Motion Picture Daily (Apr-Jun 1959)

2 Motion Picture Daily Monday, April 2(!l PERSONAL MENTION A DOLPH ZUKOR, chairman of the board of Paramount Pictures, and Y. Frank Freeman, vicepresident in charge of the studio, have arrived in New York from the Coast. • Gertrude Brooks, of the 20th Century-Fox publicity staff, is in Miami from New York for the premiere tiiere of "The Diary of Anne Frank." • Neale Leary, of the motion picture department, "This Week, ' has returned to New York from J Tollywood. • Susan Kohner is scheduled to return to New York from London today via B.O.A.C. • William L. Hendricks, Warner Brothers studio publicity director, and W. W. Brumbert, field exploitation manager, have arrived in Chicago from the Coast in connection with the promotional tour for "The Young Philadelphians." • Michael Curtiz, director, now in New York from the Coast, will leave here at the end of this week for Vienna. AMPP Names Chamie Secretary-Treasurer From THE DAILY Bureau HOLLYWOOD, April 19. Alfred P. Chamie succeeds James S. Howie, recently retired as secretary-treasurer of the Association of Motion Picture Producers, it was announced on Friday by the AMPP board of directors. Chamie, an attorney, has been on AMPP staff for 11 years as assistant to Charles Boren, head of labor relations, recently elected executive vicepresident of the organization. ThreeWay Tie-Up Is Arranged for 'Gidget' A three-way tie-up to promote Columbia's "Gidget" here has been arranged among Martin Block-ABC Radio, Arnold Constable's and Columbia Pictures involving James Darren, star of the film and recording favorite of the teenagers. The tie-up features a contest to be held in the junior department of Arnold Constable's with the 50 winners invited to the Columbia home office where a "Pepsi Party" and private screening of "Gidget" will be hosted by Darren. Martin Block's Make Believe Ballroom program on WABC is inviting teenage female listeners to register for the contest at Arnold Constable's. Will Run Through April 21 The contest, which is being crossplugged over other WABC shows and in Arnold Constable's newspaper ads and in-store displays, runs through Tuesday, April 21. The drawing for the 50 winners will be conducted by Darren and Block the following day at the store, and the screening and "Pepsi Party" will be held on April 24. Wilmington Theatre To End Long Career Special to THE DAILY WILMINGTON, Del., April 19.The Queen Theatre will end a career of 44 years in entertainment, with its formal closing tonight. Edward Godlesky, manager, confirmed that the theatre would be abandoned by its present lessee, Avon Motion Pictures Corp., of New York City. The firm subleases from the Stanley Warner Corp., operator of four other local theatres. Stanley Warner, however, has given no indication of any plans for putting the theatre back into operation. The Queen Theatre opened in a gala program in 1915 to waiting lines of patrons to show the silent film "War Brides." It closes with the showing of "House on flaunted Hill." At one time the Queen was a top-flight vaudeville house. Warner to Shutter 5 Weeks Before 4Porgy' "Cinerama South Seas Adventure" will complete its 40th and final week at the Warner Theatre here on Sunday, May 17. The theatre will reopen on June 24 with Samuel Goldwyn's "Porgy and Bess" on the Warner Theatre reserved seat policy. During the five-week period in between, the theatre will receive ToddAO equipment. It will retain its Cinerama installation of three booths on the orchestra floor, with the center booth enlarged for the Todd-AO machines. Hearing Here Today on Mailing 'Nia\a' Cards A hearing will be held today before the Civil Service Hearing Commission on the issues of obscenity and mailability of the postal card reproduction of Goya's painting, The Naked Maja, at the General Post Office. Several thousand copies of the postal card were seized by the Post Office Department early this month after they had been mailed by United Artists in connection with its film, "The Naked Maja." Witnesses who will testify on the public propriety of Goya's painting and on the postal card reproduction include: Dr. Theodor Reik, president of the American Psychoanalytic Institute; Professor Horst W. Janson, chairman of the Department of Fine Arts at New York University; Seymour M. Peyser, vice-president and general counsel of United Artists; Peter H. Mayer, photographer who took the picture in the Prado Museum of Goya's, "The Naked Maja," reproduced on the postal card, and Val Coleman, editorial researcher. The hearing is part of the regular legal procedure which follows a Post Office Department declaration of nonmailability when the mailer refuses to accept the Department's ruling. San Juan Branch Wins In UA Picker Drive United Artists' San Juan (Puerto Rico) branch has won the grand prize in the 1958 international drive honoring Arnold M. Picker, vice-president in charge of foreign distribution, it was announced by Louis Lober, home office captain. The San Juan office, managed by Sam Jones, topped the 92 UA overseas branches in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia and Latin America that competed in the sales contest, which registered the biggest foreign business in the history of the company. Australia a Winner Lober concurrently announced that the top cash award in the exploitation phase of the 12-month campaign has gone to Australia, whose managing director is Ron Michaels. The Philippines office, headed by Conrado de Jesus, has won first place in the administration competition. The success of the year-long drive, which was run in two phases, is underscored by the fact that in the concluding six-month stage, 24 offices exceeded their billings quotas for which they received substantial cash prizes. In the second six-month phase of the drive, the exploitation winners were Argentina, Germany and Thailand, while Australia, Hong Kong and Switzerland took the administration honors. Cinema Lod j (Continued from page 1 mentary "People and an Idea the reactivation of the Hillel dation at City College here. Schwalberg, who was the firs ident and founder of Cinema was inducted by Harry Brar tribute to Schwalberg, all of tl presidents of the organization agreed to act as honorary ch for one year for each of the ac of B'nai B'rith. In addition to Schwalberg, t lowing officers were inducted Hoffberg, executive vice-pre Jack Weissman, treasurer; Abe stein, secretary; Irving R. ] Maurice B. Leschen, Milt Livii Joseph Margulies, David Pickt Rissner, Norman Robbins, Nath Rudich and Leonard Rubin, al presidents. Inducted as trustees were: N Blackman, Sidney Burdick, Julit lins, Harold Dansin, Leo Jaffe, M'Aharam, the Hon. Artlm Schwartz and Karl Tausig. Special Tribute to Senft A special tribute was offered late Albert A. Senft, preside Cinema Lodge in 1944, 194i 1950. Dais guests included the folk Leo Brecher, Joseph Levine, Ludwig, Sidney Markley, Harr) mine, Russell Downing, Hem Martin, Leslie Schwartz, So Strausberg, William J. Germai Schwartz, Brandt, Schwalberg Jack Levin. Also, Rosen, Harvey Piatt, S bian, Ned Depinet, Sam Rinzler, ros S. Skouras, Jaffe, Alex Hai John J. O'Connor, Emanuel F Oliver A. Unger, Edward Morey: Jeffee and Rabbi Bernard Birsb The past presidents' table headed by Mr. and Mrs. S. Glixon, Irving Greenfield, Israel, Jr., Martin Levine, Burton! bins, Robert K. Shapiro, A Schimel and Robert M. Wei Seated with them were Mrs. ] and Mrs. Schwalberg. New Allied Membersi WASHINGTON, April 19.(Jack) Whittle, who is acting a] ecutive secretary of Allied Ml Picture Theatre Owners of Mary reports that his association reel added the following members j roster: William J. Fisher, C;( Drive-In, Baltimore; George E| sell, Crest Theatre, Baltimore; G A. Brehm, Bengies Drive-In, M River; Edmondson Drive-In, more, and Elkridge Drive-In, more; I. K. Makover, Edmoi Village, Baltimore; Harry Bondi Gov. Richie Open Air, Glen Bi Md.; Joseph Walderman, New Theatre, Baltimore. ffiVS^Ad?^ ^^?^'^Sf^^J,^^S^V^^i^ P' ^ers, Managing Editor; Richard Gertner, News El Canby, Eastern Editors. Hollywood Bureau Yucca-Vine : Bui klW S,rn?S n TW i i ELEVISION TODAY Charles S. Aaronson, Editorial Director; Pinky Herman, V mgton, D. C.J London Bureau, 4, Bear St Leicester Square W ? Hone Win f/^' Manager; Telephone HOllywood 7-2145; Washington. J. A. Otten, National Press Club, ' principal capitals of the world. Motion Picture S i. 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