The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-31
z NEW THEATERS
SOON WILL OPEN
DOORS TO PUBLIC
PantageS and LoeW Will Start
New Year Right Here.
Year Of 1870 Big in Show
Business.
ey AL WILSON.

BY Al WILSON.
with the opening Cf two addition Al
thcaters expected within the mon h
and remarkable progress The pa st
veat. .H~nphts looks forward To ~ Il
with unusual theatrical anti, ,panoH
In an likelihood il win br "a wear that
Wet ranks with the old one, undoub'-
edly the ctty's greatest insofar as
show enterprises Is concerned.
Pantages. coming from the West n
n sweep that bodies hot competition
for other vaudeville circuits, vii
probably schedule his inaugural her"
some time this month. Managers 70 e
"Pan" have been more or less close
mouthed as 90 their plans. ManaGlnE
Director Sweet. here some weeks
back. said that the opening Of the
Main street variety house would
come shortly after the holiday season.
tie said that Pan" simply vas going
INTO business here, make no great
play Of inaugural activity and let our
shows stand for themselves"
Marcus Low recently announced
that the Union avenue Palace would
sce ready FOR Occupancy within the
coming fortnight, This thoater has
beeG under construction probably less
time han pantages. but the latter
concern has not rushed things To a
great extent. The Palace will be of
a strictly moving picture policy. All
features that are attendant on SINH
lar I.oew houses in the East will be
In evidence Its seating capacity will
run about 2,S00.
Loew himself will come 10 the
opening Plans for the visit OF movie
stars, 4 they are In view, will no
sRattAt 10
Spending Million.
The expenditure entailed In con-
stsuction Of these two theaters runs
right around the 81 100000 mark
Both WIN be the last word in thea
ters, Pan" will pursue a policy Of
three day variety, His acts are
well known as above the ordinary
small time vaude offerings, and for
some years have been favorites with
showgoers on the coast.
OF course, the chief show event To-
caily during 1920 was the opening OF
Loew's State. This came In early
October. Memphis found the state
everything that had been promised.
II rightfully car be termed one of tbs
best II not the best, houses Ia tbs
South, Certainly with its capacfty
Of $500, the state Is the largest this
side OF tie Mason and Dixon line.
quite a satisfactory end surprising
In way. feature since the opening
has been the capacity crowds.
The year marked the passing of the
Lvceum TO the pictures. This beau
ttful showshop at jefferson and Sec
ond for years has held place warm
In the hearts Of the Legitimate lovers
here In 1917 Loew came 10 Mem
phiS He remodcled the Lyceum and
soon Audiences were viewing three-a-
dayyfrom what had been termed thu
local golden horseshoe" Then when
the State came along tho Lyceunl be-
came Dpe%'s Lyceum for feature
phoioplays.
The Orpheum. taking Cognlzancn
OF unusually brisk competition, has
sent to Memphis stars ~ the big
tiiac Manager Bertram and Press
Agent Vanuah Taylor have booked
what IAN be termed the best vaude.
ville bills ever seen locally
i'or the present plans for coNstruc
ton Of junior urpheum house H.
Memphis seem To have lapsed. Mar
tin Beck has made one or two trips
To Memphis in connection with this
auc other things, hut 5eyond All early
announcement that such was tire In
tentiOp nothing has developed. Mem
pits probably has plethora Of va
rtety theate=s now.
The Orpheum the past summer ad-
hered to the customary summer pol
icy Of bringing IN junior stuff To-
eethrr with Interstate acts There
was no letup al the South Main street.
theater, Ter the regular season operi-
cd early in the f&ll directly on the
close OF the fJlal three day show.
The Lyric continues to be the leg 1t
home. And, TO believe old theatrical
men, the best shows of years haze
comesthls wav. For instance Irene"
Then there is the engagement Of
"Buddies" and the coming OF that
Stupendlus New York success,
"Lghtnin'," as well as many moe.
Walker Whiteside and Lou TeIlegen
lent real class Ia the early season
The climax Of the musical season
was reached when the CreatCTe
Grand Opera company came In TIE
cember Innumerable other scinti'-
lants 81 the musical world have plid
visits or are expected shortly. Kres-
Ter Is scheduled shortly.
Unusual success has attended she
Memphis Enterprise, Inc, houses
SHOWING wei llldl Mtlp1lN lhe6 u"
"mOvies"-a word, by the way,
against which George Brown end
Manager c. A McElravy are inntl-
tuting propaganda. Statistics gi} IN
last summer showed that each week
more than 100000 paid admissions
went 10 local motion picture palaces
while film that would stretch from
Memphis 70 the Kentucky line and
baSk was reeled of every fortnight
As for the outdoor show world a20
brought many attractions 70 Mfm-
phis The great Sanger shows, Upgn-
ed locally. started and concluded the
summers tour on Memphis lots
Floyd ana Howard King are the ofeu-
Crs Of this circus, which again r.
wintering here As usual the Ring
linEs played 90 capacity twice here
while HaEauhack- Wallace ami Al q
Barnes the laiter's first visit cas-, Of
the Mississippi were earlier tented
attrantiurs.
johnny Jones At the fair. head
ed a long Ust OF r7rnivals 10 put In
week stands Tor Memphians
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