The Film Daily (1919)

Tuesday, February 4, 1919 sli^l DAILY ■ Wr ^Jifiriw Vil. VII No. 34 Tuesday, February 4, 1919 Price 5 Cents Copyright 1918, Wid's Film and Film Folks, Inc. Published Daily at 71-73 West *4th St., New York, N. Y. by WID'S FILMS and FILM FOLKS, Inc. F. C. ("Wid") Gunning, President and Treasurer ; Lynde Denig, Editor ; Joseph Dannenberer, Vice-President and Managing Editor; J. W. Alicoate, Secretary and Business Manager. Entered as second-class matter May 21, 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 ; 6 months, $5.00 ; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign $20.00. Subscribers should remit with order Address all communications to WID'S DAILY, 71-73 West 44th St., New York. N. Y. Telephone: Vanderbilt 4551-2 Cuts and Flashes Tarkington Baker will be back in his office at Universal to-day. Larry Semon has renewed his Vitagraph contract to make Big V comedies. "A Man in the 'Open" with Dustin Farnum is set for release Feb. 23 by United. Louise Lovely, until recently starring in her own right, will support Hale Hamilton in the Metro production "Johnny on the Spot." Frank A. Keeney's two new theaters at Kingston, N. Y., and Williamsport, Pa., will open about March 1. Tom Forman, has been re-engaged by Famous Players under 9 two-year contract to play juvenile leads. The Rialto orchestra yesterday presented S. L. Rothapfel with an imposing silver service, as a token of appreciation. On the same occasion the executive staff of the theater presented him with a jeweled travelling case. Sunday Show Bill Prepared by Exhibitors Filed — Many Protests But Believed Will Pass. (Special to WID'S DAILY) Indianapolis, Ind. — -A bill providing for the operation of motion picture theaters on Sunday throughout Indiana has been referred to the committee on rights and privileges. The measure, according to Senator McC'ray, was prepared under the direction of the Indiana Motion Picture Exhibitors League. According to the bill, motion pictures of a "historical, moral or educational nature" would be permitted on Sundays after 1 :30 p.m. and would be under the supervision of the police authorities. The mayor of a city or the trustees of a town would have the right to prohibit any moving picture show, provided that in their mind the pictures are of an immoral nature. I The bill is brief and is made in the form of an amendment to the present Sunday law. Both houses of the legislature have been swarnped with petitions bearing hundreds of signatures and protesting against the operation of the "movie" shows on Sundays, but the exhibitors are of the opinion that the bill is of such a nature that many of those opposed to unrestricted Sunday shows will support it. Kick on Express Service. Omaha — Exchange managers here •ay that the express service is exasperating. Parcel Post has been tried and found woefully lacking. Meanwhile, exhibitors are worrying constantly for fear they will not l ceive their programs in time. Once Upon A Time FRANCIS X. BUSHMAN was a splertdid store clerk. **m Who will land Robert Warwi Pete Smith sends us a story that he says folks may not believe. He says that press agents have the reputation of bein' not exactly the whitest of liars — but at least the most consistent ones and he begs us to believe this one. A feeble old man obviously underfed was given a day's work in Bryant Washburn's picture which Donald Crisp is directin'. A scene called for a skull and one was brought from the property room. The old man on seein' it ventured to ask Mr. Crisp if he didn't have any real skulls around and if not would he be interested in bu3'in' one. He said he might. "Well then" said the old man, "I want to talk to you. I haven't got long to live and I'm broke. I don't see any way of makiri' any money. Could you give me $25 now in exchange for the promise of my skull when I die. You wont have long to wait. Through the derelict's fading eyes the director saw the desolate heart and he checked a smile. "No I can't do that." he said, "but I'll keep you workin' for a ■week." yet we expect in time a statement from him to that effect. This one is her seven months old baby boy who sits entranced by his mother's superb actin', and gurgles his approval. And Mabel says he is the finest audience on earth, so it seems like a happy combination. Williams in New \rk (Continued from Page 1.11 than that he was out. 'We disaereed entirely as to ply' said Mastbaum, "and it was betl tot all of the parties concerned. \\ diR fered chiefly with regard to the testion of Schwalbe seeking to itfl stars under contract w-ith a prcja to come under the First Nifl banner." At both Goldwyn and Parafl offices it was stated that ther nothing to be said with refcrei the Schwalbe-Stanley-Peerless r The report of the contemplated 1 which led to the difference btjH Schwalbe and Mastbaum fail;! arouse any comment. a ■ Why is John D. Williams constantly smiling ? There arc a lot of people who think that Mabel Taliaferro is a fine actress on the stage and screen. We don't know how many think she is the finest actress the world ever saw but we know of one whoj knows it. Though he hasn't said so Corinne Griffith doesn't believe that marriages are made in Heaven. Quite the contrary, — oh, no 1 didn't mean exactly the contrary either, — I mean that she said she thought that _ most marriages were made in movin* picture studios. Lawrence I). Beggs, who hafl ceeded Schwalbe with the ^tanllifj ganization, is the son-in-law of C[ H. Earle, one of the forem^ talists of Philadelphia. Publicity YV. H. Bennett, lias been apf) publicity manager of Sa Universal exchange and H. usi n as publicity manager Oklahoma City ')fnce. Agnes Johnston has a cute little vest pocket typewriter which is just like Mary's little lamb. Every-; where that Agnes goes the type j writer goes also. Tt sits on her lap and clicks lovingly. Thomas Ince and C. Gardner Sullivan were in a storm at sea recently, and they got an idea for a sea picture. I can't imagine a better place to get an idea of that sort, can you? Caused a Near Riot. Chicago. — Because he endeijBJ to rid the front of the ChattjB an unruly crowd of boys I Beaumon, manager of the i H house precepitated a small p riot. P.eamuont had to ca H police aid. Several arrests fl| made. James Young says that a new Earle Williams picture is "the essence of suspense." Personally I think suspense is awful tiyfocrisy is the homage t/».W' fe virtur.— Rochefoucald.