Motion Picture Herald (Jan-Mar 1932)

66 MOTION PICTURE HERALD February 13, 1932 BIGGER AND BETTER EVERY WEEK! LOUIS A. RONDINA has the job of assisting L. H. Ullters with the management of the Wakefield Theatre, Bronx, New York City. His boss states that Rondina is one of the best helpers he ever had in show-business, and that unless he is dead wrong, will continue to the top of the ladder. And what do you suppose his last job was, before entering this field? A member of the staff of a publishing house, no less. At any rate, Rondina is 22 years of age and has been with the Wakefield for 2^ years. We will certainly keep an eye on this new member. -Wear Your Club Pin! ! ! E. J. BRISARD manages the Palace Theatre over in South Berwick, Maine, and we are taking this opportunity to acknowledge this showman's application for membership in the Round Table Club. We're glad to have you with us, Brisard, and just remember one thing in this respect. You're in the army now and that means that you're obligated to tell the rest of the gang all about the successful stunts employed to boost patronage at your house. So pass the good word along. We'll do our part. _ Wear Your Club Pin! ! ! JACK VAN BORSSUM is the manager of the Savoy Theatre out in Terre Haute, Ind., and unless we're very much mistaken, also owns the house. He operates a 300 seater and is equipped to present a first class show. The official Club welcome is also extended to this new member and he may be sure that we are more than glad to have him with us. Send us some mformation about yourself and theatre. Jack, so we can tell your fellow members about your methods of conducting show-business. LEONARD CAMARATA has the niteresting job of assisting Managing Director Fred Schmuff at the State Theatre in Baltimore, Md., who has also sponsored this new member's application. Sponsorship by Schmuff means that we can count on Camarata as an important acquisition for this organization, so we'll be looking forward to hearing what this recently-elected Round Tabler is doing to help his boss put the State over the top. Wear Your Club Pin! ! ! ROY E. HARROLD has charge of the Princess Theatre in Rushville, Minn^, and at this writing he, also, becomes officially registered as a full-fledged member of this o-reat organization of showmen. Harrolcl Sperates a 600 seat house, independent ot chain or circuit, and is equipped to give his patrons the best in pictures. It is a pleasure to list his name on the Club roster and we hope that he will do full share m the way of making interesting contributions. HERE'S THE BLANK APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP -We Your Club Pin! ! ! DEWITT HALEY is another Texan to become a member of the Round Table, and he hails from San Angelo, where he manages the Ritz Theatre. An enclosed snapshot shows that he uses a white painted Ford commercial for a general utility car and to ballyhoo his attractions, and we therefore know that Dewitt has ideas about how shows should be sold down his way. When we next hear from him perhaps he'll send along further details concerning showbusiness in his town. We'll be awaiting that letter, Haley, so unbend that writing arm. Wear Your Club Pin! ! ! • R W. EBERHARD manages the Ready Theatre Miles, Mich., and we are also m receipt of his application for Club membership. Meet the rest of the gang, Eberhard, and on behalf of all we'll state that they re glad to know you've at last obeyed the impulse to join up with the fastest stepping bunch of showmen in the world. You can help the good work along b telling us what you are doing in show-business. Wear Your Club Pin! ! ! MORRIS D. RAUER is located over in New Jersey where he manages the Victoria Theatre at Westville. Morris is a livewire showman and we believe he can be depended upon to help keep the ball arolling in this organization. Welcome to this large family, Morris, and keep in close touch with Club headquarters^ ^'w^Vood of the gang know about that last good stunt you put over to the tune of the Merry Cash Register. Wear Your Club Pin! ! ! TACK JOHANNSEN hails from 'way down South in Augusta, Ga., where he manao-es the Imperial Theatre. Ihe spirit has ntoved Jack'to aid his brother showmen and now that he is a member of this great armv of Round Tablers, we'll be looking for some dope on his shows that are sold m his town. So shoot along some of your ideas Johannsen, and headquarters will see that vour fellow members are tipped oft. -Wear Your Club Pin! •' •' M. E. COWAN has charge of Schine's Piqua Theatre, Piqua, Ohio, a house under the district supervision of Sid Laurence. We've often had occasion to inform our members about show-selling in Piqua when Laurence was on the direct firing line in that city, and now that Cowan has joined the Club we'll expect a lot more information. So come through, Round Tabler, and tell the boys what's taking place in showbusiness in your busy town. Wear Your Club Pin ! ! ! MANAGERS' ROUND TABLE CLUB Hey, ''Chick"'. Please enroll me in the Club and ^ ^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ .end me my framed certificate. ^^^^ SS^Jhnt^^^J^ operator. His house is an up-to-date 400 Name seater, equipped to present the best in pic ture entertainment. We are glad to aitro D duce "Doc" to the rest of the gang and hope ^osttton to^,ard keeping these pages full of interesting slants on show Theatre selling activities in his town. Wear Your Club Pin! ! ! ■ Address SHERIDAN E. STOKES, JR., is lo cated out in Ramsev, 111., where he operates City the Midway Theatre. He's another new member of the fastest growing association of showmen in the whole world and we re ^"'^ • olad to have him with us. We and his fel fow Round Tablers will look forward to (M.il to M.n.g.,.' Round T.ble Club. |;;-»;;--/Jr t'S'SS. 'Lf r^i'^"^ 1790 Broadway, New York) l„-ought in ace business. Stokes? Let the gang in on it. O. J. CHANDLER is the manager of the Strand Theatre, located on the Main Stem of Kendalsville, Ind., and this new member's house is a unit of Hudson Enterprises, Inc. It's a 700^seater, and is equipped with all that is necessary to present ace-high entertainment. Chandler is another showman to start the New Year in the right way, with an application for membership in this organization, and we sincerely hope he will endeavor to do his verj' best to contribute some live-wire ideas on show-selling for the benefit of his fellow Round Tablers. Wear Your Club Pin! ! ! HAMILTON R. KUPPER manages the Leonia Theatre, Leonia, N. J., and his present post is the result of a promotion. He was formerly an assistant manager at the Fox-Capitol Theatre, Jersey City, N. J., and now he's been moved another step up the ladder. The next time his associates in show-business see him he'll be wearing one of the Club emblems, for we note one attached to his membership application. We're glad to have you with us, Kupper. Let us know what's doing in the show line in that attractive little town of your's. Wear Your Club Pin! ! ! — T. N. LUCKETT hails from French Lick, Indiana, where he operates the Dream Theatre. We are also in receipt of his application for membership in this ever-increasing army of showmen and this is the occasion for introducing him to his fellow Round Tablers. Luckett is in charge of a 300 seat house, independent of chain afitiliation, so there's nothing to stop him from telling all he knows about show-business. -Wear Your Club Pin! ! ! HARRY C. SETTLEMOIR is the skipper of the Cozy Theatre, an independently operated liouse in Vienna, 111., and we are also mighty glad to extend the Club welcome to this new member. Now that you're one of us, Harry, take a little time off and tell us what's doing in show-business out your way. The other boys will want to know. Reach in that desk pigeon-hole and break out data on that last live-wire stunt that filled every seat in the house. Then send it to us so we can pass it along.