The Film Daily (1924)

I sday, October 9, 1924 DAILY \ Broadway Theaters Cameo bill starts off with the overture, 5 "Csarda Scene,'' and is followed by neo Pictorial News, an Aesop Fable cello solo, with Edward Turk play il Nidre." A comedy appears before ;ure, "Vanity's Price." John Priest A ith an or^an selection. Capitol die Slav" is the overture. Next ihe traditional Hebrew chant, "Eili, ~ung by Gladys Rice, assisted by the : Ensemble. This is followed by one series of "Cities of Other Lands." urth unit is the Capitol Ballet Corps. 5 the Magazine Weekly. An elaborisical offering precedes "His Hour," ture. An organ solo plays the exit Mark Strand Strand program includes the foUow 1) "La forza del Destino," the over hich also includes "Pace Pace Mio >ung by Kitty McLaughlin, soprano. song and classical dance niunber. iL Topical News Review. (.4) The Franks" Cin a new program of popu igs). C5) "Three Women," the fea 1,6) "Black Magic," an Aesop Fable, ') a closing selection on the organ. Rialto Foster presents "Celebritypes" (fa cople as you seldom see them) as the ;,' offering. The Rialto Magazine is and is followed by the overture, ii Hungarian Rhapsody," which also ^ the regular Riesenfeld Classical Jazz "The Story Without A Name" feature. Ruth Urban appears sixth, ^ two songs : "When Lights Are and "Orange Grove in California." Litches Struck," a Red Seal Featur the concluding unit. Rivoli program stars off with the overture, rad" and is immediately followed by eld's Classical Jazz, an elaborate musicring titled "The S. S. Rivoli." The il News Weekly appears next, virhile on the program is a prologue to the . "Her Love Story." Miriam Lax, j, is featured in the prologue, assisted Rivoli Ensemble. Following the picjomes "Dance Divertisement," with . Myrtle and Zena, dancers. "Vaude;i Max Fleischer cartoon, is last. At Other Houses .te's Inferno" is still at the Central, Meredith" and "The Ten Commandremain at the Cosmopolitan and jii, respectively; the Liberty remains tofore with "The Thief of Bagdad," Ihe Iron Horse" continues on at the vlore Foreign Deals Closed ditional foreign deals closed by nount include: "Souls in..Bond and four detective dramas star Ora Carew, to Tom Davies for nited Kingdom, who also pur d "Flames of Passion," "The s Partner" and "Valley of Lost Akra Fijm Sales bought six rns featuring Fred Thomson orto Rico. Lezama bought the series for Mexico, while the -'Ons will be distributed in Hol by Rene Fernand. "Broken s of Broadway" has been sold idan Theater.s. Ltd., for India a and Ceylon. Sneider's Film nge acquired "Restless Wives" le Charles Hutchinson series of ■r South Africa. Farnum Doubling Up ilywood — Franklyn Farnum's licture for Independent Pictures <■ directed by Wally Van. Farwill also appear in a serial for t, working for both at the same Richmount Closes Deal Dave Mountan, of Richmount Pictures who has acquired the Rayart output for abroad has sold the entire line-up, including 12 specials, six stunt dramas; six Larkin features; six Northwest M. P. stories, six Northwoods dramas and "Trail Dust" to Sociedad General Cinematografica for Argentine, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador. He also sold them "The Barbarian" and "Souls in Bondage." New Theater for Yorkville A new $250,000 theater, to be known as the Rhinelander, will be built at 75th St. and First Ave., in the Yorkville section. It will seat 3,000 and open in April, 1925. Wm. Salkin, of 29 Mario Ave., is president of the corporation behind the project; Harry Goldblatt is treasurer and Joseph Kruleck, secretary. They own the 79th St. theater, at 79th and 2nd Ave. Foreign Deal On "Music Masters" James A. Fitzpatrick's "Music Masters" series has been sold to H. E. Hayward, of the Interexchange House, London, for the United Kingdom, China, Japan, the Malay States, Java, the Straits Settlements, Phillipine Islands, Siberia and Manchuria. To Fight Sunday Shows Galesburg, 111. — What is declared to be the first citizens' organization formed to fight Sunday shows has been organized here. The town is, at present, "blue," but the question will be voted on again at the November election. Better Films Body Meets Jacksonville, Fla. — The local branch of the Better Films Committee met in the Y. M. C. A. Bldg., recently, to plan the reception for Col. Jayson Joy, of the Hays organization, who is due to arrive in Jacksonville in November. Sennett Lot Busy Hollywood — The Sennett lot is busy with five units at work. Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll As a piay First Theater Suit Settled (.special to THE FILM DAILY) Pittsburgh — The first suit resulting from the collapse of the Strand, 1315 Lincoln Ave., in Sept. 1922, has been settled with the award of a $10,000 verdict to P. L. Cullison, son ot Wm. Cullison, who filed the action. The case was heard in the Common Pleas Court. Sol Selznick, owner of the bouse, did not appear at the trial. There still remains 16 suits to be heard. New Machine Device in Topeka Topeka, Kans. — A new electrical device has been installed in several local houses. The device, it is claimed, will prevent film from igniting. It is an electrically controlled dowser, containing a motor control switch which shuts off the light beam and breaks the m^jtor circuit when any irregular or impaired condition of the film or working parts of the machine occurs. Dallas Passes "White Sister" Dallas — "The White Sister," which was rejected originally by the censor board has been passed. Shauer Optimistic (Continued from Page 1) the United States and we are building a new theater in London, called the Plaza at a cost of about $1,500,000. We are also leasing a number of theaters in France for our productions. 'The Ten Commandments,' recently opened in Berlin at $5 a seat and you couldn't get standing room. I expect the 'Covered Wagon' to yield a gross rental of more than $10,000,000. We are in such shape that we do not fear any foreign competition." Menjou To Be Starred Following his work in "The Swan," Adolphe Menjou will be given "Aren't We All?", from the play by Cyril Maude, which Dimitri Buchowetzki will direct. Production will be in the East. After this, Menjou will be starred by Paramount in "The Ring," Leo Ditrichstein's play. It is understood Famous is negotiating with Monta Bell to direct "The King." Menjou, however, will take a vacation in Europe before starting on the latter. Dora Mills Adams is a new member of the cast of "The Swan.' ' This f'e the bird v/ho once wae toudh, NVho'j^ forgotten that he waz ever rou^h, But once he ^ot ^(^htmd Could neyer ^et enoui^h, 0hM4MA( ^ ^. THp6ATrLm<jUR(0lESk,.^« A Kal Rodch Hovedy RcbureCo^ecfy^ Pafhepicture vsN — -n©=— ♦^y he Navigator" Opens Sunday ter Keaton's latest, "The Navit' ' opens at the Capitol Sunday. has kept the whole world'Iaughing for thirty-three years. Can you imagine what a WOW of a picture this is going to make with Syd ChapUn in the stellar role? AMERICAN DISTRIBUTOR TO BE ANNOUNCED IDEAL FILMS. LTD.— DISTRIBUTORS FOR UNITED KINGDOM PRODUCED BY CHRISTIE FILM COMPANY, Inc. liiiniiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiijiimiiiiiiiiiiiii^