The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-19
movie" OWNERS
SEE GREAT LIGHT,
| PLAN REFORMS
Admit All the Evils Evening
World Has Charged, At
( East Side Meeting.
PROMISE TO BE GOOD.
Many Changes Suggested to
End Danger to Morals of
Young Patrons.
PROMISE TO BE GOOD.

n you had attended the cute little
meeting OF east side moving picture
theatre owners which convened . trine
after midnight In the East Side Neigh
borhood Association, No. 19 EldridSe
street. and heard their talk for the first
hour Of to-day. you could hardly believe
thess were the same who had rallied
against The Evening World for its cru
SADIE against sensational. immoral MINIS
and unsanitary theatres. Even moving
picture men can see . point after
while-a long while. II Is true-but still
seeing II at all Is an indication of better
things to come.
A few weeks ago they denied all that
was printed by The Evening World re-
gardins the attendance Of minors. in
decency. stencil and danger to young
girls Il may be because minds are
most acute when the rest Of tho world
sleeps. but they were able to reason
= little better early to-day than some
weeks ago. Instead OF denying condi-
tons ~ pictured by The Evening World
they admitted. deplored and sought .
remedy for them.
They were downright glad the whole
discussion started. They insisted. In
fact, they were on the verge Of doing
something themselves. Only the action
of The Evening World and other news
papers which took up the campaign pre-
vented them from being the first In the
field. But now that the matter Is under
discussion. why. they're all good fellows
nd nj luz NJ tai N In hA I'll
thing.
They were Just on the point Of keep
Ing children out OF their theatres dur
ing school hours. They believed. In fact
they had reasoned Il all out. that II
children were admitted during school
hours II might encourage truancy. Also
Il was against the law. which 10 quite
important They were just on the verge
OF lighting their places up n little more
to prevent indecent actions while flms
were being displayed. They were on
the point OF getting rid OF the gang
sters who congregate before their places
insulting women. and had just begun
TO consider ventilation as a substitute
for disinfectant sprayed with a pump.
ALL READY I'd REFORM WHEN
PHODOING BEGAN.
Indeed they had about concluded II
was time for change. when along
comes The Evening World and attacks
them.
The movie" owners were to assemble
at IL O'Clock. but Il was midnight be-
fore they were ready. twenty-five OF
them. facing DR.. Moscowitz OF the Fast
ssds Neighborhood Association, who
acted as chairman. Chief Inspector
Wallace OF the Bureau OF Licenses was
present and spoke briefly without COM
matting himself. except to say he was
In favor OF the Folks ordinance and
hoped II would 60 through and become
law. Then Jonah Goidsteln OF the
association started tn. movie" men to
the mourners' bench By stating point
blank that he had visited several i've
cent picture houses during the evening
and found improper nams being dis.
played.
Would Mr.. oo,dstsla ten why he
thought the films improper? Mr.. Gold
stein did. II seems he thinks q MIN
which tells OF q struggling artist living
hapony with his wife. and later winning
SUCCESS and another social station than
here flor she has Aaved at home "a
make him great. and falling IN love
with . vampire and srurning his work.
worn wife. who dies In poverty, while
he dances At the diplomatic bail. y MOI
qufts the right kind Of q Aim for chill
drsa. especially when the vampire Il
depicted Turing the artist.
One movie man after another rose I,
defend the films.
They are all o,nsored before We e
them" was the burden Of the reply
We take Just what We get from tn
MIN exchanges and we never kno,
what a picture Is until We see It In on
houses. We show nothing but picture
which have been censored by the Ma
tionai Board OF Censorship.
We'll, l am on that board" said d.
Moscowitz, and the reel spoken o.
that OF the artists story. was nc
passed by the Board OF Censors. Tina
and other uncensored reels are d!splaye
at your houses"
your posters" cut In Inspector Wa
lace. ARE harmful. The bright lith
graphs do not depict scenes on the Aim
They are old Autographs left from Il
blood and-thunder plays OF twenty-hN
years ago and bought up by the nj
people to attract passersby."
The motion picture men were hurt. b
admitted this was partly true. Al
that II was easy to suggest good thin
to be done.
RESERVED SEATS FOR uNE
CORTED YOUNG GIRLS.
Let there be three or four bench
reserved for young girls without escort
suggested President Trigger Of tho Nc
ing Picture Theatre Owners Associ
tion.
some owners thought It bad policy
place a sign before the door announce
that seats were reserved for won
unescorted. II might be harmful to
reputation OF the place.
I'm going 10 put up the sign and
serve the seats tomorrow" said
Trigger. I'VE are not Of higher eli
than the restaurants which displ
auch siena"