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. . . George<br />
. . . M.<br />
Rio Grande Showman<br />
Speaks 5 Tongues<br />
BROWNSVILLE. TEX. — Youthful Bob<br />
Wiseman, manager of the Capitol Theatre<br />
here and a graduate of the Interstate managers'<br />
school in Dallas, has been plugged<br />
by Hollywood visitors as "one of the best<br />
showmen in the Rio Grande valley."<br />
Customers of the Capitol describe Wiseman<br />
as being pleasant and friendly under<br />
all circumstances. He speaks four languages<br />
—English, Spanish. German, and Italian—<br />
and can greet almost any customer in the<br />
filmgoer's native language.<br />
Wiseman is popular with the valley press.<br />
Newspapermen from all parts of this general<br />
area know Bob well and always make it a<br />
point to drop in and see him.<br />
Last March, when Warners premiered<br />
"South of St. Louis" in Brownsville, the<br />
event got full press support.<br />
"In this business," Wi.seman says, "you<br />
should be nice to everybody. Sometimes it's<br />
pretty hard to do. But where my newspaper<br />
friends are concerned, it's always a pleasure."<br />
of<br />
When Pedro Armendariz made a series<br />
personal appearances throughout the Valley,<br />
he went back to Hollywood singing praises<br />
of Wiseman's efficiency to anyone within earshot.<br />
The two men are still corresponding in<br />
Spanish.<br />
At the moment Wiseman is pulling every<br />
string at his command to book a couple of<br />
old films, "Viva Villa" and "Juarez." He's a<br />
conservative chap, but he swears those two<br />
films would really "pack 'em in" at the Capitol.<br />
Wiseman began his Interstate career as a<br />
popcorn boy in the 1930s and has been with it<br />
ever since, except during the war.<br />
From the BOXOFFICE Files<br />
• • «<br />
(Twenty Years Ago)<br />
THE KING SCENIC CO., Dallas, has now<br />
located on East Elm street, with adequate<br />
floor space to care for its many customers<br />
R. Spence. manager of the R&R<br />
theatres at Sherman, Tex., has asked the<br />
city commission to stop showing free motion<br />
pictures in the public parks, a practice which<br />
has harmed the Gem, Rialto and Washington.<br />
* « «<br />
A $200,000 theatre is being built at Plainview,<br />
Tex., by the Underhill Construction<br />
Co., and will be the finest theatre in West<br />
Texas, according to A. G. Hinn. one of the<br />
financiers.<br />
« « *<br />
Leslie Wilkes and his whole crew in<br />
Corsicana, Tex., were again arrested recently<br />
for operating a theatre on Sunday. A<br />
case following previous arrest was said to<br />
have been postponed The Palace, San<br />
.<br />
Marcos, operated by F.<br />
. .<br />
W. Zimmerman, suffered<br />
damage during a heavy windstorm recently.<br />
The house was dark for several days<br />
L. Moore is opening a new theatre in<br />
Prankston, new Texas oil town.<br />
West Theatre Sponsors Amateurs<br />
GEORGE WEST. TEX.—The grand finals<br />
to amateur contests being sponsored by the<br />
West Theatre were held Saturday night (.21).<br />
Cash prizes were awarded.<br />
TKOll'KKS .\l'ri:.VK lOK L.\Ki:UO— .Sliu«n abovi are Oklahoma City theatremen<br />
greeting a troupe of Hollywood stars on their arrival for a stage show in connection<br />
with "Streets of Laredo." Sho«Ti following a breakfast given for the stars by<br />
C&R Theatres are C. R. "Charley" Freeman, C&K Theatres manager, center, and C.<br />
H. "Buck" Weaver, Paramount manager, right. Members of the troupe are, left to<br />
right, Dick Foote, Nan Leslie and Gail Russell. The stars arrived from Texas where<br />
they had been appearing in connection with the film. Giving three performances in<br />
Oklahoma. City, were the three stars shown here and William Demarest, John Bromfield<br />
and Corinne Calvet. With the troupe were Al Jermy of Hollywood, publicist,<br />
and George Henger, Dallas, Paramount publicist. The troupe went on to Tulsa for<br />
three shows at the Orpheum.<br />
Hargis to Colorado Ranch<br />
DALLAS—Fred Hargis. Alexander Film<br />
Co. branch manager, made a weekend trip<br />
to his Sky Valley guest ranch at Buena<br />
Vista, Colo. Mrs. Hargis, who accompanied<br />
him. is supervising final preparations for the<br />
summer season at the resort.<br />
R. B. Wallace Quits Post<br />
DALLAS—R. B. Wallace has re.signed from<br />
the Blankenship circuit staff. A previous report<br />
that Tim Stamps had resigned from<br />
Blankenship was in error. Stamps said he<br />
had no intentions of resigning.<br />
Robert Neil and Suzi Crandall will play<br />
the leading roles in "Prize Maid," an RKO<br />
film.<br />
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