The Film Daily (1921)

The Motion Picture Industry will save 250,000 Children from Starvation What have YOU done? MOTION PICTURE DAY, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26th Daily Doings of Hoover's Doers Official Organ of the Greater New York [Motion Picture Committee of the European Relief Council Only 3 days left to do it. Edited by the A. M. P. A. Publicity Committee. Printed and Published by Courtesy of Wid's Daily ASSOCIATED MOTION PICTURE ADVERTISERS' COMMITTEE in co-operation with MOTION PICTURE DIVISION EUROPEAN RELIEF COUNCIL Room 305 Capitol Theatre Circle 4411 Today's "Thank Yous' Rose Shulsinger — for enlisting Marion Davies, Norman Kerry and and several other stars. Those who have supposed that Mary Schaefer was "spooring" when she undertook to go on a minimum diet till Motion Picture Day, Jan. 26, have something to learn regarding her gameness and good faith. These motion picture stars are with us for next Wednesday, Moving Picture Day: VIVIAN MARTIN ELSIE FERGUSON MARION DAVIES MARY McLAREN ZEENA KEEFE ELAINE HAMMERSTEIN VERA GORDON MARTHA MANSFIELD EUGENE O'BRIEN MAE MURRAY HOPE HAMPTON DOROTHY PHILLIPS CONSTANCE TALMADGE JUNE CAPRICE RUTH ROLAND RUBY de REMER ALICE CALHOUN CONSTANCE BINNEY HAZEL DAWN VIRGINIA LEE EDITH STOCKTON PERCY MARMONT RICHARD BARTHELMESS ROD LaROCQUE VINCENT COLEMAN MABEL McQUADE LUCY FOX NORA REED JUSTINE JOHNSTONE Will volunteering players rush 10 | photos to Publicity Committee, 305 ^Capitol Theatre bldg? — Monday 11 a. m., is the "deadline." Griffith In Line The D. W. Griffith offices announced Friday that special morning performances of "Way Dow1!! East" will be given in 16 cities on the. morning of January 29. The entire receipts from the combined showings will be donated to the Hoover Relief Fund. How Greater New York Picture Houses Observe the Big Week Monday, Jan. 24 — .Break out with the most inviting lobby displays possible, to call attention to Motion Picture Day, Wednesday, Jan. 26. Complete their arrangements for speakers through Jerome A. Meyers, Chairman, 122 W. 49th St., Bryant 8770. Complete their receipt of special tickets for the Saturday morning matinee, and of blank subscription checks for patrons through Leo Brecher, 202 Capitol Theater Bldg., Circle 4412. Distribute blank subscription checks to their audiences at all performances, if they wish to begin on this day. Carry notice of Motion Picture Day in all ads. Announce Motion Picture Day on the screen. Tuesday, Jan. 25 — Continue lobby decorations; check up on their assignments for stars and speakers. Continue all announcements of Motion Picture Day. Distribute blank subscription checks and sell special morning matinee tickets for Saturday, Jan. 29. Wednesday, Jan. 26 — Motion Picture Day, all day. This is the day! Work for the European Relief Council, Herbert Hoover, Chairman, to raise the motion picture industry's quota of $2,500,000 of the big fund to be obtained for the starving children of Central and Eastern Europe. Tell your audiences in every way. Speakers, humanitarian workers and motion picture stars will help you. This is the day for the sale of the special Saturday morning tickets at 50 cents — and up, if your warm-hearted patrons will pay more. A treasurer will be in charge of each corps of workers assigned by Mrs. Paul Foerster, 202 Capitol Theater Bldg., Circle 4412. Film stars will be assigned by the Star Appearance Committee, Bert Adler, Chairman. The receipts of this day through regular admission tickets belong to the house, unless the management chooses to add them to the Relief Fund. But sell the special tickets to your crowd inside. Remember, every $10 saves a life. Have selected, high class programs and stunts to draw your crowd. Thursday, Jan. 27 — Continue lobby decorations. Turn in any stray subscriptions to the European Relief Council through Mrs. Foerster, 202 Capitol Theater Bldg. It is hoped you will also keep up the sale of special Saturday morning tickets. Friday, Jan. 28. — Keep up your Thrusday's activities, but get your special Saturday morning program, donated by the producers and distributors, at your regular exchange. Saturday, Jan. 29 — At 10 A. M., the special morning Children's Matinee at your house, at which the tickets sold during the drive will be redeemed. The remainder of the day is yours. NOTE. — In addition to these many houses have already offered to donate receipts amounting to one regular matinee seating capacity at regular prices. If managers wish they may request the lady captains assigned to their houses to sell tickets covering this donation, the tickets to be accepted for admission at matinees until April 1. The tickets of course are not to be good on Saturdays, Sundays or holidays. The Girl Is Game Mary Schaefer, who is on a sympathy fast in behalf of the starving children abroad, had lost six pounds Thursday on the fifty day of her fast. Miss Huddleston, Red Cross dietician, found her in apparently fine condition, due to the health and weight with which Miss Schaefer had entered upon her experiment. Mary has been subsisting upon about 200 calories per day, instead of the 2300 calories per day which a girl of her age, 16, and height, 5 ft. 4 in. should have. is Raising funds for starving children something really worth while. Henderson's Poem Daniel Henderson, a magazine poet, has written especially for the European Relief Council and dedicated to Herbert Hoover, chairman, a set of verses appropriate to the efforts to win aid for the starving children across the Atlantic. It is suggested that New York theater managers have these verses recited by a speaker at each performance on Motion Picture Day in their houses. HOW PETE LOST HIS PURSE By Daniel Henderson "Come, I've money to burn tonightShow me the way to the Street of Light! "Show me the way to a swell cafe, And the liveliest stage along Broadway! "Who's the girl that's passing the hat? Say, war's done with! Tell her to scat! "Hang-over war drives me sore! What — it's the kiddies she's pleadin' for? "Millions of 'em without a crust, And if we fail 'em — die they must? "Lord, it sort of strikes me dumb To hear of tots without a crumb! "Pardon me, Miss, for talkin' wild — Take this wallet — an' save a child!" COME! Mass Meeting Monday, Jan. 24, 11 a. m., Capitol Theatre hear "BIG BILL" EDWARDS D. W. Griffith and Job E. Hedges also have been invited to speak All members of the film industry URGENTLY requested to attend. Vivian Martin Ready Among the stars who enlisted for the drive is Vivian Martin, who said Friday, "I'm not only ready, but anxious to help." In Minneapolis In the Minneapolis territory Theodore L. Hays and the entire Ruben & Finkelstein organization have the campaign well under way. The following is the personnel of the committees: Theodore L. Hays, joint chairman, Committee of United Theatrical Protective League; A. W. Steffes, chairman; Clyde Hitchcock, Wm. Koenig, Button Meyers, Harry Dryer, Committee of Branch Managers; I. F. Mantzke, chairman; Max Weisfeldt, Charles Stombaugh, Tom Burke, J. E. O'Toole. The Four Minute Men's organization, which carried the Liberty Loans to such success in Minneapolis, will speak in the seventy-two theaters of the city, at each showing on Wednesday, Jan. 26th. At each theater there will be teams of young women who have volunteered their services. These teams are to be captained by members of the Overseas League. It is planned, through the cooperation of the musicians' unions, to stage an immense parade the morning of Jan. 26th. All advertising of every theater in the city will carry special reference to the Hoover campaign, before and including the special Saturday morning matinee.