Exhibitors Herald (Sep-Dec 1924)

82 EXHIBITORS HERALD December 6, 1924 CHICAGO PERSONALITIES Fred C. Aiken, manager of Pathe exchange, got his sales staff together last Saturday and by working right through the day from 9 a. m. until 9 p. m. they moved all the film and posters of 60 features from the Selznick exchange to the Pathe exchange. * * * Officials of the Producers Distributing Corp. held a meeting at the Congress Hotel, Nov. 21-22 at which was discussed the concern’s next block of nineteen pictures. Those who attended the convention were: President F. C. Munroe, John C. Flinn, vice president and head of sales; Paul C. Mooney, vice president and general manager ; Cecil Maberry, mid-west division manager, J. W. Woody, western division manager and Robt. Cotton, central division manager. :{< 5j« 5ic District Manager IMaberry appointed Truly B. Wildman, manager of the Producers Distributors office, Omaha, last week. Charles Lund DREN, former Chicago salesman, who has been managing the Indianapolis office of Producers Distributing Corp., has been transferred to the new Milwaukee office of the same company. The branch will open December 15. D. M. Williston succeeds Mr. Lundgren at Indianapolis. He was formerly manager of the Selznick exchange. ifi ^ Sid Meyer, of the Fox home office, spent a day in Chicago and then left for Minneapolis, last Saturday. J}s * * Carl Laemmle, president of Universal, and party returning from the West Coast, stopped off in Chicago on Thursday and Friday. Miss Rosabelle Laemmle accompanied her father. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Fleckels were also in the party as well as Mr. Laemmle's affable secretary, Harry Zehner. ^ ^ Maude Paulley, formerly connected with the Selznick office, is now cashier at the Universal exchange. ^ Earl Johnson, popular Berwyn theatreman, who runs the Auditorium theatre, installed a new Robert Morton organ, and to fittingly dedicate it last Monday night gave a venison steak dinner to 67 film salesmen and friends. The dedication ceremonies were a complete success. Everyone had a good time and voted Earl a first-rate host. If Earl puts in a new furnace or new screen we’ll be on hand to help him dedicate these. * * The Coogan party, “pa,” “ma” and little Jackie, back from several months’ tour of Europe, stopped off a day at the Sherman hotel and took in the sights of the Windy City. Jack Coogan, Sr. is returning to California to cut and title little Jackie’s next big feature “The Ragman.” Mr. Coogan talked interestingly of conditions in Europe. ^ ^ Walter Xay, Pathe salesman, passed out the chocolates last week in honor of a baby girl which arrived at the Nay home Tuesday. * * * Robert Churchill, former manager of Fox exchange, Denver, is now special representative connected with Chicago office. * * Al Hoffman, expects to have a big turkey this Xmas. The F. B. O. salesman has laid away a bunch of prize checks for the occasion. * Exhibitor McKean of the Royal theatre, Morris, 111., was a Fox exchange visitor last Thursday. ^ ^ It is reported Frank Schaefer has sold the Garfield theatre, on West Madison street to Saperstein Brothers. They add this house to their string the Lincoln and Pala Royal. * * The Ridge theatre. Park Ridge, III, opened Saturday, Nov. 15 with the First National attraction “Her Night of Romance.” William J. Mueller is booking the Ridge. It belongs to Lynch-Landon chain which includes the Tiffin, Melford, Karlow, Avon, Hub, Alvin, Famous, York, at Elmhurst and Ridge, and those connected with the circuit are V. T. Lynch, Wm. J. Mueller, Verne Langdon, Charles H. Ryan and Arthur Sass. George Elbert, Fox salesman, died Sunday after a brief illness of pneumonia. He was buried Wednesday. * * * * Charlie Miller, F. B. O. salesman, was laid up with a cold for a few days. ^ * Ralph Simmons, former Hodkinson manager here, who has been in Omaha as Selznick manager, is back in town. George F. Dembow, new Manager of Chicago Exchange of the Fox Film Corp. Mr. Dembow was formerly district manager for Goldwyn in the New England territory, but was previous to that with Fox for several years, so he is returning to his first love, having completed eleven years’ service under the Fox banner. DO YOU RECALL WAY BACK WHEN? FILM ROW IN ’15 Forty Exchanges in Chicago Nine Years Ago — But Two Carry Same Name Now How things do move! That’s a bromide, yes, but it tells briefly the story of nine years on Chicago’s film row. An issue of Exhibitors Herald, published on November 20, 1915, carried a page, “Directory of Chicago Exchanges.” On that page were printed the names of forty companies then operating exchanges in Chicago. While a number of the companies are still in existence, but two operate under the corporate name then used, and those two are Fox Film Corporation and LeaBel Company. Do You Remember Them? Here is the list of exchanges as published in November, 1915: American Standard Motion Pictttre Corporation, M. G. Watkins, manager, 166 West Washington street. Anti-Trust Film Company, C. R. Plough, manager, 128 West Lake street. Bell Feature Film Corporation, W. H. Bell, manager, 37 South Wabash avenue. Celebrated Players Company, J. L. Friedman, manager, 207 South Wabash avenue. Central Film Company, H. A. Spanuth, manager, 110 South State street. Continental Branch, Mutual Master Pictures, E. H. Duffy, manager, 5 South Wabash avenue. Crescent Film Exchange, Fred Konsack, manager, 37 South Wabash avenue. E-L-K Film Company, I. H. Kuh, manager, 5 South Wabash avenue. Famous Players Film Service, F. M. Brockell, manager, 220 South State street. Feature Film Sales Company, Ltd., Max Lewis, manager, 37 South Wabash avenue. Fo.x Film Corporation, Frank W. Redfield, manager, 5 South Wabash avenue. General Feature Film Company, Simeon B. Greiver, manager, 5 South Wabash avenue. General Film Company, R. O. Proctor, manager, 17 South Wabash avenue. General Film Company, George Berg, manager, 139 North Clark street. G. & G. Feature Film Company, George N. Gollos, manager, 5 South Wahash avenue. II. & H. Branch, Mutual Film Corporation, F. J. Flaherty, manager, 117 North Dearborn street. Jerome Feature Film Syndicate, 58 West Randolph street. Kleine Exchange, William H. Jenner, manager, 166 North State street. Kriterion Film Company, S South Wabash avenue. Laemmle Film Service, Maurice Fleckles, manager, 205 West Washington street. Lea-Bel Company, J. M. Leaverton, H. E. Belford, managers, 58 West Randolph street. Metro Pictures Service, Harry Weiss, manager, 5 South Wabash avenue. Mutual Film Corporation, Benjamin N. Judell, manager, 5 South Wabash avenue. F. O. Nielsen Feature Film, P. R. McNally, manager, 58 West Randolph street. North American Film Corporation, Louis M. Noto, manager, 5 South Wabash avenue. It Was Pathe Freres Then Pathe Freres, V. H. Hodupp, manager, 5 South Wabash avenue. Peerless Film Exchange, E. H. Brient, manager, 36 West Randolph street. Photoplay Releasing Company, A. M. Gollos, manager, 5 South Wabash avenue. Picture Playhouse Film Company, J. M. Hayes, manager, 5 South Wabash avenue. Reliable Feature Film Company, I. Maynard ■Schwartz, manager, 58 West Randolph street. R. h B. Film Company, R. N. Rogers, manager, 5 South Wabash avenue. Renfax Film Company, John M. McGeary, 5 South Wabash avenue. Republic Cooperative Film Company, 58 West Randolph street. Schiller Feature Film Company, Sam Schiller, manager, 64 West Randolph street. Star Features, Salo Auerbach, manager, 5 South Wabash avenue. Triangle Film Corporation, R. E. Seery, manager, 5 South Wabash avenue. United Film Service, D. J. Chatkin, manager, 17 North Wabash avenue. United Photo Plays Company, Dr. John Peterson, manager, 29 South La Salle street. V. L. S. E. Exchange, I. Van Ronkel, manager, 207 South Wabash avenue. World Film Corporation, I. L. Klasky, manager, 207 South Wabash avenue. That was Chicago’s film row in 1915. Somewhat different from the lineup today. And who can tell what changes the next nine years will bring?