Exhibitors Herald (Jun-Dec 1917)

X H I O R H R D . & 3 Ordinance to Unseat Funkhouser Up Soon; City Council to Consider Steffen Measure roposed Law Provides for a Censor Board of Ten — Gives Permit Power to General Superintendent of Police The tion by the Chicago city council is cted in the near future on an ordie which, if passed, will strip Second puty M. L. L. Funkhouser. the world's Ttest film clipper, of his autocratic rship of photoplays, .he ordinance was introduced into the incil at its last meeting prior to the nmer vacation by Alderman Walter P. •ffen of the twenty-first ward, and gives the first deputy of police the power of aing permits. His authority, however, not of the kind now vested in Major nkhouser. 't provides that where a picture is Iged immoral or obscene that a pert for the same cannot be refused until : picture has been submitted to a board ten censors, none of whom shall be inected with the police department. i a majority of the board condemns it. Expect Early Action Vld. Steffen's ordinance was referred to : judiciary committee and when that ly met on September 25 it was given a sub-committee composed of Alder men Steffen. Kimball. Maypole. Rodriguez and Kostner. Mr. Steffen is at present out of the city and will return on November 19 at which time it is expected that the subcommittee will meet and report back to the judiciary committee. The proposed ordinance is as follows: "If a picture or series of pictures for the show or exhibition of which an application for a permit is made is immoral or obscene, it shall be the duty of the general superintendent of police to refuse such permit; provided, however, that before refusing such permit the said picture has been submitted to a board of ten censors, none of whom shall be officials of the police department, and a majority of the said board shall be of the opinion that the said picture is immoral or obscene." It is believed by the film industry that this is the nearest approach to ideal conditions or film censoring that has yet been advanced, and the ordinance will, undoubtedly, be given the hearty support of the manufacturers, distributors and exhibitors. bVilliam A. Brady, president of Worldres Brady Made, will appear in the >porting cast of '"The Volunteer" irrfng little Madge Evans and Henry Vm. A. Brady Appears in "The Volunteer" A War Play Starring Little Madge Evans Hie new picture deals with the war. not in a battlefield sense. Little ss Evans appears as a juvenile moil picture star whose father goes to ince with his regiment while her ther joins the Red Cross. Madge is in sent to relatives in the West to be ed for by them until the return of • parents. V novel scene in the photoplay is idge's farewell to her friends, motion picture actors and actresses. The scene is laid in the World studio at Fort Lee. X. L. and it is at this time that Mr. Brady takes his part in the picture. The child bids good-bye to all including electricians, grips, property men. scene painters and the like. Kitty Gordon. Ethel Clayton, June Elvidge. Evelyn Greeley. Carlyle Blackwell. Montagu Love and Harley Knoles are among those who receive this attention from the child actress. Mr. Brady is shown in his office where he drops all business to take the little lady on his knee and assure her there will be a place waiting for her on her return. H. Brenon Film Corp. Opens Canadian Office The Herbert Brenon Film Corporation is opening a branch in Canada, of which Chandos Brenon of Montreal will be in charge. Chandos Brenon has completed plans for the opening of the Canadian offices and will have his headquarters at Montreal. He will have charge or the exploitation of Brenon pictures in Canada. Chandos Brenon is a brother of the CHANDOS BREXOX director and producer, and is widely known in the film world of Canada, having been the Canadian representative of several big American moving picture concerns in that territory. Mr. Brenon's first report from the headquarters in Montreal concerned the success of Herbert Brenon's recent production. "The Fall of the Romanoffs." He states that the picture played to capacity business at the Grand Theatre. Toronto, the week of October 15. BIG SCENES FROM THREE FOX PRODUCTIONS IRXUM AXD SUPPORT IN BARA. RIGHT— S< (T CENTER— A SCEXE FROM "THE ROSE OF BLOOD. "EXE FROM "THE PAINTED MADONNA." (Wm. Fox) 21 WITH THF.DA