The Washington herald., 1914-05-22

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seem able to solve the mysteries Of we'd
dingss funerals, and the christening OF
babies. Could you solve = problem Of
two street car tickets and two nickels?
There ID only one movie theater In town
that shows the Lucille Love" pictures.
II does not advertise and It has no phone.
1t Is located on Fourteenth street There
is q nice theater on Fourteenth Street
Heights that has q matinee each day and
shows Mutual films am worse than q
movie fan-rm movie fiend and live on
Connecticut avenue. What am l to do?
Rob q bank? DESPERATE.
Desperate: Your case seems to be
particularly dinicult one to solve, but 1
suggest that until We determine 1t by
having the theaters referred to announce
their programs. you might patronize the
two theaters that do announce what they
have for you to see-I' refer to the Bel
mont and to the Olympic.
Dear Motion Picture Editor: It has
been such . long time since worried
your editorial head with my many ques-
tions, but you never have chided me. so
hereI go again. I want to know IN
"out Of the Depths" who played the part
of Mildred. who was John. and who took
the hard part Of the half-witted woman:
AiSO picd5c tcli me WuO was the udukn-
ter and who did the husband in The
Conversion Of Mr.. Anti" Wasn't this a
silly play? I am awfully much obliged.
and will write again. JANET.
Janet: velma whitford was Mildred,
Walter Smith was John, and Nellie
Quinn was the half-wit in "Out Of the
Depths" GIubin). Margaret Prussing was
the daughter and Jack Nelson the hus-
band in The Conversion Of Mr.. Anti"
(Selig). I have not seen II, so cannot
give Judgment Do write again.
Dear Motion Picture Editor: All I want
to ask Is whether Romaine Fielding has
played with thA Biograph. If so. in
what? GRATEFUL
Grateful: Romaine Fielding has only
Dear Motion Picture Editor: Can you
please tell me who played Mary in Her
Supreme sacrince?" and who was the
girl in Concentration? and. although
the question Ii irrelevant. can you tell
me how many miles Of telephone wires
there are in the United States?
MARTHA B.
Martha B.: Louise Huff played Mary
In Her Supreme Sacrifice" Cwarner's),
and Mildred Manning was the girl in
Conception (Biograph). There are
about T.ol7.sss miles Of telephone wires
In the United States.
Dear Motion Picture Editor: IN dying
to know IL Carlyle Blackwell, the movie
actor, is married or not / sure would
marry him II he asked me. Who Is the
girl who sold her curis in "A Battered
CrownT' / do not remember the COM
pany she was with. Now, please tell
me about Mr.. Blackwell, and thanking
you in advance, 1 am. LOVELORN.
Lovelorn: Carlyle Blackwell is married.
and happily. too. The girl in "A Bat
tered Grown" (Biograph). is Betty Gray
Motion Picture Editor: I have heard so
many criticisms lately from regular at
tendants Of the movies on the large
number of what they call feature films" |
on the program. Now, people do not
seem to like these as much as the regu-
lar dramas. Some times the theater
will not have a single play, but only |
-hree or four of these silly things. What
,an We do to get rid of them?
A READER.
A Reader: We think that the feature |
Inns are overdone, but IL you are pa
'elves. The good old-style one-reel play |
will never die out.
Dear Motion Picture Editor: I would |
Ike to know IL the Universal and the |
Mutual Film Companies are not rivals?
had an argument with a fellow who |
ays that they are combined. VIII YOU
please give me the list of companies
Inder the Universal? Thanks.
R. S. NJ.
r. s. M: We must admit that the
Universal and the Mutual Companies are
ivals-as any other business houses
would be. The following are the Uni |
'ersal Companies: Crystal. Eclair, Gold
'eal, Frontier, Imp, Bison, Joker, Nes-
or; Powers, Rex. Victor. and Animated
Weekly.
Dear Motion Picture Editor: Kindly
ell me who played the part OF Tom in
The Tenderfoot Hero" and who was
he brother in THE Battle of Bull Run %
This is a nice, short and concise letter.
% you appreciate il? GERTIE
Gertie: While you letter In short and
oncise we like to give our readers let
ers Of any length IL they contain in
eresting comment. Henry King was
'om in THE Tenderfoot Hero" Uubin),