The Film Daily (1932)

THE ■cZ&H DAILV Friday, Nov. 25 J 932 €> NEWS OF THE DAY © Indianapolis — Charles Davis, band master at the Indiana, has accepted the position of musical director of the Wisconsin theater and roof ballroom in Milwaukee. Weston, W. Va.— William L. and Robert H. Pritchard have bought out the interest of Guy F. Gregg in the Camden theater. Wollaston, Mass. — Harold Friary, formerly manager of the Oriental in Mattapan, is in charge of the reopened Regent here. Boston — RKO is moving its shipping department from 39 Church St. to the main offices at 60 Church St. Leland, Miss. — William R. Pattie, manager of the Temple, has won his fight to give Sunday shows for charity. Kansas City — Robert Withers, Midwest Film Exchange, has won the $350 prize as winner in his division and leader in the country in the W. Ray Johnston (Monogram) Sales Parade. Amsterdam, O. — Charles Huffman will reopen the Star with pictures and vaudeville, the latter being shown the last half of the week. Canton, O.— There is a likelihood that the Palace, dark since Warners gave up the lease several months ago, may reopen with films and vaudeville in competition with Loew's. Dallas — Prices at the Melba, O'Donncll Jenkins circuit house, have been set at 40 cents top for all pictures, against a varying scale of 85 cents to 50 cents formerly. em 7— T L^i V fa WJ New Cumberland, W. Va. — John Panopoulos, manager of the Strand in Holidays Cove for the past few years, has become manager of the Manas here. George Sturgeon, who has been managing the local house, goes to the Strand in the Cove. Alliance, O.— W. E. Davis and R. S. Wallace are now operating the Strand, formerly a Warner house, on a seven-day policy with three changes a week. Alliance, O. — The Morrison, which Warners relinquished recently, is being operated by the M. F. Amusement Co., Cleveland. Atlantic City — Whether or not Publix retains the former Walter Reade circuit in New Jersey will be decided by January when, under the deal, Publix must indicate if it is going to continue the arrangement. Deal expires in June. Louisville — W. E. Horsefeld, operating the Princess theater at Morgantown, has reopened the Sturgis in Sturgis. Louisville — Loe Ciacio has taken back the Downes from W. F. Hinniker. Mascoutah, 111. — The Grand has reopened under the management of J. Lawrence. Ovid, Colo. — The Mazda theater was destroyed by fire late at night. Damage was $10,000. Meeker, Colo. — The Princess has been sold to R. W. Thomas by Harlan S. Coulter. Denver — Lon T. Fiddler has returned from Minneapolis, where he was selling for United Artists. He is now with Educational. Ketchikan, Alaska — The Liberty, operated by Arch McDonald, has closed. Toronto — Directors of the London, Ont., Loew's theater have declared a dividend for nine months on the $10 preferred stock. This declaration of 82 % cents covers the arrears on the preferred up to the end of 1931. Directors gave some encouragement that current earnings might permit wiping out more of the arrears within a reasonable period. Port Chester, N. Y.— The Embassy has inaugurated a new policy featuring musical comedy and films the first half and vaudeville and films the last half of the week with i twin film bill on Sunday. Buffalo, N. Y. — "Mike" Simon, formerly of Indianapolis and Cleveland, has joined the Buffalo office of Paramount as a salesman. Buffalo — Rene Craven, assistant Fox booker, has resigned and is succeeded by Robert Chabeaux. Arthur Mayer moves up to fill Chabeaux's former job as shipper. Lackawanna, N. Y. — A. and F. Moses have taken over the management of the Liberty. Madison, W. Va. — RKO anounces the opening of a new house, the Castle. Dayton, O. — Henry Burkhardt is taking over the Apollo, formerly operated by Charley Gross, on Dec. 1. Columbus, O. — Horton Kahn, new manager of the RKO Palace, is from the west coast and formerly was assistant to Nat Holt. Howard, S. D. — Harley Bender is the new owner of Paradise, formerly named the Grand. He bought it from William Adams. Minneapolis — Local exchanges report the opening of two theaters, the Community, Letcher, S. D., and the Iris, Milnor, N. D. S CHARLES EINFELD. Warner executive in charge of advertising and publicity, left Wednesday night for a fast trip to the South. He cipects to return to New York on Monday or Tuesday. GREGORY RATOFF is coming to New York shortly on I flying trip before starting work in "Sweepings" for RKO Radio. KARL MACDONALD of the Wjrncr foreign department, returns to New York from South America next month. MARION LANDSMAN, secretary to Al Altaian at M-G-M for five years, leaves Saturday for the Coast to work at the company's studio. JOE GOLDBERG arrives in New York on Sunday from the Coast. AL FRIEDLANDER has gone to Providence in connection with opening of "Goona Goona" at Loew's State them. Decentralization Will Aid Independents, Says Freuler West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Present trend toward decentralization of major companies will prove advantageous to independents, says John R. Freuler, president of Freuler Film Associates. producers of Monarch features. "The end of 1933 will see an entirely different setup than the present order," says Freuler. "The independents will then be found buildin*,' shoulder-to-shoulder with the deflated major." Decentralization of film distribu tion as well as circuits and produc tion is urged by Freuler. Skirball Will Absorb Joe Goldberg's Duties (Continued from Page 1) Xkirball in the handling of World Wide features. Budd Rogers will also handle both Educational shorts and World Wide features. JOE BONOMO ON TOUR West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Joe Bonomo, strong man of the films, has left for a personal appearance tour in Publix houses. He will be gone about four months. WOMETCO OPENS ONE Miami Beach, Fla.— The Biscayne Plaza, a Wometco house, has opened for the winter. Edgar Pierce is again manager. Brockton, N. Y.— L. J. Herd has| taken over the management of the Alcazar. Buffalo— The Park on Grand St. has reopened under the management of Mrs. M. Dulcsewska. Phelps, N. Y.— The Garlock has reopened. Hialeah, Fla. — The Puritan has been reopened. E. McGinnis is manager. St. Louis — The American at 12th Blvd. and Barton St. is being operated by Joe Kotnik. The present management of the house is not affected in any manner by the suit recently filed by Premier Pictures against the New American Amusement Co. The latter concern is no longer operating. Richmond — State Senator W. Conway Saunders has been appointed general manager of the Mosque auditorium, formerly used as a motion picture theater, with Harry Bernstein as president. Herrin, III. — John Marlowe has reopened his Annex theater. St. Louis — Control of the Lee theater at Newstead and Lee Ave. is said to have passed to Tom Curly and Clarence Kaiman. Detroit — Louis Wisper has become a partner with Harry A. and Charles A. Komer in the Whittier theater. St. Louis — It is reported along the Rialto that Fred Wehrenberg plans to erect a 1,200-seat theater on the Lemay Ferry Road in Luxemburg, south of St. Louis. New Incorporations NEW YORK CHARTERS Casino Theater, Mount Vernon, A. Levine, Mount Vernon. $500. Village Theater, theatrical business. Attorneys Albany Service Co., 315 Broadway. 200 shares of common stock. Friars Club, athletic and theatricals. L. S. Bushel, 11 West 42nd St., 200 shares of common stock. Paramount 43rd St. Corp., theatricals. Cravath, De Gersdoff, Swaine & Wood, 15 Broad St. $50,000. West Coast Service Studios, motion pictures. Rubinstein & Bass, 1441 Broadway. $10,000 pfd., 1,000 shares of common stock. The Last Judgment Corp., theatrical business. E. E. Cohen, 220 West 42nd St. 200 shares of common stock. DELAWARE CHARTER Stage Shows, Inc., Dover, Del., theaters, music halls. United States Corp. Co. 1,000 shares of common stock. NAME CHANGES Keating Air Conditioning Corp., Manhattan, to Schwerin Air Conditioning Corp. DESIGNATIONS Cosmopolitan Productions, Ltd., Delaware, motion pictures, 5,000 shares of no par.