Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1924-Mar 1925)

February 28, 1925 EXHIBITORS HERALD 105 THE HIM MART should grant the Fox picture a permit. The censor board held the picture up. * * * 'Death of Jacob Cooper ■ Jacob Cooper, one of the best known and most highly respected exhibitors of Chicago, and for ten years operator of the Twentieth Century theatre in Roosevelt Road, died suddenly on Monday, Feb. 9, at 12:30 a. m. Mr. Cooper was 44 years of age, and left a wife and five children. Max, Moses, Charles, Rose and Elizabeth. Funeral services were held on Wednesday at the chapel, 3854 Roosevelt Road and he was buried in Waldheim cemetery. The funeral was attended by hundreds of friends of the deceased and a large delegation of exchange men were present. He had suffered for some time with heart trouble and high blood pressure and while able to be about was not in good health. On the day of his death he sat in the box office until the theatre closed. * * Cashier Routs Thieves When a thug attempted to hold up Miss Thelma Nicholson, cashier of the Randolph street entrance to the Randolph theatre last Thursday, she kicked the door shut in his face and refused to hand over the money in the cash drawer. The gunman ran around to the front and pointed a revolver at her but she ducked and pressed an alarm that brought house manager R. Bachman to her assistance. The burglar disappeared in the loop crowd. ^ Wm. Baker has been assigned the suburban territory on the Universal sales staff, and Mort Henoch, former Universal and Goldwyn salesman, is back with Universal again in the countrv. * * V. L. Serain, formerly with the Fox company, has joined the Universal exchange sales staff. * * * Norman Field, general manager of Jones, Linick & Schaefer, left on Monday for Biloxi, Miss., for a month's vacation to regain his health. * * * It is reported that Polka brothers have sold their Maywood and Melrose Park theatre interests. * * * J. M. Jacobs, former First National salesman, is now traveling with a magician act on Eastern vaudeville time. * * * “Bill” Cook, the city sales representative for First National, is dashing around these days in a brand new Nash. Jack Schwartz also has a Buick four passenger coupe. * * * William E. Gray of the New Rex theatre, Pittsburg, 111., recently suffered the loss of a small daughter, and to add to his troubles he has had to close his theatre two nights a week on account of poor business, the mines being closed. * * * Has anyone lost a bunch of keys? The First National exchange, St. Louis, reports two Yale keys. No. F. C. 730, evidently auto keys, which were found in a can of film returned to that exchange. If you lost them write to First National exchange, 3319 Locust St., St. Louis, Mo. * * * Harry Weiss staged a Midnight frolic for his employes at the St. Louis exchange of First National last Saturday, screening “The Lost World” which was followed by a mock wedding. This was followed by a luncheon and dancing until the wee sma’ hours. * * * Film Indorsers Hold Preview INDIANAPOLIS, IND. — State legislators, with their wives and other invited guests were entertained recently at dinner and with a preshowing of *‘The Man Without a Country," by members of the Indiana Indorsers of Photoplays. Gov. Ed Jackson addressed the guests. {Continued from page 85) drama, has been assigned to Darryl F. Zanuck, who will bring it up to date. XXX RIN TIN TIN’S next picture, following “Tracked in the Snow Country,” just completed, will be “Below the Line.” . . The third Lubitsch production now well under way is “Kiss Me Again.” A dinner in the Crystal room of the Ritz-Carlton was held last week in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Warner. . . With Irene Rich and Marie Pre vost ill, Warner Brothers have been running short of leading women for the past few days. Associated Exhibitors PRETENTIOUS BOOMING will precede the world’s premiere of “Bad Company,” which will be given at the Picadilly theatre. New York, March 7. . . . The first print of “Introduce Me,” the latest picture made by Douglas MacLean, has just been received by the company for release. Unusual plans are said to be made for its campaign. . . In the cast are Lucille Lee Stewart, Charles Emmett Mack and Bigelow Cooper. GLENN HUNTER will be featured next in a story written for the Saturday Evening Post called “Once a Peddler,” the name of which will possibly be changed. . . . “Back to Life” is announced for release this week, presenting Patsy Ruth Miller. . . . “Bad Company” is a story adapted from a novelette that ran in a recent issue of Everybody’s Magazine called “The Ultimate Good.” Columbia UNDER THE ORIGINAL title, “Who Cares,” Columbia announces the early release of the picture from the book of Cosmo Hamilton. . . The last of the present series of Perfection Pictures is released under the title, “The Fearless Lover.” William Fairbanks is supported by Eva Novak. . . William Haines and Dorothy Devore lead the. cast in the seventh of the series of eight special productions now being released. . . Elaine Hammerstein has been signed by Harry Cohn for the lead in “After Business Hours.” Cbadwick THREE REMAINING subjects of the Chadwick Nine on the schedule of productions for the vear are “The Romance of an Actress,” “Sunshine of Paradise Alley,” and the third Lionel Barrymore special. . . George Walsh is busy with preliminary arrangements for the making of “American Pluck.” It is the first of a series of comedy dramas he will make for the company. Edmund Lawrence will direct it. B. P. Scbulberg MANY STORM EFFECTS were produced in “The Mansion of Aching Hearts,” which has for its background a fishing village in Maine. ... A peculiar precedent was set by the New York assembly last week when the legislators convened for a special showing of “Capital Punishment.” . . . James P. Hogan will soon begin direction on “My Lady’s Lips.” ... A novelized version of “The Boomerang” is in publication by .'\. L. Burt. Century A TOTAL OF 125 DAYS will be the length of the run which it is estimated that “Getting Trimmed,” the Wanda Wiley two reeler, will aggregate, according to the bookings on the Loew’s Circuit. Edna Marian has Valeria Lavella, continental film star, as her principal support in her latest, “Across the Hall.” . “Nobody’s Sweetheart” is released this week as the latest Wanda Wiley comedy. XXX A BURLESQUE ON “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” is in the making according to an announcement just made by the. Century Film company. It includes all the melodramatic situations of the original play, but they are put on with a comic touch. . . Eddie Gordon has com pleted a comedy called “Puzzled by Crosswords.” The story involves an eccentric fan of the puzzles brought into mail}' amusing straits. Banner ENTIRE EDITORIAL supervision has been given to William B. Laub for the Banner production, “Daughters Who Pay,” and he is now preparing it for public presentation. He is also cutting and titling the Jans feature, “The Mad Dancer,” and will prepare the scenario for “Ermine and Rhinestones.” NOW BOOKING HARRY. CARE