Motion Picture News (Oct-Dec 1930)

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N o v c m b e r 22, 19 3 0 M o I i o n P i c tare AT e w s 71 MANAGE RJ' KCLND TABLE CLUB PERSONALITIES -♦ SHOWMEN NEWSETTES FROM EVERYWHERE -^ JEREMIAH A. PARKER, former Assistant Manager of the Warner Theatre in Lynn. Mass., has been promoted to the managership of the Commodore Hull Theatre in Derby, Conn. * * * E. J. SPERRY is again managing the Mavwood Egyptian Theatre in Huntington Park, Calif. * * * MELVIN BOURASSA has been appointed manager of the Valley Theatre in La Salle, 111., succeeding William Caldwell who is booked for a new assignment. * * * JACK RETLAW former district manager for Fox West Coast Theatre is now installed as snecial field representative of the circuit's houses in Southern California and Arizona. * * * H. G. STEIN, manager of the Princess Theatre in Luling, Texas, is director of the Tenth District of the Allied Theatre Owners Association of Texas. * * * M. A. SHEA, lessee of the Park Theatre in Westfield, Mass., has assigned his control and management to Publix. * * * NAT TURBERG is managing the Palace Theatre, recently acquired Publix' house in Hamilton, Ohio. * * * CHARLES LOEWENBERG, formerly publicist for Universal Pictures, has been appointed manager of the Strand Theatre in Madison, Wis., succeeding R. R. Miller, who was transferred to the Parkway. * * * H. ENGBRETSON has been named manager of the Grand Theatre in Decorah, la., succeeding T. J. Salmon. * * * ARTHUR SOPER has re-opened his theatre in Millers Falls, Mass. * * * MRS. A. A. NAESSER has leased the Beaver Theatre in Beaver, Pa. * * * JOSEPH M. HARGEDON has purchased the Colonial Theatre in Haverhill, Mass. House is under lease to Publix. * * * SAMMY STEINBERG has hooked up with the Warner Exchange in Pittsburgh, Pa. * * * JAMES J. RABINOWITZ is managing the re-opened Strand Theatre in Willimantic, Conn. * * * JAMES F. BOYLAN has leased the Grand Theatre in Whittenton, Mass., to William H. Donovan. * * * JAMES A. SAYER has taken over the lease on the Colonial Theatre in Lawrence. Mass.. from the Sweeney estate. * * * P. G. CAMERON will shortly start construction of an 1100 seat house in Dallas, Texas. * * * JACK LeVOIS has re-opened the Embassy Theatre in Neenah, Wis. House was dark all summer. FRANK S. LIVERMORE has sold the Lyric Theatre in Garner, la. * * * O. C. BURROWS has been appointed manager of the new King Theatre in Belle Plains, la. * * * SAM GOLDMAN has sold the Park Theatre in St. Louis, Mo., to H. G. Cohen. * * * J. D. SPOON is the manager of the reopened Crescent Theatre in Audubon, la. House is now named the Audubon. * * * GEORGE COSTA has leased the Central Theatre in Kansas City. He will manage the house after its remodeling. * * * FRED SCHRAM has taken over the Bijou Theatre in New Philadelphia, Ohio. * * * W. V. CARLSON has assumed the management of the Our Theatre in Sparta, Mich. * * * A. R. KRUEGER of Deer Park, Wis., has purchased the Opera House in Glenwood City. * * * HENRY FULKERSON has taken over the ownership and management of the Lyric Theatre in Powell, Wyo. * * * J. H. BELL has sold the Bell Theatre in Springfield, Oregon, to McPherson, Cole, and Benjamin. * * * JOHN PHILLIPS is the new owner of the Grand Theatre in Erie, Pa. * * * TERRY McDANIEL, former manager for Publix-Saenger, is now on the West Coast working for Fox. * * * J. B. BANKS has been appointed manager of the State Theatre in Winston-Salem, N. C, succeeding Frank Burns who goes to Salisbury to handle the Capitol Theatre. * * * ANDREW SHARICK has been appointed exploitation manager of the Cleveland territory for Universal Pictures. * * * S. GREGORY has acquired the Liberty and Wallace Theatres in Peru, Illinois. * * * E. H. DICKINSON has taken over the management of the local theatre in Glenns Ferry, Ida. Items for publication on this page should be addressed to "Chick" Lewis and will be published the week following receipt. Notices of promotions, transfers, change of addresses, and other material of this nature is what we want for our "Personalities" page. The more you send the more interesting will be the page each week. J. SIDNEY McREYNOLDS is the new manager of the Liberty Theatre in Malvern, Arkansas, succeeding his brother, W. Bruce McReynolds. * * * P. J. LEVERESQUE, manager of the Arcadia Theatre in Lewiston, Maine, has resigned the post to accept a position in Massachusetts. * * * ARCHIE FINEMAN has reopened the McKee Theatre in Pittsburgh, Pa. * * * S. E. COFFIN has been made manager of the Rialto Theatre in Camden, Ark., succeeding M. S. McCord, circuit secretary and treasurer, who will devote his entire time to his regular duties. Jessie Rinehart, Assistant Manager of the Rialto has been transferred to Smackover, Ark. * * * FRED BRYAN has reopened the Alladin Theatre in Cocoa, Fla. House is redecorated and new sound equipment installed. * * * JOHN BERNARDI is now managing the Grand Theatre in Williamsport, Pa. * * * S. A. PETERS has leased the Virginia Theatre in Paden City, West Va., to W. D. Hadger. * * * JOHN FLADGER has been appointed manager of the Gem Theatre in Greencastle, Pa. * * * HARRY WORACK has taken over the Princess Theatre in St. Louis, Mo., from C. J. Vollmer. * * * E. GREGORY is now operating the Italian Theatre in Philadelphia, Pa. * * * VIRGIL GOERTZ, exhibitor of Moclips, Washington, announces that he will not rebuild the Moclips, recently razed by flames, but will open his other theatre in Aloha. * * * C. J. DELONE is now handling the Opera House in Hanover, Pa. * * * J. A. SNYDER is the new manager of the reopened Capitol Theatre in Harrisburg, Pa. HERMAN KAHN is now managing the Park Theatre in Highland Park, New Jersey. * * * DENGLER AND PETERS have acquired the Lyric Theatre in Summit Hill, Pa. * t * C. C. SPINK lias been appointed manager of the Grand and Jackson Theatres in Philadelphia, Pa. * * * RAY M. BUTTERFIELD, former manager of the Metropolitan Theatre in Leominster, Mass., has been transferred to the Union Theatre in Attleboro. MORRIS ROSENTHAL, former manager of the Lyceum and Garrick Theatres in Duluth. Minn., has been transferred to the Capitol Theatre, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.