Motion Picture News (Sept-Oct 1921)

ExKibitors' Service Bureau— Pages 2286-2294 Cut shoiinng a picture of the stage setting used in a prologue number for " The Hell Diggers," playing recently at the Hoivard theatre, Atlanta, Ga **Hell Diggers" Prologue Presented at Atlanta The accompanying cut shows the stage setting provided for the prologue number on " The Hell Diggers " during the showing of this picture at the Howard theatre, Atlanta. The action of the prologue number was as follows: The curtains parted to reveal, in silhouette, a miniature dredger made of beaverboard, with tiny openings for windows. All the many wires, and loops and seemingly meaningless cords that seem to surround a dredger were there — and back of the tiny openings, lights burned. Even the shovel-like buckets which dig up the dirt and move it forward, were there, and a stage-hand, seated back of the set. worked a machine which made the buckets of dirt move forward, very realistically. The dredger was backed by a perfectly plain white drop, against which the blackness of the silhouetted dredger was most effective. Despite the eflfectiveness it was a comparatively inexpensive affair. Blue Mouse Erects Artistic Marquee Decorations The Blue Mouse theatre, Minneapolis, erected an atmospheric marquee decoration for "At The End of the World." Two reproductions of Penrhyn Stanlaw's light houses threw searchlights up and down the main street. CO TO THE REX > iANDiSEEi , A^ALUCEREIO IN IHLiDIGGERS Novelty herald originated by Leon Bamberger, Paramount exptoiteer of the Minneapolis exchange. Folded correctly as indicated by the numbers the word "hell" appears o)i the first page Bona Fide Safe for Lobby Display Manager James F. Jackson believes in " revivals " of good pictures, if done properly, and should know, for he ha; played several at his Tudor theatre, A: lanta, this summer and cashed in on then The most recent was Bert Lvtell an Hazel Dawn in "The Lone Wolf.'" Displayed most prominently in his lobby was a huge safe — a real, bona fide burglar-proof safe, with a most modern combination. Over this safe was a huge banner, on which printed in red and black were the words : " There is $25.00 in cash in this safe It is yours if you can find the combin,' tion and open the safe. No rough metV ods allowed. If you can't open it, g inside and see ' The Lone '\\'olf ' — the try again." The sign and the safe, both prominent' displayed, attracted considerable attention and Manager Jackson states that a number of people tried to open the safe. Xone succeeded, though the entire offer was " quite on the level." Balph Boffner, Strand theatre, Seattle, Wash. Thomas D. Soriero, Strand theatres, LowelL Harold B. Franklin, Shea's Hippodrome, Buffalo. George J. Schade, Schade theatre, Sandusky. H. C. Horater, Alhambra theatre, Toledo. Mark Gates, Dayton theatre, Datyon, O. Edward I,. Hyman, Strand theatre, Brooklyn. Theo. Ij. Hays, Gen. Mgr. Flnklesteln & Robin, Minneapolis. Sid Laurence, Alhambra theatre, Detroit. Leo A. Landau, Alhambra theatre, Milwaukee. Jack Kuhn, Loew theatres, Cleveland Paul Gusdanovic, Strand, Cleveland, O. O. Edgar Nomand, Strand theatre, Flint, Mich. 8. Barret McCormlck, Managing: Director, Allen theatre, Cleveland. Advisory Board Exhibitors' Service Bureau W. S. McLaren, Majestic and Colonial theatres, Jackson, Mich. Wiilard C. Patterson, Criterion theatre, Atlanta. B. B. Wiiby, Strand theatre, Montgomery, Ala. E. V. Richards, Jr., Gen. Mgr., Saenger Amusement Co., New Orleans. F. L. Newman, Newman, Royal and Regent theatres, Kansas City, Mo. Arthur G. Stolte, Des Moines theatre, Des Moines, Iowa. Chas. Bran ham, Famons-Lasky, Ltd., Toronto, Can. Lowell W. Calvert, Managing Director, CapUoi theatre, St. Paul, Minn. W. C. Qnimby, Managing Director, Strand and Jefferson theatres. Fort Wayne, Ind. A. H. Hilton, Paramount theatre, Lewiston, Idaho, George E. Carpenter, Paramount-Empress theatre. Salt Lake. E. J. Myrick, Rialto theatre, Butte. Eugene H. Roth, California theatre, San Francisco. J. A. Partington, Imperial theatre, San Francisco. Sidney Granihan, Granman's theatre, Loe Angeles. Louis K. Sidney, Managing Director, Willtem Fox theatres, Denver. Phil. Gersdorf, Arcade theatre, Jacksonville, Urn. Herbert J. Thatcher, Strand theatre, Salina, Kaa.