The Film Renter and Moving Picture News (May-Jun 1923)

| May 19, 1923¢ _*: W. & F’s. NEW PICTURES. Kingdom rights of Pola Negri’s greatest picture, ‘Mad Love,’’ which will be trade shown at the London Pavilion on June 6 at 3.p.m. Pola Negri has made a great many costume films, and ‘* Mad Love" is all the more interesting for the fact that it has a modern setting, with Pola Negri as a social butterfly. . ‘* Safety Last,"’ which has been heralded as the greatest Harold Lloyd, is being trade shown at the New Oxford Theatre on Tuesday, May 29, at 3 p.m. It’ will be necessary to make application for tickets for ‘‘Safety Last ’’ and ‘‘ Mad Love ’’ as early as possible,’ as there is bound to be a very great demand. To follow these trade shows we understand there will be several. announcements of equal interest, and we notice on the list of W. & F. films for the latter part of this month, ‘ Deserted at the Altar,” from the story by the author of ‘‘ Way Down East." KINEMATOGRAPH SPORTS ~~" ASSOCIATION. — Big Schemes Ahead. “hs Committee of the Sports Association is making an W & F. have made arrangements to control the United urgent appeal for new members, and all firms desirous of joining are asked to make application immediately. An ambitious and far-reaching program is in hand, and if the necessary support is forthcoming seme really big schemes can be pursued to the advantage of all concerned. Such suggestions as a Sports Gala at Stamford Bridge that would draw a crowd of ten thousand people, a ‘* Cinematrical’’ Garden Party and many other schemes that would give publicity to the trade, can be considered and put into practice if the Association is strengthened. Applications for membership should be sent to the hon. general secretary, C. G. H. Ayres, 173, Wardour Street, W.1. In connection with the above a tennis tournament has been arranged, and four valuable cups will be presented to successful competitors. The following competitions az@ open to all members of the Association: Ladies singles, men’s singles, mixed doubles and men’s doubles. Applications, together with an entrance fee of 2s. for each entry, should be sent to B. W. Beard, hon. secretary, Tennis Section, K.S.A., 13, Berners.. Street, W.1. Mr. Beard has successfully supervised the previous tennis tournaments and is hoping for a record number of entries this year. KINEMA BURGLED. The Villiers Electric Theatre, Sunderland, was broken into Jast week and about £16 stolen from the safe. At 5 o’clock on Wednesday morning a policeman found one of the exit doors open, and then discovered that the back of the safe had been ripped off and the money stolen. ——— Mr. David Tebbitt, joint general manager of the W. & F. Film Service, Ltd., is once again in Glasgow. He intends making a fairly prolonged stay in the city with a view to discussing with Scottish exhibitors W. & F.’s new program. ———— Messrs. Thompson and Gollins have entrusted the management of their King’s Theatre at Sunderland to Mr. J. W. Bull, a young, active gentleman of the right type for a good house like the King’s. Mr. Bull was recently at the firm’s Borough ‘Theatre at North Shields. THE FILM:-RENTER. & MOVING ‘PICTURE NEWS. .. H”™ MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF ‘THE BELGIANS is awaiting with interest the completion of the Gaumont Company’s film version of Sir’ Arthur Conan Doyle's “Fires of Fate,’”’ which has been produced in Egypt. Some members of the cast were presented to Her Majesty at Luxor, where she watched the filming on several occasions, and asked many questions concerning the adaptation of the story and the technique of the film. : The Queen was particularly interested because she has read Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s novel, ‘‘ The Tragedy of the Korosko,”” on which tbe.play is based, and before she left Luxor she expressed a desire to see the film when finished. Mr. Tom Terriss, the producer, is now busily engaged assembling and editing the film. The company brought back 3B,000 feet (over seven miles) of negative film, from which a final picture of about 7,000 feet will be made and a duplicate negative sent to America. NEW. LEEDS MANAGER FOR ALLIED ARTISTS. tion, Ltd., that Mr. George Taines, who last November joined their forces as a traveller, has succeeded Mr. Mark TT announcement comes from the Allied Artists Corpora? Thorpe as the manager of the Leeds Branch. This is entirely’ to the satisfaction of the exhibitors in that territory, as Mr. Haines is well-known and well liked throughout that section for his good nature, bluff, hearty comradeship, and sterling ability. Previous to his connection with the Allied Artists Mr. Haines was,a member of the Granger staff for four years, and before that had a wide experience in the show business as an actor and manager of theatres, variety houses, and kinemas. There is scarcely any branch of the kinema business with which he is not familiar, and he knows the exhibitors’ problems as well as they know them themselves. The Allied Artists expect great things from Mr. Haines, and Irom all reports of Haines’s ‘* go-out-and-gct-itiveness "’ they will not be disappointed. THE STARLIT. GARDEN. Guy Newall’s productions have, os a rule, a quiet charm of their own, and one that often leaves the big spectacular film, or the photoplay based upon confysing intrigue, entirely side tracked. Another of these attractive films, based upon H. de Vere Stacpoole’s book, ‘t The Starlit Garden,”’ has just been completed by him for George Clark Pictures, Ltd. Ivy Duke is, of course, the heroine, and, as the locations include Italy, the charm of place may be expected.to. combine with the charm of person in its leading lady. For its humorous element the film has Ireland and its people, and the comedy side is said to be quite an important part. A set of illustrations from scenes in this play appeared in last week’s Frum RENTER. STOLL’Ss NEW PUBLICITY IN LEEDS. Just as the Stoll advertisements in some of the big national daily papers created wide-spread interest and afforded wonderful publicity, so will their latest idea of railway platform advertising. The posters have already appeared on the Leeds stations and are arousing much comment. Mr. Ralph Hanbury, the Yorkshire manager of Stolls, is pushing the advantage home and is being bombarded with inquiries for ‘‘ The Indian Love Lyrics ” and ‘‘ The Wandering Jew” (Matheson Lang). The latter film will be trade shown at the Majestic on Friday, June 1. 69. ROYAL ANTICIPATION. OF FILM