Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1952)

ALBANY The Film Row turnout included: Joe Agresta, Massena and Watertown; Rube Cantor, Watertown; Bob Baranoff, Little Falls ; John Corelli, Stillwater ; Sylvan Left, Utica and Watertown; George Thornton, Saugerties and Tannersville ; Walter Wertime, Chestertown ; Mrs. Helen Hadley, Manchester, Vt. ; Charles, John and Stephen Rossi, Schroon Lake ; and Alex Sayles, Albany. . . . D. John Phillips, executive director of MMPTA, and Morton Sunshine, of IOTA, were overnight visitors. Edward Fabian, Jr., roving zone manager, also was in town. . . . Helen Hart, MGM booker, was married to Leo Dean, Albany insurance broker. . . . John Capano, booker in the Universal-International exchange and also operator of the State, Troy, donated the theatre and arranged for a morning film show to swell the fund being raised for a Cohoes boy ill with a strange malady. . . . The Ritz, managed by Oscar J. Perrin, received more than 1,300 letters and cards in a photo identification contest conducted through the Albany Times-Union to promote “Without Warning.” ATLANTA Earl W. Pilpot, for the past 30 years with the Neely theatre in Alabama, has leased from the company their theatre in West Blocton, Ala. . . . The Starlight drive-in at Hollywood, Ela., owned by Prank Krickler, has closed. . . . The Claughton theatre in Plorida has added another theatre to the chain : the Roosevelt, formerly owned by the Brandt interests. This theatre is in Miami. Don Tilzer, former manager of the Embassy, will manage it. . . . The new drive-in at New Smyrna Beach, Ela., will open about July 15. It is owned by Jack Kincheloe and Marvin Harvey. . . . The new drive-in owned by the Eloyd theatre in Tarpon Spring, Ela., will open soon. ... A $50,000 remodeling job has started on the San Carlos theatre in Key West, Ela. New owners are A. Castro and Gerald Abeu. . . . The City Council of Summerville, Ga., has voted to allow films on Sundays. . . . Hal Macon, Jr., Macon theatre, Statesboro, Ga., has returned there after a visit with the family in Savannah. . . . Leslie Swaede, manager of the Montgomery drive-in. Savannah, Ga., back on the job after a heart attack. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Ward Riggins, Jr., Strand Jesup, Ga., are the parents of a baby girl. BALTIMORE Oscar Coblentz, Alpha theatre owner, has moved into his new home. . . . Lawrence Schanbergerj Keith’s, said goodbye to his son, the Reverend Schanberger, who sailed for South America for a seven-year missionary stint. . . . Invitations have been sent to all exhibitors to the annual outing of the Allied MPTOM to be held July 29. . . . Jake Plax, Republic, is back at work after some weeks in Johns Hopkins Hospital. . . . Max Miller, United Artist rep, in town working on “Green Glove” campaign with Harry Welch, Mayfair publicist. . . . Bob Asgcroft, Broadway Theatre manager, back from Shreveport, Louisiana. . . . Record dealers, disc jockeys and newspaper men were invited to a special screening of “Lovely To Look At” by Loew’s and the MGM Record Distributor. . . . Pred Schmuff, Durkee circuit ; Leon Back, Eddie Kimple, Rome Theatres; Frank Hornig, Jr., Horn theatre, all visiting along film row. BOSTON The new drive-in at Richford, Vt., built by exhibitor Roy Brown is set for a July 1 opening. . . . Joseph Sandler, manager of the Kenmore, Boston, for Louis Richmond Enterprises for the past two years, has resigned to become managing director of two Kiddieland Amusement Parks. He has been replaced at the Kenmore by Albert T. Donovan, former manager of the Uptown, West Lynn, for Richmond. John Dempsey has taken over the full managership at the West Lynn spot. . . . Arthur Lockwood, chairman of the 1952 Jimmy Eund drive has revealed that 500 theatres in the New England area have sent in their pledges to participate in the 1952 drive. . . . Arthur Rosenbush who has been a theatre manager in various Massachusetts houses for 16 years, has joined the staff of Daytz Theatre Enterju-ises as a booker working under head booker Jerry Crowley. . . . The Latchis brothers are re WHEN AND WHERE July 2: Allied Theatre Owners of New Jersey, annual summer meeting and outing, Berkeley-Carteret Hotel, Asbury Park, N. J. July 28: lATSE, general executive board meeting, Nicollet Hotel, Minneapolis, Minn. August 2, 3: lATSE district conventions, Nicollet Hotel, Minneapolis. August 4-8; lATSE, 41st International convention, Nicollet Hotel, Minneapolis. September 1-5: Annual convention. Western Theatre Owners, Feather River Inn, Blairsden, Oalif. September 30-October I: Annual convention, Kansas-Missouri Theatre Association, Hotel President, Kansas Oity, Mo. October 6-10: 72nd semi-annual convention, Society of Moflon Picfure and Television Producers, Hotel Statler, Washington, D. O. October 20-22: Annual convention, Allied Theatres of Michigan, Tuller Hofei, Detroit, Mich. building the Milford, N. LL, theatre which was destroyed by fire last March. A July 4 opening is set, with Harry Stathin continuing as manager. BUFFALO William J. Dipson, executive vice president of Dipson Theatres circuit and son of Nikitas Dipson, president of the same circuit, was married to June Mellissa Schergl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Schergl of Day's Park. . . . Martin Moskowitz, eastern division manager of Twentieth Century-Pox, was in town last week for conferences with Charlie Kosco, local branch manager. . . . Mrs. Winnie Matthews is a student assistant manager at Loew’s Strand in Syracuse. . . . Schine’s Eckel theatre in Syracuse has inaugurated a new summer policy with adult prices listed at 49 cents and children, 20 cents. . . . The Cinema, local “art” house is closed temporarily. . . . Dewey Michaels of the Palace and Mercury and Billy Keaton of WGR were in charge of the collection taken up last Saturday evening at the Hamburg Raceway for the Cerebral Palsy Eund. . . . Eddie Miller put on a double sneak preview of ‘'Jumping Jacks” last Tuesday evening in the Paramount and jammed the place to the roof at 6:15 and 9:30. . . . Jack Mundstuk, manager of the MGM office, has issued invitation for a special preview of “Ivanhoe,” July 2 in Shea’s Elmwood. CHICAGO Despite intermittent rain throughout the day, 96 people attended the Variety Club golf outing. . . . Charles Lindau’s Garfield theatre, Chicago, closed. . . . Otto K. Eitel of Eitel’s Palace, has been appointed chairman of the city reception committee for visitors and delegates to the political conventions. . . . Pappas and Krinsley of the Towne theatre, Milwaukee, were reportedly negotiating with the landlords, and leaseholder Randolph Bohrer, in an effort to take over the Oriental, which closed several weeks ago. . . . Enforcement of the recentlypassed ordinance banning overnight parking on Chicago through streets and transit thoroughfares is aggravating an alreadytight parking situation here. CINCINNATI The 3,300-seat RKO Albee Theatre, flagship of the local chain, inaugurated its RCA closed circuit, large screen television with the Sugar Ray RobinsonJoey Maxim championship fight, June 23. The entire house was scaled at $2.40 per reserved seat. . . . Vance Schwartz, chief barker of Cincinnati Variety Club, Tent No. 3, has appointed the following five directors to serve on the recently-formed Variety Foundation for Retarded Children: Phil Fox, Saul Greenberg, Herman Hunt, Albert Kuhr and {Continued on following page) MOTION PICTURE HERALD. JUNE 28, 1952 35