Boxoffice-March.06.1948

. . . George
. . Art
. . Carol
. . Arthur
. . . And
. . . Nathan
MILWAUKEE
jl^braham Melcher, 76 died here recently.
Melcher. who operated a theatre at
Omaha several years ago. was the father of
Harry Melcher. Eskin Theatres executive
. . . F. J. McWilliams of the Home and
Portage, Portage. Wisconsin, is in Florida
Langheinrich of the Burleigh
became a grandfather recently.
Sig Goldberg of the Hollywood, Wausau,
and Harold Pearson, ITO of Wisconsin and
Upper Michigan field man, attended that
national Allied board conclave in Washington
Stanisch, Wisconsin manager,
stressing courtesy above else at the
is all
Incidentally. Gloria Smith, that new
theatre.
easy-to-look-at Wisconsin usherette, cour-
is
tesy
personified.
The friendly feud between Stanisch and
John Brunette, Palace manager, in the courtesy
department, reached a new high last
week. Stanisch required Brunette to display
a court order before entering the Wisconsin
... A fire at the Vernon. Viroqua,
temporarily shuttered the house. Repairs are
under way . Hammer is back at her
Columbia post following an illness.
Bill Young, SRO manager, plans installing
a mobile telephone in his car . . . Paramounc
tradescreened "Sainted Sisters" . . . The new
U-I building should be ready for occupancy
by late April or May . Adams is a
new MGM student salesman . . . Max Mazui-,
Film Classics manager, was a Chicago caller.
Eskin Theatres acquired the Midway,
Prairie du Chien, and the Fenway, Fennimore,
from William Charboneau . . . Rosemary
Fusso, secretary to John G. Kemptgen.
MGM manager, will say "I Do" May 1 . . .
That 20th-Fox sneak preview of "Sitting
Pretty," with Clifton Web as the baby sitter,
drew boffo laughs at the Wisconsin.
Joe' Woodward, 20th-Pox manager, and
Lou Elman, RKO manager, were discussing
"Northside 777" Elman expressed the view
that the hero of the piece, failed to show
appreciation for his mother's many years of
floor scrubbing. Said Woodward, "Well! He
bought her a new scrub bucket and mop
didn't he?"
Jules Gerelick, Paramount salesman, resigned
to enter the automobile business at
Omaha. The exchange gave a farewell party
and the Reel-fellows club staged another at
the Shorecrest. The salesman and managers,
about 40 attending, presented Gerelick
a traveling bag autographed by Dave
Chapman, Columbia salesman, in pink ink.
Max Wicsner of the Alamo and Mozart returned
to Mount Sinai hospital here for a
checkup . . . The Row water supply was cut
off for one day recently. RKO played good
Samaritan to thirsty people, with Walter
Blaney RKO office manager providing the
"cokes" ... At West Salem, Wis., Sunday
church services were held at the Salem
Rey. U, S, Pal. Oil.
ATTENDANCE BOOSTER
For Inlormalion, Writo, Wire or Phone
FOTO-PAY-DAY, INC.
161 W. Wisconsin Avo. Milwaukee 3. Wis.
through courtesy of
the fuel shortage.
the management during
Booking on the Row: Ray Lenz, Pastime,
Horicon; Frank Eckhart, Jefferson, Jefferson:
Harold Hamley, Victor, Hartland: W. C.
Fisuher, Oampo, Campbellsport; Eddie
Moyle and Johnny Schuyler. Delft circuit,
Marquette; Billy Pierce of the Savoy, and
Ed Johnson, Roosevelt, Milwaukee; Joe
Malits, Eighth Street; Sid Margoles, Regal,
and Barney Sherman, Douglas, Racine;
Larry Kelley, Majestic, Cudahy; Nick Berg,
State, Sheboygan; Nick Johnson of the
Strand, and Bob Guiterman. Capitol, and
Mikadow. Manitowoc; Clem Kramer, Fern,
Atlas and Mars, Milwaukee; J. Juell, Garden,
South Milwaukee; Nick Michael, Main
Street, Racine; Louis Machat. Kino, Milwaukee;
Erv Koenigsreiter, Greendale,,
Greendale; James Boden, Garden, South
Milwaukee; Joe McMahon, Eskin Theatres,
Milwaukee; Lon Husten, Troy, East Ti-oy.
Rosemary Crawford, a local Pat Stevens
graduate who now is secretary to Kay
Thompson, is scheduled to visit Florida,
Paris and Hollyw'ood this year, with a possible
screen test in the offing . . . N. Provencher.
UA salesman, welcomed those two
spring days with another racetrack ensemble
George Edgerton, 20th-Fox
. . . salesman, says he actually received a piece
of butter with toast at a Row eat«ry last
week. Milwaukee Journal photographers
captured the event for "things that can't
happen, but did."
Dave Goldman, U-I salesman says he
passed more new cars in Wisconsin than
there are candidates for mayor of Milwaukee
Joe Reynolds, Oriental manager, has
been seeking a new Pontiac for two years
Marcus. Warner manager, contacted
state exhibitors.
Jack Lenehan, Paramount booker, finally
found a barber that cuts hair quietly the
way Jack desires the job done . . . Elsie
Seidl, MGM staffer is wearing those "new
look" gla.sses with radar lenses.
In the recent front office Local F27 election,
Ray Shulz, 20th-Fox booker, was reelected
business agent. Others named; President,
Jake Kaiser, Warner booker; secretary,
Mildred Ritchter, Warner booker's secretary;
treasurer, Persus Naab of Paramount . . .
Smiling faces among Row personnel are due
to the recent 15 per cent raise announced for
both F and B union locals, retroactive to
Dec. 1. 1947.
Art Krass, Republic salesman, bought a new
car. The next day out in the territory, Krass
was involved in a smashup that virtually
pulverized the machine. Returning to R4Hwaukee
by train for another vehicle, Krass
relayed the story to his family. Fortunately
Krass was not greatly injured, but his little
daughter, overlooking the fact, said: "But
daddy I never had a ride in your new car!"
Orphans See 'Saint'
FORT WAYNE—The orphans of Fort
Wayne's three homes were guests of the
Quimby Theatres at the recent showing of
"Citizen Saint" in Quimby Auditorium. The
children were from St. Vincent's villa, the
Reformed Orphans home and the Allen
County Children's home.
Jack Kirsch Names
Cross Drive Aides
CHICAGO—Committeemen in the amusements
and recreation division of the 1948
Red Cross drive met last week in the American
Institute of Banking quarters to go
over their plans with Jack Kirsch, president
of Allied Theatres of Illinois and chairman
of the division.
Kirsch has named the following committees
to assist him:
Circuit theatres, Edwin Silverman, Arthur'
Schoenstadt, James E. Coston, Elmer Balaban,
John Balaban, Prank Smith and Harry
Turrell.
Independent theatres. Jack Rose, Harold
GoUos, Charles Lindau, Howard Lubliner
and Sinuel Roberts.
Distributors, W. E. Banford, T. R. Gilliam
and J. H. Stevens.
Theatrical agents and entertainment,
Charles Hogan.
Music publishers and representatives, Jerry
Baxter.
Producers and studios, Harris Silverberg.
Unions, E. J. Atkinson, Thomas J. Burke,
Edward Donovan, Clarence Jallas, Frank
Gorey and Sam Lamasky.
Legitimate theatres, Herbert Rles.
Holiywood Films Rapped
By High School Girls
ST. LOUIS—Hollywood was taken to task
for the quality of its motion pictures by
four seniors of St. Alphonsus high school
who participated in the Junior Town Meeting
of the Air sponsored by the St. Louis
Star-Times. Speaking on ""youth's Challenge
to the Movies," the girls criticized pictures
for their "fantastic plots," typing of
stars, glorification of crime and overemphasis
on sex.
FORT WAYNE
peter G. Mailers of Mailers Theatres found
a way to beat the cold wave that swept
the middle west recently. He went to Tulsa,
Okla., to attend the wedding of a nephew.
Holy week services at noon during the
week preceding Easter will again be held In
downtown Fort Wayne theatres. Two services
are held each day, one by churches of
the Missom-i Lutheran Synod and the other
by members of the Associated Churches of
Fort Wayne, a group of the major Protestant
denominations.
Work has started on a large tract of
ground along State Road 3, just north of
the California road, on a drive-in theatre
being constructed by Auto Theatres, Inc.,
at a cost of $80,000. Horace Shock, Lima,
Oliio, recently purchased the site. The corporation
was formed to operate this theatre
and possibly another one to be built
outside the city.
"Henry V" played three days at the
Quimby Auditorium, recently, showing twice
daily. Attendance was uniformly good, officials
of Quimby Theatres reported.
BOXOFTICE : : March 6, 1948