The Exhibitor (Nov 1939-May 1940)

approximately 150 guests, as well as most of the exhibitors and distributors who are Masons, will attend. Teddy Hammers’ brother is coming from New York City for the occasion, as well as Jack Zurich’s uncle. ... A stag luncheon will be tendered to Lou Blumenfeld by 50 of his former colleagues in the film business February 3. Bill Bork, Universal; Fran Maxwello, RKO; Manny Woronov, Metro, will be the committee in charge. Lee Gross, secretary to Bob (Shea booker) Murphy, looks quite neat in her new maroon suit. . . . Ed Miller and Bob Demming, Shea Community managers, experienced the first flat tires of their respective cars lifetime. . . . Annual ball of the Motion Picture Projectionists had a grand turnout. . . . Ed Frank, Shea superintendent of buildings, is busy these days getting the new Lackawanna ready for its grand opening. . . . Adverse weather conditions and school exams caused the postponement of the scheduled match between Fred Koester’s Lafayette and Gene Murphy’s Great Lakes boys in the Theatres Bowling league. . . . Luther D. Aydelotte was among the audience of notables attending the private preview of RKO’s “Abe Lincoln in Illinois” at the Court Street. Luther is noted for his impersonation of the Great Emancipator. . . . Beryl Dana, daughter of Pete Dana, Universal’s Kansas City branch manager, is to be confirmed the first week in February. Charlie Taylor, Shea publicity chief, through Roy Nagle, local American Legion, rounded up a neat local tie-in with the coming of “The Fighting 69th” to Shea’s Great Lakes. Story is centered around “Wild Bill” Donovan, a native Buffalonian. . . . Chief Barker Bob Murphy was presented with a handsome gold Gruen wrist watch at the installation of officers of Variety Club, Tent No. 7. Other members of the 1940 Crew are Sydney Lehman, First Assistant Chief Barker; Kenneth Robinson, Second Assistant Chief Barker; W. E. J. Martin, Dough Guy and Property Master. . . . Stanley Kozanowski has been named chairman of the house committee of Variety Club for the year. Murray Whiteman heads the entertainment committee. Other committee chairmen are Sidney Pfeifer, law; Matt Sullivan, member; Sydney Lehman, reception. Carl Rindcen, manager, Shea’s Kenmore, has been assigned to handle the ticket sale for “Gone With the Wind” at George Mason’s Shea’s Great Lakes. . . . Jack Gilmore, local Metro publicity and exploitation representative, has his hands full these days, jumping from town to town on “Wind.” Buffalo Theatres (Shea circuit) is planning three new houses, to be constructed during 1940. Contracted with RCA Photophone for High Fidelity sound reproducing equipment for all three. T. F. McCleary, Photophone sales specialist, negotiated for the deal. A first-run engagement of Alliance Films’ “Dead Men Tell No Tales” was set for the Mercury. Butch Lehman, young son of Syd, United Artists branch manager, broke his collar bone. . . . John Bykowski, United Artists booker, entertained guests from Plainfield, New Jersey over the weekend. . . . Barbara Hartman, Columbia cashier, entertained the entire office staff at a supper party. . . . Edith Chasen, former Monogramite, postcards her safe arrival in Hollywood, where through the kindness of Adele Hertzog, she lunched on the THE EXHIBITOR Warner lot and saw the studio. . . . A1 Becker, Becker Theatre Supply, has sworn off poker. . . . Tom McCleary, RCA sound, has just been notified of his winning the national sales campaign. . . . Mrs. Paul Groh, wife of the building superintendent, Warner Brothers, gave birth to a seven pound girl. . . . Dick Hayman has returned to Buffalo after spending three weeks with his parents at Miami Beach. . . . Alice McCarthy, accounting department, Buffalo, spent the week-end visiting her sister and twin nephews. . . . Abe Corrin, A1 Gilbert, Syracuse, and Louis Beyer, Mattydale, were in town. . . . Phil Fox, Columbia, says he enjoyed very much having Irving Altshuler, auditor, with him. — M. L. Cohoes Ordinance banning Sunday movies was to have been repealed by Council at a recent meeting. Local Regent was closed on Sunday because of the surprise ban. Dunkirk Dalton Burgett, Capitol, was elected president of the Chautauqua County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association. Ellenville Jim Spadaro, Shadowland, will start construction of a new 600-seat house in the near future. Theatre will be built adjacent to Jim’s Mitchell House Hotel. . . . New Nobury, which will be operated by Scholemson and Popkin, Fallsburgh, is scheduled for completion about March 15. Elmira Ray Fahrenholz, Strand, is confined to his home. . . . Eddie Yarbrough, Keeney, tied up with Parents-Teachers Association for a benefit ticket sale on “Brother Rat and the Baby.” Eddie Yarbrough, Keeney, has gained quite a reputation as speaker. Those who were in evidence at the Keeney — Regent — Strand Warner party included: Ray Fahrenholz and his missus, Helen Knapp, Mary Sandberg, Claud Van Riper, Frank Sanders, Chuck Walker, R. Lynch, Mel Reppard, D. Rohde, Paul Driscoll, Leo Groom, Olive Cummings, lone Davenport, Bert Brown, William Tunis, Don Nizon, Tom Botsford, Jack Krebs, Tom Barnes, Merle Danielson, William Pfiffer, Paul Halloran, Eddie Yarbrough and Mrs. Yarbrough, Alden Allen, Dorothy Price, Martha Fusare, Frank Turner, Lee Kaminski, Donald Backer, Lee Augustine, William Harvey, Jack Waters, Mary Belloma, T. King, Mary Roe, Gerald Keene, Paul Johnson, Harold Huzzard, Paul Shay, Bob Halloran, Art Habeck, Mel Conhaim, Byron Danks, Jane Miller, Jane Hymes, Bill Wombough, Charles Keene, J. Underwood, William Cady, Lenord Hamilton, N. Carlton, Mary Teribury, Claud Fravel, Claud Dittiacur, Don Edwards, Jack Welch, Art Ventimiglia, Bill Ross. Gloversville Schine Home Office News Schiners’ club enjoyed a gala Winter sports party at Speculator, January 21. . . . On the same day, Sander Lazar, home office publicity department, suffered a skiing accident at North Creek, fracturing a bone in his left leg when he was thrown while going down the Gore Mountain run. He was half-way down when his ski caught and tossed him heavily. Taken to Littauer hospital here, he is under the care of Dr, Robert Lenz, with his condition reported as good. . . . Richard Schine, handsome young son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Myer Schine, is recovering from a badly crushed finger. ... To add to the Schine casualties, Marion Nelson, home office employee, cut two fingers in a paper sheer. Schine houses will start “Gone With the Wind” showings in 26 locations 27 February 25. . . . Seymour Stern, Rochester Games company, entertained a group of Schine employees at a party. . . . Sid Holland, Mohawk Valley district manager stationed at the Glove, is still receiving congratulations on the $1,000 prize he won from Columbia, the first in a national contest on exploiattion campaigns for “Only Angels Have Wings.” Joseph Miller, Columbia’s representative in Albany, made the presentation, as Louis W. Schine beamed and the cameras clicked. Hornell Operation of the Majestic will be resumed by Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Peters March 15, it was announced by their son, Arthur F. Peters. He said his mother and father, now wintering in Daytona Beach, Florida, expect to return March 1. Lease of Warner Brothers Theatres, Inc., expires at midnight March 14. Stage shows will be secured and renovation of the theatre will be done during the summer. James Macris is now managing. . . . Mother of George Griffing, Majestic projectionist, passed away. . . . William Switzer is the proud papa of a baby daughter. He is the Steuben projectionist. . . . Jim Macris, Majestic, spent the day in Jamestown doing special advertising work. . . . William Leggiero, Steuben, secured the co-operation of a women’s group to sell tickets in advance on Brother Rat and the Baby, for which they received a percentage of receipts from advance sale. Jamestown Reatha Costello, Palace cashier, was home with a cold. Virginia Callahan subs. . . . Agnes Huff, Palace service staff, resigned, Helen Anderson replaced. . . . Winter Garden discontinued “Wahoo” and replaced with “Crazy Auction Nite.” . . . Robert C. Horning, Sheas, chose to go by train for meeting in Buffalo with Jack Shea, New York office. . . . Ralph Crabill, district manager, managed the impossible, of getting through to Buffalo when The material which appears in these columns is gathered for THE EXHIBITOR by a handpicked and well-paid staff of news men in and about the cities represented under separate headings. These men are constantly in touch with each local situation and this accounts for THE EXHIBITOR appearing first with such local doings. In response to many inquiries which have reached this department, this material is not copyrighted, which probably explains why some, of the material finds its way at later dates into contemporary publications. It is the opinion of the editors ol this publication that while news may be copyrighted, ability (which is far more important) cannot be. This explains why we ignore the first and value the second. January 31, 1940 NYS.