Motion Picture Story Magazine (Aug 1911-Jan 1912)

toqairie^s — ■■' » ■■" "" "■■ R. S. A., Columbia City. — We do not answer inquiries as to the matrimonial or other personal affairs of the players. (2) The lady is not now connected with any company. C. S. K., Brooklyn. — Miss Fuller is still with the Edison company. Matrimonial information is not supplied. We never had the nerve to ask the age of any actress m Photoplays. Miss Gauntier is in Ireland with that section of the stock company summering there. Pictures with Irish settings, in which she will play the leading roles, will soon appear now — possibly before this issue does. The other question will be answered in the next number. Miss E. D., Milwaukee. — Rather a large order, but here are the companies and the home studios. ( Most of the companies maintain one or more field companies.) Biograph. New York : Edison, New York ; Essanay, Chicago ; Kalem, New York ; Lubin, Philadelphia ; Melies, no permanent studio, at present in California ; Vitagraph, Brooklyn; Selig, Chicago; Pathe Freres, Jersey City and various European studios; Eclipse and Gaumont, Paris ; American, Chicago ; Champion, New York ; I. M. P., New York ; Nestor. New York ; Powers, New York ; Solax, Flushing ; Thanhouser, New Rochelle ; Yankee, New York. (2) We cannot give the names of all players. (3) There are group pictures of many of the companies, but these are not offered for sale. The Motion Picture St;oey Magazine has been published since February. 1911. Back numbers, with the exception of the first, may be obtained by addressing the publisher. Mrs. J. J., Pontiac — We would advise you to abandon the idea of getting a position in a Photoplay company. There are too many experienced players idle to argue well for the chances of an amateur. It is necessary to start as an "extra," being paid only for the days you work, and these days are few at the start. O. C. K., York. — We may publish the pictures you desire, but cannot make any promise. "Pub," San Francisco.— Miss Florence Turner has been killed by rumor more often than any other player, but she is still very much alive. The report may have been caused by the fact that for a time she was threatened with a nervous breakdown, due to the intense energy she puts into her work, but she is now happily recovered and doing notable work. (2) You appear to have hit upon Mr. Costello's studio nickname. "Dimples." (3) We will try and answer in our next. (4) Master Casey is still with the Vitagraph. (5) Miss Gene Gauntier played the role, and the picture was taken in Ireland. The Kalem company has another company, with Miss Gauntier. over there this season. "Mac," St. Joseph. — We have no record of the player. Biograph players have no official identity. (2) The question has been sent to the company. We hope to answer next month. E. C, Birmingham. — Possibly the lady is his wife, and then, again, possibly she is not. We do not delve into matrimonial affairs and personal matters. The company will probably remain in the West, moving up and down the Pacific coast, as the scripts require. Headquarters is in Los Angeles. "An Enthusiast," Pittsburg. — The question is too loosely framed. You may not possess "very great talent" and be a Photoplayer, but you will not be able to get better than commonplace roles. (2) Age runs all the way from five to eighty, according to the line of parts. (3) Never heard of the Vitagraph making any pictures in Cincinnati. The home studio is in Brooklyn, New York City, and they keep many field companies busy. Possibly the photograph to which you have reference was intended for the new topical release. Thanks for your compliment. Glad you like us. W. M., San Francisco. — The idea of this magazine is not to advertise the players, but to render into permanent prose form the pictured action of the best plays. Your second question will be answered next issue. Thanks for your suggestion. G. M. D., New York. — This is as "quick" as we can let you know. You can probably get photographs of the leading players, with the exception of the Biograph company, by writing the companies for information. Any Photoplay theater manager will give you the addresses. We do not know what they will cost. Back numbers of this magazine may be had of the publisher at the regular price. The first issue is out of print. A. V. E., Yonkers. — Any Photoplay theater manager will give you the addresses you ask for. We cannot afford the space. Manufacturers do not want stories in poetry and prose. They want scenarios, in which the action only is briefly stated, scene by scene, the story itself being told by the action. Save postage on poetry. Questions cannot be answered by mail. 141