The Film Renter and Moving Picture News (Jul-Aug 1922)

4 THE FILM RENTER & MOVING PICTURE NEWS, A Weekly Causerie By the Way: The Entertainment Tax. T the moment we are where we were in regard to A the Entertainment Tax. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has intimated that he reerets he can. not see his way to adopt the suggestion put forward by the trade that a flat rate duty should take the place of the present tax. He says, in effect, that whilst he is ready to consider any means of rearranging the incidence of the tax, provided he does not loxe revenue in the process, he cunnot for ane moment consider the 124 per cent. fat rate suggested. The Kinema Tax Nbolition Com. nittee is not prepared to allow the matter to rest there, however, and during the past few davs much time and thought has been devoted to the question by the Committee, and various plans lave been put into operation to deal with the situation thus created. Preparing for Eventualities. HE more optimistic members are hopeful that the whole question can be re-raised when the Finance Bill reaches its report stage during the next fort nicht. Meanwhile nothing is being left to chance in order to achieve the end in) view, and a most complete cam paign of activity has been mapped out and will be put into immediate effect. Evidently those entrusted with the conduct of affairs are preparing for eventualitics. Alliance Fitm Corporation. UNDERSTAND that at the annual general meeting of the Alliance Film Corporatien a day or two ago, Sir Walter de Frece. in his address to the shareholders. put before them the question of those shareholders who were in default, and secing that the call Was made so long avo as May, 1921, a resolution was passed by the members present to the effect that the Corporation should take the necessary steps to forfeit all shares on which the amount due had not been settled by the end of July. Leeds Leads Again. HE universal topic of discussion following the trade show of ‘6 Man—Woman— Marriage.’ which Associated First National screened on Friday last, vas the splendid music played to the picture, and coneratulations were showered upon Mr. Perey Phillipson at the close of the performance. As T stated last week, this was the first oecasion upon which a provincial picture louse band had been brought to Tondon, and the orchestra in question came from Mr. Leonard Denham’s well known house, The Lounge, Headingley, Leeds. Real Playing to Pictures. SELDOM remember hearing a picture played to so beautifully during the whole of my experience of trade shows, and Mr. Fred Kitchen, the conductor, deserves the heartiest congratulations upon a splendid performance. The overture received a spontaneous burst of applause, whilst throughout the screening of the picture each scene was worked up with music to such a piteh that the success that attended the show, apart altogether from the picture itself, was undoubtedly immensely contributed to by the very fine orchestration. Tf lat Friday’s show isa specimen of the wav in which Google July 8, 1922. pictures are plaved to at The Lounge, Headingley, then it is litthe wonder this theatre is doing such excellent business, A Striking Prologue. HOPE other renters will follow Associated First National’s example and bring this) orchestra to Londen so that we may enjoy their trade shows a great deal more in the future. Another feature of this show was the splendid prelogee which preceded the screening of the picture, In this cause, no expense had been spared to portray one or two very interesting scenes from the pieture, and its striking staging was generally admitted to be an emphatic success. The Incompleat Cricketer. HADE of Sir Tazaak! In the Anglers ve Cricketers S match at Leeds, which our correspondent reports on another page, the Compleat Angler's namesake batted among the cricketers and in opposition to the fishermen. How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war—exchanged ! Beaverbrook on Byron. HAT Lord Beaverbrook is still keenly interested) in British films is evidenced by the letter of congratulation he has sent Col. Bromhead, of the Gaumont Company, upon the success achieved by the beautiful and artistic production of the life of Lord Bavron, entitled “A Prince of Levers.” which has recently been shown to the London trade. It reads as follows : Dew Bromhead. To congratulate you most warmly on the Byron fim. which To hear is a great) success. It would be a wonderful achievement if) you would repeat) the success with sufficient frequency to demonstrate that production in) Englind is practicable.—Yours faithfully. BeaverBRook. What About It? this for an OW'S i ' publicity sheet ?: Makes no difference whether vou're pro-golf. a golf widow, a volf bug. or ret even golf wise, you're due to burst your belt: when Larry Semon takes to the sinks, extract) from oan American Seems tome this almost wants translating ! The Lilt of the Pipes. PROPOS the erection of the new Tivoli, full details A concerming which appear on another page, it is interesting to recall the fact that the Brothers Adam, when building upon the aptly-named Adelphi site. brought with them for the task from Scotland a large number of Scottish artisans and Tabourers. In order to prevent them becoming homesick, the shrewd Scots imported also a piper, whose task was to perform upon. thie bagpipes while the workmen were engaged in their task with, for a time, satisfictory results. And An Irish Invasion. UT there came a time when even the piper failed to charm. The workanen had been engaged at a lower rate of pay than was the London standard, and a difference of opinion arose between the Scots who wanted