Motion Picture News (Oct-Dec 1929)

1282 M o l i o n P i c I u y e X e w s MANAGE!?!' KOLND TABLE CLUB THE SMARTEST MOVE YOU WILL EVER MAKE* JOIN NOW!! Here's the Blank APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP IN "MANAGER'S ROUND TABLE CLUB" 729 Seventh Ave., New York Citv I hereby apply for membership in the Club. Name Theatre Addrese ... City Policy Capacity Slate Wm. A. Johnston C. E. Lewis Honorary Chairman Chairman WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? JUST JOINED! EDWARD BATLAN manages the Stanley Theatre in Newark, N. J., and any man who is responsible tor a 2,000 seat theatre must certainly be on his toes every moment. How be is keeping the cash customers coming to the Stanley and what be is doing to accomplish this feat is just what we would all like to know about. Start the mail bag aworking right now Ed, will you?-' Thanks. * * * GEORGE E. SMITH is the Chief Projectionist, advertising man and in charge of all the publicity stunts for the Palladium Theatre, in Johannesburg, South Africa, for the African Tb Ltd. Since Mr. Smith expects to step into a managerial position in the very near future we certainly hope that he achieves his ambition. As promised in Ins letter we shall look forward to receiving photos and details of all the stunts be is executing for the Palladium. * * * OLIVER B. PRICKETT manages the Alcazar Theatre, way out in Carpintei l, Cal., and once again we repeat our oftmentioned hope i. e., that he turns out to be as peppy and active a member as many of our presen! west coast boys You can answer this one far better than we can, Oliver, so shool in something real pronto and include your photo so that we can show the rest of the "gang" just what you look like. Oak? * * * C. H. CHIDLEY has h's bands full looking after the destinv of the Rialto Theatre out in Casper. Wyoming, and we were sure glad to welcome him into the Club because we happen to be light on membership out bis way and nnce we get him "bet" up about this pepp3 organization of inirs we know we can count on him to plug for the outfit. How about ibis. Chidley? \n ' also — how about your own photo? Thanks. * * * HAROLD L. RICHARDSON manthe Smalley's Theatre, in Fort Plain, N. Y., and you may recall only a short time ago the story we printed aboul his various and numerous activities up that way. Bui we musl keep him interested .in 1 i ontributing right along ni >w i Don'l forget, Hai old, all the boys [iki to read ' oul the stuff v iu at ■ ni i i ng in Fori ! '1 dn Vnd \ oui pho ■ v -ni ■ i be a good waj to sta ., i i n. 1 ,n tii 1 on the l lub pag Proposed by Merle R. Blair: JACK KUECH, manager of the Hildreth and Gem Theatres, in Charles City, Iowa, and a showman whose ability to manage a theatre and sell the shows to the public should be mighty interesting reading for every one of us in future issues of the Club pages. Listen, Jack, how about a short letter, just for a starrer, telling us a little about your past experiences in this business? (And be sure to enclose your own photo.) C. D. ARMENTROUT manages the Iowa Theatre, in Mas°n City. low i Although "C. D." has only a small house be nevertheless manages to keep the customers coming often enough to show that he knows what it is all about. Some of the little stunts he is always putting over out there should be of interest to our many members and readers. BUT we cannot pass them along until he sends them. How about this, Armstrong? * * * Proposed by Ernest R. Lim: TH. TH. VAN DER IE (sounds rather hard to pronounce but welc< injust the same). This gentleman, brother members, manages the Central Bioscope Theatre, in Meester Cornells, which is located in West Java, D. E. I., and tinmere fact that he was proposed by our good friend Ernest R. Lim, is sufficient proof that he is a live-wire showman. We sincerely trust that he will make some interesting contributions to these pages soon. * * * ONG KENG LIE is the second of the two new members to be proposed by Mr. Lim and this gentleman manages the Eendracht Bioscope Theatre, in Band jermasin. West Java. D. 1" 1. All we have said about the first new member applies to this showman, too. Let us hope that they hnih sen 1 me a letter telling about their experiences in this show business of ours and also include their own photo fur use .in ib se pag< * * * ONG SIAN IN makes the third new member to enter the ranks of the Club from the Dutch East Indies. They art' certainly mighty w i l< < urn and we only hope that this showman writes us often about bis activities in that far-off land II, is .ils,. connected with the Eendrachl rheal re, in Bandjermasin, and we ai e looking forward to many interesting items From all three of these new mem u CLUB EMBLEM PINS" New supply jusi received from the manufacturer and being shipped the same day as your order i* received. INo member of llie (Hub should be without one. SEND FOR YOURS TODAY! Use Order Blank on Preceding Page Managers' Round Table Club