The Moving picture world (March 1922)

78 MOVING PICTURE WORLD March 4, 1922 Straigfht from the Shoulder Reports regular. Patronage; small town. Attend- ance; fair. A. L. Middleton, Grand Theatre, De Queen, Arkansas. THE ROWDY. All of Miss Walton's pic- tures are good; this one no exception. A comedy drama, plenty of thrills. Advertis- ing; six, three, one and slide. Patronage; mixed. .Attendance; good. Walter Albers, Eagle Theatre, Baltimore, Maryland. SHARK MASTER. Good program pic- ture and these people do not hold you up on price. Advertising; newspapers and lobby. Patronage; mixed. Attendance; fair. A. R. Workman, Coliseum Theatre, Marseilles, Illinois. Vitagraph DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES. Good production where patrons like action. Too much killing for my patrons. Advertising; regular. Patronage; small town. Attend- ance; fair. \V. F. Pease, Centennial Theatre, Lowell, Wisconsin. FLOWER OF THE NORTH. Excellent out door scenery. This picture pleased my people although I didn't get many out to see it. Advertising; two one sheets, one three sheet, set photos, slides and news- paper. Patronage; family. Attendance; 167. E. T. Dunlap, Dunlap Theatre, Hawar- den, Iowa. A MASTER STROKE. A very good pic- ture, pleased most all. Advertising; slide, photos, three sheet. Patronage; mixed. At- tendance; poor. D. D. Purcell, Muse-U Theatre, Cortcz, Colorado. NO DEFENSE. Good, chuck full of thrills and just the kind of picture all Amer- icans like to see. Mr. Duncan never fails to get the crowd. Advertising; posters, etc. Patronage: neighborhood. Attendance; good. Temple Theatre. .Aberdeen, Missis- sippi. THE SON OF WALLINGFORD. Very good picture, well acted and splendid pho- tography. Advertising; newspaper, lobby, cutouts, heralds and photos. Patronage; all classes. .Attendance; poor. J. I. Wright. Rex Theatre, P>evier, Missouri. WHERE MEN ARE MEN. Excellent picture, star always draws with us. Duncan has a big following and should not change his appearance. Fans look upon Duncan as an acquaintance and want to see him in his familiar role. Keep to it and will always be a winner. Attendance; good. H. R. Walker, Royal Theatre, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Comedies THE BELL HOP (Vitagraph). A fine comedy. You can always depend on ^.arry Semon. Advertising; average. Patronage; mixed. Attendance; good. Charles Kuchan, Idylhour Theatre. Canton, Illinois. CAPTAIN KIDD'S KIDS (Pathe). Not as good as usual Harold Lloyd's two reel- ers. Advertising; regular. Patronage; small town. Attendance; fair. W. F. Pease, Cen- tennial Theatre, Lowell, Wisconsin. CENTURY COMEDIES (With Brownie). These are about the best two reel comedies I have ever run. Book them. W. F. Hard- ing, Princess Theatre, Mt. Doro, Florida. EDUCATIONAL COMEDIES. These are the best filler comedies I have ever run. They always come to a good standard. You are safe in booking these. Patronage; gen- eral. A. L. Hepp, Idylhour Theatre, Gree- ley, Nebraska. FRESH AIR (Federated). Average com- edy. They all pad 'em to death nowadays. Oh! for the old time Keystone pep. Adver- tising; regular. Patronage; small town. At- tendance; fair. Grand Theatre, DeQueen, Arkansas. I DO (Associated Exhibitors). This is better than his two three reelers which I ran previously. Sure pleased everybody. Advertising; better than average. Patron- age; mixed. Attendance; good. Charles Kuchan, Idylhour Theatre, Canton, Illinois. MONKEY MOVIE STAR & MONKEY BELL HOP (Universal). Take a tip and lay off these two comedies. Absolutely nothing to them. The first Joe Martin comedies were great, but for some cause these are silly and nothing to them. Advertising; one three sheet, one sheet. Patronage; neighborhood. Attendance; poor. Temple Theatre, Aberdeen, Mississippi. ONE WEEK (Metro). This is an old comedy, but a good one. Buster Keaton seems to please all with his acting. A. E. Rogers, Temple Theatre, Dexter, New York. A SAILOR MADE MAN (Pathe). A complete knockout. Greatest comedy I ever saw. Played it as the feature. Got more than average business and caused talk that is sure to boost the picture business. Ran "A Ride On A Runaway Train," "An Esko- motion Picture" and Pathe Review with it, making an unusual and thoroughly pleasing program. Advertising; put on heavy cam- paign. Did good business. E. W. Collins, Grand Theatre, Jonesboro, Arkansas. Serials HURRICANE HUTCH (Pathe). I con- sider this as one of the best serials ever shown in this town. Everybody said it was great. Advertising; ones, threes, and six sheets. Patronage; all classes. Attendance; good. Chas. F. Johnson, Plaza Theatre, Punta Gorda, Florida. HURRICANE HUTCH (Pathe). Best serial we have ever shown and has drawn the crowds in spite of bad weather. You can't go wrong on this one. Thos. L. Haynes. Town Hall, Old Lyme, Connecticut. WINNERS OF THE WEST (Universal). Starts off very good, was advertised big from several angles. I believe it will get better. Advertising; newspaper and bill- board. Patronage : all classes. Attendance; fair. W. L. Landers, Gem Theatre, Bates- ville, Arkansas. State Rights BURN 'EM UP BARNES (C. C. Burr). A sure fine feature length comedy with very clever subtitles and plenty of thrills. Ad- vertising; novelties, newspaper and heralds. Patronage; neighborhood. Attendance; good, bad weather. Mrs. Phelps Sassem, Lyric Theatre, Easley, South Carolina. HEADING HOME (Pioneer). This is a very pretty and interesting Northern pic- ture and should please wherever shown. Did good business on rainy day. Advertising; usual. Patronage; small town. Attendance; good. J. F. Pruett, Liberty Theatre, Roan- oke, -Alabama. KAZAN (Selig). The best dog and North- ern story ever played here. The star and the dog are wonderful. Advertising; billed heavy, newspaper and lobby. Patronage; mixed. Attendance: good. G. E. Shilkett, St. Denis Theatre, Sapulpa, Oklahoma. MARTYRS OF THE ALAMO (Triangle). Didn't see this one but patrons said it was good. Gem Theatre, Batesville, Arkansas, small town. .Attendance; good. J. F. Pruett, Liberty Theatre, Roanoke, Alabama. MONTANA BILL (Western Features). Bill Fairbanks is getting better with each picture. Good western with lots of "pep." Advertising; newspapers and billboard- Patronage; neighborhood. Attendance; good. Gem Theatre, Batesville, .Arkansas. SPORT OF KINGS (Buffalo M. P. Co.). Good picture, condition of film bad. Book this picture. Advertising; extra newspaper space. Patronage; all classes. Attendance; good. Stanley H. McNeill, Rideau Theatre, Smith's Falls, Ontario, Canada. SKY FIRE (Independent Film). A fair picture, but it's not all there, poor ending; lots of action and can get by with it. Ad- vertising; slides, cards, newspaper. Patron- age; all classes. Attendance; fair. A. E. Rogers, Temple Theatre, Dexter, New York. SOULS ADRIFT (World Reissue). A very .good picture. Ethel Clayton, star. Don't be afraid to book on account of the agie of this subject. Advertising; one six, one three, one sheet and slide. Patronage; mixed. Attendance: good. Walter Albers. Eagle Theatre, Baltimore, Maryland. EXHIBITOR'S REPORT Title of Picture Producer Your Own Report How Advertised Type of Patronage Attendance Good. Fair, Pmt. Theatre City State Date Signed FILL THIS OUT, MR. EXHIBITOR. SFNE /T IN. AND WE WILL MAIL YOU POSTAL CARDS FOR FUTURE REPORTS