Moving Picture World (Aug 1916)

August 19, 1916 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD Film Men and Exhibitors Battle on Diamond Minneapolis Theater Owners Wallop Exchanges for Once Anyway — Johnson Fans Nine Men— St. Paul Finds Children's Matinees Popular— Kimball & Cobb Open Laboratories — New-Fangled Infant Epidemic. i; G I a noil Johnston, 802 Lumber Exchange, Minneapolis. MINNK \PnUS, .Minn.— The first annual picnic and outing of the exhibitors hange men and women at Parker's Lake. Minn., Wednesday, August -', was i<ig event of the week hereabouts. This outing was arranged for the purpose of bringing the exhibitor and exchangeman closer together, and it succeeded. It was expected the exchangeineii would outnumber the exhibitors about three to one, but the attendance flgu few less ex hi ploj ees, a nd si the smaller t< and Central Mi The ?1 tickei than exchange emheater owners from hroughout Southern i attended, ncluded railroad fare, ad mission to baseball games, dancing "eats," and more than one picnicker admitted he had eaten more ice cream than he "ever did in his life before." The large supply of pop was exhausted early in the afternoon and thirty gallons of ice cream lasted only until 6 o'clock. Sandwiches, cakes, salad and piekles were greatly in demand and the eagerness and splendid appetites displayed by the film men would have led many to believe they had been fasting for two days in advance. The merrymakers, led by a band of ten pieces, started from the Produce Exchange building at 1 o'clock, and in a special train went to the lake. Shortly after arriving at the picnic grounds, while some plunged into the depths of the lake others swarmed around the food stands and the dancing pavilion. At 2.30 the Mutual Exchange baseball team lined up against the Produce Exchange building aggregation on the diamond, and despite the fact that it was 95 in the shade, the two teams played Bve fast Innings, with a result that the Mutuals were victorious 7 to 3. Following this game the exchange and supplj men lined up against the exhibitors :tuj ' in). Mors won after a brilliant rally in the second Inning. J. Li. Johnston, pitching for the winners, fanned llowed two liits. He weakened somewhat In the fifth, but a double play and a Strike out when the bases had been filled twice because of a hit, two walks and two errors, kept his opponents from counting John Maj and Ralph Bradford pitched for the exchange men. Wild Bill Egan, Pred S Huzzy Izzv Sehlank an. I I: S.hlaifei tOOK turns in umpiring the ...... II i: Friedman. II I , ..i. i . . ;,,tt)iel,, Fred Meyer. A. Sch w art zbein, Harry lireii.in. w. ii Stafford and Sam invorsky participated In the vaudi im-nt. I ■■i \V. II Stafford. Mutual; Mam, . totl li lb Pavoritt Peat ... es; Harry Rowe, w« Fun \ c;,i \ . 1 1 , \ , .). i.. Johnston. Children's Matinees Popular in St. Paul. St. Paul. Children's matinees hava mad. a big hit « Ith m..\ mil' picture the In St. Paul Special matinees foi in • nil. follow. >i the silent drama )ia\ e sooi ed at thi Park, Dal< Bluebii d and Ell theaters, owing t.. thi which thei e billi ha i mi I In tht Ulnm sota capital citj several Minneapolis, i>ulutii ami othei citj theaters have put on ■pedal ..ii. i , i, ho \ foi • hlldi en 3 B. Reisman, Dale theater, St Pat oi i the originators of the Ida i parti Andress Opens a Regular Place. Minneapolis. Hugh C \ndress. manager Of Die Intel national Film Se,\i,e exchange, which has had temporar} quarters In the Lumber exchange, has opened permanent sixth floor of th building. Delegates Return Happy. Minneapolis. — Having procured a national league charter at the recent Chicago convention, the Minnesota delegates to the Windy City meeting returned home beaming with joy. The Gopher delegation got what it was after the second day of the convention, and had it not been that Thomas Furniss, Duluth, declined to run, the Minnesotans could have elected one of their number national president. Minnesota has been the mother state of the film industry in the Northwest and a power in the Motion Picture Exhibitors' Association of the Northwest, but to jump into the national league and rush to the front came as a surprise to many, and seems sufficient to make the North Star Staters jubilant. The Minnesota delegates to the Chicago convention were James Gilowsky and C. W. Campbell, St. Paul; Thomas Furniss, Duluth; David G. Rodgers, Henry P. Greene, D. W. Chamberlain and C. E. Van Duzee, Minneapolis. All of these men took an active part In the discussi Minnesota's liant one. Triangle Planning Removal. Minneapolis. — Manager Ralph Bradford of the Triangle Exchange, has announced that if present plans carry the headquarters of his firm will be^ on the second floor of the new Film Exchange building, on Fourth street, within a few weeks. The Triangle offices are now located in the Loeb Arcade. No Paralysis in This Epidemic. Minneapolis. — Two more "picture" babies were added to the list of m w arrivals locally last week. E, A. Westcott, of the Peerless, became a proud tailor on Wednesday, August 2, and Harry Katlm.-r. of '■civilization" fame, beat WestCOtt to receiving congratulations by one day. Eight babies have been born to Twin City moving picture families within the last month. Resign from Amusements. Minneapolis.— William J. Egan, John I.. .Johnston an. i c, Carroll Johnston have n is rumore Ing foi t< Kimball IToi Five-Reeler "Uncle Tom" for Road. lie New Film Cor .mo,,, i mobilising orces to "put over*1 "Um Ii 1 Rowe is organising plckanl mi> bands and on of the central a ,i n mi put tht flvt reel featun August 11. The elaborate prologue idea used by Thomas Ince in his New York Criterion presentation will be followed by the Supreme, and over a hundred have been engaged to appear in it and make up the symphony orchestra for the production. "The Birth of a Nation" is now running at the Shubert to good Roesner Installs Pipe Organ. Winona.— L. J. Roesner of the Colonial and Princess theaters has returned from seeing the exposition and attending the convention in Chicago. Mr. Roesner is installing a new pipe organ in the Colonial. From Surrounding Territory. Thief River Falls.— W. H. Seitzler. of X. D., has purchased the Princess theater here and despite the extreme heat is doing a good business. Des Moines. — A. H. Blank, president of the Iowa branch of the Exhibitors' League of America, has returned from the Chicago convention, where he took an active part in the discussions. Mr. Blank is the owner of the Garden theater here. Minneapolis. — Robert Groh has succeeded D. C. McClellan as manager of the New Garden theater here. Mr. McClellan has gone on the road for the Universal exchange. Minneapolis. — A. A. Hixon. assistant manager of the Minneapolis Metro exchange, has return from Chicago where he attended the convention and exposition and has gone on an extended trip through Minnesota and Wisconsin. Oconto, Wis. — The Grand theater here has been taken over by the Dundon Amusement Enterprise. Earlham, Iowa.— B. J. Friedell has purchased the local picture house from Mr and Mrs C E, Hulbert. Renwick, towa. — Charles Hawthorne, manager of the Vernon theater here, was drowned while bathing in a nearby lake Minneapolis. Ted Quandall has been added to the list Of roadmen at the Minneapolis Cnicorn exchange, and B. 1' Schaffer and P. M. Pord have been added to the road staff of the Minneapolis Pathe exchange during the last week Minneapolis The International Film Service, Inc., which has had temporary headquarters In the Lumber Exchange, win move to spacious quarters in the New Film Kxchange shortly, according to Manager ii C \ Minneapolis -The Peerless has added the Hans and Fritz cwniedies to its list Of releases each v. BBS also handles the Mutt and Jeff comedies I polls The executive committee Of the Motion Picture Exhibitors elation of the Northwest held its monthly meeting here lasi Monday. The meeting lasted three hours. Those present were President .1 .; Gilowsky and .1 IS Keisman. St. Paul, C K Van I »uzee. William i ne, Minneapolis, and Prank Nemec, St Cloud. Minneapolis Ben E, Drum and wife, both members of the V L-S-H staff, are in the . ast spending t heir \ acation 1 1 of the same exchange has returned from a vacation spent in New York and Cleveland. , oad "Civilization" Opens August 11. Minneapolis Harrj Rathnei and M] ion Conhalm of the Supreme Feature Pllm Company, Mlnni i inged to open theli lati I . quleltion, "Ch lllss Hon." at the Minneapolis Sbub.rt tb.at.,, 1 1 ma ha, cago film NEBRASKA. .1. VI T Wail ker m bo has b hl loeal im enlles ol talent hai > under the nam. of w I .i Komedj Kompany" and have mad. ih, Bret single reel Installment to a serial "The Dlrtj Duo In I Lordlj Id* up." Lincoln The State Journa Khlbltora ai . allow ing t heir houses to bt pit mi . u I,,. I, in . . pi . ,-m ell • '-•