The Exhibitor (Nov 1938-May 1939)

NEWS OF THE TERRITORY 25 Luray According to the management of the $75,000 new theatre that is being constructed, the theatre will be opened about the last of May or early in June. Prices of admission to the new theatre, it is sa d, will be 15 and 30 cents, against 15 and 2 5 cents, the present admissions to the Page. Both of the entertainment houses will be under the same management. Lack of employment has considerably crippled the attendance at theatres not only in Luray, Shenandoah, Front Royal, New Market, Woodstock, but throughout the Shenandoah Valley. FRANK FALLS, Academy, is back from Havana. All Lynchburg houses cooperated with trailers for Woman’s Field Army for the Prevention of Cancer. New Market New Market is being decorated with all new poster frames. RAYMOND RICE, formerly New Market, is now employed in Washington. RIPLEY RUBY, projectionist, Nelson, Mount Jackson, was a caller. Newport News BEN McKINSEY, assistant to manager LEO GREENWOOD, Warwick, during the last year, is leaving show business for shipbuilding. He will be succeeded by HORACE ALLEN, who has been an usher here. HARL WOLEVER is winding up an extensive job of redecorating and painting at the Paramount. — W. T. Norfolk To announce his "Spring Festival of Hits,” manager PIERRE BOULOGNE, Wilmer and Vincent’s Norva, took a full page in the VirginianPilot, with individual lay-outs for Warners’ "Dodge City,” 20th Century-Fox’s "The Story of Alexander Graham Bell,” Paramount’s "I’m From Missouri,” Paramount’s "Midnight,” Paramount's "Union Pacific,” Warners’ "Juarez.” Each picture was announced for a one-week run in that order. A. E. LICHTMAN, owner of chain that bears his name, came down from Washington to close deal for property on Church Street, main colored business street, on which will be erected his fourth theatre here. Plans are now being drawn by Bernard Spigel, Norfolk architect. Construction will ge forward as soon as plans are completed. DAVE PETERSON, Altec, was in from Washington to relieve BRUCE MEWBORN for three days. While Dave was in town he installed a new horn at the Booker-T. GRAHAM BARBEE reports A. E. LICHTMAN picked the heaviest rainstorm in months to fly from Norfolk to Philadelphia. After the plane was all ready to take off, and passengers aboard, it was found that a starter shaft on one motor was broken and it took 30 minutes trying to get the motor started. SYD GATES, Norfolk, has had a couple of neat looking metal frames installed over each of h’s outside doors, replacing the cutout wood letters. PETE BOULOGNE, Norva manager, put on an excellent stunt for Republic’s "Man of Conquest.” For days, on radio and in papers, he heralded the coming of a Texas "old-timer” via prairie schooner, racing against time to get to the Norva in time for opening day. MELTON BARBEE has just returned from a swing around the state that carried h’m down to Clinch Valley and back. Melton covered more than 1200 miles on his advertising material selling. Daylight saving is rear ng its head again after being silent for a couple of years. Possibility of having to go into an intensive fight will be brought up at the next Norfolk Theatre Managers Association meeting, which will be held aboard DON ALEXANDER'S cabin cruiser. City manager has reported that orders have been given to install latest type street lights on Church Street between Brambelton Avenue and Princess Anne Road. This is the area in which the Booker-T, Regal are located. GRAHAM BARBEE and JACK LICHTMAN are singing praises. Roanoke Jefferson recently began showing double features. At the same time, afternoon admission price was reduced to 1 5 cents. Heretofore the price has been 20 cents. Children’s admission is 10 cents. Front of the Jefferson is to be painted and redecorated. FRED STEELE, manager, Jefferson, visited Washington recently. MISS BETTY RICHARDSON, box office cashier, Jefferson, was married during April to THEO LONG, Vinton. They will make their home at Vinton. MR. and MRS. FRANK FALLS (Cravcr and Falls) have returned to their home at Lynchburg. WILLIAM W. HORNEY, manager, Wythe, Wytheville, visited Roanoke. CARL LAWRENCE, maintenance supervisor, National Theatre Corporation, is the proud father of a baby girl. B. S. SMITH, manager, American, is planning to build a summer cottage at Catawba. Recent visitors to Roanoke include JOE WALSH, Columbia, ELBERT GROVER, RKO. Business is reported to be extremely bad with theatres in the coal regions. GUY FLANARY, manager, New Star, Richlands, is reported to have broken ground for a new theatre at Richlands. C. E. SMITH, manager, Lynwood, Grundy, is understood to be getting ready to bu Id a new' house at Grundy. ELMORE D. HEINS has returned from his stay at Hot Springs, Arkansas. FRED STEELE, Jefferson, is giving his house a new coat of paint. Roanoke newspapermen were guests of M. F. DIGGS, manager, Grandin, at a prevue of "Stagecoach.” DAVE PETERSON is relieving NAT MOWRER, Roanoke service man for Altec, for a few days. Richmond BILL ATTMORE, RCA engineer, made a solo flight to Baltimore. April 29 was quite an eventful one for the art department of Neighborhood Theatres. "Pop’ WILLIAMS and the wife celebrated their third anniversary. It also was Pop’s birthday and he served as best man for WALTER BROADWF.LL, his assistant, who was married. A charter has been issued to King Coal Theatres, Inc., Marion, with maximum capital of 1,000 shares without par value. TOM BALDRIDGE, Winchester, theatre manager and president of the newly organized Virginia State Junior Chamber of Commerce, makes the charter night presentation to the Petersburg Junior Chamber of Commerce at the meeting at the Country Club of Petersburg. KEITH EWELL, relief doorman, Capitol, and newly married, was out sick. CHARLIE HULBERT’S Lee team defeated the team gathered together by FLOYD STAWLS last week, three games, as AL BUDMAN rolled a set of 3 34 and CHARLIE HULBERT game of 1 3 2. CHARLIE THORPE is new doorman, Carillon, succeeding JOHNNY MARTIN, resigned. GRACE HEATH PHAUP, cashier, Lee, has rushed to the bedside of her husband in Newburn, North Carolina. He has pneumonia. MARY SHARP is substituting. EMANUEL HENRY GUNST, 79, died here May 2. He was landlord of several local theatres. MURIEL STEVENSON, secretary to FRANK O'BRIEN, Colonial, is sick abed. HERMAN KAPLIN and HERMAN RUBIN vere over from Petersburg. SAM BENDHEIM, JR., general manager, Neighborhood Theatres, has transferred STEWART TUCKER to the State from the Capitol, and sent ALEC RAVDIN back to the Capitol from the State. HARRY HARLOW, service staff, Grand, is back on the job after being out for over a week BAN EDDINGTON’S Columbia Printing Company is readying a newsettc service which will devote one page to local happenings around the theatre. It’ll be offered to exhibitors shortly after June 1. CONRAD McREE and DAVID GARBER arc really very proud of The Exhibitor trophy and have polished it up so that it really sparkles in the lobby of the State. HARRY SCEARCE, relief doorman, Colonial, is engaged to MISS ELIZABETH WINBURNE, with the marriage coming off any day now. DOROTHY GODFREY, relief cashier, Brookland, Grand, was rushed to the Stuart Circle Hospital for an appendix operation last week. While in the hospital MRS. ALVIS is substituting. JOHN RICHARD TAYLOR, projectionist, Capitol, recently spent a weekend with his wife at Patrick Springs. ALBERT NAYLOR-FOOTE has joined the service staff at the National. MARY GOODE is the new relief cashier for Wilmer and Vincent theatres. D. H. COVINGTON, operator, Ashland, and his wife have returned from a motor trip to Florida. May 10, 19)9