ten cents o THE COPY ISSUED FRIDAY DATED SATURDAY Vol. V. No. 6. CHICAGO July 31, 1909. WATCH THIS PAGE For the announcement of the opening of INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES We can use a few more experienced film men (Applications will be treated in strict confidence.) THAT’S THE ANSWER From the time this company entered the film field it has repeat¬ edly assured exhibitors that it intended to take care of their interests. We depended to a great extent upon the exchanges treating exhibitors as they should be treated. We believed that when an exhibitor asked for INTERNATIONAL goods, he would receive them, but we have hundreds of letters in our possession from exhibitors disgruntled by the fact that a majority of exchanges are foisting faked, shoddy and duped goods upon them, under the INTERNATIONAL label. This is not true in all cases, but we know that it is true in a majority of in¬ stances. Hence, we are forced to establish our own exchanges in order to give exhibitors what they want, that is, strictly INTERNATIONAL film. These exchanges will handle INTERNATIONAL films, American and European makes, exclusively, and they will be opened as rapidly as men and locations can be obtained. THE EXHIBITOR SHALL GET WHAT HE PAYS FOR INTERNATIONAL Projecting and Producing Company SCHILLER BUILDING, CHICAGO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY AMUSEMENT WEEKLY Published at 87 South Clark Street Chicago, by The 5HOWliIORLP Publishing Co. E"tCTCdjaL,ne”"i90raaMallCr WARRENA.PATWCK, GENERALPmCTOR. Volume V-N». 6 .CHICAGO July 31, 1909 florian pincus sued SCRANTON SITE SOUGHT BY LEW DOCKSTADER. BY SHUBERT INTERESTS. Minstrel Claims That Defendant MORRIS LINES UP Rumored That Negotiations Have Levied Upon Box Office Unlaw¬ About Been Completed for En¬ fully, and Wants Remuneration. trance of “Independents.” PHILADELPHIA, Pa., July 27.— COAST TO COAST SCRANTON, Pa., July 26.—A rep¬ Lew Dockstader, the minstrel, filed a resentative of the Sam S. and Lee suit through Eugene Raymond in Shubert theatrical corporation of New Common Pleas Court recently against York has been in the city several Florian Pincus, a theatrical manager Worldwide Chain of Theaters Practically Com¬ times during the past month endeav¬ and promoter, to recover damages for pleted by Independent Vaudeville Man oring to get a site on which to locate an alleged illegal levy made on the one of the Shubert chain of theaters. box office receipts at the Grand Op¬ It is rumored that negotiations have era House while Dockstader was fill¬ J. C. Matthews, western representa¬ from the west, the banner of inde¬ been about completed for the purchase ing an engagement there four years tive of William Morris, Inc,, an¬ pendent vaudeville will be floating of the Dr. Isaac Goodman property ago. Mr. Pincus obtained an attach¬ nounced this week that William Mor¬ over twenty-five cities on the Pacific adjoining the city hall for some' time, ment against Dockstader in a suit for ris had completed his chain of Ameri¬ coast and in the far west. In this con¬ an alleged violation of contract, and can theaters from coast to coast, and nection there is a rumor that Morris COMEDY TEAM FINDS despite the contention of Dockstader at the present time has welded a big has made some sort of a deal with NO FUN IN DES MOINES. that the contract had never been con¬ link in the promised belt line of play¬ the Sullivan-Considine people, but summated, the box office receipts houses around the world. Incidental¬ Paul Goudron, the representative of Through a Mistake in Booking Martin were attached. ly it is announced that Matthews has the latter firm in Chicago, says if such and Mitchell Are Left Strand¬ so been at work, and he, too, is about a deal has been consummated that he ed in Iowa Capital. to add a small link in the chain, which knows nothing of it whatever. “We will be a circuit of houses beginning know nothing of this matter, and have DES MOINES, July 27.—Through at Lincoln, Neb., and ending at To¬ heard nothing of it in this office.” a misunderstanding of the booking Directors of the Company, However, peka, Kans., and including such cities The vast new western circuit will agencies which supply the moving Think Differently and They Com¬ as Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Okla¬ be operated from San Francisco, picture shows with vaudeville acts, a pel Him to Remain in the Field. homa City and Leavenworth. where there will be two houses, by comedy team under the name of Mar¬ San Francisco is the latest city to a new corporation known as the Wil¬ tin & Mitchell are stranded here and CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, July 26.— capitulate to Morris, and before many liam Morris Company, Western, have applied to the local trades unions Because business at the Alamo park weeks, according to word received (Continued on page 23.) for aid. The team came upon advice has not been so good as it should from the Family theater, stating that have been Manager Kelmer about the act which had been booked was made up his mind to quit it. But unable to fill the engagement. How¬ there was a meeting between him¬ ever, upon arriving here they found self and the directors of the park at CHAS. OSGOOD QUITS; the act which had been previously which he was given the alternative booked was on the job and the Mar- of signing stipulations providing for THURNAER APPOINTED tin-Mitchell comedy team were in fair keeping the park open the rest of the way to walk the ties to the next stand. season, or having a writ of attach¬ President O’Blennis of the Trades As¬ ment served on his property, some of Klaw & Erlanger’s Right Bower Gives Up and Is Succeeded sembly is doing everything posible to which was already boxed up pre¬ aid them. paratory for shipment elsewhere. By£Well]Known Brady Man FILM MEN’S COMBINE MICHIGAN MANAGERS APPROVED BY COURT. NEW YORK, July 28.—(Special.) one of the best posted men in the the¬ IN VAUDEVILLE COMBINE NEW YORK, July -26.—The Na¬ —Charles Osgood, who has been for atrical business. BAY CITY, Mich., July 27.-A com¬ tional Motion Picture Exhibitors’ As¬ bination of six or seven of the vaude¬ years identified with Klaw & Erlang- Great secrecy has been maintained sociation of this state was approved ville theaters in lower Michigan is er, has resigned from that firm and regarding his severance with the firm, pending. Frank J. Swartz, manager by Supreme Court Justice Bischoff. has been succeeeded by Erward Thur- but the report is that Mr. Osgood has It is organized for the “orotection of of the Saginaw, Bijou theater; Frank naer. This is one of the most start¬ permanently retired. He was finan¬ its members, their elevation and bene¬ Bryce, of Flint, Colo.; W. S. Butter- ling theatrical sensations of the sea¬ cially interested in many of the K. & fit, and to deal with persons in the 1 field of Battle Creek and manager of son, as Mr. Osgood was generally con¬ E. productions and was one of the business who violate the law.” The ! theaters in that city, Jackson and Kal- ceded to be as valuable to the syndi¬ higest salaried men in his line. Ed¬ incorporators are W. M. McKenzie, 1 amazoo; D. W. Robson, of Lansing; cate as Mr. Erlanger himself, his long ward Thurnaer, his successor, has Louis Maas, A. D. Jacobs, F. P. Mc- I Dan Pillmore of this city and the term in the capacity in which he been in charge of the booking depart¬ Cutcheon, O. I. Lanberger and C. K. 1 Western Vaudeville association are in- served made him not only a person of ment for W. A. Brady’s attractions. Kreingwald. ) terested in the negotiations. The plan great importance in their affairs, but I is to get together seven road shows I that will play full bills in each of Musicians Quit Sells-Floto. FORTY WEEKS’ OFFER Charles A. McGrane has left the r these during a period of seven weeks, BY QUIGLEY’S OFFICE. i for which they are engaged. A rneet- big show band with the Sells-Floto f lnS was held in Chicago recently in circus, claiming that he . could not get f regard to this matter, and it is prob- The Majestic, Formerly a Melodrama along with the twenty-four-hour man Independent Booking Exchange Will House, Will Be Devoted to of the show. H. C. Benson, Charles J able that the new order of things Use White Rat Contract For r will soon be in force. Vaudeville in the Future. Elwyn also quit the band. The lat¬ Its Sixty-five Houses. ter joined the Barnum show at Du¬ ; New Sunday Newspaper. buque. The musicians claim that the TORONTO, July 26.—The Majes¬ cook tent is very bad and that the P New York is to have a new pap There is a new vaudeville agency in tic theater, which has hitherto been i It will be a Sunday paper for a wh Fourth of July dinner was particu¬ the field. The Independent Booking devoted to melodrama of the very S after which it expects to appear da: larly atrocious. One of them said, luridest sort, has been leased by Wil¬ ? Samuel McLeary Weller, who v Exchange has been organized with “I love my meat, but oh, you messes!” offices in the Knickerbocker theater liam Morris and will be operated as | formerly identified with the ds a vaudeville house, beginning Aug. 2. 5 American, will be the editor. The building, New York city, with John Lottie Williams Quits Blaney.