New York Clipper (Jul 1915)

19 THE NEW XOJtK ^CLtFP MOTION PICTURE DEPARTMENT BR Jvty 31 UABXLV KBSI8, KOTIOS -PICnTOB BDTTOK. TRIANGLE fUM CORPORATION ORGAinZED. GRIFFITH-INCE-SERIIETT PRODUCING COMBINATION $5mooo. CAPITALIZED AT U BAUHAN & AITEER WILL ATT END T O DISTRIRDTION AID FIRANaAL HANAGEHENT. The Triangle Film G>rporation came into being at La Junta, Colo., last week, thus ful- filling the opinion forecasted in this paper sev- eral months ago that the Kessel-Bauman, Aitken-GrifBth, and Ince-Sennett interests would withdraw from the Mutual program before the first of September, 1915. La Junta, Cola, was selected for the con- -ference by the men involved in the new pro- gram, which preceded the formation of the Triangle Corporation, because the town repre- sented a central point between New York and Los Angeles. Griffith, Ince, Sennett, Kessel & Bauman, traveling from Los Angeles, and Ait- ken, journeying from New York to attend the meeting. - The Triangle Film Cori>oration is capitalized at $5,000,000, and the policy to be followed, according to report, will be the releasing of a five reel feature and a two reel comedy every week. The new ' concern also' wilt produce and market -some big films on the order of- Grif- fith's "^irth of a Nation," as well as the pre- tentions weekly features, which will carry-.the prestige of a Broadway star's.name. ■.' Mack Sennett has gained international fame as the producer of_ the Keystone comedies, Tom Ince is rated highly in his field of melo- dramatic production, and Griffith: is too well known as the creator of big,film spectacles.to. . require'a detailed history of his achievements. ' The Triangle Film Corporation will have. -_" ample studio facilities, as "Aitkien^ controls'the' Reliance-Majestic plant at Los'Angeles;'Kessel' & Bauman, the Keystone studio -at Edendal?,. CaL, and also a large laboratory and studio at Fort Lee. The following officers were, elected to guide the Triangle Film Corporation on the storiiiy' ^ea oi motion picture production' and dis-' tribution: 'H. £. Aitkeiv president; C. O.. Bauman. Thoa. A. Ince. Mack :Seimett and D. W. Griffith, vice presidents'; secretary, Adam Kessel; auditor, Charles KesseL The leasing of a chain of theatres for-the ■exhibition of their wares' and the establish- ' ment of exchange branches'in Great Britain, Russia, France,' Japan, Italy, - Spain, Australia', .and South American countries -are ehcom- jassed in.the plans of the new concern.. ' weighs 250 pounds. On tiie first model the film is placed at the top and tied with a string, there is^ no film magfazine, and the rewinding is done in the machine after the film has gone through. _ There is no automatic shutter, nor is there 4 lower magazine, the film being run into a bur- lap bag. When the picture is finished the end is found and the Jilm is then rewund on the machine. This machine was placed in the Power's booth at the Auditorium, where it remained during the motion picture. convention,. after which it was returiied to the Power's booth in the Liberal Arts Building. RECEIVER AS KED FOR IN DELAWARE FOR BAC mZIE FILM CO, WH. B. JOTCE, NEW TORK STOCK- BOWER. .RIUIIGS ACTION BEIFORB STATE C£LANCBlj.OR. A bill for the appointment of a receiver'and. adininistration of.- assets-of the Lady Macken-' zie FihiiVCa. a corporation of thfe State of Delaware, has'beeh med'in the Court'of Chan- cery, Wilmington, DeL, by -Wm. B. Joyce, of New York, The bill is brought on behalf of '^Gckholders'and creditors'of the film com- pany by; Joyce,' who. sets ■ forth that -he is- a- 'credit6r "of. the comf>any' to the extent of $70,00011 ' . . • The - testimony-- placed -before Chancellor Curtis:is voluminous, and .alleges questionable liabilities to: this' cqmplainaht;-the said Grace £. Mackenzie and !Lewis-H.-Rogers, Ballard Mc- Call,'Joseph T^'Magee and ^E. M. Shelley, the incorporator's. The bill filed by Joyce is|' in part ais°follows: "Your orator further shows to the court that; the defendant company is insolvent in that'it is unable to-pay its debts as they become- due in the ordinaiy coarse of bnsiness, and that the said Grace Idackenzie, in administering the af^rs of the said corporarion, has ad- . ministered the same so wastefull^ that large bills have been run up for exhibition of films, which are-unpaid, and without^ securing'any adequate retams from the exhibitions thereof; that numerous crieditors of the defendant .com- pany, whose claims are overdue and unpaid, are clamoring for payment; that one of the creditors has already secured a judgment on a claim for the sum of $350, and still, reinains unsatisfied of record, but which the said Grace £. Mackenzie claims she paid after execution was issii'ed thereon. ' "That.your orator i£ informed and believes that, aside from the liabilities mentioned! ;n the agreements set forth which, have been as- sumed^ by the defendant, and aside from its liabilities^ to the complainant, the_ said Grace E. Mackenzie has incurred liabilities since May 10, 1915, exceeding $to,ooo^ which are wholly unpaid and overdue, and that there is no money in the- treasury with which to pay the samel" JOYCE ADVANCED UONET TO STABT. Joyce also strongly objects to Grace. E. Mackenzie and E. M, Shelley increasing their 'own salaries beyond $750 for the former, and $300 per month for the latter. A temporary injunction is also asked for restraining and enjoining officers of the film company from interfering with the property of the corpora- tion and from making or executing any con- tract The chancellor is asked for a writ of sub- poena^ directed toward the film company com- manding the.big game hunter to appear before the Court of Chancery in Wilmington, Del. In the copy of an agreement it is'set forth .that Joyce met Grace E. Mackenzie after she -had. relumed'from 'Africa with films of big game hunting, and;that he advanced money through a Delaware corporation, known as the M. G. H. Corporation, organized for the pur- pose of obtaimng titl.e to the pictures, data and ' property secured upon the expedition. ' 'When the company, was incorporated it was ai;reed that the corporation pay the following . obligations: $6,000 .to Paul Rainey, borrowed by E. M. . Shelley; $2,000 to E. M. ^^Ijplley, borrowed "from Mr. Shelley by Grace^L Mackenzie; . $700 to Hunter Tierson, arS^^fn to Operator Lintzenich. • ,■, Joyce declares'that he is tne owner of 1,24s shares of-the capital stodc of the Lady Macken- zie Film Co.,°'at the. par value of $100 each. '. The company was'incorporated at Dover, DeL, - May S,= 1915- FIRST POWER'S MAQ EXPOSITION. AT lilt MmiJMM 9|ODEI< ATTRACTS eSBAT CBO'VTD. The first motion picture projecting machine designed by Nicholas Power, which, incident- ally, saw long and actual service in several'Of New York's theatres, arrived at the Panama- P.tdfic International Exposition Jxdy 3, and was set up in the Power's booth in the Liberal Arts Building. R. W. Horn, the Nicholas Power- represen- tative at the fair, received- instructions- from the home office to guard : this _ machine very -carefully, as it is practically priceless, and to further its safe arrival it-was sent by Wells Fargo E-spress Co.'s "valuable wagon.''^- This machine has not been in operation for some time, but has been kept .in a .glass case in Mr. Power's private office in the New York <]uarters of the company, and when' Mr."Hom' oiled it up and started to operate, it attracted considerable attention from-many . exhibitors as well as thousands of sightseers. There is considerable difference between the Power's first model and the present 6A ma- chane. The weight of the former machine is nine pounds, and the entire ^machine covers the' ordinary letterhead, while-the 6A machine