Motion Picture News (Oct-Dec 1930)

32 Cincy Completes Protection Fian 42 Days Is Top Cincinnati — Maximum protection of 42 days, during which time the picture must play the downtown second runs, is the schedule agreed upon in the new zoning schedules, which have been sent to New York for approval. The second runs are given seven days' clearance over five groups of nearby suburbans, making the protection of 35 days over the last group. Pictures are available to 15-cent houses 100 days from the closing date of the first run. Fourteen days' protection is given •over all houses within a 25-mile radius. Text of the new zoning plan covering Cincinnati and territory served by exchanges here follows : FIRST RUN IN CINCINNATI— 42 DAYS PROTECTION ZONE I Ordinarily the following theatres are now sold as ■first run: Albee, Palace. Capitol, Lyric. Keith's, Family. Strand, Shuberts, Grand. Cincinnati first-run has 14 •days' protection over Hamilton. Middletown, Aurora. Lawrenceburg and Lebanon. ZONE II Downtown Second Run Ordinarily the following theatres are sold as downtown second run: Strand and Family theatres. Must be played in the 42 days. Key Zones The theatres listed in Key Zones A-B-C have first suburban run following first run and downtown second run. The theatres listed in these key zones have 7 days to set from the date of availability and -maximum of 7 days' protection from the end of run. Zone A L. B. Wilson, Covington, Ky. Liberty, Covington, Ky. Zone B Temple, Newport. Ky. Hippodrome, Newport, Ky. Strand. Newport, Ky. Zone C Orpheum. Cincinnati. Numerical (Neighborhood) Zones No theatre is to be given any protection over any -theatre outside the numerical zone, except that the theatres listed in zones one (1) to eleven (11) inclusive, have seven days to set and play, prior to availability of any picture to the theatres listed in the following classification embracing twelve (12) to ■twenty -three (23) inclusive; and the theatres listed In zones twelve (12) to twentythree (23) have one -week to set and play prior to availability of any picture to the zones listed in the following classification, etc. Zones 1 to 11 inclusive— 7 days to set and play: Zone 1 — Idle Hour, Carthage. Zone 2 — Woodlawn, Cheviot; Che v wood, Cheviot. Zone 3— Forest, Cincinnati. Zone A — Nordland, Cincinnati; Clifton, Cincinnati. Zone 5 — Glenway, Cincinnati; Western Plaza, Cincinnati. Zone 6 — Plaza, Norwood: Norwood, Norwood. Zone 7 — Monte Vista. Cincinnati. Zone 8 — Lincoln, Cincinnati ; Roosevelt, Cincinnati : Pekin, Cincinnati. Zone 9— Eagles. St. Bernard: St. Bernard, St. Ber-nard. Zone 10 — Emory, Reading. Zone 11— Jackson. Cincinnati. Zones 12 to 24 inclusive — 7 days to set and play, with no protection over zones listed below beyond the -end of the seventh dav: Zone 12— Park. Hyde Park. Zone 13— Park Hall, Oakley. Zone 14 — Uptown (Variety). Cincinnati. Zone 15— Freeman. Cincinnati. Zone 16 — National. Cincinnati. Zone 17 — Hollywood. Cincinnati. Zone 18— Park, North side: Americus. Northside. Zone 19— Casino, Cincinnati; Metropolitan, Cincinnati. Zone 20 — Empire, Cincinnati. Zone 21 — Marvel, Cincinnati. Zone 22 — Fairview, Cincinnati. Zone 23— Imperial. Cincinnati. Zone 24— Madison. Madisonville. Zones 25 to 35 inclusive— 7 days to set and Dlay with no protection over zones listed below beyond the end of the seventh day : Zone 25— Hdand. Ft. Thomas. Ky. Zone 2ft — Hippodrome, Covington. Ky. Zone 27 — Beecher, Cincinnati. Zone 28 — Evanston, Cincinnati. Zone 29— Df-rby, Latonia. Kv.; Grand, Latonia. Ky. Zone 30— Liberty, Dayton. Ky Zone 31— Sylvia. Bellevue. Kv. Zone 32 — Overlook. Cincinnati. Zone 33 — Fairmont, Cincinnati; Valley, Cincinnati. Motion Picture News To Address Academy Will H. Hays, who will be the principal speaker at the annual meeting of the Academy of M. P. Arts and Sciences in Hollywood, at which nine honor awards will be made. Zone 34 — Family, Mifiord, Ohio. Zone 35— Avenue, LockTand, Ohio. Zones 36 to 45 inclusive— 7 days to set and play with no protection over zones listed below beyond the end of the seventh day: Zone 36 — Broadway, Cincinnati. Zone 37 — New Liberty, Cincinnati; Victor. Cincinnati. Zone 38— Queen Ann, Cincinnati; Washington. Cincinnati. Zone 39— Arcade. Elm wood; Valley. Elmwood. Zone 40— Shirley. Covington, Ky. Zone 41— Family, Covington, Ky. Zone 42 — Riveria, Sedamsville. Zone 43 — Elm. Ludlow, Ky. Zone 44— Rialto, Cincinnati. Zone 45— Garden, Swiss Gardens. Zones 46 to 57 inclusive— 7 days to set and play: Zone 46— Sharonville, Sharon. Zone 47— Avalon. Cleves. Zone 48— Main, Mt. Healthy. Zone 49 — Opera House, Loveland. Zone 50 — Opera House, New Richmond. Zone 51— Pastime, Addyston. Zone 52— Parkland, Sayler Park. Zone 53 — Opera House. Williamsburg. Zone 54 -Mystic, Harrison. Zone 55 — Dream, Mason. Zone 56 — Amelia, Amelia. Zone 57 — Capitol. Batavia. SILENT HOUSES Zone 58 — Center, Cincinnati. Zone 59 — Woodward, Cincinnati. Zone 60— Main, Cincinnati. Zone 61 — Ideal, Cincinnati. Zone 62 — Lubin, Cincinnati. Zone 63 — Royal, Cincinnati. Zone 64 — Lyric. Reading. Zone 65 — Pendrola. Lockland. Zone 66" — Crescent — Winton Place. Zone 67 — Music Hall, Newport, Ky. Zone 68 — Strand, Covington, Ky. Zone 69 — DeMilo, Covington, Ky. Zone 70—100 days after end of first run— 7 days to set and 7 days' protection from end of run: Star. Cincinnati; Bijou. Cincinnati; Gifts, Cincinnati. Zones 71 to 72, inclusive — 7 days to set and play : Zone 71— Colonial. Cincinnati; Avenue, Cincinnati. Zone 72 — Rex, Cincinnati; Dixie, Cincinnati : Gem, Cincinnati. November 1 , 19 3 0 Academy Awards Honors; Hays as Chief Speaker Cole Steps Out; Horwitz Named Dallas — Will Horwitz. Houston showman, who has been fighting the distributor-exhibitor circuits on the protection issue, is new president of the Allied Theatre Owners of Texas. He succeeds Col. H. A. Cole, veteran leader, who stepped aside for the new head of the organization. The convention here unanimously endorsed the Tiffany franchise as a "lifesaver" for the "little fellow," and called upon all members to support it. Several leaders of Allied States Association attended the two-day gathering. Will H. Hays is going to Hollywood to be principal speaker next Wednesday at the annual dinner of the Academy of M. P. Arts and Sciences. Merit awards of the Academy are to be presented at the dinner, the third annual event of its kind. An address by Thomas A. Edison via a talker short, also will be a feature. This year a new award, for sound recording, has been added to the list, making nine awards in all, as follows : 1. Actor — best performance or performances ; 2. Actress — best performance or performances ; 3. Director — best achievement or achievements; 4. Art director — best achievement ; 5. Cinematography — best achievement ; 6. Sound recording — best achievement; 7. Scientific or technical — best achievement ; 8. Writing — best achievement ; 9. Production — outstanding picture of the year from all aspects. The committee of arrangements consists of Harry Rapf, chairman ; William C. de Mille, Sam Hardy, Arthur Edeson, Al Cohn, Reginald Barker, Lawrence Grant, Frank Woods and Clinton Wunder. Early Trial Seen for W. E. Pacent Patent Suit Early trial of Western Electric against Pacent for alleged patent infringement is being anticipated following a decision of the United States Supreme Court reversing a lower court decision and holding the company with Electrical Research Products and American Telephone & Telegraph Co. may properly join as plaintiffs in the suit. Clara Bow Returns to L. A. Clara Bow has gone to Hollywood, having completed New York sequences for her next Paramount picture, "No Limit." With her went Norman Foster, her leading man ; Stuart Erwin, featured comedian, and Dixie Lee. Mary Brian also has left New York for the Coast. "Man I Killed" Next Ernst Lubitsch's next and his first to be made in the East for Paramount will probably be "The Man I Killed," Maurice Rostand's war play. Strike Postponed Newark — Sympathy strike of operators in the theatre-musician jam here has been postponed indefinitely while an agreement is being sought. Warner Club to Meet First general meeting of the Warner Club, composed of New York employes of Warners and subsidiaries, will be held Nov. 6 at the Hotel New Yorker. Finished with Warners Marian Nixon has completed her contract with Warners and from now on expects to free-lance.