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The Village Movie Published Weekly by the VILLAGE THEATRE Co., Wilmette, Ill. M. L. SPARR, Editor- Volume 1 Wilmette, Illinois, August 29,1914 Number 5 There are lots of things that puzzle me, But what I'd like to know Is what old-fashioned children did Without a Picture Show. "Do you ever play cards for money?" an interviewer recently asked Crane Wilbur. "No," replied Crane, "but those who play with me do." The Gold FiLre Curtain "Which is it dear? Is it that they have such a good machine, or is it that their pictures are so much better than the usual motion pictures?" a pa- tron of the Village Theatre asked her companion during one of the shows the other night. The management has repeatedly received similar questions. The pictures are good—they are the best that we can make them. The machine is the best, and only perfect films are used, but the gold fibre cur- tain which we have recently installed makes a wonderful difference in the actual reproduction of the pictures. This curtain eliminates the annoying flicker common to most motion pic- tures ; makes it possible for one to sit in the very front rows without any strain on the eyes whatever; and gives the very clearest, steadiest re- production possible. We want the pictures to be the very best, and we have, therefore, obtained the best material and equipment known to the art of motion picture projection. Do You want them ? Do you want pictures showing War scenes; showing military and naval formations and movements; showing conditions as they are supposed to be abroad? On numerous occasions the management has been commended for not giving the Village Theatre patrons such pictures. However, we wish to please all, and we wonder if there is any considerable desire tor the War pictures. Can we have the thoughts of neutrality and peace that we all desire if we have these pictures pa- raded before us? Do you want them? We have all noticed the President's recent plea for absolute neutrality on the part of each individual citizen of these United States. He has cau- tioned us not to make demonstrations of any kind with regard to the sad conflict abroad. We are all desirous of peace, and peace only. Each is a tiny unit helping to make one vast whole, but in order to have a perfect and harmonious whole, mustn't each tiny unit remain perfect and harmon- ious in thought and action? We all nppreciate the gravity of this present deplorable situation, but can we do more than be grateful for the wonder- ful blessings that this country is en- dowed with, be calm, hopeful, fear- less, peaceful and harmonious? We are tired of reading the daily papers, so full are they of war and its horrors; we don't care to talk about it only in the most general way, for there is the blood of many nations in our veins; then do we want to see the pictures which only help to empha- size the horror of it all? We will procure and show the pic- tures, to the best of our ability, if that is what our patrons want, trust- ing in their discretion not to make demonstrations of individual senti- ments—but unless we receive com- ments contrary to those already re- ceived, we will continue to give you the best we can in clean, wholesome, interesting feature plays, comedies, dramas, etc.