The Moving picture world (April 1921)

500 MOVING PICTURE WORLD April 2, 1921 New Tampa Ordinance (By wire to Moving Picture World) Tampa, March 22. A new city ordinance under which it is said picture theatres can operate on Sunday legally has just been passed by the city commissioners of Tampa, Fla. The old ordinance, which is repealed, was so drastic that Chief of Police F. M. Williams declared it could not be inforced and asked that the commissioners pass an ordinance which would properly cover the situation. This recommendation followed the arrest and conviction of several retail bakers for selling bread on Sunday. Chief Williams # said that the old ordinance would, if inforced, stop the street cars from running, but that he would inforce it if the public demanded it. The new ordinance closes places of business selling goods for money, unless such goods are necessities of life, such as food and medicines, but is worded so as to allow place of innocent amusement to operate without molestation, according to the general understanding. Jeanie Macpherson Has a Great Ambition: Hopes to Fly Across the Ocean Some Day Picture House to Replace Harold Lloyd's Old Home Archie G. King, owner of the Elite Theatre, Pawnee City, Neb., boyhood home of Harold Lloyd, is tearing down the old Lloyd house and will build a new theatre on the site. The Pathe star is said to be a great favorite among his home town people. Earl O. Lowrly, a boyhood chum of the comedian, declares that Harold's actions on the screen are somewhat similar to his activities as a boy. "He was an odd kid, well liked by all of us, but he wasn't particularly noticeable," said Lowry. "Of course, we all take delight in telling of our early acquaintance with a man who has now become so famous." By EDWARD WEITZEL Miss Jeanie Macpherson, A venturesome person, At flying a real Cracker Jack; One day hopped to Spain In her own aeroplane — And next day came flying right back. IT'S a crime to voice a great ambition in bad verse, but the little "hop" foreshadowed above will become an accomplished fact whenever a machine is delivered to Miss Jeanie Macpherson capable of making the trip. We were discussing her coming journey to London, Paris and Berlin the day before she sailed on the Imperator; the prospect of an ocean voyage did not seem to excite her in the least. "But you see," she explained, "I've been across several times on top of the water a.id it's no novelty. One of these days I mean to fly over." "How would you like to go over under the water?" was my next question. "I shouldn't mind trying it," she said, "when they put on a line of fast passenger submarines." "Are you going to take your airplane over with you?" I asked. "No," she replied, "but I expect to do considerable flying on the other side. I shall be busy during my seven weeks abroad but I couldn't think of not taking a few spins in some of the foreign machines." All this was said calmly enough, but the slender young girl sitting on the ingleseat in the carved wood corridor of the Chatham Hotel was such a contrast to the accepted notion of a daring and steel muscled aviatrix that I looked at her and marveled. "I suppose you have your sky togs in one of your steamer trunks — unless you expect to shop in Paris for the latest and most fashionable aviation outfit?" was my next remark. Miss Macpherson looked at me and nodded her head with a smile: "An aviatrix should always look her best; there is no telling whom she may bump into, if forced to make an unexpected landing on some one's front lawn," she replied. Speeding Up Interviews Miss Macpherson has gone to Europe on a vacation. If she keeps moving rapidly Blue Sunday in Nebraska Threatened by Local Action in Many Localities BLUE SUNDAY in Nebraska is threatened by local action in a large number of towns and cities this spring. At least two of the largest cities in the state will vote on the question, and a large number of smaller places are expected to announce at once their intention to do the same thing. Lincoln, the state capital, is now closed all day Sunday, and two years ago this spring a score or more smaller places joined it. Efforts to bring about Sunday opening in these places since that time have proved to be in vain in every instance. The most important places to announce their intentions to put the matter to a vote are Grand Island and Hastings, two of the six largest towns in Nebraska. In Hastings a petition is being circulated asking the city clerk to place the Sunday theatre question on the ballot to be voted upon at the city election in April. The city attorney has advised that the result will not be binding upon the mayor or council, but the anti-Sunday movie advocates believe the council will be disposed to abide by the referendum and that by putting the question on the ballot the candidates will be relieved of embarrassment. Mayor Stiner, of Hastings, has expressed his personal disapproval of Sunday theatres, but has said that to place the question on the ballot would be fair. Three candidates for mayor of Grand Island, all there are, appeared at a mass meeting called by citizens and declared they would enforce Sunday closing if the people, voting on the question, decided against Sunday theatres. all of the time during the seven weeks she has allowed herself for the trip she will manage to keep up with her schedule. By putting on speed when looking over the cinema situation in London, shopping in Paris and obtaining certain information relative to a new scenario to be completed on her return she may squeeze out one or two days to rest up in before going to Cermany and learning more moving picture secrets. However, I'm quite sure that the author of "Something to Think About'1 will put her schedule through on time. It was four-thirty p. m. when I sat down in the corridor of the Chatham to wait for an interview. Five minutes later Miss Macpherson got out of a taxi and walked briskly into the hotel. I arose with my best smile and stepped forward to meet her. So did several other persons. It looked like a political gathering. But Miss Macpherson acted like an experienced campaigner. She greeted us all collectively, singled out a gray haired man with a portfolio of papers under his arm, led him to a desk and the business of making the final arrangements for passports and letters of credit was soon over and the bank messenger dismissed. Again that assorted lot of interviewers rose expectantly and surrounded the busy little woman in the squirrel coat. She waved a bundle of papers at us and hurried over to the clerk, explaining as she vent that she would not be able to eat while abroad if anything happened to them. When the large envelope had been properly receipted for and deposited in the hotel safe, again we all stepped forward expectantly It was like a game you play at a party. Which one of us would she choose? I don't know how long the other interviews were, but when my ten minutes were up I had obtained the promise of one important piece of information, which Miss Macpherson will bring with her when she came back. I shall be waiting on the pier when her ship arrives. Right now, let me again draw attention to the fact that Miss Jeanie Macpherson knows how to get about. Exhibitors Plan Fight on New York Censor Bill There was a meeting of the executive committee of the New York State Motion Picture Exhibitors League in Albany on March 23, the call having been issued by Sydney S. Cohen, the national president, to discuss legislation thus far introduced, and means to down the Clayton censorship hill, the only pernicious piece of motion picture legislation which has thus far been introduced in New York State. The meeting was held behind closed doors at the Hotel Ten Eyck. Among those present was Fred Elliott, manager of the Clinton Square Theatre of Albany, and one of the vice-presidents of the state association. Kentucky Company Formed Articles of incorporation were filed last week with County Clerk Dillon at Covington, Ky., by the Hippodrome Amusement Company, owner of the Hippodrome Theatre at Seventh and Washington streets, Covington. The capital stock is fixed at $75,000, to be divided into $100 shares. Incorporators are Frank A., John A., Joseph, Andrew, William and Elizabeth Nordmeyer of Covington.