Moving Picture World (Jul 1920)

444 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD July 24, 1920 New Motion Picture Theatres Planned FRESNO, CAL. — A. C. Blumenthal will erect theatre and office building, to cost 1300,000. House will have seating capacity of 2,600. LOS ANGELES, CAL. — L. L. Bard and associates, owners of chain of eighteen theatres in Southern California, have plans by Albert C. Martin for new theatre to be erected at 446 South Hill street, to cost $100,000. STOCKTON, CAL. — Maze Theatre will occupy main floor new Odd Fellows’ Building, with seating capacity of 600. ..^LANTA, GA. — W. S. Shelveston has contract to erect theatre for Metropolitan Theatre Company, to cost $350,000. ATHENS, GA. — R. W. Wimbish has contract to erect concrete and hollow-tile theatre for Mrs. Frances P. Sheshane, to cost $35,000. House will have seating capacity of 1,000. NEWMAN, GA. — Alamo Investment Company will erect theatre, with seating capacity of 1,500 to cost $50,000. Address A. Samuels, president. GOLDFIELD, IA. — H. F. Spencer, manager King Theatre, has taken over moving picture house known as Goldfield. NEWTON, IA. — Site has been purchased by Joseph Eyerly for erection of moving picture theatre. CHICAGO, ILL. — H. Schoenstadt & Sons, 36 South State street, have plans by H. L. Newhouse, 4630 South Prairie avenue, for an addition to theatre at 3948 West 26th street, to cost $125,000. CHICAGO, ILL. — Harper Theatre, 5236 Harper avenue, has plans by C. W. and George L. Rapp, 190 North State street, for one-story addition, 60 by 150 feet, to theatre, to cost $350,000. CHICAGO, 111. — Linick & Schaefer will remodel Orpheum Theatre, to cost about $100,000. ELGIN, ILL. — Directors of Elgin Opera House Company have decided to erect theatre, to cost $125,000. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. — Edward G. Sourbier and Charles M. Olson, local theatre men, have organized company with $750,000 capital to erect theatres in four Indiana cities. First theatre will be built at Anderson. ASHLAND, KY. — P. R. Lewis, Ironton, O., has contract for one-story moving picture theatre, 40 by 60 feet, with seating capacity of 500, to be erected for John Rist, to cost $40,000. BOWLING GREEN, KY. — Crescent Amusement Company has plans by Marr & Holman, Nashville, Tenn., for moving picture theatre, to cost $150,000. Address T. Snlukum, manager, Nashville, Tenn. CENTRAL CITY, KY. — Setter Amusement Company is razing old building on College street for erection of new theatre, to cost $100,000. •LEXINGTON, KY. — Phoenix Amusement Company has plans by C. B. Young, 225 West Short street, to remodel three-story brick opera house. Address C. D. Hill, manager, Strand Theatre. LYNCH, KY. — T. G. Wright and others will erect large theatre on Main street, to cost $50,000. PATHS, KY. — G. C. Stuart has plans by O. G. & E. A. Weber, Miller Building, Cincinnati, O., for one-story moving picture theatre to be erected here. •EDGARTOWN, MASS. — Contract has been let for erection of one-story moving picture theatre, 49 by 80 feet, for R. L. Colter, to cost $15,000. BALTIMORE, MD. — Lyric Company will make alterations and improvements to interior Lyric Theatre, including painting, decorating, rugs, curtains, draperies, etc. BALTIMORE, MD. — Horn Amusement Company, 2018 West Pratt street, has plans by Francis E. Tormey, 813 Newington avenue, for one-story brick moving picture theatre, to cost $100,000. BALTIMORE, MD. — Ernest C. Berger, 816 North Gay street, has plans by Frederick C. Berger, 1335 North Gilmor street, for alterations, gallery and new front to moving pic ture theatre on East Monument street, to cost $6,000. MT. CLEMENS, MICH.— H. M. Widrig has plans by T. A. Van Damme, 114 North Front street, for three-story brick and concrete theatre, store and office building, to cost $200,000. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. —Saxe Brothers, 3609 Pleasant avenue, have plans by H. J. Scherer, 411 Essex Building, for alterations, to moving picture theatre at Grant and Nicollet avenues, to cost $70,000. VICKSBURG, MISS. — Saenger Amusement Company has plans by Charles G. Davis, New Orleans, La., for remodeling Walnut Street Theatre, including entire new front, to cost $25,000. KANSAS CITY, MO.— H. & R. Amusement Company has taken over Apollo Theatre on long term lease. Seating capacity will be increased and other improvements made. Address Jack H. Roth, manager. BERTHA, NEB. — C. J. Nelson has contract to erect two-story theatre for Alfred Olson, to cost $6,000. GREENSBORO, N. C. — O. L. Grubbs and Wade H. Lowry will erect moving picture theatre on East Market street, with seating capacity of 500. NORTHWOOD, N. D. — Contract has been let for moving picture theatre, with seating capacity of 430, for William and J. W. Siebrands. NEWARK, N. J. — Gunn & Van Dale, Union Building, have contract for alterations theatre lobby on School alley for Fabian, Zucker & Steinner, to cost $10,000. •SOUTH ORANGE, N. J. — Rolo Company, 188 Market street, Newarak, N. J., has contract for moving picture theatre, store and office building to be erected on South Orange avenue, near Scotland road, for South Orange Theatre Company, Inc., 929 Broad street, Newark, N. J., to cost $100,000. TRENTON, N. J. — Trenton Theatre BuildingCompany, 112 West 34th street, New York, has plans by W. A. Kloman, First National Bank Building, for alterations and remodeling theatre at 18 South Broad street, to cost $300,000. ASBURY PARK, N. J. — Site has been acquired by Harry J. Rockefeller for erection of theatre, to cost $50,000. CAMDEN, N. J. — Benjamin H. Lackey, 609 Federal street, is preparing plans for combination one-story moving picture theatre, store and cafeteria, 80 by 100 feet, to be erected on southeast corner Second and Penn streets. ALBUQUERQUE, N. M.— Joseph Barrett has plans by Trost & Trost, El Paso, Texas, for brick and reinforced concrete theatre, with seating capactiy of 1,200, to be erected either at northwest corner Second and Copper avenue or southeast corner Second and Central avenue, to cost $100,000. Front will be of white glazed terra-cotta. ALBANY, N. Y. — Panzieri-Hogan Company, 90 State street, has contract for alterations to film exchange at 44-48 Orange street for M. J. Hawkins, 48 Orange street, to cost $20,000. BROOKLYN, N. Y. — H. Weingarten, 1085 Bergen street, has plans by H. A. Harish, 367 Fulton street, for two-story brick and limestone-trim moving picture theatre to be erected on Wykoff avenue, to cost $160,000. KENMORE, N. Y.— R. J. Conover and J. B. Ricker, 2811 Delaware avenue, have plans by Bradley & Lamphear, Liberty Building, Buffalo, N. Y., for brick moving picture theatre, store and apartment building to be erected at Delaware avenue and La Salle street, to cost $76,000. NEW YORK, N. Y. — Hugo Ballin Productions, Inc., has been organized with $106,000 by A. G. Scheer, 149 Broadway, to produce moving pictures. WOODHAVEN, L. I., N. Y. — Contract has been let for erection of theatre at southwest corner 88th street and Jamaica avenue for Hartman & Goodman, 8584 111th street, Richmond Hill, L. I., to cost $176,000. AKRON, O. — Akron Prospect Company, 709 Second National Bank Building, has plans by John Ebberson, 64 East Van Buren street, Chicago, for ten-story theatre and hotel building, 132 by 231 feet, to cost $300,000. AKRON, O. — Charles Miles has purchased site at Main street and Buchtel avenue for erection of theatre. ASHLAND, O. — Fred Edwards has plans by Vernon Reding Company, Bird Building. Mansfield, O., for one-story moving picture theatre to be erected on Main street, to cost $60,000. •CLEVELAND, O. — Contract has been let to remodel and build an addition, 60 by 100 feet, to theatre at East 25th street and Scoville avenue, damaged by fire, for Maine Theatre Company, 3925 Woodland avenue. CLEVELAND, O. — Emanuel Mandelbaum plans to erect new theatre on East 105th street, with seating capacity of 2,000. KENTON, O. — Kenton Amusement Company has plans by M. & M. Stophlst, 608 Nashby Building, for large moving picture theatre, to cost $50,000. Address George H. Lingril, secretary. LIMA, O. — W. L. Russell has option on site at Market and West streets for erection of large theatre. YOUNGSTOWN, O. — James Herald and J. V. McCanns have, plans by C. F. Owsly, Mahoning Bank Building, for one-story brick moving picture theatre to be erected on West Federal street, near Chestnut, to cost $200,000. BUTLER, PA. — Rowland & Clark, Jenkins Arcade, Pittsburgh, Pa., have plans by H. S. Bair, 74 Vandergrift Building, Pittsburgh, Pa., for two-story brick and terra-cotta moving picture theatre, to cost $100,000. CHAMBERSBURG, PA. — Stanley Company of America, 1214 Market street, Philadelphia, has plans by Hoffman-Henon Company, Finance Building, Philadelphia, for brick moving picture theatre which they contemplate erecting here. CONCORDVILLE, PA. — Mills & Van Kirk, Harrison Building, Philadelphia, are preparing plan’s for three-story brick moving picture theatre, store and lodge building, 47 by 126 feet. PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Campbell Construction Company has contract to make alterations to moving picture theatre on north side Lehigh avenue, East Germantown, for Jacob Hess, to cost $10,000. SCRANTON, PA. — D. J. Boudy, 80 Wall street. New York, has plans by Eugene De Rosa, 110 West 40th street, New York, for fire repairs to Republic Theatre at 239 Wyoming avenue. SHARON, PA. — Columbia Amusement Company, 11 West Eighth street, Erie, Pa., has plans by A. W. Johnson, 469 Fifth avenue, New York, for brick, terra cotta and reinforced concrete moving picture theatre, 107 by 145 feet, to be erected at State and Porter streets, to cost $225,000. JACKSON, TENN. — J. C. Felsenthal, Memphis, Tenn., has plans by H. D. Posey for new structure to replace Marlow Theatre. •KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Worsham Brothers have contract to erect theatre for Signal Amusement Company, Chattanooga, Tenn., to cost $75,000. •AUSTIN. TEXAS. — Harrison Construction Company, Waco, Texas, has contract to erect brick and concrete moving picture theatre, 45 by 160 feet; built-up roof, cement, wood and tile floors, interior tile, metal ceilings, wire-glass, electric lights, for George W. Littlefield, to cost $115,000. CLEBURNE, TEXAS. — Louis Nathan and John M. Russell will erect moving picture theatre. •RICHMOND, VA. — Theatre Building Corporation, 1126 Munsey Building, Washington, D. C., has contract for moving picture and vaudeville theatre for colored people to be erected at Third and Clay streets for Charles A. Somma, care Hippodrome Theatre, to cost $200,000. KEMMERER, WYO. — New theatre is in course of erection by Rialto Amusement Company. •Additional information since previous report.