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. . Manager<br />
. . Mrs.<br />
. . George<br />
. . Edith<br />
. . Wayne<br />
. .<br />
DETROIT<br />
. . . Shirley<br />
Dernadette Schneider of the Stratford is a<br />
real neighborhood operator—hasn't even<br />
been downtown in over a year<br />
Staley is the competent cashier at the Stratford,<br />
naaking the second generation of her<br />
Eddie Waddell of the Arcade<br />
family there . . .<br />
is working out a new followup system for his<br />
personal business . . . Jack Susami has his<br />
hands full building up business at his new<br />
acquisition in the Arcade.<br />
Don Fill of the Alvin is one manager who<br />
manages to get around . . . Thomas Beeton,<br />
manager of the Majestic, finds his two daughters,<br />
ages 3 and 5, can keep him plenty occupied<br />
. Peter Tabor reports<br />
DELUXE<br />
THEATRE EQUIPMENT<br />
* BRENKERT PROJECTORS<br />
* RCA SOUND SYSTEMS<br />
* RCA RECTIFIERS<br />
* RCA SOUND SCREENS<br />
* BRENKERT LAMPS<br />
INTERNATIONAL CHAIRS<br />
* MOHAWK CARPET<br />
*HORSTMAN MARQUEES<br />
*ADLER LETTERS<br />
CENTURY GENERATORS<br />
* KOLDRINK BARS<br />
*STAR POPCORN MACHINES<br />
*NEUMADE PRODUCTS<br />
*COINOMETER CHANGERS<br />
STAGE EQUIPMENT<br />
DRIVE-IN<br />
THEATRES OUR<br />
SPECIALTY<br />
ERNIE FORBES<br />
THEATRE SUPPLY<br />
Film Bldg., Detroit 1, Mich.<br />
Days<br />
WO 1-1122<br />
WO 1-1123<br />
Nights<br />
VE 7-1227<br />
George Flucksa and William Stoica have refurbished<br />
the Cameo, keeping it a strictly<br />
modern operation. William J. Schmitz still<br />
holds forth in the Cameo booth . . . Charles<br />
Porter of the Adams is completing his new<br />
ranch home at Whitmore lake, and will move<br />
in next spring.<br />
Andy Trainer of the Adams made a trip to<br />
Saline and Sturgis for the Vacuumatic Co.,<br />
for whom he is distributor on the side . . .<br />
Nate Block of the Adams has left for a winter's<br />
stay in Arizona and California, with Max<br />
Mansfield coming in to pinch-hit for him .<br />
Virginia Dare Taylor, concession girl at the<br />
Lenox in Highland Park, celebrated her 16th<br />
birthday, while cashier Ruth Bryant celebrated<br />
her 18th . Lankin, relief cashier<br />
at the Lenox, headed for Chicago with her<br />
bowling team to play in the tournament.<br />
Manager Frank Forest is moving from the<br />
Oakdale in Hazel Park to the Liberty in Van<br />
Dyke, replacing Bill Crowden, who moved to<br />
the Motor City, while Mike Doyle moved from<br />
the Motor City to the Oakdale . . . William J.<br />
Girard, manager of the Virginia, is back from<br />
a trip to Grand Rapids . Roberts,<br />
operator at the Virginia, reports his son Ernie<br />
was down with the mumps and his wife with<br />
the flu at the same time.<br />
Dave Korman has named his new 1,200-<br />
seater, the Dream. Construction of the house,<br />
to play on a subkey run, will be started about<br />
January 1 . . . Clarence Williamson, National<br />
Theatre Supply manager, was swamped by a<br />
supply of photos of the new Ryan . . . Emil<br />
Beck has taken over booking of the new<br />
Kearsley at Flint for the Richfield Development<br />
Co. . Sampson of RKO has<br />
two secretaries who manage to share a chair<br />
between them . . . Vincent E. Butterly and<br />
E. G. "Duke" Baldes have been named to the<br />
contact staff by Ross Roy<br />
Michael Noch, Billposters' business agent,<br />
covered the Outdoor Advertising Ass'n of<br />
America convention for his local . . . Billposter<br />
Richard Goetzlnger is convalescing at his<br />
home in Roseville . . . Earl A. Bradley of<br />
Lorenzen's has registered title as "Detroit<br />
Theatrical Florist" . . . William Crowley of<br />
the Etowntown went into St. Mary's hospital<br />
for treatment with a high fever. Fred Warendorp<br />
pinch-hit for him in the booth.<br />
Sidney A. Elliott, who operates at the Flatroc<br />
in Flat Rock, also has the Elliott Photo<br />
Service in Wyandotte . . . Floyd Akins, secretary<br />
of the Nightingales, who sends season's<br />
greetings, says that the Tuesday meeting at<br />
the Labor Temple should draw out all the<br />
gang with all the entertainment on the program<br />
. Mary Scheuer has been leading<br />
the women of the Nightingales, rolling a<br />
210 and a 167 . . . Harry Small has taken over<br />
the Family at Jackson from Steve Springett.<br />
Patrick O'Connell, former manager of the<br />
Imperial for Mike Chargot, is planning to take<br />
ri^lll PROGRAMS<br />
ONE DAY SERVICE — On Request<br />
THEATRICAL ADV.<br />
CO.<br />
SERVING EXHIBITORS FOR 33 YEARS"<br />
2310 CASS WO. 1-2158. DETROIT, I, MICH<br />
over or open a theatre of his own In the<br />
upstate territory . . . Harold C. Berg has<br />
been given the publicity post for the Shrine<br />
circus . . . Harold Lloyd, in town on official<br />
Shrine duties, confirmed he will return for<br />
the opening of the circus on January 30 . .<br />
.<br />
Phil Zeller, manager of the Senate, will close<br />
Christmas eve to give the staff the night off<br />
. . . Harry Owen, back from Newberry with<br />
a spikehorn deer, is taking time off to rest<br />
up because of a bothersome heart condition.<br />
Ken MacFarlane, the painter-photographer,<br />
now has the Grand booth all to himself . . .<br />
Bob Seeley has been upped to chief engineer<br />
for Altec, succeeding J. I. Mather, transferred<br />
to Washington . . James "Tiny" Powers<br />
.<br />
jr. has joined Altec, coming from the<br />
Punch and Judy in Grosse Pointe, as a sound<br />
engineer. CUfford Vericker of the Greenwood<br />
says the neighborhood begins to look like<br />
a deserted village, with houses being pulled<br />
down wholesale for two big highways.<br />
Joseph D. Lenahan of Mills Mutual Agency<br />
has an unexpected sideline. He's one of the<br />
top prizefight judges in this area . . . James<br />
W. Padfield, vacationing from the Paradise,<br />
is at the Fox, pinch-hitting for Leon Crowell,<br />
the universally liked historian of Theatrical<br />
post who has been at Veterans' hospital.<br />
Rogers Valiquette, former manager of the<br />
Fine Arts who has been off with flu, is re-<br />
NOW.<br />
THEATRE SEATS<br />
Upholstersd, Rspoired Anyvrhcre. Btttsr Materials.<br />
Workmanship Uuorantaad. Prompt S*rTice.<br />
Reasonable.<br />
JOHNHEIDT<br />
1507 W. Kirb7 Detroit t, Meb.<br />
Phone: TYIer 74015<br />
FILM EXCHANGE DRUGS<br />
The Showmen 's Drug Store<br />
Drugs * Cosmetics * Prescriptions<br />
Personal Service from Two Shovrmen<br />
MAX BERNBAUM JACK GALLAGHER<br />
Pharmacist<br />
Manager<br />
Phone CLillord 1527. CLiiiord 3694<br />
SERVICE-QUALITY-PRICE<br />
COLD CHIPS<br />
Potato Chips Exclusively lor the Theatre Trade.<br />
VETERAN FOOD PRODUCTS, INC.<br />
6439 Mt. Elliott Ave. Detroit 11, Mich.<br />
Phone WAhiut I-5S16<br />
TheatrfSign and Marquee Maintenance<br />
//^^^— Our Specialty<br />
^<br />
mUtlorsttnan ^ Co,<br />
WOodard 5-4050<br />
2821 Brooklyn<br />
FOntiac 3-4473<br />
Detroit 1. Mich.<br />
Afed OfleiLf<br />
>ur Heywood - Wakeiield<br />
>ating Representative.<br />
Century Theatre Bldg.<br />
6519 14th St.,<br />
Detroit 8. Mich.<br />
Phone: TYIer 8-S629<br />
74 BOXOFFICE December 24, 1949
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