Exhibitors Herald World (Oct-Dec 1930)

22 EXHIBITORS HERALD -WORLD November 29, 1930 Now Comes Plan to Unionize Models! 50,000 of 'Em in New York Estimates Say 5;000 Are Used from Time to Time As Film ExtrasWould Seek to Regulate Wages and Overtime (Special to the Herald-World) NEW YORK, Nov. 28. — A union of models, of whom there are said to be about 50,000 in New York alone, to be known as the International Theatrical Art and Fashion Models' Union, is being formed under the leadership of Hugh Frayne, organizer for the A. F. of L., and Leo Le Glaire of the International Theatrical Stage Employees' Union. TT has been estimated that at least 10 per ness agent of the International Photogra cent of the 50,000 girls employed as models in the city are from time to time used as extras in film productions. The planned union, it was stated, would act as a centralized bureau where motion picture casting directors may find the extras they need without inconvenience. Expect Free Employment Bureau In this connection it is anticipated that a free employment bureau will be part of the organization, which not only will keep the members informed of positions with producing companies which are available at all times, but also will attempt to place models in positions with other industries requiring their services when the amusement field has little to offer. Mrs. Mayme Angle will act as business agent for the new organization, which will have its headquarters at 251 West 42 street here. Mrs. Angle was for ten years business representative of the Wardrobe Women's Union. Application already has been made to the American Federation of Labor for a union charter. A meeting will be held on December 2 at the headquarters to discuss further plans. Would Regulate Wages, Hours An initiation fee of $5 will be required, with monthly dues of 50 cents, but it is said these figures probably will be increased later. As part of its work, the new organization will seek to regulate wages and overtime for its members, though at no point, it is understood, will it conflict with either chorus or Actor's Equity. Cooperating in the effort to establish the new union are the leaders of allied organizations, including Francis E. Ziesse, busi phers Union, and J. Austin of the Actors Equity Association. These two, with Mrs. Angle and Le Glaire, will function as an organizing committee until the new union has been definitely established. Pathe Releases 39 Short Subjects During November (Special to the Herald-Wortd) NEW YORK, Nov. 28.— During the month of November Pathe is releasing 39 short subjects. Included in the list are: five two reel comedies featuring Nat Carr, Dot Farley, Spec O'Donnell, Ed Deering, Boc Carney, Si Wells and others. Additional subjects being released are three Grantland Rice Sportlights, three of the Vagabond Adventure series, two Aesop Sound Fables, 10 issues of the Pathe News, five issues of the Audio Review, five Pathe Disc News, five Pathe Disc Review and one Knute Rockne football subject. McCormick, Joyce Get Still Film Camera Rights (Special to the Herald-World) LOS ANGELES, Nov. 28.— Control of the Anderson camera and patents has been obtained by John McCormick, formerly connected with First National, and Frank Joyce. The camera, designed for commercial photography, uses film instead of plates and is especially adapted to photographing of moving subjects. A process of enlargement accompanies the camera. U. 5. Navy to Install 300 Photophones On Land and Sea RCA Photophone will have more than 300 sound sets aboard United States war ships and in Navy shore stations and hospitals when the government contract is fulfilled. Navy officials have announced that talking pictures will first be installed on the large battleships, with work to begin April 1, 1931. It is expected the entire job will be finished by January, 1932. The contract, awarded to RCA sometime ago, originally called for only 250 installations, but the number has since been increased to include 20 battleships, 60 cruisers, 120 destroyers and a large number of Navy shore stations and hospitals throughout the world. Training schools will be opened at the U. S. Navy yard in Brooklyn and at the Naval base at San Diego for instruction in the installation and operation of sound equipment. Another training school will be located on the Philippine Islands. Present plans call for the schooling of 300 men in a six weeks to two months course. They will be tutored by R C A Photophone engineers. British Movietone News Films Taken 5,000 Miles In Five Days from Africa (Special to the Herald-World) NEW YORK, Nov. 28.— Truman H. Talley, general manager of the Fox Hearst Corporation, in a letter to a member of his staff in New York, calls attention to the speed with which a British Movietone News plane brought to London the pictures of the coronation of Ras Tafari as Emperor of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa, East Africa. The Emperor ascended his throne on November 2 and the British Movietone News presented the picture on November 7. Only 10 days later the same film was shown in the United States. The record flight, made by Captain W. Lawrence Hope, was accomplished in exactly five days, having covered 5,050 miles from Addis Ababa to Croyden, England. SECURITIES PRICE RANGE Week Ending November 26 (Special to the Herald-World) NEW YORK, Nov. 28.— The steady progress that has marked the trading for the past week struck a temporary recession in the activities of late afternoon on Tuesday in advance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Amusement shares NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Sales ] American Seating — 100 Brunswick-Balke-Collender 3,300 Celotex _ _ 1,300 Do. ctfs _ 500 Do. pfd 100 I Consolidated Film 2,300 Do. pfd. _ 1,100 Eastman Kodak 14,700 1' Do. pfd — „ 10 1 Electric Storage Battery 2,000 < Fox Film "A" _ 151,700 ' ienetal Theatre Equipment 46,400 Loew's, Inc. ..._ _ _ _ _ 144,200 i Do. pfd. ww 100 ! Do. pfd. xw „ 700 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, pfd. ._ _ 500 Mohawk Carpet _ 3,500 Paramount 58,700 Pathe Exchange 9,700 Do. "A" _ 2,600 Radio Corporation ._ 464,900 Do. pfd. "A" _ — 500 Do. pfd. "B" 4.500 Low 6% 11 7% 6% 30% 13% 18 165% 130% 57 31% 17% 57% 93 90 251/4 11% 4J8 >> 78 6 16% 50 46 Close 6% 11 7% 7% 30% 13% 18 166 130% 59% 32 17% 57% 93 95 251/4 11% 44% 3% 6% 17,4 50 48% had been comparatively slower from the first of the day's trading and showed the following setbacks: AT&T, 2^ points; Eastman Kodak, 2% ; General Electric, 1}4 ; Loew's, Inc., 3J4 ; Radio, y2. The weekly summary follows: Sales Radio Keith Orpheum 273,600 Shubert Theatres 5,700 Universal Pic, 1st pfd 100 Warner Brothers 179,100 Do. pfd .". 100 CHICAGO STOCK MARKET Balaban & Katz 200 Do. pfd 50 General Theatres, Inc 5,700 Marks Brothers, cvt p 165 Morgan Litho 100 U. S. Gypsum 6.700 NEW YORK CURB Columbia Pictures, vetc 900 Educational Pictures, pfd 50 Fox Theatres 6,300 Loew's rts. Do. war National Screen Sentry Safety .... Technicolor, Inc. Trans-Lux 800 1,300 800 200 2,600 3,300 High 23% s% 41% 20% 39 66 92 20% 6% 6% 43 23% 15 6% 25% 5% 23% 1% 12% 8% Low 21% 6 40 18% 39 63 92 19 6 6% 40% 14% 5% 23% 4% 19% 1% 10% 6% Close 21% 6% 41% 18% 39 65 92 19 6% 6% 42 23% 15 5% 25% 4% 23% 1% 10% 6%