The Moving picture world (November 1926-December 1926)

Xovember 27, 1926 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 223 Live News from Coast to Coast NOTES ABOUT WIDE-AWAKE EXHIBITORS AND EXCHANGE MEN FROM ALL POINTS New York Moving Picture World Bureau, Albany, N. Y., Nov. 18. ALBANY'S film exchanges are giving complete co-operation to the Hays organization in the present campaign against fire. At every exchange last week, large posters were displayed outlining the rules and regulations governing fire prevention in film exchanges. A framed poster has also been placed on the wall of the Albany Film Board of Trade. Exhibitors in northern New York will be interested in a change made this week, by which Simon Feld, who has been long associated with First National as a salesman, goes with the Pro-Dis-Co exchange. Boris Sampson has also resigned as a salesman for Metro-Goldwyn. There were plenty of visitors, and likewise plenty of out-of-town salesmen who made Albany their mecca last week. Harry Dixon, Buffalo manager for F. B. O., was here for a conference with Harry "Weinberg: Charles Henschel, assistant eastern district sales manager for Pathe, was up from NeAv York; Tom Windbiel, who runs a theatre in Amsterdam, was on a buying expedition; C. A. Sawin, of Boston, district representative for Pro-Dis-Co, was here in connection with the drive, which also brought Cha.rles Johnston, of Buffalo; Earl Wright, of Boston, and George Rosenbaum, of New Haven ; A. W. Smith was up from New York with First National, while Louis Schine and Pete Dana, of Gloversville, stopped over on their w.^y back from New York. The Pathe exchange in Albany has divided the territory served into two blocks instead of three, and has placed Amos Leonard in charge of all northern and central territory. Beacon Barney and Murray Ginsberg have taken over the theatre in Beacon, formerly operated by Irving Lesser. Tom Thornton, owner of the Orpheum in Saugerties, is negotiating for the sale of his house. Schenectady Managers of the Farash Theatres in Schenectady have had a hard time of it during the past week. For instance, Frank Breymaier, after suffering with a toothache for three or four days, had three teeth yanked out one afternoon, and took the evening off. James Roach, general manager of the circuit, fell and fractured his ankle, but found some satisfaction in that he cancelled a dental engagement on the following day. Schenectady news notes include the fart that Vincent Genre has beeh made manager of the Broadway, and W. Rudolph Wiley, of Wilmington, has been secured as organi;,t at the Strand. Chatham Two new theatres are scheduled to open in this section on December 15. Lew Fischer's house in Chatham has now reached the stage so that Mr. Fischer is arranging matters to open on that date. Over in Schenectady, Morris Silverman's house, which is a neighborhood one, will throw open its doors on the same day. Port Leyden The Liberty Theatre in Port Leyden has just been sold by John A. Castle to Arthur Joslln, of Boonville. "Patheing" Madeline Hurlock Washington M. P« T. O. Holds Fourth Annual Convention THE fourth annual convention of the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of Washington was scheduled for November .9-10. However, the delegates decided it would be possible by close application to business to transact all business in one day, leaving the out-of-town exhibitors the second day to transact personal business on Film Ro'v Three trustees were elected for a threeyear term, suceeding the retiring one-year trustees. The newly elected trustees were: Walter McNeish, Tacoma; Ray Brombacher, Spokane; Simon Danz, Seattle. Applications for membership were read and accepted. They were: A. B. Miller, Seattle; A. M. Porman, Maiden; Helen I. Ramsden, Friday Harbor; A. Clendenning, Tacoma; Mr. Brennan, Lake Burien ; Earl C. See. Hoquiam; and John T. Spickett, of Juneau, Alaska, Twelve members were elected to serve in details of three for each quarter of the forthcoming year, on the Arbitration Board. Bight alternates were chosen to relieve them in case of their inability to attend. The arbitrators are: Will Starkey, .Spokane; George Herpick. Seattle; E. W. Groesbeck, Enumclaw and Buckley; Robert McKinnell, Tacoma; H. T. Moore, Tacoma; Douglas Kimberly, Tacoma; Joseph Bradt, Seattle; Simon Danz, Seattle; E. C. Weskill, Colfax; LeRoy Johnson, Seattle; A. Pratsch, Tacoma; William Hartford, Seattle. The alternates: Frank Edwards, Seattle; Jack AUender, Spokane; William Code, Seattle; Mr. Berg, Tacoma; C. E. Sw'anson, Everett; W. P. Armour, Montesano; Ray Grombacher, Spokane;-Fred Walton, Belllngham. Kanas City, Mo. Moving Picture World Bureau, Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 18. A FOOTBALL game between exhibitors and exchange representatives is the latest proposal about which Kansas City's movie row is gossiping. Several prospective contestants have secretly asserted that there are several things other than football supremacy they would like to settle on a gridiron, providing, of course, they were permitted to play opposite the right man. C. B. "Doc" Cook, former business manager of the M. P. T. O. Kansas-Missouri, has accepted a position with the Pathe branch in Kansas City. "Doc's" new duties have not yet been definitely outlined, but he probably has a wider acquaintance among exhibitors of Kansas and Missouri than any man in the territory. The management of the Isis and Madrid Theatres, suburban houses of Kansas City controlled by Capitol Enterprises, under the supervision of Universal, has been changed, A. S. Rittenberg, former manager of the Liberty Theatre, first run Universal-leased house of Kansas City, having been appointed manager of the theatres, succeeding Jack Roth, former manager of the Isis. The Gayety Theatre, Kansas City, which for years has been a Columbia burlesque house, will show pictures this winter, changing programs daily. The theatre will remain under Columbia control, the pictures being booked through the Independent Film Corporation. Among the out-of-town exhibitors in the Kansas City market this week were Ens\7 Lander's Orpheum, Springfield, w '',''°'*' •^^'^'''•^O" Theatre, Springfield Mo ; Walter Wallace, Orpheum, Leavenworth, Kas.; C. M. Pattee, Pattee Theatre, »,"mo. """"^ Hippodrome. H. K Cass, First National salesman of the rhl^w J'^ branch, was being congratulated Is o^e n/Tr ^^^^ "'^^ ^-^^ "=i'"ed K O AL ^ 'T^"*^ candidates for the Fir,t M,. ' honorary organization of First National representatives who have made good sales records. Tom Bverle al s.stant First National branch manage, left for Lexington, Mo., on a business tHp Sa urday, while Harry Taylor, Universal branch gatreri"; '''^ territory to ^chrhiii, ^ri o-^"h''-Sg;^i/'^ H. A. Simmons, Paramount representa and H C r^', k .nanager. ana H. C. Cole, branch manager, of Para agf wfs''a"'kr'"'"'^';^'°^' "'^nGeorWe E K.n^ ^ ^'«''°'-' as was "Phert°a^'j^^-,r---" wTnt'o-tir-or^h^; territory" this week" '^'""""^ ^"'"^ '^e -ed .or^rtt^-V-th^rrxranl-eT: b^^