The Exhibitor (1950)

NT-2 EXHIBITOR Manager Kay MacNamara and assistant manager John Patno, Allyn, Hartford, Conn., have been conducting a series of Sunday morning service staff meetings for discus¬ sion of various aspects of theatre operation, and seen at a recent meeting, from left, are: Patno, James Barrows, Donald Dupont, Russell Bartholomew, William Hoyt, Henry Phillips, Henry Callander, Robert Owens, Walter Oliver, and Ray MacNamara. The many industry friends of Judge William J. Day were saddened to hear of his recent death. Judge Day presided at the South Boston District Court, and for many years represented the Motion Picture Operators Union, Local 182. . . . Louis Consolini’s new Canaan, Conn., Drive-In opened. This 500-car ozoner has a complete Century water-cooled system installed by Massachusetts Theatre Equipment Company, headed by P. Ed¬ ward Comi. Located on the site of the former Canaan airport, Consolini’s new open-airer attracted much space as the only drive-in in that area. . . . Jean Downie is the new secretary to G. Fred¬ erick Geisler, branch manager, Princeton Film Center, Inc. . . . Myer Miller, shipper, RKO, was on a leave of absence to undergo a series of operations at the New England Hospital. . . . Helen Fink, inspectress, RKO, was recuperating fol¬ lowing an operation at the Massachu¬ setts Osteopathic Hospital. . . . RKO branch manager Hatton Taylor, form¬ erly with RKO in Detroit, has become a full-fledged state citizen with the receipt of his Massachusetts driving license. . . . Beth Donnelly, stenographer, RKO, has opened her summer camp in Canton, Mass. . . . Stanton Davis, RKO booker, amazed his colleagues and your re¬ porter, who lost $5 to Davis when he was challenged to name the 48 states in a five minute period. The patriotic Davis astounded the entire office force when he rattled off the 48 in 22 seconds. Glimpsed in the district was Walter Young, owner, Strand, Farmington, N. H. . . . Carol Spaulding is new in the RKO office as the new assistant cashier. She replaces Ruth Bulmer, who left for San Francisco, where her brother is in the theatre business. . . . Edward Klein, Bay State Film Company, left for Lans¬ ing, Mich., to witness the graduation of his son, Dr. Harold M. Klein, at Michigan State. The younger Klein will practice in Florida. Sam Horenstein, Manley, Inc., prior to leaving for Kansas City home office sales meeting, installed the first and only popcorn machine at Braves Field. Also attending the sales meeting were Richard Warner, Connecticut; John R. Stillphon, Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire, and Irving Horenstein, location analyst. ... Nick Russo, form¬ erly with SRO, joined Paramount’s field force, working on “The Lawless.’’ . . . William Pine visited. . . . Congratula¬ tions go to Larry Lasky and Mrs. Lasky, formerly Eleanor Robinson, secretary to E. M. Loew, on the birth of their first child, Ellen at the Beth Israel Hospital on May 23. New Haven Crosstown Miss Lorraine Bartini, West Haven, was chosen “Miss New Haven” in the special “Miss America” pageant held at Loew’s Poli. . . . Ralph Civitello, Avon, reported that the special Jewish show held at his theatre was a success. . . . Laurel Francis, daughter of Herman Platcow, Crown, celebrated her second month birthday. . . . Dixwell will have its “Miss America” pageant to choose “Miss Hamden” on June 22. . . . Yo-yo contests for the youngsters were set for the Dixwell, Hamden, Howard, and Lawrence, New Haven, and Rivoli, West Haven. . . . Dr. Jack Fishman, Phil Saslau, and attorney Lawrence C. Caplan, Fishman Theatres, are planning on spending the summer at Woodmont. . . . Charles Blackman, Bijou, will take his vacation on June 19, while Ann Crittendan, office girl-relief cashier, is also scheduled to vacation at the same time. . . . Manager Sid Kleper, College, is to start his vacation on June 25. . . . Assistant manager Ray Flynn plans his vacation for July 17-Aug. 6, with part of it to be devoted to National Guard training. . . . The College had promotions and bally for “A Ticket to Tomahawk,” including library bookmarks, imprinted bags, radio contests, window cards, and displays. . . . John DiBenedetto, Poli, Worcester, Mass., was in. Manager Jim Darby, Paramount, sched¬ uled his vacation starting on July 3. . . . The Paramount continues to get bally The recently-built auto entrance at the Pilgrim, Boston, makes the theatre New England’s only house with a directconnecting entrance to and from a park¬ ing garage. The wall separating the theatre from an adjacent garage was broken through, and a boxoffice was in¬ stalled, enabling patrons to pass directly from their cars into the theatre without being exposed to the weather. Here Harry Goldberg, Pilgrim manager, greets Miss Joan O’Shea, first patron to use the convenient new theatre entrance. from the “Stop the Housework” contest tieup. . . . Truman Ferguson, Whitney, will be installed as president, Hamden Rotary Club, on July 3. Congratulations. William B. Zoellner, head, MGM short subjects sales and reprints, was in last week for a visit. Meadow Street Sam Seletsky, B and Q Theatres, Boston, stopped off to visit with Sam Hadelman, Grand. ... A new air-con¬ ditioning system at the Shelton, Shelton, is in operation, and a newspaper story was given recently. . . . Harry Fishman, J. V. Fishman, and Phil Saslau, FishmanTheatres, were in Boston recently. . . . The Victory, New London, had a “Miss America” pageant to select “Miss New London.” . . . Mike Piccirillo joined the Hartford Operating Corporation. . . . The Palace, Danbury, had a big cooking school. . . . The Bristol, Bristol, started on its summer policy. . . . The Garde, New London, has “Talent Night.” . . . Plans are reported in progress for a drive-in at East Windsor on the south side of Witch Hill Road. Walter Kupchunas, Windsorville Road, Wapping, is reported to be the owner. . . . The drive-in on Route 6 A, Waterbui-y, is reported having grading done. . . . Dorothy Lucas, former UA employee, is the latest addi¬ tion at Monogram. . . . Bill Hutchins, National Theatre Supply, was at the Intel-national Px-ojection Cox-poration factory, Bloomfield, N. J. Variety Club, Tent 31 Plans were going forward last week for the big benefit show being sponsox-ed by the tent. Radio, stage and screen stars will form the nucleus of the show at the Shubert on June 25 for the benefit of the Boy’s Village. Milford. The show, according to Ray Wylie, Chief Barker, will be one of the sex-ies of events being planned by Variety for the building fund in which the club is interested. Plenty of tickets are available at the Variety Club headquai-tex-s, and the Shubert. Tickets are also available at United Artists, Amalgamated Buying Service, Monogram, Paramount, RKO, 20th Cen¬ tury Fox, U-I, and also from Fi-ank Ferguson, Whalley Theatres; James Darby, Paramount, and from Harry F. Shaw and Lou Brown, Loew Poli, all active in the affair. June 1U, 1050