In the District Court of the United States, for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States of America, petitioner, vs. Motion Picture Patents Company, et al., defendants (1913)

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24:66 Albert W. Goff, Redirect Examination. 1 Q. And in renting films to the exhibitor you charge by age? A. By the age. Q. And not according to the subject? A. No, sir. Q. And not according to the subject, or the maker? A. No, sir. Re-examination by Mr. Caldwell : Q. In the number of theatres which you state to be 475 in the territory that you have described, which is served from your branch office, can you state whether the number of 2 theatres included in that list which shows only once a week is relatively large, or small? A. I would say it was relatively small. Q. Do you know approximately how many theatres of that character are included in that list? A. Indeed, I could not say. You understand that a number of houses, like an opera house, in a small town, would see a given picture they would want to run, or a man may come in with it under his arm, and they would run it one night only, and then again, maybe for a period of three or four nights, and at a given time of the year, perhaps, they would run it for four weeks. 3 Q. Is that shown on your mailing list? A. Nothing, only the name and address. Q. Are you able to state from your knowledge of the conditions there, the approximate number of such theatres? A. No, sir. By Mr. Grosvenor: Q. Such theatres are not on your mailing list, are they? A. Yes, sir, but they are not classified. They are on there as a name only. 4 By Mr. Caldwell: Q. Who is it that orders the pictures for your branch? A. I do. Q. Are you controlled at all in the selection of the pictures by the home office? A. None whatever. (J. Does anyone connected with the General Film Company ever suggest, or indicate to you, that the pictures of such a producer should be taken by you? A. No, sir. Q. What is it that influences you in the selection of the pictures? A. The demand.