Motion Picture Herald (Nov-Dec 1944)

SHOWMEN PERSONALS In New Posts: Sam Teitlebaum, Warner's Nixon theatre, Philadelphia, Pa. Al Montefalco, Roger Mahan circuit, Waterbury, Conn. James Parsley, Rex theatre, Cowan, Tenn. R. J. Cadman, Monogram Branch Manager, Portland, Ore. J. I. M. Schwartz, Capitol, Sioux City, la. Joe Oitker, Clark, Barry, 111. Herbert P. Boughey, supervisor, Broder Theatres, Detroit. Ben Zimmie, Seville, Detroit. Harold Graives, Ohio district manager, Schine Theatres, Cleveland. Herbert Weise has purchased the Burt theatre, Burt, la. Herb Berman, Warner's Capitol, Steubenville, Ohio. Alton Rea, Smoot theatre, Parkersburg, West Va. Milton Kaufman, Loew's Orpheum, St. Louis. Anthony Delisi, Liberty theatre, Saltsburg, Pa. Clifford Brinkley, Rocket theatre, Rock Island, 111. J. B. Reisman, Neptune theatre, Seattle. Happy Birthday: Samuel Alster, Ben W. Al len, William M. Morton, Edward A. Dosek, C. E. ReQua, Andrew G. Nickols, B. Cunningham, H. Greenberg, Buster Planck, J. Nathan Morgan, William W. Herman, Ray Holloway, Arthur LaPlante, Ernest L. Miller, Roy Robbins, James G. Jones, Clarence D. Talbott, William B. Savits, Hugh G. Martin, James G. Davis, Adolph H. Buehrig. Luther L. Smith, Dick William, E. J. Brisbard, William C. Gallagher, Mark R. Chartrand, Lawrence L. Landy, Charles H. Edwards, Barney De Vietti, Walter R. Pyle, Theodore Z. Halmi, Ben Greber, Albert M. Nutter, Lester Immerman, E. V. Peck, Raymond Schreiber, Arthur G. Miller. John F. Rival, Frank H. Bell, Henrys C. Zipperian, Harry E. Miller, John E. Duffus, George Hoag, William Brown, Benjamin J. Javellana, John A. McNulty, Robert I. Boudrow, Theodore Geo. Ehrsam, Harry H. Shaw, Ronald Friedman. Discharged from U. S. Army, Hurwitz Joins Interstate Herman Mayer Hurwitz, assistant manager of the Revere theatre. Revere, Mass., is a discharged veteran of the present war. On December 9, 1943, he received his honorable medical discharge from the U. S. Army after serving four years with the 26th Division in the U. S. In October 1939, Herman enlisted In the Quartermaster Co. of the Mass. National Guard and in January 1940 the division was inducted into the U. S. Army. Hurwitz got his first start in showbusiness in March 1944, as assistant manager of the Liberty theatre, Dorchester. Since this house closed for the summer, he then became connected with the Interstate Theatres at Revere. Lamm's Thanksgiving Menu Proves an Attractor Distributed to restaurants, cafes and soda fountains was the "Thanksgiving Menu Card" gotten up by Julius Lamm at the Warner Uptown theatre, Cleveland. The Appetizer consisted of a Bete Smith Sports Quiz ; Soup was a 20th Century Newsreel ; the Entree, Gary Grant in "Arsenic and Old Lace"; Dessert, "a peculiar situation prepared by Lil Abner, Cartoon Style and Demi Tasse, the usual Warner service inviting folks to come early and enjoy the Thanksgiving Day program. The card itself measured six by nine inches. Berg Has Spent 17 Years in Canadian Theatres Murray H. Berg who manages the Roxy theatre, Gornwall, Ontario, for Odeon recently completed his 17th year in theatre business having been with Famous Players all but the last year. For a time. Berg left the theatre for a desk job in the Audit Department of Famous Players but the lure of the screen was too great and after a year he returned to his first love — the theatre. Among the houses which Berg has managed are the Bloor, Uptown, Imperial, Shea's, King and thence to his present post. Cpl. Sattel Makes Suggestion To Boost Bond Sales Cpl Harry H. Sattel of the U. S. Army in Camp Ritchie, Md, a former manager himself, makes a suggestion to stimulate the sale of Bonds in the 6th War Loan Drive. He says that each theatre should get V-Mail forms with the following message printed on them: "Dear ... I have bought a $ . . . War Bond 46 at the . . . Theatre in your name. I hope that the purchase of this Bond will help to make it possible to furnish you with the necessary equipment to hasten the end of the war and to bring you home soon. Yours . . ." "The purchasers would only have to fill in the name of the sender, address and amount of Bond. These V-Mail forms would be handed over to the theatre which in turn would arrange for mailing." Public Relations Chairman Ray Beall of the Dallas Exchange WAC announces use of window and lobby displays based on the industry's I6mm gift film program. Joe Estes of San Antonio, Dan Gould, Jr., of Ft. Worth, Jack Jackson of Houston and John Pax ton of El Paso are responsible for these original^! displays. Hauschild's Hallowe'en Party Features Contests As part of his Hallowe'en activities at the Arcade theatre, Cambridge, Md., Thor Hauschild held a milk drinking contest, supplying boys with nursing bottles for the bout. In addition, a patch pinning contest was staged. Boys laid across the girls' laps and a prize was awarded to the girl who pinned the patch on the boy's seat first. The show was advertised in the local papers and heralds were distributed to call further attention to the show. The house program was also utilized. Hillhouse Uses Teaser Slant For "Snow White" Date Seven days in advance of "Snow White" at| the State Theatre in Galveston, Texas, J. D.l Hillhouse started a teaser campaign which in eluded a story about 400 underprivileged children who were given tickets to the show. Let ters were sent to various civic clubs suggesting that they too hold a party at the theatre for poor children. The newspapers came through with publicity heralding each particular party. For his lobby display, Hillhouse used giant cutouts of the seven dwarfs each appropriately named with copy calling attention to the "Snow White" engagement. i si By Staff PhotOKrapher ROUND TABLE VISITORS appear interested in photo held by Harvey Smith. Mr. Smith is former manager of the National theatre, Greensboro, N. C., and has recently been appointed as Director of Hospital Motion Picture Service, southeastern area for the American Red Cross. Watching are: Mrs. Smith; Mrs. Hoyt Howard, and manager Hoyt Howard of the State theatre, Winston-Salem, N. C. MOTION PICTURE HERALD, DECEMBER 2, 1944