Motion Picture Magazine (Aug 1918-Jan 1919)

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Just address WRITER'S SERVICE Dept. 41 Auburn N.Y. With this country entering its second year in the "World War" it is doubtful if the song which will be known as the "Hit of the War." has as vet made its appearance. While it is true that such War Songs as "Over There" and "Liberty Bell" have made some impression, have Our Boys adopted another "It's A Long Way To Tipperary," which has been the great favorite with the "English Tommies"? Inasmuch as several Commanders of our training cantonments have reauested boys in the service to write such a song, it appears to be still wanting. Have you an idea which you think might be used as the subject for a Patriotic or War Song? If so. you may secure some valuable information and assistance by writing for a Free Copy of our new booklet entitled "SONG WRITERS' MANUAL AND GUIDE." We revise song-poems, compose and arrange music, secure copyright and facilitate free publication or outright sale. ..... Poems submitted examined FREE. KNICKERBOCKER STUDIOS 85 Gaiety Bldg., N. Y. C. TELEPHONE. 5499 MAIN 75he Wm. G. Hewitt Press 'Printers and finders Sixty-one to Sixty-seven Navy St. Brooklyn, N. Y. I LJELP Ml Bay U. 5 WIN THE WAR! War Savings Stamps Keith K— You apparently are well informed on current events. Your letter was mighty interesting. Altho it is dangerous to have too much knowledge of certain subjects, it is still more dangerous to be totally ignorant of them. Bernard Thornton in "A Camouflage Kiss." Commodore Blackton is back in Brooklyn and is doing big things. We all love him here. You know h'e is the grandfather of this Magazine. Dorothy. — But the really great men do as much good as they can, and make but little noise about it. (That's why I keep so silent!) Fritz Leiber was Csesar in "Cleopatra." Robert Warwick in "Friday the 13th." Marc MacDermott has been quite ill. Lillian Walker is in New York now. Melba G— Theda Bara and H. Cooper Cliffe in "Gold and the Woman." Francis Ford and Grace Cunard in "Lady Raffles Returns." Herbert Kelsey and his wife, Effie Shannon, in "The Sphinx." Mary Fuller and Matt Moore in "Circus Mary." That's mighty old, tho. Mrs. E. E. Stewart. — I started the contest to suit myself, conducted it to suit myself, awarded the prizes to suit myself, and paid out 100 of my perfectly good dollars to suit myself. I did not hope to suit everybody — especially those who did not win prizes. I can think of nothing funnier than the awarding of a prize in good, cold cash to the man who wrote that phunny question. And here you are treating it as a tragedy! J. E. M., Wortham. — Your letter gives me cause for serious thought. I thank you, and that right warmly. Leroy C. B. — Yes, I believe in having a hobby; it keeps one from getting in a rut. Many people have worn a rut so deep they cant see over the sides. Whittier advised young men to join some unpopular movement. Wise of Whittier, because the heresy of today is the orthodoxy of tomorrow. No doubt there were about 25 prints of that picture. Yes, Irving Cummings is coming along fast. Marjorie, 20. — You dont like to hear people say that Francis Bushman is egotistical, Charles Chaplin is vulgar and Fannie Ward too kittenish. We must have some cranks in this world, you know. Candid people always seem to feel bad when they cant think of something disagreeable to say. Harold Lockwood and Kathlyn Williams in "Two Men and a Woman," an old Selig. Juanita Hansen was Lois in "The Mating of Marcella." Uriel. — Yes, I have been there. Your verse is very clever. Mary Anderson writes me that she was in her first earthquake, and she hopes it will be her last. Her new address is 1532 Third St., Santa Monica, Cal. When you write to her or to any of the players, be sure to enclose stamped, addressed envelope for return answer. Stars are busy, and you must save them all the time possible. Cicero. — I have handed yours to the Editor. Thanks for the suggestions. Tom Forman, Richard Travers, Robert Warwick, Jay Belasco, Ernie Shields, Lester Cuneo and Edward Langford are in the service now. Carl C. K. — I'm sorry I cant give you the name of the camera in the picture you enclose. It looks like a foreign make. You like the "Ideal Man" series. I agree with you when you say cheerfulness should be encouraged. The world is full of people who volunteer to look sad and melancholy. Eugene O'Brien is playing with Norma Talmadge now. Ever Little Mary. — I believe the fastest time made by any railroad was 120 miles an hour for a run of five miles, by • the Plant system, in 1901. Among the fastest regular trains in the United States is the run between Albany and New York by the Empire State Express, a distance of 143 miles, in 175 minutes. Martha Mansfield played opposite Harold Lockwood in "Broadway Bill." Conway Tearle in "Stella Maris." Miss Montana.— It's good to hear from you. Your little clipping was very appropriate. We all need some one to pray for us. Irene Castle is considered to be the best-dressed woman in America. Girls. — Here's a lonely soldier-boy who only wants to receive letters — why dont you girls all make him happy? SergeantMajor Eugene Greenhut, Cantonment Headquarters, Camp Upton, N. Y. Nobody. — Thomas Holding opposite Kathlyn Williams in "Redeeming Love." Bertram Grassby was Chester in "Cheating the Public." The little girl was Clara Horton. Hamilton Revelle was Harry in "Lest We Forget." Ruth, Canada. — Here are your military figures : An army corps is 60,000 men; an infantry division 19,000 men; a brigade 7,000 men ; a regiment 3,600 men ; a battalion 1,000 men; a company 250; a platoon 60 men ; and a corporal's guard is 11 men. After seeing "Grell Mystery," you think Earle Williams is the bestdressed man on the screen. You must write often. Weary Willy.— Glad to hear from you. You Australians all write interesting letters. E. K. Lincoln is in New York now. Merle Ansel. — Last reports show that there are about 600,000 Italians in New York City. Regular Little Italy. Write to me again, but you must ask questions about the pictures. Austin _ Granville. — Your "most foolish" question came too late for the contest, but I am publishing it here for the edification of my readers : "What would be a fair salary to pay the German Kaiser, if, when captured, he, like the present head of the Romanoffs, finds himself _ penniless, should he accept a proposition to come to the U. S. A. and appear in the movies? It would be the only feasible way for the people to obtain a correct idea of this person, and if any one could be found willing to play with him, I would suggest starting the performance with a cartoon by Sir John Teniel, entitled 'Dropping the Pilot,' and have him go thru the whole career of a madman, who, like Ghengis Khan, Attila, Alexander the Great and the Little Corsican, imagined it was their destiny to be the arbiter of all mankind. Of course no one whose near relatives had been scalped, impaled, starved, flogged or crucified, or perhaps boiled in oil, would care to play with him, but perhaps some pro-Germans might be found who would esteem it a high honor. He would require some training, as we all know that Kaiser Bill is a bad actor. P. S. — I shall be very glad to write the scenario, provided my friend 'Fatty' Arbuckle will take the part of Hindenburg. There is a second cook at the Hotel Stratfield here who would make an excellent Ludendorff. He is pudding-faced." Cecille. — Bessie Love did play in "Intolerance." Your letter was interesting, but — well, what should I say? — just a wee bit long. It is true that the sins of the fathers are visited on the children, but I wonder if it is not equally true that the virtues of the mother are also. Sammyette. — Ethel Tearle is with Sennett. Earle Foxe with Metro. Well, I am glad you believe all I say. I know, but some of the worthiest people are the most injured by scandal, as we usually find that to be the best fruit which the birds have been pecking at. 116