The Moving picture world (November 1925-December 1925)

26 MOVING PICTURE WORLD November 7, 1925 New Chicago Houses Include $3,000,000 Karzas Theatre NEW picture theatres announced during the past week for Chicago include a $3,000,000 house to be built by Andrew Karzas, president of the Woodlawn Theatre Company, at the southeast corner of 79th and Cottage avenues. It is planned to seat 3,000. John Eberson is architect. The plans call for a large stage that will be capable of showing the largest presentations and acts, an eight-row smoking gallery which will be something new in movie theatres in this district, and four boxes with dressing rooms adjoining, where milady may tidy up a bit during the show. It is planned to start work on the new project at an early date, as the opening has been set for November of next year. Mr. Karzas paid $375,000 for 125 by 125 right on the corner, buying from Charles Bobinsky, and $276,000 for the balance of site, which was purchased from Martin J. McNally. The Karzas circuit will include — when this new house is opened — six houses, the others being the Woodlawn, Trianon, North Center which is going up now at Lincoln and Belle Plaine avenue and will be ready for opening before the holidays this year, the new house at Lawrence and Winthrop avenue, in which a huge ballroom will be the main feature, and a new theatre at Hammond, Ind. The other theatre project announced was that of the Montclair Building Corporation for the corner of Neva and Grand avenue. This project calls for a 2,200-seat house. The building will be of buff brick with creamcolored terra cotta trim and have an elaborate lighting system. It is expected to cost $750,000 and A. M. Kerensky and brother will finance the building of the new house on the far West Side of the city. Many ISIew Theatres Open in Denver Territory Numerous small theatres are being opened throughout the Denver territory. The theatre supply houses have enjoyed thirty days of the best business they have experienced for a long time. Exhibitors who have recently been in Denver purchasing equipment for new theatres are as follows : J. M. Cook, operator of the Crowley Theatre, Crowley, Col., who will open a theatre in Haswell, Col.; Arthur Van, former owner of the Pixie Theatre, Golden, Col., who will open a theatre in Olney Springs, Col.; W. AClemens of the Yodcr Amusement Company, who will open a theatre in Yoder, Wyo. ; D. Bratton, who announces the opening of a new theatre in Ovid, Col. ; Orson Clark, who will open a new 700-seat house in Salt Creek, Wyo. The Crystal Theatre, Bycrs, Col., will soon be opened; equipment has just been secured for the showing of pictures in the Stratton Home, Colorado Springs ; the Thatcher School of Pueblo has also arranged for the showing of educational productions. James Pace of the Pace Theatre, Chadron, Neb. has just installed new equipment to take the place of that which was destroyed by fire in the projection room a few weeks ago. pmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii^ I Steal $1,350 | B Two robbers entered the lobby of the M ■ Keystone Theatre at 3912 Sheridan g B road, Chicago, and held up Nathan Rit 1 M tenberg, manager, forcing him to open g S his safe, from which they took $1,350, 1 S the receipts of Saturday night and g i Sunday. M I Rittenberg mistook the men for mes g 1 sengers. They drew revolvers, looted 1 I the safe and forced him, the porter and | I the janitor into the projection room on | 1 the second floor. g KiyiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiM^^^^^ Conn» Film Tax Law Forces Shutdown of 3 Houses The Connecticut Film Tax Law, which provides for a levy of $10 on each, reel, has forced four small town theatres to close their doors to date, Joseph W. Walsh of Hartford, president of the M. P. T. O. of Connecticut, said this week. The latest theatre to announce its inability to get pictures is the Palace Theatre of Rockville. Distributors announced soon after the Governor signed the bill that Connecticut would be boycotted and they are carrying out their threat. Mr. Walsh declared that as the New Year approaches more and more small town theatres will be obliged to close because their contracts with the distributors will expire about that time, with little likelihood of their being renewed. Mr. Walsh said the theatre men have given up hope of having the law repealed at a special session of the legislature and are now bending all their energies toward the enlistment of the public in their fight to effect the repeal of the law in 1926. According to Mr. Walsh, more than 500,000 people of the state have already signed a petition calling for the law's repeal. The Rockville Theatre, the Palace, is operated by the S.-A. Amusement Company. Jacob Alpert, one of the proprietors, explained the situation to the patrons a few weeks ago, telling them what they might expect. The other theatres which have closed are at Darien, Voluntown and Georgetown. B. & K. ON BROADWAY The new Paramount-Balaban & Katz alignment will guide the destinies of the Rivoli and Rialto theatres on Broadway, New York. It also will supervise the Criterion Theatre, which will continue its policy of long runs. "The Vaitishing American" will continue indefinitely. Dr. Hugo Riesenfeld's resignation, announced elsewhere in this issue, will not become eflfective until January 1. Charles McCarthy, director of publicity for Paramount, stated that no surprise should be caused by this news, as Paramount's new theatre organization naturally will control all Paramount theatres. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii^^ In and Out of Town iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii^ H. 7i. Kichoy, nirenernl mnna^er of the Michiimn M. I>. T. U., in Ktayingr at the Antor Hotel. Bemie Love and Diana Kane have sailed for Europe. John McCormick. Cleve Moore, Harry D. Wilson and Joaeph Hnbbell all left for the West Coast on Wednesday. Mae Murray Is In »Tr York and will soon sail for Germany, to make a picture in Berlin. John D. Tippett nt London Is en route weat. He arrived from the other side a few days Jane Xovak has left New York for the West Coast. Carl Laemmie, Harry H. Zehner, his secretary, Julius Stem, Maurice Plvar and Hana Winter constitute one group of picture men who have left for the West Coast. Tom Moore has sailed for Kurope. Alice Joyce is in \e>v I'ork to make n picture for Paramount. Miss li^i^e Domn. director of the I'athe Public Relations Department, recently addressed the Child Conservation l^agxtf of America on '^School Matinees*' In Columbus, Ohio. Joseph Fllesler has returned from Ilerlin. Larry Weingarten is here from the West Coast. Another visitor from Los AnKclea In A. L. Bernstein, also of the CooKan Productions. Director Ted Sloman ts in >'ew York to edit "His People." Director James Young: Is another Callfomlan temporarily In the E^st. EXTENDING CIRCUIT The expansion of Fitzpatrick & McElroy continues. Last week's announcement was made of a new house to be opened at Richmond, Ind., to cost $350,000 and seat 1,500. The week before a new theatre was projected for Morgan Park, 111., a South Side suburb, to cost $125,000. Blair McElroy of the circuit says they are not ready to make any statement regarding the negotiations between Fitzpatrick & McElroy and other circuits who are interested in combining with their theatres. piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'iiiiiiiiiiniiii;iiiimiiiiiniiiiii:iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii^ I Appeals Decision of | I Arbitration Board | Minneapolis exhibitor circles were as 1 S tounded this week when the Famous g I PlayersLasky Corporation, through its § = local exchange manager, it is said, re 1 3 fused to submit to a verdict of the Arbi g S tration Board which awarded George 1 I Legeros the sum of $2,292.60 for alleged | M failure to supply him with pictures. E M A complaint has been filed in the dis S M trict court to set aside the decision of g M the Arbitration Board. This body haa g g allowed Paramount thirty days in which g I to pay the Judgment. If the company | 1 fails to do so, it forfeits all rights to g g arbitration. g liiiiiniiiiiiiiiuiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiu^^ 1