Motion Picture News (Oct-Dec 1929)

so Motion Picture News November 9, 1929 Notice to Members Please be sure to notify the chairman of any change of address. -THANK YOU. Here's A Fast One Worked By Mgr. Will. M. Freiday W. M. FREIDAY, manager of the B. F. Keith Theatre in Portland, Maine pulled a fast one on the rest of the showmen in that town, when he succeeded in ^ — ' getting permission to string the banner which we show in the accompanying illustration right across the main street of the town. This was a marvelous break for RKO's "Street Girl" and incidentally we might report that house records were being smashed throughout the run of this attraction. Knowing what little we do about politics in Portland, Maine, leads us to suspect that "W. M." must be on his toes all the time to put something like this across and the ROUND TABLE CLUB pages would like to publish some more of his activities. What do you say, "W. M.," can we look to you for some more "dope" on your exploitation and publicity and at the same time shoot us in one of your own photographs? We would like to let the rest of the world know what you look like. Morris Shulman says: "Your part of MOTION PICTURE NEWS is the greatest exchange of ideas that I have ever seen. I don't see how a manager can keep alive without it. This is not a lot of applesauce, but the real honest to goodness truth." Managing Director, Fox-Eckel Theatre, Syracuse, New York. Frank G. Foresman Uses Various Methods To Boost B. O. As Manager Director of the Alexander Theatre in Electric Mills. Miss., Frank C. Foresman, has had many opportunities to demonstrate his showmanship and ability to operate a modern theatre. He has followed the pages of the ROUND TABLE CLUB for a long time, before he actually enrolled as a member of the CLUB, and for this reason he feels like an old timer and we look upon him as an old member. At any rate, the connection was a happy one for both parties, and we now look forward to hearing many interesting things about this young and aggressive showman. Frank is still another of the ROUND TABLE CLUB readers who has expressed his appreciation for our new page which we call "Personalities," and we are glad to find that this is considered worth following each week. Let's hear some more from you Frank, and tell us what you are doing to put over your pictures out there is Miss. Goethals Finds "Float Ballyhoo" Good Street Angle Another old time member steps up to prove that he has not forgotten his interest in the ROUND TABLE CLUB and passes along the details of one of his recent ~ ~ "~ ~ "" ~ ^™~ " activities. The photograph of the float on "Noah's Ark," which we are showing with this story was constructed so inexpensively that taking into consideration the amount of attention it attracted and the novelty of this type of ballyhoo, made it all the more worth while and valuable. Incidentally, George C. Goethals, Manager of the Strand Theat r e, in Hattiesburg. Miss., was permitted to run this float at a large football game which was being played here, and he had a young boy with an accordion render a few selections and sing the theme song from the production. Another angle of his exploitation on this picture, was the use of announcement cards which were placed on every plate in all the dining rooms and every restaurant in the town. In connection with the showing of this attraction, Mr. Goethals tells us that he ran a midnight show starting Monday morning (no Sunday shows are permitted in that town) and had a personal invitation sent to all the ministers and priests in the town and what is more, they were all there — right on the dot. We are delighted al l his sign of activity again from George, and we know that from this time forward, he will keep us posted as he did in the i ild «la\ s. So Ions,'. Goethals, for the present, and best of luck to you.