Pictures and the Picturegoer (October 1915 - March 1916)

Wl.KK ENDING ik r. ?3, 1915 73 PICTURES AND THE PICTUKKCOI.K OUR LETTER-BAG Selected from hundreds every week. " Fond of Variety ! " l>.> tell me nhj m many film stars seem ko change then names. Unless mj memory plays mil false Mabel Xormaud used Jo bo t-.il li-il Mm 1,1 Kortescuo ; and surely Blanche Sweet was Daphne Wayne (such .1 pretty n. nil e. isn i it and .1 |ilayer I renumber is["Violet Crawford has another name I remember it ! N. \. M.u-tom. The Absent-minded Beggar. " Tho other niglrl I saw a drama. 1 won't ilif Company, because I think the r must have been asleep or ill. so will giro liim the benefit ol tho doubt. (1) A man mbsasafool jewels on the night of a lull 111 love with tlw ladj who | Don't you think she would have worn those jewels (2) When lie enters, the room is I with electric light, vet he Hashes an clonic torch around to and the safe! (3) Tic burns a largo hole in the door of tlio safe, vet when you see the other side of the door there is no sign of a hole ! Another film I siu MM supposed to take place about the time of napoleon. The villain write- a letter, dries it with saml. Very good. The hero also write* a letter ana dries it with a K. I.. Margate), Film-plays a "Balm to the Spirit." Is of a theatre-party at tiie Opera House. Blackpool, last night I was amused to till 1 how most of the voices grated on mo. Th re iv 111 a theatre-play now a restless. Wearing element and sen-cot' tension no. I cant describe it ' One needs to arrive 'so Virile and alive to meet the demands upoii one made by the spoken play, and the dreadmi chatting between many short acts, the .my atmosphere the play may create after each act ; whereas one goes soul-sick, weuy iii mind and body to a good picture show . ami halt-way through one has torgotten oneself entirely. Film-plays supply a long-felt need of humanity. 1 am nor alone in t Iii feeling of 'balm to the spirit I meet expressions of it constantly. But they will advance yet to a much higher perfection. 1 look forward to the day when one may announce ones predilection for the picture play in the most cultured circles and not be regarded with a stare of disgust. : L. EL iLythani). A Little "Fatherly" Advice. • 1 was pleased to see your reply to •An\ioii> and ' Ada,' re 'film playing. You can save your readers trouble and expense by a little fatherly advice. I am what is called on the wrong side of fifty, and seeing an advertisement of a firm who advertise as •genuine teachers of film-acting with the chance of placing the students.' f wrote to them and submitted a little scenario I bad written, not for criticism but for the idea of production with asmuUfeeto myself. 1 have played ven successfully as an amateur, and have excellent Press notices, audi thought tins would help me, but the people to whom I ■wrote -imply sent me their usual printed matter and promptly asked me 2s. Od. for reading my scenario. Their fee for teaching film-acting is 21s. for four turns of twenty minutes. 1 ju-t as promptly asked for the return of my MS., and told them that I didn t want their opinion. They have my stamped, addressed envelope, but the MS. lias so far not arrived. I consider mysell a business man. and I was out for £ s. d.. but at the same time I believe I conld act intelligently and effectively : but there are certain young and impressionable girls who, having no business or acting experience, might be imbued to part with guineas, which they could ill afford to lose, and would have no chance of playing for the real thing. E. C. i-Museley). NELL CRAIG. As au exponent of ' ,Sympathetic ' parts Miss Nell Craig, has no superior on the screen. Her acting is sincere, always true, and never 'overdone.' Her work as the beautiful and accomplished, Dominica iu "THE ADVENTURES OF DOMINICA," iu which she has turned thief just for the love of ad venture, offers Miss Nell Craig a magnificent opportunity for her talented acting, of which she .takes full advantage. The " Adventures of Dominica" form a series of six uevv dramatic photoplays, in each of which Nell Craig appears supported by au all-star cast. Make a point of seeing this original series, and ask your local mauager to secure them for his theatre .^^_^_ Produced by K/Q/S/D/VVDAJl THE EXCLUSIVE FILM Essnnay Film Service, Ltd., 2-\ Soto Square, London, W.