The Film Daily (1931)

f-<S3g»S DAILV Monday, February 2, 1931 © NEWS OF THE DAY © EAST Worcester, Mass. — Robert H. Portle was tendered a stag dinner recently at the Warren Hotel in honor of his appointment as manager of the Plaza. Mayor O'Hara, Charles Wilkenson, Frank Conklin of Fox and Edward Fitzpatrick of Meriden, Conn., were at the speaker's table. Portle was presented a purse by Thomas J. Meehan, manager of the Palace. WESI Denver — Helen Sharmon has succeeded Stanley Del Marr at the Mayan. Portage, Wis.— The Home, formerly conducted by R. A. Duke, is now being operated by the Snow Theater Co. Girardville, Pa.— Frank Hollister, proprietor of the Opera House, was held, up recently in his theater office and robbed of $300. Rockwell City, la.— Earl Neu has taken over the Empress here from Walter Peterson. Brooklyn— Bernard Frank is now operating the Normandy. Woodbridge, N. J.— Fred. Faulkner of the F. B. Amusement Corp. is now operating the State. Port Richmond, L. I.— Alan V. Madison, manager of the .ctrand, Port Jervis, has <0>en transferred here, where he will have charge of publicity for all the Sol Brill theaters in Staten Island. Eureka, S. D.— The Lyric has reopened with new sound equipment. Hurley, S. D.— Ole Estrvig has leased the Star and will remodel the house before reopening. Denver — H. B. Loveless, Universal salesman, is father to a new boy. Racine, . Wis. — Manning Silverman, who operates the Columbia, Fern and Murray theaters in Milwaukee, has taken ovefr the Rex here. Salem, Ore.— John Stille is now manager of the Warners' Elsinor and Capitol. Stille formerly managed the Warner in Aberdeen and now retains supervision over that house, which is managed by Eddie Fitzgerald. Pine River, Minn.— The Memorial has been leased by Daniel Fyre of Minneapolis. Sound will be installed. The house was formerly operated by C. W. Rothgarn. Owatonna, Minn.— W. R. Thompson is opening the Tonna. Garretson, S. D.— Ray Frick has leased the opera house from John Simonson. Brooklyn— De Grosse & Marelli are now operating the Fifth Avenue. Newark, N. J.— Ben Knobel has taken over the Mindlin here, as well as the Strand at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Bronx— Gordon & Levine are now operating the Benenson, formerly under management of Ed Mandel. Roselle Park, N. J.— Sam Cocalis has taken over operation of the Park. Denver — Bert Henson, formerly with the Paramount, Portland, Ore., is now publicity director at the Denver. Wessington Springs, S. D.— R. J. Steffin, manager of the Rialto, is conducting Sunday shows as a result of a temporary injunction issued by Judge Frank B. Smith forbidding authorities from closing the house. The townsfolk voted against Sunday movies. * CENTRAL * Kansas City— Ray St. James has taken over the New. Center, colored house. Charles C^Neal and Dee Appleton have been appointed house managers of the New. Center. Harry Dieter has bought the Beaufort. Cleveland— The Hanna, Shubert house, has reduced amission prices to $2 top. Cleveland— Phil Gleichman, general manager of Warner Theaters here, is leaving for Florida with Mrs. Gleichman. New Holstein, Minn.— Fred Boeslager and W. H. Steiner have taken over the Majestic from O. H. Wittkopp. Ni New Incorporations • Jr, . * S*°Uni Sy?tems. sound recording apparatus; A H. Gleason, 258 Broadway, New York. $10,000. Flora Amusement Corp., motion pictures films; D. McNamara, Jr., 5th Ave. & 9th St New York. $1,000. wK<Ant T?'«,ures Corp., motion picture films; M A^ Halpern, 1441 Broadway, New York. *im -hares common. Warner Bros. Pictures of Argentina, Inc., yovcr, Del. motion pictures; Prentice Hall, inc., of Delaware, Dover, Del. $10 000 Distributors of Forenfilm, motion picture apparatus; C. H. Bellows, 140 Nassau St, New York. 250 shares common. Standard Screens, Inc., Wilmington. Del screens; Corporation Trust Co., Wilmington. Del. $100,000; 10,000 shares common Home and Industrial Movie Service, Inc Bloomfield. manufacture motion picture film' Howard Peck, Bloomfield, N. J. 1,000 shares common. Ray-Miner Corp., theater proprietors; J H Karp, 1501 Broadway, New York. 100 shares common. Fruh Amusement Corp., parks, theaters: r^ceLBros H West 42nd St., New York. 100 shares common. Name Change Movie Editors, Manhattan, to Visual Service Company. Capital Increases R. C. A. of Argentina, Inc., Camden. N. J„ name changed to R. C. A. Victor Argentina and capital increased from $25 000 to $1,000,000. Danbury, la.— Townsfolk are agitating for a movie theater here. Eureka, S. D.— The New Lyric has opened under the management of the owners, Lee and Shaw. Kahoka, Mo.— The Kozy has been sold by James McLaughlin to Arthur T. Blum. Cleveland — William Evans has been transferred from Loew's, Akron, to the Allen here as assistant manager. Youngstown— The Victory, operated by Joe Trunk, is closed as the result of a recent fire. Minneapolis— W. H. Tracy, formerly connected with Educational and Columbia as sales representative, is now with United Artists in this territory. * SOUTH * Arcadia, La — James Harris has been appointed manager of the Dixie, which has been taken over by the Kelly Amusement Co. from L. T. Langston. Cleveland — Martin Printz, manager of Loew's Circle, and Al Friedman, former official of Loew's Ohio Theaters, have gone to California for the winter. Jack McBride is in charge of the Circle. Houston— O. B. Bridges has equipped the Royal with sound and will open the house about Feb. 1. Chicago Notes Herb Washburn, formerly exchange manager for RKO, is now connected with National Screen Service. Dave Dubin will handle the sound version of "The Birth of a Nation" in this territory. Jack Friedman, formerly with Essanay Theaters, is now selling trailers for Filmack. Russell Egner, formerly with United Artists at Milwaukee, is now handling the downstate territory through the company's local exchange. Louis Brecka has taken over the Bell on Armitage Ave. and is equipping it with DeForest sound. Sascha Increasing Production Vienna— Sascha-Film Co. is reported to be planning film production on a large scale, with the cooperation of the Felner-Somlo Co. of Berlin. Another sound film studio is being constructed in Sievermg, near here. It will be fitted with the newest equipment and a Tobis recording apparatus. The annual production will comprise 10 films Educational Launching New "Romantic Journeys" Educational will launch its new series of "Romantic Journeys" with the release of "Honeymoon Land" on Feb. 1. Claude Flemming, explorer, adventurer, actor, and singer, will be shown in each of the countries^ in which the "Romantic Journeys" are laid, singing with the natives, and joining in their activities, The descriptive dialogue which he uses is designed to incorporate the drama and comedv tvpical of the place. Dallas— Charles Gregory is sales representative for the new branch of National Screen Service Dallas— Tol Teeter has opened the old Lyric, having taken over the lease from Griffith Amusement Co. Anson, Tex.— The H. T H-,dgei circuit has purchased the Palace from Simpson & Nelson. Change R-K-0 Mgrs. and Openings Walter Risley, formerly manager of the R-K-0 Majestic, Springfield 111 is now managing the Orpheum there" Leonard Grossman has replaced Risley. E. L. Nikodem has been appointed manager of the St. Louis in bt. Louis. The Rivoli in New Brunswick N T has changed to Saturday openings'. Keiths, Boston will hereafter open shows on Fridays, and the Portland, Portland, Ore., will open on Thursdays. Dallas — H. C. Montgomery is handling the sound version of "The Birth of a Nation" for Texas. TEN YEARS AGO TO-DAY IN NEWSMPU Of HLMDQM Robert Brunton Studios perfect financial arrangement to aid independent producers. * * * Nebraska legislature has five bills pending affecting picture industry. * * * W. A. Brady guest at Delmonico dinner. Important matters discussed.