The billboard (Oct 1911)

14 TTfi ^ «i3 i < 1 to a ai^d Motion Picture News HERBERT MILES RESIGNS As Manager of Motion Picture Distributing and Sales Com= pany—Will Head New Film Manufacturing Concern and Retain Searetaryship of Sales Co. NVw Y<irk. SepU'inbec 27 (Special to The Billboard).—:th-. Herbert L. Miles, secretary «nd srenerul maoager of tbe iMotioa Picture OiatribnUae and Sales Cumpanr, has resisned' Tbe lOflice, of : manager and will stre np Us manasetlal dntles In tite nenr fatnre to lie- -come V the head of a new film mannfactorlBg -conceni. Mr^ Jdtllea' has not resigned the secre- tarrsUp of the Sales Company, as stated In one /of :^ the so-called motion pletnre papers, whose ■desire tor news led it to print statements fonnd- . ed. entirely on snrmiae and inrentkm. Tlie ■duties cmnected with the active head of a .manofactnrlng business are necessarily of such •a nature as to require the undivided attention -of any one man and Mr. ^Ues can no longer 'Und time to attend to the routine affairs of the Sales Company. The - new manufaeturins company will be an outgrowth or regeneration of tbe old Atlas Com- pany, but will operate under an entirely sew name. It will release its product through the Motion Picture Distributing and Sales Company. The stock company has been chosen and. In fact,, been art work for some time, all members -bavlni; t>een selected from new material, none of the : membexsi:bt other stock companies hav- ing been ebolK. The eompanr wUI release ewdi vweek. CLEVER CATALOGUE IDEA. GTalUierK, tbe economizer man. haa hit npon a novel plan in wUcfa to push his moving pic- ture equipment before the attention of exhibitors thronghoot the coostry. He Is preparing a mo- tion picture catalog; complete In every detail up *a IS12. The book wlU contain 100 SxU.lnch ipages of important matter, bound In lieantlful dirt cover, several hundred Ulostratlons, tables ;and data of Inestimable value to present as welt ~ as prospective exhibitors. The book will rCOBt .SS cents, a enm which barely covers the analTIng expense. However, this amount Is to *be redeemable as soon as the purchaser has :filed an order for $2-00 worth or more. Yankee Company Changes Name : New Xork, Sept. 28 (Special to The BlU- !boaid).—The past week has been marked by a ^eiT pretentions change In the make-up of one •of the: Independent manufacturing concerns both jis regards the large stockholders and the plans -of ^le company. The Yankee Company, which has -been beaded since its Inception by Mr. Wil- .11am Stelner, is now to be known as The Comet Uovlnr. Picture Company and In partnership 'With nr. Steiner irill be Ur. William B. Gray. BlE. : 6nr Is formeHr of the firm of Spalding & '■QraTV mnsic pdbllsbers, and also of Kahn & ■Gray. ^ QSie new company wHI take enlarged Quarters :ad]otnlne the old plant on 32d Street. New Xork, and continue the manufacture of films -vrltb a much augmented stock company and along enttrdy new lines. The signlficanoe of ^the ; ]ie«r name is not yet knovm but it sag- .gests snrpiises Is nothing else and tbe Comet ;pndnet vill be watched with expectant eyes »by aU connected with the film business. ■ 3tii &. S. Stephenson has succeeded Ur. B. rS> Aionaon as manager of tbe Pastime Theatre, — - K. C. HERBERT-MILES. His resignation as general manager of the UoUon Picture Distribatlng and Sales Co. was announced in New Tork last week. He will. ' however, retain the aeeretaiyabip of the above ilr. Miles has purchased a building In TVest Hoboken wtiich will either be used as a per- manent studio or, maybe, <as a branch of some larger one. The offices of the company are In the . 45th Street Exchange BhUding at 145 West «Stb Street, Kew York. Mr. Miles him- self will take an active part in the direction of the productions, for he desires a high qual- ity of film only In his output and expects to keep in personal touch with the work of his directors at all times. A. M. KE NNEDY RESIGNS General Management of American Film Manufacturing Com' pany—Future Plans Not as Yet Announced, but It Is Believed He Will Continue in Film Business Chicago, Sent. :10 (Spuclai to TUe Bllllwardi. —^Mr. A. M. ICennedy. general manager of the American Film Mfg. Co. of Chicago, last week banded in his resignation to this concern, to take effect as soon as a capable successor could be found. The reason for this action on Mr. Kennedy's part Is that he has found interests of a larger caliber and of more profit to him- self, which will require his exclusive atten- tion, as stated in bis resignation. Mr. Kennedy has been In tbe film business a number of years, and was one of the promoters ETHEL GRAN DIN, of the American Film Mfg. Co. What liia h'i connection will be haa not aa yet been annotuuH but in all probability he will remain In the moi log picture buslneess. It is known, howm that his new headquarters will be In New Totk The success of the American rilm M(( Co under bis management. Is a demonstrMloii i Mr. Kennedy's executive ability. Hl« wi* knowledge of the business connected with ti aggresslrencss make* it evident that bli nri connection, whatever It may be. will be i lut cess as far as Mr. Kennedy's efforts nry cvi eemed. CHICAG O FILM NOTES. Mr. Harry Lewis of the Chicago Kilm Ei change, was in New York last week for il pnrposc of making application to the Salp* C to open two more buying exchanges, one lo i located at Omaha and the other at Mempbli. Mr. Maurice Fleckels of tbe lAfmmle PII Service, Chicago, departed for New York li^ week, where he will make arrangemrnta with tl Sales Company for the purchase of several am reels of film a week on account of the tremfodoi growth of this concern. W^ille he Is thpw will also take care of several other bnslnws faii-s for tbe Laemmie Service. Tbe Colleen Bawn pictures made by the Kakij people were received with much enthuslwn the exhibitors of Chicago when they were eibL lied last week in the VltagrapB oOces for tbrl inspection. The pictures recently taken by the laM trial Moving Picture Co. of Chicago for ti Dupont Powder Co.. were exhibited last ww In the Boston Theatre, one of Chicago's lo nickel shows. Without a donbt this pictw entitled Farming by Dynamite. Is an riarl tlonal film that will be greatly In demand, tl many uses to which dynamite la put on the (•.■■ arc almost unbelievable. This film, howert tells the story in a most cuntlncing manner. Ith Ith Notable Advance in Film Advertisinj Playing leads and Ingenue parts with the Imp Stock Company. Eclair in New Quarters Nvw Xork,^ .Sept. 30 (Special to The Bill- board).—^Xhe offices of the Eclair Motion Pic- ture Company have been permanently removed from their old location on 27th Street, New York, to the new factory, studio and office building recently erected at Fort I<ee, N. I., ^ust across tbe Hndaon from the upper part of Manhattan. New York City. She American stock companies are at work at tbe new plant and the release of the American made product seems to be a matter of the near future. VITAGRAPH FEATURES. The Vitagraph Company Is now working on Charles Dickens' David Copperfleld. which Is especially desirable for motion pictnres. That wonderfully fine travosty. entitled Vanity Fair, by William Makepeace Thackeray, presenting tbe fads and foibles of society, is also under way. Sir Waiter Scott's story. Ivanhoe. a gem of English Uteratmre, is still another In pro- cess of development. All these portrayals will be three-reel sub- jects, la contlnnatloB of a series of Uteraty pro- ductloOB. the first of which was A Tale of Two Cities, received irltb ezceptlonsi fsTor and anthnstastie popnlar approvsl. David Copperfield Film Scheduled It is now definitely announced by tlie Than- booser Company that the first of their big Dickens' production Is to be released on Oc- tober 17. This is entitled The Early Life of David Copperlield. It Is a complete reel of the early but eventful career of Charles Dickens' famous character, the stonr finisbiog aa If the reel has no connection with any other. Hot two other reels, each as complete In itself as the first, will he released on consecntive Tues- days. Thus, while each reel Is a magnificent release In itself, when shown together, they form the entire history of David Copperfield. TWO ORPH.*N8 A REAL HIT. The Two Orphans, a Sellg release of tbe past week in three reels, Is a "real" teatnre. The picture was produced at a tremendous expense, to Judge from the clnlmrate settings and the number and ability of the people employed. The Two Orphans takes rank witb the Vita- graph Company's Tale of Two Cities. Conror and lieUalre, tbe blackface eomedlant, are receiving many favorable comments on their excellent work. Tbsy viiU present another nsw and original act In ilazeta. Xew Vork. Sept. 29* (Special to The B board).—Not the least noticeable item la r advance and progress of the motion pictun dustty Is the method of advertising tbe sb by tne individual exhibitor. The method pasting posters picturing deeds of daring bloodthirstlness all over the front of the t> has passed and the picture exhibitor now vertises by means of artistic posters and f' retouched pbotograpfaa with neat annonnccE of the week's or day's bill. The one | manufacturer who has kept pace with tbe creasing demand for better posters, and II f has helped create this demand, is located in heart of tbe film district In New York, known as Tbe Exhibitors Advertising and ! laity Co. TO Mr. Arthur D. Jacobs, pr»lil of the firm. Is due the credit for the Invni simple as it Is. of the latest design la |>« frames, It Is a novel and Ingenious arrto nient of strips and smaU poster sheets wbrr the sise of an ordinary one-sheet poster is to by a background and border or neat il« to make It the sine of a three-sheet. Tbe and bottom of tbe frames allow space for sort of wording, but the most attractive inclusive have been chosen to be printed on frames the company has manufactured.. ] frame can- be used for many different p«i| each new one being pasted over the old, o the action of the weather and natural wesr destroyed it. ^ , ,. The firm baa on sale posters and snipes o'l descriptions and character, advertising fT possible thing tbe exhibitor woidd want toj vertisc and making any sort of announce' he might desire. Messrs. Jacobs and i owners of the business, are at all times on] "iitlook for new features of advertising Invite suggestions from exhibitors and as concerned. Their advettiaemimt of one of mony prodncts sppears In this issue . Billboard but it Is only one of many anM hibltors anxious to improve their bBSUWi- thoae not satisfied with the appearance o( theatres should write the firm at lOS B- Street. m. iril buE ma the rfc of I Cot lUn of I vu! , L 4>il pro< LjTl w. k 1 Thei (he nsti *ta be rva "enl Tor roar TCh. Ten NEW MAJESTIC COMPANY CREASES FORCES. The recently-formed Malestlc Motion Tl' Company has added to Its slock conip.mj. ' Lottie Briscoe, formerly of the E'""!'";., pany. Miss Briscoo haa had a great «" experience and Is well fitted for the pl»» will fill With the Majestic Company. f Mr. David Miles, who had bien dirjciil company of Imps for some time spring, when be left that ""'BJW. been engaged to direct one of the panics. . The Greenwall. at New Orlosns. wWrtl fermerly the. American Music Ha", Is sold to bo the finest theatre In il" " beghis playing Hodkins VnudovlUe <<n IS. It will give three shows a day. J formance with the policy ot other noikUt"\ Dally matlnaes and two staowa ■ ,»lg''',,r" empfoymant to five acts. Zhs bills wiu Weekly.' • ■ ' nil. ■i-ml. /he |Us _ tl llui,'. P (Ml Imit [pct intll ntt. ,( In t th [tery om m w l; 111. th. M.-i, liiili siiri! I t Itlro •.V I dk-h