Motion Picture Magazine (Feb-Jul 1921)

Gfc^ =2=3 "|C%g Z%7&SP0e*~ 'Zfifiotn \ velt's rough riders. Started with Selig in Chicago at $35 a week.. $35 wouldn't buy his cigarets now. Queen Elizabeth. — Yours was bright all right. You say you read the other night that a polished gentleman never tries to cast reflections. Mother of Joseph ! take her out. I think I like a piano best, too. My landlady has a piano which Noah might have had in his ark. Wood for the best pianos is kept, as a rule, for forty years before it is considered sufficiently well seasoned to be used. And sometimes a piano is in one household over one hundred years. But how can you expect to get a tune out of a piano that old? You are on the wrong key, tune up. T. M. G. — I am never gloomy, because I have lived long enough to get over the shams and pretenses of society. With years comes wisdom, peace, liberty and happiness. Pearl White is working in "The Mountain Woman." Wesley Barrie has been loaned by Marshall Neilan to appear in a picture starring Katherine MacDonald called, "Trust Your Wife." Some can never be trusted. Yes, Wheeler Oakman. Frank F. — You say you are living down by the river, and any time I am down that way, drop in. Open invitation, I'll say. Yes, I have heard the latest song — "After the Ball is Over," by Babe Ruth. Yes, Max binder is playing — he is playing in "Seven Years Bad Luck." Hazele. — You're right, Emory Johnson is married to Ella Hall. I'm sorry. He played in "Polly of the Storm Country." Raymond McKee in "The Little Wanderer." I. M. M. M. — No, my dear, I am too old to marry. Thanks just the same. Sheldon Lewis and Corinne Barker in "The Silent Barrier." Flora de Haven in "The Hell Ship," and Nell Shipman in the other. So you dont think I have a single whisker — you're right, many. Baby Betty. — I dont care to advise; consult a physician even if he is but a licensed guessor of uncertainties. Yes, Marguerite Clark and Jack Mulhall in "All of a Sudden Peggy." Jack O'Brien in "Bride 13." Righto ! Mgt. B. — No, Harold Lloyd isn't near-sighted «or short-sighted. But he may be far-sighted. Lloyd Bacon in "The Girl in the Rain." See above. Lewis F. — No, indeed, I'm not a woman. How could a woman write these answers? According to science a woman's brain averages only 2 pounds 11 ounces, while a man's averages 3% pounds. And it certainly takes more than three pounds of brain to write these answers. Yes, Milton Sills in "Patrica." Doris Lee and Charles Ray in "The Law of the North. Wandering Gloogoos. — Hello, Old Top, glad to see you back. You mean Eulelie Jenson in "Man and His Woman." Well, I haven't written anything yet that will live. I have been answering questions for ten years and I am thankful that / still live even if my answers dont. Come in again. Gaby. — You want to know if the tree sends its roots down or the roots send the tree up. You will have to get in touch with Dr. Treetop about that. Cant tell you who played in "Gaby." We have a card index system with some 20,000 cards, yet, I cant answer that question. Yes, Mabel Julienne Scott in "The Round Up." Yes, she is very pretty. N. L. F. — No, I dont have to pay an income tax, but oh, how I wish I did ! Anita Stewart and S. Rankin Drew in "The Girl Phillippa." You refer to Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam — "Ah, my beloved, fill the cup that clears today for past regrets and future fears— Tomorrow? Why, tomorrow I may be myself with yesterday's seven thousand years." I dont see how it could be filmed. Polly Woggs. — Me unfaithful? — never! James Morrison was born in Matoon, 111., in 1888. Write me again. Edna B. — That's right, fine feathers do make fine birds, but most all fine birds usually have them. Pronounce it i\a-zeem-o-va — accent on the Zeem. Elmo Lincoln Forever. — Why dont you join one of the correspondence clubs. Just send a stamped addressed envelope for list. James F.— H. B. Warner is in New York, c/o Pathe. 25 W. 45th St.. New York -City. Sessue :k Hayakawa is playing in "The First Born." Franklyn Farnum in "The Fighting Stranger." Muriel Ostriche in "Betty, the Vamp." Pell Trenton in "The Blue Moon." You're welcome. Ahoha. — Honestly, I dont know where Mary Fuller is. I hear she got rich in Wall Street and retired. Those were the happy days. No, Maude Adams has never played in pictures, and doesn't seem to be inclined to. George Beban is playing in "One Man in a Million," and his son George, Jr., is also in the cast. Albert S. — The word altruism was coined from the Italian, by Comte, meaning "of or to others." Altruism teaches that a man's acts, words and thoughts should be for the welfare of others rather than for himself. Of course, Mary and Doug are legally married. No'one has proved the contrary. Nobody's Sweetheart. — Be patient! Yes, Ethel Barrymore is noted for having said, "That's all there is, there isn't any more." You say your mother thinks Mae Murray has six toes on one foot. I dont recollect ever having counted Mae's toes, but I shall avail myself of the next opportunity and let your mother know. No, I have never met Marjorie Daw. I wish she would come and visit us next time she is East. Cuban. — What's the pass word? Sugar, tobacco and rum. Rum diddi umdum rum ! I really cant say why Richard Barthelmess' pictures aren't shown in Cuba. Seena Owen's next picture will be "Lavender and Old Lace." I Adore You. — I'm glad you do, write metagain. Emily F. — There are about 28 species of pine trees in the United States of which the white pine, Georgia pine, red pine and the great West Coast sugar pine are£among the most valuable. I have marched thru Florida, but not thru Georgia. Charles Clary is playing in "Sunset Jones." Irene Rich opposite him. Conrad Nagel is 25. J. J. W. — It was just a month after your letter was dated that I received if. You gave no address nor the address of Mrs. Benthall. Therefore, I hope I am forgiven. Where do you live anyway? Some Girls. — Yes, you should give the devil his due, but you should be mighty careful that there isn't much due him. Now, how can I tell you girls about the life of Milton Sills. An unmarried man is a bachelor, of course ! The Vamp. — You're like the girl I know who was told she was worth her weight in gold, but that didn't keep her from doing all she could to get thin. Walt Whitman was James in "Darling Mine." Naughty, naughty — be good or be careful. Anne S. — You say ignorance is bliss, but I dont know about that, I never tried it. Anna Nilsson in "No Man's Land." Dorothy Phillips and William Stowell in "The Heart of Humanity." Wallace MacDonald is playing in "The Sage Hen," Gladys Brockwell opposite him. Curly'. — Fire away, that's what I'm here for. Alex Onslow was Jerry in "Footlights and Shadows." Harry Hamm was Arthur. Conrad Nagel in "The Fighting Chance." Georgie Stewart in "Anne of Greene Gables." Keep the change, no war tax. Carl T. — Hope Hampton's first picture was released by Metro, the second by Famous Players-Lasky, and the third by First National. L. E. G. — Yes, Charles Hutchinson in "Double Adventure."' H. A. W. — Holy Mackerel ! You want me to circularize the players to find out whether the leading ladies like to act with stars who'are single, divorced or happily married, and if there is any difference in the quality or quantitv of their love making. I shall *yet be driven to drink ! Huertas. — Thanks for yours. Betty. — I hugely enjoyed your felicitous flights of fancy. No, I am not married, so I am not making little of any woman. Marguerite Clark has no children. You say "You tell'm, sandpaper," I'm not rough. Tom Moore is playing in "Made in Heaven." Ad Myra. — Jolly good letter you wrote. They do say that Lew Cody is going to appear in vaudeville, and Mae Murray is going back on the stage. We hope not. Fatty Arbuckle, after doing "Brewster's Millions," will do (Continued on page 106) LAfi£