Grand Forks herald., 1917-01-25
IntATtRS OF
CITY. OFFER
BEST PLAYS
Grand Forks Well Supplied
With Splendid Amuse-
rnent Homes.

M her amusements. as we'll as IN.
thSsSther assets which go to make
deiitable and successful city, Grand
Forks is we'll supplied. There are
four regular theaters. each giving
daily performances of the best the
motion picture are can provide. while
thSre is the Auditorium. where spe-
ciai events, musical and otherwise, are
given. The four theaters are open
throughout the year. They provide
clean, wholesome entertainment the
beet that money can provide. And
Grand Forks Is fortunate in having
experienced and excellent men at the
head of her amusement work.
The Grand theater. owned by A. j.
tram, provides both motion pictures
and vaudeville. The theater books its
acts with the Western Vaudeville
Managers association. the largest va
riety booking concern in the country.
This means that Grand Forks the
atergoers get many Of the biggest
acts in the country. The Grand also
has the Paramount motion pictures.
These plays are made by the Jesse L.
Oliver Morosco and Pallas. There
are no better producing companies in
the country. They have some of the
biggest stars and greatest directors
known and every release can be
counted upon to ''make good"
Mr.. Kavanagh also owns the Foto
Play theater and Mr.. Bertram like
wise manages it. At this theater are
shown the famous Triangle and Metro
pictures. The Triangle pictures, It
will be remembered. were started a
little over a year ago. when D. w.
! Griffith, master Of the picture art.
Thomas Ince and Mack Sennett were
brought together under one banner.
The Triangle program includes the
Fine Arts films. made by Griffith's li-
rectors: the Kay-Bee pictures, made
BY Ince and his men. and the famops
Keystone comedies. made by Sennett.
These pictures, especially the Kay
Bee, have created a large clientele
for this theater. So far as acting, d.
recting, investing and writing are
concerned, no better pictures are
shown in America. The Metro pro-
gram Is another unusually good one.
It. too. contains pictures made and
acted BY the best talent possible.
managed by A. L. Zacherl has made
wonderful progress in the short time
he has had charge of It, Mr.. Zacherl
purchased It a little over a year ago
and Immediately took steps to change
from the old split program" idea to
the modern, feature play programs.
That his judgment was right is indi-
Gated by the rapid strides the Royal
has made. Mr.. Zacherl now shows ex-
clusively the Mary Pickford Aircraft
pictures. the new Mutual Chaplin pro-
ductions. and the Greater Vitagra ph
Blue Ribbon plays. These are enough
to put any theater in the front rank
and they have made the Royal a de-
cidedly popular institution. Splendid
comedies also are shown.
The Metropolitan tteater, which al
80 Is the home Of legitimate stage
productions shows.sthree fine motion
picture programs when no play comes
this way. The theater, owned by c.
P. Walker. of Winnipeg. is managed
by Gus Myers. This winter, however,
during Mr.. Myers absence, William
McKallor ia managing the place. The
theater shows such splendid pictures
as the Bluebird: the world, made by
the companies associated with VIM.
"A. Brady, and the, famous Fox films.
Here are three splendid programs
programs that are hard to equal in
any theater. The three cover a wide
range In picture plays and bring some
OF the biggest stars. known to Broad
way to local people.
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