Showmen's Trade Review (Oct-Dec 1941)

Page 16 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW October 18, 1941 T&avitty Out) Tent No. 13— Philadelphia (Continued from Page 8) tained with several of his latest song successes. A number of the members of the Sammy Kaye unit also enjoyed the hospitality of the Club. On Sunday night at a private preview held in the Club Rooms, Sergeant George Smith and twenty-five servicemen from the Air Corps Technical School were the guests of honor, in line with the Club policy of entertaining servicemen. Refreshments were enjoyed by the guests. Monday night a large group of Club members attended the opening of the new George Jessel show, "High Kickers," at the Forrest Theatre to honor the stars, George Jessel and Sophie Tucker. Guests this week included Henry Reese, Tent No. 17, Texas; Henry S. Brown, Tent No. 11, Washington; Ed Wood, Mutual Broadcasting System, New York; Jack Sarrick, Station WFIL, Philadelphia ; and Chaz Chase, featured in "High Kickers." Tent No. 17— Texas Hallowe'en Party Oct. 37; Joe Estes Chairman; Charity Fund to Benefit; Barkers to Vie for Costume Prizes The next attraction of the Variety Club of Texas is the 2nd Annual Hallowe'en Costume Party, which will be held in the Roof Garden of the Adolphus Hotel, Hallowe'en Night, Friday, October 31st. Joe M. Estes is the Chairman of the affair, and his handpicked committee includes Inspector Charles Rader, Louis Charninsky, Frank Starz, Fred Hoenscheidt, Harvey Hill, Walter Henshall, F. W. "Doc" Allen, Lawrence Oakley, Harold Robb, "Speed" Hoover, Charles Meeker, Edward Sullivan, Charles Freeman, and exofficio Chairman Paul Short, Chief Barker. The judges for the costume prize awarding will be R. J. O'Donnell, Supreme Justice, and the following Associate Judges : Paul Short, R. E. Griffith, W. G. "Bill" Underwood, Harold Robb, Lafe Pfeifer, and Harvey Leuthstrom. The affair promises to be one of the highlights of the Variety Club's social season, and is designed primarily for the entertainment of the Barkers and their friends. Music will be furnished by Ligon Smith's popular dance band, and food will run the gamut from hot dogs to crepe susettes. All proceeds will go to the Variety Club's Charity Fund ! Tent No. 18— Dayton Golf Tournament a Huge Success; Proceeds Used for Second Incubator; Third tor Miami Valley Hospital Dayton has been a bee-hive of activity during the past 10 days combining business with pleasure with equal fervor. The annual golf tournament was held at the Northmoor Country Club and was a huge success. Among the more prominent visitors were Chief Barkers Virgil Jackson and Bill Onie from Columbus and Cincinnati, respectively. The FOR BANQUET RESERVATIONS Barkers who expect to attend the Thirteenth Annual Banquet should send their reservations for both banquet and football tickets to Miss Harriet Pettit, care of Warner Bros. Theatres, Clark Building, Pittsburgh, Penna. foursome composed of Chief Barker Bill Keyes, Jim Sullivan, Bob Dunbar of Cincinnati and Cecil Sansbury of Columbus, won the event. Variety presented a second incubator to the Good Samaritan Hospital, having bought it with the proceeds from the tournament. A third is being purchased, which will be tendered to Miami Valley Hospital. Tent No. 18 was brightened last week by the return of Sgt. Charlie Baumann who was released from the army at Camp Walters, Texas. Sylvan Fred, former secretary, is now with the armed forces at Lowry Field, Denver. Socially the local club returned the Cincinnati visit with Roy Welles, Paul Banker, Freddie Krim, Harry Condron, Ev Bennett, Jay Loos and Wayne Miller attending the Queen City golf tourney at the Summit Hills Country Club. Members returning to the home tepee after vacation jaunts were: Clarence Kuhns from three weeks in Tampa, Fla. ; Roy Welles back from the Allied National Convention in Philadelphia ; Dick Althoff and John Stanko back from an extended stay in Canada; Herb Byrd flying back from his second trip to Wyoming where he owns an oil well. Tent No. 23— New England Club Takes Over House tor Second Night of "Sons of Fun"; Many Barkers to Attend Football Games Oct. 25 One of the biggest and funniest chuckle-packed evenings on the calendar for the New England Variety Club is scheduled for October 24th, when Tent 23 takes over the house on the second night of the new Olsen and Johnson show, "Sons of Fun." This evening promises to be one of the stand-out occasions of the year for the Club and reservations are being made far in advance. Among the invited guests of the evening will be Mayor Tobin, Chief Barker M. J. Mullin and other prominent men in theatrical and professional circles in Boston. Reservations were placed up until the 17th of the month with Barker Phil Smith, after which time all unreserved tickets will be returned to the box-office for sale to the general public who have created a big demand for them since it is the night before two outstanding football games, Harvard-Navy and B.C. -Georgetown. Many of the members of Tent 23 are also planning to attend one of these games as sequel to the fun of the night before when they see Olsen and Johnson at the Shubert in "Sons of Fun." Tent No. 24— Charlotte Committees Named for Charity Banquet; Tom Little Hosts Exchange Bookers; Many Visitors to Club With all committees appointed and functioning like a well oiled machine the First Annual Charity Banquet to be held by the local club at the Hotel Charlotte, Nov. 8th, promises to be a grand affair. The tickets, $5.00 per person, are going fast and it is believed the capacity of the ball room will have been sold when the ticket committee turns in its first report this week-end. Many netables from the political as well as the entertainment world have signified their intentions to attend. The management of the entire operations is in the capable hands of the following : Scott Lett, General Chairman ; Phil Longdon, Vice Chairman ; Ticket Committee : Phil Longdon, Chairman, Joe Gins, Cy Dillon, Earnest Stellings, Harry Hardy, Roy Smart ; Entertainment : T. D. Kemp, Jr., Chairman, Harry Hardy, A. E. Joscelyn, J. A. Bachman ; Program : Cy Dillon and Bob Simpson, Cochairmen ; Lights and Public Address : Max Bryant, Chairman, Howard Marx, Roy Malmborg; Menu and Decorations: Frank Beddingfield, Chairman; Seating: Roger Mitchell, Chairman; Invitations: H. H. Everett; Hotel Reservations: Bill Holliday, Chairman; Publicity: Al Burks, Chairman. Co-Kings for the Day, Harry Hardy and Dick Pitts, put on a good show for the Barkers, Monday, at the semi-monthly luncheon, the third of its kind to be held. Dr. Orin Moore, noted gynecologist of Charlotte, was the speaker. Barkers Joe Brecheen and Howard Marx were named co-kings for the next luncheon. Tom Little threw a party for all bookers from the film exchanges last Saturday which taxed the capacity of the Clubrooms. Lunch and refreshments were served by Barker Tom as his last gesture before leaving for Florida for a well earned vacation. Visitors during the week include, Herbert Dickman, of the Hal Home organization, as a guest of Barker Phil Longdon; Harry S. Brown, of Washington, D. G, introduced by Barker Joe Gins; H. F. Caudell had as his guest, H. F. Northrope, of Miami; Joseph J. Weed, of Larchmont, N. Y., was the guest of A. E. . Joscelyn ; Barker J. W. Sims did the honors for Edward Auger, of Camden, N. J. ; Barker George Roscoe entertained for his brother from Camp Forrest, Tenn., who is in Charlotte on furlough. Tent No. 25— So. Calif. First luncheon meeting of the club was held on Monday of this week at the Cocoanut Grove. The club added 23 new members during the past week. Work on the club rooms in the Ambassador Hotel has already started. Their completion will be celebrated by a dance. Lucky 13th Banquet Reservations so far made for the 13th Annual Banquet commemorating the founding of the Variety Clubs of America in Pittsburgh November 2nd, assure this event the greatest attendance of industry celebrities in the history of Variety gatherings. Capacity for the banquet hall at the William Penn Hotel is about nine hundred, and the committee in charge, headed by Harry Kalmine, reports over eight hundred tickets had been sold three weeks before the date of the event. Last year, the committee was forced to turn down requests for reservations received several days before the Banquet, and with accommodations for a greater number this year, Kalmine and his colleagues are urging all who wish to attend to rush their reservations. Following is a partial list of some of theindustry celebrities who have definitely arranged to attend the Banquet : Eddie Alperson, RKO ; Carl Buermele, Detroit; Jack Beresin, Philadelphia; Joseph Bernhard, Warner Bros. Theatres ; Mort Blumenstock, Warner Bros. ; William Conner, Altec Service Corp. ; Senator James J. Davis ; George Dembow, National Screen Service; N. D. Dipson and J. R. Osborne ; George Giroux, Technicolor Corporation ; Sam Galanty and Charles Shulman, Columbia. Former Governor Harold Hoffman of New Jersey; Charles Komer, Detroit; Arthur Kelly, United Artists ; A. C. Knowles, Alexander Films ; Charles Koerner, RKO Theatres ; O. H. Briggs, Arthur Greenblatt and Leon Fromkess, Producers Releasing Corp. ; Abe Lichtman, Washington ; Harry Ross and Densmore Ross, Ross Federal Service; Louis Astor, Columbia. Mike Manos and Bob Murphy, Buffalo ; Frank McCarthy and Dave Miller, Universal ; Bill McAvoy, Philadelphia ; Bill Bein and Jack Cohen, National Screen Service ; Bob O'Donnell and Paul Short, Dallas ; Earle Sweigert, Philadelphia; Jack Schlaifer, Edward Small Productions ; George Skouras, New York ; "Chick" Lewis, New York. Alex Schreiber, Detroit; Leonard Schlessinger, Warner Bros. Theatres ; Bill Sussman, Edgar Moss and Paul Terry, 20th-Fox ; Mort Van Praag, National Screen Service ; Mike Vogel, Mo tion Picture Herald; A. I. Weiner and Bert Stearn, United Artists ; Eddie Aarons and M. J. Cullen, Loew's. Among those who have made reservations to be confirmed are : Jack Warner ; H. M. Richey ; Al Lichtman ; Carl Milliken ; Howard Dietz ; Si Seadler; Wm. F. Rodgers ; S. Barret McCormick ; Fred Meyers ; Joe Vogel.