Picture Play Magazine (Mar-Aug 1927)

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116 Advertising Section A Volume of a Thousand Wonders The Marvel Cook Book by Georgette MacMillan There is a recipe to suit every one for every occasion in this remarkable book. The favorite recipes of the leading stars of the stage and screen are included. There are 28 recipes for beverages 57 " breads 71 " " cakes and cookies 31 " candy 57 " " canning and preserving 11 " " cereals 10 " " chafing dishes 76 " " desserts 31 " eggs and omelettes 20 " " famous people's dishes 17 " " cooking fowl 26 " " frozen desserts 9 " " fruits 19 :"" " icings and fillings 10 " " invalid cookery 39. " " meats 12 " one-dish dinners 18 ." " oysters 41 " " salads 10 " salad dressings 28 " " sandwiches 28 " " sea foods 32 " " soups 79 " " vegetables 9 " " vegetarian dishes AND MANY OTHERS This Volume Should be in Every Home Price, $1.00 CHELSEA HOUSE Publishers 79 Seventh Ave. New York What the Fans Think Continued from page 12 tunities this country has given them. Pola Negri and Ernst Lubitsch, to name only two, some time ago began the necessary steps that will make of them citizens of the U. S. A. On the other hand, we have Gloria Swanson, who gave up her American citizenship to become a citizen of France. Of the two women, I personally admire the magnetic Pola far more. Gloria gave up her right to be first with me when she gave up her citizenship. To regain her favor with me, she and her husband must become American citizens. And so it goes. I do not blame the individuals who take advantage of the offers made them by the "powers that be" — I blame the "powers that be." And I am sincere when I say that I would cease to be a fan, even in the lightest sense of the word, were I to learn that such men as Adolph Zukor and Marcus Loew were not American citizens. It would be too much to expect of me to ask me to continue to give my few dollars to men who were so unapprcciative as to remain foreign in my country, after all my country has done for them. So let us cease our accolade of disapproval of the foreign players, and put the blame where it deserves to be ! Mrs. Olive Thompson. Los Angeles, California. The Stars at Close Range. Picture Play is my favorite movie magazine, and the letters from the fans are more interesting than some films. I read the letters first of all — and then Myrtle Gebhart's interviews. She is wonderful, and her letters are so sincere and sweet. I know, for she has written me several. My dearest chum is in pictures now. And it's the most thrilling thing in the world when I see her on the screen. The next thrill comes when she describes to me the parties she attends with the players. The stars, she says, are most of them awfully likable and human. I'm so glad that Norma Talmadge gave Gilbert Roland the chance to play opposite her. He really is a wonderful boy, and he hasn't. been half appreciated on the screen, because he is a juvenile or leadingman type and they insist upon making him play horrible heavies. I wish they had permitted Gilbert to keep his own name — Louis Elanzo. I hear that he, too hates the name he has now. Clara Bow, according to my friend, is pretty, and yet not so pretty. Her eyes are wonderful — big and brown. Her hair is exactly the color of carrots and always as mussed as can be. It's dyed — it used to be black. And her mouth is pretty. But otherwise, she is not good looking. She isn't particular about clothes, and she is always just Clara. Connie Talmadge, my chum says, is lots of fun, and is just as she is on the screen. She always dresses in sport clothes, is painfully thin and very tall. I do hope that Connie will get the role of Lorelei in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." She is one of the few girls who could suitably play that famous role. • Lucile Carlson'. 206 E. Main Street, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. As a Movie Organist Sees the Players. After reading some of the letters of the fan critics, I feel an uncontrollable urge to put in my little "mite." Being a professional movie organist, I see a lot of pictures, the majority of which should never have been filmed. I am a stickler for realism, and like a plot that is consistent. I don't care for stunt pictures. Neither do I like feature comedies. A comedy is fit only for a few reels, and becomes tiresome when drawn cut to cover the length of a feature picture. Harry Langdon is a far better slapstick comedian than Charlie Chaplin ever was, although Charlie was very good in "The Gold Rush." But to me, the 'outstanding thing in "The Gold Rush" was the superb acting of Georgia Hale. She is the personification of clean, honest, straightforward young womanhood. But to cut short my rambling and come to the point, I'd like to express my humble personal reactions to a number of the stars. Perhaps my viewpoint will be of some interest to the fans, since I am not a fan myself. Alec B. Francis in "The Return of Peter Grimm" was magnificent. His acting reaches the heart. Jetta Goudal is great, and her best picture was "The Road to Yesterday." Leatrice Joy has never made a hit with me. She is another case of conceit, and so is Gloria Swanson. Louise Brooks is a magnificent type of the glorious modern girl — bob, cigarettes, sophistication, and all. With me, the plot is the thing, first, last, and always, and when such people as Gloria Swanson, Douglas Fairbanks, and Colleen Moore learn to subordinate their egos to the plots of their films, their success will become real, and they will begin to endear themselves to the public, as Clive Brook, Alec B. Francis, Lewis Stone, Louise Dresser, and numerous others, already have. Henry Worner. 264 W. Rubicam Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A Confidential Guide to Current Releases Continued from page 72 girl who comes under the spell of a maniac magician and is barely saved from death by her fiance. Alice Terry, Paul Wegener, and Ivan Petrovich. "McFadden's Flats"— First National. Charlie Murray and Chester Conklin in a brick-and-mortar comedy of a hodcarrier who becomes a contractor and is forced into "society" by his wife and daughter. "Midnight Kiss, The"— Fox. Adapted from the play "Pigs." Charming and amusing study of small-town folk. Richard Walling is the boy who aspires to be a veterinary, and Janet Gaynor his girl. "Midnight Lovers" — First National. Respectable and amusing in spite of the title. Anna Q. Nilsson and Lewis Stone as husband and wife, each suspicious of the other without cause. "Music Master, The" — Fox. Fine adaptation of the famous stage play. Alec Francis appealing as the old piano