Picture Play Magazine (Sep 1923 - Feb 1924)

Contents —Continued The Screen in Review Agnes Smith . . 55 Penetrating comment on the important films of the month. Hollywood High Lights Edwin and Elza Schallert 59 Latest news and future prophecies from the Western film center. When is Barbara Sincere? Helen Klumph . . 62 An analysis of the paradoxical Miss La Marr by one who knows. her well. Who is Raymond Griffith? . . . Edwin Schallert . . 64 A newcomer whom Marshall Neilan calls one of the screen's greatest actors. Fighting His Way to Fame ... . . . Myrtle Gebhart . „ 66 George O'Hara's fists, as well as his face, are winning recognition for him. A Letter from Location ...... . . ♦ . 67 Jacqueline Logan writes about filming in the wilderness. Dressing the Hero ....... Helen Ogden . . 68 Some surprising things about the sartorial requirements of the male players. Youth Will Be Served— Especially This One . . Malcolm H. Oettinger 70 A chat with the ambitious and versatile William Collier, Jr. Their Little Tricks of Technique . «, . Caroline Bell . . 72 Showing how pouts, expressions, and postures establish the individuality and popularity of screen players. Jazz and Crinolines ...... Gordon Gassaway . 74 A frank talk with Eileen Percy on her amazing comeback. Just What is Stardom? . . ♦ . . Margaret Ettinger . 83 Anita Stewart's views on the subject. A Confidential Guide to Current Releases . . . . . 87 Classifying worth-while films for your guidance. The Picture Oracle . . . , .94 Answers to questions of our readers. Have You a Mr. Wheeler in Your Town? One of the sensations of the recent International Congress of Motion-Picture Arts was the attitude taken by Mr. Irwin Wheeler, a motion-picture exhibitor who controls theaters in towns near New York. Here is a man who does not believe that the public wants to be fooled — who believes that his audiences are intelligent — who insists on honest advertising even when it means a falling off at his box office. If one exhibitor in your town — and every town — was like Mr. Wheeler, there would be more pictures made to appeal to an intelligent, sophisticated audience. Air. Wheeler has had some interesting experiences in defying the bunk practiced by other exhibitors and giving his audiences the best available pictures. There will be a story in next month's Picture-Play that tells of his experiences. A New Fashion Department Peggy Hamilton, one of the foremost fashion authorities in the world, has joined -the staff of Picture-Play and will contribute pictures illustrating the latest fashions every month. As the fashion center began to shift to the film center, Miss Hamilton took up her residence in Los Angeles, and for some time has been the fashion mentor of many of the stars there. She will use prominent stars as her fashion models for Picture-Play, and in addition to introducing to you the latest styles, will give you many valuable hints about your choice of clothes. Actors Are Known by the Company They Keep One of the most interesting sidelights on an actor's personality is the people he chooses as his intimate friends. Which stars are steadfast in their friendships— which ones fickle ? Who are their closest friends? Gordon Gassaway will tell you next month in one of his highly entertaining articles. Among the personality sketches there will be old friends and new. There will be an unusually frank and penetrating dissertation of his career delivered to Myrtle Gebhart by Norman Kerry ; there will be a colorful story about Aileen Pringle, the interesting newcomer in the Goldwyn forces, and Barbara Bedford, who wins high honors in "The Spoilers," will be informally introduced to you. There will also be an amusing letter from Colleen Moore, out in the mountains on location, and some amusing informal pictures of several prominent stars. Don't Miss the October Number of PICTURE-PLAY; If s Great