Andrea Nolen | Goetz Theater History

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This blog follows my research into the history of our local movie theater— The Goetz— and surrounding personalities. Enjoy!

Almira Humes II

Jul 19

Jul 19 Almira Humes II

Monroe Organized Crime

Lincoln's Counterfeiting Gang

May 4

May 4 Lincoln's Counterfeiting Gang

Early Film History

The Palmer House Hotel

Oct 8

Oct 8 The Palmer House Hotel

Goetz Brothers, William Wesley Young, Edith May

Arabut Ludlow, Bertha Honoré Palmer and Flo Ziegfeld

Sep 25

Sep 25 Arabut Ludlow, Bertha Honoré Palmer and Flo Ziegfeld

Early Film History, Edith May, Goetz Brothers

Georg Ferdinand von Springmühl

Jul 16

Jul 16 Georg Ferdinand von Springmühl

William Wesley Young, Early Film History

Performers, Prize Fighters and Pimps: David Belasco

Jun 15

Jun 15 Performers, Prize Fighters and Pimps: David Belasco

Early Film History, William Wesley Young

Alfred Cheney Johnston: Lies About His Past

Jun 3

Jun 3 Alfred Cheney Johnston: Lies About His Past

Early Film History, William Wesley Young

Otto Kahn and the Origins of the 'Intelligence Community'

May 23

May 23 Otto Kahn and the Origins of the 'Intelligence Community'

Early Film History, Goetz Brothers

Otto Kahn as an Austrian Intelligence Agent

Apr 27

Apr 27 Otto Kahn as an Austrian Intelligence Agent

Early Film History

Liquor-Men to Movie-Men

Apr 1

Apr 1 Liquor-Men to Movie-Men

Early Film History

The Tillie Bergsterman Murder

Mar 18

Mar 18 The Tillie Bergsterman Murder

Goetz Brothers, Early Film History

Theaters of Goetz: 1913 The Princess in Monroe, WI

Mar 1

Mar 1 Theaters of Goetz: 1913 The Princess in Monroe, WI

Goetz Brothers, Early Film History

Cigarettes and the White Slave Trade

Feb 5

Feb 5 Cigarettes and the White Slave Trade

Early Film History

Fake $500 Bills in Civil War Wisconsin

Dec 24

Dec 24 Fake $500 Bills in Civil War Wisconsin

Early Film History

Leon Goetz's Mann Act Indictment

Dec 21

Dec 21 Leon Goetz's Mann Act Indictment

Edith May, Goetz Brothers

Islam and the Monroe Twinings

Nov 13

Nov 13 Islam and the Monroe Twinings

Early Film History, Edith May

Monarchist Founding Fathers

Sep 10

Sep 10 Monarchist Founding Fathers

Early Film History

Pirates and Prostitution: The Livingston Family

Jul 10

Jul 10 Pirates and Prostitution: The Livingston Family

Early Film History, William Wesley Young

When Quakers Ran the Sex Trade

Jun 9

Jun 9 When Quakers Ran the Sex Trade

Early Film History

Janet Jennings: 'Angle' of the Seneca

Mar 27

Mar 27 Janet Jennings: 'Angle' of the Seneca

Early Film History, Goetz Brothers, William Wesley Young