The Moving picture world (November 1926-December 1926)

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292 MOVING PICTURE WORLD November 29, 1926 Illinois Mo-iiig Picture IVorld LSicaic, Chicago, III., .Vov. 24. THE Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer district managers held a sales meeting at the Drake Hotel here last week. Felix Feist, general manager of sales and distribution was in charge of the gathering. Matters of interest to the managers were taken up a( the meeting. Steve Neniet has taken over the Rainbow Theatre on West 120th Street from Van Nomikos circuit and placed Mrs. Lenore Pierce in charge as manag^er. She will also continue to handle the management of the Burnside Theatre at 93rd and Cottage Grove Avenue. The M. and H. Theatres circuit of which \V. H. McCarthy is head has taken over the Drake Theatre at Drake and Montrose Avenue. It is expected to have the new 1,600 seat house ready for Christmas opening. H. C. Miller will handle the management of the new Drake Theatre with his duties as manager of the Ambassador Theatre. George Aylesworth. manager of the Ascher circuit Portage Park Theatre for the past six years, has taken over the management of the new Midwest Theatre of the Ascher circuit. The Harding Theatre on East 55th Street has been reopened under the management of Mrs. M, Meneou, who has fixed the house up. Another legitimate theatre will be turned over to movies when the second Vitaphone show comes to the Woods Theatre on December 1st. Peoria The Great States Theatre circuit are rapidly getting their management of the eight theatres they took over last week from the Theatres Operating Co., at Peoria in shape and Henry Stickelmaier will remain as resident managing director of the houses for the new owners. The Great States circuit have taken over the Lyric Theatre at Kankakee, 111., giving them four theatres in that city now, and shortly they will start the construction of a 1,000 seat theatre in Decatur, 111. Negotiations are now underway in Quincy and other cities. Oneida C. E. White has taken over the Park Theatre at Oneida, 111., from M. A. Steritt and will make some improvements in the house. Blue Island The Lyric Theatre at Blue Island, 111., is undergoing repairs and a fine new organ is being installed, to be ready for the holidays. North Evantton Another theatre project for the north shore to cost about a half million dollars is underway between Wilmette and Kenilworth, north of Evanston. The citizens of both towns are opposed to the erection of the theatre. Tony Veiller of Albany Uses Arresting Methods By C. L. Grant COVERING police courts as a reporter before his present theatre managing success, Tony Veiller got used to arresting methods and when he discovered, recently, that his present love, the Mark Ritz, of Albany, was being invaded by boys between eight and fourteen — not by way of the box office, but through a basement window forcibly unbarred, Tonj' laid his plans and succeeded in rounding up five of the lads and taking them to the police station himself. Of course he let them get the scare and release. Mr. \'eiller comes naturally to both his newspaper and his theatrical attainments. His fatlier wrote "The Thirteenth Chair" and likewise "Within the Law," and is now residing outside of New York City, where he is employed by one of the large producing companies in the preparation of an original scenario. Mr. Vefller is the youngest manager of a motion picture theatre in central and eastern New York, first starting as manager of the Strand in Schenectady, later becoming manager of the Lincoln, in Troy. From this theatre, he graduated to the Mark Strand, in Alliany, and at the opening of the Mark Ritz several months ago, he was placed in charge of this theatre. AMITYVILLE, N. Y. — Aetna Construction Company, 1569 Broadway, New York, has contract for two-story brick theatre and store building, 160 by 90 feet, to be erected on Main street, for A. Curtis, 1560 Broadway, New York. Estimated cost $200,000. CHARLOTTE, N. C. — Cannon & Edge have contract to erect theatre for negroes on East First street. Estimated cost $10,000. St, Loiiisy Mo. Moimg Picture World Bureau, St. Louis., Mo.. Nov. 24. MANAGER JAMES H. ALEXANDER, of the Columbia Film Service, has designated the week of December 20th, as Christmas Jubilee Week, and during this week, as his Christmas present to the trade, any exhibitor who is using Columbia service regularly, uses his service this week at the regular price ; however, he may fill as many more dates during the week as he desires (with product not under contract) and for this service the charge will be but one dollar a reel. Exhibitors not having Columbia contracts are also allowed to participate. BUILDING Commissioner Christopher of St. Louis, Mo., has received plans for the Fox theatre and office building that will be erected_on Grand and Washington boulevarTTs, "St. Louis. They call for a 17-story office building, a 5,000-seat theatre to cost about $3,250,000. WEST VIRGINIA William Heaton, Jr., of Harrisville, W. Va., has purchased the Gaity Theatre at Pennsboro from J. B. Hammond. Heaton, «-ith his father, William Heaton, Sr., now own picture theatres at Harrisville, Cairo and Pennsboro. A charter has been issued at Charleston. W, Va.. to the Capitol Theatre Co., capital $500,000. Incorporators: John Papulia.s, Steve G. Manus, Dr. George F. Gourley, of Steubenville, O.; C. W. Bates and Wright Hugus, of Wheeling. Samuel Polon and C. D. Brewster are having plans drawn for the erection of an 1,800-seat theatre at Welch, W. Va. Mayor John W. Blakely, who for many years has owned and operated the Welch Theatre, will have the lease of the new house, which will be called the Blakely Theatre. The cost will exceed $100,000. A charter has been issued at Charleston, W. Va., to the Charles Film & Supply Co., capital stock $10,000. To engage in the buying, leasing and dealing in motion picture products. Incorporators: L. P. Isaac, Pearl Isaac, Elizabeth Daly, J. E. Daly and Martha Mitchell, all of Charleston. Charter issued at Charleston to the Shafer Theatre Co., Wheeling, capital stock $50,000. To engage in theatrical productions, moving picture exhibitions, to build, lease and otherwise manage theatres. Incorporators: Geo. C. Shafer, Edward Hazlett, George C. Otte, Henry L. Hazlett and Joseph Jefferson, all of Wheeling. To Manage (or Crandell Chatham, N. Y., Nov. 24. — Lew Fischer and Dayton La Pointe are to manage Walter S. Crandell's new $75,000 theatre, to open about December 1. The theatre's name will be Crandell Theatre, seating 650 and will be one of the best equipped theatres in this section of the state. Policy will be road shows and pictures. The Orpheum Theatre will bp closed. CINCINNATI, O. — ^Leibold Farrell Company, 201 Schmidt Building, has contract for brick moving picture theatre, store and apartment building, 57 by 149 feet, to be erected on Eastern avenue, near Carroll street, for Jerome M. Jackson, 4023 Eastern avenue. Estimated cost $75,000. BLUE ISI^ND, ILLl — Extensive Improvements are being made to Lyric Theatre. THE NERVOUS