The Moving picture world (September 1923-October 1923)

582 MOVING PICTURE WORLD October 13, 1923 enough comedy to put it over. This picture should satisfy any community. Had good attendance. Admission ten cents. E. H. Haubrook, Ballard Theatre, Seattle, Washington. U. P. TRAIL. (7 reels). Star, Roy Stewart. Doesn't follow the book very closely. Lots of shooting in it — about two thirds of the cast get killed off. Had good attendance. Town of 3,720. C. F. Krieghbaum, Paramount Theatre (300 seats), Rochester. Indiana. Metro PEG O' MY HEART. (7,900 feet). Star, Laurette Taylor, who created stage role. Just as good as it was on the stage and made a decided hit with my people. Usual advertising yielded fine attendance. Drawcountry class and from town of 1,700. Admission 10-20-25. H. Tapp, Hippodrome Theatre (462 seats), Sheridan, Indiana. QUINCY ADAMS SAWYER. (7,500 feet). Star cast. Fine picture, well produced. Entertaining from the start. Lon Chaney among others in cast. Used twenty-four, threes and one. Fine attendance, drawing country class and from town of 1,700. Admission 10-20-25. H. Tapp, Hippodrome Theatre (462 seats), Sheridan, Indiana. RIGHT THAT FAILED. (6,000 feet). Star, Bert Lytell. Very shallow plot; print cut very badly. Suitable for Sunday. Had small attendance, drawing farmers and small town of 2,700. Admission 17-28. Stanley G. Allen, Allen Theatre (250 seats), Chatham, New York. SOUL OF THE BEAST. (5,300 feet). Star, Madge Bellamy, also features trained elephant. The makings of a good feature spoiled in the direction; nothing more "raw" than the depicting of the characters as supposed "rubes" at the circus has ever been shown on the screen. Again, when the girl and the "beast" hit the North woods of Canada the bewilderment of the natives is an example of how not to do it. The director who stood for the work of the alleged actors in this short scene must have been off the lot; he certainly could not have been there and allowed it to get by. There are no medals to be hung on the sub-titling, eitheV. All in all, the elephant carries the picture; it will get by on his account, but there's no thanks to be extended to any other of the cast with the possible exception of Madge Bellamy. Arthur E. Hancock, Columbia Theatre, Columbia City, Indiana. SUCCESS. (7.000 feet). Star cast. Must differ with World's reviewer. Might interest an audience of actors but not movie fans. Too slow, too long. Has good moral tone and is suitable for Sunday. Had poor attendance. Draw regular small town class in town of 2,500. Admission 5-10, 10-20. A. L. Middleton, Grand Theatre (500 seats), DeQueen, Arkansas. YOUR FRIEND AND MINE. (5.750 feet). Stars, Enid Bennett, Huntley Gordon. A good program picture of domestic strife angle. A good moral with several punch scenes. Light attendance of general class in town of 2,500. Admission 10-20. 10-25. H. J. Longaker, Howard Theatre, Alexandria, Minnesota. YOUTH TO YOUTH. (6,900 feet). Sta's, Cullen Landis, Billie Dove. A poor picture; paid more than it was worth ; played on Sunday. Suitable for that day. Fair attendance, Mr. Haynes' Summer Bets With the letter published last week, Mr. Thos. L. Haynes, Town Hall, Old Lyme, Connecticut, sent the following: "Footlights" (Paramount), "To Have and to Hold" (Paramount), "Old Homestead" (Paramount), "Miss Lulu Bett" (Paramount), "Remembrance" (Goldwyn), "Back Home and Broke" (Paramount), "Sherlock Holmes" (Goldwyn), "Manslaughter" (Paramount), "Burning Sands" (Paramount), "Moran of the Lady Letty" (Paramount), "Prisoner of Zenda" (Metro), "Man Who Saw Tomorrow" (Paramount), "My Old Kentucky Home" (American Releasing-Selznick), "Sin Flood" (Goldwyn), "Peg o' My Heart" (Metro) — oh, boy! grab this one — "Brothers Under the Skin" (Goldwyn), "Stranger's Banquet" (Goldwyn), "Hungry Hearts" (Goldwyn), "Four Horsemen" (Metro), "Gimme" (Goldwyn), "Quincy Adams Sawyer" (Metro) — another one to be sure and grab — "Robin Hood" (United Artists), "Trailing Wild Animals in Africa" (Metro), "Timothy's Quest" (American Releasing-Selznick) — another one that deserves special mention — "If You Believe It, It's So" (Paramount), "Man Who Played God" (United Artists), "The Hottentot" (First National) — don't pass this one up— "Tailor Made Man" (United Artists), "When Knighthood Was in Flower" (Paramount), "Racing Hearts" (Paramount), "Garrison's Finish" (United Artists) — grab it — "Homeward Bround" (Paramount). "This list will please any high-class audience, or you can smoke on me. Now, Mr. Sawyer, thanks for asking for me, and if you have not played all of this list, would recommend all or any that you might pick out and, your theatre being in Vermont, feel sure that you have a high-class and conservative audience like myself — of the old New England type." — Thos. L. Haynes. drawing mixed class of 3,000. Admission 10-20. Charles Martin, Family Theatre (300 seats), Mt. Morris, New York. Paramount HEART RAIDER. (5,075 feet). Star, Agnes Ayres. Very good light comedy. Star good in this type of picture. Drew well. Advertising slants, auto race. Had good attendance. Draw wealthy and medium class in city of 75,000. Admission 28-40-55. W. H. Lusher, Strand Theatre, Pasadena, California. HEART RAIDER. (5.075 feet). Star, Agnes Ayres. This picture is a program picture of about the same weight as the old Realart that Paramount sponsored. Very we'll photographed, the story is entertaining and it will get by, but that's all. Arthur E. Hancock, Columbia Theatre, Columbia, Indiana. INSIDE THE CUP. (6 reels). Star cast. This is an old one but it is the best of its kind. A real picture and one you can tie the churches to. It will pleaSe everybody. Has best moral tone in the world. It is suitable for Sunday. Had fair attendance. Draw everv class in town of 1,364. Admission 1025. E. F. Keith. Strand Theatre (200 seats). Granbury, Texas. JAVA HEAD. (7,865 feet). Star cast. About the worst Paramount picture they have handed us. We have had most of them and managed to get by with little or no trouble. This has absolutely nothing to commend it, action slow, no story, plot not worth mentioning and the drug part objectionable. Some quiet old men and character actors stand about and do nothing. Not suitable for Sunday, or any other day. Had good attendance. Draw working class in city of 18.000. Admission 10-20-30. Ben. L. Morris, Temple and Olympic Theatres, Bellaire, Ohio. LEOPARDESS. (5.621 feet). Star, Alice Brady. Nothing to it ; poor picture. Alice Brady does not pull and no wonder! She might do good on the stage but why they pay her a salary to act in pictures is beyond me. Do not consider this suitable for Sunday. Poor attendance of all classes in town of 2.500. Admission 10 to 55. Adolph Schutz. Liberty Theatre (500 seats), Silver City, New Mexico. MY AMERICAN WIFE (6,061 feet). Star, Gloria Swanson. Pleased. Good attendance. Used heralds, regular advertising. Draw health seekers and tourists. Dave Seymour, Pontiac Theatre Beautiful, Saranac Lake, New York. NE'ER DO WELL. (7,414 feet). Star, Thomas Meighan. Don't consider this the best Meighan. Paid more for this than for any other. While it is a good picture and held the interest of my customers, I don't see where they get the idea that it is worth more money than other Meighans. Regular advertising to fair attendance. Draw usual class in town of 2,500. Admission, 15-30, 2550. Adolph Schutz, Liberty Theatre (500 seats), Silver City, New Mexico. NE'ER DO WELL. (7,414 feet). Star, Thomas Meighan. A one hundred per cent, picture. Pleased as well as "Back Home and Broke." Meighan draws big and always pleases. Used sixes, threes, ones, newspaper. Had good attendance. Draw neighborhood class in town of 1,000. Admission 30-10. E. E. Holmquist, Broadway Theatre, Centerville, South Dakota. NOBODY'S MONEY. (5,584 feet). Star, Jack Holt. A very pleasing picture that got over well for us. Wanda Hawley adds lustre to the cast. I class this as a good attraction, though nothing exceptional. Advertising slants, Holt, Hawley and the comedy angle. Had average attendance. Draw all classes in city of 14,000. Admission, 10-25, 20-35. E. W. Collins, Grand and Liberty Theatres, (750 seats), Jonesboro, Arkansas. NOBODY'S MONEY. (5,584 feet). Star, Jack Holt. Holt takes a shot at comedy drama and does just as well as he did in more serious roles. Believe he can play anything. Had good attendance. Town of 3,720. C. F. Krieghbaum, Paramount Theatre (300 seats), Rochester, Indiana. NORTH OF THE RIO GRANDE. (4,770 feet). Star, Jack Holt. Possibly due to a reaction from the hot weather during the previous week, we had a full house that seemed to find good entertainment in this picture.. Usual Western formula, but made in Paramount style, and has some wonderful scenery. Usual advertising brought good attendance. Draw rural class in town of 300. Admission, 20-30. Charles W. Lewis, I. O.O. F. Hall (225 seats), Grand Gorge, New York. NTH COMMANDMENT. (7,339 feet). Star, Colleen Moore. Dandy picture. Audiences well pleased. William Noble, Capitol Theatre, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. NTH COMMANDMENT. (7,337 feet). Star, Colleen Moore. A good picture with a terrible title. Didn't care for it here, for the very thing they endeavor to cure here, the hero in the film was affilicted with, namely, tuberculosis. There is enough of