Exhibitors Herald (Jan-Mar 1920)

30 EXHIBITORS HERALD March 13, 1920 O. R. Hanson, central supervisor for Robertson-Cole, left Chicago February 28 for Omaha after spending several days in Chicago. John Melvelle Boggs has been named vice president of the Atlas Educational Film Company by its board of directors. He served as a major in the ordinance department during the war. Oscar A. C. Lund, formerly a director for World and Fox, sailed for Europe February 26. He will produce several pictures in Sweden, returning with the negatives in the early fall. William Steiner, an executive of the Arrow Filial Corporation, spent the past week in Chicago on business. Lewis Allen Browne, who prepared the scenario for "The Land of Opportunity," has sighed a long-term contract with Lewis J. Selznick and becomes a member of the Selznick scenario staff. John Emerson has returned from Palm Beach with seven thousand feet of the new Constance Talmadge picture ''The Love Expert." His wile. Anita Loos, remained at the beach another week with Miss Talmadge. Hiram Abrams celebrated the anniversary of his birth on Washington's Birthday. February 22. The day following he entertained his "Big Four" associates. W. C. Barnes has been appointed manager of the Detroit office of the Fox Film Corporation to succeed Harry D. Goldberg, resigned. He was formerly special representative for Fox with headquarters in Minneapolis. E. H. Goldstein, general sales manager for the Universal Film Manufacturing Company, who is starting on a visit to exchanges, spent several days in Chicago during the past week. Frank V. Brlner, director of Pathe's serial publicity, is now well on toward complete recovery after an operation for appendicitis at the Park Hospital, NewYork. A. L. Fein man succeeds Bert Adler as advertising and publicity director of the Inter-Ocean Film Corporation. Fred J. McConnell will be one of the chief assistants to Fred C. Quimby. general manager of the Associated Exhibi ors, Inc. He was formerly with Pathe, Universal and Mutual. J. D. Williams, general manager of First National, passed through Chicago, February 2'J, on his way to the West Coast. He was accompanied by Harry Cooper, of New York. J. E. Storev has been appointed assistant director of exchanges by Paul Bruiu-t, vice president and general manager of Paihe Exchange, Inc. Charles C. Pvle of Chicago left February 29 for a combined business and pleasure trip to Los Angeles. He will visit all of the exchange centers on the West Coast before returning. Harry M. White, chairman of the motion picture group of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, has been presented with a solid silver and copper inlaid cigarette case as a token of appreciation from his associates. Harrv IIaiikxaii has been made assistant director of the Chaplin-Mayer Pictures Co., Inc. George A. Carlix, until recently a member of the editorial staff of the tfm York Evening Sun, has been added to Metro's publicity staff. Joseph Roth man, formerly chief accountant for Pathe, has been appointed assistant secretary and assistant treasurer of the Associated Exhibitors, Inc. Katherine Anne Porter, well known newspaper writer, has been added to the publicity staff of the Arthur S. Kane Pic*ure Corporation. Charles C. Pettijohn has been mentioned as a possible successor to the late Major Raymond W. Pullman as secretary of the Americanization Committee. Joe Weil has resigned as director of publicity for Universal. H. E. Hinrichs, secretary of the Everready Reel Company and the Supreme Film Corp. of Denver, Colo., left for New York City on Sunday. □ Re-Takes £ News By J. R. M □ Particularly Dry — These dry, cold nights are good nights to sleep, eh' Along Broadway — A lot of fellows have just discovered what beds are for. It Suits 'Em— The educational drive to get the public to drop the word "movie" and substitute "cinema" therefore is meeting with strong opposition everywhere. The dear public fears it will have to pay more to see a "cinema." Hard on the City Fellah — And by the way, how are we going to tell when spring is here? There won't be any Bock beer signs this vear. THAT ABRAHAM LINCOLN QUOTATION. "KEEP COOL." ISN'T HARD TO FOLLOW THIS WEATHER. As K. C. B. Would SaySome day — some director — is going — to have — a star — coyly teasing — a canary — in a cage — in reel one — of a play — and we're — going to — leap onto — his neck — and kiss — him on — the brow — for his — wonderful originality. — 1 thank vou. Cheese Is High — A Chicago slicker has been arrested for selling stock in a green cheese company. Which wouldn't have been so bad, but — the cheese was in the moon. So they "pinched" him. Or Selling Oil StockHe was in the wrong game. He should have been handling some super de luxe film company stock. Another Fine Idea — But the unreliable film companies don't get all the boobs' money. A smooth talker collected $1,000 from a mid-West merchant last week to help finance a concern that proposed to fire a cannon ball with a chain attached 40 miles into the sky, where it would remain and attract electricity which would be conducted to the earth and put all the electric light plans outa business. And the s. t. said Edison had offered him a million dollars to destroy the device. HTHE success of the RITCHEY LITHO. CORP is based upon its A ability to make motion picture posters that always have the maximum of advertising value. Having that, they sell the maximum number of tickets. Therefore the maximum number of exhibitors want them, — and they should get them the maximum number of times! RITCHEY LITHOGRAPHING CORPORATION 406 West 31st Street, New York Phone: Chelsea 8388