Motion Picture News (Apr-Jul 1915)

80 MOTION PICTURE NEWS VoL 11. No. 22. WHERE TO BUY ADVERTISING NOVELTIES Philip Hano, 806-810 Greenwich St, New York. BOOTHS Sharlow Bros., 442 W. 42nd St, New York. COSTUMERS Miller-Costumier, 236 South 11th St, Philadelphia, Pa. CHAIRS, NEW AND SECOND HAND Atlas Seating Co., 501 5th Are., N. Y. C. FILM ACCESSORIES Berlin Aniline Works, 213 Water St., New York. FILM, TITLES, PRINTING, DEVELOPING Centaur Film Co., 679-682 Aye. E, Bayonne, N. J. Industrial Moving Picture Co., 223-233 W. Erie St, Chicago. FEATURE FILMS Phoenix Feature Film Co., 129 Columbus Ave., Boston. E. H. Wagner, Agt, Dania Biofilm Co., 38 Park Place, New York. THIS CANNOT POSSIBLY MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU IF YOU ARE NOT A LIVE WIRE EXHIBITOR BECAUSE MOTION PICTORE NEWS IS BUILT FOR LIVE WIRES ONLY j HAS THE QUALITY CIRCULATION OF THE TRADE | TABLE OF CONTENTS New Picture Producing Policies (W. A. Johnston) 35 Editorials 36 Few Film Laws Pass Pennsylvania Legislature 37 Reading Convention Mecca of Keystone State 39 Weak Spots in a Strong Business No. 18 41 Exhibitors' Co-operation Needed in Censor Fight 55 Exit Hammerstein's Victoria; Enter the Rialto 61 Ruth Roland Creates Stir in "Who Pays?" 57 Lasky Will Increase Output in Warm Weather 38 San Francisco League Elects Officers 38 Siegmund Lubin Plans Radical Changes in Policy 38 Dorsey Pictures of Orient Now Released 39 Lubin Pleased With Reception of Reeves 39 Pauline Frederick Signs Long Contract With Famous.... 40 Associated Service Will Soon Release Program 40 Pathe Directors Pick Cast for Two Strong Plays 41 Maud Allan to Make Screen Debut With Morosco 42 Hoffman, Linguist and Crack Solicitor, Gets Prize 42 Myrtle Tannehill Successful Here and Abroad 44 Kane Helps Exhibitors With Lavish Display 44 Itala, Now That Italy Is at War, Will Produce Here 48 McKenzie Pictures on Exhibition at the Lyceum 48 Fourreel Kalems for Regular Service Every Two Weeks... 52 "Life's Mysteries" Introduces Four New MinA Players.. 52 Film Openings for Americans in Cuba Excellent ,. . 56 Melting Pot Attractive State Rights Offering 56 Col. Selig adds More Animals to the Jungle Zoo 57 Gotham Film Makes Big Strides in a Month Film Supplants Speaking Stage in Oklahoma City.... Wharton Graduate of the "Legitimate"...., Snow and Ice Figure in Vitagraph Comedy 60 62 66 66 DEPARTMENTS Live Wire Exhibitors : 43 In and Out of Los Angeles Studios 45 Among the Exchanges 49 Looking Ahead With the Producers 51 New Laws and Court Decisions 53 REVIEWS Black Box, The, No. 13 (Universal) 71 Blue Blood and Yellow (Pathe) 69 Brother Officers (Cosmofotofilm) 69 Builder of Bridges, The (Frohman) 67 Coward, The (Essanay) 70 Darkness Before Dawn, The (Lubin) 68 Diamond from the Sky, No. 4 (North American) 73 Exploits of Elaine, No. 22 (Pathe) 72 Failure, The (Mutual Master Pictures) 70 How Callahan Cleaned Up Little Hell (Selig) 71 Inventor's Peril, The (Lubin) 72 Japan (United Photo Plays) 70 Man and His Master (Biograph) 72 Man Who Beat Dan Dolan, The (Gotham) 73 Resolve, The (American) 69 Road o' Strife, No. 9 (Lubin) 73 Silent Command, The (Universal) 68 Stolen Goods (Lasky) 67 Test, The (Edison) 70 Wife for Wife (Kalem) 73 Wives of Men (Biograph) 71 General Program 76 Mutual Program 77 Pathe Program 78 United Program 78 Universal Program 79 RELEASE CHARTS Calendar of Current and Coming Releases 83, 85 Release Dates for Ready Reference 86, 88 Feature Releases, Current and Coming 90 ACCESSORY NEWS SECTION (Summer Theatres Number.) Airdome Lighting With Incandescents m A Clever Combination of Theatre and Airdome '. 113 Making the Roof of Your Theatre Pay . , 114 Exhibitors' Attitude on the Airdome Question H5 Projection [ jig Ventilation for Summer Theatres 124 Directory of New Theatres 123 Music for Airdomes (Music and the Picture) 130 WHERE TO BUY LABELS Ever Ready Roll Label Co., 203 W, 40th St., New York. LIGHTING PLANTS Cushman Motor Works, Lincoln, Neb. PICTURE MACHINES & SUPPLIES Calehuff Supply Co., 1301 Race St, Philadelphia. Sweeley's Photo Supply House, 514 Erie Ave., Renova, Pa. MOTION PICTURE APPARATUS Burke & James, Inc., 240 E. Ontario St., Chicago. POSTER & PICTURE FRAMES Menger & Ring, 442 W. 42od St, New York. PIPE ORGANS M. P. Moller, Hagerstown, Md. PRINTLNG The Winthron Press, witk which is consolidated the Chasmsr-WmcheU Press, 141 E. 25th St., New York. RE WINDERS Williams, Brawn & Earle, Inc., $18 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. TICKETS Rees Ticket Co., 400 S. 19th St, Omaha, Neb. UNIFORMS Fechheimer Bros. (Union-made), Cincinnati, O. A Hint Is As Good as a Hundred Dollars if you have sense enough to take it and use it in time. There Are $100 Hints in every issue of MOTION PICTURE NEWS Take "Live Wire Exhibitors" as an example. One Exhibitor Added $300 to his WEEKLY REVENUE with one of the ideas in that department. BUT— He Was a LIVE WIRE: ARE YOU?