Moving Picture World (July-Dec 1910)

THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD The Scenic Theater seats 330 people and runs two reels of oictures. The admission is 5 cents. 'II,, plaza ["heater, operated l>> the Capitol Citj Am men1 1 cats 318 peoph and runs two reels of pic tures, charging 5 cents admission •mm Theater seats >ple, charges 10 pent< idmission and runs four reels ol pictures which furnish tire entertainment. I favcttc seats 200 people, charges 5 cents admission two reels of pictures Iht theater 1 operated by Ke Royal Amusement Compan> A Brylawski, in connection with his picture theaters n Washington, publishes a verj elaborate program that is .„,,-. 1 at the Cosmos, Palace, Colonial and Pickwick tcrs I'his enterprise is presided over by Mr. A. Julian ivski I'he program is gotten up 111 a verj neat manner then visiting one of the theaters where it was distribul ticed the people were verj careful to take it away with tin program they publish a short synopsis of all ctures that arc running and to be run the coming week ',t the four theaters mentioned above. Considering this, the th of Till v, the people in Washington arc patronizing nctitre shows very liberally and the downtown pic most certainly are making handsome profits. Baltimore. The coo weather we had Mondaj and Tuesday of last was certainlj Iscnd to the picture theaters. In red all the outlying portions of Bal in the evening, visiting the majority of the licensed In each place I found the houses doing an ex !(1 the local manager were praying that thcr would last. Many expressed themselves rreatly surprised at the boom the cool weather has given ■id called my attention to the crowds in a nuin instauces waiting outside to be admitted. rrolton is a nice little ho ting t86 people. ng 5 cent admission. Hood & Schiltz are the owners They run two reel of pictures and change mii week. The pictures furnish the entertainment xchisiveh the street from the Carrolton is a house running in picture-. To note the condition, I stepped and for a short time observed a number ■pic entering and found a marked difference. For every ■ ■; patronizing this -how from five to seven, by count, went into the licensed theater. -heck rent the V. M. C. A. Hall, on Carey Baltimore streets, from the V. M. C. A. and run three of pictures for 5 cent This hall has a seating ca ■ if about 415. The Horn Theater, operated by Frank and Paul Hornig, about ioj. but will be enlarged this Summer to a seat rapacity of ,;u They run two reels of ten-day-old pic and change daily. Business at this house I found was \cellcnt its 500 people, running pictures only charge 10 cents. Three reel of pictures about two old are run with a daily change. e Plaza Theater has a very elaborate front and has a ting capacity of 210. The owner and manager is Mr. 1 Newman. Picture only are run at this house. Th^ ; cent and the business i very good indeed. The Leader Theater has a seating capacity of 382 and crated by the Victoria Amusement Company. Admis ' 5 cents. Picture* and vaudeville furnish the enter ment. Two reel of thirty-day pictures are run and one i vaudeville. seats -'.V) and charges 5 cents admission I & Viola are the owner and managers. Three reels 1 picture furnish the entertainment. The Majestic Theater seat about 220 and charges 5 cents Imission Mr. A. Anderson i the manager. Pictures ex ly furnish the entertainment at this theater. The Xew Pickwick seats 250. charge 5 cents admission (id i open from 10 in the morning until ri at night. One of first-run pictures and one reel two weeks old are in tin house, with change days Mondays, Wednesdays 'id Fridays. The Baltimore Amusement Company operate Business is excellent. The Pickwick Theater, on West Lexington street, seats '■S and charges 5 cent admission. They run four reels of ictures with a daily change. William and John Fait are the roprietors. The house is open from ro in the morning until f at night The Great Wizzard seats 470. Pictures exclusively arc run this house, the admission being 5 cents Bohannon. Lewy Fuld are the owner and managers. This house has a front ami from 10 in the morning until 11 at night. Tl two reel ol picture ell.n Film Exchange, of Philadelphia, is supplying the film very much to the satisfaction ol tin 1 this up to-date theat The Dixie, on W est Baltii 187 pi opl< charge 5 cents admission I run. The theater 1 operated by tin Dixie Amusement Company The Libert} Theater, ..pirate. I b) the Libert} Amu-en Company, sats [89 and chargi ents admission. Pic tures exclusive!) furnish the entertainment One reel of ten-day stuff, one of thirty-day and two commercial fill bill. I he Red Moon Theater seats 400 and charges 5 cents ad on. In tin house they run three n ictures, some of them being put on as talking picture-. The program is changed daily. Mr. Charles \\ hitehurst is the owner and tee K. Lutwyche 1* the mar.' The Victoria Theater, on Last Baltimore street, 1 operated by the Victoria Amusement Company, has a seating capacity of [,800 and charges to, 20 and 30 cent-, and vaudeville furnish the entertainment. This house i exceptionally good paying investment In this connection I noticed a remarkable fact. Right near the Victoria, ..11 the same side of the street, is 1q< the Gaiety Theater. This is strictly a vaudeville house, but was obliged to close this Summer through lack of patronage. Directly across the street from the Victoria is the Wilson, also a vaudeville house, which closed up from lack of patronot this prove that pictures are the magnet that draw the people ? The Grand Theater, at Baltimore and Holiday streets, seats .?oo and charge idmission. The Victoria Thea ter Company operates this successful house. They run two reels of picture-, only changing three times a week. The Eureka Theater, on South Fremont avenue, seats about 300 and is operated by the Eureka Amusement Company. The admission is 5 cent Two reels of pictures are run. changing three times weekly. The South Preston, located on South Charles street, seats about 250 and i operated by Hartlove & Kohl. Two reels of pictures, changing daily, furnish the entertainment exclusively. The Royal Theater, on Xorth Monroe street, seats about 100. They run two reels of pictures and change daily. Aursler & Foss arc the owners and managers. The Pleasant Hour Theater, on Fulton avenue, seats 250 and is managed by Donkos & (Constant. They run two reels of pictures daily and charge 5 cents. The Elcctra Theater, on Xorth Gay street, is operated by Mr. M. Milhauser. Admission is 5 cents. They run three reels of pictures, changing three times a week. The Gem Theater, on East Baltimore street, seats about 200 and is run by the Gem Amusement Company. They run two reels of pictures, changing daily. The Federal Picture Parlor, on Light street, seats about 300. They run two reels of pictures and change three times a week. Jones Bros, are the owners and managers. Admis-ion S cents. The Fairyland Theater, on Xorth Charles street, scats 275. They charge 5 cents admission and run two reels of pictures with daily change. M. Veto is the owner. The Cupid Theater, at Light and West streets, has a seating capacity of 200 and charges 5 cents admission. Llarig & Staylor are the owners. They run three reels of pictures and change three time a week. The Colonial Theater, on Xorth Gay street, charg. cents admission and is operated by F. H. Durkee. This house has a seating capacity of 275. Three reels of pictures furnish the entertainment and are changed three times a week. Th Amusa, located on Fast Baltimore street, is operated by the Victoria Amusement Company and has a seating capacity of 275. They run one reel of pictures, changing daily. I'earce & Scheck have the only licensed rental exchange in Baltimore. In addition they operate about 14 big paying theaters in thi prosperous burg. Among these 14 are some of the handsomest moving picture theaters in the city. They arc all clean, well ventilated and in charge of local managers who know their business Both Messrs. Pearce and Scheck hope to attend the F. S. A. convention at Detroit. but as the coining president is expected in Baltimore very shortly they may not get to the city on the lake. I found the business of the licensed theaters in Baltimore exceptionally good for this time of the year. Several of the theater owners were doing almost as much business now as they had done during the Winter. This was due to the fall in the temperature.