Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-18
&,OOO,OOO COMPANY
PLANS 81 MOVIES"
Will Produce. Masterpiece
Films in Own Theatre at
Regular Drama Prices.
BY THE pHoropr.Ay EDrrop

I'M EfiOlOFlAh EDITOR.
The Mutual Film Corporation, known
throughout the length and breadth OF the
land because its chief director il u. w.
Grifhth, fllmer Of The Birth of Ma
uon,' is In the throes of internal dis
sensions. 1t was announced today that
Harry e. Aitken, It's president. would
secede and form a new corporstIon.
backed by Wall street money This In IT.
self would not mean much, for anybody
with enough money can film pictures, but
Aitken is taking with him Grifith.
Thomas II. 1nce. another master di-
rector, and Mark sennett, the Wizard OF
comedies.
The new company lie to have a capl-
tal2ation of 100000. with pledged re-
serve Of 2O,OOO0cO to be used in case OF
need. The new company purposes the
production of master films. which II will
exhibit at its own theatres at 81 a seat.
even as THE Birth of a Nation is being
shown in New York. Boston and Los
Angeles.
In 50 far as the Mutual lie concerned 1t
appears that John II. Freuler. president
OF the North American Film Corporation.
Is IN control OF the situation, but any
changes that are contemplated now ara
Wholly dependent upon the DEVELOPMENTS
OF the coming week and what efforts are
hade to bring about an amlcable settle-
Inent OF the differences Of the warning
factions.
The other faction is led by President
Aitken, who is said to be backed by the
New York Motion Picture CORPORATION.
AS mead of aria ID ia
ana the Majestic, and as hacker of D. w.
Grlihth maker Of the Griffith features,
Mr Athens position Is strong,
Also in this coterIe would be Thomas
II. Ince, the Keystone Comany the Bron-
enc Company, the Domino Company and
the kay-Bee Company of the New York
Motion Picture Corporation, which is con-
trolled by Adam and Charles kessei and
c. o. Baumann.
The Lubin two-recl drama, Such
Things Really Happen" In which the fake
type of scenario teaching school Is ex-
posed, has created a great deal OF inter
est and discussion throughout the entire
photoplay world.
Emmett Campbell Hall, author Of the
Lubin Road o. Strife" serial, who wrote
Such Things Really Happen" has been
almost swamped with letters since the
play was released last month Hall for
some time past has been on the trail OF
the so-called schools that for a certain
price guarantee to make photoplay-
wright of any one. He has put several of
them out Of business and he wrote the
Such Things Really Happen" drama to
reach wide public and show the methods
used by some Of these fake schools
Halls advice to would-be playwrights
Is to get some of the good photoplay
writing textbooks on the market today,
read the trade magazines carefully, send
a two-cent stamp to the Lubin scenario
department for one of their instruction
booklets and go to work. with lots of
emphasis on the go to work.
One of the most peculiar effects OF the
great popularity Of THE Goddess" the
VitRgraph serial beautiful" can be
found in a request received by Miss Anita
Stewart, who plays the title role. from
the Brooklyn postoffice asking that the
Vitagraph star kindly discontinue her
clipping service until an appropriation for
additional carriers has been passed by the
Postmaster General.
Miss Stewart has a contract with a clip
ping bureau that sends her all of the
clippings containing her name. When
THE Goddess" was released a flood of
clippings from the many hundreds of
that are publishing tho story