The Film Daily (1920)

Wednesday, December 8, 1920 TSJIJA mm DAILY 3 PatheNews No. 98 HMPTON ROADS, VA. — Harding returns [r i trip to the West Indies — Aerial convoy csrts S. S. Pastores bearing the Presidentel.:. F iT HAMILTON, N. Y.— Ten-inch shells ir shrapnel bombard New York Harbor— sxosion and flames wreck ammunition ship Anckassin. F RTING WITH WIRELESS— A Pathe N s Feature — Tenth Anniversary.— Pathe N 's presents a series of "stunt" pictures melebration of its Tenth Anniversary. HRE AND THERE — San Francisco, Cal. U i. S. C-A-L-I-F-O-R-N-I-A — sailors make h "ship" walk in unique parade of symoc ffSTORICAL REVIEW) Do You Re•n.iber? Flashes of the Past — On June 5, L9 , in accordance with the draft act, the :a to War was followed byr the registration )f/ery male citizen between the ages of 21 in 31. ;oday "U" Signs Two (By wire to WID'S DAILY) os Angeles — Universal announces :h acquisition to its directorial staff if Robert Thornby and William Vwthington. hornby has recently been with :h Jesse D. Hampton organization in Worthington for a time was with j altar. M. P. D. A. Dinner The annual dinner of the M. P. D. A. — the Motion Picture Directors' Association, was held at the Biltmore last night with about 150 guests present. Practically every member of the association who was in town yesterday attended the dinner at which Augustus Thomas was toastmaster. James Vincent, president of the M. P. D. A., made the opening address. Charles Giblyn representing the coast branch of the lodge spoke on behalf of his co-directors while other speakers were Sidney S. Cohen, Augustus Thomas and State Senator James L. Walker. It was the first [ dinner at which ladies were present. Glimpsed around the dinner table were John D. Williams of First National and his wife, and the publishers of a number of daily newspapers. jer Leaves Levey, Joins Baumer nester C. Kleber, formerly with H ry Levey at Universal and later ;e etary of the Harry Levey ServcCorp., has resigned from the late»:ompany to become general mantg of distribution for Baumer Films At Broadway Theaters Rivoli The program opens with the overture. "Carneval," by Anton Dvorak, and this is followed by the Rivoli Pictorial, which includes a Mutt and Jeff cartoon. The third number is a vocal selection, "At the Roadside," rendered by Carl Rollins and male chorus. William S. Hart is the feature attraction in "The Testing Block." A dance specialty by Grace Eastman and Martha Shelby, entitled "Pizzicatto," follows. The sixth number is a Mack Sennett comedy, "Fickle Fancy," and the concluding number is the organ solo, "Festival March," played by Firmin Swinnen. Reduce Film Rentals (Continued from Page 1) which are state right offerings which it happens these two exchanges handle. An advertising announcement which appeared in a regional trade paper states that " in keeping with the general reduction of various commodities, we have arranged to revise our "price schedule on many of our First National attractions, so as to give the smaller town an opportunity to show our better pictures, w^'ch the former pric h^d r^ad" nrnhibitive." The plan calls for the booking of a block ol 10 pictures in orderj to get the benefit of the lower scale of prices. I The list of pictures includes 3 Pickfords, 6 Stewarts, 3 Constance Talmadges, 4 MacDonalds, 2 Vidors, 3 Neilans, 2 Griffiths, 2 Norma Talmadges and 2 Dwans. Warner on Trip Abe Warner of Warner Bros, left yesterday for a trip through the Middle West in the interest of the Essanay Chaplins, which Warners will state rights. North Dakotans Meet (By wire to WID'S. DAILY) Minot, N. D. — The state convention of North Dakota exhibitors was held yesterday at the Leland hotel here. Capitol The Capitol orchestra renders the Russian composition, "Marche Slav," by Tschaikowsky. This is followed by a Prizma colored scenic, "Niagara, Mighty Thunderer." Erick Bye, the Norwegian baritone, makes his first appearance in America, singing "The Song of the Viking," by Grig. The selection is rendered in the original Norwegian, and Mr. Bye is ass'sted by the Capitol Ensemble. The Capitol News follows and the next nrmber is entitled "In a Russian Gypsy Camp," being a presentation of Russian folk dances by Doris Niles, Mile. Sergreeva and Leon Leonidow, ass'sted by the orchestra, ballet corps and Russian Cathedral Choir. The feature is Mme. Nazimova in "Billions." A Hy Mayer Travelaugh, "Such is Life at the County Fair," and the organ solo complete the program. neman Borrows Wesley Barry I (By wire to WID'S DAILY) as Angeles — Wesley Barry, who ;Ued in "Dinty" for Marshall Neiar'ias been loaned to the Katherine MDonald Pictures Corp. to play >n,| of the principal parts in Miss 4 Donald's latest picture for First ^ onal, as yet unnamed. lary O'Connor Going Abroad ' (By wire to WID'S DAILY) is Angeles — Mary O'Connor of h^Lasky studio leaves for Europe mjhe 15th to aid Paul Powell at hi Islington studio. Miss O'Conio s attached to the scenario staff. Rialto The overture is Wagner's Prelude to "Die Meistersinger." The Rialto Magazine follows, and the third number is a 'cello solo "Kol Nidre," rendered by William Dege. "Heliotrope" moves over from the Rivoli as the feature, and the two-reel Christie comedy, "A Homespun Hero." likewise. Grace Hoffman, soprano, sings "Chanson Provencal," and the organ solo concludes. The executive offices of First National were shown a copy of the advertisement which appeared in the Kansas City publication, but had no comment to make. WANTED $25,000 to back well known comedy release. Exceptional proposition. Box S. C. c/o Wid's Bryant 5692 'Intheihadow of i the Dom£ A DAVID G. FISCHER PRODUCTION FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVE . Young Swedish business man wants to represent American film concern at Stockholm. The best connections on the other side and first class bank references. G. W., Room 1810 303 5th Ave. New York STEREOS-MATS ELECTROS I.RUBIN & COMPANY 23 E. 4ih ST. SPRING 8303 Special "Stills" After January first head cameraman in one of the argest theatrical studios in the country, wants to connect up with a producer who considers {'stills'* of unusually high order Important. Have done a great Teal of illustrative photography ^nd can make pictures that tell a story. Experienced in portrait work of the highest type, stage photography and pictorial work with Graflex, also "trick lightings." Box F-4, Wid's Cr terion The new bill at the Criterion opens with "Serenata" by the orchestra. "If" a verypretty Prizma subject, shows how luscious fruit would look if it had no color, then shows the same fruit with its natural color. The prologue to William DeMille's picture, "Midsummer Madness." is attractive. It is called "The Four Seasons of Life." Four different settings depict Childhood, Sweethearts, Marriage and Old Age. while the characters in each set are costumed accordingly. The music is thoroughly appropriate in each scene. After the picture Desha does "The Rubble" dance. Something New to America^ Br atvtwas wrt THE ROAD TO LO DON CAMERAMEN Furnished for all purposes. 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