Pictures and the Picturegoer (April - September 1915)

'JCTURES AND THE PICTUREGOER 502 Sgrx. 25, 1915 FLORENCE TURNER " There is no need to emphasize the impression long held that Florence Turner is the greatest living exponent of silent acting, nor is there any need for qualifying in according to her such praise because of the advent of some of our great stellar figures of the speaking stage." From 4,THE THEATRE OF SCIENCE" by Robert Grau. In no film production has the public so fully realised this as in "My Old Dutch" — the epoch-making film of this year Turner Films " Pictures made for YOU." FHE YOUNG PICTUREGOER DEAR GIRLS AND BOYSI wonder how many of von can ma,<t of having received portraits from itar actors and actresses? Grace, of ueeds. lias written to tell me how joyful ■ ii 1 because -Mary Pick ford has ;ent her a large photograph of her1 lie sweetest I have ever seen." says Grace— and Charles Chaplin lias sent her a large photo of himself without his make-up. Now Grace is collecting postcards of the players, and has Eortj already nicely arranged in an ;i 11 Mini that will hold heaps more. The number of little admirers which all. and especially the lady picture artistes, have is really astonishing. Edna fiiaisdn, for instance., has a whole of dolls iii her dressing-room given to her ,-it different times Iry little girl friends; lint there is one big doll ■ them which was not a pi It cost nearly forty shillings, and is wnrth perhaps not more than four; 'How did she come bj it r " you ask. Gdun and a dumber of other lTni\eisal artistes were on the beach one <la\ during this summer, and thought they would try their luck at a prizestall. Their luck was hail, hut t hey held on until the doll was eventually awarded A all had spent money in getting it. the doll was raffled, and Edna won it. And now oh its dress appear the names of all the gamblers who had contributed to the large sum spent in winning it. Pauline Bush is passionately fond of children. She was entertaining a number of them a few weeks ago when a little girl looked up into her face and said, " Oh ! Miss Bush." you must have an awful lot of childrensy" " Why, dear?" asked Miss Bush. " Oh. be' cause yon know just what we all want and give -it to us." answered the child.' The fact is that Pauline remembers her own childhood and thoroughly understands children. Bo you like livine; cartoons? The Essanay Company are releasing a. comic carpi, in weekly. They are drawn by Wallace A Carlson, a clever blackand-white artist, and to see his funny drawings conie to life and m'oveai (he screen just like real people is something much top good to mis and that will long be remembered. The present i shows the adventures of lit tie boy "Dreamj Dud" and his dog " Wag." in one picture yon will see Way -teal a hat and a cane and stroll down an alley. He meets .Miss Cat and llirts with her. AYhilst they spoon oil a log^ Mr. Cat comes along and chase* Wag Dud die. t'i the rescue and runs after them. Mr. Cat inns up £ ti.ee; Bud DREAMY DUD" IN ESSANAY CARTOONS' Paint this picture ami try and win a prize. shakes it. and down comes Mr. Cat on his head. Then Dud wakes up to find his mother pulling his hair. In another picture Dud and Wag eat too much jam and swell np to enom size. They shrink just as quickly, and nail that Dud halluces on the edge of 1 teacup and does high dives into the milk. Then Mr. Cat arri and plays with Dud as it would with a ball of yarn, afterwards giving Dub a ■■ ride-a-cock-hoise " on its tail. Finally Mr. Cat drinkall the milk, leaving Dnd high and dry on the bottom of the cup. The cat i* next about to -wallow the terrified Dud when he awakes to hear his mot her scolding hi in for stealing the jam.