The Moving picture world (November 1922-December 1922)

December 9, 1922 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 569 Patronage : health seekers and tourists. Attendance : good. Dave Seymour, Pontiac Theatre Beautiful, Saranac Lake, New York. HELL DIGGERS. Did not please as well as other Reids. Nothing to it for me. Advertising: regular. Patronage: small town. Attendance : good. Leslie Hables, Reel Joy Theatre, King City, California. HER HUSBAND'S TRADEMARK. Consensus of opinion : more story with less dressing would have improved this one. Drew and pleased fairly well, however. Advertising: regular lobby, and handbills extra. Patronage : small town. Attendance : fair. A. L. Middleton, Grand Theatre, De Queen, Arkansas. HER HUSBAND'S TRADEMARK. Good feature. Everyone seemed satisfied. Advertising: regular. Patronage: mixed. Attendance: fair. Fred S. Widenor, Opera House, Belvidere, New Jersey. IDOL OF THE NORTH. A very ordinary Northern picture. The story is very weak and the ending is poor. It got by in this town only because it was a Northern picture; they eat the snow stuflf up here. Advertising: six, three, four ones, heralds, newspaper, slide. Patronage: small town. Attendance : good. L. E. Silverman, Columbia Theatre, Skamokawa, Washington. IF YOU BELIEVE IT, IT'S SO, Not as good as some of Tom Meighan's previous productions, but gets over. The title is not a good one and leads one to expect something else. However, can be classed as a first-class picture. Ben L. Morris, Temple Theatre, Bellaire, Ohio. LOVES OF PHARAOH. Good picture, but not much drawing power to the masses. Local quartette was all that saved the day. Advertising: very heavy (feature attraction, Paramount Week). Patronage: small town. Attendance : fair. W. Ray Erne, Rialto Theatre, Charlotte, Michigan. MANSLAUGHTER. An excellent picture that pleased everyone. Advertising: twice usual, lobby, etc. Patronage : mixed. Attendance: good. Wm. H. Mayhew, Broadway Theatre, Cisco, Texas. MISS LULU BETT. A splendid picture l)ut failed to get them in. No fault of the picture, however; had several good comments. Advertising: ones, threes, sixes. Patronage : neighborhood. Attendance : poor. W. E. Elkin, Temple Theatre, Aberdeen, Mississippi. NANCY FROM NOWHERE. Just another movie gone wrong. Very poor stufT. Daniels miscast. Patronage : general. Attendance: fair, one night. S. H. Blair, Majestic Theatre, Bellville, Kansas. OLD HOMESTEAD. I wish they were all as good. This picture, is all that is claimed for it by the producers. Roberts, Fawcett, Roy Barnes will be remembered for this picture a long time. Business was good. Advertised about twice as heavy as a regular feature. Editor of one paper got enthusiastic and extended a half column write-up that helped draw for the picture. Arthur Hancock, Columbia Theatre, Columbia City, Indiana. ONE GLORIOUS DAY. People went out of their way to tell me how rotten it was. Just a big bunch of stuff. My opinion, lay off of this one. Nobody may like it. Advertising: ones, threes, newspaper. Patronage: small town. Attendance: good. H. S. Miller, Liberty Theatre, Montezuma, Georgia. ONE WILD WEEK. Good picture, good star. No lost motion to make footage. Excellent finish. A good comedy drama. Advertising: one sheets. Patronage: industrials. Attendance: good. Howard James, Union Theatre, Voluntown, Connecticut. ROOM AND BOARD. Good program picture, .\dvertising : regular. Patronage: Confidence Justified "Can say that Straight From the Shoulder tips guid^ me in booking 'Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight?' (Equity). The boys all thought well of it, so I tried 'er out. Fellows,, it is Some Picture and I'm glad I played it. Productions like this are our mainstay in the game. Fine direction, splendid cast and good photography. Exploit heavily. You won't disappoint your patrons by raising price. It's worth a little extra." — C. C. Johnson, A-Muse-U Theatre, Melville, La. Use Straight From the Shoulder tips and trust them. AND SEND REPORTS YOURSELF. resort. Attendance: fair. J. H. Holeman, .'Kuditoj^um Theatre, Dawson Springs, Kentucky. SATURDAY NIGHT. Clever picture ; worthy of Cecil B. Well liked. Patronage: neighborhood. Attendance : fair. Royal Theatre, Reading, Pennsylvania. SHEIK. Played this to a county fair crowd and it went over big. Had very tough opposition in a '49 show and dance, but got the whole crowd. Everyone very well pleased. Advertising: extra heavy. Patronage : small town. Attendance : very good. L. E. Silverman, Columbia Theatre, Skamokawa, Washington. TERROR ISLAND. "It pleased all." Very clear film, but some titles were short. Ad vertising: heralds, photos, paper. Patronage : town. Attendance : poor. Harry C. Waffle, Lyric Theatre, Mcintosh, South Dakota. TRAVELIN' ON, Fair, but did not please as well as some of Hart's recent pictures. .\dverttising : three onees, one three, set photos, slide, newspaper. Patronage : local. Attendance: fair. Ernest M. Cowles, Orpheum Theatre, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota. VALLEY OF SILENT MEN. Not much. Would make a good scenic of the Canadian Rockies. Rubens and Cody miscast. Photography and direction good, but not much story — not sufficient for seven reels. Advertising: usual. Patronage: small town. Attendance: poor. Marsden & Noble, Noble Theatre, Marshfield, Oregon. WEALTH. A real good one, with a moral of some significance. It will please most any class if they are human in the least. Patrons all seemed well pleased. H. J. Longaker, Howard Theatre, Alexandria, Minnesota. WORLD'S CHAMPION. A corking good comedy. Wallace Reid not at his best, but picture is good and pleases fine. Advertising: usual. Patronage: high class. Attendance: fair. E. W. Collins, Grand Theatre, Jonesboro, Arkansas. Playgoers HILLS OF MISSING MEN. Not much to this picture. You can't tell what it's about. Advertising: slide and ones. Patronage: small town. Attendance : good. .W. T. Edom, Dixie Theatre, Rosboro, Kansas. PASTEBOARD CROWN. Very ordinary program picture: did not draw. Advertising: usual posters and photos. Patronage: small town. Attendance: fair. Dr. J. E. Guibord, National Theatre, Grand Mere, Quebec, Canada. Selznick I CHANNING OF NORTHWEST. Outside ' the snow scenery, nothing to the story. It didn't end right: but nevertheless it was worth what I gave them. Advertising: photos, slide, ones, newspapers. Patronage: mixed. Attendance : fair. Chas. Martin, Family Theatre, Mt. Morris, New York. POPPY. The name of Norma Talmadge gets lots of write-ups in nearly every paper of the nation, so this, of course, did fairly well for her first attempt here. This was a story we would class as "fair." Advertising: regular. Patronage, country. Attendance : poor. R. K. Russell, Lyric Theatre, Gushing, Iowa. WHY ANNOUNCE YOUR MARRIAGE? This production couldn't be classed as Elaine's best, but where she is known it will go well. Arthur Houseman puts over some good comedy as the sot. Advertising: regular. Patronage: small town. Attendance : only fair. Majestic Theatre, Greenfield, Tennessee. United Artists DOLL'S HOUSE. Nazimova and Alar Hale very good. Story not to the liking of our patrons. Too long and draggy. Advertising: regular. Patronage: average. Attendance: good. Thos. K. Lancaster, Apollc Theatre, Gloucester, New Jersey. Universal AFRAID TO FIGHT. A knockout fight ing picture. Great story: great paper Book it and boost it. Frank Mayo's best Advertising: six, three, one, slide, lobby Patronage: all classes. Attendance: capacity. Stephen G. Brenner, Eagle Theatre Baltimore, Maryland. THE FOX. Plenty of action and som( humor. If they like a Western, full of pep book this. Thos. L. Haynes, Town Hall Old Lyme, Connecticut. GUTTERSNIPE. Had this been mad< into a two-real comedy it would have beer all right. As a feature, it wouldn't do. I Universal wants to "kill" Gladys Walton that's the way to do it. Advertising: usual Patronage : neighborhood. Attendance poor. Al. C. Werner, RoyaJ Theatre, Read ing, Pennsylvania. HER NIGHT OF NIGHTS. Very goo< program picture : not as good as some have used with Marie Prevost starring Advertising: ones, threes and newspaper' Patronage: small town. Attendance: fair I S. H. Miller, Liberty Theatre, Montezuma I Georgia. THE LOADED DOOR. With Hoot Gib son, a dandy. One that will please ther whether they like thrillers or not, as thi one has plenty of comedy in it. Vic Pote does some good work. My patrons likei this one and told me so. I am finding tha Universal has got good shows and the; sure treat you right on price. You ca: show a profit on their pictures, and som of the other producers are asking more fo film rental than the door receipts will brin in. A. Mitchell, Dixie Theatre, Russellvilli Kentucky. MAN UNDER COVER: Real good pre gram picture. As Rawlinson is not so we known, did not draw so well as it shouli Crook melodrama of small town. Adverti; ing: regular. Patronage: small town. Al tendance: fair. Majestic Theatre, Greer field, Tennessee. OUT OF THE SILENT NORTH. Fran Mayo is great. The picture and the ca: were very good. Audiences well pleasei Advertising: newspaper, card, screen. Pj tronape : family. Attendance : good. Ai thur G. Pear.son, Auditorium Theatre, Me rose, Massachusetts.