The Moving picture world (July 1925-August 1925)

906 MOVING PICTURE WORLD August 29, 1925 Word from E. N. Comes Now and Then "Well, 'Gang,' while Van is taking on a beautiful brown, building Sand Pictures, Sand Theatres, Sand Banks, Mud Pies and what not at the beach, and probably without doing a thing to the clams and lobsters, I want to tell you that I have been favored with some patronage from the City of New York — Broadway coming to Main Street — for the past three weeks, showing that Maine is not without her beauty spots that lure them within her boundaries. "What is the greatest surprise to me is to have these vacation people — sophisticated City-ites, single me out to tell me that 'The Siren of Seville' for them was one of the best pictures they ever remembered seing (and here on 'Main Street'), and saying that they were confirmed Picture Fans, by cracky! "I have no gold buttoned ushers, no plush chairs, no fifty thousand dollar organ, no 'washed air' plant— oh, shucks, there is hardly anything that I do have except a piano, a booth (in place of projection room), a couple of 'machines' — Richardson says Projectors — and to cap the fadeout, a danged Operator, who, in spite of limited new-fangled devices to deliver the goods on the Gold Fiber (I mean linen sheet), succeeds in getting a picture on the screen which I have had many remark was steadier, clearer, with much less eye strain than in many of the places finer than those which I can operate. (So, hanged if I know whether the other fellows have the 'Operators' while I may have one of the new-fangled 'Projectionists.') "However, as long as the public don't get critical 111 keep an Operator while those folks from Yonkers (!!!!) hie themselves to Maine only to find that some of the small town men are selling REAL pictures, 'projected' by Operators, while in New York they have Projectionists, ding bust it! ("Ask Richardson if he can explain what's 'a matter.") — E. N. Prescott, Prescott Circuit, Union, Maine. Pola Negri. A good picture that seemed to have more than average box office value; very much on the order of "The Humming Bird" but less spectacular. Good supporting cast. Fair tone. General appeal. Yes for Sunday, no as special. Draw rural class, town 300. Admission 10-30, 15-40. Chas. W. Lewis, I. O. O. F. Hall (225 seats), Grand Gorge, New York. SHOCK PUNCH. Star, Richard Dix. A fair program picture. Not as good as some of his former pictures and did not do so well at the box office. Special, no. Fair appeal. All classes in small town. Admission 10-30. M. W. Larraour, National Theatre (430 seats,) Graham, Texas. SHOCK PUNCH. (6,151 feet). Star, Richard Dix. Very good picture. Worth seeing. Plenty of action. Good tone and appeal. Yes for Sunday and as special. Draw farmers and merchants, widely scattered, town 1,650. Mrs. J. B. Travelle, Elite Theatre, Placerville, California. SINGER JIM McKEE. (7 reels). Star, William S. Hart. It is above the average program picture. Plenty of action and Hart Is liked here. All were pleased. Good appeal. Suitable for Suday In a small town. Special, no. Walter Jones, Marytown Theatre (160 seats), Marytown, West Virginia. SPANIARD. 6,676 ft.) Star, Ricardo Cortez. A fairly good picture of the Spanish shiek type. Was fairly well received. Not much to the much boosted bull fights. Found it a little repulsive in spots but entertaining, nevertheless. Fortez is good. It is not the big special Paramount would make you believe. Tone, okay. Fair appeal. All classes town of 3.000. Admission 10-30. M. W. Larmour, National Theatre (430 seats,) Graham, Texas. TOMORROWS LOVE, (5,802 feet). Star, Agnes Ayres. Nice little picture and everyone pleased. Many favorable comments. Many newlyweds came out. Tone and for Sunday O. K. Appeal 90 per cent. R. L Nowell, Idlehour Theatre, Monroe, Georgia. WORLDLY GOODS. (6,085 feet). Star, Agnes Ayres. Not bad — fair audience appeal, 80 per cent. Fair tone. Yes for Sunday, no as special. Draw farm class, town 150. Admission 15-30. Robert W. Hines, Hines Theatre (250 seats), Loyalton, South Dakota. Pathe HOT WATER. (5,000 feet). Star, Harold Lloyd. Believe this the weakest of Lloyd's feature comedies; audience will like it, however. Don't pay too much for it. Tone O. K. Appeal 90 per cent. Yes for Sunday and as special. Draw farmers and from town 600. Admission 10-25. C. C. Klutts, Glades Theatre (180 seats), Moore Haven, Florida. KING OF WILD HORSES. (5 reels.) Star cast. Not a bad picture for its kind. Horse fair and cast fair, not a great picture, but if you can buy it cheap it might get you out. Tone, good. Sunday, yes. Special, no. Good appeal. Working class city of 13,500. Admission 10-15. G. M. Bertling, Favorite Theatre (187 seats,) Piqua, Ohio. WHITE SHEEP. Star, Glen Tryon. I played "Battling Orioles" with this same star and it had this one beat a mile for comedy. This will do if you can buy it right and your patrons like comedy dramas. Tone, good. Sunday, yes. Special, no. Good appeal. Working class city of 13,500. Admission 10-15. G. M. Bertling, Favorite Theatre (185 seats,) Piqua, Ohio. WHITE SHEEP. (5 reels). Star, Glenn Tryon. Not as good as "The Battling Orioles" but it will go for a Saturday night. It is rather rough in spots. We hit a very rainy night and did not have very good attendance. Tone, good. A family picture. Not a special. Fair appeal. Better class town of 4,500. Admission 10-15. C. A. Anglemire, "Y" Theatre (404 seats,) Nazareth, Pennsylvania. Producers' Dist. Corp, ANOTHER MAN'S WIFE. (5 reels.) Star, James Kirkwood. A fair program but have Been this pair In much better story. How ever, It will please the majority and is a good program. General class town of 3,600. Admission 10-20. William A Clark Sr., Castle Theatre (400 seats,) Havana, Illinois. BARBARA FRIETCHIE. (7,179 feet). Star, Florence Vidor. Wonderful picture; plenty of flag waving and patriotic stuff that will keep the thermometer up. Step on It. Don't advertise the sea fight between Monitor and Merrlmac, as that was deleted from picture. Tone O. K. Appeal 85 per cent. Yes as special. Draw farmers and small town class, town 600. Admission 10-25. C. C. Klutts, Glades Theatre (180 seats), Moore Haven, Florida. BEYOND THE ROCKS. Star, Harry Carey. For me, Carey Is an Important chap to have a line on as my patrons always get out to see his pictures and this one pleased them all as far as I have been able to learn. Good tone and appeal. No as special. Draw general class, towns 1,200 to 2,200. Admission 1025. E. N. Prescott, Prescott Circuit (250 to 70 seats), Union, Maine. CAFE IN CAIRO. (5,656 ft.) Star. Priscilla Dean. Pretty strong. Priscllla finally gets them "all off" appears in the nude entirely in this one, which I claim Is too much for two bits. Tone, bad. Sunday, no. Special, no. Appeal, "depends." Family and student class town of 4,000. Admission 10-25. R. J. Relf, Star Theatre (600 seats,) Decorah, Iowa. CHARLEY'S AUNT. (7,245 feet). Star, Syd Chaplin. A picture that will please one hundred per cent. Drew large crowd on second night. Just the thing for small town exhibitors. Print extra good. Good appeal. Yes for Sunday and as special. J. H. Helck. Allen Theatre (400 seats), Allen, Kansas. CHORUS LADY. Star, Margaret Livingston. This is one of the best pictures of the year and is a real special although these people sell it at a fair price. The paper on this is no good as it Is very cheap looking. If you buy this you can boost it to the skies. Good tone. Appeal excellent. Yes for Sunday and as special. Draw railroad and miner class, town 3,050. Admission 10-35. Giles Master. Strand Theatre (730 seats), Gallup, New Mexico. HOLD A OUR BREATH. (5 reels.) Star, Dorothy Devore. Went over well: plenty of laughter but suspense not sustained like Lloyd's "Safety Last." Tone O. K. Appeal 80 per cent. No as special. Draw farmers and from town of 600. Admission 10-26. C. C Klutts, Glades Theatre (180 seats), Moore Haven, Florida. NOT ONE TO SPARE. (5 reels). Press sheets try to get over It's a great family picture, but after it was over (it didn't end, it Just quit). Audience thought we had forgotten to run the balance of It. Pick a rainy night. Tone and for Sunday O. K No as special. Very little appeal. Draw farmers and from town of 600. Admission 10-25. C. CL Klutts, Glades Theatre (180 seats), MooreHaven. Florida. RAMSHACKLE HOUSE. (6,287 feet). Star, Betty Compson. Betty plays a fine part In this production, with the Florida Everglades and the Alligator Swamps as a part of the story, with New York and the natives in theaction. The real villain is finally found. Good tone and appeal. No as special. Draw general class, towns 1,200 to 2,200. Admission 10-26. E. N. Prescott, Prescott Circuit (250 to 700 seats), Union, Maine. RAMSHACKLE HOUSE. (6,287 feet). Star, Betty Compson. Melodrama of Florida Everglades, mystery and suspense well adapted. Seminole Indian Village and fight with huge alligator by Indian. A very true picture, and Indians authentic, for I know them, being In the Everglades. Tone O. K. Appeal 76 per cent. No for Sunday or special. Draw farmers and from town of 600. Admission 10-25. C. C. Klutts, Glades Theatre (180 seats), Moore Haven, Florida. RECKLESS ROMANCE. (5,530 feet). Stars, Wanda Hawley, Jack Duffy. A clean and clever comedy. Good tone. Appeal 96 per cent. Yes for Sunday, no as special. Draw farm class, town 150. Admission 15-30. Robert