Boxoffice-April.17.1948

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CLEVELAND
geymour Weiss, for the past several years
manager of the East Side and West Side
drive-ins of Cleveland, owned by Phil Smith
of Boston, has been transferred to Chicago to
manage a new Phil Smith outdoor theatre.
Ezra Skirball, who used to be film salesnian
in this area and has been living in
Charleston, W. Va., of recent years, will manage
the new Skirball Bros, drive-in now
under construction near Massilon. It is expected
to be ready the first of May
Justin Knoph of the Portage Theatre, Oak
Harbor, was a Filmrow visitor.
Among those here for John Kalafafs funeral
last Thursday included J, E. Fontaine,
SRO division manager; Jack Schlaifer,
E-L general sales manager; A. G. Constant,
president of the Constant circuit; John
Himmelein, Paramount Detroit exchange; Ed
and Bill Biggio. Steubenville theatre owners;
Martin G. Smith, ITOO president, and P. J.
Wood, ITOO secretary, and Mrs. Wood.
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Edward Richardson, manager of Loew's
Granada, and Mrs. Richardson are vacation-
.
. . . Ernest Schwartz, president
ing in New York Gusdanovic of
the Gusdanovic circuit is back from a winter
in Florida
of the Cleveland Motion Picture Exing
hibitors Ass'n, is passing out cigars, the occasion
being the arrival of a second grandson,
John Hays, born recently to his daughter,
Mrs. Louis Eckhouse of Chicago.
John Joseph Patrick Thomas Houlihan,
Republic manager, is busy these days supervising
the remodeling of the exchange. When
completed it will have the newest look along
the Row, with booking compartments, new
lighting, new flooring and all the trimmings.
In the light of the success of Manager
Houlihan's recent birthday party, it has been
suggested that he plan a house warming
party to celebrate the "new look."
Charles Rich, Warner district manager,
and Jerry Wechsler, local manager, were in
Pittsburgh Friday to attend a district meeting
presided over by Jules Lapidus, eastern
division sales manager. Branch managers
from Cincinnati and Indianapolis also attended
. Goldberg of Herald Pictures
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was in town. He and Edwin Bergman, local
Screen Guild manager, screened "Miracle in
Harlem," which SG is distributing for special
groups ... A capacity crowd turned out
Saturday morning to attend an invitational
screening of "The Barber of Seville" at the
University Theatre. The picture is booked
into the University Theatre for an extended
run starting next week.
"Whitey" Moore has made it
from baseball
to pictures in one leap. The former pitching
ace for the Cincinnati Reds and the St.
Louis Cardinals, is now assistant to Urban
Anderson, general manager of the Tuscarawas
Amusement Co., operating theatres in
Uhrichsville and Dermison.
Mrs. Nezera Zegiob celebrated the opening
of her rebuilt Dreamland Theatre, Lorain,
last Thursday evening with a party
at her home. Many Cleveland film folk attended,
including Frank Masek and Earl King
of National Theatre Supply Co.; Margaret
Macsay, Republic head booker: Marie Roessel,
U-I cashier: Hazel Mack of NSS, and
many others. The Dreamland was destroyed
by fire last year and has been entirely rebuilt.
Milton A. Mooney, Variety Club chief barker,
and Mrs. Mooney flew to the Variety
convention in Miami. Mr. and Mrs. Irwin
Shenker of Berlo Vending Co. drove . . . Max
Jacobs, owner of the Marvel Theatre, and
Mrs. Jacobs are among the Variety members
now in Miami.
The League of Showmen's Wives, which
is the official name for the ladies of the Va-
.
riety Club, held the second of a series of
luncheon parties last Tuesday in the Variety
Club. Hostesses were Mrs. Milton Cohen and
Mrs. William S. Shartin. Attendance was
large and enthusiastic . . Harry H. Goldstein,
.
Paramount district manager, and Mrs.
Goldstein are in Atlantic City for a couple
of weeks Albright, director of
educational services of the Motion Picture
Ass'n, will be the guest speaker at the May
20 meeting of the Motion Picture Council of
Greater Cleveland.
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TOLEDO—Ownership of the Alan Theatre,
neighborhood house, by Patrolmen Raymond
C. Malicki and Marvin B. Hauser is not a
violation of the service section of the city
police manual requiring policemen to devote
their full time to their duties, according to a
ruling by William Christensen, city law director.
The case was referred to Christensen after
the patrolmen were listed among 136 Ohioans
cited by the state tax commissioner on
charges of sales tax violations. At a hearing,
they pointed out that they did not visit the
theatre while on duty, and that the business
was operated by their wives and hired employes.
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