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POPULAR PLAYER CONTEST 133
Miss Nona Brown, of 3521 Lexington Street, Chicago, writes: "As I am no poet, I dont think I will risk writing poetry, but I send my votes as follows : Two for the blonde in the Biograph, the same for Alice Joyce, Gene Gauntier, Florence Lawrence,. Arthur Johnson, and the curly-haired fellow in the Biograph."
J. A. C.-K. entitles his effusion "Beats Them All."
Gwendolyn Pates is sure a beaut,
Florence Turner is just a dream, Gene Gauntier is a swell one, too,
Alice Joyce is as rich as cream ; But above them all is the Lubin girl,
(Tho she left the Lubin some time ago) The pretty little unequalled pearl,
Is Florence Lawrence in the Photoshow.
M. H., of Huntington, West Virginia, sends these "Ravings of a Motion Picture Fiend :"
Alice Joyce — Demure and sweet,
To see her always means a treat. Florence Lawrence — Comedienne fair,
Her acting to all is a pleasure rare. Gene Gauntier — The little lass
Whose Irish roles sure mean some class. Mary Pickford — With eyes coquettish, so childish and kind ; —
Sounds queer, but she is an "Imp" divine. Florence Turner — The Famed Vitagraph girl,
Of her, *Nuf Sed,' my head's in a whirl. Marion Leonard — Blond and stately,
Has not been in pictures lately. Lillian Walker — With her dimples so deep, and her hair so fair,
Many hearts has won, I do declare. Helen Gardner — A Juno indeed;
In becoming a favorite, I know will succeedMrs. Mary Maurice — With her soft, silvery hair And her sweet old face,
In all the roles allotted her, She surely fills her place. I know not the names of the Biograph dames,
Incog, it seems they wish to remain.
Here's hoping the "Diving Girl's" glory ne'er wanes. G. M. Anderson — Idol of the kids and a real live wire, Is he brave, or Would he run
If he heard a gun fire?
All these people are very clever,
In comedy roles, or in heavy "drammer"
But if you wish to bury trouble,
And enjoy a hearty laugh,
Go to see Big John Bunny in
A comic Vitagraph. "Dimples" Costello — It's "Not because his hair is curjy, Not because his eyes are blue,"
It's just because the girls adore him, He's riddled their hearts thru and thru. Arthur Johnson — Long and lanky,
His acting is good, but —
I'll bet he's cranky.
Miss Belle McMichael, of Detroit, Mich, is "for G. M. Anderson, first, last and always. As a sheriff, he has no equal."
Two thirteen-year-old girls, "Grace and Charlotte," from San Francisco, send some clever verses for Miss Fuller and Mr. Costello, closing as follows:
She has brown hair and eyes of brown, But cant you guess the one I mean.
And a mischievous little frown: That very handsome fellow?
I'm sure there would be nothing duller Why, he acts in the Vitagraph,
Than Moving Pictures without Man Fuller. His name? Maurice Costello.