The New York State Exhibitor (1933)

20 Jul 1 O’ 3 3 THE NEW YORK STATE EXHIBITOR Heard In U F F A L Q Heat Didn’t Stop “Gold Diggers” By Mary Ann _ INTENSE HEAT took a swell blow. . . . "Gold Diggers of 1933“ was able to weather the 103 temperatures at the Hippodrome. . . . Loew Theatres, Inc., is taking back the Great Lakes Theatre. Buffalo, which the Shea The¬ atres Corporation had operated for several years. . . . Ralph Schwartz and Bill Van Dine are looking after things around the house pend¬ ing the re-opening. . . . Eddie McBride, form¬ erly assistant manager, Great Lakes, under the Loew-Fox regime, was in town for a few days. . . . Buffalo put in the Carnera-Sharkey fight films this week as an added feature. JOE MILLER, Columbia, and his boys, George Ferguson, Jack Bullwinkle, Nat Marcus, and Tim Donohue, office manager, were at the Convention at Atlantic City. . . J. Golden, manager, RKO, Rochester, just bought a puddle-jumper, and is running back and forth to Buffalo to screen pictures. Both Bill J. Tubbert, city manager, RKO, Syracuse, and J. Golden, manager, RKO Pal¬ ace, Rochester, spent a few days in New York as the guest of their district manager, Charles Kernan. . . . Bill Brett, house man¬ ager, Buffalo, is getting a swell coat of tap. . . Bill goes out on the links every morn¬ ing and chases the little pill. BOB MURPHY, manager, Bellevue, Niagara Falls, planned to put over “Gold Dig¬ gers” m a big way at this theatre. . . . “For¬ gotten Mett” is coming soon to one of the Shea theatres. VICTORIA, Buffalo, has just been added to the Basil Bros.’ Circuit, as the seventh link *n ‘jjejr fas* growing chain. . . . Nicholas J. Basil is the general manager. . . . Victoria Theatre will close on July 5 for alterations, re-decorating, etc., and will re-open on July 23. . . . Vic Lownes, for many years man¬ ager of the Victoria, Buffalo, is spending the balance of the summer with his family at Shippan Point, Connecticut. Mrs Harry Berkson just returned from the Cen¬ tral Park Clinic where she was separated from her appendix. . . . Jack Berkowitz, Harry Berkson, R. Sodikman, Standard Film Exchange, attended the Monogram Sales Convention in New York City, July 8. . Norman Sheehan, Fox, has just returned trom Chicago and the World’s Fair. Alec. Weissman is the new addition to the Metro sales force, covering the Syracuse territory. GEORGE A. VERVALIN has closed the Lincoln Rochester. . . . Star, Addi son, beingoperated by B, S. Newman is open Sunday and Mpnday only. . . . Don R. Stevenson has dosed the Rivoli, Fairport. . . . Roosevelt, Buffalo,. taken over by George Rosing from the Shea Circuit, two weeks ago, has closed for the summer. . . . Mrs. Bessie B. Blair has taken over the Laurel, Binghamton, from D. Conklin. . . . N. H. Wood is the new manager. Park. Hammondsport . . . F. G. Hohm is out at the Avon, Buffalo, and his former part¬ ner, J. Propis, is now managing the house id ' Xictoria' Buffalo, now belongs to the Basil Chain, house formerly managed by Victor Lownes. . . . Rialto, East Rochester is now managed by Harold Raives, who form¬ erly managed the Regent Century, Rochester. . ._ . Raives has also taken over the Temple^ Fairport. . . . Star, Williamson, taken over by Townsend and Pickrell, formerly managed by Rochester Bargains Rochester theatre operators are won¬ dering where this “big program” thing is going to end. Some time ago they were worrying about double features, but now its triple features. And the funny thing is audiences seem to go for the marathon stuff. Strand started it with two full length features and an educational, billed as a triple feature program. Then the other night the RKO Palace invited the last audience for “Melody Cruise” to stay for the preview of the double feature bill, “India Speaks” and “Professional Sweetheart.” Then, just to show how audiences expect the world with a fence around it, the Capitol nearly had to call the police to clear the house for a preview of “Gold Diggers.” With the house already sold for the preview at higher prices, the audience for the regular night show declined to move until vigorously per¬ suaded. Unfair According to Local 802, musicians, the fol¬ lowing houses are unfair : America, Bronx; Apollo, Brooklyn; Arcadia, Manhattan ; Bay Shore, Bay Shore, L. I.; Belmont, Benenson, Blenheim, Bronx Opera House, Bronx; Carlton, Jamaica. L. I.; Central, Bronx; Century Circuit, Inc., Dyckman, Manhattan; Gaiety, Brooklyn; Grand Opera House. Manhattan; Grove, Freeport, L. I.; Halsey, Brooklyn; Huntington, Huntington, L. I.; Laconia, Bronx. Myrtle, Brooklyn; National Circuit, Olympia, Man¬ hattan; Oxford, Brooklyn; Park Lane (W. 63rd St.), Manhattan; Parkway, Patchogue, Patchogue, L. I.; People’s, Manhattan; Red Barn, Locust Valley, L. I.; Rialto. Patchogue, L. I.; Sag Harbor, Sag Harbor, L. I.; Sea iClift. Sea Cliff. L. I.; Southampton, Southampton. L. I.; Symphony, Manhattan; Tremont, Bronx; U. S. Theatre, Bronx; Washington, Manhattan; West End, Manhattan; Windsor, Bronx. L. Astrachan and B. Freedman. . . . Variety, Baldwinsville, has just been purchased from the Baldwinsville bank by Leavenworth Steele, who has just re-opened the theatre and has re¬ named it the Steele’s Paramount Theatre. . . . For the past 20 years Leavenworth Steele has operated the Steele, East Syracuse. WILLIAM WILLIAMS, and his wife, office manager, Metro, Albany, spent a day in Buffalo. Glove, Gloversville, had a visit of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Sound Studio. . . Screen voice tests were made on the stage of the Theatre. . . . Pictured are Mayor D. W. Greer, Gloversville, Sid Lavine, manager, Glove; Benny Darrow, exploitationist, and George Lynch, booker Schine circuit. . . . Columbia sales force has just concluded a ten weeks’ sales drive. Heard In y R A C U S E Harry Shaw Host at Party By 1. S. HARRY SHAW host at his own birthday party on the stage at Loew’s State admits that he’s 35. . . . Eddie McBride, assistant to Shaw, is sporting a new car and enjoying a vacation at his home in Buffalo. . . . Competi¬ tion very keen between local houses all bidding for local talent shows Loew’s presenting first Roy’s “Gang” and followed with Sonya Marens dance revue. . . . Keith’s planning to present Hughie Barrett and his orchestra. . . . Paramount slated to close for the summer with Keith’s and Loew's both bidding for the Para¬ mount product. GUS LAMPE AND PAUL FORSTER, manager and organist, Eckel Theatre, broad¬ cast their three hundredth broadcast. . . . Charlie Wilkes busy trying to secure real entertainment for the monster Mardi Gras to be celebrated July 19 at Thorden Park, Loew’s and Keith’s execs have promised to se nd a couple of vaudeville headliners for the event. . . . Eckel will present “Be Mine Tonight” with special invitations. Heard In B A N y Bill Smalley Gets the Crowds _ By Bill _ ALBANY’S FILM ROW was practically “bossless” during the week of June 25 and July 2. . . . Ralph Pielow, MGM manager, with Bill Sherry and Jack Goldberg, salesmen, got away to Detroit June 24. . . . “Daisy” Halligan, RKO manager, and Clayton Eastman, Para¬ mount, left the same day. . . . Charlie John¬ son, Columbia, went July 1, and Tony Ryan. Fox, and Nat Sauber, Universal, were not far behind. COPAKE THEATRE, Copake, opened July 1 under the management of McIntyre and Ferguson. . . . At his Norwich theatre, Bill Smalley got big crowds by giving away an automobile. . . . He packed 1,100 in the theatre and had 800 outside trying to get in. He will give away cars in other the¬ atres of his chain and also trips to the World’s Fair. ... A stage wedding was another stunt that drew a crowd. . . . As in the past few years, Bill Smalley issued passes to every graduate of every school in towns where he has a theatre or within a radius of 20 miles of these towns. . They invited the graduates to be his guests at his theatres the week of graduation. Protest Carnies Manager Johnson, Fox, Corning, and Morris Gaby, proprietor, Plaza, have complained to the city clerk against issumg licenses to circuses and carnivals. Their ground is that film the¬ atres have to obtain licenses and the outdoor shows take away theatre business, so operate against the value of the theatre licenses. Lassman Back Garry Lassman, former manager, Avon, has been returned to that Utica house. When the Avon suddenly closed some time asro, Lassman was transferred by Warner to Medina.