Exhibitors Herald (Jun-Dec 1917)

CHICAGO TRADE EVENTS M. Whitmeyer is now affiliated with e Select Pictures sales squad, traveling e Illinois territory. Leave it to "Whit" get 'em. Tis murmured that Ed Mordue has ;en lost, strayed or stolen. Nothin' to — we refer you to Ollie Moore for irther info on the subject. You should have seen the vast throngs ladly righting to enter "Bill" Heaney's rirginia theater Nov. 19, 20 and 21 to fitness "Italy on the Firing Lines" (paron P. A. style). Looks as though Chick" Lungren and George Berg have inded a thriller the way the bookings re crowding their record sheets, and rith the two-reeler, "Our Boys in :rance" — well, what's the use of further etails? Ask them yourself. I Ernest R. Reed, managing director, and W. H. Engholm, director of publicity, for the Fox Film Corporation in LEngland, are making a general tour of the United States, accompanied by Hamlton Thompson, of the New York office [publicity staff. They stopped off in Chicago for a few days en route to the [Pacific coast week Nov. IS. They are luaking a careful survey of American faiethods of distribution and exhibition lind have been the means of exchanging l-nany valuable hints on this important phase of the film business from the BritI sh viewpoint. r Felix Mendelsohnne. formerly of the ■Buffalo. N. Y.. branch of the World IFilm Corporation, has been transferred l:o the Chicago branch to cover the city [accounts, under the direction of Manager t. A. Rozelle. who has also signed the lirstwhile exhibitor, M. S. Johnson, as another member of the city squad. By "Mac" Phil Dunas, formerly traveling for the Central Film Company, will henceforth open the grip chockful of HoffmanFoursquares for the live Illinois exhibs' edification. Pardon us. fellows? In our last issue we got all jammed up regarding Ralph O. Proctor. Official dope corrects us. R. O. P. will be here for keeps, being resident manager. Let's blame it on the printer and let it go at that. We're all -..'lad he did make a mistake, for old Chi has lots of use for Ralph in its film game. street, attended by the immediate members of both families. Owing to the scarcity of rice and in obedience to Food Conservator Hoover, the guests were permitted liberties with missiles of a considerable heavier nature in showering the bridal party. Irvie anticipates being back "on the job" in about ten days. With all this war talk and slow business conditions, here comes Jack Williams, of the Mid-West Supply Company, to bat with a regular Ty Cobb average. Sales for the past three weeks register one machine to the Naval Training Station. Lake Bluff, 111.: two for Schoenstadt's new Atlantic theater and three tor the Woodlawn theater, all the very latest Type "S" Simplex projectors. And last, but by no means least, one of the regular Simplex for the headquarters of Division .241 of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes of America, being installed in their recently completed building at 328 South Ashland avenue. I "Sins of Society," the Hoffman Foursquare offering, was given a private .Screening Nov. 21 at the L'niversal pro■ection rooms, chumming with the United Rstates Exhibitors Booking Corporation Hpitial offering. "The Zeppelin's Last ■Raid." Looks like a clean-up here, if rflthe happy and contented greetings ■Managers F. J. Flaherty and Clayton Biond, were showering on their many I;xhib friends who witnessed these films. ■ s any criterion. I The "amachoor fillum pugilistic championship" was pulled off right under the I Thief of Police's eyes the other night, •somewhere in the Covent Garden theal:er. It was a four-round mill. Sam K'rinz was in one corner upholding the fcdiibs' rep and "Si" Greiver in the other • defending the independent distributors' \ >elt. After three wild rounds of the l.Tiaddest kind of fox-trotting they both I :Iinched at the sound of the gong for the I ast and fatal round. Pug Greiver, in ■ he clinches, kept murmuring booking | contracts to Pug Trinz until just as the 1 Tong was about to — Oh. boy! "Si" flipped him an awful wallop (cut his wrice about $1.00) and Sam signed the 1-ontract and dates right there and then. I 'Si" being rushed to his "motor" homeI vard bound. Xate Ascher, in announcing that Bluebirds have been signed to runs at the Ascher theaters, arises to remark that he is in perfect accord with the winsome Mae Tinee. Tribune film critic, with her opinion on "The Savage." From where we sit. no one could or would dare accuse the smiling and genial Nate of doing anything else where the charming sex is concerned. F. P. Dillon, manager of the Longacre Distributing Company, tells us the only trouble he is having with the Alice Howell comedies is that instead of one a month they should come out once a week. Cheer up, "Pat." me boy, we know it's pretty tough. H. A. Spanuth, president of the Commonwealth Pictures Corporation, was spied flitting in and about the Hotel Astor in New York City several days back. 'Tis whispered he is putting the finishing touches on their initial film feature starring the popular Charlotte, which will shortly be announced to the trade in detail. Ed DeBerri, of the DeBerri Scenic Company, makers of the well known DaLite projection screen, has been called to the colors. He received his commission as first lieutenant from Washington last week and will shortly report to the U. S. Signal Corps for his assignment. The wedding of Miss Belle Harris to Irving Mack took place the evening of Nov. 27 at the bride's home. 2307 Cortez Phil Banowitz. president of the recently incorporated Harmony Amusement Corporation, a co-operative plan to run and Operate film theatres, reports excellent progress. The initial theatre to be taken over is the Harmony, 2639 West Division street, which will be shortly followed by others throughout the city, to be announced later. Accessory News Notes The Precision Machine Co.. inc.. of New York, announces the installation of Simplex projection machines in the following theatres: The Temple Theatre. Lorain. Ohio: Hippodrome Theatre. Sidnev. X. Y.: Pastime Theatre. Ansonia." Conn.: The Margaretville Opera House. Margaretville. N. Y.: Linden Theatre. Chicago. 111.: Elliot Theatre. Newark. X. J.: Lyric Theatre. Toledo. Ohio: Adelphia Theatre. Reynoldsville. Pa.: and the Happy Hour Theatre. Reynoldsville. Pa. Looks as though the Society of Authors and Composers had met with defeat in certain motion picture houses in Xew York city. A few more live concerns like the Ted Snyder Company and the music tax will be ancient history. The Atlantic, one of Brooklyn's largest and most up-to-date motion picture theatres, gave its patrons a treat last Thursday night by having Ted Snyder and his assistants render several untaxable musical selections. "Hitting the Trail to Normandy." the new song hit. is some winner and is non-taxable. George Solomon is certainly there when it comes to nutting floral effects in a lobby. Solomon was a wise "guy" anyhow. Jay Kay. the clever brush wielder, is doing a landoffice business up in the Gaiety Theatre Building. New York. Good luck. Jay! E. T. Paull, the well known composer, has put forth some new march pieces for motion picture houses. Mr. Paull is trying to co-operate with the exhibitors to' combat the music tax and it seems :i> though success is near. It is with pride that the Unique Slide •jeople take you over their Xew \ ork plant for inspection. And justly so. too. for it is one of the most complete in the city. And such business — Of*