Exhibitors Herald (Apr-Jun 1922)

pril 29, 1922 EXHIBITORS HERALD 81 vely great in his work in this part. — Irs. W. H. Kelfer, Itasca theatre, Alice, ex. — Small town patronage. The Rough Diamond, with Tom Mix. -This is a five reel comedy and we liked the best of his latest, including Sky igh. — Olen Reynolds, Pearl theatre, ymera, Ind. — Small town patronage. Queenie, with Shirley Mason. — A good cture. — Adolph Kohn, Pastime theatre, ranville, N. Y. — Small town patronage. Evangeline, with Miriam Cooper. — ot the school children out. Good picre. — Auditorium Company, Carleton, eb. — Small town patronage. Little Miss Smiles, with Shirley Ma■n. — This is very good and came as ar to pleasing all who saw it as a proam picture can. Comments were all ry favorable. — Adolph Kohn, Pastime eatre, Granville, N. Y. — Small town tronage. Goldwyn Come on Over, with Colleen Moore. — he wit of the Irish delightfully picred. Strictly a family picture. In ish neighborhoods they should flock see it. — Charles H. Ryan, Ben Hur eatre, 306 and 308 S. Cicero Ave., Chi'go, 111. — General patronage. The Night Rose, with a special cast. — y patrons liked this fine. Do not see hy the N. Y. censor kicked on this one. rew fair for Lent. — C. E. Williams, irk theatre, Omaha, Neb. — Neighbored patronage. The Glorious Fool, with Helene Chadck and Richard Dix. — Picture pleased d enjoyed good business. — William oble, Empress theatre, Oklahoma City, kla. — General patronage. Dangerous Curve Ahead, with a spell cast. — I consider this to be one of e best pictures that we have played is year. We played this one at adnce prices with not a single kick. You nnot go wrong on this one. — W. G. uskin, Opera House, Greensboro, Ala. Neighborhood patrona-ge. The Ace of Hearts, with a special cast. Like most of Morris Stone's it interts and holds the attention to the end. in recommend this production as first tss entertainment to any kind of audice. — O. H. Southworth, Opera House, lams, N. Y. — Neighborhood patronfe. The Night Rose, with a special cast. — picture of the underworld. Did not ake me any friends. Rated Class D. 50 high. — Peter Krauth, Opera House, enison, la. — Neighborhood patronage. The Great Redeemer, with a special st. — An A No. 1 picture. Acting fine, "Box Office Records in The Making | LURING LIPS (Universal) j with Edith Roberts. Acting I I on the advice given by ex ( | hibitors in "The Box Office | Record" I booked this picture 1 and found it to be a mighty 1 | good piece of work. An ex §§ cellent program picture. — L. 1 ! R. MOORE, Roma theatre, § | Columbus Grove, O. photography excellent. In the direction it has those touches that make a picture. Pleased audience, though they were few. Xo fault of picture. M. E Church across the street had musical concert on same night. Intend to rebook it at request of minister of town.' — C. B. Clark, Iris theatre, Pacific Grove, Cal. — General patronage. The Penalty, with Lon Chaney. — Lon Chaney is a wonderful actor. Picture a little gruesome in places. Although a very impossible story, it held the interest well. Goldwyn service runs fine, but can't do business with it. — L. R. Moore. Roma theatre, Columbus Grove, O. — Small town patronage. Toby's Bow, with Tom Moore. — Heard no kicks on this so I guess they thought it O.K. I did not see it personally. — A. C. Betts, Powers theatre. Red Creek, N. Y. — Neighborhood patronage. Madame X, with Pauline Frederick. — It paid us to go back and pick this up at a reasonable rental, showing it on a night when we would otherwise have been dark. If we had more pictures like Madame X we wouldn't have dark nights. — E. L. Franck, Oasis theatre, Ajo, Ariz. — Neighborhood patronage. Bunty Pulls the Strings, with a special cast. — What a relief to see this type of picture for a change. Although I don't believe the picture pleased over 75 percent, I consider it to be beneficial at this time to show pictures of this sort: so sweet, so clean. — L. R. Moore, Roma theatre. Columbus Grove, O. — Small town patronage. The Highest Bidder, with Madge Kennedy.— Fair picture. — R. R. Gribble. Grand theatre. New Hamburg, Ont., Can. The Loves of Letty, with Pauline Frederick. — Just a fair picture. Good moral lesson to it. though. — A. C. Betts, Powers theatre. Red Creek, N. Y. — Neighborhood patronage. The Tale of Two Worlds, with a special cast. — This picture pleased the men but was too melodramatic for the women. An interesting story, well acted. Photography and settings could not be improved upon. — W. J. Powell. Lonet theatre, Wellington, O. — Small town patronage. The Old Nest, with a special cast. — They came through the rain to see it. Wonderful. Book it. You will never run a picture that will please your patrons better. — E. M. Rhodes. Electric theatre. Knob Noster, Mo. — Neighborhood patronage. The Cup of Fury, with a special cast. — This is a fine picture. — A. C. Betts, Powers theatre, Red Creek, N. Y. — Neighborhood patronage. The Penalty, with Lon Chaney. — Fine picture with good acting. — R. R. Gribble, Grand theatre, New Hamburg, Ont., Can. An Unwilling Hero, with Will Rogers. — A good comedy drama that pleased my patrons. Not many comments, but such as were made were favorable. — W. J. Powell, Lonet theatre, Wellington, O. — Small town patronage. Pinto, with Mabel Normand. — Good. Patrons liked it. Star . seems to take here. — A. C. Betts, Powers theatre, Red Creek, N. Y. — Neighborhood patronage. Officer 666, with Tom Moore. — Good comedy. — R. R. Gribble, Grand theatre. New Hamburg, Ont., Can. Hodkinson The Dwelling Place of Light, with a special cast. — Wouldn't want anything better. Pleased 100 per cent. You illllBlfflHMMlilllilllim 1 Pictures You | 1 Will Be Glad f You Ran 1. The Inside of the Cup. a 2. Behold My Wife. 3. The Old Nest. 4. Black Beauty. 5. Lying Lips. 6. Humoresque. 7. Isobel (Trail's End). 8. Once to Every Woman. 9. The Mark of Zorro. 10. Outside the Law. W. J. POWELL, Lonet theatre, Wellington, O. ■ should invite the directors of any big concern to see it. Then they will have something to think about, trying to keep the working people under their feet. Don't be afraid to run it in any small town. They'll all like it. — A. E. Rogers, Temple theatre, Dexter, N. Y. — Neighborhood patronage. The Man of the Forest, with a special cast. — Like all Zane Grey's, it's a good puller and will satisfy any audience. I consider it the best of Zane Grey's pictures.— F. Hejtmanek, Opera House, Clarkson, Neb. — Small town patronage. The Light in the Clearing, with a special cast. — Not a very good story. Roving Kate, as a crazy, overdid her part. — J. E. Higgins, Majestic theatre, Cullom, 111. — Neighborhood patronage. The Man of the Forest, with a special cast. — About the biggest joke ever. It would have been a fair modern western if you had not read the book, but if you had, it was certainly a farce. Characters all mixed up, hero dressed up school boy, and story not at all like bcok. Bet Zane Grey would not know his brain child without the label. Why do they do such things toa perfectly good story? —Ross Riley, Wigwam theatre. Oberlin, Kans. — General patronage. King Spruce, with Mitchell LewisClass B. Pleased all who like strong plays. Star did not take with society women as was to be expected. Plot good, scenery splendid, forest fire interesting. There are much better north woods dramas than this, but if booked there is nothing to worry about. I charged 35 and 15 cents. "This feature ended business for March, which, though very poor, was a shade better than for February.— Philip Rand, Rex theatre, Salmon, Idaho. The Harvest Moon, with Doris Kenyon.— Just a fair picture. Many did not care for the story.— J. E. Higgins, Majestic theatre, Cullom, 111— Neighborhood patronage. The Kentucky Colonel, with a special cast. — This is a very good picture and pleased about 80 per cent from what I hear. Drew fairly well. All Hodkinson pictures are good so far and well liked here. — A. E. Rogers, Temple theatre. Dexter, N. Y. — Neighborhood patronage. The Light in the Clearing, with a spe