Exhibitors Herald (Sep-Dec 1923)

.December 15. 1923 EXHIBITORS HERALD 59 obvious center card. " What is the Dangerous Age?" and. rara avis, did enough extra business to justify. The only sense in which this is a special is in the way the director handled his subject — Joseph Gray, Gray theatre. Spangler, Pa. — Small town patronage. . The Dangerous Age, with a special cast. — A dandy good picture, but played te Door business and don't know the reason 'why. unless they did not like the title. — TE. E. Gailey. Crystal theatre, Wayne, Neb. — General patronage. The Dangerous Age, with a special cast. — One that everyone ought to like. Went over great. — G. W. Yeaton, Ioka theatre, Exeter, N. H. — Neighborhood patronage. The Dangerous Age, with a special cast. — Must say that this is very good show, only the price on the picture is too high. Seven reels. — L. T. Frana, Olympic theatre, Calmar, Iowa. — General patronage. Money, Money, Money, with Katherine MacDonald. — I consider this one of the star's best pictures. Pleased about 100 per cent. What more can we want? Ran "Haunted Valley" with it and made a dandy program, 5,995 feet. — D. A. White. Cozy theatre, Checotah, Okla. — General patronage. Money, Money, Money, with Katherine MacDonald. — Just fair. Six reels. — L. J. Frana, Olympic theatre, Calmar, Iowa. — • General patronage. Bell Boy 13, a Thomas H. Ince production.— After looking at this boy in "The Hottentot" one would think "Bell Boy" would be great, but we were disappointed in this one so we are going to try "Going Up" and if that one flops as "Bell Boy 13" did. we will give this Douerlas MacLean the air. Five reels. — E. E. Gailey, Crystal theatre, Wayne. Neb. — General patronage. The Seventh Day, with Richard Barthelmess. — Just fair. — W. K. Buckham. Kino theatre. Manitou. Man., Can. — Neighborhood patronage. The Seventh Day, with Richard Barthelmess. — Dick, you came across again and delivered the goods. If we got pictures like this every day we would not need to run for fifty years to get enough for the next twenty-five years. It's a romance in a small seaport and has enough comedy to put it over. Drew good. Six reels. — W. Cruickshank. Lyceum theatre. Wingham, Ont., Can. — General patronage. Penrod, a Marshall Neilan production. — Everyone was amused with this production. Not a kick. Eight reels. — Frank Fera. Victory theatre, Rossiter. Pa. — General patronage. Fools First, a Marshall Neilan production.— Just an ordinary program picture. — C. H. Simpson, Princess theatre. Millen. Ga. — General patronage. East Is West, with Constance Talmadge. — Probably a good picture with a print in condition to get through machine. After trying three reels, called the show off and refunded money. How long will exhibitors have to put up with this sort of thing? Note Mr. Hays failed to provide the information in his uniform contract. — T. A. Shea, New Palace theatre.— McG e h e e, Ark. — Neighborhood patronage. East Is West, with Constance Talmadge. — My patrons had got the wrong idea of this picture. The majority thought it was a Chinese picture and stayed out, but the ones that took a chance thought it was Constance Talmadge's best. Attendance was fair. Eight reels. — Frank Fera, Victory theatre, Rossiter, Pa. — General patronage. East Is West, with Constance Tal Riley Back And Poetic In Comment | Well, here I am back again | after being A. W. O. L. for about a month. I've been pretty busy building a house, but I have read the "Herald" just ■ the same. Just booked a lot of pictures of the | Wild and Woolly West. m It seems this is the kind of pictures people here like best. They like to see Hoot shoot 'em up g and ride his trusty steed; B They like Bill Hart in chaps and J guns, and rip and roar and speed. I They love to see the villun dragged g from his hidden lair, And hear the rip of bullets go singing through the air, Ji And they sigh and come again, for 3 a scene they never miss — The hero and the heroine in a sixm ty-five foot kiss. R. ROSS RILEY, Wigwam Theatre, ■ Oberlin, Kan. 1 Bi— iiii,, si s.i -wmMmM madge. — We are late in playing this picture, owing to high price they always demand from small towns. Patrons liked this picture fine. Didn't make a cent on it but figured we gave them a good evening's entertainment. Eight reels. — Gunther & Metzger. Palace theatre, Syracuse. Neb. — Small town patronage. Lessons in Love, with Constance Talmadge. — Plenty of laughter. Pleased as a regular. — Giacoma Bros.. Crystal theatre. Tombstone, Ariz. — General patronage. Devotion, with Hazel Dawn. — Just a fair program picture. Nothing to rave over. Ran "Steel Trail" with it and got by. Six reels. — E. A. Armistead. Lyric "A Little Humor Now And Then ■ I had been running a slide | for the Great Northern Ry. Co. ■ for some time, which read, | "Cross Crossings Cautiously," ■ ■ when one day a farmer asked ■ me when I was going to run | 1 that railroad picture. I I asked, "Which one do you 1 mean?" 1 He said, "That 'Cross Cross I ings Cautiously." F. A. SUNDERHAUF, (Operator) Rex Theatre, i Scobey, Mont. 1 theatre, Easley, S. C— General patronage. Rose of the Sea, with Anita Stewart. — This is the poorest I ever saw Anita Stewart do. Altogether too slow. Too many reels for the story. No box office value. Seven reels— Mrs. R. D. Lemmon. Colonial theatre, Constantine, Mich. — General patronage. The Child Thou Gavest Me, with a special cast.— Richard Headrick. the child star, is a knockout. We had some to come back and see him again. The story was rewritten, practically, by the censor, but the child's acting saved the picture! This will surely draw for you. Seven reels. — Needham & Mattingl'v. De Luxe theatre, Moline, Kan. — Neighborhood patronage. Tol'able David, with Richard Barthelmess—We don't wonder at all that this was one of the ten best pictures in 1922. If the rest are half as good thev are specials. Some very fine shots. ' Had wonderful direction and was produced in a true to life way. We rate it as one of the four best pictures we have shown in the past two years. Book it and play it Seven reels.— W. Cruickshank. Lvceum theatre, Wingham, Ont., Can. — General patronage. Tol'able David, with Richard Barthelmess.—First part is interesting. Plot laid in South among or during primitive times in the mountains. Star overdoes his part and towards last it is all overdone. We were disappointed with this feature as we had seen many good reports, so perhaps looked for more than possible. It has very few laughs and leaves a bad taste in one's mouth. Some shooting and David does the impossible so often it is tiresome. Seven reels. — Unique theatre, Bricelyn. Minn. — General patronage. Daddy, with Jackie Coogan.— This is one of the best of Coogan's I have ever played but did not draw quite as well as some of the others. Six reels. — Mrs. R. D. Lemmon. Colonial theatre, Constantine, Mich. — General patronage. The Crossroads of New York, a Mack Sennett production. — This is a good comedy-drama and it made a splendid Saturday night show, but I can't agree with all the exhibitor of the Howard theatre. Alexandria. Minnesota, says about it in the September, 1922. "B. O. R." My folks did not get as much fun out of it as I advertised they would. But it is good and~worth yout best program price. Six reels. — A. N. Miles. Eminence theatre. Eminence, Ky. — General patronage. What a Wife Learned, a Thomas H. Ince production. — Not a big picture by any means, but will get by nicely at regular admission. Mr. Ince must have made this while he was studying the scenario on a future picture, for it shows a decided lack of attention from someone. All three leading players have parts which present them in an undesirable light and the effect on a crowd is very apparent. A few more redeeming characteristics in each player would have made a world of difference in drawing power. — V. G. Bollman. Postville theatre. Postville, Iowa. — Small town patronage. Brawn of the North, with Strongheart. — Very good picture. Drew well. Something to break the sameness of the general run of pictures. Seven reels. — R. D. Lemmon. Colonial theatre. Constantine, Mich. — General patronage. Smilin' Through, with Norma Talmadge. — From favorable reports of patrons this is the best Norma has ever done. This pleased 200 per cent here, for almost every one who saw it sent a friend or two the next day. A picture that you will not forget and cannot afford to pass up. Getting old, but will draw yet. We ad