Motion Picture Story Magazine (Aug 1912-Jan 1913)

164 TEE MOTION PICTURE STORY MAGAZINE M. E. C, Henderson. — As long as it's a dispute and not a bet, we'll settle it. Miss Edna Fisher was Miss Bertram's immediate predecessor in the Essanay Company. She went from them to the Vitagraph. E. L., Brooklyn. — Ed Coxen was Tom in Kalem's "The Pugilist and the Girl." Becky. — It is Leo, not George Delaney, with the Vitagraph. "Tale of Two Cities" was a Vitagraph studio production. Miss Neason has not played with American, and no player is with two companies at once, more particularly when one is in Brooklyn and the other in Chicago. Sometimes, the releases overlap when a change has been made, and two companies show the same player, but this does not argue joint engagement. We did not see the picture you mention, so cannot tell you just how it was done, but when two seasons are shown in one release, the summer scenes may be made in the studio and the winter scenes out of doors, or vice versa. You must state proper titles to gain identifications. As to rains, your question suggests unfamiliarity with picture-making. It is not made on one continuous strip of film. If they want a rain scene, they probably wait until the proper sort of rain comes ; one of those rains where there is a rainfall, but the clouds are breaking away where the sun is. With this for a start the rest of the picture is made, and it does not matter whether the rain scenes are in the front or finish of the film. In an emergency, the nearest fire-house can manufacture a rain that .is almost as good as the weather bureau article for picture purposes. "The Crusaders" is a foreign film and we have no cast. If you mean Edison's "The Crusader" of last year, the name you mention does not appear. W. H. S.. Lancaster. — If you read this magazine you should know that Miss Cassinelli is an Essanay, and not a Kalem player ; consequently, she could not have been the leading woman in Kalem's "Winning a Widow." The player was Miss Gene Gauntier, and the picture was made in Egypt, which is some few miles from Chicago, if you want to walk, and it's wet walking, too. M. A. G.. Portland. — If you desire replies, it is necessary to state the title the maker uses for his films. The Lubin and American are incorrect. In Kalem's -"Ranch Girls on a Rampage" Miss Ruth Roland had the lead. E. J. D., San Francisco. — In Lubin's "Paying the Price" Ned, his wife and baby were Mr. Dowlan, Miss Burnbridge and Little Maxime, respectively. We cannot obtain identification of the Pathe or Rex releases. That last inquiry seems to be another form of the "Is he married?" question, and we do not answer those. J. F. C, Staten Island. — Dwight Mead was the butler in Essanay's "Billy and the Butler." See above for "The Divine Solution," and turn back a month or two for "Darby and Joan." Radgrune is a French film and names are not available. S. E., Baltimore. — We hate to wake the Rex press agent from his sound sleep to ask him questions, and we've already answered the Reliance inquiry. It was Jack Richardson who influenced the younger boy to drink in American's "Evil Inheritance." He's at the bottom of all the dirty work in American plays. H. R. V., Oakland. — Miss Edith Storey had the leads in Vitagraph's "The French Spy" and "The Lady of the Lake." U. M., Richmond. — Miss Helen Gardner had the lead in Vitagraph's "Arbutus." The Essanay Company does not sell pictures of its players. Mr. Bushman is with the Chicago section of the company. The illustrations in this magazine are from specially made photographs. Arthur Johnson has no financial interest in the Lubin Company. The Vitagraph Company has its studio in Brooklyn. E. B., Webster City. — Miss Vedah Bertram was the teacher in Essanay's "Under Mexican Skies." Harry Benhain was Miss Anderson's husband in Thanhouser's "Her Secret." The old man's daughter in Lubin's "Tim and Jim" was Miss Gladys Cameron. A. E. M., Butte. — Arthur Johnson was the father in Lubin's "The Spoiled Child." Y. G., Brooklyn. — The chap with the "beautifully light curly hair and divine smile" who dressed as a girl in Vitagraph's "Diamond Cut Diamond" is Dick Rosson, and the six-footer "who is good enough looking" to be the beautiful one's brother is Wallace Reid. Elsie, Washington. — Miss Betty Harte was Ysobel in Selig's "The Vows of Ysobel." Miss Bessie Eyton, of the same company, is not an Indian. She is a champion swimmer, and, naturally, her natorial diversions have tanned her up a bit. R. F. F., New York. — William Wadsworth was the engaged man in Edison's "Very Much Engaged." Interested Reader, — We "get you," Interested. "Man's Genesis" is supposed to be a tale of prehistoric times told the children by the old man. Mrs. Wallace Erskine was Jack's mother in Edison's "The Little Woolen Shoe." If you wish to communicate send a stamped and addressed envelope and ask for a list of addresses. We'll get around to Crane Wilbur and Leo Delaney in due course. S. W., Bronx. — Miss Beverley Bayne was Mary in Essanay's "White Roses." Herbert Rawlinson was Bud in Selig's "The Girl and the Cowboy." Hobart Bosworth had the lead in the same company's "The Hobo." If the Dramatic Mirror gave you the answer, isn't that enough? Glad you are so enthusiastic about the colored inserts. Most subscribers seem to think them very good.