Boxoffice-May.03.1952

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B ALT I MORE Maryland MPTO Expresses Esteem
. . . Orville
T auritz Carman's retirement as pre.sident of
Allied Motion Picture Theatre Owners of
Maryland was marked by local exhibitors and
industry leaders with a testimonial dinner in
tribute at the Variety Club
Crouch, Loew's eastern division manager, was
in town visiting local situations . . . Rodney
Collier, Stanley manager, attended a meeting
in the Washington Warner office . . . Joe
Grant of the Northwood Theatre is in Florida.
Sam Isaacson, Carroll Bayne, Louis Seibert
and Charles Grauling have been nominated
delegates to the Maryland state and District
of Columbia convention of the AFL . . . Lauritz
Garman and Leon Back, following the
Vai'iety International convention in Las
Vegas, will continue on to the Allied meeting
in Colorado Springs . ladies auxiliary
of the Variety Club is sponsoring a fashion
show in May at the clubrooms under the
leadership of Mrs. Lou Becker and Mrs. Sam
Tabor.
. . .
I. N. Rappaport's Hippodrome has been
closed temporarily due to a sudden fire on
stage as the crew was preparing the theatre
for a special morning showing of the Don
McNeil Breakfast club. Damage was confined
to the stage, scenery and screen
Fred Schanberger jr., Keith's Theatre, is
slightly better after becoming ill while in
Florida.
For Lauritz Garman, Retiring Head
Jack Fnichtman, operator of six theatres in
southern Maryland, held a Movietime in St.
Mary's county luncheon in Lexington Park.
Among the film industry leaders who attended
were Phil Isaacs, Paramount; Hal
Marshall, 20th-Fox: Ira Sichelman, 20th-Fox;
Ben Coplan, Columbia; Joe Gins, U-I; Jerry
Adams, MGM; Joe Brecheen, RKO; Fred
Sandy, Sandy; Art Levy, UA; Pete DeFazio,
Warners; Mike Lipsner, Monogram; Maz
Cowen, Lippert, and Jake Flax, Republic. Local
guests included states attorney J. A. Mattingly,
personnel of the Patuxent river naval
air base, PTA members, American Legion officials.
Following the luncheon the entii-e
group went to the Plaza Theatre where they
were shown trailers of forthcoming product
of all companies and a preview of "Belles on
Their Toes."
Discina Will Distribute
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NEW YORK—Discina International Films
has acquired a French film, "Danger Is a
Woman," produced by Metzger and Woog, for
distribution in the U.S. Henri Vidal and
Maria Mauban head the cast.
Another Discina French-language feature,
"Under the Paris Sky," will open at the Paris
Theatre the end of April, following the eightmonth
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In the top photo are pictured six of the exhibitors that attended the testimonial
dinner. Left to right: Leon Back, the new president of Allied MPTO of Maryland;
Garman; Frank Durkee, bead of Durkee Enterprises and toastmaster of the dinner;
Abram F. Myers of Allied, and Jack Whittle, chairman of the dinner committee. In
the lower photo are Howard Wagonheim, Schwaber circuit; Milton Schwaber,
Schwaber circuit head; Wilbur Brizendine, general manager of Schwaber circuit,
and Aaron Seidler, New Albert, with Garman.
BALTIMORE — Marks of affection and
esteem were bestowed in generous measure
upon Lauritz Garman on the recent occasion
of his retirement as president of the Allied
Motion Picture Theatre Owners of Maryland.
His successor Leon Back, joined in the tributes.
Garman was guest of honor at a dinner attended
by 125 members of the group and
friends from far and wide which was held
at the Variety Club atop of the Stanley Theatre.
Frank H. Durkee who was president in
1915 was toastmaster.
The chief speaker of the evening was Abram
F. Myers, attorney for the National Allied
Motion Picture Owners and a former member
of the FTC. He gave a biography of Garman
starting with his birth in Denmark. He
closed by presenting him w-ith a large volume
of letters; each letter came from an associate
of Garman's in the theatrical field.
In accepting the gifts, Garman said: "We
hear lots of talk about 'public relations' these
days but I feel that human relations are much
more important to our welfare and happiness.
We would do better to place more emphasis
on the brotherhood we talk about and extoll
in our pictures. It is the first rung in the
ladder of real success," he concluded.
Jack Whittle, chairman of the dinner committee,
on behalf of the group, presented Garman
a wrist watch, and a traveling bag also
was presented.
Back announced that Garman will continue
to be active in the organization as vice-president.
Sam'l A. Tannenbaum Buys
750-Seat Lyric Theatre
ATLANTIC CITY—The Lyric Theatre, 42-
year-old house in the heart of the downtown
district, has been purchased by Samuel A.
Tannenbaum, owner of the Surf Theatre.
Purchase was made from William Ford, who
operated the Lyric for 32 of its 42 years as
a film house.
One of the oldest houses in the city, the
Lyric had been remodeled by Ford a number
of times, and in 1945 it was virtually rebuilt
following a fire. It has a seating capacity of
750. Midnight shows of Italian opera films
proved to be one of the popular stunts tried
in recent years. The house is now closed.
Chos. Simonelli Elected
NEW YORK— Charles F. Simonelli. eastern
advertising and publicity manager of Universal,
has been elected a delegate to the Democratic
national convention, which will be held
in Chicago in July.
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