The Exhibitor (Nov 1941-May 1942)

THE EXHIBITOR 17 SOL TITLE TITLES THE NEWS Harry Garmaine, New Haven, Conn., representative, Price Premiums, was seen here. . . . Sam Bram, National Screen ad poster department, is spending a few weeks with the Mrs. at Miami Beach. . . . Haircut and shave Joe Boss will ring wedding bells on April 25. He wants the 44th Street boys to know the price will positively not go up. . . . Sam Dressier, Radio, Brooklyn, is patriotic. He uses the front of his marquee for such slogans as “God Bless America” and “Buy Defense Bonds and Stamps.” . . . Leonard Furst looked mighty proud in his uniform as he stopped into Universal to see his dad. Stanley Sobelson, Jr., was not drafted. He joined the Navy, and will soon go to Annapolis. His parents are mighty proud. . . . Ed Cantor is going to prove himself a good manager at the Bridge. The following constitute a group of ex¬ perienced theatre managers looking for employment. Possibly you can find a man you need among them: Sol Schwartz, 482 Fort Washington Avenue; Maurice Bliss, 1485 Crotona Avenue, Bronx; Charles Cohen, 1205 Simpson Street, Bronx; Jack Teich, 1326 Grand Concourse, Bronx; A1 Stevens, Arlington Hotel, 20 West 25th Street; Dave Seidman, 163 Prospect Place, Brooklyn; Chas. Decker, 961 Eastern Park¬ way, Brooklyn; Walter Meek, 1375 East Avenue, Brooklyn; Walter Mock, 1375 East 18th Street, Brooklyn; John Martin, 101 West 109th Street; Lew Goldfarb, 56 Carmon Avenue, Ced.arhurst, L. I.; Murray Rasler, 137 225th Street, Laurelton, L. I.; Charles Blum, 310 Johnson Avenue, New¬ ark, N. J.; Harry Lewis, 280 Bridge Street, Brooklyn. Milton J. Schwartz, one time son-inlaw of William Fox, died in Hollywood recently. His body was sent to New York and funeral held from Riverside Chapel here. . . . Dave Sidman has gone to Boston to see if he can get a position there as manager. . . . A1 Moley is going to try his strength as manager, Tremont, Bronx. . . . Murray Livingston, manager, Farragut, Brooklyn, for several years, passed away recently. . . . Sergeant Bob Yentes, now stationed at Camp Upton, formerly, 20th Century -Fox office, stopped in to say “hello” to his friends. . . . That little dream girl, Dolly Rosensweig, was seen at the Blue Room of the Hotel Lincoln at the Quality Premiums luncheon. . . . Sales¬ men Jack Gluber and Harry Katinsky, Price Premiums, are using five per cent of their weekly salary for the purchase of defense stamps. . . . Salesman Otto Price was home sick with a very heavy cold. Paul Renaud, Temple, Union City, N. J., proudly announces that his theatre is get¬ ting a new paint job, new doors, carpet, and a streamlined box office. ... A porter of Century circuit’s Rialto, Brooklyn, was recently rewarded for long and faithful service, with a check for $100. . . . Dave Edlestein, Playhouse Sign Shop, is con¬ valescent at Jewish Memorial Hospital. He sends his best regards to his friends. . . . Larry Brown, former up-state sales¬ man for UA, is now owner of the Model, Brooklyn. His friends wish him the best of luck as an exhibitor. . . . Dave Snaper is at the General Hospital, New Bruns¬ wick, N. J., for another checkup on his eye. His friends wish him well. Charles Penzer was taken over by Principal with the feature deal it made with Monogram Pictures. ... It looks like old times to see Joe Felder and Jerry Wil¬ son walking side-by-side on 44th Street. . . . Jerry Herzog was ill for a week with a very bad cold, but is okay again now. . . . Otto Lederer is back in the swing again handling a Russian picture. Leonard Victor, one of the pioneer man¬ agers in the industry, became a granddad recently. . . . Support the Motion Picture Bookers Club Dinner and Dance. Pro¬ ceeds go to the service men’s fund. . . . Island Theatre Circuit will do the buying for Larry Brown, Model, Brooklyn. . . . Howard Lecser will be the new owner, Callicoon, Callicoon, which re-opens soon. Exhibitors everywhere are helping the Harry Goldstone date drive at Times Pic¬ tures. . . . That gentleman, Jack Bowen, Metro, has a date drive from April 3-June 4. It’s dates he wants, and not hello’s. His slogan is “keep the bookers busy.” Sam Rinzler, back from Miami, looks fine. When anyone tells him so he says he will give this “looking fine” back to the exchanges, as he just borrowed it from Florida. . . . Manager Pual, Temple, Union City, N. J., has a son, Irving, in the RCAF, in action in Britain. . . . Harry Fellerman, U salesman, joined the Army. Jersey City Wesley Pratzner, publicity director, Stanley, Jersey City, and advertising man¬ ager for Warner theatres in Hudson County, resigned to join the eastern pub¬ licity department of the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. Pratzner has been with Warners since September 1938, and previous to coming to Hudson County was assistant manager, Claridge, Montclair. In Jersey City, he handled the newspaper advertising of the DeWitt, Strand, Bayonne; Fabian, United States, Hoboken; Lincoln, Roosevelt, Union City; Central, Ritz, Jersey City. Passaic Yeggmen visited Harry Hecht’s Lincoln, cracked the safe in the second floor office, and got away with $475. Loss was dis¬ covered by Nicholas Urtis, porter, who im¬ mediately called the manager, Maury Mil¬ ler. After a thorough investigation, the police came to the conclusion that the bandits had secreted themselves in the theatre after the show broke, waited until they were alone, and then went to work on the three-foot high safe. Combination was hammered off, and the tumbler punched back in an extremely workmanlike man¬ ner. After completing the job, the thugs left the theatre through the front of the lobby. Pomptom Lakes Adrian Ettelson, manager, Colonial, has entered the Army. The Exhibitor Service Kit Is the Best Ever. If You Haven’t Already Ordered Yours, Do So Now. Washington The St. Cloud Victory Club was formed at a luncheon meeting held recently at Seip’s Restaurant, near here. Meeting was attended by the executives of the St. Cloud Amusement Corporation; Hugh Kent, owner of two Hunterton County theatres, and the managers of 12 northwest Jersey theatres. Plans were formulated for a “payroll allotment plan” under which the¬ atre employees voluntarily request their employers to deduct a portion of their salaries for the purchase of defense bonds every pay day. The managers discussed the plant with their employees after the meeting, and the employees subscribed to the plan 100 per cent. Starting with the payrolls for the current week, over five per cent of the combined payrolls of local theatres will be spent for bonds. Uncle Sam can depend on over $5,000 a year from this source. 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