The Moving picture world (January 1926-February 1926)

252 MOVING PICTURE WORLD January 16, 1926 had given this a decent title It would have gone over well, but I had to explain to everyone that it was not a fairy story or a foreign picture. Tone and appeal, good. Special, no. Town and rural class. Admission 10-25. B. P. Keith, Strand Theatre (300 seats). Granbury, Texas. GOLDEIV PRINCESS. (8.564 feet). Star, Betty Bronson. A Bert Harte story well produced and well liked by a fair crowd. The star does not fit this part as well as she would a more polished part. She Just doesn't look like a rough mountain girl. Tone, okay. Sunday and special, no. Universal class town of 3,200. Admission 10-20-30. Charles Lee Hyde, Grand Theatre, Pierre, South Dakota. LIGHT OP WESTERN SKIES. Star cast. A very fine western drama. The story Is excellent. The play is well acted and the fine cast do justice to the story. It was well enjoyed by the audience. W. C. Budge, Comedy Theatre (275 seats), Jamaica, New York. LUCKY DEVIl,. (5,935 ft.). Star, Richard Dix. All the good things you can say about a mighty fine picture can be said about this. Played this Thanksgiving and did well, had a great comedy program with it. Weather, fine. Attendance, splendid. While this is not big enough to merit special classification, It will please a lot more than some of these alleged superplays. Dave Seymour, Pontiao Theatre Beautiful, Saranac Lake, New York. PATHS TO PARADISE. (6,741 feet). Star, Ray Griffith. Truly a splendid picture. Buy, boost and profit by it. Fair weather; fine attendance. Draw health seekers and tourists. Dave Seymour, Pontiac Theatre Beautiful, Saranac Lake, New York. NOT SO LONG AGO. (6,943 feet). Star, Bronson. Just fair. Draw general class. Admisison 10-25 and 15-35. H. V. Smoots, Vine Theatre (600 seats), Mt. Vernon, Ohio. MAN WHO FOUND HIMSELF. Star, Thomas Meighan. Again Thomas Meighan falls flat. I have not made my expenses on any of his pictures in the last two years. He Is positively a dead issue with me and I have featured this faded luminary for the last time. As a box office magnet he Is everything an actor should not be. His pictures neither draw nor please those who happen to drop in. Special, no. Appeal, fifty per cent. Admission 10-30. L. O. Davis, Virginia Theatre, Hazard, Kentucky. PETER PAN. (9,593 feet). Star, Betty Bronson. Book this picture on date when the school superintendent will bring the children over to a matinee. Make him a special rate. Will help your evening show. Tone, good. Sunday, yes. Special, no. Audience appeal, one hundred per cent, for women and children, for men forty. Rural class town of 700. Admission 10-25. W. C. Whiting, Opera House (250 seats). Whiting, Iowa. SINNERS IN HEAVEN. (6.621). One of those pictures which may go over and may not. Depends on the atmosphere. Tone, good enough. No as special and for Sunday. Appeal 60 per cent. Draw farmers and small town oil field, town about 600. Admission 10-25. H. P. McFadden. Reel Theatre (200 seats), Natoma, Kansas. STAGE S'TRUCK. (6,691 ft.). Star, Gloria Swanson. It's about time they are putting Miss Swanson in a good attraction. This is without a doubt her best in the 1925-1926 group. Title hurt business here. Natural color scenes beautiful. Print good. Tone. good. Sunday, yes. Fair appeal. R. A. Preuss, Arvada Theatre, Arvada, Colorado. STAGE STRUCK. (6,691 ft ). Star, Gloria Swanson. This star fails to draw any more. Second niglit people stayed away. No box office value. Elaborate costumes and some colored scenes very beautiful but people do not care for Swanson any more. Tone, good. Sunday and special, yes. Fair appeal. Farmers and merchants town of 1,650. Mrs. J. B. Travelle, Elite Theatre, Placerville, California. TEN COMMANDMENTS. (11 reels). Star cast. A picture that will draw all classes of patrons possibly make a few new ones for you. Special, decidedly. A. Entwisle, Dreamland Theatre (500 seats), Edmonton, Altoona, Canada. TEN COMMANDMENTS. (11 reels). Yes, it is big! A marvelous production, which for me in my town had the following traits: MARCELINE DAY The "Necia" in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's "The Barrier" is a charming young girl, and will be seen in important roles often hereafter. Norman Kerry has the leading role in this George Hill production. She is one of the "Baby Stars" of 1926. First, my admission was 25 and 50 cents and as money is not hanging on street corners and lamp posts kept attendance somewhat in small percentage from what I had estimated, partly due to the fact that It was shown not far distant as first run in this territory, and many went to see It, believing it would not be seen in my town, so I did not get them for a second time. Second, weather conditions were awful for the entire run. Third, it drew people who were almost strangers In my house. Most of my regular patrons stayed away. Misled by my advertising, but believe if I had only used regular advertising, I would have done as well under the circumstances. Tone and appeal good. Special, yes. Draw general class, town of about 1,200 to 2,200. E. N. Prescott, Prescott Theatre (257-700 seats). Union, Maine. THAT ROYLE GIRL. Star, Carol Demster. Good underworld picture but not the thing jmmjimd for small town showing. I ran It before It had been shown In the large towns around here and was forced to charge. Draw small town and farmers, town 600. Admission 1020, 10-30, 25-50. H. D. Batchelder, Gait Theatre (175 seats) Gait, California. TROUBLE WITH WIVES. (6,498 ft.). Star, Florence Vidor. Domestic comedy drama with a simple theme and very little of that. Some liked it and others said it was downright silly. Personally, we haven't anything to say as we are biding our time until this edition of Paramount is run out. Tone, okay. Sunday, yes. Special, no. Appeal, sixty percent. Mixed class town of 1,400. Admission 10-30. Pace & Bouma, Rialto Theatre (300 seats), Pocahontas, Iowa. WILD HORSE MESA. Star, Jack Holt. Poorest Zane Grey Paramount have produced. Nothing to this one and what a price! More to one reel of "Black Cyclone" than all eight of this one. Tone, fair. Sunday and special, ho. Appeal, just fair. Family and student class town of 4,000. Admission 1025. R. J. Relf, Star Theatre (600 seats), Decorah, Iowa. WILD, WILD SUSAN. (8,774 feet.) Star, Bebe Daniels. Good program picture. Plenty of thrills, full of pep. Tone and appeal, good. Sunday, yes. Special, no. Farmers and merchants town of 1,650. Mrs. J. B. Travelle, Elite Theatre, Placerville, California. WILD, WILD SUSAN. Star, Bebe Daniels. Bebe seems to be hitting her stride again. This Is the best from her for some time. The is great in these comedy roles. Tone and appeal, good. Sunday, yes. Special, no. General class town of 6.000. Admission 15-35. C. A. Anderson, Liberty Theatre, Kallspell, Montana. Pathe BLACK CYCLONE. (5,038 ft.). Star, Rex, the horse. Sweet Mama, but this Is a pip. Drags them all in, old and young, big and little, and then let's them go out feeling like they had seen one hour and thirty minutes of one hundred percent entertainment. Tone, good. Sunday and special, yes. Lots of appeal. Small town class of 300. Admission 10-25. Roy E. Cllne, Osage Theatre (20O seats), Osage, Oklahoma. FRESHMAN. (6,683 ft). Star, Harold Lloyd. Oh, boy, what a scream; I can't see when Lloyd can make them any funnier; run it by all means, but run It now. Tone, good. Sunday and special, yes. Appeal, one hundred percent. David W. Strayer, Mt. Joy Theatre, Mt. Joy, Pennsylvania. Producers* Dist, Corp* CHARLEY'S AUNT. (7,245). This picture lived up to all the good reports I read. Very satisfactory in every way. C. E. Holt, Legion Theatre, Elmwood, Wisconsin. CHARLEY'S AUNT. (7,245). Very good. About same box ofllce receipts as Harold Lloyd in his features. N. J. Halpin, De Mllo Theatre. Covington. Kentucky. CHARLEY'S AUNT. (7.245). Star. Sydney Chaplin. This is the stuff, boys, to offset the rotten sex pictures that kill our business and make it impossible to write out big guarantees on super-specials. If you haven't run this yet. get it and boost it to the top notch. Prints still good. Tone, good. Yes for Sunday and special. Good appeal. Draw all classes, town less than 1,000. Admission 1030. G. H. Perry, People's Theatre (250 seats), Cloverdale, California. FRIENDLY ENEMIES. Stars, Weber and Fields. Good show that did no business. Stars too old, I guess. "It's got to be jazz" nowadays. I guess is right. Tone, okay. Sunday and special, yes. Good appeal. Family and student class town of 4,000. Admission 10-25. R. J. Relf, Star Theatre (600 seats), Decorah, Iowa,