The Moving picture world (November 1922-December 1922)

722 MOVING PICTURE WORLD December 23, 1922 Crandall's Public Service Work Scores in Washington Having successfully launched dren who attend. In order that its public service work in conjunc there may be a definite indication tion with each of the children's of the number of guests to be organizations represented on its provided for, a special engraved advisory board, having established invitation has been prepared for a systematized method of conduct distribution to those attending the of the special Saturday juvenile theatres in which the Christmas matinees and put in operation the celebrations are to be held. The community service hour in each invitation must be presented at residential theatre one day each the door on Christmas morning week, the Public Service and as a ticket of admission. Educational Department of the William C. Ewing, Crandall Crandall Theatres in Washing staff artist attached to the pubton, D. C, Mrs. Harriet Hawley licity department under the direcLocher, director, has devoted its tion of Nelson B. Bell, has derecent attention to perfecting signed three-color Christmas seals plans for the most elaborate free and tags upon which the greetChristmas parties ever given chil ings accompanying the gifts will management, lie has what we would call, "got them coming." Although Mr. Barr ii really a young man, he i* indeed old in the business, because he started young. He ran the Grand Opera House in Brooklyn for three years — where now stands the Namm store — both as a dramatic house and for pictures until it was torn down. In that house he claims he learned the business from A to Z. Theatre, Fulton and Bedford avenues, of which Conrad J. Ruby is president. The company is known as the Regent Enterprises, and Mr. Zuckerman will act as booking and exploitation manager. The house is called the Cameo oi Brooklyn and has recently beeo renovated and remodeled at a co$1 of $15,000. Barnet won the third prize of the "Seeing It Through' contest for submitting the best article on how to increase theatre — patronage and overcome business Barnet Zuckerman, formerly of depression. He was the only coa the Nostrand Theatre, Brooklyn, testant in the East that won ( has joined the staff of the Regent prize. dren of the Capital by any amusement organization. The idea of the Christmas parties at his Metropolitan, Sayoy, Avenue Grand, York, Lincoln and Apollo theatres originated with Harry M. Crandall, and is being put into execution by Mrs. Locher in co-operation with Messrs. Fallas Broche, Robert Etris, Harry E. Lohmeyer, Nat Glasser, John B. Upperman, and J. Williams Clifford, managers of the respective Crandall neighborhood houses. be inscribed The annual custom of free matinees to orphans will be continued this year despite the conduct of the Christmas parties. In order that every institution in the district may be included in the invitation to the free Christmas outings for the inmates, the Crandall I'^j^ Suburban organization secures Its hsts from ^ , ^ ^ the Board of Chanties of the District of Columbia and draws no line as to sect or creed. The Crandall policy in this regard is extended to the Lincoln Theatre, the finest playhouse in the East Bad Weather Hurts Business in Louisville; Flexner Suii Louisville, Ky., Dec. S. — Busi the Flexners have another suit ness hasn't been quite so good the of $99,600 pending. The attachpast ten days due to bad weather, ment proceedings are to recover there having been snow, rain and $4,818.65, alleged by the Flexner cold weather, which has material interests to represent money due ly reduced night attendance during the week days, although Saturday business has continued very business as a good and as a whole conditions are very satisfactory. them for expenses of operating the Shubert building in Louisville,i while agents of the Shuberts, and that the Shuberts have failed to pay this sum. The parties will be given Christ devoted to colored patronage, so mas morning at 11 o'clock, and that the Crandall Christmas bene there will be a distribution of factions may be said literally to gifts, candy, fruit, etc., to all chil cover the District of Columbia. Adolph Reutlinger, of the Walnut Street Amusement Co., and interested in the Broadway Enterprises, has been nominated as a director of the Louisville Board of Trade. Sichel Still at Old Stand; Other New York City Items Abraham Sichel, who is the manager of Loew's Fulton Theatre, Brooklyn, is still at the same old stand, where he has been for the last seven years. "Abe" is by no means new in the business, having been with the Loew corporation for seventeen years. He tells with pride of the olden days, that he enjoys to look back to, when he was up in Harlem in charge of one of the penny arcades and when Loew and he were just starting in. It's a pleasure to meet him. He's always the same and has the smile that won't come ofT. of thinking. Mr. Goldberg has been in the business nine years, and is also the owner of the Washington Theatre in Brooklyn. Beg to call your attention that Simon Barr is the owner of the Subway Theatre. This house, for some reason, was always a Jonah; in fact, it was never run by a real showman. It was condemned by the fire department several times. Dennis Long, of the Alamo Theatre and Broadway Enterprises, has recently returned from Union County, Ky., where he and Dr. Mechling, spent several days hunting and inspecting a joint coal mine venture. The plan for widening Fourth street, from Broadway to Chestnut, has been virtually blocked by property owners. Col. Fred Levy, who owns property on that block, objected, as did the Kentucky Theatre lessees, and others who would have been injured. James Carrigan, operating the Arista Theatre on Second street, recently made an attempt to stage Sunday picture shows in the Parkland Theatre, which has been a white elephant for the past sev eral years, due to the community preventing shows from being staged at the house. Two years ago Mayor Smith ordered Sunday shows stopped, and recently Carrigan, representing fresh con trol of the house, opened on Sunday. A complaint was made by residents and Carrigan ordered to desist. Carrigan had 1,986 names on a petition asking that the house be opened. San Francisco The Flexner Real Estate Co. last week attached funds in the box An organ is being installed in the Orpheum Theatre, Oakland, Cal., and one has been purchased for installation in the Hayward :^:if,r: ^J^ii^mz :ssip^ s rsr H.v;irr lots of fixing up and a clean cut bert Theatrical Co., agamst whom ~~,ru The California Th Making IS-cent Pictures on "The Bowery." That's just what Albert S. Goldberg did, and that's only four years ago. He is the owner of the Atlantic Theatre, on the Bowery, near Canal street, and his theatre has a history attached to it. It has stood there many years and is one of the old landmarks of New York City. In fact, it is safe to say that it is the oldest now, since the passing away of Niblo's Garden, at the corner of Prince Street and Broadway. He has made many changes in the old place and enjoys the distinction of having one of the best equipped theatres in that part of the city. At the time he took the house, all houses were charging 5 and 10 cents, and the 10 cents seemed to be the Sunday price. He was, of course, laughed at and it was thought that it never could be done, but things went his way eatre. Redwood City, has been closed, and the projection equipment taken over by Walter Preddey, San Francisco. Miss Frances McGill, secretary of the Allied Amusement Industries of California, with headquarters at San Francisco, is seriously ill with appendicitis in a local hospital. Bayard Bros, have taken over the Pollack & Boyd Circuit, which conducts theatres at Areata, Ferndale and Blue Lakes, Cal. Sol Lesser, the new owner of the Lyceum Theatre, San Francisco, has installed Charles Kurtz, man as manager. 4 Paramount Release A NINE-FOOT HEAD IN A TWELVE-FOOT WINDOW Amike Vogel, Paramounteer, used the 24-sheet cutout to advertise "The Young Rajah" at the Olympic Theatre, Pittsburgh, and the Beauteboxes which the store was handling. Paul Guttman, formerly of Illinois, has purchased the Lyric Theatre at Manteca, Cal., from A. A. Richards, who will shortly open a theatre at Modesto.