Moving Picture World (April 1912 - June 1912)

Page scan 000125 from Moving Picture World

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
April 1912 - June 1912
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (April-June 1912)
Leaf #:
000125
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System and Early Cinema
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Moving Picture World, founded in 1907 by J.P. Chalmers, was one of the motion picture industry's first trade papers. Published on a weekly basis in New York City, Moving Picture World informed exhibitors about films available for rental and editorialized on behalf of the growing industry (improving the quality of movies through higher filmmaking standards, not government censorship, was a frequent topic). The paper reached its height in the mid-to-late-1910s--a fact reflected in the circulation figures and the huge amount of advertising that filled every issue during the period. In the 1920s, Moving Picture World lost ground to other competing weekly trade papers -- including Variety, Exhibitor's Herald, and Motion Picture News. In 1927, Moving Picture World ceased publication when it was acquired by Martin Quigley's Exhibitor's Herald. Across the 20 year run of Moving Picture World, readers can watch the transition from short film programs to feature films and witness the transition from the dominance of Edison's Trust to the rise of the "Independent" film companies that ultimately became the Hollywood studios. Silent film historians have utilized and cited Moving Picture World more frequently than any other trade paper, and the publication still has many insights left to offer. -- Eric Hoyt, 2012/2013
Date Added:
May 30, 2024
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M H THE WORLD PHOTOGRAPHIC PUBLISHING COMPANY 125 E. 23d. Street, NEW YORK (Beach Building) J. P. Chalmers, Editor and Manager. Telephone call, 1343-1344 Gramercy Entered at the General Post Office in New York City as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $3.00 per year. Post free in the United States, Mexico, Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands. Canada, $3.50. Foreign Countries, $4.00, Post Paid. WESTERN OFFICE: 169 W. Washington St (Post Bldg.), Chicago, 111. Phone, Main 3145. Automatic Phone 32732. DISPLAY ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS (No Display), Three Cents per Word; Minimum Charge, 50c. Address all correspondence "Moving Picture World, P. O. Box 226, Madison Square, New York," and not to individual!. Vol. 12 APRIL 13, 1912 No. 2 ADVERTISING FOR EXHIBITORS, by Epes Wltitlirop Sargent 132 AMONG THE EXHIBITORS 170 BEAUTIFUL FLORAL TRIBUTE 114 CALENDAR OF INDEPENDENT RELEASES 148 CALENDAR OF LICENSED RELEASES 150 CHICAGO LETTER 122 COMMENTS ON THE FILMS (Licensed) 136 COMMENTS ON THE FILMS (Independent) 137 DB LUXE PICTURES IN CHICAGO 125 INDEX TO CONTENTS. IN MEMORIAM, by W. Stephen Bush 112 INDEPENDENT FILM STORIES 164 INDEPENDENT RELEASE DATES 172 INQUIRIES 133 LICENSED FILM STORIES 156 LICENSED RELEASE DATES 174 LONDON LETTER 124 MANUFACTURERS' ADVANCE NOTES 144 MOVING PICTURE EDUCATOR 118 OHIO M. P. EXHIBITORS' LEAGUE CONVENTION 119 PASSING OF JAMES P. CHALMERS. THE 116 PICTURES FROM THE MAINE WOODS 123 PROJECTION DEPARTMENT, by F. H. Richardson 139 SCENARIO WRITER, THE, by Epes W. Sargent. 134 SONG SLIDE RELEASES 152 STUDIO SAUNTERINGS, by Louis Reeves Harrison 127 STORIES OF THE FILMS (Independent) 164 STORIES OF THE FILMS (Licensed) 156 GYPSY BLOOD 143 NEW TOWNSEND BILL, THE 125 TRIBUTE FROM FRIENDS. .115 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS. CARBON IMPORTERS. THANHOUSER 94 FRORUP, L. E 177 Not in Sales Co. KIEWERT. CHAS. L 181 CRYSTAL FILM CO 169 REISINGER, HUGO 163 MAJESTIC FILM CO 99 ELECTRICAL EOUIPMENT. CHICAGO PROJECTING CO 178 ENTERPRISE OPTICAL CO 171 FOOS GAS ENGINE CO 165 FORT WAYNE ENGINE WORKS 171 HALLBERG, J. H 181 HELIOS MFG. CO 163 ILG ELEC. CO 152 KOERTING, MATHIESEN 151 KEYSTONE SALES CO 167 MACKIB CO., INC 176-178 MOORE HUBBLE CO 176 SCHNEIDER, E 151 STERN MFG. CO 179 FILM IMPORTERS & BROKERS. INTERNATIONAL FILM TRADERS 179 MASKO FILM CO 100 FIREPROOF APPARATUS. JOHNS-MANVILLE CO., H. W 167 N. Y. FIREPROOF CONSTRICTION CO 159 TRAINER, C. W 153 FILM EXCHANGES. BRADENBURG, GEO 173 CALEHUFF, CHAS 180 COLUMBIA FEATURE FILM CO 176 GOLDEN GATE FILM CO 176 GREENE, W. E 169 HETZ, L 179 LAEMMLE FILM SERVICE 100 SWAAB FILM SERVICE 100 INDEPENDENT FILM MANUFACTURERS. AMERICAN 103 BISON 95 CHAMPION 97 ECLAIR 101 GAUMONT 161 GREAT NORTHERN 175 IMP 100 LUX 169 SALES CO 102 NESTOR 154 TOWERS 157 REPUBLIC 99 RELIANCE 151 REX 97 SOLAX 153 LICENSED FILM MANUFACTURERS. EDISON 108 ESSANAY 105 KA1.EM 110 KLEINE 157 LUBIN 106 MELIES 183 PATHE FRERES 151 SEL1G 109 VITAGRAPH 107 MISCELLANEOUS. A B C CO 163 AMUSEMENT SUPPLY CO 180 BAFF, W. E 168 BRADY, A 161 OELLUKOTE CO 155 CLASSIFIED ADS 162 CORCORAN. A. J 171 DAVIS. H 168 EXHIBITORS' ADV. CO 182 EXHIBITORS' ADV. & SPEC. CO 150 GAINES, H. B 180 GUNBY BROS 168 HOKE. GEO 179 LAVEZZI CO 100 McKENNA BROS 178 MIDLAND TRANSPARENCY CO 162 MILLER. E 153 MORTIMER FILM CLEANER CO 179 NATIONAL TICKET CO 172 NATIONAL X-RAY REFLECTOR CO 169 NEWMAN MFG. CO 165 OPERATORS HANDBOOK 165 PARISIAN MFG. CO 154 PHOTOGRAPHER 151 PHOTOPLAY ADV. & SPEC. CO 175 PHOTOPLAY EXCHANGE 154 PHOTOPLAY MAGAZINE 180 PITTSBURG PHOTOPLAY CO 168 RAW FILM SUPPLY CO 163 SARGENT. E. W 178 STERN POSTER CO 159 STUDIO FOR SALE ISO U. S. FACTORIES 153 LECTURES BY. MARION, L. M 180 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 176 HOFFMAN, H. F 180 MOVING PICTURE MACHINE MANUFACTURERS. AMERICAN 177 EDISON 108 MOTIOGRAPH 159 POWERS 184 SIMPLEX 148 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. DEAGAN, J. C 179 SINN, C. E 179 WURLITZER, RUDOLPH 165 ZEIDLER DRUM CO 178 OPERA CHAIR MANUFACTURERS. AMERICAN SEATING CO 168 ANDREWS, A. H 178 BENNETT. GEO 178 HARDESTY CHAIR 00 178 STEEL FURNITURE CO 178 WISCONSIN SEATING CO 178 PROJECTING SCREENS. AMERICAN THEATER CURTAIN CO 167 COYLE SILVER SCREEN 168 INVENTORS' SPECIALTY CO 177 MIRROROID CO 167 SLIDE MANUFACTURERS. AMERICAN MOTION SLIDE CO 152 BATTERSHALL & OLESON 165 ERKER BROS 171 EXCELSIOR SLIDE CO 152 KANSAS CITY SLIDE CO 151 LEVI CO 152 NO. AMERICAN SLIDE CO 178 SOOTT & VAN ALTENA 152 SIMPSON, A. L 168 UTILITY TRANSPARENCY CO 173 FEATURE FILMS (released by). ATLAS MFG. CO 102 FEATURE & EDUCATIONAL FILM CO 179 FEATURE PHOTOPLAY CO 168 FRENCH-AMERICAN CO 168 GREAT NORTHERN SPECIAL FILM CO 176-180 QUAKER CITY FILM CO 161 SEDEG FILM CO 173 SOUTH COAST FILM CO 96 SUPERIOR FEATURE FILM CO 98 TOURNAMENT FILM CO 149-104 WARNER'S FEATURE FILM CO 155 THEATRICAL ARCHITECTS. DECORATORS' SUPPLY CO 171