Exhibitors Herald (1926)

EXHIBITORS HERALD 61 April 10, 1926 quarters in Denver. . . . diaries A. Dillerd, assistant manager for Metro's branch here, has taken unto himself a better half. . . . Jimmie Keits, big chief for Greater Features in Salt Lake, is very optimistic regarding the 1926-27 product, as Greater Features has just concluded a deal to release the 24 Columbia productions. . . . George Mayue, owner of the Preferred Pictures exchange here, came in from Idaho to meet Henry Ginsberg. . . . Claude Hau/kes and Vete Stezvart have left for their territories after being in for a sales conference at the First National exchange. MINNEAPOLIS MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.— All the Fox salesmen in the Minneapolis exchange territory met in Minneapolis with 6'. £. Abel, branch manager, for a conference. . . . Mrs. M. E. Brinkman of the Grand, Bemidji called, looking over the new productions. . . . L. R. Stacy of the Mascot, Mobridge, S. D., and G. E. IVingrecn of the Capital, Bismarck, N. D., visited the Fox and other exchanges. . . . John E. O’Toole, Pro-Dis-Co, found out that losing several bad teeth was almost as bad as having them and was doing only part time at the ofBce for several days after •playing opposite his dentist in “Having ’Em Out” . . . H. B. Smoots of the Lowell, Little Falls, Minn., was among the exhibitors in to see what the exchanges had to offer. . . . H. B. Bailey, Pathe manager, is getting ready for a trip to the New York convention. . . . Fred Belio brought back the bacon from the Paramount convention for the Minneapolis exchange, being one of the 18 chosen for the 100 Per Cent Club. . . . S. E. Abel, Fox manager in Minneapolis, leaves April 7, for Los Angeles to attend the Fox convention. . . . Morris Abrams, Metro Goldwyn-Mayer publicity man, is a 10-day visitor in Milwaukee, Wis. . . . Nate Firts, formerly with Universal in St. Louis, has just joined the Minneapolis Metro sales force. . . . L. J. Blumberg of Metro, is blessing his lucky star that his neck is all in one piece today, having gone into the ditch with his car near Sleepy Eye, Minn., but coming out without a scratch, with the help of a farmer. . . . Ednimd Ruben, director of bookings, and M. L. Finkelsiein, senior partner in the F & R firm, are in New York. . . . Phil Dunas, branch manager of Universal, reports a big time at the Chicago convention. . . . The Catholic Mothers’ Association sponsored the showing of Pathe’s “The Vatican” at the Lyceum. , . . Russell Sazvycr of DeSmet, S. D., has just sold his Sawyer theatre to B. J. Scott. Sawyer plans to move to Denver. ATLANTA ATLANTA, GA. — W. G. Minder, branch manager for Associated Exhibitors, has Just returned from a business trip through South Georgia. ... J. A. Simpson, Millen, Ga., and his wife were in Atlanta last v/eek. Simpson recently installed a Reproduce organ in the new theatre scheduled to open April 1. . . . Leila Passmore, who f ^ several years has been program clerk for Universal, has resigned to join her parents, who have been residing in Miami, ■t'la., since last summer. . . . E. L. Cole, executive secretary of the Atlanta Film Board of Trade, left last week for a business trip to Birmingham, Ala., and other towns in that vicinity. ... F. A. Leatherman, distributor for Reproduco organs, has announced that H. Pittman, of Clearwater, fj®; the Lyric Theatre, Townly, Ala., and me American Theatre, Orlando, Fla., have Reproduco organs. . . . W. M. Richardson, manager of the New Orleans branch of Universal, formerly connected San Francisco First Runs (Week Beginning Atorck 27) GIIANABA! “SkSneep’s Dreas SoiJ," Universal. LOEWS WARFIELD; “Beverly «f Crnaatark,” ^Io6ro-Ca!fftoyn-Mnyer. ST. FR.V^iCIS; “The Sea Boaal,*' fFarnor Dro.-^. (Third Week). CALIFORNIA; “Wa«ch Y«ur Wife," l/nivsraal. IMPERIAL: “Lady Wlndopr.tero’a Faa," Warner Bros. (ConUnued). CAMEO; “Peaeoek Feathepa,’’ Universal. COLBEN GATE; “Too Much Money,” First National. UNION SQUARE; “Riding Streak,” F. B. O. with the Atlanta exchange, was host to a number of friends and co-workers at the Universal sales conference in his city last week. ... A. S. Grist, who was with the Howard theatre when it was under the Southern Enterprises management, has returned to this theatre as publicity manager. . . . Harry M. J'Pilliams, Tennessee salesman for Universal was in Atlanta last week for a sales conference. . . . Tom IMtle, manager of the Atlanta branch of Producers Distributing Corporation, has returned from Charlotte, N. C., where he visited his mother, who was ill. . . . R. J. Barnes is traveling Florida for Associated Exhibitors and A. J. Borders is covering Georgia. Fox Lists Last Short Features of Current Year Fox Films announces the following releases on their short features schedule for the rest of the current season: Of the Van Bibber series there remain “The Mad Racer,” to be released April 25, and “Rah, Rah, Heidelberg," June 6. In both comedies the leading roles will be portrayed by Earle Foxe, Florence Gilbert, Frank Beal and Lynn Cowan. Benjamin Stoloff is the director of “The Mad Racer” and Lew Seiler directs “Rah, Rah, Heidelberg,” both being made under the supervision of George Marshall There will be three more O. Flenry comedies, “From the Cabby’s Seat,” April 4, “A Social Triangle,” May 16 and “A Lickpenny Lover,” June 27. These will be made under the supervision of George Marshall. Benjamin Stoloff will make the first and Bunny Dull the second. The l^ds in “From the Cabby’s Seat” will be played by Gladys McConnell and Gene Cameron. “A Social Triangle” has Hallam Cooley and Olive Hasbrouck in the. leading role. “A Lickpenny Lover” has not yet been placed in production. Three more of the “Helen and Warren” stories will be issued this year. “Moving Day,” March 28; “Too Many Relation,” May 9, and "The Family Picnic,” June. 20. These will be made under George Marshall’s supervision. Albert Ray will direct all three, with Kathryn Perry, Hallam Cooley and Arthur Houseman in the leading roles. Four more Imperial Comedies v/ill be released. “Two Lips in Holland,” was released March 21, with Arthur Houseman and Edna Marion playing the leads, directed by Lloyd Bacon. "Eight Cylinder Bull,” will be issued April 18, with Jean Arthur, Harold Austin and Ralph Sipperley, a Broadway comedian, directed by Jack Leys; "A 1 Society,” May 2, directed by James Gruen, with Georgie Harris and Barbara Luddy playing the leads. This is one of the "East Side, West Side” series. The last is “Polar Baron,” May 16, directed by Lex Neal, featuring Gladys McConnell and Gene Cameron. These Imperial comedies will be supervised by George Marshall. There are seven Fox Varieties remaining. “Off Shore Trails,” was released March 21; “The Mountain of the Law," will be out April 4; “Canary Islands,” April 18; “Sweden Today,” May 2; “America Today,” May 16; “Belgium Today,” May 30; "Poland, a Nation Reborn,” June 13, and “Dancing Around the World,” June 27. The usual issues of Fox News will supplement the foregoing releases. Lionel Barrymore Signs (Special to Exhibitors Herald) NEW YORK, April 6.— Lionel Barrymore has been signed to a long term Metro-Gold\vyn-Mayer contract. He is expected to return to the screen April 26. This shows how an all-comedy bill was played up in the marquee and lobby display at the Pompeii theatre, San Francisco, for four days at the close of Laugh Month. Educational short features on the program were Larry Semon's "The Cloudbopper,” Lloyd Hamilton’s “The Movies,” Christie’s “A Misht Sailor” starring Billy Dooley, ”Felix the Cat TriSes with Time” and Kinograms.