Exhibitors Daily Review and Motion Pictures Today (Jan-Jun 1930)

Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. — Formerly Exhibitors Trade Review VCL. NC. 62 TCCIX. rCirJAT, MACCH 14. 1936 Tf N CENT! Privileges of the Trade Press IN AN announcement published this morning of the progress made by the conferees representing the three organi2,ed exhibitor groups together with the distribu' tors and the film boards of trade, it is set forth that the “trade press will be permitted at the sessions.” We regard this act on the part of the conferees as courteous but wholly unnecessary. 3|: ♦ * WHAT the trade press has a right to expect from those in the industry who are engaged in that which is of interest to the entire business is a statement of what happens after the session is completed. * H: * This refers, of course, to the technical committee sessions which are not star chamber but which must be behind closed doors if the work is to be prompt, efifcient and effective. To have every' body present under the eagle eye of reporters unnecessarily curtails their freedom of expression and adds nothing to the frankness of the situation. * K « There are many situations in the progress of the business that are benefited if the doors are (Continued on page 2) 5000TH INSTALLATION MADE BY W.E. The SOOOth Western Electric sound system installation has been completed. The theatre to which this distinction falls is the Lyceum Cinema, Belfast, Ireland, a 740 sept house located in the Antrim Road district, the smart residential superb of the Irish metropolis. PATHE SOUND NEWS WITH NATURAE COLOR PUTS OVER FIRST BEAT OF ITS KIND CONFRERS MEETING SET FOR APRU. 1 An informal meeting, attended by Messrs. Kent, Feist and Relsman, representing distributors; Messrs. Myers, Steffes, Richey, Cross and Blum, representing the Allied States Association of Motion Picture Exhibitors, and Messrs. Pettijohn and Hess, representing Film Boards of Trade, was held at the Union League Club yesterday. A proposal was made that a (Continued on page 2) WARNERS CHIEF IN EUROPE ON VERSIONS LONDON, March 13 — H. A. Bandy, chief of Warner Brothers and First National foreign distribution has arrived from New York on a special trip to Europe following the decision of those companies to make foreign versions of all their talking pictures. Heinz Blanke, former assistant to Ernst Lubitsch, is in charge of the new department formed by Warner for these foreign versions. HONOR ALBEE All activities in R.K.O. Albee theatres from coast to coast will be suspended for one minute tomorrow in respect to Edward F. Albee, who died in Palm Beach last Saturday. Many of the houses will run a short film of condolence. Others will have a special organ solo. CONSOLIDATED FILM OFFERS $20 RIGHTS Consolidated Film Industries, Inc., yesterday offered all stockholders the right to subscribe to 100,000 additional preferred shares at $20 in the ration of one-seventh of new stock for each share now held. The privilege will accrue to holders of record March 18 and subscriptions must be made on or before April 10. To Use Its Own Process in Future in Photographing Big News Events With the release of prints showing scenes at the New Orleans mardi gras in natural color in the current edition of Pathe Sound News, that organization, under the direction of Terry Ramsaye and Ray Hall this week registered the first beat of its kind in the history of newsreels in this <■(, untry. The scenes, photographed in sound, show the pageant in all its colorful splendor. The “story” closes with a magniflcent shot of (Continued on page 3) REEL PRINCE PEEVES REAL PRINCE DANILO PARIS, March 13 — An American film based oji the operetta “The Merry Widow” has aroused the ire of Prince Danilo of Montenegro, who. considering t_hat the characters depicted in it are intended to represent himself and other mem))ers of the Montenegrin royal family, has brought an action for (Continued on page 3) Huge Theatre Boom Predicted in Europe LONDON, March 13 — E. E. Bucher, vice president of the Radio Corporation of America, arriving from the Continent, said that he could predict with confidence a huge revival of theatre building throughout Europe consequent upon the sound-film invasion. Before leaving for Amsterdam (Continued on page 3) RAY TO WORK Although still dickering with film executives, Charlie Ray, once one of the screen’s highest priced stars, starts next week over the R.K.O. Albee circuit with a oneact play. ‘DAYS OF ’49’ TO BE DOUG FAIRBANKS’ NEXT Douglas Fairbanks’s next film is to be “Days of ’49”, an alltalking picture in which he will appear as Murietta, bandit extraordinary and glamorous historical figure. The lady in the talkie will be the character of Lola Montez, who went to California in 1849. Elton Thomas, generally believed to be Fairbanks himself, wrote the original story. Porter Emerson Browne, author of “The Bad Man”, and James Warner Bellah have written the dialogue. RUTH ROLAND READY TO START ON “RENO” HOLLYWOOD BUREAU, Mar-!. 13 — O. E. Goebel, President of Sono-Art, which is staging the screen comeback of Ruth Roland in a film version of “Reno”, the novel by Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., states that the cast in support of the star is complete. 0. 0. SELZNIGK RENEWS CONTRACT WITH PARA. HOLLYWOOD BUREAU, March 13 — David O. Selznick, one of the youngest studio executives in the motion picture industry, has just been signed to a new long-term contract with Paramount as executive assistant to B. P. Schulberg, general manager of production here.