Moving Picture World (Aug 1916)

THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD August 19, 1916 Northeastern Ohio League Opens Campaign Names Its Committee on Political Action and Organization — Will Fight Censorship and Boost Membership — Installs Officers — Marguerite Snow and Jim Cruze With Kimberley— Shurtleff Goes from V-L-S-E to Pathe. Bj Hubert Persons, HO Standard Theater Building, Cleveland Company at its studio, 1791 West Fifty Cl.KVKl.wi> The fight on the Ohio censor law and a campaign for new members are to i>e undertaken by a special committee of the Northeastern Ohio Motion Picture Kxhihitors' League. This committee, of which William J. Slimni is chairman, was elected at a meting of the loeal league in its rooms in the Republic building August 1. The committee bears the tit li inmittee on I'olit n al Action and Organization. Besides Chairman Slimni the members are Samuel Bullock, George Heinbuch, William Simpson and I >. L Schumann. Sessions are being held daily until the committee complete a prog-ram for ratification by the league as a body. At the same session recently elected officers were formally inducted into office. They are Benjamin J. Sawyer, president; Adolph Maher, treasurer, and Charles A. Meg-own, secretary. Candidate Opposes Ohio Censorship. Cleveland. — "I do not believe in the present form of moving picture censorship. There is too much regulation of picture theaters as contrasted with other buildings." This is what Chris S. Baxter, Cleveland commissioner of buildings and a candidate for election as state representative, told members of the Northeastern Ohio Moving Picture Exhibitors' League in an address in the League rooms August 1. "I am with you men in your censorship fight," he added. "Hereafter you will have some one on the inside working for you." Several other legislative candidates who are avowed foes of censorship will be invited to address the League. A majority of the members of the League have offered the use of their screens to candidates pledged to repeal the censorship law, but the League as a body has deferred going on record for candidates until after the primaries. Sullivan Joins Reserve. Cleveland.— William A. Sullivan, former Thanhouser player, is the latest addition to the producing staff of the Reserve Photoplays Company of this city. Sullivan will work with Johnny and Emma Ray next week in "Casey Goes Shopping," an elaborately staged comedy which the Reserve Company is undertaking. This production will be more elaborately presented than anything the Reserve players have thus far turned out. A complete department store will be set up in the new studio on the sixth floor of the Wilshire building. In one of the scenes, Johnny Rav in the title role, will take a wild ride in an overhead parcel carrier, while a jealous husband of a girl shopper with whom he has flirted takes pot shots at him with a Pistol. The Reserve company is soon to announce a new edition of comedies, all high class, and in which special attention has been paid to scenic effects. Kimberley Engages Snow and Cruze. Cleveland. — The Kimberley Feature Film Company has put Cleveland on the moving picture map by engaging Miss Marguerite Snow and James Cruze to work for two months in a five-reel feature. The couple, who recently played the leads in "The Million Dollar Mystery," were free until October, when they are under contract to begin work for a big svndicate headed by S. S. McClure. Until that time they will work for the Kimberley Miss Snow and Mr. Cruze were engaged by George G. Kimberley, head of the company, and La Verne Baber, producing . while they were In New York completing arrangements for the fivereel feature now being made. Some of the picture has already been taken, action being laid in New York Harbor and Ellis Island. The other scenes will all be taken in the Cleveland studio or in several selected locations about this city. The aspirations of many Cleveland girls and young men who had hopes of appearing in Kimberley productions have been dimmed by the announcement from Director Barber that he will use no ama "Only playe will be used Barber says. "We wan as far as possible and the Shurtleff Goes Over to Pathe. Cleveland.— C. E. Shurtleff, Cleveland manager of the V-L-S-E exchange, is to be the new manager of the nge, >rding ide here. A. M. Holah, Mr. Shurtleff's assistant, will go to the Pathe exchange with him. This change follows the resignation of J. R. Johnson as Cleveland manager of Pathe. It has not yet been announced who will succeed Mr. rnanag Midland Announces Its Plans. i -|.-\ • land. — H. P A.ngel, Beci i tarj ot the Midland Film Company, announced the purchase of a L50-a< re tract neai Rocky River for studio purposes. According to Mr. Angel, present plans are to construct a series of buildings. Including a covered studio, laboratories, scene dock and other things necessary. Two parcels of the tract purchased by the Midland Company have been s> I it is announced, for park and boulevard purposes. These will be given to Cuyahoga county, but will revert to the company in ten years if the county commissioners fail to use it for the purpose specified. The Midland Company is said to have paid $75,000 for the entire tract "An Ounce of Gold," a novel written by A. M. Ingraham of this city, is soon to be filmed by the Midland Company, Incorporation of New Film. Cleveland.— The New Film Company, a Cleveland concern, has just been incorporated at Columbus. It is capitalized at $10,000. Incorporators are H. S. Brown, R. J. Levy, L. M. Opper, Charles Morrison and Charles Rosenblatt. Alhambra to Spend $20,000. Cleveland. — More than $20,000 is to be expended by the Almabra moving picture theater for improvements during the next few weeks. City permits have just been issued for the installation of a balcony. A new $10,000 Austin pipe organ is also to be put in place and the entire house redecorated and newly furnished. A ventilation system which will force refrigerated air through the house is also to be installed. Third Cincinnati Producing Company Quits Owner of Majority of Stock of International Film Products Company Asks for Its Winding Up and Dissolution — F. J. Lamping Buys Theater and Airdome — "Quo Vadis?" Comes Back. By Kenneth C.Crain. 610 First National Bank Building, Cincinnati. c: INCINNATI.— The into liquidat was placed tional Film Prod at Clifton an< the purpose Thompson, o in the prodm ng field t pictu this Of I the Internas Co., with a studio th avenues. Suit for filed by Edward H. f a majority of the he company, who asked that of the corporation be wound up and dissolution accomplished. A similar suit was filed by Mr. Thompson in June, 1915, but matters were adjusted and no receiver appointed. In the present petition, however, it is declared that the objects of the corporation have entirely failed and that the plant has been abandoned and closed. The company's work was confined principally to news and advertising films, although it had ambitious plans for an extension of its field along novel lines. Thaddeus A. Nolan was appointed receiver without opposition. With the Veritas Photoplay Company and the Highland Film Corporation -both in bankruptcy, this leaves the local field in about the same shape it was a few years ago, before the boom in moving pictures had nduced the numerous attempts at the gan which hav aken ] Lamping Buys the Forest. Cincinnati. — The property of the Forest Amusement Company, which consists of the Forest theater and airdome, on Forest avenue, in Avondale, has been purchased by F Joseph Lamping, peculiar interest attaching to the deal not only on account of the promince of the Forest, but by reason of the fact that Mr. Lamping is the owner of the Arcade theater, just around the corner from the Forest property, in Reading Road. McMahan & Schaengold have leased the Forest and operated it for some months, and it. is understood that their lease extends to October, 1917, with extension rights. However, it is believed Vfi I am'ping will be able to secure possession of the house for the coming season. The Forest ranked as one of the leading photoplay houses of the city immediately on its construction, about two years ago. by prominent business men who desired another good theater in Avondale for their own pleasure, and has been fairly successful in operation. By its acquisition Mr. Lamping acquires a virtual monopoly of the business in that immediate vicinity, with two big houses. Quick Work by Pathe. Cincinnati. — By extra rapid work on the part of the Pathe organization Cincinnati theatergoers were enabled to see moving pictures of the damage done in and around Jersey City by the terrible explosions of munition-laden cars and barges within thirty-six hours after the event took place. Clifton Theater in the Courts. Cincinnati. — Litigation of several sorts is now harassing the management of the Clifton theater, owned by the Clifton Amusement Company, on Ludlow avenue, Clifton. The house has for some time been in the hands of Jerome Jackson as receiver, and suit has now been filed on behalf of the Provident Savings Bank & Trust Company to foreclose a mortgage of $10,000 on the real estate and building