Picture-Play Magazine (Sep 1923 - Feb 1924)

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I rather think that the majority of moviegoers will agree with me when I say that I would much rather be amused than "uplifted" at the movies. The sort of movies that correspond to Eugene O'Neill's plays do not, as a rule, interest me in the least. I want to forget that poverty and sorrow exist. One sees enough of .that at every turn in one's daily life. Of course, there are exceptions. If a play dealt with grim sordidness, and yet was so excellently played and mounted that it made the plot subordinate to the "trimmings," I should probably enjoy it. "If Winter Comes" is a good example of this. Percy Marmont and Gladys Leslie played so perfectly that the girl in me gave way to the actress, and I thoroughly enjoyed every bit of it. _ Amusement, to me, is the prime requi site in the theater, but that amusement must be intelligently handled to he worth while. That is why Mae Busch appeals so much more to me than Mae Murray, though both stand for essentially the same things — luxury, frivolity, grandeur, and amusement. Leatrice Joy is another actress who juggles clothes and acting to the nth degree. I enjoyed "Merry Go Round" immensely because it dealt, in a colorful way, with people who were "different," and therefore interesting. Mary Philbin was so simple and exquisitely pretty that one could forgive her for letting down once in a while and, of course, Dale Fuller was in the cast. Her personality always draws me to any theater, anywhere, at any time. I do not usually care for Griffith's pictures, because they lack variety. He has but one style, and any actor or actress will tell you that versatility is one of the most important phases of acting and directing. In spite of all the hokum used to get over an impossible idea, I liked Elinor Glyn's "Six Days" because I like Corinne Griffith. She is so pretty and useless. Elizabeth Carmichael. 368 Marlborough Avenue, Detroit, Michigan. How to Lick the Censors. Some one is always asking, "What is the matter with the movies?" I'm almost certain that "Rotten plays," is the answer. In my opinion, Charles Ray is the best movie star on the screen, and the bestlooking one, too. His plays are onehundred-per-cent perfect, and when shown in our town mean a full house, and the kids are crazy over him. Is that not saying something? If the screen had more Charles Rays, the censors would be out of a job forever. I saw him in "The Girl I Loved" here this week, and will never forget that play as long as I live. We do not attend the movies very much any more, but never miss one of Charles Ray's plays. I sure am for him, and my husband and little boy are, too. Mrs. Paul G. Rettig. 1114 West Victoria Street, Harlan, Iowa. From a Small-town Fan. Picture-Play has indeed helped me to realize that there are others who would like to see the best pictures, but who, like myself, are victims of circumstance, living in a small town. In the December issue a fan from New Zealand told of his efforts to bring about better pictures in his home town. Possibly my letter may be a consolation to him, knowing that others as well as he are starving for that which a small town cannot afford. While I was away in college I was very fortunate in seeing many of the best productions. After such an experience I am finding it difficult to go back once more to the old sort of pictures. One of my best friends is the manager of a theater here and he cannot see his way to show the splendid new productions of the best quality. We arc _ fortunate in having two movie theaters in our town, but neither lives up to a high standard of screen entertainment. I have exerted every means possible to induce them to show the better pictures, but one manager told me that the people did not appreciate the better class of pictures. I can only live in hopes that some day there will be a demand even-where for such shows as the superior producers can give. Barbee Simpson. 623 Main Street, Sturgis, Kentucky. An Impression of Lois Wilson. In spite of the fact that I have written to you recently I've simply got to write again or I shall burst with ecstasy ! Why? Because — now hold jour breath — I've met Lois Wilson! Oh, I'm just so full up with the wonderfulness of it that I can hardly write. It "was the thrill that comes once in a lifetime."' She spoke at Chelsea Church, way up on One Hundred and Seventy-eight Street, in New York City. I thought I'd never get there in time. She arrived during the service, and my patience was nearly at the breaking point when finally the pastor introduced her. And then she spoke, and what a lovely voice she has ! It's surprisingly low and full and sweet. She told us that when she was a little girl she used to sit in church and admire the clergyman's robes and wished that she could have put them on; so that that might have been the beginning of her desire for a theatrical career. Then, the pastor having asked her, she told what her religion had done ior her. After the service she stood on the platform and shook hands with nearly everybody "until she was tired," as the pastor said. She was dressed very simply in a dark dress and a gray caracul jacket. She wore a little close black hat trimmed with black lace that hung down over her right shoulder. She also wore a string of pearls. And when my turn came I was so excited I couldn't think. I wanted to tell her how I loved her in "The Covered Wagon" and all of her other pictures, but instead of that, before I hardly knew it, I'd said: "It's just like dreams come true to meet j-ou, Miss Wilson," and then I got so choked up I couldn't say another thing ! I knew it was foolish, but I couldn't help it. But, oh, she is so lovely, a thousand times prettier in real life, if that's possible ! Her complexion is just like a pink-and-white rose leaf, and the sweetest mouth, and dimples ! And when I looked right up at her her eyes were so lovely that my heart just jumped! She kept her hat on so that I couldn't see her hair. She is quite small and dainty in stature. But what's the use — I've used every adjective I could think of to tell you about her and I can't. I suppose it would be best to put it all together, and say that I love her with all my heart. Louise W. Loughron. 901 Sterling Place, Brooklyn, New York.