Pictures and the Picturegoer (April - September 1915)

PICTURES AND THE PICTUREGOER 18 WEEK Ending 3i IQI5 fr "THE PICTURES" GREATEST ■ ^ BRITISH FILM PLAYERS CONTEST (•To be followed by a Foreign Players Contest) 30 Votes on cvfry Coupon— Free BA< K NUMBER COUPONS ARE STILL GOOD £10 FIRST PRIZE IN CASH. Second Prize val«e Graphophone £7 10s., Records 30s. v^liie Records 30s. value Records 16s. v^lue Records 17s. Third Prize Graphophone £5 lCs. Fourth Prize Graphophone £4 4r3. Filth Prize Graphophone £3 3s. 100 Handsome Consolation Tlie! xo.chiif/s iiml Recovds-are tfuamfiietvn World Futnous " ColvmbiaV Compa c v. Ivy Close, playing in her own Films. BRITISH FILM PLAYERS: B. & O. Films : -Klisahelli ltisriou Fredk. Groves A. V. Itrnmhie M. Gray Murray Barker rims : Blanrlir Forsyth llaehel He Mil la Mauri Yalo it o) Travcrs Kolfe Leslie Tom i nvi'i trv T. Mnerionald J. Hastings nation Clarendon Films : I. tent. » o«c9 I*. IV. it i> i<i i ii > itciicw Jack Sprat t Her worth Films : A\ na Taylor Chrissie White VlOl t l|0|tSOIl ItuUy iiiUimii Stewart Koine l.ionellc Howard ■ William l'ell on .ioh • Mac »"iwirew-s Tom Itui i a i' i imr Kiaitlcs Henry Vlbarc Harry miss London turns : Alary llrouirh Gvtyune h erhrrt Christine Itayiier Charles Hock im'mi> tinier George Bellamy Frank »tauinorc I .aiiKliorue Hurl on W imliiam Guise Hen Webster l.rralil Ames 1 CWlS t.ilOi i-l it. .Inn \. een liiniK as n in i ■ i Hubcrl Willis Mn ograph F'nm*: ■tali* Neville syb>i rie may Austin In p Hurry Lorraine .loan Morgan Neptune Films : Unls) t ■• rtlrll .loan Itil/ Gcraln Lawrence Gregory ot-otl ed by the WHO ARE THE GREATEST BRITISH FILM ARTISTES? Each Voting: Coupon must, contain the names of a male and female player also a second choice of each. The players are to be judged from their artistic merits only — not from their popularity or good looks. You may vote for child players, old men players, c .medians, character pi .yers, villains, lovers, or any other kind; and it is not necessary that They NO* play loading parts. The winners will get leading parts right enough if they have not yet played leads. 'When you have decided who in your opinion are the CLEVEREST BRITISH FILM PLAYERS IN THIS OR A»Y OTHER COUNTRY, write their names in the Coupon below. PR ZES. The voter who sends in a. Coupon containing t^c names of the wiir-crs in their order according to the final ciunting of the votes w It receive the first prize of £10 in cash. All the other prizes will go to the senders of the Coupons next in order of merit. THE WINNING PLAYERS OF THE CONTEST will be awarded the highest honours that can come to them the stamp of public approval. They will each receive a handsome certificate. but nothing more. Hence there will be no incentive to unusual personal interest by the players, or the film companies employing them. RULES AND CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE CONTEST. 1. Airy number of Coupons may l.o sent -1. No corresp ndence can be entered in, but only one i *tze may be won by one intoconeerniug the contest. Two lists of voter. Should no one succeed in placing ■ liritish pHjyersaro given on this page, but the winners' names correctly, tho£10 will voters may vote for any ttritu/i.jnaweT*, go to the sender ol the nearest Coupon, whether in tbe lists or not. In the unlikely event of two ov more : 5. A voter may flli op any number of voters sending in winning Coupons the Coupons from one issue, an. 1 may semi in prize will be divided. ' any quantity of his Or horow u 0 friends' 2. Coupons "ill upper weekly until Coupons n one envelope ami at any time. further notice, i hey may be -forwarded | at once, or fcepl ami seal in onoi nvelope at end of contest. .'!. All names must be wrJIte.l in ink. No alteration will he prmiitted. ii. The Editor's decision a to the prizewinners ami on all matters connected with this contest will be final and hg illy bind n_-. ami Coupons are accep ed only on this nmlei'stamli g. "The Pictures" GREAT BRITISH FILM PLAYERS CONTEST. I desire to cast Ten Votes for Fi .11 U.E I'i.ai i:i: Mali: Pr.AYl I desire also to cast Five Votes i2nd choice) for PtA Mai i, l'l \vi i: to !.o 5 5 Fill ii' and post to " fontest Erf it r, ' Pictures, 19. Adam St , Strand, London, W C J. Hastings Itatsoii. playing in Barker Filrrs BRITISH FILM PLAYERS: Neo'un Films Irnusrlas »»aj nc II ri. -in Ualy lion i las • ox John Ka«T Phoenix Films: • IMuiul • Fred Evans) ' Matties' (Joe Evans) Jerry Maxwell James iteeri Samuelso • Films : villi's Gtyane Fred Paul Itrrnard Taagkaa iion.-iiii Couag Jur-er Film's : Doroih] Rowan Maud Muart Clifford ■•rmliroke Arnold It. > nor Regent Films : Wniilre» Huh Cissir Klon It DM l.-l 11(1 Mllll I' f *. Moll tlllll.lrll Frank IC. Uv .nrolt UlllMlll ll.-u Cny Unpen Lane Various Oom na ties Charles Chaplin Ernest llatlr> It Hie Uitihic Ivy Clnsr Alec Worcester Horolh> Italic* H«se iiaipii Madge i ric James RuNsrll « lire de V» iiiiou hi •to. third t-tlirl llrnrii.ll Harry uiiiviiui Mary Manners ■lolly i rre Vcrc Carlyle t 1:111(1 o l.llillol Enc Desmond Jai'k muI en p Wilfrid II Miliar Martin t »im «r Nancy Hri miri mi Grorfire Poles Irene Vernon Jack Collins Jeff. Itailou m nortant /—All Briiish artistes, no matter where they are rlay-rg, arc good for this ron'est ■ ™.i-«^* JJ