Moving Picture News (1911) . had been attained there wouldbe little left to strive for, but in this production the strongplaces so overbalance the weak places thai one comes awayfrom an exhibition of the film feeling a consciousness ofhaving beheld a masterpiece. Apart from the artistic and entertaining part of the pic-ure it is a wonderful lesson in history, and is worthy a placeboth in the schools and other educational institutions ofthe country as well as in the archives of the city as the active reproducion which we have with which to remember thenoble deeds of the great Washington, the lo
Moving Picture News (1911) . had been attained there wouldbe little left to strive for, but in this production the strongplaces so overbalance the weak places thai one comes awayfrom an exhibition of the film feeling a consciousness ofhaving beheld a masterpiece. Apart from the artistic and entertaining part of the pic-ure it is a wonderful lesson in history, and is worthy a placeboth in the schools and other educational institutions ofthe country as well as in the archives of the city as the active reproducion which we have with which to remember thenoble deeds of the great Washington, the loyalty of Ben-jamin Franklin to the cause of his country, and the generousgood will and unselfish spirit shown by the French officersLafayette and Rochambeau toward the Americans. It willtend to foster in the children of the republic a reverence andlove for the father of their country, and an appreciation ofthe efforts of the early patriots on behalf of posterity. Itwill help them better to appreciate the peace and power and. liberty which is their heritage, and for which their fathersfought. In conclusion I would say that Hands Across the Seaas produced by the Eclair Company of America is a proudstep forward for the Independents. SALES COMPANY LETTER TO MAYOR GAYNOR November 7, the Honorable William E. Gaynor, Mayor of New YorkCity, and Committee on Proposed Ordinance Regulat-ing Moving Picture Theaters,Dear Sirs—The Motion Picture Distributing and SalesCompany, representing a great number of moving pictureexhibitors in Greater New York, desires to call your atten-tion to Sub-section J, page 13, of the proposed ordinancesregulating moving picture theaters. Sub-section J, line 6,reads as follows: But the Bureau of Licejises shall have powerin its discretion to enforce the provisions of saidParagraph 3 of Section E as to exits and read Section E, paragraph 3, and appreciate thepower this would place in the hands of the Bureau of Li-censes. It gives a discr
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