Shadowland (Sep 1919-Feb 1920)

Record Details:

Title:
Shadowland
Date:
Sep 1919-Feb 1920
Publisher:
M. P. Publishing Company
Volume:
Shadowland (Sep 1919-Feb 1920)
Leaf #:
000382
Language:
English
Collection:
Fan Magazines
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Monthly high end fan magazine described by Anthony Slide as 'very much a sophisticated publication, almost too good to be described as a fan magazine' (31). Its marketing slogan: 'The Handsomest Magazine in the Whole World.' Featured coverage of ballet, the stage, literature and architecture alongside Hollywood films and stars. Ceased publication in 1923 when it merged with Motion Picture Classic. -- Anne Helen Petersen, 2013. Secondary sources consulted: Inside the Hollywood Fan Magazine by Anthony Slide and MovieMags.com.
Date Added:
February 01, 2024
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SuADOWL AND THE Fame and Fortune Contest of Shadowland, The Motion Picture Classic and The Motion Picture Magazine has no w passed into history and the winners are making their invasion of the celluloid world. No contest ever held in filmdom ever attracted the interest aroused by the Fame and Fortune Contest. Practically every producing organization of importance expressed unbounded interest in the results. The past weeks, following the conclusion of the contest, have been devoted to securing the proper openings for the four winners : Virginia Brown, of New York City ; Blanche McGarity, of San Antonio, Texas ; Anetha Getwell, of Chicago ; and Anita Booth, of New York City. Miss McGarity decided to withdraw. It is to be hoped that she will reconsider, since she seemed ideally suited to the screen. There is little doubt but that she would win success in the films. Miss Brown was signed by Universal under a most unusual contract. Miss Brown will start with two pictures at $75 per week, her contract running five years and providing regular and stated increases each week Page Fifty-Six The Fame and Fortune Contest Concludes B;y John Hopkins until it reaches $750. The Universal Company sent Miss Brown and her mother to California, paying all expenses. In addition, Miss Brown's wardrobe for her first pictures is being provided. It has been decided that Miss Brown's celluloid name will be Virginia Faire. Remember this in watching for her Universal pictures. Negotiations are now in progress for Miss Getwell and Miss byAlbin, N. Y. Booth's debut. The M. P. Publish i n g Company has taken great care inprovidi n g for the future of its winn e r s . Many offers were c o nsidered and rejected for various reasons. ( C o 11 tinned on page 75) In the center is a new portrait study of Virginia Brown, at the top is a glimpse of Miss Brown signing her Universal contract and, below, a flashlight taken just before she departed with her mother on the Twentieth Century for California ■n