The Film Daily (1919)

Tuesday, October 14, 1919 ^G^ii Vd. X N». 13 Tuesday, October 14. 1919 Price 5 Cents Copyright 1919, Wid's Film and Film Folks, Inc. Published Daily at 71-73 West 44th St., N«w York, N. Y., by WID'S FILMS and FILM FOLKS, INC. F C ("Wid") Gunning, President and Treasurer; Joseph Dannenberg, Vice-Presidenj and 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, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to WID'S DAILY, 71-73 West 44th St., New York, N. Y. Telephone: Vanderbilt 4551-4552-5558 Hollywood, California: Editorial Offices: 6404 Hollywood Blvd. Phone, Hollywood 1603 Business Offices: 6411 Hollywood Blvd. Phone, Hollywood 1062. sM^ DAILV Quotations Bid Asked Last Sale Famous Players 108 110 109^ Triangle — — J/& United Pict. Pro.d... 18 21 18 World Film — *— H Quick Work Champaign, 111.— Fox exchange in Chicago furnished a print of "The Splendid Sin" to the Rialto here by aeroplane when express failed to deliver. Another for Black Boston.— The Black circuit has just added another house— the Park at Barre, Vt. They are also building at Barre. O'Donnell Replies to Berst (Continued from Page 1) sufficient answer to these charges. "If Mr. Berst is so sure of the righteousness of his cause, why didn't he welcome an investigation, which would have immeasuraljly strengthened the company, had everything been found in proper order? "According to the statements, the X^nited officials gave the Investigating •Committee of Exhibitors, United has received about $600,000 of the Exhibitors' money and ow.ed creditors more than $400,000, and had in the bank less than $200. In my judgment. United assets do not equal $100,000, showing a loss of $900,000. "As the first picture was released only nine months ago, Mr. Berst and his able assistants with whom I disagreed, has succeeded in losing stockholders and creditors money at the rate of $100,000 per month. "It is my opinion that had the present officials of the company been allowed to operate United for ten moi»e -weeks not one dollar's worth of assets would have remained. "I am willing that the final judgment as to whether or not I did right in warning exhibitors of these conditions be based upon the final decision of tlie court. "I do not understand why Mr. Berst does not leave the affairs of the United In the hands of the receiver instead of trying to have them tried in the public prints." Topeka, Kas. — Novelty reopened. Roy Crawford interested. . A. M. P. A. Party Many Stunts Enliven Evening— Big Crowd Attends. The biggest crowd that ever attended an affair given by the A. M. P. A. (Advertisers) assembled last Friday night at the Boulevard. There were a lot of clever stunts, and the affair didn't break up until midnight. Quite a respeectable sum was realized for the treasury by the sale of Burton Rice original sketches of members and others. The real fun of the evening was furnished 'by a burlesque of the trade press showing reasons why their publications should receive the silver cup to be awarded b'y the Advertisers. After many humorous moments it was decided that the claims for the Advertisers Bulletin were such as to secure the price — a large pasteboard "cup." Paul Sfirazan made a hit with his original song and Tom Wiley made Caruso weep with his efforts. The .A.dvertisers presented P. A. Parsons with a wondrous fishing rod. Harry Reichenbach's presentation speech was really a masterpiece concerning rods. C. C. Pettijohn suggested throwing Bernie Fineman out of the me-eting because he was a producer, but he was finally allowed to remain on Reichenbach's plea that his fii'st picture wasn't a production. "Bill" Yearsley was master of ceremonies. Two Companies Dissolved {By Wire to WID'S DAILY) Albany. — Certificates of dissolution have been filed with the Secretary of State by the Boulevard Amusement Co. and the Unity Pictures Corp., both of New York. The former had a capital of $500 and the latter was capitalized at $10,000. Gavin Young has been engaged by Jesse D. Hampton as casting director of his Hollywood Studios. Who is this amazing personality? Ask Sidney Reynolds SUPREME PICTURES (Inc.) 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