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!

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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

Leon Goetz's Mann Act Indictment

Dec 21

Dec 21 Leon Goetz's Mann Act Indictment

Edith May, Goetz Brothers

Prostitution in the 19th Century Midwest

Sep 15

Sep 15 Prostitution in the 19th Century Midwest

Early Film History

Albert Dezel and Road Show Pictures, Inc.

Mar 17

Mar 17 Albert Dezel and Road Show Pictures, Inc.

Goetz Brothers, Early Film History

Newell Mecartney: A Story for Our Times

Jan 10

Jan 10 Newell Mecartney: A Story for Our Times

The National Salesgirls Beauty Contest

Dec 13

Dec 13 The National Salesgirls Beauty Contest

Edith May, The Goetz Brothers

The Mutual Film Corp. Shallenbergers

Nov 9

Nov 9 The Mutual Film Corp. Shallenbergers

Early Film History

Imperial German "Active Measures" and the Founding of the NSA

Oct 15

Oct 15 Imperial German "Active Measures" and the Founding of the NSA

Early Film History, Goetz Brothers, William Wesley Young

The Day Leon Goetz Died

Sep 30

Sep 30 The Day Leon Goetz Died

A Boy and the Law (1913)

Sep 25

Sep 25 A Boy and the Law (1913)

Early Film History, William Wesley Young

May 13

May 13 John R Freuler

Early Film History, William Wesley Young

H. E. Gilbert and the 1931 Goetz Theater

Apr 5

Apr 5 H. E. Gilbert and the 1931 Goetz Theater

Early Film History, Goetz Brothers