The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-03
|M'CARTY PIONEER
| IN TULSA MOVIES
|c.,e Of Majestic Theater
''It last Week Ends His
Theatrical Career.
hABOT NEW MANAGER
clam Condor, Formerly in
charge, Leaves for N. Y.
to Accept Position.

oot the most important theatri-
-, ,,ansacuons in the history OF me
.,,.,rr,d this week when Raiph
and associates purchased
a,,onipg Interest In the Majestic
.mn.smcnt company from Dr. e
" yecar,y and y. r. Perry
p,i,b Talbot assumed active man
ln, nnp M the Majestic last Mon
IT, lie VIII be managing olrec'o'
IL" al, rnr Palace and Majestic.
~. d,,I marks the retirement
ln' sr,nc participation In local
,r'ral affairs Of DR.. c. w NC
'ir,,y inter- more than 10 years
S. ,h.rh time he has contin-
I1ay owned and operated o"e "
IT. playhouses here
noc,or McCarty gave Tuisans their
o.., yaudpylllr show. That was the
IA Wonderland theater, winch ne
Ia, lie was also "A pioneer IN lhe
n,,or picture game here, having
rn, The first fivc-rcel features ever
shown in the city
After selling the wonderland ne
,nrcbased the old Mejestic. now the
poyal Five successive persons hau
,,tisd 10 nut the Majestic over as
: .,inner. Doctor McCarty in TWO
0',s time made II one OF the best
.,yns theatrical propositions in the
,ry n WAS in this house that ne
saye rulsans their first taste OF dig
s,.,,,ss' az he had the first ex-
,lusiy. franchisc for this community
| ot IN. old Triangle program, wnich
Iineiuded such stars AS Dorothy Dal-
90, rank Keenan,, VIM, \. Hart
Charles raw. douglas Fairbanks and
D. ". Griffith.
He then pld the old Majestic and
hull, the present handsome thehter
N ,ha, name. The property *
valued at 1850. 600. 1t is the largest
snI fines, appointed motion picture
4 lpse in the state. The Majestic was
Ioplped 10 the public In June. 1871
| lis opening was given publicity
Throughout the country. and 1t was
,reelv predlcted that the project
woula be a financial failure on ac-
conn, ot the theater being too far
ahead OF ne ClN1s poNtV' - -
faith in the future OF Tulsa. now
ever, was unbroken,
Isl, months ago Glenn Condor was
RETAINED as manager OF the Majestic
Daring his regime the theater
achieved. by It's up-to date presenta-
,on of the big feature pictures, u
national reputation and the combina-
ian OF NcCarty and Condor became
firmly established In filmdom
throughout the country.
MANY large out Of town syndicates
have tried TO purchase the theater
but Doctor McCarty preferred selling
to a local man who had reputation
for giving the public clean amuse-
ment Thus II happened that the
transfer was made TO Mr.. talbot
and all concerned are confident that
The Majestic will continue to forge
ahead In the future under the new
management as It has In the past
Doctor MCCartys reason for selling
was the necessity for his devoting
all OF his time TO his rapidly inGreas-
Ing oil holding in Texas and louis
ANA and the further fact that his
manager, ,"Mr. Condor. had accepted
responsible position In the east
with one " the largest theatrical
circuits on the continent. A few years
ago Doctor McCarty was forced TO
abandon a lucrative medicsl practice
here on account OF his other inter
ests
fs retains an interest IN the Ma
telic Amusement company, and
WI Mr. Perry still owns the prop
erty.