Exhibitors Herald (Oct-Dec 1920)

Reported by 11 Mac" The hustling steel metropolis. Gary, Ind.. ud all the citizenry at the depot last week 0 welcome Manager F. J. Flaherty and Representative James Murtach of Unity 'hotoplays. This invincible duo made a regilar cyclonic clean-up. signing 'em all up or Unity set-ins. Yes. even the Venus heatre is included in the grand total. * * * A few days ago we happened to overhear lddib Silverman, assistant to Manager Bex Jeadell, of the Selznick exchange, and rep-esentative Al Gallas holding a rather empestuous argument with a couple of ons from the Isle of Manhattan as to the -elative merits of evening pastime betwixt \ew Yawk and Chi. It looked for a time is though Ziegfeld's "Midnight Frolic" had ill the edge until the suave Al got agoin' tnd produced a nifty photo of Matzene's of 1 certain "cutey" and even blase X. Y. sucmmbed. * * * Ha! Ha! Another film romance has been riven the glare of publicity. Many exhibit>rs of these parts have developed a curiosty with regard to the cessation of those nany week-ends that Lee Herz of the Interstate exchange has been enjoying. \\ ell. x>ys, it's all OFF. February 19 was the dav he crepe was hung out and '"Ann Arbor'' elected to paddle her own canoe. * * » Harry James, one of Yitagraph's local :am3y, has been given an opportunity to ■njoy the thrill of road work for his com>any and from latest reports we hear Harry s doing splendidly in the Hoosier state. * * * In keeping with their policy of ramiliariz'ng their executives with the operation of arious theatres. Jones. Linick & Schaefer Till make a switch of assistant managers. ■Valter Moore leaves the Randolph to become assistant manager of the Orpheum. Mike Simons leaves the Orpheum to take vlr. Moore's place at the Randolph. H. TIPTON" 5TECK creen author who adapted Stewart Edward White's story. '-The Leopard w ..man. to the screen lor J. Parker Read. Jr., and Associated Producers. Yes sir, we have with us the popular Paul Busch. Paul assumes the managerial reins of the Chicago office of the Masterpiece Productions and this popular chap should soon start things humming around this exchange. Welcome back, Paul ! * * * J. S. Jossey". general sales manager for the Arrow Film Corporation, arrived in the city September 29. Between trains enroute to Milwaukee he reports closing the northern Illinois and Indiana territory" with Unity Photoplays, for "Thunderbolt Jack," featuring Jack Hoxie. and with HarryCharxas for Ohio, Michigan and Kentucky. Upon his departure from Milwaukee. Mr. Jossey will go direct to Minneapolis and then through the northwest to the Pacific coast * * * The pages of the exhibitors' register of the Film Exchange building make it known that the following visitors were in our midst recently : R. E. Brian. Capital theatre. Pekin :' S. A. Simpson. Primo theatre. Medarsville : Geo. Simons, Hippodrome. Avonia; Joe Tabor, Majestic theatre, Belvidere; D. S. Smith, Princess theatre. Hoopeston. and Jack Hefner of the Heffler enterprises. And lest we forget, Mrs. Sirk has disposed of her theatre at North Manchester, Ind.. and purchased the Grand theatre at Bluffton. * * * Harry Weiss of the Superior Screen service has acquired another film title, having recently become a member of the Advisory board of the National Exchanges. Inc. * * * 'Tis mumured that Yerxe Laxgdox of the Avon theatre has been looking for a flock of films at an economical price for the next few weeks. With that haul of swag the Chicago Order of Gunmen got away with several nights ago, we believe Vernie's argument a fair one * * * Jimmie Salter and the diminutive Ed Laxsixg of Vitagraph. as yet. are dubious about organizing a bowling league with all the present talk about graft in sports going on. so we have been tipped off that a move is under way to create a Sllum quartette for winter amusement. Thus far we understand that Jimmie will be basso. Ed Lansing barytone. George Bromley tenor, and Harry C. Miller, second tenor. In order to give this batch of nightingales a brief respite between solos, arrangements are now under way to have 'Tlo Ziegfeld" Applebaum of Sheridan Road, the silvertoned exhibitor of Bryanic oratory, give brief talks on how to get them in on reissues at fifty cents a throw. * * * Any of you tenants that have cause to complain about the deal you are getting on the steam allotment of the Film Exchange building, just drop in at the refreshment parlor next door and inhale a cup or two of the wintry liquids now being served. Or still better. E. C. Jexsex. district manager for Goldwyn. has a very effective method which we enjoyed muchly last Thursday noon, during the rain fall. Whisper. Jensy. "has she a sister?" * » * Some valuable advice was given by the genial W. H. Bell, popular exhibitor of the West side, and familiarly known to the boys as "Pop." on his secret of perpetual youth. "Very simple." says "Pop." "Just heaps of good, plain food and an occasional drink and eight hours of slumber." Fine ! But with "prohibition' now reigning. "Pop.'* dear oI' pal, show us the way to that fount of liquid delight. * * * Peter J. Schaefer is leading a hard life these days. Having just purchased a RollsRoyce, he is now building a summer home at Eagle Lake and he has just placed an order for a Curtis Aeroplane in which to travel the five hundred miles from Chicago to his summer home. Another recent addition to his joys is a twenty-six-foot motor boat. * * * Sidxey Weismax. son-in-law of Adolph Linick. has joined the Jones, Linick & Schaefer forces beginning his theatrical career in the booking offices of the firm. * * * Sid Goldmax is now a full-fledged resident of the new "Film Row" in Wabash avenue, and is continuing to pile up the contracts. * * * S. J. Stoughto;. production manager of the Rothacker Industrial Division, is vacationing in the Wisconsin woods. * * * C. E. Hollah. general manager for the A. H. Blank Enterprises, instructed the Chicagoans who attended the recent Kansas exhibitor convention, to extend his best wishes to his Chicago friends, especially '"Bill" Aschmann. * * * Chicago exchanges were pretty well deserted September 29 and 30. when the film men flocked to the exhibitor convention at Springfield. The poor exhibs found themselves outnumbered two to one most of the time. * # * Jack Cohex of Reelcraft has decided to close his school of "Scientific Pinochle." finding it a financial failure. A\rox Sappersteix of the Empire exchange was a member of the last graduating class. * * * Nat Wolf of Associated Producers was wildly excited when he learned that the artist who made a sign for him to hang in the lobby of the St Nicholas Hotel at Springfield, 111., spelt Thomas H. Ince's last name "I-n-c-h." A few minutes convinced him it was great publicity stunt however, as everybody at the convention crowded around to take a look, and guy him. * * * M. J. Mixtz of Celebrated Players has taken to writing his ads on Andy Gump in rhyme. He now has dump, bump, pump, lump, thump, stump, chump, hump. jump, slump and mump on his list and would appreciate any further contributions from poetically inclined theatre owners or sentimental brother exchange men. * * * George DeKruif. pufnicity expert, is being congratulated on a number of real stunts he has put over during the last ten davs. * * * Douglas D. Rothacker and his cold went to bed for a week. His assistant. George Kilgore, has been holding down the desk temporarily. DEAD MEN TELL NO. TALES