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zine. When inquiring about plays, give the name of the company, if possible. Each inquiry must contain the correct name and address of the inquirer at the end of the letter, which will not be printed. At the top of the letter write the name you wish to appear. Those desiring immediate replies, or information requiring research, should enclose additional stamp or other small fee; otherwise all inquiries must await their turn.
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This department is for information of general interest, but questions pertaining to matrimony, relationship, photoplay writing, and technical matters will not be answered. Those who desire answers by mail, or a list of the film manufacturers, must enclose a stamped, addressed envelope. Address all inquiries to “Answer Department,” writing only on one side of the paper, and using separate sheets for matters intended for other departments of this maga
Ada S. — Yes, I consider Henry Albert Phillips a good authority on photoplay writing. Violet Mersereau is 18.
Humanbud. — Consuelo Bailey was Dora in ‘‘The Gangsters of New York.” Yes, I believe he is. Florence Dagmar was Rowena in “Puddin’-head Wilson.” We will publish a chat with E. Forrest Taylor soon. Yes, he was Justus opposite Beatrice Van in “The Hills of Glory.” Mary Z. — The picture you enclosed didn’t look much like me. Yes, they are constantly changing. Frederick Church is with Universal, Dolly Larkin with Equitable and Arthur Allardt with Kalem. Thanks for your cunning little note.
Melba, Brooklyn. — I am sure I cannot tell you why Harold Lockwood got mar
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ried, if he did.
When a per son dies,
they publish the cause of his death. Why not publish the causes of marriages?
0. U. Knutt. — Hal Cooley was Willie in “Red Lie” (Universal). Garry McGarry was Jack in “From Out the Past.” So you liked Rupert Julian in that Universal. He is a good player. Fannie Ward was Tennessee in “Tennessee’s Pardner.” Blanche Sweet was Vera in “Black List.” Edna Maison left Universal. Wheeler Oakman is with Fox.
Saratoga. — You need not be afraid of my shuffling off this mortal coil simply because I am 75. Of every million persons, 906 die of old age, 1,200 of gout, 2,700 of apoplexy, 7,000 of erysipelas, 7,000
of rheumatism, 7,500 of consumption, 18,400 of measles, 25,000 of whooping cough, 30,000 of typhoid, and 48,000 of scarlet fever, so you see that old age is the safest disease, after all. By the time you read this Jack Pickford will be with World. Rosemary Theby and Harry Myers are with Vim.
Shakespeare. — Indeed! We are always glad to get letters telling what you want. We try to please every one, but it is a hard job.
Demosthenes. — I began my career as a very little boy. Eleanor Woodruff is with Equitable, and Paul Kelly is with Imp.
Ignoramus. — A whole lot of statesmen (?) have censorship on the brain, but they have very little brain on censorship.
YES, WE DO HATE TO GET INTO THE MOVIES!
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