Motion Picture News (Oct 1913 - Jan 1914)

46 i THE MOTION PICTURE NEWS NOTICE TO THE TRADE You are invited to make our offices your headquarters when in New York. Have your mail addressed here marked "Hold for Arrival," Service Department THE MOTION PICTURE NEWS 220 WEST 42nd STREET BRYANT 7650 INTERESTING FILM REVIEWS (Continued from page 37) Pathe Weekly No. 62. (Oct. 27.) The news is all local. There is only one foreign item. San Francisco is mentioned three times. First in a swimming affair with Mrs. Wright and her daughter. Second, a game of English football and, thirdly, showing Fred Thompson advertising the coming fair. Brooklyn is also well represented with photographs of the Irish-American athletic games. Governor Fielder, in Jersey City, unveiling a monument is next The swim between the French and English in Paris was interesting. Present Democratic candidates are given a boost, but nary a Republican in sight. Miners rescuing their mates in the coal mines and "Bud" Fisher's clever sketches conclude the picture. Across Swiftcurrent Pass on Horseback. Edison. (Oct. 27.) Swiftcurrent Pass, in the Northwestern part of Montana, is but little known to the remaining inhabitants of this globe. It is one of the wildest and most inspiring places in the world. The Edison Company has filmed a party of campers starting with packing at sunup to fording the pass in the evening. Flapjack cooking and a wrestling match complete the four hundred feet. Sports in Merrie England. Kalem. (Oct. 27.) There , is perhaps a subtle touch of irony in this. The finale is a suffrage parade. Hunting the otter and the Goodwood races were very well pictured. A Hornets' Nest. Edison. (Oct. 27.) If the old saying, "Laugh and grow fat," is to be literally taken, this picture might be sold to thin people the world over. A sort of a "Dingbat and the Family Upstairs" tale, in which noisome neighbors are removed by hornets. Barry O'Moore, as Dick Morris, is very good. Pendulum of Fate. Selig. (Oct. 27.) Two Reels. This drama holds the attention of the audience. A story of a hidden marriage, and the hardships of the wife and her children to recover their own at the death of the husband and father. The mother is a little too young for the part. KINEMACOLOR MACHINES In connection with the new film service proposition offered to exhibitors by the Kinemacolor Company of America, it was stated last week that the company is offering for sale the Kinemacolor machine. At their offices it was learned that several machines have been sold in the ten days since the advertisement first appeared announcing the new service scheme. Up to this time these machines have always been leased, remaining the property of the Kinemacolor Company. This has made it impossible for the exhibitor in the smaller towns to secure the special Kinemacolor productions, such as "The Durbar," "Balkan War," "Panama Canal," "Weber & Fields Series," etc. Under the new system, any theatre having a Kinemacolor machine installed will be in the market to rent special features from the company immediately they are released. Leonora von Ottinger is a recent addition to the Universal Company. She is to appear in second leads and heavies in the Lawrence-Victor releases. Miss von Ottinger is a finished actress, having appeared in, besides many other notable roles, the role of Baroness Revandel in Zangwill's "The Melting Pot." "The Sea Wolf," by Bosworth, Inc., has been sold to the following States and cities : San Francisco, Cal. ; Washington, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. William L. Roubert predicts getting the remaining States in a short time. A Common Sense Argument Mirroroide advertisements have been read the world over. We do not depend absolutely on advertisements to accomplish the results we have attained. We may quote to you from page 1060 of the Moving Picture World, issued last week, in which Mr. R. W. Buzzell, of the Plaza Theater, Northampton, Mass., writes: "I have a good union operator and a Mirroroide screen, and will back my picture against any other exhibitor." This is partly an abstract. Read it for yourself. This was contained in the Moving Picture World, Sept. 6th issue. The common sense of the argument is this: that we will cheerfully back Mirroroide up against any screen or projection surface in the world today. Backed up with any amount of cash that any other of our competitors care to designate, as to the merits of a true projection surface and the resulting accomplishments. These tests are to include angle views, close up views, and the practical perspective of the said projection. We have read a number of advertisements from our competitors. Can they do as they claim? We claim they cannot. Then again, Mirroroide is put on the market at a price within the reach of every exhibitor, because we are equipped to turn out, if necessary, two hundred screens weekly, which ensures no delays. We have the proper factory facilities, cash capital, and the proper machinery to do as we claim. If you doubt, our large free samples are convincing. If you desire recommendations from any portion of the entire universe write us, and we will gladly inform you who has one of our Mirroroide screens in use. There are 4700 Mirroroide screens in use today, which warrants the assertion that Mirroroide is the best by test, and has proven to be superior to any other screen now on the maket, barring none. Get our large free samples. Postage prepaid. Test any way you desire against any other curtain or screen in your town. This is a common-sense argument, and what your eyes see you can't help but believe. J. H. GENTER CO., Inc. NEWBURGH, N. Y. In writing to advertisers please mention "THE MOTION PICTURE NEWS"