The Washington times., 1935-07-15

executive is as GOOD as MS stair
So would like to take this op-
portunity to tell you of those
backing me up here. First, of
course, there is the aforemen-
toned Jim Brennan, division
manager. He makes his head
quarters in Trenton, N. j., where,
with Mrs. Brennan and Jim, jr.,
he has been located for some 10
to Is years. He is a great man,
one of the kind that never
"barks" at you with a loud mo-
on some proposal but who will
reason things out with you and
then if you get in wrong will get
you out of your trouble. Nothing
could be fairer than that, now
could it?
Here at the theater next comes
S. L. Sorkin, assistant manager
and treasurer. Soils married and
has an attractive little two-year-
old girl. Soils steady as a rock;
knows what's what around a
theater and relieves me of a mil
lion odd burdensome details. Next
is Donald o. Land, our chief Of
service who always knows just
how to greet a patron and always
where seats are available.
Praises Staff
On the door are Alfred Man
ming, as chief doorman, whose
father is a well-known local mu-
sician; Liggett Fitzwater, up from
North Carolina way, and Harvey
Bane, the latter also from down
in those parts, who believes the
depression is over cause he re-
Gently took unto himself an at
tractive young bride. In the box
office is Margaret Martin, wife
of Claude Land, assistant man.
ager of one of the local neigh.
borhood theaters and brother of
our Donald. Miss Martin has
been with us for six years and,
as in the case of her sister cash
Ter, Mrs. Mary Langley, always
has a gracious smile and thank
you" when you purchase tickets
to our 'opry.
You've already heard Of and
met our charming secretary, Miss
Helen Hayes, yes, with the same
name as the stage and screen star
and also hailing from Washing
ton. Yes, and you have also
heard of our League of Nations"
in the booth, all fine technicians
who see to it that your picture
reaches the screen just with the
right amount of sound and all the
rest of it that goes with perfect
projection. These gentlemen are:
Joseph Chlopicki, Nick Kyreakou.
William Dawson and Tony Ma
sino. Back stage there are to be
found Ray Waller, George Brown
and Senator" Harry Bien, all of
whom are willing and hard, work
ing gentlemen.
Then if you go back stage and
take the elevator to the fourth
floor. you will find a series of
dressing rooms, where if ghosts
could walk, you would meet many
famous vaudeville star from the
good old days.; converted into
our art department.
Here Joseph Gillespie paints our
posters and creates those special
fronts upon which so many nice
things have been said. He has a
young assistant, Julius DeFran,
ceschi, who is coming along fine,
But whenever this ERE Joe Gil
leSpie gets "up to his ears" you'll
see his Missus and their four lit.
tie girls all a-helpin'. True. the
youngsters get more paint on
themselves than elsewhere.
Now doesn't a staff like that
make a fine lineup to help a fel
low go places and do things in
this highly competitive local sit.
uation of ours?
Now I'm stuck (and columnists
aren't supposed to admit that so
before it's too late, let me revert
to that all important part of my
job. to tell those who have stuck
with me so nobly up to this point.
what we have in the offing in the
way of pictures.
New Pictures