Motion Picture Story Magazine (Aug 1912-Jan 1913)

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m®?*: Just a little foreword to the readers of, and contributors to, this department. It is an invariable rule, and almost a platitude to repeat, that "Unto those that hath shall be given, and from those that hath not shall be taken even that which they hath not. ' ' There are some Photoplayers more popular than others, perhaps deservedly so, and, as a result, the bulk of our mail is mostly devoted to the favored few. In fairness to the some two thousand other talented artists now posing in picture plays, this is not right, especially from the publicity standpoint. And, without attempting to "boost" the littler ones too hard, we trust to father their interests impartially. Then, again, too much praise of the planetary stars, and a disregard of the smaller, and sometimes brighter, ones, would surfeit even the most biased partizan. We feel sure that Messrs. Costello, Johnson, Anderson and Bushman, or Miss Joyce or Miss Turner, feel that while they have taken a big grip on public affection, they are too humane to pre-empt all the limited space at our command and to crowd the many others away from the hearthstone. In this spirit, then, do not look for a feast of one dish, be it ever so sweet. We have thousands of letters and verses of deserved praise and not a little proper criticism of the "stars." As far as possible these will all be published in time ; so please be patient. The subjoined heart complication of "Kaintuck's" has never been solved successfully by outside interference : TO TWO LITTLE GIRLS There are two little girls named Mary, I'm devoted to both, you see ; If I had to choose between them, I hardly know which it would be. Mary Pickford is a darling. But Mary Fuller is one. too. Can you help me in my dilemma? Which one is the sweeter, think you? M. C. "Kaintuck." James Cruze, of the Thanhouser Company, had better take notice of a rival who appreciates him, and who is a patient "sitter out": Oh, dear James Cruze, must you refuse To listen to my anxious muse? Of course it's true — unknown to you — I'm playing the little game to lose! But even so, so poor a show I'd make beside Virginia Snow. I'd fain retreat before we meet. And love by proxy — in the show. "Fairhaven." L. Gwin. ]25