The Film Daily (1924)

THE • Friday, September 12, 1924 ■^m DAILY Theater Changes Canton, O. — Manheim Todd interests again own the McKinley, which has been operated for the past two I years by Howard Stabler. Barberton, O.— H. E. Cheuvront has taken over the Gem, closed since the death of the former owner, William Etter. Butte, Mont. — W. W. Wisener has leased the New Masonic Temple and plans to give programs of vaudeville and pictures. Overland Park, Kans. — George Tiv^»anna, owner of the Belino, Kansas jpty has taken over the Overland. I Edgar Adams, formerly manager nf the Mattoon at Mattoon, 111., has ioined the local F. B. O. staff. Kelso, Wash.— R, L. Rtiggles, jformcrly of Chehal,is, has been eniged to manage the Liberty, Iowa Park, Tex.— The Park has jeen leased by L. Myers and the lame changed to Pick Wick. Galveston, Tex. — The Martini is )eing remodeled and will show vauleville and road shows. Covington, Ky. — Jim Carrigan is nanager of the Hippodrome, succeedng S. V. Taylor. Hillsboro, O. — George Ray is re(orted dickering for the purchase of he Opera House. Brilliant, O.— William J. Wananacher has bought the Cameo from . W. Lisle. Utica, N. Y. — Nate Robbins is havJg a $20,000 organ installed in the Eckels. Akron, O. — A. T. Botzum has purhased the Portage from N. W. Jrown. Parsons, Kans.— N. W. Huston, of lolumbus has taken over the Orheum. Glens Falls, N. Y.— Edgar Weilhas Esigned as manager of the Rialto ere. Easton, Pa.— The Star will be quipped with 200 additional seats. Brownwood, Tex. — L. D. Brown as purchased the Victory. Oberlin, Kans. — D. Dowden iken over the Central. Amsterdam, N. Y. — The Rialto will sopen in October. has Lawrence May Manage Colonial Lansing,Mich. — The Colonial, re sntly taken over by the Butterfield iterests, is closed for repairs. It is iported that Syd Lawrence will nage. Golfers, Attention Sign this and forward to any member of the committee ; Here is my entry for the Fall Film Golf Tournament to be held Tuesday, Sept. 23, at the Sound View Golf Club, Great Neck, L. I. My check herewith ($10 for players, including lunch, dinner and prizes). My average round is THE COMMITTEE: Felix Feist, Jos. Schenck Prod., 1540 Broadway. G. B. Gallup, Asso. First Nat'l, 383 Madison Ave. Abe Warner, Warner Bros., 1600 Broadway. E. Kendall Gillette, The M. P. News, 729 7th Ave. Danny, The Film Daily, 71 W. 44th St. Coast Brevities (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Hollywood — Viola Dana and Milton Sills will play the leads in "Pandora La Croix" for First National. Others in the cast will be Doris Kenyon, Wallace Beery, Rosemary Theby and Hector Sarno. Fransk S. Beresford has completed the script of "The Forgotten City", the first of the Garsson-Flynn Westerns. Montreal Musicians Strike (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Montreal — At a meeting of the Montreal Theater Manager's Ass'n, and the Musicians' Protective Ass'n, both sides failed to reach an agreement for the ensuing year and a strike was called. In the case of the operators, the managers were able to secure practically a renewal of last year's agreement, a few advances in the scale being made for operators in small theaters. F. B. O. Offices On Continent Edna Williams, foreign sales manager for F. B. O., is arranging to open an office in Paris to take care of Southern and Eastern Europe. Later, she will go to Berlin to launch another exchange, covering Central Europe and Russia. Preparing for "Rudy's" First J. D. Williams is en route to Hollywood to join George Ullman, Valentino's personal business manager, to complete arrangements for the production of the star's first Ritz Picture which is to be made on the coast. "Curley Top", Elvey's Second Hollywood — Maurice Elvey, having completed "My Husband's Wives", will next do "Curley Top", one of Thomas Burke's Limehouse stories. Shirley Mason will be starred. May Restrict Child Patronage Oswego, N. Y. — A report has it that children's attendance at picture houses may be restricted as a measure against fhe spread of infantile paralysis. Reingold Managing Fox, Omaha Omaha — Ben Reingold has been appointed manager of the Fox exchange. He managed Goldwyn before the merger. First Graphic In New Deal First Graphic Exchange, of Albany, has closed with Lee-Bradford for the rights to "Is Money Everything?". Foreign Rights Sold Many foreign deals have been closed by Lee-Bradford. They include: "The Lure of the Yukon" to Donald Campbell, for India. Hi-Mark Film bought "Slaves of Scandal", "A Pair Of Hellions", "The Call of the Hills", "The Broad Road", "In the Shadow of the Moon", "The Image Maker", "Who's Cheating", "For Woman's Favor", "Orphan Sally", "Flesh and Spirit", "Male Wanted" aind "Shattered '(Reputations", for Australia ; also Japanese rights to "A Pair of Hellions", and "Venus of the South Seas," and "Venus of the South Seas," for Germany. Fined For Showing Fight Films (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Fort Worth, Tex.— H. W, Houst was recently fined $100, after pleading guilty to charges of exhibiting fight pictures. He also faces charges of transporting the pictures from one state to another. Wanda Hawley is playing "Smoldering Fires", which features Pauline Frederick. Clarence Brown is directing. Henry Otto, with the "Neptune's Romance" company, has left for Santa Cruz Island to film exteriors. John Gilbert, Aileen Pringle and Eleanor Boardman will have the leads in "Wife of the Centaur". Frank Mayo will play the male lead in "If I Marry Again". Edward Dillon is directing. Adele Rogers St. John is adapting two of her own stories for MetroGoldwyn. Willard Louis will play the lead in "How Baxter Butted In" for Warners. Gloria Grey will appear opposite "Lefty" Flynn in his first for F. B. O. Robert Ellis will appear opposite Priscilla Dean in "A Cafe In Cairo". Russell Simpson has been added to the cast of " The Narrow Street." GREENE. "THE ADS TELL • A STORY" WHO'S WHO AND WHAT'S WHAT IN THE SHORT SUBJECT FIELD READ NEXT SUNDAY'S OUT SEPTEMBER 13