Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-07
IOyTE INDUSTRY
SOLDLY ORGANIZES
producers and Exhibitors Get
Together in National
Association
Rr the Photoplay Editor
=, - dsfonsive political campaign by

oreat defensive political campaign by
A,ae-nicture interests Of the nation was
,nDnched at the Hotel Astor, in New York,
u, lautv week by the allied representatives of
last svstrv worth $500, 900, 900 and reach
IN 90 ann 200 persons daily through the
ins Sv, of the $4,000 motion-picture thea
miS mn,,. erst objective of the big drive is the
,,,,chn bill, now before the senate IN
hI...hirpton, This bill proposes TO tax mo-
W.int,,re theaters more than S1,000,000
ulnr In addition TO the present taxes
~, the industry. The tax is aimed
poIns,, pns,,y at the motion-picture exhibitors
S me retaliation Is to be widespread, i'm
sd,ste and direct by all branches of the
hss,r,, Propaganda on the motion-pic-
inuu' iU ..reen IN every city and town In the
t.,rv tuio ia 10 be leveled at the politicians
.tatasmen who have selected motion
,s,,res ~ as fair game for taxation.
p'sTrh Ths Hotel Astor mass-meeting was at
..nded by 1900 representatives OF the indus
tsnO sl' Including picture makers, picture dis
NY ,ss exchanRemet, theater owners
VIZ managers projection machine manu-
,,rers raw film stock manufacturers,
sss, manufacturers, builders, furnishers,
..,.e,rIoal equipment and accessory manu-
ssta,urers. photographers. seating manutac-
iass ,.ss decorators, operators, actors, ac-
aes tuIs,S, directors and all employees Of the
.Loo,ora and distribution companies.
Hrs. Anal organization Of the National
.Lno,otion of the Motion Picture Industry
.os effected. thereby federating the big
s.ancbes of the business, which now stands
Tsth among the industries oil the uhiteu
States. ,,,..r, ,,,oro ,,ooto1
,,,nor, A Brady, World Film Corpora
Az, carl Iaemmle, Universal Film Manu-
featuring Company; Adolph Hukor, Fa-
,nors Piayers-Lasky j. stuart Blackton,
v,tasraph william j. Sheriff., Frohman
NllhbiNF ip,n nrI A nd
Sa,ro pictures Hiram Abrams, President
pa,amount; z. A. Powers, Universal;
W w irwin, " l.. S. Il. Il. c. McManus,
International Film Service; Arthur James,
Metro Pictures Corporation; w. 5, Bush,
r,ad seacroft Paul Gulick, Fred j. Sunny,
ounlng; A. p Tugwell, Los Angeles +. j,
ysun. Detroit II. a. Cheyinski, Chicago;
" Trigger, New York; Thomas Furniss,
puiutb. L. L, Levine, New York; +. j.
harrington. Pittsburgh; Louis Blumenthal,
New York. r. j. Rembusch, Indiana, and
G. II. Phillips. Milwaukee.
The meeting signaliEed the hnal and COM
ciste organization of the motion picture in
Smstrv' and all its allied industries and
branches. The movement which crystallized
Yesterday followed the convention at Chi
saRo during July IL to IS, and from now
forth the film industry Is to be reckoned as
A political influence.
The picture.makers have felt that because
their business was nlsnly prohlaple tHeS
have been made the targets for unjust at
tacks from the politicians. AS a result of
these long.continued attacks II was decided
at the mass.meeting to require definite
expression of opinion from both presidential
candidates
Robert e. Wilson, Juvenile actor appear
ing in the Metro-Drew comedies, began his
professional career when he was years
old. He was the president. star and au-
thor Of the Wilson Stock Company which
held the boards in Mr.. Wilson'S stable in
Warren, Pa sesgaA
''The Victoria Cross" a drama by Paul
Potter, will be the second photo-dramatic
production In which Lou Tellegen will APP
pear on the Paramount program at the
Stanley. His first, shortly to be seen, is
SThe Victory Of Conscience"