Motion Picture Herald (Nov-Dec 1940)

60 MOTION PICTURE HERALD November 16, 1940 YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN UP ARNOLD M. NATHANSON began in showbusiness as an usher at the Lake Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio, and was moved to the Hippodrome in the same vicinity, in the capacity of chief of service. Thereafter, Arnold came on to Warner's local office and for about a year worked in the theatre department poster room. He was then promoted to be the assistant advertisingman in Warner's advertising and publicity department, where he is now located. V REDICK McCURDY HAMER is connected with the Associated Theatres circuit and acts as manager of the Trenton Theatre in Trenton, Mich. He has been in this spot about a year, having been promoted from the job of assistant manager. Doorman duty, then head of the floor preceded these activities. Please let us know what you are doing for the box office, Redick, so that the other members and readers may be told. V ROGER BURBY started in 1937 as usher and apprentice, and then was made assistant operator. He made rapid strides for it wasn't long before he became chief operator. Early this year Roger was promoted to assistant manager and we now hear from him from the State Theatre, Madawaska, Maine. Keep us informed of your doings, Roger, at not too infrequent intervals. V FRED W. CURTICE belongs to the Golden State Theatres circuit and is the assistant manager of their Uptown Theatre in San Francisco, Calif. His entrance into showbusiness dates to 1932 and his first job was that of an usher at the Alexandria Theatre. When he moved to El Rey he served as chief of service and at the Coliseum he was appointed assistant manager. Fred absented himself from the moving picture industry for a year to study music. However, he returned to his first love and secured a job as doorman at the Uptown, being appointed chief of service next and then assistant prior to attaining his present post. V CONRAD MANDROSS is with the Anas Circuit and manages the Cove Theatre in Hollidays Cove, West Virginia. Although he is in show business for but three years he has been doing a fine job of work and has been working as manager of the Cove Theatre. Please let us hear from you, Conrad, for undoubtedly much of what you are doing would be of interest to our other members. V RALPH W. TARKINGTON is the house manager at the Elton Theatre in Norfolk, Va. In 1939 he entered show business as doorman of this same house and shortly thereafter moved to the State Theatre, acting as house manager. A transfer brought Ralphto his present position, from where we hope to receive reports of his activities. Birthday Greetings Harry Abbott David Kamsky E. E. Bair Harry Knoblauch Don Ballard Lester Kolste Carl Bechdell Leo Kulik Howard Berg George S. Lang Jack Bonomo Harold Leand Billings Booth Terry C. W. Leung Robert C. Bowman Al Liope Clifford Boyd Dominick Lucente Wilbert M. Brizendine H. C. Deacon Main Fred Brown William Markwell Edwin Calvin LeRoy Martin Lawrence Capillo Raymond J. Mellien George R. Carter Lloyd M.Mills T. C. Carter Frank Murphy Walter Chenoweth Fred Nelson Maurice M. Corkery Harry Neun John J. Cotter Hinton Newsome Frank L. Cronon Brewster LeRoy Neton Harry W. Crull Ray O'Connell E. V. Dinerman Dick Offenbacher Charles S. Edwards Carmon Phillips Harry J. Ellis William C. Powelson Robert F. Etchberger Harland Rankin William Exton Harry G. Rawlins H. Paul Fasshauer William M. Redmond Mrs. Dorothy Flukes Ed Rosen Edward R. Golden Marvin R. Rosen Max Goldstein Joe Ruddick Melvin B. Grundy Edward J. Shea Ed Hamm Forrest F. Shontz Lionel Hansher Ken C. Simons John C. Hart E. T. Sizemore Howard Jaggers Arnold Stoltz Don Johnson Flynn Stubblefield E. E. Johnson J. Maddry Wallace John P. Joneck Ralph E.Wallace Joseph Kaiusky Cecil Ward APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP MANAGERS* ROUND TABLE Rockefeller Center, N. Y. Nam* Position Thtttrt Address City Ststt Circuit Absolutely No Dues or Fees LEO P. RYAN started as an usher for Affiliated Theatres, Inc., before going with Warners in western New York. He left and for a short period worked with various bands throughout that territory but returned to once again join with Warners. Leo was at the State Theatre, Olean, N. Y., and was then transferred to several theatres as assistant and relief manager. After being affiliated with this company for four years he worked for Harris Bros, at the State Theatre, Hartford, Conn., as house manager. The next moves brought him to manage the Marble Hill Theatre in the Bronx, N. Y., for Cocalis, then the Genessee Theatre for Basil Bros. At the present time, Leo is with the Prudential Circuit in the capacity of manager at the Hicksville Playhouse in Hicksville,. Long Island, N. Y. V OLLIE H. BROWNE is the assistant manager of the Majestic Theatre in Rotan, Texas, which house belongs to the Robb and Rowley United circuit. In 1925 and for seven years thereafter, Ollie acted as operator and display man at the Rex in Purcell, Okla. Road show work was his next undertaking. In 1934 he was affiliated with the Palace Theatre in Burkburnett, Texas and then joined the Griffith Amusement Company until last year. V ROBERT C. BOWMAN was initiated into his present career when he was given the job of usher at the Strand Theatre, Erie, Pa., in 1928. He left there to act as doorman at the Aris house, in the same vicinity. Moving again, in like capacity, he went to the Perry Theatre. In 1931 Bob was promoted to the position of chief of service at the Deluxe Warner Theatre, Erie and after three years was placed in the assistant manager's job. A transfer brought this able showman to the Columbia in Sharon, Pa., as acting manager and then he moved to Ridgway and was the skipper at the Strand Theatre. V WILLARD R. SEALE began as an usher for Pantages Theatres in Spokane, Wash., about 12 years ago. He was made doorman and then assistant manager of the Fox house, then transferred to the Orpheum, also as assistant. Willard bought the Rialto Theatre in Spokane and after selling the house sold pictures out of Seattle for a year. He returned to Spokane as assistant at the Orpheum and then was promoted to a manager's post at the Liberty. Again he went back to the Orpheum, as manager this time, and is now at the State, in a like job. V FELIX TISDALE was employed at the Ritz Theatre in Brantley, Alabama, acting as manager of the house and also being in charge of advertising, exploitation and sign painting. A change placed him at the Ga-Ana Theatre in Georgiana, Alabama, from where we now receive reports of what he is doing for thebox office.