The Film Daily (1918)

J&feB&ADSTREET of FILMDOM 7>feRKOCHlZED AUTHORITY rOL. VI. No. 76 Monday, December 23, 1918 Price s Cents Sunday Films Up Again 'Injunction Dismissal Renews Agitation on Sabbath Law. Albany. — Justice George McCann, of linghamton, has apparently started a tate-wi.de agitation for interpretation i the Sunday picture show law — as a esult of his throwing out of court an Ijunction restraining the Binghamon police from closing picture theaers. According to attorneys for motion icture interests, the case will be aken to the Court of Appeals at nee. The McCann decision was ased on an order of the Appellate ivision which declared film shows il;gal on Sunday while a previous deision proclaimed them legal. If the Court of Appeals sustains be Ringhamton decision, there will e no more Sunday pictures unless ie Legislature acts. Fire Order in Newark. Newark. N. J. — The Fire Prevention urcau has issued orders forbidding icture theatres to allow people to stand behind the rail.'' Evanston Sunday Shows. Chicago.— The Ordinance providing >r moving picture shows in Evanston 1 Sundays which was introduced by lderman Roberts about two months jo, will come up before the council the next regular meeting. Look Out for Yarns. Four big press agents arrived in the ty at the same time. They are: Carl obinson just discharged from the army id formerly press agent for Charles haplin, Ken O'Hara also discharged om the army, Harry Carr, Mack Senitt's press agent, and W. E. Keefe, anager and publicity supervisor of the riffith productions. Hotel has Theater. Chicago. — An addition to the Hotel [orrison will include a modern movg picture theater which will seat 600. It will probably be completed six months. Shreveport, La. — New picture achines have been installed in the rand Opera House to replace those >stroyed by fire recently. An Author's Appreciation HOTEL ALGONQUIN New York Dec. 13, 1918 Editor Wid's Daily, New York, N. Y 'Dear Sir: — "Allow me to congratulate you on the . ever increasing success achieved by the Daily. ''To one who wishes to keep posted in all vital matters concerning the moving picture world your paper is invaluable. Nothing of real interest seems to escape you. "Added to this your readers receive wonderfully sane, helpful and constructive criticism of all new photoplays of importance. It is remarkable, seeing so many plays as you do, that you should be able to keep up your enthusiasm and to write concerning them so fairly and impartrially. "I do not know to whom your paper is most valuable, the author, the exhibitor or the producer. It certainly seems to me one of 'those things which no fellow can do without.' "With sincere appreciation, I am "Yours faithfully, "Charles T. Dazey." New Corporations. Chicago. — Ella Theater Co.; capital $2,500; incorporators Edith W. Wilkinson, May Seatre and John Gutknecht. Wilmington, Del. — Democracy Photoplay Co.; $1,000,000, and American Amusement and Theater Co., $100,000. New Haven — Pyramid Pictures, Inc.; Incorporators Everett K. B. Barnard, Fred Bezzeril, capital $100,000. Reports on "Flu" Indicate Somewhat Improved Conditions in Middle West. "Flu" conditions are improving in some parts of the country according to letters reaching the Hodkinson Corporation. It is said that Indianapolis is in a better condition and that in that city they expect to be normal about Jan. 1. St. Louis reports that they are much improved and that the epidemic is practically under control. Omaha says that it is in fair way toward recovery. Territory surrounding Kansas City is in a rather bad condition yet. Northwest Notes Harry H. Hicks has been called from the management of the Northwest Select territory to New York. He will leave as soon as a new manager can be placed in charge at the Seattle office. A visit was paid the Seattle Fox office last week by "Winnie" Sheehan, general manager, Paul C. Mooney, Western district manager, and Carl Downing general publicity director. They left recently for Portland and San Francisco, taking with them A. W. Eden, Northwest manager. Joe Merrick, district manager of the Mutual Distributing Corp., visited Seattle with H. H. Brownell, former manager of the Portland office, who is to manage the Seattle office. L. Wingham, formerly of Los Angeles, will have charge of the Portland territory. Ted Johnson, formerly a salesman for Metro in the Salt Lake territory, has been engaged to work out of Seattle. While in Seattle, Mr. Merrick also engaged Miss Edith Tuttle, for six years in charge of the bookkeeping department of the Kleine exchange to take over that department in the Mutual office. From Seattle, Mr. Merrick went to Portland and on to San Francisco and Los Angeles and back to Chicago, from which city he started his present trip. Houston, Texas — Educational motion pictures depicting the activities of schools in Texas are being distributed by the Texas Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher associations. D. B. Lederman, special representative for Universal, is paying Seattle a second visit within the last six weeks. James Aubrey, comedian, has been engaged by Vitagraph for the Big V Comedies, and he has left for the Coast