The Film Renter and Moving Picture News (Sep-Oct 1922)

42 THE FILM RENTER & MOVING PICTURE NEIVS. THE TRADE IN October 21, 1922. SOUTH WALES. (By our Cardiff Correspondent.) Newport Election and the Kinema—To Aid the Blind—Famous Organist’s Visit— Praise and Blame for the Pictures. STRONG deputation of South Wales exhibitors waited A the three the Newport Parliamentary by-election and ascertained their views as to the attitude they will adopt when the elected candidate gets to Parlinment. upon candidates who are contesting The deputation was armed with aostrone case, for there is no district in the country which is feeling the Matertalments Pax more acutely thin South Wales. They takines, and other facts which went to show that the tax is having a erippling effect upon the the Principality. To Aid the Blind. The appeal on behalf of the blind as been taken up very enthusiasticnIIy Chroughout South Wales. and pledged themselves to do all they ean to help forward a deservines object. submitted evidence of alls closine down through bed Kinemin inedustea in exhibitors have The scheme takes the form of a prise-drawing with the Welsh kines as an award. 1} need hiwrdly point out) the wonderful work fhe Blind Tnstitute is doing throughout South Wales. If is known to all the the trade. and it is very eratifving to find theme coming forward with such a hearty measure of support, : free sents in members of Famous Organist’s Visit. The new pipe organ at shortly the Capitol be opened, [Tt is a Kine, Craditt, will remarkable instrament. avd Mr. Clege. the famous cruanist. has been engaged for the opening recital, The Capitol bas tiade special provision for the musical side af the prearami and May Lionel Balkin is being warily praised for the high standard of the performances that his This applies also to the Cardit® Park Trl. Mr. Garforth Mortimer. a violinist of repute. has cot tovether an excellent combination of instrumentalisis, orchestral is viving. where Llanelly Praised. On the whole, kinenins af) Linnelly aust be very well ean. ducted, for, at the recent omesting of the Licensing Committee. Serut. J. E. Jones said the police paid) pericdical visite to those halls. and he had not reecived a single adverse report so. far as the conditions of the licence were coneemed., Answering Mr, C.E.A. PRESIDENT AT SOUTHAMPTON. ‘A Critical Period for the Industry.’ T: Hampshire and Isle of Wight) branch of the Cine matograph Exhibitors’ Association held a Juncheon meeting at the South-Western Tlotel. Southampton, last week, and the vathering was honeured Alderman EF, Kine, the Association. Mr. He J. Wood) (chairman of the branch) presided. and in welcoming the president and secretary spoke in culogistic terms of the enthusiasm which Alderman FE. Trounson put into his work for the benefit of the Association, but regretted the apathy which existed among members of that branch outside Ssuthampton, and reminded his hearers that the interests of the trade could only be maintained and the Central Association if there was unanimity amonest their members, hy the presenee of Trounson, J.P.. of Southport, and Mr. Gavazzi president and the secretary respectively of supported — by President Defends His Action. The President, who received a cordial reception, paid oa tribute to the branch's delegate, who supplied the one connecting ity Google R. Williams, the Sergeant said that if there had been any serious objection he was alrnost certain to have heard it. At the same meeting the chairman inquired whether the South Wales and Mon. Branch of the CARLA. had come to any decision rerarding the ave limit for the admission of children to hinemas, They have postponed any aetion i the matter pending tie It was stated by My the Licensees thin) no decision hind vet been arrived at, and it) was Hianeh's deeision, Jemnines for dereed toadjourn the discussion for this decision to be come to. It is onderstood that the matter will be aused at the next meet. Incoof the Brageh at Cardiff. West Wales Hall. Good progress is being made with the new kinema which is Leing erected at Nesland (Pem.), and it is expected that it will be reddy for cpenine at Christuicts. Clydach well Manager Lorry Warner. the kineain night be used to erent calvantuge for educations ast) week when the svstem of shorthand wos shawn to the pupils of the De Bear School bx means of a fii. entitled { Twenty Years of Shorthand. Thus the sclrobirs were able te wrusp on goed dlea of the improvements Claimed for it. That recently opened at the Another striking illustration of hew is being ptronised under supervision af Purposes Wats giver in Sawneises Grese serecne by the principal, Mro Be de Bear, Kinema Criticised. South Wales is indeed a thorny ground foe the poor, harassed exhibitor, ‘The letest: outburst of oppositioy comes fram Miss Mod. Heavies. headimistress of Dyfatty School, Swansea, who, at nomeeting of the local Citizens’ Union last week-end, said the practices of children attending kinemas was to be condemned. During the last ten yemrs, she went on, kinemas had multiplied to such an extent and the attendances hind such oan evervday neitter in the jives of the children, particularly the poor children, that they hed become a menace to the moral life and intelligenes of the child. ‘The children in her seho-t Were qunongst the poorest children in that part of the town, and they suffered from the erferts of the kinemuas. become link between the Central Association and the branch. This, however, was insufficient te maintain the continuance of the interest among the branches of the industry, and he was trying to remedy the apathy which existed in some districts by personal visits. At the present time the kinematograph industry was passing through ao period more critieal than had ever before eceurred, — Questions and agitation had arisen which invelved nettonly the exhibitors, but also the renters and imianufacturens of films. He referred to the recent attempt to form a rival Asseeintion fo the Cinematograph Exhibitors’ Association, and to the manifesto which he tcok upon himself to issue a few days ave, which had brought upon him the wrath of various people. but he stated that he was determined not only to repeat his efforts of a few davs ago, but to earry cut his purpose against anything which threatened the interests of the Association or the industry. “Tf any body of men in this country interested in the trade.” he said.‘ think they can promote an Association for the welfare of ourselves or themselves, there is nothing on earth to prevent them doing it, but so far as the Cinematograph Exlibiters’ Assceiation is concerned we are not disposed to hand ourselves ever or to part with our jurisdietion fo anyone other thar our. selves,"