Motion Picture News (Sept-Oct 1916)

1906 MOTION PICTURE NEWS \'ol. 14 So. 12 CLASSIFIED AR YO V A I^I V£, WIRE 7 Then Write Us at Once. Big Money in Taking Motion Pictures for News Advertising and Home Talent. We are the Lowest Priced House in the Country selling Motion Picture Cameras. Write for information. VVe are Specialists in equipping beginners. Describe your locality. We will tell you if it can be made to pay. Write us today. David Stern Co., 1047 E. Madison St., Chicago. 111. In business since 1885. FOR RENT Beautiful 600-seat moving picture theatre, fully equipped with machines, piano, chairs, electric sign, etc., located at 24.3 Schenectady Avenue, Brooklyn, near Eastern Parkway, in the heart of the best neighborhood of Brooklyn. Cheap rental. Apply to R. N. Bldg. Co., 1102 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, N. Y. FILM TESTS We will make for members of the profession Screen Tests. These screen tests show close-ups. Expression and Character make-up. This is a valuable help in securing work in pictures. Call and see. Mr. C. M. Ackerman, director, Victor Studio 64.5 West 43d street. CAMERAMEN furnished with outfits for all classes of work. Local pictures, industrial, educational and studio. Universal Camera Company, 1007 Times Bldg.. New York City. FOR SAI^E .FILM. 250 reels of film from U P ."g Edward Jaeger, 540 Walnut St., West Hoboken, N. T., Phone 2147 Union. FOR SALE Special State Right offer on our new 5-reel feature. Write for particulars. State territory wanted. 101 Ranch, M. P. Department, Bliss, Okla. SCENARIO WRITER Author of 100 produced photoplays wishes staff position. E, c/o Motion Picture News. RAILROAD STRIKE Will not stop prompt shipment of Amberlux " Lens Filters by U. S. Mail. Price, including business — getting Advertising Slide — ?3.50. W. D. Warner, Wyandotte Bldg., Columbus, Ohio. WANTED 4000 Commercial Reels -V. B.,~iiio;;Motion.Picture News C A I L L E Ticket Office Equipments Embody Ticket Sellers. Ticket Choppers, Change Makers, Theatre Record Ledgers and Theatre Tickets. Catalog on request. Caille Bros. Co., 1003 Amsterdam y Ave., Detroit, Mich. Agent Mirror Screens Main 3413 FS128 LEO RYAN Broker in Pacific Coast Picture Theatres 730 S. OliTS St., Film EKhange Row LOS ANGELES. CAL. MENGER & RING, Inc. Manufacturers of POSTER and LOBBY DISPLAY FRAMES JM W. 42nd Street New York HAS THE gUALITY CIRC ULATIQN OF THE TRA DE I TABLE OF CONTENTS IS CO-OPERATION COMING? (WILLIAM A. JOHNSTON) 1835 EDITORIALS . . 1836 Kleine, Edison, Selig and Essanay Form Combine...*.... 1837 Special Theatre Tax Retained in Revenue Bill 1839 Overproduction Cry Fails to Impress Rowland 1841 Beginning of League Antedates Neff Activities 1843 Old Units Still Identified with General Film 1879 " Intolerance" Reaches Apex of Picture Art 1884 " Fall of Nation " Booked in One Hundred Houses by V-L-S-E 1838 Frohman Amusement Corporation Now a Year Old 1840 Sanger Expects to Begin Production in October 1842 Work of Organizing Branch Committees Makes Progress. . 1842 Ollie Kirby to Share Stellar Honors with Larkin 1844 " Ne"er Do Well" Not Affected by V-L-S-E Absorption.. 1844 Bookings for Gloria's Romance on Increase 1845 Brady Contracts with Fa-nous Modiste for World Gowns.. 1845 Seven Directors at Work in Lasky Studios 1846 Sherman Buys " Crisis " for United States and Canada. . . . 1846 Ten Companies Hard at Work for Fox in West and East. . 1847 Three Vitagraphers Off on Transcontinental Junket 1847 Universal Buys Scripts from Minister to Belgium 1848 Monmouth Plans to Boom Pictures by Advertising 1848 Florence Rose Fashions Gets 'Em Coming and Going 1849 All Departments at U Feel Increased Capacity 1849 No Reluctance by Ince in Disposal of Civilization 1851 One-Reel Pictographs to Contain Substance of Five-Reeler. 1874 Bluebird Plans Many Releases for October 1874 "No Drama Stronger than Its Story" Brenon 1880 Christie Brothers Back Home Explain Policy to Players... 1882 Mutual Sells British Rights to Chaplins for $500,000 1880 DEPARTMENTS Live Wire Exhibitors 1850 Eastern Studios 1852 West Coast Studios. In and Out of 1855 Looking Ahead with the Producers 1860 Among the Exchanges 1864 Film News from Foreign Parts 1871 New Laws and Court Decisions 1872 Just to Make Talk 1877 New Corporations 1873 In and Out of Town 1878 f SCREEN EXAMINATIONS Diana of the Follies (Fine Arts-Triangle) 1889 Evil Women Do, The (Bluebird) 1891 Friday the Thirteenth (Peerless-World) 1890 Girl from 'Frisco. The (Episode 7 — Kalem) 1893 Her Double Life (Fox) 1894 His Wife's Good Name (Vitagraph V-L-S-E) 1890 House of Lies (Morosco Paramount) 1889 Into the North Land (Selig) 1893 Jungle Child, The (Kay Bee-Triangle) 1888 Light of Happiness, The (Metro) 1894 Saint, Devil and Woman (Thanhouser-Pathe) 1893 Scarlet Runner (Episodes 1, 2, 3, 4-Vitagraph) 1892 Storm, The (Lasky-Paramount) 1888 Way of Patience, The (Essanay) 1892 Yellow Menace, The (Episodes 7, 8 and 9-Unity) 1891 Tabloid Reviews (All Programs) 1895-96 Release Pages for Ready Reference. . . .1897, 98, 99, 1900. 02, 04. ACCESSORY NEWS SECTION Editorial 1909 Projection 1912 The Camera 1916 Music and the Picture 1920 Building and Furnishing '•'Sk■ ^^22 Directory of New Theatres '■ .. BCi. . 1924 EDISON MACHINE $75.00 .•^lightly 'LsetUKdieon .Machine, oonr plete, with upper and lower inagaiincs. electric burner, stand, 2 new empty reels, new astx-stos wire, new Simplex or Power's rheostat, new French imported lenses and condeniers to fit any measurements desired. Guaranteed as represented. Cost new $175. Evirj-thing complete, ready to operate, J75. .Many other fjargaine in chairs, t-tr LEARS THEATRE SUPPLY COMPANY 509 Chestnut Street St. Lmit, Vo Reflex Carbons JONES & CAMMACK Sole Distributors for the U. S. 12 Bridge Street New York VI I lie lOaay describing a n.ic and uniqoe line of ELECTRIC SIGNS for PICTURE THEATRES Lowest prices — Highest tfflciencies RAWSON & EVANS CO. 711 W. Wushington Boul., Chicago, 111. Irani^rteK Perfect contrnl nf ampere.s for l!i:lit or dark pictures, .\utomatic regulation or voltage. HERTNER ELECTRIC & MFG. CO. 432 Prospect Aie.. CJeteland. Ohio. U. $. k. EXHIBITORS SDPPLY COmPflNY 5 So. Wabash Are., Chicago, III. Write for our new catalog listing every device that is really practicat for picture theatres. Prompt, efficient service. The advertising you get from your electric sign in the d«y time is free. The advertising you get at night with a Federal sign is unsurpassed. FEDERAL SIGN SYSTEM (ELECTRIC) Lake A Desplaines Streets, CHICAGO. W/ttn in need 0/ an experienced, reliable and efficient Camera Man, call BRYANT 6558 Rapid, Efficient Service CINEMA CAMERA CLUB 1006 Times Bldg., New York City Slightly Used Machines and entire theatre eqtupment at Sacrificing Prices Send for Catalogue CROWN MOTION PICTURE SUPPLIES 217 West 42di1 Street New Yark Qtj FLICKERLESSi Be sure to Tnention "MOTION PICTU^RE " when --n-riting to advertisers