Motion Picture Magazine (Feb-Jul 1926)

I Am Jane Novak s Daughter By Virginia Newburg Qomebody is always asking _ me "Virginia, are you going to be a movie actress when you grow up?" I suppose they expect me to answer "Yes," because my mother is a movie «tar, but how can I answer when I really dont know what I will do when I am grown? Right now I am busy at school and with my dancing and piano lessons outside hours. And you know how much time it takes to practise every day. But I like it. I believe I like my music lessons better than anything. It's never hard to do anything when you really like it. Just because 1 like to practise I got four gold stars in music before Thanksgiving time. I have lived in California Little Virginia Newburg doesn't yet know what she is going to do when she grows up, but maybe she will be an actress. Who knows ? ever since I was born. I am eight years old. I am in the fifth grade. My school is called the Hollywood School for Girls. There are other little girls there whose mothers or fathers have something to do with the movies. My very best friend is my classmate there. Her name is Alary Jane Carewe and her father is Mr. Edwin Carewe. He directs pictures. My Favorite Stars We go to see a lot of pic tures together and we like th< same stars. Would you lik( to know who they are" Well, I'm afraid that w< have the men than among women. We always like Wallace Beery and we thought he was fine in "The Pony Express." Ernest Torrence was so good in that picture, too. Lon Chancy is another one of our favorites. And Raymond Griffith is the funniest of them all. -Wc like Betty Bronson and AGE Alary Brian, too. I know I shall never forget "Peter Pan" as long as I live. Of course, I like the pictures in which my mother plays and I wouldn't miss one of them for anything. I have never really shouted that she is my mother, but I'm so proud of her I wish I could. The only thing about her work that I dont like is the part that keeps her away from home so much. Why, last fall she had to stay in New York for weeks and I got so homesick for her. I'm always well taken care of by Grandmother and Aunt Eva, but even they cant keep me from wanting my mother. When we are separated we write a letter to each other every clay. That's why my written work is so easy for me at school, I guess. Mother wouldn't mind if I decided to be an actress, but she wants me to be a good one. But as I said before I am to busy to think about that now. Your Own Opinion Contest Pver since MOTION P1C*-■ TURE, MOTION PICTURE CLASSIC and MOVIE MONTHLY magazines started their contest in which prizes were offered for the best reviews of pictures. we have been receiving letters from our MOVIE JR. friends asking for a contest of the same kind. We want, of course, to give our young readers just what they ask for— didn't they get an ANSWER MAN when they asked for him? — so we are announcing YOUR OWN OPINION contest this month. You must know whether you like or dislike every motion p i c t u re which you see I and you must. ^ fj| view you send us. Write on one side of the paper only and limit your review to fifty words. You may enter as many reviews as you like, provided you are not more than twelve years of age. Address your letters to VOIR OWN OPINION Editor, Brewster Publications, 175 Duffield St.. Brooklyn, N. Y., and mail them not later than January 25. Write your age on each review. For the best review which we receive we will award a prize of one dollar. The winner will be announced in the April magazine. You may choose any picture you like for your review, but we thought you might like to know the names that but remember to include only one picture ' in each re Here yon see Mary Pickforc throwing bricks as she throw! them in "Little Annie Rooney' ooney, "A Kiss for Cinderella." "Go West," "The Freshman." "Old Clothes," "Irish Luck," "A Man on the Box." [QZ G. S., Michigan.— Glad you like my department. Billie Dove': real name is Lillian. I'm not real sure which girl you mean in "Penrod and Sam." It was either Gertrude Messinger or Mary Philbin. EDITH, Patterson, N. J. — Betty Bronson and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., deny that they are engaged. Betty's latest picture is "A Kiss for Cinder ella." Douglas, Jr was Loi heart in "Stella D; Norma Talmadgi just completed "Kil CHARLES d.a — I'm glad you liked Tom Mix in "Dick Tur M O V I E JR. JOHN GILBERT ADMIRER. — If you had The Answer Man round T y°£ FRANK COBB, „,,„ be th MAX Gam'.-" .1/6(7/ We cm JR. Ti / ■ R posit i, H X-Zmi T.C 'I-!,, ;'/,"' '"a -0,<r Gun, i. 'ontl h :.ui him. _ °HeC'l'nm /iver""max' cations. I7 $ D lyn. New York ibri Brr: fficld St '. R. P Br '/,'/'•ok ew York nksgiving ic, you would have seen John Gilbert. He attended the opening of "The Big Parade." That's his latest picture. Now he is making "La Boheme" out t doll's house api peared in the Dec ember v number of £•&• MOTION ^' PICTURE MAGAZINE. Every girl I know wishes she had one like it. Virginia Marshall, who played a leadingpart with Tom Mix in "M y O w n Pal," is four years old. CARL R. G. J a y Smith is a mber of "Our Gang" com