Paramount Pep-O-Grams (1927)

1 " """ 1 """" """" """ " 1 """"" 111111 = A POPULAR DEFINITION OF THE © § TRUE PARAMOUNT SPIRIT ■''ff § By LEONARD J. CUSHING I ?iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiUHiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit;iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiim 1 I’m not a "Wet,” but I’m not a "Dry” either — sort of on the fence. However, there’s no denying that “Spirits” of certain kinds make the world go round. The spirit of the Paramount Pep Club, as it has manifested itself to me on several occasions, is certainly entitled to be placed among those kinds of “Spirits.” In times of stress, token things weren’t going just the way they should and Paramount seemed to be up against it for one reason or another, when our boys and girls vuere called upon to give every ounce of energy in their power, to suffer privations in the face of long odds, when, in short, we had our back to the wall, — it was this same old Spirit that pulled Paramount through and put it back in the place where it stands today,— on top of the pile. There is an old adage in military circles that “An army lives on its stomach,” — so I say that no matter whether it be big or small, old or young, “A corporation prospers on its spirit.” The definition of “Spirit” is, “Pervading influence— animating principle — peculiar character or quality ” and it is this definition which is so clearly exemplified through our great organization by the Paramount Pep Club. I1 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii,iiii<Hii(iiii,iiiiiiiii'i'iii||iiiii|ii',i'''ii',<'t||,,ii,,,n,,,,'i|i|'ii',,'*"'= § A MORNING IN THE FOREIGN 1 PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT 1 X Tj| By O. R. GEYER 1 iA'M Being an Unfinished Play in One Act and a Swoon Reception Desk Boy — Here’s a fellow to see you. W e — (Business of picking up card and reading) : M. Miciukiewcicz, “Ilustracja” Rynek Starego Miasta 28 in. 17, Warsawa. Poland. JFe — (To Boy) Send him in. ************* (Time Passes) We — ( Dictating ) Take a letter, please, to Tatsuwo Hoshino, Ashiagraph, Takiyama-cho, Kyobashi, Tokyo, Japan. ************* (More Time) Boy ( Once more) Here’s another one. (Hands card ) : Vadasz Ujsag, Tg. Mures, Roumania. ************* (DiUo) Voice over telephone — Thees es Senor Renato de Castro y Guerrero spiking. I crave ze passes for ze Paramount, ze Roxy and le Capitolio. (Encounters a remonstrance here) hut our soobseribors, ze want to read all about ze’ Metro stars. You no giv zem? Zen I take zis oop with my consoul. **** (Takes more time to recover from t his. ) We — (Business of dictating again) Take this story, please: ************* (jjow time elapses) We — ( Continuing ) Get seme photographs and send them with the story to Osterreichische Illustrierte Zeitung, Lerchenfeldstrasse 6. Vienna. And you might send the same story to Srhweizer Kino Zeitschraft and Prasky Illustrovany Zpradvodaj and****** Time out here for some Red Cross work by Dr. Stern. ************* *******-£***** ************* Boy — (Again) Here’s another foreigner to see you. (Hands out card) : M. Spiro Markesini Kinimatigraphieos Astir Athens Business of swooning. (Very realistic). Mlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 III 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiillliliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiilliiiiiimiiiiimimiiiii /"\I TD f'*! ¥ TR Seven years ago we looked up at a beautiful mountain. It ^ ^ was .j-he Peak of the Perfect Paramount Club. We knew then that it was going to take mighty hard climbing to get to the top of that peak. For seven years the climb has gone on; and now there is before us the last steep pinch before the summit is achieved. Whole-souled co-operation will get us there — one for all, and All for the Club. Shoulders to the capstan! The anchor’s weighed! Then straight ahead with a full breeze, bounding over Prosperity’s Seas! filllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 1 1 1 1 1 1 li 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II l II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 II II 1 1 1 1 1 II II 1 1 1 1 1 HI 1 1 lliiiiiilliiiliiiiiiiilliiiini PEP-O-GRAMS Page Twenty-nine