The Film Daily (1930)

THE ■S&Ok DAILV Monday, August 25 "? Theater Changes Reported by Film Trade Boards MINNEAPOLIS Changes in Ownership Atwater — Lyric, sold to A. H. Peterson by Berquist & Ahlstrom; Belle Plain — State, sold to Joe Midmer by Van Novak ; Browns Valley — Bijou, sold to Sylvester J. Backer by Daniel Frye ; Hayfield — Ideal, sold to Mary Wrede by L. Bergtold ; Janesville — Princess, sold to Henry Wiecks by Irene Cahill; Milaca— Casino, sold to J. C. Hill by E. H. Hill ; Minneapolis — Avalon, sold to W. R. Frank by Lawrence Geis ; LaSalle, sold to Sam Ludwig by Oscar Woempner ; St. Paul — Summit, sold to Sam Ludwig by Wm. Cameron. Closings Aurora — Rex ; Buhl — Main ; Elk River — Elks ; Gilbert — Lyceum ; Kenyon — Lyric ; Minneapolis— Paradise; Pantages ; Princess; New London — Auditorium. MISSISSIPPI Closings Leland — Lyric; Marks — Folly; Iuka — Majestic ; Carthage — Carthage. New Theaters Greenwood — New, R. W. Tyson, owner ; Guntown — New, R. L. Gresham, owner ; West Point — Star, Ed. Kuykendall, owner; Tchula — Capitol, B. M. Forbes, owner. MISSOURI Changes in Ownership Cuba — Nicalee, sold to Jean Bass by J. L. McKinney ; St. Genevieve — Missouri, sold to A. C. Mercier by Martin Operle ; St. Louis — 18th St., sold to Emmett Lloyd by W. O. Reeve ; Wellston, sold to Fred Robinson by L. Stahl. Closings Advance — High School ; Ava — Opera House ; Bonne Terre — Odeon ; Canalou — Pastime ; Cape Girardeau — Park ; Centralia — Pruett's ; Chaffee — Empress ; Des Arc — Des Arc ; Flat River — Roseland; Hannibal — ■ Star; Labelle — Missouri; Licking — Licking; Mill Spring — Mill Spring ; Mokane — Star ; Neelyville — Princess ; Parma — Bijou ; Patterson— Patterson ; Pomona — Pomona ; Pilot Grove — Gem ; Richland — Gem ; Shelbyville — Opera House; Steele — Steele; Steelville ■ — Gem ; St. Louis — Irma ; Van Buren — Current River ; Waynesville — Joy. New Theaters Greenville — Happy Hour, Hawkins & Jacobs, owners. MONTANA Changes in Ownership Hingham — Hi-Line, sold to M. A. Kindschy by J. O. Ostness. Closings Livingston — Strand. NEBRASKA Changes in Ownership Bloomfield — Star, sold to V. Grosse by O. Grosse ; Dewitt — Opera House, sold to G. W. Nicholas, Jr. by J. E. Carey ; Elm Creek — Elm, sold to C. J. McCue by Julia Rose ; North Platte — Luna, sold to Charles Decker by H. J. Hansen; Omaha — Tivoli, sold to Nebr. Theater Corp. by Harry Weinberg; York — York, sold to Sam F. Blair by W. P. Bemis. Closings Abie — Parish Hall ; Beaver Crossing — Liberty ; Beemer — Gem ; Bertrand — Victor ; Brule — Brule ; Farwel — Sun ; Lodgepole — Rex ; Louisville — O. H. ; Mason City — O. H. ; Roseland — Auditorium. Re-openings Lawrence — Lawrence ; West Point — Audi torium. New Theaters Neligh — New, Freeman Bros, owners. NEVADA Closings Nevada — McGill. NEW HAMPSHIRE Changes in Ownership Whitefield— Star, sold to A. J. Bedell by C. E. Paro ; Woodsville — Henderson's, sold to A. Tegu by R. E. Henderson. Closings Manchester Vitaphone. New Theaters Grovcton— Alley, Barnett & Maguire, owners ; North Conway — North Conway, Leon Bolduc, owner. NEW JERSEY Changes in Ownership Audubon — Highland, sold to Highland Amuse. Co. by Edw. Allen, Jr. ; Hoboken — Bishop, sold to Savage ; Landisville — Landisville, sold to Frank Kotok & Saml. Gotts by Saml. McAllister & Lee Robinson; Mays Landing — Victoria, sold to Morris D. Rauer by Jos. V. Strash ; Newark — American, sold to Newark American Co. ; Ocean City — Park, sold to Hunt's Ocean City Thea. Inc. by Strand Properties, Inc. ; Palisades — Grant Lee, sold to Grant Lee Theater Co. ; Pleasantville — Karlton, sold to Warner Bros, by Pleasantville Amus. Co. ; Pleasantville — Rialto, sold to Warner Bros, by Pleasantville Amus. Co. ; Trenton— Garden, sold to (new incorporation being formed) by Stacey Amus. Co. ; West New York — Rivoli, sold to Gus Arger by Jewell Amuse. Corp. Closings Bagada — Queene Anne ; Bayonne — Opera House ; Strand ; Bloomfield — Lincoln ; Boonton — Lyceum ; Bound Brook — Palace ; Bradley Beach — Strand; Califon — Boro Hall; Carlstadt — City; Carteret — Majestic; Clifton — Clifton ; Clinton — Music Hall ; Cranberry — Palace ; Dumont — Dumont ; E. Orange — Brighton ; Oxford ; Elizabeth — Capitol ; Lyric ; State ; Victory ; Fairview — Fairview ; Fort Lee — Fort Lee ; Freehold— Embassy ; Hackensack — Lyric ; Hamburg— Idle Hour ; Hampton — Minerva Hall ; Hasbrouck Heights — Strand ; Highbridge — Rialto; Highland Park— Park ; HillsideHollywood; Hoboken — Bishop; Eureka; Ideal ; Manor ; Irvington — City ; Liberty ; Iselin — Iselin; Jersey City — Academy of Music ; Cameo ; Danforth ; Duncan ; Liberty ; Majestic; Monticello ; Plaza; United; Kearny — Grand ; Keansburg — Cameo ; Lakewood — Capitol ; Lavallette — Lavallette ; Leonia — Leonia ; Little Ferry — Sokol Hall ; Lyndhurst — Star ; Madison — Liberty ; Maplewood — Maplewood ; Midvale ■ — Community Club ; Newark — American ; Bellevue ; Bergen ; Columbia ; Court ; De Luxe; Grand; Keeney's; Lewis; Lincoln; New Amsterdam ; Olympia ; Playhouse ; Ronson ; New Brunswick — Empire ; New Milford — Park ; Newton ; North Bergen — Embassy ; Nutley — Cameo ; Park ; Orange — Colonial ; Royal ; Washington ; Park Ridge — Forester Hall ; Passaic — ■ Park ; Paterson — Lyric; Majestic; Plaza; Plainfield — Palace; Ramsey — Ramsey; Raritan — Empire ; Red Bank — Hunting ; Ridgefield Park — Crescent Arcade ; Ridgewood ■ — Opera House ; Roebling — Roebling ; Sayerville — Liberty ; So. Orange — Cameo ; Summit— Lyric ; Trenton — Garden ; Valesburg — Rivoli ; Verona — Verona ; Washington — Opera House ; West New York — Park ; Unison ; Wilson ; W. Orange — State ; Westwood — ■ Westwood ; Woodbridge — Woodbridge ; Woodcliffe — Woodcliffe. NEW MEXICO Changes in Ownership Gallup — Strand, sold to Consolidated Amuse. Co. by Giles Masters ; Gallup — Rex, sold to Consolidated Amuse. Co. by Giles Masters. Closings Ft. Sumner — Majestic. NEW YORK Changes in Ownership Albany — Hudson, sold to A. Stone by Berinsteiu Bros. ; Albany — Regent, sold to Louis Cappa by Warner Bros. ; Antwerp — Casino, sold to Citizen's Club, Inc. by H. J. Thompson; Bangall— Bullis Hall, sold to I. H. Beach by J. N. Bullis; Fleischmanns — Maxbilt, sold to Sam Aronowitz by Max Silberman ; Franklin — Opera House, sold to Angello Laterra by V. S. Fuller ; Inlet — Gaiety, sold to Geo. Loomis by Mrs. C. V. Lee; Newburgh — Park, sold to Eugene Levy by Stone & Duryea ; Queechy Lake — Casino, sold to D. Bame by R. Smarts; Schroon Lake — Community Hall, sold to Mrs. Fiances V. Karger by Rev. T. B1ais; Unadilla— Unadilla, sold tn Angello Laterra by W. B. Hunt; Utica — Liberty, sold to Jacob Elias ; Buffalo — Commodore, sold to Herman Galembo by A. Yavno ; Roosevelt, sold to Shea Opera. Corp. by Erie Amuse. Co.; Dunkirk— Capitol, sold to Warner Bros, by Herinstein Bros. ; Elmira — Kenney's, sold to Warner Bros, by Berinstein Bros. ; Majestic, sold to Warner Bros, by Berinstein Bros. ; Regent, sold to Warner Bros, by Berinstein Bros. ; Strand, sold to Warner Bros, by Berinstein Bros. ; Holly — Hollywood, sold to B. Rosenbaum by Tishkoff & Schafer; Hornell — Strand, sold to Gaby & Cohen by Peckham & Heirs ; Niagara Falls — -Hippodrome, sold to Rocco Naio by Ralph Aversa ; Olean — State, sold to Warner Bros. ; Oswego — Gem, sold to Chas. Gilmore by Gaffney & Riley ; Owego — Tioga, sold to Publix Theaters by Owego Amus. Co. ; Rochester — Arnett, sold to Rochester Arnett Opera. Corp. by Arnett Theater Corp. ; Lake, sold by Stonewood Corp. ; Thurston, sold to Barck & Herman by Al Michasels ; Sea Breeze — Hub, sold to Weich Bros, by M. Wirth ; Waverly — Capitol, sold to Publix Theaters by F. D. Rundell. Closings Afton — Afton ; Binghaimton — Cameo ; Glens Fall — Park ; Sherburne — Smalley's Albany — Clinton Square ; Watervliet — Grand ; Waterville — Lyceum ; Windsor — Family ; Avoca — Temple ; Binghamton — Laurel ; Buffalo— Frontier ; Sheldon ; Hilton — Hiltonia ; Montour Falls — Opera House ; Niagara Falls — Amendola ; Rochester — Lake ; Bedford Hills — Community; Central Valley — Fireman's Hall; Chester — Opera House; Cold Springs — Playhouse ; Dover Plains — Best; Haverstraw — Capital; High Falls — Fall View ; Highland Mills — Community ; Howeils — Rustic; Inlet — Gaiety; Kingston — Auditorium ; Long Eddy — Empire ; Maybrook — Sweeneys Hall ; Monticello — Circle ; Lyceum; Mt. Vernon — ■ Embassy; Playhouse ; Ritz ; Newburgh — Star ; New Paltz — 'Opera House; New Rochelle — North Avenue ; Nyack — Broadway ; Pearl River — Pearl River; Ossining — Parthenon; Pleasantville — ■ Strand ; Poughkeepsie — Playhouse ; Ft. Jervis — Palace ; Rosendale — Casino ; Saranac Lake — New ; Scarsdale — Scarsdale ; Sloatsburg — Henry Club ; Staatsburg — Town Hall ; Yonkers — Hamilton ; Orpheum ; Park ; Riverdale. New Theaters Rouses Point — Lyric, W. F. Kennedy, owner. New York City Closings Apollo, 747 7. 180th St.; Bronx Plaza, 187th St. & Washington Ave. ; Casino, 144 2nd Ave.; Colony, 1681 B'way ; Empire, 517 9th Ave.; 5th Ave., B'way & 28th St.; Golden Rule, 3755 Third Ave.; Globe Photoplay, 149th St. & 8th Ave.; Grand. 310 Grand St.; Harlem 5th Ave., 1314 Fifth Ave. ; Kelton, 71 E. Burnside Ave. ; Lyric, 172 W. 23rd St.; Liberty, 116th St.; Melrose, Melrose Ave. & 161st St.; Mecca, 14th St.; Monroe, 1513 Westchester Ave.; New Regent, 1556 1st Ave.; Model Photoplay, 3220 3rd Ave. ; Morningside, 2139 8th Ave.; Odeon, 58 Clinton St.; Palace, 1326 St. Nicholas Ave.; Parkway, 3rd Ave. ^ 172nd St.; Park, 451 E. 169th St.; Photoplay, 98th St. & 3rd Ave.; Rainbow, 1439 3rd Ave.; Ray, 2309 8th Ave.; Savoy, Lenox Ave.; Select, 1425 Williamsbridge Rd. ; Superior, 403 E. 81st St.; S X Palace, 133 Essex St.; Variety, 112 Third Ave.; U. S., 195th St. & Webster Ave. ; Verona, 2094 Second Ave. ; Walton, 15 E. Fordham Rd. ; Westchester, 2319 Westchester Ave. ; West End, 125th St. Brooklyn Closings American, 910 Manhattan Ave. ; Art, 7th Ave. & 52nd St.; Avoca Villa, 2918 Church Ave. ; American, 3904 Ft. Hamilton Ave. ; Armory, 419 7th Ave.; Amphion, Bedford Ave. ; Atlantic, Flatbush Ave. ; Atlantic, 2646 Atlantic Ave.; Bershire, 5913 8th Ave.; Blake, 383 Blake Ave.; Boro Hall, 102 Court St.; Court, Smith & 3rd Sts. ; Century, Monroe St. ; Classique, 958 Marcy Ave. ; Cumberland, 327 Cumberland St. ; Crystal Palace, 148 Greenpoint Ave.; De Kalb, 1155 De Kalb Ave.; Eagle, 4215 16th Ave.; Evergreen, 926 Seneca Ave.; Fulton Auditorium, Fulton St. & Nostrand Ave.; Fox Folly, 21 Graham Ave.; Green St. Arcade, 153 Greene St.; Gates, Coney Island ; Elton, New Utrecht Ave. ; Elite, 2707 Pitkin Ave. ; Fifth Ave., 342 5th Ave. ; Flora, 201 Atlantic Ave. ; Globe, 7 Sumpter St. ; Garden, 740 Manhattan Ave. ; Halsey, 928 Halsey St. ; Huntington, 284 Hamilton Ave.; Ideal, 151 Knickerbocker Ave. ; Liberty, Liberty & Stone Aves. ; Monroe, 4 Howard Ave.; Meeker, 186 Meeker Ave.; Metropolitan, 168 Manhattan Ave. ; New Prospect, 470 Ralph Ave. ; Newkirk, 597 E. 16th St.; Norwood Fulton St.; Oxford, Delancey St.; Pj 5602 6th Ave. ; Prospect Hotel, 555 Ave., Coney Is. ; Pearl Movies, 1901 Bi way; Review, New Lots & Sheffield A Reo, 110 Wyckoff Ave.; Scenic, 500 lantic Ave. ; Sheffield, 308 Sheffield / Select, 1671 Pitkin Ave.; Senate, 74tJ & 18th Ave.; Sommers, Sheepshead ' State, 492 De Kalb Ave., Tip Top, Wilson Ave. ; Tompkins, 534 Gates t Victory, 741213th Ave.; Woodrow Wilson Ave. Staten Island Closings So. Beach — Strand. Long Island Closings Astoria — Arcade ; Arena ; lin ; Meriden ; Baysidr k • •,,, ...,,.,.,, uajoiub uajSlUC, hampton — Community ; Central P; tral Park ; College Point — Lyceum , — Colonial ; E. Quoqjie— (Atlantic Edgemere — Airdome ; Farmingdale— i, Floral Park — Lily ; Flushing — Ritz ; F it Hamilton; F: -Bayside ; BrU Central Park— j 0 H; J Hills — Metropolis; Freeport — Fret; i Great Neck — Mayfair ; Hicksville— H sville; Huntington — Park; Islip — ijr; Hyde Park — Hyde Park ; Jamaica — (in. edy ; Kew Gardens — Kew Gardens; Ihg Island City — New Victor; Webster; 1 peth — Columbia; Richmond Hill — Garli; State; Ronkonkoma — Fireman's HI; Roosevelt — Roosevelt ; Sayvill|e — Comimity ; Yonkers — American. NORTH CAROLINA Changes in Ownership Greenville — New, sold to R. E. Corbett by Bright Leaf Theaters, Inc.; Nonxl — Norwood, sold to Ray Dunlap by JL. Baucom; Rocky Mt. — Lyric, sold to IB lix-Saenger by Arrington Bros. ; Rocky t, — Palact, sold to Publix Saenger-Arrin i Bros. ; Spindale — Royal, sold to Spil ilk' Amus. Co. by P. L. Champion. Closings Cherryville — Strand ; China Grove — Welc<|e Erwin — Peerless ; Mocksville — Prinijs Pittsboro — New; Wendell — Star. New Theaters Marion— New, E. M. Crawford, owner. NORTH DAKOTA Changes in Ownership Elgin — Auditorium, sold to H. A. Slatlf by J. J. Miller; Flasher — Opera H sold to H. A. Slaughter by M. R. C Hatton — Crescent, sold to J. J. Hogen Joe Anderson. Closings Dazy — Legion ; Devils Lake — State ; Fein len — Auditorium; Napoleon — Miller; N^h wood — Grand ; Ray — Bijou ; Town Community; Turtle Lake — Memorial 1 Tuttle — Movie ; Underwood — Undevw Washburn — Liberty. Re-openings Bowbells — Royal ; Rock Lake — Rock Lak OKLAHOMA Changes in Ownership Ardmore — Rex, sold to Chas. Trego, by '■ vest Thea. Op. Co. Inc. ; Cordell— Art id Nuart, sold to Cordell Amusement Co » E. W. Harkins; Covington — Amerjn, sold to Fred Garrison by J. Pickard ; (linings— Crystal, sold to J. O. Whi| Moreland — Majestic, sold to H. Giffori 9 C. M. Bartholomew : Oklahoma CijRialto, sold to Midwest Theater C r. Co.; Roosevelt— Rex, sold to F. N. Hemeier by B. B. Burns; Wynnewood — I sold to Frank Deal. Closings Ada— Liberty ; Chelsea— Lyric ; Custer — Rex ; Davis — Paramount ; Eldorado Empire; Eufaula — Palace; Fletcher1 Quanah ; Ft. Towson — Palace ; Gotel Pastime; Kaw City — New Kaw : Lone U —Liberty ; McAlester— Rex ; Mt. Park Joy ; Picher — Wintergarden ; Ponca — Murrav ; Quapaw — Palace; Shidl Senate; Taloga — Pastime; Valliant — erty ; Wakota— Yale ; West Tulsa— Emp New Theaters Dill City— New, Lloyd Knight. Mgr. ; N etta — Empress. Guy B. Snow. M Wade's, A. V. Wade, Mgr.; Oklah City— Midwest, Warner Bros., ownei