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. . . Moe . . . "Hy" . . Mickey . . . . . . . Work . . . Good . . Carl WIIIWWIEAPOILIK QILBERT NATHANSON, Republic head, back from a Chicago sales conference Levy, 20th-Pox district manager, set "Grapes of Wrath" into Omaha and Des Moines, March 1, on a pre-release as a single bill in double feature houses. It comes into the State here March 8. Screening for critics is scheduled this week . Fred Larkin, manager of the Paramount, St. Cloud, was so enthusiastic over "Gulliver's Travels," he sent a letter to John J. Friedl, Minnesota Amusement Co. general manager, expressing his praise, and the latter forwarded it to the Paramount exchange. Tommy Charack off in his flashy auto to his new post as Warner Los Angeles city salesman. Good luck, old boy W. H. Workman, M-G-M branch . . . manager, may spend his winter vacation in Puerto Rico instead of Florida, his usual haven Chapman, Columbia branch manager, visited northern Minnesota accounts . . . Irving Gillman to close his Crystal, Gateway grind house, for improvements Daughter of Sol Torador, . . . local independent exhibitor, off to California and expects to receive a screen test. . . . Morrie Abrams. M-G-M Irving Marks, Columbia salesman, a daddy for the second time. It's a girl again—this time a nine-pounder. Going after the Eddie Cantor record, Irving? Eh, what? in Sioux Falls, S. D., to work exploiteer, on "Gone With the Wind." His daughter, Lois Goldberg, here from Seattle for a visit . . . Joe Rognatnick, Universal home office student booker, after four months here, off for Kansas City to assume a similar post. . Pat Halloran, Universal salesman, hanging around Minneapolis—for a very good reason which may be public information by the time this appears in print. 'Tis said he was awaiting an impending visit of the stork to his menage . . United Ai'tists here hitting fast pace in the Jack Goldhar drive . . . Lyceum, legitimate roadshow house, running Swedish dialogue films on weekends. Last Saturday and Sunday, it had a dual bill. . . . "Nickey" Goldhammer, RKO district manager, reports March of Time's "Republic Monogram of Finland" release going great guns in the Charlie Weiner testimonial drive. The quota of city dates already has been practically achieved, he says. Charlie spent much of this week in northern Minnesota plugging away Francis . Carlson and Rosalie Peck added to the National Screen office staff. RKO in first place in the Film Bowling League for the fourth successive week since its organization . Coen, M-G-M salesman, vacationing in Kansas City and other points south . . . Earl Perkins still in the lead in the Grad Sears drive. The office leads in its district . . . "Nickey" Goldhammer, RKO district manager, back from a visit to his Omaha and Des Moines offices . . . Rud Lohrenz, Warner district manager, a weekend visitor. Sid7iey Basin has acquired the De Luxe, St. Paul, from George Ostrand . . . An ear ailment had C. K. Olson, Warner branch manager, confined to his home for several days . . . Bill Volk, independent circuit operator, to join his brother and partner, Sidney, in Florida . . . Many of the film crowd attended one of the three Maurice Evans' performances of "Hamlet" at the Lyceum. The show drew capacity business. Out-of-town exhibitors visiting Filmrow Everett Seibel, Harry Hirsch, Harry included: Jack Heywood, New Richmond, Katz, W. A. Steffes and Bill Sears were Wis.; Jack De Marce, Benson, Minn.; among the theatre bunch that Cedric "Doc" Reynolds, Princeton, Minn.; Lyle Adams, Star-Journal columnist, suggested Webster, Chippewa Falls and Rice Lake, to help put over the planned municipal Wis.; Henry Anderson, Arcadia, Wis.; Joe Redinond, Waconia, Minn.; Porter Ashley, summer carnival. wires" . Merle . . He called Potter, Times-Tribune them "live Lakefield. Minn.; Al Inman, Fairfax, film critic, devoted his entire column last Minn.; Don Anderson, Pine Island, Minn., Monday to his trip to Michigan to attend and Don Buckley, Redwood Falls, Minn. the "Young Tom Edison" premiere. W. H. Workman, M-G-M branch manager, confined to his home by illness . . . Si7n E. Heller has added the Star, Bovey, Minn., and Calumet, Calumet, Minn., to his chain of theatres, increasing it to six, including one each at Coleraine and Nashloauk and two at Grand Rapids, Minn. . . . Reports are that will start late this month on the new 1,000-seater which Abe Engler will build at Hopkins. Minneapolis suburb Paramount now is accepting applications from Turin City independent exhibitors for "Gulliver's Travels" on a straight rental basis. It had been demanding percentage in the face of the independents' stand against such terms . . . Merle Potter, Times-Tribune film editor, is in Hollyivood in his annual search for material for his gossip and feature columns. To Remodel in Spring Cherokee, Ia.—A $12,000 remodeling program on the American here is planned by Dale R. Goldie in the spring. Front of the house will be rebuilt and the lobby enlarged. He will also redecorate the interior and install a new sound system. Fire at Mound City, Kas. Mound City, Kas.—Fire did $3,000 damage to the Aladdin here February 6. The house was insured. Palmquist Buys Theatre RusHFORD, Minn.—Roy Palmquist, former Universal film salesman, will take over the Royal here from O. K. Quarve in February. Gets "Torpedoed" SR Rights Minneapolis—Îrving Gillman, Esquire owner, has acquired state rights to "Torpedoed." Buy Story for Karloif Hollywood—Monogram has purchased "Lighthouse," a story by John Reinhardt, as a vehicle for Boris Karloff. O Ml A H A JJEWS FLASH: Joe Jacobs' wedding will be some time during the next two weeks, before March 1. Jacobs says thanks to all his friends for the nice presents and dandy stag party. A good time was had by all! ... Joe Rosenberg, veteran film peddler for various Omaha exchanges in the past, has gone to California. Bill Foley, formerly salesman for RKO and Columbia, has moved to MilvMUkee ivhere he will peddle RKO product ... Al Hill, formerly with RKO and Universal, has gone to Sioux Falls, S. D., where he will work in the RKO office under Sherm Fitch, formerly in the Omaha exchange luck to Rosenberg, Foley and Hill! Lou Ireland, Logan, la., was on Mlmrow for the first time in some weeks . . . Other visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schuler, Humboldt, Neb., and Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Frank, Harvard, Neb. Mrs. Frank collects elephants, we are told, and now has over 3,000 of them, both large and small. Alice Neal, Warner booker, also an elephant collector. is Frank Van Husan is reseating the Joyo at Havelock, Neb., for C. C. Fraser . . . Elmer Sedin, RKO home office representative (auditor to you), is here . . . Keith Wilson, World-Herald critic, went to Port Huron, Mich., for a premiere, making No. 11 for Keith. Jake Rachman filled in luhile Wilson was gone. : A flock of birthdays and we put all the Congrats in one big bouquet for the following: BiU Wink, Warner; Bill Miskell, Orpheum manager; Jess Brown, Warner; Joe Rosenberg, now on his way west; Ruby Anderson, Columbia; Olin Addison, And wedding anniversaries Ridgeway, la. . . . as follows: Bill Ruthhart, Metro booker, first: Jack Kolbo, Omaha assistant manager, second anniversary. A special mention for George McCool, United Artists booker, who shared a birthday with Lincoln . . . Joe Smith, RKO salesman, in the hospital with flu . . . Lincoln and McCool also shared their birthday with Charlie Lorem, Metro shipper and film exchange employes union prexy. Earl Kerr, Iowa circuit owner, is going in with L. O. "Bob" Ringler on the Lake . tion Autry," says Carl . . . Theatre at Storm Lake, la. It's a second-run house Reese, Republic boss, wants a for Republic in this plug column. "Say anything, just so you men- Toby Stewart, Mayfair, Shenandoah, la., in town. . . . Herbert . . . Sonja Bad weather breaks have been playing ned with Nebraska and western Iowa exhibitors, they report. There's a s7iowstorm every Saturday night and the roads are bad the rest of the week Hoover drew 4,000 persons here and didn't help the local exhibitors any Henie revue set for week starting February 22 to give the exhibitors more worries. Joe Jacobs, Columbia boss, says Omaha's chances in the Montague drive just starting look very good. Jacobs gave hlm- ( Continued on next page) 44 BOXOFFICE : : February 17, 1940
' Kansas ' . . Frank • Continued . . I Statistician's Forecast Cheering to Northwest Minneapolis — Theatre interests are B: pleased at the forecast of H. O. Timberff, lake, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank k: statistician, of Northwest business and agt: ricultural gains for the ensuing year. All :i lines of industry, including showhouses, will benefit, Timberlake believes. Timberlake points out a number of recent developments which will stimulate 'f '•* Northwest business volume. In a territory that is predominantly agricultural, there's ';: an increasing demand for most of its farm products in consequence of improved consumers' incomes, higher wool prices be- " cause of increased costs of importing sup- !' plies due to the war, foreign demand for portions of the imp>ending surplus of pork and pork products, larger livestock in- '^ ventories than in other recent years, ample feed supplies for conditioning its current ' livestock supplies and larger carloadings, i: particularly grain and livestock, in the ^ first quarter. ^ It is predicted that the carloadings " increase will show a 28 per cent gain over ' those of a year ago. No other section of the country will show such an increase, rerlake asserts. Named Alexander Agent City—R. H. "Olie" Oleson, fornerly of the Commonwealth circuit, Washington, Mo., has been appointed •epresentative for Alexander Film Co. by 2. L. Harris, distiict manager. Oleson will over eastern Missouri. LINCOLN (Continued from page 18-Ai •Stanley marriage in Hollywood makes a -lOuella Parsons out of Alvin Hendricks, vho met 'em in Omaha one day last sumner when their divorce was hardly cold, md said they were going to re-hitch. OMAHA from preceding pagei a well-earned pat on the back by remarking self that the Omaha exchange has signed more contracts to date during the current season than any year previous. "Now just mention that 'His Girl Friday' is doing a great business in the Omaha territory and my week will be complete," says Jacobs. Dick Kehrberg, Sheldon, la., was on Filmrow and looking very prosperous . Other visitors included Bob Huffman and Hoivard Federer, both of Lincoln; Bowman twins from McClelland, la.; Mort Troxell, from DeWitt, Wilber and poirits west . . . Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Goodrich, Stromsberg, Neb. When the Paramount shutters after "GWTW" closes, Don Allen and Jack Kolbo will move back to the Omaha and Don Shane to the Orpheum . . . There's talk of making Golden Spike Days an annual affair after the success last spring on the "Union Pacific" premiere. Evert Cummings, Tri-States chief here, is on the special citizens' committee doing the deciding. Selected as Best Cartoon Hollywood—At a meeting of the California State Congress of Parent-Teacher Associations. Metro's "Peace on Earth" was selected as the outstanding short subject of the year. The Congress represents 280,000 California members. Pace Operating Capitol Hartley, Ia.—Harry Pace of Audubon, la., has taken possession of the Capitol here. C. E. Werden operated the theatre for the past nine months. Withers Back From Chi Meet With Enthusiasm Kansas City—Robert F. Withers, Republic branch manager, who returned this week from his company's midwest division meeting in Chicago, is very enthusiastic about immediate releases. The lineup for the next three months includes "Dark Command," story of Quantrell; "In Old Missouri," "Forgotten Girls," "Pioneers of the West." "Women in War." "Rancho Grande," "Doctors Don't Tell," "Man From Rio." "Lady From New Orleans," "Grandpa Goes to Town," "Gangs of Chicago" and "Ghost Town Raiders." 'Dark Command' Premiere Considered lor Kaycee Atlanta—During Republic's recent district sales meeting here Kansas City was considered as the probable site for the world premiere of "The Dark Command," the company's high budget picture. John Wayne and Claire Trevor are starred in the production, which was directed by Raoul Walsh. Adaptation was from R. V. Burnett's popular novel. Stage Artist to Metro New York — George Lessey. a member of the cast of "The Man Who Came to Dinner," has signed a contract with Metro and will leave for the coast in about two weeks. He has appeared in numerous Broadway productions. New Pact to Garfield Hollywood—John Garfield has been given a new contract by Warner. Vincent DiFiore now is living alone and iking it. The rattle of the poker chips ar into the night disturbed his slumber ohere he used to live . . . Wally Johnson's )light is horrible: His theatre is snowed n and his skating pond snowed under . . Gag, going the rounds, probably startd by Russ Egner, is one guy's asking mother if he got "that" straightened out, )hen answered by a "what?" gets: HuncJiback of Notre Dame" for the kicker Idle thought: Why don't Omaha llmrow lads buy football tickets noio intead of September 1? Mrs. George O. Monroe, who is as much fixture on Theatrerow as the theatres. las been absent lately, staying at the edside of her husband . Kimiall, who owns the Varsity, is promising pme newsy ha'ppenings about it soon . . . lob Huffman and his wife celebrated leir lOth wedding anniversary last week. Last Tuesday night, on KFOR, Barney Hdfield, movie gabber, did his 600th roadcast for the same sponsor, the Lin- 3ln Theatres Corp. 3XOFFICE : : February 17, 1940 HOTEL MARK TWAIN Travelers acclaim the fine food in the two modern restaurants - the Steamboat Cabin Coffee Shop and the Old Enslish Tap Room -they praise the friendly atmosphere and fine service - and they never forget the modern rooms and the IDEAL LOCATION of the Mark Twain. 300 ROOMS O. E. TRONNES, MGft ST. LOUIS liiisiiiiisiiiiiiaiBa
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