The Film Daily (1919)

HRADSTREET I FILHDOM DAlbYi 7/fcRKOCHIZED AUTHORITY VIII. N'o. 37 Friday, May 9, 1919 Price 5 Cents Conference On jf of Review and N. A. M. P. I. ) to Meet Next Week } joint committee of Board of Ik members and National Asion members met on Tuesday 'ither plans for a closer co-opfi between the two bodies. Ii-uit "i th.it committee have ikept secret. riel I.. Hess of Goldwyn, chairf tin National Association cenp committee refused to cornon any action taken, but said ■arly next week another meetfould lie held at the terminaif which a statement covering pmniittee's action would be is noted. the X. A. M. I'. I. exjto have its plan of self censoriiy early June. While nothing pen mentioned specifically it is i that perhaps in June exhibifho insist on showing salacious «s will find themselves under . The plan provides, it is un>o(l for a warning at first. Exrs will endeavor, it is said, to I get service from one of the ition companies but will find ^onc of the big distributors will h film. In case of arrest, it >e necessary for that exhibitor's f to be bought up. The NaI Association plan is said to such an emergency. Atkinson Returns Today I E. A'tkinson, Metro business Jer, returns to his office today a three month trip throughout Bun try. No. 89 Little Ad Talks By Jack Alicoate TID'S DAILY is popular because it has a definite mism to perform and fulfills at mission conscientiously d fearlessly. It is filmdom's ly daily newspaper. Its reads find their time well spent d profitably invested. It nply goes back to the funmental law of supply and mand. There is a demand f WID'S DAILY and WID'S MLY has successfully filled it demand. These are direct d simple statements, easily termined by submitting the idence to yourself as the ipreme Court. Proof of Anita Stewart's drawing power taken at Strand Theatre during run of "Mary Regan." Will Release Seven Drew Comedies Famous Players-Lasky announSp that in accordance with the origwial schedule seven Paramount-Mew comedies will be released during the current season. * Following the death of Sidney Drew, considerable speculation has been evident among -xnibttors, particularly those who have contracted for the entire series of comedies, as to whether or not the}' would lie delivered. Nazimova to Return Nazimova will leave New York next week for Los Angeles. New Scenic Concern (Special to WID'S DAILY.) Seattle. — A new film producing company has just been formed. The Adventures Pictures Co., for the production of fine scenics. Work has already been begun in the Northwest. The officers are Jo'ui Rantz, exhibitor. Bremerton. Washington, who is president; H. H. Brownell, general manager, wro resigned from the position of manager of the Exhibitors Mutual exchange in Seattle to form this company; and J. G. Sill, production manager, who resigned as photographer for Robert Bruce, in order to join this organization. Griffith Here Ready for Opening of Repertoire Season — To Visit Columbus David Wark Griffith will arrive in New York this morning from California to prepare for the opening of his repertoire season at the Cohan theater, Monday night. mpanying him are his sister, Miss Ruth Griffith ; his niece, Ruth Gilbert Griffith; "Billy" Bitzer, his cameraman: Richard Barthelmess and Hough Wortham, his technical manager. On his way back to the Coast in June Griffith will stop at Columbus, O., when the Methodist Church will celebrate its founding, to direct the s to be made of the p: While here Bitzer will "shoot" some scenes also to be used in this produc;<m which is likely to be shown in every Methodist church in this country. Wintroub Here \f. Wintroub, manager of the Fontenelle Feature Film Co., Omaha, Neb., is in New York. He has already purchased the Gale Henry comedies produced by Bulls Eye for Nebraska and Iowa. Cohen's Suggestions Still Under Consideration Between Exchangemen and Exhibitors The F-I-L-M Club has as yet taken no action on the recommendations made by Sydney Cohen, president of the Exhibitors League, last week. The exchangemen met on Wednesday evening in the Pathc Exchange to discuss the proposed measures. The meeting attended by representatives of 15 exchanges lasted until 1:30 yesterday morning. A thorough discussion from all angles was entered into. A committee appointed two weeks ago by J. A. Hammell, president of the Club to meet the exhibitors met yesterday afternoon and drafted a letter to Cohen sayrng that by the next meeting it was hoped to make some definite reply. The committee is composed of J. S. Hammell, Navy Film Service, ex-officio; J. E. Chad wick, Merit Film, chairman; Sam Zierlcr, Big U, and Sam Eckman, *5oIdwyn, representing the F-I-L-M Club and the following from the Exhibitors League: Sydney S. Cohen, chairman; Charles O'Reilly and Sol. Berman. A number of the exchange men have found it necessary to refer certain of the suggestions to their home offices for consideration. Sherry Touring Territory William L. Sherry at present is on a trip in the middle west, covering a number of exchange centers preparatory to an announcement of the field force personnel which will work through the Film Clearing House. Lunch to Rose Tapley (Special to WID'S DAILY.) Chicago. — Lewis F. Jacobson, general counsel for the M. P. E. A. of Illinois, and Field Secretary Sam Atkinson tendered a luncheon to Rose Tapley at the Hotel Morrison, at •Adiich the representatives of the trade press and newspapers were present. The lunch was for the purpose of completing arrangments to attend the meeting with the Judiciary Committee on May 20, at Springfield, at which time the opponents of tlie Buck state censorship will be heard. Chicago. — Fitzpa*ric*K and McElroy, representatives of the Ford Educational Weekly, have taken_ additional space in the Century building. Joe Brandt is on his way to Universal City.