From Jack Horner, Jordan Historian: I do not know where it got its name. When the new building was built in 1913 a Mr. Wilcox of Fulton rented the downstairs south side of the building for a movie theater. Various ladies of talent were hired to play the piano in keeping with the story on the screen. Young men of the village operated the projector. Eventually they put a player piano in the theater, so that they did not have to hire a pianist. When talking pictures came it was found that the theater was to small and the owner Frederick Zimmer moved the theater to Weedsport were he had a larger place to show his talking movies.
The closing was announced in the March 11, 1931 "Jordan Home Paper". But in April and May we have letters to a Mr. George W. Payne and contracts from Warner Brothers for films.
They were for 2 days running and titles I never heard of, "College Lovers", "One nite at Suzies". I think that it folded shortly after June of 1931.
Thank you Jack.
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