Photoplay (Jul - Dec 1919)

Photoplay Magazine — Auvehhsing Section 1 1 1 Plays and Players (Continued) A BIG success is oil en founded on a very little thins in filmland as well as in the outside business world. Something over a year a^o, Mary Pickiord took a trip up Mount Lowe to make scenes tor "M'liss." Tom Mcij;han, the leadmp man in that picture had bei-n tcllmi: Mary about a remarkable book he had lutn readins: and had loaned it to her for the trip. She re.id it and a few days later met D. \V. Grit^th at a social jralhering. She told him about it; said that there was a great picture in one of the short stories in the. volume, but a picture that only Griflith could make. The book was Thomas Burke's "Limehousc Nishls." and the story was "The Chink and the Child." The great director-producer made from it "Broken Blc»ssoms," hailed by critics as the most artistic of all screen works. BY the w-ay. Mary has selected her third and last First National photoplay and is now completing her contract with that concern. The story is John Fox, Jr.s 'The Heart of the Hills." In it Miss Pickford will be seen with a cast which will include A. D. Sears as leading man; Miss Betty Bouton, Jack Gilbert and Harold Goodwin. Sidney Franklin is the director. The heart of the Sierra Nevada mountains has been in\-aded for the locations. Upon the conclusion of this photoplay, Miss Pickford will start work on her first United Artists production. This will be either "PoUyanna " or "Hop o' My Thumb." • THERE are certain personages in the film industry that lend themselves generously to funny stories based upon their lack of Oxford sheepskins, so to say. One of the new ones b about a director of more or less literacy who was asked by a friend why he didn't produce a railroad photoplay. "Oh, ever> body's makin' 'cm," was the reply; "even Nazimova." His friend couldn't recall any railroad film in which the celebrated Russian had played and said so. "Cant you read — don't you see "The Red Lantern' advertised everywhere?" was the sarcastic rejoinder. Bobby Harron likes to tell the one about the exhibitor back in the early da>-s who wanted a suitable war picture for showing on the fourth of July and selected Griffith's first five rceler, "The Battle (if •.:.< Sexes." The best furt of the stor>', ho'.viwr. according to Bobby, b that the showman, who was the most up-to-date one in hb dty, got out a couple of rusty cannon to flank tus lobby dbplay. AFTER telling the New York folks that he was goinz to make pictures in their midst. D. W. Griffith relumed to Californb and was so gbd to get back, apparently, that he decided to remain in Hollywood for a while longer. Although hb departure b now scheduled for September, studio wbeacTts are betting that midwinter will find him shooting California scener>' as p>er usual. ^^TELL, the famous he-\"amp b now Wf v?."--^ --^ • ^■•^ *-■ own. In other words, Lew C" rred in hb own pro duction ! bear the rather en ticing title of The DeUgbtful Devil," a story by Stephen Fox, nee Jules Grinnell Furthman, a writer of note. OUT in HolU-wood they are tclline Harr>Houdini. the famous cscapbt, that he will iie\-eT do as a "fiUum" hero. Entirely without rci;ard for precedent, Houdini anil hb wife celebrated their silver wedding anniversary by gK-ing a dinner to the stars and officials of the Lasky studio, where Houdini has been spending a few months escaping from things for the sake of art. Study His Daily Food Need The average man needs about 3000 calories of food per day. Most of thai need is for energy food. But he also needs some S'/i ounces of protein, to build up and repair. Figuring these elements only, here is what they cost at this writing in some necessars' foods : Cost of Protei n Cost of Energy Per Pound Per 1000 Calories In Quaker Oats 63c In Quaker Oats . 5c In White Bread $1.30 In Round Steak . 41c In Potatoes 1.48 In Veal Cutlets . 57c In Beef about . 2.00 In Fish about . . 60c In Ham 3.63 In Canned Peas . 54c Ten Times the Cost Meat and fish foods, per 1000 calories, average ten times Quaker Oats' cost. So do some vegetables. Squash, for instance, at this writing, costs 15 times as much. As energy food the oat has an age-old fame. In protein — the costliest food element — it is richer than any other grain. It stands about equal with beefsteak. In needed minerals — iron, lime, calcium, etc. — the oat is uniquely rich. As an all'round food, well-balanced, the oat is the greatest that grows. As a food for growing children it holds the zenith place. Other foods are needed. Children must have milk and eggs. Vegetables are necessary. But start the day with Quaker Oats. Make it your breakfast It costs but one-half cent per dish. This will supply supreme nutrition, and the saving will average up the costlier foods at dinner. Extra-Flavory Flakes Packed in Seated Round Packaget with Removable Cover Vhn yoa wrlu to sdMrtlMC* pImm mcnUoo PHOTOPLAT MAO.\ZINK.