Motion Picture Story Magazine (Aug 1911-Jan 1912)

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foqairie& This department is for the answering of questions of general interest only. Involved technical questions will not be answered. Information as to the matrimonial alliances of the players and other purely personal matters will not be answered. Questions concerning the marriages of players will be completely ignored. Addresses of companies will not be furnished in this column. A list of all film makers will be supplied on request to all who enclose a stamped and selfaddressed envelope. Give your name and address as evidence of good faith. It will not be used. No questions can be answered relating to the identity of the Biograph players. M. P. Fiend, Quebec. — Miss Leonard is the lady you mean. (2) There is small chance that you will see Mr. Costello and Miss Joyce play opposites. (3) Miss Lawrence is playing regularly. Lancashire Lass, Elton Bury. — Edwin August played the hero in "The Big Scoop." We understand he is with the Biograph now. The Edison company produced the Scoop. (2) "The Corporation and the Ranch Girl" is an Essanay. Gilbert M. Anderson and Gladys Fields had the leads. (3) "Bertie's Bandit" is an American. Warren Kerrigan is their leading man. (4) "The Job and the Girl" is an American. Mr. Kerrigan again. (5) "The Border Rangers" is an Essanay. (6) Jack Clark played opposite Miss Gauntier in the Kalem. Glad to welcome one of our English friends to the department. Drop in any time. H. H. R., Buffalo. — The O'Kalems returned October 7th. The dinner to them was on Oct. 7th and Mr. Brewster made the speech of welcome. Several companies accept war stories of varying sorts, but we cannot suggest a market. See the list of companies in the October issue or send a stamped envelope for a list of addresses. Other questions will be answered later. A. N. W., Brooklyn. — Miss Kate Price (not Rice), of the Vitagraph company, is an experienced actress. G. V. B., Syracuse. — Miss Gene Gauntier played the lead. (2) She is an American. H. M., San Marcos.— The picture is that of Gilbert M. Anderson. L. M. C, Hattiesburg. — Miss Kathleen Williams is the "pretty blonde" in "Captain Kate." Mrs. N , New York. — We thought every one knew Miss Florence Lawrence. Motion Picture Fiend No. 2. — Portraits of Mr. Costello and Miss Turner may be found in the March issue. C. P. D., Providence. — No particular stock company. She is a member of the Vitagraph staff. A Constant Reader, Albany. — The story was not in scenario form. Scenario is merely the action divided into scenes. H. B., New Haven. — Any one can submit a story plot to the various manufacturers and be assured of courteous treatment. Send stamped envelope for list of addresses. (2) We are not interested in manuscripts until they have been produced. G. W. T., Wilmington. — Mr. Costello has been with the Vitagraph for a number of years. A. V. C, Beaumont. — Miss Greenwood was the girl in "The New Cook," and a valuable member of the Kalem comedy company, generally. O. T. R., New York City. — We have no knowledge of any company working in the grotesque make-up you suggest. Black and blue, instead of the usual red, have been suggested for make-up under 'electric light, and some companies experimented extensively along these lines, but to no particular result. Most Photoplayers use a modified stage make-up and get very good results. "Ther," Hartford. — There have been at least two full real subjects played in a single setting, and there have been two or three plays with but a single character. Novelty was gained, but the results put a check to similar novelties until the first had been forgotten. A vaudeville audience will regard a sketch setting for twenty minutes, and in dramatic performances an act may run an hour in a single scene, but the Photoplay is different. L. O. E., Montreal. — The age of players, particularly the feminine members of the companies, is purely a matter between themselves and the Vital Statistics Bureau. E. M. L., Brooklyn. — Miss Laura Sawyer was the player in Edison's "A Sailor's Love Letter," to whom vou make reference. H. C. J., Ottawa.— Miss Kathlyn Williams was Henriette in the Selig "The Two Orphans." A. A., Harlem. — We're afraid we'll have to confess we do not know. Helen, New York. — The actor marked with a cross in the picture sent is not Carlyle Blackwell, but Jack J. Clarke. 134