The Exhibitor (1951)

NT.4 EXHIBITOR A1 Webb is manager, Carver and Har¬ lem, Austin, Tex. He was formerly of Dallas. . . . H. R. Poor, Sadler, Law, Tex., is remodeling. . . . B. R. Hughes sold his Milford, Milford, Tex., to J. M. Butler, Wanrika, Okla. $an Francisco On the sick list was Freida Stafford, b o 0 k e r-stenographer, Columbia. . . . After joining in festivities to celebrate the opening of Robert L. Lippert’s 586car Terrace Drive-In, designer Gale Santocono and Mrs. Santocono left for a week-long vacation at Coffee Creek, Trinity County, Cal. . . . Frank Woods, Robert L. Lippert executive, was host at the party and dinner which officially launched the Terrace. Among those who enjoyed the dinner were members of the press and Valley district manager E. W. Stokes and Mrs. Stokes; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ludwig (he’s Lippert chief accountant) ; Mrs. Woods, Mrs. Santo¬ cono, comptroller Mary Kenny, and J. Earl Henning, Lippert executive. Presi¬ dent Robert Lippert was also on hand. . . . Another happy showman is Jack Allen, manager. Stage Door, with “Tales of Hoffmann’' due to open at his theatre. Mark Ailing, manager. Golden Gate, will inaugurate his new policy of topname personalities for intermittent stage shows by bringing Josephine Baker on July 11. Personnel changes at the Golden Gate include the appointment of Jack Nadler, formerly of RKO Theatres, New York City, as assistant manager, replacing George Reckis, who joined the marines. Also appointed to assistant manager is Ed Symons, State College, Cal., to take over the post left vacant by Edward Craton, who resigned to work with his father in the grain business at Portland. . . . Helen McCaffrey is now secretary at Metro. On vacation from MGM were Pat Littlewood, telephone operator; George Schaeffer, shipper, and Grace Lennox, inspectress. . . . Warners had a pleasant time with the visit of R. H. Haines and H. M. Herbel to manager A1 Shmitken. Herman Wobber, west coast division manager, 20th-Fox Film, announced the promotion of Gene Newman from assist¬ ant to Wobber and Byran Dale Stoner to salesman in the North Coast, Sacra¬ mento Valley, and Nevada territories. Edward Reid, San Francisco booker, was upped to Newman’s former spot, and Teddy Gelber, at one time with Paramount, is the new booker. . . . Spencer Leve, Fox West Coast division manager, in Los Angeles attended the farewell dinner given by Charles Skouras for Harry Seipel. . . . Manager Donald Vroman Telenews, was slugged by an armed bandit and the theatre’s office safe was robbed of $616. George Mann, president. Theatre Service Agency, announced that Super¬ ior Court Judge Theresa Meikle, “a very good friend to San Francisco showmen,” was honored here by the Mexican gov¬ ernment for her part three years ago in restoring to Mexico over 700 paintings Margaret Sheridan, left, star of RKO’s “The Thing From Another World,” and Mrs. Edith Lynch, RKO studio repre¬ sentative, enjoy a moment of relaxation at the recent convention of the Allied Theatre Owners of Kansas and Missouri and National Drive-In Theatre Owners conference in Kansas City with, from left, Sol Frank, Chief, Coldwater, Kans.; Leon Bamberger, RKO sales promotion manager; Trueman Rembusch, Allied States head, and president, National Al¬ lied, and Jay Wooten, newly elected president, ATO of Kansas and Missouri. taken to this country during the Mexi¬ can Revolution. Another North Coast Theatres stunt dreamed up by district manager Graham Kislingbury, and promoted by Anne Belfer, with assistance from U-I exploiteer Mike Vogel, consisted of a luncheon for several prominent San Francisco “figures,’’ all weighing around 300 pounds, where they, as “The Fat Man,” were the guests of “The Invisible Man,” to promote “Abbott and Costello Meet The Invisible Man.” “Fabiola’’ was given the advance treatment by special screenings. Miss Belfer was assisted by United Artists publicist Lou Maren. . . . Another livewire publicist is Bill Blake, who blows the trumpet for the Golden Gate. Plans for the “Del Mar Special” and the 1951 PCCITO are practically com¬ pleted, it is announced by President Rotus Harvey in his invitation to all exhibitors to attend the convention on July 16-19 at Del Mar, Cal. Special com¬ partment and drawing room cars will leave Seattle at 12:30 p.m. Standard Time, on July 14. These special cars will arrive in Portland at 4:30 p.m. the same day, and pick up the Portland special cars, leaving Portland at 4:50 p.m. Seattle and Portland delegates will arrive in San Francisco at 12:30 p.m. on July 15, where Gray Line buses will pick them up for lunch and a tour, re¬ turning them to the San Francisco Ferry Building at 5:30 p.m., where the San Francisco group will meet them, and the combined cars will become a special train. The special train will start rolling south at 6:05 p.m. Upon arrival in Los Angeles, buses will meet the train for a special studio tour. After the studio tour and luncheon, the buses will pick up the delegates for the last lap of the trip to Del Mar, which will be reached at 4:15 p.m. Return space will be arranged for those who wish and request it at the time of their original special train reservation. Seattle M. R. Dunsford has sold his Island, Vashon Island, Wash., to Lloyd Raab. . . . Roy Haines, western sales manager, Warners, was here from New York, ac¬ companied by Henry Herbel, western district manager, Los Angeles. A1 Oxtoby, Portland branch manager, was here for conferences with Pete Stewart, Seattle branch manager. In the extensive remodelling of the former ELC exchange for the Para¬ mount branch offices, safety film vaults are being installed. At a meeting of the Motion Picture Owners Association in the New Wash¬ ington Hotel, the members were ad¬ dressed by attorney Robert Graham, of Bogle, Gogle, and Gates. Rex Jackson, merchandise manager, Orpheum, has been promoted to assist¬ ant manager. Music Box, succeeding William O’Hotto, resigning to go to Alaska. . . . Chris and Lolita Casper are the parents of a daughter, Roseanne Mary, born on May 15 in Swedish Hos¬ pital. Casper is manager, John Ham¬ rick’s Blue Mouse. Walter Hoffman, Paramount exploita¬ tion representative, is taking over the Denver and Salt Lake territory of Bob Quinn while the latter is vacationing, and promoting the premiere of “Ace In The Hole” at Las Vegas, Nev. . . . Betty Benson, booking stenographer, MGM, resigned, and is leaving for Arizona to be married. Margaret Jarvis moves up to the booking steno job, and Dorothy Mayeno succeeds her. . . . A1 Scholl, assistant manager. Blue Mouse, left to spend his vacation on the Olympic Peninsula . Carrie Crowe, Colum¬ bia, began a vacation. . . . Fred Mercy, Jr., was here from Yakima, Wash., gathering up his two sons, Frederick and Richard, who finished their year at Lakeside School. . . . Art Slater, North¬ west Film Service, and Mrs. Slater re¬ turned from their honeymoon motor trip. Bill Galloway, booker-office manager, Universal-International, and Amy Gal¬ loway, his wife, booking stenographer, 20th Century-Fox, left on vacation. Mrs. Galloway has been succeeded by Maria Fiorita. . . . Chester Weaver, who re¬ cently sold his theatre at Onalaska, Wash., but who still does the booking and buying for it, was on The Row. Bob Cleveland, salesman, RKO, left for a swing through his Eastern Washington territory. . . . Hal Boehme, Favorite, returned from Oregon. Among state Northwest exhibitors on The Row were: Ray Strawick, AutoVue, Spokane; Vance and Mrs. Weskil, Cclfax; Lionel Brown, Edmonds; Ed and Art Zabel, Olympia; Joe Lewis, Snoqualmie; C. J. Rockey, Everett; Mickey De Leo, Port Townsend; E. A. and Mrs. Darby, Naches; Walter Graham, Shelton, and Chilt Robinett, Raymond. Jiote 13, 1951