Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1923 - Mar 1924)

Record Details:

Title:
Exhibitors Herald
Date:
Dec 1923 - Mar 1924
Publisher:
Chicago, Exhibitors Herald Co.
Volume:
Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1923-Mar 1924)
Leaf #:
0001270
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System and Early Cinema
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Founded in 1915 by a Chicago printing company as a regional trade paper for Midwest exhibitors. In 1916, editor Martin Quigley bought out the owners, and over the next 15 years, he grew EXHIBITORS HERALD into one of the most important national, weekly trade papers in the film business. Quigley acquired MOTOGRAPHY in 1917 and MOVING PICTURE WORLD in 1927. In 1930, he acquired MOTION PICTURE NEWS and the new 'consolidated' publication became MOTION PICTURE HERALD. From the pulpit of his editorial page, Quigley preached the need to improve the motion picture industry and improve the quality of the films. He skillfully served as a mediator in disputes -- between distributors and exhibitors, between the film industry and the Catholic Church (Quigley was one of the architects of the Production Code). Quigley claimed that EXHIBITORS HERALD represented the 'independent exhibitor' and sections like 'What the Picture Did for Me?' certainly provided a forum for theater owners. But plenty of exhibitors viewed Quigley as a servant to the studios and large theater chains. In response, publications such as SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW, INDEPENDENT EXHIBITORS FILM BULLETIN, HARRISON'S REPORTS, and BOX OFFICE were either formed or grew significantly in the years following Quigley's brief moment of consolidation in 1930. -- Eric Hoyt, 2014
Date Added:
September 21, 2023
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84 EXHIBITORS HERALD March 8, 192-> who like a story of this nature. Seemed to please a good crowd. — H. J. Ludcke, Ludcke theatre, St. Peter, Minn. — General patronage. Ood'B Country and the Ziaw (Arrow), with a special cast.^ — Good picture. Heard good comments. Pleased about 85 per cent. — Geo. Khattar, Khattar's theatre, Sydney, N. S., Can. — Small town patronage. Gold Madness (Principal), with Guy Bates I'ost. — Average program but not a good Northern. Has a few good Northern scenes. Don't pay too much because it is Guy Bates Post. Not up to Curwood's standard. Six reels. — A, A. Suszycki. Majestic theatre, Mauston, Wis. — General patronage. Tlie Greatest Menace (Resolute), with a special cast. — My first lemon from the State Righters. O. K. for a religious or farming cummunity, but no good for a wild town. Old-fashioned dope fiend melodrama. Not a good picture for youngsters to see. Too gruesome. Lay oft" all dope pictures, brothers. They are the bunk. S. C. Hene. Castle Creek theatre, Lavoye, Wyo. — Oil field patronage. The Greatest Menace (Resolute), with a special cast. — 'There have been some reports against this picture, but it went over good here and is really a fine production. We raised our price on it too. Seven reels. — Geo. W. Tope. Dreamland theatre. Bandon. Ore. — Small town patronage. The Greatest Menace (Resolute), with a special cast. — Say. folks, here is an honestly good (very good) picture, and every one .siaid so that saw it, but I could not get them in. The big cry was. "I do not want to see any dope picture." and they did not. and worst of all. I paid a good price for it. ^-E. J. Reynolds. Liberty theatre. Pasco. Wash. — General patronage. The Devil's Bowl (Steiner). with Neal Hart. — Certainly no one could kick on this if they like Westerns. — Sun theatre. Gothenburg. Neb. — General patronage. ImptUse (Arrow), with Neva Gerber. — Very good program picture. Good business. — G. Strasser Sons, Emblem theatre, Buffalo, N. Y. — Neighborhood patronage. Installation (Russell Clark), with a special cast. ^ Just one of those cheap State Rights features First National buys lo keep their average from getting too high. If First National paid any more for the print than we did for rental, they got stuck.— R. V. Erk. Big Ben theatre, Ilion, N. Y. — General patronage. Is Money Everything^? (Lee-Bradford), with Miriam Cooper. — Six reels. Good picture. Old theme. Poor business. — Park theatre, E. Rutherford, N. J. — General patronage. The I^ast Hour (Mastodon), with Milton Sills. — Seven reels. For a crook drama this pleased. If your patrons like this class drama it will please. — H. J. Ludcke, Ludcke theatre, St. Peter, Minn. — General patronage. The Ijast Hoar (Mastodon), with Milton Sills. — A good feature that only misses the special class because the prison scenes towards the close, showing an approaching execution, are so long-drawn they become gruesome, but in spite of this it gave satisfcation. — Tom Foster, Star theatre. Stanley. Wis. — General patronage. The ^aw Bnstlers (Arrow), with William Fairbanks. — A fair program picture which seemed to please. Five reels. — E. A. Armistead. Lyric theatre, Easley, S. C. — General patronage. The Iionely Heart (Afflliated), with Kay Laurell. — Fair program picture. Fair business.— G. Strasser Sons, Emblem theatre. Buffalo, N. Y. — Neighborhood patronage. ^nxniy (Arrow), with Ruby DeRemer. — Picture good. Drew a S. R. O. crowd on a cold Sunday. Plenty of action in this subject.— M. (Dppenheimer, Lafayette theatre. New Orleans. I..a. — Transient patronage. Making Good (Sanford). with Pete Morriiron.— This is a good little flve-reeler. Star won't go in my house. The picture has a little of everytjiing. If you can use Morrison you will find this a good program picture. Ten and twenty cents. — -Wm. Thacher. Royal theatre, Salina, Kan.^ — General patronage. Making Good (Sanford). with Pete Morrison.— A fair picture. No business on ac cinint of rain. — H. E. Holben, Olympic tlie;itre, Lenox, Iowa. — General patronage. Making Good (Sanford), with Pete Morrison.— A good Western story and a great football game that pleased roost of my patrons. Five reels. — Gus Cook, Crystal theatre, Dundee, 111. — Small town patronage. The Man Alone (Anchor), with Hobart Bosworth.^Not bad. — G. J. Ritter. Regent theatre, Bogota, N. J. —Family patronage. The Man Alone (Anchor), with Hobart Bosworth. — Very poor program picture and print in rotten condition. Threw it out after first showing and got another picture, l-'air attendance. 4.100 feet. — G. Strasser .Sons. Emblem theatre, Buffalo. N. Y. — Gent-ra! patronage. The Man From Beyond (Houdini), with Houdini. — Exhibitors, do not buy this one, ■AS there is no story to it. Print we had had no main title. Patrons did not stay for finish. Patrons claim they could not make head or tail out of the story. Six reels. — O. Strasser Sons. Emblem theatre, Buffalo, X. Y. — Geenral patronageMan and "Wife (Arrow), with a special cast.— Five reels. Very good picture. Well liked by our patrons.^ — G. Strasser Sons. Emblem theatre, Buffalo. N, Y. — General jjatronage. Heart of the North ( Da^ is ) . with Ro\Stewart. — Six reels. An exceptionally fine Northwest mounted story. Beautiful scenery and well cast and acted. If this type goes with your people, don't pass this one up.— S. C. Hene. Castle Creek theatre. Lavoye. Wyo. — Oil field patronage. Headin' North (Arrow), with Jack Livingston,— The gal he loved run away with th^ villun and got killed when tlie buggy backed down a hill, and he swore a dire revenge on the man. The girl, played by one Gladys Cooper, surely never took a beauty contest, and it was all well that she did die at once and give the others a chance, for as an actress she is a misfit. After that it was a fair Western in which the boob shoots from the hip and kills the villun just as he was about to shoot the hero. Then, of course, there is another girl, .'somewhat better looking, so he takes her. "Off with the old love, on with the new." Fi\e reels. — R. Ross Riley. Wigwam theatre. Oberlin. Kan. — General patronage. Headin' North (Arrow), with Jack Livingston.— Fair program picture. Fair business. — G. Strasser Sons, Embleni theatre. Buffalo, N. Y. — Neighborhood patronage. Headin' North iArrow),with Jack Livingston.— A very good Western melodrama. — .1, J. Casselman, Colonial theatre, Tracy. Minn. — General patronage. Mine to Keep iGrand-Asher), with Bryant Washburn. — Very good picture. Good attendance. Six reels. — G. Strasser Sons. Emblem theatre, Buffalo, N, Y. — General patronage. Out of the Bast (McCarthy), with a special cast— Seven reels. Print in poor condition. A fine program picture sold as such by the Independent exchange. — C. W Langacher. New Glarus theatre. New Glarus, Wis. — General patronage. Serial: s Ghost City (Universal), with Pete Morrison.— Good serial. Played third episode and holding out fine. If your people like Western serials, give them this. — N. Russell. Russell theatre, Barnesboro, Pa. — General patronage. Haunted Valley, The Way of a Man (I'athe). — Both extra good. Fifteen and ten episodes. — Sun theatre, Gothenburg. Nebr. — General patronage. Haunted Valley (Pathe). with Ruth Roland.— Have finished this serial and can recommend it to anyone as the best I have ever run and will please all the children and most all tlie women and men as near 100 per cent as I believe they can make. Two reels. — D. A. White, Cozy theatre. Checotah, Okla. — General patronage. The Timber Queen (Pathe), with Ruth Roland. — Tlie best serial I ever used. Each episode better than last and so diversified. Absolutely clean. Better use it. Am sorry it's nearly finished. — R. G. Jordan. Hinsdale theatre. Hinsdale. 111. — Suburban patronage. Short Subjects Fig-hting Blood (F. E. O.), with George O'Hara. — The second series is even better than first series. These are good short subjects and worthy of a place on anyone's bill. Two reels. — C. Malphurs, Dreamland theatre. High Springs, Fla. — General patronage. Pig-htinff Blood (F. B. O.), with George O'Hara. — Just finished "Fighting Blood," second series, and broke all house records. The most wonderful finish we ever saw for a series or a serial, and the splendid announcement of the director thanking the public for following the series. — G. Strasser Sons, Emblem theatre, Buffalo. N. Y. — General patronage. Fighting Blood (F. B. O.), with George O'Hara. — First series. Excellent. Every exhibitor should use them. Prints perfect. Detroit office. — Frank E. Lee. Lee's theatre. Three Oaks, Mich. — General patronage. Fox Edncatlonals. — These are a good one reel filler. "A Dutch Treat," "Toilers of the Equator," "Cloisters in the Clouds," "Ireland Today," are good ones. — Glen Reynolds, Pearl theatre, Hymera. Ind. — Small town patronage. ^arry Semen Comedies ( Vitagraph ) . — All good if not played too close together. as there is a certain sameness about them which grows monotonous. — Sun theatre. Gothenljurg, Neb. — General patronage. Our Gang Comedies (Pathe). — Oh. boy, if you want good comedies book them. They sure will please. I run them with my serial. Rather have them than a feature picture. They draw the young and old. I've been in the business about twelve years and never have I seen such good entertaining comedies. Book them and advertise them big. Two reels. — J. Bailey. Dixie theatre. Shelby ville. Tenn. — General patronage. Fathe News. — Has great drawing power to run with your features. One reel. — Erie Martin. Hobart theatre. Hobart iMills. Cal. — General patronage. Plum Center and Carter De Haven Comedies (F, B, O.). — Very good. — Sun theatre. Gothenburg, Neb. — General patronage. Bang-e Bider Series ( Pathe ) , with Leo Maloney. — Good fillers. All the action that can be packed into two reels. — Sun theatre, Gothenburg. Neb. — General patronage. The Spat Family, Oar Gang-, Snuh Pollard, Mack Sennett Comedies * Pathe).— All good for our house. Good cleaji comedies so far. Only one really bad print from Pathe. on "Hook, Line and Sinker." Snub Pollard. — Sun theatre, Gothenburg, Neb. — General patronage. The Agent, with Larry Semon. — A good comedy with lots of laughs in it. Print in good condition. Two reels. — P. G. Held. Sterling theatre, Fairmont, Neb. — General patronage. American Iiegion Parade at San Francisco.— Too much of the same thing gets to be very boresome. One reel. — S. G. Ihde, Photoplay theatre, Ashland, Kan. — Small town patronage. Arabia's £ast Alarm (Fox), an Imperial comedy. — This is good. Something doing from start to finish. Horse and dog trained to perfection. Worth playing. Two reels. — F. J. O'Hara. Community theatre. Elgin, Neb. — General patronage. The Barnyard (Vitagraph), with Larry Semon. — Boys, all I can say on these comedies are tiiat there are no better made. They are sure all good. I have three more to play. I wish I had thirty more, as they cannot be beat. — A. E. Berlin. Ls'ric theatre. Rock Falls, III. — General patronage. The Backyard (Vitagraph). with James Aubrey. — Nothing wonderful. Too silly. Two reels. — Cozy theatre, Toledo, Iowa. — General patronage. The Basher ( Educational ) . with Lee .Moran. — o. K.. I'll say. It is one of the Iiusher stories by R. W. Lardner adopted from "You Know Me Al." Print O. K. Two reels. — Roy L. Dowllng, Ozark theatre, Ozark. Ala. — General patronage. California or Bust (Pathe). with Snub Pollard. — Sa>. but if we could have gotten all of tliis picture it sure would have been