The Moving Picture World (November 1907)

THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD. 575 .Published Every Saturday. b« World Photogsrapbic PobMsMng Company, New York. ALFRED H. SAUHBEES, Editor. J. P. Cbafcaora, Associato Bfilaox sad Business IfaAaJtr. W. l«i NOVEMBER 9 No. 36. SUBSCRIPTION: $2.00 per year. Post free in the nited States, Mexico, Hawaii, Porto Rico and the hilippine Islands. CANADA AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES: $2.50 tr year. All communications should be addressed to . 0. BOX 450, NEW YORK CITY. ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION. WqBq Up. Brethren, arouse yourselves 1 this is no time for sleep I he situation needs strenuous efforts if you are to sur- ve. This is no time to rest on your- oars, and drift ith the tide. You must brace yourselves up, and bend >ur back to the oars and pull against the tide for all |u are worth, your muscles must be in good trim and ■ m, and all your energies must be alert, with your mind Illy made up that you are going to win the battle. Your armor must be looked after if you are going pot, and every joint in perfect shape, so that the shafts iy not pierce through. For what cause do you ask? raply this: We had a'very short interview with Mr. nkins, the Superintendent of the Gerry Society, and ted him the question, Why was the Highwaymen film owed to be shown at Hammerstein's and be immune im prosecution, if exhibited at a nickelodeon prosecu- m and a $50 fine follows ? His reply was, that the two ices were entirely different, he objected to children ing allowed to visit the latter, and contended that they re the whole support of the nickelodeon. He further de the statement that he was out to close fully 50 per it of them in New York, and that he had the support Police Commissioner Bingham, the Mayor, and the gistracy with him in this crusade. He made very ring charges against the nickelodeons and what was ie there under cover of darkness. We join issue with the Superintendent, and while we 1 go with him to some extent, we certainly object to per cent, of the 5-cent and io-cent theaters being tided because an isolated one, here and there, does ^fully come up to standard. Hie question is a grave one, and it behooves every aber of the fraternity in New York to put their house wder, and show to the objectors that there is nothing raeir exhibitions that will give offence to even those sost tender years. shave been as Critical as many a reformer, and have failed to express our opinion of the status of the W3 we have visited, but such wholesale condemnation is illogical, and absurd, and will not bear investigation by an entirely independent authority. But who is to act as that authority, and who shall appoint it? In our visits to the 5-cent theaters throughout the city we have seen nothing but the utmost decorum in the semi-darkness (a condition these people object to) and it is never so dark but that everyone in the audience can see what his fel- low is doing. Every member of the profession who has not joined the Association for his own protection ought to do so at once, that he may be in a position to withstand any on- slaught that may be made on him. No one knows who may be the next for prosecution, and it is well to he pre- pared. We want to see the rights of every proprietor guarded ,and to feel sure that justice will be accorded to one and all. This can only be accomplished by bearing in mind that "UNION IS STRENGTH." • * * .. .* ■. Mere Mention. That $1,000 is waiting for you if you can give proof that this paper is owned or subsidized by any one or more of our advertisers. The other day we were surprised to learn that -we had sold our interests to one of our advertisers. These re- ports are malicious and untruthful, and are made for a purpose, and if those who are so persistent in spreading such untruths will claim the $1,000 and show us who is interested it will be handed to them. Who dare claim it? * * * Duping Films. We are pleased to note that one of the most flagrant transgressors has been caught in the act of duping film and enjoined from carrying on his nefarious system. Three months ago we saw some of these productions and raised our voice-in protest. Two letters came into our possession and we again spoke out in plain language, but were ridiculed in the columns of a certain sheet; called a knocker and something worse for our pains. We don't know how much was paid to the other fellow for his write-up by the Twentieth Century Optiscope Company, but we were not to be bought. No siree! We knew what we were writing about, and now that there is a movement on foot to invite the whole of the film manufacturers into an organization we hope that there is no dissension in their ranks, but that they will evolve a scheme whereby others will be made to feel that they cannot carry on such practices with impunity. Mind* Voice. Interpretation. MIND. Some months ago there appeared in the Moving Picture World an article entitled: "Mind, Voice, In- terpretation," In response to the many questions which have come in from this article the writer has found time to elucidate the matter a little further. The question was asked, "Can you show the relation of mind to voice and interpretation more fully ?" In answer to this question I state the fact which almost everyone knows, but few fully realize, that is, mind is the motive power which produces all physical.action, and as the physical can only express what is in the mind and the emotions of the soul the relation must be very close. The first difficulty we meet lies in. the fact that the mind does not comprehend every phase of the. story; if it did the singer, would be so imbued with the thought that embarrassment or nervousness could not appear and