Moving Picture World (Jul - Aug 1918)

July 6, 1918 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 103 Dayton News Letter Detroit Exchanqe Organization at Work D By P. J. G., Dayton Theater Bldg., Dayton Ohio. Hot Wave Hits Dayton Business. kAYTON, OHIO. — Sunday, June 16, was a scorcher in Dayton. It was one of the warmest days on record this year and the photoplay houses were not helped by it. The Dayton opened with Bessie Barriscale in "Those Who Pay." The theaters that could boast of a ventilating system that really could keep .one half cool were the theaters that enjoyed business. The Strand had as their attraction "De Luxe Annie," and it was indeed De Luxe. Norma Talmadge, the lead in this film, is rapidly taking her place as one of Dayton's favorites and is stealing a part of the honor of the "Big Three." The Columbia opened Sunday with "Revelation," starring Nazimova. This actress never was much of a drawing card in Dayton. Dayton Topical Weekly Making a Hit. Managing Director Mark Gates at the Dayton theater reports that the topical weekly that he has inaugurated is making a great hit and that many people now ask for it. The pictures are all local scenes and are taken by the Pyramid Film Company of this city. Orpheum Theater to Close. A new business is to take the place of the Orpheum theater at Dayton, operated by John Lyons. A New York corporation operating a chain of stores all over the country have taken over the place and will reopen it in September. A local candy concern had taken over the place and would operate it as a confectionery it was said, but owing to the government restrictions on this business were forced to cancel their arrangements. Gates Delegate to State Convention. Owing to the trouble raised by so-called reformers, a state convention of the representative exhibitors of Ohio has been called at the Hotel Deshler, Columbus, Ohio. Mark Gates will act as the delegate from Dayton to help combat the Sunday question. Atlanta News Letter By Linton K. Starr, The Journal, Atlanta, Ga. G. V. Atkison with Pathe. ATLANTA, GA. — George V. Atkison, who for two years was the North Carolina and Tennessee representative for Pathe working out of their Charlotte office, has again signed up with Manager R. V. (Wild Bill) Anderson of the local exchange, and will cover the entire state of Georgia. Mr. Atkison recently was representative for the Southeastern section for "The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin." He is now on a tour of the Key cities handling especially "The Yellow Ticket," "The House of Hate," and "Hands Up," Pathe's new Western serial featuring Ruth Roland. "Yellow Ticket" Booked. The Criterion has booked the latest Pathe serial, "The Y'ellow Ticket," featuring Fannie Ward. James F. Jackson Returns. James L. Jackson, widely known in local and Southern film circles, has returned to Atlanta to manage the Tudor, which soon Is to take the place of the old Odeon on Peachtree street under the direction of William Oldknow. Mr. Jackson was three years manager of the Alcazar here, and later managed the Savoy. He comes to the Tudor from Birmingham, where he has been managing a vaudeville house. R. A. Davis Promoted. R. A. Davis, salesman for Mutual at Atlanta, has been appointed branch manager for Mutual in that city succeeding C. E. Kessnich. Mr. Davis assumed charge of the office June 10. Film Section of the Local Board of Trade Elects Officers and Appoints a Transportation Committee — Will Be Active. By Jacob Smith, 719 Free Press Bldg., Detroit, Mich. DETROIT, MICH. — The exchange managers of Detroit after many conferences have affiliated with the local board of commerce and have formed a separate organization known as The Board of Motion Picture Exchange Managers of the Detroit Board of Commerce. J. F. Flynn, of the Goldwyn, is president; H. A. Ross, of the Artcraft-Paramount, is vice-president, and J. C. Fishman, of the Standard, is treasurer. H. B. Warner, secretary of the Board of Commerce, is secretary of the film oganization as well. There will be meetings twice a month. A transportation committee has been appointed consisting of J. M. Duncan, Vitagraph; W. D. Ward, Universal, and Robert Cotton, World. Already the committee is at work with the transportation and traffic departments of the Board of Commerce to improve express shipments, improve C. O. D. collections, etc. It looks as though Detroit will really have a worth while association of exchange managers. Most of the home offices are backing up their managers and insisting that they take an interest in the organization and that they attend all meetings if possible. Parex Film Opens in Detroit. A New Detroit exchange, just opened, Is the Parex Film Co., releasing William L. Sherry pictures. H. H. Wells has been appointed manager, and an office is now established on the second floor of the film building. The Parex have subleased part of the space of the Mutual Exchange, but will have separate quarters when alterations and partitions are completed. The first picture which they are releasing in this territory is "A Romance of the Underworld." Among Theaters in Michigan. C. H. Miles, of the Orpheum theater, Detroit, announces that for the summer months the Orpheum theater will again play pictures and vaudeville an entire week. For the past few months the Orpheum has been playing split weeks with the Regent theater, both houses being under a long lease to Miles. While no definite date has been set, it is almost a certainty that the Majestic theater, Detroit, will close about the 15th of July, so that the interior can be redecorated and many alterations made to the stage. Film Men in the Service. Among those drafted for June 25th call are A. Goldner, traveling representative for Paramount-Artcraft, and Mat Lefkowitz, salesman for Pathe. A card has been received from Jack Erickson, formerly with Fox and Select, that he is now with the Heavy Tanks Company, at Gettysbury. Another card received was from Harry D. Goldberg, former manager of the Casino Feature Film Co., who is now in France. A. F. Denman Now Heads the Franklyn. A. F. Denman, formerly with the Orpheum theater, Jackson, has been appointed manager of the Franklin theater, Saginaw, succeeding A. J. Moeller, who resigned to do Y. M. C. A. work in Europe. Hyman Will Operate Regent Theater. Arthur S. Hyman of the Dawn Masterplay Co., Detroit, has closed a deal whereby he will operate the Regent theater for the summer months. The house is operated by C. H. Miles, who conducts it as a combination vaudeville and picture house during the regular season. He had intended to close it for the summer, but later leased it until the first of September *o Mr. Hyman, who represents the Dawn Masterplay Co. Under the new summer policy, the Regent will change programs Mondays and Thursdays and will show pictures exclusively at 10 and 5-cent prices. The Regent is located at the corner of Woodward and the Grand Boulevard and seats nearly 3,000 people on the first and second floors. Dawn Masterplay Gets More Film. Again Arthur S. Hyman, of the Dawn Masterplay Co., announces having secured additional pictures for his exchange. This time he has purchased all of the Frank Hall pictures formerly sold through the Foursquare exchange, which include in this territory, "Just a Woman," "The Zeppelins' Last Raid," "The Belgium," "Those Who Pay," "The Crucible of Life" and "The Lost Chord." Also Mr. Hyman has secured "The Eleventh Commandment," a Ralph Ince production. Louisville News Letter By Ohio Valley News Service, 1404 Starks Building, Louisville, Ky. Records With Gerard Film. LOUISVILLE, KY. — Manager Lee Goldberg, of the Big Features Rights Corporation, claims that almost a new record for attendances was made during a recent showing of the film, "My Four Years in Germany," at the little town of Pleasureville, Ky., which has a population of 200 people. A total of 294 paid admissions were received when the picture was shown in that city, as it attracted patrons from the countryside. Will Rebuild Princess Theater. Hopkinsville, Ky. — The Crescent Amusement Co., of Nashville, lately operating the recently burned Princess theater, lost very little time, as it also had the Rex theater, to which the shows have been transferred. L. H. Davis, owner of the Princess theater building, has announced that the house will be rebuilt on an even more elaborate scale, and at once. The Crescent Amusement Co. will operate the new house when it is completed. Interesting Louisville Notes. L. J. Dittmar, head of the Majestic Amusement Co., of Louisville, is at present spending almost all of his time in the East in connection with the development of his colored pictures project. Harry Lindenberger is active manager of the house. An effort is being made by Louisville exhibitors to get Mme. Olga Petrova to come to Louisville in July during the War Stamp campaign. Charlie Chaplin in "A Dog's Life" has made a big hit in Louisville wherever shown, doing an especially good business at the Ideal, West Broadway and other suburban houses. Macauley's theater, Louisville, Ky., has closed its summer picture program, hot weather cutting the crowds down to the minimum at that house. Transfer of the 84th or Lincoln Division from Louisville to Chillicothe, O., has resulted in the local camp being somewhat deserted for a time, but the new draft is rapidly filling up the camp again. J. H. Christy, of the Scenic theater, Scottsburg, Ind., was recently in Louisville, and stated that he had taken over the active management also of the Dream, of Salem. A. C. Farrel, manager of the Louisville Universal Office, has returned from Indianapolis, where he spent several days with the district Universal office in that city. Have You Pledged Support to Uncle Sam ? — W. S. S.—