Exhibitors Herald (Jul-Sep 1922)

70 EXHIBITORS HERALD July 22, 1922 Two New Theatres For Daytona, Fla. H. T. Titus' Playhouses to Be Ready for Opening By September H. T. Titus, prominent exhibitor in the south, will give the Triple Cities two new theatres by Fall when he opens his new Daytona and Daytona Lyric Beach theatres at Daytona, Fla. The Daytona theatre will have a seating capacity of I, 500 with a gallery seating 400. The Lyric Beach theatre will be a complete new structure with a seating capacity of 1,000. Houses to Be Modern In point of equipment and construction the new houses will be of the most modern type in every respect. Various phases of their construction and equipment are now under way under Mr. Titus' direction. Contract for stage settings have been let to Lee Lash studios of New York. A fan and ventilating system has been ordered from Typhoon Fan Company, New York, designed to meet the most exacting conditions of the southern climate. Southern Theatre Equipment Company has contracts for the projection machines and other equipment. Use American Seating Chairs Orders have also been placed with American Seating Company for some of the finest type comfortable chairs made by the concern. Organ music will feature at both houses, a Robert-Morton and a No. 50 Fotoplayer instrument being scheduled for installation. While the Daytona Beach theatre will not be entirely new the remodeling work as outlined is of such extensive scope that it will be virtually so. It is the aim of Mr. Titus to give Daytona playhouses that in every way compare with the most efficient and comfortable in the country. New Projects Philadelphia, Pa. — Diamond Amusement Company has awarded contract for the erection of a two-story theatre to George Stewart & Co. at 2119 Germantown avenue. * Portland, Ore.— Plans have been announced bv D. T. Carmody for the construction of a theatre to cost $25,000 at Wall near Oregon streets. * Fort Wayne, Ind. — A $50,000 motion picture theatre will be erected on Broadway to be operated by Tony Nelson, owner of the Hippodrome and Creighton theatres. Elkhart, Tex. — A new motion picture theatre will be built in this city in the near future by local capitalists. * Niles, Wash — F. A. Leal has started construction of a $40,000 theatre here. * Council Bluffs, la.— Work of clearing the site for the new theatre to be erected on Pierce street has been started. * New York, N. Y. — A site has been acquired on 125th street near ?th avenue for a new B. F. Keith Harlem theatre to be erected this fall. * Sanford, Fla.— Frank L. Miller and Edward Lane have purchased the old Star theatre and property here and will build a new playhouse which it is aimed to open towards the end of the year. * La Porte, Ind. — Excavation work has been started for the La Porte theatre company's new $500,000 theatre. Martin E. Nelson, Chicago, holds the general contract. * Grand Haven, Mich. — The American Amusement Company, Muskegon, has acquired option on property in this city on which it is planned to build a $40,000 motion picture theatre. * York, Pa. — Silberman Brothers of Altoona and Nathan Appell of this city will build a 2,235 seating capacity theatre here. Plans and specifications will be completed August 1. * New Bedford, Mass.— Plans are virtually completed for the new theatre to be built at Acushnet avenue and Glennon street for Albert Clerc, 20 Roosevelt street. J. Emile Belanger, 54 Roosevelt Road is architect. The approximate cost is $75,000. * Cincinnati, O. — Hunt's hotel, now the Stag hotel, famous landmark, will be occupied by a motion picture theatre to be built by Famous Players. * Independence, Mo. — A. E. Elliott of Independence, owner of the Grand theatre at Kansas City, will erect a $65,000 theatre on property acquired here. Ownership Changes Marshalltown, la. — The Odeon theatre has been leased for five years by William Porter, Samuel Shavitz and Rose Dansk, of Chicago, who operate a number of theatres in Illinois. * Enid, Okla.— C. F. McQuilken has purchased the Rialto theatre from H. H Barr. * East St. Louis, 111.— Philip Cohn has purchased the interests of his partner, Joseph Erber, in Erber's Theatre. * Alton, 111. — The motion picture theatre at Vandalia, 111., has been purchased by S. E. Pirtle, owner of the Orpheum theatre here. * Marion, Ohio — H. K. Metcalfe has purchased the interest of his partner, F. C. Focht, in the Grand theatre. * Mendota, 111. — The Palace theatre in this city, has been purchased by John E. Bott, owner of the Bott Mercantile Company, from John Faber. * Chehalis, Wash.— O. H. and L. R. Ruggles, managers of the Liberty theatre, have taken over the Dream theatre. Think! 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