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MOVING PICTURES 21 With the warm weather here the exchanges began to (eel Its effects by a general decrease In business. No one exchange records a sudden slump, but it seems the exhibitors are gradually cutting their expense, hitting every exchange at the same time. In spite of the decrease business is phenomenal for this season of the year. The M.P.E.L. has a well defined move- ment under way to hare all the theatres closed during the month of July. Prank Wupperman has signed a contract for one year with Vltagraph to act as leading man for Anita Stewart. He will support Miss Stewart In a new eight-reel feature, "The Qlrl Philippe," which has been adapted from a story bow running in The Cosmopolitan, and dealing with the European war. The World Film Co. set r precedent last week when they had an exhibitor arrested for switching film from a theatre where the pic- ture was booked to another where it was not, alleging larceny in that the exhibitor was stealing the use of the film without the knowl- edge of the exchange. Before the matter was brought to an Issue the exchange withdrew the charge upon the exhibitor making good for theextra use of the film. William Alexander, special representative for William Pox Pilm Corp., who spent two year* in South America for that concern, sails June 17 for England on the Philadelphia and will make his headquarters in the Pox Lon- don office for an indefinite period. John Delaney, aged 34 years, an attache of a picture house at 4a4 West Chicago avenue, Chicago, was shot and killed by two men with whom Delaney had had trouble around the theater Sunday night The police are seeking the murderers. Loew, Proctor and Keith are said to have pooled their bookings and offered Kleine 210 weeks at $50 an episode for "Gloria's Ro- mance," the Billie Burke serial, If Kleine withheld the releasee date until September. Due to outside interests this was impossible, and because of the summer season, exhibit** h*s now paying $20 an "ep" for first run. The Authors' League of America, an or- ganization consisting of practically every author of prominence in this country, hare made up their minds to participate In the profits accruing from the plcturizatlon of their scenarios to the extent of 10 per cent. Plans are being formulated to present the demands In concrete form. Hereafter the Zlegfeld theatre, Chicago, will be known as the v-L-S-E, the theatre to start film productions of the Vltagrsph-Lubln-8ellg- Essanay Inc. June 20. The theatre remains under Alfred Hamburger's direction, but there will be house changes subject to the new regime. The first V-L-S-E feature will be "Sherlock Holmes" (William Gillette). J W. Binder, erstwhile executive secretary of the Motion Picture Board of Trade. w?ll take a trip to England next week. Coming as it does upon the dissolution of his organisa- tion, icport has It he is taking the trip for bis health. Marcus Loew has departed from his policy of showing festures for only one day at the New York apd has switched his bookings to permit of his retaining the World's "La Vie De Boheme" at that house Monday and Tues- day of next week. The Photodramatlsts, writers for the screen, are to have a shore dinner June 24 at Bay- shore. The club numbers among its members well-known writers and directors for Uje screen. A Pathe scenic, "The Ascent of Mt. Rainier," was show recently before the Cham- ber of Commerce and the Rotary Club of Tacoma, and these two bodies were so pleased with It that they are sending circular letters to all Chambers of Commerce throughout the United States commending the picture. Bwey A 41nd Btfest Continuous from noon daily 15a—Me.—Me. RIALTO THE TEMPLE OF THE MOTION PICTURE TWO TRIANCLC TRIUMPHS FRANK KJEKNAN and i A new Keystone ENID MARKET, in comedy. "The Phantom" with Harry McCoy f*am*r* Man Experienced. Reliable* uameri men y our immediate ot»po»*i The Service Bureau of the Cl asses Cas s era Club brings employer and employe* into Immediate and mutually h ow o Hri a l contact. Consult us tint and get Immediate sat- isfactory results. Rapid. Efficient Service CincmiCi^ VIRGINIA N0RDEN STARRING BALBOA AMUSEMENT CORP. CALIFORNIA ALFRED DE MANBY Personal Assistant to S. L. ROTHAPFEL Rialto Theatre NEW YORK Harry Watson, Jr (BICKEL and WATSON) "MUSTY SUFFER" (George Kleine Studio) H. J. Wursherg of Chicago has Just re- turned from Hawaii, bringing with him about 4.000 feet of film depicting life In that coun- try, including lau fishing, surfboard bathing, etc. C. Aubrey Smith has been engaged to play the title role In "Jaffery," the new Probman Amusement Co. photo-production from William J. Locke's novel. Martin Sabine, who directed B. K. Steven- son's "The Boule Cabinet" for the Unity Co.'s feature (named "The Pursuing Vengeance"), le*at work on another of Mr. Stevenson's books, which will also be released by Unity. Ralph Kellard, now being starred In Pathe photoplays, has leased for a term of years the six-acre estate called "Sleepy," on the old Post road. Rye, N. Y., belonging to Frank Daniels, Vltagraph star. Mme. Naslmova. it appears has not closed with Vltagraph and la reported to have refused $8£X)00 for three pictures, holding out for The Grand opera house In Brooklyn started the summer season by showing movies and closed up for the season after two weeks of the trial. Al Woods Is reported to have paid $30,000 for the New York 8tate rights of Bssanay's "The Little Olrl Next Door." the picture found- ed on the report of the Chicago vice commit- tee. Albert Capellanl is now supervising the production of "The Dark Silence" In which Clara Kimball Young makes her next appear- ance on the screen for the World. Thomas H. Dixon takes exception to the statement in several reviews of his latest mas- ter picture, "The Fall of a Nation," that It Is imlpab.y anti-German. Norman S. Rose, publicity representative for Triangle, was married to Elolse de Montford June 10. Outside of that. Triangle Is getting along nicely. Starting this week, the Hearst Vltagraph now being released through the V-L-8-B will be called Hearst's News Weekly and be released through the International Film Co. Homer Boushey of Essanay took a flying trip to New York last week, and while he did not make his mission public. It was gleaned he came East in connection with the V.L.S.E. merger. Variety Films Corp. has purchased the New York and Northern New Jersey rights to "My Country First" and "The Pursuing Venge- ance" from the Unity Co. Oahrlel D'Annuntlo has signed a long term contract with the Ambroalo Co. for the Aiming of all his works. Lee Kohlmaar Is now s moving ploture di- rector. He has signed with Universal and toft Wednesday for the coast Roteoe Arbuckle, Keystone's fat comedian. >* quoted as saying a pair of his discarded trowacrs In the make-up of Chaplin is rv- aponslbls for Chaplin's huge success. Mutual has secured six English features made hv the Florence Turner Co. of London, in which Miss Turner Is starred. Much advertising ado is being made over the first Chicago exhibition of Clune's film feature, "Ramona," which opens at the Audi- torium, June 10. Thomas H. Ince has left for Chicago to ar- range for the production of his spectacle, "Civilization," at one of the theatres there. John R. Freuler has been spending a week in Chicago and the middle west looking over the Mutual's affairs in that territory. Triangle Plays Are Marvels of Production TRIANGLE PLAYS are the very latest word in the pro- duction of motion pictures. They show you miles upon miles of wonderful natural country; peoples you have read about only in books. They don't hold you to one set of emotions either, but rush you swiftly through the gamut of them all. They give comedy, tragedy, laughter, tears, all in rapid suc- cession. Their magic carries you delightfully through space and time. You spend an hour among the marvels of the beautiful North, its ice and snow and wonderful scenery. Then, whisk I you are on the blazing Mexican battlefield holding your breath as a horde of savage soldiers descend on a defenseless city. TRIANGLE PLAYS aim to portray the big things of life, to bring to the screen the greatest possible quality and quantity of entertainment, until now they have earned first place where good things are appreciated by merit alone. If you are an exhibitor and are not running TRIANGLE PLAYS, drop us a line for information. . i Triangle Film Corporation 1459 Broadway New York City.