Showmen's Trade Review (Jan-Mar 1947)

SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW, February 1, 1947 35 REGIONAL NEWSREEL BOSTON Phil Spiegel, who has been assistant to the local Warner Bros, publicist, Art Moger, has been transferred to Buffalo where he becomes associated with the sales department. Motion picture companies and Boston film theatres are cooperating with the New England Sportsmen's and Boat Show, opening here Feb. 1, through various tieups as the show brings about 100,000 visitors to the city, many of whom take in the theatres. Sam Haas, a leader in the local Variety Club, who underwent an eye operation recently, will be able to remove the bandages in about three weeks, the surgeons report, and. with the aid of glasses, will have practically complete sight in one eye. The news will delight all his many friends in this area. Xew sales manager for MGM Records here is F. Gilbert White. Lester F. Ross, who owns the Manco Supply Company, has been confined to his home the past week with an attack of the flu. His many Boston friends have been saddened by the news of the death of Charles Meckelberg, a former film salesman here. Joe Engel, a former film rowite in Boston, was a visitor here from Syracuse. The Grotto Show in Worcester last week attracted a number of industry visitors. EPSTEIN TESTIMONIAL. Ely J. Epstein, left, recently promoted to the post of RKO Radio sales manager in the Philadelphia territory, receives a desk pen set from Frank McNamee, regional director of the War Assets Administration, at a testimonial luncheon given by the Motion Picture Associates in Epstein's honor at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia Nearly 200 friends, exhibitors, film executives and fellow associates turned out to honor Epstein. CHARLOTTE Rovy F. Branon, father-in-law of the RKO branch manager, died last week. .Max Holder, MGM salesman, has announced his resignation from that company. He will take over the duties of managing the new Morris Field Theatre in Charlotte. Holder also announced that he had purchased the Waxhaw Theatre in Waxhaw, N. C. from H. D. Hearn. Sam Deutch, Universal office manager for the past 15 months who came to this territory from the Albany branch, has been transferred to the Omaha office. The Kay Film exchange remained closed for a day last week due to the death of the father of Ike and Harry Katz, owners of the company. Cliff Allred announced that his Ardmore Theatre in Winston-Salem, N. C. was up for sale. The theatre has been closed for several weeks. Ralph McCoy, Eagle-Lion southern district manager recently completed a conference in Charlotte with PRC Branch Manager Harold Keeter. Evans Sprott, general manager of Bijou Amusement Company in Charlotte, announces the purchase by his company of the Lincoln Theatre property in Winston-Salem, N. C. The Bijou circuit has operated this theatre for the past 10 years, under lease from R. J. Reynolds Realty Corporation, and recently completed a transaction for the purchase of the land, building and equipment. Cash purchase price announced was $125,000. The building includes a number of shops and offices as well as the theatre which seats 900. THE ALL TIME CHAMP-STILL BREAKING RECORDS! RAFT THREE GREAT STARS IN THE GREATEST OF ALL GANGSTER FILMS Atlanta — Astor Boston — Embassy Buffalo — Pam-0 Chicago — Capitol Charlotte — Astor Cincinnati — Astor Cleveland — Imperial Dallas — Astor Denver — Commercial Detroit — Allied Des Moines — King Enterprises Kansas City — King Enterprises Los Angeles — Astor Minneapolis — Film Classics Milwaukee — Astor Canada — Peerless Films, Ltd. New Orleans — Astor New York — Bell Pictures Philadelphia — Capitol Pittsburgh — Crown Portland — Star San Francisco — Astor Seattle — Film Classics St. Louis — Astor Washington — Astor ASTOR PICTURES <vtc Gox-O^ice flfOM ANY AMU!