Showmen's Trade Review (Oct-Dec 1946)

30 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW, Octcber 19, 1946 REGIONAL NEWSREEL {Continued from Page 29) United Artists, is recovering from an operation, but Shipper Al Wartell is still limping from right leg bruises incurred when a film crate tipped over on him. Century Circuit President Fred Schwartz returned Monday from a week-end at his Lake Placid lodge where he was host to a group of film men. Loew's will book "Night in Casablanca" and ■'Blithe Spirit" for its circuit plus reissues of "Rebecca" during the remainder of October and November. George Harvey, Paramount's press book editor, is back from a week's New York StatePennsylvania trip. J. J. Fitzgibbons, president of Famous Players Canadian Corp., leaves for his Toronto headquarters tonight after home office conferences. Rose Weinberg, secretary to Adolph Zukor, Paramount's board chairman, is back from a vacation. DENVER ~ DEMOCRATS PICK WOMAN AD HEAD TO RUN FOR UNIVERSITY REGENT Alberta Pike Boyd, advertising director for Fox Denver Theatres, has been selected as the Democratic candidate for regent of the University of Colorado in the November election. Mrs. Boyd was nominated without opposition. She is a graduate of the University, the first woman president of the Associated Alumni of the University, and has been awarded the Norlin medal for outstanding service to the University. Mrs. Boyd was a Ro'-ky Mountain News special writer as well as an advertising counsellor before becoming affiliated with Fox Denver Theatres. She is known professionally as Alberta Pike. The new Lamar, Lamar, Colo., and the new Fox, Aurora, Colo., will be opened as soon as some scarce equipment can be located with which to heat the houses. Monogram exchange is busy, between bookings and other business, redecorating and remodeling its new exchange at 2144 Champa. Robert Patrick has taken over the Kiva, Denver. Frank Barnes, Dave Davis and Wm. Agren journeyed to Chicago where they will meet with C. U. Yaeger, who has been there for some time. Ted Knox, theatre equipment salesman, has bought the Windsor, Windsor, Colo., from Ben Riggs. October has been proclaimed as Motion Picture Month by Colorado's Gov. John C. Vivian. The name of the Roxy, Indianola, Neb., has been changed to the Ray by R. H. Phillips. Out of town exhibitors seen on film row included Wilbur Williams, Boulder, Colo. ; Mr. and Mrs. Kugelmann, Trenton, Neb. ; Mr. and Mrs. Leon Coulter, Loveland, Colo. ; C. E. .VIcLaughlin, Las Animas, Colo.; Tom Knight, Riverton, Wyo. : George Ncscher, Springfield. Alberta Boyd GASTRONOMICAL INTERLUDE. Luncheon follows one of the sales conferences in the RKO home office called by Robert Mochrie, vice-president in charge of domestic distribution. Seated around the table (reading counter-clockwise) are James Lewis, Tom Williamsom, Harry Gittleson, Stanley Jacques, Frank Drumm, Herman Timberlake, Ed Lee, Latto McCray, Russ Brentlinger, Hatton Taylor, Mike Poller, Walter Branson and Mochrie. Standing in the rear (1-r) are Will Zimmerman, Granville Whittlesey, Vernon Carnahan, Joe Laub, Roy McDonald, Milt Cohen, Aubrey Renfro, Ray Nolan and Max Rosenblatt. Colo.; Joe Novak, Pueblo, Colo.; Chas. Klein, Deadwood, S. D. ; C. J. Brase, Holyoke, Colo. ; L. L. Mutchie, Haxtun, Colo. ; Paul C. Morgan, Hay Springs, Neb. ; Mrs. Nadine Caselnova and her mother, Mrs. Joe Amato, Trinidad, Colo. LOS ANGELES ~ Ray Johnson and Gerald McClaire's Ad-Art Company has been completing installations for its new quarters and plans a big house-warming. Ed Maguire is displaying the new ManleyBurch Popcorn Machines at his Breck Photoplay Supply Company. J. Turpie is the representative of Manley-Burch, headquartering at Breck. The M. A. Andersons are proud parents of an eight-pound, 12 oz. daughter, born Oct. 6 at the Pahl Hospital. It is their first child. He is manager of the RKO Hillstreet. B. F. Shearer, of' the equipment concern, has taken over the Elwha Theatre in Port Angeles, Wash., on a long-term lease. Chuck Charles is the manager and Henry Davidson and Associates own the house. Shearer makes iiis home in Seattle. Mr. and Mrs. 'Russ Egry were in town. Russ is the Phoenix representative of Altec in Phoenix. From here, the Egry's went to Las Vegas, where Russ installed new equipment in the Western Theatre. Judy Poynter, who operates the Ramona, inspecting the Peoria, Ariz., with the idea of remodelling it. The Ramona under the new plans will become a civic center, with a new theatre emerging. Poynter expects to have the building completed by Thanksgiving. Martin Black took over the Placentia, Placentia, from Walter Stoyke. Earl Goldberg of Goldberg Film Delivery, was in Chicago, attending the National Film Carriers Convention and the ATA conclave. Bill Stahl has succeeded to Roy Peacock's job as salesmanager for Theatre Specialties. Peacock's new affiliation has not been revealed. Jack Hessick took Stahl's old spot as salesman. Both Stahl and Hessick were in San Diego on business. National Theatre Supply's Vini Oswald is (loinu her civic duty with a town jury service. Bob Smith, assistant manager of the Beverly Music Hall, has been taking it easy on his vacation. Thomas D. Soriero, United Artists Downtown Theatre manager, leaped to his death Oct. 7 from the 12th floor of the Rives-Strong Building. Soriero, who was 58, left no reason for the apparent suicide. A veteran showman, he had managed the UA's Downtown for Fox West Coast for 11 years. Paul Fuente is a new addition to the Ad-Art Company. CHICAGO THEATRE JANITORS WANT MORE PAY; FILMACK SIGNS WAGE RAISE PACT WITH CAMERAMEN Filmack Trailers have signed a new contract with Cameramen's Local 666 calling for increases ranging from 10 to 20 per cent on the present overall wages. The contract takes effect immediately and expires in August, 1947. Charles Ryan, assistant zone manager for Warners' Theatres will retire from active service on Nov. 2 due to ill health. Ryan has been associated with Warners' Zone Manager James Coston during the past 20 years in the management of that circuit's house in the Chicago area. Ryan started his theatrical career in 1909. serving as an usher in Charley Schaefer's Garfield Theatre. Later he joined the Coston, Silverman and Chrissis circuit as a district manager with the Shakespeare, Symphony, Buckingham and Julian theatres under his charge. When these houses were sold and the circuit dissolved. Ryan went with James Coston as his assistant in the management of the Warners' circuit. Ryan tlirough the years built up the reputation of being one of the best informed executives in the immediate area and has written several articles on theatre management and direction, which attracted strong interest. He plans to go with his wife to California to live as soon as he settles his affairs here. His two .sons, Charles and Kenny, are now attending Loyola college. Chicago's janitors are seeking an increase of 18 cents an hour for male janitors and 16 cents an hour for women for theatre work. Skouras Theatre Director of .'Advertising