Moving Picture World (Jan-Mar 1915)

January 23, 1915 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 533 "PATSY'S VACATION" (Lubin). All of Patsy's earnestness and good effort fail to protect liim from the wicked Sykesy, who, at the time of the final examination, plays a shameful trick. Patsy is well prepared, but Sykesy, through his attention to games, stands no chance of passing. Ever resourceful, however, he steals a sheet of copy from the desk of the boy ne.xt to him, but one of the teachers unexpectedly appears, and Sykesy places the stolen Scene from "Patsy's Vacation" (Lubin). sheet in Patsy's desk. The paper is found, and Patsy, not being able to explain, is expelled from the college for all time. This affair coupled with the auto theft reflects badly on Patsy's character and his irate father believes there is no hope for his unfortunate boy and puts him to the hardest work on the farm. Sykesy, through his crookedness, passes with honors, and, when the boys return, a picnic is arranged, at which Patsy is not permitted to participate. Things have gone so bad that Patsy's father proposes to give him a severe thrashing, but the boy refuses to submit and runs awaj' from home. He boards a train for anywhere, but the only bill he has is a bad one, and he is put off the train at the first station, and spends the night on a bench in the depot. This picture is pitifully funny, and so far is probably the NEW MUTUAL EXCHANGE AT ALBANY, N. Y. Interest in and the demand for the Mutual program has increased all over New York State to such an extent that the Mutual Film Corporation, to deal adequately with the stress of new business, has opened a new branch office at Albany. The Mutual has put in charge of this exchange as manager Mr. J. M. Mullen, who has been identified with the film business in that territory for many years. The new exchange occupies the fine building at 733 Broadway, Albany, and beginning with the New Year all exhibitors interested in the Mutual program who make the State capital their headquarters will find a welcome at that address. The Albany office will buy the entire output of the Mutual program, and in order to take care of the additional business new film for a considerable period back was purchased complete so that the new exchange was immediately in a position to supply demands for past releases now famous in the screen world. In opening this new office the Mutual Film Corporation completes a chain of five branch exchanges in the State of New York alone. These exchanges reach from Buffalo to New York City. Two of them are located in New York City, and the other three in Buffalo, Syracuse and Albany. ALLIANCE PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN BEGINS. With the departure of Frank Frane last Saturday for an extended tour of New York State the country-wide publicity crusade of the Alliance program began. General Manager Cobe has been busy for some weeks past, working out the details of this project and this week will see three more representatives carrying the Alliance banner leave New York for the south and west. Ben Abrams, who just returned from the preliminary operations in New England, will cover Pennsylvania first, and then work his way southward. Arthur Rosenbach is slated to represent the Alliance in the middl-e west, and Leonard Geisenberg, who just made a flying trip to New York last week from the western and coast States, will return to that territory and resume his end of the campaign. AUTOMATIC TICKET SELLERS AT AUTOMOBILE SHOW. One of the best attended expositions at the Grand Central Palace, New York, was the recent Automobile Show, held during the week of January 4. Two automatic ticket selling devices made by the Automatic Ticket Selling and Cash Register Company were bought to take care of the rush, and did their work to perfection, handling the big crowds without interruption. The officers of this company say that they have booked many orders and that the factory is running overtime. ITALA MOVES TO LARGER QUARTERS. Plans for extending operations of the Itala Film Co. of America, of which Harry R. Raver is the active head, neces-f sitated larger and more desirable executive quarters. These were secured in the World's Tower Building at 110 West 40th street and a large force of carpenters, painters and electricians have just completed the installation of the various departments necessary for the work of Mr. Raver's stafif. The new offices embrace the most of the twenty-fourth floor of the building. Htre the e.xploitation of "Cabiria" and other excellent Italsi productions goes on without interruption. New subjects are arriving from the Torino studio and will soon be circulated in America. TRANSPORTABLE LIGHTS. One of the really "interesting developments in transportable illumination for motion picture use is the new Allison & Hadaway Twin Arc lamp recently installed in leading Eastern studios. The features of the lamp combine high efficiency with compactness and portability. The lamp weighs 19 pounds, and is transported in a light case. Each unit furnishes 8,000 c.p. of white actinic light. Out-door scenes at night, the subway, store interiors, automobile races at night, industrial scenes of many descriptions — all have been successfully made with the lamps. "In fact," said J. W. Allison, "the uses to which this new illuminant may be put open up 25 per cent, additional range to the director looking for new and novel effects." Demonstrations may be had at the offices of the company, 235 Fifth avenue, New York. "THE THIEF AND THE CHIEF'' (Eclair). A rollicking, frolicing photoplay comedy of laughs, thrills and absurdly funny situations is "The Thief and the Chief," to be released by Eclair on Sunday, January 31st. The young and handsome son of a Chief of Police in a big city turns burglar for a joke, is shielded by a pretty girl who thinks he is what he pretends to be while her father mistakes him for a college professor, and to cap the climax, the young fellow's own father is about to place the bracelets on his wrists when explanations follow mutual recog Scene from "The Thief and the Chief" (Eclair). nition and the tale of a little club bet which had such large consequences is told. The story jumps from one light comedy situation to another with lightning-like rapidity, and interspersed with thrills as it is makes most diverting entertainment. In the role of the "gentleman burglar" Stanley Walpole gives a finished portrayal and. as the girl who shields him, Edna Payne plays most delightfully, her charmin,g personality and dainty manners fitting tlie part exactly.