The Film Daily (1937)

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THE londay, April 26, 1937 5^3 DAILV IXPEGT KENT-CRICK biilATER UNION MEET (Continued from Page 1) iriving from Sidney. Decision on inewal of the setup is pending. P The joint annual sales convention m the British and European organisations opens Wednesday and winds > Saturday night. Attending will British and Continental delegates: i, . Sutton Dawes, Roy Simmonds, C. I! Coag, J. Pattison, K. N. Har eaves, J. S. E. Browning, R. J. V. irsons, V R. Jones, J. Taylor, L. H. fe, J. Danielli, G. Dartnall, R. E. J! Tanner, J. Lyons, J. A. Baggott, T. Britten, F. A. Spiers, W. R. oggan, W. Caruthers, J. Morgan, Moyes, R. B. Kirtland, M. Law hce, J. Smart, N. Coulthard, P. vingstone, J. Todd, A. E. Eustace, , Wesson, M. Myers, D. Russell, L. owe, A. S. Barber, H. G.Newman, C. Preston, C. W. Greenslade, H. Holdstock, W. G. Patrick and W. Bell News representatives Sir Gordon |:aig, General Manager, British ovietone News; G. F. Sanger, Pro icer, British Movietone News; E. wtside, Managing Director, Fox •itish Pictures; Truman Talley, >well Thomas, Prosper Burinelli, issel A. Muth, Fred D. Leslie, ■ederic Fesneau, Robert Hart ann, Count Hans von Pebal, Wil im Murray, and Ettore Villani. Paris Office — European Manager m Miggins; W. B. Morgan, M. igot, A. Vanson, L. Lafon, E. oenig, E. Balk, M. Brianaud, Feignoux, G. Tuillet, L. oulbreque, J. McKinstry, L. luintre, R. Parsy, A. Lafon, A. |)llin, R. Allusson, R. Robert, A. Irotons, J. Fredj, G. Von Wynaerde, I Reyrenns, J. H. Piperno, Bruno 'tax, Managing Director, F. Micuc I, L. Magagnini, Ugo Bassi, Luigi '•ilani, Goffredo Lauricella, Gianni eferri, and Managing Director R. A. 'freier will come from Berlin; also * Schmidt, W. Althoff, F. Prauns jlaendtl, Dr. Kurt Simon, and H. V-anek. [,i Spain will be represented by Manning Director E. F. Lomba, and Ihers. From the Baltic States will "me Managing Director G. Joffe, Jiga; and from the Near East '"'ranch Managers, L. Giordiano, Alexandria, S. Grinwald, Tel Aviv; 1. Amee, Beyreuth; H. Gabbay, ! agdad, R. Nowotny, Istanbul, and J . Loulodopoulo, Sofia. Salary Cuts Proposed Equity Council will act tomor " )w on a proposal to amend the as )ciation's constitution to cut the ilaries of President Frank Gill iore and Executive Secretary Paul f. Dullzell to $7,500 and $5,200 Spsp^tively, a sharp reduction. The ljny'^1 was made by a group op jpsc^o the present administration, ' hich has obtained 650 names to a ■'■' etition urging Walter Hampden to Ian against Gillmore for the pres lency. NEWS of the DAY Bristol, N. H. — Bristol Theater, operated by the Interstate Theater Corp., will have its capacity increased from 250 to 400 seats. It will be closed for a month for alterations. Manager William K. Lydston meanwhile is to devote his time to theaters in Rochester, N. H., St. Johnsbury, Vt., and Vergennes, Vt. West DePere, Wis. — William Vincent is erecting a $6,000 addition to his Nicolet Theater here. Detroit — Saul Korman has taken over the Holbrook Theater, North End house, from Anthony Klein and Carl Reiter. Wilmington, 111. — Fred Anderson has let contracts for the installation of Ultraphonic sound equipment and De Luxe Air-Loc chairs for his new theater here. The house Chicago Decision Fails To End Bank Nights (Continued from Page 1) is using the game in several key cities. GST executive told The Film Daily yesterday that circuit would not drop Bank Nights until the Supreme Court had handed down a decision in the case of the Fischer Theater at Danville. Meanwhile, States Attorneys in several of the smaller cities are threatening prosecution if Bank Nights continue. Para. Annual Report May Show Net of $6,000,000 (Continued from Page 1 ) this afternoon. Estimates have placed the figure in the neighborhood of $6,000,000. It is possible that the report covering the first quarter of 1937 will also be made public. Strausberg Corporation Invading Westchester Simon Kutner, broker, has leased for Sam Minskoff and Sons, builders, for a period of 21 years, a 600seat film theater to be erected at 600 Main St., New Rochelle. The tenant is the Samuel Strausberg Theaters Corp., operators of about 50 moving picture houses in Brooklyn and Queens. This represents their first venture in Westchester. The lease calls for a minimum rental of approximately $300,000, plus a percentage of the gross receipts. It is expected that the theater will be in operation about Oct. 1. Foreign Orders Filled Omaha — The Ballantyne Co., export division of Scott-Ballantyne, reports shipment of Largen Sound Systems to New Zealand, Canada, the Dominican Republic and France. is now in process of construction and will be opened about May 1. Tuscola, 111.— The Strand Theater, formerly known as the Lyric, has been acquired by George Barber. Simcoe, Ont. — R. Hamilton of the Capitol Theater will build a theater, stores and apartments on Norfolk St., near Robinson St. at estimated cost of $40,000. Altamont, III. — Ned Easley has closed his State Theater temporarily. EXHIB. RIGHTS UNDER N. J. DIVORCE BILL (Continued from Page 1) forcement in the hands of the U. S. District Courts. This appears to be the principal difference between the measures. The New Jersey bill would become operative on May 1, 1938. Each measure imposes a fine of not more than $10,000, not more than one year in jail, or both, for violations. Under the Jersey proposal, all theaters in the state would be required to file statements giving data on their operations and also a list of stockholders. Remington, Ind. — The Legion Theater has been reopened by Ross Williams. Hatco Theaters Quits Albany — A certificate dissolving the corporate existence of Hatco Theaters, Inc., Middletown, has been filed in the office of the Secretary of State. Your patrons aren't East Indian Fakirs They will not take SEAT PUNISHMENT You take the punishment if seats are the punishing kind. Patrons go where seats offer luxurious comfort . . . the American Seating Company kind. ABOUT RESEATING YOUR THEATRE American Seating Company Public Sealing for Every School, Theatre, Church, Auditorium and Bus Requirement GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. Branch Offices and Distributors in All Trade Areas COMFORT: THE GREATEST STAR OF THEM ALL