Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1917 - Jun 1918)

X H B R H R D 99 "Over The Top with I J. B. iaww-A-, ,-a> irf, ttt, TTriT-rarrTt fni;ira,irruTruTri rfrTTftifwri itk m itti fa rag:? frs -• — ~ m ^-ygT^v New York, April 23, 191S. ."ell. now that Spring is well adv;ced, Bill Hines is out of the Triangle. * * * harley Burr of the Paramount Picn s told a good story the other day ai since you can't all get over to see C.rley and hear his yarns I am going t( spill this one for your benefit. C.rley was traveling on a sleeping car n> long ago and late at night he gave his b'ts to the porter to have a bit of polis for the morning. When Charley srted to dress in the a. m. he found tl: he had two shoes lor the right foot, a after some wigwagging with the a 1 of his pajamas he succeeded in attirting the attention of the porter. Vien the porter saw what the matter w", he busted out in an old fashioned Vginia chuckle and said. "Dat am the finiest thing I ever saw. Ders a g'lemen at de other end ob de car c lplaining about the same thing." * * * ||;ow that Hyatt Daab of the I*. S. Eliibitors Booking Company is the gding spirit of the newest and biggt boxing club in the state of Jersey, v can readily see where the lads of t press will come in for some good i Bws on Hyatt. 1 * * * lopp Hadley is now handling Mitchell Iwis in "Nine-Tenths of the Law." \>nder who got the other tenth. * * * I How's this for a starter for the manors about town? For the Liberty Ian E. F. Albee. chairman of the Theaical Allied Interests Committee, anrinces the total subscriptions of the t atrical and moving picture producers tdate amount to $1.131, .500. Individual fns subscribing are as follows: Klaw cErlanger, $150,000; Martin Beck. $100, • ty; Lee and J. J. Shubert, Cohan & I rris, Alt Hayman, Al. H. Wood. SamI A. Scribner, Marcus Loew. F. F. lDctor, Morris Mverfield, A. Paul I ith, E. F. Albee. 'David Belasco, J. Irbert Mack, R. K. Hynicka. ColumI Amusement Company and William Ix, $50,000 each; Messrs. Elliott. Comtek & Gest. $30,000; Hynian Wii.ik. *.,000; Joseph Schenck, $20,000: Nichc1 Schenck, B. F. Roeder, Carl Laetrile and Maurice Goodman. $10,000 each. ;J Pat Casey, $5,000. * * * 3ut after reading the above list don't 1 nk it is time for you to sit back and ' et George Do It." If you don't get ;oard the Libertv Loan your name is •hid." I' * m | * * *. For the last week N. V. C. has been led with live wires from the west who Ke been attending the meetings of the rst National Exhibitors Circuit. * * * When Jerome Wilson finishes pubizing the new movingNp:cture theatre iich is soon to open its doors to the lblic at Broadway and 95th streets, the :nedys Inc., will be as well known as 6 Symphony Theatre, and that will be th favorably and well. It's a long time since Florence Deshon promised me that little write-up about herself, but I suppose I will have to defer the pleasure till she gets back to the "High Lights of N. Y." * * * "The House of Hate" is proving to be one of the best offerings of the Pathe Company. And is it any wonder, since the versatile and attractive Helen Chadwick is playing in it, and she has the facile pen or typewriter of one of the best press department representatives in the whole business behind her. * * * Kilgor Gordon is still with the Brady Productions, but aside from the bales of publicity with which he favors us he is still remiss. Dora Adams Signs Up Dora Mills Adams, whose latest notable work was done with Sir Forbes Robertson in "The Passing of the Third Floor Back." has been engaged by Ivan Abramson to play the part of Mrs. Gardner in the Graphic Film Corporalion's forthcoming production. "When Man Betrays."' Beecroft Sells Stamps James Beecroft, New York manager of the Exhibitors Herald serving on the Jesse L. Lasky War Saving Stamps Committee, sold $2,000 worth of stamps at a meeting in front of the Public Library, Xew York City, Saturday evening. April 20. Zukor Buys Estate I Adolph Zukor of the Paramount 1 Artcraft Corporation has just pur 1 chased a large country place and 1 gentleman's farm near New City. 1 I Rockland County, X. Y. The I property, which was sold by the [ 1 Ellay Realty Company completely § 1 furnished, comprises a 400-acre | | tract with a large stone house. f 1 garage, barn, and other outbuild f 1 ings, all modernly equipped. A [ I well stocked hunting preserve, a ] I swimming pool, and a water fall j | are some of the features of the es | 1 tate. which was valued at $150,000. | Jesse J. Goldburg Moves to 41st Street After May 1 Jesse J. Goldberg, states rights and special exploitation representative of motion picture attractions will be located at 120 West Forty-first street, Xew York. His removal from the Times Building is occasioned because of increased business. His new offices, which are larger and more commodious, will have a perfectly equipped projection room for the viewing of attractions exploited by him. General Moves N. Y. Offices Of interest to New York exhibitors of motion pictures is the announced removal of General Film Company's city sales office from its down town location to an uptown suite in the heart of the metropolitan film district. The new quarters of the New York exchange, J. A. Hammell, manager, are now in the Godfrey building, 729 Seventh avenue. 21