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The Kingston Whig-Standard from Kingston, Ontario, Canada • 11

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Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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(THE KINGSTON WHIG-STANDARD FRIDAY MAT NEW GRAND THEATRE OPENS TO THE PUBLIC TONIGHT Executives of Famous Playert Canadian Corp AW Grand Theatre Presents Mayor A Stewart Will Cut Ribbon and Formally Declare Playhouse Open CONGRATULATIONS to THE GRAND THEATRE Second Chapter in Long Theatrical History of the Grand Begins with the Movie Transformation LIGHTING EFFECTS THEATRE WORK Air Conditioning Notable Feature Luxurious Appointments in Rest Rooms Foyer and Amphitheatre Attractive Color Scheme I BRAGO WHITMAN FITZGIBBOK8 Secretary-Treasurer ef the FaaMU Sapervinr af Farehasisg and Cm- General Dkaetor af Theatre Opera-Pbyen CanadUa CarpantlM Limit- atrwetlM fee Famsu Flayers Cue- ifeM tot Faaau Flayers ad diaa Carparatlen Limited Carparattea WILSON ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS 20 COLLEGE ST TORONTO ONT Qualified Member of ELECTRICAL ASSOCIATION trey of the realisation of Mr Nath-anson's dream to have a home of entertainment in every city in Canada ao that everyone might comfortably enjoy relaxation and amusement in the 18 yean which have elapsed hla guiding genius hu built the Famous Flayers Canadian Corporation Limited with theatres from Halifax to Vancouver Genius Builds Up the Famous Players Corp Foreseeing Popularity of Motion Pictures He Pioneered in Toronto Field and Then Started His Own Film Exchange Has Been Associated with Amusements Since His Teens Epic saga of tha West and tha story of how law and order supplanted the reign of tha rix-gun "The Bad Man of Brimstone" starring Wallace Beery win open the Orand Theatre Monday Famous for hie portrayals of bad man roles Beery leader of a gang of outlaws who rule the town of Brimstone Is offered one of the finest opportunities of hla long cinematic career Filmed againetiaoenu of rugged grandeur In the Zion National Foreet of Utah "Tha Bad Man of Brim-atom" la the story of a gangster of tha BOh whose reign ie Interrupted when he discover! that a stranger who la attempting to clean up Brim-atom Is hla own eon Occupying prominent apota In the picture are Joseph CaUeia Lewis Stone Guy Klbbee Bruoe Cabot Cliff Edwards Guinn Williams Arthur Hohl Robert Oleckler Noah Beery Scotty Beckett and nearly a doaen other equally well-known playen Romance comedy and gripping drama blend swiftly In the action of tha production and the roar of a alx-shooter begins and ends It Alice Faye and Tony Martin aing tha tunefuUut aonp you ever heard only they know how In "Sally Irene and Mary" new star-glorious musical hit opening Thursday at the Orand Theatre With Fred Allen of radio's "Town Hall Tonight" fame they top the greet cast of Darryl latest 30th Century-Fox success The featured cist Includes Jimmy Durante Gregory Ha toff Joan Davis Marjoria Weaver Louise Hovlck Barnett Parker and Edward Bromberg Suggested by the famoui step play by Eddie Dowling and Cyrus Wood "Sally Irene and Mary" features eight new dance-happy croon-lovely long hits Three Include My Mind on Music" and "Sweet aa a Song" by Mack Gordon and Harry Revel and "Half Moon on the and Could Use a by Walter Bullock and Harold Spina Soon the hot sultry days will be upon us tha dap when shopping apnea become a trek not a pleasure when even the evening walk Is not cooling as It might be then Is the 'time to drop Into the Grand Theatre where cool comfort await you Equipped with modern air conditioning which la carefully cheeked and regulated the Orand la cool at all time Theatre Supervisor CONGRATULATIONS pure conditioned air into the theatre every minute Installed by the Canadian Air Conditioning Company the ayatem maintains at all times the earns even temperature throughout tha building regardless of tha outside weather conditions Tbs ayatem la controlled by an elaborate automatic temperature controller To give the maximum of entertainment the Orand Theatre boasts of one of the moat modem sound systems In connection with the motion pictures The RCA High Fidelity Wide-Rangi sound ayatem la the most modem procurable and Is similar to that used in tha larger theatres in Montreal and Toronto In tha projection room one la amaaed at tha completeness of tha new picture end sound equipment It is the first Installation of Its kind In Canada and la remarkable In Its completeness Bo fast does the film travel through the machine that in every second of Its operation 34 Individual pictures have appeared on the eereen as steady as though they were glued to It On the film passing through the sound machine It la immediately converted back into music or dialogue and then passing through what are known as amplifiers goes to a number of home and speaker placed directly behind the screen Delicate Instruments era necessary to control the volume to the correct degree The front of the Grand Theatre Is finished In vttrollte and the current attractions can be advertised In electric lights A patent ticket-vending machine tends to speed up tha sale of tickets and requires a minimum of waiting on tha part of those buying tickets Officials of the Famous Players Canadian Corporation Limited owners of the theatre are taking Justifiable pride In the latest addition to their string of theatres In Canada 8evera! prominent official! of tha company have signified their intention of being present for the opening ceremonies Morris Stein district supervisor of the company hu been in charge of converting the old Grand Opera House Into the luxurioua new Grand Theatre and tonight will be present at the opening accompanied by several of his confreres from tha head office McCoy who hu bran appointed manager of the Grand Theatre la enthusiastic over the new ahow-house and feels confident that tonight's opening will begin a most successful chapter of theatrical hit-lory In thla city to The resord of a steady rise to a position of International Importance la the life story of Nathanaon president of Famous Players Canadian Corporation Limited It la not the tele of daring Investments uniting financial coups nor la It an Alger story of richly rewarded virtue It la the story of a man born with tha will to win a man of ability combined with foresight courage and THE GRAND THEATRE SIGNS AND INTERIOR NEON ILLUMINATION NEON SIGNS LTD TORONTO 1074 QUEEN ST When Mayer A Stewart ettpa the rilken ribbon serose the lobby entrance In the new Grand Theatre tonight to officially declare the new ehow-hou open he will formally open the doon of one of the finest ihsatrea in all Canada a motion picture house which will present to the theatre-goers the leat word in decorations appointments and equipment From the atreet entrance to the etags patrons of the Grand Theatre are certain to be thrilled and pleased with the newest addition to amusement places in Kingston Neither time nor expense has been spared in giving Kingston a theatre which will rsnk with the finest As the patron passes through the beautifully decorated main lobby he finds the general lounge fitted with luxurious furniture large mirrors and beautiful wall coverings Farther on la the foyer the feature of which la a large circular mirror with a marbla drinking fountain of the latest type Stairways lead from the centre of the foyer to the lounge room upstairs on the left the atelra lead to the ladles' rest room and powder room The other stairway leads to the men's teat room and smoking room All these room! are decorated in the came color scheme as in the foyer and lobbies The amphitheatre of the Orand la very large The high celling placed In position after the old balcony and "gods" were removed allows for the proper circulation of air and the cornet acoustics The walla are panelled In a fireproof material of a maroon color and the celling Is axure blue The seats are designed for comfort and are of plush each cushioned with rubber and 43 steel springs On the large stage which extends to the wall at the rear of the theatre la the moat modern type of projection screen while on each aide are luxurious drapes In keeping with the color schema of the theatre The lighting la indirect from neon tubing eliminating glare Air CaniMienlng The air conditioning in the new theatre la one or the moat Important features The system used In all the large theatres In the big cities of Canada and the United Btstea haa even been Improved on Water Is supplied from an artesian well 300 feet deep The air provided Is filtered and cooled dehumidified In the summer time to a point of comfort and in the winter time the air Is heated by the aame equipment to a healthful degree This modem system pours hundreds of cubic feet of CLARENCE ROBSON Eastern DfvMaa Separrlsar hr Fa-mu Flayers Theatres who Is responsible tor the eperatlea af all the Company! theatres In Eastern Can- CONGRATULATIONS ON THE OPENING OF THE NEW GRAND THEATRE FROM THE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF THE CAPITOL THEATRE newspaperi Flour years later he deserted both the newspapers and high school to put his foot on the first step of tha ladder of his real career On leaving school Nathan-son commenced work at a railway ticket brokerage office for In those days railway tickets were "scalped' but when that method of selling tickets wu changed hie next employer wu a Mr Dorsey a genial Irishman who operated an amusement place in Minneapolis known Wonderland Amusement Park and because of Mr Nathanaon 'a success there he wu sent to other cities At the age of 31 he first went to Toronto then a growing city of about 300000 and at Bcarboro Beach Park he continued In hla chosen business later to move on to Dominion Park In Montreal Two or three yean later he wu In tha blll-poatlnj business and rapidly progressed through the stages of salesman star salesman and then a director of tha company This growth Into the advertising business led to the development of hla own national advertising agency known tha Rathanaon-Wadaworth Co Thla company prospered which gave Mr Nath-anion capital to hi vert in other enterprises At that time motion picture wen generally believed to be a freak passing fancy like midget golf wu recently It took ml foresight to realise the pomlbllitiu In this new form of entertainment but Mr Nath-nson hu already bun described a man with remarkable foresight Ho noted the growing popularity of tha movie and tha waning popularity of the current type of entertainment and he perceived that the movie Improved and constantly Improving would oust the cheaper forme of too ten entertainment Thu reasoning he purchased from the late A Small the Majestic Theatre In Toronto Rebuilding tha theatre ha opened it In August 1818 under the name of the Regent Theatre and presented to Torontonians tlwir flret real motion picture palace From owning a theatre to distributing the films for use in the theatre Is but a progressive thought and within a few months Mr Nathanaon had milled the need of a film distributing organisation and started a film exchange under tha name of Segal Films From this start of one theatre and on film distributing office la the SATURDAY MONDAY TUESDAY ROBERT TAYLOR in YANK AT OXFORD" BEST WISHES to the GRAND THEATRE MATINEE DAILY AT 8J8 0000030) EVENING! AT 7 and McCoy Is New Manager o( Grand McCoy who has been manager of the Tivoli Theatre In this city for the past three years becomes manager of the Grand Theatre effective Immediately Since coming to Kingston Mr McCoy haa operated the Tivoli in an efficient business-like manner and he hu made many friends throughout the city He hu handled much of the detail of the reopening of the Orand Theatre Mr McCoy came to Kingston from Ottawa where he managed four different theatres for Famous Players over a period of 14 yean Altoqether he hu been with Famous Players Canadian Corporation for a total of IT yean NATHANSON President and hander ef Players Cana diaa Carparatlen Under hla meat capable gaMsnee tha ceaa-paay hu became see ef tbs greatest arganlutlena af Ms kind tha can-Uant operating the meat modern Ibeatrea In Cauda persistence: a story that is an Inspiration to any man In business He Ai born In Minneapolis on May I 1888 Skipping his early childhood we find him embarked upon Ills first commercial venture at the tender age of ten when ilka many another famous man he started his business career by selling CONGRATULATIONS to the GRAND THEATRE A good theatre is an asset to the city and we take this opportunity of congratulating Famous Players Canadian Corporation on the opening of another fine picture playhouse in Kingston PLUMBING GENERAL THEATRE SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED 104 BOND STREET 366 MAYOR STREET TODIGIIT ut 7 Pm the heiu cnnnD ihehtre opersi (Two performances tonight at 7 and open at 630) Plan a visit to Kingston's newest centrs of Canada's smartest modem theatre! IN THE Public Utilities Commission GRAND THEATRE TORONTO MONTREAL James Haliiday Chairman Folgpr Gen Manager DONE BY STREAMLINED SEATS The latest afyU in "arm chair camfart" laati You'll to lifting pretty I Jack Leslie Plumbing and Heating Contractor III Alfred SL Fhcne 4287 Kingston Onk Congratulations and Best Wishes CONGRATULATIONS to the GRAND THEATRE to Csmplststy ah tend Maned I manufacture our ewn weather the year Teyndl and Famous Players Canadian Corporation The tmerteil In modem theetre docofetleni! Famous RCA sound equipment I Famous Players Canadian Corporation ON THE OPENING OF THEIR NEW AND BEAUTIFUL GRAND THEATRE at KINGSTON The Grandest Colli Musicol of Them Ten famous screen and radio stars a Sevan top tunasaee "COLLEGE SWING wfrh BURNS and ALLEN MARTHA RATE BOB HOPE EDWARD EVERETT NORTON BETTY GRABLE JACKIE COOGAN EQUIPMENT Supplied by CARBO ENGINEERING COMPANY 1207 BAY STREET TORONTO ONT NEW FURNITURE in the GRAND THEATRE supplied by us CARPET SUPPLIED BY a fci R0BT RED) SONS Ambulance PHONE 3S00 Funeral Service TORONTO.

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