Music Trade Review
Issue: 1915 Vol. 60 N. 12 - Page 46
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46
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
SELLING "TIPS" FOR DEALERS IN AUTOMATIC PIANOS.
New Motion Picture Theaters, Hotels and Restaurants in Various Sections of the Country That
Will Require Orchestrions, Automatic Pianos and Other Musical Equipment.
Maryland.
Edward Wilkins contemplates building a new moving
picture theater to cost 10,000 at Baltimore.
Michigan.
R. II. Riddell is erecting a new moving picture theater
at the corner of Kirby and Greenwood streets, Detroit.
The new Majestic Theater at Detroit will be opened soon.
S. S. Fraser is remodeling a building at Durand to be used
as a moving picture theater.
Minnesota.
Mark Barney will build a new moving picture theater at
Lake Crystal, to cost $7,000.
A new moving picture theater will be opened in Long
Prairie, in the spring it is reported.
Howard Atz has started a moving picture theater at
Hancock.
New Jersey.
Charles C. Hildinger and Philip Papier has purchased
property in Lambertville and will erect a moving picture
theater there.
New Empire Theater Co., Bayonne; $25,000; F. D.
Allison, J. F. Hatch incorporators.
Broadway Theater Co., Bayonne; $25,000; F. D. Allison,
L. Leight, F. W. Karsch, incorporators.
Butcher Amusement Co., Asbury Park; $150,000; J.
Walter Butcher, S. H. Colvert, Herman E. Shubert incor-
P
°Home Coin Club; $50,000; F. R. Hansell, Geo. H. B. porators.
J. Walter Butcher will build a new moving picture theater
Martin, S. C. Seymour, Camden, N. J., incorporators.
to cost $75,000, at Asbury Park.
Georgia.
Arthur S. Hyman has leased the Grand Theater at At- New York. .
W. C. Ormand is having plans prepared for a new mov-
lanta for a term of two years.
ing picture theater to be erected at Rockaway Park, L. I.
Illinois.
The United Booking Offices of America will build a
Federal Theater Co., Chicago; $2,500; Sam E. Pearce,
$500,000 theater and office building at Syracuse.
Irwin Grossman, Lillian M. Hansel, incorporators.
The new Columbia moving picture theater in Buffalo
Linick and Lenz Amusement Co., Chicago; $20,000;
will be opened in about two months.
Charles Lenz, Manfred N. Linick, Morris Kompel, incor-
C. Morton Wolfe has taken over the Globe Theater,
porators.
Buffalo.
Indiana.
The A. A. Meyers Amusement Co. has leased the old Vic-
Varieties Amusement Co., Terre Haute; $10,000; John
toria Theater, Buffalo, and renamed it the Airovict.
II. .lansen, Isaac Ades, Thomas G. Moore, incorporators.
A moving picture theater may be opened in the Roe
Iowa.
building, Canisteo, soon.
L. S. Jacobs is the head of a company which is planning
E. D. O'Reilly and C. H. Sweeney are building a new
to erect a moving picture theater at Burlington. The
moving picture theater at Geneva.
theater will be called the Palace.
The
T.-M. Harton Co. is preparing plans for a new mov-
M. Ford will erect a moving picture theater at Cedar
ing picture theater to be erected at Elmira.
Rapids.
Cafe
La Loy; $30,000; hotels, restaurants; Mortimer H.
S. C. Greenbaum and A. H- Blank will erect a moving pic- Hess, Harry
F. Melba, William T. Magee incorporators.
ture theater soon at Davenport.
Equitable
Building Restaurant; $100,000; Talbert W.
Frank McQuire has started a picture show at Mt. Pleas-
Sprague, Arthur L. Lee, James T. Ashley incorporators.
ant.
Ohio.
Edward Killiam has purchased a moving picture theater
The Luna Theater has been opened at Danville.
at Wittemore.
Jack Rabbit Amusement, Cleveland; $30,000; Tohn
J. L, Bandy has purchased the Gem Photoshow at Cory-
Weber,
C. C. Phillips, J. E. Lutzeier incorporators.
don.
Colonial Hotel of Cleveland; $50,000; G. H. Michel-
A moving picture theater has been opened in Castle Hall
berger,
H.
T. Nord, A. N. Kinney incorporators.
at Walcott. .
Pennsylvania.
Kentucky.
Harry
C.
Helper and C. J. Matthews will open a moving
W. L. Salyers, of Carrolltown, is building a new moving
picture theater in the Fau building at Charleroi.
picture theater in that city.
Leo
Guerrein
will erect a new moving picture theater at
George Bleich will be the head of the new Empress
Erie.
Theater at Owensboro.
John
N.
Sapper
plans prepared for a new mov-
South End Amusement Co. will erect a new moving pic- ing picture theater is to having
be erected at Erie.
ture theater at Louisville.
Opportunities to make sales of automatic pianos
and orchestrions will be found in this column by
piano dealers desirous of developing these pros-
pects in the respective localities mentioned:
California.
Mr. Barrier >vi.l (.pen Brown's opera house at Salinas.
Dan Wolf has taken over a theater at Santa Maria.
The Dreamland Theater at Fort Bragg will be opened
under the direction of Tom Kuhn.
Richard Arenz has opened his new Empire Theatre at
San Francisco.
Colorado.
Preparations are being made to open a new moving pic-
ture theater, the Idle Hour, in Longmont.
G. T. Richards has leased a building at Windsor and
started a moving picture theater. •
Connecticut.
Kenosha Amusement Co., Danbury; $30,000; Thos. A.
Keating, j . Moses Ives, Louis Berlin, incorporators.
Delaware
Tioga Theater Corporation; $25,000; Herbert E. Latter,
Wm. J. Maloney, Oscar J. Reichard, Wilmington, incor-
Henry Pork and Jacob Minsinger are having plans pre-
pared for a new moving picture theater to be erected at
Mt. Washington.
William E. Snaman is preparing plans for a new moving
picture theater to be erected at Pittsburgh.
H. J. Heinz Co. is having plans prepared for a new
moving picture theater to be erected at Pittsburgh.
Savoy Amusement Co. is having plans prepared for a
new moving picture theater to be erected at Wilkes-Barre.
West Virginia.
W. H. Shaw and A. P. Brinkmeier have purchased the
Southern States Theater at Wheeling.
Wisconsin.
W. H. Kamps is planning to build a $15,000 moving pic-
ture theater at Marshfield soon.
Western Theater Co.,, Milwaukee; $50,000; Samuel M.
Field, John G. Wiesen, Anna Gerboth incorporators.
A company has been organized at Kewaskum to give moT-
ing picture shows in Groeschel's opera i.ouse-
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Collins and John David, of Bruce,
have opened the Isis Theater at Osceola.
A new moving picture theater will be built at Antigo.
Walter Onatzig has opened a moving picture theater at
Dousman.
The Palace Hippodrome will be built in the spring at Mil-
waukee.
AUTOPIANO FOR U . S . S. "VESTAL."
The Autopiano Co., Fifty-first street and Twelfth
avenue, New York, has just received word that
Charles S. Norris, the well known Boston piano
merchant, has sold an autopiano to the U. S. S.
Vestal.
TAB FOR PERFORATED MUSIC ROLLS.
(Special to The Review.)
WASHINGTON, D. C , March 15.—Patent No. 1,-
131,005 was last week granted to William H. Rees,
New York, for a new and improved tab for per-
forated music sheets, which tab is to be attached
to the forward end of the music sheet for the pur-
pose of permitting of grasping the end of the
music sheet without destroying the paper, and also
to permit of readily connecting the forward end
of the music sheet with a winding roller for the
purpose of unwinding the perforated music sheet
from one roller, drawing it over a tracker bar and
winding it upon another roller, which tab is simple
in construction, effective in use and has a swing-
ing pivoted eye which hooks very readily upon and
engage? a prong o* lhe wimting roller.
THE COMSTOCK, CHENEY * CO, IVORYTON, CONN
MANUFACTURERS =
Piano-forte Ivory Keys, Actions and Hammers,
Ivory and Composition Covered Organ Keys
HBINRV H A A S «Sfc S O N
PLAYER PARTS REPAIR MATERIAL
Combination 65&.88not« Tracker-bar
with Shifting device
A>
»
:_:.::i::i::^::~::::::::^.^:-^-------"-- : -- :: ^"^[iy
Long
triple tub*
Y
Short"Y*
WASLE
PIANO
W A S L E & C O . , Brown Place and Southern Boulevard. NEW YORK
D A M C 1 7 V S C
• A A I V I 9 L I
O
T
ALL STEEL TRAP WORK
Simple, Silent, Strong
Contlnuoua Hinges, Bearing Bars, Pedala, Casters
CHAS. RAMSEY CO.
Connection
Connxjtion
Manufacturers of Player and Piano Hardware
and Metal Specialties
1907-1911 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK
THE STANDARD CO.,
ACTIONS
Are noted for their elasticity, responsiveness and durability. They satisfy in all cases.
TORRINGTON,
CONN.
Manufacturer! of a
We are now located at our new factory, Kingston, N.Y.
Established 1853
SYLVESTER TOWER CO.
Towers Above
All Others
r, Grand and Upright Piano-forte Actions Mso
and ORGAN
KEYS
Keys, Actions, Hammers, Brackets and Nickel Rail Furnished Complete
CAMBRIDGEPORT, MASS.
131 to 147 Broadway
Complete Una of Piano Action Hardware
Brass Flangei, Damper Rods, Special Capstan
Screws, Bracket and Ball Bolts, Key Pin*.
Regulating Brackets and Specialties.
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
MANUFACTURERS OF
The Homer D. Bronson Co.
Manufacture and Sell Direct
PIANO HINGES-DESK HANGERS-
F R O N T F R A M E CATCHES—KNIFE
HINGES—BUTTS and SPECIALTIES
Write for Quotations
THE HOMER D. BRONSON CO.
BEACON FALLS, CONN.
PIANO
ACTIONS
HIGHEST
ONE GRADE ONLY!
GRADE
OFFICE
457 WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
FACTORIES-WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
Tenth Avenue and West Forty-Sixth St.
NEW Y O R K
A. C. CHENEY PIANO ACTION CO.
PNEUMATIC ACTIONS
ACTIONS FOR
FOR PLAYER-PIANOS
, ( PNEUMATIC
PLAYER-i
m-
Manufacturers of j H I G H GRADE PIANOFORTE ACTIONS
CASTLETON. HEW YORK
46
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
SELLING "TIPS" FOR DEALERS IN AUTOMATIC PIANOS.
New Motion Picture Theaters, Hotels and Restaurants in Various Sections of the Country That
Will Require Orchestrions, Automatic Pianos and Other Musical Equipment.
Maryland.
Edward Wilkins contemplates building a new moving
picture theater to cost 10,000 at Baltimore.
Michigan.
R. II. Riddell is erecting a new moving picture theater
at the corner of Kirby and Greenwood streets, Detroit.
The new Majestic Theater at Detroit will be opened soon.
S. S. Fraser is remodeling a building at Durand to be used
as a moving picture theater.
Minnesota.
Mark Barney will build a new moving picture theater at
Lake Crystal, to cost $7,000.
A new moving picture theater will be opened in Long
Prairie, in the spring it is reported.
Howard Atz has started a moving picture theater at
Hancock.
New Jersey.
Charles C. Hildinger and Philip Papier has purchased
property in Lambertville and will erect a moving picture
theater there.
New Empire Theater Co., Bayonne; $25,000; F. D.
Allison, J. F. Hatch incorporators.
Broadway Theater Co., Bayonne; $25,000; F. D. Allison,
L. Leight, F. W. Karsch, incorporators.
Butcher Amusement Co., Asbury Park; $150,000; J.
Walter Butcher, S. H. Colvert, Herman E. Shubert incor-
P
°Home Coin Club; $50,000; F. R. Hansell, Geo. H. B. porators.
J. Walter Butcher will build a new moving picture theater
Martin, S. C. Seymour, Camden, N. J., incorporators.
to cost $75,000, at Asbury Park.
Georgia.
Arthur S. Hyman has leased the Grand Theater at At- New York. .
W. C. Ormand is having plans prepared for a new mov-
lanta for a term of two years.
ing picture theater to be erected at Rockaway Park, L. I.
Illinois.
The United Booking Offices of America will build a
Federal Theater Co., Chicago; $2,500; Sam E. Pearce,
$500,000 theater and office building at Syracuse.
Irwin Grossman, Lillian M. Hansel, incorporators.
The new Columbia moving picture theater in Buffalo
Linick and Lenz Amusement Co., Chicago; $20,000;
will be opened in about two months.
Charles Lenz, Manfred N. Linick, Morris Kompel, incor-
C. Morton Wolfe has taken over the Globe Theater,
porators.
Buffalo.
Indiana.
The A. A. Meyers Amusement Co. has leased the old Vic-
Varieties Amusement Co., Terre Haute; $10,000; John
toria Theater, Buffalo, and renamed it the Airovict.
II. .lansen, Isaac Ades, Thomas G. Moore, incorporators.
A moving picture theater may be opened in the Roe
Iowa.
building, Canisteo, soon.
L. S. Jacobs is the head of a company which is planning
E. D. O'Reilly and C. H. Sweeney are building a new
to erect a moving picture theater at Burlington. The
moving picture theater at Geneva.
theater will be called the Palace.
The
T.-M. Harton Co. is preparing plans for a new mov-
M. Ford will erect a moving picture theater at Cedar
ing picture theater to be erected at Elmira.
Rapids.
Cafe
La Loy; $30,000; hotels, restaurants; Mortimer H.
S. C. Greenbaum and A. H- Blank will erect a moving pic- Hess, Harry
F. Melba, William T. Magee incorporators.
ture theater soon at Davenport.
Equitable
Building Restaurant; $100,000; Talbert W.
Frank McQuire has started a picture show at Mt. Pleas-
Sprague, Arthur L. Lee, James T. Ashley incorporators.
ant.
Ohio.
Edward Killiam has purchased a moving picture theater
The Luna Theater has been opened at Danville.
at Wittemore.
Jack Rabbit Amusement, Cleveland; $30,000; Tohn
J. L, Bandy has purchased the Gem Photoshow at Cory-
Weber,
C. C. Phillips, J. E. Lutzeier incorporators.
don.
Colonial Hotel of Cleveland; $50,000; G. H. Michel-
A moving picture theater has been opened in Castle Hall
berger,
H.
T. Nord, A. N. Kinney incorporators.
at Walcott. .
Pennsylvania.
Kentucky.
Harry
C.
Helper and C. J. Matthews will open a moving
W. L. Salyers, of Carrolltown, is building a new moving
picture theater in the Fau building at Charleroi.
picture theater in that city.
Leo
Guerrein
will erect a new moving picture theater at
George Bleich will be the head of the new Empress
Erie.
Theater at Owensboro.
John
N.
Sapper
plans prepared for a new mov-
South End Amusement Co. will erect a new moving pic- ing picture theater is to having
be erected at Erie.
ture theater at Louisville.
Opportunities to make sales of automatic pianos
and orchestrions will be found in this column by
piano dealers desirous of developing these pros-
pects in the respective localities mentioned:
California.
Mr. Barrier >vi.l (.pen Brown's opera house at Salinas.
Dan Wolf has taken over a theater at Santa Maria.
The Dreamland Theater at Fort Bragg will be opened
under the direction of Tom Kuhn.
Richard Arenz has opened his new Empire Theatre at
San Francisco.
Colorado.
Preparations are being made to open a new moving pic-
ture theater, the Idle Hour, in Longmont.
G. T. Richards has leased a building at Windsor and
started a moving picture theater. •
Connecticut.
Kenosha Amusement Co., Danbury; $30,000; Thos. A.
Keating, j . Moses Ives, Louis Berlin, incorporators.
Delaware
Tioga Theater Corporation; $25,000; Herbert E. Latter,
Wm. J. Maloney, Oscar J. Reichard, Wilmington, incor-
Henry Pork and Jacob Minsinger are having plans pre-
pared for a new moving picture theater to be erected at
Mt. Washington.
William E. Snaman is preparing plans for a new moving
picture theater to be erected at Pittsburgh.
H. J. Heinz Co. is having plans prepared for a new
moving picture theater to be erected at Pittsburgh.
Savoy Amusement Co. is having plans prepared for a
new moving picture theater to be erected at Wilkes-Barre.
West Virginia.
W. H. Shaw and A. P. Brinkmeier have purchased the
Southern States Theater at Wheeling.
Wisconsin.
W. H. Kamps is planning to build a $15,000 moving pic-
ture theater at Marshfield soon.
Western Theater Co.,, Milwaukee; $50,000; Samuel M.
Field, John G. Wiesen, Anna Gerboth incorporators.
A company has been organized at Kewaskum to give moT-
ing picture shows in Groeschel's opera i.ouse-
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Collins and John David, of Bruce,
have opened the Isis Theater at Osceola.
A new moving picture theater will be built at Antigo.
Walter Onatzig has opened a moving picture theater at
Dousman.
The Palace Hippodrome will be built in the spring at Mil-
waukee.
AUTOPIANO FOR U . S . S. "VESTAL."
The Autopiano Co., Fifty-first street and Twelfth
avenue, New York, has just received word that
Charles S. Norris, the well known Boston piano
merchant, has sold an autopiano to the U. S. S.
Vestal.
TAB FOR PERFORATED MUSIC ROLLS.
(Special to The Review.)
WASHINGTON, D. C , March 15.—Patent No. 1,-
131,005 was last week granted to William H. Rees,
New York, for a new and improved tab for per-
forated music sheets, which tab is to be attached
to the forward end of the music sheet for the pur-
pose of permitting of grasping the end of the
music sheet without destroying the paper, and also
to permit of readily connecting the forward end
of the music sheet with a winding roller for the
purpose of unwinding the perforated music sheet
from one roller, drawing it over a tracker bar and
winding it upon another roller, which tab is simple
in construction, effective in use and has a swing-
ing pivoted eye which hooks very readily upon and
engage? a prong o* lhe wimting roller.
THE COMSTOCK, CHENEY * CO, IVORYTON, CONN
MANUFACTURERS =
Piano-forte Ivory Keys, Actions and Hammers,
Ivory and Composition Covered Organ Keys
HBINRV H A A S «Sfc S O N
PLAYER PARTS REPAIR MATERIAL
Combination 65&.88not« Tracker-bar
with Shifting device
A>
»
:_:.::i::i::^::~::::::::^.^:-^-------"-- : -- :: ^"^[iy
Long
triple tub*
Y
Short"Y*
WASLE
PIANO
W A S L E & C O . , Brown Place and Southern Boulevard. NEW YORK
D A M C 1 7 V S C
• A A I V I 9 L I
O
T
ALL STEEL TRAP WORK
Simple, Silent, Strong
Contlnuoua Hinges, Bearing Bars, Pedala, Casters
CHAS. RAMSEY CO.
Connection
Connxjtion
Manufacturers of Player and Piano Hardware
and Metal Specialties
1907-1911 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK
THE STANDARD CO.,
ACTIONS
Are noted for their elasticity, responsiveness and durability. They satisfy in all cases.
TORRINGTON,
CONN.
Manufacturer! of a
We are now located at our new factory, Kingston, N.Y.
Established 1853
SYLVESTER TOWER CO.
Towers Above
All Others
r, Grand and Upright Piano-forte Actions Mso
and ORGAN
KEYS
Keys, Actions, Hammers, Brackets and Nickel Rail Furnished Complete
CAMBRIDGEPORT, MASS.
131 to 147 Broadway
Complete Una of Piano Action Hardware
Brass Flangei, Damper Rods, Special Capstan
Screws, Bracket and Ball Bolts, Key Pin*.
Regulating Brackets and Specialties.
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
MANUFACTURERS OF
The Homer D. Bronson Co.
Manufacture and Sell Direct
PIANO HINGES-DESK HANGERS-
F R O N T F R A M E CATCHES—KNIFE
HINGES—BUTTS and SPECIALTIES
Write for Quotations
THE HOMER D. BRONSON CO.
BEACON FALLS, CONN.
PIANO
ACTIONS
HIGHEST
ONE GRADE ONLY!
GRADE
OFFICE
457 WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
FACTORIES-WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
Tenth Avenue and West Forty-Sixth St.
NEW Y O R K
A. C. CHENEY PIANO ACTION CO.
PNEUMATIC ACTIONS
ACTIONS FOR
FOR PLAYER-PIANOS
, ( PNEUMATIC
PLAYER-i
m-
Manufacturers of j H I G H GRADE PIANOFORTE ACTIONS
CASTLETON. HEW YORK
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