The New York State Exhibitor (1933)

12 Jan25’33 THE NEW YORK STATE EXHIBITOR Heard In L B A N y McEvoy Visits and Pielow Travels By Bill EDDIE McEVOY, estern sales head, RKO, was a visitor along Film Row re¬ cently. . . . He was formerly special repre¬ sentative in Albany for FBO and also divi¬ sional manager for Pathe. . . . Ralph Pielow and Mrs. Pielow will take their annual vacation in February, making a trip to Miami and back in two weeks. . . . “Going to motor down?" Ralph was asked. . . . “Not on your life,” he replied. . . . “This is to be a vacation. ... I might, from force of habit, stop at all the movie houses and try to sell the exhibitors.” ALEX TAYLOR, Bolton Landing exhib¬ itor, has taken over the Happy Hour, North Creek. . . . D. G. Brackett, chairman of the Firemen’s Hall committee, Windon. has given up the management of Firemen’s Hall. . . . Maurice Sullivan, attorney of Windom, will succeed him. . . . Christopher H. Buckley, owner, Harmanus Bleecker Hall and the Leland theatres, Albany, has been confined to his home with grippe. . . . Harry Black is now doubling as manager and publicity man at RKO Palace Theatre, Albany, since A. S. Rittenberg, former publicity man, has been made manager of the RKO Proctor’s Troy Theatre. HARRIET FAHEY, cashier, First Di¬ vision, was driven by Mrs. Harry D. Black, wife, manager RKO Palace Theatre, for her vacation in New York. . . . Visitors at the Warner Albany exchange in January in¬ cluded Harry Rosenquest, assistant general Vitaphone sales manager, and Bill Clark, short subject buyer for Warners. . . Lou Lazar, divisional manager, and Wilbur Grant, booker for Warners, spent a week of January at the Buffalo exchange. . . . Wal¬ ter Suckno, who has managed the Arbor (neighborhood house) Albany for years, has sub-leased it to Sam Rosenblatt, Albany. . . . Both “Frisco' Jenny” and “The Kid from Spain” won a second week at the first-run Warner Ritz after a week at the Warner Strand, Albany. . . . Ray Smith, Warner ex¬ change manager, has been on the sick list. HARRY McNAMARA, Valatie Theatre, Valatie (he is also the postmaster until the Democrats get in power and appoint his successor), was one of a committee of Vala¬ tie business men who, when an industry was threatened with closing, went to New York to see the officials of the industry and ar¬ range terms on which it could continue to operate. . . . Despite adverse business con¬ ditions in Port Henry, Derry Theatre, Frieder and Grossman chain, Charles Derry, and Empire, Allen Sarrin, are doing busi¬ ness. . . . Park, Glens Falls neighborhood house, that has been open and closed for the last five years, is open again, with a Mr. Allen from Utica as exhibitor. . . . There are five theatres in Glens Falls, with two playing both films and vaudeville, and the town has only 15,000 people, Utica Cuts Olympic, Utica, has a new schedule of prices. Playing three acts of vaudeville and pictures, the list is: Matinee, balcony, 15 cents; orchestra, 20; nights, balcony, 20; or¬ chestra, 25. Evening prices prevail Saturday, Sunday and holidays. ‘"Strange People ” Looms On the Horizon And Hale Hamilton, Gloria Shea and John Darrow head the cast of this Chester¬ field mystery thriller, distributed by First Division. Heard In Heard In JAMESTOWN r y r ac u s e M Kidding Roberts and Some Flesh Out As Job In “Frisco” surance In B\ Bedell By 1. S. WHEN “FRISCO JENNY” was shown at Warner Brothers Winter Garden, James¬ town, an effective tie-up was made with “The Jamestown Post,” a local young lady was dressed and made up to resemble the main character of the film, and appeared at various places of business throughout the first day the picture was shown. . . . Per¬ sons who saw and recognized her as the character, and who were carrying copies of the newspaper were each given a one dollar bill upon making their recognition known. . . . Report is that Sid Mattison, manager, Warner Brothers Diana, Medina, has some pretty good looking fronts since he started wielding the paint brush himself. WE UNDERSTAND that Freddie Wein¬ berg, Warner Brothers Babcock, Wellsville, is having good success with his amateur nights. . . . Tom Roberts, Warner Brothers Havens and State Theatres, Olean, seems to be getting the reputation of being Olean’s Beau Brummel. . . . Rumor is that since Tom moved from Jamestown to his present assignment, crowds of girls are hard to handle at matinee performances at the Havens. FLESH IS AGAIN a missing quantity in Syracuse theatres, with the Ritz, single exponent of stage shows, eliminating in¬ dependent vaude to continue on a straight talkie policy. . . . A1 Robbins, recently associ¬ ated with his brother, Nathan, in the opera¬ tion of the Ritz, has aligned himself with Jack Linder as up-state representative. . . . Mine. Ernestine Schumann-Heink, playing the Paramount, did only fair business. . . . Paramount went to a $1.50 top for a road show of “The Sign of the Cross.” “JOB INSURANCE” in accordance with the newly devised Syracuse plan for the return of prosperity, has been given em¬ ployees of the local theatres, assuring those already employed of work during the pre¬ sent year. . . . Using as its slogan “Pros¬ perity Begins at Home,” all employers of labor have been asked by a central com¬ mittee to assure the men in their employ of a definite income for the twelve months of 1933. . . . Idea is presumed to eliminate fear of unemployment and thus loosen the purse strings of those engaged in gainful occupation. Mahar Shifts Jack Mahar, manager, Warner Brothers’ Majestic, Hornell, has been transferred to Warner Brothers’ Winter Garden, James¬ town. Warsaw Bankruptcy Involuntary petition in bankruptcy has been filed against Fisher and Aprile, oper¬ ators, Farman Theatre, Warsaw. Robert W. McNulty is the attorney.