The Film Daily (1918)

Out Indiana Way The city board of health at LinrtTn, Ind., has ordered the "flu" ban in effect (here for the last few weeks lifted. Managers of theaters at Kokomo, during the recent close-down took advantage of the lull to place their houses in first-class condition. Two new projecting machines were installed at the Sipe theater at Kokomo, Ind., according to an announcement by Sam Carlton manager of the house. M. J. Cain, exhibitor, in Indianapolis, was fined $50 and costs in city court last week for operating a "Blind tiger." The police said they found a quantity of whiskey at his theater. The management of the Auditorurn theater at South Bend expects to trect a handsome new motion picture theater there early in the spring. The new theater, which will be patterned after the Riviera in Chicago, will lave a seating capacity of 3,000. say they have been discriminated against because other business places have not been forced to close. The committee of Indianapolis ministers which conferred recently with Mayor Jewett regarding the resolutions adopted recently in which they asked that the motion picture shows and other places of amusement be closed on Sundays got little satisfaction at the conference Mr Jewett told them he would not give them any decision in the matter until after he had considered the question from all angles. He said he desired »o consult with trie motion picture men and hear their side of the case before announcing his policy. Publicity "The Iron Test" is the title of the picture that will be shown as a seria1 it the Temple theater, in Mishawaka, :ays L. J. Lambiotte, manager, who ust recovered from an attack of inluenza. The first episode was shown this week and the others will be ;hown for 15 weeks. The "Home Folks" film, taken in ndianapolis last month, showing sevral thousand mothers, wives, fath:rs and relatives of Hoosier soldiers n Europe, is now on the seas on its vay as a Cristmas gift to the soldiers n France. Ministers at Clinton, Ind., have ad>pted the resolutions passed by mem)ers of the Indianapolis Ministerial ^ssociation recently as they apply to Clinton, and say they expect to ben'n a campaign there to bring about he closing of the motion pictre theaers on Sunday. Things looked rather blue for the notion picture exhibitors of Indianipolis last week when employes of he city street car company went on strike. Matters were patched up a short time later and cars were runling on regular schedule again, bringng the usual loads of "movie" fans <Mheir favorite places of amusement. Clever Booklet Issued £y Rothacker Film Manufacturing Co. Rothacker is distributing a very clever booklet which not only tells, but shows effectively, by means of photographs, the nature of the work done in their plant. Perhaps the cleverest touch to the whole booklet is the inscription on the fly leaf signed by Watterson R. Rothacker which says "The best advertisement in the world will never be written because moving pictures are the superlative advertising medium and exceed the limitations of any pen." Th booklet is captioned "Moving Pictures" and there is a very effective small photograph showing the plant Humiliated and taken at night They furnish a long list of commercial organizations such as the Dupont Powder Co., Packard Motor Car Co.. *.tc.. for whom they have turned out work. W. H. Issues Ad Aid for "Mickey." A good sized booklet is being distributed by W. H. Productions in connection with "Mickey". The covers contain elaborately colored pictures of Mabel Normand. The contents consist of a list of the characters, a synopsis of the story and suggestions for advertising and lobby display. The book is well gotten up and should prove an effective piece of advertising for this production. IN THE COURTS Louise Glaum has filed an action in the Supreme Court against the Paralta l lavs, Inc., to recover $1 000 on a note made to her by the defendant on M.n 20 last, and due Nov. 20. which went to protest when presented. Supreme Court Justice Donnelly who heard an application by Robert Herbst exporter of films to South America,' to dismiss a suit brought against him bv the Imp Films Co. some years ago en the ground of lack of prosecution Has denied the application. The Imp company sues for $2 400 and tfcffbft lias made a counterclaim for $38 23? as previously noted. The plaintiff explained that the delay in bringing the case to trial was due to a change 01 itti >rne\ s , Edwin G. Patterson has brought suit in the Supreme Court against the Jnangle Film Corp. for $1,800. He alleges that on April 25 last he and triangle made an agreement by which he was to be studio manager for the defendant at Los Vngeles and perform such duties tor a year from May 1 last at $150 a week. Tiie ■■•ynvinenl provided that the defendant could terminate 't at any time by paying the plaintiff twelve weeks salary. He alleges that ie lias not been permitted to work since July 8 last and sues for twelve weeks' pa\ . Motion picture exhibitors and thea:er managers at Gary, Ind. where the :losing ban has been in effect for several weeks because of the epidemc of influenza, have framed public protests against further extension of the ban and intimate that if it is extended they will open their doors and of Berlin" proved an exceptional invest make a test case of the order. They ment for the theater owner Big Small Town Receipts. J. H. Calvert, manager of the Universal exchange at Omaha and J. Siegel, manager of the Photoplay theater at Antioch, Nebr., are claiming the establishment of a new box office record on "The Kaiser, the beast of Berlin." Siegel paid $150 for a two day showing of "The Kaiser" at his theater, located in a town with less than 100 population and after all expenses were paid the owner recorded a net profit of $200 Mr. Calvert has also received reports from the theater at Broadwater, Nebpopulation of 115. to the effect that a $150 booking of "The Kaiser, The Beast The Brooklyn Majestic Theatre Co has filed suit in the Supreme Court against the Vitagraph Co. of America as agent for the Vitagraph-Lubin-SeligEssanay to recover $3,000 damages for breach of .contract over the film, .Womanhood, the Glory of a Nation." The Majestic contends that it had a contract with the defendant for the exclusive use of the film in Brooklyn on April 16, 1917, for six days, and that in violation of the agreement the defendant permitted the film to be exhibited at Keeney"s theatre on April 16, at the Flatbush on April 23. and the Cumberland on April 30. The plaintiff alleges that the contract provided that in case of breach by either side $3,000 damages would be paid. The Vitagraph alleges that the plaintiff knew of the intention to exhibit the film at the other theatres named and acquiesced in such production, and also that the parties to the contract did not contemplate that the $3,000 damage clause would be enforced. On the application of the Vitagraph Co. Supreme Court Justice Donnelly has directed the taking of testimony before the United States Consul in Paris of George Balsdon. who represented the defendant in making the contract and who will testify to that effect. Mr. Balsdon is now manager of the Community Motion Pictures Bureau of the Y. M. C A. in the camps in France and Italy.