Motography (Apr-Dec 1911)

242 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. Vli No. 5. but is proud of the fact that the Motiograph has been installed in some of the finest theaters which have been erected in recent years. It might be well to mention that the first name on this list is that of the Board of Education of the City of Chicago. Board of Education, Chicago, 111.; Aberdeen Theater, 59th and Aberdeen; Albany Theater, Albany and Madison; Avondale Theater, 4743 W. Lake St.; Arrow Theater, Fullerton, near High; Ashland Theater, W. Madison St.; Calumet Theater; Bell Theater, 2407 W. Madison St.; Banner Theater, North Ave., Robey and Milwaukee; California Theater, 26th and Trumbull; Casino Theater, North Clark and Kinzie; Comet Theater, 2150 W. 22nd St.; Crystal Palace Theater, 3255 Ogden Ave.; Cupid Theater, 1391 W. Madison; Samuel Doman, 1144 S. Kedzie; Dreamland Theater, Madison St., near Albany; Ellis Theater, 836 E. 43rd St., Elmo Theater, Van Buren and Western; Fairyland Theater, Milwaukee Ave.; Garfield Theater, Halsted and 55th; L. Ginsberg, California Theater, 1002 N. California Ave; Glamour Theater, 226 W. 63rd St.; Glenwood Theater, 3330 N. Clark St.; Grand Amusement Co., 9110 S. State St.; Grant Theater; Hancock Theater; Glen Theater; New Royal Theater, 3255 Ogden Ave; International Har. Co.; Irving Theater; Isis Theater, North Ave.; Kenwood Theater, 714 E. 47th St.; Liberty Theater; Logan Theater; Lincoln Theater, Lincoln & Milwaukee Ave.; Lyric Theater, Ashland & Milwaukee Ave.; Majestic Theater; Manhattan Theater, 59th and Wentworth; Marks & Goodman, 12th and Paulina; Marshfield Theater; Martin Monetta, 1064 Milwaukee Ave.; Wm. H. Murphy, 61st, near Indiana Ave.; Neighborhood Theater, 63rd and Ashland; New Grand Theater, 47th and Wood St.; Palace Theater, 1915 Milwaukee Ave.; Parkway Theater, Clark and Diversey Sts.; Phoenix Theater; S. Polakow White Palace Theater; Queen Theater, 2543 W. North Ave.; Ravenswood Theater; Revelry Theater, 47th, near Calumet Ave.; Lyric Theatre; Schlindler Theater, Huron and Milwaukee; Sheridan Theater; Eva Siebert and Henry Siebert, Orsini Theater; Sittners Theater, North Ave. and Sedgwich St.; Thelma Theater; Star Theater, 43rd and Cottage Grove Ave.; Victoria Theater, 3131 Logan Blvd.; Louis Totz, 6728 S. Halsted St.; Victor Theater, 933 E. 43rd St.; Washington St., 40th Ave., near Madison; Wentworth Theater, 4464 Wentworth Ave.; White House Theater, Madison and Western; York Theater, York and Paulina Sts. Keeping Track of "Washed Films The fact that films may be waterproofed is nowknown to all motion picture men ; but many of them do not realize the significance of the term "waterproof.'' Its real meaning is that motion picture films so treated may be washed with soap and water when they get dirty — as everyone knows they do. To encourage the up-to-date film exchange to keep track of the washing of waterproof films, the National T'TLE J^y f^OUUUzjb J^t^U No-vjT^/ Maker yt>/-cA-y Date orArr 6 Release /f/f OATC w»SH£0 ft»Tf WASHED OAK WASMti (U /(, ~ U &■*, I Exhibit "A." Waterproof Film Company, Chicago, has devised a system of records. It has sent sample sheets of these letters to all exchanges, with the following letter : Moving picture films, like everything else, to be kept clean must be washed. Should you ever desire to furnish a service with second and third reels as clean and rainless as first runs, you must have your films waterproofed, and then you must systematically wash them. Washing waterproof films once a week, or every ten days, with soapy water, will not alone keep them rainless and free from oil spots, but soft and pliable as well. Here is a suggested system by which an exchange can easily keep track of films due for washing. THESE FILMS MUST BE GIVEN EARLIEST INSPECTION THEY ARE DUE FOR WASHING J Date A~tV. /(=> NUMBER R Check 1 Check FROM So/ i i i ^U£e^\Ju^c^i [/ WASHING DEPARTMENT Exhibit "B." Say you buy a waterproof film November 6. Enter title number, maker and date of release on a card, as per exhibit "A." This is then filed in a chronological card index case as November 16. On November 14 or 15, the party in charge of the washing department makes out two copies (with carbon paper) of sheet "B" listing films due for washing on November 16. One copy is given to the receiving clerk and one to the head of the inspection department. The object of the list (sheet "B") to the receiving clerk is so that he will hasten the films wanted to the inspection tables as soon as they come in. The object of the copy of this sheet to the inspection department is that they may know which films should be given earliest inspection, so that there may be time for washing. It will assist the receiving clerk if the booking man will fill in on the receiving clerk's copy of sheet "B" where the films wanted may be expected from. A space has been provided on sheet "B" for such notation. After films are received and inspected they are washed, after which they go to the shipping clerk who has already been instructed what and where to ship. After films are received and inspected they are washed, after which they go to the shipping clerk who has already been instructed what and where to ship. After a film is washed the date is entered on a card "A" and the card is advanced in the chronological file ten days, to November 26. In case a film is received too late for washing on date due, the card is simply advanced to the following day, until the washing takes place, after which it is advanced ten days as before. With all films waterproofed one-tenth of all active reels would eventually require washing every day. We build a machine which will wash, dry and reel up a thousand feet of waterproof film every eight minutes; say six per hour. With three hundred active 'reels this means thirty films a day for washing, or five hours' work with one of our machines, or one hour with five. One man can run ten, if necessary, so it isn't such an impossible thing after all to keep films in clean and pliable condition. Waterproof films properly cared for in this way will last longer, look better, attract more trade, and make more money for the exchange than any innovation ever presented to them. The Industrial Moving Picture Company of Chicago has closed a contract with one of the best known steamship companies in the United States and will take moving pictures showing the pleasures of a voyage on that line of boats.