Moving Picture World (Jan-Jun 1909)

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Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Jan-Jun 1909
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Jan-Jun 1909)
Leaf #:
000104
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine",nyarc-museumofmodernar
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System and Early Cinema
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:
May 30, 2024
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92 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD To the Exhibitors of Moving Pictures MOTION PICTURE PATENTS COMPANY. The Motion Picture Patents Company lias acquired the son, Biograph, Armal and Vitagraph Patents, which pal ents, we are assured by counsel, cover all modern moving picture films and Till existing commercial types of projecting machines. The Patents Company has licensed the following .Manufacturers and Importers whose present output is [8 reels per week: American Mutoscope & Biograph Company, Edison Manufacturing Company, Essanay Film Manufacturing Company, Kalem Company, George Kleine, Lubin Manufacturing Co., Pathe Freres, Selig Polyscope Co., Vitagraph Company of America. All moving picture films not manufactured or imported by the above licensees are infringements of our patents, and any exchange or theater handling such infringing films, is liable to suit for injunction and damages. The leading Manufacturers and Importers of projecting machines have also been licensed under our patents, and their machines will be sold hereafter subject to the condition that they shall be used only with licensed film. A list of the manufacturers of licensed machines will be furnished upon request. LICENSED EXCHANGES. The following Exchanges have been licensed, and at the present time are the only Exchanges that are authorized to handle licensed film: Aetograph Company, 50 Union Square, New York City. Aetograph Company, Troy, N. Y. Alamo Film Exchange, 405 Main street, Dallas. Tex. Alamo Film Exchange, 304 Conroy Building. San Antonio, Tex. American Film Exchange, G45 Wabash Building, Pittsburg, Pa. American Film Service, 125 Monroe street. Chicago, 111. American Film Service, 158 North Main street, Memphis. Tenn. American Vitagraph Company. 110 Nassau street. New York, N. Y. George Breek, To Turk street. San Francisco, Cal. Buffalo Film Exchange, 13% Genesee street, Buffalo, N. Y. C. A. Calehnff. Fourth and Green streets, Philadelphia, Pa. Calumet Film Exchange. Masonic Temple. Chicago. 111. Eugene Cline & Co.. 50 Dearborn street. Chicago, III. Eugene Cline. 268 South State street. Salt Lake City, Utah. Chine Film Exchange. 727 South Main street. Los Angeles. Cal. i olorado Film Exchange Company. 320 Charles Building. Denver, Colo. Columbia Film Exchange. 414 Ferguson Building. Pittsburg. Pa. 0. T. Crawford Film Exchange Co., Gayety Theater Building, SI. Louis, M". O. T. Crawford Film Exchange Co., Crawford Theater. F.l Paso, Tex. O. T. Crawford Film Exchange Co., Hopkins Theater, Louisville, Ky. O. T. Crawford Film Exchange Co.. Shubert Theater, New Orleans. La. Harry Davis, 347 Fifth avenue, Pittsburg, Pa. Harry Davis. Buffalo. N. Y. Harry Davis, 1311 Market street, Philadelphia, Pa. Denver Film Exchange, 713 Lincoln avenue, Denver, Colo. Dixie Film Company, 020 Commercial place. New Orleans, La. Duquesne Amusement Supply Co., 104-5 Bakewell Building. Pittsburg. Pa. Duquesne Amusement Supply Co.. 235 Monticello Arcade Building, Norfolk. Va Edison Display Co.. 111G Third avenue, Seattle, Wash. Edison Display ('p., 165% Fourth street, Portland, Ore. Electric Theater Supply Co., 47 North Tenth street, Philadelphia, Pa. Greater New York Film Rental Co., 24 Union Square, New York City. C. J. Bite Company, Monadnock Block. Chicago. 111. Howard Moving Picture Co., 564 Washington street, Boston, Mass. Imperial Film Exchange, 14 West Twenty-eighth street. New York City. Imperial Film Exchange. 200 River street. Troy, N. Y. Imperial Film Exchange, 803 Ninth sired, N. W.. Washington, D. C. Imported Film & Supply Co., 70S Union street. New Orleans. La. Kent Film Service. 21S Nicholas Building. Toledo. Ohio. Kleine optical Company, 2008% Third avenue. Birmingham. Ala. Kleine Optical Company. 057 Washington Street, Boston. Mass. Kleine Optical Company, 52 Slate street. Chicago. 111. Kleine Optical Company, 302 Boston Building, Denver. Colo. Kleine Optical Company, 229 Commercial Building, Des Moines. la. Kleine Optical Company, 214 Traction Building. Indianapolis, [nd. Kleine Optical Co. of California. 309 Pacific Electric Bldg., LOS Angeles, Cal. Kleine Optical Company, GG2 Sixth avenue. New York. N. Y. Kleine Optical Company, .'too Melhorn Building. Seattle, Wash. Kleine Optical Company of Missouri, 523 Commercial Bldg.. St. Louis. Mo. Lake Shore Film & Supply Co., 314 Superior avenue. N. E., Cleveland. Ohio. H. Lieber ('".. 21 West Washington street. Indianapolis, Ind. Lubin Film Service. 21 South Eighth Street, Philadelphia. Pa. Lubin Film Service. 510 Paul-Gale-Greenwood Building, Norfolk, Va. Lubin Film Service, lit) West Fifth street. Cincinnati. Ohio. Michigan Film & Supply Co.. 82 Qrlswold street. Detroit. Mich. Miles Bros.. Inc.. 250 Sixth avenue. New York. N. Y. Miles Bros., Inc.. Washington and Dover streets. Boston. Mass. Miles Bros.. Inc.. 700 Turk street. San Francisco. Cal. Mitchell Film Exchange. 120% Main street. Little Rock. Ark. Monarch Film Exchange, 201 Thompson Building. Oklahoma City. Okla. Montana Film Exchange, 41 North Main street. Butte. Mont. Morten Film Exchange. 107 Sixth street. Portland. Ore. Mullln Film Service, Sehir Building. Watertown. N. Y. National Film Company, 100 Grlswold street, Detroit, Mich. National Film Renting Co., Spokane, Wash. Novelty Moving Picture Co.. 41* Turk street, San I laicise,,, Cal. Ohio iiim Exchange, 16 East Broad street. Columbus, Ohio. Pacific Coast Film Co., 1721 I'il re street. San Francisco, Cal. Pearce & Bcheck, 22:; North Calvert street, Baltimore, Mo. Pennsylvania Film Exchange, M)3 Lewis Block, Pittsburg, Pa. People's Film Exchange, 120 1 Diversity place. New York city. Phili ipbia Film Exchange, 1210 North Seventh Btreet, Philadelphia, Pa. Pittsburg Calcium Light & Film f',,.. 121 Fourth avenue, Pittsburg, Pa. Pittsburg Calcium Light ,X Film Co., \Y 1 1 1 .-l.al re. Pa. Pittsburg Calcium Light ft Film Co., 501-503 Central Bldg., Rochester, N. Y. Pittsburg Calcium Light >v Film Co.. Neave Building, Cincinnati, Ohio. Pittsburg Calcium Light ft Film Co. 121 Walnut street. Des Moines, la. Pittsburg Calcium Light ,X Film Co., 60-62 Brownell Block, Lincoln, Neb. Schiller Film Exchange, 10:: Randolph street. Chicago, 111. Southern Film Exchange, 1^22 Fourth avenue. Birmingham. Ala. Southern Film Exchange, 148 West Fifth street. Cincinnati, Ohio. George K. Spoor & Co., 02 North Clark street. Chicago, 111. Standard Film Exchange, 70 Dearborn street, Chicago, 111. Superior Film Supplj Co. on Nasby Building, Toledo, Ohio. Swaah Film Service Cm.. 338 Spruce Btreet, Philadelphia, Pa. Wm. II. Swanson ft Co., 160 Lake street Chicago, ill. Win. II. Swanson (',,. ,,l Omaha. (05 Kalba.li Block, Omaha. Neb. Wm. H. SwanSOn St. Louis Film Co.. 200 North Seventh street. St. Louis, Mo. The Talking Machine •'".. 97 Main street, East, Rochester, N. Y. Tally's Film Exchange; 55 1 South Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal. Theater Film Supply Co., 2o2 South Try, ,n street, Charlotte, N. C. Theater Film Supply Co., 10117 Second avenue. Birmingham, Ala. Theater Film Service Co., 85 Dearborn street. Chicago. 111. Theater Film Service Co., 1038 Golden Gate avenue. San Francisco, Cal. Trent & Wilson. (;:: East Third street. Salt Lake City. Utah, fioth Century Optiscope Co., 59 Dearborn Btreet, Chicago, ill. 20th Century Optiscope ('.... Shukort Building. Kansas City. Mo. :11th Century Optiscope Co., 4ns, Ecoles Building, Ogden. Utah. Turner ft Iiahnken. 1650 Ellis street. San Francisco. Cal. Twin City Calcium and StereopticOD Co.. 700 Hennepin ave.. Minneapolis, Minn. United Film Exchange. 717 Superior avenue. N. E., Cleveland, Ohio. I'. S. Film Exchange. 132 Lake street. Chicago. 111. V.nnlettc Film Exchange Co.. 10:: Monroe street. Grand Rapids, Mich. P. L. Waters. 41 East Twenty-first street. New York City. Alfred Weiss' Film Exchange. 219 Sixth avenue, New York City. Western Film Exchange, 040 Century Building. St. Louis Mo. Western Film Exchange. 807 Grand avenue. Milwaukee, Wis. Western Film Exchange. 201 Miners' Bank Building, .Toplin. Mo. Wonderland Film Exchange. Seventh street and Liberty ave., Pittsburg, Pa. Wlieelan-Loper Film Co.. 339 Main street. Dallas. Tex. Yale Film Renting Co., 622 Main street. Kansas City, Mo. The Patents Company has by its licenses to the most important manufacturers of moving picture films and machines in the world, and to the leading rental exchanges, provided, for such exhibitors as become its licensees, the highest class of service with the largest and best selection of subjects, and in addition has made provision for the elimination of worn-out and objectionable film. APPLICATIONS FROM EXHIBITORS. FOR THEATERS NOW OPEN. Every Exhibitor now in business may apply on the enclosed blank before February i. 1909, for a license. It is the policy of this Company to be liberal in issuing these licenses, but for the good of the business and to conserve the interests of the better class of the exhibitors, it may be necessary to refuse some applications. FOR NEW THEATERS. The Patents Company will protect theaters already established as far as may be possible, and it will issue licenses to only such new places of exhibition as obtain the approval of the Patents Company before they are established. The Patents Company will approve only such locations as in its opinion will support new houses and meet a public demand. Terms of License. The license of the Patents Company to exhibitors covers the theater, or place of exhibition, and is issued on the following terms: (1) At the place licensed, only motion pictures may be used which are manufactured or imported by the licensees of the Patents Company and rented from a licensed Exchange. (2) The Exhibitor shall pay a weekly royalty to be determined by the Patents Company. graded according to the relative business of each of the licensed theaters. For the period from February 1 to March 8, 1909, this royalty shall be $10.00 ($2.00 per week), which sum must accompany each application. Should a license be refused, the fee accompanying the application will be returned. (3) The license shall be at all times prominently displayed in the place of exhibition of the licensee and together with the machines used, be always open to inspection bv the Patents Company.