The Moving picture world (November 1926-December 1926)

2 MOVING PICTURE WORLD MOVING PICTURE WORLD FOUNDED BY 1. P. CHALMERS. 1907 Pubtuhed weekly by CHALMERS PUBLISHING COMPANY, 516 Filth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Telephone: Murrey Hill 1 610-1 -2-3. Member Audit Bureau ef CIr eulalioiis. John F. Chalujers, president; James P. Chalmera, Sr.. Tlce-presJUeni; Alfred J. Chalmers, vice-president; Eliza J. Chalmers. 8ei;reury and treasurer; Ervm L. Hall, business ujaiiager; K. O. Ortega, editorial dlretlor. Managlns Editor — Epea W. Sargent; Associate Editors — Sumner Smith. Merrill CrawlonJ; Advellising Ue;)artmenl — C. Scliotlenlels. Gus Fausel ; Circulation Manager — Uennls J. Sliea. branch Ottlces: Joseph ts'er. 5431 OlenW0.AJ Atenue. Chicago; Tom Waller. Tall Bi.iilJ.ns. Vine Sueet and HollynooU JJlvd.. Uouywuod, Cai. _ . e,ubstrlj)tlon price: J3.00 a year to countries wliere ttauips are uol necessary for posting: $3 50 10 Canada; $6.00 to other cuunlrleb ceuuiring slaiul.s icr postage. Copyright. IJiO. Chalmers Publishing Co. Copyright through out Ureal Urllain and Colon.es, under tlic provisions of ihe Copyright Act of 1911(All rights reserved.) Other publlialiuns: Cine MundiaL pudlished in i^ianish and clrcuiallns in all Spanish siieaking counlries of the world Spanish and Englisb boolia. VOL. 83 NO. 6 A History in Tapestry (Continued from page 1) "Greed"' and "The Black Pirate" will be considered. The border of the tapestry will picture the technical progress oi: the motion picture from the first Inventions to the perfection of present day production. It will also Indicate the world influence of the motion picture. Sol Lesser has left to tlie discretion of the Gobelins management the naming of artists to execute the preliminary sketches and the final oil painting from which the tapestry will be woven. This may be by competition between French and American artists. The artistic traditions of the Gobelins manufactory go back more than 260 years to its first director — the painter, Charles Le Brun. For a century before the American Revolution such artists as Coypel, Jouvenet and Boucher painted jspecially lor some of the looms that ar-j BtiU in operation today. Mr. Lesser was asked where he would hang the completed tapestry. ' In my home In Los Angeles, perhaps," he said. "iJui Uoii't you think it would make a striking decoration for a taeatre.'" "Then you are not going^ to retire from motion pictures?" "1 have already. But," he added ambiguously, "that was several months ago. ' MacHenry in Atlanta J. S. McHenry, who for seven months has been district repr«sentative of P. D. C. at Dallas, has been appointed manager of the Atlanta branch. Got Every Copy Sol Les.ser illd not miss a ■Ingle copy of Moving Picture World while he wnn abroad, he told a Moving Picture World man upon his return this week. Copie.s of the magazine renohed him liltc clock-work. Charles Grapewin, for years a vaudeville headliner, is assisting Scott Sidney in producing the Metropolitan feature, "No Control." He is an authority on circus ways and is rated as a "comedy consultant." Four N. Y. Incorporations Four motion picture companies received charters in New York State last week. They were: Amikino Corporation, capitalized at .$10,000, with Leon S. Zamkovey, Nathan Barudin, Joseph Michael, New York City; Ben-Mar Amusement Corporation, $5,000, Benjamin M. and Margaret Rossasy, Samuel Soelenfreund, Richmond Hill; Stratford Studios, Inc., capitalization not stated, Herbert Ascher, Rosalind Battler, D. Bellevin, New York City; Paul Producing Corporation, $25,000, Margaret McGrath, Samuel Gieber, Elizabeth Morton, New York City. G. E. Plans Demonstration The General Electric Company of Schenectady, N. Y., Is installing certain mechanism these days in the State Theatre in that city, in connection with a later demonstration of the Pala Photophone, which promises to be a competitor with Vitaphone. James Roach, manager of the theatre, has been in conference with General Electric officials on several occasions In connection with the Installation of the mechanism. A special projection machine was installed last week. No date has yet been fixed for the public demonstration. Abel Named in Detroit Sydney E. Abel, who has been selling motion pictures for eighteen years, joined United Artists on November 29 as manager of the Detroit branch office, appointed in the illness of H. W. Traver, who has held that post, by Cresson E. Smith, general sales manager. Midwest Division. Film Men and Labor to Meet Around Table Wages, Hours of Work To Be Discussed Union leaders and motion picture producers will meet at an early date to consider wages, hours of labor and working conditions in the motion picture industry, announces W. F. Canavan, president of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes and Motion Picture Machine Operators. A joint committee will be formed. Five producer members will be named by Will H. Hays, president of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Inc., and labor will be represented by the presidents of the American Federation of Musicians. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. International Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Mr. Canavaii also will be a member. No definite announcement has been made of an organization meeting except that it will be held in the near future. Sessions win be held from time to time, or on request. COMING and GOING Three Censors O. K. "Glory" Winfield R. Sheehan of Fox announces that the Pennsylvania, Ohio and Chicago censors have approved "What Price Glory." Scholarship Award (Continued from page 1 ) mission of essays on the subject are set as January 1, 1927, to February 28, 1927, Inclusive, although It Is possible that the time may be extended beyond February 28, in order to give students plenty of time to analyze the Hugo novel. While It Is not thought probable, the judges may have dltficulty making final selections. In case there Is a neck-and-neck finish between candidates, La.emmle has signified his intention to make awards to the additional students. If any tie, an equal prize will be awarded each of them. It is expected that detailed specifications as to conditions will be sent out from the Universal home office to all high schools throughout the country early this month. Definite restrictions as to the use of the scholarship awards may not be made. In Great Britain, where the scholarship has been running, the student's parents have the choice as to wliether the award is to be devoted to higher education for the child or for the apprenticeship. In the United States the award probably will apply to college or business school tuition. No plans have been discussed pointing to scholarships in any one or more colleges or universities. Hancock Back to Desk H. E. Hancock, news editor of Kinograms, the news reel released by Education, who was operated on for appendicitis the first of November, has recovered sufficiently to be back at his desk In the Kinograms office. Curtis F. .Vagel, president of Colorart Pictures, Boston, Is In New York arranging distribution details, iloward C. Brown, treasurer, here last week, has returned to Boston. • • • Ernest Geyer, who handled the advance publicity and opened the Keith-Georgia Theatre in Atlanta, has gone to San tonio, Texas, to open the Texas Theatre on December 17 for Publlx. • • • H. S. Manus, vlce-prt-sident of American Cinema Association, has returned from a lour of New England, Eastern Canada and the Middle West. He will do the West Coast the rtr.st !»f the year. • • • Alexander Korda, Hungarian director, and his wlfi", known on the screen as Maria CorUa, have left for California to work on the First National lot at Burbank. Their assignments will be announced later. • • • Doris Kenyon has returned to Hollywood for her "hon^iymoon at home" with Milton ?ills, whom she married in the East on October 12. Her mother, Mrs. M. T. Kenyon, accompanied her. Sills went west severil weeks ago. • * * Ned E. Deplnet, Ned Marin and A. W. Smith, Jr., First National's "Big Three" of the sales cabinet, are in New York. They say that prospects for Fir.-it National Month In Januarv are excellent. • • • Bogart Rogers, general manager of Douglas MacLean Productions, has gone back to Los Angeles. • • • Dave Gross. P. D. C.'s New York manager, is away on a month's vacation. District Manager George Dillon is taking his place. • . • • Elmer Pearson of Pathe and a group of P. D. C. officials have left for Hollywood on production matters. • * « Samuel Goldwyii is en route from the West Coast to New York. Mrs. Goldwyn Is accompanying him. Samuel Goldwyn, Jr., was deemed a bit too young for transcontinental travel and remains In Hollywood. Mr. Goldwyn will arrive December 3. He wants to look over current plays. • • • John C. Flinn. P. D. C. vicepresident, and William Slstrom, De Mllle and Metropolitan general manager, have left for the West Coast. • ' • • Sidney Olcott Is on his way west. • • • Lois Moran and her mother will sail Saturday for a vacation In Europe. • • • Robert Lieber, president of First National, Is In New York from Indianapolis. • • • Carroll S. Trowbridge has returned to New York following a tour of the South and Middle West. He visited p. D. C, offlo«8.