Exhibitors Herald (Apr-Jun 1922)

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90 EXHIBITORS HERALD April 15, 1922 Th eatres Providing Comfort for Fans Is an Asset. Exhibitors Know This. Palaces Are Going Up. Only the Latest Equipment Is Being Installed New Projects New York. — Seventy-Ninth Street Amusement Company has filed plans for the erection of another new theatre on property at Second avenue and SeventyNinth street. Bangor, Me. — This city is to have a new motion picture theatre. Property has been purchased by the Slate Belt Republican Club, which has agreed to finance the proposition. Plans call for an expenditure of about $85>,000. Galveston, Tex. — A site has' been decided upon and preliminary work started on the construction of the Miller Memorial theatre-here. * Cleveland, O. — Property sold through Joseph Laronge Company will be remodeled and $125,000 spent in the building of a motion picture theatre and office building. Ft. Huron, Mich. — Finishing touches are now being put on the new Desmond theatre which will assure its opening in May. Portland, Ore. — Percy Garrigues and W. E. Tebbetts, owners of the Highway theatre on Sandy Boulevard, will build a new playhouse in the suburban district. The seating capacity of the proposed theatre will be 1,500. * Babylon, L. I.— J. H. Phillips has drawn plans for a new motion picture theatre here to seat 1,100. * Middletown, O. — Plans for enlargin the Gordon theatre to give it an addition seating capacity of 300 have been an nounced by William Gordon. Other im provements will also be made. * Dallas, Tex. — R. C. Bromley of th/ city will build a new theatre at Richlan Tex. * Nashville, Ark. — -E. E. Hughes and a sociates have started the erection of new theatre here. * Houston, Tex. — Excavation work o: the Rialto theatre has been complete and building will start soon. Openings Houston, Tex. — The Strand theatre, owned by Schulman and Sons has been opened. * Wheeling, W. Va.— The new $40,000 playhouse at Warwood, owned by Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Morgan of Yorkville, 0., has been opened. Bakersfield, Cal. — The new Hippodrome theatre on North Chester avenue has been officially opened. William Gleason is manager of the West Coast Theatre's new playhouse. Shepherd, Mich. — A new theatre, the Vaudette, has been opened by Mr. McCabe. San Antonio, Tex.— The new Pearl theatre on Houston street has opened its doors to the public. Wortham, Tex.— The Palace theatre, which was erected at a cost of $.">0,000 has been opened. Ownership Changes Ironton, O. — Clarence P. Mittendorf is now part owner of the South Side theatre having acquired the interest held by H. M. Stanley. * Watertown, Wis. — It is reported that the Crystal theatre has been sold by F. T. Langhoff to the Norton Amusement Company of Watertown. * Waterloo, la. — Gordon Becker has sold his motion picture theatre to Joe Keef. * Carbondale, 111.— The Barth theatre building and its entire equipment has been purchased by Jean Dagle from Ed Barth. * Chillicothe, O.— Victor Cohn has assumed the business and management ol the Roval theatre. * Leonard, Tex.— The Liberty thcatn here has bought out the National theatre The National will be moved to Celeste Tex. In the hour of need When the day comes around for which you've booked your biggest and highest-priced film of the year — — and the weather turns out sizzling, steaming brutally hot — That's the time you really appreciate your Monsoon Cooling System. A snap of the switch and immediately its cool. refreshing breezes sweep through the house — keeping the crowds cool and contented, all-forgetful of the sweltering heat outdoors, keen to get every ounce of enjoyment out of a good picture. And when you come to count up the day's receipts, you'll be glad — mighty glad — you had Monsoon Cooling System in your hour of need. Install Monsoons for this summer Write for Booklet T-15 Monsoon Cooling System, i nc 7 1 North 6th St. BROOKLYN, N. Y. 726 Bulletin Bldg. PHILADELPHIA, PA.