hall. NEW HAMPSHIRE Derry Plaza is awarding passes in conjunction with advertising in Engle-T ribiine. RHODE ISLAND Newport JOHN H. BARKER, former fireman, Strand, died May 23 as a consequence of an ailmenc suffered in World War service. Parvtucket CLINTON F. PAYNE, owner, LeRoy, trailertripped to the Cape. With a group of exhibitor friends from Bos¬ ton, MARTIN R. TOOHEY went on a fishing trip down in Maine. Providence ABE SPITZ, inveterate traveler and oldest of Providence showmen, was off on a West Indies cruise. Artesian well ED FAY is having dug under the Majestic is the first step toward a cooling system. In town to handle advance exploitation for "Captain Fury,” State, was FLOYD SCOTT, UA home office. Over the Memorial Day holiday, TONY RO¬ MANO — who says he is a good sailor — accom¬ panied RALPH SNIDER, on the latter’s 100-foot schooner Varuna from Gloucester, Massachu¬ setts, to Portland, Maine, where Snider visited his theatres. ED McBRIDE gets to the ball games in Bos¬ ton whenever possible. Shrine circus, opening at Narragansett Park, will be troublesome competition, exhibitors generally agree. Event always has drawn well. That new picket fence around ED REED’S house was built personally by him. JULES LEVENTHAL, New York legit pro¬ ducer, rented RKO-Albee, which had shut down for summer on May 31, inaugurated summer show season with EDDIE DOWLING starred in "Our Town.” Leventhal took house on straight rental basis and sent RAY PAYTON to Providence as manager, a post he held when the Leventhal shows played the same house two years ago. Regular house staff, headed by assist¬ ant manager JOHN KANE, remains under Lev¬ enthal banner. VERMONT Jeffersonville WARREN CHASE’S Town Hall, summer spot, opened for the summer, closed almost immediately. June 7, 19)9