The Film Daily (1922)

THE ^^ DAILY Monday, April ,24, 1922 Walker Assailed •' (-Continued from Page 1) . J them. ^ * * They need no 'mciital prescription fronl any, politician.' . , "SenatoT Walker has feeen fHe national counsel of 'the Motion Picture Theater Owners of America. Because of political ai^d legislative activities Senator Walker has be^n unable to give the necess'ary attention; to the' wdfk of our organization, despite -the fact that his retainer was $1,000 a month. For fully five months Senator Walker has done nothing whatever for our organization. He has been for three months of that time busy, at Albany as a party leader and jfor two months .was ill and Onable 'to: work. "Einally, after it becarile manifest that. Senator Walker could not or would not perform the service for which he was engaged, members of the National Executive ComiiliWee ofthe 'Motion Picture Theater Owners of America definitely terminate— his connection with our organization and notijSed him to that effect. "Senator Walker's position with the JMotion Picture Theater Owners of America has been only that of an engaged attorney. He was not authorized to inSke any statements for our 'organization within the past five mortths, and any statements he may have "made recently purporting to represent the views of our organization were made solely as his personal views, and in no sense represented the sentiments of the members of the Motion Picture Theater Owners of America." Walker was quoted yesterday in morning newspapers as saying he doubted the statement was issued by the executive committee because of the fact that the members were scattered all over the country. In that connection, A. J. Moeller, general manager of the M. P. T. O. issued a statement last night which said, in part. "Relative to the interview with Senator Walker as contained in a • morning newspaper, I have taken this matter up with members of the executive committee of the M. P. T. O. of A., who have requested me to say that the statement issued by that committee yesterday was by authority of the national executive committee of the M. P. T. O. of A., as received by telegraph, long distance telephone and personal authorit}^ of _~_tli<2S£_nie-"i^crs of the committee living in close proximity to New York, who were in session at national headquarters all day. Seek Rental Cut in London (Special to THE FILM DAILY) London — Kinematograph Weekly states the head of an important theater company recently called in the heads of a number of exchanges and asked for a 20% reduction in rentals. Bemfield in New Haven (Special to THE FILM DAILY) New Haven, Conn. — Samuel Bernfield has been appointed Select manager here succeeding L Levine, who is now selling in the Brooklyn, N. Y. territory. Bernfield is also on the arbitration board. In the Courts •As a result of ^ the settlement, of the differences between Benjamin and Samuel Rachmann, Supreme Court Justice Cohalan has cancelled the bond of $4,t}0tf given by Rachmah'-n, f'o avoid going 'to jail and the $1',000 bend given by Blumenthal to get the srder of arrest from. Justice Newbtif ger. ' „ 'I' An attachment' for $8,107 has been granted in the Supre1*ie Cburt against the Mayflower Photoplay Corp., in a suit of Nat J. Brovvn for money lent to Mayflower to enable it to carry on its business. The defendant ga.ve a note for the loan which was not paid when it was due. The attachment was granted because the defendant is a foreign corporation. The Finndeir Amusement & Bldg. Corp., has been sued in the Suoreme Cottrt by J. Donnerhauser & Co., to recover a balance due for brick work on " the theater building at 142nd Street and Lenox Avenue. The sum sued for is -.$5,530 out of a total of $25,883. The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has upheld the judgment obtained by Essanay and Warner Bros, enjoining the Pa,i-r6t Films from disposing of or renting ten Charlie Chaplin films, until the termination of suit to compel the Parrot Films to give up the Chaplin reels. The court also decided that the coinplaint states a cause of action and that the defendant must answer it. The papers show that the films were' among those for which Warner Bros, obtained the rights from Essanay in November, 1920, and that the ten films sued for were leased originally to the General Film Co., Ltd., of Canada on condition that if they were exhibited in the United States or any of its' territories the lease terminated. They were obtained from the trustee in bankruptcy of the General Film Co., by Charles Berman, who disposed of them to the Parrot Films. Urges Schools to Use Films (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Washington — Schools are" economizing through the use of films, according to Clyde A. Mann, educational statistician. "Thirty-five million dollars a year coujd be saved to the taxpayers of this' country through the nation-wide use of visual education in our public schools," says Mann, who produced definite figures in support of this statement. Florence to See Dante Film The Sun in a dispatch from Florence, Italy, says: "This month the great Dante film will be produced at the Teatro Verdi, Florence, by the Italian Film Society. 'Dante in the Life of His Times' is the full title. "An entire reconstruction of the chief buildings of thirteenth century Florence has been made for the film at Rifredi bv Prof. G. Castelucci." On Broadway Apollo — "Around the World with Burton Holmes. Broadway— Ethel Clayton in "For the Defense."' Brooklyn Strand — Norma Talmadge in "Sniilin" Through." Cameo — "Sisters." Capitol — Lady Diaiia Manners in 'The Glorious Adventure." Central— "My Old Kentucky Home." Criterion — Owen Moore in "Reported Missing," Lcew's New York — Today — "Bought and Paid For." Larry Semon in "The Sawmill." Tuesday — "Married His Own ^V i f e. " "O t h e r W o m e n' s Clothes." Wednesday— Bert Lytell in "The Right That Failed." Thursday — Richard Talmadge in "Watch Him Step." Friday — "Red Hot Romance." "When Romance Rides." Saturday — Richard BartheVness in "The Seventh Day." Sunday — Eugene O'Brien in "Channing of the Northwest" Rialto — Thomas Meighan in "The Bachelor Daddy.'' JRivoli — Wallace Reid in ".A.rrjss the Continent." Strand — Norma Talmadge in "Smilin" Throiigh." Next Week Apollo — "Around the World with Burton Holmes." Broadway — -■\'era Gordon in "The Good Provider." Brooklyn Strand — Not yet determined. Cameo — Not yet determined Capitol — John Barrjmiore in "Sherlock Holmes." Central— "Aly Old Kentucky Home." Criterion — Owen Moore in "Reported Alissing'' (tentative). Rialto^Net yet determined. Rivoli — Not yet determined. Strand — "Orphans of the Storm." Leases House in Arkansas (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Clarksville, Ark. — Bert Chandler of Fort Smith, who owns a chain of theaters in Arkansas, has leased the Riddell, and opened it as the Victory. Bank Takes Over Denison Houses (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Denison, Tex — The Queen and Arcade, which were closed when the proprietors, William Campbell and A. Peebles, filed a petition in bankruptcy, have been taken over by the Citizens State Bank. It is said that a plan is being worked out whereby the theaters will be opened again, possibly by the former management. Little Rock House Opens Little Rock, Ark.— Another theater has opened at 205 Main St., under management of Roland Seigle and L. ^^ Cassinelli. Admission of 10 and 20 cents will be charged. The Home, a 300 seat house also opened recently. Theater to Become Club House Kewaunee, Wis. — The Palace has been purchased by the American Legion of that town. 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