News of the Movies

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19816, 6 December 1919, Page 3

News of the Movies

BY | Q The Movie Man □ i|

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Comspcmdontn desirous of having questicns answered in the current issue ate requested to see that their communications arc cichvered at the offlos not later than 1W day ovemtif. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Fatly Avfcuckle Admirer .-May Allison is a blonde, "no manager of Crystal Psl nce unable to give me the date of production of her nert piece. Pam.-Direct addresses of many of those -who nil, minor parts are not obtainable. An American magazine announces ihat letters addressed care Willis and Inglis, Wright and Callender Buildings. Los Angeles, California, will bo forwarded. il.K.—The Kalom Company is not on the latest published list of companies that 1 possess. Therefore I conclude that, like R number of others, it btvs ceased operanone. This also is the view expressed by local managers whom I consulted. D.8.—1 saw the picture named and noted the incident to which you refer, and your view thereon coincides with mine. 1 regret that the name of the lady is not • obtainable hero, hut as she is a member of the Mack Sennett Company, a letters addressed Sennett Studios, 1712, Alessandro Street, Loa Angeles, _ California, no doubt will secure you the information required. Lorraine,—Many thanks for the Christmas* present. Peter B. Kyne is a favourite author of mine, and if “The Valley of the Giants" (which, by the way, I notice has-been adnpt&d for th© eoreou) comes up to Gappy Ricks,” I shall enjov it immensely. You won't go far wrong in foiiowing ijio advice of your parents. In private lifo Alla Nszim’ova is Mrs Charles Bryant. I have always understood that Karimova in her real, not a stage, name, Babs.—Francis Bushman and. Beverley i Bayne, care Bnslimanor, Spring Valley, Maryland. Ethel Clayton, care La-sky Studios, Vino Street. Hollywood, California. Evelyn Greeley, core World Film Corporation, ISO. West Forty-sixth Street, New Nork Citv. Address the others care Willis and Inglis, Wright and Callender Buildings, Los Angeles, California. If you address a letter to Metro Pictures CJornoration, M 76. Broadway, New York City", enclosing, say, 2s in international postal coupons, it is quite possible that the photograph you mention will he forwarded.

Mr W. G. Sutton, manager of the Crystal Palace, informs me that he has secured the production rights, of a, Gaumotit film, "The Treasure of Heaven, 1 " au adaptation of Mane Corelli’s well known novel.

an inducement to bring tlie fair sex to the picture houses, no other reason is needed. Mr W. G. Sutton, manager of Crystal Palace, writes:—Mr Kennedy Allen, whom doubtless you will remember as comedian with Ada Reeve's Company at the Theatre Royal when B he came round here, is an old friend of mine, and nt one time in his career in Engand was' associated with Charlie ChapMr Allen is at present contributint); a series of articles to a Sidney theatrical journal "Australian Variety and Show World." under the title, <f " -Endß and Odds," and in the issue of October 9 there are same interesting reminiscences of the great little film comedian. As only a few copies of " Australian Variety " reach New Zealand, and as the interest of picture theatregoer in Chaplin is so keen I thought It would not be amiss to quote the following from the article referred to:—A famous person you have all Keen, who has millions upon millions of admirors, who have seen but never heard him. I met about, ten years ago at the Empire, Richmond (Surrey). Charles Baldwin (writer of some of Fred Karno's pieces) had written a trifle called "The Bank Clerk," unci told me he had found a comedinu, and asked for 7ny opinion on his merits- I thought him too young for a. principal comedy part. and remember saying that his business was excellent, and that as he matured he would be able to speak lines better. The young gent, was Charles Chaplin. I don't thing it matters about him speaking linos now. Mau\- people confuse Charlie with his brother Sid., who was famous as the "Drunk'"' in ''Humming Birds." Charlie made no headway at, home, at least nothing to use red ink about. The next time T. met him I was playing a sketch calked "The Pawnbroker." with a son of Israel named Joe Peterman, the most mysterious and wonderful manipulator of finance I have ever been associated with. T never got. nor did anybody else, full salary on' the Saturday night. But he had the sweetest smile, and the softest voice, and the softest set of "mugs" working for him I ever met. Charlie was the youngest and slightest. Ho was verv studious—inclined to be melancholy—with a sweet expression,