The Moving picture world (January 1926-February 1926)

switching the ^pOtlight to the gochibitor Sdited bif Pamner Smith, Breymaier Made Head of Van Curler (Special Dispatch to Moving Picture World) FRANK X. BREYMAIER, lacking but a single year of rounding out a full quarter of a century in the show business, with many years as manager of various motion picture theatres in Schenectady and Amsterdam, has been advanced a notch, the reward of faithfulness. Mr. Breymaier has been named as manager of the Van Curler Theatre in Schenectady, acquired a couple of weeks ago by W. W. Farley, of Albany, owner of many theatres in Schenectady, Catskill and Yonkers. For the past several months, Mr. Breymaier has been handling the Barcli in Schenectady, one of the Farley houses, and his work there, as well as with other houses, made Mr. Farley's decision an easy one, before he left with his family for Miami. While Mr. Breymaier will probably look after the affairs of the BarcH, as well as the Van Curler, for a short time, it is expected that someone will shortly be named to handle the Barcli, but Mr. Breymaier will continue to look after all advertising and exploitation for the five houses operated by Mr. Farley in the Electric City. Mr. Breymaier's beginning goes back to 1902, when the Qrpheum was opened in Schenectady, and he was named as its manager. Later on Mr. Breymaier handled theatres for John J. Walker and then went to Amsterdam, where he had charge of four houses. He is an old-timer in the business, who knows every twist and turn, and whose career has been marked with success. He succeeds A. J. Rochell, who has been transferred from the Van Curler by the Berinstein brothers, former lessees of the house, to Elmira, where he will handle the Majestic Theatre. Sliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii^ Cute — hut Costly [ especial Dispatch to Moving Picture g = World) g g Ted O'Shea, formerly of Buffalo, 1 M now manager of the Metro-Goldwyn s M exchange in Albany, N. Y., has a very | 1 precocious five-year-old son. The 1 g boy's precociousness, however, set his s 1 dad back a matter of $5.50 last week. | 1 While Mrs. O'Shea was at a neighbor i m ing drug store, the boy, who had often § I called his father on the telephone, con 1 1 ceived the idea of calling Mr. O'Shea's g g sister in Buffzdo. 1 1 The call went through without any | § delay and then the boy, waking up his | g two-year-old brother, brought him to i B the telephone in order that he might m I also say hello. The costly conversa | I tion at the rate of about two dollars | I for each hello, quickly ended when | I Mrs. O'Shea entered the house and | I found out what was going on. = 1 "Cute, but costly," remarked Mr. | I O'Shea, when his wife told him of the | 1 incident. 1 liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiuiiiiiviuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiHuiuiiiiii""^ WURM T.\KES OVER THEATRE IN SAL,EM Frank Wurm has taken over the theatre in Salem, that has been operated by .Tohn Gillies. While this item may not appear to be of supreme interest on its face, there Is a deeper interest in the fact that Mr. Gillies has shown superb showmanship and has endeared himself to hundreds of theatregoers in the village and vicinity, to whom his decision to withdraw from the theatre means much. INTERIOR OP STRAND REPAINTED The Mark Strand, In Albany, blossomed forth last week in a brand new carpet identical in pattern with the one in the Troy Theatre, which has served for three years without showing the least sign of wear. The interior of the Mark Strand was also repainted and the marble work repolished by men sent here from New York. PRAISE TO MOTION PICTURE Here's news: "Motion pictures shown In the theatres of Troy are uplifting rather than deg-rading,*' according to a special committee that visited nil of the theatres last week and then reported to a meeting of the Parent-Teachers' association at the High School. LANDRY HELPS STRANDED ACTORS Bob L/andry, of Ogdensburg, big hearted, gave the use of his theatre a week ago, in helping out actors stranded in that city following the fire that burned the city hall and Opera House to the ground. PAPAYANAKOS MAY BECOME BRIDEGROOM Alexander Papayanakos, of Canton, oldtimer in the business, has been in ill iiealth lately and having lived in Watertown, trots back to the doctors of that city, in whom he has fireat confidence. Some of the film boys coming back from northern New York, and its snowbanks last week, reported that WOPLO PPEMIEP loctaq or 10 mam. Clhf. In/trnolionuUf fa mous beoul y PEGGY HOPKINS JOYCE A REAL ART ADVERTISEMENT How the St. Francis Theatre, San Francisco, told of the world premier of Peggy Joyce in the new Associated Exhibitors' release. Harry Papayanakos, of Potsdam, may soon become a bridegroom. FORiSl MUTUAL WELF.IRE SOCIETY All employees of the Farash theatres in Schenectady met one night last week and took the initial step in the formation of a mutual welfare society, which will meet at frequent intervals. The gathering was held at the State Theatre and was attended by about forty men and women. MAY BUILD U,00*>-SE.\T HOUSE J. S. Burnham, whose theatre was burned to the ground in Ogdensburg a week ago, has announced that he will contribute $10,000 toward a new theatre, and furthermore take a leat-e for fifteen years. Other interests have secured an option on Ogdensburg property and may erect a 2,000 seat house in the near future. It is claimed that the parties seeking the opion already control a chain of houses in New York state. NEW THE.*TRE I.V ORISKANY Servatius and Wagner are opening a theatre In Oriskany, remodeled from an old church which will be known as "The Star." Both men have had plenty of experience and are planning to open other houses from time to time. Orpheum to Erect New Theatre in Omaha (Sfecial Dispatch to Moving Picture World) THE Orpheum Theatre will erect a new building in Omaha to cost a million dollars, to occupy the present site of the old Orpheum and all the rest of the ground at the corner of Fifteenth and Harney Streets. Negotiations have been in progress for six months, and it has leaked out that the negotiations are about completed. Completion of the deal waits only for the disposition of certain second mortgages on the property of which there are $200,000 worth. More than $150,000 worth of these had been disposed of by the middle of last week. The plans call for a 165foot frontage on Harney Street, and 132 feet on Fifteenth Street. There would be an entrance 16 feet wide leading from Sixteenth Street through the City National Bank Building and into the theatre. The theatre has agreed to spend a million dollars on the building if the deal is completed. According to present plans work would begin this year, and the seating capacity would be anywhere from 2,500 to 3,000. CHURCH BUYS THEATRE The Reorganized Chnrcit of Jesna Christ of Latter Day .Saints has bought the local theatre at Lamoni, la., planning to remodel and redecorate it and operate it. The board of managers will be In control. Tliey will develop the house as a community center, a place for holding moving picture and other entertainments. TRY SUNDAY SHOWS The Orpheum Theatre at Fairfield, Neb., Is trying the experiment of giving the public a free ehow every Sunday. SLOAN HOUSE REOPENS F. M. Beam has recently become manager of the Sloan Theatre at Sloan, la., and the house has been reopened after being closed for some time. NEW THEATRE FOR FREMONT A new theatre is in contemplation at Fremont, Neb., but details as to ownership are lacking.