Billboard advertising (Sept 1910)

24 Tlie Dillty.oard SEPTEMBER 17, 1910. BUFFALO BIL L FILMS Manufacturers Claim that the Subject Has Turned Out Even Better than They Anticipated and that the Public Has Received Pictures with Eclat NcTcr before in all film hlstoiy bas snch a bit been made aa wltb tbe Bollalo BUI Wild Wat-Pawnee Bill Far Bast plctnres wblcb wcte tmoed ont bj tbe Fowen Co. list week. Ez- cfaassea and morlns plctnre men tbe coontzT over are most entbnalastlc over tbe films, wblcb from a atandpoint of pbotograpby and Intereit 2ia¥e seldom been eqoaled say tbe makers. Buffalo Bill la not only a childhood bero. the b<^kld of yesterday and the maokld of today realizes tbat tbe old scoat Is m maa of a centnry —■round blm centered tbe clvlllzatlan of a ■icat eonntiT—It waa largely tbrongb bla ef- forts tbat tne west was reclaimed and made wbat It is today. EV>r nearly fifty years Col. Cody bas been In pobllc gaze, every one eltber knows blm personally or by repDtat:on and wben tUa year broagbt tbe grand old warrior's an- nouncement of farewell tbere were regrets. At Madison Sqiuure Garden on tbe closing Bisbt of the present season the Associated press and prominent newspapermen tendered Col. Cody a farewell banqnet, tbe imUIc reallilDg that It was Its last'cbanee turned out cn masse, iBIlng Uadlson Square to the roof: And It was tbe last chance to see tbe <dd scout in person—^Bnt tbe enterprise of otbers have made it possible to see Bnffalo Bill again —rexactly as be la—In all bis manly -vigor— en tbe movins pletore screen. He Is somHinded by Us TSlIant troupe of wild westerners and Pawnee Bill's sathering of notables from the Far East. Every scene bas been pbotograpbed and every scene Is as Ufe-llke as It yon joined tbe swelter- ing crowd and jammed your -way Into the crowd- ed tent cm the road—^Tbese pictures are the only ones in existence and no more will ever be taken of the old scoot and no more will ever be taken except tbe moving pictures recently posed for by Buffalo Bill-Pawnee Bill Film Co. Here is tbe program as It Is shown In 3,000 feet of film: A Grand Review. The World's Bongh Bidera, Introduced and led by Buffalo Bill (Col. Wm. F. Cody). V. a. Artillery and Cavalry Drill. The Buffalo and the Famous Huntsman In pnrsnit of bis native game. The Prairie, nnder. a scorching sun—"Ob! what a good drink; pass It around." Mexican Joe will Illostrate tbe use of a lasso. Perfection of Hlgb-scbool Equestrianism. Mr. Ray Thompson's Mixed Blood Texas Range Horses. Mr. Bhoda Royal's "Famed Blue Blbbon" tborougbbreda. < Rossi's Musical Elephants. Biding wnd Bucking Horses and Mnlei, lu- trodaeing tbe only lady backing' horse rider in the wwld. Buffalo BUI Shooting Glass Balls. Arabian Acrobats. Japanese Troupe. Devlin's Zouaves. A Grand Military Tournament. Football on Horseback, between Indians and Cowboys. Tbe Far East. Trained Arabian Horses. The Final Salute! Bnffalo BUI Bids Yon Good-bye. ANOTHER SCOOP FOR THE INDE- PENDENTS. One of tbe biggest scoops tbat bas been reg- istered in tbe film game has been accomplished by tbe Motion Plctnre -Distributing and Sales Company organlzatlou. When the cameras were placed on tbe track at Brighton BeaCb Motordrome on Sept. 4,' it was anticipated that tbe opposition bad put another one over, but when the opetat- ora got tHx^ It was perceived that tlie Inde- pendents had taken time by tbe forelock and i«cnred the rights to the picture prlvUeges. In view of tbe fact that this meeting waa «ne of the most Important events of ita kind ever held, tbe prIvUege was much sought after, and the credit must be dven to the Independents for their activity and success In obtaining what has since proven to be one of the best pictures Of. a motor race that has ever been taken In, this coontiT. Every noted driver In the auto- mobile world was present at tbe meet and took an active part in smashing the world's records to' smlihereens. The nhotography la nerfect and that part of the reel which ahows Barney Oldfleld's record- breaking dash is one of tbe most realistic and Jare-devIX exhibitions that has ever been given. . Wlien.U la considered that over 30,000 people attended this meet, the exhibitor will have aome conception of the posslbiutles of this reel as a featnie. fSbe reel Is about 800 feet, and embraces a pa2ioramIc view of the crowds and track. The nzmauaJ - anu. interestlDg ecenes in the repair pits, tbe dangerous curves and mad dash for recwds, the thrilling motoicyde races and the other features of tbat eventful day are most aptly and p erfectly ptatrayedT" ^ ™ GREAT NOR THER N'S BIG HIT. New Tork, Sept. 9 (Special to The BlUbaard). —what appears to be a genuine film Is Rob- mson Crnsoe. a new reel produced by the Great Northern PUm Company. At a private ezblbl- tton last week tbe film was pnmaunced by critics to be the sensation of the day. It Is genuinely good, the photography Is excellent and the snbject superbly hsndled. It Is safe to say tbat every child In America will want to see their hero of youth—Robinson Crusoe. It -wIU interest tbe grown-ups who have par- tially forgotten tbe famous sloty of chUdbood days—and aside from this It has a corking good ™terest as. a film subject—the scenery Is very csrefully selected—the acting conld not be Im- proved on. Much-credit Is due to Mr. Oes, tbe progressive young American manager of the Great Northern for the splendid way he handles the film. Among the other recent releases are A So- dabr Sinner, adapted from Tbe Tbief; Fablan'a Bouow Tooth, a screaming comedy; Tbe Ut- ile Drmnmer Boy, pathetic and heroic, and Fa- bian's Hunting Eats, another lauKbaUe com- edy. A. J. CLAPHAM'S EXCHANGE. New Tork. Sept. 12 (Special to The Bill- board).—Wben A. J. Clapham determined to leave the Coast and make his headquarters In New Tork, his friends predicted for him a most promising featnre. Evidently tbe predic- tion has about materialized, for Clapham to-day la as popular In; New Tork as be ever was on the Coast, and Is still gaining friends. Clap- bam has been most anxious to get his exchange In working order, and were It not for the fact that a.number of western shipments have been delayed, it would be already be singing his song of praise. As soon as tbe New Tork Exchange Is In running order, <3apbam expects to open branch'Offices In Boston, Philadelphia and Pltts- bnrg. TO SHOW FILMS ON RIVER. Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 10.—Barred from ex- hibiting the films of the Jeifries-Jobnson fight In this vicinity by action of authorities on the Tennessee and Arkansas stdes of the Mlsrisslppl Blver. pnmuiteis setOed m a plaa to show tbe plctnre In midstresm of the river, aboard a big barge towed by a steamboat, on territory. It is claimed, outside the. jurisdiction of ofBcers from either atate. A FILM HOUSE ORGAN. New Tork, Sept. 12 (Special to The Bill- board).—The New Tork Motion Plctnre C!o., and the Carlton Motion Picture Laboratoiles have annonnced that an September 15 they will issue tbe first installment of what promises to be a most Interesting weekly house organ. The present plan Is to publish a sixteen page book- let each week, containing notes of interest to exhibitors, bints to oiierators, fables of tbe film world, togcHier with short descriptions of the releases msde by these two companies. Mr. Stryckmans. who is editing the booklet, prom- ises that It will be one of - the best weeklies Issued, from both a typographical and Illustrated standpoint. - . .: T ' . ^ PAT POWERS GOES WEST. New Tork. Sept., 12 (Special to The BiU- boatd).—^Before settling down to the big busi- ness that Pat Powers claims wIU be coming to him this fall, he- has decided to take a short trip through the Middle West to get an Idea of just how popular his mm Is becoming. Pow- ers seems to be particularly sensitive about turning ont the 1>est film cm the., market, and if he carries ont bis-plans, - PowerB^rprints will be included In every Independent program this winter. ECLAIR TO RELEASE FEATURE FILMS . New York, Sept. 12 (Special to The BlU- bsord).—Mr. Offeman. who Is the directing power of the Eclair and Cines aggregation in this country, has Intimated that his program this fall will Include a nnmber of featnre reels. He states that both studios ate now perfecting several scenarios which when pre- sented will make the most effective and Inter- esting films ever offered by a film manufacturer. C. B. KLEINE RETURNS. New York, Sept. 12 (Special to The Bill- board).—Mr. C. B. Klelne has retumea from an extended vacation, and Is now buckling down to the big bnslness which he expects to han- dle this fall. In looking over his stock Klelne found tbat he had quite a few of tbe interest- ing catalogues he Issued last year, and Is pass- ing them around-to those exhlblton who are In- clined to ask for them. The catalogue' gives a complete description of the machines and acces- sories handled by Klelne, and Is worth hav- ing. ■ FILM INTERESTS COMBINE. St. IjOuIs. Mo.. Sept. 10.—Tbe WUliam H. Swanson St. Ix)uls Film Co., The O. T. Craw- ford Film Company, the Wagner Film and Amusement Company, and the Western Film Company, all St. Xonls firms, have incorpor- ated under the laws of Missouri as the Swan- son-Grawford FUm (Company. The new com- pany have taken the entire seventh floor of the Century Building. DAVE RUSSELL TAKES VACATION. Hew Tork. Sept. 12 (Special to the BUIboard). —>DavId Russell, the man with the Sunny Jim smile and the happy-go-lucky spirit Is enjoying tbe fruits of long and faithful services with two of the l>e8t film interests In this city. Rus- sell does not expect to return to his desk at the Clnephone Company's offices..: He states that he Is at present Interested In a long vaca- ticm, and bas no plans for tbe Immediate future, Dave, however, hinted that his genial coun^ tenance might shine forth from b^iSnd a desk In tbe oBlees of the Dramagrapb Compasy. ROBIN SON C RUSOE Daniel De Foe Would No Doubt be a Very Greatly Surprised Individual if He Could Return to Life and See His Famous Character Walking About Robinson Crusoe lias been made In a fllm- stozy by the Great Northern Gempany, The film nlay runs aa followa: The desire tor adventure In the boy Crusoe leads blm to neglect his lessons and to be -re- proved by his father. Finally the lK>y packs bla bundle and runs away to sea, a splendid view being given of the vessel on which he embarks at Hull bolstlng sale and putting out to sea. Xoe vessel on which Crusoe-sails on his laat voyage tcr twenty-eight years Is wrecked in a fine scene with a "rough sea," which la really rough, the hero Is carried to the shore of the Island. His first dUBculty, that of lighting a Are, Is solved by a fiash of lightning, a very clever electrical effect, and soon we see him fairly ac- customed to hia new life, dressed In a robe et skins and living in a rude bower with only his goat tor a companion. The peaceful. If precailoua, Ut* Is teokSD fay the first visit of the c nnibdi to the UUmd, and Crusoe is an afrighted witness of tlleir weird dances alwnt the fire. Tbe escape of Friday la shown; also a particularly good picture of Cmaoo In hia hut at dinner, surrounded by bis many pets. A final acene shows Crusoe going to the help of some pearl Ushers who have visited the ialand and been attacked by tbe natlvea, and who^ In gratitude, assist him to escape. Friday, wltb the parrot and monkey, and then Gruaoa him- self are seen bursting In on the friends and relatlvea who ,tar so long thought him dead. M. A. TES TA W ITH ACME. New Tork, Sept. 12 (Special to Tbe BUIboard). —Mr. ClaiAam, of the Acme Film (3ompany, has secured a valuable acquisition in the eervlcea of M. A. Testa who, nntu recently, waa con- nected -with the Joslyn Company, and who cre- ated many bnslness acquaintances and friends in the New England States whUe the manager of the Providence braneh of the Kxhlbltors' FUm Company. : : Joslyn'8 loss Is .the Acme's gain. EXHIBITORS' FILM COMPANY IN NEW QUARTERS. <New Tork, Sept. 12 (Sfiedal to The BlUboord). —The exceptionally growing patronage of the ExhJbitors' Film Company has forced this ener- getic and enterprising exchange to move Into larger quartets. Messrs. Cohen and Levy have secured an attractive location at 203 Bast IBth street, from which address they will eontlnne to deuver to their customers tbe very^ excel- lent service tor which they have been noted in the past. Mr. Cohen states that the added fa- dlltles and the new plans which they- are put- ting Into shape will enable them to give ex- hilvitors one. of the best Him services here- abouts. MOVING PICTURE THEATRES. The Western Building and Omstmetlan Go., MUjrankee, Wla.k baa filed artldea of Incorpor- ation with the-Seecetaiy of State. The Ineor- poratora are John R. Fceular, A.. IL Altben and M. Schneider. Tha'capital-stodc -Is 9100,- 000. Tbe company will erect buHdlngs for the- tttta and manufacture moving pletnra appll- Tbomas -A. Brown, manager of tbe Nlckeldom at Iowa City, Iowa, has temodded his theatre at large exi>en8e, and he opens the 1010-1011 season with a most attractive place of amusement and a decidedly alluring outlook. He Is a rear "live wire". In tlie: amusement world of Iowa City. liObman and Mollere, owners and managers of the Electric theatres in Hammond, La. and McChimb City, Miss., have opened a new motion picture house in Hattlesbnrg. Miss. K. H. Jamison, of Lansing, Mich., has been appointed manager of B. C. Whitney's Owosso, Michigan, theatre, succeeding A. H. Cohen, who resigned to accept a position in Chicago. F. Miekels and Chris Harting have purchased the Hlckelet Theatre,' Honesdale, Pa., from T. H. Groves. The present policy of motion pic- tures will be eoDtlnned. A new motion plctnre theatre is being bnilt In Macon, Ga., by the Victoria Amusement (3am- pai^. It will probably be open by October 1. Ellis Ramsey has purchased the Gem Theatre, Washington 0. H., Ohio. The name of the the- atre wUl be changed to the Colonial. Col. Frank Morse bas sold tbe Empire Thea- tee at Nebraska City. Neb., to Washburn and Beecher, of Kansas City. .Christ Peterson la erecting a new theatre In Tamaqua, Pa., to^be devoted to atcek, light opera and vaudeville. ' ^ Ham Fulton wUl manage the Star and Prin- cess Theatres at Dubuque, la., this sesson. Cbas. Jeffries has c^ned a new motion pic- ture theatre In Crown Point, Ind. Harry A. Hlggins baa purchased the Edison motion picture theatre at Hastings, Neb. OHIO VALLEY EXPOSITION. - Tbe Ohio Valley Exposition, the greatest sectional exposition ever held in the State of Ohio, is now passing through its third week. It will run untU the 24th of this month. Well earned success and exceptional patronage have followed It from the very beginning. Visitors, not merely from tbe Ohio Valley Southward have paid their trlbntes, but also from tbe North, tbe East and tbe West. Whole towns have chartered special trains and come to the exposition In a body. Ciolonel Roosevelt has already paid his re- spects by visiting on September 9. President Taft Is scheduled for a later day. Tbe local Lodge of Elks number 5 has extended Invita- tions to many of their fraternity, and they will try to make-their day-the banner event of the exposition on Saturday, Sept. 17. The amusement features have proven great drawing cards, and no one other amusement de- vice baa been given such favorable publicity as Claude Hagen's Fighting the Flames on Ship and Shore. The Midget, Hippodrome and the Mermaid exhibit are also claiming a just share of the patronage, while vaudeville in the Swin, Oerman and other European Gardens, Is also drawing upon the pockets;of the sight-seers. A noticeable featnre Is the large nnmber of-amuse- ment notables taking In the exposition, gather- ing points and Information as to. Iiow to rae- cessfnUy conduct amusements for so coloaaal an undertaking. The opera baa been beartUy endorsed by Ita audiences and la drawing fair abwd audiences. It Is conceded to be of an excellent atandard and of aofliclent depth to warrant at leaat two visits in order to obtain a full comprehenahn of It. Mile, de Paaqualt and Mlaa Edna Show- waiter have been alternating regularly, and the supporting company bas also been doing Its part In proper fashion. H.-W. FIELD DAY. Cblcsgo, UL, Sept.. 12—One of the features of the program at the White Rats' scamper of the Hagenbeck-Wallace Show. September 4, waa tbe races. Officials were. Bert CUe, announcer} James H. BntbeifWI. starter; 7aek Sattsn,: WU' llam Heuman and: Charles Weltxel: were, th* lodges announc ed, but at tbe time of the race B. E. Meredith was appointed in Weltgel'i stead. First Event—Kids' Race: Clarence Savoy and Vincent Merodlas tied. Second ■ Event—Uttle Ladles' Race: Florenc* Sntton, Mary Merodlas, Antonla Merodlas, Ceci- lia Stokes, Maty Connors, Anita (Connors, Mary Enos, Olga lAmont and Mrs. CarroU. t^ecIUa Stokes won. Third event—Bunts' Bmce: Kid Kennard, JCv- eret Hart, Ed. - Kennaid, Speck Enos, and Fred Plckard. Kid Kennard waa easUy the wlimer. Fourth Event—^Heavy Set Ladles* Race (not a fat vroman's race): Mena Dlnlns, Mrs. Bert fMe, Josephine Pickett and Mn. C. Merodlas. Miss Pickett was winner. Fifth Event—Three-Legged Race: Won by Jack Cnllen and Dennis Bums. Sixth Event—Married Ladies' Race: Won by Lottie Rutherford. Seventh Event—Ladles' of Gents' Dressing Boom: Henry Stantz, -Arthur Borella, Ernest, Cterard, and WlUIam Lynch. Henry Slants proved winner. Eighth Event—^Fat Men's Race: Barney Pratt. Bin Redden, Fred Wagner, W. N. Merrick, Jim Williams, Frank Sweeney, Lew Morris and Mr. Maboney. Albert Adair came In first but the judges decided he was not "fat" enough. Jim WUliams WBs winner, according to their decl* slon. Ninth Event—(Hown'a Race: Won by Frad Jencka. Tenth Event—Open To All: Tom Pence waa the winner. Eleventh Event—^Wlld iUilmal Trainers* Race: John Beiliott, Gustav Thaleros and Solly Wise and Cheerful Gardner. Oatdner waa winner. The White Eats participating in the day's fnn were: Bert Ddno, Art Borella, Kid Ken- nard; Oeorgle King, Bverett Hart, James B. Rutherford, James Savoy, George Connors, Henry Stanta, Speck Bnoa, Fred Lament, Dan Kelley, W. F. Heuman, Jolm Helliott, Jack Sntton and Harry Merodlas, a member of tbe International Artists' Lodge of Germany, and recogniied hy the "bunch" as "one of them." The other funmakers were: B. B. Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wagner. Mia. Albert Wtaite- aell (of (Xilumbns. Ohio), Hand Davis (of Char- leston, W. Va.), Mr. and Mta. Bert Cole, Anita Connors, Lottie Rutherford, Mrs. C. Merodlas, Miss Maty Merodlaa, Mra. Amanda Thaleios, Msry Enos, Mary Connora, Mra. Bert Carroll, Mra. Mena Dlnos, Florence Sutton, Cecelia For- tuna, Alblnt Kantor, Olga Lament, Belle La- ment, Mrs. Grace Jencka, Slorence Kennard, Mrs. Iva Berne, -Mra. Dan Kelley, Mra. Lottu Henman, Abbie Heuman, Josephine Pickett, Mrs. Rose Monroe, -Cbarlea Lamont, Vincent Bolta, Albert Adair, William Lynch. Elmer Querry, Barney Cirooks, Obarlle (}rooks, W. Grit- lln, Frank: Sweeney, Barney Pratt. -A. Hobm* dorf, Dennis Burns, Will Tenney, Clem Mnrpby, Jules Pearce, Jack Gnllcn, Jim Williams,, Law Morris, Solly Wise, Lester Patcraon, Cbarlea Marvelle, Jesae Atkins Clem Murphy, -Artl^ Stents, Will la Lamont, Bert Carroll, Bsorr Cohen, Frank Heuman, W. N. Merrick, Bffl Bodden, Doc Kline, Clarence Savoy and others. The band which provided the mnslc was com- posed of Fred Jencks, cornet; Art Borella, cor- net; Kid Kennard, comet; J. D. Farrar, eomstl Ed, Kennard, trombone: D. D. Bowman, tram* bone; Gcorgle King, alto; Ernest Girard, bari- tone; - Ralph Wines, clarinet; A. A. SwanioD, clarinet; Will WItherall, piccolo; John ROblB- son, clarinet; Albert Deaa, anaiv drum; Eveiatt Hart, baas drum; and Henry Walk, B-Otl baas. HARRIS BOOKED UP. Plttrtmrc, Pa., Sept. 11.—'Al. F. Harria, a well-known tramp comedian, and recently man- ager and principal comedian with: H. R. Po- lack's A Night lu Bohomla, boa aigned through, B. B. Hockenrusa for thirty-live weeks over tho Western Vaudevlllo and Sullivan and Oon- aldlne time. Mr. Harris will be aeen In a new act with his wife. Areola Proy. the title of which Is The Tramp and the Society-Girl. The act opens at the Majeatic Theatre, Bast St. OUoDla,'September 28.