Motion Picture Herald (Jan-Feb 1945)

Famous Players' Manager Started as Usher Celebrating his sixteenth year in showb'usiness, Albert Perly at the Midtown theatre in Toronto began with an usher's position at the Famous Players' Tivoli in Hamilton, under the leadership of Len Bishop. Remaining there for three . -y^-^years, Al left to join ftf iB^^^Ktlk Bishop at the Capitol ^HI^H^^L in Hamilton, having been promoted to the post of chief of service. After various promotions Perly was made manager of the Ken wood in Toronto, which was operated by Twentieth Century Circuit in London, Ont., and remained there for three years, his next move being to the Centre in London and thence to the Community in Hamilton. After a period at this post, Albert moved to the Midtown. SHOWMEN PERSONALS Scott Has Spent Entire Career in Kentucky Leon B. Scott is part owner and manager of the Schine Margie Grand in' Harlan, Ky., having started in the business in 1922 at Justell, Ky., as advertising boy, sweeping out the theatre, etc. Leon says he has done practically everything around the theatre during the years and the houses he has been connected with during this period were the Margie Grand; Liberty and Weddington theatres in Pikesville, Ky. and the Movie-house in Betsy Lane, Ky. In New Posts: Louis H. Butts, Jr., Vogue theatre, Baltimore, Md. Harold Mortin, Loew's State, Syracuse, N. Y. Ev Seibel, assistant advertising director, Minnesota Amusement Co., Minneapolis. George Wood, Warner exploiteer, St. Louis. W. E. Waring has opened the Doll, Jonesboro, 111. Evan Thompson, city manager, Reade's Theatres, Plainfield, N. J. Allan Lewis, Regis and Viola, Philadelphia. Joseph Printece, Colonial theatre, Egg Harbor, N. J. John Roach, district manager, Warner's west and northwest Philadelphia theatres. John Latimer, Ardmore theatre, Philadelphia. William Davison, Waverly, Philadelphia. Larry Cowen, Proctor's, Troy, N. Y. Milton Schosberg, assistant general manager Fabian Theatres, Staten Island. Joseph Stowell, Warner's Lincoln, Sid Sommer, Troy, Vic Bunze, Warner's American, Jack Swartout, Griswold, all in Troy, N. Y. Carl Rogers, Loew's Broad, Columbus. Harry Klotz, Loew's, Canton. Steve Toth, Loew's Esquire, Toledo. Walter Kessler, Loew's, Akron, Ohio. John F. Rogers, Center, Norfolk, Va. J. D. Deal, Carolina, Burlington, N. C. William Heiss, RKO Palace, Cleveland. Harold Eystone, Apollo, Kansas City, Mo. H. D. Carroll, Esquire, Kansas City. Gus Rose, Gladstone, Kansas City. Ben Rosenberg, home ofifice representative, M & P Theatres, Boston. Max Nayer, Metropolitan ; Harry Goldberg, Olympia, and Henry Kalis, Modern, all in Boston. Malcolm L. Purnell, National, Greensboro, N. C. Don Geddes, city manager, Evergreen theatre, Wenatchee, Wash. Rudy C. Schroeder, Trenton, Trenton, Mich. Clarence Koppin, Oriole, Detroit. Lon Johnson, Highland Park, Highland Park, Mich. Frank B. Hall, Lowewood, Detroit. Leo Goldman, Warner's Savoy, Newark, N. J. Edward Lenahan, Monticello, Jersey City, N. J. Happy Birthday: Sidney Seckler, Harold Gustafson, Jack K. Randall, Clarence E. Watson, Kenneth Vohs, Al Unger, F. A. Williams, Sim E. Heller, Sidney Feder, S. H. Horowitz, Leo Raelson, Jewel B. Callaham, Dave Schiller, William B. Busay, George Foster, Joseph L. Parrott. William C. Keatitig, E. M. Jennings, Emory T. Warner, Kenneth R. t)avis, Louis Gianazza, Kenneth C. Mead, Rockey T. Newton, Les Bowser, John Willadsen, Clarence E. Fish, Sam Abrams, Albert E. Brown, Charles L. Hyde, Cecil W. Curtis. Don R. Stevenson, Vern Austin, Victor G. Geisel, Joe Palumbo, Samuel Sposato, William F. O'Brien, Ed Lamoureux, Herschel A. Wheeler. Carroll M. Bradley, Jack Wright, C. H. Simpson. Junior Showmen: Jacquelyn Louise on January 26 to Cpl. and Mrs. Harold Heller. The proud daddy was former manager of the RKO Dyker theatre, Brooklyn. Levy Reprints Tokyo Story Larry Levy, manager of Loew's theatre, Reading, Pa., went back in the Reading Eagle newspaper files to April 18, 1942, to firid a front page that fitted his idea of a good "extra" to reprint for "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo." He convinced the newspaper executives that a reprint was in order. The full page was run ofif and distributed. In addition, Levy built up an imposing front and distributed window cards in strategic locations. Thomas Started in Silent Era Damon Ireland Thomas, who manages the Lincoln in Charlestown, N. C, started out in the days of silent pictures, working around the New Orleans exchanges, renting such productions as William S. Hart, etc., and roadshowing them in small theatres in lumber camps. Seeing a bright future for good negro pictures, Thomas roadshowed these silent pictures, visiting every state that operated negro theatres with the star in person and did very well. It was while exploiting one of these pictures that Thomas met Milton Starr, owner and operator of the Lincoln and Bijou theatres in Nashville. Mr. Starr engaged Thomas as manager of the Lincoln and as the chain expanded from two to its present 45 theatres, the Round Tabler grew with it. Lehmann Was Song Plugger, Now Manager for Fabian Anthony T. Lehmann, house manager for Fabian at the State theatre, Middletown, N. Y. Having started as a song plugger in 1914, Tony later became a government inspector in brass and bronze during the last war. From 1919 to 1922, he worked in night glubs around Toledo and Detroit and in the latter year formed a singing trio known as Haynes, Lehmann and Kaiser, the Three Little Playmates. The boys played various circuits and in 1930 Tony went to Middletown at the Paramount theatre as assistant manager. In 1943, Lehmann returned to theatre business at his present post. APPLICATION FOR * MEMBERSHIP MANAGERSROUND TABLE 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York 20, N. Y. By Staff Photographer OUT-OF-TOWN VISITORS to New York, last week, included M.-G.-M. field exploiteers pictured at the Round Table office. Left to right are Dewey Bloom, Toronto; Charles Dietz, Detroit; Charles Baron, Pittsburgh, and William Green, Chicago. Absolutely No Dues or Fees MANAGERS' ROUND TABLE. FEBRUARY 24. 1945 81