Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1919)

Several of the "Eyes of Youth" copies were sent to A. Teitel recently to undergo his special conservation process. Abe, who might better be termed "film insurance expert," after completing his process on the copies, was heard to comment, "that to his judgment this new Clara Kimball Young feature was made up of about the finest photography he had ever seen." And take it from us. the old wizard sees 'em all. George West, formerly associated with the Emerald Motion Picture Co., is nowtraveling across country to California in the interests of the Cropper Distributing Corp. to close many pending deals for his company on the new Billy West-Alice Howell comedies. Last heard of George was walking down the main drag of Dallas, Texas, and, judging by his natty air, looks as though old Texas is all sewed up with these new comedies. W. G. McCoy, manager of the local A. S. Hymans Attractions exchange, owing to the increasing volume of business has arranged new quarters for the shipping of their films. The shipping department for the future will be located on the fourth floor of the Shops Building, IT X. 'Wabash avenue. A rather confusing situation arose the other day on the phone wire of the First National exchange. It seems some fair maiden gave them a jingle to inquire if "I, Mary Mac Lane" was with the company. "No, we have not," she was courteously informed, "but we can let you converse with I. Maynard Schwartz, wellknown member of our star sales organization." The other day while the various exchange managers were gathered in serious conference with regard as to how they were to get by with the heat and illumination subject owing to the very stringent restrictions then in force were given hasty salvation by I. Lesserman, manager of the Universal exchange. He intimated with that aggregation of Titan haired maids they have in their inspection rooms, many times they have been compelled to shut off the radiators with a consistent light reduction. Makes it rather tough on those sweetie blondes and cutey brunettes that abound in the exchanges about the city. Let's hope the miners soon quit for the sake of the B. & B. battalion. Talk about speed and everythin'. T. T. Delaxey hadn't been in Omaha, Neb., in his new managerial berth for Vitagraph before the boys elect him chairman of the grievance committee and secretary of the Omaha Film Board, an organization composed of local exchange managers. O. E. Florine, Buffalo, N. Y., representative for Pathe, spent the turkey festival days with his brother "Chub" of the local exchange before shoving off for the East and showing a net gain of over five pounds of avoirdupois, he subtly informs his brother, "If Pathe were to start a list of Reported by "Mac" producing exchanges, Buffalo would be the FIRST on the list." Rather unkind to refuse a rating on Chicago. With the coal situation temporarily slowing things up, 'tis rumored many of the peppy and hustling salesmen are taking up AVIATION to keep fit. Any afternoon after 3 P. M. the indoor aerodrome located in the Briggs House opens up with a smash bang that makes ACES like Rickenbacker and Thaw look like selling platers at some county fair. Lieut. Mordue further states, "That if Jack Miller will stay PUT on the fistic arena he is eligible to their aviation classes." Will one of the staff of the Plaisance theatre kindly bring this to the attention of J. M.? "Chick" Keppler has landed a Loop setin for the American Film feature, "Eve in Exile," to take the screen at Alcazar for a week. George Bricketto, erstwhile member of the Silee Film Exchange sales department, is now affiliated with the city sales of the A. S. Hyman Attractions and from the way George is stepping on the gas his new representation should show a considerable increase in the sales records. New York City film circles will be given ample opportunity to see what a real westerner looks like upon the arrival of genial Phil W. Meyers of Minot, N. D., who goes there to attend the meeting of the United Picture Theaters of America. Old Wall street has some rather remarkable piles of the golden metal reposing in its various hid ing places, BUT you ought to see what Phil has hidden in those great big Dakota hills about Minot. Maybe his initial bow to Gotham but from Chi westward he's as well kncwn as the very ozone that permeates our glorious land. United Artists Hold Chicago Conferences Hiram Abrams and Ralph O. Proctor, executives of the United Artists Distributing Corporation, held important conferences at the Blackstone Hotel, Chicago, November 30 and December 1, with their Central West branch managers. Among those attending were : Joe Luckett of Dallas, Tex., Mike Coyne of Atlanta, Richard Buckley of Kansas City. King Evans of Cleveland, Ty Henry of Denver, Charles Britt of Minneapolis, and C. E. Smith of Chicago. Cropper Offers Shows For Wounded Heroes R. C. Cropper, president and general manager of the Bee Hive Exchange, Inc., Chicago, has donated to the military base hospital at Fort Sheridan a program of film entertainment covering an entire year. Mr. Cropper has agreed to furnish motion pictures for the entertainment of wounded soldiers at the hospital on every Wednesday evening during the entire coming year. Mr. Cropper will supply a well-balanced program of dramatic, comedy and serial subject. The initial Cropper program will be exhibited at the Fort on Wednesday, Dec. 17. GEORGE B. WEST Who has started on a long sales trip for the Cropper Distributing Corporation. 93 Interest in War Makes Curtiss Film Producer L. Roy Curtiss, who became president of the Curtiss Pictures Corp. in May, 1919, was first drawn to the producing field during the war, financing the making of "The Cavell Case," starring Julia Arthur, which was distributed through Select exchanges, the net proceeds from the circulation of which were originally intended to be donated to the United War Work organizations, the signing of the armistice coming before such donation could be made. Mr. Curtiss became so deeply interested in the business of producing motion pictures that he decided to continue in this line of work, and the Curtiss Pictures Corporation has just completed "Who's Your Brother?", a feature production starring Edith Taliaferro which is described as one of the "fewer and better kind."