Exhibitors Herald (Jul-Sep 1922)

58 EXHIBITORS HERALD July 8, 1922 Committee on W. and M. Files Report on Sprague Bill Praise the Lord. Our esteemed friend from Goodland, Kan. — some real estate guy must have named that town — has come to life and shooed the sleeping prairie chickens off the main streets of the little hamlet down in the grasshopper regions. It's really refreshing to hear his voice again, and I want to commend Brother Sprague for his excellent judgment in awarding the prizes in that Beauty Contest. I was confident of it from the very beginning, and his prize of a "fur lined flask" will come in mighty handy in my campaign this Fall. This being the season for young grasshoppers, I attributed our dear brother's silence to the fact that he was working over time in a desperate endeavor to save a little garden sass from the ravages of the state's pest. I judge from his remarks that our mutual friend is a golf hound, since he> calls on some enthusiast to send him a putter. Why not go down in the brush and cut a shinny-club and save express? But speaking of golf, I'm reminded of a remark I heard one of our bankers make to a golfer recently when he said, "There is one thing I have observed about the game, and that is that a monkey can play it as well as a man." If Brother Sprague will come up to "Kneehigh" we will show him a golf course that will make the Goodland links look like a bald head. Will our Presidential Possibility, F. S. Meyer of "Mosler Safe," O., and our Poetic Friend, Phil Rand, of Fishville, Idaho, please wake up from their sleeping sickness and defend their good names and characters against this unwarranted attack. j q JENKINS Auditorium Theatre, Neligh, Neb. Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Very good comedy-drama. Viola pleases here. — Louis Frana, Olympic theatre, Calmar, la. — General patronage. The Price of Redemption, with Bert Lytell. — Very good, although rather old. Get a good print, and you can't regret using this one. Star at his best when it comes to real acting. — O. H. Southworth, Opera House, Adams, N. Y. — Neighborhood patronage. Life's Darn Funny, with Viola Dana. — As usual with Dana, we played to good houses. Dana has never failed us yet. — Mrs. D. C. Turney, Miller theatre, Bonesteel, S. Dak. — General patronage. The Silver Lining, with Jewel Carmen. — Pleased the majority. A good clean subject. — F. W. Sabin, Majestic theatre, Eureka, Mont. — Neighborhood patronage. A Trip to Paradise, with Bert Lytell. — This was very good. Pleases all classes of people. — Louis Frana, Olympic theatre, Calmar, la. — General patronage. Paramount The Bachelor Daddy, with Thomas Meighan. — Very, very fine. Take the stand that your patrons will thank you for personally urging them to see it. Certainly has the heart interest and just the element of comedy that makes it a winner. — Sterling theatre, Greeley, Colo. — General patronage. Fool's Paradise, a Cecil B. De Mille production. — Pleased all at 50 cents to largest business since The Sheik. — H. A. McClure, Strand theatre, Emporia, Kan. — Neighborhood patronage. Forever, with Elsie Ferguson and Wallace Reid. — Dream or allegorical pictures are not liked by any public. Too complicated. But Reid's and Miss Ferguson's artistic work was more than pleasing. — J. Carbonell, Monroe theatre, Key West, Fla. — Neighborhood patronage. The Woman Who Walked Alone, with Dorothv Dalton. — Altogether different from The Crimson Challenge and consider it one of the very best if not the best work Miss Dalton has ever done. Will certainly hold interest throughout and, while drama, will satisfy all classes of audiences. — Sterling theatre, Greeley, Colo. — General patronage. Forever, with Elsie Ferguson and Wallace Reid. — Too classical for the average patron. Even the popular stars failed to draw in this kind of cast. Good picture for very refined audience. — O. H. Southworth, Opera House, Adams, N. Y. — Neighborhood patronage. The Lane That Had No Turning, with Agnes Ayres. — A wonderful picture but no drawing power whatever. No fault of the picture. Pleased those who saw it. — Tom Magruder, Elite theatre, Baxter Springs, Kan. — Neighborhood patronage. Is Matrimony a Failure? with a special cast. — Play this one up big as a comedy, for the title smacks of a "problem play," and rt will satisfy. Very fine comedy from start to finish, but only best appreciated by a high class, intelligent clientele.— Sterling theatre. Greeley, Colo. — General patronage. Exit the Vamp, with Ethel Clayton. — Due to non-arrival of feature advertised, was compelled to put this on cold, with the result that we died on a two day run, whereas, under ordinary circumstances it would have done some business. Fair offering, although not a riot. — Fred S. Meyer, Palace theatre, Hamilton, O. — High class family patronage. The Inside of the Cup, a Cosmopolitan production. — Excellent from every standpoint. A good puller. If you have not yet booked this, don't hesitate to do so. It's a sure box office attraction. — P. G. Held, Sterling theatre, Fairmont, Neb. — Neighborhood patronage. The Last Payment, with Pola Negri. — I paid for The Red Peacock and shelved it. Wish I had done same for this one. The poorest and most ridiculous thing I have run in five years. If I had known just what it is, I would not have used it for money, bad as I need it. She may be a star over there, but my patrons say not here. A few more like this and that line, "It's a Paramount Picture," will mean death to my theatre. Why will Paramount risk that valuable trademark with such stuff? Somebody tell me. — A. L. Middleton, Grand theatre, De Queen, Ark. — Small town patronage. The Crimson Challenge, with Dorothy Dalton. — This is a pure western and will thoroughly satisfy a Dalton fan. In fact, it's just what they want to see her in. — Sterling theatre, Greeley, Colo. — General patronage. The Whistle, with William S. Hart.— Good acting by star and cast save this one. Will please about 60 per cent. — H. J. Trainer, Pastime theatre, Blue Mound, 111. — Small town patronage. The Love Special, with Wallace Reid. — A fair Reid picture. Had no complaints and neither did anyone enthuse over the production. Had the usual attendance for a Reid picture, which is slightly better than most program offerings.— W. J. Powell, Lonet theatre, Wellington, O. — Small town patronage. THE BRONZE BELL, with a special cast. — Just ordinary. We saw several such reports, but thought we knew more than the exhibitors who had seen the picture. We have learned to believe more sincerely in "What the Picture Did for Me." — Horn & Morgan, Star theatre, Hay Springs, Nebraska. Boomerang Bill, with Lionel Barrymore. — A good picture which failed to draw. Barrymore a real actor. — H. A. McClure, Strand theatre, Emporia, Kan. — Neighborhood patronage. The Sheik, with Rodolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres.— I'll hand it to this picture. It's the only thing I've had this year that really has made me any money. We put an extra effective touch to it by playing the Kashmir Song as a tenor solo on the victrola in the two places in the picture where the words of this song come on the screen as Valentino sings them to Agnes. I went down front and announced we had gone to the trouble of getting this song especially for this picture and the patrons appreciated it.— A. N. Miles, Eminence theatre, Eminence, Ky. — Small town patronage. The City of Silent Men, with Thomas Meighan.— Well received. Personally, the writer preferred it to many so called specials and would advise others to use it as such at advanced prices. Seven reels— O. H. Southworth, Opera House Adams, N. Y.— Neighborhood patron-' age. The Little Minister, with Betty Compson. — Some picture. Book this and boost it and make some coin. — S. G. Ihde, Photoplay theatre, Ashland, Kan.— Neighborhood patronage. The Charm School, with Wallace Reid. — A very good production that will please anyone. Good cast and production.— H. J. Trainer, Pastime theatre, Blue Mound, 111. — Small town patronage. The Law and the Woman, with Betty Compson. — This would be 100 per cent if they would cut out the sick room scene where the baby is born. This is a disgusting and unnecessary scene in any picture. Directors with finer tastes suggest these things and pass on. Why ruin a 100 per cent picture with 100 feet of 7,000? — A. L. Middleton, Grand theatre, De Queen, Ark. — Small town patronage. The Sheik, with Rodolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres. — Drew good business and pleased nearly everyone. The kind of entertainment that has an appeal for all classes. — O. H. Southworth, Opera House, Adams, N. Y. — Neighborhood patronage. White and Unmarried, with Thomas Meighan. — Good picture with plenty of comedy and thrills, but couldn't get