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^ • L B A N Y 'Thz Times-Union, in an editorial on the . . tenth annual Denial week for the Variety- Albany Boys club summer camp, urged: "While we are getting ready to enjoy expensive dinners on Thanksgiving day, let's lay aside something to enable some worthy youngster to spend two weeks under the health influence of the camp leaders, with all the physical and psychological advantages of the camp life." The paper, along with Tent 9 and the Boys club, has been sponsoring an annual drive to provide summer vacations for needy boys at Camp Thacher on Thompson's lake." The camp is open for eight weeks in July and August. The sponsors "hope to be able to provide two-week vacations for 400 boys . that will be possible if the people of the area give $20,000 through the Denial cartons to be found in stores around the city this coming week." The Times-Union ran a picture of Arthur Newman, Republic manager, with a group of Boys club members and cans for the Denial Fabian's Grand broke advertising week drive . . . Sunday on the telecast of "Carmen" by the Metropolitan Opera Co. December 11. Prices ranged from $1 to $3.60. The Palace and Leland are also plugging the telecast via trailers and cards. The Paramount, Glens Falls, staged a Saturday morning children's show in which a can of food was the admission. Tlie food was given to Major Painter of the Salvation Army for distribution to needy families at Christmas. Schine's Rialto there held a Friday morning kiddy show in a tieup with a local top shop. George Pugh manages the Thanksgiving, synonymous with theatre . . . generosity and plentitude, proved to be just that for many theatres in this area. Warner houses in Albany, Troy and Utica, for instance, drew heavy business for morning cartoon shows and fine patronage for regular performances. The Strand registered its best morning gross in five years, while the Madison and Delaware reported capacity audiences. The Stanley in Utica and the Troy in Troy also collected substantial amounts on pre-dinner exhibitions. Perfect weather prevailed. Fabian's Palace, Grand and Leland will conduct a giveaway of a Plymouth car the night of December 17. The automobile is on display in the Palace's inner lobby. Tieup has been made with Berkshire Motors. Presence in the theatre will be required for winning. Success crowned the Ford giveaway promoted by the local Warner theatres with 11 Star supermarkets, capacity audiences being reported at the Strand, Ritz, Madison and Delaware. The 1,900-seat Strand had standees in the orchestra and balcony, while the Madison crowd overflowed into the lobby. The Ritz and Delaware (arti also bulged with anxious ticket holders. Zone Manager Charles A. Smakwitz and John Trefiletti, advertising director for the independent stores, expressed pleasure with the results. Smakwitz and Al LaFlamme, Strand manager, handled the drawing on the Strand stage. Marie Boucher, Rensselaer girl, won the car. Gerry Schwartz, manager of the Rivcview Drive-In and partner of Harry Lamont, called the latter's offices from Orlando, Fla. Schwartz said he might make a connection with a Florida State theatre for the winter. Drive-in screen painting, he learned, cannot be done from December through March. They delay refurbishing until spring. Schwartz, former Seabee, is an expert on construction and maintenance. The telecast of "Carmen" at the Grand December 11 received an accidental but timely publicity break when the Sunday Times- Union ran a feature story on Clark Jones, 32-year-old Albanian who will direct closedcircuit end of the Metropolitan Opera Co. presentation. Jones, a director at WRGB, Schenectady, for two years before advancing to New York, visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Jones of McKownville for the Thanksgiving holiday. Trans-Lux Declares First Dividend Since 1948 NEW YORK—Trans-Lux Corp. has declared its first dividend since January 1948. The board of directors reported November 25 it had voted a 15-cent dividend on the common stock, payable December 18 to stockholders of record Monday (8). The management won out in a proxy battle early in the year when a group of stockholders charged mismanagement and noted a failure to declare dividends. Later, the board authorized the purchase of a total of 50,000 shares for the treasury to reduce the number of shares outstanding, then totaling 660,000. The next annual meeting will be held in March 1953. The Trans-Lux Granada on 72nd street closed three weeks ago, but the company said the closing was only temporary. No reason for it was given. E. A. Dickinson in Africa NEW YORK—E. A. Dickinson, commercial recording engineer for Westrex Corp., is now in Johannesburg, South Africa, supervising the installation of a Westrex type 635-A recording channel and an M-4-D rerecording and scoring console in the motion picture studios of Alexander Films of South Africa, Ltd. He will return here late this month. Sequoia Productions has signed Edward Binns, Broadway actor, for a supporting part in "Harness Bull." THE VISUAL APPROACH — Herb Sheldon urging viewers before the TV camera to see "The Quiet Man" at New York neighborhood theatres. Strike by SAG Against TV Films Not Felt on Sets NEW YORK—Although the Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Labor affiliate, began a nationwide strike against producers of filmed television commercials December 1, the effect of the strike will not be apparent on home TV receivers for several weeks. Most film commercials are made as much as two months in advance and sponsors have a considerable backlog on hand. Sponsors are not prevented by the strike from presenting live commercials, nor from using filmed commercials made before the strike. SAG wants actors to be paid a royalty every time a film commercial is used on a TV network, instead of merely the original payment, as has been the practice. The strike, first in the 19-year history of SAG, affects about 20 TV producers in Hollywood and about 80 in New York, according to Walter Pidgeon, new SAG president. Meanwhile, two lATSE unions, the Motion Picture Machine Operators, Local 306, and the Film Exchange Employes, Local B-51, are at odds over the recent practice of distributors in having prints examined by projectionists when they arrive at the theatres instead of having them examined by exchange film examiners. As a result, 20 examiners were laid off in the New York area recently. Appeals to Richard F. Walsh, international president of lATSE, brought the reply that distributors have the right to reduce staffs for economy reasons. Public Theatre Is Leased For Spanish Film Policy NEW YORK — Berk & Krumgold, real estate brokers, have closed a long-term lease for the 2,000-seat Public Theatre at 66 Second Ave. for an aggregate rental of $400,000. Harry A. Harris, who heads a circuit showing Spanish language films, will use it for films from Mexico. Spain and Argentina. It will be renovated and redecorated. The lessor is the Raynes Realty Corp., headed by Jules Raynes. : '!. inoie , Ilia j8»W jfi Robert jjlIIPr.ssy ;.3i« ; atiy. idea ii -jdyoiheri vjsatito' ;;lleatreNe _i(ilereiiee s jM of J' ; nil involve (f fteji 11 BiBois pi l: will oris "utajo, LSJBV, ijj, ani Atlanl Clevelani Xei Tori J-: i-d. Toled lillMS, St. |;.jl Milwaul alls, louisi |i' Citj, i lid Los Port] 2 than 10,00 litave relays iiflationse] !(d tith the al.llioinaf S'«-prtiiienl 'A ind seneti CiHtlieiliea Jjbstol llohnPl 6=!! ((Join daf a»s, Al --P.itrc, ~- ffi; it c •K (ilffl, ,1 -I oiiicers - Spytoi » reiErr. 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, John rnierciili 5 K will litrs [or itir; are mil! i)y;ii£ ,;:.. als, nor t- It beta •. iSIMli(t[ f the bl] wticf, fl :.' itory of i-:' in IS, Holini ictordit! the MoL ocalM,-: local B-: , : :actice ol ^ lined by Fj ; the tat:j niaed bt ;[ result, M £- le New t aidF.K ,TSE, broi: ite tlie K .eased 'olicy luuBold, ' inj-tem Ik i nttfSec il ol S«' -iicuit sboi: St Hi"''-: mtiiia. II HeW-l ided by JiS Bendix Will Try TV Sessions in Thealres NEW YOIlK^Clo ed clrnill tlu-utrc t.-li-- vl-slon will be used by Bcndix Home Appliances division of the Avco MfK. Corp. December 30 In more than 40 cities. The company figures that It will reach more than 100.000 distributors, dealers, .salesmen and Invited guest.s. This aiTangcment ha.s been made by the Bendix group with Teleconference, Inc. clasely a.s.sociated with United Paramount Theatres. Robert H. O'Brien, secretary-treasurer of UPT, says it will test the new sales conference Idea In every key market area In the country. The only other sales conference planned for theatres at this time will be put on Monday t8> by Theatre Network Television with which Teleconference 1.^ now competing That is the conference of Jame.s Lees and Sons Co. which will Involve between 30 and 40 theatres, many of them UPT hou.ses. The Bendix program will go on before noon. It will originate in the Garrick Theatre. Chicago, and will be seen and heard In Albany, Atlanta, Buffalo, Charlotte, Cincinnati. Cleveland. Columbus. Dayton. Detroit. New York, Pittsburgh, Providence, Richmond. Toledo. Jacksonville, Baltimore, Boston, Philadelphia, Wa.shington, Chicago, Des Moines. St. Louis, Dalla-s. Birmingham, Houston. Milwaukee, St. Paul, Kansas City, Memphis, New Orleans. Omaha, Gary, Indianapolis, Louisville, Denver, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seat'.le and Portland. More than 10,000 miles of coaxial cable and microwave relays will be used. Teleconference is headed by a number of public relations executives not previously associated with the industry. Stanley Barr is president. Thomas M. Casey and Aaron Feinsot, vice-pre. idents. and Gerald Deckler. secretary and general counsel. They intend to look over the theatre TV situation thoroughly before promoting straight entertainment. Lambs to Salute Memory Of John Philip Sousa NEW YORK—The Lambs will salute the memory of John Philip Sousa. former member and a founder of the American Society jof Composers. Authors and Publishers. Sunday evening (14). according to William Gaxton. shepherd. Clifton Webb, who plays the march king in "Stars and Stripes Forever," 20th-Fox film, will be a special guest. Otto Harbach. Ascap president: other composers and authors who knew Sousa and topranking officers of the marine corp.-^ will attend. Spyros P. Skouras. 20th-Fox president, may return from the Far East m time to receive a marine corps citation for contributions the film makes to marine history. The Lambs executive council will hang a bronze plaque honoring Sousa in the library. Ampa Students Are Taught Techniques of Printing NEW YORK—Printing techniques were deft iscribed to students of the showmanship class sponsored by the Associated Motion Picture Advertisers Thursday (4). William Boley of the Buchanan advertising agency was chair- Iman. The course covered rotogravure, photo icngraving. typography, mats and type. BUFFALO Jt looka llkr n wllout for DuffklOH t«lecMt lit tlic MetriipoUtan Opera com(mny production of "Curmen." in the Center Theatre December II Tlckeu went on sale la.1l Saturday and there hu.s been a ru.ih for Keats, none of which will b«' re.ierved The price iicatc In balcony. JI80; orche-itra. 12 40. and loges. 12.80. lax Included EnKlneem have Ju.M about completed Installation of the HCA equipment and a mobile TV unit Li comlnx here from Syracuse to as.M Hun and Murr*)r Tor n\' tie wail prMld«nl of the 1 - AMi'n of Rnchw ter He woA ill ari Richard Hayman of the niea'.re' Niagara PalU. a fint son. Peter I' Km t'elrher, Philadelphia ColuinbU tiiiiii iio.'. arrived here to take over tlM cnaoaK'-iiiriit of the local exchange He iticcMd* Jim Kater. who has b««ti reaialcned on hU own reque.1t to the sate* reprcMnUUvc poal In Rocheitr.' r.icuse Pauley. Clark Film i i Corp.. has taken over the physical UuuibuUon for Ucaer Productloai. Condon Briefs RKO Field Men at Chicago Meeting CHICAGO — Richard Condon, director of advertLsing. publicity and exploitation for RKO Picture.^, and Leon Brandt, exploiution manager, held a two-day meeting with midwestern field personnel Wednesday and Thursday i3. 4). Chief topics of dLicusslon were Samuel Goldwyn's "Hans Christian Andersen." Wall Disney's forthcoming "Peter Pan." Gabriel Pascal's "Androcles and the Lion." Huntington Hartford's "Face to Face." Sol Lcsser's "Under the Red Sea" and "Blackbeard the Pirate." Douglas Beck, Chicago: Wlllioni Brooker. Kansas City: Joseph Longon. Cleveland, and Edward Terhune, Salt Lake City, were the field men present. Similar meetings were held earlier In the week in New York for the eo-stem men: Spencer Steinhurst. Atlanta: Hank Howard. Philadelphia: Barry Bernard. Buffalo: Sey-' mour Eaton. Dallas, and Charles Moss. David Cantor and Norman Poller of the home office. Condon left Friday (5) for Washington to meet Frederick Brlsson for talks on the premiere of "Never Wave at a WAC." Brandt went to Miami to set up the opening of "Hans Christian Andersen" ChrL
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