The Exhibitor (Nov 1938-May 1939)

19 DEL-MAR-VA Dover GEORGE M. SCHWARTZ’S Capitol showed double features for three days during the preEaster week-end. Kidgely MARSH GOLLNER, district manager, Schine, with offices at Salisbury, who started his peninsula career in the Ridgely here, recently showed before the local Chamber of Commerce motion pictures he took when he and CALVIN D. LYNCH took an extensive trip in southern waters. Both MRS. LYNCH and MRS. GOLLNER accompanied their husbands on the trip. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington Film people far and wide will be glad to learn that HARRY HUNTER arrived in this country April 17. Plans are being made to welcome Paramount’s Australian chief to his home town in Washington. "The Lady’s from Kentucky” was screened by Paramount officials — well-recffived. From New York last week came Paramount news-ace AL MINGALONE. ALMA PALMER is back at work again at Paramount after a siege of sickness. RALPH BRASHER, visiting auditor, is still pouring over the books at ED FONTAINE’S exchange. He is a stamp fiend. Local Paramount newsmen have their hands plenty occupied what with the foreign crisis. Easter egg rolling on the most popular back yard in America, the congressional session at its peak. They say that DAN WILKINSON can call the names of stills like a detective in a Rouges Gallery. DAVE KAMSKY, assistant DAN WILKINSON, Richmond’s Neighborhood Theatre, last week conferred here with LOU ULMAN, in charge of "Gateway to Hollywood” exploitation in this area. BERTHA GELFELD has joined Metro, filling the vacancy created by the departure of PAUL WALL, contract clerk, for a temporary stay at the Chicago office. MARK NORBERT SILVER, super UA salesman, is now in Charlotte filling in, because one of the North Carolina salesmen is sick. Mark is 100 percent sold here, could be spared. It is handsome bags indeed wh ch Metro handed out their salesmen at the recent convention. Wedding bells were rung last week for HARRIET GALBRAITH, Metro stenographer, who hereafter will be known as MRS. PHILIP KENTWORTHY. It took place at the Presbyterian Church of Arlington, Virginia, with all Metroites present. Our fashion correspondent (MARGE DERMODY) says, "The bride wore an aqua blue costume suit trimmed with platinum fox; her accessories were may-wine, and her corsage was orchids. CARLTON DUFFUS (Metro exploiteer) gave the bride away, and she was attended by MARGARET LANE, St. Paul, Minnesota. The church was beautifully decorated with palms and Easter lillies. A dinner was served immediately after the ceremony at the Duffus home.” Thanks NED DEPINET for your kind invitation to RKO in New York when we visit the New York World’s Fair. Prominent film personalities on the various committees of the Father-Son banquet include: SAM WHEELER, JOHN J. PAYETTE, CARTER BARRON, BEN LUST, BROOKE JOHNS, FRED THOMAS, HOWARD BURKHARDT, ANDREW KELLEY, NELSON BELL, DAVID GINSBURG, SAM GALANTY, HARRY LOHMEYER, JAY CARMODY, A. E. LICHTMAN, WILLIAM BENNETT, EMIL HOLZ, HARRY ANGER, EDDIE MELNIKER, ANGIE RATTO, HARDIE MEAKIN. SAM WHEELER’S 20th Century-Fox exchange was listed among the 100 percenters last week for exceeding the quota in dollar delivery efforts for the company. Salesmen JERRY MURPHY, GLENN NORRIS were listed among the 100 percent sold in the K-6 sales standings. "BOBBIE” JACOBS, winner of Metro’s "Stand UP and Fight” essay contest held in Chicago by NORMAN W. PYLE, formerly of this territory, arrived in Washington recently for a visit as the first prize. Opening game April 17 brought most of the film men from The Row to the Griffith Stadium. So was J. C. CALDWELL, Appomattox. MR. and MRS. LOU MARKS, former checking supervisor, Metro, returned to this city for Easter weekend to say hello. Lou is now at the Pittsburgh office. BILL CROCKETT, president, MPTO of Virginia, was a visitor along the exchanges last week, relates that his Bainc, Virginia Beach, will have new sound equipment, reconditioning. Roland has undergone a complete redecoration. CLARA CUNNINGHAM, NSS cashier, left for Bermuda with HELEN SCHULTZ, Paramount, for a vacation. Boys at UA, including branch manager FRED ROHRS, salesmen MARK SILVER, FRED SANDY, DICK HARRITY, will leave May 3 for Hollywood for the annual meeting of their company. Screened last week by FRED ROHRS was "Zenobia.” BOB SMELTZER made his last trip around his division circuit as the Warner Drive ended last week. Local boys have high hopes. Smeltzer’s division was a fraction of a point out of first place at the last accounting. "Love Affair” last week entered the third week at RKO-Keiths doing topnotch, according to RUSS HILDEBRAND, RKO office manager. GERTRUDE LAWRENCE, appearing here last week in "Skylark,” took time out to present district commissioners MELVIN C. HAZEN, DAVID McCOACH, Jr., with invitations to both World’s Fairs. Universal’s local contingent to the Cincinnati convention included branch manager B. BERNARD KREISLER, salesmen BARNEY FRANK, JOE YOUNG, SAM TABOR, WALTER DAVIS, office manager OSCAR BLUMENTHAL. HARRY WILLARD, representive Jam Handy organization, was a visitor. JOSEPH KEHOE, in charge of Monogram non-theatrical interests, was in town. Monogram’s HARRY BACHMAN last week declared his office was getting a lot of dates for the one wee’k extensive drive (April 17) in honor of GEORGE W. WEEKS. Harry held 1 ast week a screening of "Streets of New York” for the trade. WILLIAM MOORE, D umbarton, was seen along The Row booking up all available UA pictures. MOE COHEN, Lexway, Baltimore, was visiting The Row last week, passed several fine comments about our publication. Thanks. That’s a dandy frame we see in the FLAX Brothers emporium. Made by ROY DIAL, the frame has stills from "Man of Conquest.” Incidentally, SAM, JAKE FLAX are planning to remodel their Republic office a little. Their private office on the first floor will have a new entrance. At a trade showing in Wicomico, Maryland, sponsored by Universal’s B. BERNARD KREISLER, genial A. J. HERMAN, district manager, the following exhibitors were on hand to see "East Side of Heaven,” "Three Smart Girls”: JOHN FOX, Pocomoke, Onley; EMMERSON RUSSELL, Chestertown; CLEM OUTEN, Snow Hill; GEORGE LAWSON, GEORGE MADDRIX, Crisfield; RAY QUILLEN, Berlin; SAM MELLITS, Denton; CHESTER LEE, Saint Michaels; HENRY GREEN, Queenstown; NEWELL HOWARD, RAY TODD, Salisbury; TOM AYRES, Georgetown; JOHN HOPKINS, Jr., Parksley; GILDER CRAVER, Wicomico; REESE HARRINGTON, Harrington. It was Herman’s first visit to the famous Eastern shore. He was not disappointed. In driving down from Washington, the Universal boys missed the ferry at Annapolis and had to take it the long way around Elkton, Maryland. Boys along the Row are organizing the softball team. WANTED BY SCOTLAND YARD. James Stephenson, Betty Lynne and Leslie Perrins are seen in the Monogram release. April 19, 19)9 NAT