The Moving picture world (January 1924-February 1924)

MOVING PICTURE WORLD January 19, 1924 GASTON GLASS, MIRIAM COOPER, EDNA MURPHY, ROBERT FRAZER IN "AFTER THE BALL" The first Theatre Owners Distributing Corp. picture distributed by Carl Anderson through F. B. O. ance. Draw rural and small town class In town of 282. Admission 10-25. R. K. Russell, Legion Theatre (136 seats), Cushing, Iowa. PRIDE OF PALOMAR. (7,494 feet). Star cast. Fine picture and in good shape. Has good moral tone and is suitable for Sunday. Had okay attendance. Draw all classes In town of 1,400. Admission 10-25. J. Douglas, Strand Theatre (300 seats), Pierce, Nebraska, PRODIGAL, DAUGHTERS. (6,216 feet). Star, Gloria Swanson. Rather think this picture overpraised by the reviewers, still patrons commented favorably on it and brought fair attendance. Al C. Werner, Royal Theatre, Reading, Pennsylvania. PRODIGAL DAUGHTERS. (6,216 feet). Star, Gloria Swanson. A high class production that should go big with every theatre. Everyone likes this kind of picture. Fine moral lesson. Excellent picture. Moral tone excellent and is suitable for any day. Had fine attendance. Draw family class in city of 10,000. Admission 10-20. Guy B. Snow, Grand Theatre (400 seats), Fulton, Kentucky. SALOHY JANE. (6,270 feet). Star, Jacqueline Logan. Just fair. Very ordinary picture. Had poor attendance. H. V. Smoots, Mt. Vernon, Ohio. SHEIK. (6,579 feet). Star, Rodolph Valentino. Not what we expected it to be. Suitable for Sunday. Had good attendance. Draw mixed class in town of 800. Admission 1525. Jerry Winter, Winter Theatre (250 seats), Albany, Minnesota. SHEIK. (6,579 feet). Star, Rodolph Valentino. A taking love story, censor proof; should get over and make money if bought right. Doubtful for Sunday. Had extra attendance. Draw oil and farming class in town of 650. Admission 10-25. J. A. Herring, Play House (249 seats), Strong, Arkansas. SILENT PARTNER. (5.866 feet). Star, Leatrice Joy. A fair program picture that will please a majority. Although I thought it a good production, it did not seem to please over sixty per cent. Moral tone okay and is suitable for Sunday. Had fair attendance. Draw better class in town of 800. Admission 10-30. Frank G. Leal, Leal Theatre (246 seats), Irvington, California. SIXTY CENTS AN HOUR. (5,632 feet). Star, Walter Hiers. Just a little program picture that you get by with. No puller by any means. Al C. Werner, Royal Theatre, Reading, Pennsylvania. SNOW BRIDE. (6,000 feet). Star, Alice Brady. Not much of a picture, to be sure, but got by with it. Al C. Werner, Royal Theatre, Reading, Pennsylvania. TOP OF NEW YORK. (5,148 feet). Star, May McAvoy. A very good five reel picture, a kind that will suit the society class of people only, and is only fit for regular program picture. Not suitable for Sunday. Had bad attendance. Draw all classes In town of 1,200. Admission 20-30. C. P. Alford, Princess Theatre (250 seats), Spring Hope, North Carolina. TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE. (5,695 feet). Star, Mary Miles Minter. Good box office attraction. People came out on the strength of its being a sequel to "Tol'able David" and not so much on its being a universally read story attributed to the girl. Not suitable for Sunday. Had good attendance. Draw college class in town of 6,000. Admission 10-25-35. Jean Dagle, Barth Theatre (835 seats), Carbondale, Illinois. WHISTLE. (5,359 feet). Star, William S. Hart. No more Hart for me. He doesn't take here any more. At one time our best bet. But his picture lacks action. Younger stars have so much more action that his pictures just drag along. Moral tone good and is fair for Sunday. Attendance was not good. Draw small town class in town of 400. Admission 10-35. R. N. Rounds, Scenic Theatre (140 seats), Kadoka, South Dakota. YOU CANT FOOL YOUR WIFE. (5,703 feet). Star cast. Opinions about this show were very contrasting. Some thought it only fair or hardly that, while others pronounced it wonderful. Brought average attendance Al C. Werner, Royal Theatre, Reading, Pennsylvania. YOU CANT FOOL YOUR WIFE. (5,703 feet). Star cast. Not as good as it is supposed to be. Another program picture, but as a program picture it is very good. Lewis Stone does a bit of very good acting In this picture. Moral tone fine and is suitable for Sunday. Had poor attendance. Draw mlxea class in town of 4,000. Admission 10-20-26. T. L Barnett, Finn's Theatre (600 seats), Jewett City, Connecticut. YOUNG DIANA. (6,744 feet). Star, Marlon Davies. Very good society picture. Will please a high class audience. Moral tone okay and is fair for Sunday. Had fair attendance. Draw neighborhood and foreign classes in town of 1.100. Admission 10-25. Joe Kinneaster. Mystic Theatre (320 seats), Clovis, California. ZAZA. (7.076 feet). Star, Gloria Swanson. If we ever make a dime on this sort of stuff will give It back as a reward. Not suitable for Sunday. Had very poor attendance. Draw laboring class in town of 403. Admission 10-25. Robert Marsden, Jr., Noble Theatre (600 seats), Marshfield, Oregon. ZAZA. (7,076 feet). Star, Gloria Swanson. This is Gloria's best. The story con Scene from Vitagraph's Big Production, "Let Not Man Put Asunder," starring Pauline Frederick and Lou Tellegen. UetJSotjflflait