The Exhibitor (1952)

EXHIBITOR NT-3 Abe Montague was in to attend the funeral of his sister, Mrs. Bessie Fried¬ man, mother-in-law of Leonard Appel. Fred Parker, Mendon, Mass., Drive-In, broke his arm when he fell off the screen structure. . . . Edna Dullay, 20th-Fox biller, resigned to enter another business. . . . Joe Gould was in aiding in tubthumping “Tomorrow is Too Late.” . . . Milton Pollack has been appointed man¬ ager, E. M. Loew’s Milford, Conn., Drive-In. . . . Bill Freiday, Windham Drive-In, Windham, Me., underwent surgery at Pratt Diagnostic Hospital. The screen of Samuel Nyer’s Trenton Drive-In, Ellsworth, Me., was blown down during a storm. . . . Leon Foster, for many years a salesman with National Theatre Supply, is hospitalized. . . . The Square, Medford, Mass., owned by Allenberg and Ramsdell, closed. So did ATC’s State, Milton, Mass. . . . The Canaan Drive-In, Canaan, Conn., has been sold by the Consolini brothers to a resident of Hyde Park, N. Y. New Haven Crosstowr H. Cohn, Dixwell, arranged with the Ivy Street School Cub Scouts for a special benefit show. For “Jack and the Beanstalk,” manager Cohn contacted the Board of Education to notify the chil¬ dren of the film . Sam Hadelman, Grand, managed to get in some golf. . . . Mrs. Lucille Masella, wife of Tony Masella, manager, Loew Poli Palace, Meriden, was recuperating at Meriden Hospital after surgery. . . . Theatre¬ goers who attended the benefit per¬ formances of the New Haven County committee of the Children’s Center at the Whitney saw arts and crafts on display in the lobby. . . . The Dreamland gave out free target tops to youngsters. . . . On Mother’s Day, the Whalley and Whitney gave out corsages and flowers to the first 50 mothers attending. Florists cooperated. Warners launched a 15-city tour in behalf of “About Face,” by songwriters Charles Tobias and Peter DeRose, who arrived for interviews and radio appear¬ ances. Tobias and DeRose, represented by nine songs in “About Face,” are both experienced entertainers as well as songwriters. The tour will take them to Worcester, Mass.; Boston, and other spots in connection with engagements of “About Face.” Meadow Street The Lake, Waterbury, added free pony rides on Friday nights. . . . The Pine, Waterbury, brought back Gizmo the Clown, and had free pony rides and a riding exhibition by the Dance brothers. . . . The Waterford Drive-In, down New London way, gave first few hundred mothers attending there on Mother’s Day, a gift. . . . The Star-Lite Drive-In, Stamford, gave mothers free pearl necklaces on Mother’s Day. . . . The Pike Drive-In, Newington, gave mothers corsages. . . . The Empress, Norwalk, and Paul Whiteman TV Teen Show auditions. . . . B. E. Hoffman, Con¬ necticut Theatres, is co-chairman of the special gifts committe for the Jewish Welfare Fund campaign. . . . The MGM Pep Club is planning a picnic for June. . . . Leon Jakubson, MGM, and his partner, Stan Pondzai, were defeated, 2 and 1, in the first flight of the Robert D. Pryde Memorial Trophy play. . . . New in the contract department at 20thFox is Vincenza DeCerbo, who replaced Mary Paolella, resigned. Recent visitors were: Sam Cornish, Niantic, and Mrs. Cornish, John Perokas, Joe Reed, Phil Berler, and Bruno Weingarten. . . . The Music Box, New Britain, was acquired by Walter J. Kane. . . . The State, Springdale, is now being handled by Amalgamated. . . . Edwina Petrillo, 20th-Fox, resigned to attend to domestic duties. . . . New student salesman Clayon Pantages, 20thFox, is driving a new car. . . . Stanley Simon, son of Ben Simon, 20th-Fox branch manager, left for the south to represent Hub Stores. . . . Lorraine Gagliardi, U-I, was married. . . . Matt L. Saunders, Loew’s Poli, Bridgeport, was a visitor to Washington, D. C., with Mrs. Saunders. . . . Managers A1 Domian, Globe, and Harry Rose, Majestic, Bridgeport, are both fisherman, with the former doing better at this sport. Connecticut Danbury Vic Morelli, Empress, was host to The News-Times carrier boys at “Dead¬ line, U. S. A.” Hartford Henry L. Needles, managing director, Art, went to town on “The Big Day” with a special screening for local postal carriers. . . . Manager Joe Giobbia, Crown, is offering clocks over a threeweek period to woman patrons who write the best letters on “Why I Like to Attend the Crown.” A1 Schuman, president, Hartford Theatre Circuit, announced the merger of the 750-seat Art, of which Henry L. Needles is managing director, with the local circuit. John F. Sullivan, Sr., house electrician, Loew-Poli Palace, since 1927, died. He had been in show business since he was 13. He leaves a son, John, Jr., also a local stagehand, now on active duty wth the army. . . . The Ernie Greculas, he’s advertising-publicity chief, Hartford Theatre Circuit, are marking their 16th wedding anniversary. He was on a panel discussion over WTHT. He and the two other participants, Allen M. Widem, The Times, and Richard Boulton, The West Hartford News, agreed that film script quality is improving. Two exploitation men in were Dick Stephens, Columbia, working on “Walk East on Beacon,” E. M. Loew’s, with George E. Landers, division manager, E. M. Loew’s Theatres, and John McGrail, U-I, at Loew’s Poli, on “Red Ball Express.” Newington Personnel appointments at the Pike Drive-In were announced by Paul W. Amadeo, general manager: Fred John¬ son, Catherine Shea, and Norman Turgeon, concessions manager. Extensive landscaping and road repairs were completed. Wethersfield Assistant manager Jack Daugherty, Webb, resigned to enlist in the navy. Massachusetts Lynn Don Pollock, Seattle, who is attending special classes at M.I.T., is the new assistant manager, Capitol, as well as acting manager while manager Ed Myerson is at Loew’s Drive-In, Lynn¬ way. Pollock’s father, E. D. Pollock, has a circuit in the west. Pollock made Donald Couschane a utility man. Larry Burke, manager, Merrimac, Lowell, Mass., is back on the Paramount staff. The Merrimac closed. . . . Larry Kelley, manager, Colonial, Haverhill, Mass., formerly on the Paramount staff, recovered from a fractured arm. MeSrose Mrs. Bessie Friedman, sister of A. Montague, Columbia sales head, died. New Hampshire Concord Francis J. Cahalan, manager, Concord Drive-In, planted rose bushes, and did some landscaping around the theatre. Dover Thanks were extended to John Fagan, manager. Strand, by Alfred Catalfo, DAV chapter commander, for showing “One Who Came Back.” Nashua The first RCA Syncro-Screen in New Hampshire has been installed at the local State. . . . The period for regis¬ tration in the Daniel Webster’s baby popularity contest was extended. Four concerns are sponsoring a free baseball school at the Daniel Webster. The school consists of four sessions at which free prizes, balls, bats, and gloves, are awarded. The Daniel Webster was looking for the largest family to invite them to a free theatre party to see “Belles on Their Toes,” and to treat them to dinner. Portsmouth The Arcadia featured “Mr. Sweep” in person with his “good luck broom” and his TV “barrel of fun show.” The Weirs The Weirs outdoor theatre may be employed as an off-street parking lot during the daytime. The question of parking space was discussed at a meet¬ ing of the mayor and City Council. May 21, 1952