Motion Picture News (Apr - Jun 1927)

1950 Motion Picture News Glenn Managing Director of Circle Theatre; Resigns First Nat'l Position ALLAN S. GLENN, supervisor of exploitation for First National Pictures, this week tendered his resignation, effective May 28, as, on June first, he becomes managing director of the Circle theatre, Indianapolis, where he will be associated with Robert Lieber, Chairman of the Board of Directors of First National Pictures. Mr. Glenn has been identified with the picture business for over ten years in an advertising capacity. For the past five years has been associated with First National, first as exploiteer, and, since 1924, in an executive position in the same department. As an exploitation representative working out of the Indianapolis branch of First National, Mr. Glenn attracted attention of the officials of the company and he was summoned to the New York office to launch a plan of national tie-ups which he had conceived and executed Allan s. Glenn on a small scale in the Indianapolis territory. He is responsible for the First National Syndicate Service, which prepares newspaper serializations on novels to be filmed by First National; another Glenn innovation is the placement by agents across the country of special feature articles suggested by First National releases and tieing up the newspapers directly with local theatres showing the company's product. No successor has as yet been named for the vacancy created by Mr. Glenn's resignation from First National. Film Golf Club Plans Broached at Meet Committee to Discuss It in Detail; Enthusiastic Tournament Held at Great Neck PLANS for a fihii golf chib for tho industry, which would develop also into an association with benefits for needy members, featured the twelfth semiannual Film Golf Tournament, held at the Sound View Club, Great Neck, L. I., Wednesday. The plan was proposed by Al Lichtinan, who acted as toastmaster at the dinner following the tournament, and it will be taken up in detail at a luncheon to be attended next week by representatives of all branches of the industry. One hundred and twenty-five golfers turned out for the tourney, which was declared to be the most enthusiastic of the series. It was announced that four players are to be named to I'cpresent the East in competition fftr the E. F. Albee Cup. The four will play any golf team selected by any film golf tournament of the U. S., to play at any designated place within six months after the challenge is issued to holders of the cup. A team must win the cup three time for permanent possession. In the Spring tourney this year, the winners were : Afternoon Round — 18 Holes Low gross (Warner Bros, trophy) and Portable typewriter donated by Royal Typewriter Co. — Tom Moore. Score 75. Low gross runner-up (M. P. News trophy) — Chris Diebel. Score 76. *'Low net (Arthur W. Slebbins trophy) — E. A. Esehinann. Score 75. • Low net runner-up (Patlie trophy) — E. P. Curtis. Score 75. Low exhibitor score (Jules Mastbaum memorial trophy) — Chris Diebel. Score 76. Birdies (F.B.O. trophy) — A. Greason. Driving contest (as Eastman Kodak) — A. Aaron. Eagle (Jules Brulatour trophy) — None qualified. Putting contest (Cai-1 Laemndc trojjhv) — E. P. Curtis. Winner of leg on The Film Daily trophy -^E. A. Eschraann. Score 75. Booby prize (spark plug) — Glenn Allvine. Morning Round — Nine Holes Low gross ("The Morning Telegraph" trophy) — Elmer Pearson. Score .S8. Low gross runner-up — Jack Guttfrcund. Score 39. Low net (National Theatre Supplv trophy)— W. B. Frank. Sertre 35. * First low net runner-up (J. P. Mueller trophy) — E. A. Eschmann. Score 37. * Second low net runner-up (J. J. McGuirk trophy) — William Frankel. Score 37. Third low net runner-up (Richmount Pictures troi)hv) — Arthur W. Stebbins. Score 38. Birdies (.lack Cosman ti'(i])liv) — P. A. Powers (2). * Indicates tie score. Flight W inner s Richaid llenritz, Richard Weil. Fred Hothenberg, Hy Gainsboro, George Beery, Eugene Walsh, Harry Segal, Geriild Kevser, E. S. Gaylor, H. S. Tierney, Samuel Rubenstein, Al Greason, George Byriu's, TTerbei-t Ebenstein, Sumner Taylor, David .]. i\Foun tain, Tom ]Moore, George Blair, Bert Sanford, Chester Sawyer, S. R. Burns, J. V. Ritchey, Jr., John Humm, Arthur W. Stebbins, Walter Wagner, Mitchell May, Jr., Elmer Pearson, E. Oswald Brooks, A. (I. Whyte, R. B. Rose, Charles Schwartz, Arthur Pekei-son, David Loew, M. Jones. Runners-U p in Flights Paul Gulick, Jack Guttfreund, J. S. Dickerson, Eugene Hatschek, Fred Mitchell. Jesse Gourlay, Harold Raives, Bernard Edelhertz, J. V. Ritchey, Richard Brady, Tom Gerety, William Massce, F. W. Crosbie, Sam Sedi-an, F. A. Booth, A. J. Sawtelle, Arthur P. Dickenson, Chris Diebel. L. L. Steele, Al Ruben, W. B. Frank, N. S. Goldberg, Pat Byrne, Henry Eysman. George Wilson, Millard Johnson, A. Peterson, Bob Wolf, Carrol Trowbi'idge, P. A. Powers, Glendon Allvine. John Waldron, Charles Evarts. Million Dollar Merger of Birmingham Circuits With the filing of final papers of incorporation by the Pan-Ala Amusement Company Thursday, Birmingham's largest theatrical combination, involving interests of more than .fl, 000, 000 was completed. This combination will include the suburban theatres, known as the Joe Steed interests, the Pantage Vaudeville franchise, and a long time lease of the Bijou Theatre, which will be remodelled at a cost of $200,000. The name of the old Bijou will be changed to Pantage 's Vaudeville House. The officers of the Pan-Ala Amusement Company are: Hunter M. Snrith, president; A. Brown, vice-president and general manager; Joe Steed, second vice-president and manager of suburban theatres; and J. W. Andrews, secretary and treasurer. The directorate of the company includes .>ome of the business leaders of Birmingham. The board is made uj) of Benjamin Leader, Joe Steed, Hunter M. Smith, D. 0. Whildin, Dr. Courtney W. Shropshire, Sam C. King, Henry H. Cobb, A. Brown Parkes, Dr. E. E. May, Karl Landgrebe, A. Page Sloss, and Leo K. Steiner, Sr. In addition to the Pantage Vaudeville Theatre (the old Bijou) the group of theatres includes the Franklin and Belle, Ensley; Fairfield and Gary, Fairfield; AVylam, Wylam; North Birmingham and the Plaza. North Birmingham and the Five Points Theatre, now in operation. The Pan-Ala Amusenu'nt Company is an all-Birmingham cnteiprise, as shown by the list of stockholders. It is a closed cor]><)ration, the full amount of capital stock having been subscribed to by the following, in addition to those named as officers and directors : F. M. Joy, Meyer & Engel. H. M. Fulenwider, S. Ginsberg, Hugh ]\Iorrow, Reid Lawson, T. S. Henderson, J. W. Peck, Sr., William Iloliner, Carl Hess, R. I. Ingalls, Everett Shei)herd, Sig Steiner, Bernard Steiner, Lee K. Steiner, Jr., ]\Iamie Steiner. Ed. S. Moore, Lee McGriff, Ben Corenblum, A. L. Smith, A: A. Bond, W. V. .Ahixwell. E. H. Wreen and Elbert S. Jemison. Double-Feature Bills Increasing in Toronto The double-feature epidemic has broken out afresh in Toronto, after stamped out some time ago efforts of the Ontario M.P.T.O. having been through the Division of the