The Exhibitor (1951)

EXHIBITOR NT-3 A' Coast Guard.” U. S. Coast Guardsmen and the crew members of the cutter Tampa, joined city, theatre, and ex¬ change officials in activities in front of the theatre and a colorful parade on Canal Street to the theatre where they participated in festivities. Attention was focussed on the rescue of 295-pound Leo Seicshnaydre, resident manager. Repub¬ lic, as he made a sensational slide for life down a wire attached to the summit of the theatre, and stretched across the street to Elk’s Place. Key officials of the coast guard paraded en masse. Captain Frank A. Leahy entertained the press, city, theatre, radio, and motion picture exchange officials at cocktails. Recent changes at 20th-Fox place Henry Harrell as road salesman, with Earl Perry climbing into Harrell’s posi¬ tion as office manager. E. K. Williamson replacing Perry as head booker, and John Ganacheau is booker. Ganacheau was with UA until the recent change of ownership. Mr. and Mrs. Waddy Jones, Connie and Milton Aufdenorte, “Wee Willie” fisherman William Cobb, and Milton White returned from a fishing excursion to Grand Isle, La., loaded down. A. J. Rosenthal, Silver City, Alexan¬ dria, La., took time out to chat with friends. Visiting were: Jack O’Quinn, Kaplan, La.; E. R. Moody, Drive-In, Meridian, Miss.; Lee Fung, Musu, New Iberia, La.; Frank Francois, Algiers Drive-In, Al¬ giers, La.; Ed Delaney, Pike, Magnolia, Miss.; Mayor Lew Langlois, New Roads, La.; Ad Orkin, Amite, Jackson, Miss.; Lefty Cheramie, manager Rebstock, Golden Meadows, La.; Robert Molzon, Norco, La., and Max Connett, Newton, Miss. Tom Neely, National Theatre Supply, was a Hammond, La., visitor. . . . Robert Haire, representative. General Register, visited with Tom Neely. Frank Francois, Aligers Drive-In, join¬ ed the family of Exhibitor readers, ditto the Joy staff; L. C. Montgomery, Sr., and Jr.; E. A. MacKenna, and G. Y. Har¬ rell, Jr., Manley’s, Inc. E. L. Beaud, Southern Repair Service, is now located in his new shop at 2555 Acacia Street. President E. H. Stevens, and daughter Linda, after visiting with manager Ed Constantine and staff, left for Dallas be¬ fore returning to headquarters in At¬ lanta. William “Skipper” Capener, whom old timers remember as manager. Alamo, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. MacDonald Reid. He was 77. He was tagged “Skipper” by his fellow employes of the old Saenger Amusement Com¬ pany. The firm maintained a summer home on the Gulf Coast, where Capener loved to while away his leisure time boating and swimming. Maurice Duke, producer, Allied Artists’ “Disc Jockey,” was recently host to the trade press at a cocktail party in New York City, and is seen above with tal¬ ent agent Sam Melcher at the affair. W. A. Tucker, Wisner, La., was in merchandising. . . . F. G. Pratt, Jr., Vacherie, La., was pow-wowing with fel¬ low members of Allied Gulf States. Mamie Dureau is back from Connecti¬ cut and Gotham. . . . Jules Chapman was visiting with friends and former FC business associates, in the interest of Harry Thomas. . . . The Ritz Drive-In, Forrest, Miss., will have an early July opening. M. A. Connett is one of the owners. Claude Bourgeois, former office man¬ ager, Dixie, before donning Uncle Sam’s uniform, was around. Merdell Engelbracht, Republic’s physi¬ cal service department, was off an a vacation. . . . Harry Roberts, 20th-Fox shipping department, is vacationing. A Victory celebration was in store for Paramount employees at the Court of Two Sisters. In attendance were to be: manager Wm. Holliday, Loraine A. Cass, Edgar E. Shinn, Harold S. Wyckoff, Milton T. Aufdemorte, Irma A. Rogers, Clyde Daigle, Louis S. Dwyer, Lucille J. Breeland, Jacquelyn A. Thon, Jane R. McDonnell, Mary J. Morris, Charlotte A. Ricks, Barbara M. Klein, Althea B. Suarez, Joan P. Huguet, Beverly Ann Luquet, Juanita M. Richard, Inez H. Michael Bergher, U-I manager in Brazil, recently recalled to New York City to be reassigned to head the company’s operation in Japan, meets trade press representatives with Alfred E. Daff, di¬ rector of world sales, in New York City. YOll I Gnmml Convsuniwn MISSISSIPPI THEATRE OWNERS ASSOCIATION ★ Beuna Vista Hotel BILOXI, MISS. ★ Sun. Mon. Tue. June 24 25 26 ★ LOTS OF FUN AND A UTTLE BUSINESS! This splice, contributed by EXHIBITOR I _ June 13, 1951