Motion Picture Story Magazine (Feb-Jul 1912)

144 THE MOTION PICTURE STORY MAGAZINE Little eleven-year-old Norma Suckno, of South Pearl and Herkimer Sts.j Albany, N. Y., contributes these eloquent verses : When the crimson roses blossom, And spring zephyrs fill the air, And all the world awakens To the beauteous and the fair, The skylark sings its morning song, The robins then rejoice, But of all God's works of beauty Is my favorite Alice Joyce. Miss E. D. Jackson contributes the following resume, entitled Favorites' ': Ou Of all the favorite players, There seem to be a score; Costello may win the contest, But. Cassinelli might get more. Mae Hotely is a good one, G. M. Anderson is fine, Prank X. Bushman, also, Must come in along the line. Florence Lawrence we shall remember, Altho she ran away; Alice Joyce is a favorite Anywhere and any day. Florence Turner, of the Vitagraph — I hear she has been ill; We extend to her our sympathies, And hope soon her place she'll fill. Arthur Johnson — he is funny, He always makes me smile; When he is in a picture, You see a play worth while. Harry Meyers is a favorite With several whom I know; Altho he isn't a star, He sure can make things go. Of all the little children On the Motion Picture screen, Adele De Garde is surely The sweetest to be seen. Gladys Field, of the West, Surely I want her to know That we all like to see her At' the Motion Picture Show. John Bunny, of the Vitagraph, He almost makes us croak; "Nobody loves a fat man," But that is all a joke. Of all our favorite actors, The one that I like best Is noble GILBERT ANDERSON, The hero of the West. HOW TO VOTE An "enthusiastic admirer" from Reading, Pennsylvania, writes us as follows : I wish to request you not to have any more subscription coupons in the next issue. The reasons are, first, some people cannot afford to take so many subscriptions ; second, many people would like to boost their favorites, but they cannot get many subscriptions. A great many people think that it is not fair to Miss Lawrence and Miss Joyce that some of the others are so far ahead, and they suspect that some of the players have rich friends, who can afford to pay for a great many subscriptions. We are working hard this month for our players, and getting many subscriptions, but we know we will not be able to do it next month. If you would have a free coupon in the next issue, good for about 100 votes, I am sure we could do better. Many people are willing to buy a book or two extra, but cannot afford to subscribe for the magazine. We think this is a good suggestion, and a fair one, so we have adopted it. From the very beginning we have tried to make this contest a representative one, and by various means and devices we have endeavored to feel the public pulse. Everybody has had a chance to vote for his or her favorite player, and the more enthusiastic ones have had opportunity to work for their favorites. Had we adopted a plan whereby each reader could cast only one vote, many persons would not vote at all. Only by offering extra inducements was it possible to get the opinions of the outsiders who would never have voted at all if some enthusiastic worker had not approached them with a petition or with a subscription blank. Since the next issue of this magazine will contain the final result of the contest, we presume that our readers will be anxious to see a copy as soon as possible. While we have increased the edition from 10,000 to 25,000 copies a month, nearly every month, we find that it is still impossible for a great many people to get the magazine, because the newsstands and theaters are soon sold out.