The Moving Picture World (1907)

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THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 66s corporation which is to engage extensively in that popular amuse- ment business of operating nickelodeons. The company is au- thorized to manufacture, buy, sell and operate moving picture machines. The* capital stock upon which taxes are paid at the outset is $35.ooo. * * * Alfred L. Simpson, New York; to manufacture lantern slides, photographer; capital, $5,000. Incorporators: Mortimer Levy, 1229 Madison avenue; Louis W. Osterweis, 17 East Eighty- seventh street; Walter S. Dreyfoos, 42 West Eighty-fifth street, all of New York. * * * Many complaints have come to Mr. Elmendorf, the noted lec- turer, since the booklet announcing his lectures on "Old Mexico" have been circulated.^ One of the motion pictures to be shown is a bull fight before *the young King and Queen of Spain. Mr. Elmendorf always has been a subscriber to the funds of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and says that he would not publicly exhibit any picture that would offend the most sensitive person, * * * Every afternoon at 3 o'clock a crowd of over one hundred boys between the ages of 6 and 15 may be seen in the assembly room of The Sentinel, Knoxville, Tenn., eagerly awaiting the beginning of the moving picture show which is daily afforded for their amusement. The boys prove an appreciative audience and their shouts of laughter and applause may be heard some distance. It is a novel sight to see so many of the boys together and it has filled them with enthusiasm for their work. Soon after they may be seen on the street, rushing here and there, selling the papers or making prompt delivery on their routes. The moving picture performance is of high grade and usually abounds in funny situations. The equipment for it is good and the shows are well put on. The shows are given free to every boy who handles The Sentinel and the number is increasing daily. For the use of the boys games are also furnished, which they have much enjoyed, and a circulating library of about two hundred excellent boys' books. The assembly room and books and games are in charge of a committee of the boys and they take great pride in keeping good order. [A straw shows which way the wind blows, and the above the power and influence of moving pictures.— Ed.] * * * . Cleveland, O.—Detectives detailed to investigate moving pic- ture shows must show real ability as art critics. Recently the rolice prosecutors refused to issue a Warrant charging Louis H. Becht, manager of the Dreamland picture show at 703 Euclid avenue, with showing pictures of crime.: Now the plain clothes patrolmen and detectives are delving into volumes on "The Period of the Renaissance" and "Tones and Coloring of Rembrandt" Essays on the drama are in great demand. If they expect us to know the difference between a mere stage murder and one of those pictured on the films that might injure the youthful mind we've got -to study up," declared one detective. * * * In Chicago as an unexpected finale-to the entertainment in a five-cent theater at 431 West Madison street a moving picture machine exploded. Its two operators were burned, one of them severely, and 200 women and children spectators, filing from the playhouse, were thrown into an excited stampede for the exits. Several added to the alarm by yelling "Fire!" A few children sere knocked down, but none was seriously injured. Robert Burns, 16 years old, 1433 West Ohio street, and Wilbert Turner, 25 years old, 849 West Jackson boulevard, were the injured operators. Both were burned about the face, neck and arms. Burns' condition was said to be critical. A short circuited elec- tric current is believed to have caused the explosion. * * * A fire, which did but slight damage, occurred in the Bijou Theater, in the Spooner Building, on North street, last week. The blaze was caused by one of the films in the picture machine taking fire from an electric wire and some excitement was occa- sioned about the place. The second performance of the evening had just nicely begun and the Miles Standish picture was being shown when the film """as ignited. Robert Blakeney was operating the machine, which is stationed in a balcony over the front entrance. This balcony • is fireproof and there was no danger, of the flames spreading iato the main auditorium, but.the smoke from the burning film poured through a small hole into the theater proper and someone gave the cry of fire. Edward F. O'Connor, the vocalist at the theater, was on the stage at the time, and he endeavored to quiet the people and told them there was no danger, but the women, of whom there were many in the audience, left their seats and MRW^ OUR FILMS ARE DEPENDABLE BOTH FOR PHOTOGRAHHIC QUALITY AND ATTRACTIVENESS OF SUBJECT BE SURE AND GET THIS ONE: Where is My Hair? A Rollicking, Running: Laugh and Hair- Pulling Picture that will prove enter- taining with every audience. Several weeks have elapsed since we Issued our last film subject, which time we have utilized in Improving our plant and facilities for taking new subjects, and we now offer the first picture Issued since our Improvements have been completed. The result well satisfies us with our newly equipped studio and developing rooms, and we feel assured you will agree with us when you have seen "WHERE IS MY HAIR?" a picture which we believe will establish us a higher prestige than that which we have already attained In the film Industry. WHERE IS MY HAIR ? This new subject Is too funny for description. Imagine the' humor that can be derived from a crabbed old man who is entirely bald, and lays his precious wig out on a window sill for an airing, only to have it stolen by an- other bald-headed man. Such was the case, and every man who had the misfortune to have a wealth of hair had to undergo the painful experience of having It severe- ly pulled. While "baldy" was out scouring for his lost treasure, everyone who came In his path got it, and got It good, .until finally a copper who chanced to have his head sticking around a corner gets a yank whioh starts him "hot-footed" after our hair-puller, and behold, a fel- low who chances to be wearing a wig comes In his way, the wig is snatched off. and "baldy" laughs with delight, thinking he has recovered his hair. The poor fellow who Is left hald-headed is grabbed by the cop, as minus his hair he resembles the one who did pull the officer's locks. Length, 400 ft. Code, Monteby Price, 12c per foot NEXT WEEKi OUR CHRISTMAS PICTURE, ENTITLED "A Christmas Adoption" A pathetic Yule-tide story nicely fitted to Chrismas time and perfectly usable at any period of the year. SEE DESCRIPTION NEXT ISSUE THIS PAPER ESSANAYFILM MFG. CO. 501 Wells .Street, Chicago, 111. -•„-:';■— .::..■;■<.">:. *.'•*.., ,^ ^\*«*.r-^-".*.- ■