The Film Daily (1928)

DAILY Friday, December 21, 192} 3 Days to Go (Continued from Page 1) Contributions were received yesterday fron; J. D. Williams, Jack O Connell Keystone Engravmg and ta Golden. Air mail from the coast brought checks from Charles Chaphn and Ned Marin. Watch This List Grow Tommy Meighan Charles Einfeld Henrj' Ginsberg Al LJchtman Red Kann Joe Schnitzer Mrs. Edna Sussman Miss Addie Dannenberg H. J. Yates Ned Depinet Bruce Gallup Billy Brandt Lou Blumenthal Ed Schiller W. F. Rodgers Vic Shapiro Don Mersereau Tommy Goldberg Arthur Loew Jack Alicoate Charles Jawitz Richard Brady Walter Futter Jim Normanly Nat Levine Paula Gould A. Pam Blumenthal Tom Wiley Wm. Massce David Loew Paul N. Lazarus Herman Robbins Phil Reisman W. J. German Emil Shauer David Picker M. J. Kandall Wm. Ferguson J. D. Trop Stanley Hand George Byrnes Ed Halperin N. L. Manheim Louis Baum Bert Adler Harry Scott D. J. Chatkin Ben R. Rosenbaum Emil C. Jensen Leo Klebenow Charles Moskowitz J. Francis O'Reilly Harry Lewis S. J. Warshowsky Cresson E. Smith N. D. Golden James R. Grainger Herbert Ebenstein Fred Quimby W. S. Butterfield A. H. Giannini Lou B. Metzger M. Van Praag Joe Weil H. M. Messiter Willard McKay A. Schimel Ted Schlanger Helen Hughes C. B. Paine Oscar Binder I. V. Ward 1. H. McFarland Henry C. Bate E. W. Castle Jacobo Glucksmann D. J. Mountan Sidney Singerman Rebecca Joffee J. Ludwig Harry Rosenquest C. C. Hoagland Frank Mastroly Paul Gulick Harry Reichenbach Dan Lederman Dave Bader Milton Silver Len Fields Eugene Walsh Lee Balsly M. Steinbuch R. V. Anderson P. D. Cochrane Alfred Gottesman Oscar Neufeld Sam Sax Gabriel L. Hess Hedda Hopper Milton Cohen Bernard Edelhertz William Pizor M. E. Krauss Harold B. Franklin Joe Brandt Jack Cohn Harry Cohn George Harvey James Mulvey D. L. Zyve Adolph Zukor Nathan Burkan Eugene Zukor Arthur B. Graham E. W. Kramer Thomas W. Gerety Dewey Bloom Wm. James Lee A. Gchs Hank Linet W. P. Wentz Ethel Smith Arthur B. Graham R. S. Wolff John C. Flinn David Bernstein Leopold Friedman Weiss Bros. F. V. Luporini Henry Siegel E. M. Saunders Clarence J. North Louis K. Sidney Millard Johnson Maurice Goodman T. P. Mulrooney Ralph Kohn Harry Brandt H. L. Muller Samuel Spring Herman Starr Thomas J. Connors A. W. Smith, Jr. Frank W. Buhler H. H. Buxbaum Lee Marcus Marty Schwartz Charles Schwartz Barton B. Hepburn Si Seadler Charles P. Hynes Arthur W Eddy Rutgers Nielson Jack Bamstyn J. Boyce Smith A. J. Moeller Pearl Dannenberg Abe Berman W. N. Seligsberg I. Schwartz Sam Eckman Will H. Hays Leo Brecher Alex Moss Jos. H. Seidelman W. E. Raynor Carl Laemmle Isaac Weinberg John L. Hawkinson L. J. Schlaiber Fred Desberg Robt. T. Kane Charles Chaplin Ned Marin J. D. Williams Jack O'Connell Keystone Engraving Ed Golden And That's That — Merry Xmas — To Build Brighton Studio T.ondon — The Brighton Corp. has approved proposal to erect a studio at Brighton, it is reported. By PHIL M. DALY EDUCATIONAL'S been stepping since President Harmnons made all the boys happy for Christmas by announcing the company is distributor of Mack Sennett souyid shorts. The first, "The Lion's Roar," is being booked up like a sure-thing stock issue, ivith a lot of the country's outstanding theaters getting on the bandwagon. Not to crack imse, but E ducationaV s going to be heard frotn plenty in the sound field. * * * His many friends are glad to see that Al Ruben, go-getting insurance broker, is again hitting on all six after his discharge from the hospital, where he underwent an operation on his hand. * * * Fifty Per Cent Seer Did you hear about the one-eyed Scotchman who demanded a halfprice ticket toi the movie? — "Wall St. Journal. * * * Patrons of French theaters are given sample bottles of whiskey, states dispatch. We have heard of boos in a theater before. — Wall St. Journal. — Merry Xmas — London C.E.A. Protests Store and Hotel Shows London — Rosemund Smith, chairman of the Theaters and Music Halls committee, received a deputation from the London and Homes Counties C.E.A. protesting against free showing of sound pictures at a local hotel and stores. Exhibitors' pointed out that hotels and stores were exempt from regulations levied upon theaters and that this competition is unfair. The chairman promised to take up the matter at the Committee's January meeting. ■ — Merry Xmas — Canadian Activity Seen Trenton, Ont. — Renewed activity on the part of the Ontario government film bureau in 1929 is foreseen in the announcement of Dr. J. D. .N-Ionteith, provincial treasurer, that the bureau would have an appropriation of $100,000 during the year. For some months the studio here was loaned to a private producing enterprise. — Merry Xmas — Exhibitors Make Own News Reel Paris — Syndicat Francais des Directeurs has decided to produce its own newsrcel due to the increase of prices said to be demanded by Gaumont, Pathc and Aubcrt. Over 150 exhibitors have cancelled their contracts with the above companies, it is reported. — Merry Xmas — Berlin Plans Casting Bureau Berlin — Berlin plans to start a municipal casting bureau for extras. Directors have been compelled to seek extras from local coffee houses. The bureau is scheduled to open Jan. 2. T.O.G.G. Plan on Interchangeability (.Continued from Page 1) and refusal of First National to service the Standard in Brooklyn which is operated by Rudolph Sanders and equipped with Bristolphone. The committee to handle the matter for the T.O.C.C. includes Leo Brecher, Charles L. O'Reilly. Sol Raives, Lou Frisch and Sam Sonin. Present were representatives of the following sound devices: Biophone, Melotone, Phototone, Powers Cinephone, Reeltone and Phonofilm. Producer representatives included FBO, M-G-M, United Artists and Warners. Gabriel L. Pless attended on behalf of the Hays organization, but declared his association had no jurisdiction over the sales policies of individual companies. — Merry Xmas — Reciprocity Demanded by Italian Council Rome — If American companies will treat Italian films as other countries have promised and give them representation in the United States, America's product will be treated on equal terms with that of European countries, M. Bisi, head of the state film council states. This is in reply to representatives of American companies here who maintained that he had intentions of giving European films preference to American pictures. Bisi, it is claimed, has wide power and can dictate to exhibitors what films they shall show. — Merry Xmas — Appeal Limited Calgary, Alta.^ — Practically the first restriction on a sound feature in Canada from an official source was experienced at the Capitol, Calgary, Alta., when "The Wedding March" was presented. The production was passed by the censor but with the proviso that it should only be presented before adult audiences. Manager Hazza therefore had to announce that no children would be admitted. — Merry Xmas — Sound For Salt Lake House Salt Lake City — The American theater here has been closed and will remain dark until March 1 during which time remodeling, renovation and installation of sound equipment is scheduled. — Merry Xmoj — 0 Those Amp as By JACK NARROWER You're Not Forced To Contribute to Fund You alone are the judge of whether you want to join in the humanitarian work of THE FILM DAILY RELIEF FUND. There is no solicitation, no effort made to club you into line. Appeal is made to your sympathy and generosity to help the industry's unfortunates. Your contribution is most welcome, but if you don't want to contribute, well and good — you don't have to give. THE AM PA gave their Xma party at the Paramount hote yesterday. Mistletoe and hollyhock hung everywhere, and Don Hancoci came near being hanged for tellinj one of his last year's jokes. In fact it was an afternoon of surprises Santa Claus failed to show up ii person, and while George Harve; was apologizing, who should walk ii but the Masked Baritone? Believ>i. it or not, dear children, we got right away. The Masked B. wai Santa Claus! But we told nobodjB about it. S'O we just sat there am waited for the big surprises when al the other little children woud ge wise, too. * * * The first scholar to take part h the exercises was little Georgi K citing. Georgie played a tune oi his harmonica and made it soum just exactly like one of those oh fashioned German music boxes. I was a pretty little Kris Kringl touch that added to the festivt Yuletide spirit immensely, * * * Then in a spirit of fun Harry Hoc! warbled "Annapolis," and that mis chievous boy Charlie Weinberg ac companied him at the piano. Thei that naughty youth Harold Flavir offered to sing "Tbe Return of tin Swallow" by Belch, but everybodj knew he was spoofing. * * * For no reason at all Mike Sim7nons got up and delivered a valedic' tory address, being under the im pression that this was a graduation exercise at dear old Alma Marta' Theyi he introduced the Masked Baritone. Mike was unmasked. * * * Those cute sisters Dotty ant Margey McCarthy sang a song fron "Annapolis." The committee evi dently had got a trifle mixed on theii programs, and were ballyhooing tlu Navy instead of dear Santa and th( Spirit of Hic-Hic-Horray. * * * Johnny Tucker was very obliging and sang' several of his own compo sitions. His "Ho-Ho-Hogan" was all about Mike O'Toole getting gay The Masked B. sang that sweethear song "Elaine," and kept smiling a Paul Benjamin. Paul blushed, ai was most natural. * * * Lean Batnberger insisted on demonstrating how to make French coffee with our cream and missed mosi of the Xmas entertainment. Thinking it over, mebbe Leon wasn't s< dumb, after all. * * * But Santa Claus fooled everybody He didn't unmask. So some of tlu little children went home and didn'i really know whether they had beci to a Xmas party or a trip to An napolis. — Merry Xmas — Jersey City House Wired Jersey City — Sound equipment ha: , been installed at the Fulton.