Motion Picture News (Mar-Apr 1923)

Money MahersEvery One/ ^The whole country is talking of Jackie Coo^an.Ifyou haVerit played all his pictures get them now/ cAnd they're worth a repeat/ "My Boy" "Peck's Bad Boy" "double" 'Oliver ^ist" "A knockout. Patron* well pleased. Attendance good." — P. S. Nielsen, Rex Theatre, La Moure, North Dakota. "Jackie is a genius — nothing less. One of the best moneymaking films ever put out." Atlanta Constitution. "Will make you money and please." — H. A. Larson, Majestic Theatre, Oakland, Neb. "Attendance and box-office records were broken here at the National Theatre by 'My Boy.' " — Louisville Times. "Jackie keeps you glued to every move. The picture will sit in the seats of the mighty." — Chicago Herald-Examiner. "Jackie leads where others follow. A picture filled with smiles and tears." — Syracuse Post Standard. "A vibrant heart story with the adorable Jackie." — Los Angeles Herald. "Little Jackie is an unqualified success. 'My Boy' carries a wealth of interest." — Detroit News. m m m "Excellent" — Indianapolis Star. "Pulled the largest Friday night attendance we have had in months. Pleased 100 per cent." — A. J. Berube, Family Theatre, East Tawas, Mich. Report to Exhibitor's Herald. "One of the most likeable, whimsically delightful films the screen has seen. You just can't laugh any more." — New York Mail. m m m "It will delight young and old. Clever, wholesome, delightful." — New York Morning Telegraph, m m m "Jackie draws like a mustard plaster for us." — F. H. Baker, Home Theatre, Fox Lake, Wis. Report to Exhibitor's Herald. • * • "Jackie arouses concussions of laughter. He shows remarkable spontaneity." — Neiv York Herald. m m m "Excellent" — Clarence W. Langacher, Opera House, New Glarus, Wis. m m m "Jackie is an artist, positively Chaplinesque in the amount of humor he is able to inject into a scene." — New York Tribune. "Everybody pleased and still talking about it." — Report to Exhibitor's Herald by Clifford L. Niles, Grand Theatre, Anamosa, Wis. mm* "Sends the audience into delighted hysterics and squeals of delight." — New York Telegram. "Best feature put out up to date starring Jackie. Went across big." — Fred S. Widenor, Opera House, Belvidere, A*. J. Report in Moving Picture World. • • • "A wonderful feature. One of the best comedy dramas the screen has seen. You never saw any better acting." — Buffalo Times. • • • "Gives Jackie plenty of opportunity to display his histrionic talents. His drawing power is remarkable." — Detroit Evening Times. m m m "Jackie is splendid and his grin sublime." — San Francisco Examiner. m m m "Jackie again covers himself with glory. He plays on the heartstrings to perfection." — St. Louis Star. • • * "An hour of cheering and applause marked Trouble.' Jackie won the hearts of everyone." — Dallas Morning News. m m m "There is not a dull moment. Brimful of human interest touches." — Indianapolis News. • * * "Seldom have we seen an audience show such enthusiasm. Throughout the five reels Jackie keeps the audience chuckling or brushing away the tears." — Detroit Free Press. • • • " 'Trouble' has that indefinable something all exhibitors are looking for — universal appeal." — New York Morning Telegraph. " 'Oliver Twist' one of the greatest box office attractions of the year. Broke house records here with 'Robin Hood' and 'Pride of Palomar' as opposition."— Sid Lawreme, Manager Isis Theatre, Grand Rapids, Mil h. m m m "Long lines waited from the lobby of the Kinema Theatre way down Grand Avenue to see this truly amazing production. Jackie plays with uncanny intuition."— Los Angeles Record. * » ♦ "This lifts Jackie to the ranks of the screen's greatest. His interpretation is superb." — Milwaukee Sentinel. * • • "If Charles Dickens could see what Jackie has done with his immortal he would rejoice as did the large throngs who saw the picture at the Stanley." — Philadelphia Record. m m m "We have never seen so lovable a figure in pictures as Jackie Coogan in 'Oliver Twist.' " — New York World. * * * "Jackie is incredible. He is an artist, for he can feel the character from an inbred sense." — Life. * * * "A sheer delight. If ever a character was faithfully brought to life it is this one." — ('incinnati Post. * * * "Jackie is one of the best pantomi mists in the screen world. No characters could fill their parts better than do those in this cast." — Omaha Daily Bee. Jackie Coog'ans HP Big' 4 Pictures Um FIRST F.W NATIONAL VmPICTURES