Moving Picture World (Jul - Aug 1918)

100 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD July 6, 1918 Sherry Service Opens Pittsburgh Office B. F. Lyon Will Have Charge of Branch at 804 Penn Avenue — Other Notes of Interest from Western Pennsylvania. By E. J. McCurdy, 455 Union Arcade, Pittsburgh, Pa. PITTSBURGH, PA. — A new exchange will be added to the Pittsburgh list of film distributors next week, when the Pittsburgh branch of the W'm. L. Sherry exchanges opens at S04 Penn avenue on the fifth floor of the Sauer building. The new exchange will commence doing business just as soon as preliminary arrangements can be completed, and will have a number of features ready to release, the first among which will be the Frank Keeney production, "A Romance of the Underworld," starring Catherine Calvert. The Pittsburgh branch will be in charge of B. F. Lyon, who is back in Pittsburgh after an absence of almost two years. Mr. Lyon came to Pittsburgh originally as the branch manager of Pathe's exchange on Liberty avenue, but went with the International Film Service when Mr. Hearst launched the organization as manager of its Pittsburgh branch. This position he retained until he was made district manager of the International, and when he left Pittsburgh to resume his new duties a host of friends among exhibitors sincerely regretted his leaving. Mr I. von was one of the most popular managers in the Pittsburgh territory, and it is reasonable to presume that the exchange he is now opening will be sful under his guidance. It is a coincidence that he will occupy preclsel) the same quarters which he had when manager of the International. R. A. Fulton Takes Titusville Theater. Another theater in the territory has Changed hands because of the war. The I is the Orpheum at Tltusvllli , wealthy oil town in the northern part of the state The theater hai managed by Mr. Womer for a numbi and has proven very successful. The theater Is large, having . splendid seating capacity, and plays to the patronage in town. Mr Womer has I M c A war work, and the tl has been taken over by U A. Fulton, who formerly managed the hotel at Tionesta, Mr Fulton has been verj ful in the hotel, business, and should find the theater business to his liking. The theater has been closed for remodeling and repairs, but will open about the 1st of July. Western Pennsylvania Notes. The Grand theater in Beaver Falls. owned by Edwin Goodman, was purchased, this week by Hyman Goldberg, who formerly managed the Majestic theater at Rochester. N Y. which was sold about four months ago. The Grand seats about 400 people, and should prosper under Mr Goldberg's management. "Carmen of the Klondyke" opened auspiciously at the new Olympic theater on Fifth avenue, and played to Rood business during the entire week. The Supreme Photoplays Productions, distributors of the feature, declare that bookings have been very heavy, and they will find it necessary to buy another print, making four in all. A short time apo I made mention of the fact that a new group of film men were to buy property and build theaters in many towns around Pittsburgh. The fust definite announcement of this plan has now been made. The Western Pennsylvania Amusement Co. has purchased property at 614 Main street, Sharpsburg, Pa., and will construct a theater seating approximately 700. Work will be started soon. The new Orpheum theater at Clarksburg. West Virginia, has been opened by Jack Marks. The new theater will be called the Opera House. Every modern improvement and convenience conceivable has been added to make it a truly exemplary theater for road shows as well as pictures. J. F. Young, who has been in charge of Harvey Day's Premier exchange in Cleveland, was a Pittsburgh visitor the other day. Mr. Young reports business as brisk in Cleveland, but some how likes Pittsburgh very much. C. H. Murray. of the Sharpsburg Cameraphone, expects to join the draft forces shortly, and the management of his theater will devolve on the younger brother. Mr. Murray's older brother is already at the front. Mark Spandau, who has been working as a roadman for Jere Spandau, his brother, has joined the colors, and leaves Jere to seek another salesman. A combination has been effected whereby the Poster Company and the Poster Mounting Company become the American Poster and Mounting Company. They have retained the old location of the Poster Company, and the new officers of the concern are H. Clay Berger; Adolph offer, and George M. Sehaeffer. were contemplating enlisting. "The Unbeliever" was screened by Manager Norwood and Swee and Epstein saw it. The following day both went to the Marine recruiting station and applied. In a few days they were accepted. In a letter to the writer received last week from Epstein, who is at Paris Island, So. Carolina, he says: Cleveland News Letter By M \. Malaney. 807 lielmont Bldg.. ■ land, o. Exhibitors' Booking Now Ready. CLEVELAND, OHIO, after two months Of organization, the plans of the Exhibitors' Booking Corporation OhlO have mature. 1 and they are now about ready to do business. Tins incorporated concern was organi exhibitors, capital }s,ooo. 'i e now thirty members and a total of $2.")Oo worth of stock lias been sold < >\\ i n ^ to Die fail that only $4,000 Worth of BtOOk will be ■old, thai leaves but $1,500 to i,. of, Which Will have to be divided alllone, nbitois. as only 100 exhibitors caii uen into the organisation with the ,i capitalisation. Til. Exhibitors' Booking Corporation is to buy pictures on the plan devised by . c Pettljohn an.i others who organised a parent company sonic time ago. Sam Bullock si representative ..i" the Ohio company, is now In New York at a organizations, tin lin.il plans for buying plc ifc-e* is being worked out. Tin new ipany hopes to be buying before fail. Glad They Saw "The Unbeliever." "The Unbeliever," which is having quite run in Cleveland, is responsible for the iiistment of man) boys from the Forest lty In the Marine Corps. Two of such Instances, howevei an worth more than passing Interest These .I. two employes of the Cleveland Kleine exchange, Ely Epstein, bookkeeper, ami Joe Swee, shipper, When 'The I'nbeliever" first arrived In Cleveland several months ago these boys Ely J. Epstein. "I am certain!) pleased with this branch ..I the service and I might sa y that if It wasn't for 'The Unbeliever' I perhaps would nevei be In the Marine Corps and I her. •fori am thankful to Kdison for prodUClng a picture which induced me to I !,. servli he qualified as a mark and received a $L' p ise as a result/ Masterpiece Film Gets a Weekly: \ n m.u ii. cmciit was made by I. con 1 1. Netter of the Masterpiece Film Attrac li. .us thai bis company bad obtained the i ;. linn. oil Weekly for distribution in Ohio and Kentucky. Tin service will start July 1 and there will In two releases p. i week, one on Sunday and the other on Wednesday. The Weekly will be distributed from the Cleveland exchange for northern Ohio, ..ml from I be Cincinnati exchange for southern Ohio and Kentucky. Changes in Ashland. Ashland, Ohio. This city has been unling many changes in the operation of lur theaters. Messrs. Michaels and Mcintosh, who formerly ran the Princess theater, now have the < ipera House, while the Princess has been opened up under the name of the Band I'.ox by .1 11 Clark, who formerly operated the opera House. Michaels and Mcintosh also are running t be Grand theater, tin •