Exhibitors Herald (Oct-Dec 1920)

n a n i c i j w i\ ^) n n n a i . i i Vitagraph Claims "Trumpet Island" Ranks With Most Successful Films Tom Terriss Production Already Has Had Showings In Some of the Larger Theatres in This Country and in Canada Vitagraph'" special production, "Trumpet Island," the first Tom Terriss feature, is fulfilling all of the big things expected of it, according to the producers. The film version of Gouverneur Morris' story, as edited by Mr. and Mrs. George Randolph Chester, has proved one of the most successful pictures of the year, it is claimed, and although published but a few weeks it has been a first run attraction in some of the larger theatres throughout the United States and Canada. Some idea of its popularity and success is indicated, according to the producers, by the diversified class of theatres in which it has been shown as a first run and the wide range of cities, covering practically every section of the country. In Chicago it is to play a three weeks' engagement at the Zicgfcld, at $1 a seat. This is the second picture to command this price at the Ziegfeld. the first having been D. W. Griffith's "The Love Flower," which precedes it. Booked at Toledo Among the larger theatres which either have presented "Trumpet Island" as a first run, or have arranged to do so, with the bookings covering an engagement of from one to three weeks, are the Pantheon theatre, Toledo, O.; Strand theatre, Akron, O.; Tally's Broadway theatre, Los Angeles, Cal.; Victory theatre, Providence, R. I.; Strand theatre Flint. Mich.: Imperial theatre. Montreal, Canada; Minerva theatre, Pittsburgh. Pa. Empress theatre, Oklahoma City. Okla. ; Moon theatre, Omaha, Neb.; American theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah: Phillips' Egypt theatre, Fort Worth. Tex.; American theatre, Troy, N. Y.; Liberty theatre, Sacramento, Cal.; Liberty theatre, Springfield, O.; Orpheum theatre, Rockford. III.: Capital theatre. FRITZI RIDGEWAY Starring in Capital Film Company's twenty-four western plays, the first to be "The Bandit of Hell's Gap." Davenport, la.; Isis theatre, Kokomo, Ind. Plays in Charleston Virginia theatre, Charleston, N. C. ; Imperial theatre, St. John, New Brunswick; Rialto theatre, Tulsa, Okla.; Regent theatre. Billings, Mont.; Princess theatre, Quincy, III.; Lyric theatre. Springfield, III.; Exhibit theatre. Portsmouth. W. Va., and the Majestic theatre. Memphis, Tenn. Several of the larger circuits also have booked "Trumpet Island." The Fox circuit, with headquarters in New York, has arranged to show the special production in all its New York City theatres and those it controls in Jamaica, Brooklyn. Newark, Elizabeth, Paterson and other nearby cities. Booked by Gordon The Gordon circuit in Massachusetts, which includes such cities as Boston, Cambridge, Dorchester, North Cambridge, Chelsea. Gloucester. Beverly and Medford; the S. A. Lynch Enterprises, controlling theatres in twenty-six of the largest cities in the South, and many other exhibitors with a chain of playhouses, have arranged to have their patrons see "Trumpet Island." Newspaper, trade and fan magazine reviews of "Trumpet Island" have been uniformly good, many of them extravagant in their praise. Exhibitor*, too. have been more than pleased with this Tom Terriss special production, it is said, and have taken pains to send word to that effect to the producers. Greatest Amount of Unexposed Film Now Exported to England (S fecial to Exhibitors Herald) WASHINGTON, ' Oct. 12.— Figures showing our export trade in motion pictures during July have been obtained by the Washington bureau of Exhibitors Herald from the department of commerce. Shipments of unexposed film totaled 6.961,176 feet, valued at $159,575, and of exposed films 12,114,213 feet, valued at $554,159. Our most important customer for unexposed film is England, which took 5,177,743 feet, valued at $101,888, during the month. Japan is .rapidly becoming an important market for this class of film, our exports to that country in July amounting to 1,254,672 feet, valued at $37,534. The only other large exports were 332,401 feet, valued at $11,687, to Canada, although shipments ranging in value from $57 to $3,000, were made to Spain, Cuba, Brazil. British India, Australia and New Zealand. England and Canada have been surpassed as largest users of exposed film by Australia, whose July imports from the United States amounted to 2.165.008 feet, valued at $109,731. Exports to Canada, however, while lower in footage were larger in value, that country's imports being 1,519.630 feet, valued at $147,743. Third Barrie Play Is to Be Staged by Paramount "What Every Woman Knows," Sir James M. Barrie's play in which Maude Adams achieved great success on the stage, shortly will be produced for the screen by William DeMille foe Paramount, according to an announcement made recently in Hollywood by Jesse L. Lasky. The production will be filmed at the Lasky studio and will be the third play of Barrie's to be presented in screen form by Famous Players-Lasky Corporation. Olga Printzlau, who recently signed a five year contract with Paramount, will write the scenario and the filming probably will be started the latter part of the present month. No details concerning the cast, etc., have yet been decided upon. Reopen Strand, Bayonne BAYONNE, N. J.— The Strand theatre, recently temporarily closed for a thorough renovation and overhauling, is expected to be reopened soon. STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT. CIRCULATION, ETC . REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF AUGUST 24. 1911. Of Exhibitor; Herald, published weekly at Chicago. III., for October 1, 1920. 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