Paramount Pep (1923)

2 PARAMOUNT PEP Ballance Announces Convention Plans A Snappy Two-Day Session Planned at Pennsylvania Hotel With Entire Division One in Attendance On Tuesday morning, May 8th, at 9 A. M. sharp, H. G. Ballance, Divisional Sales Manager, will open the first series of Spring Conventions. Promptly at the appointed hour will be roll call and then Mr. Ballance will give out the program for the two-day session. The meeting will be held from 9 to 12:30, then luncheon in the dining room of the Hotel Pennsylvania and at 2:30 they will reconvene. Tuesday evening will be open and Wednesday morning they will assemble at 9 A. M., opening with a talk by Mr. Lasky and Mr. Kent on production. In this talk they will outline the pictures that are to be sold on the first block of Group Seven. On Wednesday afternoon there will be a special showing of “The Covered Wagon” at the Criterion Theatre for those sitting in at the convention and in the evening (Wednesday) a banquet will be held in the banquet hall of the hotel, commencing at 8 P. M. Mr. Kent has delegated to each of the Divisional Sales Managers the opportunity of sharing with him the conducting of the convention in their respective districts, that is, Mr. Ballance taking New York, Mr. Weeks and Mr. Clark, Chicago, and Mr. Clark, Los Angeles. During the convention, talks will be made by Messrs. Zukor, Lasky, Kent, E. E. Shauer, Ballance, Weeks, Clark, Frawley, Spidell, Claud Saunders, Mel Shauer, Botsford and McCarthy. It is estimated that one hundred fifty people will be present at the New York Convention, w'hich includes Home Office Executives, District and Branch Managers from Division One, together with the Salesmen, Exploiteers, Bookers and Accessories Managers from the Exchanges in this division. Messrs. Kent and Ballance anticipate one of the biggest and best New York Conventions ever held and are highly enthused over the new plans suggested by George Schaefer in bringing about the direct personal contact with the men in the field by assembling them in this manner. L. J. Writes F. J. J. J. McCarthy Takes Over “Covered Wagon” Presentations in Legitimate Theatres Adolph Zukor announced this week he had effected an arrangement by which J. J. McCarthy, widely known showman who was identified with the national success of “The Birth of a Nation” and “ ’Way Down East,” has been engaged to exploit and manage the legitimate booking presentations of “The Covered Wagon.” Mr. McCarthy has taken charge of the exhibition of “The Covered Wagon” in the Woods Theatre, Chicago, where it opened last week and is planning for a summer engagement of the picture at the Majestic Theatre, Boston, opening May 21st. F. J. Murphy, Booking Manager of our Salt Lake office, is in receipt of the following letter from L. J. McGinley, relative to small town accounts in Montana territory : Dear F. J. : It is very gratifying to me to have these fellows such stanch supporters and boosters for us, for it was a long battle to get them to shoot with us. They were using other product, you know, features, yes; a complete show for a very, very low price. Now they are radiant over our wonderful product. You know these ads you read on Tanlax and Father John’s — well, some of these exhibitors could write iust such ads for Paramount. “OUR LIVES WERE UNHAPPY UNTIL I STARTED TO RUN PARAMOUNT.” “MY WIFE AND I WOULDN'T SPEAK, UNTIL WE COMMENCED SHOWING PARAMOUNT,” etc. No, kid, it’s just that nice to listen to some of my converts and give them a chance to show their patrons the “real service.” If it is a PARAMOUNT PICTURE IT’S THE BEST SHOW IN TOWN! ! ! Trusting this information will be of use to you, and with kind regards, I remain. 'Whjck means eonlrack galore, l/su Aol J can do Jt \CitA more. PEP ( ft cm hefo/'C' f) C 'Ufr,' . bit kite*