Motion Picture News (Jul-Aug 1916)

310 ACCESSORY NEWS SECTION Vol. 14, No. 2 Building and Furnishings REX FILM RENOVATOR COMPANY PUTS ITS : MACHINES IN EXCHANGES OF FAMOUS PLAYERS IN TWO CITIES THE Rex Film Renovator Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio, has installed its renovators in the Famous Players exchanges in Detroit, Michigan and Cincinnati, Ohio. The com! pany is now usingthis system in its exchanges in every city. ' Other recent installations have been with Paramount and Metro, 'both in Philadelphia. RADIO-MAT SLIDE COMPANY GETS LARGE ORDER FROM FULTON COMPANY THE Radio-Mat Slide Company, 121 West Forty-second Street, New York City, manufacturers of typewriter slides, reports ; that business is exceptionally good. It has just received an order ■ from the E. E. Fulton Company, Chicago, for 25,000 slides. This is a new improved typewriter slide and is sold through dealers. Picture Theatre Equipment Company and J. H. Hallberg, both of New York, are among the dealers handling this in i the East. PUBLIC PIPED TO THEIR SEATS IN SMALL V MIDDLE WEST THEATRES BY ORGANS THE popularity of the pipe organ in theatres of the small cities of the middle west is a new feature. A new large organ has , ,just been installed in the Temple-Grand theatre at Creston, la., by j ' Norman Samish. N. P. Hyatt, building a new theatre at Web^ ster City, la., has not yet named his house, but he has chosen the I. pipe organ — one of the best. The Orient, Oskaloosa, la., is an■ other house with a new pipe organ. W. H. Bowen is the manager. ; DIRECTORY OF NEW THEATRES : ' ARKANSAS ; . P UREKA SPRINGS has three picture houses, but at the present time . * only one is running, the Empire, which is using features from the ; ' various feature programs. " CALIFORNIA ;. As no one has seen fit to open a moving picture liouse at Kerman, the ,: Commercial Association of that place has taken the matter in its own '■ hands and has made arrangements for giving the residents of that place an opportunity of seeing pictures at regular intervals. R. J. Swift recently ' made a visit to San Francisco to secure equipment and booking service. Plans are being completed for the erection of a fine moving picture theatre ■ at the corner of Tenth avenue and Clement street, in the heart of the RichI mond district, one of the finest of San Francisco's residence sections. This i theatre will be of fireproof construction and will cost $50,000, exclusive of ■;, the interior furnishings, which will cost an additional $25,000. It will ■ ! have a seating capacity of fourteen hundred and will contain a balcony. _ j It is to be erected by Mrs. Mary Seidl, but will be leased to people with experience in the conducting of high class theatres. CANADA The Rosedale theatre, Toronto, Ontario, a pretty little northern house, ; has been having quite a checkered career lately, which has included a change in management, of at least three times. Charles Hill, well known in Toronto as a successful exhibitor, has now taken over the house, and it is expected that he will bring back to it much of its old time success. The summer season is opening in Montreal in spite of backward weather. The King Edward Park, situated on the river St. Lawrence, is now announced open, and will include among its attractions one or more high class picture shows. Steamers are now running from the suburbs of Montreal to the Park. INDIANA C. J. Allardt and his associates have given up their lease on the Beyer opera house at Kendallville. The opera house will be operated as a motion picture theatre by Ralph Rainier, who was Allardt's representative at Kendallville. A new airdome was opened recently at Francesville. The airdome is located on Bill street, just south of Montgomery street. W. C. Myers, who owns the airdome, says it has a seating capacity of 1,000 persons. D. R. Webber and W. L. Strole, of Newton county, have leased the opera house at Rockville and have opened a photoplay theatre there. The Royal theatre, Vevay, owned by C. Denman, has been leased by Opp Sieglitz and Milo Gaudin. They plan to show a Fox feature each week and a Gold Rooster play each Tuesday night. Mr. Gaudin will operate the machine and Mr. Sieglitz will sell tickets. George Mager, of Garrett, has bought the Princess theatre, Kendallville, from William H. Gappinger. Mr. Mager formerly lived in Kendallville. This is Mr. Mager's first . venture in motion pictures. Mr. Gappinger expects to go to California for his health. In a cleanup campaign recently at Lawrenceburg, a motion picture theatre accepted 3,230 can? as the price of admission. Mr. and Mrs. Lon Price have moved to Fort Wayne from Connersville, where Mr. Price expects to start a motion picture theatre. The Eamily theatre, long the home of popular price vaudeville, and located nearer the center of the business district than any other theatre in Indianapolis, opened July 1 as a photoplay theatre. The theatre is located on Kentucky avenue, near the intersection of Illinois, and Washington streets and Kentucky avenue. A lobby was built, running through from Kentucky avenue to Illinois street. The theatre has a seating capacity of 1,000 persons. Mr. Leonard, who recently took over the property, made a trip east to obtain ideas as to the most satisfactory improvements to please and accommodate his patrons. The house is scientifically heated and ventilated, so the outside heat or cold will not effect the interior of the house. The new decorations are attractive. The lobby is large enough to take care of the whole audience in case of inclement weather. The exterior is striking, with the largest number of lights in use of any theatre in the state. A Seeburg piano is installed. " A photoplay theatre that is diflferent " is the slogan of the manager. IOWA Norman Samish, manager of the Temple-Grand, Creston, has bought the Amuzu theatre at Clinton. He continues to manage the Temple-Grand, which has recently been equipped with a large pipe organ, and the Millard which will be wreked soon. On the site a new $20,000 house will be built. A. G. Stolte is one motion picture editor who has become an exhibitor. He gave up his job on the Waterloo Courier and is now manager of the Palace at Vinton. N. P. Hyatt is building a new house at Webster City, which will have a fine pipe organ. W. H. Bowen of Oskaloosa has sold the Orient to McConnell and Hansen, who also control the Marengo house. A new pipe organ will be installed in the Orient. A washout kept several northeastern Iowa houses dark one or two nights the week of June 19. Fonda is to have a new theatre. Mr. Carragher, of Rudd, has opened the Palm at Clear Lake. Frank Bryant has succeeded his brother, J. E., as manager of the Plaza, Waterloo. A. W. Mcintosh, who bought the Crystal, Waterloo, from Nicholas Webber and closed it for redecoration and repainting, opened the house June 17. Perry E. Smith has sold the Idle Hour of New Hampton to Joseph Konzen. K. Boyd now manages the Dreamland and Colonial at Olewein. C. C. Schleuter of La Porte has bought the Grand at Cedar Falls. Kier and Smith, opera house proprietors at Sac City, have, opened an airdome. Sisk and James have bought the Happy Hour, Cherokee, from A. G. Ferris and renamed it the American. Ferris takes over the Empress, formerly managed by J. A. Cummings. E. Klatt has bought out McMoran and Knee, owners of the Allerton theatre. Independence. A. W. Mcintosh is the name of the new owner of the Crysta, Waterloo. C. C. Schuleter has bought the Grand, Cedar Falls. , . Fred Bichrodt now owns the Star, State Center, having bought if recently. O. W. Strime has traded the Nemo at Belle Plaine, for the Lyric, Boone, Buffiugton & Norris being the other parties in the deal. W. H. Clausen, owner ot the Grand, Toledo, has bought the Star at Tama. The U. S. A. is the name of a splendid new house opened in Sioux City by Hammitt Brothers. It is roomy, modern and comfortable in every respect. The Casino, has been opened in Mason City, with A. Kahn in charge. It is a modern house, seating over 500. C. E. Carragher has bought the Palm, Clear Lake. The Idle Hour, New Hampton, is now owned by Joe Konzen. K. Boyd has bought the Colonial, Olewein. , . . Manager Armstrong has opened the Colonial at Grinnell, the admission price being only 5 cents. Cornell & Houser have bought the Orient, Oskaloosa. „ „ • B. C. Boggs has bought the Harvey, Sheldon. John & Davis now own the Willis, Woodbine. . Walker & Jorgenson, attending the university at Morningside, a suburb of Sioux City, have opened the Park theatre and are making a big thing of it. LOUISIANA On June 12 the Ideal theatre. New Orleans, formerly run by Mrs. C. A. Anderson, was taken over by Jacobs, Landry and Marks, who also own the Cadiz theatre, Cadiz and Dryades streets. The new owners intend to reopen the Ideal, and will probably close the Cadiz. The Lyric theatre. Burgundy and Ibberville streets. New Orleans, formerly a legitimate house, was sold at public auction to the highest bidder on June 29. The Southern Amusement Company has been formed in Lake Charles by Miller and Wachsten, owners of the Bijou Dream, Dreamland and Arcade theatres, and Dr. J. J. DePraslin, owner of the Princess theatre. Miller and Wachsten recently purchased the three theatres mentioned from Josiah Pearce and Sons of New Orleans. Under this new arrangement, the Southern Amusement Company controls the entire city of Lake Charles, and will branch out in other Louisiana towns, it is understood. J. J. DePraslin is managing director of the new enterprise. W. R. Cushman, formerly of Mobile, Ala., has taken over the Peoples' theatre, Dryades and Washington streets, Nev^ Orleans. It will be remodeled and opened by July 4. Contract for erection of the Globe theatre, Herman Fichtenberg's newest theatre in Canal street, New Orleans, has been let to George J. Glover, the consideration named being $38,595. Many more thousands of dollars will be spent in fixtures and furnishings. The Beverly theatre, 110 N. JefYerson Davis Parkway", New Orleans, which was managed by George R. Larrieu, has closed. P. O. Blankenship, owner of the Isis theatre, Dryades street, New Orleans, has installed a Typhoon fan system. A 1,000-seat moving picture theatre is being built in Dryades street, New Orleans. Mesa and Weitkam are the owners. The theatre will be one of the largest suburban houses in New Orleans.