The New York State Exhibitor (1932)

THE NEW YORK STATE EXHIBITOR Janl0'32 / Albany Exhibitors Ask for Functioning Organization to Take Care of Problems No Publix Vaud e Publix theatres in the Hudson Val¬ ley, which made a try of vaudeville a year ago to meet competition from independents and dropped it last spring, have shown no disposition to take it on again. ■Watching' C ROSSTOWN A1 Selig Looks for House — Paramount Goes Two-a-Day MARTIN BECK is now handling the Palace, with Elmer Rogers still manager. . . . Death of Theodore C. Young, Para¬ mount real estate executive, was mourned by all. . . . Warners-First National held a dis¬ trict meeting in town this week. . . . Ed Fin¬ ney is back from Cuba. . . . And the AMPA group, now in Sardi’s, had Kenneth Collins up to give them a talk. . . . Harvey Day has a grandchild. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Leo Abrams, U exchange head, had a nice time on that honeymoon-Havana trip. . . . They returned this week. . . . This is Phil Myers and Columbia’s Laugh Month. . . . And Dave Levy and Jack Bowen’s playdate drive, end¬ ing March 26. . . . And Bob Wolff and RadioPathe’s clean-up drive period. THE PATRIOTIC INFLUENCE is again seen in the announcement that the Lindenhurst Theatre, Lindenhurst, L. I., is now the Lindy. . . . Louis De Somma is now operating the Brooklyn Alhambra. . . . While the Rex, Manhattan, is Warren-oper¬ ated. . . . Fred Unger has reopened the Fort Lee Theatre, Fort Lee, N. J., recently closed for a spell. . . . While Ida Rosener is han¬ dling the Cannon Movies. . . . Anthony De Lucca and partner are operating the Para¬ gon Theatre, Brooklyn. . . . Joseph Hochstein has taken the Strand, Bayonne, N. J. . . . Closed for a while, the Minerva Hall, Hampton, N. J., has reopened. . . . D. W. Griffing is the new lessee of the Lyceum Theatre, Red Hook, N. J. . . . Green and Stewart have taken unto themselves another house. . . . While the Bobby, Brooklyn, is now under a new corporation’s supervision. . . . Hansa is the new title of the old Van Bueren, which has gone foreign. RAMSEY THEATRE, Ramsey, N. J„ has reopened. ... So has the Strand, Hasbrouck Heights, N. J., closed for quite a spell. . . . C. Michenfelder is the new oper¬ ator of the Palace, Brooklyn. . . . That was also closed a while. . . . James Poro has taken the Assembly Hall, Smithtown, L. I., closed for many days. JOE RIVKIN is now handling publicity and advertising for the B. S. Moss Broad¬ way. . . . Charlie O’Reilly and the T. O. C. C. have been ever so busy now that the legis¬ lature has begun again. . . . A1 Sherman is preparing to take a trip in the spring. . . . Unofficial returns would seem to indicate that Henry Randel repeated in the Para¬ mount sales drive. . . . He won the last half last year. . . . And the first half this year. Abe Stone Declares Theatremen Want Some Body to Assist Them in Their Worries, But Local Enmities Prevent Co-operation Stirrings from exhibitors in the Albany district indicate a desire that the moribund exhibitors’ association get into action. Confirm Rumor of Second Spring Valley Movie House Jacob Sarafan, Retail Business Men’s Association, Spring Valley, Rockland County, confirms a report that a deal is on for the erection of a second thea¬ tre in the village. Estimates place cost at $100,000. New York interests, promoting the project, are understood to be seeking the endorsement of business men, claiming Spring Valley is so central that it can draw business from all parts of the county, at whose southern boundary is New Jersey. Property of Dr. A. N. Selman, of Main Street, is being considered for location. Present Valley theatre has been making money since its reopening last spring. Town has only 4,000 population. Montclair, Newark, Opens Montclair Theatre, Newark, which fea¬ tured a stock company presenting legitimate stage hits for some months, has been reclaimed by the Warner Brothers for pic¬ tures and vaudeville. Theatre reopened Christmas Day. Under the new policy, the house will be open the last half of each week. . . . The winner is being checked now. . . . That salesmen’s dance on New Year’s Eve was all it was anticipated to be. PARAMOUNT goes two-a-day again with “The Man I Killed.” . . . Greta Garbo gave the press a merry run around. . . . Martin Stern has resigned as editor of the Motion Picture Club bulletin. . . . M. Weshner is managing the U. S., Hoboken, N. J. . . . Arthur Sachson, head of Warners’ con¬ tract department, is a daddy. . . . Effective December 24. . . . They say A1 Selig wants to get back into the exhibition business in Jersey somewheres. . . . All Fox salesmen had two weeks vacation during the holidays. . . . Censor trouble held up “Cock of the Air” and “Forbidden” got the Rialto date instead. . . . “Dr. Jekyll” started off to record grosses. . . . Maybe the “Franken¬ stein” influence helped. . . . That “Frank¬ enstein” suit trouble with Mike Mindlin gave publicity to all sides concerned. . . . H. F. Janecky is the new manager of the Lynbrook, L. I., Skouras house. . . . George King is at the Rivoli, Hempstead, L. I., as assistant to M. McNaughton, manager. . . . Skouras Theatres is now to be found at 408 Paramount Building. . . . Ira Glucksman, of Publix, has taken unto himself a wife, Miss Edna May. “I have heard from several exhibitors in the district, asking why the association is doing nothing, as they feel that it could take care of many of their problems,” says Abe Stone, Albany exhibitor, who is secretary of the non-active association. “I assured these men of my desire to co-operate with them in getting the associa¬ tion going,” Stone said, "but do not feel that anything can be done with the present organization, as it has never functioned since it was elected. I would like to see some exhibitor who has not been in on the organization start something, for we surely need such an association.” Watching UPSON COUNTY Whyte Has Visitors While W. H. Meeker Returns _ W ith Ike _ DAVE WHYTE took Conrad Nagel and Joan Marsh to visit Governor-elect A. Harry Moore, of New Jersey, when the film play¬ ers were at Loew’s Jersey City. . . . W. H. Meeker, who managed Strand under Fox, returns as manager of Skouras Rialto, suc¬ ceeding George Elmore. . . . News note: The writer lost four pounds as a result of explor ing wild and wet recently. Hoboken one night SEVENTY-ONE THOUSAND paid admissions were rung up in the box offices of the three Journal Square de luxers Christ¬ mas Day and the ensuing Saturday and Sunday. ... A. Gumbrecht, manager of the Orient, Jersey City, for the past two years, has been transferred to the Plaza, Bayonne. . . . Gus Nestle succeeded Gumbrecht at the Orient. . . . State, Stanley and Loew’s held midnight shows New Year’s Eve. . . . Christ¬ mas Day for Burt Hoffman was just another work day. . . . Allan Glenn’s brother visited him for the Yule holidays. . . . Rivara Realty Co. has sold the Lyric, Hoboken, to Henry P. Soulier, of Rumson. . . . Sale price not disclosed. . . . Property appraised for taxa¬ tion at $142,000. Taft Opens Taft Theatre, formerly the Flushing, Flushing, has reopened. New operator is the Kesena Amusement Corporation. Talkies for Institutions Appropriations for the purchase of motion picture apparatus and equipment will be included in the budgets for penal institu¬ tions of the state this year, following a con¬ ference of wardens and superintendents with Dr. Walter N. Thayer, State Commissioner of Corrections.