The Moving picture world (November 1925-December 1925)

46 MOVING PICTURE WORLD ymiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin I iiiiiii'! iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii^^ I Hearst Evening Paper Editorially Praises | I Brooklyn Mark Strand on Sixth Anniversary | I HE sixth anniversary of the opening of the Brooklyn Mark Strand Theatre, | I I celebrated last week with "Don Q. Son of Zorro," the feature picture, brought ^ I A many letters and congratulatory telegrams to Moe Mark, head of the Mark i Strand circuit, and to Edward L. Hyman, managing director of this house since 1919. i One incident, however, seemed to overshadow all other incidents, and this was the I display editorial notice that appeared in the Brooklyn section of The (N. Y.) Evening ^ 1 Journal. 1 1 The editorial headlines tell the story: = I "BROOKLYN ATTENDS THE MARK STRAND BIRTHDAY." 3 I "Director Hyman Has Made Not Only His Theatre Well Known But Given Quite k i a Bit of Fame to This Borough." § 1 Editorial mention of a theatre, anywhere, at any time, is rsu-e. Stories are printed, 1. M and photographs used, very often, but rarely does it happen that a theatre or theatre i 1 manager is given such recognition as the Hearst evening paper in New York City i 1 gave the Brooklyn Mark Strand in its issue of Monday, Oct. 5, 1925. g 1 In part, the editorial reads: i g "Brooklynites are intensely loyal. They take a particular interest in and show | 1 specifd pride in anything that is distinctly Brooklyn. They back, with all the force of | g clannish zeal, anyone or anything that serves to give the borough added fame in any 1 g particular line of endeavor. i M "Hence it is not to be wondered at that during the week, just ended the Brooklyn g 1 Mark Strcuid Theatre, which has made a special niche for itself in the affection of g g this borough, has been able to point to an unusual record in the six years it has li 1 been catering to the public on this side of the Bridge. | p "Last week was anniversary week at the Brooklyn Strand. Moe Mark, the owner, 1 1 and Edward L. Hyman, the managing director, received congratulations from all sec 1 M tions of the borough. § 1 "And these expressions of felicitation have been well deserved. These two i 1 men have done a big thing for Brooklyn by crossing the Bridge and investing their ] § money and their confidence in the people on this side. 11 1 "Brooklyn is becoming as big a theatrical center as Manhattan formerly was. % 1 Majestic temples of the dramatic art are rising on every hand not only here in Brook f 0 lyn but farther out in Queens. i g "Concerning Director Hyman, we might say that he has given additional fame 3 1 not only to his house here in Brooklyn but to the borough itself, by the Sunday night 1 1 series of concerts over the radio through the city's broadcasting station WNYC. i I "We congratulate Hyman and his people and wish them many more years of J M success here in Brooklyn." = liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii I iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiHiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiH^ Preferred Film Goes Big "The Girl Who Wouldn't Work" Proves Hit At Chicago Opening "The Girl Who Wouldn't Work," a Preferred Picture widely discussed for its unique handling by the newly discovered Marcel De Sano, opened to big business and enthusiastic newspaper comment on the occasion of its Chicago premiere last week at the Capitol Theatre. Mae Tinee, nationally known critic of the Chicago Tribune, called this Schulberg release "an engrossing program with a difiFerent plot. Much better than the general run." Marguerite De La Motte, who plays feminine lead opposite Lionel Barrymore, stopped off at Chicago en route from New York to Hollywood, to attend the first performance in the windy city. November 7, 1925 Larry Semon. who appear in "Stop, Look and Listen." his first Pathc feature, zcitii Dorothy Dwati (Mrs. Semon) as his leading lady. Stanley Books Tiffany Film TifTany Productions, Inc. announces that "Souls For Sables" featuring Claire Windsor and Eugene O'Brien has been booked for the entire Stanley Circuit of theatres through Louis Bernian of the Independent Film Exchange of Philadelphia. "Morals for Men" Completed "Morals For Men" suggested by "The Love Serum" bj' Gouverneur Morris featuring Conway Tearle and Agnes Ayres, has been completed and is now being edited and titled by A. P. Younger who adapted the story for the screen. Other members of the cast include Alyce Mills, Otto Matieson, Robert Ober, John Miljan, Mary Beth Milford, Eve Southern and Margery O'Neill. Film Booking Offices Plan Steady Production Outflow Strong Cast Norman Taurog has chosen a supporting cast for his first Educational-Lloyd Hamilton Comedy that includes Dick Sutherland, famous "bad-rnan"' of the screen, and Marcella Daly. T^is will be Miss Daly's first appearance in short comedy. She has appeared in several feature productions, notably DeMille's "Adam's Rib" and "The Ten Commandments." Sutherland made his screen debut in Harold Lloyd's "Grandma's Boy" and has appeared in scores of pictures since. TflERE will be no cessation of activity on the F. B. O. lot this autumn, it was announced yesterday by B. P. Fineman, general manager. F. B. O. is functioning on a well ordered program, the operation of which precludes the company getting too far ahead on its product. As a result, the F. B. O. production forces are enabled to concentrate a maximum of attention on each production as it comes along. Therefore, F. B. O. is working at full blast. Yesterday saw the completion of "The Midnight Flyer," a railroad melodrama directed by Tom Forman and co-featuring Cullen Landis and Dorothy Devore. It will be released late in November. Today marked the launching of "Flaming Waters," an oil industry melodrama to be directed by Hermon Weight, who filmed "Drusilla With A Million" for F. B. O. Mary Carr, Malcolm McGregor and Pauline Garon are featured in the new production, the big scenes of which will deal with a flood of blazing oil. It will be, by all odds, the most elaborate production of its kind made at F. B. O. in many weeks. Within the next two weeks work will be started oa "When His Love Grew Cold," from the novel by Laura Jean Libbey. "A Poor Girl's Romance," by the same author, also will be filmed in the early future, as will a turf, drama, "The Futurity Winner," to be made along the lines of a Drury Lane melodramatic spectacle. Fred Thomson has completed "All Around Frying Pan" and is ready to start "The Tough Guy" (tentative). Evelyn Brent is heading toward Hollywood after a month of theatregoing and shopping in New York. She will start "Broadway Lady." Maurice Flynn has finished "Between Men" and "Heads Up" and will begin another comedy melodrama. At the same time F. B. O. is hitting a lively pace in two reel production. Ralph Cedar is filming episode No. 6 of "The Mazie" series, starring Alberta Vaughn, while continuities are being prepared for the new "Fighting Hearts" series by Sam Hellman and "Bill Grimm's Progress" series by H. C. Witwer. "Pals" Completed "Pals" the third of the Truart Novelty Productions featuring Louise Lorraine, Rex, the Wonder Dog and Black Beauty the Horse has been completed. • ,