The Film Daily (1924)

If |J£ Authority XXIX No. 59 Tuesday, September 9, 1924 Price 5 Cents :OMMENT By DANNY 1 ;it exhibitors think. Of is written. Is always in r5ting. Because it is harder ; t Mr. Average Exhibitor. t you know things. Than : to get the Sphinx to chat Ei So glance over these : ite what Eddie Hyman, Strand, klyn says: I have read with a great sal of appreciation and underanding your first-column ar:le headed 'The Show'. In •ief, 'them's my sentiments cactly', and of course, you low that this is the policy hich we have followed faithlly at this theater." en Eddie invites us to see what doing with "Beaucaire." From the Center West en Fred Meyer, Palace, HamilOhio, breaks in: "Of the many editorials hich have appeared in THE ILM DAILY the best one , at I have ever run across is at in the issue of the 27th, jaded Service. "It may interest you to know at I am and have been for iveral years president of the Hamilton Merchants Asso.; under and for two years •esident of the Third St. usiness Men's Club; I served r three years as Chairman of le Board of Directors of the amilton Advertising Club; id I am at all time in back " every civic movement that •mes along. Please underand when I say I am I do )t wish the Capital I. I speak r the Palace Theater which represent and the things I ) are done for the good of the alace and not for any self lin or self praise." ^ ;yer's Code of Ethics, written May, brought him a cordial and isiastic letter of commendation. 1 Will Hays. Rowland Optimistic First Nat. Head Returns from Coast Exceedingly Enthusiastic Over Forthcoming Productions Richard A. Rowland, General Manager of First National who has just returned from the Coast is most enthusiastic in his expressions, relative to product forthcoming from First National units for the early season. "I believe, said Rowland, that in 'The Lost World', we have probably the greatest novelty ever produced. It will be released sometime in November and will be in about ten reels. I would like to discuss the mechanics of the production but this should wait for some time after release. One thing is certain, that, as a novelty, it should be an outstanding box-office attraction. Some of the effects which Earl Hudson has produced are really short of marvelous. The inventor, O'Brien, has been working for over three years and has now succeeded in securing the result desired". "Edwin Carewe has done splendid (.Continued on Page 2) Films at Orpheum, Brooklyn The Orpheum, Rockwell PI. and Fulton St., Brooklyn will inaugurate a picture and vaudeville policy beginning Jan. 1. when the new Keith house at De Kalb Ave. and Fulton St. opens. The Orpheum is the premier Keith house in Brooklyn and is directly opposite the Brooklyn Strand. Dorothy Gish 111 Dorothy Gish has been seriously ill for the past week with bronchial influenza. She is still confined to bed in her apartment in the St. Regis. Stephen Bush Here W. Stephen Bush is in town from Rome. Michigan Cuts Dues Fifty Per Cent Reduction ThereHays to Attend Saginaw Meeting Oct. 14 (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Detroit — The Ways and Means Committee of the Michigan M. P. T. O. has decided to cut organization dues by fifty per cent, because the association was found to be in such excellent financial condition. The M. P. T. O. expects to close its fiscal vear with a cash surplus of over $2n.noo. The new schedule which gives unusual consideration to the smaller theaters follows: Theaters seating 250 and under, $10 a year. (Continued on Page 2) Dividend on Famous, Preferred The board of directors of Famous Players at a meeting yesterday declared a regular quarterly dividend of $2 on the preferred, payable Nov. 1 to stockholders of record Oct. IS. The common stock yesterday took a sharp jump upward, in a generally favorable market. It closed at 773/4, an increase of 2^4 points over the previous close. About 12,100 shares changed hands. Grainger Back James R. Grainger, Eastern sales manager for Metro-Goldwyn returned from the Coast yesterday. (( U" Talks to Linder Laemmle Makes Comedian Verbal Offer — Universal Head Home in October (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Paris — "Le Courrier Cinematographique" publishes an interview with Max Linder, in which the comedian declares he has been made a | verbal offer by Carl Laemmle to joii Universal. Linder is dissatisfied with producing conditions here. For one thing, he thinks compensation is not adequate for services rendered. The French publication quotes Linder as saying that the market is crowded with American pictures and credits him with advancing the idea that a "contingent" system be established to control the importation of American as well as other foreign productions. It was admitted at Universal yesterday that Carl Laemmle has approached Max Linder about his coming to America. Laemmle, incidentally, sails for New York the first week in October. Newark Theaters Open Theaters in the outlying section of Newark remained open last Sunday, despite the "blue law" ordinance, prohibiting such showings. This move, on the part of the exhibitors, is considered a test of the ordinance. Need Even Break State Right Aid Should Come From Exhibitors, Says Brandt — Sympathy Won't Help Commenting on the state right situation as recently defined by an important salesman from Chicago who said it was all over but the shouting, Joe Brandt of C. B. C. declared yesterday that the independents didn't need sympathy but an even (Continued on Pag* 3} Warners May Build Plan to Have First-Run Theaters to Insure Showing of Product in Important Cities Because Warner Bros, have found that, to quote Sam Warner, "it is almost impossible for us to get firstrun showings" the Warners are planning the erection of 15 large first-run theaters in as many important key cities in America, including New York. The announcement came at the conclusion of a luncheon given by the Warners yesterday at the Astor during which Sam Warner related briefly the history of that organization. Much of it was very interesting but the announcement that Los Angeles financiers with ten million dollars would arrive in New York about Sept. 14th with Harry Warner to discuss proposed theaters was the most interesting statement he made. Warner said that he had just returned from a trip around the country with Sam Morris and Mrs. Pearl Keating at which time they met or (Continued on Page 6) Talk of Another "Resurrection" Arthur Edmund Carewe, actor, stated yesterday that he had been at work on a forthcoming production of "Resurrection" for two years and that he had now secured financial backing to go ahead with the plan. As noted, Sol Lesser intends making it for Principal. Moreno Through With Paramount Los Angeles — Antonio Moreno has been loaned to the Constance Talmadge unit to appear in "Learning to Love." Upon its completion, his Paramount contract will have ended. Robert Lieber Here Robert Lieber of First National is in town from Indianapolis. Broadway Line-Up Rialto-Rivoli Schedule Set to Feb.— Two Weeks for "Sea Hawk" at Strand Tentative schedules of attractions at the Broadway theaters for some weeks ahead have been drawn up. In this respect, the Rialto and Rivoli outdistance the other houses, in that the line-up has been prepared as far ahead as the first week of February. The Capitol has booked "America" to follow "Yolanda." It will probably remain for two weeks. The Strand will show "The Sea Hawk" for two weeks, beginning Sunday. Eleven pictures on the Rialto-Rivoli list will be held over for two weeks and a twelfth, "Feet of Clay" for (Continued. on Page 6)