The Washington herald., 1914-06-03

comment Of Jim" on L. E. s.: Her
philosophy has been noted. Cwhy the
her" Jim? Is my philosophy. then, SO
incontestably feminineD ''Jim's pres
entation Of the Movie Matrimonial"
was good. and his suggestion even bet
ter. have been wondering IL the time
will ever come when. before every worth
while picture on the screen the cast of
players will be given Immediately pre-
cedlng the appearance of each player on
the screen? This is done to some extent,
and IL 1t were invariably done il would
certainly be a delightful relief to those
| of US who, while valiantly struggling
and aspiring, are. as yet, only on the
bottom rung OF the ladder Of photoplay
knowledge 1t is so eXasperating to see
an actor on the screen whom at first
you are almost certain is A. After four
or hve appearances you are Just as GER
tam he Is not A, but YOU think YOU see
resemblance to B. Later, in dire un-
certainty, you tend toward the idea OF
- ana hnally. In desperate appeal to
me washington Herald, You learn that
the nayer in question Is d. Whether
others have this sad experience / know
not. but II is most certainly mine. and
each time L mournfully lament the fact
Ihat the name OF each PLAYER is moi
given on the screen preceding his or her
III 'he picture. l.. Z. s.
Dear Motion Picture Editor. have
read in the Queries and Common,
column of the different pests found in
the moving picture theaters. and / agree
with the ones who complain of the hats
ana or those who read aloud the titles
OF the picture, also OF the one who
strums on the backs of the chairs. OF
course the ones annoyed can usually
change their seats. and be relieved OF
the nuisance. but the greatest pest of all
to me is the noise intended for horses
running. (when most times it is on
soft ground) and the terrible noise
meant for shooting. l was in a south
east theater last Friday night to see the
picture called The Southerner." 1t was
a pretty picture. but 1 could hardly
see for the noise meant for shooting
I suggest that the manager could save
the expense of paying the person who
makes the noise behind the screen and
his patrons would enjoy the picture
much more. l have heard others COM
plain. too. I hope this is not too
lengthy a comment.
APPRECIATIyE READER
Appreciative Reader: Not at all too
lengthy a comment. We are sure that
YOU have many sympathizers with
people who have to hold their ears
while the movie cannon roars or SUBJ
nit their tender eardrum to the in
cessant drum of unnatural limitations
of horses, etc.
Motion Picture Editor: 1t gives me
a great deal of happiness to know
through your columns out in the world
there was Jim. heartily
agree with him in that all whole-hearted
movie fans treat their screen favorites
as theiuecomrades. All fans are "Jims'-
or should be.
Who could go to the movies two or
three times a week, month after month
or into years and not have a little
world, little rose garden just for. the
movies?
L. Z. S. surely only meant to make
a plea for consideration for our kind
editor when he or she urged against the
folly of knowing or wanting to know
Who's Who and Why?" The editor
would naturally have to depend upon
Mrs. Grundy for his information about
the personal life Of his players and this
Mrs. G. is a very unreliable person. For
this reason / am in favor of the editors
refusal in the matter of personal in
quiries. but don't. please don't, say folks
do not want to know things about their
movie friends. l. X.
l. X: If personal information were
possible to get, the Motion Picture Editor
would be glad to have 1t for himself and
would willingly give it to his patient
readers, but, alas, personal news of them
is very scarce and there is no really
authentic way of getting it but by writ
ing to the actors personally. We appre-
ciate the fact that folks do want to
know things about their moving picture
friends, but to print ages and marriage
records would be an unforgiva5le fault |