Motography (Jan-Jun 1918)

March 2, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 437 Brief Theater News California A motion picture theater with a seating capacity of 900 is to be started at once by N. O. Anderson on Palos Verdes avenue, near Sixth street, Los Angeles, in the outer harbor district. Plans for the building were drawn by L. A. Smith. Samuel H. Levin has purchased land at the southeast corner of Clement street and Ninth avenue, San Francisco, where he contemplates erecting a theater. The total investment when building is completed will be $250,000. Plans are being prepared by G. E. Green for a large theater at Modesto for William Mclvoo of Fresno. This building is estimated at $60,000. Plans for remodeling the Majestic Theater at Los Angeles, owned by the Hamburger Realty & Trust Co., are being prepared by Albert C. Martin, architect. District of Columbia Tom Moore, care of Garden Theater, 432 Ninth street, Washington, has let contract to M. A. Weller Co., 816 Fourteenth street, Washington, to erect four theaters. Connecticut The Strand Theatre building in East Main street, Torrington, has been burned out, causing a loss of about $30,000. The Race Amusement Company of Waterbury has been incorporated by Adolph Race, William W. Gager of Waterbury and Fred Oscar Race of Newark, N. J., with a capital stock of $2,000. Delaware The Brandywine Moving Picture Company has been incorporated with a capital of $50,000. Dr. David Roseman, a physician will erect a new theatre on Market street between Twenty-second and Twenty-third streets, Wilmington. Florida Lynch Enterprise, Inc., has let a contract to C. E. Hillyer, Jacksonville, to erect a theatre at Camp Johnson to cost $15,000. Georgia Mr. W. K. Atkinson of Thomasville has taken over the management of the Valway and Strand Theaters at Valdosta. Harris M. King, proprietor of the Bijou Theater at Brunswick is contemplating the erection of an airdome. Illinois The Pantheon Theater Co. of Chicago has been incorporated with a capital of $12,0000. Incorporators are Geo. A. Chritton, M. Sullivan and O. Nelson. South Side Turner Hall at 3143-47 South State street, Chicago, will be extensively remodelled by the buyer as a moving picture theatre. Fifty thousand dollars will be spent by Oliver E. Hammond. Indiana The Mirth Theater of South Marion has been sold to George Miller by former owner Mrs. Mary Shippey. The Etropal Theater at La Porte has been purchased by Orrin K. Redington and George Rootes from Philo Q. Doran. Iowa Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Barrett of Cory don have purchased the Olympic Theatre at Knoxville and have taken possession. The Plaza Theater 'at Cedar Rapids has been sold by Thorpe Bros, to W. W. Matthews, W. A. Dutton and Hobart Cooley, who will conduct the place under similar policy. J. E. Benton, who owns the Comet picture show at Albia has purchased the King Opera House from Harvey Porter. Massachusetts Tivoli Amusement Company, 213 Hanover street, Boston, will erect a stone theatre building. Michigan The Liberty Theater at Hillsdale has been swept by fire. The loss is $14,000. J. A. Daniels has leased the Lyric Theater at Calumet and will remodel it. Missouri M. D. C. Ridge has let the contract to the Swenson Construction Company, Kansas City, to erect a theatre to cost $50,000. New Mexico The Liberty Theater Co. of Silver City has filed articles of incorporation with capital stock of $25,000. H. J. McGrath, John A. Shipley and Lee H. Ellis, incorporators. New York The United Picture Theaters of America has been incorporated with a capital of $50,000 by H. J. Stelljes, J. S. Edelman and S. Goldsmith, 524 West 152d street. The Josephine Theatrical Company has been incorporated by E. A. Weil, 206 West Forty-sixth street; W. D. Marony, 42 Broadway, and C. Dunne, 30 East Forty-second street, New York City. The Bunny Theatre Company of Manhattan has increased its capital stock from $1,000 to $50,000. Fire which started in the basement of Photo of the renowned Charlie Chaplin and some visitors from a United States man a* war off the Southern California coast.