Pictures and the Picturegoer (October 1915 - March 1916)

I ' I ■ NKU 'i E Ul'S DAY i ill" date of ilii^ issue, nnd I t ike delight in "in-" more expressing ,| wish Ha p| nil hi tin' pominu year M >> we, I wondei I i hat I'tKi w ill dose .1 1. 1 ightcr year than it predecessor Lei us all hope ami trust it will >>> far as our indusl rj i^ concerned, 1 1 1 « daw n of a N JTem rives promise of greater things to come. All the British studios are busy, and wo -hall have -'ill more nnd still better British picture-plays. There's a good tinii' coming. Iioys and uirls. ami tie and tribulations that we are \ ass ing through now will help to make it all the brighter when it does come. Have a Banana! Did yon uotice thai in 11 i ] published a -ketch of somebqd) ami in a merry moment offcredn 1 annua to the firs I reader who correctly guessed ivnerofthem? Would you believe it ': |). '.if. . [ replies ram.' to band. The first letter opened said Billic Ritchie, tlif second one gave Oostello [poor Maurice !), and the third won the banana for giving Charlie Chaplin, which was correct. All the other replies varied. Isn't it wonderful 1J A fine fat banana was dispatched to the winner. The " Brothers " Baggot. In last week's issue King Baggol warned you as picturegoers not to be Maimed if \.>u see him twice ou the aureen at one time in The Corsica n trof/icrs. Since then 1 have noticed ii He really does appear twice Several times in some amazingly clever double exposures in this Trans-Atlantic til in of Dumas's famous story. The dud scene alone is superb, and I can honestly say that King Baggot has never done anything better in filmacting than this dual role oi the brothers. And that is saying a lot. .lane Gail, too, is loveh. and I am not surprised to learn from the J. T. R Syndicate, of ".. tit. Newport Street. W.C., who control it. that the film i scoring everywhere. Babies, Babies, Everywhere! The American Company lias been responsible for some wonderful producti .ii-. but I do not remember a more wonderful or more beautiful pictureplay by tliis or any other company than /'•'. Uiracfe of Lijc, which charmed me and others of the Trade a few da Tin four-part ""American Distinctive Creation "' has for subject " The Divinity i \l hi and daintily ha it been dealt wit Ii I it ine story, coupled n itb exquisite piol in •■-. has resulted !•'• u In i lieuuty in concent ion. screened or otherwise, commend roe to the r . i lirth," i here, 'mid Bheltei ud pools, cooing babies laj in lilj cradles, I hope to publish the storj lab i Id Fischer is featured iu this obvious win ner w hioh I note i> being handled hj the Kinemato Ldinjj < 'o Skulls at a Trade Show. \1 I mud and rain 1 wended U1J waj with a part j of pressmen to Shepherd DOHA DB Wixrox as Ladj Sybil in l Satan, a Bno film, in which I am told she has a fine Bush and entered Gaumonl s great glass British studio. In sepulchral tones our names were announced as we stepped frightfully through a huge coffin, on either side of which were grinning skulls. We found ourselves in a vast vault draped with black, from somewhere in which came groans and awesome utterances. (Somebody shook my hand, brought me back to earth, and led me through a not her do. r into a brie lit apartment, in which were snowy white tables bowed down with things that were good to eat and drink. T had m\ till, like many others, and then proceeded to visit all parts of this wonderful build I some ••! i he fiu< i 111 ■ l ml il i Work I -III 111-, .i later Meuuw hile, W i \ nil.. f Deal i iius; the Man from ibe Dead. The fuel lie specially in exhibitors « ho filled t he itudi i. .. med for i he n< nee into a huudsi l heal re, in spite of t he bla< Ii gathered to \v it 1 1 — i the ftrsl Victory film, the name ehos I I British productions; and the titl* t his wonderful live reeler \ tin Man from the />< ltd. I use the « >rd " wonderful " wil h reason, for in have | geen 80 mans Mirpi 'istug -tunt in five reels of film. To tell yon that happened to " QltUS," a rich man wreaking vengeaui a failhl friend, would require mam pan.-, and will be deal! with al length in a future issue of I'm 1 1 res ESnough for 1 1 moment to saj t hat i he Him > hen you see ii will keep you glued to your si and -.-nil you home wanting more of it. \u! ele Sidnej a g real fa ourite in Gaumont French films, and whom I mel after the -how. played the name-part, and ■ Pearson produced the plaj in addition to w ril ing t he scenario. M I olbr Mr. T. A. Welsh, the popular genera] manager of Gaumont s, con . ulations for arranging so uui and so successful a trad" sll A Great Topical. In contrast to drama and comedy, a film which shows us any phase of tiewar in the air is distinctly 11 vel and interesting. frighting the German Air Raiders, which 1 have just seen at the invitation of the George Palmer Exclusives, of Gerrard Street, is in many ways a wonderful picture. It includ"scenes in the workshops in which England's aerial fleet is made, and unique pictures of English and German aero planes actually in the air and under lire. The films concluding portraits of famous French and British airmen, inel inline the late Lieutenant Warneford, Vi '.. are powerful and impressive. Hazel Dawn Scores Again. Another world-famous drama has been filmed by Famous Players, and 1 am glad I have Been it. The Masquers, 1 he play by Henry Arthur Jones, is an ideal story for the screen, and Ha/el Dawn, the heroine, as might have been expected, has scored again in a part demanding greafr_ dramatic -kin'. Here is a picture which, if yon loN,> melodrama, you dare not miss. There is no need to say that the crowds and scenic arrangements were perfect ; in Famous Players play s they F. D. HAVE YOU HAD YOUR COPY? THE XMAS DOUBLE NO. OF "PICTURES." 5"J Pages of Seasonable Matter and Pictures for Picturegoers, including a beautiful Art Portrait of Florence Turner. POST-FREE 2d. from 85 86, LONG ACRE, LONDON, W.C. THEATRE ■ Stupendous."— Dailt Express, TWICE DAILY 2.30 and 7.