The Exhibitor (Nov 1938-May 1939)

46 NEWS OF THE TERRITORY exhibitors, throughout the territory, contains plenty of selling points which the showman will find difficult to avoid. A new theatre is being built at 820 Fourth Street, SW, by FRANK STORd d . — Charles Stofberg. MARYLAND Baltimore MORRIS A. MECHANIC, president. New. Centre, enjoyed his trip to Philadelphia to enjoy the party for "Tailspin.” With Mechanic on the trip were H. L. COOLING, Sunday Sun editor and his daughter; GILBERT KANOUR, Evening Sun movie and drama critic; NORMAN CLARK, movie, drama critic Baltimore News-Post and LOUIS AZRAEL columnist. THOMAS D. GOLDBERG, Walbrook, Harford proprietor, and MRS. GOLDBERG have gone to Florida for a winter vacation. ISADOR M. RAPPAPORT, Hippodrome, and MRS. RAPPAPORT are off for Miami Beach. MOE COHAN sends a postal from Florida. MORRIS A. ROME is enjoying the sunshine. BERNARD SEAMAN, Hippodrome staff, is visiting his mother. WALTER COHAN, Leader manager, spent the week end in New York City. LEON BACK, at this writing, is recovering from grippe; EDWARD KIMPLE, JR., is back at work after an attack; LOUIS J. WALLMAN, National Theatre Supply Company, is recovering from an attack of pneumonia. JOE YOUNG, Universal, is about again. — Jacques Shellman. Hagerstown It is reported that B-Local, for Maryland district, has been recognized. It includes cashiers, doormen, ushers, porters. "Bow Strings,” featuring JEAN TENNEY, Hagerstown, women’s national archery champion, was given preview at Maryland, February 14. Miss Tenney will make personal appearance on opening of short at Marland, February 27. City manager PAYETTE will have big campaign. HELEN LEITER, cashier, Academy, while watching big fire here assisted an aged lady who was rescued from apartment house. — L. McW. Laurel FLOYD SHEAR, manager. Arcade, Salisbury, Maryland, is being transferred to become manager of the Waller, HAROLD HEFFNER, former manager, Waller, has resigned to return to Ohio. • SEATING • STAGE DRAPES^ • MARQUEES • DECORATING • AIR CONDITIONING and SUPPLIES Richmond Theatre Supply Co., Inc. 209 North Jefferson Street IL RICHMOND, VA. VIRGINIA Bluefield E. G. JACKSON, manager, Lee has put a copyright on the "Profit Sharing System” a business builder for theatres. Under this system, children are included in receiving cash as well as adults. There is no drawing to take place. Everyone attending the theatre will receive money. Jackson has found that this system has increased his attendance. "Profit Sharing System” is rapidly spreading among surrounding theatres. Brookneal Brookneal, recently destroyed by fire, will reopen about March 1, according to owner E. E. BRANSCOME. House is being considerably enlarged and will be far better equipped than before the fire. A new Hurley screen and seats were purchased through E. H. BRIENT’S Richmond Theatre Supply Company. Chase City RIDLEY GREENE, manager, Mecca, arranged with the Parent-Teachers’ Association, school authorities so that all Chase City school children could see "Kentucky” at a special matinee. Luray Movietones’ cameramen since Christmas have been making almost weekly trips to the Shenandoah Chinchilla Farm, 10 miles west of Luray, to get the weekly growth and to ascertain how fast these valuable fur-bearing animals are multiplaying in their new home in the fastnesses of the Massanutten Mountains. Luray High School, which last year entered on a series of educational projects by the use of movies and the school’s excellent sound system, will shortly begin a similar program for the present term, which will be extended over last term. In addition to moving pictures of the school’s activities, which were made last year, records will also be made of classroom activities. Both the movies which were made last year, and those which will be made this year, as well as the records, will be under the direction of A. P. KELLEY, Washington. Kelley is also establishing a circuit of movies in other sections of the Shenandoah Valley. — T. R. B. Lynchburg English Brothers’ Vista, Altavista, 20 mles from Lynchburg, cashed in on the recent court publicity by booking "Birth of a Baby” day and date with the court’s decision, advertising ’o Lynchburg papers. Looks like a new marquee at last for the Trenton with contractors measuring the front of the buildine preparatorv to giving estimates. Manager BEN PURYEAR, Isis, is plotting m;nor improvements for his front. CECIL CURTIS packed them in at his Harrison with a five-cent bargain matinee for kids. Academy is in midst of changing heating equipment. MRS. LOUISE CONNER, Isis staff, is back at work after two weeks’ illness. — D. W. W. Mathews BOB BERTSHY, manager, Be-Jo, booked the orchestra from Achilles High School as a special stage attraction. Newport News Newspaper teaser advertising was employed with good effect by HARL WOLEVER in selling "Son of Frankenstein,” Paamount. Run of "Birth of a Baby” at Langley, Hampton, was uneventful, marked by no legal fireworks. MRS. BERTHA GORDON, Palace operator, is sojourning on the West Coast. She has gone to Los Angeles, where she will visit a son, JEROME GORDON, also in theatre business out there. — W. T. Norfolk Norfolk Theatre Managers Association relieves its serious business with a bit of horseplay every now and then. Last week the boys honored ROSCOE R. DRISSELL, manager, Loew’s State. After being "eulogized” by orator ED LEVINE, he was presented with a badge, trimmed in golf braid, with his name plate filled in with a notation "100 per cent membership, 1 93 8.” Title of the organization is The Roanoke Burial Association, North Carolina, No. 2 or something like that, but Ross took it good naturedly. HARRY VALENTINE, advertising-publicity director, Wilder theatres, has returned from a short trip to Daytona Beach, where he visited the "boss.” HARRY ROTH and ROY RICHARDSON, Suffolk theatremen, attended the luncheon and joined the Norfolk Theatre Managers Association. An inter-city golf match is making up between ROY RICHARDSON, Suffolk theatre man and golf club executive, and JEFF HOFHEIMER, Norfolk’s Byrd, Visulite. Since that crack about what EDDIE LEVINE will do when you first meet him appeared, the Plaza-Elton-RoseLe official has been running around in circles trying to meet himself to see what he will say. PIERRE BOULOGNE is a "watch-the-birdie” cameraman. Watch out for "Photo by Boulogne.” Ever see that cute little pup belonging to Granby manager EARL WESTBROOK ROSS DRISSELL, manager, Loew’s State, was flying high with his publicity, but low over thcity when he scattered cards over the city to advertise his show. Lucky cards, aces of hearts entitled the finders to admission. SIDNEY BOWDEN, general manager of operations and personnel, Wilder theatres, has been keeping his feet to the fire during the absence of W. S. WILDER. — Kit Larson. Richmond Hargrave Military Academy, Chatham, is having new stage equipment installed by the Richmond Theatre Supply. New South Boston High School expects to have its stage and auditorium opened in early March. A very complete and elaborate set of stag* equipment and scenery is being installed by the Richmond Theatre Supply. THOMAS PITTS, manager. East End, wa< married to MARGARET IESSTE BESLER. Suffolk, February 14. W. B. FOX, projectionist. East End, served as best man. Our svmpathy is extended to MAY CLARKE, cashier. Patrick Henry, who lost her grandfather. PETE STAINBACK, chief of service. Loew’s, was married recently to MYRTLE NICKEL. LOUIS MAGALIS. operator. Westhampron, has been transferred to the State, JOE ANTONE replacing him. LEONARD KAMSKY, doorman. Canirol, was elected to Epsilon Chapter, Phi Beta Kappa, at the University of Richmond. February 22, 19)9