The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-07
WEEKS PROGRAMME
 AT LOCAL "MOVIES"

AT LOCAL "MOVIES"
 Odeon One I, Monday-"His Inspiration two-par l Kalem drama
 Tuesday-"The Passer By" txo-par- Selig drama
 Wednesday-"The Exploits of Elaine i, fourth episode.
 Thursday-"Bags of Gold" Lubin specia | release. Drama in three parts. Friday-"On the Altar of Love-, Vita graph single reel.
 aturday-"Thirteen Down." Essanay feature, with F'rancix K Eastman and Beverly Bayne.
 Odeon Two
 Monday and Tuesday-"Young Ro- nance" with Edith Taiaferro.
 Runaway June," fourth installment "The Wrong Girl"
 Thursday-"One of Our Girls" with Hazel Dawn return date).
 Friday and Saturday-"The Goose Girl '' Harold McGraths famous novel, featur- ing Marguerite Clark.
 TrianOn
 Monday" Money" featuring Carlotta de Feice, A World film. Tuesday-"The Little Girl He Forgot |" with Buelah Poynter, Birningham's pop- ular star
 Wednesday-"Que Marguerite" a spectacular production. Thursday-"The Gilded Fool,' featuring William Farnum.
 Frlday-"The Ragged Earl,' with Ed ward Mack
 saturday-"What a Woman will Do" love drama of intense interest
 S~>~~~~~>~~~~~ to operate on Sunday The attendance figures for the first SunCay's operation when the proceeds went to charity show that approximately 14,00O persons at tended the 'movies' This take it. is an irdication that the people want them and what the majority wants, a minority has no right to gainsay. As to whether or not the majority Is right in it's desires there is a diversity of opinion, but the balance seems in favor of the majority" {" Would Be Blessing s. | q. A. Hegeman, an advertising writer: The young men and women Of Birming- ham must have some form Of amuse- ment and If innocent amusement is de- nied them, they will seek amusement in other, and perhaps vicious, channels Therefore, the moving picture shows in operation on Sunday would be blessing to Birmingham.
 "The laboring man. as a rule. has no time during the week to seek amuse- ment Sunday is the only day in the week he can call his own. He goes to church in the morning. The afternoon IS one long. dreary period There is noth- ing he can do for amusement unless he joins stag party and visits blind tiger or takes a little trip into the woods for game of cards, or some other form of gambling. He probably spends s4 or ye In single afternoon. If the moving picture shows were in operation it is much more than likely that this same man would be with his wife and chill dren making the rounds of he shows slendlng probably not more than $1, and having the benefit of the society of his family.
 The children learn more from moving pictures than they ever could by word Of mouth. for what child sees takes definite form in it's mind and causes it to think more than volumes of spoken words.
 The 'masher,' that contemptible rem nant of what was once a man, is re- cruited from the curb stone gang which IS, made up of young men who have noth- ing 10 do on Sunday afternoons. These young men would gladly spend their aft ernoons on Sunday in moving pictures in preference to standing on street corners and passing derogatory remarks about every young and pretty woman who, passes. They would see good pictures. pictures that would point moral force rully, and they and the city would be far better off
 Many mothers had much rather have tneir daughter visit a moving picture show on Sunday to witness clean com edy or plays with moral lessons than to have them take stroll through the wood or go for Joy ride with a young man. The local picture theatres are well lighted and are under the strictest sl- pervifion The picture show in Birming- ham is the safest place for the young men and women of Birmingham to visit The commissioners should grant the re- quest Of the moving picture operators. The people want 1t and should have it."
 Means More Visitors
 J. Jessell. salesman: Birmingham ha s tie reputation of being the 'deadest town in the south among traveling men and not a man who travels this territory vii, stop over here Sundays if there is any possible way to avoid it. I personally know many salesmen who make 1t a point to get through with their business here in time to leave Saturday night at tho latest, preferring to stop in Mobile or Montgomery. The hotels lose and the city generally is the loser.
 Another thing. if there was any form of amusement here on Sunday afternoons many people who come to Birmingham to shop would remain over Sunday. spending little more with the hotels and buying on Saturday night more; probably, than they would if they had to get an afternoon train for their home. The shop per who comes to Birmingham Saturday morning and must catch an afternoon train at 3:30 o'clock in order to avoid being here on Sunday is apt to shop hur- riedly and forget many of the things he comes for. If the moving picture sfows were in operation these people would really like to be in Birmingham on Sunday and would remain to complete their shopping list.
 Birmingham is said to be the most ex- tensively advertised city in the country. It Is called progressive and great and many other adjectives of a compliment tary character. Will It's city commis- sioners continue to permit visitors to leave here with a bad impression of the city? Will they continue to permit the existence of the so-called curbstone gang? Will they continue to permit the young people of Birmingham to seek amuse- Ipent that fs not alWaya innocent or u,tn