Independent Exhibitors Film Bulletin (Sep 1935 - Aug 1936)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1936 13 5^6 SUBJECTS FROM PHILLY By Ncmamaker FLASHES . . . Yiddish 'King Lear' talkie in the Met for Passover week, followed by indoor circus . . . Rexy on South Street now housing Joosh stock . . . Walt Disney program at Europa — first time in Philly— is being watched with interest . . . Nixon's Grand folded quietly . . . JOE (Quality Print) SUSKIN had a bit of difficulty getting used to his new bifocals . . . NATE ABELOV celebrated wedding anniversary last week by entertaining with his home movie projector . . . Mr. and Mrs. MIKE LESSEY vacationing at the shore . . . Those perfect host exchangemen, HARRY LA VINE and SAM ROSEN, took turns throwing prevues for the ladies of MRS ARTHUR GOLDSMITH'S Women's Clubs . . . Former reports here notwithstanding, BARNEY COHEN, honest to goodness announced his engagement at the lucky (?) girl's home last Monday . . . MEL KOFF still willing to marry anyone who can get him pictures! CALL IT NEWS . . . BILL HOBAN, son-in-law of JOHN McGURK, and CHARLIE KLANG reopen the SAN TOY, Reading, this Saturday a week . . . CHARLES LA BARRE, Palmerton, Pa., exhibitor, had stroke . . . Mrs. HARRY LA VINE recuperating in hosp.tal for still another week . . . GEORGE SOBEL taking over Marietta Theatre, Marietta, Pa., from MARCUS BENN . . . BENN COHN retains his interest in the house and remains as manager . . . EDDIE GABRIEL, LEON BEHALL, and ANN ROSEN took a look at the first of a new series of BILL PIZOR's color cartoons . . . Warner offic als picked Holy Week for Manager's Week this year. Just to make it tougher to pile up those records. I guess . . . The timeliness of "Last Mile" necessitated BILL HEENAN getting additional prints in on the re NATIONAL PENN PRINTING CO. 1233 VINE ST. PHILADELPHIA tOC. 0 5 3 8 issue of this picture . . . Several exhibs in North Philly stopped by Warner's from double featuring last week ... Met BILL DINGLEMAN, former maintenance man for the old Stanley Company, and now in electrical business for himself, and he looks fine and dandy . . . BUCK TAYLOR, former general manager for Taylor and Zimmerman, who put on the wild west shows at Willow Grove and the Million Dollar Pier, Atlantic City, very sick with cancer of the throat . . . GEORGE SOBEL enters the lumber business with his dad and brothers. George continues his theatre operations. The outfit will set up a special theatre material division to supply lumber, compo, etc. for construction and sign shops. SAM PALAN will be manager of the theatre division . . . Theatremen are responding nobly to UNITED CAMPAIGN drive. JEANNETTE WILLENSKY, I.T.O. secretary is pleading for all members to send in pledges immediately . . . Those rumors that the FELTS are taking over the Byrd persist, but JOE FORTE, who should know best, denies it. GAG . . . COPY OF A WIRE: Major AL ESSIG, 309 N. 13th St., Phila., Pa. REPORT FOR DUTY IMMEDIATELY TO CONTROL ANTI-AIRCRAFT CORPS IN ADOWA. EMPEROR HAILE. It's been thumbtacked in his office for months now and he still doesn't know who sent it. A. P. Waxman Makes 'Bank Night' Tie-up For 'Rhodes' The first case of "Bank Night" being utilized for a publicity tie-up on a special picture has been effected by A. P. Waxman, G-B advertising chief. Waxman hit on the idea of inaugurating a "Rhodes Diamond Night" in connection with the company's picture "Rhodes, the Diamond Master." Awards will be diamonds, which exhibitors will give their patrons instead of cash, as is usually done with Bank Night. DROP IN TO SEE US • • • at our new headquarters National Theatre Supply 1225 VINE STREET, Phila., Pa. "Finest Theatre Painting and Decorating" HARRY BRODSKY 2315 WALNUT STREET, PHILA., PA. RITtenhouse 7828 • TRInity 1189 "Not a dark house in more than 20 years of film delivery service!" NEW JERSEY MESSENGER SERVICE Member National Film Carriers' ABs'n 250 N. 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