The following is a selection of articles published in newspapers and trade magazines about Chicago's theaters during the early twentieth century. The articles vary in perspective. Some are highly sympathetic to the theater industry and its business interests. Others take a more critical view of the industry. Several address historically significant social and cultural issues such as censorship, government regulation of the theater trade, relations between theater management and employees, discrimination against patrons, audience behavior, and the role of theaters in everyday urban life.
1909
"All Kinds in Chicago,"
Variety, 27 February 1909.
1914
"Hark to Chicago's
Censor-Czar!" Motion Picture News, 28 February 1914.
1915
"Mayor Thompson Bars
'Birth of Nation' from Chicago," Chicago Defender, 22
May 1915.
"Killing a Film,"
Chicago Defender editorial, 22 May 1915.
"Birth of a Nation
Promoters After Mayor Thompson," Chicago Defender, 29
May 1915.
"Chicago's Pink Permits,"
Variety, 29 October 1915.
1916
"Chicago's Picture
Prosperity," Variety, 17 January 1916.
"Chicago Officials Probe
Fight of Rival Unionists," Variety, 15 December 1916.
"Judge Finds Theater
Employee Guilty," Chicago Defender, 2 December 1916.
1917
"New Owl Theater,"
Chicago Defender, 27 January 1917.
"Wants New Censor Board,"
Variety, 13 July 1917.
"Neighborhood Theatre
Powerful Agent for Good," by Alfred Hamburger, Motion
Picture News, 11 August 1917.
"Funkhouser on
Defensive," Variety, 28 September 1917.
1920
"All-Night Movies In
Chicago Shut," Variety, 23 July 1920.
"Stench Bombs in
Musicians' Strike," Variety, 6 August 1920.
"Everything Is Ready for
the Stratford Opening," Chicago Evening American, 3
September 1920.
1921
"Crowds Storm Opening of
New Tivoli Theater," Chicago Daily News, 17 February
1921.
"Big Shake-Down of
Chicago Managers," Variety, 18 February 1921.
"New Tivoli Called
'Finest Theatre,'" Variety, 25 February 1921.
"Unprecedented Closings
Among Chicago Theatres," Variety, 22 July 1921.
"New Chicago Film Palace
Opening Draws Great Throngs," Billboard, 5 November
1921.
1922
"Chicago's Line-Up in
Fall Promises Active Film Battle," Variety, 30 June
1922.
"Car Strike in Chicago
Kills 60 Per Cent of Film Trade," Variety, 11 August
1922.
"New McVicker's Chicago,
A 'Dream,'" Variety, 3 November 1922.
1925
"Negro Wins Suit Vs.
Tivoli Theatre," Variety, 18 February 1925.
"Uptown, World's Largest
And Finest, Opens," by Rob Reel, Chicago Evening American,
18 August 1925.
"5,000 Guests See
Splendors of New Theater," by H. Campbell-Duncan, Chicago
Evening Post, 18 August 1925.
"Eager Throngs See New
Theater Opening," Chicago Evening American, 19 August
1925.
"Uptown Chicago Pageant
Festival of Fun and Color," Chicago Evening Post, 19
August 1925.
"The Uptown Theater,"
editorial, Chicago Evening Post, 19 August 1925.
"West Side to Get 3 New
Movie Palaces," by Harry M. Beardsley, Chicago Daily News,
22 August 1925.
"House Reviews: Uptown,"
Variety, 26 August 1925.
1926
"House Reviews: Uptown,"
Variety, 17 February 1926.
"Opening of Big Loop
House Only Week Away," Chicago Evening American, 1
May 1926.
"Hails New Oriental As
Wonder Theater," Chicago Daily News, 8 May 1926.
1928
"Balaban and Katz New
Paradise Opens Today," Chicago Evening American, 14
September 1928.
"'Dream' Theater Is
Built on Great West Side," Chicago Evening American,
15 September 1928.
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