The Exhibitor (Jun-Nov 1944)

NT-4 THE EXHIBITOR THIS FULL-COVER OVERHEAD SIGN attracted at♦ention to the recent Broadway run of RepublVs ''Atlantic City" at the Repub'ic, New York. Wide spread radio and newspaper coverage was handled by Harry Goldstar**. Br«"dt office, and Nathan Cutler, manager. Rail. . . . We understand that Glenn Lazar has the kind of convertible coupe that “Dick” Feldman dreams of when he is not busy with the rhumba routine. . . . Bill O’Mara was busy laying new tile floor in the booth at Keith’s. . . . Stewart Steves is just sitting back, admiring the neat job of painting on the marquee at Keith’s. Just to be sure that he came back from Oneida Lake with some sort of fish, Eddie Kearney bought a three-pound lobster at the fi h market. . . . Fred She tier, chief of service, Paramount, got father’s consent to join the Navy, and is a certain candy girl lonesome! We know in our own mind that George Spicer is not jealous of the way “Flash” McNulty makes the news. . . . “Al” Pros¬ ser, engineer, RKO-Schine Paramount, suffered an attack while at work, and died before he could be removed to a hospital. . . . Mabel Vanola, assistant manager, Loew’s Strand, was back from vacation. . . . Johnny Eccles, Eckel projectionist, was on vacation but the spot was a mystery. To find a '' RE-ISSU E”—or a current "HIT” — there is no equal to the method of The FINGER TIP File Cost: 55c * Ask about it! Soft/ only for the service of subscribing theatres. In ordering enclose the proper remittance In cash, stamps , or check. All forms are sold under a 5 -day money-back guarantee. THE EXHIBITOR BOOK % SHOP Conihutcti as a Scr i ire & Com rtes y lo Snbsi fibers by JAY EMANUEL PUBLICATIONS, INC. 1225 Vine Street • Philadelphia, Pa. Stage and Wall Drapes JOS HORNSTEIN has it! EYEING THE EXCHANGES with Bob Goldberg New Youk — The MPA (Motion Pic¬ ture Associates) the organization devoted to charity and benevolence in the indus¬ try, is doing a very fine job at the Stage Door Canteen, it was revealed last week by Morris Sanders, president. A group of 35 of its members, whose names will be forthcoming in a later i sue, devote three hours per week to bus boy work at the Canteen. This service has bee*1 in exist¬ ence for the past six months, a d Sanders stated that the volunteers expect to receive badges identifying them with the industry in the next few weeks. Congratulations go to Sanders and the members of MPA. Universal Newsreel: Harold Goldstein, ex-booker, will be discharged from the Army at Fort Hamilton soon and will re¬ sume his old position. . . . Alice Messik, telephone operator, was injured in an automobile accident last week, and was taken to the Harbor Hospital. She badly injured her shoulder, and the doctors re¬ port that she is doing fairly well. This reporter wishes to extend hi sincere sympathies. . . . Fred Mayer, New York booker, left for vacation last week, and refused to say “un mot” as to where he was going. United Artists Announcements: Humor¬ ist Ben Levine, head booker, left for the second half of his vacation last week to be spent in the oeace and quiet of Platts bure. . . . Ema Sager, secretary to Ed Mullen, assistant branch manager, left for Baltimore, Md., last week to visit her mother, who is quite ill. . . . Pau’ine Naiman, the charming cashier, left for New England last week to spend her vacation. . . . Rene Silverberg, assistant to Jrhn McKenna, Jersey booker, was all excited about going to Florida to visit her G. I. heart throb who expects to leave for over¬ seas duty shortly. Metro Mirror: About 15 members of the booking department had a rip snortin’ good time at Coney Island’s Steeplechase last week. They visited everything from the Tunnel of Love to the Merry-GoRound, and returned home with an ice cream cone in one hand and a bex cf cracke" jack in the other, blissfully happy. ... We wish to extend our sympathies to Virginia Aaron, bcoker, whose aunt passed away last week. She left for Bal¬ timore, Md., in order to attend the cere¬ monies. Republic Revue: Hanna Eckstein, booker, left last week for a much deserved vacation to be spent at Moodus, Conn. . . . Private Raymond Rose, formerly of the accounting d.partment, is reported to be in England, and wishes to be remembered to all the boys on Film Row. RKO Roundtable: Jack Finklestein, the likeable booker, who has been w;*h PtCQ for almost 15 years resigns from his posi¬ tion on Sept. 1. The tiade exienas uest wishes to him. He will enter the field of accounting. . . . Bill Hartman, New York booker, left for a much anticipated vaca¬ tion. . . . Eddie Carroll, New Jersey repre¬ sentative, left for California to see his son, who is stationed there. Lynn Goff was in from the Army post at Pine Camp( G. I. haircut and all) for the banquet. . . . Johnny Klock must have en¬ joyed all parts of the banquet. Alex Michalski, Oswego projectionist, finally admitted his gge when he at last came here. . . . Bill Doss was very con¬ spicuously absent from the banquet. “Howie” Kennar must have pulled the correct strings to get the whole day off to attend the union festivities. . . . “Buddy” Roe, former local projectionist, returned to the Norfolk, Va., Navy Yard after fur¬ lough. . . . Lloyd Tracy seems to come in very handy as a banker when the boys are a little short. Shirley Brennan (no relation to Peggy) is new at Keith’s. . . . Don Cole, Auburn, and George A. Brown reemed to be having a small time Altec reunion of their own. . . . Wonder why Francis Miller is being nicknamed “the bat man?” . . . We were glad tc see Tom Brogan in from Auburn. . . . Eddie Cummings, lccal projectionist, tcok a plane to New York for a vacation. (Good thing he had his reservation made for the return trip.) — J. J. S. For Up to the Minute News On What Pictures Are Being Released, Consult The National Release Date Guide. Watertown William Leonard, projectionist, Olympic, is back on the job after vacationing. . . . Cleveland Rock, projectionist, Olympic, was offered $50 for his automobile. He says the radio is worth more than that. Keep Up With the Headlines In the World Of Television Weekly In This Publicati zn. THIS WINDOW WIN A ■w run prr/iu> chip M'tRORYS ,i<j toh!> re rut rut hhum cr fount , i\ m. r wrntreo ■j>£ctrr BLsnk Ifimunw mf/mxtw' A POTATO CHIP COMPANY co-operated in window displays placed in Brooklyn sto'es fea‘u_ing potato peeler* a la k.p. in connection with the recent showing of MGNA's ' See Here, Private Ha-grove" at Loew's Metropolitan. Arrangements were made .by Ben Simon and Norman Greenberg. August 30, 1944