The Moving Picture Weekly (1916-1917)

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EXHIBITORS ome of the Exhibitors the Ring;'^ and the ir Campaign originate langeofNew York. SETTING CARRICK STRAIGHT. -THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY -53 HE editor of the Moving Picture Weekly is in receipt of a nice crisp note from Mr. V. R. Carrick. president and general manager of the Interstate Films Company (Inc.), informing him, and through him the world in general, that the sweeping announcement made in the last number of the Weekly in regard to the million dollar exchange purchase did not affect him in any way. We hasten to comply with Mr. Carrick's request and announce that the exchanges in Baltimore, Washington and Philadelphia, which are handling the Universal Program, are not included either in Mr. Oldknow's or Mr. Goldstein's territory. Mr. Carrick, who manages these exchanges, is the district manager of the middle eastern group, whose district comprises eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia and West Virginia. The annoimcement which was made in the previous issue was not intended to af Casino Theatre, H. F. Thomas, Jr., Greensburg, Pa. feet Mr. Carrick, and the editor of the Weekly is sincerely sorry that the story could have been construed in such a manner. STRIKE IN FRONT OF STRIKERS. JN the filming of "Broke, but Ambitious," a comedy written by Harry Lyons for Eddie Lyons and Lee Moran, one of the scenes made at San Pedro harbor, near Los Angeles, required the principals to battle with strikers aboard a ship. It so happened at the same time striking stevedores and the Los Angeles policemen were having considerable difficulty at the harbor. The captain of the ship would only permit the scenes to be made in abso lute silence in order that no false impression might be gained by the strikers on the shore. Therefore, the comedians and the members of the company working with them were required to pantomime every scene while on board the vessel. Universal Regular Service and Red Feather Features will pot any theatre on Easy Street. THE NEWSPAPER SYNDICATE. I T may not be out of place to call your attention to the effective Newspaper Syndicate which is published weekly by the Motion Picture Newspaper Publishing Company. The sheet with all the stories of the week written in excellent newspaper style, so that any newspaper will be only too happy to take them from you and run them as they are, will be mailed to any exhibitor who wants it and who has a chance to get the stories in the newspaper of his town. The mats that come with it and the cuts may be obtained at the prices listed at the bottom of the sheet. That is, the full set of two double and four single column mats will be sent prepaid for twenty cents and a full set of cuts of the same illustrations will be sent for a dollar. Go to see the editor of the paper on which you rely to advertise your show. Find out first if he will use the publicity stories which you can give him. If he will, find out whether he can use mats, or if he will have to have cuts. The cuts supplied are of a composition which will not permit of taking a stereo from them and so cannot be used except on a flat bed press. Having ascertained these matters, write direct to the Motion Picture Newspaper Publishing Co., 1600 Broadway, New York City,