Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1959)

bay, January 26, 1959 Motion Picture Daily 3 any Theatres Place for Projectionists Special to THE DAILY BANY, N. Y., Jan. 25. The ! . Fabian local first-ran, adverl in Albany and Schenectady ;, while the Strand, Stanley War. p theatre here, did the same in * and Troy dailies, for 35 mm. tionists, to be paid "top salary." one-inch box advertisements, ran four days, were almost . Heal in content. official comment was forthg. but it is believed these adments have a connection with Jvjrent struggle between the two s and Projectionists Local 324, I, over a new contract. The old xpired August 31. The newsadvertising marked the first of -i d here, by leading circuits. eek One-Man-in-the-Booth reported that Fabian and Stan"arner seek an agreement for . m-in-the-booth. They won this • ning after lengthy negotiations he operators in Troy six miles ilbany in a dispute that almost .: into a strike, ie '_ Albany local reportedly has -ned to strike, if new contracts ke t signed by a specified date— | 3 be about a week away. In ;: ise, there would be picketing. i:on is adamant against the one-the-booth setup, for this city. npulsion' Campaign Be Set This Week : ... s for the release, advertising ■■1 omotion of 20th Century-Fox's ulsion" will be made early this _ :< llowing arrival here of Richpj Quck, producer of the film, from ~'ast. le in New York Zanuck will lm company executives a roughrsion of the picture and will ; -'. llosely with top Fox executives izing the program for pre-sell r c ipating in conferences with will be Fox president Spyros uras, International Corporation nt Murray Silverstone, vice: ^ nt Charles Einfeld, general ianager Alex Harrison and east: vision sales manager Martin ' -vitz, and central-Canadian Di <ales manager C. Glenn Norris. ^jjjjL Clark to Aid .r'iai&idget' Promotion Mm Clark, TV star popular with jPPjinger set, has given his personal igj?rnent to Columbia's "Gidget." ^PJ dorsement, the first he has ever I >m a motion picture, will be the I^L ie of a large advertising and .ggiion campaign to be accorded s" lemaScope-color feature. -^~"~<, who is recognized as the sins potent merchandising force a ig the 12-26 age group, will :ured in theatre and television or "Gidget," as well as on o nmercials and in newspaper igazine ads and theatre displays. Big Attendance at Allied Seen ( Continued row, following a welcoming address by Pittsburgh's new mayor, Thomas Gallagher. A report on "prospects for the 1959 drive-in season" will be given by Albert E. Sindhnger. Hugh McLachlan, of the Y&W Management Corp., will preside at a drive-in equipment forum, after which delegates will see "South Pacific" at the Nixon Theatre, and attend an open house at the Variety Club. Clinics on Tuesday S. J. Goldberg will be in charge of film clinics Tuesday, which will be divided into two segments, one for cities over 25,000 and one for cities under 25,000. Rube Shor, Julius Gordon and George Stern will head the first forum, and Ben Marcus, Trueman Rembusch, Earl Beckwith and Jay Wooten will participate in the latter. A business-building forum will follow, with a $100 prize for the best idea submitted from the floor. Marshall Fine will co-ordinate this forum, assisted by Milton London, George Tice and Ben Marcus. Ferguson, Ashe to Speak This forum will include talks by Robert S. Ferguson, national publicity director of Columbia Pictures, and Ben Ashe, assistant general sales manager of National Screen Service. Julian Rifkin will head a concessions from page 1 ) forum for self-operated and concessionaire operated houses. A Wednesday luncheon will be sponsored by James H. Nicholson, president of American-International Pictures. A visit to the Warner Theatre to see "Cinerama— South Seas Adventure" is on the afternoon program. Abram Myers will head a general business session on Allied policies and programs, including a report of the resolutions, committee of the association and action on it. Banquet to Close Conclave The three-day convention closes Wednesday night with a banquet featuring an address by producer Otto Preminger and one by Rube Jackter, vice-president and general sales manager of Columbia Pictures. Preminger will substitute for Sam Spiegel, who was to have been on the program but will be unable to come to Pittsburgh from Hollywood. An equipment show and concessions exhibit for drive-in theatres is being held in conjunction with the convention, and special entertainment has been planned for wives of delegates. Board Session Held Allied's board of directors convened here yesterday for a two-day board meeting and was still in session at press time. Jane Wyman to Speak At Coast Breakfast From THE DAILY Bureau HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 25. Jane Wyman will be the keynote speaker at the eighth annual Communion Breakfast of Catholics in motion picture industry to be held at the Hollywood Palladium next Sunday, M. J. E. McCarthy of Allied Artists, general chairman of the yearly event, announced. Mike Connolly, local and Chicago Sun-Times Syndicate columnist, will serve as master-of-ceremonies. Lawrence Welk and several members of his Champagne Music Band, including the Lennon Sisters and Irish tenor, Joe Feeney, will entertain at the Breakfast. Muzzy Marcellino's Band will supply the background music with singer Marilyn Landers Bicas rendering vocal selections. The Breakfast will be preceded by the celebration of Holy Mass by His Eminence James Francis Cardinal McIntyre at 9 A.M. at the Blessed Sacrament Church on Sunset Blvd. Ask Theatre Inclusion In Detroit Stamp Plan Special to THE DAILY DETROIT, Jan. 25.-A group calling itself the Washington Boulevard Committee is approaching downtown theatres on a project said to be working well in 27 other communities. The plan is to sell participating merchants and theatres sheets of 30 cent stamps to be given away with goods or service, depending on amount purchased, and which are good at face value at parking lots. In view of proportion of the price of the stamps to movie tickets as against furniture, clothing, etc., downtown exhibitors are not too enthusiastic about the scheme. A counter-proposal is being made that the stamps have a dual use— i.e.— they be made good at face value at box offices. Theatremen could then redeem them for cash, as will the parking lots. Jacobson to Columbia HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 25.-Arthur Jacobson, formerly production assistant to William Perlberg and George Seaton and more recently active in the television field, has joined Columbia Pictures to handle the renting of stage space and studio facilities to independents. Phila. K of C Sets Symposiums on Films Special to THE DAILY PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 25. Public symposiums on "Indecency in Motion Pictures" are being arranged under Knights of Columbus auspices in several Roman Catholic parishes here. This follows a statement issued this week by the state K. of C, through its legislative committee, that criticized "lurid" and "shock" advertising for films and called upon the State Legislature for legal curbs on movies. PEOPLE Stanley Kramer, producer-director of "The Defiant Ones," has been placed on the "1958 Honor Role of Democracy" by the "Chicago Defender," prominent Negro newspaper which gives the citation to individuals and institutions contributing to "the forward march of American progress." Wendell R. Smith, formerly vicepresident of Alderson Associates, Inc., management consultants of Philadelphia, has been named director of marketing research and development for Radio Corp. of America. Albert Goldman, chief projectionist at the Beacon Hill Theatre, Boston, and Cyril McGerigle, office manager for Distributors Corp. of America in that city, have received special citations for their five years of service in the Ground Observers Corps of the U. S. Air Forces. Rudolph Friml, Jr., musical supervisor and visual orchestra manager for Warner Brothers in Hollywood, has been elected to membership in the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Mitchell Wolfson, co-owner of Wometco Theatres, Miami, and Mrs. Wolfson were among those entertaining at a "Golden Note Table" at the annual Symphony Ball held at the Fontainbleau Hotel, Miami Beach. Mrs. Wolfson has served as president of the club for the past six years. □ David E. Brodsky, theatre architect in Philadelphia, has been reelected for the ninth consecutive year as president of the Downtown Hebrew Orphans Home of that city. □ J. Myer Schine, head of Schine Enterprises, with his son and daughterin-law, David and Hellevi, entertained at a party at the Roney Plaza Hotel, Miami Beach, for Sophie Tucker in celebration of her 71st birthday anniversary. New Theatre Name LAMONI, la., Jan. 25. The Coliseum Theatre here has changed its name to the Collegian Theatre in line with a suggestion by the Chamber of Commerce that local businesses capitalize on the collegiate theme in their names. Graceland College is located in Lamoni. Bookers Plan Party The Motion Picture Bookers Club of New York will hold its annual theatre party on Monday night, March 23. The play selected this year is Tennessee Williams' "Sweet Bird of Youth" at the Martin Beck. Chairman for the affair is Max Fried.