Motion Picture News (Nov-Dec 1925)

Nave m her 28 , 19 2 5 2575 Buffalo THE Eastman theatre, Rochester, program has come out in a new dress under the title oi the Eastman Theatre Magazine. It is an attractive little booklet, eight by five and one-half inches, containing newsy notes of the current and coming attractions, the current program, the names of the house staff, notes on the Eastman concert programs and several ads. Jim Cardina is putting a most attractive new brick front on his Glen theatre in Williamsville, N. Y., which will include stores as well as the new lobby. It is a big improvement. Commencing November 15 Schine Month will be celebrated in every house of the circuit with special programs. Patrons of the Rialto in Eockport are promised some big attractions. For nine years Meyer and Louis Schine have been instilling into their employes the absolute necessity of co-operation with the patrons of their theatres, in making them comfortable, and in assisting them to enjoy the entertainment on the screen and stage. They have made their theatres institutions in every town. Manager J. R. Osborne is planning a big program for the week of November 30, to celebrate the second anniversary of the New Family theatre, Batavia, N. Y. Mr. Osborne is giving Batavians some splendid film programs these days, and they are responding in fine shape. Ground has been broken for the new Paramount exchange in North Pearl street, Buffalo, and it is expected to have the office ready late next spring. Members of the Buffalo sales force, accompanied Branch Manager Marvin Kempner to the Albany convention of the Buffalo, New York and Albany forces last week end, when the new season product was discussed. G. T. 1 tughes has arrived in Buffalo from Cleveland to join the Pathe sales staff. He will sell short subjects in the Syracuse district. Otto Siegel, Metro-Goldwyn salesman, has received a bonus check for being way up top in the sales campaign. Otto is going around these days all dressed up like Beau Brummel. Ernie Williams, in charge of the advertising accessories department of the Paramount exchange, is passing around the stogies. It's a girl and father is so proud he has already ordered a larger size benny. Mother is doing nicely, thank you. And "Uncle George" Williams feels just as proud as his brother. "Uncle George" is Paramount exploiteer out of the Buffalo F. P.-L. office. Charles W. Anthony, for several years manager of the Vitagraph exchange, and recently Buffalo representative for Associated Exhibitors, has resigned the latter position to join the sales staff of the Buffalo Artists office. Richard C. Fox, manager of the Buffalo Vital exchange, has appointed George Schaefer Rochester representative, succeeding N. Connors. Mr. Fox has been named district division manager for Vital, covering Buffalo, Al Theodore Kosloff who appears in "The Volga Boatman", a Prod. Dist. Corp. release. bauy and Detroit. Harry Bailey, manager of the Fox exchange, has been elected secretary of the Film Board of Trade of Buffalo. Mr. Bailey who is a former president of the Indianapolis board, succeeds Earl L. Kramer, former Universal manager, recently promoted to eastern division sales manager for "U." Many important changes were made last week in the Buffalo exchange of Universal. Earl Kramer who has acted as local manager for the past three years was selected to succeed Jules Levy, as Eastern salesmanager of the Universal exchanges which embraces thirteen exchanges. At a farewell dinner held at the Hotel Statlcr, Mr. Kramer was presented with a beautiful desk set by the employees of the Buffalo exchange. Charles Goodwin who has been representing Universal in the Rochester territory for the past five years has been appointed manager of the Buffalo office of Universal succeeding Earl Kramer, who is now Eastern sales manager for the Universal exchanges. George Moeser has been transferred to the Syracuse territory succeeding Frank Hopkins. Mr. Moeser was shorit subject salesman for Universal in the Buffalo zone. Bob Murphy is holding down two positions with Universal in the Buffalo territory selling both features and short subjects. Heretofore Universal has had a representative for each unit. Bob's a bustler and we expect that the two positions will keep him busy until the wee hours of the morning. Al Barnett, !the sheik of the Southern tier could not be induced to make a change in territory, although the tier is considered a tough territory to cover. Al says i[t's home to home. Earl Arnold, exploiteer, has been on the jump covering the important showings in the Buffalo Sand Albany territories. The Universal Boosters Club which has been in existence.-since February is planning another big social session for December. The club is composed of the employees of the Buffalo branch. This will be the four|th celebration held by the Universal Boosters Club. Elaborate plans are being made for the occasion. HA. BLACK, for a number • of years manager of the Vitagraph exchange in this city, and retained in that executive capacity when the office was taken over recently by the Warner Brothers interests, last week announced his resignation with that company, to become effective the middle of November. Mr. Black gave no reasons for his resignation, nor did he announce any plans for his future activity. Harry Lustig, district manager for Warner Brothers, was en route to Seattle early in November to take over the affairs of the office, and was expected to announce the new manager upon his arrival. Rumor connected the name of Carl Stearn with the position. Mr. otearn at present is United Artists' manager at Salt Lake City, but was formerly manager of the Metro and MetroGoldwyn exchanges in this city, and is well known in this territory. John Hamrick, general manager of the Blue Mouse Circuit of Theatres, left early in November on an extended business and pleasure trip to Middle West and Eastern points, intending finally to spend a short time in New York city before his return. He was accompanied by Mrs. Hamrick on the trip. J. W. Clark, a partner of William Code in the Alaska Dream Theatre at Nome, Alaska, spent a number of days in the city last week. Mr. Clark has the distinction of managing the "farthest North" motion picture theatre in existence, according to available information. George P. Endert, manager of the Famous Players-Lasky exchange, left his office recently for Chicago, where a sales conference of branch office executives is in progress. On the way East Mr. Endert was joined by Neal East, director of the activities of Famous Players out of the Portland exchange. The two executives were expected to return shortly after the middle of November. Metro-Goldwyn's justly famous Trackless Train, under the direction of Eddie Carrier, Heine Parsons, Jack Rush, Merton Holmes and Buddy Hooton, arrived in Seattle last week, and was royally received by city officials and C. M. Hill, manager of the MetroGoldwyn exchange, at the City Hall. The train spent several days in this city, entertaining exhibitors in Seattle for the M. P. T. O. W. convention, and then proceeded on its way to Portland, San Francisco and finally the Hollywood studios. Ned Edris,. manager of the Blue Mouse Theatre in Tacorna, suffered a painful fractured ankle last week, as a result of a fall down the stairs in his apartment. He was able to conduct business, as usual, at the theatre, but it will be several weeks before he is entirely recovered. L. A. Samuelson, manager of the Pathe exchange in Seattle, last week was host to the Portland executives, including Manager L. M. Cobbs, Booker Art Grantz, and Salesmen Fred Norman and George Appleby. The occasion was a Northwest sales conference, presided over by Frank Harris. Western district manager for Pathe. An added attraction was the presentation of a handsome pen and pencil set to Manager Samuelson on the occasion of his birthday, which fortunately came on the opening day of the conference. Announcement was received here last week of the appointment of W. H. Rankin, Warner Brothers salseman, to the position of manager of the Salt Lake City office, by Harry Lustig, district manager. Mr. Rankin is the third local Vitagraph Warner man to obtain an office of his own, as Dave Farquhar uow presides over the Vancouver office and W. K. Beckwith manages the Portland exchange. Both men were formerly associated with the local branch. J. A. Gage, manager of the Educational exchange, and his rapid-fire assistant, Wallie Rucker, have both returned recently from short sales trips into the Eastern Washington and Northern Oregon territories. Mr. Rucker will leave soon on an extended trip to Montana and Oregon kev centers.