New Company To Control 100 N.Z. Cinemas

Radio Record, Volume XII, Issue 33, 27 January 1939, Page 5

New Company To Control 100 N.Z. Cinemas

ORE than one hundred theatres, throughout New Zealand are involved in the new organisation known as Theatre Management, Ltd., the details and executive personnel of which have just been confirmed. The new set-up, of vital importance to the movie industry of this country, results from the affiliation of ;

Fullers Theatre Corporation, Ltd., John Fuller and Sons, Lid., J. C. Williamson Picture Corporation, eH and New Zealand Theatres, The man responsible for conceiving the project. and bringing it to finality after months of effort is J. H. Mason, who will be managing director of Theatre . Management, Ltd. Arriving from Australia at the end of this month to take up the position of assistant managing: director is A. Ben Fuller, whose experience of the theatre business extends over many sears. R. Lyall Grant, formerly in charge of British Empire Films, is appointed as general manager. His wide experience includes a period with John Maxwell, head of Associated. British. Cinemas, operating a circuit of seme 700 theatres in Great Britain. Other members of the executive are: Wm. Burton, technical supervisor; R. A. Usmar, booking manager; A. R. McElwain, publicity manager; W. Hannah, chief booker: D." Ni Redzraye, secretary.