Canadian Moving Picture Digest (Apr-Sep 1918)

Page Sixteen Afternoon Tea is a Feature at Loew’s Hamilton House Afternoon tea for patrons of a theatre sounds rather strange and out of the ordinary, doesnt’ it? .Yet this is the stunt that is being worked in ¢onnection with Loew's brand new house in Hamilton, Ont. And it has proved so successful that the management of Loew’s Hamilton house are likely to continue the plan as a permanent feature of the theatre. The policy of serving ‘‘afternoon tea’’ is startling, to say the least—especially in view of the fact that the brew of tea is really excellent, and that ‘Stady fingers’’ and cakes and sometimes fruit are served in these days of food control, war-time rations, and kindred difliculties pertaining to the food question, Yes, indeed, the tea is ex CANADIAN STATESMAN BURLESQUED IN FILM. Prominent statesmen in the Canadian parliament have been burlesaued in a speeal comedy film which depicts .9 mock parliament session. The characterizations have been done by members of the press gallery at Ottawa and Toronto, and the picture created more or less of a sensation when it was presented before a gathering of government officials, It is needless to remark that the film has not been offered to the Ontario Board ot Censors for official sanction, but permission has been granted for one screening of the comedy before the Toronto Press Club, after which the film probably will be destroved. "TWAS TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR! Owing to a typographical error, last week’s issue of The Digest was dated April 30th instead of April 20th. We ask the indulgence of Digest readers through this error, which was a very natural one on the part of the printer, in the hurry of the final ‘‘make-up’’ of the magazine. The Canadian Moving Picture Digest is read—not looked at. That’s the ‘*Big Tdea’’ back of advertising, Mr. Advertiser. CUT THIS COUPON OUT and MAIL it TODAY e cellent. So declare the Canadian women who patronize Mareus Loew's teas, for it is proverbial that Canadian women know a good cup of tea when they taste. Our American cousins may know how to make real coffee, but when it comes to tea—well, -vou know the rest. These teas are served on the mezzanine floor of the theatre, and the cute little tea-wagons are pushed around by pretty young girls in costume. It is claimed that many of the male population in Hamilton has developed an abnormal taste for tea since Loew struck town. At any rate, the idea is being worked with success, and has done much to popularize the house with the Hamilton people, FOOD SHORTAGE SERIOUS. But the ‘‘Chef-less Cafe’’ Will Experience No Difficulty. Mr. Heeza Knutt has contributed the following classic on the serious food problem as it affects film folk:— IMPORTANT ANNONCEMENT TO THE MANY FILM PATRONS OF THE CHEF-LESS CAFE. To our many patrons, who, during the past week have been unable to get their usual wants supplied on account of the new food regulations now in foree, we wish to announce that after much experiment and hard work, we are now able to serve everything as before, except that no FOOD is used. We are able to make very palatable pies, cakes and pastry from scrap film, old posters, scrap zine etchings, and halftones, film exchange floor sweepings and film cement, which can be sold with all meals, and at all times. They ’re truly delicious. We also have a nice assortment of jellies, blane-manges, custards, puddings, ete., made from poster paste and film cement. They're truly delicious. Shredded scrap film pie is one of our leaders. We have secured some scrap prints featuring Mary Pickford, Marguerite Clark, and Constance Talmadge Enclosed please find $1.00 for one year’s subscription to the Canadian Moving Picture Digest Digitized by Gor gle — ate .. Province. THE CANADIAN MOVING PICTURE DIGEST, in some early releases. When shredde.i by our special process, and served with film cement, it makes a very sweet dish. Hot tamales made from shredded scrap film of Theda Bara, Louise Glaum, Eva Tanguay, or Annette Kellerman are great favorites with our men patrons. For some of our Hot Specials we have been able to secure some of the choice worsels of language used in and around some film exchanges. This makes a great dish, believe me. As a suitable substitute for Griddle Cakes and Syrup we are using flannel shirting over which we pour a generous quantity of Honeyed Words used by film salesmen in selling exhibitors. This is a satisfying dish indeed. During meatless days we furnish roasts as usual. Our roasts are secured from exchange managers who have no further use for them after they have received them from exhibitors. The food regulations limited the amount of beef to be used. They have not, however, restricted the use of ‘*bull.’’ This will be served as usual and at all hours. As for bread—there is a shortage of ‘“*Dough’’ very frequently, especially after an exhibitor has played an alleged ‘*Superfeature.’’ ‘‘Buns’’ are also very scarce at present, despite the efforts of the express companies to rush shipments of ‘‘Bottled Buns’’ to Toronto from Montreal. Really a good ‘“*Bun’’ these days is hard to get. We are pleased to say that the Fish market holds firm. There are about as many Fish as usual in Toronto and Ontario. The exchanges have little difficulty in ‘hooking these Fish with their ‘reels.’ For dessert we can give you ‘‘ Mixed Nuts’’ and ‘‘Cheese.’’ No trouble for us to secure as many ‘‘Nuts’’ as required in the film business. As for ‘‘Cheese,’’ that’s dead easy. Every film exchange in Canada will supply us with as much ‘‘Cheese’’ as we want. Their shelves and vaults are said by exhibitors everywhere to be overstocked in this commodity. Our restaurant is always cozy and warm. It is heated by hot-air, piped direct from the trade. Our tables are always beautified with fowers. We get these bouquets froim film managers and salesmen who pin them on themselves. CHEF-LESS LUNCH. 9 Newman Brass Frames and Fixtures Adds ‘‘Class’’ to your front. . CANADIAN SALES AGENT a JAS. T. MALONE 337 Bleury Street = = Montreal Original from NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY