Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-15
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Movie" Men Wax Wrathful
When Women Glass Their
Shows with Saloon.
HOMEOPATHIC EDUCATION

Local moving picture managers sat
unpcrturbcd while Omaha Woman'S
club members, Superintendent Graft,
7. f. SturgeSs and X. F, Schneider
OF the Welfare board criticised, dis
Sectcd, analysed and suggested
changes i'll their movie business. But
when Mrs. J. II. Dumont rcau from
an article CHASING the movie with
the saloon and the social evil III its
bad effects, and expressed how
shocked and Disguised she had been
on witnessing several movies, II. NJ,
Thomas rose in wrath
when the moving picture theater
is claSsed with the saloon in evil, it is
up to every manager to protest he
exclaimed. ~ find that those who
don't go to movies often are the worst
critics. II there is to be censorship
OF movies, let it be by a regular thea
ter-going crowd, not by women who
go at rare intervals, and then only to
pick out the bad features
The Problem.
What kind OF pictures to show and
when to show them proved prolific
sources for variance Someone sug-
gcstcd The Wizard OF Or" as an
ideal childrcn's picture. Manager
Thomas said it was produced as an
extravaganza at the Gayety theatcr,
not like fairy tale Superintendent
Graft recommended educational films,
those of travel, natural history and
descriptive of productive industries.
The moving picture is one of the
greatest adJuncts to the educational
world that has ever been discovered
The day will come when films will
be part of the regular school equip
ment. When a class studies "Silas
Mariner they will have the film
shown on the school screen" he
said
A. w. McRcynolds emphasized the
necessity of having a comic film. or it
wouldn't pass muster with the young
sters.
Don't let Johnny know you're tax
ing him to an educational movie or
he won't want to CO." advised Mr.
Sturgess. Give him his education in
homeopathic doses"
Movie men offered TO make up spe-
cial children's programs and submit
them to the educational committee Of
the Womans club, headed by Mrs, w.
s Knight for aDDrOyal
Hour for Shows.
Difference of opinion was expressed
on the time for showing childrens
programs. Saturday mornings pleased
downtown movie men, who say it
would be poor business to give up the
afternoons, which are always crowded,
for this purpose. Some women pro-
tested that their children had to take
music and dancing lessons Saturday
morning. Others were not in favor Of
the afternoon because their little chill
dren could not forego the afternoon
nap. Mrs. L. S. Jewell favored the
evening program so she could accom-
pany her children when they went to
the movies. Other mothers protest
their children cannot attend evenings
because they must be put to bed early.
will the same picture satisfy chill
dren of all agcs?" asked Mrs. E. M.
Syfert, president of the Woman's club.
A scenic, educational. comic and fea-
turc film was decided upon as an ideal
program to satisfy all children. The
time will be set by managers of the
atcrs according to their own neighbor-
hood conditions.
Necessity of good ventilation in
movies, especially where children are
to go, was another point emphasized
by Mr.. Sturgess.
Il don't know which movies to take
my children to. don't know which
actors appear in plays suitable for
children" said one woman.
Then I'd pick up movie magazine
once in a while and get posted" was
Mr.. Thomas reply.
The passing of the blood and-thun-
der" show and the wane of popularity
for so-callcd vampire" pictures was
brought out by movie men.
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