The Moving picture world (March 1924-April 1924)

March 22, 1924 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 309 sion 10-33. M. W. Larmour, National Theatre (450 seats), Graham, Texas. WANDERING DAUGHTERS. (5,471 feet). Star cast. Just an ordinary program; will not please. A. Mitchell, Dixie Theatre, Russellville, Kentucky. WANDERING DAUGHTERS. (5,471 feet). Star, Margarite De La Motte. A picture with a very good moral showing up the present day jazz which seems to be in the heads of all of our young peoQle today. It particularly appealed to our patrons as our town is about as bad as any in regards to "Wandering Daughters." Moral tone good but it is not suitable for Sunday. Had fair attendance. Draw mixed class in town of 1,800. Admission twenty-five cents. Fred S. Widenor, Opera House (492 seats), Belvidere, New Jersey. WANTERS. (6,871 feet). Star, Marie Prevost. Very much along the lines of others you have played, but carefully produced and well acted and directed. It's nothing to rave about, not to be spoken of in the same breath with "The Dangerous Age" by the same producer. Remember this in purchasing, for this is just a shade above a program effort. Used usual advertising. Had poor attendance. Draw health seekers and tourists. Dave Seymour, Pontiac Theatre Beautiful, Saranac Lake, New York. WHAT A WIFE LEARNED. (6,228 feet). Star cast. A good picture that has the usual Ince punch. The flood scene is good. Print good. Suitable for Sunday. Draw small town class. W. T. Waugh, Empress Theatre. Grundy Center, Iowa. WITHIN THE LAW. (8,034 feet). Star. Norma Talmadge. Norma Talmadge's acting in this feature is the very best and it pleased one hundred percent. It deals with a present day subject and gives one the idea of conditions existing in the larger cities at all times. Draw mixed class in town of 1,800. Admission twenty-five cents. Fred S. Widenor, Opera House (492 seats). Belvidere, New Jersey. WITHIN THE LAW. (8,034 feet). Star, Norma Talmadge. A good picture that you can't go wrong on. Film in good shape. Moral tone O. K. and it is suitable for Sunday. Had good attendance. Frank G. De~l, Leal Theatre, Irvington, California. Fox BUSTER. (4,587 feet). Star, Dustin Farnum. Good western type programme. Pleased all and did good business. Rather too short. Lots of comedy mixed in this one. Moral tone good and it is suitable for Sunday. Had good attendance. Draw farming class in town of 1,800. Admission 10-30. J. A. Harvey Jr., Strand Theatre (300 seats), Vacaville, California. CAMEO KIRBY. (6,931 feet). Star, John Gilbert. Good feature. Bought at price I can live. Had fair attendance. Town of 3,700. Admission 10-25. A. E. Jarboe, Royal Theatre (500 seats), Cameron, Missouri. CUPID'S FIREMAN. (5,000 feet). Star, Charles Jones. Good program picture. Jones is better however in westerns. Moral tone O. K. and it is suitable for Sunday. Had fair attendance. Draw railroad town class in town of 7.750. Admission 10-50. J. E. Alford, Jacob's Theatre, McComb, Mississippi. CUSTARD CUP. (6,166 teet). Star, Mary Carr. This is as fine a picture for small town audiences as I have ever seen. Everyone in the audience appreciated the picture. Exploitation must tell them that "Custard Cup" is not something to eat. Moral tone fine, and is suitable for Sunday. Attendance, S. R. O. Draw factory class in town of 3,500. Admission, 10-25. Henry W. Nauman, Majestic Theatre (300 seats), Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. DO AND DARE. (4,744 feet). Star. Tom Mix. Very poor feature for Mix. Town of 3,700. Admission 10-25. A. E. Jarboe, Royal Theatre (500 seats), Cameron, Missouri. ELEVENTH HOUR. (6,819 feet). Star, Charles Jones. A real melodrama with all the thrills of an eighteen chapter serial crammed into seven reels. Pleased all who saw it but lost money on this one due to the fact that I had a blizzard in my town. If they like action book this and boost it. Moral tone fair. Not suitable for Sunday. Had poor attendance. Draw all classes in town of 4,200. Admission 10-15-25, balcony 30. Walter E. Greenwood. New Star Theatre (471 seats), Union City, Pennsylvania. EXILES. Star, John Gilbert. Interesting story by Richard Harding Davis; not done with punch usually apparent. Wild boar scene entirely cut out of print we received. Moral tone more or less good. Not suitable for Sunday in a small town. Had average attendance. Draw factory class in town of Between Ourselves A get-together place where we can talk things over Putting it over! That's what you're doing all right! Last week I put it up to you to help send Straight From the Shoulder up to ten pages within two months — and here we come this week with EJGHT of them already — a jump from five. Boys, it's a grand thing to be handling a dependable tip department with friends like you backing it up. Straight From the Shoulder is proud of it's exhibitor friends. These same friends are proving that they are proud of Straight From the Shoulder. Keep 'em coming ! VAN. 3,500. Admission, 10-25. Henry W. Nauman, Majestic Theatre (300 seats), Elizabethtown, Pa. EYES OF THE FOREST. Star, Tom Mix. A good Mix picture. Enough western comedy to make it good. Tom Mix well liked here in his western pictures. Draw small town and rural class in town of 900. Admission 1025, 10-30. Fred Jones, Rialto Theatre (250 seats), Nelson. Nebraska. FACE ON THE BARROOM FLOOR. (5,787 feet). Star cast. About the only Fox special that ever drew extra business for us. Walthall's acting wonderful. Melodrama galore. Will please all classes, we believe. Did as much business as "Robin Hood," "Human Wreckage'' and "Tess of the Storm Country " Olive Theatre, St. Joseph, Missouri. FACE ON THE BARROOM FLOOR. (5,787 feet). Star cast. The last '23 special from Fox and I think the poorest of the five. Henry Walthall gives the only real human bits to the story and the storm scene is the most convincing. Good if audience is not too critical. Risky in small town to run on Sunday. Attendance, S. R. O. Draw factory class in town of 3,500. Admission, 10-25. Henry W. Nauman, Majestic Theatre (300 seats), Elizabethtown, Pa. FOOTLIGHT RANGER. (4,729 feet). Star, Charles "Buck" Jones. Would have been a crackerjack show but print was poor, full of rain. No title. What was left was very good. Moral tone O. K. and it is suitable for Sunday. Had good attendance. Draw all classes in big city. Admission ten cents. Stephen Gl Brennei", Eagle Theatre (218 seats), Baltimore, Maryland. GREAT NIGHT. 4,346 feet). Star, William Russell. Pleasing comedy drama. They like Russell here. Print in poor condition. Moral tone O. K. and it is suitable for Sunday. Had good attendance. Draw all classes in big city. Admission ten cents. Stephen G. Brenner. Eagle Theatre (218 seats), Baltimore, Maryland. GREAT NIGHT. (4,346 feet). Star, William Russell. A dandy comedy drama, well liked here. Print fair. Want more like this one. Moral tone O. K. and it is suitable for Sunday. Had good attendance. Draw farm and oil class in town of 508. Admission 1025. J. A. Herring, Playhouse Theatre (249 seats), Strong, Arkansas. KENTUCKY DAYS. Star, Dustin Farnum. The best Dustin Farnum picture we ever had. A covered wagon story that pleased them all one hundred percent. Give us more like it. Draw small town and rural class in town of 900. Admission 10-25, 10-30. Fred Jones, Rialto Theatre (250 seats). Nelson, Nebraska. LONE STAR RANGER. (5,259 feet). Star, Tom Mix. Oh, boy. This picture broke all box office records for my theatre. Not as good as some of his pictures but it being Mix in a Zane Grey story I was sure playing to capacity. Used only newspaper, slide and a one sheet. Moral tone O. K. and it is suitable for Sunday. Had wonderful attendance. Draw all classes In town of 4,200. Admission 10-15-20, balcony 30. Walter E. Greenwood, New Star Theatre (471 seats), Union City, Pennsylvania, t ^AD££SS„ OF YOUTH. (4,719 feet). Star. John Gilbert. Madness is right, the people were mad who saw it they could not make head or tail out of it, whether there was some cut out I don't know, but it sure was a puzzle to us. Print good. Suitable for Sunday Had fair attendance. Draw factory class in town of 2,800. Admission 15-25. D W. Strayer Mt. Joy Hall (250 seats), Mt. Joy, Pennsylvania. MAN WHO WON. (5,500 feet). Star, Dustin Farnum. Not a bad story, but didn't interest because of the fact that William Russell in the same picture was shown to most of the people composing this audience, and the sad ending wasn't the same. Moral tone good but it is not suitable in a small town. Attendance, S. R. O. Draw factory class in town of 3,500. Admission, 10-25. Henry W. Nauman, Majestic Theatre (300 seats), Elizabethtown, Pa. MILE A MINUTE ROMEO. Star, Tom Mix My hat is off to this star, for he always brings them in for me. And bringing them in is my favorite song. Dixie Theatre Durant, Mississippi. MONNA VANNA. (9 reels). Star cast. This picture as far as the box office is concerned is nothing but a piece of cheese and limburger at that. It has nine thousand feet and there are eight thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine feet too many. People walked out on this one. If you are in a small town and have this booked pay for it and don't run it. Not suitable for Sunday or any other day. Had fair attendance. Draw all classes in town of 4,200. Admission 10-15-25-30. vaudeville 55-75. Walter E. Greenwood New Star Theatre (471 seats), Union City, Pennsylvania. NORTH OF HUDSON BAY. Star, Tom Mix. This is not Tom's best picture by a long ways and can't be classed as a special. It seemed to please Mix fans, but in one part Mix fights a pack of wolves. This is terrible, almost comedy. Moral tone good and it is suitable for Sunday. Had good attendance. Draw middle and high class in city of 12,000. Admission 10-25, 10-35. C. B. Hartwig, Antlers Theatre (500 seats), Helena, Montana. NOT A DRUM WAS HEARD. (4,823 feet). Star, Charles "Buck" Jones. One of those good westerns that Buck Jones can make good. Comedy and western action is the kind they like here. Draw small town and rural class in town of 900. Admission 10-25 10-30 Fred Jones, Rialto Theatre (250 seats). Nelson, Nebraska. SALOME. (8,000 feet). Star, Theda Bara. This was a good picture and pleased, especially the churchgoers, on account of it being a Bible story. Print in good condition. Moral tone good and it is suitable for Sunday. Attendance, 125. Draw general class in town of 700. Mrs. Ida McDonald, Star Theatre, Egline, Iowa. SECOND HAND LOVE. Star, Buck Jones. Went very well with my patrons, who would rather sec a picture like this than many of the one million dollar society or sex plays. Moral tone alright, and is suitable for Sunua;\ Had good attendance. Draw residential class in town of 1,500. Admission, 10-25. J. A. McGill, Liberty Theatre (250 seats), Port Orchard, Washington. SILENT COMMAND. Star cast. Played this big eight reel picture two nights. Second night they came in droves. Everybody told their friends about it that was there the first night. Dixie Theatre, Durant, Mississippi. SIX CYLINDER LOVE. (7 reels). Star, Ernest Truex. My, but our patrons kicked on this one. and our box office was sick "nigh unto death." Moral tone O. K. and it is suitable for Sunday. Had very poor attendance. Draw railroad town class in town of 7,750. Admission 10-50. J. E. Alford, Jacob's Theatre, McComb, Mississippi. SNOWDRIFT. (4,617 feet). Star, Charles Jones. A very good outdoor program picture. Charles does not get the money that Buck did. Why will stars change their names when once established? Did fair business. Moral tone fair. Suitable for Sunday. Had fair attendance. Draw farming class in town of 1,800. Admission 10-30. J. A. Harvey, Jr., Strand Theatre (300 seats), Vacaville. California. SOFT BOILED. (7,054 feet). Star, Tom Mix. Somewhat different than the usual Mix but pleased all who saw it. Played th:s with four acts of vaudeville two nights to capacity business. Do not be afraid to boost it. Used everything in the ad line. Moral tone good and it is suitable for Sunday. Had capacity attendance two nights. Draw all classes in town of 4,200. Admission 10-15-25-30, vaudeville, 55-75. Walter E. Greenwood. New Star Theatre (471 seats), Union City, Pennsylvania.