Photoplay (Jul - Dec 1921)

CLARA, Alabama.— Well, I'll tell you why l don't make more wages. I said to the Ed. the other day, I -aid, "I think I ought to earn more money.'' And he came right back at me with: "Sodol. Why don't you?" So you see . Edith Roberts has left Universal and has not yet announced her future plans. (I begin to sound just like a press-agent. ) Helene Chadwick, Molly .Malone, Lefty Flynn and Mary Alden, Goldwyn. Eugene O'Brien, Martha Mansfield and Winifred Westover, Selznick. J. E. Z., Minnesota. — Samuel Butler's advice to young writers was to carry a note book about with them into which they could transcribe their every thought. I imagine that if you tried anything like this, you would lose the note book. Enid Bennett has retired from films temporarily to await an interesting family event. She is Mrs. Fred Niblo in private life. Dorothy Gish is now playing the younger of "The Two Orphans" under D. W. Griffith's direction at his studio in Mamaroneck. Lillian is playing the other sister. Dorothy is married to James Rennie. Priscilla Dean, Universal City, Cal. Mrs. E. M. B., Vulcan, Alberta, Canada. — Ruth Clifford made a picture called "Tropical Love" in Porto Rico this spring. This is her latest film to date. I think I will nickname you "Echo," for you always manage to have the last word. Danna La Rue, Aberdeen, Wash. — "The wonderful" Wallace has latelv appeared in "The Affairs of Anatol," "The Hell Diggers" i pretty little title) and "Peter Ibbetson." You will think that Wally wears a wig as Peter, but I assure you, he does not. He simply had to have his hair marcelled for every scene. What torture for a strong man! Georges Carpentier made one picture, "The Wonder Man" for Robertson-Cole release. Mac's Master. — Thank you very much for the snaps of your Scotch terrier. You should put him in the movies. You say he hates to have his photograph taken and generally runs away. He has nothing on me. Wallace Reid was born in 1890 and has been on the screen since 1909. Bonnie. — You write very well but you write too much. Here's the cast of "The Love Expert": Babs, Constance Talmadge; Mr. Hardcastle, Arnold Lucy: Jim Winthrop, John Holliday; Dorcas Winthrop, Natalie Talmadge; Matilda Winthrop, Fanny Bourne; Aunt Cornelia, Mrs. Spaulding; Aunt Emily, Marion Sitgreave; Mr. Smithers, David Kirkland. Mi>s Norma C, Auckland, New Zealand.— Certainly I can spare the time for a little Australian pal far away — far away. A lot of people seem to notice Jack Mulhall's resemblance to Eugene O'Brien except Jack and Gene. Gene hasn't Jack's quizzical eyebrows and Jack has never tried to imitate Mr. O'Brien's crooked smile. Mulhall's latest appearance is op Famous Rumors THAT William S. Hart has retired. That Theda Bara is dead. That Eugene O Brien is married. That Charlie Chaplin is going to play "Hamlet. " That Zeena Keefe is going to star for SelznicK. That Lady Diana Manners is making a picture. That Mrs. Lydig Hoyt is making a picture. posite Mabel Normand in Mack Sennett's "Molly-O. " Albert Roscoe is married. His disposition? Well, he is a Southern gentleman. E. N. Turner. — You will never dance at my wedding. Ward Crane was born in Albany, N. Y. He is about 27 and has been in films since 1918. He is not married and at present is playing opposite Irene Castle. Helen B., Chattanooga, Tenn. — Wanda Hawley may have been in Florida in November, 1920, but she did not bring her two small children with her. The truth of the matter is that Wanda has no children. Thelma, Jersey City. — I am not your dearest friend. However, we'll let that pass. Shirley Mason is just 5 feet tall and weighs 95 lbs. and she has reached the amazing age of 21. She is Mrs. Bernard Durning. William Scott played Billy in "While the Devil Laughs" which is not one of those censor-proof titles. Of course, I think Shirley Mason a dear. (I hope her husband doesn't read this.) Grace M. Mi., Brooklyn, N. Y. — Jack Mulhall in "Should a Woman Tell?" (How can she help it?) Bill Hart is not married but there is a rumor that he is engaged to Jane Novak. Rumors aren't always right, but I believe this one is an exception. "The Miracle Man" was a great picture. The screen lost one of its finest directors when death claimed George Loane Tucker. He was married to Elizabeth Risdon, who scored a personal success last season in the Theater Guild's legitimate production of George Bernard Shaw's "Heartbreak House." Miss Ethel F., Wayne, Nebr. — Your letter is strictly original. You write in readable long hand and you do not use baby blue stationery and no one has ever told you that you look like Mary Pickford. So you have six autographed pictures of Mrs. Fairbanks, and seventy-two of everybody else. Remarkable collection! You say Grace Cunard and Francis Ford never sent you their photographs. I will look into it right away. Mary Pickford Forever, Washington, Del. — Wanda Hawley made the screen version of "Peg o' My Heart" for Paramount, but J. Hartley Manners, the playwright, has involved it in litigation and it may never be released, which is unfortunate. Wanda is wonderful as the first affair in "The Affairs of Anatol." She deserves better stories. Sweetie. — My new stenographer — whose hair is of a most uncertain shade — I really don't know what to call it but will let you know after her next visit to the hairdresser's — will surely not approve of your nom de plume, and I must ask you not to use it again. My new stenographer is very par 7i