The Moving picture world (January 1924-February 1924)

January 19, 1924 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 221 ENID BENNETT To play the lead in "The Sea Hawk," Frank Lloyd's First National picturization of Sabatini's novel. South Sea Island romances. Beautifully done, but has slight story value. Pleased most everyone but drew lightly at box office. Moral tone O. K. and is suitable for Sunday. Had ordinary attendance. Draw all classes in city of 14,000. Admission 10-25. E. W. Collins, Grand Theatre (750 seats), Jonesboro, Arkansas. WOMAN OP BRONZE. (5,643 feet). Star, Clara Kimball Young. Awful. Had poor attendance. Draw family class in city of 17,000. Admission 10-15. matinee, 17-28, evening. J. M. Blanchard, Strand Theatre (800 seats), Sunbury, Pennsylvania. Paramount ACROSS THE CONTINENT. (5,481 feet). Star, Wallace Reid. It was what our patrons liked. An old picture, but it goes good in a small town. Suitable for Sunday. Had good attendance. Draw mixed class in town of 800. Admission 15-25. Jerry Wertln, Winter Theatre (250 seats), Albany, Minnesota. ACROSS THE CONTINENT. Star, Wallace Reid. A breezy, full of pep comedy from start to finish. Pleased all. Greatly miss him on the screen now. Condition of film good. Draw rural community in town of 800. T. R. Fraser Biscoe, Gaiety Theatre, Courtenay, Vancouver Island, Canada. ADAM'S RIB. (9,526 feet). Star cast. Here is a picture which will cause a great deal of discussion. Some will say it's punk and some will say it's fine. No doubt will go over with a high class audience. Personally I enjoyed it very much. Moral tone O. K. and is suitable for Sunday. Had poor attendance. Draw mixed class in town of 4.000. Admission 10-20-25. T. L. Barnett, Finn's Theatre (600 seats), Jewett City, Connecticut. BEHOLD MY WIFE. Star cast. A very good picture. Pleased one hundred per cent. Used ones, photos, heralds. Had big attendance. Draw city class and coal miners in town of 950. Admission 15-30. Jos. J. Mahowald, Alhambra Theatre (250 seats), Garrison, North Dakota. BOOMERANG BILL. Star, Lionel Barrymore. This picture took good here. Received some good comments on it but no poor ones. Film was in good condition. Used twos, ones, newspaper, photos, ad. Had big attendance. Draw city class and coal miners in town of 950. Admission 15-30. Jos. J. Mahowald, Alhambra Theatre, (250 seats), Garrison, North Dakota. BORDERLAND. (5,405 feet). Star, Agnes Ayres. Nice program picture. No kicks and a few favorable comments. Draw small town and country class In town of 1,500. Admission 10-30. W. F. Jones, Queen Theatre (280 seats), Olney, Texas. COWBOY AND THE LADY. (4,918 feet). Star, Mary Miles Minter. A good program picture for Saturday business. A western that is more reasonable than most of the "shoot-em-up" kind, and more descriptive. Has fair moral tone and is suitable for Sunday. Had fair attendance. Draw rural class in town of 300. Admission 20-30, special 2244-50. Charles W. Lewis, I. O. O. F. Hall, (225 seats), Grand Gorge, New York. EXCITERS. (5,939 feet). Despite hackneyed story and obviousness of plot this picture had some pep in it and kept them interested throughout. Satisfactory comment from patrons and fair attendance. Al. C. Werner, Royal Theatre, Reading, Pennsylvania. EYES OF THE MUMMY. Star, Pola Negri. Stay off of this one. It will not do in the south. Used ones, slides, photos. Had fair attendance. Draw small town and country class in town of 1,500. Admission 10-30. W. F. Jones, Queen Theatre (280 seats), Olney, Texas. FACE IN THE FOG. (5,569 feet). Star, Lionel Barrymore. A first class crook mystery drama, well acted. It will hold interest to the end. Used slide and boards to draw fair attendance. All right for Sunday. Guy C. Sawyer, Town Hall Theatre, Chester, Vermont. GLIMPSES OP THE MOON. (6,502 feet). Star, Bebe Daniels. One of the most artistic productions the writer has even seen. Well acted, beautifully staged and intelligently directed. Our audiences did not enthuse over it but it is surely a work of art. E. W. Collins, Grand Theatre (750 seats), Jonesboro, Arkansas. Had fair attendance. GOLEM. (6 reels). Star . cast. Worst picture we have run in the three and a half years that we have been here. Used slide, photos, ones. Had ordinary attendance. Draw small town and country class in towji of 1,500. Admission 10-30. W. F. Jones, Queen Theatre (280 seats), Olney, Texas. HEART RAIDER. (5,075 feet). Star, Agnes Ayres. Very good light comedy. Ran it with a double feature program and it went over O. K. Moral tone fine and is suitable for Sunday. Had good attendance. Draw mixed class in town of 4,000. Admission 10-20-25. T. L Barnett, Finn's Theatre (600 seats), Jewett City, Connecticut. HEART RAIDER. (5,075 feet). Star, Agnes Ayres. Nice, lively entertainment that people seemed to like. Brought fair attendance Al. C. Werner, Royal Theatre, Reading, Pennsylvania. NE'ER DO WELL. (7,414 feet). Star, Thomas Meighan. Picture fairly well liked, but did not draw well. Meighan not quite the type for the role. Moral tone poor and not suitable for Sunday. Attendance less than fair. Draw college town in town of 6,000. Admission 10-25-35. Jean Dagle, Barth Theatre (835 seats), Carbondale, Illinois. NE'ER DO WELL. (7,414 feet). Star, ' Thomas Meighan. Pictures like this make movie fans. Everyone liked it, and many said so. Has everything that goes to make a good, high class production and is superb entertainment. Suitable for Sunday. Had fair attendance. Draw small town and country class in town of 3,500. Admission 10-22. Henry Tucker, Tucker Theatre (960 seats). Liberal, Kansas. NORTH OF THE RIO GRANDE. (4,770 feet). Star, Jack Holt. Very good picture. Nothing extra, but a good average Western. Moral tone fine and Is suitable for Sunday. Had fair attendance. Draw small town class in town of 400. Admission 10-35. R. N. Rounds, Scenic Theatre (140 seats), Kadoka, South Dakota. ON THE HIGH SEAS. (5,050 feet). Star cast. A very good picture for program use, especially in communities where action and thrills are expected. Due to scarlet fever scare in town, I advised parents to keep children at home; consequently, we lost out. Moral tone fair and is not suitable for Sunday. Had poor attendance. Draw rural class in town of 300. Admission 20-30, special 2244-50. Charles W. Lewis, I. O. O. F. Hall (225 seats), Grand Gorge, New York. OVER THE BORDER. (6,837 feet). Star, Betty Compson. A mighty fine snow picture. Plenty of action. These outdoor dramas are our biggest bets. Moral tone fair. Suitable for Sunday. Class "A." Had good attend A Bill