Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1924-Mar 1925)

Page scan 0001116 from Exhibitors Herald

Record Details:

Title:
Exhibitors Herald
Date:
Dec 1924-Mar 1925
Volume:
Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1924-Mar 1925)
Leaf #:
0001116
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System and Early Cinema
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Founded in 1915 by a Chicago printing company as a regional trade paper for Midwest exhibitors. In 1916, editor Martin Quigley bought out the owners, and over the next 15 years, he grew EXHIBITORS HERALD into one of the most important national, weekly trade papers in the film business. Quigley acquired MOTOGRAPHY in 1917 and MOVING PICTURE WORLD in 1927. In 1930, he acquired MOTION PICTURE NEWS and the new 'consolidated' publication became MOTION PICTURE HERALD. From the pulpit of his editorial page, Quigley preached the need to improve the motion picture industry and improve the quality of the films. He skillfully served as a mediator in disputes -- between distributors and exhibitors, between the film industry and the Catholic Church (Quigley was one of the architects of the Production Code). Quigley claimed that EXHIBITORS HERALD represented the 'independent exhibitor' and sections like 'What the Picture Did for Me?' certainly provided a forum for theater owners. But plenty of exhibitors viewed Quigley as a servant to the studios and large theater chains. In response, publications such as SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW, INDEPENDENT EXHIBITORS FILM BULLETIN, HARRISON'S REPORTS, and BOX OFFICE were either formed or grew significantly in the years following Quigley's brief moment of consolidation in 1930. -- Eric Hoyt, 2014
Date Added:
July 25, 2024
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64 BETTER THEATRES SECTION February 28, 1925 Three New Playhouses Added to Milwaukee Building Program '^HREE new theatre projects, whose total cost will be approximately $400,000, have just been announced in greater Milwaukee, lending strength to predictions that 1925 will be a record breaker in the matter of showhouse construction in Wisconsin. Thus far, although the new year is only a few months old, no less than seven buildings have been announced for Milwaukee alone. In addition, talk of a million dollar theatre to be erected by Pantages has been revived with the announcement that a new site is being considered in addition to the Butterfly theatre location which was reported several months ago as likely to be used for the purpose. * * * Samuel Ludwig, owner of the Columbia and Elite theatres, is behind two of the three new projects. One is a $100,000 mo ARCUS TICKET SERVICE Is Equal to ALL Demands AS one of the largest theatre ticket houses in the world, we are serving several thousands theatres — among them the very largest — in a way that has won their business friendship and steady patronage. EVERY KIND OF TICKET To Meet Every Need [ Including Folded, Roll <! and Strip Tickets, Cou[ pon Books, etc. We are known in the trade as “pinch hitters” and have won hosts of friends by “doing the impossible,” after other firms fell down. Send samples of tickets you are using and ask for quotations. Then give us a chance to show how we “make good.” ARCUS TICKET COMPANY 346 No. Ashland Ave., Chicago tion picture house at Thirty-fifth and Center streets, a rapidly growing section of the city. The auditorium, according to the John Topzant Co., architects, will seat 1,200. Ludwig’s second theatre will be constructed on a downtown corner in Wauwatosa, suburb of Milwaukee. The exact location and plans have not been divulged, but it is expected that in construction it will be similar to the Center street house. The third venture is a $200,000 showhouse to be built by M. Brumm on Villard avenue. North Milwaukee. WE MANUFACTURE AND INSTALL STAGE RIGGING COMPLETE From STAGE SCREWS TO STEEL CURTAINS, HAND AND ELECTRIC DRAWN CURTAIN EQUIPMENT JAMES H. CHANNON MFC. CO. 223 W. Erie St. Chicago Advertised in The BETTER THEATRES SECTION (If you desire something not listed here, Exhibitors Information and Catalog Bureau on the preceding page tvill get it for you.) ADVERTISING PROJECTOR Lavenham Corporation. 2030 Grand Central Terminal, New York City. AIR CONDITIONING EQUIP. Atmospheric Conditioning Corp., Lafayette Bldg., Philadelphia. AUTOMATIC CURTAIN CONTROL E. J. Vallen Electrical Co., Akron, Ohio. Automatic Devices Co., 17 N. 7th St., Allentown, Pa. CARBONS Charles W. Phellis & Co., 130 W. 42nd St., N. Y. C. CHANGE-OVERS Essannay Elec. Mnfg. Co., 1012 10th Ave., Maywood, 111. ELECTRIC FLASHERS, COLOR HOODS Reynolds Electric Co., 2651 W. Congress St., Chicago EQUIPMENT SUPPLIES Fulco Sales Co., 24 E. 8th St., Chicago. HEATING & VENTILATING Supreme Heater & Ventilating Co., 1552 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. LEATHER MATS Getman Leather Products, Oshkosh, Wis. LENSES Kollmorgen Optical Corp., 35 Steuben St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, N. Y. MAZDA LAMPS & EQUIPMENT Monarch Theatre Supply, 724 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago. MARQUEES CANOPIES Edwards Mfg. Co. Cincinnati, O. ProBert Sheet Metal Co., 19 W. 8th St., Covington, Ky. MOTION PICTURE CABLE Rockbestos Products Corp., New Haven, Conn. MUSIC STANDS Gallagher Orchestra Equip Co., 3235 Southport Ave., Chicago. ORGANS Marr and Colton, Warsaw, N. Y. Hillgreen, Lane & Co. Alliance, O. Photo Player Co., 148-150 W. 46th St. New York City Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., Cincinnati, O. ORGAN CHAMBER HEATERS Evenheeter Mnfrs. 630 Bluff St., Beloit, Wis. PIANOS Baldwin Piano Co. 323 S. Wabash, Chicago. PROJECTORS Enterprise Optical Mfg. Co., 564 W. Randolph St., Chicago. Nicholas Power Co., 90 Gold St., New York City. Superior Projector, Inc., Coxsackie, N. Y. REFLECTING ARC LAMPS American Reflecting Arc Corp., 24 Milk St., Boston, Mass. Warren Products Co., 265 Canal St., New York City. SCREENS Da-Lite Screen & Scenic Co. 922 W. Monroe, Chicago. C. S. Wertsner & Son, 211 N. 13th St., Philadelphia. Raven Screen Corp., 345 W. 39th St., New York. Mlnusa Cline Screen Co., Bomont at Morgan, St. Louis. SEATS American Seating Co., 14 E. Jackson, Chicago Hey woodW akefield 209 Washington St., Boston. SIGN LETTERING SERVICE H. Dryfhout, 744 S. Wabash, Chicago. STAGE LIGHTING EQUIPMENT Major Equipment Co., 360 N. Michigan, Chicago. STAGE RIGGING, HARDWARE James H. Channon Co. 223 W. Erie Ct., Chicago. J. R. Clancy, Syracuse, N. Y. SWITCHBOARDS, CONTROLS Hart Manufacturing Co. Hartford, Conn. TICKETS Globe Ticket Co., 122 N. 12th St., Philadelphia. Arcus Ticket Co., 348 N. Ashland, Chicago. THEATRE BUILDING SERVICE United Studios, Inc. 28 W. Lake St., Chicago. THEATRE PRINTING National Poster & Printing Co., 506 S. Wabash, Chicago. THEATRE TELEPHONE SYSTEMS S. H. Couch Co., Norfolk Downs, Mass. TRANSVERTERS Hertner Electric Co., Cleveland, O.