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February 14, 1925
EXHIBITORS HERALD
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CHICAGO PERSONALITIES
— By J. R. M. =
ATTERSON R. Rothacker, president of Rothacker Film Mfg. Co., left on Jan. 29 for Florida where he will spend a brief vacation.
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H. Bliss, of the Cozy theatre, Durand, III, was a Chicago visitor last week.
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Al Parker, publiicty and exploitation man for Rothacker Film Mfg. Co., is back from several months’ campaign in New York and Boston on “The Lost World,” the Rothacker-First National production.
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James Coston of the 63rd Street Theatres Corp. is back in the German Deaconess Hospital for observation.
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E. H. Wachter has been added to the Renown Exchange sales staff by Jerry Abrams.
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Theatre Burns
The Homan theatre, Homan avenue and 26th street, was destroyed by fire at midnight on Wednesday, Jan. 28, from a fire which started back stage. This house is owned by Louis Brecka, seats 2,000, and is one of the best paying theatres on the west side. On each picture Mr. Brecka runs English and Bohemian titles. He plans to rebuild at once.
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The Radio Night concerts played by Organist Albert Carney at McVicker’s theatre in connection with KYW are arousing real interest among the radio fans, the mail in
the last 30 days having increased about 50 per cent. It keeps the staff busy tabulating them and answering inquiries.
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George Smith, formerly with Fox, has joined the United Artists exchange sales staff.
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Clayton Sheehan, supervisor in the Buffalo territory for Eox Film Corp., paid George Dembow, local manager, a visit last Monday. He was on his way to the Far East.
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The Gregory Theatre enterprises announce that their newest theatre at LaGrange, 111. will open Feb. 16.
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C. L. Tietjen, traveling auditor for Universal, visited the local exchange last week.
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The First National salesmen are going in strong for Buicks, four new ones having been purchased Auto Show Week by salesmen. The Universal staff seems to favor the new Packards, Manager Roy Alexander and Assistant Manager John Mednikow having ordered cars for March delivery.
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Jack Edwards has just got back from Galesburg, III, where he put on a big campaign for “The Hunchback.”
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Henry Goldson, former manager of the Junian, has purchased a half interest in the Kenwood theatre, 1225 East 47th street.
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