The Exhibitor (1956)

MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR 29 Janet Villava, director of hostesses, was con¬ gratulated recently by Egan Rank, manager, Paramount, Seattle, special services, left, and Warren Slee, publicity-advertising director, for handling over 10,000 parents and children with¬ out mishap at special youth performances of "This Is Cinerama." PROGRAM and RUNNING TIME FORMS . . . Now used by over 5000 theatres! Price: 25c per 50-sheet pad These forms are prepared for con¬ venience in disseminating accurate information to the key members of a theatre staff so that they may answer intelligently the patron ques¬ tions most frequently asked; or so that they can cue and time their show. Daily turnover running time can be easily computed from the running times of the individual subjects that make up the bill. One copy each week: (I) on your desk, (2) to your cashier, (3) to your doorman, (4) to your projectionist, and (5) to your head usher or floor supervisor will be sufficient to keep uniform information throughout the theatre. Ask for SAMPLE SHEETS! Sold ONLY to Subscribing Theatres by EXHIBITOR BOOK SHOP 246-48 N. Clarion Street, Philadelphia 7, Pa. Theatre managers . . . assistant theatre managers . . . theatre advertising and publicity men . , . film buyers . . . film bookers . . . circuit executives . . . maintenance and equipment engineers. IF you* are looking for a job, ... or IF you* are looking for a man, . . . |ust describe your needs in 25 words or less and send to "The A-MAN Corner." Add your name and address. Names and addresses will be published unless a box number is requested. All such "classified ads" will be published in three consecutive issues and then dropped. If success does not crown an original effort, it can be repeated through a new application after a 60-day interval. This completely new EMPLOYMENT SERVICE is available to AIL theatres without reservation. It is not necessary to subscribe to MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR to avail yourself of this service. No other industry trade paper offers itl And it is completely FREEI *A (WO)MAN Is also welcome . . . but In this preponderantly male business, she should specify her sex. EXPERIENCED MANAGER AVAILABLE. Bought, booked and exploited pictures. Handled promotions and concessions. Superintended 4 theatres. Excellent references. 25 years in business. BOX A1219, c/o M. P. EXHIBITOR, 246 North Clarion St., Phila. 7, Pa WANTED, ASSISTANT AT ONCE for small town theatre. Must know projection, minor repairs. Give full details in first letter, salary and references. BOX A1212, c/o M. P. EXHIBITOR, 246 North Clarion St. Phila. 7, Pa. PROJECTIONIST AVAILABLE. 8 years' experience. Sober and reliable. Married, one small child. Wife can cashier. Have excellent references. Will go anywhere. Write or wire RALPH COX, General Delivery, Durham, N. C. (1219) HIGH CALIBER SHOWMAN available. Experienced all phases theatre operation. Top references from big time circuits. Prefer Art Theatre operation in New York area. Resume furnished. BOX B1212, c/o M.P. EXHIBITOR, 246 North Clarion St., Phila. 7, Pa. MANAGER, now under contract till January would like better opportunity. Conventional, Drive-In ex¬ perienced. Family, 35, executive with construction experience. Use present company as references. BOX A125, c/o M. P EXHIBITOR, 246 North Clarion St., Phila. 7, Pa. WANTED: DRIVE-IN THEATRE MANAGER to start work April 1. Eastern Ohio location. State age, references and desired salary. All mail kept strictly confidential. BOX C1212, c/o M. P. EXHIBITOR, 246 North Clarion St., Phila. 7, Pa. Mtrrespondence fo— The A’ MAN COtVCr Motion Picture Exhibitor 246 N. Clarion St., Philadelphia 7, Pa. Teen-Age Vandals Force Wash. Theatre To Close WENATCHEE, WASH. — Another Wenatchee theatre closed last month, with the operator blaming teenagers’ rowdyism for his decision. “The kids have run the adults out; it just isn’t profitable to operate,” said Will Grieme, manager. Mission, as he pre¬ pared to close its doors. The vandalism, he said, included slashed seats, wrecked plumbing fix¬ tures, broken windows and mirrors, and bottles of pop emptied from the balcony onto people sitting below. In recent months, special policemen have been placed on duty in theatres to try to reduce the youths' noise and destruction of property. However, the situation has grown increasingly worse in recent months especially in the smaller theatres with operators at a loss for means to cope with it. Manager Vincent lorio, right, Trans-Lux, Wash¬ ington, looks over a ticker with a local Bache and Company representative. The ticker was set up in the theatre lobby as part of a tieup on Columbia's "The Solid Gold Cadillac." Hamrick Circuit Head Dies In New York Seattle — John Hamrick, president, John Hamrick Theatres, Inc., and one of Seattle’s oldest motion picture exhibitors, died in New York on Nov. 30 after be¬ coming ill there. His wife, Fannie, and daughter, Mrs. Beatrice McGurn, Santa Barbara, Cal., were with him. Hamrick came here from Kansas City about 1910 and opened the city’s first suburban theatre, the Queen Anne. He later sold it and built the Colonial down¬ town. Later, he took over the old Mel¬ bourne downtown and renamed it the Rex. Hamrick’s first major theatre was the Blue Moon, built in 1920. He built similar theatres in Portland and in Tacoma, Wash. At the time of his death, he oper¬ ated a circuit of about 15 houses, includ¬ ing the Orpheum, Music Hall, Blue Mouse, and Music Box, all downtown. Surviving also are a grandson and three granddaughters. Seattle (Continued from preceding page ) Volchok, Northwest Releasing, was guest of honor at a dinner hosted by Carl Schroeder, editor, Modern Screen Maga¬ zine. The party, held in Los Angeles, was attended by many film celebrities. . . . An appeal was made to the City Council by Theatre Owners of Washington for the repeal or modification of the city’s ad¬ mission tax. Dwight L. Spracher, TOW executive secretary, pointed out that if tax relief is not granted, more local theatres will be forced to close, particu¬ larly those competing with tax-free the¬ atres in the county. December 19, 1956