Motion Picture Magazine (Feb-Jul 1919)

^g V: \Cfife Zj&7£SPi>er> '"JttTotn -<ZS: «!/ Doris R. — I have readdressed the letter. Stop m again. Nogi. — Thanks for the fee, Nogi. So you're a lumber jackette, are you? And you mourn for the Costello days. Them was the good old days. Fay Tincher is with the Christie Comedy in a series. Lille, France. — Pax vobiscum. I was glad to hear from you. Everything is high here, too. Such is the state of the world at present that whoever wishes to purchase anything must beware. Everything is high except my salary. Mary MacLaren is with Universal playing in "Prairie Gold." B-4. — Of course I wear a collar and tie. Say, some of yo'u people must think I'm a freak of nature, like the Wild Man of Borneo, or something like that. You say the two things you are afraid of are women and mysterious men. I dont know which is more dangerous. Thanks for the — verses. Just Me. — No, not yet. But what can I call my own, if my thoughts are not mine? That would be telling. Earle Williams and Grace Darmond in "The Highest Trump." They ar' West. Sufi. — Mary Pickford L 26 years old. What do you mean — wonder. Mae A. — Harrison Ford is not lame. You cant go to the movies very often without profiting by it. Not to go to the movies is like making one's toilet without a mirror. Hollie V. S. — You cant go by that at all. Many people have reputations for piety simply because they are too stingy to enjoy life. Try Ingersoll for time, I haven't any to answers yours. Max G. — "Quo Vadis?" was shown here before "Cabiria." Marie Bashkirtseff, the Russian artist and author, died at the age of 24. Her distinctive genius was conspicuously present in her personal diary on which her fame eagerly rests. Bluebird. — So many letters, too. Thanks. Leigh isn't cast. Dorothy Dalton is with Ince, Culver City, Los Angeles, Cal. Thanks for the invitation. Douglas Fairbanks was born in 1883, Eugene O'Brien is 35, and Kenneth Harlan is 24 years old. Electric Fan. — Whatever you do, dont be idle. Play and recreation are as necessary as work, but be sure you make your life amount to something. Make every hour count for something worth while. You say you admire Webster, Shakespeare and Me. Thanks, but why put me last? Neither Noah nor William could do what I do. Nellie S. — Nellie, how could you? You say Bill Hart has no use for a woman who works. Have a heart — I'm sure Bill has. Rita S. — Alma Gluck is Mrs. Efram Zimbalist. No, I haven't heard McCormick sing "Angel's Serenade" in reality, but I have heard it on the phonograph. Music is the oral language of the affections, as words are the natural language of the thoughts. Lillian Gish is not married. Helen P. — Kitty Gordon married Sir Harry Beresford. I find the best mode of dealing with a quarrelsome person is to keep out of his way. Try it. Toronto, Forever. — Charles Chaplin is 30 years old. To marry in hopes of reforming your lover is a dangerous experiment. The trouble with most married men is that they neglect their home work. Wives who are not entertained at home will find entertainment away from home. G. I. Like U.— I'm glad U do, for I like U. My car seems to be holding its own, thank you. You know I have a 12-cylinder Ford limousine. Richard J. M. — Mae Murray is back in pictures. Write our sales department for back numbers. Wakatipu, N. Z. — You refer to Helen Holmes. No answer to your second. Thanks for the invitation to visit New Zealand. I may surprise you some day. Frances C. M. — Some book of a letter you wrote. Well, I just finished, and, believe me, I spent a half hour on it, but not without profit. Just Plain Girl. — There's no reason why you cant succeed if you say so. You write a very clever letter, and I want to hear from you r ' again. Vyrgynya. — Handed your application as office girl to the Answer Man to the Editor. Results later. Good stuff in yours. Ura Joke. — Who— me? Well, a five-reel script will sell for about five hundred dollars, but the synopsis of seven or eight pages is all that is required. Good luck to you. Max G. — Gee, Max, your letter was funny, and I envy you your wit. Yes, pictures go all over the world. In the United States, when a Pickford film is released on the 20th, that means it can be had in any part of the U. S. on that date. Irene. — You wish vou were in the movies, and so do I. Lockwood Admirer. — There will be more of his pictures released. How many times must I tell you not to look for jokes in this department. I dont believe in them. Anyway, Mark Twain says that there are only sixteen original jokes, and I used up those sixteen long ago, with all their variations. Henry W. M. — That Gish picture was taken in California. You will have to address her in care of the company. Irene J. P. — Be patient, and you will see Kenneth Harlan. There is no such thing as a "great secret," because the greater it is the harder it is to keep. Trueblood. — Muriel Ostriche was with World last. Yes, she lives in New York. Ford F. — Wallace Reid is 6 ft. tall, Charles Ray 6 ft., and Francis Bushman 6 ft. and ^4 in. in summer and 6 ft. and ^4 m in winter — in his socks. Maud L. — The only love I know of is Montagu and Bessie, and they are no relation. Genera is the plural of the word genus. Why, yes. a torpedo may be fired from a submarine either when the boat is on the surface or submerged. Mina C, Pueblo. — Thanks for the good wishes. In 1918 Christmas was on Wednesday and New Year's was on Tuesday. You apparently didn't get the joke. I said 1918, while you refer to January, 1919. Wentworth Arms. — Haven't Aileen Percy's present whereabouts. Thanks for the gum. I'm chewing of it while I write. You ask why we are disposed to laugh secretly, even when our best friend falls down. Dont know, but it's true. Eddie & Georgie. — Harry Morey and James Morrison with Vitagraph. A man's best fortune, they say, or his worst, is a wife. You know the error of an hour may become the sorrow of a whole life. Bobby. — Why, not so at all. I answer everybody who writes when I have space. From now on I shall be able to give you people a better run for your money. J. M. J. — You can reach Mrs. Percy Hitchcock. Bob Miller. — Glad to hear from you. Louis Sherwin was the author of "The Better Half," with Alice Brady. Lily Belle.— Clubs, clubs, yes, write to any of the correspondence clubs for a companion in California. Alma Rubens in "Diana of the Green Van." Nigel Barrie opposite her. Muriel. — Nothing doing. You cant bribe me with a box of candy for one of my pictures. I look as per the photo at the head of this department, and there's an end on't. I admit all the faults you credit me with, but, remember, that by others' faults clever people correct their own. Mahlon Hamilton in "The Danger Mark." Grace C. — Fire away ! Well, I wont say my pockets are always empty — I sometimes put my hands in them. Many empty pockets are caused by empty heads. Thanks for the snaps. Very fond of "Until We Meet Again." Bandana. — Sorry, but I never received that cigaret case. Thanks, however. Florence Reed in "Her Code of Honor." Captain Warwick is with Fox now. F. W. — Zelda, isn't it Spanish? Corp. Dale. — The Battle of the Marne took place on Sept. 6-9, 1914. Yes, Harrison Ford, but he is no flivver. {Continued on page 98)