Motion Picture Herald (Mar-Apr 1945)

Horowitz, Assistant Manager For Loew's in Springfield Although Sam Horowitz has been in show business only four years, he has made great strides forward. He started as an usher at Loew's Poli in Hartford, progressed to head usher, student assistant and then to assistant manager in rapid succession, under the fine tutoring of Lou Cohen. From this position Sam transferred to Loew's Poli Bijou in New Haven, as assistant to Sidney L. Kleper. While at this post, the theatre was converted from a third-run house to a After working a little over a year he was sent to Meriden, Conn., as assistant manager for Loew's Poli and Loew's Palace theatres. Again Sam was lucky, as it was during his employment there that the theatres received national recognition in the Third War Loan Bond Contest. Not long ago he was sent to his present position. Sam is engaged to be married to Miss Estelle Calegman who is also an assistant manager. SHOWMEN PERSONALS Class A operation. In New Posts: Harry Helmes, Rialto theatre, Chicago, 111. Dick Luedtke, Egyptian, Chicago. Waldon Ryan, Sheboygan Theatre, Sheboygan, Wis. Dick Fahey, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wis. Henry Headrich, State theatre, Eustis, Fla. Marian Assen, Majestic theatre, Madison, Wis. Florence Crane, Ritz, Sarasota, Fla. Vic Sicilia, city manager, Theatrical Managers, Inc., Muncie, Ind. Harold Bishop, district manager, Manitoba Famous Players Theatres, headquartering in Toronto. L. I. Bearg, Western division manager, Famous Players Theatres, Toronto. George Morche, RKO Exchange, Kansas City. K. E. Hayter, supervisor Odeon Vancouver theatres, Sidiaey Landers, city manager, Wilby-Kincey theatres, Knoxville, Tenn. Wilfred Gillenwater, resident manager, Liberty and Tennessee theatres, Johnson City, Tenn. Hiram Meeks, city manager, Malco theatres, Jackson, Tenn. Charles Casperon, Waverly, Philadelphia, succeeding William Davidson. J. R. MacEachron, Malco theatre, Memphis. Robert Dunton, State and Majestic theatres, London, Ohio. Robert Bryson, Circle theatre, Dearborn, Mich. Harry W. Irons, Civic, Detroit. Charles Bashor, Myrtle, Detroit. Jack Frank Bettis, Crawford theatre, El Paso, Tex. Norman if G. Hiues, city manager, Jefferson Amusement Co El Paso, Tex. Assistant Managers: Capitol; Dick Keatin; Ogden theatre, both houses in Chicago. Charle Crosby, Hamilton, Chicago. Mike Doherty, War1 ner's Frolic, Chicago. Happy Birthday: Joseph Kligler, Paul C Brake, Russ Kitchin, Jack E. Sarphie, Joe Joe Harold J. Schmidley, Bertell Kennerson, Reed 1 J ,i Yowell, Richard M. Kennedy, Albert B. Louri< Augie C. Berkholtz, Frederick M. Ross, F. 1 Howland, Louis Liss, Kurt Stevens, Natalie Tjbt man, John Power, Jack Murray. Paul Reynolds, Steve McManus, Louis Colai tuono, Lorenzo Celabert, Al Simon, Jack P. Blit Maurice Verbin, Paul Kessler, Galon R. Mille Ray H. Meyer, Keith Chambers, Ruper C. Hendr; Henry Silverman, Boris Bernardi, Gerald Noval Herrwood E. Hobbs, Ed P. Dalton, Carroll f. Hannah, Fred E. Forry, Millard Lee, Mort Ma golius, Alfred Simon, Armand Champagne. Junior Showmen: Joel, born on March 29 1 Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lipschutz. The proud fatho manages Jack Greenberg's Star theatre, Camde N. J. I 'si Id tve to b lor Former Projectionist Becomes Manager W. P. Stone, manager of the Sunset theatre in Ashboro, N. C, has been in show business all his life. "Dick," as his friends call him, started as an usher after school hours in Thomasville, N. C, where he was born on February 28, 1903. It was 1915 when he got his first job, and later when he went into projection, learning the hard way — cranking one projector. In 1921 he joined the White Circuit as chief projectionist, and came to his present post in 1941. "Dick" is a longtime member of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers, and usually comes to most of the East Coast conventions. theatre in Minden, Louisiana. He obtained this post after having written to Mr. E. V. Richards of the Paramount-Richards circuit, who sent him to their managers' school in preparation for this position. Garland was born in Judsonia, Arkansas, on February 26, 1909. It was while he was going to school in Shreveport, La., that he started in show business. In 1923 and 1924 he worked as porter, usher and general utility boy in the old Lyric theatre there. From then until the present he has been in other industries, but always with the hope that he would eventually return to the theatres. Manages Louisiana Theatre Garland C. Lamb is realizing a childhood ambition, by being back in show business. He is now manager of the Rex Tower & Drive-In Local Boy Angle Used When "Fighting Lady" played at the Geneva theatre, Geneva, N. Y., Jerry Fowler was quick to take advantage of the fact that a local Marine took part in several of the battle scenes. Jerry got a nice story in his local paper on this, which told about the Marine and also plugged the picture and playdates. Sperdakos Comes Up Through the Ranks John C. Sperdakos, manager of the Reger Theatre, Montreal, Quebec, has gained h present position through long training. His showman's career started at the age < sixteen, at the Mount Royal theatre in hi home town,, where he began as a spare ushe After a term as regular usher he was mao assistant manager of the theatre, but ill heal : forced him to retire. He then tried his hai| in a differed field. This experiment last*1 only one year as his love of show busine won out, and he accepted the post of manag of the Montreal Monkland in 1941. He tran ferred to his present situation in 1943. John writes that he is particularly interest' in the advertising end, and that as a hob he draws and designs lay-out copy. : It: f! APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP MANAGERS' ROUND TABLE 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York 20, N. 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