Motion Picture News (Oct-Dec 1929)

December 28.1929 Motion Picture News 51 MANAGER!* POUND TABLE CLUB HAIL HAIL THE GANG'S ALL HERE WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP IN "MANAGERS' ROUND TABLE CLUB" 729 Seventh Ave., New York City I hereby apply for membership in the Club. Name Theatre Address City State Position Wm. A. Johnston C E. Lewis Honorary Chairman Chairman JOIN NOW!! Here's the Blank AND STILL MORE JOIN! A. J. VINEYARD, manages the Columbia Theatre in Dallas, Texas. "A. J." says a little later he will send us a write up on how he puts over his shows "down ;n the best State in' the Union." Well brother, that sounds pretty pood, but you have to show us, so you'd better get on the thinking cap, and send along some of your best stunts to substantiate your statement. Wear Your Club Pin ! I JACK R. HAYES, General manager of the Universal Pictures Corp., of Java, D. E. I., sends in his application for membership, and from what we hear of this aggressive showman, we can look forward to reading a whole lot on these pages about his activities. How about your photograph, Hayes? Send it along with a detailed account of what you are doing out there. Wear Your Club Pin ! I JOHN VALLIN manages the Pike Theatre, in Long Beach, Cal., and chalks still another wide-awake showman from the West Coast to join the CLUB. We don't know an awful lot about Johnny, but we would certainly like to hear from him as to what he has been doing up to the present time to advance himself to his present position. How about it, Vallin, can we expect some word from you by return mail? Thanks any way in advance. Wear Your Club Pin! I ! J. W. REYNOLDS, JR., assistant manager of the New Heilig Theatre out in Eugene. Oregon says he finds the ROUND TABLE CLUB an interesting addition to the News. That being the case, "J. W." suppose you make it a little more interesting by telling us what you are doing to help put the New Heilig on the map theatrically. Wear Your Club Pin ! ! JACK MOORE MURPHY, manager of the Palais Royal Theatre, Victoria, Australia joins the CLUB and says that it was through our pages that he learned where an old friend of his was. Qur membership in that far-off country is sure swelling to great proportions. We are going to look forward to receiving many interesting suggestions from this livewire showman, so start your active membership ball arollin' Murphy, and a photo of yourself would be acceptable. -Wear Your Club Pin I t HAROLD C. SCHULTIS is assistant manager to J. B. Hardy at Loew's Mall Theatre, Cleveland, Ohio, and under the guidance of such a man as "J. B." we expect great things from this new member. Don't forget your promise to send us a photo, will you, Harold? FRED A. WALTER manages the Jackson Theatre, in Philadelphia, Pa., and was proposed by Charlie Dutkin. of the same outfit. Here's hoping that we hear from Fred as frequently as we have from Dutkin, and that he becomes an active reader of our pages. Wear Your Club Pin! I ! J. L. FITZPATRICK was until recently connected with the Capitol Theatre, in Hazleton, Pa., a 2,400-seat vaudeville and sound picture theatre. Now he is branching out into other fields in the show business, and it will be our pleasure to relate his showmanship activities in the future on these pages. Lots of luck to you, "J. L." Wear Your Club Pin! ! ! NAT L. SCHWARTZ manages the Fenkel Theatre, in Detroit, Mich., and with all of the theatrical activity going on in that wide awake city there is no reason why his membership in the CLUB should not mean corking good stories of how he is selling the attraction and the theatre to his patrons. How about your own photo, Nat, so that we can get you the proper introduction to the rest of the gang? Thanks anyway in advance for it. Wear Your Club Pin! ! ! W. P. NEEL, JR., is the assistant manager and publicity director of the Princess Theatre down in Columbus, Miss, and boy, we just eat up the stuff publicity directors send us. Come on, Neel, you talk about cutouts, tying up local windows and the like, why not a letter setting forth in detail your recent activities at the Princess? I'm sure it would make interesting reading, and include your photo with the stuff. NEW^MEMBERS !^ Please be patient if your application was sent in and your name has not been published as a new member; The increase in membership during the past few months has been so great that we are behind in the announcing of these new members. More names will be published hereafter in an attempt to catch up with the newcomers. Thank you. M. R. T. C.