Show World (June 1909)

THE SHOW WORLD ULLIN FILM SERVICE ACUSE. N. Y, SCRANTON. PA. KANSAS CITY. MINNEAPOLIS. WATERTOWN. N. Y. ARMONY REIGNING ZIEGFELD EJECTED AMONG THE MANAGERS. SHUBERT FROM SHOW. ary B. Harris Elected President of Producers’ Association and Body Pledges Itself to Broaden Its Scope the Coming Year. Disgusting Climax to the Enmity of Rival Producing Managers Evidenced Last Week At Atlantic City. ilocin| Managers. To accomplish '^able result, Henry B. Harris Bl president to succeed I Savage, and Jules .Murray faollis E. Cooley as secre- Morty managers were present ihe meeting held in New York last •k and when Mr. Savage called the |y to girder he declined to stand re-election, because he felt that fairness to the organization its sidentfehould be a man whose en- ;ements did not keep him so much of the city and the country. Then made a plea for greater activity, I pledged his hearty co-operation. Thisplendid work of the year just ied,” lje said, “indicates the almost itless possibilities of this associa- 1 for good. But the work should continued with increased activity 1 opon» much larger scale.” , directors elected were Savage, Hollis E. Cooley, loks, William E. Connors and B. E. Forrester. Mr. Harris and Mr. Murry, in becoming president and secretary, left the directorate. Alf Hayman also retired from the board, his place being taken by Mr. Forrester. Mr. Ligon Johnson was re-elected general counsel. Charles H. Yale, vice-president, and Samuel A. Scrib¬ ner, treasurer, held over. Their terms do not expire until next year. Joseph Brooks and Harry Doel Parker escorted the new officers to the platform and then Mr. Harris made a speech. He indorsed the ac¬ tive policy outlined by Mr. Savage and urged personal work on the part of the members in strengthening the organization. A general debate followed, in which most of the members participated. Among them were Phil Benedict, Gus Bothner, Jesse Lasky, John P. Slo¬ cum, Gus Hill, John Leffler, Francis X. Hope, Howard Hall, A. E. Wills, William Harris, Milton Nobles, Clay Lambert, Robert Campbell and W. S. Campbell, W. H. Gregory and Harry TENTS COMPANY IN CLOSED DOOR SESSION New York, June 15. k Motion Picture Patents Company I a secret session here this week and le nofeuthoritative announcement ts outcome has been made, it was ned from an inside source that >ng"'other important business isactions accomplished was the chase of the exclusive rights to the rton Moving Picture Camera.— JELL. Threatens Hotel Man. a nephew of Patrick Crowe, the ex¬ kidnapper, drew a revolver and threat¬ ened Flynn when the latter ordered him out of the hotel because he had created a disturbance. For a time there was a small-sized panic. Guests fled in fear and hid themselves behind the most convenient shelter. Some one sent in a riot call, but before the police arrived Flynn had settled the matter and Crowe, disappeared up the street. MRS. KIRKE LA SHELLE LOSES A LAW SUIT. -J._ Flynn, owner of the Richmond Id in this city and a man of wide fessional acquaintance, might have liis life last Thursday, had it not n for lis calmness. Michael Crowe, New York, June 15. The case of John Stapleton, a play editor, who has been in the employ of the late Kirke La Shelle, against the estate of the producer, against the Don’t Let the Trust _ B B We will protect you in I OU every respect. We have just doubled our orders and are purchasing every Independent Film manufactured. Write Now for Our Special Summer Rates Extra inducements on Machines and Sup¬ plies. Write for particulars. ^ Royal Film Service 186-188 Madison Street, CHICAGO Atlantic City, N. J. June 16. The personal enmity between Lee Shubert and Florence Ziegfeld, Jr., came to a climax last Thursday night at the Apollo theater when Mr. Zieg¬ feld ordered Mr. Shubert to leave the playhouse. Mr. Shubert, who was ac¬ companied by Mr. and Mrs. Lew Fields and A. Toxen Worm, at first declined to obey the mandate of the rival manager, and according to Mr. Ziegfeld, “we were compelled to as¬ sist him to depart.’’ The assistance consisted merely in rallying some employes of the house. To avoid a disturbance the Shubert party withdrew. “The trouble between Mr. Shubert and myself,” said Mr. Ziegfeld, “dates back three years,” he explained. “When I was ready to produce ‘The Parisian Model’ , Shubert sent his brother to Paris to offer Anna Held a $45,000 contract to play for thirty weeks under his management. “The brother even went so far as to offer her a piece of jewelry as an inducement to sign the contract. Of course, she refused without an in¬ stant’s hesitation. Anna Held is the wife of Mr. Zieg¬ feld. “Since that time,” he continued, “Mr. Shubert has refused to admit me to any of his theaters and has even refused to sell tickets to my friends. As recently as the opening' of ‘The Midnight Sons’ in New York I was barred from the house. I am putting it mildly when I say he had a nerve to come* down here and attempt to see ‘The Follies of 1909’ tonight. “As soon as I learned that he was in the house I sent word that Mr. and Mrs. Fields and Mr. Worm were welcome to remain, but that Mr. Shu¬ bert must leave immediately. They left together before the curtain rose.” widow, who represented La Shelle’s interest has been settled by a sealed verdict delivered by Supreme Court Justice Davis—but it is possible the Stapleton is not entirely pleased with the results. Stapleton asked twenty thousand dollars, and got five, accord¬ ing to the verdict.—REVELL. LEW FIELDS SIGNS LOUISE DRESSER, YES! N'dw York, June 15. Lew Fields has sighed Louise Dres¬ ser. Honest! She signed for three whole years^’with an option of five more years to follow. It is said that she will star in a play which is being written for them, to be produced at the Broadway theater.—REVELL. FRENCH GAUMONT CO. MAKES AMERICAN FILMS. New York, June 16. Gaumont & Company of Paris, France, have begun the manufacture of moving nictures in this country in their studio in Long Island city. This move was not altogether unexpected, but may bear an important relation to the film situation of the immediate future.—REVELL. A New Synchronism. The American-Phono Film Com¬ pany, a Chicago concern, is being con-, gratulated by the theatorium trade upon its new synchronising machine, which is electrically operated. It is said that this device offers absolute synchronism of sound and action and that the illusion of the singing and acting is' so realistic as to deceive the average layman into believing that there must be someone behind the screen doing the singing. The ma¬ chine reproduces full operas, vaude¬ ville sketches, minstrel shows and, in fact, is capable of giving everything in a dramatic or operatic line. McNish Has Recevored. New York, June 16. McNish, of McNish and Penfold, has fully recovered from the affection of the throat from which he suffered all last season. It would require a wheelbarrow to carry all the con¬ tracts this team has. They are book¬ ing through the United.—REVELL. Rice Wants Big Time. New York, June 16. Andy Rice is a familiar figure around the United offices. It is said that he is negotiating for the big time.—REVELL. H. Price Webber has been going down to Nova Scotia every year since. Scott Siggins is in stock at Bridge¬ port, Conn. Contractor’s Plant for Sale or For Rent at Phenomenally low prices and ment on Page 67 this issue. UNITED STATES EQUIPMENT GO. 1201 Fisher Building, Chicago, Ills. FILM TITLES FILM Made in 5 ft. lengths. Tinted any color. 50 CENTS RACK Orders Filled Promptly AMERICAN TITLE MFG. CO. 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