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

MOTION PICTURE MAGAZINE 9 PHOTOPLAY REVIEWS Clara K. Yoimtf makes the play a picture of living, breathing, passionate grace. "Sweet Kitty Bellairs" (Lasky). — A romantic drama, introducing the fascinating Mae Murray successfully to the movie world. The costuming is beautiful, the powdered hair and gallant manners of the time as charming as in "My Lady's Slipper," and the story is entertaining every inch of the way. Tom Forman again endears himself to all as the bashful suitor of lovely Kitty. "Susan Rocks the Boat" (Fine Arts). — Rather a wearisome photoplay, because it moves so slowly. There are by far too many captions, for, be it ever so clever, no one goes to the theater to read the program all evening. Dorothy Gish and Owen Moore are the bright, redeeming features. "Love's Toll" (Lubin) is the threadbare tale of the country girl betrayed by a rich city chap, renovated and brought to daylight once more. There are some clever touches, as witness the glimpse of the telephone operator grinning sarcastically as she listens to Craven's conversation with his several lady-loves. After Lubin's splendid "Dollars and the Woman," however, "Love's Toll" seems indeed mediocre. Crawford Kent, as Craven, is by far the best thing in it. "The Primal Lure" (Fine Arts). — A beautifully photographed drama which takes place during the palmy days of the Hudson Bay Company. An intensely interesting story of swift suspicion, ready accusation and Indian warfare, woven about the lives of an equally brave man and woman. William S. Hart is at his best and Marjory Wilson is very attractive; indeed, could we have overlooked the emotional heaving of her breast and seen only the expressions of her face, we should have said she is indeed worthy to be Hart's opposite. "His Bitter Bill" (Keystone), the usual comedy, noteworthy only because of the remarkable riding exhibited by Mack Swain. "A Gutter Magdalene" (Lasky).— Rather unpleasant melodrama. Almost too realistic scenes in the Bowery, as, for instance, the small child eating old refuse. Beautiful Wavy Hair You can wave or curl your hair beautifully, quickly and easily in the latest fashion without tire or electricity, just by using these marvelous new Martha Washington Curlers NO HEAT EASY TO USE Just wind hair as shown in illustration COLLINGBOL KXE MILLS, Dept. 641 Elgin, 111. The Photoplay Hit of the Season The Little Book of Honest Advice " HERE LIES" By L. CASE RUSSELL WE have exhausted the first edition of " Here Lies," but not its demand. A second edition is now ready, This clever and timely booklet on How Not To Write photoplays is invaluable to bewildered and discouraged writers. The greatest obstacle in the road to success is the " Has been done before" rejection slip. At least So% of the unsold scripts now on the market were written around stale plots. For the first time, these forbidden themes have been collected, classified, crucified and buried in ..Here Lies." Read what studio editors think of it: "Here Lies" could almost be guaranteed worth a halfyear's time to any student of the photoplay. LAWRENCE McCLOSKEY, Scenario Editor. Lubin Manufacturing Company. Its subtle humor is delicious, while underlying it all there is so much truth that it is worth reading many times. It is of value to the trained and professional author, as well as to the amateur. C ALDER JOHNSTONE. Universal Film Manufacturing Co., Pacific Coast Studios. It would save some of these poor beginners many a heart-ache if they would learn what to avoid, and you seem to have struck the keynote in your Dont list. LOUELLA L PARSONS. Editor of Scenarios, Essanay Film Manufacturing Co. Sent postpaid on receipt of 25c in stamps or coin THE PHOTOPLAY CLEARING HOUSE 175 Duffield Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. I Note the Big Change Beautiful Eye-Brows j Eye-Lashes give a face charm, express women and actresses get them by using It promotes in a natural manner the growth of Eye-brows and Eye-lashes, making them thick, long and silky, giving depth and soulful expression to the eyes. A guaranteed Pure and Harmless treatment. Send 25c (coin) and we'll mail package prepaid in plain sealed cover. Get our FREE Beauty Book. Beware of worthless imitations — Genuine Lash-BrowIne sold only by Maybell Laboratories, i„^f*Ave^ Chicago, Illinois When answering advertisements kindly mention MOTION PICTURE MAGAZINE.