Pictures and the Picturegoer (October 1915 - March 1916)

PICTURES AND THE PICTUREGOER Jan. i, 1916 1916. Turner Films A NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION— "Pictures made for' You." To see every Turner Film as it is released. Because Turner Films have always been the kind, of pictures I like to see. THE XOUNG PICTUREGOER DEAR (URLS AND BOYS Of course all my old young readers have seen our big Christmas Number (December 11th issue) r If any new reader has not done so be or she can get a copy for 2d. through any newsagent, or from this office for 2\d. Anv« ayjomny— or father your— page in that issue 1 asked yon to write a story round 1 " Santa Clans " picture, and ob what a time I had wading through the stories, .which came in thicker than I he snow in the picture itself! With a wet towel round my head, I managed to select what I thought were the best, and Christmas books, according to promise, have gone to the senders of these: — Wab \F>eeth, i5. 8i. George" sAv.,Tiifm IParl; ■■ It \vas Christinas Eve, and thesno-n was railing Fast. Far away in his Northern homo Santa Clans was gazing at the piles ,,|' toys which that night he would put into the thousands of little socks waiting Eor them. Suddenly he letuembercd one small boj who was lying weak ami ill. whose parents were 100 poor to afford a doctor. ' What good will my'toys bo to him,' thought Santa Clans, ii lie i too ill to play with them il, jumped 1 » i » . and. seizing hi thick, warm, red roai ami cap. was soon plodding through the -now. Soon In came to a group of little houses, and knocking at the door of one. he inquired it the doctor was in. Doctor Yak was verj clever, he had wonderful medicine-. and he was a ureal friend of Santa Clans. When he heard of the little boy's illness, he exelait 1 Ah. I know just what you want .' and he filched a liny bot 1 1 liquid which Santa Clans put in hi pocket. An hour Inter, when Santa Clan came to the little boy's house he tilled hi sock and BABY iOY BUC5LEAR Who, though only three years old, has recently appeared in several films, As the worst imp in Those Children (see pago :'ll> .-he has Droved herself to he a born cinema act re--. of Doctor Yak's medicine. The town dock boomed midnight Clans filled the last sock. Ho returned home with an empty -ack and a happy heart, fat he knew that the invalid would be quite well by the morning, and that the return of his health would Ik the best gifthe hadrocob '■ Walk . Bra ton Road, Sclby .— How calm and peaceful was the evening as Santa Clan wended his way to the do. house! But Santa had no evefor the seem around him : he was very thoughtful, for he was going to fetch the doctor to a little nc who lay at death's door. On reaching t 11 lions.'. Santa's heart failed him. The doctor was at the town twenty miles away. T stood in Santa eve-. 'Should lie fetch the doctor, and so disappoint thousands of little one who were awaiting hi arrival that glorious Christmas Eve, or should he let this little child did He -0011 dneided. Hastily filling his sack with toys, ho started on the errand that, would make hap w the hearts thousands. And the sick child— did it .lie: No! Kate had been kind, and now Santa often tell his story of how the children nearly missed their Christ ma toy-. 1 /; — •■It was Christmas Eve! The earth was covered with a thick carpet of snow, which shone nnd glittered in the moonlight like tiny diamonds. Never was there a more peaceful scene. The door of a cottage was softly opened, and dear old Santa Clan appeared 011 the threshold. He was dressed in his familial red coat trimmed with fur, and as he made his WAJ to the doctor house he paused several times to admire the glorious scene around him. As he reached his old friend's house lie wa met with sounds of merriment. < >n opening the door a joyful scene presented itself. Children were dancing round a largo Christmas' tree hung with toys and crackers and every one was happy. As Santa stepped inside he was surrounded by a group ot excited little one all sneakinc at once. lie.