Picture Play Magazine (Mar-Aug 1916)

(f)racle ^QMepionj^l^j^etf about frffireen^ This department will answer questions submitted by our readers either of general interest, or relating to pictures. No answers will be given to questions regarding matrimony, religion, or photo-play writing. Letters should be addressed : Picture Oracle, care of this magazine, 79 Seventh Avenue, New York City. Write only on one side of the paper. No questions will be answered unless accompanied by full name and address, which, however, will not be used. At the top of the paper give the name, or initials, by which you want the question answered in the magazine. No questions will be answered except through these pages. All questions will be answered in the order received, so that failure to see the answer in the next number means that its turn will come later, as we receive many letters a week, all wanting an immediate answer. When inquiring about plays, give the name of the play and the name of the company, if possible. Questions concerning photo-play writing should be addressed to editor of the scenario writers' department, above address. JEWELL BROADWAY.— Very glad to start with your letter ; it was very interesting. You certainly are the proper kind of a picture fan to go the distances you do to see the films. So the favorites in your town are Charlie and "Little Mary," It seems the same all over. Charles Chaplin's address is care the Mutual-Chaplin studios, Los Angeles, California. On February 28th Mr. Chaplin signed a contract with the Mutual Film Corporation at a salary reported to be five hundred and twenty thousand dollars a year, with a bonus of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, which was paid when he placed his name to the contract. His favorite sport? Making people laugh, I guess. Yes, Lillian and Dorothy Gish both play with Triangle-Fine Arts, Mr. Griffith's company. They are not related to Mary Pickford; just good friends. Henry Walthall is considered the greatest picture player.' He did his best work in "The Avenging Conscience" (Mutual). The greatest actress? Bessie Barriscale in my humble opinion. "The Cup of Life" (Mutual) was her masterpiece. For handsome man it's a toss-up between Carlyle Blackwell and Wally Reid, both heartbreakers. Blackwell's best work was done in "The Man Who Couldn't Lose" (Favorite Players). I liked Wally best in "Carmen" (Lasky). The prettiest girl in pictures is Lillian Gish, although many prefer Mary Pickford. Lillian made her name in "The Birth of a Nation" (Griffith). "The Strange Case of Mary Page" (Essanay) is now -showing. Lillian Walker's latest is "Green Stockings" (Vitagraph). Your other question is against the rules, but you are wrong anyway. By-by, come again. All Theda Bara Questioners. — Since the publication in this magazine of Theda Bara's own story, entitled "My Strange Life," a postman has been traveling continually between this office and the place where the mail comes in. The letters received have been of two classes. One consists of mail marked "personal" for Miss Bara, and the other is constituted of inquiries concerning the article and the star's life. Most of the latter class make such inquiries as "Did Theda Bara really write your article about her life?" "Are all the things in 'My Strange Life.' by Theda Bara. true?" and so on. The best reply we can make to all your questions is to print a letter received by the editor of this magazine from Miss Bara,