Picture Play Magazine (Mar-Aug 1916)

316 The Picture Oracle of the best actors playing under the Universal banner. I, too, think Ella Hall is very cute. Theda's Admirer. — Pedro de Cordoba played Julien in "Temptation" (Lasky). Ruth Roland was born in San Francisco in 1893. How old is she? Yes, to you and a million-and-one others. Theda Bara was born in Egypt — she says so herself in the story of her life which she wrote for us. Miss C. Parker. — Sorry to keep you waiting, but first come, first served. Francis Ford majr-be reached at Universal City, California. The Universal Film Company's Xew Jersey studios are at Universal Heights, Leonia, New Jersey. J. E. F. Royal. — The only directors I know of named Sterling are Ford Sterling, Keystone-Triangle, and Richard Sterling, whose last film was "The Tarantula" (British Royal Film Company). The latter may now be reached at West Xew York, New Jersey. MooreFan. — Owen Moore is playing leads for the Fine-Arts Triangle; Tom Moore has just signed a splendid contract to star in special Gold Rooster features for Pathe. and brother Matt is still directing and playing leads for the Eastern Universal. How would you like to collect the Moore family's pay checks each week ? I wr.s speaking with Alice Jo)7ce the other evening, and she has not. as yet. decided whether or not she will enter the film game again. Let's hope she does — she's a wonder. You want to know whether Mary Pickford gets a larger salary than I do. Well, a trifle more. I think. Her best picture? "Tess of the Storm Country," an early Famous Players subject, in my opinion. It was a wonder. Excelsior. — "The Battle Cry of Peace" (Vitagraph) is estimated to have cost more than one hundred thousand dollars. Harold. — William Russell played opposite Jane Cowl in "The Garden of Lies" (UniversaFT. Mary Pickford's age? Take 1893 from 1916. What have you got? Twentythree? Right — go to the head of the class. Mabel Black. — "The Paths of Happiness" (Universal), starring Violet Mersereau, was filmed in the Adirondacks. Donald A. Burdett, Exeter Academy. — Of course you haven't asked too many questions ! I have to do somthing to earn my living, you know. Address. Mary Allies Minter, care Metro Film Corporation. Xew York City ; Blanche Sweet, care Lasky, Hollywood, California. The other address has been given a dozen times in this department, this issue. Ask anything else you want to — I'll do my best to answer you. M. E. — The best-looking actor? Carlyle Blackwell. with Wallace Reid running him a neck-and-neck race. Polly. — So you want the casts of the stories in this magazine printed? We intend doing that shortly. Helene Rosson and E. Forrest Taylor played the leading parts in "The Thunderbolt" (American). Always give the name of the company. Lucille. — Charles Kent has been playing leads and character parts for Vitagraph for ten years. See answer to Moore Fan above, regarding Alice Joyce. Pearl White Admirer. — Pearl White and Creighton Hale are now appearing in a Pathe serial. "The Iron Claw."' Yes, I think they make a splendid team, in fact, one of the best of the many good ones now playing in pictures. Very glad you like everything in the magazine so much. Are you getting enough interviews now? There are plenty more good ones coming, too. E. A. A. — Henry Walthall and Edna Mayo are being costarred in "The Strange Case of Mary Page," and Sydney Ainsworth is playing the bold, bad villain. Yes, it would be much better if the company didn't try to make a fashion show out of it. It's an awful shame to waste the precious time of wonderful Henry Walthall in such drivel. So you like Louise Glaum and Dorothy Green as well as Theda Bara, eh? All three are good, and there is plenty room for them Louise Glaum's next picture is "The Aryan" (Ince-Triangle). Xo, D. W. Griffith's new picture to follow the "Birth of a X'ation" (Griffith) has not yet been released. Be patient, and you will be rewarded. If not here, then in the hereafter. Faulhaber, Richmond, Virginia. — Minta Durfee is a leading lady with Keystone-Triangle. Her latest picture was "The Great Pearl Tangle" opposite Sam Bernard. "A Parisian Romance" (Fox) is a five-reel production. Dorothy Green did splendid work as the siren, but she wasn't in the picture enough. Eager. — I agree with you that Pearl White doesn't have a great chance to do any real acting, the thrills taking up all her time. It's a shame, too, because she realty is a clever actress. As soon as the serial craze dies out — if ever — we will again see Pearl in "regular" stuff. The rules forbid me to answer your question regarding Lillian Walker. Players whose first names are Vic