Motion Picture News (Jul - Sep 1926)

M oti on Picture X onal News from Corresponden Wl I.I.I AM OSTENBERG, JR., manager of the Orpheum Theatre, Scottsbluff, Neb., came to town a week ago, transacted some business with exchanges, went to the hospital and had his tonsils removed and to-day is out again arranging for more service before returning to his theatre in Nebraska. Sid. Weisbaum, manager for Film Booking Offices of America, left last Sunday for a long sales trip into the Wyoming territory. Sid is making the trip via automobile and expects to get as tar North as Cody, Wyo., before returning, some time next week. Harry Levey, veteran salesman in the Denver territory, has completely recovered from his recent attack of illness and is back on the job again. Mr. Levey has accepted a sales position with Warner Bros, and will make the New Mexico territory. Dewey Spoor, manager of the Critcher Theatre of Pueblo, Colorado, arrived in Denver Friday for a brief business visit. D enver Chas. Lounsbury, exploitation manager for Universal, has left for a three weeks' trip into the territory in the interests of Universal pictures. Mr. Lounsbury will get as far as Utah before returning to Denver. Mrs. Sudie I. Haney has sold the Liberty Theatre of Des Moines, N.M., and moved to Trinidad, Col. Mrs. Haney has operated the Liberty Theatre for a number of years. She sold her interests to L. J. Gusler, of Grenville, N.M. Paul Haynes, First National salesman from St. Louis, Mo., is in Denver, a convalescent, out at Agnes Memorial, Sixth and Quebec streets Several members of the Film Board of Trade and salesmen have been out to see Mr. Haynes, who came here wholly unacquainted. Messrs. Klein and Peterson, of the Black Hills Amusement Company, Deadwood, S.D., arrived in Denver Thursday. Both attended the Board of Arbitration meeting held Friday afternoon. Mr. Peterson is now manager of the Orpheum Theatre, of Sheridan, Wyo. Seth Perkins, district manager for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, has moved to Denver. Afr. Perkins is district manager for the Salt Lake ( itv, Butte, and Denver offices, with headquarters now in Denver. Sam Berger, Metro-GoldwynMayer field representative of the sales department, was a visitor in the city last week. Air. Berger took a run up to Estes Park while here to get a little of the pure ozone around Longs Peak. The new Colorado Theatre, of Pueblo, Col., is attracting a great deal of attention among Pueblo citizens. The new theatre, now at the point of construction where some idea of its size and beauty can be gathered, will be opened to thje public about October 1, 1926. The theatre is a Publix theatre. It will have a seating capacity of about 1,700 and will be finished after the style of the West Coast theatres. G. E. Rosenwald, Universal manager, is back at his desk after a siege of illness which for a time threatened to be of serious consequences. L. Wr. Weir, district manager for Producers Distributing Corp., stopped off in Denver for a. few hours, en route to the big Producers meeting in Chicago. A. P. Archer, popular Educational manager, arrived back in Denver after a trip to some of the larger towns on the Western slope. K ansas City THE Globe Theatre, of Kansas City, closed Sunday, but will be re-opened August 14 and renamed the New Globe. An extensive remodeling plan will be completed while the house is closed, including a new lobby, the re-seating of a part of the theatre, redecoration, and the installation of a "cry"' room for children, as well as a women's smoking room. Among the out-of-town exhibitors in the Kansas City market this week were: Frank Meade, Meade Theatre, Kingman, Kas.; Charles Goodnell, Pastime, Ottawa, Kas.: Ray McGuire, Darlington, Mo.; Lawrence Bruenninger, • Lawrence Amusement Company, Topeka, Kas.; Ensley Barbour, Springfield, Mo. An extensive remodeling plan has been adopted for the Beaufort Theatre, suburban house of Kansas City, by Karl Jameson, manager. Ben Levy has re-opened the Hippodrome at Joplin, Mo., following improvements which were made, while Clifford Woody has done the same with his Raids Theatre at < )zark, Mo. A. S. Myers, who, with his two brothers, has been operating the Auditorium Theatre, Salter, Mohas decided to try a fling at the other end of the business, having accepted a position as sales representative for Fox Exchange. Jay Means, manager of the Oak I 'ark and Murray theatres, Kansas City, who has been confined to his bed for several days because of illness, is improving, according to his physician. The remodeling campaign of Grubel Brothers, of Kansas City, owners of a string of theatres, has been started on the Electric Theatre. Joplin, Mn. Max Stahl, Educational home office representative, was a business visitor in Kansas City this week, talking over matters with "Red" Jones, branch manager. Louis -Marcus, Paramount home office representative, and J. A. Pinkinson, Publix representative, also were Kansas City visitors. W. C. Ansell, Kansas City veteran, who has been in Old Mexico for three months, was back on the Row again. Tim Wood, Fox Exchange cash ier, locked up the ol' desk and hied himself away on two weeks' vacation. J. C. Grantham, former Vitagraph honker, was a visitor at the Warner Bros, office. C. A. Paulson. Fox homi fice auditor, was working on the Kansas City books. E. C. Rhoden, Midwest Distributors, Inc.. manager, took a swing around the key towns. Wesley Dunlop, Educational shipping clerk who placed high in the recent Kansas City Film Board of Trade golf tournament, entered the city tournament of Kansas City, but didn't get quite so far. Charles Knickerbocker, film veteran, has joined the P. D. C. sales force. Philadelphia JULES K. M XSTBAl'M, president of the Stanley Company of America, has donated the use of ISO pieces of bis Rodin collection of bronzes for exhibition at the Sesqui-Centennial for the duration of the exposition. The exhibit is housed in the Arts Building and is under the direct supervision ol Albert Rosenthal, who lias charge of Mr. Mastbaum's art collection. Otto 1 [orwitz, who lias been connected with the F.B.O. sales forces and later with Associated Exhibitors, has resigned and gone to Atlantic City to spend the summer. Mr. Horwitz will resume his film connections in the fall. More than 1,200 employes of the Stanley Company of America attended the annual outing held at Silver Lake Park, N. J., under the auspices of the Stanley Company Employes Benefical Association. Those present report a thoroughly enjoyable occasion, with a diversified program of amusements. The Greater Movie Season campaign is justifying its continuance this year and practically all exhibitors are cooperating in stimulating interest by decorating their houses, putting out extra advertising and showing special slides and features on the screen. Mel Sokolow, who has been con fined to the Women's Homeopathic Hospital with stomach trouble, has left for a motor trip through Maine, accompanied by his wife and daughter. Walter Woodward, manager of the Park Theatre, Ridge Avenue. Philadelphia, has returned from a motor trip to Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Plans are being prepared for a 2,000-seat theatre to be built at 21st and Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, for John M. Kennedy, 2nd. A new theatre' to seat 1,500 will be built in Media, Pa., for the Dembow Amusement Company, at a cost of approximately $200,000. The Ideal Theatre, near Morton, Pa., also owned by the Dembow Company, is being remodeled and enlarged to seat 500. The Keystone Theatre at Weatherly. Pa., and the Magma at Minooka. Pa., have been closed for the summer and after alterations will be reopened about Labor Day. Frank W. Bubler, managing diof the Stanley Company, has returned from the Elk's convention in Chicago and a visit to his mother in Marvsville, Mo In our issue of August 7, under Philadelphia regional news, there was a paragraph which stated that Fli M. Orowitz. of the EMO i ompany, Philadelphia. Pa., bad recently been appointed manager of the Stanley Company's Virginia Theatre. Atlantic City. Mr. Orowitz has written Motion Picture News, to the effect that this information is altogether erroneous and that be is still deg his time to Motion Picture Exploitation, with headquarters at l.CiQ Vine Street. In addition, he conducts broadcasting activities through Stations WIP. WPG, and on October Ft will resume "Emo's Weekly Movie Broadcast" over WGBS, in New York City.