The two Cinemagraphs, the Victoria and Bijou, continue to exert a large hold upon the picture-loving public. For Friday, the Victoria announces the 4,000 ft. long picture 'Notre Dame,' which is one of the finest. 'The Chateau of Touraine' now being screened at the Bijou is…
A bill to prohibit the exhibition of indecent and immoral films in Cinemagraphs has been introduced into the Manila Assembly by Mr. Sabarre. The bill provides, according to the 'Cablenews,' that films should not expose to the public sight any that are immoral or that tend to incite or…
British films for British audiences is the latest try in the moving picture business at home. The 'Globe' reports that a beginning was made with an All British week at the Apollo Cinema Theatre, Wimbledon, and the movement is to be extended all over the country. Mr. Cricks said that…
The cinematograph has invaded almost every corner of the civilized world. It has entertained the illiterate, possibly acquainted them with many wonders they knew not of, and the pictures continued to attain a higher degree of perfection as the years roll on. The London County Council had…
Mr. Jack Grace informs us that although he will be unable tonight to show the film depicting the fight between Owen Moran and Battling Nelson, owing to the Skating Rink not coming within the requirements of the law for such purposes, he hopes to have it shown at one of the local cinema theatres…
Infant mortality has commanded during recent years, and many countries have been a rapid decline in the birth rate. Additional wards are being advocated together with more concentrated energy to help the public charities. We hope the higher authorities of the Philippines will approve of the…
Exchanges from Japan indicate that much excitement has been caused in the moving picture world by the action which the police authorities are taking against what they conceive to be exhibitions detrimental to the moral welfare of the public. The official ban appears to have fallen with…
It will take the Hongkong public a very long time to be tired of the Hughes Musical Comedy Company. Their performance filled up the Victoria Theatre every night.
Among the institutions which have been brought into existence during the past few years as a powerful educational factor we must include the cinematograph. The exhibitions must enlighten, but it is a moot point among critics whether the enlightenment is always for good. Pictures provide the…
The London County Council Educational Committee has lately done an experiment by using cinema exhibitions for educational purposes. The Committee has considered a recommendation to receive an offer from a firm. It is proposed to give the performance 4 times a day for a week in every 6…
The Liverpool special committee, which was appointed last October to consider the proposed new rules for premises licensed for cinematograph exhibitions, states in its report that there are complaints from time to time. The committee believed that this form of censorship did not go far enough,…
Picture play does no good to the 20th century boy and may do him positive harm. Therefore, father should keep his boy or girl away from all places of public entertainment which threaten to be in any sense demoralising. The managers of picture theatres should give Saturday or Sunday matinees for…
Calgary, Alta., March 19 – Arthur J. Aylesworth, the theatre manager of the city, goes to the wilds of Alaska in order to find the subjects for the movies, an attempt to take the study of natural history a great step forward. A year will probably elapse before the party again reaches Calgary.…
London, April 19 – Lord Roberts addressed a great demonstration at the Town Hall: 'While the politicians were still blind and indifferent to the revolution in public opinion on the subject of national service, it was one of the greatest which had taken place during the past 75 years.…
The first public exhibition of the Edison Kinetophone is to take place tonight at 9 p.m. (at Theatre Royal), and Hong Kong theatre-goers will be startled by the life-like reproductions of synchronised motions and sounds.
The first public performance given in Hongkong of Mr. T. Edison's invention – The Kinetophone, took place in the Theatre Royal last night. The new invention, in its remarkably life-like presentation of sounds and actions synchronising, is wonderful but by no means perfect. It displayed six…
Critics are reviling the age because of the increasing tendency towards extravagance and high living. An American publication stated that extravagance runs riot in a county. The moving picture business is the most profitable of all their industries. It threatens to cut out the theatres and the…
Tonight the Bijou Theatre intends to exhibit the splendid 'Les Miserables' film. This will be the last opportunity the public will have of seeing this splendid film in Hongkong.
From the Times: At the present moment the popularity of pictures palaces and the reason for it are directing a good deal of attention to the state of the public mind. We sit there because we can escape from the streets and offers some kind of relief away from reality. While at the same time,…
The effect of the moving picture shown on theatres and other entertainments is afforded in the publication of the receipts from all entertainments. The expenses of the music hall, rather than those of the theatres were increased. – New York Sun