The Moving picture world (January 1921-February 1921)

January 1, 1921 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 33 Are Arousing the Nation Fifteen Newspapers in Kansas Join the Rapidly Growing List of Those Riding on the Wave of Success In Los Angeles the Express results show as follows, with the contest continuing: HOW THEY STAND TODAY Charles Ray 198 Douglas Fairbanks 187 William S. Hart 168 William Farnum 156 Wallace Reid 153 Harry Carey 124 Hobart Bosworth 113 Will Rogers 94 Charlie Chaplin 93 Earle Williams 86 Roscoe Arbuckle 85 Tom Mix 82 Bryant Washburn 77 Thomas Meighan 75 Sessue Hayakawa 68 George Beban 61 Harold Lloyd 56 Ben Turpin 54 Charles Murray 53 Eugene O'Brien 51 Norma Talmadge 196 Mary Pickford 181 Elsie Ferguson 170 Pauline Frederick 136 Constance Talmadge 120 Mme. Nazimova 108 Mary Miles Minter 108 Dorothy Phillips 106 Alice Brady 92 Clara Kimball Young 87 Lillian Gish 84 Agnes Ayers 75 Anita Stewart 71 Gloria Swanson 68 Louise Glaum 65 Dorothy Gish 62 Louise Fazenda 60 Betty Compson 53 Enid Bennett 47 Doris Mav 38 In Connecticut, the New Haven Journal-Courier has announced the beginning of the contest on January 3, and the contest will begin on the same day in three cities of the state. In Middletown the Press will record the results. The Journal-Courier announces its contest in the following manner: Who is THE most popular motion picture star? Who is YOUR favorite screen actress? Who is YOUR favorite male star? This momentous question, long a matter of serious debate whenever motion picture enthusiasts get together, is going to be settled once and for all by the New Haven Journel-Courier, in collaboration with the Moving Picture World, the Associated First National Pictures of America, and one leading newspaper in every city in the United States and Canada. Heretofore, popularity contests have thrived and named certain stars as winners in various localities, but never before has an organized movement been set in motion to determine by referendum to the public in this manner just which stars enjoy the greatest national popularity. Beginning on January 3d, the readers of the New Haven Journal-Courier will be given the opportunity, along with the millions of other motion picture goers, to ballot for two weeks to determine the most popular male and the most popular female star of the screen. The result of these votes will be printed each day in the Journal-Courier and the totals will be tabulated as the voting progresses and returns from other localities and cities are received, and distributed by the Moving Picture World and the Associated First National Pictures, the total results to be announced at the same time in every section of the country. Voting in conjunction with the Journal-Courier will also be held at the Olympia Theatre during the above-mentioned period, and returns will likewise be found there daily. Daily, commencing with our next issue, a cut of one motion picture star will be printed in these columns, together with a biography of him or her, a different one each day. What the final results of these nation-wide contests will show no one may predict, because popular votes, as recent elections demonstrated, are very difficult things to guess about. Some say that Mary Pickford has been deposed, others say that Charlie Chaplin has migrated to warmer zones because of a frost, others say this, and others say that, but what we would all like to know is the truth about the popularity of motion picture stars. The contest, in every instance, throughout the country, will be conducted solely on their merits, as only by finding out the real opinion of the public will the affair be of definite value. If you haven't started your contest, start it now, but be careful to allow enough time to prepare your public for the big event.