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brother, but ran away with an gratuitous publicity." Whether he will American. I count upon your die be able to bring off another coup of cretion. The Shaikh will stay at the the kind may be doubted, however, It Majcatio on one condition only: no may also be doubted whether this one must know either about his sort of thing would not, in the mission or even his arrival in Now end, do more injury than good to the York."
film business generally. Other every-
PUBLC-AUCTIONS. PO LET-FLOORI. in the new author of the " stunt." The problem and then, he summoned a whole batch to be very effective, is to hire girls |
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EDWARD M. JOSEPH. Hongkong, December 29, 1921.
The classic story of how a certain film, The Virgin of Stambonl," was
'put over" last year has been re- Five minutes later the reception day dodges resorted to, or, at any ferr d to more than once, and was clerk repeated the entire conversation rate, recommended to American ex- recently recounted at length in that in the manager's office, and in pre-hibitors, áro not se clevot 69 very staid French monthly the Afer-sence of the hotel publicity agent. It that related at length, bat are cure de France which clearly enter was too good a chance to be wasted, possibly productive of even more tains not a little admiration for the the publicity man decided, and, there annoyance to individuata. Ono, said the publicity expert had to solve was of reporters to attend on the follow- to call up every subscriber men- how best to make the name of the fing day. When Mahomet-ben- tioned in the telephone directory film known within twenty four hours Mabomet arrived, he made his entry of 1 town and tell them some Another, to the hundred millions or so of his through a double row of people, who absurd story about a film. compatriate. First of all he secured spied every movement. In the rooms put into practice for a film known as the services of eight authentic Turks, reserved for him the enterprising The Devil's Pass Key," was to a matter of no great difficulty in a big American reportera bad been advertise a substantial prize for the cosmopolitan city like New York. busily at work, Oxamining finders of four keys, which, it was The next step was to take a house in every nook and cranny. They made announced, lind been placed in four Sixth-avenue in which to train his all kinds of interesting discoveries, shops. The man who evolved this men. At the end of ten days each including the draft of an advertise-luminous idea says gleefully that some man knew his role, whatever it was,ment offering a reward of $20,000 for shopkeepers were so exasperated by pastry cook or porter, and the little information that would lead to the being asked all day long whether thoy party was despatched to Montreal undiscovery of Bari's whereabouts. had one of the keys that they put big der the guidance of a confidential There was also a big pile of letters notices in their windows saying it was assistant.
awaiting the Sheikh's arrival, many of useless to apply. This, of course, was them with the names of important itself the very kind of advertisement banks on the envelopes. The re-that was wanted. portera were more than satisfied with their work; so, too, was the man who had "salted" the rooms in advance with the various documents.
lu his own New York office the originator of the affair waited for the telegram from Montreal which was to set the whole action in motion. At Inst the hour struck. Then a clerk called up the Hotel Majestic, New York. To the best of his ability Le imitated the official tone of the tele-
phone exchange operator. "That the Majestic ?. Right.
Mon-
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December 28,
Mr J. Sutt Harston
Henderson
After that, the thing went like wildfire. On the following morning some of the leading newspapers in New York came out with big stories" about the Sheikh and his menton, ME R. Bailer treal wants to speak to your recep- though others were more or less Mr & Mrs Banner-Mr and Mrs C. A. tion clerk." himself now takes his clerk's place:ed suit, and the Associated Prose Mr sat Mrs H. A. Hussey
The publicity expert sceptical. The evening papera follow; }
Mr G. W. Parton Mrs McConnell "Hullo!.
Reception clerk, despatched the news from on end of
Mr B. Jorgensen Majestic. Montreal sprak the Americap continent to the other. Lea R. Beli ios and Mr W. 0, It was even cabled to the Paris edition Mr & Mira Rt. Bigazzi de E. M. Joseph
Benjamin Гуаваћ of one of the New York papers. The r R. J. Birbeck star Jagoph gentleman responsible for this whole- 45 Blackbaca sale mystification sak.equently boast Mrx Tond, childMr and Mrs ed that he had obtained in forty- eight hours 4,500 columna
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in consequence of ill health 1 have closed the office formerly carried on by ne at 6 Des Voeux Road Central, under the style or firm name of JOSEPH BROS. All communications and corres pondene regarding the firm should be address to c/o The Hongkonging.. I am the courier of 16 Ciy land with wheels two part Hotel, until further notice.
the Sheikh Mahomet-ben Mahomet, whegand uplete Equipment
brother of the Emir of the Hedjaz, who has just landed hore.
Please reserve your best set of rooms for him. There is a suite of seven per- NOUS. We shall be in New York to murrow," "Right." "Hullo! Listen, but promise to repeat to no one what I am going to tell you. It must remain an absolute secret. The Sheikh has come to America to try to find a Turkish lady of the name of Sari, known as the Virgin of Stamboul. betrothed to the Sheikh's
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