The Philadelphia Exhibitor (1935)

12 Novl5'35 THE PHILADELPHIA EXHIBITOR SUNDAY MOVIE VOTE (Including results in nearly all towns as received from various sources) FOR OPENING Archbald Bristol Dupont Hawley Marcus Hook Plymouth Swoyersville Ardmore Canton Duryea Honesdale Mayfield Reading Throop Ashland Carbondale Easton Kingston Media Sayre To wanda Bala-Cynwyd Chester Edwardsville Lansford Nanticoke Scranton Upper Darby Berwyn Clifton Heights Exeter Lock Haven Old Forge Shenandoah Wayne Bridgeport Darby Frackville Luzerne Olyphant Shohola Wilkes-Barre Brookline Dickson City Gilberton McAdoo Philadelphia S. Langhorne Wyoming Bryn Mawr Dunmore Girardville Mahanoy City Pittston FOR CLOSING Allentown Columbia Glenside Lewistown Nesquehoning Prospect Park Tamaqua Ambler Conshohocken Hamburg Lititz Newmanstown Quakertown Taylor Bangor Coplay Hanover Marietta Norristown Quarryville T opton Berwick Danville Harrisburg Mauch Chunk Northampton Robesonia Tower City Bethlehem Downingtown Hazleton Middletown Northumberland Royersford Tremont Birdsboro Doylestown Hellerton Milton Norwood Selinsgrove Waynesboro Bloomsburg East Greenville Jenkintown Minersville Palmerton Shamokin West Chester Boyertown East Stroudsburg Jersey Shore Mt. Carmel Pen Argyl Shickshinny West Pittston Carlisle Elizabethtown Lancaster Mt. Pocono Pennsburg Slatington White Haven Catasaqua Emaus Lansdale Muncy Phoenixville Souderton Williamsport Catawissa Ephrata Lebanon Myerstown Pine Grove Stroudsburg Williamstown Chambersburg Gettysburg Lehighton Narberth Pottstown Summitt Hill Willow Grove Clarks Summit Greencastle Lewisburg Nazareth Pottsville Sunbury York Coatesville Exhibitor Plaints Though Stanley-Warner, Fox complained against a local night club floor show’s appear¬ ing in connection with a free cooking school conducted by “The Philadelphia Record,” the record does not show that anyone complained when 14,000 A. and P. employees, friends, re¬ cently attended a free show by Kate Smith’s touring ensemble at the Convention Hall. While the latter was restricted to A. and P-ers, every¬ one looked forward to a protest against the Convention Hall show because there had been a previous complaint against “The Record’s” idea, found none. Arbitration s Return While editorials continued to clamor for its return, while MPTOA president Ed Kuyken¬ dall toured the country on a similar mission, Philadelphia took action as its course, re-introduced arbitration November 4. On one side was RKO Distributing Cor¬ poration. On the other side were Ike Levy, Frank Henry, representing Trenton’s Green¬ wood, Rialto, Princess Theatres, N. J. Given an opportunity to select arbitrators, fair-minded RKO-manager McNamee chose exhibitors Charles Segall, Jay Emanuel. For their repre¬ sentatives the Trentonites went north, selected Allied Jersey president Sidney Samuelson, Allied member Jacob Unger. Following a several hours hearing, the arbi¬ trators unanimously decided that the theatres “shall play the full amount of the short sub¬ jects on the contracts of the Rialto, Princess, Greenwood Theatres, Trenton, N. J., by giving off setting feature playdates at the Bijou and/or Victory Theatres, Trenton, N. J.” General impression was that RKO manager Frank McNamee had bent over backwards in his fairness by appointing exhibitor arbitrators on his side, not exchangemen. So enthused was Allied president Samuelson that he not only commended McNamee but stated that the New York City area could use more exchangemen RKO manager McNamee . . . forceful, sincere, fair on that order, that his exhibitors were ready to give a dinner at anytime to such type exchangeman for his force, his sincerity, his fair play. Theatre Changes Though the building rush seemed checked last fortnight, theatre changes still continued. The many years’ closed Cadet Theatre, 2nd and Ontario, was reported acquired by William Goldman Theatres, Inc. Generally considered a good spot, the house had been kept closed until recently when its lease was reported expired. Closest is the S-W Wishart. Reports that Goldman would take the house seemed incorrect when it was revealed that Stanley-Warner still had the theatre, that it was considering reopening it itself. Dave Milgram-Ray Schwartz’s Temple The¬ atre is expected to open around Thanksgiving. A1 Boyd made news when it was revealed that the Keeney Reading Park Theatre is now being booked by the Philadelphia showman, with the latter entering into the house’s opera¬ tion. From the 69th sector came reports that a theatre will be built to be owned jointly by William Goldman, Stanley-Warner. Although this story had the rumor carriers linking the two in other ventures, authoritative sources stated that other than in the new project there was absolutely no connection between the two, that latest deal had been accomplished only be¬ cause they figured one house was better than two. A new theatre may be built in Westville, N. J., by present Embassy Theatre operator W. L. Loew. Sol Hankin’s Lindy Amusement Company is reopening the 2nd Street Imperial Theatre. When Federal Judge W. H. Kirkpatrick made his decision, the northeast’s Oxford The\ atre was awarded to Stanley-Warner on a ^ three-year lease at 20,000. Other bidders included stockholders in the Oxford Theatre Company, Inc., which owns the stores, theatre ($18,000) ; Boyd Enter¬ prises, Inc. ($20,000 for five year) ; Mayfair Theatres Corporation ($19,100). At the hearing, Judge Kirkpatrick made the award, to which is attached the personal guar¬ antee of Warner Brothers. What the unsuccessful bidders thought fol¬ lowing the award was not revealed but observ¬ ers opined that Boyd Enterprises, Inc., might now invade the South Philadelphia sector, might build a house near the S-W neighbor