Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1924-Mar 1925)

February 7, 1925 EXHIBITORS HERALD 81 gives a motion picture show every Thursday night, and at Lostaut, 111., Father Kennedy has resumed the winter picture shows three nights a week. At Shenoa, 111., Father Hogben puts on a show three nights a week in the Parish House. ^ ^ H. M. Herbel, sales manager for Century Comedies, arrived in Chicago Saturday. He is on tour of the midwest Universal exchanges and will spend several days in Chicago outlining new Century star series plan to Universal salesmen. * * * The Marks Bros, have announced that plans are being drawn for a new theatre at Sheridan Road and Devon Ave. to seat 3,000. ^ ^ The Royal Theatre, Palestine, III, has been taken over by Guy Wampler, from Messrs. Hawkins and Saulsberry. Mr. Wampler formerly owned this house. * * * Down St. Louis Way The Carlisle theatre, Emden, Mo., has been closed. :jc C. N. Braswell is still the owner of the theatres at Cadiz, Marion and Eddyville, Ky. * * * The Princess Theatre, at Earl, Ark., has been forced to suspend on account of bank failure, which wiped out all the theatre’s resources. * * Pathe Theatre, Monette, Ark., has been purchased by C. W. Tipton, owner of the New Theatre, Manila, Ark. * * 4: Mrs. Hilda C. Brown has sold the Majestic theatre. Green Forest, Ark. The Atlas Film Co., Oak Park, III, is busy putting the finishing touches to Wesley Barry’s new feature, “My Home Town.’’ The picture is part of a million dollar national campaign in the interests of civic improvement and town building, which the Atlas company is producing and distributing. Twenty national associations and manufacturers are sponsoring the film. III. M.P.T.O. Meeting The date for the Illinois M. P. T. O. convention, which was postponed on account of the illness of President Charles Nathans, has been announced as February 19. The meeting will be held in the Jefferson Hotel, Peoria. Tiffin Theatre Robbed Six armed bandits locked eight employes in a wash room in the New Tiffin theatre, 4045 West North ave., Monday morning, Jan. 19, and waited two hours for the owner, J. J. Lynch, and his brother, Vincent Lynch, to arrive, when they stole $3,400, Saturday and Sunday’s receipts. The robbers sought to open the safe but failed. They laid in wait until the Lynches drove up and as they entered the lobby confronted them with revolvers and forced them to open the safe. * * * Theatreman Murdered Anthony Bambara, owner of the New Paris theatre on South State street, was killed Jan. 23 in a cafe next door to his theatre in an argument with a business associate. The police are seeking Joseph Deland, proprietor of a cigar store near the New Paris. (Paui^ JtAn ft' “I have played “PELL STREET MYSTERY,” the first of a Series of Six Metropolitan Melo-Dramas featuring GEORGE LARKIN, and can truthfully recommend it to every exhibitor.” Released by FILM Eli.CH7\NGBS CHICAGO eio 5. WABASH 109 W. MARYLAND , INDIAN APOlTS J NOW BOOKING Ilcle^seti by RQBJieERS DISTRIBUTING ~ CORPORATION ~ chose THE MINE WITH THE IRON DOOR^ (or its wholesomeness, its sweet love story, its scenic grandeur and its splendid cast.” Advises HARRY J. CORBETT Managing Director WOODLAWN THEATRE CHICAGO “Harold Bell Wright’s ‘THE MINE WITH THE IRON DOOR’ is the fourth picture, other than Paramount, we have booked in the last six months. “We chose ‘THE MINE WITH THE IRON DOOR’ for its wholesomeness, its sweet, love story > its scenic grandeur and its splendid cast. “As local distributors you are fortunate in having so worthwhile a picture. ” GREIVER PRODUCTIONS 831 SOUTH WABASH AVE. CHICAGO, ILL.