Picture Show (Oct 1920 - Apr 1921)

Picture Shoxc, November 20t!i, 1920. IF you want to know onythiricr about Films or Film Playenr 22 Beauty Midway Between Two Uglinesses, EASTERN&WESTERN IDEALS. " \/IRTUE," says Aristotle, " ia a mean * between two vices." Thus generosity is a mean between foolish extravagance and avarice ; modesty a mean between prudishness and wanton-ness ; a good comedy a mean between a revue and a propagandist play. I suppose the reverse is true, i.e., that a vice is a' mean between two virtues. But there is probably something wrong in the assumption. Like the converse of " All cabbages are vegetables," which is " All vegetables are cabbages," and which landed one in a logical muddle in one's schooldays. The axiom holds good when applied to beauty ; a beautiful figure is the mean between the ugly extremes of leanness and obesity. A beautiful face has neither too much nor too little hair upon it — crudely, in a woman, the eyebrows and lashes are luxuriant, yet no downy growth blurs the outline of cheek and upper lip. Our convention which demands that women should have long eyelashes but no moustaches would probably seem curious to certain savages who shave eyebrows and lashes, and. admire moustaches in women, just as our partiality for white teeth would astonish the Hottentots who prefer them black or yellow ! In Europe, however, and among the civilised Eastern races, the beauty of long curling eyelashes and delicately marked brows cannot be over-estimated. What glorious lashes one sees in the East ; especially among the Greek girls in the native quarter of Cairo. The tendency among such beauties to grow superfluous hair on the face is combated by' the razor or by depilatory paste, recipes handed down sometimes from the daj's of Cleopatra or the glory of Carthage. In England women are beginning to realise that neither shaving nor electrolysis are ideal for removing unwanted hair. A method which is steadily gaining in popularity is that of treating the superfluous hair with a paste made of pure pheminol and water. The paste is spread rather thickly on the hair, and allowed to dry thoroughly. The hair is completely destroyed and can then be painlessly removed with a very blunt knife or a piece of cardboard. The application of a little tckko paste is recommended after the hair has been removed with the pheminol. The trouble with most English women, however, is not that they have too much hair on their face, but too little. Scanty eyebrows, and poor, light lashes are common in this country, and often render an otherwise charming face insipid or even plain. It is a good and safe plan to encourage the growth of brows and lashes by the occasional application of a little mennaline. Mennalinc is rather a pleasant substance to use, and it has the advantage of not only increasing the growth of the eyelashes, but also of giving them a delightful inclination to curl at the tips. The eyes owe half their expression and charm to the lashes surrounding them, just as the face owes so much to its frame of hair. PARKER BELMONT'S C'LVNOL BERRIES FOR OBESITY. (ADVT.) THE CHARM OF ROMANCE. WHEN everything has been said for and against the film serial, the comedy, and the domestic drama of the familiar type, there remains the simple romantic story with its attraction over all others as powerful as before. It is the one thing upon the screen of which the public is never likely to tire, whatever other changes they may demand in their entertainment. Yet the reason lies neither in the production nor in the telling of this particular type of story, though both these things may undoubtedly contribute much to its success. It is in the heart that one must seek it. For however changeable men and women may be in their affections, the love of romance in each is the one human characteristic which is never wholly removed even with the passing of years. It is trne that the Darbys and Joans of to-day will derive their pleasure in looking back on the romance of their past. But there will be the proof, at any rate, that they have altered but little. Naturally with youth it will be otherwise, for it has both the present and the future, and what wonderful gifts may not either contain ! And it is on the screen that both age and youth desire to see more of romance in pictures. Women are essentially the romantic sex, and it is they who comprise the major portion of the audiences at most picture theatres. They may not go there solely to see romance picturised, but they certainly like it best. The girl sitting by her lover's side in a cinema finds her greatest happiness when following the hero and heroine through a romantic story. She can understand something of their joys ; she can sympathise, too, with their hopes and desires. And there is the equal pleasure it affords the girl without a hero of her own and the woman who is married. For each of them romance on the screen has something to tell them of hopes not yet realised or of days that have passed. Were producers to give still more of romance they would delight the public as never before. It's a subject which cannot be exhausted, and the charm of which will always remain fresh and sweet. THE EDITOR. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Will readers kindly remember that as this paper goes to press a considerable time before publication, letters cannot be answered in the next issue ? A stamped and addressed envelope must accompany any letter requiring an early reply. Every letter should give the full name and address of the writer (not for publication), as no anonymous communications can be answered. Address : The Editor, "Picture Show," Room 85, The Fleetway House, Farringdon Street, London, EX. 4. " Gerat.dine " (Lclgh-on-Sea). — Your writing seems good enough, Geraldinc, but are you sure you signed your full name each time you wrote asking questions ? (Irace Darmond was with Wallace Reid in " The Valley of the Giants." Some of Ethel Clayton's films are: " The Girl Who Came Back," " The Whims of Society," " Broken Chains," " Maggie Pepper," and " Love's Bargain." There is no charge whatever to be answered on this page, so you are welcome. " Ida " (Bradford). — I am pleased you have written, for now you can convince your friend that you have courage, and also that I am a most harmless specimen. Madlainc Traverse was born in 1887, but Violet -Hopson does not state her age. A Una Taylor is in her twenties. The first named artiste has dark brown hair, hazel brown eyes, and is 5ft. 9in. In height. Henry Edwards is a bachelor and has brown hair and grey eyes. Lew Cody was the villain in " The Bride's Awakening." " North Country Lass " (Carlisle). — Only one of your questions has white hairs, for it has been answered on this page so often. " Is Stewart Rome married ? " is now among the ancients. Cameron Carr was in " In the Gloaming," and Gerald Ames played in " A Turf Conspiracy." Yes, Jack Holt was opposite Enid Bennett in " A Desert Wooing." Gregory Scott is single. I will try and oblige about Peggy Carlisle as soon as I know. I " TONY " (Dublin). — So you'got your sister to start off your letter by saying I ought to have a pet name, and having gained courage after that " blarney," you sat down and wrote the rest of the epistle. However, I th, ink you both for the compliments sprinkled therein. Ethel Clayton was born in 1890, but her birthday has not been revealed. F. J. (Clitheroe). — Of course, you arc welcome again. You must have misread my answer in the issue for November 1st. as you wil see that the replies are nil differently numbered, which means they refer to different questions. Lew Cody, of course, is not married to Ca»«iel Myers. So you arc quite in love with Bruce Gordon. He will have to tell us more about himself. In " A Little Child Shall Lead Them," the others with him were Queeuie Thomas, Walter Timms, and Adeline Hayden. " Pip " (Leatherhead). — Ye?, there has been an art plate of Alma Taylor. Some of thB popular artiste's films are : " Oliver Twist," " Heart of Midlothian," Comin' Thro' the Rye," " Boundary House." " Touch of a Child," and " The Nature of the Beast." " Marguerite " (Fishbourne). — Art plates ot Marv Pickford have already been given away with these issues : Mav 3rd, 1919 ; Oct. 25th, 1919 ; Dec. 20th, 1919; and March 13th, of this year. The last one was a big double one of her. Peggy Carlisle ha» appeared in " Comradeship," which was her first picture, and also in " God's Good Man," " The Keeper of the Door," and " Rocks of Valpre." William Russell. Lucille Lee -Stewart, and Robert Cain in " Eastward Ho ! " G. G. (London, E.C.). — Burton Law was the artista in " The Little White Savage." Why can't yon write to your favourite through this office ? " Tiny " (Ferry-bank); — If your sister has had a photo from Mary. I am sure she would not disappoint you, Francis MacDouald was born iu Bowling Green, Kentucky, twentyjiiine years ago. His wife is Mac Bush. " Spasms " (EarlsfieldV. — Yes, I get them, too — the merry kind, of course. The part of the son of Lord Broughton in " General Post," was taken bv Colston Mansell. No, Gordon Griffith is not related to the producer of the same name. N. A. M. B. (Worthing) and " Janet " (Balham).— "The Gardeu of Allah was filmed some time ago. and the hero and heroine in it were Tom Santschi and Helen Ware. " Mamik " (Greenock). — I conld spare you anything except money. Violet. Hopson and Stewart Rome are not married tovach other. That little bit ought to be learnt by heart. True, Nicholas is her very own son. and a clever one, too. Nay, Mamie. Katherine MacDonald is not a Scotch lass, for she was boru in Pittsburg, U.S.A. T. A. K. (South Gosforth). — So your brother and you have been having an argument lasting over a week. I hope this will find that peace has been declared. Anyway, he appears to take a lot of convincing, for you were easily right. H. S. Northrup was the villain in " The Way of the Strong." and he is certainly not the same person as William Conklin. " Nosey " (Manchester). — Fancy calling yourself that, "fwas Alan Forrest in " Rosemary Climbs the Heights " who captivated your fancy so. In " The Rock of__Ages,"— the part of Father O'Flynn was taken by' Bernard Vaughan. Campbell Gillian was the artiste in "Caste" in which the lead was taken by Sir John Hare. " Picture Mad " .(Southwold). — Alma Taylor Is single, and Clara Kimball Young is not married now. Kathleen Clifford was twenty-six oil February 10th last, and was born in Charlottesville. She has light brown hair, brown eyes, and is an inch over 5 ft. Shu . was partly educated in this country. Ruth Clifford's real Christian name is Catherine. She was born in 1900. Marie Walcamp, who Is the wife of Harlan Tucker, was born on July 27th, 1891. (Afore atfwsrs on next page.) A splendid school story paper containing each week an enthralling 20,000-word complete tale of the Cirls of Cliff Mouse. Every school-girl should read the SCHOOL FRIEND. GIVEN FREE! Splendid Art Plate of BARBARA REDFERN. one of the leading characters in the stories — given inside every copy of this week s SCHOOL FRIEND Out on Thursday. Price 1 Id.