Exhibitors Herald (Jul-Sep 1922)

74 EXHIBITORS HERALD September 30, .1922 USE THIS BLANK Box Office Reports Tell the Whole Story. Join in This Co-operative Service Report Regularly on Pictures You Exhibit And Read in The Herald Every Week What Pictures Are Doing for Other Exhibitors Fill in this blank now and send to Exhibitors Herald, 417 S. Dearborn St., Chicago. Title Star , Producer .» Remarks Title Star Producer „ „. . . . . Remarks Exhibitor „. Name of Theatre Transient or Neighborhood Patronage City State gar Maid" and a Snub Pollard comedy, as a school benefit. It gave good satisfaction, in fact, just about the best scenic I have ever played. I always aim to play two or three school benefits during the year to keep in touch with the powers that be. We take out the expenses of the show, my overhead, and then split 50-50. With all the kids in the grades out selling tickets I am assured a good house and nobody hurt. Bought "Nanook of the North" and expect to play it the same way when school gets in full swing this fall. In this way the youngsters don't forget the road to the theatre. — T. E. Edmundson, Lyric theatre, Grangeville, Ida. — General patronage. Table Stakes (Universal), with Brownie. — Can't see much to this two reel comedy. Got one or two laughs. Don't see how it did that. — William Thacher, Royal theatre, Salina, Kan. A Dog's Life (F-N), with Charlie Chaplin.— A riot of laughter for everybody. Funny, isn't it? They don't like Charlie, can't forget his "old stuff," but they come to see balance of the program and simply have to laugh at Charlie's comedy. — W. P. Perry, Rialto theatre, Cheyenne Wells, Colo. — Small town patronage. Never Weaken (Asso. Ex.)-, with Har old Lloyd. — One of the best three reel comedies for me this year. Pleased 100 per cent but rental entirely too high to make a profit. — Iva Shieldes, Queen theatre, Tyler, Tex. — High class family patronage. The Dumbell (Universal), with Harry Sweet. — Good Sweet picture. Gets the laughs, but do not show too many close together. Too much sameness in all. Bin they are good. — Ralph R. Gribble, Grand theatre. New Hamburg, Ont., Can. — Neighborhood patronage. Brownies Little Venus (Universal), with Baby Peggy. — The Century comedies fill the bill and are improving. Baby Peggy is a star in her own right. My patrons like these. — A. J. Berube, Family theatre, East Tawas, Mich. — Neighborhood patronage. Short Weight (Universal), with Brownie. — Just a fair comedy. Worth the price paid. It had little to boost, and about that much to knock. — W. P. Perry, Rialto theatre, Cheyenne Wells, Colo. — Small town patronage. Rubber Neck (Universal), with Lee Moran. — Not much to this, just a lot of silly stuff that got few laughs. — Ralph R. Gribble, Grand theatre, New Hamburg, Ont., Can. — Neighborhood patronage. Circus Clowns (Universal), with a special cast. — Nice clean comedy. Best of the series. — Dan Conners, Pipers Opera House, Virginia City. — General patronage. Gee Whiskers (Universal), with a special cast. — Pretty good comedy. — C. E. Hopkins, The Hopkins theatre, Cotter, Ark. — Small town patronage. Going Straight (Universal), with Mary Pickford. — I dug this up and put it over with a good comedy, but it did not please, and I will never bite again. Many actually would not believe that they were seeing Mary and felt I had fooled them. — Charles Lee Hyde, Grand theatre, Pierre, S. D. — Small town patronage. The Boat (F-N), with Buster Keaton. — Not the best Buster Keaton ever made, but this is a very good comedy. Some good laughs, if you're in a humor to see the "funny." — W. P. Perry, Rialto theatre, Cheyenne Wells, Colo. — Small town patronage. A Day's Pleasure (F-N), with Charles Chaplin. — A little old but patrons told me they thought it the best comedy Chaplin ever made. Rental too high, though. — S. G. Hide, Photoplay theatre, Ashland. Kan. — Neighborhood patronage. Safe in the Safe (Fox), with a special cast. — A very good comedy. Pleased 100 per cent. Book all Sunshine comedies Fox produces, they are all a success. — Joe Restivo, Liberty theatre, Freemanspur, 111. — Small town patronage. High and Dizzy (Pathe), with Harold Lloyd. — Good. Just one reel less of fun and real entertainment than his three reelers. Lloyd is the comedian of the day. — Mrs. Lola Bell, Queen theatre, Lonoke, Ark. — Neighborhood patronage. Just for Fun and Runaway Train (Educational).— -Never two better novelty pictures in the house. Be sure and work the railway effects in "Runaway Train." You don't sec the train, just the landscape in front. So make the engine puff, the rails grind, the wind blow, bell ring, whistle, and the crash at the end — it's great that way. — Dan Conners, Pipers Opera House, Virginia City, Nev. — General patronage. Among Those Present (Asso. Ex.), with Harold Lloyd. — They almost raised the roof on this one. Much better than Never Weaken, although it was good. — Welty & Son, Mid-way theatre, Hill Cits. Kan. — General patronage. A Fresh Start (Educational), with a special cast. — This comedy got more laughs than any we have had in tiK' house for some time. — C. E. Johnson. Paramount theatre, Gibbon, Neb. — Neighborhood patronage. The Greatest Achievement in Theatre Organ Building SMITH UNIT ORGAN CO. Manufacturers of High-Grade ELECTROPNEUMATIC PIPE ORGANS for Theatre and Home. 413-419 W. ERIE ST. CHICAGO, ILL. COMING SOON PERFECT PICTURES NEITHER SCREEN NOR STAGE BUT LIFE'S WINDOW" FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN HALLBERG MOTOR GENERATOR Used three months. First class condition. Volts 1 10 220 60 Cycle -Phase 3-volts 55-70 amperage 30-70 current AC to DC. Strauss and Blum, Inc., 254 West 41st St., N. ¥. Gily CLASSIFIED Five Cents per Word Payable in Advance. Minimum Charge, $1.00 POSITION WANTED Wanted: Motion Picture Operator wants position. Six years experience. 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