The Moving Picture World (July 1907)

THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD. 277 Our representative called at the new office of the Im- erial Moving Picture Co. and saw Mr. Wm. F. Steiner, eneral manager, and found them doing a flourishing nsiness. This company has all the leading theaters throughout imnecticut, and it is a fact known by the public that rhenever they see the paper of the Imperial Moving Pic- ire Co. that there will be an AI entertainment. They have in their employ the following well-known opular singers: Miss May Prado, the well-known con- aito; Baby Eleanor, child actress; Tom Breen, the well- nown baritone and singing comedian; Jack Driscoll, iddie Weston, Dick McCready, Otto Steiner, W. S. Mil- ken, Joe Hafey, the well-known pianist Joe Macey, and , E. Wells, the above comprising a staff of which any ompany might be proud. Mr. Steiner was connected with Mr. Paley quite a num- er of years and in the Proctor theaters for over six ears, and the firm of Paley & Steiner have made the fol-, wing productions in moving pictures: Around New brk in Fifteen Minutes, Travels of a Trunk, Trials and roubles of an Automobilist, Two Seedy Rubes, The fishbone, The Lost Hat, The Bigamist, Lynch Law ivenging Crime, Wife of a New York Policeman. Mr. Steiner will be pleased to hear from his numerous riends who do not know his present address, 44 West wenty-eighth street, 'phone 3396 Mad. Square. Wm. Devany of the firm is business manager of the astern office, P. O. Box 632, 'phone 865, Ring 5, New Iritain, Conn., and has full charge of all work in the [astern States. They are continually adding new pictures .to their irge stock, and have all the latest and best American nd European subjects. The motto of the firm is "Always Working" * * * A duel's amang ye, takin' notes, An' faith he'H print 'em. We paid a flying visit to some of the exhibitions in jreater New York during the past week, starting from ourteenth street up Sixth avenue to Fort George, and hen on the East Side to One Hundred and Ninetieth treet, and were pleased to note the advanced tone nd improvement of the exhibitions, although we imk some of the operators ought to take a few lessons n how to focus, and try to keep the picture even on the »eet. Nothing looks so bad as the half-top picture show- « bottom and half bottom picture at the top of the creen. Some of the operators were quick", but others let «ne 20 or 30 feet of film run through before making the tange. We have no desire to make invidious distinc- ■"ns, but it would be well for some of the owners to go lc og. occasionally; they would be amply repaid for the ro ™! e ; Over at Coney Island there are some very good wiibitions, up-to-date, with clean films and careful oper- tor Si but it would pay Anthony Comstock well, and be tfter for the public, if he visited three or four, where »ne very blase films were on exhibition. Most of the ™ renters are giving all the newest films; the most a fi r ant exception was at South Beach, Staten Island, where films some seven or eight months old were being shown, and a very poor Operator was at the machine. The other places were well supplied with good films and operators and are well worth a visit. * m * BEWARE OF THE DOG.—A wealthy gentleman re- cently had a party of his men friends at his home and entertained them by having a gifted lecturer deliver a stereopticon talk on the tropics, which he had just vis- ited. The slides were very beautiful, and so engrossed did the entire audience become in the lecture that every one failed to notice the entrance of a pet dog belonging to the host. Meantime the dog—a most well-behaved animal—sat quietly down in a remote corner and watched the pic- tures with the greatest interest. He followed the advent and disappearance of each slide in wonder, craning his neck to the utmost as each picture was slipped out and replaced by another. At last the lecturer presented a tropical glade with several fine ducks skimming over it and was enlarging on the shooting there, when suddenly the dog made one mad rush for the ducks and disap- peared through the sheet I The lecture came to an abrupt close. * * * Plans have been completed for the remodeling of the Gerling mill in North Water street, Rochester, N. Y., for a moving picture theater. Officers of the new con- cern, known as the Knickerbocker Theater Company, are George Gerling, president; William H. Craig, vice-presi- dent; W. N. Gerling, secretary and treasurer. The en- trance to the new theater will be in Main street east. * » *- The Frederica theatorium is the name of a new moving picture show which will be opened by Ben C. Nunn at 410 Frederica street, Onessenger, Ky. Mr. Nunn will run his house on a high-class plane. There will be no phonograph and consequently Mr. Nunn 'believes no curb- stone loafers. All the performance will be given on the inside. * * * Charles Smith, a Youngstown, O., boy, who was prom- inent in local athletic and business circles, is now conduct- ing a motion picture theater in Elmira, N. Y. Mr. Smith was formerly physical director of the Buhl Club of Sharon. * * * The Saltair, Utah, Amusement Company has filed ar- ticles of incorporation with the County Clerk. The capi- tal stock is $8,000, in 80 shares of $100 each. The com- pany takes over a lease held by J. H. Garrett at the resort for construction of a moving picture theater. The offi- cers are: G. E. Garrett, president; Parley P. Jensen, vice- president; J. H. Garrett, secretary-treasurer, and these, with Stephen L. Richards and Wiflard Scowcroft, are the directors. * * * Papers of incorporation have been filed at Albany by the General Exhibition Company of Rochester, N. Y. The papers state that the company will conduct a general amusement business, both indoors and out. Theaters, panoramas, moving pictures, displays, physical tests, shooting galleries, etc., will be among the attractions. The capital stock is $2,500, and the directors are: Oscar H. Pieper, Ezra J. Boiler, Clarence C. Culver and Fred- erick A. Tracy. * * * Moving picture show establishments did not fare well with the police of the Eastern District, Brooklyn, N. Y.,