The Exhibitor (Jun-Oct 1939)

away from show business and opened real estate office next door to Keith’s. New usherettes at Lieberman Strand are Dorothy Anderson and Vera Waschuck. Cashier Eleanor Bonapart resigned. . . . James Raspa, usher, Brockton, has been appointed leader of the high school band. . Manager Morris Ralby, Park, struck something new in give-away idea by giv¬ ing kids Hallowe’en masks and goblins. . . . Manager Frank Clements, Strand, has a new advertising program system and distributes cards giving six full weeks advance shows. Eileen Mullins, relief candy attendant, Brockton, is home from a summer season at Brant Rock. . . . Usherettes at Strand are now snappy in blue coats and red skirties. . . . Mascot Jackie Clements, son of manager Frank Clements, Strand, is a daily visitor. . . . Manager J. Joseph Cahill, Brockton, entertained son, J. Clarke Cahill, Cleveland. . . . Lobby of Brockton is be¬ ing dressed up. . . . Renovating at Strand is now in full swing. Clinton A special Saturday afternoon feature has been introduced for the child patrons of the Strand by manager Joseph P. Liss in the form of a Question Bee program. Children participating range in age from 8 to 12 years and the members of the team having the highest number of points are each presented a silver dollar. . . . Members of the Clinton High school foot¬ ball eleven were guests of manager Liss. Fall River Desirous of aiding local talent, manager Bill Canning, Interstate Empire, sponsored an Opportunity Night. If any of the en¬ tertainers prove their worth, they will be given time on the Empire stage and at other Interstate houses in New England. When Glenda Farrell, movie star of the Torchy Blaine series, was in Fall River, playing at the Interstate Empire, the new act written for her proved so ultra so¬ phisticated that it was found unsuitable. Manager Bill Canning, sensing the fact it was not going over at all, got Glenda and the master of ceremonies together and the three worked out a little repartee for the remaining two days of Glenda’s visit. . . . George Sempros, assistant manager, Nate Yamin’s Capitol, motored to Springfield, Massachusetts, to act as usher at a close friend’s wedding. . . . Interstate Theatres Corporation donated their Durfee, man¬ ager Chris Joyce, to the Bristol County Teachers Association for their annual con¬ vention meeting. Haverhill Colonial launched a series of “Sidewalk Interview” broadcasts from lobby, through tie-up with WLAW. Mikes will be turned on every Saturday afternoon at 1. . . . Colonial conducts “Toy Matinee,” tie-up with American Legion post. Each child is admitted on presentation of a toy at door. Legion will distribute toys in a Christmas basket project. . . . Marcelle Cloutier, candy concessionaire, Colonial, moved. Dorothea Bailie succeeds. . . . Doris Shea, daughter of Dan Shea, Colonial stage manager, has been visiting her parents here and has returned to Philadelphia home. Lawrence Strand Company of Lawrence, Inc., affiliate of Morse and Rothenberger, signed a contract for new RCA Photophone sound in the Strand. Jerry Lonergn has joined the Palace ushers’ staff. . . . I. J. Hoffman, Dan Finn THE EXHIBITOR and Cy O’Toole, Connecticut; Max Melincoff and Burt Jacocks, Boston, Warner ex¬ ecutives, were in. . . . Officer Bill Busby, police escort for Warner night deposits and popular member, local force, died. . . . Palace, Harry Furst, manager, has had its marquee remodeled. . . . Thieves stole traveling bag and goods from auto of Cy O’Toole at the race track. Leominster Bill Yager, manager, Plymouth, awarded Baby Sandy dolls to six girls at Satur¬ day matinee in connection with “Unex¬ pected Father.” . . . Moe Jaffe, manager, Metropolitan, also is supervising the Greendale, Worcester, and will serve in a similar capacity for the new Levenson Brothers house in Shrewsbury. Lowell Rialto, Norman Glassman, manager, has started a new dinnerware set series. . . . 23 Arthur Keenan, manager, Merrimack Square, was on the general committee for the testimonial party to Francis P. Cor¬ bett, chairman of the Lowell Safety Coun¬ cil. . . . Merrimack Square theatre’s run of $1,000 a Touchdown” brought in many Lowell Keith Academy undergraduates and graduates to see young Jim Hogan, Keith academy graduate, who had a bit role in the picture, which was directed by his uncle, Jim Hogan, Paramount. Keith Academy is named after B. F. Keith. Norman Glassman, Rialto, Lowell, has equipped theatre with Brenkert Enarc lamps, Robin Imperial Steadypower gen¬ erator, Vallen All-Steel curtain track and control; a new sound screen. Capitol The¬ atre Supply Company did the work. Lynn When a patron of the Comique reported to the police that she had left her hand¬ bag there, John Brennan, fireman, re HAPPY mm Tuberculosis is still the greatest killer of youth . . . and takes fifty per cent more girls than boys be¬ tween the ages of 15 and 25! Two modern aids that help the physician detect tuberculosis in its earliest, curable stage are the tuber¬ culin test and the chest X-ray. Your purchases of Christmas Seals make it possible, not only to teach people that tuberculosis is prevent¬ able and curable, but to look for early stages of this dread disease among children who seem to be in good health. So from now ’til Christmas, mail no letter — send no package — unless it is decorated with the Christmas symbol that saves lives! BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS The National, State and Local Tuberculosis Associations In the November 1, 1939 N. E.