Motion Picture Magazine (Mar-Jul 1918)

",,ir-y|a i i Jack Cannuck.— Thanks for the drawing; it looked good. Lillian Walker in "Grain of Dust," released under Crest Pictures. Kate Price is playing in Paralta pictures with "Humdrum Brown." Mary B. C. — You say Violet Davis is playing on the speaking stage now. Yes, we all remember her in Vitagraph days. Thanks. Lock City. — I am sorry you didn't get your answer. Time will tell. Thanks for the pictures. H. B. H, N. Y. C— Dont believe all you hear— William S. Hart did not clerk in a drug store in New York. Wanda Petit has been in pictures only a year. Miss Frances. — Dont ask me to send you portraits of the players. Peggy Hyland with Fox. I have had very little physical exercise lately, and so I get some young person to walk down to the office for me. It is wonderful how vigorous this makes me feel. Princess Alexia. — Yes, there are several Russian ballet dancing schools in New York. Mrs. E. Y. Backus instructed the dancing class in "The Seven Swans," with Marguerite Clark. The age of discretion is a matter of opinion — most people never reach it. Daisy B. and A. Marguerite. — No studio in Rochester. Next to the United States, Germany has the greatest number of telegraph offices and the largest mileage among nations. Marion O. — Now dont you worry about her goodlooks, and remember the old saying, "Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul." No, it does not require nerve to write to me, altho some people who are generously endowed with it do so. Billie Rhodes played in "Their Little Kids." A Small-Town Girl. — The names of the Sub-Deb pictures are "Bab's Burglar," "Bab's Matinee Idol" and "Bab's Diary." Ruth R. — We should always consider how much we have more than we want ; and second, how much more unhappy we might be if we had less. In fact, there are so many things to consider. Marc MacDermott is still playing for Vitagraph. Perhaps; who knows? Im Lonesum. — Louise Beaudet was playing in "Flo Flo." Yes, Octavia Handworth is playing in vaudeville. I can best answer your other query by quoting Bacon : "Reading maketh a full man, conference a read} man, and writing an exact man. Therefore if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit; and if he read little, he had need have much cunning to seem to know that he doth not." Read it over again. Bacon is hard to get now. But what more do you want to read than this department? Whom else but me to confer with? And who else could you write to that would be more appreciative? Just Me. — William Farnum in "Rough and Ready." William is always so. Jane Cowl was born in 1870. Yes, both the Magazine and Classic. Write again. Dorothy M. — In these days, walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you. And it was so on Mondays. You will get better attention if you enclose a small fee ; otherwise take your turn. Everybody who writes to me is answered sooner or later in this department, and if your questions have been answered before, your initials will appear in the "alsoran" paragraphs somewhere. I read every letter that comes to me. R. H. M. — I am sorry you didn't get your answer. L. D. Maloriey is with Signal and George Walsh is with Fox. ITo, I dont do things according to ancien regime. Helen De L. — Paramount released the Burton Holmes Travelog pictures. Fannie Ward in "Innocent" and Bryant Washburn in "Kidder & Ko." Of course I think it is all right to write to the soldier-boys. Some people say it keeps their minds on things of lesser importance. Dorothy M. D.— Mae Marsh in "Polly of the Circus." Let me hear from you again. Theda Bara in "The Forbidden Path." Well, I dont read all the war news, but since the war began the Entente Allies have lost about 9 per cent, of their original manpower, and the Teutonic Allies have lost 20 per cent. The Entente Allies have spent 12 per cent, of their wealth, the Teutonic 29 per cent. Ruth. — You ask if you have to have much money to become an actress. You dont need money — you need talent. I am very happy. Give me neither poverty nor riches, and I prefer to be single, but the world must be peopled by somebody. Ada R. — May Allison is going to star for Metro. The cardinal virtues of the ancients were justice, prudence, temperance and fortitude, and were so called because the whole of human virtues was supposed to hinge or turn upon them. Eleanor V. V. C. — You say, "The Motion Picture theaters of the best class today, such as the Rialto, Strand and Rivoli, are doing a great work in bettering popular taste by having fine orchestras to render classical compositions calculated to refine and exalt the popular sentiment, and this is especially helpful in wartimes to lift the depression which might otherwise be felt. More and more people seek these Motion Picture theaters, not only for the entertainment and instruction of the pictures, but the real benefit and refreshment from the music which accompanies them. It proves that goo! music is appreciated by the popular element when they hear it, and as the Motion Pictures are making such artistic progress all the time, they demand a more classical accompaniment." I think you have hit upon a very important factor in the managing of up-to-date theaters. Gisele D. — You say I may be old, but that I have young ideas. Here is my hand, with my heart in it. You think I need a garde du corps. Gwendolyn J. — You want us to print the list of the different players who have enlisted. I will get it ready and see if the Editor wont give you an article with the boys in their uniforms. George Walsh Admirer. — It is called "Hooveritis" and is as follows : "Each paper, book and magazine sprouts upward like a geyser recipes for saving things ; we're growing thin and wiser! We salt down beans, dehydrate greens, store up foods like a miser; we're going to preserve the world and also can the Kaiser." Thanks for the waltz. Marie A. H. — You say you were one of the victims in the Halifax catastrophe. You have my sympathy. I would be glad to hear more about it. Your letter was very interesting. U-53. — J. A. Berst is the head of the Pathe Company. Glad to hear you have gone into pictures. Take what comes your way, but choose the way. Kells. — The original paintings of the covers that have appeared on our magazines can be bought for $10 upwards. They all hang in our offices. You say you walked 15 miles to see "The Little American." Wasn't it worth it? Yes, I still take cold baths in the mornings. I shall expect to be well and writing when you are dead. The highest wisdom never fails to laugh at itself. Octavia R. R. — Not William Shaw nor Bernard Shaw, but Harold Shaw. No, no, my dear; I have not given up eating candy, nor do I intend to in Lent. I simply couldn't make such a sacrifice. Hopeless ; Ruth A. ; Lillian G. ; Nancy J. ; Dorothy K. ; Alice P. ; Lorraine M. ; William F. ; Victor D. M. ; Herbert R. C. ; Anna E. S. ; J. J. J. ; Charles D.; Nell S. W.; Lily H. ; Emil; S. Weedie D.; George Walsh Admirer; Vera M. R. ; Alta E. M.; Theresa G. M. ; Eric B. A. ; Stephen J. M. ; Mrs. J. E. ; Kathlyn H. ; Rene G. C. ; Katherine L. ; H. C. W. ; Dimples ; L. J. K. ; Katherine G — I enjoyed reading your letters very much and hope to hear from you all again. See above and elsewhere for your answers. Mary Fuller Fan. — The doors of opportunity are marked "Push" and "Pull," and if you haven't the latter you must have plenty of the former. Too bad Thackeray had not met Theda Bara when he wrote "Vanity Fair." How about it? Marie Antoinette. — I am glad you were interested in "Mr. Biggs Puts It Over," and that you admire the unique character Mr. Van Loan has created. Bessie of the Barracks. — No, I have no swelled head. That was the Editor's idea entirely. You say you are doing your bit by going to theaters more and paying more war-tax. Kg*.