Year book of motion pictures (1928)
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loway and Roosevelt; Martinez: State; Merced: Merced; Monterey: Monterey, Star and Strand; Oakland: State; Pacific Grove: Grove; Pasadena: Egyptian, Florence, Pasadena, Raymond and Strand; Paso Robels: New Park; Petaluma: California and Mystic ; Sacramento : California, Hippodrome, Liberty and State ; San Leandro : Best ; San Francisco: Alhambra, Castro, New Polk, Royal and Victoria ; Santa Rosa : California and Cline ; Selma: Selma and T. & D.. Jr.; Susanville: Liberty; Taft: Hippodrome; Tulare: Tulare.
NEVADA, Reno: Grand, Granada and Majestic.
TWIN CITY THEATERS (Affiliated with D. &
R. Theaters) Home Office: Grand Theater, Centralia, Wash. President: A. C. St. John. General Manager: C. L. Gwinn. Film Buyer: Ed. Dolan.
WASHINGTON, Centralia: Grand, Liberty and Rialto; Chehalis: Liberty and St. Helens.
UNDERWOOD, W. G.
OKLAHOMA, Muskogee: Palace, Strand and Yale.
TEXAS, Dallas: Rex.
UNGER & SOBELSON (New Jersey)— See So
belson & Unger.
UNGERFELD & STRAUSS (New York)— See Rhebem Theater Corp.
UNITED AMUSEMENT CORP. OF CANADA
— See Famous Players Canadian Corp.
UNITED ARTISTS THEATER CIRCUIT,
Home Office: 729 7th Ave., New York City.
No. of Theaters: 18.
President: Joseph M. Schenck.
General Manager: Louis M. Anger.
Film Buyer: Louis M. Anger.
(NOTE: Majority of United Artists' theaters are operated in conjunction with other theater chain organizations. Names of these associates appear in connection with houses so operated) .
CALIFORNIA, Hollywood: Chinese (Grauman) and Egyptian (Wesco) ; Los Angeles: United Artists.
ILLINOIS, Chicago: Apollo and United Artists.
MARYLAND, Baltimore: Loew's Century (Loew's), Parkway (Loew's) and United Artists Valencia (Loew's).
MICHIGAN, Detroit: United Artists.
NEW YORK, New York City: Rialto (Publix) and Rivoli-United Artists (Publix).
OHIO. Columbus: Broadway (Loew's), Loew's & United Artists' Broad (Loew's) and Loew's & United Artists' Ohio (Loew's).
OREGON, Portland: M ajestic (Wesco).
PENNSYLVANIA, Pittsburgh: Loew's &• United Artists' Penn (Loew's).
WASHINGTON, Seattle: Liberty (Wesco) and United Artists (Wesco).
UNITED THEATERS OF CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIA, Alhambra: United; Anaheim: United; Avalon : Strand: Eagle Rock: United: Los Angeles: United Arlington.
UNITED THEATERS CORP. OF CONNECTICUT
Home Office: Park Theater, Branford, Conn Pres. & Gen'l Mgr.: Maurice Uumes. Film Buyer: Maurice Numes
CONNECTICUT, Branford: Park; GuilfordCommunity; New Haven: Whalley ; Stony CreekLyric; Westoort: Fine Arts.
UNITED THEATERS CO. (Goertz Bros.) Home Office: 35th & Lisbon Sts., Milwaukee, Wis.
No. of Theaters: 10. President: I.. E. Goertz
WISCONSIN, Beloit: Rex; Janesville : Beverly ; Kenosha: Butterfly, Lincoln, Roosevelt and Vogue ■ Milwaukee: Granada, Parkway, Radio and Regent!
UNITED THEATER ENTERPRISES OF
WEST VIRGINIA No. of Theaters: 11.
WEST VIRGINIA, Bluefield : Colonial and Rialto; Charleston: Capitol; Huntington: Lyric. Orpheum and State ; Middleburg : Ethel, Holden, Logan and Omar; Williamson: Cinderella.
UNITED THEATERS OF NEW ENGLAND
RHODE ISLAND, Riverpoint: Opera House and others in Rhode Island.
UNITED THEATRICAL ENTERPRISES
NEW YORK, Buffalo: Colonial and Columbia; Waverly : Colonial and Columbia.
U. I, THEATER CORP. (Ind.)— See Universal.
UNIVERSAL CHAIN THEATERS CORP.
Home Office: 730 Fifth Ave., New York City.
No. of Theaters: 313.
President: Carl Laemmle.
Vice President: R. H. Cochrane.
Treasurer: E. H. Goldstein.
NOTE: Universal theaters are listed in two groups: (1) de luxe exploitation houses operated
by Universal Pictures Corp. in a few of the more important key cities; (2) Houses operated by Universal Chain Theatrical Enterprises, Inc., or subsidiary or affiliated units; (3) Houses operated by subsidiary or allied units. Twenty-four Universal theaters in Kansas and Missouri are owned 50% by the Midland Theater & Realty Co., of Kansas. A complete list of these houses will be found in the Mid/and listing. EXPLOITATION HOUSES:
CALIFORNIA, San Francisco: Cameo. COLORADO, Denver: America. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Washington: Rialto.
OREGON, Portland: Columbia. NEW YORK, New York: Colony. PENNSYLVANIA, Pittsburgh: Cameo. WASHINGTON, Seattle: Columbia; iSpokane : Clemmer.
WISCONSIN, Milwaukee: Alhambra. CANADA, Winnipeg: College, Lyceum and Starland.
THEATERS OPERATED BY UNIVERSAL CHAIN THEATRICAL ENTERPRISES, INC.: FLORIDA, Arcadia: Opera House and Star; Bradentown : Palace ; Deland : Athens and Dreka ; Ft. Myers: Arcade and Omar; Kissimmee: Arcade; Lake City: De Sota ; Plant City: Capitol; St. Augustine: Jefferson and Orpheum; Sarasota: Edwards and Sarasota; Winter Park: Baby Grand.
GEORGIA, Atlanta: Candler and Capitol; East Atlanta: Madison and Ponce de Leon; East Point: Fairfax.
MASSACHUSETTS, Lowell: Capitol; Revere: Revere; Somerville: Capitol.
MISSOURI, Joplin: New Theater; Kansas City: Apollo and Uptown; Springfield: Gilliox.
NEW YORK, Brooklyn: Boro Park and Universal ; New York : Park Lane.
WEST VIRGINIA, Charleston: Rialto and Virginian.
WISCONSIN, Kenosha: Kenosha; Sheboygan: Sheboygan.
THEATERS OPERATED BY AFFILIATED
OR SUBSIDIARY UNITS:
BEATRICE THEATER & REALTY CORP.
BRODY'S CLEVELAND THEATERS (Variety Amusement Co.) — OHIO, Cleveland: Cedar Lee, Detroit, East Ninth Street, Hilliard Square. Homestead, Imperial, Kinsman, Moreland and New Broadway.
CALIFORNIA UNIVERSAL THEATER CORP.— CALIFORNIA, Santa Ana: Yost Broadway and Yost Spurgeon; Whittier: Scenic, Strand and West End.
CAPITOL THEATER CORP. — FLORIDA. Miami: Capitol.
DADE CITY AMUSEMENT CO. — FLORIDA— Dade City: Crescent.
GRIFFITH BROTHERS— OKLAHOMA. Ardmore: Bison, New Palace, Ritz and Theatorium ; Duncan : Follies, Palace and Ritz ; Earlsboro : Rex ;
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