Variety (July 1913)

8 VARIETY BIG PICTURE EXPOSITION NEXT WEE K IN NEW YORK CITY 5,000 Exhibitors and 100,000 Visitors Expected at Grand Central Palace. Qala Times Planned for Picture People. The first attempt at a country-wide round-up of all the elements compris- ing the moving picture world will be thrown open to the public at the New Grant) Central Palace next Monday, under the corporate title of the First International Exposition of the Motion Picture Art. Under the direction of Frank Tich- enor, chairman of the exhibition, the Palace is being transformed into a sort of movie Mecca for the reception of local and outside film fans, where everyone who is anyone in the field and everything which is anything in the industry will be shown. Aside from its design to bring to- gether the many diverse, yet integral, manufacturers and exhibitors, with their various related side lines, the exposition will be the first important attempt to put the moving picture business on the planes of showmanship to which it logically belongs. Whatever there is about the film art that you're curious about, someone at the Palace next week will be found to illuminate, from Chairman Tichenor himself down through several grades of experienced aides, not excepting his three principal megaphones, Arthur Leslie, John Clymer and George Arnold. The managers announce 5,000 ex- hibitors and expect not less than 100,- 000 patrons. Next week the expected big influx of delegates, with their wives, relatives and mere friends, aren't to be given a dull minute during the entire period of the visit they're slated to make, with the Grand Central Palace Moving Pic- ture Exposition their first objective point. It is the large membership of the N. Y. Motion Picture Exhibitors' Association that has declared its inten- tion to see that the visiting movie fan has not time to sleep during his metro- politan stay. THE PROGRAM. MONDAY (July 7). —EDtertalnment pro- vided by UniverBal Film Co., leaving Grand Central Palace, Convention Hall, at 1.30 P. M.: ■Igbt-teeing buses to beadquarters of Uni- versal Co., tbence to Fort Lee, N. J., visiting studios, tben to Palisades Park, taking In tbe various amusements. Evening entertain- ment, prize dancing contest and moonllgbt amateur swimming conteHt for various visit- ing delegates. After wblcb supper at Casino. TUESDAY (July 8). EDISO.V DAY.—Visit- ing alt points of Interest in New York, In sigbt-seeing buses and autos, In tbree sec- tions. FirHt section leaves at 0 A. M.; sec- ond section, 11 A. M.; tblrd section, 3 P. M., from (Trand Central Palace. WED.NESDAY (July 0), PATHB FRERE8 CO. DAY.—Outing up tbe HudHon to West Point on "Adirondack," leaving Pier 31!, Nortb River, at 10 A. M. THURSDAY (July 10). KALEM CO. DAY. —Entertainment at Cllffslde Alrdome Studio, New Jersey, leaving West 42d Street Ferry at noon. THURSDAY NIGHT (July 10).—Reception and dance given by the Famous Players Film Co. at Studio. '2i:i West JOih street. Every- one In any manner conneited wltb Exposi- tion and Convention Invited. FRIDAY (July 11). VITAGRAPH DAY — Special train leaves Brooklyn. Manhattan side, 1 P. M. and every ten minutes thereafter to Elm street station, proceeding to ntudlo. FRIDAY NIGHT (July 11).--From the Vltagraph Studio, the visitors and exhibitors and Ladles' Entertainment Committee will proceed to Coney I»(land, where the Motion Picture Exhibitors are giving a [fanquet or Shore Dinner at tbe Brighton Beach Casino and Shelboume Hotel, at 8 P. M.. at which many notables and State Offlclals will l>e the guests of the Motion Picture Bxhlbltora of America. SATURDAY (July 12).—Western laanufac- turers. Selig and Baaanav and Klelne, who will arrange for the comfort and pleaaure of the delegates and their friends. Thla la ex- pected to be a big aurprlse day. Arthur Leslie and George Arnold are beating the press tom toms for the Moving Picture Exposition. John Clymer will double in brass for the trade papers. Doors open at eleven a. m. Feature film men are already in town for the convention: A. A. Weiland, Pittsburgh; A. T. Flintom, Kansas City; Arthur Wertenberg, Schenec- tady, N. Y.; Joseph Singer, and M. M. Siegel, Philadelphia; David Munstuk, Chicago; Wm. Oldknow, Atlanta; E. T. Peters, Dallas; W. B. Schram, Detroit; W. E. Green, Boston; Carl Rothleider, and John A. Schwalm, Pittsburgh; Wm. Hopp, Chicago; W. P. Eaton, Toronto; C. Lamuliere, Toronto; Arthur Prince, Philadelphia. E. J. Hudson in a white flannel swallowtail will megaphone the crowd greetings from his boss. Bill Horsley. from the high seas, via wireless. Screen Club booth in the shadows of the big weinstube; no chairs; use brass rail. W. K. Linn will distribute iced Pilsner capsules. Bill (Noiseless) Haddock of the Eclair promises to issue talk discs for home cbnsumption. Carl Laemmle will arrive in a steel bullet proof projectile, with trained gunners. Pat Powers will also be among those present. So, too, Daniel Frohman and Adolph Zukor. The Moving Picture papers will be represented by J. M. Hoff, E. E. Blaisdell, Hugh Hoffman and Louis Reeves Harrison for the Motion Pic- ture World; Alfred Saunders and W. P. Pettingale for the Moving Pic- ture News; Alan Haase, Fred Mock and Neil Caward for Motography; Fred Beecroft for Dramatic Mirror; Joe Farnham, Billboard; Harry Ennis. Clipper; George D. Proctor and W. P. Milligan, Morning Telegraph. Frank Balladur of the Gaumont may take a day off to Turkey trot among the hosts of pretty girls in the ticket booths. Albert Blinkhorn of the Vivaphone Co. promises to appear in person. CENSORS ARE SUPREME. Montreal, July 2. The moving picture censors of Montreal are supreme in their own right according to a decision that has been handed down by the court here. The decision comes as result of action tpken by the owners of the "Cleo- patra" film who fell under the hand of the censors. MOVIB ORDINANCE PASSES. Future moving picture theatres built in any of the three boroughs of Man- hattan may now seat 600, and where desired may have galleries. All the- atres of the picture class, old and new» are to be subject to police, fire and public service inspection. No addition to the present semi-official censorship practice has been saddled on exhibi- tors. Inspectors may summons of- fenders against sanitation and fire es- cape provision. Galleries in new houses are only permitted where the lot on which new theatres stand are "not less than 20 feet wide." All these things are provided for in the passage by the Board of Aldermen Tuesday by a vote of 59 to 5 of the measure which in several amended forms Alderman Folks, Mayor Gay^ior and the New York Evening World has been trying to get ratified for the past six months. The special feature movie exploiters throughout the country regard the pas- sage of the ordinance as one of the most important steps in their interest that has occurred since the inception of the movies, as it will now be profit- able to put feature films in regular movie houses at a profit instead of having to share receipts or pay exces- sive hire fees to regular theatres. BELGnJ>I TO TAX PICTURES. {Special Cable to Variety.) Paris, July 2. The Belgian treasury, following the proposition of the French minister of finances, proposes to tax moving picture films. One franc (19 cents) per film each time showed is the tax proposed. If the film is over 140 yards in length an extra 2 cents per 10 yards will be imposed. The new fiscal proposition is meeting with much opposition, both in France and in Belgium. COMPOSER WAGNER IN FIIiM. The adventurous life of Richard Wagner, genius among geniuses in the world of music, as shown in film form in Berlin, Vienna and other foreign cities where the great composer's fol- lowers are as numerous as in Man- hattan, has been secured for presenta- tion in America by a syndicate of fea- ture film investors for whom Albert Yokel, well known in the theatricals of New York and Chicago, is the business agent. The present plans of Mr. Yokel for the Wagner picture tend to its presen- tation at a Broadway theatre within several weeks. The Wagner feature is but one of a series of foreign films imported by the syndicate represented by Mr. Yokel, who recently returned to America after a European film feature scouting tour lasting three months. "THANHOUSER KID" ON STAGE. Manager William A. Matthews of the 23d Street theatre will have as an adedv attraction next week the famous "Thanhouser Kid." The child, who is billed as the most photographed in the world, will tell of her experi- ences in the moving picture world. SHUDERTS AND LUBIN. The Shuberts and the Lubin Picture Co. have come to an agreement very much on the same order as the one by which Klaw & Erlanger and the Bio- graph Company will work under. This new firm will incorporate un- der a name not yet determined and will have as their officers Sigmund Lubin, president; Lee Shubert, vice- president, and Jake Shubert, secretary and treasurer. The studios of the Lubin Co. will be used for the present, but in the near future the newcomers expect to estab- lish a plant in New York City. The first production to be made is the biggest success the Hippodrome ever had, "Around the World," pro- duced in that house during the season of 1911-1912. This will be followed by other Hippodrome shows as well as many of the Shubert big successes. It is understood Sothern and Mar- Uwe will retire from the stage after their tour next season, and the new combination are now negotiating with the stars to induce them to pose for the "movies" in their complete reper- toire. It is also understood the Shubert- Lubin faction has made a booking ar- rangement with the Klaw & Erlanger- Biograph contingent by which there will be no booking conflictions. **LES BUSERABLES** ON B*WAY. At one of the three prominent Broad- way playhouses where feature pictures are now offering diversion to patrons, ii was said yesterday that at the close of the run of the current feature, the successful foreign film, "Les Miser- ables," would be shown. BROCK ORGANIZING CO. Henry J. Brock is organizing a big feature film concern designed to be rec- ognized as the foremost feature reel company in Canada. The company is to be incorporated next week with a capital of $50,000 to be conducted as a side issue in connection with the seven theatres in which he is either owner or part owner in Canada. Mr. Brock will not sail for Europe in the interests of Kinemacolor until about Sept. 1. ANGRY ACTORS UP EARLY. There are some angry actors around Broadway. With the regular season over scores of players have called at the picture studios in the hope of get- ting picture jobs that will tidy them over for the summer. At several movie places calls have been sent out for people with the result that the of- fices have been stampeded each morn- ing. The players arrive around 8.30 and 9 o'clock and wait an hour or so only to be told to drop around tomor- row. They drop on the morrow only to be told the same thing over. Inasmuch some of the players are scraping hard to make bo^h ends meet and some journey from New Jersey and divers suburban points to visit the studios they wax hot under the col- lars about the much repeated "Drop in tomorrow about this time" line. I The Majestic, Kalamazoo, Mich., closes for the summer next week. Maude Leone, now in stock at Van- couver, will be under John Cort's management next season.