The Film Daily (1935)

THE Wednesday, Nov. 20, 1935 BOOKING COMBINE FORMED IN PENNA, (Continued from Page 1) Ben Golder, who represented the plaintiff in the recent double feature case against local distributors, is reported counsel for the group. A committee from M.P.T.O. and I.E.P. A. meets here Friday to discuss a merger between the two groups. Madison Square Garden Makes Bid as a Studio (Continued from Page 1) quences of the noted sporting events at the Garden. Kilpatrick's letter states that the Garden plans alterations in its lighting equipment to make nossible the photographing of events and crowds. He mentions that in addition to boxing, wrestling and hockey, the Garden houses such spectacles as the Rodeo, horse show, dog: show, sixday bicycle race, track meets, skating carnivals, Barnum & Bailey circus, basketball, etc. One major company has already availed itself of the Garden facilities to make some sequences for a feature. 5 More Circuit Deals for Republic Five more independent circuits have signed for the Republic lineup. They are: Randforce, with 48 houses on Long Island; John Danz, 15 theaters in the Seattle territory; H. C. Cooke, four first-runs in North Carolina; Fred Mercy, four deals in the State of Washington, and Popkin & Ringer, 10 theaters in Los Angeles. Services for Ballard Macdonald Funeral services were held yesterday for Ballard Macdonald, one of the leading songwriters of the past two decades, and who died Sunday at his home in Forest Hills, L. I. For a short time in 1929 he was under contract to M-G-M and wrote lyrics for the Duncan Sisters production, "It's a Great Life." Thurs. Previews at Palace and Albee Starting tomorrow night the RKO Palace and Albee theaters will preview one of the following week's double features along with the outgoing dual bill. At the Palace this week, "I Found Stella Parish" will be the third attraction, and at the Albee, "Stars Over Broadway." ITOA to Discuss Union Situation The Local 306Allied operators situation will be discussed by the I. T. 0. A. at a regular meeting today at the Hotel Astor. The pending suit against forcing of shorts will also enter the program. President Harry Brandt will preside. Study Guide Issued on "Mutiny" A guide to the study of M-G-M's "Mutiny on the Bounty" has just been issued as the latest in the series of Photoplay Studies put out by Educational and Recreational Guides, Inc., Newark. S^^ DAILY ▼ ▼ T • • • AT THE suggestion of Robert Elliott Owens Grand Master of Masons of the State of New York a preview of the motion picture presented by Charles K. Stern of Metro to the Grand Lodge will be shown at the presen tation ceremonies to our own Charles who will be honored this evening at the Grand Lodge Room in Masonic Hall this motion picture special translates Masonry down through the ages into present-day activities of the craft of this State ▼ T ▼ • • • . 0N THE first trans-Pacific flight of the new China Clipper which hopped off from San Francisco this week there were letters of greeting from Sidney R. Kent and acting foreign manager Irving Maas for Twentieth CenturyFox ... to the exhibs of the Philippines to be tendered by D. B. Lederman, Fox manager in Manila T T ▼ • • • AT THE Golden Jubilee celebration of the Church of St. Paul Friday eve James Melton, tenor star of Warners' "Stars Over Broadway," will entertain the 3500 parishioners and guests A slew of letters from exhibs everywhere on that advertising contest on "Red Salute" as to whether a fine production needs the superlative blurbs or whether just Plain Facts carry it at the box-office final award announced by U. A. next week A three-foot figure of Grace Moore, done entirely in sugar, is one of the exhibits at the Salon of Culinary Art at the Grand Central Palace The Palestine film, "The Land of Promise," has its American opening at the Astor tonite the Palestinian Foundation Fund has taken over the premiere Boris Morros arranged the score David Ross does the narration written by Maurice Samuel Judah Leman handled the direction Myers Doubts Likelihood Costume Pictures Lick Of NRA Being Revived Old Southern Bugaboo (Continued from Page 1) just before leaving for the Ohio I. T. 0. convention. Myers, who had just been at the Michigan Allied meet, said he did not know of any film industry men outside of S. R. Kent and Irving G. Thalberg who had been sent invitations to attend the confab proposed by Coordinator Berry. Max Reinhardt to be Guest Dr. Max Reinhardt, producer and co-director of Warners' "A Midsummer Night's Dream," will be guest of honor tonight at a dinner tendered him by the Columbia University faculty. The event will occur at the Faculty Club, Broadway and 117th Street. An embossed copy of the shooting script which Reinhardt used on "Dream" will be presented to the University for its Brander Matthews Dramatic Museum. "Screeno" in 28 Loew Houses Total Loew houses in greater New York using "Screeno" will be raised to 28 early next month when Loew's Paradise and Loew's Valencia, Jamaica, adopt the plan. Both theaters are de luxe operations. (Continued from Page 1) gory, all of which have drawn landoffice business. The films are "Mutiny on the Bounty," "So Red the Rose," "Barbary Coast" and "Harmony Lane." Delay Depositions in Ledirk Suit Taking of depositions in the antitrust action of the Ledirk Amusement Co., Newark, against several major distributors, will be resumed in New York on Tuesday, the session having been postponed from yesterday. Present issue involves jurisdiction of the Federal Court at Newark in the case. Goldwyn Product for RKO in L.A. RKO has acquired first-run product from Samuel Goldwyn for the Pantages and Hillstreet Theaters, Los Angeles, under a deal just concluded. This action follows on Goldwyn's break with the Fox WestCoast circuit over terms under which his product was to be shown. Ramon Ramos for Vitaphone Musical Ramon Ramos and his Orchestra, currently entertaining at the Rainbow Room, Radio City, have been signed by Sam Sax, production chief of the Brooklyn Vitaphone studio, for appearance in a one-reel short, which enters production today. COLUMBIA NET PROFIT DOUBLE 1934 QUARTER (Continued from Page 1) split of Hays association members ing capital increased to $6,363,081.85. The company has declared a quarterly dividend of 25 cents a share on the Common Stock and Voting Trust Certificates for Common Stock, payable Jan. 2 to stockholders of record Dec. 18. and has also declared two semi-annual stock dividends on the common stock and voting trust certificates for common stock, each one consisting of 2l/2 per cent payable in common stock, the first payable on Feb. 3 to holders of record Jan. 23 and the second payable on Aug. 3, 1936, to holders of record July 23. The reason for these dividends being declared simultaneously is to avoid duplication of details incident to listing and registration requirements. The company also announces that at the adjourned special meeting of the common stockholders held at the company's office there was authorized the amendment to the charter of the corporation eliminating the old convertible preference stock. The redemption price of the old convertible preference stock is $47.50 a share together with accrued dividend thereon from Dec. 1, 1935, to Jan. 20, 1936, the date fixed for redemption. All dividends on the old convertible preference stock will cease as of Jan. 20. Stockholders thereof may deliver their certificates to the City Bank Farmers Trust Company for payment. This is the final step in the consummation of the issuance of the new preferred stock which was delivered to the bankers this week and payment therefor made to the company. Anticipating the erood statement, Columbia stock yesterday jumped 6% points to close at 72 Vz. Columbus Comment Columbus — Bob Boda has taken over the management of the Hartman Theater and plans to feature a policy of stage productions as well as pictures. A special artist is employed by the new Bexley to do posters for the two billboards located in front of the house and posters in the lobby. "Mutiny on the Bounty" set a new one-day house record at Loew's Ohio Theater under an all-film policy. Latchis Gets Greenfield House Greenfield, Mass. — Latchis Theaters, Inc., Brattleboro, Vt., has leased the Lawler Theater here. Carroll J. Lawler will continue as house manager. The lease calls for rental of $12,000 a year for the first five years and $13,000 a year thereafter. Peter D. Latchis signed for the Brattleboro interests.