Motion Picture Magazine, May 1914 (1914)

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Please remember this, Miss Associate Editor, into whose hands I guess this will fall, and mark parts of it for Mr. Editor to read and hand it back to him. Mr. O. Michel P<5res of New Orleans, La., writes thus: Am availing myself of the opportunity to state my opinions of plays and players. Whether they are worth stating is left to your decision. I have steadily watched the growth of the Moving Picture industry. Those film com- panies which are the greatest need not be named. The following plays, tho, deserve comment: "The Power of the Cross," "The Motherly Heart," "The Parasite," "The Vampire," "Self-Convicted," "Partners in Crime," and the "Mary Series." As to our best players I must refrain from mentioning names. But the temptation is too great to withhold the names of my favorites, Arthur Johnson and Alice Joyce. Fortunately, Mr. Johnson has rules fitting his abilities, but Miss Joyce, strange to say, plays roles that do not reveal her hidden talents. The plays to which Miss Joyce is best fitted are the great novels of F. Marion Crawford. This author's works portray strong, noble women—women able to com- bat with human difficulties with such unique powers that mankind in general feel satis- fied that there are some who are worthy of being endowed with the grand title "woman." I hope the day is not far distant when Kalem will realize this—and, too, hear of Kalem's transporting a troupe to Europe and the Orient to film the novels of Francis Marion Crawford. This is from Mrs. Aita Stevens, of Springfield, Mo., one of our contributors: In due course I received your check for "My Favorite Magazine;" later a card with the" information that the verse would appear in the February number, and last the beau- tiful magazine with its illustrated page and verse reached me. I wish to thank you for your kindness and consideration, and hope some time to be able to send you something else that you may deem worthy a place in your pages. Please say to your artist that I am de- lighted with his work, and the whole makes a pleasing and attractive page. I like your change of name, for Motion' Picture MAGAZINE is more artistic. Every number of the magazine seems an improve- ment over the previous one, and it is today the ablest exponent o£ the Motion Picture world. May your efforts be crowned with success, and may you be enabled to eliminate every objectionable feature from the Motion Pic- ture screen. Mrs. Frank Berley, of Dallas, Tex., writes critically as follows: For several months I have been a most enthusiastic Motion Picture fan, also an in- terested reader of the Motion Picture Maga- zine, and I doubt if there is any one who knows as many of the players on the screen as I do. I dont notice the players alone, however, as most people do who attend the When answering advertisements kindly mention MOTION PICTURE MAGAZINE.