Photoplay (Jan - Jun 1926)

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Uhe [Jrederics ^Method OF PERMANENT WAVING FOR THE HAIR OF WOMEN WHO CARE' The motion picture industry has everything to make fine productions with, except good taste, an instinctive sense of artistry, which is ability to differentiate between bathos and pathos, humor and slap stick the graceful and the ungraceful. They have no ability to express tenderness, humor, pathos, drama, even if they feel it, but when occasionally somebody succeeds in expressing even a modicum of these great human emotions on the screen how certain, how instantaneous, is the response from the emotionally starved boobs. Ye-, people want entertainment, they want their emotions stirred, they want to be lifted for an hour and a half out of life with its bald, brutal and blatant realities, into a world of make-believe — the wonderful world of make-believe that lies even in the brains of the emotionally inarticulate. Cynics keep up their reference to hokum. I don't know what hokum is, although I am told I employ hokum no little. Thank God for that. I would use more of the same if I knew how. If hokum draws the heart up into the throat, if it brings a joyous laugh, or a sympathetic tear, it is no longer hokum. It is Art. And 1 can't tell you what Art is, although I have a sneaking impression that if it ennobles and uplifts, if it "gets" me under the fifth rib, Art is present. Some months ago Mr. Louis B. Mayer asked me to write a story to feature Miss Liliian Gish. I asked him what type of story he required for her and he said he didn't know, but that it was certain she would have to suffer a lot. Alas, poor Louis! I know him well ! Questions and Answers 1 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 84 ] M. V. B., Peoria. — Bobby Agnew is not married which they do say is mostly May McAvoy's fault for Bobby has been in love with May for a couple of years now which is a lifetime in Hollywood. C. H. H., Toledo. — Raymond Hatton is still with Paramount. His latest picture is "Behind the Front," and it's a wow. Tom Mix is 38 years old. Mary Brian is an American, bless her, and just 18. I like 'em eighteen. Jack Pickford was born in Canada August 18th, 1896. Mary was born there, too, three years earlier. But even at that she's ten years younger than husband Doug Fairbanks. Maya Laserre, Cuba. — Gracious Senorita. You hablo mucho good English. Eugene O'Brien is not married. I'll say he is still popular — he is playing opposite Gloria Swanson in her new picture, "Fine Manners." You think Norma Talmadge is too sweet to play Iris Storm in "The Green Hat?" Well, well, that depends on how sweet you think Iris was. She was awful good company, anyhow. J. H., Brooklyn. — Y'ou and me both. Mice Joyce is a peach. Also a lady and an actress. She was born October ist, iSoo. Alice is five feet, 7 inches tall and has brown hair and hazel eyes. Tho you'd never believe it she was born in Kansas City, Mo. Once upon a time Tom Moore was her husband. Xow Mr. Joyce is James Regan, son of the famous hotel man, and they have two lovely daughters. D. D., Sax Francisco. — Yes, William Haines played in "A Slave of Fashion." His next picture is " Brown of Harvard. " Bill was born on New Years Day in tooo, at Staunton. Va. Warner Baxter's birthday was March 2qth, iSqi and took place at Columbus. Ohio. He has just finished playing with Gilda Grey in "Aloma of the South Seas." Yep, that's his real moniker. Gracious, Pennsylvania. — Well, I guess the psychologists would say that we all need some form of expression for those pent up feelings of ours, and if we aren't able to get Shel of them in a symphony or a poem, why we just write in a diary or to some sympathetic friend. That's me. Tell me all. But, Gracious, don't ask me why your favorite story is changed when it comes to the screen. I'm sorry if the picture version of "So Big" hurt you! "1'is said it hurt the producers also, in their box office. G. M. L., Berkley.— All right. I'll answer youi threat by telling you the bad news: William Boyd just married Elinor Fair, his leading lady in "The Volga Boatman." Sure Bilvartlscmeril In moron. ay magazine is guaranteed. he's a coming actor. He started coming twenty-six years ago when he was born in Cambridge. Ohio. For schooling, he went to Oklahoma. There's those as thinks he resembles Wally Reid in looks and screen personality. Georgia. Xew Y'ork. — Clive Brook is another one of those tall guys being five feet, n inches tall and weighing 150 pounds. His hair is "brown and he has grey eyes. He's nearly 35. Clive was an English stage actor. He is under contract to Warner Brothers now. Don't weep. R. L. Z.. Kansas City. — Ben Lyon was born in Atlanta. Ga.. Feb. 6th, iqoi. As I have already stated several times this month that is his real name. Ben is six feet tall and weighs 160 pounds. All the girls in Hollywood like Ben, so why not you? Adoka H. — .Not a movie fan? Oh. Adora, how can you? Y'ou must be to make me happy. Your friend, William Powell, is a fine actor, but he's not a star as yet. He is thirty-four, married to Eileen Wilson, and an American. Y'ou're welcome. A Disappointed Fan. — Don't be. I'm sure the star didn't mean to snub you. He's darned busy and gets tons of mail and undoubtedly although he has appreciated your cards and notes, he just hasn't had time to write you. That really does happen, you know, but the stars appreciate your interest just the same. S. R.— You say you want us to publish a few facts about Ronald Colman. Fer heven's sake. Don't you read this here book? We don't do nothing else but. Ronald. Ronald, Ronald. So the cry rises. Howsomever, I'll tell it all over again, just for you. Ronnie is five feet eleven, 165 pounds in weight, brown of eye and black of hair, and separated. G. J. — Ricardo Cortez' new picture "Volcano"— it was originally called "Martinique" — was reviewed in the March issue and will be released to the fans in April. He is over six feet, one inch over. I'll try to see that you get a picture of him in Photoplay very soon Bubbles. — I don't blame you for wanting to know about Lois Moran and Doug. Jr., after seeing their love scenes in "Stella Dallas." Those were young love scenes all right. Lois was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., iqoq. She has danced in the Paris Opera ballet and "Stella Dallas" is her first picture Young Doug was born 1010 and his first picture was "Stephen Steps Out." Of course, you know who his lather is