Moving Picture World (Jul - Aug 1918)

98 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD July 6, 1918 Trade News Brevities -^h'-^-^^^ New England Company Takes Griffith Film "Hearts of the World" Now Showing at the Majestic in Boston Where Dorothy Gish Appears and Tells of Experiences in France. By Robert N. Howe, 80 Summer Street, Boston, Mass. BOSTON, MASS — Dorothy Gish, who plays one of the leading roles in •Hearts of the World," now at the Majestic theater in this city, was in this city Wednesday, June i!«, accompanied by her mother, who also played an important rol. in the picture. They appeared at the theater and related some of their expe oii the Western front while "Hearts of the World" was being taken The New England rights to the Griffith fllm have been sold to a local organisation known as the 'Means of the World" Company of New Bngland. Those in the deal include Alfred s. Black, of the Maine Theaters. Inc. and president of the Maine branch of the Motion Picture i League; Goldstein Brothers, of 6p Harry Asher, . A. A. Spitz. ,,f pro\ id. tlC< R 1 and William H O'Neill, Who controls the Auditorium Palace theaters at Man. I B llamp Ttie lle\\ I! • l;I IS HOW 111 control ot the production at tile Ma t beater. Griffith interest sold "Heai World" for New England presentation for only >7.".. While it is repotted that the Pacific Coast territory bought it for i and the states of Illinois and Pennsylvania paid $160,000 each for Ho film, ■ Edg the Boston pr< sensitive, who convinced I ichu StatC Polo •' that "II t the world" was a picture worthy of Bunda) showing, is now general pi tative for David W. Griffith with iters in New York City. Olga Petrova Sells Many Stamps. The appi Petrova, the noted film star, in ISoston, to aid in Hi. War Savings stamps campaign, was an event of unusual interest, she spoke to over •". peopi. :it noon on Boston Common, and in the afternoon ai ■: addressed two great audien< ' Gor don's Scollay Square and tin ';•■ WashitiL ilympia. She sold neai l\ 126,000 worth of war Savings stamps durniL this city. She deplored the popular im ihat motion picture entered campaigns to aid the G< incut with the view of winning popularity themselves. She said nothing COUld he further from the truth. She declared she would much prefer to rusticate at ber own home than to he crowded and jammed and stared at and made the obji Indiscreet remark tten the when on. appears in public. She said she entered the War Savings paign with the side aim of aidinf "I married an Ami and I am an American," she declared with a fine show of spirit. "Pershing's Crusaders" a Big Hit. "Pershing's Crusaders" is drawing big at the Shubert theater, Boston. Special nights are being arranged for all suburcities and towns and different organitions. with the result that big delegations take up a good part of the house nightly. The patriotic appeal, and the fact that . to the war charities, has popularized the film. The fllm has been given the special Sunday night privilege; with the result that "Hearts of the World." "Pershing's Crusaders" and "My Pour Years In Germany" are now being shown every Sunday night here. French Officers Visit Pathe. Manager Stanle] Hand, of the Poston Pathe office, was agreeably surprised when he received a call from the visiting French officers that are booming recruiting in Boston. Tin Pathe. being a French organisation, is very popular In that Country, and the officers Were anxious the working of the American branch of that organisation, so Mat Hand had the honor of bating host to them tor an afternoon. The afternoon's enterlainineiit was the showing of the French war Dims in the Pathe exchange and a dinner afterward Manager Hand does ii..t speak the French Languege, but made an ideal host, and the ollicers 1 ■ 1 1 well pleased with the afternoon visit. W. H. Bradley Resigns. Tlnt'e has l.een a change in ma i mint of Ho Boston office of the Goldwyn exchange. William H Bradley, who has in char: • llarr> p. Camphell o take cl thi Foi • c< tied, and the new management been announced Mr. Bradley with the Goldwyn office for some time, having managed the Washington office and held \arn.us positions in the New York office of that company. W. L. Jennings Has Enrolled. W. p .lento 'he General Fllm Company, Boston, has ins application in peels I sei \ hi in France and I i to i.e ia lied wit bin t wo week Hi covers tin territory in northwi He is expect in--; to go with the Y M C. A War Work Council and will have charge of amusements for the soidn i s w in re in will be st at loned American Feature Opens New Office. New Haven, Conn. — The American I'.i tnpany has opened an office at IS] Meadow street, this city, in order i.. I., tt.r handle their trade in this territory. On account of many delays in express and Dims arriving in had shape t lie; red it necesss rj to opi branch office, Tin management will he under the iln •! the 1 1 D. H. Brand Takes Charlestown House. Chariest own, Mass. -—The Thompson Square theater of the city has lit by i ». h Brand, manager of the Trimont film exchange of Boston. The theater excels many of the Boston houses for moving pictures ami vaudeville. ManBrand reports very good business for the first two weeks under his ma ment. The theater was formerly owned by ■ Horn. Film People Help Open Hotel. Haverhill, Mass. — Thomas IX Soriero, ra] manager of the Park theat Poston and the Strand in Lowell: Miss Helene Chadwick, the Pathe star, and Sergt. 'Wellman, of the Lafayette Esca drille, were special guests and speaker! at the dedication of the new Hotel Nichols in this city recently. Miss Chadwick explained sonic of her motion picture work and was enthusiastically reci Mr. Soriero gave some interesting dotes of the lite ,,1 a motion picture manager. Sergt. Wellman talked on the war work of the airmen. Portland's New Strand Opens Largest House East of Boston Opens in Maine's Business Metropolis. Bj John p. Flanagan, Pari-; View \ \ e . BangOl Maine. PORTLAND, ME. — The opening of the New Strand theater recentl\ was attended by Dim men from Boston and many Maine cities and was a most aus pn ions event. Aftei an eight months] i ol reconstruction, the new Strand is not onlj the largest in this City, luit is also the largest east of Boston. It is I ground floor house without a pllla post to obstruct the \ iew of t he From the remote comer seat in the ball conj as fine a view of the screen maj M had as from the boxes or the orchestra. The hon I olutelj fireproof, and concrete having I n used almost wholly in its construction. There are ■ Mts on every side. Thi capacity la a little more than 2,500, yal a capacity audience could leave the theater without haste or Inconvenience in a remarkably short time. The in , exit! t pom i in ha Icons an as numerous i glble as those on the first floor. The ventilation and heating system, In ai ance with the latest designs, will insure iilli ill I lie winter, with fresh air ail t in t Ime. Vacuum cleaninM ent will In i [ood taste e h t erlses • he artistii nent The lobs corridors, lounging rooms, lad t Iring a nil rest rooms, and t oilets a I i \ mil nt l.\ d Ma nag ei v i ■ . u arrange, i foi an excellent COrpS Of attendants. Thi Strand Symphony orchestra, conJ i ii skilled in ii s i, i,m>. hat the dlrei Albert K. Hopkins. Insuring the Dnest of mu d a grand ci , w ill also add to t in attractivem tin prog The house will 1 pen dallj except Sun I i" i" 30 p. in. M I fl the Drst of the two log featut will be thrown on the i IS p in. the lit si feature will again he show n and th ' 'I'd. This makes two p nces in the afternoon at convenient The time the i olio. nt ol the features will remain the same, in the evenlti performance will start at 7.45 p. m tlnulng until 10.80. William B. Reeves, the Strand inani he executh ■ . Strand consists of William A. I 'avis, assistant manager: Albert !■: Hopkin iii iii. i nai i I le A. R I,. Hill, organists; Stella Jami cian; A. L or; .1. A. HalStead, lohh.V Officer; Charles Pullet, hoi, Con aid McDougle, chief usher; B. F. Tibbettsj ,1 of theater; Mrs. Mary Buti on. Mary Pickford in "M'l.iss" and Gi Walsh in "Brave and liold" wen the opening features.