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1824 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD December 22, 1917 SENTINEL BUTTE. N. D.—Opera house has been leased by J. II. Kane. TIOGA, N. D.—John Doyle has leased the Bijou theater to H. A. Laske. \\ 1 1,l.< >\V. N. D.—Moving picture theater formerly conducted by Charlos Akey has been purchased by Eddie Dew. • CINCINNATI. O.—L. Eid Concrete Construction Company has contract to erect an airdome. CLEVELAND, O.—New Grand theater has been remodeled and reopened. A $25,000 organ has been installed. CLEVELAND, O.—Union theater has opened under the manncnt of George Treka. House has seating capacity for people. HUGO. OKLA.—O. Gill, owner of the Dixie theater, has purchased the Erie from A. J. Wright and J. D. Risinger. KENTON, O.-—Majestic theater has opened under the management of D. M. Detrick. KENTON, O.—J. H. Stevenson has disposed of the Idlehour theater on West Franklin street to D. M. Detrick. The house will be remodeled and conducted under the management of A. W. Reel. MIDDLETOWN, O.—Eagle theater has been remodeled and renamed the New Majestic. WILMINGTON, O.—Charles W. Murphy will erect $150,000 theater, to be known as the Clinton. It will be conducted under the joint management of Frank and James Murphy. DEVAL, OKLA.—Moving picture theater has been opened here under the management of G. W. McKenzie. HOLDENVILLE, OKLA.—Robert Howell has purchased the Empress theater. KINGFISHER, OKLA.—Moving picture theater has been established in the Masonic Temple building under the management of J. L. Carr. LAWTON, OKLA.—M. S. Simpson has sold his interest in the Temple theater. LILA, OKLA.—Moving picture theater will be opened here by R. E. Smith. MANGUM, OKLA.—Charles Breasby has taken over George Slaton's half interest in the Blue Bird theater. The firm will hereafter be known as Breasby & Patterson. MIAMI, OKLA.—J. W. Cotter, owner and manager of the Picher theater, and Gus Bennett, of Springfield, will erect a moving picture theater on site now occupied by the Electric theater on Main street. New structure will be 60 by 120 feet, and cost $50,000. OKEENE, OKLA.—Majestic theater will occupy building formerly owned by A. A. Koup. CONDON, ORE.—W. D. Ingalls has sold the American theater to C. D. Cottmire. MEDFORD, ORE.—O. T. Bergner has taken over the lease on the Page and Star theater from George Hunt. BEAVER FALLS, PA.—Colonial theater on Seventh avenue has opened under the management of Samuel Goodman. BETHLEHEM, PA.—Kurtz Brothers are erecting a moving picture theater, with seating capacity for 1,700 people. BETHLEHEM, PA.—Extensive improvements are being made to the Orpheum theater on East Third street. The seating capacity will also be increased. BRUSHTON, PA.—Work is progressing on the new Brushton theater tor Home & Wolfe. CENTRALIA, PA.—Grand moving picture theater has been reopened by Walsh Brothers. EASTON, PA.—Wilmer & Vincent are considering the establishment of a moving picture theater on North Third street. PHILADELPHIA, PA.—Alexander Chambley has the contract to erect theater at Queen Lane and Schuyler street for the Queen Lane Theater Company. READING, PA.—Orpheum theater, which is being remodeled, will be conducted under new management. SHAMOKIN, PA.—Higgins theater is being erected at the corner of Independence and Anthracite streets. It will have seating capacity for 1,200 people. YORK, PA.—Jackson is the name of a new moving picture house opened here. BARRINGTON, R. I.—Town authorities have plans by Stone, Carpenter & Sheldon, Industrial Trust building, Providence, R. I., for interior alterations to town hall, to cost $2,500. BROOKINGS, S. D.—Pleasant Hour theater is again being operated by John L. Murphy. PLAINVIEW, TEX.—W. H. Coon of Amarillo. Texas, has postponed for the present his plans to erect moving picture theater. SAN ANTONIO, TEX.—Interstate Amusement Company will erect a theater having seating capacity for 2,800 at Camp Travis. WACO, TEX.—Moving picture theater is being erected for L. M. Moss and A. Levy, with seating capacity for 450. OGDEN, UTAH.—New Utah theater has opened under the management of A. J. Fhyn. MARTINSVILLE, VA.—Hamilton theater, care H. Hamilton, has plans by Heard & Cardwell, Arcade building, Danville, Va., for alterations and a rear addition to cost $3,000. PETERSBURG, VA.—Atlantic Coast Realty Company will erect a one-story moving picture theater, 70 by 100 feet. PETERSBURG, VA.—J. W. Aikinson & Company, Richmond, have the contract to erect a two-story fireproof theater and office building, 50 by 136 feet, for the Century Amusement Company. LOGAN, W. VA.—Frank Middleburg has plans by C. C. and E. A. Weber, Citizens' building, Cincinnati, O., for a three-story moving picture theater, 44x100 feet, to cost $35,000. ANACORTES. WASH.—E. A. Abott has sold the Empire theater to the Dodges. N. F. Haas will be manager. HOQUIAM, WASH.—H. Newman, of the Arcade theater, has purchased the Liberty theater from Jack Kauffman. 1LWACO, WASH.—Moving picture theater, 30 by 100 feet, will be erected for E. R. Saunders. SEATTLE, WASH.—Little theater, at 416 Pike street, owned by John Hamrick, has opened under the personal supervision of the owner. TACOMA. WASH.—Peter David has leased the Liberty theater from L. P. Young. TACOMA, WASH.—Dawson & Dahlberg have the contract to erect a theater at the corner of South Ninth and Market streets for John S. Baker and H. F. Moore. DARLINGTON, WIS.—E. H. Rodham will soon start work rebuilding opera house destroyed by fire. Structure will be two stories high, and measure 44 by 120 feet. DENMARK, WIS.—Moving picture theater will be erected here by Hendrickson Brothers. FENNIMORE, WIS.—Peter Boebel, of Boscobel, has purchased a moving picture business here. GRAND RAPIDS', WIS.—Palace theater is now under the management of J. P. Gruwell and Otto Rupnow, of Monroe. HARTFORD. WIS.—Opera house conducted by Leach & Christenson is being remodeled. LIVINGSTON, WIS.—Frank Parke Blanchard has purchased the entire holdings of the Coker Entertainment Company. It will hereafter be known as the Parke Theater Company. MILWAUKEE, WIS.—C. C. Perry of Minneapolis has been appointed manager of the Strand theater. NEW LONDON, WIS.—Dr. G. T. Dawley, C. M. Jelleff, and E. D. Darling are the new owners of the opera house. PARK FALLS, WIS.—Rex theater, owned by S. J. Keffe, and the Savoy, owned by G. W. Twiner, have merged. Both men will hereafter be identified with the Rex. PHILLIPS, WIS.—Idle Hour theater will reopen under the management of Mr. Rice. RACINE, WIS.—Work has been started on a one-story addition, 20x42 feet, to the theater of Ernest Klinkert, 826 Washington avenue. SCHLEISINGERVILLE, WIS.—Majestic theater has opened in the Central Hotel building. WINTER, WIS.—Thomas Pomerlo's building has been rented for a moving picture theater. COWLEY, WYO.—Lloyd and Frank Taggart have awarded the contract for theater to be erected on Main street. MAK1IN CONVERTER FOR REAL SUN-LIT PICTURES PERFECT REEL DISSOLVING WRITE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION NORTHWESTERN ELECTRIC CO. 412 S. Hoyne Ave., Chicago 1010 Brokaw Bldg., New York iirtpresa Royalty MADRID SPAIN Suppliers of Moving Picture Equipment Would be pleased to enter into business relations with. American Firms Kindly send Catalogues, Prices and Best Terms
December 22, 1917 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 1825 Trade News of the Week GATHERED BY OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS Committee Hill Handle Government Films New England Division to Distribute Official United States Government Films Formed—Prominent Film and Business Men Give Services. By Richard Davis Howe, 80 Summer Street, Boston, Mass. BOSTON, MASS.—Working under the vigorous leadership of Paul D. Rust, a prominent Bostonian, and Mrs. Alice Rice Carroll, Bay State exhibitor and celebrated lecturer, the New England division of Official United States Government Films, established in this city last week, is meeting with extraordinary results. The personnel of the local bureau consists of Paul D. Rust, director; Mrs. Alice Rice Carroll, film executive; Llewellyn Howland, chairman; J. Pennington Gardiner, secretary; Allan Fcrbes, treasurer; Louis B. Mayer, Elton Clark, C. C. Payson, Alexander S. Porter. Roger Ernst and Joseph Lee. Everyone of these men are prominent business men and are giving up hours of their time each day to the work, because they believe it is their patriotic duty. Their services are given absolutely free. The New England division will work in conjunction with various war activities organizations, which plan from time to time to stage moving picture shows, the proceeds of which will go toward aiding this country to win the war. Fifteen thousand feet of official Government films have already been received by the local bureau, which are now being distributed throughout New England to patriotic associations. The distribution has been so efficiently systematized by Mrs. Carroll, who has charge of this part of the work, that the films are working every minute. What the Pictures Will Show. Moving pictures of every Government war activity in New England will be taken, including- the military camps and naval stations throughout this section of the country. A big historical film will be made in the near future. Scenes will be taken all over the country and will include staged scenes of the Landing of the Pilgrims, the Battle of Lexington and other Revolutionary scenes. Events of importance up to the present time will be filmed for this one gigantic picture. The scenario for the film will be written by Prof. George W. Baker, head of the drama department at Harvard University. Auxiliary Council to Help. A great many of the members of the New England Division have been active since the beginning of the war in directing the exhibitions of war films in New England for war benefits. Louis B. Mayer, general manager of the Select Pictures in this city, who represents the New England motion picture exhibitors on the committee, is organizing an auxiliary council of two hundred men and women, including many film men in New England. Among those who have already been approached by Mr. Mayer are Colonel- Henry L. Kincaide. of Quincy; Frank J. Howard, of the Atlas Film Company, this city; Charles Williams, of the Strand theater, Providence, R. I.; Alfred S. Black, president of the Maine branch of the Motion Picture Exhibitors' League of America and head of the Main Theaters. Inc.; Charles Bean, of Franklin, N. H.; Harry Asher, manager of the Boston Paramount office, and Harry F. Campbell. Boston Fox manager. How to Get the Shows. The various state councils of defense in New England have appointed representatives to co-operate with the new bureau. The bureau has established its headquarters at No. 35 Congress street, this city. A detailed letter of instructions has been sent out to every war activity association explaining to them just how to get a show and put it over successfully. A great deal of the credit for the organization of this New England bureau belongs to William F. Neibuhr, former lieutenant in the United States Cavalry, who is at present a member of the National Committee on Public Information. Mr. Neibuhr spent ten days in this city working on the proposition and organized and put the committee on its feet. He is now establishing the same thing in the West and Middle West. John Mahoney, well-known Boston publicity man, will have charge of all the publicity matter of the local bureau. Archie Jerome, nephew of Paul D. Rust, who has just returned from service with the French armies on the Chemin des Dames front, will assist his uncle with the -work of the bureau. Mr. Jerome drove an ammunition truck to and from the firing line for several months and was never wounded. "Eagle's Eye" Serial Shown This Month. Boston, Mass.—Samuel Rubenstein, manager of the Boston Foursquare exchange, announces that a trade showing of "The Eagle's Eye," the new serial exposing German intrigue in the United States, will be held at one of the leading Boston moving picture theaters the lattej- part of of this month. Exhibitors from all parts of New England will receive invitations from Manager Rubenstein. Children's Matinees in Brockton. Brockton, Mass.—Special Saturday morning matinees for children -will be instituted by Brockton moving picture theaters in the near future. This was agreed upon by Brockton censor board and the local theater managers in conference at City Hall. The special week-end children's shows will be conducted in rotation by the theaters. Harry L. Campbell Is Proud Daddy. Boston, Mass.—Harry F. Campbell, the popular manager of the local office of the Fox Film, is daddy of a baby boy, and last reports were that mother and baby were doing nicely. This makes three children Mr. Campbell has. two girls and a boy. The local Fox chief expresses himself as "proud as a peacock." He has been kept busy daily receiving the congratulations of his many friends. Comes from Atlanta to Head Local Vitagraph. Boston, Mass.—L. A. Watrous has severed his connections with the local Vitagraph exchange and gone to Philadelphia to accept a position with an adding machine company. Mr. Watrous was in that business before entering the film game. C. W. Sawin, formerly in charge of the Vitagraph office in Atlanta, Ga., and at one time manager of the Minneapolis exchange, has been appointed general manager of the Boston Vitagraph office. H. F. Campbell Returns as Fox Manager. Boston, Mass.—Harry F. Campbell, leading film executive and pioneer of the industry in this section of the country, is back with the Boston Fox exchange. He has been general manager of the local Goldwyn office and left the employ of William Fox last June to take charge of it. He entered the game about eleven years ago. Since then he has had charge of several theaters, but most of his time was spent in the film distributing end of the business. W. H. Bradley Heads Boston Triangle. Boston, Mass.—William H. Bradley, former manager of the Triangle Boston exchange and more recently manager of the Washington Goldwyn office, succeeds Mr. Campbell as head of the local Goldwyn office. William D. Shapiro, manager of the Boston Fox office since Mr. Campbell resigned last June will remain with the Fox organization and will be assistant to Mr. Campbell. It was Mr. Campbell who gave Mr. Shapiro a start in the film business and "made" him. and it is believed that with the two working together Fox will increase its business tremendously in New England. Pine Tree News Letter. By John P. Flanagan. 157 Park View Avenue, Bangor, Me. A Lucky Portland School. F>RTLAND, MAINE.—M. J. Garrity, of the Jefferson theater, Portland, has presented to the Maine School for Boys, of which he is a former trustee, a motion picture machine, to be used at the school for educational and entertainment purposes. The object of the photoplay exhibitions will be to assist the boys in their studies and improve their minds. One difficulty in making full use of the equipment will be overcome through the kindness of Hiram A"brams, a native of Portland and president of the Paramount Picture corporation. Mr. Abrams has never forgotten his native city and state, and at every opportunity he has displayed a deep interest in everything connected with it. He has promised that the school will have a picture program as often as they desire, and this means much for the success of the new feature. Edward A. Golden, manager of the Boston Photoplay Co., has promised to give all the shows needed, and others who have promised to help and have helped are A. Goodside, George A. Foley, of the Portland theater; Frank Hoe, of the Elm theater, and Al Eagles, of the Empire theater.
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