New York Clipper (Jul 1915)

74 THE.^ : NE W YORK . CLIPPER. July 3 MOnOH PIGTUKE DEPARTMENT ■ \ - ' —^— IM-WE^T ^inflS,. IttOTION nCTUJ^ BOTTOB. JOHN R. FREULER. FffiW MUTUAL PRESIDENL UNANinOUSLT ELECTED BEAD OF BIG DISTBIBUTIRG CORPORATION. ATrKEN, "GMrFITH & KESSEL & BA PHAR IN TERESTS HAT WITHDRAW SEPT. I. Joha R Freillor aa iirodlctrd In Qiese columns MDcoDfincd Joy and sbouts of approval by Now several wwks Pgb was unjnlcioasly.fleeted presi- Yorfc ekblbltor*, and K remained for Bronx Es- dent of th<« Miitcal film, •"orporatlon. at tbo annual .hlbltora' Assorlatlon to appoint a commlttoc lo "Board of r>lrectors' meeting of tbat film dl°trlbiit- confer witb tbe Gencinl film mosuls. In—orean Izatlon held In New York Wedues<lay, It depends-now on. tbe coutnc adopted by Gon- ,„„„„ >,.,i-.^-tj-j, ---c— — -ii. ".r Jnno ••a • crnl Film as to what acKressIvo • action moy Ik- .S*^""'°'^r'^?.- '*2'Sf'-'^"f '^"^ J'l^^^^^ Tnel^S was no friction'of any Rort at tbe mert- token-by tlie Brobx ICihlbltors' Association. whl< l« I^"J^J:°oi"^li*J or_a slmllnr dcvIce_.TuIy;^l, l!)f)n. Jns. accortllne to report/ and tbe -regular routine contains among^ Its-mcmbersblp ranks some of the- liUMlneMS.of t^e'co^poratioa-tras.conducted wllboiit largest'exhibitors .<n tbe metropolis, unusual-Incident or psoltement foctarers In AmcNtlca to-day. was serrcd with papers In a lesnl. action .for IS.OOO.OOO, that came np for arcmncnt last week In tlie U. S. District Omrt.pf ScwJerFRy. ' ......... The sla.lnfitC' was:, the .CeHuold ■ Co'., which con- .ccm alu^j.tbat'Kie.Eaqtiilan £odak''Co. has "wM- fnlly liitclpg^:;Its:patests for-the manufacture of rolls, of motion-picture films." •. ■. . Pnrtlierm<K]!wj so. the CeHuold'. Co.'s complaint .cbnrgea:.ln, *ircc.t» "On ..information .nna .belief." tbe defeodonts obtained the mowicdce. and con- struction of .Um-d^Tlceusnl by the Cdlluold Co. i.» tiim oat ooa»tll7.ed rolls of tilms. b^■: acquiring in a roundattout.-.'fashion vajuabte Information rc- .gordlng the wiorlilngs of a.particular machine In- vented-.by rwo.'omclals. of tie Ccllnold Co. Marshall .0.. Lcffetts.ls tbp prcsldcnt of the Cc:- Iiiold Co., nn4 .Tobn'H. Stevens the concern's con- sulting--cbsmjst.—These'fw.>-men, the'papers (lo- ■clarc, Invcntort n machine for. th-; -Tiaklng of ccL- hiold OJms>. covered .'with a pyroxolln solution, 'rhls^mochlne seema to.be the chief question at The nov cIBcits elected'Include, beside Mr. Kreii- ler. president; Edwin ThanhonHcr, first vIct? presi- dent: Fellti E.'Kabn, treasurer; Samuel M. I-'leld, Kevrotary t-'od general caitnsel, and J. N. Naulby, assistant treasurer. The exccatlvc ' committee for the enmilnig flsial year will lunslst of John'R. ^'^■u- ler. Edwiii Thanhouser. Follx E. Kabn, Samuel M. I'IpId and .■•.rawlord Livingston. While C be regular nnouul'dIrectorR* meeting was «r rather :-short duration, land tbe electoral sUito went tliro^igh without a hitch as per sche<liile, an Mecutlve .^onierpncc. whlctl directly follorrrd, took •up considerable more time than th.-" Drst mivtin;.'. ,.md resulted In a resolution wb!rb called for all or the produ^rlnx concerns relea.slng through tlic Mu< BIDTUAL MAT TAKE TR NEW BRANDS. It Is 'also quite within tbe line of possibilities that the Mutual JMlm Corporation may take - on a couple of new brands or film, as negotiations are nnderstood to be In progress this we<-k wltli tbat Idea In view. Providing tbat the Beliasce, Majestic and KesscI & Bauman brands leuve tbe Mutual program, and It is almost certain that they will unless an eleventh hour truce Is. Used up with Kcssel II Bau- rann, the Mutual -n-lll need several outside brands to till up the program. John U. Freuler, the new president of tbe Mu- tual Film I Corporation, to .Indicate their intentions tual. Is an experienced film mnn and a real pioneer, ^ _ Immediately as lar as their future releasing co»- havlne estabMfhed exchanges ytcrs ago In Chicago cluslvely thraiigh the World Film Corporation 10 Dec. 29,-lOlS, for the'purpose of manufacturing film raw- stork. . Hence' the ?.">,000.000 -suit.' I<eirerts<'and Stevens were' both'iissociate<1 nt .one. tifnei, with-.the .late ttannlbal.'C. Goodwin, who sued tbe Eastman Co. a couple of 'years ago for a Isrge summon-the. grounds of patent'Infringement. The Goodwin-suit ;was settled out of; court. In rasc'-tlie Celluloid: Co. should Iwin-Its coise, the Eastman Co. mn.v have to pay triple tiamage.s, or Jl.l.nwi.nno. as-provided liy a law which calls for multiple damages for "wlUfur infringement." ALICE BRADT SIGNS A LONG CONTRACT WITH WORLD FILM. William A. Ilrady'-<! charmlnc and accompilsiu'il nnugbter, the youthful star, .Mice Rrady, has signed n k rig-contract-to appear in pictures released ox- nectlons ivcre concerned. Id oth ^r words, the new Matnal beads put' it '^unrely pp to the Aitken, Griffith, Kessel ana Bau- '^an interests. It Is understood from information 'enlr.ed tb rough an authoritative source that Eessel and Bautpan have not yet exactly* decided as to their futisre course. : • The Ktnsel and Bauman-brands, inclndlng the Key-Bee. .Broncho and N. Y. Motion Picture Co. productloas. directed principally by that excellent producer, .Tlios. Ince. will go through tbe Mutual 'at least uatU Sept. 1. because of a contract which -dncM not . expire . until that date. Tbe Keystone com^-dles, - one of the bulwarks of the Mutna) pro- gram, is Also a Kessel and Bauman product. Mack Senuett. the director of these notable comedies, is olfio Intwestod Qnanclally In .the Keystone Co. Harry.-E. Allken, until the recent meeting presl- .dent of the Mutual Film Corpioratlon, controls the . ICellnnre. Majestic and D. W. Griffith productions. Mr. AlUcen, who owns a considerable amount uf and New'York, and also having met wItb signal success as an exhibitor. Mr. Freuler la tbe head of the North American Film Corporation, which controls the successful serial, "The Diamond from the Sky," and-can bo depended on' to render a good account of himself as the new directing head of tbe Mutual's large interests. EXHIBITORS' ASSOOAHON ESTAB- LISHES FEATURE BOOKING OFHCL Another course of action decided on at the meet- ing of the Bronx Exhibitors' Association held last Thursday, was lhe establishment of a feature film booking ofSoe. Wlilch will be conducted by a cnm- roltte-> consisting of Messrs. Wiltman. Cole, Mat- zet. Conn and Newman. This committee will book all featun-s hereafter for members of the assocla- Followlng uron a few years* valuable stage ex- perience gained-in productions controlled by- Wlll- ir; A. Brady, and In many other theatrical otfi-r. Ings, Miss Drady. In December, 1014. made her BCiccn dcbiii In the photoplny version of lb'; famous Brady-Snyder drama, "As \'e Sow." A1- thciigb this was the first time-the young jrli-l arpeared lieforc the camera, and In spite of the bandlcap of her great name, JIIss Brady won su.-- cess by a combliiatlon of acting .iblllty and nat- vral grace and charm rarely seen In pictures. She repeated her success In "The Bess," with ITclbrook litlnn. released by World Film only a few ■\vccks ago—so- much so, that she has receivi-il many offers at large salarle.i to appear with othi-r ccmpanlcs. But Brady has rcinnlned loyal to World FUm and the William A. Brady Picture Pln.%-s, inc. Alice Brady's next pictures are already booked, by anticipation, by exhibitors all over the coun- try, for her popularity Is exceedingly great nn-i -T-.--.-—v.—^-ir-^ — ''on. and will hold forth at Its own offices In the .-j, — .--■ ,-. --- —■ o-.- stock In, the Y. M. P. Co.. will unquestionably Candler Building J220 West Forty-second Street, there Is a constant call , for plctnrcs in which she withdraw from tbe Mutual entirely, as he has Xew York. . appears. Issued an. announcement In which be declared bis Intentloji of creating a high priced picture house circuit for the tietter class of film productions. EASTMAN CO. SUED FOR $5m000. The names of the new Alice Brady pictures will be pobllsbvd cbortly. aitken; K. & B.» GRIFFITH COMBINATION PLANS. CELIiULOID CO. ALLEGES INFRINGBHBN'l' OP PATE .NTS. Little Helen Bosson has become an accomplished rider In-uultc a short time. She had to ride .'n a certaln-'prcture, and found that she did not cut as good a figure as she wanied lo, so she and her sister QuecDle, ore often seou on the country roads of A man closely allied with the Aitken and K. & The Eastman Kodak Co., of Rochester, N. Y., the Santa Barbara. Helen is one of the most promls- B. Interests and In a position to know what he Is concern which makes tbe greater part.of the mo- lug of the younger set of actresses and -wlU surely talking about, said last week that the^ probable tlou picture raw film stock in use by picture manu- ndke a popular favorite, ccursc 'ot tbe new Aitken, Kessel & Bauman Grlf/ fltb. Ince and Sennett combination wonld be tbe creating of a new program which win tam out two five I eel features and two comedies weekly. 'The new plan calls for the establishment of conntry-wide offices and ezchasges, ood will cater to what was termed "tbe cream of the flln trbde." Wblle a limited number of prodnctlons of "The DIrth of a Nation" calibre vrlll be made for tbe f:: houses It Is quite likely that the Aitken. E. ^ U.. Orlffith combination will centre their main efforts on an all-star feature prograu output with the Keystone comedies as atrengthenera. CHAPLIN MATRETURNTOKETSTONE. It would nor. be surprising to hear that Cbi:: 'Thaplln, the comedy star, at present "comedylne" industriously for Kssanay, had returned to the Key.stone fold within tbe next two months. Ac- t-ordlng to the dope this Is not a far-fctcbed probn- blllly. BIG ROW OVER ESSANAT-CHAPLIN COMEDIES RENTA L PRICL BRONX EXHIBITORS' ^N. GOES TO THE MAT WITH GENERAL FILM. A fine little Donnybrook that has been brewing for some time past, came to a hedd last Thursday when the Jsroni Exbioltors' .\ssoclatIon, of which John Wittmon Is the president, passed resolutions to the effect that no more Essanay-Cbaplln com- edies would bo booke<l by ansoclatton member.': unless the General Film Co. was Inclined to come to a > reasonable understanding with a cotcmlttee nppolntM from the ranks by tbe Bronx Exhibitors' A»^>oclatIon regnrdlns the recmt Increase in reatnl prices by General Film. It seems that a short time ago the General Film Co., which distributes the E.<i<ianav Chaplin'com- edies, decided that they could gather In a large chnnk of money while the gathering was good, and lipnreforth si-nt out an nnnooncement to exbiititors that the l-:5.-ianay-Chaplln comedies were to be higher in prl-e than formerly. I yatUMll}' this onnonncement was not net With.