admissions and no phone calls.  The manager was reluctant but eventually agreed. His one request was  to call his wife to come to the theater immediately, although he was  forbidden to tell her what film she was about to see. Indeed, Kern  stood by him while he made his phone call to ensure he maintained  the secret. When the film began, the audience started yelling with  excitement. They had been reading about this film for nearly 2  years, so were naturally thrilled to see it for themselves.