Motography (Jan-Jun 1914)

May 30, 1914. MOTOGRAPHY 375 rigidly to a policy that has met popular approval. While it is true that the film manufacturer still secretl; imagines he holds the destiny of the trade press in his hands, time has proven that he only partially exercises the power. This publication is constantly supplicated Scene from life photo; "The Greyhound." for news concerning those immense film makers who deny us their accounts on one pretext or another. Nothing offers us better reason to believe that our patrons gain immensely because of this very condition. Motography cannot, in justice to its customers, carry the press matter of non-advertisers — at least we have been prevented in doing this as a bi-weekly. More than anything else, our helplessness to overcome this condition forced the conclusion to supply the reader with a weekly journal that we may give him more of the information he seeks. A weekly involves enormous activity, increased cost and all that, but we are endowed with physical and mental energy and feel we know the game sufficiently well after nearly six years of association with it, to tackle anything. Motography as a weekly will maintain its present form "The Greyhound" contains this scene. and general appearance, including the regular departments that have contributed to its success and improvements calculated to increase its prestige and usefulness. It is gratifying to know that our subscrip tion list includes thousands of the most substantial exhibitors in America and that the newstand distribution reaches other thousands who are unrecorded in our office records. We know that the weekly appearance of Motography will give them delight and there is much comfort in that thought. Unusual Array of Two-Reelers The months of May and June will see an unusual array of Reliance and Majestic one and two-reelers, the result of the new regime at the Reliance and Majestic studios since I). VV. Griffith took hold of these forces and under his supervision the playing, photography and the stories themselves show an unusual improvement. The biggest picture of the year will probably prove to be "Home Sweet Home," staged personally by Mr. Griffith and embodying the entire acting personelle of the Reliance and Majestic aggregation. Other unusual features of -the month to be seen are "The Deputy Sheriff's Star," by W. A. Frost, the. well-known novelist; "The Minature ■ Portrait," -byFrank E. Woods; "The Girl in the Shack," by "Anita Loos and Russell E. Smith ; "Golden Dross," by Russell E. Smith ; "The Stolen Radium," by R. E. Smith ; "The Soul of Honor," by-Frank E. Woods; "The Is ft * ■> '■ f 1 ijH * Isr 3 *\ y/9 * ~ a ■ " ■-' all' '!<C il tt* A ■k' "Our Mutual Girl" z-isits Stern Brothers. Horsewrangler," by George' Pattullo ; "The Rebellion of Kitty Belle," by the same author; "The Stolen Code," by Frank E. Woods ; "A Pair of Cuffs," by Russell E. Smith; "The Song of the Shore," by M..T. Tacobs ; "Dan Morgan's Way" and "Dad's Outlaws," both by Mary R. Machtold ; "Her Birthday Presents," by George Hennessey ; "Silent Sandy," by H. R. Durant and R. E. Smith ; "The Angel of the Gulch," by Peter Tomsen ; "Nell's Eugenic Wedding," "The Man in the Couch," "The Last Drink of Whiskey," all comedies by Anita Loos ; "The Rose Bush of Memories," a two-reeler bv Russell E. Smith and others. Gains Twenty-seven New Members In one week the Reel Fellows Club of Chicago added twenty-seven new members to its organization. This gives the club a total membership of. eighty. At the meeting held at the Fort Dearborn Hotel on Wednesday, May 6, plans were perfected for a monster benefit to be held in the very near future for th purpose of raising funds for the securing of permanent headquarters. The club received its first non-resident member