The Moving Picture World (January 1908)

■ f IO THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD '. - :'."•' K the' South Mill street, New Castle, Pa., moving-picture show, : from among the many names suggested during the recent com- petition.' Miss Lena. Wintemitz, of Croton avenue, was the win- ner of the prize of a season's ticket offered for the most appro- priate name, and from nop/ on the place will be known as the Acme Theater. The building has been completely renovated and refitted. The Girard Moving Picture Co., operating the Palace, in Me-; \ chanicsville, is playing to big houses, and Mr. Gjrarrd can well' thank Bill Budro, his manager, for his increase in business, as Bill is a popular fellow of that place. , The Art Theater, of the sameplace, is doing a nice business. *•':*.'".* ■"-■ -.■•■■'-''' Mr. Ed. Murphy, of Auburn, is now manager of the Novelty Theater, in Troy, N. Y„ and is one good all-around fellow and a' good hustling manager. v • ■. r:, ' He was formerly connected with the Cincinnati base ball_ team and was one of the best pitchers that ever held.that position. ' He is a member of the Auburn Lodge of B. P. 0. Elks; that accounts for his gocdiellowship. Mr. A Nathan, formerly of the People's Vaudeville Co., of New York City, in which.Dave Warfield "the actor is interested, opened the Star in Schenectady about October I. Mr." Nathan is a thorough moving picture business man, and has the name of having the brightest* and most distinct light, on the curtain in Schenectady. His place is being remodeled to accommodate the. increasing trade. :.;■'., The managers of the five-cent • moving picture theaters in Troy, N. Y., held a meeting in the offices of the Imperial Mov- ing Picture Co. and decided to keep their-places closed on Sun- day evenings. They. would have been^ doing business on Sun- days yet but the last man to open a five>cent theater in Troy insisted against all pleadings on opening his place on -Sunday afternoons. That, of course, aroused the church, as they claimed it'kept the Sunday school children away-from Sunday school._ The newspapers here have taken the matter up and are going, to print coupons, allowing the people themselves to vote yes of. no. Forward the ballots to the newspaper officeSj they in turn separating the votes and sending them to the aldermen of the: respective iwards,; publishing the votes 'sent-in day.by. day. ; Jn that way the; people at large will decide whether the': , moving picture theaters will open or not on Sunday evenings. * .Among other things that help io make Manchester, la^ an up-to-date town is the: installation of: a. ten-cent theater. This little amusement house will make a specialty of moving pictures and illustrated songs, and will give as clean and neat s. perform- ance as can be/seen in any large city for the same price. . Mr. H.. Allen,*the manager, is sparing no pains in making this theater one of-the best He will make three changes of programme a week and will be open afternoon and evening, ex- cepting Sundays. " ; -\ ':'■'.'.: •■, RAPID WORK 'BY PHOTOGRAPHERS. Developing and Printing Pictures for Cimcmatograph Displays From the London Daily Mail: As regards the rapidity wjth which daily events can be photo- graphed and shown witbm an hour or two to the general public,; the following account of the arrangements made for the Grand National 1907 race will suffice to give some idea of this: Six taking machines were at work on different points of the racer course and a special Van was in readiness for the films to he developed while eni route for London., The moment the race was over the train started, and while running full speed home- ward the. operators were hard at work developing. Indeed^ not ' only. were 'the fflms_ developed but they-were washed and; dried | on a special mechanical drum. y- -'•'■•■-'. ■• '.;-_:■. On arrival a'metor. car in waiting carried- the film quickly to.'- the printing establishment, where 520 feet of it was printed on to the positive film. As r soon as this was dried it. was rushed : off to the Alhambra, Empire and Oxford Theaters and shown : to an almost incredulous audience. When the final, cup tie was'.'; played at the Crystal Palace a motor car drove the film to Loh-;; don,.and within three hours a cinematograph display of the match ;i ■ was.given; ■ ':■.'■■'■■■'•■-.■- The royal wedding, which took place recently at Wood Nor- ton, was another occasion on which remarkable celerity was dis- \ played-hy the 'e^rgetic-dneihatc^^plters.,- , -'.'Fbe' bridegroom and . the procession were photographed with apparatus which had been perfectly adjusted beforehand; The moment the necessary"pho-i-i ^tographs were secured the films were rushed through at break- neck speed* and, as is .well known, the wedding ceremony was. shown to Londoners on the evening of the same^dayi i . Irs We hear _trom all reports that the people are stUI laughing ever.: our recent comedy success. "Bell Boy'e Bevenge,"' and for fear It will subside we now forge to tbe frost and put them In renewed- co&rnialons with, what we. think will be the greatest laugulns picture of the year, "The Football Crase." For a long time we hare thought that a good satire picture could tie gotten op on y this popular game, and we got It. In fact, everybody.- get*. IJv. and It is an over-energetic crowd of football play en that gives It to everyone. The game starts off in an open lot, and It finishes every flaoe; that is, they follow tbe ball, and • that seemingly, harmless piece of pigskin is not particular where it lands, when It Is kicked' into a Jew peddler,. into a Dago with statuary, an- other selling balloons, a men's nice new hat, and a flirty police- man; dl these unlucky ones get the fuB force of the ball. Tbe wild maniacs who are after it, not being content with kicking the ball Into everyone's.face, send It'spinning through open win- dows and doorways,. followed by the players. A man getting shared, & woman having ber photo taken, a family eating dinner, an artist palnUog a masterpiece and a couple making love in a cab—all are rudely bandied when the Bah Bab boys come after the ball. It accidentally enters these various places. 1 and finally the ball is doomed, as it happens to be kicked la the path of a vicious bulldog, who immediately grabs it aad sU-.fts off. Aft;r . leading the players a merry chaise, be escapes and proceeds to- tear, tbe baU to pieces. Lesstli about 65© ft. Price 12c per Ft. Code, Batttaot 9 fw 1 !•>■ • r. r BE I. OOIBILI SS A^SSCSSKCr". GAME AHS YGSFLL 'BE SlCSSfa^; f QV&- m&$iT?m : mwx six is; Order fey Early Ma5L, This Is a Live One Ready ' Satvirdaj'f • J» a *» -,4 ; ,;. : : i m