Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-12
MOVIE TRADE BOARD
ODE RECONSTRUCTED
Irwin, of V. L. S. E., Says 1t Has
Failed and Is Ready to Give
Way to Body More Widely
Representative of Industry
Bv the phntnnlnr Editor

| More than 60 persons representing all
| branches Of the film industry were aston
| ished to hear at q luncheon given at Del
| montco's. New York. last Thursday that
| the Motion Picture Board OF Trade con-
| fesscd TO failure in accomplishing the pur-
| poses for which IL was formed and was ready
| ana willing TO he dissolved TO allow a better
| and more effective body to take its place.
| The purpose of the meeting as announced
| by w. w. Irwin. an officer Of the Board
| OF Trade and general manager OF the v.
| H. ), r., was to discuss means and plans
| for the formation Of such a new body. For
| this purpose he appointed a subcommittee
OF u To outline n plan of organization
| which is to report back In three weeks to
| the main committee, which consists of all
| OF those present at the luncheon Those on
| the subcommittee are Jules Il. Brulatour,
| Nicholas Power, j. H. Hallberg Lee A.
| Ochs. John J. whitman. L. l.. Levine, w.
stephen Bush William ~ Johnston, Tracy
| II. Lewis. William w. HodlSinson, Jesse
| Lasky and Walter w. irwin.
At this next meeting it Is practically Ger.
| tain that arrangements will be completed
| which will result In the formation of a
| body similar to the Board of Trade, but
| one which will represent the picture bust.
ness In every branch
For some time there has been a feeling
| OF dissatisfaction with the work accom-
| plished by the Board of Trade as exhibitors
| throughout the country have felt that it
lAstS pld'tu tUe interests OF lne manutaC-
turers above those of the film men. It was
| this lack of harmony and confidence. Mr..
| irwin said, that convinced the members of
the Board Of Trade no effective work could
be accomplished by them, and 1t was i'm
perative that some sort of a comprehensive
corporation be formed which would receive
help from all.
The conflict between the exhibitors and
the board came to head when the former
started up an opposition exposition at
Grand Central Palace to compete with the
| one advertised by the board to be held at
Madison Square Garden last May from the
sixth to the fourteenth. The blow was
made more weighty when the Metro Film
Corporation sided with the exhibitors in
their complaint and handed in their resig-
nation. as they believed that the action of
the board was not taken with proper con-
sidcration OF the theatre owners.
Charles Chaplin-on view today at the
Victoria, Palace, Locust and Germantown
Is now at work on his third Mutual feat
ure, the name OF which as yet is unde-
cided. In this release, the famous laugh
maker will be seen in the role of an itin-
Grant musician, in which the VIOLIN which
he plays well. and an accordion furnish
the chief music Edna Purviance, Eric
Campbell, Leo White, Charlotte Minneau
and the other members of his company ap-
pear with him in this production.
After a short vacation upon the COM
pletion of David Garrich." Dustin
Farnum has returned to the Pallas Pict-
lures studios in Los Angeles. and has COM
menced work on his next vehicle. THE
Parson of Panamint." This subject has
been taken from the story by Peter b.
kyne, which appeared in the Saturday
Evening Post, and gives an exact account
of conditions in the mushroom" mining
towns of Nevada 40 years ago