The Film Daily (1921)

iM% DAILY Tuesday, June 21, 1921 Hi XVI No 81 Tuesday, June 21, 1921 Price 5 Cents Copyright 1"21. 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. I NX. K C. ("Wui") Gunning, President and Treasurer; Joseph Dannenberg, Vice-President FJitor; J. \V. Alicoate, Secretary and Manager; J. A. Cron, Advertising Manager. Entered as second-class matter May 21, 1918. it the post office at New York, N. Y., under he act of March 3, 1S79. Tcin-.s (Postage free) United States, Outside eater New York, $10.00 one year; 6 nonths, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign 515.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to WID'S DAILY, 71-73 West 44th St., New York, N. Y. Telephone; Vanderbilt, 4551-4552-5558 Hollywood, California. iditorial and Business Offices: 6411 Hollywood Blvd. Phone, Hollywood 1603. London Representative — W. A. William on, Kinematograph Weekly, 85 Long Acre, -ondon, W. C. 2. Paris Representative — Le Film, 144 Rue Montmartre. Q< Quotations Last Bid. Asked. Sale 7amous Plavers .. 52^ 57]/, Sil/2 do pfd. 78-K 79 79 3oldwyn 3K 4 J. W Griffith, Inc Not quoted L-oew's, Inc 10% 11% 11 Triangle $i Yz H (Vorld Film Not quoted •Quotations by H. Content & Co. Creditors to Meet A special meeting of creditors of Jnited Picture Theaters of America vill take place on June 27th at 4. P. \l. in the office of John J. Townsend, teferee, 299 Broadway, Room 1701. \t this meeting the creditors will iass upon a petition to sell the prints if the three Florence Reed pictures io\v held in the bankruptcy proceed Fitzpatrick & McElroy Expand Chicago — Purchasing four new thcters inside of three months, and tarting the construction of two lore, is the record for Fitzpatrick : McElroy. This makes 36 now owned by this rm. scattered through Michigan, Visconsin, Illinois and Indiana. The ew houses include two at Goshen, nd., the Jefferson and Lincoln, 900 eat houses; the Lincoln-Dixie at Chicago Heights, 1600 seats, and the .i ida, an >S<)0 seat house at West 'ullman. The two theaters now under con truction will he the most pretentious f all the chain. They are 1 i Benton Harbor, Mich., and Harvey, -1 will probably he ready for rly in the spring. Two Omars (Special to WID'S DAILY) Hollywood, — Rubaiyat, Inc., have leased space at the Hollywood Studios, and will start production at once on the picturization of "Omar Kahayam." Ferdinard Penny, Earle is president of this new organization. Frederick Warde will play the leading role. Guy Kates Post will start production at Brunton Studios on "Omar the Tent Maker." James Young will direct. The Novo Film Syndicate, headed by R. A. Glasgow and Martin L. Anderson, both of St. Louis, will start production on or about July 1. and have signed Gladys Brockwell as their star. Phil Rosen will direct. Base Ball League Being Organized Eight have been definitely entered and several more to be heard from in the formation of a film base hall league. Arthur Tames was elected Honorary President, C. L. Gartner, Honorary Treasurer. Harrv Hollender of First National Vice-President, M. T. Starr of Fox Secretary, J. J. Van of Hopkinson Treasurer and Walter F. Eberhart of Paramount publicity director. Arrangements are being made to play every Saturday. Fight Picture Publicity "The Fight of the Age" was shown recently at a private screening to Georges Carpentier and the story was carried on the front page of two editions of the New York Journal. This clever publicity stunt was put over by G. A. Smith of the Picture Trading Corp. Get Two Back Again (Special to WID'S DAILY) Des Moines, la. — Elbert and Getchell are again in possession of the Berchell and Princess theaters as a result of an order issued by Frank Comfort, referee in bankruptcy. They were formerly operated by the Adams Theater Co., now in bankruptcy. To know what real advertising value means study a RITCHEY poster. It is filled with it. RITCHEY LITnO. CORP. 406 W. 31 st St., N.Y. Phone Chelsea 8388 ^3s) A Hit at the N. Y. Strand Picture delights big crowds at Broadway House — praised by critics for excellent entertainment, tense drama, fine acting and direction Read what the New York Morning Telegraph says: "Excellent dramatic entertainment, tense dramatic scenes following one another rapidly. Melodrama all the way through except a slight touch of comedy here and there. It holds the interest with really fine scenes and acting that is decidedly praiseworthy. Miss Stewart does exceedinly well and there is a capable supporting cast and able direction." Speaking of Louis B. Mayer's presentation of the inimitable star ANITA STEWART in "Sowing the Wind" From the play by Sydney Grundy Directed by John M. Stahl Made by Anita Stewart Productions, Inc. A First National Attraction and a Big 5 Production *«osScV°* ^