Exhibitors Herald (Jul-Sep 1922)

September 16, 1922 EXHIBITORS HERALD 89 ! CHICAGO PERSONALITIES i j IT HAS been suggested by Hank Goldson, manager of the Julian theatre, who by the way is one of our best little suggested, that we call this col. "'The Wabash Blues," at least during the summer slump. All in favor of it say "aye." * * * I. Leserman has returned from a successful trip through the Illinois territory with Universal Salesman Denton, and reports things are picking up everywhere, since the settlement of the coal strike. Mr. Leserman sold theatre men in thirty-five towns out of fortv that he made on the trip. * * * E. W. Johnson, the erstwhile Select salesman, is now telling the world about the F. B. O. product across the street. * * * A. M. Rosencran has been added to the American Releasing sales staff by Sid Goldman. He will handle the Indiana territory * * * Al Hoffman, F. B. O. salesman, tried to butt a Halsted street car off the track the other night with his Ford, but wasn't successful. Hence Al's walking these days. * * * "The Storm" has proved quite an attraction at most theatres hereabouts the last couple of weeks, but the storm that hit Chicago on Thursday. August 24. will long be remembered by some of our best theatre men. At Ascher's Commercial theatre, 92nd street, it knocked out about a thousand display lights and cut the attendance in half. * * * Fred Hartman. manager of the Forest Park Ascher house, is also one who will remember "The Storm." With about a thousand people trying to get into his house, he was compelled to turn them away because the storm cut off all his lights for the evening. * * * Joe Kopple is now numbered with the sales staff of Film Booking Office. * * » C. M. Simmons, manager of Hodkinson exchange, has a treat in store for Chicagoans when "Slim Shoulders" plays a down town theatre. Mr. Simmons slipped us the info, that he's going to put on a style show, with Irene Castle, star of the feature, and seven beautiful girls to act as mannikins displaying gorgeous gowns and wraps. He has a tie-up with one of the largest loop stores. More of this later. * * * "Xanook of the North." the Robert Flaherty-Pathe special production, got off to a good start at Orchestra Hall last Saturday. Good hot weather pic. Got good notices, too. Hence H. O. Martin, Pathe manager, is happv. * * * This looks like Century Comedy week around the loop. There's one at the Rose. Randolph, Orpheum and Casino, and Herman Stern tells us the entire Ascher circuit is to run them regularly each week. The last one "Apartment Wanted" is quite timely for a lot of Chicagoans who are flat hunting. The Rose is playing that this week. * * * The old gang welcomed "Looie" Kramer back in Chicago last week. You'll find him ensconced behind a desk at F. B. O. hereafter. * * * Herman Stern, sales manager. Universal Chicago office, is mixing with the Hoosiers down Indiana way. It's a sort of "get acquainted" trip he tells us. * * * Clyde Eckhardt knows good painting when he sees it and when those Landis Award boys got through with the walls of his Fox exchange, he said "nix," and had another gang of brush artists do the whole job over. * * * The following salesmen have been added to the F. B. O. office J. J. Sampson announces. E. D. Saiter, who has the northern Illinois territory ; Charles Banfort, the Central Illinois field, and F. J. Shepherd has been made Chicago Branch salesman. * . * * Earl C. Penrod, the affable F. B. O. booker, has been transferred to Cleveland, as service manager. Sam Gorlick becomes head booker for this concern. He formerly served the Fox exchange in the same capacity. * * * "Bill" Brimmer, formerly with Fox, is now connected with Educational * * * John Dromeg is now service manager of F. B. O. * * * About the busiest place along Chicago's film row during this hot weather is the A. Teitel plant, 804 South Wabash avenue. Mr. Teitel is cleaning film for most of the big exchanges and many of the independents and reports that business at his New York City branch is keeping them busy day and night. And there's a reason. All workis guaranteed. * * * "Jeff" Lazarus, First National's exploitation man, is out in the sticks this week putting over "The Masquerader" and "The Crossroads of New York." He is in Springfield. 111., and from there goes to Oregon, 111. * * * Here's a wide open challenge and if some of the exchanges don't accept it those 63rd street exhibitors will have an opinion that can't be expressed in black and white. The challenge is issued by Van Nomikos of the Rex theatre and he is ready to meet all comers— even Joe Lyon's Fox brigade. Harry Phillip's wicked Universal sluggers, GEORGE WEST, lately with the Reelcraft Pictures Corporation, is now on the F. B. O. staff of Manager Joe Klein. George has the South and West Side territory. First National, Paramount or any of the other boys. Here's the 63rd street team : Nomikos, Johnson, Coston, Kempton, Corbett, Nortman. Harry and Bill Slot, Cullen and Lyman. Play ball ! * * * Lester Sturm, well known along the row, has resigned from the Fox office at Milwaukee to accept the managerial post at the Pittsburgh branch of Goldwyn. We hate to see good fellows leave this territory, but then . * * * Charles Fecher of the 63rd street Lexington theatre, isn't letting the hot weather, film salesmen or anything or anybody else bother him. Charles is over in Germany buying up all the marks in sight. Van Nomikos of the Rex theatre received a card from the Lexington exhib. last week. Irving Mack is handling a campaign for the Chicago Herald-Examiner film "How Cartoons Are Made," which is being distributed to theatres free. "The A record breaker .' That is what they say about Col. Win. A*. 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