The Moving Picture World (1907)

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6 4 8 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD. "ARC©* 5 HIGH GRADE IMPORTED GERMAN .CARBONS The new Carbon for Moving Picture Machines Quality Unexcelled L. £. FRORUP ®. CO. Sole Importers 235 Greenwich Street, NEW YORK ■■■■^—' ' '—'—: ! —~~ 'V ' ajjrV. Harry Davis' Film Exchange 347 Fifth Avenue, PITTSBURG, PA. ' SELLS _ Second Hand Films in First Class Shape RENTS Latest, Best & Newest Moving Pictures Made and all the Paraphernalia. GUARANTEE SATISFACTION - .V ■ . ■ -- ■■ - ■ THE WILLIA1 H. SVJUB8R & CO. HABIT Of Having" What Yon Want," "When You Want it? Has won for this, the biggest of all film renting booses its each merited : reputation. WILLIAM H. SWANSON has purchased the interest of his former partner and the business which has been the most extensive of its kind is the world, has bees enlarged is every war. "' ■We will, in order to get personally acquainted, as well as present the opportunity to prospective customers of looking the ground oyer fully, pay one-half your transportation within a radius of seven hundred miles of our Chicago office, ii you place your film contract with us. This applies only where you actually come to see us and we must be advised by ctter, or wire, of your coming. BRANCHES ARE BEING ESTABLISHED is a number of the largest cities throughout the United States. OUR SOUTHERN OFFICE: Wm. H. Swanson Dixie Fifes Company, at New Orleans, La. Opened September 19th, Jesse C Kelley, Manager. NEW YORK CITY, Room 1212, 116 Nassau Street. George F. Parker, Manager. LooE! Qu.s> Blow Proposition Of renting entire outfit, consisting of choice of either Power or Edison Machine, operator and film changes, win interest all film users as it relieves our customer of all worry and responsibility. Let us do the worrying, we have expert picture men to do that Tor you. We assume all ex p ress charges, furnish all condensers, carbons, take care of your repairs and require from you no Film Bond. THIS OUTFIT AND THREE CHANGES OP FILM, §60.00 FOUR CHANGES. - 63 CO Swanson takes the worry off vour shoulders and furnishes you with the Box Office winners. A two cent stamp will get you acquainted with him. WM. H. SWAHS0M <& 77-79 South Clark Street, CSsieago. IIS. Caio.oo, Iu_ N.B. —I, personally, can truthfully state that WM. H. SWANSON & CO. have a Car-load of Moving Picture •Machines is clock.—F. C. McCARAHAN, Chicago Manager, Tk*SUUeard. WHICH? FOLLY, OR CRIMINALITY, \ Wilkcsbarre correspondent sends us the following: . Building Inspector Held November 27 made a tour of the five-cent theaters in operation in the center of the city and dis- covered that the worst fears as to the dangers of these places becoming the scene of a panic were more than justified. When permits were granted for the construction of these places all the restrictions which the city laws in their present condition exact were placed upon them and the inspector insisted upon exits of the required capacity being placed in building and that other precautionary measures be taken, and the managers were prolific in promises to' do so. Since their erection the business which these places have de- veloped has become so large and the danger so apparent that fears have frequently been expressed that they would be the scene of some terrible accident in case of fire breaking out or any other occurrence causing a panic in the small and stuffy quarters, that the building inspector determined to make an inspection without warning to the proprietors and to learn for himself that so far as the present laws provide for it, the safety of the public is being maintained. N His inspection revealed an extremely bad condition of affairs at most of the places and. at none of them was it found that the law was being strictly observed. The first place visited was the Dreamland Theater on South Main street. Here the crowd was found to be so. great that many were standing in the rear, but this .place was found to be in better condition than any of the others.. No one was allowed to stand in the .aisles and large double doors on one side of the room, giving access to an alley, allow of rapid evacuation. It .was found, however, that red light's, which are indicative of exits, were placed about the walls in places where no exits exist and these were ordered removed. It was also found that the main doors for exit were closed during the performance and the proprietors were instructed to cease this practice One of the proprietors of this place objected to a compliance, with these requests on the part of the inspector and stated that the other places .were in worse condition than Dreamland, and this was found to be literally true, for the Empire Theater, on East Market street, operated by the same firm, was found to be in such a bad condition as regards exits that the other firm member was threatened with arrest and informed that if he failed to remedy conditions he would not be allowed to open his theater to-day. This place was the worst found in the tour. As in Dreamland there is one center aisle in this place and the seats were filled. There are no side exits, but on either side of the canvas on which the^ pictures are thrown are stairways, with an "exit" sign over 'them, but with no lights, so that the; are barely visible. ' The inspector attempted to make his way out through one of these exits but found the door locked. The proprietor then unlocked the door and the inspector found himself in a wages "shed, one side of which was open, but which was so filled with boxes, lumber and other rubbish that it -was almost impossible ■ to get over them. He then examined the other door of exit from .the outside and found a great pile of rubbish, half the height of the door. placed against it, while a long ladder which lay against it would have made it absolutely impossible to open it from the inside. even if the door were unlocked, which it was not. This con- dition aroused the ire of the inspector and the proprietor was informed that he would not be allowed to do business there to-day unless this condition was remedied and lights Were placed- over the exit signs. This he promised to do. When a permit for the construction of this place was first applied for the building inspector refused to grant it, because: the rear of the building ran squarely up against an inclosed wages shed and there was no provision for exits of any kind. Those who originally contemplated opening the place then gave it uj and no further attempt was made to open it until the firm non in possession secured the right from the owners of the bam m tear out one side of the wagon shed and thus provide an ope shed into which exit might be made, but, as stated, even the - exits were not kept in good condition. The next visit was paid to the Star Theater across the stre Here also a great crowd was found and there was absoluh nothing inside to indicate' possible places of exit An inspect! of the place between performances, however, revealed a pi* about a foot in width between the canvas curtain and the s* walls where those desiring to gain access to the rear might do s?J and back of the curtain there was a large open space and h-' double doors giving access to an alley. The employees he were instructed to notify the. proprietor;-to have j signs pla^ designating the places of exit and to widen" the door in " canvas wings leading to this exit " ' '\KT.-r■:"'-" "