The Film Daily (1936)

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THE Friday, Sept. 18, 1936 ■c&m DAILY NAME EDWARD MAETZ PREXY OF WIS. UNIT (Continued from Page 1) holtz of West Bend, secretary; Max Krosta of Milwaukee, treasurer. Composing the board of directors are the officers and L. F. Thurwachter of Waukesha who is named chairman. Regional districts are to be set up in the state from which the board will select vice-presidents. Ray Tesch continues as business manager of the unit. Public opinion, seeking to bring about a reform in the motion picture business, is now turning to Allied, Abram F. Myers, general counsel of Allied, told the convention. With the aid of public opinion, litigation and the work of the national defense committee the association will successfully combat circuit invasion, Myers declared. BUFFALO "His Brother's Wife," seen in mid-August at the Buffalo, gets a second downtown week at the Hippodrome. "The Great Ziegfeld" looks set for at least two weeks at the Great Lakes. Some observers figure "Anthony Adverse" will do two weeks at the Buffalo. Mitchell Fitzer and Al Gilbert, Syracuse exhibitors, were here early this week arranging bookings. Melvin Schwartz of the Jubilee and his wife are home from Canada. Sydney Samson of 20th CenturyFox and Murray Whiteman have been appointed by Chief Barker Jacob Lavene as co-chairmen for the Variety Club's ball scheduled for Hotel Statler on Nov. 27. Plans also are being made for formation of a women's auxiliary. Exhibitors have united in opposition to a city ordinance barring standing room. A similar proposal was scotched last spring. Also under discussion is a suggested city law relative to attendance of children at film houses, and modelled after that now operative in New York City. It will be debated at a public hearing. DALLAS Film folk from all sections of the south and southwest participated in Motion Pictures Exhibitors' Day at the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas yesterday. R. J. O'Donnell of Interstate Circuit was general chairman for the day. Henry Armetta, Andy Devine, and Gene Autry were film stars present. Abe Frankel, general manager of Famous Music Corp., stopped here for a few days before returning to Hollywood for the winter. Remake of "Hunchback" Planned West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Universal plans to remake "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." hit of the silent days. Preparations for scripting and casting will be started immediately under the executive supervision of Charles R. Rogers. BOSTON "Cloistered" is in its 14th and final week at the Fine Arts. On Sept. 23 the British film "Loyalties" will open. The Rivoli in the South End of Boston was held up Sunday evening and two masked men made away with week-end receipts of $1600. "Romeo and Juliet" will run here for five weeks, according to publicity director Bert McKenzie of M-GM. It is about to go into its third week at the Colonial. Fred Markey has returned to his Ioka Theater, Exeter, N. H., from a trip to Chicago. Harry Ragovan, Columbia branch manager from New Haven, was in town over the week end. Abe Garbose, who runs the New York Theater in Athol, was in New York over the week end on business. I. H. Robbins, formerly exhibiting at the Elizabeth Theater, Falmouth, has gone into the restaurant business. Julius Jolson, exhibitor in Somerville, is spending his vacation in West Falmouth. He is now operating the Elizabeth Theater there. John Scully, district manager for GB, has returned from Scranton, where he completed a deal with the Comerford circuit. Eddie Ruff, Paramount'® New Haven manager, was in town over the week end. Manager George Kraska of the Fine Arts Theater is expected back from Europe on Oct. 15. "Loyalties", « British film, will open at the Fine Arts on Sept. 22, to be followed by "Nine Days a Queen", according to acting manager Leonard Kraska. Phil Berler of E. M Loew Theaters has returned from Nova Scotia. Jack Markle. manager of Levenson's Coolidge Corner Theater, has been summering on the Cape. Reopening: Broadway. Chelsea; Columbia, Bath, Me.; Community, Blue Hill, Me.: Sawyer's. Greenville. N. H.; Columbia, Providence. Joe Wolf. Columbia booker, is back from Rockport, Me. Herschel Stuart, formerly general manager for RKO. is in town representing Imperial Pictures. Colby Robbinson has opened the 'Wnic. Westbrook, Me. Bill Scully. M-G-M district manager, was in town. Fire in the Strand Theater caused $15,000 damage. Thp Carlton, Providence, has been closed. Visiting exhibitors: Bert Cough'in. Maynard: Sammv Haas: George Landers. Hartford. Conn.: Bernard Payne. North Adams: Nat Hochhercr. Situate: Joe Mathieu. Springfield. Vt.; and Bill McLaughlin, Stoneham. OMAHA Carl Reese, Omaha manager of Grand National, bought two cars within a week. The first was wrecked in a crash when it had less than 200 miles on the speedometer. Bob Ringler, Republic manager, has gone to Des Moines to meet F. C. Judd, manager there, and drive to the conference of Commonwealth Theatei's and exchange managers at the Lake of the Ozarks in Southern Missouri. Bill Haarmann, Para, booker, has gone to Los Angeles by auto on a two-week vacation. Variety Club will hold its seventh annual golf tournament and buffet lunch at the Field Club on Monday. At least one outstate Nebraska house is reported contemplating a price raise soon. Ralph D. Goldberg, owner of the Town, Avenue, Arbor and Military, has departed with Mrs. Goldberg for an extended west coast vacation. FOX INTERMOUNTAIN MANAGERIAL CHANGES (Continued from Page 1) job as manager of the Valencia at Walsenburg, Colo., replacing Lew Williams, who goes to the Mayan, Denver. Lee Crawford, Mayon manager, will now be city manager of the America and Rialto at Sterling, Colo. SAN ANTONIO Bill O'Donnell, Aztec Theater manager now in New York on vacation, will bring back the missus when he returns Sept. 25. William Blumberg spent the past two weeks in this city. He is on a tour of Southwest Texas towns selling Warner-First National films. Mrs. Eph Charninsky whose husband runs the Palace, State and three suburban theaters, is on the mend after a brief illness. The Prince Theater is now show ig both first and subsequent runs. Leon Oppenheimer is the manager. f MARY* ONES have discovered truly Continental atmosphere — view of Central Park, superior service, invitingly inexpensive rates. (Single, $3.50-$5; Double, $5-$7) The popular CONTINENTAL GRILL, the CAFE de la PAIX and America's only RUMPELMAYER'S • smart, meaning the clever, the knowing and, of course, the fashionable. MORITZ ON THE PARK 50 CENTRAL PARK SOUTH, NEW YORK Direction: S. GREGORY TAYLOR