Boxoffice-March.06.1948

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At Universal Joe Kelly, fonner booker, has
Qhanges in management at M&P Theatres been shifted to the Maine ten-itoiy as salesman.
include the appointment of Joseph Lourie
He is the son of the late Bill Kelly,
U-I manager who died in 1942. Harold Harris
at the Oriental in Mattapan. He came from the Strand in Dorchester and replaced has been moved from the shipping room to
his brother Albert, who resigned to
replace Kelly in the booking department.
take over
the Adams in Dorchester, which he recently Matt Moriarty. also a booker, is expected to
purchased. Marvin Huban has gone into the go on the road shortly. Ken Mayer, former
Strand from the Codman Square in Dorchester,
Maine salesman, has been given the New
and Louis Kenney has stepped into Hampshire and Vermont sector.
the Codman from the Field's Corner Theatre.
In the latter spot. Saverio Romano is the
Lester Hughes, owner of the Nordica, Freeport,
Me., was recently elected vice-presi-
new manager, coming in from the Upham's
Corner Theatre. Albert Kaye, substitute
dent of the Chamber of Commerce of
manager in District B, is now manager of the Freeport Ethel Germaine, wife of
Regent in Norfolk Downs Harry Germaine, head of Price Premiums
.
here, died at her home following a hospitalization
totaling $216 at the
Strand Theatre in
at the Massachusetts General hos-
Westboro, Mass., were pital. Burial was in New Haven.
recently turned over
Joseph Levine of
by Manager Paul
Embassy Pictures has
acquired
Barker to Postmaster
"My Man Godfrey" for reissue.
''^ f^^MMM Charles H. McDonald,
Embassy also has lined up six Abbott and
comedies and Deanna Durbin
chairman of the March
Costello six
Harry "Zippie" Goldman, partner
of Dimes campaign
committee.
in Embassy, and Mrs. Goldman, left for
Florida spend a month.
to
Mrs. Leona Davidson
is the new bookkeeper
E. M. Loew volunteered to be "host of the
with Film Clas- month" at a Variety Club party March 27 at
Henry Sperling
the club's headquarters in the Hotel Statler.
Central. Manville,
Loew is making arrangements for the entertainment
Paul Barker sic . . .
of the
of members and their guests. This
R. I., bought his young son Albert into
affair will be the first of a series of monthly
the district during the boy's school vacation
the Rifkin circuit comes word of
parties at which a prominent member will
be the host.
the promotion to manager of the Strand,
Springfield, of Michael McAndrew, who received
his training at the Suffolk, Holyoke.
under Paul Kessler . of the largest
turnouts in many months showed up at the
trade screening of Universal's "The Naked
City."
Every seat was taken.
Elinor McKoan, secretary to Samuel Pinanski
of M&P, and Shirley McMillan, secretary
to Marion Coles, spent a week's vacation
in North Conway, N. H., skiing ... In
connection with its national playdate and
sales drive. Screen Guild is conducting a local
campaign honoring BUI Cuddy's 30th anniversary
in the show business drive. Cuddy is a
New England salesman. Al Swerdlove is directing
the drive with Cuddy handling the
METRO PREMIUM CO.
now oflers
BEAUTYWARE PREMIUMS
Gifts of overpowering Boxoffice Appeal
47 Church St. Liberty 4088 Boston, Mass.
five New England states and Hymie Levine
in charge of the Connecticut territory.
Western Mass. Collects
$3,837 for Polio Fund
SPRINGFIELD—The March of Dimes fund
received a healthy injection recently when
Harry Smith, representing Western Massachusetts
Theatres, presented to Postmaster
Thomas J. Ashe, county polio chairman, a
check for $3,837.75, a compilation of the
contributions received in the organization's
houses throughout western Massachusetts.
The breakdown of the individual theatre
contributions was as follows:
Paramount in Springfield, $1,153.89;
Broadway in Springfield, $220.05; Rivoli in
Chicopee, $211.94; Bijou in Holyoke, $221.17;
Strand in 'Westfield, $274.95; Victory in
Holyoke, $1,187.36, and Strand in Holyoke,
$568.40.
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Stocked With All
Necessary Repair
and Replacement
Parts for Any
Sound System.
"Ask any
exhibitor using
our service"
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HAROLD DAVIDSON
Will Direct the Score
Emil Newman will direct the musical score
written by Hugo Friedhofer for "Joan of
Arc." This is being made by Sierra Pictures
and released by RKO.
Now
with
Expanding
Additional
personnel to cover
a Larger Service
Area.
Many theatres
under our
maintenance
Committees Named
For Hub Allied Meet
BOSTON—W. Leslie Bendslev and 'Walter
E. Mitchell, chairmen of the 20th anniversary
convention of Independent Exhibitors of New
England, have announced the following committees:
Reservations—W. E. Mitchell. Dominic TurtuiTo
and Joseph Mathieu.
Finances—W. L. Bendslev, Francis Perry,
John Anthony and Ernest Ziu-etti.
Year book—James Guarino, Julian Rifkin
and David Hodgdon.
Display booths—Samuel Resnik, Leonard
Richter and Melvin Safner.
Entertainment—Mrs. Katharine Avery,
Marie Bi-uno, Mrs. M. E. Buckley, Mrs. Rose
Fasano and Mrs. Ella Mills.
Publicity—Leonard Goldberg, Theodore
Rosenblatt and Nonnan Glassman.
Program—Nathan Yamins, Herman Rifkin
and Warren Nichols.
Business meetings—Arthur Howard, Nathan
Yamins and Francis Lydon.
Gifts and prizes—Mam-ice Safner, Julius
Meyer and Henry Sperling.
Committee on attendance—Massachusetts,
Daniel Murphy and Harry Mamas; Vermont,
J. W. Bird, and Andrew Tegu; Maine, Marshall
Carlton and Harold Young; New Hampshire,
Leon Bolduc and George Pike; Rhode
Island, Joseph Carollo and Meyer Stanzler;
Connecticut. Maxwell Alderman and Dr, J. B.
Fishman.
Reservations for both display booths and
hotel accommodations are being received at
Independent Exhibitors offices at 36 Melrose
St. and indications are that a huge gathering
will attend the convention scheduled for
May 4, 5 at Hotel Somerset.
This convention will mark the 20th anniversary
of the foi-ming of the unit, which
has been an active branch of National Allied.
Exhibitors are urged by Ray E. Feeley,
business manager, to send in their requests
for hotel accommodations, as there is a limited
amount of space available at the hotel.
Several outstanding personalities of the
industry and many local civic leaders have
accepted invitations to attend the convention.
Two Ask $80,000 Based
On Falls in Theatres
BRIDGEPORT — In negligence actions
brought in superior court here two complainants
claimed aggregate damages of $80,000
for injuries alleged to have been received
in falls on theatre properties.
Mable G. Hilton, New Canaan, claims damages
of $50,000 against the Playhouse of
New Canaan, Inc., and the Associated Prudential
Theatres, Inc., charging that she sustained
a hip fracture the night of March 21,
1947, when she fell on a step while leaving
the Playhouse by a side exit.
Damages of $30,000 are sought by Margaret
Kocsis of Norwalk against the Connecticut
Theatrical Corp., Hartford, for injuries
claimed to have been received April
8, 1947 in a fall in the Palace. South Norwalk.
Anthony Lokot Named Manager
HARTFORD—Anthony Lokot of Hartford
has been named manager of the Ridgefield
Theatre, Ridgefield. Conn., replacing Eugene
R. Alden who has joined the per.sonnel staff
of Prudential Playhouses.
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6. 1948