Moving Picture World (Jul-Sep 1911)

804 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD Correspondents are advised that no attention will be paid inquiries Which do not give tin name and address of the writers. For the purpose of reply ■ initials or minis de plume may be used. Inquiry as to the private affairs of photoplay era will not be answered. This in. in Its the Question as to whether or not they are married. No inquiries of a general nature will hereafter be answered by mail and only in special cases when a stamped self-addressed envelope is enclosed. Many correspondents ask the same question and we have initiated this department to save our own time and yet help out our readers when we can. Alice: — Miss M.-hmui Leonard is still abroad. We have no advice as to her future Intentions. B. E. P.: — We cannot supply personal addresses. Since the name of the player is known, why not address him in care of the office of his company. "Author": — The addresses of the film companies are published every week in the advertising pages. W. M. B. : — There is no set salary for pliotoplayers. The pay runs from $3 a day for extra people to as many hundred per week for the stars. We would not advise you to come to New York in ihe hope of connecting with a company. Reader: — There is no reason why a picture cannot be more than one thousand feet in length except that reels and machines are made to carry that length. It is easier to handle three 1.000-foot reels than one 3,000-foot reel. A reel is about ten and a half inches in diameter. In some states photoplays may not run more than twenty minutes, but this is not the entire reason for the 1,000-foot film. H. J. C. : — The report is a fiction. It is more or less current the year round, but Miss Turner is still in the employ of the Vitagraph Company and is a most robust invalid although she has been ill. Edgar: — We cannot tell you when the Inferno films will be seen in your town, but it is probable that they will be seen there before the end of the season. H. H. Y. : — You are not alone in your bewilderment. The two Vitagraph actors who look so much alike are Maurice Costello and Leo Delaney. They are not related in any way. T. R. J. : — The Melies Company is located in Ventura County, California. Miss Storey is now with the Vitagraph. J. P. E. : — The Edison "Battle of Bunker Hill" was fought on Lake Champlain, where a place was found that very closely approximates the topography of Bunker Hill. It would be a physical impossibility to remove the monument from the actual Bunker Hill and the small park is now entirely surrounded by modern houses. Memory: — Gaston Melies is not the producer of "A Trip to the Moon." That was George Melies, a brother. Lina: — F. X. Bushman and Dorothy Phillips played the leads in "Her Dad the Constable." Mr. Bushman is a comparatively recent addition to the Essanay staff. S. L. P.: — Miss Tayne was the second girl in Lubin's "Higginses vs. Judsons." We have no information that Miss Lawrence is leaving the Lubin Company. Such reports generally are based on the small talk of photoplay theatres. Admirer: — There are several players who have appeared with more than one company. When you see them in two makes of film it does not indicate that they divide their services, but that you are seeing old pictures of one firm and late ones of another. Miss Fuller, for example, has worked with Vitagraph and later, Edison, while Miss Storey went to Vitagraph from Melies, and for a time was seen in new releases from both companies. Violet: — The I. M. P. studio is located in New York City. We cannot tell you "howT they compare with other companies." This is purely a matter of opinion. Your other questions are barred. Marriage is purely a personal matter. W. 0. Y. : — We believe that both of the subjects you suggest would make good film subjects, but do not advise that you write them, as arrangements of standard literature are more easily made by someone who knows the capacity and limitation of the company's studio. U. S. M. : — Lawrence Trimble is owner and trainer of the Vitagraph's Jean. Fan: — Most companies supply photographs of their players at prices raugtng from 20 to 50 cents, according to style. We do not believe that you can purchase scenes from the photoplays though many of these would be well worth framing. Perhaps in time this will be possible. Write the companies direct for information, and name the players whose portraits you desire. Y. E. U. : — We cannot tell you how trick pictures are made in a department such as this. We have printed several articles on this subject, but each trick picture presents its own angles. D. C. S. : — The leading woman with the Essanay Western Company is Miss Gladys Field. We do not know whether she is Mrs. Anderson or not. It is Gilbert M., not George Anderson, by the way. Sitting Bull: — Frank Lanning, of the Kalem players is not an Indian or a fractional part of one. He's a paleface who knows how to make up. Adra: — George M'elford played the title role in "Big Hearted Jim" (Kalem). The same company's "The Badge of Courage," was the work of the California company. William Shea is the Vitagraph's Intrepid Davy. L. N. B. : — The Kinemacolor screens are red and blue. The film is not tinted to help out the effect, but is pure black and white. We do not know where samples of the film are to be obtained. You might write the company. T. M. B. : — Miss Alice Joyce was not connected with the stock company you name. She was an artist's model. Miss Gauntier is still in Ireland. The plays produced by the Irish section of the Kalem Company are now coming through. See their advertising. Carlyle Blackwell and George Melford are the players you mean. See answer to Sitting Bull. Y. B, C. — Henry Walthall is not now with the Pathe Freres but with the Reliance. Address him in care of the company. T. P. 0. — It will require several weeks to obtain an answer to your inquiry. V. Y. W. : — Call the bet a draw. The title was used by both companies. A. P. R.: — Albert McGovern has played in stock with your company. He was also with Hubert Edesou in Stronghoart. Interested: — Miss Turner has no sister who occasionally plays her parts for her. Mr. Costello's supposed double is Leo Delaney. Charles Kent has played with many of the leading stars. He has made brief appearances in vaudeville but not for several years. lie will be more surprised than you were to learn that John Bunny is his brother. O. M. F. : — We do not know whether Nal Wills played in other productions than "The King of Kazam." Write the Powers Company. G. E.: — The player of the Indian girl in "The Spirit of the Gorge" (Edison), is not an aboriginal. 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