The Exhibitor (Nov 1938-May 1939)

? 1 NEWS OF THE TERRITORY A Patron SERVICE that makes $ $ $ BERLO Candy Vending Machines • VENDING NATIONALLY KNOWN PRODUCTS • SILENT IN OPERATION • A MODERN SHOW PIECE FOR ANY THEATRE • RECOGNIZED ASSET BY MAJOR CIRCUITS AND INDEPENDENTS • 15 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS. SATISFACTORY SERVICE TO EXHIBITORS Write for details BERLO VENDING C O . 1518 N.Broad St. Philadelphia 401 W. Broad St. Richmond, Va. J. SEIDMAN D. BRODSKY Paramount Qecorating Qo., |nc. STAGE SETTINGS : DRAPERIES CARPETS PAINTING AND DECORATING 311 North 13th Street Philadelphia, Pa. EXPERTS . . . in every field of theatre design and maintenance will be found listed on THE EXHIBITOR'S PAGES CHARLIE YERBY, assistant manager, Loew’s, and his wife spent the last week end in Norfolk visiting relatives. PETE LICHTMAN is entertaining relatives from Trenton, New Jersey. National has changed to a new policy, booking a stage show in for four days each week and showing second runs the other three days. HERBERT KAMSKY, NEAL PATTTON and AL AARONS are taking time out for the midterm exams at the University of Richmond. MERCER STILLMAN, Berio Vending representative, and his wife motored to Philadelphia. Roxy, Petersburg, closed. DAVID KAMSKY, advertising manager, Neighborhood Theatres, visited Washington; ditto DOROTHY SHEWBRIDGE. State Corporation Commission has issued a certificate of authority to Ross Federal Service, a Delaware corporation, with principal office in Richmond. E. CALIGARI and SON decorative painters, have opened their new office at 112 East Cary Street. EDITH LINDEMAN, movie editor, Times Dispatch, ran several stories in the paper about complaints of moviegoers such as loud talking and high feather hats. Colored Social Club of Neighborhood Theatres had an election of officers. Elected were; GENEVIA SMITH, president; JAMES WALKER, vicepresident; AUDREY CARTER, corresponding secretary; FRED HENDERSON, recording secretary; LEROY BRANCH, sergeant at arms. South Hill MRS. CHRIS GEOGHEGAN is spending some time in Florida with her two children. conditioning, Air-Loc chairs. Century draperies, Alexander Smith carpets, neon trimmed sign, marquee — the theatre is the city’s showplace. Martinsburg GUY WILLIAMS, JR., assistant, Apollo, called all doctors in his city to extend a personal recommendation for "The Citadel.” VARIETY CLUB Tent No. 19, Baltimore LOUIS AZRAEL, News-Post and Sunday American columnist, has been appointed an honorary member. J. LOUIS ROME, Chief Barker, announces that the first charity contribution of the club will be announced shortly, thanks all for their assistance in the raffle drive and the dinner dance. Team that sold the most tickets to the raffle was headed by EDWARD SHERWOOD and included BUDDY SILVERBERG, GORDON CONTEE, MORRIS SHAPIRO, TED FOLGER, BERNARD SEAMAN, TED ROUTSON, EDDIE PEROTKA, N. C. HAEFELE, HOWARD, LOU GAERTNER. RODNEY COLLIER headed the team that came second. Others followed in this order: MORRIS OLETSKY, BARRY GOLDMAN, BILLY SAXTON, LEON BACH, C. ELMER NOLTE, BILL HICKS, CLAUDE HELLMAN. Leonard McLaughlin, eddie Jacobs, SPAULDING ALBERT. SPAULDING ALBERT worked hard as chairman of the dinner-dance program committee. Staunton FRANK SHAFFER, Dixie, screened some of the Vitaphone historical shorts for the News-Record’s COLONEL OPIE, MR. BROWN. FRANK SHAFFER, Dixie, sent letters to music lovers on the showing of "Moonlight Sonata.” JOHN HERNDON, Visulite manager, did an excellent job of promoting "Birth of a Baby.” The city, entire county were covered with cards, heralds. Johnny was able to keep the theatre filled for all four days of its engagement. The Visulite is, of course, one of JEFF HOFFHEIMER'S houses. Tappahannock The new theatre, the Daw, will be opened in about two weeks. New house is built along Colonial lines. Warsaw Warsaw remodeling is practically complete. W. P. TANEY, owner, has been doing the job by himself, with remodeling including new front, lighting on marquee, foyer, etc. ‘'All he needs now,” he says, "is business.” Wytheville SAM CRAVENS opened his new house, the Wythe. WEST VIRGINIA Fayetteville The new Fayette, owned, constructed by C. G., F. G. JANUTOLO, since its opening December 20, with Universal’s "That Certain Age,” has, under the operation of brothers J. WOODROW, GRANT J. THOMAS, already achieved a place of distinction in the life of Fayette County. Upto-the-minute — with Simplex Four Star sound, air BOWLING Richmond Harvey Kelley rolled 3 54 to lead in the Neighborhood Theatres League and helped Grand win two from the State. Standings at end of first half: Won Lost Percent Bryd 31 11 .73 8 Grand 29 13 .690 State 25 17 .595 Westhampton . . 23 19 .547 Brook-vue 21 21 .500 Capitol 16 26 .381 Ven-ton .... 14 28 .333 Office 9 33 .214 League records: High individual game, Williams, Grand — 146. High individual set, Williams, Grand — 361. High team game. State — 5 66. High team set, Grand — 153 8. Washington Albertha McConnell, Sidney Lust’s outfit, subbed recently on the 20th Century-Fox team, didn’t do so bad, either. Hundley Tire team will take the place of D. C. Poster. Won Lost Percent Loew’s . 24 12 .667 Columbia 23 16 .590 Metro 23 16 .590 Horlacher 20 16 .556 NSS 22 17 .538 RKO-Radio 22 17 .538 Fox 15 24 .383 D. C. Poster 4 33 .010 High total game: Columbia, 601. High total set: Loew’s, 1,621. High individual (tie). set: Mendlesoi i, Hauser, 368 High individual game: Mooney, 143. High strikes: Hauser, 20. High spares: Anderson, 83. First high average: Hauser, 114. Second high average: Mooney, 111. January 25, 19)9