Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1924-Mar 1925)

February 28, 1925 EXHIBITORS HERALD 49 F, W. RedBeld Pittsburgh £. F. Tarbell Omaha W. C. Wheeler San Francisco C. L. Kendall Cincinnati CHARLES R. OSBORN, branch manager at Montreal, worked for General Film at WilkesBarre, Pa., Boston and Albany, and for Metro in Chicago. Omaha and Cincinnati before joining Vitagiaph at Montreal a little more than a year ago. J. C. LEIGHTON, New Haven branch manager, has been in the picture industry more than eleven years. He was with the Boston Photo Play Company six years, and after that, in turn, one year with Federated Films, two years with Robertson-Cole, one year with Pathe and a year and a half with Vitagraph. It is his boast that he has called at every picture theatre in the six New England states — and sold product in most of them. THOMAS GUINAN, New Orleans, entered the industry — and the Vitagraph organization — in February, 1919. Stationed first in the home offices, he started traveling in 1920, covering all Vitagraph branches. In 1923 he was given charge of the four southern offices and is now stationed in New Orleans. ROBERT S. HORSLEY, New York branch manager, joined Vitagraph eight years ago, after being a traveling exhibitor and manager of Brooklyn theatres. After working successively in New York and Connecticut he became a special representative, covering all territories with Larry Semon comedies. Again serving in New York and then in Connecticut, he became assistant manager of the New York branch. A year ago he went to Philadelphia as branch manager and soon after was transferred to his present post. J. N. BYRD has been Oklahoma City branch manager since January 22 last. His first employment in the industry was with Fox, whom he served as salesman at the Dallas office from 1915 to 1920. During the latter year he was on the staff of Paramount, after which he went to Southwest Film Company. On August 1, 1922, he came to Vitagraph as salesman on the Dallas staff, remaining until his appointment to Oklahoma City. E. F. TARBELL, branch manager at Omaha, opened the first picture theatre in Florida on Thanksgiving Day, 1903, and continued as an exhibitor until February, 1912, when he joined Mutual Films as manager of a sub-branch office at Tampa. In July, 1917, he came to Vitagraph as a salesman in Pittsburgh territory. He became branch manager in April. 1918, remaining there till December, when he was transferred to the same post in Chicago. He left the company in May, 1921, but returned to the fold last November. W. J. QUINLIVAN, Philadelphia branch manager, worked first for General Film Company, starting in 1915. Later he was successively with Exhibitors Mutual. Robertson-Cole, Hodkinson and Goldwyn, coming to Vitagraph in April, 1922, working out of the Philadelphia office. He was made assistant branch manager in February, last, and manager in July. F. W. REDFIELD, branch manager at Pittsburgh, Is rounding out a quarter century in the picture industry, having started in 1900, covering the entire United States for George K. Spoehr. In 1910 he went to General Film Company and was manager, successively, of the Chicago. Milwaukee and Atlanta branch offices. He joined Vitagraph in 1916 — just nine years ago, and has covered in turn the Chicago, Milwaukee and Pittsburgh territories. H. A. BLACK, Seattle branch manager, has gained his entire picture experience in service with Vitagraph. He joined this organization in August, 1919, as a salesman out of Salt Lake City, his work being principally in Montana. In February, 1920, he was transferred to Los Angeles, where he was assistant branch manager until December of that year, when he became branch manager at Salt Lake City. He took charge of the Seattle branch in April, 1922. R. ROMNEY, branch manager at St. Johns, N. B., has worked for no picture company but Vitagraph. After handling this company’s product for twelve months on a franchise basis, he took over the St. John office, covering the whole of the Maritime Provinces and Newfoundland. His service has continued for ten years. ALBERT L. DANKE, St. Louis branch manager, has been with Vitagraph more than two years. Previously he had been a Metro salesman in Michigan territory for a year, and six months with F. B. O. and United Artists. He was a salesman for Vitagraph in Michigan territory before being appointed to his present position, April 20. 1924. W. C. WHEELER, San Francisco branch manager, started in pictures in March, 1911, as treasurer of a Pasadena, California, theater, after an apprenticeship as usher and doorman in San Francisco. In 1916 he went as company manager of “The Birth of a Nation” when it was first roadshowed. After managing a Los Angeles theater in 1916 and traveling with another pic ture. he joined Vitagraph as a salesman attached to the San Francisco branch, July 29, 1917, becoming branch manager June 8, 1921. R. S. STACKHOUSE, Salt Lake City branch manager, became associated with Vitagraph at Denver in December, 1922, after having traveled for another enterprise nearly three years in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. For Vitagraph he served as special representative out of the Denver and Salt Lake City offices successively until September. 1923, when he became branch manager at Salt Lake City. JAMES FRANCIS MEYERS, Toronto branch manager, opened the first picture theater in Simcoe, Ont., in 1907. Subsequently he has houses in other towns, closing his career as an exhibitor after controlling two theaters in London, Ont., eight years. He jointed the Vitagraph sales organization May 1, 1917, became Montreal manager August 11, 1920, and Toronto branch manager in 1922. He has been with no producing company but Vitagraph. STANLEY SPOEHR. manager of the Washington branch, was an exhibitor in Kentucky prior to June, 1916, when he became salesman for Hearst’s International out of St. Louis. His subsequent career follows: November, 1916, salesman out of Cincinnati, until transferred to Milwaukee when International consolidated with Pathe; September 8. 1917, joined Vitagraph, with headquarters at Henderson, Kentucky, in St. Louis territory ; August 1. 1919, transferred to Philadelphia, where later he was promoted to assistant branch manager ; March 12, 1923, blanch manager at Washington. A. S. CLATWORTHY, Winnipeg branch manager, started in the picture business in 1906 at the age of 10, as singer and chore boy in a Sterling, 111., nickelodeon. In 1914 he became a salesman for Essanay. In 1916, during the Mexican troubles, he enlisted in the army, remaining in the service until February, 1919. After being with various other companies he joined Vitagraph as a Minneapolis salesman in February, 1921, was promoted to assistant branch manager in the autumn of 1922, and in July. 1923, became branch manager at Winniiieg. A. Danke St. Louis S. N, Burns Albany J. E. Back Cleveland W. J. Quinlivan Philadelphia 28 Years Old C. W, Swain Boston J. N. Byrd Oklahoma City R. Romney St. John, B. C. Fred H. Knispel Minneapolis C. W. Anthony Buffalo John A. Steinson Chicago