The Film Daily (1936)

THE Friday, Dec. 11, 1936 CLEVELAND William Finegan has been elected business representative of the local Theatrical Stage Employes' Union to succeed Manus McCaffery. John B. Fitzgerald, stage manager of the municipal auditorium, is the newpresident. John Huebner, Marion exhibitor, has been elected president of his home town Kiwanis Club. Jerry Steele announces the opening of his enlarged and redecorated Apollo Theater, Oberlin, on Dec. 15. George Stevens, manager of one of Paul Gusdanovic's houses, found a $600 pearl in an oyster served to him at a local restaurant. LeMotto Smith, owner of the MuWah-Tu Theater, Coshocton, is in Florida. Meyer Kaplan, president of the Jerold Amusement Co. operating a chain of circuit theaters, accompanied by his wife, baby, mother and father, leave after the holidays for k six-weeks' stay in Miami, i The Warner Club is celebrating phe second of its series of monthly opening house programs on Friday Uith a buffet luncheon. Showman's Club of Cleveland has ;lected the following officers: President, Frank Greenwald; vice-presipent, Burt Diener; treasurer, Howard Reif ; secretary, Louis Swee and Recording secretary, W. J. Banks. Morris Berkowitz is giving a free Christmas show at his Ritz Theater [or the sons and daughters of the members of his Masonic Lodge. SALT LAKE CITY Fly Wyn of the Wyn Spook Show ! coming "home" for a vacation uring the holidays to visit his arents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Peck, 'eck, Sr., has been cashier at the seal Universal office for 21 years. Ralph Peisa has been placed in he managerial position at the local Jaumont British exchange with ■rank L. Dent, formerly officiating ■ere, working on the road at pres nt. I Manager Heaton Randall of the Halt Lake offices for National Thea•v Supply Co. is in Los Angeles. Leo Adler, traveling auditor for United Artists, is here. Rick Ricketson, division manager >r FoxWest Coast, has headed for os Angeles after a visit in Salt i ake City and will stop over again lip his way back to Denver. Plans New Boise Theater Boise, Idaho — Harold Jones, manger for the Fox theaters of Nampa, nnounces the Arvidson building 'ill be remodeled as an 800-seat leater in early spring. Jones also announced that the ompany also will improve both the; llajestic and the Adelaide. CINCINNATI Queen City Variety Club is setting the stage for its annual Christmas party for the kiddies. Prexy Pop" Wessell has announced the affair will be held in the Netherland Plaza clubrooms. Harry Schwartz, owner of the Opera House, Lexington, will open a new house in Frankfort within 90 days. Uhrling & Davis have taken over the Hartford Theater, at Hartford, W. Va. Si James, who owns the star, at Eaton, has completed a new house at Brooksville, and will open on Dec. 18. Gil Shepherd of Theater Poster Supplies is the new secretary for the Film Row Bowling Tournament. Shepherd succeeds Tom Smiley of M-G-M. John Robertson is building a new theater at Blanchester. Don Reda is remodeling a house at Mullins, W. Va., and will open Jan. 25. Reda also operates a house at Vico. The Little Playhouse, at Dayton, 0., has been taken over by William Keyes, who also owns the Victory, in that city. "The First Club," a Fox organization, will hold a Christmas party at the Hotel Alms, Dec. 22. L. B. Wilson, who operates the Liberty, in Covington, has departed for the winter season in Florida. Visitors: Freddy Krim, Apollo and Mayfair, Dayton; Harry Abrams, Palace, Lancaster; Frank Weitzel, Alpine Circuit, Pt. Pleasant: Lee Blumberg, here with the "Gold Diggers" plane; M. Goldberg:, Falmouth and Butler, Ky; B. E. Zeeman, Columbia, home office representative. BOSTON The Columbia Club is planning a Christmas Party at a local night club on Dec. 21, while the annual office party will be held on Dec. 24. Al Swerdlove, injured in an automobile accident in Detroit, is recupT evating in Boston. Shrine 'Theater" Exits Oklahoma City — The Shrine Auditorium's theatrical "career" has ended. Opposition from downtown theaters was too great to overcome and Manager Jules Walters, Jr., after submitting his resignation to the Federal receiver, cancelled all attractions. Legit, in Cincinnati Cincinnati — The "legit" after several sorry attempts, has finally come back in Cincinnati. Both Cox Theater and Taft Auditorium are open, showing dramatic productions and musicals. RKO Shubert's has been running vaudeville and films since its opening in October. CHICAGO Work is under way for a $25,000, 150-seat addition to the Cinema Theater under the management of Charles Stern. Clark Theater, under the Trinz management, is being remodeled. Dayton Keith, chairman of the bondholders' committee of the Belpark Theater, reports the bondholders have agreed to accept the offer of Balaban and Katz, present lessees of the house for the payment of 82 per cent of the par value of the bonds. The amount involved is approximately a half million dollars. American Seating Co. has appointed Fred Slygh as Indiana resident agent for the company with Indianapolis headquarters. Allen Usher, Paramount Exchange manager, will address the Dec. 16 meeting of the Better Films Council of Chicago. Chicago theater managers are getting into print these days "Bunny" Ryan, manager of the Pantheon Theater, has a story in the current issue of Esquire, and Danny Graham has sold a story on "Straight men and Stooges," for an early issue. Frank Smith, manager of the Palace Theater, is spending a few days at Biloxi. PITTSBURGH The Harris Theaters here will have a daily "Bank Night" Christmas Week. Mr. and Mrs. George Lefko (he's the RKO Exchange manager) are leaving for a holiday vacation on the coast. Mrs. Lefko will remain there all winter. George Davis has been named manager of the newly-opened Temple Theater in Aliquippa. Myron J. Stahl, veteran film salesman, has been named office manager of the U. A. Exchange by Bert Stearn, district manager. He succeeds Joel Golden, resigned. George F. Callahan, president of the Exhibitors Service Co., is leaving for California for the winter season. During his absence, his son will be in charge of the office. Jake Silverman, Altoona exhibitor, has gone to Tucson, Ariz., for the winter. M. N. Shapiro and Archie Fineman opened their new 600-seat Regent Square Theater here today. Johnny Harris and Jimmy Balmer, executives of the Harris Amusement Co., are back from Indianapolis. Bill Liebler, veteran independent exhibitor here, i*esigned as assistant project head of a local WPA vaudeville unit. POPULAR PICTURE Smart, but not snobbish. 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