Moving Picture News (1911) . that is coming to him, including theloss of his sweetheart, who buries her face in the whiskers ofthe hero, who is Johnny-on-the-Spot with the signed papersto cinch the case. As a novel Foul Play is an entertaining story and onewell done by a master in story writing, but the picture ver-sion is subject to criticism and the principal objection is thatcan overlook the incongruities for the reason that they arethe dramatic incidents are not convincing—on film. Virginia, Minn.—Work has just begun on the new Lyrictheatre to be erected here. Wenatchee, Wash.—The Wenatche
Moving Picture News (1911) . that is coming to him, including theloss of his sweetheart, who buries her face in the whiskers ofthe hero, who is Johnny-on-the-Spot with the signed papersto cinch the case. As a novel Foul Play is an entertaining story and onewell done by a master in story writing, but the picture ver-sion is subject to criticism and the principal objection is thatcan overlook the incongruities for the reason that they arethe dramatic incidents are not convincing—on film. Virginia, Minn.—Work has just begun on the new Lyrictheatre to be erected here. Wenatchee, Wash.—The Wenatchee Realty Co. will erecta new theatre at Mission and Palouse streets. PRESTO Pester frames, the best poster frame made, $ in quantities up to five. Six or more $, cash with order. ELECTRA Pink Label Carbons ^ x 6 softcored, $2 25 per 100. $20 00 per 1,000, cash withorder. Swaab Film Service Co. Pioneer Film Exchange129 N. EIGHTH STREET PHILADELPHIAPowers and Moticgraph Machines 24 THE MOVING PICTURE NEWS. FROM THE OBSERVATORYBy G. F. Blaisdell THE committee on civic affairs of the Lynn (Mass.)Interchurch Union declares that the motion picturetheatres in Lynn are one of the most successful sub-stitutes for the licensed saloon. Heres the exact lan-guage: VVe are impressed anew by the social possibilities of themoving picture exhibition, regarding it as the most efifectivefoe of the saloon as well as the low-grade theatres. Representatives of thirty-three churches have delegateda committee to consider the question. Fine! At lastchurchmen have recognized a condition which for a longtime has been patent to many non-churchmen. The saloonmen also knew all about it, so also did the owners of thelow-grade theatres. Another class of men has felt theeflfect of the moving picture domination, and that is thehigh-priced theatre owner. Of course, it should be understood that in Lynn, at times,there are two different kinds of saloons—-hei^ce the ref-erence to licensed sa
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