Pictures and the Picturegoer (October 1915 - March 1916)

.1)1 NO v'5 301 HClURES AND THE PICTUREGOER much of him, and 1 1""K forward with pleasure t.> his appearance in Broad west pictures. Desert Island In British Production. It is nice t.i congratulate o British producer wlio can put out a successful desert -is laud picture. Plays requiring such a scene might I ■■• reasonably shunned because of inabilitj to set Ihe right loc ition. In the Beirworth plaj S'mm II i he hat red of a man tor the false friends \v li< > Leave hhn when lii> monej is gone i* made 1 1 1 . basis for :i strong "primitive" drama. nsted with the world, the man goes a and pays the captain to put him off "ii an island fir from tin' path of els. Obviouslj Borne g< ''<! sea scenes were necessary, and Prank Wilson.-toh* Bepworth producer succeeded in getting them. Bence my congratulations. Successful Students. There is Reuerally the exception even with so-called cinema schools, Bearing that si 'inc. it' the stud i ut -< if the Victoria Cinema College had been usefully ened at studios in London, ! paid that institution a \i>it. 1 found many ladies ami gentlemen heing c ireful ly rehearsed in a properly-equipped studio, and read many letters from pleased pupils ; and where 1 afterwards saw screened two subjects cleverly a ;ted by students of this same college. Having seen these things, I am of opinion thai those who wish ti> acquire at reasonable fees a useful knowledge of cinema acting might do worse than apply to Mr. Edward Godal, the principal, at 36-, Bathbone Place. Oxford Street, W. EJe will promise yon nothing, but tells me that if a pnpil shows hopelessness after three lessons, he or she will be promptly told to save further expense. Kathl>n Williams in "Kolor." 1 have before me a fine autographed portrait of Kathlyn Williams beautifully printed in colours on a stiff artboard and absolutely asking to lie framed. What amazes me is tha't'the Selig Company, of 93-95, Wardourstreet. W., are offering you this ripping work of art for 4td. post-free. Souvenir hunters and admirers of Kathlyn should on no account miss getting this fine picture whilst the limited supply lasts. Everybody's Doing It! The Trass-Atlantic Company, of :i7-:u». Oxford-street. W., made you a special offer in our Christmas Number — namely, in return for one shilling they will send twelve large photogravure portraits, each measuring 10 by 8 inches, of their star artistes. These, too. would 1. ok handsome in frames, and for a small outlay, less than actual cost, will provide you with a whole picture-nailery. A "Blue Ribbon" Alystery. I am not ref< rringto the new drinking conditions, but to the latest vitagraph Blue Ribbon feature. Mortmain, described as "a mystery drama of extraLinary merit." I did not see the first of the five parts, but what I did see kept me spellbound. The main them m. rbid enongh in all conscience, li >ing nothing less than the amputation ol a man's hand and the grafting of a murderer's hand on to the stump, but it LILLIAN GISH, in \\\ charging old-world costumo wbic'.i she wears in 1 Birth of a Nation. This i* one of fie autographed portraits being sold for the Cinematograph Trade Ambulance Fund, (fl • / 233.) undoubtedly fascinates, and one is cheered and relieved by the concluding scene, which shows for the first time that the awful story was" only a dream."' Robert Edeson, in the title-;o/c, acts magnificently. " The Winner." Press1 work prevented ine from being present at a real big (fight with the gloves in the studio of Cricks and Martin the other day. The scene was one for The Winner, a thousand-footer just finished by this enterprising firm, and now being handled by Davison, the British agent. The referee in the drama was Mr. J. Palmer of the Sporting Lite. He says the fight was splendid, which should mean that the film will live up to its title. Any N ght at th Pictures. Asa more or less constant picturegoer, I have overheard the following: — •• Isn't he ripping? " '" His eyes are tine! " '■ Isn't she lovely?" '" They make up a lot ! " ' " That's the kind of frock I want:'' N.B. — Murmured only by the female sex when the best boy is near. '" Isn't that natural ? " "By Jove! what a topping girl!" N.B.— Said aloud by the male sex only when the best girl is not near. " Wake me up after this one; I want to see Charlie Chaplin." "That fellow can't really swim.'' "I'd like to catch my husband doiii^ that ! " F. D. HAVE YOU HAD YOUR COPY? THE XMAS DOUBLE No. ot "PICTURES." 52 pages of seasonable matter and pictures for picturegoers, including a beautiful Art Portrait of "Florence Turner. POST-FREE 2^d. from 85-33 LON3 ACRE, LONDON, W.C.