Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-06
MORE TROUBLE FOR
THE MOVIE CENSOR
hostile Opinions on the
'''''r 's"opression of "The Blind
ness of Virtue"
~ ,be PhotOpIay Editor

By the fhoVVP'eS -. 49,.
e. is having q lively time
~ c,rsor thess days. The difh-
~ W ~The blindness Of Virtue
c'e 20 have been augmented by
n - nMortmain," the new fea-
= which Robert Edeson Is starred
the major trouble the Mouloh
News reports that iIoH' sa.'l. in,o. ~ -
fe'u, ur,ecelved at the execu.lse . S i.aoi
ne -Four. 4 Is Iea'neu S ins,,,n,sd
pfoceeal,nsss pennsylvania Censor Board IN
ngains, w - their action on the Essanay
ne ms''ssr .srhe blindness Of Virtue.
feature ,,,,.soess Of Virtue" In It's origl-
Inc nas been passed by every board
pal foril "a, a. the United States with the
Of censo ~ the Pennsylvania board
tteepuo, ttees..,,,re has been universally praised
gne ~ nress. and has been indorseo py
promlnent clergymen anu oi'io
bodies u,.oa Eastern representa-
1aron,. rssanay Company, states that
i've ~ c,s . we're brought to the attention
tnese i1 Pennsylvania board, yet In their
Of 'he ,nsv ordered such ellminations
rulhsss .a,onlied with would utterly ruin
tnha !. ,.,,,re as dramatic Offering and
" XIX vaheless as moral torce,
pre. psre action of the Pennsylvania board
~ ,nstance," says the editor OF the
u ,qs but another illustration OF, the
rs'-,nstence of the average censor, ana
% ss %sr-Americanlsm Of censorship as an
institution. ~ o.hor oon-
sW1th the opinion of all other CEN
~ n with the recommendations OF
fos ~. hacking IL up, and with ex-
.s,.s,s who have seen The Blipdness OF
s..sss ,s,.s,,ss unanimous in declaring 1t fea-
~, .orthv of being shown In their the
49,. a small body takes 1t upon them
sslves 10 declare the subject unnt 10 30
70 the public"
nror,nent man connected with the
-, root,on picture industry said, in dis
P-a,rg the question of censorship: Il
~ savor OF censorship, II the censors
y. shsIr offices In an Intelligent manner.
Te.v have lust forbidden the showing OF
,rha t2Ilndness Of Virtue a picture made
sam the acting version of the novel. This
Nav has appeared in all the principal
rtes Of the country without ever being
stamped. yet the photoplay cannot ee
shown here in its present form. III certain
ss,sn,natlons are made II will be passed,
mt 10 make them would rob the story of
ne interest. Nothing would be a greater
rlaas,re 10 me than to take my little
laughter 10 see this play and tell her of
fhe moral 10 be seen in 1t, pointing out
,ust what would happen in real life. We
can learn more by seeing thing than by
reading about IT,"
Further activities of the censor extend
70 aiding the work of the Catholics, who
aim al guiding playgoers of that faith in
their choice of photoplays. James #.
Heron, president of the Philopatrian
Catholic Literary Institute, and j. Louis
Breltinger, head of the Pennsylvania
Board Of Moving Picture Censors, says
the Moving Picture world, are busy
making final preparations of plans for
the extension of the Catholic theatre
movement in this Vicinity to include a
censorship OF film plays, from the stand
point Of general morality. and their bear
ing upon religious principles. 1t is ex-
pected that definite action will be taken
IN the matter sometime during the month
Of September.
Mr.. Heron is representing the Rev.
Henry c. Schuyler, head of the movement
and vice rector of the Boys Catholic
High School, and the Rev. John j.
Wheeler, the general secretary, who is
assistant rector of the Church of St. John
the Evangelist, on 18th street above
Chestnut. Mr.. Breitinger has expressed
himself as being entirely in accord with
the movement and will render every pos
fble service in order TO devise some plan
whereby the subject can be treated in
the most efficient manner.
Sometime ago 1t was announced that
the interests of the Catholic Church were
about to publish a list, called the white
ild Of moving-picture theatres" How
ever, this plan was discovered to be very
lmpractcable, due to the wide territory
ho all -. a.
direction have been abandoned. 1t is
supposed that a satisfactory agreement
vii be reached by having representatives
o. The movement view all pictures while
ihey are being censored at the headquar-
ters OF the Board of Censorship.
The offices Of the Picture Playhouse
Film Company Inc. have been moved
from lle6 TO 1925 Vine street. The new
quarters are much larger than the old,
and far better adapted to the growing
business Of this exchange. Oscar Libros,
ne local manager, reports great success
nss Is the star
beginning with September the weekly
meetings OF the Philadelphia Exhibitors
.,eAgue' which were suspended during
w summer months, will once more be re-
suMeu: Plans are being formulated TO
make the coming season one OF the great
esi IN the history OF the organization
s. sao y Is hoped that many new members
'nn.a w. pe added 10 the already large list OF
s1niDltors. One OF the features OF the
~, es.i'ns season will be the dividing of the
hv lnto districts which will be governed
separate committees. 1t is thought
enrs. ~ thls manner a more harmonious
ssn.ans ans o. the organization can be ef-