Exhibitors Herald (Apr-Jun 1920)

32 EXHIBITORS H I'.RALD June *». [930 □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□ Heraldgrams □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□tjoDQDcjaaaDDa Everybody's home from Cleveland. And while everybody isn't happy over what happened there, the exhibitors are. the fdm industry, has joined the Mabel Condon exchange, an agency in Hollywood, Cat Minneapolis delegates are particularly pleased over landing the 1921 convention and, with a real exhibitors' organization accomplished, the convention is a prize worth landing. Dr. Oscar I. Lamburger, director of publicity for Victor Kremer, Inc., arrived in Chicago Thursday, June 10, from Cleveland, and departed the following day for Detroit and New York. The "I told you so's," who predicted that harmony in exhibitorial ranks could not be achieved, are now looking for cover. Matthew Teplitz, owner of the Independent Film Company of Pittsburgh, was among the film men who visited Chicago during the past week. Official estimates place the attendance at TOO independent exhibitors. Add to these the producers, distributors, accessorydealers, and others attracted to Cleveland and the figures will mount well over the 1,000 mark. Carl Laemmle, president ol Universal and Harry M. Berman, general manager, inspected test films of the Universal $10,000 beauty prize contestants at the Universal exchange June 14. The two officials returned to New York Tuesday. It is the first convention on record, according to many exhibitors, where business came before pleasure. The fact is, however, that there was so much business, pleasure didn't figure in at all. Ben Beadell, manager of the Chicago Select exchange, has taken over the added responsibility of managing the Chicago exchange of the Republic Distributing Corporation. Felix Feist, vice-president of Goldwyn Pictures, came to Chicago from the exhibitors' convention at Cleveland and remained a few days to discuss business with I. Van Konkel. Messmore Kendall, president, and Kdward Bowes, vice president and managing director of the Capitol Theatre, New York, were among the thousands of visitors attracted to Chicago last week by the Republican convention. Clara Berancer, who has just signed another contract with Famous PlayersLasky Corporation to write scenarios, will leave for the London studio immediately. She will return in August. Lewis J. Selznick and C. R. Seelye joined in announcing that Mr. Seelye had resigned as general manager of National Picture Theatres, Inc. Hopp Hadlev, well known and popular film executive, has been appointed production manager of Hallmark Pictures Corpo ration. Mr. and Mrs. Aaron J. Jones, the former a well known Chicago exhibitor, have opened their summer home at Flossmore which is one of the show places of Chicago's South Shore. Lindsay McKenna has been engaged as publicity director for the Betty Compson company, now producing at the Brunton studios. He was engaged in newspaper work, prior to going to Los Angeles as West Coast publicity representative for Selznick Enterprises. R. C. Gary, who was publicity director for Robertson-Cole's central exchanges, has resigned to become director of publicity and exploitation for Goldwyn Pictures Corporation at Atlanta, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brunton have returned to Los Angeles after a short vacation trip to Coronado Beach. During their stay in the South, they motored to Tia Juana. Harry Ward, managing director of Hayward Productions of London, England, has arrived in the United States for an indefinite stay. He is negotiating for the distribution of American productions in the I'nited Kingdom. Margaret Ettinger, for several years connected with trade and fan papers of Tom Gallery, star, has been in Chicago the last week visiting his father. Captain Michael Gallery of the police department. Re-Takes t°hf. News By J. R. M. □ □ Whew! 'Twas a busy week and an anxious one, but it all ended happily. One big league now of exhibitors, and a man who doesn't believe in film censorship nominated for vice-president. That's going some. • H. C. L. Note— The high cost of living is as nothing to the high cost of alimony these days. See where a well-known star has been asked to pay $38,000 to a former wife. • Easy Money — And didja see where William Jennings Bryan, feeling the call of the motion pictures, agreed to sell a few of his lectures for $38,000. Must be something in those figures. Come to think of it, we get just $38,000 every week for writing this col., which puts us in the class with Walthill. * With the Boys in the Back Room— The bartender who studied chemistry during his spare moments isn't out of a job anyway. * Well, Mebbe SoSome people think Marshall Neilan picked an ideal spot when he chose Hollywood for the locale of "Don't Ever Marry." * Whole Flat's Taken— DeMille has a corner on the bathroom drama; Wallie Rcid uses a bedroom in "Sick Abed," so that it only leaves the parlor for the rest of the fellows. Yes, Yes, Harry, What's Next?— Now that "Sari, belle of Stamboul," has been found, and "T. R. Zan" has been identified, what'll Harry Reichenbach pull next? Who's Right?— Marshall Neilan, who has produced a few pictures in his day and knows whereof he speaks, says stories written especially for the screen will come back, while Cecil B. DeMille is seeking material only in magazines and popular novels and will disdain all original scenarios. THAT FRENCH ACTRESS IN THE "FOLLIES" WITH THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LEGS IN THE WORLD IS FINDING THAT SHE HAS SOME COMPETITION IN THE SAME CHORUS. J^^ANY men, seeking gold, dig up much earth, and find nothing but angle worms. The one sure way for the exhibitor to obtain all the gold he is entitled to is to bend his efforts toward securing plenty of RITCHEY posters wherewith to exploit his programs. RITCHEY LITHOGRAPHING CORPORATION 406 West 31st Street. New York Phone: Chelsea 8388