The Washington herald., 1914-06-23

Motion Picture Editor: Since you have
added a sleuth annex TO your department
it is even more fascinating than before.
ties of delightful mystery open before US.
For instance. I see that 1 am twins
And Fan and Fanny" are they twins?
Soon We Will all be in the fix of the
detective who adopted SO many dis
guises that he forgot which one he really
was.
And, although 1 have never tried to
write a scenario. this suggests a plot for
one: The scene, Of course, is the motion
picture department of The Herald, and
the editor will have to be the hero Il
don't know whether he is married or
not, but that doesn't make any differ
ence in play: he will have to take the
part of q single mani. And there must
be some photoplay matinee girls and
Pop Anderson viii be the comedian.
As for the heavy villain. am not suf1i-
ciently acquainted with the ONCE force
to know which one would best fit that
part Oh! know some theater manager
that doesn't advertise would do for that.
And Sherlock Holmes can attend to all
the mysteries. Really, this plot opens Yp
such delightful possibilities that I an
getting more enthusiastic every minute.
First thing I know, will have a COM
plete scenario. Can the other fans help
out? HINDA BURKE.
Hinda Burke: Your suggestion is. as
usual. very good. Work it up into
scenario and sell it for a million dollars.
Moving Picture Editor: Being a movie
bug. / think l may have a little place
in your page. l also have a criticism
wish TO make-it is, why don't the
showing houses here put on the big pro
ductions as they do elsewhere? / have
read in the trade publications that sew
eral Of the companies are putting out
such plays as Hamlet, Othello. and
others Of like character. taken from the
better-known books, but as yet have seen
nothing Of any adds to show that they
viii come here. l would like to see
those. and am sure that others would.
l have seen in some of the journals
the prices Of the reels, and they don't |
come much higher than the features that
are put on here. and nearly any one
would rather see a known picture than
an unknown one.
A question, who took the leading fe-
male part in Faithful Unto Death" |
and was the telegraphic apparatus used |
in that picture the kind that they use |
III ba4dl COuHllS no" nat picture /
house ever shows Ruth Roland? / have
not been able 10 see here here Hope
that this is not too much to get a
place in your page.
Mr. SMITH.
Mr.. Smith: The Washington exchanges
handle all the pictures reloaded in the
country, and IL they are not shown. II
the direct fault of the moving picture
managers or probably the public, for
hey choose what they believe to be
most popular. Faithful Until Death
vas released October .. 1912. and has
'een returned to the factory. so YOU
will have to write to the Vitagraph
company for news of it.
Motion Picture Editor: VIII YOU please
i've me the address of the manager OF
he theater that is having the contest
or name? Also I would like to know
vho Pop Anderson is. He says such
lever and funny things. Who took the
art of the mill owner. and who PLAYED
he sweetheart in the A. B. production.
4 one part Of which there was a strike
the workmen. In the beginning he
'as the only survivor of a wreck at sea.
nave forgotten the name of the picture. |
'lshing you the best of success in con-
ucting your page. I remain.
KATHERINE WILLIAMS.
Katherine Williams: Address your an
Ner TO the new moving picture house at
Wenty-second and P streets northwest.
op Anderson Is member of the staff 1
ne lnforms tion you ask cannot be found I
lthout the name of the picture. Jog up
our memory bit and send it in.