The Film Daily (1918)

Monday, December 23, 1918 DAILY vi'-^ Vol. VI No. 76. Monday, December 23, 1918 Price S Cents Copyright 1918, Wid's Film and Film Folks, Inc. Published Daily at 71-73 West 44th St., New York. N. Y. by WID'S FILMS and FILM FOLKS, Inc. F. C. ("WID") GUNNING President and Treasurer LYNDE DENIG, Editor Entered as second-class matter May 21, 1918, at the post office at New York, N. Y:, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States, Outside mt Greater New York, f 10.00 one year; 6 ■wnths, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign $20.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to WID'S DAILY, 71-73 West 44th St., New York, N. Y. Telephone : Vanderbilt 4551-2 CUTS AND FLASHES Wjilliam J. Clark, president of Exhibitors' Mutual has gone to Grand Rapids to spend the holidays. C. C. Pettijohn who returned to New York last Friday has gone to Indianapolis with Mirs. C. C. and C. C. Jr„ for the year end. Mrs. Pettijohn is stricken with the "flu". HEALTHY PATRONSHEALTHY PATRONAGEHEALTHY BOX OFFICE All Due To Healthograms " Ask the Live Wire Exhibitot — He Knows" Write or Wire for Terms K. W. S. Distributing Co., Inc. 51 East 42d St. NEW YORK IN THE COURTS United States Judge Mayer has dismissed the suit of the Shubert Theatrical. Co. against the Triangle Film Corp. for an injunction and damages on the ground of unfair competition with the plaintiff by the production by the defendant of the film play, "Old Heidelberg," three years ago. The plaintiff claimed the sole right to the name and filed the suit when the play was first produced. When the action camehefore Judge Mayer for trial Walter N. Seligsberg, for the defendant, told the court he was unable to understand the theory on which vthe plaintiff brought the suit. Judge Mayer replied, "I don't think the plaintiff has any theory." The court ruled that the plaintiff had failed to make out a cause for action and dismissed the complaint with costs for the defendant. siL Following a trade showing of Anita Stewart's production "Virtuous Wives," in Milwaukee, trade showings have been held in Minneapolis, Des Moines, and Omaha. Arthur Lilligren at present Manager of The Grand Theater (a 1200 seat house) at Mankato, Minn., will be at liberty Jan. 1st, as Harry French, who has been in the Government Service will return to his position. Mr. Lilligren would like to get in touch with a Theater Owner who can place a live show man. Refer to Present Employers' American Amusement Company, 627 First Ave. North, Minneapolis, Minn. Address Arthur Lilligren, Grand Theater, Mankato, Minn. Hal Reid With Universal. Universal has engaged Hal Reid, famous playwright and father of Wallace as an "idea man." Mr. Reid's duties will be to think up ideas which will form the basis of stories. He was scenario editor for Vitagraph and at another time for Paramout. Alpha Gets "Reclaimed". Alpha Pictures Inc. have purchased the rights to the Harry MacRae Webster production "Reclaimed" starring Niles Welch and Mabel Julienne Scott. The production was sold to Alpha by Chester Beecroft and it will be resold on the state right market. No real honest-to-goodness vampire could be as nice as Theda Bara is and I've decided that my idea of vamping isn't any idea at all. My cousin said she and Theda Bara had "lots to talk over" and I made her take me along to Vonkers as I wanted to meet Theda. It was a long cold ride and I thought we'd never get there. I kept askin' my cousin what Miss Bara was like but she got so she didn't answer me at all and I just settled back and kept still. All the way up I was wonderin' what her dressin' room was like and picturin' it to myself. I was sure there were rich hangings and incense burnin' in oriental corners and maybe a pet tiger or somethin' roamin' around. When we got there we found that Miss Bara's dressin' room was in an old fashioned house that adjoins the studio. She was there waitin' for us and the first thing she said was, "Well, you see I'm alive. I do wish people would stop tryin' to kill me. I'm really not as bad as all that." W/hen the door of her room was closed I was so disappointed. No rich hangings, no oriental corners, no incense and no tiger. Only rows of beautiful clothes, a little tea table, a bull dog, and Miss Bara herself serving the tea and looking hopelessly domestic with her dark hair drawn back softly from her forehead and a merry voice asking, "Sugar? Cream?" And then came the worst blow of a1!. She brought out a cake that she had baked. Think of it! It was all full of fruit and things. Imagine a vampire baking a cake. I can't. The dog came in for his share, but I'm afraid he's spoiled 'cause he would only eat the frosted part. In a little while a boy knocked on the door and said that Mr. Edwards was waitin' so Miss Bara put her tea cujT down in a sort of a "Well, that's over", way and picked up a shinin' dagger that lay on the dressin' table. Maybe I imagined it but her eyes seemed to glitter when she was holding that knife.: She threw a wrap over her shoulders and said, "Do come over to the studio. I'm goin' to kill a man." II