Motion Picture Herald (1954)

( Continued from page 36) response to many requests from teachers and students, manager Robert B. Little of the Bexley art house instituted a students’ Sunday matinee for “Hamlet.”. . . H. E. Cherrington, who was theatre editor of the “Dispatch” some years ago, was speaker at the showing of “The Will Rogers Story” in the film series conducted by the Franklin County Historical Society. Cherrington recalled his meetings with Rogers. Robert Wile, secretary of the Independent Theatre Owners of Ohio, has protested the society’s series, which includes eight films. Although the announcement for the series stated that the showings are limited to members and guests, anyone may become a member by paying the $1 annual dues. . . . VistaVision will make its local bow at Loew’s Ohio Oct. 27, opening date for “White Christmas.” DENVER Fred Brown, Black Hills Amusement Co. booker and buyer, and Mrs. Brown, headed westward for a vacation. . . . Marvin Goldfarb, Beuna Vista district supervisor, has rented offices at 737 Twenty-first street, in the Paramount building. . . . Alice Berg, bookkeeper, formerly with Wolfberg Theatres, now at the MGM exchange in a similar capacity. . . . Carl Nedley, Metro branch manager at Salt Lake City, was in Denver on a selling trip, contacting Robert Selig, buyer for Fox Inter-Mountain Theatres. . . . Harry Green, Fox Inter-Mountain Theatres treasurer, building a new home west of the city, with a marvelous mountain view. . . . Tom Brennan, Northern district manager for Fox Inter-Mountain Theatres, and Mrs. Brennan, have left on vacation. DES MOINES Vandals damaged 95 seats in the Liberty theatre at Council Bluffs during a Sunday night show. The theatre had to close down the next day for repairs. ... At Carroll, vandals broke into the Drive-in theatre and caused $200 damages to the concession stand. W. C. Arts, manager, said the vandals broke equipment and scattered supplies all over the building. The drive-in had already closed for the season. . . . The Uptown at Creston, closed during the summer, has been reopened by the Commonwealth Theatre Corp., which also operates the Strand. W. Eldon Harwood, manager of the two houses, said the Uptown will show regular movies on its wide screen. The Strand, he said, will show CinemaScope pictures as well as regular film. . . . Juveniles were ordered barred from a recent all-night “thrill show” at a drive-in theatre near Davenport. The order was issued by Mayor Walter Beuse who said the operator of the house would be “arrested if any juvenile is caught on the grounds.” . . . The Schleswig theatre at Schleswig has been reopened by Everett Evers, who has leased the building from the V.F.W. Businessmen of the community are backing the venture. DETROIT Mr. Everett Hawley, Grosse Pointe Farms, was the 1,000,000th person through the Cinerama gates here. The picture is now in the 82nd week. . . . E. Clyde Adler is the newly elected president of IATSE local 812 studio mechanics. . . . Projectionist Sam Sanders has moved to the Allen Park after REST-WELL EARNED Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Jensen, above, have ended 28 years of exhibition, selling the Silver Hill, Oskosh, Neb., to Charles Greenlee. The Jensens will take a well earned vacation, having had only a couple of weeks away during the 28 years. During that time Mr. Jensen has seen more than 6,000 features, but in the same time Mrs. Jensen has not seen a complete show. They have always maintained a high quality theatre for Oskosh, and have been in business there longer than anyone else with the exception of two others. Charles Greenlee, formerly editor of the "Oskosh News," plans to maintain the high standards set by the Jensens. a sick leave for low blood pressure. . . . Butterfield Theatres is planning a new theatre in Ann Arbor to fill the gap left when the Whitney closed. . . . James Powers has moved to Roseville. . . . The Roxy in Saginaw has been taken over by Ed Johnson who will call it the World and show art films. . . . Earl Peterson and Pearl Lewis have picked up the Breckenridge Gratiot. The Art in Grand Rapids goes to Burl Lambeth. . . . Buddy Schweig has been named manager of the Park. . . . WisperWestman managerial shifts; Robert Graham to Eastown ; Harry Goldman, Calvin ; Harry Nott, Tower; Clarence Koppin, Lincoln; Cornelius O’Connor, Roosevelt. HARTFORD Henry L. Needles, ex-Hartford division manager, Warner Bros. Theatres, and Mrs. Needles are noting their 40th wedding anniversary. . . . Albert R. Lessow, formerly assistant manager of Loew’s Poli Palace, Hartford, has been shifted to a similar post at Loew’s Poli, Bridgeport. Sygmund Rossilliano, formerly at Loew’s Poli, New Haven, has been named assistant manager of the circuit’s Palace here. . . . B. E. Hoffman, of Connecticut Theatres, New Haven, has been named to the national board of Brandeis University Associates. . . . Leonard Young, entertainment director of the Monte Carlo Hotel, Miami, has returned there, following a fortnight’s visit with his brotherin-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Keppner, General Theatres, Inc., Hartford. . . . Capt. John Calvocoressci, partner in Manchester Drive-In Theatre Corp., Bolton Notch, has returned there from several weeks of Army Reserve duty, which was spent in Virginia. INDIANAPOLIS Joseph W. Gutzweiler, 79, Jasper, Ind., theatre owner, died there Oct. 12. . . . Paul Douglas, Wendell Corey and Steve Brodie opened the legit season here at the Murat in “Caine Mutiny Court Martial,” grossing an excellent $12,000 in three performances. . . . Robert Montgomery was here Friday to help with preparations for President Eisenhower’s farm policy address in the Butler Fieldhouse. . . . Barney Brager, Republic branch manager, is vacationing at San Antonio, Texas. . . . A1 Hendricks reports about 1,500 attended the Notre DameMichigan State football telecast at the Indiana Saturday afternoon. . . . The Variety Club, now redecorating its new building in the 500 block of North Illinois street, expects to move in about Nov. 1. JACKSONVILLE Many out-of-towners were here to attend the festive banquet and dance at which Variety’s new Tent 44 celebrated the granting of its charter. . . . Fred Hull, MGM branch manager, is representing distributors of the territory in the Will Rogers Memorial Hospital fund drive. ... A survey by Sindlinger & Co. reveals that with 439 theatres, Florida is in a tie with Minnesota for eleventh place nationally, although the State only ranks in twentieth place as its population goes. . . . Nearly a thousand Chevrolet dealers and salesmen attended a very private sales meeting and a display of 1955 models at the Palace theatre. . . . Only about $10 were stolen during a night break-in at the Capitol theatre. . . . Whitney Lindsey, former manager of the Polk theatre, Lakeland, is now with the Roy Smith Company; theatre suppliers. . . . Charlie Turner, MGM salesman, returned to the Miami area. . . . Carroll Ogburn, Warner branch manager, is back at work after recovering from an operation. KANSAS CITY The Future Farmers of America, in annual convention at Kansas City the week of October 10, had time from business to attend motion picture theatres — which many did. Their patronage helped out materially in an otherwise rather slim week. . . . With one feature holding over for a third week, and another holding into a second week, business still looked good, despite the lag at other theatres. . . . The KMBC (radio and TV) station’s Playhouse had “Naughty Natalie” scheduled for October 19 through 24, following “Time Out for Ginger” October 15, 16 and 17. . . . In the art theatres, the Vogue is in its second week with “Melba”; the Glen in its second week with “The Sea Around Us,” and the Kimo in its third week with “Always a Bride.” LOS ANGELES A1 Blumberg, National Screen salesman, and Ben Taylor, Favorite Films, checked out for Arizona on company business. . . . Stanley Cohen, Universal-International booker, has resigned his post to become associated with Manhattan Films as salesman. . . . Ailing in the Queen of Angels Hospital was Dick Carnegie, United Artists branch manager. . . . While attending a Bob Crosby telecast, Patricia Vincent, Warner Bros. ( Continued on opposite page ) 38 MOTION PICTURE HERALD, OCTOBER 23, 1954