The Film Daily (1930)

DAILY N-E-W-S 0-F T-H-E D-A-Y United States Dallas — Twenty managers of the i & R Circuit attended the seiniijnual convention held here recentli The conferences, which lasted ;'o days, gave the various nianagerf I opportunity to get acquainted with ei:h other and debate questions rej;-ding theaters throughout the cir:it. l\ M'^ew Orleans, La. — Magnascope i; been installed at the Saenger by f C. Zrenner, sound engineer for Fiblix theaters. ! Bennington, Vt.— John B. Harte, .)ner of the Stark Strand, and three 'i'ployees were arraigned in court i<j violation of the Sunday law. ;, [Wontgomery, Ala. — William Wolim, formerly manager of the Strand, % been transferred to the Para jifunt. li (\ugusta, Me. — Approximately '""iJO.OOO will be spent for remodeling 4 Opera House by the Augusta Jlleater Co. It is expected that the i|ise will be ready for opening by .ikt fall. ill iTacoma, Wash. — The Paramount f-x:. been acquired by M. R. Martin {.il A. O. Strixrud of the M. R. K rtin Co. of Tacoma. Perfectone (]iipment has been installed. Wattle, Wash.— The U. S. Army A P. Service has moved its offices cj805 Republic Bldg. The comiiay was formerly located at 2319 ii'ond Ave. „. j'.altimore, Md. — J. C. Cremen of iijH Carey has signed up for RCA Optophone equipment. George N. jjvin, district manager for RCA, , [Iped the deal. Foreign ! serlin — Frederick M. Sackett, re ■< tly appointed American Ambas or to Germany, was a visitor to l,fi) Neubabelsberg studio of the Ufa ipany. pans — Talking picture production w'^starting in earnest at the Join "?/|e Studios. Pictures being made ;l^re^ are Andre Hugon's "Tend iNse," Maurice Tourneur's "Un [Qme dans le Music Hall" and Jac Vts de Baroncelli's version of the DVidet novel "L'Arlesienne." Berlin— "Die Nacht Gehort Uns," ■h Tobis talking picture, is drawing ord crowds to the Capitol here. E hty thousand saw the film in four w;ks. Munich, Bavaria — "Ludwig II, King of Bavaria," has been banned lere on the ground that it would inite to disorder. London — "The Two Worlds," the ,. A. Dupont film being made hi .nglish, French and German, will nark John Longden's elevation to .tardoni. Sydney — Fox has purchased "The Russell Affair," an Australian silent film made in 1928 by De La Ruze Productions, and will distribute it in Great Britain. It will probably be released as a quota film. Bolton, England — Fire recently destroyed the Tonge Moor Picturedrome near here. New York Irving Sher is now managing the Garden, Springfield Garden, for the owners of the building. He was formerly with Fox. B. Bernard Thomas is now managing the new Loew 175th St. Fire at the Rialto, Poughkeepsie, operated by Harry Cohen, recently caused the owner $300 for replacinp the damaged effects. Laurelton — ^The Laurelton is being wired for sound by RCA Photophone engineers. Rochester — New policy of vaudeville and talking pictures is now in effect at the Piccadilly here. Watertown — James W. Glover, president of the Seneca Falls Theater Co., has closed a deal whereby he is to operate the State here. Harry E. Jenner will manage the house. The deal was closed with B. B. and M. J. Gustadt. Alexander Here Arranging Showing of "Ingagi" Bill Alexander of Congo Pictures, Ltd., has arrived here with a print of "Ingagi," and is arranging for a roadshow as well as a Broadway showing. The picture, produced by Sir Herbert Winstead in the Belgian Congo, took three years to make and is recorded on film and disc. Arrangements are being made to have the picture recorded in ten languages. First showing of "Ingagi" was at the Spreckels, San Diego, where it played three weeks. Strain Operating Lexington Milwaukee — ^John Strain is the new ■'operator of the Lexington. Thomas Joins Celebrated Milwaukee — William Thomas, formerly with the Exhibitors Service Bureau, has joined Celebrated Players as salesman. Thieves Frightened Away Milwaukee — Thieves broke into the Colonial but were frightened away before they had opportunity to blow the safe. Butterfly Installs Sound Palmyra, Wis. — Sound equipment has been installed at the Butterfly. Desormeaux Closes Madison Mineral Point, Wis. — The Municipal here, owned by A. P. Desormeaux, Madison, is now closed. New Theaters Centerville, la. — A new theater will replace the Drake here, Homer Vorder, manager announces. The house recently burnt down. Tucson, Ariz. — Work will be started in a few days on a new theater to be erected at W. Congress and Plaza streets by A. Kaufman, who has already leased the project to Joe Gross. Baxley, Ga. — Construction will start at once on the new project Warren E. Swain, local capitalist, is building. Mrs. F. W. Collins and Mrs. S. V. Brown, managers of the Appling, will operate the house. Cheyenne, Wyo. — The new Paramount has opened here. Green Bay, Wis. — Fox West Coast has opened the new Fox here. Nashville, Tenn. — Razing of the old Capitol to make way for the new $1,250,000 theater to be erected here by Crescent Amusements has begun. Seating capacity of the new structure will be 2,700. Los Angeles — Plans are understood to be completed for the new Fox to cost $1,000,)00. Site selected is on Pico Blvd. between Robertson Blvd. and Livonia Ave. Mebane, N. C. — C. S. Parnell, operator of the Majestic which recently was destroyed by fire, will build a new theater here shortly, he announces Joplin, Mo. — Approximately $400,000 is to be spent on the new theater project on Fifth St. and Virginia Ave. Completion of the structure is expected Sept. 1. Binghamton, N. Y.— Reconstniction of the Stone will represent an investment of "500,000, David Cohen of the Kodeco Realty Co. announces. Plans are set for work to begin immediately. Barruss Sells Clinton House Clinton, Wis. — The Gem has been sold by Floyd Barruss to A. Anderson of Beloit. Nyack— -Agents for two companies have been here looking over sites for a proposed house here. While locations have been selected, nothing definite has yet been announced. Buffalo — George H. Wiley, district manager of RCA Photophone, Inc., with headquarters here, announces the installation of RCA equipment in the follo-\ying theaters: Strand, Dorgeville; Temple, Fairport; Temple, Geneva; Rialto, East Rochester; and Wedgeway, Schenectady. What were the TEN BEST PICTURES OF 1929? INQUIRE WITHIN Now being distributed to all subscribers to THE FILM DAILY