Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-04
{1O,OOO,OOO FILM co.
IS LATEST ON HORIZON
ar-Nieht Movie in Kansas City.
pathe Club on Jaunt-Blue-
bird Policy Succeeds

-. ard fade directors announce
e..-- Aoiiar productions and one-reei COM
n ..d The business Of forming new
s---.,,ations goes on without halt Inc
<.s-t the Standard Film INDUSTRIES, INC,
- Imposing list Of directors among
- ,,honv ]. Drexel. Eliot Norton.
u.a,s. n Mills and George J. Hurry, the
fn.,p Ia a member OF the firm OF Henry
49,. a ~ The firm was but recently In
elalssr'c,sted in virginia. Airy references TO
c'.,.i.,tocls Of $4,000 900 are being tossed
49,, bv the New York papers
-. nrcsident OF the corporation, Louis
IsrnInrs. says It's purpose Is to dis
e....,. l.a films through twerty exchanges,
Nssss "a will control TO issue franchises TO
,rdueIne companies and TO acquire other
ff.ssrsn nIes Eat real values" Apparently
~ standard is not going TO let any moss.
a. say nothing Of grass, grow under It's
feet
AunIsht movies have appeared with
~-ssh In--of all places--Kansas Cityl Fred
- Il Hasixin, writing in the New York
c,obe. tells how Middle West cinema runs
she clock around. According to him, the
s,nventions of the ordinary picture show
sr~ relaxed, smoking is permitted and
shirtseeves not unknown
Tn. craze for sets In black and white is
soreading from the stage TO the screen.
epectators OF recent productions may re-
csIl the De Wolf Hopper piece. Puppets" :"
Z vine Arts, and the vitagraph has also
6sbbled in this sort of formal decoration.
Nav vaieska Suratt. who was a pioneer
~ this respect - remember the Fox
Prenon THE Soul OF Broadway"9-is being
sshot- in a drawing room done In checks,
vith black and white panels In the walls,
AZ the Fox Studio in Jersey.
Members Of the Pathe Club and their
srests 10 the number of 130 spent a jolly
afternoon and evening at Brighton Beach
lately Among the associate members
present were Il. D. Horkheimer, of Balboa
George A. Powers, T. c. Wiley. Harry Nit
fsnthal and Harold Davis. Out-of-town
Patheites included II. NJ. Osborne, manager
Of the Philadelphia office. OF course, there
was copous eating.
General Manager II. NJ. Hoffman, of
Biuebird, in a recent interview, declared
that his companys. policy OF featuring plays
had proved advantageous to the public, the
exhibitor and the manufacturer. Having
abandoned the star system entirely" he
said. I'VE are able to center our initial at
tenticn upon the selection Of the play, and
then fnd players to suit the parts" Two
or three stars, he pointed out, are some-
times used in one photoplay.
When will these pushing young actresses
Issrn that the time of the film favorite is
valuable? Now it's n Mile. Sarah Bern
hsrdt who wants to meet Charley Chaplin
She's convinced he's a great artist, though
she's never seen him. The question now
arises: Does Mr. Chaplin think Bernhard,
great artist, and will he offer her a pie
when she calls?
Is the comedy market ever glutted? Take
Il from Charles D. Mitchell, of the Mitch
Ellis Motion Picture Company. Philadel-
phia. mol He gave a pre-release display
OF some Cardinal Comedies at his home In
swarthmore recently. The Cardinal Studio
n at rwenty-fifth street and Lehigh avenue
The current Evening Ledger-UniversaI
Animated Weekly contains these features
Peculiar subway wreck--Steel cars collapse
when trains crash during big strike. but nobody
Naval boat races-ilInois Reserves hold an.
nue. rowing contests in Lake Michisan-chicago
euarantlne-west Point. n. Y.
Eve hours In magic town where movies are
made-Universal City. Cal. a
Fashions for the kiddies-Designers busy with
winter.
ducts his campaign at Shadow Lawn. while Mr.
hughes swings around tho circle
Founding to pieces-seas rocking Bostor
thony"-Portiand Me.
Edison greets old-tlmers--Inventor host of vet
At key-Menie Park. n j,
When a Zeppelin Is bagged-view of wreclxagt
showing enormous amount Of wire used II
strueture--Enfeld. Eng.
Speed kings dare death--stars Of motor world
compete In Astor Cup elassic--Sheepshead Bay
LEhthouse has birthday-Famous beacon al
entrance TO Boston harbor. 200 years old ha'
eclebration- Boston
Cartoon by Hy Mayer. carieaturist