Movie Age (1927)

PAGE 12 MOVIE AGE Frank Merz of the Cowgon and Jesup Theatres is in the hospital at Waterloo, la. :{« 5}« Sherman Fitch, manager of F B 0, on a recent trip with his highpowered Rio throughout Nebraska, discovered a new road. We wonder if Rand McNally Map Co. knows that they have a scout out in this territory. % :}< sjc R. McCrerry of Wahoo, Nebraska, was in Omaha last Monday. * * John Liken and his father from the Swan Theatre at Valisca, Iowa, visited Omaha Thursday. C. E. Ezell, central salesman for Warner Bros, was in Omaha for three days. * * * Sam Morris, general sales manager for Warner Bros, was in Omaha last week. * * * N. A. Jorgingson of the Glud The¬ atre at Vibord, South Dakota was in Omaha recently attending the Danish Brotherhood convention. * * Morris Smith of the Hippidrome The¬ atre at Sioux City was in Omaha with his daughter Thursday, September 22. * * * The following theatres have been re¬ opened: Reams at Naponee, Nebraska; Opera House at Modale, Iowa; Rohlff at Omaha, Nebraska. * * * The Opera House at Mt. Auburn, Iowa and the Millor Hall at Hudson, South Dakota, have been closed. 5*< * * Don Rullifson, branch manager of Pathe at Sioux Falls, and Tom Rucker, cashier and chief accountant, visited Omaha over the week end. “Miss America” Publix Show Completing Tour Alice Finn, “Miss Des Moines” in the Publix Stage Show, “Miss America” which is playing at the Capitol Theatre in Des Moines this week, is familiarly known as “Little Red Top” to the girls ^ ^ ^ Blane Cook expects to take over the Royal Theatre at O’Neill, Nebraska, within the next month. * * * Carl Krumeri spent the week end in Chicago. S|S 5*< P. D. Griffith of the Passtime The¬ atre at Masena, Iowa, was in Omaha last week. * ❖ * Max Roth, home office representa¬ tive of Fox, visited Omaha Sunday and Monday. * * * The Lightning coin changer and the Newmanco ticket chopper are two of National Theatre Supply’s recent prod¬ ucts. * * * George Adams of the Organ and Reproduco Co. at Tabor, Iowa, appeared along movie row last week. Claud Penrod, district manager of Fox was in Omaha last Sunday. * * * Louis Cohen is the new bookkeeper and cashier for Midwest. * * * R. E. Brown of the Lyric Theatre at Harlan, la., visited Omaha recently. * * * Earl E. May of Shennandoah, Iowa, is just completing a new 1,000-seat auditorium there which will be used for radio concerts and possibly movies. % % Movie Age extends congratulations to Miss Gertrude Horwich, steno at Lib¬ erty Films, and Fred Kurtzman, who have recently become engaged. Mi. Mendenhall letuined Fiiday, Sep of the company who represent the lead tember 23 from Des Moines, where he , • ... ~ . , , t"> i i * rm_ . mg cities of the union m this pageant attended a Publix Theatre convention. . | of pep, beauty and talent. Miss Finn does a dance in the act which is the cutest thing ever and she has been given Miss Molseed of Universal, in pulling some heavy books from the safe dropped them on her ankle. She suffered some bad bruises but luckily not a sprain. * * * Mr. Danke, feature manager of] Pathe, went down to work early the] morning after the big fight to collect! the $215 that he won on Tunney. By] noon Mr. Danke had collected over $40 of the $215, all of which lay in Movie] Row. * * * Jack Rousek of the Dome Theatre] at Schuyler, Nebraska, was in Omaha] the week before last. H< * * Mr. Nedley, booker for Universal,] was on the road last week calling on! some of his customers. * * * Mr. Williams, M. P. T. 0. A. secre tary, took sick at Grand Island last] week and returned home. 3f« Jje Several of the boys wlio have signed| up for the Bowling Tournament have been practicing up for the tournament^ which takes place Monday and Tuesday,! October 3 and 4, at the Elks Club alleys, p * * * j! Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Holdredge of the Empress and Zenith Theatres at Shenendoah, Iowa, drove to Omaha Friday, Sept. 23. * * * W. E. Dyer of the Sun Theatre at Gretna, Nebraska, visited Omaha last week. a big ovation at her opening shows here. “If half the people who have been so Tice to me remember their promises,” Isays Miss Finn “I shall have no trouble in getting into a show this fall. A ^prominent actress has promised me a part in her show and I have been lookjjing forward to that.” The girls have almost completed their ’tour and will visit Omaha, Kansas City [and Dallas before they disband. W. Briggs of thq Adair Theatre, Iowa i|has bought a rebuilt Simplex machine fwhich he is adding in the way of new ^equipment for the winter season. DAN DESDUNES ENTERTAINERS Will Draw the People and Please Them After They Come 2516 BURDETTE ST. OMAHA, NEBR. Read and Use The Clearing House