Exhibitors Herald (1925)

62 BOX OFFICE RECORD SECTION OF October 3, 1925 RIALTO CRITERION LOEWS’ N. Y. LOEWS’ N. Y. ROOF BROADWAY 100% STRAND RIVOLI CAPITOL PICCADILLY COLONY Every Exclusive Picture House from 42nd to 53rd Street Is Equipped with “Haftone” RAVEN SCREEN CORPORATION 1476 Broadway New York City Falls, N. Y.) Gets better each episode. Good service, as usual, from Universal. One hundred per cent better than a year ago. (Monarch, Edmonton, Alta., Can.) This should go good anywhere. Bonomo is good as the strong man. (Globe, Buena Vista, Va.) Chapter One got off to the biggest crowd ever in on the start of a serial in this town. Seemed to register in good shape. A change from the serials we’ve been having and looks promising. Heavily exploited and we got them in. Free peanuts for all — circus tent front — clown ballyhoo 'neverything. Exploitation pays, even in towns of one thousand. (Star, Menard, Tex.) GREEN TEES, Neely Edwards, 1. — This is fine for a community that plays golf. Clever subtitles. (Benton Community, Benton City, Mo.) Good film. A fair comedy with a few laughs. It deals with a business man who liked the game of golf and he let the game come before his business. It got some laughs from our crowd. (Rialto, Sharon, Wis.) HELLO FRISCO, Slim Summerville, I.— An unusual single reel comedy. Shows a large number of different stars of movie land. (Osage, Osage, Okla.) Not much comedy but rather interesting, as it shows closeups of a great many prominent screen artists attending the WAMPAS. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) Best one reel comedy for a long time. Suitable for Sunday or any day. (S. T., Parker, S. Dak.) ' HER DAILY DOZEN, Wanda Wiley, 2 A good little comedy with plenty of laughs. (Strand. Elizabethtown, Ind.) Just a comedy. That’s all. (Orpheum, Pipestone, Minn.) A real good tworeel comedy. What’s the matter with you readers of the “Herald”? Why don’t you do your duty? Get busy and write up reports on the pictures you show. Short subjects as well as features. Don’t be a drone and read the other fellows’ reports without reporting any yourself. (DeLuxe, Spearville, Kan.) HORSE PLAY, Bert Roach, 1. — Everyone liked this one. Better than most of Universal’s. (Benton Community, Benton City, Mo.) Just a fair comedy. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) LEATHER PUSHERS, THE, Billy Sullivan, 2. — Again it hits the mark by pleasing 100 per cent. The best two-reel series on the market. As good as the average feature and better. Has rough action, excitement and romance to please any audience. (Khattar’s, Sydney, N. S., Can.) Third series. A corking good series. Just as good as "Fighting Blood,” any day. This registered 100 per cent in both audience appeal and the box office. (Khattar’s, Sydney, N. S., Can.) Just dandy. Billy Sullivan fine. (Princess, Obion, Tenn.) A corking good series that is hard to beat. Sullivan is good and acts his part wonderful. The roughnecks like him and so do the women. (Khattar’s, Sydney, N. S., Can.) These sure have the power. Last Wednesday four men asked to be informed when "The Leather Pushers” came on. They paid their 25e, went in, looked at the two reels of "Leather Pushing” and walked out. (Olympic, Forks, Wash.) Have played series one, two and four, and they gave excellent satisfaction. Don’t be afraid of the ladies. They will like them. (Majestic, Dresden, Ont., Can.) No. 3. A good two reeler of the series which is hard to beat. These are sure making friends for us. (Khattar’s, Sydney, N. S., Canada.) LOST CHORD, THE, Bert Roach, 1. — I consider this an unusually good comedy. (Benton Community, Benton City, Mo.) About up to usual standard of these one-reel comedies. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) A dandy one-reeler that brought the laughs and made an ideal addition to the feature. (Legion, Hollyrood, Kan.) PAUL REVERE, Hysterical History, 1. — This was a little better than the general run of these subjects. A few laughs in this one. (Rialto, Sharon, Wis.) We like these Hysterical History comedies. They are as clever as they can be. (Eminence, Eminence, Ky.) Very good comedy. Some very good riding in this. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) POCAHONTAS AND JOHN SMITH, Hysterical History, 1. — An Hysterical History that is a good one. The best that we have run to date. Carried plenty of laughs. (Legion, Holyrood, Kan.) A fairly good single reeler. (Osage. Osage, Okla.) PREHISTORIC MAN, Hysterical History, 1.— They didn’t seem to enthuse over this Hysterical History comedy. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) Rather a weak sister that didn’t add much to the program. (Legion, Holyrood, Kan.) No better than the rest of these subjects. They have all been the bunk. Just a pack of foolishness. (Rialto, Sharon, Wis.) QUEEN OF ACES, A, Wanda Wiley, 2.— Good comedy. (Strand, McKenzie, Tenn.) Fair comedy. About all there is to say for it. (Grand, Okolona. Miss.) Fine comedy. This young lady has all the comedians guessing. Call her great. (Silver Family, Greenville, Mich.) REMBRANDT, Hysterical History, 1. — About up to the usual standard of these comedies. Okay for a ehange. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) Film good. When you try to figure these subjects as comedies you are in trouble at once, because they are nothing but a filler, and a weak one at that. No good. (Rialto, Sharon, Wis.) SOME TOMBOY, Wanda WUey, 2.— Simple, silly, rotten. While Carl is preaching White Pictures, why do they insist on Wanda undressing behind the bulrushes and then with a wisp of leaves back into the lake for a swim, etc. Such junk as this makes me disgusted with the whole business. (Twin City Opera House, McConnelsville, O.) One of the saddest sights of the season is to see this little beauty doing her darndest to make something of the terrible stories they give her. She’s got the looks, pep and action to make a real trouper if they would give her a fair chance. These Centuries run terrible nowadays, except those that are worse. (Pastime, Mason, Mich.) Lots of action and some good laughs in this. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) This is a good comedy. (Strand, McKenzie, Tenn.) Wanda Wiley draws extra business. They like her. (Alamo, Pembine, Wis.) THAT’S THE SPIRIT, Bert Boach, 1 — This was a good single reel comedy. In fact, as good as any single reel we have ever had from Universal. It will get a fine amount of laughs from your patrons. We hope we get more comedies like this one. (Rialto, Sharon, Wis.) A splendid one reel comedy of a lady photographer trying to take a picture of a spirit. Get it. (Eminence, Eminence, Ky.) WHAT’S THE USE, Joe Murphy, 2.— Very good comedy. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) A fine comedy that will keep them laughing. (Gatliff, Gatliff, Ky.) A pretty fair comedy that will go over big with the kids who have been following the Gump comic strip. Should be sold in series of six instead of twelve, as they are apt to get tiresome. (Crystal, Silver Creek, Neb.) Very good and contains many funny scenes. My first Andy Gump and was well pleased. (Idlehour, Monroe, Ga.) WHEN LOVE IS YOUNG, Arthur Lake, 1.— Good comedy. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) Film good. If the first half of this had been as good as the last half it would have been a real laugh special. As it is, it’s a fairly good comedy. It’s better than a lot of them with not much silliness. (Rialto, Sharon, Wis.) State Rights FELIX, THE CAT, (Winkler) cartoon, 1.— We consider Felix as one of our finest short subjects, for we get more favorable comments on this series than any other single reel. Not the kids alone, but the entire family enjoy the capers of the cat. (Orpheum, Glasgow, Mont.) These make a fine short subject to run with news reel and feature. The kids especially like them. (Lyric, Walnut, la.) Liked by old and young. Print good, service good. (Monarch, Edmonton, Alberta, Can.)