Show World (November 1909)

31 Vovembcr 20, 1909. THE SHOW WORLD moving picture hews briefly told CALIFORNIA, ian Francisco —Architects Carter & ley have prepared plans for a $5,000 jkelodeon. i DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA. Washington—The Dixie Amusement will erect a moving picture Eater here The Dixie Amusement Vmipany is preparing to erect a new • ; picture theater at _the corner of are -t ine corner or and H streets. The office of „n,„. .oads in this city will keep open £ e during the week Dec. 6-11, thus ms city win tt during ine week Dec. 6-„, ■tabling all who visit the city in con- #aDiins *», ..... Southern Commercial S. D. RICARDO MEMBERS DON’T FORCET YOUR DUES RINK opera house SANDPOINT, IDAHO talers to the Leading Shows. Independent House. "F. Hoffman, Mgr. 1 WANTED PLAY WANTED:: Southern commercial ; uuu «a« National Rivers and Congress to come in contact le of the most skilled road en¬ gineers in the country. Logan Waller liae director of the office of public loads has requested J. E. Pennybacker, Kf'of road management, to give an il- fi.strated lecture and moving pictures before the Southern Commercial Cong- Cess. In addition to the lecture the ex¬ hibit hall of the congress will contain Enlarged photographs of bad roads and feood from various southern states; and Photographs showing the before and ifter of some roads that have been im¬ proved. KANSAS. , Barnett—F. A. Stewart, of this city, is preparing to engage in the moving pic- lore theater business. ^ , I Bearing—Mr. Schott and Joe Daniels ire preparing to open a moving picture 'heater KENTUCKY. Paducah—Louis Farrell has sold the Itar theater here to Joseph Desberger. f Newport—Fire of supposed incendiary Irigin did extensive damage to the Mad¬ ron theater, at Fifth and Isabella treets last week. The theater, which ihibits moving pictures, was only -ned two weeks ago. The house had n closed for the night and no-one ivered flames ghtlng up the interior. The Newport re department responded and after a ■d fight succeeded in subduing the — lamage to the interior is ibout $1,000. MISSOURI. Butler—Forrest Kerrens, of Rich Hill, making arrangements for the opening -w moving picture theater here. ._i—Step Weisenborn is making ar¬ rangements to open a new nickelodeon .opened recently - unuer me- iimuageuieia ,V>f H. P. Spencer, of Des Moines, and it I will be devoted to moving pictures and I igh-class vaudeville. A new lighting iheme which Is very elaborate is being (stalled at the theater, including two iring arcs and numerous inside and out- de incandescents. MAINE. Foxcroft—Collins & Merrill will erect moving picture theater here. MICHIGAN. St. John—Peter Sabo has sold his mov- ig picture theater here to H. D. Crip- .en. Pontiac—Manager Kleist, of the Eagle '■—‘-it, contemplates extensive improve- “ ' nickr’ NET.- Buffalo—The Mark & Harris Amuse¬ ment Company has decided to erect a new moving picture theater in this city. theater hi_ nmansburg'—Charles Harrington’s moving picture theater here was com- itely destroyed by fire. Black Velvet Curtain 2-, care of Show World. Chicago ROCK ISLAND LINES everywhere west and southwest Binghamton —G. Tracey Rogers, of this city, can give information regard¬ ing the erection of a theater in Rutland, Vt. This will make the third contem¬ plated theater for this city. Endicott —P. J. Winegard and C. E. Bennett will open a moving picture theater in the Winegard block. New York —Max Hochstim has se¬ cured a permit to remodel the building at 100 Third avenue into a moving pic¬ ture theater. NEW JERSEY. Elizabeth —George W. Jacobs has pur¬ chased the Columbia theater in Newark from Siegfried Leschnizer. Jersey City —The LaFayette Presby¬ terian church here is being converted into a moving picture theater. NORTH DAKOTA. Park Biver— Ed. Code will erect a moving picture theater in this city in the near future. OHIO. Dayton —C. V. Mohler will engage in the moving picture theater business in this city at an early date. Steubenville— A. C. Irons has sold the Palace theater here to Jonas Miller. : preparing —Joseph S to open a new moving picture theater ^Philadelphia —Architect E. Allen Wil¬ son is preparing plans for a new mov¬ ing picture theater at 1420 PL Breeze aV Hanover— R. G. Felty, of Frederick street, one of the proprietors of the Star theater, and who for a number of years was an employe of the Hanover shoe factory, has quit his job in the fac¬ tory to devote his entire time to con¬ ducting the business of the moving pic¬ ture house here. IOWA. Mt. Vernon— J. Lisy, of Clinton, Iowa, is making arrangements • to open a new moving picture show here. Tama —F. Herbrick will open a mov¬ ing picture theater in this city. Pt Madison— A. E. Burke of St. Louis is preparing to open a new moving pic¬ ture theater here. , - . _ Burlington —Manager Blank of The Palace is giving his patrons the very best in the musical line as well as in film service. A short time ago Sher- ratt’s orchestra was engaged one even¬ ing to give a musical program. The adventure proved —~ v ' 4 ~ that a series of s - big success ti programs will be EXHIBITORS’ GUIDE BY WILL REED DUNROY. Unbiased Criticisms of Recent Film Releases Condensed for Quick Reference. TWO WOMEN AND A MAN, Bio- graph: —Story of a man and his wife and a show girl. Pa¬ thetic and full of dramatic in¬ terest. A MIDNIGHT ADVENTUBE, Biograph: —Story of a young man who plays the burglar at the request of his sweetheart and wins another sweetheart. Comical and interesting. CHILDBEN OP THE SEA, Ba¬ bin :—Melodramatic film of two men who love a young woman. Melodramatic. Has fine scenic background. FISHERMAN’S BBIDE, Selig:— Exciting story of a fisherman who wins a girl and the villain who tries to take him away to sea. Good film. BENEDICT ARNOLD, Vita- graph: — Familiar historical story, well pictured and full of action. JJood film. INDIAN BASKET MAKTV'L Vi- tagraph: —Good film showing in¬ dustry of Indians on Maine coast. Educational. THE LIGHT THAT CAME, BiO- graph: —Interesting story of a blind musician and a homely girl. Intense and well pic¬ tured. THE BLUE GARTER, Lubin:— Adventures of a garter which later turns out to be a sleeve- holder. Contains much fun. FOUND IN A TAXI, Lubin:— Story of jealousy caused by some man’s garments found in a taxicab. Contains some lit- A CONVICT’S HEROISM, Gau- mont:—Interesting story of the self-sacrifice of an escaped con¬ vict. Well pictured and full of interest. A SET OF TEETH, Gaumont:— Trick photography showing the actions of a set of artificial teeth. Funny and interesting. WORKHOUSE TO MANSION:— Urban-Eclipse: —Pretty story of a workhouse girl who proves to be a heroine. Well told story and deeply interesting. FIGHTING SUFFRAGETTES, Urban-Eclipse: — Timely sub¬ ject showing home of the suf¬ fragette. Contains many laughs. MOON FOR YOUR LOVE, Gau¬ mont: —Fairy story that will fascinate children. Prettily pic¬ tured. VISIONS OF A NAG, Gaumont:— Shows the dreams of an old nag as he lies dying. Good pic¬ tures and full of action. Edison: —Mixup in an artist’s studio, where one man gets his companion in many complicat¬ ed circumstances by telling a few fibs. Comical and well pictured. DORA, Kalem: —Homely love story in which a little child plays a very important part. Splendid subject for neighbor¬ hood theater. LAUNCELOT AND ELAINE, Vi- tagraph: —Story based on Ten¬ nyson’s poem. Handsomely cos¬ tumed. Over the heads of many people. HIS MASTERPIECE. Edison:— Story of an old musician who wins out after many hardships. Interesting and beautifully pic- presentation of the Victor Hugo weeK tne crranu was uara, uwuig lu mo incapacitation of Willard Mack. Mr. Mack has been ill on and off for six months,-, and has finally been compelled to- give up the struggle. Walter Mc¬ Cullough is the well known actor select¬ ed to take his place, he having arrived Some dqys ago. Mr. McCullough *- - Lewis Morrison, also as leading man with James O’Neill and Chauncey Ol- cott. Of late he has been leading man at the Bush Temple, Chicago, and the Woodward theater, Omaha. Blanche Douglas will continue as leading lady of the popular Grand company, which will open tonight in “The Great Divide.” The roster of the company is as fol¬ lows r Frederick Moore, James Rennie, Fred Allen, Elmer Booth, Ira Earle, I be considered. utuer scenes and periods wil — — NEW YORK PLAY BUREAU. ■-CSV- 34 West 33rd St., New York MULLIN FILM SERVICE SYRACUSE, N. Y. SCRANTON, PA. KANSAB CITY. MINNEAPOLIS, WATERTOWN, N. Y. compeiieu lu “-; — few days on account of the regular operator, Walter J. Ewing, being on the sick list.—Business continues good at all the picture houses. INDIANA. New Albany —The Hippodrome theater company is making arrangements to open a new moving picture theater here. Covington— The Rink opera house and Traders’ exchange, owned by James Slim, of this city, was destroyed by fire yesterday. M. Mitchel, who has been giving shows in the building, lost a moving picture machine and films. Slim and his family had narrow escapes in leaving the burning building. Insurance on the building amounts to $800. The loss on the building and contents is' estimated at $3,200. The origin of the fire is unknown. engage in the moving picture theater business in this city at an early date. Urbana —A deal was closed Friday whereby the Varsity Amusement Com¬ pany came, into possession of the Royal theater, formerly the TJ. and I.. owned by Frank Guy of Springfield. The the¬ ater will open under the new manage¬ ment next Monday evening with Her¬ man Lipstein, manager of the Varsity, in charge of both. Mr. Guy, who is an expert motion picture machine operator, will enter the employ of the Varsity company as operator. Mattoon —L. D. Richards, of Newman, Ill., is planning to open a moving pic¬ ture show here. Macomb —Messrs. Blume & Connors ' have purchased the Dreamland moving picture theater here and took possession. Savannah —Messrs. Hartle, Potter & Fielderman are making arrangements to start a new moving picture theater here. Feotone —Messrs. Trudeau & Breen, of Kankakee, are making arrangements to start a new moving picture theater here. Bushnell —A fire broke out last week at the Nickelodium while the perform¬ ance was on, a film becoming ignited was the cause. Much credit is due to the management in controlling the large audience, thus preventing a panic. TENNESSEE. Chattanooga —J. C. Twinau, Temple .Court, has a-“-j-f—* Rutland— »Chas. S. Fuller has pur¬ chased the Dreamland moving picture theater in this city from Arthur H. : Haven —The Newton company France v.___ r __ „„„ gage in the moving picture theater busi¬ ness in Reedsburg. River Falls—The Northern Amuse¬ ment Company has secured the old Methodist church property and is con¬ verting it into a neat and cozy theater. Anithated and moving pictures will be installed first. Before the winter is over they will inaugurate each week something refreshing in the vaudeville line. The management of the theater will be in the hands of A. N. Wolff, who, for the past three years, has been musical director of the Orpheum thea¬ ter in St. Paul. UTAH. Salt Lake City —Harvey R. Rand, of Denver, Colo., has secured a lease on the Empire theater, 156 State street. Arling Aleine, Lee Miller, Anna Mc- Seek Injunction. NEW YORK, Nov. 13.—A motion was made yesterday before. Justice Cox, of the United States Circuit Court by at¬ torneys representing the Motion Picture Patents company, to grant a preliminary injunction against the Centaur Film company, of Bayonne, N. J., and Ludwig G. B. Erb and David Horsley, as indi¬ viduals, whir were the principal stock¬ holders of the company, making films. It is alleged that they are infringing on camera patent No. 12,037. Owing to the fact that the defendants were not ready the hearing was postponed until Novem- IMPORTANT TO STOCK AND REPERTOIRE COMPANIES Do You Want to Get Money in Memphis, Tenn.? Only syndicate road shows play here now. We have the theater for your independent shows. One week he r e is better than two of one nights. OUR ARGUMENT-New theater, one door off Main street. Capacity 800, up and down. Our rent cheap. Brilliantly lighted. Population, 210,000. If you can beat it, don’t write. M. S. BRIGHT, 297 N. Main St., Memphis, Tenn. various theaters in Minneapolis will hereafter be censored by Mayor James C. Haynes, who threatens to revoke the license of any playhouse that puts on a play “offensively immoral or indecent.” The mayor insists he has the power to check unseemly plays and that he will exercise it. He says any citizen can make a complaint to him.—FOSTER. Compensarcs $30. For Rent—6,000 ft. film, 3 re .a slides, one shipment $12; 12,000 ft. $20. Will Buy—Machmes, film. H. Davis, Watertown, Wis. Managers Secure your Acts through the Associated Vaudeville Artists of — Chicago and be protected. Attention n 11 u ii 11 u ii phone Main lg87 CH1CAG0 BUY ROLLER SKATES SELL ALL MAKES DSE NO DUST RINK FLOOR POWDER RINK FLOOR POWDER CO., Sandusky, Ohio