Wid's year book (1919)

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Mt. Carmel — Mrs. H. B. Gould: Gem, Mt. Carmel; Phoenix, Lawrenceville ; Bijou, Bridgeport; and Arco, Olney. Lovington — W. C. Senior: Photoplay, Lovington, and Garden. Arthur. Areola — John S. Quirk: Olympic, Areola, and Strand, Tuscola. Greenville — R. H. Hickman: Lyric, Greenville, and Dixie, Vandalia. Taylorville — D. Frisina: Grand, Taylorville, Kincaid, Kincaid, and Gem, Pawnee. Harrisburg — S. M. Farrar: Orplieum, Harrisburg, and Casino, Eldorado. Kansas Kansas City — Peg Baker, Electric & Grubel’s 10th St., Kansas City; Electric in St. Joseph, Joplin and Springfield, Mo. Topeka — Lew Nathanson, Cosy and Gem. Wichita — Joseph Cooper: The Wichita. Building in Oklahoma City also. Junction City — Shamberg’s Columbia; also building in Hutchinson. Pittsburgh — S. A. Daly, Klock and Mystic. BuildingNew Grand. Paola— Empress. Kentucky Lexington — Phoenix Amusement Co.: Strand; Ala¬ mo. Paris; Colonial, Winchester, Alhambra. Richmond. Consolidated Coal Co. — Mine No. 1 and Mine No. 3, Jenkins; McRoberts, McRoberts; Dunham, Dunham; Van Lear, Van Lear. Middlesboro — Brown Amusement Co. : Brownie ; Lyric, Lynch. Louisiana New Orleans— Saenger Amusement Co., Tulane and Liberty Sts. ; Southern Amusement Co., Lake Charles, Louisiana.; Loew’s Circuit, Atlanta, Ga. ; S. A. Lynch Enterprises, Inc., Atlanta, Ga. Massachusetts Boston — Nathan Gordon: Scollay Square Olympia, Washington St. Olympia, Gordon’s Olympia, Scollary, Boston; Olympia, Lynn; Olympia, Chelsea; Olympia, Gloucester; Family and Park, Worcester; Harvard, Cambridge; Strand, Dorchester. Boston — B. F. Keith: B. F. Keith’s and Keith’s Bos¬ ton, Bijou Dream; Keith’s, Lowell; Scully Square and ■Olympia, Chelsea; Strand, Dorchester; Central Square, Cambridge; Harvard, North Cambridge; Park, Family, Worcester; North Shore, Gloucester; Olympia, Lynn. Marcus Loew: Orpheum, Globe, New Columbia, Boston. Alfred S. Black; Merrimac Square, New Jewell, Lowell. Poli: Poli’s, Worcester; Poli’s, Springfield. Maine Lewiston — Maine and New Hampshire Theaters Co. (Headquarters, Mystic Theater; William P. Gray, general manager): Empire, Music Hall and Strand; Pastime and Cumberland, Brunswick; Cheney Opera House and Majestic, Iiumford ; Dreamland, Livermore Falls; Bijou, Wilton; Rex, Norway; Savoy, South Paris ; Opera House and Riverside, Bridgton ; Colonial and Olympia, Portsmouth, N. H. ; Albert and Princess, Berlin, N. H. ; Johnson Opera House and Strand, Gar¬ diner; Augusta Opera House and Colonial, Augusta; Colonial, Winthrop. Rockland — Maine Theaters, Inc. (A. S. Black, px-esident and manager) : Park and Empire; Opera House, Warren; Lincolii Hall, Daixxariscotta ; Opera House, Liberty and Columbia, Bath ; Central, Biddefoi’d ; Star and Scenic, Westbrook; Merimack Square, Lowell, Mass. ; and a theater in Rutland, Vt. Black has other interests in towns outside of this territory. Eastport — Wilbor A. Shea: Acme; Eagle, Lubec; Saint Croix Opera House, Calais. Houlton — G. Beecher Churchill: Temple; Libby’s, Fort Fairfield; a new house at Lewiston, name un¬ known. Bangor — Graphic Theaters Co. (Charles Stern, manager): Graphic; Park, Dexter. Hallowell — Acme Theater Co. (J. M. Goodman, manager): Acme, Kennebunk; Bijou, Kennebunkport ; Acme, Belgrade Lakes ; Acme, Vinal Haven. There is an organization of six exhibitors in Aroos¬ took County who have a booking arrangement be¬ tween them. This organization so far is unnamed, but consists of the following: C. H. Seymour, Bijou, Houlton ; J. J. Hone, Opera House. Presque Isle ; R. L. Sukeforth, Park, Fort Fairfield ; II. A. Flora, Powers, Caribou; Thomas Willett, Dreamland, Van Buren ; and H. L. Jenkins, Scenic, Lunestone. Michigan Marquette — Delft Theaters, Inc., Opei’a House and Delft; Delft, Escanaba; Delft, Munising. Minnesota Minneapolis — Finkelstein & Ruben: (Twin City Trust Estate Amusement Co.), New Aster, New Gar¬ den, New Garidck, New Grand, New Lyric, New Palace, Strand, Calhoun, Lagoon, and New Lyndale. St. Paul — New Garrick, New Liberty, New Palace, New Majes¬ tic, New Princess, Gayety, Park, Faust, Verdi, Victoria, Alhambra and Gem. Minneapolis — H. P. Greene (Lake Amusement Co.), New Lake, East Lake, Lake, and Hamline at St. Paul. Winona — Rochester Theater Co. and Colonial Thea¬ ter Co (affiliated), Colonial and Garden, and Lawler, Rochester. Fargo, N. D. — Dan Chambei’lain (American Amuse¬ ment Co.), Garrick; Grand, Mankato; Grand, Fari¬ bault; Empress, Minneapolis. Virginia — Wm. J. Rezac, Lyric-Grand; Princess, Hibbing. Albert Lea — V. B. Balleau, Inc., Broadway, Idle Hour, Barrymore, Marshall, Palace, Waseca. Austin — Fergus Falls Picture Corp., Lyric and Cozy ; Lyric and Bijou, Fergus Falls. St. Paul — Ohio Motion Pictures Corp. and Ameri¬ can Amusement Co. (affiliated), Venus, Garden, Pal¬ ace, Ohio, DeLuxe, Forest. Missouri Kansas City — Star, Ashland; Mozart, Broadmore, Emerald. Kansas City — Grubel: Elective at Joplin, St. Joe and Springfield. Kansas City — Newman: Newman, Royal and Regent. Boonville — Auditorium, Marshall. Caruthersville — Mrs. I. W. Rodgers: Liberty, Caruthersville, and Criterion. Poplar Bluff. St. Louis — Skouras Bros.: Pageant, Lyi*ic, West End Lyric, Olympia. Celia & Tate: Columbia, Strand, Rialto, Grand Opera House. Wm. H. Young: EastonTaylor, Euclid. W. O. Reeves : Maryland, 18th Street. George Plikos : Marquette, Criterion. Angelich Bros. : Rainbow, Variety.