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!

Andrew Carnegie's Peace Mission, May 1913

Oct 8

Oct 8 Andrew Carnegie's Peace Mission, May 1913

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

Mrs. L's Battleships

Sep 17

Sep 17 Mrs. L's Battleships

Edith May, William Wesley Young

The Humanitarian Cult

Sep 10

Sep 10 The Humanitarian Cult

William Wesley Young

William Wesley Young as a British Intelligence Agent

Sep 4

Sep 4 William Wesley Young as a British Intelligence Agent

Early Film History, William Wesley Young

Aug 24

Aug 24 Sint Millard

Goetz Brothers, Early Film History

Ziegfeld and Lady Duff Gordon

Aug 15

Aug 15 Ziegfeld and Lady Duff Gordon

Early Film History, Edith May

Kahn and Ziegfeld: Glorifying the American Girl

Aug 10

Aug 10 Kahn and Ziegfeld: Glorifying the American Girl

Early Film History, Edith May

Who was Virginia Whittingham?

Aug 8

Aug 8 Who was Virginia Whittingham?

Cosmo's Spooky Aunt: Lucie Duff Gordon

Aug 4

Aug 4 Cosmo's Spooky Aunt: Lucie Duff Gordon

Early Film History

The Theaters of Goetz: Shady Business in Milwaukee

Jul 26

Jul 26 The Theaters of Goetz: Shady Business in Milwaukee

Lady Duff Gordon

Jul 22

Jul 22 Lady Duff Gordon

Edith May, Early Film History

Image of middle-aged Lucy, Lady Duff Gordon courtesy of https://blogtanic.wordpress.com

The Theaters of Goetz: 1924 Grand Opera House in Eau Claire and Palace Theater of Chippewa Falls

Jul 15

Jul 15 The Theaters of Goetz: 1924 Grand Opera House in Eau Claire and Palace Theater of Chippewa Falls

Ten Nights in A Bar Room

Jul 12

Jul 12 Ten Nights in A Bar Room

“Ten Nights in a Bar-Room” poster, 1931. Image courtesy of IMdB.

'Health Films' and the US Navy

Jun 29

Jun 29 'Health Films' and the US Navy

Early Film History

The Theaters of Goetz: 1923 The "Rex" in Milwaukee and a Platteville Mystery

Jun 23

Jun 23 The Theaters of Goetz: 1923 The "Rex" in Milwaukee and a Platteville Mystery

Alfred Cheney Johnston's Nude Photograph Collection

Jun 13

Jun 13 Alfred Cheney Johnston's Nude Photograph Collection

Edith May, Early Film History

The Movie Serial

Jun 1

Jun 1 The Movie Serial

Early Film History

May 13

May 13 John R Freuler

Early Film History, William Wesley Young