John H. Huyett
Owner of a picture theater in 1923. The Clarke Courier of February 1, 1923 reports that he installed two machines there to show a ten-reel picture without a stop.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of February 1, 1923 reports that "The Prisoner of Zenda," a picture of ten reels, was shown in the "New Theatre" without a stop by use of two machines that the owner, John H. Huyett, had installed there.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of February 1, 1923 reports that "The Prisoner of Zenda," a picture of ten reels, was shown in the "New Theatre" without a stop by use of two machines that the owner, John H. Huyett, had installed there.
What the source supports
That John H. Huyett owned the "New Theatre" in February 1923.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The quoted item does not name the theater's town. He is not linked to the Mrs. John Huyett named in other Courier items.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The February 1, 1923 item on the New Theatre.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., February 1, 1923
Clarke Courier · 1923-02-01 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, item on a picture shown at the "New Theatre"
Relevant passagePLEASES BIO [BIG] CROWD AT THE NEW THEATRE “The Prisoner of Zenda,” ... was shown in the New Theatre last night ... The picture consists of ten reels and was shown without a stop by use of two machines which Owner John H. Huyett has Installed In the New Theatre.
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
AI-assisted source check (Claude Opus 5) · 2026-09-15. How this project checks its sources
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