Motography (Oct-Dec 1916)

November 11, .191.6. MOTOGRAPHY 1105 Ascher, Harry Ascher, Lewis-F: Jacobson. Unity Photoplays Company, Chicago; capital, $50,000; incorporators, I. Mumford, Lawrence McGann, Jr., and others. The Princess Theater in Rushville, owned by Carl Pearson, was destroyed by fire. Mr. Pearson contemplates building at once. Indiana The Crystal Theater in Brookville has been purchased and improved by A. L. Popper and Harold Lapish. Preston Grubbs, who recently purchased the Jefferson Theater at Jeffersonville, has extensively improved the interior and opened it to the public October 21 under the name of the Star. The Orpheum Theater at Gary has installed a new machine. The Colonial Theater, a new motion picture theater at 129 North Michigan street, South Bend, was opened October 20. Frank E. Chapman is manager. A reel of film took fire in the Cozy Theater at Anderson and caused considerable excitement. However, the crowd filed out orderly. Iowa Beginning November 1, the Sprague Theater in Osage will be under the management of Fred Birum, owner of the Lyric. Mr. Birum will operate both theaters, bringing the larger productions to the Sprague, as its seating accommodations are better. • J. O. Bass has disposed of his moving picture theater at Clarence. Wood & Potter have purchased the picture theater at Twentieth and Clark streets, Des Moines. The Orpheum Theater at Centerville has been purchased by Ted Lane and Jake Ritter. Kansas ' The people of Great Bend will be delighted with the Elite Theater, which has been thoroughly and extensively remodeled. The seating arrangement, entrances and exits and the lighting system have all been improved. A new Powers 6-B machine and a. new screen have been installed, while the decorations are tastyand pretty. A very fine program of pictures are shown and Mr. Nelson, the manager, assures his patrons real enjoyment. Maryland Berman's Theater, 1 and 3 South High street, Baltimore, has been opened under the management of J. B. Fields. Many improvements' have been made by the new manager and it is his endeavor to please his patrons with fine pictures and comfort. , The Gordon Theater at Baltimore and Catherine streets, Baltimore, has been opened. [ Michigan . Two modern motion picture theaters are assured. Muskegon. J. R. Gardner has opened a new theater at Farwell, -seating ,300. It is known as the. Royal. Mrs. Wade B. Smith has purchased the People's Theater in Petoskey from the Gory-Sorden. Theaters and will operate it as a moving picture theater. Minnesota Frank W. Ball of Northfield has purchased the Star Theater at Farrington from Mrs. William Nixon. ■ A. F. Krueger of Kimball has sold his moving picture equipment to Frank Nemec of St. Cloud. Missouri Mrs. J. H. Hughes, one of the successful women operators of'a motion picture theater in Kansas City, has disposed of the Eastern Theater on Lister avenue. Montana Charles Koerner has sold his interest rn the Lyric Theater at Havre to his partner, Frank Needham. Slustrap and Peterson have purchased the Princess Theater at Culbertson'. Nebraska The Oak Theater at Oakdale has been purchased by George E Bowen and Cloyd Lawrence of O'Neill. The Orpheum Theater in Red Cloud has been sold. New York Improvements are being made by Manager" William J. R'eilly to the Star Theater in Newburgh. Weiss Phota Play Amustment Company, Inc., Manhattan, $3,000 to $5,000. Exhibitors Trade Review, Inc., edit, print, publish magazines concerning motion pictures, 15,000 shares 110 each, 4,500 shares no par value, carry -on business with$172,500; C. M. Rosenthal, L. F. Blumenthal, L. A. Ochs, 218 West Forty-second street, New York. Carmen Producing Company, Inc., Manhattan. Theatrical and motion pictures; capital, $25,000; incorporators, G. Creatore, C. De Marinis, 57 West 119th street, New York City; F. Gerth, Fort Lee, N. J. The Globe moving picture theater in Buffalo has been opened by M. Under. A new stage setting has been installed at the Elmwood Theater,. Buffalo. North Dakota Harry Mohr of Bowbells closed a deal for the lease of the opera house at Flaxton and plans on putting on a moving picture show twice a week. Shields & Weaver have opened their new picture theater, the Isis, at Edgeley. The Palace Theater at Mandon will shortly be opened. Ohio Clifford Friend of Lancaster has purchased the Superba Theater in Delaware, formerly owned by Charles Sears. Pennsylvania Plans are in progress for a motion picture 'theater at Thirty-third street and Columbia avenue, . Philadelphia, one story, brick, seating capacity 1,000; C. J. Gootz, architect, for P. N.' Gary. " Extensively remodeled and redecorated the Bijou Theater in Belle Vernon has been opened. A fine program of feature pictures are being offered. Ground has been broken for a modern moving picture theater' and business block combined on the present site of the Colonial Theater, at Beaver Falls. Texas The Pearl Theater Company of San Antonio, capital stock $10,000. Incorporators, C. J. Crabb, E. Werner and E. F. McCarty. Wisconsin . The board of education has presented the Washington school, in the First ward, West Allis, with a moving picture machine. Pictures will be shown one afternoon and one night each week during the winter. The afternoon performance will be given for the benefit of the school children, and the evening will be reserved for adults. AUSTRALIAN NEWS By Blenner Hassett Special Representative of Motography. The Boomerang Theater, the £10,000 structure, has been officially opened by the mayor of Randwick, the suburb in which it was erected. A great number of guests were present by invitation. The opening feature was "Tennessee's Pardner" (Lasky Famous-Players). A few of the principal American features showing at the different theaters at present include: "Honor Thy Name" (Kay-Bee), "Little Meena's Romance" (Fine Arts), "The Man Who Could Not Kill His Conscience" (Vitagraph), "The Hand of Peril" (World-Brady), "The Battle of Hearts" (Fox), "The Foundling" (Famous Players), "Lovely Mary" (Metro). "The Mutiny of Bounty," produced in Australia by Raymond Longford for the Cricks and Jones organization, has been released in Sidney. Not in the Jiistory of the industry in Australia has there been a picture that has come up to. the standard of this production. The main plot of the story deals with the adventurous journey of two thousand miles in an open boat by Captain Bligh and a number of the "Bounty" crew, across the ocean. The great majority of the locations were secured in New Zealand, famous for its excellent beauty spots. The whole play with good photography scored a decided hit. "The Mutiny of the Bounty" had its premiere at Hoyt's Theater, and being endorsed by the educational department as a fine historical subject, 2,000 school children were given the liberty of witnessing the initial screening. The Frazer Film Company, film distributors, film hirers and manufacturers in this country, have started the production of an animated news gazette. Bert Segerburg, a professional cameraman, has charge of the Sydney studio department affairs, whilst a cameraman in every state will forward his "negs" to head office for distribution. Messrs. Vogel and Howell, representing David Howell's of Australia and The Co-operative Film Service of New Zealand, have made arrangements whereby these two companies will distribute Ivan productions in Australia and New Zealand. The first two Ivan productions to be shown in this territory will be "Faded Flower" and "Her Surrender," prints of which have already been shipped to this territory. These pictures will be first exhibited about the first ' of November in both Australia and New Zealand.