The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-07-11
emily suited.

Forrest Halsey, was won over to
being a regular contributor of stories
for Reliance company, by viewing one
of his novels on the screen the result
has been so gratifying to the Reliance
scenario department that Frederick
Isham's visit will be doubly interest
ing.
Many photo fans will be pleased to
hear that Francis X. Bushman has
returned to Essanay after a short
vacation.
Lionel Adams, Robert Dronet,
Robert Fisher, Peggy O'Neil, Mard:el
Nerver, Ben Hendricks and Ray Gal
lagher have joined Lubin Film COM
pany.
Lillian Walker of the Vitagraph CO.,
is vivacious, graceful, dainty, her
eyes are blush grey, her hair golden
and her cheeks rosy,
She began her career as an actress
with Gus Edwards in School Boys
and Girls" She was engaged in a
company in which Maurice Costello
was leading man, and where Mrs.
Maurice also appeared, and when they
were won over to the motion pictures
she went with them.
Return of the Globe TrOtters.
The Vitagraph Globe Trotters re-
turned from their trip around the
world on June 3rd They all looked
the picture of health and thoroughly
satisfied.
Evidences of their trip have already
been seen upon the screen.
In future releases by this company
life portrayals in Egypt, Italy, and
many other parts of the world. The
company is now hard at work in the
home studio as if nothing unusual had
occurred.
Reels, fewer in number, better in
quality will be the battle cry at the
third annual Convention Of Exhibitors
in congress at the 1st international
exposition of motion art to be held
in New York City the week of July
Z.
President M. A. Neff expects to find
strong opposition by exhibitors com
,mited to the theory that the public
wants quantity not quality, but
from his headquarters in the I'M
perial hotel, the league head is COM
piling statistics that to his opinion
will convert many.
When a program exceeds 4 reels,
President Nef argues, eyesight is in
danger. To this imperial vision is to
destroy the patronage of the future,
Rushing the picture" begsts a
haste of mind as well as of body, and
then fire panice, accidents!
Sixteen minutes is the proper time
in which to run 1000 feet of film" says
President Neff. "That allows 81 or
69 feet to the minute. Can you ina
CINE what a futile flicker picture
becomes when it is jammed through
in 8 or 9 minutes?
"For the protection of the people
whose support provides a means Of
making a living foB so many of US,
this convention should, and hope
will agree upon introducing into
every State legislature law COM
pelling fewer reel programs, also an
ordinance prohibiting the running OF
a picture faster than 70 feet or
slower than 50 feet a minute.
eve must discipline exhibitors
whose business methods reflect dis
credit upon the whole body Of exhi-
bitors. They must be prevented from
bringing blindness to people, whose
vision is sacrificed to the exhibitors
fear that if he doesn't give a long
and consequently junk program, that
the people will go around the corner
to the other fellows place.
"The motion picture manufacturers
attending the convention should con-
slider the Importance of a shorter
program from the point of view of
excellence of produritn''
The figures show that 1900 thea
tres are running 6 reels every night,
a total of 100000 reels. In a years