The Film Daily (1936)

Tri-States Theaters Corp. District Managers Meet Des Moines— Tri-States Theaters Corp. is holding district managers' meetings in Omaha, Des Moines and Davenport for discussion of trade problems for the coming season. G. Ralph Branton, Tri-States general manager, is presiding over each group with a discussion touching on forthcoming holiday business and benefits possible under the threeyear booking contracts under which the circuit is now operating. Joe Kinskey, district manager for the eastern district, had charge of the Davenport group meeting yesterday. Butterfield Pilots Shifted Detroit — Four shifts of managers between houses were made this week by Butterfield Michigan Theaters Circuit: Richard Watson, from Temple, Sagniaw, to Regent, Battle Creek; Roy Tillson, from Capitol, Flint, to Temple, Saginaw; Paul pel, from Capitol, Kalamazoo, to Capitol, Flint; and Stanley Cady, from Regent, Battle Creek, to Capitol, Kalamazoo. N. 0. Film Landmark Exits New Orleans, La. — The Newcomb, last of the Canal Street theaters dating back to the early days of films, has been closed by the Lazarus interests. Its equipment has been bought by Joy Hock for a new theater in Louisiana. "Flesh" Out at Bradford Bradford, Pa. — A disagreement between the musicians' union here and the Dipson Circuit, operators of the New Bradford theater, resulted in the termination of stage shows at the local first-run house. The theater is back to an all-screen policy. THE <^S DAH.V Sullivan Goes to Dallas As Manager of Majestic Ed Sullivan, assistant to Bob Weitman. managing director of the New York Paramount Theater, leaves next Tuesday for Dallas where he will take over the managerial reins at the Majestic Theater, ivan has been at the New York Paramount for the past four yean Previous to that he was asint with the Paramount-Publix Theaters in Chicago and southwest. Ben Griefer has been moved up to succeed Sullivan iatant to Mian, while Bob Shapiro, treasurer into Griefer's present Eugene Pleshette will be the treasurer of the house. Words and Wisdom TpHE feminine viewpoint is not one 1 to be brushed lightly aside by producers of pictures and the men who exhibit them. To recognize the value of women's interests in pictures and to capitalize on their endorsement— to "play ball" with them — is shrewd business. — JACK EDWARDS. It is foolish to say that the theater is dead when there are millions who have never seen a play. All the theater needs is to learn a simple lesson from the cinema — cheap tickets.— ERNST TOLLER. To play a child part sincerely — a child must act like a child — not like a sophisticated adult. The only solution is to keep the kids ignorant. But how are you going to keep bright kids dumb when they work all day with adults?— CLARENCE BROWN. Whenever you go out with somebody in Hollywood the newspapers always say there's a new romance. If I went out with different people all the time, they'd have me in a new romance almost every day. — MERLE OBERON. The movies are one of the most effective cultural mediums, are unqualifiedly good when rightly used. They instill ideas into the young people and they affect the ideals of life of the youth. If our culture and morals were of the best, the movies would reflect them. As it is now they reflect the good and the bad sides.— REV. WM. H. NESS, Dean, Christ Church Cathedral, New Orleans. The movies are not making nearly enough money; they should yield a third more profit. As for art, we shall have better pictures only when the producers learn how to attract all of their potential patrons. — GILBERT SELDES. I believe movies should have a broadening sphere in educating us and that they fulfill their highest purpose in giving us clean, lawful relaxation. — PIERRE CRABITES, La. State University Law Faculty. There is no other way in which the circulation of libraries can be so materially increased with less expenditure of time, effort and money as by extending co-operation to worthwhile films having connecting books.— INA ROBERTS, of Cleveland Public Library. BUFFALO Religious Shorts Ready Fourteen single-reel religious shorts are being distributed by Garrison Film Distributors, Inc., 729 Seventh Avenue, for holiday bookings. Based on stories from the Old Testament they are non-sectarian. Harry A. Seed, who after nine years with Warners-First National here, goes to the Pittsburgh exchange as manager Nov. 15 and will be dined before he departs. Sydney Samson of 20th Century-Fox and Jacob Lavene of the Academy, president of the Variety Club, are arranging a stag testimonial dinner for Seed for Monday. The Barkeretts, Variety Club auxiliary, are sponsoring a carnival night Saturday. R. Ruth Rappeport of Warners, Mrs. Jacob Lavene, Mrs. Sara Weil of RKO and Mrs. Edward Siegal are in charge. Daniel North of Niagara Falls, N. Y., has taken over the Cazenovia, South Side community house formerly operated by Louis Isenberg. Jollen Theater Corp. now is operating the Avondale, North Tonawanda, with Joseph Guzzetta as manager. Basil Brothers, operating seven community theaters here, have resumed their lease of the Falls, Niagara Falls, renaming it the State. A new marquee and lobby changes are planned for the Academy, Buffalo's oldest theater site. They are the first changes in the exterior in more than two decades. The house dates back to post-Civil War days. Eighth Week for "Carnival" "Carnival in Flanders" is being held over at the Filmarte, for the 8th week. MINNEAPOLIS Jack Schlaifer, New York, western sales head for United Artists, in town looking over the situation. Jack Goldhar of Detroit also here. A shift in Warner Bros, inside staff has made Herb Bloss office manager. Art Anderson has been shifted to Des Moines as branch manager; Eddie MacErlane has been made head booker to fill Bloss' shoes; and Joe Beahan, former booker for National Screen, has joined Warners as a booker. The ordinance to limit theaters in Minneapolis comes up in city council next week. Helen Johnson, formerly of Minnesota Amusement, now with Eddie Ruben's Pantages. Eddie Ruben has opened new Metro at Red Wing. Bob Branton, nephew of John Branton, Minnesota Amusement head booker, in shipping department with National Screen Service. John Branton, who will marry his secretary, Dorothy Wiley, Nov. 17, will be guest at film stag next week. Joe Floyd, manager of Granada, Sioux Falls, S. D., will come here for Minnesota homecoming. Pantages is enlarging office headquarters. Magenheimer Opens Office Kay Magenheimer, formerly advertising-publicity director for the Brunswick Record and Columbia Phonograph Companies, has opened an advertising-publicity office at 1457 Broadway. Friday, Nov. 6, 1936 Judge Orders Union Books Produced in Court Monday Supreme Court Justice Callahan yesterday ordered the police department to produce the seized books of Local 306, Moving Picture Operators' Union, in court Monday, at which time he will rule on whether the books shall be returned to the union. Justice Callahan's ruling came after a hearing on a show-cause order obtained by Jos. D. Basson, president of Local 306, who maintained that seizure of the books was illegal and was paralyzing the activity of the union. The police said they had taken the books following the tear gas bombing of five BrandJ theaters and wanted more time to look them over. Justice Callahan ordered counsel for the police to file briefs by Saturday, saying that if the raid on the Local 306 was illegal, the books would be returned. NBC to Demonstrate RCA Experimental Television Demonstration of RCA experimental television by the National Broadcasting Company will take place this afternoon at 2:30 in the RCA Building. Current information on the field experiments, conducted jointly by the two companies sine beginning of last September, will h provided at today's demonstratioi by David Sarnoff and Lenox R. Lohr, presidents respectively of RCA am NBC. The session, which will em phasize television program building and accomplishments to date in ac> tual operation of television, will bi preceded by a luncheon at 12:30 p. m. g Eskin Adds Two Viroqua Houses to Wis. Circuit Viroqua, Wis. — Jacob Eskin, operator of a number of state theaters, has taken over the Vernon and Temple theaters here. Former house has a seating capacity of 500 and was operated by the Vernon Theater Corp., and latter, with a seating capacity of 700, was conducted by the La Crosse Trust Co. with F. T. Koppelberger as manager. Tilton at Des Moines Omaha — Elmer Tilton, who with Harry M. Weinberg, recently acquired Republic-Midwest exchanges in Omaha and Des Moines, has assumed managership at Des Moines and moved J. E. Judd to Omaha as manager, replacing Bob Ringler, who goes to Kansas City. Judd has announced that Don Nelson, who has been booking, will become office manager and cashier, Cashier Carolyn Ogilvie resigning. Judd and Nelson will divide the booking duties. Sale Fights Pneumonia West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAI LI Hollywood — Lobar pneumonia developing after he had been stricken with the flu, Charles "Chic" Sale, stage and screen comedian, was reported holding his own last night.