Exhibitors Herald World (Oct-Dec 1930)

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October 11, 1930 EXHIBITORS HERALD-WORLD 67 seems as if it is not wild enough for the young folks. — P. G. Held, New Strand theatre, Griswold, la. "Halfway to Heaven" HERE IS A REPORT ON THE PICTURE Halfway to Heaven (Par), with Buddy Rogers and Jean Arthur. There are thrills characteristic of the circus tent in this picture. It is stamped from beginning to end with a virility that shows the star at his best. The direction is very clever. What an acrobat Buddy is ? ? ?. Photography good but print streaky. The box office showed better results than with any Paramount picture we have exhibited in this group. The Illinois theatre has been leased to W. A. Collins of Flat River, Mo. The theatre is being remodeled for sound. DeForest equipment will be installed. It is to reopen about November 1. The management of the Illinois still retains the Kozy theatre at Brookport. Improvements will be set in motion there and sound will be installed. — A. J. Gibbons, Illinois theatre, Metropolis, 111. Arouses Widespread Interest WE ARE IN RECEIPT OF THE HERALDWORLD Award of Merit for perfect sound reproduction and wish to express our sincere thanks. The display of the plaque in our lobby aroused widespread interest and brought many comments and congratulations from our patrons, especially in view of the fact that our theatre is one of the first in Alberta to receive this Award. The Herald-World has been of inestimable value to us in the management of our business, both in the purchasing and exploitation of film oroductions. — O. M. Cole, Cole's theatre, Belleylue, Alta, Canada. Form Governing Body For Theatres in Italy; Headquarters at Rome (Special to the Herald-World) NAPLES, ITALY, Oct. 9.— S. E. Bottai, minister of corporations in Italy, announces a new ministerial law establishing the Theatre Corporation. This organization includes all cinema houses. The corporation is a union of all groups and organizations connected with film production. Its central office will be in Rome, with branches in key cities. Controversies of all types will be settled by the corporation and it will also establish terms and working rules for all motion picture employes. Announcement has been made by the Abruzzo Film Corporation that it has begun work on the picture "The Mountain Legend." 10-Story W B Building May Open in January (Sbecial to the Herald-World) MILWAUKEE, Oct. 9. — The 10-story Warner building here, now under construction, is expected to be ready for occupancy some time next January. The street level will house a Warner Brothers theatre, and the upper floors will be rented as offices. Rapp and Rapp are the architects. To Begin New 3500 Seat Warner House Next March (Special to the Herald-World) AKRON, OHIO, Oct. 9. — The Warner Brothers new theatre project, on which actual construction will start in March of next year, will be located on Center street on the site of the frame warehouse of the Quaker Oats company. The site has a depth of 460 feet Paramount has opened this new $100,000 exchange in Portland, Ore., with Frank Clark as manager. It will serve 256 theatres in a territory extending as far east as Boise, Idaho, and south to the California boundary. Four sales representatives will cover the territory, while there will be 19 employees on the payroll at the Portland office. Included in the exchange building is a small theatre, with Western Electric sound, for showing pictures to distributors. and a frontage of about 135 feet. The deed for the property was placed on file August 11, the consideration being more than $100,000. It is planned to secure a Main street frontage to connect with the acquired site. Warner Brothers representatives announced that the theatre would be one of the finest in Ohio and would have a seating capacity of 3,500. The main portion of the structure will be erected on the irregular tract acquired with an entrance from Main street. The site chosen means that the playhouse will be in the immediate location of Loew's house. Former Location Ready (Special to the Herald-World) NEW IBERIA, LA., Oct. 9.— New Iberia, which has already been the scene of "shooting," will be used again, it is understood, by Warner Brothers, who, it is reported, plan to film a talking picture representing the Arcadians of Louisiana, featuring their quaint traditions and their modern life. Shave and a Haircut — On Flagpole— "Six Bits"? If San Francisco has a women's society for prevention of cruelty to humans, it must have been up in arms when a woman barber climbed the flagpole above the Golden Gate theatre to give a man a "trim." "But let 'em come up and stop it," says "Smoky Bill" LaFay, flagpole sitter. Whether '"Smoky Bill" paid "six bits" for his shave and haircut, we are not disposed to say, but anyway, it was a clever ad for the shows at the Golden Gate. LaFay has held down his lofty perch for over a month now and is still "sitting" strong. He gives a public address every day, by means of a loudspeaker hookup in the lobby of the theatre and tells little news bits about himself and coming pictures. "Smoky Bill" is out to set a new world's record in flagpole sitting and whenever the public interest begins to lag he uncorks some special stunt, such as the tonsorial job by the woman barber. Canada Prime Minister Makes Sound Reel to Aid Film Prosperity Week (Special to the Herald-World) TORONTO, Oct. 9. — The Famous Players chain, in promoting a National Prosperity Week, has obtained Hon. R. B. Bennett, prime minister of Canada, to appear before the camera for a special talking reel in which he delivers an appropriate message. Two hundred theatres in the Famous Players Canadian Corporation, from Halifax to Vancouver, are uniting in the movement. The prosperity week will open Saturday. Special film programs are being booked, newspapers are carrying stories and merchants are cooperating in the putting the idea across. Camerini Wins Award In Italy for Directing Best Picture of Year (By Rome Correspondent of the Herald-World) ROME, Oct. 2. — Mario Camerini's direction of the film "Kiff Tebby" has won for him the prize awarded by the Italian government to the director whose production is selected as the best of the year. A new film organization, known as the Cine Club of Italy, has been founded at Rome by the Central Society of Cinematographical Culture and the _ National School of Cinematography. Minister Bottai, who is acting head of the cub, has selected Alessandro Lessona as president of the organization. The purpose and scope of the club was explained at its recent inaugural meeting. Charles Jones Dies (Special to the Herald-World) LA FAYETTE, IND, Oct. 9. — Charles Jones, founder of the Arc theatre here, died recently after an illness of three years. He is survived by his widow and one son. Sterling Silver Story Told in Film WASHINGTON.— The story of the manufacture ol silTerware is shown interestingly in a new motiom picture completed by the Bureau of Mines, U. S. Department of Commerce, in cooperation with a largo manufacturing concern. The title is "Silveri Heirlooms of Tomorrow."