Motion Picture Magazine (Feb-Jul 1922)

TA& This department is for information of general interest only. Those who desire answers by mail, or a list of the film manufacturers, with addresses, must enclose a stamped addressed envelope. Address all inquiries to The Answer Man, using separate sheets for matters intended for other departments of this magazine. Each inquiry must contain the correct name and address of the inquirer at the end ot the letter which will not be printed. At the top of the letter write the name you wish to appear Those desiring immediate replies or information requiring research, should enclose additional stamp or other small fee; otherwise all inquiries must await their turn. Read all answers and file them — this is the only movie encyclopaedia in existence. If the answer is to appear in the Classic, write "Classic at top of letter. [% The rolling stone may gather no moss, but it takes on a high polish, and perhaps the experience it gathers is better than the moss. The stone that never moves from its mossy bed will never move the world. So keep on moving. Vyrgynya. — Yes, summer is here. Thanks for the poe-tree. It's just like you. Norma Talmadge will play in "The Mirage," which starred Florence Reed on the stage. Her "The Duchess of Langeais" has been changed to "The Eternal Flame." Marjorie Daw in "The Lying Truth." Lonely Little Girl. — Cheer up! Play and make good cheer. I have written to Mr. Valentino, and you will no doubt hear from him. Humanity is not a vain word. Our life is composed of love; and not to love is not to live. Agnes Ayres in "Borderland." A Littie Girl. — No, little girl, I am glad I am old. No wise man ever wished to be younger. Yes, I am enjoying my hallroom these warm evenings with a General electric with four blades buzzing to the tune of my Underwood, and a pitcher of buttermilk. Ho for the life of an Answer Man! You can reach Eugenie Besserer at 2215 Baxter Street, Los Angeles, Cal. Edythe Chapman, at Lasky Studio. Mollie McConnell was with Metro last, and Ida Waterman at 203 West 14th Street, New York City. The other players you mention are not playing now. One Man. — Yes, I agree with you. Many a thing a man does to broaden his life serves only to shorten it. You want another interview with Thomas Meighan soon, and you say you want to see some pictures of his wife. That "Bachelor Daddy" of his was fine, wasn't it? Made me feel sorry that I wasn't a daddy myself. Yes, the story "K" has been produced in pictures. Caribon. — No, I dont mind getting old. The remembrance of a well-spent life is sweet. Yes, I use an oil on my beard once a week, followed by a shampoo, and I use a lotion every night, so you see, my beard is in the white of condition. Why dont I use it on my head, did I hear you say ? Aye, there's the rub ! Rodolph Valentino is going to play in "The Rajah." More cheek ! Dixie. — You have entente cordiale. Mildred Davis can be reached at the Hal Roach Studios, Culver City, Cal. No, Allene Ray is no relation to Charles Ray. But I suppose that when they retire from the screen, they will be called Ex-Rays. Mrs. Mix is married to Tom Mix, and their little daughter will be called Thomasina Mix. Some Mix up, all right. S. E. C. — Iota is the ninth letter in the Greek alphabet. It is also the smallest : hence, its application to anything very small, as to a jot, a tittle, a minute particle. Mae Murray is playing in "Broadway Rose." Herbert Rawlinson in "The Man Under Cover," for Universal. Bud C. O. — I'll say we are. Your letter was mighty interesting, but T dont know how I can advise you about getting into pictures. Why dont you stop off at California? Jerry from Beerville. — You might have, He has played in "The Sheik," "Moran of the Lady Letty," "Camille," "The Rajah," "Beyond the Rocks," and "Blood and Sand." Mary Hay is playing now, but on the stage. Little Fan. — It was yery kind of you to send me the Chinese goldfish. You know, goldfish are natives of China, and were introduced into England about the end of the?seventeenth century. They are bred principally in ponds fed with the waste of hot water from condensing steam engines. I promise you I will not have mine for breakfast. Again thanks. Dorothy Dalton and Conrad Nagel in "Fool's Paradise." James Cruze is directing now, and Vivian Rich has not been playing for some time. The Southerner. — Your letter was very interesting. In part you say, "Now the reason of this letter is to ask, why, oh, why do all the 'Southern Gentlemen' in May McAvoy's picture, 'A Virginia Courtship,' shake hands with the negroes? Sir, or madam, I have been in the South all my life. I was born here and have never seen a real Southerner shake the hand of a negro." I shall have to ask Corliss Palmer about that. Perhaps it is a lingering habit of the old slave days in some parts of the South. Maggie. — How is it possible to expect that mankind \viH take advice, when they , will not so much as take warning? Charles "Buck" Jones is playing in "Western Speed." Mary Pickford in a new version of the old "Tess of the Storm Country." "Is it very hard to get into pictures?" you ask. Well, it certainly isn't very easy. Sooner can a camel enter the eye of a needle, etc. Run in again, Maggie. Harold W. — I agree with you. They who spend life in dancing are seldom found advancing. Dancing is fine, tho, as a pastime. No, we never published the story of "Fool's Paradise." You want us to publish the verses that appeared in "The Three Musketeers." Maybe. Madam Few Clothes. — Is that your trouble? That's out of my line. I have no clothesline. Edmund Lowe is playing in a series of pictures for Glavey Productions, with Diana Allen. A. H. — Hey there! Dont you call me a "frump." After much investigation I find that the modern dictionaries define the word as a cross-tempered, oldfashioned woman. This is just the reverse of its original signification, which, according to Bailey (not Barnum and Bailey), was "plump, fat, jolly." Which do you mean? Yes, Norma Talmadge played in "The Eternal Flame," and in "She Loves and Lies," with Conway Tearle. Harrison Ford in "The Wonderful Thing." You refer to "Secret of the Storm Country." R. R. C. — Observation, my child, which is an old man's memory. Eugene O'Brien has brown hair and blue eyes. You're right. Douglas MacLean is five feet nine and one-half. Conny Peking. — Thanks for the snapshots of "The Wall of China," and "The Princess' Tombs." I certainly appreciate your kindness. No, Mary Miles Minter is not married. Neither is Marjorie Daw. No,