The Film Daily (1930)

Sunday, July 20, 1930 DAILY 13 © NEWS OF THE DAY © St. Louis — "Buns" Derby, one of he best known film peddlers in the St. Louis territory, has hit the trails for Premier Pictures Corp. He will :over the southern Illinois and southwest Missouri territory. Wahpeton, N. D. — Richland county of No. Dakota, in which this town is located, voted its approval of Sunday movies, 1,935 to 1,280, in a statewide election in which the proposal was defeated. Kansas City — Nat Steinberg and Barney Rosenthal of Premier Pictures Corp., have announced a new line-up of 40 features to be released this season. This group is divided into the following classes: Western Classics (16); De Luxe Majestic Productions (8); Melodramas (16). Pittsburgh — D. J. Selznick, of Imperial Theater Chain, is forming a company with a view to erecting a large house in Turtle Creek, Pa. Cedarburg, Wis.^-Mrs. F. W. Suelflow has taken over the Chimes here from W. F. Loibl. Crafton, Pa. — S. Middleman has sold the Photoplay here to William J. Walker. The house is now named the Crafton. Pittsburgh — A. J. Bayer of the Family, St. Mary's, was in New York recently conferring with Warner executives. Parkston, N. D. — The Royal has been purchased from Ed Blum by Albert and Matthew Wueben of Wynot, Neb. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY IN National Booking expects to charge less than 5 per cent of rentals as its booking fee. * * * D. W. Griffith, Inc., offering 125,000 shares of stock at $15 per share. Issue listed on curb market. * * * Oliver Morosco Productions, Inc., formed with $2,500,000 capital. Will film stage producers' plays. * * * ' Harry Zalkin, receiver for United Picture Theaters and United Picture Productions Corp., will sell assets of companies and liquidate their affairs. Ellwood City, Pa. — The newly formed Ellwood Theater Corp. has purchased the two Thomas V. Barnes houses, the Liberty and Barnes, and the Majestic, owned by Joseph Schuler. Officers of the company are K. E. Fox, president; R. H. Aylesworth, secretary-treasurer; F. A. Coleman, manager. Omaha — A. Raymond, former Warner salesman in Dallas, has been appointed manager of the local Warner branch, to take effect Sept. 1. M. J. Comer, present manager, will then be transferred to Des Moines to handle the company's new office there. Farrell, Pa.— P. G. Pegadiotes has sold his three houses, the Capitol, Colonial and Strand, to the Lawrence Amusement Co. St. Louis — Cecil B. Maberry, local film man, brought back a bride on his recent return from Chicago. Duquoin, 111. — Tom Reed, who recently resigned his post with the Fox theater in southern Illinois, has gone to Minnesota for a vacation. New Bedford, Mass. — Morris Simms, manager for Publix here, recently made arrangements with the operators' union to place additional men in the projection rooms of the Capitol and Olympia so as to conform with the state law. This extra help adds $5,000 to the operating expense of the houses. Pittsburgh— Milton D. Crandall, publicity man for the Sheridan Square, has been transferred to Cleveland by RKO. Baltimore — Robert Kanter, operating the Astor, residential house, plans to rebuild and increase the seating capacity to 1,000. Wheeling, W. Va.— The Rex, managed by George Zeppos, has been sold to Publix and will be remodeled. Nevada, la. — The Palace, closed for the rest of the summer, will be reopened in September, according to the Circle Theater Co., operators of the house. Foxboro, Mass. — Sunday shows have been granted permission to continue once more. Public sentiment demanded them. St. Louis ■ — Henry Sanders, formerly salesman for Universal, is now traveling eastern Missouri for RKO. Madison, Wis.— H. J. Fitzgerald of Fox Midwesco has been advised from New York that the Strand here will not be taken over by RKO. It was stated that after several months of dickering the plans for reciprocity deal had been definitely discontinued. Boston — Harold Frederick Sliter of Fox Theaters, Utica Division, is spending a vacation in Lynn, Mass. with his father, Fred G. Sliter, manager of the Educational and Sono Art-World Wide exchanges in Boston. St. Louis — L. F. Lester, for the past year manager for the Martin Johnson Talking Pictures Epics, has resigned. The distribution in the St. Louis territory has been taken over by Progressive Pictures. Carthage, Mo.— H. H. Silverd, who had charge of two Fox houses in St. Louis, has been transferred here as manager of the Crane. Muncie, Ind. — The Strand, Publix house, has been closed for the summer. Milwaukee — Lucien Hull has succeeded Arthur Wertheimer at the State. Pittsburgh — Application for a permit has been made by Warners for extensive alterations to the stage of the Warner on Fifth Ave. Estimated cost of work is $300,000. Rocky Mount, N. C— The Palace and Lyric here have been sold to Publix-Saenger, according to C. H. Arrington, former owner. Newburyport, Mass. — The Strand and Premier have been sold to the Warner Bros, by Louis Boas. The deal includes the Strand in Amesbury. Paul Wenzel will continue to manage the three houses. St. Louis — Early in September the Orpheum is to be reopened by R-K-O as a combination picture and vaudeville house. Omaha — A rare illness caused the death recently of William von Beckman, assistant manager of the Paramount. Four blood transfusions and an operation failed to save the young manager's life. Lake Providence, La. — Tudor & Ratcliff of Alexandria have been awarded the contract for the construction of a theater here for Max Levy. J. W. Smith & Associates, Monroe, La., are the architects. Atlanta — Extensive enlargement programs for their exchanges, will be started here in the near future by Universal and M-G-M. Universal will extend the second story of its building back to the full length of the lower floor, and completely renovate the offices. M-G-M will perform similar improvements on its headquarters, and in addition will install a sound projection room. Winona, Minn. — Remodeled for talkies and redecorated in Spanish design at a cost of approximately $14,000, the Broadway, owned by Harry A. Rolbiecki, has been reopened. Atlanta — James T. Cooper of RKO is now in Florida on a vacation. Ottumwa, la. — Three bandits waylaid the manager of the Capitol here recently, forcing him to turn over the combination of the safe, from which they removed $1,400. Independence, Kans. — The Mainstreet has closed pending remodeling of the I.O.O.F. building, in which the show is located. West Point, Miss. — A Spanish type theater seating 700 and costing about $50,000 is being erected here by the Kuykendall-Sanford Enterprises, Inc., Columbus, Miss. St. Louis — Andy Dietz, manager for Sono Art, has resigned and left for New York to consider a new connection. Distribution of Sono Art in the St. Louis territory has been taken over by Educational. Chicago Comment Chicago Gill Rosenwald, Western sales manager of Universal, is pinch hitting for Henry Herbel, the manager of the local exchange, who is recovering from pleurisy. L. E. Goetz, head of the Roadshow Co., a local concern, has left for Hollywood to collaborate with Willis Kent in the production of "Ten Nights in a Barroom." William Farnum will have the principal role. The Biltmore, latest of local Publix possessions, will reopen under the new management next week. The new Paramount building, at 13th and Michigan, is about half way up. It will open on Oct. 1, just about the time that the new Film Exchange building will be inaugurated.