The Film Renter and Moving Picture News (Apr-Jun 1922)

64 THE TRADE THE FILM RENTER & MOVING PICTURE NEWS. June 17, 1922. IN SCOTLAND. (By our Glasgow Correspondent). Wedding Bells—The Next Kinema Ball—*“ The Little Minister ’’— Building for ‘*‘ Rob Roy.’’ ONGRATULATIONS to Mr. Jack W. Robertson (of Robertson's Film Service) on his marriage, and on the large number of gifts he and his wife received from their friends. Mr. ‘‘ Jack ’’ is now the senior member of the firm, and I still remember his earlier days in the Glasgow kinema trade, when he was with Gaumont’s in the Trongate and later with’ Hibbart in Dickson Street. Many are the changes since these days, but Mr. Robertson has always kept right in the forefront. F.B.O. There is plenty of hustle going on round about 102, Union Street, Glasgow, these days, where Film Booking Offices are very busy releasing an excellent batch of pictures for summer programs, as well as Javing out plans for a winter campaign. It is more than probable that some important announcements will emanate from ‘* 102"" at an early date. Looking Ahead. Although at the moment we are still sweltering in the heat of the dog days, some of the members of the Scottish kinema trade are already beginning to talk about the next Scottish kinema ball. This shows the right type of enthusiasm, and while perhaps it is as yet too early to prophesy anything, 1 think I can quite safely whisper that it is intended to make our next ball a function which will knock all its predecessors into the proveribal cocked hat. ‘* The Little Minister.”’ I anticipate a big success as far as Scottish kinemas are concerned for the Barrie film, ‘‘ The Little Minister.”’ Sir James (not simply because he is himself a brither Stot) has a countless host of adinirers all over Scotland, and, with all due respect to his later works, I am doubtful if he has ever done anything which has been more appreciated by his public than the novel bearing the title mentioned. I have had the pleasure of seeing a trade show of the new film, and was more than delighted with it. The ‘‘ Rob Roy ” Production. “Rob Roy" is stirring up Scotland again, even though he is only a film ** Rob Roy.’ During the past fortnight Will Kellino has heen interviewing hundreds of players at the Gaumont Glasyvow offices for the crowd scenes, and Aberfoyle has been amazed at the tons of properties that arrived in truck loads from London this week. Kellino has taken most of the costumes that will be required from London. They include 250 uniforms for soldiers, various costumes for 50 women, and full dress for 400 Highlanders. The Highland dress consists of brogues, with windings for the legs, hose-tops, kilts, trunks, belts, sporrans and dirks, plaids, leather jerkins and under-jerkins, tammies, targes, and claymores, not to mention various other little things such as badges for hats, pins for plaids, eagle plumes, and so on. The difficulty of getting all these oddments together can easily be imagined. There is no theatrical costumicr who could supply them all, and so far as claymores are concerned, the Gaumont Company has had to have over 200 of these specially made in steel—quite a costly trifle. It is rather interesting to note that a contract has just been placed with a well-known Scottish firm to specially build a baronial castle and also a church and other necessary buildings to give the correct atmosphere for some of the scenes in the film. (Continued from previous page.) theatre. (b) Assistant operator shall be a man not under the aye of 19 years, and must have had at Icast three years’ practical experience in a recognised picture theatre. Men engaged as assistant operators prior to the signing of these rules who do not comply with the age of 19 years specified, to maintain their position as assistant operators. © An Assistant operator shall be eligible for a chief operator at a Grade (b) Hall. (c) Apprentices must be 16 years of age or over. Rule 7.—Exvenses.—All fares and other reasonable expenses incurred on the theatre's business to be reimbursed. Rule 8.—Lock-vp ror Toots.—A proper lock-up for the keeping of the operator's tools to be provided. Rule 9.—Notice or Dismissan.—One week's notice to be viven from either side; or one week's wages in lieu of such notice; such notice to be given on a Saturday. Rule. 10.—Pay-Day.—Friday to be the recognised pay day. Rule 11.—Transrer or Dutres.—Where an assistant operator is temporarily in charge during the chief's absence, he shall be paid the higher rate whilst in such a position, excepting where the chief operator is receiving his full rate of pay. Rule 12.—NumBer or Operators.—-All halls running continu. ous shows to engage chicf, assistant, and apprentice. All halls running a matinee and twice-nightly and Grade (a) Halls to have a chief operator and an apprentice or an assistant operator. The foregoing rules will remain in foree until further notice. Google PRINCE OF WALES FILM. Shown to King and Queen at Windsor. FTER visiting Ascot Races on Tuesday the Ning and Queen witnessed in the evening at Windsor Castle an exhibition of the film, ‘* With the Prince of Wales through India and Burmah,"’ which was given by the Stoll Film Company, Ltd. The film was shown in the Waterloo Chamber and took abort an hour to sereen. At the close of the exhibition, whick was under the direction of Mr. Jeffrey Bernerd, of the Stell Filin Company, His Majesty expressed the opinion that she film was an exceedingly fine one, ond said that he recognised many of the places which he himself had visited. At the close of a kinema performance at Brussels on Sunday, flames were seen pouring out of the operator’s box. A panic ensued and five children received burns. Three of them were tuken to hospital in a serious condition. It is believed that the fire was due to a short circuit. Mr, H. B. Parkinson, managing director of Master Filme, was soicly responsible for writing the scenario and the production of the film version of the murder scene in ‘‘ Macbeth,’’ referred to in a recent issue.