The Film Daily (1934)

:<!?:'] law, i Ex d as Inc. ident City C'Jl'jK mall' I Da. surer iding itory. 1 82S exouth. iduct. THE Tuesday, June 12, 1934 -2&"l DAILY ASK REORGANIZATION OF ROXY THEATER GO. {Continued from Page 1) G. Kosch, president of the Roxy Theaters Corp. stated following the meeting that the board had determined that an answer should be filed to the petition, admitting th jurisdiction of the court ana thj material allegations of the petition. Fuller Bros. Split Australian Theater Firm (Continued from Page 1) will operate independently. Under the terms of their agreement, John Fuller becomes sole owner of the St. James Theater, Sydney, and Sir Ben takes his. brother's share in the control of the remaining theaters. No More Censor Bulletins Richmond, Va. — Edwin S. Reid, director of the State Division of Motion Picture Censorship, announces that, in view of the fact that verbiage as to vulgarity and risque scenes cut from films continues to be printed against protests, no bulletins containing lists of deletions will be permitted to be sent out in the future. CODE CASES Activities of Local Grievance and Zoning and Clearance Boards ALLIED UNIT SPONSORS COMPLAINT In a complaint sponsored by Allied theaters ii New Jersey, a case instituted by the Elloci.l theater of Newark vs. Warner BrothRegent in Newark and the Capitol in i Levi le was heard by the New Jersey dvisory committee of the New York zoning -id clearance board yesterday. David P. Wilentz, Attorney General of New Jersey nd counsel for the Allied unit, represented :he complainant while I. Levenson and Louis Nizer represented Warner Bros. The Ellwood case is against 14 days' protection taken by the Regent and between 7 and 14 days taken by the Capitol. PROTESTS AGAINST OVERBUYING St. Petersburg, Fla. — J. J. Gillooly, owner and operator of the Capitol, is appearing before local boards in Atlanta in protest against overbuying which he claims Sparks theaters _ hold in St. Petersburg. At the same time evidence to the contrary will be presented by Myron Booth, manager of Sparks theaters. Gilloooly closed the Capitol because he said he "couldn't get good pictures." RETAINS PORTSMOUTH CLEARANCE Boston — A unanimous decision by the Boston Clearance and Zoning Board, in favor of the Maine and New Hampshire Amusement Co. as against the Ralph Pratt Estate, ruled that Portsmouth, N. H., retain its present clearance over Exeter, N. H. Those involved operate the Colonial and loka Theaters respectively. The Board has decided in the matter of George R. Roberts who operates the Vergennes Theater in Vergennes, Vermont, versus the Maine and New Hampshire Amusement Co. which operates the Flynn and Majestic The aters in Burlington, Vt., that Burlington i entitled to clearance only over Vergennes and that Vergennes be entitled to play picture: immediately following Burlington. The statement of facts requested that the present clearance ■ of two weeks in Burlington over Vergennes be removed and that the latter be entitled to play its pix regardles . of Burlington. The decision was five to one. SETS ALTANTA PROTECTION Atlanta — The local clearance board has fixed 60 days' protection for first run houses playing single features. Action followed ; complaint filed by the Riverside at Jacksonville. The board also set 30 days' protection for first run theaters playing double feature bills and ordered that for every single fea ture run thereafter, the time be fixed at 1days and seven days' protection for double features. TWO CASES PEND AT CLEVELAND Cleveland — Cleveland clearance and zoning board has two cases on file. E. E. Bair of the Ohio Theater, Uhrichsville has entered a protest against the protection granted the Shea houses in New Philadelphia and Dover. L. F. Eick of the Fenray and Elzane theaters, Martin's Ferry, protests against protection granted houses in overlapping territory that is served out of Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati. 'IT TO HOLD EXCHANGE MEETS AT KEY SPOTS (Continued from Page 1) western division manager, and W. J. Richardson, southern division manager presiding at meetings in their respective territories. Grainger and E. T. Gomersall today addressed the delegates on the remainder of this season's line-up and plans for the 1934-35 selling season. Eddie Bonns discussed the short subject program. Canton Palace Cuts Scale Canton — First deviation from the uniform admission scale adopted by three downtown major film houses several months ago was made recently by the Palace, when the management announced summer admission scale would be 25 cents nights, 15 cents for balcony and 15 cents plus tax for matinees, with children's admission remaining at a dime at all times. The three houses several months ago agreed on a 35cent top admission including tax. Loew's and Warner's Alhambra will continue this admission. Althem Joins Majestic Otto Althem has been engaged as controller by Majestic Pictures. He was formerly employed in a similar capacity by Principal Pictures. AN INSTITUTION AS G RE AT AS THE' INDU S T R.Y IT SERVES oXotuul the w^\JLd ' | 1HE yearly capacity of Consolidated Park could encircle the globe at the equator more than seven times. This vast power is the producer's assurance that no matter how large his order, it can't possibly overtax Consolidated's facilities. 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