The Moving picture world (November 1922-December 1922)

372 MOVING PICTURE WORLD November 25, 1922 Kurtz Becomes Sales Manager of the Bartola Musical Instrument Company Gelb, New York; Welcome Amusement Corporation, $10,000, Charles Somberg, S. G. Casale, New York; Max Kaminsky, Brooklyn ; Theatrt Amusement Corporation, $5,000, T. J. Gillen, J. H. Quinn, New York; S. R. Byrne, Jersey City. I^. G. Kurtz, who has just been appointed general sales manager of the Bartola Musical Instrument Company in Chicago, has enjoyed a long and varied experience in the musical branch of the motion picture industry. Starting in early life as a pianist tor various traveling shows, at the age of twenty he became musical director for B. C. Whitney's musical successes. While acting in this capacity Mr. Kurtz composed many popular song hits. With the rise of the motion picture industry Mr. Kurtz transferred his allegiance to that business and claims to be one of the original drum and piano slammers of the early motion picture days. Busy Days He relates how, while manager of one of the first Indianapolis motion picture theatres, his duties consisted of handling the paper in front of the theatre, relieving the projectionist during the supper show, assisting with the clean-up work in the morning, and for the remaining ten hours of the day pounding the p ano loud enough to pull the people in ofT the street. While so engaged Mr. Kurtz was attracted to the pipe organ for m-^tion picture houses and was one of the first motion picture theatre pipe organists in Chicago. MAILING LISTS MOVING PICTURE A^^D LEGITIMATE THEATRES mW Moving Pictur* by State* per M.. tiM IZ1» Film Exchanges, for List TJ* IJ« Manufacturers and Studios IJ* 41* Machins and Supply Dealers 4.i» 3674 Legitimate Theatres U. S. A Cad. 2S.W «10 Vauaeville Theatres IS* A. F. WILLIAMS IM W. ADAMS ST. CHICAGO TITLES FOR ALL PURPOSES— ANY LANGUAGE 10 Ysars SpMlilI'lni In This Prodoct Assures You St tin BEST MatfsrM* PrIsM Ouiek Ssntos PREMIER TITLE COMPANY JS4-JS* EAST 13D STREET CHICAGO Upon the organization of the Barto'a Mus cal Instrument Company he became identified with that concern and was Bartola's first demonstrator, and. later, had charge of the company's school of players. During the absence of salesmen, Mr. Kurtz closed scv-e-al deals for the sale o insiruments and, having acquired a taste for that end of the business, he s uck to it, and for the last eight years has been in the salei department of the Bartola Company. The rapid growth of the Bartola Com K. G. KURTZ The Bartola Musical Instrument Company's New Sales Manager. pany, which has recently made a considcrab'o additir-n to its factory, necessitated the adding to the sales force and Mr. Kurtz was accordingly selected to take over the entire sites management and succeeds Dan Barton, who now finds it necessary to delegate many of tiie details ot the lju.iiness to his subordinates. Mr. Kuitz, who is well known to the rnotion picture exhibitors, has the reputation of having attended every exhibitor convention. His headquarters will be in the newly appointed sales office and demonstration room of tV>e Bartola Musical Instrument Company, at 314 Mailers Building, Chicago. New Incorporations Albany, November 11.— Companies incorporating in the motion picture business in New York State during the past week were low in number and in capitalization, $2.i,000 being the total capitalization represented by the five companies filing papers in the Secretary of State's office at Albany. These companies were: William Steiner Productions, Inc., $500, with William and Otto Steiner, and William Devery, New York City: Tyndal Stero-Kinema Corporation, $5,000, Mary Scott, Jr., Fannie Nathel, Gussie Kirschner, Brooklyn; Tom Hamlin. Inc., $5,000, T. J. Hamlin, M. D. Weber, Mildred Get Cash For It SELL YOUR OUTGROWN EQUIPMENT An Inch Advertisement in the "For Sale" Column of the Moving Picture World Will Move It. And An Inch Costs But FIVE DOLLARS FOR SALE Flve-Year lease on Theatre in Connecticut, Seating Six Hundred. In City of 100,000 Population. Showing FirstRun Pictures. Write Box 55, Moving Picture World FIVE THOUSAND YARDS Battleship Linoleum; four thousand oi best grade cork carpet. Covernmrnl surplus stock at leas than wholesale prices. OPERA CHAIRS from war camps, booths, machines and entire equipment furnished at ball originai coat. Writ* your requirements. J. P. REDINCTON. Scranton, Pa. FOR SALE Three-Manual .Austin Organ, three years old, in perfect condition. 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