Motion Picture News (Jan - Mar 1914)

14 THE MOTION PICTURE NEWS PAN-AMERICAN EXPANDS The Pan-American Film Company previously organized at $10,000 under the laws of the state of New York, has increased its capitalization to $50,000 for the purpose of expansion in the field of special feature films, which includes exclusive right to certain of the best English, German and Italian pictures now being imported. The offices of the new corporation will be continued on the ninth floor of the World's Tower Building, 110 West Fortieth street, New York City. The Pan-American Film Company has also made arrangements to act as American representative for a number of prominent state right buyers, and the increased facilities now permit the addition of many more state representatives being included in this muchneeded arrangement. SELIG TO FILM THE CLASSICS Gilson Willets, the well-known writer and litterateur, who is exclusively associated with The Selig Polyscope Company, has just finished a series of Western pictures, the scenes of which lie up and down the coast of California. He has adapted classical names, subjects and allusions, applying them to modern subjects amid up-to-date environment. The titles of these plays are : "The Story of Venus," "The Story of Cupid" and "The Story of Diana." A SHOT ON THE PLAINS Scene from "A Stampede of Fate." (Gorman -3 reels.) Feature Film Exchange Organizes SONG BASIS OF FILM The sentiment of the old Schumann song "Die Traumerei" will be the basis of a three-reel subject by the "Flying A" Company under direction of Lorimer Johnston. THE first legal society to be organized among the feature film exchanges of New York City has just been effected. It is known as the Feature Film Renters' Association, Incorporated, and its main object is for co-operation. The association is to be in the nature of a board of trade, and those instrumental in its organization expect to enlist membership from every city in the United States where a feature film exchange is located. Arthur Butler Graham of the law firm of Graham & Stevenson, 15 Broad street, New York City, secured the articles of incorporation for the association and has been retained as its counsel. The officers of the new organization are: President, Jules Burnstein; vicepresident, Joseph E. Arnett; secretary, Charles Streimer; treasurer, Isaac S. Cohen. Directors: Robert Richter, Morris Streimer, Harry Samwick, Jacob Weinberg and Joseph E. Arnett. The incorporators are: World Special Films Corporation, Unique Feature Film Co., Weinberg, Unique Film Company, Richter Feature Film Company, Easter Feature Film Company, Federal Feature Film Company, Manhattan Feature Film Company, Weisfield Feature Film Company, Emby Feature Film Co., Sedeg Feature Film Company Supreme Feature Film Company, Standard Feature Film Company, All-Star Film Printing Company, Theatre Feature Film Company, Eagle Feature Film Company. Royal Feature Film Company, Special Feature F'ilm Company, Feature Film Company, Regal Feature Film Company, Kineto Feature Film Company, Vita Feature Film Company, Ideal Feature Film Company. North American Film Company, Inc.. De Luxe Feature Film Company. High Grade Feature Film Company. The Film Exchange and Sherry's Film Exchange. "I LOVED TO HEAR HIS VOICE" from "Mario." (Rroncho — 2 rei CONVICTS TO SEE FILMS Confinement in the Great Meadow Prison at Comstock, N. Y., is not going to deprive convicts of the privilege of viewing motion pictures. A Powers 6A projection machine and accessories has just been installed in the prison by the Picture Theatre F<iuipment Company. 21 Fast Fourtei nth street. New York City