The Exhibitor (Nov 1938-May 1939)

35 DEL-MAR-VA Federalsburg MRS. CHARLES BRYANT, employee, Schine’s Federal, fractured her finger in a fall down cellar steps at her home. Milton All of the steel frame work and walls have been completed for the new theatre which is being built here. House is expected to open May 29. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington ARTHUR WILLI, chief casting director, RKO Radio, scouted the entrees for the Washington territory in the second "Gateway to Hollywood” series. Candidates for roles in RKO Radio’s forthcoming "Three Sons” gathered at the Carlton Hotel. From Washington Willi went to Atlanta. FRANK LaFALCE, head of Warner theatres’ advertising, publicity department, informs that under a new policy managers of the many Warner theatres are being notified each week of publicity breaks in the national magazines. Breaks in such publictions as Life, Pix, Look, are listed with dates, etc., so the theatre managers may make the best possible use in exploiting the film. DAN REYNOLDS, Penn, has been ill recently with an infected leg. HENRY COON, Avenue Grand, is filling in for Dan. LLOYD HADAWAY, assistant manager. Avenue Grand, is running the show there. HARRY ANGER, Earle stage manager, is having the patrons ballot on the best routines offered weekly by the Roxyettes. If you missed the open house at BERNIE KREISLER’S New Universal exchange, you have only yourself to blame. Everybody was invited. RICHARD L. COE, who has been ass'sting Post's drama critic NELSON BELL, is doing a fine piece of work. JESSICA DRAGONETTE, who made her first vaudeville appearance, following a brilliant radio, concert career, was feted last week by CARTER BARRON. Among those present were DR. B. C. MacNEIL, American Legion; DOROTHY DAVIDSON, local director, Girl Scouts; Lieutenant CHARLES BENTER, leader, U. S. Navy Band; TAYLOR BRANSON, director, U. S: Marine Band; WILLIAM A. McRORY, WILLIAM J. STANNARD, U. S. Army Band; HANS KINDLER, director, National Symphony Orchestra; drama crit cs NELSON B. BELL, [AY CARMODY, KATHERINE HILLYER, ANDREW R. KELLEY. C. N. O’DELL, former city editor, Washington Herald, now with Paramount publicity, came to town to confer with local Warner theatres’ publicity staff, exchange officials on "Union Pacific.” Warners’ BILL EWING has been assigned to the territory to help theatre managers exploit "Dark Victory.” MARY HORNER, Warner steno, leaves soon for Bermuda, a vacation. IRVING RUBINE, Warner home office, was in recently. What pretty Universal inspectress has started the bachelor hearts beating faster recently? Or is this too obvious? ALICE ANDERSON, Warners, was on the sick list. Visiting the Row last week were HARRY AL VOGELSTEIN, GEORGE JACOBS, JOE WALDERMAN, Baltimore. AL FOLLIARD, they’ll tell you along The ROW, is a personal friends of TOM DEWEY, New York. One of the very few lady managers — THELMA DeBERRY, Alpine circuit, Romney West Virginia— always has nice advertising stunts, GEORGE NATHAN, NSS, relates. ART JACOBSON, NSS, has returned from a three weeks’ vacation in Miami. MATILDA SMITH, BEULAH BISHIELDS, popular exhibitors, Mount Savage, expect to remodel, renovate their New Majestic. MAX KARMITZ, former Preferred salesman, in town booking for his New State, Radford, Virginia, tells that he is selling "Mayerling,” ' Grand Illusion,” "Life and Loves of Beethoven.” LEON G. TURROU, former G-man, came to Washington to lecture to the Kiwanis Club of this city, Baltimore. His book, "Nazi Spies in America,” is brought to the screen by Warners under the title of "Confessions of a Nazi Spy.” Congratulations to SIDNEY LUST for his splendid work with the annual Father-Son banquet which was held at the Mayflower Hotel recently. Joining Lust in making the party a success were CARTER BARRON, JOHN [. PAYETTE, BROOKS JOHN, ARTHUR GODREY, E. LAWRENCE PHILLIPS. Important filmfolk leaving the National Capital this week include RAY BELL, publicity director, Loew’s Washington theatres; FRED ROHRS, UA branch manager, his sales force — FRED SANDY, DICK HARRITY, MARK NORBERT SILVER. Bell, who won the Metro award on the "Marie Antoinette” exploitation contest, will leave May 3 aboard the SS. Normandie for Paris. UA people leave for Hollywood, for the company’s annual convention. ROBERT J. FOLLIARD’S RKOmen came out fourth in the celebration of Studio Appreciation Month (March). Contest was on features and shorts shipments against quote. Continuing its breaking precedents, Warners’ Earle opened last week on Thursday with "Dark Victory,” sans stage show. It was for one day only, however, the stage show opening the next day. In making the announcement general zone manager JOHN J. PAYETTE said there was no precedent in the Earle’s history for such a pre-date opening but felt that the importance of the production, the wide-spread interest already aroused over it were sufficient reasons for releasing the picture as soon as the prints were available. MARYLAND Baltimore Rome circuit has also signed for Altec service for Rome’s 14 theatres, E. O. WILSCHKE negotiated for Altec. Westway, Edmondson Avenue at Aldershot Road, seating 700, built by the Westway Amusement Company, LEO H. HOMAND, organizer, opened April 22. Invitation audience attended the opening April 24. House is modernistic in every respect with a complete air-conditioning system. Others in the company are MISS ALICE SMITH, J. MARSH MATTHEWS, JAMES ELLIOTT. BOY B. PALMORE, who has been associated with LEO H. HOMAND in various film enterprises for many years, has joined him as manager of the Lord Calvert while JAMES ELLIOTT has moved over to take charge of the New Westway. Work has been started on the new Monroe, West Pratt Street, near Monroe. It will be ready for the public about June 1. Organizers include MORTON H. ROSEN, AARON COPLAN and JOSEPH WALDERMAN. Coplan is also interested in the Fremont, Booker-T. ED GALLNER, United Artists’ publicist from New York office, no sooner finished his work with "Wuthering Heights” at the Loew’s Century, than he moved down Lexington Street a few doors and began working out a campaign for "Zenobia” for MORRIS A. MECHANIC, at the New. He tried to get an elephant to use in a stunt, but none could be had. J. LOUIS ROME, president, Associated Theatres Company, and Chief Barker, Baltimore Variety Club, went to Detroit to attend the big Variety Club doings. WALTER G., WILLARD SILVERBERG, Park, have had air conditioning installed. RICHARD SHAMIS, wife, proprietor, Realart, and the new Heights soon to be built, presented her husband with a fine baby girl, weight eight pounds. Congratulations. JOSEPH BRODIE returned from Florida the other day, looking fine and sunburned. It is said that Joe won about $1,700 at a "Bingo” game way down there. -J S. ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS. Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Thomas Mitchell, Sig Kumann, Richard Bin the! mess, Noah Beery, Jr., are seen in the Howard Hawks production for Columbia release. May ), 19)9 NAT