Motion Picture Magazine (Aug 1924-Jan 1925)

MAH JONG Learn This Fascinating Game in a Few Minutes Do you know how and when to "pong" — and when to "chow," and what the "winds" stand for, and how to go "Mali Jong"? Do you know what "characters" are? and "tiles"? and "Dragons" and "Bamboos" and "Circles"? Sounds mysterious and complicated— but it is not. Mah Jong is a wonderfully interesting game that you and your family and friends should enjoy. It combines the pleasures of all games. It is truly the "game of games." Mr. Eugene V. Brewster, publisher of Motion Picture Magazine, Classic and Beauty, is the author of a book that will unfold this game to you. Go to 3'our news-stand or book store today, and purchase a copy of MAH JONG Simplified and One Hundred Winning Points By EUGENE V. BREWSTER This handsome little book (red, green and yellow dragon cover) will teach you in a few minutes fully to understand Mah Jong. It explains the meanings of expressions used, customs, pieces, how to score, and gives you "One Hundred Winning Points" that will positively help you to win. You can easily become an expert player with this book as your guide. On sale at news-stands and good book stores Advertising Section blarney in The Thief of Bagdad, you will understand why. You will also understand how tactfully I had to shift from Oriental to Celtic tunes to keep both the star and the director happy." T eo Zahler, conductor of the official Wampas orchestra, heads Priscilla Dean's orchestra. "Miss Dean has her own ideas about her music," says Mr. Zahler. "Between scenes she wants the jazziest and peppiest of tunes, but the moment she goes before the camera for action, we have to shift like lightning into sentimental music, no matter what sort of character she is portraying. "She explains this by the fact that she usually portrays characters whose emotions are primitive, and jazz between scenes, changed immediately to romantic music before the camera, gives her the necessary reaction to throw her into the proper mood. It takes lightning-quick calculations on our part to follow her, too." Incidentally, Mr. Zahler is so fond of this star that he recently named one of his compositions Priscilla, in her honor. Miss Dean has sung this over the radio to the accompaniment of Zahler and his orchestra. X/Tusicians who have played for Gloria Swanson declare that she changes her type of music as often as she changes her role. "Just as Gloria never wants to play the same role twice, so she never wants to 'emote' twice to the same tune," explained the man who has the honor of being her pianist. "In Wages of Virtue, in which she plays the part of a temperamental Russian woman, she kept us playing for hours until we struck just the psychological note which gave her the feeling for that character. Yet altho Miss Swanson works us very hard, we all feel it is a great honor to play for her — she achieves such wonderful results." Norma Talmadge directs the music on her set with the utmost care. Miss Talmadge has a skilful group of musicians who have learned her tastes perfectly and who can recognize at once just the sort of music she needs to work herself into the desired emotion. So, behind the success of every great picture lies the music which has helped to inspire it. And in the history of the movies and the great strides they have made, the musicians have written their chapters and played their part. {The End) Agnes Ayres finds that whenever her violinist plays Traumerei, tears come to her eyes Are You the "One-in-a-hundred" Who Awaits Discovery Through This Test? 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