Wid's year book (1921)

only selections which are issued by those companies whose music is tax free and are non-members of the society. 4th. When those in charge of the music supply the music for the theater the theater owner should instruct and demand that non-taxable music only should be played, and when cues are supplied see to it that the musicians substitute non-taxable music wherever taxable music is specified. The theater owner is liable if this is not done. Trouble and lawsuits may result from the use of music inadvertently used which is taxable, threefore too much care cannot be used. Spotters may be in the audience or other methods used for locating houses using taxable music. Some houses believe that the tax is so small that it is better to pay it than fight and go to the trouble of inspecting all music. This is an open question to be settled by each theater owner individually or by the united action of the theater owners' organization. If the tax is to be fought it must be done by united action of theater interests. A warning should be given to every maker of cue-sheets and every maker of scores that he owes it to the theater to label every cue — stating whether or not it contains taxable music and if so each of the selections should be so labeled. Legal Holidays in Jan. 1 — New Year's Day (except in Mass. and Dist. of Col.). Jan. 19 — Birthday of Gen. Lee (in Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., Miss., N. C., S. C, Va.). Feb. 12 — Lincoln's Birthday (in almost every state). Feb. 12 — Georgia Day in Ga. Feb. 22 — Washington's Birthday (all over Union). Mar 4 — Mardi Gras (in Ala., Fla., La., in the parishes of New Orleans, St. Bernard, Jefferson, St. Charles and St. John the Baptist). Mar. 17 — Arbor Day (in Okla.). April 6 — Arbor Day (in N. Ariz.). April 12 — Halifax Independence Resolutions (in N. Car.). April 13 — Jefferson's Birthday (in Ala.). April 15 — Arbor Day (in Utah). April 18— Good Friday (in Ala., Conn., Del.. Fla., La., Md., Minn., N. J., Pa. and Tenn.). April 19 — Patriot's Day (in Me., Mass.). April 21 — San Jacinto Day (in Tex.). April 21 — Arbor Day (in Col. and Neb.). April 23— Fast Day (in N. H.). April 26 — Confed. Mem. Day (in Ala., Fla., Ga. and Miss.). May 9 — Arbor Day (in R. I.). May 10— Confed. Mem. Day (in N. Car., S. Car. and Tenn.). May 12 — Mothers' Day (in N. Mex.). May 18 — Peace Day (in N. Mex.). May 20 — Anniv. Signing of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence (in N. Car.). May 30 — Memorial Day (in Ariz., Cal., Col., Conn., Del., Dist. of Col.. Idaho, 111., Ind., Ia., Kan., Ky., Me., Md., Mass.. Mich., Minn., Mo., Mont., Neb., Nev., N. H., N. J., N. Mex., N. Y., N. Dak., Ohio, Okla., Ore., Pa., R. I., S. Dak., Tenn., Vt., Va., Wash., W. Va., Wis., Wyo.). PERCENTAGE TAX TO ADMISSION CHARGES Vv neii r*xniD patron itor tax pays gets is r 5c 4c lc or ZbVo 6c 5c 1 ~ lc OA oi 10c 9c lc 11 11/1 ftAfl/. 1111/ 1007© 11c 1 A _ 10c 1 ~ lc 1 f\C/ lUyo 15 3o/lUU70 I5c 13c o_ 2c 17c 1 C 15c o_ 11 1/10/ lo l/o To OA — 20c loc o« iz 11 11/1 AA07L 1111/ iUUyo oo« LLZ OA,. ^Uc lz 1 AC/ l\J/0 oc 25 c 22c 3c 11 1/10/ 13 L/oVo £OC cjZ JC 12% 30c 27c 3c 11 11/100% 33c 30c 3c 10% 35c 31c 4c 12 9/10^ 39c 35c 4c 11 43/100% 40c 36c 4c 11 11/100% the United States May 30 — Confed. Mem. Day (in Va.). June 3 — Jefferson Davis' Birthday (in Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., Miss., S. Car., Tenn., Tex. June 3 — Confed. Memorial Day (in La.). June IS — Pioneer Day (in Idaho). June 17 — Bunker Hill Day (in Boston). Not a legal holiday, but banks close by general agreement. July 4 — Independence Day (all over Union). July 24 — Pioneer Day (in Utah). Aug. 1 — Colorado Day (in Col.). Aug. 16 — Bennington Battle Day (in Vt.). Aug. 20-21 — Good Roads Day (in Mo.). Sept. 2 — Labor Day (except in N. Mex. and Dist. of Col.). Sept. 9 — Admission Day (in Cal.). Sept. 12 — Old Defender's Day (in Baltimore, Md.). Oct. 7 — Missouri Day (in Mo.). Oct. 12 — Columbus Day (in Ala., Ark., Cal., Conn., Col., Del., Idaho, 111., Ind., Kan., Ky., Me., Md., Mass., Mich., Mo., Mont., Neb., Nev., N H., N. J., N. Mex., N. Y., Ohio, Okla., Ore., Pa., R. I., Tex., Va., Wash., W. Va.). Oct. 13 — Farmers' Day (in Fla.). Oct. 26 — Fraternal Day (in Ala.). Oct. 31 — Admission Day (in Nev.). Nov. 1 — All Saints' Day (in La.). Nov. 1 — State Fire Day (in Neb.). Nov. 4 — Elction Day (1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November. All over Union, except Dist. of Col.). Nov. 27 — National Thanksgiving Day (usually the last Thursday in November. In every State and Dist. of Col.). Dec. 3 — Arbor Day (in Ga.). Dec. 25 — Christmas Day (all over Union). Coast Agitation Against Foreign Pictures In April the M. P. D. A., Los Angeles lodge, unanimously voted to discourage the exploitation and exhibition of German-made films in this country for an indefinite period. This was followed by a demonstration when the "Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" was shown at the California Theater. While the Actors' Equity also adopted resolutions in the East, no demonstration occurred upon the showing of foreign pictures. Texas Booking Circuit The Texas Exhibitors Circuit, of which E. T. Peter is president, has offices at 1713J4 Commerce St., Dallas, and supplies a number of theaters. Children's Matinee Association A New York incorporation, headquarters, at 1366 St. Nicholas Ave., New York City, of which Miss M. L. Fulton is the executive secretary. The plan and scope of the organization : The purpose of safeguarding children against unclean and immoral exhibitions, including pictures. The organization works in cooperation with the National Motion Picture League, the National Board of Review, the Federation of Child Study, the Salvation Army and many other like organizations interested in child welfare. 1001 Films A list of over 1,500 non-theatrical film productions compiled by the Moving Picture Age, Chicago, for the non-theatrical exhibition field. 273