Picture Play (magazine)
 Cover of the premiere issue (April 10, 1915) | |
| Categories | Film |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly/Monthly |
| First issue | April 10, 1915 |
| Final issue | 1941 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Picture Play, originally titled Picture-Play Weekly was an American weekly magazine focusing on the film industry. Its first edition was published on April 10, 1915. It eventually transitioned from a weekly to a monthly magazine, before ending its production run in 1941 when it merged with Charm Magazine.
History
Picture-Play Weekly began as a weekly magazine on April 10, 1915. By the end of the year it had become a semi-monthly magazine, and its name had changed to Picture-Play Magazine. In 1916 it would undergo another transformation, switching to a monthly format in March, and taking its final name of Picture Play.[1] Published by Street & Smith, its original editor was Charles Gatchell, who began as a cartoonist, and thereby had a pictoral style.[2] By 1917 it had built up a circulation of over 200,000.[3] Along with Photoplay, Screen Play and Screen Romances, it was one of the more memorable film magazines of the first half of the 20th century.[4]
Picture Play ended its publication run when it merged with Charm Magazine in 1941.[1]
References
- 1 2 Slide, Anthony (2010). Inside the Hollywood Fan Magazine. University Press of Mississippi. p. 241. ISBN 1604734140.
- ↑ Ramsaye, Terry (2012). A Million and One Nights. Routledge. p. 682. ISBN 1136247440.
- ↑ Newspaper and Magazine Directory. H.W. Kastor & Sons Advertising Company. 1918. p. 659.
- ↑ Randle, Quint (September 3, 2001). "A Historical Overview of the Effects of New Mass Media Introductions on Magazine Publishing During the 20th Century". First Monday. Archived from the original on December 29, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
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