Motion Picture News (Oct 1915)

October 16, 1915. MOTION PICTURE NEWS 91 BROOKLYN EXHIBITOR PRAISES “TALE OF TWENTY STORIES.” UNIVERSAL COMEDY To the success attendant upon the showing of their comedies in many parts of the country, the following letter recently received by the LTniversal Film Manufacturing Company bears witness: “PLAZA THEATRE “J. & S. Goldberg, Props. “No. 246 Broadway “Brooklyn, Aug. 26, 1915. “Mr. S. Zieler, “Manager, Universal Film Ex., “No. 115 East 23rd Street, New York City. “Dear Sir: “Let me congratulate you on the L-KO late release entitled “A Tale of Twenty Stories.” It is without doubt the best comedy I have ever seen. My walls and ceiling fairly trembled from the hysterical screams of my patrons. “You know that as long as I’ve been in business I have never played a picture more than once. I booked a return date for this feature by request of my patrons so that their friends can see it. “Hoping you will give us many more such comedies, I am, “Very truly yours, “I. L. EPSTEIN.” “GUARDING OLD GLORY” IN SECOND WEEK AT STRAND, NEW YORK FO. NIELSEN’S big patriotic picture, “Guarding Old Glory,” • is in its second week at the Strand theatre, New York, where it has been accorded a rousing reception at every showing by enthusiastic audiences, who do not hesitate to vociferously applaud its many wonderful scenes. Managing Director B. A. Rolfe himself is more than enthusiastic over the picture, as the following letter to W. H. Rudolph, Mr. Nielsen’s eastern representative testifies: W. H. Rudolph, 608 Candler Building, New York City. My dear Mr. Rudolph : Permit me to compliment you upon the patriotic subject, “Guarding Old Glory.” It is doing very well indeed for us and I take pleasure in apprising you of the same. I remain. Sincerely yours. B. A. Rolfe, Managing Director. “Guarding Old Glory” is being featured at the Strand as a picture showing this country’s unpreparedness in the event of war, and is shown in installments each week. This is the second week, with three more weeks to run. SEVENTY-FIVE THEATRE OWNERS AND MANAGERS FORM EXHIBITORS’ ASSOCIATION IN LOS ANGELES Los Angeles, Oct. 4. THE Motion Picture Exhibitors’ Association, with a membership of seventy-five theatre owners and managers, of Southern California and Arizona, has been formed in Los Angeles, with Judge A. P. Tugwell as president, Jack Root, of the Strand theatre, Pasadena, vice-president ; Sam McIntyre, proprietor of Photoplay Number 2, Los Angeles, secretary; Mike Gore, proprietor of the Casino, Los Angeles, treasurer. Judge Tugwell will make a trip to the southern part of the state in the hope of interesting the exhibitors of San Diego and other cities in this organizatioon. An effort will be made at an early meeting to affiliate this organization with the National league. TRANSCONTINENTAL ’PHONE TALK BETWEEN HEARST AND SELIG SHOWN IN PICTORIAL A RECENT release of the Hearst-Selig News-Pictorial, No. 72, shows a transcontinental telephone conversation between William Randolph Hearst and William N. Selig, president of the Selig Polyscope Company. Mr. Hearst is shown at his summer home in California conversing with Mr. Selig, who is shown in his private offices in Chicago, 111. The film is the more interesting to the public for the reason that it presents, for the first time, a motion picture of Mr. Selig. FAKE FILMS Our Warning with reference to “Fake Chaplins,” which has been published from Coast to Coast for the last month, has been the means of helping many an Exhibitor to give a square deal to his customers. The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company wishes to announce that it intends to enforce to the full letter of the law “picture honesty” in reference to Essanay-Chaplin films. This means vigorous prosecution of all offenders. Kindly notify us at once of any violations that come to your attention. ’Pvs/so/n/DM 1333 ARGYLE ST., CHICAGO George K. Spoor, President Trademark Reg. U. S. Pat. 1907 To The Highest Bidder 100,000 six color photographs of popular picture stars, size 8x11. Samples and list of subjects sent on request. Will also be sold in lots of 25,000. Multi Color Art Co., Inc. 218 West 42nd St., New York Table of contents will hereafter be found every week opposite inside back cover.