International projectionist (Jan 1961-Dec 1962)

25-30 Club from page 16 founder of the 25-30 Club. On March 11, 1946 I had a wonderful night, as the late Harold Rodner, vice president of the Will Rogers Hospital accepted the bond from me in a glittering capacity crowd which numbered old friends of the 25-30 Club and their wives. I have many old time friends in the Club, I've mentioned a few names but there were Judge Doragoff, Jacob Kriman, the past presidents Norton, Mackler, Stern, Smith, Anderson, Wolhein, Benjamin, and of course all the officers when the Club was first organized, and many others. Arthur Lichtenstein at the time of his death was a projectionist with RKO theatres. I have referred that I came from a theatrical family. My father was Cesar Greenberg, who started his acting career on the Jewish stage in Bucharest ; my mother was Fannie Greenberg who was of the same troupe. Father, when he came to America became director of the Hebrew Acting School of N. Y., and was the first to lease the Windsor Theatre to put on plays in Yiddish. The Windsor was on the Bowery. So by inheritance and environment, particularly with my life with Arthur Lichtenstein, I am happiest with people who have backgrounds with the theatre, especially with projectionists and their wives and families. iP Century Projector Adds Dallas Sales, Service Organization NEW YORK — Century Projector Corp. has announced that Modern Sales & Service, Inc., 2200 Young Street, Dallas, Texas has joined the ranks of Century dealers — handlingCentury projectors and sound reproducing equipment exclusively. Modern Sales & Service, Inc. is one of the largest and best equipped theatre supply houses in the United States. President is J. H. Elder, whose name for over a quarter of a century has been synonymous with planning, building, equipping and maintaining motion picture theatres. C. C. Hoover is in charge of purchasing and Charles M. McKinney is in charge of sales. J. C. Skinner, well known electronic engineer for over 30 years, has supervision of a 5-man group of experts for installation, service and engineering for theatres, public address recording equipment, etc. iP 18 "PACIFIC PANORAMA By Hank Boldizsar • The first two Wednesday nights of each month I make my tour through the great wonders of the Los Angles jungle and finish by compiling this column at Burl's Cafe before the 2 a.m. trek back to La Mirada. This month's merry-g< round has been especially rewarding — a visit to the Temple Theatre and Harry LeRoy always is. This character, — and I do mean "Character" — is the most fascinating personality it has been my good fortune to be associated with. My favorite fishin' pal — we've spent a lot of time out in the wild Pacific in my tub the "Vind-Yammer" — and a man of the world with motion picture projection tossed in to keep the in-between moments lively. The good Lord blessed the world with Harry in Lincoln, Nebraska "about" 1905 but this area was not to be his home for long. The elder LeRoy soon acquired a circuit of motion picture theatres in Idaho and the town of Blackfoot witnessed the rise of young Harry to the craft at the tender age of thirteen. Harry learned the business from the ground up, but the big city beckoned and Harry succumbed. The year 1921 saw the arrival of young Harry in San Francisco where theatre projection rooms kept him employed for several years. Restless, possessed of unbounding energy and a fabulous "gift of gab" — a person who can hold and entertain his audience for hours on end, Harry soon turned to radio work and from announcing on small stations throughout the bay area he worked his way up to "special features" announcer for CBS. From radio he moved to industry and personnel managerial work for the Devoe & Raynolds Paint Co. A few years ago Harry came to Los Angles where his footsteps carried him back to the projection rooms in the jurisdiction of Local 150. He expressed a thought to me tonight that I am sure has flashed through the minds of many of us in the craft. Said Harry, — "I'm grateful to the theatre and to the craft, I owe it so much. No one here counts the grayhairs on your head or cares about your age. If you are an accomplished projectionist you've got a good job and a good living as long as you wish to work." — Amen, Harry! Today Harry, richly blessed with a beautiful wife and daughter, (Thelma and Diane), lives in Pomona. Although it is a long hop from central Los Angeles and the offices of Local 150, you will find this lad attending to his stake in the business of the local. "// you see someone without a smile, give him one of yours." # # * A stop at the New Follies Theatre to find that Murray Price is still holding down that spot after 15 years of spot-lights on the glamour gals of the "exotic" dance. The "dolls" come and go so fast, but I doubt if a new comic has appeared on the scene during the last 20 years . . . and the material certainly hasn't changed since Eddie Cantor made the Palace and sang "Potatoes are Cheaper." After 15 years of this material, I'm sure Murray has committed to memory every word of dialogue and can light and blackout a scene skillfully without the benefit of a cue sheet. Carl Bohene replaced this writer at the New Follies three years ago and has settled down to housekeeping in the booth. The Saturday Sunday shift makes one wonder if he has a home, and I can tell you for sure, fellas', that stuff on stage can wear your good humor awfully thin at times. iP ECONOMY TOP PERFORMANCE assured when you install UNBREAKABLE NON-PITTING NON-TARNISHING NON-PEELING ER-SHULTZ METAL REFLECTORS • GUARANTEED 5 YEARS! • ^%, Eliminate Cost of Replacements and Spares • See Your Used by Army and Air Force M°tion Picture Service since 1952 • Theatre Supply Dealer Manufactured by HEYER-SHULTZ INC Cedar Grove, N. J. International Projectionist April 1962