Showmen's Trade Review (Oct-Dec 1946)

28 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW, October 19, 1946 NEW ORLEANS FILM FOLK TO GATHER AT AIR SHOW NOV. 2; FILM ROW CLUB ENTERTAINS AT INFORMAL GET ACQUAINTED PARTY Industry people planning active participation in the forthcoming Civil Air Patrol Show include William Cobb, President of Exhibitors Poster Exchange; W. A. Prewitt, President of Associated Theatres ; Charles Lamantia, of the Ritz Theatre in Hammond; L. C. Montgomery, President of Ritz Theatres, Inc. ; Joy N. Houck, President of Joy Theatres, Inc., Film Classics, and Screen Guild ; Waddy Jones, manager of the Strand Theatre; Shirley Reach of Associated; W. J. Broussard of the Bruce Theatre in Crowley, and Jeanette Sheflield of National Theatre Supply. Girls of the Film Row Club entertained branch and office managers and their wives at an informal get-together on Oct. 7 at Mike and Mary's, for the purpose of getting acquainted. Seen at the afifair were Mark Sheridan and George Pabst of 20th-Fox; Milton Dureau, Mrs. Mamie Lass, and Milton White of PRC; Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Davis of UA; Audrey Miller and Anna Senapoli of Universal ; Dot Caliva and Elliott Ferrara ; Mr. and Mrs. Ken Prickett of MGM ; Mr. F. J. Barry and Wilma Graham of Republic; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Glover of Monogram ; and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Prewitt, Jr., Roy Prewitt, Connie Black, and Shirley Reach of Associated Theatres. The Times-Picayune-New Orleans States devoted a full page of a recent magazine section to an interview with Rosa Hart, advertising chief of the Southern Amusement Company. The feature was based on Miss Hart's activities as one of America's first college women cheer leaders. Ben J. Piazza, chief talent-scout for RKO studios on the west coast, has returned to his home town for a brief stay. Other recent visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Tom Clemmons of the Jefferson Amusement Company, Beaumont, Texas ; Harry Balance and Paul Wilson of 20th-Fox in Atlanta; Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Paternostro of the Delta Theatre, Lake Charles ; O. J. Gaudet of the Magic Theatre, Port Allen ; Nick Lamantia of the Ritz Theatre, Bogalusa ; and Ernest Delehaye of the Gwen Theatre, Maringuoin. The G. W. Aliens of the Gala Theatre, Butler, Ala., opened a new theatre in Camden, on Sept. 25. Harry C. Innis, former salesman of the National Theatre Supply Company, has left for Florida to take another position. Mr. P. L. Spindler, recently with PRC, will join Dixie Films as a salesman. In addition to film selling, Spindler will handle the Auslet advertising of comic books, lobby displays, and short subjects. Ray Del Rio returns, after an absence of two years, to fill the position vacated by Spindler at PRC. J. D. "Jerry" Jernigan has resigned his Warner Bros, post to enter the independent field of film distributors as manager for Kay Films. Mr. and Mrs, Fred F. Goodrow spent a rc REGIONAL NEWS INDEX Albany 32 Atlanta 40 Boston 34 Bridgeport 32 Chicago 30 Cleveland 33 Columbus 41 Dallas 41 Denver 30 Harrisburg . 29 Hartford 28 Indianapolis '. . 33 Kansas City 31 Los Angeles 30 Memphis 28 Minneapolis 40 Milwaukee 34 New Orleans 28 New York 29 Oklahoma City 31 Omaha 33 Philadelphia 41 Portland 40 St. Louis 33 Toronto 34 Vancouver 29 Washington 32 cent week-end visiting their collegiate son in Lafayette, La. Frank Wise is replacing Melvin Kern at Exhibitors Poster Exchange. MEMPHIS Mr. and Mrs. David Flexer of the Memphis Ritz were hosts at a private screening this last Friday of Noel Coward's "Brief Encounter," which will inaugurate the new first run policy at the suburban Ritz on Oct. 23. In the evening, the Flexers were hosts at a cocktail party at the Variety Club in honor of Lawrence .Audrain, American representative for J. Arthur Rank. Lynn Dunn, formerly with RKO and United Artists in Atlanta, has assumed the branch managership of the newly established Kay Film Exchange, 410 South Second, Memphis. Kay, Dunn reports, has a list of approximately 40 feature and 24 Western reissues for distribution. Floyd Harvey Jr. will be office manager of the exchange. Mr. and Mrs. Don Landers of the Landers Circuit out of Harrisburg, Ark., were Memphis film row visitors this last week. John Shannon, owner of the Shannon Circuit at Portagcville, Mo., and Bill Kroeger, lessor and operator of the circuit, were booking on film row this last week. W. A. Finney, district manager at Atlanta for Loew's Theatres, inspected the Memphis State and Palace this last week. Thomas Kirk, new branch manager for Republic at Dallas, and James Prichard, new branch manager for Universal there, left Memphis last weekend to assume their new duties. HARTFORD MERCHANTS WORK WITH THEATRES TO PROVIDE KID MATINEE PRIZES; . WARNER HOUSES IN PRICE RISE Kids are getting a break in Hartford now over and above what they got before. The Lyric and Rialto, both Hartford Theatres Circuit houses, have run a special giveaway matinees for children with the prizes including cameras. Another house, the Daly, ran a similar matinee. Local merchants are cooperating with the theatres on the deals. Meanwhile the Central at West Hartford, will offer a series of Saturday morning special children matinees, starting Nov. 2, working in cooperation with the Audio-Visual Aids Committee of the town Board of Education. Hugh Campbell is manager of the Central. Prices went up five cents this week in two downtown Warner circuit theatres, the Strand and the Regal, in New Britain, the Music Box Theatre has increased children's admission from 11 cents to 16 cents. Roger Dion, one time doorman at the Capitol in Willimantic, is the new assistant manager of the Regal, Hartford, succeeding Pat Bucherri, resigned. The son of a Connecticut theatre owner has been nominated by the Connecticut Republicans for the post of State Treasurer, to run in the November elections. The nominee is Joseph Adorno, son of the Palace, Middletown, owner. The Cameo, West Haven, reopened last week, after having been renovated. Ben Simon, who manages the 20th-Fox exchange in the Elm City, has a new car. Harry Goldberg, Warner Theatres advertising-publicity director, and Nat D. Fellman, Warner Theatres executive, were among New Haven visitors last week. Among the Hartford theatremen going down to the exchange area last week : Charles Repass of the Crown, Maurice Shulman, Webster and Rivoli ; Al Schuman. Hartford Theatres Circuit. Birthday greetings go to Harvey King, who was made a member of Local 84, lATSE, Hartford, in 1901, when the Hartford Local got its charter. Last week, a group of Local members, including Charlie Obert of the M&P Allyn ; Rube Lewis, Loew's Poli Palace : Connie Feeley, State; and Jim Winn, freelance member, Local 84; Harry Sweet, Strand, held a party in honor of the longtime Local 84 member. Tom Grogan, manager of the Strand, Thompsonville, has recovered from an attack of bronchial pneumonia. Joe Angelica was tlie relief manager at Thompsonville. Peter Perakos of the Perakos Theatres, which operate the Strand, Thompsonville, and other theatres in Connecticut, broke his left arm recently. Harry F. Shaw, division manager for Loew's Poli-New England circuit, last week, made arrangements for the screenings of "No Help Wanted," an American Legion film concerning physically handicapped veterans, in Loew's Poli theatres in Hartford, Bridgeport, and New Haven. The screenings were in conjunction with "National Employ the Physically Handicapped" Week drive. Lou Cohen, Loew's Poli, Hartford, manager.-and his assistant, Sam Horowitz, ran a