The Film Daily (1926)

v^ THE ■^ak DAILY Friday, July 23, 1926 ViL XXXVII No. 19 Friday, July 23. 192B PrieiSCeats JOHN W. ALICOATE Publisher Puhlished daily except Saturday and holidays It 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y. and copyright (1926) by Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President and Treasurer: Maurice D. Kann, Editor; Donild M. Mersereau. Business and Advertising Manager: Ralph Willc, Traveling Representative. Entered a> second-class matter Ma? 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, SS.OO; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, )1S 00. Subscritiers should remit with order. /Iddress all communications to THE FILM DAILY. 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Phone Circle 4736-4737-4738-4739. Cable address: Filmday, New York. Hollywood, Caliti^rnia — Harvey E. Gnusman, Ambassador Kotel; 'Phone, Drexel 7000 and Washington 9794, London — Ernest W. Fredman. The Film Renter, 58. Great Marlborough St., Lont'on, W. I., Paris — La Cinematographic Francaise. 5, Rue Saulnier. Financial A reaction occurred on the market toward the close yesterday under selling pressure directed at profits. Speculation over the French situation ga-ve rise to the recession. Famous Common continued to lead the film rrrarket in number of shares sold Although it closed '/i point lower, there were 21.100 issues sold Famous Rights also took a slide down, dropping a fraction in a turnover of 9,200. Quotations High Low (Hose Sales Am. Seat. Vtc. .. 38'!| 33i< 33>^ 100 Am. Seat. Pfd. ... 38 '4 38 >4 600 •Balahan & Katz 74 Bala & Katz Vtc. 73 73 73 700 Eastman Kodak . 113^ Ui'A 113'^ 400 Famous Players . 1I8« 115'/2 116/, 21,100 Fam. Play. Rts. . SH 4 '4 4^ 9,200 •Fam. Play. Pfd 120 Film Inspect. . . . 6 6 6 100 Fox Film "A" . . 73 7iy* 72>/, 700 •Fox Theaters "A" 24 •Intern'l Project. 117^ Ix>cw's Inc 39^ 38« nVi 3,566 •Metro Gold. Pfd. 24 .... M. P. Cap. Corp. 19H 19'/, 19/, 600 Pathe Exch. "A" 55H 54^ 54« 700 •tParamount B'way .. 9T/, > > . . Roxy Units 25 20 Roxy Common . . 7 4 , , • • . . Skouras Bros. . . . 52 52 52 • . * • ••Stan. Co of Am , , '11^ • • • • Trans-Lux Screen m 8'/4 1,100 •Uni. Art. The. Ct 100 Universal Pict. 31 30'/, 30/, 200 Univer. Pict. Pfd. . , 31 • . . . Warner Bros. . . . 45'^ .... Warner Pict. "A" WA 18 I«Mi 3,200 Warner Pict. ... 12 iiH 12 500 • Lait Price* Quoted •• Phfladelphia M. rket t Bond Market New Owners to Reopen the Unique Tomah, Wis. — The Unique, closed recently when the lease of the Cooper Amusement Co. expired, will soon reopen under management of Smith & Johnson. Massilon House Changes Hands Massilon, O.— Max Younf? has purchased the Grand from Neil D. Schworm. Young also operates the McKinlcy, at Canton. Vitaphone Ready {Continued from Page 1) phone, will make its debut Aug. 6, at the Warner theater. Prices for the opening will be $10 top plus war tax. After the initial night, $5 top, plus war tax, will be charged for the run, with the prices scaled down to $1. Features of the auspicious program, arranged to introduce the Vitaphone, include: New York Philharmonic orchestra of 107 pieces. Address by Will H Hays. Giovanni Martinelli, accpmpanied by Philharmonic orchestra. Renditions by Mischa Elman. Marion Talley, Efram Zimbalist. Harold Bauer. Anna Case ; dances by Cansinoes and vocal number by Metropolitan Opera House chorus. Perfect synchronization of movement and sound has been accomplished in the Vitaphone, claim its sponsors, Warner Bros., Western Electric Co., and Bell Telephone Laboratories. Joseph Friedman Here Joseph Friedman, who for years furnished chief opposition to Finklestcin & Ruben in the Twin Cities, is in town. Friedman is devoting his time exclusively to his extensive real estate interests, which include a number of theater projects. Until recently, he operated the Tower in St. Paul, the onlv independent first run house in the Twin Cities. Previously, he had brought competition to Minneapolis, opening the old Auditorium with pictures. F. B. O. Booked by Comerford Philadelphia— P. B. O. and the Comerford Amusement Co., have conchided a deal wherebv the latter will play the 12 "Gold Bond" specials, four Fred Thomsons and the entire list of short subjects. The transaction was handled by Jerome Safron, of F. B. O. Back With First National Los Angeles — John LeRoy Johnston, who recently left Corinne Griffith Prod, to become publicity director for Mack Sennett has resigned to return to First National. He will be assigned studio exploitation and sales promotion. Stuart Running Campaign Boston— Ruddy Stuart. former manager of the Fenway theater and later connected with Paramount, has succeeded Rert Adler in charge of the local "Greater Movie Season" campaign for the Hays organization. Thompson Golf Victor Kansas CityRoland Thompson was winner of the film golf tournament here, held under auspices of "Movie Age." Swedish Representative on Visit Boston — S. A. G. Swenson, director for First National in Sweden, is visiting here. Nat Magner Dead San Francisco — Nat Magner, well known former exhibitor, is dead. Big Universal Deal (Continued from Page 1) is that more than half of the forthcoming Jewels including five Laura LaPlante pictures, "The Old Soak," •The Marriage Clause" and "Perch of the Devil" will be presented in the Publix first-runs in the South. The 58 features in the deal include 21 Universal Jewels, 7 Hoot Gibsons, 6 Richard Talmadges, and 24 Blue Streak Westerns. Buy in Cleveland (Continued from Page 1) patrons, and three larger houses under construction. Altogether _ seating capacity of about 10,000 is involved. Acquisition of these houses tollows quickly the announcement last week that Universal had acquired twenty-eight theaters located in Missouri, the Southwest, Oregon and Wisconsin, and is in line with the expansion programme of the corporation, which since last December has increased the number of theaters which it operates from 91 to_ 198, with an aggregate seating capacity of about 150,000. Universal has 18 additional houses under construction, including a 3,500 seat house in Brooklyn, a 3,000 seat house in Atlanta, and a 2,500 seat house in Racine, Wis. On July 9, THE FILM DAILY reported that the deal was under consideration and would probably be consummated within a few days. "U" Theater Managers Meet Kansas City — Discussion of various phases of theater operation, with service to the public particularly stressed, marked a business meeting here of Capitol Sears-Ralph enterprises, subsidiary of Universal Chain Theaters Corp. Fred S. Meyer, formerly of the Palace, Hamilton, O., and now supervisor of the companies, presided. Valentino A. M. P. A. Guest Rudolph Valentino was guest at a luncheon yesterday given by the A. M. P. A. At the meeting. Arnold Rittcnbcrg, who is leaving for Kansas City to join Universal Theaters chain, was presented with a traveling bag. His successor as secretary will be elected next week. Winter and Lake Original for U Hollywood — "Let's Go Home," an original by Hans Winter and Stuart Lake, has been completed for Universal. Melville Brown will probably direct upon completion of "Taxi, Taxi." Slim and Mule Making Series Hollywood — Slim Sunimerville and Benny the Mule, will make a series of comedies for Universal with Dick Smith directing. Universal Signs Jay Belasco _ Hollywood — Jay Belasco has been signed by Universal to direct a series of Neely Fdwards comedies. Dave Bader Back Dave Bader of Universal has returned from a vacation trip to Newfoundland. Supervisors Out {Continued from Page 1) Eastern production department wh: Sheldon was transferred here. Not only at Famous but general at important studios the supervisii editor plan has not worked out b cause of the many differences in opi ion between the editors and directoi Whether this fact carried mu<i weight with Famous is not know but undoubtedly it had a bearing ( the situation. Just as Schulberg is now in charj of the Lasky plant here, so is Willia Le Baron associate producer of tl Paramount studio in New York. Simone Back from Italy Bergenfield, N. J. — Charles Simoi has returned from Italy where he a ranged distribution of 14 features ai 13 comedies made by American pr^ ducers. 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