Motography (Jan-Jun 1915)

January 23, 1915. MOTOGRAPHY 139 The motion picture house at Morrison was destroyed by fire January 1. INDIANA. It is announced the Luna picture theater at Tipton, which has been owned by the firm of Andrews & KirkhofT, has been sold to Lafayette men. The new proprietors are Hamilton & Mote. The theater has been reopened. S. W. Houston, of Lafayette, has purchased a moving picture theater in Indianapolis, and has taken up his abode there. The picture show in the Opera House building, Dana, was destroyed by fire. Berlin Murray of Goshen has opened a picture show in Millersburg. The Coburn Photo and Film Company, Indianapolis; capital, $25,000 ; to manufacture and sell moving picture films, etc. ; directors, W. H. Coburn, H. H. Coburn, W. N. Harding. IOWA. J. C. Underkofler is about to open a moving picture theater at Ledyard. He intends to give three shows a week. December 21 B. W. Umbreit, as owner and proprietor, opened to the public of Marion the recently completed Garden theater. The new amusement place has been erected at a total cost of some $20,000, and is entitled to the title of the finest moving picture house in Linn county, and one of the finest in the state. Nothing has been spared in the erection of the Garden to make for completeness of detail in every manner. All the latest and The "big three" of the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company, Francis X. Bushman, Charles Chaplin and G. M. Anderson. most approved facilities have been installed, and the new theater presents a combination of beauty, safety and convenience in every manner. Its capacity is 925. Harry Hiersteiner has been appointed manager of the Des Moines branch office of the Peerless Film Exchange, vice William Kent, resigned. J. H. Gould has purchased the Majestic motion picture theater in Sioux City. Mr. Still has sold his moving picture theater, the Princess, in Eldora, to Samuel Good, of Conrad, possession to be given January 5. Waterloo will take rank with the leading amusement centers of the United States, when the Plaza, a motion picture theater, magnificently equipped, will be opened to the public. It is located on West Fourth street. J. F. Bryant is owner and manager. The Empire theater, Ft. Madison, owned by H. E. Schuester, has been sold to J. M. Murphy, owner and manager of the Fort Madison Candy Kitchen. Mr. Murphy has taken possession. Manager Dolson of the Empire theater, Decorah, has installed a fine new moving picture machine in his theater. Opened to the public a few days before the holiday season, the Plaza theater has proved to be one of the most notable additions of the year to the list of Waterloo theaters. Although it is intended solely for the showing of high class motion pictures it is the equal of the finest Iowa theaters devoted to the highest class of dramatic entertainment both in beauty and arrangement of the interior and the foresight shown in providing for the patrons' comfort. The Plaza is owned and operated by J. E. Bryant. KENTUCKY. The Arista motion picture theater at Lebanon was totally destroyed by fire last week. The Arcade theater, in Paducah, now under the management of Desberger Brothers, is opened, and it is the intention of the management to show high class features. LOUISIANA. A. A. and George E. Grush proprietors of the Coliseum theater, New Orleans, has installed a Wurlitzer Motion Picture Orchestra. W. R. Burk, architect ; moving picture theater building, to be erected in Algiers, for account of Philip Foto; composition roof, modern equipment ; cost approximately $10,000. United Photoplay Company, Inc., New Orleans, La., $15,000, to purchase, sell, lease, sublease, conduct, operate and establish shows theaters, amusement companies, moving picture, vaudeville or otherwise ; to engage in the manufacture, exhibition, leasing, releasing and sale of motion picture films, etc. Films. National Poster Mounting Company leased building 823 Perdido street, New Orleans ; will manufacture lithograph work for film companies in south. MARYLAND. The motion picture parlor, 3211 Greenmount avenue, Baltimore, was purchased recently by Peter Oletsky and Benjamin Cluster from the Waverly Amusement Company. Plans for a moving picture parlor at the southwest corner of Presstman street and Kirby lane, Baltimore, are being prepared by Architect Stanislaus Russell for Gottfried Helmig. The building will be one story high and will have dimensions of 40 by 100 feet. The cost has been estimated at about $8,000. MICHIGAN. Kalamazoo will have a new motion picture theater in the near future. Harry Waterman and Charles Palmer, who built the Elite theater in this city, are said to be behind the plan. The new playhouse, which will have a seating capacity of 2,500 and be devoted entirely to motion pictures, will be located on North Burdick street, near Frank street, on the Appeldoorn property. The land was recently purchased by Waterman and Palmer. The Bijou motion picture show in Albion has been closed, having failed to comply with the state law relative to proper fire protection. The Electric theater in Traverse City has gone out of business. The Palace Theater company, under the management of Mrs. Nina Miller, has rented the south part of the Palmiter block. Grand Rapids, and has opened a motion picture theater. F. A. Pelley, who recently purchased the Bijou theater in Benton Harbor, has spent a large sum of money on extensive improvements to the photo-play house. The building has been lengthened some twenty feet, giving a seating capacity of one thousand. The operating booth has been enlarged and made fire-proof and is equipped with two Simplex machines. The walls have been handsomely decorated, and new seats installed. There is a rest room for both the ladies and gentlemen off the lobby. The theater is well ventilated and Benton Harbor can now boast of having one of the finest theaters in this part of the state. Arthur Poali has purchased the Lyric theater in Ishpeming from Guy Freese. Mr. Poali is now the manager of three motion picture theaters namely; Royal in Negaunee; Royal in South Range ; and the Lyric in Ishpeming which he recently acquired. Within three months, there will be completed in Hastings, a new moving picture theater with a seating capacity of 500. It is being constructed by T. C. Palmer on a lot on State street. ■» MINNESOTA. E. P. and W. A. Campbell were granted a license to operate a moving picture show _at .4215 Washington avenue north, Minneapolis. The Milo theater, Little Falls, changed hands a short time ago, a deal being closed whereby O. A. Lee, who has been proprietor of the First street playhouse for the past few months, transfers his interest to C. W. Eckes and Edward H. Eggers, both of Perham. Emil Freick, who recently disposed of the Grand theater in Luvern, has purchased a motion picture show house at Lidgerwood, N. D., and will be given possession January 1. MISSISSIPPI. Cicero Heard is preparing to open a first-class moving picture theater in Utica. MISSOURI. Frank E. Long is building a new motion picture theater at Nineteenth and Olive streets, St. Joseph, which is to be open in about six weeks. No name has yet been decided on for the theater.