The Moving picture world (November 1925-December 1925)

November 7, 1925 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 35 Kleighe Succeeds Qregory in Chicago William Kleighe has assumed the management of the S. C. Gregory Amusement Company, with head offices in the State Lake Building. This company also controls the Hammond Amusement and the East Chicago Amusement companies. S. J. Gregory has sold his interests in the companies and retired from the organization to take up other work in the movie field. The houses that will continue to be operated under the new owners are the Partheon, DeLuxe and Orpheum at Hammond, Ind., and the Lyric and Forsythe at East Chicago. J. L. McCurdy. formerly managing director of the Randolph, will be general manager of the circuit under the direction of Mr. Kleighe. Heibert L.. Stern, president of Balaban & Katz, has been elected a director of the new firm of Lawrence Stern and Company, with offices at 2.51 South La Salle street. William Wrigloy, Jr.. is another director of the new organization. One of thv i>r<>blems betorp (In iiianagers of movie tbrsilrts in tbo residenci' distriots "t the evening sHomh is tbe oltjeefioii of iioilie onuei-N to aiitoniobilis pjielied before their honie.s. Tbe question has been referred to tlie eoi|(i»rati€>n eounsei of tbe ('il> of <'hicaKo, «ho has rnled that the problem should be token before the eourts for solution. The Central Theatre at Fairbury, 111., was seriously damaged by fire last week. The damage will exceed $15,000, as the whole interior of the house was damaged by flames and water. The Midwe.=t Corporation is the owner of the' house and repairs will be made at an early date. W. H. Hoffman has leased the Orpheum Theatre at Fairfield and will show pictures exclusively. The house was formerly under the management of Slater O'Hara. Bruce Godshaw, who has been directmg publicity for Cooney Brothers' circuit, has resigned to accept a position as publicity manager for the Universal Chicago exchange. D. D. Cox has retired from the active management of the Community Theatre at Raymond, 111. The Windsor Theatre of Lubliner & Trinz has been remodeled and modernized in every department. A new style of show has been put on at this house, the Monday and Tuesday nights are song revue nights, Wednesday is amateur night and Thursday is Charleston night. The three week end evenings will have combination bills of pictures and vauili'ville. The Haiper iVj Dissen eireuit will take over the Terminal Theatre now (»perat4*d b>' tbe Aseher eireuit at :{;M)S I^awrenee avenue after the expiration of the .\seher lease. Tbe Aseber eireuit is bnildincr :i line nfw theatre in that vieinit>' wliieli will be re:idy for openinft soon. Halper and Dis.sen have oruranixed the Ritz Theatre Company to operate the new Kit»; at Flint, Mieb., as soon as it is ready for oiKiiinK' this month. Charles Garfield will ■iianag'e the Hitz. Ray O. Dalton, sta^e manager, and .lack (Iriffith, chief projectionist of the Chicago Theatre, have returned from the opening of the Metropolitan Theatre at Boston where they introduced B. and K. methods. The opening of the Harding Theatre of Lubliner & Trinz was made a civic event of the northwest side and capacity business was played to throughout the first week. Several thousand weri^ unable to get into the theatre on the opening night, October 12. Among the visitors in the city last week were George Munroe and Stanley Hollo, wellknown exhibitors from Iowa, who are at work on a booking circuit of houses in Iowa and Nebraska that will be operated in cooperation with one of the larger circuits in this city. A meeting has been called at Omaha next week to complete the organization of interested theatre owners. W. K. Hollander, publicity director of B. & K. has returned from his trip to Boston and New York in the interest of the new Famous Players combination. Kansas City Showman Is Operated on Gustav Eyssell, house manager of the Newman Theatre, Kansas City, was taken to Research Hospital to undergo a major operation. Reports have it he survived the ordeal well enough. Anthony. Kans,. received the opening ot the Palace Theatre there recently with open arms and attended the first performance in a body, literally speaking. The Palace is owned by U W. Connor, exhibitor from Oklahoma, and he chose "DrusiUa With a Million' as the first picture to be shown. "Doe" Cook, business manager for the M P. T. O. A. Kansas-Missouri, has started out on a ten-lny trip throush '"'j^ part of MI«.ourl. His head .« AHed with plans he will broaeh to the theatre owners. R. U Willis has taken title to the site of the new theatre he is. building ft ^804 Ob Main street, Kansas City. /°""<l^t'°" footings have been completed and an a"empt will be made to open the theatre on New ''The Newman Theatre is staging one of f£ £^^ n"?s^ J." T^h^e fe^atufe^ict^il rfr^^nontitled to the end. Palace M F Gledhill has taken over the Paiaco Theatre in Gaylord, Kans., succeeding ^''TVeJ:r^ls''^i^^en over the Opera Holise'at'Fontana. Kans., which was owne, by M. J. Barrall. Nebraska Theatre News Among the out-of-town exhibitors in Omaha recently were: J. T. Grotenhuis, Orange City, la.; Mrs. T. .1. Larie, Bloomington Neb ; A. G. Miller, Opera House. .Atkinson', Neb.; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Galley, Wayne, Neb • E H. Robertson. Scribner. Neb.; J. F. Reynolds, Elwood, Neb.; H. Goldstein, Sioux City la • L. C. Carnes, Sioux City, la.; L. Schu'rdelson, Sioux City, la.; Frank Good, Red Oak la.; W. T. Briggs, Anita, la.; Guy Clements Elmwood, Neb.; J. H. Ebersole, Avoca, la ■ A M Knapp, Ansley, Neb.; Robert Booth, Nebraska City, Neb.; E. T. Dunlap, Hawarden, la ■ L J Larson, Alta, la.; F. McDowell, Alexandria, Neb.; .1. A. ' Peacock Burchard, Neb.; F. A. Millhouse, Sumner, Neb.; i>. H. Kennedy, Broken Bow, Neb. • A Herman reopened the Lyric Theatre at North Bend, Neb., after the place had been dark for some months. Among the exhibitors along Film Row last week were .lulius l>amm of the Elite Theatre, Waukegan; .J. B. MacCallum of Hoopston, Leo Yancey, Avon Theatre, and John Miller, Princess Theatre, Woodstock. Real estate prices are boosted by the building of mammoth movie theatres in this city. The latest project to boost realty values is the projected hou.se of Lubliner & Trinz-B. & K. combination for Lipps and Lawrence avenue corner. Property which sold at $250 a front toot before the new house was announced, sold up to .$750 a front foot last week. No wonder the property owners are anxious for big movie houses. Another huge building project for Michigan avenue at the corner of East Ohio street Is being projected by a syndicate headed by Murray Wolbach. Two theatres are fncluded in the plans which are being drawn by Benjamin H. Marshall. One housi> will seat 1,100 and the other about 500 and will be more on the small theatre style, showing deluxe shows at deluxe prices. The orsraniz.ation of the tireaf States Theatre Coiporalion has been eonipleled with Jules J. Rubin as vice-|>resident and manaser a( Chienifo olliees and Kdwaid II. Lewis manaser al tbe Aurora olfiees. S. A. Lies has been named auditor at the ChieaKo olViees, F. IV. Weber oUiee manager and Madeline \V ood publieity direetor. C. W. Spanuth, former Chicago exhibitor, is now running the Majestic TTieatre at Harvard, III. Al Bachman, manager of the Randolph installed a radio in both the State street and Randolph street entrances and gave his waiting patrons the latest news frOm big sporting events. . , Benny Barton has gone to the Rialto at Omaha to put on jazz programs similar to the Paul Ash-McVickers Theatre programs he^e. The RIvoli on Blston avenue, under the management of J. C. Eaves, has added presentations with Hugo Brumlix as director. Howard Osborn has been made musical director of the nine-piece jazz orchestra recently installed in the house. Skevdahl is Youngest Iowa Manager Earl Skevdahl, new manager of the Royal Theatre at Sioux City, la., is only 22 years old and is said by his friends to be the youngest manager of a first-class theatre in Iowa. He spent some years as usher and doorman before he gained this position. The Monroe Theatres, Inc., has taken ovei' the Beardsley Theatre at Red Oak, la. The business men of Castana, la., are spon.' soring a picture show In their town. Harry Dilley, Columbus Junction, la., l8 tile new manager of the Lyric of that place. The Lyric was recently jiurchased by l.,uncy Bosten. The Frank Amnnement <,"<k, Waterl<H». In., has taken over I he I'la/.a at Sloax Clly. launder a lonK-term lease. The Vlar.a seatl. l,«MMt. The Frank Amusement <"o. operate* the Vlar.n and Rialto al Waterloo, the l"Ui and Mnjeslle at C-ednr Haplds. tbe Opheum In Clinton, the tirand at Oelwein, In. W. B. Kranke is the new owner ot the Strand at Luverne, la. He has owned picture hou.ies before and now keeps his hand In by owning a few houses here and there, while his real buHlnens Is that of traveling salesman, a few days out of each week. tniarles Behm, Jr., and L. H. Johnson of Mondamin, la., have leased the Opera House at that place. The Plaza Theatre al Waterloo, la., one of the houses owned by the Frank Amusement Company, hiiH been completely remodeled durI ing the summer and reopened.