Exhibitors Herald (Sep-Dec 1918)

Record Details:

Title:
Exhibitors Herald
Date:
Sep-Dec 1918
Author:
Exhibitors Herald Co.
Publisher:
Chicago, Exhibitors Herald
Volume:
Exhibitors Herald (Sep-Dec 1918)
Leaf #:
000208
Language:
English
Collection:
Early Cinema and Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Founded in 1915 by a Chicago printing company as a regional trade paper for Midwest exhibitors. In 1916, editor Martin Quigley bought out the owners, and over the next 15 years, he grew EXHIBITORS HERALD into one of the most important national, weekly trade papers in the film business. Quigley acquired MOTOGRAPHY in 1917 and MOVING PICTURE WORLD in 1927. In 1930, he acquired MOTION PICTURE NEWS and the new 'consolidated' publication became MOTION PICTURE HERALD. From the pulpit of his editorial page, Quigley preached the need to improve the motion picture industry and improve the quality of the films. He skillfully served as a mediator in disputes -- between distributors and exhibitors, between the film industry and the Catholic Church (Quigley was one of the architects of the Production Code). Quigley claimed that EXHIBITORS HERALD represented the 'independent exhibitor' and sections like 'What the Picture Did for Me?' certainly provided a forum for theater owners. But plenty of exhibitors viewed Quigley as a servant to the studios and large theater chains. In response, publications such as SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW, INDEPENDENT EXHIBITORS FILM BULLETIN, HARRISON'S REPORTS, and BOX OFFICE were either formed or grew significantly in the years following Quigley's brief moment of consolidation in 1930. -- Eric Hoyt, 2014
Date Added:
September 21, 2023
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EXHIBITORS HERALD AND MOTOGRAPHY Confession, with Jewel Carmen. — Good picture indeed. Big surprise when heroine wakes up. Business good. — F. Vesley, Brown Theatre, Salinas, Cal. — General patronage. Blue-Eyed Mary, with June Caprice. — Have seen better Fox pictures. Acting good. — C. Everett Wagner, Dreamland Theatre, Chester, S. C— High class patronage. Rough and Ready, with William Farnum. — -Excellent all the way through. A good long fight at the end. Business great. — F. Vesley, Brown Theatre, Salinas, Cal. — General patronage. Goldwyn The Turn of the Wheel, with Geraldine Farrar. — Pleased everyone. Gowns beautiful. Direction fine. Photography good. Print we had must have been cut, as we have not yet discovered why and how the divorced wife was killed and who killed her. Charged 10 and 20 cents. —Charles D. Wells, Isis Theatre, Cedar Rapids, la. — Downtown patronage. The Service Star, with Madge Kennedy.— A good picture. The best Miss Kennedy has done. Ought to draw where she is popular. — J. C. Taylor, Capitol Theatre, Frankfort, Ky. — General patronage. Sunshine Alley, with Mae Marsh. — Very good picture. Story quaint and interesting. Direction and settings fine. Good cast. — Leo Peterson, Iris Theatre, Belle Fourche, S. D.— General patronage. Money Mad, with Mae Marsh. — Did fair business. — Piccadilly Theatre, Rochester, N. Y. — Middle class patronage. Just for Tonight, with Tom Moore. — Fair picture, but star is not well known here. Did fair business. — Regent Theatre, Rochester, N. Y. — High class patronage. The Danger Game, with Madge Kennedy.— Pleased some. A number said they did not care for it. Fair business. — R. C. Wilson, Grand Theatre, Staples, Minn. — General patronage. The Auction Block (Rex Beach production).— Good picture. Pleased a country-town patronage. Eight reels; a little long. — C. H. Thompson, Plattsburg Theatre, Plattsburg, Mo. The Kingdom of Youth, with Madge Kennedy. — Average business. Average picture. — Regent Theatre, Rochester, N. Y. — High class patronage. Thais, with Mary Garden. — Fine production. Pleased immensely. Receipts light, owing to counter attractions. — B. C. Brown, Star Theatre, Viroqua, Wis. The Face in the Dark, with Mae Marsh. — A decided hit. Good business. — R. C. Wilson, Grand Theatre, Staples, Minn. — General patronage. Jewel The Geezer of Berlin (Comedy). — The biggest hit this makes is on the paper bJl>IIIIIIIIIIIIllUIIII|lfll(IIM|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUlll|llllllt|nilUIIIIIIIIIHtllll llUIIIIIIIIHIIMUJMIUIUIIUJIIIIIIillllU Woman Exhibitor Agrees With Ryan On Paramount Plan In the issue of October 5 Charles f J H. Ryan, manager of the Garfield I Theatre, 2844 West Madison street, 1 | made a request in "What the Picture Did for Me" for information from other exhibitors as to the | Paramount Artcraft program — I | whether they were being com1 pelled, like himself, to take "153 I leatures together with all short subjects in signing up contracts for } the next fifty-two weeks," which he | termed an injustice. 1 Miss T. Benesch, manager of the | Bell Theatre, 3064 Armitage ave1 nue, and the Garfield Theatre, 5531 | South Halsted street, makes anI swer as follows: Although running small houses and I I yet an old-timer in the show business, I = may I take the liberty of being heard? i = I mutually agree with you (Mr. i I Ryan) in regards to the proposition I | the Famous I'layers-Lasky Corpora ^ 1 tion is now offering the exhibitors. I First of all, who made any star I I famous but the exhibitors them% selves? Have yet to find any exchange I i try to tell me how to run my house, 1 I although do not consider myself in I I any way perfect whatsoever. Here's hoping every wide-awake 1 I exhibitor will harken to your efforts, ^ | Mr. Ryan. P. S. — Just a word toward the I | best and most worth-while magazine \ | on the market — the Exhibitors Her ! | ald and Motography. Can't get I | along without you. "Nuff sed." En 1 1 joy every page. I piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiitiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitttiiiiiiiiitiiiiiitiriiiiiiiini^ the Universal Company hands the exhibitor. It also pulls the strings of his purse. Business lighter on second night than first. — B. C. Brown, Star Theatre, Viroqua, Wis. A Soul for Sale, with Dorothy Phillips. — All my patrons liked it. Dorothy Phillips well liked here. — B. C. Brown, Star Theatre, Viroqua, Wis. The Price of a Good Time, with Mildred Harris. — A good picture. Direction and acting high class. Settings best I ever saw. — Leo Peterson, Iris Theatre, Belle Fourche, S. D. — General patronage. Sirens of the Sea, with Louise Lovely and Carmel Myers. — Very good picture and will please a mixed audience. A clean production, but under footage. — B. C. Brown, Star Theatre, Viroqua, Wis. Metro To Hell with the Kaiser — Will arouse any audience, provided they are not overfed with Kaiser pictures. Some people did not like it. Business fair. — F. Vesley, Brown Theatre, Salinas, Cal. — General patronage. The Only Road, with Viola Dana.— Good direction and capable cast make this an average picture. — Leo Peterson, Iris Theatre, Belle Fourche, S. D. — General patronage. Lend Me Your Name, with Harold Lockwood. — Comedy possibilities good, but something wrong with Lockwood. A fair picture. Business good. — F. Vesley, Brown Theatre, Salinas, Cal. — General patronage. Broadway Bill, with Harold Lockwood. — Good and quite refreshing for a hot night. — C. H. Thompson, Plattsburg Theatre, Plattsburg, Mo. — Country town patronage. To Hell with the Kaiser. — Book it. Print in excellent condition. Business fair. Would have been better if we had not had the other Kaiser pictures before. — C. J. O'Neill, Shullsburg Amusement Company, Shullsburg, Wis. — Mixed patronage. Mutual The Mate of the Sally Ann, with Mary Miles Minter. — Good. Cost little, but pleased. The star is a favorite here. — C. H. Thompson, Plattsburg Theatre, Plattsburg, Mo. — Country town patronage. In Bad, with William Russell. — Did not draw, but was a good picture. — R. C. Wilson, Grand Theatre, Staples, Minn. — General patronage. Jackie of the Army, with Margarita Fisher. — Fine. Miss Fisher is quite a favorite with our people. — C. H. Thompson, Plattsburg Theatre, Plattsburg, Mo. — Country town patronage. Her Terrible Time (Strand Comedy). —This is a good, clean comedy, as are all of the Strand comedies. — Tony Fink, Oak Theatre, Oak Park, 111. (Chicago suburb.) — Middle class patronage. Screen Telegram. — Very good weekly. — F. Fink, Jr., Fink's Theatre, Gridley, Cal. — Rural patronage. Paralta An Alien Enemy, with Louise Glaum, — Star not liked, but title helped draw fair business. — J. H. Henry, Empire Theatre, Winchester, Va. An Alien Enemy, with Louise Glaum. — Usual German spy story. Well done. Business fair. — F. Vesley, Brown Theatre, Salinas, Cal. Paramount Prunella, with Marguerite Clark. — Picture good of its kind, but does not please or draw. It greatly handicaps Miss Clark as a drawing card. This class of picture hurts Clark, Paramount and the house. — Leo Peterson, Iris Theatre, Belle Fourche, S. D. — General patronage. Fedora, with Pauline Frederick. — Light business. Picture too much along conventional lines.— Piccadilly Theatre, Rochester, N. Y. — Middle class patronage. His Mother's Boy, with Charles Ray. — Mighty good. This star is popular here. Drew a full house. — A. N. Miles, Eminence Theatre, Eminence, Ky. Sheriff Nell's Tussle (Sennett Com 38