The Photo-Play Journal (May 1916-Apr 1917)

THE PHOTO-PLAY JOURNAL FOR APRIL, 1917. PAGE 53. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM Why Is Your Favorite Your Favorite? "The Photo-Play Journal" will pay $5 for the best answer of 75 words or less to this question. The sum of $3 will be paid to the second best, and $1 will be paid to each of the next two best. If you have a favorite among the many motion picture artists, write why. Write on one side of the paper. 'I I! " !lllllllllll|[||lllll[||||||llllllllllllll For Wally Reid Wally Reid, in my opinion, is just "perfect." When his charming visage is shown on the screen, all the girls just sit on the edge of their seats and envy his leading lady. Many a girl's greatest ambition is to smooth with their hand his golden hair. All in all Wally Reid is truly the most wonderful looking screen idol. — Edna Mae Holzmen, Rox, Mass. For George Beban. I admire George Beban's acting on the screen most of all. His picture, "The Alien," was the best picture I ever saw, and I go to the movies three or four times a week. I never saw him in one of those silly, mushy dramas, and I guess that's why I am so fond of him. — Edythe R. Howard (12 years old), Springvale, Me. For Dustin Farnum. You can all pick your actor or actress, but I differ with a few of you. There is one that can make them all stay in the dust, and cheer the most saddest heart — even mend a broken heart ; he is the most pleasant actor with sunshine always with him. And that's why Dustin Farnum stays in the lead. — Emma Clements, 516 S. Third St., LaCrosse, Wis. For Marguerite Clark. My favorite is little Marguerite Clark. I consider her the best of all the screen favorites. She has talent, and is very clever. She has such a winning smile, and oh, such a pretty wink she has to her lovely brown eyes. Such tiny feet. Her plays are both to bring laughter and to draw tears. She plays as though she were at her own home, with nobody watching her, while at the same time she is as cute as ever. With her curls bobbing, and her lovely eyes winking she is just beautiful. — Miss Rose Lauber, South Main Street, Mt. Pleasant, la. In my opinion Marguerite Clark is just four feet of pure delight. Everyone from kiddies to grandparents agree that she is the cutest star. Her accomplishments consist of beauty, talent, gracefulness and charm. If one ever wants to feel real good and happy, let him only see her and his whole soul will be made cheerful. Moreover, Miss Clark's fun-loving personality has made her the favorite of many screen fans. — Thelma Schmitt, 1858 Columbia Road, N. W., Washington, D. C. Marguerite Clark is my favorite for many reasons. To me she is the personification of beauty, both physical and spiritual. Her childlike artlessness is refreshing. Her smile is alluring in a clean and wholesome way. She radiates goodness, refinement and love. If you watch a crowd coming out of a theater after seeing Marguerite Clark in a picture, you will see smiles. Not cynical smiles, or bored grown-up better when we are little kids. — Florence Mulholland, 4705 N. Winchester Ave., Chicago, 111. In your contest for best reasons why the various motion picture favorites are favorites, I beg to submit the following: Of motion picture stars, and I have seen many, Marguerite Clark is my favorite. Her childlike simplicity always gives to her plays a naturalness and human appeal which no other artist has achieved. She is never coarse, but a dainty little lady, wholly charming and lovely. Your winsome smile alone would win my heart, Mistress Marguerite. — Edith S. McCabe, 17 E. Franklin St., Bound Brook, N. J. For Mary Pickford My favorite is Mary Pickford. I consider her the queen of all stars. She is the sweetest, cutest of all. Others are good, but not one comes up to her. She is simply wonderful, and has the most beautiful curls. I consider her the leader among all stars of the world. — Nellie Brown, Culpeper, Va. For June Caprice. I consider June Caprice the best of all motion picture actresses, because she has such a wonderfully sweet smile. When she smiles she makes one forget all troubles, yet, when her countenance is somber she makes one feel sad. She is very clever, and her girlish sweetness adds greatly to her popularity. I think she is a little beauty. She plays very sweet ingenue parts, which are very delightful. For these qualities, I think she is the sweetest little movie actress in the world. — Mary G. Lynch, 124 Hillside Ave., Holyoke, Mass. For Norma Talmadge Norma Talmadge is, I think, the best and most talented actress on the screen. Her wonderful personality and unlimited ability to portray any type of person has won her universal fame. Miss Talmadge has a very attractive and unusual face. With her wonderful eyes and her frown she is able to express any feeling, and her bewitching smile never fails to win the hearts of her audience. The nature of Miss Talmadge's plays vary, put she plays each part with a perfect understanding of and sympathy with the character.— Grace Murray, 25 Pleasant St., Philadelphia, Pa. For Wm. S. Hart. I consider William S. Hart the greatest of all screen stars because, either as a typical western bad man or hero, he leads all others. He does not dress for action with the thought of making every girl fall in love with him. He dresses as best suits the part he is to take. And another reason why he leads all others is because he does not act any part that he has not lived in real life. —Jos. S. Cassidy, 2570 McCulloh St., Baltimore, Md. I admire Wm S. Hart because the dominant chord of all his plays is the wonderful influence of a good woman. The terrible, masterful strength of the man, combined with the reverence of his attitude toward a woman, is sublime. He represents the type dearest to the heart of every woman. Possessing all the instincts of man primeval softened by an infinite tenderness — a fascinating combination of God and Devil. — Mrs. G. A. Clark, Box 414, Jacksonville, Fla. For Pauline Frederick. In my humble opinion there is no one to compare with Pauline Frederick, the Pearl of Perfection, amony the; screen stars. While the scenarios are not always suitable for her, her vivid personality and sweeping performances cannot help but attract the lover of dramatic acting. No matter what role she is to portray, Miss Frederick easily adapts herself to the character. Pauline Frederick is quite wonderful and in a class by herself. — Gladys C. Fox, 39 Sayre St., Elizabeth, N. J. For Theda Bara. I consider Theda Bara the greatest, most attractive and all around actress on the screen. Because besides being the greatest vampire the screen ever knew she is able to play most any other role before the camera, and whatever she plays she can play it so it looks absolutely natural ; and because she can make a person marvel at her. The way she can work her wonderful eyes and transfer her marvelous personality into thousands of different expressions. — Miss Mary Jones, 104 East 4th St., Waterloo, la. For Sidney Drew My favorite is Sidney Drew because he is always at his best, and his best is always hilarious. With him on the program, one can count on a thousand feet of bubbling, wholesome humor, for he exercises great care in the choice of his comedies, and will not appear in anything worthless. Drew's is real, every-day humor, not one whit akin to the knock-down, drag-out, roughhouse "stuff" perpetrated by many so-called comedians. — F. G. Davis, 1117 East Clay St., Richmond, Va. For Dorothy Bernard. Dorothy Bernard is the artiste supreme to-day. She has attained her success through her own efforts — not through the medium of advertising. Her ingenue portrayals are flawless — her work in dramatic roles is not to be surpassed. She possesses a magnetic personality, marvelous versatility, and a pleasing countenance. In short, Dorothy Bernard is the essence of sincerity, and is, to my mind, incomparable. — Catherine Hunter, 700 West 180th St, N. Y. C. For Douglas Fairbanks. I get the "Journal" each month, and think it is one of the best screen magazines. Hope my favorite reads this piece about him, and of course I want it to win one of the prizes : Douglas Fairbanks is my favorite because I think he is the most gifted actor on the screen. He has all of "personality plus," and fairly radiates happiness in his screen work. His pictures are wholesome and full of good, clean comedy. His facial expression equals the best, and he has a wonderful originality. He has all the gifts which make a successful actor, and I am only one of a million with whom he is a favorite. — Mrs. Ed. Burke, 26 W. Harris Ave, San Angelo, Texas. Douglas Fairbanks — "Dynamic Dug" — is my favorite screen actor, because he is the most manly, virile and clever exponent of intense dramatic art, on any stage today. He is action incarnate; he lives the part. His whirlwind impetuosity, his demoniac intensity carries the audience off its feet. It thrills and gasps at his dare-devil exploits. From start to finish he holds the absorbed, undivided attention of a breathless audience. And the box-office confirms my opinion. — Arthur Lenox, Lock Box, 1212, Washington, D. C. For Madam Petrova. Petrova is my favorite screen artist because she embodies in herself the perfection of refined acting. She unites in herself that rare combination of qualities — a high order of intelligence, great personal beauty, wonderful charm of manner, perfect poise, exquisite taste, and the God-given gift of making others see the play through her eyes. She never once loses the sympathy of her audience. Unconsciously you say to yourself, "My time has not been wasted. There is a great artist." — Mrs. J. J. O'Connell, 934 I St, N. W, Washington, D. C. For Grace Cunard. I consider Grace Cunard my favorite among all others. She not only is beautiful but versatile. Her facial expression is nothing short of wonderful. Who but Grace Cunard can express every human emotion? She seems entirely at ease with every part she plays. She has characterized every type from a vampire to an innocent young girl. — Miss Gladys Davey, 217 Worthington St, E. Toledo, Ohio. In a Class by Itself! 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