Variety (February 1916)

32 QEATDIZ MKJ-IELENA UNWRITTEN Law " Executive Office California Motion Picture Corporation SAN RAFAEL. CALIFORNIA MOVING PICTURES ARTHUR SPIEGEL IN CHARGE. Arthur H. Spiegel, president and general manager of the Equitable, is now an officer of the World, and also general manager of that concern. On Wednesday, when asked for a statement of the future plans of the amalgamated enterprises, he preferred to make no announcement, other than to say that there would be, and already had been, a number of changes in de- partment heads and that he hoped to be able to turn out good pictures for the market. The line up is as follows: Mr. Spiegel, general manager, Harry Drum, assistant general manager, Felix F. Feist, sales manager, Harry Reichenbach, publicity manager, John H. Goldfrap, advertising manager. Pressed as to the situation with regard to Lewis J. Selznick he replied that Mr. Selznick was still a director and member of the executive com- mittee of the World, that he under- stood Mr. Selznick had planned to make pictures starring Clara Kimball Young at the conclusion of her World contract in August, and that, so far as he knew, the friendliest feelings ex- isted. MUTUAL BENEFIT ASS'N. Los Angeles, Feb. 2. The heads of the largest motion pic- ture companies in the world today !<>me<l in the formation of a mutual benefit organization. Articles were filed in the county clerk's office and The Motion Picture Producers' Associ- ation has become a reality. The articles of incorporation state ihe organization will be a non-profit co- operative association and exist for fifty years. The directors are as follows: Jesse L. Lasky, David Horsley, H. M. Unrkhcimcr, Oscar C. Apfel, Frank E. Woods. Mack Sennett, Frank A. Gar- TO THE STATE RIGHTS BUYER AND EXHIBITOR Great pictures must compete with or- dinary pictures on the program system. Salomy Jane, Salvation Nell, are the type of film dramatizations that ex- hibitors who demand quality want re- gardless of program limitations. So the California Motion Picture Corporation have decided to release six BETTER THAN PROGRAM features yearly on the State Rights basis, strong pictures, with a strong star, produced by a strong corporation with no limit of expenditure to insure quality-pictures beyond program limitations. The first of the'series under the new plan i3 BEATRIZ MICHELENA ''THE UNWRITTEN LAW ' in Edwin Milton By ''The Squaw Man by Capt. Leslie Announcement will Royle, author of ' ' From the scenario T. Peacocke. be made next week; cf the date of a trade showing in New York. CALIFORNIA MOTION PICTURE CORPORATION By «r^27/. Vlea-President'and General Manager THE SAME OLD PLEA. San Francisco, Feb. 2. Leon Bories, manager of the Gen- eral Film Co.'s 'Frisco office, was cited to appear in court and show why he could not pay his former wife the $150 monthly alimony previously ordered by the court. In explaining why he was unable to comply with the court's order Mr. Bories stated that when Oregon went dry he was deprived of a $500 monthly income. H ealso averred that his former wife owned property valued at $25,000 which netted her an income of $180 a month. At the conclusion he petitioned the court to lower the alimony to $100 which is all that he can pay at his pres rut salary of $85 per week. butt, Henry N. Lehrman, H. O. Davis, V. D. Dold, Thomas A. Persons, Lee Dougherty, H. O. Strehan, Fred K. Ley, Norman Manning, D. W. Grif- fith, Geo. W. Stout, H. L. Kerr, Thos. II. Ince, John H. Blackwood, J. A. Harry, D. Whiting, Lloyd Wright, W. Woodson Wallace, C. E. Williken. POWERS OUT OF TRIANGLE. VV. M. Powers, who has been con- nected with the Triangle's press depart- ment in New York since its formation, and was formerly of the staff of the Tribune, retires from Triangle at the conclusion of the current week. LESSER'S NEW YORK OFFICE. Sol. L. Lesser, president and general manager of the All-Star Features and the Golden Gate Film Exchange, with offices in San Francisco and Los An- geles, has opened an auxiliary branch in New York, placing E. M. Asher in i. barge. Mr. Asher says that the East- ern office will not mean any neglect of the Western enterprises. The New York base was established to exploit "The Ne'er Do Well" on a state right basis and to buy for the western ex- changes. ESSANAY GETS GILLETTE. William Gillette has been finally signed for moving pictures. The emi- nent actor-author-producer has entered into a contract to pose in screen ver- sions of all his plays for Essanay, re- ceiving therefor one of the largest sal- aries yet paid a film star, together with a royalty for his pieces and a percent- age of the profits. The first picture will be "Sherlock Holmes," but it is not yet determined whether to make this a five-reel fea- ture or ten two-reel "episodes" for a serial. JACK CURTIS With Pauline Fredericks and Lydla Gllmore. Next release, Florence Reed in the "Woman's Law." I Years Old 4 Feet High Blond—Pretty and AN ACTOR Phone Bryant lOt