New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-11
At STAG" HOUSES ONLY
Yielding to Protests Picture Men
Bar Children from Show.
NOT BRUTAL, SAYS RLACKTON
Best Of Three Fight Films Has
Been Selected. and May Be
Shown to Censors.

Heeding the warning of tbs almost uni
versal protest against the exhibition Of
the Jefrtes-Johnson fight pictures in this
city. representatives Of tbs various con-
Germs interested in their production an
nounced last night that children will be
absolutely barred from Witnessing the
films. The exhibition Of the pictures will
be strictly stag affairs. and anv women
who attend the production will know be
forehand Just what they are 70 see.
= score Of men. representatives Of the
various concerns and individuals inter
ested in the ]. &, 7 Corporation-the con-
Germ which is about to display moving
pictures Of the recent fght-rnet at the
companv's Office, on Fifth avenue. Manhst-
tan, yesterday 10 look over the display
Three negatives OF the big fight were
reeled off, and the one agreed on as the
best will be used at the coming public
exhibitions
! s. Bleckton. z member. Of the Vita
graph COMPANY of America. discussed new
phases of the opposition to the exhibition
Of the pictures II had been said that
the pictures would be submitted tc the
New York Beard of Csnsors before being
shown to the public
We may show them to the board" Mr.
Blackton said, but cannot say positively.
We would bs willing, and probably the
other interests would be, but that remains
70 be seen. The board is :, self-constituted
body that has done much. good in the year
that it has been in existence. In that tine
we have had It pass on all our pictures,
and we have found IT very fairnainded and
practical It has not objected to q single
one Of our pictures as whole and ne
have always acted on its suggestion for tbs
modification Of titles. where nisunder-
standing might arise and for the elinaina-
ton Of a few feet Of film. now end then.
We have great faith in the board. and "
the licensed manufacturers only were in
volved would not hesitate to ask It to pass
On these pictures We submitted 70 II the
pictures Of the Johnson Betchel fight, and
theye we're pleased But there are nine
other firms. without counting Jack Gleason
and Thomas O'Day, Interested in the J E,
] corporation.
Tt is great mistake 70 lcok On the
pictures as brutal I have seen the pict-
ures several times, and think that I am
competent TO Judge Of them. II Is quite
different thing from the fight itself, for,
however brutal that may have been, the
brutality Is not displayed by the films ]
do not think that any fair-rlinded person
could object to them The films contain
much besides the fght-pictures ar the
training quarters. sights about Reno, etc
We have taken pains to see that they
are net used generally Oscar Earnraerstein
offered US large sum for their use at The
Victoria. but re refused. because Te did
not want them displayed before mixed audi
ences in the vaudeville houses The shows
rriII be stag They will last g, couple Of
hours and the admission fee will be from
s. to g
Percy Williams will have charge OF the
theatres vhere they are displayed here
The houses will be the Gotham and the
orrf?euna in Brooklyn: the Bronx. IN The
Bronx, the Alhanabrs, in Harlem. and two
Broadway houses which have not yet been
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