Exhibitors Herald (Jan-Mar 1920)

Record Details:

Title:
Exhibitors Herald
Date:
Jan-Mar 1920
Author:
Exhibitors Herald Co.
Publisher:
Chicago, Exhibitors Herald
Volume:
Exhibitors Herald (Jan-Mar 1920)
Leaf #:
000559
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:
July 25, 2024
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EXHIBITORS HERALD Bringing Up Father Mr. and Mrs. Jiggs and their daughter (on the right) arrive in Los Angeles and are welcomed by Boyle Workman, president of the City Council and other city officials. They are members of the Christie Comedies Company. Empress theatre, Zumbrota, Minn. — General patronage. The Winning Stroke, with Geo. Walsh. — Very good picture, and where Walsh is liked should bring in big results.— Pfeiffer Bros., Opera House, Kenton, O. — Neighborhood patronage. Checkers, with a special cast. — Best melodrama I ever ran. Did good business in cold weather. Certainly satisfied everybody. — Otto E. Parkren, Opera House, Marengo, la. — Neighborhood patronage. Evangeline, with Miriam Cooper.— » Production great. Star fine. Picture pleased. Good business. — Gaiety theatre, Bluffton, Ind. — Neighborhood patronage. Goldwyn Jubilo, with Will Rogers. — Best picture Will Rogers has made yet. Our folks like him mighty well. This picture is way above the average and should make you some money. — C. A. Miller, Idlehour theatre, Alma, Mich. — Neighborhood patronage. High Pockets, with Louis Bennison. — A fine picture. Pleased. Business big. — Chas. A. Bull, Holland theatre, Wichita, Kans. — General patronage. Lord and Lady Algy, with Tom Moore. — A dandy comedy-drama. Could have been told in five reels. — W. H. Mart, Strand theatre, Grinnell, la. The World and Its Woman, with Geraldine Farrar. — A good timely picture that pleased a big crowd. — Van Praag & Meyn, Central Garden theatre, Kansas City, Kans. — Neighborhood patronage. The Woman on the Index, with Pauline Frederick— A great picture. Direction first rate. Went over in good style. — F. A. Flader, Rigney theatre, Albany, Mo. — Neighborhood patronage. Gay Lord Quex, with Tom Moore. — Excellent picture though not this star's best. Story a bit too spicy for my trade. — C. A. Miller, Idlehour theatre, Alma, Mich. — Neighborhood patronage. The Girl from Outside, with a special cast. — Went good. Strong picture. — C. F. House, Midway theatre, Rockford, 111. — General patronage. The World and Its Woman, with Geraldine Farrar. — One of the best Farrar pictures that we have ever screened. Gave entire satisfaction. — Pfeiffer Bros., Opera House, Kenton, O. — Neighborhood patronage. Speedy Meade, with Louis Bennison. — Good photography. A little comedy but slow moving. I consider any slow Western a failure. People coming to see Westerns expect lots of action. — F. A. Flader, Rigney theatre, Albany, Mo. — Neighborhood patronage. One of the Finest, with Tom Moore. — Average. No kicks nor any comments.— K. J. Uglow, Strand theatre, Whitewater, Wis. Bonds of Love, with Pauline Frederick.— Star wonderful. Production and photography excellent. Pleased capacity business. — Gaiety theatre, Bluffton. Ind. — Neighborhood patronage. Oh, Johnny, with Louis Bennison. — Went over good for us. A delightfully different Western story. — C. T. Metcalf, Opera House, Greenfield, 111. — Small town patronage. The Cindrella Man, with Mae Marsh. —This was all to the good. Goldwyn pictures take fine with us. You can book this as it will never be too old.— Dadman & Maynard, Town Hall theatre, Harvard, Mass. — Small town patronage. The Stronger Vow, with Geraldine Farrar. — Fair program picture. Pulled well— W. H. Mart, Strand theatre, Grinnell, la. Hodkinson The Lord Loves the Irish, with J. Warren Kerrigan. — A good clean cut picture just suited for Kerrigan. Ought to please in any theatre. — Fred Cosman, Electric theatre, St. Joseph, Mo. The Love Call, with Billie Rhodes.— One of Billie's good ones, if she makes any other kind. I haven't seen them. Billie Rhodes always draws here. — H. A. Wishard, Wishard theatre, Bloomfield, la. — Neighborhood patronage. The Westerners, with a special cast. — This picture was very good. Everyone seemed to like it, yet it was a little too long. Ran it two days to fair business. Book it if your patrons like Western plays. — Wm. Tifft, Vaudette theatre, Sterling, 111. — Neighborhood patronage. The Blue Bonnet, with Billie Rhodes. — Rather a neat unusual picture. Will please 80 per cent of your patrons. — Fred Cosman, Electric theatre, St. Joseph, Mo. The Blue Bonnet, with Billie Rhodes. — Just an ordinary picture. Fair business.— Jos. C. Staak, Royal theatre, Carroll. Ia. — Neighborhood patronage. The Blue Bonnet, with Billie Rhodes. — Gave general satisfaction, though it has a religious air. Even the men liked it. — Faul & Overton, Lyric theater, Win chester, 111. — Neighborhood patronage. Metro Lombardi, Ltd., with Bert Lytell. — Very good and different from usual run of pictures. — W. H. Mart, Strand theatre, Grinnell, Ia. Johnny on the Spot, with Hale Hamilton.— Good picture. Star is good drawing card for me. — R. H. Stephens, Royal theatre, Sheridan, Ark. — Small town patronage. Almost Married, with May Allison. — Drags at first but last two reels picks up, and it ends with a bang. Good average program picture. — A. N. Miles, Eminence theatre, Eminence, Ky. Some Bride, with Viola Dana. — One of the most clever pictures shown by me for some time. Gave perfect satisfaction.— Barney Hatke, Royal theatre, Sabetha, Kans. — Neighborhood patronage. Out of the Fog, with Nazimova. — One of the best pictures of its kind I ever saw and will go over in a mixed crowd. Better than any of Nazimova's pictures with the exception of The Brat. When it comes to perfect acting this star has them all beat. — Harold Daspit, Atherton theatre, Kentwood, La. — Mixed patronage. One-Thing-at-a-Time O'Day, with Bert Lytell. — Class Al picture. Business good. — C. H. Dicke, Dicke theatre. Downers Grove, 111. — Neighborhood patronage. The Brat, with Nazimova. — This is good. Story is a little old in theme. — W. H. Mart, Strand theatre, Grinnell, Ia. Easy to Make Money, with Bert Lytell. — Lytell is one of our best male 83