Variety (July 1915)

14 MOVING PICTURES COAST BAD FOR FILM PLAYERS; LITTLE REGULAR WORK THERE Picture People Returning from Pacific Say Anyone Looking for Berth in Far West Had Better Remain At Home. Hundreds Out of Employment. A bevy of picture players reached New York Monday from the Pacific Coast. Each registered a complaint about the lack of regular stock work on the western coast. The women declared things were in bad shape out there and some of the biggest and best-known producers had laid off the majority of the stock com- panies or loaned the services of their stars to other firms. The returning picture folks say that the film players of the east seeking stock berths or jobbing assignments could well stay away from the Coast, as there are numerous applicants for each place that becomes vacant and hundreds of picture people are out of employment in the west. FILM CARRIERS SUMMONED. Fire Commissioner Adamson started .in active crusade this week against the picture exhibitors in the custom of carrying films in the subway. A city ordinance forbids this but has not been strictly enforced. Monday 500 sum- monses were taken out but with only one arrest that day. More than 150 wore summoned, however. Films may be carried on the surface and elevated lines when encased in fire proof containers, but not in the subway under any conditions. The Long Island Railroad this week posted notices all films carried on their trains must go in the baggage car and a special rate will be charged. In the past the surburban exhibitors have pur- chased commutation tickets for their reel boys who have carried the films free of charge in the day coaches as hand baggage. It was understood this week the Universal would arrange with the Mu- tual and Fox for the establishment of a central point for the exchanges, ex- hibitors to bring their film cases and have the reels sent out in the proper casing from that centre. DREW STOOD PAT. S. Rankin Drew, the Vitagraph di- rector, refused to accept a chance to spoil a production which he was mak- ing for the company a short while ago, and as a result had to defer the taking of a lot of personal satisfaction until after the picture was completed. Drew was directing a company in- cluding Antonio Mareno in the cast. During the action one of the actors insisted he wished to do his own di- recting and when Drew refused the permission, the actor became particu- larly abusive. Finally the director was invited to fight or declare himself out of the run- ning in the argument. He accepted the latter until the picture was fin- ished a week or so later and then walked to the actor and practically did a "clean-up" with him. As beth the actor and Mr. Drew are warm personal friends of J. Stuart Blackton, the latter prevailed upon them to "kiss and make up" after the row. However, the director got what he wanted and did not spoil the pro- duction. EXHIBITORS 9 FIELD DAY. Preparations are being made for the field day exercises to be held at the New York Moving Picture Exhibitors' Outing to take place Aug. 21, at Brigh- ton Beach. Joe Humphreys has been specially engaged as master of cere- monies. Sam Trigger personally is going to Chicago to endeavor to bring Charles Chaplin here expressly for the Brigh- ton doings. The local and Brooklyn manufacturers as well as the Screen Club and photoplayers outside are tak- ing an interest in the outing, which starts at 10 a. m. and will last until sundown. From 1 to 2 o'clock a general parade will occur which will wind up at the Brighton Beach race track. A feature will be a Charles Chaplin contest for the public. The field day sports proper will ensue between 2 and 5:30 p. m. "Silent Bill" Haddock will help Humphreys announce the resdlts. KEITH'S PICTURE HOUSES. Arrangements have been made for the opening Labor Day of the new Monroe theatre, opposite the Bush- wick, Brooklyn, which Mike Minden built but later disposed of to the B. F. Keith interests for a straight picture policy. It's a new house and seats 600. Keith's Madison, Brooklyn, will con- tinue its picture shows throughout the winter. Arthur White, who's manag- ing the Crescent over there, says the present picture policy will continue until the latter part of August when stock will be resumed. The Greenpoint, which is playing pop vaudeville, will continue and not offer stock as reported the past fort- night. DAILY RELEASE CHANGES. Within the very near future there will be shifting and changing among some of the more important daily film release bureaus. One is* sure to drop several of its present makes. Another company in particular which has been turning out weekly film subjects is going to make new connections. ADVERTISING GERALDINE FARRAR Geraldine Farrar's "Carmen" picture will be ready for release on the Para- mount program some time during Oc- tober. At about the same time the Victor Talking Machine Co. is to start a country-wide advertising campaign costing $100,000 on behalf of the oper- atic star. At present there are 9,500,- 000 of her song records in various homes throughout the country. The Ladies' Home Journal is to start the publication of a serial story by the singer, to run for seven months. The publication is also to start an ocean- to-ocean advertising campaign in be- half of the story.. This, coupled with the fact that the Journal has about 7,- 000,000 readers a month and that the other publications which are to be reached in their advertising campaign cover about 50,000,000 readers, Miss Farrar will undoubtedly be the best advertised woman in the world. Miss Farrar will return from the Pacific Coast during the last week in August and rest for several months in the mountains, after which she will begin a three months' concert" tour under the direction of C. A. Ellis of Boston, who is also the manager of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Miss Farrar is to return to the Metropolitan Opera House company about Jan. 15. During the concert tour she is to give at least four performances a week and receive $2,500 for each. This is one of the record figures for concert tour recitals. The guarantee for John Mc- Cormack is $2,200. CARMAN PICTURE MADE. Although reports were broadcast that Mrs. Carman, the Freeport woman, had not yet made the proposed feature in which she was to be the central fig- ure, the picture had been made. A two-reeled subject entitled "The Home- stead" was given a New York show- ing at the Savoy Tuesday. Garland Gaden, who assumed the management of Mrs. Carmen on the picture deal and who made the picture a reality, also has pictures of the Free- port home of the Carmans and in turn are introduced: Dr. Edwin Car- man, George Morton Kevy, Piatt Conk- lin, and Mrs. Carman's nephew, Clar- ence Carman, one of the fastest bicy- cle riders in the country. Now that she has worked in her first picture, Gaden plans to produce a five- part feature with her as the star. Frisco Exhibitors Protesting. San Francisco, July 28. Tiie local exhibitors are bringing all their influence to bear on the city officials to prevent having pictures ex- hibited in saloons, cafes and dance halls. The M. P. E.'s so far have been the direct cause of preventing several places from securing permits to ex- hibit movies. Louisville House for Keith Film. Louisville, July 28. The B. F. Keith interests in New York have secured the Novelty theatre, practically a new picture house here, and will take possession Aug. 1, pursuing the same policy. FAMILIAR FILM CAPTIONS. That Night. As the Days Went By. Morning. That Afternoon. Later. The Next Day. She Never Knew. The Colonel Arrives. The End of the Trail. He Believed in Her. The Wedding Day. Too Late. The Reception. Still No Message. Hurry 1 Hurry!! Hurry!!! The Signal. Faith. A Stranger. The Christening. And Some Must Suffer. A Little Child Shall Lead Them. The Call to Arms. Conscription. Court Martial. In Better Surroundings. She Trusted Him. A Child of the Sea. Promotion. The Long Dull Days. Convalescence. She Becomes a Nurse. Her Own Child. No Place to Turn. The Lure of the City. . Her Friend Proves False. The Better Way. A Wild Flower. Leave Me. He Starts Anew. Twilight. They Are Watched. A Detective Is Summoned. Eluding Capture. A Mother's Love. Back Home. A Friend Indeed. She Meets Mr. . Dross. Day Dreams. A Benefactor. Love Finds a Way. The Return. Circumstantial Evidence. The Bank Fails. A Reporter Gets the Story. Bankruptcy. Disgraced. The Clouds Pass Away. Happy at Last. Love Rules the World. •0. M. Samuel. ADOLPH PHILIPP'S OFFER. The Triangle is egotiating for Adolph Philipp, the G rman actor, to appear before* the came a in all of his original roles in sixteer plays which Philipp has presented \v New York and Europe. * Among some of f he first to be made will be "The Corn r Grocery," "The New York Hrewer," "Auction Pin- ochle" and "My Shadow and I." To land P lilipp the Triangle has made him a tempting offer ) q is almost sure to accept The or.ly drawback was the conflhtion the u. p. work would have wit'i Philipps' new season productions a> . n important cog of the Savoy Producing Co., wl irh will do considerable producing.