The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-09

The Picture Houses
(Thls column appears Tuesdays ana
Fridays)
Two vaudeville attractions are pre-
scented at the Grown. one is Harry
Crawford, comedian whose middle
name is Comedy and whose appear
ance is comical. He Is a laugh provok-
er.
A laughable one-act farce, your
Credit is Good" is the vaudeville fea-
ture at the Peoples. 1t is presented by
two talented and entertaining people,
Coyle and Murrell
A complete change of pictures. with
an additional foreign feature film, en-
titled "The Work of Man" will be
shown this evening.
The Vaudette is crowding i'm an al
most endless chain OF films. and for
the time being has eliminated vaude-
Vile This will interest many who,
to use popular eastern expression.
would rather film than eat" caring
little for any other lire of attraction
The feature picture at this house is "a
Call of the Wilderness" "a Tender
foot Foreman" "The Winged Messen-
ger" IAN Abusice Husband" and other
equally good pictures are also shown.
Miss Dolly Cliff. the pretty little
English maiden who opened an en-
gagement at the Crown last evening
singing Vesta Victoria's and George
Laschwood's popular songs. is only
seventeen years of age. She was born
IT. Lancashire. England. and af-
ter playing the principal cities of Eng
land Scotland and Ireland. came to
America one year ago. opening her
at the Orpheum theater
of San Francisco. Miss Cliff was in
as a result OF the sudden
change of climate on her arrival here
and was unable to open her
in the afternoon. THE |
Actress" The Boarding House Mys-
terry and "The Smoke of AS" are the |
pictures on the bill of the Crown.
George II. Elwell president of the |
Board of Education, and |
G. W. Nye. secretary. have issued a |
bulletin from the board on moving |
picture shows. This will be sent out |
to school principles and all individ-
uals and organizations which are
known to be vitally interested in the
regulation and supervision of moving
picture theaters. The bulletin is as
follows
ITO those Interested: The Board of
views with concern the null
Iiplication of moving picture theaters
In the neighborhood OF the public |
schools. and the consequent frequent
attendance at these theaters of school
The phenomenal popularity
of these entertainments must be mat
ter of serious concern TO all who in
Ierest themselves In the welfare of the
generation. since they involve
such large possibilities. both for good
ma for evil. Motion pictures offer a
Jew and powerful educational force
which ought To be utilized and made
q subserve educational ends; but they
nay Also If their development and use
ire not carefully watched. become a
source Of serious detraction from the
very day interests OF school and
,ome. They may draw disproportion-
ltely on the time, funds and energies
f the children; and in spite of censor
hip by national board there is al
Ways danger that unwholesome and
icious views may be presented.
1.-THE Board of Education therefore
esres to suggest to principals of the
chools and to parents and neighbor-
God associations. to mems clubs and
Tiers, that this situation offers an
important opportunity for civic service.
II each school neighborhood Il would
|
ociations and groups of interested
ersons would plan and bring about
and sympatheticlly. Il
elpful supervision of these show :
,oms. with a view of bringing about
nc largest safety, both physical and
loral and the largest possible edu-
itional value.
at is believed that proprietors will
elcome and appreciate such neigh
orhood. cooperation"
Speaking at a recent meeting of the
ittsburgh Fairgrounds Committee,
RS. Ruth Dolese of New York de-
AIRED that as an educational agency
e moving picture machine is the
'eateSt invention since that of nrint |