The New York State Exhibitor (1933)

6 Jul 2 5T 33 THE NEW YORK STATE EXHIBITOR United Artists Meet in Chicago Convention Pick out your United Artists exchange manager as he poses with the others before the Chicago convention started. Heard In U F F A L O Jack Berkowitz Speaks on Majestic _ By Mary Anti _ MARVIN RADNOR, local composer, has brought suit against Harms, Inc., Famous Music Corporation, Chappell Harms, Inc., and Victor Shertzinger, charging portions of Radnor songs were pirated. . . . Case at¬ tracted a lot of local interest. LEONARD SANG, manager, Teck, has just returned from New York. . . . Nick Basil announced that he reopens the Victoria Sunday, July 23. . . . House has been dark two weeks. . . . Alonzo F. Lowden has re¬ opened the Star, Williamson. . . . Jefferson and Strand, Auburn, are now being operated by Mamyer Operating Company, Inc. (M. A. Shea and Schine Circuit). . . . Orpheum, Buffalo, has closed. . . . House was last managed by Arthur Hawes. . . . Lincoln, Buffalo, is only open three days a week for the summer. . . . Nate Robb-ns closed his Ritz, Syracuse. . . . Graham & Ludlow, Vic¬ toria, Watertown, will open the Palace, Syracuse. . . . Capitol, Newark, is being repainted. . . . Front of the theatre and lobby are being redecorated. FILM ROW extends deepest sympathy to Robert C. Horning, manager, Shea, James¬ town, on the recent death of his mother. . . . Both Universal and Columbia product have been sold to the Lafayette, Buffalo, for the coming season. . Harry Swerdlove, popular sales representative for C. A. Coul¬ ter, Inc., has been cruising for the past month with C. A. Coulter, on the latter’s yacht. Swerdie at last has achieved the ambition of a life time! . . . But what will he do when his vacation comes to an end? . . . New “racket” was said by police to have been uncovered recently when Ed¬ ward H. Dillon and Thomas F. Burke were arrested and charged with petit larceny. . . . They were accused of selling passes from Shea’s Buffalo Theatre. David McGill, 19, Buffalo, was held in connection with an alleged attempt to steal receipts from the safe of the Riviera, North Tonawanda. WEDDING OF PATRICK A. POWERS to Mrs. Pearl S. Lapey, July 19, excited the interest and congratulations from Buffalo’s movie colony. . . . Both principals are native Monogram on Doubles W. Ray Johnston, in addressing the eastern district sales convention of Monogram managers and salesmen, at the Park Central Hotel, took a slap at the writers of codes in which had been inserted clauses against double feature bills. In his talk to the sales force he said in part, as follows: “I want you to convey to the theatre managers in the field and to the owners of theatres in your territory whom you approach in presenting the 1933-34 Monogram line-up that Mono¬ gram has taken a definite stand that it will not take part in any activity for the elimination of the dual bills.” Buffalonians. . . . Lydia J. Behling, manager, Ellen Terry and Sylvia, left for Stamford to attend the wedding. . . . Sam Freed, general sales manager, Sporting Events, Inc., spent a day in the Buffalo office with Lyons and Brady. . . . Charles Michaels, 10-year-old son of Arthur Michaels, manager, Allendale, was run down by an automobile while riding his bicycle at Delaware Park. . . . Entire Film Row extends best wishes for success to Joe Sher¬ wood and A1 Teschemacher (who has been connected with the film exchanges for 15 years), on the opening of “The West Utica Tavern.” JACK VON TILZER, formerly with United Artists, in Buffalo, rejoins them. . . . lack Berkowitz, manager, Standard, says that Majestic has definitely scheduled a general meeting of “franchise holders” to be held at the Drake Hotel, Chicago, commencing July 29. . . . Jack says the meeting is of great importance to him as a part owner and an assoc'ate of Majestic. . . . They will have ready for screening at this meeting the first three releases for the new season, namely, “Sing. Sinner, Sing,” “Curtain at Eight” and “The Sin of Nora Moran.” . . . Majestic has the welcome mat out to any manager or sales¬ man that “Jay Bee” cares to bring to the meeting. . . Bill Shapiro, vice-president, feels quite confident that the meeting will be a great success. CHARLIE HAYMAN, president, Lafay¬ ette. will spend a month at his summer home at Rutter, Ontario. . . . William Kombrak, 17-year-old youth from Chatham, N. J., who swam the rapids and whirlpool at the Falls made a “personal appearance” at the Lafayette. . Jerry Rudulph, former newspaper editor of note in Buffalo, is doing very well in his new line as advertising man¬ ager for a local brewery. . . . Buffalo, co¬ operating with an electric company, is giv¬ ing away two electric refrigerators. . Prizes were exhibited in the lobby all week and people used good sized ads daily in the “Evening News.” JOHN E. CARR, manager. Hippodrome, is now commuting to his summer home at Crystal Beach. . . . Bill Dorbecker and Stan¬ ley Beyers, Shea art department, have just returned from a visit to the Chicago World Fair. . . . Bill Fickeisen, former Film Row celebrity, is now representing the Buffalo C'nema Laboratories, a local trailer service, throughout the state. . . . Ardis W. Smith, dramatic critic, Times, is vacationing at his home up the lake shore. . . . During his ab¬ sence, Rod Redd, assistant, is pinch-hitting. . . . Daily screenings are occupying much time of the Shea circuit managers these days. . . . Harry Slick, assistant conductor of the Buf¬ falo Orchestra, vacationed this week, with his newly-acquired bride. VINCENT R. McFAUL journeyed to New York the past week to line-up some new stage and screen shows. . “Gold Dig¬ gers” closed its fourth big week at the Hippodrome, thus tacking up a new long run record for this house. . . . When Johnny Marvin visited Buffalo to appear in nerson at the ace house of the Shea Circuit, he gave the theatre some great plugs on the air in several special programs over WBEN. . . . When the new Bobby Jones golf series ooened at the Hippodrome, publicity staff, tied up with all the local sports stores, in¬ formed all the golf clubs for miles around and put in a special lobby display. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO. . . . J. S. Savage, Jr., bought lease on Abbott theatre. . Total of War Savings Stamps sales in Buffalo at theatres was $139.566 33. . Henry Carr, manager. Shea’s Theatre, was cele¬ brating an anniversary. Cinema Hall Marks Howard Hall is now publishing “Cinema Hall Marks,” a new weekly devoted to industry problems. Sheet’s first issue is in*eresting and from the looks of things should develop into an important force.