The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 18

HERALD TELEPHONE 23125 THE HERALD MIAMI FLORIDA' HERALD TELEPHONE 23125 SATURDAY JANUARY 1 1927 NEW COCONUT GROVE THEATER TO OPEN WITH FEATURE TONIGHT PAGE EIGHTEEN INTERIOR OF COCONUT GROVE THEATER REPRESENTS ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT 1 $500000 PLAYHOUSE ELEVENTH IN CHAIN Paramount Enterprises Inc Announces Initial Presentation of Policy of New Picture House Conforms To That In Force At 10 Other Theaters Operated In Southeastern Florida 3 i 11 1 i I PRICELESS TAPESTRIES ABANDONED IN FIRE Bucharet)ff St niUCEUS Kobfltn tapeatrlrs mean nothing- to Sergeant Tito Kneuea head of a aquad of aoldiera fighting the fire which destroyed the Royal palace here Two aoldiera atarted to haul down the gobelins with the fire ao close it waa alnglng their hair you two shouted the sergeant thoae curtains alonei come here and nave some-- thing worth The aoldiera ran out with' table and two chalre worth $200 The gobelins worth $20000 were destroyed NEW STAR ADDED TO OPERA WORLD Forming at strikingly Impressive Illustration of how architects decorators and hnitders by their artistry and aklll can combine the atmosphere of fonr eentnrles ngo with present-day conceptions and requirements is the heantiful Interior off the new Coconut Grove theater which opens tonight as the eleventh In the Paramount chain with the presentation of the of a Paramount picture The new theater seats 1500 and in addition to the attractiveness of decoration and design is equipped with all that pertains to the comfort and pleasure of patrons Materials Labor Supervision and Designing Originate From Many Sources AMONG the firms here and In other titles who were called upon by th builders and owner of the new 8500000 Coconut Grova theater for assistance In completing Its cone'ruc-tlon are A Peacock contractor Klehnel Elliott architects 930-43 Seybold building Howard P- Foley electrical company 1001 Exchange building Van Plumbing company 27 E- 27th street Robert Schwarz decorator who supplied the ornamental stone and plaster Standard Sheet Metal Works 1235 Miami court Truscon Steel Company steel trussing Lukens Erecting Company steel A McDonald Company roofing materials Heywood-Wakefleld Company Baltimore Md chairs Lansha Studios New York and Volland Studios St Louis scenic effects Molina Tile Com- pany Coral Gahles tile Blnswanger Company glass and glazing Peacock Rice Lumber Company Cocoa-nut Grove lumber Price-Ousley Lumber Company Cocoanut Grove lumber Frank Budge Company hardware I Schilling Company rock sand and cement Brinson wrought Iron Llewellyn Inc Ralley-Mllan' Stores Coconut Grove Walker Block Company George Brewer Company reinforcing steel Kelley Sand Rock Company A IT- Ramsey Sons lumber Armand dlos decorative work Foster Tent Awning Company York Mfg Com-1 pany York Pa ventilation Kent Electric Company Hlrsch-Fauth Furniture Company aupplied the furniture All th cement block for the theater buildings was furnished by Worley-Rhodes Company of Miami MAYOR OF AVGUSTA DIES AUGUSTA Ga Dec 81 William Penn White 68 mayor of Augusta died yesterday He suffered a stroke at the city hall He had been In 111 health for two years FLORIDA Phone 8607 Tennessee Boy Leaps To Fame In Metropolitan New York NEW YORK Dec 81 Joe McFher-son leaped toward fame yesterday and landed safely on the stage of the greatest opera house The Metropolitan At 15 minutes after 2 this boy son of a Nashville Tenn mail carrier made his entrance Into the court of garbed as the king Across the footlights where 3612 persons sat there wasn't a sound for an Instant Joe have a claque Suddenly a keen-eyed man in the chestra pit began beating his hands together He was De Luca the maestro of Nashville who discovered Joe Two gentlewomen In a grand tier box patted their gloved hands some one in the press box became excited and applauded but 3 COS persona were silent Exactly an hour and a half later as the curtains closed on the second act 3 C12 persons clapped and cheered and from the galleries came that age-old call: Bra Truscon steel and the entire structure la of the fireproof type of reinforced concrete and steel The 1500 seats ae so placed on a floor of regulation slope that every individual Is afforded an unobstructed view of the screen at all times The seats are upholstered and have cushion springs assuring the maximum of comfort Th stage Is exceptionally large for a motion picture house being 40 feet wide 20 feet deep and having a proscenium arch 22 feet In height A fly loft from which scenery can be lifted Instead of roiled Is a feature the apparatus being electrically controlled Among the distinctive features of the Coconut Grove Theater equipment are the Wurlltxer organ of the latest design the music from which by means of grilles Is diffused throughout the auditorium An orchestra pit capable of accomodating 20 musicians and the console controlling the organ Is in front of the stage The Illumination of the auditorium provides for a number of color effects and Is accomplished by means of concealed lights behlng the cove cornices and by Indirect lighting from the three large chandeliers suspended from the central spaces of the ceiling all the lighting being controlled by dimmers Behind the stage are dressing rooms designed to care for any kind of theatrical requirement Footlights and spotlights are provided A large projecting room equipped with the latest type motlograph projecting machines Is another feature of the theater It is located on the second floor between the two lounge rooms Iced drinking water is supplied to patrons from fountains at either end of the foyer and loggia A check room and office also are located In the foyer Last to be mentioned but first in Importance from the standpoint of the comfort of patrons of the new theater is the modern cooling and ventilating system which Is so designed that pure fresh air at any desired temperature can be circulated and maintained at a constant rate of change The 'air enters the auditorium through several large celling grilles and is drawn out through mushroom-shaped ventilators placed under the seats By this system Installed at an expense of many thousands of dollars absolute comfort for patrone under outside weather conditions le assured Albert Peacock of Miami was the contractor for the Coconut Grove Theater building which was designed and supervised by Klehnel Elilott architects who also have designed many other structures and residences in this section King former manager of the Flagler Theater one of the newer units in the Paramount Miami chain has been appointed manager of the Coconut Grove Theater It was announced yesterday by Mr Leach WIVES AND HUSBANDS GIVEN COMMANDMENTS upon dressing well If he hasn't don't make life miserable for him scolding about It Don't refuse to go out with your husband It is your duty to improve your disposition by relief from drudgery now and then Don't waste money Have a budget system in your home bother your husband with petty household annoyances at night Tell him he Is the greatest husband and he will be NAVAL STATION TO BROADCAST WASHINGTON Dec 31 Arlington naval air station will be used to broadcast a patriotic program on New Year's eve Secretary of the Navy Wilbur announced today By 1 LEE Staff Writw far Th Herald TtONEER3 In the amusement field here with the opening In 1915 of the Fotosho Theater tn Flagler street by the Leach Interests Paramount Enterprises Inc announce the formal opening tonight at Coconut Grove of the eleventh In Its chain of motion picture housea In the Greater Miami area Including the Coconut Grove playhouse Paramount has opened five new theaters here this year The first was the Olympia followed by the Rosetta the Temple the Flagler and the re-bullt Fotosho The Coconut Grove Theater located In the main highway at Mary street was leased from the owners and builders the Thomas-Pieree Holding Company of Coconut Grove by Paramount Enterprises Inc several months ago and according to Harry A Leach general manager the theater will be operated as a run motion picture house featurnlng Famous Players Iasky Corporation Paramount productions exclusively The opening picture Is of Satan" a I Griffith production which had a long and successful run on Uroadway Adolph Menjou who plays the part of Satan In this film portrays not the familiar stage Faust of red horns and pitchfork but a modern mystic a man of immense power magnetic personality and brooding nature Other members of the cast are lllcardo Cortex Carol Dempster Iya de Puttl Ivan pebe-deff Marcia Harris and Lawrence The story Is a modern epic of love temptation and regeneration stupendously conceived and produced by D- Griffith from the book by Marie Correlll that has been read by millions "Sorrows of Satan" will be shown at the Coconut Grove Theater on Sunday and Monday following the opening tonight at 8 when there will be two shows On Tuesday and Wednesday of next week the Coconut Grove Theater will present Lillian Gish In "The Scarlet Letter" a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production Thursday Friday and Satur- day Mae Murray starring in "Valencia" will be the attraction Other equally outstanding films have been scheduled for weeks ahead It Is announced The dedication address at the Coconut Grove Theater will be dellveredl by Rev Kuykendall It will be preceded and followed by a special musical program featured by selections on the Wurlltxer organ with Miss Celia Santon at the Instrument and by the Arnold Johnson orchestra which has been engaged as the regular musical organization of the theater Miss Santon formerly of New York also has been engaged as the feature organist The Wurlltxer orchestral type Instrument is the second largest of Its kind In Florida The Coconut Grove Theater Is second only to the Olympia here In elaborateness of Interior decoration and distinctiveness of architectural lines The three-story structure and the plot of ground it occupies represents an Investment of about 8500000 according to Its owners and builders and compares favorably with any In the South In addition to the theater auditorium the ground floor has space for 'seven stores The second floor will accomodate 10 offices and the third story Is devoted to apartments The auditorium proper Is 76 feet wide by 140 feet In depth and has a celling 18 feet high Inset wdth Judge of Chicago Court of Domestic Relations Profiting By Experience of 35000 Cases Tells How Married £ouples Can Keep Out of His Jurisdiction Wants His Business Decreased APPEALS FOR AID ARE DECRIED BY BANKER BOSTON rec 81 P) "The crybaby appeal Is getting too common In American business and It is losing Us effectiveness" Cheney vice president of the American Exchange-Irving Trust Company of New York told the Boston Chamber of Commerce today slogan A Bale of and the plea that women should wear cotton stockings to help the mill towns are simply begging for a handout" he declared Industry can establish Itself firmly on street corners and panhandling is not a sound method of developing tBY THE ASSOCIATED MESS CHICAGO Dec 31 Judge Joseph Burke of the court of domestic relations Is one man anxious to decrease his business In the new year In the hope that some of the 85000 who make complaints In his court each year will take advantage of hls Judicial experience He has Issued a list of 10 commandments for husbands and wives Those who observe them he said never will make hls acquaintance Hls commandments follow: For husbands: hesitate to admit you are in the wrong It Is a matter of small importance and the reward Is great nag- Only the very rich can buy good liquor The other stuff renders you blind deaf and dumb perhaps forever Let It alone Make It a rule In your home never to let the day close unhappily Wipe out the score before you go to sleep Prolonged arguments are horrible There Is no torture like one which lasts for years Indulge liberally in compliments they raise a spirits make her a better book a finer mother and a more loving companion If your wife had the money for clothes that the other woman spends ahe would probably make herself look less like a dowd Remember that Give your wife a diversion from domestic routine Take her to a show often if possible Tell your wife the exact amount of your Income Plan together how to spend It Be fair about It Lock petty business troubles In your office at night Talk over the big troubles with your wife For wives: In an argument It softens the husband to tell him you were wrong especially when you know you are not nag drink with your husband and then complain that he drinks too much It never fills a man with admiration to see a woman drink go to sleep at night with an aching heart Ask forgiveness Women do that much easier than men Arguments are distasteful and destructive Men have too many of them at work enjoy them when they get home If your husband has money Insist We extend Best Wishes to th Owners and Operators of the New Coconut Grove Theatre on its opening today We are proud to have been connected with the construction of this beautiful building in the capacity of Painting Contractors RICHTER BERKH0UT We congratulate the Paramount Enterprises on the formal opening of the new Coconut Grove Theatre We are proud to have furnished all EDISON MAZDA LAMPS Used in this beautiful building We Carry a Complete Radio Stock Kent Electric Co 56 1st St 25 35th St MIAMI SHANGHAI MIXED COURT SOON TO BE ABOLISHED SHANGHAI Dec 81 Abolition of the Shanghai Mixed court of International settlement long Bought by the Chinese is about to take place It was officially announced today that arrangements have ben computed between Chinese and foreign authorities for rendition of the court under the terms of a provisional agreemsnt mads last August 81 and artistically outlined ventilating spaces that the change will become effective The roof Is supported by trusses of tomorrow 1 i 1 i 1 I- r- I 14 1j i 1 i i (s i 7 i i I 7 I THE SUNSHINE FRUITS COMPANY INS Established 1910 3939 Ingraham Highway STATUARY And ORNAMENTAL WORK On the New Coconut Grove Theatre Was Executed By ROBERT SCHWARZ 619 Eighth Street Dial 5093 I extend congratulations and best wishes to the owners and operators of the New Coconut Grove Theatre on its formal opening today I announce with great pride that I was the general contractor on this Beautiful Theatre Building My abil- ity has been displayed fully in every part of the building I offer same for your approval CONGRATULATES Thomas-Pieree Holding Company On the Completion of the Fine Coconut Grove Theatre Our Sincere Wish Is For The Success Of The New Coconut Grove Theatre We take great pride in announcing that the furniture used in this magnificent theatre was furnished by us ti Importers 42 Years In Coconut Grove GENERAL CONTRACTOR BOX 204 COCONUT GROVE 245 FLAGLER 51 Interior Decorators Jr.