1909

Overview Nickelodeon Theaters: There were Eighteen (18) nickelodeons and One (1) movie theater in Denver at the beginning of 1909. The established theaters were:

Dreamland Theater, 1530 Larimer Street (May 22, 1907)Theatorium, 1017 16th Street (June 22, 1907)Star Theater, 1122 17th Street (October 1907)Gem Theater, 914 15th Street (December 2, 1907 – June 1909)Denver Theater, 1025 17th Street (January 1908)Idle Hour Theater, 1231 16th Street (January 1908)Omega Theater, 1642 Arapahoe Street (January 1908)Pastime Theater, 2615 West Colfax Avenue (February 1908 –

March 1909)Crescent Theater, 2715 Welton Street (April 1908)Electric Theater, 3843 Walnut Street (July 1908)La Roma Theater, 3360 Navajo Street (September 1908 –

December 1908)Bijou Theater, 1716 Curtis Street (October 1908)Family Theater, 218 Broadway (October 1908)Alpha Theater, 2715 West Colfax Avenue (October 1908)Midway Theater, 1946 Larimer Street (November 1908)Gaiety Theater, 1625 Lawrence Street (December 1908)Princess Theater, 1624 Larimer Street (December 1908)Hippodrome Theater, 1217 16th Street (December 1908)Isis Theater, 1632 Curtis Street (December 1908)

Nickelodeons that opened in 1909:Globe Theater, 4826 Washington Street (January 1909)Elmwood Theater, 657 Jason Street/Sante Fe Drive (January

1909)West Side Theater, 769 Jason Street/Sante Fe Driver

(February 1909)Frolic Theater, 2741 Larimer Street (June 1909)Mystic Theater, 1519 34th Avenue (August/September 1909)

Nickelodeons that changed locations in 1909:Gem Theater, 1013 15th Street – (Moved - June 1909)

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La Roma Theater, 3354 Pecos Street -- (Moved - December 1909)Nickelodeons that closed in 1909:

Dreamland Theater, 2516 West Colfax Avenue (March 1909)

The following locations were denied licenses in 1909:Roland Theater Co., 10 th & Jason Street (Sante Fe Drive)

(February 3, 1909)Notari & Bevilagu, 2426 15 th Street (February 3, 1909)Naples Amusement Co., 2436 15 th Street (February 10, 1909)Dunkin & Leecing, 3217 Zuni Street (March 29, 1909)Tallman & Shirley, 3607 West 32nd Street (December 1, 1909)

Vaudeville Theaters: The following Vaudeville theaters presented films as part of their programs:

Alcazar Theater, 1325 20 th Street . Crystal/Pantages Theater, 1717 Curtis Street Majestic Theater, 1625 Curtis Street Orpheum Theater, 1513 Welton Street

Legitimate Theaters: Baker Theater, 1445 Lawrence Street - presented a vaudeville

program that probably included film presentations from June through December 1909.

The Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway - did not present any film programs during 1909.

Curtis Theater, 1746 Curtis Street - may have presented films while presenting “White Rats” vaudeville in February 1909 - the rest of the year they presented plays.

Tabor Grand Opera House, 1016 16 th Street - had a return engagement of the Cameraphone in June-July 1909, and fight films at the end of November.

Film Exchanges: The following film exchanges had offices in Denver during 1909:

Chicago Film Exchange, 1632 Curtis Street (I)Colorado Film Exchange, 320 Charles Bldg (15th & Curtis) (L)Denver Film Exchange, 713 Lincoln Avenue (L)

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Globe Film Service, 210 Enterprise Block (15th & Champa) (I)

Kleine Optical Co., 204 Nassau Block (16th & Larimer) (L)Laemmle Film Service, Railroad Exchange Blck (17th & Champa)

(I) - April 1909

Chronology

January 1909 – “Gaumont Catalog, ca. 1909” - included a drawing of film presentations with men behind the screen creating sound effects, and of a phonograph accompanying a film from behind the screen - the Gaumont Chronophone (Musser: Catalogs, Reel #4 - U-002).

January 1909 – Article "The Nickelodeon" by Lucy France Pierce (N/M, January 1909 pp. 7-10).

January 1909 – “Among The Picture Theaters - Denver, Colorado - John O. Talbott, the well-known showman, has opened two new picture theaters in this city.” (N/M, January 1909 p. 28) – There is no one by that name in my database – The closest is a R.G. Talbot mentioned as a member of the Denver Moving Picture Men’s Board of Trade formed on January 24, 1909 – I have not beenable to identify which theaters he was connected with – I have been able to identify the owners of all the theaters opened in 1907 and 1908.

January 1909 – Notice “Cheyenne, Wyoming - Moore & Greaves of Denver have purchased the Crystal picture theatre and will remodel it.” (N/M, January, 1909 p. 30) – Moore & Greaves were running the Theatorium, 1017 16th Street and the Bijou Theater, 1716 Curtis Street at this time.

January 1909 -- The Feuerbacher Co., 1643 Champa Street distributed film equipment in Denver. -- Want Ads - For Sale - Miscellaneous “DENVER headquarters for S. Lubin's life motion picture machines and accessories; lenses of all kinds for any

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distance, cheaper than the cheapest; moving picture films, all the latest; up-to-date stereopticon lantern; optograph, combined moving picture and stereopticon machine; a bargain. Royal reactors, the current saver, that puts money in your pocket, that's all, $50; oxylithe gas making outfits far below the original cost; illustrated songs with music, fine selection; lecture sets with reading; announcement slides, all descriptions to order; mechanical slides, chromotropes, etc. Everything fully guaranteed. Write or call. Feuerbacher Co. 1643 Champa, Denver.” (DP, January 3, 1909 p. 10) - ad repeated January 10, 1909 [I did not find any ads for the Feuerbacher Co. in the RMN from January through the end of March 1909] -- Want Ads - For Sale Miscellaneous "MOVING PICTURE MEN - At last the trust [MPPP] has made the law to put me out. I have a small stock of new standard goods that must be sold; moving picture machines, stereopticon lanterns, rheostats, all kinds of accessories and lenses. A fine lot of feature films, song slides and lecture. Royal reactor, thecurrent saver, that puts money in your pocket. Oxylithe gas making outfits, etc.; everything guaranteed. Write or call - FEUERBACHER CO., 1643 Champa St.” (DP, January 17, 1909) – I didnot find any listings for the Feuerbacher Co. as a film exchangesin the trade papers in 1909.

January 1909 – The Chicago Film Exchange, 1632 Curtis Street rented Independent films in Denver. -- Want Ads - For Sale - Miscellaneous “CHICAGO FILM EXCHANGE (Incorporated) - Manufacturers and Distributors of Motion Picture Machines and Accessories - General Offices - 118-122 Randolph St., Chicago - Denver Branch - 1632 Curtis Street - DON'T SIGN THE MACHINE LICENSE AGREEMENT - You don't have to. We feel it is our duty to tell you not to put your name to an agreement that binds you to business servitude. - SEE WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU NOT TO SIGN IT - Business Independence - You will own your own business and be your own boss - You don't have to divide your profits with anyone- You can get all the films you want from us, better selections and more variety than the entire licensed output - Our lawyers (the best) will defend you at our expense, any action taken against you if you refuse to sign the agreement - READ HOW TO CUTOFF YOUR OWN HEAD IF YOU SIGN THIS AGREEMENT - You will be as a

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caged bird - You will no longer be free to conduct your business as you wish - You will sign away your independence - Every dollarof profit from $100 to $500 or more per year for the privilege ofusing your own machine - You will have to use licensed films exclusively, no matter how high the price - You forfeit all rights to freedom of defense - Your film service can be cut off at any time - You can't use any other but licensed films and machines - Every exchange and exhibitor who wants to continue conducting his business on an independent basis should join with us - ARE YOU WITH US ? - If you are undecided, write us for further information. - CHICAGO FILM EXCHANGE.” (DP, January 24, 1909 p. 12) – This was the first ad for the Chicago Film ExchangeI found in the Denver papers since September 20, 1908 when they were located in the Railway Exchange Bldg., 909 17th Street.

January 1909 -- The Colorado Film Exchange, 320 Charles Bldg. (990 15 th Street) rented Licensed films in Denver . -- I am not sure when this company started - this was the address for Little & Pratt from 1903 thru at least October 18, 1908 when they ran their last ad in the DP -- I did not find any ads for the Colorado Film Exchange in the Denver papers during 1909.

January 1909 – The Denver Film Exchange, 713 Lincoln Street rented Licensed films in Denver. -- Small Ads Section - For Sale - Miscellaneous “MOVING PICTURE PEOPLE - The Denver Film Exchangesolicits the patronage of reputable motion picture men, being able to furnish anything from smallest supplies to complete theater. Largest film rental concern in the West, and closely allied with manufacturers' association [FSA], insuring the latestfilm subjects as well as continuous service after next month. Full stock of all standard machines on hand and designated officefor the change of Edison old model kinetoscopes to the new one pin movement. We have all the parts direct from the Edison factory and can change your old machine in an hour, saving delay and expense shipping to factory. Or can sell you the parts if youwant to make the alterations yourself. Selling agents for GeneralElectric rectifiers for changing alternating to direct current for picture machine purposes - THE DENVER FILM EXCHANGE - 713 Lincoln - PHONE SOUTH 206” (RMN, January 3, 1909 p. 9) – The

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same ad ran every Sunday during January 1909, but I did not find any further ads for the Denver Film Exchange renting films, just selling theaters, in the Denver papers during 1909 -- This was the first ad for Buckwalter or the Denver Film Exchange that I found in the Denver papers since September 6, 1909.

January 1909 -- The Globe Film Service, 210 Enterprise Blck. (89015 th Street) rented Independent films in Denver . -- I did not find any ads for the Globe Film Service in the Denver papers during 1909, just listings for a Denver branch office in the trade papers.

January 1909 -- Kleine Optical Co., 302 Boston Bldg. (828 17 th Street) rented Licensed films in Denver. -- I did not find any ads for the Kleine Optical Co. in the Denver papers during 1909.

January 1909 – The Denver Theater, 1025 17 th Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – "15 th Class license granted to the Cinematograph Amusement Co. for 1025 17 th Street " (FPB, January 6, 1909 p. 59) - Renewal wouldbe in July 1909 [I am not sure of the exact date that Sam Baxter sold the Denver Theater] -- I did not find any ads for the DenverTheater in the Denver papers during 1909 and am not sure what type of films they showed -- “Notes Of The Trade - Denver, Colo. - The Cinematograph Amusement Company filed incorporations for $10,000. The incorporators are C.M. Hedrick, R.P. Moeller and H.H. Buckwalter.” (MPW, January 9, 1909 p. 39) – “Notes of the Trade - New Incorporations - Denver, Colorado : - The Cinematograph Amusement Company has been incorporated here with acapital stock of $10,000. The incorporators are Carlton M. Hedrick, Richard R. Moeller, & Harry H. Buckwalter.” (N/M, January 1909 p. 27) – The Cinematograph Amusement Company took over the Omega Theater, 1642 Arapahoe Street in February 1909. – I have not found any other information to connect H.H. Buckwalterwith this company. – See Hendrick’s suit against the Cinematograph company in May 1909.

January 1909 (Sunday) – The Hippodrome Theater, 1217 16 th Street was Nickelodeon presenting a program of Licensed films and

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illustrated songs. – Article “NEW AMUSEMENT COMPANY FORMED - Moving Picture Shows to be Installed on a Large Scale - Articles incorporating the Hippodrome Amusement company with a capital stock of $50,000 have been filed with the secretary of state. R.H. McCluskey is president of the new corporation and John McComb, assistant secretary. Mr. McComb is a publicity man of national reputation. The company has established two moving picture shows on Sixteenth street, just below Lawrence street, and is now building a penny arcade which is so arranged as to form the exit of the two theaters. Mr. McCluskey has made a big success of this character of amusement, and one of the purposes of the new company is to establish similar playhouses in other parts of the downtown district as well as in other cities of the state. His plan is to popularize the venture so as to make stockholders patrons of this kind of amusement. Twenty - five shows a day are given in each of the two local theaters. Each week the pictures are changed. The places were opened only a short time ago [December 23, 1908] yet they are crowded at every performance.” (DP, January 3, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 3) – Article “NICKEL THEATERS AS GOOD AS GOLD MINES - McCluskey of the Hippodrome Tells How They Coin Money; Fifty Shows A Day - 'The money one makes in the nickel theaters is almost past belief. It is a regular mint', said R. H. McCluskey proprietor of the Hippodrome on Sixteenth street, near Lawrence street, yesterday. McCluskey should know if there's money in the nickel theaters. Hehas two theaters in one, with a penny arcade, and he gives twenty - five shows a day in each theater . While the old-time theater makes about 75 cents a seat. McCluskey said that he makesconsiderably more than that; taking in the fact that he has really fifty shows a day. He is so well satisfied that he proposes to open more nickel theaters in Denver and throughout the state. ‘The moving picture show is in its infancy', said McCluskey. ‘I believe that the moving picture will be the theaterof the future, when price is considered. Five cents isn't much money; about anybody can afford to pay 5 cents for a theater. Butyou take a lot of 5 cent pieces and they make a stack of money. It is much in little. I have made a lot of money in the Hippodrome, and so I have incorporated the Hippodrome Amusement Company and will sell stock, with the idea that I can make money

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for others; can get to gather more money for opening new theaters, and, what is more to the point, have my boosters everywhere. The nickel theater that is located in a good shoppingdistrict is bound to make money. Of course, a good deal depends upon the management, but not so much as you would image. I have arranged for the very best pictures, with frequent changes, and therefore I'm feeling pretty happy at the beginning of the new year’." (RMN, January 3, 1909 Sec. 2, p. 3) -- Ad “DO YOU WANT AN INVESTMENT THAT PAYS 25 % ? - I am aware of the fact that large dividends are often promised in numberless ventures, and very few of them keep their promises because they have miscalculated somewhere. This is true of mining propositions and other undertakings of a similar nature. But this is not a mining proposition; it is a strictly legitimate business investment; it has not only been thoroughly proven, but is in operation, now, and making money every day. I have been realizing OVER 25 per cent for the past year, right here in Denver, and I expect to do much better than this in the coming years, as I have greatly enlarged my business and intend to still further extend it. I have organized The Hippodrome Amusement Company, which is incorporated under the laws of Colorado…. - Let me tell you a fewthings about myself and then show you why this is an unusual opportunity to invest in an enterprise that will produce astonishing and gratifying results. I have been a resident of Denver for a number of years, but not until 1907 did I enter the theatrical business, which I did by purchasing an interest in a moving picture theater. I made money from the start, and purchased a interest in another theater [The Idle Hour Theater, 1231 16th Street and the Star Theater, 1122 17th Street, as the Star Amusement Company]. I then concentrated my enterprises underone roof called ‘The Hippodrome', on Sixteenth street, near Lawrence. This consists of two theaters with a Penny Arcade between the theaters. (The Arcade is not in operation, as the machines have not arrived from the East.) - During the last year I never cleared less than $1,000 a month from the moving picture business; this was after all expenses had been deducted. Naturally, after such an experience, I did not hesitate about enlarging my business, and ‘The Hippodrome’ was established. Thatmy judgment was not wrong, was proven by the attendance during

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the first seven days. Our gross receipts amounted to $1,550 and the expenses were $450, leaving a net profit of over $1,000 for the week. Of course this was during the holidays, and perhaps such returns cannot be expected all the time, but it does not include the revenue from the Penny Arcade, which was not equippedwith machines at the time, and I fully expect the Arcade to pay all the expenses of the 3 shows. The Penny Arcade, in conjunctionwith the two theaters, has been incorporated as the Hippodrome Amusement Company, and I honestly believe, when the Arcade in in operation, the profits from these 3 shows will not be less than $1,000 per week; this would be $52,000 per year…- Only 10,000 shares of stock will be sold at this time and I want to repeat, that while I could sell the entire allotment to a dozen differentcapitalists, who have often made me big offers for an interest inmy enterprises, I will give the preference to 1,000 men who wish to purchase 10 shares each, before I would to the man who desiresto purchase the entire allotment. The moment you purchase 10 shares at one dollar a share you become the owner of stock which is actually worth more than $40, because, according to the figuring of the stock exchange, $100 shares that pay 25 per cent have a market value of $400. The stock is non assessable. Depository: The United States National bank. References given on application. Subscriptions will be received at the office of the company, suite 520 Ernest & Cranmer building, Denver, Colo. PhoneMain 5073. Inquire for John McComb, assistant secretary. Office hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All checks are made payable to The Hippodrome Amusement company. R.H. McCluskey, President. We want you to investigate our proposition; visit our shows at the HIPPODROME, Sixteenth street, near Lawrence, and see for yourselves that there has been no misrepresentation. THE HIPPODROME AMUSEMENT COMPANY, SIXTEENTH STREET, NEAR LAWRENCE” (DP, Sec. 1, p. 80 & RMN Sec. 2, p. 2, January 3, 1909) -- Article “YOU CAN POSITIVELY EARN 25 PER CENT - If you did not read my communication in the Sunday papers of Jan. 3 , with regard to the Hippodrome Amusement company, you should do so without further delay, for I show, conclusively, that I have a gilt-edge investment proposition, worthy of consideration by the most conservative investor; the stock in now earning not only more than 25 per cent, but the possibilities for large dividends

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in the near future are almost boundless….- It is the intention ofthe company to establish additional moving picture theaters, not only in Denver, but in other towns in Colorado, as well. We also intend to purchase some that are already established, if they arein the right location, and the price is reasonable…- I have but little more to say and wish to make that as brief as possible. The Hippodrome gives 25 shows in each of the two theaters in 12 hours; as a rule, these shows are crowded all the time, especially during the evening; the ordinary theater only gives nine performances a week; the old type of theater makes out 75 cents on each seat - averaging orchestra, balcony and gallery receipts - but we get twice as much for each seat in our theaterswhen you count the number of times we fill it each day. - The stock is non- assessable. Subscriptions will be received at the office of the company, suite 520 E & C building, Denver. - Depository, the United States National bank. References on application. All checks are to be made payable to the Hippodrome Amusement company. - R. H. McCluskey, President.” (DP, January 19, 1909 p. 11) [This was a very long article that went into detail about how the company planned to construct theaters in various Colorado cities based on the example of the Hippodrome] -- Ad - “THE HIPPODROME - 16 th Street Near Lawrence - Program for Sunday and Monday – The 'Great Earthquake At Italy' [??], 200,000 lives lost - 'The Greaser's Gauntlet' [Biograph, 1908], most exciting picture ever shown, comedy pictures and illustrated songs. Admission 5 cents. Penny Arcade now open. Admission free. Latest Edison Phonographs and Pictures.” (RMN, January 31, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 5) – Same ad in theDP (Sec. 2, p. 8).

January 1909 – The Idle Hour Theater, 1231 16 th Street was Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – Building Permits "Index Number: (1909) 1-05.0#36.0 - S: - Description: platform Idle Hour Theater - Size: - Cost: 25 - Fronting On: sixteenth - Between: larimer and lawrence - Legal Description: - Architect: - Builder: - Owner: Idle Hour Company -T: 1" (DP, January 5, 1909) -- "15 th Class license granted to the

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Star Amusement Co. for 1231 16 th Street " (FPB, January 6, 1909 p. 59) - Renewal would be in July 1909 – “The Star Amusement Co. transferred a 15 th Class license for 1231 16 th Street to the Drexel Amusement Co."(FPB, January 6, 1909 p. 60) – “The Drexel Amusement Co. at 210 Empire Bldg was denied a 15 th Class license for 1231 16 th Street " (FPB, January 8, 19098 p. 63) - The Star Amusement Co. was owned by Robert H. McCluskey, who also sold theStar Theater, 1122 17 th Street at the same time – The Drexel Amusement Co. may have been owned by the Morphy family -- I did not find any ads for the Idle Hour Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 and I am not sure what type of films they showed.

January 1909 – The Omega Theater, 1642 Arapahoe Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – "15 th Class license granted to John Carnahan for 1642 Arapahoe "(FPB January 6, 1909 p. 59) - Renewal would be in July 1909 -- The Omega Theater was sold to the Cinematograph Amusement Co. on February 3, 1909 -- I did not find any ads for the Omega Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 and I am not sure what type of films they showed.

January 1909 – The Star Theater, 1122 17 th Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – “The Star Amusement Co. transferred their 15 th Class license for 1122 17 th Street to Francis R. Birdsall ” (FPB, January 22, 1909 p. 76) – The Star Amusement Co. was owned by Robert H. McCluskey, who owned the Hippodrome Theater, 1217 16th Street, and sold the Idle Hour Theater, 1231 16th Street on January 6, 1909 -- I did not find any ads for the Star Theater in the Denverpapers during 1909 and I am not sure what type of films they showed.

January 1909 – The Crescent Theater, 2715 Welton Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. - "Frank B. Gyplens transferred a 15 th Class license for 2715 Welton Street to Dunkin and Leecing" (FPB, January 4, 1909 p. 57)-- I did not find any ads for the Crescent Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 and am not sure what type of films they showed.

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January 1909 – The Electric Theater, 3843 Walnut Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – "6 th Class license granted to Robert Kane " (FPB, January 15, 1909 p. 68) - Renewal would be in July 1909 [This is the only theater that seems to have received a 6th Class license - Kane transferred a 15th Class license to O.D. McChesney on February 15, 1909] -- I did not find any ads for the Electric Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 and I an not sure what type of films they showed.

January 1909 – The Crystal Theater, 1717 Curtis Street presented a Vaudeville program that included film presentations. -- Ad "Crystal Theater - Only Strictly 10 - 20 cent Vaudeville Theater in City - Week Beginning Monday, Matinees Daily - 1,000 Seats 10c- Special Reserved Evenings 10c - Souvenir Mats All Seats 10c" [Listed the performers including - "The Crystalscope" (RMN, January 3, 1909 Sec. 3) -- Similar ads every Sunday thru March 14, 1909 -- the weekly opening was changed to Saturdays before the end of the month.

January 1909 -- The Majestic Theater, 1625 Curtis Street presented a Vaudeville program that included film presentations. -- The Majestic Theater ran daily ads in the DP thru March 31, 1909 that listed the performers and usually the "Majesticscope" or "Ellison's Majesticscope".

January 1909 -- The Orpheum Theater, 1513 Welton Street presenteda Vaudeville program that included film presentations by the Kinodrome. -- The Orpheum Theater ran daily ads in the DP thru March 31, 1909 that listed the performers and "The Kinodrome".

January 4, 1909 (Monday) -- "Correspondence - Denver " - by Chas. Londoner - for the week of January 4, 1909 -- listed the performers at the Crystal and Orpheum theaters -- said the Crystal had 24,000 on New Year's Eve -- First Denver report sinceDecember 5, 1908 -- No report on January 23, 1909, but Beaumont was listed as the Denver representative in the Variety publicationinformation" (Variety, January 6, 1909 p. 27).

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January 4, 1909 (Monday) – Possible opening date of the Globe Theater, 4826 Washington Street. - "15 th Class license granted to E.R. Beck for 4826 Washington Street in Globeville" (FPB, January4, 1909 p. 56) - Renewal would be in June 1909 [Beck was also connected with the Gaiety Theater, 1625 Lawrence Street] – I did not find any mention of the opening of the Globe Theater in the Denver papers or any ads for the theater in the Denver papers during 1909 and I am not sure what type of films they showed.

January 7, 1909 (Thursday) – Want Ads - Business Opportunities "MOVING PICTURE SHOW - Will be sold for $4,750, if sold before Saturday night. This place is one of the oldest and one of the best in Denver. The owner refused $6,500 spot cash four weeks ago. Has got to sell to go East by Saturday night; will sacrifice; price only $4,700; this place cleared $7,200 over all expenses last year; seats 200 people; rent only $150; 3 years lease; this is undoubtedly one of the best money making shows in Denver; never before has it been offered for sale. - WIGTON & MELLISH - 220 Mack Bldg.” (RMN, January 7, 1909 p. 13) [The was a real estate broker] – Ad repeated on January 8 & 9, 1909 - The same ad ran in the DP of January 7, 1909 (p. 13) -- Want Ads - Business Opportunities “MOVING PICTURE SHOW - Located in Denver, this is the best paying picture show in Denver for the price; theowner says sell; make us an offer; rent only $150; seats 200 people; let us tell you all the particulars and you can really see where you can clear from $400 to $600 a month - WIGTON & MELLISH - 220 Mack Bldg - Licensed and bonded brokers - 220 Mack Bldg. - Phone Champa 3123” (DP, January 10, 1909 p. 13) - Same ad in the RMN (p. 11) -- This could have been for the Dreamland Theater, 1530 Larimer Street which F.W. Wilson transferred to H.R. Rand on February 8, 1909.

January 10, 1909 (Sunday) - Want Ads - Business Chances “Moving Picture Show - On Denver's best street , is clearing $400 per month and we can show to your entire satisfaction; owner sick, will sell for $4,800 - The Eureka Inv. Co., 909 17th Street” (DP,January 10, 1909 p. 13) [This was a real estate broker at the same address as the Chicago Film Exchange] – I am not sure which

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of Denver's nineteen (19) nickelodeons was being offered for sale.

January 10, 1909 (Sunday) - Want Ads - For Sale - Miscellaneous “Power's picture machine, Synchroscope, large Victor phonograph; film and pose plastique outfit, intact or separate. 529 17 th street, room 7.” (DP, January 10, 1909 p. 10 ) – I have no further information on this address. – The Synchroscope was a sound-on-disc system.

January 13, 1909 (Wednesday) – Possible opening date of the Elmwood Theater, 657 Jason Street (Sante Fe Drive). – "15 th Class license granted to Edward S. Dugan for 657 Jason Street" (FPB, January 13, 1909 p. 66) - Renewal would be in July 1909. – I did not find any mention of the opening of the Elmwood Theater in theDenver papers, or any ads for the theater in the Denver papers during 1909 – Possibly showing Independent films - See letter from Myers & Hale in MPW (March 5, 1910 p. 343).

January 13, 1909 (Wednesday) – Article “BARKERS FOR THEATERS BANISHED FROM STREETS – ‘Barkers’ and ‘spielers’ in front of 5 cent theaters must cease to cajole pedestrians into these amusement places. The fire and police board yesterday issued an order to patrolmen to arrest any employee of a 5 - cent theater who stands in front of his place and shouts or speaks to people passing by. The order went into effect last night and there was anoticeable quiet near certain places in the lower portions of thecity, where the ‘spieler’ had flourished.” (RMN, January 14, 1909 p. 6) – I did not find any mention of this in the records ofthe FPB.

January 14, 1909 (Thursday) - Drawing “NEW MAJESTIC THEATER AT SPRINGS OWNED BY DENVER MEN -- The above is a picture of the new Majestic theater of Colorado Springs, owned by Frank Tammen and DeWitt Webber. It is the Colorado Springs home of genteel and up-to-date vaudeville, booking the same attractions as the Majestic in Denver.” (DP, January 14, 1909 p. 8) – Webber sold his interest in the Majestic Theater to Frank Tammon in November 1909 according to Variety -- Webber would later be connected with

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the Iris Theater, 1746 Curtis Street (1910) and the Webber Theater, 119 South Broadway (1917).

January 22, 1909 (Friday) – Article “THREE FIRMS FIGHT MOTION PICTURE TRUST - Nickelodeons Hope to Benefit by Squabble When Edison Launches NewCombine - The Edison company is organizing a trust of the motion picture men ofthe United States, but it is having hard work getting them in, and three of the largest dealers have refused. The trust [MPPC] is to be launched February1 - The Chicago Film Exchange, the Cameraphone people and the Columbia Phonograph company have refused to join the trust, and therefore a fight can be looked for in the moving picture world.- The Chicago Film Exchange, furnishing films to several hundred nicked theaters, including several in Denver, was invited to jointhe Edison trust. It was told to burn $500,000 worth of films nowon hand and buy a new supply from the trust. This offer was declined, presumably with thanks. - It is said the same proposition was made to the Columbia and the Cameraphone companies. The companies that have gone into the trust must burn all their films before the first day of February [??]. - The nickel theater men of Denver are rather pleased at the trust formation because of the fight it has started. They pay $25 per week for the use of five films and it is believed that this pricewill be cut down several dollars when the trust and the anti trust people get down to real fighting.” (RMN, January 22, 1909 p. 5).

January 22, 1909 (Friday) -- "The Moving Picture Field - Licensed Exchanges" - quoted from a Motion Picture Patents Co. flyer of January 22, 1909 included:"Colorado Film Exchange, Denver, Colo. -- Denver Film Exchange, Denver Colo. -- Kleine Optical Co., Denver, Colo. ... The exchanges formerly licensed but not now included are... - Chicago Film Exchange of Chicago, Denver, Omaha, Washington, Nashville, Atlanta and Salt Lake City.... -- Globe of Chicago and Denver..." (NYDM, January 30, 1909 p. 16) -- Similar

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information in MPW, January 23, 1909 (p. 92) -- This was the first mention of the Colorado Film Exchange that I found in either the Denver or trade papers.

January 24, 1909 (Sunday) – The Baker Theater, 1445 Lawrence Street began presenting plays by a Yiddish stock company. -- “DENVER TO HAVE YIDDISH THEATER - Leo Largman's Company to Occupy Baker if Present Plans Succeed - Denver will have a permanent Yiddish theater all its own if present negotiations between John Cort of Seattle and Peter McCourt, who owns the Baker theater at Fifteenth and Lawrence streets, and Leo Largman, manager of the Yiddish Opera company, come to a satisfactory conclusion. - Largman, representing San Francisco theatrical managers, is endeavoring to secure a lease on the Baker theater. The Yiddish Opera company is now in the city and has already appeared at the Broadway theater and at the Woman's club… - Plans for a season of Yiddish opera at the Baker theater includes the frequent presentation of high-class German plays. – The Baker theater will close after playing next week's attraction, Too Proudto Beg, and will probably remain dark unless Largman is able to lease it. The Baker has been offering the Stair & Havlin ‘thrillers’ this season, the same class of attractions which has been given at the Curtis theater [1746 Curtis Street] up to this year. - In closing, the trouble does not lie with the Baker theater, but with the road shows. The present season has been oneof the hardest in years on traveling theatrical combinations and fully 50 per cent of the shows that played the Baker have closed their season after leaving here. The same has been true in the East, too, until now it is almost impossible to get enough good attractions to keep the Baker open regularly every week.” (DP, January 7, 1909 p. 4) -- Ad “Baker Theater” - Featuring the Yiddish Stock Co. (DP, January 24, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 3) -- The Baker Theater would show fight films in August and October 1909, and became a combination vaudeville & film theater by the end of October 1909.

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January 24, 1909 (Sunday) – Article “NICKELODRONE MEN UNITE TO CHECK THRILLERS’ - - Board of Trade Houses Will Cut Out Pictures of Murders and Fights - With all except two theaters [??] in Denver in the agreement, the Moving Picture Men's Board of Trade was organized yesterday. H.H. Rand [Gem Theater], E.R. Beck [Gaiety and Globe theaters] and R.G. Talbot were appointed an executive committee to pass upon films, all of which will be supplied by the Chicago Film company [??] - Murders, animal fights and other pictures that are offensive to women and children will be eliminated. Films will be changed three times a week. No duplicates will be furnished. - In the board of trade are Dreamland [Theater, 1530 Larimer Street], Princess [Theater, 1624 Larimer Street], Hippodrome [Theater, 1217 16th Street], Gaiety [Theater, 1625 Lawrence Street], Star [Theater, 1122 17th Street], LaRoma [Theater, 3360 Navajo Street], Theatorium [1017 16th Street], Gem [Theater, 914 15th Street] and Midway [Theater, 1946 Larimer Street]. - Denver is the only city in the United States where the nickel theaters have combined so strongly as to be united on films. It is proposed to advertise in the daily papers and to place each moving picture show on a clean business basis. - The officers of the board are C.A. Wilson, president; R.B. Cooper, vice president, and C.A. Collier, secretary and treasurer.” [I have not been able to identify these three men] (RMN, January 25, 1909 p. 3) –Article “BEST MOVING PICTURES IN THE WORLD TO BE SEEN IN DENVER - The Moving Picture Board of Trade, organized Sunday to elevate the standard of the little theaters, yesterday took the first step by closing contracts withthe Colorado Film Exchange for all of the films that will be usedin the moving picture houses of the city. The Colorado exchange has made arrangement to secure all of the films made in the world. This means that Denver moving picture enthusiasts will seeall of the good pictures.” (RMN, January 26, 1909 p. 5) -- They imply there were eleven (11) nickelodeons in Denver at this date – I have identified twenty-one (21) – Their list did not include:the Denver Theater, 1025 17th Street - the Idle Hour Theater, 1231 16th Street - the Omega Theater, 1642 Arapaho Street - the Pastime Theater, 2516 West Colfax Avenue - the Bijou Theater, 1716 Curtis Street - the Crescent Theater, 2715 Welton Street -

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the Electric Theater, 3843 Walnut Street - the Family Theater, 218 Broadway - the Alpha Theater, 2715 West Colfax Avenue - the Isis Theater, 1632 Curtis Street - the Globe Theater, 4826 Washington Street - or the Elmwood Theater, 657 Jason Street -- This was the only mention of this Board of Trade that I found in the Denver or trade papers and I am not sure how long it was in operation -- Denver's film exchanges formed a Board of Trade in 1916.

January 24, 1909 (Sunday) -- Want Ads - For Sale - Miscellaneous "Moving Picture machine, electric and gas outfit, song slides, cheap. 3652 Franklin" (DP, January 24, 1909 p. 11).

January 24, 1909 (Sunday) -- Want Ads - For Sale - Miscellaneous "Moving Picture outfit for sale or trade. What have ya ? Box 1, XIII Post" (DP, January 24, 1909 p. 11)

January 25 (Monday) to February 20 (Saturday), 1909 – The CurtisTheater, 1746 Curtis Street presented a program of “White Rats” vaudeville that may have included film presentations. – Article “NEW VAUDEVILLE CIRCUIT REACHES ACROSS CONTINENT - Pelton & Smutzer of the Curtis Will Enter the Field Against the Best of Them - Popular price vaudeville to succeed melodramatic ‘thrillers’ at the Curtis theater, and an independent vaudeville circuit from coast to coast, which will be in opposition to the Sullivan & Considine circuit, are among the newest plans of Pelton & Smutzer of the Curtis theater. Frederick C. Smutzer leaves for New York today to confer with certain vaudeville agents and managers to arrange bookings for a circuit already controlled by Pelton & Smutzer, which reaches from Denver to the Pacific coast. It includes Salt Lake, Ogden, Logan and other points where Pelton & Smutzer now control houses presenting traveling dramatic attractions or stock companies similar to the one which has been at the Curtis for several weeks. - In addition, options have been secured on theaters in Butte, Portland, Spokane, Seattle and San Francisco for the new circuit by A.H. Hagan, who practically outlined and promoted the contemplated new independent circuit. - The new circuit proposes to give the best vaudeville acts it can afford, three shows a day

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in each house, and never to put the prices above 10, 20 and 30 cents. - The acts will be booked through the White Rats, an organization of vaudeville performers which embraces a majority of performers in this branch of the business.” (DP, January 8, 1909 p. 6) – Article "RAT" HOUSE IN DENVER? - Denver, Jan. 7 - Pelton & Smutzer, managers of the Curtis Theatre in this city, have announced through the press that they will change the style of amusement in the house to vaudeville, commencing on either Jan. 17 or 24. The. house has been dramatic for several years. The managers deny that the Sullivan & Considine Circuit is negotiating for the Curtis, and intimate they have secured the exclusive rights to White Rats' bookings in Denver. The White Rats connection is likely through the Independent Booking Agency of Chicago, the Western booking office of the Rats. A couple of canvassers for bookings in behalf of that agency have been traveling over the west since Fred M. Barnes assumed the direction of it." (Variety, January 25, 1909 p. 4) -- Article "LEGITIMATE CIRCUIT BECOMES WHITE RAT VAUDEVILLE CHAIN - - I. B. A.'s Chicago Office Placing Variety Shows in Pelton & Smutzer's Dramatic Houses From Denver to Salt Lake - - Chicago, Jan. 14 - The Independent Booking Agency of Chicago, directed by Fred M. Barnes, has concluded arrangements to place vaudeville on the chain of legitimate theatres operated from Denver to Salt Lake City by Pelton and Smutzer. Fred Smutzer of the firm was in Chicago on Tuesday, when the papers were signed. - On Jan. 25 theI. B. A. starts to place programs for the Curtis Street Theatre, Denver, which then begins a variety career. - The expectation here is that the Independent Booking Agency is arranging for a large circuit in the west, taking in those already signed. - The Grand Opera House, Salt Lake City, one of Pelton & Smutzer's houses, opens Jan. 25, and will be booked by Barnes along with the Curtis Street [Theater], Denver. - The regular dramatic circuit of Peter Smutzer's [??] has been incorporated as an independent vaudeville association, with headquarters in Denver. Mr. Barnes will also be the booking representative at that point.- Mr. Smutzer says the dramatic business in the west has been killed, and other houses will be forced to adopt the vaudeville policy, that being the most profitable at present west of Chicago. - By September next the present offices and circuits the

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White Rats is interested in expect to have a vaudeville circuit, reaching from the Missouri to the Coast, consisting mainly of converted dramatic houses. - Wednesday night William Morris, Harry Mountford, Fred Barnes, Tim Cronin, Ren Shields and E. F. Rogers conversed for several hours at the College Inn. Mr. Mountford remains here until Saturday." (Variety, January 16, 1909p. 4) -- Ad “Curtis Theater” - listed "White Rats Vaudeville" (DP, January 17, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 9) -- Article “White Rats Vaudeville opening at the Curtis Theater - Pelton & Smutzer ” (RMN, January 24, 1909 Magazine Section) -- Article “Curtis, Denver Opens - Denver, Jan. 28 - The Curtis Theater opened Mondayplaying ‘White Rat’ acts under the management of Pelton & Smutzer. Three or four shows daily are given with prices of admission ten and twenty cents. This is the first of the proposedPelton & Smutzer circuit to be booked through the White Rats agency at Chicago....” (Variety, January 30, 1909 p. 6) – "1 st Class license granted to the Denver Theater Co. at 1746 Curtis Street" (FPB, January 27, 1909 p. 80) - Renewal would be in June 1909 – Ad “Curtis Theater” included "The Curtiscope" (DP, January 31, 1909 Sec. 2, p. 8) -- Article "Cancelled I.B.A. Bookings - Denver Feb. 18 - The Curtis Street Theater will discontinue vaudeville Feb. 20. It is on the Pelton & Smutzer Circuit, and has been booked through the Independent Booking Agency of Chicago. At the headquarters of the firm in this city, a member said that the shows had not been in accordance with the projection made. It was also stated that on Jan. 20, Fred M. Barnum, the manager of the I.B.A. at Chicago, wired Smutzer & Pelton that unless additional time was secured the show booked for week Feb. 14 would be cancelled. The firm instructed Mr. Barnum to cancel. Acts arriving here are working this week. Thoseon the bill last week were given return transportation to Chicago. This likely terminated the connection between the I.B.A.and Smutzer & Pelton, and may end the firm's further interest in vaudeville. The Curtis Street will revert to its former policy. (Variety, February 20, 1909 p. 4) -- Article "Chicago, Feb. 18 - Smutzer & Pelton have canceled all shows booked for their houses playing acts placed through the Independent Booking Agency of this city. Judge Dunne, the Chicago legal representative of the White Rats, the organization behind the I. B. A., threatens legal

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proceedings against the firm for cancellation of acts already contracted for and which have started westward. It is claimed that the acts were not notified before leaving here. The Smutzer & Pelton theatres played two weeks of the I. B. A. vaudeville. This move on the part of Smutzer & Pelton, it is reported, may affect the booking arrangements made last week by the I.B.A. withTony Lubelski, who, according to the account, joined some Colorado houses to the S&P vaudeville time. These are said to have been withdrawn at the same time." (Variety, February 20, 1909p. 4) -- "Correspondence - Denver " - by Harry X. Beaumont, OfficeCrystal Theater Building - for the week of February 15, 1909 - listed the performers at the Crystal, Orpheum and Curtis theaters-- Curtis - last week of White Rats vaudeville - Pelton & Smutzermanagers of the Curtis, have dissolved partnership. Mr. Pelton will retain the house. Mr. Smutzer is contemplating entering business in the east" (Variety, February 27, 1909 p. 27) -- The ads for the Curtis Theater in the Denver papers during this period just listed "The Curtiscope", but no specific film titles.

February 1909 – A long article covering The Film Service Association, the Motion Picture Patents Co., and The Independents. (N/M, February 1909 pp. 35-40) – An article on Advertising The Show by James K. Meade. (N/M, February 1909 pp. 43-44) – An article on Principles of Theater Decoration by E. Theodore Behr. (N/M, February 1909 pp. 47-48)

February 1909 -- The Feuerbacher Co., 1643 Champa Street distributed film equipment in Denver. -- Want Ads - For Sale - Miscellaneous “MOVING PICTURE MEN - We have a new lease on our life; the trust [MPPC] has taken us in, our stock has been replenished with new standard goods, these you can buy just a little cheaper than from any other moving picture machines, stereopticon lanterns, rheostats, all kinds of accessories and lenses. A fine lot of feature films, song slides and lectures. Royal reactor, the current saver, that put money in your pocket. Oxylithe gas making outfits, etc., everything guaranteed.Write or call - FEUERBACHER CO. - 1643 Champa St.” (DP, February14, 1909 Sec. 2, p. 8) -- This was the only ad I found for The Feuerbacher Co. in the Denver papers in February 1909 - No

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further ads until March 14, 1909 -- I did not find the Feuerbacher Co. in any of the listings of film exchanges in the trade papers in 1909.

February 1909 – The Chicago Film Exchange, 1632 Curtis Street rented Independent films in Denver. -- Ad "Write for a supplementof new independent films" - listed: Chicago Film Exchange, Denver-- Globe Film Service, Denver (MPW, February 27, 1909 p. 237) --I did not find any ads for the Chicago Film Exchange in the Denver papers between February 24 and March 14, 1909.

February 1909 -- The Colorado Film Exchange, 320 Charles Bldg. (990 15 th Street) rented Licensed films in Denver . -- I did not find any ads for the Colorado Film Exchange in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Listed as a Licensed film exchange in trade paper ads.

February 1909 – The Denver Film Exchange, 713 Lincoln Street rented Licensed films in Denver. -- I did not find any ads for the Denver Film Exchange renting films, just selling theaters, inthe Denver papers after January 1909 -- Listed as a Licensed filmexchange in trade paper ads.

February 1909 -- The Globe Film Service, 210 Enterprise Blck. (890 15 th Street) rented Independent films in Denver . -- Ad "Write for a supplement of new independent films" - listed: Chicago Film Exchange, Denver -- Globe Film Service, Denver (MPW, February 27, 1909 p. 237) -- I did not find any ads for the Globe Film Service in the Denver papers during 1909

February 1909 -- Kleine Optical Co., 302 Boston Bldg. (828 17 th Street) rented Licensed films in Denver. -- I did not find any ads for the Kleine Optical Co. in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Listed as a Licensed film exchange in trade paper ads.

February 1909 - "Among The Picture Theatres - Colorado Springs, Colo – Fairyland, the moving picture show formerly owned by A.J. Brandon has been purchased by Henry Lubelski.” (N/M, February

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1909 p. 61) – Lubelski had run the Elite Theater, 1716 Curtis Street in 1908.

February 1909 – The Dreamland Theater, 1530 Larimer Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of Licensed films and illustrated songs. – “F.E. Wilson transferred a 15 th Class license for 1528 Larimer Street to H.R. Rand" (FPB, February 8, 1909 p. 93) [Was this the theater being offered for sale by Wigton & Mellish in January 1909?] – [Harry Rand also ran the GemTheater, 914 15th Street] -- I did not find any ads or mention ofthe Dreamland Theater in the Denver papers during 1909.

February 1909 – The Gaiety Theater, 1625 Lawrence Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of Licensed films and illustrated songs. – Ad “The GAIETY THEATER - 1625 Lawrence, the biggest and best 5-cent show in the city. The only theater of itskind with double aisles and a seating capacity of 500. A mammoth exhaust fan in constant operation, insuring good air and ventilation. come and hear our orchestra. We change Tuesday, Friday and Sunday, with new pictures direct from the factory. An entertainment that will please the most refined.” (DP, February 1909 Sec. 2, p. 7) [This is the first ad or press release I foundfor this theater in the DP] -- Ad “GAIETY THEATER - 1625 Lawrence Street - The sensation of the moving picture business, 'C.O.D. or Saved By Wireless' [??], A true story of how hundreds of lives were saved by this wonderful invention. By special request the great Selig war picture 'In The Shenandoah Valley' [1908] - Admission 5 cents” (DP, February 14, 1909 Sec. 2, p. 3)[The film 'C.O.D.' would be shown at the Princess Theater, 1624 Larimer Street on Friday and Saturday, March 26 & 27, 1909] -- Ad“THE GAIETY THEATER - 1625 Lawrence Street - 'The Poor Musician [Vitagraph, 1909], the sensation of the Dramatic World. You will think of David Warfield When You See This. - Admission 5 cents” (DP, February 24, 1909 p. 8).

February 1909 – The Hippodrome Theater, 1217 16 th Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of Licensed films and illustrated songs. - Ad “HIPPODROME - 16th Street Near Lawrence -Program Sunday and Monday - the great Biblical story of 'Saul And

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David' [Vitagraph, 1909] - Latest motion pictures and songs. Admission 5 cents -- Arcade free Hear Manual Romaine sing Just Someone for 1 cent” (RMN, February 28, 1909 p. 5) – Same ad in the DP (Sec. 3, p. 3)

February 1909 – The Omega Theater, 1642 Arapahoe Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – “John Carnahan transferred a 15 th Class license for 1642 Arapahoe to The Cinematograph Amusement Co. (FPB, February 3, 1909 p. 86) [The Cinematograph Amusement Co. was also running theDenver Theater, 1025 17th Street] -- I did not find any ads for the Omega Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 and I am not sure what type of films they showed.

February 1909 – The Princess Theater, 1624 Larimer Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of Licensed films and illustrated songs. – “The National Amusement Co. transferred their 15 th Class license for 1624 Larimer Street to the Drexel Amusement Co.” (FPB, February 1, 1909 p. 84) [The Drexel Amusement Co. was also running the Idle Hour Theater, 1231 16th Street ,just around the corner at this time] -- Building Permits "Index Number: (1909) 2-15.0#397.0 - S: - Description: dismantle brick wall - Size: - Cost: 500 - Fronting On: larimer - Between: sixteenth and seventeenth - Legal Description: - Architect: - Builder: - Owner: Driscoll [Drexel] Amusement Company - T: 1) (BP, February 15, 1909).

February 1909 – The Electric Theater, 3843 Walnut Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – “Robert H. Kane transferred a 15 th Class license to O.D. McChesney" (FPB, February 15, 1909 p. 96) [Kane had been granted a 6th Class license on January 15, 1909] -- I did not find any ads for the Electric Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 andI an not sure what type of films they showed.

February 1909 – The Pastime Theater, 2516 West Colfax Avenue was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – "15 th Class license granted to Harry Schwartz for 2516 West Colfax Avenue" (FPB, February 15, 1909 p. 95) - Renewal

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would be in August 1909 -- I did not find any ads for the PastimeTheater in the Denver papers during 1909 and I am not sure what type of films they showed -- The Pastime Theater would close in March 1909.

February 1909 – The Crystal Theater, 1717 Curtis Street presenteda Vaudeville program that included film presentations. -- Ad "Crystal Theater - Only Strictly 10 -20 cent Vaudeville Theater in City - Week Beginning Monday, Matinees Daily - 1,000 Seats 10c- Special Reserved Evenings 10c - Souvenir Mats All Seats 10c" [Listed the performers including "The Crystalscope" (RMN, January 3, 1909 Sec. 3) -- Similar ads every Sunday thru March 14, 1909 -- Notice "The opening performance of the week's bill atthe Crystal, Denver, has been changed from Mondays to Saturdays, allowing acts on the Pantages Western States Circuit to make the Crystal, St. Joe, Mo., the following Monday, without losing the week, which has heretofore been customary at this point of the route." (Variety, January 30, 1909 p. 7) -- "Correspondence - Denver" by Harry X. Beaumont, Office, Crystal Theater Bldg. - listed the performers at the Orpheum, Crystal and Curtis theatersfor the week of February 8, 1909 - did not list films at the vaudeville theaters -- Notes: .... - The interior of the Crystal has been entirely redecorated... (Variety, February 20, 1909 p. 28).

February 1909 -- The Majestic Theater, 1625 Curtis Street presented a Vaudeville program that included film presentations. -- The Majestic Theater ran daily ads in the DP thru March 31, 1909 that listed the performers and usually "The Majesticscope" or "Ellison's Majesticscope".

February 1909 -- The Orpheum Theater, 1513 Welton Street presented a Vaudeville program that included film presentations by the Kinodrome. -- The Orpheum Theater ran daily ads in the DPthru March 31, 1909 that listed the performers and "The Kinodrome" -- "Correspondence - Denver" by Harry X. Beaumont, Office, Crystal Theater Bldg. - listed the performers at the Orpheum, Crystal and Curtis theaters for the week of February 8, 1909 - did not list films at the vaudeville theaters -- Notes:

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The increase in prices at the Orpheum has caused a filling in of many vacant seats at the other houses.... (Variety, February 20, 1909 p. 28).

February 1, 1909 (Monday) – Possible opening date for the West Side Theater, 769 Jason Street (Sante Fe Drive). – "15 th Class license granted to Myers & Hale for 769 Jason Street" (FPB, February 1, 1909 p. 84) - Renewal would be in June 1909. – I did not find any mention of the opening of the West Side Theater in the Denver papers -- I did not find any ads for the West Side Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Probably showing Licensed films [See Letter in MPW of March 5, 1910 p. 343).

February 3, 1909 (Wednesday) – "15 th Class license denied to The Roland Theater Co. for 10 th & Jason streets " (FPB, February 3, 1909 p. 87) – No reason given.

February 3, 1909 (Wednesday) - "15 th Class license denied to Notari & Bevilagu for 2426 15 th Street " (FPB, February 3, 1909 p. 87) – No reason given.

February 7, 1909 (Sunday) -- Excerpt - “The following editorial in the Rocky Mountain News [February 7, 1909 p. 14] stressed the need for a thorough inspection of all motion picture theaters in Denver: ‘The News would like to see Denver take warning from Acapulco. There are in this City not less than a score [20] of moving picture shows. Many of them, we know, are in buildings which the smallest fire would make uninhabitable almost at once. What precautions have been taken against such fires the News doesnot know. We hope these precautions have been ample, but we have our doubts. It is human nature, and especially it seems American human nature, to take chances rather than precaution, and when the chances must be taken by others and the precautions by one's self, the temptation is well-nigh irresistible. We would like to urge on the fire warden a systematic inspection of all the theaters in the City, and especially all places where the moving pictures are used. He should insist on the most careful regulations for public protection. He should see that these

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regulations are not only made, but enforced.’" (Warren, History of Motion Picture Exhibition In Denver, pp. 70-71)

February 7, 1909 (Sunday) – Want Ads - For Sale - Miscellaneous “Moving picture machine, and gas making outfit, including 2,500 feet of films, advertising matter, everything complete, must sell$195 - 2304 Curtis .” (DP, February 7, 1909 p. 12) – I have no further information on this address.

February 8, 1909 (Monday) – “Correspondence -Denver" by Harry X. Beaumont - Office, Crystal Theater Bldg. - listed the performers at the Orpheum, Crystal and Curtis theaters for the week of February 8, 1909 - did not list films at the vaudeville theaters -- Notes: The increase in prices at the Orpheum has caused a filling in of many vacant seats at the other houses.... The interior of the Crystal has been entirely redecorated - Henry Lubelski who recently sold the Empire in Colorado Springs, has purchased the Fairyland, and is running vaudeville, booked by theW.S. - There are about 40 moving picture houses are now running in Denver and all seem to be doing well. The newest is the Hippodrome, a beautiful house costing more than $10,000.” (Variety, February 20, 1909 p. 23) – I have only identified twenty-one (21) nickelodeons and one moving picture theater at this date. February 10, 1909 (Wednesday) – Article “ROOFLESS SUMMER THEATER PLANNED FOR DOWNTOWN SITE - Denver's Sunny Skies Insure Success to Undertaking; Demand for Reality Makes Securing of Desirable Property Difficult - A number of Denver men are planning the construction of a new theater of the style known as ‘air dome', and will have it ready for use this summer if they succeed in obtaining a suitable downtown site. - The building proposed for the purpose is similar to buildings used in many eastern cities as summer theaters. It is to have substantial brick walls and a well built covered stage, the remainder of the structure being without a roof. - G.A. Patton of 507 Empire building, one of the men interested in the enterprise, said yesterday that a suitable site had not yet been obtained, but that efforts to find one werebeing made. – ‘We do not intend to erect a high price building', he said, ‘but we will have to obtain a lease for at least five

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years to make the proposition pay. So far we have found that the big demand for downtown sites makes it almost impossible to get asuitable lease for any considerable length of time. - If we are successful we expect to put on one of the best shows in the city.We will run only during the summer months and the fact that Denver has so little rainy weather will enable us to get sufficient use of the building during the sixteen months it can remain open to make it pay’." (DP, February 10, 1909 p. 11) – I did not find any further mention of such a theater in Denver during 1909 - I did not find any listings for G.A. Patton in the DCDs.

February 10, 1909 (Wednesday) – “The petition of the Naples Amusement Co. for a 15 th Class Amusement license for 2436 15 th Street was this day considered by the board and the petition was denied.” (FPB, February 10, 1909, p. 94) – No reason given.

February 27, 1909 (Saturday) - Ad “Write for a supplement of new independent films” ... - "Chicago Film Exchange - Denver -- Globe Film Service – Denver (MPW, February 27, 1909 p. 237)

February 27, 1909 (Saturday) - Ad “International Projecting & Producing Companies” - listing all the companies that distributedfilms through them. – 19 European film companies, supplying 18 to 21 reels of film per week through independent exchanges. (Variety, February 27, 1909).

February 28, 1909 (Sunday) – Want Ads - Business Chances “Moving Picture Business - For $750, which clears $150 a month. E.G. Phillips, 1604 Arapahoe Street, room 16.” (DP, February 28, 1909Sec. 2, p. 9) [Phillips was a real estate broker] – I am not surewhich of Denver's twenty-two (22) nickelodeons was being offered for sale.

March 1909 – Article "Conducting the Nickelodeon Program" by L. Gardette. (N/M, March 1909 pp. 79-80)

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March 1909 - Ad “Independent Films” - listed - Chicago Film Exchange, included Denver and 6 other cities -- Globe Film Service Co., Chicago, Denver (N/M, March 1909, Inside cover).

March 1909 -- The Feuerbacher Co., 1643 Champa Street distributedfilm equipment in Denver. -- Want Ads - For Sale - Miscellaneous “MOVING PICTURE MEN - We have a new lease on our life; the trust [MPPC] has taken us in, our stock has been replenished with new standard goods, these you can buy just a little cheaper than fromany other moving picture machines, stereopticon lanterns, rheostats, all kinds of accessories and lenses. A fine lot of feature films, song slides and lectures. Royal reactor, the current saver, that put money in your pocket. Oxylithe gas makingoutfits, etc., everything guaranteed. Write or call - FEUERBACHERCO. - 1643 Champa St .” (DP, March 14, 1909 Sec. 2, p. 7) [This is the last ad I found for the Feuerbacher Co. in the DP until July 25, 1909] – The Feuerbacher Co. was not listed in the 1909 DCD, but there was a listing for: Smith, Morrie L. moving pictures, r. 29, 1643 Champa – A Morris Smith was listed as beingwith the Feuerbacher Co., 1643 Champa Street in1909 and with selling “lantern supplies” in later years from that address -- I did not find the Feuerbacher Co. in any of the listings of film exchanges in the trade papers in 1909.

March 1909 – The Chicago Film Exchange, 1632 Curtis Street rentedIndependent films in Denver. -- Ad “Independent Films” - listed -Chicago Film Exchange, included Denver and 6 other cities -- Globe Film Service Co., Chicago, Denver (N/M, March 1909, Insidecover) -- Ad "The Best Money Making Attraction In The Moving Picture Line Today - The September 9, 1908 - Nelson Gans Fight Pictures - Taken exclusively for the Chicago Film Exchange - Our prices for use of a set of these pictures are: $15.00 a day, $35.00 for three days, $60.00 a week. - Four reels of about 1,000feet each" [Branch Offices included: Denver, Colo.] (MPW, March 3, 1909 p. 258) -- Ad "The Presidential Inauguration Film" - stressed the films importance to the Independent Cause - available from: Chicago Film Exchange, Chicago, Omaha, Washington, Denver, Nashville, Atlanta, Salt Lake City -- Globe Film Service Co., Chicago, Denver -- Royal Film Service Co.,

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Chicago (MPW, March 6, 1909 p. 314) -- Want Ads - For Sale - Miscellaneous "'INAUGURATION OF WILLIAM H. TAFT' to the presidency of the United States. $15 for one day, $25 for two days, or $60 for one week, for the attraction of world wide interest, and the best money getter in the moving picture line since the Gans Nelson pictures. - Stop for a moment and consider these extraordinary low prices for two rents of a special featurelike this, and you immediately realize the money making opportunities in exhibiting these remarkable pictures in your theater. - The film shows every detail of this wonderful ceremony. Photographically the pictures are perfect; they are so realistic that you image yourself at the nation's capital. - Every theatrical manager who will exhibit these pictures will make big money with them; you can do likewise; if your theater issmall you can easily charge an extra admission fee to see this great ceremony gone over again on a screen in your theater; it would cost a large sum to witness this event were it necessary for you to go to Washington. - If you want an attraction that will get the money at every performance, send in your order for these inauguration pictures now. - Awaiting your pleasure in the matter, we are, your very truly - CHICAGO FILM EXCHANGE. (RMN, March 14, 1909 p. 13) [This film played at the Theatorium, 1017 16th Street on March 14, 1909] -- Ad "A joint letter urging exhibitors to oppose the Trust was signed by: Chicago Film Exchange [listed a Denver office] -- Globe Film Exchange - Chicago and Denver -- Royal Film Service – Chicago (MPW, March 27, 1909 pp. 372-373).

March 1909 -- The Colorado Film Exchange, 320 Charles Bldg. (990 15 th Street) rented Licensed films in Denver . -- I did not find any ads for the Colorado Film Exchange in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Listed as a Licensed film exchange in trade paper ads.

March 1909 – The Denver Film Exchange, 713 Lincoln Street rented Licensed films in Denver. -- I did not find any ads for the Denver Film Exchange renting films, just selling theaters, in theDenver papers after January 1909 -- Listed as a Licensed film exchange in trade paper ads.

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March 1909 -- The Globe Film Service, 210 Enterprise Blck. (890 15 th Street) rented Independent films in Denver . -- I did not find any ads for the Globe Film Service in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Ad “Independent Films” - listed - Chicago Film Exchange, included Denver and 6 other cities -- Globe Film Service Co., Chicago, Denver (N/M, March 1909, Inside cover) -- Ad "The Presidential Inauguration Film" - stressed the films importance to the Independent Cause - available from: Chicago Film Exchange, Chicago, Omaha, Washington, Denver, Nashville, Atlanta, Salt Lake City -- Globe Film Service Co., Chicago, Denver -- Royal Film Service Co., Chicago (MPW, March 6, 1909 p.314) -- Ad "A joint letter urging exhibitors to oppose the Trust was signed by: Chicago Film Exchange [listed a Denver office] -- Globe Film Exchange - Chicago and Denver -- Royal Film Service – Chicago (MPW, March 27, 1909 pp. 372-373).

March 1909 -- Kleine Optical Co., 302 Boston Bldg. (828 17 th Street) rented Licensed films in Denver. -- I did not find any ads for the Kleine Optical Co. in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Listed as a Licensed film exchange in trade paper ads.

March 1909 – The Bijou Theater, 1716 Curtis Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – “DANGEROUS FIRE THREATENS FIVE CENT THEATER – ‘Man in the Box’ Escapes Death by Making Hurried Exit - The operator, ‘the man in the box,’ at the Bijou 5-cent theater, 1716 Curtis street, made aflying leap for safety when the smoke began to arise from under the main floor late yesterday afternoon, and thirty persons, men,women and children, hurried out of the structure, which was threatened by quick destruction by flames. A pile of paper near the gas tanks under the main floor had been ignited in some manner which the management and employees are unable to explain, and presently dense smoke filled the audience hall. The fire, however, did not reach the tanks, else the ‘man in the box’ and the small crowd in the seats would have met with another fate. - The apartment from which the operator works in is small, and had the fire had a good start there would have been no chance for him. So he took a leap down the steps, appreciating the fact the

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both he and his films would be incinerated if the fire ate its way through the floor. - Pending an investigation as to whether the management of the concern had taken proper precautions to prevent fire and consequent panic, the fire and police board ordered the Bijou closed. [I did not find anything about this in the FPB records] - Fire Commissioner, D.A. Barton and the department officials have again turned their attention to the 5-cent show houses on account of yesterday's blaze, and while they say a strict watch has been kept in the past, the vigilance has been renewed to prevent a catastrophe in any of these places,some of which are far from being fireproof.” (DP, March 4, 1909 p. 5) -- Building Permit "Index Number: (1909) 3-19.0#725.0 - S:- Description: repairs to theater building - Size: - Cost: 300 - Fronting On: Curtis 1716 - Between: - Legal Description: - Architect: - Builder: - Owner: Bijou Theater Co. - T: 1" (BP, March 19, 1909) -- I am not sure how long the Bijou Theater was closed - I did not find any ads for the Bijou Theater in the Denver papers until May 23, 1909.

March 1909 -- The Gaiety Theater, 1625 Lawrence Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of Licensed films and illustrated songs. - Ad “AT THE GAIETY - 1625 Lawrence Street - Positively new; never been shown before, the famous Indian romance, 'Mogg Meggone' [Vitagraph, 1909] adopted from the poem of John G. Whittier. A real mirth provoker - And 'His Coat Came Back' [??]" (DP, March 2, 1909 p. 2) – Ad “AT THE GAIETY - 1625 Lawrence - Lubin's latest and Most Wonderful Picture 'The Stowaway' [1909]. Positively exclusive. The only place you can see it. - Come And Hear Our Orchestra.” (DP, March 9, 1909 p. 4)– Ad “GAIETY - 1625 Lawrence - Friday and Tomorrow - The Urban Eclipse in Latest Picture 'South American Indians' [??] - Admission 5 cents” (DP, March 12, 1909 p. 9) - Amusements “At The Gaiety - The big sensation of the week in the moving picture world is the Urban Eclipse latest production 'South American Indians'. - The film gives a series of views depicting life and customs of this strange people and also gives an excellent idea of the country in which they live. - Any one interested in traveland wishing to study a strange people in their natural habitat

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will be able to spend a half hour to a great advantage by paying a visit to this popular Lawrence street theater.” (DP, March 12,1909 p. 11) [This was the first time the program of a nickelodeontheater was listed along with the other theaters in the DP’s Amusement section] – Ad” The Gaiety Theater - 1625 Lawrence Street - Lubin's Latest Production, 'The Cowboy Agreement' [??]. Positively New. The only place in the city you can see it. - Admission 5 cents.” (DP, March 16, 1909 p. 7) – Ad “LADIES: ‘LISTEN!’ - With Apologies to GIPSY SMITH at the GAIETY THEATER 1625 Lawrence St. - We will give every lady patron on Tuesday andFriday matinees from 2 to 5 p.m., 50 cents worth of S&H Green Trading Stamps - An exclusive Lubin picture direct from the factory - 'The Day Of The Dog' [??] and 'Our Ice Supply' [??] - Admission 5 cents - A performance that will please and entertain the most refined.” (DP, March 23, 1909 p. 7) [Smith had give a series of religious lectures at the Auditorium during the previous week; and seemed to find women to be the root of evil for men] -- Amusements “At The Gaiety - The Gaiety Theater at 1625 Lawrence street continues to play to packed houses. The big attraction is one of Lubin's latest pictures, 'The Day Of The Dog'” (DP, March 23, 1909 p. 10) [Included a plot outline - the only nickelodeon mentioned in this section].

March 1909 – The Hippodrome Theater, 1217 16 th Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of Licensed films and illustrated songs. - Ad “HIPPODROME - Admission 5 cents - Sunday and Monday - Sir Walter Scott's Famous Novel 'Kenilworth' [Vitagraph, 1909] - the love story of Amy Roberts. - Latest Edison records in the Arcade - 1 cent ” (RMN, March 14, 1909 p. 5) – Same ad in the DP (Sec. 3, p. 8). – Article “HIPPODROME CO.SUES MORPHY FOR SLANDER - The Hippodrome Amusement company has filed suit in the district court against W.F. Morphy to recover $11,000 damages alleged to be due for ‘knocking’ the stock of thecompany. It is alleged by the plaintiff that the defendant used peculiar methods with which to deprecate the show stock; that he would cause advertisements to be put in the newspapers offering Hippodrome stock at 50 cents a share, and when persons would answer Morphy would be present and inform them that the stock wasworth less than the market price. The plaintiff claims that

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Morphy has in this manner prevented it from making a number of sales of stock.” (DP, March 16, 1909 p. 5) – Want Ads - For Sale– “Hippodrome Stock, 50 cents, 210 Empire Bldg, Denver, Colo.” (RMN, January 11, 1909 p. 9) [This was the only ad I found in either the RMN or DP from January thru March 1909 - This was thesame address as the Drexel Amusement Company that bought the license for the Idle Hour Theater, 1231 16th Street in January 1909 from McCluskey and was managed by a Mrs. Morphy] -- Ad “Hippodrome - 16th Street near Lawrence - Wednesday and Thursday- 'Children Of The Plains' [Vitagraph, 1909], The greatest Indianpicture ever produced, showing an episode of Pioneer Days. - Admission 5 cents - The latest Edison Phonograph Records in the Arcade.” (DP, March 31, 1909 p. 6) -- I did not find any furtherads for the Hippodrome Theater in the Denver papers until May 23,1909 -- – The 1909 DCD listed: Hippodrome Theater, 1217 16 th Street under Amusements and General Listings; also, McCluskey, Robert R. proprietor Hippodrome Theater, r 535 Downing; and 5 employees, including 4 electricians who were probably projectionists.

March 1909 – The Princess Theater, 1624 Larimer Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of Licensed films and illustrated songs. - Ad "'C.O.D., or Saved By Wireless' [??] - 'Wreck of Steamer Republic' [??] - Princess Theater - 1624 Larimer - Friday and Saturday ” (DP, March 27, 1909 p. 5) [This was the first ad for the Princess Theater that I found in either the DP or RMN for 1909] [The film 'C.O.D.' had played at the Gaiety Theater, 1625 Lawrence Street on February 14, 1909] – The 1909 DCD listed: Princess Theater, 1624 Larimer Street under Amusements and General Listings – and, Drexel Amusement Company, 1624 Larimer Street; also, Lawson, Theophilius G. manager DrexelAmusement Co., r 2520 High; Lawson, John A. operator [projectionist] Princess Theater, r 1840 Marion; Stacy, James M. with Princess Theater, r 1148 9th Street -- The Drexel Amusement Co. also ran the Idle Hour Theater, 1231 16th Street.

March 1909 – The Theatorium, 1017 16 th Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of Independent films and illustrated songs. - Ad “Inauguration Of Taft - See These Pictures - Tomorrow Only

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At - The Theatorium - 1017 Sixteenth Street - Admission 5 cents” (DP, March 13, 1909 p. 3) [The ad for the Chicago Film Exchange for these films ran in the RMN on Sunday, March 14, 1909 (p. 13)] [This is the first ad for the Theatorium I found in the DP in 1909] –– The 1909 DCD listed: Theatorium, 1017 16 th Street under Amusements and General Listings; also, Moore & Greaves (G.C. Moore & G.H. Greaves), Theatorium 1017 16 th ; Moore, G.C. rms 1516 Market; Greaves, George H., The Theatorium, 1019 16 th ; Lent, Lloyd operator [projectionist] Theatorium, 1019 16 th ; McDonald, Samuel operator [projectionist] Theatorium; and 5 otheremployees -- I did not find any further ads for the Theatorium inthe DP until September 12, 1909.

March 1909 -- The Midway Theater, 1946 Larimer Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of Licensed films and illustrated songs. -- Building Permits "Index Number: (1909) 3-8.0#583.0 - S: 1 - Description: brick addition - Size: 29x30 - Cost: 1000 - Fronting On: larimer 1946 - Between: - Legal Description: - Architect: - Builder: - Owner: Colorado M and I Company Ld - T: 1" (BP, March 8, 1909) -- I did not find any ads for the Midway Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 and am not sure what type of films they showed - possibly Licensed.

March 1909 – The La Roma Theater, 3360 Navajo Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – "15 th Class license granted to P. Palmesano for 3656 Navajo Street" (FPB, March 17, 1909 p. 125) - Renewal would be in September 1909 – I did not find any ads for the La Roma Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 and am not sure what type of films they showed - possibly Licensed.

March 1909 – The Crystal Theater, 1717 Curtis Street presented a Vaudeville program that included film presentations. -- Ad "Crystal Theater - Only Strictly 10 -20 cent Vaudeville Theater in City - Week Beginning Monday, Matinees Daily - 1,000 Seats 10c- Special Reserved Evenings 10c - Souvenir Mats All Seats 10c" [Listed the performers including "The Crystalscope"] (RMN, January 3, 1909 Sec. 3) -- Similar ads every Sunday thru March

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14, 1909 -- The Crystal Theater ran daily ads in the Denver papers during the rest of 1909 that usually listed "The Crystalscope".

March 1909 -- The Majestic Theater, 1625 Curtis Street presented a Vaudeville program that included film presentations. -- The Majestic Theater ran daily ads in the DP during 1909 that listedthe performers and usually "The Majesticscope" or "Ellison's Majesticscope".

March 1909 -- The Orpheum Theater, 1513 Welton Street presented aVaudeville program that included film presentations by the Kinodrome. -- The Orpheum Theater ran daily ads in the DP during1909 that listed the performers and "The Kinodrome".

March 1909 – The Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway presented a program of plays. - "1 st Class license granted to the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway" (FPB, March 12, 1909) - Renewal would be in September 1909 – The 1909 DCD listed: Broadway Theater, esBroadway bet 17 th and 18 th ave under Amusements and General Listings; also, McCourt, Peter manager Broadway and Tabor Grand theaters, r 1471 High; Stuart, James C. electrician Broadway Theater, r. 2632 W 9th av. -- I did not find any ads or mention of film presentations at the Broadway Theater in the Denver papers during 1909.

March 1909 – The Tabor Grand Opera House, 1016 16 th Street presented a program of plays. – "1 st Class license granted to the Tabor Grand Opera House" (FPB, March 5, 1909 p. 113) - Renewal would be in September 1909 -- The Tabor Grand Opera House presented fight films in April 1909 and November 1909 - and a return engagement of the Cameraphone in June 1909.

March 1, 1909 (Monday) -- "Correspondence - Denver " - by Harry X.Beaumont, Office Crystal Theater Building -- for the week of March 1, 1909 -- listed the performers at the Orpheum and Crystaltheaters -- mentioned the Majestic and possible new management - "the Curtis Theater will try stock burlesque" (Variety, March 13, 1909 p. 29).

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March 8, 1909 (Monday) -- "Correspondence - Denver " - by Harry X.Beaumont, Office Crystal Theater Building -- possibly the week ofMarch 8, 1909 -- listed the performers at the Orpheum and Crystaltheaters -- business suffered because of the appearance of evangelist Gypsy Smith at the Auditorium (Variety, March 20, 1909 p. 22).

March 8, 1909 (Monday) – The Curtis Theater, 1746 Curtis Street presented a program of plays. - Ad "Curtis Theater - A Gambler's Sweetheart -Matinees on Wednesday and Saturday (RMN, March 8, 1909 p. 4) -- This was the first ad for the Curtis Theater that Ifound in the RMN during 1909, and the first ad in the Denver papers since they ended "White Rats" vaudeville in the middle of February 1909.

March 8, 1909 (Monday) - Ad “World Greatest Moving Picture Show at Campbell Chapel at 23 rd & Lawrence on March 8, 1909, including'The Passion Play' [??], 'Bold Bank Robbery' [Lubin, 1904] and over 50 comic subjects.” (DS, March 6, 1909) – See ad for a similar show at 23rd & Washington on April 7, 1909.

March 13, 1909 (Saturday) - Ad “The Presidential Inauguration Film” - stressed the films importance to the Independent Cause -available from: Chicago Film Exchange, Chicago, Omaha, Washington, Denver, Nashville, Atlanta, Salt Lake City -- Globe Film Service Co., Chicago, Denver -- Royal Film Service Co., Chicago (MPW, March 13, 1909 p. 314).March 20, 1909 (Sunday) – “Facts About Denver - 1,162 factories employing 16,500 wage earners - Population is 208,000 ” (HC, March 20, 1909 p. 4).

March 20, 1909 (Sunday) – Fire & Police Reports - “Fire Escape Construction” – “The building ordinance measures compelling all building more than two stories in height are being quietly and effectively enforced by Fire Warden Cooper…” [no specific mentionof theaters] – Work of the Police – “Moving Picture Inspection” –“The Electrical Department is very particular in regard to the inspection of moving picture theaters, and with the present

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system there is absolutely no danger from a serious fire. The lamp house, or operating room is constructed of sheet metal with automatically closing doors and ventilating pipe attachment. These doors are held open by small strings with a fusible link, and gravity would immediately close the doors by burring string or fuse.” – Electrical Permits – “Joseph F. Reardon, city electrician, reports that during the week ending March 13th his department issued 108 permits and made 157 regular inspections. All theaters were also inspected.” (MF, March 20, 1909 pp. 5 & 14).

March 23, 1909 (Tuesday) – The Pastime Theater, 2516 West Colfax Avenue, a Nickelodeon closed. – “On February 15, 1909 this Board on the payment of $50 granted a 15th Class Amusement license to Harry Schwartz to attach to the premises numbered 2516 West Colfax Avenue, said license to expire August 12, 1909. On March 23, 1909 the lease on this room occupied by Schwartz at the aboveaddress expired and he is unable to renew said lease and was therefore forced to discontinue business on March 23, 1909. In view of the above mentioned circumstances the Board after investigating the matter fully recommended that a refund of $37.50 be made to the above mentioned Harry Schwartz for the unused portion of said license on April 2, 1909.” (FPB, April 2, 1909 p. 144) – The 1909 DCD listed: Pastime Theater, 2516 West Colfax Avenue under General Listings; also, Schwartz, Harry proprietor Pastime Theater, r. 2831 Arapahoe Street. [This was the first nickelodeon to close in Denver – Harry Schwartz was connected with the Rocky Mountain Amusement Co. which opened the Frolic Theater, 2741 Larimer Street in June 1909] -- I did not find any ads for the Pastime Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 and am not sure what type of films they had been showing.

March 27, 1909 (Saturday) – City Ordinance No. 37, Series 1909 - An Ordinance Amending Sections 53, 55 and 59, Article 1, Chapter 3 of the Municipal Code - License Classifications (16), License Fees – There were still sixteen (16) license classifications witha 15th Class license being the one for nickelodeons; 6th Class formutoscope parlors; and 1st Class for regular theaters – A new license fee structure was based on the Admission price: “A” over

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50c ($500); “B” 10c to 50c ($300); “C” 5c to 10c ($200); and, “D”5c ($100) -- The licenses for The Curtis Theater, 1746 Curtis Street on May 18, 1909 was the first theater license to reflect this new structure, but I did not find any 15th Class "D" licenses until those for the Cinematograph Amusement Co. on July 7, 1909.

March 27, 1909 (Saturday) – Article “How The City of Denver Is Protected From Fire” (MF, March 27, 1909 pp. 3-5) - Long articleon the organization and duties of the Denver Fire Department – Described how the Fire Department was organized, how they responded to fires, additions to the department in 1908, and somefire ordinances (none having to do with theaters specifically).

March 27, 1909 (Saturday) - A joint letter urging exhibitors to oppose the Trust was signed by: Chicago Film Exchange [listed a Denver office] -- Globe Film Exchange - Chicago and Denver -- Royal Film Service – Chicago (MPW, March 27, 1909 pp. 372-373).

March 29, 1909 (Monday) – The Crescent Theater, 2715 Welton Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – “The petition of Dunkin & Leecing to transfer a 15 th Class Amusement license from 2715 Welton Street to themselves at 3217 Zuni Street, was this day considered and denied.” (FPB, March 29, 1909 p. 139) [The Zuni street address would become the North Side Theater in 1913 - several petitions to open a theater there were denied by the FPB from 1909 through 1912] -- I did not find any ads for the Crescent Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 and I am not sure what type of films they showed.

March 29, 1909 (Monday) – “MOVING PICTURES OWNED BY TRUST - So Says Representative of Independent Film Company Visiting in Denver - About as well pleased an audience, or rather, spectatorium as has been huddled together anywhere for a long time was in

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the Albany hotel convention hall, yesterday afternoon, watching the pictures presented by the International Projecting and Producing company, the concern whichis fighting the picture film trust [MPPC]. The show was preceded by a short speech by H. J. Streyckmans, secretary of the company, who told how the film trust had grown so avaricious thatthe intelligent element of the moving picture business had revolted and formed the independent company, thus avoiding the payment of from $2 to $5 per week in the way of royalties, or, asthe speaker called it, ‘special monopoly tax'. - The pictures showed vividly and well and at the close, when 'The Last Days of Pompeii' [??] had been presented, the management was rewarded with liberal applause.” (DP, March 30, 1909 p. 9)

April 1909 – The 1909 DCD listed the following Nickelodeon Theaters:

1. Dreamland Theater, 1530 Larimer Street under Amusements and General Listings; also, Leehouse, Warner machine operator [projectionist] Dreamland Theater, rms 1435 Tremont Place; Hall, Percy pianist Dreamland Theater, r 2525 West Bryant Pl; Orth, Louise C. (Miss), cashier Dreamland Theater, r 124West 13th ave; Prichard, Arthur works Dreamland Theater, rms. 1207 Glenarm Place -- I did not find any ads for the Dreamland Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 and any not sure what type of films they were showing -- Owned by Harry Rand, who also ran the Gem Theater, 914 15th Street.

2. Idle Hour Theater, 1231 16 th Street under Amusements and General Listings -- I did not find any ads for the Idle HourTheater in the Denver papers during 1909 and any not sure what type of films they were showing -- Owned by the Drexel Amusement Co., who also owned the Princess Theater, 1624 Larimer Street.

3. West Side Theater, 769 Jason Street under Amusements and General Listings -- I did not find any ads for the West SideTheater in the Denver papers during 1909 and any not sure what type of films they were showing.

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April 1909 – The 1909 DCD listed:1. Copp, Vernon moving picture operator , rms 64 West Archer

Place – in 1910 he was listed as working at the Idle HourTheater, 1231 16th Street.

2. Eiman, B.H. moving pictures , rms 908 20th – this is the only listing I found for him.

3. Gilbert, Edward E. moving picture operator , rms 2700 Stout – he was listed as working at the Novelty Theater, 1632 Curtis in 1908 – This was now the Isis Theater.

4. Livingston, Richard C. moving picture operator , r 218 West Irvington Pl – This was the only listing I found forhim.

5. Martin, J.D. moving picture operator , rms 2129 Stout – This was the only listing I found for him.

6. Parker, Frank D. moving pictures , rms 1441 Logan – This was the only listing I found for him.

7. Pettibone, Joseph moving picture operator , rms. 2358 Stout – listed as a projectionist at the Rex Theater, 112Broadway in 1913.

8. Risheill, Robert O. moving picture operator , r. 2810 Hazel Court – listed as the projectionist at the Fun Theater, 1624 Larimer Street from 1913 to 1915.

9. East Denver Turn Hall, 2132 Arapahoe Street under Amusements and General Listings – and, German Theater, 2132 - 2148 Arapahoe Street -- I did not find any ads or mention of film presentations at East Denver Turner Hall in the Denver papers during 1909.

10. Eclipse Novelty Works (P. Aigner & H.J. McLean), 1417 Lawrence; Percy A. Aigner, r. 757 Lincoln – a possible penny arcade – Aigner had worked for the Mills Novelty Co. and later ran the Wonderland Arcade on Curtis Street.

11. Mills Novelty Company, 1310 18 th Street under General Listings

April 1909 – Notice “Henry Lubelski [former owner of the Elite Theater, 1716 Curtis Street], proprietor of Fairyland Theatre, North Tejon Street, has purchased the Majestic theatre at Pueblo

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and will put on vaudeville in addition to pictures. Fairyland Theater - Colorado Springs, Colorado” (N/M, April 1909 p. 119)

April 1909 -- The Feuerbacher Co., 1643 Champa Street distributedfilm equipment in Denver. -- I did not find any ads for the Feuerbacher Co. in the Denver papers between March 14 and July 25, 1909 -- The Feuerbacher Co. was never mentioned in any of thelistings of film exchanges in the trade papers in 1909 -- The 1909 DCD listed: Smith, Morrie L. moving pictures, r. 29, 1643 Champa.

April 1909 – The Chicago Film Exchange, 1632 Curtis Street rentedIndependent films in Denver. -- Large Ad "The 'Summers Britt Fight Pictures' [British, 1909] -- Chicago Film Exchange - BranchOffices... - Denver" (MPW, April 3, 1909 p. 391) [See Streible, Fight Films, pp. 182 & 230] -- I did not find any ads for the Chicago Film Exchange in the Denver papers after March 14, 1909, just trade ads that listed a Denver branch office -- The 1909 DCD listed: Chicago Film Exchange, 1632 Curtis Street under General Listings; also, Hall, Patrick J. manager Chicago Film Exchange, rms. 700 13th Street; Willis, Clara M. (Miss), stenographer Chicago Film Exchange, r Arvada. [This is also the address of the Isis Theater].

April 1909 -- The Colorado Film Exchange, 320 Charles Bldg. (990 15 th Street) rented Licensed films in Denver . -- I did not find any ads for the Colorado Film Exchange in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Listed as a Licensed film exchange in trade paper ads -- The 1909 DCD listed: Colorado Film Exchange Company, moving picture machines, films, stereopticons, supplies and accessories, 320 - 322 Charles Bldg under Moving Picture Machines and General Listings; also, Snodgrass, Charles manager ColoradoFilm Exchange Co., r 226 South Downing; Schwartz, Harry operator [projectionist] Colorado Film Exchange Co., r 2831 Arapahoe; Morgan, Jasper J. clerk Colorado Film Exchange, r. 2604Curtis Street; and 6 other employees.

April 1909 – The Denver Film Exchange, 713 Lincoln Street rented Licensed films in Denver. -- I did not find any ads for the

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Denver Film Exchange renting films, just selling theaters, in theDenver papers after January 1909 -- Listed as a Licensed film exchange in trade paper ads -- The 1909 DCD listed: Denver Film Exchange, H.H. Buckwalter manager, 713 Lincoln (Phone South 296) under Moving Picture Machines and General Listings; also, Buckwalter, H.H., moving picture equipment, 713 Lincoln (Phone South 296)

April 1909 -- The Globe Film Service, 210 Enterprise Blck. (890 15 th Street) rented Independent films in Denver . -- I did not find any ads for the Globe Film Service in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Listed as an Independent Exchange in trade papers ads -- The 1909 DCD listed: Globe Film Service Co., 210 Enterprise Block (15th sw cor Champa) under General Listings; also, Ticknor, Herbert D., manager Globe Film Service Co., 218 Enterprise Block; Satterfield, Edward C., inspector Globe Film Service Co., r 814 27th; Plessinger, Birdie A. (Miss) booker Globe Film Service Co., 210 Enterprise Bldg – Article “Triangle Film Closes Denver Offices - Walter S. Rand, Prominent Mutual Man, Chosen To Manage The New Exchange - by Muriel Lee, Denver Correspondent of the Moving Picture World... Mr. Rand, Sr. had the Gem, the second moving picture show in Denver, on the corner of 15th and Champa. In 1909 the father and son operated the Globe Film Exchange branch in Denver…. (MPW, September 18, 1915 p. 2041).

April 1909 -- Kleine Optical Co., 204 Nassau Bldg. (1231 16 th Street) rented Licensed films in Denver. -- I did not find any ads for the Kleine Optical Co. in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Listed as a Licensed film exchange in trade paper ads -- The 1909 DCD listed: Kleine Optical Company, 204 Nassau Bldg (16th swcor Larimer) under General Listings; also, Cunningham, John (Jr.)manager Kleine Optical Company, r 2240 Court Place; Cunningham, H. Arthur clerk Kleine Optical Company, r 2240 Court Place; Cassidy, Minnette (Miss) bookkeeper Kleine Optical Company, r. 20 Acoma -- I am not sure when the Kleine Optical Co. moved from the Boston Bldg. to the Nassau Bldg.

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April 1909 - The Gaiety Theater, 1625 Lawrence Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of Independent films and illustrated songs. - Ad “THE GAIETY THEATER - 1625 Lawrence Street - The only exclusive service in the city. - Friday and Tomorrow 'The Master And [The] Servant' [??] by that famous Italian manufacturer Italia. - Remember, you can only see the pictures at the Gaiety. - Sunday, the greatest of all moving pictures, Bulwer Lytton's famous production 'The Last Days Of Pompeii' [??] - Admission 5 cents.” (DP, April 23, 1909 p. 4) - Amusements “At The Gaiety - The Gaiety management have after muchdifficulty secured an exclusive independent service from any other theater. - That this bit of news will be welcomed by the patrons of this form of amusement goes without saying. In the past the constant repetition of pictures in the various houses had a tendency to discourage many from visiting these places. TheGaiety theater will have three new pictures a week that cannot beseen at the other places in this city. The change days are to be Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. - Beginning today, 'The Master And The Servant' by that famous Italian manufacturer, Italia, will bethe feature, and will continue Saturday. - Sunday Bulwer Lytton'sgreat story 'The Last Days Of Pompeii' will be put on. The film was exhibited before all the crowned heads of Europe and is pronounced by all the greatest moving picture ever thrown on a screen. - As no expense was spared by Ambrosio, the manufacturer,hundreds of people being employed in its production, a rare treatis in store for the patrons of this popular Lawrence street theater.” (DP, April 23, 1909 p. 13) – Ad “The Gaiety Theater - 1625 Lawrence Street - The Greatest Picture Ever Made, 'The Italian Cavalry Maneuvers' [??] - Remember you can only see it atThe Gaiety. Today and Tomorrow. Admission 5 cents.” (DP, April 30, 1909 p. 5) - At The Theaters “At the Gaiety – 'The greatest motion picture ever made,’ seems to be the universal opinion of all who have ever seen 'The Italian Cavalry Maneuvers', which is to continue today and tomorrow at the Gaiety theater at 1625 Lawrence street. - The horses used in its production represent anoutlay of over $3,000,00 to the Italian government. Each and every one is a perfect specimen of horse flesh, and the manner inwhich all take the jumps and stone walls carries some idea wheat can be accomplished with a horse by education. - The Gaiety

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management feels highly elated at having secured this pick of theEuropean films, but as the Gaiety is now independent of any otherhouse in the city, the patrons of this theater can always rest assured they will see exclusive pictures.” (DP, April 30, 1909 p. 5) -- The 1909 DCD listed: Gaiety Amusement Co., 1625 Lawrence Street under Amusements and General Listings; also, Beck, Edward R., manager Gaiety Amusement Co., r 21, 318 14th Street; Gamble, William A. house manager Gaiety Amusement Company, r 1625 Lawrence Street; Hinton, George W. operator [projectionist] Gaiety Amusement Company, r. 518 17th ave. -- Edward R. Beck was connected with the Globe Theater, 4826 Washington Street -- The Gaiety Theater had been showing Licensedfilms in February and March 1909.

April 1909 – The Isis Theater, 1632 Curtis Street was a Movie Theater presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – "15 th Class license granted to the Isis Amusement Co. for 1632 Curtis Street" (FPB April 9, 1909 p. 149) - Renewal would be in October 1909 – The 1909 DCD listed: Isis Theater, 1632 Curtis Street under Amusements and General Listings; also, Baxter, Samuel L., manager Isis Theater, 1632 Curtis Street; Guth, GeorgeJ. operator [projectionist] Isis Theater, r. 801 West Louisiana ave; Schwartz, E.M. operator [projectionist] Isis Theater -- I did not find any ads for the Isis Theater in the Denver papers until May 15, 1909, when they were showing Licensed films.

April 1909 – The Alpha Theater, 2715 West Colfax Avenue was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – "15 th Class license granted to Ella Sobal for 2715 West Colfax Avenue" (FPB, April 28, 1909 p. 170) - Renewal would be in October 1909. – The 1909 DCD listed: Alpha Theater, 2715 West Colfax Avenue under General Listings -- I did not find any ads orlistings for the Alpha Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 and I am not sure what type of films they showed.

April 1909 – The Crescent Theater, 2715 Welton Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – "15 th Class license granted to Dunkin & Leecing for 2715 Welton Street" (FPB, April 16, 1909 p. 157) - Renewal would be in

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October 1909. – The 1909 DCD listed: Crescent Theater, 2717 Welton Street under General Listings; also, Dunkin, Robert R. (Crescent Theater), r. 2801 West 34th avenue; Leecing, John W. (Crescent Theater), r 2801 West 34th avenue -- I did not find anyads or listings for the Crescent Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 and I am not sure what type of films they showed.

April 1909 – The Family Theater, 218 Broadway was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – "15 th Class License granted to H.D. Cassidy for 218 Broadway" (FPB, April 12, 1909 p. 152) - Renewal would be in October 1909 – The 1909 DCD listed: Family Theater, 218 Broadway under General Listings; and, Cassidy, Harry D. ball player r 120 4th avenue; Campbell, Richard T., moving pictures, r 120 4th avenue [This isthe only listing I found for him] -- I did not find any ads or listings for the Family Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 and I am not sure what type of films they showed.

April 1909 – The La Roma Theater, 3360 Navajo Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – “Peter Palmesano transferred a 15 th Class license for 3360 Navajo Street to the La Roma Theater at the same address” (FPB April 30, 1909 p. 172) -- The 1909 DCD did not list the La Roma Theater or Peter Palmesano. -- I did not find any ads for the La Roma Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 and am not sure what type of films they showed - possibly Licensed.

April 1909 – The Alcazar Theater, 1325 20 th Street presented a Vaudeville program that may have included film presentations. – "1 st Class license granted to Fredericks, Querolli & Kintz for 2000 Market Street" (FPB, April 7, 1909) - Renewal would be in September 1909 [This was the address of the Alcazar Saloon] – The1909 DCD listed: Alcazar Theater, 1325 20 th Street under Amusements -- I did not find any ads or mention of the Alcazar Theater in the Denver or trade papers during 1909, and am not sure what type of a program they presented.

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Crystal Theater ran daily ads in the Denver papers during the rest of 1909 that usually listed "The Crystalscope" -- The 1909 DCD listed: Crystal Theater, ns Curtis bet 17 th and 18 th streets under Amusements and General Listings; also, Weston, William A. general manager Crystal Theater, r. 1645 Fillmore; Gardner, Robert S. resident manager Crystal Theater, r 2444 California; Harkins, Joseph T. stage manager Crystal Theater, r 1019 25th ave.

April 1909 -- The Majestic Theater, 1625 Curtis Street presented a Vaudeville program that included film presentations. -- The Majestic Theater ran daily ads in the DP during 1909 that listedthe performers and usually "The Majesticscope" or "Ellison's Majesticscope" -- The 1909 DCD listed: Majestic Theater, 1621 - 1625 Curtis Street under Amusements and General Listings; also, Pittman, Bert agent Sullivan & Considine, Majestic Theater, r 1028 West 8th ave; Dethloff, Edward W. stage manager Majestic Theater, r 1037 26th; McCoy, Daniel manager Majestic Theater, r 1235 York; and 3 other employees.

April 1909 -- The Orpheum Theater, 1513 Welton Street presented aVaudeville program that included film presentations by the Kinodrome. -- The Orpheum Theater ran daily ads in the DP during1909 that listed the performers and "The Kinodrome" -- The 1909 DCD listed: Orpheum Theater, A.C. Carson res mgr, 15 th and Welton streets under Amusements and General Listings; also, Ullery, William G. kinodrome operator, r. 627 23rd [listed as working atthe Orpheum Theater in 1908].

April 1909 (Sunday) – The Baker Theater, 1445 Lawrence Street presented plays by a Yiddish stock company. – Article “DE VAULT IS AFTER BAKER THEATRE - Yiddish Opera Company Now Has Lease on the Building - The Baker Theater, formerly the Empire, and the two lots upon which is built, on Lawrence between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets, is about to be sold by the owner, John Cort ofSeattle, to Ben DeVault and other residents of Denver. - DeVault is one of the managers of the Yiddish Opera company, which now has a lease on the theater building, and he is carrying on negotiations for the purchase of the property. - About three

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years ago John Cort of Seattle bought the Colorado Telephone company's old building on Lawrence street for $40,000 and he spent $28,000 more making it over into the Baker theater. Now, itis said, offer made for the property and the theater, equipped asit is today, is but little more then $40,000.” (DP, April 4, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 8) – The 1909 DCD listed: Baker Theater, ns Lawrence bet 14 th and 15 th streets under Amusements; also, German,Misha manager Baker Theater, rms Columbia Hotel; Frank, Jacob manager Baker Theater, rms. 2234 Stout -- The Baker Theater may have become a Vaudeville/Motion Picture theater by June 20, 1909.

April 1909 – The Curtis Theater, 1746 Curtis Street presented a program of plays. - "1 st Class license granted to the Denver Theater Co. at 1746 Curtis Street" (FPB, April 9, 1909) - Renewalwould be in October 1909 – The 1909 DCD listed: Curtis Theater, 1746 Curtis Street under Amusements; and, Denver Theater Company,1746 Curtis Street under General Listings; also, Pelton, Abbey president Denver Theater Company, rms 1566 Broadway; Smutzer, Frederick C., secretary Denver Theater Co. , r A, 1960 Sherman; Thomas, Guy E. electrician Curtis Theater, r 25, 1224 California-- I did not find any ads or mention of film presentations at theCurtis Theater after their attempt to show "White Rats" vaudeville in January 1909.

April 1909 -- The Tabor Grand Opera House, 1016 16 th Street presented a program of plays. -- "Correspondence - Denver " - by Harry X. Beaumont, Office Crystal Theater Building -- probably for the week of April 12, 1909 -- listed the performers at the Orpheum and Crystal theaters -- "Tabor Grand - 'Burns Johnson' fight pictures [Australia/Brady, 1909] to fair business. Prices 25 to 75, considered too high. Pictures not any to clear. [See Streible, Fight Pictures, p. 181]" (Variety, April 24, 1909 p. 27) -- Building Permits "Index Number: (1909) 4-30.0#1191.0 - S: - Description: alterations to tabor opera house - Size: - Cost: 500- Fronting On: - Between: - Legal Description: - Architect: - Builder: - Owner: Bennett and Myers - T: 1" (BP, April 30, 1909) -- The 1909 DCD listed: Tabor Grand Opera House, 16 th nw cor Curtis under Amusements and General Listings; also, McCourt,

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Peter manager Broadway and Tabor Grand theaters, r 1471 High; Gould, James A. musical director Tabor Grand Opera House, rms. 1329 Bannock.April 3, 1909 (Saturday) - Article “How the City of Denver is Policed" - Organization and Duties of the Denver Police Department" (MF, April 3, 1909 pp. 3-5).

April 3, 1909 (Saturday) – Article “Health Department Facts – Ventilation of Nickelodeons – Last Week all the five-cent moving picture theaters were visited, the object of which was to see that there was proper and sufficient ventilation.” (MF, April 3,1909 p. 12).

April 5, 1909 (Monday) -- Tuileries Gardens, 3449 South Broadway opened their Airdome on Sundays -- "Correspondence - Denver " - byHarry X. Beaumont, Office Crystal Theater Building -- probably for the week of April 5, 1909 -- listed the performers at the Orpheum and Crystal theaters -- Tuileries [Park] open on Sundays,with vaudeville in the Airdome" (Variety, April 17, 1909 p. 27) --Warren, History of Motion Picture Exhibition In Denver, Appendix p. 73) -- listed "Motion Pictures and Vaudeville" from May 2 thru October 24, 1909 - including a Wild West show in June 1909 but did not give any documentation -- The 1909 DCD listed: Tuileries Gardens- S. Broadway and Englewood car line under Amusements and GeneralListings -- Tuileries Park may not have opened for the Summer until June 1909 -- I did not find any listings or mention of filmpresentations at Tuileries Park in the Denver papers during 1909.

April 7, 1909 (Wednesday) - Ad “World's Greatest Moving Picture Show at Shorter Chapel, 23 rd & Washington on April 7, 1909, including 'The Passion Play', 'Bold Bank Robbery' [Lubin, 1904] and over 50 comic subjects.” (DS, April 3, 1909) – See ad for a similar show at 23rd & Lawrence on March 8, 1909.

April 11, 1909 (Sunday) – An article on movies being beneficial even if they were the "poor man's entertainment" (RMN, April 11, 1909).

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April 11, 1909 (Sunday) – Want Ads - Business Chances “Business Chance Moving Picture and Vaudeville Theater - Must be sold at once; bargain; owner out of town; lease for year; rent low; complete equipment, 250 chairs, Edison machine, steel booth, stage scenery, curtain front, complete with box office; best location. - Address: C.W.T., 1212 E. Colfax.” (DP, April 11, 1909 Sec. 2, p. 8) [I have no further information on this address, possibly a real estate broker] -- I am not sure which ofDenver's twenty-one (21) nickelodeons was being offered for sale.

April 17, 1909 (Saturday) – Article “How Denver Conducts Its Sanitary Work” – An article on the Responsibilities and Duties ofthe Health Commissioner. (MF, April 17, 1909 pp. 3.-4).

April 17, 1909 (Saturday) -- The Laemmle Film Service, Railroad Exchange Bldg (909 17 th Street) began renting Independent films in Denver -- Two Page Ad by Carl Laemmle explaining why he left the Motion Picture Patents Co. – ... “Special Notice - On Saturday, April 17 (this week), I will open A New Office In Denver, Colorado, completely equipped to do an enormous business right off the reel! I will also have thousands of dollars worth of new film in my other offices....” (MPW, April 17, 1909 p. 481) – Ad “Laemmle Film Service has gone Independent - My new Denver Office is fully equipped to give you magnificent films andservice as though it had been in operation for years. - Even my new Denver office, which is the baby of the family - only one week old - has started off with a crush of business.” (MPW, April 24, 1909 p. 502) – There were no listings for the Laemmle Film Service in the 1909 DCD -- I did not find any ads or mention of the Laemmle Film Service in the Denver papers during 1909 - just listings for a Denver office in the trade papers.

May 1909 – “Licensed Exchanges - 1909 - 1910 ” - Exchange Records for May 1909 - Alphabetical list of exchanges, giving the number of customers and number of reels per week, with a monthly average- The overall numbers for the three licensed exchanges in Denver were: Colorado Film Exchange - 12 customers, 39 reels, $3,250 -- Denver Film Exchange - 8 customers, 20 reels, $2,500 -- Kleine Optical Co. - 10 customers, 30 reels - $3,100 (Kleine, Historical,

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Box. 26) – A total of 30 customers. (Kleine, Historical – LicensedExchanges, 1909-1910, Box 26).

May 1909 -- The Feuerbacher Co., 1643 Champa Street distributed film equipment in Denver. -- I did not find any ads for the Feuerbacher Co. in the Denver papers between March 14 and July 25, 1909 -- The Feuerbacher Co. was never mentioned in any of thelistings of film exchanges in the trade papers in 1909. May 1909 – The Chicago Film Exchange, 1632 Curtis Street rented Independent films in Denver. -- I did not find any ads for the Chicago Film Exchange in the Denver papers after March 14, 1909, just trade ads that listed a Denver branch office. May 1909 -- The Colorado Film Exchange, 320 Charles Bldg. (990 15 th Street) rented Licensed films in Denver . -- I did not find any ads for the Colorado Film Exchange in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Listed as a Licensed film exchange in trade paper ads. May 1909 – The Denver Film Exchange, 713 Lincoln Street rented Licensed films in Denver. -- I did not find any ads for the Denver Film Exchange renting films, just selling theaters, in theDenver papers after January 1909 -- Listed as a Licensed film exchange in trade paper ads. May 1909 -- The Globe Film Service, 210 Enterprise Blck. (890 15 th Street) rented Independent films in Denver . -- I did not find any ads for the Globe Film Service in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Listed as an Independent Exchange in trade papers ads.

May 1909 -- Kleine Optical Co., 204 Nassau Bldg. (1231 16 th Street) rented Licensed films in Denver. -- I did not find any ads for the Kleine Optical Co. in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Listed as a Licensed film exchange in trade paper ads.

May 1909 -- The Laemmle Film Service, Railroad Exchange Bldg (90917 th Street) rented Independent films in Denver -- Ad “Laemmle

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Film Service” - listed a temporary address for Denver - Railroad Exchange Bldg. (MPW, May 1, 1909 p. 538) -- I did not find any ads or mention of the Laemmle Film Service in the Denver papers during 1909 - just listings for a Denver office in the trade papers.

May 1909 – The Bijou Theater, 1716 Curtis Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. -- "15 th Class license denied to the Bijou Theater at 1716 Curtis Street" (FPB, May 10, 1909 p. 182) -- "15 th Class license granted to the Bijou Theater at 1716 Curtis Street" (FPB, May 12, 1909 p.183) - Renewal would be in November 1909 [Was this related to thefire in the theater on March 3, 1909??] -- Want Ads - To Trade - Miscellaneous “The Bijou Theater - 1716 Curtis - The home like house, spend a few happy moments, original pictures, new scenes.”(DP, May 23, 1909 Sec. 2, p. 7) -- The 1909 DCD listed: Bijou Theater, 1716 Curtis Street under Amusements and General Listings; also, Kelly, Frank R. manager Bijou Theater, r 8, 2046Welton; and 2 employees -- I am not sure what type of films were being shown at the Bijou Theater - Possibly Independent.

May 1909 -- The Denver Theater, 1025 17 th Street and The Omega Theater, 1642 Arapahoe Street were Nickelodeons presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. -- Article “HEDRICK SWEARS HE IS PARTNER IN THREE THEATERS - Young Man Accused of Embezzlement Demands $15,000 and Receiver - Carlton M. Hedrick, the young theatrical man accused of embezzling $1,000 from the Cinematograph Amusement company, has struck back at his accusers in a suit in the district court. The suit, brought through Attorney E. N. Burdick, is directed against Moeller Bros. and Hedrick, and it not only asks for a judgment of $15,000 but a dissolution of partnership, a receiver and an injunction. The suit is one of a number of others to be brought by Mr. Hedrick. -In the suit Hedrick sets out that last September he, with RichardR. Moeller and Ferdinand A. Moeller formed the firm of Moeller Bros. and Hedrick, and that the firm acquired ownership of the Denver theater, Omega theater and the Golden theater, three moving picture houses, two of which are in Denver and the third in Golden. - DENY HIS PARTNERSHIP - Hedrick alleges that the

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three theaters are worth at least $43,000, and that within the last six months they have made a profit of $12,000. Repeatedly, he says, he has asked for an accounting from his two partners, but insists that they have told him, as often as he has asked them, that the partnership no longer exists, it having been takenup by the Cinematograph Amusement company. - This, he says, is simply a ruse to freeze him shout. He alleges in his complaint that though the cinematograph company is alleged to have incorporated Dec. 27 last, the concern never held a meeting of the directors, officers or stockholders, that no stock has been issued or sold, and that the acts of the officers of the corporation are pretensions, false and untrue. - $15,000 HIS SHARE - Further, Hedricks recites that he has never released any interest in the ownership of the theaters, and has never receivedany moneys. He thinks he is entitled to $15,000 and for this amount he asks the court for an injunction, a receiver, and an accounting. - The suit is another step in the fight between the cinematograph company and Hedrick. Some time ago the cinematograph company had him arrested on a charge of embezzling $1,000 of the concern's money. After a long trial, Justice Moore bound Hedrick over to the West Side court for trial, under bonds of $500.” (DP, May 7, 1909 p. 7) -- HEDRICK DEMANDS $25,000 JUDGMENT - Following his suit against the firm of Moeller Bros. &Hedrick, proprietors of the Denver, Omega and Golden theaters, 10-cent show houses [??], for a dissolution of partnership, Carlton M. Hedrick has brought another suit in the district courtagainst Gustave Moeller, a brother of the two members of the firmof Moeller Bros. & Hedrick. He asks for a judgment of $20,000 and$5,000 damages. - Hedrick alleges that he formed the firm of Moeller Bros. & Hedrick with Richard R. Moeller and Ferdinand Moeller last September. The firm acquired the three theaters and did a rushing business. In December, Hedrick alleges, Gustave Moeller came to Denver and formed with his brothers the Cinematograph Amusement company. This company took over the threetheaters, and Hedrick alleges that he was frozen out, Gustave Moeller having taken his interest. This suit, like the other, is brought through Attorney E.N. Burdick.” (DP, May 8, 1909 p. 8) –The 1909 DCD listed: Cinematograph Amusement Co., 1025 17 th

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Street under Amusements and General Listings; also, Moeller, Gustave H. president Cinematograph Amusement Co., rms. 1921 Champa; Moeller, Hugo P. vice - president Cinematograph Amusement Co., rms 1921 Champa; Moeller, Richard R. secretary Cinematograph Amusement Co., rms 1921 Champa; Moeller, Albert H. with Cinematograph Amusement Co. rms 1921 Champa --- Denver Theater, 1025 17 th Street under Amusements and General Listings; also, Welty, Charles operator [projectionist] Denver Theater, rms. 1522 Court Place; Peck, Frank E. operator [projectionist] Denver Theater, r 623 Elati; Matthews, William A. vocalist Denver Theater, r 2215 Clarkson; and 3 other employees --- Omega Theater, 1642 Arapahoe Street under Amusements and General Listings; also, Schmitz, Paul operator [projectionist] Omega Theater; Mentzer, Walter A. electrician Omega Theater, r 629 Elati Street -- I did not find any ads for the Denver Theater or the Omega Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 and any not sure what type of films they were showing -- The Denver Theater was purchased by the Cinematograph Amusement Co. in January 1909 and the Omega in February 1909 -- Hedrick was sentenced to the reformatory on October 31, 1909.

May 1909 – The Gaiety Theater, 1625 Lawrence Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of Independent films and illustrated songs. - Ad “The Gaiety Theater - 1625 Lawrence Street - A positively exclusive service, today and tomorrow. 'Galileo, Inventor of the Pendulum' [??]. We are independent of the trust [MPPC] and all our pictures are of foreign make with their beautiful outdoor settings.” (DP, May 14, 1909 p. 11) – Ad“The Gaiety Theater - 1625 Lawrence St. - 'The Copenhagen Zoological Garden' [??] - Mothers would you like to have your boyor girl see a circus? If so, bring them to the Gaiety and see thegreatest collection of wild animals in the world. - Admission 5 cents.” (DP, May 22, 1909 p. 6) - Amusements “At The Gaiety - The Gaiety theater at 1625 Lawrence street, offers from an educational standpoint the greatest picture ever made, 'The Copenhagen Zoological Gardens'. Without exception these world famed gardens contain within their borders the largest collectionof wild animals in captivity. - At last night's performance a constant murmur could be heard through the audience expressing

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surprise and wonderment at the rare species of animals shown. Animals that the average American never saw were brought forth with a regularity that amazes. - The Gaiety management regrets toannounce that owning to the contract with their European manufactures this film can only be shown two days, and as this isthe last day, special arrangements have been made to take care ofthe large number of women and children that are expected at this afternoon and evening performances.” (DP, May 22, 1909 p. 8).

May 1909 – The Gem Theater, 914 15 th Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – "15 th Class license granted to H.R. Rand, 1825 Larimer Street" (FPB, May 7,1909 p. 178) - Renewal would be in November 1909 – [The address was part of the Windsor Hotel – the license may also havebeen for the Dreamland Theater, 1530 Larimer Street which Rand had taken over in February 1909] – Article “Triangle Film Closes Denver Offices - Walter S. Rand, Prominent Mutual Man, Chosen To Manage The New Exchange - by Muriel Lee, Denver Correspondent of the Moving Picture World... Mr. Rand, Sr. had the Gem, the second moving picture show in Denver, on the corner of 15th and Champa. In 1909 the father and son operated the Globe Film Exchange branch in Denver…. (MPW, September 18, 1915 p. 2041) -- The 1909DCD listed: Gem Theater, 914 15 th Street under Amusements and General Listings; also, Rand, Harry R. manager Gem Theater, r C, 1034 Broadway; Hackett, George B. operator [projectionist] Gem Theater, r 1305 Lipan; and 3 employees -- I did not find any ads for the Gem Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 and I am notsure what type of films they showed.

May 1909 – The Hippodrome Theater, 1217 16 th Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of Licensed films and illustrated songs. – Ad “Hippodrome - 16th Street near Lawrence -Sunday and Monday - 'Jeptha's Daughter' [Vitagraph, 1909], a Biblical tragedy - 'The Judgment Of Solomon' [Vitagraph, 1909], who restored a mother her child - 'Pere Milor' [??], incident which happened during the Franco Prussian war - Admission 5 cents- Arcade free.” (DP, May 23, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 11) – Amusements “At the Hippodrome - During Sunday and Monday the Hippodrome has arranged to show 'Jeptha's Daughter'. This biblical tragedy is

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one of a series of high art films, with ten scenes, every one of which is photographed perfect and well connected, and the story of King Solomon's decision, which restored a mother her child, depicts all the details in a very interesting manner. - In the adjoining show the interesting picture, 'Pere Milon', taken from the book written by M. Guy de Maupassant, revealing an incident which happened during the Franco Prussian war. The regular patrons of the Penny Arcade are pleased with the superior selections on the phonographs this week.” (DP, May 23, 1909 Sec.1, p. 11) – The Hippodrome Theater ran occasional generic ads inthe RMN during May and June 1909 -- By August 1, 1909 the Hippodrome was showing Independent films.

May 1909 – The Isis Theater, 1632 Curtis Street was a Movie Theater presenting a program of Licensed films and illustrated songs. - Ad “THE ISIS THEATRE - 1632 Curtis Street on Sunday willshow two of the best moving pictures of the Biograph production ever taken - 'A Baby's Shoes' [1909], Life Story Of A Long Separated Brother and Sister. - 'Mrs. Jones Entertains [1909]” (DP, May 15, 1909 p. 5) [This is the first ad for the Isis Theater I found in the DP in 1909] -- Ad “Isis Theater - Today only one of the greatest pictures of 'Wild Animal Catching' [??]- one that makes you rise to your feet from beginning to end.” (DP, May 20, 1909 p. 7) - Ad “Isis Theater, 1632 Curtis St. - Today - 'The Land Of The Midnight Sun' [??], The 'Catching Of Wild Animals' [??] – Thrilling” (DP, May 21, 1909 p. 5) – Ad “Isis Theater, 1632 Curtis Street - Today: 'A War Time Sweetheart' [Selig, 1909] - Friday: 'Miss Faust' [??], gorgeouslycolored” (DP, Mary 27, 1909 p. 3) -- Ad “Isis Theater - 1632 Curtis Street - Today: New Biograph, 'Cricket On The Hearth' [1909] - New Gaumont, 'Panther Hunting In The Isle Of Java' [??] - 'How Jones Paid His Debt' [UE, 1909]" (DP, May 30, 1909 Sec. 2, p. 7) -- I did not find any further ads for the Isis Theater in the Denver papers until July 27, 1909.

May 1909 – The Star Theater, 1122 17 th Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – "15 th Class license granted to Frank A. Birdsall for 1122 17 th Street " (FPB, May 21, 1909 p. 194) - Renewal would be in November 1909 –

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The 1909 DCD listed: Star Theater, 1122 17 th Street under Amusements and General Listings; also, Birdsall, Frank E., proprietor Star Theater 1122 17th, r 637 Downing -- I did not find any ads for the Star Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 and I am not sure what type of films they showed - Possibly Licensed films.

May 1909 – The Crescent Theater, 2715 Welton Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – “Dunkin & Leecing transferred a 15 th Class license for 2715 Welton Street to J.W. Leecing" (FPB, May 12, 1909 p. 184) -- I did not find any ads for the Crescent Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 and I am not sure what type of films they showed.

May 1909 – The Elmwood Theater, 657 Jason Street (Sante Fe Drive)was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – “Edward S. Dugan transferred a 15 th Class license for 657 Jason Street to Stern & Kahn” (FPB May 19, 1909 p. 192) – The1909 DCD listed: Elmwood Theater, 657 Jason Street under Amusements and General Listings; also, Dugan, Edward S. proprietor Elmwood Theater, 5, 861 Jason; Rogers, Ernest operator[projectionist] Elmwood Theater, r. 1647 Stout Street – I did notfind any ads for the Elmwood Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 and I am not sure what type of films they plays -Possibly Independent films.

May 1909 – The Midway Theater, 1946 Larimer Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – "15 th Class license granted to G.H. Wright for 1946 Larimer Street" (FPB, May 3, 1909 p. 173) - Renewal would be in May 1910 -- – The 1909 DCD listed: Midway Theater, 1946 Larimer Street under Amusements and General Listings; also, Wright & Wright (J.N. & G.H.), proprietors Midway Theater, 1946 Larimer Street; Wahner, Emil machine operator [projectionist] Midway Theater, rms. 1102 14th Street; Curry, Jessie B. (Mrs.) singer Midway Theater, rms. 1125 Broadway -- I did not find any ads for the Midway Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 and I am not surewhat type of films they showed - possibly Licensed.

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May 1909 – The Crystal Theater, 1717 Curtis Street presented a Vaudeville program that included film presentations. -- The Crystal Theater ran daily ads in the Denver papers during the rest of 1909 that usually listed "The Crystalscope".

May 1909 -- The Majestic Theater, 1625 Curtis Street presented a Vaudeville program that included film presentations. -- The Majestic Theater ran daily ads in the DP during 1909 that listedthe performers and usually "The Majesticscope" or "Ellison's Majesticscope".

May 1909 -- The Orpheum Theater, 1513 Welton Street presented a Vaudeville program that included film presentations by the Kinodrome. -- The Orpheum Theater ran daily ads in the DP during1909 that listed the performers and "The Kinodrome".

May 14, 1908 (Friday) – Want Ads - Business Chances – “An entire moving picture outfit, consisting of 174 opera chairs, projectingmachine, dissolving stereopticon, electric fans, 100 incandescentelectric lamps, sign, portieres, switches, etc., your choice of either a Powers or Edison machine. Call at 2136 California St., room No. 5” (DP, May 14, 1909 16) - Ad repeated May 15, 16, 17,18, 1909 – I have no further information on this address.

May 15, 1909 (Saturday) – Building Records – Electrical Permits –“During the month of April 1359 permits were issued by the city electrician and 845 inspections were made. The large number of permits issued during April was due to changes in the wiring to go into effect August 1, 1909. From that date all wiring is to be installed in conduits so as to reduce to a minimum the fire hazard on electrical wiring and apparatus.” (MF, May 15, 1909 p.6)

May 28, 1909 (Friday) – The Curtis Theater, 1746 Curtis Street presented a program of plays. – “The Denver Theater Co., 1746 Curtis Street was granted a division ‘B’ 1st Class Amusement license for a period of six months upon payment of $150.00, license granted on April 9, 1909. On May 26, 1909 the Denver

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Theater Co. petitioned for and was granted a division ‘A’ 1 st Class Amusement license for a period of six months upon payment of $250.00, the Board therefore recommends to the Auditor and City Council that a refund of $87.50 be made to the above named Denver Theater Co. for the unexpired terms of the division "B" license" (FPB May 28, 1909 p. 202) – "1 st Class license granted to the Denver Theater Co. at 1746 Curtis Street" (FPB, May 28, 1908 p. 149) - Renewal would be in October 1909.

May 29, 1909 (Saturday) – Article “Ask about Denver's Fire Inspection” - In reply to letters from Louisville, San Francisco and Rochester about detailed information as to Denver methods to prevent fires – “...The protection from fire in some of the largedry goods houses and in all theaters is now well up to all requirements. Every large theater in the city of Denver is not alone equipped with asbestos curtains, but has what is known as water curtains. This is a perforated pipe over the proscenium arch and when danger threatens pours a sheet of water along the entire stage opening. - All of the theaters and several of the large dry goods stores are equipped with ventilations over the stage. These are released automatically by the fusing of links at160 degrees Fahrenheit. This opens up the roof and gives an easy and rapid vent to fire and smoke. In one of the theaters, the Majestic, an automatic sprinkling system is attached to the top of the stage. This consists of fourpipes running nine feet apart across the stage surface. Each pipeis equipped with a sprinkler head which melts at 148 degrees Fahrenheit, releasing a sheet of water that floods the entire stage part of the theater.” (MF, May 29, 1909 p. 8)

May 30, 1909 (Sunday) – Want Ads - Business Chances – “Moving Picture Show - They clear $10 every day, one of the best located in Denver, complete equipment; latest style picture machine; don't overlook their bargain price $3,000. - The Victor M. Cox Investment Co., 408 Opera House Block, 16th & Curtis st.” (DP, May 30, 1909 p. 15) [Cox was a real estate broker] - Ad repeated on June 1 & 3, 1909 with the price at $3,600 – I am not sure which of Denver's twenty-one (21) nickelodeons was being offered

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for sale – Possibly the Star Theater, 1122 17th Street which changed ownership on June 23, 1909.

June 1909 -- The Feuerbacher Co., 1643 Champa Street distributed film equipment in Denver. -- I did not find any ads for the Feuerbacher Co. in the Denver papers between March 14 and July 25, 1909 -- The Feuerbacher Co. was never mentioned in any of thelistings of film exchanges in the trade papers in 1909. June 1909 – The Chicago Film Exchange, 1632 Curtis Street rented Independent films in Denver. -- I did not find any ads for the Chicago Film Exchange in the Denver papers after March 14, 1909, just trade ads that listed a Denver branch office. June 1909 -- The Colorado Film Exchange, 320 Charles Bldg. (990 15 th Street) rented Licensed films in Denver . -- I did not find any ads for the Colorado Film Exchange in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Listed as a Licensed film exchange in trade paper ads. June 1909 – The Denver Film Exchange, 713 Lincoln Street rented Licensed films in Denver. -- I did not find any ads for the Denver Film Exchange renting films, just selling theaters, in theDenver papers after January 1909 -- Listed as a Licensed film exchange in trade paper ads. June 1909 -- The Globe Film Service, 210 Enterprise Blck. (890 15 th Street) rented Independent films in Denver . -- I did not find any ads for the Globe Film Service in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Listed as an Independent Exchange in trade papers ads.

June 1909 -- Kleine Optical Co., 204 Nassau Bldg. (1231 16 th Street) rented Licensed films in Denver. -- I did not find any ads for the Kleine Optical Co. in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Listed as a Licensed film exchange in trade paper ads.

June 1909 -- The Laemmle Film Service, Railroad Exchange Bldg (909 17 th Street) rented Independent films in Denver -- I did not

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find any ads or mention of the Laemmle Film Service in the Denverpapers during 1909 - just listings for a Denver office in the trade papers.

June 1909 – The Bijou Theater, 1716 Curtis Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of Independent films and illustrated songs. - Ad “The Bijou Theater - 1716 Curtis - Sunday, Monday, Tuesday - 'The Italian Cavalry' [??] - Most Daring Feats Every Known By Horse and Man - Admission 5c” (DP, June 27, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 6) [This is the first ad for the Bijou Theater I found in the Denver papers in 1909] - [The same film was shown by the Gaiety Theater, 1625 Lawrence Street at the beginning of June 1909] -- I did not find any further ads for theBijou Theater until October 23, 1909.

June 1909 – The Gaiety Theater, 1625 Lawrence Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of Independent films and illustrated songs. – Amusements “At The Theaters - At The Gaiety - By far the greatest photography ever witnessed, is the verdict of all who have seen the 'Italian Artillery' [??], now on at the Gaiety Theater at 1625 Lawrence street. - The picture depicts thecrack artillery of the Italian government crossing the Alps in midwinter and the manner in which guns are set up and headway made in ten feet of snow is a revelation to all. - Amberio [??], Italy's greatest picture maker, personally superintended the making of this film, and while his 'Italian Cavalry' was considered by all the greatest picture ever thrown on the screen,he maintains his latest effort is equally as great. Packed houseswas the rule at each performance yesterday.” (DP, June 2, 1909 p. 4) – "15 th Class license granted to the Gaiety Amusement Co. for 1625 Lawrence Street" (FPB, June 16, 1909 p. 227) - Renewal would be in December 15, 1909. - Ad “Open For Business - The Gaiety Theater - 1625 Lawrence - Eclair's Greatest Picture 'The Buffoon' [??]" (DP, June 16, 1909 p. 5) -- I did not find any further ads for the Gaiety Theater in the DP until September 6, 1909.

June 1909 – The Hippodrome Theater, 1217 16 th Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs.

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– "15 th Class license granted to R.H. McCluskey for 1217 16 th Street" (FPB, June 9, 1909) - Renewal would be in November 1909 -- The Hippodrome Theater ran occasional generic ads in the RMN during May and June 1909 -- Possibly showing Licensed films.

June 1909 – The Princess Theater, 1624 Larimer Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – "15 th Class license granted to the Drexel Amusement Co. for 1624 Larimer Street" (FPB, June 11, 1909 p. 220) - Renewal would be in December 1909 -- I did not find any ads for the Princess Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Possibly showing Licensed films.

June 1909 – The Star Theater, 1122 17 th Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – “Frank E. Birdsall transferred a 15 th Class Amusement license for 1122 17 th Street to S.F. Fisher [or Tisher]” (FPB, June 23, 1909 p. 240) --I did not find any ads for the Star Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Possibly showing Licensed films.

June 1909 – The Globe Theater, 4826 Washington Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – “The 15 th Class Amusement license of E.R. Beck for 4826 Washington at Globeville was this day ordered extended for a period of 6 months from June 18, 1909" (FPB, June 25, 1909 p. 244) [There are no listings for the Globe Theater in the 1909 DCD – the listing for Edward R. Beck was for the Gaiety Theater,1625 Lawrence Street] -- I did not find any ads for the Globe Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Possibly showing Independent films.

June 1909 – The West Side Theater, 769 Jason Street (Sante Fe Drive) was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – "15 th Class license granted to Myers & Hale for 769 Jason Street" FPB (June 9, 1909 p. 215) - Renewal would be in December 1909 – I did not find any ads for the West Side Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Probably showing Licensed film.

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June 1909 – The Crystal Theater, 1717 Curtis Street presented a Vaudeville program that included film presentations. – "1 st Class license granted to George Ira Adams for 1717 Curtis Street" (FPB,June 2, 1909 p. 204) - Renewal would be in December 1909 -- "George Ira Adams transferred a 1 st Class license for 1717 Curtis Street to the Crystal Theater Company" (FPB, June 2, 1909 p. 204)-- Ad “Crystal - June Time Vaudeville ” - among the acts listed was "The Crystaloscope" (DP, June 6, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 6) – Amusements “June Time Vaudeville at the Crystal - ....The life like pictures will not lack in entertaining possibilities. They are the same great films by the great French company [??] of pantomime actors.” (DP, June 6, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 7) – Amusements “Our Old Friend Maude At The Crystal - The life like pictures, are, as usual the attractive and interesting sort.” (DP, June 13, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 3) ["The Crystaloscope" was listed in the ad on p. 8] -- Ad “Crystal - Denver's Only Strictly 10c - 20c Vaudeville Theater” [Listed "The Crystaloscope"] (DP, June 20, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 6) -- Ad “Crystal Theater” [Listed "The Crystaloscope"] - Amusements “Crystal Presents Many Unique Attractions - ...The greater life like pictures have been specially selected for the summer season. They are even cool and refreshing to view.” (DP, June 27, 1909 Sec. 3, pp. 6 & 7) -- The ads for the Crystal Theater usually listed "The Crystaloscope" or "Greater Life-Like Pictures" as did the press releases, but did not mention specific films.

June 1909 – The Majestic Theater, 1625 Curtis Street presented a Vaudeville program that included film presentations. – Amusements“Grand Bill At The Majestic This Week - ...Then there is Ellison and the peerless Majesticscope, with new pictures, a feast for eye and mind and always instructive and entertaining.” (DP, June6, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 7) ["The Majesticscope" was listed in the ad on p. 6] – Amusements “Compelling Attractions At The Majestic - ... Ellison and the Majesticscope have become such popular favorites they need little mention, and always furnish a welcome addition to the program.” (DP, June 13, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 3) ["TheMajesticscope" was not listed in the ad on p. 8] -- Amusements “Chocolate Drops At The Majestic - ... Ellison and the Majesticscope are bound to be popular with a new reel of films,

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never exhibited before” (DP, June 27, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 7) ["The Majesticscope" was not listed in the ad on p. 6 or in the daily ads] -- The ads for the Majestic Theater usually listed "The Majesticscope" and Ellison and they were usually referred to in the press releases, but no specific titles were mentioned.

June - August 1909 – City Park was open for the summer season. – Article “Musical Events For City Park Arranged” (DP, June 3, 1909 p. 1) - Just mentioned the bands scheduled to play from Junethrough August - no mention of film presentations. - Actual opening of the summer season was June 6, 1909 – I did not find any mention of film presentations at City Park during the summer of 1909, just listings for the musical numbers presented by various bands.

June - August 1909 – Elitch’s Gardens, 38 th & Tennyson streets was open for the summer season. – Building Permit "Index Number: (1909) 4-19.0#- S: - Description: alterations and additions - Size: - Cost: 5000 - Fronting On: west thirty-eighth and tennyson- Between: - Legal Description: - Architect: Mooreman, E. H. - Builder: Adams, F. T. - Owner: Elitch Gardens - T: 5" (BP, April 19, 1909) -- Article “Elitch's Gardens, More Beautiful Than Ever,Will Be Opened Today” - A long article on the opening of the Gardens, and new attractions and changes to the park. - No mention of any film presentations (DP, June 6, 1909 Sec. 2, p. 6) – I did not find any mention of film presentations at Elitch’sGardens in the Denver papers during the summer of 1909 -- The 1909 DCD listed: Elitch's Gardens - Elitch Long Amusement Co., lessees, W 38 th av sw cor Tennyson under Amusements and General Listings; also, Vought, George L. shooting gallery Elitch Gardens, r. 4118 Winona Ct.

June - August 1909 – Lakeside Amusement Park, 46 th & Sheridan Blvd. included film presentations by Van Doren’s Band during the summer of 1909. -- The 1909 DCD listed: Lakeside Reality & Amusement Company, A.J. Zang president, Frank Burt, general manager, office 1442 to 1430 16 th , park West 46 th avenue & Sheridan Blvd. -- Amusements “Lakeside Presents Full Line of Attractions - ... Van Doren's band will present one of the most

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spectacular of the illustrated musical features. Mr. Van Doren, the conductor, has received numerous congratulatory letters during the past week of the success of his novel entertainment. The bandstand was the great center of attraction, while the moving pictures were being cast on the canvas. Denver is talking about this Lakeside feature more than one other...” (DP, June 6,1909 Sec. 3, p. 7) [The ad on p. 6 listed: “The Popular Descriptive Musical Feature by Van Doren's Band.”] – Ad “Lakeside- The Great White City - 'Custer's Last Fight' [??] - A Sensation in Illustrated Music by Van Doren's Band” - Amusements “Attraction Billed for Lakeside - 'Custer's last fight', a thrilling piece of illustrated band music, will be the big attraction at Lakeside park tonight. The change of films is in honor of the Indian veterans who come to the White city for theirbig celebration on Wednesday. The moving pictures will be accompanied by appropriate music which has been arranged by Van Doren, the band leader. ...” (DP, June 20, 1909 Sec. 3, pp. 6 & 7) - Ad “Lakeside Tonight - Van Doren's Concert Band - New Pictures - Illustrated Band Music ” (DP, June 25, 1909 p. 5) [First daily ad to mention films] - Similar ad on June 26, 1909 listed "New Illustrated Band Music" -- Ad “Lakeside - The White City - The Coney Island of the West - Today - New Illustrated Musical Program - Van Doren's Band ” (DP, June 27, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 6) [Not mentioned in the Amusement section on p. 7] -- The press releases sometimes mention specific film titles, but the ads usually just listed "Van Doren’s Band and illustrated musicalfeatures" – This seems to mean that films were presented with a musical accompaniment (or possibly a score) by the band.

June 1, 1909 (Tuesday) - Want Ads - Business Chances – “A pictureshow, very cheap, if sold before Thursday, Box 9, X220 - Post ” (DP, June 1, 1909 p. 12) – I have not been able to identify which of Denver's twenty-one (21) nickelodeons was being offered for sale. – Possibly the Star Theater, 1122 17 th Street which changed ownership on June 23, 1909.

June 2, 1909 (Wednesday) – Article “Auto Carries Lights For DanceHall And Also Picture Show - An automobile carrying a portable moving picture outfit with facilities for lighting dances halls,

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furnishing music for the exhibition, and providing motive power for mountain trips, is the invention of Albert Clow of Denver, who is connected with the Overland Auto company. - The machine, after making its own light and doing almost a hundred other marvelous things, can be operated at an expense of $1 a day. Thisfact has been shown by experiments in small towns and on long, hard trips over bad roads. It has solved the dance problem for the small towns where there are no electric light plants, as the firm of Clow & Norris, which was formed to give exhibitions in various Colorado towns, is working up an extensive circuit to be visited once a week with a different set of pictures each week. -Brighton, Fort Lupton and other towns along the Burlington and Union Pacific are to be given the first trial and the circuits are to be extended to take in every city in the state where thereare no light plants. - Men interested in amusements are encouraging the firm and call the idea a winner. - A twenty horsepower engine generates the power and the engine need no while the picture show is on. - An auto delivery wagon was remodeled by the two young men. - The operators stand the wagon in front of a hall, run the cables into the windows of the room, equip the place with brilliant little lights and let the electricengine do the rest. - The young men expect to reap a harvest fromthe sale of the wagons and territory. They hope to be able to start a factory in Denver" [Included a photo of the van, with thecaption: "The latest use to which the auto is put. A traveling moving picture outfit - power plant, illuminating lights, locomotive and all. Designed by two Colorado boy." (DP, June 2, 1909 p. 7) - The sign on the side of the van said: "Clow & Norris- Edison Kinetoscope Motion Pictures - 'Peck's Bad Boy And His Pa'[??]"

June 6, 1909 (Sunday) - Want Ads - For Sale - Miscellaneous – “Moving Picture outfit complete, four reels, films, songs, great bargain Edison machine, gas and electric $175. Box 1 8199-Post” (DP, June 6, 1909 Sec. 2, p. 7)

June 9, 1909 (Wednesday) - Want Ads - For Sale - Miscellaneous – “For Sale - Moving picture machine , complete except rheostat; Power's latest improved No. 5, only used 8 weeks. W.H. McFarland,

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White City, Denver, Colo.” (DP, June 9, 1909 p. 14) - Ad repeated on June 10, 11, 12, 13, 1909 – I did not find any listing for W.H. McFarland in the DCDs. – The “White City” was another name for Lakeside Amusement Park.

June 10, 1909 (Thursday) -- Article "CITY LEASES TO SHUBERTS - Denver, June 10 - The Shuberts have leased the Denver Auditorium [14th & Curtis Streets] for a season of 20 weeks, the city reserving the privilege of naming the prices. The Auditorium seats over 8,000 [??]. The prices will range from 25 cents to $1.Those who are on the inside in theatricals say that the contract made by the city will hurt attendance at the other theatres. - The Shuberts also have the Curtis Theatre [1746 Curtis Street] here, where the smaller attractions will appear." (Variety, June 12, 1909 p. 4) -- The first Shubert attraction opened at the Auditorium on November 1, 1909.

June 13 (Sunday) to July 24 (Saturday), 1909 – The Cameraphone was the featured attraction at the Tabor Grand Opera House, 1016 16 th Street . – Article “Cameraphone At Tabor Grand for Summer - The announcement was made this morning that the Tabor Grand management had secured the Cameraphone for the summer, whereby the doors of this popular playhouse will remain open throughout the summer. There is nothing that would prove more profitable in this downtown playhouse than the Cameraphone. All last summer it was the means of keeping this playhouse filled from parquette to gallery at all times. The entertainment provided by this wonderful singing and talking picture machine not only proved alluring, but highly pleasing, the audience being made up of all classes, including Denver's very best. Nothing in the way of a novelty ever proved more fascinating than did the Cameraphone. Itwas through this wonderful invention that the Denver amusement seeker was given an opportunity of seeing many of the highest priced acts in vaudeville, who never come as far West as Denver. Since Cameraphone vaudeville was seen here last many big feature acts, which cost the Cameraphone company many thousands of dollars, appeared before the machine, which will be seen here forthe first time this summer. Cameraphone vaudeville will open at the Tabor next week and amusement seekers may look forward to

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many high-class bills. It is said that many improvements have been made on the Cameraphone in the past year and actions and voice of performers are now, more than ever, most vividly given.- The bills will consist of sketches, scenes from comic operas, farces, and sensational novelties” (DP, June 6, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 7) -- Ad “Tabor Grand - Continuous Performance 1 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. - World's Greatest Novelty - The Cameraphone - Singing, Talking and Acting Pictures - 10c All Seats 10c ” (DP, June 8, 1909 p. 7) [There were only a few Sunday ads for the Tabor Grand Opera House in the DP in June and July 1909, and no daily ads. The Cameraphone was only mentioned in one of the Sunday ads - usually they just listed the acts as if they were live – The Sunday press releases usually concentrated on how expensive the programs were and then mentioned the acts] -- Ad “Tabor Grand - The Eccentric Comedian, Raymond Hitchcock - The Queen of Musical Comedy, Blanch Ring - Features on this Week's Bill at the Tabor Grand” (DP, June 13, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 8) – Amusements “The Cameraphone At The Tabor Grand - The thousands who entered the doors of the Tabor Grand the past week will surely attend the coming week, which begins today, for if ever a select, high-classbill was announced, it is for the present week when the marvelousCameraphone will picture such celebrities as Raymond Hitchcock, Blanche Ring and La Belle Dojie. The eccentric comedian, Mr. Hitchcock, has not been seen in Denver since his visit here as the star with King Do Do. La Bell Dojie, the celebrated danseuse, has never been seen in the West, and the opportunity of seeing this famous dancer who all last year was the big feature with F. Ziegfeld's success Miss Innocence, will not be overlooked by many who have heard of her triumphs on the great white way. As for Blanche Ring, this famous musical star is known the world over and during the week this famous celebrite will be seen and heard singing her latest song hits. The above mentioned three are only a part of the program to be offered, which will also include VersL. Ossman, who is regarded in the cast as the king of all banjo players. Then there will be a one act sketch, entitled A Pleasant Visit of Mr. Murphy, a big song number entitled The New York Police, as they may be seen in the future, in which light fair maids participate in striking police uniforms. Another one act skit picturing Election Day On The Bowery, giving a few inside glimpses of

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New York politics, all forming a program that for the nominal sumof 10 cents, the price of admission charged, has never been duplicated in the history of Denver amusements. It was promised that some exceptional bills would be given, and anyone who could find fault with the present week's announced program would indeedbe hard to please. Were it not that the Cameraphone company in New York is a concern of many millions of dollars and is able to pay these famous New York artists a large amount for their one appearance before the Cameraphone, which makes it possible for them to appear in a dozen different cities at one time, lesseningthe expense to a minimum. While the artists do not appear in person, they are so vividly reproduced on the stage that it becomes second nature to those sitting in the audience to imaginethat they are seeing the various people in real life.” (DP, June13, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 3) -- Ad “Tabor Grand - 10c Admission - Marvelous! Marvelous! - Starting Today, Sunday - Milton NOBLES Dollie - Six Other Big Feature Acts - Marvelous! Marvelous!” – Amusements “Cameraphone At The Tabor Grand - The feature on this week's bill at the Tabor Grand will be Milton and Dollie Nobles, two players that are well and favorably known to Denver theatergoers. For the past five years these artists have been thebiggest kind of a hit in vaudeville, and the Cameraphone company had to pay them a pretty large sum for their appearance before the machine, which will picture them to Denver audiences the present week starting today, as real as it is possible for one toimagine. This popular vaudeville pair will be seen in their most successful sketch, entitled Sauce for the Goose is Sauce for the Gander." (DP, June 20, 1909 Sec. 3, pp. 6 & 7) -- Ad “Tabor Grand - All seats 10c - Continuous Performance - 11:30 a.m. to 1030 p.m. - Absolutely the Most Fascinating and Pleasing Performance Ever Given By the Marvelous Cameraphone - Starts Today - Comedy, Opera, Vaudeville” [This is the first ad to actually list the Cameraphone - No daily ads during the previous two weeks] – Amusements “Cameraphone at the Tabor Grand - The Cameraphone still continues to do the business at the Tabor Grand. There werethose who prophesied that it was a novelty whose popularity wouldsoon wane, but the attendance at the Tabor ever since its revivalwas begun is a strong argument to the contrary. The pictures are so lifelike, and the records are so clear and distinct that the

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deception is almost complete. It is really as entertaining as though the participants in the original were there in reality. - Among the features for the coming week, commencing this afternoon, are the Bilikan Man and Oliver Twist. Everyone should see the pet god in the live and hear hear his sage sayings and comical songs. It is a feature that will please the little ones beyond measure. Then the drama of Oliver Twist is enacted in a most convincing manner. In fact either one of these bills alone is worth more than the price of admission, which is the nominal fee of 10 cents to all parts of the house. There will also be severalother entertaining features on the bill. (DP, June 27, 1909 Sec.3, pp. 6 & 7).

June 14, 1909 (Monday) – Possible opening date for the Frolic Theater, 2741 Larimer Street. – "15 th Class license granted to the Rocky Mountain Amusement Co. for 2826 Larimer Street" (FPB, June 14, 1909 p. 223) - Renewal would be in December 1909 [I am not sure why the license was for this address – The December renewal was for the 2741 Larimer Street address] – Harry Schwartz, the former owner of the Pastime Theater, 2516 West Colfax Avenue, which closed in March 1909 was connected with the Rocky Mountain Amusement Co and possibly the Colorado Film Exchange.

June 14, 1909 (Monday) - Want Ads - For Sale - Miscellaneous – “Edison Moving Picture machine for sale. 2136 California, room 5”(DP, June 14, 1909 p. 10) - Ad repeated on June 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 1909 – I have no further information on the address. June 18, 1909 (Friday) - Want Ads - For Sale - Miscellaneous “Elegant picture show, near Denver; raised floor, low rent, license, fine chairs, piano, steel fireproof booth, exhaust fan and ventilating conduit system, new Edison machine with economizer; will sell entire plant for about half invoice price; great chance for two young men or a man and wife to make big money; good reason for selling. Call or write Denver Film Exchange, 713 Lincoln, Denver” (DP, June 18, 1909 p. 18) - Ad repeated on June 19 & 20, 1909 -- Want Ads - Business Chances “Moving picture shows pay greater profits in proportion to money invested than any other enterprise on earth; summer season just

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starting and better weather insures greater crowds. We have a fewestablished theaters for sale from $500 to $10,000; or we will fit you out and start you right at very reasonable prices. We have especial bargain near Denver that can be bought for $800 cash. Denver Film Exchange, 713 Lincoln ave.” (DP, June 19, 1909p. 10) - Ad repeated on June 20, 1909 – These were the first ads I found for H.H. Buckwalter selling theaters.

June 19, 1909 (Saturday) - Want Ads - Business Chances – “For Sale - Moving picture show in city, by owner, doing good business; must leave Denver; Box 8 Y - 215 Post; address Box 9 W229 - Post ” (DP, June 19, 1909 p. 10) – I am not sure which of Denver's twenty-one (21) nickelodeons was being offered for sale – Possibly the Star Theater, 1122 17th Street which changed owners on June 23, 1909.

June 20, 1909 (Sunday) – The Baker Theater, 1445 Lawrence Street presented a program of Vaudeville and films. -- "1 st Class license granted to the Baker Vaudeville Co. for 1445 Lawrence Street" (FPB, June 16, 1909) - Renewal would be in December 1909 -- Ad “Baker Theater - Now Open - Continuous Performance - 1 to 11 p.m. - 5 cents ” (DP, June 20, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 6) [Not mentioned in the amusements sections nor did they run daily ads] - I am not sure if the Baker Theater was being run as a combination vaudeville and film house -- Showed fight films in August and October 1909.

June 21, 1909 (Monday) – Possible opening date of the Gem Theater, 1013 15 th Street . – “The Rand Amusement Co. transferred a 15 th Class license from 914 15 th Street to themselves at 1013 15 th Street ” (FPB, June 21, 1909 p. 236) – Building Permit "Index Number: (1909) 6-29.0#1791.0 - S: - Description: alterations - Size: - Cost: 1000 - Fronting On: fifteenth 1013 - Between: - Legal Description: - Architect: - Builder: - Owner: Cox, Mrs. - T: 1" (BP, June 29, 1909) -- I did not find any mention of the opening of this theater in the Denver papers, nor any ads for this theater during the rest of 1909 and I am not sure what type of films were being shown -- The Denver Gas & Electric Co. built

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a new office building on the NW corner of 15th and Champa streets.

June 27, 1909 (Sunday) - Want Ads - Business Chances “Moving Picture Show $1,200 - This is undoubtedly an extraordinary bargain, located in the busy district, license alone is worth $500; price includes everything that goes with a first class place; see this immediately as picture shows don't last long. People's Agency, 418 Mack Bldg.” (DP, June 17, 1909 Sec. 2, p. 9) [This was a real estate agency] - Ad repeated on June 29, 1909– I am not sure which of Denver's twenty-two (22) nickelodeons was being offered for sale.

July 1909 -- The Feuerbacher Co., 1643 Champa Street distributed film equipment in Denver. -- I did not find any ads for the Feuerbacher Co. in the Denver papers between March 14 and July 25, 1909 -- Want Ads - For Sale - Miscellaneous “Feuerbacher Co.- Dealers in all standard moving picture machines and accessories. Buy, sell and exchange machines, films, song slides,projecting lenses, supplies of all kinds, slides of every description made to order. Bargains on hand, send for list with catalogs. We furnish the best rental service in the world for themoney. Our prices are right. Feuerbacher Co., 1643 Champa av., Denver” (DP, July 25, 1909 Sec. 2, p. 7) -- The Feuerbacher Co. was never mentioned in any of the listings of film exchanges in the trade papers in 1909 -- This was the last ad or mention of the Feuerbacher Co. that I found in the Denver papers until 1914 when Morris Smith was listed as selling lantern slides at this address. July 1909 – The Chicago Film Exchange, 1632 Curtis Street rented Independent films in Denver. -- I did not find any ads for the Chicago Film Exchange in the Denver papers after March 14, 1909, just trade ads that listed a Denver branch office. July 1909 -- The Colorado Film Exchange, 320 Charles Bldg. (990 15 th Street) rented Licensed films in Denver . -- I did not find any ads for the Colorado Film Exchange in the Denver papers

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during 1909 -- Listed as a Licensed film exchange in trade paper ads. July 1909 – The Denver Film Exchange, 713 Lincoln Street rented Licensed films in Denver. -- Want Ads - For Sale - Miscellaneous “Second hand moving picture machines taken in trade; have good one fully equipped for $15. H.H. Buckwalter, 713 Lincoln, Denver”(DP, July 4, 1909 p. 10) -- Two Page Ad "The Motiograph suppliedby the Enterprise Optical Company of Chicago" - had a statement on p. 91 by D.F.E., Denver, Colo., February 1st - "I have not sold a Motiograph to anyone who is not delighted with it." (MPW,July 17, 1909 pp. 90-91) – The ads run thru the end of 1909 -- I did not find any ads for the Denver Film Exchange renting films, just selling theaters, in the Denver papers after January 1909 --Listed as a Licensed film exchange in trade paper ads. July 1909 -- The Globe Film Service, 210 Enterprise Blck. (890 15 th Street) rented Independent films in Denver . -- I did not find any ads for the Globe Film Service in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Listed as an Independent Exchange in trade papers ads.

July 1909 -- Kleine Optical Co., 204 Nassau Bldg. (1231 16 th Street) rented Licensed films in Denver. -- I did not find any ads for the Kleine Optical Co. in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Listed as a Licensed film exchange in trade paper ads.

July 1909 -- The Laemmle Film Service, Railroad Exchange Bldg (909 17 th Street) rented Independent films in Denver -- I did notfind any ads or mention of the Laemmle Film Service in the Denverpapers during 1909 - The last Laemmle ad listing a Denver office in 1909 I found in MPW was on July 17, 1909 (p. 107) – See the listing in the December 1909 issue of Nickelodeon.

July 1909 – Notice “Cheyenne, Wyoming - C.L. Hogle, proprietor ofthe Star and Orpheum theaters, and E.L. Emory have recently formed a partnership and will open up new moving picture houses

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in Denver and Rock Springs, Wyoming.” (N/M, July 1909 p. 34) – Idid not find any further information about either of these two men.

July 1909 - “Woman Who Sold Fake Films Here Is Under Arrest - Clever Bunco Operator Captured by Chicago Detective in Pittsburg Hotel - Confess To Police - Admits Robbing Moving Picture Proprietors in all Parts of the Country” – A long article about awoman calling herself R.L. Proctor (real name Mrs. Dan L. Seymour) who operated in Denver and several Colorado towns in 1909 - "Mrs. ‘Harrison Seymour’ first appeared in Denver toward the close of July [1909] a year ago. She went to H.H. Buckwalter [of the Denver Film Exchange], the moving picture agent, and tried to sell him the rights to some of her 'exclusive films'. Mr. Buckwalter declined to negotiate. Then she went to James A. Harris, an attorney in the Empire building, who at the time was representing two picture theaters, the Denver [1025 17th Street] and the Omega [1642 Arapahoe Street]. She sought to purchase these places. The proposition she made was to pay down $500 cash for each of the houses, and a weekly sum after that, but she was to take possession at once. Harris declined the offer. - But in afew days a number of people, principally young men, visited Harris and inquired about 'Mrs. Seymour'. They all told nearly the same story. They had been approached by the woman, who said she owned the picture theaters, and had bought from her an interest in the places. Some of them had also accepted contracts to operate the theaters, for which they were to receive good salaries in addition to their profits as part owners. Mr. Harris informed his callers that 'Mrs. Seymour' had never had an interest in the theaters, and the Denverites said they were out nearly $1,400." (DP, July 21, 1910 p. 8) – Both theaters were owned by the Cinematograph Amusement Co. in July 1909, although the Omega Theater, 1642 Arapahoe was sold to a George Harris at the end of September 1909.

July 1909 – The Denver Theater, 1025 17 th Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – "15 th Class 'D' license granted to the Cinematograph Amusement Co. for 1025 17 th Street " (FPB, July 7, 1909 p. 255) - Renewal

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would be in January 1910 -- I did not find any ads for the DenverTheater in the Denver papers during 1909 and I am not sure what type of films they showed.

July 1909 – The Idle Hour Theater, 1231 16 th Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – "15 th Class 'D' license granted to the Drexel Amusement Co. for 1231 16 th Street " (FPB, July 7, 1909 p. 255) - Renewal would be inJanuary 1910 -- I did not find any ads for the Idle Hour Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 and I am not sure what type of films they showed.

July 1909 – The Isis Theater, 1632 Curtis Street was a Movie Theater presenting a program of Licensed films and illustrated songs. -- I did not find any ads for the Isis Theater in the Denver papers between May 30 and July 27, 1909 -- Ad “Isis Theater - 1632 Curtis Street - One of the greatest Biograph moving pictures ever shown, 'The [A] Convict's Sacrifice' [1909]." (DP, July 27, 1909 p. 7) -- I did not find any further ads for the Isis Theater in the Denver papers until September 28,1909.

July 1909– The Omega Theater, 1642 Arapahoe Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – "15 th Class 'D' license granted to the Cinematograph Amusement Co. for 1642 Arapahoe Street" (FPB, July 7, 1909 p. 255) - Renewal would be in January 1910 -- I did not find any ads for the Omega Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 and I am not sure what type of films they showed.

July 1909 – The Electric Theater, 3843 Walnut Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – "15 th Class license granted to O.D. McChesney " (FPB, July 14, 1909 p. 266) - Renewal would be in January 1910. – There were no listings for the Electric Theater in the 1909 DCD – Orville C. McChesney was listed as a gardener in the 1909 DCD -- I did not find any ads for the Electric Theater in the Denver papers during1909 and I am not sure what type of films they showed

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July 1909 – The Elmwood Theater, 657 Jason Street (Sante Fe Drive) was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of Independent films and illustrated songs. – "15 th Class 'D' license granted to Stern & Kahn for 657 Jason Street" (FPB, July 12, 1909 p. 262) - Renewal would be in January 1910. – At some point the license forthe Elmwood Theater was transferred to Myers & Hale who ran the West Side Theater, 769 Jason Street (Sante Fe Drive) – they changed the the name of the theater to the Grand Theater – “From A Denver Exhibitor - Denver, Col. Feb. 21, 1910 - Editor Moving Picture World - Dear Sir - We desire to inform you that a change is to be made in the Grand Theater, 657 Jason street, which we only a few months ago purchased from an independent concern and immediately changed to a licensed house. It will be removed into a new building at 763 Jason street, built especially for a picture show, well ventilated and lighted, making it among one ofthe best picture houses in Denver….” (MPW, March 5, 1910 p. 343)– I did not find any listing for a license change in the FPB records -- I did not find any ads for the Elmwood Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 - probably showing Independent films atthis date.

July 1909 – The Crystal Theater, 1717 Curtis Street presented a Vaudeville program that included film presentations. - Ad “Crystal Theater” [listed "The Crystaloscope"] – Amusements “Usual Good Bill at Crystal Theater - ... The greater lifelike pictures this week are a worthy feature showing some European views first time seen here.” (DP, July 4, 1909 Sec. 2, pp. 6 & 7) -- Amusements "A Good Bill Promised Sunday at Crystal Theater- ...The greater lifelike pictures show cool scenes from the bathing beaches of California” [The ad did not list "The Crystaloscope"] (DP, July 11, 1909 Sec. 3, pp. 6 & 7) -- Amusements “Crystal Theater Will Present Good Bill - ... It is cool and delightful during the darkness taken up by the life likepictures, thus a good and interesting subject is much in demand. With this in view, the management has secured just such a film, one that will please immensely” (DP, July 18, 1909 Sec. 2, p. 7)["The Crystalscope" was not listed in the ad on p. 6] -- Ad “Crystal - Ice Fanned Breezes - Greater Lifelike Pictures ” - Amusements "What the Crystal Has To Offer - ... The Greater

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Lifelike Pictures will again prove something worth while, and tell a story that is understood throughout; the film is by the celebrated French maker, ‘Pathe', which assures perfection.” (DP, July 25, 1909 Sec. 2, p. 2 & Sec. 3, p. 7) – The Crystal Theater was probably showing Licensed films.

July 1909 – The Majestic Theater, 1625 Curtis Street presented a Vaudeville program that included film presentations. - Ad “Majestic - Dan'l McCoy Mgr. - ... Ellison Majesticscope”- Amusements “Majestic, as Usual, Presents Excellent Bill - ... Then there is Ellison and the Majesticscope that can't be beaten.The films are always the latest and tell of some interesting story that holds the spectator spellbound...” (DP, July 4, 1909 Sec. 2, pp. 6 & 7) -- Amusements "High Class Vaudeville At Majestic Theater - Ellison and the Majesticscope are sure to please, and for this week Ellison has selected one of the best story pictures he has had in some time. It will be a big hit.” [The ad listed - "Ellison Majesticscope"] (DP, July 11, 1909 Sec. 3, pp. 6 & 7) -- Amusements “Majestic Bill Shows Several Good Features - ... The Majesticscope pictures are excellent. Thehumorous one is as funny as any shown in Denver for a long time.”[The ad did not list "The Majesticscope"] - Amusements “This week's bill at Majestic Theater .... Ellison and the Majesticscope must always be numbered among the favorite on the Majestic program, for they certainly make good week after week. This week another one of those great story pictures will be presented” (DP, July 18, 1909 Sec 1, p. 6 & Sec. 2, p. 7) -- Ad “Majestic Theater - Dan'l F. McCoy, Manager ” [Listed 'The Majesticscope"] (DP, July 25, 1909 Sec. 2, p. 2) [Not mentioned in the Amusement section] -- I am not sure what type of films played at the Majestic Theater.

July 1909 – The Tabor Grand Opera House, 1016 16 th Street presented the Cameraphone. - Ad “Tabor Grand - Any Seat 10c - This Week, 12 noon till 10;30 p.m. - Vesta Victoria - The Minstrel Girls - and 5 Other Fascinating Acts - Theater cooled byelectric fans with Colorado's snowy mountain breeze effects.” – Amusements “Cameraphone at the Tabor Grand - The Cameraphone entertainments, now holding forth at the Tabor, are proving their

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popularity by the vast audiences which assemble both afternoon and evening to witness this both unique and cleaver performance. Nothing could prove more alluring in the way of summer entertainment than this diverting show, which gives to the theater goers of Denver an opportunity of seeing vaudeville artists who never venture West, sketches and hear musical numbersthat last season were the biggest hits in New York. This wonderful invention, in a way keeps the public right up-to-date on things theatrical for no sooner is there a hit in New York of any kind than it is secured by the Cameraphone people and reproduced here while it is at the height of its success. Among the features of this week's bill are Vesta Victoria, the famous English comedienne, who will sing some of her most famous songs. The Minstrel Girls, a very unique act, and several others will make this week's performance one that none should miss.” (DP, July 4, 1909 Sec. 2, pp. 6 & 7) -- Amusements “Cameraphone at theTabor Grand - In the whole realm of entertainment there is probably no form of amusement that is more popular with the public in general than the Cameraphone. It permits one to hear and witness the best in drama, in music and in vaudeville, and best of all for a sum so nominal that it is within the reach of all. There is nothing in the whole range of theatrical entertainment that is beyond the range of this marvelous mechanism. In fact, it simulates dramatic, operatic and vaudeville productions so true to life as to almost make one forget that the performance is pictured and the performers are not there is reality. The company has spared no expense in getting the very best for its patrons, having secured the services of the world's greatest artists, both in the dramatic and musical field, and the result is that their presentations areup to and even ahead of the times. A bill of more than ordinary excellence is offered for the week beginning today, and the indications are that the Tabor is to be a succession of packed houses.” (DP, July 11, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 7) [There was no ad on p.6] -- Amusements “The Cameraphone At The Tabor - The Cameraphone continues steadily on at the Tabor Grand, and there seems to be no diminishing in the excellent attendance which has been the rule ever since the opening day. Strictly new bills are shown every week, and the immense amount of money that this company has

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expended to produce these extremely realistic effects seems to have been justified. No amusement novelty of the present decade has attracted such a wide spread attention or proven so popular with the general public. Its entertainment is not confined to anyone line but embraces the whole repertoire of opera, concert, comedy, drama and vaudeville. Another attractive feature of the Cameraphone is that it permits one to see and to hear all that isbest in foreign entertainment. On the bill to be offered for the week beginning this afternoon will be Ed Lewis in his delightful rendition of those popular songs of Sunny Italy, Marianina and Marfutch; Fagin and Byron in three of their inimitable songs with cleaver dance and comedy accompaniment. In addition there will also be four other high-class acts offered for the delectation ofthe amusement seeker” (DP, July 18, 1909 Sec. 2, p. 7) [No ad onp. 6] -- This was the last mention of the Cameraphone I found inthe Denver papers – I did not find any daily ads for the Tabor Grand Opera House and the Cameraphone in the DP -- Photo "CrowdsThrong Box Office To Secure Elitch Tickets" - a photo of the entrance to the Tabor Grand with a poster for the Cameraphone (DP, July 26, 1909 p. 5).

July 1909 -- Lakeside Amusement Park, 46 th & Sheridan Blvd. included film presentations by Van Doren’s Band during the summerof 1909. -- Ad “Lakeside - Van Doren's Concert Band - Daily, 2:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. - Tonight - 'Brother Against Brother' [Selig, 1909] - Beautifully Illustrated” - Amusements “Great Holiday Preparation at Lakeside Park - ... Conductor W.E. Van Doren has received from Chicago a grand, big spectacular, illustrated musical number for the feature attraction of his program this week. This picture will have all the accompaniment and full scoreand assistance in his superb concert band.” (DP, July 4, 1909 Sec. 2, pp. 6 & 7) – Amusements “What Lakeside Has To Offer - VanDoren's famous band will appear in two free concerts daily and will present the thrilling musical picture 'In The Badlands' [Selig, 1909]" (DP, July 18, 1909 Sec. 2, p. 7) [Not listed in the ad on p. 6] -- Amusements "Midsummer Amusements of the White City - ... Van Doren's famous concert band will give free performances afternoon and evening and this week will present thebig musical picture, 'Fighting Bob' [Selig, 1909]." (DP, July

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25, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 7) [Not listed in the ad] -- Showing Licensedfilms -- These were the last ads I found in the Denver papers forfilm presentations at Lakeside Park during the Summer of 1909.

July - August 1909 – Manhattan Beach, 25 th & Sheridan Blvd. opened for the summer season. – Ad” Manhattan Beach - Opens Today - Free Gate - No Admission - The Coolest Resort in the West” (DP, July 4, Sec. 2, p. 6) [Not listed under Amusements on p. 7]– This was the only ad I found for Manhattan Beach in the DP during 1909 – The theater had been destroyed by a fire in December 1909 – Not listed in the 1909 DCD.

July 1, 1909 (Thursday) -- Article "Collections In License Department - ... For instance, the total collected for amusementplaces from January 1 to July 1, 1909 is $3,835, an increase of $2,612.50" (MF, July 10, 1909 p. 12).

July 3, 1909 (Saturday) – Article “How the City is Safeguarded from ‘Electric’ Dangers” – An article on how various electrical dangers are avoided and the methods of inspection - Included a section "Theaters All Safely Wired" - “....one theater - the Orpheum - set about rewiring the entire house according to the most modern system of doing such work. A majority of the other Denver theaters are already wired after the approved modern methods....” (MF, July 3, 1909 pp. 4-5)

July 4, 1909 (Sunday) - Want Ads - Business Chances “Moving Picture theaters are best paying business on earth and very smallinvestment required to start. Anybody with ordinary ability can succeed. We will fit you out complete and furnish film service orwe can sell you a theater already running. We have a few for sale. Owners started in small place and made enough to sell out and start in larger town. One bargain near Denver, $500 cash buysoutright. Fine business for man and wife or couple ladies. Work only evenings and profits sure. If you have a little money and want nice work and be your own boss, come see us or write. DenverFilm Exchange, 713 Lincoln ave., Denver” (DP, July 4, 1909 p. 11) - Ad repeated on July 5 & 6, 1909.

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July 4, 1909 (Sunday) - Want Ads - Business Chances “Moving Picture Show - Every equipment of a first class show, license alone is worth the price asked; net income $100 per week; locatedin the city; cheap rent; long lease; don't answer unless you meanbusiness; will sacrifice rather than continue a disagreeable partnership. Box 5, L364-Post” (DP, July 4, 1909 p. 11) -- I am not sure which of Denver's twenty-three (23) nickelodeons was being offered for sale.

July 10, 1909 (Saturday) - Want Ads - Business Chances “Complete moving picture show, model B lighting outfit, 3 reels of licensedfilms and stereopticon views, 1 set of 'Life Of Christ' [??], imported views, trip around the world and 150 miscellaneous; bargain or will trade. 1433 W. Cedar” (DP, July 10, 1909 p. 10)- Ad repeated on July 11, 1909 – I have no further information onthis address.

July 11, 1909 (Sunday) - Want Ads - Business Chances “More money made in moving picture show than any other business and can be run by anybody of ordinary intelligence. Easy work and big profits. We fit you out complete or sell you theater already established. We have one near Denver for $400, stock invoices double. Another in Denver with licenses and rent paid for $1,500;center of city and worth $6,000. Must be sold account dissolutionof partnership and sacrificed to get quick money so firm can dissolve. Better see us about these before Monday night. Denver Film Exchange, 713 Lincoln.” (DP, July 11, 1909 Sec. 2, p. 9) – Similar ad on July 17 & 18, 1909 but just for the Denver theater -- I am not sure which of Denver's twenty-three (23) nickelodeonswas being offered for sale - Possibly the Omega Theater, 1642 Arapahoe Street or the Denver Theater, 1122 17th Street - both theaters were owned by the Cinematograph Amusement Co., who sold the Omega Theater on September 29, 1909.

July 16, 1909 (Friday) - Want Ads - For Sale - Miscellaneous “Moving picture machine cheap; Powers latest model; was used onlyfive days. Address box 370, city or call at 1026 13 th street ” (DP, July 16, 1909 p. 16) - Ad repeated on July 17, 1909 – I have no further information on this address.

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July 18, 1909 (Sunday) - Want Ads - Business Chances “Moving picture show for sale, cheap if sold this week; good money maker,by owner. Box 3 H - 319 Post ” (DP, July 18, 1909 p. 14) – I am notsure which of Denver's twenty-three (23) nickelodeons was being offered for sale

July 18, 1909 (Sunday) - Want Ads - Business Chances “Moving Picture Show, $1,250 - Located right in the city; doing a fine business; raised floor; opera chairs; cheap rent; long lease; easily clears $200 per month; investigate - People's Agency, 418 Mack Bldg.” (DP, July 18, 1909 p. 13) [This was a real estate agency] - Ad repeated on July 25, 1909 – I am not sure which of Denver's twenty-three (23) nickelodeons was being offered for sale.

July 18, 1909 (Sunday) - Want Ads - Business Chances “Novelty Electric Theater, automobile moving picture outfit, complete electric light plant on wheels; must sacrifice. 1333 Broadway” (DP, July 18, 1909 12) - Ad repeated on July 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 1909 - the later ads added - “sleight-of-hand” and “garage” – See the article on Clow & Norris in the June 2, 1909 DP.

July 19, 1909 (Monday) - Want Ads - Business Chances “A Snap - Picture show for sale; cheap, parties must sell; can talk to party personally at 2833 Umatilla” (DP, July 19, 1909 p. 10) - Ad repeated on July 25, 1909 – I have no further information on this address - I am not sure which of Denver's twenty-three (23)nickelodeons was being offered for sale,

July 19, 1909 (Monday) -- "Lubin Catalog" (July 19, 1909) - included a photo of the "1910 Underwriter's Approved Model Cineograph Combined With Stereopticon - $225" (Musser, Catalogs (Reel #3 - J-0843).

July 24, (Saturday), 1909 – “Full Text Of Denver's Proposed Fire District Ordinance” (MF, July 1909).

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July 25, 1909 (Sunday) - Want Ads - Business Chances “Moving Picture Shows - Make money than in any other business and investment is very small; busy season just starting and prospectsbetter than ever. We fit you out complete or sell you show already running; have some great big bargains; one at $1,500 worth $5,000, and earning big interest on that amount; have others all over state in desirable locations; only outright salesat bargain prices; no stock or similar scheme handled; no stock in Denver Film Exchange for sale at any price, and we have no outside solicitors of any sort; we do not recommend any sales until full expert examination. Denver Film Exchange, 713 Lincoln.” (DP, July 25, 1909 Sec. 2, p. 9) -- Probably the same Denver theater being offered for sale on July 11, 17, 18, 1909.

August 1909 -- Article “Some Questions Answered” by David S. Hulfish - Article and floor plans for setting up a store front theater in a space 22 feet wide and about 58 feet long. -- "FloorPlan No. 1" showed - ".... The seating capacity shown is 192, which is about the maximum for a room of this size..." (N/M, August 1909 ).

August 1909 – The Chicago Film Exchange, 1632 Curtis Street rented Independent films in Denver. -- I did not find any ads forthe Chicago Film Exchange in the Denver papers after March 14, 1909, just trade ads that listed a Denver branch office. August 1909 -- The Colorado Film Exchange, 320 Charles Bldg. (99015 th Street) rented Licensed films in Denver . -- I did not find any ads for the Colorado Film Exchange in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Listed as a Licensed film exchange in trade paper ads. August 1909 – The Denver Film Exchange, 713 Lincoln Street rentedLicensed films in Denver. -- Two Page Ad "The Motiograph suppliedby the Enterprise Optical Company of Chicago" - had a statement on p. 91 by D.F.E., Denver, Colo., February 1st - "I have not sold a Motiograph to anyone who is not delighted with it." (MPW,July 17, 1909 pp. 90-91) – The ads run thru the end of 1909 -- I did not find any ads for the Denver Film Exchange renting films,

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just selling theaters, in the Denver papers after January 1909 --Listed as a Licensed film exchange in trade paper ads. August 1909 -- The Globe Film Service, 210 Enterprise Blck. (890 15 th Street) rented Independent films in Denver . -- I did not find any ads for the Globe Film Service in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Listed as an Independent Exchange in trade papers ads.

August 1909 -- Kleine Optical Co., 204 Nassau Bldg. (1231 16 th Street) rented Licensed films in Denver. -- I did not find any ads for the Kleine Optical Co. in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Listed as a Licensed film exchange in trade paper ads.

August 1909 -- The Laemmle Film Service, Railroad Exchange Bldg (909 17 th Street) rented Independent films in Denver -- I did notfind any ads or mention of the Laemmle Film Service in the Denverpapers during 1909 - The last Laemmle ad listing a Denver office in 1909 I found in MPW was on July 17, 1909 (p. 107) – See the listing in the December 1909 issue of Nickelodeon.

August 1909 – The Hippodrome Theater, 1217 16 th Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of Independent films and illustrated songs. – Ad “Hippodrome - Get up a Nickel Party and see the latest Independent Pictures. Can be seen in no other theater in Denver. Program changed Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday. Admission 5 cents - Penny Arcade Free” (DP, August 1, 1909 Sec. 2, p. 4 & Sec. 3, p. 6) -- Amusements “At The Hippodrome - The Hippodrome has arranged with the International Projecting and Producing company of Chicago, the largest of importers of films in America, to exhibit their pictures in Denver exclusively and thus avoid the repetition of pictures, and the patrons of the ‘nickel shows’ are assured that they will always see something positively new and different at the Hippodrome. Programs in each show changed Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday. The latest Standard andAmberol phonograph records changed every Friday in the Penny Arcade.” -- Ad “Hippodrome - Exclusive and Independent Pictures of Any Other Theater in Denver - Sunday and Monday, 'When KnightsWere Bold' [??] from the novel When Knighthood Was in Flower -

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Admission 5 cents - Penny Arcade Free” (DP, August 8, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 2) -- Amusements “At The Hippodrome - The Hippodrome has caught the fancy of the ‘nickel parties’ with its exclusive and independent pictures , as the pictures exhibited can be seen in no other theater in Denver. The love drama 'When Knights Were Bold' taken from the novel When Knighthood Was In Flower will be shown Sunday and Monday. The latest Edison standard and Amberol phonograph records in the Arcade changed every Friday. One of thefeature records is sung by Matt Keefe world famous yodeler.” (RMN, August 8, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 3) -- The Hippodrome Theater hadbeen showing Licensed films in May & June 1909 -- These were the last ads I found in the Denver papers for the Hippodrome Theater in 1909.

August 1909 – The Princess Theater, 1624 Larimer Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. - “The Drexel Amusement Co. transferred a 15 th Class license for 1624 Larimer to the National Amusement Co." (FPB, August 8, 1909 p. 332) -- I did not find any ads for the Princess Theater in theDenver papers during 1909 and I am not sure what type of films they were showing.

August 1909 – The Crystal Theater, 1717 Curtis Street presented aVaudeville program that included Licensed film presentations. – Amusements “What the Crystal Offers This Week - ... The greater life like pictures present a story, enacted by the famous Pathe company of French pantomime actors, 'A Sweet Old World' [??]" (DP, August 1, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 7) [The ad on p. 6 just listed "Greater Lifelike Pictures"] -- Amusements “Pretentious Offeringsat the Crystal - ...The feature film will be 'How the Summer Is Spent in Paris' [??]" (DP, August 8, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 7) [The ad listed - “Denver's Greatest Lifelike Pictures”] -- Amusements “Crystal's Offerings for the Week - .... The Pathe pictures will show some new and interesting scenes.” (DP, August 15, 1909 Sec.3, p. 7) – Ad “Crystal Theater - First Run - Greater Life Like Pictures” - Amusements “Pantages Vaudeville at the Crystal - ...The ‘greater life pictures’ continue to be a feature of the Crystal's bill” (DP, August 22, 1909 Sec. 3, pp. 2 & 7) -- The

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Crystal Theater was purchased by Alexander Pantages during the second week of August 1909 and was renamed the Pantages Theater on August 28, 1909.

August 1909 – The Majestic Theater, 1625 Curtis Street presented a Vaudeville program that included film presentations. – Amusements “Majestic Offers Some Good Turns - ... and the Majesticscope offers some really remarkable pictures. The originality of these film manufacturers is most wonderful and themachine has come to be an important feature of the vaudeville bill...” (DP, August 15, 1909 Sec. 2, p. 6) [The ad listed “Ellison Majesticscope”] -- The daily ads for the Majestic Theater usually listed "The Majesticscope" or "Ellison's Majesticscope".

August 1909 – The Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway presented a program of plays. – "1 st Class license granted to the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway" (FPB, August 15, 1909) - Renewal wouldbe in March 1910 -- I did not find any ads or mention of film presentations at the Broadway Theater in the Denver papers during1909.

August 1909 – The Tabor Grand Opera House, 1016 16 th Street presented a program of plays. – "1 st Class license granted to the Tabor Grand Opera House, 1016 16 th Street " (FPB, August 8, 1909 p.331) - Renewal would be in March 1910 -- See the listings for theBaker Theater on August 16, 1909 -- Fight films shown during the first week of December 1909.

August 1, 1909 (Sunday) -- "Building Records - Electrical Permits - During the month of April, 1359 permits were issued by the city electrician and 845 inspections were made. The large number of permits issued during April was due to the change in wiring togo into effect August 1, 1909. From that date all wiring is to beinstalled in conduits so as to reduce to a minimum the fire hazard on electrical wiring and apparatus." (MF, May 15, 1909 p.6).

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August 2, 1909 (Monday) - Want Ads - Business Chances “For Sale - Moving picture theater clearing $400 per month; investigate. Box 5, P335 - Post ” (DP, August 2, 1909 10) - Ad repeated on August 3,4, 5, 6, 1909. – I am not sure which of Denver's twenty-three (23) nickelodeons was being offered for sale.

August 4, 1909 (Wednesday) - Want Ads - Business Chances “For Sale, moving picture show, in the city, will sell cheap. Owner, Box 5 F347 - Post ” (DP, August 4, 1909 p. 14) – I am not sure which of Denver's twenty-three (23) nickelodeons was being offered for sale.

August 4, 1909 (Wednesday) - Want Ads - Business Chances “Moving Picture Show, $850 - Cost $1,500 to fully equip. If you are interested in a bona fide proposition investigate this. Will consider partner for half interest. People's Agency, 418 Mack Bldg.” (DP, August 4, 1909 p. 14) [This was a real estate agency] -- I am not sure which of Denver's twenty-three (23) nickelodeons was being offered for sale. August 7, 1909 (Saturday) – Article “How Denver's Inspection Departments Are Operated” – An article covering the working of the following departments: Building, Electrical, Light & Gas, Examining Engineers and more. (MF, August 7, 1909 pp. 3-7).

August 8, 1909 (Sunday) - Want Ads - For Sale - Miscellaneous “Complete moving picture outfit; $25 worth three times this. 1269Columbine street.” (DP, August 8, 1909 Sec. 2, p. 8) - Similar ad on August 15, 1909 – I have no further information on this address.

August 14, 1909 (Saturday) – Article “About Fire Escapes” - the full description of standard fire escapes as defined by ordinance(MF, August 14, 1909 p. 15).

August 14, 1909 (Saturday) – “Directory of Film Exchanges – Licensed” -- Colorado Film Exchange, 320 Charles Bldg. -- Denver Film Exchange, 713 Lincoln -- Kleine Optical Co., 302 Boston

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Bldg.. (MPW, August 14, 1909 p. 232) – There were no Colorado listings under “Independent Exchanges.”

August 15, 1909 (Sunday) - Want Ads - For Sale - Miscellaneous “Moving picture films, a fine assortment feature subjects 10 to 25 reel, gas making outfit, cheap Box 7, C257 - Post ” (DP, August 15, 1909 Sec. 2, p. 7)

August 15, 1909 (Sunday) – Possible opening date of the Mystic Theater, 1519 34 th Avenue . – "15 th Class license granted to Brower & Benfer for 3401 Franklin" (FPB, August 15, 1909 p. 339) - Renewal would be in April 1910 -- The 1909 DCD listed: Brower & Benfer, proprietors Franklin Pharmacy, 34 th ave & Franklin under Drugs & Medicines -- May not have opened until the end of September 1909 -- See BP on September 20, 1909.

August 16 (Monday) to August 22 (Sunday), 1909 – The Baker Theater, 1445 Lawrence Street presented a Vaudeville program thatincluded film presentations. – Article “Nelson Hyland Fight FilmsTo Be Shown Here This Week - At the Baker theater commencing tomorrow will be produced the motion pictures of the lightweight championship battle that took place at Coffroth's arena, Coloma, Cal. on May 29 last between Battling Nelson, the undisputed lightweight champion of the world and Dick Hyland..... Battling Nelson, who is the sole proprietor of these pictures, requested his manager, Bob Russell, by all means to exhibit the pictures atDenver....Owing to the inability of Manager Russell to play his engagement at the Tabor Grand [Opera House] theater the inducement offered by the management of the Baker theater could not be overlooked, as it was the only available place left. .... One week only.” (DP, August 15, 1909 Sec. 1, p. 11 – Sports Page) [There were no ads for the Baker Theater] - Article “Fight Pictures Close Today - The pictures of the Nelson and Hyland fight will be shown for the last time at the Baker theater today.All who have not seen them should pay a visit to the Lawrence street house and view the great battle as it was fought at Coloma, Calif. Each and every round is shown, and the knockdowns and the final knockout is taken with lifelike reproduction. It isjust as if you sat at the ringside and witnessed the battle.”

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(DP, August 22, 1909 Sec. 1, p. 10 Sports Page) [See Streible, Fight Pictures (p. 182) for a short account of the fight between Battling Nelson and Dick Hyland] -- I did not find many ads for the Baker Theater in the Denver papers since June.

August 22, 1909 (Sunday) - Want Ads - Business Chances “Moving Picture Business $45 - One-half interest; newest thing on the market; Automobile and Edison machine, travel on the road, make small towns; generate own current to show pictures and light halls; investigate. People Agency, 418 Mack Bldg.” (DP, August 22, 1909 Sec. 2, p. 9) [A real estate broker] - Ad repeated on August 29, 1909 – See the article on Clow & Norris in the June 2,1909 DP.

August 23, 1909 (Monday) – “Letter from Denver, Col. August 23 (1909) [probably from H.H. Buckwalter of the Denver Film Exchange] - A very gratifying change has come over conditions in the country tributary to Denver during the past two weeks. After several months of very indifferent conditions the receipts of the picture houses have suddenly taken an upward tendency and fat purses with broad smiles are the usual decorations for the exhibitors. The upward tendency is hard to explain, except that there has been a cessation of the intense heat and people have become tired of park and outdoor amusements and are going back to the pictures. The awakening has occurred not alone in Denver, but reports from outside towns are even more encouraging and houses that were offered for sale a month ago are now withdrawn from the market. From the exchange standpoint the improvement is most remarkable. Exhibitors who a few weeks ago could scarcely pay their bills forvery cheap service are now asking for later films. Houses that joined the ranks of the independents because they felt they couldnot afford the $2 per week are now coming in and gladly paying the royalty for the privilege of getting licensed films. - Here is one typical example of the business done: The Isis Theater [1632 Curtis Street], Denver, is probably the largest real picture house in the West. It is a genuine theater with all fittings, seating over 1,000 persons and showing nothing but pictures. For two nights the entrance has been blocked to the

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sidewalk continuously from 7 to 10 o'clock. People waited as longas thirty minutes to get seats and at times the lines extended tothe curb. In fact there were no lines, simply people massed with their faces toward the entrance. - At other show houses the conditions were about the same, although in a lesser degree owingto the smaller seating capacities. Only one house, the Denver Theater [1025 17th Street], which has recently gone independent, showed a distinct lack of business, there being no waiting line at any time, so far as was noticed.” (MPW, October 16, 1909 p. 537)

August 26, 1909 (Thursday) – Article "IMPORTANT MEETING OF INDEPENDENT FILMRENTERS IN CHICAGO. - A meeting of the independent film renters, called by theIndependent Film Renters' Protective Association, was held in Chicago, Thursday, August 26, at 6 o'clock p. m., in the offices of William H. Swanson & Co. Some thirty exchangesresponded to the invitation. Temporary officers were elected: MaxLewis, of The Chicago Film Exchange, chairman; Maurice Fleckles, of Laemmle Film Service, treasurer, and T. E. Powers, of ColumbiaFilm Service, secretary. The object of the meeting was to accomplish a general betterment of conditions of the trade and establish an organization with the purpose of supporting the manufacturing of American films...." -- formed the United Film Manufacturing Company of Chicago, a stock company to make films (MPW, September 11, 1909 p. 343).

August 28, 1909 (Saturday) – The Pantages Theater, 1717 Curtis Street opened presenting a Vaudeville program that included film presentations. -- Article “Pantages Buys Crystal Theater - House Will Be Reopened as Part of His Vaudeville Circuit - The Crystal Theater was sold last week to Alexander Pantages head of the Pantages vaudeville circuit, and owner of a string of vaudeville theaters... Either next week or the week after, the Crystal will be closed for several days and the inside and the foyer refitted and redecorated. Opera chairs will be put in, a number of boxes added, new scenery added to the stage furnishings and the entrance rearranged....The present house staff and management

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will not be changed.” (DP, August 17, 1909 p. 8) – Amusements “Next Week's Theatrical Offerings - The Crystal theater will hereafter be known as ‘The Pantages Theater'. The house was purchased last week by Alexander Pantages of the Pantages circuit. William A. Weston will remain as the general manger and have charge of the houses at this end of the circuit. Starting with next Saturday the shows will come intact from San Francisco,seven numbers weekly. The new bill open Saturday matinee....” [Listed the performers, but no films] (DP, August 18, 1909 p. 9)-- Article "PANTAGES CLOSES DEAL FOR $100,000 - San Francisco, Aug. 19 - It is announced here that Alexander Pantages has closedthe deal whereby he takes over the properties of E. E. Ackerman and William H. Weston of Denver, giving Pantages all the former Western States time, and increasing his list of best houses to about twelve. - The first negotiations were reported in Variety about six months ago. The securing of the Crystal theatres at Denver, Pueblo and St. Joe winds the matter up. It was finally closed with C. L. Cole last week, for a consideration, it is saidof $100,000. - Pantages has announced no changes as yet." (Variety, August 21, 1909 p. 4) -- Ad “Pantages - Formerly Crystal Theater - Unequalled Vaudeville - 7 - Exclusive Features - Seats Always 10 - 20 Cents ” (DP, August 28, 1909 p. 2) [Similar ad in the RMN of August 29, 1909] – Amusements “Some Clever Turns At The Crystal - ... The Pantagescope presents good, interesting pictures” [The ad listed "The Pantagescope"] (DP, August 29, 1909 Sec. 1, p. 2 & Sec. 3, p. 6)

September 1909 – Article "Nickelodeon Accounting" by Harrison Dent. (N/M, September 1909 pp. 17-18)

September 1909 – Article “Regulation of Picture Theaters - State By State” by Charles Morris - Answers to six questions sent to mayors of 115 cities by Insurance Engineering: Colorado - Denver: 1. Ordinance In Force. 2. Twenty One motion picture theaters -- I have identified twenty-two (22) nickelodeons and one (1) moving picture theater on this date, and possibly one combo Vaudeville/Film theater –

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The data may have been gathered before the opening of the Mystic Theater, 1519 34th Avenue in August 1909.3. Four Film Exchanges – I have identified six (6) film exchanges.4. Ten moving picture shows located in buildings occupied for living purposes - desire to prohibit this.5. Theaters inspected twice a week or oftener, by fire wardens and electrical inspectors.6. One film valued at $50 was burned at a theater about a year ago [probably in the Bijou Theater, 1716 Curtis Street on March 3, 1909] (N/M, September 1909 p. 90).

September 1909 – The Chicago Film Exchange, 1632 Curtis Street rented Independent films in Denver. -- I did not find any ads forthe Chicago Film Exchange in the Denver papers after March 14, 1909, just trade ads that listed a Denver branch office. September 1909 -- The Colorado Film Exchange, 320 Charles Bldg. (990 15 th Street) rented Licensed films in Denver . -- Cards "Historical Licensed Exchanges September 1909 to September 1910 broken down by month and week, with numbers for Number of Customers and Number of Reels -- NO. 16 -- Colorado Film Exchange, Denver, Colo.: 8/38, 7/34, 7/37, 9/36 - - Average: 8 Customers, 37 Reels (Kleine, Box 26) -- I did not find any ads for the Colorado Film Exchange in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Listed as a Licensed film exchange in trade paper ads. September 1909 – The Denver Film Exchange, 713 Lincoln Street rented Licensed films in Denver. -- Two Page Ad "The Motiograph supplied by the Enterprise Optical Company of Chicago" - had a statement on p. 91 by D.F.E., Denver, Colo., February 1st - "I have not sold a Motiograph to anyone who is not delighted with it." (MPW, July 17, 1909 pp. 90-91) – The ads run thru the end of 1909 -- Cards "Historical Licensed Exchanges September 1909 toSeptember 1910 broken down by month and week, with numbers for Number of Customers and Number of Reels -- NO. 25 - Denver Film Exchange, Denver, Colo.:

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8/28, 9/29, 10/29, 10/32 - - Average: 9 Customers, 29 Reels (Kleine, Box 26) -- I did not find any ads for the Denver Film Exchange renting films, just selling theaters, in the Denver papers after January 1909 -- Listed as a Licensed film exchange in trade paper ads. September 1909 -- The Globe Film Service, 210 Enterprise Blck. (890 15 th Street) rented Independent films in Denver . -- I did not find any ads for the Globe Film Service in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Listed as an Independent Exchange in trade papers ads.

September 1909 -- Kleine Optical Co., 204 Nassau Bldg. (1231 16 th Street) rented Licensed films in Denver. -- Ad "Kleine Optical Company" listed the Denver branch office address as the Nassau Bldg. (MPW, September 4, 1909 p. 332) -- Cards "Historical Licensed Exchanges September 1909 to September 1910 broken down by month and week, with numbers for Number of Customers and Number of Reels -- NO. 43 - Kleine Optical Co., Denver, Colo.:9/36, 6/41, 6/38, 8/39 - - Average: 8 Customers, 38 Reels (Kleine, Box 26) -- I did not find any ads for the Kleine Optical Co. in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Listed as a Licensed film exchange in trade paper ads.

September 1909 -- The Laemmle Film Service, Railroad Exchange Bldg (909 17 th Street) rented Independent films in Denver -- I did not find any ads or mention of the Laemmle Film Service in the Denver papers during 1909 - The last Laemmle ad listing a Denver office in 1909 I found in MPW was on July 17, 1909 (p. 107) – See the listing in the December 1909 issue of Nickelodeon.

September 1909 – The Gaiety Theater, 1625 Lawrence Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of Licensed films and illustrated songs. -- I did not find any ads for the Gaiety Theater in the DP between June 16 and September 6, 1909 -- Ad “The Gaiety Theater - 1625 Lawrence St. - The Sensation of the Day - 'Airships Crossing The English Channel' [??] - Tomorrow only. Admission 5c. Positively the only theater in the city this picture can be seen.”- Amusements “Moving Pictures To Show

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Flights Of The Aviators - Local Theater Secures Films Depicting of Latham and Bleriot - The truly amazing airship voyages made recently by Latham and Bleriot in England and France and their spectacular flights above the English channel, between Calais andDover, are to be presented to Denverites with all their original thrill and spirit of adventure tomorrow through the medium of motion pictures at the Gaiety theater, on Lawrence street. - These will be the first successful pictures of bona fide flights by the most famous aviators in the world exhibited in this city, and will no doubt attract a great deal of attention at this time.- Herbert Latham, the French aviator, is the man who created sucha sensation at Rheims by sailing for ninety-five miles during a storm in his graceful monoplane, and this was one of the record trials of that historic week. - In the pictures at the Gaiety, Latham is shown in his attempt to fly across the English channel from Calais to Dover. As will be recalled, Latham fell into the sea during that trial, was picked up by a French torpedo boat andtaken back to Calais. All these exciting details are faithfully reproduced in the pictures. - In the other pictures, Bleriot is seen in his first trial at Issy, at Montineaux near Paris, his flights near Calais and his departure across the English channel.Bleriot is another famous Frenchman who participated at the trails at Rheims, where he was a prominent figure. - The picturesat the Gaiety were taken at 4:30 o'clock in the morning and are beautiful examples of the modern moving picture art.” (DP, September 6, 1909 pp. 4 & 8) – Ad “At the Gaiety Theater, 1625 Lawrence Street - Today Only - 'Aeroplane Races At Rheims' [??] -Produced at a cost of $12,000 by the celebrated Newian Eclipse Co., showing exclusively at the - Gaiety Theater - Admission 5c” (DP, September 18, 1909 p. 5) -- Amusements “Moving Pictures Of Airship Races - Gaiety Theater Is Exhibiting Films Secured at Cost of $12,000 - The moving pictures of the airship races recently held at Rheims, have arrived and are being exhibited at the Gaiety Theater, 1625 Lawrence street. The Urban Eclipse company, makers of moving pictures, secured this wonderful film at a cost of $12,000, and the Gaiety management is to be complimented upon giving the theater going public of Denver an opportunity of witnessing the first successful races of this kindin the world... This most remarkable motion photography, will be

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seen for today only, at this popular playhouse." (DP, September 18, 1909 p. 5).

September 1909 – The Hippodrome Theater, 1217 16 th Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of Independent films and illustrated songs. – I did not find any ads for the Hippodrome Theater in the DP after August 8, 1909 -- Warren, (History of Motion Picture Exhibition In Denver, Appendix, p. 171) listed- "Motion Pictures, 'A [The] Greaser's Gauntlet' [Biograph, 1908] at the Hippodrome from September 5 thru September 11, 1909", but he did not give a source, and I did not find any ads for specific films at the Hippodrome Theater in the Denver papers in September 1909.

September 1909 – The Isis Theater, 1632 Curtis Street was a MovieTheater presenting a program of Licensed films and illustrated songs. -- I did not find any ads for the Isis Theater in the DP between July 27 and September 28, 1909 -- Ad “Isis Theater - 1632Curtis St. - Will repeat yesterday's biograph picture, one of thebest ever gotten out of their production; simply immense; today only; new Pathe also.” (DP, September 28, 1909 p. 6).

September 1909 – The Omega Theater, 1642 Arapahoe Street was Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. - "The Cinematograph Amusement Co., transferred an Amusement license for 1642 Arapahoe Street to George Harris" (FPB, September 29, 1909 p. 355) -- I did not find any ads for the Omega Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 and I am not sure what type of films they showed.

September 1909 – The Theatorium, 1017 16 th Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of Licensed films and illustrated songs. - I did not find any ads for the Theatorium inthe DP between March 13 and September 12, 1909 -- Ad “The Theatorium - Opposite Tabor Grand - The Popular Moving Picture Theater - Change of Pictures Daily - Open from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. - Admission 5c” (DP, September 12, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 6) -- Ad “TheTheatorium - 16th St. Opposite Tabor Grand - New Pictures Today -'Free Booters' [Selig, 1909] - 'Amateur Detective' [??] - 'Child's Prayer' [Edison, 1909] - Orchestra Music - Admission 5c”

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(DP, September 13, 1909 5) - Ad repeated on September 14, 1909 -- Ad “'Heart Of A Race Tout' [Selig, 1909], A Thrilling Scene onthe Frisco Tract - At the Theatorium - 16th Opposite Tabor Grand,Thursday, Only” (DP, September 15, 1909 p. 5) - Ad repeated on September 16 & 17, 1909 – Ad “The Theatorium - Opposite Tabor Grand - New Pictures Every Day - Popular song today, My Wife's Gone To The Country, Hurrah! Everybody sing. Orchestra music. Admission 5c”(DP, September 18, 1909 p. 9) -- Ad “The Theatorium - 16th St., Opposite Tabor Grand - Moving Pictures from all the principal manufactures of the world. Popular songs will be rendered. - Orchestra Music - We cater especially to ladies and children. Open from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. - Admission Five Cent” (DP, September 19, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 7) -- Ad “The Theatorium, 16th St. Opposite Tabor Grand - Always something new in Moving Pictures. Popular Songs - Change of program daily. Orchestra music. Open from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Admission 5c” (DP, September 20, 1909 p.5) - Ad repeated on September 21, 22, 23, 1909 -- Ad “The Theatorium - 16th St. Opposite Tabor Grand - A New Kalem (Today Only) - 'The Winning Boat' [1909], an exciting race - New Song Hit, I Wish I Had My Old Girl Back Again - Orchestra Music - Admission 5c” (DP, September 24, 1909 p. 5) - Ad repeated on September 25,1909 -- Ad “The Theatorium - 16th Street Opposite Tabor Grand - New Edison Production Today - 'A Knight For A Night' [??] - 'Love And War' [1909] - Song You, Illustrations Taken from the portraits of Marguerite Frey - Open from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. - Admission 5c” (DP, September 26, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 6) -- Ad “The Theatorium - Opposite Tabor Grand - New Pictures Every Day. Popular Song Today, My Wife's Gone To The Country, Hurrah! Everybody Sing. Orchestra Music. Admission 5c” (DP, September 27, 1909 p. 4) -- Ad “Theatorium - 16th Street Opposite Tabor Grand - Big Feature Picture Today - (Edison) 'Why Girls Leave Home' [1909] - Open from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. - Admission 5c” (DP, September 28, 1909 p. 3) – Ad “Theatorium - 16th St. Opposite Tabor Grand - NewPictures Today - (Vitagraph) 'Onawanda' [1909], (Dramatic) - 'Romance Of An Umbrella' [1909], (Comedy) - Orchestra Music - Admission 5c” (DP, September 29, 1909 p. 3) - Ad repeated on September 30, 1909.

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September 1909 – The Crescent Theater, 2715 Welton Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – "1 st Class license granted to W.E. Freeman for 2711 Welton Street" (FPB, September 24, 1909 p. 349) - Renewal would be in March 1910 [This was probably for the hall upstairs over the theater; previously the location had received 13th Class licenses] -- I did not find any ads for the Crescent Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 and I am not sure what type of films they showed.

September 1909 – The Family Theater, 218 Broadway was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of Licensed films and illustrated songs. - Photo of Broadway looking North from 2nd Avenue showing the East (Even) side of the street including the Bancroft Building with the Family Theater at 218 Broadway (DP, September 19, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 9) -- I did not find any ads for the Family Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 - showed Licensed films until June 1910.

September 1909 – The La Roma Theater, 3360 Navajo Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – "15 th Class license granted to the La Roma Theater " (FPB, September 24, 1909 p. 349) - Renewal would be in March 1910 -- I did not find any ads for the La Roma Theater in the Denver papersduring 1909 and I am not sure what type of films they showed - Possibly Licensed films.

September 1909 -- The Mystic Theater, 1519 34 th Avenue was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. -- Building Permits "Index Number: (1909) 9-20.0#2515.0 - S: 1 - Description: brick building store - Size: 42x47 - Cost: 1500 - Fronting On: east thirty-fourth avenue - Between: franklin and humboldt - Legal Description: - Architect: - Builder: - Owner: Brower and Benfer - T: 2" (BP, September 20, 1909) -- I did not find any ads for the Mystic Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 and I am not sure of the exact opening date, or the type of films they showed -- May have opened on August 15, 1909.

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September 1909 – The Alcazar Theater, 1325 20 th Street presented a Vaudeville program that may have included film presentations. –"1 st Class license granted to Fredericks & Querolli for 2000 Market Street" [This was the address for the Alcazar Saloon] (FPB, September 22, 1909) - Renewal would be in March 1910 -- I did not find any ads for the Alcazar Theater in the Denver papersduring 1909 and am not sure what type of program was presented.

September 1909 – The Majestic Theater, 1625 Curtis Street presented a Vaudeville program that included film presentations. – "1 st Class license granted to the United Theater Co. for 1625 Curtis Street" (FPB, September 24, 1909) - Renewal would be in September 1910 -- The ads for the Majestic Theater in the DP usually listed "The Majesticscope" or "Ellison's Majesticscope".

September 1909 -- The Orpheum Theater, 1513 Welton Street presented a Vaudeville program that included film presentations by the Kinodrome. -- The Orpheum Theater ran daily ads in the DPduring 1909 that listed the performers and "The Kinodrome".

September 1909 – The Pantages Theater, 1717 Curtis Street presented a Vaudeville program that included Licensed film presentations. – Amusements “Many Novelties At The Pantages - ...The pantagescope showed some interesting views, ‘The War Time Sweetheart' [Selig, 1909], a perfect bit of pantomime work. The organ is a pleasing addition to the splendid orchestra.” (DP, September 5, 1909 Sec. 1, p. 7) – Amusements "At The Pantages - ... The Pantagescope will show films entitled 'The Value Of A Woman's Love' [??]" (DP, September 16, 1909 Sec. 4, p. 3) [The ad listed "The Pantagescope"] -- The daily ads for the Pantages Theater usually listed "The Pantagescope".

September 6, 1909 (Monday) – The Curtis Theater, 1746 Curtis Street presented a program of plays. – Article “Shuberts Can't Supply Shows - Management of Curtis Theater Cancels Contract With Eastern Firm - .... a first-class stock company will be installedat the Curtis Theater after the Going Some engagement, to run for the remainder of the season.” (DP, August 22, 1909 Sec. 1, p. 6)

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-- Article "SHUBERTS LOSE CURTIS - Denver, Sept. 2 - Commencing Labor Day a stock company will reenter the Curtis, where the Shuberts attractions will no longer appear. No reason is assigned for the change in policy, though poor business is one of the causes attributed. Girls and Going Some, lately at the house, did but fairly, if even that." (Variety, September 4, 1909 p. 4) -- The Shuberts had taken over bookings at the Curtis Theater in June 1909 -- I did not find any ads or mention of film presentations at the Curtis Theater in the Denver papers between June and December 1909.

September 11, 1909 (Saturday) – Article “Convention of the Independent Alliance” by Laurence F. Cook - an account of the meeting in Chicago on September 11 & 12, 1909 to form the National Independent Moving Picture Alliance - set up five territorial districts - Colorado was part of the Middle West district along with; New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota. (N/M, October 1909 pp. 105-110) -- Article "National Independent Moving PictureAlliance - Important Meeting at Chicago, September 18 - 19, 1909 --The list of delegates did not include anyone from Denver or Colorado (MPW, September 25, 1909 pp. 410-412.

September 15, 1909 (Wednesday) – City Ordinance No. 117, Series 1909 - An Ordinance to Prevent the Obstruction of Streets, Highways, Sidewalks and Footways – “…for the purpose of inducing or compelling them to buy any article, or thing from any store orstand, or to patronize any hotel, inn, boarding house, theater, or other place of amusement or entertainment.” – the fine would be $50. (CO, September 15, 1909).

September 15, 1909 (Wednesday) – Notice "City Collections For August – Amusements: 1908 - $3,625 – 1909 - $4,642.50 – Gain - $1,017.50 (MF, September 15, 1909 p. 15).

September 27, 1909 (Monday) -- "Correspondence - Denver " - for the week of September 27, 1909 -- listed the performers at the

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Orpheum, Pantages and Majestic theaters - first listing for the Majestic Theater in over a year -- "Notes - "The twenty - six (26) moving picture shows operating here are reaping a golden harvest from the heavy overflow from the three a day vaudeville houses" (Variety, October 9, 1909 pp. 29 & 31 -- I have identified twenty-two (22) nickelodeons, one (1) Movie Theater, and one (1) possible combination theater by this date.

September 27 (Monday) to October 2 (Saturday), 1909 – The Baker Theater, 1445 Lawrence Street presented a Vaudeville program thatincluded film presentations. - Ad “Baby Contest At - The Baker Theater - Entry commences Monday, the 27 and closes at noon, October 2d. Five handsome prizes will be awarded to babies from one to five years old. Bring photograph.” (DP, September 26, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 6) -- The Baker Theater may have been a combination Vaudeville/Movie Theater at this time.

October 1909 – Article “Some Questions Answered” by David S. Hulfish - Long article on the floor plan for a theater in a location 22 feet wide - No. 2 in the series -- Floor Plan #2 would seat about 204 in a location 22' by 69' (N/M, October 1909p. 115).

October 1909 – The Chicago Film Exchange, 1632 Curtis Street rented Independent films in Denver. -- I did not find any ads forthe Chicago Film Exchange in the Denver papers after March 14, 1909, just trade ads that listed a Denver branch office. October 1909 -- The Colorado Film Exchange, 320 Charles Bldg. (990 15 th Street) rented Licensed films in Denver . -- Cards "Historical Licensed Exchanges September 1909 to September 1910" - broken down by month and week, with numbers for Number of Customers and Number of Reels -- NO. 16 -- Colorado Film Exchange, Denver, Colo.:September -- 8/38, 7/34, 7/37, 9/36 ------- Average: 8 Customers,37 Reels October - - - - 7/38, 7/40, 8/41, 7/40, 7/41 - - Average: 7 Customers, 40 Reels (Kleine, Box 26) -- I did not find any ads for

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the Colorado Film Exchange in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Listed as a Licensed film exchange in trade paper ads. October 1909 – The Denver Film Exchange, 713 Lincoln Street rented Licensed films in Denver. -- Two Page Ad "The Motiograph supplied by the Enterprise Optical Company of Chicago" - had a statement on p. 91 by D.F.E., Denver, Colo., February 1st - "I have not sold a Motiograph to anyone who is not delighted with it." (MPW, July 17, 1909 pp. 90-91) – The ads run thru the end of 1909 -- Cards "Historical Licensed Exchanges September 1909 toSeptember 1910" - broken down by month and week, with numbers for Number of Customers and Number of Reels -- NO. 25 - Denver Film Exchange, Denver, Colo.: September 8/28, 9/29, 10/29, 10/32 Average: 9 Customers, 29 Reels October 10/32, 10/23, 12/34, 10/34, 13/40 Average: 11 Customers, 33 Reels (Kleine, Box 26) -- I did not find any ads forthe Denver Film Exchange renting films, just selling theaters, inthe Denver papers after January 1909 -- Listed as a Licensed filmexchange in trade paper ads. October 1909 -- The Globe Film Service, 210 Enterprise Blck. (89015 th Street) rented Independent films in Denver . -- I did not find any ads for the Globe Film Service in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Listed as an Independent Exchange in trade papers ads.

October 1909 -- Kleine Optical Co., 204 Nassau Bldg. (1231 16 th Street) rented Licensed films in Denver. -- Cards "Historical Licensed Exchanges September 1909 to September 1910" - broken down by month and week, with numbers for Number of Customers and Number of Reels -- NO. 43 - Kleine Optical Co., Denver, Colo.: September 9/36, 6/41, 6/38, 8/39 Average: 8 Customers, 38 ReelsOctober 8/42, 6/41, 7/39, 9/40, 7/35 Average: 7 Customers, 40 Reels (Kleine, Box 26) -- I did not find any ads for the Kleine Optical Co. in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Listed as a Licensed film exchange in trade paper ads.

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October 1909 -- The Laemmle Film Service, Railroad Exchange Bldg (909 17 th Street) rented Independent films in Denver -- I did notfind any ads or mention of the Laemmle Film Service in the Denverpapers during 1909 - The last Laemmle ad listing a Denver office in 1909 I found in MPW was on July 17, 1909 (p. 107) – See the listing in the December 1909 issue of Nickelodeon.

October 1909 – The Bijou Theater, 1716 Curtis Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of Licensed films and illustrated songs. - I did not find any ads for the Bijou Theaterin the DP between June 26 and October 23, 1909 - Ad “Pittsburg vs. Detroit - World's Championship Baseball Series - Sunday Only- at the Bijou Theater , 1716 Curtis St.” (DP, October 23, 1909 p. 3) [These films had played at the Theatorium, 1017 16th Streeton October 17, 1909] -- This was the last ad for the Bijou Theater that I found in the DP during 1909.

October 1909 – The Gaiety Theater, 1625 Lawrence Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of Licensed films and illustrated songs. - Ad “At The Gaiety Theater - 1625 Lawrence Street - 'Lieutenant Peary's Departure For The North Pole' [??] -Come and see the "Roosevelt" equipped. Admission 5c” (DP, October 1, 1909 p. 5) – Amusements “Gaiety Shows Peary's Start For The Pole - The departure of Lieutenant Peary from New York inhis effort to discover the North pole will be shown for the firsttime in Denver at the Gaiety theater, 1625 Lawrence street, todayonly. This animated photography is produced by the Biograph company. It shows Peary and his assistants setting to sea on the steamer "Roosevelt" and press notices from Chicago and New York, where this picture has been displayed, make favorable comments.” (DP, October 1, 1902 p. 2) -- Ad “The Gaiety Theater - 1625 Lawrence Street - Exclusive of all other theaters in Denver. Direct from the Lubin factory 'Mignon' and 'Aunt Lenna's Visit' -Admission 5c. Tomorrow and Friday” - Amusements “At The Gaiety - One of the strongest dramas ever staged in moving pictures will be put on at the Gaiety Theater, 1625 Lawrence street, tomorrow and Friday. - 'Mignon' [1909] direct from the Lubin factory, is astory replete with human interest and holds the attention of the audience every minute. The length of this film is 575 feet, and

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will be shown for the first time on the days above stated. - 'Aunt Lenna's Visit' [??], a comedy of 350 feet, completes reel.- The Gaiety management feels highly elated at having secured the services of Miss Bessie Lyons, a noted soprano with a voice of musical quality, to sing the illustrated songs.” (DP, October20, 1909 pp. 5 & 7) [Bessie Lyons was listed as a musician working at the Victoria Theater, 2553 Welton Street in the 1911 DCD] -- Ad “The Gaiety Theater - 1625 Lawrence - Today Only - A Screaming comedy.... - A New Gaumont comedy from George Kleine, the importer - Shown for the first time - Admission 5c” - Amusements “At The Gaiety - 'Country Life In A Flat' [??] and 'Tickled To Death' [??], is a comedy that the Gaiety theater, 1625 Lawrence street, offers for its clientele today only. - Gaumont, the greatest of European manufactures, by advance notices term this film the comedy scream of the year. The Gaiety management feels highly elated at having secured this picture exclusively of all other Denver theaters.” (DP, October 23, 1909pp. 3 & 10). – Ad “Tomorrow at the Gaiety Theater - 1625 LawrenceSt. - Two new pictures direct from the factory - A Gaumont, 'The Old Lord Of Ventnor' and 'Ambulance Ventilation' - Urban Eclipse,'Volcanoes Of Java' - 'Awakened Memories' [??] - Admission 5c” (DP, October 26, 1909 p. 7) – Amusements “At The Gaiety - The Gaiety theater at 1625 Lawrence street offers an extraordinary bill to its patrons for tomorrow. - Two brand new pictures received from the factory with subjects that have never been shown before. - A farce drama by Gaumont, 'The Old Lord Of Ventor' [??] of 764 feet, and 'Ambulance Imitators' [??], of 197 feet completes the first reel. - The second reel by the Urban Eclipse company, a scenic production of musical interest, showingthe 'Volcanoes Of Java' [??] and a drama, Awkward Memories [??], presents a variety of subjects seldom seen at any moving picture theater.” (DP, October 27, 1909 p. 6) -- These were the last adsfor the Gaiety Theater that I found in the DP during 1909.

October 1909 – The Isis Theater, 1632 Cutis Street was a Movie Theater presenting a program of Licensed films and illustrated songs. - Ad “Isis Theater - 1632 Curtis St. - Edison's Latest Picture, 'Hudson Naval Parade In New York' [1909] - Today Only” (DP, October 1, 1909 p. 5) – Amusements “Moving Pictures Of N.Y.

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Parade Are Here Already - Denver has broken the record for rapid-fire work in motion pictures. The naval parade at the Hudson celebration in New York is already being shown here, although the main events did not come off until Tuesday. H.H. Buckwalter [Denver Film Exchange, 713 Lincoln Street], received the first film of the parade and it was at once placed on exhibition at a Curtis street show house about sixty hours after the event took place on the Hudson river, and today the battleships of all the nations are sailing along on a screen in Denver almost before the smoke of the big guns has been dissipated in the East. - The quick work was accomplished by a singular series of fortunate connections. The original negatives were made from a vessel owned by the Edison company. An official permit had been secured from the navy department giving this vessel special facilities for making desirable pictures, copies of which will be presented by President Taft to the rulers of every nation taking part in the ceremonies. The camera ship was busy until almost 4 o'clock in the afternoon making the negative and then a quick run was made for the Jersey shore. - A complete developing plant had been installed on board the steamer and by the time land was reached every negative was developed and dried.A special engine was waiting at Jersey City to rush the film to Orange and two hours later the first positive ready for a picturemachine was delivered to the United States express with special instructions to rush it to Denver. It arrived here this morning before 8 o'clock and an hour later was being shown to a special party at the Isis theater. Tomorrow it will be shown in Cheyenne to a party of naval officials who are traveling across the country on their way back to San Francisco, after having taken part in the New York show. Monday night another naval party will be shown the pictures at Salida, the party going West on the Rio Grande. After that the picture will be put out on the regular circuits.” (DP, October 1, 1909 p. 3) -- Ad “Isis Theater - 1632Curtis St. - Today's Biograph - 'Pippa Passes' [1909] - Simply great shows. The good teachings in their films; do not miss this one; Today Only” (DP, October 4, 1909 p. 7) -- I did not find any further ads for the Isis Theater in the DP until December 13, 1909.

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October 1909 – The Theatorium, 1017 16 th Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of Licensed films and illustrated songs. - Ad “The Theatorium - 16th St. Opposite Tabor Grand - Big Feature Picture Today (Vitagraph) 'Scales Of Justice' [1909] - Illustrated Song When the Parson Said the Word That Made Us One." (DP, October 3, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 7) - Ad repeated on October 4, 1909. –Ad “The Theatorium - 16th St. Opposite Tabor Grand - New Edison Pictures Today - 'Laddie' [1909], (Dramatic) - 'A Cup Of Tea And She' [1909] - Continuous Show. Open from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.” (DP, October 5, 1909 p. 4). -- Ad “The Theatorium - 16th St. Opposite Tabor Grand - New Gaumont Pictures Today - 'Breaking TheBand', [??] (Sensational) - 'The Pill Box' [??], (Comedy)” (DP, October 6, 1909 p. 6) – Ad “The Theatorium - 16th St. Opposite Tabor Grand - New Selig Today - 'Wheels Of Justice' [1911], A Great Dramatic Picture, and Some Comedy With It - The Theatorium Always Have Good Pictures and Good Music” (DP, October 7, 1909 p. 7) - Ad repeated on October 8 & 9, 1909. –Ad “The Theatorium -16th St. Opposite Tabor Grand - New Selig Picture Today - 'The Pet Of The Big Horn Ranch' [1909], A Sensational Western Drama - Open From 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. - Admission 5c” (DP, October 11, 1909 p. 5) -- Ad “The Theatorium - 16th St. Opposite Tabor Grand- Tomorrow (Wednesday) only - 'A New Life' [Edison, 1909], the Third Incident in the life of Jean Val Jean, from Les Miserables by Victor Hugo - Open from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.” (DP, October 12, 1909 p. 9) - Ad repeated on October 13 & 14, 1909 ("Today Only") – Ad “Baseball - Sunday, Oct. 17 - At The Theatorium - 16th St. Opposite Tabor Grand - World's Championship Series - Pittsburgh VS Detroit - New Gaumont Today - 'Princess Of The Sea' [??] - 'The Liquid Air' [??] - Open from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. every day” (DP, October 14, 1909 p. 9). –Ad “Play Ball at the Theatorium - 16th St. Opposite Tabor Grand - Tomorrow (Sunday) - 2 Baseball Pictures 2 - 'World's Championship Series - Pittsburg vs Detroit'[??] - 'The Baseball Fan' [Essanay, 1908], (Comic Picture) - Illustrated Song Play Ball - Open From 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.” (DP, October 16, 1909 p. 5) - Ad repeated on October 17, 1909 ("Today (Sunday)") [The world series films played at the Bijou Theater, 1716 Curtis Street on Sunday, October 24, 1909] -- Ad “The Theatorium - 16th St. Opposite Tabor Grand - New Edison Picture Today: 'Their Social Education' [1909], a Comedy by Edward W.

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Townsend, author of Chimmie Fadden - Open from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.- Admission 5c” (DP, October 19, 1909 p. 4) - Ad repeated on October 20 & 21, 1909. – Ad "Theatorium - 16th St. Opposite Tabor Grand - Two Edison Comedy Pictures Today - 'A Lost Handbag'[1909] - 'A Great Game' [1909]” (DP, October 22, 1909 p. 5) - Ad repeated on October 23 & 24, 1909 -- Ad “The Theatorium - 16th

St. Opposite Tabor Grand - New Biograph Today - 'In The Watches Of The Night' [1909], A story of the silver lining of the clouds of despair.” (DP, October 25, 1909 p. 5) – Ad “The Theatorium - 16th St. Opposite Tabor Grand - New Edison Feature Today - 'The Lie' [1909], A Story of the Franco Prussian War - We have good orchestra music from 1 to 5 p.m. and 7:30 to 11 p.m. daily” (DP,October 26, 1909 p. 7) - Ad repeated on October 27, 1909. –Ad “The Theatorium - 16th St. Opposite Tabor Grand - The place of Polite Entertainment, catering especially to ladies and children.The best of pictures and orchestra music afternoon and evening. Open from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Admission 5c” (DP, October 28, 19095) - Ad repeated on October 29, 1909 - Ad “The Theatorium - 16th St. Opposite Tabor Grand - Two new Edison Pictures Today - 'All'sFair In Love' [1909], (Comedy) - 'The Three Kisses' [1909], (Comedy)” (DP, October 29, 1909 p. 8) -- Ad “The Theatorium - 16th St. Opposite Tabor Grand - Motion Pictures of Quality - Fine Orchestra Music - Good Illustrated Singers - Change of Program Every Day” (DP, October 30, 1909 p. 8) - Ad repeated on October 31, 1909.

October 1909 – The Alpha Theater, 2715 West Colfax Avenue was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of film and illustrated songs. –"15 th Class license granted to Ella Sobal for 2715 West Colfax Avenue" (FPB, October 29, 1909 p. 396) - Renewal would be in April 1910 -- I did not find any ads for the Alpha Theater in theDenver papers during 1909 and I am not sure what type of films they showed.

October 1909 – The Crescent Theater, 2715 Welton Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – "15 th Class license granted to J.W. Leecing for 2715 Welton Street" (FPB, October 18, 1909 p. 380) - Renewal would be in April 1910 – “The petition of J.W. Leecing to transfer a 15 th

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Class Amusement license for 2715 Welton Street to R.R. Dunkin wasgranted" (FPB, October 20, 1909 p. 382 & 384) -- I did not find any ads for the Crescent Theater in the Denver papers during 1909and I am not sure what type of films they showed.

October 1909 – The Family Theater, 218 Broadway was a Nickelodeonpresenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – "15 th Class license granted to H.D. Cassidy for 218 Broadway" (FPB, October 11, 1909 p. 370) - Renewal would be in April 1910 -- I did not find any ads for the Family Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 - showed Licensed films until June 1910.

October 1909 – The Baker Theater, 1445 Lawrence Street presented a Vaudeville program that included film presentations. - Ad “Baker Theater - Special Attraction - Six Days Only - Commencing Monday Oct. 18 - Ketchel Papke Fight Pictures - Showing 20 round of fighting and training quarters of both men. Only opportunity for ladies to witness a real prize fight. - Continuous performances, commencing at Noon each day, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Prices 35c, 25c and 15c “ (DP, October 16, 1909 p. 9) - Ad repeated on October 18 & 19, 1909 – Article “Ketchel Papke Pictures Are Good Reproductions - The Ketchel Papke fight pictures opened at the Baker theater for a week's run yesterday afternoon, and a fair crowd viewed the reproduction, which is oneof the best set of fight pictures ever shown in Denver. The filmsare clear and the full twenty rounds are shown together with sometraining stunts by both men. ....” (DP, October 19, 1909 p. 10 Sports Page) [Ketchel fought Jack Johnson on October 16, 1909 – The fight had been filmed by the Miles Bros. in July 1909 and distributed by Kalem (Streible, Fight Pictures p. 180) - "1 st Class license granted to the Baker Vaudeville Co. for 1445 Lawrence Street" (FPB, October 22, 1909) - Renewal would be in April 1910 -- Ad “Baker Theater - The Denver Musical Protective Union wishesto call the attention of all union people of the city that the above theater is now employing only union musicians and is the only one of the 5c theaters in Denver in line with unionism. Union people should keep this in mind and patronize those who arefriendly to organized labor. Denver Musical Union, Local 20, A.F.of M.” (DP, October 26, 1909 p. 7) -- "The action heretofore

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taken in granting a first class theater license to attach to the Baker Theater was reconsidered and the petition denied on a showing that said license petition was filed under a misapprehension of the ordinance requirements" (FPB, October 27, 1909 p. 392) -- The Baker Theater was granted a 15th Class license on December 15, 1909.

October 1909 – The Majestic Theater, 1625 Curtis Street presenteda Vaudeville program that included film presentations. – Amusements “New Features In Majestic Bill Delight Crowds - ... and the Majesticscope contributes its share of amusements with 'ABelated Wedding' [??]" (DP, October 25, 1909 p. 7) – The daily ads for the Majestic Theater in the DP usually listed "The Majesticscope" or "Ellison's Majesticscope", and it was usually mentioned in the press releases.

October 1909 -- The Orpheum Theater, 1513 Welton Street presenteda Vaudeville program that included film presentations by the Kinodrome. -- The Orpheum Theater ran daily ads in the DP during1909 that listed the performers and "The Kinodrome".

October 1909 – The Pantages Theater, 1717 Curtis Street presenteda Vaudeville program that included film presentations. – The daily ads for the Pantages Theater in the DP usually listed "ThePantagescope".

October 1909 – The Curtis Theater, 1746 Curtis Street presented aprogram of plays. – “On a showing that the Denver Theater Companyat 1746 Curtis Street had made an excessive payment on the first class Amusement license issued on May 28, 1909 and expiring on November 24, 1909, and that said Theater Co. is entitled to an extension of three and one- half months on said license as of thesecond class, it was ordered that the license aforesaid be extended to expire on March 8, 1910" (FPB, October 25, 1909 p. 389) -- I did not find any ads or mention of film presentations at the Curtis Theater after January 1909.

October 9, 1909 (Saturday) – A short article on the city's license inspectors and the License Card system in use - "It is

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the first duty of this department to secure and keep a record of all persons and corporations in the city subject to a license tax. The licenses include saloons, restaurants, amusement resorts, peddlers, second hand dealers, automobiles and in fact all fees and permits issued by the city for any purpose". (MF, October 9, 1909 p. 4).

October 13, 1909 (Wednesday) - An ad for the Denver Gas & Electric Company estimated that 75,000 people were afoot or riding in the vicinity of 16 th & Curtis streets from 5:30 to 9:30 pm (RMN, October 13, 1909) -- Article "In The Mississippi Valley- ... - The value of the well lighted moving picture theater in attracting crowds to certain streets has been the subject of muchstudy by the Denver Gas & Electric Company, of Denver, Col. Statistics are reproduced in a recent number of the Western Electrician, of Chicago, in an article by Joseph A. McMeel. Illustrations are made of the Iris [Theater, 1746 Curtis Street] and Isis [Theater, 1632 Curtis Street] photoplay houses, two pleasing examples. The article says in part: 'In regard to the lights being responsible for the enormous night traffic in this vicinity, an idea of its extensiveness might be gleaned from the count taken by the Denver Gas & Electric Company in October 1909,which shows the pedestrian travel on this street to be the heaviest in the city. The count indicated the number of people onfoot, the number of street car passengers, the number of vehicle passengers, including those on bicycle, and the number of street cars and vehicles, and is substantially correct. - The first mentioned count, that of the pedestrians on foot, is the only onethat has any real bearing on the attendance at these two theaters, assuming that only a small percentage of the vehicle and street car passengers stop along this thoroughfare. The totalnumber of people passing Sixteenth and Curtis streets, the night of the count was 96,643. East of Sixteenth Street in the immediate vicinity of the two theaters in question, the exact number was of people was 16,900. Here it might be cited, however,that some of the people coming onto Curtis Street from Seventeenth and Eighteenth Streets, but not proceeding, as far West as the counters, stationed at Sixteenth and Curtis Streets, were not included in the recapitulation. A conservative estimate

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of this number might be taken at about 6,000 people. This number makes a total of 22,900 people directly in the path of the attractive light from these theater fronts. - Similar statistics were taken in other downtown sections of Denver, but almost all were taken in districts illuminated on a smaller scale, and, as as might be surmised, the pedestrian travel in every instance wasmuch smaller. The enumerations were taken on different nights andat times when just the ordinary street crowds were about. This, therefore, certifies that this same average hold good throughout the year.' (MPW, April 29, 1911 p. 947) -- The full article withphotos of the Isis and Iris Theaters was reprinted in N/M of April 1911 (pp. 37-38) -- The Iris Theater was still the Curtis Theater at the time of the original article - The Iris Theater did not open until June 1910.

October 14, 1909 (Thursday) -- Article "Independents After Denver- Denver, Oct. 14 - The Denver Post prints a story that both the William Morris Circuit and John J. Murdock, through Walter F. Keefe, are attempting to enter Denver with independent vaudeville. According to the Post, the Crescent Realty Co. of this city represents Morris and has negotiated to erect a theateron Curtis Street, opposite Sullivan & Considine's Majestic. F.B. Wipple & Co. is another real estate concern reported to have authority to close for a theater site. Local people are in receipt of letters from Messers. Keefe and Murdock, the Post says, in which they have been asked to provide vaudeville houses here and in Salt Lake City." (Variety, October 16, 1909 p. 6) -- Article "Capitol of Morris Circuit Is To Be Greatly Increased ---.... - It was announced at the Morris office this week that the negotiations on behalf of William Morris, Western, Inc., for a site in Denver had been closed. The location is on Sixteenth Street and the size of the lot. 100 x 125 feet. The theatre when completed will seat 1,900. It is to open in September, '10." (Variety, October 30, 1909 p. 3) -- The American Music Hall was never built.

October 16, 1909 (Saturday) -- Article "Transportation Facilities- The one loud cause for complaint among exhibitors, as well as exchanges, in the West is the recent arbitrary ruling of the

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express companies. The increased charges hit the trade with a violence not known in the East where short jumps and low rates are the rule. Exhibitors over the land should not lose sight of the main fact that this imposition has been brought about by the arrogance of the Pacific and Adams Express companies, more especially the former. In Denver we are particularly affected with this outbreak of Pacific arrogance, but must bear it to somepoints. Wherever possible shipments are routed over the Fargo, Globe and United States lines with very good results and most courteous treatment...." (MPW, October 16, 1909 p. 527) -- Probably about the changes in policies for transporting films that went into effect on August 1, 1909

October 17, 1909 (Sunday) - Want Ads - Business Chances “$3,500 - Moving Picture Bargain - Located in the heart of the city; long lease, low rent; the income should soon pay for this place; rushing business all time; fine theater front, opera chairs, etc.In fact everything strictly up to date. Columbine Business Brokers” (DP, October 17, 1909 p. 15) [This was a real estate broker] – I am not sure which of Denver's twenty-four (24) nickelodeons was being offered for sale - Possibly the Baker Theater, 1445 Lawrence Street.

October 23, 1909 (Saturday) – Article “Some Facts About Electric Wiring In Denver" by J.F. Reardon, City Electrician -- …Special attention is paid to the inspection of theaters and moving picture shows... Parties patronizing Denver theaters need have nofear of fire from electric wiring under the present rigid inspections.” (MF, October 23, 1909 p. 10)

October 23, 1909 (Saturday) – "Correspondence - Denver" - "Notes:The first cold spell has affected the m.p. houses some.” (Variety,October 23, 1909 p. 31) – I am not sure if this referred to Denver or the Rocky Mountain region in general.

October 30, 1909 (Saturday) – Article “Mile High Coney Island Incorporated - Luna Park, ‘the mile high Coney Island’ is the name of Denver's latest summer amusement park, the rejuvenated Manhattan Beach, which will be open the coming season under new

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management. Articles of incorporation were filed yesterday by theLuna Park Amusement company, capitalized for $100,000 and with Albert Lewin, Carl Lindquist and Peter Hanken as incorporators and directors, which will take over the property under a 15 year lease and proceed immediately to expend $50,000 in improvements and preparations for next summer opening.” (DP, October 30, 1909p. 2)

October 31, 1909 (Sunday) – Article “Hedrick Goes To Reformatory- After Attorney E.N Burdick has made his argument in support of his motion for a new trial of the case of Carleton M. Hedrick, who was convicted of the embezzlement of $1,100 from the Moeller brothers and the Cinematograph [Amusement] company, and the motion had been denied, and a motion for arrest of judgment had also been denied, Hedrick was called before Judge Whitford in theWest Side court this morning for sentence..... A stay of execution of fifteen days was granted in order that a bill of exceptions may be prepared to submit to the supreme court in the effect to obtain a writ of supersedes.” (DP, October 31, 1909 Sec. 2, p. 11) – This had to do with his connection with the Cinematograph Amusement Co. who ran the Denver Theater, 1025 17th

Street and the Omega Theater, 1642 Arapahoe Street during 1909 --See the articles in May 1909.

October 31, 1909 (Sunday) - Want Ads - For Sale - Miscellaneous “For Sale - A moving picture machine, model B; gas making outfit, 2,000 feet of film, 200 miscellaneous slides complete for road work; no reasonable offer refused; house in rear. 1151 Jason st.”(DP, October 31, 1909 p. 9) – I have no further information on this address.

November 1909 - Full membership list of the National Independent Motion Picture Alliance included: Chicago Film Exchange, 1632 Curtis, Denver -- Laemmle Film Service, Denver, Colorado (N/M, November 1909 p. 161) -- See list in MPW of November 20, 1909.

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the Chicago Film Exchange in the Denver papers after March 14, 1909, just trade ads that listed a Denver branch office. November 1909 -- The Colorado Film Exchange, 320 Charles Bldg. (990 15 th Street) rented Licensed films in Denver . -- Cards "Historical Licensed Exchanges September 1909 to September 1910" broken down by month and week, with numbers for Number of Customers and Number of Reels -- NO. 16 -- Colorado Film Exchange, Denver, Colo.: September 8/38, 7/34, 7/37, 9/36 Average: 8 Customers, 37 Reels October 7/38, 7/40, 8/41, 7/40, 7/41 Average: 7 Customers, 40 Reels November 7/41, 7/43, 7/40, 7/41 Average: 7 Customers, 41 Reels (Kleine, Box 26) -- I did not find any ads for the Colorado Film Exchange in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Listed as a Licensedfilm exchange in trade paper ads. November 1909 – The Denver Film Exchange, 713 Lincoln Street rented Licensed films in Denver. -- Two Page Ad "The Motiograph supplied by the Enterprise Optical Company of Chicago" - had a statement on p. 91 by D.F.E., Denver, Colo., February 1st - "I have not sold a Motiograph to anyone who is not delighted with it." (MPW, July 17, 1909 pp. 90-91) – The ads run thru the end of 1909 -- Cards "Historical Licensed Exchanges September 1909 toSeptember 1910" broken down by month and week, with numbers for Number of Customers and Number of Reels -- NO. 25 - Denver Film Exchange, Denver, Colo.: September 8/28, 9/29, 10/29, 10/32 Average: 9 Customers, 29 Reels October 10/32, 10/23, 12/34, 10/34, 13/40 Average: 11 Customers,33 Reels November 13/42, 12/38, 13/36, 13/41 Average: 13 Customers, 40 Reels (Kleine, Box, 26) -- I did not find any ads for the Denver Film Exchange renting films, just selling theaters, in the Denverpapers after January 1909 -- Listed as a Licensed film exchange in trade paper ads.

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November 1909 -- The Globe Film Service, 210 Enterprise Blck. (890 15 th Street) rented Independent films in Denver . -- I did not find any ads for the Globe Film Service in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Listed as an Independent Exchange in trade papers ads.

November 1909 -- Kleine Optical Co., 204 Nassau Bldg. (1231 16 th Street) rented Licensed films in Denver. -- Cards "Historical Licensed Exchanges September 1909 to September 1910" broken down by month and week, with numbers for Number of Customers and Number of Reels -- NO. 43 - Kleine Optical Co., Denver, Colo.: September 9/36, 6/41, 6/38, 8/39 Average: 8 Customers, 38 ReelsOctober 8/42, 6/41, 7/39, 9/40, 7/35 Average: 7 Customers, 40 Reels November 7/38, 6/34, 7/37, 7/35 Average: 7 Customers, 36 Reels (Kleine, Box 26) -- I did not find any ads for the Kleine OpticalCo. in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Listed as a Licensed filmexchange in trade paper ads.

November 1909 -- The Laemmle Film Service, Railroad Exchange Bldg(909 17 th Street) rented Independent films in Denver -- I did notfind any ads or mention of the Laemmle Film Service in the Denverpapers during 1909 - The last Laemmle ad listing a Denver office in 1909 I found in MPW was on July 17, 1909 (p. 107) – See the listing in the December 1909 issue of Nickelodeon.

November 1909 – The Bijou Theater, 1716 Curtis Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of Licensed films and illustrated songs. – "15 th Class license granted to the Bijou Theater at 1716 Curtis Street" (FPB, 10, 1909 p. 409) - Renewal would be in May 1910 -- I did not find any ads for the Bijou Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 and I am not sure what type of films they were showing.

November 1909 – The Dreamland Theater, 1530 Larimer Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – "15 th Class license granted to H.R. Rand for 1528 Larimer Street" (FPB, November 10, 1909 p. 409) - Renewal would be in May1910 -- I did not find any ads for the Dreamland Theater in the

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Denver papers during 1909 and I am not sure what type of films they were showing.

November 24, 1909 (Wednesday) – The Gem Theater, 1013 15 th Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – "15 th Class license granted to the Rand Amusement Co. for 1013 15 th Street " (FPB, November 24, 1909 p. 430) - Renewal would be in May 1910 -- I did not find any ads for the Gem Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 and I am not sure what type of films they were showing.

November 1909 – The Star Theater, 1122 17 th Street was Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – "15 th Class license granted to S.F. Fisher [or Tisher] for 1122 17 th Street " (FPB, November 22, 1909 p. 427) - Renewal would be inMay 1910 -- I did not find any ads for the Star Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 and I am not sure what type of films they were showing.

November 1909 - The Theatorium, 1017 16 th Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of Licensed films and illustrated songs. - Ad “The Theatorium - 16th St. Opposite TaborGrand - Motion Pictures of Quality - Fine Orchestra Music - Good Illustrated Singers - Change of Program Every Day ” (DP, November2, 1909) – Ad repeated on November 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 1909 -- Ad “The Theatorium - 16th St. Opposite Tabor Grand - New Gaumont Pictures Today - 'The Pigmy World' [??] - 'A Peace Agitator' [??]- Orchestra Music - Admission 5c” (DP, November 9, 1909 p. 5) – Ad “The Theatorium - 16th Street Opposite Tabor Grand - Always Something New at the - Popular Picture Theater - See the Girl in the Illuminated Frame Singing the Latest Song Hits - Tennessee - Orchestra Music - Admission 5c” (DP, November 21, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 9) -- Ad “The Theatorium - 16th Street Opposite Tabor Grand - Always Something New at the - Popular Picture Theater - See the Girl in the Illuminated Frame Singing the Latest Song Hits - Orchestra Music - Admission 5c” (DP, November 23, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 9) - Ad repeated on November 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 1909.

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November 1909 – The Majestic Theater, 1625 Curtis Street presented a Vaudeville program that included film presentations. – Article “M'Coy Leaves Majestic Theater - Will Go To Cincinnati to Take Charge of New Play House - Effective today there is a change in the management of the Majestic theater. Daniel F. McCoy, who has been in charge of the Sullivan & Considine interests in Denver for eighteen months, has retired from the local theater field to become the manager of the new C & S house in Cincinnati. He has been succeed by J.R. Bronson. - Mr. Bronsonarrived from San Francisco several days ago. The transfer of the business of the theater was made today. - Under the direction of Mr. McCoy the business of the Majestic has been built up until nearly 32,000 people attend the performances at the popular vaudeville house every week......” (DP, November 24, 1909 p. 4) -- The daily ads for the Majestic Theater in the DP usually listed "The Majesticscope" or "Ellison's Majesticscope", and it was usually mentioned in the press releases.

November 1909 – The Orpheum Theater, 1513 Welton Street presenteda Vaudeville program that included film presentations. – Amusements “The Orpheum's New Bill - One of the Kinodrome pictures is fair, but the other is hardly of a character that onewould expect to see at the Orpheum” (DP, November 16, 1909 p. 12) -- The ads for the Orpheum Theater usually listed "The Kinodrome", and the press releases and amusement notices mention it occasionally, but don't give any specific titles.

November 1909 – The Pantages Theater, 1717 Curtis Street presented a Vaudeville program that included film presentations –Amusements “Dance of Death Takes Crowd to Pantages Theater - ...The moving pictures this week are especially good. Yachting and gambling are the subjects of the pictures.” (DP, November 7, 1909 Sec. 1, p. 5) [The ad listed "The Pantagescope"] -- BuildingPermits "Index Number: (1909) 11-8.0#2943.0 - S: - Description: alterations to pantages theater - Size: - Cost: 1000 - Fronting On: Curtis - Between: seventeenth and eighteenth - Legal Description: - Architect: - Builder: - Owner: Eppich, E.P. - T: 1" (BP, November 8, 1909) --“Building Permits - Ed. P. Eppich, fire escape and repairs to Pantages theater, Curtis near

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Seventeenth, $1,000” (DP, November 9, 1909 p. 12) -- – The ads for the Pantages Theaters usually listed "The Pantagescope", butthe press releases just mentioned films, not specific titles.November 1, 1909 (Monday) -- The Auditorium opened as a legitimate theater presenting a program of plays. -- Article "SHUBERTS OPEN AUDITORIUM - Denver, Nov. 4 - The Shuberts opened the Auditorium as their local stand last Monday evening with a sell out audience. The place seats 4,200. On Monday afternoon but700 tickets were left in the rack. - Louise Gunning in Marcelle was the first attraction. Both the principal and show were highlypraised by the local press. Next Monday The Gay Musician stops over at the Auditorium for a week. The advance sale for that at present is nearly as heavy as for the premiere. The Auditorium passing to the Shubert management under an arrangement with the city officials caused a great deal of comment at the time [June 1909]. The other theatrical managers in town feared the opposition of the big house, but now claim they are not worried, even with the huge success of the first night. - With the prices at from 25 cents to a dollar, and with a good line of attractions, there isn't any question but that the Auditorium will be the star show place of Denver. It looks like a success every way." (Variety, December 6, 1909 p. 5)-- The Shubert contract with the City of Denver cancelled in January 1910.

November 6, 1909 (Saturday) – Article “About Electric Signs - In Denver the rules governing the installation of electric signs areas follows: All electric signs where the globes mark out letters or a device, have the preference over non illuminated signs. An electric sign of the above class may extend four feet from lot line at 10 feet elevation from sidewalk. An electric sign extending five feet from the lot line must be elevated 12 feet from the sidewalk. An electric sign extending six feet must be elevated 15 or more feet from the sidewalk. The object of this rule is to guarantee to the owners of these respective signs thatno one can entirely obstruct the view of their signs by placing another sign farther over the sidewalk than the law allows. Non illuminated signs or devices may extend one foot from the lot line up to 10 feet from the sidewalk; above 10 feet a two foot

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projection is allowed.” (MF, November 6, 1909 p. 15) -- “About Signs In Denver (By City Electrician Reardon) - The ordinance in Denver regulating the hanging of signs, both electrical and otherwise, is in my estimation the most conservative in the country. Some cities of the size of Denver still allow signs to be placed promiscuously over the sidewalks. This does not insure uniformity. Others do not allow signs to extend over two feet from the lot line. A few, I am told, do not allow signs to extendbeyond the lot line. These two latter rules are in my estimation,rather radical and will always tend to retard the electrical display in those cities. To me there is nothing more pleasing to the eye than an artistic electrical display.” (MF, November 27, 1909 p. 15).

November 8, 1909 (Monday) – “The [Fire & Police] Board declared that it would enforce the order prohibiting the placing of theater and other advertising matter on telegraph and telephone and other poles in the city. This order to apply to the Auditorium as well as all theaters” (FPB, November 8, 1909 p. 407).

November 11, 1909 (Thursday) – Article “Moving Picture Shows Under Ban - Fire and Police Board Refuses Application and Censors Film in Use - No more licenses will be issued by the fire and police board for moving picture theaters. There are twenty - two of these institutions in Denver now. - The board today turned down an application for another such place made by a client of SenatorFrederick W. Parks. Even the influence of the senator was not strong enough to outweigh the policy of the board. - Not only hasthe board set a limit on these places, but it is also exercising a censorship over the character of the moving pictures that are shown there. - That the censorship has proved effective is indicated by the care exercised by the owners of these places in selecting their films. Recently the board condemned a film shown here in which a policeman was abused. This, the board thought, tended to indicate a disregard for the law and its officers, hence it place it under the ban.” (DP, November 11, 1909 p. 11) – Notice “The city officials have put a limit on the moving picture houses here, allowing twenty - four of them. The limit has

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been reached. A censor has also been appointed for the picture shows.” (Variety, November 20, 1909 p. 27) – Article “Limit Reached In Denver - No more licenses will be issued by the fire and police board of Denver, Colo., for moving picture theaters. There are twenty - two of these institutions in Denver now . The board lately tuned down an application for another such place made by a client of Senator Frederick W. Parks. Even the influence of the senator was not strong enough to outweigh the policy of the board. -- Not only has the board set a limit on these places, but it is also exercising a censorship over the character of the moving picture that are shown there. -- That thecensorship has proved effective is indicated by the care exercised by the the owners of these places in selecting their films.” (N/M, December 1909 p. 190) – Article “The Limit ReachedIn Denver - Denver, Colo., has twenty-two picture theaters. Its fire and police board has decided that this is plenty. The application of No. 23 for a license has been turned down, and even the fact that the applicant had a staunch friend in Senator Parks could not stay the baneful influence of the mystic number. There will be no twenty-three for Denver in the moving picture line -- Denver is a city of considerably over one hundred and fifty thousand population. With twenty - two theaters in operation every group of seven thousand of its inhabitants has a picture theater. In Chicago the proportion is about one theater to every five thousand; in Philadelphia, it is one in every eight thousand; in the whole United States, it is somewhere around one in every seven thousand five hundred. The Denver authorities either are in possession of the statistics or they have an excellent sense of proportion. Still, it seems as if they might grant about three more licenses, just to make round numbers. Theywill have to pass the skidoo sign some time.” (N/M, December 1909 p. 168) – I have identified twenty-two (22) nickelodeons andtwo moving picture theaters in Denver by this date. – I did not find any mention of this in the FPB records, and the last denied petition was in March 1909 – They may be referring to the licensedenied to Tallman & Shirley for 1607 West 32nd Avenue on December1, 1909.

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November 11, 1909 (Thursday) – “New Incorporations - The Theater Amusement company; Samuel Johnson, Earl A. Perkins, E.J. French; $7,500 Denver” (DP, November 11, 1909 p. 12) – The Theater Amusement Co. took over the Idle Hour Theater, 1231 16th Street in January 1910 and moved the theater to 1004 15th Street, the site of The Famous Restaurant.

November 15, 1909 (Monday) – “The following were ordered before the Board at its chambers on November 17, 1909 at 10:30 am relative to the indiscriminate posting of theatrical advertising matter - Curran Bill Posting Co. - William S. Hall - 1529 Arapahoe -- The Denver Theater Co. - George A. Collins" (FPB, November 15, 1909 p. 419) – “The following agreement was subscribed to by the various Bill Posting companies and theater advertising agents doing business in Denver at this time: “That no 'dropboards' or 'tacn' [??] cards are to be posted in or aboutthe City; that the fronts of new buildings are not to be used forbill board purposes; that no theater is to post advertising matter of any description or character in the block occupied or fronting any other theater". The agreement was approved by the [Fire & Police] Board" (FPB, November 17, 1909 p. 422).

November 20, 1909 (Saturday) - Members of the National Independent Moving Picture Alliance - "Exchanges - Colorado - Chicago Film Exchange, 1632 Curtis Street, Denver -- Globe Film Service, Denver" (MPW, November 20, 1909 p. 739) -- See list in N/M for November 1909.

November 28, 1909 (Sunday) - Want Ads - Business Chances “PictureShow - That played to more than 14,000 people the past week . We can show this to you; house contains 1,200 seats and is the best equipped in town and makes more money than any three smaller shows combined; investigation solicited. For information call Monday after 10 a.m. 1724 Lawrence Street” (DP, November 28, 1909 Sec. 2, p. 10) - Possibly the Baker Theater, 1445 Lawrence Street.November 29, 1909 (Monday) -- "Lubin Catalog" (November 29, 1909)- included a photo of the "1910 Model Cineograph" projector (Musser, Catalogs, Reel #3 - J-0955).

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November 29 (Monday) to December 5 (Sunday), 1909 – The Tabor Grand Opera House, 1016 16 th Street presented fight film s in the afternoons before their regular evening performance of plays. - Ad “Tabor Grand - Next Week - During Hours of 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. - Johnson Ketchel Fight Pictures - 25c For All Seats - Showing this Wonderful Battle Round By Round” (DP, November 23, 1909 p. 10 Sports Page) – Ad “Tabor Grand - Today From 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. - Continuous Exhibit - Johnson Ketchel Fight Pictures - 25c All Seats” (DP, November 29, 1909 p. 5) - Ad repeated on November 30, 1909 [Not listed in the ad on Sunday, November 28, 1909] -- Article “Johnson Ketchel Films In Denver This Week - The Tabor Grand is to have a strong attraction this week, to be shown during the daytime, in the Johnson Ketchel fight pictures. The exhibitions of the pictures will be continuous from 10 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and on Wednesday and Saturday from 10 a.m. until 12:30 noon. The pictures are said to be unusually clear anddistinct and by far the best ever taken of a fistic encounter......” (DP, November 19, 1909 p. 8 Sports Page)- [The films were distributed by George Kleine for the Motion Picture Patents Co. (Streible, Fight Pictures, p. 210)].

December 1909 -- Article “Some Questions Answered” by David S. Hulfish - Long article on the floor plan for a theater in a location 22 feet wide - No. 3 in the series -- Floor Plan #3 was for a seating capacity of 200 in a space 22 by 80 feet -- Floor Plant #4 was for a seating capacity of 200 in a space 22 by 70 feet (N/M, December 1909 pp. 175-177).

December 1909 - Article "The National Board Of Censorship" (N/M,December 1909 pp. 182-183).

December 1909 – The Chicago Film Exchange, 1632 Curtis Street rented Independent films in Denver. -- I did not find any ads forthe Chicago Film Exchange in the Denver papers after March 14, 1909, just trade ads that listed a Denver branch office.

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December 1909 -- The Colorado Film Exchange, 320 Charles Bldg. (990 15 th Street) rented Licensed films in Denver . -- Cards "Historical Licensed Exchanges September 1909 to September 1910" broken down by month and week, with numbers for Number of Customers and Number of Reels -- NO. 16 -- Colorado Film Exchange, Denver, Colo.:September 8/38, 7/34, 7/37, 9/36 Average: 8 Customers, 37 Reels October 7/38, 7/40, 8/41, 7/40, 7/41 Average: 7 Customers, 40 Reels November 7/41, 7/43, 7/40, 7/41 Average: 7 Customers, 41 Reels December 11/41, 11/42, 11/42,12/40 Average: 11 Customers, 41 Reels (Kleine, Box 26) -- I did not find any ads for the Colorado Film Exchange in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Listed as a Licensed film exchange in trade paper ads. December 1909 – The Denver Film Exchange, 713 Lincoln Street rented Licensed films in Denver. -- Two Page Ad "The Motiograph supplied by the Enterprise Optical Company of Chicago" - had a statement on p. 91 by D.F.E., Denver, Colo., February 1st - "I have not sold a Motiograph to anyone who is not delighted with it." (MPW, July 17, 1909 pp. 90-91) – The ads run thru the end of 1909 -- Cards "Historical Licensed Exchanges September 1909 toSeptember 1910" broken down by month and week, with numbers for Number of Customers and Number of Reels -- NO. 25 - Denver Film Exchange, Denver, Colo.: September 8/28, 9/29, 10/29, 10/32 Average: 9 Customers, 29 Reels October 10/32, 10/23, 12/34, 10/34, 13/40 Average: 11 Customers,33 Reels November 13/42, 12/38, 13/36, 13/41 Average: 13 Customers, 40 Reels December 14/43, 14/41, 16/43, 15/44 Average: 15 Customers, 43 Reels (Kleine, Box, 26) -- I did not find any ads for the Denver Film Exchange renting films, just selling theaters, in the Denverpapers after January 1909 -- Listed as a Licensed film exchange in trade paper ads.

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December 1909 -- The Globe Film Service, 210 Enterprise Blck. (890 15 th Street) rented Independent films in Denver . -- I did not find any ads for the Globe Film Service in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Listed as an Independent Exchange in trade papers ads.

December 1909 -- Kleine Optical Co., 204 Nassau Bldg. (1231 16 th Street) rented Licensed films in Denver. -- Cards "Historical Licensed Exchanges September 1909 to September 1910" broken down by month and week, with numbers for Number of Customers and Number of Reels -- NO. 43 - Kleine Optical Co., Denver, Colo.: September 9/36, 6/41, 6/38, 8/39 Average: 8 Customers, 38 ReelsOctober 8/42, 6/41, 7/39, 9/40, 7/35 Average: 7 Customers, 40 Reels November 7/38, 6/34, 7/37, 7/35 Average: 7 Customers, 36 Reels December 7/34, 7/34, 7/30, 7/30 Average: 7 Customers, 32 Reels (Kleine, Box 26) -- I did not find any ads for the Kleine Optical Co. in the Denver papers during 1909 -- Listed as a Licensed film exchange in tradepaper ads.

December 1909 - The Gaiety Theater, 1625 Lawrence Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of Licensed films and illustrated songs. – "15 th Class license granted to the Gaiety Amusement Co. for 1625 Lawrence Street" (FPB, December 15, 1909 p. 455) - Renewal would be in June 1910 -- I did not find any adsfor the Gaiety Theater in the Denver papers between October 27, 1909 (when they were showing Licensed films) and March 26, 1910.

December 1909 – The Hippodrome Theater, 1217 16 th Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of Independent films and illustrated songs. – "15 th Class license granted to R.H. McCluskey at 1215 - 17 16 th Street " (FPB, December 3, 1909) - Renewal would be in May 1910 -- "Two (2) 15 th Class licenses granted to R.H. McCluskey for 1217 16 th Street " (FPB, December 8, 1909) - Renewal would be in May 1910 -- It is unclear if McCluskey had three (3) 15th Class licenses or just two (2) -- only two (2) licenses were renewed in June 1910.

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December 1909 – The Isis Theater, 1632 Curtis Street was a Movie Theater presenting a program of Licensed films and illustrated songs. - I did not find any ads for the Isis Theater in the DP between October 4 and December 13, 1909 -- Ad “The Isis Theater -1632 Curtis Street - Today Only - Biograph Film - Taking a Tip onthe 'Corner In Wheat' [1909] - As being one of the greatest moving pictures ever produced” (DP, December 13, 1909 p. 3) -- Idid not find any further ads for the Isis Theater in the Denver papers until April 1910.

December 1909 – The Princess Theater, 1624 Larimer Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of films and illustrated songs. – "15 th Class license granted to the National Amusement Co. at 1624 Larimer Street" (FPB, December 13, 1909 p. 452) - Renewal would be in June 1910 -- I did not find any ads for the Princess Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 and I am not sure what type of films they were showing.

December 1909 – The Theatorium, 1017 16 th Street was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of Licensed films and illustrated songs. – "15 th Class license granted to Rocky Mtn. Gem Co. for 1017 16 th Street " (FPB, December 1, 1909) - Renewal would be in May 1910 - Large Ad "The Rocky Mtn. Gem Company" at 1017-1019 16th Street with its entrance at 1009 16th Street - entire upper floor - “Denver's largest wholesale jewelry shop, making changes by January 1910.” [Showed Theatorium at 1017-1019 16th Street] (RMN, December 12, 1909 p. 3) - Ad repeated on December 19, 1909, (p. 11) -- Ad “The Theatorium - 16th Street Opposite Tabor Grand - Always Something New at the - Popular Picture Theater - See the Girl in the Illuminated Frame Singing the Latest Song Hits - Orchestra Music - Admission 5c” (DP, December 1, 1909) – Ad repeated on December 2 & 3, 1909 -- Ad “The Theatorium - 16th St. Opposite Tabor Grand - Good Pictures, Good Music (Orchestra), Good Singers. New Song Hit Today, Next To Your Mother, Who Do You Love? - Admission 5c” (DP, December 4, 1909 p.9) - Ad repeated on December 5, 6, 7, 8, 1909 -- Ad “The Theatorium - 16th Opposite Tabor Grand - Big Feature Picture Today - 'If Love Be True' [Lubin, 1909] - Friday, Edison -'The House Of Cards' [1909] - Illustrated Song, Lonesome." (DP,

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December 9, 1909 p. 14) - Ad repeated on December 10 & 11, 1909 -- Ad “The Theatorium - 16th St. Opposite Tabor Grand - All New Pictures Today - Comic and Dramatic - New Song Hit, Something Seems To Say You Love Me - Orchestra Music - Admission 5c” (DP, December 12, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 10) - Ad repeated on December 13, 1909 -- Ad “The Theatorium - 16th St. Opposite Tabor Grand - 2 New Pictures Today 2 - 'Fenton Of The Forty Second' [Edison, 1909] - 'Jinks, The Grouch' [Lubin, 1909]” (DP, December 14, 1909 p. 4) - Ad repeated on December 15, 16, 17, 1909. –Ad “The Theatorium - 16th St. Opposite the Tabor Grand - Special for Sunday, Edison's Latest Production - 'A Gift From Santa Claus' [1909] - Continuous show, open from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.” (DP, December 18, 1909 p. 9) - Ad repeated on December 19, 1909. –Ad “Theatorium - 16th St. Opposite Tabor Grand - 2 Xmas Pictures 2 -Today - Biograph and Edison” (DP, December 20, 1909 p. 6) - Ad repeated on December 21, 22, 23, 1909. –Ad “The Theatorium - 16th

Street - Opposite Tabor Grand - Today Only - Edison's Latest Production In Motion Picture Art – 'Faust' [1909]” (DP, December24, 1909 p. 4) - Ad repeated on December 25 & 26, 1909. – Ad “Theatorium - 1017 16 th St . - Big Feature Picture For Sunday - 'Little Italy' [??] - Orchestra Music - Illustrated Song” (DP, December 26, 1909 Sec. 2, p. 9). – Ad “Theatorium - 1017 16 th Street - New Selig Picture Today - 'Buried Alive' [1909], A Dramaof Western Gold Mining” (DP, December 27, 1909 p. 9) – Ad “Theatorium - 1017 16 th Street - New Edison Today, 'Tobacco Mania' [??] - New Lubin, 'The New Chief' [1909]” (DP, December 28, 1909 p. 6) - Ad repeated on December 29 & 30, 1909 -- Ad “Theatorium - 1017 Sixteenth St. - Life Like Motion Pictures - Illustrated Song - Orchestra Music - Admission 5c” (DP, December30, 1909 p. 10) - Ad repeated on December 31, 1909.

December 1909 – The Globe Theater, 4826 Washington Street presented a program of films and illustrated songs. – "15 th Class license granted to E.R. Beck for 4826 Washington Street" (FPB, December 29, 1909 p. 470) - Renewal would be in June 1910 -- I did not find any ads for the Globe Theater in the Denver papers during 1909 and I am not sure what type of films they were showing.

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December 1909 – The West Side Theater, 769 Jason Street (Sante FeDrive) was a Nickelodeon presenting a program of Licensed films and illustrated songs. – "Amusement license granted to Myers & Hale for 769 Jason Street" (FPB, December 6, 1909 p. 445) - Renewal would be in June 1910 -- See letter in MPW of March 5, 1910 (p. 483) -- I did not find any ads for the West Side Theaterin the Denver papers during 1909.

December 1909 – The Baker Theater, 1445 Lawrence Street may have been a combination Vaudeville/Move Theater. – "15 th Class license granted to the Baker Vaudeville Co. for 1445 Lawrence Street" (FPB, December 15, 1909) - Renewal would be in June 1910 -- Ad “The Baker Theater - On Thursday and Friday, December 23 and 24, between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. will give to each patron a valuable and appropriate souvenir. Extra vaudeville attractions Saturday and Sunday afternoon and evening. The biggest and best show in Denver for 5c” (DP, December 23, 1909 p. 13) - Ad repeated on December 22, 23, 26, 1909 -- Ad “The Baker Theater - 1445 Lawrence St. - This afternoon and evening, 3 big vaudeville acts,3,000 feet best motion pictures, latest illustrated songs; 1,200 seats - Admission Parquet 10c, Balcony 5c” (DP, December 31, 1909 p. 7) -- I did not find any further ads for the Baker Theater in the Denver papers until February 1910.

December 1909 – Majestic Theater, 1625 Curtis Street presented a Vaudeville program that included film presentations. – Ad “Majestic - ... Our Own Up To Date Majesticscope - Presenting Carefully Selected Picture Stories - Dramatic, Historical, Comedy” (DP, December 5, 1909 Sec. 3, p. 10) -- "The Majesticscope" was usually listed in the ads and mentioned in press releases and amusement section, but no specific titles werementioned.

December 1909 – The Orpheum Theater, 1513 Welton Street presenteda Vaudeville program that included film presentations. –The ads for the Orpheum Theater usually listed "The Kinodrome", and the press releases and amusement notices mention it occasionally, butno specific titles were mentioned.

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December 1909 – The Pantages Theater, 1717 Curtis Street presented a vaudeville program that included film presentations. - "The Crystal Theater Co. transferred a 1 st Class license for 1717 Curtis Street to the Pantages Theater" (FPB, December 1, 1909 p. 439) – "1 st Class license granted to the Pantages Theater at 1717 Curtis Street" (FPB, December 1, 1909 p. 438) - Renewal would be in June 1910 -- "The Pantagescope" was usually listed inthe ads and mentioned in press releases and amusement section, but no specific titles were mentioned

December 1, 1909 (Wednesday) – "15 th Class license denied to Tallman & Shirley for 3607 West 32 nd Street " by the (FPB, December1, 1909 p. 440) – No reason given -- This would be the site of the Highlands Theater in October 1910.

December 4, 1909 (Saturday) – “Among The Exhibitors - Salt Lake City, Utah - The Empire Theater, 56 State street, has been leasedby Harvey R. Rand, who will convert it into a moving picture house.” (MPW, December 4, 1909 p. 802) – Harry Rand ran the Gem Theater, 1013 15th Street and the Dreamland Theater, 1530 LarimerStreet in Denver.

December 9, 1909 (Thursday) - Want Ads - Business Chances “MovingPictures - Owners can't agree and say it to us sell the thing, and we will do it if we get two thirds of what its worth; 1,400 people can look at the stage at one time. The Great Western Investment Co., 604 Mack Bldg.” (DP, December 9, 1909 p. 14) [This was a real estate agency] - Ad repeated on December 12, 1909 - Possibly the Baker Theater, 1445 Lawrence Street or the Curtis Theater, 1746 Curtis Street.

December 14, 1909 (Tuesday) – “New Incorporations - Columbia Amusement Co., E.M. Vine, C.M. Edison, A.G. Chamberlain. $50,000 Denver” (DP, December 14, 1909 p. 12) -- Listed as being at 245 Equitable Bldg (730 17th Street) in the 1910 DCD -- I company with the same name was selling moving picture theaters in 1915.

December 15, 1909 (Wednesday) – Possible opening of the La Roma Theater, 3354 Pecos Street. – “The La Roma Theater Co., 3360

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Navajo Street transferred a 15 th Class license to itself at 3354 Pecos Street” (FPB, December 15, 1909 p. 456) – I did not find any mention of the opening of this theater in the Denver papers -- I did not find any ads for the La Roma Theater (for either location) in the Denver papers during 1909 and I am not sure whattype of films they were showing.

December 19, 1909 (Sunday) - Want Ads - Business Chances “Moving Picture Show - They are doing the business, the people who are continually patronizing this first-class pleasure retreat is proof itself. Just observe the happy expressions on their faces on emerging from seeing the pictures. Nearly 300 folding seats. First class fixtures. Program changed daily. Clears $200 a week. Steam Heat. If you are looking for a moving picture biz, come andget particulars. The Victor M. Cox Investments Co., 408 Opera House Block, cor. 16th and Curtis” (DP, December 19, 1909 p. 11) [Cox was a real estate broker] – I am not sure which of Denver's twenty-four (24) nickelodeons was being offered for sale.

December 30, 1909 (Thursday) - Letter to Henry Marvin of the Biograph Co. listing the number of customers renting films through various Kleine exchanges - ... "Denver - 30 Customers - Weekly Gross $931.20 - No. of Reels 264 -- Each customer uses an average of 8 3.5 reels weekly - Average charge per reel $3.52 - Average price per customer $31.04" - these number were compared to New York and Boston who used three or four times more reels of films, and averaged $20.00 per customer (Kleine, Historical Distribution, Box #26) -- These numbers seem to be for all three Licensed exchanges in Denver, not just the Kleine Optical Co. branch.

December 31, 1909 (Friday) - List of films distributed by the Denver office of the Kleine Optical Company from July 1 to December 31, 1909 - broken down week by week and by Manufacturer- The totals for the period were: Biograph - 39; Edison - 4;

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Essanay - 8; Kalem - 8; Lubin - 6; Melies - 0; Pathe - 37; Selig- 30; Vitagraph – 20 (Kleine, Historical Distribution, Box #26).

Paul O'Malleypaulomalley@comcast.net(303) 692-1137Saturday, October 15, 2022

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