Photoplay (Apr - Sep 1918)

Photoplay Magazine — Advertising Section 125 Questions and Answers A. R., Akron, O. not as small as she looked in "Rebecca." They had lo put her in one of those presses and squeeze her down to the proper size before she started with the picture. Marguerite Clark is still on this sphere and so is Blanche Sweet. Marjorie Daw played Emma Jane in "Rebecca." She is fifteen and her right name is Marguerite House. (Continued) No Mary Pickford is E. G., Baltimore, Md. — Olive Thomas is about nineteen. Address her in care of Triangle Studio, Culver City, Cal. "Betty Takes a Hand," "Madcap Madge'' and "Broadway Arizona" arc three pictures in which she has been featured. Bernice, Los Angeles, Cal. — So your sister named her goldfish "Wallie" after you had bestowed that name on your dog and now the goldfish answers when you call "Wallie" and you want to know what we'd do to settle the controversy. Well Bernice it would greatly simplify matters if you fed the fish to the dog and then when you called "Wallie" — M. K. T., New York City.— Lillian Gish played child parts on the stage, her last appearance, we believe being in "The Warrens of Virginia." Jack Holt played a lead with Margaret Illington and also opposite a number of Universal stars. He is under 30. Marie, Minneapolis — Clifford Gray, formerly of Balboa, is at this writing in the officers training camp at the Presidio, San Francisco, preparing to be an officer. Kathleen Clifford is with Balboa at Long Beach, Cal. Write her there for a picture. Peggy, West Hoboken, N. J. — That was Douglas MacLean in the picture with Gail Kane. Mary Pickford has no children although she recently adopted an entire orphan asylum in Los Angeles. Write often. Clair, New York City. — Matt Moore played with Marion Davies in "Runaway Romany." Here's "The Haunted Pajamas" cast: Richard, Harold Lockwood; Frances, Carmel Myers ; Judge Billings, Lester Cuneo ; Francis Billings, Paul Willis; Jack Billings, Ed Sedgwick ; Jenkins, Harry de Roy ; Elizabeth Billings, Helen Ware; Col. Kirkland, Wm. DeVaull. Violet, Wellington, New Zealand. — That little story about Fanny Ward was correct except the word "recently." It's quite a few years ago since Miss Ward became the bride of Joseph Lewis, the "South African Diamond King." She married Jack Dean about two years ago. William Boyd was Isaac in "The Kiss of Hate." Peggy Blake played the lead in "The Woman in the Box." Conway Tearle was born in New York in 1880 and he has been married. Julia Stuart was Mrs. Neville in "The Common Law." Birdie in the Vogue comedy "Lost and Found" was Lillian Hamilton. Billie Rhodes is married; Meal Burns isn't. Ethel Lynne is the Christie comedienne. No record of the others. Blue Eyes, Pasadena, Cal. — Theda Bara was 27 on the 2.0th of July. Mr. Dexter is somewhere in his thirties. Nellie, Vallejo, Cal. — Broun Eyes in "Intolerance" was played by Margery Wilson who is now with Triangle. R. C. D., McAllen, Texas.— It's awful easy to be an answer man, so just think what a cinch it must be to be an actor, for there's lots more actors than answer men. Herbert Rawlinson is thirty-two, Eddie Lyons one year younger than that and Lee Moran two years younger than Herbert and Eddie's junior by a year. Now have you that straight? In other words Herbert is thirty-two ; Eddie, thirty-one and Lee thirty. Don't speak so harshly of chile con carne and hot tamales — we like them. F. C, Santa Barbara, Cal. — The writer of the clipping you enclose is wrong. William and Dustin Farnum have no sister William has a little adopted daughter but she's not the one who played in "Jack and the Beanstalk." Dustin Farnum has no children. E. C, Des Moines, Ia. — Vivian Martin starts reducing when she hits the century mark. She has light hair and blue eyes and a gray auto. H. B., Atlantic City, N. J.— A child wasn't thrown out of the window and killed in the production of "Poppy" that we saw. Course our w. k. Chicago censor board might have used their scissors a bit, but we didn't hear about it. W. S., Montreal, P. Q. — Haven't any record of "The Tonopah Kid." Where did you see that article? E. P., Norwich, Ont. — Your life aim you say is to become an actress. How unlike us you are. We've always, always wanted to be a policeman, but ah, crool fate ! Your Normal School sounds good to us. Better stick to it. J. W. G., Coffeyville, Kan. — There wasn't any Olga Raff cast in "Rasputin, the Black Monk." Perhaps you mean Ilda Ron". Lillian Cook was her-n. Mary Miles Minter is fifteen and unmarried. Alan Forrest is the husband of Ann Little. He's twentyseven years ©Id. Louise Huff is twenty-two and the wife of Edgar Jones. Ethel Clayton is married to Joseph Kaufman. She's twenty-six. June Elvidge and Juliette Daye won't .give us an inkling as to their age. We have a hunch that they are not married. Glad you are wearing the olive drab. We're proud of you. J. E. Ma, Hastings, Mich. — "Doug" and the Goldust (or did you say Fairbanks?) twins are not related. Send for as many pictures as you like. S. M., Evanston, III. — Lionel Barrymore's age is a deep dark mystery, at least he makes it such. But we imagine he is not so old that he allows his birthdays to skip by without remembering them, like we do. Address Mr. Barrvmore in care of Metro, N. Y. C. D. S., Chico, Cal. — Donald Hall may be addressed in care of Pathe studio. William Farnum first saw America in 1876. E. A. Ma, Rochester, N. Y. — Very nice of you not to want to tax our cerebral and medulla oblongatal powers, but you couldn't tax them, cause we ain't got none. Guess we haven't at any rate, for we can't locate 'em. No record of that June 26th date. Sure Irene Castle will send you her photo. 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