Exhibitors Herald (Jul-Sep 1922)

56 EXHIBITORS HERALD July 8, 1922 DOROTHY GISH in a scene frcm "The Country Flapper" directed by F. Richard Jones, and distributed by Producers Security Corp. and I will have to make a change or close up. — G. F. Rediske, Star theatre, Ryegate, Mont. — Small town patronage. One Arabian Night, with Pola Negri. — Out of eight reports in this magazine I found five were favorable and three, including report of Charles Ryan, were against it. I am on the fence. You had better get it securely fixed in your mind that it will please less than half of your audience, that the plot is weak and too mixed up, that it won't pull the second night, that the play is long drawn out with a poor ending, but if you decide to book it, boost it to beat the band as a wonderful production in eight reels, made in Germany, lavish, spectacular, with wonderful technique, gorgeous scenery, splendid if not remarkable acting, humorous in a peculiar foreign style, interesting and well worth seeing1 for its originality alone. Then sit down fairly near the front and look for — Pola Negri? Not at all. Lubitsch? O, no. Just glue your eyes to the unnamed actress who takes the part of Haidee. Who in thunder is she? I wish I could convey to her the thought that the present Mrs. Philip Rand is not immortal. — Philip Rand, Rex theatre, Salmon, Idaho. Man-Woman-Marriage, an Allen Holubar production. — This is a very good picture for a theatre catering to the better class of people. Others may not like it. Took well for me. — D. A. Kooker, Happy Hour theatre, Ewen, Mich. — General patronage. Mother O' Mine, a Thomas H. Ince production. — Drew well without extra advertising and they liked it. — Arthur A. Names, Strand theatre, McCracken, Kan. — Small town patronage. Her Kingdom of Dreams, with Anita Stewart. — One of the best program pictures I have ever played. I have played many so-called specials that were not half as good as this one. Star well liked here. — C. H. Simpson, Princess theatre, Millen, Ga. — General patronage. The Kid, with Charles Chaplin. — Broke all previous records with this. Our people do not like Chaplin, so we promised them that he was "different" in this one, and we imported the boys' band from the Odd Fellows' Orphans Home at Batesville. — C. E. Hopkins, Hopkins theatre, Cotter, Ark. — Small town patronage. The Child Thou Gavest Me, with a special cast. — Don't play this as a program picture. It will stand ad-anced admission as a special. Created more comment than any picture we have shown lately. — H. A. McClure, Strand theatre, Emporia, Kan. — Neighborhood patronage. The Romance of Tarzan, with Elmo Lincoln. — This and Tarzan of The Apes both drew well and pleased. — D. A. Kooker, Happy Hour theatre, Ewen, Mich. — General patronage. Harriet and The Piper, with Anita Stewart. — Exceptionally good picture, but weak title. — J. A. Holmes, Arcade theatre, Holtville, Cal. — Neighborhood patronage. Gypsy Blood, with Pola Negri. — Just a few like this one will put our show out of business. — J. M. McCarty. Forsyth theatre, Forsyth, Ga. — Neighborhood patronage. Bob Hampton of Placer, a Marshall Neilan production. — "Freckles" Barry gets lots of laughs in this one. Good plot, and is an interesting picture, but poor business for some reason or other. No fault of the picture. — D. A. Kooker, Happy Hour theatre, Ewen, Mich. — General patronage. Passion, with Pola Negri.— No good for small town. Better stay away from such stuff. — J. M. McCarty, Forsyth theatre, Forsyth, Ga. — Neighborhood patronage. A Small Town Idol, a Mack Sennett production.— Picture a great disappointment. Would have been fair if cut to four or five reels. — Arthur A. Names, Strand theatre, McCracken, Kan. — Small town patronage. Polly of The Storm Country, with Mildred Harris. — This is a mighty fine little program picture. — D. A. Kooker, Happy Hour theatre, Ewen, Mich. — General patronage. Unseen Forces, with Sylvia Breamer. — Had a number of favorable comments on this picture. A good picture. — A. F. Botsford, Botsford theatre, Sargent, Neb. — Small town patronage. The River's End, a Marshall Neilan production. — Any Brother Exhibitor cannot make a mistake with this picture, unless his patrons do not like a Mounted Police picture. My patrons were well pleased. — Edw. W. Werner, Canton, O. — Neighborhood patronage. Dinty, a Marshall Neilan production. — This picture got the laughs. All of the child actors were very good. Good business.— D. A. Kooker, Happy Hour theatre, Ewen, Mich. — General patronage. Fox The Last Trail, with a special cast. — — Good, and good business. — C. A. Garad, Woodbine theatre, Carthage, 111. — Neighborhood patronage. The Men of Zanzibar, with William Russell. — A passable program picture. — J. Carbonell, Monroe theatre, Key West, Fla. — Neighborhood patronage. Up and Going, with Tom Mix. — Extra good Mix picture. Pleased all and drew well. — C. R. Sullivan, Fair theatre, Amarillo, Tex. — General patronage. IRON TO GOLD, with Dustin Farnum. — Must say very good. Booked this one on W. W. White's "say so." You will find Brother White's write-up in the June 24 number. — G. N. Armstrong, Y. M. C. A. theatre, Rose Lake, Idaho. Arabian Love, with John Gilbert. — A remarkably fine picture, but too high class for Podunk. Gilbert and Bedford both excellent. Patrons shy away from this on account of title. No business. — V. G. Bollman, Castalia theatre, Castalia, la. — Small town patronage. The Strength of The Pines, with William Russell. — Very, very good. A splendid western with lots of action.—" W. E. Elkin, Temple theatre, Aberdeen, Miss. — Neighborhood patronage. Footfalls, with a special cast. — This is my first report to Exhibitors Herald, but I think this picture needs our opinion, as it is absolutely the worst I ever had the pleasure of running. If you have to take it, pay for it and let them keep it. It will kill your business. — R. W. Small, Markle Amusement Company, Wymore, Neb. — General patronage. Shame, with a special cast. — New, different from the others. Pleased the public. Some good thrillers. — J. Carbonell, Monroe theatre, Key West, Fla. — Neighborhood patronage. Children of the Night, with William Russell. — I cannot get by with William Russell unless he is in westerns. This show is good for a dream, but it does not satisfy my patrons. They like him in a Western. — W. T. Biggs, Unique theatre, Anita, la. — Small town patronage. To a Finish, with Charles Jones. — Very good. Both stars are very good in all the pictures I have played. — C. H. Simpson, Princess theatre, Millen, Ga. — General patronage. A Connecticut Yankee, with a special cast. — A wonderful picture which fell down at box office at 50 cent admission. Praised by newspapers but still they would not come out. Wonder why. — H. A. McClure, Strand theatre, Emporia, Kan. — Neighborhood patronage. Thunderclap, with a special cast. — This was one of those specials. It was very good. — Louis Frana, Olympic theatre, Calmar, la. — General patronage. Hickville to Broadway, with Eileen Percy. — A very good little picture. I run a few of these 20th Century to cut film rental. They go over fairly well. — W. E. Elkin, Temple theatre, Aberdeen, Miss. — Neighborhood patronage. Over the Hill, with a special cast. — Best picture ever shown in this city. Patrons left the house with a smile on their face and a tear in their eyes. — T. L. Wolfe, Liberty theatre, Cherryvale, Kan. — Neighborhood patronage. A Connecticut Yankee, with a special