Moving Picture World (Aug 1919)

August 2, 1919 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 665 MEMBER OF PROMINENT FIRM MARRIES P. J. Schaefer, of Jones, Linick & Schaefer, of Chicago, Is Wedded to Mrs. Clara Arnold PETER J. SCHAEFER, of the firm of Jones, Linick & Schaefer, Chicago, and nationally known in the trade by his active interest in matters pertaining to the exhibiting of moving pictures, was married to Mrs. Clara Arnold, also of Chicago, on July 16. The marriage ceremony was held in the French room of the Blackstone Hotel, which was tastefully decorated for the occasion, American beauty roses predominating in the attractive scheme. Judge Joseph Sabath, who has been the fidus Achates of Mr. Schaefer for many years, officiated. The affair was exclusive, as only immediate relatives were present in addition to Mr. and Mrs. Aaron J. Jones and Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Linick. Dinner was served in an adjoining room after the ceremony, and at 6:30 p. m. the bride and groom left for a wedding tour of the Canadian Rockies. They will continue their tour to Alaskan points from Vancouver, B. C, on July 26, where it is expected they will spend several weeks. On the home trip they will visit Yellowstone Park and spend a week at the Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs. They will afterwards sojourn at Hot Spring?, Va., and will spend the winter in California. Bride is Popular in Society Circles. The bride, formerly of Oak Park, is well known and popular in North Shore society circles, and, like her husband, is a golf enthusiast. She has been prominent at the Country Club horse shows, is an accomplished equestrienne and is conceded to be one of Chicago's most beautiful women. She has closed her former residence at Bittersweet Place. Mr. Schaefer is well known in club circles and has made his home at the South Shore Country Club for the past three years. He is also a member of the Chicago Athletic Club. In view of his marriage Mr. Schaefer recently resigned as president of the Motion Picture Exhibitors Association of America and also as president of the Allied Amusements Association, of Chicago. The Moving Picture World takes advantage of this occasion to wish Mr. and Mrs. Schaefer a long and happy married life. Fienberg Buys Fern, Milwaukee. E. Laugmack, owner of the Colonial, Milwaukee, and David Fienberg, owner of the Fern, in the same city, were visitors in Chicago last week. Mr. Laugmack recently sold the Fern to Mr. Fienberg, who has been connected with the Saxe Bros, enterprises for the past twelve years, resigning on June 1. Mr. Laugmack stated that the past year has been a banner year for Milwaukee exhibitors, the hot weather of the last few weeks causing the only exception to the rule. He has been an exhibitor since 1911 and has prospered. The Colonial seats 860 and the Fern Peter J. Schaefer. 800 persons. Both theatres use the product of Metro, Goldwyn, Select, First National and the World. The admissions are 11 and 17 cents, war tax included. Rights to Sennett Comedy Purchased for Illinois FL. BROCKELL and C. E. Elliott, associate managers of the Greater • Stars Productions, Inc., with headquarters In the Consumers Building, this city, announce that they have secured the exclusive Illinois rights to "Yankee Doodle in Berlin," Mack Sennett's successful comedy. The deal was closed in New York during the week of July 7, with Sol Lesser— who owns the rights to this picture for the entire United States, Messrs. Brockell and Elliott having gone on to New York for that purpose. Messrs. Brockell and Elliott will handle the comedy as a road show attraction, and it will be rented to mov ing picture and dramatic theatres on a percentage basis only. The Chicago opening will be given at the Ziegfeld Theatre July 28, and the run will be continued at that house as long as it proves a paying proposition. "Why Bathing Beaches Are Popular," in one reel, will precede the Sennett comedy at all presentations, and Mack Sennett's famous bathing girls will repeat in Chicago the great success won by them in New York and other large cities. They will accompany the picture in all the larger Illinois cities and possibly in some of the smaller ones. Messrs. Brockell and Elliott, very deserving young men, are favorably known to the trade in Chicago and Illinois. Mr. Brockell was manager of the Chicago office of Famous Players-Lasky for a number of years, while Mr. Elliott was sales manager. They announce — without revealing the figure— that a high cash price was paid for the Illinois rights to this attraction, and admission prices will be fixed by them accordingly. Fox Chicago Office Makes Enlargements to Its Staff THE first half of the week, July 14, was devoted by Division Manager Eckhardt, of the Fox forces, to a get-together meeting in the Chicago office, of the salesmen in Chicago and tributary territory, for the purpose of becoming thoroughly familiarized with the new fall policies of the company. Mr. Eckhardt has added Joe Lyons to the Chicago sales force, as he is intimately acquainted through long experience with all the leading exhibitors. To the road forces he has added Howard Boyle, just returned from the Great War, in which he served for four years, in the British aviation service. He will represent Fox in Indiana and eastern Illinois territory. John Ploner, recently with Universal, has been assigned territory in southeastern Wisconsin, which was formerly covered by M. Whitmoyre, who has been transferred to central Illinois. Salesman Parker will retain his former territory in western Illinois, including the Iowa river towns. Rents Additional Space. Mr. Eckhardt informed me that the increased volume of business had necessitated the renting of 1,000 square feet of additional space in the Mailers Building. The added space is on the fourth floor, the main offices being on the fifth. Mr. Eckhardt had just returned from a holiday trip in northern Minnesota, where he traveled 1,500 miles by auto, and looked fit to undertake the most strenuous tasks. He is at present negotiating principal runs for the Fox product in Chicago, Milwaukee, and in the important key cities, in Chicago territory, along the lines of the fall policy,