The Film Daily (1928)

iday, October 25, 1928 1 BOARDS REPORT llEW THEATER CHANGES Continued DELAWARE Changes in Ownership Castle — Royal, sold to E. F. Go'dhan, by Helen Warwick. I STRICT OF COLUMBIA Changes in Ownership ington — Blue Mouse, sold to Maurice is by Geo. Martin ; Liberty, sold to 'erty Theater, Inc., liy D. N. Biron. FLORIDA Openings /) wood — The Hollywood. Changes in Ownership mtown — Wallace, sold to Browne-HoflfTheaters, Inc., by Mrs. J. M. iwne; Fort Meade — Majestic, sold to s. E. L. Mayhall by N. B. Blount; ■emess — ^Avalon, sold to Harry Gordon Tamiami Enter. ; Palmetto — The Pal;to, sold to Browne-Hoffman Theaters, :., by Mrs. J. M. Browne; Sanford — icoln, sold to Walker & Manning by A. Fields. Closings City — Colonial ; Hialeah — The Hialeah ; erness — ^The Inverness ; Mayo — Suwa ; Miami Beach — Biscayne Plaza; Mon.:Ho — The Monticello; St. Cloud — Palm; lice — El Prado. GEORGIA fl Changes in Ownership on— Jackson, sold to N. T. Ragland by H. Harris; Lincolnton — Amuzu, sold . Mrs. R. C. Smith by S. L. 'Smith; Id berta— Paramount, sold to W. M. Seag by Bentley & McCrary ; Oxford — losho, sold to W. H. Sewell by Tom :h. Closings Slphurst — Princess. IDAHO Changes in Ownership . 'Strand, sold to G. C. Knight ; Lewis. — Rex and Theatorium, sold to Rivers Linnebaugh by Will Starkey ; Pierce y — Ark, sold to W. Dennison by A. R. nnedy. 3/j :oi n ■": Jill— Bliss. Closings ILLINOIS Harco t^ew Theaters "I'le— Grand ; Chicago — ^Maryland ; rhe Harco. 'I Changes in Ownership I — Avonia, sold to R. Curtiss by P. W. jdden ; Chicago — Broadway Strand and pheus, sold to H. W. Hork by Marks OS. ; Drake, sold to J. J. Cooney by & H Amuse. Corp.; Embassy, sold to irry Colson by Marks Bros. ; Famous, d to Bland Bros, by Langdon ; Lawn. ,d to S. Booth by E. C. Collins; Grayid, sold to Joe Kovatch by Carl Maag ; idway, sold to Medniko-Scribano by Mr. arson; Rosette, sold to E. F. Hulquist L. W. Clilinger; Standard, sold to luis Brecka by Harold Hill; East Peoria Bluebird, sold to R. E. Bradford by M. .chman ; East 'St. Louis — Columbia, sold Harry Klie, Jr., by Fae Fierstine ; El so — ^Grand. sold to Thurman & Pirtle by 10. Michaels; Grafton — ^Gem, sold to ederick Plummer by C. R. Johnson ; •anite City — Wilson, sold to A. Vartanian Schoyan and Gray; Harvel — ^Gem, sold Jas. Mackie by Dwendolyn Tulpin ; lime— J & J, sold to A. J. McClain by L. Reed ; Le Roy — 'Princess, sold to , Michaels by H, W. Van Atta; Mamet^Pastime, sold to Geo. W. Marsh; aquon — Gem, sold to W. K. Ware; Mor1 Park — The Morton Park, sold to H. lith by J. Rathje; Mt. Carroll — Majestic, Id to Floyd Albert by H. W. Shriner ; arren — 'Opera House, sold to C. F. ■upke by J. D. Hurtsough ; WestviUe — igle, sold to Mr. Gerrib by Walter Ger Re-Openings a — Logan ; Shelbyville — West End ; Verilles— Rex; Witt— De Luxe. 11 Alto Pass — Star ; Beecher City — Princess ; Chicago — Palais Royal; Du Quoin — Midway ; Hutsonville — Cameo ; Kinmundy — Gem. INDIANA New Theaters Frankton — New ; New Washington — New Washington ; South Bend — Colfax. Changes in Ownership Culver — The Culver, sold to Ora Atwater by V. J. Meranda; Gary — Rex, sold to M. Cozmanoff by Hankinson ; Indianapolis — Palms, sold to Central City Amuse. Co. by H. A. Kiene ; Lafayette — Lyric, sold to D & F Hammer by C. and A. Thompson; Pierceton — ^Liberty, sold to Herman Wohl by J. E. Swain. Closings Cynthiana — American; Hamlet — Idle Hour; Hazelwood — Cozy; Owensburg — Star; Union City — Victory. IOWA Changes in Ownership Ackley — Plaza, sold to C. R. Grimes by M. A. Brown; Arlington — Opera House, sold to C. C. Rouquet by Jos. Peters ; Coggon — Opera House, sold to J. B. Damge by F. Mertz; Dysart — Opera House, sold to Frank Mertz by Mr. Tyler; Eldon — ^Opera House, sold to Mrs. A. J. MacKay by Floyd Perry; Everly — Liberty, sold to L. E. Thiel by C. M. Cronk ; Fredericksburg — Burg, sold to E. Mills by F. Mertz; Grundy Center — 'Strand, sold to Tommy Waugh by E. G. Slater ; Hawkeye — Cozy, sold to E. Mills by H. H. Sorg; Hedrick — Geer, sold to C. A. Schulz by O. J. Lapp ; Jesup — 'Grand, sold to W. J. Campbell by Frank Kiess; Inwood — Palace, sold to American Legion by Business Men ; Ireton — The Ireton, sold to Morrison & Schuette by Halley & Gregg; Leeds — The Leeds, sold to Mrs. M. Danese by Smith & Colby ; Lehigh — 'Gem, sold to Belden Harper by Mrs. Elsberry ; Lowdon — Liberty, sold to John Lirras by L. E. Alexander; Manly — ^Rex, sold to H. F. Slussler by Iowa Theater Corp. ; Melcher — The Melcher, sold to Geo. Garbett by Garbett & Johnson ; Newton — Rex, sold to Joe Eyerly by Ross Ewing ; Pierson — Amusu, sold to J. H. Brownmiller by W. L. Dougherty ; Pomeroy — Strand, sold to Roy Tobin by G. Jones; TrurO' — Crown, sold to C. M. Hutchinson by W. D. Kale; Wellsburg — Kozie, sold to L. Lyons by C. J. Filer. Closings Brighton — Princess; Castana— Opera House Everly— Liberty ; Ft. Dodge — Park; Galva ^-Loeb ; Holstein — Scenic ; Keswick — Farady ; Ladora — Legion ; Lovilla — Isis ; Mingo — ^Strand ; Quimby — Movie Sioux City Royal. 'S flETY LEADING QUESTIONS Ans^vered by The Big Man WILL HAYS The Producer ADOLPH ZUKOR The Banker Dr. A. H. GIANNINI The Pioneer CARL LAEMMLE The Showman SAM KATZ The Foreign Manager ARTHUR LOEW The Outside Observer DICK ROWLAND The Sales Manager JAMES GRAINGER The Short Subject Producer EARLE HAMMONS The Exhibitor PETE WOODHULL Now Running Every Day in ^rHEWSPAPER o/'FILMDOM ANDWEEKLY FILM DIGEST tmm A Series That Is Setting the Whole Indtistry Talking i