Motion Picture News (Jan-Feb 1916)

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Mr. Kunsky believes that the long picture is here to stay, but is also of the opinion that short one-reel pictures will also be in demand to fill in with and to complete the evening's performance. He is a great believer in a good comedy to get the audience in a pleasant mood. Kunsky Worked for High Plane of Pictures in Detroit Mr. Kunsky has probably done more than any other one man in Detroit to put the moving picture business in this, the seventh city in the United States in size, on the high plane that it now is. He has always done everything possible to give the public clean attractive amusement and at a popular price. Although not much for vacations for himself he has his business so organized that it moves smoothly in his absence. George W. Trendle, who has been with him for years, taking charge while he is away. Mr. Kunsky just tips the scales at two-hundred pounds but he neither looks that heavy nor does he look forty-three years old. He is athletic and extremely active, although not nervous, and he considers no detail too small for him to consider, if it is in any way going to effect the policy of the theatres that he owns. With the new $300,000 Grand theatre ready within one year, to seat 2,600 people he will probably control more high-class amusement places than any other one man outside of New York City. But he does not propose to stop even here and other locations in Detroit which look promising are being investigated with a view to locating more playhouses. The growth of Detroit has been phenomenal in the last two years and Mr. Kunsky has been ever on the alert to keep the amusement offerings in line with the rapidly growing population. Al. U. Thornburg. CIRCLE, INDIANAPOLIS, WILL HAVE A $225,000 THEATRE, READY ON MAY 15 THE Monument Realty Company, composed of Indianapolis men, who will build the Circle theatre in the Circle, Indianapolis, at a cost of about $225,000, have taken possession of the site. The property was taken over by A. L. Block, chairman of the realty company's building committee, and it will be operated under a ninety-nine year lease. Plans and specifications for the new theatre have been placed in the hands of contractors, who will at once begin the preparation of their bids. A general contract is to be awarded, which will include the wrecking of the old buildings now on the site, and there also will be contracts for the plumbing, lighting and heating, these three systems to be on an elaborate scale. Mr. Block said the company hopes to make the contracts soon, when the work of wrecking the old structures will be started. The company hopes to have the theatre completed bv about May IS. PLANS FOR TWENTY THEATRES APPROVED BY BUILDING INSPECTOR IN INDIANAPOLIS FOR YEAR J ACOB HILKENE, city building inspector, Indianapolis, has completed the compilation of his report for 1915, showing that during the year plans for twenty moving picture shows were approved. OPERATORS IN TERRE HAUTE, IND., ELECT LODI G. MURRAY PRESIDENT """PI IE Terre Haute motion picture operators local union has *■ elected the following officers for 1916: President, Lodi G. Murray; vice-president, Harry Prentice; recording secretary, B. Steinhauser; financial secretary, Walter Nisbet ; sergeant-at-arms, George James ; trustee, Ed Pullcn ; business agent, Roy Dempsey. Be sure to mention "MOTION PICTURE NEWS" when writing to advertisers.