Exhibitor's Trade Review (Nov 1925 - Feb 1926)

December 26, 1925 Page 67 Number S-26836 S-27267 S-27483 H1621 9 S-27493 H16234 H-16242 H-15250 S-28229 H-16376 S-28120 S-28678S-28678 H-16939 H-17408 H-17160 S-29206 S-30915 S-29310 S-30324 H-17314 H-17433 H-17369 H-17555 H-17576 H-18187 H-17803 H-18096 H-18020 H-18142 H-18287 H-18380 H-18368 H-19536 H-18644 H-18813 H-19226 H-19127 S-34802 H-19671 H-19426 H-19760 H-20410 S-33999 S-36596 H-20606 H-20638 S-37257 H-206S0 H-20725 H-20753 H-21342 H-21270 S-37844 H-21085 S-38S70 H-21376 H-21618 H-21575 S-39239 S-39958 H-22221 RECORD OF FIRES IN MOTION PICTURE THEATRES January, 1920, to July, 1925 (Continued from page 65) Date Location Cause Loss 1/17/20 New York, N. Y._ Unknown — _ Small 1/27/20 Boston, Mass. Fire was in bales of waste paper $ 2,750.00 2/28/20 Haverhill, Mass Incendiary _ 554.76 2/29/20 Corry, Pa. _ Heating _ Large 2/29/20 Haverhill, Mass Incendiary None 3/5/20 St Paul, Minn Unknown _ _ _ Large 3/7/20 Northwood, Iowa Unknown _ _ 15,000.00 3/19/20 New Orleans, La Motion picture machine Small 4/21/20 Providence, R. I Smoking — 150.00 5/4/20 Buffalo, N. Y._ Unknown __ _ _ Small 7/15/20 Boston, Mass.. Picture machine -. Slight Rubbish — _ _ No claim Transformer Small Unknown _ Small Lighting A 10/1/20 Montreal, P. Q. 10/26/20 Montreal, P. Q 11/8/20 New Orleans, La. 2/2/21 Montague, Mich.-.. 2/4/21 Michigan City, Ind. Picture machine 2/5/21 Ottawa, Ont Unknown __ — 3/1/21 New York, N. Y Lighting (electrical) 3/13/21 Montreal, P. Q Match ignited leaking gas~... Apr., 21 Binghamton, N. Y...._. Unknown — _ __. 4/3/21 Plainview, Texas Film ignited 4/11/21 West Monroe, La Smoking __ _._ 4/22/21 Newport, Ark __. Incendiary 5/22/21 New Orleans, La Unknown — _ 6/17/21 New Orleans, La..._ Film ignited 6/30/21 Rockport, Maine Unknown _ 9/4/21 Waterloo, Iowa Unknown _ 11/12/21 Grantsburg, Wis... _ Heating __. 5,000.00 — 45,326.71 70.00 Slight No claim 350.00 „ 22,800.00 Large — 2,000.00 _ Small _ Small _ 2,500.00 16,557.78 _._ 15,000.00 11/27/21 New Haven, Conn Incense burner (7 killed) _ 2,000.00 12/16/21 Kewanee, 111 __ Unknown (1 life lost) ? 1/28/22 Philadelphia, Pa Film ignited Heavy 2/24/22 Athens, Texas-.. _ Unknown — _ _ 5,000.00 3/2/22 Marlin, Texas — Heating _ _ 28,000.00 4/13/22 Brockton, Mass Rubbish _ 130.00 5/25/22 Portsmouth, Va Unknown _ 36,875.00 8/16/22 New Orleans, La._ Rubbish __ 15,000.00 12/7/22 Kansas City, Mo Gas explosion _ _ 27,000.00 1/19/23 Bar Harbor, Maine... Film ignited (1 killed) 150,000.00 Est. 2/19/23 Hartford, Conn Film ignited 500.00 3/13/23 Cynthiana, Ind.___ Film ignited ._ 8-9,000.00 3/16/23 Skiatook, Okla._ _ Picture machine (1 killed) 82,000,000 Est. Unknown Incendiary Oily material Film ignited Film ignited Film ignited 6/1/23 Steubenville, Ohio-. 6/3/23 Helena, Ark 10/21/23 Springfield, Mass. 11/17/23 Pawtucket, R. I Film ignited 1/29/24 New York, N. Y._ Unknown ... 2/14/24 New Orleans, La. 2/23/24 Gloversville, N. Y. 4/1/24 Benson, Ariz 4/30/24 Rock Hill, S. C._ Unknown 5/13/24 Manchester, N. H.__ Film ignited 8/23/24 Norwich, Kansas Flue ._ 8/23/24 Lexington, Mo Unknown ... 8/27/24 Somerville, Mass _ Film ignited 9/1/24 Chelsea, Mass Film ignited 10/15/24 New York, N. Y Heating _ 10/20/24 New Castle, Ky Film ignited (1 life lost) Small 10/24/24 Shelbyville, 111 _ Lighting _ _ 6,200.00 12/29/24 Lancaster, Pa _ Chimney 70,000.00 3/5/25 Cambridge, Mass Smoking _ No claim 6/22/25 New Bedford, Mass. Rheostat short circuited 6,000.00 6/25/25 Kansas City, Mo Explosion (3 lives lost) 150,000.00 33,740.00 Large No claim No claim ? Small Slight Large 3,700.00 (1 killed) _ Small . 2,500.00 _ 25,000.00 _ 1,080.00 _ 15,000.00 _ _ Moderate Est. Est. It will be noted that a large proportion of the fires covered in this tabulation were of a character that might be ■controlled without outside aid, if the house is satisfactorily equipped with fire hose, chemical extinguishers, water buckets, ladders and axes. These items are essential to safety and one of them deserves special mention: A host of establishments, fully equipped with chemical extinguishers, are placing their faith in equipment that is of no value whatever. Any piece of chemical apparatus that is not kept in working condition and inspected at least as often as its manufacturer recommends is just a little less than worthless, because it is almost sure to fail in operation ji st when you stand sorely in need of it. Most of the dependable chemical extinguishers require refilling or other renewing once a year, as well as after any use that results in partial discharge. If this precaution is neglected they are apt to prove altogether worthless. The presence of axes, ladders and such incidental equipment as will make it possible to reach fires within walls or otherwise inaccessible places is so important as to need little discussion. There have been many serious fires in theatres that could have been kept within the $25 mark if these facilities had been available, instead of having to wait for the fire department to bring them. The Organ and the Screen (Continued from page 64, col. 1) synchronization of motion pictures. Today the score to a film is comparable in many respects to an opera score. As a matter of fact, a picture score should, in form and effects, be parallel to a regular opera score. Since the film represents a silent drama, the lines to follow in adapting the music to the film must be the same as that of putting a spoken drama into music. The organ and the organist can undeniably have at their command every facility to achieve that result. From the lightest moods to the most dramatic and polyphonic movements, the organ is susceptible to any effect. Even the storms which are produced most effectively at my great organ at the Capitol Theatre, would require two or three men in the orchestra. In conclusion I should like to touch on the moments of lyricism and of polyphony which are unequaled in effect when rendered on the organ. This instrument, because of its particular nature, is qualified to reproduce all of the emotions of the human drama as presented on the screen. * * * The Pied Piper of Palermo (Continued from page 64, col. 2) and the Society of Theatre Organists, was honored in 1921 with the degree of Doctor of Music by the American University of Los Angeles, Cal. Each year, starting with 1922, Mauro-Cottone has scored a marked and signal success in his yearly organ recital in New York for the National Association of Organists, at which more than 200 well known organists attend. At the first of these performances, the press unanimously placed him amongst the great organ recitalists and composers of the present day. These concerts are also radio-broadcasted each year. MauroCottone is a specialist in improvisation as contrasted with the playing of set pieces. He uses few of these, preferring to improvise wherever possible and this he does to perfection. * * * The Capitol Theatre Organ (Continued from page 64, col. 3) throughout the organ are wonderfully smooth and characteristic. But though it is a concert instrument with many stops chosen for their solo quality, the ensemble is that of many voices gloriously blended.