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Picture Show Annual Smiling Re& Reginald Denny has a splendid boyish grin which is absolutely irresistible. This smile is one of the reasons why he is such a popular young man both on and off the screen, for it is a reflection both of his own character and those he por- traits in motion pictures. Reg. as he is called by everybody, is one of the many Britishers who have made good on the American screen. His father was W. H. Denny, who was famous in Gilbert and Sullivan operas, and his grandmother was Mrs. Henry Leigh, of Drury Lane fame. Reg ran away from school at the age of sixteen to go on the stage. He ap- peared in several plays in London, and then went on tour to India and other countries. During the War he joined the Royal Flying Corps, and became corps champion in boxing. After the war he went to America to enter a musical comedy company. A motion-picture magnate was at the time looking for an actor who was also a good boxer for " The Leather Pusher " series. Reg got the job and made an instant success. "EXQUISITE" DOLORES There is a wistful, fragile air about Dolores Costello that is most appealing. Even when she and her sister Helene were quite small. Dolores was the more serious of the two, and she still has that serious expression when her face is in repose. Dolores, however, does not always look wistful. She has a very brilliant smile, and her blue eyes can become very merry. A party of friends, amongst whom was Howard Chandler Christy, the famous artist, were dining one day at a Hollywood hotel, and in the conversa- tion the name of Dolores Costello came up. They were trying to think of an adjective which fitted her. It was Mr. Christy who supplied it —" exquisite " was the word. The tjirl in Hollywood to whom the word exquisite belongs exactly and entirely is Dolores Costello,' said the artist. " She is one of the most beautiful girls I have ever seen." Dolores sprang into the limelight very quickly, but fame, and all the nice things said about her, did not spoil her simplicity and naivete. She is rather like a frank schoolgirl, with no pretence or affectation.