Exhibitor's Trade Review (Mar-May 1922)

1922 EXHIBITORS TRADE REVIEW Volume 11. Number 26 CONSTRUCTION NEWS New Theatres — Changes in Ownership — Theatres for Sale — Theatres Wanted Live Opportunities New Theatres AiEVV YORK, N. Y Sketches have been prepared by Architect Eug'ene De Rosa, 110 West Fortieth Street, New York, for a $300,000 theatre and office building to be erected at Willis Avenue and 138th Street by Stursberg Realty Company, 45 East Seventeeth Street. .\EW YORK, N. Y Architect Eugene De Rosa has let general contract for theatre at Brown Place and 138th Street to Stanold Company, 507 Fifth Avenue. General contractor will take bids on sub-contracts. Building will cost $500,000. BROOKLYN, N. Y. — Thomas W. Lamb, architect, 644 Eighth Avenue, New York, is taking bids on theatre to be erected on DeKalb Avenue by the Goklfleet Corporation. Building will be twenty stories and cost $1,500,000. HUnSOK FALLS, N. Y Kingsbury Construction Company, Hudson Falls, N. Y.. has received contract for $45,000 theatre to be built by Cohoes Amusement Company. Architects "are Wetmore and Crandall, Insurance Building, Glen Falls, N. Y. LIVINGSTON MANOR. N. Y J. B. Cum mings has been awarded contract for twostory theatre and office building by Fontana and Sons, owners. GARDNER, MASS. — Town of Gardner will build memorial hall costing $350,000, between Pleasant Street and Connors Street. Penn Varney, 25 Exchange Street. Lynn, Mass., is architect. SHELTON, CONN Plans have been drp.wn bv Architects Brown and Von Beren, 185 Church Street, New Haven, Conn., for theatre and postoffice, to be erected by Irving Peck. ATLANTIC CITY. N. .J. — Central Theatre Companv will remodel theatre at 2426 Atlantic Avenue. Architect L. R. Barber, Guarantee Trust Building, and S. W. Ford, jiianager. on premises, are talcin.g bids on general contract. WILDWOOD, N. J. — General contract for two-story theatre to be erected by the Wildwood Realty Company has been let by Architects Magaziner and Eberhard, 603 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa., to William Bond, Wildwood, N. J. PHILADELPHIA, PA — Point Breeze Theatre Company, owner, care Daniel Bador, 5410 Chester Avenue, is taking bids on separate contracts for theatre to be erected at 1638 Point Breeze Avenue. Charles Schaef, 2203 South Twenty-fourth Street, is architect. CINCINNATI, OHIO. — Architects Harry Hake and Dan Kruck, Telephone Building, have started preparing plans for Masonic Temple costing $1,500,000, to be erected at Sycamore and Broadway Streets by the Cincinnati Masonic Temple Company, 4171 Broadwav. HENDERSON, KY Henderson Theatre Company, through Architect E. S. Trimble, 121 Green Street, have let general contract for $250,000 theatre to E. S. Trimble, Henderson. MICHIGAN CITY, IND Masonic Temple Association will take bids in June, through Architects Nicol, Scholer and Hoffman, Ross Building, LaFayette, Ind., for temple to be erected on Sixth and Pine Streets, costing $100,000. WHITING, IND Architects Shattuck and Layer, 19 South La Salle Street, Chicago, 111., are taking bids on $750,000 community house, to be erected at Short and Clark Streets by the Community Service Board of Directors of Whiting, Mayor W. E. Schrage, chairman. MANITOWOC, WIS. — Manitowoc Aeria of Eagles, Otto Senglaub, secretary, will build a $75,000 theatre and club house on Washington Street, between Ninth and Tenth Streets. Architect is William Raeuber, Teitman Building. Edward R. Herman is superintendent in charge of building. GREENBIJSH, WIS Architect J. E. Hen nen. Fond du Lac, Wis., has rejected all bids on hall and auditorium to be erected by Gustav Hoehun. LANCASTER, WIS City of Lancaster, Henry Henkel, chairman of building committee, has let general contract for theatre and municipal building to L. S. Wagner, Monroe. Wis. Architect is Claude M. Stark, Madison, AVis. OELWEIN, IOWA Brownell and Luth mer, owners, through Architect Ed. N. Tourtellet, have let contract to J. H. Stahl for two-storv theatre costing $50,000. KANSAS CITY. MO Architect Victor DeFoe, 1125 Scarritt Building, is drawing plans for one-story theatre to be erected by Max Eichenberg. INDEPENDENCE, KAN G. H. Krein hagen, citv clerk, is taking bids on $250,000 convention hall to be built by the City of Independence. Architects are Rudolph and Meier, 203 Lincoln Building, St. Joseph, Mo. SALINA, KAN General contract for Masonic Temple costing $750,000 has been awarded to Eberhardt Construction Company, Salina, Kan., by the Masonic Temple Association. Architect. William T. Schmidt. 1684 West Tenth Street. PARSONS, KAN. — Peterson Construction Company, Salina, Kan., have been awarded general contract for auditorium and City Hall, costing $140,000, to be erected by the city of Parsons. Architects T. W. Williamson and Sons, Central National Bank Building, Topelva, Kan. RACINE, WIS Fred Platte will start construction May 15 of a store and theatre building to cost $100,000, to be completed August 1. OSHKOSH. NEB A motion picture house to cost $10,000 is planned by O. M. Shore. FORSYTHE, MONT A. C. Wolke, formerly of Pierz, Minn., will become associated in a new theatre. COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA Bids were called for May 10 for a new theatre at 321 West Broadway by the Council Bluffs Theatre Companv. BRAMWELL, W. VA M. A. Abrahamsen will build. CLAREMONT, FLA J. D. Jones is planning ne-iv theater. GIBSON CITY, ILL Alford Phillips is building 700-seat theatre. HOUSTON, TEX The Rialto recently opened its doors to capacity audiences. POUGIIKEEPSIE, N. Y. — Maxwell Corkale is contemplating erecting a 600-seat theatre. CANTON, OHIO The Kessler Theatre Company will spend about $20,000 improving the Alhambra. UTICA, N. Y W. H. Linton will build 1300-seat house on site now occupied by the Hippodrome. Changes NORWALK, CONN. — The Regent has been sold to the Regent Theater Company by its owner. SALPULPA, OKLA Mrs. Arthur has repurchased the St. Dennis. BRISTOW, OKLA. — Miss Bessie Roaxh has leased the Star. RICE LAKE, WIS. — The Majestic has been purchased by G. E. Miner. INDEPENDENCE, KAN Weaver and Southwick are new owners of the Quality. OMAHA, NEB. — The Gem has been purchased by Anderson and Wethers. HEBRON, IOWA. — E. J. Grey is now owner of the Majestic. ELK CITY, KAN. — J. J. Murray has bought the Strand. ROYALTON, MINN William Gilmer ha.-^ purchased the Palace Theatre from Rhoda & Noggle. HEBRON, NEB — Earl Grav. formerly of Parkson, S. D., has bought the Majestic from Addams & Ricord. BRAYTON^ IOWA The Princess Theatre has been purchased by William Fries from Jensen Brothers. GENEVA, NEB Albert Beams has taken over the management of the Grand from his brother, D. K. Beams. Fires DORCHESTER, ILL. — The Wilsonville was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire. New Firms NEW YORK The Hudson Productions Co., $20,000, Lee Morrison, H. L. Cort, D. L. Schneer, New York City; The Love Nest, Inc., $10,000, Nicholas Toce, J. H. Markus, Gertrude Markus, New York; Walter Picture Corporation, $35,000, Sam Roseman, .losephine McKenna, Frank Martin, New York City; Forum Construction Corporation, $1,000, A. Johnston, I. G. Ornstein, Russell Goldman, New York City; Criterion Operating Corporation, $1,000; Samuel Weinberger, Zelda Seidel. H. A. Rosenfeld, New York. NEW YORK. — Newcome, Inc., $20,000, Joseph E. Shea, Alibel Corey, Sylvia Schwartzman, New York; Criterion Operating Corporation, $1,000, Samuel Weinberger, Zelda Seidel, H. A. Rosenfeld. New York; Arax Amusement Co., $50,000. Kerekin Vartanian, George W. Eisenhart, S. Mack Smith, Binghamton; Blanding Sloan, Inc., $10,000, Blanding Sloan, S. S. Schwartz, Millia Davenport, ■ New York City. CLASSIFIED AD DEPARTMENT Safes For Sale, 8 cents per word. Help Wanted, 6 cents per word. Situations Wanted^ 4 cents per word. Special rates on long time contracts. SLIDES LET LEON MAKE YOUR SUDES Fair prices, work right, n'everythins. Focus testing slide free. Write right now. Sam Leon, Slidemaker, 207 W. 48th St., New York. POSITIONS WANTED Experienced organist desires location. Unusual library. Special attention to cueing. Competent in every way. Box A-30, Exhibitors Trade Review. 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