Motography (1912)

June, 1912. MOTOGRAPHY 285 COLORADO. The Lyric motion picture theater, formerly owned by Theron Crowninshield at Colorado Springs, has been purchased by Hugh King of Quincy, 111., for a consideration of $8,000. A new theater is being erected at Ellsworth and Broadway, Denver, b) 11. 11. Quine at a cost of $50,000. G. li. Graves, of the Moore-Graves Amusement Company of Denver, will erect a motion picture theater at Colorado Springs, which will be readv for business about the middle of July. Samuel I-. Baxter of Denver, owner of the lsis Theater in that city, i erecting a new motion picture theater on Curtis street, between Seventeenth and Eighteenth, that city, at a cost $100,000 The "La Junta" is the name of a new theater to be erected at La Junta. CONNECTICUT. Poli's Theater is a new motion picture theater recently opened to the public at Bridgeport by S. Z. Poli. Mr. Poli is also building a picture house at New Haven on the site of his Bijou Theater, which was destroyed by fire, which will have a capacity of 2,500. He has completed plans for the erection of about twenty-five theaters within the next two years at an estimated cost of over a million dollars. The Century motion picture theater has been opened at East Hartford by the Century Amusement Company. The promoters of the enterprise are Philip Dunn and Erastus C. Geer, Jr., who are connected with the Western Eilm Exchange of Xew York City. C. Ferrucci, 78 St. John street, New Haven, is erecting a new motion picture theater, the Orpheum, in that city. It will have a seating capacity of 400. The Star motion picture theater at Putnam has been purchased by H. H. Durgin of the Spa Theater of that place. The Circle Theater of Hartford has been purchased by Lee McPhartland. The Bijou motion picture theater of New Britain has changed hands three times in the last six months, having just been purchased by Miller Bros DELAWARE. A new theater will be erected at 617 North Duncan place, Wilmington, by Nicholas Ertel. The Bijou Amusement Company of Wilmington has been incorporated with a capital stock of $25,000 to conduct moving picture theaters and other places of amusement. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. The Circle Theater Company of Washington, which operates the Circle Theater, 2103 Pennsylvania avenue, is planning to improve and enlarge the theater, making it one of the most upto-date, exclusive picture houses in the city, and will mean the expenditure of about $15,000. William P. Herbst is president of the company. The Chester Avenue Amusement Company will erect a motion picture theater at Fifty-fifth street and Chester avenue. Washington. FLORIDA. The "Prince" is a handsome new motion picture theater erected at Main and Forsyth streets, Jacksonville. The front will be unusually attractive. It will consist of illuminated columns with white Italian marble trimmings. The house will be well ventilated by four immense exhaust fans and twelve oscillating fans, and it will be lighted by the indirect lighting ■n. It will be operated by the United Amusement Company under the management of O. P. Hall. A ladies' waiting room with a maid in attendance will be a feature. Music will he furnished by a six-piece orchestra GEORGIA. Thirty thousand dollars a year for a period of six years is (he lease contract signed by the management of the American Theater. 100 Whitehall street, Atlanta. The American under its present management is clean and wholesome and deserves the splendid support it is receiving. ILLINOIS. The Empress Theater Companv, Chicago, has been incorporated with a capital stock of $150,000 to operate a theater. The incorporators are Edward B. Healy, Frank H. Graham and Wilbur C. Benton. A new theater will be erected at 123 North Nineteenth avenue. Melrn-e Park, bv Me-srs Schncrts, who are now operating the Melrose Park theater. It will be built for a moving picture theater, but will also have stage room for dramatic productions; seating capacity, 500. The Dreamland Theater at Streator has been purchased by George Close. The Hippodrome is a new theater recently opened at Murphysboro. It is located at Ninth and North streets and will be devoted to motion pictures, vaudeville and stock companies. The Cuneo Amusement Company, Chicago, has been incorporated with a capital stock of $30,000 to operate theaters and other places of amusement. The incorporators are Frank Cuneo and Lawrence Cuneo. The Adascope Company, Chicago, has been incorporated with a capital stock of $2,500 to manufacture and deal in stereopticons and other devices. The incorporators are Rudolph Mueller, James P. Coughlin and J. K. Hortubise. A new motion picture theater has been opened in the Saul building at Lewiston by Ezra Beers of Ipava. The Feature Film Sales Company, Ltd., Chicago, has been incorporated with a capital stock of $200 by D. I. Graham. M. E. Visen and J. E. Letts. .Messrs. Reecc and Oppleman. proprietors of the Majestic Theater at Rushville, have opened another theater at Gillespie, which will be under the management of Mr. Oppleman. D. C. McClellan has added to his chain of theaters in Pekin by leasing the Standard for the season dating from June 1. A motion picture theater will be erected at 636 Hampshire street, Quincv, bv A. Urban & Sons, having a seating capacity of 800. The Majestic Theater at Peoria will be conducted as a motion picture house during the summer. The Parkway Theater, North Clark street and Diversey boulevard, Chicago, erected about a year ago for a vaudeville house, has been leased for a term of ten years by F. E. Neilsen, formerly owner of the Kimball, who has made extensive improvements and reopened it as a moving picture house ; admission, 10 cents. The improvements include an indirect lighting system. A $3,000 pipe organ has been purchased and in addition there will be a grand piano. The Ole Theater at Mt. Carroll has been purchased by Tames F. McCray, who will conduct it as a motion picture house. The La Salle Enterprise Company, La Salle, has been incorporated with a capital stock of $25,000 by I. Guthman. F. W. Koenig and M. N. Goldsmith. The Warrington Theater. Oak Park, has been purchased by George H. Hines, owner of the Lydia Theater of Chicago, who will present de luxe pictures during the summer at 10 cents admission. The Lydia will also run through the summer under the management of Mrs. Hines. while the Warrington will be under the management of Mr. Hines. The directors of the Illinois Theater Company of Urbana have decided to conduct the Illinois Theater of that city as a moving picture house during the summer, returning to vaudeville in the fall. On April 28 this theater gave a benefit performance for the survivors of the ill-fated Titanic. The Majestic, a vaudeville house of Springfield, will be devoted to pictures during the summer. The Family Theater, having a capacity of 250, has been opened at Princeton by William Ater. The Glickman Amusement Company, Chicago, has been incorporated with a capital stock of $25,000 by Adolph D. Weiner, Henry S. Goldsmith and Theodore C. Mayer. The Grant motion picture theater of Morris has been purchased by J. K. O'Neill of Chicago. Peter Berkins, 1518 West Sixty-third street, Chicago, will erect a motion picture theater. The Electric Theater, Manteno, has been purchased by Richard McFadden. The Elks' Theater of Taylorville was recently reopened under the management of *be Elks' Quartet, which consists of Messrs. Frank Hunter, Clifford Hunter, William Daigh and Lyle Thompson. It will be conducted as a motion picture hous< during the summer. Messr9. Kaufman and Weiss have leaased the opera house at Coal City and will conduct the same as a first-class moving picture and vaudeville house. The Lincoln-Belmont Theater Cmnnanv, Chicago, has been incorporated with a capital stock of $150,000 by John P. Price, Martin C Anderson and Theodore Johnson.