The Moving picture world (November 1922-December 1922)

December 23, 1922 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 769 get them in during the week. R. K. Russell, Lyric Theatre, Gushing, Iowa. CONNECTICUT YANKEE. Good comedy drama. Sub-titles great. Lost money on fifteen-thirty-five cents admission. Bad weather. Advertising: photos, handbills. Patronage: small town. Attendance: poor. E. A. Oestern, Oestern's Theatre, Harper's Ferry, Iowa. DO AND DARE. Boys, here is a snappy one. Mix gets better all the time. Just a word to all of you exhibitors : I have run Fox pictures for three years. I only run three days a week, but I have better service out of Fox than from any other film company. F. C. Butt, Ideal Theatre, Blue Ridge, Georgia. ELOPE IF YOU MUST. This is just a mediocre picture; only fair entertainment. Advertising: regular. Patronage: neighborhood. Attendance: fair. W. L. Landers, Gem Theatre, Batesville, Arkansas. FAST MAIL. Full of action and pep. A splendid picture, splendidly played, and to pleased good business. William Noble, Empress Theatre, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. FIGHTING STREAK. One of Mi.x's good ones, well liked by his following, and went over good. Advertising: newspaper, posters. Patronage: mostly men. Attendance: good. Louis Pilosi, Pilosi's Theatre, Old Forge, Pennsylvania. FOOTFALLS. For me, this has less entertainment value than any picture to date. Imagine the star of "A Fool There Was" as an ingenue. Advertising: ones and six. Patronage : small town. Attendance : poor. S. Pace, Jettie Theatre, Texline, Texas. FOR BIG STAKES. A splendid Tom Mix picture. Full of the Mix fun and pep. Advertising: posters. Patronage : rural. Attendance : good. B. A. Aughinbaugh, Community Theatre, Lewistown, Ohio. FOR BIG STAKES. Boys, get this picture! One you can call a special; action from start to finish. Advertising: six, three, photos. Patronage: small town. Attendance : good. F. C. Butt, Ideal Theatre, Blue Ridge, Georgia. JUST TONY. A human horse is Tony. They cannot help being satisfied with this "Mix" picture. It will please men, women and children alike; invite the whole family to see it. Chas. H. Ryan, Garfield Theatre, Madison street, Chicago, Illinois. JUST TONY. Mix and his horse. Without exception the greatest masterpiece in horsemanship. The horse is wonderful, and a whole lot better than some stars we have. Advertising: usual. Patronage: small town. Attendance : good (as usual). R. K. Russell, Lyric Theatre, Gushing, Iowa. LIVE WIRES. A very good five-reel program picture. Young folks especially will enjoy it very much, being a college picture. Advertising: usual. Patronage : mixed Attendance: fair. Frank Fera, Victory Theatre, Rossiter, Pennsylvania. LIVE WIRES. Stars made a very good showing in this picture. Pleased about eighty per cent. Advertising: slide, paper, cards. Patronage : all classes. Attendance: fair. A. E. Rogers, Temple Theatre, Dexter, New York. MOONSHINE VALLEY. Fine acting. Picture could have been better, though. Farnum does not draw half as much as he used to. Advertising: photos, one sheet, slide, newspaper. Patronage: rough class. Attendance : poor. Charles Martin, Family Theatre, Mt. Morris, New York. THE NEW TEACHER. Despite the fact that the reviewers say it is a conventional picture, it went over good. Everybody satisfied. Advertising: three ones, one three, slide. Patronage: general. Attendance: Between Ourselves A Get-Together Place Where We Can Talk Things Over Several weeks ago Mr. Thos. L. Haynes said that he found Straight from the Shoulder Reports ninety-five per cent, accurate. That leaves only a five per cent, leak in the dependability faucet, but you want no leak at all. Sometimes you'll get a real "lemon" and that's when you need to tip the rest of the crowd before they get stung, the same as they are handing you the office to lay o^ of some other "quince." But how about the average stuff that hops onto your screen when you pay too much or don't happen to get the right pulling angle, and old Pa Patron sits tight with his feet in the oven at home — and you get sore and shoot in a "panning" that makes that particular film curl up and die in the opinion of a lot of folks? Whale the daylights out of any real "bloomer" — but, fellows, for the sake of one hundred per cent, trustability, make every tip a true tip, even if you do miss a chance to get back at somebody. VAN. fair. Jack Kaplan, Royal Theatre, South Fallsburgh, New York. TO A FINISH. Buck Jones in a five-reel thriller that pleased a majority of my patrons. Some very thrilling stunts pulled by Buck. A clean Western. If your patrons want excitement, get this one. Avertising: ones, threes, slide. Patronage: small town. Attendance: fair. C. G. Johnson, A-Muse-U Theatre, Melville, Louisiana. WEST OF CHICAGO. Good program picture. Will please those who like Westerns. Advertising : regular. Patronage: general. Attendance : good. Jno. W. Creamer, Strand Theatre, Chillicothe, Missouri. WEST OF CHICAGO. Quite good if Westerns are desired. Advertising: posters, program, newspaper. Patronage: country town. Attendance: fair. Arthur B. Smith, Fenwick Theatre, Salem, New Jersey. Goldwyn BEATING THE GAME. I am a booster for Tom Moore. He never disappoints my audiences. A fine program picture. Advertising: usual. Patronage: country town. Attendance : good. H. V. Harvey, Palace Theatre, Dixon, California. HEAD OVER HEELS. Some like it, but don't think the majority would. Advertising: program, newspaper, posters. Patronage : country town. Arthur B. Smith, Fenwick Theatre, Salem, New Jersey. HIS OWN LAW. Just a fair program picture. My patrons were about fifty-fifty. Some liked it and some didn't. Quite heavy in places. A. E. Rogers, Temple Theatre, Dexter, New York. MADAM X. Nothing extra. Parts cut out. Rental too high. Nothing but a fair picture. Advertising: regular. Patronage: small town. Attendance : poor. W. F. Pease, Centennial Theatre, Lowell, Wisconsin. REMEMBRANCE. Not what it was cracked up to be at all, for me. A fair program picture and nothing more. Lost a lot of money on it. Advertising: window cards, newspapers, etc. Patronage: high class. Attendance : poor. Charles Martin, Family Theatre, Mt. Morris, New York. WALL FLOWER. Had some favorable comments on this and others did not like it. Personally, could not see why it did not please all; should call it a good program picture. Thos. L. Haynes, Town Hall, Old Lyme, Massachusetts. Hodklnson NO TRESPASSING. Good picture; but the women were disappointed. They expected her to dance and wear pretty clothes. It pleased, however, but they like her better in other type stories. Advertising: posters and heralds. Patronage: neighborhood. Attendance : fair. W. E. Elkin, Temple Theatre, Aberdeen, Mississippi. FREE AIR. A good picture, reasonably bought. Far above the average program material. Advertising: posters. Patronage: rural. Attendance: fair. B. A. Aughinbaugh, Community Theatre, Lewistown, Ohio. SLIM SHOULDERS. Everybody seeing "Slim Shoulders" well pleased. No kicks registered. William Noble, Empress Theatre, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Metro BROADWAY ROSE. Good. Satisfies about seventy-five per cent. Good direction; settings very good; dance scenes the best Mae Murray has done. Picture will make you money if you don't pay too much for it. Advertising: sixes, threes, ones, window cards, slides. Patronage: everybody. Attendance : fair. Adolph Schutz, Liberty Theatre, Silver City, New Mexico. BROADWAY ROSE. Well pleased audiences. Mae Murray was fascinating in this one. No kicks registered. A good booking proposition. William Noble, Rialto Theatre, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. CONQUERING POWER. For me, a great picture. Sorry to disagree with some who said picture was a failure. Pleased a hundred per cent. For myself, I believe the picture to be a masterpiece. Advertising: extensive. Patronage : small town. Attendance: excellent. Dr. J. E. Guibord, National Theatre, Grand Mere, Quebec, Canada. FIGHTIN* MAD. Good Western. Desmond always pleases and brings in the coin whenever his picture is shown. William Noble, Broadway Theatre, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. INFAMOUS MISS REVELL. A very poor story, but Alice Lake did as well with it as could be expected. Comments by patrons favorable. Advertising: usual. Patronage: neighborhood. Attendance: fair. Al. C. Werner, Royal Theatre, Reading. Pennsylvania. LIFE'S DARN FUNNY. An ordinary Viola Dana picture. She usually goes good with me and is well liked by my patrons. Advertising: newspaper and posters. Patronage: mixed. Attendance: good. Louis Pilosi, Pilosi's Theatre, Old Forge, I'cnnsylvania. PEACOCK ALLEY. Here is one that went over big for two days at advanced prices and pleased them all. Did not hear any complaints at all, so it must be a one hundred per cent, production when my patrons don't kick any. Advertising: lobby, sixes. Patronage: regular. Attendance: