The Film Daily (1921)

\9 tMA DAILY Saturday, March ; \\ Vol. XV No. 60 Sat. March 5, 1921 Price 5 Cents Copyright 1921, Wid's Film and Film Folks, Inc., Published Daily at 71-73 West 44th St., New York, N. Y., by WID'S FILMS and FILM FOLKS, INC. F C. ("Wid") Gunning, President and Treasurer; Joseph Dannenberg, Vice-President ind Editor; J. W. Alicoate, Secretary and Business Manager. Entered as second-class matter May 21, 1918. tt the post office at New York, N. Y., under Ihe act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States, Outside if 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 WID b DAILY. 71-73 West 44th St., New York, N. Y. Telephone; Vanderbilt, 4551-4552-5558 Hollywood, California. Editorial and Business Offices: 6411 Hollywood Blvd. Phone, Hollywood 1603. London Representative— W. A. Williamson, Kinematograph Weekly, 85 Long Acre, London, W. C. 2. Paris Representative — Le Film, 144 Rue Montmartre. Quotations Last Bid. Asked. Sale Famous Players ... 67 68^ 67^ -. do pfd 83 83 83 ^Goldwyn 5 6 D. W Griffith, Inc Not quoted Lowe's, Inc., 16^4 16-)4 16^ Triangle Vs 3A 3A World Film Not quoted i ♦Quotations by H. Content & Co. Plan Opening (Special to WID'S DAILY) Grand Rapids, Mich.— The Regent is expected to open on Labor Day. Jacob Handelman of Chicago is back of the enterprise financially and is also general maanger. Granman With Doll Van Chicago — Jacob S. Grauman, for the past year manager for Metro, has been appointed vice-president and treasurer of the Doll Van Film Corp. Closes for Three Chicago — Superior Screen Service has closed for Illinois and Indiana with Victor Kremer for "The Mad Love," "Voices" and "The Handicap." Changes Owners I'.eardon, N. J. — The Grand, formerly owned by J. W. Harrell, has been purchased by E. F. Sloan and R. I. Gammill of Millville, N, .1. Big Party (Continued from Page 1) When President Paul Lazarus announced that the dinner was ready, the first of the stunts of the evening was pulled. There were huge placards for each table, and each of these was taken in hand by the presiding genius of the table, and gathering his brother guests about him a parade was formed, and to the accompaniment of music the guests marched, behind their various table symbols, to their place. This started the affair in the proper spirit. Immediately after the guests had taken their places the stunts were started. Owing to the number offered it is impossible, at this time, to record the various events, except, in passing, to say that were planned for the purpose of laughter alone. One of the features of the dinner was a special "Naked Truth" edition of WID'S DAILY, distributed to the diners. Among those who were present, or expected were: F. W. Hyman and guests, J. I. Greene, Herbert B. Crooker, Claude A. LaBelle and guest, Arthur Leslie, Al. Selig, Percy Marmont, George Landy, Maurice Myers, Milton Silver, John B. Dornan, C. A. Dodson and guests, H. Yaffa, George B. Gallup, M. A. Schutte, Richard Weil, Paul Cromelm, Mr. Neugass, H. Feinman, Rutgers Neilson, An Gablick and guest, Mr. Stitt, Bert Sararan, Leslie Mason, C. E. Chandler, S. F. Clark, M. B. ISlumenstock, S. C. Einfeld, Jack Weaver and guest, Charles Urban, E. St. Elmo Lewis, R. F. Soule, J. O. Barnard, Fred Baer, Chas. W. Barrell, W. M. Schuster, Wells Hawks, Mr. Garyn, Leo Pollock, Leslie Tordan, E. P. McNamee, V. M. Moses, Hermann Robbins, Winfield Sheehan and guests, Paul N. Lazarus, Hiram Abrams, Kenneth L. Hodkinson, A. C. Berman, William Brandt, Louis Blumenthal. Roderick Ross, Marshall Neilan, P. Gridley Smith, Glendon Allvine, Walter Eberhardt, Joe Brady, Bob Riskin, Ira Cohen, Everett Riskin, Allan Rock, Arthur Brilant, Robert Vignola and guest, Take Woodruf, Worthy Butts, Earl Hudson, C. L. Yearsley, Bob Dexter, E. T Johnson, William Morgan, Paul Mooneyi Tom North, Bob Grainger, Paul Brunet, Elmer Pearson, P. A. Parsons, V. M. Shapiro, Arthur Rousseau, J. E. Storey, Miles Gibbons, Frank Bruner, Arthur S. Kane, Phil Ryan, A. M. Botsford, Vincent Trotta, Albert Yaeger, Harry Meyer, J. C. White, ( »scar S. Tyson, Wm. J. Beron, A. J. Barnes, W. Byron Rufe, James Bradford, Horace Judge, Hal Phyfe, J. C. Shea. Paul E. Perez, Ace Berry, Paul Gulick. Harry C. Bate, George E. Kann, Ben Grimm and guest, Adolph Zukor, S. R. Kent. Jerome E. Beatty, Lee Counselman, D. W. Griffith, Robert Long, I'om Wiley, Al Thorn and guests, Gabe IL-ss, Mr. Brightman, Alvin Mayer, A, Du Mahout, Howard Deitz, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Sedran, Mr. Gatherman, Mr. Kearney, Major O'Mahoney, Lewis J. Selznick, Charles Pettijohn, Percy Waters, Julian M. Solomon, C. Lang Cobb, Will C. Smith, Nat Rothestein, Ben Davis, Chas. Goldreyer and guest, Harry Reichenbach, George Blaisdell, Roland Blaisdell. Jacques Kopfstein, Fred Schaefer, Chas. Zenker, Julius Lewis, Hugo Meyer, M. F. Rothenberg, Ben Knoppelman, Al. Tuchman, Ralph Proctor and guests, Al. Karpen, Mr. Goodfield, P. B. Dana, D. K. Appenzeller, J. K. Adams, J. V. Ritchey, W. Ray Johnson. The trade paper delegation included John F. Chalmers, Wendell P. Milligan, Arthur James, Alfred J. Chalmers, A. Kracht, William J. Reilly. Edward Weitzel and F. G. Ariza, of the Moving Picture World; L. W. Boynton, Monte W. Sohm, Oscar Cooper, R. M. Vandiberg, Howard McLellan, Al McCoske'r, Stanton Northrup, Roger Ferri, R. W. Baremore and Charles V. Shanks of the Exhibitors' Trade Review; Martin J. Quigley, James Beecroft and Harry H. Poppe of tin Exhibitors' Herald; Robert Welch, E. Kendall Gilett, Fred Beecroft and Ray Gallagher of the Motion Picture News, and "Wid" Gunning, Jack W. Alicoate, Joseph Danneberg, Kent Smith, Tames A. Cron and Maurice D. Kann of WID'S DAILY. In the Courts Augustus Thomas has filed suits in the Supreme Court against Artco Prod, for $35,000 and $20,000. In the first action he alleges he made a contract with Harry Raver which was assumed by the defendant, by which he was to write a scenario for $2,000 and 35 per cent of the net receipts. He alleges he wrote "As a Man Thinks" and that he received only $2,000 and that $35,000 additional is due as his share of the profits. The second action alleges that he is entitled to $20,000 from "The Capitol" and "The Volcano" under a similar contract. Biograph Co. has filed default judgment for $3,696 in the Supreme Court against the Monmouth Film Corp., a New Jersey company, for films delivered from 1916 and 1918 and not paid for. The case was not defended. A jury before City Court Justice Schmuch gave a default judgment for $1,250 in a suit of Isaac Capsuto against Samuel Stuart. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant agreed to sell" him the Atlantic Playhouse, at 5121 7th Ave., Brooklyn, with a ten but after the plaintiff had made a deposit of $250 the defendant refused to carry out the sale or return the deposit. The plaintiff asked for his $250 and $1,000 damages, and the defendant did not appear. Judge Platzek in the Supreme Court has returned a verdict favoring Harry M. and Albert Warner, known as Warner Bros., against Patrick A. Powers. The suit involved the sale of minority stock in the Warner Feature Films Co. The court decision orders payment to Warners of $12,500 and interest since 1915. Powers' attorneys intending appealing the action. Davis Sells El Dorado, Ark. — B. Davis has sold the Mission to B. Clark, E. C. Robinson and W. F. McWilliams. Lumberg Buys Utica, N. Y. — Harry Lumberg has purchased the New Orpheum from J. William Mackie. Reopening Elk River, Minn. — The Elk, damaged by fire a month ago, has been completely remodeled and is again open to the public. Fox in New Britain? New Britain, Conn. — If present plans materialize, William Fox will have a $1,000,000 theater here. Music Score Service (Special to WID'S DAILY) Los Angeles— The West Coast Theater Service Co. has been organized here to handle the service of the Synchronized Scenario Music Co. of Chicago. Exhibitors will be able to secure complete musical scores for pictures in much the same way as they now buy posters and lobby display cards. Smith Leaves Today Pete Smith leaves today Paul, where he will work on cial exploitation stunt in cot with "Bob Hampton of Ph Neilan production. From t! goes to the coast to act as representative for Marshall Prod. It is understood tha National plans to use severa of Blackfeet Indians as an t tion stunt in connection with ture. re ■ ■ Why aren't RITCHEi posters used to the exel sion of all others? G knows ! 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