The Moving picture world (January 1926-February 1926)

February 13, 1926 Moving Picture World 659 Cook to Build $50,000 Theatre in Maryville, Mo. JF. COOK, father of C. E. Cook, business • manager of the M. P. T. O. KansasMissouri, will build a $50,000 theatre in Maryville. Mo., it was announced this week. Work on the theatre, which will be 44 x 132 feet, will start before March 1 and is expected to be completed before July 1. J. R. Cook, another son, will manage the house, the name of which has not yet been determined. The house will include every convenience that is possible in a house of its size, Mr Cook said. TO BUILD U,0OO-SEAT MOUSE:^ Still another new theatre for Kansas City. Construction will begin on a 1,000-seat house at Twenty-seventh street and Troost avenue soon. The owner will be A. Bier, who has retained Boiler Brothers of Kansas City as architects. MILLER JOINS TEATRO HE ALGRIA Billy Miller, former treasurer of the Empress and Shubert theatres. Kansas City, has accepted a position in charge of ticket sales for the new Teatro de Algria, a lavishly built house in Miami Shores, Florida. RUFFIANS START TROUBLE AT EMPRESS More than the usual share of burden to be borne by a theatre manager was heaped upon the shoulders of Fred Sears, manager of the Empress, Kansas City, Monday night when several "front row comedians" and a special officer started a free-for-all in the lobby, several shots being fired. No one was injured, however, and the "smoke" soon blow away. VISITORS Among the out-of-town exhibitors in the Kansas City market this week were: Conrad Gabriel, Garden City Amusement Company, Garden City, Kas. ; Ensley Barbour, Joplin, Mo.; J. H. Bunch, Strand, Osage City, Kas.; Ben Levy, Hippodrome, Joplin, Mo.; C. Li. McVey, Herington, Kas.; Harry McClure, Strand, Emporia, Kas. HARDING VERIFIES REPORT Samuel Harding, President of Capital Enterprise.9, Kansas City, verified tlie report this week tliat Paramount is planning on building a new theatre in St. Joseph, Mo. Capitol Enterprises will l»e associated with Paramount in the project. Eli Shire, who Is interested in the Lincoln Theatre of Lincoln, Neb., is said to be concluding the arrangements tor the St. Joseph theatre. KOEPLER TAKES OVER THEATRE H. Koepler United Artists representative, has taken over the Byelre theatre in Excelsior Springs, Mo., he announced. BUYS NEW EQUIPMENT Several theatres in the Kansas City territory were "dressing up" with new equipment tills week. The new Motlograph projection machines were Installed In the Ashland theatre, Kansas City, and two In the Westport theatre, a suburban house of Kansas City. Milwaukee More than SOO Milwaukee newsies had the time of their life one night last week as guests of Harry E. Long, manager of the Alhambra Theatre and the Wisconsin News. Besides "The Storm Breaker'' there was an Andy Gump comedy, "Dynamited," as a I^ugh Month" presentation, and the stage feature. The radio entertainers from radio station KYW did their bit. RAISING EXPENSES The first of a series of four mask balls was held Wednesday night at the Marigold Gardens in Milwaukee by the M. P. T. O. of Wisconsin. Proceeds will be placed to the fund to be used to send the organization's full quota to the national convention. One ball will be held every other Wednesday nig'ht. Marcal Theaitre, Holly' wood, Represents $2,000,000 {Special Dispatch to Moving Picture Wori-d) THE new Marcal Theatre being erected in the heart of Hollywood on Hollywood Bulevard by the Hansen Theatres, Inc., will represent when completed an investment of $2,000,000, including rentals, equipment and cost of construction. Associated with the Hansen Theatres, Inc., in the construction of the theatre is Alice Calhoun, motion picture actress, who is vice president of the organization. The theatre will be of early California architecture and the plans were designed by W. E. Young. It will be of reinforced concrete, stuccoed, with art stone trim and red tile roof. The interior decorating plans show pastel shades of old rose, gold and blue. A modern ventilating system will wash the air to remove dust and other impurities. The air, dried to the correct temperature, will be distributed evenly through the entire house. A complete change of air will take place every two minutes. It is the plan of the Hansen Theatres, Inc., to make the Marcal Theatre one of the most modern and up-to-date in Hollywood. BUILDING OF THEATRE CHAIN Fred A. Miller, builder and original owner of the California and Mjller Theatres is starting out to acquire a chain of theatres in earnest. Fred is spending more than $500,000 on his new Carthay Circle Theatre In the exclusive Wilshire district, which will be handled by the Far West Theatre Corporation. Thus far Miller has control of four theatres and expects to have a chain of 30 within the next 90 days. MAY OPEN AHEAD OF TIME Sid Grauman's new Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard now under construction, may be thrown open to the public considerably ahead of its schedule, according to the announcement of F. C. Todd, Jr., one of the officers in charge of the building. The first steel to be used on the structure will be delivered on February 10th and by March 1st the entire 750 tons to be used in the building of the theatre will be on the ground. Colorado Exhibitor to Visit Studios (.special Dispatch to Moving Picture World) SB. STURTEVANT. owner and manager • of the Majestic Theatre, Fruita, Colo will leave shortly for California on a combined business and pleasure trip. While there he will visit all the large studios, an experience he has been looking forward to for years. Mr. Sturtevant is one of the most enthusiastic exhibitors of the Denver territory. He has operated the Majestic Theatre in Fruita for a number of years, one of the pioneers of the industry in these parts. MANY NEW THEATRES OPENING An unusual number of new theatres are reported to soon be opening out in the territory. J. D. Jones of the firm of Jones & Carmichael, Clovis, N. M., have Just finished a new 400 seat house in Clovis. It is named the Rex Theatre. The American Legion of Alamosa, Colo., has nearly completed a new theatre which will have a capacity of 700 seats. Present plans of the Legion are to lease the theatre and not operate it themselves. Irving Moore of Hagan, N. M. has just opened a new theatre called the Hagan Theatre, the Irst amusement house for the town. John Foster and Joe A. Clayton will soon open a new house in Artesia, N. M., having a capacity of 500 seats. VISITORS Exhibitors visiting Denver during the past week were Dave Hess, owner and manager of the Iris Theatre, Monte Vista, Coo., and the Princess Theatre of Del Norte, Colo.; S. B. Sturtevant of Fruita, Colo.; Max Kravetz of the America Theatre, Ft. Collins, Colo.; and Mrs. Tyo of the Tyo Theatre, Wray, Colo. |uiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii1iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiii I Trouble Over Sunday | I Shows I g Trouble has developed in Canastota 1 1 on the question of Sunday movies, al g 1 though the proposition was carried at i M a village election. The opposition has g i tied up the whole situation for the time = g being but the chances are that mat I 1 ters may be ironed out in the near g g future. 1 fillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll^ Managerial Changes Take Place in Manitoba (Special Dispatch to Moving Picture World) A NUMBER of managerial changes have just gone into effect in Manitoba. Harold Bishop has once more become the manager of the Metropolitan Theatre, Winnipeg, which has returned to a straight picture policy. Mr. Bishop was appointed manager of the big "Met"' last summer but soon went over to the Capital Theatre. Charles Straw, who was manager of the Metropolitan for the past six months, has returned to Brandon, Manitoba, where he has become manager of the Capitol Theatre, replacing E. C. Christensen who resigned after being manager of the popiilar house for the past five years or more. H. M. Thomas continues as general manager of the Capitol and Metropolitan Theatres, Winnipeg, Mr. Retallick eing in direct charge at the Capitol Theatre. PECK SPENDS WEEK-END IN NEW YORK Raymond S. Peck, director of the Canadian Government Motion Picture Studio, Ottawa, Ontario, spent the week of January 25 in New York City. Mr. Peck, who is a governor of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers, attended a meeting of the Board of Governors where plans were formulated for the spring convention of that organization. He also conferred with F. A. Enders, managing director of Film Booking Offices, Ltd., London, England. The Film Booking^ Offices, Ltd., of London, has secured a contract for the distribution of the "Seeing Canada" short subjects, produced by the Canadian Government, for the United Kingdom. WHAT A RADIO TALK DID Manager H. M. Thomas of the Capitol Theatre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, announced over the radio station at Winnipeg a short time ago that photographs of the theatre orchestra conductor, Earle C. Hill, and the theatre's special soloist, Al. Kilgour, would be sent to all those who wanted them. The immediate resut was that Mr. Thomas had to increase the theatre's office staff to take care of the requests, which have averaged 300 per day for several weeks. The Capitol orchestra plays a 30-minut6 concert over the Winnipeg radio from the Capitol stage every Monday evening.