The Moving picture world (November 1926-December 1926)

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December 4, 1926 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 357 New York Illinois Moving Picture World Bureau, Chicago, 111., Dec. 2. THE first invasion of the loop by the big theatre circuits that have been building in the outlying districts is announced by the National Playhouses, Inc., the holding corporation of the Cooney circuit theatres. A site has been purchased at 23 West Monroe street, a few hundred feet from the southwest corner of State and Monroe streets and across from the Majestic Theatre of the Orpheum circuit, and it is planned to build a 29-story office building and a 2,000-seat theatre. The National Playhouses, Inc., are now operating six theatres, the Capital, the Stratford, the Jeffrey, the Grand, the Cosmo and the Chatham. They have three theatres under construction. Several chang-es will be made by the Balaban and Katz circuit in the policy of their theatres in the Chicago territory. At the Roosevelt Theatre the policy will be changed to first run, two a day de luxe picture shows at reserved show prices and the McVickers Theatre, which will be released by the Vitaphone management around the holidays, will again resume its popular priced picture policy. This Roosevelt change will be the first time the Balaban and Katz circuit have changed their policy of popular prices for all shows and no reserved seats, first come first served. The Pantheon Theatre Building at 4624 Sheridan Road has been sold to the United Cigar Stores Company for a reported million and a quarter dollars. The Pantheon Theatre seats 2,500 and is under lease for ten years to the Lubliner and Trinz circuit. Rutledge Russell Porgner has opened a moving picture theatre at Rutledge and will run semiweekly shows in that town for the present. Chicago taxpayers are asked for $28,000 to pay eight city movie censors for the coming year, according to the budget estimates by the city comptroller. Lyman G. Cohen, well-known exhibitor, has joined the United Booking Agency and will have charge of the publicity department. Andrew Karzas, theatre magnate, has started work at Cottage Grove avenue and 79th, on his latest building venture from the plans of Henry L. Newhouse and F. M. Barnham. Metropolis A. J. Gibbons will build a combination theatre and airdome at Metropolis, 111., that will seat one thousand people It is expected to be ready for opening early next month. Kewanee A. C. Spencer of the Great States circuit has been at Kewanee, 111., looking over the field for a new movie theatre In that city. The Belasco Theatre at Quincy, 111., has been added to the Great States circuit, giving them four houses in that city. Aaron Jones, president of Jones, Linick and Schaefer circuit has been elected president of the Theatre Manag-ers' Association of Chicago, succeeding Harry Ridings, who resigned some time ago. The other officer."? are John Garrity, vice-president; Wm. Roche, treasurer, and Dave Kahane, of the Orpheum circuit, secretary. Among the Chicago theatre men who have been ill during the past few weeks are Norman Fields of the Jones, Linick, Sdhaefer circuit, and W. D. Burford of the Great States Theatre circuit. Both are reported as improving'. Lub liner & Trim Give the Chicago Women Fine Break Chicago, 111., Dec. 2. — Woman's sphere used to be the home. Now it's any sphere she can grab and hold. Xubliner & Trinz, being wide awake and progressive showmen, realized that womenfolk not only exert a strong appeal, but also have ability that entitles .them to a "show" in the theatre. The result is that Lubliner & Trinz have established in their Harding Theatre, Chicago's magnificent house de luxe, to be followed by other houses, a Mistress of Ceremonies, and a Conductorette, or Conductress if you prefer, for the orchestra of thirty feminine musicians. Already letters of commendation are pouring in — and patrons, too! Canada iUoji'ii.s; Picture World Bureau, Ottawa, Can., Dec. 2. OFFICERS and directors re-elected for Famous Players Canadian Corp., Toronto, for the new fiscal year are as follows: Adolph Zukor, New York, president; J. P. Bickell, Toronto, vice-president ; N. L. Nathanson, Toronto, managing director; Arthur Cohen, Toronto, secretary-treasurer ; Thomas J. Bragg, Toronto, comptroller. Directors—J. P. Bickell, Sir Herbert Holt, president of the Royal Bank of Canada ; Sidney R. Kent, New York, Famous PlayersLasky Corp.; I. W. Killam, Montreal, president of the Royal Securities Corp.; N. L. Nathanson, W. D. Ross, W. J. Sheppard, J. B. Tudhope, Sir William 'Wiseman, New York, and Adolph Zukor, New York. Winnipeg Ted Gould, former Winnipeg, Manitoba, branch manager of Regal Films, Limited, has licen promoted to be Western Canada division manager, covering ail territory from the Great Lakes to the Pacific Coast. H. Cass of St. John, N. B., has been transferred to the management of the Winnipeg office. St. Catharines The Tivoli Theatre, St. Catharines, Ontario, now has a lady manag-er, Antoinette Ward of St. Catharines. Brandon C. S. L. Ferguson of Nanaimo, B. C, is now manager of the Capitol at Brandon, Man. When Manager Pete Egan of the Capitol Theatre, Regina, Sask., played "The Quarterback," he organized a football team among the' members of the house orchestra and used them as such in a special prologue. Manager George J. Forhan of the Griffin Theatre, St. Catharines. Ontario, has been presenting all manner of contests, including' bathing beauty, bobbed and unbobbed hair, "he-man'' and other competitions. His lutest feature a.lons this line was a ladies' naildriving contest. Brantford Ernie Mnule, managing the Temple Theatre. Brantford, Ontario, staged a merchants exhibition in the lobby of the house, IS local business firms having displays. The Brantford Expositor ran four special pages on the trade fair and the theatre was irentioned freely. Moving Picture World Bureau, Albany, N. Y., Dec. 3. T IVE news notes from along Albany Film Row, include the fact that Ed Hochstim is now a salesman for First National. A. J. Pincus, of the Pathe office, spent a portion of last week in New York. Charles and Joe Weidman, owners of the Central Theatre in Albany, are planning to remodel their house. Morris Silverman will open his new theatre in Schenectady, the latter part of December. Tony Veiller entertained relatives over Thanksgiving at his home in Albany. Joseph Saperstein, manager of HarmanusBleecker Hall in Albany, is certainly seeing that his patrons receive their money's worth these days. On one or two nights a 'week^ Mr. Saperstein gives double features, and he is also running dancing contests each Monday night, with finals on January 3, when winners will receive $100 in cash. He stages similar features on other nights of the week and on Thursday nights, his amateur bills, along with pictures, fill the house. Mr. Saperstein is one of the old-timers in the business and was formerly head of a chalnof theatres in Connecticut. Julius Berinstein, who runs the Colonial and Hudson Theatres in Albany, and the Palace in Troy, was called home to Elmira last week by the serious illness of his ageJ. mother. He telephoned friends in Albany on. Thanksgiving Day, however, that her condition was much improved. Mr. Berinstein recently took over Keeney's Theatre in Elmira. Schenectady The million dollar theatre, owned by Proctor interests, and in course of construction in Schenectady, will probably open next month. The arcade was opened last Friday, at which time the Charity Ball was held there. Burglars attempted to make off with $G0O in the safe of the VanCurler Theatre in Schenectady a few nights ago. Thev were discovered by a lone policeman, who summoned aid, but by the time the reserves arrived, the burglars had become frightened and left. Frank Breymaier, the ho'Jse manager, was phoned at 4 o'clock in the morning by the police. W. W. Farley, with houses in Schenectady, Catskill and Yonkers, is on his way to Florida, but only for a short time. Mr. Farley has considerable real estate in and around Miami, and his trip is a business one. Bingham ton Binghamton is to have a new motion picture theatre that will cost about t750,000, and which will be erected by Charles Ahearn. The house will be located on Court street and local subscriptions will furnish the capital. Nate Bobbins, of Utica, head of a chain of houses bearing his name, may dispose of his holdings in the near future to the Schine Lirothers, of Gloverville. Negotiations to that end have been on for some little time past, and it is said that they are nearing' consummation. Sharon Springs The Grossman theatre in Sharon Springs was burned to the ground last week in a fire that swept a considerable portion of the business section of the village, and which w'as curbed only after fire departments responded from several nearby villages. The theatre was operated by Bernard Grossman. Charles Wescott, of Portuna, Cal., was a visitor on San Francisco's Film Row just before Thanksgiving.