Motion Picture News (Apr-Jun 1917)

Ultimate Organization in Omaha Assured — Oclis Fails to Stir Siiict !!,, v,-ii „| Mr (,,.|,, ,,, Omalia <l>cre lias I i„„,„-,| III, orsani ?ati,in of ,, ,, I,, ,, I,,, i,i Ji ,,f I],,, notion I'i. lnr. 1 ,i,,Lii,„ I , ,1.,,, ,,1 America. M I .,,„:, ,,i -,,.ent ii'r 1'^ .1 Imi 'I lii III ih, p.i ni rciisor ^ln|i .1,1,1 ;,,„„l,,, , I,,.,,,!, ],,„. |„ ||„. I •<•." -M „,:,:.■, r lloi a, , TIiudms, "I 11', ,^l,,i,i,l, „li,, vii, i,r, -i,l,„l of the l;,', i f, II, ..i.,' Cliil, ,,f .\,-l,r,,-k,,. " I i" li' >, . i„,iM A. r. 111, , .Jul rv feel li" .> "'"i il'l, ., I, ,i,. ,„, ,111,1 II,., I ,1 is only ■1 ,|ii, sli,,,, ,,l 1,1,1, It, i,,i, ,1 ^iii lie organ"'■<l 'I'll,' ,|,„'ii,.,i 11, .« 1., Who will start ""• Tl.. K....I l-,Hoivs' Club "ill 10, < I ,1, n, II, ill., I,, XI .111,1 al that II', I, M.iii.ii, , K. II, ,s|,irl,x, ,,f til,. Muse; M.1,1,1!', I W ilfriiil I ,.l,,i,s, ,,f il„ |,.inpress, ,""l II"-, If, «,ll |,i,.l,,,l,l, l„ ,i|,|„„iitr,(l on 'ii| " l,il-' 111, lirJiiiiiiK, ry steps " I'liiiil ^l<■|,~ iii,i\ I,, laken when Omaha l„il,K IN in,,ii, n,,k We have talked of llii 'Mill I", 111. I,, I ,,f Mav, 1ml it is not ,>| l " ' ' I" '■ 1 11, K" l I-', Hows' CUib is .,Uo tAiK-,l<,i 1,1 t,,k, ,l,,tiiiiic action as rcKMI 'K this 111, , line,," I l,,,\, i, I I,,,;,,, I a w,,r(l since the \isit ,,l Mr. t Ml'," .,11,1 iM iiiatri li, D, Shirley, "I III,' MiiM, yh,, IS ,,1m, m ,r,.'tary-treasi;i-" "f II" K'.l I'',ll,,„s' CIiiIj.' "The Keel J,'( lliiws' t hill will meet soon, and they may do something." MOTION PICTURE NEWS Vol. 15. No. 19 Northwest Showmen Untroubled Thanks to the activities of the Motion I'lcliire Exhihilors' Cor|ioralioii of the Noi-lhwisI ,111,1 .1 i;ro\viiiK apprecialion of llle niij„,rlan,, ,,1 llie |,|i„ iiuliisirv, InU one """I 'i'lii"' I'ill passed the Minnesota legislalur, .ii llle last session. That ivas not (,l,j,cli„ii.il,l,,, •I'lu lull r,,eiilales ll„. ciistriiclioii of Ihealn's 111 111, small, r l.iuiis ,,ii,| is largely a saU'l} im,,isiiii. Ii iH-oxiiles for certain exns, for lircproof booths anil for stationary seats. '"■'I EXHIBITOR PERSONALS DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA.— Washington: e', K. I'ox. the original owner and builder of I ctin tiardcns, has acaiii nssinned DroDriefnr. llMUM' 11,1 . , , , , ''"s aRaiii nssinned proprietorshiii of lliis house .mil has in consequence ret . S,-lu.l/ .IS its niaiiagcr. This til tlu iiiitsi .iiir.iL-live and pop, .. Y'si .,,,1 „,-iii,„ <,f thc_city T Kill \i ^' I "" "'I' ■! capacity of •* ' ■ ' lull.' I (^iiiiii^; I'liu! Gardens i.ni, 1,1,1, !,„ Us ,.|.,iiin^; ilu: middle of 1. MiM,,ll, , , xvhilc an ordiLslr.-i of ton "III iiiTni-h 111, musK-, The orchestral iiitmiK |,i i .viliii>; ihi Siniday evening perii^i iii.iin \v,i, so popular last sumnii'i , will I,, t ,>iiinnH ,1 this season. Mr. . fiiii ,' is ,.,,,i.„-,„y .1 campaign of comi iiiiiu, ]. 111. It, II, will bring Pcnn Gar • 1, 11 . iiLii, , ,1,,-, til ii. palrons and popularI'l' iiii~ , nil,,, In, I, .nKiilial theatre. ' I i iiul.iU IS putting in order the p. Iks s,un,t„i,hhu his two theatres, the S.iv.iv .,,1,1 tl„. AiHillo for the summer r""!','' --^ ""; l'"^ introducing a no\i i> „, i„ ,,i-i„,r,;,l (iilrance wliich extends i^'-'l ■ ■ I liis will be covered .1 "UKi, .IS pi-,„-ii,-.,l,l,, with iLLHiiral vines, I'lK wlur,' Mil, m II, vi i,,,.sihk arlilicial vines W.I Ik inl.rui.w.i .t rl i . t ic.il I v. While this is iimli I (...n.li i,^ ii.,n h, ,^ kivuir a forward Klai.ce to n, ^,..r h> h.^Mii^ a landscape gardener i-la.it iIms :,ih„r wilh vines that will give It a ii.tuir.i! ,-ov, rliiir u, st season This arbored tnlr.ii„-e r ,i..ui.lly of beauty an.l ch.irii, I,. pKiiiTi sinicture tha't U aslnngion li,, ,i,., ,-,-ioiore known. The nnprov.-nui.l i,, ilu S i, Park will cost about ^J.Oiiii 1 It,. theatre is situated nn the highest I'Oiin oi the city and has been a iJij|,iil,.r iliL.iiru f:arden for ihc past several jpi.tr-., h ,s pl.nined that everything will be rt.-til., t,,i ii ,,;,(.,|ii„g ihe latter part of May. ILLINOIS.— Carronton; Fred Ashlock and Mrs. ''K Rockwell have sold the Bijou theatre to Phil Daum and Roy Hensler. The building docs not go with the sale. Champaign: Bert H. Cooper, late manager of the I-*ark theatre, and his partner, Mr. Kuhn. recently sold the house to Messrs. Walton and Kanher, who immediately assumed the management. Mr. Cooper has had control ol ihe house since its erection three and a half years ago. and has set a high standard in the class of productions, and his conduct oi the theatre. Eoscclair: F. E. Scott has sold his interest in the (_.eiii tlie.itre to his partner Walter Dimik. Chicago: Lawrence Seriion. maker of the " Big V coinuUies. passed through Chicago last week on his way to New York. INDIANA.— Indianapolis: R. S. Shrader, manager of the Indianapolis branch of the Pathe Exchange, has announced that all employees of the branch will be given an afternoon each week to devote to the cultivation of the groimd m the movement for an ■ increased production of foodstuffs. Mr. Shrader says his company desires to co-operate in the movement and that it also believes that the work will he pleasant recreation for the employees. Newcastle: The management of the Kaler . theatre at Newcastle is repairing and rebuilding the front main entrance. A marble floor has replaced the plank floor, and four large swinging doors have been placed at the entrance. Union City: H. E. Jackson, of Union City, has bought the Star theatre of that city from t olonel Hoover, who with his family will move to a farm near Union City. IOWA.— Greene: Lloyd Gates sold the Crystal theatre to John Hale. Des Moines: H. Hiersteiner has sold the University theatre. Des Moines, to J. L McUowell of Graden Grove. Mr. Hiersteiner has discontinued the Premier Photoplay comliaiiy after selling the sever.al subjects which this company had been exploiting to the Interstate 1-ilm Camijaiiy, also of Des Moines. MARYLAND.— Baltimore; The Park theatre, at 2667 North Fulton avenue, is now under the management of Samuel G. Smith. Mr. Smith has^ had extensive experience in handling the various residential houses and has prepared for the Park theatre an all-feature program. MASSACHUSETTS.— Quincy: A theatrical romance was brought to a close last week w-hen Captain George A. Wardwell, manager ol the Kincaid and Alhambra theatres was ' married to Miss Annie I. McLeod. who, for several years had been employed in the e\cciitive offices of the Kincaide theatre. MICHIGAN.— Bay City: Lloyd R. Simpson, manager of the Aladdin theatre, has purchased the business and equipment of the Woodside theatre and will run it on the same lines as the Aladdin, showing only the better class of pictures. The theatre will be open on Wednesdays and Sundays. Grand Rapids: Another reorganization is' booked for the Columbia theatre. A new management took possession last week but will continue the stock policy with a practically new company of players. The name oi the theatre will be changed again to the lemple and the company will be known as the Temple Players. The new man-agers are Esco Rose, Leo Rose. William Biher and Philip Cohan. Ihey have a number of plans under consideration for the advancement of the interests of the theatre which, however, are not vet read/ for annouiicement. E. J. Bulkley will continue house manager. Detroit: Theodore W. Webb is announced as the new house maii.ager at the Majestic the?J''^V)r^*'''"*' succeeding Charles Eldridge. M W. Gee continues as managing director Jack Mowat has taken charge of the Maxine theatre here after nine months at the (.lobe theatre. MINNESOTA.— Minneapolis: The Lyric theatre, whicli for several months has been conducted hy Llhott & Sherman, was sold last week to Ruben and Finkelstein, proprietors of five other theatres in Minneapolis. The purchasers arc said to contemplate running onlv big features in the Lvric. Lowell C. Calvert inanager of the New Garrick theatre, wili have charge ol the two houses for a time, r rank McI neniey, present manager of the Lyric theatre, will return to the offices of i^lliott bhernian as publicity manager. This firm plans to confine its motion picture activities to handling tilms on which they have state rights, and Harry Sherman left for ?,ew \ork to negotiate for the entire -Metro service for the northeast. Ada : C. E. Wentscl. proprietor of the New Orpheuin theatre, is elated over his success He only completed his $7,000 brick theatre in December last, and space is already at K's..:!^i,,^-".'-,^„^£;»'^ of llle populace, = lo oe the niceci NEBKASKA.— Walbach : Tcter Stconostv , wfh'°i ■»olion pictenhVa'tr?''""",' Walbaeli, ,s dclishted because he wrote iu f„ Manager George ]?OKers of ih^ u? Supply Co., Omaha, fh? ofter*. ay" r'"E about a seating plan and Sir. Koicrs s'^ i him a carefnUy drawn plan from wie i builder eould work. Upm iumd'r', "j' L'"', »">' iiosky learned the Western s'npJyTo S:', that m every instance and in that ,°v gre-ally aids the olltimcs puzzled exi bitors Omaha; Sam Brodkey lias taken over tl,e Cameraphone, big downtown theatre iS CJmaha, has remodeled, renovated and r, decorated ,t. He put in a Natbml tiri, I vending: machine, and has co imliMv il''"^' pcd his house with a type TsSes? Sai?' verters, aiid a new MinSsa screen s 9,"f theatre deals in Omaha, Neb o( most interest to cshibitors was the leasing ot the Hipp theat?e on Har E?'5!ana«r p'a" ="<1 SiistecVnl , oj Manager i-. A. Van Husan of the Uni versal exchange and Manager J. H Calvert of the Bluebird exchange. When he lease on the theatre — one of the largest anVr i,„ . founded of Omaha's dowiitotvf h„„"i^e»' ISd'Ke7Fea.hI?fa'u™ '*'™'>'"' Ord: Van Vliete & Gibson of Ord, besides SSlh'e"ir^rre:"°'^' havin^rfn^o^ "^^fk^n'^r^^l^l.f^^ -'^'■^S'" -''^ ^'^^'^ have taken over the Ma;estic theatre here and are operating on the inside, but will utilize the airdome as soon as weather permits. This airdomc is one of the best equipped outside two Pnw." ^\)'^'^^^^y^^\^m 500 opera chairs! ,^°^>T'^5,'^^. projection machines, and is htted with tragin alarms. NEW BRUNSWICK.— Saint John : F G ■Spencer, who operates a chain of theaters iii this section contemplates a trip to New York during May to get better acquainted with the various producers and exchanges. NORTH CAROLINA.— Concord: W. E Stewart, owner and manager of the Pastime theatre, _ has recently remodeled his house increasing his seating capacity, and further has mstalled a Wuriitzer organ. He reports business good. Cooleeniee: A. J. Erwin, owner of the Peerless theatre has purchased a Power's 6A projectmg machme and is delighted with results, NORTH DAKOTA.— Amenia: H. L. Chaffee, owner of the Armenia Little theatre has just completed a new operating room with a Motiograph projector, generated by a 3 h.p. Fairbanks-Morse gasoline engine. Ellendale: Boom & DuRand have recently completed their new Lyric theatre to take the P'a" of the one burned down in the spring of 1916. The previous . bnilding was constructed in 1914. OKLAHOMA.— Ada: Mrs. J. I. Ransom, since the death of her husband a month ago, is *^0"u"cti"E the Liberty theatre alone, but while busmess is good fears she will have to give It up. Mr. Ransom ran the theatre for twelve years. OHIO.— Cleveland: S. W. Manheim & Company, Garfield building, has leased for Arian Uessauer to J. H. Simpson, the Plaza theatre. East SSth St. and Payne Avenue, N. E., for 3 period of ten years at an average rental of §1,500 a year. Mr. Simpson, manager of the Ideal theatre, plans to remodel the Plaza and operate it as a feature picture house. SOUTH DAKOTA.— Artesian: H. D. Spoor is contemplating extensive improvements to his theatre, which when consummated will greatly increase the seating capacity and enhance the value of the property from a show standpoint. His improvements and extensions will enable_ him to accommodate road attractions in addition to screen features. TEXAS— Dallas: The Crystal theater, Dallas, will no longer operate under the program system. Manager P. G. Cameron will hereafter book on the market. The first fruits of this change of policy have been marked in their better results from the beginning. The Crystal theater has long been regarded as one of the leading picture play houses of this city. Ed. Foy, Jr., Dallas, has taken over the Ideal theater, situate at Peak and Bryan Streets. Mr. Foy has made a marked success of the Columbian suburban house after several others had failed. The Ideal is also a suburban show. It is claimed that Fay . is the youngest exhibitor in Texas. Besides being an efficient manager, he is a hijrhly skilled mechanic and operator — a combination rarely found.