The Exhibitor (Jun-Nov 1941)

24 tion. . . . District supervisor Paul Kundze, formerly manager here, managed both houses during Jack’s absence. Springfield Ernie Whitford, erstwhile assistant manager, Court Square, is reported doing well as manager of the Gaiety. . . . Fred Marshall, Court Square manager, is grooming Jerry Finnegan for the work of assistant. Finnegan, student at American International college here, has held var¬ ious positions on the staff. Marshall re¬ ports hearing from Bert Jackson, former Court Square manager, doing well in Miami, Fla. Ed Smith, Paramount, took a four-day fishing trip to Maine last week, and the boys are waiting for reports of the big ones he caught — and those he didn’t. . . . George Freeman, Loew’s Poli, reports business best during the weekend. George is arranging a number of school contacts for “Billy the Kid.” . . . The Art, Fred Bengle, projectionist, who has been ill for several weeks, returned to work. “The Tip-Off,” which appears every other issue, gives you authentic in¬ formation on business. Taunton Manager Melvin Druker’s State was used for a double feature Portuguese show. . . . Staff of operator Cyril Hayhow’s Casino includes his mother, Mrs. Marie Hay how; John O’Donnell, and James Cunningham projectionists, Joseph Tier¬ ney, George Salisbury, and Muriel Lock¬ hart. . . . Manager Joe Rosa’s Grand was recently used by Immaculate Conception parish for “Here Is Ireland” movie. . . . Fred Camara, manager Art Pinkham’s staff, M. and P. Park, is now at Camp Edwards. Westfield Benjamin F. Mikels, Bill Harding's Park, resigned. One reader calls The Finger-TipFile his Bible. Only in this publication will you find this exclusive service. Worcester When Max Terhune made a personal at the Loew-Poli Plaza, manager Bob Portle had Mayor William Bennett doing every¬ thing from giving Max the keys to the city to interviewing him on the radio. The mayor also attended a dinner in honor of the actor. Portle also arranged a street parade, had Terhune entertain children in a hospital, throw out the first ball at the Holy Cross-Brown ball game, and enter¬ tain city’s magicians. Carlotta Jenks resigned from the LoewPoli Plaza, succeeded by Ann Wolzac. . . . Merle Grampietro is new in the LoewPoli Elm Street box office. . . . Bob Portle, manager, Loew-Poli Plaza, played host to Michael Bartlett when the singer’s film, “The Lilac Domino” played. . . . Bob Crosby obliged manager Dick Owens with an appearance in a department store to autograph records while playing the stage of E. M. Loew’s Plymouth. . . . Frederick Reynolds and Desmond Jackson are now at the Plymouth. . . . Harold H. Maloney, manager, Loew’s Poli, doesn’t fear radio competition. He even runs a trailer bally hooing one of the stations here. . . . Agnes Falvey, secretary to manager Owens, Ply¬ mouth, is on a three week’s vacation in California. . . . Elmer R. Daniels, man¬ THE EXHIBITOR ager, M. and P. Capitol, has the air-condi¬ tioning system completely overhauled. . . . Leo Lajoie and Bill Halloran, assistants, Capitol, hie off on vacations. . . . With Frank Mannette, New Haven, taking over the post of assistant, Loew-Poli Plaza, Russ Moriarty has hied off to Newfound¬ land on a defense job. . . . Thomas Marley, Howard Israel, and David Sher have been added at the Plaza, succeeding Wil¬ fred Williamson, John O’Day, and An¬ thony Raymond. Concord Arthur K. Dane, former assistant man¬ ager, Palace, Penacook, has taken a simi¬ lar position with the Concord. Providence Alton C. Emery who, with his brother, operated downtown theatres for a number of years, and who owned the Hope, left no will when he died at his home in Cranston. His personal estate is estimated at $100,000. . . . Better Films Council of Rhode Island, Mrs. Frank Allen Hill, president, held its 16th anniversary lunch¬ eon meeting. Edward M. Fay and Mrs. Fay arrived in Los Angeles last week. Fay is attending the MPTOA convention. The Fays went by train to Chicago, where they took the Chief. . . . George E. French, RKO-Albee manager, has gone to New York where he will act as vacation relief manager in RKO houses during the summer, return¬ ing here for the Albee opening in August. Assistant manager John Kane is in charge of the Albee during the summer closing. During the summer a crew of painters will go over the trim of the theatre. While the State Legislature ponders ways and means of raising new revenue to balance a $17,000,000 budget, a state lot¬ tery bill, bitterly fought, is growing in favor. Bill as drawn permits four draw¬ ings a year with 50 per cent of the gross income going to ticket holders as cash prizes. The rest would be divided among cities and towns permitting lotteries. Nashua Ed Sullivan is new on manager Fenton Scribner’s staff, Shea’s Tremont. . . . Stunt to build up patronage is being used by manager Fenton Scribner, Shea’s Tremont. State, in sending out two passes to selected list of parents of new babies, with ticket dated years ahead for baby. Scribner re¬ ceived considerable publicity in Nashua Telegraph for his idea, which was “bor¬ rowed” from a baby announcement in the form of a theatre ticket. In every issue, there can be found many service departments to help you operate your theatre with the maxi¬ mum of efficiency. Pittsfield Strand was used for the first annual concert and dance of the town boys’ band. Wolfeboro For the third time, Ansel N. Sanborn, Casino proprietor and member of the Governor’s Council, issued a blanket in¬ vitation to the 447 members of the State Legislature as well as scores of other State House attaches for a day of recreation at the Lake Winnipesaukee resort. He prom¬ ised “no speeches, no politics, no eats.” But — he offered “a nice full moon” along with dancing, bowling, boating and motion pictures. Date was June 4. Rk ode *3^d(cincl Pawtucket Katherine Lashway, daughter of man¬ ager A1 Lashway, Strand, recently married Joseph Cullen, in the hay and grain busi¬ ness in Pawtucket. . . . The new car is proving very handy for William Spragg, M. and P. district manager, who is making many trips these days to Falmouth, where the circuit is getting a new house ready. . . Bill Morton is handling the publicity for the USO drive in Pawtucket. Bob Grossman screened “Sarajevo” at the Avon for the local reviewers. . . . Wardell Jukes, RKO-Albee house artist, plans to leave with his family for a trailer trip to the coast immediately after Shrine circus closes at Narragansett Park. Jukes is doing some of the decorating work for the circus, and Mrs. Jukes, professionally known as “Alma,” is performing on the same show with the Lamar troup of aerialists. The Jukeses will be joined by their 12-year-old son, Ringo, who has been living with relatives in Memphis, for the trip to California. A sudden epidemic of hold-overs — “In the Navy” at the Majestic, “Love Crazy” at Loew’s State, and “I Wanted Wings” at the Strand — left Edward M. Fay with¬ out a show to put into his Carlton, so he booked the re-issue of “Devil Dogs of the Air.” Only The Exhibitor gives you a complete local coverage. Richard E. Farrell, former RKO theatre publicist in Providence and New York, and in recent years a reporter for the Providence Evening Bulletin, died at his home in his 40th year after an illness of eight weeks. Farrell, following gradua¬ tion from Holy Cross, worked on papers in Worcester and Providence, and then became press agent for the RKO-Albee, at the Keith Memorial, Boston, later work¬ ing out of the RKO home office in New York. In addition to many public offi¬ cials, the funeral services were attended by Albert J. Clarke, manager, Majestic, and Mrs. Frank J. Ryan, former RKO publicity associate. Mrs. Farrell, who sur¬ vives, is the former Lea Duhamel, one¬ time director of publicity for Paramount in Rhode Island. l/ermont Burlington Vermont exhibitors joined in a five-way promotion scheme, taking part with the Army Recruiting Service, the Vermont Transit Company, United Airlines, and the Vermont Flying Cadet Committee in the exhibit of a dummy cockpit of a Douglas DC-3 transport plane in Vermont towns of 2,000 or more population. Cockpit was in¬ spected by hundreds in the lobby of the Paramount, Barre, at the premiere of “I Wanted Wings” and next the exhibit came to the lobby of the Flynn as good ex¬ ploitation for the same picture. June 11, 1941