The Photo-Play Journal (Jul 1919-Feb 1921)

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48 P ho i oPlay Journal ^LITTLE BIRD ToLD ME And I will gladly tell you, provided the information will prove of general interest to all readers. Be sure to give your correct name and address at the close of your letter. Address all requests to "Information Editor" Photo-Play Journal, 145 West 3&th Street, New York City. Bab — Where are those cigarettes? After all your promises, you seem to have forgotten me. And I shall despair if I don't get a Sacramento-stamped envelope soon. A. C. S. — Ruth King is the temperamental little lady who was dressed in a life line in the November issue of Photo-Play Journal. You are to be complimented on your taste. Lillian M. H. — Bobby Harron is dead, and no other has filled his place. There was only one Bobby, as all his friends will attest. Elmo Lincoln, the strong man of the screen, played "Tarzan." M. L. G. — Gaston Glass lives at 48 West 49th street, New York City. Z. Nishida — Your letter from far off Japan was welcome. We are glad you wrote, and equally sorry we can't send you any pictures. Send International Postal Reply coupons equal in value to 25 cents (250 centimes) to any one of the producing companies and you will receive pictures in return. The pictures of your native actresses interested us very much. We thank you for them, and are indeed sorry we cannot return your compliment. And we beg of you to write again, and as often as you can find "the happy chance." B. W. — Ben Wilson's address is 218 South Harvard Boulevard, Los Angeles. I am sure he will send you a photo if he receives your letter. It may have been misaddressed. B. H. — Practical experience is the only way to learn the business of becoming a motion picture cameraman. Get a job in a studio, learn the ropes, and if you are industrious and capable, your chance will come. Most cameramen have developed from assistants' jobs. They travel with a regular cameraman, help him set up his tripod and flash the scene numbers before the lens until their opportunity arrives. There is no royal road to a position in the movie game. Take a chance, and if you have the stuff in you, you will make good. Jerome Storm will take up this subject in Photo-Play Journal shortly. E. T. W. — You certainly stick to the good old time films. Unfortunately the companies which made the films regarding which you inquire have been out of business for several years, so I can't give you the information you desire. Violet Palmer's last picture was with Pathe. She played in "Eve in Exile." Dorothy T. — Ward Crane was the sleek individual who played the lead in "The Yellow Typhoon" opposite Anita Stewart. He may be addressed in care of his representatives, Lundy & Turnbull, the Selwyn Theatre Building, 42nd street, New York. Virginia M. — An ardent reader of PhotoPlay Journal deserves my best attention, so here goes: Betty Ross Clarke's address is 245 West 51st street, New York. Her latest picture is "Behold My Wife," which was released by Paramount in November. She isn't playing with Roscoe Arbuckle any longer. Fatty, you know, is now a feature star, having graduated from comedies, and Miss Clarke, although not featured, is playing leads. J. E. R. — Don't you know that gambling is a vice? Perhaps you want to get a lot of bets out of your system before the much pressagented blue laws get into the statute books. As for your bet; the car shown in the picture is not a Hudson, but it is impossible to state what kind of a car it is, as no distinguishing marks are shown outside of the windows in the back. Inasmuch as a bet is a serious affair, I advise you to write directly to Lloyd Hughes, care of the Ince studio, Culver City, Cal. If you explain to him the reason for your query, he will undoubtedly be glad to answer you. Sorry you won't be able to sleep until you know; it will be bad for your health to stay awake so long. Alice A. — I'd like to be able to help you get into the movies, but I shouldn't want to make promises, and then have to break them. You can get the addresses of producers from the list which we publish on another page. You can get good information as to methods of breaking in from the articles by Jerome Storm which are appearing every month in PhotoPlay Journal. If you have had stage experience, your chances are slightly better than if you had never played professionally. Personally, I can't do anything for you, other than tell you that you ought to be either in New York or Los Angeles, so that you can visit the studios and register at agents' offices. L. — In a coming issue of Photo-Play Journal, Charles Duprez, who is famous for his trick photographs, is going to tell how he takes such pictures and exactly what it is possible to show on the screen. It is difficult for a director to pose a double exposure so that an actor will be shown shaking hands with himself or embracing himself, but it has been done. Corinne Griffith, for instance, kisses herself in "The Broadway Bubble," no substitute being used. In "Always Audacious" Wally Reid knocks himself down. In "Madame Peacock," a substitute was used in the final close-up, showing Nazimova kissing herself. As a rule, the actor cannot cross a line of demarcation, but if the action is slow and the double exposure done carefully, contact is seemingly possible. In my opinion, you ought to call the bet off. Cameramen guard their secrets jealously, and do not like to make them public. Dupr,ez tells a few new facts in his article, but you can never be sure. Betty — Address her care of the studio. Helen S. B. — In the cast of "The Woman Thou Gavest Me" were Jack Holt, Theodore Roberts, Milton Sills, Fritzi Brunette and Katherine MacDonald. I. and A. T. — Write to Jerome Storm, care of Photo-Play Journal. He will be glad to give you the information you desire. Theda Bara's director in the majority of her pictures was J. Gordon Edwards. You can reach him at the Tenth Avenue studio of William Fox. H. A. — Miriam Cooper is married to R. A. Walsh, and may be reached in care of him at the Mayflower Photo-Play Corporation, New York City. George Walsh may be addressed care of Capt. Merritt Crawford, 1482 Broadway, New York. Violet Mersereau's address is the Hotel Monterey, New York City. King Baggot, Lambs Club, New York. Virginia Pearson, care of B. F. Keith, Palace Theatre Building, New York. Theda Bara, care of A. H. Woods, Eltinge Theatre Building, New York. Mabel Normand, 469 Fifth Ave., New York, care of Goldwyn. Olga Petrova, care of Photo-Play Journal. Mae Murray, Hotel Des Artistes, 61st street at Central Park West, New York City. Inquisitive Steno — Marguerite Clarke lives at 50 Central Park West, New York. Her latest picture is "Scrambled Wives." Madge Kennedy is married to Harold Bolster, a New York broker. Norma Talmadge's husband is Joseph A. Schenck, the well-known producer. Your curiosity regarding these facts is comprehensible, but you evidently think I am gifted with the vision of a seer when you ask me whether Nigel Barrie and Katherine Mac Donald will ever play opposite each other again. Really, I don't know. Freckles arenas a cloud before the sun " hiding t yourbriKhtness^yourbeauty. Whynot remove them? Don't delay. Use STILLMAN'SSSff Made especially to remove freckles. Leaves the skin clear, smooth and without ablemish. Prepared by specialists with years of experience. Money refunded If not satisfactory. 50c per jar. 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