The Moving picture world (November 1926-December 1926)

November 20, 1926 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 157 San Francisco Moving Picture World Bureau, Berkeley, Cal., Nov. 10. REPRESENTING Thomas Lamb, of NewYork, A. B. Seville is in San Francisco making a final revision oi the plans for the William Fox Theatre, to be erected at Market and Hayes streets. Plans will be in a completed form by the middle of December. The theatre will be the largest in the West, with a seating capacity of about 5,000, and will cost in the neighborhood of $2,000,000. Joseph M. Schenck, head of United Artists, was here the first of November and announced plans for the erection of a 2,000seat moving picture house at Market ar.d Tenth streets, almost directly across the street from the new William Fox Thiatre. Contracts have been awarded by Ackerman & Harris, Phelan Buildin?, for the erection of a moving picture liouse on San Bruno avenue, near Burrows street, ,San Francisco. The theatre will be knowa as "The Boulevard," seating capacity l.oOO. Ed Smith, manager of the 'Jraiiada Theatre, San Francisco, recently ;loubled up on a couple of events, presenting "Taxi! Taxi!" for the first time and Ben Black as the new conductor of the Granada Theatre Orchestra. The engagement of the musical director is a limited one. Frank Steffes, manager of the Coliseum Theatre at Seattle, Wash., for the past nine years, was a recent visitor at San Francisco and after seeing how the boys put on shows here, left for Hollywood to see how pictures are made. The new exchange of Tiffany Productions, Inc., Louis Reichert, manager, S?an Francisco, has opened with a bang, two bookings having been made into the California Theatre. George N. Montgomery, president of the Supreme Film Company of California, paid the San Francisco branch a visit recently from his Los Angeles headquarters in the interests of National Screen Service. Sidney J. Goldman has been made manager of this exchange, succeeding W. .1. Lee. who has been transferred to the Los Angeles office. Mary Clark, for years cashier for United Artists, has succeeded Miss Bernheim in this capacity for Supreme. A western divisional meeting of branch managers of the Producers Distributing Corporation, was held at San Francisco the first of November under the direction of District Manager I. W. Weir. Those in attendance included G. A. Edwards, Denver; Al O'Keefe, Salt Lake iCity; J. S. Stout, Los Angeles; Harry Percy, Portland; Dave Frasier, Seattle, and M. E. Cory, San Francisco. Kenneth Hodkinson with United Artists, has returned to San Francisco, following a stay of a month at Los Angeles. Dixon L W. Ware is erecting a moving picture house at Dixon, Cal., and expects to open this early in the year. Oakland Sam Perlin has purchased an interest in the Parkway Theatre, Oakland, Cal. Alameda Vandals recently visited the Rialto Theatre, Alameda, Cal., and wrecked the interior, tearing down decorations and sprajing the walls from the emergency fire liose. The house had been closed for a tim». // your nevus isn't in this department, why don't you tip our nearest Correspondent? Friends of Pictures "In" Through Exhibitors' Aid Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 10. — Stepping into the role of politicians the exhibitors of Kansas and Missouri played a large part in the defeat of candidates whose policies were not friendly to motion pictures. The defeat of the Wyandotte County Attorney, who had meddled with an effort to bring in Sunday .closing in Kansas City, came largely through exhibitor work while the re-election of the Kansas governor known to be fair and impartial in dealing with screen regulation, came about by the same exhibitor effort to a great extent. In Missouri virtually all candidates supported by. exhibitors carried by a large majority. Kansas City, Mo» Moving Picture World Bureau. Kansas City, Mo., Nov 11. AMONG the out-of-town exhibitors in the Kansas City market this week were : George Shilkett, Joplin, Mo.; John Yous, Mound City, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barron, Kansas Theatre, Wichita, Kas.; C. E. Liggett, Rosedale, Kas. ; Roy Fuhrer, Yates Center, Kas.; S. E. Wilhoit, Springfield, Mo.; Walter Wallace, Orpheum, Leavenworth, Kas. Exchanges along Kansas City's movie row still continue to report business good. "Red" Jones of Educational hurried out into the territory this week to gather in a few contracts, while Julius Stern, president of the Stern Film Corp., was a business visitor. Col. "Bill" Yoder, former Path© district manager, has accepted a position as sales manager in Kansas City for the Advance Trailer Service Corp. Jack Harris, assistant bookkeeper at the M-G-M branch, has been transferred to St. Louis, while Mark Gilbert, short sul)ject booker for Universal, has resigned and will be succeeded by I. Beiser. No sooner had Carl Laemmle learned of the resignation of Samuel Carver as manager of the Liberty Theatre, first run Universal leased house of Kansas City, than word received to use all influence to induce Mr. Carver to return to his post, which he did, succeeding A. S. Rittenberg. W. E. Truog, Universal district manager, made a hurried trip to Chicago to meet Carl Laemmle, incidentally telling him of the work of remodeling and enlarging the Universal branch in Kansas City. A. H. Cole, Paramount branch manager, and R. C. LiBeau, district manager, covered up their desks and departed for French Lick, Ind., to attend the Paramount convention. The Artic-Nu-Air branch managed by J. E. Foland, has moved to larger quarters on the second floor of 111 West Eighteenth street. Many exhibitors attended a special screening of the Pathe picture, "Alaskan Adventures," Friday night. Many new and remodeled first run houses in Kansas City territory threw open their door.s for the winter this week. . At Lawrence, Kas., the remodeled Varsity theatre opened after installing a pipe organ, a new mezzanine balcony and a new terra cotta front. Glenn W. Dickinson operates the house. Live News About That Live Spot — • Hollywood! — in Tom Waller's Bigger, Breezier Department — Hop Quick to H-O-L-L-Y-W-O-O-D Illinois Moving Picture World Bureau, Chicago, lit., Nov. li. THE Orpheum Circuit have sent out an announcement that owing to the demand for seats for the new Palace Theatre of the circuit opened last month, they have established twenty branch ticket offices in various parts of the city. The Ascher circuit are making elaborate preparations for the opening of their largest de luxe theatre, the new Sheridan at Sheridan road and Irving Park boulevard, which has been ^set for Thansgiving Day. Sam Gertz has been appointed manager of the Vic Theatre at Belmont avenue and Sheffield, and is changing the policy of the house from vaudeville and pi:;tMr=!s to a straight picture policy. Henry Stickelmaier has resigned as manager of the Tower Theatre, at Milwaukee, and returned to Peoria, 111., as executive of the Theatres Operating Co. Lubliner and Trinz circuit have transferred Manager Hatfield to tho Covent Oarden Theatre on North Clark street from the Windsor Theatre and M: Gallagher has succeeded him at the Windsor Theatre. Nathan Wolf, Salo Auerbac'i, Morris Reingold and Maurice A. Choyinski have bought 600 feet of ground at ()400 Irving Pa'-k boulevard, on the West Side, and plans aro being made for a de luxe motion picture theatre for that location. Waukegan Arthur P. Feigen is the head of a syndicate that is promoting a new picture studio at Waukegan, 111. the promoters paid $67,500 for a site at Holridge and Lewis avenue, in that city. Lebanon The Crescent Amusement circuit have opened their new Princess Theatre at Lebanon, 111., and John Hatcher, for the past two years in charge of the Howard Theatre In that little city, will be manager. Murphysboro The Marlow Theatre at Murphysboro, 111., will be remodeled and about thirty thousand dollars will be expended. Colorado Lively \jf R. W. A. RODERICK of the Paris •i-^-l Theatre Company, Saiite Fe, N. M., came to Colorado for the recent deer season. Mr. Roderick shot a 3S0-pound buck near Meeker, Colo. C. A. Mulock, former manager of the Irish Theatre of Thermopolis, Wyo., has returned to the fold after several weeks absence. He was recently appointed by H E. Huffman of Denver as house manager of the Bluebird and Bidawee theatres, Denver suburban houses. The Kincaid Collins Amusement Company of Wisconsin has purchased the beautiful Rialto Theatre of Florence, Colo. A. F. Allen former owner announced the sale early this week. Frank Culp, owner and manager of the Granada and Rex Theatres of Denver nurchased the -Mcott Theatre from Mrs. George Hefferman. H. O. Collumm has started a new theatre in Springfield, Colo. He has named it the Joy Theatre. Wm. Dclahoyde owner of the Whiting Theatre will continue to operate, the only change being in the ownership of the property. N. D. Curtis has also appointed B. W. Ritchie as the manager and buyer for the Iris Theatre.