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Friday Morning, July 19th, 1918.
To the People Who Are Interested in Moving Pictures:
Last week an advertisement of a local theatre was published in a Marietta
paper, in which the statement was made that the theatre in question would show
“first run” Paramount, A rtcraft, Metro and Fox Pictures.
As The Strand holds contracts. with these companies for exclusive first
showing of their pictures in Marietta with exception of a few pictures which we
refused and would not allow on our screen, we present the following copies of
correspondence which explains itself.
S. A. Lynch Enterprnses, Inc.
Atlanta, Ga., July 15 1918.
Mr. F. G. Marchman, Manager,
The Strand Theater,
Marietta, Georgia.
My dear Mr Marchman:
In connection wih the advertise
ment carried in the Marietta paper,
wherein the Dixie Theater advertises
that it has contracted for Artcraft:
and Paramount Pictures, will say
that we have no contract of any na
ture with this theater, except for the
showing one Paramount Picture,
namely; ‘“The Guilty Man.”
Th:a advertisement was an entire
surprise to the writer, and we call
your attention to the fact that it will
be impossible for us to offer service
to other than yourself in Marietta.
We would refer you to our recent
It has never'been, and never will be the policy of The Strand to deceive the public.
i ‘We v]s{itll continue to show the Highest Class Pictures, and show them while they are NEW, and at prices in keeping with
eir quality.
You will realize of course, that NEW prints of NEW pictures cost more than OLD and WORN prints of OLD pictures. The
difference is obvious. | -
If you read the Atlanta papers you will see that we show the same pictures, in nearly every instance, as shown at the For
lsyth, Rialto, Strand and Criterion, soon after they are shown at these theatres, and in some cases before they are shown in At
anta. |
This sort of service and the class of pictures we show, costs money, but The Strand has found that it pays to show the BEST
pictures while they are NEW, , ’ :
Marietta and Cobb County has never been satisfied with anything but the BEST and you will always find it at The Strand.
The following stars will appear on The Strand screen in their latest pictures as they are released:
Rex Beach |
Enrico Caruso
Harold Lockwood
Viola Dana
Rita Jolivet
Madam Nazimova
Emily Stevens -
Edith Story
William Farnum
If you will read the above list you will see the names of all the leading stars of filmdom, and among threm you will find your
favorite player. ’ :
It is not our purpose to enter into a campaign of mud-slinging, but we do propose to protect ourselyes and our patrons from
unscrupulous advertisers. 'HE STRAND THEATRE, :
b iagn? ] - By F. G. Marchman.
MONDAY., July 22nd.
Viola Dana
it B e
“The Only Road”
(METRO)
_ Ford Weekly
THE STRAND THEATRE
_fiéfdcal Red Cross Chapter Has Charge and Get Profits for Entire Week. .
letter wherein you are notified that
your conract for the entire output of
the Famous Players-Laskey Corpora
tion had been accepted and we would
serve you fully for the coming year.
Most truly yours,
S. A. Lynch Enterprises, Inc.,
F. P. Chamberlain, Manager.
’Metro Pictures Corporation
Atlanta, Ga., July 14 1918.
Mr. F. G. Marchman,
President Manager,
Marietta Amusement Co.,
Marietta, Ga..
My dear Mr. Marchman:
In order tq set at rest any rumors
as to where Metro Pictures will be
shown in your city, I wish to state
that we hold contracts with The
Strand Theater for the exhibition in
Marietta of all Me#ro Program Re-
Mae Marsh
Madge Kennedy
Mabel Normand
Tom Moore
Clara Kimball Young
Norma Talmadge
Constance Talmadge
Marion Davies
Warren Kerrigan
~ TUESDAY, July 23rd.
Wallace Reid
“The Firefly
Of France”
(PARAMOUNT)
Screen Telegram
THE MARIETTA JOURNAL AND COQURIER
leases, and we want to thank you for
the additional contra.cts which you
have just signed covering the exhib
ition in Marietta of 8 of our Screen
Classic Productions, which we are
sure the patrons of your theater will
appreciate as you will give them some
real big subjects andproductions, fea
turing such stars as Mme. Nazimova,
Harold Lockwood, Rita Jolivet, Ar
nold Daley, Edith Storey, The Dolly:
Sisters, etc.
Very truly, |
Metro Pictures Corporation,
C. E. Kessnich, Manager.
Fox Film Corporation.
Atlanta Ga., July 15 1918.
Mr. F. G. Marchman, Mgr.,
The Strand Theater,
Marieta, Ga., s
My dear Mr. Marchman:
Bessie Barriscale
George Walsh
Peggy Hyland
Virginia Pearson
June Caprice
Fatty Arbuckle
John Barrymore
Enid Bennett
Billie Burke
WEDNESDAY, July 24th.
. Enid Bennett
- IN—
“The Desert Wooing”’
< ‘(PARAMOUNT)
Burton Holmes Travelogue
I have for acknowledgement yours
of the 12th together with a copy of
the Cobb County Times,printed on
Thursday July 11h.
I am at a loss to understand why
Mr. E. L. Stringer, in announcing the
opening of the Dixie Theater stated
that he had contracted for the Fox
~ Pictures, and I am this day writing
. him for an explanation — a copy of
my letter hereto attached.
For your information, Mr. Stringer
has several times attempted to secure
Fox Pictures, but in every instance
we declined to discuss business, in
asmuch as our present contracts with
you were quite satisfactory.
Trusting the above information is
satisfactory, and with best wishes for
your success, [ am
Cordially yours i
Sam Denbow, Jr., Manager
Fox Film Corporation.
Lina Cavalieri
Marguerite Clark
Ethel Clayton
Dorothy Dalton
Pauline Frederick
Dorothy Gish
Lila Lee
Vivian Martin -
Shirley Mason
Charles Ray
THURSDAY, July 25th.
Mae Marsh
e
“The Glorious
Adventure”’
(GOLDWYN)
Screen Telegram
(COPY)
Fox Film Corporation
Atlanta, Ga., July 15 1918.
Mr. E. L. Stringer, Manager,
Dixie Theater,
Marietta, Ga., :
Dear Mr. Stringer: *
I was quite surprised to note that
in your announcement of the open
ing of the Dixie Theater, you inform
ed the people of Marietta, through
the Cobb County Tmes, that you had
conracted for Fox Pictures.
This is an erroneous statement, as
as not a single picture has been book
ed you from this Exchange.
In fairness to Mr. Marchman, the
writer would consider it a favor if
you retracted this statement, either
through your local newspaper, or by
letter directed to the undersigned.
Very truly yours,
Sam Denbow, Jr., Manager.
Fox Film Corporation.
Wallace Reid
Bryant Washburn
George M. Cohan
Cecil B. De Mille
Douglas Fairbanks
Elsie Ferguson
D. W. Griffith
William S. Hart
Mary Pickford
Fred Stone
FRIDAY, July 26th.
Nell Shipman
“Baree, Son of Kazan”
(From novel by the famous author,
Sir James Oliver Curwood)
Pictograph and News Reel .
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