Picture Play Magazine (Mar-Aug 1926)

Vol. XXIV MONTHLY No. 3 PICTURE PLAY MAGAZINE* CONTENTS FOR MAY, 1926 What the Fans Think .... . , . ♦ 8 An open forum of discussion by our readers. Harold Lloyd's Family . . . . . . .15 A new portrait of Mildred Davis Lloyd and Baby Gloria. New Feats of Movie Magic . . . John Addison Elliott 1 6 Amazing effects promised by two new German inventions. What I Admire Most in a Man . •. Dorothy Wooldridge J 8 Leading screen actresses describe the qualities that most attract them. The Sketchbook ..... Dorothy Manners . 20 A collection of brief but vivid impressions of Hollywood people. Dressing Up the Garter .... ♦ . . . 24 Chic ways of ornamenting this now-conspicuous piece of apparel. A Case of Real Friendship . ♦ . Myrtle Gebhart . . 25 The brother-and-sister relationship between John Roche and Norma Shearer. Just to Entertain You! . . . . A. L. Wooldridge . 27 Discomforts the stars endure for the sake of effective scenes. Over the Teacups ..... The Bystander . 30 Fanny the Fan mingles and gossips with the stars in New York. Sister to the Unknown Soldier . . Dorothy Wooldridge 34 How an obscure extra girl, now vanished, gave Olive Borden her start. Favorite Picture Players . . . . . . .35 New rotogravure portraits of people you see on the screen. A Three-in-one Beauty . . . Myrtle Gebhart . 43 Why Elinor Fair was recently signed by Cecil De Mille. Behind the Silver Screen . . . Jack Malone . . 44 The studios from a humorous angle. The Death of Barbara La Marr . . Charles Carter . 46 Incidents leading up to the tragic end of her unusual career. The Observer ...... . . , , 48 Editorial comment on timely topics concerning the screen. A Star's Balance Sheet ♦ Helen Ogden . . 49 Virginia Browne Faire sizes up her professional assets and liabilities. A Letter from Location .... . . . , 50 June Marlowe writes of the filming of Rin-tin-tin's "The Night Cry." In and Out of the Studios ... . . . ♦ 51 The camera takes some informal shots round about Hollywood. A Star Turns Reporter .... Carmel Myers ♦ 55 The third of Miss Myers' series of impressions of Picture-Play writers — concerning Helen Klumph and Margaret Reid. The Princess of Pep • . . . ♦ Caroline Bell . .57 A fit title for the liveliest girl in Hollywood — Constance Talmadge. Continued on the Second Page Following Monthly publication issued by Street & Smith Corporation. 79-89 Seventh Avenue, New York City. Ormond G. Smith President George C Smith Tico President and Treasurer; George C. Smith, Jr., Vice President; Ormond V. Gould, Secretary. Copyright, 1926. by Street & Smith Oornnratinn vl York. Copyright, 1926. by Street & Smith Corporation, Great Britain. All Rights Reserved. Publishers everywhere are cautioned I against u?in^ an! of the contents of this magazine either wholly or in part. Entered as Second-class Matter, March 6, 1916, at the Post Office at New York N Y under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Canadian subscription. $2.86. Foreign, $3.22. ' ' " WARNINC — Do not subscribe through agents unknown to you. C«uplaints are daily made by persons who have been thus victimized IMPORTANT — Authors, agents, and publishers are requested to note that this corporation does not hold itself responsible for loss of unsolicited man,, scripts while at this office or in transit; and that it cannot undertake to hold uncalled-for manuscripts for a longer nerind than d, rnnnih" ft ;£l „7^" YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION. $2.50 uscripts for a longer period than six months Tf the rphim of manuscript is expected, postage should be inclosed. montns. ii tne return SINGLE COPIES. 25 CENTS Address all communications to the Street & Smith Corporation