The Film Daily (1919)

Monday, January 20, 1919 DAILY Vol. VII No. 19 Monday, January 20 1919 Price 5 Cents Copyright 1918. 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: Lynde Denig, Editor: Joseph Dannenberg. Vice-President and Managing Editor: J. W. AJicoate, Secretary and Business Manager. Entered as second-class matter May 2t. 1918. at the post office at New York. N. Y., under the act of March 3. 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States, Outside of Greater New York. $10.00 one year : fi months, $5.00: 3 months, $3.00. Foreign $20.00. Subscribers should remit with order Address all communications to WTD'S DAILY. 71-73 West 44th St.. New York. N Y. Telephone: Vanderbilt 4551-2 Cuts and Flashes Chicago is to get its first glimpse of "Salome" the Fox spectacle at the Band Box theater, on Madison St., on Jan. 26. HOUSE CHANGES Flushing, L. I.— The Flushing Pic ture Theaters Corp., composed of the Flushing and Murray Hill Flushing, have been sold to Herman Gainsburgh a-d Herbert Shapiro. The deal includes Nassau and Strand, Port Washington, Detroit— Majestic theater leased bv Henry J. Gnthard. : Jane Lee who has had a touch of blood poisoning, insists she has had the "flu." Suit has been started by two colored girls against a Detroit theater on a claim that they were not allowed to Bit where they wished. "The Eleventh Commandment" will be released by Exhibitors' Mutual Jan. 26. Jack Pickford is suing the Santa Fe for $12,000 because they lost his trunk in transit from New York. The annual banquet of the American Froiec'-nn Sr>c:ety, the organization of motion picture projection experts, is to be held at the Hotel Astor early in March. Julius Steger is directing the B. S. Moss production of "Break The News To Mother." A private showing was given of "Keep the Home Fires Burning" for the trustees of the American Defense Society, under whose supervision the film was produced by Harry Levey, of Universal industrial department. "Bringing the Boys B?ck Home" two-reeLr released th-ough Educational has been indorsed by the Y. M. C. A. Vitagraph will release "The Girl Question," featuring Corinne Griffith, on March 3. The story was written by Joseph Poland and produced under the direction of Kenneth Webb. Once Upon A Time MAX KARGER was one? a violin rlayer in the Metropolitan Opera Hous«. A Unique Newspaper Contest. Toronto — As a means of encouraging interest in motion pictures and in discovering possible motion picture talent the Daily News has inaugurated a unique contest, in which the winners will receive free trips to California and an opportunity to work in the Famous Players— Lasky studios for one month. Each winner will be paid $25 a week during the try-outs and in case they make good will receive six-month contracts at that salary, plus an unusual opportunity for steady advancement. << Flu" Notes Los Angeles — The "flu" continues to appear and re-appear at a number of points. At Ventura the schools ' were again closed this week, and at San Diego the school authorities are considering again closing them. From w "'''! "oints in Arizona reports reach here that the epidemic is reappearing. Shreveport, La. — According to the of Dr. G. C. Chandler, city hea'th officer, moving picture shows and other places of public assembly are not responsible to the renewed spread of influenza in this city. Moir Behind Deal. Chicago— From latest reports Harry C. Moir of the M^r.iso Hote' is the power behind the thron in the InterOcean building deal on M nroe street. The 1 asi g of the building for a new moving picture theater is one of the most important real estate transactions in several weeks. D'ja see the carpn'er makin' | sorts of funny figures and measiS the walls and stuff up at F<1 National? Winifred Westover says she likes playin' opposite Fatty Arbuckle. She says he's just immense. Don't know just what she means, but I guess it's all right anyway you take it. Will M. Ritchey had the influenza but he says he isn't sorry 'cause it gave him time to "think out" an original story. Jack Pickford was a husky sailor lad until he went back to work. Then he had to go to the hospital for an operation. Claire Du Brej has a po'ice dog that is a great trial to Claire's maid, 'cause she has to spend half her time locatin' the owners of all the doormats, newspapers and pails the dog brings home. It's very undignified — but it's true that Theda Bara sat on a bench in a conservatory, not noticin' the rose thereon — and jumped up when she noticed the thorn thereon. Adolphe Osso has found the car that was stolen from him. He noticed that it was in Albany. So of course he had to go after it. He drove it all the wav home — and says that it's a long drr e from Albany to New York — when you're alone. We're promised some beautiful gowns worn by Grace Darling and Clare Joel in "Eddie" Lincoln's first S-L production. Creations byL,ucille and Francis and a sable coat worth $10,000. That's enough to buy several farms where I come from. Kathleen Kirkham is a busy girl. After supportin' Douglas Fairbanks in three pictures she's now supportin' Frank Keenan. Where I come from supportin' means payin' some one's bills — but it's all different in the movies. lack Pickford's mother cured him of bein' tempermental when he was five years old. It was while he was travelin' in a road show in which Mrs. Pickford, Lottie and Mary were featured. Jack was taken along 'cause it was easier than leavin' him home. The part he played was small — in fact it wasn't any part at all. He just had to lay on a couch and cough. But even at that age Jack was a business man ( and demanded to know what salary he j was gettin'. His mother told him he wasn't gettin' any salary at all. and | lack refused to go mi unless he was given twenty-five cents a week His ! mother said she guessed they could I find another boy for the part, so they got a newsboy who w as glad oi the chance. Jack watched the show from the wings that night and when he saw the newsboy coughed better^ than he did, he decided he wou'd take the part back again. Jack says he has never been tempermental since. CLASSIFIED. ... The classified columns of \Vl| ill a long felt want. It is the ma-1 jlace when buyer and seller — emplJ ind employee or the small advera an put his story before practiifl every live exhibitor in the coul •very day in the year, at nominal .(L late SOc per line. Cash with ordifl THEATERS FOR SALE R LEASE. Theater for Sale— I know of a splendid *| »ter proposition in town of 3,1X10: <m -quipped for theater, vaudeville and pict »; inly house in town ; it's a good one 1 J si V. Bryson. 719 Hennepin Avenue, M *1 ipolis. Second hand studio light ( Cooper-Hewfl will pay cash. Must act at once. J. C. 3 SO. c|o WID'S DAILY. WANTED TO BUY. I] Second hand Theater equipments. Histl Cash Price— Box 55 this office. Second hand studio equipment with ill setting for parlor. Iiedroom and rece »l hall. Box 72 c|o WID'S DAILY. HELP WANTED. Operator Wanted— Must be clean it. I steady and willing to work : must he H to operate two Powers «B machines U generating set: must know the work fn k* to Z. Good steady job to the right I So booze fighter need apply. S. K. In, Ruby theater, Jamestown, N. D. Manager for fiOO seat house in H Jersey — salary and home arrangement. il< all in first lettr. Box 105 this office. Operator and Al man for electrical A \ must know all about Powers mac! » Good pos'tion f»r right man. Address 1 C. c|o WID'S DAILY.