The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-17
le,,bers Of Association
/ Visif Scores Of Picture
Hosssss n Different Sec
fioNs Of Greater City
and Report Conditions,
~ They Found Them,
Greatly Improved Since
The E6enins WorId'sEx.
pose Of EUils. :
(ajority Of Films ShosOn
Are Abo0e Reproach,
but Foil Lies in the Ex.
clusion Of Children,
Who Throng Sidewalks
About fhe.ShosOs, Plead.
ing With Strange
Adults to Take Then,
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IN CORDIAL coOpention Win inc
Evening Worlds campaign to reGu-
,s,s tho u,0v,np p,cture housea. tho
1870, ~s,.h.r.. A..o.,.,,o. =,
~o''0~ ~ ~ VI
Ofeater New York mas conouctco .
tour Of Investigation. during which
ira msmherr made personal inspeo-
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every secuon OF the CITY
Full reports Of this highly interesting
ana impartial investigation are pub
,,,isbed in The Evening World to-day.
ana che results plainly show what has
been accomplished by the vigorous ham.
mering for bettsr moving pictures and
better conditions in the moving picture
houses. ~
=. Mrs. Harry c. Arthur. founder ano
President Of the Practical odothers' A.
socistion. and herself the mother Of -
chil1ren. sums up the prsssnt sttuau0
IN these words: ~
''Whiis % PER cent OF the'movins PIC.
turs shows are safe and well n,AnaSsd,
TIE Evening World has Done sp'sndsd
work In attaching the hlms ana houses
. which deserve ssprobatson and waieh
are now being forced to reform them
selves. The respectable element among
ths moving picture men all ADMIT that
seme public agency like Ths Evening
World was needed 70 bring up 70 me
mark thoss shows, for the sins Of whseh
The entire moving picture INDUSTRY nae
been hershiy criticised. me Ffecucsi
Mothers Association. whsoA v working
for the passags Of the osimn Moving
Picture bal. wishse - extsnd vote OF
tAanks 70 The HvsniaG WorN sos IL
pseaic sptritsA eeuese. ..t
GOOD SHOWS o9Nep1ClAI TO
cNII0ReN.
II myself have visited more than six
hundred out of the 10 moving pacture
housss In Greater New York. continued
Nrs. Arthur, "and I consider that the
shows, At their best. ofYer splsndid sdu.
cational ana recrsa tionsl facilities to our
chiidrsn. I even 6stisvs that many Of
ths crime pictures. have q moral effect,
because the children are strongly I'm
pressed with the d>sasresabls conse-
esences which svii-aoang brings. While
some OF the houses might % cleaner
asd better vsnusA'ed' neve'.as.ss. 'nes
ass nearly e'wsys .ups''"s " '"s" ~"
me@sus euvN'
Hhs onsno VA. 70 % "''0euesu
Asoany tnie session . psrfect's
spssndid measure sor remeoyihs whe''
eve nesos inap'osenssht IN connecuot
With the moving plotors INDUSTRY. II u
seso'uteV impo1ne 70 eo"!ee u"'
Ueessnt ru"ns tna' c's'oNn unoes sA
tsen snAi MOI v's't mo moS,hs pc'u'e
Saieso accompanies ny psIenu o.
gusrd'ana ihs Only Tesu'. OF suen
seeuissioe % 10 sesch our ea"cren con
tempt sor taws that are osso is'tsn
- % eoe NV In general
Dvsry Sooa puTposs vi" % preserve
~ ths provis'ns Oh tne onmn o'i'
wnicn supulese ION spoe's' en'W'e"
oaunsss. Win marion IN s'tenoahcs
~ cor tne MINIS what the pubic mus
- 70 10 gel ss@r 'he msnutao'ursr
ne suggesuvs Or immo5Ai picture IL
y the rear essn"ns'' not tns smah snow
I've want 70 insure good behavior
n0ooklVN HAS ooMg Excel
F-IgNr p,cruRE houaea.
u.r. 4. NJ. Arthur. renort AZ ann,
.n. hom... .hs v,.,ted An RrooHIvn,
cOYONIAI m,lton .treet--Weli v.r
t,s..ed ana WIN . clean f,oor. En,irol
~.s,..t,a.. Aim. ana cour,.ou. m.n.y.
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