Moving Picture News (Jul-Oct 1913)

40 THE MOVING PICTURE NEWS Feature Film Notes Among the sale of Itala features in the week is that of "The War Correspondent" to the Eagle Feature Film Co. of New York, who have purchased the Greater New York, Northern New Jersey and New York State rights. Encouraged by their success with the program of the Exclusive Supply Corporation in Eastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey, the Electric Theatre Supply Company, represented by H. O. Schv^'albe, last week consummated arrangements for the handling of the Exclusive program in their neighboring territory: Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia and Virginia. J. W. Morgan, of Kansas City, Mo., has entered into negotiations for the Exclusive programme in his territory. Owing to the fact that the World Special Film Corporation could not reach the Western exhibitor at once, arrangements have been made with the Progressive Motion Picture Company, of San Francisco, to handle California, Oregon, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado. Wyoming and Montana on the "Two Sergeants." During the past week, the World Special Films Corporation have made arrangements with W. A. Sherman to manage their Cleveland offices with George Stocton as assistant. Offices have been opened in Room 430, the Columbia Building. Messrs. Sherman and Stocton have both been affiliated with the Lake Shore Film Exchange. Philip Adler, formerly of the Du Quesne Film Exchange, Pittsburgh, has been made manager of the Pittsburgh office of the World Special Films Corporation. Reports from Warner's branch offices indicate rivalry among exhibitors to secure exclusive rights to the feature program just inaugurated. A. Warner telegraphs from New Orleans: "Prospects wonderful; genuine demand for our program throughout the South." The first releases, "In the Power of a Hypnotist," featuring Gene Gautier and Jack J. Clark ; "The Living Corpse" in four reels; and "Jephthali's Daughter," a Biblical tragedy in three reels, have created no end of favorable comment. They will be followed by such noteworthy features as: James J. Corbett in "The ^ian from the Golden West," "For the Heart of a Princess," "Francesca da Rimini," "Sleeping Beauty," and others equally strong. Marion Leonard's first feature production for Warner's program, "In the Watches of the Night," is ready and will be released at an early date. An invitation is extended to exhibitors at large to call at the new offices of Warner's Features, Inc., 126 West Forty-sixth street, New York, and inspect the model projecting room which has been installed there. Every Tuesday at 3 p. m. features for the following week's program will be run off. Within the next week the World Special Films Corporation will have two more branch offices opened, one in Boston, Mass., the other in Detroit, Mich. Mr. Charles Stern, formerly of the Universal, will be in charge of the Boston office and will be located on Boylston street, and Mr. Dickerson, formerly with the International Feature Film Company, will be at the head of the Detroit office. State rights on "The Voice of the Wild," the second subject of The Film Releases of America, have been sold as follows: Golden Gate Film Exchange of Los Angeles and San Francisco; Northwestern Film Exchange of Portland and Seattle; Famous Players Film Company of Boston; Weiland Film Co. of Pittsburgh; Electric Theatre Supply Co. of Philadelphia. The All Star Feature Corporation has sold to the Gaumont Company the exclusive rights to "Arizona" for England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The purchase was made with the proviso that the All Star Feature Corporation would give the Gaumont Company an option for the English rights on all future productions. One of the most spectacular tworeel subjects made by Cines is promised for early release in an adventure story where many of the scenes were made some fifteen feet under water around the sunken hulk of a sea going vessel. The attempt to photograph under water has frequently been made by other companies with indifferent results. However, the Cines Company secured some splendid negatives in this way due probably very largely to the remarkably clear water of the Italian coast. The two divers are seen walking about among the seaweed and peculiar ocean vegetation. Eva G. Lynch, of the "Herald Films," who was removed to Roosevelt Hospital with typhoid fever, is reported to be improving. She will not be able to appear in pictures for at least two months. The Dante Features have moved their renting offices from 30 East Fourteenth street to 1 and 3 Union Square temporarily, until larger and better offices can be secured up-town. "Wild Beasts at Large" will be released about the middle of October. It has caused much comment and is looked forward to by all with much anticipation. It was shown at the motion picture exposition at Grand Central Palace recently and created much favorable comment. Motion Picture Cameras FOR SALE PRESTWICH CAMERA holding 500 ft. magazines, intercliangeable aperture, trick motion, complete $350.00. BIOSCOPE CAMERA, teakwood, direct, focusing tube, four magazines, complete $275.00. AMATEUR CAMERAS complete, $90.00. IMPORTED URBAN PRINTING MACHINE, new: can be operated by hand or motor, $175.00. Special Event Film Mfrs. Co., Inc. 248 WEST 35TH ST., NEW YORK. A BOY ^Sl LAW Produced by The Youth Photo Play Co. .\ j-reel film fcatming the First Separate Juvenile Court in America and its founder, Judge Willis Brown. 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