Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1923 - Mar 1924)

74 EXHIBITORS HERALD March 8, 1924 showhouse. A mighty long one, but Interesting all the time and patrons said, "Fine." etc., going out. Historical settings of 400 years ago during Henry VIII reign in England. Those who know the book will be sure to come and advertise its size for the others and you will get them. Twelve reels. Film in Al condition. — Unique theatre. Bricelyn, Minn. — General patronage. The ^ane That Had No Turning*, with Agnes Ay res. — Good for program show. Seven reels. — Hunter Causey. Pastime theatre, Gloster, Miss. — General patronage. The Sheife, with Rodolph Valentino.^ Pleased 100 per cent to good attendance. Our second picture of this star and he pleases very much. Bought this very reasonable. Print in A No. 1 shape. Eight reels. — A. C. Betts. Powers theatre. Red Creek, N. Y.— Small town patronage. The Crimson ChaUeng'e, with Dorothy Dalton.— A very good Western. Book it if your patrons like Westerns. Five reels. — J. W. Andresen, Rialto theatre, Cozad, Nebr. • — General patronage. Ahove All Iiaw, with a special cast. — A very good picture with settings and scenery. A story of mysterious India, with possibilities for an excellent prologue and special advertising. Eight reels. — Mrs. L. M. Huyett. New theatre. Berry ville, Va. — Small town patronage. White and Unmarried, with Thomas Meighan. — A dandy program picture. Meighan ■will please the people. My patrons come to see him every time they get a chance. Five reels. — S. \V. Pitner, Dixie theatre. Ripley. Miss. — General patronage. The Cowboy and the Iiady, with Mary Miles Minter and Tom Moore. — Mary and Tom two good drawing names. A good ordinary Western, clean and interesting. Will suit the Western lovers. Heard one person say she would not go after hearing it was a Western because she liked Mary so well in society. Did not want to spoil her in a rough show. Call it an average show. Five reels. Film in good condition. — Unique theatre, Bricelyn, Minn. — General patronage. Three Live Ghosts, with Anna Q. Nilsson. — Good except one or two misframes and a f^w short readers. Maybe I don't know good entertainment, but judging from my (wn thoughts and expression from my sm^ll audience, I place this at a real 100 per cent showing. It is better than Grandma's Boy" or "Dr. Jack" in real honestto-goodness interest and satisfaction. Only had a handful of people but no fault of "Three Live Ghosts". Every actor a star and especially the old English lady. Tell your Legion boys about it and get the press. Am asking for a rebooking. Six reels. — Unique theatre, Bricelyn, Minn. — General patronage. Three Tiive Ghosts, with special cast. — A comical picture which pleased all. Film in fair condition. Business good. — Earle J. Williams. TivoU theatre. Knoxville. III. — General patronage. Is Matrimonay a Failure? with a special cast. — If your audience appreciates clean comedy occasionally this will go over fine. Keeps them giggling most of time and many stopped to tell us what a good show it was. Six reels. Film in good condition. — Unique theatre. Bricelyn. Minn. — General patronage. Is Matrimony a Failnre? with a special cast. — A very good comedy feature with a good cast. Six reels.^-J. W. Andresen, Cozad. Nebr.— General patronage. White Oak, with William S. Hart. — A typical Hart Western with Bill as efficient as ever with his cannon. Don't see why (hey did not send Bill to Europe during the late unpleasantness. He would have been better than some whole regiments. Your Hart and Western fans will file out remarking on what a good show it was. Six reels. Film in good condition. — Unique theatre, Bricelyn, Minn. — General patronage. Pathe The Way of a Man, with a special cast. — Much better than expected. A well made action picture of the West in the early days. Drew the biggest crowd in three weeks and pleased well. Bought it right and made money. Seven reels. — B. B. Benfield. Idle Hour theatre, Marion. S. C. — Neighborhood patronage. The Call of the Wild, with Buck. — W^e played this before they cut it to six reels and it pleased all for three days. An extra good Northern. Drew well. — Sun theatre, Gothenburg, Nebr. — General patronage. Dr. Jack, with Harold Lloyd. — Very good comedy and got lots of laughs. Was not as good as "Safety Last," but still it draws well. Film in good shape. Five reels. — L. E. Gray, Movie theatre, Drayton. N. D. — Neighborhood patronage. Money Maniac, with a special cast. — Nothing exceptional but will afford a good evening's entertainment. A sort of crook story pretty well done. Satisfied here. Film O. K. Very reasonable price. — H, G. Selk, Selk theatre, Scotia. Nebr. — Small town patronage. That Girl Montana, with a special cast. — Very good Western, although old. Film good. Five reels. — Sun theatre, Gothenburg, Nebr. — General patronage. One Hoar Before Dawn, with H. B. Warnre. — "One Hour Before Dawn" was well received by my audience. However, did not have box office drawing power and made nothing on it. The picture, story and direction good. Film in fair shape. Priced right. Six reels. — C. V. Anderson. Oak theatre, Oakdale, Nebr. — General patronage. Playgoers The Pauper Millionaire, with a special cast. — No good. Six reels. — New theatre, ^'allia^t, Okla. — General patronage. Tipped Off, with a special cast. — This picture is not as good as represented. It did not give satisfaction to my customers and it hurt my show. Five reels. — G. L. Blassingame. Hall theatre. Halls, Tenn, — General patronage. Counterfeit Iiove, with a special cast, — Just a common program picture and not much at that. Lay off. — A. Mitchell, Dixie theatre, Russell ville, Ky. — General patronage. Preferred Mothers -in-^ aw, with a special cast. — A good average program feature. Not worth extra price ( which I paid). Very good business first n ight, not so good second night, account of local basket ball game, which, by the way, is stiff competition in a small town. Seven reels. — B. P. McCormick. Liberty theatre, Florence, Colo. — Small town patronage. April Showers, with a special cast. — A good picture with a good fight, but it cost too much. Six reels. — W. J. Van Stratt, asst. mgr.. Rex theatre. Salmon. Idaho. — General patronage. The Vlx^nian^ with Kenneth Harlan. — It gets the money and everyone says It's good, but no exhibitor will go crazy over it for his own entertainment. Seven reels. — Ash worth & Bart els, Federal theatre, Denver, Tnlo.— Neighborhood patronage. The Girl Who Came Back, with a special Almost every woman has read CYTHEREA cast. — Some patrons praised this one. Others said they did not like it. The photography is good and I would grade this one as a fair program picture. Not worth any extra money, as it is not likely to get you any extra business. Played one night to very ordinary business. I bought this one because I had to in order to get others in the block which I wanted. "Block booking" in my opinion is good only for the producer to unload "weak sisters" and is a detriment to progressive showmanship. Seven reels. — B. P. McCormick. Liberty theatre, Florence. Colo. — Small town patronage. Poor Men's Wives, with a special cast. — A very ordinary program picture with no drawing power. Good comedy pulled it over. — D. A. White, Cozy theatre, Checotah, Okla. — General patronage. Poor Men's Wives, Are Ton a Failure?, Shadows. — The three biggest lemons I've played so far this year. — Vernon Locey, Temple theatre, Howell, Mich. — Small town patronage. Poor Men's Wives, with a special cast. — A worth-while picture. Has a story that is so true to life that you almost forget you are watching a picture. Some colored titles and nice sets. Ran this the week before Christmas, so I did hardly any business, but no fault of picture. I would say, try it. Seven reels. — W. Cruickshank, Lyceum theatre, Wingham, Ont., Can. — General patronage. Poor Men's Wives, with a special cast. — A picture that deserves a better write-up than Locey. of Howell, Michigan, gave it in Feb. 2nd issue. Played this picture two days. Those who came out in the cold weather were well pleased. Many compliments. Picture better than many that I have paid big money for. Seven reels. — Raymond Pfeiffer, Princess theatre, Chilton. Wis. — Small town patronage. Sel zmck The Common Law, with Corinne Griffith. — About the time this concern was wishing us a prosperous New Tear we stumbled over this picture and lost some real money. Selznick got his, so what is the difference? We must be wrong, in view of the fact that the reviewers said it was good, and so have a number of exhibitors. — Ashworth & Bartels, Federal theatre, Denver, Colo. — Neighborhood patronage. Kupert of Hentzan, with Elaine Hammerstein. — Extra good picture. Played in connection with American Legion. Had good attendance in spite of rainy weather. If you want to make some money, be sure and get this one. — M. F. Bod well, Paramount theatre, Wyoming, 111. — Neighborhood patronage. The Monkey's Paw, with a special cast. — Another one of them damfino. I certainly got a roasting for showing this bunch of rot. Half of them walked out. If you i?^ot it booked, don't show it. — C. H. Simpson. Princess theatre, Millen, Ga. — General patronage. Sefying^ Destiny, with Irene Rich. — Hard to beat. Pleased a small Sunday crowd, but was all that one could ask for. Dandy for small town, and clean in every way. Don't be afraid of this one. It's all they claim for it. Six reels. — Bricker & Green, Gem theatre. Green River, Utah. — General patronage. Modem Matrimony, with Owen Moore. — Did not see anything to this to rave about. Paid too much for nothing. Title was good but did not do any business, as Owen Moore is not a drawing card. Five reels. — M. J. Babin, Fairyland theatre. White Castle, La. — General patronage. One Week of I*ove, with Elaine Hammerstein. — Tliis is good entertainment for the average crowd, but is surely an impossible story for a critical audience. Seven reels. — Geo. C. Starkey, Opera house, Montour Falls. N. Y. — General patronage. One Week of Love, with Elaine Hammerstein. — Consider this one of the best pictures that we have played this year. Elaine is very popular here. You couldn't ask for a better cast than Elaine Hammerstein and Conway Tearle. Seven reels. — :m. F. Bodwell, Paramount theatre, Wyoming. 111.^ — Neiijhborhood patronage. The Truth About Wives, with Betty