Motion Picture News (Jan-Feb 1922)

1172 Motion Picture News Plastic Relief Ornaments Ornamental Lighting Fixtures Distinctive Designs We are equipped to manufacture special designs from architectural drawings. Let us estimate on your requirements. WRITE FOR CATALOGUE No Job Too LARGE or Too SMALL SERVICE QUALITY PRICE National JJlaattr iRplipf CEompany 328 Main St., Cincinnati, Ohio OJXXJjtJJ. tSUWAmmi: No. 7217 Basket filled with flowers, each $.75; per dozen, $7.50. Write to-day for my SPRING CATALOGUE No. 7 of Artificial Flowers and Decorative Plants mailed FREE FOR THE ASKING. FRANK NETSCHERT 61 Barclay St. New York, N. Y. Exhibitors The Motion Picture News Solves All Problems Simplex Steps Out ( Continued from page 1166) by the Yale Theatre Supply Company, Southeast Missouri State Teachers College, Cape Girardeau, Mo., by the Erker Bros. Optical Company, St. Louis, Mo. ; St. Adalbert’s Auditorium, Grand Rapids, Mich., by the Michigan Motion Picture Supply Co., Detroit, Mich. ; Elks Club, Homestead, Pa., by the Hollis-Smith-Morton Co., Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa. ; Public School, New Carlisle, O. and Westwood School, Westwood, O., by the Dwyer Bros. & Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. Reports from the East and South also indicate the progress the Simplex is making with nontheatrical institutions, the following being some of the installations recently made : Consolidated School, Rolling Fork, Miss., by the Lucas Theatre Supply Company, Atlanta, Ga. ; Rev. J P. Carney, Leonardstown, Md., Rev. Father Smith, Ridge, Md., National Geographical Society, Washington, D. C., by the Webster Electric Company, Washington, D. C. Lewis M. Swaab & Son, Philadelphia, Pa., also shows good results in this field, having installed Simplex Projectors in the St. John’s Church, Freeland, Pa., Troy Avenue School, Ventnor City, N. J., and the Alliance Social Club, Middleport, Pa. Simplex Projectors have also been installed in the Lafayette Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y., by the Becker Theatre Supply Co. of the same city. The American Woolen Mills, Recreation Dept., Fulton, N. Y., and the Board of Education, Rochester, N. Y., were Simplex equipped by the Auburn Theatrical Supply Company, Auburn, N. Y., while the Union High School, Chatham, N. Y., wTas taken care of by the Howells Cine Equipment Company, New York, N. Y. The sale of a Simplex Projector was also made to Dr. O. C. Rose, Albion, Maine, by Hicks & Pryce, Montpelier, Vt. B. F. Porter, New York City, N. Y., distributor of the Simplex Projector for New York City and surrounding territory, has recently installed Simplex Projectors in the following: High School, Bayonne, N. J., Ethical Culture School, New York City, Theodore Roosevelt School, Elizabeth, N. J., Public School No. 7, Paterson, N. J., Hollis Field Club, Hollis, L. I., and will also install Simplex Projectors on the private car of Mr. James B. Duke, the wellknown tobacco manufacturer. Brightening Up the Lobby The Frankel Amusement Company has purchased the Empress theatre, one of the two burlesque houses in Cincinnati. Announcement has been made of a complete change in policy. Beginning Saturday, January 28th, continuous vaudeville and first-run pictures will be featured. Prices will be 10 and 20 cents. The Empress has been renovated inside and out. Realizing the necessity for competing on an even-Steven basis with all other houses in downtown Cincinnati, the Frankel interests have followed their lead in “ brightening up ” the lobby. Newman brass frames have been selected as best, and a complete set of unit (sidewall) frames, 3-sheets and photo cabinets has been installed. Lobby Displays In all of the six moving picture theatres of Cumberland, Maryland, not one has other than the usual lithographic (one and three sheet) lobby display. Can you picture a city of 30,000 lacking the ordinarv lobby displav? — BARNETT. usiness tEfe rings FOR SAFE By Owner and Inventor, original patented method of synchronizing music to the Picture in Roll form for Player Pianos. Orchestrions and Organs. Patent issued June 14, 1921, fully protected by registered Trade Mark and Patent. Post Office Box 502, Aberdeen. Washington. A1 Orchestra Leader of many years' experience; competent, reliable .expert picture scoring, staging" prologues, original ideas, own large library. Only exclusive theater considered. Address A. C. F-, care of Motion Picture News, New York City. Mailing Lists MOVING PICTURE AND LEGITIMATE THEATRES x 22 1M Moving Picture by Statu, par M. 25.00 1215 Film Exchanges, for List 7.50 156 Manufacturers and Studios 3.50 415 Machine and Supply Dealers 4.00 3674 Legitimate Theatres U. S. and Canada 25.00 510 Vaudeville Theatres 7.50 A. F. WILLIAMS 166 W. 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