Moving Picture World (Sep 1916)

Page scan 000392 from Moving Picture World

Record Details:

Title:
Moving Picture World
Date:
Sep 1916
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers Publishing Company
Volume:
Moving Picture World (Sep 1916)
Leaf #:
000392
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine",nyarc-museumofmodernar
Collection:
Early Cinema and Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Moving Picture World, founded in 1907 by J.P. Chalmers, was one of the motion picture industry's first trade papers. Published on a weekly basis in New York City, Moving Picture World informed exhibitors about films available for rental and editorialized on behalf of the growing industry (improving the quality of movies through higher filmmaking standards, not government censorship, was a frequent topic). The paper reached its height in the mid-to-late-1910s--a fact reflected in the circulation figures and the huge amount of advertising that filled every issue during the period. In the 1920s, Moving Picture World lost ground to other competing weekly trade papers -- including Variety, Exhibitor's Herald, and Motion Picture News. In 1927, Moving Picture World ceased publication when it was acquired by Martin Quigley's Exhibitor's Herald. Across the 20 year run of Moving Picture World, readers can watch the transition from short film programs to feature films and witness the transition from the dominance of Edison's Trust to the rise of the "Independent" film companies that ultimately became the Hollywood studios. Silent film historians have utilized and cited Moving Picture World more frequently than any other trade paper, and the publication still has many insights left to offer. -- Eric Hoyt, 2012/2013
Date Added:
August 01, 2024
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ARE YOU BOOKING BEATRICE FAIRFAX ? Here is the testimony of one exhibitor who is tttrrmflttt 3ff?atr? New York, August 29th. 1916. Mr. Joe 5. Engel, International Film Service, Inc. 729 Seventh Avenue, Manhattan, New York City. My dear Engel : Here's a "bumper" to BEATRICE FAIRFAX, another to the Fairfax series and let's have one more to the International Film Service. The reason for this Jubilee is that I played BEATRICE FAIRFAX in the above theatre last night to standing room only. When you take into consideration the restrictions placed on theatres owing to the epidemic, it is a remarkable tribute to the above series. In fact, it is the best attraction I have had in a year according to my box office receipts, and, what is still more pleasant to relate, the patrons were all pleased and are anxious to see the second episode. Personally, I liked the picture because there is nothing forced or spectacular about it. It gives one the impression of looking at a little piece of real life taken almost haphazard from the busy teaming daily routine of a big city newspaper. I sincerely believe you have a winner and one that the exhibitors will surely be benefited by. With best wishes for your success, 1 am. Sincerely yours. ST:KM ¥^ ^ «lNTCCiN*TICiMAL (