The Picturegoer, January 31st 1914

The Picturegoer, Vol. 1, No. 17, January 31st 1914. Front page features a still from 'Giving Bill a Rest', where Billy gets into trouble through taking a dip in the sea. Frontispiece: portrait of Helen Armstrong, subtitled 'Baby Helen' Articles include: - 'Seeing Things As They Are: The Educational Value of Cinematography' by Leonard Crocombe - synopsis for 'The Next Generation', a drama of the sea, includes stills from the film - portrait of Marian Cooper - 'Dangers of the Deep: Picture-Players who have recently risked their lives for Picturegoers' - List of 'Pictures Worth Seeing', includes: 'Tweedledum's Dancing Fits'; 'Where there's a Swill there's a Sway'; 'The Evil Eye'; 'No Quarter'; 'Susie's Step-Mother'; 'The Club of the Black Masks'. - feature on 'Where the Road Forks', described as a 'beautiful dream picture-play', includes stills from the film. - article on 'Popular Picture Players: Pithy Paragraphs on Pictureland Personalities': includes short pieces on Chrissie White, Alma Taylor, Claire Pridelle, Frederick Groves, E. Hay-Plumb. - synopsis of 'The Black "107"', includes stills

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