The Exhibitor (1960)

ketball games of both top-ranked Cincinnati and Xavier universities, and with another station airing all games of the local profes¬ sional team, area exhibitors will be facing keen competition for patronage during the coming four months. . . . Golden anniversary of the downtown Royal was observed recent¬ ly. The 300-seat sub-run theatre is owned by Herman Koop and Frank W. Huss, Jr., sons of the original owners. . . . Sympathy was extended to Nancy Keyes, Paramount clerk, on the death of her mother. . . . The first-run Valley, Louis Wiethe, owner, re¬ opened with UA’s “The Alamo” after re¬ modeling. . . . The 600-seat neighborhood Americus, owned by Frank Huss, Jr., and closed for three years, has been sold for re¬ placement with a parking lot. . . . James B. Neff, recently retired after 40 years as a 20thFox booker, was honored at a dinner in Va¬ riety clubrooms. The 125 guests included many film executives and exhibitors from this and other cities. . . . Frank L. Weitzell, independent, is now booking and buying for the Beverley, Huntington, W. Va. CLEVELAND David Kane, a member of U-I’s exploitation staff, is in town for a few days to do advance coverage on “The Grass Is Greener,” which opens at the Hippodrome on Jan. 13. . . . Claudia Astrom, a long time employee on Film Row, resigned from Film Transit Co. . . . The Paramount, Toledo, recently con¬ verted to a Cinerama theatre, reopened as the Cinerama Paramount. . . . Also undergo¬ ing redecorating is the LaSalle. DALLAS 20th Century-Fox is in the process of mov¬ ing its local headquarters from the “film row” building it has occupied at 1801 Wood to a new structure at 1400 St. Louis. The new headquarters combines all facilities on one floor at street level — a screening room seat¬ ing 56 persons, offices, and a shipping room to serve 800 theatres in Texas and parts of Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arkansas, and Louisiana. The building was constructed Film Exchange and Dealer Listing for the PITTSBURGH FILM TERRITORY A CONTINUING SERVICE • that will be re-cditcd and re-published at 8-month inlervalv • • Film Distributors ALLIED ARTISTS, 1825 Blvd. of Allies-ATIantic 1-2202 Br. Mgr.: David C. Silverman. Office Mgr. and Booker: Warren Wurdock. Sales: William Scott. Cashier: Helen Gorlitz. Emerg. Phone: CEdar 1-1156. Sundays and Holidays; COurt 1-6704. AMERICAN INT'L-SCREEN GUILD, 415 Van Braam St.-ATIantic 1-1630 Br. Mgr.; Milt Braoman. Cashier: Ruth Knee. Emerg. Phone: HAzel 1-7584. BUENA VISTA, 1727 Blvd. of Allies-ATIantic 1-9911 Br. Mgr.: Lawrence Seidelman. Booker: Dave Brown. Emerg. Phone; PEnnhurst 1-7577. COLUMBIA, 1623 Blvd. of Allies-ATIantic 1-0808 Br. Mgr.: Frank Silverman. Office Mgr. and Booker: Margaret McArdle. Sales: Joe Wayne, Saul Perilman. Booker; Dorothy McArdle, Lena Caruso. Cashier: Dorothy McArdle. Emerg. Phones: HAzel 1-6694, POplar 1-6421. CONTINENTAL Sis. Rep.: Sheldon Tromberg. 1034 Stanley Warner Bldg., 13th and E Sts., N.W., Washington 4, D. C. District 7-6058. FRANKLIN, 1709 Blvd. of Allies-ATIantic 1-3514 Br. Mgr.; Louis E. Hanna. METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER, 1623 Blvd of Allies-ATIantic 1-6690 Br. Mgr.; AAax Shabason. Asst. Br. Mgr.: Irv Jacobs. Sales; Edwin Moriarity. Bookers: Edward Mackins, Mar¬ garet McGeevers. Norbert Sosinski. Cashier: John Mayer. Emerg. Phones: FI 1-5556, HA 1-6694, PO 1-6421. PARAMOUNT, 1727 Blvd. of Allies-ATIantic 1-9270 Br. Mgr.: Don Hicks. Sales: Pete DeFazio, Maurice Silverberg, John Fritz. Bookers: John Navoney, Howard Burrell. Cashier: Catherine Grotticelli. Emerg. Phones: Hubbard 1-1273, Fleldbrook 1-5036. 20th CENTURY FOX, 1723 Blvd. of Allies-GRant 1-3572 Br. Mgr.; N. C. Rosen. Sis. Mgr.: George Ball. Sales: Sam Milberg. Bookers: Rhea Kramer, Irving Stein. Cashier; Albert H. Butler. Field Exp.: Ralph Buring. Emerg. Phones: WEIIington 1-3368, TUxedo 2-0863. UNITED ARTISTS, 1623 Blvd. of Allies-GRant 1-8960 Br. Mgr.: John Zomnir. Office Mgr. and Booker: Jane Patterson. Sales: Hymen Wheeler. Booker; Jack Weltner. Cashier: Anna Mottey. Emerg. Phones; MUseum 3-3061; Shipping Room, GRant 1-6382. (Dist. Mgr, in residence; James Hendel) UNIVERSAL, 1825 Blvd. of Allies-COurt 1-6704 Sis. Mgr.; Albert R. Kolkmeyer. Sales: Peter Quiter. Office Mgr.: Bill Probst. Booker: Jimmy Ley. Emergency Phone: OLympia 3-1096. WARNER BROS., 1801 Blvd. of Allies-GRant 1-1857 Br. Mgr.: Jack Kalmenson. Office Mgr.: Joe Rost. Sales; Bill Lange, Joseph McCormick. Bookers: May Weir, Ann Simon, Russel Zebra. Cashier: Jay Angel. Emerg. Phones: PEnnhurst 1-1345, TUxedo 2-7649. • Supply Dealers ATLAS THEATRE SUPPLY, 402 Miltenberger St.-GRant 1-4281 Emerg. Phones: PEnnhurst 1-6330, FRemont 1-0850. NATIONAL THEATRE SUPPLY, 84 Van Braam St.-GRant 1-4630, EXpress 1-0777 • Screen Trailers NATIONAL SCREEN SERVICE, 1627 Blvd. of Allies-ATIantic 1-1808 Br. Mgr.: Irv Marcus. Sales: James Johnson. Service Mgr.: Jake Pulkowski. • Signs, Advertising and Printing ADV. AGENCY (Theatrical Printing), 402 Miltenberger St.— COurt 1-0426 AMEN SIGNS, 4610 Liberty Ave.-MUseum 3-1755 BRANCO DISPLAY SERVICE, 5814 Eva St.-Hlland 1-0400 LE VIANT PRINTING, 70 Van Braam St.-GRant 1-5786 NATIONAL SCREEN SERVICE, 1627 Blvd. of Allies-ATIantic 1-1808 NEUMAN DISPLAYS, 903 E. Carson St.,-HEmlock 1-2248 TRIANGLE POSTER & PRINTING, 7418 Susquehanna St.— FRemont 1-0774 • Film Delivery Services EXHIBITORS SERVICE CO., 85 Helen St., McKees Rocks, Pa.-SPalding 1-5010 KALLY-PE 1-9018 SHEARER MESSENGER-CHurchill 1-5983 TANNENBAUM-EMerson 2-4638 • Service Companies ALTEC SERVICE CO./ MAyflower 1-5136 Emerg. Phones: POplar 6-0986, LOcust 3-0773 RCA SERVICE CO., 1305 Law and Finance Building— GRant 1-2633 A SPECIAL SERVICE ). . . only in MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR under the supervision of Clarence A. Hill, head of branch operations, and will be under the operation of Dallas branch manager W. B. Williams. . . . Marion Hudgens has been named manager, Fine Arts, operated by the Trans-Texas Theatres. He had been acting treasurer at the Alamo. . . . Leslie Barnet has been named assistant manager, Capri, succeeding Bob Lynch, who has been pro¬ moted to manager. Fine Arts, Denton, Tex. . . . Sal Mineo and Jill Haworth were in to promote “Exodus,” which opened at the Tower. A premiere preview of “Exodus” was held as a benefit for Hadassah, with the pro¬ ceeds going to the Hadassah medical organi¬ zation in Israel. . . . Edith Head, costume de¬ signer for Paramoixnt, will send a group of costumes to Dallas for a charity show in January. It may mark the end of the display of some of the garments worn by famous stars. DES MOINES Harry H. Weiss, midwestern division man¬ ager for RKO theatres, Inc., is moving his offices from Minneapolis to Des Moines. Weiss said the move was prompted by the fact that Des Moines is centrally located in his district which includes theatres in Denver, New Orleans, Champaign, Ill., and Cedar Rapids, Marshalltown and Des Moines, Iowa. He wUl occupy offices in the RKO Orpheum here. . . . Lou Levy, Universal sales manager, is in the State University hospital at Iowa City where he underwent surgery. . . . Gary Sand¬ ler took over his job as chairman of the annual Variety Club Christmas party in Des Moines. . . . When the New World Playhouse at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, had its reopening under new ownership, Roy Metcalfe had “Ben-Hur” as the opening attraction. When the same theatre changed from the Strand to the State back in the 1920’s, the opening attraction was “Ben-Hur.” JACKSONVILLE Bebe Ludwig is a new receptionist at the Florida State Theatres home office. . . . Ca¬ pacity crowds packed the Atlantic Drive-In on its reopening dates, which also marked the 21st anniversary of Florida’s oldest outdoorer, reported James W. Hill, manager. . . . Two of Fred Kent’s Duval County theatres attracted heavy patronage to unusual Christ¬ mas parties. His Main Street Drive-In was the gathering point for yoimg rock ’n’ roll fans who came to hear a live deince band prior to sundown, to receive free records, and to see three rock ’n’ roll pictures on the screen program. His Beach drew Jackson¬ ville Beach youngsters to a Saturday morn¬ ing screen party at which the price of ad¬ mission was one can of food. The collected food stuffs were donated to the Christmas Basket Fund by the local Junior Women’s Club. . . . Mary Hart, WOMPI finance chair¬ man, reported that local WOMPI members Wafch for them! NEXT! Kansas City Territory Issue of January 18 San Francisco Territory Issue of January 25 Save Them! 16 MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR January II, 1961