Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1925-Mar 1926)

EXHIBITORS HERALD February 20, 1926 . . . Abe VanDeusen, former shipper at F. B. O., has been made booker, while Vincent Fisher will represent the company on the road. . . . Alec Herman, First National manager, visited New York. . . . Jerry Sullivan has been made manager of the Rialto, Glen Falls. . . . Will Rose, manager of Gardner Hall, Troy, announces that he has taken unto himself a wife. . . . Jake Rosenthal, owner of the Rose in Troy, gave a ten cent show that included sixteen reels of film and two acts of vaudeville. . . .Ben Davis, formerly connected with the Schines, was recently in Boston. . . . One theatre in Troy was unable to secure either cord wood or coke, and had to resort to discarded boxes for obtaining heat. DALLAS DALLAS, TEX. — Non Binion has purchased cooling systems for two of his houses in Lufkin. ... A special program was presented at the dedication of the new pipe organ in E. F. Bradys theatre. . . . Brady and Betancourt opened their new house in Brownsville which seats about 800 people and is equipped with a pipe organ. . . The following exhibitors have purchased new equipment for their houses : L. B. Clark for his Rialto and Mission, El Dorado ; Sidney M. Nutt for his Central, Hot Springs ; Ozona, Ozona ; Independent, Weslaco;,' Amusu, Kingston, Okla., and /. D. Jones who is opening a new house in Cl' vis,. N. M. . . . E. B. Buffington has sold his Crescent and Airdome in Woodville, to E. A. Swearingen. . . . Wiley Day, formerly manager of the Strand and Majestic in Wichita Falls, has been appointed supervising director for Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Kansas, and Missouri by the Ad-Vance Trailer Service Company of N. Y., and has opened his office here. . . . The Palace at Muskogee, Okla., has been remodeled. . . . Don Milliken has purchased a half interest in the Gem Amusement Company from Ray Wilson. . . . Keatherall Brothers have leased the Star, Gould, Ark. . . . H. H. Peace, Carizo Springs, has announced that he will soon move his Winter Garden to a larger building because of rapidly increasing patronage. . . . W. W. Grist, Jr., Little Rock, Ark., succeeds /. O’Donnell as manager of the Majestic, Dallas. . . . Ponca City, Okla., is to have a new theatre operated by Eugene Wetzel, C. F. Calkins, George H. Brett and Dr. J. A. Douglas. ... It is rumored that W. G. Underwood, who purchased the Palace at Muskogee, and the Crystal at Dallas, which has reopened under the management of W. O. Goodman, is contemplating the purchase of the Southern Enterprise houses in McAlester and Chickasha, Okla. . . . J. D. Bennette has purchased the three theatres at Drumright, Okla. Spot Dunbar, former owner of the Idle Hour and Folly, will have new connections in San Antonio. . . . The theatre under construction in Stroud, Okla., to be operated by Griffith Brothers and Lewis Barton, is to open in May. . . The Nusho, Woodward, Okla., operated by D. V. and Ben Terry of Hobart, Okla., has opened. ■ . . W. P. Moran, manager of the Oklahoma City branch of Universal, was recently called to Portland to attend the bedside of his mother who is seriously iP. ■ • • William R. O’Neil has bought the Criterion, Butler, Okla., from W. G. Parker. Three exchanges were the losers as a result of the latest Board of Arbitration findings, while one exhibitor was awarded the expense of his trip. . . . Roy Avey, Claude Fulgham, and Buddy Benjamin, Oklahoma film men, received minor injuries when their machine turned over. BOSTON BOSTON, MASS. — Laurence “Buddy" Salt Lake City First Runs (Week Beginning January 30) AMERICAN : “The Beautiful City,” Associated First National ; “Educating Buster," Universal ; International News. KINE\tA : “Ramshackel House," Pro-Dis-Co; “What Price Goofy," Pathe; Pathe Review; International News. PANTAGES : “Lilies of the Street," F. B. O. PARAMOUNT EMPRESS: “Hands Up," Paramount ; “Mary Queen of Tots," Pathe; Pathe News. VICTORY: “Cobra," Paramount; “Careful Please," Educational ; Pathe News. Stuart, former manager of the Fenway, recently arrived at the Copley Plaza as special representative of Associated Exhibitors, Inc., with Al Blofson, general Eastern division manager for Associated, to sell and exploit “The Skyrocket.” . . . G. K. Rudulph, general publicity director for Fox, paid a brief but energetic visit here in the course of doing a bit of contact work and “looking things over,” and gleaning many odd batches of information on newspaper publicity possibilities. . . . Harry Campbell and Max Roth, representing Fox, are touring New England in an endeavor to multiply sales for February, appointed as “Jimmy Grainger Month,” a month consecrated to more sales. ATLANTA ATLANTA, GA. — Reports were recently received that an involuntary petition for bankruptcy has been filed by Alexander Marks of New York against Enterprises Distributing Corporation. . . . Lowe’s Grand is giving a Masked Players Contest. Views of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer stars with masks over their faces are given with hints of the identity of the players, and the contest is being extensively advertised in a local paper. . . . One of the most popular theatrical stunts was concluded at the Metropolitan with the completion of the Charleston contest in which scores of amateurs were entered. . . . The Atlanta Film Board of Trade has moved to new offices in the Marietta building. ... IF. C. Alexander has been added to the sales force of the Southern Theatre Equipment Company, and will travel the Alabama territory. . . . Visitors to film row last week included J. M. Johnson of the Colonial, Jasper, Ala. ; Joe Shear, of Lee-Lash Studios, Mt. Vernon, N. Y. ; R. T. Hill, of the Cumberland Amusement company; M. W. Smith, of the United States Army Motion Picture Service, Washington; and Dave Kalker, publicity man for Lee-Lash studios. WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, D. C.— Harry M. Crandall, founder of the circuit of 15 theatres bearing his name, spent last week in New York at the home office of First National, where he served as a member of the executive “rotating committee.” . . . The Stanley company recently designated the Crandall sign shop as the one to do the poster work for the Earle, the advertising and publicity of which has been turned over to Nelson B. Bell, in charge of the publicity department of the Stanley-Crandall theatres. . . . Elizabeth Thornberry, soprano, was recently featured with the Crandall Saturday Nighters on the air. . . . Paul B. Davis, auditor of the Crandall theatres is receiving the condolences of his many friends upon the death of his mother. . . . On Friday, Feb. 26, Mrs. Harriet Hawley Locher, director of the Public Service Department of the Crandall, will be hostess to her juvenile friends at the Ambassador, in honor of her birthday. . . . Nick Lucas, an exclusive Brunswick Re cording artist, recently occupied an important place in “Syncopation Week,” which was recently observed at the Earle. DETROIT DETROIT, MICH. — Vernon Locey, Howell exhibitor, has taken over the Fowlerville and will operate it for the time being. . . . The friends of William Peck, Fowlerville, were grieved to hear of his sudden death. . . . Roy Tillson, who won the “Laugh Month” award for the best exploitation of a comedy, is proving an incentive to other exhibitors to plug hard for their short features. . . . The second quarterly luncheon of the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of Michigan was held February 17 at the Wolverine hotel. . . . George W. Trendle, general manager of the John H. Kunsky Enterprises, who has returned from Los Angeles, confirmed the report that First National intends to build in Hollywood the largest producing studio in the world. . . . C. E. Penrod, division manager for F. B. O., was in the city recently conferring with Arthur Elliott, local exchange manager. . . . Mr. and Mrs. IF. S’. Butterfield have left for Miami. . . . George Olsen, owner of the Star at Gaylord, is suffering from a nervous breakdown. . . . F. B. Moore of the Community at Coldwater is spending the balance of the winter in Florida. . . . Lew Cohen of the Colonial, with Phil Kaplan of the Theatrical Advertising Company, left for New Orleans, where they will try their luck on the thoroughbreds. . . . The Hancock is now being operated by Alex Schreiber, who also has the Frontenac and Plaza. DES MOINES DES MOINES, IA. — Charter of corporation was issued February 8, to the Eastern Iow'a Theatre company, Anamosa, of which X. Coston is president and Clifford L. Niles, secretary and treasurer. ... A. H. Blank, head of a string of theatres in Iowa, Nebraska, and Illinois, is building a home here, that will be one of the show places of the city, and which will be fitted for home picture shows. . . .Ted Bryant, owner of the Gem in Oelwein, sold his house to the Eastern Iowa Theatre company, who will take possession about March 1. . . . Thousands of inserts, eight page roto sheets exploiting “Mannequin,” which played the Capitol, were placed in the Sunday issue of the Des Moines Capital of February 7 by L. Robert Brager, publicity director for A. H. Blank. . . . F. F. Feist, general manager of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, New York City, accompanied by A. F. Cummings, assistant manager, recently visited IF. E. Banford here. . . . Herbert Cass, Minne apolis, is a new salesman for Universal, of which Manny Gottlieb is the manager. . . . A. IF. Nichols, district manager for Famous Players with headquarters in Minneapolis, was here to confer with Frank Crawford. . . . Jimmie Winn, manager for Educational, has returned after a trip, in the interest of “Laugh Month” pictures. . . . C. D. Hill, district manager for Pro-Dis-Co, said that “Madame Behave,” which played the Strand, is the first picture presented by his company at a first run house this year. . . . . W. E. Banford, Metro-GoldwynMayer, reports splendid business on “Mike,” which played the Capital. . . . The following exhibitors were recent visitors here: E. P. Smith, Strand, Newton; F. IF. Curtis, Princess, Dexter ; William Eddy, Empress, Indianola; Tony Veensclioten, Rivoli, Elkader; A. C. Schuenaman„ Isis, Webster City; Byron Watson, Strand, Knoxville; Ted Bryant, Gem, Oelwein.