Motography (Jul 1918)

84 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 2. Al Ray and Robert Harron met in the handball courts at Los Angeles Athletic Club in a series of games the other day and Bobby won all of them. Al has not been able to beat Griffith's "find" as yet in any of their many games, and will probably admit, if it keeps up, that Bobby is a bit the better player. 4 4 4 Hedda Nova, upon the completion of the Vitagraph serial, "The Woman in the Web," in which she and J. Frank Glendon are the featured stars, was presented with a Russian wolfhound by the members of her company. The gift was a fitting one, for Miss Nova herself is Russian. 4. 4 4, No less a literary light than Jack Cunningham himself is responsible for the following newsy gem: 4. 4 4. " 'Ted' Cunningham, than whom there is no more trusted and legal wife of Jack Cunningham, purveyor of the carbon-copied script, is sojourning in the New York and Brooklyn haunts of friends and relatives. She will return ere snow flies." 4. 4, 4. Leatrice Joy, who has just finished work in Louise Glaum's latest Paralta feature, has moved from her hotel in Los Angeles to a cute little bungalow in Hollywood in order to be nearer the studio. 4 4* 4* Jack Gilbert, the popular ' juvenile, has been receiving letters of congratulation from New York since his latest release, "More Trouble," in which he appears as Frank Keenan's son, was shown at the Rivoli Theatre. 4* 4? 4? Norman Kerry will leave for New York immediately upon the completion of the Olive Thomas picture in which Mr. Kerry has leading honors. His eastern stay will be one of but three days. 4 4 4 Charles Gunn is one of the over-worked juvenile leads in the West Coast film colony. At present he is doing leading-man honors with both Louise Glaum and Bessie Barriscale. 444. Three well known film player answered the call to the colors this week. They were Kenneth Harlan of Universal, Hank Mann, Sennett comedian, and Charles Stevenson of the Rolin studio. 4 4 4 Gloria Hope has qualified as an expert interior and exterior decorator, judging from the way she arranged the decorations for a friend, who resides next door. 4. 4. 4, George Holt, Vitagraph player, stepped on some variety of sea-serpent last week, and as a result was unable to appear in pictures for a few days. 4. 4. 4. Harry Elwell, head of the property department of the Famous Players-Lasky studios, died June 9 after a protracted illness. rented for exhibitors. Here and There THE De Luxe Feature Film Company of Seattle will handle Griffith's new production, "Hearts of the World," as a big road show, with an orchestra of thirty pieces and fourteen men behind stage for effects. Mike Rosenberg, president of the company, returned from California last week, where he arranged for the purchase of the feature for the Pacific Northwest. He had not been home two days until he booked it in Seattle and Tacoma at the highest rental ever paid there for a picture. It will go on in Seattle at Levy's Orpheum July 6 for an indefinite engagement. A trade showing was given this week at that theatre, which was attended by most of the exhibitors and film men of the city, as well as a number of out-of-town men. During his trio to California Mr. Rosenberg also bought "The Grain of Dust" for the Northwest territory. This has also been booked bv Levy s Orpheum in Seattle. 4* 4 4* Captain A. E. Latrop, owner of a str-ing of theatres in southeastern Alaska, left Seattle last week with contracts all signed for the building and fitting of the finest theatre in Alaska. It is to be in Cordova. Captain Lathrop with W. H. Code of the Code theatre, Nome, also operates a film exchange. The exchange was opened as a means of getting the best films for their own houses, the difficult transportation in Alaska making it impossible to book a film from a Seattle exchange for a short length of time. Under the present plan a film is bought outright or, in the case of some, the season and sub-rented to other 4. 4. 4. Ackerman and Harris of San Francisco, owners of the Hippodrome circuit, are visiting Spokane, making final arrangements for the building of a new theatre there. The new house is to cost $165,000 and will be located at Lincoln and Sprague streets. 4 4 4 The first showing of the American war film entitled, "America's Reply to the Huns," which is intended to make known to the United States the great work undertaken in France by this country, was given in Paris last week before two thousand prominent Parisians, under the direction of James Kerney, director of the FrancoAmerican committee on public information. 4 4, 4 J. J. Flynn, manager of Goldwyn's Detroit branch, has been elected president of a newlyorganized Board of Motion Picture Exchanges of the Detroit Board of Commerce. He has appointed a standing transportation committee, which will investigate and seek a remedy for the present unsatisfactory transportation facilities affecting the city. 444 Changes in the personnel of the staff of the General Film Company at Dallas are announced by "Smiling Jim" Kelly, now in charge of that office. Sol Davis will act as assistant manager of the sales department. C. M. Jagers will be in charge of the special feature, booking and shipping departments, and G. G. Giles will act as auditor. 444 "The Unbeliever," produced in conjunction with the United States Marine Corps, showed at the Knickerbocker Theatre, Nashville, during the week of June 4 to good crowds. Officers of the Nashville marine recruiting station were at the theatre to help the picture "go over big." Prices were fixed at 30 cents for all performances, including the war fax. 444 C. H. Griffiths, accountant at Jewel's Denver office, left for Liverpool recently, having joined the British army. Fred Clark, poster clerk, left at the same time to join the United States navy, which makes five service stars in the Denver office flag. 444 Following the close of the Orpheum in Nashville at the end of its summer season, Manager and Mrs. H. W. Moxon left for New York and will spend a vacation there. 4 4 4 E. I. Wurman has opened a new theatre at Lamont, Washington. 444 C. A. Swanson has leased and will remodel the Everett Theatre, Everett, Washington. 444, A. G. Siebert has sold his theatre at Mt. Vernon, Washington. MANAGER George Rotsky of the New Grand Theatre, Montreal, brought down a heap of trouble about his head when he advertised in the local newspapers for a "mother." The stunt was intended to advertise the picture, "Wanted, A Mother," starring Madge Evans. Many wrote to the theatre asking when they could see "Little Miss Evans" and others applied in person. Mr. Rotsky withdrew the advertisement from the paper as soon as he noted the effect it was producing, but he did a good business during the week of presentation. 444 Several Ontario moving picture theatres have closed their doors for the summer. One is the Auditorium, a large theatre of Sarnia. The Princess, Stratford, has also been closed. The Patricia, London, is to be closed for several weeks during which time extensive alterations will be made. The Apollo, Brantford, has decided to close permanently. 444 Manager Sylvio of the Ouimetoscope Theatre, Montreal, is gaining a reputation as a dramatic lecturer. He has been giving a series of talks at his theatre and also at the Maisonneuve Theatre, which is a considerable distance away. He makes the jump by automobile. 4 4 4 The salaries of the members of the Board of Censors for the Province of Quebec have been raised from $40 to $50 per week. Almost simultaneously with this raise, the board condemned "Panthea" outright, then they changed their minds and passed it. 444 Sydney Duncan, formerly an operator at the King's Theatre, Sault S'te. Marie, Ontario, has opened the Victoria Theatre in the same city. The new theatre is a 400-seat house and is located in proximity to the large steel mills. 444 A new moving picture theatre has been erected at Sudbury, an important center of Northern Ontario. It is a modern house with a seating capacity of 450. 4 4 4 The cool appearance of the Regent Theatre, Toronto, has been enhancjed by the adoption of the use of Palm Beach suits for the members of the large orchestra. 4 4 4, M. Lubin, a well-known film salesman of Montreal and Toronto, has been drafted by the United States Army. He joined the colors in New York. 4> 4* 4* Dan Friedman, formerly branch manager of the Regal Films, Limited, at Calgary, Alberta, has joined the Canadian overseas army. Harold Lock-wood in a new role— that of director — which he assumed recently during the filming of "A King in Khaki," when Director Fred J. Balshofer became ill.