Hide Article Text (OCR)
HIGH CLASS FILMS FEATURED A1 GRAND UNDER PRICE'S DIRECTIONHas Made Suecess of Plan to Improve Nature of Dailv Picture Program at Movie Theater—Splendid Pictures Booked For Next Few Months.•lt; (Charles E. Price, proprietor of the Grand theater, which Is located *n •South Park place, is one of the well* known horsemen of the state and while he is not now actively interested in any horseflesh, he still retains-his old interest and is a close follower of the performance of horses. He has had a varied experience in the business world. He started out in the world in 183S, when he took charge as manager of a stock farm or race horses at Defiance. Two years later he took charge of a larger' stable of horses at Napolean, Ohio, where he trained and raced horses until 1902, when he leased the fairgrounds at Findlay where he conducted horse racing. During this period he was the owner of a large string of horses and actively traded, bought and sold.In 1904 he became interested in the Washington Horse Sales company, ■of Washington Court House where he remained for two years. He then established a roller skating rink at' Waverly, Ohio, and shortly after that purchased a hotel at Ashland, Ohio. In 1908 and 1909 he was located at Mansfield where he purchased, sold, trained and raced speed horses.In 1910 he became interested in theaters at Mt. Vernon and acquired the Lyric theater there. Shortly after that he acquired a restaurant there and in 1913 purchased the Princess. Two years later he disposed of the Princess theater and- restaurant and operated the Lyric at Mt. Vernon until May of 1918 when he sold it and. moved to Columbus. During the winter In Columbus he managed the Strand theater there and early in 1919 he purchased a ■ grocery store which he operated for . a year before purchasing the Grand t theater here January 15, 1920. Price all through his varied business career has had tlje best of success and always could find a buyer ready to purchase any business that he mightoffer for sale.Associated with him in the management of the Grand here are bis two sons, Edwin Price and Hersbel Price. Edwin Price is advertising manager for the theater and Hershel assists his father at the theater.The Grand theater shows only the highest class pictures and their bookings are confined mostly to Robcrt-son-Cole, W. W. Hodkinson, Associated Producers, Associated Exhibitors, Selznick and Vitagraph produc tions.During 1922 the management has . contracted for all of the Robertson-Coie pictures and for all of the Selznick pictures as they are produced. These well-known firms produce a picture on an average of every two weeks and bookings of other pictures are. made through a film exchangeVirginia Crean, ticker seller, llerbeit Horner, machine operator and Andrew Cramer, machine opf rat or.The Grand theater was established several years ago by a L, Thomas: who later took Frederick Stevens into partnership with him. Stevens purchased a part Interest and later acquired Thomas’ interest in the theater. Stexens later sold the business to A. L. Bock ftom whom Price' purchased it in 3 920.EFFICIENCYIS GROWINGGeneral Tire Company Head Says Better Work Is Being Done.iLife and Responsibility i Taken More Seriously, . He Declares.lt;Sales of The General Tire Rubber company for December and January, the first two months of the new fiscal jcar, have more than doubled in dollars and cents the sales for the same two months a year ago. Because of tue price reductions the past year the company's increase for the period mentioned H practical1}' 200 per cent in unit sales. Indications arc that February tales will be as large or larger than prejent figures. All of this goes to substantiate the recent slattement made by General Manager Wm. O’Nejl at the annual meeting, to the effect that wllite 1921 was a markedly profitable year for General the business should double in 1922. The sales of the General Tire Rubber company have increasnti steadib m the last two years, its profits have been sult;? and its dealers have made monex; its dividends have been paid rcgulunly and at the same time ihe company has been able to adjust itself readily to price reductions through which th etire user now obtains his supplies at figures distinctly lower than at the beginning of the war.Increased production in the Central factory has been accomplished with out any marked increase in the number of men employed. Officials explain this by pointing out exclusive mechanical deuces used in tlv*modem factory andare mauw liuuuu companj s ierv 0r th,.'which proxides the newest releases by the increased efficient} of th ■each week.The program for this week includes “te Luxe Annie,” featuring Norma Talmadge, a Selznick feature, Tues-dav and Wednesday: ’‘God's Crucible” adapted from Ralph Connor’s story. -The Foreigner,” Thursdaymen thexnselxea.“Everywhere,” they say. ‘ m tne professions, mercantile field and mechanical work, men are iiomu more and better work th.m tlvv did in the hysterically prosperous period that followed the war. Life and i •and Friday; and the “Battlmc Kid, j sponsibilm are taken moi e scruus1 . a Kipling release featuring Bill Bay j in our own case ws are aide to turnton for Saturday. i out with our improxed methods, piac-After next Saturday the serial tieally three times as much pi outlet feature which has been a part of the. per man now as we did l,uclt;1 regular Saturday prop am wilt be ago and today’s output: is nime cmi» -discontinued and feature'! ami com- fully and .skillfully modi thui edies xvill he run exclusixely. Special i the post-war boom was on i nut i.Trviinri /in Snnd#i.v nriG reason Tvbyserials will bo continued on Sundaj or other days of the xxeek as they are scheduled, however. Announcement is made of the starting of Federal Comedies, -March 21, 1922, to b© shown in ilm Grand theater exclusively in Newark. These Federal Comedies xu'.l feature “Snooky,” the Human Chiiwmsee, the Hallroom Boys and Monte Bankswp have been able to combat competition so successfully and meet selling pucc reductions as they came.”Men familiar with tire making ami selling emphasize the fact tint all oi General’s tire* arc sold io unlixmuai car owners, through dcalms. Aoiuare sold to car manufacturns to h* equipment for new car?. Generalt? UUilJ. iXLlU. AAVU1V -- U1^* *•* ^ ■* v* I . . .. _lFeature pictures which are on the j growth, therefore, reflects a qto w* Grand theater booking for the nextiin the business of legitimate u-months are “Fifty Candles/' adapted j dealers, it is pointed out that tni* j from the Earl Derr Bigger* story of indicates plenty of business for tiu, the same name; “The Rider of the aggrefiriv* tire merchant and prov-Kin^ Log;’* “The Swamp,” fe^turinar; lhat there is no “saturation pou Sessue Hayakawa; “I Am Guiltv/P}jn tiresT that whether new rai *a* featuring Louise Glaum; The Guilt.y; ko0m or falter, millions of nrlt; Conscience/* featuring Antonio Mo-j reaciy in use are wearing out TIreno: “A Pair of Silk Stockings,”*..... » - “o„ im..featuring Constance Talmadge:placing tires all the time On say General Tire companj oftjciak. “we base our belief and plans loi * 100 per cent increase in busmen 1322 over 1921/'inRobert—-“Mother, was Ttnbmson Crusoe an acrobat?” ^lother i domt know. Why?” Robert— Wei . this books says that after ho had finished his day’s work he sat down on his chest.”—American la-}.“Cameron of the Royal Mounted,1 adapted from the story by Ralph Coi\nor; “The Single Track,” featuring Corinne Griffith; “The Rure of the Rattler,” featuring J. P. MeG-ow-an; “The Mysterious Rider,” from the story by Zane .Grey; and Clay Dollars” featuring Eugene O’Brien.Charles E. Price, since acquiringth© Grand, has completely remodeled | and redecorated the t.healer info one of the unost attractive in Newark.;In December of last year a Symphony organ was installed at a cost of $6,900. This organ is one of the most complete of- its kind in the world and adequately furnishes thehighest class of music .to the patrons ^ and*! aof the theater. Tt is said that mat i ■The Sx-mphony organ has 1.1 stops - womans career, but the rnan who and is arranged somewhat like a, acts as a moto%for a bab, player piano in that it can be operated by hand or by means of roll* of music. Mrs. Lillian Frame lias beene^ThfPperson°erf5f1the Grand theater j hair from gray to blac.k?_’ consists of Charles E. Price and bis^ncc to his w'ifc s dyeing request, two sons, Edwin and Jfcrshel. MUs • believe.’-—Boston Transcript.“Johnnie, don’t take Mr. Duller’*? cane away.” “Why? I won’L break it.” “You never know'. Besides, he n be wanting it any minute now. London Telegraph.is still in the push.—-Amsterdam (A*.Y.) Herald.__“I wonder why Peck changed his
Newspaper Details
Newark Advocate
Newark, Ohio, US
Mon, Feb 20, 1922
Page 5
Full Page
Clipped by
Muskingum C.
OH, USA 28 Jan 2021
Other Publications Near Newark, Ohio
Newark Advocate
Newark Advocate American Tribune
Newark American Tribune
Newark Daily Advocate
