Exhibitors Herald (Jun-Dec 1917)

16 EXHIBITORS HERALD SUMMARY OF CURRENT ISSUE NEWS OF THE WEEK M. P. Theaters Must Bear Share of U. S. War Tax IT Brady Scores Funkhouser on Censoring; Plan to Curb "Czar".... 17 Och's Paper a Political Organ, Canadian Film Editor Charges 18 Two Men Jailed on Film Theft Charge by Mutual in N. Y. Raid. . . 19 Kuss Revolution and Battle Lines Films Now Offered Trade by Overland Co 19 Joseph M. Schenck Widens Interests in Film Industry 19 Indiana Exhibitors Hear Pettijohn; Goes to Chicago 10 Music Tax Situation Is Explained for Exhibitors' Benefit by Pettijohn 20 "Struggle Everlasting" with Florence Reed Being Made by Rapf for State Rights 21 Walthall Will Be a Beau Brummel in "Robe of Honor" film for Paralta 22 "America's Mission" to Be First Film Made by Cabanne at Head of New Company 22 Ernest Shipman Will Handle Product of Independent Producers on Open Mart 23 $50,000 Glass Studio Being Built at Lasky Plant on Pacific Coast.. 23 Brenon's Fiist Independent Film Will Be "Kismet" with Otis Skinner 24 New Theater Company Merges Interests of A. Hamburger 25 H. H. Van Loan now in Honolulu with Company Making "Honey mooners" Serial 2.'> "The Public Defender," First of Special Raver Series, Now Is Completed 25 J. W. Noble's New "Shame" Film Lauded by Burnstein for State Rights Quality 26 "Mother," G. L. Tucker's Six Reel Feature, Put on State Rights Mart by McClure 26 Trade Prints of Tucker's "Manx-man" Film Now in All Goldwyn Branches 26 Mrs. E. R. Dessez Tours for Kleine-Conquest Films 26 Anita King and Gail Kane Star in Two Five-Reelers on Mutual Program for October 8 32 Chicago Cinema Circuit Is Formed to Rent Films for Midwest Exhibitors 34 Elaine Hammerstein Will Be Present at New York Showing of "The Co-respondent" 34 Big News "Breaks" of Week to Appeal in Gaumont Reels for Week of October 15 36 "Madam Who," First Barriscale Film for Paralta, Seen as Big Success 36 Funkhouser Plans New Fight to Stop Chicago Showing of "Spy". . 3? Industry Faces Crisis Because of High Rentals, Says Hoffman.... 45 Jake Wells Calls A. E. A. Directors' Meeting on Oct. 4 46 REVIEWS "The Apple-tree Girl," Edison-Perfection C.-D., Five Parts, with Shirley Mason 27 "The Corner Grocer," World D, five parts, with Lew Fields 27 "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp," Fox Kiddie feature, ten parts, with Francis Carpenter and Virginia Corbin 27 "The Fable of Prince Fortunatus," Essanay-Ade-General C, Two Parts 26 "The Fable of the Speed Sprite," Essanay-Ade-General C, Two Parts, with Rodney LaRocque 28 "Under False Colors," Pathe D, Five Parts, with Frederick Warde 28 "The Secret Man," Butterfly D., Five Parts, with Harry Carey... 28 "A Bear Fact," Hoyt-Selig C, Two Parts 28 "The Eyes of the World," Clune D., Eight Parts 29 "Her Country's Call," American-Mutual D., Five Parts, with Mary Miles Minter 29 "Life's Whirlpool," Metro D., Five Parts, with Ethel Barrymore. . 29 "Bab's Diary," Paramount C.-D., Five Parts, with Marguerite Clark 30 The Conquest Program No. 10, Edison 30 "The Devil Dodger," Triangle D., Five Parts, with Roy Stewart. .' 30 "The Yankee Way," Fox C.-D., Five Parts, with George Walsh... 30 "Conscience," Fox Allegory, Five Parts, with Gladys Brockwell . . . . 31 "Anything Once," Bluebird C, Five Parts, with Franklyn Farnum. 31 DEPARTMENTS The Periscope 31 The Film Stock Market 33 Official Cut-Outs by Chicago Censors 33 At Down-Town Chicago Theaters 33 Synopses of Current Releases 35 Chicago Trade Events 37 Canadian Film News , 8S Calendar of Feature Releases 39-42 News of Exhibitors and Exchanges 43-44 "Over the Top" 46 which was destined to lead to the betrayal of the exhibitors whom they professed to represent. The joint effort of the American Exhibitors' Association and the Ochs league might be a good thing to curb the menace at hand, but the Ochs league through its publishing venture has sold out to the enemy and cannot be relied upon to advance any proposition vital to the interests of exhibitors unless such a course is approved by that little band of men who have dreamed a dream of monopoly of the film industry. Consequently there remains only the American Exhibitors' Association to be relied upon for protection in this crisis. We do not believe that the Paramount-Artcraft pictures should be absolutely boycotted, but we do believe that the exhibitors of the United States and Canada should make an orderly and organized representation to the officials of that group of interests and demand that the utterly absurd system of separate deposits be eliminated. Exhibitors through their organization also should give formal notice that in every instance where an attempt is made to exact an unreasonable rental through threat of selling the service to the opposition, the product of a company responsible for such a threat should be ignored entirely. The exhibitor who stands alone is waging z losing fight ; he should give his support and his membership to an organization equipped to aic him in his fight and one which is not sunk in th( mire of parasitism. Such an organization is the American Exhibit ors' Association — join now! s£ £ $ THE MUSIC TRUST BOYCOTT More than 1,000 exhibitors of the great Rock Mountain district in the vicinity of Denver, Colo have placed a boycott on copyrighted music corr positions controlled by the American Society c Composers, Authors and Publishers. This so-calle trust proposes to tax exhibitors ten cents per see for the rendition of its music. The music combin is upheld in collecting this tax by the Suprerr Court. This group of Western exhibitors, using a "Exhibitors' Herald" editorial for propaganda, i making a concerted stand. Not one of the thousan theater operators will play "trust music." Their boycott means victory. This handful < men are setting an example which could be followe with profit by exhibitors in all sections. MARTIN J. QUIGLEY.