Motion Picture Story Magazine (Feb 1914 - Sep 1916 (assorted issues))

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Doiit forget the "Great Artist Contest"! Let's make this decisive ! See pages 128, 120. (C^r The great Andrew Carnegie is playing opposite Norma Phillips, "Our Mutual Girl" — at least, he did for a moment in one play. The Essanay Company has another "Alkali Ike" in place of Augustus Carney — Eddie Redway, well known on the legitimate stage and In vaudeville. Another recent addition is Kapley Holmes, who formerly supported Nat Goodwin. The winner of our gold prize for the host story this month goes to the | author of "The Price of the Necklace," and the second prize to the author of "A Bunch of Flowers." Last month the first prize went to the author I of "The Dilemma," and the second to the author of "A Turn of the Cards." \ Charles P. Morrison announces that his name is not James, hut that he sometimes answers to "Chick." He is more or less responsihle for the f rodeo that was put on at Santa Barbara by the "Flying A" cowboys, which proved a big success. Lottie Briscoe has been chosen among many by artist Albert Shore to pose for an exhibition painting entitled "Thoughts Afar." Benjamin Franklin's fame is in danger. He once received a letter from abroad addressed simply "Ben Franklin, the World." Mary Fuller has just received from Australia a letter addressed "Mary Fuller, U. S." And still we can say that the last word in Motion Pictures is Hall Caine's "The Christian" (Vitagraph). When you see it, you will not wonder why this paragraph was written. Not to be outdone by the Screen Club and Photoplayer Club, Rosemary Theby, Lubin star and ardent suffraget, is organizing a club for the women players only. Pauline Bush has made a decided hit in a six-reel adaptation of "Richelieu." Mack Sennett's latest achievement is the sending of a high-power automobile thru a brick building, in a Keystone play soon to be shown. To quote the Answer Man's stock statement, G. M. Anderson is not dead. But he came near it when taking "Broncho Billy's Bible." In the struggle between Anderson and Church, on the brink of a precipice, the former fell over the cliff, and just saved himself by clinging to a projecting root about four feet below. By the way, Mr. Anderson wishes it to be known that he prefers that his admirers vote for his Leading woman, Miss Clayton. Marguerite Clayton says she doesn't like to be called Mary Pickford the Second, and prefers Marguerite Clayton the First. Lois Weber has written one scenario a week for the last three years. Can Gene Gauntier beat that record? Edwin August has come East and will be located in the Universal studio at Coytesville, N. J. Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne led the grand march at the Exhibitors' Ball in Milwaukee, the mayor and his wife following. The admirers of John Bunny are trying to start a movement to get him the nomination for President in place of Wood row Wilson in 11)10. They say he is better known and more popular than Wilson and Roosevelt ever thought of being. Since Frederick Church left the Essanay Company. Emory Johnson is a candidate for the beauty prize at Xilesl