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THIS MAGAZINE would Very much like to know how the Motion Picture public feels on several important questions, and with that end in view the editors have decided to ask all readers of The Motion Picture Story Magazine to volunteer their services. We know that the million or more of readers of this magazine, or even a fair percentage of them, would be representative of that tremendously large class of people known as The Motion Picture Publi-c, and that if the votes of those readers could be registered it would be fairly decisive. In asking our readers to help us we 'feel that we are not asking too much, for the simple reason that by so doing they will be helping themselves. One thing is certain, the exhibitors and manufacturers of Motion Pictures are just as anxious to please the public as the public are to be pleased. We have no doubt, therefore, that the manufacturers and exhibitors everywhere will welcome and encourage this attempt of ours to poll the public in order to ascertain their needs, wishes and demands, and we believe that our readers will be kind enough to give our efforts their enthusiastic support. We have therefore decided to ask the public to answer certain questions, and, so that the answers will be uniform and easily counted, we request that the answers be put on postal cards. The questions are as follows :
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Do you prefer multiple reels to single-reel films ?
Do you think that there are enough educational films shown?
Do you favor the present plan of changing pictures every day at a
theater ? Do you favor an era of revival, in which the best of the old, popular films
would be shown again? Do you like stories from the classics? Do you like dramas? Do you like comedies? Do you like ' ' Westerns ' ' ? Do you like war pictures ? What kind of pictures do you like best (educational, drama, war,
Western, or comedy) ? Do you think all pictures should be officially censored? Do you think it would be safe to leave the censoring to the public ? Do you make your wants and likes and dislikes known to the manager of
the theaters you attend? In sending in your answers, do not repeat questions ; just put down the and "Yes'' or '*No'' opposite them. If you wish to make any addi