Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1924-Mar 1925)

104 EXHIBITORS HERALD February 28, 1925 FOR EVERY EXHIBITOR— Sol Lesser Presents HAROLD BELL WRIGHT Greatest Living Author 56,000,000 people have read his work For Immediate Release His most marvelous story of Love and Life’s turbulence The Re-Creation of BRIAN KENT A Sam Wood production with this All-Star cast; Kenneth Harlan, Helene Chadwick, Mary Carr, Zasu Pitts, Rosemary Theby, T. Roy Barnes, Ralph Lewis, Russell Simpson. Everything here for Box Office Prestige and Pulling Power. An imp>elling production that will bring Tremendous Patronage. It is the Big Picture of a Big Season GREIVER PRODUCTIONS 831 So. Wabash Ave. CHICAGO, ILL. CHICAGO PERSONALITIES By J. R. M. THE S. j. Gregory Company opens its new LaGrange Theatre on Thursday, Feb. 19, giving this lively community one of the most modern and up-to-date houses in the central west. The theatre was built by Alexander Dallach, and Frank Evans will be managing director. It seats 1,800 and will have three changes of program a week. * * The employes of the Universal exchange to properly express their good wishes and whole-hearted cooperation to Manager L. W. Alexander presented him on \'alentine’s Day with a beautiful token of their esteem signed by every member of the sales and exchange staff. The Valentine has been framed and hangs in Air. Alexander’s office. * * * Morris Heilman, president of Reelcraft exchange, after a flying trip to St. Louis and back, was called to Indianapolis last Friday on business. * ^ ^ Steve Alontgomery, former Universal exchange manager, has been added to the United Artists sales organization by district manager Cress Smith. * * * A. P. Aliller, chemist at the Rothacker film studios, is in Los Angeles on company business. * * * Oscar Doob, who has been handling the exploitation of First National pictures at the Chicago exchange, has resigned and joined the publicity department of the Balaban & Katz organization. Airs. Gradwell Sears, wife of First National’s city sales chief, who has been ill since Christmas at St. Louis of typhoid, has returned home. ♦ * * Bogart Rogers, general manager for Douglas AlacLean, was a visitor at Associated Exhibitors exchange. * * * Howard S. Hummell has been appointed branch manager in the “double I” territory (Illinois and Indiana) handling Associated Exhibitors product in the same district as the Pathe man. Air. Hummell was formerly branch manager for Selznick in Philadelphia. ifi ip. -ifi Harry AI. Rerm.\n, general manager of F. B. O., stopped off in Chicago one day on his way East from the Coast. + * * The Peoples Theatre, 47th and Ashland Bh d., is building a large dance hall in the basement of the theatre. Al P. Lyons is manager of the house. * * * George Dembow, Fox exchange manager, is back from a business trip to the home office. New York. ip ip The President theatre, a 700 seat house in 55th St., has been sold by John Milton to an auto firm who will remodel the building into sales rooms and garage. This is one of the old Hamburg Theatrical enterprises chain, afterwards an Ascher house. * * * •A. judge and jury viewed “The Last Man on Earth” Feb. 10, and ruled that the City PcUA^ JbAn MtAlOityL '‘My patrons like zippy Western stories of the great outdoors, that’s why I’ve booked “Big Boy” Williams and Peggy O’ Day in “Red Blood and Blue,” “Whistling Jim” and “Riders of the Sandstorm.” They’re good titles and real box-office attractions.” Released by nEELCn.nFT FILM BlLCHnNGES ^ CHICAGO eib s. WABASH 109 W. MARYLAND , INDIANAPOLIS J NOW BOOKING riendly Enemicifo witfi Weber & Fields Mef Ford 'Koduc^ori Produced by iltoducers Diaributlnq Edwara^issco Production} Inc.