The Film Daily (1929)

THE ■c&H DAILY Sunday, July 21, 1929 Week's Headlines Monday Move being made to resume arbitration in Allied keys; Dallas and Indianapolis seek to operate with non-member boards. Tuesday Canadian government probes rentals in complaints lodged; exhibitors co-operative also has registered squawks on Famous Players. Width, sound and color features promised by invention of Watson Hartley of Boston. H. L. Clajke, International Projector and National Theater Supply chief, heads new equipment combine. Wednesday Warners plan to withdraw from arbitration is report; rules of procedure and prejudice held cause; Sam E. Morris denies report. Change in policy of Dept. of Justice oa mergers is unconfirmed. New Equipment combine's set-up is completed. Frank Gillmore issues new order for Equity shop in silent features. Thursday Paramount-Saenger deal near completion, two World Realty houses at Omaha bought. Fox injured in auto accident; hurts severe but not critical. Equity averse to asking help from allied crafts, although aid declared pledged. Distributors ready with sound proposals. Friday Warners to enter supply business Sept. 1 ; Continental accessories to handle all kinds of theater equipment. United Artist sells six exchanges in Far East to M-G-M. Paramount preparing to produce wide pictures via Magnafilm. R-K-O-Pantages deal for six houses only. Saturday Adjustments for oversold exhibitors tentative plan; distributors would create special machinery in relief move. Rapid recovery of William Fox continues. Injunction against Western Electric equipment in Argentine; no interruption in wiring W. E. declares. Operation of eight houses at Topeka, Kan. merged. 2 More Dailies Added To "U" Newsreel Hookup Two more dailies, "The Minneapolis Tribune" and "The Kansas City Journal-Post," have been added to the list of publications now affiliated with Universal in its newsreel combine, accordng to an announcement made by M. Van Praag, general sales manager. The contracts were signed with the publications by Fred McConnell, newsreel sales manager, who has just returned from a western trip in which he visited these two cities. First issue of the newsreel wll be released Aug. 31. German Technicians at Paris Paris — Several German sound technicians have arrived to inspect the Tobis sound equipment installed at the studio at Epinay. Probe Uniontown Fire Uniontown, Pa. — Probe of reported incendiarism is under way at the Dixie here, damaged by fire, with estimated loss of $30,000. Ely at Dickson, Tenn. Dickson, Tenn. — John Ely, who formerly operated a house at Clarkesville, now is managing the Caiety here. New Theater Activities Jonesboro, N. C. — R. P. Blasingame is planning to remodel a building to house a theater here. West Chester, Pa. — Hoffman-Henon Co., is to build a house to be constructed here for Warners at a reported cost of $300,000. Sanford, Me. — Casco Amusement Co. affiliated with the E. M. Loew circuit of Boston, will operated a $100,000 theater to be built on the site of the Colonial here. Falmouth, Mass. — A house is to be erected here by the University Players. Morgantown, N. C. — Vernon Davis has opened the Alva here. Asheville, N. C. — Negotiations are reported under way for a site for a theater here. Eagle Lake, Tex. — Mart Cole and Carl Milentz have let a contract for a new house here. Lawton, lOkla. — H. A. and Margaret Day will open the new Lawton Aug. 15. The house is equipped for sound. Woodsboro, Tex. — G. A. Risken and Son have opened their new Arcadia. Corpus Christie, Tex.— Robb and Rowley have started construction on their new theater building here. Eugene, Ore. — Walter Leverette and George Roy have opened the New State. Anderson, Ind. — Construction is nearing completion on the Muller house. Publix will operate the Muller. Tulsa, Okla. — A new theater is contemplated here by the Little Theater group. 975 Theaters in Argentine Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington— Of the 975 theaters in Argentine, 400 are operated daily while the remainder are opened at irregular intervals, according to the M. P. Division of the Dept. of Commerce. Of the 400 theaters open daily, 150 are located in Buenos Aires, 35 in Rosario and ten in Bahia Blanca. It is estimated that the United States supplies about 80 per cent of Argentine's film requirements. New Orleans House Sold New Orleans— The Mars has been sold through Charles Tolmas, who reports that the new management intends installing sound. Shradar Buys Kimball House Boone, la.— L. Shrader of Boone has purchased the Lumco from M. Lumpkin. Five Day Policy for Ga. House Bilford, Ga.— The Colonial has been reopened and will operate on a five day policy closing Wednesdays during the summer months. Split Week at Waltersboro Waltersboro, S. C— The Gloria has inaugurated its split week policy featuring sound and talking pictures the first three days and silent pictures the remainder of the week. Two Chicago Co's Dissolve Chicago— The Armitage Theater Corp. and Varsity Theater Co. have been dissolved here, it is reported. Cohen Returns to South Bend South B^nd, Ind. — Herbert S. Cohen, former manager of the Oliver, has returned to become assistant manager of the Palace. Cohen formerly was connected with the State and Orpheum at Springfield, 111. San Antonio, Tex. — The Majestic has been opened. Dallas— Business men here are planning the construction of a six story theater building. Spur, Tex. — Work is rapidly progressing on the $35,000 Spur theater for Messrs Remington, Nelson and Phillips. Centre, Ala. — 'George A. Johnson has broken ground for his new house here. The house will seat 500. Athens, Ala. — Mrs. R. C. Allen, manager of the Dixie, announces that there is a possibility of a new house being constructed here. Building of a 3,000-seat theater on White Plains Ave., and Gunhill Rd., the Bronx, New York, is planned. Berlin, Wis. — Bid have been let on Berlin's new $80,000 theater, work upon which is expected to start within the next few weeks. The house will be of Spanish design with a seating capacity of 600. It will be equipped with Mellophone sound equipment. Rome, Ga. — 'The DeSota here is expected to be ready for opening between Aug. 1 and 15. The new theater, which will be operated by Rome Enterprises, of which O. C. and J. H. Lam are chief executives, will have a seating capacity of about 1200. The house will be wired with Western Electric sound equipment. Raymond, Wash. — "Show Boat" opened the Raymond, operated by Bernard Mulligan. The house was wired by Western Electric. "Giaconda" Ballet at Roxy A varied music program accompanies "Lucky Star," at the Roxy, New York. The featured number of the program is la staging of the ballet, "The Dance of the Hours," from Ponchielli's "La Giaconda." The Roxy Symphony Orchestra, Roxy Ballet Corps and the Roxyettes will participate, the solo dances being performed by Leonide Massine and Patricia Bowman. Nancy Decker at Capitol Nancy Decker, singer, has been added to the Chester Hale stage revue, "Yacht Party," new stage unit which will be seen at the Capitol, New York this week. Buys at Woonsocket, S. D. Woonsocket, S. D. — E. C. Arehardt, formerly of Laurel, Neb., has taken over operation of the Gem here from J. A. Woodring. Buys Elk River House Elk River, Ida.— H. L. Wright of Troy, Ida. has purchased the Rex here from Jack Rowe and Rudolph Berry. Pence to Manage Monticello Houses Attica, Ind. — Ted Pence who managed the Messner and Orpheum here has been transferred to the Monticello where he will manage the strand and Lyric. Worcester Regent Sold Worcester, Mass. — The Regent was sold at public auction to R. S. Bassett. The house will continue under its present management, with no changes contemplated. Werba to Direct Boulevard Long Island City, N. Y. — Louis F. Werba will continue to operate the Boulevard here which was taken over by Fox Metropolitan Playhouses. JERSEY UNIT TOM a tt (Continued from Page 1) retire from the post. Other officers elected are: Leon Risenblatt, Bayonne; secretary and Frank Warren, Princeton, treasurer. Directors, who are to name the vice presidents are: Jacob Fox, Riverside; Peter Adams, Paterson; Charles Robinson, Newark; I. M. Hirshlond, Toms River; Louis Gold, Newark; I. M. Roth, Morristown, J. Frank, Hammondton; Moe Kritel, Newark; J. Danzig, Jersey City. Stressing the need for immediate relief on high overhead, Seider in his report drew an optimistic picture of next season's products, predicting that independents who had difficulty in getting quality product last year, next season will have Fox and Mr G-M product to draw from, which, he pointed out, is being sold away from the Stanley-Fabian houses. Independents still have a chance to operate at a profit, provided they keep abreast of the times, he declared. Distributors want the independents to survive, he declared. The association protested against circulation of statements addressed to the public, which infer the independents cannot get product of the same quality as that played by circuits. Louis Nizer, secretary of the New York Film Board and C. Hawkins of RCAPhotophone were other speakers. Nizer addressed the sessions on arbitration and the future of independent exhibitors. Roxbury House Reopens Roxbury Crossing, Mass. — After being closed for a number of weeks during which time it was completely renovated and redecorated, the Netoco Criterion has reopened. Among other improvements, new opera chairs and Western Electric have been installed. Marks at K. C. Jerry Marks, who has been appointed fifth district supervisor for Tiffany-Stahl, will make his headquarters at the Kansas City branch of that organization. French Film Writers Join Authors Paris — The Society of Authors and Dramatists has been joined by the French Society of Film Authors. The society will collect fees and percentages from producers, and it is also stated, if necessary from exhibitors. Sound Special from Vandal & Delac Paris — J. Duvivier directed "Maman Colibri" for Vandal & Delac. The picture was financed by a French-German combine. It will be released n Germany by Ufa. Lansing House Changes Policy Lansing, Mich. — The Gladmer will change on Saturday instead of Sundays as heretofore.