Picture Play Magazine (Mar-Jul 1929)

D ill iiiiiiii i ii nun I iiiiiiiiiiii mi in ii iiiiiiii Contents— Continue d 111111111111 111 1 1 1 1 " 11 111 11 11111111111 m Billowing In . . . . . . ..... . .55 The reign of the voluminous skirt is photographically recorded. Hollywood High Lights . . . . . Edwin & Elza Schallert 56 Peaks of news and gossip in the talk of the movie colony. Tollyanna. Turns "Coquette" .... Myrtle Gebhart . . 60 A sympathetic story of Mary Pickford's coming of age on the screen. Where the Stars Meet .... . Carroll Graham . . 62 Fate brings the great and the near great to the screen of an all-night movie "joint." She Refuses to Glitter . . . . . William H. McKegg . 64 Vilma Banky casts stardom off when she leaves the studio. A Confidential Guide to Current Releases ... . . . .67 Brief tips on pictures now showing. The Screen in Review Norbert Lusk . . 68 The latest films are carefully inspected. A Wizard of Make-up Alma Talley . . .72 Some of the wonders performed by Max Factor for the stars. Spanish— With English Reserve . . . Madeline Glass . . 74 That describes Don Alvarado. Saving the Day A. L. Wooldridge . . 84 Many are the uses made of a star's popularity. Experiences of an Extra Girl . . . . Mignon Rittenhouse . 86 Jenny, the composite of many, is the heroine of these adventures. Six Months to Live! Helen Louise Walker . 89 This was the verdict given a famous star by several doctors. Read what she did about it. Information, Please ...... The Oracle . . 102 Answers to readers' questions. STARS AND INTERVIEWERS AT WAR! ""TIME was when interviews were sought by the stars and eagerly * granted to one and all. But times have changed, until now, in some cases, there is indifference, antagonism, aloofness, or a curt refusal on the part of the star to speak for publication. What has happened to bring about this sharp change? Are the stars becoming ritzy as a matter of course, or do they cherish grievances based on interviews that placed them in an unflattering light? William H. McKegg's story in the July number of PICTURE PLAY will guide you in deciding which factor is wrong, the stars or the writers. Mr. McKegg relates many amusing incidents which tend to justify the stars in their newly acquired attitude, as well as disclosing facts which arouse one's sympathy for the writers who have been the butt of stellar idiosyncrasies. All in all, it is a story you should read for the sake of being well informed on a burning subject. TOO GORGEOUS TO BE STARRED 1_JAS it ever occurred to you that some well-known actresses * * are more useful in subordinate roles than in stellar ones? Else why are Carmel Myers, Gwen Lee, Margaret Livingston and several others not stars? It is because their glamour and ability to wear striking costumes are needed to supply a definite note in films that would otherwise be characterless. Next month's PICTURE PLAY will contain an article by a new writer, whose observations along these lines you are sure to enjoy. In addition to these features, Margaret Reid has chosen Esther Ralston for the subject of her analysis, and Myrtle Gebhart will contribute a sympathetic revelation of the causes why a well-known leading man dropped out of pictures and why he has come back. By far the best story ever written about Barry Norton will be found next month under the signature of Madeline Glass, and Carroll Graham, too, has written another of his keen dissertations on the idiosyncrasies of Hollywood. Altogether you will find PICTURE PLAY for July fairly sizzling with interest and information. No summer lull here! J illlllll!IIIIIIIIILJIIIIIIIll!lllllllllllll!lll!llllllllllllllllllllll!lllllll!IIIIIU