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Along New York's Filmrow
pDWARD KUGOFP and Herman Becker
soon will acquire the 599-seat Gramercy
Park Irieatre from A. M. Rapf and Michael
huden. Papers will be signed momentarily
... It is also reported that Norman Elson,
head of Trans-Lux Theatres, is negotiating
for the pmxhase of five houses now operated
by Stedlom Theatres. These are the
Beacon, Dale, Midtown and Yorktown, New
York, and the recently built Tryon Theatre
in Amsterdam, N. Y. Ti'ans-Lux has been
ui an expansive mood since last year when
it
took over seven Brandt theatres.
The New York Film Board of Trade has
extended the scope of its weekly meetings.
Its sessions now feature talks by authorities
in various fields that might affect distribution.
The members recently heard a talk on
theatre television by Nat Halpern, television
consultant for Fabian Theatres. Next
Wednesday (23) Louis Phillips of Paramount
will discuss the antitrust decrees. He was
scheduled to have spoken last Wednesday
but was in San Fi-ancisco on business that
day. The board will hold nomination and
election meetings early next month.
.By WALTER WALDMAN.
public Theatre, which Randforce recently
tooK over from RKO .
Langoart,
Richmond Hill district manager, nas replaccu
Margolesky in Bensonnursc, and Char^eo
Grace, manager of tlie Embassy Theatre, naj
been promoted to the post of nichmond tliU
district manager . circuit changes:
Herman Semai, manager of the Commodore,
has swapped places with Mac Schiering, manager
of the Ambassador; Julian Katz, manager
of the Parthenon, has been transferred
to the Lefferts, and Hy Jacobson has been
named manager of the Parthenon.
Birthday greetings to Howard Levy, MGM
salesman. His birthday was Tuesday (15)
... Ed Steinberg, Bayonne exhibitor, has retiuned
from his honeymoon . . . Also back
Liggett-Florin Booking Service has added
from a honeymoon is Sylvia Tarloff Gottlieo
the Lincoln, Utica, to its list of customers.
The booking service now is handling 92 theatres
of Bell Pictures.
. . . Carol Tesser has replaced Olga
Drive standings; The New York Paramount
Batinek at the Liggett-Florin office . . . Dave
branch moved from 25th to 13th place in the
Schwartz will celebrate his fourth anniversary
current booker-salesman campaign. Nat
December 3 as operator of the Franklin Theatre,
Manhattan . . . Virginia Aaron, MGM
Stern, head booker, has his eye on first place
for next week . News, the
booker, recently received her 20-year loyalty
emblem pin from Lou Allerhand, New Jersey
branch manager.
MGM branch was in fifth place in the last
Harry Margolesky, Bensonhurst district official listing of "Some of the Best" playoff
manager for the Randforce Amusement Corp., standings. A total of 52.43 per cent of the
has been named Williamsburg district manager.
exchange theatres had played the 25th anni-
His headquarters will be at the Re- versary
film.
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Disney to Publish
'Cinderella' Tunes
NEW YORK—The Walt Disney Music Co.,
which was organized to publish all music
written for and used in Disney features and
cartoons and to handle outside music, got
off to a good start with "Mule Tran," one
of the most successful popular tunes of recent
years.
Six of the songs from "Cinderella," Disney'.s
next cartoon feature, will be published December
1. The songs, all by Mack David,
Jerry Livingston and Al Hoffman, are: "A
Dream Is a Wish," "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo,"
"So This Is Love," "Cinderella," "Sing, Sweet
Nightingale" and "The Work Song."
The firm has established offices in New
York, Los Angeles, Chicago, London, Paris
and Sydney, Australia, under the supervision
of F:-ed Raphael, vice-president and general
manager.
J. Raymond Bell Is Given
Columbia Executive Post
NEW YORK— J. Raymond Bell, formerly
associated with Loew's Theatres in Washington
and MGM in New York, has joined
the home office executive staff of Columbia
Pictures to take over the duties formerly
handled by the late Hal Hode. These include
Washington representative for both the
home office and the studio and contacts
with local censor boards throughout the
country.
Bell, a member of the bar, left MGM to
become public relations director for Capital
Airlines in Washington, and he is closing
his own public relations office there to Join
Columbia. Paul Streger, Broadway producer
and artists' representative, has joined Columbia
as eastern story editor. Streger was associated
with the Leland Hayward office 13
years as manager of their New York producing
office.
George F. Dembow Leads
Federation Fund Drive
NEW YORK—George F. Dembow. vicepresident
in charge of sales for National
Screen Service, has been named head of
the amusements and allied industries division
of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies
of New York drive for 1949. The
federation requires $16,500,000 for mainte-
nance and $34,000,000 for its building fund to
meet increased welfare demands.
The film industry, legitimate theatres, individual
artists, talent agencies, concessionaires
and venders will participate in the drive.
Dembow's first official act was to name William
Brandt of Brandt Theatres and John
Chapman, New York Daily News drama editor,
co-chairmen of the artists, agents, music
and entertainment committee.
John Farrow has been borrowed from
Paramount by RKO to meg "A White Rose
for Judie."
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