Motion Picture Magazine (Aug 1918-Jan 1919)

%IWI ION pICTURFi MAGAZINE .LI The September Classic The Six Big Directors Who are the six biggest directors in Filmland? Every one concedes that David Wark Griffith is the Master Director, but opinions differ when it comes to naming the other five. The man who writes this article argues very strongly for the men he considers the biggest, and his thoughts are presented so clearly and concisely that you will undoubtedly be won over to his viewpoint before you finish reading the discussion. O-o-o-o-h, Theda! Theda Bara has had the distinction of playing about all the wicked sirens of history. Theda became a person to be feared by loving wives overnight when she played "A Fool There Was." She looked so charming in her wicked role that she's been doing the luring parts ever since. Carmen, Cleopatra, Camille, Du Barry and now Salome. We are all wondering what notorious celebrity she will attempt next. O-o-o-o-h, Theda! Big-as-a-Minute Shirley Mason In spite of her size, this tiny star has been doing big and wonderful things; even her sister, Viola Dana, predicts an unusual career for little • Shirley. Shirley became well known to fans when she starred in "The Seven Sins" serial for Edison, and ■now she has been signed up by Paramount to play in the Anita Loos-John Emerson pictures. Anita Loos used to write Doug Fairbanks stories. Shirley will certainly have to go in for intensive training if Anita continues to write the Fairbanks type of plays. A Microscopic View Mary Pickford's newest picture, "Captain Kidd, Jr.," has been storyized by Gladys Hall for the September Classic, as has been "A Pair of Silk Stockings," Constance Talmadge's forthcoming production. Frederick James Smith will tell you about Petrova and her philosophy of life, the Classic Extra Girl reveals the workings of the Fox studio, the Celluloid Critic will review the screen year, and Hazel Simpson Naylor has written a very true-to-life little article appropriately titled "Every Little Studio Has a Temper of Its Own," THE MOTION PICTURE CLASSIC 175 Duffield Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. Charlotte A. — Kenneth Harlan in "The Flame of the Yukon." Allen Edwards and Cecil Owen in "The Girl of the Roadside." Monroe Salisbury and William Sorelle in "The Fortunes of Fifi." You find very few publicity men asleep at the switch nowadays. Times have changed. John Le Due. — Dont quite remember your writing, but I'm glad you are one of us again. The Pansy Club is run by Queena Kaliba now, Box 227, Corning, N. Y. Why dont you write to her? Lottie Briscoe is with Metro. F. Fan. — I really thought that you were a bright, intelligent gentlemanly young man, and now you say I am a "conceited old reprobate." Is it possible that we are both in error? Lily Ann. — Sure thing, all luxuries are taxed, bachelors included. How long are my whiskers? Wait a minute — just fourteen inches, and they dont split at the ends, either. Ruby de Remer was Miss Ashton in "We Should Worry" (Fox). Southern Cross. — So you are from Tasmania. Yes, I remember it in the geographies, but that's some time ago. Send for a list of manufacturers. Gladden James was born in Jamesville, O. He has been acting since he was six. Herbert D. — No, the Germans wont give in, but they'll give out. Why is a slacker like a custard-pie? Well, because he is yellow inside and has no crust to go over the top. Hurray ! We'll all sing "The Star Spangled Banner." Charles Fang was the valet in "The Great Secret." Mrs. B.. B. Flint was Josephine in "Alimony." M. A., Mt. Morgan.— Thanks a lot for the booklet. Your letter was very chatty, but mighty interesting. Florence, 15. — I agree, but you should always be as solicitous to shun applause as assiduous to deserve it. You refer to Robert Gordon. You say you would like to be a gypsy. From whence cometh this wild desire? Paul Hurst with Paramount. Lyla O. — So you are glad we have taken the picture of Henry Albert Phillips out of the Magazine. It was the only photo he ever had taken, and it was taken out. Send International Coupons, and they are worth Sc over here. Vivian Martin and Eugene Pallette in "Viviette" (Paramount). Kate Toncray, of Biograph fame, was in it. Wm. C. Olaa.— The Statue of Liberty in New York harbor became 33 years old last June 19. It was conceived by Auguste Bartholdi, the French sculptor. Yes, S. Rankin Drew died May 25, 1918, while in the service. Olive Thomas played in "An Heiress for a Day." Harvey F. — I dont see it that way. The fact that one is ill-tempered does not justify the infliction of that grievous condition on every one in the neighborhood, nor does the fact that one is depressed justify the universal shrouding of the sky in gloom. It shouldn't be. Robert Elliott was Bob. George W. J. — Harry Morey and Alice Joyce at Vitagraph, E. 15th St. & Locust Ave., Brooklyn, and Mrs. Vernon Castle, Pathe, 25 W. 42d St., N. Y. C; Henry Walthall, Paramount Co., Los Angeles, Cal. ; and Mae Marsh with Goldwyn, Fort Lee, N. J. Sybil. — Your ideas are good, but the stars change companies too much to adopt your suggestions. Sorry, but I cant send you a photo of myself. Oh, I drink lemonade, too, eat candy, chew gum, and — well, I'm a regular feller. B. C. Girl, 16. — I do not know what "Fatty" Arbuckle eats, nor how much. The best way I know of to get thin is to go to Austria. Richard B. — Your letter was a crackerjack. Good for you! A man may be made more happy by committing a breach of ctiquet than by falling into sin. Wanda Hawley is going with Famous Players. Yes, she was very pretty in "Mr. Fix-It." Herbert C. — Maurice Costello and Florence Turner, also Helen Gardner, are not playing. I believe in letting the mother train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. Conway Tearle was born in New York in 1880. Betty White. — Dont see how I could publish that picture, but send it along. Why, it was the Tuckahoe that was built and launched in twenty-seven days. Yes, indeed, jealousy is a magnifier of trifles. Maxine. — Creighton Hale has blue eyes — like the sky, I believe. You refer to the Cathedral of St. Basil, Moscow, one of the strangest buildings in the world. It has twenty gilded towers and domes, all of different shapes and sizes, and has been called a "nightmare in stone"— a curious style of architecture distinctly Russian, and there are many similar churches all over the Czar's empire. Inquisitive Jane. — Yes, that was Marie Doro. You think Alice Joyce resembles her. I do, too — at least, I think I think so. You're right on that. Once kick the world, and the world and you live together at a reasonably good understanding. I've had my kick, so I have no kick coming. Ruth R. — Art Acord is not playing now. Men of action always love the movies. Of course I'm dignified. Some people imagine that to be insolent is to impress the world with their dignity. The world is not to be deceived in such matters. True dignity sits like a coronet of jewels on the brow of politeness. Movie Fan. — Lewis Cody was John in "A Branded Soul" (Fox). Ruby de Remer in "Sold at Auction." Thomas Holding in "Sold." You're right when you say Germany is bounded by war on one side and by anarchy on the other, but, you might have added, by hatred on all sides. Mabel McM— It's a lie. All of us lie occasionally, except my friend George Washington and me. You ask who is going to bury the last man when the last man dies? You have a marvelous foresight to plan things so far ahead. Anna Nilsson and Robert Taber. Mona; Verona; Lola; Bo-Bo; Rose G. ; E. W. Wood; Sabina S. M.; Joseph C; Conchita; M. P.; 18-14; Ruth D.; Norma; Edna; Admiral QuestionMark ; Charlotte J. ; Pearl C ; Lillian S. ; A Cute Kid. — Better luck next time. Miss California. — What is the best illustrated magazine in the world? You dont need to consult the Answer Man on such a matter, do you? Glad you like our covers. Look up July, 1918. Last Sunday in October ends the daylight saving. Edward G. — Avec plaisir. Yes, Charlotte Burton in "Hearts and Diamonds." Vola Vale in "Wolves of the Rail." Niles Welch in "Little Miss George Washington." But Adam had less — he had a spare-rib with apple sauce. Jimmie K. — William Hinckley was John in "Martha's Vindication." Cello is pronounced chel-o, not sel-o. Didn't you know that the scenario writer is absolutely prohibited from representing on the screen man as superior to woman? Sweet creatures, how could they? Bob R. — Hey, put on your brakes, there, you're violating the speed limit law. You say when a clock is wound up it goes, but when a business is wound up it stops. Well, what of it? Would you have the clock stop and the business keep on going? Some people are never satisfied. tM18