The Exhibitor (1952)

NT-4 EXHIBITOR American Red Cross Gray Lady Service officials from national head¬ quarters and the District of Columbia chapter and a group of volunteer workers from the District and Prince George’s, Fairfax, and Montgomery County chapters were guests of the Warner for the world premiere of “Paula.” The occasion was coincident with the celebration of the National Red Cross Gray Lady Service founding 34 years ago at Walter Reed Hospital. Esther Williams will come to Wash¬ ington on May 22 to attend the pre¬ miere of ’’Skirts Ahoy!” at Loew’s Capitol. The premiere will have all the glitter and glamour of a first night opening. Miss Williams will receive a certificate of merit from Captain Joy Hancock, director of the WAVES. She will accept this scroll on behalf of MGM for the picture, which was filmed in part at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center, and produced with the full co¬ operation of the Department of Defense and the navy. The U. S. 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Seen working on the Mall was a 20thFox crew shooting the U. S. Marine Band for “The Stars and Stripes Forever.” Secretary of the Navy Dan Kimball was an honor guest at the Variety Club’s May 19 luncheon. . . . Judges of the Municipal Court and members of the Traffic Advisory Committee and their wives were guests at a screening of “Paula.” Jerry Baker, RKO-Keith, tied in with Rosecroft Raceway for “Ma and Pa Kettle Go to the Fair.” One of the horses to race at Rosecroft, a sulky, and rider, stood in front of the theatre on opening day. . . . Janis Carter was due in for personal appearances at Keith’s for “The Half-Breed.” . . . Sidney Hoff¬ man, Metropolitan, had carnations to give to the first 30 mothers on opening day of “The First Time.” Mrs. Oscar L. Chapman, wife of the Secretary of the Interior, was guest mother at the Variety Club’s annual luncheon at the Shoreham. . . . Sidney Lust received the thanks from religious leaders for the use of his theatres while their new churches were under construc¬ tion. Lust received letters from Arch¬ bishop Patrick A. O’Boyle, Catholic Diocese, and from Mrs. Vivian Broadbelt, clerk, Central Baptist Church. . . . The Ambassador of Israel and Mrs. Eban held a special invitational screening at the Department of the Interior audi¬ torium of films made in Israel. MGM’s Jerry Adams was back from a vacation. . . . Joe Kronman, MGM, had to cut short his vacation in Florida to fly back home with his wife and son, Bob, as the latter, 10, was ill, and had to be hospitalized. . . . Bernadine Parnell, MGM contract clerk, was in Emergency Hospital. . . . The new MGM employees are Louise Smith, Dorothy Evans, Lenore Schwartz, Jean Bernhardt, and Betty Taylor. . . . MGM’s Fred Rippingale resigned to go into the Columbia’s Washington, D. C., branch manager Ben Caplon recently received assurance from his staff of their full cooperation in the current “Round The World Sales Drive.” Seen left to right, are: Harold Goldstein, Freddie Sapperstein, Maxwell Rutledge, Elmer Moore, Jack Hollischer, and Caplon, holding the “Rube Jackter Trophy.” auto seat cover business. Replacing is the new student salesman, Tom Cos¬ grove. Two new Columbia employees are Mary Ballard and Shirley Durso. . . . Equity’s Bernie Mills returned to New York to the home office. . . . Mrs. Thelma Powell, Equity, and husband, Dan, moved into their new home in Arlington, Va. Freddie Kline, owner, Chestertown, Churchill, Md., is back from the hospital after his operation. Russell Large and Jeff Kaiser opened their new drive-in at • Blackwood, Va., between Appalachia, Va., and Norton, Va. . . . Oliver Chandler, Jr., is open¬ ing his new Clarkesville Drive-In, Clarksville, Va. That new girl in the Paramount book¬ ing department is Louise Donnelly. . . . Paramount’s Jack Howe birthdayed. . . . The Riverside Drive-In, Roanoke, Va., will open about June 15. Owner is Jack Pence. Republic’s Ike Werner and wife went to visit their son at his military school in Pennsylvania. Herbie Doherty, RKO, was spending his vacation building a fence around the house in Virginia. When George Raft recently made a personal appearance at the S-W Stanton, Philadelphia, for the world premiere of Lippert’s “Loan Shark,” on hand, left to right, were: Joe Engel, Lippert; Paul Castello and Lester Krieger, S-W; Raft; Jack Kerns, Lippert; A1 Plough, manager; Jack Engel, Lippert, and Arthur Greenblatt, sales manager, Lippert. May 21, 1952