Picture Show (Nov 1919-Apr 1920)

1 The 1'klure Show, March loth, 1920. PICTURE SHOW CHAT. (Continued from page 3. ) With Her Shoes Off. SHIRLEY MASON always drives her own car, ljut the pretty artiste is so small that when she starts her car, she has to stand on the starter with both feet. Once, when driving in New York, slio was wearing French heels, and found that she could not start her car unless she removed her shoes and worked in her stockinged feet, so in full view of tho onlookers. .Miss .Mason took off her shoes and got her car to start. — •»-* — Memories of "Daddy Long-Legs." LITTLE Wesley Barrio, tho boy actor, who won success by his hard work in "' Daddy Long-Legs,", and in one night became a film favourite, is now to bo given tho lead in a new photo-play. So ,wo shall «ee him ayain soon. I'm glad, aren't; you J — — ■ • Mary Pickford Denies Rumours. THERE have been so many rumours that Mary .Pickford will shortly visit this country that a message was sent from The Picture Show asking her plans. Hero you can read her reply. Sho writes: "It is not likely that I shall lie able to reach England hy spring of this year, even though 1 should like very much to do so. At present, my plans make it necessary for me to stay in tho United States until tho summer at least, then if I am as fortunate as I expect to be, I will probably go to England, with the idea of producing t here. "I have purchased the film tights to 'True Tilda,' ' Little Lord Fauntleroy,' 'Hop o' My Thumb,' and am negotiating for some other liritish works, and it is my great ambition to produce t hese photo-play s in England, where I Lap take advantage of the locale of each story. This will enable me to inject that element of realism into my cinemas for which I strive Talent Wanted. Wl I E TH EK c lima I ir conditions in England are favourable to picture making is a thing to which I must give a great deal of consideration. Then, too, there is the question of co-operation and facilities. Is it possible in England to get locations and talent? By talent I mean not oidy photo-players— -but all persons connected with the technical cud of the work the men who supply props, sets, and other innumerable 1 hings esseut ial to production Permission from the Police. "IN America we have tho advantage of police I co-operation. For instance, if we desire to use a street, we get permission from the < it y, and then police officers are assigned to lend every co-operation and assistance in keeping crowds back, am) making it possible for the company to work without interference. It is hardly likely that we could hope tor such privileges in London or any other' British city, owing to tho unfaniiliarity of the authorities with the nature of motion picture work. Will let " The Picture Show " know. " I T X I )() I BTE ULY t here are numberless loeaU lions in Great Britain, but the question that arises is this : Would they be available for motion picture work ; that is, could permission be obtained to use them V These, of course, are conditions to which a great deal of significance must be attached. " In spite of all this, however, I would be overjoyed to visit Creat Britain, where the people have been most kind to my photo-plays. If it lies within my power, I shall go this year, and as soon as compatible with my present plans. " The kindly offer of The PlCTLitK Show to help me in arranging my London plans is greatly appreciated, and undoubtedly I shall avail myself of it when the time arrives." Fay Filmer. FROM "OVER THERE." Notes and News From Los Anreles. RUTH ROLAND recently pot a real, livo burglar to rout in the early hours of tho morning at her home on South Norton Avenue. Though the dawn wai still rosy in tho cast, she was sleepily deliberating whether she' should get up or not, when she noticed tho silhouette of a man outlined again-t her window. He was just lifting the 'screen, and about to step into the room, when the intrepid lady whipped out a revolver from under her pillow, and, in the approved movie manner, shouted " Hands up!" Air. Rallies beat a hasty retreat on to the roof of the porch, followed by a fusilade of revolver shots, lie managed to get away, however, and when the police arrived they found the lady of a thousand thrills" eagerly searching '.he premises in tho hope of finding an accomplice. For the Children. A TRAIN full of eastern tourists pulled up the other day at Santa Cruz station, and the passengers got out to stretch their legs a bit and have a look at the natives. A group of cowboys were draped in various picturesque attitudes round one of their number, who, sitting lazily in his saddle, was trying out a few roping tricks with his lariat. Convinced that they were getting tho real goods of tho W ild and Woolly West, the tourists gathered round the rope artist, and when he had concluded his performance, showed their appreciation of the pretty exhibition by fending round the hat. "Thanks," drawled the lariat-twirler, when tho presentation was made, "guess this will come in powerfid handy for the Children's Hospital Fund." Then, as the puzzled tourists boarded the train, one of the cowboys yelled after them in delight : " Pretty good one on you. old-timers. This guy here is Will Roger", and he's only getting ?4,000 a week to do thia for moving pictures. All the same, in the nan 10 of the kiddies, we're much obliged ! " Elsie Codd. In the cinema profession black cats are considered unlucky if they cross your path, but PAULINE STARKE defies all superstitions. These photographs were taken of Pauline the last time the thirteenth of the month roll on a Friday — Friday, March 13th. On this day she defied three superstitions. She has just walked under a ladder, crushed with her foot a mirror, and you see the black cat is about to walk across her path. Pauline says that all the things that are considered unlucky by other girls are lucky to her, and she looks happy enough, doesn't she ?