Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-04
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Local Movie Matters

With the advent of cool weather the at
tendance at photoplay theatres has in
creased. An instance of this was found
at the Susquehanna Theatre, where one
night this week Kathlyn Williams was
the attraction in THE Rosary Some
one, seeing the large crowd in front of
the theatre and thinking some accident
had happened phoned TO the police sta
tion and the riot call brought out several
policemen who found that the only trou-
bic was the inability TO find seats for the
large crowd.
The Imperial Theatre is busy getting
out paper for its two days of "Cablraf
ON September 15 and 16 Naturally this
elaborate photopiay will make the COM
plete program.
]. ]. Mccarthy and ]. S. McSween,
forming the firm of Mccarthy g. McSween,
have instituted a shipping department at
1925 Vine street, in addition to their book
ing Office at the Chestnut Street Theatre.
This firm handles only big features. such
as The Christian" 1.-THE Spoilers" and
THE Avenging Conscience"
Manager Delmar of the jefferson, 10Th
and Dauphin, has secured the big feature
picture, "The Melting Pot" by Israel
Zangwill, in which Walker Whiteside is
starred, for two days only, Tuesday and
The 5sth Street Theatre, 5Sth street and
Woodland avenue will begin Para
mount service on September II with Ho-
bart Bosworth in The Sea Wolf as the
opening attraction
Jerome Sobel. of the Wise Company,
paid a flying visit last week to George
Beihoff, of the World Film.
The Stanley Booking Company has just
completed a contract by which 1t will con-
| troll all first runs of the Kleine-Edison
| Corporation's features in the Philadelphia
district. Starting September 1, five-part
Kleine feature will be released every other
| Wednesday, alternating with the Edison
! features. IT. A. Bugie has become man
| ager of the George Kleine offices at 1903
Vine street. succeeding ]. ]. Roxford In
the position.
]. H. Hennessey has resigned as man
aged of the General Film Company, l3O'
| Vine street.
The coming of '"Tne Birth of a Nation
is not the only reason to account for the
prevalence of Griffith "re-issues" and
early photoplays in local theatres. The
vitality and punch of those films speak
| for themselves. The Broadway, at 52c
and Greenway, will have a sort of Crit
| fifth Night Monday, when IT presents
| along with the inevitable Charles Chaplin
'The Battle" In which Mr. Griffith star
| red Blanche Sweet, and THE Outcast,
with Mae Marsh, or THE Birth OF Ma
| tion" fame.
With the opening of the week of Mon
day next Labor Day, the Locust Theatre
will celebrate the completion of its first
anniversary--a year of success-and the
opening OF a second year which gives
! promise of being even more successful
The advantage of central location has
been a contributory cause to It's pros
perity, but the real secret virtually is thu
high class of photoplays shown there
The "organ with the human voice" ha!
done it's part In concluding its frs
year and inaugurating its second, the Lo
Gust management has issued circular
of thanks to its patrons and has prom
ised them even better and more varied
entertainment in the photoplay line fo
the winter months which are to follow.