Moving Picture World (Jul - Aug 1918)

104 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD July 6, 1918 Trade Doings in Kansas City Filmdom Among the Exchanges and Theaters in the Territory — Theater Opening in Tulsa — Personal and Business Jottings. Kansas City News Service, 115 Railway Exchange, Kansas City, Mo. What Exhibitors Are Doing. Kansas CITT, MO. — The Doric theater, the new downtown photoplay house, which recently opened, is arranging to show "My Own United States," a Metro screen classic production, during the week of July 4. A special stage setting, music, and appropriate decorations are being arranged for. Sedalia, Mo. — W. J. Brill, manager of the Lona theater, Sedalia. Mo., recently ran "Lest We Forget" for the benefit of the Red Cross. This was the second hooking of the film but notwithstanding this fact the receipts were very satisfactory. Garden City. Mo. — E. H. McCllntock, proprietor of the Alamo theater. Garden City. Mo., formerly of El Dorado Sprinf Kansas, was in Kansas City this week. Mr. McClintock is formulating plans to enlarge his seating capacity about 125 and remodel and decorate the Alamo at the same time. Mr. McClintock static! that he believed that the problem of a Btrong summer season could be solve.! by providing attractions which satisfy the public demand. Just at ti. no finds the best drawing card in patriotic productions, having broken all house With the "Frei 'loin of the World" recentlyC O. Spessard Gets Metro Territory. c. ii Spessard has recently Joined tinKansas city office of the Metro P :.,, ration ntatlve, taking charge of the Missouri territory outside <>!' St. l,ouis. Mr. Si" to Me tro from a large mercantile establishment inn baa in the distribution of motion plcl Heard at the Universal Office. .1. .1 McCarty, formerly with the Omaha branch of the Oniversal Film A Bupplj Companyi has taken ovei the Kansas t< ritory for tin k I 9 neadq 1 Prank Qass, who was tin formei ■1 in that section, now bai ■ of the special productions department. K A "Red" Jones, the southei Universal representative and his wife. • tiding a few weeks in Excelsior Springs, Mo.. ,,11 a vacation. An elaborate advertising campaign is now under way In preparation for "The Y.llow Dog" which is soon to , sed f,-,,m ti City office of the Uni versal, This is an adaptation from the storj i'\ Henry Irving Dodge, author of "Sklnni suit" which ran in the irday Events W. C. Ansell on Second Trip. \V. C. Ansell. northwestern Kansas representative for the Camp-Bell company. bas just left on his second trip through his territory. Pathe Promoter J. J. Miley. John .1. Mtley, assistant shipping clerk for the Pathe exchange, has been appointed assistant booker. Kansas City Men Go to Tulsa Opening. Tin new Ma.i.s • r. at Tulsa. Okla„ will open June 27 and several of the film exchange men from Kansas City, will go down for the opening. Whitney Voting, Fox Film Corp.; Richard Robertson. Goldwyn Pictures; C. C. Vaughan. Kleine Productions; and possibly will make the trip. Exhibitors Visitors in Cansas City. The following exhibitors were in Kansas City this week: P. P. Christian, of the Orpheus theater, Excelsior Springs. Mo, Pee Gunnison, of the Royal theater. Atchinson, Kans. W. F. Nelson, of the Elite theater. Great Bend, Kansas. E. C. McClintock, Garden City, .Mo. of the Alamo theater, Two Kansas City Theaters Sold. proprietor of the Bancroft theater, at 43rd and Troosl avenue, lias sold out to Mr. Pomeroy. D. Donnlcl, owner of the Palace and Broadmore theaters, has sold his interest in the Broadmore to Knox R. Lancaster, secretary and treasurer of the Columbia Optical Company. Mrs. Lancaster will have charge of the management of the theater. Exchange Buys Fords for Salesmen. The Kansas City office of the Universal bought Ford roadsters for its salesmen in this territory. One of the Universal travelers has been making his trips by motor for several years, and the results which he brought in convinced Milton 1-Ylil. manager, that it was by far the more efficient method of getting next to the exhibitor Consequently Ave roadsters have been purchased for the salesmen Each car will bear the Universal advertisement, and this is expected to bring in results. The upkeep will be sustained bj the company and tin expense equalised on account of the greater number ol exhibitors which can ic reached. Dallas Trade Letter By Douglas Hawley, Times Herald, Dallas, T< l D Hot Weather; Business Quiet. m.i. as, TEX — June temperatures ami heavy atti it moving picture show s ,1 m t so the fel lows who have conic to Film Pow during the last '.-. reporting rather slow business for tin dog dayi Howi ver, there has been no dearth of bookings on flrat riiii, good stuff, according to tin Him Weal lor COndil ions have hue for gathering in the sh< and excellent prOgreS made with wheat and oats The sunshine, with a shower or so now ami then, has been tin very thing for the corn, too. Everything ill right The first of the Bcreei ir, excellent Impression at the Jef diirlnK the week, when "The Minion iioiiar Doilies" featuring the famous dancing sisters was offi red along with the vaudeville bill. William Eppstein Sells Out. Win. Eppstein, formerly of I Sppsteln, San Antonio, in Dallas recently, folk! he had sold out his entire -t io Mr. I.ytle and was on hi to New York He didn't intimate whether that place would be his future resldi Mr I. \lle was also in Dallas about the time Mr. Eppstein went tin The former was doing about on Film Pow for a day or so and apparently was In a buying frame of mind, because I ...., Remy of the Goldwyn branch, left town with him, going down to San Antonio. General to Be "Regular" Exchange. It's gonner be a "regular" exchange lows Manager James B. Kelly of the General. Manager James is uonncr move — down on the main street right where all the other big fellers be. and he's gonner fix up a sure enough, honest to goodness "fillum" office. Which means Jimmy Kelly Is to move the General's offices closer to the heart of things right away. ManJim has been one busy man during the last two weeks, getting things into shape, aided by Sol Davis, OklahomaArkansas representative, who has been in for that purpose. Things have now assumed shape, Mr. Kelly says, and everything's going fine. Completing the installation of "Father" James Kelly as branch manager, District Superintendent T. F. McTyer, of the General Film Company, left Dallas June 16 for New Orleans. He was accompanied by General Manager C. E. Tandy of the S. A. Lynch Enterprises, who had been in Dallas with Branch Manager Harry Owens for a day or so. About Interesting People. "Bill" Ward used to own the Fort Worth franchise in the Texas baseball league — now he owns the Pex theater, Ft. Worth. He was a Film Row visitor last week, doing a bit of booking. Phillips, of the Odeon, Fort Worth, was also a caller, to the satisfaction of at bast two branch house managers, who made good sales, it is reported. M. L. Lavine, of Corslcana, in Dallas during the last week, reports good business with his roof garden plan for a summer show. Mr. Lavine's new house is equipped with that summer facility. Indiana Trade Brevities By Indiana Trade News Service. 69 Layman Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. Indianapolis Exchanges Move. IND] VNAPOLIS, IND. Representatlvi the Mutual Film Corporation and the V, II Hodupp. Inc.. who operated film exchanges in the rooms above the Keystone theater in North Illinois street, have sent word to Jacob H llilkene, recently appointed director of the tire prevention bureau, that they will comply with the new lire prevention ordinance, which provides hange shall not be opei building in which the-rc is a public assemblj room. Tin two companies have leased new quarters in a building at ill West Maryland street and will be readj to move some time this week. G. B. Svei speaking for the Mutual company, that although the change would i the company considerable inconvenience, i the new In e in e\ cut ion ordinance would greatly reduce Are hazards and danger in connection with the handling of the films. Noted Preacher Praises Film*. Moii, mi pictures came in for a considerable amount of praise during an address given in Lafayette this week by Mi' i:,\ Moses Breeze, of Columbui tary of the Presbyterian Forward Movement in Ohio, The Rev. Mr. Preeze. who spoke on Ho subject, "The Church as a Community Center" was on the program at the rural church conference held 1 1 Purdue unlversll s "Every rural church should have a motion picture equipment, a gymnasium and a three-acre recreational ground for the children as a part of its equipment to adequately perform its function as a rural community center," he said. "One of the best mediums for teaching the children as well as tin grownups is the motion picture films." Theater at Hopkinsville Burns. The Princess theater, at Hopkinsville. Ky . mil oi the most popular motion picture houses in this section ol the slate. was Inn ne(| to the ground Mondaj noon. June 10, as a result of a fire which started m the operating i th In Ho of the building. The popular war picture. "My Poui Germany," was being presented when the fire broke out. Morton Reese, the operator, was burned slightly a In, lit tin arms in attempting to extinguish the flames. The fire spread so quickly that he had difficulty in making his way to safety. The audience filed out quickly and orderly when the alarm was sounded and no "in was hurt. The theater building was owned by I. 11. Davis, of Hopkinsville. and was leased io the Crescent Amusement Company, of Nashville, Tenn. The theatre equipment