Moving Picture News (Jan-Jun 1913)

THE MOVING PICTURE NEWS 21 and withdrawn from the chamber 15 through an exit opening 22 at the top of the wall 17 from which it is led downwardly across the walls 16 and IS, as indicated at 23, and between rollers 24 and 25 that feed it into the receptacle 14. After an exposed length of sensitized material has issued through the passage 26 it is severed by a knife 45 reciprocating in guides 46 bv a pinion 47 meshing with a rack 48 thereon, said pinion being carried on a shaft 49 provided with an exteriorly arranged operating crank. A spring 51 acting between the pinion 47 and a bearing support 52 of the shaft 49 operates to return the knife after the severing operation when the crank 50 is released, and to return the latter also. Gilbert S. Dev. of Rochester, N. Y., is the inventor of the above as set forth in Letters Patent No. 1.057,412, the improvements including also means for adjustments, preventing mistakes, &c. It is an axiom that much depends upon the light in which a subject is viewed. An invention based on the physical law concerning the complementary colors of the spectrum has been made by a graduate of the Moscow School for Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, by which it is possible to paint several different scenes or designs on one and the same canvas. This interesting artistic device may be used with effect on the stage or utilized for home decoration. When the light changes, the canvas, chameleon like, changes in appearance. Thus a panel was exhibited at the Moscow Artistic Theatre which represented a scene with beautiful autumn tints in the red light of a sunset. When the light was changed the scenery changed with it, and a nymph was discovered in front of a tree, bathed in moonlight. It is claimed that wallpaper printed by this method is one color in daylight, different during twilight, and changes again by moon or lamp light. By the use of differently tinted lamps the changes may obviously be controlled bv electrical switches. The risibility of our transatlantic Cousins may not be premature in so far as their appreciation of American "humour" is concerned, but they certainly are "on" to the movies to the extent of 28,000,000 per week, that being the estimated average attendance at the Cinemeto Theatres, of which there are some 4.500 in Merrie England, representing a capital outlay of more than £12,000,000 sterling. The question as to whether a patentee has a right to fix the price on a patented article is now for the first time "up to" the Supreme Court of the United States, in the "Sanatogen" case, certified from the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia — the issue, as stated in the plaintiff-appellant's brief, being — "Can a retailer sell a patented article having a license notice thereon restricting the price at which the article can be sold to the consumer, such sale being made at a lower price than the license price, without such sale constituting an infringement of a patentee's rights when the article is made by the patentee, but is purchased by the retailer from a jobber?" This is a momentous question, and the final decision of the august court of last resort will be awaited with unusual interest in many and various industries, particularly those relating to the art of cinematograph)-. We shall be pleased to answer pertinent questions propounded by readers of The Moving Picture News. NEWMAN FRAMES TO BE DISPLAYED AT EXPOSITION The Newman Manufacturing Company, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and 101-103 Fourth avenue, New York City, have contracted with the managing director of the International Exposition Company for space at the Moving Picture Convention to be held at the Grand Central Palace in New York City from July 7th to July 12th. They will have on display some of the very latest ideas in brass lobby displays, brass railings, interchangeable signs, etc. During the exposition the Newman Company will throw open their entire first floor of the New York branch to the use of visiting exhibitors, and every courtesy will be extended them. Mr. S. J. New-man, secretary of the firm, states that his salesmen on the road report that a great many exhibitors throughout the country are making preparations to attend the convention and it will be the biggest thing ever attempted along this line. POWER'S INSTALLATIONS Through the Walturdaw Company, of London, England, there have been installed thirty Power's No. 6's in twenty various theatres in the Birmingham district, also twelve No. 6's in Bradford, Sheffield, Aberdare and Plymouth. The Metropolitan Opera House, of Philadelphia, has been equipped with motion pictures which are projected by Power's 6A. The Quo Yadis pictures have been so successful that six Power's No. 6's have been purchased for other companies of this concern. The following installations have been made : One 6A complete with Inductor to Mobile Light & Railway Company, Mobile, Ala., through W. H. Peck, Atlanta, Ga. One 6A with 14-inch magazines for 2,000 feet of film to Turn Hall. North Salina street, Syracuse, New York, through Auburn Film Company, Auburn, New York. Two 6A complete equipment with motors and mechanical speed control to Charles Stalder, North Hill, Akron, Ohio, through Mutual Film Corporation. One 6A complete with motor and mechanical speed regulator to W. H. Wilcox, Jonesboro, Ark., through Mutual Film Corporation, New Orleans. One 6A complete to Star Theatre. Wytheville, Va., through General Film Company, Washington, D. C. George A. Magie. salesman for the Pilot Company, will probably leave on another trip to the different exchanges in the very near future. Magie reports that the company is turning out some big stuff, and says he won't have any trouble in getting additional orders. In order to supply the demand for Pilot pictures the company is installing more new tanks and drying apparatus. They are shipping direct from their factory now, and have established a department for this purpose. * * * * The Pilot Company is putting up a new projection room, the one they had previously being inadequate. (Full copies of any of the above forwarded for ten cents. Order by number.) "THE WORTH OF MAN" Ramo Films.