The Film Daily (1926)

Zi^^ DAILY Friday, April Merger Talk Silly (Continued from Page 1) develop further and reach the point where Famous determines to use them permanently will return to the Paramount studios. The others won't. King joined F. B. O., it is understood, because of an attractive offer made to him by Joseph P. Kennedy. Kent said: "Merger reports are ridiculous. Don't pay any serious attention to them." Thomson declared: "Mr. Kent is correct." Some Corporate Changes Springfield, 111.— The Quality Slide Co., a Chicago organization, is the new name of the Quality Slide & Flashagraph Co. The Ascher Theatrical Enterprises, Inc., of 509 N. South Wabash Ave., Chicago, having a capital of $500,000, and originally chartered in Delaware, has been designated by the Secretary of State to do business in Illinois. The Ascher Kenwood Theater Co., subsidiary unit of the Ascher Theatrical Enterprises, has filed a name change to the Ascher Irving Theater Co. and decreased its directorate from four to three. Albany, N. Y.— The Donwood Theaer Corp., of New York, has been dissolved. F. N. Buys Universal Novel First National has bought rights to "The Isle of Life" from Universal. Presentations Capitol "The Devil's Circus," this week's feature at the Capitol, is supplemented with a thoroughly effective prologue called "The Frolic of the Clowns," an attractively staged number in which a backdrop of circus tents provide the right atmosphere. The ballet in circus costumes and clown outfits perform a series of dances and Doris Niles in "Snake Dance," "Clown Capers," by the ballet, Vlasta Maslova and Bayard Rauth in "The Ballerina and the Acrobat" make up the remainder dance number's. The Frolic consumes seven minutes, and the feature about 70 minutes. The surrounding program! is well balanced and with several interesting numbers including the overture, "Carnaval Romain," Berlioz, 12 minutes ; Julius Glass at the piano playing "E Flat Concerto," four minutes ; "Songs of the Bersagliere," a Spanish wine garden setting with Carlo Ferretti, baritone, and the male ensemble in the costumes of Spanish soldiers. Several vocal numbers are rendered. Time, six minutes. "Where Salmon Leap," a New Era Film, is a picturesque scenic that will appeal to the hearts of all fishermen, amateur and otherwise. Time, four minutes. The news weekly fills the usual ten minutes. Strand The Strand Frolic gives way this week to a return engagement of Vincent Lopez and his orchestra. The revolving hedge platform again serves as an attractive setting and the usual selections of popular melodies compose the program. Kitty McLaughlin sings "My Hero" in conjunction with the overture. The feature is "The Dancer of Paris." To Write Valentino Titles Hollywood — George Marion, Jr., will title "Son of a Sheik," starring Rudolph Valentino. »^ is if '•' May 2nd to May 8th NATIONAL MUSIC WEEK is 1> is is is is ^ is is is is is is is is is is is iS iS is is is is is is is is is is is is is ii il is is is ^ is is An Opportune Time to Start Playing JAMES A. FITZPATRICK'S FAMOUS MUSIC MASTERS SERIES Twelve One Reel Incidents from the Lives of the World's Greatest Composers Accompanied By Their Own Music ISSUED WITH FULL ORCHESTRATIONS Including Solo Piano and Solo Organ Parts, Especially Arranged and Synchronized by HUGO RIESENFELD Booked Direct to FIRST RUN THEATRES . Anywhere in the United States! THE MUSIC WEEK RUSH IS ON ORDER YOUR PRINT AND MUSIC NOW! FITZPATRICK PICTURES, Inc. 729 Seventh Avenue New York City iS is is iS is is is iS iS is is is is is is is iS is is is iS is is is iS is iS is iS iS is is is is is is is is is is is is is is is is is is iS pa^iiiiiixtsiitiii^^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiit^^ The COHENS And KELLYS I TT seems that Cohen vs^as a subscriber to The Film Daily and that Kelly w^as in the habit of borrowing Cohen's copy every day. Soon Kelly got to know as much about the film business as Cohen without costing him a cent, so Cohen got sore and socked Kelly on the chin, and that's how it all started. The moral of this drama of life is to not borrow the other fellow's copy, but subscribe yourself and I Read ti The Film Daily Every Day *A