The Exhibitor (Nov 1939-May 1940)

26 THE EXHIBITOR as, John Maloney, Metro district manager, and a great number of Buffalo exhibitors and distributors. . . . Noticed at the Buffalo Athletic Club dinner and President’s Ball, were the John Scullys, George MacKennas, Jack Davis. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rappeport, father and mother of Jake Rappeport, operator, Lovejoy, Avon, Ruth Rappeport, Warner booker; Sara Weil, secretary to local RKO branch manager; and Fannie Siegel, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary, March 30. Approximately 200 guests attended. Their grandchildren, Bobby and Buddy Ruth, were headliners. . . . Mrs. John Scully modeled at a fashion show April 5. . . . April Fool’s day at the Film Building was an occasion of great merriment. Carl Heerdt, Universal booker, whose natal day occurred then was on the receiving end of a personally delivered singing telegram. It was hard to determine who was more perplexed — Carl or the messenger boy. . . . Charles “Chuck” Harter, booker and office manager, Columbia, is also one of the fortunates to be born then. His colleagues at the office took cognizance of the occasion by sending him not only a singing telegram, also personally delivered, but a very cute box, wrapped in pink tissue paper and tied with blue baby ribbon etcetera. What did it contain? George Sussman, New York City, moved to Amherst Street, and succeeds L. E. Blumenfeld, recently resigned, as booker at 20th Century-Fox. . . . Fred Fox, shipper, moved to Linden Avenue. . . . Grand National Pictures, Inc., closed their local exchange. . . . F. C. Pictures Corporation, will be known as Film Classic exchange. . . . Ralph Maw, Metro branch manager, moved to Leicester Road. . . . Val Klaiber, Metro booker, moved to Byron Avenue, Tonawanda. . . . Eddie Berkson, son of Jay B„ formerly Republic, has joined Pam-O-Film, in the capacity of booker. . . . William Rosenow, Paramount booker, moved to Shepard Avenue, and Eddie Walter succeeds M. Schneiderman as assistant Paramount booker. . . . A1 Teschemacher, formerly Grand National office manager, succeeds William Allbach, as booker at Republic. Due to the many changes during the past two months in the local film exchanges, the MPTO have made up a new and up-to-date exchange directory card. It is being mailed to all exhibitors and exchanges. . . . Jack Rubach, RKO shipper and Jerry Lipow, Universal accessory manager, motored to Cleveland to attend a dinner dance. . . . Irving Grossman, Premium Promotion Syndicate, spent several weeks in the Buffalo territory. . . . Loretta Pinkal is the new advertising accessory stenographer, at Paramount. . . . W. W. Sharpe, home office supervisor for Advertising Accessories, Inc., was in town conferring with local manager Harold Jonasson. Paramount is receiving fine co-operation from exhibitors on the May 5 to 18 Robinson Drive. . . . Fred Myers, Jr., Syracuse Paramount representative, now knows how it feels to drive his car behind a four mule team. Myers was pulled out of several 14 foot snow drifts within the space of two hours. . . . Branch manager Kenneth Robinson is very enthusiastic over Paramount’s “Typhoon.” . . . Dottie Lamour, is sure an eyeful in that sarong, according to “Ken.” . . . Mary Ann Jones is the cute little trick from Smith College that Bob Dame, service manager, Shea’s Buffalo, brought up to the Variety Club. She made all the boys sit up and take notice. . . . Vincent R. McFaul, general manager, Shea Theatres, visited New York City and Boston. . . . Monroe W. Greenthal, chief of exploitation, United Artists home office, escorted screen star Henry Hull into town for a one-day stay for the benefit of “My Son, My Son!” . . . Emile Giffoniello, Shea office, has been awarded a patent by the U. S. Patent office for a window raising device. . . . We wish Lee Gross, secretary to Bob Murphy, would make up her mind between Laurence Olivier and Charles Boyer. . . . Isabelle Catalano is the new relief cashier at Shea’s Buffalo, subbing for Alene Dixon, sick. . . . Spotted dining at Laube’s were Bert Kemp, Warner short subject booker, and Lee Gross, Shea’s Buffalo office staff. . . . Bob Case, genial manager, new Shea’s Lackawanna, has been made an honorary member of the Lackawanna police force. Maurice Osterman, Mary Fridrich and Bob Moredock were among those attending the annual sportsmen and Boat Show at the 174th Armory. . . . Jack Magner, assistant to manager John Carr, Shea’s Hippodrome, had his bowling score officially notarized, after nosing out Eddie Meade, Shea publicity by a single point. . . . Universal screened “Enemy Agent” for the first run exhibitors. . . . Charlie Boasberg’s Buffalo billers are still clinging to the top rung of the ladder in the current Ned Depinet drive. . . . Shuttle sheet meeting of managers, bookers, salesmen, was conducted by the RKO exchange at the Hotel Statler, at which Captain Herbert MacIntyre presided. Harry Michaelson, short subject manager, also attended. Maurice Zimmerman, Majestic, Rochester, is at present confined to a Rochester hospital. . . . Ida Voak Smith, former Columbia cashier, and husband, Harold, just returned from a five weeks sojourn down in Florida. . . . A. J. Rademacker, Altec Service, stopped at the local MPTO headquarters during his recent visit from New York. George Miller, Altec local man, accompanied. . . . Oakdale was sold to Sol Raives. Minna Rosen operated it since 1937. Sol assumes operation October 6. . . . What local exhibitor finished second in the hobby horse race at Chez Ami ala Duke of Windsor? . . . All local city salesmen are appointed to committees on the current Joint Charity Drive. M. I. Landman, Hornell, Hornell, suffered a loss by fire when the entire roof of his theatre burned off. . . . Nat Marcus, Columbia salesman, Syracuse, upon his recent trip to Buffalo, deplored the fact that his car was not an amphibian. . . . Jack Bellman, spent three days in New York conferring with prexy J. R. Grainger on the Buffalo Office Employees Collection and Date Drive, which started March 31 and continues through June 30. . . . Exhibitors have pledged their support. . . . News from exhibitors ranks Gene Autry’s “South of the Border” as number one business grosser. . . . Republic was awaiting a print on “Dark Command.” Picture had a terrific publicity campaign with a Hollywood preview in Lawrence, Kansas, locale of the story. . . . Dave Miller, Universal district manager, and his wife were on a 16 day cruise, during which they visited various Southern ports, also spending five days in California visiting Dave’s brother. They caught shooting of Bing Crosby’s “If I Had My Way.” Mrs. Miller remained at the Coast, while Dave flew East, stopping at Buffalo, and continuing on to Cleveland and Cincinnati. April 2 will not be forgotten, it was the date upon which Frank Minor and Jake Rappeport were tendered a dinner at the Red Man’s Club, Lancaster, festivities honoring both owners in recognition of their 30 years in the picture business. Menno Dykstra, Glen, Kensington, playing his part as toastmaster, presented those attending with individual pictures of themselves in the form of photo stamps. Bud Gray, efficient RKO publicity man, returns to Buffalo in good health. Bud reports that his trip through the Eastern section of the State was productive. . . . Alice McCarthy, Shea accounting department, is thrilled over the prospects of a new sister-in-law, brother John having presented his fiancee with an engagement ring. . . . Allie and Lydia Behling, Ellen Terry and Sylvia, sojourning in Florida, were fortunate to have escaped the snowy blasts of their home town. They planned a stop over in New York City to visit Mrs. Pat Powers and Mrs. Burns. Nick Dipson, Dipson-Basil circuit, went to New York City and Wheeling on business. . . . Jim Wallingford was seen in the Genesee Street Easter parade. . . . Lipton Astrachan, Warner Buffalo salesman, would like the silk poster screen of Ann Sheridan changed to the “real thing!” . . . “Rebecca,” according to Mat Sullivan, is doing a tremendous business. Employees of Columbia have designated the week of April 28 to May 4 as Phil Fox Week, This will mark the first anniversary of Phil’s arrival in Buffalo. . . . Employees are anxious to make this the biggest week ever in the history of the office. . . . From present indications it is going to be just that. It is tied in with the Montague 15th anniversary campaign which runs until May 10. . . . There was a very enthusiastic meeting held April 1, in the local branch, where plans were set up for the remainder of the drive, held for Phil Fox Week. Few out-of-town exhibitors that were able to “float” in town due to the recent thaw, were Sam Gandell, Bolivar; Max Fogel, Bill Tishkoff, Rochester; Louis Byer, Mattidale; Marvin Atlas, Niagra Falls; Sam Slotnik, Syracuse; M. Kyser, Aurora, East Aurora; Thomas Ranee, Cattaraugus; Lou Pressler, Hornell, Hornell. . . . On his way in from Naples, Jim Fater found out his car doors were not watertight. . . . Carrie Perriella, Naples, Naples, is at present confined to the Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester. Her many wellwishers hope to see her back along Film row. . . . Ralph Maw, Metro branch manager, went to New York City for meeting. . . . Dot Gammel, Gammel circuit, is on the committee for the annual Coterier Ball, May 4, Meadowbrook Country Club. — M. G. Dunkirk Dalton Burgett, Capitol, is on the ailing list. Gloversville Schine Home Office News Irving Bernstein, recent graduate of Harvard, has joined the Schine staff as a member of Maurice Glockner’s real estate department. . . . George V. Lynch was a guest at a party given by General and Mrs. Bernard Kearney recently in honor of their 23rd wedding anniversary. . . . Bert Sandford and Arthur Rademacher, Altec Service, were home office visitors from New York City. Rudy Kneuer, International Projector Company, was also a home office caller. . . . Mohawk Valley district manager Sidney Holland and Mrs. Holland have returned from a visit to his folks in New York City. Bill Kraemer, home office’s peerless amateur chef, treated the boys to a April 10, 1940