Moving Picture World (April-June 1915)

Page scan 0001651 from Moving Picture World

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
April-June 1915
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Apr-Jun 1915)
Leaf #:
0001651
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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June 5, 1915 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 1571 9 .1^ ^^^^^ "Mrs. Jarr's Auction Bridge" Comedy MONDAY, MAY 31 Uncle Henry gets full of punch. The party is deluged and uncle takes the water cure. A very lively affair. HARRY DAVENPORT and ROSE TAPLEY are the principals. "Playing the Game" Two-Part Comedy TUESDAY, JUNE I They don't play their parts just right. They .Irop their disguise and both play a winning game. LILLIAN WALKER, FRANK CURRIER, CHARLES ELDRIDGE and EVART OVERTON are the cast. "Bunny in Bunnyland" Cartoon WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2 A side-splitting concoction of fun and imaginary doings of tile well-known and celebrated Apostle of Mirth. "Sonny Jim at the Mardi Gras" Scenic Comedy THURSDAY, JUNE 3 Everywhere he goes everybody knows him. It's the biggest day of the year and everybody enjoys it. BOBBY CONNELLY as Sonny Jim. "Jones' Hypnotic Eye" Comedy FRIDAY, JUNE 4 He has the eye all right, but it doesn't seem to work. He tries it on the dog and other domestic animals with disastrous consequences. An all star cast. "The Way of the Transgressor" Three-Part Drama. Broadway Star Feature SATURDAY, JUNE 5 Seeking the destruction of others, he finds his own. Those whom he intended to destroy come into their own happiness and love. The cast includes LEO DELANEY, LEAH BAIRD and ANDERS RANDOLF. Six a Week, Including a Three -Part Broadway Star Feature "MRS. JARR AND THE BEAUTY TREATMENT" Comedy Monday, June 7 "LOVE, SNOW AND ICE" Three-Part Scenic Comedy. Broadway Star Feature Tuesday, June 8 "SPADES ARE TRUMPS" Comedy Wednesday, June 9 "MR. BLINK OF BOHEMIA" Comedy Thursday, June 10 "FAIR, FAT AND SAUCY" Comedy Friday, June 11 "FOUR GRAINS OF RICE" Two-Part Drama Saturday, June 12 VITAGRAPH ONE, THREE AND SIX-SHEET POSTERS. RELEASED BROADWAY STAR FEATURES 6-PART WAR DRAMA CAPT. ALVAREZ 3-PART DRAMA SHADOWS OF THE PAST 3-PART COMEDY SINGLES' MELODRAMA S-PART RUSSIAN DRAMA MY OFFICIAL WIFE 3-PART COMEDY UNCLE BILL 3-PART DRAMA THE PAINTED WORLD 3-PART DRAMA 4 I 3 4-PART COMEDY THE WIN(K) SOME WIDOW 4-PART MILITARY DRAMA THE TANGLE 3-PART FIRE ROMANCE THE LOCKED DOOR 4-PART PSYCHIC DRAMA SYLVIA GRAY S-PART DRAMA THE LITTLE ANGEL of CANYON CREEK FROM THE BOOK 4-PART COMEDY THE MAN BEHIND THE DOOR 4-PART COMEDY