Exhibitors Herald (1925)

August 15, 1925 EXHIBITORS HERALD 39 Paramount Pep Nine Trounces Metro 7 to 2 ( Special to Exhibitors Herald ) NEW YORK, Aug. 4.— Paramount Pep Club’s balltossers are strutting like pouter pigeons after vanquishing the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer nine, 7 to 2, for the first defeat of the Marcus Loew proteges in four starts and the second straight victory of the Paramounters, who earlier in the season sent Fox back into its den by a score of 10 to 4. Sweeney for Paramount was a Gibraltar in the pinches, though Borack for Metro allowed only six hits. The score: METRO r h po a e Gottlieb, SS....0 112 1 Vette, lb 0 0 9 1 1 Cohen, 3b 1 13 2 0 Low’t’al, 2b... 0 12 12 Pat’son, If 0 1 10 0 Kusel, rf 0 2 0 0 0 Ros’g’t’n, c... .0 0 10 2 0 Borack, p 1 1 0 2 0 Dorman, cf....O 1 10 0 PARAMOUNT r h po a e Powers, 3b 0 0 12 0 McGuire, 2b....l 0 3 11 Keator, cf 3 3 10 0 McVeigh, ss....l 115 0 Singer, lb 0 1 10 0 1 Cassidy, c 0 011 2 0 Sweeney, p 1 0 0 3 0 Davis, If 1 10 0 1 Rose’w’g, rf....O 0 0 0 0 Totals .2 8 27 10 4 Totals 7 6 27 13 3 Three-base hit — Keator. Bases on balls — Off Borack, 8; off Sweeney, 2. Hit by pitcher — By Borack (Cassidy). Struck out— By Sweeney, 11; by Borack, 10. Umpire — Mcllvaine. Danish Firm Offered Big Studio in Vienna ( Special from Department of Commerce) WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.— Hugo Engel’s Vienna concern has offered to move the entire plant of Palladium, Danish producing company, to the Austrian city, A. E. Fenselau writes from the office of the commercial attache in Copenhagen. A studio 10 times the size of the one used in Copenhagen will be at thl company’s disposal. It is said that pictures can be produced in Vienna for one-fourth of the cost in Copenhagen. Palladium makes long comedies, with leading roles taken by Madsen and Schenstrom, known as Bivogn and Fyrtarrnet. Sanford to Make Four (Special to Exhibitors Herald) HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 4.— F. M. Sanford Productions will make and distribute four features the coming season. Production is starting on the picturization of “El Pasado” (“The Past”), Spanish play by Manuel Acuna. Edward Sullivan did the translating and adapting. Wilfred Lucas will direct. Harry Vallejo will be technical director and cameraman. Goosman Joins Davis (Special to Exhibitors Herald) NEW YORK, Aug. 4.— Max F. C. Goosman has joined Davis Distributing Division as special representative and is visiting independent exchanges in Pittsburgh, Cleveland and St. Louis. Kinograms Staff Grows (Special to Exhibitors Herald) NEW YORK, Aug. 4. — David Oliver has been added to the camera staff of Kinograms, newsreel released through Educational. Priscilla Bonner Sues HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 4. — Priscilla Bonner has filed suit against Warner Brothers for $48,000 for alleged breach of contract. Barthelmess Story Bought NEW YORK. — “Just Suppose,” A. E. Thomas’ stage play, has been purchased for Richard Barthelmess. Southern Enterprise Books Entire Century Comedy List *F. B. Rogers Picture to Show in All Fox New York Houses — Granada to Play Buster Browns — Fox Dates Releases for 22 Short Features (Special to Exhibitors Herald) NEW YORK, Aug. 4.— Outstanding bookings of the last week range all the way from arrangements to show F. B. Rogers Motion Picture Corporation’s feature, “The Peak of Fate,” in all Fox houses of Greater New York to the closing of a contract for Universal under which the entire output of Century Comedies for next season will be screened in all Southern Enterprise theatres. F. B. O. Productions Booked Solid All of Film Booking Offices product has been sold to Meyer & Schneider circuit, New York City, including the 12 Gold Bond productions, 44 star productions and six series of comedies. A solid Warner Brothers week will be put on November 22 to 28 by J. E. Courter, owner and managing director of the Courter theatre, Gallatin, Mo. He will also run one Warner picture each week starting in September. Rogers Feature Plays Terminal, Newark, Aug. 15 Fox’s contract for the F. B. Rogers feature starts with the pictures appearance August 15 at the Terminal theatre, Newark, N. J. It is being booked direct from the New York office. Buster Brown Series Going Into Granada With 12 Buster Brown-Century comedies to be made, Universal has effected arrangements for the entire series to go into the Granada theatre in San Francisco. “ Goose Woman” at B. S. Moss’ Colony “The Goose Woman,” Universal, was booked at B. S. Moss’ Colony and a special musical program was arranged. “Manhattan Madness” In Orpheum, Chicago The new Encore picture, “Manhattan Madness,” starring Jack Dempsey and Estelle Taylor, went into Jones, Linick & Schaefer’s Orpheum Theatre in Chicago for the first appearance in the city. Loew Circuit Books “ Evolution ” 115 Days The Loew circuit in New York booked Red Seal Picture Corporation’s “Evolution” for 115 days solid after its showing at the Rivoli, Rialto and Loew’s State. The contract closed for Century with Southern Enterprises calls for 52 tworeel pictures, including 12 with Wanda Wiley, 12 featuring Edna Marian, 12 Buster Browns, six comedies starring A1 Alt, six with Eddie Gordon and four with Charles King. This is called the biggest Riesenfeld to Introduce Double Film to Broadway (Special to Exhibitors Herald) NEW YORK, Aug. 4. — The double film, a novelty consisting of two different pictures, photographed on the same negative, thrown simultaneously on the screen, will be introduced to Broadway by Hugo Riesenfeld, managing director of the Rialto, Rivoli and Criterion theatres. The double film was invented by J. F. Leventhal, who also is originating the steroscopic films. contract ever made by Southern Enterprises for Century comedies. Several of the Buster Brown series have been previewed. Six Wanda Wiley comedies completed are “Cupid’s Victory,” “A Winning Pair,” “A Speedy Marriage,” “Going Good,” “Her Lucky Leap” and “Yearning for Love.” Fox Lists Release Dates For 22 Short Features Twenty-two short features are in the initial releasing schedule of Fox, exclusive of the Fox News. They are: Earle Foxe’s “The Big Game Hunter” (Van Bibber), Aug. 16; "On the Go” (Imperial) and "The West Wind” (Varieties), Aug. 23; “A Business Engagement” (Helen and Warren), Aug. 30; “Shoes” (O. Henry), “Sweet Marie” (Imperial) and “In a China Shop” (Varieties), Sept. 6 “The Sky Jumper” (Van Bibber), "Love and Lions” (Imperial) and “My Own Carolina” (Varieties), Sept. 20; “With Pencil, Brush and Chisel” (Varieties), Oct. 4; "All Aboard” (Helen and Warren), Oct. 11; “Transients in Arcadia” (O. Henry) and “Cuba Steps Out” (Varieties), Oct. 18 ; “The Wrestler” (Van Bibber) and “The Sky Tribe” (Varieties), Nov. 1; “White Paper” (Varieties), Nov. 15; “The Peacemakers” (Helen and Warren). Nov. 22; “The River Nile” (Varieties) and “Failure” (O. Henry), Nov. 29; “A Parisian Knight” (Van Bibber) and “Toiling for Rest” (Varieties), Dec. 13. Meador -Robertson Productions Forms (Special to Exhibitors Herald ) NEW YORK, Aug. 4.— J. E. D. Meador and John S. Robertson have expanded their producing activities by forming Meador-Robertson Productions to make a series of pictures from Belasco Ibanez stories. The pictures will be known as John S. Robertson Productions. Mr. Robertson is abroad to start filming “Queen Calafia,” which will be followed by “The Fifth Horseman” and “Sacrifice.” The series also includes “The Cabin,” “The Mayflower” and “Sonnica.” Musicians Ask Raise ( Special to Exhibitors Herald) OMAHA, NEB., Aug. 4. — Union musicians in Omaha are demanding an increase in wages from $50 a week to $60. The Strand and Rialto theatres have not announced their decision but Ralph Goldberg, manager for the Sun theatre, said the Sun would not pay the increase. DeLorenzo Heads Board (Special to Exhibitors Herald) OMAHA, NEB., Aug. 4.— F. M. DeLorenzo, branch manager for Producers Distributing Corporation, has been elected president of the Omaha Film Board of Trade.