The Moving Picture World (April 1907)

THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD. 87 La Petite Theatre has been opened at 27 Third street, ta Monica City, by C W. Parish, an experienced show d offers high-class amusement for those who enjoy uoving pictures and popular songs. Performances will « given every afternoon and evening with an entire change of program Mondays and Thursdays. Rochester is to have another show house. It is to be a moving picture establishment and is to be located at 78 Main street west. Andrew Haag and Andrew Born- kessel are the men interested in the scheme and Mr. Haag said that they expected to have it opened by the 22d of this month. The building which they have secured is opposite the National Theatre and a short distance west of the new department store. The Pictorium, the motion picture show, at Mansfield, 0., is giving an entertainment that merits patronage. The entire series of pictures is devoted to a very realistic repro- duction of the Passion Play, depicting the life of Christ from Bethlehem to Calvary, including many of the im- portant incidents of the same. The play is given after the manner practiced in Oberammergau, and the pictures are accompanied by a lecture that makes it possible to follow the action with intelligence. * * * Another moving picture theatre is soon to be opened in Wilmington, N. C, the date of the first performance >eing given as Monday next. The hall being fitted up for the theatre is at 126 Market street. The new place will be known as the Odeon, and will be managed by Mr. C. W. Stonebanks, who has had long experience in the rosiness, and he announces that nothing but the highest class moving pictures and illustrated songs will be shown at the Odeon. * # « The following New York corporations have been granted charters: Beseler Oxygen Company, New Yojk, chemical); capital, $50,000; directors—C. C. Watkins, r., H. L. Barnetz, T. M. Forbes, New York. C. P. Crawford Aerial Railway Company, New York; capital, $20,000; directors—C. P. Crawford, Pansy E. Crawford, 0. E. Lanman, Rockaway Beach. Dominion Amusement Company, New York; capital, $10,000; directors—E. J. Starts, Alfred Baruth, S. Gorge, New York. * * * From Maiden, Mass., we hear that illustrating his lec- ture with stereopticon views, Jacob Riis, the well-known New York lecturer and reformer, delivered a most in- fteresting and graphic lecture on "The Battle with the Slums" to a crowded house at the Y. M. C. A., on Wed- nesday evening last. His talk on the "submerged tenth" of New York was of such a nature as almost beggared belief. He described the campaign being made against the existing order of things, and told of the good already accomplished. ? - * * * Sergeant Helm, of the' local recruiting station, at Marion, Ind.,has received the moving pictures of the army manoeuvres of the soldiers in the foreign service, and ar- rangements are being made to show them at one of the local theatres./ The pictures are very realistic and are very instructive. They give a representation of the cav- alry movements while in actual battle at Pekin and sev- eral other skirmishes. The pictures are to be shown in every small town in the State, as they were procured for the purpose of showing the people the real life of a sol- dier in action. . At Washington, D. C, March 31, a highly interesting lecture, entitled "The Battle of the Strong," illustrated with stereopticon views, was delivered at the Y. M. C. A. mass meeting for men at-the Belasco Theatre, by George F. Tibbitts, interstate secretary for Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. The speaker reviewed the history of the Y. M. C. A. from its inception to the present day and showed its wonderful progress in every land by means of views of the different association headquarters in the various countries. Mr. Tibbitts stated that there are now 1,500 associations in this country, with a membership of 600,000. * * * Prof. Charles Hanhauser, of Lock Haven, Pa., has re- signed his position, and will embark in the show or thea- tre business, along the lines of the Pastime and Family theatres in this city. Mr. Hanhauser has decided to lo- cate in Jersey Shore, having leased a store room in the Bear building, at the corner of Allegheny and' Main streets, which is being fitted up preparatory to the open- ing of the new amusement enterprise, which will take place the latter part of next week, and will be called "Dreamland." A first-class moving picture machine has been purchased, and all the latest and best pictures and illustrated songs will be presented. * * * M. J. Welch, proprietor of the Nickelodeon, Hannibal, Mo., opened a 5-cent electric theatre at No. 205 North Main street. The front, in its coat of pure white, pre- sents a Yery attractive appearance. The decorations on the interior of the room are unique in style and design. The room is seated with comfortable chairs and brilliantly lighted by over 300 electric bulbs, some of which are mel- lowed by Japanese shades. There wiU be an entire change of program every Monday, Wednesday and Fri- day. The programs will consist of moving pictures and illustrated songs. One of the features of the moving pic- tures will be that they will not flicker. The best and the very latest moving pictures will be presented at each eh- tertrainment.