Picture Play Magazine (Mar-Jul 1929)

Advertising Section 107 You Can't Wear That! Continued from page 55 Nonvibration dinner shirts ! Ask the boy friend if his is the kind that boasts a vocabulary, and I'll promise you can hear his expression ! Sound engineers on Ronald Colman's "Bulldog Drummond" found that the stiff, glazed bosoms of the shirts worn by the men reflected sound ; anything starchy becomes a veritable sounding board, causing distortion. A peculiar, grating sound, picked up on the "Leatherneck" set, was traced to Robert Armstrong's corduroy trousers. Russell Gleason had to have the silk lining of his coats removed, though none of the other men have reported this particular difficulty. Possibly his tailor had used an unusually crisp silk. If clothes will talk, their tonal equipment must harmonize with the character that they "accompany," and express individual personality. A gingham dress worn by Louise Fazenda in a slavey comedienne role spoke a cockney dialect — or seemed to — so it was allowed to remain, and no doubt felt properly proud of its oral debut. _ Travis Banton, Paramount designer, believes that a certain amount of "complementary" sound, when natural, should be left in the scene. If a girl nervously twirls her beads, or dances in a frock embroidered with clusters of brilliants, the noises thus made add to the realism. However, he admits that some materials speak their pieces too well, and that woolens, cottons, tweeds, flannels and such "muffling" goods, and chiffons, may become popular in doubling for satins and other finer fabrics, and that beaded fringe is decidedly out. "This replacement, necessary until improvements in the mechanism can subdue these noises," said Mr. Banton, "will not result in any radical change of styles, however. Women's clothes to-day are designed to give them freedom. Old-fashioned modes will never return, though formality will be achieved again for evening by means of longer skirts and draperies. "The talkies will introduce better taste in clothes. Formerly costuming was exaggerated to suggest moods, or to reveal character. The dialogue now conveys these impressions. Wardrobes will be suitable to the roles, but not overemphasized. And, despite their femininity, they will be silent !" Why Don't They Star? Continued from page 72 reviewers term an "eyeful." Gorgeous butterflies, fascinating the fans in one picture after another. And think of the gowns they can wear! When May McAvoy was trailing about in drab hoods and robes, in "Ben-Hur," Carmel Myers was fairly dripping beads and fringe, languishing in all her peacock glory. While Marion Davies posed in the unbecoming costume of a bell hop in "The Cardboard Lover," and fell into the lily pond, Jetta Goudal was parading in gowns that would make the French designers tear their latest creations into shreds. And while Marion suffered in simple, little frocks, in "The Patsy," bad Jane Winton sparkled in beaded velvet. While Bebe Daniels did her best in makeshift affairs, in "Take Me Home," Lilyan Tashman wore furs and brilliants by the carload. When Colleen Moore donned her Irish maid's uniform, in "Oh Kay," she had to have some naughty lady to wave her duster at, so Julanne Johnston appeared on the scene, looking chic. While Lina Basquette, leading lady in "The Wheel of Chance," donned a kitchen apron, Margaret Livingston, who attracted more attention than the leading lady herself, lounged about in striking negligees. And these are the ladies of luxury, secure in their satins, perfect in their pearls, alluringly elegant, gorgeously grand ! Learned by Watching Continued from page 86 knowledge. So when a test gave him a chance, he knew what he was doing. Timing of emotions and gestures proved such a fascinating study to Barry Norton during the months he worked for Douglas Fairbanks as office boy, neglecting his routine duties to hang around the sets, that he was fired. However, his A B Cs thus learned are of service now. Girls but: Art Ability iff IF YOU LIKE TO DRAW, here is your opportunity to find out how much talent you have. Test your natural sense of design, proportion, color, perspective, etc., with our simple scientific Art Ability Questionnaire. Learn if your talent is worth developing. You will be frankly told what your score is. Federal Students Are Successful Many Federal School students — girls as well as men — are making $2,000, $4,000, $5,000, and $6,000 yearly. In Commercial Art work you can earn as much as a man of equal ability. Millions are paid yearly for illustrations and designs. 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