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WASHINGTON
Oidney Lust's office reports construction has
started on a shopping center at New
Hampshire avenue and East West Highway
in Prince George county. The center is being
built by Kass Realty Co. for New Hampshii-e
Shopping Center. Inc.. and was designed by
James F. Hogan. local architect. Outstanding
in the new shopping center is the modern
design of a group of buildings including
a 1.500-seat theatre to be leased by Lusf
Enterprises. It will have an entii-e glass lobby
through which may be seen a mural executed
in architectural concrete. A large marquee
covers the approach to the ticket booth and
the entrance so that the entrance of the
theatre is protected from the weather. There
will be vaudeville shows presented throughout
the season, and the theatre is equipped for
the presentation of television. Hogan says
the theatre will be ready for occupancy on
or before Sept. 1. 1950.
The Variety Club women's committee, under
the direction of Mrs. Araline Adams, is
making big plans for the Valentine card
party and tea which will be held in the clubrooms
Tuesday 1 14 1 ... Leon Makover, chairman
of the entertainment committee of Tent
11, and Jerry Adams, chairman of the house
committee, are responsible for the successful
Valentine party held in the clubrooms Saturday
night . . . Board of governors met February
6 . . . Happy birthday to barkers Ervin
Ornstein, Fritz Hoffman, Lloyd J. Wineland.
Frank Fletcher, Max Rosenberg, Edward Norris.
Mac Mannes. Joseph Zamoiski and James
Neu.
The annual Tent 11 Brotherhood luncheon
will be held at the Mayflower hotel Monday
1 20 1. Speakers will be Chester M. Bowles,
governor of Connecticut, and Col. William
McCraw. executive director of Variety Club
International. In addition, there will be entertainment
arranged by Joel Margolis, Arnold
Fine and Morgan Baer.
Columbia Manager Ben Caplon and his wife
are in Florida vacationing. They took with
them greetings from Filmrow to Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Taylor, who are residing in Miami
Beach . . . It's a boy for the Jerry Prices,
UA manager . and Mrs. Buck Stover.
Alexandria Amusement Co., have returned
from a Miami Beach vacation.
Kenneth Clem has taken over the Earle
Theatre, Taneytown, Md., from Max Goodman
. Eyrey, field supervisor for Warner
Bros, contact department, was in town
. . . Vince Dougherty,
pinch-hitting for C. E. McGowan, who was
vacationing in Florida
U-I salesman, spends several hours in the
office each day now and soon will be out
on the road again . . Eilleen Olivier, husband
.
and son, leave Sunday for a
two-week
vacation in New Orleans. She plans to attend
the Mardi Gras.
. . .
Myron Mills, son of Equity's Bernie Mills,
planning a spring wedding with Joan Alice
is
Mrs. Mary Margaret
Weil of Hewlett, L. I . . .
Ludwig, formerly with Republic, died recently.
She was residing in the Canal zone at the
time . Wheeler, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Wheeler, Screen Guild, graduated
with honors from Wilson High school
May Feldman entertained her brother Si and
his daughter Rita en route home from Florida
to Rochester. N. Y.
.
Frank Boucher is the busiest man in town
these days with the opening of the K-B
Amusement Co.'s latest theatre, the Flower
in Silver Spring, Md. Barrymore
jr. was a visitor Henderson and
Ham Durkee
.
were
. . Billy
here. They operate the
Washington and Baltimore Film Express and
this was one of their rare visits to Filmrow
New Theatre to Be Built
In Mount Vernon Plaza
MOUNT VERNON, N. Y.—A 600-seat
. . . Florence Garden, Fred Rohrs' secretary,
is looking for a new car. Having trouble
with her old Buick, she says, but daily riders
Sally Myers and Sara Young are not complaining.
theatre
will be part of a railroad shopping center
to be built here this spring by the Schein-
Cohen Co., construction firm of Mount Vernon
and White Plains. The New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad Co., in conjunction
with the Mount Vernon city administration,
originally proposed the idea to the
. . Miss
.
Louis Bernheimer says his Sylvan Theatre
will be converted into a Negro house
Mike Leventhal and Bill
builders.
March 1 . . .
Allen came over from Baltimore
Thompson
to attend
the Allied meetings
the Schine circuit
.
home office recently
of
became
Gus Lampe. Schine
Mrs. Torrey . . . district manager, appeared as a talent scout
on Arthur Godfrey's television talent show
Branscome and Chitwook were westbound side of the tracks.
in town buying and booking for their Sky-
View Drive-In, Marion, Va. Robert
Levines came in from Norfolk to buy for their
Portsmouth and Norfolk theatres. Head
booker Evelyn Butler was a member of the
party.
DRIVE-IN THEATRE IN-A-CAR SPEAKERS
and Junction Boxes. For new jobs or replacements
caused from theft or vandalism
DRIVE-IN THEATRE MFG. CO.
729 Baltimore
Kansas City, Mo.
It is believed that, outside of large cities,
this will be the first time a theatre has
ever been a part of a railroad station arcade.
The entire station will be rebuilt and the new
development will occupy 108,000 square feet
of property owned by the railroad on the
There will be facilities for approximately
35 shops, a bus terminal, a department store,
and roof and basement parking, in addition
to the theatre. Patrons will be protected in
bad weather, whether arriving by train, bus
or car. Boak & Road, New York City, are
the architects.
Exhibitors in 70 Cities
To See 'Riding High'
NEW YORK—Paramount will hold approximately
70 additional exhibitor screenings of
the Frank Capra production, "Riding High,"
in cities other than exchange cities between
February 14 and 28, according to A. W.
Schwalberg, distribution head. The exhibitor
screenings in the 32 exchange cities were held
from January 6 to 30.
In most cases, the showings will be in the
form of sneak previews for the general public
with only the exhibitors knowing that "Riding
High" will be shown at the theatres.
James Hendel Named
EL District Manager
NEW YORK—James Hendel, Pittsburgh
manager for Eagle Lion, has been promoted
to New York district
manager by William J.
Heineman, vice-president
in charge of distribution.
John Zomnir,
sales manager at
Pittsburgh, has been
promoted to manager
there. Hendel entered
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the film industry in
1938 as salesman for
United Artists at
Cleveland. In 1941, he
was promoted to
Cleveland manager James Hendel
where he remained until 1944. For six
months he was with Universal, then in 1945
he joined PRC as Pittsburgh manager. Shortly
after, he was promoted to PRC district
manager of the Pittsburgh, Cleveland and
Cincinnati territory. He retained this post
until PRC was absorbed by Eagle Lion in
1947 when he was named Pittsburgh manager.
Zomnir entered the industry with MGM
in the Pittsburgh, where he was shipping
clerk, then student booker, head booker and,
finally, office manager. In 1945 he joined
PRC as salesman in Pittsburgh under Hendel
and was promoted to branch manager when
Hendel became district manager.
Area Distribution Heads
Named to Aid Tax Drive
NEW YORK — Distribution forces aiding
the COMPO federal tax repeal campaign have
now been organized and exchange area chairmen
have been selected, according to Andy
W. Smith jr., distribution chairman for the
industry. The area chairmen are:
Albany, John Bullwinkel; Atlanta, Clyde
Goodson: Boston, Jim Connolly; Buffalo,
Dave Miller: Charlotte, Al Duren; Chicago,
Tom Gilliam; Cincinnati, J. S. Abrose: Cleveland,
Oscar Ruby; Dallas, Phil Longdon;
Denver, R. C. HiU; Des Moines, Jim Veldes;
Detroit, W. D. Woods; Indianapolis, G. R.
Frank; Kansas City, James W. Lewis; Los
Angeles, Jack Laughlin; Memphis, Ed Williamson;
Milwaukee, John G. Kemptgen;
Minneapolis, William H. Workman; New Haven,
Arthur Greenfield; New Orleans, C.
James Bryant; New York, Sam Diamond;
Oklahoma City, Ralph B. WUliams; Omaha,
Harold Johnson; Philadelphia, William Mansell;
Pittsburgh, Saal Gottlieb; Portland,
Ralph Amacher; St. Louis, Ned Steinberg;
Salt Lake City, Gifford Davidson; San Francisco,
Neal East; Seattle, A. J. Sullivan;
Tampa, Harold Laird; Washington, D. C, Joseph
Brecheen.
Joe Wolhandler to Para.
NEW YORK—Joe Wolhandler has been
taken on the Paramount publicity staff by
Max E. Youngstein, advertising-publicityexploitation
director, and will work under
Mort Nathanson, pubhcity manager. Wolhandler
was formerly with United Artists
and has handled publicity for many foreign
films.
52 BOXOFFICE :: February 11, 1950