Moving Picture World (Jan 1917)

January 6, 1917 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 59 June June June m.iv 5 — First dinner and entertainment of Boston Film Club at ltruiiB wi, k Hotel, Boston XXVI II ; i::i I. May o — Popular Picture Corporation capitalized at 11,000,000, wit'1 Milton ii Goldsmith, president, v 0. Langan, vlce-presl dent, and A J. Blmburg, treasurer, with >>tti .-. at -is \\ \ t 12 Street, Nov Xork \ win ; 003. May tl -Exposition Motion Picture Board Ol Trade of America opened at Madison Square Garden, Nets 7ork XXVIII; 1807. May ti -Anniversary dinner Hudson County, \. .i . Motion Picture Operators' Union, Local 384, I, a. t. s. f... at Old hollow's Hail, Hoboken— XXVIII : 18)4 May 6— umner «>r rath.' Club at Hotel McAlplne, New York XXVIII; 1495. May 1« — Fifth Annual Convention Kentucky Branch Number 7 Moving Picture Exhibitors' League of America at Louisville, Ky. — XXV11I ; L0T3 May l.'i — Rlalto Film Corporation organised with 1. GoUlborg, president, r Goldberg, treasurer, and Jesse J, Goldberg, manager, with offices at 218 West I2d Street, New fork— XXVIII ; 1187. Muv 18 — General Film Co., Inc., moves its headquarters to 440 Fourth Avenue. New fork— XXVIII ; II II. Ma] 18 — Theater Film Service Co. of s.m Francisco brings suit against Moving Pictures Patents Co. in U. S. District Court — XXVIII ; 1142. May 18— Milton 11. Hoffman becomes general manager of Lasky, Hollywood, Cal., studios — XXVIII; 1166. May 18 — Katherlne tarter joins Gustav Frohman's Boston Exchange — XXVU1 ; 1157. May IS — Richard Barry wins suit against American Film Co. and others to establish his rights in "The Secret of the Submarine"—XXVII I ; 14!i:i. May 16 — Detroit Screen club Ball— XXVIII; 1074. May 16— Buffalo Screen Club Ball— XXVIII ; 1677. May 10 — Schenectady, N. Y., exhibitors organize — -XXVIII; 1G73. May IS — Explosion in Universale Detroit cleaning room does .$150,000 damage— XXVIII ; 1698. May 20 New Vitagraph Company announced — XXVIII; 1305. May -i> Isadora Bernstein resigns as producing manager of World Film— XXVIII ; 1822. May 23 — General Federation of Women's Clubs in convention in New York holds motion picture conference — XXVIII; 14S6. May 23 — Ball and Convention of Des Moines Screen Club; XXVIII; 1500, May 24 — Supreme Court of State of New York denies application of Charles Chaplin lor injunction to restrain V-L-S-E and Essanay from distributing "Charlie Chaplin Burlesque on Carmen"— XXVIII ; 1897. May 25 — Ball of Omaha Screen Club and Photoplay Managers' Association—XXVI II ; 2045. May 30— Der.th of Henry Reimers— XXVIII ; 2049. June 2 — Kathlyn Williams and Charles F. Eyton Married — XXVIII ; 2226. " — Governor Whitman vetoes Censor Bill — XXVIII; 1671. 6 — "Fall of a Nation" has fir;t public presentation at Liberty Theater. New York— XXVIII ; 2219. 9 — Kansas City Screen Club organized — XXVIII; 2217. June 10— Charles Urban returns to England — XXVIII; 2251. June 12 — Perciva] L. Waters and James B. Clark ask receiver for General Film Co.— XXVIII ; 2211. June 12— Death of Acton Davies— XXVIII ; 2215. June 12 — Hearst-International News Pictorial launched — XXVIII; 2244. June 13 — Hiram Abrams elected president of Paramount — XXVIII ; 2214. June 13 — Michigan exhibitors hold state convention and elect officers— XXIX ; 65. June 13 — Cleveland film men form Screen Club — XXIX; 66. June 2<1 — McClure interests sue Paramount stockholders — XXIX; 67. June 20 — Donald W. Rayburn, publicity manager American Film Company, killed in automobile accident — XXIX ; 441. June 22 — Page Peters. Moroseo player, drowned — XXIX : 465. June 25 — Pennsylvania exhibitors elect G. W. Sahner of Pittsburgh, president— XXIX ; 430. June 26 — Selig releases athletic serial to run twelve weeks — XXIX ; 78. June 28 — Famous Players and Lasky companies combine with capital of $12,500.000— XXIX ; 434. July 1 — Albert E. Smith, referring to suit of Messrs. Waters and Clark against General Film Company, declares the company is in no danger of a receiver — XXIX ; 64. July 1 — Famous Players Company offers $100,000 for 100 scripts in thousand-word lengths — XXIX ; 70. July 1 — Mutual adopts elaborate plans to prevent duping of Chaplin subjects— XXIX; 72. July 1 — Nordisk Films seeks to enjoin Reacon Films from showing "German Battles at Verdun" — XXIX ; 75. July 1 — Ontario censors increase fee for censoring pictures, adding $10,000 yearly to cost— XXIX ; 119. Julv 1 — Kansas City's Screen Club begins business with seventy members—XXIX ; 125. July 2 — Pittsburgh Screen Club elects officers — XXIX ; 664. July 5 — Cleveland exhibitors elect officers — XXIX ; 617. July 6 — Temporary organization formed of the National Association of Motion Picture Industry— XXIX ; 612. July 8 — Appellate Division decides against Chaplin in his suit over "Carmen" against Essanay — XXIX ; 236. July 8 — Dominion Exclusives. Limited, take up distribution of Fox pictures in Canada— XXIX ; 287. July 10 — Sixth convei tion of Motion Picture Exhibitors' League of America at Chicago — XXIX ; 758. July 15 — The evolution of exhibiting. Stories of the early days of picture shows gathered by correspondents — XXIX ; 367 to 425 July 15 — Patents Company and General Film deny violation of Sherman law— XXIX; 435. July 15 — Ohio Sutireme Court refuses to review ruling of State censors on "The Birth of a Nation"— XXIX ; 4S5. July 17— Pathe's "The Grip of EVil" starts— XXIX ; 76. July 17 — National convention at Chicago closes with banquet — XXIX ; 912. July 19 and 20 — North Carolina convention— XXIX : 1080. July 20 — First of six Florence Turner pictures released on Mutual program—XXIX ; 98. July 22— "The Fall of a Nation" to be released July 24 — XXIX ; 622. July 22 — Universal announces release of "Liberty" August 14 — XXIX ; 644. July 25— Meeting of N. A. M. P. I. in Chicago— XXIX ; 1079. 1 I,. I.— July 27 Death ol William r. Rook, tormer president of Vitagraph XXIX : 10 July 29 Herbert Brenon announces be will become Independent pro ducer XXIX July 28 K.ii.in announces "Olrl from Fi d) lugusl '■> XXIX; July 28 11. B. Most . ni. i i io.hu lion in ill. to roles I on< ii .ituru a month XXIX ; 771. .inly i".i in big iioai.i deal iii Ma tachu otti \i. i Howard, Hi in. inn ami Lord retire from Olympia Corporation XXIX; 77.;. Aug. 6 Universal buys eight Laemmle and Powei sxohsngi XXIX; 818. Aug. ."■ Paramount holds publicity convention In Chicago XXIX; Aug i"' Death of Sam n. Drane, the Impersonator ol Lincoln in XXIX ; 1846. Aug. it; William a. Brady chosen president ol the N, A, M. r. XXIX ; 1617. Aug. 17— Imperial censorship announced for Great Britain XXIX; 1812. Aug. 19 -Announcement of engagement of Max Linda by Essanay — XXIX; 1 220. Aug. 19 — Larry Trimble, alter directing pictures In England ior three years, returns to United States XXIX; I--':;. Aug 19 — Herbert Brenon Film Corporation leasee [deal studios' -XXIX; 1268 Aug. 22 Convention or Kansas exhibitors— XXIX ; 1872. Aug. 25 — Arthur Kane goes to coast for Artcraft — XXIX; II Aug. 26 — C. K. Macauley takes intimate motion pictures of President Wilson and his cabinet XXIX ; 1876. Aug. 26 — Mary Pickford Film Corporation opens offices at 729 Seventh Avenue — XXIX; 1370. Aug. 20— William Patch takes over Pitt Theater, Pittsburgh— XXIX ; LS87. Aug. 2C — Thirty thousand photoplay patrons of Portland, Oregon, sign petition asking for fairer censorship — XXIX; I486, Aug. 30 — Mutual closes chief executive offices in New York and goes to Chicago— XXIX; 1671. Sept. 2— Description of status of Federal tax bill— XXIX ; 1512. Sept. 2 — Work started on Piekford films, to be released through Artcraft, Walter E. Greene, president — XXIX ; 1616. Sept. 2— New Vitagraph absorbs Lubln and V-L-S-E— XXIX— 1516. Sept. 2 — Sol Lesser, in association with Leon 1). Netter, to exploit features on state rights in East — XXIX ; 1524. Sept. 2 — Mrs. Vernon Castle selected for lead In "Patria" — XXIX; 1556. Sept. 2 — Kleine, Edison, Selig and Essanay in combination, to release through Kleine exchanges — XXIX ; 1'.ki7. Sept. 9— Publication of papers in suit of Vitagraph Company against Henry Ford for $1,000,000— XXIX ; 1667. Sept. 9 — Jacksonville (Fla.) residence organize Southeastern Film Corporation, with capital of $300,000— XXIX ; 1676. Sert 9 — Al Christie becomes independent producer — XXIX; 16S0. Sept. 9 — Announcement that Consolidated Film Corporation — Ludwig G. B. Erb and O. E. Goebel — are to release sixteen-episode serial, "The Crimson Stain Mystery" — XXIX ; 1712. Sept. 16 — Exhibitors of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward's Island hold meeting and form the Motion Picture Exhibitors' League of the Maritime Provinces of Canada — XXX ; 248. Sept. 19 — Pacific Film Laboratories in Los Angeles destroyed by fire — XXX; 402. Sci t 20 — Oliver Moroseo denies having made prediction of the ultimate doom of the motion picture — XXX ; 52. Sept. 20 — Exchangemen listen to arguments against censorship in general and Federal censorship in particular at Shanley's Restaurant— XXX ; 51. Sept. 23 — Review of "Intolerance," shown in New York for first time — XXIX ; 1950. Sept. 23 — Universal completes "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"— XXIX';. 1953. Sept. 23 — Elaine Sterne novelizes her "Sonny Jim" scripts — XXIX; 1956. Sept. 23 — Robert Brower retires from screen with appearance In Famous Players "Quest of Life" — XXIX ; 1957. Sept 23 — J. D. Walker buys British rights on Chaplin films — XXIX ; 1977. Sept. 26 — William L. Sherry Feature Film Company opens offices and exchange in Godfrey Building, Seventh avenue and 49th street. New York City— XXX ; 212. Sept. 27 — Exhibitors of New York City, Long Island, and Eastern New Jersey protest against return charges on films — XXX ; 211. Sept. 30 — Samuel Goldfish resigns from Famous Players-Lasky, but continues on Board of Directors — XXIX ; 2089. Oct. 2 — Society of Motion Picture Engineers effects permanent organization at Hotel Astor meeting. Officers elected and committees named— XXX ; 219, 533. Oct. 5 — The Motion Picture Exhibitors' League of New Jersey holds state convention at Newark — XXX ; 373. Oct. 5 — New Hampshire exhibitors meet at Manchester. Officials elected— XXX; 528. Oct. 6 — Illinois Branch of the Motion Picture Exhibitors' League holds meeting at Masonic Temple, Chicago — XXX ; 528. Oct. 7 — Charles E. Hughes talks on the fallacy of Federal control of motion pictures — XXX ; 375. Oct. 7 — W. H. Clune. film magnate, announces his intention of building 2,500 seat house in Los Angeles to cost $500.000 — XXX ; 58. Oct. 7 — Announcement of organization of Art Dramas, Inc — XXX ; 60. Oct. 7 — Lule Warrenton, former Universal directress, forms company to produce children's pictures — XXX ; 507. Oct. 7 — Utica exhibitors meet at Hotel Martin and elect temporary officials and committee on organization — XXX ; 54. Oco. 7 — Nat C. Goodwin Photoplay Corporation incorporates under the laws of the State of New York— XXX ; 54. Oct. 7 — Justice Cohalan at a Special Term of the Supreme Court in New York County hands down decision suppressing AntiVice Company's picture. "Is Any Girl Safe?" — XXX; 52. Oct. 7 — Commissioner McGoldrick for the U. S. Court for the Eastern District of New York dismisses copyright infringement proceedings—XXX ; 50. Oct. 7 — The National Committees of both Democratic and Republican parties decided to use motion pictures in their campaign — XXX ; 53. Oct. 7 — Sherman & Elliott. Inc., purchasers of Selig's production, "The City— XXX ; 53. Crisis." opens offices at 220 West 42d street. New York