The Exhibitor (Jun-Oct 1939)

22 THE EXHIBITOR schedule. . . . Dave Kaufman, art depart¬ ment, was reported to have received three pheasants and a “charley horse” in his first day of hunting. . . . Mr. and Mrs. W. J. E. Brown, mother and dad of Lou Brown, re¬ cently visited. CONNECTICUT Bridgeport Most interesting and timely lobby dis¬ play in a long while was manager Morris Rosenthal’s exhibition of inventor Simon Lake’s actual scale models of submarines dating back to the beer keg number of 1904 and including the latest 7500-ton freight carrying type. ... A way with the women has Gary Carney, aged six, son of Robert (assistant manager, Majestic) and Anne (Globe cashier) Carney, who was feted on his birthday. . . . After two weeks at the Warner, usher George Hauslaib added his name to the growing list of lads who have quit the business. Manager Sam Handelman, Capitol, his wife and daughter flew from Washington to Newark after their recent trip to the nation’s capital. . . . Cashier Doris O’Hara, Warner, has been replaced by Rose Bartolini. . . . Ralph Mauro, Western Electric sound man, celebrated his 10th wedding anniversary. . . . John Pedgorski, new usher, Majestic, spends his summers as a lifeguard. . . . Strand Amusement Com¬ pany bowlers are swinging into mid-win¬ ter form. Once again Loew executives took an orchid into the lap of manager Matt Saun¬ ders, Loew-Poli, as they prepare a port¬ folio of his ideas on a publicity campaign for “A Day at the Circus,” which will be given to all circuit managers showing the film. . . . New man on the usher corps at the Majestic is Marlowe Evitts. . . . Usherette Dorothy Parker, Miss Bridge¬ port 1937, and Joseph Panuzio are closer than the hands of a clock at midnight. . . . Ushers Frank Muldowney and George Hauslaib, having left the Warner staff for greener fields, new men are Thomas Snyder and Ralph Decker. — C. K. Ne tv Britain Warner Brothers are battling a suit in Superior Court over the Embassy mar¬ quee. Attorney E. A. Mag, representing his mother, claims the marquee infringes on her next door property, cutting off light and air to which the property is constitutionally entitled. Last year War¬ ner Brothers spent several thousand de¬ fending a similar suit over its West Main Street marquee, finally won a judgement to recover costs but were still out part of their defense expenses. Randolph Mailer, Strand manager, and Joseph Bornstein, Embassy manager, were picked by Mayor George J. Coyle for the committee that conducted the celebration over new Main Street. Judges of the jitterbug contest were Barney Pitkin, RKO exchange manager, New Haven; John Glackin, Arch Street owner; Robert Vance, publisher, New Britain Herald; Peter Perakos, Palace owner; John Kata, State owner; Frank Linehan, Rialto man¬ ager. Owen Mailer, son of Strand manager, is recovering from painful burns. . . . War¬ ner Brothers capitalized on front page news photos in local paper of movies in “Torpedoed” of Royal Oak. Next day they booked the picture for the Embassy. Joe Borenstein, manager, bought up copies of newspaper, plastered the house with them. Lillian Prills is through as cashier, Strand. Mary Sheehan was advanced to cashier. Newcomer Lena Pruchnicki is relief. . . . Mrs. Randolph Mailer, wife of Strand manager, is home from a Brook¬ lyn hospital. . . . Nickel advance on ad¬ missions at two local Warner Brother houses has not stepped up income so far. W aterbury I Carmen Mascoli, Alhambra, is back at work after a visit to New York. . . . Eddie Mascoli, Cameo, made the trip with brother Carmen. . . . Mike Sirica, making three trips weekly to the exchange, is about all set with his fall product. . . . Nick Mascoli, Carrol, has instituted pro¬ gram changes. . . . Civic players soon to present their first play. . . . George Loukides, Loew-Poli, was very active in the formation of the recent Rooney-Garland fan club. Ed Fitzpatrick, manager, LoewPoli, is the recipient of a medal. . . . Fred Quatrano, Lido, is on leave. . . . Alvin Freedman, Loew Poli Press Club, has made some extensive tie-ups on “Babes in Arms.” ... A Silver Dollar Jackpot Quiz, has been inaugurated at the State. Game is sponsored by Peter Paul and WATR broadcasts the quiz direct from the State stage. — M. S. MAINE Portland Visitors: Carl De Vizia and Tom Feloney, 20th Century-Fox. . . . Lester Hughes, Paramount salesman, found out in Waterville this week it’s expensive to defy a stop light. . . . State begins a new sidewalk broadcast feature replacing the weekly sidewalk interviews. Program was aired Tuesday for the first time and is a quiz question and answer feature “What’s Your Answer?” . . . Mrs Harry Botwick, wife of the State manager, left for New York City to act as delegate to the annual Hadassah convention. Mrs. Botwick is president of Portland’s Senior Hadassah. Automobile show opened for a week at the Exposition Building. Event drew im¬ mense crowds. . . . Linda Ware and Henry Armetta have been booked by the Maine Civic for their opening week, the latter three days of the week of November 20. Theatre has renovated and redecorated the premises of the former B. F. Keith’s, a Portland landmark in the theatrical field. It is Portland's oldest theatre and has been closed for several years. . . . Several amateur shows in town this week divert attention from the movie house. When a timely show opened at the Maine for the Hallowe’en season, “The Return of The Frog” and the other “The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” Maine played up the program with skeletons, spooks, and red and green shaded lights in the lobby. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Saul Hayes, Boothbay Harbor were guests over the past week-end of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Young. . . . Louis Gagney, Strand usher, who recently was married, left his job right afterward. He is being replaced by Donald Drossell. . . . Bill Fields, Empire, evidently finds work is agreeing with him. He is putting avoirdupois on fast. . . . Marjorie Mulhern, Empire cashier, took a week’s vacation. . . . Cupid has shot a little arrow into Bill Field’s heart, so the rumor goes. Portland opened with a new premium give-away. . . . Work has been resumed in real earnest at the Casco after the an¬ noying delay regarding permits, etc. Dif¬ ferences at last have been ironed out and the work is being speeded up for a pos¬ sible Thanksgiving Day opening. . . . George Myshrall. new Columbia salesman appointed for Maine, recently made his first visit to Portland managers. . . . Man¬ ager Stone, Portland, has opened his Sig¬ net Vanity ware premium plan. South Berwick, Harvey L. Hingley, who formerly oper¬ ated a garage business at Marblehead, Massachusetts, reopened the Park, with RCA Photophone. MASSACHUSETTS Brockton Strand personnel have adopted two new cats. Both have been named by cashier Myrtle Johnson as Bananas. . . . Manager Morris Ralby, Park, advertised dish give¬ aways by having spread of dishes in many beauty shop windows. . . . Epidemic of fires in district such as those that threat¬ ened City, this city, and Opera House, Rockland, had resulted in authorities sug¬ gesting reward for capture of alleged fire bug. . . . Bob Nickerson, former assistant manager, Colonial, and then manager, State, Stoughton, just can’t seem to keep ALLEGHENY UPRISING. The RKO production boasts of a cast which includes Claire Trevor and John Wayne. William Seiter directed. November 1, 1939