The Moving Picture Weekly (1920-1921)

14 -THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY The Empire Now Exclusively Universal EMPIRE IHEATRE HOMER Cin, PENNA. PROGRAM Universal Pictures TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY EMPIRE THEATRE Homer City, Penna. J. M. RISINGER, Manager JAN. 8th 1920 FEB. 3rd Thursday, Jan. 8th in Harry Carey "ACE OF THE SADDLE" If It's a Carey— It's a hit Sat, Jan. 10 Mildred Harris Chaplin in "FOR HUSBANDS ONLY" Tuesday, Jan. 18th Monroe Salisbury in THE LIGHT OF VICTORY" Thursday, Jan. 15th Ora Carew in "LOOT" Saturday, Jan. 17th Dorothy Phillips in "DESTINY" Tuesday, Jan. 20th Harry Carey in "FIGHT FOR LOVE" Thursday, Jan. 22nd Monroe Salisbury in "SUNDOWN TRAIL" Sat., Jan. 24 Mildred Harris Chapliik in "BORRO>VED CLOTHES" Tuesday, Jan. 27th Priscilla DeaiL in "SILK-LINED BURGLAR" Thursday, Jan. 29th Mary MacLaren in "BONNIE, BONNIE LASSIE" Saturday, Jan. 31st Dorothy Phillips in "SOUL FOR SALE" Tuesday, Feb. 3rd Mae Murray in "WHAT AM I BID" Every Tuesday Night 2 Reel Comedy Every Thursday Night 1 Reel Feature Every Saturday Night 1 Reel Comedy A sample p^-ogram from the Empire Theatre of Homer City, Pa. H ERE is a letter which speaks for itself. It was received by Herman Stem, manager of the Pittsburgh Exchange, from J. M. Risinger, manager of the Empire Theatre of Homer City, Pa. Homer City will not stack up very big even with the new figures that are coming in from the census enumerators, and the Empire only opens its doors on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, but the people in Homer know what is good entertainment and what is not. They know now that Universal is good entertainment. Here is a letter to prove that Universal can supply, unassisted, all of the variety and quality that any audience can desire. Jan. 22, 1920. Gentlemen: — I ran a well-known service in the Empire Theatre for more than two years. Recently I made a change in favor of Universal, the theatre being now an exclusive Universal house, and I do not regret having made this change, for everything has worked out to the eminent satisfaction of all concerned. My patrons have been more than pleased with the quality of entertainment afforded by Universal pictures, and when they are so well satisfied, why, of course, I am too. I have always been careful about giving recommendations, but I feel it is due to the service that I have received from Universal to do so now. "The Brute Breaker," "The Unpainted Woman," "Loot" and "Destiny" are to be classed among the best pictures I have run and I anticipate equally fine results from forthcoming pictures. Yours very truly, J. M. RISINGER, Empire Theatre, Homer City, Pa. How He Spent His Hundred Dollars J^ICHOLAS AMOS, top salesman in the Universal Des Moines office in the recent $6,000 drive, found a remarkable way to dispose of the Century spot which the Universal Exchange management sent to him as the prize which he had won. If he had bought an automobile with it, or a house and lot, or an airplane, or any of the other conventional things, we would never have been induced to i-un this story about him in the Moving Pictux-e Weekly, but he did something quite out of the ordinary and some thing which reflects a great deal of credit upon him. Mr. Amos felt that every one of the employees of the Des Moines Exchange had been instrumental in helping him to keep the business of so many exhibitors in line, to hold what he had and to acquire the new accounts which put him at the head of the list. He felt that every employee should have an opportunity of sharing in the prize which he had won because each one had had a part in winning it, so here's what Amos did. He had a little diimer and dance in the exchange to which he invited everj'one of the employees of the Universal, together with their families. The dinner wasn't elaborate and the music wasn't expensive, but they managed to have a very jolly time and every employee felt as though he personally had been rewarded for the three months drive wliich brought the prize to Ml-. Amos. Incidentally, Mr. Amos felt fully repaid for liis generosity in sharing the prize as he did. We wouldn't be at all surprised to hear that he paid out more for his little show than the amount of the prize.