Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1952)

ALBANY The drive-ins opening early ran into unfavorable weather, but business for several was reported to be better than for the comparable period last year. Harry Lamont lost three nights’ operation at the Sunset, outside Kingston, because a nearby creek overflowed from heavy rain and spring thaw. . . . Three drive-ins are reported under construction in the exchange district — near Lowville, Nelliston and Amsterdam. . . . Lou Goldstein, former assistant chief buyer for the Schine Circuit, reopened the .Schuyler and West Rome drive-ins. . . . Joe Miller, long-time Columbia manager in Albany, relighted the Menands. . . . Alan V. Iselin, son-in-law of Neil Heilman, is operating the AutoVision, East Greenbush, this season. . . . Louis W. Schine and Harold Raves, of the Schine Circuit; Leon Duva, Morrisville ; Peter Papayanakos, manager of the Rialto, Potsdam ; Lou Goldstein ; Bob Baranoff, operator of the V alley drive-in. Little Falls, and buyer-booker for the Carman drive-in; and Mrs. Mary Bird, Manchester, Vt. . . . Sylvan Lel¥, LfticaWatertown exhibitor and Realart representative upstate, has purchased the Electric Building, Watertown, in which the Town theatre is situated. Joe Agresta, Massena exhibitor, operates the Town. . . . Jack Goldberg, MGM manager, returned with his wife from a trip to Europe. ATLANTA Jack Kincheloe and Marvin Harvey have opened their new 400-car drive-in at New Smyrna, Fla. . . . W. S. Baskin is the new manager of the State, Gainesville, Fla. . . . Jack Dumestre, president of the Southeastern Theatre Equipment Co., back after a business trip to Florida. . . . The San Marco theatre, Jacksonville, Fla., was held up recently, making the sixth theatre robbery there in nine months. ... At Orlando, Fla., motion ])icture operators have been picketing the Carver and Lincoln theatres in a dispute over wages between the local operators’ union and the management. . . . The Gold-Dobrew theatre in Belle Glades, Fla., has started construction on a drive-in. . . . President William Richardson and Jimmy Bello, Astor Pictures of Georgia, back at the office after a tour of Tennessee. . . . President Ed Stevens, Stevens Pictures, checked in after a trip to Miami, Fla. . . , Col. Emanuel Cohen, former Paramount executive, is at Casa Marina near Key West, Florida, to make an independent film. . . . Leo H. Rainey, assistant manager of Loew’s Grand, has resigned to manage the Riviera at Knoxville, Tenn. BALTIMORE Mrs. Bill Michaelson, wife of the Lippert representative, has been discharged from the hospital. . . . John McCracken, projectionist at the Apollo theatre, has entered Marine Hospital as a patient. . . . The Allied Motion Picture Theatre Owners of Maryland were to give a buffet stag dinner in honor of the retiring president, Lauritz Garman, April 16 in the Clubrooms of the Variety Club. . . . Adam Goelz, Hippodrome manager, has been showing the 16mm print of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” to the various wards of the children’s hospitals in town. . . . Morris Mechanic, New and Centre theatres, flying to Florida. . . . Fred Schmuff, Durkee circuit executive, in New York on business. . . . Wilbur. Brizendine, Schwaber circuit, Sam Mellits, Denton, Md., visiting along film row. . . . Joe Grant, Northwood theatre owner, has returned from a Florida vacation. . . . Capt. Fred L. Schanberger HI, in from the Azores visiting with his father Laurence -Schanberger of Keith’s theatre. . . . The Town drive-in, California, Md., opened April 11. BOSTON Smith Management Company, headed by Philip Smith and his son Richard, has moved to larger quarters in the New England Life Insurance Building. This company has 22 drive-ins scattered throughout the midwest. New Jersey and New England and 22 conventional theatres in New England and St. Louis. . . . The annual election of officers of Local 182, Projectionists Union, will be held May 6. ... On Easter Sunday the Snider circuit reopened the State and Winthrop, and the Middlesex WHEN AND WHERE April 21-25: 71st semi-annual convention, Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Hotel Drake, Chicago. April 28-May I: Variety International convention, Las Vegas, Nev. May I, 2: Annual convention. North Central Allied Independent Theatre Owners, Nicollet Hotel, Minneapolis, Minn. May 3, 4: Meeting, Board of Directors, Allied States Association, Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colo. May 6, 7: Convention, Allied Rocky Mountain Independent Theatres, Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colo. May 19-21: Annual convention. Independent Theatre Owners of Ohio, Hotel Hollenden, Cleveland, O. May 19-21: Convention, Independent Theatre Owners of Arkansas, Marion Hotel, Little Rock, Ark. May 28. 29: Annual convention, Kentucky Association of Theatre Owners, Brown Hotel, Louisville, Ky. Amusement Company reopened the Maplewood and Malden for evenings, two shows on Saturdays and continuous run on Sundays. . . . The Souvaine Selective Pictures release “Never Take No for an Answer” opened Easter Saturday at the Majestic theatre. Edward Dowden brought to town the film’s child star, Vittorio Manunta and presented him to the press and a large society screening held before the film’s opening. BUFFALO The delegation representing Tent No. 7, Variety club of Buffalo, will leave here April 25 for the Las Vegas convention of Variety Clubs International. . . . Harry Corlew has been named manager of Smalley’s theatre in Johnstown, succeeding Cliff ■Swick, who is returning to the Lamont circuit. . . . Arthur Rose, Universal Rochester salesman, is back on the job following a long illness. . . . Drive-ins in this neck of the woods opening were : Skyway Lakeshore and Niagara, Star, Aero, Broadway, Buffalo, Park, Starline, Niagara Falls; Delaware, Tonawanda; Sheridan, Tonawanda and Central and Starlite, Rochester. . . . Charlie McKernan of the Seneca and John Zimmerman of the Niagara put on two special Kiddies’ matinees Easter week and jammed the houses to the doors. . . . The Astor theatre has reopened in Syracuse with John Vaccaro of New York as the new manager and Don Harris as his assistant. . . . The Strand in Oswego is now opening on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday only. . . . The Warner circuit has reopened the State in Olean. . . . Moe Dudleson, UA district manager, was in for conferences with branch manager Dave Leff. . . . Earl Hubbard, Century ad-pub chief, again is aiding in getting out the program for Newsboys annual ball. . . . The Dryden theatre in the George Eastman House in Rochester observed the Easter season by showing the 40-year-old film “From the Manger to the Cross,” made in 1912 by the Kalen company. CHICAGO “Alice in Wonderland,” which is scheduled to break in the first outlying runs for the week of Spring vacation of the public schools here, opened to very big business in its initial Chicago reissue date, at the B. & K. United Artists. . . . Danny Thomas is due on the Chicago stage April 18 for a personal appearance and the Oriental goes back to stage shows with a turn by Johnny Ray starting May 2 — immediately following the run of “Quo Vadis.” . . . Ben Levy, formerly with B. & K., and Donald Rubin have been added to the Eitel’s Palace managerial staff to assist Rollin Stonebrook. . . . Aaron Cushman has taken over as (Continued on opposite page) 40 MOTION PICTURE HERALD. APRIL 19. 1952