The Moving Picture World (1907)

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THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD. 685 taws of Wisconsin to manufacture the machines. The com- pany has been capitalized at $10,000, and its incorporators are Charles R. Heisinger, Thomas M. Keefe and George A. Knaak, all of Oshkosh. Its plant is located at 38 Ceape street, where Mr. Knaak has been conducting his experimental work for about a year. The manufacture of the machines has required the use of a large amount of special machinery, which'Mr. Knaak had built after designs of his own, and which is already in operation. / * * * A special moving picture matinee was given recently at the Eureka Theater, Cleveland, O. The guests were Judge Fiedler, Prosecutor Baer and Captain Shattuck, Patrolmen Kress and Hennie and Attorney Brinsmade. The party went there after an adjournment of Judge Fiedler's court to see moving picture films held up by the police at the Lyric and American Theaters, and "said to be suggestive of crime. m * W. R. Hines, manager of the American, and H. H. Burnett, of the Lyric, were arrested November 24 by Kress and Hennie. They pleaded not guilty and the judge decided to see the pictures himself. The first film shown to the select but appreciative audience was "Butt-in Bill, the Burglar." Two burglars break into a house. Butt-in Bill lays for them. He is himself held up and - taken by the police for the robbery, while the real culprits get away with the swag. This was exhibited at the American. The other film, from the Lyric, called a "Race for Millions," depicts a scene of Western life. It was filled-with love and gold and "The police have been making an effort to suppress pictures suggestive of crime," said Captain Shattuck, who has been in- strumental in pushing the crusade. "The police know well enough how much injury results from objectionable pictures paraded before the eyes of the young." The judge will take up the matter again. *" * * Sixty-one moving picture shows in St. Louis, discovered by the building commissioner, gives an idea where the people's money goes, even when they're hard up. * * * Sixty-one moving picture shows will be required to furnish better protection against fire, if the bill to be presented to the Council of Montfort, Wis., becomes a law. Building Commis- sioner Smith, after an inspection, says most of the shows have practically no fire protection. * * * W. B. & J. L. Loughridge have opened up a-moving picture show on West Fayette street, Celina, O. Ben and Les are both well known young men and will undoubtedly make a success of their new undertaking. This is now the only moving picture show in town. * * * Cosmopolitan Cameragrapb Co., New York, to give exhibi- tion's; capital, $5,000. Incorporators: Herman Baum, No. 208 East Twenty-fifth street; Morris Cohn, No. 145 East Fifteenth street; Robert L. Levin son, No. 334 Bleecker street; Isidore Klatzkie, No. 155 East One Hundred and Eighth street, all of New York. * * * Adams, Mass., Board of Selectmen granted a license to Charles Palamatier for a moving picture theater in Park street. * * * The new electric theater which W. S. Oppenheimer will open shortly on Franklin street, Tampa, Fla., will be one of the best, in point of equipment, that can be found in the South. It wili be equipped with a kinodrom, manufactured by G. K. Spoor, in Chicago, and this will be the first of its kind to be installed in the South. The workmen have almost completed the interior of the room, and the installation of the picture machine will be- gin shortly. r * * * The ignition of a film in a moving picture machine, followed by the explosion of 0 a calcium carbide generator, caused a fire in the Theatorium, 13d Grand avenue, Milwaukee, Wis., which resulted in a loss of about $80, according to the estimate of John E. Saxe, one of the proprietors. The operator of the moving picture machine. Earl Dennison, was severely burned about the hands and suffered a sprain of his right ankle. Operator Dennison had just shown a film and had neglected to remove it from the lantern. Light is furnished by acetylene gas. Sparks from the • flame dropped on the film, the' flames communicated to the generator, and it exploded, the report fright- ening the audience of 120 people. Men, women and children rushed for the exits. The theater has been open for the last three years, and was the first of many similar houses to be operated in Milwaukee. 1 CANADIAN FILH ADQUARTERS ••• OR. Film Renting Department is the most complete and up-to-date Film Concern in Canada. The best of everything, and everything that is best, will be found in our service, and at prices that will attract you. Drop us a card and get in line with the successful ones in the Moving Picture Business. We have in stock Power's and Edison Moving Picture Machines and Parts ready for immediate shipment, and all kinds of supplies including Tickets, Ticket Boxes. Ticket Choppers, Carbons, Lobby Paper, Pathe Pass-on Play Paper, Slide Carriers, Announcement Slides, Bausch & Lomb Condensers, Projecting Lenses, Gas Maying Out- fits and Supplies, Rheostats and Graphophones: also 200,000 feet of slightly used Films at from 4c to 6c per foot while they last. ^> £? £? £? Send for list. DOMINION FILM EXCHANGE 32 Queen Street East, Toronto, Canada START THE-NEW YEAR RBCHT By using Crawford's New Quality I When you use our subjects you are paying for service and not for ad- vertised junk. Our service comprises the latest subjects manufactured. by every producer of animated pictures in the world. THIS IS A BROAD STATEMENT, ISN'T IT ? Well, it is as true as it is broad. Drop us a line today. We will give you an eye-opener in the way oi service. We guarantee to never repeat. Isn't that worth your consid- eration? Machines and accessories of all kinds carried in stock both at Main Office and Branches ready for shipment on a moment's notice, Pat he's Life of Christ rented reasonable. O. T. CRAWFORD FILM EXCHANGE CO. Gayety Theatre Building, St Lous, Mo. tMi xuLii£JtiZ z-**rr.;a &&£ HIGH GRADE IMPORTEI WAN A ft Tee new Carbon for Moving Picture Machines Quality Unexcelled Sole Importers 235 Graenwich StTeet, NEW YORK »soJ«e<ESWv«»*>r«!. .v.;.. ■ ■