Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1931)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Apr-Jun 1931
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Apr-Jun 1931)
Leaf #:
000343
Language:
English
Subjects:
motion pictures, Motion pictures -- Periodicals
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Founded in 1915 by a Chicago printing company as a regional trade paper for Midwest exhibitors. In 1916, editor Martin Quigley bought out the owners, and over the next 15 years, he grew EXHIBITORS HERALD into one of the most important national, weekly trade papers in the film business. Quigley acquired MOTOGRAPHY in 1917 and MOVING PICTURE WORLD in 1927. In 1930, he acquired MOTION PICTURE NEWS and the new 'consolidated' publication became MOTION PICTURE HERALD. From the pulpit of his editorial page, Quigley preached the need to improve the motion picture industry and improve the quality of the films. He skillfully served as a mediator in disputes -- between distributors and exhibitors, between the film industry and the Catholic Church (Quigley was one of the architects of the Production Code). Quigley claimed that EXHIBITORS HERALD represented the 'independent exhibitor' and sections like 'What the Picture Did for Me?' certainly provided a forum for theater owners. But plenty of exhibitors viewed Quigley as a servant to the studios and large theater chains. In response, publications such as SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW, INDEPENDENT EXHIBITORS FILM BULLETIN, HARRISON'S REPORTS, and BOX OFFICE were either formed or grew significantly in the years following Quigley's brief moment of consolidation in 1930. -- Eric Hoyt, 2014
Date Added:
August 29, 2022
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April 11, 1931 Motion Picture Herald 153 Principal Theatres Designed Circle C, Oklahoma City, Okla., 1,000 seats. Oklahoma Theatrical Corporation, 800 seats. W. H. Lee, 1505 Race Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Associate: Armand D. Carroll. Leon M. Lempert & Son, 1058 Mercantile Building, Rochester, N. Y. S. R. Lewis, c/o Lewis & Capon, 407 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, 111. Lewis & Daugherty, Adams Building, Danville, 111. C. W. Linsley, Lamar Building, Jackson, jNIiss. H. C. LooMis, 7016 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, O. J. Hal Lynch & Son, 625 Locust Street, St. Louis, Mo. M Mackenzie & Pratt, 306 Genesee County Bank Building, Flint, Mich. Edward George McClellan, 7441 Cottage Grove Avenue, Chicago, 111. Magazine, Eberhard & Harris, 1701 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Members of Firm: Louis Magazine, Victor Eberhard, James Russell, Harris. Principal Theatres Designed Uptown, Philadelphia, Pa., Modernistic, 2,500 seats. Media, Media, Pa., Classic, 1,500 seats. Ogontz, Philadelphia, Pa., Classic, 2,000 seats. J. Mandor Matson, Racine, Wis. Meginnis & ScHAUMBERG, Federal Trust Building, Lincoln, Neb. C. Meyers, 104 N. Sixth Street, Springfield, 111. Midwest Engineering & Construction Corporation, Interurban Terminal Building, Columbus, O. Jos. C. Moresi, 418 Canyon Avenue, Fort Collins, Col. B. A. Mueller, Arcade Building, East St. Louis, 111. N J. E. Nason, 622 Corn Exchange Building, Minneapolis, Minn. Principal Theatres Designed Grand, Estherville, la., Bram Construction, 1,100 seats. State, Eau Claire, Wis., Bram Construction, 2,000 seats. State, Huron, S. D., Atmospheric, 1,000 seats. The Morehead, Morehead, Minn., Bram Construction, 1,050 seats. The Piller, Valley City, N. D., Bram Construction, 1,180 seats. State, Ely, Minn., Bram Construction, 700 seats. Risley, Spring Grove, Minn., Atmospheric, 600 seats. Broadway, Albert Lee, Minn., Bram Construction, 1,300 seats. A. E. Neucks, 604 Old State National Bank Building, Evansville, Ind. Newhouse & Bernham, Inc. 8 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, 111. Principal Theatres Designed State, Chicago, 111., 2,300 seats. Highland, Chicago, 111., 2,100 seats. McVickers, Chicago, 111. (with Thomas Laurab), 2,300 seats. Des Moines, Des Moines, la., 1,800 seats. M. NiRDLINGER, NiRDLINGER & MaR LIER, 905 Empire Building, Pittsburgh, Pa. C. H. North, 1711 Sansom Street Philadelphia, Pa. o Oppenhamer & Obel, 100 S. Washington Street, Chicago, 111. Principal Theatres Designed Merrill, Merrill, Wis., Spanish, 1,000 seats. Starker, Berlin, Wis., Spanish, 1,000 seats. Grand, Wausau, Wis., Georgian, 1,800 seats. Wausau, Wausau, Wis., Colonial, 1,200 seats. Liberty, Libertyville, 111., Spanish, 950 seats. P Oliver Randolph Parry, 1524 Sansom Building, Philadelphia, Pa. Urban F. Peacock, 445 Milwaukee Street, Milwaukee, Wis. Principal Theatres Designed Lake, Milwaukee, Wis., Renaissance, 900 seats. Venetian, Milwaukee, Wis., Atmospheric, 1,475 seats. Egyptian, Milwaukee, Wis., 1,570 seats. Capitol, Cedar Rapids, la.. Renaissance, 2,300 seats. Venetian, Waterloo, la., Atmospheric, 1,850 seats. Paradise, West Allis, Wis., Renaissance, 1,250 seats. Henry T. Phelps, Hicks Building, San Antonio, Tex. Pittsburgh Contracting and Engineering Company, 811 Rebecca Avenue, Wilkinsburg, Pa. Associates: Max Egermann, Frank K. West. Principal Theatre Designed Plaza, Dequesne, Pa., 1,500 seats. Pope & Manning, Equitable Building, Wilmington, Del. J. E. O. Pridmore, 38 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, 111. Associates: Herbert Tyson, C. G. Carlson. Principal Theatres Designed Sheridan, Chicago, 111., Grecian, 3,500 seats. Terminal, Chicago, III., Spanish, 3,000 seats. State, Minneapolis, Minn., French, 3,000 seats. Palace, Peoria, 111., Modern French, 3,000 seats. Midway, Kockford, III., Spanish, 2,500 seats. Cort, Chicago, 111., Sicilian, 2,000 seats. Northtown, Chicago, III., Mediterranean, 3,000 seats. R C. W. and George L. Rapp, 231 W. 23rd Street, New York, N. Y., and 190 N. State Street, Chicago, 111. R. C. Reamer, 232 Stimson Building, Seattle, Wash. Principal Theatres Designed Fifth Avenue, Seattle, Chinese, 2,500 seats. Billingham, Billingham, Wash., Spanish, 1,700 seats. Fox, Spokane, Modern, 2,500 seats. Fox, Billings, Mont., Modern, 1,800 seats. Victor A. Rigaumont, 1540 Broadway, New York, N. Y., and Leon Penn Building, Pittsburgh, Pa. Peter Rossello, 505 Cadillac Square Building, Detroit, Mich. LeRoy B. Rothschild, 215 E. Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Rubin & VeShancey, 960 Union Trust Building, Pittsburgh, Pa. Rubush & Hunter, Indianapolis, Ind. Members of Firm: P. C. Rubush and E. O. Hunter. Principal Theatres Designed Circle, Indianapolis, Ind., 3,000 seats. Indiana, Indianapolis, Ind., 3,500 seats. Paul P. Ruehl, 247 Park Avenue, New York, N. Y. Principal Theatres Designed Ward & Glynne's, Patchogue, L. I., N. Y., Adams, 1,400 seats. Ward & Glynne's, Bay Shore, N. Y., Adams, 2,100 seats. Ward & Glynne's, Greenport, N. Y., Adams, 1,200 seats. S. Russell, 1 1 E. Lexington Street, Baltimore, Md. s C. A. Sandblom, 145 W. 45th Street, New York, N. Y. Ben Schlanger, 101 Park Avenue, New York, N. Y. Henry J. Schneider, 66 Baldwin Block, Council Bluffs, la. Charles Shaefer, Jr., 332 E. 149th Street, New York, N. Y. R. L. Simmons, Elkhart, Ind. Principal Theatres Designed New Garden, Frankfort, Mich., American, 600 seats. Rose, Bastrop, La., Mission, 800 seats. Rialto, Plymouth, Ind., American, 1,000 seats. Livingston, Howell, Mich., Tudor, 800 seats. Grand Isle, Grand Island, Gulf of Mexico, Futuristic, 400 seats. Lyric, Ligioner, Ind., 700 seats. C. H. Sorber, 710 First National Bank Building, Greensburg, Pa. Horace L. Smith, c/o C. K. Howell, Inc., Richmond, Va. William W. Slack & Son, Trenton, N. J . . Principal Theatres Designed Gaiety, Trenton, N. J., Spanish, 1,500 seats. Stacy, Trenton, N. J., 1,200 seats. E. Steinberg, 230 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, 111. A. M. Strauss, 415 Cal-Wayne Building, Fort Wayne, Ind. Principal Theatres Designed Emboyd, Ft. Wayne, Ind., Spanish-Italian Renaissance, 3,000 seats. Paramount, Anderson, Ind., Spanish, 2,000 seats. Court, Auburn, Ind., Spanish-Atmospheric, 1,000 seats. State, Ft. Wayne, Ind., Classical, 1,000 seats. Elks, Garrett, Ind., Modernistic, 1,200 seats. Paramount, Ft. Wayne, Ind., Modernistic, 2,500 seats. T Thalheimer & Weitz, 10 S. 18th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Members of Firm: Clarence S. Thalheimer, David D. Weitz. Principal Theatres Designed Lansdale, Lansdale, Moderne, 1,200 seats. Nineteenth Street, Allentown, Moderne, 1,200 seats. Capitol, Allentown, Moderne, 1,000 seats. Mt. Ephraim, Mt. Ephraim, Italian, 1,000 seats.