The Moving Picture Weekly (1916-1917)

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-THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY MANAGEESAND CANADIAN NOTES. 5T. JOHN, N. B.— The Imperial Theatre was donated by the Keiths' interest to the Red Cross Society on July 12th, when an entertainment was held for the French wounded. The local Red Cross Society had the assistance of Manager Golding: of the Imperial. "The Bugler of Algiers," Bluebird Feature, was the picture chosen, with scenes of French life in the navy, and travel pictures. yORONTO, ONT.— Manager Roland Roberts of the Regent Theatre, Toronto, probably one of the most beautiful and modern theatres in the Dominion, has signed a twelve-months' L-KO Comedy Released Week of August 13. Yells of laughter wUI Kreet this L-KO stunt comedy called "Kough Stuff," featuring Dan Russell, Gladys Varden and Walter Stephens. The fun rages fast and furious in a hotel lobby, and at a fashion show, where Dan gets close to the beauties on parade. Rough Stuff' Walter as the bell boy Introduces rough stuff that will send your audiences into paroxysms of hilarity. Grab this for your next comedy night and hang out the S. B. O. Book through your CnlTersal Exchange. contract with the Universal Film Co., for the Animated Weekly. The Regent Theatre showed the recent Universal Film "With Pershing in France," and it so pleased his patrons that he continued using this service. The operators' request for an increase in wages has been satisfactorily settled. The Operators' Union, Local 173, recently held a meeting to elect new officers. Mr. Dentelbeck is now the President, Mr. Corvert, Business Agent and Organizer, while Mr. Duneen of the Strand Theatre, Toronto, has become Vice-President, and Mr. C. A. McMahon has released the Business Agency and retains the Financial Secretary office. Mrs. Fred Paterson, a well-known Vancouver lady, has been appointed to fill the position on the staff of the Moving Picture Censors of British Columbia. Mr. A. E. Wall, the censor of Nova Scotia, is taking up the matter of bad film and is going to eliminate if possible the practise of exhibitors using machines which continually damage film. He has threatened to cancehthe machine license on any machine which is reported to be out of order and continually damaging film. He has also placed restriction on the exchanges that if they continue to send films which are in bad condition into the territory that he will cancel their license also, he will also cancel the license of any operator who continues to destroy film. In this way he hopes to protect the film exchanges as well as the exhibitors in the matter of giving the public the best projection that is possible and help to eliminate as far as possible the wholesale damage which has been done to film by bad machines and poor operators, and also, of course, straighten the matter out as far as the exchanges are concerned in the careless handling of film and not seeing that it is properly revised. This should prove a distinct advantage. DEPAETMENT -27 CANADIAN NOTES. IJAMILTON, Ont. — Hamilton will likely have another theatre in the near future. MacKay Bros, are figuring on a theatre to be built on Lock Street. I ONDON, Ont.— The Grand Opera House, London, Ont., has just recently been re-decorated and re-fitted for motion pictures. A special feature will be L-Ko films. The one-cent war tax which has been placed on the theatres in Nova Scotia seems to be working out quite satisfactorily. Few complain now that it has got into working order. GALE E N R Y of Gale Henry in a one . reel Joker o f a hundred laughs. "Back to the Kitchen" pulls some the funniest stuff ever. ''Back to the Kitchen'' It's a marital mix-up and for once Gail gets the worst of it, and it's "Back to the Kitchen" for her. A "regular" comedy. Book it thru your nearest Universal Exchange. Released Week of August 13.