The Exhibitor (Nov 1938-May 1939)

23 DEL-MAR-VA Denton Eastern Shore exhibitors recently joined MR. and MRS. SAM MELLITS in celebration of their 21st wedding anniversary. Popular exhibitor, his wife were dined, feted at the Wicomico Hotel, Salisbury, followed by a special screening of "The Story of Alexander Bell” at the New. Present were MR. and MRS. MORRIS SIMON, Dover; MR. and MRS. EMANUEL BARROS, Dover; MR. and MRS. ALEX HANDLOFF, Smyrna; CHIEF and MRS. DAVE COPPERSMITH, Dover; MR. and MRS. PAUL KRAMER, Wilmington; SHIRLEY HARRIS, Philadelphia; FRED SANDY, UA's Eastern Shore representative. Federalsburg Manager HAROLD C. KOREN, Schine's Federal, got good press notice in local weekly on spring season coming attractions. Hurlock A Kiddie Club has been organized by the Hurlock management and a big stage show offered by the club with all local talent. Laurel Schine’s Waller offered samples of face powder to the ladies. Newark Management of the State adopted daylight time to compete with Wilmington. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington J. RAYMOND BELL, vice Metro’s HOWARD STRICKLING, acted on the board of judges in S hortslory’s recent exploitation campaign contest. Sailed May 2 for France on the SS. Normandie: RAY BELL — the prize in Metro’s "Marie Antoinette” campaign contest. Never was a good time had until the Metro lads and lassies from Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Charlotte, Washington met at the annual banquet of the conventioning office folks at the Shoreham last fortnight. Host RUDY BERGER put on a swell show for the office employees who are still talking about the party. Needless to say everybody had a good time, including TARZANA, Captain PFIFER’S pet chimp who was a featured attraction at the party. Home office folks included PARKE AGNEW, BILL BRENNER, ALAN CUM MINGS, CHARLES DEESEN, I. LEONARD HIRSCH, BANKS HUDSON, JOHN HANNA, IRVING HELFONT, ROSE KLEIN, ARTHUR LACKS, IRA MARTIN, CHARLES QUICK, M. L. SIMONS, CHARLES STERN, JAY ZIMMERMAN. From Philadelphia came JOSEPH FARROW, RALPH GILLETTE, WILLIAM GABRIEL, WILLIAM HAYNEY, FRANK SCULLY; from Pittsburgh, EDWIN MORIARTY, EARL SUPER, JOHN ZOMNIR; from Charlotte, THOMAS JONES, BERNARD ROSS, DAVID WILLIAMS; from Cincinnati, CHARLES BANFORD, WILLIAM DeVANEY, CHARLES WEIGEL, from the local office, MURRAY GREENFIELD, EDWARD KUSHNER, JOSEPH KRONMAN, PETE PRINCE, FRED RIPPINGALE, MORRIS ZELL. Others attending the party were HENRY AJF.LLO, CARTER BARRON, MR. and MRS. RAY BELL, HOWARD BURKHARDT, RUDOLPH BERGER, J. C. BROWN, DOROTHY BERMAN, ESTHER BLENDMAN, MR. and MRS. PHIL BOBYS, GRACE BRANNAN, ALICE BROWN, LOIS BROWN, MARY CURTIN, MR. and MRS. HARRY COHEN, MARJORIE DERMODY, EDNA DeROSSELLI, MARGARET DONALDSON, MR. and MRS. CARLTON DUFFUS, MR. and MRS. GENE FORD, BERTHA GELFELD, MR. and MRS. JACK GOLDBERG, BENJAMIN HAYNEY, BLANCHE HALL, FRANCES HUSBAND, ROSE ISAACS, CHRISTINE KINER, GERTRUDE KALER, MRS. JOSEPH KRONMAN, PHIL LAMPKIN, HAZEL McLERAN, VINCENTIA McNAMARA, CATHERINE MURPHY, FRANCES NAFTAL, HELEN PENDER, MR. and MRS. ANGIE RATTO, ANNA RIDGELY, MRS. FRED RIPPINGALE, MR. and MRS. DAVID SADEL, MRS. CHARLES STERN, NELLIE SCHROTH, MR. and MRS. FRANK J. SCULLY, FRANK TAYLOR, BETTY TOPF, ELIZABETH WYATT, JOSEPHINE YOUNG, WILLIAM YOUNGS, IRENE ZWEIGENHAFT, THELMA ZOLTROW, ROSE ZUCKERMAN. Credit for the affair should go to genial RUDY BERGER, FRED RIPPINGALE for playing such fine hosts to the home office Metro folks and the representatives of the affiliated exchanges. Incidentally, did one of the local lassies make a hit with one of the home office boys? There is them what says yes! MILTON CAPLON, former G-B here, now guiding the Linden, Baltimore, activities, was a recent visitor. JOE FIELDS, Rivoli, Embassy, Baltimore, paid The Row a visit prior to flying to the bedside of brother LEO, ill in Hollywood. Vacationing, probably with little junior in Baltimore is 20th Century-Fox able ad-salcs manager AL MILLER. While away the fort is being well-kept by assistant "BLACKIE” COLLINS. SAM DIAMOND, ace salesman, SAM WHEELER establishment, is awaiting the arrival of a little bundle from heaven. Sam has the usual symptoms of expectancy — that is, pap’s expectancy. SAM FLAX, salesman MORRIS OLETSKY, Republic, journeyed to Gibbstown, New Jersey, to the trial resulting from the auto accident, which caused injuries to brother JAKE. Trial was postponed until May 11. Meanwhile, Jake is up and about, feeling grand. HARRY LaVINE, Republic eastern division sales manager, was in town recently to confer with BROTHERS FLAX. Our sincere sympathies go to J. LOUIS ROME in the recent loss of his brother, ABE, who owned a general store in Glyndon, Maryland. IRA SICHLEMAN is all pepped-up over the opening of the soft-ball season, as are all the other lads who will play for Variety this year. JAKE FLAX, who is up, much better now said he would remodel the Republic office, moving the manager's office to the second floor. EDDIE MARTIN, Republic salesman, repo ts a bumper crop of strawberries on the Sho’. HAZEL McLERAN, chief inspectress, Metro, was in New York for the World’s Fair opening. SAM TABOR, Universal, reports exhibitors in southwest Virginia arc very rcccptativc to the 1939-1940 product. BARNEY FRANK won the hat offered by branch manager B. BERNARD KREISLER to the top Universal salesman. ART JACOBSON, NSS branch manager, announced HUNTER PERRY had renewed the prevues contract with NSS for the entire cir cuit for the 193 9-1940 season. ART JACOBSON, NSS, announces the addition of VIRGINIA LOVITZ to the office personnel as second ledger clerk. BILLIE BENICK has returned to her former position in the NSS service department. FREDERICK A. ROHRS, his UA staff packed up last week, left for Hollywood to attend the annual meeting, fortified with the knowledge that the Washington office led the eastern district in drive standing. Making the trip with ROHRS were salesmen FRED SANDY, MARK NORBERT SILVER, DICK HARRITY. Spring has been given official sanction by the boys in the "pit” at Loew’s Capitol. Stalwart Loew musicians have gone in for sport in a mighty large manner. They have organized a baseball team that shows signs of championship calibre, according to CARTER T. BARRON. In their first game on the diamond the Loewmen proved high men by vanquishing JOE LOMBARD and his Earle crew by what appears to have been a decisive margin. Now the boys are after bigger scalps. In fact to prove that they can do it again they are going to meet Earle brass and string men in a return engagement. MAX ZINDER plays center field and captains the team which consists of FEAR, ss; GARRETT, cf; SHEAFFER, If; M. RATNER, 1st b; TAYLOR, p; B. RATNER, 2nd b; WADE, c; DAVIS, rf; FOX, 3rd b. HARRY VOGELSTEIN, head, Baltimore Poster Company, last week announced his office would move into a new building at 140 North Front Street. He expects the building to be completed about June 1. At present the office is located at 808 E. Lexington Street. He said that the new structure would contain modern fire-proof film vaults, as well as other necessary facilities for distribution of posters. HARRY BACHMAN, BEN OLETSKY, HARRY CRULL, F. E. TAYLOR came back enthused from the Chicago convention. CECIL BLOUNT DeMILLE, famous Hollywood producer-director, arrived here this week aboard the "Union Pacific” exhibit train. He was accompanied by LYNNE OVERMAN, AKIM TAMIROFF, EVELYN Kl Vis, sill II \ DARCY, JULIA FAYE, JUDITH ALLEN. EVELYN LUCKEY, all of whom arc featured in "Union Pacific.” Old time wood burning engine, "Old Fifty-Eight” was a feature attraction, which brought many visitors to Washington’s Union Station. HARRY F. BACHMAN’S Monogram stafl returned this week from Chicago and the annual convention, confident this coming season will be the biggest, the best yet. Accompanying the branch manager were salesmen HARRY CRULL, BIN OLF.TSKY, office manager F. EARL TAYLOR. During the absence of the staff, the local office was well managed by veteran CAMILLA A. ("Miss Mac”) WOODSON. Local UAers who went to the Coast were managers FRED A. ROHRS, MARK N. SILVER, FRED M. SANDY, RICHARD HARRITY. Columbia division chief SAM GALANIY, salesmen O. D. WEEMS, J. B. WALSH, C. A. WINGFIELD, B. CAPLON, J. KUSHNER arc at the Atlantic City convention. Branch manager BOB FOLLIARD. salesmen H. E. KAHN, W. E. W. GROVER, C. KNOX and A. P. FOLLIARD, as well as office manager J. R. HILDEBRAND received gold and silver money clips for their winning during the RKO Studio Appreciation Month. May 10, 1939 NAT