Motography (Apr-Dec 1911)

58 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. V, No. 4. A. J. Paul, manager of the Grand theater, of Galion, will open another moving picture house in that city. The Princess Theater of Youngstown, has been purchased by Messrs. Feiber and Shea, who will convert it into a moving picture and vaudeville theater. A new moving picture theater will be erected at Euclid avenue and East 55th street, Cleveland, by J. J. Klein at a cost of $10,000. The Empress Amusement Company of Toledo has been incorporated with a capital stock of $5,000 and the directors are J. B. Gardner, John C. Reed and others. OREGON. The Electric moving picture theater of Albany, formerly owned by J. B. Harrison, has been purchased by Messrs. A. G. Perry and I. G. Richardson, who will remodel the same and operate it under the name of the Casino. Negotiations have been completed whereby E. F. James, proprietor of the Majestic theater of Portland, has leased the northeast corner of Park and Washington streets, where he will install another moving picture house. Mr. James expects to have his house ready to open June 5, the opening day of the Rose Festival. PENNSYLVANIA. The Star theater of Harrisburg has been purchased by Nat Adams and U. G. Fry, who will convert it into a moving picture house. The Gem moving picture theater was recently opened at Punxsutawney under the management of Harry P. Hillard. H. W. McLaughlin, proprietor of the McLaughlin Hotel, Greencastle, will erect a new moving picture theater in that place. Several business men of Mercersburg are planning to open a moving picture theater in that place which will be under the management of Frank Hummelbaugh. George W. Smith, who operates a moving picture theater at 4909 Second avenue, Pittsburg, is making extensive improvements in his house. The Motion Picture Company of America has leased the property at 1018 Market Square, Philadelphia, for a term of ten years and will convert the same into a moving picture and vaudeville theater. This company will also open a similar house at 333 Market street. It controls houses Nos. 913, 923, 926, 1211 and 1214 Market street. The Drury moving picture and vaudeville theater, Germantown avenue and Thirteenth street, Philadelphia, has been purchased by Messrs. Conway and Cullen. The Wizard is the name of a new moving picture theater recently opened at York. Plans have been prepared for a moving picture and vaudeville theater to be erected at Pittston by Nicholas Peloso at a cost of $8,000, which will have a capacity of 500. Messrs. Athen George and A. G. Market, owners of the Lyric and Star moving picture theaters of Harrisburg, are planning to enlarge the Lyric to a capacity of 1,200 and put on vaudeville acts. Manager James J. Quirk, of the Temple Theater, of Ashland, will run pictures on such nights as are not occupied with regular theatrical engagements, at five and ten cents. P. J. Kilcullen has been granted permission to erect a moving picture theater at the southeast corner of Germantown avenue and Cayuga street for the Cayuga Amusement Company at a cost of $6,800. J. W. Munnell, manager of the Waynesburg opera house, has installed a new moving picture machine and will give moving pictures when the house is not occupied with other attractions The Parlor Motion Picture Theater, 437 Penn street, Reading, has been purchased by Emil Anderson. •RHODE ISLAND. The Scenic Temple is the name of a new moving picture and vaudeville house recently opened in the Brownell building, Pawtucket. The house is artistically decorated, the color scheme being green, old rose and gold and no expense has been spared to provide for the comfort and pleasure of its patrons. TEXAS. Manager W. M. Lingenfelter of the Ideal theater of Waco, has planned improvements for his house which contemplates an expenditure of $15,000. The house will be enlarged and the additional space will include an airdome feature which will be especially desirable during the summer months. A smoking room will also be provided. No effort or expense will be spared to provide for the comfort and pleasure of the patrons. The Temple theater of Temple has been purchased by Messrs. Holden and Carter, who will continue to operate same. The Majestic moving picture theater of Manor recently sustained a $2,000 fire loss. The New theater is the name of a house which will be opened at Austin about May 1st by Earl Walker. The house will feature pictures, vaudeville and stock and no expense will be spared to make it attractive and thoroughly up-to-date. UTAH. The St. George Amusement Company has been incorporated at St. George with a capital stock of $7,000 for the purpose of conducting moving picture houses and other places of amusement. The officers of the company are: President, Charles Whipple; vice-president, S. C. Hardy; secretary and treasurer, William A. Nelson. The Liberty moving picture theater of Salt Lake City recently opened its doors to the public at which time the attendance is said to have aggregated 1,000. The theater is said to be one of the finest and largest of its kind in the west, having the advantage of size, artistic beauty and convenience. It is under the management of C. W. Midgley. George Ahlif and C. P. Upton will erect a moving picture theater at Ogden, which will cost approximately $12,000, and will seat 500. VIRGINIA. The Glena is the name of a moving picture theater opened at Fredericksburg by Messrs. J. L. Neill and H. S. Brown. The Casino Island Company of Fredericksburg has been incorporated with a capital stock of $20,000 to conduct moving picture and other shows. The officers are : President, Harry Harzburg, Baltimore, Md. ; vice-president, L. J. Roach, Fredericksburg; secretary, R. J. McDonnell, Fredericksburg. WASHINGTON. Negotiations have been closed by John Cort and Eugene Levy, which will result in the opening of the Grand opera house, about May 1 as a daylight moving picture theater under their joint management, giving Seattle one of the largest theaters of this class on the Pacific coast. The plan will be for a continuous show from noon to 11 p. m., with a full orchestra, quartet and two ballad singers and 4,000 feet of film. The house seats 1,800 and the admission price will be ten cents for any seat in the house. If the venture is successful the managers propose to inaugurate a circuit of similar theaters in Spokane, Portland and Tacoma. Messrs. Black and Collet have opened a moving picture theater at Granger. WEST VIRGINIA. The Lyric theater at Moundsville has been leased by Messrs. Earl Brown, Claude Nelson and E. D. Howell, who will conduct it as a vaudeville and moving picture theater. The Casino is the name of a moving picture theater recently opened at Martinsburg. Dr. T. A. Cross, who operates the Nickelodeon moving picture theater of Piedmont, has greatly improved and remodeled the same, and increased its seating capacity to 500. WISCONSIN. The Rhinelander Film Exchange is the name of a new business enterprise launched at Rhinelander by W. W. Fisher and R. R. Eunson. The offices are in the Merchants' State Bank block. Aside from the traffic in films the company will keep on hand a complete stock of motion picture supplies. Chas. Hiller, member of a moving picture syndicate having houses in Des Moines and other cities, will open a moving picture theater in the Pythian Hall building at Eau Claire. The Reinig building at Fond du Lac has been converted into a moving picture theater which will be conducted by Will Smith. The Crystal, a handsome, up-to-date moving picture and vaudeville house recently opened its doors to the public at Burlington. The Pulaski Investment Company will erect a building at Bremen and Locust streets, Milwaukee, at a cost of $40,000, a portion of which will be occupied by a moving picture theater. Alfred S. Ries has been granted permission to erect a moving picture theater at 212 Grand avenue, Milwaukee, at a cost of $30,000. The Princess theater at Bayfield has been purchased by H. Weaver. J. T. Converse, proprietor of the Pastime theater at Delavan, will open another house at Burlington. The Royal theater at Kewaunee has changed hands and will hereafter be operated under the name of the Crystal.