Universal Weekly (1920, 1923-27)

September 4, 1926 UNIVERSAL WEEKLY 35 ^IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIU Los Angeles Angles | By H. D. McBRIDE iTlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllliiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii," THE New Western Theatre, at 39th and Western Ave., recently opened its doors. The house, which is a thousand seater, is owned by Murray Hawkins, who, a few years ago, was one of Universal’s star salesmen. * * * itnpHE MARRIAGE CLAUSE” I had its American premiere at the Forum Theatre, Los Angeles, Saturday, August 2. Managing Director John P. Goring made a gala social event of it, with the stars, directors and executives of the industry on hand to pay tribute to Carl Laemmle and Lois Weber. The stars of the production attended the opening, and were introduced from the stage. * * * WORD comes from San Francisco, that the Universal production, “The Marriage Clause” has been booked for an extended run in the St. Francis Theatre, one of the Publix houses of the northern city. Other Universal product to play the Publix houses in San Francisco include “The Old Soak,” “The Runaway Express” and “The Whole Town’s Talking.” * * * GA. BUSH, owner of the Bush circuit of theatres, with head* quarters in San Diego, has turned the active management of his affairs over to his son, Kent, who has been associated with the enterprises for the past few years. The elder Mr. Bush plans to spend most of his time on the family ranch, with an occasional visit to the city to give the theatres the once over. * * * BE. LOPER, former exchangeman, and theatre owner, is now * managing the Figueroa Theatre for Fred A. Miller. The Gateway, owned by Mr. Loper, has been turned over to B. E. Loper, Jr., who is a typical “chip off the old block,” having been an exchangeman and theatre owner himself. * i * ENTHUSIASTIC Universal exhibitors, who were seen in the Los Angeles exchange recently, include Mr. and Mrs. Foster Jackson of Corona, and Guy Barnes, of Fillmore. * * * GUY DOUTHWAITE, who owns and operates the Temple, one of Los Angeles’ most prosperous suburban playhouses, is vacationing in Alaska. Guy is accompanied by Mrs. Douthwaite and a party of friends. They will be in the north about six weeks. * * * MANNY FELDSTEIN, formerly of the Universal Chain Theatres, is a recent addition to the executive staff of the Los Angeles Universal Exchange. * * * DS. MITCHELL, manager of the Los Angeles Exchange, * made a flying trip to San Diego last week-end, and came back with a pocket full of contracts, covering the first run of all Universal product in the Southern cities. * * * HO. DAVIS, who joined Universal in the capacity of student • salesman a little more than two months ago, has been promoted to city salesman, by Branch Manager D. S. Mitchell. “MARRIAGE CLAUSE” HAILED AS WORK OF GENIUS ( Continued from Page 11) Ernest Pascal and which has just gone into production at Universal City. Among the prominent actors, directors and film executives present at “The Marriage Clause” premiere were : Reginald Denny, Laura La Plante, Jean Hersholt, Belle Bennett, Lois Weber, Billie Dove, Francis X. Bushman, F. X. Bushman, Jr., George Lewis, Henry MacRae, William A. Seiter, Paul Leni, George Siegmann, Elinor Glyn, Dustin Farnum, Arthur Lake, Marian Nixon, June Marlowe, Edgar Kennedy, Edward Sloman, Henry Kolker, Edouard Raquello, Richard Talmadge, A. Carlos, Emory Johnson, Harry Zehner, Frances Marion, Henry Victor, Mrs. Emilie Johnson, Martin Murphy, Harold Dodd, Charles R. Rogers, Maurice Pivar, Helen Ferguson, Samuel Van Ronkel, Gladys Hulette, Jeanie McPherson, Helen Dunbar, Walter Stern, Scott Darling, Carolyn Snowden, Arthur Shadur, Sigmund Moos and Winifred Eaton Reeve. The story of “The Marriage Clause” has to do with a young actress who is tutored and established as a big star by her director and whom she wants to marry but has to relinquish as a result of her contract. How the director sacrifices himself for her and how the complex situation is worked out to a happy, although unforced ending, is delineated with great human feeling and dramatic force by Miss Weber. The picture is to reach the screen generally on September 12th, as the second of Universal’s new Jewels pictures. Definite plans for its New York premiere have not yet been arranged, but it is understood it will be seen on one of the leading Broadway screens. Ali Hartman’s I Film Fables I 1 From Big u j THE Big U Scribes, Traveling Sheiks, Bookers, Secretaries, in fact all who preside at this Exchange, through this column want to extend to our new chief, Joseph Friedman, our best wishes for his success and pledge to him our loyalty and our best endeavor to make his regime the best we ever had, and at the same time, wish our former chief W. C. Herrmann, good luck and success in his new field. (They’re both good fellows.) Selah! * * * EMIR SOL RAIVES, he who presides at the Joint Arbitration Board Meetings, received many congratulations upon his entering the grandfather ranks. His son Harold, who is managing Sol’s enterprises at his different temples in the land of Manhattan, was presented with a handsome baby boy, Robert. Mother and son doing well. Sol is the youngest looking grandfather in the land. (When will Robert buy film?) Selah! * * * EMIR SHOULACK, who presides over the temple called the New Chester Theatre in the land of Brooklyn, has given up the maritime life and now takes all his nautical voyages on land. The Emir is 100 persent Universal and is so impressed with the Greater Movie List that his daughter was ordered to report at the Colony Theatre to witness “Oh, Baby,” so that father should know how great the Universal Picture is. (Being a sailor is never like this.) * * * THOSE eminent keepers of various Temples in Brooklyn, Rachmiel & Rintzler, called at our sanctum and attached their sign manual to the scrolls of short subjects which adds another illustrious membership to that ever growing list of 100 percenters and which will be enjoyed by their followers as the Universal shorts are known far and wide as the best and only the best. (They can’t be beat.) * * * Grand commander Joseph STERN, he who presides over the land of Jersey, met our traveling sheiks, Richland and Winnick, and entered into talk, which resulted in Commander Stern, duly giving his seal and covenant to give to his followers all pictures on that Greater Movie List and to increase the good feeling among them all by comedies and serials, so that their joy will be unbounded. (There will be joy in Jersey.) Selah!