Motion Picture Herald (Sep-Oct 1941)

62 MOTION PICTURE HERALD September 2 7, 1941 CHARLES ANDERSON assistant manager of the Belmont, in Chicago, has been promoted to manager of the Luna. Other B&K changes include RAY THOMPSON, manager of the Luna, goes to the Belpark; JIM THOMPSON, manager of the Garrick to the Terminal and MORRIS HORK, manager of the Terminal, to manager of the Garrick. V JOHN FRIED was appointed manager of the Anthony Wayne Theatre, in Wayne, Pa. V EDDIE BERGOFF is now managing the Gayety Theatre, in Boston. V WALTER S. CALDWELL managing director of the Esquire Theatre Co., in Toledo, passed away at his home. V ROY E. MARTIN of Columbus, Ga., is building a new house in Americus, Pa. V CAROL E. WHITE has been appointed manager of the Drive-In Theatre in Columbus, S. C. V GEORGE HIGGENBOTTOM operator of the Rio, in Philadelphia, has taken over the operation of the Rio, in Chester, Pa. V DAVE SILVERMAN will open his new Dix Theatre, in Wrightstown, N. J. V DAVE STARKMAN has reopened his Cinema Arts Theatre, in Philadelphia for the fall season. V BILL GERST has returned as manager of Hunt's Rockland, in Philadelphia after summering in Wildwood, N. J., as co-manager of the Ocean Pier there. V SIDNEY MUNTER has returned as manager of Warner's Grand Opera House, Wilmington, Del., leaving Warner's Stanley, Atlantic City where W. S. PERUTZ has taken over. V JACKSON T. ECKENRODE has been advanced to assistant manager of the Strand, in Wilkes Barre. V JAMES MACFARLANE has joined the Hall Horne organization. MacFarlane formerly handled publicity for the Radio City Music Hall. V KEN ROCKWELL is now managing the Warner Steuben Theatre, in Hornell, N. Y. V DAVID WEINSTEIN formerly of the Studio Theatre, is now managing the Cedar, in Philadelphia. V JOSEPH CITRON has been appointed assistant manager of Loew's State, New York City. Showmen s Calendar NOVEMBER 2nd North and South Dakota Became States— 1889 4th Dick Powell's Birthday John Philip Sousa Born — 1854 Election Day Joel McCrea's Birthday 6th Abraham Lincoln Elected Presi dent—1860 Francis Lederer's Birthday 7th Montana Became a State — 1889 8th Katharine Hepburn's Birthday 9th Hedy Lamarr's Birthday I Oth Claude Rains' Birthday llth American Red Cross Roll Call Dec. 1st I Ith Armistice Day Washington Became a State — 1889 Roland Young's Birthday Pat O'Brien's Birthday 13th Robert Louis Stevenson Born — 1850 14th Jack Oakie's Birthday 15th Lewis Stone's Birthday 16th Oklahoma Became a State — 1907 I7th-22nd Book Week (Sponsored by National Ass'n of Book Publishers) 20th Thanksgiving Day 23rd Harpo Marx Birthday Boris Karloff's Birthday 27th Thanksgiving Day 28th Fred Astaire's Birthday 30th Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) Born — 1835 Louisiana Purchased — 1803 APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP MANAGERS' ROUND TABLE Rockefeller Center, New York Name Position Theatre Address City State Circuit Absolutely No Dues or Fees FRANK RAMSEY has succeeded KENNETH FAY as manager of the Warner Rialto, in Hartford, Conn. Latter has been inducted. V CLARK FORREST has been shifted from assistant manager at Loew's in Newark to a similar spot at the Paramount, there. AL LIPPE takes over Forrest's old job in addition to handling publicity. V ROBERT MURPHY formerly with Shea's in Niagara Falls has joined the Dipson Circuit in Buffalo as booker. V JOE KLEIN manager of the E. M. Loew Lancaster Theatre, in Boston, dropped in for a visit. V ROBERT FULTON manager of the Paramount, in Waterloo, la., returns to Des Moines as manager of the Des Moines. Other Tri States changes include: BRUCE SHELTON, manager of the Ingersoll, in Des Moines, promoted to assistant of the Orpheum, in Omaha. ROD McCULLOUGH, assistant of the Paramount, Waterloo, replaces SHELTON, the latter replacing IRA CRAIN, who goes to the Princess at Sioux City as manager. ROBERT BLANKENSHIP, assistant at the Des Moines Paramount, goes to tht Strand, Waterloo, in the same capacity. V LEN GROTTE manager of the Prospect, has been transferred to the Broadway Mayfair, succeeding JACK FIEMAN, resigned. Other Loew New York circuit changes included: EDWARD BURKE, manager of the Melba, goes to the Prospect; WILLIAM WIEGAND, assistant at the 175th Street, becomes manager of the Melba; MARTIN WALDMAN, manager of the Burland, to manager of the Burnside; LEO SIDOSKY, assistant at the State, goes to the Burland as manager. ALEXANDER LAPINER has been promoted from doorman to assistant manager of the Rio. V IRVING SCHWARTZ assistant manager at the Boulevard, has been transferred to the 175th. Other Loew assistant managerial changes include: NATHAN BERNSTOCK, Ziegfeld to Boulevard; SID STROMBERG, Palace to Ziegfeld; MILTON SCHWARTZ, Century to Palace; HERBERT SCHOENHOF, Warwick to Century; SAMUEL FURST, Post Road to Dyckman; MARTIN SQUIRES, Burnside to Post Road; BERT SHOPENN, Dyckman to Warwick. Additional assistant changes are: JOSEPH CITRON, 83rd Street to the State; HENRY BUETTEL, Paradise to the 83rd; EDWARD BRUNNER, American to the Paradise; RAYMOND SIMON, Rio to the Canal; JOSEPH FRANK, Inwood to the Astor, and ROBERT SPODICK, to the Inwood. V MURRAY DIAMOND and BILL FISHMAN have reopened the New Ideal Theatre, in Philadelphia.