The Billboard 1911-07-08: Vol 23 Iss 27 (1911-07-08)

7 | : | ; 10 The Billboard JULY 8, 1911. Motion Picture News NEW MOTION PICTURE CONCERN ENTERS THE FIELD. New York, June 80 (Special board).—A new motion picture turer has been incorporated in under the name of the U. S. Moto Photo Comany, incorporated under the laws of New York State. The firm has temporary offices at No. 500 Fifth Avenue, from which business preparatory to constructing a factory and studio is being conducted. The firm is composed of several prominent men in New York City, and the list of directors embraces such names as H. L. Whaley president; Percival E. Nagle, vice-president; levis Burk, secretary and treasurer; John A, Murray and H. M. Devoe, directors. to The Billfilm manufac Che ECLAIR STUDIO, \ . IN COURSEOF / CONSTRUCTION ~ all ee foncern is capitalized for $200,000, half being commen and half preferred stock, the latter slated to pay seven per cent dividend. Buyers of the stock are not being solicited, the promoters of the company having access to sufficient funds to finance it. The directors are spending their fime getting a suitabie factory and an adequate acting staff and directors, and will be ready to announce their release dates later on. The CORONATION VIEWS. The latest pictures by the Kinemacolor Ce. of the coronation ceremonies have arrived in this They are as follows: The Unveiling Victoria’s Memorial, the Investiture the Order of the country ef Queen of the Prince of Wales with 0 : Garter. the Trooping of the Colors, Empire Day, and the Review of the Troops by Kine Jeorge V. and Emperor William of Germany. The same company has finished the pictures which portray the monstrous Olympic steaming | FIGHT FILM WINS. Memphis, Tenn., July 1 (Special to The Bill | board).—The receatly appointed board of motion | picture censorship had its first test case here New York City ; | Theatre | fight. } | | Was dismissed. | Was not W. | tion of the into New York Harbor on her maiden trip. from | Europe. The pictures of the King’s actual cor onation and the festivities of the June 23 are now also in the possession of the American of fices of the Kinemacolor Company. Sixty per cent of the state rights of the coronation pictures have already been disposed of, IBSEN’S DOLL’S HOUSE FILMED. New York. June 30 (Special to The Billboard). The name of Ibsen in the lobby and within on the screen, a strong film from a story by him, proved a good draw for picture houses throughout the country a couple of months ago, when Pillars of Society was released. This was not alone the first story of the great Ibsen to be filmed by Thanhouser, but the first Ibsen story to be ever made into a film by any one. The success of the picture decided Thanhouser to film another from the writings of this author, and The Doll’s House was selected. The recep tion of this reel will be closely followed by the folks at New Rochelle, and if it is at all hearty, a strong series of Ibsen films will result. The picture comes out on Friday, July 28, as the chief feature reel to follow this maker's, The Declaration of Independence. HISTORIC FILM. Col.. Cody is once more to figure in ing role of a moving picture film, inasmuch as Pat A. Powers has contracted for a three thousand foot historic picture representing incidents in the active frontier life of Col. Cody, Pawnee Bill, Chief Iron Tail, Johnny Baker, and various others. Gen. Bellstaff of the War Department has expressed his pleasure at such an undertaking and has given orders that the War Department receive one of the first copes. the lead une 22, before City Judge Kelly. The Elite showed a film of the Nelson-Moran The board ordered the pictures discontinued and M. J. Galdbaum, manager, was arrested, charged with a misdemeanor. Meanwhile the city judge had personally seen the film and when the case was called Goldbaum The charge was that of exhib immoral pictures which the judge held sustained. Some time ago the producJeffries-Johnson film was forbidden by the mayor and no attempt was made to put those pictures on, iting Ps AS “a Paces act tt | = 4 ; wfik oS: hy , oo) Se Sees INDUSTRIAL MOVING PICTURE CO. MOVES TO LARGER QUARTERS. Chicago, July 1 (Special to The Bill board).—The Industrial Moving Picture Co., of which Watterson R. Rothacker is general manager, moved this week to much larger quarters, This company was formed last October and occupied a suite of rooms on the eighth floor of the Boyce Building, but their business has grown to such proportions that they found it necessary to move to large quarters and now occupy a well-appointed suite of rooms on the third floor of the same building. FORT LEE.N.J. THE FIRST MOVING PICTURE TWENTY-FOUR SHEET. The cut herewith is taken from the first picture. This poster has just been completed by for the Monopol Film Co., of New York. The marks the entry of the moving picture into a \wt Horpr ABANDON. Yt y aN twenty-four the Courier Lithographéng Co., of appearance large sphere picture takes its rank alongside the older institutions of drama, WHo ENTER sheet stand ever made for a moving Buffalo, N. Y., of the large stand for a It creates a new epoch This large poster picture play wherein the very fittingly NERE E'S IN ERINO announces the advent of what will no doubt prove to be the greatest moving picture ever taken: Dante’s ‘‘Inferno."’ The great length of time and the authorative artistry that have been ex pended on this picture make it one of the biggest moving picture propositions ever launched? The American rights for the genuine Dante pictures have been secured by the whom must be awarded the credit of putting out the first Monopol people, to moving picture, twenty-four sheet, In time we expect to see the theatrical companies of this and other countries dividing space upon the billboards with the everlasting moving picture. MOVING PICTURE THEATRES. The Gem motion picture house at Golden. Col., is the only house in the foothill city which has stood the competition that has com: to Golden in the last two years. The Gem has now moved into the largest theatre building i; Golden, and is daily playing to a high-class aud lence with good films, songs and pictures. Bey son and Williams are the proprietors Mr Benson is an exceptionally experienced pictur: man. Work has been started by the Hyme Cow pany of Perth Amboy, N. J., for the Roya Amusement Company. also of Perth Amboy on a moving picture theatre to be known as the Royal, at the corner of Smith and State Streets in that city. The theatre will have a frontac: of 30 feet on Smith Street, with a very tractive tiled floor entrance, and a depth 144 feet, with exits to both Smith and State Streets cost between approximately $50,000 | } hee | Greater New and $40,000, and the building contractors expect to have same ready for the Royal Company commence business on or about September this year The house will have a sloping 1 crete floor with a seating capacity of atv 6%). and will be thoroughly fireproof and of the best ventilated and most modern pict houses in the state. All conveniences w installed for the comfort of patrons and cial attention has been pald to the comfo the operators. nstead of the usual small and poorly ventilated booth, ‘the plans show that this room is to be about 19 feet in width by “ feet in depth. The theatre will be under th management of Wm. Brown of Atlantic City and David Snaper of Perth Amboy, these get tlemen having had considerable experience |" this line of business. FILM NOTES. Messrs, Collins and Collins, holders of the New York State rights on the Buffalo Bill and Paw Bill Cireus films, have sold the rights ' York City to The Emmarsee I: vesting Company, of 480 Broadway, New York City The films are 3,000 feet long, and show the cireus as in the open arena. The Emmarse Company reports good booking for the few days they have had the films, and anticipate a g business with exhibitors throughout Greater \e™ York. THE PERFECT BEVERAGE. In the editorial department of the New York Evening World of June 30, there appeared a ie! ter from a reader, calling attention to the ure ent need of the ‘middle-class masses’’ fot some beverage with positive thirst-killing qua ities to take the place of beer and carbonated drinks. “Beer,” says the writer, “otter causes headaches, milk is indigestible to som people, and the so-called sparkling drinks «nd soda waters are said to be highly injuriou the digestive organs. He further comments wpe? the real necessity of “something wet and oo! centrated,’’ that would obviate the neces!) of drinking large quantities of ice water duriot the ‘‘stifling days and nights of mid-summer.” It seems rather a strange coincidence tha! ©! the same day as the letter above quote! 4} eared in the World, the Quenchathirst Produc’ jompany of 524 West 166th Street. New York launched upon the market a lemonade pow that exacty fills the want the writer comp!) of. Quenchathirst, as the name suggests '* a thirst slaker. It comes in powdered rm and is made of pure extract of lemon In com)! nation with cane sugar; a teaspoonful in a + “* r of cold water makes a delicious beverage |! | will do the work of “beer or milk.” etc... a” has the advantage of befng altogether w! some in Its effects.