The Film Daily (1921)

tMA DAILY Saturday, June 18, 192)1 NEWS THE WORLDS GREATEST NEWS REEL Sunday's Issue 49 B POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y.— The real Mrs. Stillman. Pictures posed exclusively for Selznick News afford interesting study of principal in world famous divorce case. OPPELN, UPPER SILESIA— English vade Silesia. Fighting Black Watch regi-#'dington Kelland; Harry Carey, pro ment marches into town with colors flying and bands playing. They are cheered by their former enemies, the Germans. WHO'S WHO IN THE NEWS— Indianapolis— John G. Emery, new commander of the American Legion. New York — Ty Cobb and "Babe" Ruth clash during Yankee-Detroit Tigers series. "Babe" makes ready to swing a haymaker in direction of "Ty's" jaw. Jersey City, N. J. — Harry Ertle, who will probably referee Dempsey-Caripentier fight. BOSTON, MASS.— Crippled kiddies entertained by Circus Clowns. PARIS. FRANCE— Guard of Honor escorts Crown Prince of Japan through streets of Paris — Remarkable celebration in commemoration of writing of the song "Madelon" sung by poilus during war. Scenes from Chicago, Portland, Ore., etc. New Bennett Company (Special to WID'S DAILY) Albany, N. V.— The Bennett Pictures Corp. lias been formed here with 2,500 shares of preferred stock, $100 each. 1,000 shares of common, no par value, and an active capital of $255,000. The incorporators arc M. L. Lesser, L. R. Wakoff and C. S. Hervey. Attorney, Arthur S. Friend, 366 Madison Ave.. New York. UniversaFs Schedule For Fall Topped by "Foolish Wives" for September Release — Other Features In the schedule set out by Universal for next season and just made public Stroheim's "Foolish Wives" naturally leads the list. This cost over a million and will be released approximately in September. It will out as a Jewel special. Others on that list will be Tod Browning's special, "Fanny Herself," by Edna Ferberj "Conflict," by Clarence Bud Whitman Bennett stated yesterday that the company had been formed to handle certain parts of his business and that there was no special significance attached to its formation. Breaking Records (Special to WID'S DAILY) Seattle — "Dream Street." now playing at the Winter Garden, has breaking all records here in face of strong competition. There was a continual line for 10 hours in front of the theater on the opening day. Exploitation carried out by Charles W. Harden, United Artists manager, and Ed. James, manager of the Winter Garden, consisted of the changing of the name of 3rd Ave. I Pine and Pike Sts. to Dream Street and the stringing of pennants and Chins. motcd to a Jewel star, in "Partners" directed by Robert Thornby, and "Human Hearts" adapted from the famous old melodrama. _ Priscilla Dean will have three specials and an unnamed star will also present a series on that program. Frank Mayo, Gladys Walton, Hoot Gibson, Marie Prevost, Miss duPont and Herbert Rawlinson — each will make eight pictures and four pictures will be of the all-star variety. Hoot Gibson, heretofore a two-reel Western and serial star, has been advanced to the Special Attraction program to take the place of Harry Carey. His first production will be "The Mascotte of Three Stars," by J. Allen Dunn, and directed by Jack Ford. Marie Prevost, bathing beauty, will star in comedy dramas. The first is "The Butterfly," written by Pervical Wilde and directed by King Baggot. The second is "Kissed," by Arthur Somers Roche, now in preparation. Among the directors under contract to direct Special Attractions for the coming year are King Baggot, Fred LeRoy Granville, Jack Conway, Reaves Eason, Jack Ford, William Worthington and Robert Thornby. The serial program for the year comprises six serials, two each by Eddie Polo. Art Acord and Eileen Sedgwick. The Universal program will include, as heretofore, fifty-two tworeel Western dramas, some of which will be sold in series. In the comedy division Universal will release twenty two-reel Jewel comedies. Universal will release fifty-two tworeel Century comedies featuring three stars, and will also release fifty-two single-reel Star comedies. Starting the Battle Massachusetts Theaters Getting Ready for Referendum to Fight Censorship Bill (Special to WID'S DAILY) Boston — Massachusetts theaters, cooperating with the National Association, are preparing to fight the recently enacted censorship law through the referendum. Judge J. Albert Brackett, attorney for the Allied Theaters of Massachusetts, as well as representative of the National Association, has filed with Attorney General Allen a petition signed by 12 voters instead of the 10 required by law. The attorney general must approve the form of the petition and then 15,000 signatures must be secured within 90 days. The law requires that not more than onefourth of the total number of votes must be secured in one county of the state. The referendum will be voted upon in the fall. Nort hwest (Special to WID'S DAILY) Seattle — W. D. Gross, manager < the Coliseum theater, Juneau, Ala ka, who is spending two weeks Seattle film shopping, reports tli he has lowered his admission pric from 40 and 50 cents to 30 cents. Tl closing of the big gold mine ne Juneau is hurting his business, ai many of those who left Alaska de ing the war have not returned. 4,000 Seat House for St. Louis (Special to WID'S DAILY) St. Louis — This city is to have another $250,000 theater. The Aubert Photo Play Co. has purchased the Aubert Summer theater property at Aubert and Easton Aves. from Edward L. Bakewell. The theater will seat 4,000. Sam D. Bromley, who operates the St. Charles, will act as manager. The Greenlake was sold by L. ] Kenworthy to Miss I. Carstens. •? W. E. (Doc) Banford, the n( manager of the Seattle Goldwyn i fice, has employed R. C. Montgoi ery (Monty) as salesman in t Washington and Idaho territories, The Seattle Film Exchange 1 bought the reissue of Biograph Mi Pickford films. They have a bought the Success Scries, starri Lillian Gish and Mae Marsh, forj tribution in the four states of'thH cific Northwest. Clara Beranger on Coast (Special to WID'S DAILY) Los Angeles— Clara Beranger, staff writer with Famous Players-Lasky, is here from the east. Ruth Stonehouse Signs (Special to WID'S DAILY) Los Angeles — Ruth Stonehouse has signed a contract with Cyrus J. Williams to play leads opposite Tom Santschi in the outdoor series Santschi is making for Pathe release. Veiller Directing Viola Dana (Special to WID'S DAILY) Los Angeles — Bayard Veiller is to direct Viola Dana in "There Are No Villains," his second effort at directing. Gaston Glass, De Witt Jennings and Edward Cecil are in the cast. '"Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford," Cosmopolitan Prod., will be relea in the fall. TRADITION FACTS— No. 2 It Sparkles More Radiantly Than Winneck's Cornel Talk of $1,000,000 House (S] WID'S DAILY) Lockport, X. V. Lanigan and Kelly, owners of the Hi-Art, have bought from William Hawkes the lane adjoining their theater at the rear and nding west to North Transit St. An old barn will be torn down to mak for an addition to the theater. , !in J. Lanigan si porl a $1,000,000 house for vaudeville and pictui Some Fall Releases Associated First National has scheduled for fall release the following: "Smilin' Through" and "The Sign on the Door," starring Norma Talmadge; "Penrod," a Marshall Neilan Prod.T "Star Dust," a Hobart HenProd, with Hope Hampton; "Vanity Fair," a Chaplin comedy; "Sumtirun," starring Pola Negri; "The Infidel." starring Katherinc MacDonald; "Scrap Iron" and "The Midnight Bell," starring Charles Ray, and "Kindred of the Dust," an R. A. Walsh Prod. This is only part of the schedule. "Renunciation" Bosworth's Second (Special to WID'S DAILY) Los Angeles — Hobart Bosworth's second production, made by his own company for Associated Producers, Inc., release, is temporarily titled "Renunciation." Straight Pictures Now (Special to WID'S DAILY) Indianapolis — The new Loew house owing straight pictures now. The original plan called for combination pictures and vaudeville. Form New Company (Special to WID'S DAILY) Dover, Del. — The Johnson and Hopkins Co. has been formed here with a capitalization of $500,000. The incorporators are Clarence E. Ashley, Daniel J. Dowling and Harry J. Neuschafer, of New York. The Capital Trust Co. acted as attorney. Johnson and Hopkins are interested in National Exchanges, Inc., an organization operating on a national franchise basis. Marion H. Kohn is making his business headquarters while in New York with Joe Brandt at 1600 Broadway. 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