The New York Clipper (September 1917)

September 5, 1917 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER 33 EXPOSITIONS FOR 1918 PLANNED TWO SHOWS TO BE HELD Two big motion picture expositions have been scheduled for 1918. This was decided at a joint meeting of the committee rep- resenting the National Association of the Motion Picture Industry, and the Motion Picture Exhibitors' League of America, held last week at the Hotel Astor. The first exposition will be held here daring February. The other will be taged in Boston at the time of the annual con- vention of the National Exhibitor's League, beginning on July 14. It has been two years since the motion picture industry has held an exposition in New York, and it is predicted that the proposed exposition will have the endorse- ment of every big producing and dis- tributing corporation, as well as the sup- ply and equipment companies. Both expositions will be promoted and managed under the direction of a joint committee. This committee will probably be appointed within a couple of weeks, and then preliminary arrangements will be started' for the New York convention. A building and a manager will be selected at an early date, it is reported. The National Association of the Motion Picture Industry was represented at the meeting by President William A. Brady, ex-officio; Arthur S. Friend, J. E. Brula- tour, William L. Sherrill, J. A. Berst, Gab- riel L. Hess and J. H. Hnllberg. The Na- tional Motion Picture Exhibitors' League was represented byi Xee A Ochs, presi- dent, ex-officio; Ernest H. Horatmann, Alfred S. Black, J,.H. OTJonnell, Eugene M. Clark and Frank-Eager. FEATURE CORPORATION SUED JT. Young, a furniture dealer of the Bronx, failed to receive payment from the Eminent Features Corp. for the use of fur- niture in film productions made by them and instituted a suit in the Municipal Court against them obtaining a verdict for $305.80 last week. The judgment was recorded in the office of the County Clerk of Bronx County by B. H. Levy, attorney for Young. FOX PRESS AGENTS CHANGE A B. Bernd will retnrn to the Fox publicity bureau at Los Angeles this week where he and Stuart Acheson will handle Fox publicity on the Coast. Abe L. Selig, who has been doing the Theda Bara public- ity at .the Coast studios, will retnrn from there this week. FOX MUST PAY JUDGMENT Justice Erlanger, in the Supreme Court last week, refused to set aside the judgment granted T. R. Hart, by a jury last May, against the Wm. Fox Film Corp. As a result a judgment for $2,910.17 has been Bled in the Coonty Clerk's office by Hart's attorney. The suit was started when Fox, using a film version of "La Tosca," failed to pay $2,500 to Hart for its use, according to an alleged agreement. Fox's defense was that Hart had no right to the title and therefore was not entitled to any compensation for its use on the film. Justice Erlanger, bow- ever, in a long opinion upheld the verdict of the jury in favor of Hart. RAVER RESIGNS PRESIDENCY Harry R. Raver tendered his resignation as president of Art Dramas, Inc., to the Board of Directors last week. His succes- sor has, as yet, not been chosen. A. F. Beck, general manager of the Art Dramas, states that the resignation of Raver will have no effect upon the present business methods of the organization. Other busi- ness interests were given as the cause of Raver's resignation. . .' MUST PAY FOR LOST FILM The Prudential Delivery Corp. will have to pay the Exclusive Features, Inc., $115.23 for the loss of a case of film entrusted to them by the latter for delivery. The film is said to have been lost in transit. At the 'time the film .was lost, the defendant gave the feature concern a note for $100 to. cover the cost of the lost film. It came back protested. The action in the Municipal Court was then begun. ATTORNEYS SUE FILM CO. Strauss, Reich and Boer, attorneys, ob- tained a judgment last week in the Munic- ipal Court, against the Big Three Amuse- ment Co. for $532 for professional services rendered. The principal stockholders of this corporation are Fleishman and Gold- reyer, who operated three theatres under the head of the defendant corporation. WALTER SANFORD BACK Walter Sanford. head of the Fox public- ity department, returned from a trip through the West last Saturday and re- lieved Hamilton Thompson of the "reins" of the department. On Monday, Thompson left the publicity department for the ex- ecutive department to become one of the aides to General Manager W. R, Sheehan. 800 INVITES FOR BRENON FILM Herbert Brenon has issued eight hundred invitations for the initial presentation of "The Fall of the Romanoffs," to be given at the Ritz Carlton Hotel tomorrow evening. WILLIAM A. BRADY, Director-General. WORLD-PICTURES present CARLYLE BLACK WELL JUNE ELVIDGE With ARTHUR ASHLEY "The Marriage Market" Story by Clay Mantley Directed by Arthur Alhley , " '.„•*«■- . —^ SMITH WOULD OUST MAJOR FUNKHOUSER STARTS ACTION IN CHICAGO WILL DISTRIBUTE U. S. FILMS The Universal Film Manufacturing Co. has signed a contract with the United States Department of Agriculture to dis- tribute all motion pictures showing the activities and work of that department dur- ing the coming year. Many of these pic- tures have already been made, the Uni- versal cameraman working in conjunction with the Government officials on the pro- position. They are to be released every two weeks in serial form, beginning next month. Chicago, 111., Sept. 4.—Claiming that Major M. L. C. Funkhouser, second deputy superintendent of the Police of Chicago, has absolutely no legal right to censor moving pictures, Albert E. Smith, presi- dent of Greater Vitagrapb, has started an action which, if successful, will put the Chicago censor out of business. Major Funkhouser's refusal to issue a permit for the showing of "Within the Law" unless a number of eliminations are made in the picture is said to have aroused Smith's ire to the point of start- ing legal action. Through his attorney, Lewis F. Jacob- son, Smith has filed a petition for man- damus and questions Funkhouser's legal right to censor. Before starting suit, on Thursday last, the Greater Yitagraph Company held a private showing.of "Within the Law" at the Studebaker Theatre in Chicago. More than 1,200 of the most prominent resident* of Chicago attended the showing, and af- ter it the great majority declared that "Within the Law" was a splendid picture. NEXT FAIRBANKS FILM PICKED "The Man from Painted Post," which is the film version of Jackson Gregory's magazine story, "Silver Slippers," is the latest Douglas Fnirbank's starring vehicle and will be released on the Artcraft pro- gram in October. It will probably have its initial New York presentation at the Hialto Theatre. ELSIE FERGUSON AT RIALTO Elsie Ferguson, in her initial screen presentation "Barbery Sheep," is the at- traction at the Rialto Theatre this week. A special musical program has been ar- ranged by Musical Director Hugo Reisen- feld. for the occasion. MARY PICKFORD AT STRAND Mary Pickford, in "Rebecca of Snnny- brook Farm," is the attraction at the Strand Theatre, this week. It is a screen adaptation of the play by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Clmrlotte Thompson.