The Film Daily (1927)

fuesday, May 10, 1927 fjJB^S DAILY .5 DAILY TIPS WHICH MEAN DOLLABS FOC SHOWMEN "The General" (United Artists) A last line limerick contest was onducted in cooperation with the Locky Mountain News. Prizes and ckets to the comedy were awarded, tunt obtained newspaper space. — .lbert P. Kaufman, America, Denver. "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp" (First Nat'l) Sold the Chronicle the idea of Tuning a walking or tramping race over course of a little over eight miles, > start and finish in front of theater, 'he Chronicle gave the stunt a great lay. The mayor fired the starting un and 167 started off. A wholesale rocer supplied a motor truck to keep ace with the racers and supplied lem with hot coffee en route. Each ntrant wore a banner bearing the scription: "'Tramp, Tramp, Tramp,' t the Clemmer Theater," as did all f the judges' cars, supplied by Overind. The winner received a cup om Harry Langdon, and the runers-up were awarded merchandise, sntributed by various merchants. — lemmer, Spokane. "The Volga Boatman" (Prod. Dist. Corp.) Visited the schools and obtained the insent nf principals to outline an lea to the pupils. Prizes were of:red to the pupils of each school ho made the most words out of the tiers that spell "The Volga Boatlan." Prizes consisted of passes •ith ten sets of passes for each ;hool. — Ritz, Richmond, Ind. "The Waltz Dream" (M-G-M) Tied up with shoe store for novel isplay. Fifty small cards containig the names of 50 persons residing l Lincoln were scattered all over ■indow display. All those finding leir names were the guests of the leater. Consequently the window 'as besieged with an incessant flow f people to see if they happened to e one of the lucky ones. — Edward larrison, Rialto, Lincoln, Neb. "Peck" Gomersall Promoted E. T. (Peck) Gomersall, veteran 'ox manager, has been named home ffice representative. George Landis ucceeds him at Indianapolis. Franklin, K. C. "U" Manager Kansas City — Kenton Franklin has een appointed city manager for Uniersal theaters here which comprise he Isis, Linwood, Apollo, Gladstone, iillham and Lincoln. The company ias the Uptown under construction. New Wildwood Theater Wildwood, N. J. — Hunts Theaters s planning a house here. Topeka Meeting June 1 and 2 Kansas City — R. R. Biechele, presilent, has set June 1 and 2 as tenative dates of the Kansas-Missouri init convention at Topeka. He reuses to comment on his candidacy or another term. The Albee Challenge Trophy E. F. Albee yesterday announced he had contributed a permanent golf trophy to the industry subject to the following conditions: 1. The cup will be known as the E. F. Albee Motion Picture Golf Challenge Trophy. 2. It is presented at the 12th Eastern Film Golf Tournament to the committee upon the following conditions: 3. That they accept the challenge of the committee of any recognized motion picture golf tournament held within the United States to play for its possession. 4. Organization winning cup must accept challenge and set date within 60 days from date of challenge except in months of November, December, January, February and March. 5. Teams to play for cup to be made up of four members from each organization at golf club selected by organization having possession of cup at time of challenge. 6. Regular amateur tournament rules to apply. 7. Contestants must be amateurs and derive their livelihood principally from the motion picture industry. 8. Contestants must have played in at least one tournament of organization whom they represent. 9. Committee in charge of golf tourney having possession of cup must be responsible for its safe keeping. Any and all disputes that may arise as to the possession, challenge, conditions of play or any controversies whatsoever regarding the cup are to be placed before the permanent E. F. Albee motion picture golf challenge trophy committee and their decisions in all such matters shall be final. The E. F. Albee Motion Picture Golf Challenge Trophy permanent committee is composed of the following: Jack Alicoate, Chairman. Will H. Hays. Grantland Rice and Elmer Pearson. The permanent committee has the right to alter, revise or amend the above rules from time to time if it sees fit. 10 Ready for Golf (Continued from Page 1) dinner tomorrow night. The aggregation is the finest ever assembled for any tournament — and this is the twelfth. Not only are they more formidable in point of number, but in variety and attractiveness, they have had no peer. Here are final directions which the players should take cognizance of: Nothing short of a downpour will prevent the play, but if there is any doubt in your mind, call THE FILM DAILY at Circle 4736-4737-47384739 any time after seven o'clock tomorrow morning and you will be advised officially of the Committee's decision. In the event the weather makes play impossible the tournament will be held at the same place — Sound View Golf Club, Great Neck, L. I.— on Thursday morning. How to Get There Sound View may be reached as follows: By motor: Queensboro 59th St. Bridge, turn left, through Corona, Flushing, Bayside, Douglaston, Great Neck, turning left at sign marked: "Great Neck — Sound View Golf Club". By train: Long Island Railroad (Pennsylvania Station), trains leaving for Great Neck at 7:43; 8:05; 8:19; 9:11; 9:41, Daylight Saving Time. Taxi from Great Neck R. R. Station to clubhouse. Preparations are complete. The turnout will be a heavy one. Even the professionals are enthused. Johnny Farrell and Leo Deigel, will be on hand. Grantland Rice and Ring Lardner declare nothing will keep them away. Music will be supplied during the dinner through the courtesy of Irving M. Lesser whose theater, the Playhouse at Great Neck is near Sound View. Convention Chatter Radio Entertainment for Educ'l To break up the monotony of thei' eastbound trip delegates returning from the Educational convention at Los Angeles have had a powerful radio receiving set installed at Los Angeles by Dr. F. A. Kolster. The convention train, Santa Fe No. 4, will arrive at Chicago this morning at 10 o'clock and arrangements are being made by the Exhibitors' Herald to broadcast a greeting to _Earle W. Hammons. The party will leave Chicago for New York at 12:40 today on the Broadway Limited and arrive at Pennsylvania Station at 10:40 A.M. tomorrow. While en route they will tune in to catch a message to be broadcast by THE FILM DAILY from Station W.O.R. at 10 P.M. tonight, at which time the train will be near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. Feist and Dietz Leaving Felix F. Feist, distribution head, and Howard Dietz, advertising and publicity director of M-C—M, leave today for the Coast as the vanguard of the M-G-M force which starts its journey westward for the annual sales convention May 19-23. In Los Angeles they will join forces with Pete Smith, completing plans for the reception which, it is promised, will offer a number of innovations. The sales force arrives in Los Angeles the morning of May 19. Grey Goes to Chicago Albert Grey, head of the Paramount roadshow department, leaves today for Chicago to arrange for opening at the Auditorium May 17 of "The Rough Riders." St. Johnsbury House Reopens St. Johnsbury, Vt. — George W. Caldbeck has reopened the Globe under management of H. T. Mollica after extensive alterations. C. B. Porden Here C. B. Porden, managing director of the Wellwyn Garden and Hadfield theaters, London, and a member of the executive board of the British Exhibitor Association, is in New York. He returns to England Friday. Benefits Go Over Top, Early Returns Show (.Continued from Page 1) the committee in charge locally, the Loew house joined forces with the other theaters in co-operative programs at one local house. Such cases, reported to date to E. A. Schiller, general representative, show the following grosses: Birmingham, $3,150; New Orleans, $3,500; Dallas, $2,700. Loew houses which gave individual programs and which have reported to date show: St. Louis, $2,113; White Plains, $600; Pittsburgh, $1,971; Atlanta, $1,500; Norfolk, $1,100; Nashville, $500. New York's showing at Publix houses fell below expectations with the Paramount getting $2,500, while the Rivoli grossed only around $275. Figures from out-of-town houses are not yet available. While Universal had no figures available, except in a few scattered instances, the company's showing exceeded its expectations and early reports are of a highly optimistic nature. Madison Does Its Bit Madison, Wis. — The Madison Journal and the Parkway staged a successful benefit show for flood sufferers. The theater donated the house and stage hands and the Strand sent over Flindt's orchestra and the Orpheum Theater donated the choice of its acts. Jacksonville Gives Flood Benefits Jacksonville, Fla. — All theaters here are cooperating in the relief work for flood sufferers, many houses having given special appeal for donations. The Capitol, Palace and Riverside are among the houses which gave special performances. "Blue" Law Prevents Benefit Hazleton, Pa. — There is considerable indignation here over action of the police in stopping a Sunday show to be given for flood victims. After merchants had co-operated in selling tickets, the chief of police stepped in to uphold the "blue" laws of staid old Pennsylvania and the show was banned. The mayor refused to interfere. $4,000 Raised at Indianapolis Indianapolis — Associated theaters of this city gross around $4,000 with a benefit show staged Friday at the Circle. Vaudeville and legitimate in the city donated their services for the event, termed the most successful benefit performance ever given in the state. Form L. I. Exhibitor Association Formation of the M. P. Exhibitors of Long Island took place last week in a meeting held at the Strand in Hempstead. Officers will be elected at the next meeting soon to be announced. Exhibitor Enters Exchange Field Otto Lederer, former owner of the Colonial, Broadway, Brooklyn, has become associated with Harry Thomas in the Merit exchange.