The Exhibitor (Nov 1938-May 1939)

11 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington Paramount News’ ROBERT DENTON is practically recovered from burns sustained in the recent Quantico fire. ERNIE JOHNSON, for some time with the Washington Times, is now running his own advertising agency. WILLIAM R. HOYLE, Lichtman theatres’ attache, will center-aisle on the holiday, with her whom WALTER WINCHELL selected to refute his own statement that there were no pretty girls in government clerkships. GARFIELD KASS is receiving congrats on his latest successful venture, the Ice Palace on Connecticut Avenue. Manager CHARLES KURTZMAN, Loew’s Penn, Pittsburgh, formerly ditto, Loew’s Capitol, here, was confined to his home with a bad attack of the "flu.” ELMER McKINLEY, UA office manager, went to Cincinnati recently as an honor guest of the American Legion which dedicated a new post in honor of Elmer’s brother, STANLEY. ROSALIE SCHWAB is the new switchboard operator at the Columbia. SAM GALANTY, Columbia branch manager, took a short trip to Baltimore on business. JOE KUSHNER, head booker, Columbia, never misses a George Washington University football game. W. G. MYERS, Echo, DeLuxe, Baltimore, was in town for the usual booking. RUSS HILDEBRAND, RKO office manager is well again, is now sporting a new pair of specs. The RKOlians met recently to complete plans for the big-better Christmas party. PETE WHITTINGTON, RKO, is also off the sick list. To Richmond for the usual weekly contacts, business arrangements went JAKE of the FLAX boys. HARRY BACHMAN, Monogram branch manager, spent several days in Virginia. F.ARL TAYLOR, new office manager, Monogram, reports Gangster’s Boy” is being well received. Monogram salesman ED MARTIN was present at the BEN PITTS’ festivities at the recent opening in Richmond. UA branch manager FRED ROHRS reports that "Drums” is doing satisfactory business. Algiers is also pleasing the exhibitors. "Young In Heart,” "There Goes My Heart,” "Trade Winds,” "The Cowboy and the Lady” are due for many engagements, too, he predicts. Republic offices in Washington underwent a face lifting operation. Entire first floor office of the FLAX brothers emporium will be a delight to visiting exhibitors. New office has a brand new floor, is completely repainted, repapered, redecorated. SAM says rhe front of the building will also be overhauled. CHARLES STERN, UA district manager, closed the Warner deal for distribution of his company’s pictures in the Washington territory Armistice Day. Accompanied by the local manager FRED A. ROHRS, Stern met with Warners’ JOHN J. PAYETTE, GEORGE CROUCH for the deal which will place the UA pictures in all of Warners neighborhoods in Washington, local territory. HERB PETTY, New York, was a visitor in Washington recently, was a guest of CARTER BARRON, Variety Club. JOE KRONMAN, Metro cashier, returned from a New York trip. FRANCES PARK, acting assistant booker, Metro, was in New York recently, where she was tendered an engagement party. MURRAY GREENFIELD, Metro booker, is vacationing. HERMAN RUBIN, Thalhimer circuit, was in to do a spot of booking. — Charles Stofberg. MARYLAND Annapolis Because the Free State’s electorate approved a recent bill to require 24 hours to elapse between the issuance of a marriage license, the actual ceremony, Paramount has been forced to reshoot the scenes in "Cafe Society” where FRED MacMURRAY, MADELEINE CARROLL are married without the now required wait. Baltimore NATHAN KANTER, Astor manager, is busy again with redecorating the front of his playhouse. MORRIS A. MECHANIC, president, New, and proprietor of the new Radio Center building, in which his new Center will be located, took me on a tour through the building. Playhouse is going to be spacious, beautiful and modernistic in every detail. Stork has been doing some extra flying around Baltimore. MR. and MRS. PETE ROME are receiving congratulations on the arrival of a daughter, seven pound seven ounces. MR. and MRS. WILLIAM ZELKO, Harlem, are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son. HENRY HORNSTEIN, Diane manager, is now in Florida recuperating from his recent severe attack. MISS DORIS HUNTER, recently celebrated a birthday and was able to vote. ROBERT KANTER, Astor, Cameo, says that although his new bowling alleys in the 2 500 block Franklin Street have not been officially opened, the public took possession the other night and commenced to use the alleys under the direction of his two partners. DICK DUTY, assistant manager, Realart; RICHARD SHAMIS, proprietor, is recovering from his recent attack of appendicitis. A beautiful new marquee and electric sign with movable copy has been built over the main entrance of the Ritz, LOU GAERTNER. Work is being rapidly pushed on digging for the foundations for the new Westway which will be built by the Westway Theatre Company. LEO H. HOMAND, organizer. WILLIAM K. SAXTON, Loew’s city manager, has just had a beautiful, very large neon sign installed over the marquee in front of the Century. I am hoping soon to send in a photo of the small book measuring about one quarter of an inch square that JOHNNY KILDUFF, artist, Keith’s staff, made up with all the lettering done in miniature telling of "The Night Before Christmas.” Now that TED ROUTSON, publicity chief, ISADOR M. RAPPAPORT, Hippodrome, is finishing off his very successful "Jitterbug,” dancing contest which he carried on for state wide trails through the cooperation of the BaltimoreJVeJt's-Posf and Sunday American, with the sanction of W. M. BASKERVILLE, managing editor, he has launched his new campaign through the same newspapers for his new edition of "Baltimore Follies.” FRANK BOUCHER, manager. Linden, has started "Bingo” nights. He also booked in ADRIENNE, psychic, for three stage appearances daily. Hagerstown Warners’ annual winter party was held November 13. Committee consisted of: city manager GEORGE PAYETTE, chairman; JOSE CUMISKEY, manager; Academy; AL BALZTLEY, assistant, Maryland; JOHN HERSH, assistant, Academy. Managers, assistants from Maryland district and nearby places attended annual Warner dinner party November 13. Those present included: TED CROWTHER, new manager. Opera House, Frederick; JACK FORNEY, manager, Tivoli, Frederick; HENRY CLARK, manager, CURTIS CRADLER, assistant manager, Arcade, Strand, Waynesboro; LOU KUSNER, manager, PAT WILLIAMS, assistant manager, Apollo, Central, Martinsburg; TOM BALDRIDGE, manager, Capitol, Winchester; JOHN RAMEY, new manager, Strand, Staunton; city manager GEORGE PAYETTE, Hagerstown; JOE CUMISKEY, manager, JOHN HERSH, assistant, Academy, Hagerstown; AL BALTZLEY, assistant, Maryland, Hagerstown. VIRGINIA Blackstone Fairs, carnivals will not be able to play in this town in the future following action of the council. Broadway CHARLES, SAM ROTH, State, Harrisonburg, are building a new house here. F redericksburg TED CROWTHER, new manager, Opera House, Frederick, took over his job, succeeding WALDO CHANDLER, who went to Roth’s Virginia, Harrisonburg, as manager; FRANK SHAFFER has been stepped up to handle Dixie, Staunton, which house Crowther formerly managed. New Market JOE WALSH, Columbia salesman, was a visitor. JIMMY ALBANO, Norfolk, paid a call. JERRY PRICE, Warner salesman, spent several days here. C. M. MALONEY, FRANK O’ROARK called on JOHN KERNS at the Visulite, Staunton. JIMMY OWENS, RCA, was a caller. Several members of the Shenandoah Valley Beauty Pageant Committee were in Winchester to see TOM BALDRIDGE, WB Capitol. WILLIAM DALKE was a visitor. LAWRENCE EMSWILER, Hyattsville, Maryland, LUST house, paid a call. Beauty contests are being held in practically every town and city in the valley between Lexington and Winchester to select a representative to send to New Market for the finals December 2. Committee on the Miss Shenandoah Valley Contest is as follows: PAUL McDANIEL, Dalke’s Noiember 2), 19)8 ON YOUR DESK EVERY WEDNESDAY