Abraham Lincoln (United Artists) (1930)

SEAT-FILLING IDEAS BOX-OFFICE HISTORY THE WONDER PICTURE OF THE CENTURY 13 —Two Col. Ad. (Mat 10c, Cut 50c) Art For Your Campaign Use these two one column art heads of Lincoln in your news¬ papers, programs, flyers, and other advertising literature. They show Lincoln as a boy, and as a man. They will provide you with novel material for your small ad set-ups as well as regu¬ lar newspaper ads and publicity. They can also be used as “samples” for drawing contests. These illustrations will create keen interest in the schools as they give history students a per- • . feet picture of the growth of Walter HUStOn Lincoln. featured in. D W Qriffith's 'Abraham Lincoln! Above —24 —One Col. Sketch (Mat 5c, Cut 30c) At Left —25 —One Col. Sketch (Mat 5c, Cut 30c) featured in D. WQriffith's Abraham Lincoln! CORRECTION When ordering cuts 4 and 5 in the publicity re¬ verse the numbering; i. e., for cut 4 order 5 and for cut 5 order 4 . For the large Five column ad in the spe¬ cial feature section order cut number 19. Walter Huston YOU WILL FIND THE SCHOOLS A BIG PATRONAGE BUILDER Set the students talking by using all or part of these stimulating suggestions and you will create a word-of-mouth advertising campaign that will prove an avalanche for your box office. There are no greater names in history that offers a wealth of drama, colorful background, ideals, and pathos than in the life of Lincoln. These suggestions will help you bring them out. History. English. Art Classes. Character T raining. Offer a prize of free admission to the boys and girls of the various history classes in your local schools who reaches the highest average in a specially written test on American History during Lincoln’s time. These questions can be arranged by the local school Principal. Such questions as, the important bat¬ tles of the Civil War; the battle that turned the tide of the War; Northern Gen¬ erals; Southern Generals; the manners and customs of Lincoln’s day as com¬ pared with modern times, etc., would be appropriate. The best essays submitted on Lincoln to be worked in collaboration with the English teachers in your local schools! Such subjects as Lincoln’s Strength, Lincoln as a story teller, Lincoln as an orator, Best poems on Lincoln, Compari¬ son of Griffith’s Lincoln with that of Sandburg’s, Barton’s, or Drinkwater’s, Lincoln’s Gettysburg Speech, his “house Divided” debate with Douglas, are all subjects that lend themselves to the study of English. In Griffith’s “Abraham Lincoln” there is a wealth of material to appeal to the art students. Letters to the newspapers, theatre, or a committee of Judges in the schools, could be written on the following subjects and the best one to re¬ ceive a ticket to the show or other worthwhile prize. What scene in the play ap¬ peared to you to be the most effective? Make sketch. Write a description of the dress worn in Lincoln’s time, furniture used. Which do you find more artis¬ tic, the modern style, or style in Lincoln’s era. A general contest in the schools for all classes. The best essay on the follow¬ ing questions: “What trait of character in Lincoln do you admire most?” “What trait of character helped him most in becoming President?” Special Lincoln Week. Lincoln Field Day. Model of Lincoln’s Cabin . Drawings of Lincoln. Promote a special Lincoln Week in the schools through the co-operation of the local School Board and the Parent-Teachers Association. Have the debat¬ ing societies reproduce the famous debate between Lincoln and Douglas. Have an authority present a lecture on Lincoln given in the school auditorium. Hold a contest among students on the comparison of character studies of Lincoln by famous authorities. Hold a special screening for members of the school board, teachers, and Parent-Teachers Association members and get their endorsements. Arrange with the Department of Public Schools for a Field Day in honor of Lincoln. Have the various classes meet near your local statue or memorial and hold a short ceremony that deals with the life of Lincoln. Hold competitive games between the various classes and distribute tickets to the winners. For the manual training departments of your local schools, charitable in¬ stitutions, orphan asylums, give a ticket or a prize to the boy or girl submitting the best replica of Lincoln’s cabin made out of wood. Cabins to be displayed in the lobby of the theatre. Judges to select the winners and the names of the win¬ ners to be anounced from the stage on a certain date. For classes in art in the public schools, private schools, colleges, etc., offer a prize to the student submitting the best free hand drawing of Walter Hus¬ ton’s “Lincoln”. Have these displayed in the lobby and the winner anounced from the stage at a certain date. Statues of Lincoln For your information there is listed below me¬ morials or statues to Lincoln in the various cities of the United States. Arrange for a competitive analy¬ sis of your local statue among the various grades in your schools offering the class submitting the best essay an invitation to see the picture as guests of the management. Have the essays carry a description of the monument or memorial—description of Lincoln as shown by the statue, and the meaning of the me¬ morial, etc. BOSTON, MASS.....Lincoln Memorial in Bronze at Entrance to the Commons BUFFALO, N. Y..Lincoln Statue BURLINGTON, WIS.Lincoln Statue BROOKLYN, N. Y., Lincoln Plaque on Brooklyn Memorial Arch CLEVELAND, OHIO..Lincoln Military Monument CHICAGO, ILL.Lincoln Fountain CHICAGO, ILL.Lincoln Statue in Lincoln Park CINCINNATI, OHIO, Statue of Lincoln in Lytle Park CINCINNATI, OHIO, Statue of Lincoln in Avondale FREEPORT, ILL...Lincoln Statue GETTYSBURG, PA.Lincoln Memorial HILLSBORO, N. D.Statue of Lincoln HODGENVILLE, KY.Lincoln Statue JERSEY CITY, N. J. Lincoln Memorial Entrance to West Side Park LINCOLN, NEB. LOUISVILLE, KY. . MUSKEGON, MICH. NEWARK, N. J. NEWARK, N. J., Lincoln Statue Lincoln Statue Lincoln Statue .Lincoln Statue VanHorn Lincoln Memorial in Courthouse in Oakridge Cemetery TOPEKA, KAN.Statue of Lincoln WEBSTER CITY, IOWA.Statue of Lincoln WASHINGTON, D. C.Lincoln Memorial