Boxoffice-December.25.1948
. . . Dick . . . Ronnie . . Another SAN ANTONIO T eon Glasscock, owner and manager of several south Texas theatres, is constructing a new class B house in Luling, where he now has the New Tower, a first run situation. The new cinema will seat 875 . . . Theatre business has been spotty downtown but the drive-ins and suburbans are enjoying an increased volume of trade. The Christmas rush packed them into downtown and neighborhood stores. Eph Charninsky, head of Southern Theatres here, never smokes a cigar, but chews them down to a wad. . Commonwealth Pictures, New York City, is shooting scenes hereabouts for a forthcoming production crew headed by Lee Orr, Fox Movietone cameraman, is making aerial shots at a local army flying field for release next year. It is rumored that two other companies will be in town within a fortnight to produce films. the New Eagle, Eagle Pass. Located across from the post office, the new house will be owned by Butler Bros, and will seat aroimd 700. It will cost about $125,000. Spillman & Spillman are the general architects and engineers for the project. James Herman SoUack, who has been managing the Uptown, has been appointed house manager of the Prince, a Southern theatre. He replaces Mary Grimes, who resigned to enter a private business . . . Henry Bergman, former actor and now manager of the Empire, returned to duty following an attack of intestinal flu. Lou Emerson, actor, singer, guitarist and former minstrel man now he&rd regularly over WOAI, played Santa Glaus at a party December 24 at the community house. 6 6 6 66 USTER CRABBE BILLY THE KID SERIES WITH AL (aiZZY) ST. JOHN GEORGE HOUSTON THE LOtE RIDER SERIES WITH AL (njZZY) ST. JOHN BILL (SirjGING) COWBOY RAfi«LER SERIES WITH ART DAVIS BOB STEELE ADVENTURES OF BILLY THE KID SERIES GEORGE ADVENTURES OF THE LOr£ RIDER SERIES BOYD HOUSTON TIM M C COY ADVENTURES OF THE WESTERN OUTLAW SERIES Louis Landy, head of the visual aids training department at Kelly Field, has had eight of his pictures approved by the government for telecast release over several north Texas television stations. Lou is also a news commentator for KCOR, bilingual station, and KYFM, a frequency modulation station owned and operated by the Express and News Publishing Co. here. Thomas Hart, first cousin to the late twogun Bill Hart, is the grandfather of Diane Hart, now visiting friends and relatives here. Miss Hart has a trained horse named "Silver" which she has ridden for seven months. He is one of the few dancing horses in these parts. Leo H. Kidd, known professionally as Claude Powers, now is residing here. He has been in show business for over 40 years. Kidd made and worked in some of the first talking pictures produced in St. Louis many years ago under the supervision of O. T. Crawford, producer, director and former theatre manager and owner, who controlled the Shamrock Pictures Co. of Missouri. Austin Squibs: The screen of the Eddie Joseph Drive-In can be seen from the highway Dropping into Caruso's for a late . . . breakfast, we learned that Pete is a cousin of the late Enrique Caruso ... It really takes Bill Heliums, manager of the State, to pick a winner in more ways than one . . . They say that Buster Novy, manager of the Capitol and son of Interstate City Manager Louis Novy, soon will go into the candy business and make Buster's Clusters and Novy's Nugats. San Antonio sidelines: Dorothy Andricks is the new cashier in the Aztec boxoffice. She has an ambition to become a vocalist Wick, former Palace employe, goes to the Harlandale as skipper come February Perkins, secretary to Karl Hoblitzelle, Dallas, was in the Alamo city. The Interstate chief was en route to the valley on his annual holiday vacation. Gordon Dyer, Southern Theatres projectionist, has taken over as the new president of the operators Local 4P7 . . . Mary Palafox is back at the Empire following a stay in the hills of Idaho . . . Plans are completed and construction will start inmiediately on AZTECA FILMS Inc. Head Office: 1907 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles 1, Calif. ALBERTO SALAS PORRAS. President RUBEN A. CALDERON. Secretary-Treasurer \A^ITE — PHONE OR WmE 907 S. Alamo St. Garfield 2882 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS J. TRUEX, Branch Manager i-!Sr«?Sr«?*«??**??»''?**?ft'*?^^^ Season's Greetings u. Spillman & Spillman Architects & Engineers Members A. I. A. 10-11 Chandler Bldg. San Antonio, Texas Garfield 7063 | BOXOFFICE December 25, 1948
. . Fred . . fort. Tex. Every third child attending was admitted free of charge, according to Manager Prank Zimmermann. who owns the hill country theatre. William Keeler, local projectionist, was elected business manager of local union 4P7 at a recent meeting. He will serve for a sixmonth period . McGahey now is editor of the San Antonio Evenings News . Al Kaufman, public relations director for the Alameda Teatro, said that the new Mexican house will be opened January 22. Ed Cruz of this city reported to police that he was held up at knife point and robbed of a silver saddle ring valued at $5 by two imknown Mexicans while at the State Theatre . . . Visitors along Filmrow included Jose Guerra. manager of a new Mexican theatre, Los Angeles; Dutch Cammer, Screen Guild and Realart. Dallas, and Irving Dreher, new south Texas film salesman for Sack Amusement Enterprises, Dallas. T. L. Richey Will Construct Theatre in Linden, Tex. LINDEN. TEX.—T. L. Richey, owner of the Ritz, will start construction on a 600-seat theatre soon after the first of the year. He has retained Ray S. Smith, Dallas theatre architect, to do the job. He also owns the Joy in Mount Vernon, and before the war owned the Texas at St. Jo. Richey lives in Atlanta where his family is engaged in the lumber industry. His buying and booking problems are handled by the Ind-Ex Booking Service at Dallas. Miss Musgrave Jerry Musgrave Named JB Exchange Cashier DALLAS—Jerry Musgrave. who has served in the office of Sack Amusement Enterprises for C. C. Bounds when he had four theatres the last five years, has been employed as cashier in the Jenkins & Bourgeois exchange. Miss Musgrave had several years actual theatre experience before moving to Dallas. She formerly lived in Texarkana and worked in the vicinity. Her duties were buying, booking and often full operation of those houses. Her duties on Filmrow have included regular exchange booking. Miss Musgrave has always been partial to canaries and likes to hear them sing after a heavy day at the office. Sunshine, her pet, is an all yellow Hartz Mountain bird with one tiny black spot on a wing. She has taught the warbler several tricks, one being to perch on her head at command. He is the best singer she has ever owned. House Destroyed by Fire AMHERST. TEX.—The Majestic, owned by O. M. Cosby jr., was destroyed by fire during the week. Some of the booth equipment, however, may be salvaged. It is believed Cosby will rebuild. Rain Over Texas Ends Severe Dry Period DALLAS—Glorious ran fell five hours Tuesday morning (14). breaking the worst drouth this territory has experienced in 30 years. Radio reports said the rain was almost general over the state. Exhibitors in small towns had begim to feel the pinch of the drouth as stock tanks and shallow wells at farm homes dried up and farm patronage slowed down. Around Wichita Falls the wheatlands didn't raise a green blade and cattle had begun to starve. A bad winter might yet wipe them out. Much of this picture was similar over most of Texas. Agricultural and business authorities had started saying things might soon be desperate. That gloomy picture is believed changing now. It wiU take ten inches to restore the rainfall to normal. 30% MORE LIGHT— OVER 10% SAVING ON CARBONS WITH THE NEW HUFF WATER ELECTRIC CARBON COOLER Made for all sizes of copper-coaied carbons. YOU GET MORE LIGHT WITH LESS CARBON AND CURRENT Bums Up Entire Positive Carbon — No Stub Waste IT'S UNBELIEVABLE — BUT IT'S TRUE, FULLY GUARANTEED Can be installed in two hours time BETTER ORDER YOURS NOW :&^W^«W^ HENRY SORENSON MODERN THEJiTRE EQUIPMENT COMPANY 214 SOUTH SAINT PAUL STREET DALLAS, TEXAS Phone Day—Riverside 5009 Night—Madison 2547 Distributors for America's Leading Manufacturers of Motion Picture Theatre Equipment BOXOFFICE :: December 25, 194« 83
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SAN ANTONIO<br />
T eon Glasscock, owner and manager of several<br />
south Texas theatres, is constructing<br />
a new class B house in Luling, where<br />
he now has the New Tower, a first run situation.<br />
The new cinema will seat 875 . . .<br />
Theatre business has been spotty downtown<br />
but the drive-ins and suburbans are enjoying<br />
an increased volume of trade. The<br />
Christmas rush packed them into downtown<br />
and neighborhood stores.<br />
Eph Charninsky, head of Southern Theatres<br />
here, never smokes a cigar, but chews<br />
them down to a wad.<br />
.<br />
Commonwealth Pictures, New York City,<br />
is shooting scenes hereabouts for a forthcoming<br />
production crew headed<br />
by Lee Orr, Fox Movietone cameraman, is<br />
making aerial shots at a local army flying<br />
field for release next year. It is rumored<br />
that two other companies will be in town<br />
within a fortnight to produce films.<br />
the New Eagle, Eagle Pass. Located across<br />
from the post office, the new house will be<br />
owned by Butler Bros, and will seat aroimd<br />
700. It will cost about $125,000. Spillman &<br />
Spillman are the general architects and<br />
engineers for the project.<br />
James Herman SoUack, who has been<br />
managing the Uptown, has been appointed<br />
house manager of the Prince, a Southern<br />
theatre. He replaces Mary Grimes, who resigned<br />
to enter a private business . . . Henry<br />
Bergman, former actor and now manager of<br />
the Empire, returned to duty following an<br />
attack of intestinal flu.<br />
Lou Emerson, actor, singer, guitarist and<br />
former minstrel man now he&rd regularly<br />
over WOAI, played Santa Glaus at a party<br />
December 24 at the community house.<br />
6<br />
6<br />
6 66<br />
USTER<br />
CRABBE<br />
BILLY THE KID SERIES<br />
WITH AL (aiZZY) ST. JOHN<br />
GEORGE<br />
HOUSTON<br />
THE LOtE RIDER SERIES<br />
WITH AL (njZZY) ST. JOHN<br />
BILL (SirjGING)<br />
COWBOY RAfi«LER SERIES<br />
WITH ART DAVIS<br />
BOB<br />
STEELE<br />
ADVENTURES OF<br />
BILLY THE KID SERIES<br />
GEORGE<br />
ADVENTURES OF THE<br />
LOr£ RIDER SERIES<br />
BOYD<br />
HOUSTON<br />
TIM M C COY<br />
ADVENTURES OF THE<br />
WESTERN OUTLAW SERIES<br />
Louis Landy, head of the visual aids training<br />
department at Kelly Field, has had eight<br />
of his pictures approved by the government<br />
for telecast release over several north Texas<br />
television stations. Lou is also a news commentator<br />
for KCOR, bilingual station, and<br />
KYFM, a frequency modulation station<br />
owned and operated by the Express and<br />
News Publishing Co. here.<br />
Thomas Hart, first cousin to the late twogun<br />
Bill Hart, is the grandfather of Diane<br />
Hart, now visiting friends and relatives here.<br />
Miss Hart has a trained horse named "Silver"<br />
which she has ridden for seven months. He<br />
is one of the few dancing horses in these<br />
parts.<br />
Leo H. Kidd, known professionally as Claude<br />
Powers, now is residing here. He has been<br />
in show business for over 40 years. Kidd<br />
made and worked in some of the first talking<br />
pictures produced in St. Louis many<br />
years ago under the supervision of O. T.<br />
Crawford, producer, director and former theatre<br />
manager and owner, who controlled the<br />
Shamrock Pictures Co. of Missouri.<br />
Austin Squibs: The screen of the Eddie Joseph<br />
Drive-In can be seen from the highway<br />
Dropping into Caruso's for a late<br />
. . . breakfast, we learned that Pete is a cousin<br />
of the late Enrique Caruso ... It really<br />
takes Bill Heliums, manager of the State, to<br />
pick a winner in more ways than one . . .<br />
They say that Buster Novy, manager of the<br />
Capitol and son of Interstate City Manager<br />
Louis Novy, soon will go into the candy business<br />
and make Buster's Clusters and Novy's<br />
Nugats.<br />
San Antonio sidelines: Dorothy Andricks<br />
is the new cashier in the Aztec boxoffice.<br />
She has an ambition to become a vocalist<br />
Wick, former Palace employe, goes<br />
to the Harlandale as skipper come February<br />
Perkins, secretary to Karl Hoblitzelle,<br />
Dallas, was in the Alamo city. The<br />
Interstate chief was en route to the valley<br />
on his annual holiday vacation.<br />
Gordon Dyer, Southern Theatres projectionist,<br />
has taken over as the new president<br />
of the operators Local 4P7 . . . Mary Palafox<br />
is back at the Empire following a stay in<br />
the hills of Idaho . . . Plans are completed<br />
and construction will start inmiediately on<br />
AZTECA FILMS<br />
Inc.<br />
Head Office:<br />
1907 S. Vermont Ave.,<br />
Los Angeles 1, Calif.<br />
ALBERTO SALAS PORRAS.<br />
President<br />
RUBEN A. CALDERON.<br />
Secretary-Treasurer<br />
\A^ITE — PHONE OR WmE<br />
907 S. Alamo St. Garfield 2882<br />
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS<br />
J. TRUEX, Branch Manager<br />
i-!Sr«?Sr«?*«??**??»''?**?ft'*?^^^<br />
Season's Greetings<br />
u.<br />
Spillman & Spillman<br />
Architects & Engineers<br />
Members A. I. A.<br />
10-11 Chandler Bldg.<br />
San Antonio, Texas<br />
Garfield 7063<br />
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