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Issue: 1915 Vol. 60 N. 15 - Page 44
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THE MUSIC TRADE
44
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.
directors are E. K. Cunningham R. K. Cunningham and H.
II. Winkler.
Kansas.
L. S. Naftzger, L. M. Miller and C. C. McCollister are
said to be behind the forces that have formed a corporation
with a capital stock of $75,000 to erect a new moving pic-
ture theater on East Douglas street, Wichita.
Arizona.
The Bowersock Theater, at Lawrence, was opened re-
Alfred Rabogliatti has opened the International Theater
cently.
at Clobe.
Kentucky.
W. J. Wright has leased a site in Douglas and will erect
Floyd McCrone and William Morris have opened a new
a moving picture theater there.
moving picture theater in the Stamper building at Vance-
Arkansas.
burg.
l-'rank Harr has opened a moving picture theater at
Work has been started on an old market house at
Huntsville.
Twenty-sixth and Portland avenue in Louisville, which will
California.
be remodeled and converated into a moving picture house.
William Smith will erect a moving picture theater at
The Gem Theater Company has made arrangements
Auburn with a seating capacity of about
'.iiiO.
whereby a motion picture theater will be opened at Dover.
A co-operative movement has been started at llopkinsville
I. Wiseman will erect a moving picture theater on San
whereby a new theater will probably be started shortly.
1'ablo avenue, Oakland, with seating capacity for about 400
Louisiana.
persons.
The Pearce interests are back of the plan to build an
I). S. Taylor has purchased a site at Tulare upon which
immense moving picture theater in New Orleans, with a
he will erect a $20,000 moving picture theater.
capacity of 3,500 seats.
H. II. Brix is having plans prepared for the remodeling
N. L. Knight has purchased the ''Peoples, ' Baton Rouge,
of three buildings on J street, Fresno, into a moving pic-
from E. P. Bradley.
ture house-
Maine.
The new theater of Turner & Dahnken at Watsonville is
Adalard Kournier has opened a theater at Jacknian.
rapidly assuming form and will be opened about the 1st of
Maryland.
May.
Stanislaus Russell is preparing plans for a one-story mov-
Charles W. Parker is preparing to open a moving picture
ing picture theater, to cost $15,000, at Baltimore.
house at Butte City.
Massachusetts.
W. Brandts-Buys has taken over the Castle Theater, at
Royal Theater Co. is having plans prepared for a four-
New Castle.
story theater building at New Bedford.
A new theater is being erected at Monteca by J. J. Kaw-
Loew's Boston Theaters Co., Boston; $600,000; Marcus
leigh, II. S. Erstad and T. L. Demerge.
Loew, Lawrence D. Beggs, M. I). Flattery, incorporators.
F. O. Adler has purchased the Grand Theater at Ked-
Olympia Theaters, Inc., Boston; $7,000,000; Nathan H.
lands.
Gordon, Arthur E. Lord, Max Schoolman, F. J. Howard,
Delaware.
incorporators.
Chesapeake Haven Hotel Co.; $50,000; A. 1\ Stevenson,
A $200,(00 house is to be erected by the Olympia Thea-
Kphraim Palmer, M. Van Booskirk, incorporators.
ters, Inc., at Cambridge. It will seat 2,500.
Illinois.
The new Fenway Theater, a $300,000 moving picture
The Broadway Co., Chicago; $5,000; moving picture
house, is now in the course of construction at Boston.
business; Dallas Corbiere, Arthur B. Wright, Kloyd Talbott,
The Loew interests are planning the erection of a $400,-
incorporators.
000 house on the site of their Orpheum Theater, Boston.
Duchess Theater Co., Peoria; $10,000; II. B. Francis,
A theater, which will seat 1,200 persons, is to be built
II. J. Weisbnich, (ieorge K. Beasley, incorporators.
in Hyde Square, Boston, at a cost of $100,000.
VViliam F. Pagels is preparing sketches for a mie-story
The
city of Revere is to have a new theater, which will
moving picture theater to be erected in Chicago soon.
be erected at the corner of Broadway and the Revere Beach
Charles Koski will build a one-story moving picture thea-
boulevard. It will cost $75,000.
ter in Chicago.
Plans are afoot for the construction of a moving picture
(). K. Trinkle is planning to rebuild his moving picture
theater at Nos. 542-544-546 Main street, Worcester.
theater at Danville which was recently destroyed by fire.
L. F,. Badger has purchased the Lion 'I heater, Springfield,
lames McGavock is rebuilding the Coliseum at Chicago
and has renamed it the Majestic.
Heights.
Michigan.
II. M. Elwell and others in Macomb are interested in a
Joseph .-handaiiais has opened
moving picture
new opera house project.
theater at Garden.
George II. Budde will erect a one-story brick moving
Indiana.
picture theater at Grand Rapids at an early date.
Mr. A. L. New will soon erect a moving picture theater at
Greenfield.
A new high-class motion picture house will be erected
at Detroit, by the Dix Theater Co.
Leopold Dreyfuss will build a new moving picture theater
at Lafayette that will cost $100,000.
Frank Drew will construct a new moving picture theater
at Detroit to be known as the Drury Lane 1 heater.
Peter K. Meyers has purchased the Fountain Theater at
Missouri.
Torre Haute from W. K. Beck.
Alexander Papeinlricas will erect a one-story moving pic-
The Southern Amusement C c ' >- has been incorporated at
ture theater at St. Louis.
Indianapolis with !f2,(M)0 capital to operate theaters. i'he
• 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 localties mentioned:
Grubel Bros, obtained a lease on the Kirby Arcade at
Springfield, and will open a moving picture theater there.
Nebraska.
American Amusement Co., Omaha; $5,000; Ray II. Wise,
Winfield R. Ross, incorporators.
Frank Johnson, of Louisville, will operate a moving pic-
ture show in connection with his confectionery store.
New Hampshire.
Eagle Amusement Co. is having plans prepared for a
new handsome four-story theater building, at Manchester,
to cost $60,000.
Local interests have opened a moving picture theater in
the McOuesnew building at Nashua.
New Jersey.
I'ergen Theater, Hoboken; $125,1)1)0;
Knright, II. T. Hall, incorporators.
F. G. Hall, G. A.
New York.
Herman Kupp.s is planning to erect a one-story moving
picture theater at Brooklyn, to cost $25,(100.
James McGowan is having plans prepared for a two-story
moving picture theater at New York, to cost $16,000.
Burl C. Ohmann will erect a moving picture theater at
Lyons.
W. H. Faville is considering plans to erect a $4,000
theater building at Dolgeville.
Ohio.
Griffith Restaurant Co., Cleveland; $20,000; E. S. Grif-
fith, Hazel Griffith, William T. Graham, incorporators.
C. It Amusement Co., Ashtabula; $15,000; (ieorge II.
Smith, A. J. Cooper, A. |. Beckwith, incorporators.
Mall Theater Co., Cleveland; $150,000; Louis H. Becht,
K.. P. Strong, Fred Desberg, incorporators.
Oklahoma.
R. E. Jenncs and Carl Hughes have purchased the
Lyric Theater, in Sapulpa, from Walter Sornberger.
J. L. Moore, of Chicago, bought the Cozy, Theater, at
Xewkirk, from L. C. Whitehair,
r The Odeon Theater, at Bartlesville, has been sold to the
Vale Theater Co.
Pennsylvania.
The Arcadia Theater in Philadelphia will he opened
shortly.
Fred Harlan and W. Trouby have purchased the Majestic
Theater on Washington street, New Castle.
Tennessee.
Mrs. K. A. Waters, of Lenoir City, recently purchased a
complete moving picture outfit to be installed in a new
house there.
The Alabama Theater Co., of Alabama City, is making
arrangements to open a new theater which will have
seating capacity for about 300 persons.
T. A. Anderson, of Monterey, is making arrangements
to open a moving n u t - r e lli-au
J. B. Abrams, of Athens, is preparing to open a theater
which will be able to accommodate about 300 persons
Texas.
T. H. Huffman has purchased the Dreamland Theater
at East Long View from John Foster.
J. C. Clemmens has purchased the Crystal Theater at
Dennon.
Utah.
L. W. Leete will erect a $10,000 moving picture theater
on Main street, Brigham City.
Washington.
The Shell Theater, at Taconia, has been purchased bv
J. L. Short and H. R. IJurg.
Washington, D. C.
J. E. Simpson has opened the Broadway Theater in
Charlotte, N. C.
The Piedmont Amusement Co. has opened the Broad-
way Theatre in Danville, Va.
Ottawa Holmes has opened up Kairvland, winch has
been closed for some lime, at Raleigh, N. C.
THE COMSTOCK, CHENEY * CO., IVORYTON, CONN.
Z MANUFACTURERS
Piano-forte Ivory Keys, Actions; and Hammers,
Ivory and Composition Covered Organ Keys
HEINRY H A A S
Combination 65&.88not« Tracker-bar
with Shifting "
Long
tripU tub*
V
Connection
Connection
PIANO ACTIONS
Are noted for their elasticity, responsiveness and durability. They satisfy in all cases.
W A S L E & C O . , Brown Place and Southern Boulevard. NEW YORK
Y T
Short'Y"
WASLE
T
ALL STEEL TRAP WORK
Simple, Silent, Strong
Continuous Hinoea, Bearing Bare, Pedals, Caster*
UrgV
CHAS. RAMSEY CO.
Connection Connection
Manufacturers of Player and Piano Hardware
and Metal Specialties
1907-1911 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK
THE STANDARD CO.,
T0RRINGT0N,
CONN.
Manufacturer! of m
CompUt* Lln« of Piano Aotlon Hardware
Brass Flanges, Damper Rods, Special Capataa
Screws, Bracket and Ball Bolts, Key Pina,
Regulating Brackets and Specialties.
We are now located at our new factory, Kingston, N.Y.
Established 1853
S Y L V E S T E R TOWER CO. ISKSJS""
r. Grand and Upright Piano-forte Actions
Keys, Actions, Hammers, Brackets and Nickel Rail Furnished Complete
131 to 147 Broadway
.
.
.
. CAMBRIDGEPORT, MASS.
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
MANUFACTURERS OF
The Homer D. Bronson Co.
Manufacture and Sell Direct
PIANO HINGES —DESK HANGERS-
FRONT FRAME CATCHES-KNIFE
HINGES—BUTTS and SPECIALTIES
Write for Quotations
THE HOMER D. BRONSON CO.
BEACON FALLS, CONN.
ACTIONS
PIANO
HIGHEST
GRADE
ONE GRADE ONLY
OFFICE
457 WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
FACTORIES-WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
Tenth Avenue and West Forty-Sixth St.
NEW YORK
fRAOE
tttt
A. C. CHENEY PIANO ACTION CO.
. .
, J PNEUMATIC ACTIONS FOR PLAYER-PIANOS
Manufacturers of \ H I G H G RADE PIANOFORTE ACTIONS
M
CASTLETON, HEW YORK
THE MUSIC TRADE
44
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.
directors are E. K. Cunningham R. K. Cunningham and H.
II. Winkler.
Kansas.
L. S. Naftzger, L. M. Miller and C. C. McCollister are
said to be behind the forces that have formed a corporation
with a capital stock of $75,000 to erect a new moving pic-
ture theater on East Douglas street, Wichita.
Arizona.
The Bowersock Theater, at Lawrence, was opened re-
Alfred Rabogliatti has opened the International Theater
cently.
at Clobe.
Kentucky.
W. J. Wright has leased a site in Douglas and will erect
Floyd McCrone and William Morris have opened a new
a moving picture theater there.
moving picture theater in the Stamper building at Vance-
Arkansas.
burg.
l-'rank Harr has opened a moving picture theater at
Work has been started on an old market house at
Huntsville.
Twenty-sixth and Portland avenue in Louisville, which will
California.
be remodeled and converated into a moving picture house.
William Smith will erect a moving picture theater at
The Gem Theater Company has made arrangements
Auburn with a seating capacity of about
'.iiiO.
whereby a motion picture theater will be opened at Dover.
A co-operative movement has been started at llopkinsville
I. Wiseman will erect a moving picture theater on San
whereby a new theater will probably be started shortly.
1'ablo avenue, Oakland, with seating capacity for about 400
Louisiana.
persons.
The Pearce interests are back of the plan to build an
I). S. Taylor has purchased a site at Tulare upon which
immense moving picture theater in New Orleans, with a
he will erect a $20,000 moving picture theater.
capacity of 3,500 seats.
H. II. Brix is having plans prepared for the remodeling
N. L. Knight has purchased the ''Peoples, ' Baton Rouge,
of three buildings on J street, Fresno, into a moving pic-
from E. P. Bradley.
ture house-
Maine.
The new theater of Turner & Dahnken at Watsonville is
Adalard Kournier has opened a theater at Jacknian.
rapidly assuming form and will be opened about the 1st of
Maryland.
May.
Stanislaus Russell is preparing plans for a one-story mov-
Charles W. Parker is preparing to open a moving picture
ing picture theater, to cost $15,000, at Baltimore.
house at Butte City.
Massachusetts.
W. Brandts-Buys has taken over the Castle Theater, at
Royal Theater Co. is having plans prepared for a four-
New Castle.
story theater building at New Bedford.
A new theater is being erected at Monteca by J. J. Kaw-
Loew's Boston Theaters Co., Boston; $600,000; Marcus
leigh, II. S. Erstad and T. L. Demerge.
Loew, Lawrence D. Beggs, M. I). Flattery, incorporators.
F. O. Adler has purchased the Grand Theater at Ked-
Olympia Theaters, Inc., Boston; $7,000,000; Nathan H.
lands.
Gordon, Arthur E. Lord, Max Schoolman, F. J. Howard,
Delaware.
incorporators.
Chesapeake Haven Hotel Co.; $50,000; A. 1\ Stevenson,
A $200,(00 house is to be erected by the Olympia Thea-
Kphraim Palmer, M. Van Booskirk, incorporators.
ters, Inc., at Cambridge. It will seat 2,500.
Illinois.
The new Fenway Theater, a $300,000 moving picture
The Broadway Co., Chicago; $5,000; moving picture
house, is now in the course of construction at Boston.
business; Dallas Corbiere, Arthur B. Wright, Kloyd Talbott,
The Loew interests are planning the erection of a $400,-
incorporators.
000 house on the site of their Orpheum Theater, Boston.
Duchess Theater Co., Peoria; $10,000; II. B. Francis,
A theater, which will seat 1,200 persons, is to be built
II. J. Weisbnich, (ieorge K. Beasley, incorporators.
in Hyde Square, Boston, at a cost of $100,000.
VViliam F. Pagels is preparing sketches for a mie-story
The
city of Revere is to have a new theater, which will
moving picture theater to be erected in Chicago soon.
be erected at the corner of Broadway and the Revere Beach
Charles Koski will build a one-story moving picture thea-
boulevard. It will cost $75,000.
ter in Chicago.
Plans are afoot for the construction of a moving picture
(). K. Trinkle is planning to rebuild his moving picture
theater at Nos. 542-544-546 Main street, Worcester.
theater at Danville which was recently destroyed by fire.
L. F,. Badger has purchased the Lion 'I heater, Springfield,
lames McGavock is rebuilding the Coliseum at Chicago
and has renamed it the Majestic.
Heights.
Michigan.
II. M. Elwell and others in Macomb are interested in a
Joseph .-handaiiais has opened
moving picture
new opera house project.
theater at Garden.
George II. Budde will erect a one-story brick moving
Indiana.
picture theater at Grand Rapids at an early date.
Mr. A. L. New will soon erect a moving picture theater at
Greenfield.
A new high-class motion picture house will be erected
at Detroit, by the Dix Theater Co.
Leopold Dreyfuss will build a new moving picture theater
at Lafayette that will cost $100,000.
Frank Drew will construct a new moving picture theater
at Detroit to be known as the Drury Lane 1 heater.
Peter K. Meyers has purchased the Fountain Theater at
Missouri.
Torre Haute from W. K. Beck.
Alexander Papeinlricas will erect a one-story moving pic-
The Southern Amusement C c ' >- has been incorporated at
ture theater at St. Louis.
Indianapolis with !f2,(M)0 capital to operate theaters. i'he
• 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 localties mentioned:
Grubel Bros, obtained a lease on the Kirby Arcade at
Springfield, and will open a moving picture theater there.
Nebraska.
American Amusement Co., Omaha; $5,000; Ray II. Wise,
Winfield R. Ross, incorporators.
Frank Johnson, of Louisville, will operate a moving pic-
ture show in connection with his confectionery store.
New Hampshire.
Eagle Amusement Co. is having plans prepared for a
new handsome four-story theater building, at Manchester,
to cost $60,000.
Local interests have opened a moving picture theater in
the McOuesnew building at Nashua.
New Jersey.
I'ergen Theater, Hoboken; $125,1)1)0;
Knright, II. T. Hall, incorporators.
F. G. Hall, G. A.
New York.
Herman Kupp.s is planning to erect a one-story moving
picture theater at Brooklyn, to cost $25,(100.
James McGowan is having plans prepared for a two-story
moving picture theater at New York, to cost $16,000.
Burl C. Ohmann will erect a moving picture theater at
Lyons.
W. H. Faville is considering plans to erect a $4,000
theater building at Dolgeville.
Ohio.
Griffith Restaurant Co., Cleveland; $20,000; E. S. Grif-
fith, Hazel Griffith, William T. Graham, incorporators.
C. It Amusement Co., Ashtabula; $15,000; (ieorge II.
Smith, A. J. Cooper, A. |. Beckwith, incorporators.
Mall Theater Co., Cleveland; $150,000; Louis H. Becht,
K.. P. Strong, Fred Desberg, incorporators.
Oklahoma.
R. E. Jenncs and Carl Hughes have purchased the
Lyric Theater, in Sapulpa, from Walter Sornberger.
J. L. Moore, of Chicago, bought the Cozy, Theater, at
Xewkirk, from L. C. Whitehair,
r The Odeon Theater, at Bartlesville, has been sold to the
Vale Theater Co.
Pennsylvania.
The Arcadia Theater in Philadelphia will he opened
shortly.
Fred Harlan and W. Trouby have purchased the Majestic
Theater on Washington street, New Castle.
Tennessee.
Mrs. K. A. Waters, of Lenoir City, recently purchased a
complete moving picture outfit to be installed in a new
house there.
The Alabama Theater Co., of Alabama City, is making
arrangements to open a new theater which will have
seating capacity for about 300 persons.
T. A. Anderson, of Monterey, is making arrangements
to open a moving n u t - r e lli-au
J. B. Abrams, of Athens, is preparing to open a theater
which will be able to accommodate about 300 persons
Texas.
T. H. Huffman has purchased the Dreamland Theater
at East Long View from John Foster.
J. C. Clemmens has purchased the Crystal Theater at
Dennon.
Utah.
L. W. Leete will erect a $10,000 moving picture theater
on Main street, Brigham City.
Washington.
The Shell Theater, at Taconia, has been purchased bv
J. L. Short and H. R. IJurg.
Washington, D. C.
J. E. Simpson has opened the Broadway Theater in
Charlotte, N. C.
The Piedmont Amusement Co. has opened the Broad-
way Theatre in Danville, Va.
Ottawa Holmes has opened up Kairvland, winch has
been closed for some lime, at Raleigh, N. C.
THE COMSTOCK, CHENEY * CO., IVORYTON, CONN.
Z MANUFACTURERS
Piano-forte Ivory Keys, Actions; and Hammers,
Ivory and Composition Covered Organ Keys
HEINRY H A A S
Combination 65&.88not« Tracker-bar
with Shifting "
Long
tripU tub*
V
Connection
Connection
PIANO ACTIONS
Are noted for their elasticity, responsiveness and durability. They satisfy in all cases.
W A S L E & C O . , Brown Place and Southern Boulevard. NEW YORK
Y T
Short'Y"
WASLE
T
ALL STEEL TRAP WORK
Simple, Silent, Strong
Continuous Hinoea, Bearing Bare, Pedals, Caster*
UrgV
CHAS. RAMSEY CO.
Connection Connection
Manufacturers of Player and Piano Hardware
and Metal Specialties
1907-1911 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK
THE STANDARD CO.,
T0RRINGT0N,
CONN.
Manufacturer! of m
CompUt* Lln« of Piano Aotlon Hardware
Brass Flanges, Damper Rods, Special Capataa
Screws, Bracket and Ball Bolts, Key Pina,
Regulating Brackets and Specialties.
We are now located at our new factory, Kingston, N.Y.
Established 1853
S Y L V E S T E R TOWER CO. ISKSJS""
r. Grand and Upright Piano-forte Actions
Keys, Actions, Hammers, Brackets and Nickel Rail Furnished Complete
131 to 147 Broadway
.
.
.
. CAMBRIDGEPORT, MASS.
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
MANUFACTURERS OF
The Homer D. Bronson Co.
Manufacture and Sell Direct
PIANO HINGES —DESK HANGERS-
FRONT FRAME CATCHES-KNIFE
HINGES—BUTTS and SPECIALTIES
Write for Quotations
THE HOMER D. BRONSON CO.
BEACON FALLS, CONN.
ACTIONS
PIANO
HIGHEST
GRADE
ONE GRADE ONLY
OFFICE
457 WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
FACTORIES-WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
Tenth Avenue and West Forty-Sixth St.
NEW YORK
fRAOE
tttt
A. C. CHENEY PIANO ACTION CO.
. .
, J PNEUMATIC ACTIONS FOR PLAYER-PIANOS
Manufacturers of \ H I G H G RADE PIANOFORTE ACTIONS
M
CASTLETON, HEW YORK
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