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MOVING PICTURE WORLD
New Passenger Steamer to Have Projection Room in Smoke-Stack
'•When is a smoke-stack more than a smoke-stack?" is answered by the anouncement that the after stack of the S. S. Malolo, the largest and fastest high-powered passenger steamer ever built in the United States, will contain a completely equipped built-in motion picture projection room. The stack will also contain, for the storage of reels, a steel vault with a capacity of 100,000 feet of film.
This unique arrangement will provide the vessel's passengers with an open air picture theatre on the navigating bridge deck to be enjoyed during the balmy tropic nights on the San BVancisco-Honolulu run. The screen upon which the pictures will be thrown will be erected upon the mainmast, over 00 feet from the stack.
In addition to the open-air theatre, there will be another indoors whic'h can be used in any weather. The full equipment for both theatres will be supplied by the Philadelphia Theatre Rquipment Co. of Philadelphia. Each booth will have a projector of the latest model with an Incandescent lamp of 900 watts, operating on 230 volts and 30 amperes. The screen will be aluminum surfaced for sensitive reproduction.
Bid Mrs. Waller Farewell
Friends and neig'hbors of Mrs. Robert Waller, the mother of Tom Waller, West Coast representative for Moving Picture World, gave her a surprise party at her home In Bronxville, N. T., on November 18 and presented her with a handsome wardrobe trunk. With her daughter, Carola, Mrs. Waller leaves for the Coast on Thanksgiving eve. Among the guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Max F. C. Goosman, Mr. and Mrs. George Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Logan, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer E. Schreiner and Ed McDowell.
Cook Made Pathe Salesman
C. E. Cook, well known as business manager of the Kan-as-Missouri theatre owners, a i)Ost he recently resigned, is now a member of Pathe's sales staff.
Last Minute News Flashes
Sidney R. Kent continues to improve his operation for appendicitis. He will be able to eat Thanksgiving dinner at home.
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National Theatre Supply Co., which through the International Projector Corp., controls the Powers and Simplex projectors, also will distribute the Motiograph nationally when certain contracts have expired, it is said.
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Macklyn Arbuckle, screen and stage star, is seriously ill at the home of his parents in Waddington, N. Y,
Wanted Money Back
\ iieM dllBciilty In the .selection of Sood motion pieture titles hnii arl.nen. A I'ittMl>UTgh theatre that ehiirges 25 cents recently pl.-iyed Richard Di.x in "The Uunrlerlmck." .V lobby sigTi read: "Sure to Please — (luarter Bai-k." One patron with n calculatlntt gleam in his eyes asked to have his money refuniled. "You advertised <iuarter back," he argruod. Tio, he didn't win out.
M-G-M Salesmen Meet
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer opened in Chicago its annual mid-season District Managers' Convention on November \i. The managers attending included Sam Eckman, New York; George A. Hickey, Washington; Sam Siiirley, Chicago; C. E. Kessnick, Atlanta; J. E. Flynn, St. Louis; Seth D. Perkins, Denver, and Dave Berslion, Los Angeles.
The New York executive bodyincluded Felix F. Fei3, general manager of sales and distribution ; Paul Burger, assistant to Mr. Feist in the field; W. P. Rodgers, eastern sales manager; E. M. Saunders, western sales manager; T. J. Connors, southern sales manager; and Alan F. Cummings, manager of the Statistical Department.
No Studio Sale Planned
Reports of the sale of the Cosmopolitan Studios, New York, by W. R. Hearst were declared to be without foundation this week by Edgar B. Hatrick, general manager of the Hearst picture interests. Gloria Swanson is now producing her first United Artists picture there, and Robert S. Kane, who has used it for several months for his Firat National productions, also is working there on "Son of the Dragon."
Cole Stages World Premiere
The world premiere of Johnny Hines in "Stepping Along," Matt Taylor's story, was held on November 12 at the Bronxville Theatre, New York, with a large attendance of writers and critics. C. Perry Cole, managing: director of the theatre, did the honors neatly. The picture is reviewed in this issue.
Making New Army Serial
Schuyler Gray is producing an army serial for Pathe on Long Island. He is using two directors and working two uiiit.s simultaneously. Archie Heath is assisting Gray In directing. The company recently was working in Maryland. •
Richards OflF to S. A.
E. V. Richards of the .Saenger Amusement Co. and Mrs. Richards left New Orleans on November IS for an extended trip througTi South .America. They expect to be" gone several months.
Robert Hopkln>i, irell known title writer, has been signed to a new long-term contract by Warner Bros.
Four N. Y. Incorporations
Four companies incorporated last week in New York State. These were: Kallet Theatres, Inc., of Oneida, $150,000, Myron J. Kallet, Charles M. Stone, Oneida; Alexander L^ Saul, Syracuse; Rose and Curtis, Inc., $5,000, Jack Curtis, Forest Hills; Maurice H. Rose, Bertha Safier, New York City; Combined Hotel Co., Inc., $10,000, Lillian Passman, Helen Schacker, Evelyn Masloflf, New York City; Keystone Comedies Corporation, capitalization not specified, Harry C. Hand, Samuel C. Wood, Raymond J. Gorman, New York City.
Bretherton Directing
Warner Bros, has promoted Howard Bretherton, for three years film editor, to director, and also has signed Harry Hoyt to a long-term directorial contract. Bretherton will first direct a Rin-Tin-Tin picture. Robert Hopkins has been given a longterra contract as title writer.
Managers' School Opens
The third class of the Publix Theatres Managers' Training School has opened with thirty men enrolled. Applications numbered 400. Elmer Levine has been made assistant to John F. Barry. He is a graduate of the first class.
New Rivoli Policy
New York's Rivoli «ili change its policy and become a reserved-seat house on the evening nt l>eceniber (J when James fruee's l*nramount picture, "Old lr4;nsides," has its Mi»rld liremlere. The picture will be presentetl t«1ce dally. This policy will be continued until the night of November 27, after which the theatre will be dark while its Interior is made over. The seating arrangement will be changed, new seats installed and a box oflire added in the lobby.
Our Stock Market
By En-in L. Hall ■The quotations used in this summary are compiled daily by Nex<.'burger Henderson & Loch, 100 Broadivay. Seic y'ork City, exclusively for (Jic Motiny Picture World.
This week has been a very quiet one on the exchanges. Trading has been listless to say the least, and most fluctuations were within a narrow range. After General Motors declared an extra dividend of $4.00 a share In the early part of the week, a few stocks showed some signs of moving higher. The advance did not last long, and as we go to press the entire market is slipping off. Film stocks followed the general trend of the market, and even Warner Bros. "A," which for several months has been leading In the trading, dropped oft considerably.
To cite a few of the film stocks will give a good picture of the action of the entire list during the week.
Warner Bros. Common fluctuated between 35 and 41. with a turnover of a little over 20,000 shares for the week. The "A"" stock of the same company showed even less activity, with prices varying from 47 to 5114. The trading in both the above issuer during the last week has been in marked contrast with previous actions of the stocks.
Pathe "A" hajj ceased to lose ground, but the trading was very narrow, with sales of about 7,000 shares on a low of 36^ and a high of 38%.
Fox Film "" on Nov. 18 made an effort to rise, touching 71%, but soon dropped back to 69%.
Loews, Inc., appears to be content to hold the price of the last few weeks of between 44 and 45.
Would Compel Arbitration
Application has been made to Justice Wasservogel of the New York Supreme Court for an order to compel Thomas Dasantis, owner of the Capitol Theatre, Niagara Falls, N. Y., to submit to arbitration certain differences between him and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation. The latter corporation has brought suit against Dasantis to recover $1,860 for an alleged breach of contract.
Coolidge Sees "BarcHeys"
I'resident Coolidge witnessed a special showing of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's "Bardleys the Magnificent" aboard his westward bound private train when a snowstorm delayed progress for a few hours. The film was shown in the observation car of the train, which was turned into a miniature theatre, with two machines and two projectionists eliminating any delay between the reels.
Frendi Offer Free Films
The Central Motion Picture Stores of the French Ministry of .Agriculture has just reopened for the purpose of lending free of charge their so-called propaganda films.