Pictures and the Picturegoer (October 1915 - March 1916)

\\ I 1 K ' v 165 1 URES A.\D THE PIC . AFTER I Hi: FLIGHT Norman Howard, the villian in n 5 i Holinflrth British produetioij just finished. IT may be early to talk about Christmas Day. but it isnot too soon to write about Christmas Number Day. [fever yon mr'ss an issue of Pi< n bes, make a note that the one published on December nil is no! to 1"' missed": That issue will I).' the Christmas Double Number of Pictures and The Pk tubeooer, price twopence a bigger, better, brighter number than any that have gone before. Concerning that Contest. \ 1 foretold two weeks ago, scores of disappointed ones have written that although they gave three winning names Ihey have won no prize. Now what can 1 say to make the batter clear to these friendly but fuddled readers. Tf the not placed in correct order they could not '// constitute a winning coupon .' Really I have a far-away sort of recollection of writing those words before. During the past fortnight also coupons have been dribbling in from breign lands. Only this morning, for instance, some have ■rived from Rhodesia. South Africa. I am sorry for our a friends, whose late coupons are useless, but they may like comfort, if cold comfort, in the knowledge that not a single coupon from abroad happened to be a "winner." One of the Greatest. I grasped the _ opportunity of seeing again The Woman Who ])'<■/. which this time, beuig shown to the trade, had the advantage of a full-sized screen and appropriate music. My Bevious opinion is confirmed. It is a most entertaining picture, beautifully produced, and none the worse for the trimming which I found it had undergone. Walter West, who produced it for the Broadwest Company, must be verj I with himself, and I know that the Gerrard Film Company, who have acquired the film, are glad they have done mi. / II ■ i Wh i Did easily ranks as one of the few great artistic British successes of the year. And More to Come. The firm that produced The Woman Who Did, which you wili see later on, is bound to " make good" in other productions. Wherefore I await with interest the trade showing of Burn' Wimjs, the next big effort of the Broadwest Film Company. They tell me that they hope to make a feature of ■mous novels (Burnt Wings is a novel), and that, in order to secure the proper atmosphere called for in the story they will uot hesitate to transport their company (war permitting) to my quarter of the globe, enemy territory excepted. A Loss to Stage and Screen. Countless thousands regret the unexpected death of poor Lewis Waller. He was one of the finest and certainly mogt popular actors on the stage, and in romantic parts especially uone could excel him. Mr. Waller was a particular favourite oT in 1 tneut i> 'ii hi im in ill until !ie li.nl HO lilt. Ill I' 1 i h.ii tin: uovcll ien, and like nianj >i '■> the matter, h is fortunate i hat the screen in I he film m Postcard! a Pleasure and a Profit, Picture post but hitherto thej have nearly all pictured foreign a rl "I am glad that tha British are now coming along with u similar form of publicity ii is good for them, und ii joj for collect rs, wh », we know from experience, num ■■■ man\ thousands. One of the latest artist irded is Billj Merson, whose three fine films are being controlled by the Globe Film Company, A set of twelve photogravure cards of this favourite comedian is do w published, and be Had post-free for lOd., either from tne Globe Company, of 81-3, Shaftesbury Avenue, \\\. or direol from this offi Another Pinero Play Pictured. Before h distinguished audience, which included <■ Bernard Shaw Su* George and Lady Alexander, Sir Henrj Arthur Jones, Lena Ashwell, Dion Boucicault, and 0 Nares, the Hepworth production of Sir Arthur Pinero'H IrU was shown privately last week and enjoyed bj all. This is the second Pinero stage-play produced bj Cecil Hepworth, and once more he has given us a m<i.-t artistic and charming picture, ft tells the Btory of a woman (Alma Taylor, who was as charming as ever) whose love of luxury make her forget all else, though to her cost she lean is that wealth d not necessarily go with happiness. Powerful parts are pi i vided and taken advantage of by Henry Ainley, whom none can equal in character studies2 and Stewarl Etdme; whilst ticscenery and lighting effects in the seen.-, taken in the I District, will live long in the memory of the pieturegoer. The Happy Ending Always Best. For the second time in three months. Sir Arthur has arranged an alternative ending for a Pinero production. The first instance was in The Big Drum at the St. .lame-'-. The second is in the matter of Iris, the picture-play. Although Cecil M. Hepworth is second only to Sir Arthur Pinero in nis appreciation of the dramatic strength of the original ending, yet even he felt that in bringing so stern a subject to the attention of 20,000,000 people in Great Britain alone it would he wise to add a symbolical epilogue. Sir Arthur, on considering the difference between stage and picture play audiences cordially agreed, and a suggestion of ultimate salvation has been added to the picture-play version. The Art of Advertising. Ever siner the Hepworth Company made use of our pages I have admired their announcements, and am sine that reader have done likewise. for the reason that they are always SO bright and readable. Indeed, many of them have I u quite editorial in character. Their announcement appearing this week in the usual space on the third page of cover is therefore of exceptional interest, and 1 hope that many readers will take the trouble to send a postcard and answer the set of queries put to them. F. D. Do You Collect Postcards? Send for our list of Thousands of Portraits of British and Foreign Film Stars. All the latest, and constantly being added to. Post-free to any Reader tROii "The Pictures," Ltd., 85, Long Acre, London, W.C. THEATRE "On all sides was heard nothing but praise." Wobninq Advertiser. TWICE DAILY 2.30 and 8.