Motography (Apr-Dec 1911)

November, 1911. MOTOGRAPHY 249 KANSAS. The Majestic moving picture theater at Hutchinson has been purchased by C. B. Yost. Otto W. Mohr has opened a moving picture theater in Turner Hall, Marysville. The Grand theater of Lawrence has been purchased by N. H. Gibbon, who operates the Aurora theater in that city, and will operate the two in connection. The Star theater at Parsons has been purchased by G. W. Blevins and A. E. Smalley. The Cassin theater will be erected at Lawton at a cost of $10,000, to replace the Ramsey theater. KENTUCKY. The Elite is the name of a new moving picture theater recently opened at Bowling Green. A moving picture theater will be erected at Madison avenue and Eighth street, Covington, by Messrs. Abe Cohen, Theodore Katzin and Clarence Wagner, which will have a seating capacity of 1,300. LOUISIANA. The Grand Street theater, a high grade moving picture theater, will be conducted at 209 Grand street, Monroe, under the management of M. E. Sperling. The house will have a seating capacity of 300 and will be equipped with comfortable opera chairs. The interior will be handsomely decorated. MAINE. Plans have been prepared for a moving picture and vaudeville theater to be erected at Biddeford by F. X. Cote. MASSACHUSETTS. John Williams will have a moving picture theater erected at 530 Dudley street, Dorchester, at a cost of about $15,000. MICHIGAN. A new moving picture theater is being erected at 8 E. Main street, Battle Creek, which is almost ready to open to the public. J. A. Hill of Charlotte has purchased the state rights for the Helios production of "Dante's Inferno" and is playing them in the houses in Central Michigan. The Temple theater, of Howell, after a more or less stormy existence for the past two years, has been taken over by Lansing parties who, after thoroughly overhauling the same, have reopened it and are doing a good business. Philip Gleichmaire of the Cadillac Film company will erect a new theater at Broadway and Gratiot avenues, Detroit, to cost $200,000. Grant Muir will open a moving picture theater at Eaton Rapids. Otto A. Seestedt, 351 Twenty-fifth street, Deroit, will erect a theater at Baker and Twenty-second streets, at a cost of $6,000. Manager Woodworth of the Grand theater of Marquette will open another house in that city, in the Vierling block. MINNESOTA. A moving picture theater will be erected at 719 Tenth street, South, Minneapolis, by Messrs. Clark and Smith, at a cost of $9,500. Ludcke Bros, have opened a moving picture theater at Gibbon. Mrs. E. S. Bryant and Thomas Quemme of Hillsboro, N. D., will conduct a moving picture theater at Ada. Brown's Electric theater at Osakis has been purchased by Louis and Henry Larson, who will continue to operate this popular house under the name of the Bijou Electric theater. The Crystal moving picture theater has been opened at Glenwood under the management of S. E. Wright. W. M. Koon, 1347 Nicollet avenue, Minneapolis, will erect a moving picture theater at a cost of $4,000. The Edison moving picture theater at Stewartville has been purchased by Eli Colby. William Kast will open a moving picture theater in the Feero building at Aitkin. A moving picture theater will be opened at Mahnomen by F. H. Scott. The American Amusement company has been granted permission to erect a theater at 410 Twentieth avenue North, Minneapolis, at a cost of $18,000. George Millhouse will erect a moving picture theater at Leverne. The Lillian theater of Lake Park has been reopened by Frank Burtosh. The Bell Theater company, 1415 Fourth street, S. E., Minneapolis, has been granted permission to erect a moving picture theater. The Unique theater at Staples has been purchased by R. W. Wilson. Plans have been prepared for a moving picture theater to be erected by T. B. Walker, 807 Hennepin avenue, on Hennepin avenue near Lake street, Minneapolis. Solomon Friedman, 400 Cedar avenue, Minneapolis, has been granted permission to erect a moving picture theater at a cost of $6,000. F. J. Lake will erect a moving picture theater at 1305 W. Lake street, Minneapolis. Peter Kaps has resigned from the Minneapolis police force and will conduct a moving picture, theater at Bloomington avenue and Lake street, that city. MISSISSIPPI. The Majestic theater at Watertown, for several years conducted by B. W. Haskins, has been purchased by Pail Bilz and H. Werner. A moving picture theater will be erected at Gulfport by L. L. Chevally at a cost of $10,000. TEXAS. A. H. Simon and George Gray have petitioned the city council of Houston for permission to conduct a moving picture theater at 410 Main street, and W. F. Hennessy for permission to conduct one at 915 Prairie avenue, that city. Messrs. Auding and Berger have opened a moving picture theater at Wichita Falls. They are constructing a $20,000 theater at Childress. The "Isis" is the name of a moving picture theater to be erected at the corner of Main street and Prairie avenue, Houston, by the firm of TufHy, Scoggins and Tuffly. It will be one of the finest in that section and it is expected to have the house ready for opening early in January. WASHINGTON. C. Allen has been granted permission to erect a moving picture theater at 1327 East Madison street, Seattle, and Hans Pederson will conduct one at 2423 Jackson street. The Peerless moving picture theater at Montesano has been purchased by Messrs. Mack McKee and Wm. L. Hawkes, who will make a number of improvements and will change the name to the Savoy. WEST VIRGINIA. The Kanawha Film company of Charleston has been incorporated to buy, sell and lease moving picture machines. The capital stock is $5,000 and the incorporators are J. Shirley Ross, William C. Fagg, R. E. Creel, F. Earl Hunt and J. B. White, all of Charleston. WISCONSIN. The Fern Amusement company is preparing to erect another moving picture theater at Third and Clark streets, Milwaukee. Plans have been prepared for a moving picture theater to be erected at Green Bay avenue and Ring street, Milwaukee, by Edward Kezick. Herro Brothers have opened a moving picture theater in the auditorium at Columbus. A new moving picture theater will be erected at Thomas an.d Murray streets, Milwaukee, for David J. Borun. The architects are Schutz & Seeler. Plans have been prepared *f or a moving picture theater to be erected at Center and Twenty-second streets, Milwaukee, by C. Cavanaugh, at a cost of $7,000. Arthur Johnson and Grant Conklin will engage in the moving picture business at Prescott. W. N. Daniefs will conduct a moving picture and vaudeville house at Rice Lake. ■ The "Bell" is the name of a large moving picture theater opened recently at Fourteenth street and North Avenue, Milwaukee, by James Cochrane, proprietor and manager. Sherwood & McWilliams, proprietors of the Grand and Fair Play theaters, La Crosse; have filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state. The capital stock is $10,000 and the incorporators are Jay E. Sherwood, H. B. Sherwood and Frank J. McWilliams. The objects of the corporation are to manage and operate all kind of amusement enterprises, including moving picture shows. The Gem theater has been opened at the corner of Broadway and Walnut streets, Green Bay, under the management of Anton Nelson. It is conducted by the Gem Theater company and it is the intention of the parties interested to secure six other houses in Wisconsin cities to join an organization controlled by them. . L. W. Anderson, manager of the Mer Mac theater at Neenah was elected a member of the board of directors of the Moving Picture League of Wisconsin. The object of the league is to raise the standard of the morals of both the exhibitions and the exhibitors.