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Quigley Awards Contenders
The men and women listed below have submitted evidence of showmanship within the past fortnight, which justifies their names being placed on the list of outstanding showmen.
ELMER ADAMS, JR. Bison, Shawnee, Olcla.
JOHN H. ARNOLD Yale, Houston, Texas
JIM BARNES
Warner, Oklahoma City, Olcla.
JAMES G. BELL Penn, New Castle, Pa.
GEORGE BERNARD
Odeon, Bury, Lanes., England
HUGH S. BORLAND Louis, Chicago, III.
JOSEPH S. BOYLE Broadway, Norwich, Conn.
LEW BREYER
Strand, Westfield, Mass.
JACK CAMPBELL Scala, Runcorn Cheshire, England
W. E. CASE
Picture House, Monmouth Mons., England
WALTER CHENOWETH Alexandria, San Francisco, Calif.
LOU COHEN
Loew's Poli, Hartford, Conn.
TED R. CONKLIN Ashland, Ashland, Ohio
DAVID DALLAS
State, Manhattan, Kans.
GEORGE DARANSOLL Granby, Norfolk, Va.
TED DAVIDSON Sigma, Lima, Ohio
TOMMY DELBRIDGE Loew's, Nashville, Tenn.
MAURICE DRUKER State, Cleveland, Ohio
TOM EDWARDS Ozark, Eldon, Mo.
CARL EGAN
Palace, Calgary, Ont., Canada
RICHARD FELDMAN Paramount, Syracuse, N. Y.
ARNOLD GATES
Loew's Stillman, Cleveland, Ohio
W. RAY GINGELL Hiser, Bethesda, Md.
ALICE GORHAM
United Detroit, Detroit, Mich.
MIKE GUTTMANN Century, Minneapolis, Minn.
E. HANDFORD Rex, Bedminster Bristol, England
BOB HARVEY
ROBERT A. HYNES
Criterion, Oklahoma City, Okla.
JOE ISENHOWER Hamlet, Hamlet, N. C.
E. E. JOHNSON Kerredge, Hancock, Mich.
SID KLEPER
College, New Haven, Conn.
PAUL O. KLINGLER Strand, Waterbury, Conn.
R. KOUTNIK
Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis.
LARRY LEVY Colonial, Reading, Pa.
NORMAN W. LOFTHUS California, Santa Barbara, Calif.
ROSS McCAUSLAND Telenews, Dallas, Tex.
P. E. McCOY Miller, Augusta, Ga.
HUMBERTO MANRIOUE Cine Metro Avenida Medellin, Colombia, S. A.
ED MAY
Rosetta, Miami, Fla. ART MEYER
North Main, Houston, Texas
JOHN MISAVICE Ritz, Berwyn, III.
BUZZY MIXSON Arcade, Williston, Fla.
WILLIAM NEWMAN Olympia, Cardiff, Wales
LOUIS NYE
Hoosier, Whiting, Ind.
C. J. OLIVER
Del Rio, Clinton, Okla.
DONALD S. PALMOUIST Park, St. Paul, Minn.
TAKI J. PAPPAS Lex, Chicago, III.
PEARCE PARKHURST Capitol, Pawtucket, R. I.
DICK PEFFLEY Paramount, Fremont, Ohio
ROY PEFFLEY
Voge, East Chicago, Ind.
FRED PERRY
Liberty, Cumberland, Md.
GEORGE PETERS Loew's, Richmond, Va.
RALPH PHILLIPS New Cross Cinema
Broadway, Timmins, Ont., Canada New Cross, London, England
SID HOLLAND Palace, Akron, Ohio
HOMI HYDERABADWALA Metro, Bombay, India
LESTER POLLOCK Loew's, Rochester, N. Y.
BETTY JUNE POWELL Bison, Shawnee, Okla.
ED PYNE
RKO Keith's 105th Street Cleveland, Ohio
G. RAY
Regent, Bradford, Yorks., England ALEC REID
Plaza, Southfields, London, England
BILL REISINGER Loew's, Dayton, Ohio
GEORGE C. RICE Majestic, LaSalle, III.
W. ROBERTS
Reo, Fazakerley, Liverpool, England
HARRY A. ROSE Majestic, Bridgeport, Conn.
MARTY ROSENBURGH
Loew's Commodore, New York, N.Y.
JAY SADOW
Park, Chattanooga, Tenn.
J. G. SAMARTANO
Loew's State, Providence, R. I.
FRANK SHAFFER Dixie, Staunton, Va.
EWAN S. SHAW
Pier, Bognor Regis, Sussex, England
NAT SILVER Strand, Lowell, Mass.
SOL SORKIN
RKO Keith's, Washington, D. C.
D. T. STALCUP Gem, Etowah, Tenn.
PRESTON SWAN Elephant, Shawlands Glasgow, Scotland
CHARLES B. TAYLOR Shea's, Buffalo, N.Y.
LURTY C. TAYLOR Elkton, Elkton, Va.
HELEN WABBE RKO Golden Gate San Francisco, Calif.
TED E. WAGGONER Wallace, Tahoka, Tex.
F. A. WIGGINS
Lyric, Minneapolis, Minn.
ALAN WILLIAMS
Majestic, Rochester, Kent, England
NORMAN H. WILLIS Corbett, Wildwood, Fla.
H. F. WILSON
Capitol, Chatham, Ont., Canada
ANSEL WINSTON
RKO Coliseum, New York, N.Y.
NATE WISE
Palace, Cincinnati, Ohio
TOM WOLF
State, Bellevue, Ohio
JAY WREN
Adams, Newark, N.J.
Garners Stories In Local Press For "Bel Ami"
Considerable newspaper publicity was garnered by manager William Kemp to exploit the opening of "The Private Affairs of Bel Ami'' at the State theatre, Memphis, Tenn. The publicity was highlighted by a front page break in the Memphis Daily News.
A two-column art break with a banner heading was promoted in the magazine This Week in Memphis, which has a circulation of 30,000 and is distributed to all hotel rooms in the city.
Sixty-two spot announcements were used on radio stations WMPS, WHBQ and WHHM. Guest tickets were awarded to winners on a 15-minute quiz program over WHBQ. The picture was plugged on this program daily for seven days. The playdate also was mentioned on two other radio programs.
Window displays were set with Goldsmith's Department Store, Blossom Flower Shop, Woolworth's and the Three Musketeers Book Store. 20,000 imprinted napkins were distributed by Walgreen s Drug Store and Toddle House restaurants. A large overhead banner with cutout letters announcing the opening was placed above the grand staircase 10 days in advance.
Books Old Film to Exploit Visit of Local Star
Taking advantage of an opportunity presented by the visit of a local star, manager E. C. Lamoureux booked an old picture in which the star had played the juvenile lead and exploited the local angle, -drawing considerable extra business to the Empire theatre, Windsor, Ont. The star was Dick Nelson and the picture, "Great Guns." Lamoureux, on the strength of the local angle, planted a feature story with pictures in the Windsor Daily Star in advance and another picture opening day. Merchants cooperated willingly in the campaign.
Walls Designs Foyer Display
An eye-catching foyer display attracted attention to manager Eric V. Walls' playdate of "The Way to the Stars" at the Clifton Cinema, Great Barr, Birmingham, England. The display consisted of a cutout of the Clifton with playdate copy across the canopy, a star with a long tail (made of linen) carrying the title, and cutout heads of the stars of the picture superimposed on blue linen. Velvet curtains were used for background.
Sets Windows for "Reckoning"
Window tieups were arranged by manager Paul Slayer to promote his playdate of "Dead Reckoning" at the Durfee theatre, Fall River, Mass. The displays featured "Lizabeth Scott" dresses.
MANAGERS' ROUND TABLE. MARCH 29, 1947
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