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

July 8, 1922. more and the Scots who refused to pay. The workmen went on strike, but their cessation of Jabour was countered by one of the Adam Brothers going back upon his fellow countrymen and importing a set of hefty Inishmen, whose ability to take their own part, as well as their skill, secured them constant employment to the Scotsinen’s chagrin. Pola Negri for U.S.A. HE latest news from Germany is that Pola Negri, the famous sereen actress, is going to America to star in Famous-Lasky photoplays. I understand that Miss Negri is proceeding to the United States somewhere in December and that Ernest Lubitsch will be paying a visit to that country somewhere about the same time. The Interest in ‘* Broadcasting.” OOKING in upon Walturdaw — the other day I was much interested in a map hanging in the office upon which were numerous red marks. These, I found, marked the towns from which inguiries and contracts had come for the Marconiphone. Bodmin was the farthest southwest town and Newcastle its most distant station north east, while Barrow on_ the north-west, and Great Yarmouth and Margate on the east, showed the widespread interest in the new scheme of ** broadcasting.” To Avoid ‘‘ Jamming.” A RRANGEMENTS “<The Diamend Queen,” between manu. facturers are getting towards finality now, and it is hoped that within a few weeks everything will be in order for the ‘‘ broadcasting ‘’ proper. Everyone concerned is making haste slowly, as there is great anxiety that the lack of control in America, which has resulted in the retardation of broadcasting efficiency there, may be avoided in this country. With all details definitely settled, the confusion and “* jamming ’”’ which America has known — will be impossible here, and it is confidently asserted that when *‘ broadcasting ’’ takes place here it will be on more perfect lines than any other country has known. A Sample of Scottish Wit. ERE is a sample cof Scottish humour which was } i fired off at the last meeting of the C.E.A., Glasgow Branch: First Mrmper: ‘* This matter was referred to in the Trade Press.”’ Second MrmBrr: “I do not read the Trade Press.’ (Laughter and applause.) First Mewerr: “ Very wise, too.’ and applause.) As a matter of fact, writes our Glasgow correspondent, these two brilliant exponents of Scottish wit are arnong the most diligent students of ‘Thr Firm Renter every week, and a fine “e > (More laughter Digitized by CO gle ADMISSION: THREE TIN CANS. An American exhibitor, in order to boost business on the Universal serial, announced youngsters to his theatre for an admission charge of three tin cans. No less than 1,500 such receptacles (seen above) were brought to the theatre, advertisement, THE FILM RENTER & MOVING PICTURE NEIVS. 5 Not a Scenic Film. N American trade contemporary heads -a dispatch A from London: ‘* Stoll Handling Wales Film.” For the information of those concerned I hasten to explain that the film in question is not a scenic, but the official record of the Prince of Wales’ Tour in India. Overcrowding ! NCONSCIOUS humour is often the best. At the U meeting of the Swansea Watch Committee, our Cardiff correspondent. tells us, Councillor John Lewis asked if there was any overcrowding now in kinemas. Doubtless the Chief Constable had to exercise all his official self-control as he answered blandly that he had not noticed any. Exhibitors would be relieved to see a little overcrowding just now I’m thinking, Who Would Like to Spar With Carpentier? HERE is an _ op| portunity for a strong, muscular man to meet Carpentier in the ring—before a motion picture camera. The fighter will have to stand some hard treatment, for the scenario of the pictur2 calls for the noted French champion — to give his adversary rather strong treatment. Stuart Blackton, who is producing the film, has been trying — for three weeks to find such a type of sparring partner for Carpentier last month that he would admit as he desires, but so far has been unsuc resulted, cessful. Mr. Black ton now makes an appeal through the Press, and somewhere in the United hingdom he thinks there must be just the kind of fighter he wants to put up against the Frenchman in the ring, Popular Idols—Past and Present. HIS year will witness the presentation as film heroes of an extraordinary triumvirate of popular idols —two of the past and one of the present: Lord Byron, Rob Roy, and Georges Carpentier. The Gaumont Company, Ltd., are presenting the whole triumvirate, each hero in his own film and each film a super-production. This company has vastly enhanced its already great reputation with the Byron film, ‘*A Prince of Lovers’’ and Lovers ’” (reviewed elsewhere in this issue), and it is it is likely to make still more history with the ‘Rob Roy’’ story now being produced by Will Kellino in the Trossachs, and with the Carpentier film, *‘ My Lady April,” which Stuart Blackton is producing in the company’s studios at = Shepherd’s Bush. T underestand, by ; the way, that the Carpen: tier film is a joint venture e of the Gaumont Company, rr Ltd., and Stuart Blackton Original from NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY