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Moving pictures face public pressure for better films
A newspaper recounts cinema critiques by Jesse Lexky at a New York luncheon, noting public indifference to Barrie plays and moral concerns about films. Edison and Bishop Manning are cited on Prohibition and cultural reform. Luther Burbank’s agricultural feats are listed, followed by assorted local ads and notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse ‘Lexky
Ne‘twmal Board of Motion Picture Revview
New York
Materlinck
J. M. Barrie
Anther Barrie
Skwa
United States
Edison
Charleston
Bishop Manning