Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1917 - Jun 1918)

X H I B O R H R D SCENES FROM TWO FOX PLAYS LEFT— TUNE CAPRICE IX AX AMUSING MOMENT FROM "BLUE EYED MARY." RIGHT— A SCENE FROM ""WE SHOULD WORRY" IN WHICH TANE AND KATHERINE LEE PLAY THE LEADING ROLES. (Fox.) Universal Makes Big Changes In Distribution Organization Wipes Out Bluebird, Jewel and Other Brand Exchanges — Under One Head Now The Universal Film Exchanges, Inc., on May 20, took over the business of all of the branch exchanges distributing Universal products in the United States, with the exception of a few exchanges not controlled by the producing company, it is announced. Universal attractions will hereafter be handled by Universal Film Exchanges. Inc. These exchanges also will handle the output of Jewel Productions. Lois Weber productions. Bluebird Photoplays. Century Comedies, and Lyons and Moran Comedies. It is in combining the numerous interests that economy in distribution will be practiced, the company st2tes. For a long time Bluebird controlled its exchanges and Jewel also had exchanges, entailing a large overhead expense in rents, salary of office force, deliveries and incidentals. With the combining of the exchanges, this excess^e expense will cease. Eventually the saving will be felt by the exhibitors, it 's said, who will be given the benefit of he economies caused by the new system. Many Exchanges Affected The following exchanges will be taken over by the new corporation: Independent Film Exchange. Pittsburgh. Pa. Universal Film Exchange. Detroit, Mich. ■^Universal Film & Supply Company, [Kansas City. Mo. I Universal Film & Supply Company, ht. Louis, Mo. I Universal Film & Supply Company, l3kIahoma, Okla. I Universal Film & Supply Company, rort Smith. Ark. I Universal Film & Supply Company, |iVichita. Kan. Universal Film Exchange. Chicago, IllUniversal Film Exchange. Milwaukee, Wis. Universal Film Exchange. Denver, i olo. Universal Film Exchange. Salt Lake City, Utah. Universal Film Exchange, Butte, Mont. Film Supply Company, Portland. Ore. Film Supply Company. Seattle, Wash. Film Supply Company. Spokane. Wash. California Film Exchange, San Francisco. Cal. California Film Exchange, Los Angeles. Cal. California Film Exchange, Phoenix, Ariz. Laemmle Film Service. Minneapolis, Minn. Laemmle Film Service, Omaha, Xeb. Colonial Film Exchange, Sioux Falls. S. D. Laemmle Film Service, Des Moines, la. Cincinnati Buckeye Film Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati Buckeye Film Company, Columbus, O. Cincinnati Buckeye Film Company, Louisville. Ky. , Central Film Service, Indianapolis, Ind. Rex Film Service. Albany, X. Y. Victor Film Service, Buffalo. X. Y. Victor Film Service. Cleveland, O. C. H. MacGowan. general manager of Universal, left Xew York last Saturday, accompanied by six assistants, for a trip around the entire circuit for the purpose of effecting the taking over of the exchanges by the new corporation. Before leaving. Mr. MacGowan said that the change would automatically go into effect May 20 and be working smoothly in every one of the exchanges. Plans Carefully Arranged Xotwithstanding the tremendous amount of detail work necessary to bring about the change, it is said the preliminaries have been so carefully arranged that no confusion occurred. All of the necessary forms have been printed and the hundreds of banks with which Universal does business in the several cities changed the accounts to the name of the new holding company. The change in the method of distribution does not mean that changes will follow in the Universal sales organization. All of the branch managers will retain their position, but hereafter will be given assistance by the home office that will lead to greater possibilities for themselves and for the exhibitors served by them, it is said. MALITZ AND ENGLER GET PRISON TERMS Convicted by a jury' in the United States Court, Brooklyn, of having conspired to smuggle rubber into Germany and of conducting a campaign of proGerman propaganda by attempting to show that the devastation in Belgium was not as great as alleged, Felix Malitz and Gustave Engler, former officers of the American Correspondence Film Company, were sentenced to terms in the Federal penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga. Judge Martin T. Manton sentenced Malitz to two years in prison and pay a fine of $5,000. and Engler will serve eighteen months. Two Aviators Die On French Front ALICE BRADY and Director Chaatard taken during the filming of "The Ordeal of Rosetta." (Select.) 19 Spencer Alden and Philip Mosser, aviators, who were recently killed while in the service of the United States, were formerly employes of the Wharton studios. Ithaca. X. Y. During the time they were attending Cornell University they worked in several of the serials and other pictures which were produced at that time. Howard Cody, known as the nerviest property man in the motion picture business, who did all the heavy work-off scenes for "The Eagle's Eye." has enlisted in the medical department, following the completion of the serial story of the Imperial German Government's spies and plots in America by William J. Flynn. the recently retired Chief of the United States Secret Service.