Exhibitors Herald (1926)

Record Details:

Title:
Exhibitors Herald
Date:
1926
Volume:
Exhibitors Herald (Jun-Sep 1926)
Leaf #:
0001111
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System and Early Cinema
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Founded in 1915 by a Chicago printing company as a regional trade paper for Midwest exhibitors. In 1916, editor Martin Quigley bought out the owners, and over the next 15 years, he grew EXHIBITORS HERALD into one of the most important national, weekly trade papers in the film business. Quigley acquired MOTOGRAPHY in 1917 and MOVING PICTURE WORLD in 1927. In 1930, he acquired MOTION PICTURE NEWS and the new 'consolidated' publication became MOTION PICTURE HERALD. From the pulpit of his editorial page, Quigley preached the need to improve the motion picture industry and improve the quality of the films. He skillfully served as a mediator in disputes -- between distributors and exhibitors, between the film industry and the Catholic Church (Quigley was one of the architects of the Production Code). Quigley claimed that EXHIBITORS HERALD represented the 'independent exhibitor' and sections like 'What the Picture Did for Me?' certainly provided a forum for theater owners. But plenty of exhibitors viewed Quigley as a servant to the studios and large theater chains. In response, publications such as SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW, INDEPENDENT EXHIBITORS FILM BULLETIN, HARRISON'S REPORTS, and BOX OFFICE were either formed or grew significantly in the years following Quigley's brief moment of consolidation in 1930. -- Eric Hoyt, 2014
Date Added:
September 21, 2023
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EXHIBITORS =^V HERAL Qjie independent i Jilm Srade ^aper Martin J. Quigley, Publisher <S^Editor J Solemn Tribute Paid Valentino; Film Leaders and Huge Throng Honor Memory of Star; Army of Police Bars Church Block to All Except Those Holding Credentials ; Monument Plans Discussed at Chicago Services. Exhibitors Stand Firm in Coast to Coast Wage Fight; Deadlock in California and Kansas City, Kan. — Saxe and F & R Officials Confer on Merger Plans — Vitaphone Faces Copyright Fight; More Stars Sign; Vitaphone Opens September 15 in Chicago at McVickers with “Don Juan.” Film Boards of Trade Upheld by U. S. Justice Department; Plan of Arbitration Found “Fair, Just and Economical Method” of Meeting Problems — John Ford, Who Produced “The Iron Horse” for Fox, Creates Another Great Outdoor Picture in “3 Bad Men.” i 150-Acre Fox Location Studio Opens; Scenic Wall Dedicated; Elaborate Program Given at Outdoor Plant at Westwood, Cal.; Sheehan Host to Thousands — Universal Buys Silliman Group in Milwaukee. F. B. O. Sets Production Mark; Five Units Now Working; More Companies Will Be Busy in September Than Ever Before Since Organization Was Formed — Show Grange Film to Celebrate 200 Per Cent F. B. O. Sales Week of Chicago Exchange — Warners Expand Theatre Holdings; Expect to Have 50 Houses by Fall. Van Norman Heads Wisconsin M. P. T. 0.; President E. W. Collins of National Organization Urges Exhibitors at Milwaukee Convention to Meet Duty of Community Leadership — Imperial Parley Will Sift British Production Status in October. Paramount’s “Beau Geste” Wins Plaudits as Big Picture — Hippodrome Opens with “Young April” of Pro-Dis-Co; 6,200 Seats Filled — Valentino’s Own Mount Holds Stage at Memorial Service in Hollywood — A. M. P. A. Fetes Eddie Peabody; Sam Katz Signs Ban joist. SECTIONS “Better Theatres” Section II “The Studio” 43 DEPARTMENTS What the Picture Did for Me.. 97 Short Features 75 Presentation Acts 77 The Theatre 81 Service Talks on Pictures 88 New Pictures 90 New Picture Publication Dates 92 Newspictures 92 The Film Mart 93 Classified Advertising .-. 105 FEATURES Los Angeles, by Ray Murray 34 New York, by John S. Spargo 40 Chicago, by Douglas Hodges 106 Purely Personal 95 Letters from Readers 89 Broadway 26 Re-Takes 32 Vol. XXVI September 4, 1926 No. 12 Published Every Wednesday by EXHIBITORS HERALD COMPANY Publication Office: Martin J. Quigley, President V: 407 So. Dearborn St., CHICAGO, U. S. A., Telephone Harrison 9248. Cable Address: Quigpubco. Edwin S. Clifford, Secretary George Clifford, Asst. Treasurer All editorial and business correspondence should be addressed to the Chicago office. Edwin S. Clifford, managing editor; George Clifford, business manager; William R. Weaver, associate editor; John S. Spargo, New York news editor. Subscription price: United States and its possessions, $3.00 a year; Canada, $4.50 a year; other points of the world, $6.00 a year. Single copies, 25 cents. Other publications: The Box Office Record, published semi-annually and Better Theatres published monthly as supplements to Exhibitors Herald. Member Audit Board of Circulation. Copyright, 1926, by Exhibitors Herald Company. NEW YORK OFFICE LOS ANGELES OFFICE 565 Fifth Ave. (Tel. Vanderbilt 3612-3613) 5617 Hollywood Bird. (Tel. Gladstone 3754) James Beecroft, Manager Ray Murray, Manager London — J. Cabourn, The Bioscope, Faraday House, 8-10 Charing Cross Rd. J)