Motion Picture News (Oct-Dec 1930)

52 Motion Picture News December 13, 19 3 0 MANAGE!?!' HOUND TABLE CLUB PERSONALITIES -♦ SHOWMEN NEWSETTES FROM EVERYWHERE -♦ HARRY BARRISTER is now managing the reopened Granada Theatre in Morgan Hill, Cal. * * * CARL WALKER has been appointed manager of the new Warner Brothers' Theatre in Huntington Park, Cal. * * * P. SIMOS is managing the reopened Virginia Theatre in Bakersfield, Cal. * * * BART DATTOLA, owner of the Alhambra Theatre, New Kensington, Pa., has purchased the old State Theatre, will remodel it throughout and reopen it under the name of "Paramount." * * * G. W. ALBRIGHT of Richmond. Ind., and his son-in-law, Joseph Neiser of London, Ohio, former owners and operators of the two picture houses in London, have purchased the Oxford Theatre, Oxford, Ohio. * * * BEN LEVIN, manager of the Strand Theatre, Gilroy, Cal., has just completed supervision of new improvements in the house. * * * MICHAEL BACILE, manager of the American Theatre in Lodi, N. J., plans a renovation of the house. * * * ALFRED "JEFF" CREAGER has succeeded Ben Hook as manager of the Murphy Theatre in Wilmington, Ohio, Hook going to Springfield. * * * H. WILKINS AND CHARLES WATT have taken over management of the Atascadero Playhouse. Atascadero, Cal., from Homer C. McDonald. * * * OTTO J. MOTRY, pioneer Tiffin, Ohio, movie man and operator of the local Lyric for the past fifteen years, has been engaged by Ritzier and Kirwin to manage the Grand. The firm recently leased the Lyric. * * * JAMES P. MARTIN, formerly manager of the Fox Wesco house at Murphysboro, 111., is now acting in the same capacity at the Fox Theatres in Cape Girardeau. Mo., succeeding Reynolds Maxwell. * * * G. L. WOOD will manage the new Lamar Theatre in Paris, Texas. * * * WALLACE J. STUART, former house manager at the Allen Theatre in Hartford, Conn., has been appointed house manager of the Paramount Theatre, New Haven. Conn. * * * JOHN D. GEORGE, former editor of the Homer ( it\ Journal, newspaper of Homer City, Pa., has resigned from the newspaper game and will manage the New Grand Theatre. Latrobe, Pa * * * JOSEPH RASCHKA is managing the reopened Ritz Theatre in Spokane, Washington, * * * HAL PUGH has been made director of the Avalon Theatre, Spokane, Wash. HAL HORNE has been appointed manager of the Medbury Theatre, Los Angeles, Cal. * * * C. H. BRITTON has purchased the Empress Theatre, St. James, Minn., from C. R. Crosbv. * * * ALBERT PALDA is managing the Moreland Theatre, Cleveland, Ohio. House has recently reopened with sound. * * * W. L. UGLOW has leased the Strand Theatre in Waterford, Wis. Theatre will be remodeled and sound equipment installed. * * * C. T. KRAGEL has taken over the Metropolitan Theatre, Prairie du Chien, Wis., from G. A. Panka. * * * JOHN DE MARCE will manage the new Viking Theatre, Benson, Minn. * * * L. L. TRIPP has signed over the Majestic Theatre, Elroy, Wis., to O. D. Whitehill. * * * KATHERINE BRUCE has taken over the Opera House, Montello, Wis., from Mrs. Frank Dodge. * * * GEORGE SAMPSON is now managing the Harmony Theatre in Detroit, Mich. Sampson was formerly local sales manager for Pathe. * * * BILL CAMERON, former owner of the Summit, has taken over the Radio, a suburban house in St. Paul, Minn. * * * WALTER SCHLANGER has taken over the Vogue Theatre, Kenosha, Wis., from Jocius and Slater. * * * JOHN ELY, former manager of the Gaiety Theatre, Dickson, Tenn., is now on the managerial staff of the Lillian Theatre in Clarksville. * * * HARRY H. WEISS has succeeded Al F. Weiss, Jr., as manager of the Florida Theatre, Jacksonville, Fla. * * * RICHARD L. MOSS is now managing the Pasadena Theatre. Pasadena. Cal. Moss formerly managed the Raymond and the Florence. * * * R. D. HINCHMAN has been appointed manager of Smalley's Theatre, Norwich, N. Y. 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. BILL POLSON has sold his theatre at the Ferry in Braneau, Ida., to the Dickinson, veteran picture people and former operators of the house at Mackev. * * * PETE HIGGINS has been appointed manager of the new Gateway Theatre in Kirkland, Wash. * * * G. C. BROWN, formerly manager of the Paramount Theatre, Wheaton, 111., has t'aken over the management of the Majestic Theatre in Kankakee, replacing George Mahoney, Jr., who will return to his former position with the Publix houses at Joliet. * * * WILBUR WERTHNER, former manager of the Crown Theatre, Toronto, Ont., Canada, is now managing the York. * * * WILLIAM C. PIERCE has been installed as manager of the Harris Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pa. * * * V. E. BEST has leased the Best Theatre in Albion, Pa. to A. W. Gibbs. * * * HAROLD W. PETTINGILL, former assistant manager of the Paramount Theatre, Haverhill, Mass., has been appointed manager of the Palace Theatre, Lawrence, Mass. Francis McAvoy succeeds him in Haverhill * * * CHARLES EASTNER is now holding the managerial assignment at the Cason Theatre, Blairsburg, la. * * * FRED SAUNDERS, former assistant manager of the Liberty Theatre, Portland, Washington, has been appointed manager of the Grenada Theatre, Spokane. * * * ANDREW HERVEY, former West Coast publicity chief for Warner Bros., has been appointed -publicity director of Chailes R. Rogers' productions. * * * VIC GAUNTLET is the new advertising and publicity manager of the Fox West Coast houses in Seattle. Johnny Northern, formerly of Arkayo steps into Gauntlet's former assignment. * * * H. D. FINKELSTEIN has purchased the lease on the Grand, Solon, and Fraser Theatres in Spencer, la. * * * GEORGE HENGER, former publicity director of the Ambassador and Missouri Theatres, St. Louis, Mo., has been transferred to Oklahoma City, Okla., where he will act as publicity director of the local Warner house. Todd Ferguson will assist. * * * LEWIS C. HULBERT of Lynn, Mass., has taken over the Empire Theatre in Whitman. * * * JAMES G. BALMER, former manager of the Harris South Hills, Pittsburgh, Pa., has hem appointed district manager of the Warner Theatres on the West Virginia territory. * * * JOE H. DEKKER, formerly connc'tod with the Orpheum Theatre, Denver, Colo., lias purchased the Granada Theatre.