The Washington herald., 1913-07-28
With the work which Harry crandil

With the work which Harry Crandil
is doing in fitting up a new motion pic
tur theater in the Mercantile Building at
the southeast corner of Ninth and E
streets Northwest, thus adding another
theater to the flicker circuit" as Ninth
Street is getting to be known. one is re-
minded Of how great the motion picture
theater investment and development is,
from Pennsylvania Avenue north to G
Street Northwest. on Ninth Street.
The oldest strictly motion picture the
alter on Ninth Street is the Palace.
which A. c. Mayer. Louis Simons, and
associates started about nine years ago,
and is now included in the syndicate of
motion picture theaters showing licensed
films, operated by A. Brylawski and as
sociates. Although Sunday concerts and
picture shows were given at the Acad-
envy, before the Palace was opened, that
does not alter the fact that the Palace
, was the first motion picture theater
Coming up Ninth Street and crossing
| over to the west side. is the Plaza, which
was the second motion picture theater
| opened on Ninth Street couple of
Greeks started it, and made SO little
Roadway that they became discouraged
and sold II TO Tom Moore, who has made
IT one of the big successes in motion pic
ture management in America. The series
l.
| tured in The Washington Herald gave to
the Plaza and Manager Tom Moore a
National. as well as local reputation for
picture theater publicity which no other
manager or theater has ever ATTEMPTED
or eQualed.
In the block between F and G Streets.
on Ninth Street. facing the Patent Office,
! is the Maryland Theater. which John ].
Noonan first opened and brought to it
! vf1Q 1.. rtrrfw ~
features. Subsequently it was purchased
by DR.. Wunder and Col wertz. and by
them sold to Manager johnson. under
whose management the Maryland, with
its first on Ninth Street" motto, of Mu-
tual films. Keystone comedies, Reliance
dramas. kay-Bees, and other produc-
tons. Is one of the popular motion pic
ture theaters OF Washington.
The Virginia, opposite the Patent Office
on Ninth Street above F Street, opened
by and with the proprietorship Of John
]. Noonan. is one of the favorite picture
theaters of movie fans" Under the
courteous mana cement OF William Alvin.
and the featuring Of foreign big dramatic
subjects, large program, and "Snook-
ums." the Virginia is. like its namesake,
dear to the hearts Of thousands.
Marcus Notes built the Empress In
1910. and since II opened with the special
Of the public's liking for big pictures has
been a popular theater. Managers VIII
lie Notes and Sommers now show all the
Universal Film Company's picture first,
and this big program of first runs"
makes the Empress service distinct.
Back to the east side OF Ninth Street |
We find the Leader. between E and Fl
Streets. under the management Of the |
popular Miller Brothers. The Leader has
a patronage that is drawn from all sec
tons OF the city and surrounding towns, |
testifying to their recognized courteous |
treatment and the Biograph. vitagraph, |
Lubin. Pathe. and other features shown /
by them.
Further down on the east side Of Ninth |
Street. just below E. Is the beautiful /
Garden Theater. under the management
OF Tom Moore. Originally built AZ a
high-class vaudeville theater. equipped
with every modern device. this spacious
amusement palace became the largest
and most popular theater for motion
picture prediction in the Nations Capt.
tai when 1t passed to Tom Moore's con-
troll, and enjoys a national reputation
for the production Of big feature films.
The attendance record OF Cleopatra" at
the Garden Easter Monday week has
never been equaled by any motion pic
ture theater in America having the same
which The Washington Herald conducted
the What Was the Greatest Event In
the Life of Cleopatra" contest.
In addition to the motion picture thea
tiers in the Ninth Street movie zone there II
Is the popular Gayety Theater, the home II
Of twentieth century burlesque. under
the able management Of George Peck.
That the daily film requirements Of the II
theaters may be promptly met, and real
lzing that the motion picture exhibitors
Of Washington and surrounding towns
are drawn to this district. the film ex-
changes Of the city, with one exception,
are located in Ninth Street. between d II
and E Streets. III
The Washington Film Exchange, with
Dresner manager, has large quarters
at 1921 Ninth Street. and distributes
the entire Universal output. VI
The Mutual Film Exchange. under the