Motion Picture Herald (May-Jun 1946)

ALBANY Local (.xchangos are operating on a tiveday week with a skeleton force on Saturdays, part of the contract by the distributors with the exchange union. . . . William M. Shirley, former Albany and Schenectady exhibitor, was in the territory from Detroit for exploitation of "Gilda." . . . The Paramount, Hellman-owned neighborhood house, had a "Cartoon Festival" Saturday morning. Twenty cartoons for a quarter. ... It is reported that Harold Strassman may take over the long-dark Bradley at Fort Edward. He operates the State in Glen Falls for a New York City group. Morris Shulman will open the Gaiety, at Inlet, late this month. He also has a theatre at Clarks ^lills. . . . Joseph Steven Holt, New York City lawyer, filed plans for a $25,000 repair job for the Colonial here, closed since a fire in February. No drapes or wall fabric will be used. Mr. Holt bought the house, a three-floor structure, from William Berinstein Enterprises. ATLANTA William Richardson, Astor Pictures, is back from a trip through Florida. . . . Mrs. Stella Defoor, Mrs. Christine Banks, and Bill Langston were elected as delegates from Local B-49 lATSE, to the Chicago national convention. . . . Jimmy Wilson is back from his vacation. . . . Mrs. Bertha Delk is back from her honeymoon at Myrtle Beach, S. C. . . . Harry Paul, branch manager of WilKin Theatre Supply Company, is back at his desk after a trip to Florida. . . . Mr. and . Mrs. A. M. Ruthedge, formerly with Monogram, are the parents of a new boy. O. S. Barnett, booking manager for Monogram, is off for a vacation to Daytona Beach. . . . Ward Morehouse, the dramatic critic of the New York Situ, paid a short visit to Atlanta. He was at one time a reporter on the Atlanta Journal. . . . T. J. Nash, Liberty theatre, Chicamauga, Tenn., sold his theatre to Independent Theatres of Chattanooga. . . . Tom Grady, special representative for MGM, is now in the Charlotte branch. A Regional Meeting of the Martin theatres was held at Dalton, Georgia. . . . The Variety Club football classic will be held here in September between the Miami Seahawks and the Brooklyn Dodgers. BOSTON Good beach weather and the excitement at the local race tracks continue to affect grosses, particularly the matinees. . . .Royalty was entertained over the past weekend, w'hen the Archduke Franz Josef and Duchess Martha came down from their summer place to visit with Mrs. E. M. (Sonia) Loew, wife of the theatre magnate. . . . Lou Richmond, E. M. Loew circuit, reports that a new drive-in theatre is being built in Newington, Conn., and will be ready by the middle of July. . . . Terry Turner and Harry W. Reiners of the New York RKO office, Allan ^A'ieder of Buffalo, and Bucky Harris of Albany were all in town last week to assist with the awarding of the RKO ponies at the Pet Show on Boston Common. Film rowers were saddened to hear of the death of John Downing's mother. He is RKO manager. . . . Gloria Swanson was guest commentator at Coleman's Fashion Shop this week. . . . Henry Hathaway and Otto Lang, directors; Norbert Brodine, first cameraman, George Stoetzel, operator, and Abe Steinberg, first assistant director, are all currently here for the filming of "13 Rue Madeleine." ... It is reported that Fred Stone, connected with E. M. Loew organization for the past twenty years, will succeed Phil Berler, chief booker, who recently tendered his resignation effective July 1. BUFFALO Norman Moray, Warner shorts sales manager. New York, visited the Warner exchange. . . . Vacationing at Paramount were office manager Richard Etkin ; Ruth Egan, assistant contract clerk; Dorothy Siejek, ledger clerk, and Alice Jackson, stenographer. . . . Ill health has forced Alma Milan, cashier's clerk at Paramount, to take an indefinite leave of absence. . . . Joan Zimmerman is convalescing after an appendectomy. . . . MGM's Vinnie Rosella was married Saturday to George Dannecker, discharged Navy veteran. Universal's Nettie Price is seriously ill. . . . William Nesbit, Republic auditor, is here. . . .• Learning the business at MGM is Richard Harper, Flint, Mich., classed as a "student." Republic has one of these too, Jules Livingston, New York. . . . Ann Engler, Columbia, will be married soon. . . . Charlie Harter has returned to his old job as booker and office manager at Columbia. New job titles at Columbia': Jack Bullwinkel, Buft'alo city salesman ; Meyer Fox, Rochester salesman, and Jerry Smith, assistant shipper. . . . Charlie Taylor, Shea Theatres' publicity man, has been appointed chairman of the motion picture committee for this city's Green Cross Safety Campaign. He is being assisted by Elmer Lux, RKO branch manager. . . . Marion Hargrove was speaker at an Ismailia Temple luncheon at the Hotel Statler. CHICAGO Sid Eckman of the local M-G-M office, met his cousin, Sam Eckman, M-G-M head in Great Britain, when the latter came through here the past week on his way to New York and England. . . . Archie Herzoff was guest of honor at a party held at the Variety Club. . . . Long assistant to B&K publicity chieftain, Bill Hollander, Archie is departing for Hollywood to accept a publicitj^ post with Columbia. . . . Herbie Lyon, B&K publicity man who doubles as publicist for the circuit's television station, has returned from a Hollywood vacation. Back from recent New York treks are Irving Mack, Jim Booth and Emil Stern. The latter has denied reports that Essaness had made a tieup with United World. . . . Faye Emerson will accompany hubby Elliott Roosevelt when he speaks here for the B'nai B'rith Cinema Lodge. CLEVELAND Norman Levin has been appointed local Republic branch manager. He was Universal salesman. . . . Ray Brown, Warner theatre district manager, got the first 1946 "Chevvie" in Springfield. . . . Marvin Samuelson, out of the Marines, is back as Warner theatre booker. . . . Eddie Miller, Hippodrome manager, and Pete Bathory, RKO exploiteer, were responsible for three pony give-aways exploiting "Bad Man's Territory." . . . Harry Reiners, RKO publicity supervisor, was in town. . . . Frank Arlinghaus, Modern Talking Pictures president, was here visiting franchise owner Bernie Payne. . . . Charlie Rice, Jenning theatre manager, is engaged to Elvira Manville, of Ogden, Utah. . . . Max Jacobs' Dater Company has been combined with Al Sunshine's Advanads. . . . Fryan Film Service, 16mm films and equipment, is moving to 3228 Euclid Avenue the first of month. . . . Lester Zucker, Columbia branch manager, and Dave Miller, Universal district manager, are back from Atlantic City. DALLAS A week of cool, sunshiny weather brought out a lot of theatre patrons. . . .Grosses rose from a rainy weather slump. . . . "The Postman Always Rings Twice" hit a new high for a picture without a stage show at the Majestic, getting almost $25,000. . . . "The Bride Wore Boots" got over $11,000 at the Palace. William Lansburg, who comes here from Kansas City, has been appointed exploitation man for the Paramount exchange, replacing Allen Glenn, taking over on July 1. . . . Hugh Braly, Paramount district rhanager in Denver, who is co-chairman of the Paramount sales drive, and J. J. Donohue, New York, Paramount division manager, will be here June 20 to attend the dinner the company is giving in honor of four 25-year employes of the Dallas exchange, Miss Louise Kay, and Mmes. Willie Simmons, Julia Purvis and Leafy Taylor. DENVER Even though the weather was fine for picnics and mountain trips theatres are doing good to fine. . . . Robert Hill, Columbia manager, went to Chicago to attend a national sales meeting. . . . Gordon Le Sueur, Salt Lake City, has bought the Standard Pictures franchise in Denver and Salt Lake City territories. With Fred Walker, he came to Denver to arrange with Nat Wolfe of Commer.cial Film exchange, to handle the product for Denver territory. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Fred Curtis, Tepee theatre owners, Thermopolis, Wyo., are parents of a girl, Ann Covert, born June 7. Max Kugelman has bought the Pecos at Santa Rosa, N. M., from W. J. Flannery. . . . Irving Jacobs, New York stage pro 34 MOTION PICTURE HERALD, JUNE 15, 1946