The Moving picture world (January 1922)

166 MOVING PICTURE WORLD January 14, 1922 Both Foes and Friends of Censorship Will Speak in New York High Schools THROUGH an arrangement between the Board of Education of the City of New York and the National Association of the Motion Picture In- dustry, William A. Brady, D. W. Grif- fith and Paul H. Cromlin, film exporter, will speak against censorship in several high schools in Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx, between January 12 and Feb- ruary 27. At each of these lectures there will be shown a model motion pic- ture program and the speakers will offer arguments of the ineffectiveness of cen- sorship and its menace to the industry, as well as to the fundamental rights of the public. These lectures will not take the form of debates. Although the advocates of censorship will also speak under the aus- pices of the Board of Education, the dates to be assigned them will not con- flict with the appearance of the motion picture men. Among the champions of censorship who will seek to justify legalized screen control are Mrs. Clarence Waterman, Canon William S. Chase and Frederick Boyd Stevenson, all of whom figured in the campaign which resulted in the enact- ment of a censorship law in New York State. Joseph Levenson, secretary of the New York State Motion Picture Commission, will be another speaker. The double-barrelled censorship discus- sion under the auspices of the Board of Education is the outgrowth of a recent anti-censorship lecture by William A. Brady in the American Museum of Natural History in which Mr. Brady handled the censorship subject without gloves and made a favorable impression. Ernest L. Crandall, Director of Lectures of the Board of Education, decided theii that the subject of censorship was of suf- ficient interest to warrant a series of lec- tures in the high schools, but he consid- ered it only fair to have both sides of the censorship controversy represented in these discussions. Charles Ray Back in Los Angeles After a seven-week absence from his studio, Charles Ray is back in Los An- geles. The star and his party returned from their Eastern tour on Dec. 29, after having spent the Christmas holiday in New Orleans. In the best of health and spirits and rejuvenated by his interesting and diverting trip through the East and South, Mr. Ray plunged into his pro- duction activities the day after his home- coming. Friends declare nothing else could have proved so valuable a mental and physical tonic as the trip to the East. In his visits to Chicago, New York, Boston and other centers, Mr. Ray was enabled to meet the best minds in the producing and exhibiting end of the industry and the interchange of ideas has not only given Mr. Ray a broader insight into ex- hibitor needs and audience appeal, but has confirmed him in many of the good ideas which he has long held regarding the cre- ation of photoplays. One of the most satisfying convictions which Mr. Ray brings back to the studio with him, and one which has been endorsed everywhere in his travels is the star's time-honored policy that clean pictures pay. During his last stop-over in the city of New Orleans, Mr. Ray made only one public appearance, at a large dinner ten- dered to him by the Advertising Club of New Orleans. Prominent citizens and government officials were among those present to welcome the star. Cosmopolitan Saks Head Goes on Tour Hal Hodes, sales manager of Cos- mopolitan Productions, will leave New York on January 3 for an extended trip through the United States for the pur- pose of getting into direct touch with those who distribute and those who exhibit the product of International Film Service Company, Inc. Mr. Hodes' itinerary will take him to Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Chicago, Mil- waukee, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Oma- ha, Denver, Seattle, Portland, San Fran- cisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, New Orleans, Atlanta and Charlotte. Mr. Hodes will visit all of the domestic exchanges of Famous Players-Lasky Cor- poration, distributor of Cosmopolitan Pro- ductions, to get in touch with the selling force so that all concerned may have personal knowledge of the aims of the producing unit and its plans for the future. Viola Dana and B. Lytell to Tour United States Bert Lytell and Viola Dana, Metro stars, are about to embark on a get- acquainted tour of the United States that will take one player or the other into practically every big city in the country. The cross-country jaunt has been made possible through a combina- tion of circumstance. Both stars have received thousands of letters requesting them to appear at va- rious theatres throughout the country. Though the dates of their appearances have not yet been settled, it is proposed that each start at the West Coast and zig-zag to the Atlantic, stopping at the most important cities en route. Lytell will reach New York first because of the necessity of filling an engagement there. Miss Dana, however, probably will visit the South. ADOLPH ZUKOR PRESENTS SIR GILBERT PARKER'S STORY. "THE LANE THAT HAS NO TURNING. WITH AGNES AYRES AND THEODORE KOSLOFF. A PARAMOUNT PICTURE