Pictures and the Picturegoer (April - September 1915)
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PICTURES AND THE PICTUREGOER
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The WORLDS GREATESTFILM ARTISTES CONTEST
EXCLUSIVE? OF BRITISH-BORN PLAYERS.
30 VOTES Free to Every Reader YZeekly.
First Prize in Cash £,10
SECOND PRIZE, Graphophone £7 10s., value £Q
RECORDS 303. <** «/
THIRD PRIZE, Graphophone £5 10s., value £7
RECORDS 30s. "" ■
FOURTH PRIZE, Graphophone £4 4s., value GX
RECORDS 167. ""**
FIFTH PRIZE, Graphophone £3 3s., value Ql
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RECORDS 17s.
MABEL TRUNNELLE. (Edison.)
100 Consolation Prizes 100
Tlie' Machines and Records are nun IFi
WHO ARE THE CLEVEREST PLAYERS?
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, comedians, character players, villains, lovers, or any other kind s and it is not necessary that they NOW play loading parts. The winners will get leading parts right enough if they have not yot played leads. When you have decided who in your opinion are the CLEVEREST FILM PLAYERS IN ANY COUNTRY (excluding British-born Artistes) write their names in the Coupon below.
PRIZES. The voter who sends in a. Coupon containing the names of the winners in their order according to the final counting of the votes will receive the first prize of £10. All other prizes will go to senders of Sjupons 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. Any number of Coupons runy be sent ill, but only one j rate limy be won by one sih.nl, 1 r.o one succeed in placing the winners' iianN S correctly, I he fcl'J will meter 6f tlie nearest Coupon. In the unlikely event of two or more voters sending in winning Coupons the prize will be divided,
J. Coupons will appeir weefcly until Further notice, rihey may be forwarded ;it oner, or kepi and senl in onei nrelope u. end oj cautesfl .
■".. All names must be written in ink. Ko alteration will be permitted.
i. No dorrespbndence can be entered info concerning the contest. Some of ihe best known male players are giv'eu op this page, but voters miiy rotj forong nlaiforn (except British-born) whether in the lists or not.
... A voter may fill np any number of Coupons-frora oho issue, and may send in any quantity of his or. her own or friends.' ConponsJn one onvelbpoandat any time.
ii. The Editor's decision as to tksprixe
winners ami on all matters connected
with this coulest will be final and legally binding, and Coupons are accepted, only on this LindersWlucliug.
"The Pictures" FREE VOTING COUPON: WORLD'S CONTEST.
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... Fill up and post to "Contest Editor, " Pictures. 18, Adam St. Strand. London, W.C.
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