The Moving Picture Weekly (1917-1918)

The Moving Picture W^eekly A :^L-^GAZI^'E for motion picture exhibitors Published Weekly by the iMOVING PICTURE WEEI>:i.Y ' PUBT^CO. 1600 BROADWAY. NEW YORK CITY Paul Gvuck, Editor (Copyright 1918, Universal Film Mfg. Co. Joe Brakdt. Bus. Mgr. .All Rwkt? Referred) Vol. 6. MAY 25. IfnS. Xo. Universal Combines All Its Exchanges £FFECTIVE May 20th, the Universal Film Exchanges, Inc., an organization incorporated in New Y'ork, has taken over the business of aU the branch exchanges, distributing Universal pi-oducts in the United States with the exception of a few exchanges not owned by the producing company. After the change goes into effect not only will Universal attractions be handled by Universal Film Exchanges. Inc., but these exchanges will handle the output of Jewel Pro' auctions. Lois Weber Pi-oductions, Bluebird Photoplays, Centur% Comedies, and Lyons and Moran Comedies. It is in combining the numerous interests that the economy in distribution will be practiced. For a long time Bluebird controlled its exchanges and Jewel also had exchanges entailing a large overhead expense in rents, salary of office force, deliveries and incidentals too numerous to designate. With the combining of the exchanges this excessive ejcpense will cease. Eventually the saving will be felt by the exhibitors who will be given the benent of the economies caused by the new system. , The exchanges now operated by L'niversal Film Exchanges, Inc., are: Independent Film Exchange. Pittsburgh. Pa. : Universal Film iExchange. Detroit, Mich. ; L'niversal Film & Supply Company, Kansas Cir>", Mo.: Universal Film & Supply Company, St. Louis. Mo.: L'niversal Film & Supply Company. Oklahoma Citj-. Okla.; Universal Film & Supply Company, Fort Smith, Ark.: Universal Film & Supply Company. Wichita, Kan.; Universal Film Exchange, Chicago. 111.: L'niversal Film Exchange, Milwaukee, Wis.: L'niversal Film Exchange, Denver. Colo.: Universal Film Exchange. Salt Lake City. Utah: Universal Film Exchange. Butte. Mont.; Film Supply Company. Portland. Ore.; Film Supply Company. Seattle, Wash. : Film Supply Company. Spokane. Wash.; California Film. Exchange. San Francisco. Cal. : California Film Exchange, Los -Angeles. Cal.: California Film Exchange. Phoenix, Ariz.: Laemmle Film Sei-A-ice. Minneapolis. Minn.; Laemm.le Film Ser\-ice, Om.aha. Neb.; Colonial Film Exchange. Sioux City, S. D.: Laemmle Film Senice. Des Moines. la.: Cincinnati Buckeve Film Company, Cincinnati, Ohio.; Cincinnati Buckeye Buckeye Film Company. Columbus, Ohio; Cincinnati Buckeye Film Comoany, Louisville, Ky. ; Central Film Service, Indianapolis, Ind. ; Central Film Sersice. Evans\-ille, Ind.: Rex Film Service, Albany, N. Y. : Victor Film Service. Buffalo, N. Y'. : Victor Film Service, Cleveland, O. C. H. MacGowan, assistant general manager of Universal, on Saturday. May 18, accompanied by six assistants, left New York for a trip around TITLES FOR UNIVERSAL ANIMATED WEEKLY, No. 24, SCENES ON THE OPPOSITE PAGE. 1 Fair soldierettes of Ena • land's land army preparing ground to sow the seeds of victory. .She has released a man for the war and is helping to keep England from starvation. O Right Rev. Patrick J. • Hayes. Chaplain Bishop, officiates at services attended by thousands of the boys in khaki at Wrightstown. N. J. Q Women police reser*"es • take part in annual New York police parade for the first time in history, led bv Mayor Hyland. "The Finest" broke two set precedents. A In order to save wheat. • eat more spuds. Mayor Marx of Detroit sets example in "buv a bushel" movement by buying a sack of "murphies" to start the potatoes rolling. C First stone ship. the 7.900 ton steamer "Faith." proves a success on her trial trips in 'Frisco Bay. .She made eleven knots an hour. Others will follow. Q Jackies training at Pfl • ham Bay signalize advent of summer suits by spelling their slogan "Victory" all over the drill ground. Now throw up your hats and cheer. the entire circuit for the purpose of effecting the taking over of the exchanges by the new corporation. Before leaving he said that the change would automatically be effective as of May 20. and within a few weeks from that date he expected everJ^hing would be working smoothly in every one of the exchanges. The change in the method of distribution does not mean that changes ^%ill follow in the Universal sales organization. All of the branch managers will retain their positions, but hereafter vnll be given assistance by the home office that \vill lead to greater possibihties for themselves and for the exhibitors served by them. CAUSES FIGHT IN H.\VAN-\. (Havana, Cuba. May 12, Special to Mo\-ing Picture Weekly). — "The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin," will be pre.-ented here only after a determined fight against the pro-Germans. It is apparent that the pi-o-Germans have a verj strong organization which reaches, possibly through de\-iou3 channels, into high official circles in Cuba. So strong are the pro-Germans that they have forced the removal of an electric sign in front of a local theatre. The sign read: "Biggest attraction ever presented. Coming — "The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin." The sign had been ordered erected bv B. Lichtig. Havana manager for the L'niversal Film Manufacturing Company which is handling the Jewel Productions here. It was illuminated for only a few moments when Mr. Lichtig received notice that the sign would have to come down. As the notico was official, down it came. President Menecol of Cuba is said to be taking a pei-sonal interest in the investigation as to why the local authorities in a Cuban city should feel 5%Tnpathetic toward the kaiser when Cuba is fighting beside the rest of the -Allies to force his dethroning. While the pro-German undercurrent in Havana has been able to bring enough influence to bear to force the removel of the sign, from outward appearances the Havana newspapers are a tmit in labeling the removal as an outrage.