The Photo-Play Journal (Jan-Jun 1919)

56 PHOTO-PLAY JOURNAL January, IQU\ MMiyjiEra^i^i^iMi^i^ VMJSL I s The Editor's Briefs Some people think they are great and others are not even capable of thinking that much. Edna Purviance denies she had the "flu." It was just another "flu" rumor that flew "a la bloomer." "The False Faces" sounds like Hallowe'en, but it is one of the best pictures Henry B. Walthall ever did. Mrs. Charlie Chaplin, nee Miss Mildred Harris, was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Now say you never heard of Cheyenne! Why do so many people go to the movies? Simple. Because the movies come to them — natural — right in their neighborhood. Jesse L. Lasky is advertising the fact that he is presenting young Niles Welch, and Niles enters no denials nor does he "welch." Will Rogers, the lariat thrower, has been signed by Goldwyn for a long term. This time he got roped in, but no doubt to an advantage. It is predicted Paris will be the big foreign distributing center for film henceforth. This will undoubtedly be a war loss London had not anticipated. Madge Evans is appearing in a picture called "The Love Net." But she is not the only one to appear in the love net. Many appear in it frequently. As might be expected, there is a Case in "The Hidden Truth," the new photoplay — Anna Case, the popular American prima donna, is "it," the star. Director Lund's initials are O. A. C, and they do not stand for "On Accounts Collectable." No, we don't know what his first, second and third names are. Film folks in the military and naval service are beginning to return to their old positions in civil life. They can picture themselves as good soldiers and sailors now. Some editorial writers are demanding a little amusement in film theatres. Now the custard pie artists will demand to know what they call getting hit in the eye with "goo." We read the following announcement in a New York newspaper: "Blanche Sweet in 'The Unpardonable Sin.'" Now can Blanche be Sweet under such unpardonable circumstances? The man or woman who blunders to the extent of gossiping while in a motion picture theatre cannot blame anyone for wishing he or she would stay at home and wash the clothes. Leonce Perrett, the French producer, wants William Gibbs McAdoo, retiring Secretary of the Treasury, to head the motion picture industry. 'Twould be great, but we fear it is only Perrett talk. Reads a Goldwyn advertisement: "If you don't like Louis Bennison you are not human." Now if you don't happen to like him, you can tell Goldwyn what you think of their challenge. In plain words, is such a catch-line discreet? The screen carries on! Now it's helping the government to induce people to save fuel. The value of this work could be enhanced by aggressive attacks on the coal barons who keep the price of their product so far above the right price. Delores Cassinelli, a particularly bright star in the film firmament just now, has the honor of being the creator of two yarn charms which President Woodrow Wilson frequently wears "to keep harm away." So, it's Delores that's been pulling the great man of the age through it all safely! Fully two-thirds of all the producing power in New York City has moved to California for reasons neither clear or logical. The one-third remaining in Gotham stand a good chance to prosper two-fold. It is simply irresistible once more to call attention to the unbusiness-like doings in the film world. Mahlon Hamilton is Mary Pickford's leading man in "Daddy Long-Legs." Marshall Neilan is once more her director. Both were under contract to work exclusively for others, but Mary got 'em both just the same, which is just as it is with most everyone else since she's so dog-gone winsome and knows how to make it count for having her own way. Marguerite Clark recently entertained two photoplay fans from Japan — Seicha Naruse, one of the leading writers of the Orient, and Kunio Kogo, a mechanical engineer. Just as soon as Miss Clark learned to pronounce their names without stuttering they had to return to Nippon. Ah, how often is that the trouble with doing things foreign to one's regular line of work. fM^l^l^lff^T^I^J^fr^^