Moving Picture Weekly (1916)

-THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY -31 That Characterize "SIXTEEN YEARS OF KNOWING HOW" Conduct Your Own Investigation and Learn for Yourself That TREME ACCURACY and SUPERIOR GRADE MATERIALS Form a Foundation for the SERVICE AND DURABILITY Power's Cameragraph We Invite an Inspection of Our Plant Which is Open to Visitors at All Times Our Dealers Are in Position to Give You the Facts Regarding Our Product Write for the name of our dealer in your territory and spend a profitable hour with him. CATALOG "U" MAILED UPON REQUEST. NICHOLAS POWER COMPANY NINETY GOLD STREET NEW YORK Exhibitors in the province of Manitoba figure that they will be of more benefit to the Motion Picture industry in this district if they have their own organization; there was some talk of the exchangemen going, but this has not been definitely settled upon. MONTREAL, Que.— After Sunday night, January 28th, two of Montreal leading Moving Picture theatres will be closed, namely the St. Denis Theatre and the London. During the last six months the St. Denis Theatre has lost over fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), while the London Theatrv has been sold and a stock company has been formed to rebuild this theatre in time to have same open for the Fall business. CT. JOHN, N. 13.— The Princess Tin atre in Truro booked a return engagement on the "Campbells Are Coming" for Monday and Tuesday of this week, and they reported excellent business on Monday night, playing to rapacity houses. yANCOUVER, B. C— The Royal Theatre, New Westminster has changed hands. M. V. L. Kerr, Manager of the Edison Theatre, has taken this over. He has closed the li. for a short period for repairs and intends to open it again soon. For the first time in the history of films in these parts, the Universal Co., at Vancouver, have received an order for films by wireless. All telegraph wires were down between Vancouver and Prince Rupert, and, as the Westholme Opera House decided the last minute regarding several features, they were compelled to send a wireless with reference to them. Mr. Gronau, of Montreal, advises that the Commette Theatre, at Cote, St. Paul, and the Bijou Theatre, at Verdun, will close on Sunday night. He also advises that Paquin Bros., of the Eden Theatre, Hull, Que., were interested visitors at the Universal office this week. yANCOUVER.— Mr. Levine of Vancouver reports: The children of the Orphan Asylum of Vancouver and Westminster were entertained at the Colonial Theatre by a movie performance before the regular show. Mr. Quagliotti of the Colons] donated the use of his theatre, and the Universal officers here save the use of some children'! films. The young folks seemed to enjoy Alice Howell's L-Ko comedy more than anything else. Each child was given a bag of candy as they went out after the performance. Mr. Walkley of local office of Unial Film Co. is around with his t out. Mrs. Walkley presented him with a bouncing eight-pound baby boy. Both mother and child are doing well. Mr. Walkley advises that he intends to put his son on the road immediately, as he sees the field is open for good men. Mr. E. J. Timms of Langley Prairie, B. C, was a visitor in town last week. Mr. Timms is building a new theatre and advises that everything is going along nicely. He will open with Universal service. The Opera House, Kamloops, has changed hands. Mr. A. D. MacMartin is the new lessee and manager. Mr. MacMartin is an old theatrical man and a well-known newspaper cartoonist. He will use Bluebird. Red Feather Features and the Universal Serial. Reports that business is good in Kamloops. r\KKVs not; now actor. IJAKRY CAREY, well-known Western actor of Universal City, keep* "llection of mongrels at the Uniil ranch which assists in depleting his weekly salary check. One of the strays he named Ptomaine, and Carey says this dog is "in bad" with the rest of the canines being **np stage" since she was requisitioned to> play a leading dog part for two days. "If Ptomaine proves to be a good actress probably she will be able to support herself and one or two other pups," declared Carey as he rolled a fresh cigarette.