The Moving picture world (Oct - Nov 1919)

3iid to be financing the enterprise, ^^"^5"^^ ANGSLES.—Winfield R. Sheehan. general manager of J I Corporation, arrived in Los Angeles on Seotember 22. It IS said that new directors and stars will be signed and the scope of the production activities enlarc^ed. COHEN NOW IN CULVER CITY.--Octavus Roy Cohen, short story writer, wno has signed a five-year contract with Goldwyn, is now at the Culver oi 1 conferring with the directorial and scenario staff on the ioroauction of his first picture, a mystery melodrama as yet unnamed, nis wife and yc^ung son are with him. PAULINE FREDERICK COMING EAST.—Pauline Frederick will soon leave i^03 Angeles for Ne.v York for a visit of about three weeks. Tfhile in '^^^^ dispose of her Connecticut farm, having decided to ir.aKe California her permanent home. _ MISS COURTOT SIGNS.—Marguerite Courtot, who plays the leading -/n?Jh^^® forthcoming Pathe serial, "Bound and Gagged," in wn^ch ueorge B. Seitz is producer, director and star, has signed a con- tract to appear in serials for Pathe next year. ENTERI'gG AFRICAN JUNGLES.—A cablegram and letter received almost simultaneously from Cape Town, Africa, by the New York office of universal says that the progress of the Smithsonian Institution Airican Expedition ixi conjunction with Universal is raoid. Plans are iirst to film a hunt of vjild elephants. The exploring party will then leave for the interior of Africa. ROACH ^ND BRUNET MEET.—President Hal E. Roach of the Rolin Film ^orporation, which produces the Harold Lloyd comedies, was in New lork recently on an important business visit to Paul Brunet, vice- president and general manager of Pathe. He said that Lloyd will re- turn to worK surely not later than the first week in November. CANADIAN LICENSE RESTRICTIONS.--The restriction which has been put on the issuance of theatre and projection licenses to citizens of t$B United States by the Ontario Government is severely criticised as _^too stringent" in a statement issued by the iiction Picture Exhibitors' i:'rotective Association of Ontario. A bard fight will be waged against it. COUNCILMAN'S HOUSES PICKETED.—Pickets, presumably from the local j-otion Picture Operators' Union, have been stationed recently in front 01 the Atlas aind Stratford theatres in Indianapolis. These are con- trolled by Gustav G. Schmidt, city councilman. Hie alleged activity in supporting an smti-picketing ordinance which has not yet become a is held responsible, although Schmidt was largely responsible for 5; wage increase of $5 a week recently allowed the operators. Several pickets were arrested on charges of vagrancy and blocking the side- sralks, but convictions failed to result. JERSEYITES VAY VOTE.—>:Otion picture men are concentrating on the effort to secure legislation permitting Sunday exhibition of films in -Jew Jersey. Reports received at the headquarters of the N.A,M.P.I. Indicate that the Legislature at its next session will pass a measure enabling the various communities to vote on the question. It is ccm- ^non knowledge that a great majority of the people favor Sunday sho.ving of pictures, lluch of the opposition is said to have been due to mis- understanding of the bill. ASK REPEAL OF TAX.—The Met ion'. Fict jre Exhibitors' Protective A33ociation of Ontario, in conjunction with ihe Great 7a.T Veterans' Association and the Moving Picture Projection machine Operators' locals, have launched a campaign to secure the repeal of the auKuse- ffient tax. PERRET ?.lGNS LAURA J^'^NSFN.—Leonce Perret has signed a contract •vith HiisB Laura Jansen a* continuity writer. She .vas born in Belgium and caflie to this country shortly before the .7ar. She <\rite8 with a collaborator because, as she naively puts it, she is "still too French' in her ideas to avoid startling the American public. Fa:^0US PL4YEP.S GETS HIS SCOTT.--Mabel Julien Scott has been en- e^aged by the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation to play leading parts opposite male stars and has gone to California to begin her work. She is regarded as one of the reai screen beauties. CAN SAIL ONLY AFTER ^AYi^NT 0^ T-"XES. —ilc ving picture companies planning to produce films abroad and other .members of the industry r.aving business to transact in foreign countries should bear in mind that they can leave the United States only after proving that they are not indebted tc the government for income or otner taxes, according to a recent announcement of the Treasury Depart.ment. NO F^iMOUS PLAYERS-yOSS AGREEMENT.—The Famous Players-Lasky Corporation has announced that the negotiations between the corporation and the 3. S. Moss Theatrical Enterprises, vhich it .vas ru.mored had almost been consux-riated, have oeen finally terminated without an afe;reement. It is no.v for:r.ally announced that the y.oss Enterprises .Till"continue as before under the direction of Mr. iioss.