The Billboard 1924-03-22: Vol 36 Iss 12 (1924-03-22)

AANWT Pins ae MARCH 22, 1924 © The Billboard 65 Theatrical N otes Berkson & Pfaffman recentiS purchased the Albany Theater, C Azo c ut house G. H. Meyers has leased the Lyric Theater at Gibson City, I. F. J. Gotte and Arlo Baker taken over the pi*ture theater {tn I'ushnell, Neb. I. D. Meyer has leased the opera is Giltner, Neb. F. L. Logsdon is now owner of the Theater, Beech Grove, Ind J, Wheeler has purchased ‘he Ozark Theater, Rerryviile, Ark., from Hugh Wa The Queen, mov Ouse of Streetman, Tex., has been taken over by |! < ind 3B A. Latta. George H. Clark and his son, Plord, have Purchased the Crescent Theater, St. ancisville, lil., from Tonugate & Haines. d. ©. Hughes will hereafter manage the Imperial Theater at Alliance, Neb.. as well as the Riaito. Jobn Wall ecently purchased the Strand Theater at Leon, la,, from H. C. Jarnigan. The Dunictk Theater, 1320 sixteenth street, Indianapolis, 1, has been bought by Samuel Lebowitz from J, E. Ni The Midwest Theaters, In seven thea l ae red rove Theater, Elgin, IL, for ten-y } l, com mencing it t 3 The MeCarthy Protbers I al Enterprises have d i Orp ater Grand Forks, N. D.. to iL. D. 1 of the Hey f Three bandits were ¢ ! 2 recent attempt to rob the ¢ » Theater New Orleans, La by 3Birs. A. } Grosz, wife of the proprietor The YP Theater, a movie Roothba Harbor, Me., wa ecently gutted by Tire with loss of most of the equipment, part 3 ’ sured. ——— Wiliam WH. OH 5 fr Ney t y assumed i Y: roy New Lyri Theater rid ( : t g Georg Elmore, w St south for bis rit Edwin tf ‘iiman, well-known Dove 40.) theatrical u as pu 1 the Weber and Revod theaters that tew lic also owt the Pike Theater. Louis J. WWarria term of eighteen years ar e in the rear of |) ling 2 st 12 treet New York City, for a cir n theats Fred E. Lecemie, iate of the Liberty Thea ter, Terre lis lod.. bas taken over the management «© ‘ ajest ; r, Spring field, 1 eeding EL t Lan pann, vio is nuw sta ! 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