The Moving picture world (September 1923-October 1923)

September 15, 1923 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 257 MANSLAUGHTER (9,061 feet). Stars, Thomas Meighan, Leatrice Joy. The best picture I ever ran. No praise too high for it. Leatrice Joy is wonderful; Meighan does best work to date. Registered one hundred per cent, at the box office and "it satisfies." Good print. Draw tourists, farmers and town of 800. Admission usually 10-20. Guy C. Sawyer, Town Hall (250 seats), Chester, Vermont. WORLD'S APPLAUSE. (6,526 feet). Star cast. Good picture but means very little at the box office. Will please if you can get them in on this one. Play up Bebc Daniels. Had fair attendance. Draw town class in town of 6,000. Admission 10-30. L. O. Davis, Virginia Theatre (600 seats), Hazard, Kentucky. YOU CAN'T FOOL YOUR WIFE. (5,703 feet). Star, Leatrice Joy. A very fine company of players in this and it just misses fire from being a very fine picture. But there is just something that makes this fall short of being important, it has "class." It has real acting, but it's in my opinion a little unreal. The big moment don't get you. I played a fair matinee and the night house went to nothing. Be careful in this purchase. See it if possible and judge whether your type of theatre is suitable for this style of film. Usual advertising brought poor attendance. Draw health seekers and tourists. Dave Seymour, Pontiac Theatre Beautiful, Saranac Lake, New York. Pathe DR. JACK. (4,700 feet). Star, Harold Lloyd. Extra good picture, but failed to draw as well as "Safety Last" or "Grandma's Boy." Hot weather may have been the cause. Had fair attendance. L. M. Zug, Rialto Theatre, Jerome, Idaho. KILLER. All star cast. Ran this in Thursday and was afraid that the title would scare off some of my best patronage, but I was fooled. They came and they were pleased. This is a good western that does not necessarily have to be played on Saturday in the small towns. It will please the highbrows as well as, if not better, than the lowbrows. I tell you it is good. Draw general class in town of 1,364. Admission 10-25. E. F. Keith, Strand Theatre (200 seats), Granbury, Texas. SAFETY LAST. (6,400 feet). Star, Harold Lloyd. Very good. Not Lloyd's best, but a real good comedy at that. Used everything imaginable. Had fairly good attendance. Draw loggers and small town class in town of 4,034. Marsden & Noble, Noble Theatre, Marshfield, Oregon. Preferred DAUGHTERS OF THE RICH. (6,075 feet). Star, Gaston Glass. A very good picture, full of entertainment and interest from start to finish. William Noble, Criterion Theatre, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. SHADOWS. (7,040 feet). Star, Lon Chaney. While Chaney is a real good character this picture does not please because it is too slow and too dull. Had fair attendance. Draw all classes in town of 1,000. Admission 25-15. Jack Kaplan, Rivoli Theatre (372 seats), South Fallsburg, New York. THORNS AND ORANGE BLOSSOMS. (6,971 feet). Star cast. Excellent picture with an exceptional cast. Pleased everybody. While story is not new it is put over in an effective way. Draw all classes in town of 1,000. Admission 25-15. Jack Kaplan, Riyoh Theatre (372 seats), South Fallsburg, New York. THORNS AND ORANGE BLOSSOMS. (6,971 feet). Star cast. Very ordinary, old fashioned picture, and to a discriminating audience it will mean nothing, just as it meant nothing here either in amusement value or box office receipts. Usual adver Records Broken "I am taking this opportunity to report a house record with "Thorns and Orange Blossoms." "I have had the best Sunday and Monday with this picture on record, and all the patrons were satisfied." J. H. Ford, Boulevard Theatre, Houston, Texas. tising brought punk attendance. Draw health seekers and tourists. Dave Seymour, Pontiac Theatre Beautiful, Saranac Lake, New York. Selznick FORBIDDEN CITY. Star, Norma Talmadge. A fairly good picture. It sure did draw. It will stand quite a little advertising. I was afraid of it just because it was so cheap. If I had known sooner I could have cleaned up. Used lobby, newspaper. Had fairly good attendance. Draw mixed class in town of 4,356. Admission 10-20. William L. Boulware, Forum Theatre (219 seats), Hillsboro, Ohio. MARTIN JOHNSON JUNGLE ADVENTURES. Some liked it; others walked out. Very dry. Might go well with another picture. Moral tone O. K. Suitable for Sunday. Had small attendance, drawing farmers and small town class, town of 2,700. Admission 17-28. Stanley G. Allen, Allen Theatre (250 seats), Chatham, New York. ONE WEEK OF LOVE. (7,000 feet). Star, Elaine Hammerstein. Everybody well pleased and told me so, saying that it was the best that they had seen in many days. And it was certainly a good one. It has everything. Had fair attendance. Draw every class in town of 1,364. Admission 10-25. E. F. Keith, Strand Theatre (200 seats), Granbury, Texas. WHAT FOOLS MEN ARE. (6,087 feet). Star, Faire Binney. A fair program picture that must be bolstered up with a good comedy program. Usual advertising. Attendance better than the picture. Draw health seekers and tourists. Dave Seymour, Pontiac Theatre Beautiful, Saranac Lake, New York. Universal ABYSMAL BRUTE. (7,373 feet). Star. Reginald Denny. Pleased here pretty well. Nothing to rave over, along program lines. Although the salesman may talk special, purchase with care and wisdom if you are able to. Usual advertising brought fair attendance. Draw health seekers and tourists. Dave Seymour, Pontiac Theatre Beautiful, Saranac Lake, New York. ALTAR STAIRS. (4,641 feet). Star, Frank Mayo. A good program picture, but have seen better. William Noble, Rialto Theatre, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. ALTAR STAIRS.. (4,641 feet). Star, Frank Mayo. A picture of tropical settings that will just get by. The story is hard to follow. Pleased about fifty per cent. Used threes, slide. Had fair attendance. Draw rural class in town of 200. Admission 25-10. D. B. Rankin, Co-operative Theatre (240 seats), Idana, Kansas. CAUGHT BLUFFING. (5,000 feet). Star, Frank Mayo. Good program feature. It drew well for two days and pleased about eighty per cent. One or two scenes that are rather raw. Had one or two kicks from the super-critical. Draw labor and family class in city of 80,000. Admission ten cents. M. F. Meade, Olive Theatre (450 seats), St. Joseph, Missouri. CONFIDENCE. (4,787 feet). Star, Herbert Rawlinson. A fair picture, but didn't please as some of Rawlinson's pictures. Used ones, slide, newspaper. Had good attendance. Draw all classes in town of 900. Admission 10-20. C. E. Robinson, Town Hall (250 seats), Carmel, Maine. JILT. Star cast. Fair picture with "Leather Pushers" and star comedy made a pleasing program. Used regular lobby. Had average attendance. Draw regular small town class in town of 2,500. Admission, 510, 10-30. A. L. Middleton, Grand Theatre <500 seats), De Queen, Arkansas. KENTUCKY DERBY. (5,398 feet). Star Reginald Denny. Very good picture. Appealed to all classes. Best race horse drama shown here for some time. This picture is the kind that makes "old man Summer" sit up and take notice. Used lobby, heralds, window cards, newspaper. Had good attendance. Draw mixed class in town of 4,356. Admission, 10-20. William L. Boulware, Forum Theatre (219 seats), Hillsboro, Ohio. KENTUCKY DERBY. (5,398 feet). Star, Reginald Denny. Fine horse race. Some old racetrack plot, but they like action, so it gets over O. K. As good a picture as any of this type. Usual advertising brought fair attendance. Draw mixed class in town of 5,000. Admission, 5-10, 17-25. Walter F. James, Coliseum Theatre (400 seats), Cherokee, Iowa. KINDLED COURAGE. (4,426 feet). Star Hoot Gibson. Fair program; nothing exciting. Moral tone O. K. Good attendance, drawing from farmers and town of 2,700. Admission, 17-28. Stanley G. Allen, Allen Theatre (250 seats), Chatham, New York. LOVE LETTER. (4,426 feet). Star, Gladys Walton. Glady's getting very popular here. Above picture very good. Films in very good shape. Used ones, slides. Had very good attendance. Town of 1,700. H. W. Mathers, Morris Run Theatre, Morris Run, Pennsylvania. MIDNIGHT GUEST. (4,795 feet). Star cast. Very good picture. Films in grand shape. Universal films always come in ANo. 1 condition. Used ones, slides. Had good attendance. Town of 1,700. H. W. Mathers, Morris Run Theatre, Morris Run, Pennsylvania. ONE OF THREE. Star, Roy Stewart. The usual Roy Stewart picture. Nothing to condemn or commend. William Noble, Isis Theatre, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Comedies CLOTHES AND OIL. (Fox). Average Sunshine Comedy production which means that there are enough laughs to satisfy. Draw all classes in town of 1,000. Admission 15-25. Jack Kaplan, Royal Theatre (245 seats), South Fallsburgh, New York. KIDS AND SKIDS. (Fox). Stars, Lee Kids. Fairly entertaining and brought a few laughs. Very popular with children. Played with "Bells of San Juan " and first episode of "Eagle's Talons" and had very good program. Attendance good. Draw mixed class in town of 1,000. Admission 10-20. H. H. Hedbcrg, A-Muse-U Theatre, Melville, Louisiana. ONE ADVENTUROUS DAY. (Pathe— Our Gang). One continuous laugh from beginning to end. "Our Gang" Comedies are as good as you can get ; they will hold up any show. Draw mostly factory workers in town of 2,800. Admission 15-25. David W. Strayer, Monarch Theatre (250 scats), Mt. Joy, Pennsylvania. OUT OF PLACE. (Fox). Star, Al St. John. Good, clean slapstick that kept the house in a roar. Fans like Al, as he puts out comedies that are clean! Si Jenks, who assists St. John, is a great favorite. Fox ought to give him a try-out. Kids always