The Exhibitor (Nov 1938-May 1939)

NEWS OF THE TERRITORY 21 New Essex will be air conditioned this summer as ABRAHAM, LOUIS COHEN have arranged to have a plant installed. Frederick TED CROWTHER, manager, Opera House, received word about death of his father in Florida. Manager JACK FORNEY, Tivoli, conducted successful contest on "Pygmalion” through NcivsPost. Hagerstown City manager GEORGE N. PAYETTE, JR., and JOE CUMISKEY, manager, Academy, attended the general meeting Warner Brothers’ managers held in Washington March 21. Others attending from Maryland district: LOU KUSNER, Martinsburg; JACK FORNEY, TED CROWTHER, Frederick; HENRY CLARK, Waynesboro. City manager PAYETTE is planning for campaign on "Dodge City” at Maryland April 10. VIRGINIA Bluefield E. G. JACKSON expects to start rebuilding his theatre April 15. Bids have been turned in and are now under consideration, new sound machines and all the latest equ pment will be installed. When the Lee is completed, it will have 600 seats, will be one of the finest theatres in this section. E. G. JACKSON, president, Jackson Sales Company, exclusive distributors for the "Profit Sharing System,” has signed up with SIDNEY GOLDBERG as distributor manager for New England States. His office at present is located at 918 Avenue P, Brooklyn, New York. Sidney was recently with Grand National and is doing a nice job with the "Profit Sharing System.” RUSS HOLT has taken over the southern states as distributor manager, and expects to set up his office in Charlotte, North Carolina. BOB CAMPBELL, recently with United Artists, is now setting up his office in Washington, as distributor manager, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, District of Columbia, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan. New Market PAGE CRABILL, Northern Virginia Daily was a visitor. JAZZ BO PHILLIPS, New Market, said that he would not enter the Golden Gloves. The Shenandoah County school band has just announced that it will appear at all the Valley theatres for concerts. The junior class of the local high school will hold their annual play in the New Market. MRS. ANNA CONNALLE, New Market, has returned to her home after spending several weeks in Winchester. MRS. C. W. WICKES has been pinch-hitting at the New Market for MRS. CONNALLE. News of the elopement, marriage of two of Woodstock’s most popular young people surprised that community, when ELIZABETH DALKE became the bride of THOMAS SOLENBERGER. Miss Dalke is the daughter of WILLIAM DALKE, operator of a chain of theatres in the Valley. Solenberger is the son of MR., MRS. C. W. SOLENBERGER, now engaged in the poultry business. The newlyweds expect to make their home in Woodstock. WILLIAM DALKE, BYRD BAUSERMAN were business visitors at the New Market. WELDON (LEFTY) LINDAMOOD has just received another offer to play baseball with the Ashland, Kentucky, Club. — Frank O’Roark. Newport News LEO GREENWOOD is distributing a weekly theatre guide folder for his Warwick. DOUG BOSWELL, former manager, Lee, Phoebus, is the proud papa of a new daughter. HUNTER PERRY, head of the Dominion chain, was among the honorary pallbearers at funeral of DR. J. T. BEAVER, head, Riverside Hospital here, who died suddenly. HARL WOLEVER, Paramount manager, was also a pallbearer. — W. T. Norfolk Last week’s meeting of the Norfolk Theatre Managers’ Association devoted some of its time to the singing of “happy birthday” to PETER BOULOGNE, manager, Wilmer-Vincent’s Norva. JACK (One-Punch) LICHTMAN also was in for a round of birthday greetings in advance as he was to be away on his natal day. March is a big month for anniversaries in Norfolk. Association president SYDNEY GATES, manager, Roxy; STANLEY BARR, manager, Colonial, will have had birthdays before the month is out. Across the line, in Plymouth, North Carolina, plans are going ahead for a larger, more modern theatre to replace the old New, which was destroyed by fire. A. L. OWENS is the owner. Richmond MERCER STILLMAN, Berio Vending, is still installing new machines throughout the territory. He placed some recently in Roth Brothers’ Elkron, Broadway. Shenandoah. This week he is placing machines in DAN WEINBERG’S theatres in Lynchburg, Bedford, Buena Vista. BENNIE SOMMA, manager, Henrico, Highland Springs, is taking a poll among natives of that section to see if they want Sunday movies. DAVE KAMSKY, HAROLD WOOD, Neighborhood Theatres officials, visited Front Royal. GORDON PULLIAM, Byrd service staff, also visited South Boston. GEORGIA FARTHING stopped traffic on Main Street with her new Spring outfit. VERNON McCANN, doorman, Wilmer & Vincent’s National, gained a reputation as the South’s champion hot dog eater last week when he ate 20 at one sitting. Ask JOHN DOHERTY. BILL SELLMER, night superintendent, Loew’s, is sick. MARY JANE TAYLOR, cashier State, visited her mother in Danville. JOE ARCARO, FRANK STORINO, owners, Lincoln, South Richmond, recently signed a contract with Local 370A, for operators. "POP” WILLIAMS created a sensation when he walked into Tinytown wearing a beret. Pocketbook snatchers grabbed a woman’s pocketbook on the Boulevard. She remembered that she had a ticket to the Colonial in it. Notifying the Colonial management to be on the lookout for an old ticket. Doorman KEITH CAUDLE, usher HARRY SCEARCE spotted suspiciously acting young men who presented the old ticket for admittance and notified police headquarters. Youths were taken to the office for questioning, confessed. Study group of the Richmond Housewives League had a second program on motionpicture appreciation. E. O. WILSCHKE, Altec official, had another sad experience with railroads in this section recently. MERVIN ULLMAN drove him up to Fredericksburg to catch a train for Washington, just as he put his foot on the steps of the train the conductor closed up the door, would not let him on. So he went on to Quantico with Mervin, took a local several hours later. State had an unique contest in the Times Dispatch in connection with "The Lady and the Mob.” Cash prizes were offered to the Richmond ladies who had best true experiences with a member of a mob. An films called organization for the presentation of foreign was organized in town last week to be the Richmond Film Society. — S. B. T. WEST VIRGINIA Martinsburg LOU KUSNER, manager, Apollo, Central, conducted contest on "Pygmalion” with good results. There has been some holdup regarding opening the new State. City wants to raise the annual license fee and the matter has not yet been ironed out. — L. S. McW. BOWLING Richmond Highlights of this week’s matches were the new record set of 1622 made by the State team and BOB OVERCASH’S tieing set of 3 74. Byrd State remain in a tie for first place by virtue of Byrd’s sweep over Grand and State’s win over Ven-ton. Westhampton maintained their pace by taking three from the Capitol. League standing: Won Lost Percentage Byrd . . . . 49 20 .711 State 49 20 .711 Grand 46 23 .667 Westhampton . . . 40 29 .579 Ven-ton 29 40 .420 Brook-vue 29 40 .420 Capitol 24 45 .348 Office 11 58 .159 League records: H gh team game — State, 3 80. High team set — State, 1622. High individual game — Williams, 146. High individual set — Chambliss and Overcash, 374. Washington Projectionists League Standings, records as of March 14: Won Lost Percentage Leader 13 5 .722 Circle 12 6 .667 Congress 9 7 .562 Empress 8 10 .3 89 Capitol 8 10 .389 Ambassador .... 2 14 .125 High team set — Circle, 1,60 5. High team game — Circle, 5 5 5. High individual set — Leader’s Mould, 3 79. High individual game — Leader’s Mould, 143. High individual average — Circle’s W. Sadtler, 110-1 5. High individual strikes — Circle’s Anderson, 11. High individual spares — Circle’s W. Sadtler, 43. NOW.. • is Ihe lime ±o check info your air-conditioning: Our System is the most economical available to theatres. • Drop us a line and we will figure your job without obligation on your part. And — let us show you the latest in STAGE SETS and MODERN DECORATING. RICHMOND THEATRE SUPPLY E. H. BRIENT 209 N. JEFFERSON — RICHMOND. VIRGINIA — March 29, 1939