The Moving picture world (April 1921)

486 MOVING PICTURE WORLD April 2, 1921 Gardner, late of Selznick. Gardner's duties will be confined solely to cutting and editing the Frank Borzage productions. Another ex-Selznick editor and cutter, Duncan Mansfield, has gone to work over at the Norma Talmadge studio. * * * Mrs. Thomas Patrick Endy, who became such all of a sudden with the aid of the right man and a quiet ceremony, left Moving Picture World last Saturday, after tapping type and filing files for some time. A surprise party was tendered her by the office force, at which occasion she received a bouquet, a silver bread tray and some Irish linen towels. The former Miss Forstel left the paper to devote her entire time to domestic life. * * * Lou Young, who left the Selznick publicity department Saturday, March 19, went to work Monday, March 21, at the Fox offices, doing exploitation work for the New York exchange. * * * Charles McClintock is in Washington in the interests of "Over the Hill." * * * Distinguished stars from the motion picture, operatic, dramatic, musical comedy and vaudeville stages are generously volunteering to appear at the monster benefit performance for the destitute women and children of Ireland to be given at the Metropolitan Opera House, Sunday afternoon, April 3, under the auspices of the American Committee for Relief in Ireland. Society women who have volunteered as patronesses for the benefit include Mesdames Nicholas F. Brady, John D. Ryan, Thomas Fortune Ryan, Charles Astor Bristed, Morgan J. O'Brien, George Henry Warren, Henry Walter Taft, Edward L. Doheny, A. H. Finn, George H. B. Mitchell, Michael J. Mulqueen, Thomas F. Gurey, Marie J. Lydon, Walter A. Burke, James Byrne, Joseph P. Grace, Frederick Neilson, Louis D. Conley, William J. De Rivera, Aaron Naumburg, George Allan Muir, Harry P. Swift, Thomas B. Jones, Edward J. Gavegan, Frank Baylis Vermilya, Robert E. McDonnell, Atwood Violett, Charles William Sloane and Miss Elisabeth Marbury. Subscriptions for boxes and seats are being received in every mail at Mr. Maxwell's office, next to the Palace Theatre. The committee has fixed the scale of prices for the entire orchestra floor of the Metropolitan at ten dolars because impartial reports from Ireland claim that sum will provide one month for some poor mother ' and her baby. * * * Harley Knowles, director general of the Alliance Film Corporation, Ltd., of England, arrived in New York this week from London. He has been in London for the past eight months. Knowles brought with him the negative and a print of "Carnival," which he states is Alliance's foremost picture, and of which the English trade papers exceeded themselves in enthusiastic commendation. The reviews patriotically pointed out that "Carnival" is an example of what England can do in the way of mammoth special productions and stated that with such films she can stand among the foremost in world production competition. Although Knowles, who was four months making the picture, is an Englishman, he received his entire training and experience in American studios. / We saw Knowles at the Friars' Club shortly after his arrival for the purpose of ascertaining the method of distributing the feature, although it has always been understood that First National had first call on all of the Alliance productions. He would not commit himself at the time, stating that the question as it now stands is rather involved. Later the First National offices stated that they were going to look at "Carnival" and if it came up to measurement they would place it on their release chart. The organization stated that they had an option on all the English company's films, but that there was no agreement binding it to release a picture unless they approved it. * * * Twenty years ago when Herbert Brenon was a call boy and went from dressing room to dressing room to let the players know when the act was on, Charles Richman was playing the lead in "The Great Ruby." Night after night Brenon used to watch Richman from the wings and, fired ■ with ambition, he would say to himself : "Who knows? Some day I, too, may earn my living on the stage by being a great actor like Mr. Richman." Now Herbert Brenon is directing Richman in Norma Talmadge's next picture "The Sign on the Door," a film version of Channing Pollock's well known play. * * * I. M. McMahon and J. W. Jackson, constituting the firm of McMahon and Jackson, of Cincinnati, have been in town for the past ten days on business matters. McMahon and Jackson have just purchased the Lyric Theatre property on Vine street, Cincinnati, paying over $680,000. Within a week after the purchase they refused an offer of $800,000 for the property. They have not definitely decided on the policy of the house as yet, but they probably will inaugurate a program of motion picture entertainment. The ownership of the Lyric Theatre is the pinnacle of the careers of the two enterprising and energetic motion picture men. * * * David M. Hartford, producer of the James Oliver Curwood pictures for First National, who has been in New York for the past two weeks, has just returned to the West Coast. * * * Aaron Jones, of Chicago, was in town during the past week. * * * James Kirkwood came East to spend his vacation. He will be in town for some time. * * * Ernest Seton Thompson said in a recent speech he made in Pittsburg that : "The naked tribes of East Africa are the most moral people in the world." Also he defended scant dresses and short skirts as morality and health influences. There you are girls; there you have a champion. According to Dr. Thompson the less clothes you wear the more moral you are. We know several beauties in the movies that must be angels. * * * Andy Sharrick, road exploitation representative for Selznick, visited New York last week and took on a full cargo of dope Conserving the Kiss A two-second kiss is thrilling enough for the weak hearts of Baltimore, Md., film fans, so, hereafter, a three-foot kiss is all that will be allowed in motion pictures shown in that city, if Samuel Clarke, a Canadian censor for two years, has his way. He represented the newly organized Citizens' League for Better Motion Pictures at a recent talk fest with Governor Ritchie. He also objected to a picture showing a man "kissing a girl on a bench." Baltimore park authorities, please take notice ! and sped away for Indianapolis, St. Louis and points east, west, north and south. * * * Lewis Maranjello and another young man who wishes his name kept secret at this time have snared a printer with the result that the three of them are to publish a fan magazine. The name of the publication is to be Moving Picture Life. It will appear on the stands in the near future. * * * Motion pictures showing the making of a daily newspaper are included in the current Pathe Review. Motion pictures of the making of a trade paper should prove interesting. One of the interesting scenes might be Joe Reddy's, of Pathe, weekly visit, sporting an English cigarette holder in defiance of the Sinn Fein. * * * Mary Miles Minter's next picture was written by Avery Hopwood. The title of it was to have been "The Little Fool," but a recent usage of the name on another picture by another firm has caused a change to be made. The new title will be "The Little Clown." * * * Al A. Cornier, familiarly known as Albert Astor Cormier, has returned to his old love. This week he rejoined the staff of the Morning Telegraph, where he was lo-' cated for some time before he became a member of the advertising department of the Exhibitors' Trade Review. Amalgamated Moves The Amalgamated Exhibitors' Circuit, Ltd., Toronto, has moved to new offices at Adelaide street east where operations are conducted under the management of William Allen. The Amalgamated is releasing many Triangle pictures in Eastern Canada and the company has also secured the Canadian franchise of the American Cinema Corporation. The company has signed to distribute ten more Pioneer productions in the Dominion. Two Demonstrations Talking Motion Pictures, Inc., recently incorporated in Delaware, gave a demonstration to the exhibitors of Albany, N. Y., and vicinity on Tuesday night, March 22, at the Clinton Square Theatre, following the regular show. The Argus-Mazda company gave a demonstration at the Hudson Theatre in the same city on the morning of March 22. Both attracted large crowds. Many Joining Elks Minneapolis film men have been joining the Elks in shoals recently. The following were initiated into the Minneapolis lodge last week : A. H. Fischer, W. A. Steffes, Howard Carey, Manie Gottlieb, Bert Meyers, Charles J. Bradley, Al Gilles, William Koch, Frank Murray, Charles Brown George Greek. W. W. Nelson, Stanley Segelbaum and Mark Darkin. Goes to Buffalo E. Hochstin, of the Albany Hodkinson office, has been assigned to the Buffalo territory for a few weeks. To date he has brought in much business. Marion Gueth is in charge of the Buffalo office in the Pathe Building. She, by the way, is Buffalo's only woman exchange manager. Tells of Important Deals F. A. Van Husen, district manager of the Argus Enterprises, Cleveland, Ohio, was in Minneapolis last week. He reported the closing of several important deals here.