The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-06-16
Motion Picture Editor. am taking

the liberty OF asking you few ques-
tons about the "Kathlyn Series" which
am very much interested in. How
many people are in the cast? How many
animals? Where was 1t takent How
long did 1t take to produce lit And
how much did It cost?
I want to say that I am q regular at
tendant at most every picture theater In
this city. and I have yet to ind more
polite, business like and energetic man.
ager than the Mr.. Hutchison who 10
at the Standard Park. This park Is
on Bates street near North Capitol.
Thanking you for your information and
hoping that I have not taken up too
much space. A FAN.
A Fan: Just the number of people
and animals in the kathryn series Is Inn
possible to get. as many Of the players
In the crowds Of persons were volun-
teers and many Of the animals were not
tanned ones The pictures were made In
Florida and took about q year to com.
plete. The whole series cost In the neigh
borhood of $4,000. You did not take up
too much space, and right here is an
invitation to write again.
Motion Picture Editor: have been
reading your column for some time and
find livery interesting. You have an
swered some very dificuly questions.
therefore am asking you q few.
Could you please tell me about the pic
ture that little Mary played in some time
ago. which will try to describe? Owen
Moore played with her.
Little Mary was q country girl A
young man came from the city; they fell
In love and were later, married. She
leaves him because he is cross and does
not understand her playful ways. She Is
sent to a boarding school to become "a
lady, She there meets his sister and
goes home with her, where she meets
her husband. but pretends that she does
not know him. She Is now dressed in the
latest style. 1t ends by her dressing in
her old clothes and meeting him and he
being very much surprised.
The picture was shown at the Garden
and produced by the Famous Players I
also want TO recommend a picture / saw
at the Leader, produced by the Selig.
called Putting One Over on Father" 1t
was an elopement: later the father sepa-
rates them, the husband writes letter
to his wife and then addresses an envel-
ope which he seals without putting the
letter inside. This caused much comment
among the audience. Hoping the letter
Is not too long, and that you will be- able
to answer the question. l am
D. A. 8.
D. A. s: The picture you describe Is
Caprice" ! do not wonder that the
audience commented.
Motion Picture Editor: Notice how I
stick? And / am going to stick to the
moving picture page as long as ] can
with your permission. think 1t is one
great pleasure on top of another.
"hA rth s.h
and myself were going into the washing-
ton open-air theater, and there were two
ladies walking In front OF U.S. One SAID
to the other. Seems like old times to be
going to the movies again" The other
answered. TT certainly does"
Did you know that G. NJ. Anderson was
stopping at the Raleigh? / do not know
he has left or not
Now for few questions: Who played |
the part of the husband and the wife |
In Madame Coquette?" Doesn't walIie
Van play opposite Lillian Walker any
longer? Oh
G. H: Harry Myers and Rosemary
Thelby played the leads in Madame Co.
quette." The two actors you mention |
are playing together in Love. Luck and
Gasoline"
Motion Picture Editor: In reply to your
editorial query regarding my idea OF CEN
sors, let me say, yes, many OF them are, |
as you say. nice people working hard |
10 uplift us, or. at any rate, the motion /
picture business; but, often on the prin-
,iple of the good woman who pulled up /
he plants in her garden every day to
zee IL they are growing. What We need /
s constructive criticism, not destructive.
Most Of the censors mean well, no doubt
but 1t has been said that people who
mean well are often worse than those
who don't mean anything at all Nobody
would welcome censorship more eagerly!
han myself, il We could always have
he right kind: but, unless 1t is broad /
minded. intelligent, and artistic, 1t is
worse than none at all. And, IL must do |
more than merely eliminate. IL it is 60
ng to aid the motion picture business.
HINDA BURKE.
Dear Miss Burke: Let me explain that
he Query" column Is not always per-
'onally conducted by Ye Motion Picture
my views Of censorship
we're not shared by the answer of your
question. The ice tea boys who want to
ut kissing out of the movies because II
the children-or want to
eliminate shooting of revoivers because
IL the little boys and girls in the audi
nee are going to get out Immediately,
purchase reviewers and shoot up the town
ARE trying to pull down the realism that
I has taken many years to perfect. IT.
ont think they can do il. LG +
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