The Billboard 1910-12-03: Vol 22 Iss 49 (1910-12-03)

The Billboard * 1 DECEMBER 3, MOVING PICTURE THEATRES. The Alban Theatre on State street, Efie, Pa., which rons moving pictures and vaudeville, has been sold to €. R. Brown of Youngstown, 0O., who is remodeling the place and will open the theatre under the new name of Photo-Play Thea tre. He has installed a large mirror screen the first one in Erie. instead of the curtain which the pictures have heretofore been shown on, and has also put a four-piece orchestra in the theatre. J. J. Ellis, manager of the Bijou Theatre at Cloquet, Minn... has sold his interest to Miss Anna Caron, secretary and treasurer of the th> atre and has gone to his former home in Be midji. Minn., to reside. Mr. Ellis retires from bnsiness on account of suffering from a paralytic stroke received last summer. The old Parker Opera House, Mason City, Ia has been remodeled and opened picture show under the name Ceorge L. Williamson is the John K. Melver will erect an up-to-date motion picture theatre at Baltimore and Gil more streets and Frederick avenue, Baltimore, Ma The Columbia Theatre at Portsmouth, 0., was opened last Monday. The theatre was erected at a cost of $20,000. Fred Tynes is the manager The been of the manager. Unigu Vaudette Theatre at Menasha, Wis., sold by Chas. Kennedy to the Hill Earl Hill will be operator and manager. The Crystal Moving Picture Co., has leased a building in Connersville, Ind., and will convert it inte a motion picture theatre. The Dream Theatre, Aberdeen, Wash., was opened November 24, under the management of J. V. Lynn Harry Sterling has purchased the motion picture theatre at Plano, Ill., from Mrs. Mary Woods. L. N new Cozy has Bros. Hunter, of Peoria, Ill... has opened the Electric Theatre at Cleveland, Miss. S. B. Roach will open a motion picture theatre in Kankakee, Ill. —— “THE — FLYING AY Next Week’s Releases GET THEM! RELEASE MONDAY, DEC.5TH Vera, The Gypsy Gir A distinctly original and intensely interesting drama. ASK FOR IT. RELEASE THURSDAY, DEC. 8TH TwoLuckyJims Our first Western Comedy A crackerjack. DON’T MISS IT. American Film Mfg. Co, Bank Floor, Ashland Blk. CHICAGO, ILL. DECEMBER FILM OFFERINGS We offer for sale in our December list of films, some very good bargains. All filme are in good running condition, at moderate prices. and if you want to have the films renovated, taking out all scratches, etc., the price will be $1.50 per reel extra. We also have several copies of the reproduction of the Johnson-Jeffries Fight for sale at $125.00 per copy. if you have any scratched fi 'ms, wecan renovate them for you at $1.50 per ree! CHICAGO FILM EXCHANGE Chicago, Omaha, Denver, Salt Lake Ciry as a five-cent | 50c.—15 REAL PARODIES—50c. “Any Little Girl,” ‘‘Southern moon Glide,’ ete. All hits. Writer, East Liverpool, 0. “Silver Bell,”’ Rose,’ EZ. L. GAMBLE, J $125,000.00 THEATRE INDEPENDENT PICTURES The “Princess,” one of the finest moving picture theatres in America, opened October 11th, in Denver, Col., with Independent Films, and has vacked the house every performance. Manager George H. Greaves chose Independent Films after a personal tour of the large cities, including ¢ hicago and New York, and a careful comparison of Trust and Independent pictures. QUERY—If it’s good enough for the “PRINCESS,” and thousands of other high-class theatres, Is it good enough for you? Here's The Program You Will Eventually Use OUR PROGRAM IS ALL-CONVINCING There is no guess-work about the Independent Product of today. It stands out a mighty monument to pluck, courage and determi nation. . It speaks for itself. Finest Program in the World You are the judge. Isn’t it worth a little of your time to find out what we are doing? Here is the regular ORDER OF RELEASE: EVERY MONDAY ECLAIR—Eclair Film Company. IMP’—Independent Moving Pictures Co YANKEE—Yankee Film Co. AMERICAN—American Film Mfg. Co. EVERY TUESDAY BISON—New York Motion POwWERS—The Powers Co. ae —Thanhouser Picture Co. Co. WEDNESDAY ; AMBROSIO—New York Motion Picture Co. ATLAS—Atlas Film Co. CHAMPION—The Champion Film Co. NESTOR—David Horsley. VE THURSDAY ITALA—New York Motion Picture Co IMP—Independent Moving Pictures Co. DEFENDER—Wm. H. Swanson. AMERICAN—American Film Mfg. Co. Yankee Film Company, first releases, EVERY FRIDAY RISON—New York Motion Picture Co THANHOUSER SOLAX LUX—R. Thanhouser Co Co. Prieur. EVERY SATURDAY Solax GREAT NORTHERN—Great Northern Film Co. ITALA—New York Motion Picture Co POWERS—The Powers Co. CAPITOL—Capitol Film Co RELIANCE—Carlton Motion Picture Labora tories. Friday, Dec LIST OF BUYING EXCHANGES DECEMBER 3, 1910 ALABAMA Dixie Film Go., 508 Chamber of Com MONS TIRE cccccwccece Birmingham, CANADA Applegath, L. J., & Sons, 145 Yonge st.. Ala. ee ee ee Winnipeg, Man. Gaumont €o., 154 St. Catharine st., Montreal Kinetograph Co. (for Canada) 41 E. 21st ae Sende eemtneespennes > New York Citr CALIFORNIA California .Film Ex., 1065 keoks Ob > eRERES énebbes<s San Francisco Miles Bros. ....790 Turk st.. San Francisco Western Film Co., 108 E. 4th st COLORADO W. H. Swanson Film Ex., 301 Railroad Bldg. Denver Mission st., DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Paramount Film Ex., 428 9th st., N. W., Washington Consolidated Film Ex., Rhodes Bldg., Atlanta ILLINOIS Anti-Trust Film Co., 79 8. Clark st., Chicago Chicago Film Exch., 40 Jackson Rlvd.. ea ebe ibe ew ++sseeeeeee Chicago, Il. Eugene Cline.. % Dearborn st....Chicago Globe Film Service, 107 E. Madison st Ch’ go H. & H. Film Service Co., 98 Jackson Re 2k ost Chicago, Ml. : st., Chicago Standard Film Ex.. 155 FE. Wash. st., Ch'go KANSAS Wichita Film & Supply Co., 122 N. MarEME awthkdee mas ob sees encan Wichita LOUISIANA Dixie Film Co., 720 Maison Blanche ery i ae New Orleans, La. MASSACHUSETTS Boston Film Rental Co., 665 Washington SS. sserbeen heeded 6be0%s pevovcee Ot W. E. Green Film Ex., 228 Tremont cerpetl evade ovnes>eie Boston B. & W. Film Ex., 412 E. Baltimore st.. po cesldbes ctledle wonwiwss .. Baltimore Consolidated Amuse. Co., 28 W. Lexing BUR Gis cosevdevecsccccscccs Baltimore TA 4) Sykes Bldg.. Minneapolis Film Service Laemmile WICHIGAN Michigan Film & Supply Co., 1106 Union _ EES . Detroit MISSOURI Bijou Film & Am. Co., 1222 Grand ave Kansas City . Kansas City Century Swanson-Crawford » . St. Louls Film Co.; Re ose wasters NEBRASKA Laemmle F, Serv., 1517 Farnam st,, Omaha Albany Film Ex.. 418 B'way, Albany, N. ¥ Victor Film Serv., 39 Church st Buffalo NEW YORK CIT ° Exhibitors’ Film Co. 203 E. th et Empire Film Co. .. ... 100 E. 14th ot Great Eastern Film Ex 21 E. 4th ot Hudson Film Co. peoage 138 E. 14th st Paramount Film Ex. . 61 W. 14th «1 Peerless Film Co .......... 04 Fifth aves Wm. Steiner F. Ex i110) Fourth teeee nv , Capital Film Service Co., 422 N. High Gh. seeseedees oe . Columbus, 0 Cincinnati-Ruckeye Film Co., 300 Arcade Bide. oa Ba Darton Cincinnati-Backeye Film Co 315 Ww me OR. nasonee ‘ Cincinnatl Toledo Film Ex 316 Superior et Toledo Huron st« . Cleveland OREGO Independent West. Film Ex., Swétland Bidg row Portland ay OKLAHOMA United M. P. Co., 112 Main «t., Okla City " PENNSYLVANIA Eagle Film Ex., 143 N. 9th at.. Philadelphia Independent F. Ex... 415 Ferry «t., Pitteburg Phila. Protection Co., 44 N Oth at Phila Philadelphia F. Ex., 934 Arch st Phila 8 Texas Film Exchange, 311 Elm st., Dallas AH » 520 Atlas Block Salt Lake City N Pacific Bldg... . Seattle Wisc N Western Film Exchange, 307 Enterprise ES. iE llwaukee Distributing and Sales Co. 111 East Fourteenth Street, New York City WE WERE URPRISED To see how many exhibitor have been WAITING for us to start to RENT films. WELL we are going to start RIGH NOW and give you a chance to rent some of our GOOD FILMS CHEAP HERE IS WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER: From our stock of almost 2,500 reels we have selected thy best 1,000 reels for our rental department, Remember, our business is cleaning films and our rental! de partment is a new venture. We have met with wonderfu! success and have made lots of friends selling films. Every man that we do business with receives a square deal and fair treatment all the way through. The cream of our entire stock is now for rent. Every reel has been cleaned and put into firstclass condition. STOP and THINK what this means. OUR PRICES are no higher than you have been paying for junk. Plenty of FEATURES and GOOD COMEDY. Get in touch with us. WRITE TODAY! YOU will PROFIT, so will we. COMMERCIAL FILMERS, 173 WM. Green &t., near Lake $t., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. ~ +--+ — PHOTOGRAPHERS, ATTENTION! (Patent Applied For.) THE HYDRO-PHOTO PORTABLE LIG&T MACHINE le Revolutionary. your own ture light to — oeericaler— just makes as Pronounced t cards as fast and ures. evening. This to” light, — nufacturers the same ma wy Portable Me. use ~ by showmes Write for Cireular and Price List. WINDHORST & CO. Makers of the Famous Prime Show Lights, 106-6 BM. 18th Street, St. Louis, Me. LANTERN SLIDES New original slides for any song sent (State number wanted), each Thc. From kodak negs tives, 50c, Latest song stock slides, 40c, Texts, Announcements, Advertising, 25¢, All fey. colored, Send for catalogue. CHICAGO » E. 45th St., Chicago, are SLIDE HOUSE,