Show VAUDEVILLE HOUSES PLAN TO MEET R R. R STRIKE Y J f ire Houses May Impress 1 A Autos tos to Move Rep Re Re- s p leases t S L LOS S ANGELES Calif Aug 31 to guard against a mo moo picture film famine by using 4 fi automobiles In case of a railroad h to carry ne negatives aties from the producing pro southern California Califor- Califor clueing companies in nia to printing establishments in the r East for developing already have been made according to statements today oday by managers of some of ot the large producing producing producing ing companies here One company has arranged a schedule schedule schedule sched sched- ule which would insure delivery of the negatives in New York in seven days it it was stated Southern California Is one of the largest motion picture producing centers centers centers cen cen- in the country and severance of transportation facilities for getting the films to Eastern printing establishments establishments establish establish- ments might cause a famine among motion picture theatres theatres theatres the the- the the or more atres of the country according to II H. O. O Davis general manager of a producing pro pro- company here 3 J While the pending railroad strike ma may have a disastrous effect on the movement of fi freight eight and passenger business generally local vaudeville houses are not not afraid of the results ul- ul al although although though they aro taking necessary precautions precautions pre pre- cautions to see that the shows of next week at least get In and out on time Railroad officials have notified the vaudeville managers here that acts which close on the coast on Saturday evening e will undoubtedly arr arrive arrive e. To Tomake Tomake Tomake make sure of the matter however the players who are arc booked for the bill bUl Opening at the Orpheum next Wednesday Wednes Wednes- Wednesday day lay and who complete their coast engagements on Saturday night will leave Los Angeles late Saturday night in a special car attached to the last train expected to arrive here ere the I strike order goes into effect Monday morning T The e players who complete their work worl at the Orpheum on Saturday Satur Satur- lay day night will leave Salt Lake in a special car ar at midnight Saturday However however How How- ever lest some untoward circumstances might arise arrangements have been completed to have a huge motor truck meet the train at Cheyenne It is planned to load the baggage of the actors on this truck at that point for forthe forthe forthe the final transfer from Cheyenne to Denver should traffic be interrupted The players themselves will be taken into Denv Denver r in a fleet of automobiles which the the Denver management has arranged to have ready at the Wyoming Wyoming Wyo Wyo- ming point 1 Film exchanges which have their of offices offices offices of- of in this city are making equally strenuous arrangements to avoid trouble trouble trouble trou trou- ble in film shipments Every available print of both old and new llew subjects is being rushed to the central offices here and plans arc are being completed for the routing of the pictures by automobile from point to point Several of the ex exchanges exchanges exchanges ex- ex changes are combining on the handling of the prints and all expect to be able to servo serve their respective theatres without without with with- out any great disturbance to the book bool ings Some suggestion has been made to have the prints move from point to point via the parcels post but to do this thi will necessitate a special ruling of the postoffice department which at atte atthe atthe the te present time prohibits the shipment of films through the snails malls I |