Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World (Oct-Dec 1928)

60 EXHIBITORS HERALD and MOVING PICTURE WORLD October 20, 1928 5,000 Extras to Appear In 10 Paramount Films (Special to the Herald-World) HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 16.— More than 5,000 — count 'em — extras are playing in ten current pictures of Paramount. One thousand of them, whites and Indians, are appearing in Richard Dix's "Redskin," and 3,000 of them are to be in "The Four Feathers." LETTERS From Readers A forum at which the exhibitor is invited to express his opinion on matters of current interest. Brevity adds forcefulness to any statement. Unsigned letters will not be printed. Something Different DURANT, MISS.— To the Editor: You will notice there will be no reports on pictures from me this week on account of the fact that we are playing at our theatre a stock company, the "Jake Conegan Show," with a capacity house each night. This company has been playing our theatre for the last three years, one week each year, and I find that it pays because the people seem to want a change. And if we do not give it to them they will go where they do have it, and when they go away they are hungry for pictures again. Now this is my opinion. When you can get a good reputable attraction such as this Conegan show to play your house once in a while it will make picture showing more interesting. It seems like the whole world wants something new, something different now-a-days, and we theatre owners, both the producers and the exhibitors, must get up something new, something exciting and different because it seems they have all gone mad for amusement. Where the biggest noise is made they all will stay there. — Walter Odom & Sons, Dixie theatre, Durant, Miss. 2 Burned, Operator May Die as Result of $35,000 Fire Starting in Booth (Special to the Herald-World) SHERMAN, TEX., Oct. 16.— Fire which caused a $35,000 loss to the building and equipment, broke out in the booth of the Lamar theatre during the first evening performance last Wednesday night, burning Dudley Little, the projectionist, so severely that latest reports say he may not live. Miss Etta McDuffie, cashier, was badly burned about the face. Explosion of a film is said to have caused the blaze. The audience filed out without any injuries occurring. British I nternational Booklet Tells of Films Now Available in U. S. British International, in announcing formally its acquisition of distribution machinery in America and Canada through World Wide Pictures Corporation, has issued an elaborate brochure presenting the product it will release on this side of the water. The formation in New York of World Wide by John Maxwell, chairman of British International, completes that producers' distribution arrangements for the world. The firm is producing about 50 pictures yearly. St. Louis Branch Wins (Special to the Herald-World) NEW YORK, Oct. 16. — D. P. Rathbone, manager of First National's St. Louis exchange, and his salesmen won first honors in First National's 13-wcck summer billing drive, which recently closed. Theatre Manager Weds REVERE, MASS. — George A. Smith, manager of the Capitol, Somerrille, Maw., and Mill Catherine M. O'Donnell of Revere, were married last week. Mr. Smith was formerly in the theatre business in Nashville, Tenn. Building Activity in Ohio Found Rapid In Smaller Towns Considerable building activity is evidenced throughout the state of Ohio, and rapid growth of construction is noted especially in the smaller cities. Leo Kessel and Harry Abram plan a new theatre at Lancaster. Business men are building at Canton. Rosenthal & Flannigan are' heading a company undertaking construction at Ravenna, and the Kenton Amusement Company will erect a 1,200-seat house at Kenton. Gus Hoops has bought the Paul's theatre at Hammer from G. P. Fredericks, and Mrs. Lowell Miller has purchased the Crescent at Sherwood from Charles Hahn. W. E. Plummer has discontinued his Arcade at Swanton. Samuel Pinanski, head of Netoco, is sponsoring a $1,750,000 building project in Portland, Me., which will contain the Netoco State theatre. The building will be 22 stories. Mike Comerford of Scranton, Pa., and Mike Kallet of Utica, N. Y., have taken over the Capitol in llion, N. Y. The Stanley Company has started building a $250,000 residential theatre in Albany. * • * A special shipment of steel arrived last week at Biloxi, Miss., for the $150,000 theatre building which Saenger is constructing. Redecorating of the Liberty at Peru, Ind., has started, with the same red and gold color scheme as the Roxy in New York. The Strand Theatre Corporation at Emporia, Kan., is to build a $225,000 house seating 1,500. Boiler Brothers are the architects. Elmo Hoffman is building at New Sharon, Iowa, and Sam H. Blair has started work on his new theatre at Belleville, Kan. Frank Morris has awarded contracts for a house at Cimarron, Kan. E. W. Williams will build in Manchester, Iowa. Charles Smyther, Jr., and associates have bought the Uptown at Wichita, Kan. Joe George has started excavating for a theatre at Idaho Falls, Idaho. Gene Green is the new house manager of the Texas at San Antonio. • * • In California, the new Oakland is to open this month, supplanting the American taken over by West Coast. Golden State will build at Merced. At San Rafael the Star has been closed because of the illness of M. Laborie. The Orpheum in Oakland is celebrating its 21st anniversary. At Spokane, plans for a $1,000,000 theatre are near completion, according to Louis Cohen of West Coast. K. A. O. has cancelled its lease on the Helig at Portland, Ore. In Canada, Nat. Rothstein, owner of the Rose and Plaza at Winnipeg, and J. Zeitchow of Melville, Sask., have bought the Melville and the Princess at York ton, Sask., from R. Besler. Famous Players Canadian has awarded the general contract for the Capitol at Saskatoon to R. J. Arrand. The cost is estimated at $400,000. False Arrest Is Charged By Hawaii Film Magnate (Special to the Herald-World) SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16.— Joel C. Cohen, president of the Consolidated Amusement Company, Ltd., of Honolulu, T. H., which virtually controls the amusement business in the Hawaiian Islands, has filed suit for damages in the sum of $75,000 against William C. Harper, whom he charges with having illegally caused his arrest. The arrest grew out of a misunderstanding in a stock transaction between the two men. The magnate declared in his complaint that it has caused him humiliation. Pathe Officers Write Encyclopedia Articles (Special to the Herald-World) NEW YORK. Oct. 16. — Terry Ramsay, editor-in-chief of eastern production for Pathe. is writing an article on motion pictures for the new edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Mrs. Elizabeth Dessez, director of the educational department of Pathe, will have an article on "Development of educational pictures in the United States." Norman Taurog Signed For Fox Sound Shorts (Special to the Herald-World) HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 16.— Norman Taurog has signed a long-term contract with Fox and is producing a series of short-reel Movietone subjects. Helen Gregg FB O Title Writer HOLLYWOOD— Helen Gregg, secretary of the titling and editing department of F B O studio, has been promoted to the post of title writer. STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION, ETC., REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF AUGUST 24, 1912 Of Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World, published weekly at Chicago, Illinois, for October 1, 1928. 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