Kinematograph year book (1927)

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26 The Kinematograph Year Book. George Rees joined Fox at Bristol. Leopold Lurey joined Butcher's Yorkshire staff. S. G. Wingfield succeeded Percy Swauwick at the Empire, Broughton. F. Montrose, manager for British Screen classics in Manchester, vice A. J. Saunders. Tom A. Weir, control of the Empire, Kilmarnock. Jack Baum joined Fuller's Exclusives, Manchester. Harry Edwards, orchestral control at the Globe, Acton, London. S. Sussman succeeded him at the New Picture House, Edinburgh. S.Goldman, assistant manager of the Theatre Royal. Manchester. Allan Matler, manager of the Scala, Glasgow. Leonard Morgan, acting manager Midland branch of F.N. Percy F. Inkester charge of the Capitol Kinema, Wallasey. New Kinemas, Re-openings, etc. Majestic, Wath-upon-Dearne, opened. Regent, Weymouth, opened. -Savoy, Mold, opened. Gem Picture House, Liverpool. opened. Dalton Picture House, Dalton Brook, nr. Rotherham, closed. Obituary. Hyman Winik, late of Western Import. — — Thomas Richard Abbot, of the Playhouse, Hitchen. Ernest Hervidge, 48, of the Empire Staine?. SEPTEMBER. Bank finance on the lines general in America was secured by British National on the strength of its " Famous " contract. The C.E.A.'s draft Bill against Blind Booking was issued by the Council and appeared in full in the Kine, September 16. By 28 votes to 4, the Council authorised the Blind Booking Committee to present the Bill to Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister unless serious alternative proposals were received for the K.R.S. within 14 days. The K.R.S. prepared a " voluntary " scheme for the abolition of Blind Booking as an alternative to the C.E.A.'s legislative plan. Arthur Clavering was appointed managing director of the Warner British organisation. Ideal Films, Ltd., signed a contract whereby it would control the output of F.B.O. of America in this country. Staff Changes and Appointments. Percy Swanvvick appointed manager of the King's, Bristol. " Mick " Nolan charge of the star, Strangeways. E. Hardiman joined F.N. at Birmingham. Victor Jones F.N.'s representative in Worcestershire. A. Roscoe, manager of the Colleen, Bermondsey. Dudley A. Bott was succeeded by Leila Stewart as Vitagraph's Publicity Manager. Margaret Marshall succeeded the latter at W. & F. Harold Possener transferred to European's London branch ; Percy Tatem succeeded him at Bristol. Fred Heath managerial control of the Regent, Weymouth. C. S. MacGregor joined F.N.'s Newcastle staff. E. Duboul F.P.L.'s Yorkshire and Lanes representative vice Sydney Kirsh. H. Shawcross management of the Queen's Wolverhampton vice Arthur Keen. J. S. Wyndham, musical director. Palace, Bristol. Mrs. L. A. Lor'd manageress of Ye Arden, Solihull. T. A. Finnicane joined P.D.C. 's Leeds staff. W. Jordan, musical director, Ye Arden, Solihull. A. J. Saunders joined P.D.C. in London. Lee O'Connor, management of the Empire, Kilmarnock. Harry Snook succeeded A. Dennison as manager of the Derby Kinema, Liverpool. Hal Cumings, manager of the Award, Cirencester. E. Forster succeeded A. Lovelady as manager of the Tivoli, Liverpool, the latter transferred to Rice Lane Super Kinema. Sam Sussman conductor New P.H. Edinburgh. Percy Phtllipson, managing director of Automaticket, Ltd. Bert Darley, manager of the Picture House, Aberdeen. Attwood Allen rejoined Allied Artists. H. Henri joined Bernhard-Kean, Glasgow. George L. Zalva, musical director, King's Theatre, Sunderland. Herbert A. Jones, manager and licensee of the New Savoy, Liverpool. Walter Hanbury succeeded Louis Deal as manager of Stoll's Manchester branch. Kinema Re-openings, etc. The King's, Bristol, was acquired by E. Carreras and J. F. Emery. — ■ — The Colleen Cinema, Bermondsey, opened. — The Dingwall P.H. re-opened. — Queen's, Seaton Burns, Newcastle, re-opened. — Ye Arden, Solihull, Birmingham, opened. The Capitol, Wallasey, opened. Memorial Hall, Lanark, opened. New P.H. Cirencester, opened. La Scala, Helensburgh and the Lochaber, Fort William, were both destroyed by fire. Obituary. Leo Kamm, the well-known Trade inventor. "IF THERE'S A QUEUE OUTSIDE— IT IS A P.D.C. PICTURE INSIDE."