Exhibitors Herald (1926)

18 EXHIBITORS HERALD April 10, 1926 ^TEW YORK. — Sam Briskin returned ' to the Coast Sunday saying he was hurrying West to make some more pictures for Henry Ginsberg’s intelligentsia. Vidor Shapiro declined to buy hosiery at a bargain from an office to office peddler, explaining that he had a pair of socks. . . . Adolph Zukor, Sam Kalz and Dick Rowland went to the Coast last week on the same train and now we may expect a flock of new consolidation and absorption rumors. . . . Jesse Lasky who says he didn’t sell any of his stock also went to the Coast last week which may help to spur on the rumor hounds. Wally Ralhaker returned to New York Friday from a Mediterranean trip and refused to discuss the laboratory consolidation deal. . , . Sid Graiimnn, Coast thea tre impresario, is still in New York supposed to be lining up his big two-a-day r6ad_ show circuit. . . . Jack AHcoie, publisher of Film Daily, wrote a page on “Concerning Knockers, Facts and Other Things,” and then departed for the Coast! . . . . Marcus Loew and a party of guests left Thursday for New Orleans to see that his newest theatre there was opened Saturday night with proper eclat. . _ . . Gene Tunney is the latest celeb rity to spring an uplift on the pictures, having signed up to show his fistic prowess in a serial for Pathe. . . . George ArcJujinbatid, First National director, has been laid up for several days with a severe attack of old friend grippe. . . . Jimniy Grainger, the industiVs champion traveler, is off again on another trip which will take him over the entire country in the interest of Fox Films. . . . Howard Dietz, just back from the wild and woolly West, appeared at the A. M. P. A. meeting wearing a sombrero which caused many a pang of en\'3'^ among the boys who wear ordinary headgear._ . . . Tom North, back from a long trip out of town, made inquiry on arrival if there were any new pictures playing Broadway. . . . George Blair of Eastman Kodak spent a few days in New York enroute from the Coast to Rochester. . . . Earl Hudson will finish "Mismates” before starting on a three months’ vacaition, and according to rumor will then transfer his labors to West Coast. . . . Harold Lloyd, chaperoned by Joe Reddy, has departed for the Coast after spending a couple of weeks looking at Broadway ^ows. . . . F. C. Munroe, head of P. D. C., returned last week from a two months’ visit at the Coast studios. . . . Frank Pope has resigned from the Paramount publicity department and will handle Cecil DeMillc’s “Volga Boatman,” which opens here next week. . . . Nat Roth erstein put on a midnight show at the Colony theatre last Saturday night as a premiere for “The Flaming Frontier.” Frank Conklin has resigned as sales promotion manager of True Story Films and is said to be considering an offer to become an actor. . . . Fred Bcetson, Will Hays’ representative on the Coast, is in New Yo’rk for a couple of weeks, and is spending Mnsiderable time boosting the M. P. T. O. A. convention in Los Angeles. . . Cecil DeMillc is due in New York early this week, coming for the premiere of '“The Volga Boatman.” . . . Herman Heller, director of Warner’s theatre, has gone to Cincinnati to supervise the opening of "The Sea Beast.” . . Charlie Murray, ^ood comedian, is here to play in “Mismates.” — SPARGO. In this seen* from “Up in Mabel's Koom," starring Prevosl, are Sylvia Dreamer and Harry Myers. The picture is taken from the stage play. Phyllis Haver, Paul Nicholson, Mario Provost, Harrison Ford, Sylvia Dreamer, and Harry Myers, left to right in this scene. Up in MabeFs Room Harrison Ford ap> pears in the photo at right with Marie Prevost who is starred in “Up in Mabel's R o o m,'' Christie picture for Pro-Dis-Co release. In the three photos above is o character study of Christie's “Up in Mabel’s Room," released through Pro