Paramount Pep-O-Grams (1927)

MR. ZUKOR'S PORTRAIT It is my great pleasure to report to President Trotta the fact that the portrait of Mr. Adolph Zukor has been duly and appropriately placed in the Board of Directors Room with proper inscription plate. With this report the Portrait Committee ceases to function; but in considering our duties fulfilled, it would be amiss if we did not extend to Mr. Zukor our fullest appreciation of his constant patience, courtesy and suggestions during the progress of this work. We are likewise appreciative of the sincerity and endeavor of the Artist, Guisseppe Trotta who brought this painting to fruition. I wish personally to thank Mr. Zukor, the Artist and all members of the Committee for the splendid aid and cooperation afforded. ADOLPH ZUKOR PORTRAIT COMMITTEE. Palmer Hall Stilson, Chairman PARI By DICK BLUMENTHAL Received After His Previous Contribution Had Gone To Press (If we were to wax bucolic, poetic, erotic and perhaps sexy, there are a lot of things one could say under such a heading, and a lot of other things we couldn't say. But that was not the editor’s purpose and thought — (though maybe it was) — in asking us to contribute to this edition of Pep-o-grams. So we see ourselves forced to become conventional for once, and if you ever read the following article, and are bored by its conventional tone, blame it on the editor, who has become slightly, if not very much so, puritanical. Paris! But are we here to sell you Paris, London, Berlin or Madrid? Or for that matter any other city or continent? No. First there is a tariff tax, second we would be dubbed publicity agents, and get into trouble with Reichenbach et al; and third, Paris needs no publicity!) PARAMOUNT and PARIS Thousands of miles from the Crossroads. ....Thousands of miles from the Home of Pep. ... In reality, yes. Inthought.no. And how could it be otherwise? For wherever one goes, wherever it might be, does one not find the same Paramount spirit, the same Paramount language, the same Paramount trademark, the same Paramount Pep? What matters the language spoken? Whether it be French, German, Spanish, Italian In the great Paramount family it is all one and the same. Above we said “thousands of miles from the Home of Pep;’’ and we should have added “from Pep-o-grams.” In actual distance we are that far away, but we feel as near as ever to that same wonderful Pep, which has taken root over here', has grown and now has reached fullgrowth. Through Pep-O-Grams, which radiates the Pep spirit of the Crossroads, this side of the globe is kept constantly informed of what other members of our immense family are doing. Pep-o-grams to them is a constant source, out of which they derive many things. Clubs have been formed over here. They too have their dances, their outings, their picnics.... Wholesome fun. Get togethers where they learn about each other ... .where they get to know each other better. They salute, in the Paramount Pep Club, their elders and leaders, and to all those officers and members who have made the club what it is and what it stands for today, they send from across far away seas, their heartfelt wishes. ( Translated into French) Plusieurs milliers de kilometres nous separent du Carrefour du Monde Plu sieurs milliers de kilometres nous separent de la maison natale de “Pep”. . . . En realite, oui. Mais en pensee, non. Et comment pourrait-ce etre autrement? Car n’importe ou nous pouvons aller dans ce monde, ne trouve-t-on pas le meme esprit Paramount, la meme langue Paramount, la meme marque de la Paramount, le meme Paramount “Pep”? Qu’importe la langue parlee? Qu’elle soit Anglaise, Allemande, Espagnole, Italienne, Frangaise. . . . Dans la grande famille de la Paramount. . . .elle est une, et la meme. Plus haut nous avons dit “des milliers de kilometres nous separent de la maison natale de Pep,” et nous aurions du ajouter “et de Pep-o-Grams aussi.” En distance actuelle nous en sommes loin, mais nous nous sentons aussi pres de ce meme “Pep” merveilleux, qui a pris racine ici, qui a grandi, et a maintenant atteint sa maturite. Par les colonnes de “Pep-o-Grams,” ce journal qui diffuse les rayons de l’esprit de “Pep,” du Carrefour du Monde, nous sommes toujours informes de ce que font d’autres membres de notre grande famille Paramount. Pep-o-Grams nous apporte toujours un choix splendide de mille choses toutes plus interessantes que les autres. Nous saluons notre aine, Le Paramount Pep Club de New York, et a tous ses membres nous envoyons nos meilleurs voeux et l’expression de nos sentiments les meilleurs. PEP-O-GRAMS Page Forty-nine