Moving Picture World (Jan-Mar 1915)

Page scan 000986 from Moving Picture World

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Jan-Mar 1915
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Jan-Mar 1915)
Leaf #:
000986
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine
Collection:
Early Cinema and Hollywood Studio System
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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950 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD February 13, 1915 PRESENTS Multiple Reel Masterpieces Ready and About to Be Released "EAGLE'S NEST" With EDWIN ARDEN and ROMAINE FIELDING Mr. Arden's Successful Drama Direction Romaine Fielding " THE SPORTING DUCHESS " With ROSE COGI^LAN and ETHEL CLAYTON Supported by George Soule Spencer Comedy Drama by Cecil Raleigh Direction Barry O'Neil " THE VALLEY OF LOST HOPE " Featuring ROMAINE FIELDING A Powerful Drama by Shannon Fife Direction Romaine Fielding "THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY" With GEORGE iSOULE SPENCER and DOROTHY BERNARD Drama by Charles Klein and Harrison Grey Fiske Direction Barry O'Neil " THE WHITE MASK " -- Featuring LILIE LESLIE Drama by Clay M. Greene Direction Joseph W. Smiley "THE COLLEGE WIDOW" Featuring ETHEL CLAYTON and GEORGE SOULE SPENCER Comedy by George Ade Direction Barry O'Neil NOW SHOWING TO CROWDED HOUSES EVERYWHERE By arrangement with Fred Mace EVELYN NESBIT THAW and her son Russell William Thaw in "THREADS OF DESTINY" Drama by William H. Clifford Direction Joseph W. Smiley and The laughing hit of the year, "PATSY BOLIVAR," a series of 14 reels, one every Monday. By CLAY M. GREENE Direction Percy Winter Posters by A, B. C. Print Dodgers by Hennegen Print Clev&land , Cincinnati SIX REGULAR RELEASES EACH WEEK PATSY BOLIVAR No. 7 _ "THE TRAPPER'S REVENGE"— Two Reel Drama, "PATSY IN A SEMINARY"-Comedy, Monday, February Thursday, February llth. 8"' "AN OBSTINATE SHERIFF"— Drama, Friday, February "HIS SOUL MATE"— Comedy, Tuesday, February 9th. 12lh. "BAGS OF GOLD"— Three Reel Drama, Wednesday, "WHEN FATHER INTERFERED"— Comedy, Saturday, February lOlh. February 13th. SPECIALLY DESIGNED ONE, THREE, SIX AND EIGHT SHEET POSTERS LUBIN MANUFACTURING COMPANY Philadelphia, Pa. Chicago Office _ _ _ _ 154 West Lake Street