Exhibitors Herald (1926)

September 25, 1926 EXHIBITORS HERALD 49 much for it. (Rex, Newport, Wash.) Good. All Gump comedies pull well for me. (Princess, Waynesboro, Miss.) ANDY IN HOLLYWOOD, Slim Summerville, 2. — The last Gump and the worst you ever saw. It’s a shame to ruin such a good series by putting this guy in the last one. He is a blank. (Castle, Havana, 111.) A very poor comedy. Some Gumps are good and some are absolutely the bunk. (Columbus, Columbus, Tex.) Poor Slim Summerville cannot play the part of Andy. We cut out part of each reel the second night and got by much better than to bore the people with 2 reels. (Cozy, Fayette, la.) ANDY TAKES A FLYER, 2.— As good as the average Gump. (Community, David City, Nebr.) Not as good as some of the former Gumps, but drew a good number of laughs and seemed to go over, especially with the kids. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) A regular Gump comedy. Pleases the kids. (Silver Family, Greenville, Mich.) The Gumps — Good comedy. (Lyric, Frostburg, Md.) BEDTIME STORY, A, Arthur Lake, 1.— Another good one reeler and these one reel comedies make good fillers for a program. (Royal, Kimball, S. D.) Fair comedy. (Trags, Neillsville, Wis.) Good comedy. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) Arthur Lake is a good looking collegiate type of comedian, and we like him. (Gulf, Goose Creek, Tex.) BIG CITY, THE, Edna Marian, 2.— This is a dandy little comedy, but why do they dress this clever little Wampas girl like a hay shaker? I have had her in 3 or 4 pictures and so far as I can recall they always try to make her look like a damnphool. If they need any daisies who look like a hedge fence, why don’t they go out in the middle of the road and pick up one and not pick on Edna ? Here's hoping that her next one will show her as a human being and not a brush ape. (Trags, Neillsville, Wis.) A good comedy at the start but flops at the end. (Auditorium, Libertyville. 111.) Just a comedy. (Silver Family, Greenville, Mich.) A very good comedy. Drew some good laughs. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) This took well. The Universal comedies are winners from the fact that you can give them such a variety and they are only foolish enough to be good. (Casino De Luxe, Kiowa, Colo.) BIG GAME, THE, 2. — Very good comedy. Short Western story. They liked it. (Grand. Rainier, Ore.) This is a good short Western well supplied with comedy. (Strand, Paoli, Ind.) Good two reel Western. (S. T., Parker, S. D.) BLLIEBIRD COMEDIES, 1. — These comedies are as good as the average one reelers. (Strand, Ransom, Kans.) These comedies are fair, some good, some mediocre. (Strand, Ransom, Kans.) BROADWAY BEAUTIES, Edna Marian, 2.— A lively comedy that kept them in good humor. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) Good comedy that seemed to please. Universal comedies seem to give general satisfaction. (Elk, Worland, Wyo.) BUSTER BROWN COMEDIES, Arthur Trimble, 2. — The Buster Brown’s always take well with my patrons. (Royal, Fairmount, Ind.) The best comedies out ; none better made. Also played International News, always good. (Electric, Burt, Iowa.) Nothing to it whatever and I hope I don't get any more of the Brown comedies. (Royal, Kimball, S. D.) Everyone likes these three, the boy, and girl and the dog is a wonder. (Princess. Sanderson, Tex.) Among the best two reel comedies on the market, especially good for kids. (Star, Tuckerman, Ark.) Fellows, if you are not playing these comedies you don’t know what you are missing. The old folks like them and the kids go wild about them. (Youngs, Lexington, N. C.) Very good comedy. All the Buster Brown comedies have been good that we have had so far. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) All these comedies are good. Consider Pete, the dog. the best comedy dog on the screen today. Kids are well cast and directing is far above the average. (Orpheum, Kalamazoo, Mich.) These comedies are very entertaining. Young and old enjoy them. They draw just as many kids as Our Gang. The dog is simply a wonder. (Strand, Paoli, Ind.) Good series of comedies. (Gulf, Goose Creek, Tex.) The best 2 reel comedies on the market, bar none. (Cozy, Wagoner, Okla.) Very good, as are nearly all Buster Brown comedies. (Gem, Socorro, N. Mex.) BUSTER’S HUNTING PARTY, Arthur Trimble, 2— Good comedy. Dog extra good to look at. Have had three of these comedies and I think they rank with the best comedies on the market. (Reel Joy, King City, Cal.) This was a good comedy for the kids. Tige can make them laugh. (Rialto, Hammon, Okla.) BUSTER’S NOSE DIVE, Arthur Trimble, 2.— This is a good comedy for the kids. Went over good for us. (Dixie, Winona, Miss.) This is our first Buster Brown comedy and everybody liked Depend on It A film salesman carried off our last BOX OFFICE RECORD, so we did not get very much good out of it. We presume you will send us another when the next issue is off the press. — Strand Theatre, Covington, Va. it. Buster, you are a real clever little actor and your dog is a wonder. (Bijou, Conway, N. H.) Buster Brown comedy distributed by Universal. Mary Jane, Buster and Tige had the crowd in an uproar. Good in any town. (Casino DeLuxe, Kiowa, Colo.) This is a dandy comedy. Lots of trick stuff, but they will more than laugh. (Patriot, Patriot, Ind.) Pleasing comedy. The kids and Tige are good. (S. T., Parker, S. D.) They get better all the time. This is a dandy good comedy. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) A lot better than the average comedy. Satisfactory. (Auditorium, Liberty ville, 111.) This is my fifth comedy in this series and haven’t seen a bad one yet. (Eminence, Eminence, Ky.) Mighty good little comedy with lots of laughs. (Crystal, Peru, Nebr.) BUSTER’S SKY ROCKET, Arthur Trimble, 2.— This comedy is good for several laughs caused by the clever dog. Buster and Mary Jane were second. We have used several Buster Brown’s and all are good. (Patriot, Patriot, Ind.) Very good as usual. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) Not up to the standard of other Buster Brown comedies I have played, but as a rule they are good. (Gem, Socorro, N. Mex.) CAPTAIN SUDS, 2. — I find these two reel Century comedies to be very good and above the average. (Strand, Ransom, Kan.) There didn’t seem to be much laughter or cheering while this was being shown. (Trags, Neillsville, Wis.) A better than average Century comedy. Some good laughs in it. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) Very good comedy. We are playing all Universal comedies and we find them all okay. (Liberty, Mason City, 111.) Average Universal comedy. (Monarch, Edmonton, Alta.) Good comedy and sure makes them yell when Eddy runs out on the plank with his eyes blindfolded. It’s a thrilling moment, 100 feet above the street with no one to stop him. (Royal, Kimball, S. Dak.) CENTURY COMEDIES, 2.— Run fairly good, but are nothing exceptional. (Cabot, Marshfield, Danville & Plainfield, Vt.) These are good, I find those starring Puffy the best. (Strand, Ransom, Kans.) These seem to please. They are spotty, but then I have seen several of the Our Gang comedies that only my friends laughed at, and believe that these comedies on the average are up with any you can buy. With the Complete Service Contract they sure are a life saver for the summer months when you have to give them a lot and lose. (Grand, Pierre, S. D.) Absolutely the best comedies I have ever had in my house, and I have tried all kinds. I have not found a lemon this year out of the bunch and I have been playing two a week. Universal onereel comedies also fine. Good business getters. (Star, Tuckerman, Ark.) We have used them several weeks now and they are O. K. Book them. (Columbia, Poynette, Wis.) Some are fair, others not so good. (Pastime, Mason, Mich.) Not as good as they might be. (Band Box, Plymouth, Ind.) COLLEGE YELL, A, Neely Edwards.— One of the kids laughed at this, but the other two cash customers gave him a bust on the cronk, so I didn’t figure it was such a heluva wow. Why don’t they put a few laughs in these said comedies? (Trags, Neillsville, Wis.) Fairly short comedy. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) CROWNING THE COUNT, 2.— Pretty good slapstick. (Traggs, Neillsville, Wis.) This comedy did not get a wrinkle here. (Silver Family, Greenville, Mich.) Poor, poor, poor. We’ve had more poor 2 reel comedies lately than you can count on two hands. (Eminince, Eminence, Ky.) Not very much to this comedy. (American, Sco They saw the Red Seal Novelties ( finis) field, Utah.) Would class this as a very poor comedy creation. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) DANGEROUS PEACH, A, 2.— Same as all Century comedies, they seem to please. (Alamo, Pembine, Wis.) Pretty good. (Trags, Neillsville, Wis.) Produced a million laughs, but Uncle Carl, won’t you please refine your comedies a bit? There is always a coarse situation in them that offends my best people, who would rather their children w’ould not attend when the Centuries are on. (Rex, Salmon, Idaho.) DESPERATE DAN, 2. — Quite a bit of “monkey business’’ in this. And not much force for us. Not what we expected. (Patriot, Patriot, Ind.) Went over fine with “The Slave of Fashion.’’ Outdoor action and comedy western, a little better than the ones with no comedy in them. It’s good enough. (Royal, Kimball, S. Dak.) DON’T FALL, Buddy Messinger, 2.— A pleasing comedy. The colored boy in this is very good. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) Fairly good two reeler. (DeLuxe, Spearville, Kan.) DRY UP, 2. — A good comedy with, lots of laughs. Some original stuff in this one. (Strand, Paoli, Ind.) Just another Century comedy. One is about as good as another. They are all the bunk. (Rialto, Sharon, Wis.) EIGHTEEN CARAT, Edna Marian, 2 — Lots of action and some good laughs in this comedy. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) Only fair. This little star is good if she had good stories. (Eminence, Eminence, Ky.) Just a comedy. (Silver Family, Greenville, Mich.) This one is good and adds to the program. (Royal, Kimball, S. D.) EMERGENCY MAN, THE, 2.— Just fair; that’s all. (Royal, Kimball, S. D.) An average Mustang. (Trags, Neillsville, Wis.) Good short western. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) FADE AWAY FOSTER, 2 — Good Mustang Western. Lots of comedy in it. That is what they should be, comedies, but not as a lot of them are. (Royal, Kimball, S. D.) Very good comedy Western. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) FAINT HEART, Charles Puffy, 1.— Good for a one reel comedy. (S. T., Parker, S. D.) Very good short comedy. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) Good one reeler from Universal’s selections. Puffy sure has lots of trouble before he gets married. (Royal, Kimball, S. D.) FINANCIALLY EMBARRASSED, Arthur Lake, 1. — All of the Arthur Lake comedies I’ve shown were good. (Benton Community, Benton City, Mo.) Good average comedy. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) A few laughs in it. (Trags, Neillsville, Wis.) FLIVVER VACATION, A, 2.— Fair comedy. (Palace, Beckley, W. Va.) Fairly good comedy. Most of the situations have been worked to death, however. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) FLYING WHEELS, Wanda Wiley, 2.— Pretty good action comedy that seemed to please generally. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) Seriously I did not think much of it. But most of the audience thought it extra good. It will please the youngsters and part of the old folks. (Casino DeLuxe, Kiowa, Colo.) Outside of Wiley and Buster Brown the Universal comedies are a joke. (Star land, Stockbridge, Mich.) A good comedy. (Silver Family, Greenville, Mich.) FREE RIDE, A, 1. — Very good. (Strand, Elizabethtown, Ind.) Weak. But only one reel. Thus the suspense is soon over. (Rex, Madisonville, Tex.) GOING GOOD, Wanda Wiley, 2. — A fine comedy. This girl is certainly in a class by herself. (Silver Family, Greenville, Mich.) Foolish but laughable. (Hammond, Hammond, Wis.) Good thrill comedy. Kept the kids in an uproar. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) GRINNING FISTS, Fred Humes, 2.— Up to usual standard of this series. Plenty of action, fights and hard riding. The western fans liked it. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) Nice little two-reel western. (Trags, Neillsville, Wis.) Two-reel western of the poorer kind, but lots of good scenery and good action. Just filled my bill right. (Royal, Kimball, S. D.) HEARTS FOR RENT, Arthur Lake, 1.— Not a cackle in it. (Trags, Neillsville, Wis.) Not many laffs. (Trags, Neillsville, Wis.) HELPFUL AL, A1 Alt, 2. — Two young men find a small girl in their auto and undertake to take care of her ; the small girl is almost as cute as Baby Peggy. This is one of Century’s best comedies. (Eminence, Eminence, Ky.) Some comedy ; it sure made your hair stand up in some places, and my roof was just strong enough to hold them in. It’s a bear. (Royal, I