Moving Picture World (Jul - Aug 1918)

426 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD July 20, 1918 Rotary Club Makes Film of Convention Meeting of International Association Attended by Many Moving Picture Men — Conspicuous for Its Patriotism and Enthusiasm — Of the Ten Prints Made One Each Will Be Sent to England, Canada and Cuba. By Kansas City News Service, 115 Railway Exchange, Kansas City, Mo. KANSAS CITY, MO. — Kansas City entertained the International Association of Rotary Clubs during the week of June 24. The war film. "Wake Up America," was exhibited at the Garden theater and Convention Hall by the Dayton, Ohio, delegation with great success. The "pep" and enthusiasm of the audience were first stirred by vari-colored balloons which floated over the crowd. A quartette sang "Keep the Home Fires Burning," the "Star Spangled Banner," and "America," led by a girl cornetist dressed as "Columbia." In addition to exhibiting motion pictures the Rotarians made 4,000 feet of film of the convention showing the parade, meeting of the delegates, and the inauguration of the incoming officers. The opening feature is the Rotary wheel motto in clay followed by sunrise Sunday morning, June 23, and the incoming train bearing Dr. E. Leslie Pidgeon. of Winnipeg. Canada, the International president, and Andrew Home-Morton, London, England, president of the United Rotary Clubs of the British Isles. A modern version of "Feeding the Five Thousand" was recorded in the pictures of the Big Bean Dinner at Electric Park served by the New England delegation. The seventeen trucks which carried the baked beans were snapped on the way, and later the presentation of a mammoth bean pot to M J Helm, owner <>f Electric Park, was filmed. Other feat m. ■ W6r< Thornton Burgess, the bed-time story man, addressing the children of Kansas City at Troost Park: the big band concert night when fifteen bands appeared at Electric Park, and the presentation of the British flag by Andrew Home-Morton to the International Association, and the entwining of the Union Jack and the Stars and Stripes. The pictures taken under the direction Ol Wieda, of the Adfilm Company (Rotaxian). Ten prints of the film will be made, and one sent to England, one to Canada, one to Cuba, and the remaining seven distributed to cities In the United Bta Many Visitors During Rotary Meeting. In the city during the Internal Convention of Rotarj Cluba \.-i the f"ilowing exhibitors: Mrs Was, lUWngton, Crystal theater. Ottawa. Kan ; "Bob" Holmes. Royal theater. Emporia i. I rshall, Marshall theater, Manhattan, Kan.; Arthur Ford, Marple theater, Wichita; ES. Van Hyning, Ottawa, and Roy Heffner. Nowata, Okla. 0 B Mason, manager of the Universal branch in Wichita, Kan., and William R. Marshall, of the Mutual Film exchange, of Calgary, Alberta. J. J. Brown, formerly a camera Tespondent for the Pathe News, w Kansas City at the time of the Rotary convention. Mr. Brown has been on the Pacific coast with the Aviation bl of the serviie as cameraman for the u. B. A. He left here after a few days' stay for the East, where he will await orders. Doric Has Novel Outdoor Screen. A unique feature of the new Doric theater is an outdoor screen across the top of the building. The screen is ten feet square, and will be used for election returns, announcements, slides and pictures, and, if desired, cuts from the film which is appearing at the Doric. A stereopticon and picture machine is located in a small booth on the south side of the building, and a special operator will have charge of the outdoor projection. For daylight advertising a bill board on rollers occupies the space. This can be rolled into the sign and the white screen exposed. This device is Manager G. W. Curtis' own idea, as is the electrically operated velvet curtain at the front of the theater, which can be drawn by the operator whenever he desires. Petrova Appears for W. S. S. Drive. Madame Olga Petrova appeared in person at the Twelfth Street theater Sunday night, June 30, to speak for War Savings Stamps. She was accompanied by her manager, Bobby North. The audience packed the theater and the street outside. Her talk resulted in the one thousand persons pledging themselves to buy approximately $5,000 worth of stamps during the year. A wager which was taken up by a woman in the crowd was the offer of Mr. North to turn a hand spring for any one who would buy $75 worth in a year. He apologized for the procedure, but remarked that the Government didn't mind the method so long as the result was "stamps." Interesting Items. F. H. Castle, formerly connected with the Rialto theater, Tulsa, has joined the sales staff of the Kansas City branch of the Fox Film Corporation. Richard Robertson, manager of Goldw > n Kansas City office, left July 1 on a ten days' tour through Kansas Mr. Robertson id. ins to visit about fifty or sixty towns, including Lawrence, Topeka, Manhattan. Junction City, Abilene, Salina, Hutchinson. Wltrhita. Independence, Coffeyville. Parsons, Pittsburg, Fort Scott, and Ernpoi Is L. H Wells, formerly connected with the Gillls theater, has been appointed Kansas City sales manager of the CampBell Companv J. M. Campbell, associated with Mr. Bell in the Camp-Bell Company, left recently mi a motor trip to Lake Okobojl, a summer resort SDOUl two hundred miles north of I B, wliere In will remain until Bepteml Carutbersvllle, Mo. — The Dixie thi is now undi r tli. management of T. Kenneth Bademan. Maryville, Mo. — W. H. Hoffman, who Ity and Sioux city, has purchased the Blectiic theater. Kl Dorado, Kan — An open air moving picture theater has Just been opened in Wonderland Park, the new amusement park. Austin. T.x — The Parex Film Corporation I ranted • permit to do buelm apital stock of Si.nnn. and headquarters at Austin. Button, Neb B A Fischer has sold his interest in the Lyric theater to his partner. M V Conn. Cincinnati News Letter By Kenneth C. f'tain, 307 First National Hank, Cincinnati, Ohio. Another Fourth Street House Projected. CINCINNATI. — The success with which all of the downtown theaters are meeting and the high degree of prosperity existing in the city has for some Ibll 1 Or a dillgl for additional locations, and the big Palheater, new in course of construcis one result of this The Palace, .■r. will probably be devoted largely to popular-priced vaudeville, which makes the announcement of a new house on Fourth street, between Main and Walnut, to show pictures exclusively, all the more interesting. The fact that the property has been purchased for this purpose has been given out by the real estate firm which handled the transaction. Details are for the moment withheld, but that a house is to be built in this busy block is declared to be certain. Many See Gerard Film at Grand. Cincinnati. — "My Four Years in Germany" received some substantial benefit during its run at the Grand from the support of patriotic societies and of citizens who believed that the realistic exposure of German methods was a good thing for everybody to see. Not a few business houses made special arrangements with the management to set aside blocks of seats for their employes on certain nights, taking the view that the effect of the picture on employes of foreign extraction would be especially valuable. One concern, a regular advertiser of its own business, devoted one advertisement to advising the public to go see the Gerard picture, "and then buy war savings stamps." W. S. S. Campaign Aided by Theaters. Cincinnati. — The theaters, as usual, played a fine part in the week of the war savings) stamps campaign, ending on June 29, the downtown houses making a splendid record of sales to audiences where a special effort was made to dispose of stamps or to secure pledges for future purchases. Figures were not kept in all cases, but where records were made of purchases they show that moving picture patrons were ready and eager to help along Uncle Sam's cause by buying his. smallest baby bonds. Sales at some of the leading houses were as follows: Grand (all week), $2,109.40; Family (two days). $1,357.59; Lyric (one day), $1,158.15; Strand, $487.90; Keith's (one day). $151.39; Gifts (one dav), $78.46; Walnut (one day), $75.53. Carrel Theater Makes Donation. Cincinnati. — The management of the Carrel Street theater patriotically donated a substantial share of the receipts of a given day recently to the several war relief organizations in the vicinity, the picture run, "The Remaking of a Nation," belnjr especially suited for the occasion. Representatives of the beneficiary societies were In charge of the event. Dallas Trade Letter By Phil Fox, The Times-Herald, Dallas, Texas. Mme. Petrova Aids Sales of W. S. S. DALLAS. — In the latter part of June, Madame Olga Petrova spoke from the stage of the Old Mill theater in the Interests of the War Savings campaign. She had Immense crowds to hear her at and matinee performances, and Dallas people took $32,725 worth of War Savings Stamps at her solicitation. Over $7,500 worth were sold at the matine. performance — mostly to women is. From 1 'alias the star went to R orth, where she added $20,000 more to her patriotic sales receipts. Dallas Theaters Observe Italian Victory. The Italian victory on the Plave was fittim-i "i. erved by Dallas theaters Pictures of General Diaz were thrown on the screen at the Queen theater, and Garlbaldl"s Battle Hymn thundered on the a. The audience arose and cheered, in evidence at most of tii. play houses. Hippodrome Entertains Orphans. The Hippodrome theater won general approval last week by inviting all the orphan children of the city resident In various institutions to see Fox's "Jack and the Beanstalk" as guests of the management. The wonderful fairy tale film was much appreciated. The Hippodrome in July has innovated a new price seals They are showing two pictures each week at 10 and 15 cents admission instead of Ltures running the entire week at a higher price. This plan is proving popular. Meet Operators' Union Demand. Labor trouble was averted in Dallas during the last week in June when the