The Film Daily (1936)

Tuesday, Mar. 31,1936 1,000 ATTEND DINNER TO GEO. J. SGHAEFER (.Continued from Page 1) anti-speech proceedings and the stage show which followed. Seated on the dais were: Sidney R. Kent, Nicholas M. Schenck, Will H. Hays, Al Lichtman, Nathan Burkan, W. G. Van Schmus, Charles L. O'Reilly, E. W. Hammons, Spyros Skouras, Joseph Bernhard, Frank C. Walker, Austin C. Keough, Edward Raftery, Martin Quigley, N. L. Nathanson, Barney Balaban, Harry Buckley, Joseph Mulvey, Nate Spingold, J. Robert Rubin, M. H. Aylesworth, Leo Spitz and Fred Williamson of the Winged Foot Club, as well as the guest of honor. After dinner, Hays assumed the duties of toastmaster and read several of the 75 wires received by Schaefer, including telegrams from Joseph M. Schenck, Jack Alicoate, E. V. Richards, Karl Hoblitzelle and John P. McConville. Before presenting the guest of honor, Hays pointed to him as a man who has both the respect and honor of his associates and competitors. In behalf of the assembled film men he tendered four gifts to Schaefer, whom he introduced as vice-president of the Winged Foot Golf Club. Schaefer let his audience in on the fact that he would rather sell pictures to Great States at 35 and 40 per cent than make a speech. He expressed his appreciation for the big turnout. The guests included: Neil F. Agnew, Dan Michalove, John Harris, Y. Frank Freeman, J. J. Fitzgibbons, John W. Hicks, Eugene Zukor, George Weltner, Gus Schaefer, M A. Schlesinger, Robert Gold'stein, Joe Pincus, Joseph Moskowitz, Pat; Garyn, Gabriel L. Hess, Louis Nizer, Gradwell L. Sears, A. W. Smith, Jr., Carl Leserman, Robert Mochrie, C. W. Bunn, Lou Diamond, George Skouras, Herschel Stuart, David Paifreyman, Arthur Dickinson, Al Wilkie, Robert Gillham, Bert Mayers, Ted Schlanger, John Nolan, Colvin Brown, Robert Wightman, John D, Clark, Charles McCarthy, Fred Quimby, Sam Lyons, Haskell Mas ' ters, John Byram, George Batchel| ler, Maury Cohen, George W. Weeks, i Arthur A. Lee, William Rodgers, ) William Scully, Tom Connors, ' George Dembow, George Walsh, Elmer Pearson, Bert Sanford, Clinton White, Earl Sweigert, Si Seadler, David Loew, Hy Daab, James Cron, Don Mersereau, Oscar Serlin, Joseph H. Seider, William Brandt, Lou Rydell, Edward Schnitzer, Pat Scollard, Leo Brecher, William Ferguson, Charles Segall, Jay Emanuel, Lewen Pizor, Walter Reade, Charles • Moskowitz, Willard McKay, Charles B. Paine, R. H. Cochrane, P. D. Cochrane, J. Cheever Cowdin, John Balaban, Oscar R. Hanson, Joseph 1 Vogel, Oscar Doob, Abe Montague, Ralph Poucher, Vincent Trotta, Willard Patterson, Ben Hecht, Capt. George McL. Baynes, Moe Silver, Joseph Plunkett, Felix Jenkins, Ed ■ ward M. Fay, Harry Thomas, Budd NEWS of the DAY Elko, Nev. — A new theater is planned here by Mr. and Mrs. William Littlejohn of Price, Utah. Key West, Fla. — Air conditioning equipment for the Palace has arrived and installation will begin immediately. An "Arctic Nu-Air" system has been selected, says Gonzalo Bezamilla, manager. Salt Lake City— Carl I. Hallstrom, Jr., stage manager and chief electrician of the Orpheum Theater here, passed away recently. Hershey, Pa. — Admiral Richard Byrd, in person, played as an extra attraction at the Hershey Theater here Monday. Miami, Fla. — For four days the Olympia will be converted into a kitchen and its stage used by the Miami Herald for its annual spring cooking school. Sessions start on Tuesday and run through Friday. Detroit — Max Blumenthal is installing an air conditioning unit in the new projection room of the Film Exchange. Lucedale, Miss. — Charles Watterall, of Pritchard, Ala., has purchased a building here which will be torn down and a theater constructed. House will be ready for operation in April and will seat 600. Georgiana, Ala. — Mrs. A. B. McGowin has sold the Tavern to D. L. Cowart, of Donaldsonville, Ga. Jackson, Miss. — As soon as minor repairs can be made, the Capitol will be reopened. England and New York amateur contest winners. New Haven — Warner's have once more discontinued amateur shows in Bristol and Torrington. Rogers, M. J. O'Toole, Ned E. Depinet, Jules Levy, Major L. E. Thompson, Louis Phillips, W. C. Michel, S. Charles Einfeld, Joseph Pollock, Stanley Shuford, Clayton Bond, Lowell Calvert, E. M. Loew, Harry H. Buxbaum, Al Boyd, Percy Bloch, Robert Perkins, Leon Netter, Paul Lazarus, L. J. Schlaifer, Harry Gold, Harold Bareford, Herman Starr, Edward Alperson, Edward Peskay, Mort Blumenstock, Barrett McCormick, Dave Chatkin, Cresson Smith. Half of the net proceeds will be devoted to the Actors' Fund of America and half to the Film Daily Relief Fund. Before and after the program, many of the guests took the opportunity to congratulate Schaefer on his new association with United Artists as vice-president and general sales manager. Holyoke, Mass. — Holyoke Enterprises, Inc., and Majestic Entertainment Co., both of this city have been incorporated by Selma and Herman Rifkin of Newton and Harold Lipkin of Brookline. Rifkin recently leased the Suffolk and Majestic theaters here. Baltimore — Plans of the Lord Calvert Theater interests to build a theater at 2444 Washington Boulevard have been cancelled. San Antonio — Hugo Baca has reopened the Ingleside, Ingleside. The house was formerly operated by Gidney Talley, independent circuit operator of Texas. San Antonio — The Rio, Pearsall, had its formal opening. Good-All Theater Supply Co. furnished the house with carpets, drapes and sound equipment. The building was remodeled and enlarged by Bell Mfg. Co., San Antonio. Omaha — For the opening of "Colleen," Charley Schlaifer, publicity man for A. H. Blank theaters, offered passes here to all girls bearing the name Colleen. Milwaukee, Wlis. — James Keefe, advertising and publicity director for Saxe Amusement Management, Inc., addressed a recent meeting of the Mitchell Street Advancement Ass'n in Milwaukee on "The Art of Boxing." Keefe, in addition to his theater duties, is a boxing referee. New Haven — Philip Sherman, salesman for United Artists here for many years, will take the road for Gaumont British. Sherman has been at the Cleveland office. Moodus, Conn. — Ground will shortly be broken for a 300-seat house planned by Nathan Lampert, owner of theaters in Colchester, Windsor, East Hampton, and Broadbrook. The town has heretofore had no theater. New Orleans — E. L. Bishop is reported planning a new house at Ellisville, Miss. Lincoln, Neb. — Carl Rose has cancelled until fall style show he had set for the Sun in York early in April. 17,000 More Seats for England London (By Cable) — Theater building, amounting to an aggregate capacity of 17,000 seats, was revealed yesterday in plans for nine new theaters here. Proposes Ala. Admission Tax Montgomery, Ala. — Unable to agree on a general sales tax, a new proposal by Rep. Harry Hodges levying among other taxes a 10 per cent tax on amusements where admissions are more than 15 cents has been proposed. LAEMMLE MAY RETURN TO PRODUCING LATER {Continued from Page 1) production of three pictures during the first year after the sale. Laemmle arrived in New York yesterday and will return to the Coast on Thursday or Friday after everal conferences to close the company sale deal. It was said on his behalf that he has no immediate plans and will have none until after his return from Europe. Laemmle, Jr., is slated to make another picture for Universal and will decide his plans after that. It was said that in the event Laemmle Sr., made any pictures he would probably release them through Universal. Lincoln Conspiracy Case Trial Is Set for April 27 (Continued from Page 1) come the Independent Theaters suit against the same defendants on the same charges, with $1,353,000 sought. Claim is that 90 per cent of the product was monopolized by half the houses. Plaintiffs are G.. L. Hooper, Topeka; George O. Monroe, Beatrice; and the Monroe Brothers, of Beatrice and Greeley, Colo. Harry Brandt Not a Candidate Harry Brandt will not run for re-election as president of the I. T. O. A. In a letter to the board of directors of the organization he stated that his reasons were the lack of co-operation of producers, distributors and affiliated exhibitors and the refusal of those groups to acknowledge the work done by the organization. Releasing Dog Racing Short "Never Catch the Rabbit," a short dealing with greyhound racing, will be released during the next two weeks by RKO. The Van Beuren one-reeler was made in Miami and St. Petersburg by Bill Corum and Don Hancock. Bowes Unit for Roxy Another Major Bowes amateur unit will be on the stage of the Roxy for a week beginning Friday in conjunction with the screen showing of Republic's "Laughing Irish Eyes." Montgomery in GB Picture Douglass Montgomery will be Constance Bennett's leading man in GB's "Everything Is Thunder," now in production at London. Booked for Music Hall Following opening of "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" at the Music Hall April 16, the big de luxer will play "Captain January," 20th CenturyFox picture.