The Owosso times., 1922-05-12
LINCOLN THEATRE
FIRST HOUSE
Manager Ormsby's Efforts
Bring Success And
Praise

The Lincoln theater of Owosso,
has gradually grown from a run
down picture house, showing cheap
pictures of worthless value, to one
of the best moving picture theaters
In the state, This is due to. the
untiring effortssof william Ormsby,
the present manager. to make it so.
Mr.. Ormsby, representing the
firm of Angel e. Codd, became
manager Of the theater about three
years ago. when II was a losing
proposition.
Since that time. however, he has
succeeded in getting contracts with
the leading producers of the coun-
try for their pictures in this cum
munity, only recently getting the
contract for all Paramount produc-
tons; pictures that are classed as
the highest in the country. The
theater at present is showing one
Of Paramount's greatest pictures,
Down East.
Mr.. Ormsby has also secured the
installation of a new ventilating
system in the theater permission
being given both by Mr.. Angel and
Mr.. Codd, the owners of not only
the Lincoln in Owosso, but of the
aters in Adrian, Niles, and two in
Buchanan, Mich. All four being
first class houses.
The Croswell theater at Adrian,
under Mr.. Angell's personal man
agement. is also one of the largest
and most beautiful picture houses
in. the state, having a seating ca
pacity of 400, with an orchestra
accompaniment to all pictures.
An orchestra, Mr.. Ormsby de-
clared, is the most essential thing
in the showing of a picture success
fully, because of the necessity of
having the appropriate music for
the different scenes.
For this reason he is very care
full to select a musician that un-
derstands the playing of pieces ac-
cording to picture rather than one
who plays jazz where there should
be q waltz.
Mr.. Ormsby, however, has been
successful at last in securing the
services of Mr.. Edwin r. Burns,
man who has been in theatricals
and musical circles for over 20
years, and is an expert piano play
er. When playing during the show
ing of a movie, he follows the pic
ture from the beginning, rendering
music accordingly.
Mr.. Burns is also an ex-soldier,
serving in the United States army
during the World war; and suffered
three serious wounds while in bat
tie.
At the beginning of Mr.. Burns
musical career, he played in one OF
Chicagos leading theaters at that
time under the management or Mr..
Ormsby. This statement, however.
refers to the long career of Mr..
Ormsby in theatrical circles, he at
one time being manager of the
present Orpheum theater in South
Bend, Ind. At time that, however,
II was under ownership of the AL
lardt Bros, they owning a chain of
theaters throughout Indiana, Illi-
nois, Minnesota, and Winnipeg,
Man. Allardt Bros, at present, are
large insurance promoters with
headquarters established in Chica- =
go.
While Mr.. Ormsby was manager
Of the theater in South Bend, Ind,
Mr.. Burns again was n musician
FOR him and i'm securing him to
play at the Lincoln is another
round in the ladder gained toward
making it the best moving picture
theater I'm Michigan.
Mr.. Burns, Mr.. Ormsby, and the
operator are all union men, and
carry cards. making IL an all union
theater Also an ideal place for
amusement seekers of Owosso and
the surrounding community to at
!end.