Showmen's Trade Review (Oct-Dec 1949)

26 SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW, November 12, 1949 REGIONAL NEWSREEL {Coiitiiiued from Page 25) headed for a film career, was overcome here by escaping gas, but will recover. . . . Astor Theatre Manager Louis Krasnow and Publicist Art Margolian were hosts lasi week at a preview for local newspapermen. Robert Laurens, a French publicity man in Paris, visited local film theatres the past week and met many members of the press at a luncheon at the Hotel Statler where he told those present that Paris is again a good market for American films. . . Sigmund Cohen motored to Newport, R. L, last weekend for a visit with friends. . . . RKO Theatres Local Publicist Red King reports the new Keith Memorial policy of showing 60 minutes of news and shorts instead of a second feature is proving highly successful. A fire last Sunday night in a Main Street bowling alley in Littleton, N. H., destroyed the Premiere Theatre, the only theatre within 30 miles, causing an estimated damage of $250,000. The two-story 25-year-old brick theatre was owned by John Eames. WASHINGTON Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson will present to Al Jolson on Nov. 14 Washington Variety Club's "Personality of the Year" award at the Hotel Statler on the occasion of the club's fourteenth annual-dinner-dance. Award was voted to Jolson by Tent No. U's committee, consisting of present and past chief barkers as the first show business personality to inaugurate its "Hall of Fame." . . . The Variety Club held a general meeting of its members on Nov. 10 to discuss important matters on its welfare drive program. Next ladies' luncheon of the club will be held Tueday, Dec. 10. Its board of governors met last Monday night. Eric Johnston was host on Nov. 9 at a luncheon in the Motion Picture Association's ofifices, for MGM Production Vice-President Dore Schary. . . . The Warner Club held its annual Halloween costume dance at the Coral Hall on Nov. 4 . . . E. E. Hinchy of Warner Bros. New York office was a recent Washington visitor. . . . Mrs. Sara S. Young, 20th Century-Fox booker, won a $25 bond in the Fox Dynamo Club drawing. . . . MGM star Peter Lawford made a P. A. at the Capitol. NEW YORK Randforce Amusement won first prize awarded by the State Insurance Fund for the best accident and safety record in the theatres' division. In addition, the citation made to Treasurer Emanuel Frisch at a dinner last week, Randforce received a bronze trophy for winning the safety rating for its third time. . . . Cecil B. DeMille will be the fall guy for the Circus Saints and Sinners at its annual affair to be held Nov. 25 in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria. The Motion Picture Bookers Club will hold its annual event next year on May 28 at the Hotel Waldorf Astoria. Its latest members are Filmrowites Stanley Yentes and Eugene Newman. Berk and Krumgold, real estate agents, have sold a plot owned by Mutual Life to Sigmund Dornbush for the erection of a 1800-seater. The plot is opposite Carnegie Hall. . . . Prudential has opened the 1,000-seat Brookhaven at Pt. Jefiferson, Long Island. . . . Sidney and Mildred Dreir have taken over the Brooklyn Two-Way BenefitThree hours of rip-roarin' stage shows of the old west is scheduled for two performances each at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium on Nov. 19 and at the Oakland Memorial Arena on Nov. 20 when the Northern California Variety Club Tent 32 presents the Western Hall of Fame "hoss opera" on a 50-50 basis, the proceeds being split between the summer camp for boys maintained by the participating western stars and the Variety Club's service for blind babies. The western stars who will perform are Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Allen "Rocky" Lane, Leo Carrillo, Johnny Mack Brown and Andy Devine. General chairman for the Variety Club is Ellis Levy with Charles Shutt in charge of publicity, Oakland cochairmen are Allen Warshauer and Johnny Parsons. Heading various Variety Club committees are: Ira Blue, radio; Leslie Jacobs and N. P. Jacobs, tickets; Ed Sonney, Harry Farros, collection; Paul Spier, program; Mattie Mateo, tickets; Samuel C. Levin, S. F. auditorium manager; Hugh Jones, Warren Peckner, Oakland managers; Roy Cooper, finance; Sam Miller, concessions; Louis R. Lurie and Jesse Levin, in charge of orphange guests; Ed Shapiro, transportation; Rotus Harvey, reception; Oakland Boys Club, Sunday banquet; Gerald Karski, trailers. Parkside. . . . Ted Krasner has resigned as buyer-booker for the Doc Brown circuit whose Lakewood, N. J., Palm and Strand, Freehold Liberty, New York and Brooklyn houses are now booking through Ligget-Florin. . . . Nat Harris, booker and buyer for the Island circuit, is to join Prudential after Jan. 1. . . . Charles Blum, former theatre supervisor for Dave Snaper, is expecting to be a grandfather soon. At a recent meeting of New York Variety Club's joint board and membership committee 27 leading writers on New York newspaper and iilm trade journals were elected to membership. Also installed, from the entertainment world, were Tommy Dorsey, 'Phil Brito, "Senator" Ford, Joe Laurie, Jr., Peter Donald, Harry Llershfield and Eddie Miller. Father James Keller, M.M., leader of the Christophers and an author, will deliver the invocation at the tenth anniversary dinner of the Motion Picture Pioneers at the Starlight Roof of the Waldorf-Astoria on Nov. 16. The "Pioneer of the Year" award will be presented to Cecil B. DeMille at the dinner. DES MOINES Colin Miller, producer of "A Kiss for Corliss," is here for its world premiere on Nov. 17 at the Des Moines and Roosevelt theatres. Howard Waugh of United Artists is accompanying Miller along with publicity men Bill Blowitz and Paul Rayden. The G. Ralph Brantons are busy with parties and pre-wedding preparations for their daughter, Nancy, who will be married Nov. 12. Branton is general manager of Tri-States Theatre Corporation. A. H. Blank, head of Tri-States Theatre Corporation, has returned from a New York business trip. . . . Jimmy Ricketts, Jr., has returned from Denver, Colo., to become a salesman for Monogram. . . . Ludy Boston, Muscatine theatre owner, is recovering from an operation performed at a Davenport hospital. Harold Rood of Dows, la., has purchased the Princess at Humeston, la., from Bob Hoadley who has been operating the house since the death of his father. . . . The Midwest Drive-in Theatre Corporation has filed articles of incorporation at Waterloo, la., with authorized capital stock of $75,000. Philip E. Winslow is president. LOUISVILLE Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nalley of Springfield, Ky., announced the engagement of their daughter, Martha Lee, to Alexander Hamilton Robertson, manager of the Majestic theatre there. . . . W. E. Carrell II of the Falls City Theatre Equipment Company attended the annual homecoming at Centre College in Danville. . . . Andy Anderson has opened his new Mary Anderson Theatre, named after his sister, in Hodgenville, Ky. His sister is reported as having been appointed manager of the house. . . . .A.rea drive-ins are reported contemplating remaining open till Thanksgiving, some prehaps even longer. Cardinal Theatre Service, Inc., has been established, with main offices in Danville, by -A.. R. Milby and W. S. Gabhart for the purpose of operating a film trucking service out of Cincinnati and serving theatres in the Kentucky territory. The two men also head Cardinal Theatres which controls the Hodgenville Cardinal and the Adairville Adair. . . . Local area exhibitors, equipment dealers and others in the film industry plan to attend the fall convention of Associated Theatre Owners of Indiana at the Hotel Lincoln in Indianapolis Nov. 15 and 16. The Skyway, 'Parkway and Theatair Twin Drive-In theatres here have instituted "Buck Night" on Monday nights, admitting a car and all its occupants for $1, as a projected means of perking up business on normally slow nights. SALT LAKE CITY A daughter was born recently to Beverly Fartorie Rose of the Center Theatre personnel . . . Star Manager u'\ndy Floor has joined the host of pheasant hunters in the nearby hills, and Tommy Floor is pinch-hitting for him at the Star . . . Fred 'Weimer, formerly of National Screen Service office, succeeds Gordon Le Sueur as local manager for Favorite Films. Le Sueur leaves for Los Angeles . . . 20th-Fox Western Division Manager Herman Wobber was here from San Francisco, returning later to the coast. Traveling .\uditor Harry Wood from New York also visited the local 20th-Fox office. AIGM Manager Carl Nedley will be in Europe until about Dec. 1 on the trip he won with other MGM executives. During his absence supervision of MGM operations here will be under District Manager Sam Gardner, who at one time was manager of the Salt Lake branch. . . . Bernie Gold, booker and office manager for Republic Branch Manager Thomas McMahon, is vacationing in Denver and Colorado Springs. . . . Donald Harris is the new assistant to iManager Nevin McCord at the