Moving Picture World (Jul-Sep 1915)

314 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD July 10, 1915 Many suggestions were made as to the location of the booth for the projecting machines and the most practical appeared to be that of hanging the booth from the iron girders and placing the machines therein. About this time I was called into consultation by Mr. Presburg of the Madison Square Management and when I suggested placing the booth and machines at the end of the hall (a distance of one entire city block, or a trifle over three hundred feet), it afforded a great deal of amusement, as a throw of this length was considered impossible, especially with respect to maintaining a steady picture with the proper detail. Both of these were accomplished in the hhjjhest degree, and proved the practicability of my suggestion, with the result that two Power's Cameragraph No. 6A projecting No. A — Screen at Madison Square Garden in Process of Erection, machines were installed. The screen used in this building is the largest ever erected, and is 34 feet wide by 26 feet high (see picture No. 4). In picture No. 3 you will note that the first row of seats is 88 feet from the screen. When one stops and considers the fact of the enormous area of this building and that it covers an entire city block, that the screen used is the largest in the world, that each picture on the film is magnified over 169,000 times and that this is the world's record for long distance projection, you will agree with me that the development of the motion picture industry is truly remarkable and it really deserves a place as the eighth wonder of the world. KANE TOURING THE WILD WEST. Robert T. Kane, President of the Prohibition Film Corporation, who recently left New York on an extended tour of the "wild and woolly West" for the purpose of closing contracts for the sale of territorial rights on "Prohibition," the big anti-liquor photoplay feature, has penetrated as far as Portland, Ore. Mr. Kane will visit Seattle, Wash., and other important American cities before returning to his office in the Candler Bldg., New York, about three weeks hence. At Leading Picture Theaters. Programs for the Week at New York's Best Motion Picture Houses. Vitagraph Theater. FRANK DANIELS, the comedian who has made thousands laugh during the days when he was the acknowledged king of the comic opera stage, will return to Broadway, this time in the silent drama, and will make his initial bow as a screen artist at the iVtagraph Theater in "Crooky," the picture heading the list of features for the week commencing Sunday, July 4th. "Crooky" is a five-part comedy, written especially for Mr. Daniels by Paul West, and produced by the Vitagraph Company under the direction of C. Jay Williams. In Mr. Daniels support will be found such well known Vitagraph comedians as Charles Eldridge, Harry Morey, Edwina Robbins, Anna Laughlin and Evart Overton. Chapter IX. of "The Goddess" is another feature, the two parts of which will be shown, beginning Sunday. The Strand. The* Strand Theater will present a picturization of Sir Gilbert Parker's celebrated story. "The Right of Way," in which William Faversham, the distinguished dramatic star, will appear. The production of this play was made at Kinsbury, Canada, the exact locale of the story. John W. Noble, who staged the production, required ten weeks in which to complete the Canadian scenes alone. B. A. Rolfe, the producer of the play, has surrounded Mr. Faversham with an excellent cast including Jane Grey and other well known Broadway favorites. An entire village was erected by the Rolfe Company and later burned to the ground. The second installment of Ayleworth's Big Game Pictures will be shown. Scenic and educational studies, patriotic pictures, a new comedy and the Strand Topical Review, complete the screen attractions. An unusually attractive musical program will be rendered, chief of which is an "American Fantasie" by Victor Herbert, which 'will be played as an overture by the Strand Concert Orchestra under the direction of Carl Edouarde. The Misses Beverly and Galloway will sing the "Barcarolle" duet from Offenbach's "The Tales of Hoffman," and other musical numbers will be rendered by other vocal soloists who are newcomers to the Strand. Mary Pickford at the Broadway. "Little Pal," a Famous Players production, with Mary Pickford in the title role, is the leading number at the Broadway Theater. The scenes of the drama are laid in the Northwest, and the little star has a part that gives her a fine scope for the display of her unique abilities. One of the Bray "Col. Heeza Liar" cartoons, Broadway Animated News, Paramount South American Travel Pictures, and several of the latest comedies, complete the program. BARD RETURNS FROM TRIP. Arthur Bard, General Manager of the Associated Film Manufacturers, has just returned from a business trip which took him as far west as Chicago. During his trip, he touched Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago and Buffalo. The Central Film Company, Chicago. Territorial Rights to the Chicago Tribune Animated Weekly with Old Doc Yak Now Being Offered to Feature Exchanges Throughout the Country. TIE Central Film Company, Chicago, announces that territorial rights on The Chicago Tribune Animated Weekly with Old Doc Yak in animated cartoons, are now being offered to feature exchanges throughout the country. The feature consists of a weekly release of 500 feet of current news pictures gathered by Chicago Tribune photographers in various parts of the world, and 500 feet showing the funny antics of Old Doc Yak, the cartoon character made famous by Sidney Smith, of the Chicago Tribune. It has made a big hit in the central west, where it has been appearing for several weeks. Old Doc Yak is a national character. He appears each week in the Chicago Tribune and in other leading newspapers throughout the country. Nearly everybody knows Doc, and everybody who sees him laughs at his side-splitting adventures. Few comic supplement characters in the history of journalism have gained the popularity enjoyed by "Sid" Smith's Doc Yak, who appeals to children and to grown-ups alike. Each week a prize of $50 is offered for an idea acceptable for an Old Doc Yak animated cartoon. This is open to everybody. The fame of the Chicago Tribune — The World' s Greatest Newspaper — is international. The facilities of that stupendous organization, which covers every nook and corner of the globe, are exceptional when it comes to assembling motion photographs of international events of interest. Spectacular incidents in the great world war, assaults of the Germans, counter attacks of the Allies, the great campaign in the Dardanelles, uprisings in India, riots in Singapore, sensational scenes from South Africa, and important happenings in the United States, are some of the assignments of Tribune camera men. The Central Film Company. 110 South State street, Chicago, has made every preparation to meet the demands of the feature exchanges and of individuals who may desire territorial rights to this fine new feature.