Picture Play Magazine (Sep 1917 - Feb 1918)

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PICTURE-PLAY MAGAZINE. Vol. VII CONTENTS FOR SEPTEMBER, 1917 No. 1 Patriotism and Pictures . . ..... 1 ••Attention! Forward, March!" is the watchword in filmdom to-day. Winners of Our Screen Opportunity Contest 9 "Close-up" photographs of twelve prospective stars — the successful aspirants to motion-picture honors in the recent contest. Announcement of Contest Winners 21 Breaking the suspense which imperiled the contentment of the large army of fans who entered the contest. Plaintive Song of the Lady Bug — Verse Lyon Mearson . . 26 A Son of the Stars and Stripes . .27 Which, however patriotic it may sound, has nothing to do with a gun. Our Goddess of Liberty 28 "Little Mary," proudly erect, personifies the spirit of battle and victory. The Little American . . . Will H. Johnston : . 29 Showing how the pluck and enthusiasm of an American girl could not be daunted in the war zone. Song of the Screen Star — Verse . Lyon Mearson . . 40 The Top o* the Ladder . 41 A quartet of screen celebrities bagged by a stray piece of camera shrapnel. Recruiting With Face Powder and Fist ..... 42 Pictures showing what film players are doing to encourage men to enlist. Booming the Cheer Market William Farnum . 46 Fate gave the famous actor a patriotic send-off which he tells about in his autobiography. • Gladys Leslie — Soldiers' Samaritan Bert Adler ... 50 Coffee and curls combine to comfort the bridge sentinels. A Patriotic Eruption . . . Charles Qatchell . 51 A cartoon panorama of an open-air theater filled with bubbling war-time enthusiasm. What Movies Mean to the Marines Lieut. Charles P. Cushing 52 Concerning the gallant men who are not only making history but filming it. Sketches of the Studios in War Times R. L. Lambdin 58 Pen impressions of the film factories when they are enthused by patriotism. The City of Stars 60 Universal City, California, raises the colors. The Movie Machine Gunner . Roger Packard 61 This new hero of the great war, in the first-line trenches, does his shooting with a camera. Filmy Fancies — Verse . . . Robert V. Can . 63 CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE