Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-17
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Practical Prohbitonists have euddeniy
come to look upon the motion picture
industry as an aid In their EFFORTS TO
suppress or AZ least diminish tbe lquor
traffic, as the result Of a recent report
OF the License Commlsstost,
Figures from the ONCE OF the Deputy
License Commissioner in New York city
show that there has been a marked do
crease in the number Of saloon licenses
issued as compared with corresponding
period last year. The statistics deal
only with the applications and licenses
since October 1, but these show that
$50 fewer have been granted in 1914 than
from october 4, 1918, and this IN. but
three boroughs-Broohlyn. the Bronx
and Manhattan. The figures for Msnhat-
tan and the Bronx alone the two bor-
oughs that are most nearly contiguous,
and which form what is known as New
York city proper. show a reduction of
1853, and this entails q diminution Of
revenue to the State of S145,ooo This IL
not perhaps remarkable when the whole
number OF licenses in the two boroughs--
62lS-is given, but men interested in the
trend OF prohibition legislation regard
the situation as encouraging. Hitherto
New York has steadily Increased the
number Of such applications
II Is asserted ~ many that the mo-
tlon picture theatre is destined to prove
the hardest blow to the traffic that IL
has. yet received. An authoritative state
ment has been Issued I'm which II is
stated that ut Is the night trade OF the
saloon that is ordinarily most profitable,
and It ls Just at this point that II en-
counters the competition Of the motion
picture theatre"
ODDS AND ENDS.
A crowd-a big crowd-an attentive
crowd during "rescuer' what director.
does not dream OF III But how. to get itF
Money cannot buy It sometimes But
Edison Director Charles j. Brabin know
human nature. He wanted crowd and
he wanted to look them up. He ran to the
second story. brandished a stage torch
and launched anto' a fiery harangue about
socialism, suffrage and sufferings with
a below that nobody understood, The
crowd gathered as IL at a fire. While
the mob gazed wonderingly upward no
lodged back into the window and the
camera man spun away and got great
"atmosphere."
In the "ollve is pisuiiased,' episode in
"OliYes Opportunities" III which Mabel
Trunnelle Is being featured by Edison,
appears a dog "party" given by a so-
eiety woman, The dogs, seated around
the table, are supposed to show their en-
Joyment by bowling their delight. But
how TO make them howl altogether was
what stumped Director Richard Rldgely,
the resouroeful., Horns and tin pans were
tried No avail Then actors who thought
themselves good mimlcs all had their try
In a dogged attempt--but no. An accor-
dion was hunted up. but It brought forth
but one yelp. Then n player OF whose
singing ability the best can be said Il
that he Is good actor, was persuaded
to join In with the accordion. There was
one united howl OF protest from the
dogs and the dog party was an on
tire success.
Marguerite Clayton's athletic prowesu
was tested to the utmost while the Vest
ern Essanay Company's three-reaI pro-
duction, When Love and Honor Called
was being taken, when she performed a
feat that was dangerous in the extreme.
To escape from a hayloft the actress was
compelled to grasp a hook at one end of
a block and tackle. 35 feet from the
ground, and swing out into midair. ana
was lowered to terra firma.
~ never knew before that I had 90
much strength in my arms" said Miss
Clayton, her heart beating rapidly from
the new excitement but the continuity
called for II and It really was a new
to me"