The Exhibitor (Jun-Nov 1944)

NT-1 \\m v\\ m \m\m\ New York City Crosstown Columbia Exchange Chatter: Dave Jacobs, Brooklyn booker, left for his vaca¬ tion last week to be spent in the lofty heights of the Adirondacks. . . . Pearl Elsohn, booker, had an unexpected visit from her kid brother, Sergeant Dick Gold¬ stein, who is in town from Camp Cook, to convoy a group of prisoners of war to an internment camp in the above mentioned state. . . . Frances Stiflitz, secretary to Ed Holloway, office manager, is spending her vacation with her hubby, Leonard, just returned from the Normandy invasion front. MGM Exchange Mirror: Screwball story of the week. Harry Margolies will be a very wealthy man when he returns from his vacation because it seems that the ex-roller skating champ placed many bets that he could skate to Poughkeepsie, and, true to his word, the champ put on his skates, and was off. . . . Helen Markowitz, secretary to Sid Stockton, office manager, left for her vacation last week, to be spent basking in the sun at Lake Champlain. RKO Radio and RKO executives were guests at the annual party sponsored by RKO president N. Peter Rathvon held at the Apawanis Country Club, Rye, last week. Charles Koerner, RKO Radio vicepresident in charge of production, was guest of honor, and others attending in¬ cluded Ned E. Depinet, RKO Radio presi¬ dent, and Phil Reisman, foreign sales vicepresident. Golfing followed a luncheon. UA Home Office Notes: Staff Sergeant Charles Flynn, formerly with the foreign department, was a recent visitor in town, having completed 25 bombing missions within five months over Germany. . . . On vacation were: Leon Roth, at Woodburn; Augie Schallack, art department, in Pitts¬ burgh, Pa.; Stella Newman, Herb Jaediker, art director, taking it easy out in Long Island; Helen O’Dea, Flora Gordon, Manny Silverstone, and Phil Dow. . . . Helen Friedman, secretary to Paul Lazarus, Sr., is leaving the company after 10 years. Pioneer, Brooklyn, closed for alterations. . . . Island Theatre Circuit is buying and booking for the Belvedere, Grandview, and the Majestic (Seneca Avenue), Brooklyn. . . . New operator of the Manor, Livingston Manor; Roscoe, Roscoe, and the Maple, Jeffersonville, is Harden Theatres, Harvey D. English, owner and general manager. . . . Westbury Theatre Corporation, of which Gary Piccione is president, is now operating the Westbury, Westbury, L. I. Pete Lewis, New York Film Board of Trade, was off for two weeks’ vacation to East Haddam, Conn. Henry Danziger returned from a two-week rest. Stage and Wall Drapes JOE HORNSTEIN has it! TITLE TITLES THE NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Saul Trauner were spend¬ ing their vacation at Lake George. . . . We cf the industry wish a speedy recovery to Charlie Wishnew’s wife. . . . Ben Abner, New Jersey manager for Metro, is a scout for the exchange managers’ and film salesmen’s ball team which will play at the Jersey Allied outing. . . . Dave Snaper has been elected um¬ pire for this event, and says no betting will be allowed. . . . Eddie Lachman, owner, State, Boonton, N. J.. is busy lining up exhibitors for the Allied team. . . . Fay Reiss, Metro film room inspectress, has a new hair-do. . . . Little Kitty Schwartz, Metro film room night shift, has an iron clad nerve, and thinks noth¬ ing of working from midnight to 8 A. M. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Lou Lane were vacation¬ ing in Maine. He is an executive of State Film Delivery. Miss L. Livoti is the first female to join inland Theatre Circuit who will do her own buying and booking. . . . Arthur Kernan, 17, is now in the Army reserve. He is the son of Moe Kerman, branch manager, Astor Film Exchange. Jack Leff is the proud father of a new born baby girl, six pounds, named Roberta Sue. Leff is owner of the Acme, Brooklyn, an active member of the Unaffiliated Inde¬ pendent Exhibitors, and treasurer and at¬ torney for the Independent Operators Union. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boasberg were off on their vacation with the first stop Buffalo, and then Saranac Lake. Boasberg i? district manager for RKO. . . . Joe Lee was in on a business visit from RKO Exchange Roundtable: Dorothy Post, Long Island and upstate booker, left for her much anticipated vacation. . . . Charles Boasberg, division manager, braved the crowds, and also left for his vacation. . . . John Dacey will leave for his vacation next week to be spent at his sister-in-law’s 75 acre estate in Brookhaven. L. I. Monogram Exchange Mirror: Etta V. Segall, head booker, visited the Washing¬ ton exchange last week accompanied by Gladys Murray, Washington booker. Miss Segall will also celebrate her birthday by going tc the Chicago convention. . . . Ben Price, New Jersey salesman, is confined to his home due to illness. . . . Ed Morey, head of exchange operations, broke his leg last week, but is reported doing nicely. Republic Exchange Revue: Dave Black, Brooklyn salesman, is vacationing at some unknown spot. . . . Ed Walton, assistant to James Granger, general sales manager, is coming to the New York Exchange to spend a few days. . . . Plans are being made to redecorate the exchange. Warner Exchange Window: Rita Dorkwit, secretary to Norman Ayers, district manager, is browning herself on a much deseved vacation. . . . Miss Brunner is en¬ joying her vacation to its fullest. Paramount Exchange Paragraph: We wish to extend our deepest sympathies to Sybil Mayer in the death of her father. . . Joe Davis, office manager, is recuper¬ ating from a hard winter on his vacation. Rene Press, booking department, was That’s Sol August 9, 1944 THE EXHIBITOR Detroit, Mich., where he is exchange manager for 20th Century-Fox. . . . Thorn¬ ton E. Kelly, impressario of conventions and outings for Allied Theatre Owners of New Jersey, is taking a rest for a couple of weeks up in the White Mountains. Lou Costello, screen and radio star, paid a visit to his old friend, Otto Marbach, where he purchased some 16 mm. film, and in no time at all about 100 employees working in the Film Center building heard about it, mobbed him, and got his auto¬ graph. . . . Mr. and Mrs. George Ida ReUner, partners, York, celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary at the Essex House. . . . Morris Markowitz, 55, recently passed away. He was a veteran in the business as a theatre owner and exchange manager, and his last position was as a theatre man¬ ager for one of Prudential’s houses in Long Island. Dave Kahn, managing director, Palace, Morristown, N. J., issued an invitation to everyone in the armed services wearing the Purple Heart to attend his theatre at any time as his guest. . . . Jim Matthews, Action Motion Picture Service, was in on a furlough. . . . Nate Schultz was in on a business trip from Cleveland, O. So was William Onie, Monogram Cincinnati, O., branch, who was seen talking things over with Nate Furst. Seymour Schussel is back from hi« vaca¬ tion, and all set to talk business with his accounts. . . . Zig Wilcheck, theatre insur¬ ance broker, celebrated his 75th birthday at the Hotel Astor with 150 close friends and relations. He was presented with a wrist watch and a gold money clasp. . . . Joe Rosensweig, co-partner, Empress, is a summer batchelor. His wife is recuperating at Fallsburg following a slight operation. . . . That item last week should have read Sidney (Chick) Jacobson, not Johnson, whose boy, Herbert, was such an avid Dodger fan that he came all the way to Brooklyn from Farmingdale, N. J., where his dad owns the Strand, to see his favorite team play ball. another vacationite. . . . Private Nat Stern, former booker, sent the gang at Para¬ mount many letters from his station in New Guinea. . . . Henry Randel, branch manager, returned from his vacation. . . . Private Sam Lake, former salesman, said in recent letters from Cherbourg that he seems to be getting in a rut (meaning that all he does is dig fox-holes) . . . Max Mendel, Brooklyn and Long Island sales¬ man, returned from a vacation at Lake Placid, looking very brown and chipper. . . . Nat Bier, upstate salesman, started a much needed vacation last week. Janice Renchler, publicity director, Skouras circuit, last week left for parts unknown to spend her vacation in peace and solitude. . . . Ben Levine, upstate and Long Island booker for United Artists, left for his much deserved vacation last week. . . . Otto Sabbattino, Universalite, was promoted last week from day shipper to night inspector. . . Jean Goldberg, formerly with 20th Century-Fox’s account FOR RENT Moving picture theatre fully equipped. 700 seats. 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