Film Fun (June 1926)

THE FEDERAL ARHSHC TALENT ^Perseverance -Success Compare the small drawing at the left made by George Halman Ray before studying with us and the Cover Design at the right which was made recently. Note the wonderful improvement brought about by the right kind of training. His is an interesting story. When eighteen, he was employed as Indian interpreter and storekeeper at Hudson s Bay, one hundred miles beyond the railroad. In summer his mail was carried in by canoe; in winter by dog sledge. Perseverance — Then Success He says: "My cousin sent me a magazine which contained an advertisement telling about the Federal Course. I was fortunate enough to get several foxes In trapping I was doing with an old Indian. I used the money to start the course. I had absolutely no other art training except the Federal lessons. "Upon completing the course I got an art job In Winnipeg, then with the St. Paul Dispatch and now I am here In Chicago operating a studio of my own. I owe my start in illustrating entirely to the Federal Course. I am still studying and find Federal text-books and co-operation as valuable as ever." , Get Busy Compare your opportunity with the difficulties under which Ray worked, consider how much easier you can gain success equal to his by studying under Federal tutors, sixty leading artists such as Sid Smith, Neysa McMeln, Fontaine Fox, Charles Livingston Bull, Clare Brlggs and many others. Five thousand publishers are looking for skilled artists at big pay. Step out boldly into the "ROAD TO BIGGER THINGS" like dozens of others have done under Federal tutoring. Just write your name, age and address on the margin, mall It to us and we will send you a copy of the book free. Do it right now while you're thinking about It. School 'of Illustrating 6056 Federal School Building, Minneapolis, Minn. DARKENS and BEAUTIFIES EYELASHES and BROWS INSTANTLY.makes them appear a naturally dark, long and luxuril ant. Adds wonderful charm, beauty and expression to any face. Perfectly harmless. Used by millions of lovely women. Solid, form or water-proof liquid. BLACK or BROWN, 7So atj/our dealer's or direct postpaid. MAYBELUNE CO.. CHICAGO Kill The Hair Root D. J. MAHLER, 736-A, Mahler Park. Providence. R. I. PRISCILLA DEAN AND ALLAN FORREST. IN "SIREN OF SEVILLE." Let us Seville the Siren win the hero. FILLUMG RITS Tell us what you think of what you see. FILM FUN will print your review on this page and award a year's subscription to FILM FUN for the best criticism, in our opinion, printed each month. Keep it down under 150 words. Address, Film Fun's FUlumcrits, 627 West J^Sd Street, New York City. "The Siren of Seville" W ITH "The Siren of Seville" we've Priscilla back again. As a bright-eyed peasant lass in a tale of Sunny Spain. She is sparkling as Dolores with her scintillating verve. She makes one laugh and thrill to see her ready wit and nerve. Allan Forrest plays the hero to our plump Priscilla Dean. You can see he loves the radiance and laughter in her mien. There's a sensuous enchantress, and a villain cold and vile; There are bullfights staged right thrillingly to thrall you all the while. There's no cause for reprimanding; Storm directs with understanding, And the cast responds commendably with zeal. It's Miss Dean's first independent, And 'tis charmingly resplendent In an atmosphere done colorfully real. — A. Theodore Baxt, New York City "Dance Madness" K FINE box office title for one of the silliest pictures ever produced1— yet one that is highly entertaining! Conrad Nagel, who\shows rare genius at comedy, and Claire Windsor, pretty and bewitching, help to rescue this film. The settings, photography and direction are splendid. Claire Windsor is the wife who engineers stereotyped movie situations to keep her straying hubby — Conrad Nagel. But who can blame him for straying in Paris, surrounded by a bevy of beauties? Claire does, a series of vamp stunts that . should class her with the best of 'em, and wins back the errant Conrad, who has fallen for a sensational dancer. This dancer is the rage of Paris — but then Paris is so full of rages it could start to syndicate them. Unlike the rest of them this "rage" refuses attention and flattery, which is not true movie form. CLAIRE WINDSOR AND CONRAD NAQLE, IN "DANCE MADNESS.' Claire does some prospecting. She 's just found a rich pocket. Page 52