The evening world. Newspaper, August 4, 1919, Page 11

r} POSLAM DOES “Close-Up"’ News and Views Of Filmland. and Its. People RE we coming to a revolution | in moti | A ». picture programmes? | In ot) er words, is the amaz- Ing increasc of film “short | #oing to strike stuff’ rious blow to the backbone of the picture business, the five-réel “feature”? Since Jan, 1, 1919, more two-reelers nd one-reelers have been made than im any two years of the film business, hese have been of all sorts, with ‘wo-reel photopiays of oftdoor sub- ts—mainly Westerns—and scenic travel pictures predominating. In same time the vogue of the so- led educational film has widely in- h sed, The programme of almost y theatre, until recently, has beon imited in short subjects to scenic jomedies and those informing films Which showed you silk culture in Japan, or running a hotel in De- froit, or peanut farming. in dexas, The exhibitors could not get short yerious films with “stories” in them, hor was there much request for them, WORLDS OF GOOD FOR SICK SKIN ‘You can apply Poslam to any dis- ordered skin with the confidence that it provides the absolutely reliable way to be rid of any itching or eruptional | trouble, that it will serve you well aad never can harm. When spread over the skin and its concentrated healing power directed against pimples and rashes, eczema, aene, itch, sealp-scale, burns and all like affections so distressing, it proves # means of greater comfort and most | abundant satisfaction. Sold everywhere. @pparently, Now, however, there appears to have beef a’ swing-back in popular | taste to the days of 1912-13 in which, For free sample | Jeomehow, mighty big stories would write to KE, boratories, 243 | be compressed into two-reel form, and West 47th St., New York City, |the audience hustled tn, saw quty a Poslam Soap is a daily treat to|complete entertainment, and bhumi*d ontains Poslam. —Advt, |}0ut without any great loss of time. Nowadays you must devote an eve- ning or an afternoon to the picture show if you intend to see the dra- jmatic feature at all. THE EASY WAY TO OVERCOME CONSTIPATION All of which has nothing to do with the length of the big special pictures which are being made in constantly rt la su w w a pl Gish, usually the female juvenile of ithe Grifith entertainments, is not in winter we shall two sorts of motiot the general entertainment—the va- feature, ust play or novel, nia, days of "49. and im * Tee Shtechener”’ SELWYN THEAT be very definitely interested in seeing. So it may come about that this have, everywhere, picture shows, jety of the screen world—in which really differing selection of short ubjects will be chosen, and the big lly based on a popular playing by itself, or ith very little other accompaniment. D. W. Griffith's new photoplay, ‘hich he is just finishing in Califor- is a story of the West in the It 1s @ California story. larine Seymour, the “cutie bea) ful” of one of his recent essays, is laying the principal part. Lillian Favorites of the Stage and graeme Picture Screen Who Are Appearing Here This Week UPTON’S SOGIETY CIRCUS Order as to Pay Entertainments in TO BE FREE TO PUBLIC be perm = wee! ae hh circus was to be defrayed by sub- scriptions. “On July 17 the War Department issued an order sayin fairs and carnivals in w! were interested financially would not that street ich civilians itted at any army post, camp or station in the future unless the , Father of Wentz Child Places jthat the child would be returned. | father of th a) DEMAND a FAILS T0 LOCATE: KIDNAPPED BABY Empanelling Two Grand Juries, In empanelling two Grand Juries for | the month of August to-day in the Court oF General Sensions, Judge Wil- liam H. Wadhams declared that New York |# the most law abiding com- munity in the world. “Of ail the great cities of the world,” Judge Wadhams said, “in spite of the fact That men come here from the} Letter at Designated Spot —Picked Up by Boy. A letter Indicating that Arthur Wonts, seven weeks old, who kidnapped from his carriage standing before a Bronx department store a week ago, is held for ransom was re- ceived by his parents yesterday, The letter waid that if the parents would |place $100 in an envelope at an indi- cated place on the lower east sido creed, there ina higher degree of order and a greater respect for law in this city than elsewhere. H Horace W. Paine, a publisher, of No. | 6 Fifth Avenue, was named foreman of the regular Grand Jury, and Lather B, Little, manager, No, 1 Madison Ave- nue, foreman of the additional Grand Jury. was ee Detective Foley and Arthur Wentz, stolen child, prepared a dummy envelope, went to the spot attempt to beat his indicated and there placed th! own official altitude record of 30,700 envelope. feet by going up $2,000 feet in a Cur- | A small boy wandered about, ap-|tiss triplane to-day was postponed to parently aimlessly, picked it up, opened it, saw that there was noth- ing of value in it, threw it away and then started to leave, He was de- tained and questioned, but the de*ec- tive later released him and made a of the incident. etter was written on a paper bag and was mailed on the lower east enable workmen to «smplete a device covering the engine and radiator when the temperature drops to 10 de- ‘ees below gerd. Rohif was prevented higher on his by the freeain; the rarefied atmosphere nearly aix miles above the earth, ee Another letter was received this Podge by Mrs, Wentz at her home, No, Home Street, in which piritualtet said she had had sever: visions that told her the child was at “Witt” Street,” “Dewitt Street,” Clinton Street,” “139th Street” or “169th Street.” Bhe said she saw the child over or near a garage and that it was well taken care of. This letter cheored the mother a little by reason of the hope that the child was being well cared for, In the letter demanding the $100 it was said that the woman who took the child did so because the child had cried so hard that she could not stand it and wanted the $100 to pay her for her trouble in keeping it. a BANK FOUNDER IS DEAD. the opening of the third annual con- vention of the National Association of Mation Picture Industries, at which they will take up the problems of FRtting dack onto @ peace-time basis. lans for curbing mov: le, can and to combat the moveme: inday closing will be taken uD at the con- vention. —_—_—_—_———. New Jersey Judge's Home Robbed. A porch climber cut through a wire screen of second story window last night in the home of Supreme Court Justice Francis J, Swayae, No, 15 H Street, Newark, N. J., while the fam! was at dinner and ‘took $49 from a dr in the sindge's dresser. $3,000,000,000 Gain By State Ba Five Years. ALBANY, Aug. 4.—In the five years ended June 30, last, resources of trust companies and pri- 3,000,000,000 the report of the State Banking Department shows to-day, w. Aitken Was Also Author and Lawyer. William D, Aitken, President of the Tronx Savings Bank and of the Bronx Safe Deposit Company, which he organ- ized in 1907, died last night at the home ot his daughter, Mrs. Harold P. Fi rington, at No. 815 Park Avenu &n fllness of several months, Mr. Aitken, besides being a wifely known banker, was an attorney and author. He was @ member of the New York Bar Association and of the New York Athletic Club, Sons of the Revo- ‘this picture, but will be in the one o ; increasing numbers—and which, after Camps Forces Change activities first were approved by the the Bankers’ Associatl s have a great deal to do with | Which he expects to make in and oe 8 Theatre’ Division. Commission om |'uton and of pase mgeioees The knife is the resort of the sur-! me explain, Almost all of the | 27ound New York. He is:returning in) Plans, Training Camp Activities, Our. ¢ir- |@ was & member of Delte Kappa Hpal- eon. It is harsh treatment, but’ lifacturere ure very weary of the | Nefe before the ist of September, " tiction Se ona R cus was not approved as planned pe- |!on fraternity. He was fifty years old, Sometimes necessary. Harsh cathar-} ‘programme picture” of a year or amp Upton's society circus which civillany were interested finan-| He ts survived by a widow, Mrs, Nora e a i Whe ptoaramome hes nk | Doraldina, the dancer of Hawalian| has been postponed to Aug. 8, 9 and C. Aitken, and a son, Bushman Aitken, es powders and sajts are not necessary. | one ° | : 2 i | sot ; .|return all subscriptions but the circus —_——>———— 3 Fe Vocative Brait Roll FA andoned, In the making |member of Thomas Dixon's, play on| "stead of an entertainment for the! “ong of a wcries of entertainments Cedum Ointment can be applied oal’s Laxative Fruit Rolls are the| ¢f big features, roa! features, tn which | Bolsheviem, “The Red Dawn,” haa in- | benefit of the camp morale fund as | planned as part of the morale work} Four New Toeksew Army.” to the tender skin of infants and natural way to tid yourself of Cone eee eee iene tet ory and acting | ComPorated her own picture company, | originally planned, Lieut, Col, J. H.| of the camp—will be a big succe: Sorgt. Gilbert Kapelman, No. 2760] children suffering from tetter, rash, stipation. 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It is dispensed by all good druggists, A fo 7 le wi tl Bi wi ba Ri sh One of the questions asked along he local p "Who will Rivoli an {alto when Zukor takes possession? th R A 8t Je pi bi t an fil pr m Herbert Brenon may produce for | Selznick abroad, There was a Brenon- | Selanick alliance here two years agy. | | by them, a solve this by havine the dialogue ‘eseriptive matter passed upon by a ER doe tio “title jury,” assembled to represent ae amtnane wg us man" angles of the reading mind JPPOPULAR MAT, WED. Sy7, $1.50 aa possible, pervision of the United States Food | wondering if the report of a serious accident, happening to him in Cali- turned over on a steep grade and that | the actor-soldier suffered minor injuries, of Warwick they have no report of any accident, picture of the “Big Four, now very busy, has been announced as the inaugural feature. nouncements were made some time ago, and others say that Rex Beach's personally supervised story of Alaska, “The Girl fram Outside,” number one. reelers of the Stage Waman's War have been definitely booked for this house, and one of the pictures will be This event is rather imminent now. Plunkett ms the ar presently, proclaimer whose late: nouncements have been through the Chicago Lane cannot pay her costume bills. diinistration, and Friends of Robert Warwick are ornia during the past week, is true. ‘he rumor says that Warwick's car | suffered a broken | . while Miss Frances Nelson, who as with htm in the car at the time, At the office the company employing Ma, It seems to be pretty definitely set- led that the huge Capito! Theatre, in roadway, above Longacre Square, il open’ about Sept. 1. The first a Fair- anks feature upon which Doug is These an- may be play At any rate, the two- ellef, released through Universal, hown on the first bill, ceording to some chatter, was invelgled for the principal purpose of aging these houses, However, | ohn Flinn of the Zukor staff says| ith definiteness that no change in| staffs is contempla | nd that Dr, Hugo ontinue as usu ¢ Dr. Ri tion » have a house of his own in the block nd 44th on Broadway Joseph from the rand will there pb nt He wants | and may, between 43d Mary MacLan public pro- ms, is Raid to be in poverty in| According to report ail her yoperty has been attached by a| jodiste, who declares that Hiss Mac- | David Relasco this week refused | 0,000 for the film rights to “Tiger * and Lee Kugel is said to have | ve answer when ‘Old Lady 31,"| Film titles, and the poor quality of | e one of the cu of the Goldwyn Is going to try to ‘and 181 the number was greatly reduced, | THE THRILLER |_ “EVERY WORD A HEART THROB! MIDNIGHT WHIRL AV 130. SENSATH rvice Allied cot of the men here The cost of the THEATRES. | AMERICA’S FOREMOST HARDE AND HiTS UN MONTE HISTO Jr. My dG MUM Pan WHAT THE NEW YORK TIMES said of “OH, WHAT A GIRL” Greatest Musical Hit rw ‘anvanet se id MUNG DAT 230 ADHURST i UF THRILLERS.” Evening Telegram. THE hh “SEE IT, YOU CAN'T GO WRONG.’ W orl GROVE ROOF OF CENTURY THEATRE officin CASINO Eva, 8.15, {Wed."ond Sate 213 LEW FIELDS “THE GAY OLD BOY" the Greatest Ht f His Career, LONELY ROMEO Enough Laughs to a Wi OF ewaw 39th St. Toque, Nina. eng “PRESIDENT WILSON’S. THE RED DAWN A Sensational Drama of Revolution, LYRIC Me to Gen, Otani, mmander in Siberia, senior THEATRES. Piven, at & Mis. ‘Tues., ‘Thurs, and Mat at d. AN. sie hands wore tu na wendortal ld. 330 NEXT WED., auc. (i fee 1 family indomed ‘Tamas Dixon's OT BIGGEST COMEDY HIT IN NEW YORK— THE FIVE MILLION Packed to the doors at every performance. bt Comedy of the “ IM oheol. uly. With a New hd ba THEA. t2¢ St, Eve PORULAR $1.50 MAT. WEDNESDA’ |HOLBROOK BLINN | PLAYHOUSE & s, ringworm, etc, motiginat fore rma) ! Private Timothy darrington, No. Seventh Avenue, ea i THEATRES. DER THE DIRECTION OF LEE AND J. J. SHUBERT@ THEATRE, Just West of Broadway. Phone Bryant 1202. © Wer sees $1.50 MATINEE WEDNESDAY fod, & Bat, 2.20, With £8 wn 20 Others. Citra: r marvelous prod ect nd i pros (-teut ir eet type of ost the wea Slay to make one fore World. lodrama.”* Herald. Mt & Mis. ae in (~@2ND The!|_ WEEK rs BOOTH tiamties Wis EMP a OHN FERGUSON SNEFULTON S.tth,t hat Ms TO-MOR'W EVE, ,%% in EUGENE WALTEDS Latest Play, “THE CHALLENGE” SAYS NEW YORK IS WORLD'S EW YORK Gin Judge Wadhanis. 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