Moving Picture World (Jan - Feb 1919)

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Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Jan - Feb 1919
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Jan - Feb 1919)
Leaf #:
000672
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine",nyarc-museumofmodernar
Collection:
Early Cinema and Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
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:
September 26, 2024
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644 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD February 1, 1919 "Her Inspiration." Released by Metro — Five Reels. Prepared by S. M. Berg. THEME — Mountain Song Andantino Borch 1. AT SCREENING THEME 3 min. 15 sec. 2. T. THE HAUNTS OF THE Mountaineer's March. .. .Borch 2 min. 45 sec. 3. T. IT IS A FAR CRY FROM Babillage Castillo 3 min. 45 sec. Intermezzo Allegretto. 4. T. KEEPING HIS PROMISE Mountaineer's Dance. .. .Borch 2 min. 30 sec. 5. T. THERE'S YOUR HAT, MISTER. .THEME 2 min. 45 sec. 6. T. NOW I HAVE YOUR PICTURE. . Impish Elves Borch 4 min. 7. T. IT IS MY NEW PLAY A LOVE.. THEME 2 min. 30 sec. 8. T. A FEW REAL REVENUERS Turbulence Borch 2 min. 30 sec. Allegro Agitato. 9. T. I SEEN YOU STEALING Perpetual Motion Borch 3 min. 15 sec. Allegro Agitato. 10. D. WHEN REVENUE OFFICER Garden Dance Vargas 2 min. 45 sec. Intermezzo. 11. T. AND AFTER DILUTING Dancing Leaves Miles 3 min. Allegretto Intermezzo. 12. D. AS SCENE FADES TO KATE AND Rondo Berge 3 min. 13. T. NO ARGUIN', HE AIN'T Agitato No. 40 Shepherd 2 min. 15 sec. 14. D. WHEN KATE BRINGS 1 min. 15 sec. 15. T. DON'T THANK ME THEME 1 min. 30 sec. 16. T. EVENING, A DARK PLAN Gruesome Misterioso. .. .Borch 1 minT 15 sec. 17. T. HANK'S RIGHT Agitato No. 37 Andino 3 min. 18. T. COME ON, I'M LIGE Furioso No. 11 Kief ert 2 min. 30 sec. 19. T. BACK ON DEAR OLD BROAD WAY Sleeping Rose Borch 2 min. 15 sec. Valse Lento. 20. T. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE THEME 3 min. CHARACTER Comedy. ATMOSPHERE Kentucky Mountains. MECHANICAL EFFECTS ., Shots, door knocks, explosion, train. "Romance of Happy Valley, The." Griffith Production — Six Reels. Prepared by Geo. W. Beynon. THEME — Southern Reveries Moderato Bendix 1. AT SCREENING Way Down South. .Laurendeau 2 min. 30 sec. Medley. 2. T. JOHN LOGAN, JR A Spring Morn' Morris 1 min. 45 sec. Allegretto. 3. T. JOHN LOGAN, SR "Shall We Gather at the River" 1 min. 15 sec. Hymn. 4. T. I-I-WANT TO GO Prelude Jarnf elt 1 min. 15 sec. Allegro Semi-Dramatic. 5. T. THE FARM ADJOINING Birds and Butterflies Vely 3 min. 30 sec. Allegretto. 6. T. JENNIE'S USUAL NOONTIME. . .Pastorale Thomas 1 min. 45 sec. Andante. 7. D. JENNY GOES TO JOHN THEME 2 min. 15 sec. 8. T. SATURDAY NIGHT Where Did You Get That 2 min. 15 sec. Hat ? Segue Springtime Drumm Waltz. 9. T. LOCUST GROVE Angelus Massenet 1 min. 45 sec. Andante Sostenuto. 10. T. NEARING THE END "Rescue the Perishing." 1 min. 45 sec. Hymn. 11. T. WHILE WE SING "Jesus Lover of My Soul." 2 min. 15 sec. Hymn. 12. D. MINISTER RAISES HAND Silence. 30 sec. 13. D. AFTER PRAYER "Saved to the Uttermost." 1 min. 10 sec. Hymn. 14. T. GOING HOME THEME 2 min. 10 sec. 15. D. JENNY ENTERS HOME Berceuse Karanoff 1 min. 10 sec. Lento. 16. T. VINEGAR WATKINS OPINES A Curious Story Frommei 1 min. 15 sec. Allegretto. 17. T. BED TIME AT Evensong Martin 1 min. 30 sec. 18. D. JOHN IN ROOM Dramatic Tension. 2 min. 30 sec. 19. T. MAY THE GRACE OF GOD Romance Karanoff 2 min. 15 sec. Andante. 20. D. JENNY HEARS SOUNDS Agitato. 1 min. 21. T. IT'S JOHNNY THEME 2 min. 22. T. THE BATTLE OF SMILES 1 min. 15 sec. 23. T. IN THE CITY 2 min. 24. T. A DESCENDANT 2 min. 25. T. TWILIGHT 2 min. 35 sec. 26. T. DEEMING IT SAFE 1 min. 15 sec. 27. T. TALES OF NEW YORK 2 min. 28. D. GIRLS ENTER JOHN'S ROOM 2 min. 29. T. THE SEVENTH YEAR 2 min. 50 sec. 30. D. THE FROG SWIMS 2 min. 30 sec. 31. D. ARRIVAL OF TRAIN 1 min. 30 sec. 32. T. CHANCE OF A HUNDRED 1 min. 33. D. DARKY STOPS DANCING 3 min. 15 sec. 34. T. THE FATHER'S TEMPTATION... 3 min. 35. D. FATHER ENTERS JOHN'S ROOM 2 min. 36. D. END OF STRUGGLE 2 min. 30 sec. 37. T. PA, JOHN'S COME HOME 1 min. 38. D. WHEN JOHN ENTERS ROOM... 15 sec. 39. D. JOHN EMBRACES MOTHER 2 min. 30 sec. 40. D. DETECTIVE SEES BLOOD 1 min. 30 sec. 41. D. JENNY ENTERS HOME 1 min. 42. T. ANOTHER SUNDAY 45 sec. 43. T. SMILES WIN 2 min. CHARACTER ATMOSPHERE MECHANICAL EFFECTS Mock Morris Grainger Moderato. Remembrance Telma Andantino. Daffodils Miles Moderato. Told at Twilight Heurter Moderato. The Flatterer Chaminade Moderato. Pastel Menuet Paradis Allegro. One-Step. Adagio Expressive . Schumann Adagio. At Sunset Brewer Moderato. Rhapsody Stieger Adagio. Moonlight Dance Finck Allegretto. Mysterioso Agitato. SPECIAL EFFECTS. DIRECT CUES REMARKS Dramatic Tension. Mefistofele Boito Largo. Romance Rienecke Andante. Prelude Rienecke Lento. Silence. Chanson Sans Parole, Moderato. Tschaikowsky Agitato Apassionato Borch THEME "Tho' Your Sins Be as Scarlet" Hymn. THEME Dramatic. Southern Kentucky. Hoof beats, gun shots, train, cat cries. Imitate accordian. "Jesus Lover of My Soul" — Hymn. "Tho' Your Sins Be as Scarlet" — Hymn. If possible use organ accompaniment for all hymns. Picture. Producer. Page. Adventure Shop, The Vitagraph 640 Come Again, Smith : Hodkinson 040 Creaking Stairs Universal 640 Day Dreams Goldwyn 640 Fuss and Feathers Paramount 642 Games Up. The Bluebird 642 Go West Young Man Goldwyn 642 Her Inspiration Metro 644 Romance of Happy Valley Griffith 644 More Appreciation Needed for American Music. According to the International Musician, the Globe-Democrat of St. Louis has come out strongly for American music. It enthuses over the remarks made on the subject by Glenn Dillon Gunn, conductor of the American Symphony Orchestra of Chicago. In part, Mr. Gunn says: "It was somewhat of a surprise to read, in a headline that 'The American is a timid soul,' until investigation proved that the characterization was confined only to our quality of courage in musical composition." Director Gunn goes on to prove the truth of his statement by enumerating our many acts of subservience to European ideas of musical composition. He stated that there were many cases on record where American composers had consented to have their work' submitted to European revision and criticism. The Italians resent any French or German attempts to dominate their national music and the same attitude is assumed by the other European musicians regarding their neighbors, for each has a natural pride in its own standards. It would appear that the time is ripe for us to assert our national rights and acquire faith in our ability without help or interference from abroad. Already people are conscious of the fact that there are good music teachers in this country and the idea that one has to live abroad to get into the true atmosphere of music has long since been exploded. Of the musicians who have succeeded through foreign study, we hear much. Of the many who have starved or fallen by the way side there is no public record. The wonder is not that we have failed to develop high national standards of music but that we possess any music of worth while laboring under such a depressing handicap. The war has wrought many changes One of them is the undeniable fact that we have learned to know our ability. There is a spirit abroad among us which can be expressed in great music. The consensus of opinion is that the next decade will witness a growth of American music that will rank favorably with the old masters.