Variety (Jun 1943)

S8 picnmss Wednesday, June 23, 191.1; Sdiines 5-State Powwiiw Fmphasizes Post-War Policy; Theatre Brieiies CHATTER Cloversville. •ahead, s/ssions opcnod.at .ho hnnu. ^-,',","3," he Riiro'Ey ofllccol Schine Enlerp^'ii^BS .oii U- Mountain Sci- corned bv J. Myer Schlne. president and L. W. Schlne. v.p.. talks were git'en by E. Doujtlas Lcishmtin on employment and personnel problems: Seymour Morris, publicity and od- verlising; and Lou Goldstein, comin? Illm product. The Kathering was urged to look toward post-war days and to make plans to hold patrons obtained ' in •-wartime, many of whom were not previou.sly reiiular pic fans. Because ot the war. the annual Schine convention, attended- by all managers of the chain's theatres. wa< dispensed with this year. Those pres- ent, ill addition to the home office heads. Included: Frank Nolan. Ma- lone: William Tibbert. Watertown: Harry Untertort, Syracuse; Harold DcGrauw. Oneonta: Clint Young. Ge- neva: Nick Kaufmann. Little Falls; Gerald Fowler, Geneva: Joseph Schwartzwalder, Auburn; Cus De- Pauv. Newark; Horry Lon?. Roch- ester; Toby Ross. Cornlns: Wil'lom Selman. Ashland. Ohio; Wilbur Eck- art. Fostorlo. Ohki: Harold F. Silter. BcUctontaine, Ohio; Lew Hensler. Lexington. Ky.: Harry Steam. Mid- dlesboro. Ky.: Lee Insley. Saliobury. Md.: Harold Raivcs. Cleveland: Harry Goldsmith. Buffalo: Mar.'h Goliner. SalLibury. Md.. and Lou Hart. Clov- ersville. U's Salei Drive (Seally) WlBMks Chicago. June 22. One of the highlights of the Uni- versal Pictures sale% msetint last week at the Blackstonc Hotel was Maxine Kerr een club has . children's hos- pital, a section of Denver general hospital. Money will be used to fur- nish rooms. Previously the club had donated more than $3,000 for the same cause. Denver theatres are now repre- sented on the city council by Ed Mapel. owner of the Gem and Colo- rado. Mao^ won the recent election and will be on the council for four years. John Denman was elected Lions club secretary. Ann Naccarri. recently short sub- jects booker for Gibralter Enterprise theatres, is in SP^R training at Hunter college.' N. Y. Emmett Warner, formerly a Uni- versal salesman, has again taken up that job with his honorable discharge from the army. He replace.^ Ernie Piro. who is moved to Portland. Mrs. Parkrr'a New Cb*re Ptrtland. Ore.. June 17. Mrs. J. J. P->rker. pre<i0ent of the J. J. Parker Theatres in Portland. Astoria and Pendleton. Ore» recently ma'-'e an official hostess of the Port- land Officers' Club, recreation center for commis.-iioned officers in thisi vicinity. Brownlni Head* Theatrical Le.Tlmi ' Boston. June 22. Harry Browning, advertising ana publicity director for the M. and P. chain, was nominated commapdcr of the Lt. A. Vernon Macauley theatrt post of the American Legion this week. Othci^s nominated were Ed' the announcement of winners in 1 ward Dobkin. Locw's sound techni recently completed 10-we?k W. A.' cian. s.'nior vice-commander: Charles Scully sales drive. | Kuri/imaii. division manager of When the drive stericd the offices: Locw's. and Cyril F. McGerlgle, of- were divided into three (sroiics of | ftce manager ot BKO. junior vice- equal strength so that big city ex-. commanders; Harry Splmtler, audi' changes would not bo comne'ini! with, tor for Warneij!. finance officer: Max those located in smal<er towns. ! well MclincofT. N. E. manager of David A. Lev.v, New York, was; Warner.s. adiutanf. and Dr. A. Melin flivt In the ton group; L. J. McGIn- - co(T. chaplain. Icy. Indianapolis, was winner In the' Also nominated in various capaci- second group: and B. O. '"'ilsoi-.: tics wci-e Harry Aaronson, Kenneth Portland. Ore., took nvst ho". -i-s in • Forkey. Patrick Healey. Genkon J. the third group. All first nri;-c win-1 .Johnson. Joseph Kantor. Alvin G. ners and entire qersonne' of '.Itcrrj Kenney. Samuel Levlne and William offices received three weeks' falnry. H. McLaughlin. Division managers' j>ward went -io' F. J. A. McCarthy. Southern .md I Carl G«c U^ped By Waraart Canadian division mano-'cr. »ni Carl Goe. formerly a salesman for district manager prizes were won bv! Warner Bros, at its Boston exchange, Han-y D. Graham, first. AlU'n J. {hai: been made branch manager tor O'Kcctc. second, and Pete Ros=an. 1 the company at New Haven. He third. Other group winners were C. J. Fcldman. Los Angeles. Max- Cohen. Washington: T. E. Mendelssohn. De- troit: lion Hoss, San Francisco: W, succeeds Philip Sherman, signed. who re- Pariles' Dixie Trail Leonard Goldenson. v.p. of Para^ M. Richardson. Atlanta: Jack Bar- mount in chargf of theatre opera- I nan. Cincinnpti; A. J. Weiner. Buf- falo: Leroy BrJii-er. C>>arlotte. V. C: Harry Hynes. St. Louis: Sam Miiner. Seattle: J. A. Pri»chrr-i Me-nih's. and C. R. W.-de. S-ilt V<i'!.-> Ci^v. In the 'Good Will' c-i-t?sl '^11 shorts, first pnd sroend ntizcs fori tions. and Leon Nettcr, assistant in charge of the southern tier ot states for the company, left Monday (21) for Jacksonville, where they will confer on summer operating poli- cies and problems with execs of the All Florida circuit, which it con the seven sales ("Is'-icts were won | Irols. They will also swing down to bv J»ck Lin«an. Kinsas C'tv and 1 Miami to .discuss similar mattel-s H. B. Johnson. Oma'r: I'rmk Manl7kc. Milwaukee -eH n HcibO". Chicaco: W. M. RichsrH.son. Atl->nLi pnd Nick Lamnntia. New Ot'c^ps; Pvie Dana. Pittsburgh and .Toe Kreni;?.. Clevelnnd: Mnx Cohen. Washington and -Tnhn P."vnne. New Haven. Conn.: Ol'-'nilh. Itella^ aiifi L. J. Mcfiin'o.'-. Jn-'i-naooliji: anti Fo.ster Blake. Lies An''-''es .t-I I on Hoss. S"n Francisco. Tiari-y T). tJr.iham and Pete Ros'an wore l''c district manager winne-s m ihls contest. Prizes outside of the flrsl throe lop winners we"e not an- nounced. Par'* Canadian Convenfian Annual sales conven'lon of P.t>-.-- Tnoi;nl in Canada, '"ill be held F •l-'-^v-Salur-'pv r^s.^j) .-t Toronto, to discuss sales ooliey and plans ■'or the coming < 1943-44> season. Cordtn L'vhi.slone. general manafcr of sales for Canada, will preside. All brinch nv pi5er8 in the Dominirn will at- tend. H'lmeofTice Par execs who will eo till include Neil F. A^new. v.n. in Botty Giable back to Hollywood. Gooi-KO Holland resting in Arizona: Torn Ewell elevated 10 ensign and is gunnery officer. Despite the 40 lbs. he's lost, en George Lait it looks good. Leon Grcanin announces new edi- tion of 'Chauvc-Souris. Aug. 12. Dick Durso and Herman Levin, theatrical attorney, formed an agency partnership. One new nilery's owners arc re- ported wearing disguises to dodge the creditors. Jerry Horwin returning to the Coast shortly after visiting with his ailing mother. No iheat in some of the midtown eateries for week.s nuu% and doesn't look to improve. Hal Olver's pot bulldog died, so he bought a plot in Bide-a-Wee canine cemetery.' I<ec Sullivan, a radio singer, may get the lead in 'Oklahoma' when Alfred Drake is inducted. ' Frank Lovcjoy. radio aclor; left Thursday (17> for the Coast where he will be te-sted by Warners. Leslie Morosco will not return tu talent agenting after all. - but will open a play brokerage ins^tead. N. Y. to L. A. phone callers are now told, 'Keep it down to three minutes, this is war you know.'. Joseph Schildki-aut will probably produce and .star, in "The Greet Ro- mancer,' by Jules Eckcrt Goodman. Capt. Claude Binyon winds up his q.t. ~ flim-making mission f.-r the Signal Corps shortlv and returns to the Coast. Hardie (RKO theatre mgr. in D. C.I '.Meakin's son. Capt. John Leonard Meakin. in town on special assignment. PnitSpitalny's girl band celebrates 8th anniversary with its June 2 opening at the Capitol. Eight years ago band made its debut at this same theatre. Jack Harris. La Conoa bos.s. now emceeiiig his own .show since Chico Jo'.'dnn. lust La Co:i.<$a m.c. drafted into the Army. Abpcr Klipstein now a sergeant in the Army here for short stay, given party by fellow press agents Saturday night (19). Henry tHenney) Cruhn of the Roxy Grill operated on at Munhat- tan General hospital last work, re- ported in favorable condition. Carole l..?ndis in a byline piece in next month's Woman's Home Com- panion says. 'I Want to Go Back,' meaning another overseas tour. Radio actor Frank Lovejoy to the Coast for scrcenfest. at Warners' ex- pense. His wife, actress Joan Banks, joined eajst of 'Second Husband' serial. Tommy (Slim) Green, nitery em- cee before induction, was hit by a taxi in N. Y. Thursday (16). .sustain- ing only slight Injuries, while on furlough. Stock revival of 'Sec My Lawyer' at the Adams. Newark, thi.s woek. has Marilyn Cantor. dau",htci- of Eddie, as iiiceiiiie load. Block & Sully arc featured. Johnny Ilaycs doubling between his nilery performer stint at Park- way Follies. Brooklyn, and war work. He's an inspector at Fairchild Jack Dcmpsey's restaurant (not to bo confused with Joe Howard, the perennial), has taken over the prciii- Ises atop the Winter Garden tor a nightclub to be known as Cafe Zan> zibar, opening tentatively set for June 29. Ella Fitzgerald and Don Redman oi'Ch set. tondoo Maxwell Anderson's 'Wingless Vic- tory' to be done in London in autumn. Jack Hylton rushed off to Black- pool to see his dad, aged 79, who is seriously ill. Charles Killick's revival of 'Potash and Perlmutter' folded after playing three weeks. Tom Arnold back from Ruthin Castle. Wales, nursing home, now fully recovered. Jock Lawrence, former publicity chief for United Actists. has been uppe<LJo Lieutenant Colonel. The Horace Reeves mourning the lo.ss .of their daughter. Joan, aged 31, ^who had been an invalid for years. Sadie Moore, Hurry Roy s sister, who suffered nervous breakdown some months ago. is now fully re- covered. ■ Tom Arnold's *War and Peace' in Blackpool fur four weeks after which it comes to the West End at the Phoenix. At close of 'Let's Face It' Bobby Howes takes three months' vacation, after which he will appear hi non- musical play. Clivc Brook's daughter. Faith, has been transferred from ATS in North of England to The.itrical Unit of the Navy 111 London. 'Happidrome' playing its third season at the Grand theatre. Black- pool, with policy ot guest artists changed' fortnightly. William Mollison paging Randall Stevens, just di-scharged from Air Force, to play male lead in Lee Ephraim's 'Panama Hattie' opposite Bebe Daniels. Niall MacGinnis. featured In Gainsborough Films latest epic 'We Dlvo at Dawn.' is a medical student at Charing Cross hospital, taking special course in midwifery. Joias the navy this year. 'Hi de Hi.' the Jack Hylton revue, starring Flanagan dnd Allen, at the Palace, is in for only phoned reserv- ing scats for Armistice night, fully expecting it to run 12 weeks, theatre being ■ needed for the new ■ Lee Ephraim-Jack Hulbert-Cicely Court- neidge show. there relsting In rar'.i chain in that _,„_. „,.„, j.v vidnity. returning the end of ihc " Be.-ilrico Kay s manager-lawyer, reports to Camp Upton this wOw-k. His wife and partner. Mary Mircnbcrg. assuming manact rial duties of singer. In N. Y. over the weekend to take up matters pertaining to the Inter- state circuit. R. J. O'D-mncIl pulled out for Dallas Monday (21). This was his second trip cast wiihin a month. Joe Shea Gar* Cagney . .Joe Shea resigned last v/eck as 2flth-Fox tradep:M)ci' contact to be- come eastern rep for James Cagney. Dave Bader. formerly in 201 h- F«x sales promotion department re- places, effective July 1. Shalluck Heads Detroit Detroit. June 22. With Mayor Edward Jeffries named as honorary president, the Greater Detroit Motion Picture Council named Marquis £. Shattuck ,is president. The now direct(»rate leans heavily toward churchmen with both the Rev. Carroll F. Oeady, of (he Catholic diocese, and Rabbi Herschel Lymon on the board. ch;irgc of distribution for Par: Osc.ir Bert Tighe has been named as Moraan. short subject ra'es head.! Wosiom Michigan salesman for Re- aiid Bob Oiliham. oubliciiv-advor-' P^''>'><:< ti.-^in:; director lor company.' RlrkrLion Beads Csio, IVnr Ch««l n^Mver. Juno 22. Flank H. (Ricki Ri»kp'snn. Jr.. has boon named presidcn* of the United War Choiit. Inc.. for Colorado. Tlu- aiviiiiiitmcnt was made bv Gov. John C '-'ivirin. The bowling team of the Rookv Irtiiiini,iin Screen e<ub. b<- tai-in" ID nut ot the last 12 ^(arts.° rinisb<->ri m lird place in lh'.> slro:!*; R-i'.-';v Mountain Booster league, and 1111 :;-o clo.sing night rolled the hi';li loa-n ^ume for ^he Season tor the oiiliri' Mrs. Betty Read, for 18 years wiih M-G-M. Dcti-oll. retired. Vivioniio Allen. Lewis Appleton, Max Condon and Charles Sherman "eniiHgod to .-Ing numbers in svcond edition of 'Stars On Ice.' opening Thursday i24i at the Center. Monroe rii-centhol. now WPB. plans applying for an Army, com- mission. His n.-^soclalc, Matty Fox. also slated for the Army, going in as a private. Both ex-lllm execs. Vera Zorina wants to star in her own stngo mu.sical. an she'll not he in 'Light Wines and Dancing.' which will star William Gaxton-Vicfor Moore. Mike Todd producing 'Wine.' Columnist I^iuis Sobol has written a profile for Liberty mag on the three famed scrond generation Fields'—Dorolhy. Herbert and Joe. offspring of Lew 1 Weber &> Fields. Before Spyros Skouras and Tom Connors departed for the Coast Monday i2I). the 20lh-Fox prcxv huddled with Mike Todd, who is being bankrolled in part by the flim compiany. Leonard MacBain leaves for Holly- wood for short vacation end of June. rii' town Warner-loa.-cd fllmor which Goldman h»s purchu.sed. On May 8 eagiie. Joe Ashby placed third in he took over the operation ot the tlio league individual standings. , Keith's. Both theatres had been Chet Miller, city manager for FoTx used as 'subsequent run' houses by •t Sterling, Colo., has been nninea- iCo.iiliuiod on page 40) after terminating four-year ossocla^ GaldBun Takes Over tion with Ver.sailles as p;a. Returns -_Ph'l"«lclpliia. Juno 22. to handle commercial, theatrical and WSrner.Bros. reliiiqui.shes occu- fashion publicity. |)aiu-v;of the Karltoii. key midtown Maurice Zolotiiw. mag writer, is hiwve. thi.s Friday i25i to William I repeatedly asked If he's related to C.oUlman. indio theatre operator who;Timesmaii Sam Zulotow 1 which lie ro-.-eiilly purchiiscd (he theulro. 1 isn't, not oven reinoielvi ..to he plans l.oldnian will shutter the housi.> forjtioliu; a piece <.n the latter. 'The C'.i'v about tour da.vs tor refurbishing, rc- Im Alv.av.- Asked If I'm Rolaled to.' openiim early next week. I At a d-jiiblohcadcr ball i-amc the Par theatre management hunch de- Qefdand By Olenn C. Pullen George Duffy's orch into Euclid Beach for six weeks. . Tommy Tucker erew opening Cedar Point's ballroom June 26. Lou Horget penciling 'lee-Capades ot 1944' Into Arena Ocl. 5-19. with return shot .set for Fob. 15-20. 1944. Frederic McConncll's Playhouse rep. company going to Chautauqua. N. Y.. in July to repeat winter play.s. Bill Bailey blowing his .trum|>ct for arrival ot baby-girl Juno 4. Mother is Marion Bowen. former singer. • Gina Sennes. sister of Frank Soiines. booker, boini; fitted tor a WAAC uniturni at Ft. Oslodiorpc. Georgia. Mickey Katz. Alpine Village's maestro, taking his 11-ydarr-old ac- tor-son Joel to Hollywood July 20 tor film test. Tony Silvestro. whistling maitred'. new manager ot Eldorado Club in place of Joe ttichard.s. who went into detense plant. - Eugene Frank, manager of Em- ba.s,sy theatre, and Eloamire Wider, sccrotiiry ot Max Lotknwich. got hitched June l.i. Twelve-room hou.sc on 17-acre es- tate that included part of a golf course bought by Walberg Brown. WG.\R's musical director. Karlt'on is the .soconfl mid-' Ic tested the service .staff. 10-:i and 8-0, Bob Wcitman hitting a home run. Bob Shapiro pitched tor the maiiagc- 'ment side.- Ronald FInnelli fur the service boys. Joe Howard, former manager of Little Theatre's 'Drunkard' held over third week. Ed Kuykendall a Memphis visitor en route to Texas. Jimmy Rogers agaiii House chair- man at Variety Club. Bob Mochrio. RKO general sales manager, in town on bi'/.. Lester Briich direct iim annual .summer band concerts in Memphis parks. Early Maxwell. local .-.rnhe and promotions man. now a .staff .sergeant at Ft. Oglethorpe. Ringling-Biirriiim Circus will pa.ss up Memphis this year becau.-io of : transportation tangle. I Tommy Baldridge hack to Warner I Rxchange atter mnnth's piilfing j 'Mission In Mo.scow" in Virginia. Maid ot Cottdii (Bonnie Belli 1 Bylor' nnally home from lU.OOO-mile I jaunt heralding uses ot cotton. I Eddio Stiawbridge and Victor .Morlcy arrived to join George Hirst in roundin'^ mil production staff for Memphis Altie.sco Theatre's summer season. Hollywood Robert Fellows hospitalized im 1 check-up. Dame May Whitty celebrated hi-r 78th birthday. Joe E. Brown guested ot Ma.sqiu-i s testimonial dinner. William Pines celebrated Ihoir STih wedding anniversary. Lyle Talbot back in pictures after nine months in the Army. Three Stooges left for Philadelpliia to start an eastern stage tour. Joe Gilpin returned to Edwar I Small.as production manager. Frank Buck in town for Aim wi<r:i after washing up a lecture tour. Madeleine Carroll drew a ret-. - .1 of $6,900 on income tax pnymeni-- John Murray Anderson in town 10 direct an aquatic ballet tor Mcii-i. Harold Augustus Renchlur U-v Ized his stage name, Hal van Rimi-'.s^i. laer. Frank Leahy. Notre Dame fooil)-,:i coach, visiting the 'Iron Major's.-*! : 1 RKO. Pcverall Marley rolurnod to \:\< camera chbrcs after rel-jase from il-o Army. Douglas Walton resumes noiii"! after an Army discharge tor cw trouble. Buster Crabbe leading a truuiie i>t swimmers to Canada for Red l'r.><s benefits. Dorothy Lamoiir to Arr<iwho::(l Springs to be near her army-nttici-r husband. Bob Breen,onco Bobby the siii';;i -i star, becomes a high school graiiu'i-i; (his week. • Sir William Bcvcridgo, Bril.-iii.'M economic wizard, guesting with Jack L. Warner. Col. Oveta Culp Hobby, nationil commander of WAAC, here to lo .k over training shorts. .Maurice de la Serna acquirin.'- Hi-I- lywood technique for future ii.»- as prodiiction chief of Clasa Studi:-s, Mexico Cily. Col. Oveta Culp Hobby, eumivan- der-in-chicf of WAAC, in town t-t help Warners wli'i its Tochni.-.-lor short, 'Women at War.' By 81 SbalU Rita Mullaney &ucccoded I.vnn Arnold as secretary in the ACV.-\ office. Ben Fertel crowned gin rumin.v king at the Variety Club at a nv.k coronation. Plans are being rushed for tite servicem.^n's open air dance pavilllon at the Reyburn Plaza. Arthur Simon. WPEN general manager, returned to his desk yester* day after long illness. Ruth McKenncy. author ot "My Sister Eileen.' addressed the Tivn Payne Forum here lost week. Jimmy Durante will headline t -e trimming imluslry's charity sh iw ::C the Hotel Broadwood on Sum '-'V i30i. Enid Hauer replaces Gil Babbie. °is flack at WPEN. She's former r:iil ■> promotion head ot the Record: I'. -> ailing. Manny Roth. Pliiluilolphia o r>i fiddler and husband ot Anno (.'.' local terper. has been called for Army physical. A.shtoii Stevens. Chicago II.',-;iM- Examiiier dramatic critic, is leav ii'.-4 tor an extended vaealiun. Variety Club of Illinois is i>:si:in-4 certilleates ot citation to outst:>iifl'.ii;{ llgurcs'i!! charity and war work. Amy Ariicll. Tommy Tucker".- sin-i- or. is confined in the Illinois Masiinic hospital hero foI'Mwing ari operaiioii on her 'laek. Sam Ti>l)in;:n. tm-mor Parainodnt .salesman, has bouuht the lllli°<>is .slate-riahls to. Cap!. Craig's 'Ki-.l' i i'i Sea Monster.' Jolin Balalion. head of Balabair Si Katz. has Ictl town tor a two mon li.' slay at his summer home in. Ih'j .Vorlhwouds covmtry. ,ln.scph V. O'Brien. Universal new.-;- reel editor. wa.s stricken during i'"' Universal sale-' convention and sent to a local ho.-pital tor ohscrvalinii. Marjnrio Riurdan ami Lou MrCil- li.--tcr. of 'Stage Door Canteen' Illm cast, met pre.-s liitwein trains "n way lo picture's Nov.- York o|)ci-i -• Jay Sutton, eoparlr.or (il Hie Hawaiian thealro. llollywucd. in town tor few <lays on way back rioiii Annaiiuli.s. Md., v.-heie his son M. H. 1 .Sutton graduated a> an ensign. I Lcslcr Cutler. Univc;r.-;al pro:iuc.-i". I sibned Artie Diiiiii. emcee al !' Latin Qiiartor. for a bit in tin- >« ^^' .\bl)0ll and Cn-lello pii-tiiro. 'The T •» Off.' Dunn loaves for the (' I July 1. Wolfe Kaufman, tonner drari i"c Clitic tor llu- Chicago Sun. v..is married in St. Louis .last wkI:. 'v Mrs. Doris Allen. 24. fa.shion nn-'flrl. I It was the bride's second marrla-^e, ' Kautiuan's third.