only selections which are issued by those compa¬
nies whose music is tax free and are non-members
of the society.
4th. When those in charge of ihe music supply
the music for the theater the theater owner should
instruct and demand that non-taxable music only
should be played, and when cues are supplied see
to it that the musicians substitute non-taxable
music wherever taxable music is specified. The
theater owner'is liable if this is not done.
Trouble and lawsuits may result from the use
of music inadvertently used which is taxable, threes-
fore too much care cannot be used. Spotters may
be in the audience or other methods used for lo¬
cating houses using; taxable music.
Some houses believe that the tax is so small
that it is better to pay it than fight and go to the
trouble of inspecting all music. This is an open
question to be settled by each theater owner indi¬
vidually or by the united action of the theater
owners' organization. If the tax is to be fought
it must be done by united" action of theater in¬
terests.
A warning should be given to every, maker of
cue-sheets and every maker-of scores that he owes
it to the theater to label every cue—stating wheth¬
er or not it contains taxable music and it 90 each
of the selections should be so labeled.
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PAGE
TAX
TO AD-
MISSION
CHARGES
When
Exhib¬
patron.
itor
tax
pays
gets
is '
Sc
4c
1c or 25%
6c
5c
lc
20%
lite
9c
lc
11 11/100%
lie
10c
lc
10%
15c
13c
2c
15 38/100%
17c
15c
2c
13 1/3%
20c
18c
2c
1111/100%
22c
20c
2c
10%
25c
22c
3 c
13 2/3%
28c
25 c
3c
12%
30c
27c
3c
11 11/100%
33c
30c
3c
10%
35c
31c
4c
12 9/1054
39c
35c
4c
1143/100%
40c
36c
4c
11 11/100%
Legal Holidays in the United States
Jan. 1—New Year's Pay (except in Mass. and
Dist. of Col.).
Jan. 19—Birthday of Gen. Lee (in Ala., Ark.,
Fla., Ga., Miss., N. C, S. C, Va.).
Feb. 12—Lincoln's Birthday (in almost every
state).
Feb. 12—Georgia Day in Ga.
Feb. 22—Washington's Birthday (all over Union).
Mar 4—Mardi Cras (in Ala., Fla., La., in the
parishes of New Orleans, St. Bernard, Jef¬
ferson, St. Charles and St. John the Baptist),
Mar. 17—Arbor Day (in Okla.).
April 6—Arbor Day (in N. Ariz.),
April 12—Halifax Independence Resolutions (in
N. Car.).
April 13—Jefferson's Birthday (in Ala.).
April 15—Arbor Day (in Utah).
April 18—Good Friday (in Ala., Conn., Del., Fla.,
La., Md., Minn., N. J., Pa. and Term.).
April 19—Patriot's Day (in Me., Mass.).
April 21—San Jacinto Day (in Tex.).
April 21—Arbor Day (in Col. and Neb.).
April 23—Fast Day (in N. H.).
April 26— Corned. Mem. Day (in Ala., Fla.,
and Miss.).
May 9—Arbor Day (in R, I.).
May 10—Confed. Mem. Day. (in N. Car.,
and Tenn.).
May 12—Mothers' Day (in N. Mex.).
May 18—Peace Day (in N. Mex.).
May 20—Anniv. Signing of the Mecklenburg Dec¬
laration of Independence (in N. Car.).
May 30—Memorial Day (in Ariz., Cal., Col.,
Conn., Del., Dist. of Col., Idaho, 111., Ind.,
Ia„ Kan., Ky., Me., Md., Mass., Mich., Minn.,
Mo., Mont., Neb., Nev., N. II., N. J„ N.
Mex., N. Y., N. Dak., Ohio, Okla,, Ore., Pa.,
R. L, S. Dak,, Tenn., Vt., Va., Wash., W.
Va., Wis., Wyo.).
Ga.
. Car.
May 30—Confed. Mem. Day (in Va.).
June 3—Jefferson Davis' Birthday (in Ala., Ark.,
Fla., Ga., Miss.. S. Can, Tenn., Tex.
June 3—Confed. Memorial Day (in La.)".
June 15—Pioneer Day (in Idaho).
June 17—Bunker Hill Day (in Boston). Not a
legal holiday, but banks close by general
agreement.
July 4—Independence Day (all over Union).
July 24—Pioneer Day (in Utah).
Aug. 1—Colorado Day (in Col.).
Aug. 16—Bennington Battle Day (in Vt.).
Aug. 20-21—Good Roads Day (in Mo.).
Sept. 2—Labor Day (except in N. Mex. and Dist.
of Col.).
Sept. 9—Admission Day (in Cal).
Sept. 12—Old Defender's Day (in Baltimore,
Md.).
Oct. 7—Missouri Day (in Mo.).
Oct. 12—Columbus Day (in Ala., Ark., Cal.,
. Conn., Col., Del., Idaho, 111., Ind., Kan., Ky.,
Me., Md., Mass.," Mich., Mo., Mont., Neb.,
Ncv., N H., N.- J„ N. Mex., N. Y., Ohio,
Okla., Ore., Pa., R. I., Tex.., V*., Wash.,
W. Va.).
Oct. 13—Farmers' Day (in Fla.).
Oct. 26—Fraternal Day (in Ala.).
Oct. 31—Admission Day (in Nev.).
Nov. 1—All Saints' Day (in La.).
Nov. 1—State Fire Day (in Neb.).
pTov. 4—Elction Day (1st Tuesday after the 1st
-' • ■ -- ■ ^|| over TjHi0n, ex-
Monday in Novembci
cept Dist. of Col.).
Nov. 27—National Thanksgiving
■ the last Thursday in Novel
State and Dist. of Col.).
Dec. 3—Arbor Day (in Ga.).
Dec. 25—Christmas Day (all over Union)
Day (usually
cr. In every
Coast Agitation Against Foreign Pictures
In April the M. P. D. A., Los Angeles lodge,
unanimously voted to discourage the exploitation
and exhibition of German-made films in this coun¬
try for an indefinite period. This was followed by
a demonstration when the "Cabinet of Dr. Cali-
gari" was shown at the California Theater.
While the Actors' Equity also adopted resolu¬
tions in the East, no demonstration occurred upon
the showing of foreign pictures.
Texas Booking Circuit
The Texas Exhibitors Circuit, of which E. T.
Peter is president, has oilices at 1713% Com¬
merce St., Dallas, and supplies a number of thea-
Children's Matinee Association
A New York incorporation, headquarters at 1366
St. Nicholas Ave, blew York City, of which Miss
M. L. Fulton is the executive secretary. The plan
and scope of the organization: The purpose _ of
safeguarding children against unclean and im¬
moral exhibitions, including pictures. The organ¬
ization works in cooperation with the National
Motion Picture League, the National Board of
Review, the Federation of Child Study, _ the Salva¬
tion Army and many other like organizations in¬
terested in child welfare.
1001 Films
A list of over 1,500 non-theatrical film produc¬
tions compiled by the Moving Picture Age, Chi¬
cago, for the non-theatrical exhibition field.
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