The Moving picture world (May 1922)

84 MOVING PICTURE WORLD May 6, 1922 Straigfht from the Shoulder Reports will at the same time. Advertising; usual. Patronage; health seekers and tourists. Attendance; excellent. Dave Seymour, Pontiac Theatre Beautiful, Saranac Lake, New York. LORD AND LADY ALGY. Consider it so much film wasted. Do not see how they get away with it. Advertising; usual. Patronage ; better class. Attendance ; poor. K. H. Sink, Wayne Theatre, Greenville, Ohio. MADE IN HEAVEN. Quite good, characteristic of Moore. Advertising; posters, newspapers. Patronage; usual. Attendance; fair. Arthur B. Smith, Fenwick Theatre, Salem, New Jersey. MAN WHO HAD EVERYTHING. Good picture, but Jack Pickford is sure a dead one at the box-office for me. Patronage; family. Attendance ; poor. R. J. Relf, Star Theatre, Decorah, Iowa. REVENGE OF TARZAN. Not as good as the other Tarzan stories, besides, these stories are becoming tiresome to older patrons. M. Oppenheimer, Empire Theatre, New Orleans, Louisiana. Wid Gunning, Inc. THE GIRL FROM GOD'S COUNTRY. Very good northwestern story, patrons pleased. Advertising; regular. Patronage; smalltown. Attendance ; fair. H.S.Miller, Liberty Theatre, Montezuma, Georgia. THE OLD OAKEN BUCKET. A nice, good picture. Drew the old as well as the young and every one satisfied. Did better than usual business. Book it and make a little money. Advertising; newspapers, lobby with well and buckets. Patronage; better class. Attendance ; good. J. H. Solomon, Bijou Theatre, Clarksburg, West Virginia. Hodkinson KEEPING UP WITH LIZZIE. First rate comedy feature, and true to life, where one tries to keep up with the other and can't afford to and gets ruined. Patronage; all classes. Attendance; good. A. E. Rogers, Temple Theatre, Dexter, New York. LOVE'S MADNESS. Here is a 100 per cent picture, and fit for any exhibitor to run and he need not be ashamed of it. Star 100 per cent. Your patrons will tell you how well they liked it, as mine did. Everybody pleased. Attendance; fair. A. E. Rogers, Temple Theatre, Dexter, New York. Metro GARMENTS OF TRUTH. Did not satisfy. Heard the word "rotten" so often, I felt like setting it to music. Story unbelievable, simple production. Advertising; usual. Patronage; high class. Attendance; poor. E. W. Collins, Grand Theatre, Jonesboro, Arkansas. GLASS HOUSES. Viola Dana. Excellent picture, fine business with this production. William Noble, Criterion Theatre, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. GOLDEN GIFT. As usual very good. Alice Lake never fails to please, the drama was good. Advertising; paper and posters. Patronage; small town. Attendance; fair. J. Carbonell, Monroe Theatre, Key West, Florida. THE LAST CARD. This mystery picture drew an unusually big crowd, but in reality it is not more than a good program picture. .Advertising; two one sheets, slides and programs. Patronage; general. Attendance; good. Jack Kaplan, Royal Theatre, South Fallsburgh, New York. Paramount BEHIND THE DOOR. One that will please the "action hounds," but cause the women to shiver. Advertising; posters and press. Patronage; general. Attendance; poor. Chas. W. Lewis, I. O. O. F. Hall, Grand Gorge, New York. BEHOLD MY WIFE. Picture did not come up to expectations and failed to draw. Advertising; newspaper and handbills. Patronage; small town. Attendance; poor. N. R. Carskadan, Music Hall Theatre, Keyser, West Virginia. BOBBED HAIR. A very poor picture; took it of? after one day. Patronage; family. Attendance ; good first show, after that bad. Jack HoefTler, Orpheum Theatre, Quincy, Illinois. THE CALL OF YOUTH. Poor, a London picture, did not please, patrons walked out on this one. American pictures are the best. Advertising; newspaper, photos, one sheets, cards. Patronage; small town. Attendance; poor. M. D. Robertson, American Legion Theatre, Washta, Iowa. EXPERIENCE. Those that did like it were enthusiastic, does not please all classes. Advertising; usual. Patronage; better class Attendance; poor. K. H. Sink, Wayne Theatre, Greenville, Ohio. FOREVER. Excellent picture, but will not please as people are tired of costume pictures. Producer wants too much money for picture, also lost money on it. Advertising; billboards and mailing list. Patronage; all classes. Attendance; poor. L. O. Davis, Virginia Theatre, Hazard, Kentucky. GUILTY OF LOVE. Rotten don't express it. Exhibitors in small towns take a tip and stay ofT. It will hurt the cause. Advertising; three sheet, local paper. Patronage; mixed. Attendance; fair. J. E. Evins, Star Theatre, Smithville, Tennessee. HER HUSBAND'S TRADEMARK. As fine a production as one could wish for, and it is far diflferent from the usual Swanson pictures. Book it, boast it, and clean up on It. Advertising; litho., newspapers, window cards, and special lobby. Patronage; high class. Attendance; good. Minnie Eakins, Royal Theatre, Nowata, Oklahoma. TrtE JUCKLINGS. A good picture, but didn't do so well with it. This picture will go if advertised in advance. Advertising; photos and ones. Patronage; general. Attendance; fair. R. Mason Hall, Grand Theatre, Northfork, West Virginia. THE LANE THAT HAD NO TURNING. A good picture, but not one that will have universal box office appeal. Well acted, well produced, and the story runs smoothly with no jumps. It's tough on Paramount to star Agnes Ayres and have Kosloflf "steal" the picture. Exhibitors besvr that in mind — lean on Kosloflf in your advertising. Advertising; usual. Patronage; health-seekers and tourists. Attendance; good. Dave Seymour, Pontiac Theatre Beautiful, Saranac Lake, New York. LIFE. My patrons liked this, good cast and well produced and something to it besides mush. Patronage; family. Attendance; fair. R. J. Relf, Star Theatre, Decorah, Iowa. MISS LULU BETT. Good. Advertising; two papers, billboard. Patronage ; mixed. Attendance; fair. E. H. McCarthy, Orpheum Theatre, Fargo, North Dakota. O'MALLEY OF THE MOUNTED. Good Hart picture, pleased about 90 per cent. Good plot and good acting. Advertising; newspaper, photos, frame sheet. Patronage ; smalltown. Attendance ; good. M.D.Robertson, American Legion Theatre, Washta, Iowa. ONE WILD WEEK. Just fair, not quite as good as some of this star's others; however, you will get by with it. Advertising; usual posters. Patronage ; neighborhood. Attendance; fair. W. E. Elkin, Temple Theatre, Aberdeen, Mississippi. RENT FREE. Good feature. Reid is a favorite with all our patrons. Advertising; regular. Patronage; mixed. Attendance; good. Fred S. Widinor, Opera House, Belvidere, New Jersey. SATURDAY NIGHT. Fell flat, over-rated picture, a good program picture, nothing else. Am surprised De Mille would rate it so high. Advertising; four 24 sheets, twenty one sheets, two newspapers, throwaways. Patronage; best. Attendance; fair. H. B. Barr, Rialto Theatre, Enid, Oklahoma. THE SHEIK. A great picture all through, and drew well. Ran two days to a well pleased audience. Advertising; two sixes, four ones, photos, window cards, three hundred small bills. Patronage ; best. Attendance; good. E. E. Stearnsburg, Dew Tell Theatre, South Dayton, New York. SPEED GIRL. Just the kind of light comedy and peppy cast the people like. A big dramatic picture pleases only a per cent of an audience, while a picture like this pleases all. Advertising; regular. Patronage; small town. Attendance; fair. A. L. Middleton, Grand Theatre, DeQueen, Arkansas. THREE LIVE GHOSTS. A dandy comedy, what few saw it roared with laughter. No star killed it for us. Advertising; extensively. Patronage ; better class. Attendance : poor. W. R. Fairman, Queen Theatre, Bryan, Texas. UNDER THE LASH. Not Miss Swanson's best, but a very clever picture. Pleased 100 per cent. Advertising; billboard, lobby, newspaper. Patronage; mixed. Attendance; good. G. E. Shilkett, St. Denis Theatre, Sapulpa. Oklahoma. THE VILLAGE SLEUTH. Pleased 100 per cent, photography great. The ministers turned out. Come on, Ray, and do it again. Advertising; regular. Patronage; all classes. Attendance; fair. J. I. Wright, Rex Theatre, Bevier, Missouri. R-C EDEN AND RETURN. Nice little picture, good enough for any theatre. Doris May is getting better even in looks. Advertising; two newspapers, slides, threes, ones and photos. Patronage; family. Attendance; good. E. T. Dunlap, Dunlap Theatre, Hawarden, Iowa. FIVE DAYS TO LIVE. Excellent story, beautiful settings and scenery, fine photography. Hayakawa at his best, unusually good cast. Advertising; manager's stage talks, newspaper, programs, lobby. Patronage; average. Attendance; fair. Thos. K. Lancaster, Apollo Theatre, Gloucester, New Jersey. Selznick POINT OF VIEW. Good production, pleased majority. Film scratched. Advertising; regular. Patronage; small town. W. F. Pease, Centennial Theatre, Lowell, Wisconsin. WHY ANNOUNCE YOUR MARRIAGE? A very clever little picture. Pleased 100 per cent. Advertising; lobby, newspaper, billboard, programs. Patronage; mixed.