Motion Picture News (May-Jun 1925)

June 20, 19 2 5 3037 I In and Out of Town SAM E. MORRIS, general manager of distribution for Warner Bros., is on a visit to Chicago'and the Middle West in connection with the opening of the new Warner exchange in Milwaukee. ALFRED WEISS, one of the executives of Weiss Bros. Artclass Pictures Corp., will sail June 13th on the Leviathan for an extended trip to Europe where he will make a survey of the foreign market with a view toward the purchase of film product. /(',. BACHM AN , general manager of dis• tribution for B. P. Schulberg, will Icazr late this zvcek for a complete tour of his company's exchanges ivhere he will outline the current sales policy. Mr. Bachman will probably visit the Schulberg studios in Hollyivood before returning. HAL WALLIS, studio representative for Warner Bros, on the West Coast, is in town for a couple of weeks. CH.\RLES CHRISTIE, business manager of the Christies has been in town attending the National Convention of Educational Exchange managers and executives. OOL LESSER and Joe Goldberg of U'cst O Coast Theatres are e.vpected to arrive in Neil' York this zveek. JAMES R. GRAINGER, general sales manager for Fox, left for the Coast the latter part of last week. JOSEPH ALLER of Rothacker-Aller Laboratories, J. Robert Rubin of Metro-Goldwyn, E. A. Schiller of Loew's, Inc., and Frederick Wynne-Jones are reported as sailing on the Aquitania, Tuesday morning. yjRT HU R ZIEHM, zvell knoivn film man yi from Central Europe is stopping at the Astor. AL ROACH left for the Coast on Satur• day of last week. Staab to Call Series of Exhibitor Conferences Henry Staab, e ecutive .secretary of the Wisconsin M. P. T. 0., is planning a series of zone conferences for exhibitors holding membership in the organization. Tlie meetings will be presided over by Staab, who will make reports and suggestions of interest to the exhibitors on questions of distribution and exhibition. He is also fostering a plan to have State conventions issue invitations to officers in other state organizations for the ])urpose of exchanging ideas and giving them the benefit of their experiences. Rialto Theater, New York, Takes Exception to Story The Rialto theatre, iSTew York, takes exception to a story printed in a recent issue of Motion Picture News, which stated that " Baree, Son of Ka^an," recently shown, was accompanied bv a piano-organ music score supplied bv Vitagranh and composed exclusively of original music. Officials of the Rialto stated that the music played was of the theatre's own selection and was not furnished by Vitigraph. Increased Production in Germany Shown (Continued from j^age 3035) Dr. Berger, another one of leading Ufa producers, is directing an adaijtioii of "Waltz Dream." The film will probably ))e titled " 'NUX' the Prince Consort." Max Mack and Lothar Mendes arc; other renowned German producers booked by Ufa. The former is directing "Career," starring Ossi Oswalda, the latter -"Love's Blindness," starring Conrad Veidt, Lil Dagover, and the British artist Lillian Hall Davies. Emil Jannings is also playing quite a small part in this film; the funny thing abor.t it is that he incorporates his own personality; quite a novel ide.t. These are the more important of Ufa's own productions during the first half of the season. Apart of this are, h(»>vevcr, quite a number of independent proiluetions, either the Oer'nan or the world rig'i'n cf which are handled hy Ufa. The mo.-^^t. noteworthy of them fire those by Paul Davidson M'ho is genera I) J regarded as "the father of the G.?i-man iihn trade" and viho certainly is tl^e "discover" of Lubitsc'i and Negri. His company supplies tw.) mo.iern features, both of which are directeil by P. L. Stein. i?ex nlms, another noteivcn-thy of the "Indepfiidtnt" furnish two pictures produced by Jmpu Pick. One of tlieiu is being t.ij^^n frojn Henrik Ibsen's famous play "The Wild Duck." Mestro Filins are to deliver two Lucie Doraine productions to be produced by F. Basch. Stcinheim Films are also delivering two modern i)roductions, both of Ahich are directed by Hans Schwartz. Apart of these there are naturally lots of smaller features, to say no:hing of a very large output of travel films, educationals and all that sort of things.' All the pirtuios mentioned in tliis article are either directlv or indirectly connected with Ufa. In my ne^ t article I'll give a short survey of the forthcoming productions to be expected from other German quarters. P. Magaro Touring Europe With Lqew Representative Accompanying E. A. Schiller, general manager of the Marcus Loew theatre interests, when he sailed from New York on June 9, aboard the Aquitania, to establish a chain of Loew theatres in Europe, was Peter Magaro, of Harrisburg, Pa., for twenty years a motion ])ieture exhibitor in that city, who recently sold his Resent Theatre, in Harrisbui-g, to Mr. Loew. Mr. Magaro stated before his de]>arture that he will assi.st Mr. Schiller in thp establishment of the proposed new Loew theatres abroad. He is a native of Italy, and familiar with European theatrical conditions, having visited Europe several times in recent vears. Accompanying Mr. Maa-aro from Harrisl)urg are his daughter, Mi.ss Elizabeth Magaro. and Marino Acri and the latter's daughter. Mr. Magaro will spend the summer in Europe and then return to Harrisburg to look after his large real estate interests there and the aff^airs of his big Co'iseum dance hall. Mr. Magaro is a former vice-president of the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of Eastern Pennsylvania. Southern New .Tersev and Delaware, and a former memberat-laro-e of the executive committee of Motion Picture Theatre Owners of America. $100,1000 M. P. T. O. A. Budget Announced (Continued from page :!031 ) "The action of the National Treasurer, L. M. Sagal and Chairman of the Board, Sydney S. Cohen, in depositing the money advanced by Universal, F. B. (). and the I. M. P. P. D. Association, for the Jbureau ot Trade and Commerce, as a separate entity from the treasury of the organization, was endorsed by the Board, and this pi-ecedent will be estab'ished in relationship to Bureau of Trade and Commerce Finance. "A tentative budget was adopteu and carried by the representatives of the various states present. "A subconunittee of the Board, including National President K. F. Woodhull, was selected to appoint the new vice-presidents and the members of the executive connnittee-at-large and the executive committee. The following were selected: "Vice Preftidents : W. S. McLaren, Jackson, Michigan; Joseph W. Walsh, Hartford, Conn. ; Theodore L. Havs, Minneapolis, Minn.; C. C. Grififtn, Oakland, Calif. E.recutive Committee at Large: — Dave Adams, Concord, N. H. ; Dave Berslion, Santa Monica, Calif.; J. C. Brady, Toronto, Canada ; H. M. Crandall, Washington, D. C; Frank H. Durkee, Baltimore, Md. ; D. A. Harris, Pittsburg, Pa. ; David J. Hennessey, Newark, N. J. ; Ernest Horstmann, Boston, Mass.; William James, Columbus, Ohio; Maurice Jenks, Topeka, Kansas; Frank Koch, Rochester, N. Y. ; Dan Markowitz, San Francisco, Calif.; Joseph Mogler, St. Louis, Mo.; Charles L. O'Reillv, New York; H. J. Schad. Reading, Pa.; J. H. Silliman, Milwaukee, Wis.; Martin G. Smith, Toledo, Ohio; E. P. Wliite, Livingston, Mont. Executive Committee : — John Ackerman, Cincinnati, 0. ; H. Alexander, Toronto, Canada; R. V. Bassen, Minot, N. Dak.; A. J. Bethancourt, Houma, La. ; E. H. Bingham, Indianapolis, Ind. ; E. A. Boedecker, Bozeman, Mont. ; Max Brvant, Rock Hill, S. Car.; William Cadoret, WilkesBarre, Pa.; C. E. Dafftn, Tallahassee, Fla.; J. R. Denniston, Monroe, Mich.; 'A. D. Dennis, Montreal, Canada ; L. 0. Davis, Hazard, Ky. ; J. Friedman, St. Paul, Minn.; Rav Grombacher, Spokane, Wash.; 0. C. Hauber, Pine Bluff, Ark.; Walter Hays, Buffalo, N. Y.; Claude Hansen, Redfield, N. Dak.; C. E. Hildinger, Trenton, N. J.; H H. Hoke, Taylor, Texas; W C. Hunt, Wildwood, N J.; J. M. Hone, Seattle, Wash.; Will Horowitz, Jr.. Hou.sttm, Texas; A. J. Kleist, Pontiac, Mich.; Solomon Levitan, Madison, Wis. ; Henry H. Lustig, Cleveland, 0.; Ray Lewis, Toronto, Canada; C. M. Maxfield', New Hartford, Conn.; F. J. Mc Williams, Madison, Wis.; L.M.Miller, Wichita, Kan.sas; A. B. Momand, Shawnee, Okla. ; Morris Needles, New York City; M. J. O'Toole, Scranton, Pa.; H. T. Palmer, Fairport Harbor, 0.; Hect(nPazmezoglu, St. Louis, Mo. ; William Quinn, Los Angeles, Calif. ; Charles Rapoport, Philadelphia, Pa.; C. M. Patee, Lawrence, Kas. ; I. W. Rodgers, Cairo, 111.; J Louis Rome, Baltimore, Md. ; M. A. Rosenberg, Pittsburg, Pa.; Rudolph Sanders, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; C. B. Sawyer, Kankakee, 111.; Charles Sears, Nevada, Mo.; M. A. Sybert, Moundsville, West Va. ; Michael White, Dover, N. Hamp. ; C. E. Williams, Omaha, Nebr.