Paramount Pep (1923)

Paramount Pep 3 Our Friend, A. C. A. C. (Al) Benson is the gentleman on the left, and is Special Representative, now located at the Wilkes-Barre Exchange. “Al” opened the Wilkes-Barre office amid a thousand difficulties, and had everything running smoothly prior to the Branch Manager’s arrival to take over this new office, formerly under the supervision of Philadelphia. Kantner’s Plans for “The Covered Wagon” Oscar Kantner, Exploiteer at Atlanta, Georgia, is already getting busy on plans for "The Covered Wagon” for exhibitors. The plan calls for each Zone Manager in various key towns for private screenings of this big production. Special invitations will be issued to every exhibitor within a radius of fifty miles from the town in which it is to be screened. The Branch Manager, Accessories Manager and Zone Manager, if possible will be present to conduct these screenings. The Accessories Manager will have on display a complete line of accessories on this production and at the same time Mr. Kantner will give valuable hints as to how the picture should be exploited. This will no doubt be a great stimulant to sales on this production in that region, for aside from getting contracts from exhibitors, they will be prone to early playdates, extended runs and extra advertising. Mr. Creswell in charge of our Southern Offices is heartily in accord with this move and looks for big results. A New Stand Here’s an idea for a new twenty-four sheet stand. If you can’t put it in your territory, put it in your brains and then tell the exhibitor all about it. Six Years With Us When Mr. John Cecil Graham, our general Foreign Representative, with headquarters in London, was in New York recently in conference with Mr. E. E. Shauer, it occurred to the latter that Mr. Graham had been with us for six years. Would that all could hear Mr. Graham's interesting analysis of Foreign Distribution and the likes and dislikes of people across the water, for films. By his consistent analysis, thorough application and sound business principles. Mr. Graham has brought theatres thruout Europe to within a few months of release date where before they were nearly two years behind. In this way he has spread the gospel of Paramount thru lands that at first turned an unkindly eye towards motion pictures from the states. Mr. Graham also announces the marriage of his only daughter to Mr. M. Bernard Greenhill of London, England, some time this April. We congratulate Mr. Graham in celebrating his sixth year with Famous Players and also extend hearty congratulations on the announcement of his daughter’s coming marriage. The Front Cover The front cover this week extends a welcome to the South and shows members of the Atlanta Exchange, who are, reading from left to right: Miss Clark, Mrs. McConnell, Miss Reynolds, Mr. Costephens, Mrs. Askew, Miss Ponder, Miss Perry, Mr. Corail, Mr. Bell, Miss Reeves, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Stansell, Miss Dodd, Miss Echols, Miss Snell, Mr. Bowman, Miss Shepard, Mr. Kay, Mrs. Boozer, Miss Payne, Mrs. Higgins, Miss Martin, Mr. Wilbanks, Booker; Mr. Bailey, Branch Manager ; Mr. Freeman, Accessory Manager; Mrs. Aiken, Miss Straton, Miss Smith, Mr. Kantner, Exploitation Representative; Miss Weem, Mr. Tuttle, Salesman; Mrs. Mathews, Mr. Mock, Salesman ; Miss Smith, Mr. Chestnutte, Salesman ; Mrs. Jones, Mr. Elements, Miss Harbuck, Mr. Dawson, Salesman; Miss Gibbs, Mr. Wiseman, Salesman; Mrs. Ransom.