Picture Show (May-Oct 1919)

Till PicUtic Show, Muijlid, 1319. 8 Tom Santschi. Jane Cowl. THE IDEAL HERO. Incidents Humorous and Exciting in the Work of Cinema Stars. EVERYONE is asking when next we are to .see Tom Santsclii. Many gills liave confided in me tliab he is their ideal screen lover. " The Garden of Allah," Robertr Hirhen's greatest, lore story, made one of the mo?t beautifid photo-plays yet produced. The tragic story of Donu'ne lOnfelden and Boris Androvkv. tlie hivers whose fates were written in the sands, the oolourfid setting of the barbaric East, the sensational scenes of the sand storni — all are faithfully portraj-ed on the screen, and has been one of the achieven\ents of the cinema. Here is the latest portrait of Tuni Santschi, who made the character of Boris so hum.anly heartrending, and won much admiration from iiianj' girls I know. We shall see liim soon in a thrilling Oold\v3'n photo-play, entitled '• The Still Alarm." Dogs Of A^l Nations. MISS COWL is a real dog lover. She pos.scsses a French bull terrier, . an Italian greyhound, a Belgian work dog, a Pekinese, and Boston bull. The worldfamoiis detective, William Allan Pinkcrton, said that her list of allied canines would not be complete tmtil she had an English dog. so he has sent her a stag-hound. Marguerite Clark's Plunge. MARC:UER1TE CLARK has her fair share of discomfiture, which is one of the tolls art demands. Iiu" Uncle Tom's Cabin" she had to fall into the river — and she did. "The water vas dirty and deep." she said. " Of course, I didn't like it, would you ? " Something New. AC'INE.MA star must be always ready, no matter what daring deed is required of hei-. I hear that Bcttie Bh the, the Vitagraph ?tar, is constantly trying for something new. At present she is learning to drive a team ol dogs. In her last film she broke through a sheet of thin ice whilst skating, and pitched herself over a cliff — she believes in realism. Peggy And Her Pets. PECt ; V H YLAND, the Fox star, confesses that all her spare time is taken up with her aviary. She possesses 22 canaries. 14 cockatoos, 0 parrots, and GO prize carrier pigeons. ■ Her Fragrant Path. ANNA LUTHER, who you will remember is playing lead with Willi, m Farnham, likes peifurae, and she has herself dis^ tilled one of the most subtle and fragrant of ! .scents. Her friends say that no matter where [Miss Luther is, they can always trace her. I Pauline Frederick Next Week. DO you like the presentation plate given villi this nmnhcr of The Picture Show This jiicture of " Mar} Pickford" is her CINEMA CHAT. PHOTOGRAPHS AND PARAGRAPHS OF PICTURES, PLAYS, AND PLAYERS. very special fa\ ourite — and no wonder. I thiidc it shows why the world's sweetheart has so many thousand admirers. It shows her sunny smile, the greatest charm j-outh can have. Don't miss ne.xt week's plate of beautiful Pauline Frederick. Order your copy to-day and tell ^our friends to do the same. There is sure to be a big demand for this issue, and I would not like one of my friends to be disappointed and unable to get this gift, so tako ui} advice and order j'onr copy now. " Nothing Doing," says Dustin Farnum. I HEAR that Dustin Farnum had occasion to be very indignant the other day. In a scene of his new ])icture he has to carry a fellow-actor (who weighs over foui-teen stone) lip a steep mountain. He acted his part succes.sfully, though painfully, and had just sat down to a well-earned rest when the cinemi n\an informed him. with many ajjologies, lie had run out of film, and liad licen photographing nothing. " Would Jtr. Farniuu kindly oblige by going through the scene again ? " The Other Side. I WONDER how many readers tliink of the strange and varied means employed by cinema stars in their efforts to make their audiences laugh, weep, and think. The players expose themselves to all kinds of weather and all kinds of costume. They brave the dangers of fire and water. Charlie Chaplin dresses his feet in awful shoes and wears wors? trousers ; Douglas Faii banks climbs steeples; Rlae Marsh weeps, and can mnke an audience weep with her. Marie Walcamp treats wild animals as you would a ])et dog : Pearl While has won her title as Peerless Fearless Pearl ; Helen Holmes climbs like a steepk^jaek, and William Farnum fights to a finish. True, the life of a cinen\a stnr is the strenuous life. Don't you agree with me 'i Rumours — Just Rumours. E^'ERY nowand then extraordinary rumours float around that Miss Pearl AVhito has met with a fatal accident. A new and vei-y persistent rumour is now in the air, but I can assure you that there is no truth in it. Perhaps these ninronrs originate because Pearl is well known to be a fatalist — • and the many thrills reciuired of her by the Pathe serials always finds her ready, no matter how daring the deed. Pearl White— Fatalist. HERE is her reason for being a fa ti list : " I an; one of a family of nine children. IMy father, myself, and one other child aie all that arc left. Every one of those who are gone dicil an unnatural death. My grandfather and grandmother on both sides died unnatural deaths. You know what that means V One of my brotlicrs was accidentally' shot last spring. He was in the Navy. Another brother fell into a deep water-hole and was drowned. A little sister fell off a tree to her death. Another boy was hit by a baseball bat. I'ou understand what I mean by unnatural deaths ? Oh, I am going to get mine. It is inevitable. " You know, I am always just escaping death, ' she went on. " Do you remember Blakeley. the aviator, who was killed ? He fell 2,000 feet while doing a spiral descenr. I was to have accompanied him. but was delaj-ed. He said he wanted to give me a real thrill."' Miss Chrissie White's Rainy Day Attir?. I]ME T Sliss Chrissie AVhite in Regent Street, London, the other day. How pretty she ■is I -It was pouring with rain, but Miss White was shopping, and faced the elements .sinilingi}-. She did not carry an umbrelia. but she was a dainty figure in white macintosh with powder-bhic facings. Carol HoHoway. Max Linder, "Some" Reputation. LOOK well at the picture of Carol Holloway. She is the Vitagraph heroine of a thousand daring deeds. Cuts and bruises are part of her day's work, yet they never damp her ardour. She is also notid for being one of the best horsewomen of the West — and that is a place where a reputation for horsemanship is difficult to get. Max Back At Work Again. MAX LINDER, invalided out of the French Army, is now busy supplying us with his inimitable comedies. He has even made up a good story out of his journey back to America — he says it is true— more or less. Remember this when you see '• Max goes to America.'' Pearl While, Not So Easy As You Think. EVERY day I receive letters from readerasking me for full information how they can become cinema st:irs. 1 often wonder if they realise that the cinenx'i arl.ist?s gain their rejwtations by long houis of sheer hard work in aildit ion to their natural t.:ilent. Asking my young nephew what h'.' w ould like to be when he grew uj) to be a man. he answered prouxptly : " A cinema actor, 'cause then 1 couhl act, and shouldn't have to learn the words." And I've just heard that pretty Bessie Love, the \'itagraph star, work-* twelve .solid hours each day. It's twice as diflicult to act a part without the aid of the spoken word. Ask any actress « ho has appeared on the j)ictures."