Year book of motion pictures (1928)

Record Details:

Title:
Year book of motion pictures
Date:
1928
Publisher:
New York : The Film Daily
Volume:
The film daily year book : 1928
Leaf #:
000950
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System and Year Book
Format:
Annuals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
September 21, 2023
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No. of Theaters: 17. Pres. & Gen'l Mgr. : Dick Ricketson. Treasurer: Dick Dickson. COLORADO, Aguilar: Colorado; Boulder: Curran, Isis, Rialto and State; Delta: Colonial and Rialto; Denver: Egyptian, Highlands and Queen; Montrose: Empress, Dreamland and aSOUTH DAKOTA, Rapid City: Palace. WYOMING, Sheridan: Gem, Lotus and Orpheum. WESTERN INDIANA THEATERS CORP. Home Office: American Theater, Terre Haute. INDIANA, Terre Haute: American, Hippodrome, Indiana and Liberty. WESTERN IOWA THEATERS CO. (Illinois, etc.) — See Coston, J. WEST PENN AMUSEMENT CO. PENNSYLVANIA, Beaver Falls: Regent; Braddock : Braddock, Main and Sharpsburg ; Millvale: Grand; Pittsburgh: Diamond. WHITESTONE M. P. CORP. NEW YORK, College Point, L. I.: Lyceum and Regent. Also theaters at Kings Park, Northport and Winfield. WILBY-BAUM CIRCUIT (Also See Lucas, Wilby & Kincey). No. of Theaters: 23. ALABAMA, Birmingham: Princess and Rialto; Ensley: Ensley ; Selma: Academy of Music and Walton; Tuscaloosa: Bama, Belvedere, Diamond and Elks. GEORGIA, Atlanta: Alamo No. 1, Alamo No. 2, Cameo and Tudor. NORTH CAROLINA, Durham: Orpheum. Paris and Savoy; Fayetteville: Broadway and Savoy; Greensboro: Grand, Imperial and National ; Raleigh : State and Superba. WILLIAMS, BERT R. (Michigan)— See Munz Theatrical Enterprises. WILLIAMS CIRCUIT HOMER J. Home Office: Opera House, Granada, Miss. Pres. & Gen'l Mgr.: Homer J. Williams. MISSISSIPPI, Batefiville: Rex; Granada: Opera House; Holly Springs: Rex; Sardis: Pastime ; Senatobia : Gloria. WILLIAMS, NAT GEORGIA, Quitman: Opera House; Thomasville: Enterprise, Fernandia, Grand, Quincy and Rose. WILMER & VINCENT THEATERS (Including Wells Circuit of Virginia). Home Office: 1451 Broadway, New York. No. of Theaters: 36. President: Sidney Wilmer. General Manager: Walter Vincent. PENNSYLVANIA, Allentown : Colonial, Rialto and State; Altoona : Mishler, Orpheum and State; Bethlehem: Colonial; Easton: Embassy, Orpheum and State; Harrisburg: Capitol. Colonial. Grand, Majestic State and Victoria; Reading: Capitol, Orpheum, Rajah and State. VIRGINIA, Norfolk: Academy. Colonial, Granby, Norva, Strand, Victor and Wells ; Richmond : Bijou, Broadway, Colonial, Isis, Lyric, Mosque, National, Rex and Strand. WINK & MANNING (Georgia-Tennessee) — See Manning & Wink. WISE THEATERS, MARVIN Home Office: 2012-14 3rd Ave., No. Birmingham. No. of Theaters: 11. President : Marvin Wise. General Manager: Frank V. Merritt. Treasurer: L. Spiegler. Film Buyer: Frank V. Merritt. ALABAMA, Birmingham: Cameo, Capitol, College, Empire. Imperial, Odeon, Royal, State, West End and Woodlawn ; Tarrant City : Doris. WISTER & RUTTENBERG (Michigan)— (See Ruttenberg & Wister. WOLCOTT, V. OHIO, Cleveland: Main, Princess and Standard; Dover: Weber; Lisbon: Grand and Opera House; Lorain: Cleveland, Princess and Strand. WOLF & BERGER PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia: Fixty-sixth Street, Ideal, Lyric and New Empress. WOLFSON-MEYER THEATER ENTERPRISES, INC. Home Office: 9 North West Third St., Miami, Fla. Pres. & Gen'l Mgr. : Sidney Meyer. Treasurer: Mitchell Wo'.fson. Film Buyer: Sidney Meyer. ALABAMA, Mobile: Capitol and Empire. FLORIDA, Miami: Capitol and Lyric; West Palm Beach : Grand. WOODWARD THEATER CO. Home Office: 705 Barium Bldg., Detroit. No. of Theaters: 32. President : Henry S. Koppin. General Manager: W. D. Shafer. Film Buyer: H. E. Koppin. MICHIGAN, Brightmoor: Irving and Virginia; Detroit: Ambassador, Amsterdam, Comique, Courtesy, Dix, Ferndale, Garden, Harmony, H ghland Park, Koppin, Lakeand, La Salle, New Home, Norwood, Olympic, Park, Piccadilly, Ramona, Republic, Rialto, Rosebud, Uptown, Wayne, Weber, White Star; Dearborn: Calvin; Flint: Durant, State and Strand; Wayne: Wayne. WORLD REALTY CO. Home Office: World Theater Bldg., Omaha, Neb. No. of Theaters: 17. President: S. H. Goldberg. General Manager: H. L. Goldberg. Fi'm Buyer: H. L. Goldberg NEBRASKA, Columbus: Columbus; Fremont: Fremont; Grand Island: Theater in construction; Kearney: World; McCook: World; Omaha: Avenue, Benson, Empress, Moon, Muse, Orpheum, Rnseland, Sun and World. WORLD SUBSIDIARY: REALTY THEATER CORP. NEBRASKA, Omaha: Corby, Magic and Rex. YAFFA, HARMON (New York)— See Heights Theaters, Inc. YAMINS THEATRICAL ENTERPRISES, NATHAN Home Office: 160 Bank St., Fall River, Mass. President : Nathan Yamins. General Manager: W. L. Bigelow. Film Buyer: W. L. Bigelow. MASSACHUSETTS, Fa'l River: Academy, Bijou, Capitol, Colonial, Empire, Park, R alto and Strand. YEMM, T. E. (Illinois)— See Reid, Yemm & Hayes. YOOST THEATER CIRCUIT Home Office: S41-851 9th Ave., New York. President : William Yoost. General Manager: S. Fein. Treasurer: Max Wermter. NEW YORK, New York: Amphion, Chaloner, Chelsea, Regent, Royal, Superior and ThirtyFourth Street. YOST, E. D. CALIFORNIA, Santa Ana: Los, New Broadway, Temple and West End. YOUNG CIRCUIT OF OHIO OHIO, Bowling Green: Clazel and Lyric; Hicksville: Capitol and Crescent; Napoleon: State and World; Perrusberg: Palace; Rossford: Ross. YOUNG, W. E. NEW HAMPSHIRE, Farmington: Olymnia ; Milton: Opera House and Town Hall; Pittsburgh : Strand. ZIMMERMAN, FRED M. (New York-Pennsylvania-Ohio-West Virginia) — See Theatrical Utilities Service, Inc. 926