Moving Picture World (Sep 1916)

September 1«>. 1916 THE MOVINC I'll I I RE WORLD At the Mutual Office. Buffalo, N J The Mutual Btafl of Bui falo eii.nw ed ,i >. i eenlng of "A Million foi t he -t rlktng 1 1 \ ■■ ■ reel oomedj In which Kolb and Dill, German comedian are featured. The screening was Saturda] afternoon, and the high-class enter tainment took the place of the usual pro gram of a Saturdaj hall holiday. Bu theatergoers will be especially Interested in Kolb and imii because during the season or the Pan-American exposition her* in 1901 thej appeared in person for several weeks In "Plddle-Dei Dee a muslcaj comedy, ai a local theater. Buffali N X". Joseph Schuchert, head of the Theatrical Enterprises In the Iroquois building, Buffalo, lias returned from a motor trip through i »hio, non v S\— Improvements are being made to the Elite moving picture theater, Kenmore, N I Manager Pappalardo announces that the house will open Borne time In September. Syracuse, N. Y. George R. Jermaln, manager of the Syracuse office of the Fox Film, recently visited Buffalo. Mr. Jermaln motors t<> the various towns he covers In calling on the trade. MINNEAPOLIS FILM MATTERS. Bj John I.. Johnston, mi Produce Ex Change, Minneapolis, Minn. A New Exchange Manager. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.— Outside of the fact that "Civilisation" continued to draw big crowds at the Shubert and that a new exchange manager arrived In town there was little really new hereabouts during the past week. The weather, which has been fairly cool, has helped business at the theaters a trifle and if it continues cool for another week the bumper fall season will be well on the way. The new exchange manager in the city is YV. K. Howard, of Chicago, Mr. Howard succeeds Charles W. Sawin, who opened the Minneapolis Y-l.-s-K exchange and was transferred during the week to the Atlantic office, from which he came. Mr. Sawin was one of the most popular exchangemen in this territory, having traveled over each of his traveling men's territories for the purpose of meeting all of the exhibitors. During the last quarter Mr. Sawin'S exchange showed a record increase in business and Mr. Howard states that having found everything in sucn good shape he is sure he can bring the "Big Four" exchange to the top. Mr. Sawin went to New York c'ity from Minneapolis and will join his family in the southern metropolis early nexr week. New Palace Theater Nearly Done. St. Paul. Minn. — Work on the New Palith and Wabasha streets is fast nearing completion and Messrs. Ruben and Pinkelstein, owners of the new show house, believe it may be possible to open the doors during MinneSOta stat. fair week. The theater will show vaudeville and motion pictures. Empress Now the Hippodrome. Tlie Empress theater, at Ninth and Wabasha, recently purchased by Messrs. Elliott and Sherman, of Minneapolis, has been renamed The Hippodrome. A. J. Mentz Joins V-L-S-E. Minneapolis. Minn. — A. J. Mentz, of Cincinnati, has succeMed E. S. Flynn as Dakota and Montan; roadman for the Minneapolis V-L-S-E exchange. It is said that Mr. Flynn will go on the road as manager of one of the Supreme Features' "Where Are Mv Children?" shows. Parade to Advertise "Liberty." Minneapolis, Minn. — A noonhour parade in which thirty-one Minneapolis theaters were represented was staged last Friday Politicians Pay Attention Now Indiana Picture Men and Patrons Not Ignored in Election Year — Candi Make Overtures to Exhibitor! on the Question ol Censor ship— No lavors Are Asked for or Wanted, hut Mcicly lau Play, Bj Indiana Trade News Service) s,,'i Btate Ufa Building Indlai INDIANAPt 'LIS. hid \\ lib a camp just getting undei waj which will include the election ,,i representatlvi and senators to the state legislature as well as coi n, politicians throughout the stale ami particularly those In close touch at the stale Capita] ai, beginning to together with the seven hundred Indiana motion Picture theater owners and with the various organisations maintained bj them, it is the iirst time that the motion picture men have had a place in the on stderatlon of the big politicians, in as their likes and dislikes are con, and the fact that the politicians ale making overtures is brilliant t est i iu.ui \ of the Btrength of the Indiana exhibitors Censorship, of course, is the principal topic which these politicians are Interested in. It became known to them not long ago that the exhibitors were prepared to fight anything in the way of useless censorship oi the films and the compact organization of the motion picture men naturally awakened them to the need of watching out for the interests of these men. The motion picture exhibitors have made it plain to those seeking favors that they are not looking for favors. They want a square deal, these politicians have been told. The exhibitors have pointed out that there is now no censorship except the laws of common decency, and that they are not being violated. They have been made to understand that censorship is not needed in Indiana. Other legislatures have attempted to regulate the showing of films and have failed. The prospects are now, after considerable jockeying, that few. if any such attempts will be made in the next legislature. Dunkirk Sunday Arrest. i "unkli k, Ind. n. > bei t Dwyer, pro lot ,,| ., m..\ l Qfl p|| I in . I I In city, we arrested .> nd placi bond "ii m circuit cou n the 1 1 ng i he Sa bba th, i ' i alleged that in operated in tbeatai on Sunday, The chai wa Bled by a member ol th< i it ) counclL The case will be heai d In s. pteml New Theaters and Changes. Richmond, i ad The New w i Theater Company has Incorporated with a capital slock of $1,000 and it is planned to open a new t Ilea t.-r w il Inn | w eeks The directors ol the new . om panj are James < !. Re< d P< arl Samph Elkhart, Ind. — Mr. and Mra, Sherman \\ elseh, Who have been operating tie here, sold then Interests to an Elkhart business man and have returned to their i home at BlufftOn. I. a fayet te, I ml. Mo\ i,,k pl.t ni .• t to have been closed because of an infantile paralysis scare. Plymouth, Ind. — .1. W. Crabb, of Culver, has purchased the ISourbon theater. \\ oodburn. Ind. The Harmony Company, of U'oodburn, has filed articles of incorporation and will open a moving picture theater as soon as suitable quarters can be provided. The company will erect a new building. The directors of the pany are E. I-'. Fuelling, Andrew Fuelling and Christ Koch. .Newcastle, Ind. — Manager Sipe of the tte has finished placing two hundred new seats in his theater. An increase in business demanded an increase in seating capacity. Sip,, has a popular house. by the Minneapolis Universal exchange to advertise its big serial "Liberty." Fred S Meyer planned the parade and D. G. Rodgers acted as marshal. Universal emI loyees impersonated Uncle Sain. Abrams to Be Married. Minneapolis, Minn. — Jerome Abrams, special representative of the Bluebird headquarters, New York, was a visitor at the Minneapolis Bluebird offices last week. From Minneapolis, Mr. Abrams went to Des Moines, Iowa, and on August 2!> will be married to Miss Marie Benjamin of Oklahoma City, Okla. New Houses and Changes. Jasper, Minn — Roy E. Brian has purchased the Colonial theater here and will continue business under the name of the Gem theater. St. Paul, Minn. — Fred Muehlenthaler has leased the Palm theater, on Payne avenue, and expects to open its doors about September 1. Mobridge, S. D. — Harry Hill has opi the Strand theater here to the public. The theater has a seating capacity of 300 and is modern in every respect. Milnor, X. T). — The Shubert theater here is to be reconstructed and made into a moving picture theater shortly. Crosby, X. D. — A. A. Ashley has purchased the Photoplay theater here from R. W. Sellars. Minneapolis, Minn. — Managers of rel ing exchanges of Minneapolis held a midday meeting at the Cafe McCormlck Thursday. Censorship and several other topics of interest were discussed at length. Minneapolis. Minn. — Manager Otto .\. Davles of the Minnesota Menu corporation, of this city, staged a special showing of the first two episodes of -'The Crimson Stain Mystery" at the New Grand theater. Minneapolis, Minn. — Among the visitors at the various Minneapolis exchanges during the week were: Frank Nemec, of the Nemec theater, St. Cloud. Minn., who arranged for dates on "The End of the World." M. R. Dicks road attraction; W. osby, who opens the new opera house at Willmar, Minn.. Sept. 18, and H. A. Holbiecki. of the Xew Strand, at Winona. Local Business Notes. Minneapolis, Minn. — District Manager Fleckles of the Universal was scheduled to arrive in Minneapolis last Wednesday from Chicago to spend several days looking over the books of the local exchange. New Palace at Superior, Wis. Duluth, Minn. — We have received from Prank X. Phelps, manager of New Grand Theater Co. of Duluth, Minn., the following communication: Contracts for construction of the Palace theater at Tower avenue and Eleventh street, Superior. Wis.. by the Cook Amusement company, have been let. The amount of the contract was withheld by the amusement company incorporators, the c.ok Iirothers and Prank Phelps of the Xew Grand theater. Furnishings for the house, heating, ventilating and lighting will be contracted for later. Work on tin theater building will begin M inday and it is hoped to have it completed by January 1. The house will be "in x 140 feet, constructed of reinforced concrete, brick and terra cotta. It will be fireproof and will have a seating capacity of l.20(i on two floors.