The Exhibitor (1951)

EXHIBITOR NT-1 NKWS OF THE BRANCHES Cincinnati Nate Wise, publicist, RKO Palace, ar¬ ranged for six popular television shows to plug Columbia’s “The Brave Bulls” when that film played his theatre. Vance Schwartz, president. Tent 3, Variety Club, and Albert Glaubinger, former ELC branch manager, opened the Distinctive Theatres and Lighthouse Enterprises with Betty O’Leary, for¬ merly with Northio, in charge of the office. Lenora Hessel has replaced Miss O’Leary at Northio, and Clara Caipe is the new secretary to Selig Seligman, Northio vice-president and district man¬ ager, replacing Doris Barker, retired. Herb Schwartz, Kentucky salesman for Columbia, has been transferred to the Albany office, replaced by William Stan¬ ford, a former Columbia booker. . . . James Rairdon is new manager. Para¬ mount, Fremont, O., replacing Dick Pessley, who has gone to the west coast. J. B. Rosen, 20th-Fox branch manager, and Robert McNabb, office manager, at¬ tended a convention in Los Angeles. . . . H. E. Otto opened the Lake View DriveIn, Burnside, Ky. . . . Phil Chakeres, Springfield, O., operator, was vacation¬ ing in Florida. . . . Schine closed its local branch, with local business being handled hereafter from the Cleveland office. Milton Gurian, Lippert branch man¬ ager, was in Huntington and Charleston, W. Va., on business, and Margaret Woodruff, office manager, spent a week¬ end in Bellefontaine, O. . . . Allen Strulson, 20th-Fox West Virginia salesman, is recovering from injuries received when his car was involved in an accident. New officers of Variety Wives, in¬ stalled at a luncheon in the clubrooms are: President, Mrs. Morris D. Dennis; first vice-president, Mrs. T. N. Gold¬ smith; second vice-president, Mrs. Mel Martin; recording secretary, Mrs. Jack Finberg; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Sol Greenberg, and treasurer, Mrs. Sam Weiss. The Wives ended the social season with a birthday party for members with birth¬ days in April, May, and June. Leis were worn for identification, and small gifts were distributed. The evening’s dancing was concluded with a midnight supper and the cutting of a birthday cake. The MGM Club held a recent “Bingo” luncheon, followed by the screening of “Excuse My Dust.” During the business session, the following officers were installed: President, Dorothy Lang; vice-president, Mike Berger; secretary, Mary Younger, and treasurer, Florence Hermann. This bannered mobile boxcar was pro¬ moted from the local “40 and 8” unit of the American Legion by RKO Palace, Cin¬ cinnati, to bally Columbia’s “Sante Fe.” In the “bundles from heaven” depart¬ ment, congratulations are being extended to A1 Laile, Jr., former manager, Americus, a daughter; Ray Piccola, former manager, Hyland, a boy, and to Ruth Rudin, charming U-I receptionist, who became aunt to a girl on May 28 and to a boy on the following day. Visitors included: Dorman Law, Rose¬ ville, O.; Joe Poe, Jr., Aberdeen, O.; Ray Hautz, Milford, O.; Jack Needham and Mark Cummins, Columbus, O.; Cliff Thompson, Sterling, 0.; Moe Potasky, Troy, O.; Bill Settos, Springfield, 0.; John Valakas, Harrison, 0.; Vernon Berg, Yellow Springs, 0.; Kenneth Rob¬ ertson, Greenville, O. ; Hank Davidson, Lynchburg, 0.; Barton Crook, Chillicothe, 0.; C. J. Porter, Beckley, W. Va.; Goode Homes and Donald and Everett Keesling, Bramwell, W. Va.; Clyde Mc¬ Coy, Williamson, W. Va.; Jerry Jackson, Williamsburg, W. Va. ; Russ McCallahan, Irwin, Ky.; J. N. Brandenburg, South Shore, Ky. ; Charles Scott, Vevay, Ind.; Guy Greathouse, Aurora, Ind., and Jack Jackson. Cleveland Warner Theatres is renewing the lease on the neighborhood Doan. With the Hippodrome going to Herbe'rt Scheftel and Alfred G. Burger and the Doan now crossed off the list, WB local houses are now reduced to the Allen, Colony, Vogue, Uptown, and Variety. The Esquire, operated under lease since the fall of 1948 as a first-run house by Henry Greenberger, closed. Greenberger will shortly announce his future plans. Robert Richardson, former ELC branch manager who was absorbed by United Artists, resigned. . . . George Blazer, tax expert, and Mrs. Blazer are in Honolulu to celebrate their 25th wed¬ ding anniversary. . . . Vincent Lauter, for “Fantasia,” West, Barberton, 0., did a lot of promotion work. Margaret Sheridan, starred in RKO’s “The Thing From Another World,” was a guest at the recent convention of the Allied Theatre Owners of Indiana at French Lick Springs, Ind., and is pictured above with some of the delegates. At upper left, the actress is flanked by Trueman Rembusch, left, National Allied and Indiana Allied president, Mrs. Rembusch, Marc Wolf, Variety Clubs International Chief Barker and treasurer, Indiana Allied, and Mrs. Wolf, while, at upper left. Miss Sheridan is glimpsed with Sam Neall, Allied vice-president. Allied secretary William A. Carroll chats with Miss Sheridan at lower left, and, at lower right, the actress is seen with exhibitor Peggy Richardson, Crothersville, Ind.; Russ Brentlinger, RKO branch head, Indian¬ apolis; exhibitor Flo Kaufman, Terre Haute, Ind.; Mrs. Brentlinger, Otto Ehert, RKO, and Oscar Fine, president. Premier Theatres, a leading circuit in Evansville, Ind. Jinie 13, 1951 MIDEAST