The Moving picture world (January 1920-February 1920)

906 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD February 7, 1920 Live . ^f ews from Everywhere Carolina Copy Abbott Starts Supply House. F ALTON ABBOTT, formerly resident • manager at Charlotte, N. C, for the Graver Amusement Enterprises, has launched the Carolina Exhibitors Supply Company, with a full line of accessories and motion picture supplies, catering to trade throughout the Carolinas and Virginia. His company will be launched as a co-operative organization, and exhibitors will subscribe for stock, getting a reduction of ten per cent, on all purchases of supplies. A modern supply house at Charlotte will be a great convenience for exhibitors in this section and should enjoy a large trade from the beginning. The Newest Changes. H. Somerville, former manager of the Strand Theatre, Charlotte, N. C, has accepted a similar position with Craver's Broadway Theatre. — E. L. Byers has been transferred by the Premier Pictures Corporation to the territory out of its newly opened Atlanta office. — A. H. Livezy, former Pathe salesman from here, recently booking manager for Warner's Theatres. Columbia, S. C., is now covering Pathe territory out of Atlanta. — R. T. Good, former Universal road man, is now with the Washington Fox exchange. — Percy W. Wells, of Wilmington, after attending the convention here, went down to Macon, Ga., on business. 'Frisco Froth Sennett Arranges for Presentation of Farce. IV/T ACK SENNETT, accompanied by his personal representative, E. M. Asher, spent several days in San Francisco recently making arrangements for the premiere presentation in the West of his latest farce, "Down on the Farm," and transacting business in connection with the Associated Producers' Corporation. He expects to begin work in June on productions to be released under the new banner. "Down on the Farm" will be presented at the Tivoli Theatre. Sky Acrobat on Stage and Screen. Lieutenant Omer Locklear, whose feats In changing airplanes high above the ground have thrilled thousands of late on San Francisco aviation fields, recently appeared in person on the stage of the T. & D. Theatre, Oakland, in connection with a showing of his picture, "The Great Air Robbery." Berkeley Exhibitor luT-ades Oakland. The management of the U. C. Theatre at Berkeley, an east-bay suburb of San Francisco, has caused exhibitors of Oakland to sit up and take notice by securing a four weeks' lease on Te Liberty Theatre In the latter city and offering a series of big screen attractions. The first of these, "When the Clouds Roll By," with Douglas Fairbanks, will be shown for a run of ten days and will be offered for a full week at the Berkeley house. Sam Gordon Leases Lyric. Through the ofHces of A. C. Blumenthal & Co., who have figured prominently In Pacific Coast theatrical deals of late, the Lyric Theatre, on Fillmore street, San Francisco, Cal., has been leased to Sam Gordon, a pioneer exhibitor, for a period of ten years. Plans are being made for modernizing this house with the idea of making it one of the finest in the Fillmore district. Theatre Site Enlarged. The Ackerman-Harris-Loew interests who recently purchased property at Market and Taylor streets, San Francisco, for the erection of a large moving picture house, have secured additional ground space and now own a site with a frontage of 182 feet on Market street, with a uniform depth of 185 feet to Opal place. Plans for the new theatre and office structure have been completed and construction work will be under way within sixty days. Exhibitors Fronm on Operators' Demands. Exhibitors of Fresno, Cal., are a unit in opposing the wage demands of their moving picture operators and declare that rather than accede to them they will close their houses. They set forth that the operators, who now receive $42.50 a week, demand $70, with overtime that runs the actual demands up to $88 a week. Pathe Manager Finds Coast Prosperous. J. E. Storey, new Pacific Coast district manager for the Pathe Exchange, Inc., is making a stay at the San Francisco headquarters, following a trip over the territory, and expresses delight at the showing being made here. Branch exchanges in this field are breaking records almost every month and the outlook for 1920 is considered wonderfully bright. "Confession" Gets Wide Advertising. The most widely advertised screen production at San Francisco since "Hearts of the World" was offered is undoubtedly "The Confession," booked for an indefinite run at the Rialto Theatre. In addition to much space in the daily press, the city has been plastered with one hundred twenty-four sheet stands, five hundred three sheets, one thousand one sheets and five thousand cards. The picture is doing big business. George H. Davis is receiving many offers for state rights and will leave for the Bast shortly In connection with these. Film Company Incorporated. The Catholic Film Corporation has been Incorporated at San Francisco, Cal., with a capital stock of $2,000,000, by J. J. Murphy, G. G. Fraser and A. C. Keane. Musical Director Returns from EastHerman Heller, director of the California Theatre orchestra, has returned to San Francisco from a ten weeks' trip to Eastern points and Canada, where he made a careful study of the methods employed along the line of the presentation of musical programs. He has resumed his former duties and promises many new ideas. Gino Severi. who has been dividing his attention between the Portola and Imperial theatres, now conducted in conjunction with the California, will be heard exclusively in the latter house in the future. Seattle Samples Live News! From the Carolinas to Seattle! We'd say that covered the field — but we hate to brag about such things. VP. WHITTAKER. general representa• tive of Select Pictures of New York, was in Seattle the week of January 12, leaving the first of the following week for San Francisco. A few days after his departure Hugh Rennie, Seattle manager of Select, left for a three weeks' trip. WIngham Busy at Robertson-Cole. L. Wingham. manager of the RobertsonCole Seattle office, is handling a big business. J. S. Nelson and J. A. Merrick are his capable salesmen out of the Seattle office. Select Salesmen on Tonr. George H. Christoffars and A. B. King, salesmen for Select in Northwest, are now out on an extended tour of the territory in an effort to win some of the prize money Selznick has offered in his big sales drive, in which $S,000 is to be divided among the branches. It. C Hill a Sun Devotee. R. C. Hill, formerly with Hallmark, Is now salesman for the Sun Films out of Seattle. B. R. Kellar Head at National Pictures. B. R. Keller, formerly assistant manager and salesman of the Seattle Select oflice, is now manager of the National Picture Theatres, Inc., with headquarters in the Seattle Select office. Philadelphia Patter DC. NEAGLEY, of the Opera House, • Columbia, Pa., announces that he will take over the Star Theatre, formerly owned by Mr. Schurba, on the first of February. The Star will be completely remodeled and will reopen with a strictly first run feature program, with an entire change daily. A fine organ will be Installed, the first one to be Introduced In a theatre in Columbia. Mr. Neagley, while an active manager, is also a partner of Charles Shirley, of Columbia. Day Gets Into Action. Harvey P. Day, representing the National Picture Theatres, Inc., in Philadelphia territory. Is in action and reports that prospects look very encouraging. Hnydens Now Open Theatre. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Hayden. who have been leasing the Cayuga Theatre in Germantown, have now purchased the property and will probably rebuild in the spring. Refowich Brothers Enlarge. Refowich Brothers, of Freeland, Pa., have bought the People's Theatre of the same town and closed the house. A large new theatre will be built on the plot of ground which they purchased. Dembow Geta Big .\sslgnment. George Dembow. manager of the Fox exchange in Philadelphia, has been promoted to the office of supervising manager of the Pittsburgh Fox branch. In addition to his own, and will in the future divide his time between the two cities. Pop Suelke's House Opens. The Liberty, "Pop" Suelke's new Cape May theatre, had an informal opening last week. The official premiere of the Liberty will be February 22, at which time It la hoped the new organ will be completely installed.