Variety (February 1914)

24 VARIETY FILM FLASHES Max Qoldman, formerly connected with the Supreme Feature Film Corporation, baa Join- ed the Mecca Film Co. an general manager. The Cosmos Feature Film Corporation hae appointed K. S. Clark an manager of Its Newark branch. Under the auspices of tht- ivrouklyn Federa- tion of Jewish Charities, i >tui'uilonal motion pictures telling bow the .'. ws care for their poor, will be shown at tb> ;(Uth Street theatre at a private performance, Sunday, March 1. Charles Dennett, one of the Vltugrapb play- ers from Los Angeles, is oust on a vacation. BIII7 Querck has been eugaged by the Vita- graph company to pose In their pictures. Murray Ueler of the World Special Film Corporation, has been transferred from their Buffalo branch to the New York offlces. The Lyceum at Toledo, leased by Stair A Havlln, and which has been trlid as a picture house unsuccessfully for a few weeks this sea- son, opened Sunday once more a movie "In the Stretch" Is a new four-reeler which the Ramo Co. Is making considerable pub- licity ado over through C. Lang Cobb's (Jr.) work. This film has as Its features two horse races and a cabaret dancing scene In a Chlneae restaurant. 'The Cross In the Cacti," released Feb. 18, Is the first movie production of the western studio of the Eclair Co. The scenes are laid In Arizona. Carl Laemmle has been re-elected pre.sident of the Consolidated Film A Supply Co. Will- iam Oldknow, Atlanta, Is vice-president and general manager, and C. V. Beecham, secre- tary and treasurer. The Universal has signed a two years' con- tract with the Morgan Lltho Co. to do the poster and bill work for the nim concern. Frank Cooley. a stock actor, has signed with the "Beauty" Co. and will assist Harry Pol- lard In the stage direction. Edwin August, actor and director of the Powers-Universal pictures, now vacationing In .New York, staged "The Two Gunmen" on the Coast just before coming east. Kathle Fischer, a niece of Margarita Fischer, Is being featured in the new Beauty series. In "The Man Between," J. Warren Kerri- gan plays a city attorhey. J. Farrell Mc- Donald produced the picture. The Bison has a movie production entitled "Pelleas and McUsande." "The Stranelers of Paris" and u burlesque comedy entitled 'Traffickers On Soles" are now being shown aC the BlJou. The new BlJou movie exhibit started Monday. The following i)Iayer8 are no longer with Essanay: Billy Manon. Wm. Bailey, Charles Stlne, Clara Dale, Frederick Church. "Orlfflth Film" is the name under which the special multiple reel features staged by D. W. Qrlfflth will be presenteil to the public. According to the Vitagraph people, theatrical people scooted at the Idea of motion pictures being presented on Broadway at prices rang- ing from 23 cents to |1. They claim the pre- dlcters were wrong and that their new Vita- graph theatre (Criterion) is doing capacity both afternoons and evenings. '^->} RooRevelt's South American trip has already yielded results In the shaj-e of three reels of motion pictures, taken under the aus- pices of the Mutual Film Corporation. A. H. T. Banzaff. attorney for 1). W. Orlf- flth, officially denies that bis client is about to sever connection with the Mutual. He adds that-both parties desire to have It known that the present intention as to the connec- tion Is for permanency. Jim Clancy, who has trle<l everything from vaudeville to stock producing, hna nniillv ta- ken up the picture end. He Bays he s In the field to buy and .sell everything hie. warth while in movies on which he ran get his hands. On May 1 the scenario contest now ht \i\n con- ducted by the Balboa Amusement Company of Los Angeles will come to an end. The lucky contestant will receive a prize of $l'(tf>. The scenario must he for a tlire<' or four reel pic- ture. Congressmen watched with interest while the Kdlson company enacted scenes at the Capitol which will be incorporated in a forth- coming release entitled "The Imnersonntor ' The Congressional Library. Washington Mon- ument and Washington's hoin(> at ..it Ver- non were anioni; the scenes that wern taken for the film Arthur K. Lord, of the Olympla management. Lynn and Boston, and Richard W. Drown, Lynn, have opened a new movie called the I'nlon Square In Somervllle. It seats 1,200 on orchestra floor alone. Eddie KuU, one of the Sellg camera men, has been invited to accompany Harry Lauder on tour. He will be with the company four weeks, and started last Saturday. Muriel Ostrlche, of the Princess films, will follow her leading man, Boyd Marshall, as a speaker before the Woman's Club of New Ro- chelle in the public discussion of "Sunday opening" of picture shows. The World Film Corporation last week seized In Philadelphia a pirated copy of their "Protea" film. The case comes to trial late this week. By special arrangement with Qeorge Klelne the United Booking Office movie department has arranged for his big "Fire and Sword" movie spectacle to be shown at the Union Square and Harlem opera house, where "Quo Vadls" Is now on exhibition. They will be shown next week at these houses. The Olympla, Peabody, Mass., playing plc- turee, badly damaged by fire Sunday evening, Is to be remodeled by Owner Dennis J. Hagerty of Salem, Mass. The fire Is con- sidered of Incendiary origin and may be in- vestigated by the state officials. Oeorge C Jewell announces he will build a $12,000 movie on State street, Haverhill, Mass.. the fire and police departments having granted the necessary building license. Francis Ford, In addition to staging his historical movie drama, "At Vallev Forge," Is also enacting one of the principal roles. Proctor's 23d street theatre announces as movie features, the Pathe Weekly every Mon- day and Thursday and the Mutual Weekly every Sunday. Belle Bennett, leading woman. Balboa Fea- ture Film Co., after an operation for appen- dicitis, has left the hospital where she has been confined In Los Angeles. B. D. Horkhelmer, the Balboa Amusement Producing Co. official, after a business and pleasure trip to New York, has scurried back to bis field of endeavor In Los Angeles. Another film weekly patterned after the Pathe Weekly Is announced for the trade and. strange to say, It's one of the Licensed con- cerns that's doing It. The Sellg Co. is out with a big announcement that by special ar- rangement with the Hearst Publishing Co. that each week hereafter what will be known as the Sellg-Hearst News Pictorial is to be re- leased within the near future. The Hearst newspapers and magazines will work In con- Junction with tbe Sellg camera men In getting out the weekly. PHILLY'S CHANGING MOVIES. Philadelphia. Feb. 18. .\nother addition to the Earlc-Mast- haum chain of houses was entered in this city last week when settlement was made by Jules E. Mastbaum for the picture theatre at 1211 Market street at a price close to $300,000. Henry L. Forte has taken title from David Rittcnberj? to the picture theatre at Baltimore avenue, Christian street :md 54th street, assessed at $18,000. The Amber .\musement Co. has transferred the picture theatre at Frankford avenue and Amber street to F.dward Hampson. A contract has been awarded by the Manayunk Realty Co. for the erection of a theatre, to be known as the Em- press, on Main street, west of Corson. Manayunk. The new tlicatre will cost $73,000 and will have a seating capacity (.f 1.400. POLICE JUDGE OPINION. San Francisco, Feb. 18. According to Police Judge Williams decision in the Los Angeles case which IIajnptf)n Del Ruth, scenario reader for a motion picture company, was ac- cused of stealing an idea submitted in a picture scenario, it is not a crime to lift a scenario. The only recourse the author has against a concern who uses his ideas without paying for them is by civil suit. "BLACK CAT" DRAWS. Des Moines, Feb.18. The value of a unique name and of having a trained newspaper man as manager was demonstrated at the open- ing of the Black Cat theatre, the new SSO.OOO moving picture house here, Feb. 7. On the opening day there were 5,000 paid admissions. The crowd I roke the record anywhere at a Kine- macolor performance, according to their representative. The film shown was "The Scarlet Letter." The "black cat" idea is carried out all through the decorations, a frieze of black cats running all the way around the wall and two huge black cats with yellow eyes in the big art glass doors. Prior to the opening of the theatre. Manager J. S. Woodhouse was enabled to pull down a lot of publicity in the local papers through his newspaper knowledge of getting up attractive newsy items. STATE TAX INDICTMENT. Philadelphia, Feb. 18. Charged with failure to pay the state tax on his picture theatre at 729 Christian street, Gennera Granese was indicted by the grand jury Feb. 17. The indictment is the first of its kind brought under the act of May, 1913, and its general form will be used by agents of the Auditor Gen- eral's Department in all future prose- cutions. Wilmington House Opened. Wilmington, Del., Feb. 18. The Victoria, a picture houto, opened here last night. It is owned by the Wilmington &. Brandywine Amusement Co., and has a seating capacity of 1,000. It is said to be the most elaborately appointed picture house in the state. Edwin A. Ram- bonnett, a New Yorker, is manager. A balcony extends around three sides of the auditorium. RIGHTS TO 3,000 SUBJECTS. Albert Saunders, of the Colonial Mo- tion Picture Corporation, has con- cluded an ari*angement .with Charles Urban for the exclusive American rights to the Urban educational films, of which there are 3,000 subjects. LICENSE FOR SCHO9LS. The schools in Brooklyn have been given a limited license for the show- ing of pictures. The usual cry has been raised by the picture exhibitors. The schools are not required to meet the rigorous regulations imposed upon the theatres in order to show pictures. Controls Three Fall River Houses. ^ Fall River, Mass., Feb. 18. The Great Eastern Theatrical Amusement Co. with a capital of $50,- 000, has been incorporated in this city, with control of three local theatres. They are the Premier, Palace and Globe. The latter, a new theatre, is being built. The booking interest will be looked after by Walter L. Bigelow, of the Palace theatre; Charles Benson, of the Premier will be general mana- ger. Mr. Benson, of the Premier, is now running LTnited Booking Offices vaudeville, started this week. RELEASED NEXT WEEK (Feb. 23 to Mar. 2. inc.) MAMUFACTUBKB8 INDICATED BY ABBREVIATIONS. VIZ.: OENEBAL Vltavraph V Bloffraph B Kalem K Lubin ...I L Pathe* Pthe Sells 8 Edison E Euanay 8-A Klelne Kl Mellea Mel EXCLUSIVE Oaumot Q G. N. 8. F O. N. Ramo R Solaz ....' Sol Eclectic Eel F. R. A F Lewis Pennants. Li. P. GL Northern.. .G.N. Dravon D lUla It G. N. X. X..G.N.X.X. Blache Features..Bl Luna . ...< Lu UNIVERSAL Imp I Gem Oem Bison BlOl Chrystal C Nestor N Powers P Eclair Eclr R«z Rz Frontier Frnt Victor Vic Gold 8eal......O. 8. Joker J Ml'TUAL American A Keystone Key Reliance Rel Majestic MaJ Thanhouscr T Kay-Bee K.B. Broncho Br. Domino Dom Mutual M NOTE—Ths subject la in one reel of about 1,000 fMt anless otherwise noted. FEB. 23—MONDAY. MUTUALr—The Dream Child. 2-reel dr. A; Key; title not announced; Our Mutual GRrl. dr; Rel. GENERAL F—Her Father's Silent Partner, dr. n; The Shadow. 2-reel dr. K; Pathe's Weekly No. 15 (West) and No. 16 (Bast) I'athe; The Adventures of Kathlyn. No. B; (The- Colonel In Chains), 2-reel. dr, 8; In the Old Attic, dr. V; The Beautiful Leading Lady, com. E. r.VlVERSAL—Remember Mary .iagdalene. dr. Vic; The Touch of a Child. 2-reel dr, a ; The Rival Dentists, com. P. FEB. 24—TUESDAY. MUTUAL—Majestic and Thanhouser tltlep not announced. QE.N'ERAL F—The Mystery of the Ladder of Light, dr, E; Hear No Evil. dr. S-A; The Money Sharks. 3-reel dr. Kl; The Winning Hand, dr, Pthe; The Cynic dr, and Doc Tak, I he Cartoonist, com, split-reel, 8; Doctor Pol- ly. L'-reel dr, V; The Lost Child, and The Kiso of Officer Casey, split-reel, com. L. IN* TVER SAL—Captain Jenny. 8. A., 8-reel dr. (i. S; That Infernal Machine, and Ira- iiella Romance, split-reel com, C. FEB. 25—WEDNESDAY. Ml'TUAL—The Professor's Awakening, dr, lu-auty : Repaid, 2-reel dr. BY; Mutual Week- ly. N'o. 01; The Musician's Wife, dr, Rel. (JKXERAL F'—Love's Young Dream, com. iind Cheese MinlnR (Burlesque), split-reel, E; Ihp TlKcrH of the Hills. 2-reel dr. K; Mrs. .Mniily s baby, com, 8-A; September Morn. toiii. Pthe; The Hero, com and Crawfishing, (K(lur). split-reel. V; King Baby's Birthday, ilr. S; Sealed Orders, 2-reer dr, L. I NIVERSAL—Breed O' the Mountains dr, \ : Title not announced, com. O.; The uevU Fox of the North, 2-reel dr, Bclr; Universal- Animated Weekly, No. 103. FEB. 26—THURSDAY MUTUAI.r—Courtship of O San. 2-reel dr, Dom; Key; and Komic; titles not announced. GENERAL F—The Massacre, 2-reel dr, B: The Arms of Vengeance, dr, S-A; The Two Roses. 2-reel dr. L; Batty Bill and His Pal's Legacy, and Wlnky Willy's Arithmetic, ■pllt- reel com, Mel; The Devil's Assistant. 3-reai dr, Pthe; Tested by Fire, dr, 8; The Old Oak's Secret, dr. V; Pathe's Weekly, No. 16 (West) and No. 17 (East). Pthe. UNIVERSAL—Rounding Up Bowser, com. I; For the Family Honor. 2-reel dr, Rz; Slim Becomes a Cook, com. Frnt. FEB. 27—FRIDAY. MUTUAL—North of 63, 2-reel dr, K. B.; Princess and Thanhouser titles not announced. GENERAL F—The Drama in Heyvllle, 2- reel com. E; Let No Man Escape. 2-reel dr, 8- A ; Reggie, the Squaw Man, com, K; The At- tic Above, dr. S-A; Change In Baggage Checks, com, V; A Desperate Chance, dr. L. UNIVERSAL—One of the Finest, com, N ; Regeneration, and Tightwad Buvs a Laundry, split-reel com, P; The Stepmother, 2-reel dr, Vic. FEB. 28—SATURDAY. MUTUAL—The Carbon Copy, dr. A; Key; and MaJ; titles not announced. The Oreen- Eyed Devil. 2-reeI dr, Rel. GTENERAL F—The Ghost of Mother Eve. com-dr, E; Broncho Billy's Bible, dr. 6-A; Coon Town Suffragettes, and Father's Tem- per, <;plitreel com, L; The Parasites, 2-reel dr, Pthe; The Drudge, 2-recl dr. V; The Delayed Special, dr. K; Chocolate Dynamite, and Be- cause of a Hat. split-reel, com. B. UNIVERSAL—Ma and P^ Play Poker, com, Joker; So Shall Ye Reap, dr. Frnt; Legion of the Phantom Tribe. 2-r«el^ 4r. BlOl.