Motion Picture News (Apr - Jun 1928)

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June 30 19 28 2203 New England THE many friends and acquaintances of Matt O'Brien, showman, press-agent, manager, will be glad to learn that he is now sailing along under the Netoco banner. Matt is associated with R. B. Ripley, publicity director of Netoco, where his knowledge of, and experience in the show business will make him a valuable asset to that department. New incorporations recorded are : The Brookline Amusement Co., Boston, with capital of $100,000. Harold A. Rudnick is president. Marion Chebook, treasurer, and George P. Davis is clerk. Regent Amusement Enterprises, Inc., Boston, capital $10,000. Simon Frankel, president ; Louis S. Rothenberg, treasurer, and Xorman A. Walker, clerk, are the incorporators. Rockingham Amusement Co., Boston, with 1,000 shares of no par, has organized. Harrison Brown, Casril Wein and Allen C. Jones are the incorporators. Metropolitan Booking Offices, Inc., Boston, has been organized with $10,000 capital. Incorporators are Louis E. Walters, Paul E. Denish and Charles Solomon. Wright & Macomber, Inc., to deal in theatre supplies, has organized at Providence, R. I. Incorporators are Charles D. Macomber, president ; George Wright, treasurer and Arthur H. Feiner. Lyceum Operating Co., New London, Conn., with $50,000 capital. W. T. Murphy heads the company. Mr. Murphy also heads the newly organized Capitol Operating Co. of the same city. These companies recently acquired the Lyceum and Capitol Theatres in New London. He also heads the Crown Operating Co., also with $50,000 capital, which took over the Crown Theatre at New London. Arthur Fallon, cashier at the Fox exchange, and Miss Esther Keller, a checker at the Pathe exchange, were married in Boston June 18th. Moe Grassgreen, sales manager for Fox and secretary of the New England Film Board, is enjoying a vacation in the country with Mrs. Grassgreen, who is convalescing from a serious operation. Joseph Cohan, travelling audi-, tor for Fox, is acting cashier at the Boston exchange while Arthur Fallon is on his honeymoon. Arthur Ruscica, who has been at the Fox exchange in Boston for several weeks, has gone to Havana where he will serve as branch manager of the Fox exchange there. Dorothy Dobbins of the staff of Independent Films, Inc., has returned from a vacation spent at Montreal. Timothy F. O'Toole, office manager of Independent Films, returned last week from a business trip through Southern New England and the Cape. Mrs. Saul Simons, wife of the advertising manager of Independent Films, underwent an operation for appendicitis recently. Samuel M. Moscow of Independent Films is making a tour of Maine. Joseph Clunier of the Notra Dame Theatre at Manchester, N. H. was a visitor to Film Row the past week. The first summer outing of the Metro Goldwyn Mayer club of Boston was held last Saturday at Nantasket. Charles Wilson of Pathe, who covers the Maine territory, has purchased a motor car. William O'Brien, formerly a salesman with the Pathe organization, has been appointed chief of police at Old Orchard Beach, Me. and is devoting his attention to his new work. Contract has been awarded to Robert H. Sewall for the construction of a new theatre at Central, Cottage and Summer Street, Franklin, Mass., for the estate of A. H. Morse. Plans for the remodelling and reconstruction of the Opera House, Augusta, Me., for the Colonial Theatre Co., at a cost of about $50,000, have been drawn by Bunker & Savage of Augusta and contracts will soon be awarded. Frank Parker Stanton, organist of the Biscayne Plaza Theatre at Miami Beach, Fla., and Miss Helen R. Arnold of Maiden, Mass.. were married during the past week. They are to live at Miami Beach. Keith Theatre, Boston, for 40 years the "home of vaudeville" and motion pictures, will close for good on July 1st. The theatre closes because of the construction of the new B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre, which will be formally opened early in the Fall. What" will be done with the theatre soon to be closed is not yet announced. There is some talk of its becoming a first run picture house for the KeithAlbee interests. Plans for the new theatre at Mansfield, Mass., have been drawn and bids are being received. Meyer Louis is architect and in charge of construction for an owner whose name is withheld. The theatre will seat about 750. The New England Theatres Operating Corp. has acquired the Central Square Theatre at East Boston from M. F. Cronin. Henry Scully, formerly special representative, is now located at the Pathe exchange, Boston, as a salesman. "Chet" Breed, after a long illness, has resumed selling for Educational and is now on an extended business trip through Maine. Lee Gorman has started the construction of a new theatre in Portland, Me., which will be ready for opening late in the Fall. New York & New Jersey THE Alhambra theatre, a Julius Joelson house, located in Brooklyn, was the scene of a fire last Friday night. Flames caused considerable damage to the projection booth, destroying some film, and almost totally wrecking the projection equipment. National Theatre Supply Company was called on to make repairs, and two new Simplex machines are to be installed. Opening of the Verona theatre, Verona, New Jersey, occurred on June 25th, and the owner is Mr. Austerman, formerly of the Grand theatre, Newark. The Palace theatre. South Plainfield, New Jersey, was reopened recently under the new management of Mr. Bernshein, The house was previously owned by Theodore Pace. Manager Hoffman, of the Lyon's Park and Jersey theatres, Morristown, N. J., leaves next week on a vacation. The Orpheum theatre, on Washington street, Newark, has been closed temporarily. Three theatres of the Walter Reade circuit in New Jersey have had their doors shut the past week — the Crescent and Ditmas at Perth Amboy and the Broadway theatre, Long Branch. The Newark Film Delivery Co. began service last week to the State Militia Training Camp at Peekskill, N. Y., and will continue carrying film there during the summer training period. Lou Simon has taken over the operation of the Prospect Place theatre, 149th street and Prospect avenue, the Bronx. The house, which has been closed for about two years, will run a straight picture policy. Herman Star, formerly purchasing agent for the Joelson circuit, has been appointed general manager of all the Bronx theatres under the Joelson banner. . It is reported that the Pantheon theatre, Burnside avenue, the Bronx, has changed hands. The name of the new owner has not as yet been learned. Dave Solomon, of National Theatre Supply, has organized a club composed entirely of members of the National staff. The purpose of the club is to bring the members closer together in social and sport activities. To date forty-nine applicants have been enrolled. J. Michaels, owner of the Windsor-Terrace theatre, 224 Prospect avenue, Brooklyn, is at present away on a vacation. Mr. Michaels, prior to his departure, established a new policy at his house of opening only three days a week during the months of July and August. S. & S. circuit last week closed its Halsey theatre, Halsey street,, Brooklyn, for the balance of the summer. Word has been received to the effect that the B. S. Moss Company are closing the Momartc and Flatbush theatres in Brooklyn to. the hot weather. Walter Greene, general manager of National Theatre Supply Company, is making a tour of his or ganization's branch offices throughout the Southern states. Harry Dutton, former president of N. T. S. C, was in town last week for several days. Mr. Dutton is now president of a Finance Company in Chicago. Other theatres in Brooklyn announced lor closing in the near future are the Washington. Myrtle avenue, and the A. H. Schwartz Albemarle. The closing of the latter house is in accordance with the regular yearly policy of the Schwartz circuit. V Correction A statement appeared in this regional section of a recent issue of the News to the effect that Al Gould was managing the Avalon Theatre in the Bronx, having left the Park Lane Theatre, First Avenue and 89th Street. This statement was in error as Mr (iould is not associated with the Avalon and is still with the Park Lane, of which he and Charles L. O'Reilly arc owners. UNIFORMS attachU COSTUMES SMI&J BROOKS