Showmen's Trade Review (Apr-Jun 1946)

32 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW, June 22, 1946 REGIONAL NEWSREEL {Continued from Page 31) a projectionist for 35 years and well remembers the days when projectors were hand operated and the projectionist had to do about a dozen things with one hand while cranking with the other. He has two brothers-in-law who also are projectionists, Roland Conboy, president of the Bridgeport Motion Picture Operators local, and Arthur Conboy. Ann Wise, cashier at the Mayfair, was pleasantly surprised by gifts from her friends at a recent birthday party. She is the daughter of Paul Wise, manager of the Hippodrome. Christopher Kiernan, chief of service at Loew's Poli, was another Bridgeport motion picture attache to celebrate a birthday. William Finn, manager of the Rialto, underwent a recent operation for the removal of his tonsils. During his stay at the hospital his post was filled by Nat (Sonny) Greenberg, assistant to General Manager Morris Jacobson of the Strand Amusement Co., operators of the Rialto and other Bridgeport houses. Harry Rose, manager of the Majestic, proved that he was not so able a disciple of Izaak Walton. Loaded down with fishing tackle, all kinds of bait and lunch he took his young son, Sheldon, for an all-day fishing trip on Long Island Sound. The pair caught only one lone little black fish and to make matters worse lost their boat's anchor. Mrs. Ralph Stitt, of Westport, wife of the exploitation manager in this area for 20th Century-Fox Pictures, is nursing a fractured finger. VANCOUVER Will Harper, manager of the Empress, Kelowna, and Harry Black, manager of the Capitol at Prince Rupert, became members of the Famous Players Theatre Managers As,^oc. of British Columbia at the last bi-monthly meeting. Business here is generally off, with two exceptions, "Badman's Territory" at the Strand and "Whistle Stop" at the Plaza. Balmy weather definitely is beginning to show its effect at the box office. Also over 40,000 persons on strike has its effect. Charlie Wilson is now in his 34th year as doorman at the Strand Theatre in Edmonton. He is 68 and has worked for Alex Entwistle ever since the house opened. Mary Keith is a new addition to film row, taking over as secretary to Les Allen, president of David Theatres, who operates the York Theatre in Victoria, B. C. Dick Letts, manager of the Stanley Theatre here, has left for Trail, B. C, where he will be in charge of the two Famous Player theatres in that zone. He succeeds Les Campbell, who resigned from the circuit to look after the new theatre he is building at Castlegar, B. C, 29 miles from Trail. Famous Players has purchased a piece of property in downtown Winnipeg for a sum reported to be $155,000. The site consists of a frontage of 66 feet, and will be used for a new-deluxer. Frank Gow, Famous Players district head, has announced the following changes in B. C. personnel : Cliff Denham from the Dominion, \^ictoria, moves to the reconstructed Royal in PARAMOUNT HOST TO PCCITO DELEGATES. Delegates of the Pacific Coast Conference of Independent Theatre Owners in Seattle recently were the guests of Paramount Pictures at a cocktail party held at the Benjamin Franklin Hotel. Left to right, above, are: Johnny Kent, Paramount salesman; John Owsley, Rialto Theatre, Tacoma; Walter Coy, White Center Wash.; Fred Mercy Jr. Yakima; K. E. Ames, Dishman Theatres, Dishman, Wash. ; Herb Kaufman, Paramount branch manager, and Dwight Spraecher, Paramount salesman. Seated: Mrs. K. E. Ames. J Victoria, with Jim Fitzhenry as his assistant ; Martin Cave from the Capitol in Penticton to the Dominion, Victoria ; Mel Stackhouse from the Victoria Road here to the Regent; Lance Weber from the Regent Vancouver to the Capitol Penticton ; Lloyd Muir, assistant manager at the Orpheum, takes over as manager of the Victoria Road; Tunny Morrison, assistant at the Capitol, moves to the Orpheum ; Les Stratton, doorman at the Capitol, succeeds Morrison ; Dick Letts, from the Stanley, Vancouver, takes over at the Trail and Rossland from Les Campbell, who resigned ; Jack Burdett from the Kerrisdale to the Stanley ; Cecil Cameron from the Alma to the Kerrisdale ; Jack McNicol, recently discharged from the Army, takes over as manager of the Alma, Vancouver. Adam Prediger of Macklin, Saskatchewan, has purchased the Memorial Theatre in that farming community from Bill Foster, who operated it for the past 20 years. Orpheum Manager Ivan Ackery is taking a well-deserved vacation for the next ten days and the Orpheum will have Lloyd Muir in the saddle. He plans on a holiday visit to Hollywood for a rest-cure??. Plans to modernize the Beacon Theatre here have been announced by the Odeon Circuit, which recently purchased Vancouver's only vaudeville house (formerly Pantages). Larry Bearg, Western division manager for F. P., is here from Toronto on his semi-annual vis.'t checking on his British Columbia theatres. OMAHA "Voice of Theatre Specikers" JOE HORNSTEIN lias it.' HORNE RETURNS. David B. Home (right), assistant treasurer of Monogram International Corp., just returned from Panama City where he opened the offices of Monogram Corp. of Panama, Inc., is shown here at Monogram International's offices in New York with Bernard J. Gates, Ralph Troidl is the first on-the-job trainee' to be employed by the Pioneer Theatres circuit. He is now assistant to City Manager] Bill Hill at Storm Lake, la. Ralph was re cently discharged after three years overseas A number from the local film industry attended a dinner at the Fontenelle Hotel' given by Mr. and Mrs. Sam Epstein, who were celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary. Mr, Epstein owns a string of Omaha theatres. Marie Cogswell, United Artists stenographer, is vacationing. H. D. (Goldberg, owner of the R. D. Goldberg Theatre Enterprises here, is in New York City on business. Jack Renfrow, RKO branch manager, took, a few days ofif to visit his parents in Kansas City. ' Helen Baum, MGM cashier, is vacationing in California. MGM's office force will picnic June 30 at Linoma Beach. Joe Jacobs, Columbia branch manager, left over the weekend for a sales conference in Chicago. Kay Kane, Paramount secretary, and Bob, Thieler, who were married over the weekend, will be guests of the company at its Hollywood studios during their honeymoon. Sol Francis, Monogram district manager, after spending a few days here moved on to Minneapolis. Ralph Ayer, assistant general manager for the Cooper Theatres, is in Boston attending the funeral services for his mother. Tri-States Theatres city managers of this district met last week for an anniversary drive meeting. They included Wallach Kemp, Grand Island ; Ira Crane, Fairbury ; James Pickett, Hastings; James Redmond, Falls City; and L. E. Davidson, Sioux City. James Grady, 20th-Fox drive captain, and Jack Bloom, assistant to William Gehring, were here for a Gehring drive parley. M. A. Levy, district manager from Minneapolis, also attended. Metro Auditor John Ash is visiting the company's Omaha office. John Redmond, RKO Theatres divisional manager from Minneapolis, held a meeting here