The Film Renter and Moving Picture News (Mar-Apr 1923)

28b , THE. FILM RENTER -& MOVING PICTURE NEWS. “MONNA VANNA” IN THE | NORTH. Fuller’s Great Business Stroke. UMOURS are afloat that Joe Fuller has guaranteed a record R sum for Lancashire, Cheshire, and North Wales bookings on cach.of the Apex productions, the. first release of which is ‘‘ Monna Vanna.”’ Joe is certainly one of the ablest judges of a film in this territory, and effecting a transaction of so large a character certainly indicates that this smart business man has again secured the ‘‘ goods "’ for his many clients. Also, it is a confirmation of the opinion given in the last World Number of Tur Fitm RENTER by. the Editor as to the wonderful productions which the Apex would issue. Exhibitors in this territory do still remember the films formerly released by the Apex, and the confidence they felt. in each production submitted by the Zimmermans has reawakened. The alliance with the leading Manchester renter certainly reveals the strength of the new series to be released. “TOL?ABLE DAVID” AT GLOBE, ACTON. N Monday, March 26, the first London presentation of tt Tol’able David,’’ with Richard Barthelmess, the First National film that won the American Gold Medal for the year’s ‘best production took place at the Globe Theatre, Acton. ‘Despite the sudden ‘‘ summeryness’’ of the weather, a huge audience turned up during the afternoon, some three thousand people witnessing the projection of the film. Mr. F. Gillette is to be congratulated upon the excellent manner in which the film was presented. Henley’s famous song, ‘‘ Invictus,’’ was rendered as a prologue, the singer being dressed as Barthelmess, and an excellent stage setting being provided. The picture received a tremendous ovation at the conclusion of the screening, and as far as one could gather from casual eavesdropping amongst the audience, all seemed well satisfied with the new First National Attraction. A further West End run is to be given at the West End ‘Cinema, Coventry Street, commencing April 9. April 7, 1923. DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS IN **ROBIN HOOD.” Last weeks at the Pavilion. > HE original arrangement between Douglas Fairbanks and Charles B. Cochran was that Douglas Fairbanks in ‘* Robin Hood ’’ should run for four weeks, and that Fairbanks should have an option to continue it for an additional four weeks, making eight weeks. At the end of the eighth week the production was so popular that it-was-arranged to go on for another eight weeks, making sixteen weeks. Fairbanks has been negotiating in order that ‘‘ Robin Hood " can go on indefinitely at the London Pavilion, but, unfortunately, Mr. Cochran’s contracts are such that Douglas Fairbanks in ‘* Robin Hood ’’ must come off on April 15. The production vill positively not be shown elsewhere in London this season. AFRICAN FAUNA FILM. v-y~ HERE is a prospect of the London Polytechnic Kinema [ in Regent Street being devoted solely to the exhibition of travel filins, of which recently there has been a plentiful supply. . The latest film to be exhibited there is ‘* The Wonderland of Big Game,’’ which has been made by Major A. Radelyffe Dugmore, who is showing his picture and lecturing on it. Major Dugmore has photographed all kinds of the wildest of African animals and birds at an astonishing close range. Large herds of buffaloes are seen on their. mountain home.and filmed under exciting conditions. He also has wonderful family sroups of zebras, antelopes, jackals, monkeys, etc. Throughout the film there is no killing and wounding, every animal is shown alive and happy, and in its own natural surroundings. Few even of those who have the luck to visit Africa have had cpportunities of seeing the wild animals as they are shown in this film. BIG CROWD SEE “TOL’ABLE DAVID.” ” ts a € Le tas . Vy i FA eas 4 ee be: % Os ‘at hei Bede, =. IMAM ees AN my tay 4 5 omy ;< ; od * So FS Bos 4 ws “e r g a 4 . .* Pea‘? Poe | Ts gta fe 3,200 picture-goers witnessed the premiere London performance of ‘‘Tol’able David” at the Globe Theatre, Acton: Unfortunatd)s. the photograph only shows the body. of the hall. Roughly, another 1.0009 people were accommodated in the balcony, the edgefof which is seen.in the. picture.