Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1923 - Mar 1924)

62 EXHIBITORS HERALD March 8, 1924 iiiiHigMiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiMiiDiiiiHnuiiiiiiiiiiiii^ lllIBi ""Herald Only Club Roster "Because iJie 'Herald' was tluf pioneer in this field, and because we will have a better journal to which to turn for guidance if we solidly contribute to the sane one, just as long as the 'Herald' keeps up its high standard of service, I shall write solely for this magazine." — Philip Rand, Rex theatre, Salmon, Idaho. ADAMS, R. W 19 _ ALLEN, C 8 B ALGUIRE, Mrs. C. C 54 ■ ANDERSON, C. V 116 m ANDERSON, R. L. 85 m ANDRESEN, J. W. IM ■ ANGELL, H. H .^..^.130 ■ ARMENTROUT, R 72 B ARMISTEAD, E. A. 86 H BABIN, M. J 7 m BARBER, C. E 87 ■ BARTLETT & SON, C. W IM m BELL, Mrs. L. 22 ■ 'BERGER, S. A. 37 ■ BICKLL. J. C. IIW H BIERWIRTH, H. C, 62 a BILLS, C. H 8S ■ BINIONS, H. H 133 = BODWELL, M. F 141 m BOLLMAN, V. G. 9 m BRENNER, W. H 10 U BROWN, C. I 42 1 BROWNE, F. U 39 B BVERLY, C. M. 43 H BYERLY, S. L , 30 s CAIRNS, J 23 ■ CARTER, Mrs. L. M. 55 ■ CAUSEY, H 70 ■ CLARK, W. M lOS = COLLINS, E. H 101 ■ CREAL, W. H * U CRONKHITE, C. C 89 ■ CROSBY & SCHWIERSKE 44 B DASPIT, H. 31 B DeBAGGIO, H 4» B D»MORDANT, P 76 m DINSMORE & SON 90 E DOWLING, R. L. .^..41 ■ DURBIN. P. J 127 H EGAN, H. J 112 H ELLIOTT, E. H 63 B ENLOE, J J 134 B ESTEE. P. G 1. 24 = EULER. J. R 26 H FARNSWORTH, R 110 m FOSTER, M. P. 73 ■ FOX, Mr. and Mrs. E 64 ■ GAILEY, E. E 94 ■ GAUDING, H. W 45 B GRAY, L. E 135 B GUERIN, W. R 82 B HARRIS, F. N 77 B HELD, P. G 32 m HESS, U S 95 B HICKMAN, R. W 83 B HILLYER. M 137 B HILTON, O. A. B 28 H HINDS, F. C 11 E HOFFMAN. P. B 114 ■ HOPKINSON, JR . F. S 131 m HORN & MORGAN 58 = HORNUNa A 56 B HUESTIS. B. E 10* ■ IHDE, S. G 46 B JENKINS, J. C 3 B JENSEN BROS. Ill B JESSEE. Mr. s«id Mrs. T. R 47 ■ JOHNSON. O. W '8 ■ KHATTAR. G 51 ■ KINGERY, R. H. 123 KOOKER, D. A 52 B KOOPMAN, J 132 = KUDLACEK, J. J «7 ■ LANGACHER, C. W. 59 LOWELL, B. S SS LUNA, E. D 9S LYMAN, C. H. 128 LYNCH, C. H. 71 MacPHERSON, O. E 117 MARTIN. H. C 48 McCORMICK, B. P 49 MEECE & HALE 121 MENDENHALL, C. A 12 MEYER, F. S 2 MILES, A. N U MILLER. C. R 14 _ MILLWARD, V 102 B MOORE, U R. ....! 74 ■ MOORE, Mrs. J. W. 2S ■ MOORE. P 124 B MORGAN, A. M .'.'.US B MORRIS, P. E. 12S ■ MOULTON, C. H (8 B MUNSON, C. 122 ■ MUSSON, W, H SO ■ NEIS. A. R 12S B O'HARA, F. J 80 ■ OLLER, L ....139 m O-NEIU E. J 109 B PARKS. O. E CO ■ PATRICK, W. D »7 ■ PEITZ. P. B lis B PFEIFFER, R 113 B PHILLIPS, D. H 107 H PILLIOD, L. A 33 B PORTELL, J. G. 69 POWERS. C. H 2g RAND. P. s REA, G. A. 1 REDISKE. a F 34 REYNOLDS. E. J 91 RILEY. R. R 3S RITTER, G. J 7S RIVA. C. A IS RYAN, C. H. S7 SABIN. F. E IS SAMPLE. F. R Ji SAUNDERS, E. 129 SCHMIDT, J. W 92 SELK. H. a 138 SILVER & SON, W. H la> SPAINHOUR. C. A IM STANTON. M. 27 STARKEY, G. C 17 STEEL A 91 .<;tfttmund, h. g « suszycki. a. a 99 .swarthout. e. w ' 35 thompson, h. p 21 TILLER. J ■" 29 TOPE. G. W. ' 119 TROYFR. O Jl VAN NOV, H " 3S VAN STRATT, W. J '.'.'..'. 118 VAUr.HAN. G S3 VF«TCH. A. L (s WETZ. .1. H 140 WHARTON. E. L ■■ 79 WVITF, D. A u Will IAM<;. J M. .. . 93 WINTERBOTTOM, W. u BBIPMillllillBliillilliimiilliiliiH™^^^ special cast. — Fiur picture, Xo drawing power for us. Pleased about fifty per cent. Seven reels. — Sun theatre, Gothenburg. Neb. — General patronage. Wliat'B Wron? With the Women? with a special cast. — Used this on weak night. Could have run two days. Print in fair shape, but picture interesting. Seven reels. — M. F. Foster. Orpheum theatre. Harrisburg, 111. — General patronage. Westbound Iiimlted, with Ralph Lewis. — I thought that the "Tliird Alarm" was a good business puller, but "Westbound" has it cheated a good old country mile. Bad weather and poor show time and we did a wonderful business. A life-saver for anyone that will boost it. Fair print. Good paper. — M. R. Blair. Regent theatre, Cedar Falls. Iowa, — General patronage. Westbound Iiimited, with Ralph Lewis. — Picture good. Got about five reels. Cut too much. The ending was punk. Too bad that these good pictures have to be spoiled like that. Seven reels. — H. C. Lee. .Auditorium theatre, Prattsburgh, N. Y. — General patronage. Westbound Iiimlted, with Ralph Lewis, — A real picture that drew a good crowd for Monday ni^ht. Everybody went out please<l. This picture should take in a railroad town if you get behind it and go the limit on advertising. Print in good condition. Business good at fifteen and twenty-five cents. Seven reels, — Chas. E, Barber. Electric theatre. Tilden, III. — General patronage. Westbound I<iniited, with Ralph Lewis. — Rather cheap melodrama, but it went over with a bang and gave fine satisfaction. — Tom Poster, Star theatre. Stanley, Wis. — General patronage. Tie Third Alarm, with Ralph Lewis, — A might fine picture. Fire scene a little overdone, but will please any audience. Be sure and play it, — Paul B, Hoffman. Legion theatre. Holyrood, Kan, — Small town patronage. The Third Alarm, with Ralph Lewis. — .\ very pleasing picture, liked by almost all. Will go all right in any theatre at regular admission prices. Print in good shape. Seven reels, — P, G, Held, Sterling theatre, Kairmont. Neb, — Neighborhood patronage. My Dad, with Johnnie Walker. — Very good. Print fine, — Prank E, Lee, Lee's theatre. Three Oaks, Mich. — General patronage. My Dad, with Johnnie W^alker. — Good picture, to satisfactory business. Six reels. — Crosby Bros,, Lily theatre, Buffalo, N. T. — Neighborhood patronage. Can a Woman l^ove Twice?, with Ethel Clayton, — Good little picture with a box office mop-up title. P. O. B. admits it. Seven reels. — Sun theatre, Gothenburg, Neb, — General patronage. Can a Woman Ziove Twice? with Ethel Clayton, — A very good picture that pleased about 90 per cent. The child was the star for my kiddies and they thought him great. Six reels, — D, A, White, Cozy theatre, Checotah. Okla, — General patronage. Captain Ply-by-Night, with Johnnie Walker, — Fairly good. Some seemed to enjoy it; others didn't think so much. Has a good deal of comedy and no doubt will please fairly well. Print fair. Six reels. — W. E, Elkin. Temple theatre, Aberdeen, Mich. — Neighborhood patronage. Stormswept, with Wallace and Noah Beery, — Stars are fine, but could have been doing something more worth while. Five reels, — Sun theatre, Gothenburg, Neb, — General patronage. The Bishop of the Ozarfcs, with a special cast. — Here is a picture accepted by my patrons as a good one. and one that sure had a moral to it. and believe me I have some kickers that don't forget to tell me when they don't like a picture, I did not have a one, as they went out. knock on this one. As for the print, it was in good condition. — Chas. E, Barber. Electric theatre, Tilden, 111, — General patronage. Wonders of the Sea, with a special cast. — Very interesting subject with no special drawing power. No story, of course. Six reels. — .Sun theatre, Gothenburg, Neb. — General patronage. If 1 Were Queen, with Ethel Clayton, — A good program picture with fair story, but a costume picture, which is playing out, and hasTi't the pulling power. Six reels. — ■ W. .\. Clark, Jr., Castle theatre, Havana, 111. — General patronage. Don't Blame "your Children, with a special cast, — Blame yourself even if you run it as a "gratis" picture like I did, F, B. O, said leave it to them, they would pick me out a good one. They didn't even get a hold of a good "can." I had to wire the cover on in order to ship it back. Five reels. — H, M, Retz, Strand theatre. Lamont, Iowa. — Small town patronage. The Hound of the Baskervilles, with a special cast, — Ran this with "Fighting Blood' series. Not much to it, — Paul B, Hoffman, Legion theatre, Holyrood, Kan. — Small town patronage. Divorce, with Jane Novak, — Class this as good dramatic entertainment, good story and pleased 90 per cent, 10 per cent of younger class boosted a $3,00 comedy and knocked feature. Six reels, — Gem theatre, Waterville. Minn. — General patronage. Colleen of the Fines, with Jane Novak. — Good picture, — Frank E, Lee, Lee's theatre. Three Oaks. Mich, — General patronage. First National The Eternal City, with Bert Lytell. — A picture of magnificence, photographed in Rome, with all the CoHseum grandeur. Story modern but interesting. Made no money on it. but weather was terrible. Eight reels. — R. G. Jordan. Hinsdale theatre, Hinsdale, HI. — Suburban patronage. The Fig-htlng Blade, with Richard Barthelmess.— A wonderful picture In every ri-spect. Rnd acting and settings in particular splendid, but oh. My, what a failure at the box office. We didn't get much more than film rental and the reason was on account of the costume style of it. There are too many pictures of that kind. Eight reels. — \V. E. Elkin. Temple theatre. Aberdeen. Mich, — Xeighbi">rhood patronage. Tlie Meanest Man in tlie World, with Bert Lytell. — Contains quite a lot of hokum but seemed to please majority. Six reels. —