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THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD
August 14, 1920
Minneapolis Houses Refuse Musicians' Demands and Await Walkout August 15
By MARY KELLY
IN “sounding forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat” loyal Chicago exhibitors, during the disagreement between theatre owners and musicians, have inspired exhibitors in other parts of the Middle West to take a similarly courageous attitude in refusing to grant exorbitant demands. A recent trip to Minneapolis and an interview with William A. Steffes, president of Jhe United Theatrical Protective League, revealed the fact that the “Mill Cit3r” is witnessing a similar setto between exhibitors and musicians. With no prospect of arriving at an agreement, exhibitors in this city nevertheless are calmly, yes, philosophically, awaiting Sunday, August 15, the date set for the walkout.
Their equanimity in the face of the crisis may come as a surprise to most of the melody dispensers and to many others besides. But in view of the fact that conditions in Chicago for the past month have shown that vacant orchestra pits have little or no effect upon box office receipts, this managerial optimism in the face of storm clouds is to be expected. And, indeed, to the disinterested onlooker the rainbow is already in sight.
By quitting their posts and leaving the field of glory to the moving picture exclusively the musicians have probably
METRO’S west coast studios in Hollywood just now present a scene of much activity, with five producing units at work and two more companies preparing to start within two weeks’ time at the latest. The three big enclosed stages of the California plant are covered with sets of every size and description, while the lots adjoining are filled with street and other exterior settings.
Viola Dana is about half through with
given the industry a boost such as it could have had in no other way. The lack of music, while no doubt a disappointment from one viewpoint, is affording a chance for many to witness what they have always contended, namely, that pictures in themselves, without embellishments, represent a whole art, beautiful, potential, consummate.
In Minneapolis the demands of the musician’s federation exceeds those of the Chicago union. The former is demanding a minimum weekly wage of $56, which amounts, approximately, to 55T/2 per cent, increase, while Chicago’s musicians are asking for a 50 per cent, increase.
Theodore Hays, general manager of the Finkelstein and Ruben circuit, stated that Minneapolis exhibitors had offered to fix the minimum at $49 instead of $36, where it now stands, but that the union had met this offer, which amounts to more than 33 1/3 per cent, increase, with a flat refusal.
In the New Garrick Theatre on this circuit, which has always given especially fine musical presentations, the personnel of the orchestra has already been reduced to half of the usual number. The experiment has resulted in no financial loss, and the management is confident that it can continue to please New Garrick patrons even after it is unable to furnish any music at all.
her new picture, “Blackmail,” a story written by Lucia Chamberlain and adapted for the screen by Albert Shelby LeVino. The story was published in the Saturday Evening Post. For the past week the company has been on location at Pasadena filming scenes about the exterior of one of the palatial Southern California homes. Dallas M. Fitzgerald is directing the star in this crook melodrama, while Wyndham Standing, Edward Cecil, Florence Turner,
Alfred Allen, Lydia Knott and Jack Roi make up a most notable supporting cast.
The interior of an artist’s studio in Paris has been furnishing the setting for scenes of Alice Lake’s newest picture, “Body and Soul,” in which she is featured at the' head of a prominent cast. Miss Lake has a most difficult role to enact in this stage drama, which was written by William Hurlburt.
May Allison Doing Stunts.
May Allison has been doing so many thrilling stunts for her new starring vehicle, “Are All Men Alike?”, that she declares she is on the verge of being a nervous wreck. First she drove a racing automobile at a high rate of speed down one of the Los Angeles streets and then took her first flight in an airplane.
Are All Men Alike?” is being directed by Phillip Rosen. It was adapted by A. P. Younger from Arthur Stringer’s story, “The Waffle Iron,” published serially in McClure’s magazine. Wallace MacDonald is Miss Allison’s leading man ahd Lester Cuneo, Ruth Stonehouse, John Elliott, Winifred Greenwood and Emmanuel Turner have important parts in the supporting cast.
John E. Ince is progressing rapidly in the direction of the all-star production of ‘‘Someone in the House,” which was adapted for the screen from Larry Evans’ stage play by Marc Robbins and Lois Zellner. Edmund Lowe and Vola Vale are the featured players in this crook melodrama, while Edward Connelly, Edward Jobson, Lawrence Grant, Cara Lee, Howard Crampton, Henry Miller, Jr., and William Irving complete the all-star cast.
Completing Third London Story.
The third Jack London story to be produced by C. E. Shurtleff, Inc., for release by Metro, “The Star Rover,” will be completed in a short time. Edward Sloman is directing this picture, the script for which was prepared by Albert Shelby LeVino. “The Star Rover” is to be an elaborated production with many large exterior settings and a most unusual plot. Courtenay Foote, Thelma Percy, Marcella Daley and “Doc” Cannon head the all-star cast for this production.
The filming of “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” will be started in a few days. June Mathis has nearly completed the script for Vicente Blasco Ibanez’s widely read novel and Rex Ingram, who is to direct, is busy selecting the locations for the many elaborate exterior scenes.
Mme. Doraldina will also start work on her first Metro starring vehicle, “The Passion Fruit,” in about a week. Work has already been started on the initial settings, and Doraldina is preparing her costumes for this picture, “Passion Fruit” was written by Carey Wilson and Edward T. Lowe wrote the scenario. Edward Sloman will direct.
Film Ad Men Organization Compile New Officers* Slate
AT a business session of the Associated Motion Picture Advertisers held July 29, the following members were nominated as the slate for election in September as officers of the Association for the year then commencing:
President, Paul Lazarus; vice-president, C. F. Yearsley; secretary, Julian Solomon; treasurer, Victor Shapiro: managing bulletin editor, Horace Judge; business manager, Tom Wiley.
Nominated for the Board of Governors in addition to the ex-officio members are : Arthur James, chairman; Paul Gulick, P. A. Parsons, Harry Reichenbach and Jerome Beatty.
Audit committee: Chairman, Edgar 0.
Brooks, Arthur Brilant and Maurice Ris-' kind.
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The dark Woman plays the part of "The Light Woman” in this new American release.
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