The New York State Exhibitor (1933)

THE NEW YORK STATE EXHIBITOR Jul 10’ 33 17 House Record Heard In C ROSSTOWN Paramount Lays Claim to Record Heard In N E W A R K Michael P. Duffy Gets On Job PARAMOUNT can lay claim to a record of some sort for holding over for a second week three pictures in a row. . . . Now is the time for all good picture companies to hold their annual conventions and make announcements of their new product line-ups. . . . RKO had its first regional get-together at the Park Cen¬ tral a couple of weeks ago, and before that was over Paramount had started its pow-wow over at the Waldorf-Astoria. COLUMBIA effected a unique tie-up for its “Lady For a Day” recently. . . . They arranged with the Furness Bermuda Line to broadcast a scene from the film from the “Queen of Bermuda” which was at sea at the time. . W. Ray Johnston has con¬ tracted for English distribution of thirteen single-reel productions of the “Port o’ Call” series. . . . Shorts will be on the Monogram 1933-34 schedule. . . . The B. F. Zeid man production, “Samarang,” is doing very nicely at the Rivoli. CLAUDE MACGOWAN has resigned as executive vice-president and general manager of Mayfair. . . . Neil Agnew, Paramount ass'stant general sales manager, has appointed Jack Roper as his assistant. . . . Vaudeville is out for the summer months at the Circle. . . . House is operated by Moe Goldman and Michael Berg. . . . Skouras Brothers have booked Mae West’s “She Done Him Wrong" for repeat runs in seventeen of their New Jersey theatres. BOARDWALK THEATRE, Arverne, has gone to Carolyn, Inc., from the Day Gold Theatres, Inc. . . . Jacobson Brothers have opened the New Brighton. . . . An impor¬ tant court ruling was handed down by Judge Walsh in the Supreme Court of New York County recently. ... In granting a tempor¬ ary injunction to M. J. Gourland against Herman Ross, David Brill, S. S. Krellberg and the Regal Distributing Corporation which restrained them from synchronizing “The Passion of Joan of Arc,” a silent film, Judge Walsh ruled that the purchase of rights to exhibit a picture does not constitute ihe right to use the picture for other pur¬ poses. . . . Two-a-day pictures at $2 tops will soon be in evidence again. . . . Fox has one of its specials, “Pilgrimage,” opening at the Gaiety, July 12. . . Mayflower will re¬ lease “Drums of Doom.” . . . Archie May¬ ers, general manager, will be in charge of sales. LYNDHURST. Lyndhurst, N. J., has been taken over by Warners. . “Forgotten Men,” which had an excellent run at the Rialto and then continued to play to good business at the Sam H. Harris, a legitimate house, returns to Broadway for an indefinite run. . . . Re-opens at the Trans-Lux. . . . “Forgotten Men” is being distributed by Harry Cummins, Jewel. AL LICHTMAN, United Artists, who was forced to delav his trip to the coast by press of business in the home office, left by airplane for Los Angeles, July S. PIONEER, BROOKLYN, is closed until September. . . . Ironbound. Newark, ditto. Palace. Cartare*. N. J., ditto. . Haring and Blumenthal’s Far Rockawav house, in construction, was hamoered a bit by a bomb exnlosion. ... A. Ginsberg will Bert Griffing, Red Hook exhibitor, appreciates a box office hit when he gets one and believes in commemorating it. On a wall in his home he has a primitive one-sheet, 20 years old, that heralded the silent Vitagraph picture, “Dead Men Tell No Tales.” From the time Bert showed it 20 years ago, he has never beaten its gross and says that poster will stay on his wall until something with a larger gross moves it out. manage the Alden, Jamaica. Algin Theatre Corporation has it. ... A new theatre, the Arden, 876 Columbus avenue, seating 500, opens September 15. Wilkasd Corporation, William Kanter, president, operates. M. J. KANDEL, president, Ideal, announces the resignation of Morris M. Landres, vicepresident who has been associated with that company for the past thirteen months. . . . Ideal Pictures and General Film Library offices have moved from the ninth floor of 729 Sev¬ enth Avenue, to larger quarters on the seven¬ teenth floor of the same building. HERBERT R. EBENSTEIN has formed Resolute Pictures Corporation. . . . Twelve features will be distributed. . . . A1 Mannon is in charge of coast production. . . . Alex Moss is vice-president in charge of adver¬ tising and publicity. . Throggs Neck, Bronx, is getting a movie-beer garden. . . . Silver Beach Gardens is its name. LIST OF CLOSED HOUSES continues. . . . Summit, Union City, N. J. . . . New Royal, Southern Boulevard, to reopen in Sep¬ tember. . . . Decatur, Brooklyn, to reopen in fall. . . . Lenox, Little, to reopen in fall. . . . Mattawan, N. J., to reopen in fall. . . . Mayfair, West New York, closed June 26. . . . National, Newark, reopens in September. . . . Amerman Auditorium, Peapack, N. J., closed June 30. . . . Lincoln, Brooklyn, closed July 5. . . . Idle Hour, Long Island City, closed for the summer. JOE SEIDER is expanding again. . . . He is taking over the Huntington Station, Long Island. . . . And intends to add more later. . . . West Hampton opened up recently with former Governor Smith as a speaker. . . . Mono¬ gram held a district meeting in this city last week-end. . . . Product for the current season was discussed. . . . The William Yoost houses are operating again. . . . S. M. P. E. meets here July 14. . . . J. J. Franklin manages the Albee. Seek Clarification Clarification of the decision in Wil¬ mington, Delaware, court regarding re¬ strictive clauses in W. E. contracts which would drop the service charges from present contracts and also allow other parts to be used in W. E. machines is expected shortly. When the decree is entered, an an¬ alysis for exhibitors, will be offered. The decision is far reaching in its importance and is expected to save exhibitors millions. MICHAEL P. DUFFY, who succeeded William J. Egan as Newark's Director of Public Safety, is giving local showhouses plenty of headaches. . . . He ordered building depart¬ ment to check theatres for construction flaws. . . . All employees of the Department of Publx Safety were told that they must no longer use theatre passes. . . . Leo Cluesman, one¬ time member, Newark Theatre orchestra and former president of the Newark Musicians Local, is Duffy’s secretary. LITTLE THEATRE, sure seater, was forced to fold when building department ordered extensive fire-proofing alterations. Sidney Franklin, managing director, moved out to Pleasantdale where he is a neighbor of Gentleman-Farmer Bill Phillips, manager of Loew’s State. ... It was a pity Franklin had to close because he was just beginning to get out of the red with a five week engagement of “All Irish” entertain¬ ment. BILL PFHLLIPS and the Missus are visit¬ ing the World Fair. . . . They’ll stop in Bill’s home town, San Antonio, Texas, before re¬ turning to Newark by motor. . . . Jules Curley, Philadelphia lad, making good in Newark as Warner’s director of advertising and publicity, is going in for handball on the Y. M. C. A. courts. . . . Adam A. Adams, ParamountNeyvark, is the white haired boy with Newark police. . . . Despite his reputation for beinghard-boiled, he becomes a softie when the uni¬ formed fellows need entertainment for a dinner or such. . . . Policewoman Justina Eller, who for years was member of the local film censor outfit, has been transferred to the detective bureau, switching with Policewoman Margaret Dugan. . . . Both are swell gals. . . . Sam Ivopp, erstwhile local newspaperman, is hand¬ ling publicity for ‘Moonlight and Pretzels." . . . Plenty of exploitation being given here to “Forgotten Men" due at Skouras Terminal. . . . Sidney R. Kent, Fox prexy, now livingin South Orange where he will remain until he opens his New York apartment in October. . . . S. R. K. loves his golf and his constant companion on the links is Detective Hugh Strong of Newark. . . . Strong, who looks more like a big time executive than a sleuth. Is a corking good player and a sweet guy with it. . . Kent and Strong usually nlav against A. J. Sisto, broker, and some fourth party. AL ZIMBAL.IST knows how to get pub¬ licity for himself as well as Warner Broth¬ ers for whom he is a space grabber. . He was responsible for staging the “Sunshine Girl” contest here and each day got a by-line on his report in the Newark Ledger. . He also crashed almost all ohotos with con¬ testants. . Starting with a Hollywood ooeninp. “Gold Diggers of 1933’ remained at Branford for three weeks. . . . Proctor’s now charge women two bits and men 35 cents Morris Feldman, who ran the Grand, Market Street grind, now has the IrenFound. lower Ferry Street jrrind. . . Charlie Blum, who represents the Block in¬ terests. oDerators of the Lyric, has taken over the Station, also on Market Street. Folly Closes Folly, Brooklyn, is closing for summer. Fe;ber and Shea house.