Motography (Jan-Jun 1918)

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288 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XIX, No. 6 Latest News of Chicago HARRY WEISS, of the First Exhibitors' Circuit, is on a trip through Illinois and Indiana. Ascher Bros, and Lubliner and Trinz, it is announced, have contracted for "all the Pathe plays. W. H. Brickhouse, formerly of Standard Pictures, has joined Pathe and will travel the Indiana territory. Milton Simon has started to work for the First Exhibitors' as a salesman. Mr. Simon is a pioneer in the sales field. S. R. Kent, general sales manager of the General Film Company, visited the Chicago office last week en route to New York from the coast. Cresson E. Smith, manager of the Metro office, who had planned to go to Fox in the same capacity, has reconsidered and will remain with Metro. Harry Willard has been transferred from the Syracuse office of Fox to the Chicago office. The exact nature of his duties has not yet been determined. W. H. Jenner, manager of the Kleine Exchange, reports that the Band Box, a loop picture house, has booked "I, Mary MacLane," the new Essanay film, for an indefinite run. R. C. Seery, manager of the First Exhibitors' Circuit Exchange, reports that the circuit has taken over all of the Frank Keenan and Norma Talmadge reissues. Other releases in prospect are "The Fall of the Romanoffs" and "The Birth of a Nation." Kleine reports that out-of-town exhibitors are evincing much interest in "I, Mary MacLane." Among those who called at the local offices last week and booked the feature were Ellis Bostwick, manager of the Merrill Theater, Milwaukee, and Nate Erber, owner of the Lincoln Square Theater at Decatur, 111., and the Palace at Danville. Watterson R. Rothacker has been reelected president of the Rothacker Film Manufacturing Co.; David Beaton, Jr., has been elected vice-president; H. J. Aldous has been re-elected secretary and treasurer; J. G. Mammaser has been elected assistant treasurer, and J. G. Hahn has been re-elected assistant secretary. Chicago exhibitors were made to feel "at home" in every sense of the word when they visited the Pathe offices on the regular exhibition day last week. A lunch of ham sandwiches, pie and coffee was served. About sixty partook of the "feed." The news spread through the loop rapidly and other distributors are talking of having "lunch exhibitions" also. Among the out-of-town exhibitors who called at the Famous Players-Paramount office last week were M. F. Baker, owner of the Grand Opera House at Keokuk, la., and J. D. Fulrath, owner of the Fulrath Opera House at Savanna, 111. Both said business was good and getting better each day, reflecting an improvement in conditions generally. Ralph Kettering, publicity representative of Jones, Iinick and Schaefer, announces in behalf of Jones, Linick and Schaefer, Ascher Bros., and the Central Film Co., jointly owned by members of the two firms, that there is no foundation whatever for the report that Adolph Zukor, president of the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, has purchased an interest in any one of the three enterprises. Hazel Daly, Selig star, appeared in person at the Merrill Theater in Milwaukee on Sunday and Monday, and talked to her many admirers who had gathered to see her with Tom Moore in "Brown of Harvard." While in Milwaukee Miss Daly acted as judge in a contest, picking a young man and a girl from hundreds who were claimants to the best camera faces. The young man and the girl will come to Chicago and appear in a Selig production soon. The independent exchange of Griever and Herz reports that it has perfected arrangements with the Exhibitors' Op Bewitching Norma Talmadge as she appears in the Select Pictures Star series. erating Corporation so as to release an Exhibitors' film once a month. The first is Selig's "The City of Purple Dreams," which opened at the Ziegfield February 3. "Revelations," a Wonder film, and "Real Life in China" are other releases. The latter will be distributed as an eightreel feature or in single reels. Griever and Herz are planning to open offices in Indianapolis and Milwaukee. George (Daddy) Hines, owner of the Auditorium Theater, South Bend, Ind., was a visitor at the Kleine offices last week. He reported that he had been hard hit by the action of the Indiana fuel administration in closing theaters as well as factories for the five-day period. Previously he had been compelled to close on Saturday and Sunday because of storm conditions. But neither coalless days or storm ones have discouraged Mr. Hines. He is a firm believer that the industry faces unparalleled prosperity. Julius Bernheim, formerly manager of the Universal Film Exchange of Minneapolis, was a visitor in Chicago all last week. While in the city Mr. Bernheim was in conference with Carl Laemmle, president of the Universal, who also was a visitor in the city. Maurice Fleckles, known to almost everyone in the film business throughout the United States, was a visitor at the Universal Film Exchange last week. Mr. Fleckles was on his way to the coast. Carl Laemmle, president of the Universal company, spent several days last week in the Chicago Universal exchange, where he was in conference with his various managers. This is the first time Mr. Laemmle has been in Chicago since the consolidation of the Jewel, Bluebird and Universal Exchanges, and it is the first time that Mr. Laemmle ever came to town and only had one exchange to visit. In the past he has had to visit the various exchanges all over the loop, and now he can confer with his managers and visitors in his new private office reserved for him at the exchange in the Consumers building. G. L. Stiles of the Milwaukee Universal office was in this city on Universal business last week. "The Price of a Good Time," the latest Jewel feature, produced by Lois Weber, had a week's run at the Pastime Theater on Madison street. Eli Van Ronkel of the Jewel office was absent from his office all last week on account of illness.