Motion Picture News (Apr - Jun 1928)

June 30 , 1928 2207 Unique St. Louis House Operates in Union Station for Benefit of Travelers With Time to Wait Between Trains PKKMIAl'S the most umisu;il motion picture theatre in the world is operated in the St. Louis Union Station for the henefit of travelers passing through the St. Louis gateway to the West, Southwest and Northwest. Every day persons from all quarters of the globe sit for iin hour or two watching current motion pictures while waiting for train connections. On one side of the small theatre which occupies ;i part of the second floor of the big union station is a huge clock that can be seen conveniently from any part of the house. Trains are never missed by patrons of the house as the management sees that each person attending the show is informed of the exact moment his or her train will pull out. Billy Miller established the theatre on .March 10, 1922, and in the six years the house has been opened it has played to almost a half million patrons. The theatre has gained an international reputation and many patrons are of the repeater type. Persons who often pass through the St. Louis gateway always attend the movie shows between trains. Miller has also found that travelers from California, Florida, Maine, Mexico and Canada have asked for the theatre on their arrival at the station, having been told of the picture show by others who enjoyed it. About half of the audiences are men, but it is the mother with a brood of restless children that has found the theatre the greatest boon. A lively comedy of a Western thriller is just the prescription to keep the kiddies quiet between trains. Some mothers have even checked children in the theatre while doing a bit of shopping in St. Louis. STOCK PROGRAMS PROGRAM COVERS For Moving Picture Houses Joseph Hoover 6 Sons Company Market and 49th Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. Standard VAUDEVILLE for Motion Picture Presentation THE FALLY MARKUS AGENCY Aator Theatre Building N. W. Cor. 45th St. & Broadway Lackawanna 7876 Peppy breezes in your lobby to greet people coming in — Gentle breezes— cool and refreshinginside your house — That's the way to pull big business all summer — every summer. It isn't the breeze alone that makes Typhoon a winner. It's the tremendous volume of pure, fresh air from outdoors — a complete change once every minute — that gets rid of the enormous amount of heat and humidity given off by the audience. You know wall fans won't cool your house — nor will anything else that gives you just a breeze. The one-minute air change — AND the hreeze besides : That's what does the trick. Quick action— NOW . Get our Booklet NS TYPHOON FAN COMPANY 345 \V. 39th Street New York, N. Y. Offices in Principal Cities Each Month The Showman Issue of Motion Picture News Carries announcements of Vital Interest to All Theatre Owners Never jams nor tears tickets! Gold Seal "Tickets That Fit" used in a Gold Seal Register — that's the perfect combination. Tickets never jam nor tear upon ejection because they are accurately gauged and the register automatically keeps itself in adjustment. GOLD SEAL Ticket Registers and "Tickets That Fit" Only a Gold Seal can give the Gold Seal kind of perfect performance. When you invest your money in a ticket register, you are entitled to that sort of service. Why not buy a Gold Seal and be certain of it? There is no other register that is "just as good" as a Gold Seal, because no other is built the same way. The Gold Seal gives long, trouble-free service, because service is built into every part. Play safe — specify Gold Seal. Our Reserved Seat Ticket Plants in Boston and New York Can Save You Money. Get Our Estimates. AUTOMATIC Ticket Register Corporation 723 Seventh Ave., New York Independent Printers of Quality Tickets for Every Purpose. RadiO^v-Mat r o TALK from your screen — ' UJ WITH your quickly ea to TYPEWRITTEN MESSAGES. ig •BITS. AMBER or GREEN. 5 Accept no vubatltule. e*C_ L J • is the Stationery of the Screen