Movie Age (1927)

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PAGE 30 MOVIE AGE ■^-THE = CLEARING HOUSE 0||_ Theatres, used and ^||VC Miscellaneous Articles Eight cents per word, payable in advance. No advertisements ac¬ cepted for less than $1.00 EQUIPMENT FOR SALE Six Hundred opera chairs; two Pow¬ ers projectors; Screen; Booth, rewinds, etc. Excellent condition — low prices for quick sale. Movie Supply Co., 844 Wab¬ ash Ave., Chicago, Ill. C13t-3-19-28 Satisfaction guaranteed. Rebuilt Powers-Simplex-Motiograph Machines, Opera Chairs, Screens, Portable Projectors. Everything for “THE MOVIES.” Bar¬ gain Prices. Free Catalog. Monarch Theatre Supply Co., Memphis, Tenn. FOR SALE — Photo player, $650. Also Cremona pipe organ, $600. 321 Securities Bldg., Des Moines, la. Ctf FOR SALE — One double 80 amperes, 220-60 cycles, three phase generator; like new; series type. Also two Hallberg arc controls, two Type E Powers lamp houses in good condition. Will sell at right prices. Apply, George Mc¬ Arthur, 2301 Cass Ave., Detroit, Mich. C-2t — 12-31 160 — Brand New High Grade Spring Cushion Upholstered Chairs. Regular cost six dollars. Will sell for $1.00. Exact photo and details in first letter. Immediate shipment. C. G. Demel, 845 South State, Chicago. P2t — 12-31 BUY HERE— SAVE A LOT— Good paper, fine shape — while it lasts: Ones 5c; slides, 5c; sets, 25c. Get your bar¬ gain supply early. Majestic, Washington, Kas. Plt-12-24-27 POSITION WANTED OPERATOR with ten year’s experi¬ ence wants steady job. Can do repair work. Married. Walter Ingalls, New Hampton, la. P2t-12-24 THEATRES FOR SALE THEATRE FOR SALE in Western Oklahoma. Seats 200; fully equipped; city of one thousand; bargain if taken at once. Write Box E. H., Exhibitors Tribune, Liberty Theatre Bldg., Okla¬ homa City, Okla. THEATRE FOR SALE — Only thea¬ tre in good mining town, 3,500 popula¬ tion. Seven-day town, seating 300, well equipped. $2,000 cash will handle, bal¬ ance on easy payments. E. E. Frazier, 307 Broadway, Pittsburg/ Kas. Pit Lone Wolf Returns, Bert Lytell — Very good picture. Gave satisfaction. — H. E. Campbell, Cambell, Spencer, Ind. The Romantic Age — This picture was very satisfactory and pleased patrons. However, business below the average owing to bad weather. — H. E. Campbell, Campbell, Spencer, Ind. Wages for Wives — If patrons could be convinced that pictures are good when they are not so-called specials, this would be a favorite. — Norman Thom, Opera House, Beverly, Ohio. PATHE UNIVERSAL Hero on Horseback, Hoot Gibson. — Played this with the Andy Gump com¬ edy, “I’m the Sheriff,” and I’m glad to report that we broke all previous house records. This is one of the best combinations for a program that we have found so far. The crowd almost broke the doors down trying to get in for the second show. Give us more pic¬ tures like these. — Becker and Birdsall, B B, Ashland, Nebr. Lady From Hell, Blanche Sweet — Good story with war scenes and comic situations — Merle Skinner, Judith Gap, Mont. Flying Mail, A1 Wilson — Good draw¬ ing card and fair show dealing with new subject. — Merle Skinner, Judith Gap, Mont. The Hidden Way, Mary Carr — Poor plot, but good acting — Merle Skinner, Judith Gap, Mont. PARAMOUNT Kid Boots, Eddie Cantor — Print in bad condition. Not strong enough for percentage picture, but there were a few high spots. Star draws better for larger communities. — Norman Thom, Opera House, Beverly, Ohio. The Canadian, Thos. Meighan — Not so good as most of Meighan’s stuff, but it’s fair. — Merle Skinner, Judith Gap, Mont. Stranded in Paris, Bebe Daniels — One of Bebe’s best but it’s a poor business getter. — Merle Skinner, Judith Gap, Mont. THEATRE FOR SALE: Modern brick building, 450 seats, in town of 55,000, in lower Michigan. Doing good busi¬ ness. Liberal terms. Write Box H I, care Michigan Film Review, 368 Glover Building, Kansas City, Mo. Pit 12-24-27 FOR SALE OR LEASE— Modern 350 seat theatre. Town 1000. 1500 to draw. Bargain. Regent Theatre, Cen¬ terville, Mich. P4t-12-31 FOR SALE — Movie theatre; Sunday town of 1,200 in southwestern Michigan; must sell on account of sickness; deal with owner. Address Theatre, Marcellus, Mich. P3t THEATRE WANTED TO LEASE OR BUY— If prices and terms can be made to suit both. Inter¬ ested in house in town of 2,000 to 3,000 population anywhere in southern Arkan¬ sas or Mississippi. 12 years experience in running and managing. What have you. Address Exhibitors Tribune, 19 N. Robinson, Oklahoma City, Okla. C4t 7-28 FIRST NATIONAL The Valley of the Giants, Milton Sills — Peter B. Kyne’s wonderful dramatic story full of intense dramatic action. — Empress, Oklahoma City, Okla. METRO-GOLDWYN London After Midnight, Lon Chaney — One of the most thrilling pictures ever filmed. Full of ghosts, mystery and everything in the spook line. — Criterion, Oklahoma City, Okla. WARNER BROTHERS White Flannels, Louise Dresser. — On¬ ly a few people saw the picture due to blizzard, but they all thought it great. — G. M. Deeter, Liberty, Norcatur, Kas. TIFFANY Snowbound, Betty Blythe — One of the best features we have played in months. Comment perfect — everyone enjoyed it. Tiffany-Stahl all good for us. — Myers Bros., Auditorium, Slater, Mo. STATE RIGHTS The Knockout Kid, Jack Perrin — Was a good picture. Plenty of action and very interesting — Frank Girdner, Mer¬ cer, Mo. Parisian Love, Clara Bow — Very good picture. Seemed to please — A. H. House, Barris, Marionville, Mo. Shadows, Lon Chaney — The best pic¬ ture we have had for a long time — F. R. Leonard, Public School, Amity, Mo.