Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1924-Mar 1925)

54 EXHIBITORS HERALD March 21, 1925 PDREH PERSONAL ST. LOUIS, MO. — Thieves trailed Mr. and Mrs. Frank Paul, owners of the Marvel theatre, to their home, then took jewelry valued at $1,200 and $200 in cash. The money was protected by insurance. . . . Santos Roman, proprietor of the Grand theatre, was robbed of $100 in theatre receipts; the Miners theatre, Collinsville, 111., was robbed of $900 ; and the Dupo, 111., theatre was robbed of $-100 last week. . . . Il’itliaiu A. Brennan, cameraman, drove his automobile through a barricade into Ri\er Des Peres last Friday. He was not injured. The car was. . . . Charley J. IVerner, Metro-Goldwyn manager, has been ordered to a hospital by his physicians to take an absolute rest for two weeks. . . . Roy Anderson and Tom Reed are back from the New Orleans Mardi Gras celebration. ... Mr. and Mrs. IV. P. Walker opened their theatre at Creal Springs, 111., Feb. 28, with Reginald Denny in “The Reckless Age.” . . . C. C. Jones has announced that he will close his Cambria, 111., theatre May 1. He will take a four reeler, “Ihicle Tom's Cabin,” on a road show for the summer. . . . Oscar H. lost, for many years organist at the West End Lyric theatre here, has been retained as organist and choirmaster by the St. John’s Methodist clnirch. . . . J. A. Wade, Griggsville, 111., has taken over the Orpheum theatre, Vandalia. Mo. . . . The Princess theatre, Percy, 111., has been closed. ... A booking arrangement, whereby six leading neighborhood theatres will buy together, includes the Aubert, Chippewa, Ashland, Newstead, Virginia, and Hipointe. . . . C. L. Hick>naii, salesman for F. B. O., has been transferred to the Memphis, Tenn., office recently opened. . . . Louis Hess, Universal manager, back from a trip through the territory, is very optimistic about the future. . . . O. JV. Cutcheon has added the Opera Hppse at lllmo. Mo., to his string. He San Francisco First Runs ( Wetik beginning February 2S ) LOEW'S WARFIELD: “Thief in Paradise," First National; “Hooked," Educational. CALIFORNIA: “Redeeming Sin," Vitagraph; “The Sleepwalker," Fox. IMPERIAL: “The Thundering Herd," Paramount; “Plain and Fancy Cirls," Pathe. GRANADA: “Cornin' Through," Paramount; “Motor Mad," Educational. STRAND: “Speed Spook." C. C. Burr; “Ain’t Love Grand?" Lniifersal. CAMEO: “Flying Hoofs," i niversal; “Hearts of Oak," Fox. BEATTY'S: “Trouping with Ellen," Producers Dist. Corp.i “Love Mania," Educational. UNION SQUARE: “The Lighlhou.se by the Sea," Warner Bros.; “Don't Park There," Pathe. owns the American, Charleston, and the Malone, Sikeston. . . . Johnny Maher, 3888 Westminster place, who has appeared recently in leading motion picture houses of St. Louis as a vocalist, was granted a divorce from his wife, Mrs. Mabel Maher, by Judge Pearcy in the court of domestic relations the past week. . . . William H. Mueller of Jefferson City, Mo., has purchased the Liberty theatre, Sedalia, Mo., which was recently completed at a cost of $165,000. Thomas H. Johnson formerly owned the building while Jack Truitt operated the theatre under a lease. Mueller will run the house. Detroit, MICH.— The consolidation at Adrian, Mich., of the Crosswell and the new Family theatres and the leasing and intended operation of both picture houses by a company to be known as the Adrian Amusement Company, has been announced by Harry C. Angell and Robert Codd, owners of the Croswell and Mlair McElroy, of the Fitzpatrick & McElroy circuit, which recently came into control of the Family. Mr. Angell will be manager of both theatres and Elwyn Simons, veteran owner of the Family will enter the employ of the Fitzpatrick-McElroy firm as a house manager in one of the cities in which they now operate. . . . Jack Stewart, well known in the Detroit territory as division manager for the old Triangle company in 1919, has been appointed manager of the Producers Distributing Corporation office and takes over the reins immediately. He succeeds Ralph Peckham, who resigned several weeks ago to enter business for himself. . . . Henry S. Koppin continues to make purchases of Detroit motion picture houses and his string now numbers close to a score, all of them making money. The Courtesy theatre on Dix avenue, his most recent purchase, will be , redecorated. He has left for a month’s visit in California. . . . The Fox-Washington placed a clever exploitation stunt on the street last week in connection with the showing of Johnny Hines in “The Speed Spook.” An automobile speedster model to all intents and purpose without a driver was sent through the main thoroughfares. Like Hines in the picture, the driver was seated under the hood in a specially arranged compartment. The stunt aroused much interest in the film. . . . Charles H. Miles, who operates four thriving outskirt theatres has an eight-pound daughter. Baby and mother are doing nicely. . . . Ground has been broken on Koppin’s new theatre near Birwood Boulevard and it is expected that it will be ready for opening in the fall. . . . Two bandits entered the Oakland theatre at Pontiac a few nights ago and forced A. J. Kleist, proprietor, in the box office, where they had already cornered the janitor. After directing Mr. Kleist to open the safe, the bandits heard workmen above and deserted their plan without the loss of a dollar to the theatre. . . . George W. Trendle, general manager of the John H. Kunsky theatres has been honored through an appointment to the Detroit fire board. Mayor John W. Smith announced a few days ago. . . . The New State theatre at Flint, which is another in the string of Lester Matt, opened its doors a few days ago and appears beautiful and well appointed. It seats about 2,000 people. Denver, col. — Denver seems to be a Mecca for exhibitors of the intermountain territory this week. From North, South, East and West they have come to repay visits of salesmen made during the earlier part of the season. Fred Bezold, proprietor of the Lotus theatre in Sheridan, a beautiful theatre in Wyoming, is here buying his fall product. He designed and built the Lotus himself. . . . Paul Krier is here from Walsenburg where he operates the Star theatre, and so are his competi NOW BOOKING AGNES AYRES IH ER market* VALUE' ANDERS RANDOLF TAYIOR HOIMES-HEDDA HOPPER i EDWARD £ARlS from Ik cekbroted sroge soccea /! RAUt. POWELL PRODUCTION Se/eojed by ~^nmuiWcEris ~ hr s tr rn uting ~ cotlpoiiation. ~