Moving Picture World (Jul-Sep 1911)

620 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD York City, were in Chicago the latter part of the week ending August 19. It is rumored that the Toledo Film Exchange will change hands shortly and that either Pat Powers or the attorney of Mr. Smith, the owner, will be the purchaser. Maurice Fleckles, the genial manager of Laemmle's exchange, this city, celebrated his fortieth birthday on Wednesday, August 16. The office staff presented Mr. Fleckles with a mammoth bouquet of holyhocks and roses, which was proudly exhibited in the front window of the office. Nor did the customers of the exchange forget Maurice, judging from the pile of cigar boxes in evidence on his desk. Carl Laemmle and family are now at his native birthplace, in Laupheim, "Wurtemberg, Germany, as gleaned from a letter received from him at his exchange last week. His stay in Europe is indefinite. Frank Smith, of Smith & Burton, owners of the Gaiety Theater, Springfield, 111., visited the Laemmle office last week. They are making preparations to open up on Labor Day. Frank Vanston, owner of the Temple Theater, Elgin, 111., called at the Laemmle office last week. Manager Vanston stated that he has kept his house open all summer and has shown to good paying business with the Laemmle service. V. Metzger, treasurer of the Erie Amusement Company, which owns the Erie Theater at 641 North Clark Street, the Huron Theater, 703 North Clark Street, and the Republic, 3916 Lincoln Avenue, all in this city, was seen last week at the Laemmle exchange. Mr. Metzger reported that the Republic and Erie theaters have shown straight moving picture programs all summer to satisfactory business. The Huron will open September 1st with Laemmle service. Manager Fleckles, of the Laemmle exchange, and every Chicagoan in the film business, seen last week, speaks in high praise of the comprehensive and satisfactory manner in which the Moving Picture World handled the national convention proceedings at Cleveland. Manager Fleckles states that the business at present transacted by the Laemmle exchange is very satisfactory. Miss Elaine Davis, a member of the Selig California company, was married to Arthur J. Trussell, of New York, recently. The happy pair passed through this city on Monday, August 14, on their way to New York, where they will reside. The Playhouse, 1846 West Madison Street, was opened Monday evening, August 14th. The attendance taxed the capacity of the handsome theater. A long line of automobiles occupied the street during the evening. J. G. Conderman, owner of the Julian Theater, Belmont Avenue, this city, who has played vaudeville until this season, is now showing first-run pictures furnished by the Anti-Trust Film Company. Manager Conderman played to three thousand people Sunday evening, August 13th, with "Mutt and Jeff" as the feature. The Thirty-first Street Theater, near Cottage Grove, this city, has been taken over by S. A. Bristow, attorney for the William H. Morris, Inc., interests. For the first time in the history of the house, an exclusive moving picture program was run on May 1st. Since then the house has shown to capacity business with first-run service furnished by the Anti-Trust Film Company. Formerly this house used stock companies and vaudeville and always played to a loss. The house never had a winning week until it was decided to run pictures exclusively. C. R. Plough, manager of the Anti-Trust Film Company, has taken over the White Palace Theater, one of the most beautiful picture houses in this city, with a capacity of 900, and is running high grade pictures. The business has shown handsome profits ever since pictures were introduced. Formerly the house failed to show profits for any week. Luke H. Mithen, the well known counsel for independent film interests in Chicago, is operating seven picture theaters here and reports that all are doing well. Service is furnished by the Anti-Trust Film Company. Imposing Facade of the Majestic Theater, Winnipeg, Canada.