The Moving picture world (January 1924-February 1924)

224 MOVING PICTURE WORLD January 19, 1924 Watch Half A Bill Grow into a Nilsson and Santschl are at their best. The typhoon is most wonderfully worked out as are the water and flood scenes. Good, high class melodrama. Moral tone good and is suitable for Sunday. Draw general class In city of 15,000. Admission thirty cents. Ben L. Morris, Temple Theatre, Bellaire, Ohio. Vitagraph LOYAL LIVES. (5.950 feet). Star cast. A corking picture which affords all kinds of exploitation, as it deals with postal affairs. Mary Carr does some very fine acting. Moral tone okay and is suitable for Sunday. Had fine attendance. Draw mixed class in town of 4,000. Admission 10-20-25. J. L Barnett, Finn's Theatre (600 seats), Jewett City, Connecticut. PIOXEER TRAILS. (6,920 feet). Star cast. One of the best westerns played in some months. Vitagraph will sell you right. Buy it and go to it strong. It will back you up. Pleased one hundred per cent. Has good moral tone and is not suitable for Sunday. Had good attendance. Draw residential class in town of 1,000. Admission 20-35. W. B. Dobbs, Victory Theatre (250 seats). Gordo, Alabama. PIONEER TRAILS. (6,920 feet). Star cast. A splendid picture showing hundreds of Indians, thousands of people, hundreds of horses. Startling in sensationalism, daring in theme, true in historical value. William Noble, Capitol Theatre, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. MASTERS OP MEN. (6,800 feet). Star cast. Good picture of its kind. Has good moral tone. Had fair attendance. Draw general class in town of 5,692. Admission 10-25. W. C. Mclntire, Rose Theatre (300 seats), Burlington, North Carolina. SILENT VOW. (4,600 feet). Star, William Duncan. A good western feature, in fact all William Duncan pictures go good here. Suitable for Sunday. Had fair attendance. Draw mixed class in town of 800. Admission 15-25. Jerry Wertin, Winter Theatre (250 seats), Albany, Minnesota. YOU NEVER KNOW. (4,867 feet). Star, Earle Williams. A very good picture, should please wherever they like secret service pictures. Has fine moral tone and is suitable for Sunday. Had good attendance. Draw farmers in town of 150. Admission 10-20, specials 10-25. Jack Snyder, Casino Theatre (285 seats), Richmond, Iowa. Warner Bros BRASS. (8,000 feet). Star cast. One real show. Played it three days to fair business, but pleased all who did come. Hits the mother-in-laws hard but in a "nice way." Moral tone okay and is suitable for Sunday. Had fair attendance. Draw family and student class in town of 4,000. Admission 1025. R. J. Relf, Star Theatre (600 seats), Decorah, Iowa. LITTLE JOHNNY JONES. (6 reels). Star, Johnny Hines. A right good, snappy show. Even the ladies liked this one. First two reels one solid laugh and good finish. Speed It up and with music. Moral tone okay and is suitable for Sunday. Had good attendance. Draw family and student class in town of 4,000. Admission 10-25. R. J. Relf, Star Theatre (600 seats), Decorah, Iowa. MAIN STREET. (8 reels). Star, Florence Vidor. A good picture full of Interest and well worth seeing. William Noble, Majestic Theatre, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. MAIN STREET. (8 reels). Star, Florence Vidor. Very good picture, liked by all. Moral tone good and is suitable for Sunday. Had good attendance. Draw mixed class in city of 12,000. Admission 10-25. C. G. Couch Grand Theatre (288 seats), Carnegie. Pennsylvania. WHERE THE NORTH BEGINS. (6.200 feet). Star cast. The sort of picture that builds patronage and reputation. Watch them sit on the edge of their chairs when the dog does his stuff. Excellent settings and had good print. Moral tone okay and is suitable for Sunday. Had very good attendance. Draw all classes in town of 2.800. G. W. Gould, Majestic Theatre, Dallas. Oregon. WHERE THE NORTH BEGINS. (6,200 feet) Star, Rin-Tin-Tin (dog). The last dog show yet and I've played 'em all. Small ONLY THE HORSE IS BORED Charles Jones in the Fox picture, "Not a Drum Was Heard." business three days. A sample of big stuff on six reels, so why drag 'em out? Moral tone bad and is not suitable for Sunday. Had big attendance. Draw family and student class in town of 4.000. Admission 1025. R. J. Relf, Star Theatre (600 seats), Decorah, Iowa. Comedies DECORATOR. ( VHaKrnph ). Star, Jimmy Aubrey. This is a good comedy with a bunch of good laughs, but it has a poor ending. Used ones. Had good attendance. Draw city class and coal miners in town of 960. Admission 15-30. Jos. J. Mahowald, Alhambra Theatre (250 seats), Garrison, North Dakota. IMPERIAL COMEDIES. (Pox). Have played "Why Pay Rent?" and "The Two Jokers'" and they are both knockouts, full of new gags and full of pep from start to finish. Draw town and country class In town of 700. Admission 10-25. J. B. Carter, Eleetric Theatre (250 seats), Brewnlng, Missouri. A LI BABY. (Creacent). Star, Joe Rock. Nothing to this comedy. Never even got a laugh from the kids. Not suitable for Sunday or any day. Lay off of it. William Thatcher, Royal Theatre, Salina, Kansas. BACK TO THE WOODS. (ChrUtle). Star, N'eal Burns. Not as good as some we have had from Christie. Would class it as an average Christie comedy. We are receiving A No. 1 prints on these comedies. Draw better class in town of 4,500. C. A. Anglemire, "Y" Theatre, Nazareth, Pennsylvania. BILLY BLAZES, ESQ. (Pothe). Star, Harold Lloyd. This was an old one reeler that played in Nazareth Before. It brought some laughs from the kids. Print was either very dark or not enough light on scenea. Draw better class in town of 4,500. C. A. Anglemire, "1"' Theatre, Nazareth, Pennsylvania. THE Bl'SHER. (Mermaid). Another good Mermaid that was different than the general run of comedies. The burlesque on baseball game was great. Draw better class in town of 4.500. C. A. Anglemire, "T" Theatre, Nazareth, Pennsylvania. OUR GANG, SPAT FAMILY, AND LARRY SIMON COMEDIES. They are all first class laughter specials in my experience. Never a poor one. T. R. Fraser Biscoe, Gaiety Theatre (300 seats), Courtenay, Vancouver Island, Canada. RAINSTORM. (Pox). This is the first of these new Imperial comedies Fox is doing and it is away the best thing that we have had in the line of funnies. No particular stars in it, but some great stunt stuff and It kept the house in one continual roar of laughter for the entire two reels. Believe it got more laughs than any short comedy we ever had. Draw general class In city of 15,000. Admission thirty cents. Ben I* Morris, Temple Theatre, Bellaire, Ohio.