The Moving Picture Weekly (1920-1921)

22 1 — rxm TWO THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY •Amiisoiiviif Sect;™ THE MIXXEAPOUS JOimNAL ^Star of, Photoplay "Virgin of Stamhoul Now First in Annual Popularity Contest POPULAR UNIVERSAL STAR LEADS MOVIE CONTEST IN MINNEAPOLIS pRISCILLA DEAN, of "The Virgin of Stamboul" fame, and at present featured in the Universal-Jewel "Outside the Law," holds first place in the sixth annual popularity motion picture contest conducted by the Minneapolis Journal, of Minneapolis, Minn. This is all the more remarkable when it is learned that the Universal star was not even entered in the contest during the first week. She is best remembered in the Northwest for her work in "The Virgin of Rtamboul," although now her latest picture, "Outside The Law," is being shown in the Northwest States. The stand"ing of the film favorites is published every Sunday in the amusement section of the Minneapolis Journal. Votes for those in the contest have been received from points as far south as Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and from Billings, Mont., and Bismarck, N. D. The first fifty persons sending in the largest list of votes will receive an autographed photograph of the winning actress. Priscilla Dean received 1,442 votes in the second week of the contest, which put her in the lead. Her nearest competitors are Anita Stewart with 1,357 votes and Mary Miles Minter with 1,330 votes. Although not among the first leaders in the contest because their names had been entered at the last minute, Edith Roberts and Irene Rich, who are fast becoming OTHER UNIVERSAL PLAYERS ALSO WIN PLACES popular Universal stars, also received votes. Edith Roberts' last picture was "The Unknown Wife," in which she scored a tremendous success. At the present time she is at work on her next picture under the direction of Norman Dwan. who directed her work in "The Fire Cat," a wonderful achievement. Her next picture is a story of the South Seas and is being filmed under the title of "My Lady of the Island." Irene Rich has been engaged to play opposite Harry Carey, in the Universal star's next production, "Christmas Eve at Pilot Butte." The story is by Courtney Ryley Cooper and recently appeared in the Red Book Magazine. Jack Ford will direct the picture. Mary MacLaren, a former Universal star, but who is not acting in pictures at present, and Kathleen O'Connor, formerly featured in serials by Universal, also received a number of votes in the contest. PRISCILLA DIAX. TIMES MYSTERY GIRL AWARDS TAM WINNERS First run of "Outside The Law" in Toronto at the Regent Theatre, QNE of the best Priscilla Dean Tam stunts reported in cities where "Outside The Law" has been shown, was the one conducted in St. Louis, Mo., in co-operation with the St. Louis Times. The editor of the Tim.es assigned one of his young women reporters to the story and she appeared at designated places in the shopping district of the city wearing one of the Priscilla Dean Tams. The following account of some of her experiences is taken from a story in the Times. The job of Miss Mystery is not as easy as it looks. The mysterious tam o'shantered beauty came to this conclusion after a bitter verbal tilt with an Amazon encountered yesterday on Seventh street and whose temper was fired when she missed winning a tam by one word. "I'll show you whether I repeated the correct words or not," the irate woman shouted at petite Miss Mystery and the threat caused the "Outside the Law" girl to momentarily lose her poise. But a stem admonition from the lips of Miss Mystery kept her inner feelings concealed and after thinking it over the unfortunate woman, who had omitted the name of Priscilla and used Mis? Dean in accosting tSe mysterious miss, regained her composure and apologized to the elusive "proxy" of the Universal star. "You bet I was nervous," laughed Miss Mystery later. "But I can forgive her. She was excited. In an effort to avert unpleasantries in the future, Miss Mystery starting today will present persons who miss winning one of the chic tams by misstating the magic words, with a ticket to the Royal Theatre, where the Universal production is showing.