Picture Show (Nov 1919-Apr 1920)

The Pi(*ure Show, Jonvary 17th, 1920. 3 Famous Readers of " Tbe Picture Sbow." No. 2.— ENID BENNETT. AS you can see, pretty Enid Bennett is pleased with something she sees in her copy of The Picture Show. When 1 have time I am going to turn up my copy of this issue to seo if I can find what it is that is making her smile. I hear there are many more photos to appear in this series, so look out for another in this space next week. Our Art Plate this week, I know, has pleased a vast number of readers. Dainty Olive Thomas is a great favourite, and the news that the latest portrait of her husband, Jack Pickford, is to be given in next week's " Woman's Weekly" will please a number of collectors of these Art Plates. " The Iron Test." 1AM watching with great interest the wonderful feats of Antonio Moreno and Carol Holloway, in the Vitagraph serial " The Iron Test." It was reading the thrilling serial in the " Boys' Cinema " that made me want to see the first episode. Now I can't keep away from the picture house showing the film Each incident gets more exciting than the last and I do like to read the story as well as see the film. It tells you so much more than the screen story, and explains so much that was mystifying to watch. Are you reading it ? I would like to know your views if you are. By the way, collectors of Art Plates may be interested to know that Charlie Chaplin in character part is the next Art Plate given with the "Boys' Cinema." Constance Collier as Lady Dedlock. THE cry for British films is still very insistent, but they are shortly coming in great numbers. Here you will recognise Constance Collier, who is appearing in the London Film .Company's version of " Bleak House," by Charles Dickens. In the background you see Maurice Klvey, the well-known producer, who is directing Miss Collier as Lady Dedlock in the photo-play. Unfortunately, just after this picture was snapped, when CINEMA CHAT PHOTOGRAPHS AND PARAGRAPHS OF PICTURES, PLAYS, AND PLAYERS Maurice Elvey had moved away from the spot, and the camera was whirring, a small and cheerful dog — with a muzzle on — dashed gaily on to the scene and endeavoured to comfort Lady Dedlock in her dire distress. It might have add"d a convincing and natural touch to the scene but for the muzzle. Unfortunately, muzzles had not been invented at the time that " Bleak House " was written. Another Mishap. ANOTHER mishap occurred during the scene where Lady Dedlock flees from her town house, broken and desperate, at the disgrace she sees coming upon her. A house for the purpose was lent in Carlton House Terrace — one of the most stately houses in London. There came Mr. Guppy, in resplendent waistcoat, with the important letter he had been given to carry : and there came Inspector Bucket, biting his assertive forefinger, and wheedling secrets out of the gorgeous footman who opened the door to him. Everything went splendidly till the moment of the great scene, when Lady Dedlock, clothed in black, and with floating veil half concealing, half revealing her haggard beauty, came out on the steps, looking anxiously from left to right to see that all was clear. Mr. Elvey was watching with anxious eyes. Everything was going so splendidly when, up from under the heroine's very feet, apparently, actually from the area of the house, came a small errand boy carrying a basket of milk bottles, and clothed in a costume that included a bowler hat and puttees. That meant another retake, of course, just when the sim had disappeared. Lupino on the Screen. ADMIRERS of Lupino Lane, who was one of the bright lights of " Afgar," at the London Pavilion, will be interested to know that he is now in Manchester, where he has been booked for thirteen weeks as principal comedian at the Manchester Palace. It is said he will receive the biggest salary for pantomime in Great Britain. Lupino has lately added screen work to his many activities, and has just produced a frolicsome film, entitled " Clarence Crooks and Chivalry." Some of the stunts in it are said to out-rival anything attempted by the great Charlie Chaplin himself. — — Another British Star. GLADYS JENNINGS, whom we shall seo in the film version of Wilfred Noy's production of Lord Tennyson's poem " The Lady Clare," is said to be one of the most beautiful film actresses Britain has yet produced. She is the fortunate possessor of a real film face' • At present Miss Jennings is playing in " The Maid of the Mountains," at Daly's Theatre, London. She was discovered in a crowd playing for " A Little Bit of Fluff " and " The Flog Lieutenant " pictures. She was born in Oxford : made her first public appearance at the Town Hall of that city at the age of seven, when sho sang and danced the sailor's hornpipe, and dressed as a fairy for a charity concert. Since the age of twelve she has been a pupil of Rosina Fillipi, and after touring in " Tho Babes in the Wood " as one of the babes, and a number of musical comedies, she made her first appearance in London three years ago. " The Land of a Thousand Delights." SOUTHERN California has been called " The Land of a Thousand Delights." It certainly appealed to King Albert of Belgium, who has been a recent visitor there. He spent a good part of his sight-seeing tim9 MISS CHRISTINE MAITLAND playing lead for the British and Colonial Kinematograph Co. BERT LYTELL as he appears as Beauty Steele in the coming version of "The Right of Way." at the studio of Mary Tickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and Charlie Chaplin. " Lasca " on the Film. THE famous poem of the Rio Grande " Lasea " has been filmed by the Universal Film Company, with Frank Mayo and Edith Roberts in the star parts. The production itself presented an almost insurmountable difficult)-. As you will remember, the stampede of a frightened herd of cattle is the climax of the poem. The stampede scene has been taken with all the dash and breathless suspense possible only to a motion picture photographer. It is .i thrill to wait for. Monroe Salisbury " Buried." TO be placed in a coffin and buried in a vault was one of the experiences undertaken by Monroe Salisbury during the filming of .i coming photo-play, entitled " Tho Phantom Melody." Mr. Salisbury stood the ordeal very bravely, but his mother, who happened to In in the studio when the scone was being taken. I hear, almost collapsed when sho saw her son lying in tho casket. MAURICE ELVEY directing CONSTANCE COLLIER Dedlock in the coming version of " Bleak House. Lady Are They Flattered. LUCILLE STEWART, who is to playopposite William Russell in a coming Fox play, entitled " Eastward Ho ! " owns nearly two hundred hens. She has named the best of them after famous actresses of the screen. Her latest batch, a doze.n Plymouth Rocks, Mi*s Stewart has named : Mtullaine Traverse, Pearl White, Agnes Ayres, Gladys Brookwell, Elinor l'air.Theda IJara. Miriam Cooper, Shirley Mason, IVltuv Hydatid, Gladys Cobuni, Colleen Mooro. and Eva Novak. Shirley's Ideal Man. SHIRLKY MASON has been describing her ideal man. She says : " Ho is a lug. broad fellow ; a man's man. who is fond of all sports, mid a lover of outdoor lite. A man who