Year book of motion pictures (1926)
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New Franklin and New Park here, and Dreamland at Wi.lmar.
Lake Amusement Co ( Henry Green) : East Lake. Lake and New Lake here and Hamline at St. Paul.
Leboff, S. G. : Liberty and Homewood.
O.pheum Circuit: Hennepin-Orpheum, Seventh Street and Palace Orpheum.
StefTes. Al : Camden, Emerson, Fairview and Nortl.e.n here, and Colonial at Watertown, South Dakota.
Smolesky, Frank : Rex and Stockholm.
McGregoi — Brown & Ferlets : Farrah Hall here, and Lawlor at Morris.
Nashwar.k — Crockett Brown: Grand and Unique.
New U!m — Ted Metzger : Grand and Lyric.
North Branch--H. N. Turner: Powers here and Family at Pine City.
Owatonna — H. L. Mickelson: Metropolitan here and Community at Okabena.
Ossec — George M. Hozen : Electric here and Movits at Champlin.
Pipestone — L. V". Feldman : Gem and Orpheum.
Red Wing — George W. Johnson: Auditorium and Metro. m
Rochester — Rochester Theater Co. : Empress, Lawler and Metropolitan.
St. James — St. James Circuit: Houses in St James, Westhrook and Currie, Minn.
St. Paul — A. L. Graham : De Luxe and Forest.
Watertown — J. R. Brown: Bridge Square Hall here and Brown at Maple Plain.
Winona — Harry Rolbeicki : Broadway and Strand.
Mississippi
Clarksdale — S. Compassi : Alamo and Queen.
Cleveland — P. E. Morris : Regent here and Morris and Regent at Shaw.
Drew — H. S. Stensel : Sunflower here and Star at Ruleville.
Grenada — Homer Williams: Grand and Opera House.
Hernando — H. B. Wooten : Reyno here and Alamo at Senatob'a.
Holly Springs — J. C. Hester: Rex here, Aujrusta at Shaw and Airdrome at Shelby.
Indiano'a — B. St. Clair: Movie and Rose.
Water Valley — W. S. Tyson: Grand and Water Valley.
Missouri
Boonville — W. C. Sears : Operates houses in Bunccto-i. Tipton and Boonville.
Bucklin — A. B. Cantwell : Bucklin, Bucklin ; Isis, Brunswick.
Nevada — Sears and Jones: DeGraw, Brookfield, Auditorium, Marshall, Lyric, Boonville; Star, Nevada.
Cape Girardeau — Doyle and Strain : Park, Orpheum, Circle, Jackson, Mo.
Clarksville — J. C. Deloney : Liberty, Clarksville : New Janus, Shelbina.
Charleston — C. W. McCutchcon: Operating a theater here ; one at Ilmo ; one at Sikeston, and the Midway at Fornfelt.
Chillicothe — Sam Minich: Electric, Chillicothe ; Cater, Marceline.
Farmington — C. A. Tetley : Monarch, Farming ton ; Roseland, Flat River.
Joplin — Fnsley Barbour: Orpheum, Joplin; Landers Orpheum, Springfield.
Kanras City — Capitol Enterprises (Sam Hard ing) : Operating a number of houses through this section, and also in Iowa, including the Colum bia at Ft. Madison, la. and A Mus U, Grand and Palace at Muscatine.
Poplar Bluff— 1. W. Rodgers: Criterion, Poplar Bluff; Liberty, Caruthersville ; Tokio, Morehouse; Main, Anna. (Also Cairo, 111.)
Sedalia — Jack Truitt : Sedalia, Liberty, Sedalia ; Grand, Moberly.
Springfield — A. T. Baker: Electric, here; Electric, Kansas City, Kan. ; Electric, Joplin, Mo. ; Electric, St, Joseph.
St. Joseph — Grubel Interests : Electric, St. Joseph; Electric, Springfield; Electric, Joplin.
St. Louis — St. Louis Amuse. Co. : New Grand Central, West End Lyric, Arsenal, Canitol. GrandFlorissant, Gravois, Lindell, Lyric, Maffitt, Man
chester, Lafayette, Pageant, Novelty, Shaw, Shenandoah, Tivoli, North Grand Airdome, Zelphia Airdome. Budding the Ambassador, 4,500 seats.
Oscar Lehr : Broadway, hamily, Peerless.
John Karzin : Casino, Lincoln, Olympia.
Joseph Mogler : Bremen, Excello, Mogler,
T. James : Comet, Ketine.
E. Freund : Cinderella, Woodland.
Wm. Goldman : Kings, Queen, Rivoli. Hall interest in St. Louis Amusement Co.'s 15 theaters
Shuler & Litvag : Ashland, Newstead.
Goldman & Leventhal : Astor, Rainbow.
Pete Ryback : Movie, Wilson.
Fred Hoelzer: Marguerite, Mannion's Park.
Dr. J. L. Price: Whiteway, here; Liberty, Star, Grand, E St. Louis, 111.
Loew's, Inc. : The State.
Chris Zortez — Melvin, Garrison.
Rainbolt & Spaulding — Operate houses in Winona, Cabool, Mountain View and other places.
Fred Wehrenberg — Cherokee, Ivory, Melba, Michigan, Lidel, Marguerite, Manion's Summer Theater. Building Meramec, 2,000 seats.
George P. Skoruas : Aubert and adjoining airdrome, Chippewa, Powhatan. Congress, Columbus, Highpoints and Airdome, Ozark, Ashland, Newstead, Virginia, Webster Groves. Also several others, besides one in construction.
Jim Drake: Arcade Airdrome, Easton-Taylor, Gem and Whiteway.
Sam Lewis: American and Shenandoah.
Hector Pasmezoglu: Monroe, Plaza and Yale.
Wichita^W. D. & R. Fite : Beldorf and Best, Independence.
Montana
Anaconda — D. C. Scott: Margaret and Imperial.
Big Timber — G. H. Howard: Arcade and Auditorium.
Billings — E. C. O'Keefe: Babcock and Regent.
Butte — Merle Davis (.Ansonia Amusement Co.) : Ansonia and Broadway.
W. J. Sullivan (Jensen & Von Herberg interests) : American and Ria'to.
Helena — W. B. Hartwig: Antlers here and Hartgwig at Dillon.
Hinsdale — E. L. Wharton : Majestic here and Orpheum at Glasgow.
Great Falls — Jensen & Von Herberg: Capitol and Liberty.
Kalispell — McDaniel & Anderson : Princess, Liberty.
Libby — -W. F. Kienitz : Kootenai, Libby, Princess, Troy.
Manhattan — S L. Young: Kid No. 1, Manhattan; Kid No. 2, Willow Creek; Kid No. 3, Trident.
Miles City — Hyde & Kntitson : Liberty, Strand. Missoula — Northwest Theaters, Inc. : Wilma, Liberty.
Nebraska
Allen — M. C. Freed: Rex here; Thelma at Pender and World at Emerson.
Axtell — O. W. Persons : Mirage here ; Opera House at Kenesaw and Strand at Minden.
Bassett — .1. M. Sutherland: Gem here and Suth erland Opera House at Newport.
Bayard — J. I. Zimmerman : Ideal here and Lyric at Bridgeport.
Beatrice — Blaine Cook: Albert and Rialto here; Dean and Sun at York, and Alhamhra at North Platte.
Benkelman — L. J. Hines: Lyric here and Lyric at Haigler.
Central City — O. R. Latenscr : Donelson and Empress.
Chadron — James W. Pace : Pace here and Empress at Gordon.
Columbus -Hostettler Amusement Co.: North and Swan here; Rex and Majestic at Fairburv ; Empress and Wall at Fremont ; Empress, Lyda. Majestic and Strand at Grand Island: Empress, Palm and Strand at Hastings; Crescent and Empress at Kearney ; Sun at Lincoln and Lyric at Norfolk.
Dannebrog — Roy Mason: Colonial here and Elite at St. Paul.
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