Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 April 1916 — SHOWS PROGRESS OF FILMS [ARTICLE]

SHOWS PROGRESS OF FILMS

New York Court Holds Playhouse Is Now a First-Class Theater. New York.—The coming of motion pictures has resulted in an evolution of the theatrical business to such an extent, according to a court decision announced here, that a theater holding continuous performances of high-grade film pictures and musical numbers may be regarded as a first-class playhouse in every respect. The state supreme court, in the decision, denied the application of the owners of a Broadway theater for an injunction restraining the leasing company from operating continuous performances at popular motion-picture prices. The injunction was asked on the ground that the theater was not operated by the lessee as a first-class playhouse.