Exhibitors Herald (Sep-Dec 1923)

64 EXHIBITORS HERALD December 15, 1923 A little long but the forest fire in natural colors is a wonderful piece of photography. There is a right hand drive Ford in this picture — how come? Practically capacity on this one. Nine reels. — M. P. Foster, Orpheum theatre, Harrisburg, 111. — General patronage. Hearts Aflame, with Frank Keenan. — One of the best audience pictures of the year. Will please anywhere. Clifford L. Niles, Grand theatre, Anamosa, Iowa. — General patronage. Hearts Aflame, with Frank Keenan. — Very good. Everything other exhibitors say about this picture is true. Surely has a great forest fire. Pleased my entire audience. Only objection, price a bit too high for my town. Film in good condition. This picture will stand a boost in admission, but I can't get away with a raise in price. Anna Q. Nilsson is fine in this one. Eight reels. — H. G. Selk, Selk theatre, Scotia, Nebr. — Small town patronage. Hearts Aflame, with Frank Keenan. — A good program picture but surely not worth the money Metro asked us for it. Went in the hole $10.00 the night we ran this. Don't buy it, fellow exhibitor, unless the price is right. — O. B. Sterling, Sterling theatre, Dayton, Tex. — Small town patronage. Forget-Me-Not, with Bessie Love. — Picture and business good. 'Nough said. Carter iDe Haven F. B. O. Comedy, "A Waggin' Tail" good. — E. J. Reynolds, Liberty theatre, Pasco, Wash. — General patronage. Forget-Me-Not, with Bessie Love. — Picture failed to draw for me. Too much sob stuff. Seven reels. — M. W. Mattecheck, Liberty theatre, Kennewick, Wash. — Local patronage. The Forgotten Law, with a special cast. — Another good program picture that gets by nicely. Pictures like this should be bought where they will make up some of the money we are losing on the big specials. — Clifford L. Niles, Grand theatre, Anamosa. Iowa. — General patronage Youth to Youth, with a special cast. — Very clever program. Good as lots of specials. "Twin Husbands", Carter De haven, good. — E. J. Reynolds, Liberty theatre, Pasco, Wash. — General patronage. Youth to Youth, with a special cast. — A good program picture that gets by nicely. — Clifford L. Niles, Grand theatre. Anamosa, Iowa. — General patronage. Fascination, with Mae Murray. — If they like Murray they will eat this alive. Should do business anywhere. — Clifford L. Niles, Grand theatre, Anamosa, Iowa. — General patronage. Quincy Adams Sawyer, with a special cast. — A mighty good picture with all the thrills you are looking after. A dandy fight scene and the river scene almost as thrilling as the "Way Down East" climax. Both of these scenes are a little too long and keeps a patron's tension strung up too long. — C. W. Brayman, Emprize theatre, Cedar Springs, Mich. — Small town patronage. Jazzmania, with Mae Murray. — Mae cannot get by with this kind of stuff much longer. All about the same and Mae posing most of the time. Nine reels. — M. W. Mattecheck, Liberty theatre, Kennewick, Wash. — Local patronage. Turn to the Right, a Rex Ingram production.— A splendid picture and as good as the stage production. The mother was a fine part and the two crooks were a scream. They; the patron's, will tell you how good this one is. — C. W. Bravman, Emprize theatre, Cedar Springs, Mich. — Small town patronage. Paramount Woman Proof, with Thomas Meighan. — Good picture. Fair business. One of the few good Paramounts that made us any money. Eight reels. — Marsden & Noble, Noble theatre, Marshfield, Ore. — General patronage. Zaza, with Gloria Swanson. Seemed to take, but too much "Zaza". Much over done. Pauline Frederick as Zaza of five or six years ago is way above it. — G. J. Ritter, Regent theatre, Bogota, N.J. — General patronage. The Purple Highway, with Madge Kennedy. — A medium picture sold at feature price. Starts slow but gets better at the finish. Still nothing to rave about. Seven reels. — C. E. Freeland, Midway theatre, Newport, Ore. — Small town patronage. The Purple Highway, with Madge Kennedy. — Very poor. Paramount must be hard up for pictures when they release one like this. Terrible is putting it mild. Seven reels. — Marsden & Noble, Noble theatre, Marshfield, Ore. — General patronage. Ruggles of Red Gap, with a special cast. — Seemed to please generally but business way below par in spite of extra advertising. — G. J. Ritter, Regent theatre. Bogota, N. J. — General patronage. Ruggles of Red Gap, with a special cast. — An out of the ordinary picture. Finely cast, finely directed and finely played. Roars of laughter all through. A pleasure to run such a picture. Clean, wholesome entertainment. Seven reels. — Clark and Edwards, Palace theatre, Ashland, Ohio. — Neighborhood patronage. The Cheat, with Pola Negri. — Good picture. Seemed to let up on second night, but would class it as first class attraction. — G. J. Ritter, Regent theatre, Bogota, N. J. — General patronage. The Cheat, with Pola Negri. — Disappointment at the box office. This star does not draw for us. Story is for adult patronage. Jack Holt and Charles de Roche in supporting cast. Picture well acted and directed. Modern story maite once before by Paramount with Fannie Ward and Sessue Hayakavva. Eight reels. — Chas. H. Ryan. California theatre, Chicago, 111. — Neighborhood patronage. To the Last Man, with Richard Dix. — Good picture. Well produced, but grown ups don't rave over these killings. B'ness below par. — G. J. Ritter, Recent theatre, .Bogota, N. J. — General patronage. To the Last Man, with Richard Dix. — Great picture. A trifle bloody but the people liked it. Drew well three nights Seven reels. — C. E. Freeland. Midway theatre, Newport, Ore. — Small town patronage. To the Last Man, with Richard Dix. — Don't expect too much from this one at the box office. A Western feud story by Zane Grey. Must be about a half dozen characters killed in it before it finishes. The title is correct as there is one man left in "The End". Poor business on a two day run. Seven reels. — Chas. H. Ryan, California theatre, Chicago, III. — Neighborhood patronage. Hollywood, a James Cruze production. — An entertaining special production that pleased a large majority of our patrons. Many screen celebrities take part. Story light but interesting. Eight reels. — Henrv W. Gauding. Lincoln theatre. Pittsburgh. Pa. — Neighborhood patronage. Prodigal Daughters, with Gloria Swanson. — Gave satisfaction, as do a large majority of this star's productions. Six reels. — Henry W. Gauding, Lincoln the atre, Pittsburgh, Pa. — Neighborhood patronage. Salomy Jane, with Jacqueline Logan. — Pretty good outdoor action picture. Considerable shooting and killing. Enough comedy relief and some good work by character parts, particularly George Fawcett. Picture seemed to please everyone. — Ben. L. Morris, Temple theatre, Bellaire, Ohio. — General patronage. The Siren Call, with Dorothy Dalton. — A good North woods showing. Beats cars how they do lug good clothes away up North to show the wild animals how weuns live here in the tropics. Tf you like North pictures this is good. They all look pretty much alike to me. — Unique theatre, Bricelyn, Minn. — General patronage. The Nth Commandment, with Colleen Moore. — A nice program picture, but too long. Story would have been, better in six reels. It has to be a real special these days for an eight reel production. Eight reels. — Walter H. Musson, Queen's theatre, Hespcler, Ont., Can. — Small town patronage. Bluebeard's Eighth Wife, with Gloria Swanson. — This is not my kind of a picture, so I am unable to give it a fair report. However, the people seemed to like it and it drew good business on a three day showing. — Wm. H. Creal, Suburban theatre, Omaha, Nebr. — Neighborhood patronage. The Law of the Lawless, with Dorothy Dalton. — A very satisfactory program picture. — D. E. Fitton, Lyric theatre. Harrison, Ark. — Small town patronage. The Law of the Lawless, with Dorothy Dalton. — This picture was sold as a program picture and is really better than many of their specials. It seemed to please everyone who saw it. Dorothy Dalton is unusually good in her part. Seven reels. — R. W. Hickman. Lyric theatre, Greenville, 111. — General patronage. The Go-Getter, with a special cast. — This seemed to go over well here. — G. W. Yeaton, Ioka theatre, Exeter, N. H. — General patronage. You Can't Fool Your Wife, wltn a special cast. — I am not going to "pan" this picture. To my mind Geo. Melford is a fine director and he did well with this one. Fine acting, nice scenery and a well constructed story. Box office value nothing. You can't fool your wife, you can't fool any other man's wife, and you can't fool the public. I refer to this type of story, just like hundreds we have had before only dressed up in a little different way. The only one getting fooled nowadays is the exhibitors. They made a fool of me when they sold this one as a special. How I hate that*vord! Seven reels. — R. W. Hickman, Lyric theatre, Greenville, 111. — General patronage. You Can't Fool Your Wife, with a special cast. — Exhibitors give this a bad name and called it a lemon. I quite agree with them, but it pleased all my patrons. Had good business. Titl drew them in. Six reels. — C. L. Brown, Paramount theatre, Elizabeth, La. — Small town patronage. The Exciters, with Bebe Daniels — They all said good. Brought better than average business. — G. W. Yeaton, Ioka theatre, Exeter, N. H. — Neighborhood patronage. The Woman With Four Faces, with Betty Compson. — A good picture well produced. Six reels.— Henry W. Gauding. Lincoln theatre, Pittsburgh, Pa. — Neighborhood patronage. The Woman With Four Faces, with Betty Compson. — Another good Para