Motography (Apr-Dec 1911)

May, 1911. MOTOGRAPHY 109 been incorporated to deal in moving picture films and conduct moving picture theaters and other places of amusement. The directors of the company are Benjamin Schwartz, 146 Hey ward street; John Manheimer, 1345 Forty-seventh street, Brooklyn; William H. Magatagin, 3116 G. street, Philadelphia. Bernard Vehwinkle, 1594 East Genesee street, Buffalo, has been granted permission to erect a moving picture theater at a cost of $4,000. The Opera House at Ilion has been purchased by Messrs. W. H. Linton and M. D. Nichols, who will conduct it as a moving picture house. The Atlas Film Company of New York City has been incorporated with the following directors : Charles V. Henkel, 981 Woody Crest avenue; Samuel Falk, 70S Ninth avenue; Maurice E. Goldfern, 358 East 149th street, New York City. It is the purpose of the organization to own and operate moving picture houses and deal in amusement devices. A new moving picture theater will be erected at 149 East Twenty-third street, New York City, by the Abold Realty Company at a cost of $15,000. Lux Brothers, owners of the Alhambra Theater at Utica, will erect a new theater which will have a seating capacity of 900 and will be one of the most attractive in that city. A new moving picture and vaudeville theater is being erected at Union avenue and First street, New Rochelle, by Frank C. Praete and others at a cost of $12,000. The house will be known as the "West End" and will be thoroughly modern and up to date. The International Motion Pictures Company has been incorporated with a capital stock of $75,000 by G. E. Reynolds, L. Reynolds and G. M. Saxe, all of New York City, for the purpose of manufacturing motion picture apparatus. NORTH CAROLINA. The Liberty Theater Company has been incorporated at Winston-Salem with a capital stock of $25,000 for the purpose of conducting a moving picture theater. The incorporators are A. F. Moses, J. F. Crutchfield and Robert Hancock. The F. S. Lambeth Opera House at Thompsonville has been leased by the Piedmont Amusement Company of that city, who will conduct it as a moving picture and vaudeville house. The Athens is the name of a handsome new moving picture theater recently opened at New Bern. The Amuzu, a moving picture theater of Winston-Salem, has been purchased by Messrs. G. L. Richerson and W. W. Baltimore. One of the largest and best equipped open air moving picture theaters for negro people in the entire South has been opened at the corner of East Market and Forbis streets, Greensboro. The Ottoway is the name of ~a new moving picture theater to be opened at 12 North Tryon street, Charlotte. When completed it will be one of the handsomest moving picture theaters in the South. NORTH DAKOTA. The Orpheum Moving Picture Theater was recently opened at Minot. H. A. Leek of Fargo is now sole proprietor of the Lyceum Theater of that city, having purchased the interest of his partner, F. G. Perkins. Manager Treat of the Bijou Theater at Fargo recently celebrated the sixth anniversary of that popular house by entertaining the entire force at dinner at the conclusion of the performance. The Bijou was the original motion picture house of Fargo and has always set a high standard of excellence as a popular price family amusement place. OHIO. The Theatorium, a moving picture house at Wauseon, has been purchased by Messrs. F. W. Croft and H. T. Snyder of Tiffin. The Lake Shore Film and Supply Company of Cleveland has increased its capital stock from $10,000 to $100,000. A moving picture theater will be erected at High and Beech streets, Oxford, by Zora Beckett, which will have a seating capacity of 600 and will cost $7,000. It will be operated by W. E. Keen. The Pastime, a handsome moving picture theater located at 17 South High street, Columbus, recently opened its doors to the public under the management of John W. Swain. The house has a capacity of 600. The walls are of olive green with trimmings of white and gold. The most modern ventilating system is provided, which supplies 18,000 cubic feet of fresh air every three minutes, and the house is practically fireproof. Rest rooms for ladies, with attendant maids, are provided. J. F. Carr and others will erect a moving picture theater at Portsmouth. The Wigwam is the name of an up-to-date moving picture theater recently opened at Ripley by Messrs. Maddox and Flauger. It has a seating capacity of 350. The Star, a moving picture and vaudeville theater of Martin's Ferry, formerly owned by Arthur Snodgrass, has been purchased by the Central Amusement Company. The Star Moving Picture Theater of Gibsonburg, formerly owned and operated by M. B. Daub, has been purchased by B. Follette. The Lyceum Theater, Central and Fifth avenue, Cincinnati, has been purchased by Colonel Edward Hart, who will establish a theater for the colored people. With delegates from seven states in attendance, the Ohio Exhibitors' League recently met at Columbus and laid plans for a national convention to be held in Cleveland August 1. The Ohio league is the parent organization and has more than 180 members. A committee to arrange for the national convention is composed of the following : F. M. Kenny and W. A. Casper, Cleveland, and H. A. Rehark of Sandusky. The officers are: President : M. A. Neff, Cincinnati ; first vice-president, W. A. Pettis, Conneaut; second vice-president, F. M. Kenny, Cleveland ; secretary, J. A. Kyle, Lebanon ; treasurer, J. J. Hudd, Cincinnati. A project which will probably be consummated at the convention is the formation of a fire insurance association, which will carry all the insurance on picture houses belonging to members. OKLAHOMA. The Lyric Theater of Tulsa, formerly owned by R. B. Stevens, has been purchased by L. E. Roberts of Ft. Worth, Texas, who will spend $3,000 in remodeling same. The Lyric Theater at Bartlesville has been purchased by Messrs. B. G. Kennedy, H. H. Nally and D. W. Cummings, who have also leased the Pythian Theater of that city and will consolidate the two in the Pythian Theater, where pictures will be shown when not occupied by other attractions. The Wonderland Moving Picture Theater at "Tulsa has been acquired by Dr. C. W. McCarty. The New Yale Theater is a recent addition to the moving picture theaters at Bartlesville. It is modern in every respect and has a capacity of about 600. It will be devoted to moving pictures and vaudeville and only high grade entertainment will be offered. A mirror screen has been installed, which adds greatly to the enjoyment of patrons. The management is under C. A. Jackson, a respected citizen, who delights in pleasing his patrons and will make every effort to maintain the present high standard of the house. The Pastime Theater at Ada has been purchased by Ed Ward, who has thoroughly overhauled the same. OREGON. Plans have been prepared for a new theater to be erected at the corner of West Park and Alder streets, Portland, by the Keating & Flood Company. Melvin G. Winstock, general manager of the People's Amusement Company of Portland, informs us that the company has taken a ten years' lease on the Grand Theater, a completely equipped opera house of Vancouver, Wash., having a seating capacity of 800 and which originally cost not less than $50,000. It has also taken a long lease on a moving picture theater to be erected at KillingswjDrth and Albina avenues, Portland, by E. N. Baker at a cost of not less than $15,000 and a seating capacity of 400 or more, >and a building which will be converted into a theater at First and Alder streets. All of these theaters will be devoted exclusively to the best moving pictures and high class music. The company has recently expended $15,000 in redecorating and improving the Star Theater of Portland, which is the principal theater of the -company. The capacity of the house has been increased three hundred and it has been made more beautiful inside and outside. PENNSYLVANIA. Messrs. Jones, Evans and Roberts have been given pertnissfon to convert the building at 1907 North Main avenue, Scranton, into a moving picture theater. The William Penn is the name of an attractive moving picture theater recently opened at 602 Edgmont avenue, Chester, under the management of Clem Ewing. The Asher-Black Vaudeville Company is the name of a new concern incorporated under the laws of Delaware by F. R. Han