Pictures and the Picturegoer (October 1915 - March 1916)

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Wl l K KN'UNt. < >( i -• ;, 1915 83 PICTUR£S AND THE PICTUREGOF.*, wlit'io r found them tnkhi few st-t'iu's. Anitii Stfwart -iw me 11 v.iv cordial wcK-onit', expressing eloquent Iv her o-iv;it iiltMsui'i! in meeting a Kuio|i.mii friend of (he late Mr. liuiin.. I exi.laineil to her all al our I'll 1 1 kks. She -;iiil she had had ft co|i\ alr.Mu> . and thouylit it a dandy journal. She said slu> had worked verj . very hard in a lilm entitled '/'/' s tie Mai In is. 1 have 11 i\\ seen it. and 1 yon will have the story shortly. •" I met llai i\ Northrup, Robert (.'aillord. Karle William-, and a lot more; but on tinishin-r my vi-it 1 left the studios and took my way therefrom accompanied l>y Anita Stewart and 1 lady-friend, when we all I o >ked the Kl. Railway; to N.w York. Miss Stewart and 1 were in talk the whole way ; 1 spoke highly of our ow n eountry ' cinema and the splendid work of Piotukks. But Miss Stewart left me a little before V York, so 1 had to bid her'Adien,' probusing to go back there one day • • • • An epidemic or mania for drawing is to have broken out am. am" you. Lately 1 have received all sorts of sketches in pencil, ink. and colour, the subject-; varying from patriotic war ■lies to Charlie Chaplin. I like to ive them, of course, for they inter. and amuse me very much, and really ■ of the work is exceedingly clever. ould like to encourage it. and my plan. I think, is to run a little art competition. Four Prizes for the Best Artists, tfake a sketch portrait, drawing .>r painting, of a cinema subject or player 0& a postcard, state your age. and post \n.' Pictures \ni> The Picture s.">. Long Acre. W'.C. to arrive by lay. October L'.Mh. Any subject, humorous or otherwise, will be eligible ■o long as it is in some way connected with the picture world. 1'iit your best • work into it. and leave the rest to Uncle Tim. REPLIES Kami and addrtu (not for publication) m id !(.•,/ ichm writing. Wt cannot r+ply through tin pott. /..ll.'rjdiv.(.M;i in//i IN JlOUI'lu.V. catts are required name oj Company mutt be [ Please note our new address85, LONG ACRE, LONDON, W.C. ■ >•' ' ■ kford ]i»s ropli I t > inn > ofour ren lovs. vv I13 shouldn't you ba a 1 fcj vv . h n tacka of pictnro postcards, on 1 have uul you list. 1 hi Hi .I ueti read. r. Ei «rj one helps, npoi t) I i ii" 1 ■ prominent 11 1 in 1 1 published aa IhcU in Don a 11 ..I,', mi 1 moat likely 1I1.' 011c you ret ■ under 1I1..1 heading, 1. 111 i iClupbam).— Sorry if your provioua letter »« nnuna >.■>.•, 1 . ii i* beat to keep li Iters ' r 1 ii I I ordoi a for ii e Postc ird 1 mi". Hairy Polli i-l is married toll irg 11 ' ■.. Pis iln 1 1 ■■■ ii pi .-. 1 .r I be pi ctures. Lauderdale Maitland and Ethel Bra. owell pi "I " 1 be Be g 11 3irJ We Iding" (British 1 mpire). \ ou were fortuuate to favourite player's photo and nntograpl a A. O. P. Ii. (Plymouth).— Get the nasty doctor to you better 01 UsUly, s, tint yon cau jo t.> pictures oftener than yon nseJ 1 ■ 338 picture postcards is quite a healthy collection, Always glad I., hear Iro n yon. E. Ii. (near Cheltenham).— The 10 In or mis not passing through Leicester Square on the day yon mention. Thanks for kin.l appreciation. Wiuum II. (Glasgow). V.mi are like tlie little boy wl o wants helping in his noma. lessons; and 101 'Soreened Stars • mp t 1 ion is really very s m pie. The first exainplo gave you the name expressed in the p'oture, hut it is for you to find tie mines expressed in tbe others^ Do your 1 vv ittie. Point bear! never won, &c. Hoiucb (West Kensington), ^dresses :— Cbas. Chaplin and Edna Pm >, Bssaiay Film ttfif.Co., Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.; Maiy Piokf rJ, c o. Famous Players Film t'o., 213, West 26tb St.. N w v„rk 1 it ... Cf.S.A. Players ami Companies :-=-Mix Cinder iPathtf), Use Marsh (Majestic), Donald Crisp (Vitagraph), Robert ll.inou Majestic). Your conundrum is immense, BOrncei G. A J. (Swansea).— The cast you want is not publishe !, Sorry. Atten-daxt: " Programme, Sir?" [Drawn by Grace Airie, OFi'ictK! •• Good Lord, no. Do you think I've come to see the pictures?" li:' Unburn Lddi Cl»n ndon Film a I 1 and Martin, lot;, vv .■.. woodl lone I I'm • .. , Borebam Wood, 11 ..r>l l'lini C ■., 7, Bartf. rd . U mi iBrlato Mary Piokford's ' 1 I hi:, after running bla own company, basg ne b ' .'10 , can !>.■ had from tula 1 JoiiNsir. (Wellington ■. v .• milng n us iful aaloi thera \ give np all thoughts ■•! plnyer. Without experience, you have nmullcl of anocesi, when reallj 1 ilente 1 playei ing fi 1 B. V, B, (Herne Hill).— Ben Turpin atill plat 1 Miniay. All letters are answered in oolumne in rotation. Wedo not reply by p w.'.'i.ili iless we employe! aistiuisa tlie a all we have at present, Joun (Orinton).— Address Vivian Bieh, c.o. Ameriaan Film Co., 8,227, Bi t'.s.A. Thanks totheUepworl I 1 to iniiiiy Biitisli exhibitors, whoji thjsra are 1 n imo a1 t be Front, w e tba es (I liea i are the oine^nas actua i> in U10 Rrin [ line i the • iotun s'io.i s mote 1I1 1 1 anything 1 Ctraions (ffutney).— Address Blancbo Sweet, c.o. Famous Players Film Co., 213, vw,t. 26th St., New Vok li'y, U.S.A. S'.io is thu same as Daplme W Qiri:i,io iLeytliain).— Thanks for Toug and iui. ing-letter. We ba vereadcrsin every olass — hi the diversity of answers on this page. The Bonfire is 1..11 j e , and Xuius is still a long Urn •. Bosi: iLeijL-on-Sea).— Eric Desmond, Len bethel, and Kenneth Ware pkiyed the ihree different :^ei of "Davi.l" in "David Copper'fleld,' II. Collins was " Micawbor,'.' and Jamie r.uriu-r " Daniel Peggotty." The little boy Brio Desmoid 'is wiili Hepirprths Film Studi 11-ou Tbamex v 1 you were the very first of the lucky ones to receive li Iter from Charlie Chaplin ! Dot (Carditl). The Editor B t topnblish tlio next good portrait he Beuures of r'. X. Bi mini. There were ph .t. sol bim in our March -"i an. I 27, 1915, issues, 1 n 1 an interesting Btudiochat with bim in the I rnier number. '-i'h.se" = these X XXX don't they? Thank* muchly. PnoPLE Pansiks (Halifax).— We like to know that your Cinema Manager hag been tji.. an. 1 shown y. ur favourite films. Perhaps be would sell you photos of so 11 dry. A s'nllin? won Id not he uiu-i'as' medium-sized pi] Have you n>.nl the "Plying A" offer in their Pictures advert. Dear girl, the fear of Hirtat is not tlie reason we cannot ieply by post, but the quantity of letters we receive quite precludes us fmra iloin^ so. See reply to "li. V. i;.," Address Marguerite Clark, c.o. Famous Players Film Co., 213, West 26th St., New YorkCitv, U.S.A. B11.1.Y li. tMaiila Vale.— The player you mention is about 10 years old, and is married, so Maggie will have to transfer her affections to some cIec. I Hope this will stop the troubb, Billy. 1 Horace iWest Bromwich). — Wo recently gave a page • r two ■ I lling Charlie Chaplin. There is good li.'.J of i ubbisb being printed alKiut this deservedly popular player. Tna Film IAj« "i Mart/ Pii kf ri will give you all the information you want, an 1 it only costs yon 2id., postfiee, from this office. Henry Ainley is now piny* Ing iu " Quinni ys " at the llaytnarket Th. Kvi.its Ciapla".).— You might try Hepwortha Co., Waltou-on-Tliames; London Film Co., St. Margarets: or Turner Fdm t'o., Walton-on Tlia.n . p. We wish you luck. We do not reply iSt, Saccv linn. Bristol).— We think wo lepi'.l I t letter from you a few weeks ago. Beverley Hayne played opposite F. X. Bushman in "The Masked Wrestler." You are quite right about Queen Mary ; we don't mind you telling ns i little bit; that's what we pnt it in like 1 hat for. For new reader's love aud kisses, aU our thanks.