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

ii. THE FILM RENTER & MOVING PICTURE NEWS. April 28, 1923. Trade in the Yorkshire Territory. — Renting Changes— T rade Sports, Tournaments and _Charities—The ‘ ‘Veterans’’ at the Exchange— Yorkshire and Stoll's “ Love Lyrics.” OLLOWING the changes recorded last week, Mr. Sydney Kirsch, who recently returned to the trade on this territory as manager for Kilner’s Exclusives, has now rejoined his old firm, Fox Fiims, and will work along with M. Lawrence as outside representative under the management of Mr. W. W. Jay. Harry Broughton has joined H. A. Whincup as traveller. Jack Horner is looking after the interests of Albert Lester, of Manchester. Are in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, and is giving demonstrations all over the territory. A Newcomer to Leeds. Among these changes the only newcomer is Mr. E. D. (‘‘ Bob ’’) Bruce, who comes from the Lancashire territory, where he has worked for Gaumont and Western Import, to succeed Mr. Kirsch as Yorkshire manager of Kilner’s Exclusives, Kinema Trade Cricket. The Yorkshire Kinema Trade Cricket Club was due to open operations last Saturday with a practice match against. the Paramount Club, but a chill north-east wind was a bit too much for the kinema cricketers, and the game was postponed until to-day (Saturday, 3 p.m.), when a practice has been arranged for Newton Hall Farm, Newton Park, Leeds. All members and intending members are invited to turn up. The Carnival Balance Sheet. The balance sheet of the recent kinema trade dinner, dance, and carnival shows that the sale of tickets realised £197 12s. 6d. The Majestic Restaurant was paid £174 10s. 3d., the orchestra £12 12s., printing cost £2 10s., and meetings, postages, etc., cost £1 10s., leaving a balance of £6 10s. 3d., which has been handed over to the Lord Mayor’s Fund for providing teas for necessitous mothers at the Leeds Babies’ Welcome. A Renters’ Representative’s Marriage. Mr. George Fountain, outside representative of Kilner’s Exclusives, on the occasion of his marriage last Monday, was From our Leeds Correspondent. W. V. Buck is handling the ‘‘ Superb” presented by members of the Kinema Exchange with a dainty gift of a claret jug, biscuit barrel, and double jam dish. ‘* The Veterans ’’ at the Exchange. A very pleasant after-luncheon interlude was provided at the Kinema Exchange last Tuesday, when Mr. George Besford introduced the Veterans of Variety from the local Hippodrome. Many members of the trade renewed acquaintance with the old players, and Mr. George Lund, as chairman of the Exchange, offered the Veterans a welcome to the Club. Yorkshire and Stoll’s ‘‘ Love Lyrics.” Yorkshire will have a special interest in the forthoomite Stoll production based on the late Amy Woodforde-Finden's ‘‘ Indian Love J.yrics,’’ for the lady composer lived for some time at the village of Hampsthwaite, near Harrogate, and only the other week a memorial to her was unveiled in the village church. This event recalls the tragedy of the lady’s family, the first chapter of which was enacted in 1900 in South Africa, where one of Colonel and Mrs. Woodforde-Finden’s sons, witnessing the death of a brother, was shocked into epilepsy. He was brought to Hampsthwaite to live in the kindly care of a doctor, and twelve or thirteen years later was drowned in his bath whilst under an attack. He was buried in Hampsthwaite churchyard ; two years later his father was interred in the same grave, to be joined subsequently by his widow. The unveiling of the memorial a fortnight ago is still fresh in the minds of the Yorkshire public. The Easter Domino Tournament at the Kinema Exchange resulted as follows: (1) R. White (steward), prize £3; (2) M. Lawrence (Fox Films), £1 18s.; (8) Tom Shortridge, 10s.; (4) Alf. Higgins, 10s.; and 10s. was handed over to the Yorkshire Kinema Trade Benevolent Fund. There is to be a Whitsun handicap. The Newtown Picture House Co., Leeds, have had a blockplan of a new picture house in High Street, Yeadon, passed by the local Urban Council. NEWS AND NOTES FROM NEWCASTLE. (From our own Correspondent.) R. F..W. McCULLOCH, formerly of Neville Bruce, Ltd., and the Associated First National, who is one of the best known travellers on the territory, has now joined the staff of the European Motion Picture Co. in the capacity of outside representative for the Four Northern Counties. Four Figures Reached. Mr. William Walker, Messrs. Granger’s representative, is highly pleased with the business done with ‘‘ Dr. Mabuse.” He stated that the amount of bookings already received ran into four figures, and the picture looked like being a record breaker. Lasky’s Specials. ‘* The Old Homestead,’’ recently screened to the trade by Famous-Lasky, has proved an attractive proposition, and Mr. J. G. Middleton, the local manager, is pleased with the reception it has received. Furthermore, he is highly satisfied with the way in which the firm’s five previous special releases have booked up in the district. Going Great Guns. ‘‘ The Preferred Pictures are going great guns in the Four Northern Counties ’’ was the report received at the local offices of Walturdaw's respecting these films. I was further informed that quite a lot of inquiries had been received for ‘* Poor Men’s Wives,’’ which was screened to the trade during the week.