The Film Daily (1924)

THE ■^^ DAILY Tuesday, July 22, 1924 Incorporations Albany — Standard Optical Co., Geneva. 15,000 shares preferred stock, $100 each, and 9,000 shares common stock, no par value. Incorporators, B. Chew, H. Bisse'-l and A. G. Lewis. Attorney, L. G. Hoskins, Geneva. Columbus, O. — Vail Theater Co., Cleveland. 100 shares common stock, no par value. Incorporators, William J. Vail, John MadiU, Charles Drabek, Henry C. West and John A. Ringold. Columbus, O. — Cincinnati-Piqua Amusement Co., Cincinnati. Capital $50,000. Incorporators, Ben Heidingsfeld, I. Lisbon, W. F. Lapham, J. C. Alderman and A. B. Chisholm. Albany — Mermaid Enterprises, Inc., Brooklyn. 200 shares common stock, no par value. Incorporators, H. W. Pollock, H. L. Jacobson and A. Aronson. Albany — Oxford Theater Realty Corp., Brooklyn. 100 shares common stock, no par value. Incorporators, S. Schwartz, H. Muller and B, Shapiro. Austin, Tex. — International Amusement Co., San Antonio. Capital $10,000. Incorporators, G. A. Lucchese, S. Lucchese and Henry Tagle. Albany — M u 1 1 o w Amusement Corp., New York. 200 shares common stock, no par value. Incorporators, I. Rosenthal and T. Layton. Austin, Tex. — Lake Cisco Amusement Co., Cisco. Capital $5,000. Incorporators, F. E. Harrell, P. W. Campbell and W. H. Morse. Springfield, 111. — Waukegan Theater Co., Waukegan. Capital $9 900. Incorporators, Julius Goodman, Abe Kaufman and Louis Harrison. Albany — Smith-Simmons Prod., New York. Capital $5,000. Incorporators, W. N. Hechheimer, W. G. Lovatt and A. Worsnop. Albanv — Vincent Lopez, NewYork. Capital $500 000. Incorporators, Vincent J. Lopez, W. C. Hamilton and J. E. Horn. Springfield, II!. — Walter Ford, Inc., Chicago. Capital $l5,000. Incorporators, Edward Sager, M. Murphy and C. O. Huisken. "Girl Shy" To U. B. O. (.Continued from Page 1) picture has been running at the Cameo since May 25 where it started after a three weeks" run at the Strand. The Keith booking provides for week runs at all of the theaters. The Loew circuit likewise dickered for the picture. In many sections of the countrj', "Girl Shy" has been released. Difficulties presented themselves in New York over the question of price. The quota set by Pathe was high and for some time, negotiations got nowhere. Because of this, Pathe decided to put the picture into the Cameo for a run witli the determination to keep it there all summer if necessary. It is now in its ninth week and will probably round out an even dozen before the Keith circuit get it. Theater Changes Providence. R. I — A property parcel including the Narragansett Hotel and the Providence O. H,, has been sold by Col. Joseph Fletcher to Edward Radding and Charles Brown. Fumes Endanger 800 (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Portland, Me. — Ammonia fumes which escaped from a refrigerating plant in the basement when a corroded valve burst, filled the auditorium of the Portland theater and gassed 800 patrons. Only two serious injuries resulted. Increases Capital (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Springfield, 111. — The Society for Visual Education, Inc., of Chicago. has filed an increase in capital from 40,000 shares of common stock, no par value, to an active capital of $200. 000. Terre Haute, Ind. — The Indiana Theater Corp. has leased its two theaters, the Liberty and the Indiana, to the Wabash Theaters Corp. Newark. N. J.— Lou Gold will change the name of his recently acquired Crawford to the Treat. The house is undergoing repairs. New $50,000 Theater Planned (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Eugene, Ore. — A new theater, will supplant the Page, which was gutted by fire last December. A corporation, with a capital of $50,000, has been formed to finance the project. Washington Theater Changes (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Washington — The Woodbridge, a suburban house, has opened. Another recent opening was the Park, belonging to the Hoffman interests. Hopcraft Back Today E. M. Hopcraft, sales manager for Hepworth arrives today from a MidWest sales tour. Sax Forms Lumas Films Sam Sax has formed the Lumas Film Corp., to handle the distribution of Gotham Prod. CLARENCE BROWN PRODUCTIONS Universal Super-Jewels a THE SIGNAL TOWER" NOW PLAYING AT THE STRAND Was Made Deliberately for the Box Office Exhibitors can depend on CLARENCE BROWN PRODUCTIONS TO BE BOX OFFICE ASSETS Humphreys, Mo. — J. C. Moberly has purchased the Idle Hour, from T. R. Jesse. He plans to reopen after making redecorations. Mount Vernon, Wash.— Report has it that B. B. Vivian, owner of the Empire at Anacortes, will take over the Mission here. Holland. Mich.— The Holland, after being closed several weeks has reopened under management of James Dwan. Anderson, Ind.— The Grand O. H. is to undergo remodeling that will change the name of the house and cost $10,000. Ogdensburg, N. Y.— The Strand will remain closed for about two months while the building is being repaired. Keyser, W. Va.— H. O. Thrush, for five years owner of the Liberty, has sold it to Clay Evans of Lonaconing. Alva, Okla. — The Majestic, closed for several weeks pending the outcome of legal controversies, has reopened. Livermore, Cal. — O. B. Atkisson has reopened the Livermore, which had been closed for alterations. Kelso, Wash. — J. R. Spriggs will take over the Olympic. Finis Fox Leaving Finis Fox leaves for Hollywood tomorrow relative to a new production. Guts And Flashes Al. Ait and Hilliard Karr, comedians of Century Comedies, have been placed under a long contract by Julius Stern. Mary Foy has been added to the cast of "Dangerous Money," the new Bebe Daniels picture. Cullen Landis has completed his work in "Born Rich". Harry F. Grelle of Pittsburgh Says of Baby Peggy in Captain January at the $1,000,000 Grand Opera House There : "Opened to capacity business. 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