Show World (June 1909)

June 5, 1909. THE SHOW WORLD PENNSYLVANIA PASSESS NEW PICTURE STATUTE Dunsmore Law Relates to Aisles and Exits and Is Up to Factory Inspector. Harrisburg, Pa., May 31. Whether the allegations of local moving picture men be true or not, to the effect that the new Dunsmore ■ ^^iffecting the construction of tlvania theatoriums is a form of ijr the state factory inspector, plent from its tone that that _ ual will be equipped with great Jower’in the issuing of licenses and the examination of picture places. The bill has passed both houses and has been signed by the governor. It provides that each theatorium must have three aisles, at least four feet jfide each; that the passageways in rear and front must always be unob¬ structed; that the exits must be wide enough to admit two persons simulta¬ neously; that the seats must be far enough apart to obviate crowding; that the rows be so separated that a person may walk between them while the seats are occupied; that on each side of the stage, fire extinguishers must be hung, and not less than t' extinguishers on either side; that o cask of not less than forty-two gal¬ lons, must be on hand which must be kept full of water and that there must be two buckets for each and ev¬ ery cask of said capacity; that such cask or casks must be painted red and be ready for instant use; that the en¬ forcement of the law must devolve upon the factory inspector and his assistants. RIGID CENSORSHIP OF MOVING PICTURES Judge Lewis of Buffalo, at the Head of the Movement Looking to Re¬ form in the Cheap Theaters. BOOKINGTOGETHER Western Vaudeville Managed Assoc’n Majestic Theatre Bldg....Chicago, Ill. United Booking Offices of America St. James Building....New York City €][ Booking in conjunction with more than three hundred of the first-class vaudeville theatres in the United States and Canada, and now giving good acts routes for from one to three years. Moneys advanced to parties capable of pro¬ ducing first-class acts, when desired, or will purchase first-class novelties outright. It will be to the advantage of managers of Fairs. Parks, etc., to communicate with these Offices regarding their vaudeville and outdoor attrac¬ tions. Address Eastern or Western Office, as may be most convenient. Buffalo, N. Y., May 25. Former Judge George A. Lewis, of ^^Hy, and others, have been ad- § g the rigid censorship of mov- rnre shows in Buffalo, after the ppted in New York and other Judge Lewis says managers be required to make their buildings conform to the requirements of the Fire Commissioners for the protection of the lives of their pat¬ rons. He also strongly insists on another poitjit, namely that boys and girls un- ( lerf years old shall not be admitted lo these places of amusement unless escorted by their parents or guard¬ ians. It is understood that Mayor Adam will give these points consider¬ ation. ' -_ Judge Lewis holds that if propertly handled, these places of amusement might be made to serve a useful pur¬ pose, combining instruction with en¬ tertainment, In New York and Phil¬ adelphia they submit to a board of censorship, including representatives of the leading civic organizations who P*** upon the objectionable features which tend toward making young criminals. . Judge Lewis says that in his opin¬ ion there is no reason why the mov¬ ing picture shows should be exempt from regulation and that it is all wrong to allow men to convert an °Id store into a theater for the pur¬ pose of making money without regard fo ae people who frequent the places large numbers.—Me GUI RE. jfc 1 Lubin to Have New House. Philadelphia, Pa., May 3 S. Lubin is still branching out, satisfied with being a sort of king theatoriums in this city he is ab ready to blossom forth as a gem C2ar |..His latest move is to be acquisition of a new theatorium to located at 913 Market street, aim opposite his big offices and theatori in that square. The new house is ; 1° cgst $100,000 and will be built b syndicate headed by Geo. H. Earl welhknown local man. The capai will be about 1,200. FILMS FOR RENT Everything NeW (Except Eugene Cline) Eugene Cli'rie 59 Dearborn Street, Chicago EU6ENE CLINE, 268 S. STATE ST., - SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH DICK P. SUTTON WILL ACT AS A LANDLORD Lulu Theater Will Play Orpheum Vaudeville and Sullivan & Con- sidine Will Get Present Theater. Butte, Mont., May 3L Another big turnover is on the card for Butte. After Dick P. Sutton lias given the pubi c everything in the line of repertoire presentations, from the heaviest melodrama to the most classy dramas oltainable, from mov¬ ing pictures to light opera, he has concluded that high grade vaudeville is what Butte wants, and to that end has rented his new Lulu theater to the Orpheum people, who, after re¬ modeling the front and interior, will open it about the middle of August with their bookings. They relinquish their present theater June 4 and turn it over to Sullivan & Considine, who will rename it the Majestic and. for the next 10 years it will be a part of the S & C circuit, the first bill open¬ ing June 5. The Family theater, which has been playing their attrac¬ tions, will be turned over to George Donahue, who is said to have leased it for a season of repertoire. This change means that for 10 years to come Mr. Sutton will cease to have any vaudeville interests in Butte, but will, as he says, simply play the part of a landlord, collect his rent money and rest easy. C. P. Sutton, who has made friends during his short stay here as man¬ ager of the Orpheum, will from June 5 represent the S & C interests in Butte, and when the Orpheum re¬ opens in what is now the Lulu, he will also take charge of this section of the Orpheum’s Pacific Northwest circuit, handling both theaters from that time on.—BILLINGS, ENGLISHMAN’S HOME IS A DREARY AFFAIR. Company Which is now at Powers Theater Will Disband Saturday Night.—Bad Business Here. An Englishman’s Home is a dreary affair. No critic from this paper has viewed this offering, as comments on the streets satisfied those in charge that the offering was fully as bad as New Yorkers pronounced it. If ad¬ ditional proof had been desired, the bad business done by the theater would have satisfied anyone. Some nights the attendance was painfully small, even less than at other attrac¬ tions which have been seen at that theater this season. The Chicago critics have not raved over the play and the theater going public has not as a rule praised it. The show must have been a big loser and when it all is over it is surpris¬ ing that anyone in authority with big producers could have been impressed with the play in the first place. In the third act of the play, when Prince Yoland and his soldiers re¬ turn to the Englishman’s home, a subaltern asks his commander: “How long will we hold on here?” At the performance Wednesday afternoon of last week, the commander, looking out at nine rows of spectators, re¬ plied : “Oh, about six weeks,” and then in ah undertone, “Or one night.” The New York Telegraph of Sun¬ day, May 30, states that An English¬ man’s Home may be “counted upon to stay at Powers’ theater for many weeks.” It also adds that “a con¬ tinual long line at the box office evinces the public’s approval” of the play. It is regretted that neither of these statements are true. The Telegraph correspondent was no more in error, however, than J. M. Barrie. When Charles Frohman cabled him asking if An Englishman’s Home would go here the reply came: “This play would go anywhere.” It is not known where it is “going from here,” to paraphrase a poem which is familiar to theatrical folks.