The Film Daily (1930)

THE Sunday, June 22, 1930 ■<Mm DAILY 11 €) NEWS OF THE DAY © Bonner Springs, Kan. — James Fitzgerald, of Kansas City, has taken the place of Thomas W. Cole as manager of the Bonner. Cole, who retired from the management remains as operator. Fitzgerald and Cole have been associated in theater work for several years. St. Louis— Dr. David D. Hellman and his bride, the former Pauline Jean Manlin, secretary to Harry Greenman, managing director of the Fox Theater, are spending their honeymoon in Atlantic City. Dawson, Minn.— C. T. Vik has purchased the Grand, which is being improved. Rochester, Minn. — Joe Bloustine of the Fox exchange in Des Moines is reported recovering from his recent illness. Butler, Pa.— The Harris, newest addition to the Harris Amusement Co. chain, is about ready to open. The cost of the house is $500,000. Pittsburgh-Now that the New Palace has gone sound, this city contains but four silent houses. Mayville, Mo. — Clarence "Doc" Cook has taken over the Electric and announces that he will replace it with a new Spanish type theater for the showing of first-run talkers. The house, which is to be renamed the Tivoli, will have RCA Photophone equipment. Chicago — Lee Mitchell, formerly of the Universal office, has gone to Universal City for a new assignment. Saugus, Mass. — Cliftondale has been reopened after being closed in protest against the refusal of town officials to permit pictures to be shown on Sundays. Bismarck, N. D— A special election will be held on June 25, when this state will vote on the Sunday show issue. There is a strong sentiment here expressing favor of repealing the blue law. New Incorporations 1 Tattle Tales, ..po.it. theaters; W. Kaufman, 1482 Broadway. New York; 100 shares common Amusement Aits Corp., tilms ; Delaware . . Co . Wilmington, Del. ; 1,000,000 shares common. Stanhope Producing Co., operati thca Koenig, Bachnei S Koenig 1', Cedar St., York ; 200 share ■ ommon S. &• S. Theatrical Enterprise, operate theaters; (' Wapner, 16 Court St.. Brooklyn, V Y ; $20 Dissolutions Eldor Theater Corp., New York City. Films Publishing Corp., New York City Pittsburgh — Andy Cherry of the Columbia Film Service has recovered from injuries suffered when an automobile struck him several weeks ago. New Haven, Conn. — Fox New England Theaters may reopen the Hyperion in this city on Sept. 1 as a first-run house. Massillon, O. — Silent films will be shown at the Lyric during the summer months. Garner, la. — Charlie Marks, former St. Paul exhibitor, has filed plans for the building of a 400-seat house here. The new project is expected to be completed by October. Nelson, Neb. — At a recent discussion on whether this town should have Sunday shows, no one went on record as favoring the issue, and as a result there will be no election to decide the matter. Omaha — Mike Comer, manager of the local Warner exchange, is mourning the death of his wife who passed away after a short illness. Minneapolis — Bill Ronning, office manager of the local Columbia, will be succeeded by Eddie Johnson. Ronning was recently promoted to the sales staff, while Johnson was formerly office manager of Ludwick Film Co. Denver — Fox Film has stationed it first sound truck here for talking newsreels and short features. It is stationed at the local Fox exchange and is in the charge of D. Y. Bradshaw, sound recorder, and L. B. Orr, cameraman. Kansas City — -Charles Bessnebacher, formerly in charge of local distribution for Sennett Synchronizer and previous to that with the Liberty Film Exchange and other film companies, has joined the Educational exchange as cashier. Portland, Ore. — First-run talkers and stage shows are now being shown at the Hawaii, reopened under the management of Raymond Bell, business manager of the MackBell Players. The stage offerings nature "Toby" Leitch. Chicago — R. David Smith has been appointed Chicago sales manager for the Fowler Studios in Holly n i " ill. Cleveland — Andy Sharick is back at the local Universal exchange after having been connected with the Rfalto, Washington, D. C, as manager. Kansas City — Isadore Beiser, booker for Universal, and Ann Bonas, formerly a telephone girl at the Universal exchange here, are in the East on their honeymoon. They were married in Washington, D. C, where the bride has been located for the past year. East Chicago, Ind. — Charles Molnar has opened a motion picture projection repair shop at 4802 Grasselli Ave., here. He will specialize in all kinds of sound equipment, both portable and stationary. Denver — Work has started on the 1,150-seat Fox West Coast theater at First and Broadway to take the place of the Queen, damaged by fire several months ago. It will be named the Mayan and will have W. E. sound, 18 x 30 screen and equipment for vaudeville, but only pictures will be shown at start. Opening is expected in October. Lorain, O. — The Cozy, closed since March of last year, will again be placed in operation by K. Zeigob the beginning of next month. Chicago — Louis Abramson, recording secretary of the Illinois Independent Theater Owners, and Anne Barr, of Universal, will be married June 26. Minneapolis — Three Ultraphones have been placed into North Dakota houses within the past few weeks. Theaters equipped are the Bijou, Ray; Strasburg, Strasburg, and Lyric, Edmore. St. Louis — D. Reichmann, owner of the Palace on Franklin Ave., plans to alter and enlarge his house this summer. Newport, R. I.— Michael O'Brien is managing the Palace in this city, having been transferred front the Rialto and Plymouth theaters, Leominster, Mass. New London, Conn. — The new manager of the Garden, local Warner house, is Benjamin E. Pickett, formerly manager of the Keith, Lowell, Mass. Akron, O. — Gertrude E. Moore has again come into ownership of the Ideal. Lees Summit, Mo. — Wayne Jenkins has sold liis interest in the Douglas to E. L. Hersperger, original owner of the house. Mrs. I H. Jenkins retains her interest in the business, but Hersperger will be in active charge. Jenkins is going "ii a trip to Canada to handle the distribution of a home-made talking picture apparatus. Minneapolis — There are fewer free shows in this territory now than ' ever before, a check-up indicates. This fact is due to the cooperation of distributors with the Northwest ; Theater Owners' Ass'n, which is trying to entirely eliminate the menace. Grand Forks, N. D. — Supplanting the Orpheum, the Berger Amusement Co. will build a 1,200-seat house, plans of which have already been drawn. Building is expected to be started early next spring. Kansas City — H. J. McNulty has succeeded A. C. Lindquist as district supervising engineer for RCA Photophone. Lindquist was promoted to supervisor of the Chicago district with headquarters in that city and supervision over the Kansas City territory as well. John Steely will be assistant to McNulty here. Denver — Indicating its desire for "living music." the General Federation of Women's Clubs recently went on record against "canned music" or eliminating the musician in favor of "music robots." Davenport, la. — A hotel building containing a 3,000-seat theater is planned for a site at Third and Brady Sts. here. The project is expected to cost about $2,000,000. St. Louis — The Maguerite on Virginia Ave. has been converted into a machine shop. Milwaukee — Fred S. Meyer, president of the Milwaukee Theater Assn., has announced that the organization is determined to continue its fight against daylight saving time. TEN YEARS AGO TO-DAY IN THE Wl M»MAI!k Of IHMI'OM Harold Lloyd expected to make five reel features for Associated Exhibitors. * * * Strike of laboratory men in the East will occur only as a last resort. * * * Labor Film Service, Inc., plans regular release of entertainment and propaganda subjects. * * * Vivian Moses, appointed supervisor of publicity and advertising for Fox Film. * * * Joseph M. Schenck is partner with Albert Kaufman in Allan Hollubar and Sidney Franklin productions.