Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1921 - Mar 1922)

74 EXHIBITORS HERALD February 4, 1922 Bennett. — This is a good small town comedy that pleased most of my patrons. — J. E. Higgins, Majestic theatre, Cullom, 111. — General patronage. Lavender and Old Lace, with a special cast. — A very pleasing production, especially for the ladies. — Meyers & Ford, Arcade theatre, La Grande, Ore. — Small town patronage. RIP VAN WINKLE, with Thomas Jefferson. — "Old Rip" surely knocked them over for me. Played two days to big business. Chock full of real clean comedy. I consider this version the greatest of all. — Sam Sax, New Grand theatre, Portland, Ore. — Downtown patronage. King Spruce, with Mitchell Lewis. — Got over very well. No kicks. — Leslie Hables, Reel Joy theatre, King City, Cal. — Small town patronage. Sahara, with Louise Glaum. — A few of my patrons did not care for this one but the majority seemed to enjoy this highclass society drama. — C. A. Swanson, Orpheum theatre, Everett, Wash. — Family patronage. The Man of the Forest, with a special cast. — This is a good picture. Enough excitement for all lovers of Western pictures. I find all Hodkinsons are above the average. Poor roads, no work and no money are keeping people away. — J. E. Higgins, Majestic theatre, Cullom, 111. — Neighborhood patronage. The Lone Wolf's Daughter, with Louise Glaum. — Very good picture, but too deep for small town. No drawing power. — O. L. Dowell, Electric theatre, Eldon, Mo. — Neighborhood patronage. Metro The Four Horsemen, with a special cast. — Wonderful picture. Pleased all. Admission, night, $1.00 top. Matinee, 25 and 50c. Price a little too stiff. People had the dollar on their brain a week before it came and several days afterwards. Hence crowds fell off before it came and afterwards for a few days. — Elbert I. Conroe, Conroe's Play House, Conroe, Tex. — General patronage. The Four Horsemen, with a special cast. — One of the best productions we have had the pleasure of running. Many favorable comments. — Meyers & Ford, Arcade theatre, La Grande, Ore. — Small town patronage. Camille, with Nazimova. — Will get you the business, but will not give the best of satisfaction. Business fair. — D. F. Thornburg, Liberty and Overland theatres, Nebraska City, Neb. — General patronage. The Last Card, with May Allison. — Excellent. A very good picture with a very poor title. — J. W. Schwartwalder, Universal theatre, Auburn, N. Y. — General patronage. The Hole in the Wall, with Alice Lake. — Good picture, especially for those interested in spiritualism, but my crowd is not interested in that science. — J. Carbonell, Monroe theatre, Key West, Fla. — Neighborhood patronage. There Are No Villains, with Viola Dana. — A real nice little program picture with star and support doing creditable performance. Business poor first day, account of strong competition. Second day better than average. — W. H. Brenner, Cozy theatre, Winchester, Ind. Fightin' Mad, with William Desmond. — Without question the best and cleanest Western I ever had in the house, or that I ever saw anywhere. Fine story and good action throughout the six reels. You do not have to wait for them to go through a lot of footage. It's a goer r'ght from the start to the finish. — J. J. Kudlacek, Swan theatre, Swanton, Neb. — Neighborhood patronage. Cinderella's Twin, with Viola Dana. — A good average picture. Business poor. — Bruce Sweet, Opera House, Fillmore, N. Y. — Neighborhood patronage. The Misleading Lady, with Bert Lytell. — Old picture, but good. — Mrs. R. G. Jordan, Hinsdale theatre, Hinsdale, 111. — Neighborhood patronage. Fine Feathers, with a special cast. — Did not please my crowd. — Leslie Hables, Joy theatre, King City, Cal. — Small town patronage. Fightin' Mad, with William Desmond. — Good picture. Pleased 100 per cent. — Louis W. Splichal, Empress theatre, Bancroft theatre, Bancroft, Neb. — Small town patronage. THE FOUR HORSEMEN, with a special cast. — This is without a doubt "a giant among pictures" and everyone that saw it here simply raved about it. It brought people that do not come to the other shows and while the admission seems high no one will regret the investment and we intend showing it again later. I rather think that the Ruby theatre, Jamestown, N. D. (What's your name?) did not get the real message of this wonderful picture and if he will just step and think (and perhaps by reading the 6th chapter of Revelations) he will find that it was not trying to revive the old hatred of the war but to bring before us the message of St. John, the devine, that the four horsemen will ride over the earth until love prevails in the heart of man. — J. J. Hoffman, Happy Hour, theatre, Burke, S. D. The Hole in the Wall, with Alice Lake. — Alice Lake is a favorite here and takes well in all she appears in. — Giacoma Bros., Crystal theatre, Tombstone, Ariz. — General patronage. Please, Get Married, with Viola Dana. — Pleased a small crowd. — Leslie Hables, Reel Joy theatre, King City, Cal. — Small town patronage. BILLY QUIRK and Lillian (Billie) Dove in a scene from the William Christy, Cabanne production "At the Stage Door," a new R-C Pictures feature. Paramount The Sheik, with Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres. — Excellent. A very fine production. Packed them in five days, which is a long run for Auburn. Very little spent in publicity and picture pleased everybody. — J. N. Schwartwalder, Universal theatre, Auburn, N. Y. — General patronage. The Sheik, with Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres. — Certainly stirs up interest when you announce it as coming. Women more interested in this picture than the men. A pxture that will draw them, but they do not see it acted as it is written in the book by the same name. Not a wonderful picture that they will go out and talk about. The women folks all seem to like Valentino. — Chas. H. Ryan, Garfield theatre. 2844 Mad:son St., Chicago, 111. — Neighborhood patronage. The Sheik, with Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres. — It drew a wonderful crowd and pleased everyone. We ran it two days and, after all expenses were deducted. I think I made ten dollars. — W. E. Elkin, Temple theatre, Aberdeen, Miss. — Neighborhood patronage. The Sheik, with Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres. — Good puller. Book for extended runs. It will stand up. — C. C. Griffin, New Piedmont theatre, Oakland, Cal. — Neighborhood pataronage. The Little Minister, with Betty Compson. — Fxccllent picture and business. The picture was highly recommended by the newspaper critics, resulting in much business that pleased. — William Noble, Capitol theatre, Oklahoma City, Okla — General patronage. Miss Lulu Bett, a William DcMille production. — It has all the necessary elements to make a picture worth while. Stars, as usual, good, especially Lois Wilson, who gave us a good piece of acting. — J. Carbonell, Monroe theatre, Key West, Fla. — Neighborhood patronage. The Bronze Bell, with a special cast.— Good program picture. Off the usual run and well liked by patrons. — T. A. Shea,