The Moving picture world (Oct - Nov 1919)

BULLETIN SERVICE !.COVING PICTURE WORLD-OCTOBER 11 AND IS, 1919. LEHRMAN ENGAGES FOUR NEW COMEDIANS.-- Henry Lehrman, producer of Lehrnian Comedies for distribut5.on by First National Exhibitors' Cir- cuit, has announced the engagement of Harry Todd, Harry McCoy, *Rube" Miller and Charlie Dorety, all well known comedians. They will sup- port Lloyd (Ham) Hamilton in the first release. The cast will also include Ernie Shields and Charles Dudley, character actors, and "Spike" an intelligent dog. Jack White is the director. PICTURES A CURE FOR UNREST.— Boston clergymen realize the value of moving pictures as a cure for social unrest, but none of them has yet accepted the suggestion of Dr. G. Stanley Hall, president of Clark University, Worcester, that they write scenarios. In an address be- fore the International Conference of Women Physicians in New York Dr. Hall predicted they would cease opposing Sunday shows and write 3C3nario3. The Rev. C. W. Holden, workers' pastor of Morgan Memorial; the Rev. Olive F. Norman, associate pastor of the First Methodist Church, and others said that the different denominations of the church are making good use of the moving pictures. INDIANAPOLIS FIRMS FILE SUIT.— The LyriC Realty Company and the Central Amusement Company, Indianapolis, have filed suit in the superior court asking damages of |10,657 from the Charles E. Sheehan Construction Company, and $5,000 from Nicholas Lux, bondsman for the construction company. They allege that a contract for the remodel- ing of the Lyric Theatre was abandoned by the defendants before comple- tion, obliging the aimuseraent company to employ other contractors at an additional cost of $11,74-6. The original contract was for ^10,657' MARITIME EXHIBITORS TO HOLD CONVENTION OCTOBER 22.— The conven- tion of the Motion Picture Exhibitors' League of the Maritime Provinces will be held on October 22 and 23, according to President W. C. McKay. DESTROY FIXTURES OF MOONLIGHT THEATRE.— Corner loafers /vith whom the manager had trouble recently are blamed for the wrecking of the interior of the Moonlight Theatre, Cleveland, on the night of Sep- tember 30. The vandals destroyed property valued at 12,000, including the player piano, generator set and two projection machines. The police failed to secure sufficient evidence for prosecution, DRA.'vKiTIC CRITIC ATTACKS CENSOR BOARD.— S. Morgan Powell, a dra- matic critic of Montreal, has made a public attack on the Quebec Board of Moving Picture Censors for the manner in which it conducts a re- consideration of its own condemnations upon the payment of a fee of *25. '""iting a Vitagraph feature, "The Bramble Bush", he claims that after <. appeal was made the picture was approved with a few minor changes. He asserts that the censors ruined "The Wolf and wonders vvhat they will do to David W. Griffith's masterpiece "Broken Blossoms". He suggests that the censorship question be taken to the law courts. COHEN ANSWMSREMBUSCK.— In reply to a letter addressed to him by Frank Rembuscn of Shelbyville, Ind. , and printed in Moving Picture World, Sydney S. Cohen, president of the New York State Exhibitors' League, notes "with special interest what you say about the tropical heat at St. Louis which clouded the deliberations and impeded the action of the recent meeting at St. Louis." President Cohen goes on to suggest that Rembusch appoint a committee with himself as chairman to "get in touch-with the United States weather bureau which, no doubt, will give you valuable suggestions" as to how to provide suitable weather for the next convention. He asks Mr. Rembusch to road the brief submitted to the House Ways and Means Committee and Represent- ative Kahn. MAYER BUILDING STUDIO.— Under special arrangements with William N. Selig, Louis B. Mayer is constructing an ultra-modern motion picture studio on the thirty-five-acre Selig estate at Lob Angeles. Stages and administration buildings will have 200,000 feet of floor space. Anita Stewart and Mildred Chaplin Harris, the First National Stars, will hcv^'e complete bungalows instead of dressing rooms. SELIG LEASES PROPERTY.— The William N. Selig studio property in Chicago has been leased for a number of years to an aviation company . and all the Selig properties are being shipped to the Selig studio on Mission Road in Los Angeles. MCADOO ATTENDS "BIG FOUR" MEETING.— William G. McAdoo, counsel for the United Artists, accompanied by his wife and daughter, arrived in Los Angeles on September 22 to attend the annual meeting of the United Artists' Association and to assist in the decision of ihe nem- bers as to whether the plan to invade Europe, South America and xhe Orient is feasible at this time. VIDOR ST'IRTS COMPAIIY.— Fing Vidor, a producer of several fea-'^urea for the Brentwood Film Corporation, has formed a company of h:s own. He has leased a studio in Hollywood and will star his vnfe Flcrenr:fc Vidor. Los Angeles business men as well as eastern capitalists are