The Moving picture world (November 1925-December 1925)

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542 MOVING PICTURE WORLD December 12, 1925 Balahan & Katz *'Cheer Books'' Appear CHRISTMAS cheer is in the air. The Balaban & Katz Cheer Books for Christmas have made their appearance and the patrons of the circuit will buy several thousand for Christmas gifts for their friends. The sale was so large last year that the management ran out of books. The admission books cost $2.50, $5 and $10 and are good for admission at any theatre of the circuit. Other circuits have similar plans in view in the Chicago territory, but as yet have not made them public. Will Sohni, oniier of the Belnsro at QuincT* III., has inven up the lease of the bouse to the promoters of a new hotel that is planned for the southeast corner of Sixth antl Hampshire street, where the house i.s now located. Sohm is one of the veteran theatre owners of the Gem City and no doubt will have n largrer and more up-to-date house, if the project groes through. The organists of the Chicago movie theatres have an organization now and Lee Terry of the Capitol Theatre is president. A 2,000-SEAT picture theatre to cost about $200,000 will rise from the ruins of the Grand Theatre, Moberly, Mo. George W. Sparks, owners of the building, has retained Boiler Brothers of Kansas City, Mo., to design the new house. Jack Pruitt, who operated the theatre, has leased the old Rialto and renamed it the Baby Grand. He sub-leased the house from Ray Miller of Mexico, Mo., who had planned to re-open the Rialto. The King-Wood Theatres Corporation and the Wellston Theatres Corporation have been issued articles of incorporation. They are operating companies for William Goldman's Kingsland and Woodland theatres on Gravois avenue and the new house he plans to build on Hodiamont avenue. Robert Stempfel of St. Charles, Mo., is taking bids on his new theatre, which will seat 1,000 and cost about $75,000. J. W. Cotter of Moberly, Mo., and his wife were visitors of the week. He is still battling the fanatics of Moberly. Detroit Showmen Hosts To Vaudevillians Lou AND BEN COHEN, proprietors ot the Colonial Theatre, a Detroit, downtown fijst-run which plays vaudeville as well as films, gave their annual Thanksgiving Day party on the stage of their theatre to more than two score of professionals and members of the film fraternity in Detroit. On Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year the Cohen brothers make it a point to give feasts in honor of the visiting vaudeville players. George Koppin of the Koppin Tiicatrical Circuit has gone south with his family for the winter. He will return about March 1. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Schreiber are receiving congratulations on the birth of a boy. Mr. Schreiber is the proprietor of the Oakman Boulevard and the New Plaia Theatres in Detroit. Oilman Brothers have taken an option on a piece of property in Strathmoor, Detroit's latest .suburban development, and notices are posted on a prominent corner that a large theatre, seating approximately 2.500. is to be erected on the site after the first of the year. Bell and Howell Company will enlarge their plant at Ravenswood and Larchmont avenue by the erection ot a six-story addition 200 by 200 feet, at a cost of $300,000. Several of the outlying theatres have put on syncopation nights and Charley Ryan of the Milford reports that Friday night business from the syncopators is almost capacity. Several changes in managers have taken place in the Orpheum Circuit during the past week. John Williams, who came here from Minneapolis to open the Riveria under Orpheum management, has gone to St. L«uis to manage the new St. liouis Theatre in that city. He is succeeded by Everett Hayes, for several years manager of the Majestic in the Loop. Charles Stuever, treasurer of the State Lake, has gone to St. Louis with Williams to look after the finances of the new St. Louis Theatre. He is succeeded at the ■State Lake by his brother, Larry Stuever. Byron F. Moore has resigned as manager of the Orpheum at South Bend to go with Red Grange as financial advisor. His successor has not yet been named. Moore will work with C. C. Pyle, Urbana Theatre manager, who is chief manager for Grange. S. M. Kennedy of Kirksville, Mo., has sold his two theatres to Mid-West Amusement Company. Kansas City, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Rodgers, Poplar Bluff, Mo., took in the Vanderbilt University football game at Nashville, Tenn., on Thanksgiving Day. Their son attends Vanderbilt. W. W. Wafts of Sprlngrlleld, 111., has purchased a largre farm near that city and ia rapidly becoming a gentleman atrrlculturlst. He anticlpatea a crop of forty grallons of com to the acre. Madison & Dueser are again in charge of Bridge Theatre, St. Louis. Apparently this house and the Moon are on the same circuit. Callers of the week included: Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cotter, Moberly, Mo.; John Pratt, Fulton, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Reed, Duquoin. 111.; Mr. and Mrs. Gus Kerasotas, Springfield. HI.; John Rees, Wellsvllle, Mo.; R. C. Williams, Panama, 111.; Jim Reilly. Alton, 111.; Joe Lynam. White Hall, 111.; Grant Martin, Chaffee. Mo.; Henry Schmidt, Pocahontas, III., and Ross Denny, Roodhouse, 111. The Chinese theatre people are going ahead with their plans to build a house in the midst of the Chinese settlement on 22nd street. James Dunn will have charge of the muslca.\ program at the Calumet. George Crabill, assistant manager at McVickers, has been transferred to the new Metropolitan at Boston. Word has been received here that the (•rand at .Moberly «as destroyed by fire that caused a damagre of *150,00«. Jack Trultt and J. Earl Truitt operated the house and it is reported that work will start on a fine new theatre. The box office of the Park at Evanston. 111., was robbed of several hundred dollars by thieves. C. A. Tatman has opened the Rialto at Monticello, 111., and will show pictures exclusively. G. W. Brahan will close the Echo at Dea Plaines, 111., and spend about $100,000 making it modern in every way. C. L. Bishop has taken over the management of the Family at Mount Carroll, 111. ^IIIIIIIIIIIIIWIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIUIIlll^ I John Karzin Weds | I JOHN KARZIN and Mitt Marie | 1 ^ Jeanne Keener were married at St. | 1 Nicholat Church, St. Louit, Thankt 1 i giving Day, Karzin it the "Daddy of 1 M 'Em All" among St. Louit exhibitor* g f and ownt the Casino, Olympia and Lin g I coin Theatres. His bride formerly wa« g 1 private secretary to G. E. McKean, local 1 I manager for Fox Films. g m When they return from their honey g i moon they will be at home to their 1 1 friends at 6600 Kingsbury boulevard, s I Karzin recently completed a new home 1 1 for his bride that is among the finect 1 1 in St. Louit. 1 iiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiw Cleveland's Star Now A Picture Theatre THE Star Theatre, Cleveland, Ohio, which has lor years been famed for its old time burlesque and which passed into possession of the Loew interests, has been entirely revamped and remodeled and opened on Thanksgiving Day as a full-fledged picture house, the ninth in the Loew chain in Cleveland. The new house, which seats 1,000 in the auditorium and 500 on the upper floors, is now known as the Cameo. A new $30,000 organ has been installed and the seatmg arrangement revised. Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the Pastime Theatre at Martin's Ferry, Ohio, with an estimated loss of $86,000. Word comes from Canton, Ohio, that con.struction work on the new Keith house there is under way. It is hoped to have the house ready for the opening of the 1926 season. All exterior work on the new $1,000,000 Keith house at Akron, Ohio, has been finished .and the tentative opening date set for February 1. J. B. McMahan and Oscar J. Smith contemplate the erection of a new house on St. Clair street, Cleveland, the estimated cost of which is reported around the $2,000,000 mark. Jules Frankel. manager of Gifts Theatre, Cincinnati, is offering a new season of Warner Bros.' pictures, opuning last w«ek with "Red Hot Tires." Frankel will play Warner picthures exclusively. It is reported. New Moberly, Mo., Theatre to Cost $200,000, Seat 2,000