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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1929)
THE EVENING KERALA .Five Days! - - - . Mark Rise Theatres Banner Dates Mark Poole'. Show House l. Career During Past Ten Yean. ' There uro five Hiifiiificnnt dutcM in tho buMinviM life of If. W. I'oolc, pruHldont nnd controlling Htockhohlcr of tho Pelican Theatre cor-p-tmtion tinted which mark hi Kruduul riHu lu thu tlic ulre world to IiIm pii'Kint JioHltion hi which liu control a chuiii of four jiliiy IioimrH 'in Klumuth. Today Mr. I'oole controls or owne outright propcrilee valued St upwards of lliree-iiiiartera of mlllUiii UolUrii. Till rle l proniltienc hi business affair In Oregon has been accomplished during the past ten yeere mul only after recurring reverses which were finally ovurcomu bjr consistent work nl tho belief that lliu city would support hi enterprises. Arrived lu IIMII Tllo firm dale, of ionise. Id December 33, milt, wueu Mr. i'oole, socking a plare to Disk)' bla tiilura home, hapiieued onto the Klamath rounlry. lie hud heard of Klamath about thai lima thu country waa In lb" throes or lu flrt railroad boom Khun E. IJ. Uarrttnan built a Hue to Kirk, when the Ureal Northern rnllroad waa talking seriously of building aoulh from llend and when tho plan of th Modoo Northern railroad had been coucclved. KIkM ycara passed during which Mr. Poo In established him wir III the Klatnalh country. Thru ha bcramo Interested In the theatre business, constructed and opened tho Liberty lliuatrp, the first or tha I'oole chain of then tree. There wnro four other ninvlug plrl uro houses lu tho city and "gulng wan hard". Huilds Heroml Tlicl re Two years and a half passed and Mr. I'oole w hla way clear ' to build the Chlloquln theatre which waa opened to tho public October 1. 1920. Thcro waa nothing protontloue about this bow house, nor la thora now; but It ' juat another atop In building up. Cams then the flrat of hla ma jor theatre acllvWee. on April K, J0J5. when he completed tho purchase or tho IMne Tree theatre lease and futures, from the (leorgo M, Mann Thoatroa Incor porutod. 'i Tho iH'Xt year, Novcmlwr 30, ISiS, Mr. Hoolo piirchnHvd what waa lien llio Hurl bulldliiK, now thu 1'ooln bulldliiK, from Krod ('. Hlnlil, Hmromrnlo rapltnllut, who had boiiKht property from tho Hart Brolhera or Dai-ramtmto. Tho I'lne Truo thnatro la loraled In I lila biilldlni aa wi ll ua mmiy atom rooma on tho atrcot li vil nnd buxlucaa aulti-a on tho ai't-uiul floor. ' Aud now rouioa the fliui'l ilnl'', January IT, 11)29, when Mr. i'oolo. reachea llio aMx of hla nin lilllona, the opnnliiK of tho now I'ellcan Theatre, a theatre which ta matched nowhere In uny city tho alio of Klamath Kulla In tha lulled Ktnlca. Krlemln or Mr. Poola any, thut tliero will bo other date In tho fuluro; ilntoa marltliiic turlhor atrldoa In the thenlre world: : ilntH that mark tho reitllifulnn of Mr. Poolo'a aocret drearua oven nV Janumy 17 will wltnoaa tho blKKOHt drcuin ho liux vlnuiillcrd to duto. Pelican Theatre Class A Building (Continued from Pago Two) a cloas A building are not vlhlhlo lo Ibo naked eye. For example a alioll ot a building could huvo r buen eroded by tho Pelican then ' trs corporation, glased over w ith ali attrautlvo front and possibly creutod tho sumo general uffeel , , that tho (Hubs A. Pcllcnn llnulro does today. Hut JuMurnnco mnii and build . lug lnspeclora go buneiilh the ,t flrat coating nnd find out wheth er or not the structure comes Within tho purview ot tho build. lug, codo or whother or not a lyvv Insurance rato la Justiriublo. Not a ahull, but solid, mnsslvo . building mntorlnl, Is tho core of tho now building. Time, flro or quake either one or all will tell tho t"lo ot what si ruin thn li.ud A I'l.llriiii tlieiilrii cull nil. ' llergO. Thero are throo nillllun books In tha United Hlntea l.lhrnrv of D,Eld,'edse M II HUM HIM ...l-.y .It rr M' JiWrV ' pJ2r'r1 At flrx) an operator. Ixnt.l KldrcdK" una winked hluiaelf up lo lh. alallnll of proiel'tliilllal of I ih" Liberty Iheuire, a Job whlib he luinillea t-rd.-lenily. Wurlitzer Organ Used in Theatre (t'onl lulled from I'atfo Two) The touo produced by the Wurlliier llow-Jonea unit or rheatra la full, rich and mellow, and la ihn ndmlrailon of nil who hear II.. Thn wonderful Dlaphnne I and Tuhaa pour forth thunderous Hope with the expression shade ; open, but wheu cloaed Ihe power ; la reduced lo a whlper. The Wurlilzer t'nlt Otkuii con ' laliia all thn nnea usually touud In tho church organ, combined wtlli aitch onluKlrnl Inalriimeni aa cliirliiela. flulea. piccolos, vlo llua. eorueta, troiubonca, aaxa phuut'l, etc. C'oiilnliia Mini) tiiairumriiia In ail. IH Inn to those are to bo found llio Vox llumann, rcflndcd Mimlral Slelith Hells, Harps, Xyl ophone. Catliedral Chimes, Or chealrnl Hells, Vibrating Hells. Ilaaa. Keltic and Knare Drums. Tambourines, Trlangclcn, t's tn- nets, and a bout of other In iu nulitn; In fuel every muslc.il In alrumeiit and accessory of which a symphony orchestra l:i rom- ! poeed. I The entire Inairuuient Is ope rated by one musician from a console or key desk placed In the orchestra pit or lu any location We wish t I i j ." SPECIAL ROOM IS AVAILABLE FOR PARTIES Privacy Eruured By "Party" Room Innovation In Pelican Theatre. Kiirnaed In cI'ikh and alMiiluto ly "omul proof, la the. "party" room, on urrmmement wherohy prlvalo theatre purtlea may ho Klven with a maximum of priv acy and with no neeoanlly of nl vrvlnit uhioluiu iiulet oecauae of Die real of the audlnuce. Thla room la located to i Iho' id la left of tho projection room a ii I in lil V furnlnhed for tun pur-i poaa for which It waa conairuc-. ed. ! The boat and hla miiwla are ea-l cortod to thulr private chnuilior, tho door la cloned and, fhrouxh tho wlndnwa of llio room, the pro- i (mil of Ihn ahow la obwirved. How about inui.tr, If I la a mor l: or voli oa. ir ll'a a vuudovlllo or mualrul ravueT i KimiiiiI tohdniied ; Thut, II waa explained, waa ultelided In by mudiiru mnpllflcrx ' uml aoiind coudiniora which cur- ry u whlKper from llio kIhko, , uiuuy Mcoro fvot dlalaul, to tho "party" room. It la tho mat word lu tlifiitrcj riiutttrudlun. eiiAurluiE a dcaree of privacy for thime who want It and are willing lo pay llio addl-' I tonal churao, that la not afford-1 ed exapt In thu motii niodvrn , Iheairea lu lliu Lulled SIuhk For motion plcturea thla loslred la a great advantage, aa the ope - raior la ahln to follow actlou up on llio screen lu such a manner aa to make It perfectly rcullxllc. Thomas Kdlsou was3i) years old when be liivunlcd the Incan descent light. Best Wishes to W. H. POOLE All drayage for ' was done THE CITY TRANSFER CO. 820 Klamath CONGRATULATIONS "HARRY" We know that this fine new Theatre has been "YOUR DREAM" . . . BUT it takes more than dreams to build one of the finest show houses oh the coast. . " Work - Capital - Faith It is wonderful to have this new Theatre in your own old home town and we are glad that it was "YOU" who built, it. ' you every succesjs in ( v -5. KLAMATH KLOTHiriG LBAPIHO CLOTHIEOT BIMCg leol TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1029. Organist 8 V E .-Aat ! ''J ii'iL ' Mr. (i trlrude Teagtio, long a i realdeiit or Klaniuth, occtipiea lit . liiiiMiriant port of omiubt of the Liberty Ihiulro where kIio "kil- ' fully glvea Ihe nriLKaary mimical whudlnr und liilltieuce to put 1 pat h picture "over". The demand for- American walnut furniture and finings re quire fifty milllou feet of i.ulllWl lumber mid .".-'O.t'UO feel of wal nut veneer. . for Success the new by theatre Phsne 615 Main the world. f N V .W Ta 1 i a l -- y- t.7 ORPIIEUM WILL via a- a ni w v arkx r- ' ' 4 Ol m' JUATUKJS 1ST Exceptional Performance 1 ' Arranged By H. W. Poole For Thuraday Evening , iho Pvllcau tliimtru, tllo I'lnc Tho opening or ihe I'e'.d-an ' Tree Ihuiiro and the Llbfrty theatre will roaturo what la aald , tueatro ond acU department of ,, ,. . . ;eai h ahow houio. to bo Iho outatuiidluK Orphoum , w ,.,;,,,,, of 1(. production In yeara. In ract. It ' CuIIchii Theatre corporal Ion and murka a 'departure from I lie owner or tho Pino Tree and I.lb atundurd Orpheum producthma, : tbealre", can alt lo hla larxo fuvue. !ran talk to anybody and every- Only after "buriiltiit up t h ; borty In bin Klamath Kaila thea wlroa" did If. W. Foole. preal- .... I ideut of the Pelican theatre, on- I tain the aervicea or the metro- ; pulllan vaudeville circuit, j Forty people will appear In the Orpheum caal on opening nlKlit, unA , I, ..!.,, .a flll Ka miirii ! or leaa centered around the main jact, lu which 2 people will par- t P Good Luck v".S'I?L..K.'. Yon -DexServe WIN i .... : ....... You Know We-re For You The Whitman Drug Co. A. E. Whitman W. R. Waggoner Hi 1 t Phone System in Poole's Theatres Unique, Efficient (Inn tinliiie feiiture or Ihe new 'ullrati thculru will bo ho apu- cial bouao phoiit: ayiituui. j A Heparuto ayntt ni will cuiiimi t Olllce auiiv 111 lliu ruiiuiiu iiivm, and by alinply prcanlii( a button 1 1 , The new ayrtem will be a time j Haver, obvlatlnn the necenslty o! running from one department to the other, or from one theatre to the other, to give ordern. Nearly 10.000 Nebrunka farm homes are equipped with running i water. I e :4 More Power To You Pelican Theatre Corp'n. PLUMBING HEATING v W -IT VENTILATION . AND SHEET v METAL WORK Fairbanks-Morse Ball Bearing Motors, and Pumps i used throughout this theatre. LORENZ CO. "Abreast with Klamath's Progress" 'CRYING ROOM' SERVES BABES Tiny Tot May Howl At Will i In Sound-proof Room Of New Theatre ; . I Uubeu muy howl long and limt- 1 lly, tiny tola may romp and I laugh to Iholr hearta content la1 the J'elkan theutre and not on ', perann In the audlonco will raiao I hla voice III proteat, Kven thn : parenlK, or at lensi one or them, j will not be disturbed for what , they don't know won't hurt thorn. Thla Ideal altuutlon has been created by the a.nipU? hut effec tive conalrncttoii of what la aptly known aa the "crying room", lo cated In the extreme back of the balcony and to the right of tho Congratulations . .. . I 1 to Klamath Falls on fi.. "SILK HAT" . v Harry Poole's ACHIEVEMENT I knew he would put it over all the time. M. L. JOHNSON PACE SEVEN projection ' room. " The room I nicely furuiaiied with chain, in which mothera may alt wrhila qiileflng their hulx-a. . ' Nor la the muther Uirred from viewing the moving picture ahow. for whilo ahe'a holding herlltiln buby In her urma trying to iiulet htm, alio can look out of tho pliitu gluxa wludowa of r cry lug riMim" onto the aqrean or atage aa the case-might -Iw-j-and follow the progrota 6f fjio yUj or thn movie. . : Thua there will never he on caalon for mcluuclioly , howla ot Infanta chiming In Willi the aon oroua poala of the organ or the beautiful atralna of ort heatra mu alc. If the babe coiitlnuee in howl and nothing' la 'done about it, an uaher Will prilttoly Inform tha parent that tbera la a "cry ing room" available fur Juat aurh emergencies. " 9li3 TT&IJ'S aVl t1 " jjotlgrosfir. i "' ' -
