The Exhibitor (Nov 1938-May 1939)

17 DEL-MAR-VA Cambridge GLEN LAZAR is managing the State, succeeding HAROLD HEFNER, who is now at the Waller, Laurel. Hurlock ED ELLIOTT is managing the Hurlock. Laurel HAROLD HEFNER is managing the Waller. Lewes CHARLES S. HORN, JR., is being congratulated on the success of his holiday matinee and free show for the kiddies at the Auditorium. Salisbury With FRED SANDY, UA salesman, and the New management as hosts, exhibs, friends from the peninsula attended a screening January 10, with "Trade Winds” and "The Duke of West Point” as the pictures. Buffet was served later. Present, among others were, Messrs. SMITH, GEORGE SCHWARTZ, REESE HARRINGTON, TOM AYRES, ROLAND WALLER, RALPH MESSICH, BRYAN DASHNELL, SAUNDERS, CAREY, ED EVANS, W. C. OUTEN, J. E. WILLIS, HOPKINS, JAMES POWELL, JOHN FOX, SAM MELLITS, GILDER CRAVER. EARLE MORRIS, suffering from a bad fracture, was unable to attend. Civic lights were also in attendance. Announcement is made of the acquisition of the Greensboro, Maryland, house by SAM MELLITS, Dentonia. Sussex TOM AYRES was present at the EDDIE SHERMAN dinner in Philly recently. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington CURTIS HILDEBRAND, capable manager. Preferred, tells about the grand opening by HARRY WOOD, his brother of their house Wolf’s Hall, La Plata, Maryland, with Preferred’s "Harlem On the Prairie.” Incidentally, take a tip from newly-wed CURTIS HILDEBRAND, his charming bride, ALICE: there’s nothing like it. IVAN ROSENBAUM, booker, Richmond’s Neighborhood Theatres, paid the Washington exchanges a visit last week. GEORGE GILL, Trio, reports that a fire caused some damage at A. E. LANDRF.TH’S Lyric, Portsmouth. GEORGE GILL states he has a corker GEORGE O’BRIEN release for January, "Dude Ranger,” by ZANE GREY. Others to follow are "When a Man’s a Man,” "Hard Rock Harrigan,” "Cowboy Millionaire.” HARRY SKIRBALL, whose brother produced Birth of a Baby,” has left the Washington office to peddle the picture out of Charlotte, North Carolina. JOE KALISKI is in charge of the local office. M. K. MURPHY was a visitor here last week. He said the building operations at his Pound, Virginia, house were delayed temporarily due to the striking of water, the freezing weather. HARRY GOLDBERG, Warner Brothers’ head, advert, sing-publicity was a visitor. MARY HORNER, Warner steno, attended a sorority hop in Baltimore recently. So now the gals at Warners have a place to play ping pong. It’s at NORMA REED NOONAN’S home. You may see pretty CHARLOTTE DUNCAN, ELLEN (ONES, MISS DUVALL. Attending the national conference of the American League for Peace and Democracy, held here last week, was MOLLY ELLMAN, cashier in Monogram’s Philadelphia office. AL O’ETH, Paramount ace cameraman, while making a story on Capitol Hill recently with the other Paramount men, got so warm that he removed his coat. When the story was finished Al turned around and found someone had taken it. From New York for the opening of Congress came Paramount’s ace AL MINGALONE. HAZEL McCARTHY returned to Paramount’s office after an illness. VINCE DOUGHERTY, Paramount salesman, spent several days in New York recently. Another card from BERNARD KREISLER. He’s still in California. ELLEN JONES, Warners advertising office, is sporting a beautiful sparkler. Wedding bells are just around the corner. DAN TERRELL, Warner publicist, recovered from a bad cold, is back at work. FRANK LaFALCE, director of publicity, advertising, Warner Brothers’ returned from a trip to Newark where he visited with his family. And off to Sunny Florida, points South: JOE WALSH, Columbia salesman, his charming wife. They will take in Cuba. HARRY COHEN, Metro salesman, wife returned from a delightful two weeks’ vacation in the New England states. To Cumberland a fortnight ago went Loew’s CARTER BARRON, Metro’s RUDY BERGER, Loew’s RAY BELL, Time’s critic ANDREW R. KELLEY to take part in showing of "Stand Up and Fight,” a stirring epic of the early days of the "iron horse.” Belasco hosted Senate, House members at a special screening of "Grand Illusion.” Attending a conference on the President’s Birthday Ball celebration recently in the office of District Commissioner MELVIN C. HAZEN were CARTER BARRON, NELSON B. BELL, District Corporation Counsel ELWOOD SEAL, CHARLES STOFBERG. On ailing list at Metro for a day were pretty MARGE DERMODY, NELLIE SCHROTH, also pretty. The Metro force "killed a couple of birds with one stone” in celebrating jointly the birthdays within the fortnight of BLANCHE ("BUDDY”) HALL, FRED RIPPINGALE. It was a gay time, with gifts being presented. So now it’s the sunny shores of Florida, maybe Cuba, et al., which occupy the more fortunate members of the film industry (maybe I wouldn’t like to go, tool). BERNARD DEPKIN, JR., our ace correspondent informs us, is a sunnin’ down in Florida. Bernie sure deserves the rest, here’s a healthy tan for you, Bernie! Of course, if we can’t write too much about Florida, we can tell about birthdays: It was happy birthday to SARAH BROWN, Metro, January 10. BURGESS NELSON, Nelson, Mount Jackson, Virginia, was a visitor here last week with his able manager, JACK HOWE. Metro’s "Pygmalion” i was chosen by President ROOSEVELT for a New Year’s screening at the White House, also by New York’s governor HERBERT H. LEHMAN for screening during the holidays at the Governor’s Mansion, Albany. MRS. ROOSEVELT also viewed the picture with special guests. Sick a day or two but now back at work was ANN RIDGELY, Metro. Add one hundred percent sold for Metro: RUDY BERGER, PHIL BOBYS. JAMES ROOT, Tivoli manager, had a very nice display in his lobby for the recent showing of The Citadel.” It was an eight-foot "cover” of the book. Warner Brothers’ executives announced recently the new parking service for patrons of their Uptown. Parking lot, facilities situated directly across Connecticut Avenue from the house, is provided at no extra cost to customers. Elaborate plans for a grand world premiere of Wings of the Navy” are being made by FRANK LaFALCE, Warner director of publicity, advertising, in connection with theatre officials. Tentative plans are for the showing of the picture the week of February 3. High ranking naval, congressional leaders will be invited to attend the opening. Picture stars GEORGE BRENT, OLIVIA DeHAVILLAND, who will attend the President’s Birthday Ball Celebrations week of January 3 0. NSS district chief JACK COHEN, recently appointed, is expected to visit here soon. — Charles Stofberg. MARYLAND Baltimore DAN FEDDER, Globe Poster Company, tells of a dog he had at a dog farm for mending which got lost by jumping out of the truck. Dog hospital owner replaced it with a wire-haired terrier with a pedigree. MORRIS A. MECHANIC, president, New, and the new Center, is getting his staff together. LEO H. HOMAND, Lord Calvert, says his new Westway is making progress. ISADOR M. RAPPAPORT, Hippodrome, and his manager BF1RNARD SEAMAN; C. ELMER NOLTE, FRED SCHMUFF, Durkee chain, attended the farewell dinner in Philadelphia given to EDDIE SHERMAN at which JAY EMANUEL was toastmaster. ROBERT SMITH, projectionist, Park, W. G. SILVERBERG, proprietor, used a mercury arc tube for seven years from October 1931 to December 193 8 or 25,850 hours. W. I. BUDDY SILVERBERG, says he h as special wiring to avoid shorts. It is understood that a tube usually last about 1,000 hours, costs about $42.50 each. MRS. DANIEL FEDDER, wife of Globe Poster Company’s vice-president, went to Cincinnati. HAROLD BURKE, managing director, WBAL, and PURNELL GOULD, sales director WFBR, have returned from Bermuda. MISS BLANCHE ENGLISH, Warners’ Stanley cashier, and GALBERT BOUGHTER were married. TOBY JOYCE, Warners’ Stanley publicity chief, proved a good Samaritan and thereby found a good dog for a little fellow who had lost his doggie. Following is a full report of manager ROBERT MARHENKE’S Christmas party tossed at his Broadway, assisted by manager WALTER COHEN, Leader. "Broadway, Robert Marhenke manager, with the Leader, Walter Cohen, held a Christmas party for the kids in the neighborhood. Merchants contributed ice cream, candy, cakes; Arundel Ice Cream Company, Murphy’s, The Oriole Sweet Shop, respectively. Other contributors were: P. A. system by Post Radio; Kovens Furniture, piano; tickets printed by the Polish January IS, 1939 NAT