The Film Daily (1918)

2fcBPADSTREET of FILHDOM 7/feRKOGHlZED Authority VOL. VI. No. 82. Monday, December 30, 1918 Price 5 Cent* To Produce in Florida Fox Will Send Four Companies To Film Plays There. William Fox seems in a fair way to revive picture production in Florida. Two companies are going south definitely and two more are likely to go. William Farnum who is producing a Far Eastern story will leave with his company next week for Miami where an Indian village and a Hindu temple will be built. The temporary title is "The Lucky Charm." George Wash will likewise take exteriors for "Tough Luck Jones" there. Territory Sold for Healthograms. M. H. Hoffman, has bought Healthograms for Greater New York and Northern New Jersey. Sol Lesser of the All Star Features Distributors of San Francisco has bought California. Arizona and Nevada. H. Schwalbe of the Electric Theater Supply Co., has bought Eastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. Companies Dissolve. AJbany, N. Y., Dec. 24.— The Dyreda Art Film Corp., of Manhattan which was incorporated June 4, 1914, with a capital stock of $60,000 has filed with the Secretary of State a certificate of voluntary dissoution. The Standard Filmprint Corp., of Yonkers, N. Y., incorporated March 7, 1914, has also been dissolved. It was originally capitalized at $15,000. New Brooklyn Houses Two Theaters Will Be Erected Shortly. The Zenith Amusement Company, R. Levy, president with .lnjadoirarters in Brooklyn plan the erection of a new theater to cost approximately $100,000 on the Boulevard, Rockaway Beach, Long Island. The dimensions of the proposed house are 103x150 feet. A theater to seat about 2100 will be built on the northeast corner of Fulton Street and Howard Avenue, Brooklyn. Herman Weingarten, 1901 Broadway, Brooklyn is in back of the project. The building will be one story, made of brick and steel and will cost about $80,000. Finds Wid's A Need TONOPAH-GOLDFIELD AMUSEMENT CO., Inc. J. E. Smith, Mgr. Tonopah, Dec. 10, 1918. Wid's Daily, New York City, Gentlemen : — Don't stop sending the paper, for I could not get along without it. Kind regards, Yours very truly, (signed) J. Smith. Kashin May Take Symphony. It is reported rather persistently that M. Kashin, manager of the Broadway Theater will take over the Symphony at Broadway and Ninety-fifth Street. Kashin has in mind, the report has it, a transformation that will make the Symphony another Broadway. Lockwood Release for January. Screen Classics will release a Harold Lockwood film "The Great Romance" in January. This is one of three remaining pictures in existence of Lockwood that have never before been shown. The second of the three is "A Man of Honor" a release via Metro, sometime in the new year and the third is a film on which Lockwood was working when he died. This has not as yet been finished but it is said that a novel ending has been decided for it that will not affect its entertaining qualities. Arrow Makes More Sales. Arrow Films have sold to the Big Feature Rights Corp. of Louisville for Kentucky and -Tennessee six two reel reissues with Helen Badgley and "What of your Boy?'' a two reel patriotic film made at the New York Military Academy for Kentucky, Tennessee and In liana. To the S. and S. Film and Sipply Co. of Pittsburg, Pa., they hj,ve sold a six reel feature "The Profiteer" with Jack Sherrill and Alma lanlon and twelve Anna Little re-issues for Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Arrow is also offering to the independent buyers "The Profiteer" which is a new si reeler and not a re-issue. Mutual Offices Here Executive Headquarters Now Permanently Established in New York. The executive offices of the Exhibitor's Mutual Distributing Corp., will now be in New York instead of in Chicago. The office records are being sent on from Chicago and by this morning, the new quarters will be occupied in part, at least. Exhibitor's Mutual will be located on the Fourth floor of the Mecca Building in a suite adjoining Robertson-Cole. However, that suite is not expected to be sufficient and already room 406 has been secured to accommodate part of the staff. The new arrangement will not affect the present offices and the New York exchange will continue to remain where it is. William J. Clark, Exhibitor Mutual head is in Grand Rapids for the holidays, but will return to New York shortly. C. G. Stewart General Manager of Octagon. Octagon Films. Inc., which is handling "The Master Mystery," starring Houdini, announced the acquisition of C. G. Stewart as manager. Mr. Stewart has been manager of the Rialto and Rivoli theaters, New York since their opening. Garson to Leave To-day. Harry Garson, after a short visit to New York, expects to leave for the Coast to-day. During his stay here he arranged several important matters regarding the showing of "The Unpardonable Sin" and the Clara Kimball Young contract. The Blanche Sweet film opens at Clune's in Los Angeles Jan. 6. Shoots Scenes in Ritz Carlton. Ralph Ince shot a number of scenes in the Ritz-Carlton on Saturday night while the Children of France benefit was on. The light was supplied by the New Sun-Light Arc, a single lamp having candle power of 100.000. Six of these lamps were used because scenes on two floors and t^ree different locations were taken. The lights weigh 200 pounds each, and are said to be a revolutionary move in the science of proper lighting in film productions.