The Exhibitor (Jun-Nov 1944)

NT-1 m \m\m\ New York State Buffalo Deepest sympathy goes to Mary Phelan, secretary to Vincent R. McFaul, Shea’s general manager, on the passing of her beloved mother. . . . Gertrude Rubach was hurt in an auto crash on the Lake Shore Highway, Harmony Camp, Canada, when an auto swerved from the highway. She suffered a head laceration and pos¬ sible brain concussion. A cousin of RKO’s John and Francis and Republic’s Helen Rubach, it is hoped for her speedy re¬ covery. Petite Dorothy Wolicki, Universal staff, was off to Maryland for a week’s vaca¬ tion. . . . Congratulations go to Jake Rappeport on the occasion of his 25th year as a theatre manager. Festivities took place at the Propis Grill, with many film folk gathered to do him honor. Harold Hughes, in charge of arrangements, did a splendid job. Jim Constantino was in booking. . . George Mason, Shea’s Great Lakes, went to Detroit, Mich., for a week-end. . . . Clara Gross. New York, visited her sister, Lee, Shea booking office. . . . Charles B. Taylor, Shea public relations director, spent this week at Big Wynn Inn, Ontario. . . . Gerry Spandau, Universal branch head, was off to New York for a meeting. Pete Dana, Pittsburgh, Pa., branch man¬ ager; Dave Millei. district manager, and John Scully, district manager, Universal, were in town for a sales meeting. . . . Bertha Seelbach, Universal cashier, was on vacation at Toronto, Canada, with Marie R.oessel former Buffalonian, now Universal’s office manager and cashier at Cleveland, 0. . . . Congratulations go to Frances Rubach, RKO inspectress, who is celebrating her 25th year along Film Row. . . . Bill Carroll, Shea publicity staff, va¬ cationed with his family in Pittsburgh, Pa. Nettie Price, Universal’s friendly biller, was off to Canada to spend the balance of her rest. . . . Gus and Mary Basil, Basil circuit, were preparing to move into their new Hollywood apartment above the new Colvin, Kenmore. . . . Rita Brand, Lafay¬ ette, returned from a month’s vacation, and Lucy Fiore left for hers. . . . Caroline Elster has been added to George Mackenna’s secretarial staff at the Lafayette. . . . Jane Wheeler returned from a one week vacation. Film row was sorry to learn of the hur¬ ried removal of Arnold Febrey’s wife to the Memorial Hospital. We anxiously await word of her improvement. . . . Condolences go to the family of Otto Schoeppel, former Service for Sound JOE HORNSTEIN has it! EYEING THE EXCHANGES with Bob Goldberg New York — National Screen will hold the first of its annual sales meetings at the Waldorf-Astoria on Sept. 8, 9, and 10. The remaining two will be held in Chicago on Sept. 15, 16, and 17, and in Los Angeles on Sept. 22, 23 and 24. The conventions will deal mainly with the forthcoming sales drive for George Dembow, named in his honor. . . Lilly Seidman, booker for the Harry Harris circuit, is vacationing at Lake George with her hubby, Cy Sey¬ mour, National Screen Service salesman. . . Ben Schreiber, booker and division manager, Five Boro circuit, received ser¬ ious injuries when a steel sliver lodged in his eye. He had to undergo an oper¬ ation, and is now walking around the ex¬ change pirate style with a natch. Belvidere, Majestic, and Granville, Brooklyn, are now being booked by Island circuit. . . . Fisk, Winfield, L. I., has been dis¬ mantled, and is now being used for a warehouse. . . . Manny Kaplan, booker for Warners, may be seen pacing up and down the exchange floor, the accepted ac¬ tion for expectant fathers. Metro Mirror: Moe Rose, booker, left last week for a much anticipated two week vacation to be spent doing nothing in the Adirondacks. . . . Sylvia Smith, booking clerk, is very proud of the souvenir her husband, Irving, sent her. An ex-Universal Newsreel photographer, he obtained a doll carried around the necks of the Jap soldiers for luck from a very unlucky prisoner of war. . . . Howard Levy, city salesman, will spend his vacation meditat¬ ing and fishing in the Sound. . . . Suzanne Armand, sercetary to Ben Abner. New Jersey branch manager, left last week for her vacation Universal Newsreel: Harold Rosen, ex¬ city booker, ha? been transferred from his post in England, where he was a pianist with the Army band, to an unknown sec¬ tor of France. ... In a recent letter, Stanley Gluckman, former Universalite, stated that he has been assigned to a bomber as a radio operator at a base on a newly gained island in the Pacific. RKO Roundtable: Dorothy Post, the charming Long Island and upstate booker, left for her vacation last week. . . . Sadie Poller, secretary to Herman Silverman, office manager, is on her much deserved vacation. Universal booker, who passed away last week. — M. G. FIRST CLASS PETTY OFFICER MORTY ROSENFELD, son of Jack Rosenfeld, prominen* New York film personality, is currently stationed at Sampson. THE EXHIBITOR Paramount Paragraph: Ed Bell, dy¬ namic New Jersey salesman, is vacation¬ ing. . . . Rita Novick, secretary to Myron Sattler, is tanning herself on a much de¬ served vacation. . . . Rita Nacklerio, con¬ tract clerk, resigned to take up residence in Bridgeport, Conn. . . . Irwin Kallman, print clerk, will spend his two week va¬ cation tramping around the countryside with the State Guard. Notes From UA: Tommy Farrell, as¬ sistant shipper, resigned in order to go under observation in a local hospital for a niece of shrapnel lodged in his leg while he was a flight officer in the Army. His position will be filled by Norman Letarte. . . . Private First Class Tony Agoglia, exbooker, in a recent letter from France, stated that he is safe and well, and wants to be remembered to all his buddies. . . . Gertrude Studou, assistant cashier, learned last week that her two GI brothers, who have not seen one another for almost a year, met quite by accident in France. . . . Beatrice Lehrer, inspectress in the film room, while visiting her sister at the St. George Hotel, slipped in the bathtub, fracturing her nose and chin. She is feel¬ ing better now, and is under the care of the hotel physician. Pathe Paragraph: Wes Anderson, water tender, second class, ex-head shipper, was in on furlough last week. He is serv¬ ing on an amphibious supply ship. . . . Bob Donahue, Jr., photographer extraor¬ dinaire, returned from Italy where he was covering the battle for Cassino. The big¬ gest thrill to this globe-trotting poppa was that, despite his seven-month absence, his two year old baby recognized him im¬ mediately. . . . John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and associates saw a special screening of “Rockefeller Center,” and were very well pleased with the preview. He stated: “I am very grateful for the time and effort that has been put in by your staff in making this production, which gives such an ac¬ curate portrayal of Rockefeller Center.” . . . Larry O’Reilly, newsreel cameraman, has concluded his work for the “This Is America” series in England, and will re¬ turn as soon as the necessary arrange¬ ments can be made. ... In a recent letter from Radcliffe Hall, former narrator, he stated that he has just finished a very tough basic, and is now a true blue Ranger. He will be transferred to Fort Benning, Ga., for a course in combat radio work in preparation for overseas duty. . . . Leather¬ neck Harold Otere, formerly of the cut¬ ting room, recently landed with the first wave of assault troops on Saipan. In a recent letter to his buddies at Pathe, he stated that the going was really rugged, but he is very proud that he was able to be a part of the “big show.” Rochester Loew’s district manager Charlie Kurtzman chose western New York, Chautau¬ qua Lake to be exact, for his vacation after taking over Loew’s here during the first week of manager Lester Pollock’s vacation. . . . Harold Morton, Providence, R. I., covering Loew’s vacation circuit, FOR RENT Moving picture theatre fully equipped. 700 seats. Located at 305 Market St., Newark, N. J. Apply Owners FLEISSNER, 129 Pulaski St. Projector Repair and Parts JOE HORNSTEIN has it! N.T.S. August 16, 1944