United States, Georgia, Bibb County, Macon, 32.84069, -83.6324United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Taylor, P. L.1929-05-29Letter from P. L. Taylor, general manager of the Colored Pictures Distributing Company, to William M. Smith, manager of the Douglass Theatre, dated May 29, 1929, regarding the reissue of the film The Spider's Web. Taylor announces that he is reissuing The Spider's Web, a film that was a hit a few years before. He argues that Smith would be justified in playing a return engagement because of the constant change in the population of Macon, Georgia. Taylor asks Smith to respond by mail if he wishes to show the film. He adds that he is booking the picture successfully because Evelyn Preer is making a big hit with Famous Players, probably Famous Artists Corporation of America. Taylor lists the advertising material he has and asks Smith to tell Mr. Douglass, probably Charles Henry Douglass, Jr., owner of the Douglass Theatre, about two low intensity arc lights that he has found for him that cost about $120.00. He ends with quotes on rental prices for The Spider's Web. The Spider's Web, a Micheaux film, was released in 1926 and was based on "The Policy Players," an original story by Micheaux. The film starred Evelyn Preer, Billy Gulfport, Marshall Rogers, Edward Thompson, Lorenzo McLange, Henrietta Lovelass, and Grace Smith. In 1932, Micheaux released a sound version of the film, The Girl from Chicago.Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2005, as part of Georgia HomePLACE. This project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.image/jpegtext/htmldbr038Blues, Black vaudeville, and the silver screen, 1912-1930s (Digital Library of Georgia) GAGALhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Colored Pictures Distributing CompanyAfrican Americans in the motion picture industryAfrican Americans in motion picturesRace in motion picturesRace films--United StatesRent chargesFeature films--United StatesMotion picture theaters--Georgia--MaconFilm posters--GeorgiaAdvertising--Motion pictures--GeorgiaCommercial agents--Georgia--AtlantaMotion picture theaters--Equipment and suppliesNegotiation--Georgia--MaconSpider's web (Motion picture : 1927)Douglass Theatre (Macon, Ga.)Micheaux, Oscar, 1884-1951Smith, William M., theater managerElectric lighting, ArcLetter: Atlanta, Georgia to William M. Smith, Macon, Georgia, 1929 May 29Text