Photoplay (Feb - Jun 1921)

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Photoplay Magazine — Advertising S» no» »3 College Men and Movies and 550 not. One hundred and eight directors have had t lu benefit ol the widening influence of collegt training, while _Ml» have nothing to saj on the Bubject. 01 Bcenario writers and editors, 90 belong to the colleges, and 120 do not ; «>t producers, thirty do not boast the higher training, while fifteen do, Amon the women actors, there seems to be the greatest discrepancy between collegetrained and non-college trained women. The gro.it difference is considerably accounted for by tin fact that man) girls are sent to finishing schools and convents rather than illege. Out of the 526 actresses listed, onlv forty-eight appear to belong to the college ranks Hut means thai there are over' nine times more motion pit Hire pOll if yOU Wailt thlS brand actresses who have not had the equivalent __.., niivpr Tvnpwritpr for of a college education than those who have. new Uliver 1 ypewnier ior There does not appear to be adequate data on the personnel of the business organisations -records of the persons who manage the finances, write the advertising, sell the pictures and otherwise keep the ends meeting in the innumerable picture organizations. Even as late as five years ago there were almost no college-bred men in this division, as. in fact, there were in no departments oi the industry Today there are very many, the "power behind the throne" in more than one large corporation being some almost unknown-to-the-industry college man. There any C1QQ typewriter Oil the mar is no doubt that the movies are calling the college man — and woman. To change George Fitzmaurice's prediction, the college man is not only coming, he has come. FREE TRIAL SEND NO MONEY Save Simply mail us the cou five days free trial in your own home or office. No need to send any money in advance. When this Oliver arrives, use as if it were your own. Type all your letters or any other work with it. Put it to every conceivable test. Compare it with $ this Questions and Answers {Continued from page 79) Mary, Brooklyn. — Please accept my verv best wishes and thanks. You don't know how much I liked your letter. Write to Eugene O'Brien at the Selzneck studio in Fort Lee, tell him what you told me, and I am sure he will reply. Please keep right on reading this department and all of Photoplay. I will do my best never to disappoint you. R. W., Yallejo, C.vl. — Wallace Reid, Elliott Dexter, Gloria Swanson, Agnes Avers, Wanda Hawley, Bebe Daniels, Theodore Roberts, Raymond Hatton, Julia Faye, and Theodore Kosloff are the principals in Cecil deMille's "The Affairs of Anatol." It will be released by Paramount. Elliott Dexter is married to Marie Doro who has returned from abroad. Gloria Swanson is .Mrs. Herbert K. Somborn and the mother of a small daughter. Wanda Hawley is married to J. Burton Hawley. Theodore Roberts and Raymond Hatton are also married. Albert Roscoe uses his real name; yes, there is a Mrs. Roscoe. He appears in "The Last of the Mohicans" as Uncos. Viola Dana is the widow of John Collins, who was a director for Edison and then for Metro. ket. Compare it for simplicity of construction. For durability. For beauty of finish. For ease of operation. For neatness of work. Then if you wish to keep it, pay us at the rate of $4 a month until the $64 is paid. If you do not want it, ship it back to us at our expense. We even refund the outgoing transportation charges. So you do not risk a penny in this free trial. This offer permits you to be your own salesman and save the $36 that it would otherwise cost to sell you the Oliver. You buy direct from the Company. WAS $100 Before the War NOW $64 Brand New Mlle Yvonne B., Paris. — It was all right — the stationery, the sentiment, the salutation — everything, in fact, including your enchanting name — except that you didn't ask any questions. You want to know many things about the stars. Yvonne, I am an astronomer. Please write again and I'll do my best to reply promptly. For $64 you get the identical Oliver formerly priced at $100. We are able to save you $36 because of our radically different and economical method of distribution. During the war we learned a simpler way to sell. We found that it was unnecessary to have such a vast number of traveling salesmen and so many expensive branch houses throughout the country. We are able to discontinue many other superfluous sales methods. As a result, we were able to reduce the price. This $64 Oliver is our latest and finest model. Do not confuse it with second-hand or rebuilt machines. If any typewriter is worth $100 it is this splendid Oliver, of which over 900,000 have been sold. It is the same Oliver used by many of the largest business concerns in the country. Buy Direct— Use This Coupon Simply check the coupon for a Free Trial Oliver or for further information. Then mail at once. This simple way saves you $36. Canadian Price, $82 "fix OLIVER Typewriter (prnpan^ Al M. W., Ohio. — Gladys Walton uses her own name. She may be addressed at Universal City, Cal. She is one of our most promising sub-debs. She is not married to her director. She is not married to anyone at all. {Continued on page 95) When you write to advertisers please mention PHOTOPLAY MAGAZINE 1476 Oliver Typewriter Bldg. Chicago, 111. THE OLIVER TYPEWRITER CO. 1476 Oliver Typewriter Bldg., Chicago, III. □ sliiii nic a new Olivet Nine for live days free Inspection. If I keep It. I «ill pay (64 al tin rate of 54 per month. The title to remain In you until fully paid for. My shipping polnl is This does not i lace undei any obligation to buy. If I Oliver, I will -liii it oaek at your expense at the end ol □ Do not send a machine until I order it. Mail me your book "Tb« High Cost of lyi ewriters rhe Reason and the Remedy. " your de luxe catalog and further Information. Maine