Exhibitors Herald (1926)

Record Details:

Title:
Exhibitors Herald
Date:
1926
Volume:
Exhibitors Herald (Sep-Dec 1926)
Leaf #:
000863
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:
July 25, 2024
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October 30, 1926 EXHIBITORS HERALD 113 dience. Two reels. — Stoddard Bros., Rex theatre, Madisonville, Tex. — General patronage; HIS OWN LAWYER: A real good comedy that brought many laughs. Two reels. — E. A. Armistead, Lyric theatre, Easley, S. C. — General patronage. IT’S A PIPE: Imperial comedy. — This one is a knockout. Book it and laugh when you see it. Two reels. — H. Goo'd, Rex theatre, Franklin, Neb. — General patronage. LOVE’S TRIANGLE: Splendid comedy. Not so funny, but cleverly handled and humanly real, as are most of Fox comedies. Two reels. — Stoddard Bros., Rex theatre, Madisonville, Tex. — General patronage. THE MATRIMONEY BLUES: This was a very good comedy. Off though about 50 per cent of what Fox comedies usually are. Two reels. — Stoddard Bros., Rex theatre, Madisonville, Tex. — General patronage. POLAR BARON: Like all Fox comedies, it’s good of its kind. Two reels. — Stoddard Bros., Rex theatre, Madisonville, Tex. — General patronage. SHOES: The best of these scenes so far. O. Henry is better reading than in pictures. Two reels. — George Benson, Community theatre, Minneota, Minn. — Small town patronage. STRONG FOR LOVE: Very good comedy. Clever and different. Good plot. Two reels. — Stoddard Bros., Rex theatre, Madisonville, Tex. — General patronage. THE SWIMMING INSTRUCTOR: Earle Foxe — Another excellent Van Bibber. Two reels. — J. S. Walker, Texas theatre, Grand Prairie, Tex. — Small town patronage. TWO LIPS IN HOLLAND: Good Imperial comedy. In fact most all these Fox Imperials are good. Two reels. — James Moffitt, Auditorium theatre, Tampa, Kan. — Small town patronage. TWO LIPS IN HOLLAND: Imperial comedy. — Very good comedy about Danish sweethearts which should please, for a change. Two reels. — R. Duba, Royal theatre, Kimball, S. D. — General patronage. PATHE ALL WOOL: Hal Roach — Pretty good. One reel. — Wm. E. Tragsdorf, Trags theatre, Neillsvilie, Wis. — Small town patronage. ARE PARENTS PICKLES: Hal Roach— Good one-reeler. One reel. — Wm. E. Tragsdorf, Trags theatre, Neillsville, Wis. — Small town patronage. THE CARETAKER’S DAUGHTER: Charley Chase : — One of the best comedies from Pathe in a long time. It is about time we had one good one, though. The print was actually good, something unusual. Two reels. — O. B. Junkins, Manzanita theatre, Carmel, Cal. — General patronage. THE CHANNEL SWIM: A good Fable. One reel. — Wm. E. Tragsdorf, Trags theatre, Neillsville, Wis. — Small town patronage. DIZZY DADDIES: If you play comedies for the kids, okay ; if for adults, it’s just about 2,000 feet of film. Two reels. — O. B. Junkins, Manzanita theatre, Carmel, Cal. — General patronage. DOG DAYS: Our Gang — Our Gangs are as a whole the whole show. About one-half of it pretty weak. Two reels. — Stoddard Bros., Rex theatre, Madisonville, Tex. — General patronage. EAST OF THE WATER PLUG: Splendid comedy. Pathe has the best comedies we have ever found. Two reels. — Stoddard Bros., Rex theatre, Madisonville, Tex. — General patronage. HIS WOODEN WEDDING: Charley Chas^-A good two-reel comedy. If you want your crowd to laugh, book this one. Two reels. — H. Goold, Rex theatre, Franklin, Neb. — General patronage. ICE COLD COCOS: A good slapstick comedy. Two reels. — R. Pfeiffer, Princess theatre, Chilton, Wis. — Small town patronage. MIGHTY LIKE A MOOSE: Charley ChaseVery good comedy. Two reels. — H. E. Schlichter, Liggett theatre, Madison, Kan. — General patronage. MUM’S THE WORD: Good. Two reels.— R. Pfeiffer, Princess theatre, Chilton, Wis. — Small town patronage. NERVOUS MOMENTS: Am using these every Saturday night, and they seem to go good. One reel. — Wm. E. Tragsdorf, Trags theatre, Neillsville, Wis. Small town patronage. OVER THE PLATE: Good little comedy, as most of these subjects are. Two-thirds reel. — A. G. Witwer, Grand theatre. Rainier, Ore. — General patronage. PATHE REVIEW : These are good entertainment with any sort of a picture, but they never send you paper with the one you are booked. One reel. — Wm. E. Tragsdorf, Trags theatre, Neillsville, Wis. — Small town patronage. A RASPBERRY ROMANCE: Ben Turpin — “You Never Know Women” Dear Herald : Please publish the following — “A Rhapsody on 1926 Paramount Productions”— ‘‘as is wrote.” Dorothy B. Strauss, Doradele Theatre, Copperhill, Tenn. My Dear “Song and Dance Man”: This to advise you that “The Lucky Lady” has been decidedly “Tamed.” From now on, she will be your “Blind Goddess.” You have touched “The Secret Spring” of her heart, and your love, to her, is like the discovery of “Desert Gold.” Do not laugh and say, “Oh, yes I know, ‘It’s the Old Army Game.’ ” If you do, she will cry and cry, and then she’ll need a supply of “Fresh Paint.” I wonder if you love her more than you do “The Palm Beach Girl”? If so, “I’ll See You Tonight.” Would you be willing to “Take a Chance” at the “Crossroads of the World” and no longer be “The Wanderer”? I do so hope we shall enjoy a “Florida Romance,” where we shall sit in the “Grass” and watch “The Peacock Parade.” You know “The Man from Mexico” is “Born to the West,” but “Behind the Front,” men are very much the same, for they will persist in acting like “Wild Geese.” I want you to fully realize that, like “Moana of the South Seas,” my heart is just like a “Volcano,” and even “The Rainmaker” could not dampen my ardor. “Dancing Mothers” may be willing to help spend “Miss Brewster’s Millions,” but you and I shall mount our “Sea Horses” and “Runaway.” Whenever you speak of me, I hope you’ll always say, “Yes, sir, ‘That’s My Baby!’ She surely is ‘The American Venus.’ ” But, “For Heaven’s Sake!” do not become “My Vanishing American.” “Let’s Get Married” and have our hearts “Padlocked” together for life. Your own devoted “Kid Boots,” “That Royle Girl.” Just ordinary slapstick stuff. Not as good as Turpin could be. Two reels. — George Benson, Community theatre, Minneota, Minn. — Small town patronage. SHEIKS OF BAGDAD: Very good little comedy. Registered quite a number of laughs. One reel. — A. G. Witwer, Grand theatre. Rainier, Ore. — General patronage. SHIVERING SPOOKS: Our Gang— Good Gang comedy. Two reels. — H. E. Schlichter, Liggett theatre, Madison, Kan. — General patronage. THE SOAPSUDS LADY: Alice Day— Good. Two reels. — E. A. Armistead, Lyric theatre, Easley, S. C. — General patronage. STEP LIVELY : Harold Lloyd — Reissue. Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels and Snub Pollard in this. Lots of slapstick and old fashioned costuming helps bring the laughs. One reel. — E. M. Biddle. Strand theatre, Paoli, Ind. — Small town patronage. THE SUNDOWN LIMITED: Our Gang— One of the best from the Gang. — H. A. Davitts, Dixie theatre, Winona, Miss. — General patronage. YOUR HUSBAND’S PAST: A real good comedy. I also use Aesop’s Fables every Saturday. They please here. Two reels. — E. A. Armistead, Lyric theatre, Easley, S. C. — General patronage. YOUR OWN BACK YARD: Our Gang— You can never go wrong on a Gang comedy. They are sure to please. They will appeal to the grown ups as well as the children. I have patrons that will come to the show just to see the comedy when I have the Gang on. Two reels. — O. B. Junkins, Manzanita theatre, Carmel, Cal. — General patronage. UNIVERSAL ACCIDENTS CAN HAPPEN: A1 Alt— Somewhat silly in the first part of the reel, but ends up in a whirlwind finish. Book it. Two reels. — R. J. Williams, Pastime theatre, Johnson, Neb. — General patronage. BUSTER’S MIX UP: Buster Brown — An average Buster Brown comedy, which means a good one, as all of these are good. Two reels. — E. A. Armistead, Lyric theatre, Easley, S. C. — General patronage. BUSTER WATCHES TIGE: Good comedy. Seemed to please young and old. Two reels. — P. G. Estee, S. T. theatre, Parker, S. Dak. — Small town patronage. THE CROWNED PRINCE: Neely Edwards — This was very good from Neely. Plenty of snap and many laughs in it. One reel. — R. Duba, Royal theatre, Kimball, S. D. — General patronage. DARE DEVIL DAISY: Edna Marion— Good, fast action comedy. Lots of laughs. Two reels. — A. G. Witwer, Grand theatre. Rainier, Ore. — General patronage. DON’T SHOOT: Jack Mower— Nice little Western story that went over to usual Saturday patronage. Two reels. — A. G. Witwer, Grand theatre, Rainier, Ore. — General patronage. DYNAMITE’S DAUGHTER: “Dynamite’s Daughter” good, and “Hodge Podge” also good. Two reels. — J. B. Endert, Endert theatre, Crescent City, Cal. — General patronage. HEARTS FOR RENT: Arthur Lake — Very nice little comedy which offset my rotten feature, “If Marriage Fails.” That’s all I can say. One reel.— R. Duba, Royal theatre, Kimball, S. D. — General patronage. HIS GIRL FRIEND: Fairly good comedy that seemed to register quite a number of laughs. Two reels. — A. G. Witwer, Grand theatre, Rainier, Ore. — General patronage. HONEYMOON HOTEL: Neely Edwards — A. very good comedy and created a few laughs. Not as good as some by this star. One reel. — C. V. Anderson, Oak theatre, Oakdale, Neb. — General patronage. HONEYMOON HOTEL: Neely Edwards— Lots of laughs in this one. One reel. — E. M. Biddle, Strand theatre, Paoli, Ind. — Small town patronage. HOT DOG: Arthur Lake — Just a trifle better than the usual run of Lake comedies ; got several laughs. Would rate about 43 per cent comedy. One reel. — R. J. Williams, Pastime theatre, Johnson, Neb. — General patronage. JIM HOOD’S GHOST: Josie Sedgwick — Josie as a horse rider is a knockout and she did well in this one. Plenty of action and went over fine with a comedy feature. Two reels. — R. Duba, Royal theatre, Kimball, S. D. — General patronage. THE OPTIMIST: Charles Puffy — Pretty good from Charley. Got some laughs and that’s what we like to hear out of the audience. One reel. — R. Duba, Royal theatre, Kimball, S. D. — General patronage. PAINLESS PAIN : Wanda Wiley — Good comedy on the dentist business. Plenty of laughs and some wonderful tooth pulling by Wanda. It’s okay. Two reels. — R. Duba, Royal theatre, Kimball, S. D. — General patronage. PAPA’S MAMA: Arthur Lake — Good comedy and the drive to the justice of peace sure makes an exciting moment. Looks pretty natural for present time. One reel. — R. Duba, Royal theatre, Kimball, S. D. — General patronage. PREP SCHOOL: Arthur Lake— The best of the Lake comedies to date. Very good. One reel. — E. M. Biddle, Strand theatre, Paoli, Ind. — Small town patronage. THE RESCUE: Pee Wee Holmes — Good Western comedy that they seemed to like. Two reels. — W. C. Wheeler, Majestic theatre, Willits, Cal. — Small town patronage. THERE SHE GOES: Wanda Wiley— Fair comedy only. Two reels. — A. G. Witwer, Grand theatre, Rainier, Ore. — General patronage. THE THIRTEENTH MAN: Charles Puffy— Not much to this one. Just fillum. One reel. — A. GWitwer, Grand theatre, Rainier, Ore. — General patronage. TUNE UP: Not much comedy in this. One reel. — E. A. Armistead, Lyric theatre, Easley, S. C. — General patronage. UNDER DESERT SKIES: Fred Humes— Good little action Western. Seemed to please the fans. Two reels. — A. G. Witwer, Grand theatre, Rainier,. Ore. — General patronage. WHERE’S MY BABY: Neely Edwards— Average short comedy of this type. One recl.: — A. G. Witwer, Grand theatre, Rainier, Ore. — General patronage.