Variety (Dec 1940)

Wednesday, Peceiaber 18, . 1940 CHAtXER S3 Broadway Lillian 01iun to Hollywood. . jgd Rpnkle house inaoager pi St. James.- kariT , Kaulinah laid up yiHyi grippe, .but -hetter. ;, Earle liarimore back In town ifter about a year at Saranac Lake. ' prerGhiistmas turkey p&rty was held at. Actors Fund; offices Tuesday. ■Bbxing writers annual dinner Jan, -»in tap; room of Ruppwt's brewery. Helen Vinson of the acreen Is In New York and may go into a $tagei 'play;. ■ . ' ■ ",■ June Johnson ihi from H611yw<Hjd ■on holiday vaC3tioh betweea plc- tures.-v;. ■ ■•. y .■; Christmas party; for British AetorS Orphanage Monday (23) iR- Hotel Pterre. -.- "■ . t-: - •'. ■/r;'-- — ' ■ • J. Carlo Bavetta, 2(ithTFox's Bra- zilian manager, due In for the holi- ■days -Hrom Rio. '; .j • Lodai 650, Westche^teir Projection- istsi has cont^ibuted^ $1,000 to the Greek relief funi; .. The Hartmans . (Gracef and. Paul) motorihg :west to an HKO .fUmusical assignment; ;'Sally/:^ ■; Thrown through Windshield in car accident, in Miami, Norman Stein again hospitalized. Douglas Yates, son Of Herbert.; J.. V"ates, Of CoT<i5Qlidated Films..: .in from.Coast Monday. :. Hunter' Perry; head of the Do- minion Theatres iri': Virginia,- arHved In; town Saturday .(.14). ' Pan-Arnericah Fiesta is -label fpr Cynthia White's...New Yearns. Eve party at Webster Hall. : John\J. Friedli operator- of Par. theatres in the northwest. In N. Y; for home; office cor^fereiices.: Ask Pete Harrison-his favorite war. S" oke—why the ; Greeks: are - the lighest paid; soldiers ;in the vvbrld.; .. Joyce Marion Jacobs (s new mem- ber of Morris Jacobs' family. He's ; general, manager .for' Saiti a.. Harris. '. Hedda Hopper, back' to the Coast, after doing the town 'very.hectically,' as she puts it, for a couple of Weeks.' Peggy Fearsi. n<)w in a midwest' cafe, opens at the Versailles Dec. 27. Adelaide : Moffett . goes, into Copar cabana , same night. LpU Lubin, from thie Alex -Yokel farce. 'Horse Fever,' to he screen- te.sted by Metro. Lubin is a former blackface comedian. : George Jean Nathan rates Helen Hayes,. as the . best' actress in the American theatre in his article in ' Liberty mag for Jan. 4. . Eleanor 'Smith,; Ben Bernie's gee, preceded him to th^ Coast. Friars' Saturday Nite Boys threw ..a little; farcweU shiri.dig at him; Pl. b. .Dillenbeck,. who steps .out of the Buchanan aisency Jan. 1, having sold , his interest. Will spend a part of the winter in Florida, ■ .Joshua Logan has taken a; hou.se in Bucks county. Pa.; - for. several weeks rest. He's dropped his intierest In.'The Flying Gerardos.' Quentirf Reynolds- cables' he will- clipoer ffom Lisbon Dec, 20 and wfll; spend a; week of Christfflas6S in the Stork Club from then on. Bill Morrisey, since leaving Billy Rose, has Luna Pxirfc, for'next sum ^ mer, Gloria Safier, ex-Rose also. Will handle exploitation thereof. Sam DemboTv, Jr., who Was in. the LeRoy. Sanitarium with a broken .. leg, suffered when struck by a taxi, . went home to Larchmont Friday ..(13). ■ ' Billy Rose guests on. CBS tonight (Wed.) with Lahny Ross; coihci- deiital with Jack Alexander's Sateve- pojt piece on the showman in cur- rent issue. Grejtpry Piatigbrsky. concert cei- .. list, has taken, a hoitse in Stamford for the .winter, moving frbm. Eliza- bethtown. .N. Y., with his wife and two children.. SimOhe Simon.: kids ; her self that , she's 'all washed iip' be'cause her - Frehfchy Ei^glish is hsg.. She's studyr •iig dramatics and' diction,, with, an . eye to .a .lejgit, ; . A mugg with a 52d street' lih|o is a goi)er in the class Jiqtels th6se: day.<j Where there's more Frehch;-spoken ..than the. maitre d'hbtel hasr Written on the menus',.. ■ ' .. Boris Leven,. art: director for. Bori.s Mor^bs, left Jor Austin, Tex.,- long the. hottie of O. Heinry, to gather local Scenic data for Morrbs' film of the novelist's life.' • Allan- Dwan, first tirhe ; east in ciiBht years," saw 'Louisiana.Purchase' frpm backstage to get insight of how; a. modern: musical, lutictions. Direc- .; tor ..has done many screen tuners. V Marilyn Barry, wife; of jack Bairry,- Parambuht film exec, has written a ■ , play, 'The Lady Was a LAtin,' which will be . nreserited: Dec. 19. .at - the Master Institute" oh Riverside, brive. .. .Vincent Lopez, suffering: from flii ,and a 102-degree feyer^ nevertheless went through his film-making Moii- day and'yesterday for the Hyland- Leonard 'Sbundies' for Mills juke- boxes at Fox-Movietone. - Wally Downey, American music •^an. . and- film producer ' in'-, Rio,' ■nnished k film-for the Cafnivai! sear . son when hi?, studio burned down completely, 'desftroying the negative. et(^' Covered by insurance, however, , Jimmy Sileo, chii'f photogranher for the Music Hall, who got back Friday, r 13) from & - three : weeks'- Mexican. -AVatatlon, a.photoed - . -color scenes, for. us* Jm stage backgrounds; at the Hall. Leonard Splgelgass, who. has been east confabbing with Damon Hun- yon and producer Jules Levey oh scrijpt. of Runyoh's, 'Butch Minds the Baby,'/.Levey's next, planed back to the Coast last night (Tuesday). George White's Gay White Mfdy, oh the siteof the old:. Cottbh Club, opens Dec. 26. .;Cabaretitheatre's theme'will be nostalgia^ in the broad. Benhy DaVia'-'and then .1 wrote* manner, excepting that; White will highlight 'and then I piroduced,' etc. .. Stephen Csillag, musical. editor 6£ 'Fantasia,^ who has been: east. , slneei preem . 6i the Diisney ' feature on Broadway, returned to .the . Coast Friday; (13).. .He had teen. Checking and adjusting the sound. G^rge Morris, Disney accounting exeb on the Coast,. also east since Opi^hing, accompanied Csillag west IHiiuieapolis .'.By.."'Lea.;Ee*fii'-';:' Mo^t ebmpanies giving film sales^^ men lortriifht holiday yacatibh. : - , ■ Father-in-law of boh Swartz, War- ner .Brothers' assistant ^bookei-^ ' - Jured in' explosion. . . :'Stars -of .Billy Rose's Aquacade Water .Follies' closed In Hibbirtg, Minn., after brief tour. ; Carlos Molina's band coming into Hotel Nicollet • Minnesota . Terrace starting New Year's. Eve; - ~ Rbbfert Fi-ees, booker for. Charlie Weiner'S' exchange, appointed .. to navy as first-class stenog.: : : : W H; Workman, M-G branch man- ager, fully recovered.' from illness and .back-in-harhess; again; ;" ; " . Boris; Morros. Pairamount pro- • duiCer,' showed his. picture, 'Second. Chorus,' and gave luncheon for'press; rhere:-; .. ■ :;■ ■ ;Gene Krupa band torpiay . for '.U. of Minne.sOta charity ball arid then onen week's engiagiemerit at Or- -pheum..- ;E, J: Weisfeldt lh from Milwaukee to make plans ibr reopening 4,000- seat .Minnesota: theatre ' with vaiid- iWm policy: ; . . ' Joe Podoioff,- 20th-Fox brarioh manager, repoftS: greatest sales .'and booking activity past three^ weeks of an.V similar period,; .• paramount releasing short con- taining shots, bf all Minnesota fpot- baU games of past season and titled .'N^uional Champions of 1940;': Don . Buckley, Redwood Falls. Minn,, exhibitor, motoring with wife, to California, to spend holida.vs with parents and seie Rose BowJ football game, Warner employes presented C. K. Olson with traveling bag at fare- Well party prior, to his departure to 'Omahai where he will be' branch" manager;. . Moe Levy. 2dth-Fox district Aph- ager. back li-om final swing around coimtry :as S. R. Kent drive leader and highly optimistic over theatre business outlook. : AusbraBa ;By Erib Oorrick . Noel Coward met with top. success in the; various ace spots for the Red, Cross.; Williamsbh-Tait prOdiicing 'Private Liveis' in Sydniey with. Marie Ney and Hal Thompson. ; Williamsoii.-Tait dbihg; r Okay in Melbourne; .with ■ *Nb Time tor Comedy,' with Marie; Ney. ■. Clay Hakej. 20thrFox bbss here,,is •expected to - return to.;.U. S. early next year. No successor has yet been named,' -..V'•■;.;."..; v.Films Commission, presently flhal- izihg hew standard form .contract for operation in New South Wales dur- ing 1941. .. . - Frank Browne has quit Metro: to Return - to riewspaper. work; Browne was;ijn charge of 'Wind' exploltatioi) ■throughout :the sticks, : . -.^ Will Mahohey, in-Jissociatibn with. the studio staff at; a 'Friday 13th'. dinner at hig home. Mirrors were broken, ladders walked under, black cats petted, etc; . Lee Vines and Sadie -Stein, WIP staffers; back .;in ;harness^^ after so- journs in Dixie, Miss Stein was^. no'heymboning with, new hubby, Harry ArOnvitz, ,non-pro; ■ txcHaiigel jCoatlntied; froih rpajE^ S; Bob; Geraghty, may take a theatre in Bi'isbane foir. ; solo; presentation Of vaude-reviie'hcxt year. ; 'Brigham .Yoiihg' (20th) is doubt? ful of success. in Sydney ' on' pre- Yiiletidie'' booking by Hbyts.' Pic is. classed as .'too Yankee' for. here. ; j Bid may be ; made next year .to bring ;in; single bills by ace.'exhibs in the city .spots. Stage shows .will re- place duals if bid proves successful. 'Thief of Bagdad' (UA); will be given a Yuletide-New Year play in Sydney; by Hoyts. Heavy exploita- tibn. is going, but to -catch, both adullt and kiddie trade.' ; '-. Censor, has nixed; 'Saloon.. Bar' (ATP).: An appeal will be: lodged by" Syd Gresham for review ;of the nix. Metro's ;'Susan and /God*. " still, awaiting appeal.-decision. ; infantilb:: paralysis is again .rear- ing its ugly head in Queensland, but presently . the Outbreak, is . under cbhtrOl- . I.P. cbst exhibs.: several millibns of dollars in lost trade; some years ago in all Aussie. 'London Can "Take It' iis .a major dick in ace houses tTirbughout this territory; ..Commentary by' Quentin Reynolds, hailed; Pic is being; dis- tributed free of; cost; by'ParainOunt for the Department of Information; St Louis By Sam; X^; Ilvrst Jules Curley, for. the past; five. years, advertising manager; in . the circuit's, zohe office here,'Succeeds Roy at the Strand, Rby goes, to a larger hbuse, althbiigh;. Utlca is * smaller city. Shift iB considered a pronibtioh, ais is Giirley's, Roy ;:will be tehdered a farewell dinner, by 'Wairneirites and; the, local film 'cblQrty V7ednesd.ay . (18). ■ Sharlck ^a 6.Q . ; Tour of Universal exchanges is be- ing made. by A:: J.; Sh^rick, sales contact; mxth for :the ' studio at; the home bffice, Sharick covered Pliilly. and : Washington last .;week, ..gbe.s to Boston and New Haven this, week arid .will start:. general tour) Of the east next week. ..He'll fbllbw up with the..midwest.;-..V■;. V;■•■■.■..■■■ He's makirig':^ general checkup of promotibnal support being given 'films by the exchanges,, including a going-over .of ■ the accessory, depart- :merits..': ;; ^... .;■■.■.'-• 'Santa Fe^ sContlnoed from t*it *i tres at which the preem was held— the Palris, Lensic and Burro Alley, . . "To end the local part of the fes- tivities, the gang went to; iSeth HaU; for the* Hollyiyood Santa Fe Baile: The locals imported Heni'y;Busse and his orch for the dance melodies, "with a 90-rninute stage show put on t)y the Hollywood contingent. "Vallee was m-C-. dividing the honor with Wil-, iiam Orr, Jr. ErroU Flynn.; Wayne Morris; and Vallee did a sax trib. Mary Healy sanig, Jean Parker danced, - and the rest handed, out helIos,.:etc; -'. ' , Charlie Einfefd had contingent of aides on hand from east arid west, Mort Blufnensfock; headed the eastr :ern': bunch. , with :Taplinger- heading the Hollywood. crowd|. .Ed: Man son. •was .boss, of the eastern train, with Bill Belchery .Jerry; Hoffinan. .Garlyle Johes, ken WhitmOre, Jrying Fihei Bill Blowitz and :Ijou Rspinosd hah- :(iiing; the Hollywood .train and crowd. The; police, arrangements ..were h'an- •dli^d b.y Blaney .-MatthewSi studio' chief: Eime.f Adams. .Burbank; chief, and. Gapt; .Ned Bache;. of the .<:tudib police.d^artment, who came on in advance, to; ihake arrangemen •; Only excitement that occurred dur- ing stay .was;/when a: retiring. State, official tried; to pick battles .with .TUTayne;.: Mbrris: and;; Errol Elynh, which;; ended Up in his 'being with- dfawh and the' State officially, apolo- gizing forhis rudeness. . Part of the .HollywQ^ .'cd .east,;a.?. they'-are due .ih: Chicago for Mayor .Kelly's .Christmas show Thi."5 group included .Chiirles. Rug- , gles;. Grr. Mbrtis,;: George Tobias, > i bbhald. Crisp, -Peggy biiggins.^ Nancy:;' ;(.Carrbn... J^lartha O'DriscoU, Mona; Miris :■ and Wanda-■•JWpkay; ;, ^ ; ■ ; Vladimir Golschmann, maestro .of the;St. Louis syTT)ph:-orch,; back after a short-vacation. . The :SbuthfernaireSi H'BC Sunday a.m. quintet, drew . huge house to Municipal Auditorium concert last week; .■ .Irwin Carl,, operator Of a west, end nitery, jugged for Sunday Uiiuor sales; He's;the sixth nitery opera.tOr to be collared on this charge in re- cent weeks. • City ;employes-will produce a mu- sical revue to raise $8,500 for under- privileged kiddies on Xmas .- day. Piece will be presented in Municipial Auditorium. .. Harris Wolfberg. division manager for MrG, has •acq;uired Cincinnati and Indianapolis territory, giving up that which includes Omaha, Des Moines, Kansas; City and Denver.. Season subscribers foi: 'the St; Louis symph concerts are being giveri first; chance for diioats fof the Ballet. Russe, ;skedded for four per-, fbrmances starting Jan. 10. - Joe Erber, booking agent, assembl- ing dope for his memoirs. For 25 years • Erbei:, operator of, the Lyric, East St. Louis, played . the. best in vaiide. Later he operated the Lyric, a talker house, ' '■. Three employes of the lbcal War- ner Bros., branch have lost relatives ,in the past month;, father of Frances Murphy, • booker; father of Hall Walsh, manager, and father of Lester. Bona, city salesman. ; ^|rank Herz* company manager for Raymond Scott's:band, reached down to. Johnny Perkins' East St; Louis Playdium for Thelma Marlahd; song- bird,; who is getting an extended en- gagement in the Chic&go Blackhawk. Adrian W, Ketch am, general ;man-. agei- of the Forest; Park Highlahds,; major amusemerit park here/ was elected, prcz of the National Assri. of Amusement Parks,' . Pools ;.;^nd Beaches,. at aniiual conclave in, Chi- cago. '.-:-:. Plans fbif organizing a symph. brch for. white ybiiths and .■. -chprus. for Negroe.*; launched at.a; joint meeting of the Ni Y, A. and SI; Louis sympli Dirch e>ce;cs:. The symph- .society and the City of St.-Louis will~sporisbr the ;plan. ;.. ■ ■ — '-' ;• .,- .; betective-Sergeint;;Harry .Fender, former Broadway; actor,- knocking over dice games,since all games have been ^tabooed in Illinois. Gambling: .bjjerators; hiave hech seeping across .the; Missis.sippi trying to get foothold in .this. burg. •';. ; V Ma^rips'IJrban ,Nj^ . • . . ■ Pittsbiirgh, Dbc; 17.,;. Urban will be the name, of 'new: theatre nbw being ;built,in East: Mc- Keespbrt by . Mr. sand 'Mrs.; N- Av Mialanos.. .Work - on . 600-seater • is progressing rapidly '^nd ho\)Se is; e.x-: pected to open shortly aifter. firpt of year. Chicora theatre in Chicbra; Pa„ has been ^modernized -and - re- operied under .inSnagemerit' of; M. Servehtii Fbrmer operator was Andy Procter, who sold, not only house but also his home, to Serventi. .. ; Bfiefiesl - Sam. 'Neaman, very; ill, ;back ft'om -Miami, where. -NatrOna exhib stayed only two Weeks...'. Jake Pulkowskii of National Screen Accesories, and Sophie. Chapoff back from;. horieymooh... iShirley Jane Vahdegrift, daughter of Joei Vande- grift,; 20thrFox accessory manager, okay again after appendectomy - • Al Weiss, McKeesport exhib, spon- soring a basketball team this sea- son, .i ,Tbm O'Tbole, ; retired fire captain and ticket-taker at LoeW's Penn, seriously injured when a car driven by his son struck a .safety zone,' ■■ Don Ehler recovering frpm siir^erj;. Ruby Keelieir. back to discuss , a. film dieai. .-;; ;;."-^--'-■ Joan Crawford trekking in for th* holidays, : . Don iacElwame laid up " with ;■i^- ,.:pendicitis.■;. f ' Ray Millahd injuriM: icnec^ {n ia ;.;ice:sikatihg fall;;.^:-;.; ■Astrid: AUwyn hospitalized; fpt- minor.opei'atipn;'';."; -■';'." . ;iiorma. Talmadge recovering ftvom; goiter:operation,'; :..; ; ;■ ;;■•;/•: ■:^; '■ SabU : opened.'personal appearaniM tpMi:.:in 'St.-Louis..-;.;:';,.;; . : Freeiiriari Gosden (Amos'of Aiiioa ' ' Andy), divorced. ' • Sol Wurtzel Off on tbree-mortth tour . of-Latiii America. ■.William K^ghl^jif: pilhiih-hitting for,. JfaputrWalsh.; who; is ill, - .• ,; —• - ■ ■ '. Lucille Bali arid- l lDesl Arhaz trained in from New' York. : . Brehda Joyce , hospitalized , for treatment iof ;a blood clot in the arm. : Lebn Schjesinger ■ returned to hJS desk.after sin Illness of seven weekiu;; Jeanette Ma<ibo.naid returned frOtn her concert, -tour, fpr a' hoUdaiy interval,.^ - .. Mady Laurence, stage actress, filed divorce suit, against Louis Alter, composer. ■ ;RbUben MiamOUliari, back, fro a Honolulu vacation, planed to' Mexico ; Cily on business. ' Louis ;3. .Mayer :guest Of honor .at dinner tendered by Motion Picture Permanent Charities Committee, ; Chariiei.IilorrisOn' and Felix -Young ; bperi the. bid Versailles nlter,v. Dec.\ 27 under a new .tag, the MOcambo. . Mabel W^rd- Mi*, Widow of Tom ■; Mix, asked court:to name a new ex- ecutbr for the estate, to : succeed : Ivon Parker, resigned, . ; - Pittsbiirgh By .lBal Coheii Loew Shifts . . Brock Whitlbck, formerly assistant manager LoeW's Capitol;; Washing- ton, appointed ' manager , of Loew's Columbia, . Washihgtbri,, replacing Frank Taylor; Theodore Teschner, assistant manager of Loew's Still- man, Clbvela^nd, appointed manager of that theatre, repla;cing Walter. Caldwell. ' . - . Brock Whitlock, formerly assistant, managerrof Loew's Capitol, Washing- ton, appointed manager of Lbew S Columbia, Washington, replacing Frank Taylor; and Theodore Tesch- ner; .:assistant of Loew's Stillman, Cleveland, appointed manager of that theatre; replacing Walter Caldr well, • . ■ ■. ;" - Joe. Scider's Acquisition .. Larchmont 11 e a t r e property, Larchmont, N.Y., has been isbld'tb Prudential Playhouses, headed by Joseph M. Seider, which now op- ' erates houses in Mamiironeck. White plains and Rye, besides theatres on Long Island. .Connecticut and New Jersey, .40 houses in all. Palmer ' Amusement Cotp. Sold the Larch- mont theatre, being represented by Beniamin Dintenfass; Attorney John J. Sl£|ttery represented Prudential, Whole deal being made through Berk. & Krumgold, theatre realty brokers. 1. Larchmont theatre was erected in 1932. Prudential plans to renovate : the house.". '. ' . ; ;. .' Stanley trying to get Patsy Kelly for week of personal appeairances; Opening of 'Reflected Glory,' at Playhouse set back to night of Dec.' 28. ■ BObby. Saraff, Pittsburgh; trumpetr er,; to New YOrk to join Johnny Long's band. Dante booked into Nixon with his. magic show, 'Sim Sala Bim,' for.: week of Jan: 6. ' . , Stork has landings scheduled at the Leighton Nobles and Ernest: (Bunny) Leibermans. • 'Baker's Wife' Will replace long- run 'Forbidden Adventure' at Art Cinema on Xmas Day. ' Bob • Finkel,. Son of Southside exhib, in Hollywood trying to. crash technical end of films. Marie Austin will pull out of Nixon Cafe right before Xnias to i;e-: join B^nny Davis unit, - ■. Brad Hunt's band pulls :out Friday ^20) for southern tour, playing col- ]epo and society dates. . Bud Blum, from: Harris, sports center ticket office, on road as biz manager of 'Icecapades.' Vane,ty Club's Des Moines charter , has been revoked for failure to do ■charity work as required. . Dtirrell V. Martin accompanying his protege, Rita-Ray; to Hollywood for single: shot on Al Pearce show. I . Murray Gerson, local . arranger, l\<!Ummoned tO: New York by Red Nichols, who is organizing new band. Vic Goldberg, younger . brother of former All-Amencan Marshall Gold-, berg, now an assistant manager for • Warners. Cornelia. Otis Skinner here let ; night last week discussing revisions- I on Thomas Job's 'Not to the Swift,' ' with author. I:; -The Wi I liam Richmans, of Century-^ ; Family theatre, are grSndparentis. • Their daughter, Mrs. Pearl Green- field, had a girl.. ^ la ' Lee; Shippey, Los ArigelCs. 'Time.'; j cblumni."!'. Avhife visiting-the Office of . ' the local rtew.spaper here on Satur-*! day fell ind . injured his . leg, ,'lt); bedded him. on .the teturn.'trip. May -. .Robsbn'joined t'iie train on the return j \aA Albuquerque. .; ■:. ". .' -j Jack Schwartz, WDAS cellist, on Florida leave. . [ Jeanne Goultj..-' formerly":; :with KYW, now in* Ai^i'sic 'tieipalftmeftt of WFIL.. : - .•■' • .'■..■^.':'- Alexander M; Gn'fi'in,'. city . ed. of Philly Record, now in Tucson, Ariz., ;r.ecuperatihg; from arthritis;-.. Florence Bernard, ex-prexy of ;Entertajnrnent ■ M.a'rt a d e rr .-j.' Assh;,-. mourning the death of her sister. Helen McMahon;.of WFIL.auditing, depaf-iment, in Hahncman hospital .with broken shoiilder. blade sufTered: when fhe slibiped oh icy walk. .- ; Joe billon,' WPEN gabber,. hosted Melerdterk's Takebver. : Lincoln; Neb;',.Dec; 17.; ;Arnbtd'' Meierdicrk boucht ^.the ,. Pender, Periderj . Neb:, " frbm Bert ::Th'acker.. I Evert Ciimmings; Ti-i-States, dis- trict, manager, ...is ' tryifig . to get Omaha another major- preem: like , 'Uhiort ' Pacific' and 'Boys Town;'; He's trying ^fbr;; I Western ^Uhi6n,' ."Since most'of the company> lirie was ; built by an Omahan who endowed , Creighton U, , : I . Howard Federer, general manager of :the ~ Nebraska . Theatres, .Inc., switched. Alyih Hendricks to-'man- age the Vatsity,; and replaced bim at the; 'Variety, with Bill: Kiiight, foiTher yarsity'hea'd. man. . .' RIstB Sell House . Ironton, O., bee, 17.> The Capitol :theatre building at Ashland, Ky.,; owned by John arid Chkrles. Rist, Irohton, Oii -has been sold to Dr. M; D; Garred, of . Ash- land, The .Capitol'Will coritiri^ie to be operated, the new pwh;er said;. . Sundays OK ■ . ■ Halifax, N. S., Dec.: 17. . After siifc months; of verbal wrari-; glirifi, and with the film exhibitors ;is the innocent'bystanders, the city : council has finally given: the ofT.'K;lal ; arid legal okay to the bpenirig . of i the theatres on Sunday nights. . Conrad Thibaiilt- stopped Ofi; - !;" Don Gilmbn, :NBC' Coast v.p.; in . .. for a'short. Visit.^- .; •■. .- Marvin; Schenck' and Al Altmah were in. for a spell. Hyman. Schallman fell and suf- feiofl .severe scalp wound. ■ ' Milt; Krantz m .a.s, manager of the .. Studebaker for 'Pins arid ; Needles'., company. '' ..~ I Warner district exchange men I called together for. weekend Chi- cago palavet;.'■.-" "'. • ' . ;"•; .! Mort Blumienstock led in; a gang -;bf reviewers on their way. for the -- premiere of 'Santa Fe.' - I . Julius Pfeiffer,, Erlahgef coricesr. •| .sibriaire,. becomes, a full-fledged at-' torriey after the first of the year; .. I After 21 years in the State-Lake biiiiding, the RKO offices here will move.: to the Metirbpolitah . building/ j which also houses uiic! RKO-Palace.. ( ; Sidney Gbldsteih,...Famous' music . chief in Chi, off on; general gobd- vvili; tour' of ' midwest, contacting merchandisers, - radio .stations; and barid-fleaders.; : . Boris. Morrbs, with Paramount aides. here.' tossed a 'Bbrscht with . Bori.s' party at the Yar restaurant here, starting at 3 .p.m.; \vith cobk- .;tails:and winding up near midnight followirig a screening of his 'Second