Boxoffice-March.06.1948

: March
. . Pour
. . Robert
head
. . Marty
. . The
. . . Nat
. . For
Regional Supervisor
Named by Typhoon
NEW YORK—Martin Janasik has been
appointed regional director for the central
states area by the Typhoon Air Conditioning
Co. of Brooklyn, it was announced by Don
V. Petrone. sales manager. Formerly with
the Chrysler Air Temp organization. Janasik
will make his headquarters in Detroit, from
where he will supervise Typhoon representation
in Michigan. Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky,
and western Pennsylvania.
SPRINGFIELD
Phil Chakeres, president of Chakeres Theatres,
and Mrs. Chakeres have gone to Miami
Beach to stay in their winter home until
April or May . passes to the State
are given away daily during the 15-minute
organ program OUie Nicklas. manager,
plays over WWSO. Nicklas plays "mystery
tunes" and listeners are invited to call or
write the radio station to tell what he is
playing. The program, broadcast from the
State, is used to promote the current picture
at the State.
Woody Owens, manager of the Majestic,
planned a midnight cartoon jamboree for
February 28. During the "two hours of fun"
he planned to show 20 cartoons. Tickets were
sold in advance at 55 cents . F.
Terry, former program director, has been
named assistant manager of WIZE. Robert
G. Christol. who came here after theatrical
work in Cleveland and New York, is the
new program director.
Three per cent admissions taxes collected
by the city of Springfield during December
totaled $3,168.69, showing a drop of $130.44
from the November total. Twenty-nine organizations
have registered as taxable during
1948. Forty-five groups were registered
for taxes in 1947.
More Films for Talking Pictures
CLEVELAND—B. W. Payne jr., Ohio manager
for Modern Talking Pictures, announces
the arrival of eight new subjects to his library,
now consisting of 60 sponsored subjects.
He has on hand ten prints of each
subject, all of which are available to schools,
churches, clubs and groups free of charge.
In addition to the film, Payne supplies free
projection service, including a projector and
an operator.
fiuSAeirMAKEs
Yes. our New York Cily Bran
cri 245 WEST 55TH STREET
is now in full swing and
ready to serve you.
'
N EW Send your next special anneun
YORK BienI trailer order to nimack .
PHONE and see why exhibitors all om
PLAZA the eonntry get their trailers
7-3809 irea ns.
NEW YORK
t
245 WIST
55 rr«irr
BOXOFFICE :
CLEVELAND
p
Leonard Halper. head of the Warner construction
and maintenance department
the Ohio zone, and his wife celebrated
in
their 25th wedding anniversary. Several
hundred friends, including practically the
entire Warner Theatres personnel, attended
the "open house" at their home . . . Ray
Brown, Warner Theatres southern Ohio district
manager, at City is hospital, Springfield,
convalescing from a attack pneumonia.
of
George Settos, who recently bought the
Lyric in Lima and the building of which the
theatre is a part, has remodeled the theatre
and renamed it the Ranger ... It is
reported that the Rayland Drive-In Theatre.
Rayland, Ohio, operated by Herbert
Ochs and John Gardner, will reopen for the
season March 27. This is the earliest drivein
opening announcement to date.
"Gentleman's Agreement" had the bigge.st
opening at Warners' Hippodrome of any picture
in many moons, according to Warner
officials. This in spite of the fact that there
was a pouring rain all day. The picture had
been extensively exploited both by Harry
Weiss, 20th-Fox publicity director, who held
a series of 12 screenings for specially selected
groups, and by J. Knox Strachan, publicity
director for Warner Theatres, who arranged
for the distribution of bookmarks throughout
the Cleveland public library system and
display windows at book stores.
The Variety Club, under the leadership of
Chief Barker Milton A. Mooney, has installed
Max Rieger, well known restaurateur, as
steward, and he is accepting reservations for
daily luncheon . . . F. H. Hathaway, with theatres
in Struthers, Canfield and Campbell,
is reported building a drive-in between
Conneaut and Ashtabula.
Paul Badger is back in town as an exhibi-
tor. Formerly of the Rex, he has been devoting
his time to a chemical company which
he owns. Last week he purchased the former
Waldorf Theatre, renamed the Ace by Sol
Korman, who sold it to Badger. This leaves
Korman. Detroit exhibitor, with only one
Max Lefkowiches
local house, the King
I of the Community circuit! left)
Nate
for a belated Florida vacation
Schultz, Monogram franchise owner, and
Mrs. Schultz are back from the Florida playgrounds
wearing the latest style in sunburns.
Lester Zucker, U-I manager, and Alex
Schimel, salesman, covered the Toledo area
together last week . Seed, formerly
with United Artists and Eagle Lion, has resigned
from the Realart sales force . . .
Keith's East 105th Street Theatre will reinstate
vaudeville for a series of special stage
attractions starting March 10, with Sid
Andorn of WGAR as master of ceremonies.
The bill will feature two weekly winners on
Andorn's Audition Ambition programs. Four
other acts will join the wonners. Not since
1931 has the theatre played vaudeville.
Mrs. Milton A. Mooney is temporary chairman
of a group of wives of Variety Club
board members who are forming a Variety
Club women's auxiliary. Working with Mrs.
Mooney, wife of the chief barker are Mrs.
Nat Barach as first vice-president; Mrs.
Oscar Ruby, second vice-president; Mrs. William
S. Shartin, treasurer, and Mrs. Lou
Marx, recording secretary. A series of afternoon
entertainments is being planned.
Manny Stutz, Realart franchise owner, and
his wife are enjoying a vacation in Martinsville,
Ind. . . . J. E. Fontaine, SRO division
manager, and J. J. Oulahan, district manager,
were here tor a brief conference with
Leonard Mishkind, local sales representative,
and Sol Gordon, salesman-booker ... J. J.
Houlihan, Republic manager, supervised a
series of invitational screenings of the allbnd
feature, "Bill and Coo."
.
Madeleine Fain, daughter of Ben Fain,
owner of the Milo Theatre in partnership
with Charles Gottlob, is engaged to man-y
Stanley Roberts the second time
within a year, Louis Roth, manager of the
Western Union office in the Film Bldg., was
told to "stick 'em up." Two holdup men who
entered the office and demanded the cash
box were scared away, however, before they
could accomplish their purpose. The office
is opposite from the central police station.
Leroy Kendis of Associated circuit, laid up
with a recurrent back ailment, was hobbling
around with the aid of a cane. Next move
to correct the trouble will be an operation
Wolf, Warner Ohio zone manager,
and wife have returned from their annual
family reunion in Texas, where. Wolf reports,
they encountered snowy weather while
the Cleveland weather was balmy . . . Mrs.
S. A. Gerson reports that she has sold her
motel just outside Los Angeles and is living
in a small apartment until she decides on
just which coast she will make her home.
All Hygienic booking agents, advance men
and field representatives numbering some
50 men, met in Wilmington, Ohio, home office
of the organization, in the first of a
series of quarterly gatherings, for the purpose
of discussing exhibition and exploitation
problems for "Mom and Dad" on an international
basis. Kroger Babb, Hygienic president,
conducted the meetings.
New Sound at Port Huron
PORT HURON, MICH.—Voice of the Theatre
horns have been installed in the three
Butterfield theatres here, the Desmond,
Majestic and Family. C. A. Dailey is manager
of the Desmond and James S. Helsdon
manages the Family and Majestic.
METRO PREMIUM CO.
BEAUTYWARE PREMIUMS
Gifts of overpowering Boxofiice Appeal
1705 E. 21st St. Film BldJ.
CHerry 613S Cleveland. 0.
OLIVER THEATRE
SUPPLY CO., INC.
M. H. rarrcHLE
23rd and Payne Avenue
Phone: PRospect 6934
CLEVELAND
6, 1948 75