Exhibitors Herald (Mar-Apr 1924)

April 5, 1924 EXHIBITORS HERALD 51 "Herald Only" Club Adds Eleven Members for Week As I have purchased the Orpheum theatre at this place, I would like to be one of your "Herald Only" Club. I have run this theatre before, back in 1918 and 1919, and have had very good luck in booking from the "Herald." It sure keeps a person posted on pictures. Yours for more service. — M. F. FAYTLE, Orpheum theatre, McHenry, N. D. Enrollments this week bring the club membership to 170. G. Stevenson B and R. P. Rosser, Capitol theatre, Raleigh, N. C, J. H. Talbert, Legion theatre, | Norwich, Kan., Judge & Woolsey, Iris theatre, Wheatland, Wyo., George H. ■ Koch, Perkins theatre, Holton, Kan., C. E. Miller, Rialto theatre, Loveland, B Colo., Joe Restivo, Liberty theatre, Freemanspur, 111., Sprague Green, Orpheum H theatre, Fort Wayne, Ind., Mark Harrison, Star theatre, San Francisco, and H E. C. Bays, Globe theatre, Buena Vista, Va., are other new members, most of m whom have letters in the Favorite Star news. EXHIBITORS HERALD, 407 S. Dearborn St., I Chicago, 111. Gentlemen : I wish to join the "Herald Only" Club formed by contributors to your "What the Picture Did For Me" department. (Exhibitor) (Theatre) (City) (State) I BiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiH ^iiiiiisiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiinim First National Lilies of the Field, with Carinne Griffith. — An excellent picture; real drama and fine entertainment. Everyone liked it 100 per cent better than the stage play. Eight reels. — R. G. Jordan, Hinsdale theatre, Hinsdale, 111. The ©alloping Fish, with a special cast. — This proved disappointing to our audience. Pictures like this without a story should be put in two reels. Thomas H. Ince slipped a cog when he made this. Seven reels. — Mrs. Frank Paul, Marvel theatre, Carlinville, 111. The Love Master, with Strongheart. — One of the first in Illinois to play this picture, if not the first. Two days to packed houses. This picture has got all the other Strongheart's backed off the map. Wonderful photography, really taken in the Canadian Rockies. There's a dog race in this picture that will have your patrons sitting on the edge of their seats. Country roads in fierce condition but they came in anyhow. Play it and play it quick. Suitable for Sunday, as we played it on Sunday and Monday and heard no kicks. Played first of "Around the World in the Speejacks" with this picture. Seven reels. — Ingersoll & Boget, American theatre, Sandwich, 111. — Small town patronage. Chastity, with Katherine MacDonald. — A beautiful story of life behind the scenes. Elaborately mounted and up to anything this star has done. — Ben L. Morris, Olympic theatre, Bellaire, O. Black Oxen, with Corinne Griffith. — Another best seller made into an extra good picture. Excellent work by both stars mark this, and let us not forget Clara Bow as the flapper. We like flappers anyway, and she is an extra likeable flapper, and a good actress. You can get behind this and it will reciprocate at the box office. Eight reels. — L. F. Wolcott, Grand theatre, Eldora, Iowa. When a Man's a Man, with John Bowers. — Here's a picture you can't go wrong on. Played this first showing in Illinois. Booked for two days and forced to hold it over another day. Played Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, March 9, 10 and 11. Started snowing Sunday and snowed all three days. The third day was awfully slushy but still they came. Packed house Sunday and Monday and a fair crowd Tuesday. Heard some people say that it was the best picture they had ever seen in that town and we have played all the big ones. Follows the book very closely. Acting of whole cast excellent and the scenery is real Arizona scenery. It's a 100 per cent attraction. Suitable for Sunday. Seven reels. — Ingersoll & Boget. American theatre, Sandwich, 111. — Small town patronage. Boy of Mine, with Ben Alexander. — I call this a real picture, although it did not draw as good as some I have run. I call it a 100 per cent picture. — A. A. Suszycki, Majestic theatre, Mauston, Wis. — General patronage. Boy of Mine, with Ben Alexander. — Good. Ben is quite a bit in advance of the rest of the juveniles at the present time. The story packs a good lesson and will please all. At the box office only fair. Seven reels. — L. F. Wolcott, Grand theatre, Eldora, Iowa. Anna Christie, with Blanche Sweet. — "A good picture of its kind but I don't like that kind of picture." This is the expression I had from several patrons, and not one told me they liked it. I would say, from acting and production standpoint, it ranks well. However, a great deal of repetition, which makes it very long and tiresome. We had some patrons walk out before same was shown through and last show of both evenings was practically shown to empty seats. Business average first day to poor second day. Eight reels. — W. H. Brenner, Cozy theatre, Winchester, Ind. Anna Christie, with Blanche Sweet. — -All the players do good work, with stellar honors in the play to George Marion. But, maybe, as someone has remarked, the play is five years ahead of the times: anyway — first night, program house: second night, flop; and third night, crash! One thing — whenever my wife speaks of Easter bonnets I remind her, among others, of "Anna Chris tie," at which we look sadly at each other and drop the subject, for 'tis a verra, verra painful one, mates. Nine reels. — L. F. Wolcott, Grand theatre, Eldora, Iowa. Flaming Youth, with Colleen Moore. — Excellent. Great. Big satisfaction. Big box office receipts. What more do you want? — Jack Cairns, Brooklyn theatre, Detroit, Mich. — General patronage. Flaming Youth, with Colleen Moore. — Milton Sills, as usual, does good work. And having gotten that off my chest, I feel like going into rhapsodies and all the poetic stuff because, boys, this is a whizz! Our friend Colleen — why, say, she's a real star! There is plenty of jazz, pep, spice, etc., in this one to please the most jaded appetite in the world. Book and boost this one to the sky and it'll be there at the box office. It almost recuperated our losses on "Ashes of Vengeance." Give us some more like it, Colleen: we're for you, 100 per cent. — L. F. Wolcott, Grand theatre, Eldora, Iowa. Flaming Youth, with Colleen Moore. — Fell flat two days. — G. Strasser Sons, Emblem theatre, Buffalo, N. Y. Her Temporary Husband, with Sid Chaplin.— Starting out slow, it works up gradually to a comedy, and which is entitled to that designation. Almost a complete hour of genuine laughter. Owen Moore, Sidney Chaplin and Tully Marshall earned for themselves the right to be termed real comedians. Seven reels. — Frank L. Stannard, Liberty theatre. Long Beach, Cal. — (See "The Theatre" department.) Thundergate, with Owen Moore. — A Chinese story, well done, and will please where they like that class of pictures. Did fair for us. — Ben L. Morris. Temple theatre, Bellaire, O. Thundergate, with Owen Moore. — A good two-night picture. Plenty of action. Modern story laid in China. Fair business Friday and Saturday. We recommend it. Good print. Seven reels. — Ingersoll & Boget, American theatre, Sandwich, 111. — Small town patronage. The Meanest Man in the World, with Bert Lytell. — Pretty much hokum but seemed to please generally. Box office value not so much. Seven reels. — L. F. Wolcott, Grand theatre, Eldora, Iowa. The Meanest Man in the World, with Bert Lytell. — A good picture but not worth what we paid for it. Should be run one night only. Plenty of comedy. Six reels. — Ingersoll & Boget, American theatre, Sandwich, 111. The Bad Man, with Holbrook Blinn. — This is a different Western and we, the few who saw it, thought it very good. Box office value fair. Seven reels. — L. F. Wolcott, Grand theatre, Eldora, Iowa. Potash and Ferlmutter, with a special cast. — One of the best pictures I've had this year. Drew good with the roads impassible. Will venture to say that this will please 99 people out of every 100. Get behind it. Good print from St. Louis. Eight reels. — Russell Armentrout, K. P. theatre, Pittsfield. 111. Fotash and Ferlmutter, with a special cast. — This picture pleased our audience, but business not so good. Picture well done, but as I saw the original road show of this, I sure miss the Jewish dialect of Abe and Mawruss. Eight reels. — Joe Winniger, Davidson theatre, Waupun, Wis. The Age of Desire, with Mary Philbin. — Not so good. All the First National prints are in good shape, though, and thanks for that anyway. Six reels. — L. F. Wolcott, Grand theatre, Eldora, Iowa. The Brass Bottle, with a special cast. — Just fair. When you play this one, feature the comedy. — Jack Cairns, Brooklyn theatre, Detroit, Mich. — General patronage. The Brass Bottle, with a special cast.— I painted a big bottle, brass-colored, and put it out in front, and some of the "boys thought I was going to give 'em a drink so