The Film Daily (1924)

I DAILY Sunday, September 28, 1924 Vol. XXIX No. 75 Sooday, Sept. 28, 1924 Price 25 Ceots Copyright 1924, Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc., Published Daily except Saturday, at 71-73 West 44th St., New York. N. Y., by WID'S FILMS and FILM FOLKS, INC. Joseph Dannenberg, President and Editor ; J. W. Alicoate, Treasurer and Business Manager; Maurice D. Kann, Managing Editor; Donald M. Mersereau, Advertising Manager. Entered as second-class matter May 21, 1918 at the post office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States, Outside of Greater New York, $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 71-73 West 44th St., New York, N. Y. Phone Vanderbilt 4551-4552-5558. Cable Address: Filmday, New York. Hollywood, California — Harvey E. Gausman, 6411 Hollywood, Blvd. 'Phone, Granite 3980. London Representative — Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 53a Shaftesbury Ave., London, W. I. Central European Representative — Internationale Filmschau, Prague (Czechoslovakia), Wenzelplatz. Portland Project Sure (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Portland, Ore. — H. M. Warner stopped off here en route to New York. When asked whether plans for a local theater would be changed if satisfactory booking arrangements were made with local theaters, Warner is quoted in the Oregonian as having said: "I can tell you definitely that we are going to build a first run theater in Portland and in the twenty years that we have been making pictures we have never yet said that we would do anything and then failed to do it." Jake Wells Expanding (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Hendersonville, N. C. — Jake Wells is increasing his theater holdings. Besides the many houses he already controls, a new one is being erected here, another in Charlotte, to be known as the Auditorium, and a third in Asheville. CuU jicraC da iL! ^ wVtV G^^ itg^ Cot9 ot« 220 West 42nd St. New York, Chick. 4052 Foreign Cables — (jeokann, N. Y. Distribution When you think of INSURANCE you are thinking of S T E B B I N S Specialists in Motion Picture and Theatrical insurance for the past fifteen years. Arthur W. Stebbins & Co., Inc. 1540 Broadway, N. Y. C. Bryant 3040 Piccadilly Opens (Continued from Page 1) sight. This will save the awkwardness now apparant in other Broadway houses where the musicians come and go during the showing of the picture, which annoys many patrons. The house represents an investment of over $655,000, exclusive of the ground lease. There will be a broadcasting station connected with Gimbel Bros, and five hours a week the broadcasting will go out. A most up to date ventilating system has been installed and the projection booth contains three Simplex machines, a double condenser and two spots. Marr & Colton have installed the organ which has an echo attachment. B. A. Rolfe will be director of presentation and Gerald Gallagher, for some time past with Southern Enterprises. Inc., house manager. The opening bill included Margaret White, coloratura soprana, a Universal comedy "Alone At Last" the Lopez orchestra, "Barbara Frietchie" and John Hammond at the organ. Kley Suing Fox (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Fred Kley has filed a suit for alleged breach of contract against Fox, claiming he was engaged on April 23, for three years and notified he was through in August. He asserts he is entitled to $63,800 for salary and $25,000 damages for injury to his reputation. He says he was engaged as general manager and then given an inferior position. Saul E. Rogers, general counsel at Fox had received no word on Friday relative to the Kley suit and therefore would not discuss it. Rochester Theater Reopens (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Rochester, N. Y.— The Old Rose Garden theater, reopened last night as the Stahley with "Strangers of the Night" as the feature. Fred O'Connell in Seattle (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Seattle — Fred J. O'Connell, serial manager for Universal, was here recently on his swing around the U. S. in the interest of serial sales. Two Ready for Release Los Angeles — Norma Talmadge has two pictures ready for release, one, "The Lady" and the other, "The Only Woman." Edna Mruphy has been engaged for a part in Richard Dix's newest "A Man Must Live." MACK COHN Cutting & Editing At 220 W. 42nd St. N. Y. C. Lackawana 8677-8 Hepworth Making Shorts (Special to THE FILM DAILY) London — Cecil M. Hepworth is now a director of the Walton Photographic Co., Ltd., which is producing a series of trick cartoon reels, somewhat along the lines of the "Qriosity" films formerly made by Hepworth Picture Plavs. Cincinnati Help Get Increase (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Cincinnati — Musicians, stage hands, mechanics and operators have been granted a wage increase, averaging an increase from 5% to 7%. STUDIOS FOR RENT Within 35 minutes from Times'Square. One large and 4 small, best-equipped studios in New York. Large Carpenter shop. Very large stock of props, furniture, draperies, etc. Will rent large studio or all five at very low price. Address: WM. WRIGHT Room 823 522 Fifth Avenue, New York or 'phone Muray Hill 7213 COSTUMES FOR hire! COMING SOON ^"AL CHRISTIE FEATURE ^_Adapted from the great 'Broadway success WHATS YOUR WIFE DOING? SEASON 1924-192S THIRTY FIRST-RUN PICTURES directed by SCOTT SIDNEY Harry Meyerj Wanda Hawley Tully Marshall Sylvia Breamer Lincoln Plummcr Jack Duffy Morgan Wallace Mitchell Lewis T.RpyBames NOJ Keith-Orpheum Deal (Continued from Page 1) Orpheum cumulative eight per ce preferred stock. Dividends paid this stock at the rate of eight per cen1 for four years amount to approxi-: mately $200,000, indicating a net investment of more than $800,000. >nlt Suprise Party for Olcott Friends of Sidney Olcott tendered him a surprise party Friday night ir order to welcome him back to New York. Among those present were S R. Kent, E. C. King, Adolphe Menjou Lowell Sherman and H. M. Saulsbury "Golden Bed" Cast Almost Completed Los Angeles — While several principals still remain to be cast, Rod La Rocque, Vera Reynolds and Theodore Kosloff will appear in "The Golden Bed," Cecil B. DeMille's next picture. Helen Chadwick has been selected by the Warners to appear in "The Dark Swan." 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