Motion Picture Herald (Jul-Aug 1936)

Page scan 000320 from Motion Picture Herald

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Jul-Aug 1936
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Jul-Aug 1936)
Leaf #:
000320
Language:
English
Subjects:
motion pictures, Motion pictures -- Periodicals
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Founded in 1915 by a Chicago printing company as a regional trade paper for Midwest exhibitors. In 1916, editor Martin Quigley bought out the owners, and over the next 15 years, he grew EXHIBITORS HERALD into one of the most important national, weekly trade papers in the film business. Quigley acquired MOTOGRAPHY in 1917 and MOVING PICTURE WORLD in 1927. In 1930, he acquired MOTION PICTURE NEWS and the new 'consolidated' publication became MOTION PICTURE HERALD. From the pulpit of his editorial page, Quigley preached the need to improve the motion picture industry and improve the quality of the films. He skillfully served as a mediator in disputes -- between distributors and exhibitors, between the film industry and the Catholic Church (Quigley was one of the architects of the Production Code). Quigley claimed that EXHIBITORS HERALD represented the 'independent exhibitor' and sections like 'What the Picture Did for Me?' certainly provided a forum for theater owners. But plenty of exhibitors viewed Quigley as a servant to the studios and large theater chains. In response, publications such as SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW, INDEPENDENT EXHIBITORS FILM BULLETIN, HARRISON'S REPORTS, and BOX OFFICE were either formed or grew significantly in the years following Quigley's brief moment of consolidation in 1930. -- Eric Hoyt, 2014
Date Added:
May 30, 2024
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86 MOTION PICTURE HERALD July 18, 1936 liti ED SIEGAL formerly at the Etna in Mt. Etna, Pa., is now managing Schine's Granada, Buffalo, N. Y. V HERMAN WEINBERG former managing director of the Little Theatre, Baltimore, Md., has been appointed director of publicity of the French Motion Picture Corp., headquartering in New York City. V E. L. HICKEY has been appointed manager of the Colonial Theatre in Brockton, Mass. V BEN REEVES owner of the Spartan in Sparta, N. C, has purchased the Jeffersonian at West Jefferson, N. C. V LIN CURTIS has been named manager of the Star in St. Johnsbury, Vt. V JOHN McCONVILLE has taken over the managership of the Davis Square in Somerville, Mass. V GEORGE HELTZER assistant at the Metro in the Bronx has been appointed manager of the house. V SIDNEY GOTTLIEB manager of the Bronx Metro Theatre has been transferred to the Park West, replacing MOE FARBER. V CLIFFORD LINDBLOD is managing the newly remodeled Strand Theatre in Atlantic, la. t v EDWARD HARRISON recently resigned from the Capitol, Pittsfield, Mass., has gone to Waterville, Maine, to become district manager of the Gordon Theatres. V WALTER ROSE formerly at the Palace in Pittsfield has resigned and gone to Florida. V A. H. YEOMANS of the Mississippi Theatres, has subleased the Ritz Theatre, Natchez, Miss., to LOUIS FRY. V FRANK A. BAILEY has purchased the Lyric at Bay Springs, Miss. V H. CLAY HARRIS, JR. is the new manager of the Ritz Theatre in Marianna, Fla., succeeding J. A. BIVINGS. V ELLIS OUTLAW has been made manager of the Alabama, Dotha, Ala. V LLOYD EVANS is the manager of the Maplewood Theatre, Maplewood, N. J. V HARRY BOTWICK of the state in Portland, Me., dropped in on his annual visit. BASEBALL TEAM. Latest member to sponsor theatre's own baseball team is Jack Markle, Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline, Mass. Front row, seated (left to right): F. Fahey, Jack Daley, Joe Ball, Tom Manning and P. Lewis. Back row, standing, J. O'Connor, J. Murphy, W. S. Murphy, A. McDonald, Ned McEttrick, Dan Cooney and P. DeBruit. Birthday Greetings Nelson S. Amos L. S. Bach N.J. Banks Carlton L. Beals Mark Berkheimer Russ A. Bovim Murray Bracker Harry Briggs C. J. Brown Dan C. Clinton Merrill Cowan George Damon Jim B. Daugherty R. V. DeGruy James Delaney Irving Dreeben Henry C. Earle M. A. Edwards Ira Eschay Paul Fiset Harold Gabrilove E. V. Gassaway E. E. Gentes Marsh Gollner Ben Griefer L. P. Hagermann Thor Hauschild Ken Henry Joe Hewitt A. R. Hiland Paul M. Ketchum Joe Klein Rupert Kobelgard Mac Krim Paul Kunze Irving Lambert Samuel Leffler George Littman Samuel J. London W. R. McCormick Robert McGraw C. W. McHale Charles H. McKinney Stewart Martin Harold J. Murphy Jack Nelson James O'Kelly Erik Paulson Roy O. Pryti Thomas N. Pyke E. H. Rhines Cecil B. Rosson Chuck Shannon William Sherman C. T. Spencer Louis Stone George Stoves L. Vaughan Bob Waterson W.D.Yeakle AL KARF has been shifted to Springfield, Mo., by Fox Midwest as city manager. Karf, formerly at Sedalia was succeeded by GLENN CARROLL, formerly at Coffeyville. V WALLY ALLEN formerly at Schine's in Van Wert, Ohio, has been promoted to manage the Athena in Athens, Ohio. HOLDEN SWIGER replaces Wally in Van Wert. V FRANCIS FAILLE has been appointed manager of the Palace, Pittsfield, Mass., succeeding EDWARD DOWLING who was transferred to the Capitol in charge of all the Goldstein theatres there. V GORDON CRAIG was named manager of the Palomar, newly opened house in Seattle, Wash. V CLIFF BOYD assistant of the Paramount, North Adams, Mass., has been promoted to manage the Strand in Pittsfield. V AL ZIMBALIST is now at the Regent Theatre in Kearnev, N. J. ' V PAT McSWAIN former manager of the Criterion in Spartanburg, S. C, has joined radio station WSPA in that city as announcer.