Exhibitors Herald (Jun-Dec 1917)

X H B O R H R D <EW EXHIBITORS CIRCUIT FORMED WITH HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK ftll Be Known as Allied Exchanges Inc. — Officers Have Been Elected and Many Initial Franchises Already Let Organization has been practically cometed in New York of a new buying ciri lit, composed of prominent exhibitors id state rights operators, to be known i . the Allied Exchanges. The head• larters of the new association will be New York. All of the officers, with the exception i a president, have already been chosen, id the man favored for this post, alough as yet unidentified, is described being "a man of national prominence." The other officers of the new associa . m are Fred Nixon-Nirdlinger. first ce-president; J. L. Friedman, second ce-president; Lynn S. Card, treasurer; avid L. Lowrie. secretary, and A. J. abe, general manager. A temporary fice where productions will be passed >on has been established in the Godey building, 792 Seventh avenue, Newark city. Exhibitors Holding Franchises The initial franchise holders in the \ w circuit are David A. Lowrie. Boston. i r the New England states; Lynn S. Iird, Newark, N. J., for New Jersey: arry M. Crandall, Washington. D. C, for ilaware, Maryland, Yirginia, and the Disict of Columbia; Fred Nixon-Nirdlin ' :r, Philadelphia, Pa., for eastern Pennlvania; J. L. Friedman. Celebrated Players, Chicago, for Illinois; MacMahon and Jackson. Cincinnati, for southern Ohio and Indiana; L. J. Ditmar, Louisville, Ky., for Kentucky and Tennessee; W. F. Peterson, Detroit, for Michigan, and Royal Enterprises, Montreal, for Canada. A purchasing board of seven will decide on subjects for the Allied Exchanges. Messrs. Friedman. Nixon-Nirdlinger, Crandall, Lowrie and Jackson have already been named and the remaining two members will be chosen at the next meeting. Friedman Non-Communicative From what can be learned, it is believed that the present intention of the new circuit is not to have a regular program. It will be the policy of the new organization, it is said, to publish features only when something big enough can be obtained. This may mean a publication a month or one in three months. Mr. Friedman, of the Celebrated Players, Chicago, when asked concerning the organization, stated that the new circuit was not as yet completed. He said that while he was tentatively slated for the Illinois territory, no definite conclusion had yet been reached. He refused to discuss the matter further, saying that it would be a breach of confidence. osdick Commission Plan for Soldiers Endorsed by A. E. A. shibitors Asked to Cooperate Whenever Called Upon to Aid Welfare Work City Censorship Is Upheld in Ruling of Alabama County Court Resolutions endorsing the aims and rposes of the Fosdick Commission in of community and welfare work in half of soldiers and enlisted men were ssed by the directors of the American •chibitors Association at a recent meetg held in New York City. The resolu>ns follow: "Resolved. That the directors of the nerican Exhibitors Association do reby heartily endorse the aims and rposes of the Fosdick Commission kg of cooperation in connection with e community and welfare work on be -lf of soldiers and enlisted men and at the members of this association co ■ erate in this connection whenever ■lied upon as far as is consistently pos>le, and be it further 'Resolved, That any authorized moverat in connection with war welfare >rk in the various states be and same hereby endorsed and that the memrs of this association be requested to operate whenever called upon as far ; is consistently possible." Albany. Ala. — (Special to Exhibitors Herald) — The right of the city of Albany to enforce a censorship on motion pictures was upheld by the Morgan County circuit court, when Judge Robert Brickell dissolved an injunction granted by the Alabama supreme court, which restrained the city from interfering with performances of "The Birth of a Nation." Nearly three thousand exhibitors have enrolled in the A. E. A. which is conclusive proof that the exhibitors of the country do want such an organization. Write to the headquarters for an application blank! Bell & Howell Co. Reorganizes and Increases Capital Donald J. Bell Withdraws^as President— R. J. Kittredge New Head of Firm In order that it may handle export business which, in the past, it has been compelled to decline, the Bell & Howell Company of Chicago, one of the largest manufacturers of cinemachinery, has undergone complete reorganization. With the reorganization comes an influx of outside capital. Under the plans, R. J. Kittredge, formerly president of R. J. Kittredge & Company, becomes president of the newly organized company, succeeding Donald J. Bell. Mr. Bell founded the business with Albert S. Howell more than eleven years ago. Although he withdraws as president, Mr. Bell will be associated with the company as vicepresident and have charge of the New York offices. Mr. Howell is also a vicepresident of the company. Other officers are Charles A. Ziebarth. secretary, and J. H. McNabb, treasurer. In addition to his duties as secretary. Mr. Ziebarth will also act in the capacity of production manager and as advisor in studio construction and design. Mr. McNabb was associated with Bell & Howell as general manager before the reorganization. He has had experience as an organizer and efficiency engineer with some of the largest concerns in the country. TENSE MOMENTS FROM PHOTOPLAY "SHAME" "When you can cross the street, meet your competitor and shake his hand, then — not until then — you have organization." — Fred J. Herrington of the American Exhibitors' Association. two QfF\FS FROM TOH\ W. NOBLE'S STATE RIGHT PRODUCTION, FEATURING ZEENA KFEFE 'AND NILES WELSH, A REVIEW OF WHICH APPEARS IN THIS ISSUE. 17