Motion Picture Herald (Mar-Apr 1947)

Page scan 000508 from Motion Picture Herald

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Herald
Date:
Mar-Apr 1947
Publisher:
[New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]
Volume:
Motion Picture Herald (Mar-Apr 1947)
Leaf #:
000508
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:
May 30, 2024
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The Edelstein Amusement Company's new Lybba theatre in Hibbing, Minn., which is now being operated by the Minnesota Amusement Company, under the managership of Vernol Smith, formerly assistant manager of the Norshor in Duluth. The Lybba is a 600-seat house, and despite its size, it has a large general lounge and an attractive women's cosmetic room. It also is completely air-conditioned. The theatre is named after the wife of B. H. Edelstein, a showman in Hibbing for over twenty years. Northhampton, Pa., has announced the purchase of a property in that town for the erection of a new 900-seat. theatre. Construction will start as soon as government regulations permit. Herbert Rosner., head of the Rosner rureign film theatre circuit on the West Coast, has announced the acquisition of two theatres in San Francisco, the Stage Door and the Nob Hill, bringing the circuit's total to eight. The Levenson Circuit of Hartford, Conn., has reopened the Lincoln theatre at Valley Falls, R. I. The theatre was formerly called the Roosevelt. George Stamm, who has been operating the El Campanil and Casino theatres in Antioch, Cal., for the past eighteen years, has announced plans to build a third theatre in that city. The new theatre will be called the Stamm and will seat 1,000. Facilities for television will be included. % Tom Vetries, owner of the Crown theatre in Lowell, Mass., has sold his interests.in the theatre to John Anthony, who operates the Modern theatre at Manchester, N. H. J. George Schilke, Hartford, Conn., realtor, who recently announced plans for the construction of a 1,000-seat theatre and shopping center at Elmwood, Conn., has moved his office to West Hartford. Mitchell Kelloff of Aguilar, Colo., plans a theatre at Monte Vista, Colo. H. B. Moog, Atlanta district manager of the Altec Service Corporation, announces that a service contract has been signed with Harvey Fleischman for his new Park theatre in Tampa, Fla. Other new contracts recently signed by that office include the Center, Greenville, Miss. ; Liberty, Chicamauga, Tenn. ; Park, Cave Springs, Ga. ; Island, Sicily Island, La. ; Lake, Lake Arthur, La., and the Wake at Wake Forest, N. C. Announcement has been made by Ben Levin of General Theatrical Theatres of San Francisco, Cal., that plans have been completed for the construction of a new theatre in Gilroy, Calif. The house will seat 1,100 and will be built at a reported cost of $250,000. Partners with Mr. Levin are John Peters and James Lima. William G. Smeltzer will manage it. Plans are under way for several new theatres in New England. Samuel Bomes has been granted a permit for the erection of a theatre in East Providence, R. I. The theatre will have a seating capacity of 900. Currie and Harmon, owners of the Darlton theatre in Pawtucket, R. L, have purchased land in nearby Cranston for the erection of a theatre. The Graphic circuit has reopened the Capitol theatre in Franklin, N. H., following extensive renovation and alteration. Kenneth Vohs, former manager of the Ritz theatre in Chariton, la., has rejoined the Central States Theatre Corporation, the Iowa theatre in Fort Dodge. O. F. Bolinger has sold his State theatre in Billings, Mo., to Buford L. Lowrance, a former service man entering the business. Mr. Bolinger formerly operated the Times theatre at Hot Springs, N. C, and his first Midwest theatre was the Pastime at Marionville, Mo. Ray Brown, owner of the Columbia, Ohio, Morrison and Mount Union theatres in Alliance, Ohio, recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of his entrance in showbusiness. He is president of the Wallace Theatres Corporation, president of the Alliance Theatres, Inc., and general manager and treasurer of Tri-Theatres, Inc. BETTER THEATRFS, APRIL 5, 1947 From one of the world's new nations, America's erstwhile ward, the Philippines, comes this exhibit of post-war theatre activity in the Far East. Here Mr. Escano, circuit operator, poses in front of his Gem theatre in Cebu with members of the film colony there. According to the banner, the Gem has a new set of DeVry 35-mm. projectors and sound equipment. Eight of Mr. Escano's ten theatres are now so equipped.