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ALBANY<br />
TVive Willig, who operates the Auto-Vlslon<br />
In East Greenbush, Is reported to havf<br />
broken ground for another drlve-ln near<br />
Springfield. Mass. Due to topographical conditions.<br />
Involving work on a hUl. the drlve-ln<br />
win probably not open until next year. WlUig<br />
Is former operator of the Rivoll In Schenectady.<br />
His Auto-Vlslon, first drlve-ln In the<br />
Albany territory, was opened three years ago.<br />
Jor Gottesman, now buying and booking<br />
for the Grand hotel, Highmount. In the Catsskills,<br />
visited Fllmrow this week. The hotel<br />
Is playing pictures Wednesdays and Sundays.<br />
Other shoppers in town were Sam Davis of<br />
the Phoenicia, Phoenicia; George Thornton<br />
of the Orpheum. Saugertles, and Orpheum.<br />
TiinnersvlUe, and Morris Schulman of the<br />
Gaiety, Inlet.<br />
The Fox Family club held Its annual outing<br />
Wedne.sday at Crooked Lake hotel. Bill<br />
Murray, assistant booker. Is president of the<br />
organization. Helen Wispcr and Mrs. Doris<br />
Senecal served on the arrangements committee<br />
. of the old Al Jolson picture,<br />
"Go Into Your Dance," failed to come<br />
up to expectations at the Strand.<br />
Donors of prizes for the Variety Club golf<br />
tournament Included the Fabian, Warner.<br />
Schlne. Smalley and Benton circuits, Upstate<br />
Theatres, Mrs. Margaret Buckley of the General<br />
Stark in Bennington, Vt.: Jim Papayanakos<br />
of Potsdam; Sam Rosenblatt of Watervllet;<br />
C. J. Latta, zone manager for Warner.s;<br />
Jack Goldberg, Metro; Max Westebbe. RKO;<br />
Ray Smith, Warners exchange: Alton Mendelson<br />
of B. T. Babbitt Co.. and W. W. Farley,<br />
exchange and theatre owner.<br />
Milt Schosbern, manager of Fabian's<br />
Grand, left for a week's vacation in Canada.<br />
Frank Cunningham, assistant, took over<br />
Bill Ro.scnow is<br />
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the new Buffalo and Albany<br />
representative for SRO. He worked with<br />
Paramount as a booker here and In Buffalo<br />
Edman. NSS salesman, checked<br />
In for a two-week stay after a fortnight in<br />
New Haven . . . MGM held an evening preview<br />
of "The Hucksters" at the 20th-Fox<br />
screening room.<br />
Al Miirchelti, U-I head booker, underwent<br />
an operation In Memorial hospital . . . Another<br />
surgery patient, Johnny Guttuso, assistant<br />
manager of the Palace, is making slow<br />
recovery at Albany hospital. His job is being<br />
filled temporarily by Vic Ganett of the State,<br />
Schenectady<br />
Cornrllu.*) McCabe, head shipper for Warners,<br />
was Installed as president of B43, union<br />
of exchange service per.sonnel, at a meeting<br />
In Carmen's hall. He succeeds Wayne Carlgnnn,<br />
20th-F()X head .shipper. Other officers<br />
of th« local are Jim Tunney, Universal .shipper,<br />
vice-president; Tom Carroll, Republic<br />
.shipper, recording .secretary, and Earl Kastcn,<br />
a.sslstant 20th-Fox shipper, treasurer.<br />
These officers will serve until 1949.<br />
Herman Rlpp.H, assistant MGM dlvLslon<br />
manager, checked In from a trip that took<br />
him to Boston and New 'Vork. He .said the<br />
report ho had entered a hospital for an operation<br />
was untrue . Shea, daughter<br />
of Mrs. Katherlnc Shea, RIpps' secretary,<br />
received a certificate" as medical technologist<br />
at Albany College uf Pharmacy.<br />
NEW MIRROPHONIC SOUND<br />
JOE HORNSTEIN, Inc.<br />
630 Ninth Av«., N*w York City<br />
PERFECTLY FRAMED—Dolores Del<br />
Rio demonstrates her skill at posing in<br />
front of a camera by using the doorway<br />
of a plane as a frame as she leaves New<br />
York for her home in C'ovcoacan, Mexico,<br />
after a New York iioliday. She recently<br />
made "The Fugitive" for RKO.<br />
Dopp Can't See Drop<br />
In Admissions Now<br />
ALBANY- -Clarence Dopp. operator of<br />
theatres in Johnstown, Frankfort. Poland<br />
and Northville. joins in prevalent discussion<br />
on admission prices with the observation<br />
that a reduction just now would have to be<br />
contingent upon a general cut in all industry<br />
costs.<br />
He simply doesn't see how exhibitors.<br />
especially in the smaller towns, could reduce<br />
prices while film rentals, supplies, labor<br />
and other e.s.sentials remain at present levels.<br />
Especially, he adds, "since we don't know<br />
whether inflation or deflation is on the way."<br />
Dopp, who say he's a "conservative." declares:<br />
"We'll have to stew around for a<br />
while until everybody decides he or she must<br />
work harder and produce more. I can't<br />
give you the answer to cutting motion picture<br />
operating costs. We could cut down<br />
on newspaper ads. of course, but that would<br />
be shortsighted. We could cut down on electric<br />
lights and a few other items, but that<br />
wouldn't be so smart either."<br />
After 31 years in the industry, this operator<br />
concludes that the average small town operator<br />
has attained his maximum potential<br />
Insofar as patrons are concerned, and that<br />
the trouble lies In the low scale of prices at<br />
which the movies started. Thus the public<br />
became accustomed to seeing pictures at a<br />
very low price.<br />
Fulton Goes to First Run<br />
NEW YORK—The Fulton, a 900-seat legitimate<br />
theatre on West 46th Street, will become<br />
a New York first run film hou.se during<br />
the latter part of June, according to<br />
Maurice Maurer, who manages the theatre<br />
properties of the City Investing Co., owner<br />
of the house. The house will play Britishmade<br />
pictures, .starting with "Green for<br />
Danger." distributed In the U.S. bv Eagle-<br />
Lion.<br />
Installation of projection and sound equipment<br />
was completed during the week. The<br />
Fulton, one of the most desirable legitimate<br />
houses which played "Another Part of the<br />
Forest" during most of the 1946-47 season,<br />
will probably revert to stage plays during the<br />
winter season, Maurer said.<br />
Wage Hikes Granied<br />
Distributor Staffs<br />
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NEW YORK—The motion picture hom f<br />
office employes union, local H63. lATSi-<br />
.settled contract talks with six companiei<br />
during the week. Two new contracts werl<br />
signed with News of the Day and the MG>I<br />
Music Publishing Co. and Robbins, Feist<br />
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Miller. Additional wage agreements wer<br />
signed with four other companies, Warner:'<br />
Ace Film Laboratories, the Warner Musil<br />
Publishing Co.. Remick, Harms & Whitmarf<br />
and Paramount News.<br />
The union also reached an agreement wit P<br />
Pathe Industries. Inc., to start contrac'<br />
negotiations for employes at the Boundbroo!'<br />
studio and the new Pathe studio at Ea;'<br />
106th street.<br />
Wage hikes of from S4 to S7, approximate!,'<br />
12 per cent, were granted to employes si,<br />
Warners. Ace. and Remick. Harms & Whii<br />
mark. Minimum wages for various classi.<br />
fications also were increased. The preset.:<br />
contract with these companies expires Ma|<br />
31. 1948.<br />
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Increases of from 12 to 20 per cent wei'<br />
granted home office workers at News of th'<br />
Day, plus a 37 '--hour week. The new cor''<br />
tract for Robbins, Feist & Miller employtprovides<br />
wage boosts of approximately 1'<br />
per cent. Six separate job classif icatloi<br />
were set at the newsreel company. i<br />
At Paramount News, workers were give.<br />
increases of about 12 'j per cent, retroacti''<br />
to Dec. 1, 1946, when the old union contrac;,<br />
expired. In addition the minimum was;<br />
clas-sifications were increased about 10 p
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