Picture Show (Nov 1919-Apr 1920)

The Picture Show, March bth, 1920. S Famous Readers of " Be Picture Show." No. 9.— PERCY MARMONT. PERCY MARMONT, who as you know was a well-known British actor before he became a screen star, sends us the following letter with the photograph you see above. He writes : " The Picture Show is awaited by me weekly with real interest, not only because it is a breath of the old country, but because I know I am in for a pleasant hour or so, and a lot of interesting news." Mr. Marmont, as well as the thousands cf others of our readers, will look forward with even more pleasure next week. Let me tell you a few of the splendid features in this issue. — ♦+ — Splendid News. FIRST and foremost I must toll you about the cover. It will be different, but the title is the same. Remember The Picture Show. The price also remains the same, but the contents will be worth muchmore. Four pages will be beautifully printed in photogravure; each in itself a beautiful art plate. The centre, opened to its full size 16 inches by 10 inches, will bo an exquisite art study of Mary Pickford, the world's sweetheart. This picture alone can never be repeated at the price, so let me implore you to order your copy now. I shall be so disappointed if any of my readers are unable to obtain a copy. Then the new competition which I have already told you about will givo every man, woman, girl, or boy reader a chance to win a big money prize. In next week's issue there will be offered £500 in prizes for a simple competition that everyone can enter. For the rest — but order your copy, I promise you that you will not be disappointed. — — As Fancy Dress. BY the way, every day readers write and tell me how the Picture Show as a fancy dress is carrying off the prizes at the various fancy dress dances. The following letter from Miss F. Hands may help some other reader. She says : " I. am just writing these few lines to let you know , that I went to a fancy dress ball as 'Picture Show,' and I am very pleased to tell you I got first prize. It was the first which had appeared at Coventry or round about. Now I should like to inform you how I did my dress. First of all I got together all the Picture Shows' I could find. I cut the covers off, and stitched them together to make a sort of frill all round th8 skirt portion. The blouso consisted of a Picture Show cover — back and front — short sleeves bound together with another cover ; the collar also was workod round with same. Now round the beit 1 cut the expressions out of Picture Show of all the different stars, and that went round the belt. Now 1 think the hat set it off. I got t wo pieces of cardboard, glued it together, and then all round was glued the covers again, and it made H sort of high crown.' For the prize 1 had u very nice set of jugs." . Pho\orgmph.$ arui Paragraph? ct Pictures. PIay.5 and Player, Why She Quaked. AS you know, Mildred Davis is noted for her quick sense of humour. The other evening, while working late at the studio, she caught a chill. "What are you jhivering for?" asked her director. Quick as a flash came the answer : 11 Oh, didn't you know I was a Quaker '! " The ready wit of this reply is in the fact that Miss Davis is a lineal descendant of William Penn, backs, Marjorie Daw and Mildred Harris Chaplin have been staunch chums. Wouldn't You Like to be There. SOME idea of the wonderful weather they are now having in California may be gat hered from the information that has just come to hand that Elinor Fair had a day off from the studio a few weeks ago, and took advantage of it to gather togelher a merry party of her friends for a picnic. They had' roses and other flowers on the improvised table spread on the ground. Over there they can answer to the query in the song that asks, " What is so Rare as a Day in June t " with " A January Day in California ? " — -M — "Beans" is Lost. CLARE DUE-RE Y has lost her dog. You will remember his name is " Beans,'' and he is a blood relation of Chaile-i Ray's dog. " Whiskers." It is now some weeks ago that '• Beans" disappeared fronvhis home, and Clare has had to give up the search in despair. It is believed that the dog was stolen. Several clues that have been given her by people that have heard of her loss through advertisements, have only led her up blind alleys. Clare says that she will never get another dog like him. — ♦+ — Chums in Stardom. IT. is interesting to note that Cinema stars J[ have their pals, who are as dear to them as your chums are to you. If you see Peggy Hyland, yon may be sure that Madlaine Traverse is not far away. Madlaine and Peggy are fast friends. Then again, any time you see the blonde Dorothy Oish — only she is a brunette on the screen these days, isn't she ? — you will see Constance Talmadgc ; that is, when they are both in the same town, and when one of them isn't ill in bed. It is just as fitting that Mabel Normand and Edna Purviance should be chums, and you can imagine that " jazz " is putting it mildly when you try to tell of the antics of these two in an entertaining mood. Viola Dana, and Alice Lake are inseparable, and ever since both wore their hair down their She is Happy. GALE HENRY has been called :: The home? liestgirlon the screen." In answer to many requests from exhibitors showing her pictures in California, she plans to make a personal round of the theatres there. She will bo accompanied by Bruno J. Beckner, who, you know, is her husband and manager of the company. Gale Henry does not mind people telling h^r that she is homely and skinny. Her answer to everyone is, " I'd rather be myself than bo pretty." Certainly she is proof that not only pretty girls can say " My face is my fortune." Charlie's Strange Admirer. CHARLIE CHAPLIN recently received from an admirer in Sweden the following letter. The admirer's enthusiasm evidently ran away with him to the extent of losing control of the British language, but he madn the little comedian laugh : " Dear Sir Charles Chaplin, — I take me liberty to write to you if you would being out of that goodhot to will, send me and my winsome one part portrait or memory out of your. We admire you much herehome, correo said we ' Love Your.' " Thanksame to few receive your letter. — Yours etc., J. F." Musician and Screen Star. UN LIKE Miss Phyllis Neilson Terry, Mr. J\c,r Novcllo, who co-stars u ith her in " The Call ot the Blood," intends to take screen work seriously, and devote as much time to it as possible. Mr Novello has already made a name for himself in the musical world, but possesses what is termed a " film „,,.„„_, face, " and producers C^m^ie'nne6 have made such tempting offers that Mr. Novcllo intends to continue on the screen. He is twenty-five years old. and was born in Cardiff. He wrote his first, musical composition at the age of twelve, and his first published one at fourteen. From that time he progressed until he composed that world-famous song " Till the Boys Coma Home." After " The Call of the Blood," we shall Seel rv~v~v~vNEXT WEEK'S WONDERFUL "PICTURE SHOW '^ SPLENDID NEW FEATURES IN NEXT WEEK'S "PICTURE SHOW." 4 PAGE ART SUPPLEMENT MARY PICKFORD'S PORTRAIT HER SECRET HUSBAND In this issue the four centre pages will be printed in photogravure, making this supplement three beautiful art plates worthy of frames. The centre pases will be dovotcd (o a beautiful photogravure art study of the World's Sweet ■ heart, size sixteen indies by ten. Look out for a new cover with the old tillThe Picture Show at the old price Twopence. The opening chapters of a splendid new serial story full of Human Interest. A chance for every num. woman, and child to win a big money prize in less than fi\o minute-. GIVE YOUR NEWSAGENT A STANDING ORDER -^<\J