Motion Picture News (Apr - Jun 1927)

1976 Motion Picture News Clii icago THE committee in charge of the spring tournament of the Midwest Fihn Golf Association, is scheduled to meet this week and set a date for this popular film movie event. Indications are that the film golfers will once more play over the Olympic Fields course. Frank Marshall and Melvin Murphy, of Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, have returned from Minneapolis, where they attended the convention of the Northwest exhibitors. George Fischer, of Milwaukee, has taken over the Ritz Theatre in North Milwaukee. He was already operating the Capitol and Alice Theatres in West Alice, and is the owner of the new National Theatre which is rapidly nearing completion. Marks Brothers are putting the final touches on the plans for opening their new Marbro Theatre, which is scheduled for the latter part of this month, and the Garfield Park Business Men's Association this week arranged for a street parade and colorful decorations in honor of the occasion. With the opening of the Marbro, MerofT and Kaley Bands will alternate between the two houses. Dave Dubin is scheduled to return to his headquarters at Educational exchange, on May 10th, from Hollywood, where he is attending the national sales convention oi his organization. On June 4th, Great States Theatres, Inc., plan to close their two thousand seat Madison Theatre at Peoria, for several months, during which period it will be completely remodeled inside and out, redecorated and re-equipped, including the installation of a new organ Great States are also planning to start a summer policy at their Palace Theatre in Peoria, on June 5th. Their Orpheum Theatre at Galesburg will also change its policy. Secretary Ludwig Siegel of the Exhibitors Association of Chicago, left for French Lick Springs last Alonday night and from there will go to Louisville to witness the running of the Derby, on Saturday. A number of other Chicago exhibitors expect to attend the Derby, among them being Frank Schaefer, Leo Brunhild and William Duff. Sammv Tishman, who books the acts for Great States Theatres, Inc., will sail with his wife on May 28th for a three months' vacation in Europe. Jesse J. Goldberg of First Division Distributors Corporation, was visiting on film row this week. Mr. Goldberg plans to go to New York City to perfect the selling organization, and on other company business. Western Sales Director Hcrbel, of Universal, arrived for a conference with Roy Alexander of that company, early this week. Divisional Manager Shirley, Exchange Manager Mendelsohn, and eight salesmen are booked to leave Chicago for Los Angeles on May 16th. Jesse Lasky, of Paramount, left for the West Coast on Sunday night after attending one meeting of the Paramount sales convention, which was in session at the Drake Hotel. Divisional Manager Maberr}', of Producers Distributing Corporation, is spending a week at Milwaukee headquarters of his company. He expects to return to Chicago the first of next week. Having recovered from an operation for appendicitis. Miss Ida Green, is back at the First National Exchange, Washington, D. C, to resume her work. Receiving word that her father was ill in Little Rock, Ark., Miss Lillie Plummer, of the Pathe Exchange, Washington, D. C, went to that city but has returned to Washington again. About 200 motion picture engineers and experts from film producing and electrical companies were present at the meeting of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers of America which took place at the Monticello Hotel, Nor folk, \'a., during four days beginning Tuesday, April 26. No persons will be permitted to enter the projection room of the Virginia State Board of Motion Picture Censors in Richmond, \'a., unless they have actual business with the censors concerning the film, according to a new order which has been issued by the Board. Another motion picture playhouse is to be built at Clifton I'orge, Va., by Weinbert and .Sachs, with a seating capacity of 1200 persons, after designs drawn by J. Neilson, architect, of Harrisonburg, Va. Ogden Ostrander has been appointed poster clerk at the Film Booking Offices Exchange, M^ashington, D. C, succeeding Dominick Messina who has become shipper for Producers' Distributing Corporation in that city. At the P.D.C. exchange Alelvin Summers has been made assistant booker while the new stenographer in the booking department of that company is Miss Effie Dyer. A lingerie shower was given to Miss Agnes Purdy, billing clerk of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Exchange, Washington, D. C, recently by the girls of St. Martin's Club. Miss Purdy will be married to Midshipman Frederick Leatherman on June 2, according to her present plans. Salt Lake City A new theatre is reported to be going up at Fairview, Utah, which house is being built by Ted Christenson. The Rex Theatre at Marysvale, Utah, is changing hands this week Forrest King is purchasing it from Melvin A. Brown. Joe Madsen, office manager at the local United Artists exchange, has returned from a trip to Idaho Falls. J. M. Weisfeldt, Western district sales manager for F. B. O., is expected to arrive in this city within a few days. George Lindsay of the Star Theatre at Eureka, Utah, spent several days conferring with managers along Film Row here this week. Local Branch Manager L. T. Fid dler returned to the local Columbia Exchange from the Wyoming territory recently. Commissioner Harmon and Louis Peery, owners of the Egyptian and Ogden theatres of Ogden, Utah, have been visiting local exchange managers in the interest of their houses, recently. Dave Farquhar, manager of the Warner Brothers office in this city, atended the \^'arner Brothers convention at the Pennsylvania Hotel, New York. W. H. Pace, of the Pace Theatre at Delta, Utah, is making many improvements at his house this spring. He is intending to completely redecorate and change the lobby arrangement right away, according to announcements. District Manager Seth D. Perkins is coining to the local MetroGoldwyn-Mayer exchange from Denver for a week's visit within a few days. L. J. McGinley, Paramount Famous-Lasky local manager, is still on an extended sales trip in the Northern territory. District Manager Louis Marcus of Paramount, with Manager McGinley and the sales force and booker, will leave here shortly to attend the convention to be held in San Francisco. Division Sales Manager R. S. Ballantyne is expected to visit the Pathe exchange of this city within the near future from Denver. Formp- Branch Feature Sales Manager Able Davis has resigned from this position with Pathe, and is reported to have taken over the Tiffany pictures throughout the Colorado and Utah territory. W. J. Heineman, manager of the Salt Lake Universal exchange, is at the present writing attending the National Universal Convention at Chicago. He is expected to return to the local office the latter part of this week. James Merian, district representative and traveling auditor for Producers Distributing Corporation, is at the Salt Lake office installing Lon E. Hoss as assistant manager and booker. R. S. Wicker, owner of the Delta Theatre at Delta, Utah, is lining up new business along the local exchange mart this week. Atlanta Mrs. P. G. Maddox, of Archer, Florida, is spending a month in Atlanta visiting her daughter, who is attending the North Avenue Presbyterian Church school. She will remain here until the term closes and motor back to her home with her daughter. Mrs. Maddox has four theatre enterprises — the Gaiety at Starke, the Arcade at Williston, the Valerie at Inverness, and the ALiddox at Cedar Keys. N. W. Rcmond, formerly a resident of Atlanta and manager of the Forsyth Theatre, but now owner of the Scenic Theatre of Lake Wales, Florida, spent Monday and Tuesday of last week in Atlanta on matters of business pertaining to his theatre. E. F. Ingram, of the Ingram Theaters, Ashland, Ala., spent the first three days of the week in Atlanta arranging bookings. John Ezell, Atlanta branch manager of Warner Brothers, returned Wednesday night from New York. W'illiam G. Minder, Southeastern manager of Tiffany, with head(piarters in Atlanta, made a trip to Mobile and other points in -that section this week. Qiarles C. Ray, genial and popular cashier in the home office of Enterprise Film Corporation, Atlanta, is celebrating the advent of a son and heir this week, born last Tuesday. L. H. Andrews, formerly connected with the Atlanta branch of First National, has joined the sales force of Enterprise Film Corporation and is now in the South Georgia territory. At the regular meeting of the joint board of arbitration last Tuesday, twenty-five cases were considered and disposed of. It was a lengthy session, lasting the entire day. Distributor members serving on the board were W. W. Anderson, of Pathe ; John W. Quillian, of Enterprise Film Corporation ; John W. Mangham, Jr., of Arthur C. Brombcrg Attractions, and T. E. Dillard, of United Artists. Exhibitor members of the Board attending the meeting were T. F. Thompson, Palace Theater, Cedartown, Ga. ; O. C. Lam, Romes Enterprises, Rome, Ga. ; and C. S. Smith, Alamo, Newnan, Ga.