The Film Daily (1918)

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7^BRADSTREET of FILMDOM flkPECOCHIZED Authority Vol. V, No. 82 Tuesday, July 30, 1918 Price 5 Cents Twin Cities Like It MYLES NELSON The Daily News Minneapolis, Minn. Wids Daily, New York. Dear Sirs: Your daily is very helpful and interesting and we find frequent use for it in our film page. It is well spoken of in the Twin Cities. Yours very truly, MYLES NELSON. Donovan Returns South Frank P. Donovan, director for the Diamond Film Co. of New Orleans, left for that city Saturday, after 10 days in New York. He has arranged for the General to release a series of six one-reel comedies, which he will start immediately on his arrival in New Orleans. On their completion he will return to New York and open offices. He has also closed with Chester Beecroft to handle the entire Diamond brand output for the world, outside of the U. S. and Canada. Change to Picture House CHICAGO.— Messrs. Balaban & Katz have taken over the property at the corner of Broadway and Lawrence street, in process of construction for a legitimate theatre and have had the plans altered for a motion picture theatre. The new house, which these progressing film men have named the Riviera, when completed will seat 2,600 persons. It will be decorated in keeping with the Louis XIV period, and will contain all modern appliances and lighting effects. An orchestra of forty pieces will furnish music for pic tures and augment this entertainment with dancing and singing specialties. GOVERNMENT ASKS INDUSTRY FOR A CLOSER CO-OPERATION Brady Appoints Committee of Film Men At Request of Creel — Meeting Called by Byoir "To Hell With the Kaiser," completed a run at the Bronx theatre last week to the biggest business a picture ever did at that house. In order to effect a closer method of co-operation with the motion picture industry in the matter of films exported from the country, William A. Brady, president of the National Association of the Motion Picture Industry, has appointed a committee of four to work in conjunction with .George Creel's Committee on Public Information. The committee consists of Gabriel Hess, of Goldwyn, chairman; L. R. Thomas, North American Motion Picture Co.; Paul H. Cromelin, president of the Interocean Forwarding Co., and William A. Brad}', ex-officio member. The appointment of the committee was the result of a meeting called for yesterday by Carl Byoir, associate chairman of the Committee on Public Information through the National Association. The press was not admitted to enter the meeting room as the gathering was held behind closed doors. "Certain Matters" Coming Up Marcus A. Beeman, assistant director of the Division of Films, spoke for the Committee on Public Information. He said that "certain matters" will come up which will call for the assistance of the motion picture industry. The committee appointed is 1 designed to represent the industry. The attitude of the Public Information Committee is that it is easier to gather four men on a committee than to issue a general call to the entire business. When asked what "certain affairs" he referred to, Air. Beeman was reticent. He said that they had to do with matters high up in the counsels of foreign governments and that discussion of them would only be a means of aiding the enemy. Modification of Ruling What did come to light, however, was a modification of the ruling con trolling the shipping space on British vessels for films to 200 cubic feet. Mr. Brady received a letter from Richard Crawford, secretary of the British Embassy, in which it was stated that the amount of shipping space on British bottoms had been increased to 500 cubic feet per month. Those in Attendance Charles S. Hart, chairman Division of Films, Committee on Public Information, and Marcus A. Beeman, assistant director of the Division of Film, in addition to Carl Bvoir were the representatives ot the Government present. The following connected with the producing and distributing end of the business sat around the council table: Chester Beecroft, Famous PlayersLasky Corp.; N. H. Friend, Bray studios; William A. Brady; Abe Carlos, general representative for William Fox; R. Mitchell, of the Fox advertising and publicity department; M. Silverstone, legal department; International Film Service; Carl Hamburger,, president Piedmont Pictures Corp.; H R. Habicht, secretary and treasurer Piedmont Pictures Corp.; Gabriel Hess, Goldwyn; Adolph Werkmeister, manager export department, Pathe; W. F. Rogers, sales manager, General Film, and William Wright, secretary and treasurer Kalem Company. The independent exporters included the following: Millard Johnson, Australasian Films, Ltd.; Horace T. Clarke, representing David P. Howells: J. M. Aragon, Gillespie Brothers & Co., Reginald Warde; Jacob Wilk, Hiller and Wilk; C. E. Sawyer, Carribean Film Co.; L. Auerbach, Export & Import Film Co.; L. R. Thomas, North American Motion Picture Co.; Paul H. Cromelin, president Interocean: E. H. Kaufman, Interocean; M. Moran, Interocean Forwarding, and J. Oppenheimer of RobertsonCole Co.