The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-04
Banquet for
Sam Warner
Huge Success

with over $50 members OF the mo.
ilon picture industry. including ex.
.hibl,ors. exchange representatives
and theatsr managers present. and
with Sam Warner. OF the Warner
Bros Production company M the
honored guest. Mr. L. X. Brin. OF
the local Warner exchange, staged
ono OF the most enjoyable and
unique banqucts in the history OF
Seattle motion pictures. nj Wizards.
Saturday evening.
Included among the guests were
many out.oftown representatives.
Or. Howard Ciemmer. president Of
the Washington state Motion Pic.
iure aasoclation. acted as toast mas.
ter. and incidentally Injected enough
impromptu humor In his opening ad.
dress 10 give the affair a lively start.
DR.. ciemmer is a brother OF James
10 Ciemmer. OF the Columbia. in this
city. and tho no has confined his
theatrical activities TO Spokane. he
Ia well known throui the Northwest.
Sam Morris. general manager Of
the distribution for Warner Bros.
followed DR.. Ciommcr as lntroduc.
tory speaker. Mr. Morris confined
his talk chiefly 20 the film exhibit.
ors. after which he introduced sam
Warner.
When the ovation had subsidized.
Mr.. Warner gave an interesting out.
line Of tho activities OF the Warner
Bros. beginning 20 years ago. when
the four brothers firat made their
start. In Newcastle. PA. The boys
were financially embarrassed. They
pooled their resources TO build the
little thcator and managed 10 get Il
completed, with the exception OF
the seats. These they borrowed from
tho undertaken.
Following the New Castle venture
the Warner brothers went TO New
York city and later came to Seattle.
where they opened the Northwestern
Exchange. From Seattle back 20
New York again. where after many
up and down struggles, they struck
upon their first real bit. OF success
when they negotiated with Ambassa-
dor Gerard for the perturbation Of
My Four Years in Germany" This
production was tremendous sue
cess thruout the country.
Warner Brothers was the first or
ganization TO 70 In for producing
best sellers" Everyone is familiar
with the brand of productions re-
lensed by this company. Main
Street" Brass where the North
Begins" and The Marriage Circle"
and Rabbit" the attraction Mt the
Coliseum this week. are only four OF
long list OF Warner Bros. sue
cesses.
After 20 years OF hard work, dur
ing which time the four brothers
stuck together, Warner Brothers
now have the largest independent
organization in the country.
hiipNii'' v Y y V III Y y y
speaker was Mrs. Pearl Heating,
who reads and adapts the best SELL
ors' TO the screen. Mrs. Heating is
a brilliant woman and gave vivid
Interpretation Of the several now
pictures which are scheduled for
showing by Warner Brothers. Some
OF the pictures now being produced
by Warner Brothers include Three
Women" tErnst Jubitsch directing),
"Thc Dark Swan" Lighthouse by
the Sea-" This Woman" and Lover
OF Camille"
Following the banquet song md
dance program by clever entertain
crs was presented. after which the
guests adjourned 10 tho dance floor.
Mr.. Warner and party, including
Mrs. Heating, her daughter. and Mr..
Sam Morris left Seattle Monday
morning. They have been touring
the country doing zone night
stands" Ms Mr. Warner expressed II,
for six weeks.