The Exhibitor (Nov 1948-Feb 1949)

NT-4 THE EXHIBITOR IlYllIXiw I'llli: NEW YORK: Anniversaries are generally happy occasions which somehow manage to sneak up on a person, and so I join the people on the street with surprise and sin¬ cerity in wishing George Blenderman, head booker, “happy anniversary” on his 30 years of working for 20th-Pox. The mile¬ stone was Oct. 26, and he took time out to sum it up saying, “The 30 years have gone by very fast, and I’ve been very happy with my co-workers.” The latter attested to the enjoyment of working with him. MGM: Booker Harry Margolies celebrated his birthday on Nov. 4, and acknowledged congratulations from co-workers Dave Klein, Moe Rose, and Virginia Aaron.... Cashier Willie Frankel was sick.... Rhea Wagman, booking department, resigned.... Among the various visitors were Ted Krasner, Henry Brown Theatres; Harold Greenberg,' Netco Theatres? John Faiorvanti, Dunellen Thea¬ tres, and Henry Fields, Forum, Metuchen, N.J. WALT PASHKIN U-INTERNATIONAL: Sarah Lucarani joined the film room as an examiner.... Florence Friedman resigned to take the marriage step. ...Booker Hal Rosen’s son Jerry was bedded down with virus pneu¬ monia.. ..Biller Carol Willstein became an aunt. EAGLE LION: The office was completely renovated, and the walls coated a bright green. The entire film room staff moved down to room 509, and the added room was converted into a spacious office for dis¬ trict manager Seymour Schussel. MONOGRAM: Francis High, secretary to booker Irving Mandell, is recuperating at home from her recent surgery. Jean Col¬ lins is temporarily filling in..Anne Keohan, contract clerk, was given a bridal shower ....Hedy Sala joined the film room as an inspectress.... The staff in the contract department is eagerly anticipating the latest culinary handiwork of Marian Wat¬ kins. She started a week off with a five Cot a problem? The solution may be waiting for you among the specially prepared forms and systems which are available at cost to theatres which subscribe to this paper. THE EXHIBITOR BOOK t SHOP Conducted as a Service Courtesy to Subscribers by JAY EMANUEL PUBLICATIONS, INC. 1225 Vine Street • Philadelphia, Pa. pound batch of her own chocolate ginger cookies. RKO: Clerk Doris Thomas was welcomed ....Dorothy Benincasa, contract department, celebrated a birthday.... Pat Pataki, secre¬ tary to the branch manager, was ill.... Telephone operator June Jacobson was sporting a new hair-do. UNITED ARTISTS: The shipping depart¬ ment added Irving Edelhertz and Paul Mar¬ tin to the staff.... Minnie Cohen, formerlyof Warners, was welcomed to the film room ....Joan Roche, statistical department, moved over to the cashier department.... Jerry Kridel, Palace, Orange, N.J., was visiting.... Celia Quilty, former film in¬ spectress, gave birth recently to a seven pound, three ounce girl named Carol Lee. NATIONAL SCREEN SERVICE: The NSS bowlers are in high gear in their Thursday night sessions. The latest results show the Alley Cats coming back to tie the Ter¬ rors and the Prize Babies for the lead in the men’s league with 7 and 5 while the Starlets surged into a 9 and 3 tie with the Aliettes. John Ferdinando, Yankee Clip¬ pers, and Alice Kelly, Starlets, were high scorers with 208 and 162, respectively. Best 11-game averages posted to date were Prima Donnas’ Prank Leibe’s 149 and Alice Kelly’s 11 6.... Ruth Bennett joined the print control department. 20TH CENTURY-POX: The Pox Family Club elections held recently resulted in the unanimous decision to retain the pre¬ sent officers. President for the new term is Pat DeBlasi, vice-president. Bob Smallzbach; treasurer. Bill Ahrbecker, and secre¬ tary, Bess Goldstein Allen.... Assistant branch manager HerbGillis and Bob Ander¬ sen, shipping room, were ill.... Alfred Hol¬ land, home office, was over as a student booker. RAMBLIN’ ROUND: Ledger clerk Marion Schwabe, Paramount, celebrated a birth¬ day. ...Jack Rosenfeld signed his “KiddieRace-Matinee” into some Walter Reade houses in New Jersey and with E.M. Loew, Boston.... Natalie Solom joined the Astor staff as a booker, and Irving Wernick was happy over the booking of "Rio”and “Zan¬ zibar” on the RKO Circuit.... Principal Films booked “Mummy’s Ghost” and “Ghost of Frankenstein” on the RKO Cir¬ cuit. SYRACUSE (Continued from preceding page) Shellev. Schine’s Paramount, was very at TRADE SCREENINGS ALBANY RKO (1062 Broadway) Nov. 10, 10:30 a.m., “Blood On The Moon”; Dec. 7, 8p.m., “So Dear To My Heart”. MGM (1052 Broadway) Nov. 30, 8 p.m., “3 Godfathers”. BUFFALO RKO (498 Pearl) Nov. 10, 10:30 a.m., “Blood On The Moon”; Dec. 7, 10:30, “So Dear To My Heart”. MGM (290 Franklin) Nov. 30, 2:00, “3 Godfathers”. NEW YORK CITY RKO (Normandie), Nov. 10, 10:30 a.m., “Blood On The Moon”; Dec. 7, 10:30, “So Dear To My Heart”. MGM (630 Ninth) Nov. 30, 10:30, “3 Godfathers”. tractive in the latest hair-do, decked out in an immaculately fresh white blouse. Almond Reed, Loew’s State, vows that he is planning on a vacation, and perhaps in another four years will make up his mind where to go. ...James E. Brennan, vicepresident, lA International, New York, was in for a conference. ...Eddie Fitzgerald, stagehand, Schine’s Paramount, has been attending conferences for so many years, that he now puts in appearance, listens to a little of the preliminary warming up, and then returns to work, satisfied that all will end well (or he will know the reason). Elmer Wentworth, inspector in charge of public assemblies on Fire Marshall John Sloan’s staff, may always to be counted on to be watching out for the safety of the public , Those special kiddie shows being put on by manager Richard Feldman, Schine’s Paramount, are proving so attractive that it has become necessary to have the boxoffice open a half hour before scheduled time, and have a full floor staff to handle the youngsters. Zone manager Harry Unterfort, Schine Theatres, just pitches in with all his old skill in handling crowds when the patrons commence to really pile in at the Para¬ mount. Together with house manager, Rich¬ ard Feldman, whose ready smile often turns a complaint into a friendly nod from the patron who thinks he should get a seat immediately, the boys have a happy crowd waiting for the next “break”. -J.J.S. Malcom Pitman, owner, Cattaragus, Cattaragus, recently held a “father” contest at his theatre, and here are the results, left to right, Ed Cullen, newest father; Max Hill, old¬ est father; Don Barber, father with most children, and George Sheldon, youngest father. November 10, 1948