DECEMBER

! MINNEAPOLIS
doeuvres
Omaha Suburbans
Minnesota U. to Honor
Offer First Runs
OMAHA—Omaha hud luUllllonal flral run
outlets Inst week at throe suburbnii theatrcsthc
Dundee, Admiral mid Chief, with downtown
udml.s.slon prices In effect.
Variety Club Monday
Ralph GoldberK recently moved "The River"
MIN.VKAPOl.JH. R^TiM,. ft-ntrr •»f>f*hw«t
from his downtown State to the Dundee
Ham
ami
Radio Operator Aids
scheduled "Lcs Ml.serablcs." Ralph Blank Exhibitor in Snow Storm
scheduled "Tlie Tlilef" at the Admiral and
uf liic >rai III Ittc NkwUal »l 6 hi
OMAHA
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-There"* nothing like
Chief with "Confidence Girl" a.s a companion
a bllnard December 8 Also, one weekly pertodlcfti with
to prove the resourcefulness of thr »m«ll
feature.
a large national clrcuUtlon majr eottt Um
town exhibitor L R Howarth of Manilla, event plcUjrlally Th*- occajilon
Some observers credit two things
wlU be
for the
the
Iowa, figured thol In IhU age of air waves prescnutton by the Unlver»U)f
deviation In policy. One was of
the
Muinnou
closing of he should be able to put radio to work of a certificate In
the 2.900-seat Paramount
apprecUUon to the
to films and
club
devoting
It entirely to stage shows and
when his town, like hundrcd.s of others, was for Its achievement In bnnginc to the
musical
c«inpus
the present heart hospllaJ
practically l.snlulcd by the recent .snowstorm.
programs. Another Is that the many longer Phone lines Into Manilla were snapped.
runs recently have made It nece-ssary Ray
for
Quinllvan. chairman of
Repair
the i;mverslty
crews bogged down In drifts.
some of the distributors to seek other
of MInnesoU
outlets.
board of regenu. will
Howarth
make
thought of the towns amateur the pre.senUUon. The framed 12x18 c«rtifl>
The feeling among other neighborhood exhibitors
Is that If the policy Is continued It o|x-rator to contact another amateur operator pital means to the nation, stale
radio operator. He got the Manilla ham cate points out how much the heart hoa-
wUl be beneficial to them and Increase business
for subsequent run houses. Neither to Reglna MoLseed, 20th-Fox office manager.
In Omaha,
and unl*
who relayed u request for film verslty.
Goldberg nor Blank have Indicated whether Miss MoLseed and
The club has raised In
Evelyn
excess of
MachmlUer, MOQjoo
Incidentally,
worked
to
r^ !
they plan to continue the present practice.
make the heart hospital project
Thanksgiving day
a reality
unsnarling
It also Is pledged
transportation
to contrlbtue
problems. There were
a minimum
of $2S,000
16 features
a year to
that
the hospital's
didn't get back on
maintenance
.schedule
Windstorm, Then Fire, Hit
as snow The vast bulk of
blocked roads
thu money
in all directions.
com
to defray the cost of
FYank Gartner
dlagnoais
of Film Transport
and treatment
for children of needy
said at
During Airer Season
least a half dozen theatres were
(amUles in cam
unable to
where parents
ESTHERVILLE, WIS.—Charles Legg. manager
of the Chief Drlve-In near here, closed ways.
operate when
cannot afford to
trucks were
pay such
marooned on high-
costs.
the open-air theatre recently after a stormy, Rich Wll.son, MGM salesman for the western
Nebraska territory, spent 26 hours
This Ls the nation's only hospital devoted
Jlnxed season. Legg's troubles began in June
exclusively to the
getting
from Lincoln to Omaha, a
diagnosis and treatment
shortly after the drlve-ln opened, when a
of
distance
and research In
of
heart ailments There
huge windstorm blew down the drlve-ln 55 miles. He had a full tank of ga.s when are two wards, one for children and the
screen and damaged other buildings in the he left and kept the engine runninc; slowly
other for adults.
area. After repairs of those damages, Legg when he was stalled all night on the road. Among Chase who will be present at the
operated the airer without incident until two William Wink. Warner salesman, wore out affair are Gov. C. E. Anderson of Minnesota:
J. L. Morrill, University of Minnesota
days before it was to close for the season. two sets of chains battling his way through
Then fire raced through
from
7,000 feet of film
Madison in northeast Nebraska. Other president: the Minneapolis and St Paul mayors
and other state and local dlgrJtarles
and gutted the theatre projection booth. Damage
was estimated
salesmen were marooned at various points.
and prominent cltlzeas, and members of
at $8,000. Losses
the
Included
university faculty
two
and board of
projectors,
regents.
7,000 feet of color cartoon film.
Honor Norman Bieringer
a new machine
There will be a program of brief addresse*.
for shaving ice, spare speakers,
with Col.
a popcorn machine and other equipment in For
WUllam McCraw. Variety International
representative as toastmaster.
30 Years Service
the projection booth and concessions stand. MILWAUKEE—A testimonial luncheon for
The affair will start with cocktails
Legg said he was operating the projector Norman
and
S. Bieringer honoring his more than
hor . and dinner will follow. Tickets
are $7.50 each and the event Is for club
when the film broke. He said he turned off 30 years in show business, the last 25 years
the lamp and machine Immediately, but a as a salesman for Warner Bros., was held
members and their friends of both sexes.
fire had started in the top magazine. He said Friday (28) at Jimmy Fazio's supper club here.
he reached for an extinguisher, but the fire Some 75 members of the Milwaukee and Wisconsin
film industry attended the affair.
was already racing through the length of
Central States to Build
film.
Dave Chapman, president of the Reel Fellows
club of the Colosseum of Motion Picture 2nd Mason City Airer
Salesmen of America, presided as toastmaster. MASON CITY. IOWA—Central SUtes Theatre
Corp., operating the Palace and Strand
'Carmen' TV to Gopher
Harold J. Fitzgerald. Fox- Wisconsin theatres:
—
Ray Trampe, AA; Jack Lorentz, 20th-Fox, and theatres and a drlve-ln here, ha-s purchased
B e n n i e Berger has
Robert Baker, RKO. were guest speakers. ten acres about a mile south of town on Highway
65 for construction of
equipped his local first run Loop Gopher
Congratulatory telegrams were received from
with
a second outdoor
large-screen TV, and will offer the
various parts of the country, as Industry members
not able to attend joined In honoring said the new drlve-ln will be approximately
house. Maynard Nelson, general manager,
exclusive theatre telecast there of the Metropohtan
Opera's "Carmen" production December
11. "Carmen" previously was an-
Bieringer on the occasion of his seml-retlrement.
18. The new theatre will accommodate about
the same size as the present one on Highway
bounced for Radio City, but was canceled by
660 cars. Tlie present 602-car drlve-ln. which
[MAC President Harry B. French because it
iwould conflict with a Minneapolis Symphony Community Theatre Ahead
clascd last week with the first snow of the
archestra concert that night.
MARCUS. IOWA—The new Marcus Theatre
building is nearly completed and other to Manager Robert Flauher. It was open
season, had the longest season yet. according
phases of the project are moving along 214 nights during the year.
Ted Myhre, W F. Hoffman Move
rapidly. Both town and rural residents have
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA—Ted Myhre. son been helping construct the new theatre:
of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Myhre, has been sewer, water and gas have been brought Into
inamed assistant manager of the Paramount the building and the theatre has been issued
iTheatre here. He comes from the Capitol in a gas permit for heat during the winter.
Davenport. W. P. Hoffman, former Paramount
assistant, has been promoted to man-
a stock-.selllng campaign. At last report, there
Plans are being completed for resumption of
ager of the mini in Moline. Harry R. Moore
IS manager of the Paramount.
was about $12,000 In the fund, four-fifths of
the goal set.
To Open Once a Week
WINTHROP. IOWA—The Winlhrop Theatre
opened here last week under the management
of Robert Gray of Dea Moines. Gray,
who plans to show pictures each Wednesday
at 7:45 p. m.. leased the theatre and
equipment.
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