Louis Luippold, proprietor of the Lyric Theater at No. 158 Dixwell avenue, was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, December 8, 1868, a son of Christian and Barbara (Hoelle) Luippold, who were natives of Balingen, Germany, where the father still makes his home. He is a woodworker and has been quite successful in business. He has also been active in civic and political matters. His wife, who was born in 1834, passed away in 1909. In their family were seven children, five of whom are living.

  Louis Luippold was educated in the public schools of his native country and at the age of fourteen years started out to earn his own livelihood. He served an apprenticeship to the blacksmith’s trade covering three years and at twenty years of age he joined the army, in which he served for three years. On the completion of his term in 1892 he came to the United States, arriving in New York on the 4th of May of that year. He made his way direct to Bridgeport, Connecticut, where he was employed at his trade for five years and then took up the occupation of farming near Orange in New Haven county. This he followed successfully for fifteen months, after which he returned to Bridgeport and for eighteen months was engaged in the liquor business. He then again took up his trade, which he followed for a year and a half, and while thus employed he was the builder of the disappearing gun now at Sandy Hook. Much of his work was on field guns and artillery armament and in this line he became an expert. He afterward returned to his farm at Orange and devoted thirteen years to agricultural pursuits but eventually sold that property and invested in real estate on Davenport avenue in New Haven, after which he took up his abode in the city.

  Previous to this time, or on the 12th of November, 1913, Mr. Luippold purchased the Lyric Theater, being then associated with B. G. Salvini. On the 12th of April, 1917, he purchased his partner’s interest and has since conducted the theater alone. The Lyric is one of the leading outlying moving picture houses of New Haven and is liberally patronized. In addition he has large property interests and success has attended his efforts in substantial measure, so that he is now one of the prosperous citizens of New Haven.

  At Bridgeport, on the 20th of April, 1897, Mr. Luippold was married to Miss Anna Merkle, of New York, and to them have been born three children: Frederick Joseph, born in Bridgeport, September 8, 1898; Gertrude, born in Orange, New Haven county, February 8, 1905; and Harry, born in Orange, July 18, 1907.

  In politics Mr. Luippold maintains an independent course. Fraternally he is connected with the Moose and the Owls of New Haven. He belongs also to the Connecticut State Moving Picture Association and he thus keeps in touch with the most progressive interests of the screen, bringing forth the best and most attractive film productions. Coming to America a young man he has here won his success, which has been the direct result of his unremitting industry and efficiency.