Exhibitors Herald (1927)

58 EXHIBITORS HERALD October 8, 1927 CHICAGO PERSONALITIES = By W. W. LH. DALLY, who has been connected with Balaban and Katz the short period of two years, has risen from the rank of second assist• ant manager at the Chicago theatre to supervisor of theatres for Balaban and Katz Corporation. Previous to his entrance into the show business, Mr. Dally had had no theatrical experience. The Lincoln Square and Avon theatres of Decatur have gone open shop. The adoption of the policy came as a result of the refusal of the Musicians’ Federation to compromise on its demands for two organists at matinees and a minimum of six musicians to play evening performances at all houses charging an admission price of more than 31 cents. The musicians asked for a rest period of 20 minutes to the hour, which would have reduced actual working time to four hours a day. * * * Oscar Florine gave a golf party at Crystal Lake last Friday for a number of the boys along the row, and Jack and George Miller, Len Ullrich, Roy Alexander and Frank Schaefer were among those who were his golf guests. With such golfers, the party could have been nothing but a success. Ms Ms Ms Fred Welter was in the Pathe exchange last week. Welter is building a new theatre at Wausau, Wis., which will cost around $310,000, with a seating capacity of about 1,500. It will be opened some time in November. The original cost was set at around $150,000, but a great deal more has been spent on the interior than was planned, hence the large increase in cost. “Fables and Topics” Tom North, Pathe salesman, has already had a good taste of winter. Some two weeks ago he made a drive through the northern part of Nebraska and was met with two inches of snow. Sort of rushing the season, aren’t you, Tom? * * * S. G. Honeck and Bill Ashman, Pathe managers at Milwaukee, spent a few days in Chicago last week. Elmer Pearson of the home office of Pathe, stopped of to visit with Fred Aiken last week on his trip from the Coast to New York. Dan Roach celebrated his birthday at home Monday with his family and next Monday will celebrate his twenty-seventh wedding anniversary. Dan is quite justly proud of a corking good publicity stunt he pulled last week for Pathe News. He had reproductions made of the 20 telegrams received from Chicago theatres congratulating Pathe on its fight pictures, and persuaded Western LTnion to display the reproductions in its 130 Chicago offices. Good work, Dan. * * A number of changes have been made in the sales force at the Paramount exchange. William Washburn, who had the West Side in Chicago, has been transferred to Cincinnati, and George Smith, former Milwaukee manager, has gone to Cincinnati For Illinois For Indiana G REIVER PRODUCTIONS MIDWEST FILM CO. 83 1 SOUTH WABASH AVE., OF INDIANA CHICAGO, ILL. 218 Wimmer Bldg., Indianapolis to manage that exchange. Lou Golberg, former manager of the Peoria exchange that has been discontinued, is doing special work for Paramount in Chicago. Harry Neil has returned from Cincinnati and will probably handle the West Side. It was learned at the Paramount exchange that the Chicago censor board has passed on “Underworld” and the picture is soon to be shown in the city without a single cut. * * * Abe Warner of Warner Bros, was in town the greater part of last week but left for the Coast Friday. Morris Warner stayed over the week-end to be present at a meeting of Warner exchange managers held here Saturday. * * * The national semi-annual meeting of Paramount’s managers of distribution will be held in Chicago, October 29-30. Since managers from every section of the country will attend, Chicago is picked as the place for meeting, because of its central location. ^ * * The new Coronado theatre at Rockford, 111., a Great States theatre, will open on the 8th with a first run picture and band show policy. The Orpheum at Rockford is undergoing complete remodeling and redecorating. * * * Frank Woollen, formerly manager of publicity for Publix for the state of Colorado, is now in charge of publicity for Lubliner and Trinz. * * * Harry Tyrrell, formerly manager of the Stratford theatre, is now manager of the new Avalon theatre, the Cooney Bros. South Side house. * * * Ed Trinz has a stock company in the Chateau theatre on the North side. The house formerly ran pictures. Harry Minturn heads the stock company players. EXHIBITORS YOUR CHANCE OF A LIFE TIME IS HERE BOOK IMMEDIATELY The Greatest Box Office Attraction Tunney-Dempsey Fight Pictures Taken at Soldier’s Field, Chicago 1 0 Rounds, Full of Action, including the questionable 7th ROUND IN SLOW MOTION GOODART PICTURES, INC. 810 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago Harrison 4006