The Film Daily (1918)

jfeBftADSTRIET of FILMDOM DMW& 7/feRKOCHlZED AUTHORITY "Samuel Goldwyn" New Name Legally Authorized For Samuel Goldfish. "Samuel Goldfish is dead, Long live Samuel Goldwyn." This was the best of ashrdlu shrdlu This was a text of a telegram sent yesterday by Gabriel L. Hess to heads of the Goldwyn organization on the coast. . The head of Goldwyn was authorized to change his name from Samuel Goldfish to Samuel Goldwyn under an order of Supreme Court Justice Donnelly. "Flu" Shows Decline Hodkinson Reports Decrease in Middle Western Districts. Reports coming in at the Hodkinson offices show that the influenza epidemic is on the wane throughout Kansas and Missouri. In Kansas City, Mo., a new low record was reached last week although the death rate is still excessively high. The following towns are now open: Arkansas City, Abilene, Eureka, Ft. Scott, Junction City, Ottawa, Strong City and Wichita in Kansas; Butler Carthage, Carrollton. Mt. Vernon, Osceola, Plattsburg, and Ridgeway in Missouri. Allendale, Kansas and Leonardsville, Kan., are now closed. Colorado is slightly affected by the "flu." Reports say that although a large number of the towns are open, exhibitors prefer to keep their theaters closed because of bad business conditions. They intend opening around the first of the year. Where theaters are kept open, it is said that the patrons are coming in slowly. Salt Lake City, is now open. Aronson With Goldwyn. A. S. Aronson. general manager of the Regal Films. Ltd., of Toronto, Canada, has accepted a position with Goldwyn and will start work Jan. I. He has been connected with Regal for the past few years in the distributing and exhibiting branch. Melies to Produce. Paul Melies will shortly re-enter the production field. Associated with him as writer and director will be Charles A. Logue. Their first picture will be produced at the old Biograph studio offices at no W. 40 Street. A Prediction. In a Christmas statement issued by Cecil B. De Mille he says, in part : "There will be new. and strange interests that will arise and we must guard always against dangers from within. We must beware certain coalitions lest we permit an autocracy to arise within our industry that may destroy our best efforts." Neilan to Direct Anita Stewart. It is reported that Marshall Neilan will direct the next \nita Stewart production S. A. Lynch Returns. V Lynch accompanied by Mrs. Lynch and a trained nurse arrived in New York yesterday afternoon. _ Mr. Lynch who suffered an attack of influenza while traveling in the South, is in a very much improved condition. One On J. D. Williams. Something that strongly resembled a desk, all crated up presented itself to J. D. Williams' view up at the First National office Saturday just as soon as J. D. entered his sanctuary. "Who ordered the furniture?" asked J. D. The "furniture" pro\ ed to be a forty pound turkey presented to the First National manager by R.. D. Craver, of Charlotte, N. C, who holds the Circuit franchise in that region. Earl Hudson, publicity chief, says the turkev said "gobble, gobble," and that J. D. answered, "I will, I will." Two New Keeney Houses. The two new theatres that Frank A. Keeney has had under construction are now practically completed and will be ready for occupancy about Feb. I next. These are located at Kingston, N. Y., and Williamsport, P-< . and each represents a capacity of 2. 500. T"ig't:ng Sunday Clof ing. Petitions are being circulated throughout F.vansville. Ind., by motion picture exhibitors and theater owners to determine public sentiment regarding the closing of the theaters on Sundays, as a result of an announcement by Mayor Bosse that he intends to close places of amusement on Sundays after January I. Educating By Films Government Will Spread Citizenship Ideas Through Public Schools. Herbert Kaufman, director of publicity of the Department of the Interior is the originator of a plan of furthering American propaganda at home. Mr Kaufman has in mind a cooperative svstem whereby 2 000,000 teachers in the public schools of America will inform their pupils what is considered good propaganda in films. The scheme will be operated in conjunction with the U. S>. Bureau of lulucation. The films which Mr. Kaufman will use are designed to make the newly arrived foreigner realize that it is his duty to become an American. Through educating the children it is hoped to thus reach the parents. It is said that when a release is made. by one of the film companies which carries out Mr Kaufman's idea, special attention will be paid to it by the Department of Interior. New Firm to Make Sport Reels. Chicago. — Articles of incorporation tiled in Springfield for the Athletic Feature Film Corp. revealed the formation of a company in Chicago that will boost sports in every moving picture theater in the country through the release of an athletic reel every month. All the champions, ex-champions, and would-be champions in every branch of sport will be pictured in actual competition for titles and arrangements made by the new corporation to release through one of the biggest booking concerns in the country will enable L.port page readers who have never been able to attend any of the big sport events, but who have read about them all their lives, to see their favorites in action on the screen. One reel is ready for release in January, and another is practically completed for February. The company is at work on others tha twlil follow at intervals of a month Brandt to Make Trip. Joe Brandt expects to spend a very busy Merry Christmas preparing for an eight week's trip in which he will visit the leading exhibitors of the country. He wants to wish all exhibitors a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year through Wid's and says he will see them all soon.