Motion Picture Magazine (Feb-Jul 1920)

\3Zie Z%7fzsp0ari' '~7kfbi?i H i Susie. — Dont expect that everything you read in this department will be bright. I do not have the time to polish it up. So you didn't care for Pauline Frederick in "A Hungry Heart." You say the book calls for a petite and childlike type. She played the part of Lizzie. Clever letter you write. Run in again some time. Susie, Sniff, Snaff. — My hall-room is heated with hot air, summer and winter. Of course I regulate it to suit my thermometer. "The Birth of a Nation" was filmed from Thomas Dixon's book, "The Clansman." Eugene O'Brien was Bruton and Frances Kaye was Elizabeth in "Come Out of the Kitchen." Little Pal. — Come, cheer up ! I'll promise to do better. Your verse was very clever. No, I'm sometimes troubled with flies, altho there's nothing here for them except my bald head, which they utilize as a skating rink. Do you know that a fly walks, in proportion to his size, thirteen times as fast as a man can run? This summer I'm going to feed my flies and see if they have any appreciation for a humane act. I shall feed them on fly-paper. Seena Owen will play opposite Bert Lytell in "The Temple of Dawn" and Cleo Madison will also play in the cast. Jimmie D. — Why, the Lee children are playing in vaudeville. Yes, I find that some of the players are so thoroly subjective that nothing really interests them but themselves. Edward Earle played in "The Law of the Yukon." R. 337748. — Put on your brakes — you're speeding. Of course, I do. Yes, I read that Conan Doyle assures us that there will be no old maids in heaven. That's pretty hot for the old maids.' But perhaps he didn't mean it that way. If not, how about the old maids who want to remain old maids? Arthur Housman playing with Eugene O'Brien in "A Fool and His Money." Wayne C. K. — We were the first publication to adopt a gallery of players, also to write chats and interviews with them. In fact, we were the first magazine devoted to motion pictures. We fought the first battle and paved the way for the twenty or thirty who now thrive or that are buried on the road that we built. _ Write to Antonio Moreno in English, not in Spanish. He speaks better English than most of us do. Shock Absorber. — You in again? Once and for all, and finally, Eugene O'Brien was born in Colorado. Honest to goodness, he was. Yes, I saw him trying to trip the light fantastic in "Broken Melody." Houdini in "Terror Island." Coanio. — Why, Richard Barthelmess was born in New York in 1895 and was educated in Hartford, Conn. He is 5 feet 7 inches, weighs 135, dark hair and brown eyes. Carlyle Blackwell at the Friars Club, New York City, and Mary Anderson, Los Angeles, Cal. You're very welcome. Harvey P. — You write a clever letter. Mar j one Daw was Mary Pickford's bridesmaid. You bet she's a sweet girl. You say I'm a whale of a writer. 'I never saw a whale, and I dont want to be one. They tell me they carry a ton of oil in their tongues. What oily speeches 1 could make! Paramount produced "Treasure Island," and Maurice Tourneur directed it. Jaz See. — Awfully glad to hear from you. Well, the best way to reduce is to exercise, whether you want to reduce weight, expenses or doctor's bills. Yes, Crane Wilbur's "The Ouija Board" is a big stage success. I really dont know what has happened to Marie Eline, the original Thanhouser Kid. Ruthie Belle. — You ask, "At a party or the theater, is it proper to ask my escort to keep my gloves, fan and purse?" If the young man doesn't object, no one else has the right to. I should be delighted. Marguerite Courtot can be reached at Seitz Studios, 134th Street and Park Avenue, New York City. Billie, 18. — Mollie King played in "Women Men Forget." Oh, yes, I have dined at the Com'' modore. Had dinner there recently with Peggy Hyland and — some more. She's a very sweet little body. Mary Charleson in "Crossed Roads." You must write again, wont you? Lightning Raider. — You should have answered that letter. _ The instrument on which the photo-playwright plays is that strange thing, the human heart, but how few of them know how to play it. Oh, I love them all. You want more of Pearl White. You shall have it. Old Navy Nurse. — Good-night, Nurse ! Come right on to Brooklyn, I will be glad to see you. My birthday— so long since I had one I've forgotten, but you ■ can send the present any time — I'm not particular. Doughnuts. — Haven't heard about that new studio. There's always a rumor that a studio is going up in Squedonk, or Turnpike, or Three Corners. Dont believe all you hear. Madge Kennedy is in New York. Satan. — Ye gods ! You want pages and pages about Ruth Roland. You say "she's pretty good." I'll say so, too.. You can reach Wallace MacDonald at Vitagraph studio, Hollywood, Cal. Yes, I saw Robert Louis Stevenson's "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" with John Barrymore. He gave a marvelous performance, and you all ought to see it. Little Virginia. — My whiskers — well, it will soon be time to put them in cedar for the summer to keep the moths out. Would that I might. You know the moths fairly ruin them in summer. Oh, so it's the little delicate twist to Eugene O'Brien's mouth that you admire. Can the twist of a man's mouth win him public favor? Yes, Katherine MacDonald is beautiful. So was Venus de Milo. . Georgie B. — And you censure me. Go to it. Lay on, Macduff! However, I enjoyed your eleven pages. Yes, I rather liked Dorothy Dalton in "Black and White" and I liked her immensely in "Aphrodite." She has a wonderful voice, and, of course, everything that goes with it. Paddy. — You must send a stamped addressed envelope if you want an immediate reply, the stamp clipped to the letter wont do. You know it takes a lot of time to address so many envelopes, and lots of saliva. Very interesting letter just the same. Ma, Richmond. — All players read the letters they receive. In Denmark, the engagement ring is a plain gold band which is worn on the third finger of the left hand. On the wedding day, the bridegroom changes the ring to the third finger of the right hand. Rather a good stunt to cut down the eternal H. C. L., isn't it? Elsie M. B. — If you are going to write an open letter about me for promiscuous flirting, I'd just as leave let the whole thing drop. Lon Chaney was the cripple in "The Miracle Man." Sweet Sixteen. — You want an interview with Ralph Graves. He was over the other, day to have luncheon with us, and I find him a very interesting, cheerful and unusual young man. Wilmer Water Fan. — Nothing doing. Wisdom consists in employing the best means to accomplish the most important means. Commodore Blackton produced "The Soul Spinners" with Herbert Rawlinson. No, Viola Dana is not playing in "Parlor, Bedroom and Bath," as announced, but Ruth Stonehouse and Eugene Pallette will have the leads. Run in again. G T. R. — You certainly want to know a lot, and a lot more than I know. You end by saying "Yours until Fannie Ward grows old." You'll then be mine forever. You call me Magnus Apollo. My sincere thanks. Mary Pickf ord is playing in " 'Op o' my Thumb," and she portrays a little English girl of London. Grace L. K. — Thanks for the pressed orchid. I think it is the most aristocratic flower. You know, in South America they grow a species which takes a drink whenever it feels thirsty simply by letting down a tube into the water. When not in use, the tube is coiled up on top of the plant. Convenient — what? You refer to Guy Coombs in "Flower of Dusk." No, Tom Forman is not married, but he nearly was. Butterfly. — I had to pay six cents due on your letter. In these H. C. L. times, six cents isn't much, but why should you make me pay it? Be a little more considerate on the poor A. M. (Continued on page 108) LA6£