The Film Daily (1924)

THE Wednesday, November 26, 1924 m Incorporations > Indianapolis — Lincoln Amusement Co., Petersburg. Capital $25,000. Incorporators, O. Byers, W. Lubs, H. Whitelock, J. Higgins, H. Read, I. Higgins, J. Boonshoot and J. Chappell. i2^ DAILY Lquip Albany — Merchandise and E nient Specialty Co., New York Capii.il .|i,')0;). Incorporators, iL. Ebert, >j. Kothstein and S. Roti&ttm AttcriR-y, 11. Levy, New YorK. Sacramento, Cal. — Catnay Playhouse, Inc., Los Angele,5. Capital $275,000. Incorporators, G. Davis, A. Browne, F. Gunter. L. L'.-.-i.ei and D. Henderson. Columbus, O. — Cleveland Civic Music Association, Inc., Cleveland. Incorporators, P. Bickel, F. Whitcomb, H. Barkdull, J. Thompson and E. Douglass. .\lliauy — Ivlsude Adams Co., New York. Incc-porators, M. Aidns, F. Bangs and W. Fahy. Attorneys, Satterlee at.d Canfield, Ne^ 1 ork. Albany — Lecture Film Corp., New York. Capital $15,000. Incorporators, E. Hills, H. Wolf and P. Brandt. Attorney, A. Matks, New York. Albany — Buffalo Concert Lyceum Bureau and Booking Exchange, Buffalo. Incorporators, J. Quinn, R. Mahaney and J. Dickens. Milwaukee, Wis. — Davidson Theater Co., Milwaukee. Capital $25,000. Incorporators, S. Brown, H. Brown and S. Brown, Jr. Austin, Tex. — ^Deep Eddy Amusement Co., Austin. Capital $6,500. Incorporators, W. Streetly, A. Eilers, R. 1 Rather and G, Rowley. Albany — Aeon Productions, New York. Capital $30,000. Incorporators, S. Gerard, F. Yuengling and H. Gantvoort. Albany — New Theater Co., New York. Capital $35,000. Incorporators, H. Manheimer, M. Cohen and S. Furman. Austin, Tex. — Bluebonnet M. P. Productions, Inc., Dallas. Incorporators, L. Smith, R. Buford and B. Strong. Albany — Harlem Casino Co., New York. Capital $6,000. Incorporators, M. WoUner, E. Gang and M. Silverman. Austin, Tex. — Theater Garage, Dallas. Capital $25,000. Incorporators, W. Carter, L. Casicr and D. Harris. Albany — I. D. A. Film, Bronx. Capital $25,000. Incorporators, G. Mazaglia, L. DiLegge and V. Flocco. Dover, Del. — Franklin Amusement Co., Philadelphia. Capital $10,000. Albany — Tarpon Corp., New York. Capital $20,000. Deny English Affiliation (Special to THE FILM DAILY) London — Cosmopolitan Prod., Ltd., has been formed here, with H. A. Berg, managing director. He is said to have been director of exploitation for European M. P. Corp. The company has no connection with Cosmopolitan Prod, of New York, according to George F. Allison, English representative for W. R. Hearst. Censors cii-k $18,925 More (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Albany — The Motion Picture Commission has filed requests to increase its appropriation $18,925 to meet expenses. Last year the appropriation was $98,770. Many legislative leaders are in favor of a repeal of the censorship law. Accessories Sales At Peak A side issue of importance of First National's "Eschmann Month" contest, which closed with the country having an average standing of 111.73 per cent of the quota, was the sales of accessories which surpassed the record set by the drive of last winter by 21.67 per cent. Wolff Succeeds McCabe (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Albany— M. N. Wolff of Boston has succeded Vincent McCabe as manager for Metro-Goldwyn. The closing of the Selznick office reduces the number of exchanges to twelve. Connecticut Exhibitor Bankrupt (Special to THE FILM DAILY) New Haven, Conn. — Jesse C. Lund, theater owner, Bridgeport, has filed a bankruptcy petition here giving liabilities of $44,360.42 and no assets. Unsecured claims are given as $34,575. Houses Near St. Louis Close (Special to THE FILM DAILY) St. Louis — A number of theaters in this territory have closed. In the group are Essex, Mo.; Whiteway, Peach Orchard, Ark,; J. and J. Hume, 111., and the Alton, Alton, Mo. Oklahoma City — Arrowhead Film Co., Pawhuska. Gaumont Signs Fay Compton (Special to THE FILM DAILY) London — Gaumont has signed Fay Compton on a long-term contract. She is very popular in England. McConnell Back Today Fred McConnell, Universal short subject sales manager, returns today from Pittsburgh where he held one of his week-end sales meetings. Marion Orth to Adapt "Chickie" Marion Orth has been selected by Earl Hudson to adapt "Chickie," which P'irst National will produce. She is here from Hollywood. Levy on Trip Jules Levy, Eastern Division sales manager of Universal is away on a week's sales trip. Marcus on Sales Trip Nathan Marcus is traveling up-state on a sales tour in the interests of Red Seal. Jimquins Journeyings Kansas City, Mo. — At any downtown corner here, step aboard one of those ex-lunch wagons, done in cracked white, now doing duty as buses and marked K. C. Mo. to K. C. Kan. and before you've had time to growl at the transportation system you'll land in front of the Moo-VeeSho. The manager of the house and one of the unions must have been making faces at one another for back and forth in front of that emporium stalks a picket, for all the world like a male chorister in an Italian Opera company, and in disorganized English he sing-songs: "Thi' souse is unfair to organiz' labor! Thi' souse is unfair to organiz' labor!" Here is a paragraph from copy sent out by the N. W. Ayer Co. of Philadelphia that is worthy of being done in letters a foot high and kept in constant view of every person who writes advertising as well as every person who buys it. In the case of the motion picture business it could be profitably used as a regular morning recitation by all concerned with the last two words repeated until their significance sinks in: "And advertising, like any other form of creative energy, works best and produces most v/hen under experienced direction and intelligent restraint." I have no doubt that you will appreciate, as I did, this sage observation I encountered at a downtown cross-roads in Little Rock: "Travel broadens one but flattens the purse." And talking of Arkansas — have you ever seen the Weaver Bros.? Well, they're true. In the local branch of a national chain of sandwich shops hangs a placard which proclaims: "Tipping is not American. Don't embarrass us." Now, there's a painless way to practice hundred per cent Americanism. Barry in "Battling Bunyan" "Battling Bunyan" is the title of the Wesley Barry picture, produced by W. D. Russell and scheduled for release through Associated Exhibitors. Gilda Gray at Alhambra, Milwaukee (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Milwaukee — Leo A. Landau has booked Gilda Gray and company for the Alhambra for next week. New York Chicago Hollywood Rothacker Laboratories WILLIAM S. GILL, Eutern Sale* Mgr. S42 Fifth Ave. Tei Momy HiU 1831 ehri Comedies Your audience will have to hurry to keep up with the laughs Presents JIMMIE ADAMS in Why Hurry? Directed bj) Harold Beaudine "A laugh a minute". . exh. trade review '' "An exceptionally good comic". . . CLEVELAND PRESS