The Film Daily (1926)

THE ■a^m \ DAILY Friday, October 29, 1926 fiL XXXVIII Ni. 24 Ihursdar. Oct 2B. 1926 Ptice5Cents Publisher lOHN W. ALICOATE Publiihcd daily except Saturday and holidays at 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y., and copyright (1926) by Wid's Films and tilm Folks, Inc. J. W. Alicoate. President and Treasurer; Maurice D. Kann, Editor; Donald M. Mersercau, Business and Advertising Manager; Ralph Wilk, Traveling Represen tative. 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. 1650 Broadway, New York, N. Y r :one Circle 4736 4737-4738-4739. Cable ad dress; Kilmday, New York. Hollywood, California — Harvey E. Gausirran, Ambassador Hotel: 'Phone, Drexel 7000 and Washington 9794, London — Ernest \V. Fredman, The Film Renter, 58, Great Marlborough St., London, \V. I., Paris — La Cinematographic Francaise, 5, Rue Saulnier. Financial Prices in film issues were of a generally downward trend. Practically all Stock Exchange issues declined, whereas curb stocks, in a few cases like American Seating and Universal Pictures showed some resistance to this downward prevalence, and made fractional rises. Trading was fairly brisk. Famous Players topping the more comparatively slow moving issues by a turn-over of 6,200. Fox Film "A" turned over 6,000 shares at a drop of 2H points. Quotations High Low Close Sales Am. Seat. Vtc 36^ 36^ 36H 200 Am. Seat. Pfd 38 38 38 200 •Italaban & Kalz .. .. 63 •Hal. & Katz Vt 73 J4 Eastman Kodak. .. 119^4 119 119 200 Famous Players. .. 115 lUH 113H 6,200 •Fam. Play. Pfd llSJ/i Film Inspect 7 7 7 100 •First Nat'l Pfd 99^i Fox Film "A"... 73K 71 J4 71 "4 6,000 Fox Theaters "A" 25 24^ 25 500 •Intern'l Project 11!^ .... Loew's. Inc 45Ji 44^4 44^ 3,000 •Metro-Gold. Pfd 23}^ M. P. Cap. Corp... 14H 14^ 14>i 100 Pathe txch. "A".. 47 41 43H 2,300 t'Paramount B'way .. 97 .. . ttRoxy Units i\V, 30/j ttKoxy Common.. 9^ 8)4 .. Skourai Bros 50 SO 50 ••Stan. Co. of Am 85 •Univ. Pict. Pfd 96^5 Universal Pictures 36)4 36^ 36>4 100 Warner Pictures... IbVt 34 35 4,500 Warner Pict. "A" 46^4 43H 43fi 25,000 * Last Prices (Juoted t Bond Market •• Phdadclphia Market tt Bid and Ask Litson Production Head Masun Litson has been appointed by Cecil Dc Mille as production manager for "The King of Kings," now being filmed at tlie Dc Millc studio. MacCormack Sponsoring Act Dallas — C. W. A. MacCormack, former exhibitor, is sponsoring "Francis I-'crguson's Golden Gate Revue," with five girl musicians. The act, which is playing independent houses, is booked up to Dec. 6. Acts for Annapolis Houses Annapolis — Local houses arc going in for presentations. Roth the Circle Playhouse and the Republic are booking acts. Germans Fight Tax (Continued from Page 1) lect entertainment tax, these regulations to be put in force in all places at the latest by Oct. L Therefore it IS the business of the theater owners in various towns and cities to see that as far as possible a favorable interpretation and application of these regulations is arrived at. In towns where there is a considerable lack of money on account of the increasing dole paid to the unemployed, they are endeavoring to extract as much revenue as possible by means of these taxes. The regulations allow for a reduction in the tax for the showing of educational and instructional films. A popular-priced house, the "Mercedes-Palast", has opened in Berlin, under the direction of Oscar Einstein. It seats 2,500, employs an orchestra of 30 pieces, loudspeakers and an organ. Omaha Music Row Settled Omaha — "Music as usual" has been resumed at the city's theaters. The musicians settled their difficulties with Nebraska Theaters, which operates the World, Moon, Muse and Empress. Other houses had settled with the union two days after the strike was called. Stoll Sells Huron House Bcllevue, O. — John Stoll, who operates the Rialto and Lion here will henceforth devote his entire time to these two houses, having sold the Huron, at Huron to Robert Knapp. Baker Buys at Akron Akron, O. — Harry Williams has sold the Rex to John Baker. Strayer Directing Columbia's Next Los Angeles — Frank R. Strayer is to direct Columbia's next picture in which Harry Myers and Helene Chadwick have the leads. Gerbracht Plans New House Ames, la. — Ames Theater Co., plans to erect a new theater at 2i7 Main St. It will be one-story and cost upwards of |50,000. Joe Gerbracht heads the company which has two houses here. St. Louis Cuts Prices St. Louis — The St. Louis, has reduced the price of mezzanine loges to conform to the first floor prices, 35 cents for afternoons, Monday to Friday inclusive, instead of 50 cents; 50 cents instead of 75 cents on Saturday afternoons, and 65 cents instead of 75 cents on Sundays and at all night performances. Boston House Leased Boston — Harry Schwartz, w>.o bought the former Crawford and wlio IS rebuilding a hotel and adding a theater at the rear, has leased the house to Louis Boas and L. B Schwartz, who will operate with pic-^ turcs and vaudeville. The theater will seat about 1.800 and will open in six weeks. Censor Move Halted (Continued from Page 1) better film standards, and said that producers were giving every possible co-operation. There has been an 85 per cent improvement in the last few years he stated. He solicited suggestions for the betterment of the screen or operation of theaters and said that, accepted suggestions would not go unrewarded. The women were well pleased and pledged co-operation. Amendment Favored (Continued from Page 1) the ordinance of 1923. Strict enforcement of the ordinance, theater owners pointed out, would result in closing of 70 per cent of the city's houses. The amendment, recommended by the council will permit operation of houses where there is no acute fire hazard. Future theaters must comply with the ordinance. Licenses expire Nov. 1. Policy Changes Made Boston — Changes of policy have been made effective in two theaters. The Lancaster will run one change Saturday to Monday, revue day Tuesday and second section Wednesday to Friday. The Dorchester Strand doubles its vaudeville, running four days, Wednesday to Saturday, instead of two days. Thompson Goes to Coast Cleveland — Lou Thompson, Associated Exhibitor division manager in the central states, has been notified to report in Los Angeles as West Coast manager. Heel Now at Pittsburgh Syracuse — A. Kenneth Hoel has resigned from B. F. Keith's to enter the rnanagerial office of the State, Pittsburgh. Clifford Lewis recently left the Strand to join Publix. Van De Mark at Corning Corning, N. Y. — George H. Van De Mark, formerly of Elmira, is the new manager of the State and Princess, Schine chain theaters here, succeeding Edward J. Livingston, who has returned to the home office in Gloversville. Gordon in Charge at Elmira Elmira, N. Y. — Frank Gordon, assistant general manager of the Frank A. Keeney circuit, has taken temporary charge of the Keeney, succeeding Gerald Deasey. Elkin Managing Indiana Firm Indiana, Pa. — Stanley Elkin has taken over management of the Indiana Theater Corp., headed by Mrs. A. P. Elkin. The firm has two houses, the Indiana and Ritz here, as well as several others in the state. Beauties Appear on Stage Ottawa — Two Canadian beauties made personal appearance at the Russell for three days. One was Jean Ford Tolmie of Toronto and the other was Patricia O'Shea of Winnipeg who won the title of "Miss Winnipeg" in the contest which was staged by H. M. Thomas at the Capitol, Winnipeg. Life in U. S. Filmed Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — The Hamburg Amer < ican Line has had prepared for publicity purposes, a film entitled "America, The Land of Unlimited Opportunities," according to a report to the Dep't of Commerce from Assistant Trade Commissioner Lee C. Morse, Hamburg. This film is in line I with the policy of the Hamburg] American Line to release films of an educational character depicting the life and customs in distant countries to and from which their ships carry Germans and German goods. Walsh in 3 Barsky Films i George Walsh is to star in the first| three of the series of six Excellent'' pictures to be made by Bud Barsky,! who left yesterday for the Coast.! They are "The Winning Oar," "The| Rise to Fame," and "The Broadwayj' Drifter." 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