The Moving picture world (November 1925-December 1925)

52 MOVING PICTURE WORLD November 7, 1925 Paramount's 'Teter Pan" Now Booking; Meets Big Demand FAMOUS PLAYERS-LASKY CORPORATION announces for the approaching holidays the availability of new prints of "Peter Pan," Paramount's Christmas holiday feature of last year, Betty Bronson, Paramount star, as "Peter Pan." New prints of this delightful picture wUl be available for showing during the Christmas holidays. directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Betty Bronson. "Peter Pan," it is stated, is now being booked for this year's holiday season in compliance with the wishes of exhibitors throughout the United States, some of whom assert their audiences will want to see "Peter Pan" each year, during the winter months. Coupled with this announcement is the statement that the widespread demand for "Peter Pan" will in no way interfere with Paramount's plan to release for the 1925-26 holidays Mr. Brenon's newest Barrie story, "A Kiss for Cinderella," in which the charming Miss Bronson is again starred. "Peter Pan," the whimsical story of child life for persons of any age, played day and date in more than two hundred and fifty theatres in the United States and Canada, during the Christmas holidays last year, creating new bo.x office records in many houses, and scoring remarkable results in the big cities. In New York City the outstanding wallop of Main Street was the simultaneous presentation of the screen production of "Peter Pan" at the Rivoli and Rialto. These houses, with a combined seating capacity of 4,160 played to $59,503 with the picture. The Rivoli took in $30,213 and the Rialto banked $29,290. In Philadelphia, the Stanley did a land office business, while Los Angeles, Washington, Boston, Chicago, Buffalo and Baltimore, filed reports of business on "Peter Pan" that exceeded the greatest expectations of Paramount executives. In addition to the many box office sensations following upon the release of "Peter Pan," the files of Moving Picture World are replete with statements from first run theatre owners and managing directors designating this production an artistic triumph Something away off the beaten path was achieved by Mr. Brenon in his finished work. Betty Bronson, Paramount star, who achieved fame in "Peter Pan." In "A Kiss for Cinderella," also from the pen of Sir James M. Barrie, Miss Bronson is expected to score again in a play of zi'himsical charm. but prior thereto the world at large read how an "unknown" girl had been selected to play "Peter," and it was not long before Betty Bronson became one of the best known girls on the screen. In "Peter Pan" Famous Players-Lasky Corporation possesses an asset which cannot be accurately appraised in 1925. Any valuation on this picture must necessarily be a hazardous guess, because it has that rare charm that will make it "a demand performance" for many years to come. "In every year," one reviewer wrote, "a fresh host of children will arrive at that age (we do not dare to suggest the precise ige!) when they will want to see 'Peter Pan,' vhile the children who saw it 'last year' will \ isist on seeing it again. And the cagey i^addy, the frivolous aunt or uncle, or the sly old granddad will find many an excuse to take their little relatives to a theatre where 'Peter Pan' is showing. It's one of those things that can't be helped." — C. E. H. After the wedding. Max Ginsburg and little Timmy Kelly seem disconsolate at the loss of their boarder, who got married and went away. Jackie Coogan is the star of "Old Clothes," a Mefro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture. Pay Visit to President Coolidge Receives Mr. and Mrs. Lubittch and Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Warner President Coolidge gave an audience in Washington last Monday (Oct. 18) to Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Lubitsch and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Warner, who made the trip to Washington especially to meet the nation's chief executive. The party arrived on Sunday night and stopped at the Wardman Park Hotel. Jack Connolly, who represents the Hays organization in Washington, had arranged all details to such a nicety that it was only necessary to stop at the German Embassy and have Mr. and Mrs. Lubitsch sponsored by the German oflfiicials in Washington before visiting the executive offiice. They were received at 12:30 in the President's office. Mr. Connolly explained to Mr. Coolidge that the United States had taken Mr. Lubitsch from Germany, and that he intended to remain in this country. The President wished him lots of luck and expressed the same wish for H. M. Warner. Mr. and Mrs. Warner returned to New York the same night.