The Moving picture world (November 1925-December 1925)

switching the ^pOtHght to the gxhibitor ScUted bij Pumner Smith, New Yearns Party for Kansas Exhibitors 1^ present plans materialize, exhibitors of the Kansas City territory will attend a big New Year's party at a downtown hotel in Kansas City, according to an announcement this week of C. E. Cook, business manager of the M. P. T. O. Kansas-Missouri. No details of the party will be worked out until the number of exhibitors who will attend can be ascertained. If the attendance justifies it, large space in a downtown hotel will be reserved and many novel features arranged. Exhibitors who contemplate attendance have been requested to write Mr. Cook. Exhibitors of Kansas City, Mo., and Kansas City, Kas., liave tied up witii the postal authorities of the respective cities in a "mail early" campaign and are running' slides gratis in many theatres. "Call on the old members as well as the non-members," is the slogan of C. E. Cook who just returned from a two-weeks' tour in Kansas in behalf of the membership drive of his organization. "If an org-anization is to be held intact, just as much time should be spent with members in good standing' as with prospective members," Mr. Cook said. "Hollywood" and its magnetic dice resulted in but little grief to its proprietor, John W. Flynn, in the North Side municipal court in Kansas City this week, Flynn failing to appear and his $50 bond being forfeited. That ended it. "Hollywood," the central spot of recreation on Kansas City's Film Row, yielded some "queer methods" for malfing dice "behave" in a police raid last week. Flynn beingarrested. As much as several thousand dollars were lost by victims in a night. After being arrested six times, the Sunday closing fight between J. W. Cotter, manager of the Fourth Street Theatre, Moberly, Mo., and city and county officials has come to a close, an agreement being reached under wliich Mr. Cotter will cease operating on Sundays. Details of the agreement were not announced at the time Mr. Cotter consented to remain closed on Sundays. In all of his Sunday shows Mr. Cotter had turned over the receipts of the day to various charities. Arthur Miller, attorney for the Midland Theatre Corporation, went before the City Plan Commission in Kansas City this week seeking approval of the vacating of an alley west of Main street for appro.ximately 200 feet north of Thirteenth street to permit the erection of the proposed $2,000,000 Midland Theatre' on the north side of Thirteenth between Main and Baltimore streets. That Metro-Goldwyn will control the booking of the new house is accepted as a fact in Kansas City film circles now, although formal announcement has not yet been made. In conjunction with the showing of "The Last Edition," F. B. O. production. Earl T. Cook, manager of the Pantages Theatre, Kansas City, stag-ed an exploitation stunt which required no expense and took about two min utes of liis time. He simply called the Kansas Star on tlie telephone and announced that all Star newsljoys would be admitted Tuesday night free. The Star did the rest. Bandits, two women and a man, -who entered tlic Royal Theatre, Atehi.son, Kas,, late 'Thiir.sday iiif;;ht, after bein^ convinced that Don Klausmsin and Karl MeClellen, projectionist.^-., were iiiiahle to open the safe, took tlie latter on a w-ild ride which terminated witli the wrcelvin^ of the ear and the escape of the prisoners. The theatre is managed by A. R. Zimmer, it being a Universal house. Among the out-of-town exhibitors in the Kansas City market this week: Rube Melcher. Waldo Theatre, Waldo, Mo.; Ben Levy, Hippodrome, .loplin, Mo.; S. E. Wilhoit. Jefferson, Springfield, Mo.; L. M. Miller, Miller Theatre, Wichita, Kas.; G. L. Hooper, Orpheum, Topeka, Kas.; Walter Wallace, Orpheum, Leavenworth, Kas. The Empire Theatre, the largest house in Maryville, Mo., was destroyed by fire this week, according to word reaching Kansas City. The house, which is said to be valued at $30,000, was owned by Fuch Brothers. The all-comedy "circus" program, which was an experiment on the part of Walter Fenny, manager of the Best Theatre, Parsons, Kas., last weelt was a great success, accordingto Mr. Fenny, business being better than in several months. Three Pathe comedies composed the program. Seven Kansas City theatres have contracted to try the experiment, according to J. A. Epperson, Pathe branch manager. Denver Manager Qoes To Milwaukee HARRY LONG, for thirteen months manager of the America Theatre, Denver, has been transferred to Milwaukee, where he will manage the Alhambra Theatre. Both are Universal first-run houses. The promotion of Mr. Long wa<»iot surprising to his many Denver friends, but his transfer at this time came as a surprise. Mr. Long has been recognized as one of the leading managers among the first-run houses here. He came from Salt Lake City to Denver. Prior to that time he was associated with Universal in their studios on the West Coast. Mr. Long's successor is L. Lanning. He comes from Salt Lake City. H. D. McBride, manager of the new State, lias announced his resignation, effective December 28. Mr. McBride has managed the new theatre since its opening a few months ago. He came to Denver from Santa Barbara, Ca!., where he had been publicity manager for a local theatre company for a number of years. His future plans have not been announced. A. J. Hamilton, Board of Arbitration member and owner of the Ivy Theatre, announces that he has taken over the management of the Mena Theatre at Alemeda and South Pearl streets^ An unusual number of exhibitors visited Denver during the last week. Among them were Mrs. W. R. Logan, Rex Theatre, Basin, Wyo.; Mrs. Gertrude McICay, Bigliorn Theatre, Greybull, Wyo.; James Lynch, Empress Theatre, Laramie, Wyo.; Marie Goodhand, American Theatre, Kimball, Neb.; J. E. "Tommy," Tompkins, American Theatre, Colorado Springs, Colo. Jot Wl in ISnip qfSauls fiirtiisMiiwl From the pen of (he author of "The Covcnd Wagon" — Emerson Hough. He dccbred ti hit greatest novel Produced by Max O Miller Directed by Charles Miller