Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1921 - Mar 1922)

86 EXHIBITORS HERALD March 25, 1922 j CHICAGO PERSONALITIES*1 l By Mac Didya all get in on the big doin's last Wednesday eve, March 8? We refer to the splendid gathering assembled to do honor to the debut of the Chicago ChinChin club. Bravo prexy Peters and the rest of your "let's go crowd." You all deserve every means of co-operation that the amusement personnel of our great city can and is sure to give the club. We're for you one hundred per cent, and then some more. * * * Looks like the ol' silver sheet has come to the rescue of another amusement temple. The famous home of burlesque, the Columbia theatre on North Clark street is to show feature films. Manager Weingarten assures us he will play nothing but the VERY best the market offers. * * * E. W. "Red" Johnson, former Hodkinson representative, will for the future spend his time between the city and country trade for the local Select exchange. * * * Joe J. Dailey, formerly affiliated with the Great Northern theatre, has joined the local exhibitorial ranks, having just taken over the Montrose theatre. * * * With Joe Allman now in control of the Globe theatre, Monticello, 111., looks like this pretty home of films is destined for much notice. * * * Morris Hei.lman, former w. k. Universal local light, is now associated with the local Reelcraft branch, succeeding Carl Harthill recently resigned to manage the local National Exchanges exchange. * * * Ben Bf.adeix, the fight picture magnate of these parts, has been home on the sick list we've been told for the past few days. He may have been getting his income tax all ironed out, at that. Y'know those CARL HARTHILL has been appointed manager of Cosmopolitan National Exchange at 738 South Wabash. Dempsey-Carpentier pictures are bringing in the greenbacks right along. * * * The famous Marks and Goodman -duo of the local United Artists exchange, was dissolved the other day with Sam Marks going over to the local Hodkinson branch for the Western Illinois territory. That handsome youngster on the receiving line at the opening of the Chin-Chin club was no other than our own "Chub" Florine the world's greatest film sales expert, who resigned from the local Vitagraph exchange to assume his new office as treasurer to the club. * * * Charles Casanave, state righter from Cincinnati, Ohio, was in the city last week end, visiting General Manager Silton of the local Pioneer branch. * * * One of Michigan City's pretty suburban houses, the Willard theatre, will open shortly under the management of Burlingame & Grey. * * * Ezra Rhodes, owner of a string of Hoosier theatres, has taken over the Blackstone theatre, South Bend, Ind., so this pretty screen palace shoula step right out and make history for its owner. * * *. H. D. Charness, erstwhile Unity Photoplay representative, has signed with the local Goldwyn office to cover the Illinois sector. * * * Arnold Skack, owner of the Keystone theatre on the north side reports he has acquired the Panorama, giving this exhibitor two houses on the road. * * * Cresson Smith, manager of the local United Artists exchange, tells us that Lee Woodyatt, former Select representative, will cover eastern Illinois and northern Indiana for his company and George Levey, erstwhile Unity Photoplay representative, will call on the south side exhibitors in the city territory. * * * Sam Sherman, sales manager of the local Goldwyn exchange, is fast acclimating himself to the Windy City and tells us the going is fine. Apropos, Sam is also a golf devotee. Claims to have defeated exhibitor Rex Lawhead down state for nine holes, with a total of two and half hours expended. We were unable to get the medal score on the match. * * * One of the big local mysteries still unsolved is the reason WHY Tom Greenwood had the right lamp in a bandage for several days. Up to date no one about here has noted any terrible gales that might have been functioning. So we still ponder, WHY? * * $ I. Maynard Schwartz staged a show on Thursday for the local exhibitors, screening "The Battle of Jutland," that brought out a good crowd. * * * Jack Alicoate called on Irving Mack, on Thursday. Alicoate was on the way back to New York from Los Angeles. * * * Herman Stern, district manager for Universal in the Central West, left for a week's business trip to New York, on March 9. H. W. PETERS, president of the newly organized Chin-Chin Club, made up of Chicagoans in the amusement field. Trimble Has New One Larry Trimble, who with Jane Murphin, made "The Silent Call" starring "Strongheart" a remarkably intelligent German police dog, passed through Chicago last week with another dog, the brother of "Strongheart." During his brief stay at the Blackstone Hotel, Mr. Trimble informed a Herald reporter he had decided upon an original story for his next production. It is to be called "Barwn of the North" and besides the two German police dogs, will have a pack of huskies he recently engaged in the Canadian north woods, for atmosphere. Mr. Trimble and Miss Murphin expect to begin work on their new picture at once. Corbett Going to Coast Harry Corbett, for several years manager of the Harper theatre and later connected with local film exchanges, is taking his family to Los Angeles for a few months. It is possible he will locate there permanently. Floyd Brockell in City Floyd M. Brockell, manager of exchanges for Associated First National, was in the city during the past week in connection with business at the local exchange. are more elaborate, more artistic than any other form of announcement. Note the price — tinting free WHO IS MAKING YOURS? IRVING HACK SCO. 808 S. WABASH AVE. CHICAGO