Universal Weekly (1920, 1923-27)

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••■(■■■■■••I You Cant Beat ’em for Variety , Pep and Real Power at the Box-office ! tt Oh. Min! If you could only see Andy now! ‘ The Gumps' Are a Knockout!" Says Pleased Wisconsin Exhibitor “I OPENED The New Rex Theatre with a Gump comedy and it was a knockout," writes Mr. E. Hoefer of Sheboygan, Wis., adding: “It’s what I call real comedy. Please make some more like that." The Yale Theatre, Bartlesville, Okla., taking advantage of the widespread popularity of the Gump cartoons, cashed in likewise by featuring THE GUMPS. “Advertised this comedy above my feature and was justified in doing it," reports the Yale Theatre manager. “I had a packed house. It gave satisfaction and everyone was pleased." “Knockouts ! More laughs than in a long time on any comedy,” wires M. M. Ward, Starlight Theatre, Coming, Ark. Sold in series of 12, these TwoReelers, released by Universal, will clean up for any exhibitor anywhere. H Universal Westerns Are Hits of Shows Everywhere UNDREDS of exhibitors have wired and written praising Universal’s snappy two reel Westerns. They’re great — bigger and better than ever — with all the pep and excitement that such galloping aces as Pete Morrison, Bob Reeves, Jack Mower and others in the list can pack into them. They inject program pep that makes the box-office step faster than it ever stepped before! Pete Morrison NIVERSAL Short Sub jects put more real pep into your program and life into your boxoffice than any others on the market ! They’re genuine, money getting, patronage building box-office features. Get these busy little boxoffice builders now — and watch your box office ceipts JUMP! re Says Universal One-Reelers Get Money w w T AM using your onereel comedies, and am pleased to perfection. I find them the equal of any of the two-reelers, just as funny, and they make me just as much money. Just tell the folks for me they are the equal of any onereelers I have ever used, and I have used them all,” writes Ned Pedigo, owner and manager of The Pollard Theatre, Guthrie, Okla. In JOE MARTIN, the funny monk; NEELY EDWARDS, BERT ROACH, CHUCK REISNER, BOBBY DUNN and SLIM SUMMERVILLE, all Universal comedians, you have real money-getters! Tie them up and try them out. They’ll get ’em in ! Neely Edwards UNIVERSAL SHORT SUBJECTS