Exhibitors Herald (Jan-Mar 1920)

Reported by " Mac" Lee Herz, president of Silee Film exchange, reports the feature. "Human Passions," is booked solid up to April 1. Announcement will be made in the near future with regard to new features and short subjects recently purchased for this territory. With Jack Flanagan covering Indiana and Max Cutler on the job about Illinois tieing up exhibitors, the month of April should prove an easy task for this team. Have you all noticed how the Federal Lighting System is beginning to encroach upon our great business? We refer to the co-operation that young Harry Charness, Fox Film Corporation representative, is giving with that huge Emerald illumination he carries about bolted to his fastidious neckwear creations. How the crowd cheers when the umpire gets hit in the map by a foul tip ! The other day Senor Henri de Elmaxo, resident of the Bee Hive, stung Louis Noto, prominent insurance coaxer. for thirty-five cents in a round or two of the freckled bones. Two more passes and he'd have had a ten-vear endowment. Hush ! We've discovered the secret of Si Griever's cigar. It's the same cigar all the time. Its made of wood with the light painted on. Clyde W. Eckhardt, district manager for the Fox Film Corporation, who recently returned to the Chicago office after a spell of illness, has left for an extended vacation to recuperate and will visit various points in the sunny South. Best o' wishes. Gyde, and here's hoping you all will return feeling right smart. Louis Gouldex blew into the city the other day just long enough to wise us all to the fact that the Bertlinger Amusement Company have signed with him and claim "The Million Dollar Reward" for their entire Hoosier chain as purveyed by the Celebrated Film Corporation of this city. Niftick woik. Louey, old top. C. W. Vidor, who recently became affiliated frith the local Fox exchange sales organization, is now covering the "big metropolitan" centers, of Illinois for his company. Just came in after hitting Downer's Grove. Lyons. Maywood, Melrose Park. etc.. and reports the "magnates" are all wearing solden smiles these davs. W. H. Edelmax, former Universal representative, is now representing the local Metro exchange for the city trade. Another member of the Smith clan has been added to the local Hallmark exchange and all contracts addressed to H. R. Smith will reach the youngster. H. R. S. is by no means a stranger to the Illinois exhibitors, although he has been away from us for some time, being a member of the sales department of the Cleveland office for the past several months. The recent squib concerning Pompadour Tham Rieger. which appeared in these columns, has borne fruit. Tham is enjoying much popularity over his new nom de plume so much so that Ed Bricketto presented him with a patent, inlaid reversible comb last Tuesday. Tham's forehead seems to be just getting taller and taller all the time. This is a shirt tale. Jawx Medxikow entered his lavishly upholstered office one day recently and displayed to those there gathered two beautiful, artisic and more or less spiritual silk shirties. The shinies were the female of the species, being ladies' waists. Jawn was asked why he had taken over silk shirts for ladies and he answered "Thev are for the wife." Jack Graumax, Metro's genial Chicago manager, is agog with excitement these days waiting for the official announcement as to the release date for their big production. "Shore Acres." The exhibitors about these parts have nothing but the big release on their minds seemingly, if the continual pouring of inquiries to the Chicago exchange stands for anvthina. Any exhibitors who are troubled with those pests that frequently annoy the feminine patrons of theatres should get in touch with brother E. J. Willard, assistant manager of the Pastime theatre, one of Chicago's busy Madison Street houses. An apt illustration of Manager Willard's ability to handle these affairs in an effective manner was vividly shown on the afternoon of Marsh 2. Suffice to say. the case needed no further adjudication through the channels of our courts. One of Chicago's exhibitor-poets. Adolph Powell, has the floor, if you please, and it's some literary flame, we maintain. Here it is, verbatim : Abe Gumbinsky's Movie Wail It wass a dark December nite; De Eddeson had bann'd de lite. Taboo was coal Upon my soul. Outside de bann's. inside no fans, Oi! Oi! What a plight: ! ! — Abe Powell. J. O. Campbell, sales representative for the local Hodkinson exchange, was knighted by ''Doc" Erxie Groh of the Fox Exchange the other night during commencement exercises with the titular cognomen of "B. H." and is entitled to sign his name with the title to all formal documents of any kind, preferably fillum contracts. In case you are looking for Tom Mitchell of the local Hallmark exchange just phone Central BIOS. Better make a memorandum—Central S102. We have just received a valuable motor car bulletin from one of our esteemed readers. Charles Ryax. manager of the Garfield theatre. 2344 West Madison street, and while pointed to a certain team of film salesmen should prove of benefit to the field at large for most of the boys these days motor to their exhibitor clientele. Salesmen Who Drive to Theatres in Automobiles Here is a prescription that is warranted to keep your car ( including Ford tinware. Marshall limousines, etc.) from being stolen : Lock the ignition switch, remove the distributor, fix the combination bolt on the steering gear, drain out the gas from the tank, hire a boy to watch the machine, notify the policeman at the corner, mnrmur a short prayer and then gamble with fate. Ellmax axd Salkix both thank you, Charlie. Blondey Dubix of the Celebrated Players sales forces had a nice surprise handed him last week. He journeyed out to the Earl theatre to see if he could interest Martin Klein, its manager, in one of the Celebrated serials. Mr. Klein referred Dubin to Louis Kaplax, manager of the Alpha and Grand Central theatres of Cleveland, who is visiting the Tarl theatre and helping Mr. Klein with his picture problems. Mr. Kaplan closed the sale for Dubin, remarking that he had booked the serial "$1,000,000 Reward" into his two Cleveland theatres and was strong for it. F. P. Ishmael, assistant manager of the Republic Distributing local exchange, reports most flattering results for the month, closed by their "big five" sales squad. With apologies to Al Jolson. "Ish" tells us "You ain't heard nothin' yet." Come on. we're willing to listen. Fraxk J. Flaherty-, manager of the Unity Photoplay exchange, informs us that "The Window Opposite." starring Leah Baird. will take the screen of the Bandbox theatre for a week's set-in. beginning March 7. Hilliard Campbell, one of Oak Park's noted exhibitors, was visiting his friend Jack OToole of the local U. P. T. of A. exchange the other day and if their parting murmurs portend anything it certainly looks like United big films are in aristocratic Oak Park forevermorc. W. H. Carey, formerly of the local D. W. Griffith Service, is now stepping it off for the Unity Photoplay Co. in the Wisconsin territory. He s no relation whatsoever of the Universal star, he says. Will some of the "knowledgeous" members of filmdom please furnish us with info as to whether Pat Dillox is Yiddish or "Turkish." Might see Sam Schiller of the Garrick Theatre building, better known to the trade, as the celluloid almanac Cheer up, Ben Edelman. we'll get yer a decision vet. The Zambreno Bowling Club is fast rounding into fighting form and will he ready to meet all comers for the cinema championship of these parts in the near future. Another member has joined the motor colony of Chicago with Jack Graumax at the wheel of his brand new Stupdebaker sedan. And by the way. Jack, did "she" select it? Xo. he would not even give us a hint but you can all lay down the congratulation barage. and it took one of Chicago's fair maidens to turn the trick. Oh you Leap Year prerogatives !