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JLHERE  are  women  of  forty 
who  setm  ten  years  younger.  And 
there  are  girls  of  twenty-five  who 
never  fully  enjoy  the  youth  that 
should  he  theirs.  In  this  fast 
moving  era,  with  its  ill-adjusted 
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suffer  in  looks  from  the  poisons 
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'TpRUE  beauty  comes  from 
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face,  the  cast  of  a  feature  are 
things  that  you  may  not  alter. 

But  a  fine  complexion  every 
woman  may  have— though 
a  complexion  is  something 
that  cannot  forever  be  patted 
on  with  a  powder  puff.  For 
a  clear  skin,  flashing  eyes  and 
radiant  animation  are  results 
of  a  healthy  physical  condi- 
tion—they come  from  with- 
in yourself. 

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Nature  rebels  when  we  violate  the 
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"IFIT'S  a  paramount  picture  it's  the   best  show  in  TOWN" 


Paramount  Guide 
to  the  Best  Motion  Pictures 

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TITLE 


PLAYERS 


DATE 


THE  QUARTERBACK 


THE  EAGLE  OF  THE  SEA 


With  Richard  Dix  and  Esther  Ralston.  Directed 
by  Fred  Newmeyer. 


Florence  Vidor  and  Ricardo  Cortez.    Directed 
by  Frank  Lloyd. 


SO'S  YOUR  OLD  MAN        Starring  W.  C.  FIELDS.    With  Alice  Joyce 
and    Charles   Rogers.     Directed   by   Gregory 
La  Cava. 


THE  GREAT  GATSBY  Warner  Baiter,  Lois  Wilson,  Neil  Hamilton, 
William  Powell  and  Georgia  Hale.  Directed 
by  Herbert  Brenon. 


EVERYBODY'S  ACTING 


BETTY  BRONSON,  Ford  Sterling,  Louise 
Dresser.  Lawrence  Gray,  Henry  Walthall  and 
Raymond  Hitchcock.  Directed  by  Marshall 
Neilan. 


WERE  IN  THE  NAVY 
NOW 


THE  CANADIAN 


Wallace   Beery  and  Raymond  Hatton.     Di- 
rected by  Edward  Sutherland. 


Starring  THOMAS  MEIGHAN.  Directed  by 
William  Beaudine. 


LOVE   'EM   AND 
LEAVE    EM 


STRANDED  IN  PARIS 


Evelyn  Brent,  Louise  Brooks,  Lawrence  Gray. 
Directed  by  Frank  Tuttle. 


THE  MAN  OF  THE 
FOREST 


Starring  BEBE  DANIELS.   With  James  Hall 
and  Ford  Sterling.  Directed  by  Arthur  Rosson. 


THE  WAITER  FROM 
THE  RITZ 


Jack    Holt,     Georgia    Hale   and   EI   Brendel. 
Directed  by  John  Waters. 


LET  IT   RAIN 


Starring  RAYMOND  GRIFFITH.  Directed 
by  James  Cmze. 


PARADISE  FOR  TWO 


Starring    DOUGLAS  MacLEAN. 


THE  POTTERS 


Starring  RICHARD  DIX.  With  Betty  Bron- 
son.    Directed  by  Gregory  La  Cava. 


Starring  W.  C.  FIELDS.    Directed  by  Fred 
Newmeyer. 


BLONDE  OR  BRUNETTE 


Starring  ADOLPHE  MENJOU.  With  Greta 
Nissen  and  Arlette  Marcbal.  Directed  by 
Richard  Rosson. 


The  Weddinp;  March 

T)irected  by 
and  (^tarring 

Crick 
yion  ^troheim 

THE  thrilling  story  of  a 
fascinating  Prince  who 
loved  lightly  and  not  for 
long,  and  of  a  peasant  girl 
who  dared  to  love  him,  told  against  the  glamorous 
background  of  Vienna  before  the  war,  as  only  the 
amazing  genius  of  Erich  von  Stroheira  can  picture  it. 

The  Rough  Riders 

'  ""        The  S^ory  of  a  "Boy, 

a  %^iment  and  a  U^{^tion 

THE  most  pic- 
turesque band 
of  adventurers  in 
American  Histor>' — 
Theodore  Roosevelt's  rarin',  tarin'  Rough  Riders  hves 
again  in  this  epic  of  the  screen.  With  Noah  Beer\-, 
Mary  Astor,  Charles  Farrell,  Charles  Emmett  Mack 
and  George  Bancroft.  A  Victor  Fleming  Production. 
From  the  story  by  Hermann  Hagedorn. 


MetropoHs 


<iA  Qlimpse 
into  the 
y^uture 

SKYSCRAP- 
ERS pierce 
the  sky  and  dun- 
geons reach  the 
bowels  of  the 
earth  in  this 
drama  of  a  myth- 
ical metropolis  a  hundred  years  from  now.  Pictured 
with  such  amazing  realism  and  with  such  startling 
photographic  effects  that  it  will  leave  you  breathless. 
An  UFA  Production.    Directed  by  Fritz  Lang. 

ABOVE  are  three  of  many  big  Paramount  produc- 
.  tions  of  the  coming  season.  The  two  below  and 
those  in  the  chart  you  can  see  now  or  very  soon.  Your 
Theatre  Manager  will  tell  you  when. 


Harold  Lloyd 

In  a  J\Vze;  Qomedy 

HAROLD  took  his  Fath- 
er's place  as  sheriff — just 
in  fun — but  Dad  made  him  go 
through  with  it — and  that 
wasn't  fun,  what  with  a  feud 
on  his  hands!  Produced  by 
Harold  Lloyd  Corporation. 
Directed  by  Lewis  Milestone 
and  Ted  Wilde. 


The  Popular  Sin 


1^ 

Qomedy 

of  J^ove,  ! 

iiM'arriage  [ 

and  ^ 

'Divorce  ^ 


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With 
J^lorence 

Vidor 

and  Three 

Juiscinating 

thinners 


FAMOUS  PLAJfEBS -LASKY  CORP..  ADOLPH   ZUKOR.PRES.  NEW  YORK 


IN  an  atmosphere  of  Parisian  society  and  back  stage 
life,  Malcolm  St.  Clair  weaves  a  gay  tale  of  love, 
marriage  and  divorce.  Florence  Vidor,  Clive  Brook, 
Greta  Nissen  and  Philip  Strange  are  the  sinners. 
Storj-  by  Monta  Bell. 


Every  advcnlsemenl  In  rnOTOPLAT  M.^G.\ZIXE  Is  guaranteed. 


J  I   .R. 


The  World's  Leading  Motion  Picture  Publication 


PHOTOPLAY  MAGAZINE 


FREDERICK    JAMES  SMITH 

MANAGING  EHITOR 


JAMES  R.  QUIRK,  Editor 


Vol.  XXXI 


No.  2 


Contents 

January,  1927 
Cover  Design:  Olive  Borden 

From  a  Painting  by  Carl  Van  Buskirk 

Brief  Reviews  of  Current  Rctures 

In  Tabloid  Form  for  Ready  Reference 

As  We  Go  to  Press 

Last  Minute  News  from  East  and  West 

Brickbats  and  Bouquets 

Frank  Letters  from  Readers 

Rotogravure:  New  Pictures 

Clara  Bow,  Jocelyn  Lee,  Norma  Shearer,  John  Gilbert, 
Richard  Dix,  Flobelle  Fairbanks 


James  R.  Quirk 
Agnes  Smith 


10 
12 
19 

27 
28 

30 

32 
36 


Speaking  of  Pictures  (Editorials) 
1927  According  to  the  Stars 

The  Planets  See  a  Big  Year  for  the  Movies 

Can  a  Genius  Be  a  Husband?         Adela  Rogers  St.  Johns 

There's  a  Ripple  on  the  Chaplin  Sea  of  Matrimony 

Here  Are  the  Winners 

Prizes  Awarded  in  Photoplay's  Great  Cut  Picture  Puzzle  Contest 

Fighting  the  Sex  Jinx  Frances  Clark 

The  Box  Office  and  Public  Views  of  the  Screen's  Sirens 
(Contents  continued  on  next  page) 


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Shadow  Stage  This  Issue 

Save  this  magazine — refer  to 
the  criticisms  before  you  pick  out 
your  evening's  entertainment. 
Make   this   your  reference  list. 


Page  52 

Faust.  . .  .UFA-Metro-Goldw>Ti-Mayer 

The  Return  of  Peter  Grimm Fox 

Everybody's  Acting Paramount 


Page  53 

Hotel  Imperial  Paramount 

We're  in  the  Xavy  Xow .  .    Paramount 
Upstage Metro-GoldwATi-ilayer 


Page  S4 

So's  Your  Old  Man Paramount 

London Paramount 

Private  Izzy  Murphy.  ■  .  .Warner  Bros. 

^Millionaires Warner  Bros. 

The  Bells Chadw-ick 

Spangles Universal 

Page  55 

Midnight  Lovers First  National 

Exit  Smiling.  .  .Metro-Goldwy'n-Mayer 
The  Magician.  ,iMetro-Gold'\%yTi-]Mayer 
Love's  Blindness 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 

Syncopating  Sue First  National 

Red  Hot  Hoofs F.  B.  O. 


Page  126 

That  Model  from  Paris Tiffany 

There  You  Are.Metro-Goldwj-n-Mayer 

His  New  York  Wife Bachman 

The  Outlaw  Express Pathe 

The  Pleasure  Garden Ay^von 


Page  127 

College  Days Tiffany 

Shameful  Beha\'ior Bachman 


CopyriEht,  1926.  by  the  PHOTOPLAY  PUBLISHING  COMPANY.  Chicaso. 


Contents — Continued 

The  Tmth  About  Breaking  into  the  Movies 

Ruth  Waterbury    38 
The  Second  of  a  Series  of  Articles  by  a  Reporter  in  Hollywood  as  an 
"Extra"  Girl 

Cinematic  Art? — Here's  Expert  Ad\ace — Free!  40 

By  Famous  Unknowns 

Romance  and  a  Hard  Boiled  Shirt  Tom  Mix    42 

It's  Gone  from  Screenland,  Says  the  ex-Cowboy 

Studio  News  and  Gossip — East  and  West  Cal  York    44 

What  the  Screen  Folk  Are  Doing 

Camp  Fairford  on  the  Pacific  (Photographs)  48 

Amazing  April  ("Fiction  Stor>')  Faith  Baldwin     49 

A  Delightful  Story  of  Ultra-modern  Parents  with  an  Old  Fashioned 
Daughter  lUiistiated  by  Connie  Hicks 

The  Shadow  Stage  52 

The  Department  of  Practical  Screen  Criticism 

Felix  Learns  the  Black  Bottom  fPhotographs)  56 

He  Has  Ann  Pennington  as  His  Instructor 

Snatched  from  Slapstick  Dorothy  Spensley    58 

The  Story  of  the  Rise  of  Fay  Wray 

Rotogravure:  Fay  Wray;  Who?;  Janet  Gaynor  59 

The  Girl  Who  Is  Getting  the  Breaks  Jean  Millet    63 

A  Red-headed  "Kid"  Named  Janet  Gaynor 

Movie  "Bits"  to  Grand  Opera  Star  Alfred  A.  Cohn    64 

Mary  Lewis  Once  a  Member  of  the  Christie  Comedy  Company 

Donald  Ogden  Stewart's  Guide  to  Perfect  Behavior  in 

Hollywood  66 

The  Greatest  Story  in  History  68 

Cecil  De  Mille  Picturizes  the  Life  of  Christ 

Blind  (Fiction  Story)  Michael  Dean     70 

A  Tinkling.  Gripping  Story  of  the  Arts — Love  and  Music 

Illustrated  by  Carl  Van  Buskirk 

The  Lark  of  the  Month  73 

Bessie  Love.  Because  of  Her  Boyish  Bob.  Fears  She  Will  Have  to 
Wear  a  Sign  Revealing  Her  Sex  Illustrated  by  Frank  Godwin 

Buy  on  Fifth  Avenue  Through  Photoplay's  Shopping 

Service  74 

Photoplay's  Shopping  Service  Will  Help  You  with  Your  Ward- 
robe Problems 

The  Evolution  of  a  Kiss  (Photographs)  76 

Dolores  Costello  (Photograph)  78 

Questions  and  Answers  The  Answer  Man  81 

The  Gentleman  Known  as  Lew  Dorothy  Spensley  82 

Cody — He's  a  National  Institution 

Of  All  the  Luck!  Myrtle  West    84 

Helen  Mundy  Walks  into  a  Store  for  a  Soda,  and  Comes  Out  w'ith 
the  Leading  Role  in  a  Picture 

Friendly  Advice  on  Girls*  Problems      Carolyn  Van  Wyck    86 

The  Department  of  Personal  Service 

He's  in  Conference  (Photographs)  88 

Just  a  Little  Fella  Trying  to  Get  Along  Agnes  Smith    90 

Roy  D'Arcy  Wants  to  Attract  Attention  Before  the  Camera 

Why  He's  the  Greatest  Actor  (Photographs)  92 

The  Girl  on  the  Cover:  Olive  Borden  Cal  York    94 

Casts  of  Current  Photoplays  125 

Complete  for  Every  Picture  Reviewed  in  This  Issue 

Addresses  and  working  programs  of  the  leading  picture 
studios  will  be  found  on  page  100 


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When 

Ten  Cents 

teas 

Big  Money 

When  Richard  Dix 
was  a  poor  actor,  strug- 
gling for  a  foot-hold 
on  Broadway,  he  kept 
a  diary.  In  this  diary 
he  recorded  faithfully 
his  hopes  and  his 
disappointments — 
and  his  valiant  fight 
against  poverty  and 
discouragement.  With 
Mr.  Dix's  permission. 

Photoplay    will 

print  excerpts  from 
this  amazing  human 
document   in    its 

FEBRUARY 
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with  the  world's  great' 
eit  showmen,  repres- 
ents a  guaranree  of  sup- 
erlative entertainment. 


'T'HE  high  standards  set  by  the  world's 
•^  finest  theatres  in  their  selection  of 
entertainment  for  their  patrons  is  your 
guarantee  of  seeing  only  the  best.  The 
great  theatres  of  the  country,  such  as  the 
Keith- Albee-Orpheiim  and  affiliated  houses,  set  the  standard. 
These  theatres  are  more  than  just  places  of  amusement. 
They  are  veritable  community  institutions  and  occupy  an 
important  and  permanent  niche  in  the  civic  life.  The  per- 
manence and  stability  of  their  position  is  determined  by 
the  class  of  entertainment  which  they  purvey  to  the  public. 
Founded  by  pioneers  in  the  amusement  business,  they  have 
stood  for  more  than  a  generation  as  the  criterion  of  all 
that  is  best  in  entertainment. 

Among  the  many  photoplay  productions  available — it 
is  signi/icant  that  first  on  the  program  of  super 
entertainment  offered  at  these  great  theatres  are 
DE  MILLE-METROPOLITAN  PICTURES. 


COMING  f^i 

DE  MILLE-METROPOLITAN 
PICTURES 

ROD  LA  ROCQUE 

in 
"THE  CRUISE  of  the  JASPER  B" 

Adapied  by 

Zelda  Sears  and  Tay  Gamett 

From  thcnwel  by  Don  Marquis 

Directed  by  JAMES  W.  HORNE 

Supervised  by  William  Sistrom 

VERA  REYNOLDS 

in  "CORPORAL  KATE" 

With 

Julia  Faye  and  Kenneth  Thomson 

A  Paul  Sloane  Production 

From  the  story  by 

Zelda  Sears  and  Marion  Orth 

Scenario  by  Albert  Shelby  LeVmo 

Superiised  tv  C  Gardner  Sullivan 

Directed  b  PAUL  SLOANE 

John  C.  Flinn  presents 

MARIE  PREVOST 

in  "MAN  BAIT" 

With  Kenneth  Thomson  and 

Douglas  Fairbanks,  Jr. 

Adapied  by  Douglas  Z,  Doty 

From  ihc  stage  plaj  by 

Norman  Houston 

Directed  by  DONALD  CRISP 


PRODUCEKS  DISTKIBUTINC  COF\POKATION 

JOHN  C.  FLINN,  Vice-President  and  General  Manager 
When  you  write  to  ajverllsers  please  mention  rnOTOPLAT  MAGAZIXE, 


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Brief  Revie^vs  of  Current  Pictures 

*Indicates  that  photoplay  was  named  as  one  of  the  six  best  upon  its  month  of  review 


ACE  OF  CADS,  THE — Paramount. — Just  missed 
being  one  of  the  six  best.  Metijou,  Alice  Joyce  and 
Luther  Reed's  sane  direction  make  it  interesting. 
(December.) 

ACROSS  THE  PACIFIC— Warner  Bros.— The 
old  native  gal  was  just  as  vampish  in  the  days  of  the 
Philippine  insurrection  as  she  is  today.  You'll  be 
bored  to  death.      (December.) 

*ALOMA  OF  THE  SOUTH  SEAS— Paramount.— 
The  startling  beauty  of  the  South  Seas  coupled  with 
the  personality  of  Gilda  Gray  and  her  famous  wiggle 
make  this  a  glorious  experience.     (July.) 

AMATEUR  GENTLEMAN,  THE— First  Na- 
tional.— It's  not  Dick  Barthelmess  at  his  best — but 
who  gives  a  hoot  about  story  or  anything  else  as  long 
as  we  have  Dick.     (Nov.) 

*BARDELYS     THE     MAGNIFICENT  —  Metro- 

Goldwyn-Mayer.— Your  season  won't  be  complete 
unless  you  see  this  picture.  It's  safe  enough  for  the 
children.  John  Gilbert  and  Eleanor  Boardman  head 
the  cast.     (Nov.) 

BATTLING  BUTLER— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 
— Here's  an  amusing  number  presented  by  Buster 
Keaton.     Check  this  a  must.     (Nov.) 

*BEAU  GESTE  —  Paramount.  —  Percival  Wren's 
best  seller  has  been  followed  with  fidelity.  The 
screen's  best  mystery  story.     (Nov.) 

BETTER  MAN.  THE— F.  B.  O.— Richard  Tal- 
madge  with  his  usual  bag  of  tricks.  That's  all. 
(September.) 

*BETTER  'OLE,  THE— Warner  Bros.— Syd  Chap- 
lin makes  a  picture  which  is  to  comedy  what  "The 
Big  Parade"  is  to  drama.  It's  the  type  of  comedy 
that  Charlie  made,  years  ago.     (December.) 

.lEVERLY  OF  GR AUST ARK— Metro-Gold wyn- 
Mayer. — A  light,  frothy,  romantic  piece  of  nonsense 
this,  spiced  with  the  presence  of  Marion  Davies  and 
Antonio  Moreno.     See  it.     (July.) 

BIGGER  THAN  BARNUM'S-F.  B.  C— Here's 
the  old  circus  formula  again.  Not  good  enough  and 
not  bad  enough  to  create  a  stir.     (September.) 

BIG  SHOW,  THE— Associated  Exhibitors.— Don't 
svaste  your  time.     (July.) 

BLARNEY— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.-Ifitwasn't 
for  Renee  Adoree  this  certainly  would  be  a  lot  of 
blarney.      (December.) 

BLUE  EAGLE,  THE— Fox.— A  fair  picture. 
(Nov.) 

BORN  TO  THE  WEST— Paramount.— Lives  up 
to  its  name  in  exciting  fashion  without  a  thrill  left  out. 
A  good  Zane  Grey  Western.      (September.) 

BREED  OF  THE  SEA— F.  B.  O.— Be  sure  to  see 
this  fascinating,  roman*ic  and  adventurous  sea  tale. 
(December.) 

BROADWAY    GALLANT.    THE— F.    B.  O.  — A 

Richard  Talmadge  program  picture  in  which  his  fans 
will  find  him  at  his  best.     (July.) 

BROKEN  HEARTS  OF  HOLLYWOOD— War- 
ner Bros. — It's  just  as  bad  as  it  sounds.     (December.) 

BROWN  DERBY,  THE— First  National.— Good 
light  entertainment  for  those  who  prefer  the  sudden 
loud  laugh  to  the  slow  smile.     (August.) 

*BROWN  OF  HARVARD  —  Metro-Goldwjn- 
Mayer. — College  life,  flip  and  lively,  against  the  real 
background  of  Harvard  College.  Fine  entertainment. 
(July.) 

BUCKING  THE  TRUTH— Universal.— A  gtory 
of  the  great  West  with  quite  some  riding  and  excite- 
ment.    Pete  Morrison  is  the  star.     (August.) 


CAMPUS  FLIRT,  THE— Paramount.— Not  to  be 
outdone  by  the  football  heroes.  Bebe  Daniels  shows 
the  feminine  side  of  college  life  in  a  neat  running  suit. 
Amusing.      (December.) 

CHASING  TROUBLE— Universal.— Just  West- 
ern hokum,      (August.) 

CLINGING  VINE,  THE— Producers  Dist.  Corp. 
— A  goofy  plot,  trite  and  tedious.    (September.) 

COLLEGE  BOOB,  THE— F.  B.  C— Lefty  Flynn, 
in  a  popular  college  football  affair.  It  will  please  the 
youngsters.      (October.) 

COUNTRY  BEYOND,  THE— Fox.— Another  of 
James  Oliver  Curwood's  stories  of  the  great  North 
makes  good  screen  material.     (December.) 

COWBOY  COP.  THE— F.  B.  C— Don't  miss  the 
delightful  combination  of  Tom  Tyler  and  Frankie 
Darro.     They're  good.      (October.) 


AS  a  special  service  to  its  readers, 
Photoplay  Magazine  inaugu- 
rated this  department  of  tab- 
loid reviews,  presenting  in  brief  form 
critical  comments  upon  all  photoplays 
of  the  preceding  sLx  months. 

Photoplay  readers  find  this  depart- 
ment of  tremendous  help — for  it  is  an 
authoritative  and  accurate  summary, 
told  in  a  few  words,  of  all  current  film 
dramas. 

Photoplay  has  always  been  first 
and  foremost  in  its  film  reviews. 
However,  the  fact  that  most  photo- 
plays do  not  reach  the  great  majority 
of  the  country's  screen  theaters  until 
months  later,  has  been  a  manifest 
drawback.  This  department  over- 
comes this — and  shows  you  accurately 
and  concisely  how  to  save  your  mo- 
tion picture  time  and  money. 

You  can  determine  at  a  glance 
whether  or  not  your  promised  eve- 
ning's entertainment  is  worth  while. 
The  month  at  the  end  of  each  tabloid 
indicates  the  issue  of  Photoplay  in 
which  the  original  review  appeared. 


DANGEROUS  DUB,  THE— Associated  Exhibi- 
tors.— Buddy  Roosevelt  does  some  hard,  fast  riding — 
with  little  else  to  recommend.  O.  K.  for  the  kiddies. 
{September.) 

DEAD  LINE,  THE— F.  B.  O.— Stay  home.  This 
is  terrible.      (September.) 

*DEVIL  HORSE,  THE— Pathe.— A  picture  that  is 
worth  your  money.  A  family  picture — one  that  we 
recommend.     (A  ugusl.) 

DEVIL'S  ISLAND— Chadwick.— At  least  we  can 
recommend  the  performance  of  Pauline  Frederick. 
The  rest  of  the  picture  is  the  bunk.      (October.) 

DIPLOMACY— Paramount.— Sardou's  play  had 
its  face  lifted  by  Marshall  Neilan — unsuccessfullv. 
(Nov.) 

*DON  JUAN— Warner  Bros.— A  picture  that  has 
great  acting,  thrilling  melodrama  and  real  beaut>. 
With  the  Vitaphone.  a  real  film  event.     (October.) 


DUCHESS  OF  BUFFALO,  THE— First  National. 
— Connie  Talmadge  in  a  brisk,  racy  and  lightly  amus- 
ing farce.      (October.) 

EARLY  TO  WED— Fox.— A  light  comedy  of  a 
young  married  couple  which  has  been  food  for  thought 
for  many  recent  comedies.     O.  K.  for  the  kiddies. 

(July.) 

ELLA  CINDERS  —  First  National.  —  Colleen 
Moore  breaks  into  the  movies  in  this  enjoyable  Cin- 
derella story.    Take  the  children.     (August.) 

EVE'S  LEAVES  —  Producers  Dist.  Corp.  — Ter- 
riblel  Everyone  in  the  cast  makes  a  desperate  attempt 
to  rescue  this  bad  comedy  and  hectic  melodrama.  A 
set  of  un-funny.  wise-cracking  sub-titles  makes  mat- 
ters worse.     (July.) 

EXQUISITE  SINNER,  THE— Metro-Gold wyn.— 
A  nice  little  comedy  if  taken  in  the  spirit  it  is  offered 
to  you,     (July.) 

FAMILY  UPSTAIRS.  THE— Fox.— Take  the 
whole  family  to  see  this  enjoyable  picture.     (October.) 

*FIG  LEAVES— Fox.— A  slender  little  story  built 
around  a  gorgeous  fashion  show  filmed  in  colors. 
Olive  Borden  runs  away  with  tlie  picture.     (Sept.) 

FINE  MANNERS— Paramount.— Gloria  Swanson 
is  deligiitful  in  one  of  those  roles  she  does  so  perfectly 
— that  of  a  shabbv  working  girl  who  loves  devotedly. 
(October.) 

FLAME  OF  THE  ARGENTINE,  THE— F.  B.  O. 

— A  change  of  scenery  is  about  the  only  new  thing  in 
Evelyn  Brent's  latest.      (September.) 

FLAME  OF  THE  YUKON,  THE— Prod.  Dist. 
Corp. — -A  magnetic  story  of  the  adventures  of  the  gold- 
seekers  in  the  far  North.  Only  for  the  big  folks. 
(August.) 

FOOTLOOSE  WIDOWS— Warner  Bros.— How  to 
win  a  millionaire  husband — according  to  the  movies. 
This  belongs  in  the  "quite  interesting"  list.     (Sept.) 

FOR  ALIMONY  ONLY— Producers  Dist.  Corp.— 
A  light  sophisticated  domestic  comedy  for  grown-ups. 
(December.) 

FOREVER  AFTER— First  National.— All  the  in- 
gredients of  a  box-office  picture — sweet  girl  and  boy 
romance,  football  and  war.     Passable.     (December.) 

FOURTH  COMMANDMENT,  THE— Universal. 
— Cast  your  eagle  eyes  over  the  pictures  we  recom- 
mend and  forget  that  such  a  thing  as  this  was  ever 
produced.      (December.) 

FRONTIER  TRAIL,  THE— Pathe.— A  red- 
blooded  Western  \v\th  Harry  Carey.  If  you  like  swift 
melodrama  you  are  sure  to  like  this  one.     (August.) 

GALLOPING  COWBOY.  THE— Associated  Ex- 
hibitors.— If  you're  in  the  mood  for  a  good  Western — 

see  this.     (July.) 

GAY  DECEIVER,  THE— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 
—  Plenty  of  glitter  of  the  Paris  variety  in  this  enter- 
taining piece.     (Nov.) 

GENTLE  CYCLONE,  THE— Fox.— Not  up  to 
the  standard  of  the  usual  Buck  Jones  feature.  (Au- 
gust.) 

GIGOLO — Producers  Dist.  Corp.  — Rod  La 
Rocque's    fine    performances    rescue    this    from    the 

liokum  class.      (December.) 

GLENISTER  OF  THE  MOUNTED— F.  B.  O.— 

Lefty  Flynn  in  an  Arthur  Guy  Empey  story  of  the 
Mounted  Police.  The  same  as  the  other  6.462, 
(August.) 

GOOD  AND  NAUGHTY— Paramount.— A    flip- 
pant farce  comedy  with  Pola  Negri.  Ford  Sterling  and 
Tom  Moore.    Sterling  steals  the  picture.    (Augttst.) 
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and  an  adequate  c: 
That  is  the  familiar  phrase  — but 
it  is  not  good  enough  for  Fox! 
Fox  Pictures  must  be  brilliantly 

cast! 

And  they  are! 

Fox  directors  are  given  carte 
blanche;  they  may  choose  whom- 
ever they  wish;  they  must  choose 
the  very  best  available  player  for 
the  role  to  be  filled.  The  entire 
firmament  of  acting  talent— with 
every  player  on  stage  and  screen 
—  that  is  the  field  open  to  Fox 
casting  directors. 
And  in  addition — contracted 
players— the  greatest  group  ever 
brought  under  one  banner,  are 
now  engaged  at  the  Fox  Studios  in 
Hollywood  and  New  York  making 
pictures  for  your  entertainment. 
Wonderful  stories — the  supreme 
hits  of  stage  and  fiction;  the  "big- 
gest" directors;  and  such  an  array 
of  players  as  never  before  graced 
any  one  "lot"— that  is  the  story 
of  Fox  Pictures. 


WILLIAM     FOX  PICTURES 


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MARY  HAY  BARTHELMESS  joins 
husband  in  Paris.  But  the  trip  is  not 
a  second  honeymoon.  It  is  a  first 
divorce.  Yes,  Diclt  and  Mary  have  finally 
made  up  their  minds  to  make  their  tempo- 
rary separation  a  permanent  one. 

■JV/TAE  MURRAY  and  her  husband,  Prince 
-^•-^David  Mdivani,  slipped  away  quietly  to 
Paris.  No,  it  is  not  for  a  divorce.  They 
have  just  been  married. 

T^OROTHY  MACKAILL  marries  Lothar 
-^-^Mendez,  the  German  director,  who  re- 
cently made  "The  Prince  of  Tempters." 

HG.  WELLS  is  going  to 
•  Hollywood  to  work  on 
a  scenario  for  Paramount. 
It  will  be  an  adaptation  of 
his  novel,  "Marriage." 


A  LBERT  PARKER,  now 

■^^directing  "Sunya,"  has 
been  engaged  by  Gloria 
Swansea  for  her  second  in- 
dependent picture. 

A  ND,  speaking  of  Gloria, 
■'^the  Marquis  de  la  Fal- 
aise  is  thinking  of  turning 
screen  actor.  He  wants  to 
be  a  comedian. 

BESIDES  Becky  Sharp 
in  "Vanity  Fair,"  Pola 
Negri  is  to  play  the  cele- 
brated French  actress, 
Rachel,  in  a  drama  built 
around  her  tragic  life. 

Th'LORENCE  VIDOR  ar- 
-L  rives  in  New  York  to 
play  "Afraid  to  Love,"  with 
Frank  Tuttle  directing. 

"M'ORMAN  KERRY  may 
■^■'play  male  lead  in  Uni- 
versal's  production  of  Edna 
Ferber's  "Show  Boat,"  star- 
ring Mary  Philbin. 

TZ'ATHLYN  WILLIAMS 
■*-^sails  for  Europe  on  a 
vacation. 

rilLDA  GRAY'S  second 
^-'Famous  Players  star- 
ring picture  will  be  a  story 
of  New  York  night  clubs, 
entitled  "Cabaret." 

"PARAMOUNT  signs  Ed 
■•-  Wynn,  the  footlight 
comedian. 

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"PRNST  LUBITSCH  finally  selected  to 
-'—'direct  "Old  Heidelberg,"  starring  Ra- 
mon Novarro. 

"LJENRY  KING  about  to  start  "King 
-*■  -'■Harlequin,"  with  Ronald_  Colman  and 
Vilma  Banky  in  the  leading  roles. 

'\XT   C.  FIELDS  doing  Pa  Potter  in  the 

''  ''  •  J.    P.    McEvoy    newspaper    serial, 

"The  Potters."    Mary  Alden  is  Ma  Potter. 

""DIG  BILL"  TILDEN,  ex-tennis  cham- 
-'-'pion,  is  playing  a  butler  in  the  Fox  pro- 
duction, "The  Music  Master." 


H 


Rajbun-Kkiitt-r 


This  month's  newlyweds — Mr.  and  Mrs.  William 
Seiter.  Mr.  Seiter's  father  was  an  importer  of  china, 
and  Laura  La  Plante  is  now  the  owner  of  a  magnificent 
collection  of  rare  china,  the  gift  of  the  bridegroom's 
family 


"TTNITED  ARTISTS  sign  the  Duncan  Sis- 

uZ^"^   *"   ''''   ^  screen   version   of  their 

Topsy  and  Eva."    Lois  Weber  will  direct. 

'pHE  team  of  WaUace  Beery  and  Ray- 
-^  mond  Hatton  has  been  broken.  Hatton 
reported  dissatisfied  with  his  role,  is  no 
longer  with  Famous,  his  place  in  "Casey  at 
the  Bat"  bemg  taken  by  Ford  Sterling. 

"IRAM  ABRAMS,  president  of  United 
■Artists,  died  Nov.  15  in  New  York. 

fTRNEST  TORRENCE'S  19-year-old  son, 
-•-'Ian,  takes  screen  test  at  M-G-M. 

TAMES  CRUZE  to  direct 
J  Wallace  Beery  in  a  film 
version  of  the  musical  com- 
edy, "Louie  the  Four- 
teenth." Beery  to  start 
starring  in  this  comedy. 

rilLBERT    ROLAND    to 

*— 'play /Irmandto  Norma 
Talmadge's  Lady  of  the 
Camelias  in  "Camille." 
Fred  Niblo  directing. 

"IV/rONTAGU  LOVE 
•'■•-'■signed  to  play  the  cen- 
turion at  the  foot  of  the 
cross  in  De  MiUe's  "The 
King  of  Kings." 

"JVJORMA  SH5ARER  not 
■*■ 'I  likely  to  get  role  of  Jen- 
ny  Lind  after  all.  Lillian 
Gish  now  mentioned  for 
part  of  famous  singer. 

GEORGE  FITZMAU- 
RICE'S  first  production 
under  his  new  First  Na- 
tional contract  to  be  "The 
Rose  of  Monterey,"  a  story 
of  early  California. 

JOSEPH  VON  STERN- 
JBERG,  maker  of  the  ill- 
fated  "The  Salvation  Hunt- 
ers," is  still  strong  for  sal- 
vation. Says  he  is  going  to 
do  an  epic  of  the  Salvation 
Army. 

■pAMOUS  PLAYERS 
-*-  considering  stellar  pos- 
sibilities of  Gary  Cooper, 
now  playing  with  Clara  Bow 
in  "It." 


■pjARRY  CAREY  playing 
•*■  ■'■a  baseball  catcher  in 
William  Haines'  "Slide, 
Kelly,  Slide." 


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I  I 


John  Gilbert 

and 

Eleanor  Boardman 


BARDELYS  THE  MAGNIFICENT 


MAGNIFICENT! 

EACH  tense  moment  holds  you  dream-bound. 
THE  crushing  kisses  of  John  Gilbert 
STOLEN  between  duels  .  .  . 
FROM  languid  lips  of  fair  ladies  .  .  . 
NONE  fairer  than  Eleanor  Boardman, heroine, 
KING  Vidor  has  painted  a  flaming  romance 
FROM  the  vivid  pages  of  Sabatini  .  .  . 
THE  director  of  "The  Big  Parade" 
THE  Star  of  "The  Big  Parade" 
TOGETHER  they  have  given  the  screen 
ANOTHER  immortal  entertainment. 


Direcred  by 

King  Vidor 

Adapted  by 

UoRorHv  Farnum 

from 

the  story  by 

Ra(all  Sasatimi 

with 

Karl   Dane 

Ko>    D'Arcy 

CJeoige  K.  Arthur 

Artliur  Lubin 


"More  stars  than  there  are  in  Heaven  " 


Which  Eyes  Are 
the  Keeeest? 

Blue— brown— hazel— or  gray? 

Test  them  now  and 
win  these  rare  prizes 

WHAT  color  eyes  really 
see  motion  pictures  and 
what  color  merely  look  at  them? 
I  wonder!  Here  is  a  chance  to 
test  your  own.  For  the  best 
answers  to  my  six  questions,  I 
have  chosen  these  rewards. 

To  the  member  of  the  fair  sex 
with  the'  keenest  eyes,  I  shall 
give  the  beautiful  Dutch  cap  I 
wear  in  the  "Red  Mill." 

You  men  aren't  forgot  ten  either. 
Owen  Moore,  who  plays  op- 
posite me  in  the  "Red  Mill", 
promises  to  give  the  most  ob- 
serving man  the  ice-skates  he 
uses  in  this  picture. 

To  the  next  50  best,  I  will  send 
my  favorite  picture  specially 
autographed. 

Begin  now — blue  eyes,  brown, 
hazel  and  gray  .  .  .  and  good 
luck  to  vou  all. 

Mariom's 
Six  Questions 

Who  are  the  wives  of  the  following 

directors  (they  are  all  prominent 

screen  actresses):  Rex  Ingram,  King 

Vidor,    Fred    Niblo    and    Robert    Z. 

Leonard? 

What   recent    Elinor   Glyn   story 
has  been  brought  to  the  screen  by 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer? 

Name    and  describe  in  not  more 
than  50  words  the  comic  strip  char- 
acter which  Marion  Daviesis  portray- 
ing in  a  Cosmopolitan  production. 

Who   IS    M-G-M's    new  Western 
star  and   what  unusual  language 
does  he  usei' 

What  famous  Latin  quotation  ap- 
pears on  every-  M-G-M  film  and 
what  does  it  mean? 

What  great  star  appears  in  "The 
Temptress"  and  what  is  her  native 
land? 

Write  your  answers  on  one  side  of  3  sin  pie  sheet  of 
paper  and  mail  to  3rd  Floor,  1540  Broadway, 
New  York.  AM  answers  must  reach  us  by 
January  15ch.  Winner's  name  will  be  published 
in  a  later  issue  of  this  magazine. 
Note; — If  you  do  not  attend  the  picture  your- 
self, you  may  question  your  friends  or  consult 
motion  picture  magazines.  In  the  event  of  ties, 
each  tying  contestant  will  be  awarded  a  prize 
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All  three  Brickbats  and  Bouquets  prizes  are 
awarded  this  month  to  \'alentino  letters.  We 
believe  they  are  beautiful  tributes  to  Rudy, 
and  their  award  was  inevitable,  for  \'alentino 
letters  outnumbered  all  other  letters  received 
during  the  month  by  ten  to  one.  They  came 
from  all  over  the  globe,  from  men,  women  and 
children. 

They  came  on  fine  paper  and  common,  and 
each  expressed  the  devotion  in  which  Rudy  was 
held  by  the  world. 

Rudy's  death  was,  unquestionably,  the  most 
important  factor  to  fans  during  the  month. 
No  new  picture  stood  out  more  prominently. 
No  other  player  won  more  attention. 

"William  Boyd  won  second  place  in  the  let- 
ters. Barr>'more  is  daily  becoming  more  firmly 
established.  There  is  keen  anricipation  of 
Greta  Garbo's  second  picture. 

But  the  month's  mail  was  sorrow- weighted. 
The  Great  Lover  is  gone. 

$25.00  Letter 

Venice,  Calif. 
So  he  is  dead,  who  gave  his  magic  art 

To  lift  from  dreary-  ruts  our  humdrum  world; 
^\Tiose  skillful  touch  could  reach  into  the  heart 

And  leave  its  strings  with  lovely  notes  im- 
pearled 
That  haunted  even  drfeams,  harmonious 

With  all  that  love  means  in  reality. 
They  blasphemed,  they  who  called  him  "screen 
sheik."  thus 

Thinking  to  paj'-  him  honor,  thoughtlessly 
Acclaiming  the  perfect  rose  a  common  weed. 

Could  they  his  Julio  so  soon  forget? 
Do  Beaucaire's  wistful  lips  still  vainly  plead 

".\  man  is  jus'  a  name"?    Banish  regret — 
Because  so  much  of  beauty,  grace  and  power 

Could  go  before,  ah  surely  we  shall  be 
More  unafraid  of  that  di\-iding  hour 

Between  Time's  death  and  Life's  eternity. 
Call  him  the  Perfect  Lo\tr.  not  in  scorn. 

For  love  itself  is  perfect,  but  remembering 
That  since  this  sad  old  world  was  bom 

That   God   Himself  has  given  no  sweeter 
thing 
To  man  than  love,  for  He  Himself  is  Love. 

Though  he  seems  dead,  he  who  so  freely 
gave 
So  much  of  beauty  to  drab  lives,  above 

Somewhere,  out  from  this  early  grave, 

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dress. Anonymous  letters  go  to  the 
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His  spirit  shall  go  winging  through  the  years 

Triumphant  to  the  master  I-oving-Heart, 
.\nd  men  shall  tr>'  to  copy  through  vain  tears 
The  matchless,  living  beauty  of  his  art. 
Irene  Cole  M'acArthtr. 

1301  Preston  Way. 

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El  Paso,  Texas. 

In  the  silent  majesty  of  death,  Rudolph  Val- 
entino passed  this  way  for  the  last  time.  It 
was  a  breathlessly  hot  day — a  desert  day  of 
blazing  barren  hills  and  metallic  sky.  and  a 
stillness  was  over  everj^hing.  The  tracks  on 
which  The  Golden  State  Limited  passes 
through  the  town  were  lined  v^ith  a  motley 
array  of  cars — fli\'\-ers  elbowing  the  luxurious 
equipages  of  cattle  barons  and  oil  magnates. 
At  the  station  were  little  hushed  groups  of 
Mexicans.  We,  however,  did  not  stay  to  see 
the  train  come  in,  preferring  a  last  glimpse  of  it 
after  the  crowd  had  left. 

So.  at  the  first  long,  low  blast  of  the  ap- 
proaching locomotive,  we  sped  into  the  desert 
to  a  certain  vantage  point. 

Only  the  rattling  of  dried  fronds  of  yucca 
broke  the  stillness  as  we  waited  there,  in  the 
shadow  of  the  mesa's  rim.  The  white  silence, 
more  impressive  than  any  panoply  of  sable 


mourning,  was  like  an  imperative  gesture  from 
the  Desert  God  of  Death  standing  like  a  knight 
with  arms  uplifted  at  the  gateway  of  the  Un- 
known ^^'orld. 

At  last  it  came,  the  long,  mournful  wail  of 
the  locomotive  as  it  rolled  out  upon  the  western 
trail.  For  a  moment  the  train  which  bore 
Valentino  on  his  last  pilgrimage  was  etched  a 
narrow  black  streak  against  the  bosom  of  a 
towering  grey  hillside;  then  it  swept  slowly 
around  a  great  cur\e.  We  strained  our  eyes 
for  a  last  glimpse,  a  last  fleeting  \-isuali2ation  of 
him  upon  whom  the  final  curtain  had  fallen 
with  such  tragic  suddenness.  Through  a  blur 
of  tears  we  saw  the  swaying  string  of  cars  fade 
out  through  the  portal  of  painted  hills. 

"Hail  and  farewell.  \aIentino!"  one  of  us 
said  in  a  husky,  unsteady  voice;  but  the  hearts 
of  both  cried  out  that  poignant  Spanish  word 
of  partmg,  "Adws,  Rudy,  adios!" 

Lel-a.  Cole  Kitsox, 
504  West  Boulevard. 

S5.00  Letter 

Santa  Cruz.  CaHf. 

Valentino — he  would  prefer  the  sobriquet  to 
die  with  him;  the  Sheik,  for  he  stood  far  above 
that  cognomen  in  the  hearts  of  women  patrons 
of  the  silver  sheet. 

He  was  young  romance,  and  mature  dreams 
come  true.  He  was  tender,  whimsical,  and 
con\incing  to  his  love-making. 

The  woman  from  fourteen  to  ninety  loved 
him,  because  he  made  romance  come  riding 
home  to  her  in  dreams.  He  was  not  the  indi- 
vidual she  craved,  he  was  the  sjTnbol  of  what 
she  craved. 

His  exquisite  grace  as  he  whirled  into  the 
sash  held  by  his  valet  in  the  "  Four  Horsemen," 
is  ever  unforgettable  and  entrancing. 

He  was  a  beauteous  picture  as  Bcaucaire. 
Once  he  romped  through  a  sailor  picture  with 
Dorothy  Dalton  like  a  very  j-oimg  boy.  It  was 
most  refreshing. 

He  was  a  ra\ishing  prince  in  another  picture, 
and  he  did  a  rehearsal  for  his  last  earthly  ges- 
ture when  he  died  in  "Blood  and  Sand."  Was 
there  ever  a  toreador  in  all  Spain  who  wore  the 
costume  as  he  did? 

Let  us  shed  tears  for  the  farewell  to  the  king 
of  romance.  No  one  can  take  his  place  in  the 
hearts  of  this  generation. 

Lucille  M.'\cDonald. 

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'The  Blonde  Saint'' a  Film-full 
of  Startling  Situations 

He  had  threatened  her  Honor  .  .  .  Then  he 
saved  her  Life.  Would  she  learn  to  love  her  * 
Deliverer ...  or  keep  on  hating  her  Betrayer? 

Yesterday,  a  cold.'cruel  Goddess  . . .  the  far- 
famed  "Saint  in  a  Paris  Gown."  Today  .  .  . 
alone  on  a  savage  island  w^iih  a  man  who 
held  no  woman  sacred! 

Love-hate— surging  terror— on  an  island  God 
forgot!  You  won't  have  a  single  quiet  mo- 
ment while  you  watch  this  different  drama  of 
a  woman  who  had  never 
known  Love,  and  a  man 
who  knew  it  too  well! 


y^r  the  end  of  a  Pcrfid 
Christmas  Dai/ 
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JOHNNY  MINES 
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CORINNE  GRIFRTH 

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Barthelmess  Fights  and  Loves 
in  Far-off  Lands 

The  Black  Sheep  of  a  noble  family— because 
he  wouldn't  betray  his  fiancee! 

In  the  drawing  rooms  of  Europe  a  girl  of 
societ}'  brought  him  disgrace  ...  In  the 
bazaars  of  the  Orient  a  girl  of  the  gutter 
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East  of  Suez  .  .  .  Desert  mystery .  .  .  Treach- 
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GREAT  DECEPTION,  THE— First  National.— 
This  is  sadly  lacking  in  entertainment  value.  The 
secret- service  again.     {October.) 

GRE.\T  K  &  A  TRAIN  ROBBERY.  THE— Fox. 

— .\  fast  and  furious  Tom  Mix  picture.  Need  more  be 
said  ?     {December. ) 

H.\.XDS  ACROSS  THE  BORDER— F.  B.  O.— 

Fred  Thomson  and  Silver  King  make  tliis  an  interest- 
ing picture.     {A  ugusl.) 

HELL  BENT  FER  HEAVEN— Warner  Bros.— 
Another  disappointment,  especially  after  the  success 
of  the  stage  play.  Gardner  James  gives  an  inspired 
performance.     (July.) 

HELL'S  400 — Fox. — It's  funny — unintentionally. 
Grownups  may  see  this  if  they  promise  not  to  laugh 
too  loud.     {July.) 

HER  BIG  NIGHT— Universal.-Some  inside  dope 

on  the  movies.    Quite  interesting.     (Nov.) 

HER  HONOR  THE  GOVERNOR— F.    B.   C— 

Pauline  Frederick  and  Carroll  Nye  waste  masterly 
performances  on  celluloid  claptrap.  Their  work  is 
worth  seeing,  but  the  film  itself  is  a  disappointment. 
(Oclober.) 

HER  SECOND  CHANCE— First  National.— Not 
worth  seeing.     (July.) 

HIDDEN  WAY.  THE— .Associated  Exhibitors.— 
.■\nother  weepy  affair  that  isn't  worth  the  famous  two- 
bits.     iOciober.) 

HOLD  THAT  LION— Paramount.— The  usual 
Douglas  MacLean  farce.     Fair.     {Nov.) 

HONEYMOON  EXPRESS.  THE— Warner  Bros. 

- — Some  more  carrying?-on  of  the  younger  generation. 
It's  not  so  bad.      {OcCober.) 

ICE  FLOOD,  THE — Universal. — Don't  waste  any 
precious  moments  on  this.     {Nov.) 

IMPOSTOR,  THE— F.  B.  0.—.\  carbon  copy  of 
the  former  Evelyn  Brent  productions.    Fair.     (July.) 

INTO  HER  KINGDOM— First  National.— Don't 
waste  your  money  on  this  atrocity  filled  with  flowery 
subtitles,  stupid  symbolism,  bad  photography  and 
commonplace  direction.      (October.) 

ISLE  OF  RETRIBUTION,  THE— F.     B.     O.— 

Lillian  Rich  and  Robert  Frazer  are  in  the  cast — if 
that  means  anything.  Entertainment  value?  Fair. 
Uuly.) 

IT  MUST  BE  LOVE— First  National.— .\  light 
bit  of  nonsense.  .A.  good  cast — Colleen  Moore.  Jean 
Hersholt  and  Malcolm  MacGregor.     (Od.) 

IT'S  THE  OLD  .\RMY  GAME— Paramount.— 
W.  C.  Fields  is  disappointing  as  starring  material. 
His  comedy — fair.     {.September.) 

J.\DE  CUP.  THE— F.  B.  O. — Do  you  know  your 
movies?  Then  you  know  what  to  expect  from  Evelyn 
Brent.     It  will  pass.     (September.) 

KICKOFF,  THE— Excellent  Pictures.— A  splen- 
did football  picture  featuring  George  Walsh  and 
Lelia  Hyams.     (Nov.) 

*KID  BOOTS— Paramount. — Eddie  Cantor  brings 
a  new  face  to  the  screen,  .-^nd  such  a  face!  As  slap- 
stick, this  film  is  ver>'  funny — and  too,  it  has  Clara 

Bow  as  a  shining  light.     (December.) 

KOSHER  KITTY  KELLY— F.  B.  O.— The  funni- 
est  of  the  carbon  copies  of  "Abie's  Irish  Rose." 
(December.) 

LAST  FRONTIER.  THE— Prod.  Dist.  Corp.— 
Here  is  another  and  feeble  version  of  "The  Covered 
Wagon"  plot,  with  the  long  trek  over  the  plains,  the 
buffalo  stampede,  the  rascally  redskins,  the  battle  and 
the  brave  young  hero.     (Oclober.) 

LEW  TYLER'S  WIVES— Preferred  Pictures.— If 
vou're  serious  minded,  this  faithful  screen  version  of 
Wallace  Irwin's  uncompromising  story  of  a  weak  man 
whom  three  loved  wU  interest  you.    It's  too  adult  for 

the  children.      (September.) 

LILY,  THE— Fox.— The  sisterly  love  stuff  pre- 
sented in  a  weepy  manner.  Yep.  Belle  Bennett  sobs 
throughout  the  entire  piece.     Fair.     (December.) 

LOVE  THIEF,  THE — Universal.— The  marriage 
of  convenience  is  dressed  up  in  royal  garments  with 
Norman  Kerr\'  and  Greta  Nissen  in  the  royal  robes. 
Passable,      (.August.) 

LOVEY  MARY— Metro-Gold wj-n-Mayer.  —  The 
famous  "Cabbage  Patch"  does  not  provide  good 
screen  material.  It's  harmless  and  we'll  guarantee  it 
won't  overtax  the  mentality  of  The  Tired  Business 
Fan.      (.August.) 

LUCKY  LADY,  THE — Paramount. — Could  you 
think  of  a  better  i^-ay  to  spend  an  hour  than  gazing  at 
the  fair  Greta  Nissen  and  William  Collier.  Jr..  forming 
the  love  interest  in  this  wholly  effective  melodrama? 
(September.) 


MAN  FOUR  SQUARE.  A— Fox.— A  Buck  Jones 
Western — which  means  it's  a  good  one,     (July.) 

MAN    IN    THE    SADDLE.    THE— Universal. — 

Hoot  Gibson  always  proves  himself  a  hero  all  the 
time.  You  can  always  depend  on  Hoot  if  you're  in  the 
mood  for  a  Western.      (September.) 

MAN  OF  QUALITY,  A— Excellent  Pictures.— A 
good  mystery  yarn  with  George  Walsh.     (December.) 

♦MANTRAP- Paramount. — Clara  Bow's  excellent 
performance  makes  the  film  version  of  Sinclair  Lewis' 
latest  novel  good  entertainment.     (September.) 

♦MARRIAGE  CLAUSE,  THE— Universal.— One 
of  the  most  appealing  stories  of  life  across  the  foot- 
lights. BiUie  Dove  gives  a  splendid  performance. 
(August.) 

MARRIAGELICENSE?— Fox— The  tear  ducts 

will  be  let  loose  in  this  weepy  affair.  .■Mma  Rubens' 
performance  is  worth  seeing.     (Ncv.) 

MEET  THE  PRINCE— Producers  Dlst.  Corp.— 
Not  much  of  a  picture,  this.  Don't  waste  your  time. 
(September.) 

*MEN  OF  STEEL — First  National,— Don't  miss 
this  interesting  picture  that  has  the  sweeping  back- 
ground of  a  huge  steel  mill  in  operation.  It  is  a  whole 
picture  of  good  performances.      (September.) 

MICHAEL  STROGOFF— Universal.— A  spec- 
tacular Russian  importation  that  cannot  be  compared 
with  the  recent  successful  foreign  pictures.  Passable. 
(Nov.) 

MIDNIGHT  KISS,  THE— Fox.— .\  nice  little 
movie  with  a  nice  little  plot  well  enacted  by  a  nice 
little  cast.     (Oclober.) 

MISMATES — First  National. — The  cast  is  the 
onlv  interesting  thing:  Doris  Kenyon.  Warner  Bax- 
ter and  May  Allison.     The  storj'  is  the  bunk.     (Oct.) 

MISS  NOBODY — First  National. — Another  ex- 
ample of  a  good  itorj'  gone  wrong.  If  you  can  think 
of  anything  else  to  do,  pass  this  up.      (-4  ugusl.) 

*MLLE.  MODISTE — First  National. — Some  wise- 
cracking sub-titles  and  the  excellent  work  of  Corinne 
Griffith  and  Willard  Louis  make  this  one  of  the  most 
entertaining  pictures  of  the  month.     (July.) 

MONEY    TALKS  —  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.  — 

Slapstick  at  its  best — a  la  Syd  Chaplin  stile.  It's 
fluffy,  but  lots  of  fun.     (July.) 

MORAN   OF   THE   MOUNTED— Rayart.— The 

title  tells  the  story.  Reed  Howes  makes  it  quite 
interesting,      (October.) 

MORE  PAY  LESS  WORK— Fox.— Splendid  en- 
tertainment.    Need  more  be  said?     (September.) 

MY  OFFICIAL  WIFE — Warner  Bros.— Terrible 

cheap  sex  stuff — we  don't  even  recommend  it  for  the 
older  folks.      (December.) 

MYSTERY  CLUB,  THE— Universal.— If  you  like 
your  mo\ies  thrilling  and  chilling  don't  overlook  this. 
(December.) 

*NERVOUS  WRECK,  THE— Producers  Dist. 
Corp, — The  easiest  way  to  spend  an  evening.  Thor- 
oughly amusing.    (Nov.) 

NO  MAN'S  GOLD— Fox.— .\  good  Tom  Mix  pic- 
ture— what  more  could  be  said?     (Oclober.) 

OH,  BABY— Universal. — A  lot  of  fun  for  every- 
body.     (October.) 

OLD  LOVES  FOR  NEW— First  National,— Fair 
entertainment,  if  you  like  desert  stuff,  but  nothing  to 
cause  a  rush  of  adjectives  to  the  type^vriter.    (July.) 

OLD  SOAK,  THE — Universal.— .■\  not  her  succes&- 
ful  stage  play  gone  wTong — in  fact  ruined.     (July.) 

*ONE  MINUTE  TO  PLAY— F.  B.  O.— Red  Grange 
is  a  real  screen  personality  in  this  football  picture — 
the  verv  spirit  of  youth  and  good  sport.  It's  a  gem. 
(October.) 

OTHER  WOMEN'S  HUSBANDS  —  Warner 
Bros, — .A  thoroughly  amusing  and  clever  domestic 
comedy  well  directed  and  well  acted.     (July.) 

OUTSIDE  THE  LAW — Universal. — A  reissue  of  a 
crook  drama  released  many  years  ago.  Splendid  plot 
and  cast.     Good  entertainment.     (July.) 

♦PADLOCKED — Paramount. — Superior  entertain- 
ment. Honest,  mature  drama,  in  its  presentation  of 
a  young  girl's  life  nearly  ruined  by  the  severity  of 
hypocritical  morahty.     (August.) 

PALS  FIRST— First  National.— Don't  be  annoyed, 
.  (October.) 

PARADISE — First  National. — This  isn't  worth  a 
dime  unless  you're  keen  about  Milton  Sills  and 
Betty  Bionson.      (December.) 


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PARIS — Metro-GoIdw>'n-Mayer.  —  Leave  before 
the  last  reel  and  you  will  find  this  an  absorbing  tale  of 
love.  Charles  Ray.  Joan  Crawford  and  Douglas  Gil- 
more  are  in  the  cast.      {August.) 

PARIS  AT  MIDNIGHT— Producers  Distributing 
Corp. — An  unusual  theme,  some  nice  acting  and 
gorgeous  sets,  but  the  plot  suffers  from  a  loose  and 
jerky  continuity.    Not  for  the  children.     (July,) 

PHANTOM  BULLET,  THE  —  Universal.  —  A 
Western  that  has  a  sure  fire  appeal  for  grownups  and 
children.     iJuly) 

POKER  FACES— Universal.— Edward  Horton, 
the  director,  and  cast  try  desperately  hard  to  be  aw- 
fully funny  with  a  disastrous  result.     (September.) 

PRINCE  OF  TEMPTERS— First  National.— So 
much  camera  artiness  that  the  humanncss  is  over- 
looked. Lya  de  Putti  is  the  world's  worst  vamp. 
(December.) 

PUPPETS — First  National. — You  won't  go  wrong 
on  this.  An  interesting  vehicle  because  (and  we're 
glad  to  say  it)  of  the  fine  performance  of  Milton  Sdl^ 
(September.) 

*0UARTERBACK,  THE— Paramount.— Richard 
Dix  in  a  real  football  classic.     It's  a  WOW.     (Dec.) 

RAINMAKER,  THE  —  Paramount.— A  Gerald 
Beaumont  storv  picfurized  into  splendid  entertain- 
ment. William  Collier,  Jr..  and  Georgia  Hale  give  a 
splendid  performance.     (July.) 

RANSON*S  FOLLY— First  National.— Richard 
Barthelmess  in  just  another  movie — that's  all. 
(August.) 

RAWHIDE — Associated  Exhibitors.— .Ml  the  in- 
predients  of  a  rip-roaring  Western — fast  action,  a  love 
story  and  a  likeable  star— Buffalo  Bill,  Jr.     (July.) 

RISKY  BUSINESS— Producers  Dist.  Corp.— 
Trite  can  be  marked  against  this  one.     (Nov.) 

*ROAD  TO  MANDALAY.  THE— Metro-Goldwyn- 
Maver. — It's  not  the  story  but  Lon  Chaney's  fine  per- 
formance that  puts  the  ginger  in  this  cookie.   (Sept.) 

ROLLING  HOME — Universal.— Reginald  Denny 
ahvavs  manages  to  make  an  otherwise  dull  evening 
amusing.     Lots  of  fun  for  the  whole  family.     (July.) 

ROMANCE   OF   A  MILLION   DOLLARS.    A— 

Bachman. — You'll  like  this — if  you  aront  too  fussy. 
(October.) 

RUNAWAY  EXPRESS.  THE— Universal.— 
Nothing  like  the  good  old-fashioned  railroad  melo- 
drama.    This  is  worth-while.,     (October.) 

RUSTLER'S  RANCH— Universal.— The  usual 
Art  Acord  stuff  that  the  children  like.     (August.) 

SAVAGE.  THE — First  National. — .\n  insult  to  the 
human  intelligence  to  think  such  a  story  is  plausible. 
Ben  L>-on  and  May  McAvoy  are  in  the  cast.     (Oct.) 

*SAY  IT  AGAIN — Paramount. — A  grand  and  glori- 
ous tee-hee  at  all  the  mythical  kingdom  yarns. 
Good  stuff.     (August.) 

♦SCARLET  LETTER.  THE— Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer. — Hawthorne's  classic  and  sombre  study  of 
the  New  England  conscience  has  been  just  as  som- 
berlv  translated  to  the  screen.  For  the  older  folks. 
(October.) 

SEA  WOLF.  THE— Producers  Dist.  Corp.— A 
thriller — taken  from  the  famous  Jack  London  story. 
It's  rough  and  ready,  as  are  most  sea  stories,  but 
darned  good,     (September.) 

SENOR  DARE-DEVIL— First  National. — fntro- 
ducing  Ken  Ma>'nard  as  a  First  National  star.  Better 
than  most  Westerns.     (September.) 

SHAMROCK  HANDICAP.  THE  —  Fox.  —  Trot 
yourself  down  to  the  first  theater  showing  this  if  you 
want  an  evening's  fun — and  that's  not  blarney. 
(Jtdy.) 

SHIPWRECKED  —  Prod.  Dist.  Corp.— If  you 
haven't  been  sleeping  lately  try  this  on  your  in- 
somnia.    "Terrible.     (Angus*.) 

SHOW-OFF.  THE— Paramount.— An  amusing 
study  of  a  smart  aleck.  played  broadly  but  expertly 
by  Ford  Sterling.     (Nov.) 

♦SILENCE- Prod.  Dist.  Corp.— The  finest  melo- 
drama that  the  screen  has  shown  for  years.  Only  for 
adults.      (August.) 

SILKEN  SHACKLES— Warner  Bros.— A  splendid 
cast  gone  to  the  four  winds  because  of  a  poorly  de- 
veloped plot.     (July.) 

♦SOCIAL  CELEBRITY.  A— Paramount.- Adolphe 
Menjou  as  an  ambitious  young  shaver,  borrows  some 
clothes  and  becomes  the  toast  of  New  York.  Another 
fascinating  Menjou  picture.     (July.) 

SOCIAL  HIGHWA\'MAN,  THE— Warner  Bros. 
— "This  purports  to  be  a  comedy  but  it's  a  tragedy  and 
vice  versa.     Don't  be  annoyed.     (August.) 

*SON  OF  THE  SHEIK.  THE— United  Artists,— 
Rudolph  Valentino's  last  effort  before  the  silver 
screen.  He  was  the  old  Rudy  again  and  his  work 
ranked  at  the  top  of  the  best  performances  of  the 
month.  Long  will  this  picture  remain  in  the  memory 
of  those  fortunate  enough  to  see  it.     (October.) 


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^SORROWS  OF  SATAN— Paramount.— Marie 
Corelli's  novel,  a  shocker  of  thirty  years  ago,  makes 
real  old-fashioned  cinema  "  mclodrammer."  Carol 
Dempster.  Adolphe  Menjou  and  Ricardo  Cortez  are 
excellent.     {December.) 

*SO  THIS  IS  PARIS— Warner  Bros.— Another 
I'ariation  of  the  domestic  infidelity  theme  presented 
by  the  sophisticated  Ernst  Lubitsch.  The  weakest  of 
the  famous  director's  efforts  to  date.     {September.) 

♦SPARROWS— United  Artists.— Watching  the  an- 
tics of  Marj'  Pickford  and  a  bunch  of  other  kids  is  a 
safe  bet  for  an  enjoyable  evening.     (.-1  ugusl.) 

SPEEDING  VENUS.  THE— Producers  Dist. 
Corp. — Not  so  good.  Priscilla  Dean  is  the  feminine 
interest.     (Seplember.) 

SPORTING  LOVER,  THE— First  National.— 
This  might  have  been  worse,  but  it  doesn't  seem 
possible.     Just  another  movie.      (Sepiember.) 

*STRONG  MAN,  THE— First  National.— A  gtBnd 
and  glorious  laugh  from  start  to  finish.  If  your  sides 
ache,  don't  blame  us.  blame  Harry  Langdon.    {Nov.) 

*SUBWAY  SADIE— First  National.— A  true  and 
human  story  of  New  York's  underground  army. 
Dorothy  Mackaill  is  splendid.     {Nov.) 

SUNNY  SIDE  UP— Producers  Dist.  Corp.- A 
concoction  of  a  Cinderella  yarn  and  a  Pollyanna-ish 
character.     Vcu  guessed  it — awful.      {September.) 

SWEET  DADDIES— First  National.- The  Jew- 
ishers  and  Irishers  are  at  it  again — and  what  a  sweet 
comedy  this  is.     It's  worth  while.     {September.) 

TAKE  ITjPROM  ME— Universal.— The  trials  and 
tribulations  of  a  department  store  owner  are  snappily 
presented  by  Reginald  Denny.     (December.) 

♦TEMPTRESS,  THE— Metro-GoldwTn-Mayer.- 
The  Ibanez  story  is  forgiven  and  forgotten  when 
Greta  Garbo  is  in  the  cast.  Greta  is  a  show  in  herself. 
(December.) 

TEXAS  STREAK,  THE— Universal.— A  fairly 
interesting  Western  with  Hoot  Gibson.     {Nov.) 

THREE  BAD  MEN— Fox.— Real  good  entertain- 
ment—the kind  the  whole  family  can  enjoy.     {Oct.) 

THREE  WEEKS  IN  PARIS— Warner  Bros.— 
Matt  Moore  is  again  the  sap  with  the  result  that  you 
sit  through  a  sappy  picture.      {August.) 

*TIN  GODS  —  Paramount.  —  Tommie  Meighan 
needed  a  good  story,  director  and  cast  to  prove  he's 
still  a  good  actor.  Of  course  Renee  Adoree  helps  to 
make  this  interesting.     (Nov.) 

TONY  RUNS  WILD— Fox.— Tom  Mix  in  an 
average  Western.     (July.) 

TRIP  TO  CHINATOWN,  A— Fox.— Two  reels  of 
this  would  have  been  sufficient.  Not  worth  while. 
{August.) 

TWISTED  TRIGGERS— -Associated  Exhibitors. 
— There  is  no  reason  why  you  should  waste  a  per- 
fectly good  hour  on  this  silly  nonsense.     (October.) 


TWO-GUN  MAN.  THE— F.  B.  0— Go  see  this 
very  grand  hero.  Fred  Thomson,  and  his  famous 
horse.  Silver  King.    They  are  a  delight.     {September.) 

U>JDER  WESTERN  SKIES— Universal.— A  story 
as  old  as  the  hills  where  it  is  laid.  Yep.  the  good  old 
Western  stuff.     Fair.     (Sepiember.) 

UNKNOWN  CAVALIER,  THE— First  National. 
— The  newest  cowboy  star,  Ken  Maynard,  in  a  picture 
that  is  a  decided  flop.     {December.) 

UNKNOWN  SOLDIER,  THE— Prod.  Dist.  Corp. 
— .A  sad  attempt  at  being  another  "  Big  Parade."  It's 
funny — unintentionally.     (.4  ugusl.) 

UP  IN  MABEL'S  ROOM— Prod.  Dist.  Corp.— 
Laughter  for  all.  The  players — Marie  Prevosl  and 
Harrison  Ford.      (August.) 

♦VARIETY— UFA-Famous  Players.— This  absorb- 
ing story  of  vaudeville  life  has  more  popular  qualities 
than  any  German  production  imported  to  America 
since  "Passion."  Emil  Jannings'  work  is  superb. 
(September.) 

♦WALTZ  DREAM,  THE— UFA- Metro-Gold wyn- 
Mayer. — \  gay  comedy  of  old  Vienna.  If  you  have 
any  prejudice  against  foreign  films,  make  an  exception 
of  this  one.      (October.) 

WANING  SEX,  THE— Metro-Goldwi'n-Mayer.- 
Is  woman's  place  in  the  home  or  in  business?  See 
Norma  Shearer  and  be  convinced.     {December.) 

*WET  PAINT — Paramount. — Raymond  Griffith  in 
a  great  film  for  those  to  whom  fun  is  fun.     (July.) 

WHISPERING  WIRES— Fox.— If  you  have  to 
borrow  the  money — be  sure  to  sec  this.  You  won't  go 
wrong  on  our  advice.     (December.) 

WHOLE  TOWN'S  TALKING.  THE— Universal. 

— Feel  like  laughing  tonight?  See  this  interesting 
version  of  the  John  Emerson  and  Anita  Loos  stage 
play.      (October.) 

WILDERNESS  WOMAN,  THE— First  National. 
— Mild  entertainment.  Chester  Conklin  gives  an  ex- 
cellent performance  as  a  rough  miner  with  a  million. 

(July-) 

WILD  HORSE  STAMPEDE,  THE— Universal .— 

Pass  this  up.     It's  stupid.      (October.) 

WILD  TO  GO— F.  B.  0.— Tom  Tyler  and 
Frankie  Darro  prove  to  be  a  splendid  combination  in 
Westerns.     It's  worth  seeing.     (July.) 

♦WINNING    OF    BARBARA    WORTH,    THE— 

United  Artists. — A  naturaj  drama  so  powerful  that  it 
completely  overshadows  every  living  thing.  A  pic- 
ture worth  seeing,      (December.) 

WISE  GUY,  THE— First  National.— Just  for 
grownups.  All  about  crooks  who  preach  religion  to 
cover  their  shady  connections.    Fair.     (August.) 

YOU'D  BE  SURPRISED— Paramount.— Ray- 
mond Griffith  proves  that  a  real  good  murder  has  its 
amusing  moments.      (December.) 

♦YOU  NEVER  KNOW  WOMEN— Famous  Play- 
ers.— Florence  Vidor's  first  starring  vehicle  will  go 
over  big  with  any  audience.     (October.) 


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Sap  Censors 


Baltimore,  Md. 

Censors — what  havoc  they  wreak!  The 
more  I  ponder  on  the  crimes  of  these  reformers 
the  more  I  wonder  at  man's  humanity  to  man. 

The  outburst  is  occasioned  by  my  recent  wit- 
nessing of  "  \'ariety,"  a  truly  splendid  film.  As 
I  left  the  theater,  I  silenty  reviewed  the  factors 
contributing  to  its  success. 

My  thoughts  immediately  centered  on  the 
plot — its  naked  simplicity  and  grim  note.  Its 
chief  characters  form  the  eternal  triangle  of 
two  men  and  a  woman.  We  see  the  husband, 
swayed  by  passion,  turn  brute  and  kill  his 
wife's  lover. 

Upon  returning  home,  I  chanced  to  read  a 
review  of  "Variety"  and  to  my  amazement 
discovered  that  the  beginning  of  the  film  had 
been  omitted.  Now  it  turns  out  that  early  in 
the  original  film,  the  husband  left  his  real  wife 
and  children  for  the  wife  of  the  present  edition, 
who  is  thus  merely  his  mistress. 

The  irony  of  it  all  is  that  by  cutting  the  film, 
the  censors  missed  a  great  moral — retribution! 
The  audience  would  then  have  carried  away 
the  lesson — as  you  do  to  others,  still  others  will 
do  to  you. 


Here's  to  censors,  may  they  soon  be  relics, 
together  with  long  skirts  and  hair  nets. 

Bessie  Alice  Traub. 

Permanent  Idols 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

It  is  being  said,  "John  Gilbert  will  take  the 
place  of  Valentino  as  the  world's  screen  idol."' 
Impossible!  John  Gilbert, marvelous  character 
that  he  is,  has  his  permanent  place  in  our 
hearts,  but  he  never  can  take  Rudy's  place. 

Each  truly  great  screen  personality  holds  his 
own  place  in  the  movie  firmament.  Thomas 
Meighan,  admirable,  lovable,  honorable,  true; 
Ronald  Colman.  magnetic,  mysterious,  ro- 
mantic! Good-looking  Le^^^s  Stone,  with  his 
surprising  versatility. — and  many  others  with 
their  outstanding  high  points  of  personality, — 
but  who  has  ever  taken  the  place  of  Wally 
Reid?     Xo  one  ever  can. 

And  so  mth  Valentino.  The  only  Rudy  we 
shall  ever  know  will  be  the  Rudy  who  dwells  in 
our  memory.  Rudy,  smoldering,  passionate, 
irresistible,  considering  no  cost  in  the  pursuit  of 
his  great  desire,  the  screen's  one  and  only  great 
Sheik.     Long  may  he  Hve  in  our  hearts! 

Evelyn  Snideeman. 


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The  Age  Argument 


Philadelphia.  Pa. 

\Ahy  is  it  that  all  our  old  stars  are  gradualU' 
disappearing  from  the  screen?  Is  it  that  the 
directors  can  find  no  place  for  them  because 
they  are  older  than  they  were  eight  or  ten 
years  ago? 

Or  is  it  that  the  stars  do  not  care  to  let  us  see 
them  after  they  can  no  longer  be  called 
youthful? 

But  what  makes  me  so  furious  is  to  witness 
Douglas  Fairbanks'  running  around  on  a  roof 
and  Gloria  Swanson  acting  silly  and  Anna  Q. 
Nilsson  and  Leatrice  Joy  tr>-ing  to  look  like 
men  and  looking  like  everything  else  but.  And 
on  the  other  hand  beautiful  Alice  Joyce  as  an 
aunt  in  "Beau  Geste,"  and  Antonio  Moreno 
with  a  son  in  "Mare  Nostrum"  and  lovely 
Irene  Rich  in  "Honeymoon  E.xpress"  as  a 
mother.  Compare  the  ages  and  their  types  of 
pictures  and  sec  if  you  do  not  want  to  do  the 
same,  as  I  am  asking  you  to  do.  That  Leatrice 
Joy  wear  long  hair  and  play  mother  to  her 
baby,  Anna  play  a  good  woman  for  a  change, 
and  Gloria  have  fine  manners. 

Then  we  can  say,  "Pictures  are  getting  big- 
ger and  better." 

EUUETTA  RODRIGO  CORDOVA. 

Make-up  Madness 

Boston,  Mass. 

Make-up  is  a  madness  that  has  swept  the 
motion  picture  world,  and  its  people  regard 
lavish  experimentation  with  grease-paint  as 
artistic  development. 

Standardization  is  commonly  regarded  as 
our  countr>''s  gravest  weakness.  And  make-up 
is  one  of  the  most  cr>-ing  of  these  shames. 

Practically  every  actor  or  actress  on  the 
screen  today  looks  like  a  very  new  and  sho\vily 
expensive  doll;  the  kind  that  vulgar,  newly- 
rich  parents  would  pick  out  for  a  child. 

Eyebrows  are  plucked,  out  of  every  sem- 
blance of  individuality.  Eyes  are  shadowed 
with  plasterings  of  black,  mouths  are  crim- 
soned, and  instead  of  looking  Hke  the  tooth- 
some pouts  of  passion  that  their  owners  would 
fain  have  them,  they  are  so  ridiculous  as  to  be 
comic. 

The  hair!  Omibally word !  Will  someone 
some  day  be  able  to  make  American  women 
understand  that  the  curhng  iron's  purpose  is  to 
intensify  naturalness? 

Possibly  this  over-garnishment  of  the  face 
and  head  is  an  illusion  inherited  from  the 
legitimate  stage.  Motion  picture  directors 
should  remember  that  the  eye  of  the  camera  is 
cruelly  accurate,  emphasizing  too-obvious  and 
too-emphatic  make-up. 

To  all  such  face  fixers  I  urge:  Go  see  Emil 
Jannings  in  "Variety."  The  director  of  that 
picture  knew  how  to  make  his  camera  work  so 
that  the  acting  of  his  characters  showed  up  as 
acting. 

Without  make-up  they  appeared  actors  and 
not  an  exhibition  of  too  expensive,  animated, 
stereotyped  dolls. 

Mary  K.  Stewart. 

A  Clubwoman's  Compliments 

Peabody,  Mass. 
As  motion  picture  chairman  of  the  Pea- 
body  Woman's  Club,  and  as  a  lover  of  the 
drama.  I  have  read  Photoplay  each  month  for 
several  years  and  I  send  my  bouquet  to  that 
magazine  with  its  pages  of  information  and  its 
fair  treatment  of  everybody.  One  other  bou- 
quet to  picture  house  managers.  Those  with 
whom  I  have  dealt  have  worked  in  constant 
harmony  with  me  and  they  assure  me  that  nine 
out  of  ten  managers  would  do  the  same.  They 
want  good  clean  shows,  and  we  agree  with  you 
that  the  pubhc  can  have  what  it  wants.  One 
more  bouquet,  and  a  big  one,  in  October  num- 
ber on  "The  Secret  Moral  Code."  Women's 
clubs  need  not  worr>'  with  such  a  backing  as  is 
given  by  Photoplay  and  its  supporters. 

Mrs.  Susan  L.  Fergl'eson. 

[  CONTINUED  ox  PAGE  112  ] 


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'T'HE  night  before  Christmas  and  not  a  stock- 
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climbed  on  the  roof  to  wait  for  Santa  Claus 
only  to  find  that  she  has  nothing  to  hang 
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AYULETIDE  EVE  awaits  her  Christmas  Knight.     Jocelyn  Lee  hangs  up  her  wreath 
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"V\  THO  wouldn't?  When  Norma  Shearer  hangs  up  the  Kissing  License  at  Christmas 

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,  ND,  during  the  year  of  1926,  Richard  Dix  has  made  the  cleverest  pictures  of  his 
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Vo  1  u  m  e  XXXI 


The  f^lational  Quide  to  Motion  'J^ictures 


Number  Two 


PHOTOPLAY 


January,  1927 


Speaking  of  Pictures 


By  James  R.  Quirk 


JUST  twelve  years  ago  I  visited  Hollywood  for  the 
first  time,  a  sprawling  suburb  of  Los  Angeles,  in- 
habited by  city  workers  and  retired  Iowa  farmers. 

Here  the  motion  picture  was  working  out  its  destiny. 
Sunlight  and  possibility  of  year-around  outdoor  work 
was  the  magnet  that  drew  the  pioneers.  Studios  were 
ramshackle  affairs,  thrown  up  to  permit  the  taking  of 
interior  scenes  when  clouds  hovered. 

In  a  little  group  of  wooden  shacks,  D.  W.  Griffith  had 
just  completed  "The  Birth  of  a  Nation,"  and  the  motion 
picture  left  the  kindergarten. 

Charlie  Chaplin  was  throwing  custard  pies  at  Mabel 
Normand,  and  Roscoe  Arbuckle  was  chasing  Chester 
Conklin,  Ford  Sterling,  and  Ben  Turpin  for  miles  and 
miles  through  the  streets  of  the  sleepy  town. 

■X^ARY  PICKFORD  had  just  come  into  her  own 
and  Adolph  Zukor  was  offering  her  the  fabulous 
sum  of  two  thousand  dollars  a  week.  Colonel  Selig's 
zoological  studio  was  in  full  cry.  Universal  City  was 
undreamed  of.  Kathlyn  Williams  was  the  supreme 
social  queen.  Wally  Reid  was  playing  small  parts.  J. 
Warren  Kerrigan  was  the  great  lover  of  Carl  Laemmle's 
forces.  Helen  Holmes  was  wrecking  venerable  locomo- 
tives at  the  rate  of  one  a  week  in  her  thrillers.  Tom 
Mix  was  cowboying  at  fifty  bucks  a  week.  Upstate 
"Bronco  Billy"  Anderson  was  grinding  his  Westerns 
for  Essenay.  Francis  X.  Bushman,  the  screen's  idol; 
Wally  Beery,  the  comedian,  and  Gloria  Swanson,  the 
three  dollar  a  day  extra  girl,  were  working  in  the  Chica- 
go studios  of  the  same  concern. 

Tom  Ince  was  laying  the  foundation  of  a  great  for- 
tune on  an  original  capital  of  a  five  dollar  bill.  He  had 
just  snatched  Bessie  Barriscale,  a  fine  actress,  from  the 
stage,  along  with  Louise  Glaum,  the  vamp,  and 
Charlie  Ray,  a  boy  actor.  We  had  not  heard  of  Harold 
Lloyd. 

r^OUGLAS  FAIRBANKS  had  not  yet  transferred 
-'-'^his  gymnasium  from  the  stage  to  the  screen. 
Scores  of  actresses  and  directors  of  1926  fame  were  glad 
to  get  five  dollars  a  day  in  any  capacity.  There  were  no 
scandals,  for  the  picture  folks  had  not  yet  become 
famous  enough  to  make  the  intimate  details  of  their 
li\es  world  gossip.  Will  H.  Hays  was  busy  with  repub- 
lican politics.  The  censors  had  not  yet  begun  to  gnaw 
big  chunks  of  celluloid.  There  was  not  a  swimming  pool 
nor  a  gold  plated  bath  tub  in  the  village. 


TTHE  Beverly  Hills  were  bare  of  picture  homes. 
Aimee  McPherson  was  back  East  evangelizing  with 
her  husband.  Jazz  was  still  unborn.  Radio  had  not  yet 
become  a  household  pest.  There  were  no  "realtors," 
no  local  Kiwanis.  The  distant  echoes  of  the  World  War 
were  of  much  less  concern  than  the  walnut  crop  report. 

The  retired  lowans  regarded  the  players  and  their 
sidewalk  antics  with  the  indifference  of  farmers  passing 
a  caravan  of  wandering  gypsies  on  a  backroad. 

Every  picture  had  a  villain  with  a  heart  as  black  as 
his  moustache.  Every  heroine  was  an  ingenue  of  spot- 
less virtue.  Every  hero  had  an  open-neck  shirt  and  a 
heart  of  gold. 

Skirts  and  hair  were  long  and  trousers  narrow. 
Ladies  suspended  their  stockings.  The  rolled  sock 
came  in  later  with  the  flapper.  Dinner  clothes  were 
generally  rented  and  worn  only  in  "society"  dramas. 
No  one  had  time  to  learn  bridge,  or  tennis,  or  golf. 

Newspaper  and  magazine  reviews  were  still  in  the 
embryo  stage.  A  famous  author  would  not  have  been 
recognized.  The  director  was  an  almost  unknown 
factor  to  the  public.  C.  B.  De  Mille  had  not  yet  made 
the  bath  tub  a  national  institution. 

npHERE  were  no  screen  palaces,  no  symphony 
-*-  orchestras,  no  prologues  (thank  the  Lord)  or  vaude- 
ville to  bolster  up  weak  pictures.  No  one  who  read 
"Vanity  Fair"  would  acknowledge  ever  having  seen  a 
movie.  The  news  reel  was  coming  and  painted  scenery 
was  going. 

The  Germans  were  advancing  on  Paris,  not  Holly- 
wood. England  was  worried  about  German  military 
invasion,  not  American  picture  conquest. 

Mary  and  Charlie,  and  Tom,  Dick  and  Harry  ate  at 
Levy's  popular  priced  restaurant,  where  good  beei  was 
to  be  had,  wine  on  pay  nights.  There  were  no  big 
parties. 

They  worked  and  lived  and  loved,  but  the  newspapers 
had  something  bigger  than  their  affairs  on  the  front  page. 

They  had  their  family  spats,  and  divorces  too,  just 
like  other  folks,  but  that  was  before  they  became  rich 
and  their  personal  lives  became  world  news. 

Those  were  the  good  old  days. 

'T'ODAY — Hollywood  is  the  melting  pot  of  the  arts. 

-^  The  land  of  promise.     The  Mecca  of  beauty.    The 

world   metropolis   of   a   billion   dollar   industry.      The 

garden  of  self-satisfaction.  [  continued  on  p.\ge  113  ] 

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Clap  hands,  here 

comes  Jupiter  and 

a  hig  year  for  the 

movies ! 


BANK  robberies  may  disturb  the  slumber  of  policemen; 
European  nations  may  make  warlike  and  threatening 
gestures  at  each  other;  the  mails  may  be  rifled  before 
arriving  at  the  "swift  completion  of  their  appointed 
rounds";  the  price  of  food-stuffs  may  soar  to  the  clouds. 

But  the  planet  Jupiter — dear,  good  old  Jupiter — bv  being 
exalted  and  posted  in  the  Zodiacal  sign  of  Pisces  in  the  year 
1927  will  bring  a  singtilar  reign  of  prosperity  and  good  fortune 
to  the  movies. 

So  get  out  your  telescope,  pick  out  the  planet  Jupiter  and 
give  it  a  great,  rousing  cheer.     For  Jupiter  is  a  friend  to  the 
profession;  the  Otto  H.  Kahn  of  the  Heavens. 
Clap  hands,  here  comes  Jupiter! 

.\nd  who  says  all  this?  Why,  Professor  Gustave  Meyer,  the 
most  famous  citizen  of  Hoboken,  N.  J. 

Professor  Jleyer  is  something  of  a  national  figure  and  he  has 
some  shrewd  astronomical  calculations  to  his  credit.  He  pre- 
dicted, for  instance,  that  the  year  1914  would  be  an  unusually 
dreadful  and  warlike  one.    He  calculated  the  tragic  fall  of  the 

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late  czar  of  Russia  to  a  nicety.  He  predicted 
that  the  famous  Elwell  case  in  New  York 
would  never  be  solved.  He  has  predicted 
that  Prohibition  won't  last  long. 

For  these  prophecies,  and  many  more.  Professor  Meyer  is 
affectionately  known  in  the  New  York  newspapers  as  "  the  seer 
of  Hoboken ''  and  newspaper  reporters  consult  him  on  all  big 
stories.  .\nd  important  men  in  the  government  read  Professor 
Meyer's  predictions — and  gratefully,  too,  if  one  can  judge  by 
the  framed  letters  from  officials  that  cover  the  walls  of  Professor 
Meyer's  office. 

Incidentally,  Professor  Meyer  said  that  Rudolph  Valentino 
was  going  to  die,  when  ever>'one  hoped  for  his  recover^'. 

-\t  the  request  of  Photopl.w,  Professor  Meyer  made  a  pre- 
diction chart  especially  for  the  movies  for  the  year  1927  and 
brought  forth  big  bunches  of  good  news. 

"I  am,"  says  Professor  Jleyer,  "overjoyed  to  state  that  the 
planet  Jupiter  will  be  posted  and  exalted  in  the  Zodiacal  sign 
of  Pisces.  This  is  the  sign  that  governs  the  literarj',  theatrical, 
musical  and  screen  world.  I  am  glad  to  be  able  to  say  that  the 
artistic  and  professional  world  will  find  the  year  of  1927  one  of 
the  most  fortunate,  successful  and  prosperous  ever  known. 

"As  the  Zodiacal  sign  of  Pisces  is  an  inventive  sign,  I  look 
for  some  very  radical,  new  inventions  in  the  moving  picture 
world.  The  technical  scope  and  power  of  the  movies  will  be 
greatly  enlarged  and  improved  during  the  coming  year. 

"  Managers  will  have  an  unusually  prosperous  jear." 

Do  I  hear  voices  of  distant  cheering? 

The  women  of  the  screen,  says  Professor  Meyer,  will  be  even 
more  fortunate  than  the  men,  during  1927.  It  is  going  to  be 
a  great  year  for  the  girls.    .-Vnd  listen  to  the  excellent  reason: 

"  .\s  the  Zodiacal  sign  of  Libra  will  be  ascendant  and  as  Venus, 
the  ruling  planet  of  this  sign,  is  posted  in  the  Zodiacal  sign  of 
Capricorn,  I  find  that  the  fair  sex  engaged  in  motion  pictures, 
drama  and  vaudeville  will  be  most  unusually  successful  over 
their  male  brothers  in  the  same  field." 

Well,  Venus  was  always  a  friend  to  the  ladies. 

There  wiU  be  new  stars  on  the  screen,  even  though  there  are 
no  changes  in  the  rulers  of  the  Heavens. 


the 


^  As  confided  to  Photoplay 

Lcjli  ^~b)'  Professor  Gustave  }Aeyer 

He  will,  says  the  Professor,  come  prominently  before  the  public 
in  a  unique  comedy  that  will  be  highly  successful. 

As  for  John  Gilbert,  the  Professor  also  promises  him  a  happy 
New  Year.    But  he  finds  that  Gilbert  is  inclined  to  be  fickie, 
changeable  and  independent.    In  spite  of  this  independence,  he 
is  "too  backward  about  going  forward,"  as  the  Professor  ex- 
presses it,  and  he  should, 
for  his  own  good,  culti- 
vate   more    persistence 
and  aggressiveness.  And 
while  he  has  many 
friends,  he  is  not  as  good 
a  mixer  as  he  seems,  pre- 
ferring a  few  friends  to 
many  acquaintances. 

Professor  lleyer  has 
never  met  Mr.  Gilbert 
nor  has  he,  as  far  .as  he 
remembers,  ever  seen 
him  on  the  screen.  But 
it  was  enough  for  the 
Professor  to  know  that 
Jack  was  born  in  Logan, 
Utah, on  August  10, 1897. 

'  CONIIXUED  ON  PAGE   lOQ  | 


"I  look  for  some  new  and  unexpected  femi- 
nine star  to  be  on  the  ascendant  during  the 
coming  winter.  And  she  will  be  a  star  in  the 
dramatic  field,"  Professor  Meyer  told  me. 

"In  spring  or  summer,  there  will  be  another 
feminine  star  en  the  as- 
cendant in  the  movie 
comedy  field.  Her  work 
will  parallel  that  of 
Mary  Pickford.  In 
vaudeville  and  drama, 
there  will  be  a  male  star 
on  the  rise  at  the  same 
time. 

"And,"  continued 
Professor  Meyer, 
"speaking  of  Mary  Pick- 
ford,  this  particular  star 
will  have  a  very  fortu- 
nate, happy  and  eventful 
year. 

"  Charlie  Chaplin  will 
also  have  an  eventful 
year.  Chaplin  will  be 
very  prominent,  in  some 
way  or  other." 

You  can  make  your 
bets  as  to  the  identity  of 
the  new  stars  who  will 
flash  across  the  movie 
sky.  But  remember  that 
Professor  Meyer  urges 
you  to  be  on  the  look  out 
for  two  flashing  young 
actresses. 

Many  of  the  stars  now- 
shining  bright  in  the 
movie  heaven  are  going 
to  have  fortunate  years. 
Richard  Dix,  for  in- 
stance. From  the  fact 
that  Richard  was  born 
in  St.  Paul,  Mirm.,  on 
August  18,  1895,  the 
Professor  promises  that 
Richard  is  going  to  have 
the  best  year  of  his  career. 


Professor  Meyer,  the  Ho- 
boken  Astrologer,  casts  the 
horoscope  of  the  Movies 
and  predicts  radical  inven- 
tions on  the  screen  and  a 
prosperous  year  ahead  for 
all  concerned 


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« 


ON  \'OYAGE.  Charlie  came  down  to  the  dock  to  bid  goodbye  to  his 
wife,  Lita  Grey  Chaplin,  and  his  oldest  son,  Charlie,  Jr..  when  they  set 
sail  on  the  City  of  Los  Angeles  for  Honolulu.  Mrs.  Lillian  Spicer,  the 
baby's  grandmother,  accompanied  Mrs.  Chaplin,  but  Charlie  stayed 

at  home 


Can  a 

enius 

be  a 
Husband? 

Charlie's  Second  Marriage 
Going  on  the  Rocks  of 
Temperament, says  Hollywood 


By 


Adela 
St.  Johns 


ALL  Hollywood  is  awaiting  official  news  of  a  proposed 
divorce  in  the  Chaplin  family. 
Whether  or  not  matters  will  get  that  far  it  is  difficult 
to  say  just  now,  but  the  present  separation  is  being 
unofficially  discussed  by  everxbody,  including  some  people  who 
ought  to  know. 


The  strange  aloneness  that  always  marks 
genius  exists  to  the  nth  degree  in  Chaplin. 
He  stands  off  from  his  fellow  men,  wistfully, 
a  little  sadly.  You  see  an  amazing  mixture  of 
egotism  and  humility 


What  such  freedom  would  cost  Charlie  Chaplin  is  also  a 
matter  of  infinite  speculation  and  though  surmises  as  to  the 
actual  figures  differ  they  all  agree  that  it  will  be  plenty.  Which 
is  as  it  should  be,  for  nobody  doubts  that  Lita  Chaplin  has 
done  her  very  best  since  she  married  Charlie  and  if  she  isn't 
a  superwoman  that  isn't  her  fault. 

And  unless  she  is  a  superwoman,  the  marriage  is  doomed  and 
was  doomed  from  the  beginning. 

It  would  take  a  superwoman  to  make  a  success  of  marriage 
to  the  one  recognized  genius  of  the  |  continued  on  pace  115  ] 


Here  is  the  home  of  Charlie  Chaplin.     If  Hollywood  rumors  are  to  be  believed,  it  is  a  house  divided  against' itself 

31 


(TX/ere  are  the  Winners 


Winners  of 
the  first,  second 
and  third  prizes 


First,  $1,500 

RUTH  WALKER 

Dallas,  Texas 


Second,  $1,000 

VERONICA  DOLAN 

Portland,  Oregon 


Third,  $500 

MARGARET  MYERS 

Cleveland,  Ohio 


PHOTOPLAY'S  third  cut  puzzle  contest  is  over!    The  win- 
ners have  been  decided!     Here  you  see  photographed 
the  prize  winning  solutions  selected  from  thousands  sent 
in  reply  to  the  contest  that  ran  in  the  June,  July,  August 
and  September  issues  of  Photoplay.     Herewith  you  may  read 
the  names  of  the  brilliant   fifty   whose   solutions   triumphed 
over  aU. 

It  was  a  great  contest.  Like  the  circus,  it  was  bigger  and 
better  than  ever. 
-■Kfter  making  the 
prize  selections,  two 
of  the  judges  had  to 
go  away  forprotracted 
vacations.  They 
needed  them .  The 
choice  was  so  difficult. 
So  many  puzzles 
came.  All  were  so 
remarkable  in  origi- 
nality and  workman- 
ship. Photoplay  has 
held  two  cut  puzzle 
contests  prior  to  this, 
but  still  it  was  un- 
prepared for  the  high 
excellence  of  the  work 
submitted.  Every- 
one seems  to  have 
profited  by  the  other 
contests.  The  entries 
this  year  were  aston- 
ishingly   clever    and 


Here  is  a  close-up  of 
one  small  section  of 
the  judges'  problem. 
Puzzles,  puzzles  ev- 
erywhere, all  neat,  all 
accurate,  all  clever, 
thousands  from 
which  to  choose  the 
fifty  best ! 


beautiful.  Thejudges  were  nearly  submerged  teneath  solutions. 
Every  one  submitted  was  opened  and  carefully  examined. 

What  would  have  happened  if  some  hadn't  contained  errors 
is  impossible  to  imagine.  What  a  big  help  Ramon  Novarro  was 
to  the  judges!  That  boy  is  the  most  misspelled  star  in  the  con- 
test. Twisting  the  "o"  and  the  "a"  in  Novarro's  surname 
eliminated  hundreds  of  puzzles.  Ronald  Colman  came  next. 
So  many  fans  put  an  "e"  into  his  family  name. 


$5,ooo  in  Pri2;es  in 

Photoplay's  Third 

Cut  Pu2,2,le  Contest 

Awarded 


The  Pri2;e  Winners 

First    Prize    $1,500  —  Red    and    Gold 
Ckest  of  Dolls 

Ruth  \\'alki;r 
4i:!S  Holland  Avenue,  Dallas,  Texas 

Second  Prize  $1,000 — ^Make-Up  Tables 

Veronica  Dolak 
200  Browns  Avenue,  Portland,  Oregon 

Third  Prize  $500 — Treasure  Chest 

Marg.aret  Myers 
1 1 71 8  Browning  Avenue,  Cleveland,  Ohio 

Fourth  Prize   $250  —  Doll  with   Fan 

and  Bag 

Mrs.  Robert  J.  Lockwood 
1133  South  Wellington  Street,  Memphis,  Tenn. 

Fifth  Prize  $125 — Gold  Key  with  Star 
Caricatures 

Cecil  Thomson 
586  Ontario  Street,  Toronto,  Ontario,  Canada 

[  additional  prize  U^NXERS  ON  PAGE  IIQ  ] 


First  Prize.      This  beautiful 
chest  holds  four  trays  of  eight  dolls 
each,   the  stars  of  the  contest  in  the 
costumes  of  their  most  successful  roles 


The  contest  revealed  that  Texas  loves  puzzles.  Next  to 
Texas  comes  Maine.  ActuaU\',  the  answers  came  from  all  over 
the  world. 

In  the  foreign  mail  were  answers  from  Holland,  China,  Costa 
Rica,  Cuba,  Spain,  Mexico,  Egypt,  England,  India,  Japan, 
China,  France,  Belgium  and  Russia.  Every  state  in  the 
United  States  was  represented,  but  Texas  led  all  the  rest  in 
volume  of  replies.  And  among  the  cities,  Dallas,  of  that  same 
state,  scored  with  the  greatest  number  of  individual  answers. 
Moreover,  the  first  prize  award  went  to  Dallas. 

It  took  more  than 
a  month  to  eliminate 
the  incorrect  puzzles, 
the  misspelled  ones, 
the  ones  with  one 
girl's  bob  on  another 
girl's  head.  Every 
prize  winning  puzzle 
had  to  be  one 
hundred  per  cent  per- 
fect. Even  with  that 
standard,  there  were 
many  thousands  that 
were  perfect.  That 
was  what  plagued  the 
judges. 

Ever>'  possible  type 
of  presentation  was 
entered.  In  almost 
every  answer,  the 
contestant  had  gone 
far  beyond  the  mere 
correct  neat  solution 
of    the    cut    puzzles. 


Do  you  see  your  own 
answer  here?  The 
contest  closed,  the 
puzzles  have  all  been 
sent  to  New  York 
hospitals.  Think  of 
the  fun  sick  young- 
sters are  having  with 
them 


Not  only  were  the  stellar  faces  correctly  matched,  the  stellar 
names  correctly  spelled,  but  nearly  always  there  was  an  at- 
tempt to  characterize  the  star  represented.  His  favorite  role 
was  remembered,  his  favorite  hobby  emphasized. 

All  the  current  vogues  of  the  year  were  present  in  the  puzzles. 
The  map  craze  showed  itself  many  times.  The  ship  craze  was 
represented.  There  were  literal  thousands  of  albums,  all  of 
them  neat,  all  of  them  correct.  There  were  dozens  of  lamp 
shades,  scores  of  sofa  cushions,  boudoir  dolls,  baby  dolls,  toy 
soldiers,  mechanical  toys.  There  were  parasols,  ostrich  fans, 
painted  shawls,  even  old  shoes,  and  many,  many  green  hats! 
In  some  cases,  the  solutions  were  good  to  eat.  There  was  a 
whole  crate  of  oranges,  each  orange  a  starring  vehicle.  There 
were  stars  in  chocolate  creams.  There  were  stars  in  soap. 
There  were  enough  theaters  to  crowd  Broadway.  There  were 
so  many  peacocks,  one  surmises  the  stars  appear  slightly  vain 
to  their  fans. 

The  contest  revealed  many  clever  pen  and  ink  artists.  The 
fine  stitches  on  the  dolls'  clothes,  the  cushions  and  the  fancy 
screens  were  marvels  of  needlework.  Very  charming  verses 
accompanied  nearlv  all  entries. 

The  first  prize  of  SI, 500  goes  to  Ruth  Walker,  of  4128  Hol- 
land Avenue,  Dallas,  Texas,  for  her  correct  answers,  sent  in  the 
form  of  a  Red  and  Gold  Chest  of  Dolls. 

"I  have  lived  in  Te.xas  aU  of  my  life,"  :Miss  Walker  writes  to 


A  real  treasure  chest,  black  and  gold,  jewel 
packed,  a  parchment  skull  studded  star 
guide.  Rings,  bracelets,  necklaces,  they  all 
came  from  the  ten-cent  store,  but  the  idea 
was  worth  third  prize  to  Margaret  Myers 


Here  are  the  dressing  tables  Veronica  Dolan  built.  Aren't 
they  charming,  each  with  mirror,  closet  space  and  many 
drawers  packed  with  beauty  aids?  However,  they  don't 
put  gals  and  gents  together  in  the  best  studio  dressing 


Photopl.w,  "but,  contrary  to  current  fiction  and  popular 
opinion  concerning  all  Texans,  1  am  not  a  cow-girl,  never  in  my 
life  toted  a  gun,  never  saw  a  herd  of  cattle  stampede,  nor  wore 
spurs  and  a  big  Stetson  hat.  Instead,  my  life  has  been  a  most 
ordinary  one,  with  the  usual  round  of  school,  parties,  dates, 
etc.  I  finished  High  School  with  first  honors,  and,  since  my 
graduation  from  University  in  1925, 1  have  been  employed  in  a 
bank." 

Until  Jliss  Walker  reads  these  lines,  she  will  not  know  that 
she  has  won  the  first  prize.  In  reply  to  Photopl.w's  telegram, 
in  which  it  was  stated  that  she  was  being  considered  for  a  prin- 
cipal prize,  she  said:  "I  cannot  decide  definitely  what  I  would 
do  with  my  prize,  should  I  be  lucky  enough  to  receive  one  of 
the  big  ones.  In  my  mind,  I  have  already  spent  it  dozens  of 
times;  on  a  car,  or  maybe  to  travel  a  bit,  or  I  might  even  be 
sensible  and  invest  it  in  Government  bonds  (since  I've  always 
had  a  secret  longing  to  clip  coupons)." 

The  second  prize  of  SI, 000  goes  to  Veronica  M.  Dolan,  of 
400  Browns  Avenue,  Portland,  Oregon,  for  her  correct  solu- 
tions in  the  form  of  JIake-Up  Tables.    Miss  Dolan  is  twenty- 
four  and  she  resides  with  her  parents,    iliss  Dolan 
wants  to  become  a  writer,  but  at  present  she  is 
employed  as  a  stenographer  in  the  Northwestern 
~  National  Bank  of  Portland. 

"As  my  parents  grow  older  (mother,  64  years 
old,  and  father,  74  years  old),  both  of  whom  have 
had  more  than  enough  of  sickness  the  past  year," 
writes  jMiss  Dolan,  "it's  a  big  job  financing  every- 
thing, and  so  I've  hoped  to  lessen  their  burden  as 
well.     So,  besides  the  joy  of  winning  for  m\'self, 
two  other  people  will  be 
mighty  happily  sur- 
prised when  I  make  the 
announcement  at  home, 
kept  secret  all  this  while. 
My  goal  doesn't  seem  so 
far  away  now  and  pos- 
sibly a  much  wished  for 
trip    can    at    least    be 
started  half-way  by  put- 
ting a  small  sum  away 
for  my  someday  visit  to 
Honolulu — andwriting." 
S500,  the  third  prize, 
is  awarded  to  ilargaret 
Myers,  of  11718  Brown- 
ing Avenue,   Cleveland, 
Ohio,   for   her   answers, 
presented  in  the  form  of 
a  Treasure  Chest. 

Here  is  what  Miss 
ilyers  writes:  "Although 
my  last  year's  entry 
proved  unsuccessful, 
still  I  gained  much  ex- 
perience, so  with  a  little 
more  confidence  I  tried 
again.  Searching 
through  the  memories  of 
past  days,  I  stole  from 
Captain  Kidd  his 
treasure  chest  and  used 


34 


it  to  symbolize  my  conception  of  the  movies — romance,  adventure,  history  and  beauty.  I 
surrounded  the  brilliant  stars  of  the  cinema  with  dazzling  stones  representing  my  sincere 
wishes  for  their  bright  future  and  also  the  future  of  the  magazine  which  so  ably  supports 
them.  Photoplay." 

To  the  thousands  who  sent  in  answers  to  this  contest,  Photoplay  extends  its  thanks.  As 
in  former  years,  the  puzzles,  now  that  the  contest  is  decided,  will  be  sent  to  the  hospitals  of 
New  York  City  for  the  delight  of  their  child  patients.  The  contest  dolls,  the  contest  toys, 
will  gladden  these  sick  youngsters,  some  too  ill  to  leave  their  beds,  some  convalescent,  some 
who  will  never  recover.  So  your  work,  even  though  it  failed  to  win  a  prize,  has  not  been  in 
vain. 

To  all  of  you  who  entered  the  contest.  Photoplay  e.xtends  thanks.  It  was  flattering 
and  reassuring  to  learn,  through  this  medium,  the  strength,  the      [  contixued  on  p.age  119  ] 


A  golden  key,  certainly, 
worth  $125  to  Master  Cecil 
Thompson.  Locked  inside 
were  amazing  caricatures 
of  the  stars 


By  far  the  loveliest 
lady  of  the  contest. 
Pink  taffeta  clad, 
how  vain  she  was! 
Her  vanity  bag  held 
cigarettes,  rouge, 
lip  stick,  comb, 
powder,  coins,  all 
star  wrapped. 
Fourth  prize 


The  Thirty-two 

Correct 

Cut  Puzzle 

Answers 

June 

Leatrice  Joy 
Corinne  Griffith 
Dolores  Costello 
Norma  Shearer 

John  Barry  more 
Reginald  Denny 
John  Gilbert 
Eugene  O'Brien 

July 

Irene  Rich 
Mary  Astor 
Vilma  Banky 
Claire  Windsor 

Malcolm  McGregor 
Ricardo  Cortez 
Donald  Keith 
Antonio  Moreno 

August 

Aileen  Pringle 
Florence  Vidor 
Betty  Bronson 
Marie  Prevost 

Ramon  Novarro 
Douglas  MacLean 
Conrad  Nagel 
Ben  Lyon 

September 
Mary  Philbin 
Pauline  Starke 
Renee  Adoree 
Viola  Dana 

Huntly  Gordon 
Lawrence  Gray 
Ronald  Colman 
Percy  Marmont 

35 


Why  are  the  sirens  doomed 
for  only  brief  reigns  on  the 
screen? 

By  Frances  Clark 


YES,  Mrs.  Glyn,  IT  is  a  vexatious  problem. 
If  you  have  too  much  IT,  you  are  promptly  put  in 
your  place  as  a  brazen  and  obvious  huzzy,  with  no 
ability  and  nothing  but  a  lot  of  sex  appeal. 

Hence  Lya  de  Putti  and  Greta  Garbo  are  sending  up  assorted 
prasers  in  German  and  the  Scandinavian  for  the  producers  to 
make  them  good  little  girls. 

If  }ou  have  too  little  IT,  you  are  labeled  a  colorless  prig,  with 
a  cold  heart  and  no  emotional  appeal. 

Hence  Alice  Joyce,  ]\Iay  McAvoy  and  Lois  Wilson  are  asking 
the  managers  please  to  throw  a  little  temptation  in  their  direc- 
tion. 

There  is  no  pleasing  the  public  in  this  sex  business.  Once  you 
have  established  yourself  as  a  death-dealing  vamp,  the  public 
w  ill  have  you  in  no  other  role.  Once  you  have  established  \our- 
self  as  an  ingenue,  the  public  wants  to  keep  its  illusion  about 
you,  even  after  it  is  bored  with  seeing  \ou  on  the  screen.  That 
is,  of  course,  unless  you  prove  that  you  are  uncommordy  clever. 

On  the  screen,  the  wages  of  sin  is  loud,  coarse  laughter.  And 
the  wages  of  virtue  is  the  cold  shoulder.  Happy,  then,  is  the 
star  who  is  not  an  extreme  "  type."  Happy  is  the  girl  who  can 
stick  to  comedy  dramas  and  romantic  love  stories.  For  the 
extreme  t\'pes  fall  faster  and  more  suddenly  in  popularity  than 
the  girls  less  boldly  sketched  by  nature. 


The  public  quickly  tires  of  extreme  types.  Exotic 
figures  like  Theda  Bara,  Betty  Blythe  and  others 
flash  suddenly  across  the  screen — and  then  fade 
away.  Once  the  curiosity  of  the  public  has  been 
satisfied,  the  extremes  of  'Vamping"  pass  the  bor- 
der of  credibility  and  audiences  lose  interest 

36 


the  Sex  Jinx 


Most  of  the  quick,  sensation- 
ally sudden  successes  are  scored 
by  the  vamps.  And  the  vamps 
also  get  the  rudest  awakenings. 

Lya  de  Putti  rose  to  instan- 
taneous fame  in  "Variety." 
Her  role  was  that  of  a  ven' 
naughty  girl.  Greta  Garbo  es- 
tablished herself  as  a  man-eater 
in  "The  Torrent."  But  both 
of  these  imported  lu.xuries,  al- 
though they  are  now  swimming 
on  the  crest  of  the  wave,  are 
beginning  to  look  timidly  into 
the  future. 

Before  them  lies  the  awful 
warning  of  Theda  Bara,  of  \'a- 
leska  Suratt,  of  Virginia  Pear- 
son. They  also  figure  that 
neither  Betty  Blythe  nor  Xita 
Naldi  are  now  conspicuously 
prominent  in  the  local  electric 
lights.  .\nd  they  must  feel 
that  the  actress  who  is  consist- 
ently and  unvaryingly  repre- 
sented on  the  screen  as  a  sure- 
fire heart-breaker  never  lasts 
long. 

And  there  are  some  sound 
reasons  back  of  this  fickleness,  some  good  psychological  causes 
why  too  much  se-'C  stuff  is  a  jinx  for  any  actress,  no  matter  how 
clever. 

Women  will  go  to  see  a  "vamp"  picture  for  any — or  all — of 
three  reasons.  First,  for  vicarious  experience  denied  them  in 
life.  Second,  to  get  helpful  hints  in  the  art  of  man-stealing. 
Third,  to  enjoy  a  feeling  of  superior  virtue. 

.\nd  so,  any  new,  e.xotic  figure  that  flashes  across  the  screen 
is  sure  to  have  an  immediate  following,  attracted  by  curiosity. 


The  exaggerated  Ingenue  type,  like  the  super-vamp, 

also  misses  out  because  her  sweetness  is  beyond  human 

belief.      And    so    audiences    tired    of    the    saccharine 

comedies  of  Wanda  Hawley 


But  the  same  reasons  that  draw  them  to  the  vamps,  also  serve 
to  repel  them. 

In  the  first  place,  the  "vicarious  experience"  thrill  wears  thin 
quickly  because  the  wnu  \rorr^?ii-af  the  screen  are  invariably 
shown  "paying  the  price."  And,  for  the  average  woman 
who  cannot  take  a  detached  view  of  any  story,  it  is  no  jjm 
to  put  j'ourself  in  place  of  a  woman  who  is  constantly 
spurned  by  the  hero. 

In  the  second  place,  the  "  helpful  hints  on  man-stealing  " 
are  soon  found  to  be  impractical  and  far-fetched.  Any 
woman  who  has  ever  tried  out  an  exotic  make-up  on  hus- 
band, brother  or  boy  friend,  knows  that  she  is  usuaUj'  merely 
told  to  "go  and  wash  that  stuff  off  her  face." 

And  in  the  third  place,  the  "superior  feeling"  seldom 
gets  a  strong  hold  because  screen  vamps  are  seldom  sympa- 
thetic enough  or  human  enough  to  be  credible. 

The  men  who  are  attracted  by  "vamp"  pictures  are 
seldom  faithful  followers.  Men  go  to  see  them  because — to 
their  credit — they  would  rather  see  a  pretty  woman  than  a 
homely  one.  But  mere  beauty  grows  tiresome.  And  be- 
yond a  momentary  and  fleeting  appeal,  the  vamps  lose  out 
because  most  of  them  possess  neither  sentiment  nor  a  sense 
of  humor.     Nor  have  they  amiabilitj'. 

And,  on  the  screen  or  off,  these  are  the  three  feminine 
virtues  most  prized  by  men. 

Faced  by  these  audience  reactions,  the  High  Priestesses 
of  Sex  are  jinxed  from  the  start.  After  they  get  over  being 
a  nine-days'  wonder,  they  are  as  passe  as  their  counterparts 
in  real  life.  Audiences  gasp  at  first  glimpse;  on  second 
thought,  the  public  decides  that  "there  ain't  no  such 
animal." 

And  so  the  Misses  de  Putti  and  Garbo  would  hit  the 
sawdust  trail  before  reformation     [  continxjed  on  page  105  1 


The  public  will  believe  in  virtue  longer  than  in  vice. 

But  woe  to  the  ingenue  whose  sincerity  is  challenged! 

The  shadow  of  a  love  affair  banished  Mary  Miles  Min- 

ter  from  the  delectable  world  of  Little  Nell 

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^hji^  Truth  About 


Installment  t^vo,  in  which  our  heroine  forces 

the  lucky  break 


"Here  you  have  me,  Ruth  Waterbury,  as  I  went 
out  to  conquer  the  studios.  I  thought  I  looked 
swell.  I  planned  to  stage  a  couple  of  knockouts. 
But  I  learned  mine  was  only  the  face  that 
launched  a  thousand  rejects" 


By  Ruth  Waterbury 


ipOSIXG  as  an  unknown  movie  aspirant,  I  wenl  to  Holly- 
■•■  U'ood  to  break  into  movies.  I  had  made  a  hel  of  five  hundred 
dollars  with  my  editor  that  7,  a  reporter,  could  get  into  the 
studios,  solely  on  my  own  merit.  Landing  in  Bollywood.  I  was 
nearly  overcome  by  loneliness  and  the  consciousness  that  beside 
the  average  girl  in  Bollywood  I  was  about  as  beautiful  as  a  mud 
fence.  I  started  to  look  for  work  and  learned  that  the  Bays 
organization  had  bottled  up  the  casting  situation.  Its  office, 
the  Central  Casting  Corporation,  turned  vie  down  fiat,  and  said  I 
couldn't  get  into  movies.  That  made  me  angry,  and  I  wired  my 
editor  I  would  get  in,  anyuiay. 

NO  girl  knows  how  desperate  a  thing  ambition  i3  until 
she  gets  to  Hollywood.  No  girl  knows  how  dreadful 
a  thing  it  is  to  fear  everyone  until  she  resides  in  the 
film  capital.  Distrust,  suspicion,  envy,  ruthlessness, 
despair,  they  all  follow  on  ambition  there. 

I  saw  it  all  that  morning  1  started  out  to  defy  Central 
Casting's  edict  that  I  couldn't  break  into  movies. 

As  short  a  time  as  a  year  ago,  there  were  many  casting 
agencies  in  Hollywood.  They  were,  possibly,  a  little  vicious. 
They  took  ten  to  fifteen  per  cent  of  the  e.xtra's  pay  check  and 
held  out  to  starving  extra  girls  ver>'  false  hope.  Yet  they 
were  interested  in  the  extra,  primarily,  because  through  the 
extra  they  secured  their  own  incomes.  In  those  ofBces.  the 
girl  hunting  work  met  moments  of  kindliness,  specious  though 
it  might  be,  and  renewed  her  courage. 

Today  this  has  been  swallowed  up  by  Central  Casting,  where 
efijciency  demands  that  even,'one  be  bright,  shining  and  relent- 
less. Central  has  engineered  good  laws  for  the  extras.  It  has 
secured  them  higher  pay,  better  hours,  more  courteous  treat- 
ment. But  it  has  killed  all  hope  for  nearly  everyone  of  them. 
Central  is  as  businesslike  as  a  time  clock.  The  studio  cast- 
ing departments  are  as  businesslike  as  an  April  cloud.  The 
extra  girl  today  is  up  against  an  awful  situation  between  the 
hardness  of  the  one  and  the  impersonal  softness  of  the  other. 

Like  any  other  girl  with  Central  closed  to  me,  I  could  only 
fight  the  studios.  Where  could  I  start?  The  studios  are 
scattered  over  a  fifty  mile  radius  in  and  about  Hollywood.  It 
takes  several  days  to  get  around  to  them  all. 

I  went  down  to  breakfast  plotting  my  course.  Some  ten  of 
the  Studio  club  girls  were  in  make-up.  They  were  the  happy 
ones.  The  others  sat  silent  and  regarded  them  from  beneath 
their  lashes.    Tomorrow  they  might  get  their  innings. 

You  learn  to  take  advantage  of  anything  in  Hollywood. 
I  concentrated  on  one  girl,  clad  in  white  sequins  and  busy  eat- 
ing oatmeal.  I  took  advantage  of  the  fact  that  she  was  on  the 
reception  committee  of  the  club  and  supposed,  therefore,  to 
extend  a  helping  hand  toward  new  girls.  I  asked  her,  point 
blank,  to  take  me  to  whatever  studio  she  was  going. 

That  was  when  I  first  glimpsed  the  Hollywood  fear  and  dis- 
trust. I  couldn't  possibly  have  been  a  rival  of  that  girl's. 
She  was  tall  as  I  am  short,  fair  and  very  beautiful.  Yet  I 
could  see  her  figuring  desperately  how  to  get  rid  of  me.  She 
said  she  had  no  influence,  that  she  was  taking  an  eight  o'clock 


Further  Movie  Adventures  of  a  Girl  Reporter 


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Breaking  into  the  Movies 


bus,  that  she'd  show  me  the  way 
to  Culver  City,  but  that  she  just 
really  didn't  know  a  soul  in  any 
studio  who  mattered  in  the  least. 

But  I  refused  to  be  dropped, - 
so    we    rushed    along    together 
toward  the  bus  line.    She  caught 
my  hand  as  I  started  to  pay  the 
round  trip  fare. 

"Never  buy  the  round-trip 
ticket,"  she  said.  "Try  to  pick  up 
a  ride  coming  back.  It's  risky, 
but  it  saves  you  twenty  cents." 

On  such  risks  and  economies 
are  movie  careers  founded. 

"I'm  going  to  Goldwyn's," 
she  said  as  we  were  Hearing  Cul- 
ver City.  "You  get  off  at  De 
Mille's.  It's  the  nicest  studio. 
It  would  be  wonderful  if  you 
could  get  in  there.   I  wish  I  could 


The  weary  way  of 
the  Extra  Girl,  hiking 
from  Studio  to  Studio, 
shown  in  a  sketch  map 

'*Baby  certainly  needs  a  new  pair  of  shoes  after 

doing  the  rounds  of  the  studios.    Mine  were  new 

when  I  started  out.     I  completed  the  circuit,  as 

outlined.      Then  look  at  the  dam  things!" 


help  you,  but  you  understand  I 
can't.  You  get  off  at  De  Mille's. 
Here  it  is  right  here." 

She  was  in  such  a  panic  of  fear 
that  I  might  come  with  her,  I 
think  she  would  have  pushed  me 
off  that  bus,  if  I  hadn't  gone 
voluntarily.  The  ghastly  fear 
of  Hollywood! 

The  De  MiUe  studio  is  a  lovely 
place,  a  great  white  Colonial 
mansion,  originally  built  by  Tom 
Ince,  and  before  it  a  verj'  black 
negro,  in  plum  colored  livery, 
bows  low  and  opens  the  door  for 
you. 

The  girl  behind  the  informa- 
tion window  was  quarreling  with 
some  invisible  person.  She  was, 
of  course,  a  beautiful  girl.  Girls 

in  [  CO-NTLXUED  OX  P.iGE  Io6  ] 


This  is  the  main  entrance  to  the  First  National  Studio,  the  newest  and  one  of  the  most  beautiful 
Western  studios.  This  is  the  stars'  doorway,  but  the  entrance  for  extras — like  a  servants'  entrance 

— is  around  the  comer  , 


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Cinematic  Art?-Here''s 


Horace  N.  Kows,  the  Fighting  Mayor  of 


Pitchforks,  Kansas,  says:     '^^'^  f"'"";^  °^  ^^^ 

'         -^  screen?      I  he  screen 

will  have  no  future  if  greedy  producers  insist  on  showing  scenes  of 
men,  women  and  even  innocent  little  children  eating  meat.  I  have 
asked  Mr.  Ha\'s  to  substitute  nut  bread  for  meat-eating  scenes. 
Only  by  making  our  films  conform  to  Nature's  laws  can  we  build 
up  a  strong,  vital  race  of  men  and  women  fit  to  be  healthy,  sturdv 
grandfathers  and  grandmothers.  My  slogan  is:  More  \'itamines! 
More  Art! 


Mavis,  the  Flapper  Queen  of  Mortgagia, 

SbCdks'  ■'•'  '^"'''  '^^-  ^""  being  a  Queen.  Sometimes  I  become 
t^  ^  ■  tired  of  all  the  formality  that  goes  with  royaltv  and  wish 
I  had  been  born  a  movie  star  so  that  I  could  give  all  iny  sinceritv  to 
your  Art.  How  different  the  screen  might  be  if  I  had  time  to  devote 
myself  to  it!  But  the  King  says  "no,"  and  I  realize  that  my  first  dutv 
is  to  my  dear,  wonderful  people.  But  how  I  love  vour  stars!  Especially 
the  dear,  big,  strong,  wonderful  cowboys!  And  how  I  should  love  to 
meet  them! 


Humbart  J.  Bibble,  author  of  "Our  Indigestible 

Arts"  WXitCS'    ^"^y ''•s  ^srmans  are  unafraid.  Only  the  Germans 
_      '  •     are  as  fearless  as  Barney  Google.    They  dare  sim- 

plicity. They  defy  the  commonplace.  Out  of  the  warp  and  woof!  woof! 
of  this  age  of  machiner\'  and  bad  gin,  they  weave  a  vcrklacrmig  of  camera 
angles.  They  catch  the  baffling  braver\'  of  the  working  man's  Saturdav 
night.  It  is  this  that  makes  for  the  wistful  and  wiry  drama  of  such  pic- 
turesas  "Wienerwerkstaette,"  which  unfortunately  never  has  been  shown 
in  this  countn,-.  Until  the  screen  of  America  stops  imitating  the  La  Scala 
Opera  Company,  we  cannot  hope  for  much.  But  even  now  we  have  only 
three  great  Arts  in  this  country:  The  subway,  the  stockyards  and  the 
movies. 


Schuyler  Highboy,  noted  society  editor,  says: 

Bad  taste!  Bad  taste!  Everywhere  on  the  screen.  Simply  rampant! 
The  audiences  at  Newport  positively  rock  with  laughter  at  one  of  your 
society  dramas.  My  dear  movie  stars,  when  will  you  learn  that  no 
really  smarl  man  plays  polo  in  a  cowboy  suit?  It  simply  has  not  been 
done  since  Ward  McAllister  was  in  kindergarten.  .'Vnd  debutantes  of 
the  really  exclusive  families  do  not  drink  cocktails  in  the  boxes  of  the 
diamond  horseshoe.    Art  on  the  screen?    Horrors,  merely  bad  taste! 


Some  Hand-piclied  Opinions 


io 


Expert  Ad vice-FREE  / 


Professor  Henry  Hardluck,  of  the  University  of 
Beaucash,  elucidates:   -^  'f'''  ""f"". ";;''  ^f.'}"  ™-°fdinatc  is  not 

.^v-i^.-.v,u.^j.i,  >-,v»v,vi^>^i.»^o.  ^  reflex  action  m  the  strict  psychological  sense. 
When  a  child  learns  to  differentiate  between  its  ears  and  its  mouth,  it  has  grasped 
the  first  elemental  conception  of  its  ego  as  separated  from  its  psyche.  A  monkey 
cannot  do  this  without  a  complicated  reasoning  process  which  eventually 
obliterates  or  stunts  its  cerebral  growth.  This  law  of  natural  selection  may  be 
expressed  by  the  algebraic  formula:  2ab  equals  xy.  Only  by  the  strict  enforce- 
ment of  Mendel's  Law  does  this  become  a  political  issue.  By  the  way,  what  has 
become  of  Valeska  Suratt? 


Miss  Gertrude  Cranberry,  noted  club 


woman,  writes: 


I  started  a  movement  for  little  enter- 
tainments for  the  kiddies,  but  the  silly, 
thoughtless  mothers  refused  to  co-operate.  But  why  cannot  we 
have  more  charming  little  film-plays  about  the  birds  and  the  flowers 
instead  of  revolvers  and  short  skirts?  I  know  that  the  dear  kiddies 
long  to  learn  more  about  their  feathered  friends,  but  the  movie 
producers  seem  to  dote  on  those  silly  Western  stories.  I  must  have 
a  new  law  passed  so  that  no  one  can  put  thoughts  of  any  kind  into 
the  heads  of  our  kiddies. 


Oscar  Rouse,  President  of  the  Pure  Thoughts 

T  p^crnp  QrHic/ihv  ''^^  ^  ^^^  °"  ^^^  screen  is  obscenity.  I 
i^CdgUC,  AqaeUf^i,  never  go  to  the  movies.  I  am  too  busy 
trying  to  get  my  new  censorship  law  passed.  The  movies  are  driving 
the  younger  generation  to  the  dogs.  They  are  driving  children  crazy. 
They  are  driving  me  crazy.  Let  us  have  lots  of  lan-s  and  a  special 
enforcement  squad  to  police  our  movie  theaters.  Let  us  forbid  men 
and  women  appearing  in  the  same  picture  together.  Let  us  send  any 
producer  who  breaks  this  law  to  jail.  People  nowadays  have  too  much 
pleasure.  The  movies  give  too  much  pleasure.  Let's  make  them 
illegal. 


George  Lupp,  the  boy  poet  of  Little  Rock, 
Arkansas,  grows  lync:     lZ\rJet^,\^:Ven:^:i 

store.  I  leap.  I  dance.  I  move.  I  flicker.  The  screen  leaps,  dances, 
moves  and  flickers.  Therefore  I  am  the  screen.  Came  dawn.  Came 
me.  The  screen  is  a  man.  The  screen  is  a  part  of  the  hills,  the  valleys, 
the  general  store.  Let  us  all  go  beneath  the  leaping,  dancing,  moving, 
flickering  sun  and  throw  rocks — little  rocks  and  big  rocks — at  each 
other! 


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ii 


C>omance  and  a 


Hard 


iROil  washin'  and  ironin'  your  one  and  only  dress  up  shirt 
and  gettin'  a  thrill  out  of  it,  to  livin'  in  a  manv-roomed 
mansion  is  several  sleepin'  cars  jumps,  and  for  the  benefit 
of  sich  folks  as  have  never  tried  it,  but  have  got  ambitions 
headed  in  that  direction,  I  should  like  to  rise  and  remark  that 
it's  sure  a  buckin'  horse  journey. 

Out  in  Kansas,  where  I  once  served  a  couple  of  years  as 
sheriff,  they  had  a  state  motto  like  this,  "Ad  Aspera  per  Asper." 
A  law>er  which  once  visited  in  my  jail  explains  to  me  how  that 
means' 'Through  difficulties  to  the  Stars,"  in  English,  or,  trans- 
lated into  an  ordinary  white  man's  mode  of  conversation, 
Jordan  is  a  mighty  tough  river  to  cross.  Any  gent  that  thinks 
the  trail  from  punchin'  cattle  to  starrin'  in  pictures  ain't 
fraught  with  dangers  too  numerous  to  mention  is  strugglin'  in 
the  coils  of  error. 

When  I  was  a  young  feller  punchin'  cows  and 
couldn't  lay  claim  to  a  thing  but  the  horse  and  sad- 
dle under  me,  I  was  a  king.  .An'  I  was  as  full  of 
romance  as  a  young  mockin'  bird.  I  thought  just 
nothin'  of  doin'  up  my  one  and  oijy  Sunday  shirt, 
and  ridin'  twenty  miles  if  necessary'  to  a  dance.  If 
I  come  to  a  couple  of  rivers  to  snim,  that  didn't 
dampen  my  ardor  for  them  festiNaties  none  what- 


"There  was  once  a  mighty  thrill  in  a  dinner  jacket. 

But  when  you  own  two  or  three,  and  pay  for  'em 

with  a  check  your  secretarj-  has  made  out,  romanc© 

and  thrill  has  departed  for  more  fertile  fields" 


Tom  Mix  is  going  to  be  rec 
an  actor  one  of  these  days, 
double  for  him  on  his  horse 
first  of  a  series  to  appear  in 
will  realize  that  he  thinks 


ever.     I'd  undress  on  the  bank  of  said  streams, 

tie  my  clothes  in  a  bundle,  fasten  them  to  a  pole 

which  I  held  high  abo\e  my  head  while  I  was 

swimmin'  my  horse  across.     I  e.xpect  I  must  a 

looked  kinda  odd,  cavortin'  about  thus  in  nature's  rainment, 

but  there  was  nobody  around  to  see,  and  on  the  other  side 

I'd  stand  on  a  horse  blanket  and  get  dressed  up  again.     If 

the  weather  was  around  zero  I'd  have  to  sing  pretty  loud  to 

encourage  myself,  but  it  would  have  taken  as  many  icebergs 

to  stop  me  as  they've  got  in  .Alaska.     Nothin'  mattered  so 

long  as  I  got  to  the  dance. 

Returnin'  home  I  wasn't  so  plumb  careful  about  gettin' 
wet,  because  I'd  usually  have  to  bust  the  river  wide  open  in 
order  to  reach  home  before  sun-up.  But  I  usually  had  a  few 
of  what  poets  is  pleased  to  refer  to  as  tender  memories  to 
keep  me  warm,  and  they'd  keep  me  awake,  too,  while  I  was 
on  the  round-up  or  ridin'  herd  all  day  without  ha\-in' 
done  any  sleepin'  at  all. 

I'm  admittiu'  frank  and  free  that  romance  in  those 

days  was  mighty  hard  on  horseflesh,  but  it  sure  throve 

in  the  breast  of  man.    From  what  I  have  observed  from 

an  elevated  point  of  view — ha^-in'   done  most  of  my 

obser\-in'  in  this  world  from  a  horse's  back — I  have  formed 

the  opinion  that  much  of  the  real  and  finest  kind  of  romance 

has  its  existence  under  a  flannel  shirt. 

You  can  put  down  a  bet  and  raise  the  limit  that  there 
ain't  much  romance  left  in  this  materialistic  age.  Xeither 
does  romance  bud  and  blossom  extensive  under  a  hard-boiled 
shirt — unless  the  shirt  happens  to  be  borrowed. 

There  was  once  a  mighty  thrill  in  a  dinner  jacket — we  used 


Boiled  Shirt  B^  Tom  Mix 


to  call  'em  Tuxedos — if  you  had  to  save  up  your  nickels  and 
dimes  to  get  it.  But  when  you  own  two  or  three  and  pay  for 
'em  with  a  check  your  secretary  has  made  out,  romance  and 
thrill  has  departed  generally  for  more  fertile  fields.  They  be- 
come just  another  suit  of  clothes. 

\Vh\-,  sav,  even  the  pride  we  used  to  get  out  of  wearin'  a  new- 
suit  of  clothes  has  departed  like  a  maverick  in  the  spring.  An' 
that's  on  account  of  materialism.  We  hve  in  a  material  age, 
accordin'  to  some  of  these  high-foreheaded  and  philosophical 
gents  who  inhabit  colleges  and  suchlike  places,  and  expressed 
in  easy-to-understand  ranch  English  that  just  means  we're 
too  hard-boiled  nowadays  to  get  half  the  fun  out  of  livin'. 

With  the  picture  business  the  way  it  is  nowadays,  a  man  has 
to  work  so  hard  to  keep  on  top  of  the  heap  he  don't  have  much 
time  to  enjoy  bein'  there. 

Real,  sure-enough,  grade  .\  romance  exists  out  in  the  hills 
and  out  on  the  prairies  where  it's  got  breathin'  room.  It  don't 
seem  to  have  the  chance  of  a  stray  yearlin'  in  a  crowded  city. 
Natural  romance  sneaks  up  on  you  unexpected.  When  you 
start  out  huntin'  it,  it's  as  snakey  as  a  broncho. 

llanv  a  man  hollers  because  he  can't  find  a  bed  of  roses  in 
life,  when  it's  an  ace  in  the  hole  bet  he  never  planted  a  single  rose. 

Romance  is  the  natural  expression  of  youth.     Recklessness 


ognized  as  a  'writer  as  ■well  as 
He  doesn't  need  anyone  to 
or  his  typewriter.  This  is  the 
Photoplay.  Read  it  and  you 
and  writes  as  well  as  he  acts 


and  romance  are  the  joys  of 
youth,  just  like  cautiousness  is 
the  penalty  of  age,  but  if  }-ou're 
smart  and  cinch  your  attention 
down  to  it,  you  can  hang  on  to  a 
lot  of  your  early  romance. 

Now  there's  practically  no 
romance  to  speak  of  in  a  dinner 
served  by  a  foreman  in  a  swell 
hotel  with  a  bunch  of  fox-footed 
waiters  fillin'  your  glass — of  water 
— even.'  time  you  take  a  sip,  and 
leanin'  over  to  serve  the  fish  just 
in  the  middle  of  your  best  yarn. 
But  there's  plenty  of  romance  in 
eatin'  lunch  under  a  nice,  shady 
tree  with  a  pretty  girl.  An'  there 
are  still  some  trees  in  spite  of  the 
best  efforts  of  the  city  authorities 
in  Los  -Angeles,  where  they  think 
trees  are  a  nuisance.  And  I  know 
one  pretty  girl  who'd  rather  have 
lunch  with  me  than  any  other  fel- 
low even  if  she  has  et  most  of  her 
meals  across  from  me  for  ten  years. 

There's  got  to  be  a  little  "sneak"  to  make  romance  any  good. 
I  once  viewed  a  play  called  "Romeo  and  Juliet."  This  Romeo 
guy  sneaked  up  on  a  porch  and  made  love  to  the  girl.  All  the 
women  around  me  just  about  went  crazy  over  that  scene  and 
said  it  was  so  "delicately  beautiful"       [  continued  on  p.\c.e  114  1 


"When  I  was  a  young  feller  punchin'  cows  and 
couldn't  lay  claim  to  a  thing  but  the  horse  and  saddle 
under  me,  I  was  a  king.  An'  I  was  full  of  romance. 
I  thought  nothin'  of  doin'  up  my  one  and  only  Sun- 
day shirt,  and  ridin'   twenty  miles  to  a  dance" 

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STUDIO  NEWS  ^  GOSSIP 


His  parents  didn't  name  him  Victor  for  nothing.  For  Mr. 
Fleming  actually  persuaded  Clara  Bow  to  say  "Yes''  and 
the  marriage  will  take  place  next  year.  Provided,  of 
course,  Clara  does  not  slip  out  of  the  lovers'  knot  once 
again 

JACK  GILBERT  was  in  love.  And  you  have  never  seen  a  ram 
in  love  until  you  have  seen  Jack  in  the  throes  of  the  delicate 
passion.  It  is  a  tonic,  a  magic  potion.  And  all  because  of 
Greta  Garbo,  the  lissome  Lorelei  from  Scandinavia.  She  is  an 
unconscious  enchantress.  Shecharms  without  knowing  it.  Jack 
was  in  a  delirious  delicious  swoon,  and  if  you  don't  see  some 
torrid  love  scenes  in  "Flesh  and  the  Devil  "it  won't  be  his  fault. 
He  was  all  set  to  ask  her  to  marry  him,  and  he  had  intimated 
that  he  loved  her.  But  then  something  happened  and  the  ro- 
mance went  up  in  the  air.  All  of  a  sudden  Greta  Garbo  was 
seen  in  the  company  of  her  former  suitor,  Maiu-itz  Stiller.  And 
Jack  abruptly  departed  for  Xew  York.  Alas  for  the  course  of 
true  love ! 

"^ORMAN  KERRY  tells  of  the  young  actor  who  loved  his 
■^■^  bottle  too  well  and  not  too  wisely.  After  each  picture 
the  boy  went  on  a  terrible  toot  that  left  his  nerves  jangling. 
He  started  on  one  at  the  end  of  a  picture  and  was  called  back 
to  the  studio  for  re-takes,  or  additional  scenes. 

He  presented  himself  at  the  studio,  a  young  St.  Vitus: 
"All  right,  folks,"  he  grinned,  "I'm  ready  for  the  re- 
shakes." 

THE  old,  reliable  rumor  is  again  in  the  air.  You've  heard  it 
hundreds  of  times.  This  time  a  lot  of  people  who  should 
know  insist  that  Mary  Pickford  and  Douglas  Fairbanks  wiU 
star  in  a  picture  together  and  that  work  on  the  production  wiU 
be  started  any  day  now.  Jlary  hasn't  been  able  to  make  up 
her  mind  about  a  story  for  herself  and  Doug  can't  decide  on  a 
choice  of  vehicles.  So  they  may  discard  all  plans  for  separate 
productions  and  combine  their  respective  staffs  on  one  picture. 

"DICHARD  DIX  tells  about  the  sweet  young  thing  who 
■*-^was  interviewing  an  actor.  They  were  going  from  the 
studio  to  a  restaurant  for  lunch.  It  was  raining.  The  taxi 
skidded  and  threw  the  young  lady  into  ecstasy. 

"Oh,  goody!  We're  going  to  have  a  wreck!  I  just  love 
wrecks!" 

The  actor  looked  dourly  at  her ;   "Have  you  seen  my  wife?'* 


Our  coming 
matinee  idol — 
Mr.  John  Coo- 
gan.  Will  this 
manly  young 
fellow  ever  for- 
give the  critics 
who  called  him 
'*sweet  and 
adorable"  in 
"The  Kid"? 
Jack  is  a  bij 
boy  now  and 
he  merits  an 
entire  new  set 
of  adjectives  to 
describe  him 


HOLLYWOOD  is  whispering  that  the  engagement  between 
Bebe  Daniels  and  Charles  Paddock  is  off.  That's  because 
they  haven't  seen  Charlie  and  Bebe  together  in  Hollywood  or 
on  the  beach  lately. 

Probably  they  don't  know  Paddock  is  making  a  swing  of  the 
Key  cities  of  the  United  States  on  a  lecture  tour. 

Bebe  tells  me  the  engagement  is  just  as  much  on  as  ever. 

u 


WITH  true  Griffith  luck,  the  director  got  the  blame  for  all 
the  faults  of  "Sorrows  of  Satan"  and  little  of  the  credit 
for  the  good  qualities  of  the  picture.  Griffith  seems  to  have  the 
unhappy  faculty  of  bringing  fame  to  others  and  blame  to  him- 
self. 

"Sorrows  of  Satan"  has  made  Ricardo  Cortez  as  an  lactor 
and  it  has  also  brought  new  prestige  to  Carol  Dempster.  But 
it  has  only  been  the  source  of  a  lot  of  grief  to  Griffith. 


WELL,  all  is  over  between  D.  W.  Griffith  and  Famous 
Players-Lask.N'.  Henceforth,  Griffith  will  probably  make 
pictures  for  Universal.  There  has  been  a  lot  of  talk  about  this 
artistic  divorce  but  it  all  sums  up  to  this:  Famous  Players- 
Lasky  was  dissatisfied  with  "Sorrows  of  Satan"  and  Griffith 


EAST  AND  WEST      ^yCaivork 


Irish  luck  plus 
an  unquenchable 
spirit     of    youth 
have  landed  Sally 
O'Neil  up  among 
the  featured 
players.       Sally's 
frank  wit  is  the 
terror  and  delight 
of  the  studio. 
She    is    now 
playing  in 
"The  Mys- 
t  e  r  i  o  u  s 
Island.  "  a 
Jules  Verne 
fantasy 


^ 


I 


didn't  like  studio  routine.  It  is  hard  to  teach  an  old  dog  new 
tricks  and  Griffith  had  been  his  own  boss  for  so  long  that  he 
couldn't  adapt  himself  to  new  conditions. 

Everyone  hopes  that  Griffith  will  make  a  big  "  come  back." 
He  is  a  truly  charming  man  and  the  industry  will  always  be  in 
his  debt. 

And  everyone  wants  to  see  him  get  his  just  dues. 

GRIFFITH'S  first  film  for  Universal  probably  will  be  Edna 
Ferber's  story,  "Show  Boat."  Here  is  a  gorgeous,  roman- 
tic tale  that  is  right  up  Griffith's  street  and  it  will  be  a  great 
contrast  to  the  inanities  of  JIarie  Corelli.  Marj-  Philbin  \yill 
be  the  star  and  Mary  is  exactly  the  sort  of  star  that  Griffith 
should  direct. 


A  strictly  modem  picture  of  a  bride  and  groom.  The  only 
thing  that  is  missing  is  the  boxing  gloves.  Guess  who  is 
the  boss  in  the  King  Vidor-Eleanor  Boardman  household. 
Anyway,  Eleanor  is  old-fashioned  enough  to  wear  a  ring, 
even  though  you  can't  see  it  here 


As  for  Carol  Dempster,  they  say  that  Famous  Players- 
Lasky  wants  to  sign  her  up  as  a  star.  Under  Griffith's  training, 
she  has  developed  into  a  fine  actress  and — what  is  more  to  the 
point — an  actress  with  real  drawing  power.  There  is  irony  in 
the  fact  that  Famous  Players  wants  Miss  Dempster  but  can't 
see  Griffith. 

"DILL  HART,  JR.,  was  being  interviewed  on  his  fourth 
■^birthday. 

"What  do  you  want  for  your  birthday?"  queried  the 
reporter. 

"A  birthday  cake  with  candles,"  replied  Bill. 

"And  what  kind  of  cake?" 

"Oh,  I'll  take  a  deviled  egg  sandwich  with  frosting." 

Looks  as  if  little  Bill  would  develop  into  a  culinary  artist 
instead  of  a  celebrated  two-gun  Western  artist  like  dad. 

WONDER  how  Sam  Goldwyn  happened  to  let  Gary- 
Cooper,  the  Abe  Lee  of  "The  Winning  of  Barbara 
Worth,"  slip  through  his  fingers.  His  several  vivid  scenes  in 
the  picture  would  be  a  good  recommendation  for  a  contract,  it 
seems  to  me.  Paramount  thought  so.  because  they  have  signed 
the  young  Montana  lad  and  he  has  already  played  small  parts 
in  "Wings"  and  "It." 

Gary  is  one  of  the  two  sons  of  Judge  Cooper  of  Helena,  Mon- 
tana, and  has  spent  practically  all  of  his  twenty-two  years  on 
his  dad's  ranch.    He  is  a  tall,  lanky,  likable  Western  boy.    He 
,  went  to  coUege  at  GrinneU. 

Goldwyn  passed  up  Cooper  and  Paramount  nabbed  him: 
Paramount  passed  up  Ralph  Forbes,  the  Jolt7i  of  "Beau 
Geste,"  and  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  got  him.     So  it  goes. 

GARDNER  JAMES  and  Marion  Constance  Blackton, 
daughter  of  Commodore  J.  Stuart  Blackton,  picture 
pioneer,  are  to  be  married  Christmas  Day.  Which  settles 
definitely  any  rumor  that  Renee  Adoree  had  stolen  Gardner's 
affections  from  Marion  Blackton,  who  is  a  clever  young  scenario 
writer. 

After  stealing  most  of  the  pictures  in  which  he  has  been  cast, 
Gardner  was  signed  to  an  Inspiration  contract  to  replace  Dick 
Barthelmess,  who  signed  with  First  National.  Three  years  ago 
he  landed  as  a  stoker  at  San  Pedro,  a  harbor  town  near  Holly- 
wood. He  was  fiat-broke  but  ambitious.  Adverse  circum- 
stances didn't  keep  him  down.  He's  one  of  the  good  bets  of 
1927. 


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This  exercise  fad  has  the  girls  all  upset.  It 
has  literally  stood  Hollywood  on  its  head. 
Jobyna  Ralston  works  daily  at  the  Hollywood 
Athletic  Club,  keeping  that  school  girl  figure. 
Harry  Pierson  is  her  trainer 


JOHN  ROBERTSON  and  Josephine  Lovett  are  now  cutting 
and  titling  "Annie  Laurie." 

The  picture  probably  will  be  held  for  special  release  and 
Lillian  Gish  will  begin  work  soon,  under  the  direction  of 
Clarence  Brown. 

The  Robertsons  have  bought  a  home  in  Beverly  HiUs.  They 
had  planned  to  make  another  picture  with  Miss  Gish;  but 
Metro-Goldwyn  w-ants  Mr.  Robertson  to  make  a  special  pro- 
duction, as  it  is  too  prodigal  to  keep  a  star  player  and  a  star 
director  on  one  picture.  As  for  Mr.  Robertson,  he  was  one  of 
the  few  American  directors  who  was  using  "camera  angles" 
when  the  V¥\  technicians  were  still  making  all  their  pictures 
in  long-shots. 

f^REIGHTON  HALE  got  an  extra  hour's  sleep  two  mora- 
^^ings  straight  by  being  a  clever  young  chap. 

Creighton  was  working  on  "Annie  Laurie"  and  suggested 
to  Director  John  Robertson  that  the  Dark  Canyon  Hills, 
in  which  Hale  lives,  would  pass  nicely  for  Scottish  High- 
lands. 

After  looking  them  over,  Robertson  agreed  and  Hale 
found  the  company  working  in  his  own  back  yard.  Hence 
the  extra  hour's  sleep. 

AN  eight  pound  baby  boy  was  Lloyd  Hughes'  birthday- 
present  from  his  wife,  Gloria  Hope  Hughes,  and  they  were 
both  so  excited  over  the  arrival  that  they  forgot  to  choose  a 
name.  I  shouldn't  be  surprised  if  they  would  call  him  Lloyd 
Hughes,  Jr.,  which  is  as  fine  a  name  as  I  can  think  of  for  the 
first  man-child  of  the  Hughes  family. 

PIECE  by  piece  to  his  fans  and  friends,  Rudolph  Valentino's 
prize  belongings  will  be  auctioned  off  at  "  Falcon's  Lair,"  his 
Beverly  HiUs  home  which  he  loved  so  dearly.    His  eight  horses, 


Panoramic  view  of  Emil  Jannings'  first  meal  in  an  Ameri- 
can studio.  He  will  have  to  get  used  to  ham  sandwiches 
and  coffee.  On  this  side  of  the  picture  we  have  William 
Le  Baron,  Mrs.  Jannings,  and,  above,  Skeets  Gallagher 
and  Ricardo  Cortes 


books  from  his  library-,  several  foreign  cars,  works  of  art,  curios, 
tapestries  and  jewelry  will  go  under  the  auctioneer's  mallet. 
Even  his  personal  wardrobe  is  to  be  sold,  and  some  of  his 
famous  studio  costumes. 

A  CERTAIN  Hollywood  actor  has  a  new  house  of  which 
^^  he  is  very  proud.  So  he  had  some  moving  pictures 
taken  of  the  home  and  the  garden.  And  he  showed  the  film 
one  night  to  his  friends  in  his  private  projection  room. 
The  introductory  title  to  an  opening  long-shot  of  the  house 
read:  "Shack  in  desert  where  Aimee  Semple  McPherson 
was  held  prisoner." 

Yes,  he  titled  the  picture  himself. 

MAY  ALLISON,  who  has  just  completed  two  pictures  for 
Fox  company,  "The  City,"  and  "One  Increasing  Purpose," 
was  married  at  Santa  Barbara  last  month  to  James  R.  Quirk, 
Editor  and  Publisher  of  Photopl.w. 

I  HOPE  Hollywood  won't  spoil  Emil  Jannings.  I  hope  that 
he  will  never  "get  that  way."  The  big  German  actor  de- 
lighted New  York  with  his  simplicity  and  with  his  child-like 
joy  in  seeing  the  sights.  Nobody  had  to  "entertain"'  Jannings. 
He  amused  himself — and  in  the  strangest  ways. 

For  instance,  he  spent  fifteen  minutes  before  a  display  win- 
dow on  Broadway,  watching  three  Italian  cobblers  repair  shoes 
by  modern  machine  methods. 

It  was  hard  to  lure  him  into  business  conferences,  because  of 
his  immense  curiosity  about  New  York.  And  it  took  him  two 
hours  to  eat  his  meals.  Jannings  didn't  like  hotel  food  and  so  he 
ate  in  a  taHc  d'hote  restaurant  where  dishes  were  put  before  him 
in  an  unending  array,  .\fter  every  meal,  he  announced  simply, 
in  English,  "I  am  happy." 

J-\NNINGS  saw  three  plays  in  New  York — "  .\n  .American 
Tragedy,"  "Lulu  Belle,"  and  "Broadway."  He  liked  them 
all.  .And  he  especially  admired  Lenore  Ulric.  The  rest  of  his 
evenings  were  spent  at  prize-fights,  which  he  loves.  He  was 
delighted  to  find  out  that  there  are  good  prize-fights  in  Holly- 
wood. He  also  visited  the  Harlem  cabarets  and  he  wanted  to 
go  to  Chinatown.  But  he  had  such  a  lurid,  melodramatic  pic- 
ture of  Chinatown  that  no  one  wanted  to  disillusion  him  by 
showing  him  the  drab  dullness  of  Mott,  PeU  and  Doyers 
streets. 

Once,  while  motoring  on  Fifth  Avenue,  he  suddenly  leaped 


46 


And  on  this  side  of  the  picture,  we  see  Mr.  Jannings  drink- 
ing a  toast  to  Estelle  Taylor.  (It's  only  coffee.)  And  Miss 
Taylor  responds  with  a  glass  of  milk.  The  amused  and 
interested  onlookers  are  William  Powell,  Luther  Reed  and 
Lester  Scharff 


from  the  car,  dashed  into  aa  automobile  showroom  and  returned 
with  the  announcement  that  he  had  purchased  two  expensive 
cars.    Mrs.  Jannings  was  revived  by  friends. 

Although  they  say  that  every  man  likes  to  visit  his  birth- 
place, Jannings  never  once  expressed  a  wish  to  go  to  Brooklyn. 

/"OVERHEARD  in  the  projection  room,  where  Dorothy  Gish 
'^was  looking  at  some  of  the  "rushes"  on  Sister  Lillian's 
latest  picture,  "Annie  Laurie." 

The  "rushes"  showed  Lillian  as  Annie  Laurie  climbing 
the  rocky  craigs  of  the  highlands  to  tear  down  the  torch  or 
beacon  which  was  set  to  call  all  of  the  Scot  Clans  to  war. 
It  was  a  thrilling  scene.    Whenit  was  over: 
"Sister  certainly  brought  home  'de  beacon,'"  murmured 
Dorothy.  Then  they  put  her  out  of  the  projection  room. 

XX  THEN  Ronald  Colman  heard  that  Florence  Vidor  was 
W  coming  from  New  York  on  Sunday,  he  told  \'ilma  Banky, 
and  she  told  George  Barnes,  the  cameraman,  on  "A  Night  of 
Love,"  and  they  decided  to  frame  a  joke  on  George  Fitz- 
maurice,  who  is  engaged  to  Florence. 

Sunday  morning  Ronald  approached  Fitzmaurice  and  with 
mock  solemnity  said:  "I  understand  we  are  behind  schedule, 
Fitz,  and  you  know  how  I  hate  to  work  on  Sundays,  but  for 
your  sake  I'll  be  glad  to  work  tomorrow."     Fitz  thanked  him. 

Then  Vilma  approached:  "Mr.  Feetzmaurice,  I  do  not  like 
to  vork  on  Sundays,  but  becuss  ve  are  so  behind  time,  I  vill  be 
glad  to  vork  Sunday."     Fitz  thanked  her. 

Up  came  George  Ba.aes,  the  cameraman:  "Mr.  Fitz- 
maurice, my  gang  hates  to  work  on  Sunday,  but  they  are  all 
willing  to  work  for  you  tomorrow  to  catch  up  to  schedule."  Fitz 
thanked  him. 

But  the  joke  was  on  them,  for  Fitz  called  their  bluff  and  they 
worked  until  twelve  noon  the  ne.\t  day,  when  Fitz  knocked  off 
to  go  to  meet  Florence. 

I  CALLED  the  First  National  studio  to  reach  Colleen 
Moore's  press  agent.  All  I  got  was  a  terrible  grating  sound,  a 
buzz,  a  violent  clacking  and  then  silence.  Reaching  him  an 
hour  later  I  roundly  cussed  the  switchboard  operator. 

"Oh  that  must  have  been  Colleen  gumming  up  the  service," 
said  her  p.  a.  "  She  spends  her  noon  hours  at  the  board  prac- 
ticing for  her  next  picture." 

Colleen's  newest  film,  "Orchids  and  Ermine,"  is  about  a 
switchboard  operator  in  a  big  hotel  who  gets  famous. 


Horses!  Horses!  Horses!  After  "The  Better 
'Ole,"  Syd  Chaplin  is  crazy  over  horses,  horses, 
horses.  But  these  Tin  Lizzie  animals  must 
have  their  oil.  Old  Dobbin  is  fully  equipped 
with  a  gear  shift  and  a  self-starter 


POL.\  NEGRI  is  going  to  play  Becky  Sharp  in  a  new  screen 
version  of  "Vanity  Fair."  I  am  glad  that  Thackeray's 
novel  is  to  be  done  again,  because  Becky  is  a  most  modern 
heroine.  But  I  had  always  hoped  that  Gloria  Swanson  would 
play  Becky.  Not  that  I  am  trying  to  stir  up  the  old  Gloria- 
Pola  feud,  which  has  been  laid  away  so  quietly,  but  it  seems  to 
me  that  Gloria  is  a  better  Anglo-Saxon  type  than  Pola. 

THE  foreign  invasion  continues.  Emil  Jannings  had  hardly 
set  foot  on  American  soil  until  Richard  .\.  Rowland,  general 
manager  of  First  National,  was  back  home  with  the  contracts 
of  two  other  UFA  personages.  Rowland  signed  .'Mexander 
Corda,  director,  and  his  wife.  Maria  Corda,  European  film  star. 
And  then  Universal  signed  Conrad  Veidt.  the  German  actor 
imported  by  John  Barrvmore.  He  will  first  appear  in  Hugo's 
"The  Man  Who  Laughs." 

J.\CK  GILBERT  is  going  in  the  bootlegging  and  hijacking 
game.  Don't  get  me  wrong.  He's  not  going  to  defy  Mr. 
Volstead,  but  will  star  in  "Twelve  Miles  Out,"  William 
Anthony  McQuire's  melodrama  of  bootlegging  and  hijacking. 
The  rights  have  beer  bought  by  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.  Jack 
Conway  has  been  selected  to  direct. 

"OAT  O'MALLEY  always  smokes  a  villainous-looking 
■^  pipe  when  he  drives  his  wife's  big  Umousine.  And 
there's  a  reason.  "Someone  mistook  me  for  the  chauffeur 
once,"  explains  Pat. 

WHEN  is  temperament  not  temperament?    When  is  a  star 
justified  in  kicking  about  the  sort  of  story  offered  to  her? 
Two  instances  of  "temperament"  have  come  up  in  West 
Coast  studios  recently.    Greta  Garbo      [  coxtinxed  ox  p.4Ge  95  ] 


Camp  Fairford  on  the  V) 

,  „^  facific 


In  a  secluded  cove  at  Leguna,  California,  inac- 
cessible even  to  automobiles,  Mary  Pickford 
and  Douglas  Fairbanks  hide  away  to  talk 
stories  and  enjoy  a  little  privacy  after  their 
strenuous  European  "vacation."  Here  the 
famous  stars  spend  their  week-ends,  far  from 
the    maddening    studio 


Keeping  in  trim!     Doug  finds  time  for  athletic 

exercise  almost  every  minute  of  the' day.    His  tent 

entrance  makes  an  ideal  horizontal  bar 


Good  Morning!     Miss  Pickford,  ready  for  her  early  morning  dip 
in  the  Pacific  at  Camp  Fairford 


ma2,ing 
April 


By 

Faith  Baldwin 


There  April  sat,  in  a  great,  high  carven  chair,  her 
pale  head  a  flower  against  the  dark  background 
.  .  .  and  after  a  moment  or  two  of  banalities  she 
spoke,  her  long  hands  held  hard  in  her  lap — 

*'I  think,"  she  said  with  the  austerity  of  a  nun, 
"I  think  you  come  here  too  much." 


Illustrated  by 

Connie  Hicks 


WHEN,  some  twenty-four  years  ago,  black-eyed 
Cherry  Carter  stood  at  the  altar  of  St.  Thomas'  in 
her  ivor}'  draperies,  her  gorgeous  red  head  just 
reaching  Jack  Masters'  shoulder,  ever\'one  in  the 
overcrowded  church  agreed  that  a  handsomer  couple  had  never 
set  foot  in  the  sacred  and  fashionable  edifice.  "Well-mated" 
was  the  general  verdict  and  that  not  in  good  looks  alone.  The\' 
were,  in  a  way,  a  little  overwhelming,  possessing  separately  and 
together  youth,  money,  social  standing,  charm  and  beauty. 
Likewise  education.  It  really  didn't  seem  fair!  The  envious 
and  less  endowed  among  the  spectators  mentioned  that  Cherry 
and  Jack  had  other  traits  in  common,  unquenchable  gaiety,  for 
instance — or  downright  frivolity,  if  \ou  wish  to  put  it  more 
plainly.  "As  light-headed  a  pair  as  ever  I  saw!"  commented 
one  dowager  tartly,  as  she  propelled  her  obese,  bugle-bestrewn 
bulk  out  of  the  church  into  the  whimsical  spring  sunshine. 
"That  marriage  won't  last!"  she  said  grimly,  with  her  best  pug- 
dog  expression,  and  then  added,  with  what  was  almost  indel- 
icacy a  quarter  of  a  century  ago,  "God  help  their  children!" 
With  which  she  climbed  painfully  into  a  Victoria  and  drove  off. 
She  was,  perhaps,  the  only  person  to  utter  such  a  comment 
in  public.  But  there  were  whispers  behind  fans  and  teacups 
and  many  speculations.  Even  a  bet  or  two,  good  odds,  at  a 
certain  club.    For  surely.  Cherry  Carter  and  Jack  Masters  had 


never  had  a  serious  thought  between  them,  nor  yet  a  serious 
purpose.  They  were  a  pair  of  superb  butterflies,  simning 
golden  wings  and  floating  airily  about  enchanted  gardens. 
And  they  were,  at  one  and  the  same  time,  the  scandal  and  pride 
of  the  circle  in  which  they  fluttered  by  right  of  birth. 

Cherry  wore  the  lowest  gowns!  Jack  ordered  his  clothes 
from  London!  Cherry  had  more  than  once  displayed  a  deli- 
cious ankle!  And  it  was  certain  that  her  dancing  in  sedate 
ballrooms  was — well — almost  professional.  One  did  not  do 
these  things  at  the  turn  of  the  century — or  at  least — not 
openly. 

And  then — Jack  and  his  reputation!  In  those  dear  old  days 
a  young  man  spelled  his  past  with  a  capital  and  purple  P.  Jack 
had  been  seen  at  stage  doors,  in  greenrooms.  He  had  an 
apartment!  And  that,  when  his  family  lived  in  a  gloomy  brown 
stone  house  on  Madison  Avenue,  with  plenty  of  room  in  it. 
In  Jack's  apartment  parties  were  given.  There  was  wine — and 
smoke — and  perhaps  other  stimulants.  Oh,  he  was  a  very  gay 
dog,  was  Masters,  and  as  handsome  a  one  as  ever  bolted  from 
the  family  kennels.  Black  hair  for  Cherry's  red,  blue  eyes  to 
contrast  with  her  great,  soft  black  ones,  and  the  figure  of  a 
matinee  idol.  To  see  them  riding  through  the  Park  of  an  early 
morning  was  a  w^onder  and  a  joy. 

When    they   began    these   rides   together   tongues   clacked 


How  April  solved  the  giddy  problem  of  a  modern  girl 

with  mad,  gay  parents 


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"Oh!"  said  April. 

Young  Andrews  rose,  still  with  grace  and  not  at  all 
abashed.  Cherry,  who  had  just  opened  her  mouth 
to  say  that  she  thought  he  was  a  dear  only  he  mustn't 
be  silly  because  that  would  spoU  things,  sat  quite 
still  and  never  turned  a  red  hair.  "April,  my  dar- 
ling," she  said,  "why  didn't  you  phone  for  a  car?" 


busily.  Ever\-one  had  hoped  that  Jack  would  settle  down — "that 
nice  little  Morgan  girl "  for  e.xample.  But  when  he  showed  signs 
of  settling  down  with  Cherry  Carter  the  affair  took  on  a  dan- 
gerous complexion.  No  man  on  earth  could  "settle  down" 
with  Cherry  I  Jack  had,  it  appeared,  planned  to  spend  the  rest 
of  his  life  with  a  girl  who  was  like  a  glass  of  champagne,  moon- 
light in  \'enice,  Circe,  Helen,  Cleopatra!  The  divers  opinions 
of  the  mob,  culled  at  random.  No  setthng  down  here;  and 
finally,  "Heaven  help  the  next  generation!"  All  New  York — 
such  as  mattered — waited  breathlessly  for  Cherry  to  produce 
a  daughter  who  would  go  on  the  stage,  a  son  who  would  rob  a 
bank  from  sheer  love  of  adventure  or — worst  scandal  of  all — 
neither  son  nor  daughter  at  aU. 

People  married  early  in  those  dimming  days.  Cherry  was 
nineteen  and  Jack  was  twenty-two.  After  a  year  in  Europe 
they  betook  themselves  to  Jack's  new  place  in  Westchester  and 
with  half  a  dozen  horses,  twice  as  many  dogs,  three  Persian 
cats  and  a  car-load  of  servants  they  set  about  the  business  of 
enjoying  life,  appearing  weekly  in  town  for  opera  or  ball  or 
1 1  ly,  sta>'ing  at  the  Waldorf,  haunting  day-time  shops  together 
and  showing  no  signs  of  settling,  one  way  or  the  other. 

They  had  been  born  before  their  time,  these  two.  And  they 
loved  one  another  gloriously.  People  didn't  seem  to  realize 
that,  or  if  they  did  they  were  discreetly  silent  about  it — passion 
and  marriage  were  considered  so  incompatible. 

When  they  had  been  married  almost  three  years  the  baby  was 
born.  Before  its  arrival  New  York  was  more  shocked  than  ever. 
They — the  prospective  parents — talked  about  it!  Actually! 
To  everyone !  Cherry,  in  town  on  a  shopping  trip,  would  rush  up 
to  the  merest  acquaintance  and  exclaim  in  that  curious,  throaty 
voice  of  hers,  as  sweet  as  a  hoarse  little  thrush,  "Oh!  did  you 
hear?  I'm  going  to  have  a  baby!  Isn't  it  wonderful?''  To 
which  the  Hstener  would  gasp  polite  assent  and  hurry  home  to 
tell  the  family  that,  really.  Cherry  Masters  had  no  sense  of  the 
decencies  whatever!  (Poor  Cherry,  who  dared  to  be  natural 
and  happy!) 

And  Jack  was  just  as  bad  at  his  nine  clubs  or  back  at  Yale 
for  a  reunion. 

Alarming  enough  for  New  York  to  be  confided  in  wholesale. 
But  if  it  only  could  have  heard  Cherry  and  Jack  before  the 
great  log  fires  that  fall  and  winter,  up  in  the  Pocantico  Hills. 

"If  it's  a  boy,"  she  said,  dreamily,  "and  of  course  it  must 
be  a  bo> — he  shall  be  a  little  mad — like  us,  darling — and  a  very 
little  wicked.  He'll  come  home  for  vacations,  with  an  opera 
hat  on  the  back  of  his  head  and  a  stick  in  his  hand  and  his  eyes 
shining — at  about  four  in  the  morning.  And  when  I  scold  him 
he'll  laugh  and  kiss  me  twice  and  tell  me  that  it  doesn't  matter. 
And  it  won't,  not  really.  And  if  he  falls  in  love  with  a  chorus 
girl  we'U  be  nice  to  her  and  have  her  out  weekends  and  you 
shall  flirt  with  her,  yourself — she  won't  look  at  him  when  his 
father's  around — and  then  he'U  get  tired  and  marry  some  nice 
girl  I've  picked  out  for  him  by  then.  Not  too  nice,  that  would 
be  deadly!"  said  Cherry,  wisely. 

And  so  they  planned  their  baby.  A  gay  baby,  a  bad  baby, 
an  impish,  elfin  small  boy,  a  debonair,  generous  lad  with  lots 
of  faults  and  lots  of  the  most  precious  virtues — and  charm — 
tremendous  charm. 

"For,"  said  Cherry,  "he's  got  to  keep  us  young.  And  we'll 
stay  young,  keeping  up  with  him!  Oh — "  sliding  from  the 
armchair  to  her  husband's  feet,  winding  white  arms  about  his 
knees  and  looking  up  at  him,  a  little  sorrowfully,  a  little 
anxiously,  "Oh,  let's  never  grow  old.  Jack  darling — never.'" 

Then  the  baby  arrived,  in  April,  and  it  seemed  for  a  Httle 
while  that  Cherry  would  have  her  wish — that  she  would  never 
grow  old,  but  would  slip  away  from  the  arms  that  held  her, 
would  be  deaf  to  the  anguished  voice  that  commanded  her  to 
stay — and  be  young — and  be  lost — forever. 

Dark  hours  for  Jack  Masters.  No  one  saw  him  but  the  doc- 
tors and  nurses.  He  said  ven.-  little,  but  he  looked  like  a  man 
in  hell. 

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However,  youth  is  youth,  and  Cherry's  Uttle  body  was  strong 
and  she  had  a  great  love  of  life.  She  fought  and  she  won  and 
when  it  was  all  over  and  the  danger  was  past  they  told  her  that 
her  two  day  old  baby  was  a  beautiful  little  girl  and  that  if  she 
were  very  good  she  might  see  her  husband  for  a  moment. 

Jack  came  into  the  room,  his  own  room,  for  people  didn't  go 
to  hospitals  in  those  days,  and  when  he  saw  her  he  wanted  ter- 
ribly to  put  his  head  down  on  that  tired,  white  shoulder  and 
cry — but  he  didn't — he  laughed,  just  a  little,  instead,  and  said, 

"Well,  fooled  again — it's  a  girl,  you  know." 

But  he'd  kissed  her  before  he'd  spoken  and  she  knew — she 
knew. 

"Upsetting,  a  little,  wasn't  it?"  she  said,  weakly,  with  a 
flash  of  theoldgaiety.  "After  aU  our  plans — never  mind — next 
time — " 

But  later  they  had  to  tell  her  there  would  be  no  next  time, 
not  ever. 

Naming  the  baby  was  difficult.  They'd  been  so  sure  of 
Junior.    But  when  Cherry  was  able  to  sit  up  and  pour  tea  and 


wear  her  most  fascinating  negligee  and  look  over  from  the  big 
sofa  to  the  beribboned  bassinette,  she  began,  with  her  native 
adaptability,  to  plan  for  the  girl  a  little  as  she'd  planned  for  the 
boy. 

"I'd  like  a  name,"  she  said,  "withlaughterin  itandsunshine 
andperhapsatearortwotomakeherinteresting.  April?  We'll 
call  her  April — do  you  like  that,  dearest?" 

Jack,  worshiping  beside  her,  nodded.  Had  she  elected  to 
name  the  child  February  he  would  have  been  just  as  cheerful. 
New  York,  however,  hearing,  remarked,  "Poor  child — that 
outlandish  name  as  a  handicap — how  very  like  Cherry!" 

Now  Cherry's  name  was  really  Carolyn,  but  almost  everyone 
had  forgotten  that,  including  her  godmothers  and  godfathers  in 
baptism. 

April  was  a  good  baby,  she  rarely  cried  or  fretted,  she  lay 
for  hours  in  the  bassinette  and  regarded  the  ceiling.  Cherry, 
weU  again,  found  this  a  little  nerve. 

"Can't  be  ours!"  she  announced  firmly.  "Isitreally?  It's 
not  possible.     Ours  should  yell — all  the  time — out  of  sheer 


deviltry.  And  this  little  thing  never  opens  her  mouth  except 
at  meal  time." 

Oddly  enough,  April  was  very  blonde.  She  had  the  fair  hair 
of  her  father's  mother.  Jack's  blue  eyes,  a  rose  leaf  skin  and  a 
really  beautiful  baby  body. 

"She'll  be  a  wonder!"  said  Jack,  looking  at  her  as  she 
sedately  received  her  tubbing  at  the  hands  of  her  nurse.  "She'll 
break  hearts!" 

He  spoke  out  of  a  profound  wisdom.  He  had  made  a  study  of 
beauty  in  his  time,  he  recognized  it  even  when  it  was  eight 
months  old. 

The  nurse  was  a  little  shocked,  but  Cherry  was  pleased. 

"Oh,  do  you  think  so,  truly?"  And  she  began  to  plan  at 
once. 

"She'll  be  an  outrageous  flirt,"  Cherry  told  Jack,  in  private. 
"And  a  little  inclined  to  kick  over  the  traces — oh,  very  small 
traces,"  she  added  hastily,  "so  you  needn't  raise  your  funny 
eyebrows!  And  when  she's  seventeen  we'U  have  six  dozen 
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THE    NATIONAL    GUIDE 


THE  RETURN  OF  PETER  GRIMM—Fox 

AS  loveh'  in  its  blending  moods  as  an  April  day  is  "The 
Return  of  Peter  Grimm." 

Can  the  dead  commune  with  the  living?  That  Peter 
Grimm  argues  constantly.  Pckr  is  an  old  Dutch  nursery- 
man, raising  flowers  and  his  adopted  children,  William,  the 
little  boy,  whose  father  is  unknown;  orphan  Katie,  and 
Jimmy  Bartman.  Katie  and  Jimmy  are  in  love,  but  Peter 
begs  Katie  to  many"  Fredcriek,  his  nephew.     She  agrees. 

Then  Peter  dies.  Little  William  falls  ill.  Katie  plans  to 
fulfill  her  promise.  Then  Poter  returns,  a  gray  shadow  in  the 
house  where  he  once  lived.  Since  death  he  knows  Frcderiek 
is  the  betrayer  of  William's  mother.     Happiness  follows. 

The  cast  is  excellent,  with  Janet  Gaynor  giving  the  out- 
standing performance. 


EVERYBODYS  ACTING— Paramount 

GOOD  news!  Mickey  NeUan's  back  at  his  old  tricks. 
Jlickey's  put  laughter,  sentiment,  pathos  and  mar- 
velous gags  in  this  flicker  he  both  wrote  and  directed. 

Gaze  on  these  names — Betty  Bronson,  Henry  Walthall, 
Louise  Dresser,  Ford  Sterling,  Lawrence  Gray,  Raymond 
Hitchcock,  Stuart  Holmes,  Edward  Martindel  and  Philo 
McCuUough,  and  figure  what  they  do  with  a  stor>'  giving 
each  of  them  a  chance  to  act  all  over  the  place. 

It's  a  Cinderella  story  about  a  stage  baby  and  the  Fathers 
Associated,  five  actors  who  bring  her  up.  She  falls  in  lo\-e 
with  a  rich  young  man.  The  rich  young  man's  mother 
does  not  approve.     And  that's  where  the  title  comes  in. 

Don't  miss  this.  The  direction  and  the  playing  are  twin 
joys.     The  children  will  adore  it. 

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TO     MOTION     PICTURES 

The 

Shadow  ' 
S  tag  e 

A  Review  of  the  T^ew  Pictures 


FAUST— UFA-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 

THIS   German-made  visualization  of  the  Faust  legend 
is  an  e.\traordinar\'  motion  picture,  one  of  the  really  fine 
things  of  the  screen. 

Goethe's  panoramic  poem  has  been  used  as  its  basis  and 
the  adaptation  has  followed,  in  the  main,  as  closely  as  the 
screen  permits. 

The  medieval  legend  of  the  philosopher,  who  sold  his  soul 
to  Satan  that  he  might  regain  his  youth,  has  been  told  many 
times  and  in  many  forms.  This  celluloid  version  testifies 
to  the  directorial  abilities  of  F.  W.  JIurnau  and  proves  that 
his  "The  Last  Laugh"  was  no  mere  chance  success. 

Jlurnau  has  caught  the  medieval  atmosphere  with  sur- 
prising success.  Under  his  adroit  direction,  the  interest 
never  lags.  Murnau  was  aided  by  three  fine  performances: 
of  Emil  Jannings  as  Liieifcr,  of  Camilla  Horn  as  Marguerite 
and  of  Gosta  Ekman  as  Faust.  Indeed,  for  once,  a  picture 
is  stolen  from  the  redoubtable  Jannings. 

This  Berlin  newcomer,  Fraulein  Horn,  is  a  remarkable 
actress.  Playing  the  role  that  was  offered  to  Lillian  Gish, 
she  gh'es  what  is,  ia  our  opinion,  a  better  performance 
than  Miss  Gish  could  have  offered.  It  is  a  superbly  tender 
and  unafiected  bit  of  work. 

This,  of  course,  isn't  taking  credit  away  from  Jannings 
who  contributes  a  roystering  and  amazing  Satan. 

Murnau  has  developed  any  number  of  scenes  e.\traordi- 
nary  in  directorial  technique  and  photography.  The  opening 
curiously  parallels  the  start  of  the  Griffith  film,  "Sorrows 
of  Satan."  with  Lucifer  at  the  gates  of  Heaven.  The  Murnau 
handling  is  \'3stly  superior,  however. 


SAVES      YOUR     PICTURE     TIME      AND      MONEY 


The  Six  Best  Pictures  of  the  Month 

FAUST  HOTEL  IMPERIAL 

THE  RETURN  OF  PETER  GRIMM 

EVERYBODY'S  ACTING 

WE'RE  IN  THE  NAVY  NCW  UPSTAGE 

The  Best  Performances  of  the  Month 

Camilla  Horn  in  "Faust" 

Emil  Jannings  in  "Faust" 

Pola  Negri  in  "Hotel  Imperial" 

Betty  Bronson  in  "Everybody's  Acting" 

Wallace  Beery  in  "We're  in  the  Navy  Now" 

Raymond  Hatton  in  "We're  in  the  Navy  Now" 

Norma  Shearer  in  "Upstage" 

Oscar  Shaw  in  "Upstage" 

Casts  of  all  pictures  reviewed  will  be  found  on  page  125 


HOTEL  IMPERIAL— Paramount 

HERE  is  a  new  Pola  Negri  in  a  film  story  at  once 
absorbing  and  splendidly  directed.  The  credit  on 
this  last  item  may  be  divided  safely  between  Mauritz 
Stiller,  the  director,  and  Erich  Pommer,  the  production 
chief,  late  of  UFA  and  now  of  Hollywood. 

Actually  "Hotel  Imperial"  is  another  variation  of  the 
heroine  at  the  mercy  of  the  invading  army  and  beloved  by 
the  dashing  spy.  This  has  been  adroitly  retold  here,  untU 
it  assumes  surprising  qualities  of  interest  and  suspense. 
The  scenes  of  "Hotel  Imperial"  take  place  in  a  deserted 
hostelry  in  Galicia,  between  the  Austrian  and  Russian  lines. 
In  the  dark,  shadowy  halls  of  the  half-medieval  hotel,  the 
action  develops  swiftlj'  and  surely  around  a  hotel  slavey,  a 
spy  masquerading  as  a  waiter,  and  the  heads  of  the  Russian 
divisional  army,  at  the  moment  in  triumphant  advance. 

Jliss  Negri  at  last  has  a  role  that  is  ideal.  Moreover, 
she  gives  a  corking  performance  of  the  Galician  slavey. 
It  is  her  best  characterization  since  she  came  to  Hollywood. 
James  Hall,  as  the  Austrian,  and  George  Siegmann,  as  the 
Russian  general,  give  admirable  performances,  and  the  bit  of 
a  Russian  spy  is  finely  done  by  Michael  Vavitch. 

"Hotel  Imperial"  places  Mauritz  Stiller  at  the  forefront 
of  our  imported  directors.  It  will  give  high  interest  to  his 
forthcoming  work  with  Emil  Jannings.  Credit  for  directo- 
rial supervision  goes  to  Erich  Pommer,  under  whose  guid- 
ance "The  Last  Laugh,"  "Variety"  and  most  of  "  Metrop- 
olis" were  filmed  on  the  Berlin  UFA  lot. 

Don't  miss  "Hotel  Imperial."  It  has  Pola  Negri  in  her 
best  role  since  "Passion." 


WE'RE  IN  THE  NAVY  NOW— Paramount 

W.\LLACE  BEERY  and  Raymond  Hatton  did  so  well 
for  the  army — and  the  boxolEce — with  "Behind  the 
Front"  that  this  comedy  of  gobs  and  the  war  results. 
"We're  in  the  Navy  Now"  is  diverting,  but  it  isn't  as  good 
as  its  predecessor. 

The  captions  describe  Beery  and  Hatton  as  "the  big  gob" 
and  "the  little  gob."  How  they  enlist  to  see  the  world, 
scrub  decks  and  peel  potatoes,  their  training  course  and 
their  wartime  adventures,  not  to  count  their  escapades  in 
France,  constitute  the  comedy.  Both  these  ex-screen 
scoundrels  prove  their  mettle  in  comedy.  Chester  Conklin 
does  a  bit  as  a  comic  officer. 

Don't  forget  Director  Eddie  Sutherland  in  passing  out 
credit  for  the  laughs. 


UPSTAGE— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 

HERE'S  a  gay  story  of  what  happens  to  a  fresh  kid  who 
gets  a  swelled  head. 

Dolly  Bavcii,  out  hunting  a  stenographer's  job,  meets 
Johnny  Sirom,  a  song  and  dance  man,  who  engages  her  as 
partner  in  his  vaudeville  act.  A  couple  of  rehearsals  and 
Johnny  sees  Dolly  can't  dance,  but  that  she  can  wear  clothes. 
So  he  does  the  work  and  lets  Dolly  get  the  spotlight.  Johnny 
loves  her,  but  she  leaves  their  act  to  go  with  another.  She 
flops  and  is  finally  reduced  to  being  a  chorus  girl  in  the 
closing  act  of  the  bill  on  which  Johnny  is  headliner.  But  you 
know  how  love  is! 

The  cast,  headed  by  Norma  Shearer  and  Oscar  Shaw,  is 
perfect,  the  atmosphere  charming  and  Monta  Bell's 
direction  delightful.    Take  the  youngsters. 

S3 


SO'S  YOUR 
OLD  MAN— 
Paramount 


LONDON— 
Paramount 


WC.  FIELDS  is  funnier  here  than  in  his  first  stellar 
■  venture,  "The  Old  Army  Game."  The  comedian  plays 
a  disreputable  small  towner  who  invents  an  unbreakable  auto 
windshield  and  becomes  the  pal  of  a  haughty  visiting  princess. 
From  derelict,  Sam  Bisbee  becomes  the  hero  of  Waukeagus. 
Fields  is  amusing  and  .\lice  Joyce  is  delightful  as  the  princess. 
There  is  one  hilarious  interlude  when  Satn  tries  out  his  in- 
vention with  a  brick — but  picks  the  wrong  Ford. 


THOMAS  BURKE'S  story  of  the  Limehouse  is  lacking  in 
originality.  It  is  nothing  more  than  the  Rags  to  Riches  idea, 
set  against  the  background  of  the  slums  of  London.  Dot  Gish 
is  uninspiring  and  unattractive — having  fallen  under  the  spell 
of  the  coiffures  of  London.  They  are  most  unbecoming. 
The  remainder  of  the  cast  is  composed  of  English  players 
who  don't  mean  a  thing  in  any  movie-fan's  life.  Use  your 
own  judgment. 


PRIVATE 
IZZY 

MURPHY— 
Warner  Bros. 


MILLION- 
AIRES— 
Warner  Bros. 


WE'\'E  had  the  funny  side  of  life.  Now  we  must  sit 
through  the  sordid  lives  of  the  Irish  and  Jews.  Some- 
thing was  needed  as  a  starring  vehicle  for  George  Jessel  and 
this  is  the  best  that  could  be  found.  A  sloppy  story  of  a  Jewish 
boy  who  serves  his  country  with  the  famous  Fighting  69th 
and  his  love  for  an  Irish  lass  who,  before  he  went  to  war, 
thought  he,  too,  was  Irish.  This  is  Jessel's  first  picture  and 
he  seems  to  be  far  from  ease  behind  the  Kleigs. 


THIS  is  the  worst  by  far  of  the  Ghetto  pictures  that  seem  to 
have  taken  possession  of  the  screen.  Too  awful!  It 
isn't  funny,  though  it  tries  to  be — it  is  ridiculous.  The  plot  is 
so  old  it  creaks  and  rattles — the  "Bringing  up  Father"  theme 
dressed  up  with  kosher  characters.  You  would  waste  your 
money  on  such  movie-hash.  Better  you  should  put  your 
time  to  advantage.  Here's  hoping  for  fewer  and  better 
pictures. 


THE  BELLS— 
Chadwick 


SPANGLES- 
Universal 


THERE  is  one  redeeming  feature  about  this  hea\'y  and  grue- 
some tale — the  fine  performance  of  Lionel  Barry  more. 
Barrymore  is  at  his  best  in  a  character  role.  This  is  a  powerful 
drama,  telling  the  story  of  an  avenging  conscience  when  an 
innkeeper  cold-bloodedly  murders  a  traveler  for  his  gold  and 
escapes  even  suspicion.  This  is  the  type  of  picture  you  either 
like  or  dislike — there  is  no  happy  medium.  All  in  favor  say, 
aye! 

H 


THE  circus  is  back  in  town  with  all  its  joys  and  heartaches. 
Lite  under  the  big  top  assumes  a  gloomy  aspect  for  its 
players — at  least  in  movie  versions.  Nevertheless,  it's  inter- 
esting. Did  you  ever  hear  this  one  about  the  gal  being  be- 
trothed to  the  owner  of  the  circus?  Along  comes  the  hero  whom 
the  girl  befriends.  The  owner  is  murdered — quite  a  few 
murders  this  month — and  the  hero  is  accused.  But  all  ends 
happily. 


MIDNIGHT 
LOVERS— 
First  National 


EXIT 
SMILING— 

Metro- 

Goldwyn- 

Mayer 


SOMEHOW,  Lewis  Stone  seems  to  be  at  home  in  domestic 
comedies.  And  Stone  can  be  just  as  funny  as  some  of  our 
foremost  comedians.  There  is  a  drunken  scene  where  Stone 
dresses  in  his  wife's  negligee,  that  is  just  priceless.  It  is  risque 
without  being  offensive.  The  titles  by  George  JIarion,  Jr., 
help  matters  laughingly.  .\nna  Q.  Nilsson  and  John  Roche 
are  in  the  cast.  You  can't  atTord  to  miss  this  if  you  want  a 
pleasant  evening's  entertainment. 


A  PICTURE  which  had  such  possibilities  and  of  which 
so  much  was  expected  that  the  result  is  disappointing. 
In  the  effort  to  make  this  a  rip-roaring  comedy,  the  human 
interest  and  pathos  have  been  overlooked,  and  had  these 
been  stressed  the  picture  would  have  been  excellent.  Beatrice 
Lillie,  the  English  comedienne,  is  not  particularly  impressive. 
In  fact  she  has  a  lot  to  learn  in  camera  technique.  Photo- 
graphicalh — she  is  not  a  camera  study. 


THE 
MAGICIAN— 

Metro- 

Goldwyn- 

Mayer 


LOVE'S 

BLINDNESS- 

Metro- 

Goldwyn- 

Mayer 


DISAPPOINTING  stuff  from  a  once  great  director,  this 
latest  Rex  Ingram  production  is  entertainment  only  if  the 
morbid  and  unhealthy  are  of  interest  to  you.  Adapted  from  a 
story  by  Somerset  Maugham,  it  tells  of  Margaret  Dauiicey, 
who  would  have  been  a  nice  gel  except  for  a  magician's  evil  eye. 
The  cast,  with  the  exception  of  .'\lice  Terry,  who  gives  a  color- 
less performance,  is  as  foreign  as  the  backgrounds.  Decidedly 
not  for  children. 


WRITTEN,  supervised  and  dominated  by  Elinor  Glyn. 
Pauline  Starke  is  the  latest  heroine  who  was  groomed  to 
Glyn's  style  of  London  society.  The  same  as  every  other 
Glynish  affair,  only  the  character  names  are  changed — bought 
love,  baronial  halls  and  finally  the  awakening  of  true  love. 
Will  Madame  Gh'n  never  get  over  those  atrocious  wedding 
night  scenes,  and  can't  her  girls  ever  be  anything  but  stately 
affairs?     We  wouldn't  be  annoyed  if  we  were  you. 


SYNCOPAT- 
ING SUE— 
First  National 


RED  HOT 
HOOFS— 
F.B.O. 


OYNCOPATING  SUE  pounds  the  piano  in  a  Broadway 
•-^music  store.  Her  beau  is  a  trap  drummer.  Sue  aspires  to 
act  and  gets  her  chance  when  a  theatrical  manager,  whose 
offices  are  above  the  shop,  begs  her  to  stop  her  playing.  She's 
a  terrible  6op  at  her  first  rehearsal,  but  when  the  manager  be- 
gins flirting  with  her  little  sister.  Sue  stages  her  big  scene. 
Corinne  Griffith  is  delightful  as  the  gum-chewing  wage  earner. 
Good  entertainment  for  the  whole  family. 


DON'T  mind  the  title.  It's  just  another  of  the  perfectly 
delightful  pictures  that  feature  Tom  Tyler  and  Frankie 
Darro.  A  heavy-weight  champ  offers  one  thousand  dollars 
to  anyone  who  can  stay  three  rounds  w  ith  him.  Tom  succeeds 
of  course — why? — you  just  see  it  and  find  out.  Tom  is  our 
ideal  cowboy — he  doesn't  go  in  for  embroidered  chaps,  mono- 
grammed  saddles  and  hand-painted  sombreros — but  then  a 
real  actor  doesn't  need  aU  that  regalia.      [  cont'd  on  page  126  ] 

65 


G^elix 

^  The  Black 


r^^ 


^^ 


^^ 


s 


They  call  it      Black    Bot-tom    A      new 


Felix  decides  that  the 
Charleston  is  passe  and 
goes  to  Ann  Pennington 
for  a  lesson  in  the  Black 
Bottom.  In  the  first 
step,  Ann  points  her 
left  foot  to  the  side, 
raising  the  left  heel 
from  the  floor,  bending 
both  knees  and  slant- 
ing her  body  backwards 


Second  step.  ''Now, 
Felix,  "says  Ann,' 'straight- 
en the  body,  lower  the  left 
heel  and  point  your  toe  up 
from  the  floor.  And,  Felix, 
sing  that  song,  'The  Black 
Bottom  of  the  Swanee 
River,  sometimes  likes  to 
shake  and  shiver.''  A  little 
more  pep,  please!" 

56 


"Come  on,  cat!  All  set  for  the 
third  step.  Face  forward,  Felix, 
and  bend  that  left  knee  slightly, 
pointing  the  left  paw  toward  the 
floor.  This  is  the  way  we  make 
'em  sit  up  and  take  notice  when 
we  dance  the  'Black  Bottom'  in 
Mr.  White's  'Scandals'  " 


Learns 

Bottom 


twis-ter,-    It's  sure  got  'em,And  oh,  Sis-ter:  they 


(Copvrisl.l  MCMXXVI  bv  Il^irms,  Inc.,  N.  Y.) 


"Snap  into  the  fourth  step, 
funny  feline!  Stamp  that  left 
mouse-catcher  on  the  floor  and 
bend  that  left  knee.  Stamp  it 
good  and  hard.  And  sing  that 
song — 'They  call  it  Black  Bot- 
tom, a  new  twister.  They  sure 
got  'em,  oh  sister T" 


"Now,  Mr.  Cream  and 
Catnip  Man,  after 
stamping  forward,  drag 
the  left  paw  back  across 
the  floor.  This  is  one 
of  the  most  important 
principles  of  the  dance. 
Then,  for  step  five,  raise 
both  of  your  heels  from 
the  floor  and  slap  your 
hip.  Like  this!" 


"  Kick  your  right  paw 
sidewards,  old  back- 
fence  baritone,  and  keep 
on  slapping  your  hip. 
Now  run  along  and  prac- 
tice your  steps  in  some- 
one's backyard.  Little 
Ann  must  hurry  and 
keep  a  dinner-date.  See 
you  at  the  'Scandals'  " 

67 


""It  is  great — it  is  grief — it  is  marvelous."  says 
Fay  Wray  of  her  opportunity  to  play  Mit;:i  in 
Erich  Von  Stroheim's  "The  Wedding  March." 
Fay  is  nineteen,  not  long  graduated  from  the 
Hollywood  High.  Von  Stroheim  found  her 
playing  heroines  in  Western  melodramas 


58 


Snatched 

k_y      from 

Slapstick 


Only  last  year  little  Fay  Wray 
was  playing  in  film  comedies 


By 
Dorothy 
Spensley 


FAY  WRAY  wore  a  red  hat.  She  wore  it  so  jauntiK-,  so 
assuredly,  so  sublimely,  that  even  the  ghost  of  Gloria, 
which  hovered  over  and  caressed  the  gold  and  pale  green 
of  the  Louis  Seize  furniture,  sighed  a  bit  at  the  beautiful 
assurance  of  youth. 

She  wore  a  red  hat  and  a  black  and  white  checked  dress  with 
a  tight  black  velvet  bodice,  and  every  once  in  a  while  that  rest- 
less right  hand  would  wander  from  the  soft  rose  of  her  lips  to  the 
topmost  button  of  her  frock  and  then  idly  flutter  to  her  lap. 

Fay  may  have  been  nervous,  but  only  the  weaving  of  the 
right  hand  betrayed  it. 

Fay  is  Erich  \'on  Stroheim's  latest,  and  undoubtedly  most 
beautiful,  discovery.  Fay  is  the  little  girl  who  was  snatched 
from  comedies  and  westerns  to  play  a  leading  role  in  tragedy. 

Just  nineteen  and  Canadian  and  very  beautiful — that  is  Fay. 
Beautiful  in  that  pale  oval-faced  way,  with  almond  shaped 
eyes,  unslanting,  with  tapering  brows,  a  mouth  all  tender  and 
rosy,  and  long,  lustrous  dark  hair. 

Last  year  playing  with  Janet  Gaynor  and  Olive  Borden  in 
Hal  Roach  comedies,  where.  Fay  quaintly  says:  "They  tried  to 
make  a  curly-haired-littlc-girl-housewife  out  of  me,  and  I  could 
only  see  the  housewifely  part  of  it.  So,  really,  I  wasn't  very 
good." 

Last  month  playing  in  Westerns,  being  rescued  by  valiant 
Universal  cowboys. 

This  month  playing  in  tragedy,  deep  and  continental,  with 
people  like  ZaSu  Pitts,  Dale  Fuller,  George  Fawcett,  Maude 
George,  George  Nichols,  with  Erich  \'on  Stroheim  both  acting 
and  directing. 

That  is  the  stor\-  of  Fay  Wray  who  pla>-s  Milzi  in  "The  Wed- 
ding March." 

Fay's  red  lips  parted  in  amazement.  Was  it  great  to  work 
with  \'on  Stroheim? 

"It  is  great  ...  it  is  grief  ...  it  is  rflarvelous!" 

And  her  voice  made  it  a  tone-poem  of  joy.    A  lyric  of  feeling. 

"  I  knew  all  along  I  would  get  the  part.  I  had  always  wanted 
to  work  under  Von  Stroheim's  direction.  I  knew  I  would 
sometime,  if  it  was  right.  And  it  was  right."  There  is  a  candor 
in  Fay's  voice.  Candor  in  her  grey  eyes.  She  is  child-like,  but 
not  childish.  Young,  but  not  infantile.  She  has  a  direct 
simplicity  which  is  pleasing. 

"When  I  went  to  interview  Mr.  Von  Stroheim  about  the 
part  I  was  frightened,  maybe,  just  a  bit."  The  restless  right 
hand  Hew  to  her  firmlv  rounded  [  coNTiNtrED  os'  page  119  1 


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WHEN  Erick  von  Stroheim  selected  Fay  Wray  for  the  leading  r61e  in  "The  Wedding 
March,"  Fay  burst  into  tears.     That's  the  feminine  way  of  registering  pleasure. 
On  the  opposite  page,  you  will  find  Dorothy  Spensley's  story  of  this  newcomer. 


One.  This  little 
cupid  is  still  aiming 
at  men's  hearts. 
She  is  one  of  our 
much  "engaged" 
stars. 


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Four.    Married  to  one  of  our 

best  directors  and  a  star  in 

her  own  right.    Wasn't  she 

a  lucky  baby? 


Three.  This  gorgeous  blonde  capped  a 
comedy  career  by  playing  in  one  great 
picture.    Since  then  she  has  been  A. W.  O.  L. 


7wo.  A  Copenhagen 
photographer  took  this 
picture,  but  the  face  is 
now  registering  high- 
class  villainy  for  Amer- 
ican cameras. 


Five.     If  you'll  study  the  eyes  carefvfily, 

you'll  guess  this  one.    Because  this  baby, 

aged  6  months,  looks  like  the  star  you've 

seen  in  hundreds  of  films. 


Six.  The  curls 
are  now  bobbed, 
the  ribbon's  gone, 
the  hat  has  grown 
smaller,  but  the 
blue  eyes  and 
mouth  are  just 
the  same.  Why, 
of  course,  it  is — 


Were  these  hahies 
horn  under  a 

lucky  "^tar? 


Answers  on  Page  ii8 


Seven.     Her  mother  never 

thought  she'd  turn  into   a 

great  beauty.    But  you  can 

never  tell. 


Eight.  She  is  not  so  solemn  these  days.  This 
young  person  is  now  a  smiling  and  popular 
ingenue.  Good-bye  to  the  old  gingham  apron! 


Ten.  Always  the 
elegant  lady. 
Always  the  calm, 
clear-eyed  beauty 
with  all  the  poise 
in  the  world ! 


J^ine.  The  shoes  hurt, 
the  curls  were  humiliat- 
ing. No  wonder  this 
lad  grew  up  into  a  fight- 
ing hero  who  special- 
ises in  outdoor  operas. 


Eleven.  Sun- 
bonnet  Sue  is  the 
bride  of  a  much- 
praised  director. 
This  shows  her 
when  her  ambi- 
tion was  to  gradu- 
ate into  theFourth 
Grade. 


Twelve.    The  Sunday  School  teacher  s 

delight.    Those  dark  eyes  and  that 

determined  mouth  came  in  handy  when 

this  boy  broke  into  the  star  class. 


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WHEN  F.  W.  Mumau  surveyed  the  field  at  the  William  Fox  studio,  he  immediately 
chose  Janet  Gaynor  for  the  leading  r61e  in  "Sunrise."     Read  what  Ruth  Water- 
bury  has  to  say  about  Miss  Gaynor's  rise  to  prominence. 


'^hJiy  Girl  Who  is  Gettini 
the  Breaks 


She's  a  red-headed  kid 
named  Janet  Gaynor 

• 

By  Jean  Millet 


I  AM  wondering  a  great  deal  about  Janet  Gaynor's  future. 
Consider  what  she  has  done  in  a  single  year. 
For  months  every  ambitious  young  actress  in  Hollywood 
has  been  after  the  part  of  Diane  in  "  Seventh  Heaven."  It  is 
regarded  as  one  of  the  choicest  acting  parts  of  the  season,  one  of 
those  marvelous  chances  for  characterization,  a  beaten,  down- 
trodden girl  of  Montmartre  who  is  transformed  by  love  into 
beauty  and  courage.  A  wonderful  part.  Many  a  famous  name 
in  Holl\-wood  made  a  screen  test  for  it. 

Janet  Gaynor  got  it. 

Just  before  that  the  pack  was  chasing  for  parts  in  Murnau's 
first  American  picture.  Murnau,  who  directed  Jannings  and 
made  "The Last  Laugh,"  couldmakeanartist  of  anyone,  it  was 
said.  He  had  written  the  story  himself,  needing  a  cast  of  only 
three,  a  wife,  a  husband,  another  woman.  A  picture  titled 
simply  "Sunrise."  What  a  part  for  an  actress,  a  young,  in- 
articulate peasant  wife  opposed  to  the  other  woman.  The  sort 
of  thing  critics  always  praise.  The  publicity  of  being  under 
Murnau's  direction.    What  a  chance!     Everyone  went  after  it. 

Janet  Gaynor  was  selected,  by  Murnau  himself. 

Prior  to  that,  there  was  the  role  of  Katie  in  "The  Return  of 
Peter  Grimm,"  an  emotional  part  in  a  distinguished,  compelling 
story,  a  special  production. 

Janet  Gaynor  played  Katie. 

Now,  a  single  lucky  break  happens  with  fair  frequency 
in    Hollywood.      Betty    Bronson    won    "Peter    Pan." 
Billy  Haines  got  his  "  Brown  of  Harvard."     Ronald 
Colman  had  "  The  Dark  Angel."    But  such  a  break  is 
luck,  and  little  else. 

But  three  breaks,  one  after  the  other,  three  roles 
in  important  productions,  all  very  difficult,  each 
different  from  the  other,  that  is  not  luck.      That 
is  acting  ability. 

Not  only  has  Janet  Gaynor  won  these  three 
roles  in  a  single  year — but  she  had  won  them  in 
her  second  year  in  pictures.  She  didn't  even 
attempt  to  break  into  movies  until  December, 
1924. 

That  was  shortly  after  her  graduation  from 
the  Polytechnic  High  School  of  San  Francisco. 
Janet's  stepfather  was  called  to  Hollywood  on 
business.  The  family  decided  to  settle  there. 
It  was  suggested  that  it  would  be  nice  if  Janet 
were  to  get  into  pictures.     So  she  did  get  in. 

I  don't  know,  after  having  spent  nearly  a 
whole  day  with  her,  why  she  did  get  in.     She 
isn't  beautiful.     She  isn't  talkative.     There  is 
none  of  that  swift  flash  of  personality  about  her 
you  get  about  a  dozen  girls  playing  bits  in  the 
studios.      She's    a    darling    kid.      Absolutely. 
Nice  as  a  glass  of  milk.     But  the  fact 
remains  that  Janet,  without  influence  or 
backing,  went  in  among  the  beauti- 
ful   girls    storming    Hollywood    and 
came  out  triumphant.    She  got  extra 
work    and    within   six    months    she 
was  playing  leads.    They  were  only 

[  CONTINUED  ON  PAGE  1 1 7  ] 


/ 


Janet  Gaynor  has  won  three  big  roles  in  a  single  year 


6S 


OVIE  "Bits"  to  Grand 

Mary  Lewis  couldn't  make  good  in  the 

pictures,  so  she  had  to  become  a  grand' 

opera  star 

By  Alfred  A.  Cohn 


MARY  LEWIS  wasn't  exactly  kicked  out  of  motion  pictures 
into  grand  opera  fame.  She  might  still  be  cavorting  before 
the  unresponsive  camera  at  the  Christie  studio  in  Hollywood 
lor  S75  per  week. 

She  might  even  have  progressed  to  a  salary  twice  as  much  as  that 
princely  sum. 

But,  strangely  enough,  JIary  Lewis  was  not  ambitious  to  be  a  screen 
star,  which  accentuates  her  unusualness. 

Iklar\'  Lewis,  with  still  a  long  way  to  go  before  she  reaches  the  mature 
age  of  thirty,  is  the  cinema's  first  human  contribution  to  grand  opera 
on  record. 

And  if  the  name  is  unfamiliar  to  you,  it  might  be  elucidated  that 
Mary  Lewis  shared  honors  with  JIarion  Talley  as  twin  discoveries  of 
the  last  season  at  the  Metropolitan  Opera. 

That  is  an  identification  that  would  be  honored  anywhere  that  lovers 
of  music  are  to  be  found. 

Sbc  years  ago  Mary  went  to  work  for  the  Christie  brothers  at  S60  a 
week. 

She  had  been  on  the  stage  before  that,  singing  in  a  revue  show  which 
had  been  playing  in  Los  Angeles. 

One  of  the  girls  at  the  Christie  studio  had  brought  her  to  the  lot  one 
day  and  introduced  her  to  W,  who,  dazzled  by  Mary's  dimples  and 


This  is  NOT  from  an  opera.    It  shows  Mary  Lewis  and  Eddie  Barry 

in  "The  Ugly  Duckling,"  a  Christie  comedy.     Left  is  Mary  as  a 

Christie  Bathing  Girl,  1920  edition 


6i 


Opera  Star 


buoyant  personality,  told  her  that  any  time  she 
wanted  to  quit  the  stage  he  would  give  her  a  job 
— that  is,  if  a  salary  of  about  S60  a  week  would 
interest  her. 

The  show  went  out  on  the  road  and  Mary, 
tiring  of  one-night  stands,  wired  from  Ogden, 
Utah,  that  she  was  ready  to  become  a  motion 
picture  star. 

The  newspapers  have  referred  to  Miss  Lewis  as 
a  former  bathing  girl,  but  that  is  not  an  exact 
statement. 

Mary  did  occasionally  appear — and  to  excel- 
lent advantage — in  a  one-piece  garment.  But  she 
actually  played  parts — even  leads  opposite  such 
well  known  young  gentlemen  as  Neal  Burns  and 
Bobby  Vernon. 

Eventually  her  worth  was  recognized  and  her 
salary  gradually  climbed,  until  it  reached  §75  a 
week. 

But  all  this  time  Mary  was  busy  keeping  up  her 
singing. 

She  started  it  back  in  Arkansas  where  she  was 
born  about  25  years  ago — maybe  less.  She  had 
always  wanted  to  be  an  operatic  star,  but  very 
few  of  her  friends  knew  of  her  ambition.  One 
day  she  told  Al  Christie  that  she  was  going  to 
New  York. 

Slie  was  sure  that  she  would  never  be  a  great 
film  star  anyhow. 

"  I  can  always  get  a  job  in  the  chorus,"  she  re- 
marked. 

And  so  she  was  on  her  way  to  our  capital  of  the 
Fine  Arts. 

M.\RY  landed  in  New  York,  like  the  boy  in 
any  Horatio  Alger  story,  without  a  friend 
in  the  great,  lonely  city. 

She  got  a  job  in  the  Greenwich  Village  Follies 
and  started  rehearsing  with  the  chorus  of  that 
company. 

When  the  show  opened  Mary  was  singing  the 
principal  songs. 

A  year  later  she  was  prima  donna — or  whatever 
they  call  the  chief  feminine  vocalist  in  the  Zieg- 
feld  Follies. 

She  became  a  Broadway  favorite  and  then 
sudderdy,  after  two  seasons,  disappeared  from 
the  white  lights. 

The  average  theatergoer  thought  that  she  had 
probably  twinkled  out,  like  many  another  promis- 
ing star.    But — 

A  year  later  cable  news  dispatches  from  Vienna 
told  of  the  sensational  success  of  a  young  Amer- 
ican, Mary  Lewis,  who  made  her  operatic  debut 
as  Marguerite  in  "  Faust." 

Then  after  a  w-hile  came  the  news  she  was  pla)'- 
ing  the  title  role  in  Lehar's  revival  of  "The 
Merry  Widow"  in  Paris. 

And  a  little  later  the  hearts  of  her  friends  were 
warmed  by  the  announcement  that  she  was 
coming  home. 

The  writer  was  one  of  the  large  number  of 
Hollywooders  who  went  "back"  to  see  Mary 
after  her  first  concert  with  the  Los  Angeles  Phil- 
harmonic Symphony  Orchestra,  at  which  she  was 
given  a  wonderful  ovation. 

It  was  the  same  Mary  without  a  trace  of  prima 
donna  affectation,  temperament  or  upstagencss. 
She  stood  surrounded  by  floral  tributes  from 
Hollywood  and  smiled  happily. 

She  didn't  cry,  or  say  she  was  thrilled  to  death 
or  any  of  the  things  they  usually  say  when  the 
local  girl  comes  back  a  heroine.  She  just  smiled 
and  said: 

"  Gosh,  it's  great  to  see  the  old  gang  again." 


Al  Christie  welcomes  Mary  Lewis,  opera  star,  back  to  the 

Christie  Studios,  where  she  at  one  time  appeared  before  the 

camera 

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Donald 

Ogden  Stew^art's 

GUIDE  to 


..erfect  Behavior 

Continuing  the  Famous  Humorist's  Confidential  Tips 
on  Motion  Picture  Technique — or  V^hat  Have  Tou 


Is  this  the  synopsis  of  the  preceding  chapters? 
Mr.  Stewart  says  it  is 

LEW  CODY  and  Norman  KerPi',  two  ambitious  boys, 
decide  to  give  up  stamp  collecting  and  go  to  Holly- 
wood to  try  their  luck  at  the  new  discovery  called 
"moving  pictures."  They  keep  only  a  few  stamps  for 
their  own  personal  use  and  set  out.  Three  weeks  later  they 
arrive  in  HoUx'wood,  exhausted  after  their  struggle  with  the 
elements.  The  elements  don't  feel  any  too  good  themselves, 
so  all  start  out  together  to  get  something  to  drink.  There  is 
nothing  to  drink  except  beer,  gin,  brandy,  Cointreau  and  a 
Mexican  drink  called  Haig  and  Haig,  so  about  midnight  they 
send  Xorman  out  to  get  a  taxi. 

"Where  can  I  get  a  taxi?"  he  asks  a  passing  stranger. 
"I'm  just  a  passing  stranger,"  is  the  reply,  and  he  soon 
disappears  from  sight.     Xorman  is  discouraged,  but  decides, 
however,  to  try  just  once  more. 

66  , 


"Where  can  I  get  a  taxi?"  he  asks  the  next  stranger  he  meets. 

The  stranger  laughs. 

"There  aint  any  taxis,"  he  replies.  "This  is  just  a  one  horse 
town." 

Norman  despairs,  but  decides  to  risk  all. 

"What  is  the  horse's  name?"  he  asks. 

"Ethel,"  replies  the  stranger. 

Norman  returns  to  the  cafe  and  asks  Lew  if  he  knows  any 
horses  named  Ethel.  Lew  consults  his  address  book  and 
shakes  his  head.  They  are  both  discouraged  at  not  finding 
Hollywood  the  magic  dream  city  they  had  hoped  and  both 
think  of  suicide.  Their  depression  spreads  and  everybody 
in  the  lunch  room  thinks  of  suicide.  Lew  and  NorAan  decide 
that  maybe  things  will  be  brighter  in  the  morning  and  they 
start  out  to  get  some  sleep.  Lew  has  the  name  of  a  hotel 
called  the  .Ambassador,  so  they  go  to  a  small  boarding  house 
and  take  a  room. 

They  fall  asleep  instantly. 


These  begin  a  series  of  "discus- 
sions''  as  to  what  particular  actor 
or  actress  would  be  best  available 
for  the  part.  These  "discussions" 
generally  take  place  in  a  very 
friendly  and  congenial  atmos- 
phere 


in  Hollywood 


About  two  o'clock  they  are  awakened  by  the  landlady,  who 
wants  to  know  if  either  of  them  is  named  Lockhart.  They 
reply  ''\o"  and  go  back  to  sleep.  An  hour  later  they  are 
once  more  awakened  and  the  landlady  says  that  the  name 
wasn't  Lockhart,  it  was  Leonard.  They  say  "all  right"  and 
go  back  to  sleep.  Half  an  hour  after  that  she  wakes  them  up 
again  to  tell  them  that  the  name  wasn't  either.  Lockhart  or 
Leonard,  it  was  Stevens.  The  landlady  is  hit  over  the  head 
with  a  chair  and,  w*hen  she  comes  to,  Lew  and  Norman  have 
disappeared.  She  cannot  remember  who  she  is.  Her  mind  has 
become  a  blank,  so  she  decides  to  write  scenarios.  She  soon 
develops  into  one  of  the  leading  scenario  writers  in  Holly- 
wood, and  becomes  ambitious  to  learn  to  read  and  write.  This 
leads  to  spelling,  and  in  her  desire  to  find  samples  of  correctly 
spelled  words  she  comes  across  the  plays  of  Shakespeare. 
Several  of  the  plots  of  these  plays  resemble  her  own  scenario 
plots  very  closely  and  the  thought  suddenly  occurs  to  her  that 
she  is  Shakespeare.  The  more  she  thinks  about  the  subject, 
the  more  certain  she  becomes  of  her  real  identity.  Finally 
she  decides  that  the  time  has  come  for  her  to  reveal  her  great 
secret  to  the  w-orld  and,  at  a  meeting  of  scenario  writers, 
stands  up  and  tells  them  who  she  really  is.  Consternation 
reigns  among  the  other  scenario  writers,  each  one  of  them  was 
just  on  the  point  of  announcing  the  very  same  fact  about 


him-  or  herself  and  a  bitter  argument  ensues.  In  the  con- 
fusion the  former  landlady  is  once  more  hit  over  the  head  with 
a  chair  and,  when  she  again  becomes  conscious,  it  is  discovered 
that  a  miracle  has  been  performed  and  that  the  second  blow 
has  restored  to  her  all  her  mental  faculties,  so  she  gives  up 
writing  scenarios  and  lives  happily  ever  after. 

Meanwhile  Lew  and  Norman  have  gone  out  to  look  for 
work  and  on  their  way  they  pass  a  drug  store  which  has  for 
sale  a  copy  of  Photoplay,  containing  a  series  of  articles  b\- 
Donald  Ogden  Stewart,  entitled  "Perfect  Behavior  in  Holly- 
wood." They  sit  down  and  start  to  read  Chapter  VH  and  as 
they  read  they  become  very,  very  depressed  and  the\'  both 
begin  once  more  to  think  about  suicide. 

Now  go  on  with  the  story. 

CHAPTER  VII 

Preparing  to  Shoot 

Last  month  we  discussed  the  preparation  of  a  "rough"  con- 
tinuity. This  month  we  shall  consider  that  all  the  preliminary 
work  has  been  fim'shed  and  that  the  final  continuity  is  in  the 
hands  of  an  expert  writer  whose  duty  it  is  to  smooth  away 
all  the  rough  edges  and  add  those  little  finishing  touches  which 
only  a  genius  can.     In  the  twelve         [  coNTraxjED  on  page  93  ) 

67 


he  Greatest  Story 


Cecil   De  Mille   breaks, 
away   from   all   screen 
traditions  in  picturing  the 
Life  of  Christ 


r 


T  is  such  a  tremendous  stoni-  that,  up  until  now,  no  one  has 
dared  attempt  it. 

Other  producers  longingly  wished  to  do  it,  but  put  it 
side. 

They  feared  religious  prejudice. 

They  were  afraid  that  some  unwitting  irreverence  would 
bring  down  a  storm  of  protest  upon  their  heads. 

They  were  afraid  that  the  screen  was  not  big  enough  or 
fine  enough  or  clean  enough  for  the  figure  of  Jesus  of 
Nazareth. 

But  now  Cecil  B.  De  Ulille  has  plunged  into  it — 
the  story  of  Christ,  the  King  of  Kings. 
Slowly,  the  great  spectacle  is  taking  shape. 
.\nd  Hollywood  watches  De  ilille  with 
mingled  emotions. 

There  are,  of  course,  the  usual  jokes 
which  aren't  intended  to  be  irrev- 
erent.    .\nd   there  are  tales  of 
the  strange,  religious  atmos- 
phere at  the  studio  and  on 
location. 
For    instance:    the    com- 
pany begins  work  every 
morning   by   singing 
"Onward,  Christian 
Soldiers."    Well,   if 
other    companies 
work   to    the  broken 
rhythm  of   George 
Gershwin,    why   not 
the    ringing    strains 
of  .Arthur  Sullivan? 
.\nd  they  say  that 
De   Mille   has   or- 
dered his  players  and 
the   workers   on    the 
sets  to  read  the  Bible 
during  their  spare  mo- 
ments. 
But  they  are  "e.Ktras" 
and  pkyers  of  small  bits 
who  read  theBible  prayer- 
fully   and   gratefully,   be- 
cause the  vast  mob  scenes 
of  the  spectacle  have  saved 


"Suffer  little  children  to  come 

unto  Me,  and  forbid  them  not :  for 

of  such  is  the  kingdom  of  Heaven." 

From  the  Gospel,  according  to  Luke ; 

chapter    18,    verse    16.       A    poignant 

moment  in  the  stor>'  of  "The  King  of 

Kings,"    enacted    by    H.    B.    Warner 


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Andrew 

ployed  by 

David  Imboden 


PhiHp 

pkjyed  by 

Charles  Belcher 


James  the  Less 

played  by 
Charles  Requa 


in  History 


a  lot  of  poor  actors 
and  actresses  from  a 
hard  winter. 

In  order  to  keep  in 
the  spirit  of  the  story, 
H.  B.  Warner,  who 
plays  the  Christ ,  occu- 
pies a  dressing-room 
far  away  from  the 
rest  of  the  company. 
He  keeps  aloof  and 
secluded  from  the 
other  members  of  the 
cast. 

As  for  Mr.  De 
Mille,  he  is  banking 
bis  personal  fortune 
and  his  professional 
reputation  on  this 
picture.  "The  Ten 
Commandments"  was 
produced  on  some 
one's  else  checking 
account.  "The  King 
of  Kings"  is  De  Mille's 
own  affair. 

De  Mille  wants  to 
present  this  story  of 
Christ,  notasadrama, 
but  as  a  pure  analysis 
of  shining  idealism. 
He  has  carefully  elim- 
inated some  of  the 
miracles — the  loaves 
and  fishes,  for  instance 
— as  being  "too  phys- 
ical." And  in  the 
scourging  of  the 

money-changers  in  the  Temple,  there  is  no  actual,  physical 
scourging. 

And  in  the  use  of  animals  in  his  scenes,  he  has  worked  out 
some  effective  symbols.  The  Virgin  Mary  is  surrounded  by 
white  doves  to  symbolize  her  purity  and  innocence.  Mary 
Magdalene  appears  first  with  the  leopard  and  then  with  the 
donkey.  The  leopard  indicates  her  pride;  the  donkey,  her 
humility.  The  humble  people  are  pictured  with  oxen  and 
other  beasts  of  burden.  The  self-satisfied  Judeans  are  repre- 
sented with  camels. 

In  order  to  avoid  the  charge  of  "interpreting"  the  story  to 
suit  himself,  only  Biblical  quotations  will  be  placed  in  the 
mouth  of  the  Christ.  And  these  excerpts  wiU  follow  the  King 
James  version  of  the  Bible,  even  to  punctuation  marks. 

While  there  will  probably  be  episodes  in  the  early  life  of 
Christ,  De  Mille  will  devote  most  of  the  picture  to  the  events 


Judas 
the  Traitor 
played  by 
Joseph  Schildkraut 


It  is  the  human  story  of  the  Fisherman  on  the  Sea  of 
Galilee — the  carpenter's  son — that  De  Mille  wants  to  pre- 
sent to  screen  audiences,  in  all  its  radiant  idealism  and  in 
all  its  bitter  tragedy 


of  the  last  si.x  months 
of  the  life  of  the  Re- 
deemer. At  least,  De 
Mille  is  concentrat- 
ing, for  the  most  part, 
on  the  tragically 
splendid  climax  of 
Christ's  life. 

De  Mille  has  sur- 
rounded himself  with 
a  group  of  actors  best 
suited,  facially,  to 
portray  the  Biblical 
roles  in  this  much 
publicized  special. 

Joseph  Schildkraut 
will  be  seen  as  Judas 
— the  Judas  who  sold 
the  Messiah  for  thirty 
pieces  of  silver.  It  is 
a  role  of  tremendous 
opportunities. 

Other  Biblical  roles 
will  be  taken  by 
Ernest  Torrence, 
Joseph  Striker, 
Robert  Edeson, 
Tames  Neill,  Sidney 
b'Albrook,  Robert 
Ellsworth,  David 
Imboden,  Charles  Belcher,  Charles  Requa,  John  Prince,  Clay- 
ton Packard,  and  Mickey  Moore. 

Jacqueline  Logan  has  been  cast  as  Mary  Magdaleiw — the 
glamorous  role  of  the  famous  siren  who  repents.  Lucio  Flamma 
will  be  seen  as  one  of  her  lovers. 

And  much  interest  has  been  aroused  by  De  Mille's  selection 
of  Dorothy  Cumming  to  play  Mary  Ihe  Mother,  and  Muriel 
McCormick  as  a  little  blind  girl. 

De  Mille  has  come  some  distance  since  that  day.  only  a 
few  years  ago,  w'hen  one  "daring"  theatrical  producer  de- 
picted Christ's  presence  bv  means  of  a  svmbol  —  a  rav  of 
light. 

Meanwhile,  no  one  knows  how  far  De  Mille  has  succeeded  in 
his  imposing  purpose. 

So  Hollywood  watches  with  great  interest  —  and  not  a 
little  awe. 

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Proving     that     none     are     so     blind 


Illustrated  by 
Carl  Van  Buskirk 


By 

Michael  Dean 


JOAN  RAMSEY 
sat   in   one   of   the 
boxes  overlooking 
the  great  ballroom  in  Jason 
Wellington's    London    house. 
The  occasion  being  the  annual  charity 
concert,  the  magnificent  old  room,  packed 
to  capacity,  offered  a  scene  long  to  be  re- 
membered. 

Beneath  her  eyes  moved  an  ever  chang- 
ing kaleidoscope  of  life  and  color.  The 
vari-hued  gowns  of  the  women,  the  somber  black  and  white 
evening  dress  of  some  of  the  men,  the  gold  lace  of  the  uniforms, 
against  the  black  and  gold  hangings — all  reflected  in  the  many 
mirrors  lining  the  walls  by  the  light  from  hundreds  of  candles  on 
the  huge  chandeliers.  It  was  like  a  vivid  picture  in  color, 
thrown  across  a  silver  screen. 

In  her  gown  of  burnished  gold,  Joan  fitted  perfectly  into  the 
color  scheme,  but  her  usually  pale  face  was  dead  white  under 
the  copper  hair,  and  the  hazel  eyes  were  dark,  fathomless  pools. 

Her  eyes  constantly  watched  the  door  as  she  listened  to  the 
running  fire  of  conversation  her  companion  kept  up.  And  she 
was  deeply  thankful  that  he  seemed  not  to  notice  her  unusual 
silence. 

She  wondered  what  time  the  Wellington  party  would  arrive 
with  the  latest  "Lion  of  the  Hour."  Jason  Wellington,  world 
famous  impresario,  was  constantly  presenting  new  lions.  But 
why  this  man  of  all  others?    She  shivered  slightly. 

"Cold?"  her  companion  questioned. 

"No,  hardly."  She  managed  to  laugh  carelessly.  "A  rabbit 
ran  over  my  grave,  I  guess." 

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"You   Americans   are   ever 
droll! "  the  lazy,  drawling  voice 
continued;  then  after  a  little  pause;  "This  musician, 
.■Vlden.  who  is  playing  tonight — is  an  American.    He 
hails  from  somewhere   in  your   South;  ever  meet 
him?" 

Again  she  laughed.  "  My  dear  Mr.  Carlton,"  she  said,  a 
petulant  note  creeping  into  her  voice,  "  the  South  covers  quite  a 
large  area  in  America.  And,  as  I  have  not  lived  there  for  nearly 
twenty  years,  there  is  not  the  slightest  reason  why  I  should  have 
met  Mr.  ,Alden." 

"Oh,  absolutely  none,"  he  hastened  to  answer,  surprised  at 
her  sudden  iU  humor.     What  was  wrong  with  her  tonight? 

"  Of  course,  I  have  heard  of  him,"  she  added.  "  Heard  of  his 
rise  to  fame — who  has  not? "  She  hesitated  for  the  fraction  of  a 
second,  then  continued  slowly:  "But  I  did  not  know  that  he 
was  blind  until  tonight.  My  husband  is  attending  the  dinner 
Mr.  Wellington  is  giving  for  him." 

"Yes,"  Carlton  returned,  "very  sad  case.  Man  with  his 
talent  struck  blind.    Well,  the  war  played  havoc  with  so  many 


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see 


of  the  great.  Plucky  chap,  too,  they  tell  me.  Hard  to  believe 
him  blind.  Does  almost  everything  for  himself.  He  certainly 
has  the  public  sympathy — I  never  saw  such  a  crush  at  one  of 
old  Jason's  concerts  before,  eh,  what?" 

"It  is  a  wonderful  sight,  really,"  she  told  him.    "I " 

A  sudden  commotion  near  the  door  interrupted  her.  The 
buzz  of  conversation  dying  out  as  the  crowd  stirred,  trying  to 
catch  sight  of  the  blind  violinist  who  was  arriving  with  Jason 
Wellington. 

Joan  did  not  have  to  look — why  bother?  She  knew  what  she 
would  see — a  tall,  fair  man  with  a  too-perfect  face — dark, 
visioning  eyes.  .  .  .  Ah,  but  those  eyes  could  not  see!  They 
would  never  see  again,  Carlton  had  said — therefore,  they  could 
not  sec  her.  .  .  .  Something  like  a  sigh  of  relief  escaped  her  at 
the  thought. 

With  a  vague,  terrorized  resentment,  she  sat  unmoving  as 
Wellington's  party  made  its  way  across  the  room.  She  did 
not  feel  as  if  she  coiJd  ever  move  again.  She  had  been  so 
happy — so  secure — and  now,  Peter  after  all  these  years. 
Yes,  it  was  Peter;  little  changed  by  time,  as  a  parting  of  the 
crowd  revealed  his  tall  figure. 

How  vividly  the  sight  of  him  recalled  those  far-away 
days  in  America.  Days  when  he  had  been  an  unknown 
violinist  and  she  .  .  .  She  let  the  thought  die  unfinished — 
it  was  too  terrible! 

Oh,  how  she  hated  to  think  of  that  time!  Of  her 
anguish  on  receiving  his  letter,  telling  her  that  he  was  leav- 
ing her — that  he  had  the  chance  to  make  a  name  for  him- 
self and  that  she  would  be  a  drag  on  him — would  hold  him 
back.  .After  all  she  had  done  for  him — sacrificed  for  him. 
The  years  of  struggling  to  forget — to  put  him  out  of  her 
life.  Then  the  war — and  the  chance  to  forget  by  work — 
hard  work,  nursing  in  a  hospital  in  France.     Later  her 


marriage  to  Allen  Ramsey — and  now,  this  envied  life  as  the  wife 
of  one  of  the  greatest  surgeons  of  the  day. 

Was  it  all  to  be  swept  away — love — respect — position — by 
that  one  mistake  of  her  youth? 

Again  the  thought  of  his  blindness  came  to  her.  If  he  could 
not  see  her — recognize  her — wh)'  need  she  be  so  terrified?  Her 
name,  Mrs.  Ramsey — would  mean  nothing  to  him,  even  if  she 
should  be  forced  to  meet  him.  But  why  had  he  come  back  into 
her  life  at  all?    She  knew  something  terrible  would  come  of  it! 

Her  husband  joined  them — giving  her  a  keen  glance. 

"What's  wrong,  Joan?"  he  questioned.    "Tired,  dear?" 

"No,  indeed,"  she  assured  him  hurriedly.  "Just  a  little  over- 
come at  the  crowd.    It  is  certainly  a  wonderful  sight." 

Carlton  left  them,  and  .\llen  slipped  into  his  vacant  chair. 

"Yes,"  he  agreed,  "these  charity  concerts  bring  out  many 


Once  again  they  played  the  Liebesfreud — Love's  Joy.   .   .   .  How  many,  many 

times  she  had  played  it  in  the  old  days.   .   .   .  What  an  utter,  ghastly  joke  the 

whole  thing  was.     Would  she  ever  feel  safe  again  ?     It  was  hard — hard 

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"If  the  operation  is  suc- 
cessful?" he  echoed 
vaguely.  "But  it  can  not 
be.  I  shall  always  be 
blind.  And  none  are  so 
blind  as  those  who  will 
not  see  —  "  His  voice 
trailed  off  again  into 
silence 


interesting  people — noted  people.  This  blind  violinist  seems  to 
have  drawn  the  Uirgest  crowd  ever.  Fine  looking  man — tragic 
case.  By  the  wa\-,  \\'ellington  wants  me  to  have  a  look  at  him 
the  iirst  of  the  week.  Mean  a  wonderful  thing  for  me — for  the 
w-orld — if  I  could  do  something  for  him.     Wouldn't  it?" 

The  terror  that  she  was  holding  at  bay  by  will-power  was 
flooding  her  again,  and  she  tried  desperately  to  keep  it  out  of  her 
voice  as  she  answered  his  question. 

"Yes,  .\llen,"  she  said,  very  low,  "it  would  be  wonderful! 
But  Mr.  Carlton  said  ..." 

A  sudden  hush  fell  over  the  room  as  a  man  took  his  place  at 
the  grand  piano. 

Then,  Peter  stepped  out  on  the  stage. 

Raising  his  \'ioiin — tucking  it  under  his  chin  with  the  little 
caressing  motion  she  remembered  so  well — he  drew  the  bow 
across  the  strings. 

To  the  tense  woman,  it  seemed  almost  as  though  he  had 
drawn  it  across  the  strings  of  her  heart.  .  .  . 

And  then  came  music!  Wonderful  music!  Music  that 
soared  through  the  huge  room,  rising  in  mounting  crescendo — a 
glorious  paean  of  triumph — then,  diminishing  slowlj' — softer, 
ever  softer,  until  it  became  little  more  than  a  whisper — Great 
Music! 

Joan  felt  that  her  heart  must  surely  burst.  Why  had  he 
chosen  the  Liebesfreud?  It  was  almost  uncanny!  Almost  as  if 
he  must  know  that  she  was  there — and,  in  knowing,  meant  to 
taunt  her. 

She  closed  her  eyes;  her  mind  drifting  back  to  the  first  time 
she  had  heard  him  play  it.  They  had  been  sitting  in  the  purple 
dusk;  Peter  playing  the  beautiful  old  melody.  Suddenly,  lay- 
ing down  the  violin,  he  had  crossed  to  her  side,  and,  dropping  on 
the  floor  at  her  feet,  had  lifted  his  face  to  hers. 

"Joan!"  He  had  whispered  her  name  as  if  it  were  a  prayer. 
"You  know  that  I  love  you — that  you  are  everything  to  me. 
Tell  me  that  you  will  not  leave  me — ever;  that  you  love  me." 

"  I  do  love  you,"  she  had  told  him,  glorying  in  the  fact  that 
even  as  she  loved,  so  was  she  loved  in  return. 

He  had  taken  her  in  his  arms — she  could  feel  them  around  her 
now.  .  .  .  Oh,  why  didn't  he  stop?  She  would  scream — she 
couldn't  stand  it,  she  knew.     She  would  .  .  . 

Suddenly  she  became  conscious  of  .^lien's  voice;  it  seemed  to 
come  from  a  great  distance. 

Desperately,  she  drew  her  dazed  thoughts  back;  fighting  to 
catch  hold  of  herself.  .  .  . 

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"Joan,  dearest,  what  is  the  matter?"  he  was  saying.  "You 
are  so  white;  do  you  feel  sick?" 

She  managed  to  smile  at  him. 

"Don't  worry,  .-Mien,"  she  said,  trying  to  steady  her  voice. 
"There  is  nothing  wrong — only  the  heat  in  here  is  rather 
terrible,  you  know." 

Gently,  he  smiled  his  relief. 

"Well,  if  that  is  all,  we  can  very  soon  remedy  it.  Come  on 
out  on  the  balcony,  and  you  can  still  hear  the  music,  even  if  you 
can't  see  the  musician." 

Thankfully,  she  permitted  him  to  lead  her  away.  .Anything 
to  get  away  from  the  sight  of  that  tall,  straight  figure.  Maybe 
it  would  not  be  so  terrible  when  she  could  not  see  him. 

As  she  followed  .^llen,  she  found  herself  comparing  him,  for 
the  first  time,  with  Peter. 

He  was  a  tall,  spare  man,  well  past  his  youth.  His  stern  face 
lighted  by  piercing  gray  eyes  under  hea^fy  black  eyebrows  and 
a  singularly  sweet  smile.  He  had  been  wonderfully  successful; 
giving  up  a  brilliant  career  as  an  eye  specialist  during  the  war  to 
use  his  great  skUl  toward  helping  the  men  blinded  and  torn  in 
battle. 

.•\nd  now,  Peter,  Peter  of  all  people,  was  also  to  be  given 
the  benefit  of  that  skiU. 

They  had  been  so  happy — so  contented. 

Why  had  this  man  come  to  bring  the  awful,  dreaded,  closed 
past  to  life  again? 

"This  better?"  Allen  was  saying  as  he  drew  a  low  wicker 
chair  near  one  of  the  long  windows  opening  into  the  ballroom. 

"Just  right!"  she  smiled  at  him;  then  drawing  his  head  down 
for  a  swift  kiss:  "Oh,  Allen,  what  would  I  do  without  you? 
You  are  always  so  good — so  thoughtful  for  me." 

He  gave  her  a  fond,  tender  look. 

"Jo'an,"  he  said  softly, using  the  familiar  French  pronuncia- 
tion of  her  name,  "if  you  only  knew  how  happy  it  makes  me  to 
hear  you  say  that.  You  are  so  lovely — so  w-onderful — to  care 
for  an  old  ..." 

But  she  stopped  him,  laying  soft  fingers  across  his  mouth. 
Somehow,  this  evening,  she  felt  so  unworthy.  If  she  had  only 
told  him;  had  only  thrown  herself  on  the  mercy  and  under- 
standing of  his  love.  .  .  .  But  would  he  have  understood? 
Would  his  love  have  stood  the  test?  Xo  matter  what  a  man  was 
or  what  he  had  done,  the  mere  fact  of  him  being  a  man  made 
a;iy//;iH;;  all  right.  .  .  .  But  a  woman?  .\h,  that  was  different! 
She  had  been  afraid   to  risk  her         |  continited  on  p.\ce  102  ] 


The  Lark 

of  the  Month 


BESSIE  LOVE  has  her  hair  cut  more  like   a   boy's  than  any 
other  girl  in  Hollywood.    And  Bessie  is  such  a  youthful,  boy- 
ish looking  person,  anyhow,  that  the  combination  got  her  into 
trouble  recently  while  she  was  travelling. 

Waking  up  in  the  middle  of  the  desert  on  a  very  hot  night, 
Bessie  found  that  the  porter  had  forgotten  to  put  any  ice  in  the 
cooler  in  her  drawing  room.  Slipping  on  her  little  striped  flannel 
dressing  gown,  and  her  moccasins,  Bessie  went  through  the  car  to 
the  ladies'  dressing  room  in  search  of  a  drink. 

Just  as  she  started  to  open  the  door,  a  loud  masculine  voice 


hailed  her,  and,  turning,  she  saw  a  big,  burly  brakeman,  who 
shouted: 

"Hey,  son,  you  can't  go  in  there." 

"Oh,  yes,  I  can,"  said  Bessie  sleepily,  and  once  more  started  to 
open  the  door. 

Whereupon  the  brakeman  grabbed  her  arm  and  swung  her 
around,  at  the  same  time  hollering,  "Ain't  you  ashamed,  a  big  boy 
like  you.    I  won't  let  you  go  in  there." 

It  took  Bessie  some  time  to  convince  him  of  her  proper  sex, 
whereupon  it  was  his  turn  to  be  embarrassed. 

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Perfect  for  winter  sports  is  this 
smart  little  suit  shown  by  \'era 
Reynolds,  of  suede  coat,  warmly 
lined  (rifh  cashmere,  and  matching 
cashmere  skirt.  In  lovely  shades 
of  rose-red,  green  and  cocoa  brown, 
sizes  14-30.  S29.50.  The  becom- 
irjg  beret-tam  is  of  suede  cloth  in 
the  same  shades  and  costs  S1.6o. 
State  headsize 


Dress  your  bridge  table  for  the 
holidays  in  the  charming  bridge 
set  sketched  below.  Of  natural 
color  pure  linen,  with  colored 
comers  and  embroidery  in  blue, 
rose,  green,  gold  or  orchid — cloth 
and  four  napkins  cost  only  $2.95 


For  Christmas  house  parties  you  icill  need 
the  enchanting  negligee  displayed  by 
DoHOTHT  Mackaill,  of  chcniUe  velvet, 
luJcuHously  trimmed  with  matching  os- 
trich, in  the  foUaum^g  shades:  Copen  or 
light  blue,  coral,  American  beauty,  orchid 
or  peach.     Sizes  34-44-     SI 3.95 


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Vera  Reyxolds  roots  for  sports 
clothes,  arid  here  shows  one  of  those 
indispensable  little  jersey  suits  suit- 
able  for  all-year-round  weather. 
Made  of  excellent  quality  jersey, 
with  the  smart  cardigan  neckline, 
and  self-vestee,  it  comes  in  Chanel 
red.  navy,  tan,  brick  and  greeii, 
trimmed  with  harmonizing  striped 
bands,     I4-4O.     $10,75 


Bags  of  simulated  reptile  leathers 
are  the  vogue  and  the  envelope  purse 
and  pouch  hag  sketched  below  come 
in  tan,  brown  or  grey.  $2.95.  The 
suede  gloves  come  in  grey  or  tan^ 
sizes  5%  to  7}i.     $2.95 


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The  smart  two-piece  busi- 
ness or  school  frock  shoam 
above  is  of  jersey,  and  has 
three  fashion  points:  the 
sule-clusier  pleats  in  the 
skirt,  the  conti'asting  inserts 
i7i  the  blouse,  and  the  high 
scarf-coUar.  Chanel  red. 
green,  Valencia  blue,  tan  or 
brown,  34-44-  Specially 
priced  at  $9.75 

The  coat  frock  (second  from 
left)  of  exceptionally  slen- 
derizing lines,  is  made  of 
wool  crepe,  one  of  the  smart- 
est of  the  season's  materials. 
Chanel  red,  navy,  green  or 
tan.     14-44-     S25.00 

The  ubiquitous  lizard  has 
invaded  the  field  of  dress 
materiah.  The  frock  at 
center,  above,  uses  lizard 
patterned  velveteens,  of  soft 
quality,  for  the  blouse,  and 
makes  the  box-plealed  skirt 
atid  hand  on  blouse  of  plain 
velveteen.  In  tan  or  brown 
only,  sizes  14-^0,  price 
■$15.00 


The  ivise  woman  icill  pre- 
pare for  Christmas  parties 
with  the  georgette  evening 
frock  at  right,  in  box,  whose 
lovely  soft  lines  are  becom- 
ing to  practically  every  fig- 
ure. In  flame,  orchid, 
flesh,  maize,  green  and 
1  white.    36-44-    $25.00 


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Directly  above  is  a  remarkable 
value  in  a  knitted  sweater  suit 
of  all  wool  yarn,  in  tan.  green, 
red  or  blue,  with  the  sweater 
striped  in  a  harmonizing  shade 
and  plain  skirt.  S4-44-  Only 
■Sd.OOfor  the  suit  complete.  At 
tliis  price  one  could  invest  in 
more  than  one,  to  good  ad- 
vantage 


Second  from  right  above  is  a 
charming  one-piece  frock  of 
flat  a'epe,  ivith  the  new  large 
sleeves,  and  slave  link  belt 
across  the  front.  The  skirt  is 
pleated  at  the  sides.  Soft 
green,  tan,  new  blue  and  navy. 
16-4^.  Very  modestly  priced 
at  SI  1.95 


At  left  is  an  adorable  dance 
frock,  of  ruffled  taffeta,  with  the 
fitted  bodice  and  full  skirt  so 
dear  to  the  slim  young  thing's 
heart.  Orchid,  maize,  flesh 
and  green,  sizes  14-20.  Only 
$15.75 


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Gilbert  when  he  demonstrates 
the  technique  of  a  kiss  to 
Greta  Garbo  in  "Flesh  and  the 
Devil.'''  Guess  what  role  Marc 
MacDermott  plays.  Her  hus- 
band? Right  the  first  time. 
Draw  your  own  moral 


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and  Vanishing  Creams^  which  .^ueen  Marie 
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Pond's  Creams  are  also  highly  praised  by 

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Mrs.  Nicholas  Longworth 

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No  ROYAL  GUEST  who  has  ever  visited 
America  has  been  so  widely  acclaimed 
for  her  beauty  as  Queen  Marie.  Youth  is 
hers— and  great  vitality,  in  spite  of  years 
crowded  with  strenuous  activity.  She  has  a 
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lovely  natural  color!  A  skin  which  speaks 
for  itself  of  the  wise  care  Her  Majesty  has 
always  given  it. 

Over  two  years  ago,  Her  Majesty,  writing 
from  Bucharest,  was  pleased  to  permit  the 
Pond's  Extract  Company  to  quote  her 
words  expressing  her  faith  in  the  efficacy 
of  Pond's  Two  Creams. 

A  subsequent  letter,  written  in  February 
1925,  says:  "Her  Majesty  wishes  me  to  re- 
peat that  as  to  Pond's  Cream,  it  gives  her 
daily  greater  satisfaction." 


If  you  don't  already  know  and  depend  upon 
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Send  in  the  coupon  today.  The  Queen  of 
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N  spite  of  her  famous  name,  Dolores  Costello  was  once  a  chorus 
girl,  an  "extra"  looking  for  work,  a  player  of  "bits."  Then  John 
Barrymore  saw  her  and  recognized  her  potential  greatness.  And 
now  comes  the  trace  of  a  romantic  plot:  Barrymore  and  his  wife, 
Michael  Strange,  are  enjoying  one  of  those  "friendly  separa- 
tions." They  say  that  John's  admiration  for  the  frail  and  aloof  _ 
Dolores  is  tinged  with  a  more  romantic  feeling.  So  check  up 
another  victory  for  the  screen  in  its  controversy  with  the  stage! 


Leadership 

"All  Curtiss  Candies  are  good  candies. 
The  same  wonderful  quality  which 
has  earned  for  Baby  Ruthnational 
popularity  and  undisputed  domi- 
nance in  its  field,  will  be  found  in  our 
other  popular  sellers  —  Peter  Pan, 
Milk  Nut  Loaf,  Ostrich  Egg  and 
Cocoanut  Grove. 

They  are  all  pure  and  wholesome  for 

they  are  made  of  fresh  milk,  pure 

sugar,  crisp  nuts  and  rich  chocolate." 

Otto  y.  Schmring, 

President. 

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^hen  the  tree  is 
trimmed  for  the  great  day — ^hen  the 
peace  and  good  cheer  of 
Christmas  are  almost  here 

— have  a  Camel! 


Camels  represent  the  utmost  in  cigarette  quality.  The  choicest  of 
Turkish  and  Domestic  tobaccos  are  blended  into  Camels  by  master 
blenders  and  the  finest  of  French  cigarette  paper  is  made  especially 
for  them.  No  other  cigarette  is  like  Camels.  They  are  the  over* 
whelming  choice  of  experienced  smokers. 


When  the  stockings  are 
hung  by  the  mantel.  And 
the  children's  tree  is  ablaze 
with  the  gifts  and  toys  for 
tomorrow's  glad  awakening. 
When  joyously  tired  at 
midnight  you  settle  down 
by  the  languishing  fire  — 
have  a  Camel! 

For  to  those  who  think  of 
others,  there  is  no  other 
gift  like  Camels.  Camel  en- 
joyment enriches  every  busy 
day,  increases  the  gladness 
in  giving,  makes  life's  antic- 
ipations brighter.  Before 
Camel,  no  cigarette  ever 
was  so  good.  Camels  are 
made  of  such  choice  tobac- 
cos that  they  never  tire  the 
taste  or  leave  a  cigaretty 
after-taste. 

So  on  this  Christmas  Eve, 
when  your  work  for  others 
is  done  —  when  you're  too 
glad  for  sleep  with  thoughts 
of  tomorrow's  happiness  — 
have  then  the  mellowest — 

Hare  a  Camel! 


Remember  your  few 
closest  friends  with  a 
supply  of  Camels  for 
Christmas  Day  and  the 
days  to  come.  Mail  or 
send  your  Camel  cartons 
early,  so  that  they  will 
be    delivered    in    ample 

time. 

R.  J.  Reynolds  Tobacco 

Company 

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nursery  rhyme.  I  am  Mother  Goose's  young- 
est son.  But,  Miss  Changeable,  I  wouldn't  get 
your  goat  for  anything.  May  McAvoy  has 
blue  eyes  and  brown  hair.  She  is  four  feet, 
eleven  inches  small  and  weighs  94  pounds. 
Born  in  New  York  City  in  1901.  Florence 
Vidor  has  brown  hair  and  eyes  to  match  her 
hair.  She  was  born  in  Houston,  Texas,  in  1895. 
Five  feet,  four  inches  tall  and  weighs  120 
pounds.  Norma  Shearer  is  a  Canadian,  native 
of  Montreal.  She  has  blue  eyes  and  light 
brown  hair.  Weighs  112  pounds  and  was  born 
Aug.  10,  1904.  Adolphe  Menjou  has  dark  blue 
eyes  and  brown  hair.  He  is  five  feet,  ten  and 
one-half  inches  tall  and  weighs  155  pounds 
Born  in  Pittsburgh,  Feb.  18,  1891.  Question 
Box  is  right! 

G.  D.  G.,  Chatt.-vnooga,  Tenn.— The 
critics  don't  often  intentionally  knock  one  star. 
However,  if  they  feel  that  a  star  is  not  doing 
the  best  work  he  can,  the  critics  sometimes 
keep  at  him.  Honestly,  most  critics  would 
rather  write  a  boost  than  a  knock.  Norma 
Shearer  is  not  married.  Gloria  Swanson's 
married  name  is  Marquise  de  la  Falaise  de  la 
Coudraye.  She  was  born  March  27,  1898. 
Reginald  Denny's  next  picture  mil  be  "The 
Cheerful  Fraud"  and  Dick  Barthelmess'  new- 
est will  be  "The  Patent  Leather  Kid." 

Cherie,  Chicago. — "  Cherie,  cheri  je 
t'aime!"  Isn't  that  the  way  the  song  goes? 
Address  Agnes  Ayres  at  the  Hal  Roach  Studios, 
Culver  City,  Calif.  Miss  Ayres  was  bom  in 
1898.  Write  to  United  Artists,  729  Seventh 
Ave.,  New  York,  for  a  photograph  of  Rudolph 
Valentino. 

J.  E.  F.,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. — You're  a  hound 
for  statistics.  Clara  Bow  is  five  feet,  three  and 
one-half  inches  tall  and  weighs  120  pounds. 
Bom  July  29,  1905.  Dorothy  Mackaill  was 
born  March  4,  1904.  She  is  one  and  one-half 
inches  ta-ller  than  Clara  and  weighs  112 
pounds.  Mae  Murray  is  only  five  feet,  three 
inches  tall  and  weighs  three  pounds  more  than 
Dorothy  Mackaill.  She  was  born  May 
ID,  1893.  Mary  Pickford  is  exactly 
five  feet  tall  and  weighs  exactly  one 
hundred  pounds.  Also  born  in  1893 — 
April  8,  to  be  exact.    Whew! 


True  Blue  Friends,  Cawker  City,  Kan. — 
You  are  nice  girls  to  sit  down  and  write  me  such 
a  cheerful  letter.  And  especially  because  you 
had  no  questions  to  ask.  I  am  not  married,  but 
I  havehad  tohide  your  letter  frommy  secretary. 
She  is  very  much  afraid  that  some  one  will 
come  along  and  grab  her  job.  Do  you  know 
that  Claire  Windsor  was  born  and  raised  in 
your  city? 

"Canoleen,"  High  Point,  N.  C. — Sure, 
"Red"  Grange  is  going  to  make  more  pictures. 
Say,  do  you  think  the  girls  would  let  him  quit? 
For  a  photograph  of  Mr.  Grange,  write  to  Film 
Booking  Offices,  1560  Broadway,  New  York. 

Rdtfus,  Pine  Bluff,  N.  C. — Call  me  any- 
thing you  please,  RufFus.  Richard  Barthelmess 
was  born  May  9,  1897.  He  has  brown  hair 
with  eyes  to  match.  Natacha  Rambova  is 
about  thirty  years  old.  She  has  chestnut  hair 
and  brown  eyes.  For  a  photograph  of  Rudolph 
Valentino,  write  to  United  Artists,  729  Seventh 
Ave.,  New  York  City.  And  to  the  same  ad- 
dress for  a  picture  of  Vilma  Banky,  who  is  "too 
sweet  for  words.'* 

"Berky,"  a.  A. — It's  entirely  your  imagina- 
tion. I  love  the  girls  from  Dixie — Mammy! — 
even  if  some  of  them  do  call  me  "ancient." 
Now  that  that's  understood,  we  can  be  friends, 
can't  we?  Ramon  Novarro  is  making  "The 
Great  Galeoto."  Norma  Shearer  and  Corinne 
Griffith  both  use  their  real  names. 

Irene,  Garden  City,  L.  I. — That's  a  neat 
description  of  Jack  Mulhall's  smile — "not 
sheikish,  not  timorous,  not  intentionally  allur- 
ing. But  so  friendly!"  Yes,  there  are  a  lot  of 
sLx-footers  on  the  screen.  Lefty  Flynn  is  six 
feet,  three  inches;  Fred  Thomson,  is  six  feet, 
two  inches;  Emil  Jannings  is  over  six  feet  tall. 
And  Victor  McLaglen.  Monte  Blue  and  Rod 
La  Roque  are  all  sLx  feet,  three  inches.  Thomas 
Meighan  was  born  in  1879  and  Harrison  Ford, 
in  1892.  Jack  Mulhall's  birthday  is  Oct.  7. 
He  was  born  in  1891.  Nice  letters  like  yours 
never  bore  me. 


H.  C.  W.,  Montreal,  Canada. — 
Fourteen  years  of  fandom  without  los- 
ing your  heart !  And  now  you  fall  for 
Richard  Dix.  Pretty  lucky  for  Rich- 
ard. I  don't  know  what  the  "X"  in 
Bushmanstands  for,but  I  imaginethat 
his  middle  name  is  Xavier.  That's  the 
usual  combination.  Thanks  for  the 
"Fount  of  Wisdom"  line. 

P.  S.  D.,  PoTTSTowN,  Pa. — Write  to 
Olive  Borden  at  the  Fox  Studios, 
Hollywood,  Calif.  Olive  was  born 
in  1907.  Not  married,  as  yet.  She 
is  The  Girl  on  tfte  Cover  this  month. 


IN  writing  to  the  stars  for  pictures. 
Photoplay  advises  you  all  to  be 
careful  to  enclose  twenty-five  cents. 
This  covers  the  cost  of  the  photo- 
graph and  postage.  The  stars  are 
all  glad  to  mail  you  their  pictures, 
but  the  cost  of  it  is  prohibitive  un- 
less your  quarters  are  remitted. 
The  younger  stars  can  not  afford  to 
keep  up  with  these  requests  unless 
you  help  them.  You  do  your  share 
and  they'll  do  theirs. 


E.  H.,  Wichita  Falls,  Texas. — Charles 
Rogers  was  born  at  Olathe,  Kansas,  in  1905. 
He  is  six  feet  tall  and  has  black  hair  and  brown 
eyes.  Charles  Farrell  was  born  in  1902.  Ad- 
dress him  at  the  Lasky  Studios,  Hollywood, 
Cahf.    You  like  the  newcomers,  don't  you? 

F.  H.,  HoBOKEN,  N.  J. — Julanne  Johnston 
is  about  twenty-two  years  old.  And  she  is  five 
feet,  six  inches  tall.  That's  pretty  big  for  a 
screen  heroine.  The  camera  makes  'em  look 
taller  than  they  really  are.  George  O'Brien 
is  five  feet,  eleven  inches  tall  and  weighs  176 
pounds.  He  has  brown  eyes  and  brown  hair. 
His  newest  picture  is  "Gaby,"  the  story-  of  the 
French  siren  who  was  credited  with  costing  a 
king  his  throne.  Write  to  United  Artists,  729 
Seventh  Ave.,  New  York,  for  a  picture  of 
Rudolph  Valentino. 

Mary  Lou,  Los  Angeles,  Calif. — This  is 
"as  quick  as  I  can."  You  are  right  and  your 
friend  is  wrong.  It  was  Ben  Lyon,  not  Lloyd 
Hughes,  who  played  with  Colleen  Moore  in 
"So  Big."  Milton  Sills  was  divorced  once  be- 
fore he  married  the  charming  Doris  Kenyon. 
Eugene  O'Brien  and  George  O'Brien  are  not 
brothers;  they  are  not  even  related. 

Two  Girls  from  Maville,  Iowa. — Address 
Louise  Brooks  at  the  Paramount  Studios, 
Astoria,  L.  I.  Do  I  think  she  is  pretty?  Oh, 
boy! 

H.  S.,  Glidden,  Iowa. — Ronald  Colman  is 
five  feet,  eleven  inches  tall.  Bom  Feb.  9,  1891. 
Separated  from  his  wife.  Surely  just  an  inch 
shorter  than  six  feet  is  tall  enough  for  an  ideal 
hero.  By  the  way,  there  seems  to  be  a  regular 
craze  lately  for  tall  men.    How  come? 

M.  K.  S.,  Detroit,  Mich. — Get  ready! 
Here  is  "all  about  Jack  Holt."  Gather  around, 
Holt  fans,  and  listen:  Jack  was  bom  in  Win- 
chester, Va.,  May  13,  1888.  He  played  on  the 
stage  and  started  in  pictures  a  number  of  years 
ago.  He  is  married  and  has  two  daughters 
and  a  son. 

M.C.N.,  San  Diego,  C.\lif. — Curi- 
osity needs  no  apology.  Joseph  Schild- 
kraut  was  born  in  Vienna,  Oct.  9,  1896. 
He's  married  to  Elise  Bartlett;  at 
least,  he  was  married  a  few  weeks  ago. 
The  Schildkrauts  are  separated  and 
reunited  so  often  that  I  can't  keep  up 
with  them.  They  have  no  children. 
Address  Mr.  Schildkraut  at  the  Cecil 
B.  De  Mille  Studios,  Culver  City, 
CaUf. 


Elsie  H.,  Utica,  N.  Y. — Marie  Pre- 
vost  is  a  Canuck.  Born  in  Sarnia, 
Canada.  But  an  American  by  mar- 
riage. She  is  the  wife  of  Kenneth  Har- 
lan. George  K.  Arthur  did  not  play  in 
"Beverly  of  Graustark."  Harrison 
Ford  has  no  children. 

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SI 


Kno\vn  as 

Lew 


Gentleman 


By 

Dorothy 

Spensley 


Lew  Cody  is  a  national  institu- 
tion— with  a  sense  of  humor. 
Novelists  mention  him  in  their 
stories,  cartoonists  name  him 
in  their  comic  strips.  Lew  says 
his  best  friends  are  Od  Mcln- 
tyre,  Billy  de  Beck,  Don  Stewart 
and  ""Bugs'"  Baer 


I 


KNOW  a  girl  with  the  bluest  eyes,  the 
goldenest  hair,  the  slimmest  ankles,  the  slen- 
derest limbs,  the  smallest  waist,  the  roundest 
neck,  the  firmest  chin,  the  reddest  lips,  and 
the  longest  lashes. 

She  is  exquisite,  that  golden  girl.    She  knows  it. 

I  know  it.     Everyone  who  knows  her  knows  it. 

But  not  everyone  knows  the  longing  that  drives 

her  to  the  Montmartre  Cafe  on  Wednesday  and 

Saturday  noons.    That  drives  her  to  vacuous  parties  and  vapid  dinners. 

But  I  do,  for  she  told  me. 

Some  day  she  hopes  some  place  to  meet  someone  who  will  introduce  her  to  Lew 
Cody. 

.\nd  now  you  know  what  kind  of  a  man  we  deal  with.  A  man  who  drives  beautiful 
blonde  women  to  search  for  him  at  parties.  .\  man  who  drives  frail  femininity  to 
kincheon-dansants.  A  man's  man  and  a  woman's  idol.  That  is  the  gentleman 
known  as  Lew. 

But  Lew  needs  no  more. introduction  than  Mr.  Addison  Sims,  of  Seattle;  or  Ivory 
.Soap,  which  is  99  94/100  per  cent  pure;  or  the  'round  the  world  flyers,  or  anything 
that  is  nationally  known. 

Lew  is  an  institution.  Not  a  fi.xture.  he  is  too  active  for  that.  Fixtures  are  apt 
to  be  regarded  as  fastened  to  one  spot.  .\nd  this  could 
never  be  said  of  Lew,  for  if  he  isn't  dropping  in  to  say 
"cheerio!"  at  Bebe  Daniels'  he  is  popping  in  for  a  moment 
to  sec  his  comrade-in-arms,  Norman  Kerry.  '. 

Yes,  Lew  is  an  institution.  Say  "Lew  Cody"  in  any 
hamlet  in  the  country  and  the  native  thinks  of  motion 
pictures,  Hollywood,  he-vamps  and  humorous  comedians. 
Novelists  mention  him  casually  in  their  stories,  cartoonists 
name  him  in  their  strips.  And  if  that  isn't  the  perfect 
tribute  to  fame,  what  is? 

Which  brings  us  to  Lew,  loUing  lazily  on  the  paunch-like 
velour  seat  of  the  overstuffed  chair: 

"  I  like  writers.    Most  of  my        |  co.vtixued  o.n  p.4ge  i  24  1 


Lew  and  Mabel  Normand 
are  married.  "We  in- 
tended to  take  ourselves 
quite  seriously,  Mabel 
and  I,"  explains  Lew. 
''Then  a  friend  told 
Mabel  that  she  had  cer- 
tainly  married  a  big 
laugh,  so  we  couldn't  be 
serious.  After  all,  we're 
both  comedians.  Why 
not  laugh?" 


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J^ational      Institution 


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83 


Champions 
of  Health 

They  conquered  stubborn  ills, 
won  their  way  back  to 
.    glorious  health  and  vigor^ 
hy  eating  one  simple  food 

NOT  a  "  cure-all,"  not  a  medicine— Fleisch- 
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fresh  food.  The  millions  of  tiny  active  yeast 
plants  in  every  cake  invigorate  the  whole 
system.  They  aid  digestion — clear  the  skin- 
banish  the  poisons  of  constipation.  Where 
cathartics  give  only  temporary  relief,  yeast 
strengthens  the  intestinal  muscles  and  makes 
them  healthy  and  active,  daily  releasing  new 
stores  of  energy. 

Eat  two  or  three  cakes  regularly  every  day, 
one  before  each  meal:  on  crackers,  in  fruit 
juices,  water  or  milk — or  just  plain,  in  small 
pieces.  For  constipation  dissolve  one  cake  in 
hot  water  {not  scalding)  before  meats  and  at 
bedtime.  Dangerous  habit-forming  cathartics 
will  gradually  become  unnecessary.  All  grocers 
have  Fleischmann's  Yeast.  Buy  several  cakes 
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place  for  two  or  three  days. 

And  let  us  send  you  a  free  copy  of  our  latest 
booklet  on  Yeast  for  Health.  Health  Research 
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"I   HAD    BEEN    TROU- 
BLED  WITH  BOILS   for 

some  time.  After  numerous 
remedies  had  failed  to  re- 
lieve me  I  was  advised  to  try 
Fleischmann's  Yeast.  This  I 
did,  and  at  the  end  of  two 
months  I  was  completely  rid 
of  my  affliction." 
^L^BEL  C.  Mackenzie, 
St.  Peters,  Nova  Scotia: 


THIS  FAMOUS  FOOD 
tones  up  the  entire  system — 
aids  digestion — clears  the 
skin — banishes  constipation. 


"I  BECAME  BADLY  RUN  DOWN.  Balkt  dancing 
made  too  great  demands  on  my  energy.  Tonics  gave 
little  help.  Finally  I  tried  Fleischmann's  Yeast.  My 
energy  is  now  completely  restored.  I  feel  entirely  well." 
Harriette  G.  Bendle,  New  York  City. 


"FOR  MANY  YEARS  I  SUFFERED  FROM 
CONSTIPATION  caused  by  the  irregular  habits 
of  a  life  spent  in  travel,  prospecting,  trading, 
fighting  in  three  wars.  At  last  a  friend  advised  me 
to  try  Fleischmann's  Yeast.  I  did  so,  and  found 
that  it  kept  me  in  the  very  pink  of  condition.  My 
constipation  has  absolutely  vanished." 

Thomas  Stapleton.  San  Francisco,  Calif. 


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Of  All 

the  y^~^ 

If  you  don't  be- 
lieve in  miracles, 
read  on 

By  Myrtle  West 


IN  "The  Truth  About  Breaking  Into 
the  Movies,"  Ruth  Waterbury  tells 
you  about  the  thousands  of  beautiful 
girls  desperately  and  almost  hope- 
lessly trying  for  any  kind  of  chance  to  get 
into  the  studios.  At  great  expense, 
sometimes  at  terrible  sacrifice,  these 
beauties  of  Hollywood  have  travelled 
thousands  of  miles  from  their  homes  just 
for  a  "flyer"  in  fame. 

This  is  the  story  of  a  high  school  girl 
of  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  who  walked  into  a 
drug  store  of  her  home  town  for  a  soda 
and  was  beseeched  and  begged  to  play 
the  leading  part  in  a  special  production. 


Helen  Mundy  walked  into  a  drug  store  in 

Knoxville,  Tenn.,  for  an  ice-cream  soda. 

She  walked  out  with  the  leading  role  in  a 

picture.     A  black  cat  for  luck ! 


Fame,  like  lightning,  strikes  in  unexpected 
places.  There  is  no  analyzing  its  justice  or  injustice. 

On  the  one  hand,  you  have  the  lovely  "extra" 
girl,  willing,  ambitious,  pathetically  eager  and 
fatally  beautiful.  A  few  days'  work  in  the  studios 
is  her  dream  of  Heaven. 

On  the  other  hand,  you  have  the  not-so- 
beautiful  Helen  Mundy,  cool,  independent  and 
not  impressed  with  this  idea  of  glory.  Helen  has 
a  five-year  contract  with  Famous  Players-Lasky; 
but  she  can't  see  where  anyone  has  done  her  any 
great  favor. 

Helen,  as  I  have  said,  w'cnt  into  a  drug  sjore 
for  a  chocolate  soda  and  walked  out  with  a  sugar- 
covered  future.  I  CONTINUED  ON  P.^GE  II3  1 


Miss  Mundy's  work  in  "Stark  Love"  won 
her  a  five-year  contract  with  Paramount. 
This  is  the  film  made  in  the  Carolina 
iTiountains.  Yes,  Miss  Mundy  is  wearing  a 
blonde  wig,  but  no  make-up 


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WATCH  YOUR  THROAT! 


Don't  let  it  become  serious! 


AS  YOU  probably  know,  certain 
XX  harmful  bacteria  are  constantly 
present  in  the  mouth  and  throat.  And 
unless  proper  precautions  are  em- 
ployed these  disease  germs  may  often 
get  the  upper  hand  and  multiply  more 
rapidly  than  nature  can  fight  them  off. 

At  such  times  yoiu"  throat  becomes 
irritated — Nature's  way  of  tell- 
ing you  there  is  danger  ahead. 

Particularly  at  this  time  of 
year  everyone  should  watch 


LIST 


the  throat  very  carefully.  The  ideal 
mouth  and  throat  protection  is  the 
systematic  use  of  Listerine,  the  safe 
antiseptic. 

Its  regular  use  by  the  entire 
family,  as  a  mouth  wash  and  gargle, 
is  an  easy  way  to  be  on  the  safe  side. 

Also,  then  you  will  be  on  the  polite 
side  in  regard  to  that  insidi- 
ous condition,  halitosis  (un- 
pleasant breath). — Lam- 
bert Pharmacal  Company, 
St.  Louis,  U.  S.  A. 


INE 


the   safe    antiseptic 


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Friendly 
Advice 


on 


DKAR  CarohTi  Van  Wyck, 
This  is  a  disjointed  story 
about  a  boy,  of  course,  but 
please  give  me  your  help.  I  met  him 
at  a  girl  friend's  party.  Tall,  blond, 
he  looked  like  one  of  those  fashion  ad- 
vertisements "sketched  from  life  at 
Fashion  Park." 

I  am  always  rushed  everj'where  I 
go.  Boys  want  a  "knockdown." 
Girls  are  terribly  jealous  of  me.  I  was 
voted  the  most  beautiful  girl  at  our 
school.  But  none  of  this  matters  now, 
because  I'm  miserable.      Here's  wh}-. 

He  rushed  me  that  night,  told  me  he  loved 
me,  asked  me  to  elope  then  and  there.  I 
refused.  Sometimes  I'm  sorr>^  I  did.  He  took 
me  home  and  promised  to  call  the  next  day. 
Then  my  girl  friend  told  me  he  was  engaged  to 
another  girl. 

Xext  day  when  he  telephoned  for  a  date.  I 
refused.  I  was  afraid  to  see  him.  1  cared  too 
much  to  be  a  passing  fancy  while  he  was  en- 
gaged to  another.  I  went  awa^^  From  friends 
i  heard  Phil  talked  only  of  me,  asking  continu- 
ously when  I  was  coming  home.  The  first 
night  I  returned  I  ran  into  him.  I  did  not 
speak,  but  I  knew  I  lo\ed  him.  He  told  me  he 
loved  me,  but  remembering  that  other  girl,  I 
refused  to  go  out  with  him.  Next  day  I  learned 
he  had  broken  his  engagement  the  night  he  iirst 
met  me. 

Tell  me  what  to  do.  Shall  I  invite  him  to  see 
me,  and  if  he  comes,  let  him  see  how  glad,  how 
deeply  glad  I  am  to  see  him?  \Vhat  can  I  do  to 
win  him  back?  D.  C. 


Silence  is  not  golden  in  lovers'  quarrels. 
Silence  is  more  harmful  than  otherwise.  Pleas- 
ure and  happiness  are  always  expressive,  It  is 
in  silence  that  hurts,  hates  and  animosities 
develop. 

Learn  to  speak  out,  D.  C.  Learn  to  articu- 
late your  hidden  thought,  your  unexpressed 
fear.  This  is  a  most  important  thing  for  every 
girl  to  learn,  I  believe.  The  days  for  "lady- 
like" silences  have  passed.  Life  is  too  swift 
now.  One  must  make  one's  self  heard  today  or 
life  rushes  by,  leaving  one  stranded. 

In  your  case.  D.  C.  you  judged  j-our  hand- 
some young  man  by  gossip  standards  and  found 
him  wanting.  You  did  not  speak  out.  You 
gave  him  no  opportunity  to  defend,  or  explain 
himself.  Ver>'  hurt,  you  ran  away  and  in  run- 
ning away  probably  hurt  him,  too.  I  realize 
you  were  trying  to  act  wisely,  trying  to  keep 
from  breaking  your  own  and  some  other  girl's 


Iroblems 


heart.  Yet,  I  think  you  owed  it  to  that  bo^'  to 
ask  him  about  the  situation  before  you  doubted 
him  on  hearsay. 

Never  put  off  until  tomorrow  the  quarrels 
that  can  be  fought  today.  I  favor  more  and 
better  quarrels  between  lovers.  I  do  not  mean 
bickerings  or  petty  naggings.  Those  are  one- 
sided meannesses,  meaning  nothing  and  ac- 
complishing nothing  but  mutual  disrespect. 
Be  above  those.  But  real  quarrels,  common 
statements  of  grievances  that  start  in  anger 
and  attempt  to  go  through  to  mutual  under- 
standing, those  I  champion.    A  quarrel,  after 


QUARRELS 

Are  This  Month's  Problem 

"VT  THEN  misunderstanding 
VV  arises,  do  you  retire  into  a 
hurt  silence,  or  do  you  give  the 
other  fellow  a  chance  to  explain? 
This  month  I'm  giving  you  my 
reasons  for  believing  it  is  better  to 
quarrel  than  to  remain  angry  and 
silent. 

The  crudest  days  of  the  year 
are  here,  as  far  as  beauty  is  con- 
cerned. If  you  will  send  me  your 
name  and  address,  I  will  forward 
to  you  my  helpful  pamphlet  on 
care  of  the  skin.  For  ten  cents, 
you  may  secure  my  little  booklet 
on  sane  reducing. 

Carolyn  Van  Wyck 


from 


Carolyn  Van  Wyck 


all.  is  nothing  more  than  an  articulate  bursting 
forth  from  the  bonds  of  false  politeness,  false 
hurts  and  false  standards  that  have  tempo- 
rarily destroyed  your  real  feeling  toward  the 
person  you  love. 

Such  a  quarrel  can  clear  the  air  miraculously. 
But  its  benefit  is  secured  only  if  you  fight  it 
out,  not  to  the  bitter  end,  but  to  the  true  end. 
Don't  quarrel  half  way  through  and  then 
retire  into  a  new  silence.  That  is  simply  breed- 
ing a  new  resentment.  Don't  judge  until  you 
know  all  the  facts,  all  the  foolish  little  emotions 
loncerned.  Give  and  take  in  the  argument,  and 
if  at  the  end  you  find  you  were  wrong  in  your 
judgment,  be  a  big  enough  person  to  admit  it. 
Tr>'  to  see  both  sides  of  the  argument.  Try  to 
be  kind  and  fair.  Employ  your  sense  of 
humor,  but  above  all.  speak. 

Go  to  3'our  boy  friend,  D.  C.  E.xplain  the 
whole  thing  as  you  have  to  me.  Tell  him  why 
\'ou  went  away,  why  you  doubted  him,  even 
how  you  feel  about  him.  Tell  him  your  story 
and  let  him  tell  you  his.  That  is  my  answer 
to  you. 

Emm.\  G.,  IiVdl^na: 

I  would  reduce  if  I  were  you,  ten  pounds  at 
least.  If  you  are  dark,  why  not  drop  blue  in 
favor  of  all  the  attractive  tans  and  yellows  and 
browns  there  are?  Certain  shades  of  green, 
too,  ought  to  become  you.  I  would  reject  the 
external  skin  bleaches  in  favor  of  the  internal 
ones  of  drinking  lots  of  water,  eating  green 
vegetables  and  making  my  skin  glow  naturally. 
Don't  worr>-  al^out  the  boys.  If  they  prefer  to 
dance  with  you,  you're  safe.  It's  a  ver>-  sure 
way  to  popularity. 

Gertrude  C,  Pknt^^sylvanta: 

I  regret  that  I  do  not  know  the  school  to 
\\  hich  \'0u  refer.  It  sounds  lo  me  like  an  excel- 
lent course  for  a  woman  of  your  type.  howe\er. 
I  always  favor  independence  if  one  is  wise 
enough  to  be  able  to  maintain  self-discipline. 
And  you  sound  as  though  you  were. 

E.  D.  D.: 

I  cannot  understand  with  the  styles  what 
they  are,  why  any  girl  should  want  to  develop 
the  calves  of  her  legs.  All  the  smart  young 
girls  I  know  about  in  New  York  are  worrv'ing 
themselves  a  great  deal  over  tr^nng  to  reduce 
their  legs.  The  girl  with  the  thin  legs  is  always 
the  smartest.  Yours  seem  in  very  good  propor- 
tion to  your  other  measurements  and  that  is 
something  to  be  proud  of. 

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The  Filmy  Gowns  That 
Women  Used  to  Fear 


87 


Wear  them  now  in  security,  under  the  most  trying  of  hygienic  handicaps 


Easy 
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Eight  in  every  ten  women  have  adopted  this  "NEW  way  which  solves 
woman'smostimponanthygienicpToblem  so  amazingly ,  .  .  by  ending  the 
uncertainc^  of  old  ways  .  .  .  and  adding  the  convenience  of  disposahility. 


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of  as  a  piece 
of  tissue  —  thus 
ending  the  try- 
ing problem,  of 
disposal. 


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If  you  have  not  tried  Kotex,  please  do.  It 
will  make  a  great  difference  in  your  view- 
point, in  your  peace  of  mind  and  your  health. 
Many  ills,  according  to  leading  medical 
authorities,  are  traced  to  the  use  of  unsafe 
and  unsanitary  makeshift  methods. 

Thus  today,  on  eminent  medical  advice, 
millions  are  turning  to  this  new  way. 

There  is  no  bother,  no  expense,  of  laundry. 
Simply  discard  Kotex  as  you  would  waste 
paper — without  embarrassment. 


SOCIAL  demands,  no  matter  how  ill- 
timed,  hold  terror  no  longer  for  the 
modern  woman.  Sheerest  gowns  are  worn 
without  a  moment's  thought  or  fear.  One 
dances,  motors,  goes  about  for  hours  in 
confidence  and  security. 


© 


The  uncertainty  of  the  old-time  "sanitary 
pad"  has  been  supplanted  with  positive  pro- 
tection. There  is  a  new  way — a  way  that 
once  you  try  will  keep  you  forever  from 
risking  again  dangers  of  old  ways. 


utter  protection — Kotex 
absorbs  16  times  Its  own 
weight  in  moisture:  5 
times  that  of  cotton,  and 
It  deodorizes,  thus  as- 
suring double  protection. 


These  new  advantages 

This  new  way  is  Kote.x,  the  scientific  sani- 
tary pad.  Nurses  in  war-time  France  first 
discovered  it.  It  is  made  of  the  super- 
absorbent  Cellucotton  wadding.  It  absorbs  and 
holds  instantly  sixteen  times  its  own  weight 
in  moisture.  It  is  five  times  as  absorbent  as 
cotton.  Kotex  also 
deodorizes  by  a  new 
disinfectant.  And 
thus  solves  another 
trying  problem. 

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genuine  Kotex.  It  is  the  only  pad  embody- 
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ding. It  is  the  only  napkin  made  by  this 
company.  Only  Kotex  itself  is  "like"  Kotex. 
You  can  obtain  Kotex  at  better  drug  and 
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Many  stores  keep  them 
ready- wrapped  in  plain 
paper — simply  help  your- 
self, pay  the  clerk,  that 
Is  all. 


No  laundry — discard  as 
easily  as  a  piece  of  tissue 


He's  in  Conference 


The  Marquis  de 
la  Falaise  refuses 
to  be  only  a 
husband.  He 
hangs  out  his 
shingle  and  goes 
into  business 


Introducing   Henry — Gloria    Swanson's   husband  -at 
his  desk.    He  has  a  small  suite  of  offices  in  a  big  build- 
ing on  42nd  street 


He  has  a  secretary,  an  office  boy,  and  his  name 

painted  on  the  door.     And  even  Gloria  herself  is 

not    allowed    to    interfere    with    his    businesslike 

routine  of  work 

Henry  de  la  Falaise  writes  short 
stories  and  acts  as  literary  agent  for 
French  authors.  And,  take  it  from 
Gloria,  he  is  a  stickler  for  regular 
office  hours 


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89 


UJIW  can  <jcLc3 


oaS 


?" 


WHAT  woman  does  not  look  with 
envy  at  the  lovely  almond-shaped 
nails  of  her  more  soignee  sister? 
Does  not  shrink  back  in  mortification  at 
her  own  dim,  come-as-they-may,  vari- 
shaped  finger  tips? — clean,  but  oh,  so 
stupid!  Sigh  once  more  for  that  glisten- 
ing perfection,  above  all  for  those  pearl- 
white  rounded  half  moons  and  shapely, 
snowy  tips? 

Perfectly  shaped  Half  Moons  make  the 
nails  appear  longer  and  give  them  the 
desired  almond  shape.  No  wonder  they 
are  so  much  coveted  by  the  woman  who 
wr.nts  to  have  beautiful  nails. 

The  Half  Moon   is   a   pale   crescent- 
shaped  area  just  above  the  nail.  Its  size 
and  shape  vary  in  every  individual  and 
in  each  finger.    Occasionally  this  white 
area  is  so  small 
that  none  of  it 
shows  above 
the  nail  rim. 
And    some 
women  ac- 
tually do  not 


properly  removed  and  the 
nail  rims  rightly  .shaped. 

"The    cuticle    is    really     ^g^g^^^g^^^ 
skin  that  grows  in  a  pro- 
tective rim  around  the  nail 
base.   It  constantly  throws  off  old  tissue 
that  covers  up  the  Half  Moons  and  causes 
the  rims  to  draw  so  tight  to  the  nail 
they  split  and  crack.  You  can 
not  cut  it  away   without 
snipping  into  it,  causing 
it   to   grow    back   stii 
more  unevenly  —  and 
just  softening  and 
pushing  back  thecu 
tide   breaks    it   and 
doesn't  remove  this 
old  skin  either. 


Do  you  know  what 

the  Half  Moons  really  are  ? 

And  that  some  women 
never  have  them  at  all? 

Northam  Warren,  au- 
thority on  the  care  of  the 
nails.answers  an  important 
question  on  the  manicure 


"So  many  women 

had  trouble  with  this 

part  of  the  manicure 

that  I   experimented 

until  I  found  a  way  of 

removing  the  old  tissue 

and  softening  the  cuticle 

so  it  is  easy  to  shape  it  into 

perfect  ovals  and  allow 
the  Half  Moons  to  show. 
That  way  is  with  a  liquid  —  the 
safe  antiseptic  Cutex  Cuticle  Re- 
mover." 


This  is  the  dainty  anti- 
septic which  removes  the 
detid  cuticle  that  ojten 
spoils  the  shape  of  the 
lovely  Half  Moons 


This  is  the  Cuticle  Cream, 
to  be  rubbed  into  the  nail 
base,  after  removing  the  dead 
cuticle  ivith  Cutex.  It  keeps 
the  rim  around  the  Half 
Moons  soft  and  well  shaped 


have  Half  Moons  at  all. 

"Usually,"  Northam  Warren  says, 
"when  the  Half  Moons  do  not  show,  it 
is  because  the  dead  cuticle  has  not  been 


WITH  orange  stick 
and  cotton  dip- 
ped in  Cutex  the 
cuticle  is  gently  shaped 
until  thedead  cuticle  which 
obscures  the  Half  Moons 
is  removed. 

Then  rub  in  Cutex  Cuti- 
cle Cream — all  around  the 
nail  base.  It  helps  train 
the  rims  back,  and  keeps 
the  cuticle  soft  and  pliant. 
But  remember  that  just  one 
treatment — if  you  have  neglected 
to   train   the  cuticle  properly — 


won't  get  the  Half  Moons  to  show  per- 
fectly. You  will  need  to  remove  the  old 
cuticle  and  shape  the  new  regu- 
larly— once  a  week.  Even  if 
you  discover  that  you  do 
not  happen  to  have  Half 
Moons  yourself,  you 
n\\  be  delighted  with 
the  lovely  oval  shape 
of  your  nails. 


Marthe  Regnier, 

talented  and  unusu- 
ally   gifted    French 
actress  and  a  modiste 
cf  artistic  ability  as 
li'elljSays:"  Half  Moons 
are  the  distinguishing 
mark  of  beauty  in  well 
kept  nails.   Since  I  dis- 
covered Cutex  it's  no  trou- 
ble at  all  to  shape  cuticle, 
revealing  the  Half  Moons." 

Cutex  Sets,  containing  everything 
for  the  manicure  are  35c  to  J5.00.  Sepa- 
rate preparations  are  35c.  You  will  find 
them  wherever  toilet  goods  are  sold.  Or 
see  the  special  offer. 


G>L 


JEND  10c  for  Introductory  Set 
containing  Ciite.x  Cuticle  Remover, 
Liquid andPou'derPolishes,  Cuti- 
cle Cream,  brush,  emery  board, 
orange  stick,  cotton  and  booklet. 


c---.- 

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Northam  Warren,  Dept.  Q-I 

114  West  17th  Street,  New  York  City 

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Just  a 

Little 
Fella 

trying  to  get 

Along 

By  Agnes  Smith 


H 


^'There  is  nothing  I  won't  do  before  the  camera  to 
attract  attention,"  confesses  Roy  D'Arcy.  "In 
playing  a  cIosc-up  with  John  Gilbert,  I  pull  my 
handkerchief  out  of  my  pocket  and  wave  it  at  the 
camera" 


90 


YPNOTIC.      That's    the    word. 
Hypnotic. 

Piercing  blue  eyes,  a  yellow  over- 
coat, a  cane,  flashing  white  teeth 
and  a  luxurious  pair  of  sideburns. 

No  wonder,  then,  that  a  head-waiter  in  a 
New  York  hotel  gave  a  sharp  gasp  when  he 
clapped  eyes  on  Roy  D'.Arcy.  This  head- 
waiter  sees  plenty  of  actors,  but  it  isn't 
every  day  that  he  sees  an  actor  Uke  Rov 
D'Arcy. 

A  first  glimpse  of  llr.  D'Arcy  is  like  a 
first  view  of  the  Aurora  Borealis  or  the 
Grand  Canyon. 

And  yet  I  was  supposed  to  sit  in  his  pres- 
ence and  calmly  drink  tea.  Well,  there  is 
one  thing  about  Mr.  D'.\rcy:  the  stranger 
never  has  to  wrack  her  brain  to  think  up 
conversation.  Nobody  has  to  stand  on  the 
brink  of  the  Falls  and  urge  the  Niagara 
River  to  take  a  tumble. 

"I  suppose,"  began  Mr.  D'.\rcy,  "that 
David  Belasco  is  very  sore  at  me." 

This,  really,  seemed  too,  too  bad. 

"You  see,"  continued  Mr.  D'.\rcy,  "the 
other  night  I  made  a  speech  over  the  radio 
and  I  said  what  I  really  think  about  the 
condition  of  the  New  York  stage.  The 
stage  has  grown  too  sordid,  too  vile.  And 
I  also  spoke  my  little  piece  about  Mr. 
Belasco.  Just  think,  the  stage's  greatest 
producer  descends  to  dreadful  stuff  like 
'Lulu  Belle.'  Over  the  radio,  I  came  right 
out  and  told  him  what  I  thought  about  it. 

"I  expect  to  hear  from  him  any  day.  I 
guess  he's  pretty  mad  about  it. 

"  But  I  had  to  speak  out  about  the  pres- 
ent dreadful  state  of  the  stage.  I  feel 
very  strongly  about  it,  I  assure  you." 

"Then."  I  answered,  for  after  all,  I  had 

to  say  something,  "you  wiU  never  go  back  to  the  stage?" 

Foolish  question,  of  course;  they  never  do. 

"Dear,  dear  no  I    All  the  entertainment  of  the  future,  all  the 

art  of  the  future,  is  on  the  screen.    That  is  to  say,  the  screen  is 

'way  ahead  of  the  stage.    However,       [  continued  ox  page  iio  1 


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flQOOO 

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Prize  Story  J />^^  Screen 
and  to  Feature  in  G)II^eHiimOr 

RULES     FOR    THE    CONTEST 


TO  the  author  of  the  story  or  novel  best  adapted 
for  magazine  and  motion  picture  production, 
as  determined  by  judges  of  this  contest,  a  prize 
of  $10,000  will  be  awarded.  In  the  event  that  the 
judges  shall  decide  that  two  or  more  stories  or  novels 
are  of  equal  value,  the  award  of  $10,000  will  be  paid 
to  each  tying  contestant. 

The  award  will  be  made  jointly  by  College  Humor 
and  First  National  Pictures,  Inc.  These  two  organi- 
zations will  acquire  respectively,  upon  payment  of 
this  award,  the  first  American  serial  rights  and  the 
world  motion  picture  rights  in  and  to  such  story  or 
novel.  In  addition  thereto,  First  National  Pictures. 
Inc.,  shall  have  an  option  to  acquire  the  second  serial 
rights  in  the  prize-winning  novel  or  story,  upon  the 
payment  to  the  author  of  the  additional  sum  of 
$1,000.  Ail  other  rights  shall  be  reserved  to  the 
author.  The  successful  contestant  or  contestants 
shall  execute  College  Humor  and  First  National  Pic- 
tures, Inc.,  standard  forms  of  contracts  conveying 
unto  College  Humor  and  First  National  Pictures, 
Inc.,  the  aforementioned  rights. 

The  contestants  further  agree  that  unless  they 
shall  indicate  their  refusal  at  the  time  of  submitting 
the  manuscripts  to  College  Humor,  First  National 
Pictures,  Inc.,  shall  have  the  right  to  purchase  the 
world  motion  picture  rights  in  and  to  any  one  or 
more  of  the  manuscripts  submitted  (except  only  the 
prize-winning  manuscript)  for  the  sum  of  $1,000 
each. 

College  Humor  shall  have  the  right  to  buy  the 
first  American  serial  rights  in  any  of  the  manuscripts 
submitted  (except  only  the  prize-winning  manu- 
script), for  a  consideration  to  be  mutually  agreeable 
to  College  Humor  and  the  contestants.  All  other 
rights  in  such  manuscripts  purchased  by  College 
Humor  shall  remain  with  the  contestants. 

The  contest  opens  August  1st,  1926,  and  closes  at 
midnight  February  1st,  1^27.  Any  writer,  whether 
amateur  or  professional,  is  eligible  (foreign  citizen- 
ship being  no  bar),  with  the  exception  of  employees 
of  College  Humor  or  of  First  National  Pictures,  Inc.. 
and  any  writer  may  submit  one  or  more  novels  or 
stories. 

All  manuscripts  must  be  original.  No  translations 
or  collaborations   will   be   considered.      All   manu- 


scripts must  be  typewritten,  double-spaced,  and  on 
one  side  of  the  paper  only.  Any  manuscripts  which 
do  not  conform  to  the  foregoing,  or  whose  authors 
do  not  agree  to  the  same,  will  not  be  considered. 

The  contest  is  not  limited  to  no\'els.  but  includes 
any  stories  not  less  than  5,000  or  more  than  1 10,000 
words  in  length. 

To  guard  against  any  possibility  that  the  judges 
might  be  influenced  by  previous  knowledge  of  any  of 
the  contestants,  all  manuscripts  must  be  signed  with 
a  pen  name,  with  the  author's  real  name  and  address 
in  an  attached,  sealed  envelope,  bearing  the  pen 
name  of  the  author.  These  envelopes  will  be  held 
unopened  in  our  vaults  until  the  judges  have  made 
their  decision.  Manuscripts  submitted  without  re- 
gard to  this  rule  will  not  be  entered. 

Manuscripts  will  be  examined  as  quickly  as  pos- 
sible, and  those  found  unsuitable  will  be  returned. 
Due  care  will  be  taken  in  the  handling  of  all  manu- 
scripts, but  neither  College  Humor  nor  First  Na- 
tional Pictures,  Inc.,  will  be  responsible  for  their  loss 
or  damage  in  any  manner  or  way  whatsoever. 
Neither  College  Humor  nor  First  National  Pictures, 
Inc.,  shall  be  made  a  party  to  any  libel  action  or  suit 
for  damages  that  might  grow  out  of  the  contest  in 
any  connection. 

Three  competent  judges,  whose  names  will  be 
announced  later,  will  make  the  final  decision,  from 
which  there  can  be  no  appeal.  No  correspondence 
can  be  entered  into  concerning  rejected  manuscripts 
nor  can  changes  or  corrections  be  made  in  manu- 
scripts once  they  ha\e  been  submitted. 

First  National  Pictures,  Inc.,  shall  have  the  right 
to  change  or  alter  the  title  of  the  prize-winning  story 
or  no\cl  in  any  manner  whatsoexer.  provided  the 
title  as  so  changed  or  altered  shall  not  violate  the 
rights  of  the  author  or  authors  of  any  other  literary 
material. 

All  manuscripts  must  be  sent  charges  prepaid  and 
accompanied  with  postage  for  their  return,  addressed 
to  Contest  Editor.  College  Humor,  1050  North 
La  Salle  St,,  Chicago,  III. 

In  submitting  manuscripts  in  this  contest  the  con- 
testants thereby  agree  to  all  of  the  foregoing  rules 
and  conditions. 


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Because,  as  Henry  VIII, 

Emil  Jannings  created  a 

great  portrait 


Because,  as  Louis  le  Bien  Aime,  his   first  film 

appearance   in   this   country,    he   established   a 

new  standard  of  acting 


Because  his  performance 

of  Pharaoh  was  a  truly 

titanic  achievement 


(^(jOhy  He's  the  Greatest 

Actor 


Because,    in    "The  Last 

Laugh,"  Mr.  Jannings  gave 

to  the  screen  an  unforget- 

able  picture  of  pathos 


Because,  at  seventeen,  he  was 
a  hard-working  stock  com- 
pany actor 


Because  he  made  a  great 
continental  success  in 
"Tartuffe."  Jannings 
never  has  played  in  an 
inferior  or  mediocre  film 


Because  he  is  not  afraid  to  attempt  the  classics,  as  witness  his  perform- 
ance of  Mephisto  in  the  production  of  "Faust,"  soon  to  be  released 


And  because  "Variety,"  thanks 
to  his   remarkable   acting,   has 
been  one  of  the  hits  of  the  sea- 
son 


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Perfect  Behavior  in 
Hollywood 


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or  thirteen  months  which  it  will  take  him  to  do 
this,  there  are  many  other  details  connected 
with  the  preparation  of  the  picture  and  first 
in  the  order  of  these  we  shall  take  up  the  sub- 
ject of  selecting  the  cast. 

The  choice  of  actors  and  actresses,  fortu- 
nately enough,  does  not  depend  upon  the  story 
which  is  going  to  be  screened  or  upon  the 
characters  who  go  to  make  up  that  story,  but 
it  docs  depend  a  great  deal  upon  what  particu- 
lar actors  and  actresses  are  under  contract  to 
be  paid  a  weekly  sa!ar>'  by  the  company  which 
is  planning  la  "shoot."  As  was  explained  in 
a  previous  article,  if  a  young  girl  with  long 
curls,  a  fat  comedian  and  a  couple  of  trained 
seals  are  on  the  pay  roll  and  not  working,  the 
task  of  selecting  a  proper  cast  for  any  story 
is  immensely  simplified,  and  the  only  work  in- 
volved falls  upon  the  scenario  w^riter  who  is 
requested  to  make  the  proper  changes  in  the 
story. 

IF.  however,  the  company  does  not  happen  to 
have  any  artists  on  the  idle  list,  then  there 
begins  a  series  of  "Discussions"  as  to  what  par- 
ticular actor  or  actress  would  be  best  available 
for  the  part. 

These  "Discussions"  generally  take  place 
in  a  very  friendly  and  congenial  atmosphere. 
Let  us  suppose  that  the  particular  part  under 
"discussion"  is  that  of  "Gene"  Tunney  in  a 
picture  called  "The  Tunney-Dempsey  Fight." 
The  discussion  would  then  be  opened  as 
follows : 

Mr.  A — How  about  Gloria  Swanson? 

Mr.  B — I  don't  think  we  could  get  her. 

Mr.  A — She's  a  wonderful  little  actress. 

Mr.  B — No,  I  don't  think  we  could  get  her. 
Besides,  this  role  of  (consults  a  continuity) 
what's-his-name — Tunney. 

Mr.  C — It's  pronounced  Tunney — to  rhyme 
with  money. 

Mr.  B— .{Correcting  pronunciation)  Tunney 
— Gene  Tunney — it  strikes  me  that  it  is  not 
exactly  in  Swanson's  line. 

Mr.  A — She's  a  wonderful  little  actress. 

Mr.  B — I  know  that.  Bill.  I'm  not  saying 
she  isn't,  am  I?  But  I'm  just  saying  that  I 
think  this  role  isn't  suited  for  her.  It  strikes 
me  as  being  more  a  masculine  role. 

Mr.  C— That's  right,  Ed. 

Mr.  .\ — How  about  John  Gilbert? 

Mr.  D^Can't  get  him.  We  tried  on  our 
last  seventeen  pictures. 

Mr.  B — How  about  what's-his-name  that 
played  in  what's-that-picture  I  saw  the  other 
night?     Vou  remember,  Bill. 

Mr.  A— That  was  John  Gilbert. 

Mr.  B— Oh. 

There  is  several  minutes''  silence. 
Mr.  E — Say,  fellows,  I've  got  an  idea. 
Mr.  B— Shoot. 

Mr.  E — How  about  getting  Tunney — 
Mr.  C — (Correcting pronunciation)  Tunney. 
Mr.  E — How  about  getting  him  himself  to 
piay  the  part? 

Several  more  minutes  of  silence. 
Air.  B — Well,  we  might  see  about  it. 
Mr.  C — I  don't  think  we  could  get  him. 
Mr.  E — It  wouldn't  do  any  harm  to  tr>'. 

Five  more  minules  of  consideration. 

Mr.  B — All  right,  Al.  You  tr^-  and  see  what 
you  can  do,  will  you? 

Mr.  E— .\11  right,  chief. 

Mr.  B — And  then  w^e'll  all  get  together  to- 
morrow and  talk  it  over  some  more. 

Mr.  C — How  about  Ronald  Colman? 

Air.  B — Well,  we'll  talk  it  over  tomorrow. 


The  first  "Discussion"  adjourns. 


Smiles  are  dazzling  white  when  film  is  gone.  Teeth  sparkk  like 

polished  jewels.    Gums  firm  to  healthy  coral  tint.  Thus  tooth 

care  becomes  the  greatest  beauty  treatment  of  the  day 

The  Film  on  Teeth 

To  which  science  now  ascribes  many  common 
tooth  and  gum  disorders 


THAT  many  of  the 
commoner  tooth 
and  gum  troubles, 
and  most  cases  of  so- 
called  "off-color" 
teeth,  are  due  to  a 
film  that  forms  on 
teeth  which  ordinary- 
brushing  does  not 
successfully  combat, 
is  the  consensus  of 
today's  dental  opinion. 

Run  your  tongue 
across  your  teeth,  and 
you  will  feel  this  film 
—  a  slippery  sort  of 
coating.  Film  absorbs 
discolorations  and 
thus  makes  teeth 
look  dull  and  dingy. 
It  breeds  germs  and 
bacteria  and  invites 
tartar,  decay  and 
pyorrhea.  It  is  a 
menace  to  teeth  and 
gums  that  must  be 
constantly  combated. 

Thus  dental  authorities  now  seri- 
ously urge  that  film  be  removed  at 
least  twice  every  day — in  the  morn- 
ing and  at  bedtime.  One  can't  ex- 
pect glistening  teeth  and  proper  gum 
protection  unless  this  program  be 
followed  regularly. 

To  do  so,  obtain  Pepsodent  —  a 


To  gain  clearer  teeth  and 
healthy  gums  many  author- 
ities advise  that  film  he  com- 
bated daily,  a  new  way. 


special,  film-remov- 
ing dentifrice  most 
dentists  favor.  It 
curdles  the  film,  then 
removes  it  and  pol- 
ishes the  teeth  to  high 
lustre  in  gentle  safety 
to  enamel.  It  com- 
bats the  acids  of  de- 
cay. It  acts,  too,  to 
firm  and  harden  the 
gums;  thus  meeting, 
in  many  ways,  the  re- 
quirements of  modern 
dental  findings. 

Old-time  dentifrices 
did  not  adequately  fight 
film.  That  is  why  this 
modern  protective 
way,  as  a  twice  a  day 
habit  in  your  home, 
and  at  least  twice  a 
year  calls  on  your 
dentist,  are  being  so 
widely  advised  today. 

Accept  this  test 
Send  the  coupon  for 
a  10-day  tube.  Brush  teeth  this  way 
for  10  days.  Note  how  thoroughly 
film  is  removed.  The  teeth  gradually 
lighten  as  film  coats  go.  Then  for 
10  nights  massage  the  gums  vvith 
Pepsodent,  the  quality  dentifrice, 
using  your  finger  tips;  the  gums 
then  should  start  to  firm  and  harden. 


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"YOU  WERE  NEVER 
SO  EXQUISITE!" 

(Letters  from  Lovers:  IV) 

"  ^ 0  "^^  tt'(3S  the  rxiood.  in  the  room 
Uc/  last  night?  Like  starlight  seen 
through  a-istaria  blossoms.  Like  Orient 
love  songs  plucked  on  the  sweet  strings 
of  strange  instruments.  The  room  u.'as 
tremulous  with  the  magic  of  it — and 
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"lam  so  happy — he  was  more  ivonderful 
to  me  last  night  than  he  has  ever  been. 
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J\fO  matter  how  beauriful  they  were, 
^  Vj  no  matter  in  what  marvelous  lux- 
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ancient  East  knew  that  if  they  burned 
temple  incense  in  the  chambers  o(  their 
palaces  they  filled  the  air  about  them  with 
a  mood  of  mystery  and  romance.  And  they 
knew  that  a  woman,  in  such  a  background, 
is  always  more  fascinating.  The  subtle  power 
to  create  the  same  alluring  background  has 
come  down  to  the  women  of  today,  to  set 
off  their  own  appeal,  in  Vantine's  Temple 
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MOST  girls  sit  around  the  casting  offices 
of  Hollywood  for  five  or  ten  years  wait- 
ing to  be  discovered.  Olive  Borden  has 
been  the  most  discovered  girl  in  pictures. 
Somebody  is  always  sighting  Olive  and  making 
a  great  big  discovery.  The  newest  Olive  dis- 
coverer is  the  public,  and  so  big  a  public  is  it, 
that  Olive  is  about  to  be  starred. 

If  Olive's  story  followed  the  pattern,  the 
yam  would  stress,  first .  her  unusual  beauty,  then 
her  youth,  then  her  personality,  and  finally  her 
talent.  The  big  sob  would  be  how.  with  all  that 
equipment,  she  had  to  starve  to  death  for  years 
waiting  for  the  lucky  break.  But  such  a  storj' 
doesn't  fit  the  Borden  baby. 

Olive,  bom  in  Richmond.  Virginia,  entered, 
at  a  very  early  age,  the  Mount  St.  Agnes 
Academy  in  Baltimore.  Maryland.  When  she 
graduated,  she  urged  her  mother  to  let  her  go  to 
Hollywood.  She  wanted  to  be  an  actress,  and 
nothing  else.  She  talked  the  idea  and  dreamed 
the  idea  until  even  her  mother  caught  the  fever 
and  they  left  for  the  West  together. 

There  was  a  revue  being  put  on  at  the  Screen 
Writers'  Club  a  week  or  so  after  Olive  arrived 
in  Hollywood  and  that  was  her  first  chance. 


Sam  Rork  saw  her  in  the  Revue  and  gave  her  a 
small  part  in  "Ponjola."  Jack  White,  the 
comedian,  saw  her  in  "Ponjola"  and  made  her 
leading  woman  for  his  company.  Hal  Roach 
saw  those  comedies  and  signed  her  for  his 
organization.  Paramount  saw  the  Roach 
comedies  and  gave  Olive  one  of  the  important 
rdles  in  "The  Dressmaker  from  Paris."  That's 
the  way  that  girl  had  to  struggle  and  starv-e 
for  a  3-earI 

Two  small  companies  sent  for  her  to  do  leads 
in  dramatic  productions.  Even  camera  men  and 
electricians  began  discovering  her,  with  the 
result  that  Olive  screened  better  and  better. 
Thus  Fox  heard  of  her  and  put  her  under  a  long 
time  contract. 

It  took  hertwo  pictures  at  Fox's  tocomeinto 
her  own — "Fig  Leaves"  and  "The  Three  Bad 
Men."  After  that  Fox  gave  her  her  own  star- 
ring vehicle  in  "Yellow  Fingers." 

Meanwhile,  in  both  "TheThree  Bad  Men" 
and  "  Fig  Leaves  "  Olive  had  George  O'Brien  for 
her  leading  man.  George  is  verj'  handsome  and 
very  charming.  Olive  isn't  married.  Neither 
is  George.  But  Hollywood  whispers  that  they 
soon  will  be — to  each  other. 


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[  CONTINUED  FROM  PAGE  47  ] 

walked  off  the  set  tor  five  days  and  refused  to 
go  on  with  her  work  in  "  Diamond  Handcuffs." 
This  story  was  6rst  offered  to  Mae  Murray  and 
Mae  turned  it  down.  Hardly  had  production 
started  when  Greta  registered  her  protest. 

The  second  incident  concerns  Raymond 
Hatton.  Hatton  was  dissatisfied  with  his  part 
in  "Casey  at  the  Bat."  Officials  removed  him 
from  the  picture  and  replaced  him  with  Ford 
Sterling,  thus  breaking  up  the  starring  team 
of  Hatton  and  Beery. 

W.\LLACE  BEERY,  Hatton's  former 
team-mate,  is  evidently  in  high  favor 
because  he  has  been  awarded  the  role  of  P.  T. 
Barnum  in  the  special  production.  "The 
Greatest  Show  on  Earth."  iSIonta  Bell  will 
direct  and  the  film  will  cost  one  million  cart- 
wheels. 

IT  was  one  of  those  "memorable 
occasions"  and  as  Fred  Niblo  was 
in  San  Francisco  trying  out  his  latest 
picture,  Rupert  Hughes,  quite  natu- 
rally, was  toastmaster. 

When  it  came  time  to  introduce 
Betty  Bronson,  he  presented: 

"The  young  lady  who  has  run  the 
gamut  of  virginity  from  'Peter  Pan' 
to  the  Virgin  Mary." 

ADOLPHE  MENJOU,  a  distinguished 
figure  in  perfectly  tailored  clothes  and  dark 
glasses,  entered  a  Los  .Angeles  courtroom  with 
his  brother,  "  Hank,"  and  came  out  a  free  man. 
The  divorce  is  now  complete  and  Mrs.  Menjou 
is  the  possessor  of  a  S25.000  cash  payment; 
their  Beverly  Hills  home,  valued  at  $75,000; 
one  automobile;  and  she  will  receive  S650.00  a 
week  until  the  sum  of  867,000  is  reached. 

The  property  settlement  was  arrived  at  the 
day  before  the  suit  went  to  court  when  Men- 
jou, with  a  generous  gesture  typical  of  the  man, 
turned  over  to  Mrs.  Menjou  the  greater  part 
of  his  properties. 

With  the  granting  of  the  divorce  Mrs. 
Menjou  has  the  custody  of  Harold,  her  son  by 
a  former  marriage. 

THE  celebrated  lady  evangelist  who  is  steal- 
ing the  film  stars'  space  in  the  Los  Angeles 
papers  is  drawing  an  audience  of  actresses  who 
are  getting  first-hand  lessons  in  acting  by 
watching  the  lady  on  the  witness  stand. 

.\mong  some  of  the  onlookers  at  the  Aimee 
Sample  McPherson  trial,  I  understand,  are 
Billie  Dove,  May  i\Ic--\voy,  Ruth  Roland, 
Faith  iVIcLean  and  Claire  Windsor.  They  say 
a  morning's  observance  of  her  courtroom  emo- 
tions is  inspiration  for  a  week  of  rigorous  cellu- 
loid acting. 

LOUISE  FAZENDA  and  her  Span- 
ish-Irish wit  won  her  the  ap- 
plause of  the  first-night  crowd  at  the 
opening  of  a  new  theater  in  Los 
Angeles. 

It  was  shortly  after  Lew  Cody's 
marriage  to  Mabel  Normand  and  he 
was  functioning  as  the  debonair 
master  of  ceremonies.  Louise 
stepped  out  on  the  stage  in  answer 
to  her  name,  bowed,  smiled  and 
said: 

"I  don't  know  just  what  to  say — 
but  I  want  to  congratulate  West 
Coast  Theaters  on  its  enterprise.  .  . 
and  Mr.  Cody  on  his !" 

MARY  ASTOR  and  Irving  Asher  will  not 
be  married  on  Christmas   Day  because 
Mary  has  decided  not  to  marry  anybody  right 


.  ,  .  all  that  one  has  a  right  to 
expect  in  travel  at  its  best." 

NORMA  SHEARER 

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Luxurious  appointments;  skilled  and  courteous 
personnel.  $10  extra-fare  between  Los  Angeles 
and  Chicago. 

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Silky,  Lustrous 
Beauty 

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Try  it  next  time  you  shampoo. 
After  you  have  ^vashed  your  hair 
thoroughly — at  least  two  soapings 
— rinse  it  well  to  get  out  the  free 
soap.  Xhen  add  the  juice  of  two 
California  lemons  to  an  ordinary 
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Feel  its  softness,  its  delightful 
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now.  That's  the  end  of  the  July  engagement 
that  didn't  weather  two  months'  location  trip 
to  Texas  where  Mar>'  went  to  play  in  "The 
Rough  Riders."'  Somewhere,  during  those 
months,  love  was  lost.  But  they  are  still  good 
friends. 

Maybe  Mar>'  was  superstitious  and  believed 
in  that  old  adage,  "Change  the  name  and  not 
the  letter,  change  for  worse  and  not  for  better." 
But  I  don't  think  it  of  Mar>-. 

T^OUG  and  Mar>-  have  purchased  the  Ran- 
-'-^cho  Santa  Fe.  one  of  the  last  of  the  old 
Spanish  land  grants  located  between  Del 
Mar  and  San  Diego,  and  will  erect  an  early 
California  hacienda  on  the  1,000  acre  estate. 

This  the}-  plan  to  make  their  home.  With 
the  exception  of  electricity  and  drainage,  every- 
thing on  the  place  will  be  as  it  was  in  the  early 
da^s  of  the  Dons. 

Friends  who  visit  the  Fairbanks  in  the  new 
home,  soon  to  be  erected,  will  have  to  leave 
their  cars  in  the  specialh-  pro\-ided  gara,£;e  and 
parking  place  outside  the  gates  and  make  the 
trip  to  the  distant  hacienda  either  b}-  horse- 
back or  in  old  Spanish  "  carettas. " 

Doug  plans  to  raise  blooded  horses  and  other 
stock  on  the  place.  It  is  sLxty  miles  from  Los 
Angeles  and  they  ^\-ill  motor  to  and  from  the 
studio  when  time  permits.  If  business  is  press- 
ing they  will  come  by  airplane. 

They  ha\e  also  purchased  a  beautiful  cove 
near  Laguna  where  they  are  maintaining  a 
tent  camp.  This  will  be  their  summer  head- 
quarters. Guests  \-isiting  this  camp  each 
occupy  a  separate  tent  for  sleeping  quarters. 
The  living  room  is  a  large  tent,  while  another 
ser\-es  as  the  dining  room,  and  there  is  also  a 
large  and  thoroughly  equipped  cook  tent. 

'■Just  like  camping  out."  says  Doug,  "except 
we  have  almost  aU  the  comforts  of  home,  in- 
cluding a  miniature  three-hole  golf  course." 

T^O  you  know  the  difference  between  a  "gag 
-'—^man"  and  a  "comedy  constructor"? 

Thought  you  didn't,  for  neither  did  I  until 
I  wrung  the  truth  from  Mer\-i.-n  LeRoy,  for- 
merly a  gag  man  for  Colleen  Moore,  who  is 
now  swaggering  around  under  the  new  title. 

Seems  a  "comedy  constructor"  has  two 
suits  of  clothes,  instead  of  one,  and  an  office 
with  his  name  in  gold  letters  on  the  door. 


'TpHE  meanest  man  in  the  world, 
■*■  according  to  Estelle  Taylor,  is 
the  Scotchman  who  had  his  liquor 
tested  by  a  chemist  before  sipping. 
Finding  one  bottle  labelled  "Poison 
— one  drink  will  cause  blindness," 
he  sent  it  to  his  aged  grandfather 
who  was  already  blind. 

•yHERE'S  nothing  like  a  good  staunch  Eng- 
■■-  lish  lord,  six  feet,  six  inches,  to  rely  on  when 
somebody  names  you  as  co-respondent,  even 
if  it  later  develops  that  the  charges  are  grossly 
untrue. 

Beatrice  Lillie,  whose  calling  card  reads 
"  Lady  Robert  Peel, "  felt  that  way  when  Lord 
Robert  Peel  came  hustling  to  Hollywood  to 
assist  his  Lady  in  straightening  out  the  legal 
tangle  which  Jlrs.  Tim  Whelan,  the  wife  of  a 
scenario  writer,  caused. 

By  the  time  Lord  Peel  arrived  the  suit  had 
been  dropped  and  Lord  Peel  was  in  time  to 
accompany  his  wife  to  Xew  York  where  she 
will  rehearse  a  stage  play.  Her  first  motion 
picture,  "Exit  Smiling,"  is  soon  to  be  released. 

OHICO,  California,  is  a  nice  little 
^^town  of  fifteen  thousand  prune- 
growing  souls,  who  appreciate  more 
the  beatities  of  their  fertile  valley 
than  the  histrionic  ability  of  the 
Barrymores.  Therefore,  when  "The 
Sea  Beast"  came  to  town,  the  theater 
manager  billed  "Moby  Dick,"  the 
giant  whale,  over  John. 

Barrymore  heard  of  it  and  the  dis- 
tinguished wit  flashed. 

"I  realize  the  whale  is  better 
known  than  I  am  and  have  profited 
by  the  knowledge.  In  my  new  pic- 
ture, 'TheBelovedRogue,'  lamplay- 
ing  with  a  huge  pig,  a  cow  and  a  lot  of 
chickens.  Everybody  knows  what  a 
chicken  looks  like." 


"TTHREE  months  ago  Dorothy  Dunbar  told 
-■-  me  she  was  to  be  married. 
"But  I  cannot  tell  you  who  he  is." 


The  most  interested  visitors  at  the  studios  are  the  parents  of  the 
stars.  It  is  a  big  day  for  mother  when  she  watches  her  successful 
daughter  play  a  great  scene.  Billie  Dove's  mother,  Mrs.  Bonney, 
recently  visited  her  daughter  at  the  First  National  studios  on  the 
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Tuo  months  ago  I  met  Dorothy  on  the 
F.B.O.  lot  where  she  acts  for  a  living,  and  she 
told  me  the  engagement,  not  the  marriage, 
had  been  postponed.  Which  was  a  new  one 
on  me. 

The  other  day  she  dashed  over  to  Riverside 
and  was  married  to  Thomas  Buckley  Wells, 
Minneapolis  youth,  also  in  pictures. 

As  an  actress  Dorothy  changed  her  mind  as 
well  as  her  roles. 

I  LIKE  to  visit  the  George  Fitzmaurice  set. 
There  is  Vilma  Banky  whose  beauty  is  sooth- 
ing to  the  eye  and  Ronald  Colman  whose  voice 
is  soothing  to  the  ear  and  Fitzmaurice  himself, 
far  too  interesting  a  personality  to  be  an  unseen 
director,  even  if  he  does  turn  out  excellent 
pictures  like  "The  Dark  Angel"  and  "The 
Son  of  the  Sheik."'  The  trio  is  now  at  work 
making  "A  Night  of  Love"  for  Sam  GoldwA-n. 

With  Colman"s  quiet  reser\-e  and  Vilma's 
quaint  foreign  manner,  it  is  up  to  Fitzmaurice. 
the  Celt  with  the  Gallic  tang,  to  supply  the  off- 
stage action.    And  he  does,  beautifully. 

One  moment  he  is  behind  the  camera,  peer- 
ing through  the  finder  at  the  scene.  "Remove 
that  silver  plaque  and  shove  the  basket  of 
fruit  into  the  foreground."  he  orders.  A  huge 
wax  taper  lands  on  the  head  of  an  overzealous 
employee.   Ever>-body  grins,  including  Fitz. 

He  shunts  a  French  phrase  toward  Vilma, 
whose  mouth  forms  a  soft  "o"  in  appreciation. 
Fitz  is  an  Irishman  educated  in  Paris.  The 
next  moment  he  is  in  his  canvas  director's 
chair  glancing  at  the  script — "Perhaps  if  I 
read  this  I  shall  be  able  to  make  another 
scene."  Sly  wit.  He  looks  at  his  cameraman — 
"What  is  the  delay?  Remember  this  is  cost- 
ing Mr.  Goldnyn  thousands  of  dollars." 
Silence,  then  four  finger  tips  tapping  four  finger 
tips.  "Now  I  want  a  beautiful,  gorgeous,  ex- 
quisite, luscious  close-up  of  \'ilma." 

What  a  pity  the  three — Banky,  Colman, 
Fitzmaurice — are  to  be  separated  after  the 
completion  of  this  picture.  Fitzmaurice  is  to 
make  First  National  pictures  from  now  on. 

TOE  SCHEXCK  thought  weU  enough  of 
''Harrj'-  Brand's  seven  years'  sen-ice  as  pub- 
licity director  for  Norma  and  Constance  Tal- 
madge  and  Buster  Keaton  to  make  him  busi- 
ness manager  of  the  Buster  Keaton  Company. 
Which  proves  that  Horatio  Alger  was  not  far 
wrong  in  his  "local  boy  makes  good"  yams. 

In  addition  to  being  a  good  executive,  Harry 
is  the  lad  who  steals  the  speech  making  honors 
from  guests  at  Wampas  dinners.  The  Wam- 
pas  is  an  organization  of  motion  picture  pub- 
licity men  whom  Brand  ruled  as  president  last 
year. 

T  1ST  to  Bill  Haines'  plaintive 
peep,  but  don*t  take  it  seriously. 
Bill  is  the  kidding  kid  who  could 
make  "Buster"  Keaton  burst  out 
laughing  in  the  middle  of  a  scene. 
That's  how  good  he  is. 

Said  Bill,  striking  an  attitude  of 
intense  earnestness: 

"I  wish  you  would  find  out  from  my 
public  whether  they  think  I  am  too 
young  and  too  beautiful  to  take  up 
toe-dancing." 

A  LMA  RUBENS  was  reluctant  to  cut  short 
'**-her  vacation  in  New  York  to  return  to  work 
at  the  Fox  studios  in  Hollywood.  You  see, 
Ricardo  Cortez  is  still  busy  at  the  Paramount 
studios  in  Long  Island  and  Alma  doesn't  like 
these  separaUons  from  her  husband.  The  Fox 
oflBcials  had  to  do  some  hea\'y  pleading  to  get 
Alma  to  leave,  especially  since  Alma  has 
openly  announced  that  she  is  tired  of  playing 
suffering  waves  on  the  screen  and  more  suffer- 
ing mothers. 

Finally  a  Fox  official  hit  upon  an  idea. 
"Come  back,"  he  wired  Ahna,  "and  there  will 
be  no  more  mother  roles." 

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RICARDO  CORTEZ,  by  the  way,  is  doing 
very  well  for  himself.  He  emerged  with 
the  chief  honors  of  "Sorrows  of  Satan"  and 
now  everyone  is  hankering  for  his  services. 
Paramount  has  no  intention  of  letting  him 
get  away. 

It  is  more  than  likely  that  Cortez  will  be  one 
of  that  company's  most  prominent  stars  before 
very  long. 

He's  a  nice,  serious  boy  and  the  improve- 
ment in  his  work,  since  he  first  flashed  on  the 
screen  as  a  mere  handsome  fellow,  is  nothing 
short  of  marvellous. 

T  INTON  WELLS  was  guest  at  a 
J— 'dinner  recently.  He  is  the  am- 
bitious newspaperman  whose  claim 
to  fame  rests  in  the  fact  that  he  re- 
cently circled  the  world  in  twenty- 
eight  days. 

"Who  was  chasing  him?"  asked 
Lew  Cody,  also  a  guest. 

HTHE  youngsters  of  the  Paramount  School 
-*■  are  now  out  on  their  own.  Their  contracts 
with  Famous  Players-Lasky  have  expired  and 
only  a  few  of  the  young  hope f uls , were  given 
further  guarantees  of  permanence,  Mona 
Palma  and  Josephine  Dunn  are  two  of  the 
lucky  ones  who  have  been  assigned  future 
roles.  Both  girls  will  be  seen  in  "Love's 
Greatest  Mistake,"  which  Eddie  Sutherland  is 
directing. 

Of  the  boys,  "Buddy"  Rogers  seems  the 
most  likely  to  win  a  soUd  place  for  himself  in 
the  picture  world. 


THE  Paramount  School  idea  has  not  been 
exactly  abandoned.  But  there  will  be  no 
more  formal  classes  and  no  more  graduating 
exercises.  But  Paramount  is  still  sticking  to 
its  idea  of  training  young  players.  The  scouts 
are  on  the  look-out  for  promising  young  peo- 
ple and  these  players  are  placed  under  con- 
tract and  then  assigned  to  minor  r61es  for 
training.  The  players  thus  engaged  are  con- 
sidered pupils  of  the  company  and  the  officials 
believe  that  the  new  system  ought  to  bring 
really  practical  results. 


TTITALTER  McGRAH.  teUs  this  on 
•  •  a  generous  fellow,  down  to  his 
last  dollar,  who  was  approached  by  a 
maiden  of  uncertain  summers  in 
quest  of  a  contribution  to  a  charity 
drive.  As  she  pocketed  the  bill  she 
lisped: 

"Thank  you,  sir.  This  money  is 
going  straight  to  the  Lord." 

"Wait  a  minute,  lady.  How  old 
are  you?" 

"Nineteen." 

"And  I'm  thirty-five.     Give  that 


dollar  back  to  me. 
first." 


I'll  see  the  Lord 


T  OIS  WEBER'S  come-back  as  a  director  was 
•'-'so  eminently  successful  that  now,  it  is  said, 
Miss  Weber  will  join  United  Artists.  The 
"only  woman  director"  filmed  "The  Marriage 
Clause"  for  Universal  and  it  scored  a  real  hit. 


"I  don't  care  much  for  handsome  men/'  says  Marion  Nixon. 
"Give  me  a  nice,  quiet  man  with  a  heart  of  gold."  And  Marion 
thinks  that  her  new  boy  friend  has  a  great  future  on  the  screen. 
He's  another  Charlie  Ray 


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IRENE  RICH  made  a  personal  appearance 
with  the  first  showmR  of  "My  Official  Wife" 
in  Los  Angeles.  I  have  seen  picture  stars  at 
other  openings.  I  have  seen  some  of  them 
giggle  and  gurgle  and  blow  kisses.  There  was 
none  of  this  in  Irene's  charming,  dignified, 
poised  appearance-  She  made  a  simple  speech 
which  was  amazingly  well  done.  She  spoke 
clearly  and  said  things.    Not  just  guff. 

The  theater  darkened  and,  returning  to  her 
seat,  Irene  was  left  to  the  mercy  of  her  fans. 
A  large  woman  stumbled  past  Irene,  trampled 
on  her  feet,  bruised  her  flowers,  and  sank  into 
a  seat. 

"Whew!  That  was  work — gettin'  to  my 
seat,"  the  stout  lady  panted  to  her  escort. 
"Well,  now  I  hope  we  get  a  chance  to  see 
Irene  Rich." 

"  That  was  she  you  stepped  all  over." 

"R-e-a-Uy!  My  Gud!"  And  then  there 
was  much  neck-craning  in  Irene's  direction, 
who  was  really  worth  seeing  in  her  pale  green 
and  silver  coat  over  a  soft  white  chiffon  dress. 

A  DOLPHE  MENJOU  doesn't  know  whether 
■*»-to  desert  the  safety  razor  and  trust  to  the 
barber  or  not.  While  shaving  one  morning  he 
cut  a  deep  gash  in  his  cheek.  It  had  to  be 
patched  up,  and  this  held  up  work  temporarily 
on  "Blondes  and  Brunettes." 

TT'S  a  verb  now— to  UFA.  Any- 
■^thing  blurred  or  fuzzy  now  "looks 
as  though  it  had  been  UFA-ed." 
It's  a  tribute,  of  course,  to  German 
trick  photography. 

"Goodness,"  said  one  young  thing 
to  another  at  a  film  opening,  "there 
is  Helen.  She  looks  as  though  she 
had  had  her  face  UFA-ed." 

•yOM  FORjMAN,  well-known  director  and 
■^  actor,  was  one  of  the  first  members  to  en- 
list in  the  army  in  igiy.  Mr.  Forman  enlisted 
as  a  private  and  was  discharged  as  a  lieutenant. 
He  saw  hard  service  at  the  front  and  was 
injured.  Forman  went  back  into  pictures  and 
made  se\-eral  successful  pictures,  but  he  never 
completely  recovered  from  his  war  wounds. 

Recently  Forman  was  taken  ill  again,  on 
the  eve  of  starting  a  new  picture.  Realizing 
that  his  condition  was  hopeless,  he  shot  and 
killed  himself  at  the  home  of  his  parents  in 
Venice,  California. 

r^ICK  BARTHELMESS"  handsome  press 
■'-^agent  is  trying  to  tie  the  title  of  "first 
gentleman  of  the  screen"  onto  Richard,  the 
Big-Hearted,  this  being  the  season  for  slogans. 

Speaking  of  slogans,  as  we  are.  this  seems  to 
be  an  open  season  for  them.  There's  Harry 
Langdon,  "the  moon-faced  mimic,"  and 
Vilma  Banky,  "the  Hungarian  rhapsody," 
to  say  nothing  of  Florence  Vidor,  "the  orchid 
lady  of  the  screen";  Lon  Chaney,  "the  man 
of  a  thousand  faces";  Jetta  Goudal,  "the 
cocktail  of  human  emotion."  Even  that  kid 
actor,  Buck  Black,  is  labelled  "the  eight  year 
old  Thespian"  by  his  energetic  press  agent. 

It's  time  for  someone  at  Bennett's  to  yodel 
"Ben  Turpin,  'the  lad  with  the  scrambled 
vision.'" 

CONVERSATION  overheard  be- 
^^tween  two  beautiful  but  toneless 
picture  stars  at  the  Grauman premiere 
of  the  Vitaphone. 

"Well,  dearie,  we  don't  have  to 
worry  about  those  prima  donnas 
cramping  our  style.  They'll  have  to 
get  Benda  masks  before  they  can 
even  compete  with  us  for  looks." 

A  T  the  close  of  a  scene  in  C.  B.  De  Mille's 
1  \."'j'jig  King  of  Kings"  in  which  is  shown 
the  institution  of  the  Lord's  Prayer,  the  music 
welled  forth  with  "The  Doxology."  One  of 
the  extras,  a  basso,  took  up  the  refrain  and  in 

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A  Sad  though  Moral  Affair— Egbert  J.  Kelp,  citizen-commuter  and 
paterfamilias,  snitched  his  wife's  bottle  of  Hinds  Cream  to  soothe 
his  skin  after  shaving.  He  said  in  hospital  he  never  expected  she 
would  find  out  so  quick.  The  two  were  reconciled  at  his  bedside, 
when  Mme.  Kelp  brought  him  a  bottle  of  Hinds  for  his  very  own. 
He  found  it  right  nice  to  rub  on  the  egg  on  his  head. 

JL  lie  cream  crime  >vaveZ 

It's  happening  every  day  in  the  best  regulated  families — 
husbands,  fathers,  sons,  discovering  that  Hinds  Cream 
will  soothe  shave-worn  skins,  carelessly  borrow  from 
the  fair  sex  and  borrow  trouble! 

What  this  country  needs  is  more  comfortable  shaves — 
after  shaving. 

And  every  man  who  longs  for  that  thrill  will  fill  out 
the  coupon  below  for  a  free  ten-shave  sample  of  Hinds 
— and  an  admirable  non-theft  device  will  be  sent  with 
it  to  keep  his  Hinds  beside  his  soap  and  razor! 

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WEST  COAST 

iUnie$8  othertcUe  specified  studios  are  at  HoUyirood) 
ASSOCIATED  STUDIOS.  3800  Mission  Road. 

Arch  Healh  dlrwilng  "On  Guard."a  Pathe  serial, 
with  Cullen  Landls. 

Production  will  soon  start  on  "Horse  Shoes"  with 
Monty  Bonks. 

CH.\DWICK  PICTCREP.  1440  Gower  Street. 

J.  Xebon  dlrectlne  ■'Sunshine  of  Paradise  Alley" 
with  Barbara  Bedford.  Nigel  Barrie  and  Lucille  L. 
Stewan. 

CHARLES  CHAPLIN"  STUDIOS.  1416LaBrea  Ave. 
Inactive. 


Monte  Brlce  has  completed  "Casey  at  the  Bat" 
with  Wallace  Beery,  Ford  Sterling  and  ZaSu  Pitts. 

Production  will  soon  start  on  "Love  Letters"  with 
Eddie  Cantor. 

Production  will  soon  start  on  "Rich  Man.  Poor 
Man  "  with  Mildred  Da%'ls. 

Frank  Lloyd  directing    -Children  ol  the  Dust!" 
Cast  not  announced. 


MACK  SEXXETT  STI'DIOS.  1712  Glendale  Blvd. 

Ben  Turpln,  Ruth  Hlatt.  Raymond  McKee.  Mary 
Ann  Jackson.  Madeline  Hurlock,  Billy  Bexan. 
Thelma  Hill.  Vernon  Dent.  Danny  O'Shea,  Barney 
Helium.  Jerry  Zier  and  Alma  Bennett — all  working 
on  two-reelers. 


MARSHALL  XEILAX  STUDIOS,   1845  Glendale 
Blvd. 


Albert    Parker   directing    "  Sunya"    with   Gloria 
Swanson  and  John  Boles.     (United  Artists  Prod.) 

WILLIAM  FOX  STUDIOS.  10th  Avenue  and  55Ih 
Street.  X.  Y.  C. 


Grccorj-  La  Carx-a  completing  "Paradise  for  Two" 
with  Richard  Dlx  and  Betty  Bronson. 

Eddie  Sutherland  dlrectlne  "love's  Greatest  Mis- 
take "  with  Josephine  Dunn.  Evelyn  Brent.  James 
Hall  and  William  Powell. 


DE  MILLE  STUDIOS.  Culver  City.  Calif. 

Cecil  B.  De  Mille  dh^cTtnE  "The  King  of  Kings" 
with  Jacqueline  Loean,  Dorothy  Cummlne.  Ru- 
dolph Schildkraut.  Joseph  Schlldkraut.  Victor 
Varconi.  H.  B.  Warner.  Charles  Ray.  Theodore 
KoaloH.  Bryant  Washburn.  .Sally  Rand  and  Sojin. 


METRO-GOLDWYX-MAYER  STUDIOS.  Culver 
City.  Calif. 


Production  will  soon  start  on  "The  Cross-Eyed 
Captain."  Cast  not  announced.  Mai  St.  Clulr 
directing. 


F.  B.  O.  STUDIOS,  780  Gower  .Street. 

David  Kirkland  directing  "Uneasy  Payments" 
with  -Alberta  Vaughn. 

J.  Le<'  Meehan  directing  "The  Magic  Garden" 
witn  P'-iilipe  de  Lacey.  Raymond  Keane  and  Wil- 
liam V.Mong. 

Production  will  soon  start  on  "Don  Mike"  with 
Fred  Thomson  and  Ruth  CUflord. 

Bob  de  Lacy  directing  "Lightning  Lariat"  with 
Tom  Tyler. 


AM.    Gouldlne   completing    "Jack    O'Diamonds" 
with  George  O'Hara. 


ITRST  XATIOXAL  STUDIOS.  Burbank.  Calif. 

.\l  Santetl  directing  "The  Patent  Leather  Kid" 
with  Richard  Barthelmess  and  Dorothy  Mackaill. 

Charles  Hines directing  "All  Aboard"  with  Johnny 
Hlnes. 

James  Flood  directing  "Purple  and  Fine  Linen" 
with  Corlnne  GriCBth.  John  Bowers  and  Hobart 
Bosworth. 

King  Baeeott  directing  "The  River"  with  Doris 
Kenyon  aiJd  Lewis  Stone. 

Choree  Fitzmaurlce  directing  "Body  and  Soul" 
with  BilUe  Dove. 

(leorge  Archainbaud  directing  "Easy  Pickings" 
with  .\nna  Q-  Xilsson  and  Kenneth  Harlan. 

Millard  Webb  directing  "Those  in  Love."  Webb 
replacing  Balboni. 

Harrj-  Langdon  completing  "Long  Pants"  with 
Betty  Baker. 


WILLL\M  FOX  STUDIOS.  1401  X.  Western  .\ve. 

John  CrilBth  Wray  directing  "Love  O'  Women" 
with  Blanche  Sweet. 


Hobart  Henley  completing  "Tillle.  the  Toiler" 
with  Marion  Dalles.  Matt  Moore,  Geo.  K.  Arthur, 
Gertrude  Short  and  Bert  Roach. 

Edmund  Goulding  dlrectlngiJ" Diamond  Hand- 
cuffs" with  Pauline  Starke.  Pauline  Starke  re- 
placing Mae  Murray  and  Greta  Garbo. 

Tod  Browning  directing  "The  Day  of  Souls"  with 
Renee  Adoree  and  John  Gilbert. 


METROPOLITAN'    STUDIOS,    1040   Las   Palmas 
Ave. 

Scott  Sidney  directing  "Xo  Control"  with  Phyllis 
Haver  and  Harrison  Ford. 

H.    Mason    Hopper   directing    "Getting    Gertie's 
Garter"  with  Marie  Prevost  and  Charles  Ray. 


UNITED  ARTISTS  STUDIOS.  7100  Santa  MoiUca 
Blvd. 


Sam  Taylor  directing  Mary  Pickford.    Production 
yet  imtitled. 


Marshall  Xellan  directing  "Cariotia"  with  Con- 
nie Talmadge.    (First  National  Prod.) 


Fred  Xlblo  directing  "Camille"  with  Xonna  Tal- 
madge and  Gilbert  Roland.  (Fhrst  National  Prod.) 


UNIVERSAL  STUDIOS.  Universal  City,  Calif, 

■ 

Harry  Pollard  directing  "Uncle  Tom"s  Cabin' 
with  Gertrude  Astor.  John  Roche  and  Vh-glnla 
Gray. 

Paul  Leni  dIrertinE  "The  Cat  and  the  Canary" 
with  Laura  La  Piante.  Arthur  Edmund  Carewe. 
Creighton  Haie,  Gertrude  Astor  and  Tully  Mar- 
shall. 


Robert  Vignnla  directing  "Cabaret"  with  Gllda 
Gray. 


ABROAD 


Rex  Ingram  dJrectinc  "  The  Garden  of  Allah"  with 
Alice  Terry  and  Ivan  Petrovlch. 


CHANGE  EV  TITLES 


"Ankles  Preferred."  with  Virslnla  Valli  and  Lou 
Tellegen  has  been  changed  to  "Stage  Madness." 


BUSINESS  OFFICES 


Associated  Exhibitors.  Inc..  35  West  45th  St..  Xew 
York  City. 


Chadwick  Pictures  Corp.,  729  Seventh  Ave.,  Xew 
York  City. 

Columbia  Pictures,  1600  Broadway,  New  York  City. 

Educational  Film  Corporation.  370  Seventh  Ave.. 
Xew  York  City. 


Victor  Schertzincer  completing  "Stage  Madness" 
with  Virginia  Valli  and  Lou  Tellegen. 


HAL  ROACH  STUDIOS.  Culver  City,  Calif. 

"Our  Gang"  working  on  comedies. 

Charlie  Chase.  Bull  Montana.  Eugenia  Gilbert. 
Eugene  Tailett.  Edith  CarA-ln.  Amber  Xormand. 
Valentine  Zimina.  Mabel  Xormand,  Ethel  Clayton. 
Agnes  Ayres,  Theda  Bara  and  Helene  Chadwick — 
all  working  on  two-reelers. 

LASKY  STUDIOS.  5341  Melrose  Ave. 

James  Craze  directing  "Louie  the  14th"  with 
Wallace  Beery. 

Arthur  Rosson  directing  "The  Waiter  at  the  RItz" 
with  Raymond  Griffith  and  Alice  Day. 

Richard  Rosson  directing  "Blonde  or  Brunette" 
with  Adolphe  Menjou,  Greta  NIssen  and  .\rlette 
Marc  hall. 


Reeves  Eason  directing  "  Nine  Points  of  the  Law" 
with  Hoot  Gibson. 


Production  will  soon  start  on  "Show  Boat,"  with 
Man'  Philbin.  Xorman  Kerry  and  Jean  Hersholt. 


Production  will  soon  start  on  "Fast  and  Furious" 
with  Reginald  Denny. 


Edward  Sloman  directing  "The   Man    Who 
Laugh?"  with  Conrad  Veldt. 


WARNER  BROTHERS  STUDIOS,   5S42  Sunset 
Blvd. 


EAST  COAST 


Production  will  soon  start   on 
Gary  Cooper. 


'Arizona"   with 


Film  Booking  Offices.  1560  Broadway,  New  York 
City. 


Inspiration  Pictures.  565  Fifth  Ave..  New  York  City. 
Metro-Goldwyn,  1540  Broadway.  Xew  York  City. 


Pathe  Exchange,  35  West  45th  St.,  New  York  City. 

Producers  Distributing  Corporation.  1560  Broadway. 
Xew  York  City. 

Rotbacker  Film  Mfg.  Company.  1339  Dlversey  Park-  . 
way.  Chicago.  111. 

Tiffany   Productions,    1 542   Broadway.   New  York 
City. 

United  -Artists"  Corporation,  729  Seventh  Ave..  Xew 
York  City. 

Universal  Film  MIg.  Company.  Heckscher  Building, 
5th  Ave.  and  57th  St..  New  York  City. 

Warner  Brothers.  1600  Broadway.  Xew  York  Cltj-. 


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a  moment  the  place  was  flooded  with  the 
voices  of  hundreds  of  extras.  It  was  superbly 
impressive,  they  say. 

By  the  same  token,  in  a  scene  where  James 
Lowe  as  Unck  Tojti  in  "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin" 
is  preaching  to  the  negroes,  they  tell  me  half 
a  dozen  of  the  colored  folk,  in  religious  frenzy, 
claimed  to  have  been  converted  by  their 
colored  brother's  talk. 

And  still  they  say  there  is  no  realism  in 
motion  pictures. 

WHILE  we  are  on  the  subject  of  hearses 
(we  weren't,  but  what  difference  does  it 
make?)  let  me  tell  you  about  the  laugh  Dustin 
Famum  got  when  he  was  in  Pendleton,  Oregon, 
recently,  making  a  western  picture. 

He  was  walking  down  the  main  street  when 
along  came  a  very  large,  very  gray  and  yer>' 
glassy  hearse  in  which  were  sitting  nine  little 
Indians,  looking  with  unabashed  interest 
at  the  passing  scenery.  A  proud  Indian  father 
propelled  the  funeral  carriage. 

"Dusty"  learned  later  that  Poppa  Brave 
had  struck  oil  and  rather  than  buy  a  bus  to 
take  the  family  for  an  airing,  had  purchased  a 
glassed-in  hearse  where  the  children  rode  in 
safety,  sanctity  and  sanitation. 

By  the  way,  Brother  Bill  Famum  received 
something  of  an  ovation  in  HoUy^vood  re- 
cently for  a  remarkably  colorful  performance 
in  a  cixac  presentation  of  "Julius  Caesar." 

OVERHEARD  by  Montague  Love  in  the 
dark  confines  of  Grauman's  Egyptian 
Theater  as  "Don  Juan"  was  being  unspun. 
Monty,  as  you  will  recall,  is  the  Borgia's  boy 
friend  who  duels  Barrymore.  He  is  now  play- 
ing a  villainous  role  in  the  Fitzmaurice-Gold- 
wyn  picture,  "Night  of  Love,"  but  the  girl, 
an  extra  on  the  latter  picture,  didn't  recog- 
nize the  man  on  the  screen  as  the  one  who 
now  fences  with  Ronald  Colman. 

"Gee!"  she  breathed  as  Monty  lunged  at 
Barrymore.  "that  guy  ought  to  come  over  on 
our  set  and  give  lessons  to  the  fellow  who's 
supposed  to  duel  with  Ronald  Colman. 
Colman 's  great,  but  the  other  guy  is  rotten." 


This  is  the  mysterious  gentleman 
who  kidnapped  the  woman  evan- 
gelist and  took  her  to  De  Russey's 
lane  on  the  night  of  Sept.  14,  1922. 
Who  can  it  be?  Just  to  relieve  the 
suspense,  we'll  tell  you  that  it's 
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happiness — was  stiU  afraid — by  telling  her 
story  to  this  man,  with  his  stem,  Britannic 
aloofness, 

''Don't  you  ever  dare  call  yourself  old.  or 
question  my  love,  Allen,"'  she  said  fiercely  in 
shaken  impatience.  "Vou  are  the  wonderful 
one.  Vou.  to  take  f>oor  me,  and  make  all  of 
this  possible. ..."  She  waved  her  hand  in  the 
direction  of  the  great  room.  "I  think  that  is 
why  I  am  so  afraid  I  cannot  hold  your  love.'* 

"Joan!"  Allen  faltered  in  amazement. 
''What  on  earth  are  you  talking  about?  WTiat 
makes  you  so  queer  this  evening?  Vou,  not 
hold  my  love?  When  I  hve  in  daily  fear  of 
losing  you?  if  is  ridiculous!  I'll  have  Doctor 
Wilbur  drop  in  on  you  tomorrow;  your  ner\-es 
are  all  shot  to  pieces."' 

A  man  stepped  out  on  the  balcony. 

"Well,  dash  it  all!"  he  exploded  to  Allen. 
"Fancy  finding  you  out  here  alone  vrith  your 
wife.  After  seven  long  years  of  married  Ufe, 
too." 

Joan  and  ..Allen  laughed,  although  rather  em- 
barrassed by  the  raillerj'. 

"Joan  was  a  little  bowled  over  by  the  heat," 
Allen  explained.  "That's  why  we  are  out 
here." 

"Yes,  Mr,  Wellington,"  Joan  added,  "I  have 
never  seen  such  a  crush," 

WeUington  gave  a  happy  sigh. 

"It  has  been  a  wonderful  night!"  he  said. 
"The  moft  wonderful  concert  we  have  ever 
had.  I'll  have  a  nice  sum  to  give  you  for  your 
Tommies,  .\llen.  .\nd  by  the  way,  I  have 
about  persuaded  Alden  to  let  you  operate  some 
time  the  first  of  the  month,  or  maybe  sooner. 
He  thinks  it  is  hopeless,  of  course,  but  since  I 
have  told  him  some  of  the  wonders  you  have 
done,  he  is  willing  to  have  a  trj'  at  it." 

Joan  felt  an  ic>-  catch  at  her  heart.  For  an 
instant  she  had  an  insane  desire  to  scream  her 
stor\'  to  the  world — to  hurl  a  challenge  at  this 
blind  man — to  dare  him  to  tr>-  and  regain  his 
sight  by  her  husband's  skill.  .  .  .  But  Wel- 
hngton  was  speaking  to  her  .  .  . 

"I  must  not  forget  that  I  came  out  here  to 
ask  a  favor  of  you,  Madame  Joan,"  he  was 
smiling, 

"A  favor  of  me?"  she  asked  bewildered. 

"Yes."  he  nodded,  "a  ver>'  special  favor; 
and  I  hope  you  are  feeling  'fit'  enough  not  to 
disappoint  me.  ilr.  Alden"s  accompanist  has 
become  suddenly  indisposed.  Will  you  accom- 
pany him  in  his  last  number?" 

Joan  sat  as  if  turned  to  ice.  Play  before  that 
mass  of  people  with  Peter?  She  almost  laughed 
aloud,  hysterically,  at  the  irony  of  it.  \Miat 
would  Peter  say  if  he  knew?  She,  Joan,  the 
discarded — the  unwanted — drawn  by  fate  to 


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play ' 
fell 


ith  him  on  the  night  of  his  triumph.  She 
ielt  as  if  she  must  be  asleep,  dreaming  it  all. 

"You  u'ill,  won't  you,  Joan?"  she  heard 
Allen  sa_\-ing  proudly.  "Think  what  a  compli- 
ment Jason  is  pajdng  you.  ..."  But  Well- 
ington interrupted  him.  .  .  . 

"It  is  not  as  a  compliment  that  I  ask  Ma- 
dame Joan  to  play  with  Mr.  Alden,"  he  said, 
somewhat  impatiently.  "It  is  because  she  is  a 
musician." 

Slowly  she  got  to  her  feel;  some  impulse  over 
which  she  had  no  control  forcing  her  to  say: 

"  Yes,  I  will  play  for  Mr.  Alden.    Why  not?  " 

LIKE  one  walking  in  her  sleep,  she  followed 
Wellington  into  the  room.  One  thought 
pounding  in  her  brain.  .  .  To  meet  Peter  face 
to  face  after  twenty  years — to  talk  to  him — play 
with  him  and  not  have  him  know  it.  .  .  . 
Again  that  insane  desire  to  laugh.  .  .  . 

"Mr.  Alden,' '  Wellington's  voice  came  to  her 
as  they  reached  the  stage,  '"this  is  Mrs.  Ram- 
sey, of  whom  I  spoke.  She  has  consented  to 
accompany  you." 

Still  in  a  daze,  she  placed  her  hand  in  Peter's 
— felt  the  firm,  warm  clasp — heard  the  well- 
remembered  ^■oice  thanking  her.  .  .  .  Then, 
seating  herself  at  the  piano,  she  waited  while 
someone  placed  a  sheet  of  music  on  the  rack 
before  her  .  .  .  Massenet's  Meditation  .  .  . 
Thais.  .  .  . 

Her  fingers  ran  lightly  through  the  opening 
bars  of  the  exquisite  old  aria — the  music  was 
unnecessary — how  many,  many  times  she  had 
played  it  in  the  old  days.  .  .  .  Then,  on  and 
on  until,  at  the  end,  she  almost  expected  to  feel 
his  Ups  on  hers  as  .  .  . 

The  thunder  of  applause  brought  her  sharply 
back  to  the  present;  and  dazedly  she  bowed 
and  smiled  down  on  the  sea  of  faces  below  her. 

"One  more!"  the  throng  cried;  jerked  out  of 
their  Britannic  resent.    "One  more!" 

Once  again  they  played  the  Liebesfreud — 
Love's  Joy  .  .  . 

What  an  utter,  ghastly  joke  the  whole  thing 
was.    Almost  too  incredible  to  be  true. 

Finally  it  was  all  over;  and  she  was  safe  at 
home.  But  was  she  safe?  Would  she  ever  feel 
safe  again?  It  was  hard — hard — when  she  had 
been  so  sure  the  past  was  a  sealed  book. 


"Joan,"  Allen  said,  one  morning  several 
weeks  later,  "I  have  a  request  to  make,  dear, 
and  I  hope  it  will  meet  with  your  approval." 

Again  that  icy  dread  caught  at  her  heart; 


there  was  hardly  a  day  now  that  she  did  not 
feel  it. 

"Any  request  that  you  make,  Allen,"  she 
said  firmly,  "meets  with  my  approval." 

He  gave  her  his  quick,  sweet  smile. 

"My  Joan!"  he  said  fondly,  then:  "As  you 
know,  dear,  it  has  been  just  three  weeks  since  I 
operated  on  Mr.  Alden  ..."  He  paused. 
Joan  stiffened — what  was  coming  ne.xt?  \\'hat 
did  he  want?  Not  .  .  .  Surely  not  .  .  . 
But  he  was  speaking  again:  "In  another  three 
weeks  I  shall  remove  the  bandage — in  the 
meantime — I  want  him  to  stay  here." 

He  was  smiling  at  her  and  she  wondered 
dully  if  her  terror  showed  in  her  face.  Here! 
Peter  here!  "No,  no!"  she  said  wildly  to  her- 
self. "It  must  not  be.  It  shall  not  be.  He 
must  not  come  here."  But  she  must  say  some- 
thing— must  answer  Allen  in  some  way. 

"I  know,"  he  was  saying  again,  "that  we 
have  rarely  had  a  private  case  here  before;  and 
I  have  noticed  that  you  do  not  seem  to  care  for 
Mr.  Alden;  but  I  have  staked  so  much  on  this 
case.  ...  It  means  so  much  to  me — to  the 
world — that  I  am  an-xious  to  watch  him  every 
minute." 

In  the  past  many  of  the  blind  soldiers  had 
stayed  with  them — cases  that  needed  special 
attention  and  care,  and  she  had  always  been  as 
interested  in  them  as  Allen.  How  could  she 
refuse  him  this,  his  greatest  case,  and  not  tell 
him  why? 

Again  the  question — should  she  tell  him  all? 
"No,  I  cannot  tell  him,"  she  thought  wildly. 
"He  would  not  understand." 

Trying  to  still  the  terror  within  her,  she  got 
up,  and,  crossing  the  room,  stood  looking  out  on 
the  peaceful  garden.  .  .  . 

"  Bring  him  b}'  all  means,  Allen,"  she  said  in 
a  voice  she  tried  hard  to  make  sound  natural. 
"You  know,  my  dear,  any  case  that  you  are 
interested  in — I  am  more  than  glad  to  have 
here." 

"Ah,  Joan,"  he  thanked  her,  "what  a  won- 
derful woman  you  are!  No  man  has  ever  had 
such  a  wife." 

SO  the  swift  days  sped  away.  Peter  had  been 
there  three  weeks,  and  tomorrow  morning 
the  bandage  was  to  be  removed.  Tomorrow 
morning  she  would  know!  What  would  it 
mean  to  her?  Almost,  she  had  been  tempted  to 
tell  Peter — to  throw  herself  on  his  mercy.  .  .  . 
But  suppose  he  did  not  recognize  her?  .  .  . 
Twenty  years  was  a  long  time  ...  Or  sup- 
pose the  operation  was  not  successful?  .  .  . 


Not    such    a   bad    looking    fellow, 

when  you  meet  him  on  the  street. 

It's   Billie   Bevan,    if   you   haven't 

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But  with  the  trick  comedy  make- 
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In  ihe  evening  after  dinner  they  were  sitting 
on  the  terrace  wailing  for  Allen.  She  was  rest- 
less—^uneasy — and  Peter  talked  only  in 
snatches. 

"Vou  have  a  wonderful  talent,  Mrs.  Ram- 
sey," he  said  suddenly  after  a  long  silence. 
"Alany  people  play,  even  well,  but  few  have 
the  perfect  understanding  of  music  that  you 
have.  It  is  a  rare  gift.  I  have  only  known  one 
other  who  had  it  ...   "    He  paused  abruptly. 

"LJER  heart  raced  madly.  What  would  he  say 
•*^next?  But  he  seemed  to  have  forgotten 
her;  to  be  lost  in  a  deep  reverie. 

"  If  the  operation  is  successful,  what  will  you 
do?"  she  asked  him,  unable  to  bear  the  silence 
a  second  longer. 

"If  the  operaLion  is  successful?"  he  echoed 
\aguely.  as  if  awakening  from  a  long  sleep; 
then  slowly:  "  But  it  cannot  be,  you  see.  I-'or, 
in  spite  of  Doctor  Ramsey's  great  skill,  I  shall 
always  be  blind — and  none  are  so  blind  as  those 
who  ■u-l/l  not  see.  ..."  His  voice  trailed  off 
again  into  silence. 

What  did  he  mean?  Was  he  thinking  of  the 
old  life?  Of  the  time  when  he  had  left  her  for 
his  career? 

"I  have  been  so  happy  here,"  he  was  saying 
again,  a  tired  note  in  his  voice,  "so  much  hap- 
pier than  I  ever  expected  to  be  again,"  he 
added  as  if  in  afterthought — "  w  hether  the 
operation  is  a  success — or  a  failure — I  want  you 
to  know  that,  and  for  it,  I  thank — you.  We 
rarely  appreciate  the  real  things  in  life  until 
too  late.  ..." 

Hearing  Allen's  voice,  she  was  spared  an 
answer,  and  in  a  few  minutes  he  joined  them, 
taking  Peter  off  to  bed. 

Lying  awake  far  into  the  night,  Joan  went 
over  Peter's  words  to  her — o\'er  and  over 
again.  Was  he  the  same  old  Peter — taking  all 
and  giving  nothing  in  return?  Would  he, 
knowing  that  Allen  had  taken  him  into  his 
home  as  a  friend,  take  her  from  him  as  he  had 
taken  her  years  ago,  only  to  leave  her  if  she 
stood  in  his  way?  Oh,  if  she  had  onl\'  told 
Allen!  If  she  had  the  courage  to  tell  him  now 
— before  what  tomorrow  might  bring  forth.  , 
She  was  haunted  by  the  thought. 

In  the  morning  she  awoke  tilled  with  dread; 
wishing  with  all  her  heart  it  was  all  o\'er.  Go- 
ing downstairs,  she  found  that  Allen,  wanting 


to  remove  the  bandage  before  the  light  was  too 
strong,  had  taken  Peter  into  the  room  he  used 
for  his  patients. 

\\'andering  around,  too  nervous  to  slay  in 
one  place,  thoughts  kept  crowding  her  mind. 
Almost,  she  found  herself  hoping  the  operation 
would  not  be  successful.  Her  happiness  would 
be  safe  for  all  time.  .  .  .  But  what  would  it 
mean  for  .Allen?  'Ihe  bilter  disappointment  of 
defeat.  .  .  .  And  for  Peter?  ...  A  lifetime 
of  darkness. 

"No,  no!"  dismissing  the  thought  almost  as 
soon  as  it  had  come  to  her,  "that  must  not  be. 
It  must  be  successful'even  if  it  means  the  giving 
up  of  my  happiness — for  Allen's  sake." 

Suddenly  a  wild  desire  to  run  away  and  hide 
until  it  was  all  over  seized  her.  If  she  could 
only  go,  now  that  the  time  was  so  near,  .''he 
could  not  face  it!  But  even  as  the  thought 
flashed  through  her  mind,  she  heard  .Allen 
calling  her. 

Running  swiftly  toward  his  room,  everj'thing 
forgotten  in  her  desire  to  be  with  him  no  matter 
what  the  result  of  the  operation  might  be.  he 
met  her  in  the  hall,  catching  her  to  him. 

"Joan,  Joan!''  he  exulted.  "We  have  won! 
He  can  see!     Oh,  he  can  see!" 

"Even  as  I  knew  he  would,  dear,"  she 
answered,  smiling  at  him.  although  lier  heart 
seemed  suddenly  to  die.  It  was  over,  she  knew, 
and  realized  at  the  same  time  how  much  she 
had  really  hoped  against  it! 

AND  Peter?  Peter  was  still  standing  in  the 
center  of  the  room,  too  dazed — too  over- 
come— to  believe  that  it  could  possibly  be  true. 
AVould  he  awaken  as  he  had  done  so  many 
times  in  the  past,  only  to  fmd  it  all  a  dream? 

A  little  set  smile  on  her  lips,  but  with  hope- 
less eyes,  she  followed  Allen  iiito  the  room. 
Hearing  someone  moving  behind  him,  Peter 
turned  and  faced  her.  .  .  .  Would  he  know 
her? 

-A  slightly  puzzled  frown  gathered  his  brow 
as  he  stood  looking  at  her — deep  into  her  eyes 
— looking — looking.  .  .  . 

Did  he  recognize  her?  .  .  .  Was  all  happi- 
ness to  be  taken  from  her  again?  If  he  did 
recognize  her,  would  he  read  the  wild  appeal  in 
her  eyes? 

Allen  slipped  his  arm  around  her  slender 
body. 


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"And  so  we  have  won,  Mr.  Alden,"  he  said, 
laying  his  other  hand  affectionately  on  Peter's 
shoulder.  "You  are  free!  Free  from  the  fear 
of  darkness.  After  a  time  of  complete  rest*  yo  u 
may  resume  your  studies  or  do  'most  anything 
you  please.  It  has  been  a  wonderful,  wonderful 
case!"  He  was  all  the  surgeon  now.  "And  I 
only  hope  many  others  will  benefit  by  it." 

With  a  little  start,  Peter  withdrew  his  eyes 
from  Joan's  face,  and  drawing  a  long  breath, 
turned  to  him. 

"I  cannot  yet  believe  that  it  is  true,"  he 
said  speaking  slowly,  haltingly.  "To  be  able  to 
see!  To  stand  on  a  stage  and  see  the  faces  be- 
fore me  as  I  play  .  .  .  ah.  Doctor  Ramsey,  you 
can  never  understand  the  glor\' — the  wonder  of 
it!  .  .  .  And  I  have  only  you  to  thank.  But 
can  I  ever  thank  you?    Can  mere  words  express 

how  I  feel "     He  broke  off  abruptly;  his 

eyes  again  resting  on  Joan  for  a  fleeting  mo- 
ment and  then  closing  as  if  trying  to  imagine 
himself  once  more  in  darkness.  .  .  . 

THAT  he  had  recognized  her,  Joan  knew, 
now.  What  would  he  do?  Would  he,  in 
gratitude  for  what  Allen  had  done  for  him, 
leave  her  in  peace? 

"What  are  your  plans.  Mr.  Alden?"  She 
heard  Allen's  voice  questioning.  "Have  you 
made  any,  or  were  you  sure  that  we  would  not 
win?" 

She  held  her  breath — agonizing — waiting  for 
his  answer.  .  .  .    What  would  it  be? 

"Plans?"  he  repeated;  then  a  great  light  ap- 
peared in  his  eyes,  and  he  continued  softly: 
"The  rest  of  my  life  shall  be  given  to  those  who 
love  my  music.  I  have  been  blind  in  more 
ways  than  one — you  have  made  my  eyes  see 
again,  Doctor  Ramsey — now  I  must  try  to 
teach  my  soul  to  see  as  well " 


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is  too  late.  In  their  eagerness,  they  would  go 
to  extremes  and  play  guiltless  lilies. 

But  there  is  dissatisfaction  in  the  other 
camp.  Too  much  virtue  is  also  a  curse.  Like 
extreme  wickedness,  perfect  %-irtue  passes  the 
border  of  credibility. 

TF  the  public  can  no  longer  believe  in  the  sin- 
-'-fulness  of  Theda  Bara,  neither  can  it  swallow 
the  innocence  of  Mary  Miles  Minter.  The 
early  type  of  ingenue  is  as  out-of-date  as  the 
hobble  skirt. 

Ladies  who  have  achieved  a  reputation  that 
is  a  little  too  spotless  are  stamping  their  feet  at 
managers  who  would  make  them  too  good. 
Alice  Joyce  has  flatly  declared  that  she  will  no 
longer  be  the  respectable  mother  on  the  screen. 
It  is  great  to  be  a  respectable  mother  off  the 
screen,  but  it  is  a  tiresome  professional  job. 
Women  go  to  see  Alice's  gowns,  because  they 
are  always  in  perfect  taste,  and  they  go  to 
watch  her  charming  manners.  But  they  sel- 
dom have  any  real  and  vital  interest  in  the 
parts  she  plays. 

Miss  Joyce,  remembering  Blanche  Sweet's 
performance  oi  Anno  Clin'sti'e,  hopes  for  shabby 
clothes  and  strong  meat.  Figuratively  speak- 
ing, she  is  willing  to  wear  the  Green  Hat,  the 
Scarlet  Letter  or  Salome's  dancing  shoes.  She 
is  willing  to  be  anything  but  the  impeccable 
Society  Matron  with  the  wayward  adolescent 
daughter. 

May  McAvoy  is  tired  of  being  the  Little  Pal 
of  the  hero  who  stands  by  while  the  hero  sows 
his  wild  oats.  May  longs  for  a  few  mouthfuls 
of  wild  oats  for  herself.  May  has  been  cursed 
by  being  blue-eyed  and  tiny. 

Lois  Wilson  wants  to  play  Carmen.  In  her 
revolt  against  too  much  virtue  on  the  screen, 
Lois  has  taken  to  snappy  dressing,  snappy  con- 
versation and  snappy  friends.  If  she  has  to 
visit  every  night  club  in  New  York,  Lois  is  go- 


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BELLE  BENNETT  is  starred  in  "The 

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heart  she  reigns  supreme.  She  portrays  the  varying  phases 
of  a  young  girl  in  her  twenties,  living  in  luxury,  and  then 
runs  the  cycle  of  human  emotions  in  an  ameizing  role.  There 
is  a  remarkable  and  thrilling  climax,  but  I  leave  it  to  you 
to  see.  In  my  estimation,  the  work  of  the  star  is-  a  little 
short  of  marvelous. 

This  is  an  Emory  Johnson  production.  The  sup- 
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Unquestionably  this  is  going  to  be  a  UNIVER- 
SAL year.  The  list  of  extraordinary  pictures  is  pretentious. 
In  particular  your  attention  is  directed  to  "Les  Miser ables"  and 
"Michael  Strogoff. "  They  are  two  of  the  world's  most  magni- 
ficent productions.  You  will  see  acting  that  will  put  you  on  your  toes. 

In  "Michael  Strogoff"  for  example,  IVAN 

MOSKINE,  one  of  Europe's  leading  players,  portrays  Jules 
Verne's  great  hero.  As  a  result  of  his  marvelous  work  I  wanted  to 
be  the  first  American  producer  to  bring  him  to  Hollywood,  and  I 
am  proud  to  announce  that  this  great  artist  will  soon  be  a  Univer- 
sal star  in  American  made  pictures.  Watch  for  him  in  mighty 
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ing  to  prove  to  the  producers  that  she  is  not  as 
white  as  she  has  been  painted. 

The  vogue  of  the  superlatively  good  girl  may 
last  longer  than  the  vogue  of  the  vamp,  but  the 
ending  is  just  as  ignominious.  The  reputation 
of  an  ingenue  is  a  sensitive  plant;  it  cannot 
stand  too  much  heat.  Mary  Miles  Minter  be- 
came in\'olved  in  a  murder  mysterj'  and  an  im- 
plied love  affair  and  the  public  would  have  no 
more  of  her. 

Wanda  Hawley  was  smothered  by  sugar 
and  the  public  decided  that  too  much  sugar  is 
bad  for  the  system. 

The  appeal  of  the  "good  girl"  on  the  screen 
is  the  appeal  of  the  ideal.  The  girl  who  plays 
such  roles  lasts  in  favor  just  as  long  as  she  can 
convince  audiences  of  her  sincerity;  just  as  long 
as  she  can  persuade  the  audience  that  the  ideal 
which  she  represents  is  not  grotesquely  impos- 
sible. 

For  some  strange  human  reason,  great  virtue 
is  more  plausible  than  extreme  wickedness, 
therefore  the  good  girl  keeps  her  vogue  longer 
than  the  vamp.    Provided,  of  course,  that  the 


temptations  that  assail  her  are  picturesque  and 
not  tiresome. 

When  May  .Allison  felt  that  her  heroines 
were  beset  by  too  many  routine  situations,  she 
changed  neatly  to  more  sophisticated  parts  and 
convinced  directors  that  she  was  cleverer  than 
the  r6les  she  had  played.  Like  Miss  Joyce, 
Miss  McAvoy  and  Miss  Wilson,  hers  was  not  so 
much  a  revolt  against  the  ideal  itself  as  against 
the  unimaginative  treatment  of  the  ideal. 

Woe  to  the  ingenue  whose  sincerity  is  chal- 
lenged! When  the  public  begins  to  doubt  her. 
she  can  never  again  look  a  kitten  in  the  face  be- 
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ten  pounds  and  three  husbands,  she  is  lost  to 
the  world  of  Little  Nell. 

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reputations  for  being  happily  married  and  good 
to  the  folks! 

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stainers and  they  are  just  as  intolerant  of  the 
sex  bacchantes.  Enduring  popularity  only 
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every  capacity,  clerks  to  stars,  are  beautiful 
in  Hollywood.  They  become  the  rule,  rather 
than  the  exception  as  in  other  communities. 
"I'll  attend  to  you  in  a  minute,"  she  said,  but 
it  was  twenty  before  she  regarded  me  again. 
Then  when  I  murmured  I  had  come  about 
casting,  she  plunged  a  knife  through  me  with 
her  eyes.  "Outside  around  the  corner,"  she 
stated  with  slow,  sarcastic  emphasis. 

There  was  a  kindlier  girl  behind  the  casting 
window.  "We  get  everyone  through  Central," 
she  told  me. 

"Please,"  I  said.  "I'm  not  listed  there.  If 
you'll  just  take  my  name  and  address.  .  ." 

"We  get  everyone  through  Central,"  she 
repeated,  and  smiled. 

"But.  .  ."  I  started. 

"We  get  everyone  through  Central,"  she 
said  again.    So  then  I  left. 

Some  distance  away,  against  the  sky,  I  saw 
the  sign  of  Metro-Gold^vyn-Mayer.  Culver 
City,  movie-born,  is  not  really  a  romantic 
movie  city,  as  you  would  expect.  It  is  a  little 
country  village  of  tiny  stucco  bungalows  and 
small  somnambulant  country  grocery  stores. 


The  studios  stand  out  of  it  like  strange 
monsters. 

The  exterior  of  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  is 
cold  grey  cement.  Everywhere  there  are 
signs.  "This  way  to  the  studio  of  Metro- 
Goldwyn-Mayer."  "This  way  to  the  lunch 
room  of  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer."  "This 
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The  casting  office  is  a  tiny  bare  room  with  a 
fence  running  across  it.  On  one  side  is  the 
mob,  on  the  other  an  excited  young  man  and 
a  doorway  to  heaven,  reading  "Office  of 
Clifford  Robertson,  Casting  Director." 

The  excited  young  man  walked  up  and  down. 
"Those  of  you  with  pay  checks,  step  fonvard," 
he  shouted  to  the  packed  mass  of  humanity 
before  him.    "The  rest  of  you  get  out." 

The  pay  check  people  crowded  forward.  The 
rest  did  not  move.  The  pay  check  people  got 
their  money,  but  only  a  few  of  them  went 
away.  The  rest  stood  as  silent,  as  expression- 
less as  tired  horses. 

"Get  out."  screamed  the  young  man. 
"There's  nothing  doing."    No  one  stirred.    I 


Reversing  the  usual  order  of  things, 

Gilda  Gray  wears  all  her  curls  on 

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Just  a  typical  casting  director's 
face.  This  one  happens  to  be  Dan 
Kelly's,  but  they're  all  alike.  Im- 
agine trying  to  sell  such  a  guy  on 
the  news  that  you  were  only  sweet 
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noted  there  were  three  other  women  besides 
myself.  I  tried  to  get  forward,  into  line  with 
the  young  man's  eye,  but  I  couldn't.  "There's 
nothing  doing.  What  are  you  waiting  for? 
Get  out,  get  out."    Nobody  moved. 

The  outer  door  opened  and  a  tiny  figure 
came  into  our  crowded  corral.  "There's  noth- 
ing doing,"  the  young  man  started,  and  then 
he  saw  her.    "Oh,  hello,"  he  said. 

She  was  about  five  feet  tall  and  her  lips  were 
crushed  strawberries  and  her  eyes  were  much 
too  meek.    "Hello,  yourself,"  she  lisped. 

"Come  right  in."  The  young  man  held  open 
the  gate.  "There's  nothing  doing."  he 
screamed  at  us.  "Get  out,  all  of  you."  He 
put  his  arm  across  the  girl's  shoulders  and 
they  disappeared  into  the  inner  office. 

The  crowd  slowly  began  to  dissolve.  A 
bearded  man  standing  next  to  me  smiled. 
"Work  yesterday?"  he  asked. 

"No,"  I  said. 

"Or  the  day  before  or  the  day  before  that?" 
he  asked.  I  shook  my  head.  "Well,"  he  said, 
"I'm  big  hearted.  I  just  made  three-fifty.  So 
I'm  going  to  treat  you  four  girls."  He  dug  into 
his  pocket  and  brought  out  several  little  rolls 
of  mints.    "Every  girl  gets  one,"  he  said. 

T  HAD  noticed  a  gaunt  woman  next 'to  me. 
-*■  Now  she  rushed  forward  and  clutched  at  the 
man's  hands,  grabbing  the  little  packages. 

"No,  you  don't,"  he  cried.  "Give  those 
back.    You  can  only  have  one." 

She  paid  no  attention  to  him.  She  was  al- 
ready stuffing  those  candies  in  her  mouth.  To 
her,  plainly,  they  were  food. 

I  was  trembling  a  little  as  I  walked  down 
toward  Hal  Roach's  studio.  There  was  a  very 
pert  and  very  beautiful  girl  behind  the  tele- 
phone switchboard.  "Central  Casting,"  she 
flung  at  me  over  her  left  ear  and  went  back  to 
pushing  plugs. 

Eleven  o'clock.  I  stood  by  the  roadside, 
thinking.  How,  oh  how,  was  I  going  to  break 
in?    How  does  any  girl  ever  break  in? 

A  flivver  stopped  beside  me.  The  driver  was 
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himself  as  we  rode  along.  He  was  a  carpenter 
and  married.  "But  I've  got  her  so  trained  she 
don't  say  a  word  if  I'm  missing  a  couple  of 
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I  couldn't,  "I  guess  you'd  better  get  right  out 
here." 

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along  through  the  sunshine  that  beats  down 
like  bright  copper  pennies.  A  black  satin 
dress,  high  heeled  slippers,  a  tiny  close  hat  of 
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York.  During  a  California  afternoon  they  can 
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and  so  tired. 

"Come  back  around  the  middle  of  Novem- 
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Se\eral  blocks  farther.  "Central  Casting," 
said  the  telephone  girl  at  Educational.  MQes 
farther  and  no  shade  anyT\'here.  "We're  not 
doing  a  thing,"  said  the  girl  at  the  Fine  Arts 
studio.  She  smiled  most  pleasantly.  "I'd 
help  you  if  I  could,  but  we  haven't  got  a  com- 
pany working.''  She  spied  a  woman  behind 
me.  "Oh,  come  in.  Miss  Nelson,''  she  cried 
to  her.  "We're  casting  and  Mr.  Jones  \vill  be 
so  glad  to  see  you."  She  looked  back  at  me. 
"We're  not  doing  a  thing."  she  said. 

Miles  and  miles  and  miles,  literally,  back  to 
To.x's  where  I  met  exactly  the  same  situation, 
where  a  red-haired  young  person  went  into  a 
studio  I  had  just  been  told  was  closed. 

That  was  one  day.  The  next  I  started  out 
early  for  Sennett's  which  is  in  Glendale. 

"Trj'-  yourself  out  on  a  scales,  kid,"  said  the 
man  in  charge.  "You've  got  to  be  a  shapely 
mamma  to  get  b}'  us."  I  rode  back  to  Holly- 
wood, transferred  and  got  another  bus  for 
Universal  City.  A  gay  and  smiling  youth  took 
my  name.  "Registered  at  Central,  Ruth?" 
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T  WAS  getting  desperate.  "You  can  get  me 
^  on  their  list  if  you  will,"  I  pleaded.  "Please 
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Many  casting  offices  do  close  for  certain  hours 
every-  afternoon,  but  as  none  of  them  close  at 
the  same  time,  you  can  only  learn  each  one's 
schedule  for  yourself.  A  weeping  girl  was 
coming  down  the  steps  at  Warner's.  "Don't 
go  in  there,"  she  cried  at  me.  "It's  always 
the  same  in  there.  Either  the  casting  director's 
out,  or  there's  nothing  doing,  or  they've  got 
a  new  director,  or  something.  You  never  can 
get  in,  even  for  a  moment."  She  went  sobbing 
away.  Her  beauty  in  any  other  city  would  have 
stopped  traffic. 

That  was  a  second  day.  At  F.  B.  O.  and  at 
Lasky's  they  see  all  comers  every  morning.  I 
was  at  F.  B.  O.  at  ten.  "Say,  I  lilce  'em  little," 
remarked  the  assistant-casting  director,  look- 
ing me  over.  "Why  weren't  j'ou  around  yes- 
terday? I  could  have  given  you  a  break.  Now 
I  don't  know  when  we'll  have  a  thing  for  girls — 
we're  making  war  pictures.  But  I  do  like  'em 
little — so  you  keep  in  touch  with  me." 

Silly  as  that  was.  it  bucked  up  my  spirits. 
By  foolish  words  that  man  had  made  me  less  a 
commodity,  more  a  person.  Lasky's  is  close 
by.  I  entered  there  happily.  When,  out  of  the 
jumble  of  more  than  sixty  there,  the  boy 
weeded  me  out  and  took  my  name,  I  laughed 
with  joy. 

I  forgot  I  was  a  newspaper  woman  getting 
a  story.    When  I  got  that  summons  to  see  a 


real  hve  casting  director,  i  was  convinced  I  had 
personality,  ability,  even  beauty.  That's 
what  Holly^vood  does  to  you  in  three  days. 
Gomg  down  the  boulevards  you  see  the  backs 
of  sets  against  the  sky.  You  see  fenced  off 
spaces,  "These  cars  belong  to  the  employees  of 
Blank's  studio."  Y'ou  see  bright  lights  burning 
fiercely  at  midday  and  occasionally  you  catch 
a  fleeting  glimpse  of  some  wide,  vacant,  beauti- 
ful face  that  is  set  to  earn  its  o\\ner  a  million 
dollars.  And  a  sort  of  madness  comes  upon 
you.  Y'ou  believe  it  would  be  more  wonder- 
ful, more  beautiful,  to  be  on  the  inside  of  a 
studio,  just  to  belong,  in  any  way,  in  any 
capacity,  than  to  do  anything  else  in  the 
world.  You  know  why  girls  stay  there  and 
star\'e.  You  know  why  boys  rob  to  rcirain. 
It  takes  so  much  and  so  little  to  get  in.  Suc- 
cess is  an  ;  ccident.  Failure  is  an  accident. 
The  mirage  occurs.  You  sniff  the  gold  dust 
and  your  sense  of  values  is  destroyed. 

I  know  because  I  went  in  to  see  that  casting 
director,  expecting  anything,  prepared  for  any- 
thing. Why  I  survived  the  mob,  I  don't 
know.  I  shall  never  know,  for  he  turned  me 
down  immediately.  "Go  back  home,"  he 
told  me  quietly. 

TT  was  the  fourth  day.  I  was  subdued.  I 
-'-climbed  very  quietly  on  the  bus  for  Burbank 
and  the  new  First  National  studios.  I  hadn't 
been  out  there  before,  since  that  studio  is  so 
far  away  from  any  other.  The  girls  at  the  club 
had  told  me  only  one  company  was  working. 
In  New  York  I  would  have  held  such  a  trip 
hopeless.  But  in  Hollywood  I  didn't  dare,  any 
more  than  any  other  girl  there  dares,  to  be 
hopeless.  I  couldn't  permit  myself  to  fail.  I 
had  to  take  this  last  chance. 

The  First  National  Studio  is  the  most 
beautiful  one  in  the  West,  the  first  great  studio 
to  be  builded  as  a  unit  with  complete  modern 
movie  equipment.  I  stepped  slowly  off  the 
bus  and  stopped  to  see  the  roses  blooming 
riotously  before  the  low  Spanish  buildings 
w^hich  are  the  studio  offices. 

It  was  my  last  chance.  I  walked  up  the  path 
to  the  casting  office  slowly.  I  wanted  to  cry. 
I  had  noticed,  getting  off  the  bus,  that  there 
were  two  holes  through  the  toes  of  my  slippers, 
and  the  cap  was  gone  off  my  left  heel,  new 
shoes  worn  out  in  my  four  days  job  hunting. 

"You  can  go  in  to  see  Mr.  Kelly,"  said  the 
office  boy.    There  was  no  one  else  about. 

I  walked  into  an  inner  office.  I  was  so  blue 
and  low  I  hardly  could  look  up.  It  would 
have  been  something  of  a  joke  in  the  beginning 
to  admit  to  my  editor  I  had  been  beaten  b}' 
Hollywood.     But  the  joke  was  gone  now. 

"I  may  have  something  for  you  in  a  monlh 
or  so,"  said  the  casting  director. 

I  looked  at  him  very  directly.  "Do  you 
mean  that?" 

He  smiled.    "No."  he  said. 

"Then  why  say  it?"  I  asked. 

His  name  is  Dan  Kelly.  "When  I  don't," 
he  said,  "the  girl  or  boy  trjdng  to  break  in 
hangs  on  anyway.  They  stand  here  and  argue 
with  me.  They  take  up  much  more  time  than 
if  I  hand  them  out  pleasant  lies.  And,  besides 
I  don't  know  positively  that  I  won't  be  able  to 
use  them  in  another  month.  I  never  can  tell 
what  calls  I'll  get  from  the  studio.  All  things 
are  possible  here." 

"Listen,"  I  said,  "I'm  a  newspaper  woman. 
I  must  break  in.  Please  give  me  at  least  a 
day's  work." 

"That's  a  new  gag,"  said  Kelly.  "Why 
don't  you  call  yourself  a  countess,  too?" 

I  produced  my  credentials.  "That's  differ- 
ent," he  admitted.  "You  can  work  tonight,  if 
you  want  to.  Come  at  seven  and  I'll  put  you 
on  Miss  Moore's  picture  as  a  street  walker." 


Next  month  you  will  see  the  inside  workings  of  a  studio  through  Ruth 
Waterbury's  eyes,  read  about  her  crashing  into  Central  Casting's  good 
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1927,  According  to  the 
Stars 


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Ramon  Novarro,  like  Richard  Dix,  is  in  for  a 
particularly  fortunate  period  of  his  career. 
.\lso  like  Dix,  he  will  come  before  the  public  in 
a  role  that  will  add  greatly  to  his  popularity. 
During  the  spring  months,  Mr.  Novarro  will  be 
especially  happy  in  his  work  and  there  is  an- 
other good  cycle  ahead  of  him  in  the  fall  of 
1927. 

The  Professor  had  seen  Ramon  m  "Ben- 
Hur"  and  was  an  admirer  of  his  work.  But 
when  he  predicted  the  fortuitous  role  for 
Ramon,  he  didn't  know  anything  about  the 
ambitious  plans  for  starring  Ramon  in  "Old 
Heidelberg."  Ramon  was  born  in  Durango, 
Mexico,  on  February  6,  i8qq. 

Marion  Davies'  horoscope  was  immensely 
interesting  to  the  Professor.  Marion  was  born 
in  Brooklyn.  N.  Y.,  on  January  r,  1900.  In  the 
past,  things  haven't  been  so  happy  for  Marion. 
Her  younger  days  were  not  particularly  fortu- 
nate. Marion  has  a  great  sense  of  duty  and 
she  was  born  to  take  on  her  shoulders  the 
responsibilities  of  others. 

WHILE  the  stars  gave  IMarion  some  han- 
dicaps, they  also  gave  her  definite  assur- 
ance of  wealth  and  success.  The  Professor 
finds  that  she  should  stick  to  comedy  and  not 
attempt  drama.     And  she  is  a  born  leader. 

Clara  Bow,  born  in  Brooklyn  on  July  20, 
1905,  is  swayed  by  Leo  the  Lion.  Don't  blame 
Clara  for  her  flapper  ways;  blame  Leo  the  Lion. 
Leo  is  an  emotional  animal  and  all  his  subjects 
are  emotional.  Clara  is  destined  to  lead  a  sunny, 
happy  life  and  she  will  shake  off  her  troubles. 

Leo  the  Lion  also  roars  in  the  horoscope  of 
Colleen  Moore,  born  in  Port  Huron,  Mich.,  on 
August  19,  1902.  The  emotional  Leo  is  a  good 
sway  for  an  actress  and  there  are  some  good 
idles  and  some  good  pictures  ahead  of  Colleen. 
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Professor  Meyer  advises  Gloria  Swanson  to 
watch  her  health  carefully  during  1927.  Gloria 
was  born  under  the  same  sign  as  Mary  Pickford 
and  both  girls  were  destined,  from  the  start,  for 
eventful  and  checkered  careers. 

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against  nervous  disorders  and  trouble  with 
her  eyes,  teeth,  head  and  heart  during  the 
coming  year. 

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June  and  early  In  July,  late  October  and  early 


November  and  the  latter  part  of  December. 
Unless  Gloria  heeds  this  friendly  tip  from  the 
stars,  says  the  Professor,  she  will  have  much  to 
regret.  Gloria  was  bom  in  Chicago  on  March 
27,  1898. 

Of  course,  if  you  don't  believe  in  this  star 
business,  that's  your  own  affair.  But  if  you 
don't  believe  that  others  believe  in  it,  just  ask 
any  star-gazer  to  tell  you,  in  confidence,  how 
many  clients  he  has  who  are  leaders  in  the  busi- 
ness, professional  and  social  world. 

And,  anyway,  since  Jupiter  is  such  a  good  pal 
of  the  movies  for  the  year  1927,  why  not  give 
the  planet  a  little  credit? 


Just  a  Little  Fella  Trying  to  Get  Along 


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next  spring  I  may  produce  a  stage  play.  May- 
be on  the  Coast.  Maybe  here  in  New  York. 
Anyway,  I  have  a  little  play  I'd  like  to  pro- 
duce." 

And  then  I  remembered  that  Roy  D'Arcy 
married  Mrs.  Laura  Rhinock  Duffy,  daughter 
of  Joseph  L.  Rhinock.  Mr.  Rhinock  died 
recently,  leaving  an  interest  in  Loews,  Inc.,  and 
some  more  interests  in  the  Shubert  Enterprises. 

00,  if  you  follow  me,  the  actor  who  happened 
'^to  make  a  hit  in  "The  Merry  Widow  "is  now, 
in  the  language  of  Broadway's  gross  material- 
ists, "sitting  pretty." 

It  makes  one  a  little  dizzy. 

"As  for  pictures,"  again  the  flashing  teeth, 
the  hj'pnotic  eye,  "I  have  just  begun.  I  have 
just  sened  my  apprenticeship.  I  could  have 
been  starred  before  this.  But,  no,  I  didn't 
want  to  be  starred.  I  said  to  Louis— that's 
Louis  B.  Mayer,  you  know, — I  said,  'Just 
give  me  lots  of  parts  in  lots  of  pictures.  I 
want  to  stick  around  and  learn.  Just  let  me 
do  my  stuff.  You  may  cut  me  out  if  you  want 
to.    But  just  give  me  the  parts.* 

"I  have  just  finished  'Valencia'  with  Mae 
Murray.  We  have  made  a  knock-out.  'Bucko' 
has  done  a  really  big  thing.  That's  Bucho- 
wetzki,  you  know.  It's  a  masterpiece.  The 
best  thing  'Bucko'  has  done. 

"Of  course,  I  am  just  a  poor  little  fellow  try- 
ing to  get  along.  The  studio  was  strange  to  me 
and  so  were  the  movies.  But  I  have  learned  a 
lot.  hanging  around  and  watching. 

"Maybe  I  am  only  a  beginner,  but  when- 
ever I  have  anything  to  say,  I  speak  right  out. 
If  I  have  any  suggestions  to  make — anything 
to  improve  the  story  or  put  punch  into  the  pic- 
ture— I  go  right  to  the  director  and  give  him 
the  idea.  If  he  wants  to  use  it — fine!  If  not, 
what's  the  difference? 

"I  have  been  all  over  the  world — traveled  in 
all  countries.  I  speak  sue  languages — French, 
(Jcrman,  English,  Spanish,  Italian  and  Portu- 
guese." 

"Then,  naturally,  you  want  to  be  a  direc- 
tor?" But,  really,  it  isn't  necessary  to  ask 
such  questions. 

"Yes,  indeed,"  answered  Mr.  D'Arcy  and 
his  eyes  lighted  up.  (Don't  forget  that  the 
word  is  "hypnotic")  "I  have  written  a  story 
which  I  want  to  direct  myself.    It  will  be  my 


first  starring  picture.  I  can't  tell  you  much 
about  the  story  except  that  it  is  a  combination 
of  'Variety'  and  'The  Last  Laugh'." 

"That,"  I  commented  truthfully,  "ought  to 
be  good." 

"Good,  yes.  But  maybe  not  good  bos- 
office.    However,  you  never  can  tell." 

"You  see,"  and  Mr.  D'.Arcy  pinched  the 
ends  of  his  waxed  moustache,  "some  critic 
wrote  in  a  Los  Angeles  newspaper  that  I  smile 
too  much  on  the  screen,  that  I  don't  use  enough 
expressions.  This  man  said  that  I  only  use  two 
expressions. 

"  So  when  that  sap  came  to  the  studio,  I  took 
him  aside  and  told  him  a  few  things.  'Look 
here,'  I  said,  'Why  should  I  use  all  my  expres- 
sions at  once?  Why  should  I  give  my  public 
ever>'thing  at  once?  No,  no;  the  secret  of  suc- 
cess is  holding  something  back.  Some  day  I 
shall  be  a  star  and  I  shall  want  something  left. 
And  when  I  am  a  star,  I  shall  use  all  my  ex- 
pressions." 

T^O  paraphrase  the  advertising  slogan;  when 
■^  better  expressions  are  used,  Roy  D '  Arcy  will 
use  them. 

"Yes,  yes,"  and  those  hypnotic  eyes  flashed 
again,  "I  may  be  just  a  poor  little  fellow  trying 
to  get  along,  but  I  use  every  trick  I  can  think  of 
to  put  myself  over  in  a  picture.  There  is  notli- 
ing  I  won't  do  before  the  camera  to  attract 
attention. 

"No  matter  who  the  star  is,  I  can  give  him 
opposition.  That's  fair  enough,  because  I  like 
opposition  myself-  I  like  to  put  up  a  fight  to 
get  attention.  If  I  am  playing  in  a  close-up 
with  John  Gilbert,  I  pull  my  handkerchief  out 
of  my  pocket  and  wave  it  at  the  camera.  That 
gets  me  notice.  Jack  Gilbert  does  the  same 
sort  of  thing  himself.  Why,  Jack  would  break 
a  sword  over  his  knee  in  one  of  my  close-ups  to 
steal  the  scene  from  me!" 

For  years  and  years,  I  have  been  waiting  for 
an  actor  to  say  something  like  that.  For  years 
and  years,  I  have  waited  for  somebody  to  tell 
the  whole,  strict  truth  about  picture-stealing. 

It  remained  for  Roy  D'Arcy  to  say  it. 
There  you  have  it  at  last:  the  Whole  Truth 
About  Actors. 

And  there,  plus  hypnotic  eyes,  plus  side- 
burns, plus  waxed  moustache,  is  how  poor  little 
fellows  trying  to  get  along  develop  into  stars. 


Questions  and  Answers 


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Virginia  Lee  Corbin  is  the  blondest  blonde  I 
ever  saw — and  I  have  seen  plenty  of  blondes, 
Irene  Rich  has  dark  brown  hair.  Write  to 
Helene  Costello  at  Warner  Brothers  Studio, 
Hollywood,  Calif. 


G.  G.,  Seattle,  Wash. — Ben  Lyon  is  a  swell 
dancer,  and  he  likes  it,  too.  You  have  a  good 
start  on  your  career;  it  isn't  so  bad  to  be  a 
lit'ry  critic.  Don't  wait  so  long  before  writing 
to  me  again.  Age  has  mellowed  my  style;  I 
was  only  an  impulsive  young  thing  when  you 
wrote  to  me  before. 


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S.  B.,  Seattle,  Wash. — Very  few  hairs  of 
any  kind — gray  or  brown!  Ramon  Novarro 
was  born  Feb.  6,  1S99.  He  is  five  feet,  ten 
inches  tail.  Brown  hair  and  brown  eyes. 
Ramon  is  now  working  on  "The  Great 
Galeoto."  Conrad  Nagel  is  married  to  Ruth 
Helms.  Raymond  Keane  has  black  hair  and 
brown  eyes.  He  is  six  feet  tall  and  weighs 
16S  pounds. 

A  Friem>,  Tampa,  Fla. — Richard  Dix  never 
gets  more  than  a  two  weeks'  vacation  so  he 
can't  find  time  to  go  to  Europe.  You  see, 
Richard's  pictures  are  very  much  in  demand 
and  he  has  to  keep  at  work.  So  you  want  him 
to  stay  single.  Well,  he  seems  to  be  obliging 
you.  I  don't  know  wliy  he  changed  his  name; 
for  convenience,  probably.  John  Barrymore 
is  married.    He  was  born  Feb.  15,  1882. 

F.  G.  P.,  Bryn  Mawr,  Pa. — Slower,  slower! 
Only  five  questions  at  a  time.  Come  again 
with  the  rest  of  your  requests.  Bebe  Daniels 
was  born  Jan.  14,  iqoi.  She  is  engaged  to 
Charhe  Paddock.  Monte  Blue  is  married  to 
Tova  Jansen.  Corinne  Griffith  is  twenty-five 
years  old.  She  is  five  feet,  three  inches  tall  and 
weighs  120  pounds.  Married  to  Walter 
Morosco.  Bill  Boyd  and  Elinor  Faire  were 
married  Jan.  19, 1925.  Some  of  his  pictures  are 
"The  Road  to  Yesterday,"  "Eve's  Leaves," 
and  "  Jim,  the  Conqueror."  His  hair  is  straight 
but  sometimes  he  has  it  curled  for  pictures. 
Elinor  Faire  was  born  Dec.  2 1 ,  1904.  She  is  fi\'e 
feet,  four  mches  tall  and  weighs  iiS  pounds. 

EsTELLE,  New  York,  N.  Y. — Ben,  shave  off 
that  beard!  Thislady  doesn't  like  it.  Mr.  Lyon 
is  unmarried,  as  yet,  and  was  born  Feb.  6,  igoi. 


Will  she  try  to  come  back?  Mary 
Miles  Minter  has  not  completely 
abandoned  her  hopes  for  a  place  on 
the  screen.  She  has  been  trying  to 
reduce.  Mary  has  sailed  for  Italy 
for  a  vacation.  Maybe  she  will  ap- 
pear in  a  foreign  film 


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Washington,  D.  C. 

Haxang  been  an  ardent  motion  picture  fan 
since  the  old  Biograph  days.  I  had  an  oppor- 
tunity during  the  last  week  to  visit  no  less  than 
six  cinema  theaters.  Of  the  six,  four  showed 
first-run  .\merican  films,  and  two,  UF.\ 
specials,  and  I  have  been  pondering  the  differ- 
ence in  the  two  st^'les  of  productions  ever  since. 

Confession  must  be  made  that  the  foreign 
photopla>'5  brought  a  keener  enjojinent, 
although  one  was  the  expurgated  "Variety," 
which  seems  nothing  more  than  a  work-over  of 
the  PagHacci  storj-.  It  was,  in  fact,  good  drama 
on  the  screen. 

"The  Waltz  Dream"  was  the  other,  and  its 
straight  comedy  and  sentiment  allow  excellent 
illusion. 

One  of  the  American  pictures,  "Diplomac>"," 
was  well  thought  out  and  directed,  but  was 
too  politely  extravagant. 

I  am  all  American,  but  art  is  slipping  when 
the  illusion  of  the  drama  or  the  photoplay  be- 
comes more  like  delusion — for  instance,  some 
of  our  slapstick  comedies.  Perhaps  the  differ- 
ence between  the  two  sets  of  films  is  the  same 
as  that  between  an  ornate  musical  comedy  and 
a  successful  drama — the  distinction  between 
mere  recreation  and  art.  If  this  countrj'  can 
produce  "The  Big  Parade,"  that  "greatest" 
which  came  to  an  .American  out  of  a  soul- 
searing  e.xperience.  must  we  forever  soothe  our 
public  \\ith  dressed-up  fair>'  tales?  Is  there  no 
way  to  introduce  dramatic  art  into  Hollywood 
except  through  the  von  Stroheims? 

Gr.\ce  Geeex^vood. 

To  Keep  Peace  in  the  Family 

Toronto.  Canada. 

This  is  to  be  neither  a  brickbat  nor  a  bouquet 
but,  xNith  sublime  ner\'e,  a  suggestion. 

I  have  just  been  reading  about  the  English 
criticisms  of  "The  Big  Parade"  and  feel  that  a 
great  big  effort  should  be  made  on  the  part  of 
peace-lo%ing  citizens,  of  all  countries,  to  stamp 
out  this  horrible  narrow-mindedness  that  is 
still  painfull}'  present,  even  in  this  day  and 
generation. 

It  is  a  good  thing  for  the  mo\aes  that  you 
refuse  to  di\ulge  the  religion  of  the  different 
actors  and  actresses,  or  these  narrow-minded 
persons  would  have  a  bad  time  remembering 
who  is  an  English  church  member,  who  is 
Methodist,  Presbyterian-,  Catholic,  etc.,  and 
which  ones  they  should  or  should  not  go  to  see. 

Xow  here  is  the  great  suggestion:  You  know 
what  an  influence  the  different  film  favorites 
ha\e  over  their  admirers.  VChy  not  let  some 
of  these  folks  write,  in  Photopl.w.  their  ideas 
on  narrowness  of  thought  and  of  intolerance. 
All  the  Sunday  school  superintendents  and 
ministers  in  the  world  could  not  make  a  young 
man  quit  drinking  or  gambling  if  he  was  so 
inclined,  but  if  he  reads  that  his  screen 
favorite,  some  real  he-man,  scorns  these  tlungs, 
just  see  how  quickly  the  young  fellow  puts  an 
end  to  his  folly. 

Do  you  get  my  idea?  It  is  ver>'  badly  put,  I 
admit,  but  I'm  sure  that  a  few  little  talks  by 
some  of  the  best-loved  idols,  told  in  a  human, 
probably  humorous  manner — not  sermons, 
heavens.  DO  I — would  cut  a  lot  more  ice  than 
anything  else  could. 

To  my  mind  the  greatness  of~"The  Big 
Parade"  lay  in  the  fact  that  there  was  nothing 
in  it  for  anyone  of  any  nationality — not  even 
German — to  take  offense  at.  But  trust  some 
people  to  find  fault.  By  criticizing  j'ou 
.Americans  they  do  just  what  thej'  accuse  you 
of  doing. 

Where's  the  "brotherhood"  we  are  taught  to 
practice? 

A  C.4XUCK  Cousin. 


The  Wise  Theater  Manager 

Richmond,  Calif. 

I  noticed  a  most  peculiar  tiling  the  other  day. 
An  odd,  almost  unprecedented  thing  in  the 
matter  of  advertisements.  It  was  a  sign  out- 
side a  local  theater.  This  especial  line  caught 
and  held  my  attention:  "In  spite  of  its  title, 
*The  Marriage  Clause'  is  one  of  the  outstand- 
ing productions  of  the  season."  Notice  any- 
thing peculiar  about  that?  I  did.  Just  this. 
The  ritle  is  one  that  would  ordinarily  be  associ- 
ated ^ith  a  cheap  sex  picture.  It  is  a  title  that, 
a  few  }'ears  ago,  would  ha\'e  been  called  a  big 
box  office  magnet. 

However,  the  more  discriminating  fans  (and 
their  number  is  daily  increasing)  now  demand 
good  pictures.  Pictures  about  real  people,  and 
with  sound  values.  And  the  manager  of  the 
better  class  theater  knows  this.  Hence  that 
unique  advertisement.  Are  motion  picture 
audiences  improving?  That  advertisement  is  a 
sign  that  they  are. 

Vera  Hogue. 


Orgies  of  Close-ups 

Corte  Madera.  Calif. 

"The  play  is  the  thing."  This  was  said  by 
Shakespeare,  the  world's  greatest  dramatist! 
And  that  is  as  true  today  as  it  was  in  Shake- 
speare's time,  but  in  motion  picture  pkiys  it  has 
been  parodied  to — the  close-up  is  the  thing! 

Wh\',  oh  why  must  we  see  picture  after 
picture  spoiled  by  the  stars  stealing  valuable 
footage  from  the  play  itself  with  the  everlast- 
ing close-up?  The  plot  suffers  and  scenes  are 
cut  and  eliminated  to  permit  bigger  and  better 
close-ups.  The  play  itself  gets  lost  in  a  perfect 
org>-  of  close-ups,  not  of  the  cast,  but  of  the 
star! 

The  tempo  of  the  picture  limps  along.  The 
precious  lines  of  communication  between  actor 
and  audience  are  lost  in  a  desert  of  close-ups. 
In  the  spoken  pla\'  do  you  find  a  scene  acted 
and  then  stopped  while  the  star  laboriously 
grimaces  through  precious  minutes  that 
SHOULD  belong  to  the  plav  itself?  You  do 
NOT. 

Then  why  in  the  moving  pictures? 

A  moving  picture  should  iIO\'E  and  not  die 
of  stagnarion  in  an  org>-  of  close-ups.  Perhaps 
the  secret  of  the  public  tiring  so  quickiy  of  the 
stars  is  that  they  get  them  in  too  big  doses  in 
the  frequent  close-ups,  that  stars  demand  and 
GET!  Many  pictures  fail  and  their  failure  can 
be  laid  at  the  door  of  the  close-up  because  the 
stor>-  is  buried  under  them.  Plot  and  char- 
acterization are  sacrificed  to  this  Golem.  Let  us 
have  mo\'ing  pictures  that  MOVE  and  not 
those  that  die  in  their  tracks  standing  still 
wasting  precious  film  on  close-ups. 

Hele-v  Gbdhxi. 


Bang  at  the  News  Reels 

Rochester,  K.  Y. 
I  have  long  desired  to  present  in  this  depart- 
ment my  ideas  concerning  the  news  reels  shown 
in  every  mo\ie  house  today.  Practically  ever>' 
week  I  am  bored  by  seeing  several  lion  cubs 
being  adopted  by  a  dog.  a  venerable  wai^hip 
being  sunk,  or  the  two  White  House  collies.  To 
my  mind  such  things  as  these  have  become 
quite  cliche.  Quite  occasionally  I  am  forced  to 
sit  through  a  visit  to  Yellowstone  National 
Park,  where  the  star\'ing  deer  are  coming  down 
from  the  mountains  for  a  drink,  a  tour  about 
the  Gmnd  Can^^on,  or  an  airplane  view  of  the 
\\'hite  House.  This  sort  of  thing  was  accept- 
able a  few  years  ago,  but  it  is  now  grown  so 
trite  that  I  make  a  request  for  its  cessation  for 
the  next  ten  or  twelve  years. 

A.  N.  HARTSHOfiNE. 


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Beautiful  and  spacious  studios  re- 
place the  wooden  shacks. 

Magnificent  homes  of  picture  mil- 
lionaires dot  the  Beverly  Hills.  Sky- 
scrapers rear  along  the  business 
streets. 

T  TNIFORMED  butlers  at  "Pick- 
*-^fair,"  the  palatial  home  of  Mary 
and  Doug,  now  receive  the  hats  of 
DukeandLord  with  more  indifierence 
than  Levy's  check  girl  received  the 
hats  of  Mack  Sennett's  comedians. 
No  motion  picture  star  worthy  of  a 
twenty-four  sheet  poster  but  has  a 
tennis  court  carved  out  of  a  Beverly 
hillside,  a  swimming  pool  of  tile,  a 
four  car  garage,  and  a  private  pro- 
jection room  that  costs  more  than 
the  average  motion  picture  theater 
did  in  those  good  old  days. 

Charlie  Chaplin  has  become  one  of 
the  world's   great   artists.    "Vanity 


Fair"  proclaims  the  slapstick  co- 
median a  genius.  The  fifty  dollar 
a  week  cowboy  is  paid  fifteen  thou- 
sand a  week.  Harold  Lloyd's  in- 
come is  computed  at  two  million 
a  year. 

Famous  authors  sit  patiently 
awaiting  their  turn  in  the  offices  of 
producers,  who  now  realize  that  the 
public  will  tolerate  a  sense  of  humor 
in  the  blackest  villain — a  little  bad 
in  every  hero. 

The  studios  have  become  cos- 
mopolitan. 

'T~'HE  great  artists  of  Europe, 
those  who  have  contributed 
most  to  the  screen  in  every  nation, 
are  brought  here  to  add  their  re- 
sources and  developments  to  ours. 
They  are  not  foreigners  any  more. 
They  are  fellow  workers  keeping  the 
fire  bright  under  the  melting  pot. 


Of  All  the  Luck 


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It  is  best  to  let  Helen  tell  her  own  story;  it 
is  an  enthralling  tale  and  she  tells  it  well — 
cooil}',  calmly  and  impersonally.  She  drawls 
it  oS  with  a  Southern  accent  that  is  too  tricky 
to  put  into  type. 

"You  see,"  explained  Miss  Mundy,  "it  was 
like  this;  Karl  Brown  and  Captain  Paul  Wing 
had  gone  down  into  the  Carolina  mountains  to 
make  a  native  drama  of  the  hills  for  Para- 
mount. 

"They  planned  to  pick  the  whole  cast  from 
the  mountaineers  and  they  found  all  the 
characters  they  wanted  except  the  girl  to 
play  the  heroine. 

"Well,  Captain  Wing  came  back  to  Knox- 
\-ille  on  business  and  also  to  look  around  for  a 
girl. 

"But  he  couldn't  find  the  right  type  any- 
where and  he  had  to  rush  back  to  the  rest  of 
the  company  in  the  morning. 

"So  Captain  Wing  dropped  into  a  drug  store 
near  my  school  to  buy  himself  some  razor 
blades.  And  he  said  to  the  girl  who  waited  on 
him: 

"  *Say.  do  you  know  of  any  girl  around  here 
who  is  movie-struck?'  It  just  happened  that 
the  girl  he  asked  had  always  waited  on  me.  So 
she  told  him  my  name. 

"Now,  this  is  the  funny  part,  I  never  had 
been  really  movie-struck.  I  had  planned  to  be 
a  dancer.  I  used  to  dance  in  lots  of  the  local 
entertainments.  But  the  girl  thought  of  me 
because  there  was  a  poster  with  my  name  on  it 
hanging  in  the  drug  store.  The  poster  was  ad- 
vertising an  entertainment  to  be  given  by  the 
Kiwanis. 

"Just  as  they  were  talking,  I  came  into  the 
store  with  a  bunch  of  the  girls.  The  drug  store 
had  a  tea  room  in  the  back  and  a  lot  of  us  used 
to  go  in  every  afternoon  after  school  for  a  soda. 
So  the  girl  pointed  me  out  to  Captain  Wing  and 
he  came  over  and  asked  me,  straight  off,  if  I 
wanted  to  play  the  leading  part  in  a  movie. 

"Well,  naturally  I  thought  it  was  some  kind 


of  game  and  I  just  laughed  and  started  to  walk 
away.  But  the  man  kept  talking  ver>^  fast  and 
begging  me,  until  I  began  to  think  he  was 
crazy.  I  told  him  flat  that  it  was  all  a  lot  of 
nonsense  and  made  another  start  for  the  tea 
room. 

"Then  he  grabbed  me  by  the  shoulder  and 
that  made  me  mad. 

"So  I  pushed  his  hand  away  and  went  back 
■ndth  my  friends. 

"When  I  told  the  girls  about  it,  they  all 
began  to  laugh  and  kid  me  and  called  me  a 
'mo\ae  queen.'  Poor  Captain  Wing!  None  of 
us  believed  that  he  was  a  real  movie  man. 

"  A  FTER  the  soda,  I  went  home.  Mother 
-**-wasn't  there.  I  was  going  to  a  party  that 
night  and  I  started  to  take  a  bath.  Every  time 
I  got  into  the  tub,  the  telephone  rang.  So 
when  I  finally  finished  and  was  almost  dressed, 
I  was  pretty  mad  when  the  door-bell  began  to 
ring.  It  was  a  chauffeur  with  a  note  written  on 
a  card.  A  man  was  asking  me  if  he  couldn't 
see  me  that  night  at  eight  o'clock  on  business. 
It's  funny,  but  it  never  occurred  to  me  that  the 
call  might  have  something  to  do  with  the  man 
I  had  met  in  the  drug  store.  I  thought  it  was 
something  about  dancing  at  the  entertain- 
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come  around,  as  mother  would  be  home  by  that 
time. 

"Eight  o'clock  came  and  so  did  Captain 
Wing.  And  he  started  the  talk  about  the 
movies  again  and  he  argued  and  argued  and 
argued. 

"At  ten  o'clock,  I  definitely  said  *No.'  At 
half-past  ten,  I  said  'Yes.'  At  five  o'clock 
the  next  morning,  I  was  on  the  train  and 
headed  for  the  Carolina  mountains. 

"It  was  like  this:  I  had  been  working  pretty 
hard  at  school  on  the  April  examinations  and 
mother  and  I  figured  out  that  a  rest  would  do 
me  good.  We  never  thought  I  would  get  the 
part.     We  thought  that  I  would  go  to  the 


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I  was  going  to  a  party  with  a  boy  friend.  He 
was  to  call  for  mc  at  my  sister's  house,  across 
the  street.  I  forgot  all  about  it  and  the  boy  is 
still  mad  at  me." 

Helen  Mundy  went  to  the  mountains  for  her 
free  vacation  and  she  stayed  there  over  five 
months.  Her  tests  were  taken,  submitted  to 
New  York  and  accepted.  The  company 
worked  all  summer  in  the  hills;  an  ideal  hfe  of 
fishing,  riding  and  swimming.  The  scenes 
were  filmed  without  make-up  and  without 
lights. 

When  the  finished  picture  was  sent  to  New 
York,  Jesse  Lasky  wired  for  Helen  Mundy  to 
report  immediately  at  the  studio  to  sign  a  con- 
tract. Miss  ilundy  came  and  the  contract 
was  presented  to  her,  figuratively  at  least,  on  a 
silver  platter. 

As  Miss  Mundy  is  only  si.xteen  years  old,  it 
was  necessary  to  get  her  mother's  signature  on 
thedocument.     Soback  toKnoxvilleshe went. 

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of  his  death  and  the  story  of  my  signing  the 
contract^ — on  the  same  page." 

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and  a  lot  more  stuff  like  that,  but  I  knew  what 
really  thrilled  them  was  the  sneakin'  up.  If 
Romeo  Jlontague  had  called  on  Miss  Capulet 
—  those  were  the  program  names  and  I'm  not 
guaranteeing  'em — in  the  regular  way  with 
his  cutout  wide  open  nobody  would  have  paid 
any  attention  to  him  and  the  show  would  have 
been  a  flop. 

When  I  was  a  right  young  feller  workin'  on 
a  ranch,  romance  always  appealed  to  me  a 
heap.  T  once  read  a  piece  of  poetry  in  a  book 
about  a  young  western  feller  named  Lochin\ar 
that  I  thought  was  the  best  of  the  brand.  It 
seems  this  young  feller  lived  somewhere  down 
on  the  border  and  liked  a  girl  whose  father 


wasn't  hankerin'  none  after  him  as  a  member  of 
his  family.  So  young  Lock  just  rode  up  to 
the  house  one  day  and  grabbed  her  off  with- 
out waitin'  for  no  permission.  I  used  to  picture 
him  ridin'  up  past  the  corral,  jumpin'  the 
picket  fence  around  the  ranch  house,  callin' 
the  girl  out  on  the  porch,  settin'  her  up  behind 
him  and  goin'  down  that  trail  so  fast  that  her 
father  couldn't  catch  him  noway.  I  always 
strung  along  with  that  young  feller  because  I 
was  sort  o'  bent  that  way  myself  and  beside 
the  book  said  he  come  out  of  the  west,  same  as 
me,  and  I  was  grateful  he  made  a  good  getaway. 
For  years  this  young  Lochinvar  feller  was 
my  idea  of  a  real  romantic  gent.    I  don't  mind 


A  home-made  Topsy.     Otherwise 

Betty    Bronson    in    a    scene,    with 

Henry     Walthall,      from      '  'Every- 

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Betty  simply  refuses  to  look  pretty. 
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addin',  confidential-like,  that  I  used  to 
picture  myself  doin'  the  same  thing  with  a 
certain  young  woman  who  lived  on  an  Okla- 
homa ranch  'bout  half  an  hour  from  where  I 
was  workin'.  But  nothin'  serious  come  of  it 
because  I  found  out  her  father  wasn't  the  ob- 
jectin'  kind  and  would  have  staked  almost 
anybody  to  a  getaway  horse  if  he'd  take  the 
girl  along  and  promise  to  feed  her. 

But  my  trip  to  England  sure  robbed  me  of 
my  Lochinvar  illusion.  They  took  me  to  see 
If  famous  paintin'  by  a  feller  named  Ben  West 
which  sh<^wed  Lock  ridin'  off  with  his  girl.  In 
the  first  place  I  didn't  like  his  ridin'  clothes 
and  if  what  I  saw  was  a  fair  picture  of  the 
horse  he  rode,  he  couldn't  have  got  away  from 
a  good  burro.  The  poem  allowed  as  how  "in 
all  the  wide  border  his  steed  was  the  best"  and 
if  that  was  true  it  was  a  rotten  horse  country. 

If  I  had  been  ridJn'  my  horse  Tony  with  the 
girl,  and  the  old  man  chasin'  mehad  beensettin' 
on  the  horse  Lock  had  in  that  picture,  he'd 
have  arrived  about  in  time  for  the  first 
christenin'. 

At  Christmas  time  down  on  the  ranch,  we 
boys  got  more  kick  out  of  givin'  our  gal  a 
celluloid  hand  lookin'  glass  in  a  velvet  case, 
that  they  held  us  up  four-fifty  for,  than  any 
rich  man  ever  got  out  of  presentin'  his  better 
half  with  a  fiity  thousand  dollar  string  of 
pearls.  I  know,  for  I'm  one  of  the  birds  has 
played  both  ends  of  the  string  and  is  willin' 
to  admit  it. 

The  6rst  present  I  ever  give  Mrs.  Mix  cost 
less  than  twenty  dollars — how  much  less  I 
hope  she'll  never  know.  What  Mrs.  MLx's 
last  present  cost  only  me  an'  the  bank  clerk 
and  the  jeweler  will  ever  find  out.  But  she 
liked  it  and  that  made  it  cheap  at  any  price. 
But  she  still  keeps  the  little  manicure  set 
with  the  mother  of  pearl  handles  in  the  red 
plush  box  on  her  dressing  table  along  side  of 
the  French  enameled  gold  toilet  outfit  I 
grabbed  off  for  her  in  Paris.  Say.  one  of  them 
Uttle  knives  you  use  to  fix  your  linger  nails  with 
in  that  French  set  costs  twenty  times  as  much 
as  the  whole  manicure  set.  But  between  you 
and  me,  I  get  more  kick  when  I  notice  that 
when  Mrs.  Mix  is  packing  her  jewelry  to  put 
it  in  the  safe  deposit  box  while  we're  away 
she  alwaj-s  puts  in  the  red  plush  box  with  the 
manicure  set  in  it  first,  than  out  of  anything  I 
know.  The  day  she  puts  her  diamond  dog 
collar  in  first  I'll  know  romance  is  dead. 

TXTHEN  I  first  come  to  Los  Angeles  and 
**  worked  in  pictures  as  a  cowboy  for  five 
dollars  a  day,  I  used  to  buy  my  clothes  on  Main 
Street.  Right  here  I  want  to  admit  I  always  had 
a  weakness  for  nice  clothes.  An'  I  reckon  the 
Indian  in  me  come  out  pretty  strong  when  it 
came  to  selectin'  color  schemes.  As  a  cowboy, 
I  remember  I  always  had  the  reddest  shirt 
and  the  greenest  and  yellowest  handkerchief 
on  the  ranch.  Down  in  Ponca,  Oklahoma,  a 
man  named  Isidore  Einstein  operated  the  New 
York  Dry  Goods  and  Clothing  Emporium, 
and  he  used  to  say  he'd  never  get  stuck  with  a 
suit  of  clothes  because  it  was  too  loud  as  long 
as  Tom  Mix  was  around.  He  sure  said  the 
truth.  What's  more,  I  was  always  ready  to 
tr>^  to  lick  any  guy  that  didn't  agree  with  my 
taste  in  such  sartorial  matters.  Well,  a  little 
maturity  has  toned,  me  down  some,  but  I  got 


to  admit  I've  still  got  a  hankcrin'  after  plaid 
suits. 

I  used  to  go  window  shoppin'  on  Main  street 
in  Los  Angeles  before  I  finally  bought  me  a 
suit.  Savin'  money  for  me  was  considerable 
effort.  I  know  a  lot  of  boys  that  sported  while 
jackets  and  aprons  that  weren't  barbers.  Any- 
way, after  rcsistin'  temptation  to  spend  my 
money  on  other  pleasures,  and  after  pickin' 
me  out  the  right  raiment,  I'd  take  it  home 
and  try  it  on  in  front  of  a  two-foot  square 
mirror,  and  then  I'd  canter  out  in  the  firm 
belief  that  Solomon  and  I  was  rivals  and  I  had 
him  licked. 

Xow  I  get  my  clothes  made  in  London  and 
New  York  and  by  gosh  there's  no  use  denj'in' 
it,  I  don't  get  half  the  thrill  out  of  them. 

I  want  to  tell  you  about  the  first  time  I 
arrayed  myself  in  what  was  then  known  as  a 
full  dress  suit.  I  had  rented  it  from  Wolf  and 
Bean.  I  was  takin'  a  young  female  out  to  the 
Oriental  cafe  on  Main  street,  which  was  sup- 
posed to  carry  class  to  spare. 

The  only  taxis  Los  Angeles  could  sport  in 
them  days  were  Ford  sedans.  I  rented  me  one 
as  near  the  gal's  house  as  I  could  find  it.  hopin' 
by  that  diplomatic  procedure  to  cut  down  the 
bill  because  I  wasn't  holdin'  none  too  strong. 
and  pretty  soon  me  and  the  gal  rolled  up  in 
state. 

Since  then  I've  been  driven  up  to  some  of 
the  most  exclusi\'e  eatin'  joints  on  this  conti- 
nent and  Europe  and  in  cars  that'd  stack  up 
even  with  the  taxi  and  the  cafe  thrown  in, 
but  they  never  succeeded  in  givin'  me  no  such 
thrill.  Say,  even  the  girl — and  you  know  when 
women  are  mixed  up  in  anything  it  never 
comes  out  accordin'  to  Hoyle — though  she's 
been  around  a  lot  since,  still  says  that  supper 
at  the  Oriental  cafe  was  the  great  event  of  her 
life. 

Anyway,  she  went  in  there  free  and  un- 
attached, but  when  she  come  out  I  sure  had 
my  brand  on  her  for  fair  and  we  got  married 
not  very  long  afterwards. 

"JSjOW  Mrs.  Mix  plays  bridge  and  we've  a 
•^^  butler,  butthere'sacertain  night  in  the  year 
when  we  leave  our  string  of  cars  feedin' in  their 
stalls  and  rent  us  a  Ford  Sedan.  We  always 
drive  down  Main  street  and  look  at  the  buildin' 
that  used  to  house  the  Oriental  cafe.  It's  the 
least  expensive  evening  we  spend  in  the  whole 
year,  but  it's  the  one  we  enjoy  the  most. 

That's  what  I  am  aimin'  at  when  I  mentions 
previous  about  keepin'  romance.  You  can't 
buy  romance.  But  if  you  use  a  little  inge- 
nuity and  don't  get  too  hard-boiled,  you  can 
keep  it  sproutin'  quite  a  while,  as  I've  proved. 

Personally,  I  got  the  idea  that  most  folks 
consider  it  a  heap  wrong  and  indecent  to  ad- 
mit to  enthusiasms  and  enjoyments.  They  re- 
gard a  poker-face  as  the  proper  expression 
with  which  to  face  life,  and  I'm  not  arguin' 
that  they're  wrong. 

But  for  myself,  I'm  for  romance  and  a  lot 
of  excitement  and  I  hope  I  won't  quit  gettin' 
a  kick  out  of  anythin'  and  everythin'  until  I'm 
through  kickin'  altogether.  I'd  rather  be  all 
dead  than  half  dead  myself. 

It's  harder  to  find  romance  in  a  hard-boiled 
shirt  than  a  flannel  one.  I  tells  you  that 
straight  and  honest,  but  it  can  be  done — if 
you  get  a  little  cooperation. 


Can  a  Genius  Be  a  Husband? 


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I  don't  know  exactly  what  is  back  of  the 
present  split  between  Charlie  and  his  girl-wife, 
but  I  am  convinced  that  whatever  the  par- 
ticular trouble  is,  the  real  trouble  lies  in 
those  tremendous  difficulties  that  always  beset 
the  marriage  of  genius. 


Which  brings  us  face  to  face  in  the  flesh 
with  some  of  the  most  interesting  psychologi- 
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Should  a  genius  marry? 

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and  neither  very  analytical  nor  very  articulate. 

Hut  it  is  possible  just  the  same  to  get  an 
awfully  dear  picture  of  the  thing  and  to  feel 
somehow  a  great  throb  of  sympathy  for  them 
both,  the  little  girl-wife  and  the  great  genius. 

An}'  marriage  is  a  great  and  dangerous  ad- 
venture to  a  girl  in  her  teens. 

Marriage  to  Charlie  Chaplin  would,  there- 
fore, be  a  thousand  and  one  adventures. 

For  to  be  married  to  Charlie  Chaplin  must 
mean  living  with  all  the  known  or  imagined 
eccentricities  of  genius  since  the  world  began. 
Nobody  who  knows  Charlie  Chaplin  can  doubt 
that. 

The  strange  aloneness  that  always  marks 
genius  exists  to  the  nlh  degree  in  Chaplin.  His 
soul  stands  off  from  his  fellow  man,  wistfully, 
a  little  sadly.  Vou  see  it  in  his  eyes  in  the 
midst  of  a  crowd.  You  see  it  in  the  amazing 
mixture  of  egotism  and  humility  in  his  con- 
versation. He  can  ne\xT  tmd  the  happy  me- 
dium, that  common  ground  upon  which  exists 
the  normal. 

It  must  be  an  awful  thing  to  live  with  a  per- 
son whose  soul  you  can  never  touch,  either  in 
its  joys  or  its  sorrows.  It  must  give  you  an 
unbearable  sense  of  strangeness  and  loneli- 
ness, like  living  in  a  solitary  house  without 
clock  or  calendar. 

Somehow,  I  have  a  picture  of  Lita  Chaplin 
watching  her  husband  with  those  great,  dark 
eyes,  her  young  throat  tight  with  tears. 

No  marriage  can  be  a  real  success  without 
some  spiritual  union. 

CPIRITUAL  union  with  a  genius  like 
^Chaplin  is  almost  impossible.  The  super- 
sensitiveness,  the  introspection,  the  nervous 
suspense,  the  colossal  selfishness  of  all  creative 
genius  makes  it  a  task  only  a  superwoman.Iit 
by  the  fires  of  a  great  passion,  could  accomplish. 

Still,  some  marriages  do  manage  to  get  by 
without  being  a  huge  success — that  is,  mar- 
riage manages  to  be  a  pleasant  and  convenient 
thing,  without  achieving  great  heights. 

I  think  evervbody  has  hoped  very  deeply 
that  the  Chaplin  marriage  would  thus  survive. 

Two  things  will  make  that  diflicult  in  the 
case  of  the  Charlie  Chaplins. 

One  is  that  Charlie  is  the  most  supreme  indi- 
vidualist I  have  ever  come  in  contact  with. 

Douglas  Fairbanks  and  Mary  Pickford,  for 
instance,  have  made  a  beautiful  thing  of  their 
marriage  by  the  great  modern  commandment 


of  50-50.  They  are  comrades,  equals,  gi\'ing 
and  taking,  exchanging,  sharing.  But  neitlier 
one  of  them  is  a  genius. 

Charlie  Chaplin,  like  every  man  endowed 
with  that  glorious  and  spontaneous  ability  to 
give  out  the  new  and  fresh  and  unexpected, 
wants  QQ-oi*^,,'   all  the  time. 

And  just  here,  lest  you  misunderstand 
Charlie's  side  of  this  tragedy — for  any  broken 
marriage  where  there  are  children  is  a  tragedy 
— let  me  explain  just  a  little  of  what  Charlie 
Chaplin  means  to  the  motion  picture. 

To  the  public,  he  is  just  the  great  comedian, 
who  makes  them  laugh  and  weep. 

To  those  of  us  working  to  make  motion 
pictures,  he  is  the  way-shower,  the  trail- 
blazer.  He  is  the  master.  .Almost  every  new 
step  in  motion  picture  technique,  every  ad- 
vance step  in  motion  picture  art,  has  come 
from  Charlie  Chaplin.  He  is  the  creator  of 
the  new  forms,  the  new  ideas.  To  the  great- 
est directors  and  the  greatest  stars  his  pictures 
are  like  a  text-book.  I  know  directors,  for 
instance,  whose  names  stand  at  the  very  head 
of  the  list,  who  went  ten  and  twelve  times  to 
see  "The  Gold  Rush."  And,  when  I  asked 
them  why,  they  explained  that  it  was  the 
greatest  example  of  perfect  motion  picture 
timing  ever  seen,  and  that  it  opened  new  fields 
in  that  direction  just  as  "The  \Voman  of  Paris" 
opened  new  dramatic  and  directorial  fields. 

His  mind,  therefore,  is  like  a  giant  sponge, 
taking  in  everything,  sucking  up  every  idea, 
suggestion,  emotion.  And  nothing  stops  him. 
Nothing. 

For  instance.  I  have  known  Charlie  to  do 
things  like  this.  He  has  a  friend — a  young 
man  of  decided  artistic  talents — who  lives  in  a 
funny  house  on  a  hillside,  with  a  lovely  bal- 
cony everlooking  the  whole  of  Los  Angeles, 
from  the  mountains  to  the  sea.  The  young 
man  is  a  good  listener,  he  has  original  ideas. 
Charlie  will  go  to  visit  him  and  they  will 
settle  in  the  wicker  chairs  on  the  balcony  and 
sit  there — literally — for  three  days.  A  little 
Jap  boy  who  understands  these  matters  will 
bring  them  food  and  drink  on  a  tray  whenever 
it  occurs  to  hull.  They  will  go  off  to  sleep  in 
their  chairs — and  awake  to  continue  the  idea 
where  they  left  off. 

LITTLE  Mrs.  Chaplin  will  sit  at  home, 
perhaps,  watching  the  clock,  listening  to  the 
sounds  outside,  just  like  any  other  wife. 
Charlie  has  forgotten  her.     He  has  forgotten 


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himself.  He  can't  help  it.  The  tremendous 
siiicerity  of  the  man  in  pursuit  of  his  ideas 
makes  you  forj^jive  him. 

Charlie  is  just  as  reliable,  in  big  things  and 
Httlc  things  alike,  as  a  young  hurricane.  Time 
does  not  exist,  so  far  as  he  is  concerned.  Nor 
do  people,  in  the  ordinary  sense. 

Yet  when  he  finds  a  human  brain  that  has 
something  to  give,  or  a  human  character  that 
is  new  and  worth  studying,  he  grabs  it  like  an 
octopus. 

■  He  may  bring  home  a  tramp,  a  great 
psychiatrist,  a  colored  washwoman,  an 
i'^nglish  duchess,  and  spend  hour  upon  hour 
talking  with  them. 

His  moods  are  mad,  terrific,  uncontrollable. 
Sometimes  he  is  gay  as  a  diamond,  he  will 
hold  everyone  spellbound  for  hours  with  his 
wit,  his  mimicry,  his  delicate  and  ever-fresh 
clowning. 

At  other  times  he  will  be  almost  in  tears 
with  nerves  and  depression,  unable  to  say  a 
word,  trembling  with  strange  apprehensions, 
his  face  a  mask  of  tragedy. 

All  this  a  woman  can  understand  and  for- 
give, if  she  is  big  enough-  And  there  is  so 
infinitely  much  of  the  maternal  in  Lita  Chap- 
lin that  I  think  she  has  the  understanding 
heart. 

But  that  isn't  enough. 

A  woman  married  to  a  genius  must  be  wise 
enough  never  to  let  him  know  he  has  been  for- 
given. She  must  be  clever  enough  not  to  bore 
him  with  her  sweetness,  and  yet  not  to  annoy 
him  with  reproach.  She  must  be  an  indi- 
vidual and  still  be  only  00.99%  of  a  marriage, 
She  must  have  chann.  but  never  intrude  it 
and  she  must  be  a  lightning  change  artist  in 
moods  to  follow  his. 

And  then  it  won't  be  enough. 

Did  Lita  Grey  ever  have  a  chance — has  she 
still  a  chance — to  make  a  success  of  her  mar- 
riage to  Charlie  Chaplin? 

Let  us  consider  this  Lita  Grey  Chaplin,  who 
has  tried,  like  the  Empress  Josephine,  to  be 
the  wife  of  a  genius. 

In  the  first  place,  she  is  still— after  three 
years  of  marriage  and  two  experiences  of 
motherhood — at  the  age  when  most  girls  are 
being  graduated  from  high  school. 

She  is  a  slim,  dark  beauty.  For  she  is  a 
beauty.  She  has  now  the  perfect  and  arresting 
loveliness  of  a  rosebud.  Her  eyes  are  enor- 
mous and  dark  as  a  blackbird's  wing  in  her  white 
face,  and  her  dark  curls  cluster  close  about  her 
perfect  head.  Her  mouth  is  almost  heart- 
shaped  and  she  has  slim  legs,  like  a  gazelle's. 

Everyone  likes  her,  and  feels  a  little  sorry  for 
her. .  She  is  gentle  and  sweet,  she  is  a  nice 
little  thing,  quite  interesting  to  talk  to.  She 
dresses  with  exquisite  taste.  I  think  she 
would  have  made  a  marvelous  wife  for  almost 
any  man,  for  she  instincti\ely  desires  to  please 
and  there  is  much  about  her  that  is  pleasing. 
Her  nature  is  happy  and  placid  and  kindly. 
Her  disposition  is  obviously  domestic  and 
maternal. 

If  she  does  succeed  in  averting  this  threat- 
ened break,  it  will  be  because  shehasdeveloped. 
through  suffering  and  motherhood,  to  the 
selilessness  necessary  to  the  wife  of  a  genius. 

At  first,  domesticity  appealed  to  Charlie 
Chaplin.  It  was  a  new  role.  It  soothed  his 
heart,  worn  and  frayed  by  intense  and  fre- 
quent emotional  upheavals. 

But  as  an  ordinary  man  loves  life,  so  a  genius 
loves  many  lives. 

npHE  wife  of  a  genius  must  either  be  great 
■■-  enough  to  supply  all  these  herself — and 
the  woman  who  can  do  that  is  rarer  than  a 


mermaid — or  she  must  be  willing  to  sit  at 
home  and  keep  the  fire  burning  and  the  chil- 
dren fed,  until  her  husband  returns. 

Return  he  will.  I  believe  that  Charlie 
Chaplin  loves  Lita,  his  wife,  as  much  as  he 
could  love  any  wife.  I  believe  he  means  to  be 
kind  to  her,  and  I  know  that  he  loves  his 
children. 

But  that  is  not  and  can  never  be  enough  for 
him.  He  must  be  free — free  to  allow  those 
impulses  that  bring  created  art  into  the  world. 

If  Lita  Chaplin  can  leave  him  free,  if  she 
cares  enough  to  leave  him  free  and  to  realize 
that  she  is  playing  a  great  part  in  great  things 
by  doing  it,  the  marriage  may  still  come 
through. 

Tom  Mix  once  made  a  profound  remark  to 
me.     Tom  is  a  profound  thinker. 

He  said,  "There  are  many  things  a  w'oman 
may  be  to  a  man.  some  of  them  good,  some 
bad.  But  there  is  only  one  thing  she  must 
be  to  him.  if  their  lo^■e  is  to  be  successful — 
and  that  is  an  inspiration." 

If  Lita  Chaplin  can  grow  to  the  measure  of 
that — but  I  do  not  know  whether  one  woman 
could  e\'er  inspire  Chaplin.  His  sense  of  the 
dramatic  is  so  intense  that  he  must  ha\'e  an 
entirely  new  phase  of  womanhood  to  inspire 
each  new  phase  of  his  work.  He  is  like 
Napoleon  in  that. 

THE  greatest  marriage  of  genius  of  which  I 
know  was  that  of  Robert  Browning  and 
Elizabeth  Barrett  Browning.  Personally,  I 
am  not  yet  convinced  that  Browning  was  a 
genius,  but  certainly  Mrs.  Browning  was,  for 
she  wrote  poems  of  a  beauty  surpassed  only  by 
Keats  himself. 

And  to  me  she  put  into  words  the  sort  of  love 
that  must  exist  to  make  marriage  to  a  genius 
a  success,  the  sort  of  Xovt  without  which  no 
genius  should  ever  marry. 

"How  do  I  love  thee?  Let  me  count  the  ways. 
I  love  thee  to  the  depth  and  breadth  and 

height 
My  soul  can  reach,  when  feeling  out  of  sight 
For  the  ends  of  Being  and  ideal  Grace. 
I  love  thee  to  the  level  of  everj^day's 
Most  quiet  need,  by  sun  and  candlelight. 
I  love  thee  freely,  as  men  strive  for  Right; 
I  love  thee  purely,  as  they  turn  from  Praise. 
I  love  thee  with  the  passion  put  to  use 
In  my  old  griefs,  and  with  my  childhood's 

faith. 
I  love  thee  with  a  love  I  seemed  to  lose 
With  my  lost  saints — I  love   thee   with  the 

breath, 
Smiles,    tears,    of   all   my   life  I — and   if    God 

choose, 
I  shall  but  love  thee  better  after  death." 

That's  the  onl}-  kind  of  love  that  can  sur- 
mount the  tremendous  temperamentalobstacles 
a  woman  encounters  when  she  marries  a 
genius.  And  it  is  the  love  of  a  superwoman,  it 
is  the  divine  fire  that  strikes,  but  too  seldom 
into  mortal  clay. 

If  Lita  Grey  Chaplin  is  inspired  with  such 
a  love,  she  may  win  through,  and  refine  and 
inspire  and  increase  the  Chaplin  genius.  If 
she  is  such  a  superwoman  as  Elizabeth  Barrett 
Browning  was,  she  may  be  the  thousand 
women  in  one  woman,  or  the  saint-and-mother 
woman,  who  alone  can  make  a  success  of 
marriage  to  a  genius. 

Otherwise,  this  separation  will  be  perma- 
nent, for  the  genius  who  burns  up  his  whole 
heart  and  soul  and  mind  in  his  work  has  noth- 
ing to  give  to  help  make  a  marriage  a  success. 
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the  film  was  released,  Janet  stood  out  of  it 
as  a  balmy  day  stantk  out  of  the  month 
of  February'-  She  followed  that  with  "The 
Shamrock  Handicap"  and  "The  Midnight 
Kiss,"  inconsequential  films  both  of  them, 
in  which  she  was  perfectly  delightful.  That 
is  the  sum  total  of  her  experience  up  to 
"Peter  Grimm." 

She  came  to  take  me  for  lunch  one  day  in 
Holljn^ood,  a  slim  little  girl  in  a  plain  little 
sweater  and  skirt.  She  might  have  been  any 
little  girl  in  any  little  town  in  America.  Not  a 
little  city  girl,  by  any  means,  but  one  of  those 
gazelle-eyed  small  tot\'n  girls  who  can  create  so 
much  havoc  in  anj-  gord  frat  house.  She  has  a 
Httle  freckled  face  and  a  snub  nose.  Her  eyes 
are  ver>*  bright  and  rather  wise  and  her  hair  is 
red  and  curly.  She  is  just  five  feet  tall  and 
properly  thin.  She  is  rather  gamin,  but  looking 
at  her.  the  last  thing  in  the  world  you  can  con- 
ceive of  her  being  is  an  emotional  actress. 


Fay  Wray?  She  and  Fay  had  started  about 
the  same  time  and  more  or  less  kept  step. 

The  cake  was  quite  exhausted.  Had  I  seen 
OUve  Borden?  Lucky  Olive,  beautiful  and 
full  of  personahty.  It  must  be  awfully  nice  to 
be  like  Olive.  Should  we  go  to  a  movie?  She 
loved  going  to  moWes. 

We  went,  stopping  on  the  waj'  to  purchase 
some  candy.  We  kept  the  bag  on  our  laps  and 
munched  throughout  the  feature.  Janet  didn't 
think  much  of  the  picture  and  neither  did  I. 
Then  I  walked  back  to  the  little  white  house 
where  she  lives  with  her  people  and  where 
supper  was  nearly  ready,  and  as  I  saw  her  go 
hopping  up  the  steps  I  simply  couldn't  beUcve 
that  kid  was  an  emotional  actress. 

That  night  John  Roche  and  Elizabeth  Pat- 
terson, distinguished  troupers  both  of  them, 
with  long  experience  on  the  Broadway  speaking 
stage,  rang  me  up  and  asked  me  if  I  would  go  to 
the  pre-\'iew  of  ''Peter  Grimm"  with  them. 


Identification  of  Pictures  on  Pages  6  o  and  6 1 

1.  Mrs.  Daniels'  only  child — Bebe — at  the  charming  age  of 
seven  years. 

2.  Mrs.  Hersholt's  little  boy — Jean — at  the  solemn  age  of  four. 

3.  Mrs.  Purviance's  Edna,  posed  by  a  photographer  out  in 
Lovelocks,  Nevada. 

4.  That  pretty  little  Compson  girl — Betty.    Seven  years  old, 
but  already  taking  violin  lessons. 

5.  Mrs.  Ray's  handsome  baby — little  Charlie.    And  the  pride 
of  the  home.' 

6.  Little  Blanche  Alex-\n*der,   who  changed  her  name  to 
Sweet  when  she  went  into  those  funny  movies. 

7.  Young  Ola  Cronk  of  Cawker,  Kansas.  She  is  now  Claire 
W"iNDsoR,  you  know. 

8.  Mrs.  La  Plante's  daughter — Laura.     A  serious  child  and 
no  trouble  to  anybody. 

9.  House  Peters  at  the  age  of  nine — a  victim  of  bad  direction 
and  overdressing. 

10.  Mrs.  Joyce's  daughter,  Alice,  always  did  know  how  to 
\\  ear  clothes. 

1 1.  Mrs.  Boardman's  Eleanor — and  the  smartest  child  in  the 
Philadelphia  schools. 

12.  And  Mrs.  Barthelmess*  boy,  Rich.\rd.    Just  the  model  boy 
of  the  neighborhood. 


The  restaurant,  on  top  a  Hollj-wood  hill,  was 
quiet  and  cool.  It  used  to  be  a  religious  center. 
Tanet  played  with  her  salad  and  tried  hard  not 
to  wiggle.  It  was,  she  said,  her  ver>-  first  inter- 
view. Xot  that  she  had  a  theor\-  about  life  or 
art  or  anj'thing.  ilumau  wanted  her  to  bleach 
her  hair  for  "Sunrise."  He  wouldn't  hear  of 
her  wearing  a  wig.  He  wanted  her  to  be  one  of 
those  pale,  peasant  girls,  and  her  freckles  were 
to  show.  But  she  had  been  at  the  hairdresser's 
three  solid  days.  Ever\'thing  had  been  on  her 
hair  from  ammonia  to  white  henna,  and  it 
.simply  wouldn't  take,  that's  all.  She  pulled  a 
crinkly  little  end  of  it  from  beneath  her  hat  to 
show  me. 

Wonderful,  though,  her  playing  for  Mumau. 
He  didn't  direct  you.  Just  talked,  quietly.  It 
was  a  wonderful  chance.  Would  I  think  it 
terrible  if  for  dessert  she  ate  a  piece  of  cake? 

We  both  had  a  piece  of  cake.    Had  I  seen 


I  went  along  and  saw  Janet.    I  can  not  e.\- 

plain  it.  She  was  wonderful.  Her  work  in 
that  tense,  emotional,  difficult  role  could  not 
have  been  bettered.  "Isn't  she  amajiing?" 
whispered  John  Roche.  "She's  absolutely 
right  in  ever>'  gesture,  ever>'  movement." 

"The  technique  it  has  taken  us  years  to 
learn,"  sighed  Elizabeth  Patterson,  "that 
child  knows  by  instinct.  She  doesn't  need  di- 
rection.    She  simply  is  an  actress." 

We  sat,  tears  in  our  eyes,  and  watched  the 
final  fade-out.  We  were  silent  for  several 
minutes. 

"I  think  the  best  thing  I  can  do,"  said 
Elizabeth,  "is  to  go  back  to  Broadway.  That 
marvelous  child." 

Two  years  in  the  business.  She  is  getting  the 
breaks  and  gaining  the  experience.  I  am 
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chin,  re4iving  the  moment.     "But  I  knew  it 
wa^  right  for  me  to  have  that  part. 

"Mr.  Von  Stroheim's  othcc  has  two  rooms, 
maybe  you  know?"  The  two  tapering  brows 
were  lost  in  query  under  the  jaunty  brim  of  the 
red  hat.  "Two  rooms,  rather  dark.  Mrs- 
Schley  went  with  me.  She  is  the  woman  who 
was  responsible  for  the  intcr\-iew. 

"  He  sat  in  one  of  the  rooms.  In  a  corner  sat 
his  secretary.  He  didn't  talk  to  me  at  all,  but  I 
knew  he  was  looking  at  me.  He  talked  to  Mrs. 
Schley,  and  I  sat  there,  in  that  semi-darkness. 
Presently  he  said,  looking  at  last  at  me: 

"  *  Are  you  sure  3'ou  can  do  it? ' 

"  *I  know  I  can.'    And  I  did. 

"Then  Von  Stroheim  swung  about  in  his 
swivel  chair. 

"  *'Whom  does  she  look  like  to  you,  Mrs. 
WesUand?'  he  asked. 

"  'Mitzi,*  answered  his  secretar>'.  Xot  a 
word  more.    That  was  all. 

"It  seemed  that  the  darkness  grew  heavier. 
Not  a  word  was  spoken.    Von  Stroheim  arose 
and  approached  me.     He  put  his  hand  over 
mine: 
'  "  *  Good-bye,  MitziP  " 

Fay's  eyes  grew  misty  under  that  audacious 
red  hat.  It  became  a  hateful,  taunting  thing — 
that  crimson  bonnet.  Her  hand,  the  restless 
one,  clenched  the  passive  left  for  a  moment  and 
she  continued: 

"I  cried.  I  couldn't  help  it.  That  part  was 
right  for  me.  I  knew  I  would  get  it.  But  when 
Mr.  Von  Stroheim  said  'Good-bye,  Mitzi/  it 
was  just  too  much. 

"Mrs.  Schley  cried.  Mrs.  Westland cried. 
Tears  came  to  Rlr.  Von  Stroheim's  eyes.  They 
left  me  and  I  sat  in  that  dark  little  room  and 
cried  until  it  seemed  I  could  cr>'  no  more." 

And  Fay  smoothed  the  ga\'  little  black-and- 
white  checked  skirt  so  it  completely  covered 
the  gold  and  pale  green  of  the  period  chair  that 
had  been  made  for  Gloria  Swanson's  dressing 
room.  The  voluptuous  sleekness  of  the  black 
satinchaiselong\ie,that  had  also  been  made  for 
Gloria,  sprawled  before  her  eyes.  Something 
of  the  spirit  of  Gloria  seemed  to  pervade  the 
tiny  mauve-paneled  interview  room. 


It  might  have  been  reflected  in  the  almond- 
shaped,  but  not  oriental,  eyes  of  Fay,  strangely 
hke,  and  yet  unlike.  Gloria's.  In  the  parted 
ros>'  lips.  In  the  delicately  arrogant  set  of  her 
head  upon  her  slim  young  shoulders. 

Certainly  the  spirit  of  Gloria  insinuated  it- 
self into  Fay's  remark: 

"It  is  great  ...  it  is  grief  ...  it  is  mar- 
velous!" 

Not  only  the  spirit  of  Gloria,  but  the  spirit 
of  every  motion  picture  actress  who  has  found 
herself  at  the  top  of  the  film  heap  was  in  those 
naively  spoken  words.  It  is  great — the  joy, 
pride  and  happiness;  and  it  isgrief — thesorrow, 
misgivings,  heartaches.  But  it  is  marvelous,  if 
you  can  forget  the  greatness  and  the  grief. 

"I  waited  two  months  without  hearing  a 
word  from  Jlr.  Von  Stroheim.  I  knew  he 
wouldn't  forget.  I  made  a  Western.  My  heart 
wasn't  in  the  role.  Then  came  my  first  scene 
in  "The  Wedding  March.'  I  was  so  happy. 
Happy,  you  know,  to  think  that  I  really  had 
the  part.  It  was  the  courtyard  sequence.  Ev- 
erything was  pink  apple  blossoms. 

"Mr.  Von  Stroheim  okayed  the  very  first 
shot  without  a  retake.  I  was  so  happy  I 
didn't  notice  it.  The  cameraman  came  over  to 
me: 

"  'Say,  do  you  know  how  lucky  you  are?' 
he  asked.  'Von  has  okayed  your  first  scene.' 
I  didn't  know,  then.  I  was  too  happy  to 
understand.  And  Harrj-  Carr  nodded  his  head 
in  approval. 

"It  seemed  quite  natural,  quite  right  that 
he  should.  But  I  didn't  understand  it  then, 
like  I  would  now." 

The  red  hat  was  again  a  flagrant  thing.  A 
crimson  crepe  over  a  saddened  oval  face.  Fay 
knew  greatness  and  grief.  But  in  the  distance 
was  this  mar\elous  thing  of  fame,  which  to  a 
girl  not  long  graduated  from  the  Hollywood 
High  School  is  the  most  priceless  thing  on 
earth. 

Then  came  a  smile  that  made  her  look  ver>-. 
very  young,  and  with  the  slightest  sigh,  Fa}- 
remarked : 

"Do  you  like  the  new  shade  of  red  they  are 
wearing  this  winter?"' 


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threatening  to  shoot  themselves.  But  they 
won't,  because  they  never  do!  .And  I'll  ask 
them  in  and  give  them  tea  and  they'll  think 
better  of  it.  And  she  won't  get  married  until 
she's  old — twenty-five,  perhaps — because  it 
will  be  such  fun  for  us  to  watch  her  spend  all 
your  money  having  a  marvelous  time." 

Xow,  in  the  usual  course  of  things,  .April 
grew  up.  .And  as  she  grew  her  parents  won- 
dered. 

She  was  a  beauty.  Xo  doubt  of  that.  But 
with  the  pale,  placid,  slightly  vapid  beauty  of 
a  Botticelli  angel.  She  gave  an  impression  of 
folded  hands.  -As  a  matter  of  fact  her  hands 
were  rarely  at  rest,  for  at  an  early  age  she  dis- 
covered needles  and  spools  and  became,  under 
the  deHghted  tutoring  of  a  fat  German  gover- 
ness, a  very  accomplished  needlewoman.  She 
also  cooked  and  baked,  at  thirteen,  an  entire 
dinner,  including  a  master  loaf  of  bread.  .And 
at  sixteen  she  demanded  the  equivalent  to  the 
household  keys  and,  upon  receiving  them,  ran 
the  great  house  and  ever\'  one  in  it  with  a 
quiet  practicality  and  a  really  alarming  econ- 
omy. 

(TherT^',  who  couldn't  thread  a  needle  and 
who  would  have  starved  to  death  if  left  alone 
with  a  range  and  raw  material,  was  horrified. 

"I  can't  think  where  she  gets  it!"  she  said 
and,  for  the  hundredth  time,  "How  on  earth 
did  we  produce  her.  Jack? '' 

Jack,  who  smoked  less  because  .April  said 
it  wasn't  good  for  him  and  who  had  given  up 
tennis  because  .April  had  suggested  that  it 
wa.sn't  quite  dignified  in  a  parent  of  his  age. 


looked  gay  and  gloomy  at  the  same  time, 
which  is  a  very  hard  thing  to  do. 

"Did  you  ever  have  a  missionary  in  your 
family,  (Cherry-ripe?"  he  asked. 

"Two.  -Aimts.  Xice  women.  One  got 
eaten  by  cannibals,"  answered  his  beauriful 
wife. 

Jack  groaned  a  little. 

"-And  I  had  a  great  imcle.  Died  of  fever  in 
China.  That  e.x-plains  all.  She's  a  throw- 
back." 

They  were  both  a  little  relieved.  .After  all. 
it  hadn't  been  their  fault  if  you  accepted  that 
easy  e.xplanation. 

.April  did  not  care  to  dance,  and  men  bored 
her.  She  went  in  for  social  service  a  little 
heavily,  she  visited  the  poor,  she  taught  Sun- 
day School,  and  exhibited  a  keen  mind  for 
ethics  and  philosophy  and  comparauve  re- 
ligions. .And  she  grew  more  lovely  every  day 
and  even,'  da.v  she  reformed  her  parents. 

She'd  a  perfect  manner  with  them.  She  was 
deferential,  she  never  "answered  back,"  she 
humored  them  shghUy,  she  looked  reproach 
beautifully,  she  left  the  room  when  the  at- 
mosphere grew  too  light  for  her  to  breathe. 
And  dearly  as  they  loved  her,  it  was  hard  on 
Jack  and  (Therrj'. 

Things  had  changed.  Bridge  was  in,  so  was 
golf.  The  Masters  played  both  together,  with 
all  the  verve  of  twenty  years.  Women  were 
smoking  openly.  Cherr\'  had  a  hundred  eccen- 
tric holders.  Her  clothes  were  French  and  her 
skin  magnificent  and  carefully  tended.  Her 
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mer  than  April's  own — and  her  hair  remained 
red,  u-ithout  any  synthetic  air.  She  was  still 
a  ^'reat  beauty — and  still  Chern,\ 

Xor  had  the  years  taken  from  Jack.  They'd 
added,  to  his  money  and  his  charm,  his  srace 
of  bearinfi,  his  good  looks — and — day  by  day — 
to  his  love  for  his  wife  and  hers  for  him. 

April  tolerated  the  brid;re  and  the  j;olf.  But 
cigarot  tes  made  her  ill  and  Cherr>'  took  to  bath- 
room smoking  when  April  was  about.  Makeup 
the  child  detested  and  said  so.  And  as  for  her 
ancient  parents  kissing  behind  doors  when  any 
one  might  come  along  and  see  them,  she 
thought  it  silly  and  a  little  abnormal.  And  so, 
ia  a  way,  the  presence  of  a  filial  chaperon  in 
their  house  added  to  the  legal  and  wedded  love 
of  April's  parents  a  certain  spice,  a  piquancy. 
It  seemed  almost  intrigue,  they  had  to  be  so 
careful.  It  amused  them  to  be  a  little  brazen 
at  times,  Hirt  outrageously  with  each  other, 
hold  hands.  They  knew  just  how  it  would 
affect  their  progeny — how  she  would  sigh 
patiently,  withdraw  discreetly,  close  the  door 
with  a  slight  but  firm  bang  of  disgust.  .  .  . 

"Dear  thing,"  Cherr>'  murmured,  on  such 
an  occasion.  "I  wonder  if  she  will  ever  fall  in 
love?  And  if  she  does,  will  she  spare  us  an 
understanding — and  perhaps  apologetic — 
thought?" 

To  which  Jack,  irrelevantly, 

"You're  the  loveliest  thing  in  the  world! 
Come  here  at  once  and  sit  on  my  knee.  .April 
your  child?  It's  absurd!  You  aren't  more 
ihan  nineteen  and  we've  been  married  just  ten 
minutes!" 

WELL,  in  a  way  you  couldn't  blame  April, 
with  this  spectacle  of  middle-aged  turtle 
doves  constantly  affronting  her  cool  young  eyes. 

When  April  was  nineteen  herself,  they  took 
her  for  a  winter  at  Palm  Beach.  They  had  a 
wonderful  time — Jack  and  Cherrj'-  did.  They 
swam  and  golfed,  wheel  chaired  and  walked, 
they  danced,  mornings  at  the  Breakers,  after- 
noons in  the  Cocoanut  Grove,  they  gambled 
and  won,  they  gave  luncheons  and  dinners  at 
fireadley's  and  the  clubs,  they  reveled  and 
frivoled  and  grew  younger  every  minute.  And 
were  careful  to  see  that  April  met  att^acti^'e 
men  and  charming  girls. 

Only  she  wouldn't  stay  met,  as  it  were.  She 
engrossed  herself  in  war  work — for  it  was  war- 
lime — she  knitted  and  rolled  bandages  and 
spent  the  evenings  over  mufflers  and  stayed 
alone,  at  unfashionable  hours,  on  the  beach. 
She  had,  you  know,  a  really  rotten  time. 
Cherry  said  that.    April  wouldn't. 

When  they  went  home  Jack,  feeling  about 
eighteen,  went  to  war.  He  couldn't  get  over, 
but  he  could  be  useful  in  Washington,  so  he 
went  there.  Cherry  went  with  him.  .\pril, 
who  had  no  unwomanly  desire  to  drive  an 
ambulance  at  the  front,  stayed  at  home  with  a 
companion  and  ran  Red  Cross  chapters  and 
was  horribly  efficient. 

Jack  and  Cherry  enjoyed  Washington.  But 
they  never  knew  just  when  April  would  run 
down  for  a  day  or  two  and  see  how  things  were 
progressing.  Jack  said  he  had  all  he  could  do 
to  keep  her  out  of  the  White  House.  Had  she 
gotten  in,  the  war  would  have  been  run 
differently. 

Then,  suddenly,  there  was  no  more  war  and 
Jack  and  Cherry  felt  a  Uttle  flat  and  a  little 
lonely,  for  they  had  worked  hard  and  had  made 
themselves  part  of  it  all.  and  so  they  came  on 
home  and  found  April  with  a  suitor. 

Such  a  suitable  suitor.  Her  first.  You  see, 
for  all  her  clear  beauty  she  startled  men  a 
little.  She  reformed  them  so  soon  that  they 
lost  interest.  But  Professor  W'arren  liked  re- 
forming, as  he  didn't  need  any  personally,  and 
he  loved  April — mildly.  He  was  a  dark,  thin 
young  man,  with  a  clever  face  and  spectacles 
and  his  wooing  was  conducted  with  a  decorous 
seriousness. 

Cherry  asked  him  to  stay  with  them  a  time, 
after  discovering  that  April  had  met  him  in  her 
work — he  was  Y.M.C.A.  to  her  Red  Cross — 
and  so  he  stayed.  They  had  the  little  library 
evenings  to  themselves  and  I  regret  to  state 
that  Jack  and  Cherry-  took  turns  at  the  key- 


hole. What  they  heard  turned  them  pale — 
long,  ardent,  passionate  discussions  of  evolu- 
tion.   Kant,  biolog>-,  sociology',  Labor  .... 

"My  God  I"  breathed  Jack,  in  real  rever- 
ence, straightening  up  with  a  kink  in  his  broad 
back  after  five  minutes  of  this  \'ulgar  eaves- 
dropping. 

He  repeated  some  of  the  things  he  had  heard 
to  Cherry,  who  stood  beside  him  stemming 
giggles  with  a  scrap  of  lace.  Then,  sincerely 
shocked,  they  went  hand  in  hand  and  on  tiptoe 
upstairs  to  Cherr>''s  little  boudoir.  Once  there 
they  locked  the  doors  and  lighted  cigarettes 
and  Jack  with  a  desperate  gesture  went  to  a 
cellarette  and  poured  himself  a  stiff,  and  Cherr\' 
a  little,  one. 

It  was  too  much. 

The  professor  departed  for  the  Western 
College  in  which  he  held  the  chair  of  philos- 
ophy. .\nd  wrote  regularly.  April,  reading 
his  letters  at  the  breakfast  table  under  the 
black  and  blue  fire  of  four  curious  eyes,  would 
smile  quietly  and  fold  up  the  sheets  and  return 
them  to  their  envelopes — when  she  didn't 
hand  them  over  with  the  remark  that  they 
were  of  "great  interest."  Then  Jack  and 
Cherr>'  would  read  them  dutifully  and  under- 
stand about  six  words  in  ten. 

A  few  weeks  after  this,  on  a  gorgeous  spring 
day,  Cherr}'  met  young  Howard  .Andrews  at 
a  party  in  the  Ritz.  Young  Andrews  was 
rougher  and  faster  than  any  boy  of  his  age — 
which  was  twenty-four — in  Xew  York.  He'd 
been  an  aviator  and  had  returned  with  medals 
and  a  limp  and  a  fixed  determination  to  get  all 
there  was  out  of  life,  having  seen  death  a  little 
too  often.  So  he  knew  the  value  of  living  flesh 
and  blood. 

It  so  happened  that  he  had  never  met  Cherr\' 
until  this  momentous  occasion  and  with  the 
promptness  that  characterized  him.  he  fell  in 
love  with  her.  He  was  just  off  with  an  old 
love — it  had  lasted  six  weeks — and  had  left  the 
lady  to  console  herself  with  her  art,  which  was 
that  of  the  \oiceless  L^ndraped  in  the  Follies. 

-Andrews,  at  a  loose  end,  became  enslaved. 

.A  day  or  so  later  he  appeared  in  W^estchester 
dri\ing  an  English  car  and  when  his  card  was 
brought  to  Cherry  she  gave  a  little  scream. 

"It's  that  bad  .Andrews  boy!"  she  said  with 
delight  to  Jack  and  the  impassive  butler, 
"Show  him  in,  Hodges." 

That  began  it.  And  when  he'd  left  she  said 
to  Jack,  a  little  wistfully, 

"0»r  son — really." 

JACK  nodded.  For  young  .Andrews  was  all 
they'd  planned  for  Junior — gay  and  generous, 
a  little  wicked,  terribly  appealing,  as  charming 
as  a  prince  out  of  a  fair>'  tale. 

.And  he  was  motherless,  which  touched 
Cherry  very  much. 

He  came  often.  He  did  not  meet  .April,  for 
April  was  visiting  a  war  work  friend  in  Cleve- 
land and  indulging  in  a  perfect  orgy  of  some 
kind  of  research  work.  He  met  Jack,  however, 
on  every  occasion  and  tried  to  hate  him,  but 
couldn't  and  only  envied  him  instead. 

"He's  in  love  with  you!"  said  Cherry's  hus- 
band. 

"Perhaps,  poor  boy  ..."  said  Cherry 
vnth  half  a  tear  in  one  eye;  "X  wish  he  be- 
longed to  us!" 

Now,  you'll  say,  that  was  a  reprehensible 
attitude  for  Mr.  blasters  to  take.  .A  careless 
"He's  in  love  with  youl"  and  no  more,  uttered 
^\'ith  an  air  of  "it's  happened  before,  it  will 
happen  again  and  it's  rather  flattering,  if  any- 
thing." But  as  a  matter  of  fact  Jack  had  seen 
so  many  men  fall  in  love  with  Cherry,  with  her 
gay  sweet  eyes  and  her  friendliness  and  her 
vivacity  and  her  beauty,  that  it  didn't  disturb 
him  at  all.  Cherry  could  handle  them.  She 
never  made  an  enemy,  she  never  encouraged  a 
scene,  she  never  let  a  man  down  or  showed  a 
grain  of  malice  or  greed  or  meanness.  Jack 
knew  her  too  well  to  bother.  He  was  only 
sorry,  he  said,  for  the  poor  devils  who  couldn't 
have  her — he  likened  her  to  an  alluring  bake- 
shop  display,  with  small,  hungry  boys  standing 
outside  on  a  cold  street,  their  noses  against  the 
pane.    And  Cherry,  who  loved  her  own  man  so 


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much  that  she  was  kind  to  all  men  but  thought 
of  them  as  bloodless  shadows,  tweaked  Iiis 
nose,  kissed  him  behind  the  ear  and  said. 
"Xonsense!" 

Then  .April  came  home,  unheralded,  on  a 
day  when  Jack  really  had  to  go  to  business. 
He  had  no  business,  as  you  may  have  guessed, 
but  sometimes  he  cut  coupons  and  took  his 
brokers  to  lunch. 

April  had  a  latch  key.  She  didn't  need  it, 
with  a  million  sleepless  ser\'ants  in  the  house, 
but  she  had  it  as  a  svTnbol.  She  therefore  let 
herself  in  at  the  tea  hour  and  walked  straight 
into  the  smaller  drawing  room  just  as  young 
Andrews  slid,  very  gracefully  for  a  wonder,  to 
his  immaculate  knees  and  with  Cherr>-"s  hand 
against  his  cheek,  made  a  heartbreaking  de*  lar- 
tion. 

"Oh!"  said  April. 

Young  Andrews  rose,  still  with  grace  and  not 
at  all  abashed.  Cherr>%  who  had  just  patted 
him  on  the  head  with  her  free  hand  and  who 
had  just  opened  her  mouth  to  say  that  she 
thought  he  was  a  dear  and  was  quite  glad  he 
cared  for  her,  only  he  mustn't  be  silly  because 
that  would  spoil  things  and  would  he  dine  with 
her  and  Jack  tomorrow?  sat  quite  still  and 
never  turned  a  red  hair.  Not  feeling  guilt}'  she 
didn't  act  it.  Instead,  she  said,  in  a  pleased 
tone: 

"April,  my  darling!  Why  didn't  you  phone 
for  a  car?" 

Young  Andrews  was  presented,  tea  came 
and  talk  was  general.  Then  Jack  arrived  with 
a  slilT  right  arm  from  wielding  scissors  and 
greeted  his  guest  and  his  child.  .\nd  there  sat 
April,  outwardly  serene,  but  with  her  cold 
young  heart  flaming  for  the  first  time  in  her 
life,  and  flaming  with  a  real  passion.  A  passion 
of  horror,  of  disgust,  of  wrath,  at  her  mother, 
of  pity  for  her  father,  and  maternal  anxiety  for 
the  poor  duped  youth  whose  dark  head  had 
shone  so  sleekly  in  the  afternoon  sunlight, 
whose  dark  eyes  had  been  so  full  of  other 
flames — flames  she  had  not  felt,  and  could  not 
understand. 

V\  THEN  young  Andrews  had  gone,  conscious 
**  of  anticlimax  and  a  little  puzzled,  and 
when  .April  had  gone  to  her  own  room  to  think 
things  out.  Cherr>-  sat  still  in  the  smaller 
drawing  room  and  gave  Jack  a  graphic  ac- 
count of  -April's  entrance. 

"If  only  she'd  come  a  minute  later,"  she 
sighed.  "Now,  I'll  have  it  to  do  all  over  again 
— Howard,  I  mean.  He's  such  a  dear — he 
doesn't  really  mean  a  word  he  says.  But  he's 
lonely — I  wish  we  could  do  something  for  him." 

She  pondered  and  Jack  laughed  and  frowned 
over  her  recital,  and  then  the  great  black  eyes 
shone  with  mischief  and  something  softer — 

"Listen!" 

She  put  her  head  on  the  shoulder  so  near  her 
and  whispered  for  five  minutes.  When  she  was 
sUent  Jack  was  speechless  with  admiration. 

"Xow  if  you  had  directed  the  late  war — " 
he  suggested,  respectfully. 

Young  Andrews  came  often  to  the  house  in 
the  hills.  It  was  plain  to  April  that  he  was 
being  encouraged.  Her  father  remained 
"blind,"  She  struggled,  poor  young  thing, 
with  her  conscience,  her  distaste  for  the  uncon- 
ventional, her  loj'alty,  her  real  love  for  her 
"mistaken"  mother.  Struggled — was  silent, 
until  one  day,  her  mother  being  out.  she  re- 
ceived young  Andrews  alone,  clothed  in  some 
straight  blue  thing  that  fell  in  lovely  lines 
about  her  body,  with  her  face  above  it  as  pale 
and  stem  as  that  of  a  young  archangel,  and 
LTowned  with  a  halo  of  pale  gold  hair. 

This  was,  she  knew,  her  opportunity. 

Now  young  Andrews,  as  Cherr>'  very  well 
knew,  had  grown  a  little  tired  of  worshiping 
at  the  shrine  of  a  gay  goddess  who  was  never 
serious  and  never  sentimental-  He  had  been  so 
tenderly  laughed  at  for  his  pains  and  pangs. 
Plad  been  made  an  intimate  of  the  household, 
so  much  a  friend  of  his  older  host.  And  he  was 
a  nice  boy,  really.  He  was  lonely,  as  Cherry 
had  guessed,  and  he  loved  beauty.  There  was 
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tation.  He  wanted  s>Tnpathy.  He  wanted — 
all  the  warm  reach  of  humanity.  He'd  been  in 
a  war  and  he'd  looked  on  things  he  couldn't 
forget.  So  he'd  come  home,  a  little  reckless  and 
feeling  a  little  cjiiical.  Just  now  he'd  reached 
a  stage  when  confession  would  be  very  good 
for   his    soul. 

And  April  helped  him — as  Cherry  had 
known  she  would. 

There  she  sat  now,  in  a  great  high  canen 
chair,  her  pale  head  a  flower  against  the  dark 
background — and  after  a  moment  or  two  of 
banalities  she  spoke,  hardly  stirring,  her  long 
hands  held  hard  in  her  lap — 

■'Mr.  Andrews — " 

He  was  sitting,  a  little  gloomy  and  distrait, 
on  the  couch  opposite.  He  looked  up  quickly 
from  the  brown  hands  clasped  around  his 
knees  and  smiled. 

"Miss  blasters?" 

"I  think."  she  said  with  the  austerity  of  a 
nun  and  the  sweetness  and  chill  of  ice-cream, 
'■  I  think  you  come  here  too  much." 

1  le  brightened.    Gloomed  instantly. 

"Your  mother  has  said  so — ?" 

"No—" 

She  paused,  then  went  on,  evenly: 

"My  mother — and  I  am  not  disloyal  when 
I  discuss  her  with  you — my  mother  is  used  to 
admiration.  She  has  always  had  it,  she  is  a 
very  beautiful  woman.  She  is  not — serious 
minded.  She  does  not  realize  that  she  en- 
courages people — " 

Young  .\ndrews  broke  in  there. 

"Then  I'm  not  the  first  to — ?" 

"Oh,  no!"  She  lifted  her  hand,  looked  at 
it,  ticked  off  the  roll  call  on  the  slender  fingers, 
"There  was  Stephen  Peters — and  Tommy 
"Lord — and  Sir  Henry  jMarshall — and  the 
Frenchman  whose  name  I've  forgotten — and 
the  Washington  man  and  the  Belgian  attache 
and — oh,  dozens,"  she  said  hastily.  "I  shouldn't 
name  them — you  must  understand  there's 
never  anything — sordid  in  it — it's  only  that  she 
loves  to  be  admired  and  my  father  doesn't 
seem  to  care — " 

"I've  noticed  that,"  said  young  Andrews, 
with  even  deeper  gloom. 

He  rose  and  crossed  the  room  and  stood 
before  her. 

"Y'ou're  right.  I  come  here  too  much,"  he 
said.  "But  she's  very  lovely — and  I  do  care 
for  her.  Help  me."  said  young  Andrews,  with 
real  appeal,  "help  me  to  get  over  it!" 

SHE  looked  up  at  him.  He  was  so  young,  so 
virile,  so  amazingly  engaging.  To  her  aston- 
ishment, she  felt  the  rare  color  creep  to  her 
neck  and  cheek.  Under  young  Andrews' 
melancholy  and  ardent  eyes  she  bloomed  as  a 
pale  rose  blooms,  to  scarlet  life.  For  one  shin- 
ing moment  she  had  flashed  from  what  he  had 
secretly  characterized  as  a  pretty  stick  into  a 
human,  breathing  girl,  very  lovely,  ver\^  much 
aware  of  him.  Y'oung  Andrews  felt  his  heart 
miss  a  beat. 

"If  I  can,"  answered  April,  falteringly,  un- 
usually. 

He  drew  a  hassock  close  beside  her  and  sat 
at  her  knees,  a  worshiper  at  a  saint's  shrine. 

"You're — lovely — "  he  said — "so  cool  and 
sweet — " 

It  came  over  him  suddenly,  as  it  does  to  all 
normal  young  men  in  like  circumstances,  that 
he  was  a  ver>-  sad  dog  indeed,  stained  with  the 
world's  dust,  wholly  unworthj'  to  touch  the 
hem  of  that  heaven-blue  garment.  With  this 
feeling  of  self  abasement,  paradoxically  his 
self-respect  came  back.  Damn  it.  he  was  a 
rotter,  unfit  and  spoiled.  That's  how  she  made 
him  feel.  Cherr\',  on  the  other  hand,  made  him 
feel  like  a  little  boy,  a  child  whose  lisping 
arouses  tolerant  laughter,  about  as  wicked  and 
as  dangerous  as  a  precocious  cherub.  In  a  word, 
April  had  given  him  back  his  manhood,  his 
perilous,  dark  manhood. 

He  bent  a  little  closer  and  laid  those  \vicked 
lips  against  the  cool  white  hand  and  then  rose 
to  his  feet. 

"  May  I  come  again  .  .  .  and  often  ...  to 
see  you?" 

And  April  said  yes. 


When  their  engagement  was  announced  to 
April's  parents  there  was  rejoicing.  Oh,  but 
young  Andrews  was  head  over  heels  in  love 
.  .  .  and  .\pril.  was  she  sure? 

Her  mother  questioned  her,  the  night  of  the 
announcement. 

She  went  to  the  girl's  white-and-rose  room 
and  sat  beside  her  on  the  bed. 

"Oh,  yes  .  .  ."  said  April,  with  eyes  like 
stars.  "I'm  sure!  You  see — ''  she  turned  and 
laid  her  hand  on  her  mother's — "you  see,  he 
needs  me  so  much — he  hasn't  been  bad,  not 
really — he's  just  never  had  anyone  to  help 
him."  She  stopped  and  blushed  a  little,  blush- 
ing came  so  easily  now,  and  added,  in  a  rush, 
"Women  have  spoiled  him — you  too.  Mother 
— you  know  he  thought  he  was  in  love  with 
you?" 

Her  mother  held  her  close. 

"No,  my  dearest,  he  was  in  love  with  love! 
Who  would  want  December,"'  she  asked  smil- 
ing, "when  he  can  have — April?" 

"Oh,  Motherl"    .\pril  was  shocked. 

* '  December?  WTiy ,  you're  only  just  middle- 
aged!" 

Cherry  went  to  Jack  for  consolation. 

So  young  Andrews  came  into  safe  harbor  and 
never  recognized  the  hand  on  the  wheel.  And 
quite  sincerely  told  Cherr>'  that  he  would  be  a 
son  to  her.  He  felt  it.  She  was,  after  all,  the 
mother  —  the  gay,  pretty,  understanding 
mother  he'd  always  wanted.  Merely,  when  he 
met  her  his  emotions  got  a  little  mLxed,  they 
were  so  used  to  running  in  one  channel  that  he 
didn't  quite  recognize  the  diflterence  in  the 
current. 

Something  of  this  he  told  her  in  a  long 
talk  they  had  together. 

HE  TOOK  April  away  from  them  and  the  big 
house  in  the  first  flushing  of  Autumn. 
When  the  car  had  gone  and  the  farewells  stiU 
rang  in  their  ears  .  .  .  "Take  care  of  mother!" 
(that  was  April)  and  "I'll  be  good  to  her. 
Dad ! "  ( that  was  young  Andrews,  feeling 
pleasantly  unworthy  and  radiantly  happy), 
and  after  the  guests  had  departed.  Cherry  and 
Jack  sank  into  armchairs  in  the  disordered 
room  and  looked  at  the  wilting  flowers  and  at 
each  other. 

"Cigarette!"  said  Cherry. 

He  gave  her  two.  She  lit  them  both  and 
smoked  them  alternately.  She  kicked  ofi  her 
beaded  sUppers  and  put  her  slim  silken  feet  in 
her  husband's  lap. 

"If  he  hadn't  needed  reforming  she  w-ould 
never  have  married  him,"  she  said. 

Heartless,  middle-aged  creatures,  listen  to 
them  laugh. 

Jack  put  her  feet  carefully  on  a  cushion,  de- 
parted, and  then  returned  with  two  small 
glasses  bright  \vith  an  exotic  liquer. 

"Here's  to  them,"  he  said,  tenderly,  "bless 
'em." 

When  the  toast  was  disposed  of  and  they 
were  sitting  in  one  chair,  Cherry  asked: 

"Happy?" 

He  kissed  her. 

"Will  tiuy  be  happy?"  she  pursued. 

Jack  pondered. 

"Yes.  She'U  always  have  him  to  look  after, 
she'll  always  be  fetching  his  moral  rubbers  and 
he'll  always  feel  that  if  it  weren't  for  her  he'd 
be  a  Very  Bad  !Man  indeed.  Yes,  they'll  be 
happy.  Much  as  I  love  our  child,  I  confess 
she's  been  hard  to  live  up  to.  Howard  won't 
have  to  do  that.  She'U  do  all  the  h\'ing  up  for 
both  of  them." 

Chcrr>'  clapped  her  hands  suddenly  and 
spilled  ashes  in  all  directions. 

"Grandchildren!  Lots  of  them!  Bad  ones! 
Throw-backs  .  .  .  just  like  us!" 

At  this  they  clasped  each  other  and  rocked 
to  and  fro  in  a  silent  rapture.  Now  they  could 
plan  again. 

"How  we'll  spoil  them!"  said  Cherry, 
sleepily. 

"Meantime,"  said  Jack,  holding  her  very 
close,  "  meantime,  my  darling — you  look  about 
sixteen — kiss  me.  .April's  not  here.  .  .  .  Alone 
at  last — "  he  added,  as  she.  with  considerable 
enthusiasm,  graciously  complied. 


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best  friends  are  writers  .  .  .  there's  Odd  Mc- 
Intyre  and  Billy  de  Beck  and  Don  Stewart. 
'Bugs' Baer,  too.  .-Ul  great  fellows,  .  .  .  Yes, 
I  like  writers." 

And,  as  a  matter  of  record,  Lew  does.  But 
he  also  likes  actors,  directors,  musicians, 
singers,  dancers,  vaudeWUians,  clerks,  bank 
presidents,  producers  and  just  people.  And 
they  like  Lew.  He  has  no  apparent  enemies. 
On  the  other  hand,  he  has  no  intimate  friend. 
Plenty  of  acquaintances,  plenty  of  people  who 
mill  around  him,  yes.  But  no  particular 
confidant. 

He  shoots  through  the  heaven  of  HoU>T^'ood 
like  a  comet,  leaving  in  his  wake  a  wide  swath 
of  admirers-  Lew  is  the  sjTnbol  of  what  most 
men  would  like  to  be. 

.A,  dilettante  of  life,  sipping  at  its  splendors. 
A  thoroughly  likeable  chap,  obliging  and  gen- 
erous. 

HE  is  always  being  called  upon  to  officiate  at 
premieres,  at  benefits,  at  bazaars,  at  beauty 
contests,  at  dance  hall  openings.  And  Lew  is 
always  there,  debonair,  wholly  charming  and 
witty.  Idolized  by  the  women,  admired  by  the 
men. 

And  so  funny,  my  dear,  you'd  die!  Funny 
with  that  charming  eas>'"  way  of  his  that  makes 
no  one  feel  uncomfortable,  as  you  do  when 
awaiting  a  diamond -tipped  barb  from  the  lips 
of  a  John  Barrjinore.  But  funny,  you  know, 
like  the  time  of  the  opening  of  "The  Merr>- 
Widow'"  when  Lew  made  a  long  and  e.xceed- 
ingly  compUmentarj'  speech  about  a  rising 
young  actor  and  then  introduced  himself!  And 
then  said  that  Xorma  Shearer  couldn't  come  to 
the  opening  because  her  mother  wouldn't  allow 
her  to  stay  up  so  late.  ^Mlich  was  ridiculous, 
and  everyone  knew  it. 

They  laughed  so  heartily  that  ilarcus  Loew, 
who  was  to  make  the  next  speech,  had  to  wait 
until  the  laughter  crept  to  the  back  of  the 
house  and  made  its  exit.  It  wasn't  so  much 
what  Lew  had  said,  you  must  understand,  but 
how  he  said  it. 

.\nd  there  was  that  time — Lew  laughs  about 
it  yet,  and  so  does  Jack  Mulhall  and  "Buster' 
Reaton  and  Lloyd  Hamilton — that  they  all 
went  to  New  Orleans  to  be  present  at  the  open- 
ing of  a  new  Loew  theater. 

Lew  was  master  of  ceremonies.  He  intro- 
duced Jack  and  "  Buster"  and  Lloyd  and  they 
got  their  applause. 

Then  he  launched  into  an  introduction  of  "a 
little  lady  whom  j-^ou  all  have  seen  on  the 
screen  many  times.  A  little  lady  whom  Holly- 
wood loves  as  much  as  you  do.  Our  favorite 
child  actress — Baby  Pegg>-!" 

And  onto  the  stage  was  trundled  "Buster" 
Keaton  with  sunbonnet  and  nursing  bottle, 
legs  hanging  over  the  side  of  a  perambulator. 
"Baby  Pegg>'"'  was  followed  by  "Ham" 
Hamilton,  alias  ' '  Pola  Negri , "  in  Spanish 
shawl  and  rose,  and  he  was  supplanted  by  Jack 
Mulhall  as  "Xita  Xaldi." 

You  see  how  resourceful  Lew  is.  But  that  is 
not  all.  There  was  the  grand  chase  that  took 
place  between  Lew  and  "Ham" — I  have  for- 
gotten the  cause — but  Lew  did  a  Brody  from 
the  stage  to  the  aisle  and  chased  "Ham" 
around  and  around  the  theater  amidst  the  ex- 
citing cackling  and  loud  guffaws  of  the  first 
night  audience. 

Lew  chased  him  through  an  exit,  down  the 
street  and  caught  him  two  blocks  from  the 
theater. 

Still  the  fun  was  not  ended.  Not  with  Lew 
and  "Ham."  They  ruffled  their  hair,  imtied 
their  collars.  Lew  grabbed  a  fire  hatchet  from 
the  lobby  of  the  theater,  and  again  the  chase 
started. 
The  audience  was  gasping  for  breath. 
"Stop  it,  boys!"  ordered  Marcus  Loew, 
whose  speech  had  been  interrupted  by  their 


reappearance.  It  seems  that  Lew  is  forever 
cramping  Loew's  style.  So  Lew  and  "Ham" 
contented  themselves  with  crawling  up  and 
down  the  aisles  on  all  fours,  whispering  in  stage 
tones: 

"Here  you  are,  folks!  Popcorn  and  peanuts! 
With  everj-  nickel  bag  of  peanuts  you  get  a 
copy  of  Marcus  Loew's  mustache!" 

You  see  what  a  ver>'  funny  man  Lew  Cody 
can  be  if  he  wants.  And  he  can  be  ven.' 
romantic  and  ver\"  bo\-ish.  each  at  the  right 
time  and  under  the  right  circumstances. 

He  can  be  romantic  when  he  talks  of  his  first 
meeting  with  Mabel  Xormand,  whom  he  re- 
cently made  his  fireside  companion.  He  can  be 
romantic  and  sentimenta.1  and  bo>'i3h  and 
wholly  charming  as  he  says  he  met  her  "years 
and  years  ago,"  and  then  smiles  imder  that 
teasing  mustache,  "years  ago,  j"ou  know,  when 
we  were  very-  young. 

"Mabel  promised  to  meet  me  on  a  certain 
street  corner  in  New  York  at  a  certain  time. 
I'm  still  waiting.  But  when  I  met  Mabel  again 
in  Holl>-^vood  I  vowed  I'd  make  her  pay.  I 
did.  I  married  her.  .\nd  Mabel  sajrs  she 
never  enjoyed  paj-ing  any  debt  more. 

"We  intended  to  take  ourselves  quite  se- 
riously— Mabel  and  I.  Then  one  of  our  friends 
told  Mabel  that  she  certainly  had  married  a  big 
laugh,  so,"  with  a  shrug  of  the  shoulders,  "we 
couldn't  be  serious.  After  all,  we're  both 
comedians.  Why  not  laugh?  It's  nice  to  be 
able  to  laugh,  together." 

.\nd  it  is.  isn't  it? 

Cody  can  also  be  a  bit  bashful  and  em- 
barrassed, as  he  was  that  night  at  the  Wampas 
dinner  for  Ir\'in  Cobb,  when  Lew,  who  is  the 
mascot  of  the  publicity  men's  association,  was 
to  follow  the  illustrious  speechmaking  of 
George  Jessel  and  Marc  Connelly  and  Ir\'in 
Cobb.  It  was  the  same  Lew  who  is  so  bril- 
liantly clever  on  other  occasions  who  fumbled 
with  his  water  glass,  said  a  ver>'  few  words  and 
sat  down  with  almost  an  apology-  on  his  lips. 

Perhaps  it  was  the  weather,  or  perhaps  it 
was  the  mood,  but  whatever  it  was,  Lew's 
presence  was  greeted  with  the  same  warmth  as 
though  he  had  given  his  famous  French- 
Canadian  monologue  for  the  first  time. 

There  must  be  something  genuine  in  the 
Wampas'  affection  for  Lew.  They  gave  him  a 
hip  flask,  all  hammered  silver,  on  which  was 
engraved : 

"To  Lew  Cody,  for  no  good  reason."  Lew 
uses  it  to  carry  chocolate  malted  milk. 

"Have  you  heard  of  my  stink  in'  dinners?" 
There  being  a  negative  nod,  Lew  continued: 
"Ever>'  once  in  a  while  I  get  the  press  boys 
together  for  dinner  at  my  house  .  .  .  astinkin' 
dinner.  I  have  corned  beef  and  cabbage  and 
plates  of  young  onions  and  radishes.  For 
dessert  we  have  cheeses — Limburger.  Rocque- 
fort.  all  the  smelly  cheeses  I  can  get.  A  real 
stinkin'  dinner — reminds  me,  I  must  have  one 


NOW  it's  up  to  me  when  I  see  the  long  slim 
girl  with  the  blue,  blue  eyes  and  the  gold, 
gold  hair  and  the  long,  long  lashes,  to  tell  her 
all  that  I  have  told  you.  I  vnW  tell  her,  too, 
that  Lew  was  bom  in  Berlin,  New  Hampshire, 
for  she  will  be  interested,  and  that  his  name 
was  originally  Cote.  That  he  was  educated  at 
McGill  College  in  Montreal  and  studied 
medicine.  Then  he  turned  to  the  study  of 
dramatic  art  and  went  on  the  stage.  Eventu- 
all>-  he  owned  five  stock  companies  and  played 
in  vaudeville. 

When  pictures  were  ver>'.  very  young  he 
came  to  Holl\-wood.  I  will  tell  her  of  his  mar- 
riage.   That  will  crush  her. 

No  longer  will  I  have  to  introduce  her. 
Which  is  lucky  when  you  consider  Lew's  tan- 
talizing eyes,  tliat  teasing  mustache,  that  devil- 
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Directed  by  Victor  Schertzinger.  The  cast: 
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John  Roche;  Catherine,  Janet  Gaynor;  James 
Hartman,  Richard  Walling;  Andrew  Mac- 
Phcrson,  John  St.  Polls;  Rev.  Henry  Borthol- 
oniey,  Lionel  Belmore;  Mrs.  Bartholomey, 
Elizabeth  Patterson;  Marta,  Bodil  Rosing; 
William,  Miclcey  McBan;  .innaoiarie,  Florence 
Gilbert;  The  Clown,  Sammy  Cohen;  Tob,  the 
dog.  Hank. 

"  UPSTAGE  "  —  Metro-Goldti'yn-Mayer. 
— Story  by  Walter  De  Leon.  Scenario  by 
Lorna  Moon.  Directed  by  Monta  Bell. 
Photography  by  Gaetano  Gaudio.  The  cast: 
Dolly  Haven,  Norma  Shearer;  Johnny  Storm, 
Oscar  Shaw;  Sam  Davis,  Tenen  Holtz;  Diyie 
Mason,  Gwen  Lee;  Miss  Weaver,  Dorothy 
Phillips;  Mr.  Weston,  }.  Frank  Glendon; 
Wallace  King,  Ward  Crane;  Stage  Manager, 
Charles  Meakin. 

"EVERYBODY'S  ACTING"  —  P.ar.\- 
MOUXT. — Story  by  Marshall  Neilan.  Scenario 
by  Benjamin  Glazer.  Directed  by  Marshall 
Neilan.  Photography  by  David  Kesson.  The 
cast:  Doris  Poole,  Betty  Bronson;  Michael 
Poole,  Ford  Sterling;  .inastasia  Potter,  Ix)uise 
Dresser;  Ted  Potter,  Lawrence  Gray;  Thorpe, 
Henry  Walthall;  Ernest  Riee,  Raj-mond 
Hitchcock;  C/iiy/iiH  Budd,  Stuart  Holmes;  Peter 
O'Brien,  Edward  Martindel;  Paul  Singleton, 
Philo  McCuUough;  Bridewell  Potter,  Jed 
Prouty;  Barbara  Potter,  Jocel>Ti  Lee. 

"SYNCOP.\TING  SUE"— First  Nation- 
■*L. — From  the  stage  play  by  Reginald  Goode. 
Adapted  by  .\delaide  Hcilbron.  Directed  by 
Richard  Wallace.  The  cast:  Susan  Adams, 
Corinne  Griffith;  Eddie  Murphy.  Tom  Moore; 
Arthur  Bennett.  Rockcliffe  Fellowes;  Joe  Horn, 
Lee  Moran;  Marge  .idams,  Joyce  Compton; 
Laiuiliidy,  Sunshine  Hart;  Marjorie  Rambeau, 
Marjorie  Rambeau. 

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WYNt'-ALw-ER. — Story  and  adaptation  by  Elinor 
Clyn.    Directed  by  John  Francis  Dillon.    The 


cast:  Vanessa  Levy,  Pauline  Starke;  Hubert 
Cuiverdale,  Eighth  Earl  of  St.  A  usiel,  .Antonio 
iloreno;  Altice  (Duchess  of  Lincolnwood), 
Lilyan  Tashman;  Benjamin  Levy,  Sam  de 
Grasse;  Charles  Langley,  Douglas  Gilmore; 
Marchioness  of  Ilurlshire,  Kate  Price;  Marquis 
of  Ilurlshirc,  'Tom  Ricketts;  Col.  Ralph  Danger- 
field,  V.  C.,  Earl  Metcalfe;  Oscar  Issaeson, 
George  Waggner;  Madame  De  Jainon,  Rose 
Dione;  Valet,  Ned  Sparks. 

"MILLION.-URES"  —  Warnt-r  Bros.  — 
Suggested  by  the  story  by  E.  Phillips  Oppen- 
heun.  Screen  storv-  by  Rajmiond  L.  Schrock. 
Directed  by  Herman  Raymaker.  Photog- 
raphy by  Byron  Heskins.  The  cast:  Meyer 
Rubens.  George  Sidney;  Reba,  Louise  Fazenda; 
Esther  Rubens,  Vera  Gordon;  Maurice,  Nat 
Carr;  Ida,  Helene  Costello;  Lew,  .\rthur  Lubin; 
Lottie,  MyTna  Loy;  Detective,  Otto  Hoffman; 
Helper  in  Tailor  Shop,  William  Strauss. 

"MAGICI.AN,  THE"— Metro-Goldwto- 
Ma\-er. — Story  by  Somerset  Maugham.  Adapt- 
ed and  directed  by  Rex  Ingram.  The  cast: 
Margaret  Daunecy,  .Uice  Terr)';  Oliver  Haddo, 
Paul  Wegener;  Dr.  .Arthur  Burdon,  Ivan  Petro- 
vich;  Dr.  Porhoct,  Firmin  Gemier;  Susie  Bovd, 
Gladys  Hamer. 

"PRIVATE  IZZY  MURPHY"— WAR.NER 
Bros. — From  the  story  by  Raj-mond  L. 
Shrock  and  Edward  Clark.  Scenario  by  Philip 
Lonergan.  Directed  by  Llovd  Bacon.  Photog- 
raphy by  \"irgil  Miller.  The  cast:  l:zy 
Murphy,  George  Jessel;  Eileen  Cohannigan, 
Patsy  Ruth  Miller;  Sara  Goldberg,  \'era 
Gordon;  The  Shadchen,  Nat  Carr;  Jacob  Gold- 
berg, William  Strauss;  The  Monohan  Kid, 
"Spec"  O'Donnell;  Cohannigan,  Gustav  von 
Sej'ffertitz;  The  .lltorncy,  Tom  Murray. 

"MIDNIGHT  LOVERS"— First  N.ation- 
."iL.- From  the  stage  play  by  J.  E.  Harold 
Terry.  Scenario  by  Carey  Wilson.  Directed 
by  John  Francis  Dillon.  The  cast;  Major 
William  Ridgewell,  R.  F.  C,  Lewis  Stone; 
Diana  Fothergill,  .\nna  Q.  Nilsson;  OvL'en 
Ffolliott,  John  Roche;  Moriarilv,  Chester 
Conklin;  Heatlcv.  Dale  Fuller;  Wibley.  Purnell 
Pratt;  Archer,  Harney  Clark. 

"EXIT  SMILING"  —  Metro-Goldw\-n'- 
Maver.— Stor>-  by  Marc  Connelly.  Scenario 
by  Sam  Taylor  and  Tim  Whelan.  Directed  by 
Sam  Taylor.  The  cast:  I7t)/i/,  Beatrice  LiUie; 
Jimmy  .Marsh,  Jack  Pickford;  0/j;ii,  Doris 
Lloyd;  Orlando  Wainwrighl,  DeWitt  Jennings; 
Macomber,  D'.\rcy  Corrigan;  Cecil  Lovelace, 
FrankUn  Pangbom;  Jack  Hastings,  William 
Gillespie;  Dave,  the  Stage  Hand,  Cari  Richards; 
Jesse  Watson,  Harry  Myers;  Canada  Phillips, 
Tenen  Hoitz;  Phyllis,  Louise  Lorraine. 

"SO'S  Y'OUR  OLD  MAN"— Paramol-nt. 
—Story  by  Julian  Street.  Adapted  by  Howard 
Emmett  Rogers.  Directed  by  Gregory  La 
Cava.  Photography  by  George  Webber.  The 
cast:  Samuel  Bisbee,  W.  C.  Fields;  Princess 
Leseaboura,  .Alice  Joyce;  Kenneth  Murchison, 
Charles  Rogers;  Alice  Bisbee,  Kittens  Reichert; 
Mrs.  Bisbee,  Marcia  Harris;  Mrs.  Murchison, 
Julia  Ralph;  Jeff,  Frank  Montgomery;  Al, 
Jerry  Sinclair. 

"RED  HOT  HOOFS"— F.  B.  0.— Storv  bv 
George  Worthington.  Continuity  b\-  F.  .k.  \L 
Pine.  Directed  by  Robert  De  Lacy.  Photog- 
raphy by  John  Leezer.  The  cast:  Tom 
Buckley,  Tom  Tyler;  Frankic  Buckley.  Frankie 
Darro;  Frances  Morris,  Dorothy  Dunbar; 
Gerald  Morris,  Stanley  Taylor;  Jim  Morris, 
Harry  O'Connor;  Battling  Jack  Rilev.  .\1  Kauf- 
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"  LONDON' "  —  British  National  Pic- 
TUREs-rARAMouNT.  —  From  the  story  by 
Thomas  Burke.  Directed  by  Herbert  \\'ilcox. 
The  cast:  Mavis  llo^on,  Dorothy  (iish;  Artist, 
John  Manners;  Paul  BHnord,  Adelqui  JMillar; 
Kate,  Elissa  Landi;  King  of  Chinatown,  Gibb 
McLaughlin. 

"OUTL.WV  EXPRESS,  THE"— Pathe.— 
Written  and  arranged  by  Ford  I.  Beebe. 
Directedby  Leo  D.  Maloney.  Thecast:  Miles 
Wayburn,  Leo  Maloney;  Ann  Townsend,  Joan 
Renee;  Sheriff  Toumscnd,  Melbourne  Mac- 
Dowell;  Carl  Larson,  Albert  Hart;  John  Mills, 
Henry  Otto;  His  Secretary,  Paul  Hurst;  Ma 
Ilemstctter.  Evel>Ti  Thatcher;  '"Chaw''  Egan, 
Nelson  McDowell;  "Borax''  Jones,  Fred 
Burns;  "Blackie"  Lewis,  Bud  Osborne;  Scotl, 
Frank  Ellis. 

"BELLS,  THE"— CHADwacK.— From  the 
play  by  Erckmann-Chatrain.  Directed  by 
James  Young.  The  cast:  Malhias,  Lionel 
Barr>TTiore;  Koweski,  Fred  Warren;  Mesmerist, 
Boris  Karloff;  Frantz,  Gustav  von  Seffertitz; 
Annette,  Lola  Todd;  Christian,  Eddie  Phillips. 

"COLLEGE  DAYS"  — TiFFAXY.— Story 
and  continuity  by  A.  P.  Younger.  Directed  by 
Richard  Thorpe.  Photography  by  Milton 
Moore  and  Mack  Stengler.  The  cast:  Mary 
Ward,  Marceline  Day;  Jim  Gordon,  Charles 
Delaney;  Larry  Powell,  James  Harrison; 
Phyllis,  Duane  Thompson;  Kenneth  Sladc, 
Brooks  Benedict;  Louise,  Kathleen  Key; 
Bessie,  Edna  Murphy;  Mr.  Gordon,  Robert 
Homans;  Kent,  Craufurd  Kent;  Bryson, 
Charles  Wellesley;  Carter,  Gibson  Gowland; 
Prof.  Maynard,  Lawford  Davidson;  Coach,  Pat 
Harmon;  Dean,  William  A.  Carroll. 

''THAT  MODEL  FROM  PARIS"  — 
TiFFAx\'. — Suggested  by  the  story  by  Gou\'er- 
iK'ur  Morris.  Adapted  by  Frederica  Sagor. 
I  )irccted  by  Louis  J.  Gasnier.  The  cast:  Jajie 
Miller,  Marceline  Day;  Robert  Richmond,  Bert 
Lytell;  Manm,  Eileen  Percy;  Morgan  Grant, 
Ward  Crane;  Lila,  Miss  Dupont;  Monsieur 
Martel,  Arthur  Hoyt;  Henry  Marsh,  Craufurd 
Kent;  Mr.  Katz,  Otto  Lederer;  Katz  ^  Katz's 
Cashier,  Sabel  Johnson;  Office  Boy,  Leon 
Holmes;  Masseuse,  Nellie  Bly  Baker;  Grant's 
Valet,  George  Kuwa. 


"SHAMEFUL  BEHAVIOR"— Preferred 

Pictures. — Story  by  Mrs.  Belloc  Lowndes. 
Adapted  by  Douglas  Bronston.  Directed  I  y 
Albert  Rellcy.  Photography  by  Nicolas 
Musuraca.  The  cast:  Daphne  Carrol,  Edith 
Roberts;  Custis  Lee,  Harland  Tucker;  Jack 
Lee,  Richard  Tucker;  Mrs.  Calhoun,  Martha 
Mattox;  Joan  Lee,  Grace  Carlyle;  Sally  Long, 
Louise  Car\'er;  The  Bullcr,  Hayes  Robertson, 

"HIS  NEW  YORK  WIFE"— Preferred 
Pictures. — Story  and  screen  play  by  Leon 
'Abrams-  Directed  by  Albert  Kclley.  Photog- 
raphy by  Nicholas  ftlusuraca.  The  cast:  Lila 
Lake,  Alice  Day;  Philip  Thome,  Theodor  \  on 
Eltz;  Alicia  Duval,  Ethel  Clayton;  LHa^s  Aunt, 
Edith  Yorke;  Julia  Hewitt,  Fontaine  La  Rue; 
Jimmy  Duval,  Charles  Cruze. 

"SPAN'GLES"  —  Unitcesal.  —  Story  by 
Nellie  Revell.  Adapted  by  Leah  Baird. 
Directed  by  Frank  O'Connor.  Photography 
by  Andre  Barletier.  The  cast:  Spangles, 
Marian  Nixon;  Dick,  Pat  O'Malley;  Bowman^ 
Hobart  Bosworth;  Mile.  Dazie,  Gladys  Brock- 
well;  Vincent,  Jay  Emmet;  Zip,  James  Conly; 
Bearded  Lady,  Grace  Gordon;  Armless  Man, 
Paul  Howard;  Giant,  Tiny  Ward;  Dwarf, 
Charles  Becker;  Fa!  Woman,  Nelle  B.  Lane; 
Rawlins,  Clarence  Wertz;  Strong  Man,  Harry 
Schultz;  Skeleton,  Herbert  Skelly. 

"THERE  YOU  ARE  "— Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer. — From  the  novel  by  F.  Hugh  Herbert, 
Adaptation  and  continuity  by  F.  Hugh 
Herbert.  Directed  by  Edward  Sedgwick. 
Photography  by  Maxmillian  Fabian.  The 
cast:  George  Fenwick,  Conrad  Nagel;  Joan 
Randolph,  Edith  Roberts;  William  Randolph, 
George  Fawcett;  Anita  Grant,  Gwen  Lee; 
Eddie  Gibbs,  Eddie  Gribbon;  J.  Watson  Peters^ 
Phillips  Smalley;  Mrs.  Gibbs,  Gertrude 
Bennett. 

"  PLEASURE  GARDEN,  THE  "—Artlee. 
— From  the  story  by  Oliver  Sandy.  Adapted 
by  Eliot  Stannard.  Directed  by  Alfred  Hitch- 
cock, The  cast:  Patsy  Brand,  Virginia  Valli; 
////  Chcyne,  Carmelita  Geraghty;  Level,  Miles 
Mander;  Hugh  Fielding,  John  Stuart;  Hamil- 
ton, George  Snell;  Prince  Ivan,  C.  Falkenberg; 
Mr.  Sidey,  Fred.  Martini;  Mrs.  Sidey,  Florence 
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The  Shadow  Stage 


[  CON'TINL'ED  FROM  P.AGE  55  ] 


THAT  MODEL  FROM  PARIS— Tif  any 

HERE  is  a  fairly  amusing  number  of  the 
office  plain  Jane  who  poses  as  a  model 
from  Paris.  Bert  Lytell  is  the  gay  son  of  the 
owner  of  the  establishment  and  he  falls  hard. 
The  villainous  \\'ard  Crane  does  his  dirty 
work  and  Bert  loses  faith  in  the  girl.  Later 
the  lovers  are  reunited  and  then — the  final 
clinch.  Sounds  rather  interesting,  eh — well, 
the  pleasure  is  yours. 

THERE  YOU  ARE— 

Metro-Goidwyn-Mayer 

"pop  is  the  kind  of  a  fellow  that  has  a  very 
-*-  efficient  Bobby  secretary.  Daughter  is  the 
kind  of  a  girl  who  has  her  say-so  in  e\'cr>'thing. 
She  decides  the  secretary  is  all  wet  and  under 
her  guidance  what  a  guy  he  turns  out  to  be. 
They  elope  with  the  usual  chase  by  the  pater 
and  everj'thing  turns  out  hunky-dory.  It 
really  is  quite  amusing — and  we  can  think  of 
duller  ways  of  spending  your  evening. 

HIS  NEPT  YORK  WIFE—Bachman 

THE  little  country  girl  again  comes  to  New 
York  to  become  a  success  in  life.     She  takes 
to  writing  plays — but  is  unsuccessful.     Then 


she  accepts  a  position  as  a  secretarj',  which  de- 
mands that  she  pose  as  the  wife  of  a  rich 
college  youth.  She  falls  in  love  with  the  law- 
yer who  tries  to  buy  her  ofif — lots  of  complica- 
tions, but  little  entertainment.  Alice  Day, 
Theodor  Von  Eltz  and  Ethel  Clayton  are  in 
the  cast.     Fair. 

THE  OUTLAW  EXPRESS— Pathe 

CURSES,  curses,  curses!  Mail  robbers  again. 
Will  the  great  open  spaces  never  be  cleared 
of  these  bold  unscrupulous  marauders?  But 
wait — a  stranger  appears  and  the  plot  thickens 
as  he  falls  in  love  \\'ith  the  sheriff's  daughter. 
You've  heard  all  this  before?  Yes.  so  have 
we.  Leo  Maloney.  the  hero,  is  far  from  any 
young  girl's  fancy.  The  best  that  may  be 
said  of  this  piece,  however,  is  that  it  is  just  a 
picture. 

THE  PLEASURE  GARDEN— Aywon 

PR0B.A.BLY  one  of  the  worst  of  the  foreign 
pictures  that  was  ever  put  togetlier — even 
though  it  does  boast  of  two  American  players — 
Virginia  \'alli  and  Carmelita  Geraghty.  Poor 
direction  and  lighting,  over-acting  and  an 
inexcusably  bad  stor>'.    When  this  comes  to 


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your  local  theater  spend  the  evening  at  home 
with  the  kiddies  for  it  doesn't  contain  any 
nourishing  food  for  grown-up  intellects. 

COLLEGE  DAYS— Tiffany 

THE  football  season  is  on!  It's  the  same  old 
story  of  the  smart  aleck  freshman  who  falls 
in  lovc'with  a  sweet  little  Rirl.  He  makes  the 
team  but  breaks  training  the  day  before  the 
big  game.  At  the  proper  time  he  is  allowed 
to  play  and  the  day  is  saved  for  the  dear  old 
Alma    Mater.     It's    good    entertainment    if 


you  haven't  been  fed  up  on  thcTDTnball  entree 
ahead)'. 

SHAMEFUL  BEHAVIOR— Bachman 

TALK  about  laughing  at  your  own  jokes — 
we  didn't  begin  to  realize  that  this  was  a 
comedy  until  we  read  the  press  sheet.  It 
states,  "The  laugh  picture  you've  waited  fori 
A  gay  burlesque  of  censors  and  reformers  that's 
farcically  funny."  But  don't  beheve  ever>-thing 
you  see  and  hear.  This  is  far  from  being  a 
comedy   knock-out. 


Girls'  Problems 


[  CONTINUED  FROM  PAGE  S6  ] 


Mrs.  p.  C.  L.: 

I  wouldn't  wear  brown,  if  I  were  you,  but 
any  of  the  tan  shades  should  be  fiattering  to 
you.  The  more  delicate  pastel  shades  belong 
to  the  blondes,  but  you  should  be  able  to  wear 
the  yellows  and  those  bordering  on  red.  The 
simplest  styles  are  always  the  best  styles.  You 
can  adopt  that  for  a  shopping  rule  and  never 
go  wrong. 

A.  J.  M.: 

You  don't  need  to  gain  weight.  You  are 
heavy  enough  now.  You  can  wear  white,  re- 
lieved with  some  other  color:  golden  brown; 
blue;  green;  blue  gray;  darkest  purple;  no  red; 
pale  pink  and  soft  rose.  If  you  are  serious 
about  taking  up  stage  dancing,  you  should 
go  to  Xew  York,  for  it  has  the  best  dancing 
instructors.  Of  course  you  don't  have  to  be 
coarse  to  be  a  chorus  girl.  There  are  some  very 
nice  chorus  girls  these  days. 

Mary  Ellen  Fox: 

It  wouldn't  do  any  particular  harm,  Mary 
Ellen,  for  you  to  use  one  of  the  light  mascaras 
like  Maybelline  on  your  eyelashes.  Don't  use 
so  much  that  it  is  particularly  noticeable. 
Used  regularly,  it  has  a  tendency  to  dye  the 
lashes.  Your  red  eyelids  are  probably  due  to  a 
combination  of  two  things — a  lack  of  physical 
tone  and  putting  your  eyes  under  some  strain 
in  reading  or  work.  If  you  build  up  your 
general  health  your  eyelids  will  go  back  to 
normal. 

Bunty: 

No,  I  do  not  think  that  you  are  lucky  in  not 
having  a  mother,  though  you  are  lucky  your 
father  is  so  kind  to  you.  But  every  girl's 
mother  is  one  of  the  most  important  factors  in 
her  life.  Yes,  I  think  you're  pretty  young  to  go 
to  parties  with  boys,  but  if  your  father  approves 
it  probably  is  quite  all  right.  Dark,  rachel 
powder  would  be  the  best  for  you.  You  can 
wear  white,  relie\ed  in  some  other  color; 
golden  Drown;  blue;  darkest  purple;  no  red; 
pale  pink  and  soft  rose.  The  following  formula 
is  very  effective  for  freckles:  Oxychloride  of 
bismuth,  one  dram;  calomel,  one-sixth  grain; 
pero.Kide  of  hydrogen,  one  dram;  lanolin  and 
vaseUne,  four  ounces  each. 

Mrs.  H.  L.  B.,  Woechester: 

You  are  quite  right  in  your  choice  of  colors. 
Bright  red  is  delightful  for  an  occasional  change. 
Vou  could  wear  violet  nicely  and  pale  green.  I 
like  such  colors  in  lighter  materials.  Yellow  is 
very  cheery  and  would  become  you.  With 
your  fine  complexion,  use  very  little  powder. 
Natural  color  is  a  great  asset.  Don't  cover  it  up. 

Beatrice  L.,  Chicago: 

Unless  your  skin  is  very  fair,  rachel  powder 
is  best  with  your  black  hair.  Don't  touch-up 
your  hair.  It  will  look  artificial  then  and  be  a 
continual  nuisance  and  expense  to  you.  You 
are  washing  your  hair  too  often.  Brush  it 
more.  Simplify  your  diet,  exercise  more  and 
drink  sufficient  water.  I  believe  that  will  do 
away  with  your  skin  trouble. 


G.  M.  L.,  Detroit: 

You  should  be  thankful  that  nature  has  en- 
dowed you  with  a  distinctive  personality. 
Don't  try  to  look  like  ever^-one  else.  That 
isn't  an  asset,  and  your  black  hair  and  almost 
eyes  sound  fascinating.  I  would  use  rachel 
powder.  Correct  diet  and  exercise  will  reduce 
any  one.  Eliminate  potatoes,  candy,  white 
bread  and  pastries  from  your  diet.  Eat  green 
vegetables  and  salads.    Exercise  all  you  can. 

Rebecca  H.,  North  Carolina: 

The  best  thing  to  use  on  your  hair  to  make 
it  glisten  is  a  hair  brush.  Brush  and  brush, 
and  your  hair  will  grow  thicker  and  shine  beau- 
tifully. You  should  be  able  to  wear  almost 
any  color.  Grey  would  be  splendid  with  your 
eyes  and  it  is  a  fashionable  color  this  year. 
The  lines  around  the  mouth  may  only  be 
laughter  lines. 

Blanca  M.: 

Never,  never  put  powder  or  vanishing  cream 
over  old  powder.  It  clogs  the  pores  and  only 
adds  to  the  oily  condition  of  your  skin.  There 
are  special  cold  creams  made  for  oily  skins  and 
also  astringents  that  will  help  correct  this  con- 
dition. After  you  wash  your  face  with  warm 
water,  be  sure  to  rinse  it  thoroughly,  first  with 
warm  water  and  then  with  cold.  Or  you  can 
rub  your  face  with  ice,  being  careful  not  to 
allow  the  ice  to  remain  on  the  skin  too  long. 
The  cold  water  will  close  the  pores.  Bathing 
the  face  with  witch  hazel  is  another  excellent 
remedy. 

Entlyn  : 

I  am  not  surprised  that  you  sufifer  from  that 
"dull  feeling."  It  is  the  result,  I  imagine,  of 
plunging  into  a  sedentary  life  after  your  inter- 
est in  athletics.  But  why  not  keep  on  with  the 
sports  that  you  enjoy?  Walk  all  you  can,  play 
tennis  and  seize  every  opportunity  you  can  for 
being  out  in  the  open  air.  Choose  your  com- 
panions from  friends  with  similar  interests. 
Also  watch  your  diet.  Eat  fruits  and  green 
vegetables  and  don't  eat  too  much.  You  are 
leading  a  quietlifeand  it'sa  great  temptation  to 
eat  too  much  and  exercise  too  little.  As  for 
the  young  man,  he  sounds  jolly  and  friendly,  so 
why  give  up  a  diverting  friendship? 

Qlt:stion  Box: 

Yes,  you  are  six  pounds  overweight.  Am 
once  again,  I  must  recommend  plenty  of  exe: 
cise  in  the  open  air.  And  watch  the  starchy 
foods!  The  creams  you  mention  are  excellent 
for  the  skin  and  the  depilatory  is  safe  and 
efiFecti\'e.  Do  you  rinse  your  face  thoroughly 
after  washing?  Use  first  hot  water  and  then 
cold.  Too  many  rich  foods  will  make  your  skin 
oily.  You  can  wear  golden  brown,  blue,  blue 
gray,  pale  pink  and  soft  rose.  Use  natural  face 
powder  and  a  coral  color  lipstick.  And  your 
eyebrow  stick  should  match  the  color  of  your 
hair.  High-heeled  slippers  aren't  correct  for 
daytime  wear,  except  for  afternoon  parties. 
The  medium  heel  is  better  for  ordinary  wear. 
If  you  want  to  look  taller,  wear  dresses  with 
long,  straight  lines. 


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unproved  ways  in  skin  care. 
The  wise  woman  chooses  the 
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The  rule  printed  in  the  text 
at  the  right  is  probably  respon- 
sible for  more  naturally  clear 
and  youthful  skins  than  any 
other  method  known. 

It  is  one  anyone  can  follow 
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BE  forty  if  you  must,  but  never  for 
an  instant  look  it,"  is  the  modern 
woman's  doarine. 

Youth  can  be  safeguarded.  That's 
proved  on  every  side  today.  Thirty  man- 
ages to  look  twenty,  forty  to  look  thirty 
under  present  methods  in  skin  care. 

The  right  way  is  the  natural  way.  It 
starts  with  soap  and  water,  with  pores 
kept  clean  and  open  so  as  to  naturally 
perform  their  functions. 

Do  that  in  the  right  way,  with  the  right 
kind  of  soap,  and  you  will  be  surprised 
at  the  results  that  come.  Leading  skin 
specialists  have  learned  that  proper 
cleansing  is  probably  responsible  for 
more  youthful  skins  beyond  the  allotted 
time  than  any  other  method  known.  Try 
this  for  a  week  and  note  the  result. 

The  rule  and  how  to  follow  it 
Wash  your  face  gently  with  sooth- 
ing Palmolive  Soap,  massaging  the 
lather  softly  into  the  skin.    Rinse 
thoroughly,  first   with  warm  water, 
then  with  cold.    If  your  skin  is  in- 
clmed  to  be  dry,  apply  a  touch  oi 
good  cold  cream— that  is  all.    Do  this 
regularly,    and    particularly    in    the 


evening.  Use  powder  and  rouge  if  you 
wish.  But  never  leave  them  on  over  night. 
They  clog  the  pores,  often  enlarge  them. 
Blackheads  and  disfigurements  often 
follow.   They  must  be  washed  away. 

Avoid  this  mistake 

Do  not  use  ordinary'  soaps  in  the  treat- 
ment given  above.  Do  not  think  any 
green  soap,  or  one  represented  as  of  olive 
and  palm  oils,  is  the  same  as  Palmolive. 

And  it  costs  but  10c  the  cake!  So  little 
that  millions  let  it  do  for  their  bodies 
what  it  does  for  their  faces.  Obtain  a 
cake  today.  Then  note  what  an  amazing 
difference  one  week  makes. 

Soap  from  trees! 

The  only  oils  in  Palmolive  Soap  are 
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tree,  the  African  palm,  and  the  coco- 
nut palm — and  no  other  fats  whatsoever. 
That  is  why  Palmolive  Soap  is  the  nat- 
ural color  that  it  is— for  palm  and  olive 
oils,  nothing  else,  give  Palmolive  its  nat- 
ural green  color. 

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Breakfast . . .  Luncheon . . .  Dinner 


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Three  reasons  every  day 
why  your  gums  need 
IPANA  and  massage 


THREE  times  a  day  we  all 
heed  with  delight  the  call 
of  the  menu  and  gather  round 
our  bounteous  board. 

Good  cooking  is  an  art,  and 
whether  we  dine  in  our  homes, 
or  take  our  dinner  out,  our 
palates  are  tempted  by  things 
to  eat  that  melt  easily  in  the 
mouth. 

We  delight  in  the  smoothest 
sauces,  in  tender  juicy  viands, 
in  the  creamiest  concoaions. 
Our  vegetables,  our  fruits  and  our  grains  are 
over-refined  and  stripped  of  fibre,  devoid  of 
rouglfage — even  before  we  cook  them. 

And  only  the  dentist  rises  to  protest.  Ob- 
serving the  plague  of  gum  disorders,  study- 
ing their  causes,  treating  their  eSects,  the 
dentists  declare,  in  a  voice  almost  unanimous, 
that  this  modern  diet,  this  soft,  creamy  food 
that  we  enjoy  so  much,  is  at  the  root  of  all 
these  troubles  which  so  beset  our  gums  in 
this  day  and  age. 

fVhy  our  soft  food  brings  on 
"Pink  tooth  brush" 

The  gums,  like  all  living  tissues,  need  exercise 
—  and  stimulation  is  what  our  soft  diet 
utterly  fails  to  give  them. 

No  longer  does  the  act  of  mastication,  by 
natural  stimulation  and  massage,  speed  to 
the  gums  fresh  blood,  to  nourish  and  sustain 
them.  And  as  if  that  were  not  enough,  our 
national  habit  of  hasty  eating  adds  to  the  life 
of  lethargy  so  damaging  for  our  gums.  In 
consequence,  our  gums  grow  flaccid  and 
logy.  They  become  soft  and  tender  and 
unhealthy.   "Pink  tooth  brush"  appears,  a 


UU  hereier  or  whenever  you  difie— your  food  lacks 
roughage  and  fibre.  Modern  food  does  not— it 
cannot—give  your  gums  the  exercise  and  stimula- 
tion they  need  to  keep  them  Jn  health.  That  is 
why  the  dentists  are  turning  to  massage  and  to 
Ipana  Tooth  Paste. 

warning  of  more  stubborn  troubles  to  come. 
That  is  a  frank  statement  in  a  layman's 
language  of  the  dentists'  findings.  But,  very 
logically,  as  they  name  the  danger  and  point 
out  the  cause,  they  indicate,  too,  a  remedy 
that  is  both  simple  and  effective. 

How  Ipana  and  massage  help  to 
restore  the  gums  to  health 

We  must  give  back  to  the  gums,  the  dentists 
argue,  the  stimulation  soft  food  has  taken 
from  them.  We  must  stir  up  the  circulation 
and  speed  to  the  weakened  tissue,  fresh  and 
strengthening  blood.  In  short,  we  must  mas- 
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Paramount  Guide  to  the  Best  Motion  Pictures 

Check  she  one  i  you  ha've  iten^  iruikc  a  date  for  the  oihen^  and 
dcr.':  rr.iis  or.)!     Tour  "Theatre  Alanager  'zuill tell ynu  ivhen. 


SO'S  YOUR  OLD  MAN 


Starring  W.  C.  FIELDS.  With  Alice  Joyce 
and  Charles  Rogers.  Directed  by  Gregory 
La  Cava. 


THE  GREAT  GATSBY 


Warner  Baxter,  Lois  Wilson,  Neil  Hamil- 
ton, William  Powell  and  Georgia  Hale. 
Directed  by  Herbert  Brenon. 


EVERYBODY'S  ACTING 


BETTY  BRONSON.  Ford  Sterling.  Louise 
Dresser,  Lawrence  Gray,  Henry  Walthall 
and  Raymond  Hitchcock.  Directed  by 
Marshall  Neilan, 


WE'RE  IN  THE  NAVY  NOW 


Wallace  Beery  and  Raymond  Hatton.   Di- 
rected by  Edward  Sutherland, 


BLONDE  OR  BRUNETTE 


Starring  ADOLPHE  MENJOU.  With 
Greta  Nissen  and  Arlette  Marchal.  Di- 
rected by  Richard  Rosson. 


GOD  GAVE  ME  20  CENTS 


Lois  Moran.  Lya  dc  Putti,  Jack  Mulhall. 
Directed  by  Herbert  Brenon, 


Starring  DOROTHY  GISH.    Directed  by 
Herbert  Witccx. 


''^  J^tnest  i^ogo  of  the 

^^ea  the  ^creen 
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C\\   1".    Telegrafti 

R-\RE  fine  entertain- 
ment not  to  be  missed." 
says  the  N.Y.  Eve. World.  A 
James  Cruze  Production 
from  the  storj'  by  Laurence 
Stallings.  With  Wallace 
Beery.  Esther  Ralston,  Geo. 
Bancroft,    Charles   Farrell. 


THE  CANADIAN 

Starring  THOMAS  MEIGHAN.  Directed 
by  William  Bcaudine. 

LOVE  "EM  AND  LEAVE  'EM  Evelyn   Brent,    Louise   Brooks.    Lawrence 
Gray.    Directed  by  Frank  Tuttle. 

STRANDED  IN  PARIS 

Starring  BEBE  DANIELS.    With  James 
Hall  and  Ford  Sterling.    Directed  by  Ar- 
thur Rosson. 

Zane  Grey's 

MAN  OF  THE  FOREST 

Jack  Holt.  George  Fawcett,  El  Brendel, 
Georgia    Hale.    Tom    Kennedy.    Warner 
Oland.  Directed  by  John  Waters. 

THE  POPULAR  SIN 

Starring  FLORENCE  VIDOR.  With  CUve 
Brook,  Greta  Nissen,  Philip  Strange.  Andre 
Beranger.  Directed  by  Malcolm  St.  Clair. 

LET  IT  RAIN 

Starring  DOUGLAS  MacLEAN.  Directed 
by  Eddie  Cline. 

PARADISE  FOR  TWO 

Starring    RICHARD   DIX.     With   Betty 
Bronson.    Directed  by  Gregory  La  Cava. 

THE  POTTERS 

Starring    W.    C.   FIELDS.     Directed    by 
Fred  Newmeycr. 

FAMOUS  PUVSfEBS-LASKY  CORP.,  ADOLPH   ZUKOH..PRES,  NEW  YORK 


,.    Metropolis 


JA(Vm)    York 

a  ^ujidred 

Years 


A 


MYTHICAL 

metropolis   a 
hundred    jears    from 
now  as  the  setting  for 
a    gripping,    human 
drama  f   An  UFA  Production,  directed    b}'-  Fritz  Lang. 

ABO\  E  are  two  of  many  big  Paramount  productions 
■  of  the  coming  season.  These  three  and  those  in  the 
chart  you  can  see  now  or  very  soon.  ^  our  Theatre  Man- 
ager will  tell  you  when. 

Hotel  Imperial 

^o/a  C^e'gri's 
(greatest  '^o/e 

NOW  Pola  Negri 
climaxes  her 
screen  career  in  this 
thrilling  story  of  love, 
danger  and  sacrifice. 
Produced  by  Erich 
Pommer,  from  the 
5tory  by  Lajos  Biro. 
Directed  bv  Mauritz 
Stiller. 

Harold  Lloyd 

In  Jiis  Jjitest 
Qomedy 


"VTOBODY  thought  he  amounted  to  much,  so  when 
■L^  his  Father,  the  sheriff,  leaves  town,  Harold  puts 
on  the  badge — just  to  show  'em — and  how  he  does  is  the 
funniest  thing  in  years!  Produced  by  Harold  Lloyd 
Corporation.  A  Paramount  Release. 

(^lara  "Bow  in  \t 

(iAn  Cl'inor  Qlyn-Qlarerice  "badger 
Introduction 

A  SHOP  girl  wins  her  wealthy  em- 
ployer! Why?  Because  she  has 
"It"— the  magnetic  power  that 
draws  all  men  to  you  if  you  are  a 
woman,  and  all  women  to  you.  if  you 
are  a  man.  Antonio  Moreno  is  the 
leading  man. 


I'lr.iTOPLAY  MAGAZINC  is  euarantecd. 


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The  World's  Leading  Motion  Picture  Publication 


PHOTOPLAY  MAGAZINE 


JAMES  R.  QUIRK,  Editor 


Vol.  XXXI 


No.  3 


Contents 

February,  1927 


Cover  Design:  Louise  Brooks 

From  a  Painting  by  Carl  Van  Buskirk 

Brief  Reviews  of  Current  Pictures 
In  Tabloid  Form  for  Ready  Reference 

As  We  Go  to  Press 

Last  Minute  News  from  East  and  West 

Brickbats  and  Bouquets 

Frank  Letters  from  Readers 

Rotogravure:  New  Pictures 

Lillian  Gish,  Claire  Windsor.  Greta  Nissen,  Phyllis 
Haver,  Colleen  Moore,  John  Roche 


Speaking  of  Pictures  (Editorials) 


James  R.  Quirk 


10 
12 
19 

27 
28 

30 


How  to  Hold  Your  Youth  Agnes  Smith 

The  First  of  a  Series  of  Articles  on  This  Present  Day  Problem 

When  lOf!  Was  Big  Money  Frederick  James  Smith 

Excerpts  from  Richard  Dix's  Diary 

Up  Speaks  a  Gallant  Loser  Agnes  Smith    32 

John  Gilbert  Still  Insists  Greta  Garbo  Is  a  Wonderful  Girl 

The  Married  Life  of  Doug  and  Mary 

Adela  Rogers  St.  Johns    34 
The  Most  Successful  L'nion  in  Filmland 

(Contents  continued  on  next  page) 


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Photoplays  Reviewed  in  the 
Shadow  Stage  This  Issue 

Save  this  vtagazine  —  refer  to 
the  criticisms  hefore  you  pick  out* 
your  evenings  entertainment. 
Make  this  your  reference  list. 

Page  52     ■ 

One  Night  of  Love 

Goldwyn-United  .\rtists 

Flesh  and  the  Devil M.-G.-M. 

Old  Ironsides Paramount 

Page  ?? 

WaM  Price  Glor}' William  Fox 

Lo^-e  'Em  and  Leave  'Em   .  Paramount 

Tuinkletoes First  National 

Page  54 

Stranded  in  Paris Paramount 

The  Flaming  Forest M.-G.-M. 

The  Eagle  of  the  Sea Paramount 

The  City Fox 

The  Great  Gatsby Paramotmt 

God  Gave  Me  Twenty  Cents 

Paramotmt 
Page  55 

Tin  Hats i\Ietro-Cio!d\\"jTi-Ma3-er 

Ladies  at  Play First  National 

\'alencia Jletro-Goldw-jm-Maj-er 

Just  .\nother  Blonde. . ,    First  National 
The  White  Black  Sheep ,  First  National 

The  Canadian Paramount 

Page  124 

For  Wives  Onlv    Producers  Dist.  Corp. 

.\  Regular  Scout F.  B.  O. 

The  ISlonde  Saint First  National 

Page  12^ 

The  Cheerful  Fraud Universal 

Lone  Hand  Saunders F.  B.  O. 

Stepping  .\long First  National 

Sweet  Rosie  O'Grady Columbia 

The  Canyon  of  Light Fox 

Red  Hot  Leather Universal 

Josselj-n's  Wife Tiffany 

Page  126 

Wings  of  the  Storm Fox 

Going  Crooked Fox 

Prowlers  of  the  Night Universal 

While  London  Sleeps.  .  .  .Warner  Bros. 

Rose  of  the  Tenements F.  B.  O. 

Obey  the  Law Columbia 

Sin  Cargo Tiffany 

Pals  in  Paradise .  Producers  Dist.  Corp. 


CopyriBht,  1927.  by  the  PHOTOPLAV  PUBLISHING  COMPANY.  Chlcazo. 


Contents — Continued 

Old-time  Courting  and  a  Red  Hot  Date  (Photographs)  36 

As  Illustrated  by  May  Allison  and  Charles  Ray 

Does  Rudy  Speak  from  the  Beyond? 

Frederick  James  Smith     38 
Natacha  Rambova  Tells  of  the  Spirit  Messages  She  Claims  to  Have 
Received 

The  Truth  About  Breaking  into  the  Mo\'ies 

Ruth  Waterbury    40 
The  Third  of  a  Series  of  Articles  by  a  Reporter  in  Hollywood  as  an 
"Extra"  Girl 


K(sS>JI= 


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The  Lark  of  the  Month 

No  One  Knows  Harold  Lloyd  Without  His  Specs 

Illustrated  by  Frank  Gmluin 


A  Saga  of  the  Sea  (Photographs) 

The  Real  Valentino 

As  Seen  by  S.  George  Ullman 

A  Million  and  One  Nights 

Terry  Ramsaye's  History  of  the  Motion  Picture 


CarohTi  Van  Wvck    82 


Friendly  Advice  on  Girls'  Problems 
The  Department  of  Personal  Service 

Questions  and  Answers 

The  Girl  on  the  Cover:  Louise  Brooks 

Casts  of  Current  Photoplays 

Complete  for  Every  Picture  Reviewed  in  This  Issue 

Addresses  and  ivorking  programs  of  the  leading  picture 
studios  will  be  found  on  page  106 


The  Answer  Man 
Cal  York 


42 


Ivan  St.  Johns     43 


Cal  York     44 


You  Must  Make  Men  Behave 

A  Talk  With  Arlette  Marchal 

Studio  News  and  Gossip — East  and  West 
What  the  Screen  Folk  Are  Doing 

Gloria  Swanson  (Photograph)  48 

Adam's  Other  Apple  CFiction  Story)  Frank  Condon     49 

A  Love  Story  with  Hollj^vood  as  a  Background 

Illustrated  hy  R.  Van  Buren 

The  Shadow  Stage  52 

The  Department  of  Practical  Screen  Criticism 

How  to  Reign  When  You  Pour  (Photographs)  56 

Wallace  Beery  at  Afternoon  Tea 

Mr.  Nobody  Ivan  St.  Johns     58 

The  Man  Who  Has  Lost  His  Identity — Lon  Chaney 

Rotogravure:  The  Life  of  Christ  in  Pictures  59 

More  Sinned  Against  Than  Sinning  Ruth  Waterbury     63 

Lya  de  Putti  Explains  Her  Blemished  Present 

Start  the  Year  with  a  Laugh  64 

It's  Contagious.    Try  It! 

Alberta  Vaughn  (Photograph)  66 

Adonis  of  the  Argentine  Dorothy  Spensley     67 

Barry  Norton,  the  "Mother's  Boy"  of  "What  Price  Glory" 

Buy  on  Fifth  Avenue  Through  Photoplay's  Shopping 

Service  68 

Let  Experts  Aid  You  with  Your  Wardrobe  Problems 

Too  Good  to  Be  True 

Conrad  Nagel  Has  Much  to  Live  Down 


Dorothy  Spensley     70 

74 
76 


81 


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The 

Port 

Missing 
Girls 

By 

Aclela  Rogers 
St.  Johns 

The  first  of  a  remark- 
able series  of  six  short 
stories  will  appear 
in  the  March  issue  of 
PHOTOPLAY.  No 
one  knows  Hollywood 
so  completely  as  Mrs.  St. 
Johns.  These  stories 
are  taken  from  life. 

Hollywood ! 

That's  the  Port 
of  Missing  Girls 

What  becomes  of  the 
thousands  of  beautiful 
and  charming  girls  who 
seek  glory  and  fortune 
in  the  movies?  Mrs.  St. 
Johns  is  going  to  tell 
you  in 

Photoplay 

March  Issue 

On  the  Newsstands 

February  15 

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YOUTH  in  Love!  At  Play!  On  the  High  Road  to 
Adventure!  With  Mary  Brian!  And  the  Booming 
Comedy  of  Al  Cooke  and  Kit  Guard  —  greatest  comics 
on  the  screen! 

JOSEPH  P.  Kennedy  presents 

mmm    '  "-><      H.C.WITWER'S  Carnival  of  Comedy 

WeMather  Said  NO! 

Directed  by  JACK  McKEOWN  Adapted  by  AL  BOASBERG 

From  ihe  H.  C.  Wittier  Collier's  Magazme  Story  "Charlocte's  Ruse" 

Produced  and  Distributed  by  Film  Booking  Offices  of  America,  Inc. 


When  JOH  «rite  to  advertisers  pkase  mention  PHOTOPLAl"  ilAGAZINE. 


Brief  Reviews  of  Current  Pictures 

indicates  that  photoplay  was  named  as  one  of  the  six  best  upon  its  month  of  review 


ACE  OF  CADS,  THE— Paramount. — Just  missed 
being  one  of  the  six  best.  Menjou.  Alice  Joyce  and 
Luther  Reed's  sane  direction  make  it  interesting. 
(December.) 

ACROSS  THE  PACIFIC— Warner  Bros.— The 
old  native  gal  was  just  as  \-ampish  in  the  days  of  the 
Philippine  insurrection  as  she  is  today.  You'll  be 
bored  to  death.      [December.) 

AMATEUR     GENTLEMAN,     THE^First     Na- 

tionaL — It's  not  Dick  Barthelmess  at  his  best — but 
who  gives  a  hoot  about  story  or  an>'thing  else  as  long 
as  we  have  Dick.     (.Yor.) 

*BARDELYS    THE     MAGNIFICENT  —  Metro- 

GoldwTn-Mayer, — Vour  season  won't  be  complete 
unless  you  see  this  picture.  It's  safe  enough  for  the 
children.  John  Gilbert  and  Eleanor  Boardman  head 
the  cast-     {Nov.) 

BATTLING  BUTtER— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 
— Here's  an  amusing  number  presented  by  Buster 
Keaton.    Check  this  a  must.     (jVor.) 

*BEAU  GESTE  —  Paramount.  —  Perdval  Wren's 
best  seller  has  been  followed  with  fidelity.  The 
screen's  best  myster>-  stor\-.     (.Vop.) 

BELLS.  THE— Chadwick. — An  old  favorite  with 
some  real  Barrjmore  acting  by  brother  Lionel.  If  you 
like  heavy  drama,  here  is  your  meat.      {January.) 

BETTER  MAN.  THE— F.  B.  0.— Richard  Tal- 
madge  with  liis  usual  bag  of  tricks.  That's  all. 
iSeptembfr.) 

*BETTER  *OLE,  THE— Warner  Bros.- Syd  Chap- 
lin makes  a  picture  which  is  to  comedy  what  "The 
Big  Parade"  is  to  drama.  It's  the  type  of  comedy 
that  Cliarlie  made,  years  ago.     {December.) 

BIGGER  THAN  BARNUM'S— F.  B.  C— Here's 
the  old  circus  formula  again.  Not  good  enough  and 
not  bad  enough  to  create  a  stir.     {September.) 

BLARNEY — Metro-Goldw>-n-Mayer.— K  itwasn't 
for  Renee  Adoree  this  certainly  would  be  a  lot  of 
blarney.     {December.) 

BLUE  EAGLE,  THE— Fox.— A  fair  picture. 
iNos.) 

BORN  TO  THE  WEST— Paramount.- Lives  up 
to  its  name  in  exciting  fashion  without  a  thrill  left  out. 
A  good  Zane  Grey  Western.     {September.) 

BREED  OF  THE  SEA— F.  B.  O.— Be  sure  to  see 
this  fascinating,  romantic  and  adventurous  sea  taie. 
{December.) 

BROKEN  HEARTS  OF  HOLLYWOOD— War- 
ner Bros. — It's  just  as  bad  as  it  sounds.     (December.) 

BROWN  DERBY.  THE— First  National. — Good 
light  entertainment  for  those  who  prefer  the  sudden 
loud  laugh  to  the  slow  smile.     {.August.) 

BUCKING  THE  TRUTH— Universal.— A  story 
of  the  great  West  with  quite  some  riding  and  excite- 
ment.    Pete  Morrison  is  the  star.     {August.) 

CAMPUS  FLIRT.  THE— Paramount.— Not  to  be 
outdone  by  the  football  heroes.  Bebe  Daniels  shows 
the  feminine  side  of  college  life  in  a  neat  running  suit. 
Amusing.      ^.December.) 

CHASING  TROUBLE— Universal.— Just  West- 
em  hokum.      (.4  ugust.) 

CLINGING  VINE.  THE — Producers  Dist.  Corp. 
— A  goofy  plot,  trite  and  tedious.    {September.) 

COLLEGE  BOOB,  THE— F.  B.  O.— Lefty  Flynn. 
in  a  popular  college  football  affair.  It  will  please  the 
youngsters.     {October.) 

COLLEGE  DAYS — Tiffany. — Once  again  the  day 
is  saved  for  dear  old  Alma  Mater  on  the  football  field. 
But  isn't  it  about  time  to  desert  football  for  chess? 
{January.) 

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COUNTRY  BEYOND,  THE— Fox.— Another  of 
James  Oliver  Curwood's  stories  of  the  great  North 
makes  good  screen  material.     {December.) 

COWBOY  COP,  THE— F.  B.  O.— Don't  miss  the 
delightful  combination  of  Tom  Tyler  and  Frankie 
Darro.     They're  good.     {October.) 

DANGEROUS  DUB,  THE— Associated  Exhibi- 
tors.— Buddy  Roosevelt  does  some  hard,  fast  riding — 
with  little  else  to  recommend.  O.  K.  for  the  kiddies. 
{September. ) 

DEAD  LINE.  THE— F.  B.  O.— Stay  home.  This 
is  terrible.     {September.) 

*DEVIL  HORSE.  THE— Pathe.— -^  picture  that  is 
worth  your  money.  A  family  picture — one  that  we 
recommend.      {Aususl.) 


AS  a  special  service  to  its  readers, 
Photoplay  M.agazine  inaugu- 
rated this  department  of  tab- 
loid reviews,  presenting  in  brief  form 
critical  comments  upon  all  photoplays 
of  the  preceding  six  months. 

Photoplay  readers  find  this  depart- 
ment of  tremendous  help — for  it  is  an 
authoritative  and  accurate  summary, 
told  in  a  few  words,  of  all  current  film 
dramas. 

Photoplay  has  always  been  first 
and  foremost  in  its  film  reviews. 
However,  the  fact  that  most  photo- 
plays do  not  reach  the  great  majority 
of  the  country's  screen  theaters  until 
months  later,  has  been  a  manifest 
drawback.  This  department  over- 
comes this — and  shows  you  accurately 
and  concisely  how  to  save  your  mo- 
tion picture  time  and  money. 

You  can  determine  at  a  glance 
whether  or  not  your  promised  eve- 
ning's entertaiimient  is  worth  while. 
The  month  at  the  end  of  each  tabloid 
indicates  the  issue  of  Photoplay  in 
which  the  original  review  appeared. 


DEVIL'S  ISLAND— Chad  wick. — At  least  we  can 
recommend  the  performance  of  Pauline  Frederick, 
The  rest  of  the  picture  is  the  bunk.      {October.) 

DIPLOMACY— Paramount. — Sardou's  play  had 
its  face  lifted  by  Marshall  Neilan — unsuccessfully. 
{Nov.) 

*DON  JUAN— Warner  Bros. — A  picture  that  has 
great  acting,  thrilling  melodrama  and  real  beautj . 
With  the  Vitaphone.  a  real  film  event.     {October.) 

DUCHESS  OF  BUFP.\LO.  THE— First  National. 
— Connie  Talmadge  in  a  brisk,  racy  and  lightly  amus- 
ing farce.      {Oclober.) 

ELLA  CINDERS  —  First  National.  —  Colleen 
Moore  breaks  into  the  movies  in  this  enjo>*able  Cin- 
derella stori'.     Take  the  children.     (.August.) 

♦EVERYBODY'S  ACTING— Paramount.-A 
great  cast,  an  entertaining  storv'  and  some  of  Mickey 
Neilan's  happiest  direction.  A  refreshing  and  amus- 
ing tale  of  stage  life.     (January.) 


EXIT    SMILING— Mctro-Goldw>-n-Mayer.— A 

comedy  story  that  fails  to  "jell."  Plus  Beatrice  Lillie. 
a  stage  cut-up.  who  fails  to  register.     Sorn".     (Jan.) 

FAMILY  UPSTAIRS.  THE— Fox.— Take  the 
whole  family  to  see  this  enjoyable  picture.    (Oct<^er.) 

*FAUST— UFA-M.-G.-M.— An  extraordinary 
adaptation  of  Goethe's  poem,  with  Emil  Jannings  as 
Mephislo  and  Camilla  Horn  as  Slarguerite.  Miss 
Horn  runs  away  with  the  picture.  It's  a  fine  achieve- 
ment.    {January.) 

*FIG  LEAVES — Fox. — A  slender  little  stori"  built 
around  a  gorgeous  fashion  show  filmed  in  colors. 
Olive  Borden  runs  away  with  the  picture.     (Sept.) 

FINE  M.\NN^RS— Paramount. — Gloria  Swanson 
is  delightful  in  one  of  those  roles  she  does  so  perfectly 
— that  of  a  shabby  working  girl  who  loves  devotedly. 
{October.) 

FLAME  OF  THE  ARGENTINE.  THE— F.  B.  O. 

— A  change  of  scenerj'  is  about  the  only  new  thing  in 
Evelyn  Brent's  latest.      (September.) 

FLAME  OF  THE  YUKON.  THE— Prod.  Dist. 
Corp. — A  magnetic  story  of  the  adventures  of  the  gold- 
seekers  in  the  far  North.     Only  for  the  big  folks. 

{.August.) 

FOOTLOOSE  WIDOWS— Warner  Bros.— How  to 
win  a  millionaire  husband — according  to  the  movies. 
This  belongs  in  the  "quite  interesting"  list.    (Sept.) 

FOR  .\LIMON'>  ONXY— Producers  Dist.  Corp.— 
A  light  sophisticated  domestic  comedy  for  grown-ups. 

(December.) 

FOREVER  AFTER— First  National.— All  the  in- 
gredients of  a  box-office  picture — sweet  girl  and  boy 
romance,  football  and  war.     Passable.     (December.) 

FOURTH  COMMANTSMENT,  THE— Universal. 
— Cast  your  eagle  eyes  over  the  pictures  we  recom- 
mend and  forget  that  such  a  thing  as  this  was  ever 
produced.     (December.) 

FRONTIER  TRAIL,  THE— Pathe.— A  red- 
blooded  Western  with  Harrv'  Carey.  If  you  like  swift 
melodrama  you  are  sure  to  like  this  one.     (August.) 

GAY  DECEIVER.  THE— Metro-Gold w\n-Mayer. 
— Plenty  of  glitter  of  the  Paris  variety  in  this  enter- 
taining piece.     (A'oc.) 

GENTLE  CYCLONE,  THE— Fox.— Not  up  to 
the  standard  of  the  usual  Buck  Jones  feature.  (Au- 
gust.) 

GIGOLO— Producers  Dist.  Corp. — Rod  La 
Rocque's    fine    performances    rescue    this    from    the 

hokum  class.      (December.) 

GLENISTER  OF  THE  MOUNTED— F.  B.  O — 

Leftv  Flvnn  in  an  .Arthur  Guy  Empey  stor\-  of  the 
Mounted  Police.  The  same  as  the  othtr  6,462. 
(.August.) 

GOOD  AND  NAUGHTY — Paramount.— A  flip- 
pant farce  comedy  with  Pola  Negri.  Ford  Sterling  and 
Tom  Moore.    Sterling  steals  the  picture.    (August.) 

GREAT  DECEPTION.  THE— First  National.— 
This  is  sadly  lacking  in  enterUinment  value.  The 
secret-service  again.      (October.) 

GRE.-VT  K  &  A  TRAIN  ROBBERY.  THE— Fox. 

— .\  fast  and  furious  Tom  Mi-x  pictiu-e.  Need  more  be 
said?     (December.) 

HANDS  ACROSS  THE  BORDER— F.  B.  O.— 

Fred  Thomson  and  Silver  King  make  this  an  interest- 
ing picture.     {.August.) 

HER  BIG  NIGHT— Universal. — Some  inside  dope 
on  the  movies.    Quite  interesting.     (Nos.) 

HER  HONOR  THE  GOVERNOR— F.    B.  C— 

Pauline  Frederick  and  Carroll  Nye  waste  masterly 
performances  on  celluloid  claptrap.  Their  work  is 
worth  seeing,  but  the  film  itself  is  a  disappointment. 
(October.)  [  CONTINUED  ON  PAGE  14  1 


Photoplay  Magazine — Ad\ertisixg  Section 


To  Men  Gettii^  Bald 
I  Say/ 


No  matter  how  fast  your  hair  is 
falling  out— no  matter  how  much 
of  it  is  a  I  read /gone— 1  make  this 
amazing  guarantee/  III  ^x\& 
dandruff -5 top  falling  hair-grow 
new  hair  in  30  days- or  you  doht  pay 
me  a  cent/  No  strings  attached/  Nolfs' 
'Ands'or  'May  bes7  New  hair  or  no  pay/ 
And  you  are  the  sole  judge/ 


By  ALOIS  MERKE. 
Founder  of  the  Merke  Institute,  5th  Avenue,  New  York. 


SA\'E  yourself  from  baldness  ! 
Stopfallinghair!  Grasp  this  "no 
risk"  offer  to  grow  new  healthy  hair 
in  30  da\s! 

Here's  My  Contract! 

If  your  hair  is  rapidly  falling  out — 
if  your  appearance  is  spoiled  by  ap- 
proaching baldness — if  you  have 
tried  countless  expensive  hair  treat- 
ments unsuccessfully — it  makes  no 
difference.  My  contract  stands! 
I'll  grow  new  hair  in  thirty  days — or 
the  trial  costs  you  NOTHING. 

Here's  My  Secret 


Years  of  training  and 
research  and  day  after  day 
experience  in  treating 
thousands  of  cases  of  loss 
of  hair  at  the  famous 
Merke  Institute,  Fifth 
Avenue,  N.  Y.,  have 
taught  me  many  valuable 
facts  about  the  hair — and 
this,  the  most  amazing  of 
all — that  in  most  cases  of 
baldness  the  hair  roots  are 
not  dead,  but  merely  dor- 
mant— asleep! 

You're  wasting  your 
time — you're  throwing 
away  money — when  you 
try  to  reach  these  dormant 
roots  with  ordinan,'  hair 
tonics,  oils,  massages  and 
salves.  For  such  measures 


EVIDENCE! 

Hair  Coming  Back 

"Ha\Tng  used  your  Tlicrraocap 
Treatment  for  30  days,  I  fina  a  new 
gro\\'tli  of  hair  coming  back  on 
bald  spot.  It  is  growing  in  very  fine. 
The  Thermocap  is  a  Treatment  that 
every  one  wlio  is  losing  his  hair 
should  buy." 

C.  li-  P-,  Portland.  Me. 
Dandruff  Leaves  Entirely 

"I  want  to  tell  you  how  wonder- 
ful your  treatment  is.  Tlie  first 
week  my  dandruff  left  entirely,  and 
by  the  third  week  a  new  growth  of 
hair  could  be  seen  all  over  my 
head." 

Mrs.  H.  S.,  Port  A  ngeles.  Wash- 
Partly  Bald  for  10  Years 

"I  have  been  partly  bald  for  the 
last  10  years  and  have  used  your 
treatment  only  four  weeks  to  date, 
but  I  can  already  see  a  new  crop  of 
hair  coming  in." 

J.  A.  K;  Anderson,  Ind. 


treat  only  the  surface  skin  and  never  even 
get  to  the  roots,  the  real  source  of  trouble. 
How  could  they  ever  possibly  grow  new 
hair? 

My   Method  Reaches  the  Roots 

It's  no  use  trying  to  make  a  tree  grow  by 
rubbing  "growing  fluid"  on  the  bark.  You 
must  get  to  the  roots! 

And  that's  just  why  my  scientific  treat- 
ment is  so  tremendously  beneficial!  It  pene- 
trates below  the  surface  of  the  scalp.  It 
quickly  reaches  the  cause  of  the  trouble — 
the  dormant,  starving  hair  roots.  It  awak- 
ens them.  Hair  begins  to  sprout  again.  It 
takes  on  new  life  and  color.  It  becomes 
stronger  and  thicker.  And  in  a  surprisingly 
short  time — sooner  than  you  ever  imagined 
possible— \'ou  have  a  new  healthy  growth  of 
hair— OR  I  PAY  ALL 
COSTS  OF  TH  E  TRE  AT- 
MENT  MYSELF. 

And  best  of  all,  my  sys- 
tem is  so  simple  that  it  can 
be  used  in  any  home 
where  there  is  electricity 
without  the  slightest  dis- 
lomlort — and  for  just  a 
few  cents  a  day! 


hair  through  my  method,  that  I  am  willing 
to  let  you  try  it  for  30  days— AT  MY  RISK! 
Then  if  you  are  not  absolutely  delighted — 
say  so.  And  I'll  mail  you  a  check  immedi- 
atel>' — refunding  every  cent  of  your  money 
— and  the  treatment  will  have  cost  yoii 
NOTHING! 

Free  Booklet  Tells  All 

The  ver>'  fact  that  you  have  read  this 
announcement  shows  that  you  are  anxious 
about  the  condition  of  your  hair.  So  why 
not  investigate?  Find  out  for  yourself.  If 
you  will  merely  fill  in  and  mail  the  coupon  I 
w'ill  gladly  send  you  without  cost  or  obliga- 
tion a  wonderfully  interesting  booklet,  which 
describes  in  detail  my  successful  system, 
which  is  growing  new  hair  for  thousands  all 
over  the  country.  In  addition  it  tells  all 
about  my  iron-clad  guarantee  which 
enables  you  to  take 
my  treatment  with- 
out a  penny's  risk. 
Clip  and  mail  the 
coupon  today.  Allied 
Merke  Institutes, 
Inc.,  Dept.  392,  512 
Fifth  Ave. ,  New 
York. 


New  Hair  or  No  Cost 

Thousands  claim  seem- 
ing miracles  for  my  treat- 
ment. I  don't.  I  admit 
some  cases  of  loss  of  hair 
are  hopeless.  Only  re- 
member this — these  cases 
are  so  ver\-  rare  and  so 
many  hundreds  of  others 
have  regained  luxuriant 


Allied  Merke  Institutes,  Inc. 

Dept.  392,  512  Fifth  Avenue 

New  York  City 

Please  send  me  without  cost  or  obligation  a 
copy  of  your  book,  "The  New  Way  to  Grow 
Hair."  describing  the  Merke  System. 


I       City 


When  you  write  to  advertisers  please  menlion  rHOTOPLAT  MAG.XZIXB. 


Last  Minute  Tsie  w  s  fr  om  East  and  We  s  t 


v^re  go 


to  Iress 


FAMOUS  PLAYERS  sign  Dorothy  Arz- 
ner,  the  girl  who  cut  "The  Covered 
Wagon,"  and  "Old  Ironsides,"  to 
direct.  Miss  Arzner  will  be  Paramount's 
first  woman  director,  besides  being  the 
first  woman  to  become  a  director  in  ten 
years. 

LYA  DE  PUTTI  has  gone  to  Hollywood 
to  appear  under  Erich  Pommer's   su- 
pervision. 

GILDA  GRAY  starts  work  in  New  York 
on  "Cabaret,"  an  original  story  of  the 
Manhattan  cabarets.  Robert  Vignola  is 
directing. 

HAVING  invaded  the  navy  and  the 
army,  Wallace  Beery  is  going  to  do  a 
comedy  of  the  air,  with  airplanes  and  para- 
chutes as  co-features. 

RAOUL  WALSH  selected  to  direct  Wil- 
liam Fox  production  of  "Carmen,"  star- 
ring Dolores  del  Rio. 

NORMA  TALMADGE  is  well  along  on 
her  modernized  version  of  "Camille," 
with  Gilbert  Roland  as 
Arntand,  LiUyan  Tash- 
man  as  Olympe  and 
Rose  Dione  as  Prudence. 
Fred  Niblo  is  directing. 

CONNIE  TALMADGE 
is  going  to  make  "Her 
Social  Secretary,"  once 
filmed  with  sister  Norma 
as  its  star. 

THERE'S  a  boy  in  the 
Fred    Thomson-Fran- 
ces Marion  home. 

VIRGINIA  VALLI  to 
play  opposite  Adolphe 
Menjou  in  "Evening 
Clothes." 


RAYMOND  GRIF- 
FITH and  his  sUk  hat 
are  working  in  a  comedy 
with  the  enticing  title  ot 
"Beautiful  Women." 

A  N  OTHER  change  in 
•'^the  title  of  Warner 
Brothers'  version  of  "Ma- 
nonLescaut,"starringJack 
Barrymore.  First  they 
called  it  "Manon."  Now 
it's  "When  a  Man  Loves !" 

"PD  WYNN  is  making 
-•-'his  film  debut  in  "The 
Perfect  Fool." 

10 


RUMORS  about  Corinne  Griffith  and  a 
new  contract  with  United  Artists  con- 
tinue. It  is  said  that  Miss  Griffith  starts 
with  United  Artists  in  March  at  $13,000  a 
week.  It  is  said,  also,  that  First  National, 
Corinne's  old  boss,  may  oppose  the  move. 
Anyway,  Corirme  Griffith  and  her  husband, 
Walter  Morosco,  are  now  on  a  vacation  in 
Europe. 

TWTETRO-GOLDWYN  wUl  follow  its  new 
-^'-••success,  "The  Fire-Brigade,"  with  a 
film  glorifying  the  activities  of  the  poUce 
department.  And  now  will  someone  come 
along  with  a  story  about  the  heroes  of  the 
revenue  service? 

XJERBERT  BRENON  may  go  to  England 
^  ••■to  film  "Sorrell  and  Son"  for  Para- 
mount. 

QUALITY  STREET"   probably  will  be 
the   Marion  Davies  picture  to  follow 
"Tillie  the  Toiler." 

T  ILLIANGISH  was  a  visitor  to  New  York 
-•— '  recently.  She  returned  to  the  Coast  to 
begin  work  in  "The  Wind,"  under  the  di- 
rection of  Clarence  Brown. 


D.  W.  Griffith — back  in  California,  scene  of  his  early 
triumphs,  after  a  seven  years'  absence.  With  him  is 
Seena  Owen,   a  Griffith  discovery  of  Fine  Arts  days 


A  NTONIO  MORENO  saUs  for  England 
•**-to  play  opposite  Dorothy  Gish  m  a  Brit- 
ish film. 

■p  AMON  NOVARRO'S  forthcoming  "Old 
-•■^Heidelberg,"  directed  by  Ernst  Lu- 
bitsch,  looks  highly  promising.  Jean  Hers- 
holt  will  be  the  beloved  old  tutor.  Dr.  Zutt- 
ner,  and  Chester  Conklin  will  be  Kellerman. 
The  role  of  Katie  rests  between  May  Mc- 
Avoy,  Fay  Wray,  Marceline  Day  and  Norma 
Shearer. 

■p\  W.  GRIFFITH  made  a  flying  trip  to 
"•-^•California.  Now  comes  the  fairly  defi- 
nite report  that  Griffith  will  produce  again 
for  United  Artists  and  that  Carol  Dempster 
will  continue  as  his  star. 

METRO-GOLDWYN  re-signs  Aileen 
Pr  ingle. 

"LJAL  ROACH  has  signed  Stan  Laurel,  the 
-••  •••comedian,  under  a  long  term  contract. 

TVAN  MOSKINE,  the  Russian  actor,  has 
-•■reached  Universal  lot  to  start  work.  First 
to  be  "Moscow." 

■pVA  NOVAK  returns 
-•-'from  six  months  in 
Australia  and  Tasmania. 
Has  been  working  in  an 
Australian  film,  "For  the 
Term  of  His  Natural 
Life." 

"\A/ITH  an  unexpected 
^*  shift  in  Alaskan 
weather,  indicating  that 
the  big  thaw  will  come 
earlier  than  usual,  Metro- 
Goldwyn  is  rushing  pre- 
liminary work  on  "The 
Trail  of  '98,"  the  IQondike 
story  to  be  directed  by 
Clarence  Brown. 

BETTY  COMPSON 
signed  by  Chadwick 
Pictures  for  a  series  of 
pictures. 

JACK  HOLT'S  five-year 
contract  with  Famous 
Players  expiring.  Holt  is 
likely  to  go  with  another 
company. 


TOIS  MORAN 
-•—'sneaked  off  for  a 
month's  vacation  in  Swit- 
zerland. She  is  back  home 
now  and  will  play  in 
"Soimdings"  for  Para- 
mount. 


Photoplay  Maoazine — Adveutising  Section 


II 


Suppose  It  Were  Against  The  Law  To  Laugh! 


SUPPOSE  you  didn't  dare  to  laugh!  Suppose  that  a 
good,  hearty  laugh  would  land  you  in  j  ail !  Absurd, 
you  say,  to  have  a  law  against  laughing  ?  Of 
course.  You  can't  stop  people  from  laughing — and  no 
one  wants  to. 

Which  leads  us  to  inquire — How 
much  do  you  laugh?  Do  you  laugh 
as  you  used  to  when  you  were  a 
child?  Do  you  get  at  least  one  good 
laugh  every  day?  If  not,  you're 
missing  the  greatest  tonic  in  the 
world.  The  one  thing  which,  more 
than  anything  else,  would  keep 
you  young. 

So,  if  you've  got  the  blues  —  or 
the  cook  has  left  without  notice  — 
or  there's  another  installment  due 
on  the  radio  —  or  your  fiance  has 
lost  his  job — forget  about  it  —  and 
laugh! 

It's  easy.  All  you  have  to  do  is 
to  grab  your  hat  —  and  see  one  of 
Educational' s  Comedies.  You'll 
enjoy  a  whole  flock  of  laughs,  and 
your  troubles  will  melt  away  like 
mist  in  the  morning  sun. 


ROMANCE  PRODUCTIONS 

(jn  Natural  Colors) 

HAMILTON  COMEDIES 

LUPINO  LANE  COMEDIES 

BOBBY  VERNON  COMEDIES 

BILLY  DOOLEY  COMEDIES 

JIMMIE  ADAMS  COMEDIES 

MERMAID  COMEDIES 

(.Jack  White  Productions') 

CHRISTIE  COMEDIES 

JUVENILE  COMEDIES 

TUXEDO  COMEDIES 

CAMEO  COMEDIES 

LYMAN  H.  HOWES  HODGE-PODGE 

FELIX  THE  CAT  CARTOONS 

ROBERT  C.  BRUCE  SCENIC  NOVELTIES 

CURIOSITIES  LIFE 

The  Movie  Side-show  Cartoon  Comedies 

KINOGRAMS 
The  NEWS  REEL    Built    Like  a   Newspaper 


Educational' s  Comedies  lead  the  field.  You'll 
find  them  in  the  largest  motion  picture  houses  —  and 
the  smallest.  Millions  of  people  in  this  country  alone 
see  them — and  laugh  over  them — every  day. 

Neither  time,  talent  nor  money  has  ever  been  spared 
in  making  Educational' s  Com- 
edies the  best  that  could  be  pro- 
duced. For  clean,  wholesome  fun 
they  are  unrivaled. 

Educational' s  supremacy  in  the 
Short  Feature  field  does  not  end 
with  comedies.  It  includes  all  those 
features  for  which  Educational  is 
famous— news  reels,  novelties,  scenic 
pictures  of  rare  beauty,  and  the  ex- 
quisite Romance  Productions  in  nat- 
ural colors.  You  will  enjoy  them  all. 


(TScic 


THE  SPICE  OFTHE  PROGRAM" 


January  has  been  designated  by  the 
motion  picture  industry  as  "Laugh 
Man  th."  Jn  consequence,  thea  tres 
everywhere  are  cooperating  by  featur- 
ing comedies  of  unusual  merit.  Join 
in  the  fun.  Treat  yourself  to  a  good 
hearty  laugh.  And  because  laughs  are 
meant  to  be  shared,  take  along  the 
whole  family! 

EDUCATIONAL  FILM  EXCHANGES,  Inc. 

E.  W    Mammons.  President 

Executive  Offices 

370  Seventh  Ave..  New  York.  N.  Y. 


Wlii'ii  you  nrito  to  advertisers  please  mention  PHOTOPLAY  MAGAZINE. 


The  Real  Critics,  the  Fans,  Give  Their  \/^iews 


Brickbats  and  Bouquets 


LETTERS  from 

PHOTOPLAY  READERS 


Three  prizes  are  given  every  month 
/or  the  best  letters— $25,  $iodnd$5 


The  Monthly  Barometer 

THERE  is  decidedly  a  new  development  and 
ihatisthat  thereisanewmovie hereabout — 
none  other  than  the  well-known  galloping  ice- 
man. "Red"  Grange.  The  fans  are  clamoring 
about  "Red"  and  asking  to  see  more  of  him. 
Stepping  out  of  character  for  a  moment,  we 
beg  to  announce  that  if  all  comes  forth  as 
promised,  "Red"  will  be  making  a  new 
flicker  by  the  time  this  reaches  print.  So,  let 
not  your  hearts  be  troubled. 

The  Valentino  letters  are  still  pouring  in, 
great  sadness  written  into  each  one  of  them. 
A  kind  fan  sent  us  a  clipping  from  London 
with  the  court  findings  concerning  the  girl  who 
was  reported  to  have  shot  herself  over  Rudy. 
The  court  proved  Rudy's  complete  innocence 
in  the  matter,  as  is  told  elsewhere  in  this  issue 
of  Photoplay. 

"The  Three  Bad  Men."  with  George 
O'Brien,  is  winning  much  praise.  Gloria 
Swanson's  last  picture,  "Fine  Manners,'' 
seems  to  be  much  better  liked  than  any  other 
of  her  recent  releases.  John  Gilbert's  "Bar- 
delys  the  Magnificent"  is  also  coming  in  for 
high  approval.  Of  the  producers  more  com- 
edies and  better  stories  are  requested. 

Lon  Chaney  still  holds  his  high  position  of 
not  receiving  a  single  brickbat.  Close  to  him 
in  the  same  praise  class  come  Lloyd  Hughes 
and  Harrison  Ford. 

$25.00  Letter 

College  \'iew,  Xeb. 

When  the  babies  have  cried  all  day  and  the 
cake  has  fallen  and  I'm  so  tired  and  cross  I 
could  weep,  then  the  joy  to  sink  down  into  a 
deep,  deep  theater  chair  at  the  movies  and  lose 
my  real  self  for  an  hour  or  two!  Heaven 
was  never  so  near  as  this! 

I  hear  all  the  evWs  of  the  age,  dancing, 
smoking,  petting,  loose  morals,  laid  to  the 
movies,  but  I  do  not  believe  movies  are  a 
menace.  I  believe  they  are  a  priceless  help. 
Faults  they  have,  but  I  have  ne\er  sat  through 
a  movie,  however  bad,  but  I  could  find  some 
enjoyment  in  it. 

To  me  the  movies  are  the  way  out  from  the 
humdrum  monotony  of  the  commonplace. 

I  believe  there  are  many  millions  of  people 

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register  complaints  or  compliments — 
to  tell  just  what  they  think  of  pictures 
and  players.  We  suggest  that  you 
express  your  ideas  as  briefly  as  pos- 
sible and  refrain  from  severe  per- 
sonal criticism,  remembering  that  the 
object  of  these  columns  is  to  exchange 
thoughts  that  may  bring  about  better 
pictures  and  better  acting.  Be  con- 
structive. We  may  not  agree  with  the 
sentiments  expressed,  but  we'll  pub- 
lish them  just  the  same!  Letters  must 
not  exceed  200  words  and  should 
bear  the  writer's  full  name  and  ad- 
dress. Anonymous  letters  go  to  the 
waste  basket  immediately. 


who  watch  a  picture  with  a  definite  feeling  of 
detachment.  They  step  into  that  picture  as 
into  another  world  and  for  a  delightful  all- 
too-short  time,  they  play  at  the  intriguing 
game  of  make-believe. 

For  myself,  always.  I  am  "the  girl."  the  hero 
mj'  lover,  the  boy  of  my  sweetheart  days.  My 
present  surroundings  are  forgotten.  Jly  hus- 
band goes  with  me.  He  likes  thrillers.  I  like 
romance.  Thrillers  for  men.  Romance  for 
women.  How  wonderful  the  movies  are. 
because  in  them  we  see  portrayed  the  things 
we  would  secretly  like  to  do,  the  people  we 
would  secretly  like  to  be. 

Helen  Brooks. 

$10.00  Letter 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
I  have  been  wondering  about  what  seems  to 
me  a  most  illogical  state  of  affairs.  Lately  one 
reads  so  much  about  the  tremendous  artistic 
superiority  of  European  made  films  over  those 
of  the  U.  S.  It  seems  that  Germany,  in  partic- 
ular, occupies  the  position  of  a  calmly  amused 
grown-up  enjoying  the  antics  of  a  giddy  child 
(the  U.S.). 


Xow,  for  one  thing,  if  this  is  true,  why  the 
Foreign  Invasion?  Why  did  Pola  Negri, 
Vilma  Banky.  Greta  Garbo  and  Greta  Nissen 
I  to  mention  just  a  few  of  the  many)  leave  the 
studios  of  Europe? 

.\t  least  half  of  the  Hollywood  directors  are 
foreigners,  men  who  seem  to  understand  the 
value  of  artistic  success.  Surely  they  would 
not  have  come  here,  if  they,  too,  believed  that 
American  films  are  all  cut  from  the  same  pat- 
tern, all  bedtime  stories  punctuated  with  bed- 
room scenes  and  adorned  with  hugely  impos- 
sible sets. 

Xo.  It  is  impossible.  These  people  are  too 
intelligent  to  have  come  here  unless  hoping 
to  better  themselves.  Our  "Broken  Blossoms," 
■'  The  Four  Horsemen,"  "  The  Covered 
Wagon,"  and  "Ben-Hur"  are  not  quite  devoid 
of  truth,  of  subtleties,  of  beautiful,  tragic  life. 
Florence  Nicolai. 

$5.00  Letter 

Los  Angeles,  Calif. 

Esther  Ralston  cited  for  stellar  honors,  and 
we  sigh.  Selfish?  Perhaps.  But  after  Miss 
Ralston's  notably  fine  work  in  her  recent  pic- 
tures we  would  be  the  losers  did  she  follow  the 
lead  of  so  many  of  her  cinema  sisters  whose 
idea  of  stardom  is,  that  having  attained  it,  all 
further  efforts  automatically  devolve  upon: 
"MY  press-agent,  MV  manager,  MY  director, 
MY  costumer." 

Too  often  have  we  seen  promising  young 
actresses,  after  having  achieved  stardom,  lapse 
into  a  state  of  deadly  indifference,  arousing 
themselves  only  long  enough  to  demand  all  of 
the  worth  while  scenes  which,  very  inconsistent- 
ly, they  made  no  efforts  to  act  up  to. 

Xo  real  artist  ever  achieves,  to  her  own  satis- 
faction, that  which  her  art  seems  capable  of 
giving.  For  art,  cunning  task-master,  ever 
beckoning,  ever  receding,  leads  to  greater  and 
greater  endeavor  those  whom  he  calls  his  own. 

So  we  hope  that  as  a  star  j\Iiss  Ralston,  as  an 
e.Nample  to  all  the  Httle  starlets,  will  not  disap- 
point us  by  writing  "finis"  to  her  artistic 
efforts,  but  that  she  will  keep  up  her  good 
work,  her  enthusiasm,  her  ner\e,  and  continue 
to  give  us  stirring  peformances  of  real  live 
heroines.  G.  A.  Higgins. 

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Photoplay  Magazine — Advi;utising  Section 


13 


This  Singular  Book  Wields  a 
Strange  Power  Over  Its  Readers 

Giving  them  a  MAGNETIC  PERSONALITY  almost  instantly/ 


Will  You  Read  It  5  Days  FREE— to  Prove  It 
Can  Multiply  Your  Present  Income? 


A  STRANGE  book!  A  book  that  seems 
to  cast  a  spell  over  every  person  who 
turns  its  pages! 

A  copy  of  this  book  was  left  lying  on  a 
hotel  table  for  a  few  weeks.  Nearly'  400 
people  saw  the  book — read  a  few  pages — 
and  then  sent  for  a  copyl 

In  another  case  a  physician  placed  a 
copy  on  the  table  in  his  waiting  room. 
Jlore  than  200  of  his  patients  saw  the 
book — read  part  of  it — and  then  ordered 
copies  for  themselves! 

Why  are  men  and  women  so  profound- 
ly affected  by  this  book? — so  an.xious  to 
get  a  copy?  The  answer  is  simple.  The 
book  reveals  to  them  for  the  first  time 
how  any  man  or  woman — old  or  young — 
can  develop  a  Magnetic  Personality 
inslanilyl  It  explains  how  to  gain  over- 
night the  personal  charm  that  attracts 
countless  friends — the  self-confidence  that 
insures  quick  success  in  any  business  or 
profession. 

It  tells  how  to  draw  people 
to  you  at  once,  irresistibly — 
how  to  be  popular  every- 
where, in  any  society — how 
to  overcome  almost  at  once 
any  timidity  or  self-con- 
sciousness you  may  have — 
how  to  be  a  magnet  of  hu- 
man attraction,  popular  and 
well-liked  wherever  you  go! 

It  not  only  tells  exactly 
how  to  accomplish  these 
things — it  tells  you  how  to 
accomplish  them  without  de- 
lay— instantaneouslyl 

Whence  Comes  This 

Uncanny  Volume? 

Forty  years  ago,  Edmund 
Shaftesbury,  famous  student 


Book  Tells  You 


Pcrsonali 

SocroU 
How      to     eain     perfect     ncrvo 

control 
How   to    read    people's    feelings 

by  watcluDg   their  mouths 
Row  to  read  people's  thoughia 

by  n'atchiog  their  eyes 
ITow    to    develop    a    magnetic 

How  to  make  your  face  appear 

20  years  younger 
Row    to    control    others    by    a 

Blan<;e 
How  to  use  Magnetic  Healing 
How      to      end      awktirordncss 

and   timidity 
How    to    attract    the    opposite 

acx 
How    to    get    ahead    in    your 

business  or  professioQ 
How    to    make    your    subcon- 

iicious   mind  work  wonders 
And     dozens     of     other     vital 


of  the  human  mind,  set  out  to  discover 
the  secret  of  that  rare  quality — Magnetic 
Personality.  He  first  applied  his  dis- 
coveries in  his  own  circle  of  friends.  Re- 
sults were  astonishing!  His  methods 
seemed  to  have  the  power  of  almost 
instantly  transforming  people  into  entire- 
ly new  beings! 

Quietly,  almost  secretly,  Shaftesbury's 
fame  spread.  Great  men  came  to  him. 
His  students  and  friends  embraced  such 
names  as  Gladstone,  Queen  Victoria, 
Edwin  Booth,  Henry  Ward  Beecher, 
Cardinal  Gibbons,  and  others  of  equal 
fame. 

Until  recently,  Shaftesbury's  teachings 
have  been  available  only  to  people  who 
could  pay  §50  or  sSlOO  each  for  instruction 
books.  But  now,  through  the  efforts  of  a 
group  of  his  students,  his  wonderful 
teachings  have  been  collected  into  a  single 
volume,  at  a  price  within  the  reach  of  all! 
And  furthermore  Shaftesbury 
has  consented  to  reveal  hun- 
dreds of  new  discoveries 
never  before  put  into  print. 


Strange  Effect  on 
Readers 

Readers  of  this  book  quickly 
become  masters  of  a  singular 
power  to  attract  others — to  in- 
fluence men  and  women  around 
them.  Not  by  force — not  by 
loud  argument.  But  rather  by 
some  subtle,  insinuating  power 
that  sways  men's  minds  and 
emotions.  They  are  able  to  play 
on  people's  feelings  just  as  a 
skilled  violinist  plays  upon  a 
violin. 

Folks  are  never  the  same  after 
reading  this  book.  Their  manner 
changes.     The    tone    of     their 


olop    a    Magnetic 
certain    Oriental 


voice,  the  expression  in  their  eyes — yes, 
even  their  actual  features  seem  to  change — 
seem  to  grow  more  cultured,  more  refined. 

The  eyes — windows  of  the  soul — become 
clear,  beautiful,  expressive — luminous  as  a 
crystal  sphere.  The  voice  grows  rich,  resonant 
— mellow  as  a  golden  bell.  Folks  listen  spell- 
bound—charmed by  the  fine  modulations — 
the  cultured  fluency  of  the  tones. 

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wrote.  "Certainly  wonderful;  like  walking  up  a  stairway 
to  a  higher  life."  Another  wrote,  "I  would  not  give  up 
what  Shaftesbury  has  taught  me  for  SIOO.OOO!" 

In  your  everyday  life — in  social  life — and  especially  in 
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HIDDEN  WAY.  TIIE— Associated  Exliibitors.— 
Another  weepy  affair  that  isn't  worth  the  famous  two- 
bits.      {October.) 

HIS  NEW  YORK  WIFE— Bach  man. —We  11.  it 
seems  there  was  a  little  country  girl  who  came  to  New 
York  to  liRht  for  success — ta,  ta!  There's  more  plot 
than  entertainment  in  this  one.     {January.) 

HOLD  THAT  LION— Paramount.- The  usual 
Douglas  MacLean  farce.     Fair.     (A'or.) 

HONEYMOON  EXPRESS.  THE— Warner  Bros. 
— Some  more  carryings-on  of  the  younger  generation. 
It's  not  so  bad.      (Oclohcr.) 

♦HOTEL  IMPERIAL — Paramount.— j\t  last  Pola 
Negri  has  an  unqualiiicd  success.  Credit  her  new 
dircctor.Mauritz  Stiller,  with  an  assist.  It's  the  story 
of  an  incident  between  the  Austrian  and  Russian  lines 
during  the  war.     Highly  recommended.     (January.) 

ICE  FLOOD.  THE— Universal.- Don't  waste  any 
precious  moments  on  this.     (A'ot.) 

INTO  HER  KINGDOM— First  National.- Don't 
waste  your  money  on  this  atrocity  filled  with  flowery 
subtitles,  stupid  symbolism,  bad  photography  and 
commonplace  direction,      (Oclober.) 

IT  MUST  BE  LOVE— First  National.— A  light 
bit  of  nonsense.  .A  good  cast — Colleen  Moore,  Jean 
Hersholt  and  ilalcolm  MacGregor.     iOcl.) 

IT'S  THE  OLD  ARMY  GAME— Paramount.— 
W.  C.  Fields  is  disappointing  as  starring  material. 
His  comedy — fair.      (September.) 

JADE  CUP,  THE— F.  B.  O. — Do  you  know  your 
movies?  Tiien  you  know  what  to  expect  from  Evelyn 
Brent.     It  will  pass.      (September.) 

KICKOFF,  THE— Excellent  Pictures.— A  splen- 
did football  picture  featuring  George  Walsh  and 
Lelia  Hyaras.     {Nov.) 

*KID  BOOTS— Paramount. — Eddie  Cantor  brings 
a  new  face  to  the  screen.  And  such  a  face!  As  slap- 
stick, this  film  is  ver\-  funny — and  too.  it  has  Clara 
Bow  as  a  shining  light.     (December.) 

KOSHER  KITTY  KELLY— F.  B.  C— The  funni- 
est of  the  carbon  copies  of  "Abie's  Irish  Rose." 
(December.) 

LAST  FRONTIER.  THE— Prod.  Dist.  Corp.— 
Here  is  another  and  feeble  version  of  "The  Covered 
Wagon"  plot,  with  the  long  trek  over  the  plains,  the 
buffalo  stampede,  the  rascally  redskins,  the  battle  and 
the  brave  young  hero.      (October.) 

LEW  TYLER'S  WIVES— Preferred  Pictures.— If 
you're  serious  minded,  this  faithful  screen  version  of 
Wallace  Irwin's  uncompromising  story  of  a  weak  man 
whom  three  loved  will  interest  you.  It's  too  adult  for 
tlie  children.      {September.) 

LILY,  THE— Fox.— The  sisteriy  love  stuff  pre- 
sented in  a  weepy  manner.  Yep.  Belle  Bennett  sobs 
throughout  the  entire  piece.     Fair.     (December.) 

LONDON — Paramount. — Rags  to  riches  in  the 
London  slums,  played  by  Dorothy  Gish,  Filmed  in 
England.     Come  on  home.  Dorothy.     (January.) 

LOVE  THIEF,  THE— Universal.— The  marriage 
of  convenience  is  dressed  up  in  royal  garments  with 
Norman  Kerry  and  Greta  Nissen  in  the  royal  robes. 
Passable.      (Augttst.) 

LOVE'S  BLINDNESS— Metro- Gold w>n-Mayer. 
—Written,  supervised  and  dominated  by  Elinor  Glyn. 
The  old  stuff  with  a  change  of  names  and  Pauline 
Starke  as  the  owner  of  IT.     (January.) 

LOVEY  MARY— Metro-Gold«Tn-Mayer.  —  The 
famous  "Cabbage  Patch"  does  not  provide  good 
screen  material.  It's  harmless  and  we'll  guarantee  it 
won't  overtax  the  mentality  of  The  Tired  Business 
Fan.      (.August.) 

LUCKY  LADY,  THE — Paramount. — Could  you 
think  of  a  better  way  to  spend  an  hour  tl.an  gazing  at 
the  fair  Greta  Nissen  and  William  Collier,  Jr.-,  forming 
tlie  love  interest  in  this  wholly  effective  melodrama? 
(September.) 

MAGICIAN,    THE— Metro- Gold wi-n- Mayer.— 

Rex  Ingram  messes  around  with  some  more  weird 
characters  and  with  some  weirder  emotions.  Except 
for  Alice  Terry,  a  foreign  cast.      (January.) 

MAN  IN  THE  S.\DDLE,  THE— Universal .— 
Hoot  Gibson  always  proves  himself  a  iiero  all  the 
timo.  You  can  always  depend  on  Hoot  it  you're  in  the 
mood  for  a  Western.     (Seplember.) 

MAN  OF  OU.\LITY.  A— Excellent  Pictures.— A 
good  my.^i.Tv  \arn  with  George  Walsh.     (December.) 

♦MANTRAP- Paramount, — Clara  Bow's  excellent 
performance  makes  the  film  version  of  Sinclair  Lewis' 
latest  novel  good  entertainment.     (September.) 


*M.\RRIAGE  CLAUSE.  THE— Universal.— One 
of  the  most  appealing  stories  of  life  across  the  foot- 
lights. Billie  Dove  gives  a  splendid  performance. 
(.August.) 

MARRIAGE  LICENSE?  — Fox— The  tear  ducts 
will  be  let  loose  in  this  weepy  affair.  Alma  Rubens' 
performance  is  worth  seeing.     (Nov.) 

MEET  THE  PRINCE— Producers  Dist.  Corp,— 
Not  much  of  a  picture,  this.  Don't  waste  your  time. 
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picture  of  good  performances.      (September.) 

MICHAEL  STROGOFF— Universal.- A  spec- 
tacular Russian  importation  that  cannot  be  compared 
with  the  recent  successful  foreign  pictures.  Passable. 
(Nov.) 

MIDNIGHT  KISS.  THE— Fox.— A  nice  little 
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little  cast.      (October.) 

MIDNIGHT  LOVERS— First  National.— Proving 
that  Lewis  Stone  can  be  as  funny  as  any  of  the  comics. 
In  spite  of  the  cheap  title,  there  are  a  lot  of  clever 
moments  in  this  picture.     (January.) 

MILLIONAIRES— Warner    Bros.— More   Ghetto 

stuff  and    more  tenth-rate    hokum.      Stick  to  the 
Vitaphone,  boys!     (January.) 

MISMATES— First  National.- The  cast  is  the 
only  interesting  thing:  Doris  Kenyon,  Warner  Bax- 
ter and  May  Allison.     The  story  is  the  bunk.     (Oct.) 

MISS  NOBODY— First  National.- Another  eJC- 
ample  of  a  good  story  gone  wrong.  If  you  can  think 
of  anytliing  else  to  do.  pass  this  up.      (August.) 

MORAN   OF  THE   MOUNTED— Rayart.— The 

title  tells  the  story.  Reed  Howes  makes  it  quite 
interesting.      (October.) 

MORE  PAY  LESS  WORK— Fox.— Splendid  en- 
tertainment.    Need  more  be  said?     (September.) 

MY  OFFICI.\L  WIFE— Warner  Bros.— Terrible 
cheap  sex  stuff — we  don't  even  recommend  it  for  the 
older  folks.     (December.) 

MYSTERY  CLUB,  THE— Universal.— If  you  like 
your  movies  thrilling  and  chilling  don't  overlook  this. 
(December.) 

♦NERVOUS    WRECK,     THE — Producers    Dist. 

Corp. — The  easiest  way  to  spend  an  evening.  Thor- 
oughly amusing.     (Nov.) 

NO  M.^N'S  GOLD— Fox. — A  good  Tom  Mix  pic- 
ture— what  more  could  be  said?     (October.) 

OH.  BABY — Universal. — A  lot  of  fun  for  ever>'- 
body.      (October.) 

♦ONE  MINUTE  TO  PLAY— F.  B.  O.— Red  Grange 
is  a  real  screen  personality  in  this  football  picture — 
the  verv  spirit  of  youth  and  good  sport.  It's  a  gem. 
(October.) 

OUTLAW  EXPRESS.  THE— Pathe.— Of  all 
things!  A  Western  story  about  bad  men,  sheriffs  and 
sheriff's  daughters  in  the  great  open  spaces!     (Jan.) 

♦PADLOCKED — Paramount. — Superior  entertain- 
ment. Honest,  mature  drama,  in  its  presentation  of 
a  young  girl's  hfe  nearly  ruined  by  the  severity  of 
hypocritical  morality.     (August.) 

PALS  FIRST — First  National. — Don't  be  annoyed. 
(October.) 

PARADISE— First  National. — This  isn't  worth  a 
dime  unless  you're  keen  about  Milton  Sills  and 
Betty  Bronson.      (December.) 

PARIS — Metro-Goldw^-n-Mayer.  —  Leave  before 
the  last  reel  and  you  will  find  this  an  absorbing  tale  of 
love.  Charles  Ray,  Joan  CraAvford  and  Douglas  Gil- 
more  are  in  the  cast.      (August.) 

PLEASURE  GARDEN,  THE— Aywon.— -A  for- 
eign picture.  And  "can  they  make  wiener  schnitzels? 
Yes.  they  can  make  wiener  schnitzels."  Two  .Ameri- 
can girls — Virginia  Valli  and  Carmelita  Geraghty — 
got  in  this  one  by  mistake.     (January.) 

POKER  FACES — Universal. — Edward  Horton. 
the  director,  and  cast  try  desperately  hard  to  be  aw- 
fully funny  with  a  disastrous  result.     (September.) 

PRINCE  OF  TEMPTERS— First  National.- So 
much  camera  artincss  that  the  humanness  is  over- 
looked. Lya  de  Pulti  is  the  worid's  worst  vamp. 
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tures, and  the  result  is  nobody's  busmess.     George 
Jesscl's  film  debut  is  just  so-so.     (January.) 
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PUPPETS — First  National, — You  won't  go  wrong 
on  this,  .^n  interesting  vehicle  because  (and  we're 
glad  to  saj-  it)  of  the  fine  performance  of  Milton  Sills. 
(September.) 

"QUARTERBACK,  THE— Pararaoiint.— Richard 
Dix  in  a  real  football  classic.     It's  a  WOW,     (.Dec.) 

RANSON'S  FOLLY— First  National,— Richard 
Bart  hcl  mess  in  just  another  movie — that's  all. 
(August.) 

RED  HOT  HOOFS— F.  B.  0.— A  ■■Western'  with 
a  real  story  and  a  sense  of  humor.  Tom  Tyler  and 
FrankJe  Darro  are  featured.     (Jajtuary.) 

*RETURN  OF  PETER  GRIMM,  THE— Fox,— 

An  effective  translation  of  a  charming  stage  success, 
witli  \oimg  Janet  Gav-nor  contributing  some  fine 
acting.     (January.) 

RISKY  BUSINESS— Producers  Dist.  Corp.— 
Trite  can  be  marked  against  this  one.     (Nov.) 

*ROADTO  M  AND  ALA  Y.  THE— Mctro-Gold«Tn- 
Ma\-er- — It's  not  the  story  but  Lon  Chaney's  fine  per- 
formance that  puts  the  ginger  in  this  cookie.   (Sept.) 

ROMANCE  OF  A  MILLION  DOLLARS,   A— 

Bachman. — You'll  like  this — if  you  aren't  too  fussy, 
(October.) 

RUNAWAY  EXPRESS,  THE— Universal.— 
Nothing  like  the  good  old-fashioned  railroad  melo- 
drama.    This  is  worth-while.      (October.) 

RUSTLER'S  RANCH— Universal.— The  usual 
Art  Acord  stuff  that  the  children  like.     (August.) 

SAVAGE,  THE— First  National.— An  insult  to  the 
human  intelligence  to  think  such  a  story  is  plausible, 
Ben  Lyon  and  May  McAvoy  are  in  the  cast.     (Oct.) 

*SAY  IT  AGAIN— Paramount. — A  grand  and  glori- 
ous tee-hee  at  all  the  mythical  kingdom  yarns. 
Good  stuff.     (August.) 

*SCARLET  LETTER.  THE— Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer. — Hawthorne's  classic  and  sombre  study  of 
the  New  England  conscience  has  been  just  as  som- 
berlv  translated  to  the  screen.     For  the  older  folks, 

(October.) 

SEA  WOLF,  THE~Producers  Dist,  Corp.— A 
thriller — taken  from  tiie  famous  Jack  London  story. 
It's  rouRh  and  ready,  as  are  most  sea  stories,  but 
darned  good,      (September.) 

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SENOR  DARE-DEVIL— First  National.- 
ducing  Ken  Maynard  as  a  First  National  star, 
than  most  Westerns.      (September.) 

SHAMEFUL  BEHAVIOR— Bachman.— Shame- 
ful behavior  to  any  audience  that  is  coaxed  into  seeing 
this  onel     (January.) 

SHIPWRECKED  —  Prod.  Dist.  Corp.— If  you 
haven't  been  sleeping  lately  try  this  on  your  in- 
somnia.    Terrible.     (A  ugusl.) 

SHOW-OFF,  THE— Paramount. — An  amusing 
study  of  a  smart  aleck,  played  broadly  but  expertly 
by  Ford  Sterling,     (Nov.) 

*SILENCE— Prod.  Dist.  Corp.— The  finest  raelo- 
dram.i  that  the  screen  has  shown  for  years.  Only  for 
adults.      (August.) 

SOCIAL  HIGHWAYMAN,  THE— Warner  Bros. 
— This  purports  to  be  a  comedy  but  it's  a  tragedy  and 
vice  versa.     Don't  be  annoyed,     (August.) 

*SON  OF  THE  SHEIK,  THE— United  Artists.— 
Rudolph  Valentino's  last  effort  before  the  silver 
scT'-en.  He  was  the  old  Rudy  again  and  Ins  work 
ranked  at  the  top  of  the  best  performances  of  the 
month.  Lon^  will  this  picture  remain  in  the  memory 
of  tliose  fortunate  enough  to  see  it.     (October.) 

*SORROWS  OF  SATAN— Paramount.— Marie 
Corelli's  novel,  a  shocker  of  thirty  years  ago,  makes 
real  old-fashioned  cinema  "melodrammer."  Carol 
Dempster,  Adolphe  Menjou  and  Ricardo  Cortcz  are 
excellent.      (December.) 

*SO  THIS  IS  PARIS— Warner  Bros.— Another 
variation  of  the  domestic  infidelity  theme  presented 
by  the  sophisticated  Ernst  Lubitsch.  The  weakest  of 
the  famous  director's  efforts  to  date.     (September.) 

SO'S  YOUR  OLD  MAN— Paramount.— An  amus- 
ing tale  of  a  disreputable  small  tounier  who  becomes 
the  pal  of  a  haughty  visiting  princess.  W,  C.  Fields 
and  Alice  Joyce  make  it  worth  your  while.     (Jan.) 

SPANGLES — Universal. — Romance  under  the  Big 
Top.  .Mso  a  murder  thrown  in,  just  to  make  it  excit- 
ing.     (January.) 

*SP ARROWS— United  Artists.— Watching  the  an- 
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mth  Dlltary  'Brian 

Jrom  "The  Knickerbocker  Kid'i^  Matt  Taylor 
Dirccuxi  bij  Charles  Hines 


"Conductor  1492"  —  Thrilling 
comedy  of  a  young  Irish  lad  who 
comes  to  the  land  of  greenbacks 
to  scL-k  his  fortune.  As  a  street 
car    conductor    he's    a     scream. 


"The  Brown  Derby"  is  the  speed- 
iest comedy  of  them  all.  Speed 
boats!  Speed  cars!  And  a 
romance  that  will  take  your 
breath  away. 


"Sure  Fire  Flint" — Fast  and  furi- 
ous comedy  of  the  troubles  of  an 
ex-service  man.  The  big  war  was 
child's  play  compared  to  the  fights 
and  thrills  that  Johnny  gets  into. 


"The  Live  Wire"— Delights  for 
all  as  Johnny  comes  dancing 
alone  at  the  head  of  a  big  cir- 
cus parade.  Action  and  excite- 
ment all  the  way  through! 


"The  Early  Bird"- 
Johnnyasam: 


supplies  more  laughs  'fi^Hines  ^^I;^Ut4151X 
■  han  Borden  does<f^%V?^-r?;k-AM^ 
milk.    A  whirlwind  of  action  and  thrills 


THE  American    family*s    favorite    laugh' 
provider— that's  Johnny  Hines. 

Rousing,  clean  fun  for  all  whose  hearts  are 
young I 

Millions  have  deUghted  in  the  distinctive 
Johnny  Hines  brand  of  film  entertainment — 
uproarious  comedy,  rapid-fire  thrills,  youth's 
winning  spirit— all  warmed  by  the  inimitable 
Johnny  Hines  smile! 

And  now  all  who  saw  "Burn  'Em  Up 
Barnes,'*  "Sure  Fire  Flint,'*  "Conductor 
1492,'*  "Speed  Spook,**  "Early  Bird,"  "The 
Crackerjack,"  **LittIe  Johnny  Jones,'*  "The 
Live  Wire,**  "Rainbow  Riley,"  or  "The 
Brown  Derby'*  will  flock  to  see  his  latest  and 
best  — "Stepping  Along.'* 

A  delightful  comedy  romance  of  New 
York's  East  Side  and  Broadway's  stageland, 
with  Johnny  as  a  peppery  politician  who 
grafts  a  thousand  laughs. 

It's  coming  soon  to  all  leading  theatres  . . . 
Make  a  date  now  to  see  it ! 


"Little  Johnny  Jones" — This  time 
it's  horse  racing, carrying  Ameri- 
can colors  in  a  great  English  turf 
classic.  Estabhshed  him  as  the 
"Yankee    Doodle    Comedian." 


"Burn  'Em  Up  Barnes"  —  From 
road  tramp  to  racing  champ. 
Johnny  Hines  whizzes  through  the 
fastestmarathonofmirth  ever  run 
over  the  full  distance  of  six  reels. 


"The  Speed  Spook"  —  Starts  in 
high  and  never  lets  up.  Smash- 
inp.  crashing,  dashing  along  in  a 
whirlwind  of  laughs  and  mys- 
tery.    60  smiles  per  minute. 


"The  Crackerjack"  —  The  hu- 
morous adventure  of  a  young  ad- 
vertising genius,  whose  colossal 
nerve  and  sense  of  humorstopped 
3  South  American  revolution. 


"Rainbow  Riley  "has  more  laughs 
than  the  rainbow  has  colors. 
Typical  Johnny  Hints  fun  all  the 
way  through.  And  that  means 
the  best  there  is  in  comedy! 


A  1\xhK  national  Picture 

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(Pictures 


PORTRAIT  of  a  lady  with  a  larger  collec- 
tion of  adjectives  in  her  scrap-book  than 
any  of  her  contemporaries.    Lillian  Gish  has 
more  pretty  phrases  to  describe  her  than 
Lon  Chaney  has  make-ups.   Therefore,  why 
add  to  the  collection? 


RuthHaxTiet  Louise 


A  N  expert  in  the  art  of  wearing  clothes  —  Claire  Windsor.    She  dresses  as  though  she 

■*   *•  had  been  bom  in  Paris  instead  of  Cawker,  Kansas.    Another  triumph  of  the  exotic 

environment  of  Hollywood  over  the  heredity  of  the  stem  prairies ! 


George  P.  Honund 


AN  expert  in  the  art  of  not  wearing  clothes — Greta  Nissen.    This  beautiful  treat  for 
the  eyes  is  now  playing  one  answer  to  the  vexatious  problem,  "Blonde  or  Brunette  ?"" 
It  is  a  big  year  for  the  golden-haired  girls  of  the  movies. 


""HE  name  of  her  new  picture  is  "No  Control."    Phyllis  Haver  plays  the  title  role 
Naturally,  it  is  a  bght  comedy.    Why  should  a  girl  with  a  sense  of  humor  like  Phyllis 
break  her  httle  heart  in  the  serious  drama? 


er  ^Si-y^iuw 


Al, 


RuneUBaU 


A  PACEMAKER  among  the  stars.  According  to  the  enthusiastic  vote  of  movie  theater 
managers.  Colleen  Moore  is  the  most  popular  actress  on  the  screen,  winning  the  honor 
away  from  more  spectacular  beauties  and  more  pretentious  names. 


^^» 


MelboarneSpurr 


SPECIALIZING  in  the  Better  Class  of  Villains— John  Roche.   Mr.  Roche  wanted  to 
be  an  opera  singer  and  he  spends  a  large  part  of  his  salary  on  singing  lessons.   He  hopes 
some  day  to  crash  the  Metropolitan  Opera  House. 


Tdalf  the  Tm  of  Sports 
Figiire  Support  ^i 


Slide  —  glide  —  the  musical  sound  of 
skates  speeding  over  bluc'white  ice  — 
cheeks  red — hair  blowing — supple  bodies 
bent  to  the  wind! 

How  the  athletic  girl  appreciates  the  pliancy,  the 
buoyant,  constantly  yielding  suppleness  of  Gossard 
combinations!  No  matter  what  her  favorite  sport, 
her  enjoyment  is  increased  when  her  figure  is  sup- 
ported— every  move  she  makes  is  con6dent, 
her    sport'loving    qualities    have    a   back- 
ground of  physical  reliance — and  her  nat- 
ural vanity  Ls  pleased  with  her  delicately 
curved  silhouette. 

Be  sure  to  see  this  striking  new 
Tedetite,  model  3676.    Lovely- 
boneless — soft — yet  moulds 
and  holds  the  figure  in  per- 
fect, natural  lines.  $5. 


In  a  new  group  of  Qossard  garments  Charmosette 

is  featured.  Charmosette  is  the  new,  superior,  tested 
elastic  cKat  is  used  solely  in  Qossards.  More  buoy- 
ant, more  durable,  more  supp^,  more  moidding  than 
any  other  elastic  ever  made.  Ask  for  it  by  name — 
Charmosecte  has  no  equals. 


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The  Gossard  Lirie  (fBomiiv 

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Tissue -thin,  transparent 

diamonds  -  - 

they  have  saved  America  a  billion  dollars 


SYMBOL  of  value  — the  diamond- 
shaped  Lux  flakes!  Symbol  of 
purity  —  their  transparency! 

Each  year  from  the  diamond 
mines  of  the  world  come  thou- 
sands of  gems  worth  fifty  million 
dollars.  Yet  department  stores 
say  truly ;  In  the  last  ten  years  Lux 
diamonds  have  sated  American 
u  omen  tuent\  times  that  sum  —prob- 
ably more  than  a  billion  dollars! 

Millions  of  silk  stockings  and 
sheer  lingerie  saved  from  dan- 
gerous alkali  and  hard  rubbing — 
for  of  course,  in  these  tissue-thin 
transparent  Lux  diamonds  there 
can  be  no  alkali!  Miles  of  tub  silks 
kept  from  yellowing!  Thousands 


upon  thousands  of  woolens 
saved  from  shrinking!  In  such 
ways  Lux  has  piled  up  its  savings 
to  American  women. 

Today  women  who  first  tound 
Lux  perfect  for  fabrics  know  that 
it  keeps  hands  safe  from  the 
"dishpan  look".  No  longer  does 
dishwashing  make  their  hands 
red  and  rough.  And  one  tea- 
spoonful  does  the  dishes  for  the 
family. 

Difi"erent  —  diamond  -  precious 
—  modern  washing  magic. 

In  every  country  of  the  world 
Lux  is  sold  only  in  the  familiar  Lux 
boxes  —  never  in  any  other  form. 
Lever  Bros.  Co., Cambridge.Mass. 


If  it's 


safe 
in  water 
it's  sate  in  Lux 


Vo  1  u  m  e  XXXI 


The  Tiational  (juide  to  SMotion  'Pictures 


Number  Three 


PHOTOPLAY 


February,  1927 


Speaking  of  Pictures 


By  James  R.  Quirk 


THE  BIG  PARADE"  was  standing  them  up  in 
London.  The  crowds  stretched  in  Hnesdown  the 
street.  This  was  their  answer  to  the  critics  who 
[  anned  it  unmercifully,  denouncing  it  as  vaingloriously 
American. 

Inside,  a  loud  mouthed  individual  arose  to  his  feet  and 
cried:  "Who  won  the  ruddy  war — America?" 

And  a  cheerful  cockney  voice  replied :  "  Naow,  matey, 
Mamwoyselle  from  Armentaire." 

THE  BETTER  'OLE"  shows  on  Broadway,  and 
the  li\es  and  loves  aad  antics  of  the  happy-go- 
lucky  Tommy  Atkins  is  one  of  the  most  popular  laugh 
producers  of  the  year. 

Not  one  New  York  reviewer  thought  the  less  of  it, 
or  even  called  attention  to  the  fact  that  it  was  a  tale 
of  the  lives  and  loves  and  antics  of  the  happy-go-lucky, 
fighting  Tommy  Atkins. 

LUBITCH'S  best  picture,  "Du  Barry,"  was  im- 
ported just  after  the  close  of  the  war.  Passing 
through  Ellis  Island  it  acquired  the  caloric  title  of 
"Passion"  and  any  lingering  hatred  of  Germany  was 
forgotten  in  the  rush  to  the  box  offices.  "Variety," 
Herr  Dupont's  picture,  will  gross  half  a  million  dollars 
here,  and  Murnau's  "The  Last  Laugh"  captured 
Broadway  and  was  proclaimed  high  art. 

npHAT'S  just  about  how  much  the  average  American 
■*-  picture  goer  cares  who  makes  the  pictures  or  what 
nationality  is  heroized  so  long  as  they  are  entertained. 
For  a  few  months  some  of  our  hundred  per  cent 
American  producers — strangely  enough  they  were  not 
tlie  most  prosperous  ones — screamed  "Foreign  In- 
vasion, "  but  the  wise  Mr.  Zukor  and  others  merely  sent 
men  to  Europe  with  instructions  to  hire  the  directors 
and  stars  who  have  accomplished  anything,  and  ship 
them  out  to  Hollywood. 

'Y'ET  in  England  there  has  been  an  awful  hullabaloo. 
■^  Their  producers  were  crying  baby  and  demanding 
that  the  government  do  something  about  it.  American 
films  are  showing  in  their  theaters  about  seventy  per 
cent  of  the  time,  and  it  is  not  long  since  that  a  member 
of  the  House  of  Lords  publicly  viewed  with  alarm  the 
domination  of  our  pictures  in  their  colonies  and  the 
disastrous  effects  on  British  trade. 

The  screen,  he  said,  had  influenced  the  style  ideas  of 


Asiatic  countries  so  completely  that  English  manu- 
facturers of  clothes  and  shoes  were  forced  to  change 
their  products  to  suit  the  Americanized  Orientals. 

>y'ET  the  good  folks  of  England  go  right  along  patron- 

-'-  izing  our   films   because   they  like   them,   and   the 

theater  |owners  of  the  British  Isles  go  right  on  buying 

our  pictures  because  they  must  please  their  audiences. 

GERMANY,  where  the  trade  influence  of  the  movie 
has  always  been  recognized,  has  put  in  the  "kontin- 
gent"  system  to  protect  their  picture  industry.  One 
picture  must  be  produced  in  Germany  for  every  Ameri- 
can picture  released  there,  and  the  German  market 
is  so  profitable  that  the  system  is  working,  after  a 
manner. 

Italy  and  France  are  equally  disturbed  and  con- 
cerned, but  seem  to  be  so  far  behind  in  production 
facilities  and  accomplishment  that  they  content  them- 
selves with  making  it  as  difficult  as  possible  for  the 
invading  celluloids. 

T  CANNOT  believe  that  the  English  exhibitor  is 
tremendously  upset  over  the  situation,  nor  that  his 
patron  feels  any  tremendous  interest  in  whether  the 
film  that  entertains  him  is  American,  German  or 
English,  so  long  as  he  spends  a  pleasant  evening.  For, 
after  all,  population  is  almost  all  audience  today,  and 
it  is  a  trade  problem  rather  than  a  nationalistic  dispute. 
On  this  side  the  nativity  of  a  picture  is  of  even  less 
importance  to  the  audience  that  pours  into  theaters  at 
the  rate  of  ninety  millions  a  week.  But  our  audience 
would  be  more  vitally  interested  than  it  knows  if  this 
silly  controversy  were  carried  to  extremes.  For  if  all 
foreign  sales  were  cut  off  it  would  mean  the  amputation 
of  the  profits  of  all  American  motion  picture  companies, 
with  the  result  that  we  would  see  poorer  pictures  at  the 
same  or  higher  prices. 

MORE  volumes  of  Shakespeare,  Scott,  and  Dickens 
are  sold  here  than  of  Washington  Irving,  Fenimore 
Cooper,  and  Hawthorne,  and  if  there  is  any  national 
prejudice  against  English  theatrical  productions  we 
haven't  noticed  it.  British  productions  must  stand  on 
their  own  merits  just  as  every  picture  produced  here 
must  stand  on  its  merit  in  England,  Canada,  and 
Australia.  [  contixued  on  p.\ge  72  ] 

87 


bw  to  Hold 


An  ama2;ing  article  which 
age  nor  birthdays  wither  the 


Anna  Q.  Nilsson 
—  after  sLxteen 
years  in  films 
and  a  life-time 
of  hard  work, 
she's  still  a 
young  woman. 
An  unretouched 
photograph 


Fannie  Ward  - 
over  forty  years 
on  the  stage  and 
always  the  flap- 
per. Her  spirit 
is  as  young  and 
carefree  as  her 
unwrinkled  face 


^HERE  is  no  such  thing  as  grow- 

ing  old  gracefully.  There  is  only 
growing  old  ungracefully. 

The  woman  who  looks  young  and 
fcelsyoung,  hut  who  conceals  Iter  real 
age,  is  a  benefactress  to  humanity 
and  a  model  for  other  women. 

Never  celchralc  birthdays.  The 
mere  passing  of  Timecannot  age  you. 

When  you  reach  thirty,  thirty-five 
or  forty,  don't  slump  into  middle  age. 
Don't  e.ycusc  yourself  by  saying  that 
it  is  God's  will  that  you  should  look 
or  feel  old.  It  is  God's  will  that, 
with  the  help  of  science  and  common 
sense,  you  should  remain  young  in 
appearance  and  feelings  as  long  as 
possible. 

Old  age  is  not  a  disease.  It  is 
disease.     .4  nd  all  wrong. 


These  are  the  precepts  of  Dr. 
Eugene  Lyman  Fisk,  medical  di- 
rector of  the  Life  E.\tension  Insti- 
tute. Paste  them  on  the  mirror  of 
your  dressing  table.  And  remember 


Blanche  Sweet,  without  lights  or 
make-up.     As  young  as  ever 


that  they  are  not  the  dictates  of 
fashion,  fad  or  vanity,  but  sound 
scientific  guides  of  good  living. 

The  most  earnest  prayer  of  every 
modern  woman — or  man — is  "Let 
me  remain  young."  Women  are 
franker  and  more  candid  in  their 
desire  to  hold  to  their  youth  than 
men.  But,  for  economic  reasons, 
the  feeling  is  even  deeper  in  men. 
Science  is  doing  everything  in  its 
power  to  answer  the  prayer  for  a 
longer  life,  a  happier  life  and  a 
wider  span  of  }'outh. 

In  the  first  place,  you  must  get  it 
out  of  your  mind  that  there  is  any- 
thing silly,  vain  or  frivolous  in  the 
desire  to  hold  onto  youth.  This 
feeling  is  the  driving  force  of  life. 
Speaking  as  a  physician  and  a 
scientist.  Dr.  Fisk  believes  that  the 
modern  woman's  desire  for  youth 
is  a  beneficial  thing  for  the  race.  - 
The  woman  of  forty,  actively  en- 


28 


Your  Youth 


By 
Agnes  Smith 


proves  that  years  cannot 
woman  with  common  sense 


Mae  Murray  has 

been  starring 

since  1908 


**I  insist    that    my    friends   be    opti- 
mists," says  Mary,  the  eternal  child 


gaged  in  a  business  or  profession,  who 
looks  as  young  as  her  daughter,  is  a  far 
more  heartening  sight  in  the  eyes  of  a 
scientist  than  the  woman  of  forty  who 
has  gone  into  black  silk,  spectacles  and  a 
bonnet. 

For  the  scientist  knows  that  the 
woman  of  forty  who  looks  young  is  go- 
ing to  be  more  vigilant  in  guarding  her 
health  than  the  bonneted  lady  who  be- ' 
lieves  that  rheumatism  is  an  invention 
of  a  spiteful  Providence. 

Has  this  craze  for  youth  among 
women  had  any  real  results?  Dr.  Fisk 
says  that  it  has.  In  the  past  fifteen  years, 
women  have  added  seven  years  to  their 


Gilda  Gray  has  passed 
her  thirtieth  birth- 
day, but  she  is  as  lithe 
and  graceful  as  her  cat 


Alice  Joyce — a  wage- 
earner  since  childhood 
— but  not  a  line  on  her 
face,  not  an  excess 
pound 


average  span  of  life.  And  this  in  spite  of 
a  discouraging  start.  During  the  years 
of  1910  to  1920,  the  modern  woman  lost 
out.  For  the  first  time,  there  were  more 
deaths  among  women  than  men,  be- 
tween the  ages  of  fifteen  and  thirty-two. 
The  influenza  epidemic  added  to  the 
death-rate.  But  Dr.  Fisk  also  thinks 
that,  after  centuries  of  protection,  sud- 
den freedom  found  the  modern  girl  un- 
prepared and  uneducated  in  looking 
after  herself. 

But  the  modern  girl  has  learned  her 
lesson  and  learned  it  well.  Not  only 
has  the  girl  learned  to  hold  onto  her 
youth,  but  she  is  outdistancing  the  men. 
Dr.  Fisk  thinks  that  the  business  and 
professional  woman  stays  young  longer 
than  her  inactive  sister.  For  obvious 
economic  reasons  the  actress,  for  in- 
stance, simply  cannot  afford  to  be  sick 
or  to  grow  old. 

In  order  to  attack  this  problem  of 
holding  on  to  youth  in  a  scientific  way, 
we  must  first  find  out  the  physical  and 
mental  causes  of  old  age.  Dr.  Fisk 
enumerates  them  as  follows: 

Heredity,  which  in  some  individuals 
definitely  limits  the  life  span.  Infection 
— acute  or  chronic,  by  bacteria  or  para- 
sites. Poisons,  from  within  or  without. 
Food  Deficiency:  general,  as  a  lack  of 
sufficient  food;  or  specific,  as  in  a  lack  of 
some  particular  food  substance,  such  as 
vitamines.  Food  Excess:  general,  as  in 
over-eating;  specific,  as  in  e.xcessive 
consumption  of  meat,  sugar,   starches. 

Air  Deficiencies  or  Defects:  Excess 
humidity;  lack  of  motion;  temperature 
changes.  Hormone  Deficiency  or  a  lack 
of  some  substance  or  group  of  substances 
in  the  glands.      (  conti.nued  on  pace  i  i6  1 

29 


hen /6>5^  Was  Big 


By  Frederick  James  Smith 


Here  Is  the  Most  Human  Diary 
of  a  Screen  Star  Ever  Published 


RICHARD  DIX  has  just 
been  given  a  new  film 
contract  by  Famous 
Players.  It  provides 
him  with  a  weekly  salary  of 
$4,000.  Today  Di.x  is  one  of  the 
three  or  four  leading  male  stars 
of  the  screen.  He  is  known  and 
idolized  throughout  the  globe. 
He  has  arrived. 

Back  of  Dix's  popularity  lies  a 
very  human  story.    Di.x  literally 
has  fought  his  way  to  the  top. 
Not  a  single  step  of  the  path  was 
made  easy  by  luck.     This  re- 
markable story  is  best  told  in 
four  little  books  hid- 
den in  one  of  Di.x's 
trunks.  These  books 
are  the  diaries  kept 
while  he  was  strug- 
gling to  succeed. 

It  is  the  privilege 
of  Photopl.^y  to 
present  extracts 
from  these  diaries. 
The  diaries  have 
never  been  opened 
to  the  public  before. 
You  will  not  see 
them  quoted  again. 

In  order  to  get 
accurately  the  full 
drama  of  these  quo- 
tations it  is  neces- 
sary to  present  a 
brief  summary  of 
Dix's  career.     He 
%vas  born  in  St.  Paul,  Min- 
nesota.    He  attended  the 
schools  of  St.  Paul  and  Jlin- 
neapolis,  and  then  startled 
his  family  by  saying  he 
wanted  to  go  on  the  stage. 

Dix  attended  a  dramatic 
school.  E.  H.  Sothern 
came  to  town.  Dix  man- 
aged to  get  a  hearing  from 
Sothern,  recited  a  bit  of 
"Richelieu,"  and  was  of- 
fered S18  to  play  small 
parts.  Richard  didn't  have 
the  courage  to  leave  his 
family  then,  but  Sothern's 
interest  gave  him  courage. 
He  won  a  place  in  a  St.  Paul 
stock  company. 

It  was  while  Dix  was 
playing  in  stock  in  Pitts- 
burgh, Pa.,  that  the  diary, 

from  which  the  following  extracts  are  taken,  was  started.  Mary 
Hall  was  the  star  of  the  company,  while  her  husband,  Frederick 
Esmelton,  was  the  director,  besides  playing  the  heavy  roles. 
Charles  Meredith  w-as  a  member  of  the  organization.  The 
Fatty  referred  to  in  the  various  extracts  will  remain  nameless. 
He  was  a  minor  member  of  the  company.    When  the  world  war 

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FROM  DIX^S  DIARY 

A  little  word  to  you,  Dix.  I'm  young,  but  for 
my  age  I've  got  a  good  chance  and  I'm  gomg  to 
work  and  win. 

Have  eaten  one  ten  cent  meal  today,  coffee  and 
doughnuts  to  keep  me  alive. 

Banked  $15  today.  Starting  first  account.  Have 
$17  all  together. 

Still  sick  from  the  effect  of  that  strong  cigar. 
Played  pool.     50  cents.     I'm  through  with  pool. 
Costs  too  much. 

Fat  and  I  told  about  our  ideals 
in  women.    Tried  to  figure  out 
mine  but  too  sleepy. 


Left,  Richard  Dix  at  the  time 
he  started  his  remarkable 
diary,  when  he  was  playing 
sinall  roles  in  a  Pittsburgh 
stock  company 


Below,  Richard  as  a  boy  in 
St.  Paul,  Minn. 


came  he  enlisted.  Dix  met  him 
once  on  Broadway  afterwards. 
Then  Fat  went  across.  At  Cha- 
teau Thierry  he  was  reported 
missing.  He  has  never  been 
heard  from  since. 
Here  is  the  diary: 
I  talked  a  guy  down  and  got 
four  shirts  for  S3. 50.  \Vrote  to 
ma  and  the  folks. 

Paid  room  rent  S3. 50.  Bought 
trunk  S4.25. 

Rehearsed — took  a  walk. 
Went  to  a  movie.  Certainly  like 
Maurice  Costello. 

Heard  from  Bruce  McRae 
about  Actor's  Equity.  It's  a 
new  association  and  I'm  going  to 
join. 

Going  to  have  my  striped  suit 
altered. 

A  little  word  to  you,  Dix,  I'm 
young  but  for  my  age  I've  got  a 
good  chance  and  I'm  going  to 
work  and  win.  I  wouldn't  want 
to  be  any  older  or  younger.  I'm 
satisfied. 

Went  to  hear  Billj'  Sunday. 
Couldn't  get  within  a  block  of 
the  place. 

Got  a  6  by  6  picture  of  myself 
in  the  Sunday  Post.  My 
first  picture  since  I  went 
on  the  stage.  I  bought 
ten  for  ma  and  me. 

Going  to  read  for  a  while 
and  go  to  bed.  P.  S. — 
You  must  start  to  save 
money.  Believe  me, 
you're  going  to  from  now 
on. 

Tailoring  bills,  etc.  I 
am  broke.  Maybe,  I'll 
save  money  now. 

Worried  a  lot.  Afraid  I 
can't  get  away  with  this 
part.  (The  role  was  in 
"The  Light  from  St.  .Ag- 
nes''.) 

To  movies.  Saw  Edwin 
August  in  "The  Lion's 
Pit." 

Bought  two  newspapers 
with  notices,  one  for  ma 
and  one  for  me.  Could 
not  afford  more. 

Bawled  out.     Guess  I  am  rotten. 

Got  up  at  9:15.  I  am  going  to  work  now.  I  know  in  the 
future  I  am  going  to  laugh  at  this,  but  now,  My  God,  I  am 
worried. 

Lost  fif  tv  cents  in  a  pool  eame.  Will  have  to  borrow  from  Fatty. 


Money 


Paid  Fat  the  25  cents  I  owe  him. 

Saw  suit  of  clothes  for  S5.50  and 
may  buy  it. 

Got  no  newspaper  notices  what- 
ever.   Guess  I  am  rotten. 

Got  up,  ate,  went  over  to  Ohio 
Street  and  bought  that  suit  of 
clothes  for  $5.50.  I  don't  know 
how  good  it  will  be,  but  it  is  a 
cinch  I  can't  be  beaten  out  of 
much. 

I  must  change  my  character. 

Have  eaten  one  ten-cent  meal 
today,  coffee  and  doughnuts  to 
keep  me  alive. 

Bought  two  books  and  am  go- 
ing to  improve  my  mind. 

Bought  four-dollar  meal  ticket 
and  it  should  last  me  a  week. 

At  the  show  tonight  I  was  the 
cripple  and  ran  off  too  soon. 
Everyone  was  sore,  so  I  have  the 
blues. 

I  am  damned  blue  because 
someone  says  I  may  be  fired. 

Saw  Esmelton.  Had  a  long 
talk.  Says  I  have  a  future.  Am  a 
member  of  Actor's  Equity.  Got 
my  card. 

Have  spent  five  cents  in  three 
days.  Now  I  am  saving.  Name 
was  in  The  Diamatic  Mirror. 
First  time,  as  a  member  of  Actor's 
Equity.     Hurrah! 

Banked  S15  today.  Starting 
first  account.  Have  SI  7  alto- 
gether. 

Mary  Hall  told  me  that  I  had  a 
great  future  ahead  of  me,  if  I 
worked.     Great! 

A  word,  Dix,  Miss  Hall  has 
complimented  you  so  much,  aren't 
you  going  to  win.  Work,  work, 
work! 

Still  sick  from  the  effect  of  that 
strong  cigar. 

Banked  SIO  today.  That 
makes  S27. 

Fat  and  I  just  had  a  porterhouse  steak.    Big  feed — 50  cents. 

I  am  a  rotten  actor.     Too  impetuous. 

Played  pool.  50  cents.  I'm  through  with  pool.  Costs  too 
much. 

Banked  S8.     Paid  Fat  S2.     Had  82  left  on  me. 

I'm  going  to  make  the  supreme  effort  to  improve  my  mind 
and  manner.    Reading.    That's  it.    Good  literature. 

I  went  to  a  spiritualistic  medium.  Rotten.  (The  medium 
told  Dix  that  his  brother  was  either  dead  or  dying.  Note  the 
future  developments  of  this.) 

Saw  Forbes  Robertson  as  Hamlel.    Gee,  what  an  actor. 

Mr.  McCoy  says  that  I  might  be  made  heavy  man  of  the 
company.     Almost  fainted. 

Fat  and  I  told  about  our  ideals  in  women.  Tried  to  figure 
out  mine,  but  too  sleepy.    Went  to  bed. 

Smoking  again.     Cut  it  out,  Dix. 

Rehearsed.  I  am  rotten.  They  excused,  saying,  "But  he  is 
young."    Won't  do.    Go  to  work.    Read  good  literature. 


Richard  Dix 
Players.  His 
for  $4,000  a  vvi 


has  just  had  his  old  contract  torn  up  by  Famous 
employers  have  given  him  a  brand  new  one,  calling 
eek.   But  read  here  of  the  old  days,  when  a  half  dollar 
was  a  big  event  in  Richard's  life 


I  smoked,  but  now  I  am  through  with  the  weed  forever.  I  am 
still  sick  from  it.    Have  read  the  Bible  and  am  all  cleaned  up. 

I  am  studying  the  Bible,  Shakespeare  and  American  litera- 
ture.    Atta  boy,  Dix. 

Fat  paid  me  fifty  cents  he  owed  me. 

Fat  is  getting  as  independent  as  hell.  Says  he  will  never  bor- 
row from  me  again.     I  dunned  him  for  the  S5.50. 

I  might  possibly  be  made  second  man  in  the  company. 
Hopes. 

If  I  ever  get  to  be  anything  I  am  going  to  be  like  our  leading 
man.     He  has  a  good  word  for  everybody. 

I  am  homesick  and  hard  up.  I  will  not  touch  what  I  have  in 
the  bank. 

Dotty  and  I  had  egg  phosphate  and  then  went  up  to  her  room 
and  talked  spiritualism. 

I've  tried  to  break  off  cigarettes  three  times  and  they  have 
got  me.     By  God,  I'll  quit — I'm  man  enough. 

Bought  a  light  overcoat  at  $11 .50.       [  continued  on  page  102  ] 

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THE  conventional  thing  lo  say  is,  "  Yes.  we 
are  going  to  be  married  and  I  am  the  hap- 
piest man  in  the  world." 
But  the  brave  thing  to  say  is,  "No,  we 
are  ;/('/  going  to  be  married.  Nevertheless,  she  is 
the  most  mar\'elous  person  in  the  world." 

Since  John  Gilbert  cannot  say  the  conventional 
thing,  he  gets  up  his  courage  and  says  the  brave 
thing. 

.\  great  many  stories  have  been  broadcast  con- 
cerning the  romance  of  Greta  Garbo  and  John 
Gilbert.  The  scenario,  according  to  Hollywood's 
most  reliable  gossips,  runs  something  like  this: 

John  met  the  beautiful  Scandinavian  and  im- 
mediately started  an  impetuous  courtship.  He 
made  no  secret  of  his  devotion  for  the  lovely 
Greta.  He  accompanied  her  to  all  the  parties. 
He  lunched  with  her  and  dined  with  her.  He 
worked  with  her  in  a  picture  called  "Flesh  and 
the  Devil."  He  proclaimed  his  intention  of  mar- 
rying her. 

.^  for  Greta,  she  seemed  to  enjoy  the  rush. 
.\nd  then,  when  ever>one  was  all  set  for  another 
Hollywood  wedding,  Greta  walked  out.  There 
was  no  quarrel,  no  scene,  no  hard  feelings.  Greta 
simply  announced,  in  cool  but  bad  English,  that 
she  had  no  intention  of  marr>'ing  at  all. 

But  John  Gilbert  sticks  to  his  sto^\^  She  is  a 
wonderful  woman.  .\  delightful  woman.  .\nd 
the  most  fascinating  actress  in  pictures. 

.\s  the  Pig  Woman  remarked  to  Senator  Simp- 
son, on  the  occasion  of  another  defeat,  "Can  you 
beat  it?" 

Greta  must  be  wonderful.  .\ny  girl  who  can 
inspire  a  rush  of  adjectives  to  the  lips  of  a  gentle- 
man she  has  gently  thrust  from  her  life  must  have 
extraordinar>'  qualities.  When  a  lady  suddenly 
calls  a  halt  to  a  "rush,"  the  break  usually  leaves 
the  gentleman  cold  and  disillusioned — and  some- 
times cruel. 

But,  even  in  the  face  of  Greta's  apparent  fickle- 
ness, John  Gilbert  can  describe  her  so  glowingly 
that  you  want  to  take  the  first  train  for  California. 

"She  is,"  says  Mr.  Gilbert,  "a  mountain  of  a 
girl.  She  is  like  a  statue.  There  is  something 
eternal  about  her.  Not  only  did  she  baffle  me, 
but  she  has  baffled  ever>'one  at  the  studio. 

"And  dangerous,  too.    M'hen  she  comes  into  a 

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^TIXp  Speaks  a 


John  Gilbert  loved  and 
lost  the  beautiful  Greta— 


The  romance  of  John  and  Greta  got  a  whirlwind  start  in 
"Flesh  and  the  Devir* 


Gallant  Loser 


But  l.\e  still  insists  that 
she  is  a  wonderful  girl 

By  Agnes  Smith 


"No  one  understands  Greta  Garbo  except  Stiller.     I  was 
never  Stiller' s  real  rival  with  her" 


room,  every  man  slops  lo  look  at  her.  And  every 
woman,  which  is  more  remarkable.  She  is  ca- 
pable of  doing  a  lot  of  damage — unconsciously,  of 
course.  Upsetting  thrones,  breaking  up  friend- 
ships, wrecking  homes — that  sort  of  thing. 

"At  the  studio,  no  one  understands  her,  no  one 
really  knows  what  she  wants.  They  say  she's 
temperamental.  But  she  doesn't  make  scenes; 
she  simply  walks  away  and  hides,  for  days  and 
weeks  at  a  time. 

"It  is  almost  impossible  to  do  business  with 
her.  The  oflicials  were  tr\'ing  to  get  her  to  play  a 
certain  role.  They  argued  with  her  for  three 
hours,  until  they  w'cre  congratulating  themselves 
that  she  was  finally  convinced.  But  at  the  end  of 
all  the  talk,  she  merely  said,  'I  tink  I  go  home.' 
And  walked  out. 

"  That's  her  final  word  on  everything.  '  I  tink  I 
go  home.'  She  does.  Once  she  had  been  missing 
for  days  and  I  went  to  see  her.  Her  maid  told  me 
that  she  had  gone  to  the  beach.  I  jumped  in  my 
car  and  motored  for  miles — way  out  beyond 
Santa  Monica. 

"  I  found  her  at  last.  She  was  all  alone  and  just 
coming  out  of  the  surf.  She  didn't  see  me,  so  I 
watched  her  to  see  what  she  would  do.  She 
stood  on  the  beach,  all  by  herself,  and  just  looked 
out  at  the  ocean.  And  she  remained  so,  without 
moving,  for  fifteen  minutes. 

"And  that's  when  she's  really  happy — standing 
alone  watching  the  ocean.  There  isn't  another 
girl  in  Holl}'wood — or  in  this  countr\ — capable  of 
such  complete  repose. 

"  Greta  has  no  idea  of  the  conventional  courte- 
sies of  the  studio.  A  certain  director  once  wanted 
her  to  play  in  his  picture.  Greta  met  him,  in  the 
lobby  of  her  hotel,  quite  casually.  But  he  im- 
mediately cornered  her  and  argued,  interminably, 
like  a  self-winding  phonograph,  as  to  just  why  it 
was  to  her  advantage  to  work  under  his  direction. 

".\fter  all  his  talk,  she  turned  to  him  coldly  and 
said,  'But  I  do  not  wish  to  work  for  you.'  Nat- 
urally, he  was  horribly  insulted,  .\fter  he  walked 
off,  I  told  her  that  she  really  ought  not  to  speak  so 
bluntly.  'But,'  she  insisted,  'I  do  110/  wish  to 
work  for  him.' 

"Greta  is  that  way.  There's  no  convincing 
her  of  anything.  1  continued  on  page  120  ] 

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|OUG  and  Mary  haven't  put  unnecessan'  burdens  on  their  married 
life.  They  don't  make  their  hours  together  a  dumping  ground  for 
every  inharmony  and  discord  of  the  day.  That,  fundamentally,  is 
the  basis  of  success  in  their  marriage,  says  Adela  Rogers  St.  Johns., 


■% 


Adda  Rogers  St.  Johns  Story  of 

he  Married  Life  of 

Doug  and  Mary 


THE  most  successful  famous  marriage  the  world  has  ever  known  is  that 
of  Douglas  Fairbanks  and  Mary  Pickford. 
It  comes  as  near  being  perfect  as  any  human  relationship  I  have  ever 
encountered  in  this  imperfect  universe. 

To  go  into  their  home  and  see  them  together  is  one  of  those  things  that 
gives  vou  back  your  lost  dreams,  your  riddled  faith  in  romance  and  the 
beautiful. 

They  are  living  a  great  love-poem  in  the  practical,  difficult,  much-discussed 
relation  of  modern  marriage. 

What  is  the  answer? 

How  do  they  do  it? 

In  this  day  of  light  marriages,  of  disrespect  for  marriage,  in  this  time  when 
the  very  foundations  of  the  institution  of  marriage  seem  trembling,  as  the 
recorded  increasing  percentage  of  failures  proves — what  is  the  secret  of  this 
amazing  marriage? 

Is  there  a  formula;  are  there  rules  and  precepts 
that  can  be  passed  on  to  others? 

Not  quite  that. 

And  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fairbanks  themselves  do  not 
like  to  discuss  it.  They  have  a  great  sense  of  its 
sacredness.  And  I  think,  too,  they  are  just  a  little 
bit  superstitious  about  it,  as  the  ancients  went 
softly  in  great  happiness,  for  fear  of  making  the 
gods  jealous. 

But  after  making  a  careful  study  of  the  married 
love  story  of  Doug  and  Mary,  after  talking  with 
those  who  know  them  best  and  with  those  who  have 
had  only  brief  glimpses  within  the  happy  portals  of 
Pickfair,  I  think  I  can  tell  you  a  great  deal  about  it. 

Mary  and  Doug  have  not  been  afraid  to  regard 
their  marriage  as  a  sacrament. 

They  have  not  put  too  heavy  burdens  upon  it. 

They  have  constructively  and  earnestly  tried  to 
make  it  a  success,  putting  even  more  love  and 
thought  and  endeavor  into  it  than  into  their  work. 

They  have  regarded  it  as  their  crown  of  happi- 
ness and  they  have  used  the  wisdom  and  the  experi- 
ence of  their  whole  lives  to  keep  it  bright. 

I  do  not  wish  to  wa.K  sentimental.  I  will  not  wax- 
sentimental.  But  there  is  something  about  Mary 
Pickford  as  a  wife  that  is  too  lovely  for  mere  words 
to  express. 

D.  W.  Griffith  once  said,  "I  never  saw  any 
human  being  approach  wifehood  with  the  sacred 
trust  that  Mary  Pickford  has.  It  was  like  a  bright 
aura  around  her.  She  was  like  a  madonna — she 
always  will  be  like  a  madonna." 

I  like  to  think  that  what  Charlie  Chaplin,  who  is 
their  best  friend,  says  about  them  is  true.  It  is 
something  like  this:  "  Mary  is  the  eternal  madonna 
— the  eternal  mother  of  the  world.  She  was  born 
like  that.  She  was  like  that  when  she  was  born — 
when  she  was  a  child.  Douglas  is  eternal  youth. 
There  is  a  great  deal  of  Peter  Pan,  even  now,  in 
Douglas.  He  will  never  grow  old.  What  more 
natural  than  that  eternal  motherhood  and  eternal 
youth  should  make  a  perfect  mating?  If  you  wiU 
read  the  story  of  Peter  Pan  and  Wendy,  you  will 
know  a  great  deal  more  about  Mary  and  Doug  than 
you  do  now." 

I  Hke  that  tremendously — don't  you?  It  is  ex- 
actly the  concept  that        [  coxtixued  ox  page  134 ) 


V/hen   Mary  V/ouldn't 
Dance  W ith  a  Prince 

Prince  George,  son  of  the  King  of  England, 
asked  Mrs.  Fairbanks  to  dance  with  him. 

Mary  blushed  and  said,  "I  thank  your  High- 
ness, but  I  don't  dance." 

The  prince  was  amazed. 

"Well,"  added  Mary,  "I  do  and  I  don't." 

His  Highness  was  more  puzzled  than  ever. 

"You  see,"  continued  Mrs.  Fairbanks,  "I  have 
never  danced  with  anyone  but  my  husband." 


"Marriage  should  be  you  and  your  wife — and  the  rest  of 

the  world  outside,"  Doug  has  said  of  matrimony.     Doug 

and   Mary   have   proven    the    supreme    wisdom    of    this 

philosophy 

ss 


lllus  t  rated  by 
May  Allison 

and 
Charles  Ray 


Id^time  Courtim 


25  Years  ago 


The  start  of  a  heavi,'  court- 
ship. Twenty-five  years  ago. 
when  a  feller  began  flinging 
nickels  around  the  ice  cream 
parlor,  it  wac  a  sure  sign  that 
he  was  "keeping  company'' 
in  real  earnest.  And  when  he 
boldly  ordered  a  "vanilly  soda 
with  two  straws,  please."  it 
was  just  as  good  as  a  decla- 
ration of  love 


The  neighbors  had  something  to  gossip 
about  when  the  feller  hired  a  rig  from  the 
livery  stable  and  took  the  girl  for  a  buggy 
ride.  And  maybe  you  think  he  didn't  ask 
for  a  horse  who  would  stand  along  the  road 
without  hitching! 


The  wedding  photo — teamed  up  for  life. 
Of  course,  he'll  discover  that  those  golden 
puffs  are  only  held  on  with  a  hair-pin.  And 
she'll  learn  that  he's  making  only  $17  a 
week.  But  despite  that  they'll  live  happily 
ever  afterwards 


J 


and  a  Red  Hot  Date 


Photos  by  Stagg 

Settings  by 
William  Fox  Studios 


and  Today 


Today,  the  fun  starts  at  sixty 
miles  an  hour'  He  met  her 
only  five  minutes  ago  and  he 
doesn't  even  know  her  last 
name,  but  it  Is  beginning  to 
dawn  on  him  that  the  strug- 
gle is  hopeless.  She's  a 
blonde  and  he's  a  gentleman 
and  the  cards  have  been 
stacked  against  him  from 
the  very  start 


They  celebrate  their  first  wedding  anniver- 
sary at  the  court-house  where  a  big-hearted 
judge  tells  them  that  they  are  free  to  go  out 
and  make  more  mistakes.  They  part  the 
best  of  friends,  to  live  happily  ever  after- 
wards— but  not  together 


Everything  is  hots^'^-totsy  when  he  learns 
that  the  little  girl  totes  her  own  firewater. 
But  the  first  cloud  looms  over  the  romance 
when  he  begins  to  wonder  if  he'll  have 
enough  money,  after  paying  the  couvert 
charge,  to  buy  a  marriage  license 


37 


"Qoes  Rudy  Speak 


By  Frederick  James  Smith 


Natacha  Rambova,  in  an  unusual  camera  study  suggesting  the  psychic. 
Miss  Rambova  recently  returned  from  Paris  and  announced  a  series  of 
spirit  messages  from  Valentino 


WHEN  Xatacha  Rambova.  the  former  wife  of  Ru- 
dolph \"alentino,  arrived  in  America  recently  she 
won  a  place  on  the  front  pages  of  the  newspapers  of 
the  countni-  by  declaring  that  she  had  been  and  was 
receiving  spirit  messages  from  the  famous  film  star. 

Most  of  the  nation's  newspapers  dismissed  the  statement 
lightly.  But,  among  Rudolph  Valentino's  intimate  friends, 
the  statement  aroused  much  comment.  It  is  a  matter  of  record 
that  both  Rudolph  and  Xatacha  were  interested  in  the  psychic 
during  their  marriage.  S.  George  Oman.  Valentino's  manager, 
refers  to  the  fact  in  his  book,  "  Valentino  as  I  Knew  Him '': 
"I  had  observed  that  both  Rudy  and  Xatacha  were  inter- 

S8 


(PHOTOPLA  YiL'ishesto  makedear 
its  position  in  prescnliiig  the  so-called 
spirit  messages  of  Rudolph  Valeutiiw. 
These  messages  are  presented  as  a 
matter  of  ncu-s.  The  many  questions 
of  spiritualism,  theosophy  and  rein- 
carnation cannot  be  discussed  here. 
It  must  be  noted,  however,  that  many 
scientists  and  men  ofn'orld  wide  prom- 
inence, including  Sir  Arthur  Conan 
Doyle.  William  James  and  others, 
believe  in  the  possibility  of  receiving 
authentic  spirit  messages. 

On  the  other  hand  Houdini,  who 
davtal  his  life  to  exposing  spiritual- 
istic fakes  and  who  died  recently, 
never  has  communicated  with  his  wife, 
although  a  scries  of  signals  had  been 
arranged.  Other  spiritualists  have 
claimed  to  receive  communication 
from  Houdini  but  they  fail  to  reveal  the 
secret  code  the  magician  had  given  his 
wife). 


ested  in  something  supernatural,"  he 
writes.  "Just  what  it  was  I  did  not 
know.  Afterwards  it  turned  out  to 
be  automatic  writing  and  a  form  of 
the  psychic.  Before  making  any 
move,  they  considted  this  power." 

iliss  Rambova  e.\plains  that  the 
so-called  messages  from  \'alentino 
came  to  her  with  the  aid  of  George 
B.  Wehner,  a  trance  medium.  These 
messages  began  to  come  three  days 
after  Rudy's  death,  she  says,  while 
she  was  in  South  Europe,  completing 
the  work  of  illustrating  a  special 
edition. 

Photoplay  submitted  a  set  ol 
questions  to  Miss  Rambova.  These, 
with  Jliss  Rambova's  answers,  are 
presented  in  this  article.  She  ex- 
plains that  they  are  summarized 
from  a  series  of  messages,  which  will 
appear  in  their  complete  form  in  a 
book  Miss  Rambova  is  now  complet- 
ing. This  book,  at  present  titled 
"Rudolph  Valentino  Intime,"  will 
consist  of  two  parts.  The  first  will  be 
devoted  to  Miss  Rambova's  persona] 
recollections  of  Rudy,  presenting 
hitherto  untold  stories  of  the  actor  in 
the  Hollywood  days  when  he  was 
stri\ing  for  success.  The  second  por- 
tion will  be  given  over  to  the  so- 
called  spirit  messages. 

Here  are  Photophy's  questions 
and  Miss  Rambova's  replies: 
Is  Valentino  happy.'' 

".\t  first  he  was  anything  from  happy.  That  was  imme- 
diately after  his  passing.  Three  days  after  his  passing  I  re- 
ceived his  first  message.  Incoherent  as  it  was,  it  showed  Rudy 
as  resentful  and  bitter  at  his  taking  at  the  height  of  his  career. 
The  spirit  of  his  mother  spoke,  too,  protesting  at  Rudy's  ter- 
rible unhappiness.  Then  the  tone  of  Rudy's  message  changed. 
Xot,  however,  until  after  his  final  burial  service  in  Hollywood. 
Concentrated  public  thought  had  held  him  earthbound.  The 
prolonged  cross-country  funeral  had  held  him  in  the  agonies  of 
the  s[)irit  in  passing. 

"  Rudy,  of  course,  saw  his  funeral.    He  was  torn  with  unhap- 


J 


From  the  Beyond? 

Natacha  Rambova  tells  of  the  Spirit  Messages  she  claims 
to  have  received  from  Valentino 


piness  as  New  York  mobs  fought  for 
a  view  of  his  body.  He  realized  his 
great  popularity  as  he  had  never 
realized  it  and  knew  what  he  had  lost 
b\'  being  taken.  To  him  it  was  won- 
derful but  cruel. 

"  He  w'as  lonely,  too.  He  could  not 
reach  his  friends.  He  could  not  touch 
I  heir  sorrow.  He  tried  to  talk  to 
them  but  they  could  not  hear. 

"Of  course,  he  felt  the  loss  of  adula- 
tion. Soon,  however,  the  interests  of 
the  astral  world  began  to  hold  him. 
Now  he  is  radiantly  happy,  an.xious 
to  begin  his  work  there." 

]Vln'»i  lias  he  mcli' 

"He  has  named  Wallie  Reid,  Bar- 
bara La  JMarr  and  little  Olive  Thomas. 
He  has  been  mo.^t  interested  in  meet- 
ing and  talking  with  Enrico  Caruso. 
Caruso,  of  course,  was  the  idol  of  all 
young  Italians.  When  Valentino  first 
came  to  America,  to  make  his  living 
as  best  he  could,  Caruso  was  at  the 
apex  of  his  operatic  career.  To  Rudy 
he  represented  all  success  and  all 
greatness.  You  can  imagine,  then, 
his  joy  at  meeting  the  great  tenor 
over  there.  Caruso  has  taken  Rudy 
to  the  opera  and  to  hear  astral  con- 
certs. Rudy,  too,  has  met  the  per- 
sonal friends  with  whom  we  used  to 
communicate  by  means  of  automatic 
writing." 

117/(1/  /lave  they  said? 

"They  have  e.xplained  the  astral 
world  to  him.  He  is  slowly  coming 
to  comprehend  the  sublime  qualities 
of  the  new  Ufa  about  him." 

Docs  Valentino  know  of  the  sorrow 
that  swept  the  world  at  his  death? 

"Naturally,  he  was  conscious  of 
the  world's  sorrow.  It  w^as  visible  all 
about  him.  It  tortured  him  in  those 
earthbound  days." 

Valentino  has  referred  to  the  opera 
and  the  spoken  drama  on  the  other  side. 
Ca  n  he  tell  more  vf  this? 

"  Opera  and  drama,  sublime  things 
of  radiating  tones,  moods  and  colors, 
he  says,  are  presented  in  massive 
theaters  built  of  thought-substance." 

Valentino  has  said  there  are  no 
viovics.     Why? 

"  Because  the  films  are  a  mechan- 
ical perversion  of  the  drama.  In  the  astral  world  there  is  noth- 
ing mechanical.  There  is  a  point  here  I  want  to  make  clear. 
All  inventions  are  created  first  in  the  astral  plane.  As  earth- 
people  perfect  themselves  and  achieve  the  point  where  they  can 
reach  across,  they  snatch  these  inventions  from  the  astral. 
Everything  earthly  is  a  materialization  of  something  conceived 
in  the  astral  plane.  Motion  pictures,  on  the  other  hand,  require 
mechanism  for  presentation.  Mechanism  is  material  and  con- 
sequently not  of  a  part  of  the  astral  scheme  of  things." 

What  earthly  successes  docs  Valentino  remember  now? 

"He  remembered  all,   at  first.     Rudy   wandered  the  film 
theaters  where  his  last  film  was  being  shown  to  sorrowing 


One  of  the  last  portraits  of  Rudolph  Valentino.    Natacha  Rambova,  his 

former  wife,  claims  to  be  in  receipt  of  a  number  of  spirit  messages  from 

Rudy  via  a  trance  medium 


audiences.  He  walked  his  old  haunts  on  Broadway,  particu- 
larly around  47th  street,  where  he  used  to  spend  many  hours  of 
his  old  penniless  dancing  days.  He  suffered  because  his  old 
friends  used  to  pass  him  by,  unknowing.  Yes,  he  tried  to  speak 
to  them,  without  avail.  He  shouted  'I  am  Rudolph  Valentino' 
but  they  did  not  hear.  It  was  hard  for  him  to  understand.  He 
was  just  as  alive,  but  in  a  different  vibration.  As  Rudy  has 
grown  in  astral  knowledge,  however,  these  earthly  recollections 
have  lost  their  appeal.  The  old  glamour  of  the  earth-people  is 
passing.    Our  world  is  growing  fainter." 

Has  Valentino  any  message  for  his  old  host  of  worshippers? 

"Yes.     He  has  a  message  for  (  co.xtinued  on  p.ige  104] 

39 


C~T7lviyTruth  About 


Ga:e  on  the 
giddy  knock- 
out your  corre- 
spondent wore 
in  "Twinkle- 
toes" 


Installment  Three  in  which  our  Heroine  Loses 
her  Bet  but  Actually  Gets  Some  Work 

By  Ruth  Waterbiiry 


TT/flSA'  my  editor  bet  me  five  hundred  dollars  that  I,  a 
•'V  member  of  the  Photoplay  editorial  stajf,  posing  as  an 
uiikiioK'n  extra  girl,  couldn't  break  into  the  movies,  I  accepted 
/lis  bel  with  great  calmness  and  started  of  for  Hollywood.  I 
was  very  sure  of  myscJf. 

My  advent,  howncr,  did  not  rock  Hollywood  with  excitement. 
My  face  proved  fatal  only  to  myself.  No  more  extra  girls  were 
wanted  by  anyone,  of  my  kind  or  any  other.  In  the  eyes  of 
Hollywood  I  was  no  more  valuable  than  a  used  postage  stamp. 

I  discovered  Central  Casting  Corporation,  the  employment 
office  organized  by  Will  Hays,  controlled  the  extra  situation.  I 
called  there  and  didn't  even  make  a  dent.  I  tried  the  studios.  I 
visited  every  one  of  them  and  succeeded  only  in  wearing  out  my 
shoes  and  nearly  breaking  my  girlish  heart. 

First  National  was  my  last  stop.  I  couldn't  have  my  editor 
hand  me  the  merry  razz,  so  I  begged  Dan  Kelly,  First  National's 
casting  director,  to  let  me  play  on  a  set,  if  only  for  a  day.  I  con- 
fessed to  him  I  really  was  a  reporter.  Dan  told  me  to  come 
around  that  night  and  he  would  let  me  work  with  Colleen  Moore. 


The  newest  killjoy  of  the  extra  girl's  dream — Central  Casting 
Corporation.    Dave  Allen,  standing  in  center,  presides  over  it. 
If  a  girl's  name  isn't  known  to  ''Central,"  the  chances  of  its 
ever  being  known  to  fame  are  very  slight 


AT  Central  Casting  Corporation,  the  only  office  in  Holly- 
wood to  which  calls  for  extra  workers  come  and  the  only 
office  from  which  the  extra  can  get  work,  there  are  more 
than  4,000  men  registered;  more  than  6,500  women,  more 
than  3,500 children,  some  14,000  people  in  all.  From  this  group  there 
is  an  average  daily  call  for  483  men,  195  women  and  20  children,  698 
jobs  a  day  for  14,000.  These  are  the  facts  of  the  extra  situation  in 
Hollywood  today. 

I  was  wildly  happy  as  I  walked  across  the  First  National  lot.  I, 
that  night,  was  one  of  those  195  women,  195  selected  from  aU  classes 
of  extra  women,  from  beautiful  girls  of  sixteen  to  character  women 
of  sixty,  one  of  the  195  out  of  6,500.  Proportions  like  that  give  false 
value. 


Breakini 


into 


the  Movies 


I  was  inside,  on  the  lot,  going 
to  work,  going  to  win  a  pay 
check.  I  was  wearing  a  make- 
up which  a  character  actress  at 
the  Studio  Club  had  put  on  me, 
carrying  a  make-up  box  one  of 
the  girls  had  instructed  me  to 
buy,  running  along  with  a  key  of 
Dressing  Room  15,  Women's 
Dressing  Room  Building  2,  in 
my  hand,  on  the  lot,  in  the 
movies,  ready  for  night  work, 
momentarily  victorious. 

It  is  a  thrill.  I  defy  anybody 
to  escape  it.  I  defy  anj'body 
once  put  in  touch  with  it  all  not 
to  feel  it.  All  that  dreaming,  all 
that  romance,  all  that  wealth, 
and  all  that  beiuty  mean  are 
jiresent  o;i  a  Hollywood  movie 
lot.    California   with   its   e.xotic 

atmosphere  is  e.Kquisite  when  clothed  in  the  darkness  of  night. 
I  walked  across  the  lot  in  the  coc  1,  blue-black  air,  the  scent  of  roses 
and  mimosa  floating  up  to  me.  The  vague  outlines  of  sets  were 
visible,  the  vague  bulk  of  covered  stages,  occasional  swift  flashes 
of  light,  and  the  subdued  chatter  of  voices.  How  poignantly,  at 
that  moment,  I  understood  the  girls  who  starve  and  steal  and 
suffer  shame  to  get  into  movies,  to  remain  in  them. 

WH.\T  a  real  newcomer  would  do  at  First  National  I  don't 
know.  Obviously  the  first  law  of  the  e-\tra  world  is  shift 
for  yourself.  I  had  been  told  to  be  there  at  seven.  I  was,  but  no 
one  was  in  the  casting  office  except  the  boy  who  had  given  me 
my  dressing  room  key,  and  a  Central  Casting  check,  which  I 
had  to  present  at  the  wardrobe  department  to  get  my  costume. 

There  was  no  one  in  the  wardrobe  department  save  the  prop- 
erty man,  who  looked  me  over  as  he  might  a  horse,  disappeared, 
and  came  back  with  a  costume,  complete  from  shoes  to  hair 
switch,  aU  the  right  size;  handed  it  to  me  without  a  word. 

There  was  no  one  on  the  lot  when  I  left  the  wardrobe  and 
went  along  looking  for  the  right  dressing  room  building.  I 
passed  the  little  bungalow  which  is  Colleen  Jloore's  dressing 
room.  I  passed  the  leading  players'  building,  the  men's  build- 
ing. Finally  I  discovered  Building  2,  and  Room  !5,  a  neat, 
brightl\'  lighted  little  dressing  room  with  a  window  that  opened 
on  a  rose  garden. 
I  fancied  many 
bright  things  in 
that  dressing 
room,  imagined 
everything  except 
that  which  really 
happened. 

The  character 
actress  had  given 
me  a  good  make- 
up, but  my  cos- 
tume extinguished 

me  completely.  Dan  Kelly  had  told  me  I 
was  to  be  a  London  woman  of  the  streets. 
I  looked  it  completely.  I  had  been  in- 
structed to  be  on  the  set  at  seven-thirty. 
The  time  came  and  went,  but  nobody 
called  me.  The  dressing  room  building 
w-as  silent,  except  for  an  occasional  slam- 
ming door.  I  ventured  out  finally  in  the 
direction  of  the  lights. 

The  set  was  a  series  of  streets  in  Lime- 
house,  London,  drab  little  alleys  winding 
crookedly  into  one  another.  The  narrow 
sidewalks  edged  themselves  past  tiny 
shops  with  dull  windows  dressed  with 
Chinese    curios.      Street    lamps    burned 


Read  on,  little  movie  aspirant,  'w.'ho 

believes  -work  in  the  movies  to  be 

romantic,  easy  and  golden.     Here  is 

a  graphic  report  of  the  vi/ork  and 

•wearying  hours  demanded  of  extra 

■workers.     Every  -word  of  it  is  abso' 

lutely    true.      Study    it    thoroughly 

before  you  buy  your  ticket  for 

Hollywood. 

James  R.  Quirk 


feebly  on  the  corners  and  the 
roadways  were  muddy  with 
water,  as  the  scene  was  to  be 
l>holographed  through  gauze  to 
resemble  fog. 

I  shivered.  It  was  too  real  for 
me.  Poverty  hung  in  the  air, 
and  liopelessness.  California 
faded  into  London  as  a  strange 
depression  settled  upon  me. 
The  other  extras  came  in  slowly, 
sle[)ping  o\'er  electric  coils  and 
puddles.  Ten  women,  twenty 
men,  char.acters,  all  of  them. 
They  came  in  singly,  sitting 
down  here  and  there  on  door- 
steps and  curb,  each  alone  and 
silent. 

Electricians  moved  toward  the 
lights,  stepping  around  extras  as 
impersonally  as  they    stepped 
around  doors  and  boxes.    The  extras  did  not  notice.    They  just 
waited  to  be  called  to  work.     There  were  no  stars,  no  lead- 
ing actors,  to  give  the  scene  life.     We  waited. 

I  had  come  prepared  to  act  for  the  glory  of  "  Twinkletoes."  I 
had  expected  to  see  camaraderie,  bohemianism.  Now  I  tried  to 
still  my  excitement,  which  somehow  seemed  unmannerly,  ex- 
cessively naive  in  this  assemblage.  I  felt  that  surely  some 
sparkling  person  would  come  along  and  vitalize  us.  We  waited. 
I  spoke  to  one  or  two  women  near  me.  They  were  polite,  but  I 
met  with  no  encouragement,  and  the  conversation  died.  The 
night  lay  dark  and  blue  over  the  hills  as  the  moon  climbed  the 
sk\'.  I  looked  at  ray  watch.  We  had  been  waiting  two  and  a 
half  hours. 

SUDDENLY  there  was  movement.  Charles  Brabin,  the  direc- 
tor, came  on  the  set.  Women,  who  had  sat  with  their  eyes  star- 
ing out  at  nothing  at  all,  were  swiftly  vivacious.  Men.  who  had 
not  even  smoked,  slapped  one  another  on  the  back.  Their 
fierce,  terrible  desire  to  please,  to  be  noticed,  was  heartbreaking. 

The  assistant  rushed  about  giving  orders.  "You  two,"  he 
said,  grabbing  me  and  a  tall  woman,  "come  out  of  this  store  as  I 
count  4.  Walk  into  the  center  of  the  road,  turn  and  disappear 
through  that  second  gate  over  there." 

The  tall  woman  eyed  me.    Her         |  coxtixued  o.s  pace  130) 


With  what  art — 
and  a  broom — I 
played  a  French 
peasant  in  "The 
Silent  Lover  !' ' 
The  ritzy  gal  is 
Natalie  Kingston 


u 


The  Lark  of  the  Month 


THE  annual  football  classic  between  the  University  of  Soutbem 
California  and  Stanford  attracted  eighty  thousand  gridiron 
fans  to  the  Los  Angeles  Coliseum. 
Thousands  of  automobiles  jamm,ed  the  roads,  and  motorists 
made  the  trip  to  the  Coliseum  at  a  snail's  pace.  Arrangements  had 
been  made,  however,  for  Harold  Lloyd  to  enter  the  grounds  by  a 
special  gate,  thus  avoiding  the  jam.  This  was  a  special  favor 
accorded  to  the  comedian  because  he  had  starred  in  the  famous 
footb^U  comedy,  "The  Freshman,"  and  because  his  studio  work 
necessitated  a  late  arrival. 

Lloyd  reached  the  Coliseum  gate  in  his  Rolls,  when  an  official 

4^ 


Stopped  the  car.  "My  name  is  Lloyd — Harold  Lloyd,"  the  come- 
dian told  the  man. 

*'Don't  kid  me,"  replied  the  guardian  of  the  gate.  "You're  the 
fifth  guy  that's  been  here  today  claiming  he's  Harold  Lloyd. 
Why,  you  haven't  even  sense  enough  to  wear  glasses.  Nothing 
doing!" 

Just  then  Zack  Farmer,  manager  of  the  Coliseum,  happened 
along,  and  everything  was  fixed  for  Lloyd.  However,  the  comedian 
says  he  is  going  to  don  a  pair  of  cheaters  when  he  makes  special 
entrances  after  this.  Without  glasses,  Lloyd  is  never  reco^^ized 
in  public. 


ou 

Must 

Make 

M^en  Behave 

says 

Arlette  Marchal 

to 

Ivan  St.  Johns 


BUT  what  ees  all  thees — thees  bunk  they  haf 
tol'  me  about  American  men?  " 
Arlette  Marchal  opened  her  brown  eyes  very 
wide,  made  a  question-mark  of  her  expressive 
white  hands,  exclamation  marks  of  her  perfect  eye- 
brows, and  threw  the  entire  gamut  of  French  emotion, 
accent,  and  fascination  into  her  lovely  voice. 

"I  can't  imagine,"  I  said,  helping  her  to  another 
chop — it  seemed  the  proper  thing  to  order  when  lunch- 
ing with  a  beautiful  French  actress — "what  was  it?" 

I  wasn't  going  to  commit  myself.  There  are  too 
many  different  varieties  of  bunk  handed  out  about  us 
American  men  for  me  to  go  bursting  right  in  on  this 
one. 

"Zat  zey  are  all  for  buzziness,  zat  zey  do  not  'ink  of 
lofe,  or  know  how  to  make  lofe.  Always,  always,  I  haf 
heard  thees  things  about  the  American  men.  Oh — 
the)'  care  only  for  buzziness — and  golf,  eh?  .\nd  now, 
I  haf  come  to  America  and  what  do  I  see,  eh?  What 
ees  it  I  find?" 

Right  here,  now  that  the  story  is  really  getting  ex- 
citing, I'm  going  to  abandon  the  attempt  to  reproduce 
Arlette  Rlarchal's  accent.  It  can't  be  done.  But  if 
American  women  sound  like  that  in  Paris  when  they 
speak  broken  French  it's  a  wonder  the  Frenchmen  e%er 
let  them  come  home.  So  you  must  just  use  your  per- 
fectly good  imagination  from  now  on,  which  will  be 
ver>^  good  for  you  because  nobody's  imagination 
really  gets  enough  exercise  nowadays,  and  try  to  hear 
the  fascination  of  her  speech  for  yourself. 

"Well,  what  do  you  find?"  I  asked,  very  politely, 
signalling  the  waiter  at  the  Lafayette,  where  we  were 
lunching,  to  help  mademoiselle  to  more  spinach. 
Seems  the  French  are  very  fond  of  spinach. 

"  I  find  that  they  make  love  divinely — but  divinely! 
They  are  as  tempestuous  as — as  Spaniards.  They  have 
the  combination  of  the  hotness  of  the  Spaniard  and 
the  finish  of  the  Frenchman  and  the  strength  of  the 
Englishman. 

"  My  goodness,  how  I  was  deceived. 

"Why,  it  is  much  harder  to  make  American  men 
behave  than  any  others,  I  should  think.  And  you 
must  make  men  behave.  Oh,  yes.  It  is  just  the  same 
in  America  as  it  is  in  Europe.  You  must  make  men 
behave." 

I  was  torn  between  a  little  feeling  of  elation  that  at 
last  we  poor  downtrodden       [  contixued  on  page  105  ] 


A  big  vote  of  thanks,  please,  for  Miss  Marchal.  ''Ameri- 
can men  make  love  divinely,"  says  the  beautiful  French 
woman.  "They  have  the  hotness  of  the  Spaniard  and 
the  finish  of  the  Frenchman."  Now  will  all  the  blush- 
ing boys  come  forward  and  make  a  pretty  bow? 

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STUDIO  NEWS  &?  GOSSIP 


James  R.  Quirk,  publisher  of  PHOTOPLAY,  gives  John 
Gilbert  the  PHOTOPLAY  Gold  Medal  of  1925.  Upon  his 
arrival  in  California,  Mr.  Gilbert  presented  the  medal  to 
Marcus  Loew,  producer  of  "The  Big  Parade.''  This  photo- 
graph was  flashed  by  wire  across  the  continent 


OF  course  you  know  that  the  Chaplin  marriage  has  now 
gone  down  among  the  famous  failures  of  history.  Lita 
Gray  Chaplin  and  her  two  children  departed  from  the 
Beverly  HiUs  home,  after  a  scene  only  surpassed  by  the  ex- 
hibits of  Mr.  Pain,  the  Fireworks  King.  Soon  after  their  exo- 
dus, Charlie  inserted  a  legal  notice  in  the  Los  .\ngeles  news- 
papers to  the  effect  that  his  wife  had  quit  him  and  that  he 
would  be  no  longer  responsible  for  her  debts,  etc.  As  every 
woman  knows,  those  words  mean  business. 

TO  put  it  discreetly,  Hollywood  is  not  exactly  surprised  at  the 
Chaplin  rift.  According  to  Charlie,  the  immediate  cause  of 
ihe  quarrel  was  a  noisy  party,  sponsored  by  Lita,  which  kept 
his  household  awake  until  two  o'clock  in  the  morning,  when 
Charlie  called  a  halt.  Lita  says  that  Charlie  has  been  cruel  to 
her  and  that  she  is  willing  to  prove  it  in  court.  Of  course,  she 
will  ask  a  lot  of  money  to  soothe  her  injured  feelings  and  the 
custody  of  the  two  children.  CharUe  objects  strenuously  to 
giving  up  the  babies,  for  which  you  can  hardly  blame  him. 

Meanwhile,  production  on  "  The  Circus "'  has  been  suspended. 
Charlie  has  circus  enough  at  home,  what  with  lawyers  and 
relatives  trj-ing  to  patch  together  the  fragments  of  his  busted 
bliss. 

A  DO'WNTOWN  theater  in  New  York  revived  one  of 
■^^■the  old  Chaplin  comedies  for  a  week's  engagement. 
According  to  "Variety,"  the  sleuth-sheet  of  Broadway,  the 
theater  introduced  the  film  with  this  title:  "This  comedy 
was  made  when  Charlie  Chaplin  had  only  one  motor  car, 
no  baby  carriages  and  his  mind  on  his  work." 

A  HOME,  a  Httle  sister,  a  daddy  and  a  mother  came  to  small 
Donald  LaMarr,  Barbara  LaMarr's  adopted  son,  the 
other  day  when  ZaSu  Pitts,  who  has  been  caring  for  the  boy 
since  Barbara's  passing,  signed  legal  adoption  papers  for  the 
four-year-old  lad.  Tom  Gallery,  ZaSu's  husband,  and  tiny  Ann 
Gallery,  their  only  child,  were  present  at  the  proceedings. 

I'LL  never  announce  Clara  Bow's  engagement  again.  Nor  will 
I  ever  trust  a  red-headed  gal.  Just  as  everyone  confidently 
expected  that  Clara  had  made  up  her  mind  to  flap  to  the  altar, 
along  came  the  news  that  all  was  off  between  Clara  and  Victor 
Fleming. 


1' 


The  Brigand 
Belt  origi- 
nated on  the 
R  i  \'  i  e  r  a  , 
which  is  apt 
enough  as 
any  tourist 
will  tell  you. 
Bebe  Daniels 
wears  the 
first  of  the 
importations 
to  reach 
Hollywood. 
The  belts  are 
eight  inches 
wide  and 
fastened 
with  a  huge 
silver  buckle 


Now  if  Clara  wants  to  convince  me  that  she  really  means  to 
settle  down,  she  will  have  to  show  me  the  marriage  license  to 
prove  it. 


ONAPPY  headline  in  a  New  York  newspaper: 
^Sills  Prefers  Semi-Costume  Stories." 
Here,  here!     Who  doesn't? 


'Milton 


ALLA  NAZIMOVA'S  beautiful  estate,  the  one  far  out  on 
Sunset  Boulevard,  has  been  converted  into  a  residential 
hotel  of  twenty-five  separate  Spanish  villas,  and  Madeline  Hur- 
lock  is  the  first  picture  celebrity  to  occupy  a  unit.  Rooms  over 
the  great  garage  of  "The  Garden  of  Alia,"  as  it  is  now  called. 


EAST  AND  WEST      ^yCaiYork 


As  a  protest 
against  over- 
alls and  the 
old  straw  hat, 
Charles  Ray 
rushes  to  this 
extremely 
ritzy  costume. 
The  barefoot 
boy  is  now 
wearing  spats 
and  the  gan- 
gling rustic  is 
going  in  for 
double-breast- 
ed waistcoats 
and  "diplo- 
mat" collars. 
And  notice  the 
hair-cut! 


have  been  transformed  into  a  studio  where  Nazitnova  lives.    At 
the  moment,  however,  Madame  is  making  vaudeville  appear- 


"T'JI  not  a  Freeman,  I'm  a  free  woman!"  declared  Pauline 
J-Starke  when  I  asked  her  about  her  reported  engagement  to 
Donald  Freeman,  magazine  editor.  "He's  charming,"  contin- 
ued Pauline,  to  whom  I  would  apply  the  same  adjective,  "but 
somebod\''s  imagination  went  riot. 

"We're  not  engaged." 

That  is  what  comes  of  being  so  popular  when  one  goes  to 
New  York. 

Pauline  just  finished  a  picture  there. 


A  new  and  smart  accessory  for  the  feminine  motorist. 
Dorothy  Phillips  has  a  vanity  case  set  in  the  steering  wheel 
of  her  car.  Now  it  is  possible  for  her  to  repair  her  make-up 
while  speeding  along  at  sixty  miles  an  hour.  But  she 
doesn't  let  the  traffic  cop  catch  her  at  it 


"T^O  you  know  that  one  about  the  handsome  actor  who 
•'-^greets  every  introduction  thusly:  "Don't  tell  me  I  look 
like  John  Barrymore !    I  know  it!    It's  my  curse!" 

NIGEL  B.\RRIE  is  practicing  a  lullaby  and  Mrs.  Barrie  is 
wondering  what  the  feminine  of  the  name  Nigel  is.  It's  all 
because  of  a  baby  girl,  weighing  eight  pounds  and  si.x  ounces, 
that  arrived  the  other  day.  Baby  Barrie's  mother  is  a  non- 
professional, being  formerly  Mrs.  Gertrude  Pocktington. 

■jUTARY  HAY  BARTHELMESS,  four  year  old  daughter  of 
•^''-'■Richard  Barthelmess,  is  always  amazing  her  best 
friends  by  her  unusual  use  of  words.  The  other  afternoon 
when  her  very  dear  friend,  Mrs.  John  Robertson,  called  on 
her  at  the  Beverly  Hills  hotel,  Mary  said,  "Aunty  Jo,  there 
are  three  of  the  cutest  rascals  in  the  bungalow  next  door. 
Real  rascals!  A  blue  rascal,  and  a  black  rascal,  and  a  gray 
rascal.    Come  see  them." 

Mrs.  Robertson  followed,  somewhat  bewildered,  and 
Mary  led  her  into  Theda  Bara's  adjoining  bungalow  and 
proudly  pointed  to  three  kittens  curled  up  in  a  basket. 
"Why,  darling,"  said  Mrs.  Robertson,  "those  are  kittens." 
"They're  not,"  said  Mary,  positively.  "They're  rascals. 
Her  husband  (Mr.  Brabin),"  pointing  to  Theda,  "told  me 
so.    He  said,  'Come  see  my  cute  little  rascals'." 

THE  month's  most  unimportant  news:  Sari  Fedak,  former 
wife  of  Ferencz  Molnar,  arrived  in  this  country  with  a  gen- 
tleman she  introduced  as  "\'alcntino's  successor."  The  ship 
news  reporters,  however,  didn't  think  they  were  seeing  a  ghost. 
He's  a  Hungarian  with  the  sort  of  name  one  forgets  imme- 
diately. He's  never  acted  before  on  stage  or  screen.  Sari  found 
him  rowing  on  the  Danube.  No,  Geraldine,  not  rowing  like  a 
lion. 

WE  are  strong  for  the  sentiments  of  Vilma  Banky.  \'ilma 
declares  that  she  will  never,  never  appear  in  a  picture 
with  any  person  who  designates  himself  as  "Valentino's  suc- 
cessor." 

NO  end  of  discussion  and  much  disbelief  is  heard  in  Holly- 
wood about  the  spirit  messages  that  Natacha  Rambova 
claims  to  have  received  from  Valentino,     -\lberto  Guglielmi, 


-i^ 


Hobart  Henley  says  it  with  flowers.  This 
floral  typewriter  was  presented  to  Marion 
Davies  when  she  started  work  on  "Tillie  the 
Toiler,"  a  comedy  glorifying  the  American 
stenographer.     Henley  is  the  director 


Rudy's  brother,  says  by  way  of  refutation,  "I  think  Rudolph 
would  have  communicated  with  his  own  brother  if  he  had  any 
message  to  send  from  the  other  side."  But,  of  course,  there  is 
always  the  chance  that  the  astral  switchboard  operator  got  the 
wires  crossed. 

Neither  Pola  Negri  nor  Guglielmi  have  heard  of  George 
Wehner,  the  medium  who  transmitted  the  messages,  and  Pola 
thinks  the  subject  is  too  sacred,  anyway,  to  be  commercialized. 


■'c& 


JALITY  STREET"  will  probably  be  the  Marion  Davies 
, picture.    King  \"idor's  next  will  be  "The  Mob,"  a  story 
of  a  white  collar  man.     John   Gilbert  says  he  wants  to  play 
the  leading  role.     He  insists  he  has  a  white  collar. 

THE  new  Paramount  Theater  in  New  York  is  now  doing 
business  at  44th  Street  and  Seventh  Avenue.  And  what 
business!  This  enormous  theater  is  the  largest  in  the  world — at 
the  present  writing.  It  is  not  only  a  show  house  but  a  museum, 
with  vast  rooms  and  promenades  filled  with  all  sorts  of  treasures 
gathered  from  every  corner  of  the  globe. 

The  opening  was  a  great  occasion;  every  notable  in  New 
York  managed  to  be  there.  The  program  began  late  and  lasted 
until  all  hours  of  the  morning.    You  know  how  such  things  are. 

Mayor  Walker  made  an  amusing  speech.  He  reminded  that 
audience  that  three  hundred  years  ago,  the  island  of  Man- 
hattan had  been  bought  from  the  Indians  for  twenty-four  dol- 
lars. "  And,"  said  the  Mayor,  "  today  you  couldn't  rent  a  shelf 
in  this  building  for  that  price.  " 

THE  two  most  interesting  persons  at  the  opening  were 
Thomas  A.  Edison  and  Adolph  Zukor.  Edison  was  coaxed 
from  New  Jersey  for  the  occasion  and  sat  in  a  loge  box.  When 
the  audience  greeted  him  with  a  wave  of  applause,  Mrs.  Edison 
was  obliged  to  tell  him  that  he  was  receiving  an  ovation.  The 
inventor  is  almost  totally  deaf.  But  when  he  finally  stood  up 
and  bowed,  he  looked  as  pleased  as  a  child. 

As  for  Mr.  Zukor,  he  was  quite  overcome  by  the  success  of  the 
opening.    Even  in  a  business  of  almost  fantastic  successes,  Mr. 

46 


In  "Sunya,"  Gloria  Swanson  is  introducing  some  new 
faces  to  the  screen.  And  here  is  a  profile  view  of  one  of  the 
newcomers — John  Boles,  in  a  scene  with  Miss  Swanson. 
Mr.  Boles  was  singing  in  musical  comedy  when  Gloria 
convinced  him  that  silence  is  sometimes  golden 


Zukor's  career  is  incredible.  The  enormous  theater  stands  as  a 
monument  to  the  industry,  vision  and  courage  of  this  immigrant 
boy. 

.\nd  so  the  Paramount  Theater  is  one  of  the  buildings  in  New 
York  that  really  means  something  in  the  life  of  the  city.  Its 
beauty  stands  as  a  sort  of  permanent  justification  for  the  ex- 
istence of  Ellis  Island. 

'T^HE  Paramount  Theater  was  barely  completed  in  time 
■*■  for  the  big  opening.    One  hour  before  the  audience  ar- 
rived, carpenters  were  still  busy  removing  scaffolding. 

"At  half  past  seven,"  announced  Eugene  Kelcey  Allen, 
Broadway's  wise-cracker,  "somebody  threw  a  handful  of 
fish  in  the  gold-fish  bowl  and  then  opened  the  doors." 

THE  other  day  a  little  old  lady  sat  in  one  of  the  loge  seats  at 
the  Paramount  Theater.     'To  the  audience  she  was  just 
somebody's  grandma. 

In  reality  she  was  Mrs.  Jesse  Lasky's  great-grandmother, 
who  had  made  a  trip  from  Boston  just  to  see  the  theater.  She 
is  ninety-one,  but  she  wouldn't  let  her  great-granddaughter 
send  her  car  to  the  theater  for  her.  She  likes  New  York  ta.xis, 
she  says. 

GR.\XT  WITHERS  announced  his  engagement  to  Alberta 
\  aughn,  and  Mrs.  Grant  Withers,  his  former  wife,  an- 
nounced that  she  was  going  to  take  steps  to  collect  the  S300 
back  alimony  he  owed  her  before  any  wedding  bells  pealed  out. 
.Mberta  denied  they  were  to  be  married,  but  that  didn't  change 
Inez  Wither's  mind  regarding  the  alimony  and  she  went  to  see 
her  attorney. 

It  was  one  of  those  young  impetuous  marriages,  that  of  the 
Withers,  and  Mrs.  Withers  secured  a  recent  divorce.  Grant 
and  Alberta  are  really  very  fond  of  each  other.  I  shouldn't  be 
surprised  if  there  would  be  an  early  wedding. 

THE  marriage  of  Dorothy  Mackaill  and  Lothar  Mendes  gave 
everyone  a  lot  to  talk  about.  Mendes  was  directing  Dor- 
othy in  "The  Song  of  the  Dragon''  when  suddenly  First 
National  informed  him  that  he  would  be  replaced  by  Joe  Boyle. 
As  soon  as  Dorothy  learned  that  the  megaphone  had  been 
snatched  from  Lothar's  hands,  she  announced  her  intention  of 
marrying  him,  pronlo.    Which  she  did,  with  romantic  speed. 

Dorothy  spent  her  honeymoon  at  the  studio,  working  in  the 
picture  so  suddenly  deprived  of  Lothar's  direction.  And  after  a 
few  brief  weeks  of  married  life,  Lothar  went  to  Hollywood,  to 


^'0 

I^^Q 

Joseph  Hergesheimer  and  H.  L.  Mencken  show  aspiring 
writers  how  to  sell  scripts  to  B.  P.  Schulberg.  Just  walk 
right  in  and  tell  him  your  story  is  the  greatest  ever  written. 
Then  try  and  prove  it.  It's  easy — if  you  are  Hergesheimer 
or  Mencken.     But  others! 


accept  a  position  with  Famous  Players-Lasky,  it  is  said.    Dor- 
oro  thy  will  go  West  soon  to  make  more  pictures  for  First  National. 

ON.\  BROWN  rushed  home  from  Hawaii  upon  hearing  it 
whispered  that  she  and  Clarence  Brown,  the  director,  were 
separated.  And  Clarence,  who  became  an  honorary  fire  mar- 
shal in  her  absence,  rushed  to  San  Francisco  to  meet  her.  The 
gossip  ceased  with  their  fervid  embrace  at  the  dock. 

TD ICHARD  DDC  says  he'dropped  into  a  Broadway  store  to 
■^^look  for  a  hat. 

An  anxious  young  man  dashed  in.  "Gimme  a  derby,"  he 
demanded. 

"What  size?"  asked  the  clerk. 

"Don't  matter,"  answered  the  would-be  buyer. 

"No  size,"  gasped  the  bewildered  clerk. 

"Naw,"  said  the  man.    "It's  for  a  trombone." 

BOB  CUSTER  and  Anne  Cudahy  both  admired  fine  horses,  so 
they  decided  to  get  hitched  for  life  and  gallop  down  an  eter- 
nal bridal  path.  Bob,  in  case  you  don't  know,  is  a  Kentuckian 
whose  real  name  is  Raymond  Glenn,  and  .-Xnne  is  daughter  of 
the  late  Jack  Cudahy,  wealthy  Chicago  packer.  Bob  carries  his 
love  of  horses  to  the  nlh  degree.  He  is  a  Western  hero  who 
rides  a  mighty  steed  for  F.  B.  O.  gelatins. 

THERE  is  something  about  bobbed  hair  that  makes  'em 
sassy.  Consider  Kathleen  Key  and  Lois  Wilson.  Kathleen 
wore  her  hair  long  for  years,  because  she  was  all  tied  up  in  the 
filming  of  "Ben-Hur"  and  she  coiddn't  change  her  coiffure  in 
the  middle  of  such  an  important  film.  Now  Kathleen  has 
treated  herself  to  a  shorty,  boyish  clip. 

"  Why  did  I  do  it? "  she  asked.  "  That's  simple.  I  got  tired 
of  playing  the  hero's  good  little  sister.  No  more  sister  stuff  for 
me." 

AND  Lois  Wilson  has  flatly  and  firmly  refused  to  play  the 
virtuous  pioneer  gal  in  any  more  Zane  Grey  western  stories. 
Lois  is  through  with  being  the  flower  of  the  desert. 

"I  didn't  bob  my  hair  for  nothing,"  announces  Lois.  "I  am 
tired  of  being  the  good  but  dumb  heroine." 

To  tell  the  truth,  an  amazing  change  has  struck  Lois.  Lois 
is  now  living  in  a  smart  apartment,  wearing  ultra-fashionable 
clothes  and  "doing"  the  night  clubs. 

She  has,  to  be  blunt,  turned  too  "hotsy  totsy"  for  the 
estimable  Zane  Grey. 


Elinor  Glyn's  idea  of  the  flapper  of  the 
future — demonstrated  by  Clara  Bow.  The 
new  siren  will  be  a  cross  between  a  nun  and 
Queen  Marie.  And  her  appeal  will  be  purely 
intellectual — almost,  says  our  authority 


Richard  Dix  gave  a  party  for  Lois  recently  and  that  revived 
all  the  old  engagements  rumors.  There  were  the  usual  weary 
denials  from  both  parties  concerned. 

ENGL.'^ND  seems  to  be  attracting  our  screen  folk.  Antonio 
Moreno  has  sailed  across  the  ocean  to  play  opposite  Doro- 
thy Gish  in  a  British  film.  And  there  is  talk  that  Herbert 
Brenon  may  go  to  England  to  direct  "Sorrell  and  Son"  for 
Paramount. 

'T'HERE  is  a  leading  man  whose  face  doesn't  quite  match. 
■^  That  is  to  say,  his  profile,  from  the  left,  is  merry  and 
twinkling. 

And  his  profile  from  the  right  is  sour  and  sad. 

"Do  you  know,"  his  director  told  me,  "that's  the  secret  of 
the  fellow's  success?  He  has  never  done  any  real  acting; 
he  doesn't  have  to  do  any  real  acting.  When  you  want  him 
for  a  comedy  scene,  you  photograph  him  from  one  angle. 
When  you  want  him  to  register  sorrow,  you  just  turn  him 
around." 

AFTER  all,  Mary  Mc.Alister  did  pursue  the  right  course. 
When  in  doubt  the  wisest  thing  to  remark  is  "I  have  noth- 
ing to  say."  And  that's  just  what  Mary  said  when  her  friends 
questioned  her  about  the  huge  square-cut  diamond  on  the 
correct  finger. 

"  I  have  nothing  to  say,"  answered  Mary,  demurely,  as  is  her 
way,  so  no  one  knows  whether  Mary  and  "  Red  "  Grange  are 
engaged.  They  do  know  that  the  fraternity  pin  from  which 
dangles  a  little  golden  football  is  the  gift  of  the  pigskin  kicker. 
"Red"  and  IMary  played  together  in  his  first  motion  picture, 
you  know. 

L.^DIES  and  gentlemen,  the  magnascopc! 
Broadway  had  its  first  glimpse  of  the  new  magnascope  at 
the  premiere  of  "Old  Ironsides." 

Suddenly  at  the  end  of  the  first  part  of  the  picture,  when  the 
gallant  old  Constitution  comes  [  coxtinuxd  on  page  7S  ] 


LORIA  SWANSON  has  no  fear  of  age — at  least  in  motion 
pictures.  She  played  a  garish  elderly  female  in  "The  Coast  of 
Folly"  and  she  is  portraying  a  prematurely  aged  school  teacher  in 
her  forthcoming  film,  "Sunya."  However,  Gloria  has  four  other 
characterizations  in  "Sunya":  an  Eg>-ptian  girl,  a  modern  young 
woman,  a  prima  donna  and  the  wife  of  a  millionaire.  "Sunya" 
has  a  large  cast — and  Miss  Swanson  is  a  third  of  it. 


4S 


dam's 


Other 
Apple 


By  Frank  Condon 

Illustrated  fa>  R.  Van  Buren 

A  studio  apple  and  a 
Hollywood  romance 
that  ended  as  applesauce 


As  Ben  plodded  down  Hollywood  Boulevard  toward  the  studio, 

he     encountered     Charley     Stimson,    his    deadly    rival.     "I'm 

lucky,"  Charley  declared.   "Your  girl  is  engaged  to  me" 


THEY  say,"  rem,Trked  Mrs.  Gillespie  to  her  son  Ben. 
over  the  supper  dishes,  "that  Charley  Stimson  is  going 
to  marry  Lola." 
Benny  continued  calmly  to  dip  a  triangle  of  bread 
into  his  tea,  studying  the  moist  result  with  interest.  Mrs. 
Gillespie  glanced  up. 

"I  said,"  she  repeated  mildly,  "that  they  tell  me  Charley  is 
going  to  marry  Lola." 

"I  heard  you,"  answered  Ben.  "Maybe  so.  Charley's- a 
smart  lad." 

"Yes,  but  Lola's  too  good  for  him,"  continued  the  mother. 

"Sure,"  Ben  agreed.  "Why  don't  we  have  green  tea  any 
more?  Why  is  it  we're  always  having  black  tea  these  days, 
when  I  hate  black  tea?" 

This  shift  in  the  conversation  was  immediately  effective  and 
Mrs.  Gillespie  went  at  once  into  the  subject  of  tea  and  the  out- 
rageous prices  thereof,  and  from  that  to  foods  in  general.  She 
was,  admittedl\',  the  finest  cook  in  West  Hollywood,  a  motherly, 
kindly  soul  and  proud  of  her  son. 

On  the  back  porch  of  the  Gillespie  bungalow,  Ben  presently 
hghted  a  cigarette  and  stared  at  the  moon.  It  was  a  large,  silly- 
looking  moon  and  Ben  regarded  it  with  grim  hostility. 

"And  maybe  Charley  Stimson  won't  marry  Lola,"  he 
grunted.    "  Funnier  things  than  that  have  happened." 

He  uncoiled  the  garden  hose  and  proceeded  to  water  the  lawn, 
for  the  flowers  needed  moisture  and  West  Holl.\"wood  was  en- 
joying one  of  its  dry  spells.  Watering  the  lawn  gives  a  man  time 
for  serious  reflection,  and  Ben  had  his  problem,  because,  regard- 
less of  Charley  Stimson  and  his  matrimonial  plans,  Ben  had 
been  in  love  with  Lola  Emory  ever  since  he  could  remember: 
since  the  days  in  high  school  and  even  before.  Charley  had 
come  into  the  arena  later  on. 


"I'll  have  a  talk  with  her."  Ben  decided,  dousing  the  ge- 
raniums.   "  This  has  gone  far  enough." 

The  Gillespies  knew  and  liked  the  Emor\-s  and  the  Stimsons, 
and  all  three  were  peaceful  and  respectable  families  of  West 
Hollywood.  Each  lived  in  a  neat  bungalow,  with  fancy  lamps 
in  the  living  room,  flowers  on  the  lawn  and  a  flivver  in  the 
garage.  Lately,  the  Stimsons  had  gone  in  for  a  brilliant  eight- 
cylinder  car,  but  that  was  because  Charley  was  in  the  auto- 
mobile business,  drawing  sixty  dollars  a  week  and  heading 
rapidly  up.  He  i)elonged  to  the  Business  Men's  Lunch,  studied 
the  rise  and  fall  of  money  in  New  York  and  talked  about  bank 
clearings. 

Ben,  on  the  other  hand,  was  making  twenty  a  week.  He  was 
a  property  man  over  at  the  studio,  and  there  is  no  money  in 
being  a  property  man,  although  one  has  a  chance  to  study  the 
movies  at  close  range  and  prepare  for  better  things. 

Charley  was  four  years  older  than  Ben  and  had  always  been  a 
hustler.  When  he  settled  into  the  automobile  business  the 
neighbors  prophesied  that  he  would  end  up  rich,  and  Lola 
Emory  was  duly  impressed,  particularh-  when  Charles-  drove 
around  to  the  house  one  night  in  a  sedan  with  red  plush  seats 
and  a  cut  glass  skolag  full  of  flowers. 

"Fifty-five  hundred."  announced  the  proud  Charley  on  that 
occasion.    "  There's  a  swell  job,  Lola." 

.\nd  Lola,  reclining  in  soft  luxury,  agreed  that  it  was  a  swell 
job  and  that  Charley  Stimson  was  a  go-getter,  a  man  who  would 
get  somewhere  in  life  and  no  mistake. 

Still  and  all,  there  w-as  Ben  for  her  to  think  about,  and  Ben 
unquestionably  had  his  points.  He  w-as  handsome,  rosy- 
cheeked,  bright-eyed  and  exuberant,  and  he  had  the  curliest 
tow  hair  of  any  lad  in  Hollywood.  .\lso.  he  knew  how  to  make 
love,  which  is  always  a  desirable  thing  in  a  young  man.    Charley 

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didn't.  Charley  talked  to  a  girl  without  excitement,  using  prac- 
tical words  and  discussing  problems  such  as  life  insurance,  wall 
paper,  drj'  cellars  and  the  advantage  of  not  having  children  for 
the  first  six  years. 

But  when  Ben  Gillespie  talked  of  an  evening,  graceful  things 
came  to  his  tongue,  the  delightful  nonsense  a  girl  likes  to  hear, 
and  there  was  a  romantic  magic  about  him 
that  Charley  lacked  utterly.  Charley  talked 
facts,  but  Ben  was  likely  to  hold  Lola's  hand 
and  tell  her  that  her  eyes  were  strangely 
beautiful  and  that  her  hair  glinted  in  the  sun- 
shine like  the  fluffy  side  of  an  angel's  wing. 
He  was  accustomed  to  vowing  that  her  voice, 
just  her  ordinary  tone,  was  as  the  lilting  of 
heavenly  flutes,  which  is  not  a  sensible  state- 
ment, of  course,  but  which  has  its  value  in  the 
moonlight. 

"Do  you  like  Charley  better  than  30U  do 
me?"  Ben  asked,  not  once,  but  with  the  ardent 
repetition  of  infatuated  youth. 

"  I  don't  know."  Lola  replied.  "  Sometimes, 
I'm  sure  I  like  you  better.  You  appeal  more 
to  my  spiritual  nature.  Of  course,  Charley's 
simply  grand  to  me.  I  know  lie  loves  me. 
Why,  he'd  give  me  anything  in  the  world  that 
I  wanted." 

"So  would  I,"  said  Ben.  "And  you  know- 
darned  well,  I  love  you.  Gee  whiz,  Lola,  you 
know  that." 

"I'm  never  so  sure  about  you.  Charley 
would  cut  off  his  right  hand  for  me,  but  some- 
times I  think  you're  not  serious  when  you're 
talking  tome." 

"I'm  clear  crazy  about  you,  Lola.  I'm  not 
making  much  now,  but  I  will  be  later  on.  I 
want  you  to  marry  me,  but  not  until  I  can 
give  you  fine  things  to  make  you  happy,  and 
that  can't  be  done  on  my  pay." 

"I  know  it,"  agreed  Lola.    "Let's  wait." 

So  they  waited,  and  now  it  was  being  noised 
in  the  neighborhood  that  Lola  was  intending 
to  marry  Charley  Stimson,  which,  as  Ben 
viewed  it,  was  ridiculous.  The  flowers  being 
thoroughly  watered,  he  laid  aside  the  hose, 
passed  into  the  house,  and  after  making  sure 
his  mother  was  out  of  hearing,  he  telephoned 
Lola. 

"  I'd  like  to  come  over  tomorrow  night,"  he 
said. 

"  Fine,"  said  Lola,  in  her  pleasantest  man- 
ner. "I'll  be  glad  to  see  you,  Ben.  You've 
been  neglecting  me  lately." 

"  Well,  you  got  Charley,  haven't  you?" 
jokingly. 

"Don't  be  silly,"  said  Lola,  which  means 
anything,  anywhere,  any  time,  when  said  by 
any  girl. 

YOUNG  Ben  Gillespie  kissed  his  mother 
after  breakfast  and  hurried  off  to  the 
studio  with  the  unpainted  fence,  where  he 
changed  into  blue  overalls  and  a  shop  sweater 
and  was  ready  for  the  day's  serious  work.  He 
was  connected  with  a  drama  company,  which, 
at  the  moment,  was  engrossed  in  the  spectacular  complications 
of  a  motion  picture  portraying  life  in  high  society. 

The  director  was  Luke  Couzens,  who  knows  all  about  butlers, 
what  wines  to  pour  at  a  formal  dinner  and  whether  a  gentleman 
should  keep  his  gloves  on  when  calling  upon  a  lady.  The  male 
star  was  \'ictor  Jloody,  famous  in  Celluloidia  for  his  chaste 
profile,  and  the  lady  star  was  Marian  Reynolds,  who  has 
risen  so  swiftly  to  success  that  she  no  longer  consorts  with  or 
recognizes  the  lowly  bathing  girls  with  whom  she  started  and 
who  showed  her  how  to  plaster  on  the  yellow  make-up. 

The  company  was  ready  to  begin  and  Ben  unlocked  a  drawer 
in  the  property  room  and  drew  forth  therefrom  a  red  apple, 
which  he  examined  with  a  critical  e\e  and  carefully  polished 
by  rubbing  its  glossy  hide  against  his  sleeve.  He  had  been  admir- 
ing and  polishing  the  apple  for  two  days,  waiting  patiently  for 
the  moment  when  it  would  be  needed  in  the  picture. 

Director  Couzens,  a  stickler  for  perfection,  had  first  spoken 
to  him  about  it. 

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"  Go  out  and  get  an  apple,"  he  commanded  in  the  lofty  man- 
ner of  true  directors,  "and  have  it  ready  for  Miss  Reynolds." 

"  Yes,  sir."  said  Ben. 

"A  fine,  big,  red  apple,"  continued  the  chief,  "because  I'm 
going  to  have  Miss  Reynolds  give  it  to  Mr.  Moody  in  their  big 
love  scene  by  the  fire-place." 

"  Yes,  sir,"  said  Ben. 

".\nd  I'm  not  going  to  take  any  close-up  of  this  apple,"  in- 
structed the  director,  "30  I  want  it  to  be  large  enough  to  show 
that  it  is  a  red  apple,  even  in  the  long  shot.  I  mean,  an  un- 
usually good  apple." 

"Yes,  sir."  said  Ben  Gillespie,  feeling  a  glow  of  pride  at  the 
thought  of  being  thus  entrusted  with  a  small,  but  obviously  im- 
portant detail. 

"I'll  shoot  that  tomorrow."  Couzens  said,  and  so,  at  the  hour 
of  lunch,  on  the  day  of  the  first  apple  t.alk,  young  Ben  removed 
his  studio  overalls  and  sallied  forth  into  the  byways  of  Holly- 
wood, seeking  an  apple  fit  for  its  part;  a  regal  apple,   with 


Ben  showed  the  perfect  fruit  ready  for 
tomorrow's  scene.  "Give  me  that  apple»" 
Lola  said,  "or  I  shall  marry  Charley 
Stimson.  He  will  always  give  me  what  I 
want."  Poor  Ben  was  torn  between  love 
and  duty 


a  shining  skin;  a  spotless,  speckless,  robust  apple,  perfect  fruit 
of  some  perfect  tree  and  worthy  to  lie  gleaming  in  the  damask 
palm  of  lovely  Miss  Reynolds  and  be  handed  to  Mr.  IMoody  in 
a  long  shot.  Not  many  apples  can  be  thus  captured  iii  long 
shots.  The  ordinary  apple  requires  a  flash  of  close-u|>,  else  the 
customers  in  the  Little  Gem  Theater  later  on  cannot  lell  with 
certainty  whether  the  lady  is  handing  the  gentleman  an  arti- 
choke or  the  knob  of  a  door. 

Of  course,  the  lady  could  say  in  a  subtitle:  "Sir  Gregory, 
here  is  a  rosy  apple."  but  that  is  an  obsolete  manner  of  making 
movies,  and  Luke  Couzens  is  the  last  man  in  the  world  lo  sloop 
to  such  clumsiness. 

Ben  Gillespie  searched  high  and  low  among  the  fruit  dealers 
of  the  Boule'  Hollywood,  scanning  their  wares  with  a  sh;irp  eye, 


and    at    the    finest    of 
bananas,  pomegran- 
ates, apricots,  nuts, 
peaches  and  apples; 
and  there,  hiding  away 
behind  a  little  igloo  of 
lesser  fruit,  was  the 
loveliest,  largest  and  shiningest 
apple  Ben  had  ever  seen.     It 
was,  as  the  Italian  explained,  a 
splendid  and  rare  thing. 

"That's  the  one,"  Ben  de- 
clared.    "How  much?" 
"Thirty  cents." 
"Pretty    stiff    for    just    an 
apple,  isn't  it?" 

"Yes,"   replied   the  smiling 

son  of  Napoli,  "but  there  are 

few   apples  like  this.     See,   I 

have  no  other  quite  like  it.    It 

is  not  often  seen  in  Hollywood,  and  it  is  called  the  Scarlet 

Nonpareil." 

"I'll  take  it,"  Ben  announced,  and  the  deal. was  consum- 
mated. 


IN  the  afternoon,  at  the  studio,  Ben  displayed  his  paragon 
apple  and  it  was  admired.  Mr.  Couzens  approved,  with  a 
word  of  commendation.  Miss  Martha  Dickenson,  the  hard- 
working script  girl,  declared  it  to  be  the  finest  apple  ever  used 
in  a  movie. 

"When  does  that  scene  come?"  Ben  naturally  inquired. 

"In  a  little  while,"  answered  Martha,  looking  through  her 
pages  and  indicating  the  love  scene  at  the  fire-place.  "We  will 
probably  shoot  the  apple  business  late  this  afternoon." 

Of  course,  Ben  had  other  duties,  but  the  Scarlet  Nonpareil 
remained  in  his  pocket,  ready  for  [  co.vtixued  on  page  in  ] 

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THE    NATIONAL    GUIDE    TO     MOTION     PICTURES 


The 

Shadow 
Stage 


THE   NIGHT  OF  LOVE-Goldivyn-United  Artists  A   B^eVieW   of  tJlC   J^eiV    PiCtUTeS 


"  npHE  Night  of  Love  "  is  full  of  beauty,  emotional  thrills, 

1.  and  good  acting,  and,  praise  be,  it  is  a  new  story. 

Vilma  Banky  is  ravishingly  beautiful  and  Ronald  Colman 

is  the  perfect  gypsy  hero.    What  a  combination,  those  two. 

It's  a  gypsy  story  of  the  seventeenth  century,  but  do  not 

let  that  stop  you,  for  it  grips  you  from  the  first  foot  of 

film  until  the  last.    It's  over  all  too  soon.    The  tale  is  woven 

around  the  feudal  right  of  the  Duke  of  a  Spanish  province 

to  hold  all  brides  at  his  castle  on  their  wedding  day  while 

the   poor   vassal   groom   gnashes   his   teeth   in   rage,   and 

iMontagu   Love    plays    the   Diikc   with  such    realism   that 

you're  unhappy  until  the  gypsy  lover  puts  an  end  to  his 

rascaUy  life.     George  Fitzmaurice's  direction  is  exquisite. 

Don't  miss  this. 


FLESH   AND   THE   DEVIL— Mctro-Golduyn-Mayer 

HERE  is-  the  picture  filmed  when  the  romance  of  Jack 
Gilbert  and  Greta  Garbo  (see  Jack's  story  in  this  issue) 
was  at  its  height.  Naturally,  the  love  scenes  (and  there  arc 
several  thousand  feet  of  them)  are  smolderingly  fervent. 

Based  upon  Sudermann's  "The  Undying  Past,"  the  tale 
revolves  around  the  devastating  Fdicilas,  wife  of  an  elderly 
count.  FcJkilas  is  one  of  those  sirens  who  move  through 
life  with  the  destructiveness  of  a  Missouri  cyclone.  She  is 
faithless  to  her  husband  and  she  well-nigh  breaks  up  the 
life-long  friendship  of  Leo  and  I'lrich.  Indeed,  she  dies, 
just  as  the  boyhood  pals  face  each  other  in  a  duel.  Miss 
Garbo  gives  a  flashing  performance  of  Fdicilas,  Gilbert  is  a 
dashing  Leo,  although  he  does  overshade  some  of  his  scenes, 
and  Lars  Hansen  is  excellent  as  I'Irieh. 

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OLD  IRONSIDES— Paramount 

JAMES  CRU7.E  need  not  care  who  makes  the  laws  of  this 
country  as  long  as  he  can  make  its  historical  films.  "Old 
Ironsides  "pictures  this  country's  pioneering  as  a  sea  power, 
just  as  "The  Covered  Wagon"  showed  our  winning  of  a 
land  empire. 

It's  a  glorious  story  of  a  glorious  achievement.  The  hero 
is  the  frigate  Constiluiion,  the  lone  vessel  that  freed  the 
sea  of  Tripolitan  pirates.  The  heroine  is  the  barque,  Esther, 
rescued  by  the  CoiislHulion,  from  the  pirates.  There  is  a 
human  love  story,  too,  a  poetic  romance  of  a  landlubberly 
boy  and  a  girl  who  is  the  embodiment  of  the  sea.  .\nd  there 
is  gorgeous  comedy  in  the  adventures  of  two  sailors  and  a 
colored  cook,  played  with  salty  gusto  by  Wallace  Beery, 
George  Bancroft  and  George  Godfrey.  .\lso  on  the  honor 
roll  are  Charles  Farrell,  a  newcomer,  and  Esther  Ralston. 

The  greatness  of  the  film  lies  in  Cruze's  sure  grasp  of  the 
principle  involved — "Millions  for  defense  but  not  one  cent 
for  tribute" — and  in  his  uncanny  ability  in  recreating  the 
very  spirit  of  the  times.  He  makes  you  see  .\merica  as  a 
yoimg  and  vital  nation,  before  she  was  concerned  in  dollar 
diplomacy  and  Sunday  School  legislation.  It's  a  stirring 
ideal  and  the  screen  ought  to  be  proud  to  hold  it  before  the 
public. 

A  feature  of  the  showing  in  New  York  is  the  Magnascope, 
a  device  that  widens  the  screen  to  give  more  scope  to  the 
magnificent  battle  scenes.  But  "Old  Ironsides"  is  in 
itself  a  magnascope,  for  films  like  this  double  the  dimensions 
of  the  power  and  influence  of  the  screen. 


SAVES      YOUR      PICTURE     TIME      AND      MONEY 


The  Six  Best  Pictures  of  the  Month 

OLD  IRONSIDES  WHAT  PRICE  GLORY 

THE  NIGHT  OF  LOVE 

FLESH   AND  THE  DEVIL 

LOVE  'EM  AND  LEAVE  'EM 

TWINKLETOES 

The  Best  Performances  of  the  Month 

Victor  McLaglen  in  "What  Price  Glory" 

Wallace  Beery  in  "Old  Ironsides" 

Vilma  Banky  in  "  The  Night  of  Love" 

George  Bancroft  in  "Old  Ironsides" 

Edmund  Lowe  in  "What  Price  Glory" 

Colleen  Moore  in  "Twinkletoes" 

Charles  Farrell  in  "Old  Ironsides" 

Lois  Wilson  in  "The  Great  Gatsby" 

Montagu  Love  in  "  The   Night  of  Love" 

Greta  Garbo  in  "Flesh  and  the  Devil" 

Casts  of  all  pictures  reviewed  will  he  found  on  page  138 


WHAT  PRICE  GLORY— Fox 

A  LOT  of  laurels  are  to  be  distributed  on  this  film.  First, 
William  Fox  and  Winifred  Shcehan  deserve  wreaths  for 
filming  "What  Price  Glory"  when  everyone  said  that  it 
couldn't  be  done  satisfactorily.  Raoul  Walsh,  the  director, 
must  get  a  large  share  of  the  credit  for  his  sincere  handling 
of  the  picture.  A  lot  of  credit  goes  to  the  cast.  At  least  one 
member  of  it,  Victor  McLaglen,  emerges  from  "What  Price 
Glory"  to  stardom. 

"What  Price  Glory"  follows  the  original  stage  play  of 
Ma-xwell  Anderson  and  Laurence  Stallings  with  surprising 
fidelity.  Just  after  the  Broadway  hit  of  this  play,  Metro 
commissioned  Stallings  to  write  an  original  war  story. 
"The  Big  Parade"  was  the  final  result.  However,  "What 
Price  Glory"  reaches  the  screen  after  its  offspring. 

As  a  spoken  play,  "What  Price  Glory"  attracted  instant 
attention  because  of  its  caustic  and  bitter  shafts  aimed  at  the 
futility  of  war.  The  drama,  too,  was  studded  with  profanity. 
.\  spade  was  called  a  spade  in  every  other  line.  The  film 
version  follows  the  spoken  play  In  presenting  the  life-time 
enmity  of  two  marines.  Most  of  the  clashes  have  been  over 
girls.  In  France  the  old  flame  bursts  out  again  over  a 
peasant  gir],  Chat'inaiue. 

The  profanity  of  the  hardboiled  marines'  conversation 
remains  entirely  in  pantomime,  however.  Director  Walsh 
has  developed  his  story  with  a  great  deal  of  power.  The 
scene  in  the  dressing  station  after  the  battle  is  highly  com- 
pelling. Aside  from  McLaglen,  praise  goes  to  Edmund 
Lowe,  Leslie  Fenton,  Dolores  del  Rio  and  Barry  Norton. 


LOVE  'EM  AND  LEAVE  'EM— ^Paramount 

YOU  have  seen  life  "back  stage"  at  everything  from  the 
Follies  to  the  royal  courts.  Here's  an  amusing  yarn  of 
what  goes  on  out  of  sight  behind  the  counters  of  a  big  dc- 
liartment  store. 

There  are  two  sisters:  one  hard  working  and  self  sacri- 
ficing; the  other  a  cute,  spoiled  and  unscrupulous  little 
grafter.  The  hero  is  a  window  dresser.  Through  the  back- 
ground stal'K  ilirtative  floor  walkers,  girl  welfare  workers 
and  all  the  rest  of  a  big  store's  personnel. 

Evelyn  Brent  is  very  satisfying  as  the  good  sister,  while 
Louise  Brooks  romps  away  with  a  hit  as  the  hardboiled 
Janic.  This  Miss  Brooks  is  beginning  to  act.  Still,  what's 
the  difference?  She  goes  to  the  store's  masquerade  ball  as 
something  decorative  sans  skirts.  And  she  does  a  Charleston ! 


TWINKLETOES— First  National 

THE  promises  given  by  Colleen  Moore  in  "So  Big"  have 
been  made  good  in  this  screen  version  of  Thomas 
Burke's  story.  The  picture  itself  is  an  achievement,  its 
delicate  romance  growing  like  a  lily  against  the  wicked  back- 
ground of  London's  Limehouse. 

Miss  Moore's  characterization  is  a  work  of  art.  The 
subtle  yet  deep  change  in  Ticiiiks  after  she  realizes  her  love 
for  Clinch,  the  tender  pathos  of  the  scenes  with  her  father, 
the  gay  comedy,  the  despair  of  her  disillusionment  and  the 
tragic  fear  as  she  faces  Chuck's  unveiled  lust  in  the  theater 
manager's  rooms,  are  done  as  only  a  dramatic  artist  could 
do   them. 

Kenneth  Harlan  gives  the  performance  of  his  career  as 
Chuck. 

2  53 


STRANDED 
IN  PARIS— 
Paramount 


THE  FLAM- 
ING FOREST 

Metro- 

Goldwyn- 

Mayer 


YES  sir,  this  is  our  Bcbe  at  her  best,  going  it  a  smile  a 
minute.  Bebe  starts  as  a  clock  puncher  in  a  department 
store.  She  spends  two  dollars  for  a  book  on  concentration  and 
when  she  sees  a  free  ticket  to  Paris  promised  a  lucky  girl  she 
believes  she'll  get  it  and,  by  gosh,  she  does.  There  her  purse  is 
stolen,  her  suit  case  swiped.  Due  to  mistaken  identity,  she 
gets  the  title  "Countess"  and  a  bunch  of  gorgeous  clothes.  Ford 
Sterling  is  the  count.    Need  we  sav  more?    See  this. 


TffIS  James  Oliver  Curwood  yarn  of  the  Northwest  has  epic 
pretentions — but  that's  all.  It  starts  out  to  show  how  the 
Royal  Mounted  began  and  reveals  the  first  officer  to  be  torn 
between  love  and  duty.  Stilted,  unreal  and  conventionally 
directed.  Even  Rence  Adoree  is  unconvincing  as  the  girl. 
Tony  Moreno  is  the  Royal  Mounted  sergeant.  Gardner  James 
overacts  as  the  heroine's  dim-witted  brother.  The  cameraman, 
Percy  Hilburn,  alone  emerges  with  glory. 


THE  EAGLE 
OF  THE 
SEA— 
Paramount 


THE  CITY— 

Fox 


OLD  lace  and  crinoline,  swashbucklers  and  ships,  masked 
balls  and  love  in  the  moonlight,  these  are  *'The  Eagle  of 
the  Sea."  The  story  is  a  weU-plotted  tale  of  the  love  of  a 
handsome  pirate  for  a  beautiful  New  Orleans  lady.  Frank 
Lloyd's  direction  is  very  good.  Florence  Vidor  and  Ricardo 
Cortez  head  the  cast,  but  somehow  the  production  doesn't  make 
the  grade.  There  is  a  pleasant  hour's  entertainment  here,  but 
somewhere  in  the  making,  the  thrills  got  lost. 


TAKEN  in  its  entirety  this  piece  is  pretty  slim  film  nourish- 
ment. .\  family  from  a  small  town  move  to  the  big  city. 
The  son  runs  for  public  oflice  and  is  blackmailed  by  a  friend  of 
his  father's.  -All  the  vices  of  the  big  city  are  depicted,  and  not 
until  the  family  return  to  the  rural  country  town  do  they  find 
peace  and  happiness.  We  have  seen  better  entertainment. 
Robert  Frazer,  May  Allison,  Walter  McGrail  and  Nancy  Nash 
are  in  the  cast. 


THE  GREAT 

GATSBY— 

Paramount 


GOD  GAVE 
ME  TWENTY 
CENTS— 
Paramount 


F  SCOTT  FITZGERALD'S  novel  of  the  great  war's  after- 
•  math  presented  unusual  film  difficulties.  Herbert  Brenon, 
the  director,  has  managed  to  retain  much  of  the  feeling  of  the 
story.  Galshy  comes  out  of  the  war  to  achieve  a  fortune  unscru- 
pulously. He  falls,  of  course,  in  the  end,  finding  that  happiness 
can't  be  won  that  way.  Lois  Wilson  runs  away  with  the  film 
as  the  jazzy  Daisy  Buchanan  who  flashes  cocktails  and  silken 
you-know-she-wears-'cms. 

5i 


ACH.XNCE  for  something  fine  kiUed  by  too  much  plot. 
Fancy  all  this — a  bride,  saved  from  suicide  by  finding  two 
phoney  dimes,  dropped  by  the  woman  stealing  her  husband, 
gets  trapped  in  the  same  police  raid  with  the  love  thief,  sent 
to  the  same  hospital,  weeps  the  same  tears  and  whatnot. 
Coincidence  can  go  no  further.  Herbert  Brenon's  direction 
and  the  sincere  performances  of  Lois  Moran  and  Jack  Mulhall 
may  make  it  worth  while  to  you. 


TIN  HATS— 

Metro- 

Gotdwyn- 

Mayer 


LADIES  AT 
PLAY— 
First  National 


EVERYBODY  is  doing  comedies  of  the  war  and  armistice 
days.  This  one  is  pretty  good.  Three  buddies  get  lost 
from  their  regiment  in  Germany  and  are  welcomed  as  the 
advance  guard  of  the  army  of  occupation.  One  of  'em,  Conrad 
Nagel,  wins  a  beautiful  enemy  baroness,  otherwise  Claire 
Windsor.  There's  a  lot  of  comedy  stuff  in  a  trick  castle. 
Nagel's  pals  are  comedy  privates.  If  you  can  take  your 
probabilities  or  leave  'em  alone,  you  will  get  laughs. 


SIX  million  dollars  is  the  heroine's,  provided  she  marries 
within  three  days  a  suitor  approved  by  her  horse  and  buggy 
aunts.  .Some  quick  thinking  on  the  part  of  the  girl  makes  this 
one  grand  and  glorious  laugh  from  start  to  finish.  Louise 
Fazenda  and  Ethel  Wales,  as  the  inebriated  old-maid  aunts,  are 
the  hit  of  the  film.  Titled,  directed  and  acted  in  the  finest 
style.  You  can't  go  wrong  on  this.  It  will  provide  you  with 
a  pleasant  evening's  entertainment. 


VALENCIA- 
Metro- 
Goldivyn- 
Mayer 


JUST 

ANOTHER 

BLONDE— 

First  National 


FR.'\NKLY,  one  of  the  worst  films  of  the  year.  No  story  and 
bad  acting.  Spain.  A  gay,  gay  dancer  falls  in  love  with  a 
sailor  but  the  sinister  governor,  who  covets  the  gal,  stalks  into 
view.  Nothing  happens,  save  that  Mae  Murray  gives  a  poor 
performance  of  Valencia.  Lloyd  Hughes,  despite  marcelled 
hair,  is  utterly  miscast  as  the  romantic  seaman  and  Roy  D'Arcy 
is  almost  funny  as  the  highly  dental  governor.  He's  still  hiding 
that  other  e.fpression. 


AN  excellent  director,  Al  Santell;  four  peppy  principals, 
Dorothy  Mackaill,  Jack  Jlulhall,  Buster  Collier  and 
Louise  Brooks;  a  fine  title,  yet  "Just  .\nother  Blonde"  is  just 
another  movie.  The  real  plot  must  have  got  lost  on  the  cutting 
room  floor.  It's  chiefly  about  a  woman  hater  who  falls  for  the 
first  girl  he  sees.  Ah,  well,  now  that  the  holidays  are  over,  it 
will  do  you  good  to  stay  home  and  rest  one  evening  for  there'll 
be  better  movies. 


THE  WHITE 

BLACK 

SHEEP— 

First  National 


THE 

CANADIAN- 

Paraniount 


JUST  another  fair  Barthelmess  film  drama.  You've  heard 
the  plot  before — the  one  about  the  strong  sUent  Enghsh- 
man,  falsely  accused,  who  goes  into  the  desert  and  fights  for 
dear  old  Britain  —  but  that  isn't  the  worst.  Dick  makes  love, 
is  tortured,  saves  a  garrison  and  melts  into  a  fade-out  with 
Patsy  Ruth  MiUer.  The  action  is  packed  with  hokum  thrills. 
Dull  and  badly  ^directed.  How  much  Barthelmess  needs  a 
good  picture! 


HERE'S  Tommie  Jleighan,  as  a  Canadian  farmer,  though 
there  is  really  nothing  of  consequence  in  this  tid-bit.  The 
direction  and  acting  are  good  but  the  story  has  no  objective — 
with  the  result  that  it  relies  on  the  appeal  of  its  star  for  its 
popularity.  The  love  sequence  becomes  sloppily  sentimental — 
resembling  the  usual  Glyn  affair — that  there  must  be  hatred 
and  disillusionment  before  husband  and  wife  love  one  another. 
If  you  like  Tom,  all  right.  1  coNxixtiED  on  p.ige  124  ] 

2  JiS 


C~Xyow 


Mons.  Wallace 
Beery  shows  you 
pink  tea  tricks 


Always  cater  to  your  guest's 
desires.  "Two,  three  or  four 
lumps?"  signals  Mons.  Beery, 
the  perfect  host.  "Nein," 
murmurs  Herr  Schimmel- 
strausser.  "There  ain't  that 
many  in  the  bowl,"  replies 
Mons.  Beery  and  hands  him 
tea,  straight.  Little  courte- 
sies lil<e  this  are  unfor- 
gettable 


Right:  "Hasn't  the  weather  been 
charming?"  queries  Mons.  Beery, 
as  he  deftly  thumbs  his  guest's  tea. 
Regrettable  as  it  is  that  our  host 
has  lost  the  tea-tester,  etiquette 
demands  him  to  risk  scalded  anat- 
omy to  test  the  temperature 


"Cream?"  demands  Mons. 
Beery.  "Cream?  Say  when!" 
Which  is  all  right  unless  your 
guests  demand  lemon. 
That's  another  problem 


You  Pour    By  Wallace  Beery 


"What!  No  Oolong?"  The 
guest  wants  Orange  Pekoe. 
Does  Mens.  Beery  unhook 
the  napkin  from  his  chin, 
uncrook  his  little  finger  and 
get  it?  He  does  not.  "No 
Orange  Pekoe,"  he  smiles. 
'  'How  about  a  little  hot  water, 
sweetened?"  It  is  not  the 
costly  things,  but  such  an  in- 
expensive little  gesture  that 
marks  the  perfect  host 


Left :  Always  make  your  gLiest  feel 
at  home,  even  at  the  risk  of  an  eye. 
Mons.  Beery' s  guest  is  a  glass  eye 
salesman,  drumming  up  a  bit  of 
trade.  But  our  host,  who  is  really 
an  embalmer,  has  fooled  him.  The 
tea  is  flavored  with  strychnine 


If  worse  comes  to  worse,  there 
is  the  saucer.  Perhaps  the 
guest  wears  spectacles  and 
fears  the  spoon  will  crack  the 
glass 


Nobod 


Lon  Chaney  has  lost 
his  own  identity 


Ivan 
St.  Johns 


SHE  was  a  nice  little  thing.  From 
Des  Moines.  Iowa,  I  think.  And  ver>' 
much  interested  in  the  movies. 
She  had  a  letter  of  introduction 
from  a  pal  in  New  York — one  of  those 
"She's  a  nice  kid,  show  her  a  movie  star" 
letters — so  I  was  giving  her  and  her  mother 
lunch  at  the  Montmartre. 

I  pointed  out  Charlie  Chaplin  to  her. 
Alice  Terr>-,  in  a  big,  black  picture  hat, 
stopped  and  said  hello  to  us. 

The  girl  from  Iowa  was  so 
thrilled.  May  Allison  and 
Blanche  Sweet  and  Bessie 
Love,  in  bright  sport  things. 


h- 


e 


Few  know   where  Lon   Chaney 
lives.   He  makes  no  personal  ap- 
pearances.   He    is    Hollywood*s 
mystery  man 

55 


y 


Lon  Chaney  is  a  man  with 
a  monomania — of  make- 
up and  characterization. 
He  doesn't  think  of  him- 
self. He  has  no  other  in- 
terest in  life  than  to  trans- 
form himself  beyond 
recognition 


giggling  and  having  as  much  fun  as  three  school  girls,  waved  across  the  dance  floor. 

"Aren't  they  too  sweet?"  said  the  girl  from  Des  Moines. 

I  was  glad  Blanche  couldn't  hear  her. 

Colleen  Moore,  made  up  for  "Twinkletoes,"  floated  past  and  the  girl  said, 
"She's  my  favorite."  and  stopped  eating  altogether. 

,\nd  behind  Colleen  came  a  little  man  in  a  plain  gray  suit.  The  girl's  eyes 
fluttered  over  him,  past  him,  never  even  noticing  him. 

"And  that,"  I  said,  "is Lon  Chaney." 

"Where?"  eagerly  asked  the  girl  from  Des  Moines. 

So  I  pointed.  It  is  perfectly  proper  to  point  when  you  are  showing  movie  stars 
off  to  eastern  visitors  at  the  ilontmartre.  Everyone  e.i^pects  it.  It  ruins  their 
appetites  if  nobody  points  to  them. 

"That  man  in  the  gray  suit?"  she  asked. 

"Yes!" 

"  But —  he  isn't  a  bit "  [continced  ox  page  136 1 


The  Story 

of 

Christ 

in  pictures 


A  LTHOUGH  the  picture  is  not  yet  compIeted,there 

/\     is  the  widest  public  interest  in  Cecil  B.  De 

/     \    Miile's  production, "The  King  of  Kings."  Per- 

haps  no  picture  ever  made  had  such  an  intensely 

interested  audience  awaiting  its  appearance.     In  this 

great  religious  work,  Mr.  De  Mille  bridges  the  gulf 

between  the  church  and  the  theater  by  filming  a  picture 

which  expounds  a  spiritual  ideal,  as  well  as  telling  a 

human  and  dramatic  story. 

Because  of  the  importance  of  this  new  step  in  film 
making.  Photoplay  is  presenting  on  these  pages  some 
of  the  impressive  scenes  from  "The  King  of  Kings." 


"  Blessed  are  the  Meek :  for  they  shall 

inherit  the  earth" 

H.  B.  Warner  as  the  Christus 


"Lazarus,  Rise  and  Come  Forth!" 
The  Raising  of  Lazarus  in  the  pres- 
ence of  the  Disciples  Andrew,  John, 
Simon  and  Matthew,  and  Mary  and 
Martha  of  Bethany 


The 

Last 
Supper 


"This  is  M)i  Body 
which  is  given 
for  you: 

This  do  in  Remem^ 
hrance  ofMeF' 


"Get  Thee  Behind  Me,  Satan!" 

The  Rich  Stranger  points  to  the  riches  and  power  and  glory  of  this  world 


ore 


Sinned  Against 
than  Sinning 


Before  and  after  tak- 
ing the  boat  for 
America.  Here  is  the 
local  version  of  Lya 
de  Putti 


Lya  de  Putti  Explains 
Her  Blemished  Present 


By  Ruth  Waterbury 


I  CAME  to  roast  Lva  but  I  staved  to  appraise 
her. 
For  L>-a  is  human.  Lya  is  charming,  intel- 
ligent, and  appealing,  and  certainly  Lya  has 
never  been  allowed  to  be  any  of  that  on  our  local 
screens. 

I  had  visions  of  sin  and  vice  about  Lya.  Imported 
for  the  express  purpose  of  destroying  American 
males — before  the  camera,  of  course — the  papers 
whispered  much.  They  told  of  Lya's  jumping  out 
of  her  Berlin  hotel  window.  They  told  of  her  tem- 
perament. The  very  syllables  of  her  name  connoted 
the  exotic.  All  was  set  for  her  screen  seductions 
which  in  "The  Sorrows  of  Satan"  and  "The  Prince 
of  Tempters"  were  as  suave  and  scented  as  hot 
afternoons  in  a  boUer  factory.  I  was  fully  prepared 
for  a  couple  of  house  leopards,  a  tame  cobra  and 
Lya  writhing  in  black  satin. 

Instead  she  rushed  in — heaven  help  the  star  tradi- 
tion, she  was  even  on  time — from  the  great  out-of- 
doors  which  that  day  were  doing  their  stuff  in  the 
form  of  a  small  blizzard— a  tiny  little  girl  in  flat 
heeled  shoes  and  a  big  fur  coat,  her  eyes  sparkling 
and  her  hair  hung  with  snowflakes. 

Fancy  a  vamp  hung  with  snowflakes!   It  seemed  too  bai 
be  truel    Fancy  a  vamp  in  flat  heels  and  wool  socks!    Yet  in 
that  moment  I  understood  Paramount's  faith  in  Lya.    Defin- 
itely, to  meet  her  is  to  fall  for  her. 

A  little  luring  is  a  dangerous  thing,  and  somewhere  in  her 
career  L>'a  has  acquired  that  fatal  lure,  the  compelling,  ego- 
tistic simplicity  that  marks  the  true  artist. 

She  rushed  up  to  me.  "  I  coom  to  you  queek  now  to  talk 
interview,"  she  promised.  "  I  haf  been  valking  in  this  vonder- 
fool  New  York  of  yours.  Looks,  I  haf  on  two  sveater  under  my 
coat.  Yust  a  moment.  I  get  us  coffee  and  cakes.  Vait.  I  coom 
right  avay." 

If  Paramount  can  get  in  her  [  continued  o.\'  page  128  ] 


This  still  from  a  German  picture  plainly  shows 
things  were  easier  on  Lya  abroad — the  lights, 
for  instance.  Her  bob  is  better  and  they  didn't 
make  her  a  vamp.  Lya  says,  revealing  the 
sharp  line  of  her  jaw,  "Thees  line,  he  is  very 
bad.  But  they  cut  my  hair  over  my  ears  joost 
the  same" 


65 


Start  the  Year 


Heebee  Jeebies?  Visit 

the  J.  D.'s~  Doctors  of 

Joy  ~  in  the  bunch 

below.  January's 

the  month. 


Life  seem  dull?  Gaze 
on  this   girlish  gig- 
gle  gusher,    Audrey 
Ferris 


Here's  old  Doc.  H. 

Lloyd,  the  best 

blues  banisher  in 

the  world 


» 


Reggy  Denny. 
No  tear  can 
touch  him.  He 
brings  Univer- 
sal joy 


Whoops!  Try 
keeping  sad  at 
sight  of  a  map 
like   Billy   Doo- 

ley's  —  and   fail 


t.  . 


The  gentle- 
man mirth 
maker,  Doug- 
las MacLean, 
prescribed  for 
Aunt  Sus  and 
Cousin  Nellie 


T  was  the  comedy  companies  who  starterl  this.     The\'  named 
January  laugh  month. 

.4  new  year.  That's  a  laugh.  Christmas  behind  you.  That's 
another.  No  shopping  to  do  for  eleven  months.  Bills  before 
you.  What  a  laugh!  Well,  why  not?  You  might  as  well  laugh.  It  can't  hurt  you. 
It  may  do  you  some  good. 

You  can  get  sick  if  you  don't  laugh.  You  can  get  well  if  you  do.  It's  a  fact. 
Doctors  are  beginning  to  recognize  it.  A  laugh  is  the  best  kind  of  safety  valve  for 
our  overwrought  systems.  The  ability  to  laugh  takes  the  measure  of  a  man's 
character.    Who  ever  heard  of  a  censor  laughing?    And  look  at  the  darn  things! 

In  our  comple.f  civilization,  while  our  emotions  go  on  secreting  glandular  fluids 
to  keep  our  bodies  running,  we  are  called  on  more  and  more  to  curb  our  emotions. 
Result  of  such  curbing,  too  much  sugar  in  the  blood,  high  blood  pressure  and  lots 
of  internal  disturbances.  Why,  if  you  really  want  to  get  serious  about  this, 
hearken  to  Dr.  William  Estabrook  Chancelor,  former  head  of  the  schools  in 
A\  ashington,  D.  C,  and  where  can  a  laugh  be  more  needed  than  in  Washington, 
full  as  it  is  o''  prohibitionists  and  things.  Says  Dr.  Chancelor,  "  There  is  a  positive 
physical  value  to  amusement.  Work  wears  upon  definite  brain  areas.  These 
overworked  areas  need  rest.  They  get  it  by  laughter  and  joy.  There  are  but  two 
ways  to  avoid  social  friction.  One  is  to  relieve  its  causes  and  the  other  is  to  oil  and 
patch  the  bearing.     L.aughter  does  this." 

When  you  come  from  work  all  tired  out,  what  do  you  do?  If  you're  a  man  and 
married  and  have  the  kind  of  wife  you've  read  about — the  kind  they  say  used  to 
actually  appear  on  earth  no  farther  back  than  the  Victorian  era — you  are  pushed 


64 


With  a  Laugh 


Any  movie  theater's 
the  place.   They'll  kid 
you  until  you  can't 
take  your  liver 
pills  seriously 


Old  jokes?  Not 
from  Big  Boy,  the 
baby  bandit  of  the 
mirth  menagerie 


A  funster  from 
England — Lu- 
pino  Lane — 
and  highly 
amusing,  old 
bean 


We  know  yon. 
Al  St.  John. 
You're  Educa- 
tional  also, 
just  plain  sob 
suicide 


gently  into  a  big  easy  chair,  your  slippers  are  brought  for  you  and  you 
are  supposed  to  rest. 

But  do  you?  The  evening  paper  or  a  magazine  cannot  always  divert 
you.  You  don't  want  to  be  a  self-starter  in  your  recreation — maybe 
the  effort  of  reading  appears  like  work. 

So  about  nine  o'clock  you  give  up,  go  to  bed  and  wake  up  the  next  morning  at 
seven  o'clock.  But — not  refreshed.  Why?  Because,  while  the  body  has  been 
resting,  the  brain  hasn't  been  having  any  fun. 

Now,  if  instead  of  going  to  bed,  you  had  got  into  a  congenial,  merry  crowd,  and 
stayed  up  until  midnight,  or  even  later,  you  would  have  felt  much  better  on  the 
morrow.    Fun  as  well  as  love  makes  the  world  go  'round. 

The  best  remedy  for  that  tired  feeling  is  a  good  laugh. 

But  the  merry  crowd  isn't  always  at  hand.  Besides,  how  do  you  know  that  the 
gang  is  going  to  be  merry?  Often  a  long-anticipated  social  gathering  turns  out  to 
be  a  dud. 

So  here  the  movie  comedians  hang  out  their  shingles — J.  D. — doctors  of  joy. 
There  are  100,000,000  movie  patrons  each  week  attending  the  theaters  in  this 
countr\'.     It's  a  poor  movie  that  doesn't  bring  ten  laughs. 

When  body  and  spirit  are  weary,  there's  nothing  quite  as  potent  to  dissipate  the 
depression  as  the  laugh  makers  of  stage  or  motion  picture.  And  when  you  seek  out 
your  favorite  screen  laugh-maker  you  know  that  you're  going  to  be  amused. 

A  billion  laughs  a  week  in  America.  And  we're  the  richest,  healthiest  nation  on 
earth.  Don't  be  sour-faced  all  your  life.  C'raon  laugh,  .^nd  it's  a  great  life  if  you 
keep  on  smiling. 


Wow !  Bobby 
Vernon.  Clown 
and  the  world 
clowns  with 
you,  Bobby. 
Hamlet  and 
you  ham  alone 


65 


OMETHING  new  in  negligees.  Or  is  it  an  exening  gown?  Anyway, 
the  lady  is  Alberta  \'aughn.  IMiss  \'aughn  is  the  infectious  comedienne 
who  sneaked  into  popularity  by  way  of  a  series  entitled  "The  Adven- 
tures of  Maizie."  Maizie  made  such  a  hit  that  F.  B.  O.  decided  to  star 
Alberta  in  more  pretentious  pictures.  So  you'll  see  her  in  "The  Ador- 
able Deceiver"  and  "Uneasy  Pa\-ments." 


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By  Dorothy  Spensley 


COMMENCED  to  learn  English  when  I  was 
sixteen  and  studied  it  for  your  years,"  Barry 
Norton  said,  and  an  amused  light  slid  through 
his  brown  eyes. 
He  did  not  look  like  the  "mother's  boy"  of 
"What  Price  Glory?"  as  he  sat  with  his  creamy 
yellow  gloves,  stitched,  held  carelessly  in  his  hand. 
He  looked  young.  Amazingly,  gloriously  youthful, 
yes,  but  not  like  the  heartbroken  little  wounded 
soldier  who  staggered  to  the  mouth  of  the  dugout 
and  said  suddenly,  beseechingly,  "Stop  the  blood!" 
Nor  did  he  look  like  the  little  warrior,  dead  upon 
that  same  floor,  who  forced  tears  to  the  eyes  of  the 
old  campaigner.  He  looked  like  a  kid  in  "What 
Price  Glory?"  A  seventeen  or  eighteen  year  old 
kid.  Today  he  looked  like  the  boys  you  do  not  see 
on  Main  Street.  He  looked  like  Champs  Elysees, 
or  Fifth  .\ venue  or  Bond  Street. 

"It's  the  haircut,"  said  Barry,  whose  real  name 
is  Alfredo  de  Biraben,  running  his  forefinger  above 
the  tip  of  his  ear.  "  Now  I  let  it  grow  longer."  It 
slopes  to  a  dark  point  on  his  neck;  a  jagged  aristo- 
cratic hairline  shows  in  front.  "  In  the  picture  they 
cut  it  off  very  short  as  they  do  in  the  army,    .^nd 


Barry  Norton  of  real  life  is  not  the  ingenuous,  pathetic  young  soldier  you  see  on 

the  screen.     He  is  twenty-two  years  old— and  an  intelligent,  distinguished  and 

cosmopolitan  Latin  Youth 


Here  is  the  "mother'sboy" 
of  "What  Price  Glory?" 
For  screen  purposes  his 
name  is  Barry  Norton.  But 
by  birth,  he  is  Alfredo  de 
Biraben  of  South  America 
— and  Paris 


it  made  me  look  much  younger." 

Barry  is  not  old.  At  si.xteen,  he 
says,  he  commenced  to  study  Eng- 
lish.   He  studied  it  for  four  years. 

"That  makes  twenty,"  I  sug- 
gested. 

Barry  nodded. 

"And  you  have  been  two  years 
in  America?" 

"Yes." 

Barry  is  twenty-two.  But  such 
a  twenty-two!  Such  a  distin- 
guished, intelligent,  twenty-two! 
Four  years  in  Paris,  two  years  in 
North  America,  the  rest  of  a  life 
spent  in  South  America,  in  the 
Argentine,  in  that  most  cosmo- 
politan city — Buenos  Aires,  in 
Brazil,  Peru,  Bolivia. 

"My  mother  is  from  Paris. 
Jly  father  is  from  the  Argentine, 
two  generations.  Before  that,  we 
are  Spanish.  He  went  to  Paris 
and  they  came  back,  married,  to 
Buenos  Aires." 

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St.  Conrad  of  HoUy^vood 
has  much  to  live  down 

By  Dorothy  Spensley 

MEN  have  been  ruined  by  many  things.  Women,  wine 
and  song.  But  here  is  Conrad  Xagel.  His  ruin  was 
threatened  by  a  trick  phrase.  A  catch-line  pounded 
out  by  some  poor,'  struggling,  addle-brained,  penny- 
pinching  writer  who  called  him  "the  model  young  man  of 
Hollywood." 

Now  being  an  ordinary  model  young  man  is  lucrative  and 
impressive.  It  smacks  of  Fifth  Avenue  and  Bond  Street  and 
often  lands  one  on  the  pages  of  "Vanity  Fair,"  but  being  a 
"model  young  man,"  in  the  sense  that  was  Conrad's,  is 
practically  ruinous.     .\t  least  socially  in  Hollywood. 


A  mean  writer  once  labeled  Conrad  Nagel  "the 
model  young  man  of  HoIljTvood."  In  spite  of  the 
fact  that  he  has  played  in  Elinor  Glj-n  stories,  the 
label  sticks.  Nevertheless,  Mr.  Nagel  feels  that  per- 
sonal morals — good  or  bad — are  nobody's  business. 
And  he's  more  than  just  a  good  boy.  He's  a  swim- 
mer, a  golfer,  a  tennis  player,  as  well  as  a  fifty-two- 
Sundays-a-year  church-goer 

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It  inferred  that  Conrad  was  a  demi-god.  A  cross  between  St. 
Francis  of  ,-\ssisi  and  BiUy  Simday.  .  A  praying  picture  actor 
with  one  hand  on  the  Good  Book  and  the  other  on  the  grease- 
paint. A  paragon  who  was  so  good  he  should  have  died  young. 
.\nd  that's  no  way  to  ascend  the  primrose  path  of  fame. 

Conrad  leaned  back  in  the  swivel  chair.  A  sighing  squeak 
resulted  and  he  rubbed  his  head  where  it  had  communed  with 
the  wall.  His  eyes  were  as  blue  as  the  sky  through  the  patch  of 
window.  His  shoes  were  brown.  His  hair  was  blond  and 
curly.  His  suit  was  dark.  A  red  line  of  mouth  showed  around 
his  teeth  and  a  small  scar  slid  from  the  lower  lip  and  was  lost  in 
tanned  determined  chin. 

"  Look  at  Lew  Cody,"  he  said,  just      [  coNTiNtrED  on  p.4Ge  i  23  ] 


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Deautiful 

DuCHESSE 

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MONT 


on  keeping  a  lovely  skin 
•  ^^atures gift  to  Yoiitli^ 


BEAUTY  brilliant  as  crystal, 
shadowy  as  a  fugitive  moon- 
beam; the  bearing  of  a  woman, 
unconsciously  proud  of  her  dis- 
tinguished lineage — this  is  Maria 
Ruspoli,  Duchesse  de  Gramont, 
acknowledged  leader  ot  Parisian 
society. 

She  moves  in  that  exclusive 
circle  which  hunts  and  golfs  in 
t\\t  pares  ot  the  French  chateaux, 
dines  and  dances  in  the  gracious  "" 
houses  on  the  Champs  Elysees 
in  Paris.  But  last  year  she  vis- 
ited America  where  she  was  queen 
of  the  season   at   Palm   Beach. 

The  Duchesse  de  Gramont  senses  the 
importance  of  the  thousand  details  that 
make  up  the  perfect  whole,  that  contribute 
to  charm,  to  cachet ^  to  distinction! 

THE  creams  she  chooses  for  her  skin  like  "  the 
waxen  whiteness  of  some  tropic  flower"^ 
does  she  select  them,  with  meticulous  care?  In 
her  own  words,  let  her  tell  you! 

"A  lovely  skin  and  good  colour  are  Nature's 
gift  to  youth  but  their  possession  must  not  be 
taken  for  granted.  Rather  they  are  to  be  pro- 
tected and  preserved  by  dally  care.  Pond's  Two 
Creams  afford  an  exquisite  means  of  giving  pre- 
cisely the  care  a  woman's  skin  requires  today." 

Thus  another  beautiful  woman  of  the  social 
world  offers  praise  to  the  Two  famous  Creams 
made  by  Pond's!  Compounded  with  scientitit 
skill  from  precious  ingredients,  they  should  be 
used  each  day  as  follows: 

Pond's  Cold  Cream  awards  a  thorough  cleansing. 
It  should  be  used  ever}'  night  before  retiring  and 
during  the  day  whenever  the  skin  feels  dusty 
and  tired.  Its  fine  oils  penetrate  the  pores,  bring- 


The  Duchesse  de  Gramont 

leader  of  Parisian  society,  is  the  widow  of  the 
late  Antoine  Alfred  Age'nor,  Eleventh  Due  de 
Gramont^  of  an  important  French  family. 
Before  her  marriage  the  Duchesse  was  Maria 
Ruspoli^  of  the  family  of  the  Princes  Ruspoli. 
To  left^  an  ancient  Italian  Castle  belonging 
to  the  Duchesse,  its  towers  and  battlements  over- 
looking Lake  Maggiore. 

ing  to  the  surface  all  dust  and  powder.  If  the 
skin  is  dry,  more  Cream  applied  after  the  nightly 
cleansing,  and  left  on  until  morning,  will  restore 
suppleness. 

Pond's  Vanishing  Cream  a^ords  an  exquisitely 
soft  finish;  holds  your  powder  long  and  so  evenly; 
and  keeps  winds,  dust  and  soot  from  chapping, 
and  clogging  your  pores.  It  should  be  applied 
lightly  after  every  Cold  Cream  cleansing  except 
the  bedtime  one. 


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speaking  of  Pictures    By james r. qmrk 


I  COXTIN'UED  FROM  PACE   . 


TTHE  American  picture  would  never  have  reached  its 
present  high  point  had  it  not  been  for  the  foreign 
influence  that  today  Europe  regards  as  a  menace  to 
their  commercial  happiness.  Up  to  the  time  that  Italy 
produced  "Caberia"  and  "Quo  Vadis, "  no  American 
producer  dared  attempt  anything  approaching  the 
magnitude  of  those  fine  pictures.  "Passion"  started 
the  importation  of  German  technicians,  and,  to  quote 
Robert  Kane,  "the  splendid  camera  angles  of  'Variety' 
put  the  American  studios  on  wheels." 

npHERE  is  no  reason  why  England,  where  the  con- 
■'■  troversy  is  warmest  today,  cannot  take  a  lesson  from 
this.  Unless  it  is  that  they  just  do  not  know  and  will 
not  learn  how  to  make  pictures.  A  real  Englishman 
would  never  admit  that.  Who  can  say  that  it  is  im- 
possible that  the  nation  that  produced  Chaucer,  Shake- 
speare, Macauley, Scott,  Byron,  Dickens, Shelley,  Wilde, 
Chesterton,  Shaw,  and  Wells,  cannot  produce  their  rela- 
tive counterparts  in  motion  pictures? 

XTOR  is  the  explanation  in  atmospheric  and  climatic 
-'-^conditions.  For  it  is  being  demonstrated  that  the 
improved  technic  of  the  films  demands  well  equipped 
interior  stages  where  lighting  is  under  absolute  control. 

The  Fox  company  has  just  finished  the  interior  scenes 
of  "One  Increasing  Purpose"  in  their  Hollywood 
studios  after  spending  several  months  making  the  ex- 
teriors in  London  and  rural  England.  There  was  no 
reason  why  that  picture  should  not  have  been  made  by 
British  producers.  "Broken  Blossoms,"  a  story  of  the 
Limehouse  District  of  London,  also  the  work  of  a 
British  author,  Thomas  Burke,  was  made,  ninety-five 
per  cent  inside  studios,  by  artificial  light. 

The  three  best  of  the  more  recent  German  successes, 
"\'ariety,"  "The  Last  Laugh,"  and  "Faust,"  have 
few  scenes  that  were  shot  without  artificial  light.  The 
proof  is  overwhelming. 


r^  EOGRAPH Y  has  nothing  to  do  with  it.  Nor  can 
^-'we  claim  it  is  a  monopoly  of  brains.  Nor  right  of 
disco%ery.  Those  four  years,  1914,  1915,  1916,  and 
1917,  while  England  and  France  were  devoting  every 
ounce  of  energy  to  winning  the  war,  set  them  back,  but 
during  those  years  the  Germans  went  right  along  de- 
veloping the  camera  as  a  useful  machine  in  the  business 
of  war,  and  settled  right  down  to  the  business  of  mak- 
ing pictures  immediately  the  armistice  was  signed. 

TT  cannot  be  said  that  the  American  producer  has 
-•-been  inspired  primarily  by  patriotic  motives  any  more 
than  Henry  Ford  has  been  in  building  his  colossal 
factories  and  millions  of  flivvers  to  wave  the  emblem 
of  Detroit  on  every  thoroughfare  of  the  known  world. 

"p  CONOMIC  conditions,  and  the  fact  that  America 
is  seventy  per  cent  of  the  world  market,  are  vital 
considerations,  but  if  the  English  government  is  so  con- 
cerned with  the  trade  influence  of  the  motion  picture,  it 
is  more  in  concert  with  the  methods  of  their  great  em- 
pire builders  of  the  past  that  they  quit  crying  and  use 
their  best  brains  and  gold  to  fight  their  way  to  a  place 
on  the  screens  of  the  world. 

/'^OME  on,  England,  come  on,  France,  come  on,Ital>'! 
^-^Speaking  as  an  American  film  fan,  and  I  believe  I 
have  a  closer  contact  with  their  expression  than  any 
individual  with  the  exception  of  Will  H.  Hays,  I  can 
say  that  we  do  not  carry  a  flag  to  the  motion  picture 
theater.  We  go  there  for  entertainment,  but  if  that 
entertainment  does  not  make  us  glad  we  are  living  and 
does  not  touch  our  hearts,  we  are  not  going. 

TF  you  will  make  them,  we  American  fans  will  pay  to 
-'-see  them,  and  relegate  an  equal  number  of  stupid 
native  productions  to  the  ashcan. 

There's  a  "kontingent"  system  for  you. 


THEIR  LIFE  STORY  IN  PICTURES 

HOUSANDS  of  families  are  now  equipping  themselves  with  small 
motion  picture  cameras.  They  are  making  their  own  films  of  children, 
friends,  reunions.  In  the  course  of  a  few  years  they  will  have  a 
marvelous  diary,  in  pictures,  of  their  happiest  moments.  With  the 
March  issue  Photoplay  is  inaugurating  a  department  ot  service  to 
the  users  of  these  cameras.  Write  to  Photoplay  and  find  out  how 
to  earn  one  of  these  cameras  without  its  costing  you  a  cent. 
Full  details  in  March  Photoplay. 


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73 


"I  WAS  ADVISED  TO  GIVE  UP  SWIMMING  ON  ACCOUNT 
OF  STOMACH  TROUBLE  caused  by  a  cold  settling  in  my  stomach. 
Then  I  tried  Fleischmann's  Yeast.  Not  only  did  it  banish  my  indiges- 
tion but  I  am  now  in  the  best  of  health  and  enjoy  my  swimming  more 
than  ever."  Helene  Styles,  Winnipeg,  Man. 


"FOR  TWO  YEARS  I  WAS  NEVER  FREE  FROM  BOILS  AND  PIM- 
PLES, on  my  face,  my  neck  and  back.  The  doctor  said  if  I  would  take  YeasC 
and  keep  taking  it  he  was  sure  I  would  have  no  more  boils.  I  started  right 
away  taking  Fleischmann's  Yeast  and  my  face  became  clearer,  my  pimples 
dried  up.  I  have  never  had  a  boil  since." 

Eugene  Blackmer,  Jr.,  Denver,  Colo. 


"I  WAS  SUFFERING  FROM  AUTO-INTOXiCATiON.  I 
was  tired  and  listless.  My  whole  system  was  poisoned.  Nothing 
brought  relief.  Then  I  tried  Fleischmann's  Yeast  and  now  I 
feel  entirely  well."  Gladys  L.  Hall,  Jacksonville,  Fla. 


Health  you  stop 
to  look  at  •  •  • 

They  have  conquered  constipation,  skia 
and  stomach  disorders,  found  glorious 
health — by  means  of  one  simple  food 

Not  a  "cure-all,"  not  a  medicine — Fleischmann's 
Yeast  is  simply  a  remarkable  tresh  food. 

The  millions  of  tiny  active  yeast  plants  in  every 
cake  invigorate  the  whole  system.  They  aid  di- 
gestion— clear  the  skin — banish  the  poisons  of  con- 
stipation. Where  cathartics  give  only  temporary 
relief,  yeast  strengthens  the  intestinal  muscles  and 
makes  them  healthy  and  active,  daily  releasing  new 
stores  of  energy. 

Eat  two  or  three  cakes  regularly  every  day,  one 
before  each  meal:  on  crackers,  in  truit  juices,  water 
or  milk — or  just  plain,  in  small  pieces.  For  constipa- 
tion dissolve  one  cake  in  hot  zi-ater  {not  scalding)  before 
meals  and  at  bedtime.  Dangerous  habit-forming  cathar- 
tics will  gradually  become  unnecessary.  All  grocers 
have  Fleischmann's  Yeast.  Buy  several  cakes  at  a 
time — they  will  keep  fresh  in  a  cool  dry  place  for 
two  or  three  days. 

And  let  us  send  you  a  free  copy  of  our  latest  book- 
let on  Yeast  for  Health.  Health  Research  Dept. 
26,  The  Fleischmann  Company,  701  Washington 
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THIS  FAMOUS  FOOD  tones  up  the  entire  system  — 
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A  Saga  of  the  Sea 


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The  Columbia  leading  the  Henry 
Ford  by  a  length  in  the  race  filmed 
for   the    Gloucester   screen   story 


THE  ston.'  of  the  Gloucester  fishermen  is  to  be 
told  in  films.    John  L.  E.  Pell,  who  wrote  "  Down 
to  the  Sea  in  Ships."  the  whaling  epic  filmed  by 
the  community  of  New  Bedford,  is  the  author  of 
the  Gloucester  stor>-,  to  be  shot  with  the  co-operation  of 
the  ilassachusetts  town  and  to  be  filmed  and  released 
by  Film  Booking  Offices. 

Work  has  started  on  the  picture,  as  yet  untitled.  The 
annual  race  between  the  crack  fishing  boats  of  the 
banks,  this  year  between  the  Hairy  Ford  and  the  Colum- 
bia, was  caught.  These  two  schooners  were  selected  as 
the  fastest  boats  of  the  fishing  fleet.  Mr.  Pell  obtained 
the  co-operation  of  the  government  in  making  the  pic- 
ture, several  coast  guard  vessels  being  utilized  in  filming 
the  scenes. 

Just  as  ''Down  to  the  Sea"  told  the  old  trade  of  whal- 
ing, the  new  story  will  show  the  romantic  industry  of 
deep  sea  fishing. 


The  U.  S.  Coast  Guard 
Boat  153,  from  which  many 
of  the  shots  of  the  race 
were  made.  W.  J.  Miller, 
cameraman,  is  in  the  bow. 
The  Columbia,  with  Cap- 
tain Ben  Pine  as  skipper, 
won  from  the  Henry  Ford. 
The  annual  races  were 
shot  on  October  11  and  12 


The  Columbia,  here 
caught  in  what  is  termed 
a  "spanking  breeze," 
plays  a  stellar  role  in  the 
Gloucester  fishing  pic- 
ture, having  proven  itself 
the  fastest  schooner  of  the 
big  fishing  fleet.  The  race 
will  be  one  of  the  features 
of  the  screen  production 


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The  Real  Valentino 


Jean  Acker  —  the  last 
woman  to  see  Valentino 


Natacha  Rambova  —  the 
victim  of  her  own  ambition 


Pola  Negri — an  enigmatic 
factor  in  his  life 


THE  man  who,  for  many  years,  was  closest  in  the  confi- 
dence of  Rudolph  Valentino,  has  written  a  book.  S. 
George  UUman's  tribute  to  his  friend,  "Valentino  as  I 
Knew  Hira,"  is  perhaps  the  truest  estimate  ever  written 
of  Valentino.     Or  that  ever  will  be  written. 

The  publication  of  Mr.  UUman's  book  clears  up  a  mass  of 
conflicting  stories  that  surrounded  the  figure  of  Valentino.  It 
was,  one  imagines,  an  ardent  wish 
to  paint  a  clear  portrait  of  his 
friend  that  led  Mr.UUman  to  write 
the  book;  to  present  him  as  he 
really  was  to  a  world  that  always 
loved  him. 

The  value  of  IMr.  UUman's  book 
lies,  not  only  in  his  presentation  of 
many  anecdotes  hitherto  never 
related,  but  in  its  shrewd  estimate 
of  the  persons  and  influences 
that  surrounded  this  charming 
and  magnetic  Italian  boy,  who 
lived  to  become  the  greatest  figure 
on  the  screen. 

Mr.  UUman  writes  with  praise- 
worthy candor  and  truthfulness. 
His  estimates  of  the  women  who 
figured  in  Valentino's  life  are  par- 
ticularly interesting.  Of  Jean 
Acker,  he  says:  "His  (Rudy's) 
marriage  to  Jean  Acker  lasted  but 
a  short  time,  yet,  in  spite  of  the 
fact  that  they  were  divorced,  they 
remained  friends,  each  always 
saying  kindly  and  appreciative 
things  about  the  other.  Indeed,  I 
may  say  that  the  grief  of  Jean 
Acker  was  one  of  the  most  genuine 
things  I  ever  witnessed.  Feeling 
that  the  end  was  so  near,  andknow- 
ing  that  Rudy's  last  wishes  would 
have  been  even  more  kindly  than 
those  which  he  always  manifested, 
I  aUowed  Jean  Acker  to  come  to 
his  bedside.  He  was  unconscious 
and  knew  no  one. 


Mr.  UUman's  estimate  of  the  beloved 

Valentino  is  perhaps  the  truest  ever 

presented 


"She  had  been  his  companion  on  many  occasions  during  this 
last  visit  to  New  York,  and  I  realized  that  there  was  a  growing 
friendliness  between  them  such  as  is  often  remarkable  with  those 
who  are  about  to  die.  Thus  Jean  Acker  was  the  last  woman  to 
see  Rudolph  Valentino  in  life." 

To  Natacha  Rambova,  Mr.  Ullman  is  just,  but  hardly  sym- 
pathetic. He  admits  her  great  power  over  Valentino  and 
Rudy's  great  love  for  her.  And 
he  describes  truthfully  the  causes 
that  led  to  their  tragic  separa- 
tion. 

It  was  Miss  Rambova's  ambi- 
tion that  caused  the  rift,  Mr.  Ull- 
man says.  Her  desire  to  become 
an  important  person  in  the  movie 
world  brought  about  all  the 
trouble  between  them,  according 
to  Mr.  UUman. 

Mr.  UUman  writes:  "From  a 
passionate  interest  in  his  future 
and  a  desire  to  promote  his  best 
interest,  Rudy  now  began  to  ob- 
serve that  her  (Natacha's)  fancy 
was  straying  into  other  paths  and 
fastening  itself  to  other  objects 
and  interests.  A  natural  coldness 
now  began  to  appear,  which  threw 
Natacha  more  and  more  upon  her 
own  resources.  It  caused  her 
husband  the  most  profound 
anguish,  not  only  hurting,  as  it 
did,  his  natural  male  vanity,  but 
injuring  him  in  his  deepest  soul. 
He  felt  for  the  first  time  that  his 
love  was  not  appreciated,  and  he 
began  to  suspect  that  he  had  been 
married,  not  for  himself  alone,  but 
partly  as  a  means  to  an  end. 

"And  that  end  was,  first  and 
foremost,  Natacha's  overpower- 
ing, unalterable  determination  to 
be  a  figure  which  the  motion  pic- 
ture world  could  not  ignore.    That 

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The  men  are  all  talking  about  what  a 
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It  is  impossible  to  describe  its  effect 
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with  a  fraction  of  the  time. 

It  starts  you  off  with   a  bang  and 
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head  on  towards  the  camera,  the  curtains  were 
drawn  aside  and  the  animated  picture  grew 
larger,  until  it  tilled  the  whole  screen,  thirty  by 
forty  feet. 

The  effect  brought  the  first  night  audience 
to  its  feet.  It  is  obtained  by  using  a  magnify- 
ing lens  attached  to  a  special  projcclor.  The 
magnascope  was  used  not  only  for  the  first  part 
climax  but  to  present  the  big  battle  scenes. 

Famous  Players  is  reported  to  ha\"e  the  mag- 
nascope sewed  up  through  ownership  and 
patents.  The  basic  principle  involves  the  use 
of  a  wide  angle  lens. 

THAT  verj'  lovely  girl  Kalherine  Grant, 
whose  beauty  won  her  the  title  of  Miss  Los 
Angeles  in  1922  and  later  won  her  a  comedy 
contract,  is  slowly  regaining  health  under  the 
constant  care  of  her  mother  and  a  trained 
nurse.  It  has  been  many  months  since  an 
acute  ner\'ous  breakdown  snatched  her  from  a 
verv  promising  career  and  as  yet  no  plans  have 
been  made  for  her  return.  Kathcrine  must 
rest  and  wait  until  she  is  entirely  well  before 
she  continues  her  picture  work. 

MRS.  FRED  XIBLO  (Enid  Bennett)  had  a 
most  charming  party  the  other  evening  to 
welcome  back  to  Hollywood  her  younger  sister, 
Catherine  Bennett,  who  has  been  on  tour  with 
Ruth  Chatterton,  playing  Vniicc  in  "The 
Green  Hat,"  It  was  quite  a  gala  occasion,  for 
Cath  Bennett  is  one  of  the  most  popular  mem- 
bers of  Hollywood's  younger  set.  Among  the 
guests  were  Miss  Chatterton  and  her  husband, 
Ralph  Forbes,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Antonio  Moreno, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joe  Schenck  {Norma  Talmadge), 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Douglas  MacLean.  John  Barr>'- 
more,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sidney  Franklin,  Charles 
Christie  and  Ivy  Shilling,  George  Fitzmaurice, 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  C  Gardner  Sullivan,  Mr 
Mrs.  Conrad  Nagel,  and  Carl  Schmidt. 


■p^    LLOYD  SHELDON,  in  charge 

'  of  the  Lasky  scenario  depart- 
ment, was  taken  ill  recently,  and 
Hope  Loring,  in  his  absence,  filled 
his  editorial  shoes.  Hope  is  the 
wifely  half  of  the  clever  Louis  Ligh- 
ton-Hope  Loring  story-writing  team, 
and  her  first  official  act  was  to  dictate 
a  note  to  her  husband, also  at  Lasky's, 
which  read: 

"The  only  right  thing  you  ever  did 
was  when  you  married  me." 

S.\LLY  O'NEIL,  that  sweet  sprite  of  Ire- 
land whose  name  was  Chotsie  Noonan  until 
some  idiot  changed  it,  got  a  five-year  contract 
with  Metro-(ioldw}Ti-JIayer  for  being  a  good 
little  actress.  \\'hich  proves  that  long  experi- 
ence on  the  screen  doesn't  mean  a  fat  contract. 
Sally  was  discovered  not  long  ago  by  Marshall 
Nciian  and  had  never  been  before  a  camera. 

Don't  take  this  as  a  heaven-sent  message  to 
come  to  Hollywood,  even  if  you  have  cute 
C3'cs  and  dimpled  elbows.  Sally  just  had  a 
mar\-elously  lucky  break. 

GLORIA'S  leaving  HoUy^vood.  Turning  us 
down  flat  for  good  and  all.  Her  home,  the 
one  on  that  lovely  corner  in  Beverh-  Hills,  is  to 
be  sold.  It  had  a  walk,  sliding  obliquely  from 
the  street  to  the  great  thick  door,  that  was 
lined  with  tall  cannas,  red  and  yellow-  in  the 
summer,  and  with  clumps  of  poinsettias,  vi\-id 
in  the  fall. 

She's  leaving  it  for  a  little  bungalow  atop  a 


and  New  York  sky-scraper,  where  the  grass  on  the 
tiny  plot  in  front  of  her  door  takes  root  in  the 
ceiling  downstairs.  She's  happy  there  with 
her  Marquis.     After  all,  that's  what  counts. 

yV  BSOLVED  of  his  cinema  suis, 
Noah  Beery  is  one  of  the  finest 
men  in  pictures.  Read  what  Ivan  St. 
Johns  wrote  about  him  recently  in 
this  very  publication.  But  maybe 
the  little  ten  year  old  San  Antonio  kid 
hadn't  seen  the  story.  Anj^way  he 
set  out  to  convert  Noah  who  was  on 
"Rough  Riders"  location  in  Texas. 

Seeing  Noah  pacing  the  long  ve- 
randah of  the  old  southern  hotel,  the 
juvenile  Billy  Sunday  walked  up  to 
him: 

"S-s-say,  Mr.  Beery.  Will  you  go 
to  church  with  me  tomorrow?" 

Noah  likes  kids.  He  has  a  boy  of 
his  own. 

"Sure  thing,  lad.    What  time?" 

"I'll  be  here  at  ten  minutes  to 
eleven  for  you." 

It  happened  that  the  company  had 
a  ten  o'clock  location  call  the  next 
morning  and  Beery  was  absent  from 
the  broad  verandah  at  the  appointed 
time.  As  the  small  soul  -  saver 
marched  alone  down  the  dusty  road 
he  was  heard  to  mutter,  "Might  0' 
known  it.  Can't  do  nothin*  with  a 
villain.  Never  do  and  never  will  keep 
their  word." 

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WITH  the  March  issue,  PHOTOPLAY  is  inaugurating  a 
new  department  of  service  to  the  makers  of  home 
and  community  movies.  Thousands  of  families  and  clubs 
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Q  The  new  department  will  be  brim  full  of  practical  advice 
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When  the  chill  blasts  of  winter 
keep  you  inside,  there's  always 
cozy  comfort  with  Baby  Rutll 
around. 

The  whole  family — grandma, 
dad  and  mother,  the  young  folks, 
even  the  tiniest  tot  —  enjoys  this 
delicious  candy  and  finds  real 


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Baby  Ruth  more  f  uUy  meets 
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For  years  E.  R.  Squibb  &  Sons  have 
issued  warning  that  the  line  where 
gums  and  teeth  meet  is  in  reality 
The  Danger  Line.  That  acids  form- 
ing in  the  crevices  along  The  Dan- 
ger Line — particularly  between  the 
teeth — strike  the  most  treacherous 
blow  to  your  teeth  and  gums. 

However,  because  of  the  confu- 
sion caused  by  dozens  of  conflict- 
ing theories  —  and  because  we  be- 
lieved the  public  should  receive 
confirmation  on  a  question  of  such 
importance — we  decided  to  bring 
the  matter  before  the  only  real 
existing  authority,  the  dental  pro- 
fession itself.  So  we  went  to  one  of 
the  greatest  dental  clinics  in  the 
world — where  every  year  more  than 
100,000  treatments  are  given.  We 
also  asked  practicing  dentists  every- 
where to  state  the  result  of  tlieir 
experience.  From  both  sources  we 
obtained  almost  unanimous  agree- 
ment on  the  following  facts: 


(1)  Acids  are  the  most  frequent  cause  of 
decay  and  gum  infection. 

(2)  The  most  serious  trouble  occurs  at 
the  place  where  teeth  meet  gums  — 
known  as  The  Danger  Line  —  espe- 
cially at  that  part  of  The  Danger  Line 
between  the  teeth  where  a  tooth-brush 
cannot  reach. 

(3)  The  best  product  known  to  prevent 
these  acids  from  causing  decay  and 
irritating  the  gum  tissues  is  Milk  of 
Magnesia. 

Isn't  it  logical,  then,  that  Squibb's 
Dental  Cream,  because  it  contains 
more  than  50%  of  Squibb's  Milk 
of  Magnesia  in  a  most  convenient 
and   effective   form,   will   definitely 

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help  prevent  the  danger  that 
menaces  your  teeth  and  gums? 

Squibb's  Dental  Cream  goes  even 
further.  Other  tooth  pastes  may 
contain  Milk  of  Magnesia  and  still 
not  combine  the  other  ingredients 
necessary  to  clean  and  care  for  your 
teeth  and  gums  properly. 

Squibb's  Dental  Cream  cleans 
thoroughly,  beautifully  and  safely. 
It  relieves  sensitive  teeth  and 
soothes  sore  gums.  You  can  safely 
use  it  to  brush  the  gums — which 
dentists  say  is  very  necessary — for 
it  contains  no  grit.  It  will  not  harm 
the  most  delicate  gum  tissue. 

Each  time  you  use  Squibb's  Den- 
tal Cream  tiny  particles  of  Squibb's 
Milk  of  Magnesia  are  forced  into 
every  pit  and  crevice  where  acids 
can  form.  There  they  not  only 
neutralize  these  acids,  but  remain 
to  give  protection  long  afterwards. 

Squibb's  Dental  Cream  is  on  sale 
at  all  druggists  —  40c  a  large  tube. 


Million 

and  One 
Nights 


TERRY  RAMSAYE'S  history  of  the  motion  pic- 
ture, "A  Million  and  One  Nights,"  has  just  been 
issued  in  two  volumes  by  the  New  York  publishers, 
Simon  and  Schuster.  This  is  "The  Romantic  His- 
tory of  the  Rfotion  Picture,"  which  was  published  in 
Photoplay  R[agazine  during  the  course  of  four  years, 
1922,  1923,  1924  and  1925,  and  which  caused  such  a 
sensation  in  the  film  and  publishing  world. 

In  its  March,  1922,  issue.  Photoplay  announced  Mr. 
Ramsaye's  history  as  follows: 

"It  is  a  romance  transcending  fiction;  a  tale  of  more 
wealth  and  color  than  a  Klondyke  or  a  Kimberly;  more 
daring  than  the  Spanish  Jlain,  more  splendor  than  a 
Rome  and  as  much  humanity  as  the  heart  of  the  world 
contains. 

"  Seeking  a  writer  most  effectively  equipped  by  a  com- 
bination of  experience  and  craftsmanship.  Photoplay  has 
commissioned  Terry  Ramsaye  to  perform  this  work, 
which  has  now  been  in  progress  nearly  a  year.  Mr.  Ram- 
saye is  among  the  most  authoritative  of  the  writers  on 
the  motion  picture — young  enough  to  have  the  viewpoint 
of  today,  old  enough  to  have  an  intimate  personal  contact 
with  the  motion  picture  through  the  period  of  its  greatest 
and  most  significant  development." 

Mr.  Ramsaye's  Romantic  History  lived  up  to  the  significant 
announcement  of  Photoplay.  It  was  a  sensation  in  every 
sense  of  the  word.  Mr.  Ramsaye's  original  commission  called 
for  twelve  articles.  It  was  soon  apparent  that  the  subject 
could  not  be  covered  adequately  in  twelve  or  even  twenty-four 
articles.  So  the  history  ran  finally  to  thirty-six  installments, 
concluding  in  the  issue  of  March,  1925. 

Thus  Mr.  Ramsaye  devoted  five  years  to  the  actual  prepara- 
tion of  the  first  draft.  Photoplay  had  commissioned  Mr. 
Ramsaye  to  get  a  complete  story.  This  required  trips  from 
coast  to  coast,  and  to  Europe,  endless  correspondence,  thou- 
sands of  interviews,  month  after  month  of  research  through  old 
newspaper  and  letter  files.     The  immensely  valuable  files  of 


Terry  Ramsaye 

Whose  Romantic  History  of  the  Motion  Picture  has  just 

been  published  in  book  form 


Photoplay,  extending  back  into  the  dim  first  days  of  pictures, 
played  an  important  part  in  the  history. 

Now  Mr.  Ramsaye's  history  is  published  in  book  form,  a 
superb  example  of  typography  and  binding.  Every  person 
with  a  genuine  and  honest  interest  in  motion  pictures  should 
have  it,  since  it  will  prove  of  unceasing  value  as  a  reference 
work  and  of  high  interest  as  reading  matter. 

Many  of  the  incidents  related  in  the  Romantic  History  are 
expanded  in  "The  Million  and  One  Nights."  With  the  publi- 
cation of  the  Romantic  History  in  Photoplay,  thousands  of 
new  suggestions  and  new  facts  were  offered  to  this  magazine 
and  to  Mr.  Ramsaye.  One  of  the  most  interesting  new  chap- 
ters concerns  the  poignant  life  story  of  Eadweard  Muybridge, 
whose  experiments  with  cameras  in  photographing  the  move- 
ments of  a  running  horse  contributed  so  much  to  the  early  de- 
velopment of  the  motion  picture.  Back  |  continued  on  pace  127  ] 


A.nnouncing  — 

LITTLE  JOURNEYS  TO   THE    HOMES   OF   THE   FILM   GREAT 

ERRY  RAMSAYE,  author  of  "A  Million  and  One  Nights,"  is  start- 
ing a  new  and  sensational  series  in  PHOTOPLAY.  "Little  Journeys 
to  the  Homes  of  the  Film  Great"  will  present  for  the  first  time  the  real, 
authentic  stories  of  the  men  behind  motion  pictures,  actually  as  they 
are,  in  their  own  homes.  Mr.  Ramsaye  will  take  you  to  visit 
Adolph  Zukor,  Richard  Rowland,  Marcus  Loew  and  the  other 
leaders  in  picture  making.      His  stories  will  be  of  absorbing  interest. 


SI 


Friendly 
Advice  on 

froblems 


from 


Carolyn  Van  Wyck 


DEAR  CAROLVX  VAN  ^VVCK, 
What  do  you  think  of  gold-diggers? 
Do  you  think  a  girl  should  be  one?  I 
was  brought  up  in  the  countrj'  and  taught  no 
nice  girl  would  take  gifts  from  a  man.  unless 
she  was  engaged  to  him,  much  less  deliberately 
work  him  for  presents.  Now  I  am  alone,  a 
working  girl  in  a  large  city.  The  girls  in  my 
office  are  constanth'  augmenting  their  incomes 
through  men's  pocketbooks.  and  getting  away 
with  it.  They  call  me  an  idiot  for  not  doing 
the  same.     What  do  you  think? 

M.  A.  B. 

Whether  or  not  to  be  a  gold-digger!  What 
a  modem  girl's  problem  that  is!  I  get  so  many 
letters  about  it  from  so  many  girls  dazzled  by 
the  apparent  glamour  of  such  a  graft.  There 
has  been  the  tremendous  success  of  "Gentle- 
men Prefer  Blondes"  with  its  hard-boiled 
Lorelei  Lee  to  give  this  emphasis,  and  many  a 
girl  has  recognized  the  bitter  truth  of  Lorelei's 
obser\'ation  that  a  kiss  on  the  hand  is  thrilling, 
but  a  diamond  bracelet  lasts  forever. 

This  gold-digger  vogue  marks  an  advance  in 
practicality  in  women  and  a  coming  out  in  the 
open  about  their  real  intentions.  It's  much 
like  the  "to  pet  or  not  to  pet"  problem,  only 
in  this  instance  it  advances  to  being  "to  pet 
profitably  or  to  have  a  little  romance."  It  is 
the  business  of  a  girl  commercializing  her 
social  Ufe  as  well  as  her  working  one. 

When  mothers  told  their  daughters  not  to 
take  presents  from  men  unless  they  were  en- 
gaged, I  do  think,  with  all  due  respect  to  those 
worthy  mothers,  that  somewhere  in  back  of 
that  was  the  idea  that  the  main  thing  was  to 
get  married  and  all  other  pleasures  had  to  stay 
in  line  with  the  main  objective.  Today  the 
value  changes,  since  no  girl  need  marry  un- 
less she  wants  to. 

Yet  old-fashioned  as  it  may  seem,  I  favor 
romance.  There  are  styles  in  moods,  as  well 
as  other  things,  and,  at  the  moment,  the  vogue 
is  to  be  a  little  hard  and  most  unsentimental. 
But  down  underneath,  no  matter  what  the  out- 
ward manifestation  may  be,  human  emotions 


do  not  alter  very  much.  Life  and  death  and 
hunger  still  rule  hfe,  and  love  still  remains  the 
most  wonderful  thing  in  the  world.  Even  the 
littlest  moment  of  romance  makes  life  worth 
the  living,  and  romance  and  gold-digging  are 
quite  impossible  together.  Gold-digging  is  se.x 
against  sex,  the  male  being  made  to  give  too 
much,  the  female  refusing  everything.     You 


GOLD-DIGGING 

Is  This  Month's  Problem 

TT  looks  so  fascinating  from  the 
•^outside  with  its  twin  promises 
for  getting  rich  quick  and  gaining 
something  for  nothing.  This 
month  I  am  answering  the  ques- 
tions of  the  girls  who  ask  if  the 
game  is  worth  the  scandal. 

Complexions  facing  wintry 
winds  need  extra  care.  Send  me 
your  name  and  address  and  I  will 
forward  you  my  booklet  on  the 
care  of  the  skin.  Or  if  you're 
overweight  ten  cents  will  bring 
you  my  little  booklet  on  sane 
reducing.     CAROLYN  VAN  WYCK 


simply  can't  get  romance  out  of  such  a  combi- 
nation. 

Regarding  gold-digging  simply  as  a  money 
making  scheme,  I  don't  think  its  price  is  worth 
the  spoils. 

Take  the  ambitious  little  girl  earning  twenty 
dollars  a  week  and  the  big  butter  and  egg  man 
who  hints  at  diamonds.  Actually  few  girls  get 
the  diamonds.  The  bait  is  alwavs  there  and  the 


traps  are  set.  It  becomes  a  warfare  between 
the  two  to  see  which  will  outwit  the  other. 
The  girl  puts  into  her  campaign  a  subdety,  a 
driving  force,  an  actual  amount  of  headwork 
that  I  believe,  translatedtoher  job,  would  make 
her  an  executive  in  a  year's  time.  The  man, 
particularly  if  he  is  a  man  of  the  world,  puts 
intelligence  into  the  game,  too,  and  you  have 
only  to  read  the  records  of  the  police  courts  to 
know  how  very  frequently  the  whole  thing 
ends  in  disaster  for  the  girl  involved.  But  that 
is  the  unsuccessful  side  of  gold-digging  that 
isn't  generally  talked  about. 

I  know  in  New  York  City  a  woman  who 
has  made  marriage  her  career.  She  has  mar- 
ried three  times,  with  two  divorces,  and  each 
alliance  has  been  plotted  out  as  strategically 
as  a  general  plans  a  battle.  W'ith  each  mar- 
riage, she  has  gone  up  in  the  financial  scale. 
Today  at  forty  she  has  many  jewels,  motors 
and  a  beautiful  home.  She  started  out  as  a 
stenographer  and  she  has  attained  just  what 
she  wanted.  Yet  it  has  tak^n  her  some  twenty- 
two  years  and  in  all  that  time  she  has  never 
once  permitted  herself  the  luxurj'  of  love  or  of 
friends.  She  always  had  to  watch  out  for 
other  women.  She  could  never  be  friends  with 
men,  intending  always  to  victimize  them. 
Telling  me  her  story,  she  confessed  she  had 
never  once,  in  all  those  years,  expressed  her 
true  opinions  or  her  terrible  boredom  ^dth  the 
life  she  led.  Her  life  has  been  as  lonely  as  that 
of  any  other  capitalist.  She  had  beaut^^  and 
a  shrewd  mind  to  aid  her,  but  today  she  is 
bitter,  hating  all  people  and  particularly  men, 
hated  in  turn  by  her  three  li\-ing  husbands, 
childless. 

She  says  withcertain  pride  that  she  won  these 
things  through  gold-digging.  I  maintain  that 
such  a  woman  with  her  energy  and  dri\dng 
force  could  have  earned  these  same  material 
things  in  the  business  world  and  not  have  lost 
every  spiritual  value. 

So,  there,  really,  is  my  objection  to  gold- 
digging  as  a  career.  I  hate  it  on  moral  and  on 
mental  grounds.    I  dislike  the  things  it  does  to 

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Photoplay  Magazine — Advehtising  Section 

A  Risk  Women  Have  Learned 
Never  Again  to  Take 

This  new  way  ends  the  uncertainty  of  old'time  hygienic  methods 


83 


Easy 
Disposal 

and  1  other 
important  factors 


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No  laundry.  As  easy 
to  dispose  of  aa  a 
piece  of  tissue— thus 
ending  the  trying 
problem  of  dispoeal. 


Eight  in  ten  better  class  ivomen  have  adopted  this 
"NEW  way  which  provides  security  that  is  ah' 
solute  and  banishes  forever  the  problem  of  disposal. 


By  ELLEN  J.  BUCKLAND,  liigiskred  JVurse 

DUE  to  modern  scientific  advancements, 
women's  oldest  hygienic  problem  re- 
mains a  problem  no  longer.  The  hazardous 
and  uncertain  "sanitary  pad"  of  yes'terday  has 
been  supplanted  with  a  protection  that  is 
absolute. 

Thus  social  exactmcnts  no  longer  come 
ever  as  ill-timed.  Filmy  frocks  and  gowns 
are  worn  without  a  second's  thought  or  fear. 
The  woman  of  today  meets  every  day  un- 
handicapped. 

Kotex — "what  it  does 


Unknown  a  few  years  ago, 
women  in  the  better 
walks  of  life  have  dis- 
carded the  insecure 
"sanitary  pads"  of  yes- 
terday and  adopted 
Kotex. 


'Supplied  aho  in  personal  service 

cabinets  in  restTooms  bv 

West  Disinfecting  Co. 


Filled  with  Cellucotton  wadding,  the  world's 
super-absorbent,  Kotex  absorbs  16  times  its 
own  weight  in  moisture.  It  is  5  times  as 
absorbent  as  cotton. 

It  discards  easily  as  tissue.  No  laundry — 
no  embarrassment  of  disposal.  It  also  thor- 
oughly deodorizes,  and  thus  ends  all  fear  of 
offending. 

You  obtain  it  at  any  drug  or  department  store, 
without  hesitancy,  simply  by  saying  "Kotex." 

Only  Kotex  itself  is  "like"  Kotex 

See  that  you  get  the  genuine  Kotex.  It  is  the 
only  pad  embodying  the  super-absorbent  Cel- 
lucotton wadding.  It  is  the  only  napkin  made 
by  this  company.  Only  Kotex  is  "like"  Kotex. 
You  can  obtain  Kotex  at  better  drug  and  de- 
partment stores  everywhere.  Comes  in  sani- 
tary sealed  packages  of 
12  in  two  sizes:  the 
Regular  and  Kotex- 
Super. 

Kotex  Company,  180  No. 
Michigan  Ave.,  Chicago, 
III. 


Kotex  Regular:       Kotex-Super: 
65c  per  do:cn        90c  per  do:ea 

When  you  write  to  advenisers  please  nieullon  PHOTOPLAY  MAGiZHCE. 


©Dtter  protection— Kotex  ab- 
sorbs 16  times  its  own  weight 
in  moisture;  6  times  that  of 
cotton,  andjitdeodoriaes,  thus 
assuring  double  protection. 


10 


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Easy  to  buy  anywhere.  *  Many 
stores  keep  them  ready- 
wrapped  in  plain  paper — 
eimply  help  yourself,  pay  the 
clerk,  thatisalL 


No  laundry — discard  as 
easily  as  a  piece  of  tissue 


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^-^^^  for  your  entertainment.  A  thousand  lives,  a  thousand  loves,  adven- 
ture without  end— that  is  the  joy  of  piaure-goers  that  see  Warner  Bros. 
stars  at  their  favorite  theatres.  Builders  of  life  and  romance  in  the  shadowy 
land  of  make-believe,  they  bring  happiness  to  millions. 

This  year  you  should  follow  them 
more  closely  than  ever  because  this  year 
the  pictures  in  which  they  appear  reach 
a  new  high  point  of  picture  perfection. 

'"Don  Juan" 

The  QreateSt  Lover  ofoAll  c/iges 

The  very  sensation  of  the  entire  picture  sea- 
son—JohnBarrymorein"Don  Juan."  Hailed 
on  all  sides  as  the  masterpiece  of  impassion- 
ed love  and  thrilling  adventure,  it  is  already 
playing  in  New  York,  Boston,  Chicago  and 
Detroit. 

"The  "Better  Vie" 

Syd  Chaplin's  Laugh  Sensation 
"The  Better  'Ole"  with  Syd  Chaplin  as  the 
lovable  "Old  Bill"  will  be  voted  the  greatest 
comedy  of  years.  It  is  now  the  rage  in  Los 
Angeles,  Chicago  and  New  York.  Both 
this  picture  and  "Don  Juan"  will  soon  be 
playing  in  many  other  cities— watch  for  them 
and  be  sure  to  see  them  when  they  arrive. 

Warner  '■Bros.  'Pictures 
Finer  Than  Sver'^bip'w 

Note  the  other  pictures  listed  at  the  right.  All 
of  them  differ  widely  ia  appeal  and  for  that  reason 
each  will  prove  to  be  a  source  of  new  delights. 
When  you  see  them  you  will  know  why  it  is  that 
Warner  Bros,  stars  are  now  greater  favorites  than 
ever,  and  that  Warner  Bros.  Pictures  are  the  best 
entertainment  to  be  found. 


You  must  see 

Warner  Bros,  stars  in  these  great 

pictures  at  your  favorite  theatre. 

ACROSS  THE  PACIFlCstarriritMoiiie  Bias. 
MY  OFFICIAlWIFEsiarnoglreDeRich 

and  CoQway  Tearle. 
PRIVATE  IZZY  MURPHY  starring  George 

Jessel  wiih  Patsy  Ruth  Miller.  Vera  Gordon. 
MILLIONAIRES  svith  George  Sidney.  Louise 

Fazenda,  Vera  Gordon. 
WHILE   LONDON   SLEEPS    starring 

Rin-TinTin. 
DOLORES  COSTELLO  in  The  Third  Degree 
FINGER  PRINTS  ss-ith  Louise  Fazenda  and 

John  T.  Murray. 
DON'T  TELL  THE  WIFE  starring  Irene  Rich. 
WOLFS   CLOTHING  starring  Monte   Blue 

ssith  Patsy  Ruth  Miller. 
WHITE  FLANNELS 
BITTER  APPLES  starring  Monte  Blue. 
DOLORES    COSTELLO    in  A    Million  Bid. 
THE  CLIMBERS  starring  Irene  Rich. 
THE  GAY  OLD  BIRD 
MATINEE  LADIES 
DOLORES  COSTELLO  in  Irish  Hearrs. 
DOLORES  COSTELLO   in  The  College 

Widow. 
WHAT   EVERY   GIRL   SHOULD   KNOW 
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HILLS  OF  KENTUCKY  starring  Rin-Tin-Tin. 
DEARIE   with  Louise  Fazenda  and  John  T. 

Murray. 
WHAT  HAPPENED  TO  FATHER  with  Paisy 

Ruth  Miller. 
THE  BRUTE  starring  Monie  Blue. 
DOLORES    COSTELLO    in  The   Heart   Of 

Maryland 

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when  he  -will  show  these  pictures. 


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RC.  L.,  Phil.\delphia,  Pa. -I  am  return- 
ing your  compliment  by  putting  you 
♦  at  the  head  of  the  class  this  month. 
Betty  Bronson  was  born  Nov.  17,  igo6.  Ad- 
dress her  in  care  of  the  Paramount  Studio, 
.'Vstoria,  L.  I.  Betty  is  playing  opposite 
Richard  Dix  in  "Paradise  for  Two."'  You 
may  reach  Richard  at  the  same  address. 

M.  J.  H.,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. — Yes,  James  Hall 
has  just  come  into  prominence.  But  he  seems 
to  be  getting  along  nicely.  Mr.  Hall  is  now  ap- 
pearing in  "Love's  Greatest  Mistake."  How  is 
that  for  a  title?  He  also  plays  opposite  Pola 
Negri  in  "Hotel  Imperial." 

D.  E.  F.,  Peabody,  Mass. — Leslie  Fenton  is 
his  real  name  and  he  was  born  in  Liverpool, 
England,  March  12,  1903.     Not  married. 

■  C  G.,  Catonsville,  Md. — A  nice  letter  de- 
serves a  nicer  answer.  Here  goes:  Your  friend 
is  wrong.  Gloria  Swanson  is  her  real  name. 
Gloria  has  a  young  daughter — her  own  child — 
and  an  adopted  son  named  Joseph.  They  are 
great  kids,  both  of  them.  Milton  Sills  wasborn 
Jan.  12,  18S2.  Richard  Dix's  real  name  is 
Ernest  Carlton  Brimmer.  He  was  born  in  St. 
Paul,  Minn.,  July  iS,  1895.  Florence  Vidor 
was  born  in  1895  and  Norma  Shearer  Aug.  10, 
1904.     Don't  forget  your  promise. 

V.  M.,  Salem,  0.— Write  to  United  Artists, 
7100  Santa  Monica  Blvd.,  Hollywood,  Calif., 
for  a  photograph  of  Rudolph  Valentino.  En- 
close a  quarter  with  your  request. 

Swanson  Fan,  Schofield,  Wis. — Write  to 
Gloria  at  522  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
She  has  blue  eyes  and  brown  hair.  Richard 
Dix's  next  picture  is  "Paradise  for  Two." 
John  Gilbert  is  divorced  from  Leatrice  Joy. 
Marion  Davies'  next  picture  is  "Tillie  the 
Toiler." 

Mary    Elizabeth,    Brookline,    Mass. — 
Sure,  I  think  Thomas  Meighan  is  wonderful. 
There's  no  one  quite  like  Tommie.    Alice  Joyce 
was  born  Oct.  i,  1S90.    She's  married 
— and  happily.     Louise  Dresser  also 
married    and,    I    presume,    happily. 
Richard  Dix  was  born  Aug.  iS,  1895. 
Belle  Bennett  was  born  in  1891.  Clara 
Kimball  Young  has  just  returned  from 
Europe,  and  is  planning  to  return  to 
pictures. 


N.  J.,  Meeidlvx.  Miss. — Clara  Bow  has 
broken  her  engagement  to  Victor  Fleming. 
She  savs  she  did  not  mean  it.  Blanche  Sweet 
wasborn  June  iS,  1S96.  :Married  to  Marshall 
Neilan.  No  children.  Mae  Murray's  current 
film  is  "Valencia."  Sure,  she  intends  to  make 
more  pictures.     The  fans  won't  let  her  stop. 

W.  A..  Newport.  R.  L— John  Gilbert  was 
born  in  Logan,  Utah,  July  10,  1897.  Janet 
Gaynor  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Oct.  6.  1906. 
And  Madge  Bellamy  was  born  in  Hillsboro, 
Texas,  June  30,  1903.  Greta  Nissen  is  a  native 
of  Norway.  She  was  born  in  1905.  I  can't  tell 
you  exactly  how  that  scene  was  filmed,  but  it  is 
safe  to  say  they  didn't  really  burn  Mr.  Barry- 
more 's  leg. 

L.  E.  B.,  Cambridge,  Mass. — Of  course, 
good  looks  are  a  help  in  getting  into  the  movies. 
But,  in  spite  of  all  that  is  said  on  the  subject, 
there  are  no  definite  requirements  about  the 
color  of  the  hair  or  eyes.  If  you  will  notice 
closely,  you'll  discover  that  some  of  the  most 
popular  stars  aren't  really  beautiful  at  all.  But 
they  have  attractive  personalities  and — knock- 
ers to  the  contrary — they  really  know  quite  a 
bit  about  acting.  John  Gilbert  is  the  gentle- 
man's real  name.  He  was  born  in  Logan,  Utah, 
July  10,  1S97.     Divorced  from  Leatrice  Joy. 

Lawrence  Gray  Fax,  San  Raf.\el,  Calif. — 
How  could  I  say  anything  against  Lawrence 
Gray,  after  your  enthusiastic  "rave."  Mr. 
Gray  was  born  July  27,  1S98.  His  next  film  is 
"The  Song  of  the  Dragon."  He  made  his  first 
appearance  on  the  screen  in  "The  Dressmaker 
from  Paris."  Renee  Adoree  is  Renee's  real 
name,  as  far  as  I  know.  Her  new  film  is  "The 
Day  of  Souls."  Leatrice  Joy's  latest  picture  is 
"Nobody's  Widow."  Don't  forget  that  actors 
and  women  are  entitled  to  change  their  minds 
every  now  and  then. 

S.  J.  D.,  Kansas  City,  Mo. — .\gain  paging 
Mr.  James  Hall!  Yes,  he  is  the  man  who 
played  in  "The  Campus  Flirt,"  with  Bebe 
Daniels. 


IN  writing  to  the  stars  for  pictures, 
1 


Dorothy  and  Betty,  Louisburg, 
N.  C. — "Buster"  Collier  is  such  a 
young  fellow  that  he  hasn't  any  "an- 
cient history."  William,  Jr.,  was  born 
in  New  York  City.  Feb.  12,  1902.  He 
is  the  son  of  the  famous  stage  come- 
dian. "  Busier"  himself  played  in  the 
"speakies"  for  four  years.  He  made 
his  first  appearance  in  movies  in  1914 
as  a  kid  actor.  His  newest  film  is  "Just 
Another  Blonde."  Richard  Dix's  ne.xt 
picture  is  "Paradise  for  Two." 


Photoplay  advises  you  all  to  be 
careful  to  enclose  twenty-five  cents. 
This  covers  the  cost  of  the  photo- 
graph and  postage.  The  stars  are 
all  glad  to  mail  you  their  pictures, 
but  the  cost  of  it  is  prohibitive  un- 
less your  quarters  are  remitted. 
The  younger  stars  can  not  afford  to 
keep  up  with  these  requests  unless 
you  help  them.  You  do  your  share 
and  they'll  do  theirs. 


Mrs.  L.  C,  Delavan,  Wis.— Lillian  Gish  is 
not  married.  Dorothy  Gish  is  married  to 
James  Rennie.  She  has  no  children.  Gloria 
Swanson  has  a  daughter  and  an  adopted  son. 
Donald  Keith  was  bom  in  Boston,  Mass..  Sept. 
5,  1905.  Louise  Glaum  was  born  in  Baltimore, 
Md. 

I.  B  P.,  Greenwood,  Mass.— Back  in  Vin- 
cennes,  Ind.,  where  he  was  born,  Buck  Jones  is 
remembered  as  Charles  Jones.  Vincennes  first 
saw  him  in  18S9.  Buck  is  married.  His  newest 
picture  is  "Desert  Valley."  Richard  Barthel- 
mess  was  born  in  New  York  City — of  all  places! 
— May  9,  1897.  Educated  at  Trinity  College, 
and  started  in  pictures  in  1916. 

"Pat." — Francis. McDonald  may  be  reached 
at  the  Metro-Goldwyn  Studios,  Culver  City, 
Calif. 

Dorothy  and  Billie.  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. — 
This  is  the  best  I  can  do.  All  my  letters  are 
marked  "rush."  Lois  Moran  was  bom  in 
Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  in  1909.  She  was  educated  in 
Paris  and  danced  in  the  opera  ballet  for  two 
years.  Her  first  picture  in  this  country  was 
"Stella  Dallas."  She  lives  in  New  York,  and 
her  cousin,  whom  she  has  adopted  as  her  sister, 
lives  with  her.     Yes,  that's  her  real  name. 

A.  A.,  University  City,  Mo. — Greta  Garbo 
was  born  in  1906.  And  Antonio  Moreno  was 
born  Sept.  26,  1SS8.  The  Scandinavian-Span- 
ish combination  is  a  great  one  in  pictures,  isn't 
it?  Both  your  favorites  may  be  reached  at  the 
Metro-Goldwyn  Studios,  Culver  City,  CaUf. 

J.  B.,  St.  Croix  Falls,  Wis. — Jacqueline 
Logan  has  auburn  hair  and  gray  eyes.  She  is 
five  feet,  four  inches  tall,  and  weighs  119 
pounds.  Born  in  Corsicana,  Texas,  Nov.  30, 
1902.  Married  to  Ralph  Gillespie.  Claire 
Windsor's  son  is  named  Billy. 

"Gloria." — Welcome  back!  Write  to  Dor- 
othy Mackaill  in  care  of  First  National  Pic- 
tures, 383  Madison  .\venue,  New  York.  She  is 
Mrs,  Lothar  Mendes  now.  Dorothy 
was  born  March  4,  1904.  Yes,  I  an- 
swer personal  inquiries  when  accompa- 
nied by  a  self-addressed  stamped 
envelope. 

Jess,  Chicago,  III. — Harry  Lang- 
don  is  an  American — very  much  so. 
He  was  born  in  Council  Bluffs.  Iowa. 
What  could  be  more  United  States? 
His  wife  is  Rose  Langdon.  The  last 
lime  I  heard  from  them  there  was  a 
divorce  pending  in  the  family.  Ah 
me! 

John  Gilbert  Fas.—Mt.  Gilbert 
was  bom  July  10,  1S97.    Olivia  Bur- 
well  was  his  first  wife  and  Leatrice  - 
Joy  his  second.     Sorry  to  keep  you 
waiting. 

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Louise  Brooks,  who  has  reached  the  top  in  a  year 

The  Girl  on  the  Cover 

By  Cal  York 


MAL  ST.  CLAIR  says  she  is  one  of  the 
finest  actresses  he  has  ever  seen. 
Adolphc  Menjou  agrees.  So  does  the 
whole  Paramount  organization  to  whom  she  is 
under  contract.  The  pubUc  is  now  chiming  in. 
All  this  she  has  accomplished  in  a  year's  time. 
It  is  hard  to  write  about  Louise  Brooks.  You 
have  to  see  her.  Ruth  St.  Denis  saw  Louise 
originally — it  was  somewhere  in  Kansas — and 
placed  her  in  her  dancing  troupe.  Louise  got 
to  Broadway  and  George  White,  after  one 
glance,  engaged  her  for  the  "  Scandals."  Zieg- 
feld  spotted  her  for  the  next  year.  Then  some- 
body in  Paramount  beheld  her  and  gave  her  a 
bit  in  "The  Street  of  Forgotten  Men." 

The  men  were  forgotten  in  the  rushes  after  a 
single  glimpse  of  Louise.  The  beauty,  the 
personality  she  had  on  the  stage  intensihed  ten 
fold  when  she  got  on  the  screen.  Louise  was 
promised  a  regular  part  in  "The  American 
Venus."  She  walked  away  with  the  picture, 
straight  from  under  the  capable  noses  of  such 
troupers  as  Esther  Ralston  and  Ford  Sterling. 

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If  there  is  any  more  poised  5'oung  person  in 
the  whole  movie  world  than  Louise,  she  is  yet 
to  be  found.  Mere  questions  to  Louise  about 
where  she  came  from  and  why,  eUcit  no 
response  and  no  interest  from  her.  Evidently 
she  regards  herself  as  strong  drink.  You  can 
either  take  her,  or  you  can  let  her  alone. 
Louise  is  not  in  the  business  of  selling  herself  by 
means  of  any  yam  about  the  old,  old  family  or 
the  so-dear  ancestors. 

Despite  her  playing  opposite  Menjou  in  "A 
Social  Celebrity."  her  performance  in  "The 
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softened  it  but  rendered  it  no  less  delightful. 
Louise,  definitely,  is  one  of  those  little  things 
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Trettier  Lips 

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TDear  J^an: 

If  the  older  set  haven't  come  to  this 
resort,  the  Younger  Set  are  here.  Ciel! 
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Brickbats  and  Bouquets 


[  COXTIXUXD  FROM  PACE  12  ] 


Kind  to  Duinb  Animals 

West  Conshohocken,  Pa. 
I  am  glad  of  an  opportunity  to  express  my 
\'ie\vs  on  actors  and  actresses  in  general.  It 
seems  sad.  though,  to  see  so  much  told  about 
the  human  ones,  and  scarcely  a  single  line  of 
appreciation  about  the  wonderful  animals 
which  assist  in  making  so  many  interesting 
pictures  to  be  enjoyed  by  all.  So  today  I  am 
sending  a  large  bouquet  to  these.  Surely 
appreciation  is  due  Strongheart,  and  Rin-Tin- 
Tin.  Kazan,  the  Alaskan  husky,  bravely 
plodding  an  ahnost  impassable  beat  in  the 
bUnding  snow,  and  the  faithful  Tony  racing 
for  dear  life  to  win  back  the  old  homestead. 
Even  though  they  cannot  speak,  they  perform 
their  parts  ^nth  an  aptness  and  willingness 
that  is  mar\"elous  in  detail. 

A.  G.  Carlin. 

Anent  Personality 

Co\ington,  Ky. 

I  have  seen  LeuTS  Stone  in  almost  every  pic- 
ture he  has  made,  and  his  personality  is  dom- 
inant in  all  of  them.  "Without  ever  ha\'ing  had 
the  pleasure  of  kno'>A-ing  him,  I  know  he  is  a 
good  sort  and  a  real  man. 

Monte  Blue.  Harrison  Ford,  Ronald  Colman 
each  have  a  different  personality  from  the  other 
that  shows  in  their  pictures,  that  compelling 
personality.  John  Gilbert  has  it  strongly,  the 
'*Vou  must  like  me"  kind;  you  know  what  I 
mean;  I  met  a  man  like  that  once,  to  my  sor- 
row. 

Of  the  women  Xorma  Talmadge  ranks 
highest.  Her  personality  illumines  every  pic- 
ture she  makes.  Irene  Rich  is  ne.xt.  She  was 
superb  in  "Lady  Windermere's  Fan." 

Corinne  Griffith  would  be  much  improved 
if  she  would  get  away  from  that  languid  way 
she  has.  Even  when  she  deigns  to  smile  it 
seems  an  effort.  Alice  Terr>'-  would  be  a  better 
actress  if  she  didn't  pose  so  much.  Her  self- 
consciousness  spoils  her,  and  detracts  from  her 
good  points. 

About  Barbara  La  Marr.  She  was  so  won- 
derful in  "The  Girl  from  Montmartre."  As 
ill  as  she  was  her  beauty  and  personaUty  never 
deserted  her  for  an  instant.  Let  us  never  for- 
get her. 

M-iEG.vRET  D.  Watson. 

Private  Opinions 

Haverford,  Pa. 

The  first  of  my  bouquets  goes  to  William 
Haines  for  his  excellent  work  in  "Memor>' 
Lane''  and  "Brown  of  Harvard";  the  second 
to  Flaherty  for  "Moana  of  the  South  Seas."' 
For  sheer  beaut}*,  this  latter  is  imsurpassed. 

As  to  Haines,  his  work  in  the  above- 
mentioned  productions  has  placed  him  second 
only  to  Ramon  Xovarro.  His  charm  hes  in 
the  fact  that  he  represents  what  we  like  to 
think  is  best  in  ever>-day  American  life.  He 
is  the  t\pe  of  person  that  one  might  meet  any- 
where; we  can  see  in  him  a  little  bit  of  our- 
selves and  of  those  about  us,  consequently  we 
take  an  almost  personal  interest  in  him.  Other 
tributes  should  go  to  Ohve  Borden,  and  to 
Lucy  Beaumont  for  her  work  in  a  great  pictiu^e 
— "The  Greater  Glor>'." 

Brickbats  should  go  to  whoever  is  responsible 
for  the  continual  miscasting  of  the  reaUy  intel- 
hgent  Ma}'  Mc.\voy.  and  for  assigning  youth- 
ful roles  to  such  as  Conway  Tearie  or  Eugene 
O'Brien.  I  also  put  myself  on  record  as 
probably  the  only  mortal  whom  "Ben  Hur'' 
left  cold.  Why  are  "big  productions"  so  often 
concerned  ^^^th  the  semi-gods  of  the  past, 
rather  than  with  the  human  beings  about  us? 
After  all,  they  are  the  ones  who  matter  today. 
RiCH.\RD  Bull. 


She  Doesn't  Like  Sex 

Cleveland,  Ohio. 

It's  time  this  se.x  appeal  stuff  was  made  an 
end  of.  We  fans  put  up  for  a  lot  of  things,  but 
it's  gone  too  far.  If  the  producers  think  they 
can  stop  our  howling  for  better  pictures  by 
giWng  us  the  stuff  Elinor  Gl}-n  writes,  they're 
all  wTong. 

Poor  old  fellows!  They  think  we're  kids, 
I  guess.  They  certainly  don't  give  us  credit 
for  much  inteUigence.  if  they  think  the  sexy 
movies  can  fill  our  order.  What  we  want  is 
something  lofty  and  beautiful  and  noble,  not 
"Heart  Sorrows"  or  "JIad  Women"  and  rub- 
bish hke  that. 

These  films  on  sex  appeal  are  the  last  word 
in  crudeness.  They  show  glaring  defects  in 
the  directors  and  actors.  There's  nothing 
subtle  about  it.  If  there  were,  the  pictures 
wouldn't  be  made  in  the  first  place. 

Horeover,  foreign  countries  won't  respect 
us  any  more  for  our  silly  \-ulgarity. 

Come  on,  fans!  Aren't  you  tired  of  it,  too? 
Raise  a  fuss  and  demand  your  rights!  They 
say  mo\-ies  are  for  our  pleasure,  but  that  won't 
be  true  until  they  kick  out  e\-ery  vestige  of  sex 
appeal.  Florenxe  E.  Brooks. 

He's  a  Good  Boy 

St.  Joseph,  Mo. 

Imagining  all  the  theater  goers  gathered 
around  a  large  bouquet  table,  and  appointing 
myself  toastmaster,  I  drink  to  the  health, 
happiness  and  continued  success  of  WiUiam 
Boyd.  The  toast  is  unanimously  accepted,  for 
he  has  enshrined  himself  in  the  heart  of  every 
real  American  lover. 

His  clean,  manly  appearance,  light  hair, 
twinkling  eyes  and  winning  smile  make  his 
appeal  uni\-ersal.  His  faultless  characteriza- 
tion of  the  title  part  in  "The  Volga  Boatman" 
ranks  him  mth  the  highest  and  I  hope  we  may 
see  him  in  more  of  these  clean  pictures  under 
the  direcrion  of  Cecil  B.  de  Mille. 

A.  F.  Mueller. 

Ben's  Bouquet 

Providence,  R.  I. 

I  have  long  been  a  reader  of  the  Photoplay 
and  am  greatly  surprised  that  I  hardly  e\er  find 
much  to  read  about  my  favonte  actor,  Ben 
Lyon.  .-Uthough  he  is  a  new  star,  I  think  that 
he  fully  deser\'es  great  praise.  In  "Blue- 
beard's Seven  Wives"  he  certainly  did  show 
his  art  in  acting.  Also  in  "The  New  Com- 
mandment." 

I  don't  see  why  we  read  great  praise  about 
foreign  and  older  stars  instead  of  .\merican  and 
younger  stars.  Ben  Lyon  possesses  all  the 
merits  and  the  art  of  acting  of  the  foreign  and 
older  stars.  S.  R. 

For  ZaSu 

Marshall,  Mich. 

Of  all  the  arts,  acting  is  the  most  artificial. 
The  most  lacking  in  sincerity,  an  art  that 
demands  perfection  of  detail  above  all  else. 
Therefore  a  true  artist  of  the  stage,  a  rare  mime 
of  the  screen,  must  be  one  possessing  technique. 
One  who  works,  who  strives  for  the  ultimate 
effect,  who  beUeves  no  bit  too  small  for  con- 
sideration. An  artist  who  visualizes  the  im- 
portance of  making  every  role  a  cameo  of  per- 
fecuon  not  even  to  be  submerged  by  the  star's 
reputation.  One  who  works  the  tremendous 
power  of  restraint;  whose  ever}'  gesture  has 
thought  and  meaning  behind  it;  who  snaps  her 
fingers  at  the  fly  by  night  beauties  of  the 
screen,  because  her  inteUigence  lets  her  under- 
stand the  futile  Hmitations  of  pulchritude. 

Allow  me  to  present  to  you,  stupid  fans  who 
see  so  httle,  the  one  and  consummate  artist  of 
them  all— ZaSu  Pitts.        \'.  Stuart  Lo\e. 

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I  thought 


\ f        VJEMEMBER  the  fire  at 

the  Mountain  View  last  summer?  You 
must  have  seen  it  in  the  papers.  Well, 
/  remember  it.  It  comes  back  to  me 
now  like  a  nightmare. 

Along  toward  early  morning,  I  was 
awakened  by  the  pungent  odor  of  some- 
thing suspiciously  like  wood  smoke. 
I  grabbed  my  Eveready  flashlight, 
which  fortunately  was  parked  on  a 
chair  next  to  my  bed.  I  snapped  on  the 
flashlight  and,  sure  enough,  smoke  was 
seeping  under  the  bedroom  door. 

I  snatched  up  what  clothing  I  could 
carry  and  made  for  the  hallway.  All 
about  me  was  confusion.  It  seems  that 
when  the  tire  started,  every  light  in  the 
hotel  had  gone  out  .  .  .  like  that! 
Except  for  my  Eveready,  the  place  was 
in  darkness.  By  the  aid  of  its  bright, 
penetrating  light,  I  guided  all  the 
guests  on  my  floor  to  safety  before  the 
entire  structure  broke  into  flames. 

I  had  paid  $1.25  for  that  Eveready. 

It  was  worth  a  million  dollars  to  me 

that  night! 

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npIIAT  gentlemanly  globe-trotter,  Xomian 
■^  Trevor,arrivcdfromNew  York  where  he| has 
been  two-timing  his  art  by  playing  in  "New 
York"  by  daytime  and  "The  Captive"  on  the 
stage  by  night,  to  be  honored  by  Frank  Lloyd. 
Xow  Lloyd  is  a  director,  and  a  good  one,  but 
he  is  not  the  King  of  England.  Nevertheless  he 
made  Trevor  a  Duke  for  his  next  picture 
"Children  of  Divorce,"  which  is  a  worthy  re- 
ward for  Trevor's  fine  performance  as  Major 
Bcaitjohis  in  "Beau  Geste." 

REMEMBER  Dorothy  Dalton?  Dorothy, 
you  know,  is  now  the  wife  of  Arthur  Ham- 
merstein,  successful  musical  comedy  producer. 
Dorothy  is  very  much  retired  these  days  and 
very  much  the  great  lady.  Tier  home  on  Long 
Island  is  a  show-place.  Her  jewels  are  very 
liandsome  and  very  real.  Her  clothes  are  con- 
servative. Her  manner  is  correctly  aloof. 
Dorothy  is  not  ver>'  much  in  evidence  at  Broad- 
way gatherings — unless  they  are  very  grand 
and  formal. 

Heigh,  ho,   for  the  former  Flame  of  the 
Yukon ! 

S.WE  the  wedding  present  you  were  going  to 
send  Marilyn  Miller  and  Ben  Lyon.  They're 
not  going  to  be  married.  "The  story  is  silly — 
there  is  no  truth  in  it,"  says  MarU>Ti,  who  must 
know.  It  means  that  she  is  not  going  to  di- 
vorce Jack  Pickford.  and  if  she  doesn't  do  that, 
of  course  she  can't  marry  Ben.  So  there  you 
are. 

THE  stampede  to  the  altar  is  still  on.  It  has 
been  a  record  season  for  marriages.  The 
latest  couple  to  face  the  shower  of  rice  is 
Dorothy  Hughes  and  Phillip  Paj-ne.  Miss 
Hughes  is  the  original  "Miss  New  York." 
She  has  been  playing  in  Famous  Players-Lasky 
films.  And  Mr.  Payne,  as  everyone  in  New 
York  knows,  is  the  editor  of  the  Daily  Mirror. 
Immediately  after  the  wedding.  ]\Ir.  and  Mrs. 
Payne  went  to  Florida  on  a  honeymoon, 
probably  to  escape  from  a  deluge  of  congratu- 
lations. 


XJERE'S  one  about  an  ambitious 
■*"  •*'lad  whose  aspirations  are  greater 
than  his  talent.  While  he  may  not  be 
in  shouting  distance  of  the  front 
ranks,  still  he  has  plenty  of  nerve  and 
he  gets  roles  in  quite  a  few  pictures. 

One  day  he  approached  a  certain 
sharp-tongued  star.  "Did  you  see 
my  latest  pictures?"  he  asked,  there- 
by courting  disaster. 

"I  did." 

"And  how  did  I  look?" 

"Well,  to  tell  the  truth,  you  didn't 
look  quite  natural.  There  was  some- 
thing wrong  about  your  appearance — 
makeup,  or  photography  or  some- 
thing." 

The  ambitious  lad  gave  one  long, 
wounded  look.  "That,"  he  ex- 
plained meekly,  "was  supposed  to  be 
a  character  part." 

A  MONG  those  said  to  be  hovering  on  the 
-'*-brink  of  matrimony  are  Marion  Coakley 
and  Lawrence  Gray.    Marion  is  a  stage  actress. 

SLIPPING  gracefully  out  of  "Diamond 
Handcuffs,"  a  story  that  had  been  written 
expressly  for  her,  Mae  Murray  packed  her 
husband,  Prince  David  Divani,  and  her  lug- 
gage and  left  the  shores  of  America,  bound  for 
Georgia,  a  province  somewhere  between  Zenda 
and  Graustark.  her  hubby's  homeland. 

"Are  you  happy  with  the  Prince?"  an  in- 
spired reporter  queried.  Prince  David  is  Mae's 
fourth. 

"I  never  knew  what  happiness  was  until 
now,"  the  Princess  of  the  celebrated  pout  said. 
"All  the  rest  was  merely  training." 

A  NOTHER  amicable  adjustment.  Mabel 
-'"■Normand  and  Hal  Roach  studios  have 
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The  girl  with  the  megaphone  is  singing  to  Greta  on  the  set.  And 
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Friendly  Advice  on  Girls'  Problems 


[  CONTINXED  FROM  PACE  S^  ] 


girls'  minds,  making  them  cheats  and  petty 
grafters,  making  them  hard  and  destroying  the 
beauty  of  love  for  them,  to  replace  it  with  a 
dollar  sign. 

For  what  does  it  profit  a  girl  if  she  lose  all 
the  real  beauty  of  life  and  svia  a  fur  coat? 

Virginia  Huxtee: 

Waterwave  your  hair,  by  all  means.  That 
will  restore  its  natural  curl,  but  never  let  mar- 
cel irons  touch  it.  Your  weight  is  just  about 
right  for  your  height,  but  if  you  much  prefer 
being  thinner,  you  can  lose  four  or  five  pounds 
without  danger  to  your  health.  Your  best 
dress  colors,  being  a  Titian  blonde  as  you  are, 
are  black,  cream  or  ivory  whites,  all  shades  of 
brown,  darkest  blues,  pale  greens,  taupe  with 
a  pink  cast,  pale  yellows  and  ambers. 

Puzzled,  Forest  Hills  : 

I'm  afraid,  my  dear,  you  are  entertaining  a 
crush  on  a  boy  who  isn't  interested  in  you  at 
all.  He's  known  you  long  enough  now  to  make 
some  advances  in  your  direction,  if  he  were 
anxious  to  know  you  better.  He  plainly 
hasn't  done  it.  Forget  him  while  you  are  still 
young  enough  not  to  have  it  matter. 

Just  Lolly: 

It  must  be  bad  diet  affecting  your  skin. 
Eat  more  simply.  Avoid  pastry  and  candies 
and  make  most  of  your  meals  from  green 
vegetables.  Exercise  will  help,  too.  I  really 
think  you  don't  need  to  worry  about  being 
popular  with  boys  at  fifteen.  Take  time  to 
de\elop  your  own  personality.  Study  charm. 
Learn  how  to  dress  smartly.  You  can  well 
give  another  three  years  to  these  things.  Then 
at  eighteen  you  may  be  ready  to  make  a  real 
conquest. 

Katherine  a.: 

Poor  little  girl,  I'm  sorr^'  you  haven't  a 
mother  to  give  you  that  love  you  crave. 
Petting  is  so  individual  a  problem  and  each 
girl's  interpretation  of  the  word  is  equally 
individual.  At  this  distance  I  can  only  advise 
you,  be  discreet.  You  live  in  a  small  town  and 
you  can't  afford  to  get  yourself  talked  about. 
If  he  is  a  nice  boy  in  whom  you're  interested, 
why  don't  you  marn,-  him?  I  feel  sure  that  is 
the' thing  that  will  make  you  happiest. 

E.  DoiT): 

Why  do  you  wish  to  marn,-  a  man  whom  you 
can't  keep  true  to  you  even  during  the  days  of 
courtship?  Truly,  my  dear,  such  a  boy  isn't 
worth  considering.  Drop  him  before  he  breaks 
your  heart. 

Elizabeth  Sheely: 

I  trust  you  got  the  booklet  on  reducing.  I 
really  don't  believe  you  need  it.  for  you  are 
underweight  rather  than  otherwise.  Please 
don't  begin  worr>-ing  about  your  hips  now, 
Elizabeth.  You're  really  only  a  child  and  by 
the  time  you  actually  grow  up  they  may  be  in 
style  again. 

W.  M.  E.: 

You  are  worrying  unduly.  If  your  husband 
stays  on  his  diet,  his  health  may  be  very  good 
for  years.  Diabetes  is  one  of  the  diseases  con- 
cerning which  much  has  been  discovered  in  the 
last  few  years.  At  such  times  as  it  is  con- 
venient, it  would  be  very  wise  for  your  hus- 
band to  see  a  specialist  for  a  health  inspection, 
but  as  long  as  he  watches  what  he  cats  he  is 
quite  safe.  Good  luck  to  you  and  the  new 
baby.  I  hope  your  married  life  will  be  a  happy 
one.  I  fancy  it  will,  too,  for  you  sound  like  a 
sane,  energetic  girl. 

Kathryn  Benson: 

Your  problem  isn't  as  general  as  you  think, 
though  I  am  both  interested  and  amused  by 


your  letter.  I  can  only  take  up  in  editorials 
the  topics  I  believe  of  most  common  interest. 
That  extreme  interest  in  a  wife's  feet  occurs  to 
some  husbands.  I  would  co-operate  with 
it  as  far  as  possible,  as  it  is  one  of  those  deep- 
rooted  interests,  like  a  prejudice  toward  cer- 
tain colors.  Your  only  danger,  I  think,  is 
in  switching  to  low-heeled  shoes  in  the  morning. 
After  the  extremely  high-heeled  ones  during 
the  evening,  it  is  hard  on  the  arches  of  your 
feet.  You  might  better  wear  the  stilts  all  of 
the  time,  or  go  barefooted  about  your  own 
room. 

Wondering: 

It  is  possible  that  the  young  man  was  just 
being  unusually  honest  with  the  girl.  Not  yet 
through  college,  his  business  life  ahead  of  him, 
it  surely  is  sane  of  him  not  to  be  considering 
marriage  at  this  time.  The  girl  in  the  case 
should  be  glad  of  his  gentlemanly  friendship. 
Tell  her  to  stick. 

It  may  ripen  into  love,  but  either  way  she  is 
not  being  deceived. 

Harriet  Tvll: 

"Choker"  necklaces  are  still  being  worn,  the 
smartest  being  in  gold,  rather  than  in  beads  as 
last  season.  Any  t\'pe  of  antique  gold  jewelry, 
which  would  suit  your  type  beautifully,  is  very 
smart  this  year.  The  hat  you  wear  with  your 
black  silk  dress  depends  more  upon  the  occa- 
sion than  the  dress  itself.  Little,  tight,  un- 
trimmed  felts  are  still  smartest.  Velvet  is 
being  worn  somewhat,  likewise  velours.  Vel- 
vet is  the  most  formal  of  the  three.  "Russian 
style"  dresses,  like  every  other  "picture  "style, 
depend  upon  you  entirely.  You  can  wear  them 
if  you  want  to — if  they  are  becoming  and 
suited  to  the  event.  I  wouldn't  advise  them 
for  early  daytime  wear,  howeAer.  The  kind  of 
fur  coat  one  buys  depends  very  greatly  upon 
the  amount  of  money  you  can  afford  for  one. 
The  New  York  tendency,  at  the  moment,  is 
to  buy  the  new  special  furs — chipmunk,  sten- 
ciled calf  and  such  furs.  They  are  smart  and 
reasonably  warm  and  the  chief  point  in  their 
favor  is  they  are  not  so  expensive  you  feel  you 
must  wear  them  several  years.  Fur  repairs  are 
so  costly  these  days,  bujing  more  lasting  fur 
becomes  almost  a  bad  investment. 

Betty  from  Boston: 

Tr\'  this  tonic  on  your  eyelashes,  only  be 
careful  not  to  get  it  in  your  eyes.  Yellow 
vaseline,  two  ounces.  Oil  of  lavender,  15 
drops,  oil  of  rosemary,  15  drops.  Mbc 
thoroughly.  After  washing  the  face  at  night, 
brush  your  eyebrows  with  a  tiny  eyebrow 
brush  upon  which  a  few  drops  of  the  tonic  has 
been  placed. 

Get  weighed  frequently  and  do  not  allow 
yourself  to  get  any  heavier.  You  are  too  young 
to  go  out  with  boys  to  public  places.  But  it  is 
all  right  to  go  to  mixed  parties  or  invite  the 
boys  to  your  home. 

Babs: 

Avoid  eating  between  meals,  take  plenty  of 
exercise  and  cut  down  on  starchy  foods.  But, 
remember,  no  strict  dieting!  A  good,  brisk 
walk  every  day  ought  to  take  off  the  ten  extra 
pounds.  You  really  have  beautiful  coloring. 
You  ought  to  look  extremely  well  in  pale 
yellow,  pale  green,  black,  midnight  blue,  flesh 
pink  or  pale  blue.  Avoid  red.  Try  this  eye 
wash:  Boric  acid,  i  per  cent;  sodium  biborate, 
one  gram;  water  camphor,  sixty  drops,  and 
three  ounces  of  distilled  water.  Apply  with  an 
eye  cup.  Or  apply  a  warm  cloth  to  the  closed 
lids  at  night  for  several  minutes.  If  you  have 
any  severe  trouble  with  your  eyes,  consult  an 
oculist. 

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£I££IAN  GISH  IN 

THE  SCARLET  LETTER 


Directed  by 

Victor  Seastrom 

Adaptation 

and  Scenario 

by 

Frances  Marion 

from  the  story  by 

•■'"    Nathaniel 

Hawthorne 

with 
Lillian  Gish 
Lars  Hansen 


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John  Gilbert's 
Valuable  Prize 

You  are  my  most  critical 
audience.  You  often  at- 
tend motion  pictures.  You 
have  an  intelligent  interest 
in  what  is  shown.  Where 
others  merely  look  at  the 
pictures,  you  actually  see 
them.  You  are  really  ob- 
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this  valuable  prize. 
So,  I  am  submitting  six 
questions.  For  the  man  who 
sends  the  best  answers  I 
have  chosen  the  cigarette 
lighter  I  use  in  "The  Flesh 
and  the  Devil"as  my  reward. 

If  it  is  a  lady,  Greta  Garbo 
has  promised  the  stunning 
umbrella  she  carries  in  the 
same  picture. 

."Xnd  I  have  fifty  of  my  fa- 
vorite photographs  ready  to 
autograph  for  the  next  fifty 
best  contestants. 
Someone  will  receive  this 
prize.  Why  can't  it  be  you? 
I  hope  it  is. 

Good  Luck  to  You. 


Six  Qiaestioes 


IWhat  is  the  first  authentic  pic- 
ture  of  our   admirals   in    the 
making?  Who  is  the  star? 

2    Who  are  the  heroes  ol  peace 
time?  In  what  picture  are  they 
starred? 

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picture  and  why?  (Not  more 
than  fifty  words.) 
.i  What  was  the  wager  in  Bar- 
"T  delys  the  Magnificent?  Who 
won? 

5  In  what  M-G-M  picture  was 
the  star  imprisoned  in  a  wind- 
mill? How  did  she  escape? 
t'  Have  you  seen  "Tell  It  To  The 
\)  Marines"?  If  so,  at  what  the- 
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R.  O.  OF  Iowa. — Have  a  heart!  I  am  only 
one  lone -Answer  Man.  and  not  a  whole  staff  of 
experts.  Well,  to  begin  with,  Lois  Wilson  was 
born  June  2S,  iSq6.  She  was  studying  to  be  a 
school  teacher  when  she  won  a  beauty  contest 
and  got  a  job  in  the  movies.  Lemme  see:  I 
think  that  was  about  eight  or  nine  years  ago. 
Loiss  parents  li\e  in  Hollywood,  and  she  is  the 
oldest  child.  She  has  two  sisters,  but  no 
brothers.  I  suppose  she  has  a  secretar>%  but  I 
can't  say  for  sure.  I  don't  know  whether  or  not 
Richard  Dix  has  any  relatives  in  Des  Moines. 
He  was  bom  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  and  has  been 
the  sole  support  of  his  mother  and  sister  for 
many  years.  His  mother  is  a  widow.  Richard 
doesn't  give  out  his  home  address,  so  you  will 
have  to  write  him  in  care  of  the  Paramount 
Studios,  Astoria,  L.  I. 

P.  J.  C,  Chicago,  III. — Anna  Q.  Nilsson  is 
about  thirty  years  old.  Gloria  Swanson  was 
born  March  27,  189S.  Address  Miss  Nilsson  at 
First  National  Studios,  Burbank,  Calif.  And 
write  to  Miss  Swanson  at  522  Fifth  Ave.,  New 
York.  That's  where  Gloria  has  her  o\\'n  pri- 
vate ofi&ce. 

N.  R.  E.,  Flint,  Mich.— \\Tiile  it  is  not 
usual  to  show  pictures  of  a  star  after  the  star's 
death,  I  think  there  will  be  an  exception  in  the 
case  of  Rudolph  Valentino.  It  is  possible  to 
keep  pictures  for  many  years,  and  it  isn't  likely 
that  the  producers  who  own  Valentino  pictures 
will  destroy  them.  Write  to  United  Artists, 
729  Seventh  Ave.,  for  a  photograph  of  Valen- 
tino. 

Be\'eri.v  of  Detroit. — The  glad  hand  is 
always  out  for  newcomers.  I  never  play  favor- 
ites. Betty  Bronson  was  born  Nov.  17,  1906. 
I  think  she  is  a  dear.  BilUe  Dove  played  oppo- 
site Douglas  Fairbanks  in  "The  Black  Pirate." 
Easy  to  look  at.  isn't  she?  Esther  Ralston  is 
twent3'-four  years  old;  Ricardo  Cortez  is 
twenty-seven;  Louise  Brooks  is  nineteen;  Jetta 
Goudal  is  about  twenty-eight;  Conrad  Nagel  is 
twenty-nine;  and  Douglas  Fairbanks  is  forty- 
three. 

Maude,  Monroe,  Wash. — Here's  that  boy, 
Bill  Haines,  again!  Bill  is  with  Metro-Gold- 
^->Ti-Mayer.  He  was  bom  Jan.  i.  iqoo,  and  is 
six  feet  tall.  He  has  black  hair  and  brown 
eyes.  Not  Married!  George  Lewis  was  born 
Dec.  10,  1Q03.  And  he's  not  married,  either. 
Jack  Pickford  was  bom  Aug.  18,  1896.  Mar- 
ried, but  separated  from  Marilyn  MUler. 

F.  M.  W.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. — Your 
little  schoolmate  is  doing  ver>'  well.  Was  she 
clever  in  her  lessons?  If  you  w'ant  to  write  to 
Fay  Wray,  address  her  at  the  Lasky  Studios, 
Hollywood,  Calif.  Renee  Adoree  parks  her 
make-up  at  the  Metro- Gold wjti  Studios.  Cul- 
ver City,  Calif.  She  has  brown  hair  and  blue 
eyes  and  is  five  feet,  two  inches  tall. 

Montreal  Girl. — Hello,  Canada!  Glad  to 
tell  you  a  "few  little  things."  Clive  Brook  is 
an  Englishman;  bom  June  i,  iSqi.  He  is  mar- 
ried to  Jlildred  Evelyn.    Barbara  Bedford  and 


Robert  Frazcr  appeared  in  a  picture  called 
"Women  Who  Give."  The  name  of  Norma 
Talmadge's  film  was  "The  Woman  Gives." 
Edmund  Lowe  played  opposite  her.  I  don't 
blame  you  for  getting  mixed  on  the  titles. 

M.  L.,  Bakersfield,  Calif. — So  you  don't  J 
believe  I  am  old!  Say,  do  I  have  to  die  of  old  ' 
age  to  convince  you?  I  can't  say  which  is  the 
better  looking,  Richard  Dix  or  Richard  Bar- 
thelmess.  Do  you  think  I  want  to  start  a  war? 
You  and  the  girl  friend  will  have  to  settle  it 
between  you.  Bebe  Daniels  was  bom  in  Dal- 
las, Texas.  Her  mother  is  of  Spanish  descent 
and  her  father  was  Scotch.  But  that  doesn't 
make  Bebe  Portuguese. 

V.  ^L  S.,  IVL-\ssena,  N.  Y. — June  Marlowe 
was  the  girl  in  "The  Night  Cr\'."  Richard 
Dix's  latest  picture  is  "The  Quarterback." 
Esther  Ralston  is  his  leading  woman.  May 
McAvoy  was  born  in  1901.  She  has  curly 
black  hair  and  blue  eyes.  Four  feet,  eleven 
inches  small.  Lloyd  Hughes — "  that  wonderful 
young  man" — is  six  feet  tall  and  has  dark 
brown  hair  and  dark  gray  eyes.  Bom  Oct.  21, 
1897.  Constance  Bennett  was  born  Oct.  22, 
1905.  She  is  five  feet,  four  inches  tall  and  has 
light  blonde  hair  and  blue  eyes. 

A.  L.  S.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. — No  trouble  at 
all!  Adolphe  Menjou  was  bom  Feb.  iS,  1S91; 
he  is  five  feet,  ten  and  one-half  inches  tall. 
His  first  real  part  was  in  "The  Amazons."  a 
Paramount  picture.  Lawrence  Gray  was  bom 
July  27,  1898,  and  is  five  feet,  ten  inches  tall. 
His  first  picture  was  "The  Dressmaker  from 
Paris,"  released  in  1924.  Elinor  Fair's  first 
picture  was  "  The  End  of  the  Trail, "  for  Fox, 
and  her  latest,  "The  Volga  Boatman. "  Elinor 
was  born  Dec.  21,  1904,  and  is  five  feet,  four 
inches  tall.  Don't  you  think  I  am  a  snl"art 
fellow  to  know  all  these  fascinating  facts? 

D.  E.,  West  HA^'E^^  Conn. — Johnny  Hines 
was  bom  in  Golden,  Colo.  That  makes  him  a 
Boy  of  the  Golden  West.  His  birthday  was 
July  25,  1895.  Not  married.  He's  five  feet, 
nine  inches  tall  and  weighs  150  pounds. 
Address  him  at  First  National  Pictures,  z%^ 
iladison  Avenue,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

A  Photoplay  Reader,  Hanoaxr,  Ixd. — 
Billie  Dove  was  born  JMay  14,  1904.  ilarried 
to  Ir\-in  Willat.     No  children.     Is  that  all? 

N.  Truluck,  Lebanon,  Tenn. — That's  up 
to  you,  dearie.  You  will  have  to  write  iliss 
VaUi  and  request  her  photo.  She  is  now  work- 
ing at  the  Fox  Studio,  1401  N.  Western  Ave., 
Hollywood,  Cal.  It  is  customary  to  enclose 
twenty-five  cents  for  a  photograph. 

",\  Robert  Frazer  Fax,"  Los  Angeles, 
Calif. — Robert  was  bom  in  Worcester.  !Mass., 
June  29,  1S91,  He's  married  to  a  non-pro- 
fessional.   You're  a  single-hearted  woman. 

M.  C.  B..  Emporia,  Kansas. — Right  you  are 
— Wallace  Reid  starred  in  "  Excuse  My  Dust." 
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Studio  News  and  Gossip 


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understand,  but  over-production  has  cau:?ed 
Roach  to  exercise  the  sixty-day  cancellation 
clause  in  ^Mabel's  contract.  jMabel  has  made 
five  comedies  and  is  to  do  one  more.  She  was 
to  have  made  ei^^ht. 

Mabel  wants  to  do  feature  length  comedies 
and.  I  understand,  is  now  reading  another  con- 
tract with  an  eye  to  signing  it. 

n^ HERE'S  a  new  art  on  Broadway. 
•*"  It  is  lip-reading.  The  students  of 
this  fascinating  pastime  may  be 
found  at  "What  Price  Glory?"  "Beau 
Geste"  and  "Old  Ironsides."  It 
seems  that  there  is  a  lot  of  hot  lan- 
guage used  in  these  pictures  that 
doesn't  crop  out  in  the  subtitles,  for 
censorial  reasons.  However,  any 
httle  bright  boy — or  girl — may  dis- 
cover the  hot  words  by  watching  the 
lips  of  Messrs.  McLaglen,  Beery  or 
Lowe. 

This  new  sport  is  known  as  the 
"cuss  word  puzzle." 

DAISIES  and  women  won't  tell.  The  latter, 
at  least,  when  they  are  wagered  roadsters 
for  silence.  Dorothy  Gulliver,  the  htlle  Uni- 
versal leading  lady,  was  married  for  six  months 
to  William  De\'ite,  an  assistant  director,  be- 
fore anyone  knew  it.  Then  "Win,"  her  hus- 
band, had  to  brag  when  his  boss.  Bill  Seiter 
who  married  Laura  LaPlante.  spoke  with 
authority  on  the  subject  of  matrimony. 

So  Dorothy  Gulliver  DeVite,  bride  of  six 
months,  drives  a  new^  roadster  because  hubby 
just  couldn't  keep  a  secret. 

SHE  rode  to  her  death  valiantly,  with  a  smile 
on  her  lips,  just  as  she  had  come  to  Holly- 
wood five  months  before  with  dreams  of  suc- 
cess as  an  actress.  The  little  girl  whose  horse 
slipped  on  a  wet  pavement  and  threw  her  to 
tragic  death,  was  Phyllis  Leisenring,  a  college 
girl  from  Berkeley,  known  on  the  screen  as  Jane 
Stuart,  whose  clever  work  in  "The  Campus 
Flirt,"  scenes  of  which  were  taken  in  the  north, 
caused  her  to  come  to  Hollj^vood  and  a  picture 
career. 

Jane  was  pretty  and  young  and  animated — a 
t\'pical  college  girl.  It  was  for  modern  college 
girl  roles  that  Paramount  was  developing  her. 
Then  came  the  riding  party,  the  tragedy  and 
the  short  career  of  Jane  Stuart  was  ended. 

AXXA  Q.  NILSSOK  lost  a  bit  of  anatomy 
the  other  day  when  two  large  and  annoy- 
ing tonsils  were  removed.  It  was  by  way  of 
vacation,  for  Anna  Q.  went  from  "Easy  Pick- 
ings."' her  latest  picture,  to  the  hospital. 
She's  all  well  now. 

"DICHARD  DLX  is  reunited,  in 
"*"^making  his  newest  Paramount 
picture,  "Paradise  for  Two,"  with 
Gregory  LaCava,  who  directed  suc- 
cessively three  of  the  star's  most 
successful  pictures. 

The  first  day's  work  on  "Paradise 
for  Two,"  therefore,  was  cause  for 
as  much  of  an  "old  home  week  re- 
union" celebration  as  the  shooting 
schedule  would  allow.  Congratula- 
tions and  felicitations  were  offered. 

Betty  Bronson,  the  other  half  of 
the  i"Two"  in  the  title,  said:  "I'm 
glad  to  be  working  with  such  a  fa- 
mous combination.  Why,  you're  get- 
ting to  be  as  inseparable  as  a  miser 
and  his  money." 


Edmund  Breese,  who  portrays 
Dix's  uncle,  spoke:  "Yes,  this  com- 
bination is  just  another  Damon  and 
Pythias." 

Ray  S.  Harris,  the  scenario  writer, 
added: 

"They  fit  together  just  like  pen 
and  ink." 

Andre  Beranger  simply  murmured : 
"Pork  and  beans." 

And  then  Dix  spoke  up. 

"Look  here !"  he  said.  "This  thing 
has  gone  far  enough.  Somebody  will 
make  a  crack  about  'ham  and  eggs* 
in  a  minute,  and  I  won't  let  anyone 
call  me  a  'ham'  actor." 

pRINXESS  ORSIXI  of  Rome  and  her  royal 
-^  husband  know  now  how  the  great  American 
steno  acts  in  her  lair.  And  they  were  instructed 
by  no  less  authority  on  key-tickling  than 
Marion  Davies,  who  is  making  a  film  of  that 
funny  comic-strip  flapper.  "TUlie  the  Toiler." 
The  Orsinis,  the  Princess  was  formerly  Jlrs. 
Lewis  Rowan  of  California,  visited  Marion  on 
her  set  the  other  day  and  if  jNIarion  didn't  do 
some  exquisite  and  absolutely  rib-cracking 
mimicry  for  them,  I  miss  my  guess.  Her 
humor  is  droll  and  devastating.  The  Orsinis 
were  captivated. 

pHIL  PLANT  and  Constance  Bennett  are 
■^  not  separated.  Don't  you  ever  think  it. 
Phil  just  took  part  of  S:?o.ooo.ooo  to  which  he 
is  heir,  and  went  for  a  little  hunting  trip  in 
Africa.  A  casual  outing,  my  dear,  and  nothing 
to  get  excited  about.  Connie,  who  was  the 
flapper  rage  of  Hollywood  when  she  was  in 
pictures,  will  join  him  in  January. 

"LTEDDA  HOPPER  has  acquired  a 
■*■  •*■  remunerative  pastime.  When 
she  IS  not  playing  in  a  picture,  she 
carts  Big  Beef  and  Pork  men  about 
the  California  scenery  showing  them 
choice  lots.  The  charm  Hedda  ex- 
erts on  the  screen  is  invaluable  to  her 
as  a  realtor. 

The  other  day  she  met  a  laugh.  He 
was  a  Big  Romeo  from  the  Middle 
West.  She  was  showing  bjm  a 
$75,000  Beverly  Hills  bungalow. 

"Do  you  like  it?"  he  queried. 

"I  should  say  I  do!"  warmly  an- 
swered Hedda,  every  inch  the  sales- 
woman. 

"Would  you  like  to  live  in  it?" 

"I  certainly  would !" 

"All  right,  then.  Marry  me  and 
you  can." 

Hedda  didn't  close  the  sale, 

A  LMA  RUBENS,  being  fashionable,  had 
-»*-her  appendix  removed  the  other  day  and  is 
now  eligible  to  any  bridge  club.  Not  that  she 
wasn't  eligible  before,  but  to  be  able  to  tallc 
about  "my  operation"  is  a  social  distinction 
that  cannot  be  ignored. 

Ricardo  Cortez,  her  husband,  rushed  fran- 
tically from  New  York  where  he  was  making  a 
picture,  to  be  with  Alma,  who  is  now  weU  on 
her  way  to  health. 

npHE  lady  who  tossed  "It"  to  a  waiting 
•^  world  is  busy  again.  This  time  she  is  en- 
gaged in  predictions.  Elinor  Glj-n  is  forecast- 
ing the  flapper  of  1036.  And  how  the  girls  will 
have  to  change  if  they  want  to  be  in  style  ten 
years  from  now!    The  flapper  will  be  passe.    In 

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Beery  in  navy  coSitime  telling  funny  Stories.  Bill  Hart 
recalling  Slock  experiences  in  her  home  toun.  A  Studio  car 
to  and  from  the  hotel  each  day.  Jack  Gilbert,  Rod 
LaRoque,  and  many  other  stars  as  personal  acquaint- 
ances .  .  .  that  is  the  a£lual  experience  o/Miss  Idalian 
Gamble,  of  •Alliance,  Ohio,  -winner  of  the  First 
Annual  Romance-Hollywood  Contest 
and  now  you  have  your  chance. 


7\_EXT  summer  some  other  lucky  person  will  have  a 
free  trip  to  Hollywood.  The  makers  of  Romance 
Chocolates  desire  a  plot  for  a  motion  piSure,  based 
on  a  human  experience  in  which  a  box  of  chocolates  plays 
a  prominent  part. 

^  trip  exadly  like  that  o/MiSS  Gamble's  is  offered  to 

the  winner.  Qet Started  now.  'Remembersome  incidentthat 

occurred  in  conneSion  with  a  box  of  chocolates  and  work  it 

^  up  into  a  plot  for  a  movie.  Think  of  the  thrill  of  being  an 

honored  gueSl  in  the  land  of  romance. 


Miss  Idalian  Gamble 

winner  of  the  1926  Contest 
with  Wallace  Beery  in 
Hollywood.  August.  1926 


CO  KiTHriO  KS 

1.  The  winner  will  be  the  author  of  the  most  original,  inter- 
esting, and  praSical  synopsis  or  plot  for  a  motion  pifture 
based  on  a  human  experience  in  which  a  box  of  Romance 
Chocolates  plays  a  prominent  part.  Literary  ability  will 
not  be  considered,  but  in  case  of  a  tie,  the  neatness  and  at- 
traftiveness  of  the  presentation  will  determine  the  winner. 
No  manuscript  shall  be  more  than  1500  words  in  length. 

2.  The  winner,  and  a  companion  of  his  or  her  choosing, 
will  be  given  a  trip  to  Hollywood,  including  visits  to  the 
studios  during  a  week's  stay  there,  with  all  expenses  paid. 
In  addition,  the  fifty  most  worthy  plots  will  have  careful 
consideration  by  the  scenario  department  of  one  of  the 
large  distributing  companies,  and  if  any  are  purchased, 
the  full  purchase  price  will  be  remitted  to  the  author. 

3.  The  Judges  will  be: 

Mr.  James  R.  Quirk,  Publisher  o(Thotop/ay. 
Mr.  Robert  E.  Sherwood,  Editor  of  ^ife. 
Mr.  Frederick  James  Smith,  Critic  for  J^iberty. 

4.  There  is  nothing  to  buy  in  order  to  enter  the  Contest. 
The  illustrated  booklet,  "How  to  Write  for  the  ^JMovies," 
is  simply  to  help  contestants. 

Entries  should  be  sent  to  Contefi  •JManager,  Cox  Confec- 
tionery Company,  Boston  28,Massachusetts,and  must  be 
received  there  before  the  close  of  business  on  June  1,1927. 


''How  to  Write 

for  the  yJMovies" 
may  help  you  win  the  trip  ro  Holly- 
wood. Ir  costs  you  nothing,  for  ic  is 
packed  in  every  box  of  the  famous 
Romance  Selections  at  the  regu- 
lar price  of  $1.00.  Seleftions  contain 
22  different  kinds  of  centers,  includ- 
ing liquid  cordials  and  solid  nuts 


OMANCE 

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Irish: 

Your  weight  should  be  about  one  hundred 
and  tuenly-four  pounds.  A  few  pounds  differ- 
ence, either  way,  is  of  no  serious  concern. 

Bobby: 

You  are  about  eight  pounds  overweight,  but 
I  shouldn't  tr\'  dieting.  It  is  up  to  you  to  cor- 
rect your  round  shoulders.  Don't  allow  your- 
self to  fall  into  the  careless  habit  of  slumping  or 
slouching.  All  the  exercise  in  the  world  will  not 
help  you.  if  you  do  not  sit  and  stand  correctly. 
Here  is  an  exercise  for  the  fat  on  your  should- 
ers: Lie  face  down  on  the  floor.  Keeping  your 
heels  together  and  your  feet  on  the  floor.  lift 
j-our  bodj'  upward  from  the  waist.  Then  lower. 

iljss  Discoxtent: 

Yours  is  a  thoroughly  modem  complaint. 
Y'ou  seem  to  be  just  a  little  too  popular.  If 
people  say  things  about  you  that  hurt  you.  the 
only  way  to  end  the  gossip  is  by  proving  that 
these  things  are  quite  untrue.  Cultivate  the 
friendship  of  serious,  sensible  girls  and  avoid 
the  male  and  female  gossips.  Your  angle  on 
men  is  quite  wrong;  tlie  worthwhile  men  who 
are  accomplishing  real  things  haven't  time  to 
waste  in  the  "gay  sets."  The  real  men — the 
business  and  professional  leaders  of  the  future 
— are  hidden  away  under  the  social  surface. 
And  they  would  be  mighty  glad  to  know  a  girl 
who  isn't  eternally  demanding  jazz  parties. 
You  have  had  jour  fling  of  popularity;  now  you 
can  afford  to  be  more  discriminating  in  your 
choice  of  friends. 

Fluffs- - 

Your  mother's  objection  to  this  boy  simply 
because  he  is  homely  seems  to  me  unreasonable. 
From  your  glowing  description  of  him,  he 
seems  to  be  all  that  is  desirable  in  the  way  of  a 
beau.  You  are  old  enough  to  have  some  "say" 
in  the  choice  of  your  friends.    Why  don't  you 


persuade  your  mother  lo  meet  him  and  tall 
with  him?  She  probably  \\o\Ad  learn  to  lik( 
him,  especially  if  you  urged  him  to  put  on  hi; 
prettiest  manners  when  he  calls.  And  jou 
might  tell  >our  mother  that  most  of  the  great 
men  of  the  world  have  been  downright  homel.v. 
Have  a  frank  talk  with  your  mother.  Tell  her, 
plainly,  why  you  don't  care  for  the  other  yoimg 
men. 

I  think  if  you  put  the  problem  up  to  her 
fairly  and  squarely,  she  will  be  willing  to  give 
the  young  man  a  chance. 

M.  G.  B.: 

You  are  only  four  or  five  pounds  over^-eight, 
at  most.  I  think  you  will  tind  the  exercises  and 
regime  recommended  in  the  September  issue  of 
Photoplay  most  effective.  Wear  black,  re- 
lieved by  white,  all  shades  of  blue,  burgundy 
and  dark  red.  orchid  and  canarj-  yellow.  Blues 
should  be  especiaUy  becoming  to  you. 

Trix: 

You  are  about  ten  poimds  ovenveight.  Go 
at  the  reducing  slowly,  beginning  with  simple 
exercises  at  first.  You  can  wear  browns,  pale 
yellows,  pale  pinks,  pale  blues  and  dark  purple, 
in  writing  a  business  letter,  put  the  name  and 
address  at  the  top.  In  a  personal  letter,  this 
isn't  necessary. 

Ele.anor: 

I  daresay  your  "crush"  won't  last  long. 
Don't  let  the  boy  tease  you.  Naturally,  he 
will  keep  on  as  long  as  he  sees  that  it  upsets  you 
so.  There's  a  lot  of  small-boy  mischief,  even  in 
a  grouTi  man.  The  next  time  he  tries  it,  laugh 
at  him.  Don't  take  him  seriously.  Go  out 
with  other  bo\"s  and  enjoy  yourself.  And  let 
him  see  that  you  are  enjoj-ing  yourself.  It  will 
be  good  for  his  conceit.  Don't  let  him  see  that 
you  care  too  much. 


If  the  girls  of  1898  ever  walked  home  from  a  ride  in  a  horseless 
carriage,  they  would  have  reached  their  destination  before  the 
chauffeur.  This  bouncing  buggy — a  relic  of  the  Nineties — is  used 
by  George  Bancroft  to  take  Irma  and  Komelia  and  Iris  Stuart  to 
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Here's  a  Challenge  More  Drama,  Colleen 


Colorado  Springs.  Colo. 

I  started  something:  when  I  announced  to 
some  friends  that  I  didn't  belie\e  there  were 
many  good  actors  in  the  mo\-ies.  The  most,  I 
insisted,  were  just  charming  personalities,  but 
not  actors  in  any  sense  of  the  word. 

"Write  that  to  some  magazine,'  howled  one 
of  my  combatants,  "and  see  how  many  agree 
with  you." 

There  must  be  a  few  people  who  are  not  so 
moved  by  a  violin  rendition  of  "Hearts  and 
Flowers"'  and  a  little  dark  grease-paint  that 
they  cannot  see  how  ludicrous  it  is  to  call 
Lilhan  Gish  the  "Duse  of  the  Screen."  Was 
Lillian's  Mi'mi  the  dirty,  sensual,  fascinating 
gutter-snipe  of  "La  Boheme"  or  was  she 
lovely  Lillian? 

But  was  not  Gilbert's  Rodolp/ie  the  Rodolphe 
^•e  knew  before  someone  canned  "La  Boheme"? 
And  was  there  any  trace  of  the  small  town 
Professor  we  knew  in  "The  Snob"?  Xope! 
They  were  two  distinct  t\-pes  played  by  a 
clever  actor  who  submerges  his  personality  into 
the  part  he  is  creating.  Isn't  that  good  acting? 
And  can  you  name  many  others  of  the  silver 
screen  who  can  do  that? 

E.  D. 


And  Why  Not  Censor  the  Stage? 


St.  Johnsville,  X.  Y. 

Let  the  critics  carp  and  the  reformers  rant! 
Jleanwhile.  the  motion  picture  progresses 
along  its  way — impro\ing  each  year  as  the  in- 
creasing number  of  splendid  releases  show. 
Why  discriminate  against  any  particular  part 
which  may  or  may  not  be  suggestive,  when  the 
etiect  as  a  whole  is  good  and  the  theater-goer 
has  been  pleasantly  entertained? 

"E\-iltohim  who  e\-il  thinks."  A  film  is  bad 
onl)'  in  proportion  to  the  e^il  in  the  thoughts 
of  those  who  witness  it.  Some  insipid,  plotless 
fikns  there  are.  just  as  there  are  books  and 
plaj-s  which  have  no  excuse  for  being.  If  the 
mo\-ies  must  come  under  Federal  Control,  let 
ever\-  stage  production  be  treated  likewise. 

There  is  not  one  picture  in  one  hundred  that 
the  reformers  could  justly  "take  a  crack  at." 

WTiy  pick  on  pictures.  an\-way?  The  recon- 
structionists  do  not  exactly  know  what  changes 
thev  want,  but  thev  must  meddle  with  some- 
thing. 

;My  bouquets  are  all  for  those  who  produce 
the  "poorman's  opera"  and  a  big  brick  for  the 
would-be  reformers  who  would  eventually  re- 
form nothing. 

D.4ISY  Reed. 

A  Real  WeU- Wisher 

Ogallala,  Xeb. 

I  have  been  a  constant  reader  of  Photoplay 
and  read  the  Brickbats  and  Bouquets  that  are 
sent  to  the  Editor  with  sorrow  in  my  heart  for 
some  of  the  brickbats  that  are  hurled  against 
some  of  my  favorites. 

I  am  an  old  woman  of  sixty-five  years  and  I 
enjoy  going  to  the  mo\ies  about  as  well  as 
anyone  on  earth !  I  have  my  opinion  of  anyone 
who  condemns  them.  I  am  also  ver\-  much 
interested  in  the  stars  buWng  and  building 
their  beautiful  homes  and  never  tire  of  looking 
at  the  pictures  of  their  homes.  It  proves  to  me 
that  their  hearts  are  in  the  right  place. 

if y  sorrow  deepens  when  I  read  of  the  death 
of  a  favorite  one  and  of  the  separation  of  wives 
and  husbands.  I  am  sure  the  stars  all  have 
worked  hard  and  are  doing  their  best  to  make 
us  good  entertainment.  And  why  throw- 
brickbats? 

I  enjoy  them  all  and  hope  to.  as  long  as  I 
am  able  to  toddle  do\\"n  to  the  mo\ies. 

JIes.  C.  a.  Eikee. 


Sorrento.  B.  C,  Canada. 

Why  must  our  adored  Colleen  Moore  be 
starred  in  such  worthless,  foolish  pictures? 
Xot  long  ago  I  saw  "Irene."  Colleen,  as 
Irene,  was  perfect,  as  usual,  and  she  was  well 
supported  as  far  as  the  cast  went,  but  of  all  the 
silly,  unoriginal  plays — it  didn't  even  boast  a 
plot.  The  only  thing  that  could  be  said  of  it 
was  that  it  gave  some  of  us,  who  are  obliged  to 
live  in  small  hick  towns,  an  idea  of  the  spring 
fashions. 

We  don't  want  to  see  little  Colleen  as  a 
clothes  horse.  We  want  the  Colleen  of  "So 
Big,"  the  real  artist.  Let  her  show  what  she 
can  do.  Give  the  public  a  real,  honest-to-good- 
ness  Colleen  Moore  picture  for  a  change  and 
then  watch  out  for  the  bouquets! 

Flora  K. 

Mademoiselle  Is  Right 

Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Since  I  am  in  the  United  States  I  regularly 
buy  your  magazine,  which  is  the  most  sincere  I 
ever  read.  Therefore  I  dare  write  you  the  fol- 
lowing lines. 

I  cannot  help  feeling  indignant  about  the 
way  the  mo\ies  present  Paris  Ufe  and  French 
women  to  the  .-Vmerican  public. 

Those  responsible  for  this  do  not  know  Paris 
at  all.  They  go  to  the  Ville  Lumiere  ''Cit^'  of 
Light)  with  the  intenrion  of  ha\ing  a  good 
time.  Therefore,  they  go  to  places  like  the 
FoUies  Bergere,  where  no  self-respecting 
Parisian  ever  goes.  There  our  -\mericans  meet 
some  demi-mondaines  and  return  to  America 
knowing  all  about  Paris  and  French  girls. 

Xever  yet  have  I  seen  a  play  able  to  make 
theatergoers  acquainted  with  France's  best 
people.  I  am  far  from  thinking  of  the  aristo- 
cratic; I  think  of  the  bourgeoise  or  middle 
class.  It  is  in  the  latter  that  the  photoplay 
writers  ought  to  look  for  the  real  French  girl 
She  is  far  more  interesting  than  the  silly,  idle, 
well-dressed  vamp  the  movies  have  made  of 
her.  Xot  more  than  one  in  one  thousand  can 
be  found  who  uses  any  make-up  except  powder. 

I  do  not  exaggerate  at  all.  Ask  Ricardo 
Cortez,  who  comes  from  ^\lsace-Lorraine  and 
ought  to  know  the  dear,  witty,  charming  and 
simple  girl  the  Francaise  is. 

Bl.\n'Che  Michel  Ger.\iu>. 

A  Ray  Rave 

Boston,  Mass. 

This  is  an  appeal  for  Charles  Ray,  the  one 
actor,  who,  in  my  opinion,  can  be  classed  as 
great. 

Xearly  everj'  time  an  actor  is  fortunate 
enough  to  be  cast  in  a  picture  of  more  than 
ordinary'  merit,  there's  a  great  rejoicing  among 
some  cridcs  and  fans  heralding  the  new  arrival. 
j\nd  if  he  is  well  cast  in  his  next  few  pictures, 
some  writer  remembers  a  prophecy  made  and 
we  have  another  "greatest"  actor. 

Ray  is  therefore  at  a  disadvantage  in  ha\ing 
seldom  appeared  in  a  spectacular  production. 
Excepting  one,  he  has  only  program  pictures 
to  his  credit.  And  yet  in  these  program  pic- 
tures, in  stereot\ped  roles,  he  has  reached 
heights  unattained  by  any  other  mo\ie  actor. 
Ray  blazed  paths  in  acting  and  directing. 

I  think  the  unassuming  titles  of  Ray's  pic- 
tures have  been  against  him.  For  instance,  his 
"Old  Swimmin'  Hole"  was  noteworthy,  but 
attracted  ver>-  little  attention.  "The  Girl  I 
Loved"  was  Ray's  best,  and  for  that  matter 
the  industr>'"s  best,  but  on  account  of  inade-  \ 
quale  exploitation  it  did  not  attract  as  much 
attention  as  it  should  have.  Ray  has  started 
over  and  I  am  confident  of  his  success. 

Frederick  X^.  Gordon. 
[  coxnxtxD  ox  pace  143  ] 


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[  COXTIN-TED  FROM  PACE  31  ) 


Xow  second  man  at  the  Pitt  Theater.    Hur- 


iWeek  and  a  half  elapses  here.) 

Got  a -telegram  from  mother:  ".\rchie  ver>' 
lou'.  Not  much  hope.  Come  if  possible. 
Mother."    (Archie  was  Richard's  brother.) 

Start  home. 

Arrived  in  Minneapolis.  At  fjrst  Archie 
didn't  recognize  me.  Under  anaesthetic  for 
three  hours. 

.\rchie  worse. 

Phone  rang  tonight,  .\rchie  worse.  Ma  and 
I.  Jack  and^Lance  started  in  Ford.  2:35  in 
morning*    Archie  dead  before  we  arrived. 

Offered  S50  a  week  as  leading  man,  Dallas, 
Texas. 

"The  Fourth  Estate."  Aly  first  lead.  I  like 
it.    Xen.'ous  at  rehearsal.'  Terribly  nen-ous. 

Pray  for  me,  Dix,  this  is  my  big  chance! 

I  was  ner\'ous  but  got  through  the  opening. 
I  love  my  work.  Think  of  it.  Me.  A  matinee 
idol.  Two  girls  followed  me  all  the  way  home. 
Ha,  ha!    I  am  some  matinee  idol. 

f^The  company  closed  shortly  after  and  Dix 
returned  to  New  York.) 

Waited  in  Packard  Agency  office  11  to  i. 
To  see  Faversham.     No  luck. 

I  am  broke.     I'M  BROKE. 


Heard  from  Belmore,  Faversham 's  stage 
director. 

Xo  mail,  no  money.  Desperate.  Going 
to  pawn  my  dress  suit. 

Pawned  my  dress  suit.  One  collar.  Didn't 
dare  get  Iaundr>-.  Tried  out  for  Faversham. 
He  liked  my  work. 

Walked  around  without  a  bite  to  eat. 

Pawned  another  suit. 

Walked  for  hours.  Ate  two  fried  rices.  Re- 
hearsing hard. 

Broke  again.  Faversham  taught  us  a  dance 
to  insert. 

Had  a  chop  suey.    Appointed  assistant  stage 
"  manager. 

Got  Sio  from  Pa.    Bought  a  derby. 

My  feet  are  darned  near  blistered.  Bor- 
rowed advance  on  salary-.  Got  dress  suit  out  of 
pawn.  My  feet  ached.  Had  to  run  all  day  for 
props.     Conway  Tearle  is  new  leading  man. 

Ate  at  Automat.  Ate!  Tearle  seems  like  a 
good  egg.     I'm  broke  again. 

To  .\lbany  for  the  show  to  open.  Went  big. 
As  assistant  stage  manager  had  to  watch  them 
pack.     Tired  as  the  dcNTl. 

Show  went  off  great.  (This  was  "  The 
Hawk".)  Faversham  said  I  had  a  future. 
Gabriel  Dorziat,  the  leading  woman,  gave  me  a 
carnation.     Dixl 


The  big  crepe  hair  and  mustache  man  from  HoUj'w'ood.  George 
Westmore,  make-up  man  de  luxe,  handles  three  thousand  extras 
a  day  on  De  Mille's  **The  King  of  Kings"  set.  He  has  twenty 
assistants.  Two  of  them  are  his  sons — Wallie  and  Monty,  who  are 
seen  here.  There  are  three  more  Westmore  heirs,  not  apparent, — 
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ing leiia  .  .  . 

Collegiate!  That  is  to  say, 
youthful,  irrepressible — 
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being  different. 

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r  -f  -f 

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Does  Rudy  Speak  From 
the  Beyond? 


[  CONTIXTED  FROM  PACE  39  ] 

everj-body.  He  wants  earth-people  to  know 
and  realize  that  there  is  no  death  and  no  sepa- 
ration. He  wants  earth-people  to  miss  his 
heartrending  experience.  He'  wants  them  to 
realize  and  believe  in  the  beauty  and  perfection 
of  this  after-life." 

//  Valentino  were  to  live  a^ain,  would  he  try 
motion  pictures? 

"He  would  tr>*  whatever  circumstances  per- 
mit. He  would  have  to  meet  the  problems  of 
the  earth-life." 

Miss  Rambova,  after  giving  her  answers, 
elaborated  upon  them.  She  says  that  ?he  be- 
lieves firmly  that  the  messages  come  from 
Rudy.  ''  \\'hen  we  receive  a  telephone  message 
from  another  city,"  she  countered,  "how  do  we 
know  who  is  speaking?  From  mannerisms, 
from  thoughts,  from  the  topics  of  conversation. 
Ever)-  message  from  Rud\-  undeniably  has  car- 
ried authentic  earmarks." 

TASKED  Miss  Rambova  what  relation  mar- 
-*■  riage  had  to  the  astral.  "Marriage  is  physical 
and  of  the  earth,''  she  answered.  "If,  how- 
ever, this  union  is  sincere  and  real,  the  spiritual 
contacts  remain  the  same  after  one's  passing." 
To  her  spiritual  closeness  to  Rudy,  Miss 
Rambova  attributes  her  messages. 

1  asked  Miss  Rambova  regarding  her  use  of 
mechanical  writing  during  her  marriage  with 
\'alentino.  '*Rudy  was  really  psychic.  We 
used  to  do  mechanical  writing  a  great  deal,"'  she 
said.  "One  of  our  principal  spirit  contacts  was 
an  old  Eg^-ptian  who  calls  himself  ^Meselope. 
He  gave  us  psychic  lessons  and  prayers  but 
never  spoke  of  material  things.  Just  once  he 
spoke  of  the  earth  to  me.  That  was  the  Friday 
before  Rudy's  death.  I  had  received  that  day 
a  cablegram  from  Mr.  Ullman.  stating  that  the 
physicians  behevedRudy  out  of  danger.  Mese- 
lope  told  me  that  night  that  Rudy  would  not 
recover." 

Miss  Rambova  believes  in  reincarnation. 
"We  come  back  without  memor\'  to  see  if  our 
lessons  have  been  thoroughly  learned."  she 
says.  "Xow  and  then  we  have  faint,  dim 
catches  of  previous  existences.  I  believe  that  I 
Uved  in  previous  ages,  as  did  Rudy.  Un- 
doubtedly we  met.  The  memories  and  lessons 
of  those  existences  are  not  clear,  of  course.  If 
they  were  we  would  be  at  a  point  of  psychic 
perfection." 


Emil  Jannings'  Last  Laugh.  Just 
before  Jannings  sailed  for  Europe 
his  friends  gave  a  party.  And  they 
served  plenty  of  the  sort  of  drinks 
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You  Must  Make  Men 
Behave 

[  co\tixi.i:d  from  page  43  ] 


American  busmcss  men  had  found  someone  to 
appreciate  us,  and  the  speculation  as  to  whether 
my  wife  \vould  think  I  had  had  anything  to  do 
with  Mademoiselle  Marchal's  conclusion  about 
making  men  behave. 

Vou  know  how  \\ives  are. 

"Well — there  is  this  ditTerence."  she  said, 
helping  herself  to  the  French  pastn- — I  did  tn- 
to  make  the  girl  feel  at  home — "In  France,  the 
men  mix  everything  up.  A  little  business — a 
little  pleasure — a  Httle  love.  Vou  see?  Over 
here,  the  men  have  what  you  call— now  wait. 
Somebody  has  told  me  that  and  1  have  madaup 
my  mind  to  remember  because  it  is  such  an  e^;- 
pressive  one.  Oh  yes — men  ha\c  a  one-track 
mind.  When  they  do  business,  the}^  thiak  of 
nothing  else.  Fat,  sleep,  business.  Work  all 
day.  all  night. 

•'  liut  when  the  track  is  lQ\e — they  are  ex- 
actly the  same.  They  get  so  much  in  lo\e  they 
think,  eat.  talk  love.  They  concentrate,"  She 
was  noticeably  pleased  with  this  word. 

She  paused,  a  little  dreamily.  "I  think  I 
like  it."  she  decided.  "  liut  it  is  not  good  for 
the  men.  It  would  be  much  better  to — mix  it 
up  a  little. 

*"  I'hey  would  live  longer. 

■'ila\be  the  men  are  responsible  for  this 
propaganda  about  themselves — that  they  do 
not  understand  love.  Maybe  that  is  a  good 
way  to  keep  the  ladies  happy  at  home,  eh?  Or 
maybe  the  American  ladies  wish  to  keep  it  a 
secret  all  for  thcmsehes.  Or  maybe  they  do 
not  appreciate  their  men.  Sometimes  the 
peaches  on  the  tree  in  the  next  yard  look  much 
better  than  those  on  our  own." 

She  laughed  and  showed  all  her  pretty  white 
teeth. 

"T  HAVE  been  in  America  one  year.  I  like  it 
■^  \ery  much.  But  I  ha\e  had  many,  many 
surprises.  It  is  not  at  all  as  1  had  suspected. 
I  find  many  men  who  understand  love.  I  find 
many  women  who  understand  art.  I  find  much 
culture  and  kindness. 

"  And  the  American  girls,  they  are  so  beauti- 
ful. 

"The  most  beautiful  in  the  world.  I  think." 

Miss  Marchal  \\as  born  in  I'aris  and  edu- 
cated at  a  convent  near  \'ersailks.  So  you  see 
she  should  know  whereof  she  speaks.  Those 
convent  girls! 

She  played  in  pictures  in  France  for  three 
years  and  might  be  there  yet  if  it  hadn't  hap- 
pened that  Clloria  Swanson  saw  her  and  in- 
sisted on  having  her  in  "Madame  Sans-Gene.'* 
Gloria  certainly  has  done  a  lot  for  France.  But 
then,  it's  been  mutual.  France  has  done  a  lot 
for  her. 

And  certainh'  they  reward  her  greatly,  if 
Miss  Marchal's  gratitude  is  any  criterion.  Her 
eyes  actually  flooded  with  tears  when  she 
spoke  of  ihe  Marquise. 

"Oh,  there  is  no  other  woman  in  the  world 
like  Gloria  for  kindness, "shesaid,  passionately. 
"She  has  the  understanding  heart.  I  love  her 
dearly.  She  was  so  wonderful  to  me  when  I 
first  came  to  this  country'-  1  could  speak  not 
one  word  of  English  and  I  knew  nobody. 
Gloria  made  those  first  days  livable.  I  shall 
never  forget  it." 

Paramount  has  Just  renewed  a  long-term 
contract  with  .\rlette  Marchal,  whose  recent 
work  as  the  Russian  adventuress  in  "Diplo- 
macy" got  a  lot  of  praise  from  the  critics.  She 
is  now  working  with  Adolphe  Menjou  and 
Greta  Xissen  as  the  brunette  in  "Blonde  or 
Brunette." 

As  far  as  I'm  concerned,  I  hope  they'll 
make  it  for  life. 

I'm  sure  somebody  wiU  before  long,  what 
with  her  eyes  and  her  accent  and  her  opinion 
of  American  men. 


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What  the  Stars  and  Directors  Are  Doing  7\[0W 


WEST  COAST 

(Uniesi  otlierwise  specified  studios  are  at  HoUj/wood) 
CALIFORNIA  STUDIOS.   1424  Beechwood  Drive. 


CHADWICK  STUDIO.  1440  Gower  Street. 


James  Young  directing  "  Driven  from  Home"  with 
Virginia  Lee  Corbln . 


EAST  COAST 


Raoul  WaLsli  directing  "Tiie  Monkey  Talks"  with 
Olive  BordcD.  Jacques  Lerncr  and  IJon  Alvarado, 

F.  W.  Mumau  completing  "Sunrise"  with  George 
O'Brien.  Janet  Gaj-nor  and  Margaret  Livingston. 


KRATON  STUDIOS.  1025  LllUan  Way. 


LASKTi'  STUDIOS.  5341  Melrose  Ave. 

Jolin  Waters  dlrectinp  "The  Mysterious  Rider" 
with  Jacli  Holt  and  Betty  Jewel. 

Erie  Kenton  directing  "The  Beautiful  Blonde" 
with  Raymond  Griffith.  * 

William    Goodrich  directing   "Special   Delivery" 
with  Eddie  Cantor  and  George  Bancroft. 


COSMOPOLITAN  STUDIOS.  I27th  St.  and  Second 
Ave.,  Xew  York  City, 

.4lbert  Parker  directing  Gloria  Swanson  in  her 
second  production  as  yet  untitled,  (United 
Artists.) 

James  Ashmore  Creelmao  directing  Ben  Lyon  and 
Mary  Brian  In  "The  Duke  of  Ladles."  (First 
National.) 

FOX  FILM  STUDIO.  5oth  St.  and  10th  Ave..  New 
York  City. 


PARAMOUNT  STUDIOS.  Pierce  Ave.  and  Sixth 
St..  Long  Island  City.  N.  Y. 


CH.4RLES  CHAPLIX  STUDIO.  1416  La  Brea  Ave. 

Inactive. 

CHRISTIE  STUDIOS.  6101  Sunset  Blvd- 

JimmEe  Adams.  Bobby  Vernon,  Anne  Cornwall, 
Jack  Dufly  and  Neal  Bums — all  working  on  two 
reelers  as  yet  untitled. 

COLUMBIA  PICTURES.  1438  Gower  St. 


Production  will  soon  start  on  "The  Price  of  Honor" 
with  Dorothy  Revler  and  Malcolm  MacGregor. 

Da\1d  Selman  directing  ■Paj-ing  the  Price"  %rtth 
PrisciUa  Bonner  and  Mary  Carr. 


David     Selman     directing     "  Remember"     with 
Dorothy  Philll  pa. 


Frank  Lloyd  directing  "  Children  of  Divorce"  with 
Hedda  Hopper,  Clara  Bow.  Esther  Ralston  and 
Garj- Cooper. 

Production  will  soon  start  on  "A  Kiss  in  a  Tasi" 
with  Bebe  Daniels  and  Douglas  Gilmore. 


METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER    STUDIO.    Culver 
City.  Cal. 

George    Hill    directing    "Buttons"    with    Jackie 
Coogan. 

Edward   Sedgwick   directing   "Red   Pants"    with 
George  Cooper  and  Bert  Roach. 


William  Nigh  direeting  "Mister  Wu"  with  Lon 
Chaney.  Gertrude  Olmstead,  Renee  Adoree.  Ralph 
Forbes,  Louise  Dresser. 


ABROAD 


Dorothy     GIsh     Is     working    on    "  Tip    Toes." 
Antonio  Moreno  has  been  signed  as  leading  man. 


CHANGE  EV  TITLES 

FIRST  NATIONAL 


DE  MILLE  STUDIOS,  Culver  City.  Cal. 

Cecil  B.  De  Mille  completing  "The  King  of  Kings" 
with  Jacqueline  Logan,  Joseph  Schlldkraut,  Dor- 
othy Cummlngs.  H.  B.  Warner.  Victor  \arconi, 
Rudolph  Schildkraut.  Ernest  Torrence.  Charles 
Ray,  Theodore  KoslotT.  Bryant  Washburn.  Sally 
Rand  and  Sojin. 

William  K.  Howard  directing  "While  Gold"  with 
Jetta  Goudal.  and  Kenneth  Thompson. 

Production  wjll  soon  start  on  "The  Little  Adven- 
turess" with  Vema  Reynolds  and  H.  B.  Warner. 


1  Talmadge  and  John  Barrymore  between 


Story    for  Marj-   Pickford's   next   production    In 
preparation. 

Connie  Talmadge  between  pictures. 


P.AJl.\  .MOUNT 


UNITED  .\RT1STS 


"The  Beloved  Rogue"  will  be  released  as  "The 
Ragged  Lover." 


BUSEStSS  OFFICES 


Lupioo  Lane,  Al  St.  John  and  Lloyd  Hamilton — 
all  working  on  two-reel  comedies  as  yet  untitled. 


F.  B.  O.  STUDIOS,  7S0  Cower  St. 

J.  Leo  Meehan  directing  "Mother"  with  Belle 
Bennett. 


FINE  ARTS  STUDIOS.  INC..  4500  Sunset  Blvd. 


Jacques  Jacquard  directing  "  The  Outlaw  Breaker" 
with  Yakima  Canutt  and  .Alma  Rayford. 


FIRST  NATIONAL  STUDIOS.  Burbank,  CaL 


Millard  Webb  directing  "Three  in    Love"  with 
Lewis  Stone.  Billle  Dove  and  Lloyd  Hughes. 


FOX  STUDIOS.  1401  N.  Western  Ave. 


Ben  Stoloff  directing  "A.  W.  O.  L."  with  Nancy 
Nash,  Gene  Cameron  and  Judy  King. 


ROACH  STUDIOS,  Culver  City.  Cal. 

Our  Gang,  Mabel  Normand,  PrisciUa  Dean  and 
Chafley  Chase — all  worldng  on  two-reelers  as  yet 
uQtllled. 


SENNETTSTLDIOS.  1712  Glendale  Blvd. 

Ben  Turpln,  Madeline  Hurloci;,  Raj-mond  McKee 
and  Mary  Ann  Jacl;son — all  working  on  two- 
reelers. 


TEC-ART  STUDIOS.  5360  Mehose  Ave, 


Charlie    Hlnes    directing      '  All    Aboard "     with 
Johnnie  Bines  and  Edna  Murphy. 


UNIVERSAL  STUDIOS.  Universal  City.  Cal. 

Production  has  started  on  "Cheyenne  Days"  with 
Hoot  Gibson  and  Blanche  Mehaflcy. 

L>'nn  Rej-nolds  directing  "  Back  to  God's  Country" 
with  Norman  Korr>-  and  Renee  Adoree. 

Production  will  soon  start  on  "The  Camels  Are 
Coming"  with  Reginald  Denny. 


WARNER  BROS.  STUDIOS.  5842  Sunset  Blvd. 


Herman  R.iymaker  directing  "The  Gay  Old  Bird" 
with  Louise  Fazenda  and  John  T.  Murray. 


Production  will  soon  start  on  "  Bitter  Apples"  with 
Monte  Blue  and  Myma  Loy. 


Associated  Exhibitors.  Inc..  35  West  45th  St..  New 
York  City. 

Associated  First  National  Pictures,  383  Madison 
Ave..  New  York  City. 

Chadwlck  Pictures  Corp.,  729  Seventh  Ave..  Xew 
York  City. 

Columbia  Pictures.  1600  Broadway.  New  York  City. 

Educational  Film  Corporation.  370  Seventh  Ave.. 
New  York  City. 

Famous    Players-Lasky    Corporation    (Paramount). 
485  Fifth  Ave  .  New  York  City. 

Film  Booking  Offices,  1560  Broadway.  New  York 
City. 

Fox  Film  Company.   10th  Ave.  and  55lh  St.,  New 
York  City. 

Inspiration  Pictures.  565  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York  City. 

Metro-Goldwyn.  1540  Broadway.  New  York  Clt>'. 

Palmer  Photoplay  Corporation,  Palmer  Bidg.  Holly- 
wood, Calif. 

Paihe  Exchange.  35  West  45th  St..  New  Y'ork  City. 

Producers  Distributing  Corporation,  1560  Broadway, 
New  York  City. 

Rothacker  Film  Mfg.  Company.  1339  Dlversey  Park- 
way, Chicago,  III. 

Tiffany   Productions.    1543   Broadway,    New  Y'ork 
City. 

United  Artists'  CorporaUon,  729  Seventh  Ave.,  New 
York  City. 

Universal  Film  Mfg.  Company.  Heckscher  Building. 
5th  Ave.  and  57th  St.,  New  York  City. 

Warner  Brothers.  1600  Broadway.  New  York  City. 


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her  place  will  be  a  discreet,  intellectual,  retiring 
elusive,  "hard  to  catch"  gal,  and  if  Madame 
Glvn  dictates  her  attire,  she  will  resemble  a 
cross  between  a  nun  and  Queen  Marie,  all  done 
up  in  a  swathe  of  chiffon. 

Madame  Glvn  tried  it  on  Clara  Bow,  who 
accepted  it  amiably  as  part  of  the  starring 
role  of  "It."  Madame  Glyn's  current  film  offer- 
ing. In  her  no\el  "Xew  Woman,"  which  ap- 
pears simultaneously  with  the  film,  Madame 
Gh'n  points  out  that  the  flapper  of  today  was 
created  as  a  diversion  for  and  by  the  lired 
business  man. .  But  poppa  will  become  rested 
and  want  to  pursue  his  mate  through  a  thicket 
of  intellect  and  woo  her  by  the  lake  of  mental 
equality.     And  so  forth. 

Run  out  and  buy  little  sister  a  thesaurus, 
if  you  want  her  to  be  a  social  success  in  1036. 

gODIL  ROSING  is  having  a  ter- 
"^rible  time  in  Hollywood.  Not  that 
she  is  being  snubbed  by  the  produc- 
ers or  stars.  Quite  the  contrary.  It's 
her  quaint  old-world  name  that 
causes  the  trouble.  She  is  Monte 
Blue's  mother-in-law,  you  know, 
and  was  a  Copenhagen  actress  of 
distinction  twenty  years  ago.  But 
more  about  the  name. 

At  an  opening  the  other  night  the 
announcer  yelled,  grandly  including 
the  left  half  of  the  auditorium  in  his 
wave :  "Ladies  and  gentlemen,  this  is 
Bodil  Rosing!" 

Turning  to  the  right,  with  large  ges- 
ture, he  said:  "This,  ladies  and 
gentiemen,  is  .  .  .  er  .  .  .  ah  .  .  . 
Rodil  Bosing!'* 

It's  a  cosy  round-sounding  little 
name,  when  rightly  pronounced,  and 
as  charming  as  the  Danish  actress 
herself. 

DOXALD  CRISP  tells  this  one  on  himself. 
He  was  acting  as  master  of  ceremonies  at  a 
Grauman  presentation  of  "The  Black  Pirate," 
which  he  directed,  and  was  presenting  members 
of  the  cast,  among  whom  was  Billie  Dove. 

jMr.  Crisp  doesn't  admit  that  he  was  ner\'ous, 
but  these  darned  memories  of  ours  play  us  the 
vilest  tricks.  "Ladies  and  gentlemen,"  he 
enunciated  roundly,  ''I  want  to  introduce  one 
of  the  loveliest  ladies  on  the  screen.  Her 
charm,  her  beauty  and  her  talent  you  have 
observed  tonight.  IMay  I  present  the  leading 
lady  of  this  picture,  Miss  Bessie  Love?" 

There  was  applause — of  course.  But  it 
wasn't  until,  off-stage.  Billie  quietly  said: 

"Mr.  Crisp,  you  introduced  me  as  Bessie 
Love." 

What  could  the  man  do? 

"That's  nothing  compared  to  what  I  did," 
remarked  a  beautiful  and  famous  blonde,  who 
was  listening.  "I  was  giving  a  luncheon  in 
honor  of  Mrs.  Leslie  Carter  and  I,  too,  made  a 
speech.  I  said  at  the  end  of  the  glowing  talk, 
*  .\nd  now  I  want  to  present  our  most  famous 
American  actress,  Minnie  Madern  Fiske!'  " 

COMETHING  new  in  separations  came  with 
^the  Santell  "friendly  disagreement."  Both 
.\1.  who  is  a  director,  and  his  wife  continue  to 
live  in  the  same  house,  but  there  is  a  thick, 
thick  wall  of  argument  between  them.  Per- 
haps it  will  dissolve.  There  have  been  other 
arguments.  Both  say  there  will  be  no  divorce. 
Several  months  after  their  marriage  three 
years  ago,  Al  filed  suit  for  divorce,  which  his 
j'oung  wife,  only  10  then,  answered  in  a  cross- 
complaint.  She  attempted  suicide  a  week 
later  and  upon  her  recovery  they  were  reunited- 


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''Path  of  the  Stars" 

You,  too,  will  "register"  pleasure 
and  satisfaction  if  you  "go 
Golden  State"  next  time. 

Ticlwts  and  Rtservaiiom  ai 

Hollywood  Ticket  Office,  6768  Hollywood  Blvd..  Phone  Cranite  1801-1802 

Lob  Angelee  Ticket  Office.  212  W.  Sevemh  St.,  Phone  Metropolitan  2000 

B.  F.  Coona.  Gen'l  Agt..  Rock  laland  Lines,  809  Van  Nuya  Bldg. 

Phone  Broadway  2465,  Los  Angeles.  Calii. 

A.  J.  Poston.  Gen'l  Agt..  Southern  Pacific  Lines 

2015  Benenson  Bldg.,  165  Broadway.  New  York  City 

P.  W.  Johnston.  Gen'l  Agt..  Pass'r  Dept..  Rock  Island  Lines 

723  Knickerbocker  Bldg..  Broadway  and  42nd  St. 

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linson,  ver>'  young  and  ver>'  much  loved  infant 
son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Herbert  Rawlinson.  who 
made  a  recent  appearance.  Not  only  is  Da\id 
Herbert  a  fire  marshal,  but  a  member  of  the 
Masquers'  Club,  the  actors'  organization,  of 
which  Herb  is  a  popular  member. 

Little  Sally  Ann,  eighteen  months  on  thisj 
earth,  stays  home  with  mother  when  the  men! 
go  to  their  important  meetings.  | 

"DRING  on  your  rolling  pins  and  crutches. 
■'-'Gertrude  Short  and  "Pcrc"  Pembroke  are 
celebrating  their  first  year  of  married  bliss.  An 
engraved  and  panelled  announcement  says  so. 
AVhich  reminds  me  that  Gertie  is  getting  a  lot 
of  glances,  not  garters,  because  of  the  unique 
bonnet  she  wears  at  first  nights.  It's  shaped 
like  a  baby's,  ties  beneath  the  chin  and  is  made 
of  chifi^on  and  soft  lace.  It  makes  Gertie's 
round  young  face  look  absolutely  cherubic. 

"yOU'RE  all  wrong,  Hector,  if  you 
•*■  think  a  movie  director  leads  a 
nice  quiet  life.  Not  when  he  is  film- 
ing a  biblical  spectacle.  Look  at 
C.  B.  De  Mille,  who  is  busy  with'*The 
King  of  Kings."  There  is  this  creed 
to  offend  and  that  sect  to  insult. 
There  must  be  no  partisanship.  His 
enemies,  and  what  successful  man 
has  no  enemies?  can  harpoon  him. 
But  De  Mille  takes  it  philosophically, 
and  with  a  dignified  humor. 

For  instance  the  story  came  to  him 
that  a  paper  had  made  the  announce- 
ment that  "King  of  Kings"  dealt 
with  a  "triangle"  situation.  That  the 
triangle  consisted  of  Judas,  Mary 
Magdalen  and  the  Christ. 

The  idea  was  preposterous,  and 
De  Mille  remarked,  slowly,  when 
he  heard  it: 

"They  must  have  confused  *the 
triangle'  with  'the  Trinity.* 

A  BRILLIANT  and  rather  highbrow  Eng- 
lish novelist  was  dining  at  the  home  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  John  McCormick.  Mrs.  IMcCormick, 
as  you  probably  know,  is  Colleen  Moore. 

.After  dinner  they  were  sitting  in  the  drawing 
room,  and  the  novelist,  being  ver>'  chatty,  re- 
marked, "D'y'kriow,  Miss  Jloore,  there's  one 
custom  in  America  I  can't  u-iderstand. 
Dreadful  habit,  really — this  giun  chewing. 
Can't  see  how  anyone  could  bring  themselves 
to  it — che\\'ing  gum,  y'know." 

Colleen  scarcely  restrained  a  blush — being 
slightly  addicted  to  the  "dreadful"  habit  in 
moments  of  excitement — and  leaped  to  a  safer 
subject.  But  Ben,  her  priceless  Japanese 
butler.  ha\'ing  heard  the  word  gum,  spilled  the 
beans  entirely  by  rushing  out  and  returning 
with  a  fresh  package  of  gtim  on  a  neat  silver 
tiaj'. 

Ha\'ing  heard  the  word  gum  he  had  in- 
stantly invaded  Colleen's  private  locker  to 
procure  some  for  the  exalted  guest. 

"And  if  looks  could  kill,"  said  John  McCor- 
mick, "Colleen  would  be  in  jail  right  now." 

JANET  G.WNOR  \\in5  the  handpainted  xim- 
brella  holder  for  the  month's  best  fan  letter. 
It  came  from  a  man  in  Baltimore  who  had  seen 
her  in  a  picture.  Janet,  if  you  don't  know,  is 
one  of  those  demure  little  persons  who  was 
bom  for  flower-sprigged  voiles,  flounced  para- 
sols and  a  rustic  seat  in  a  garden.  The  man  got 
the  same  impression. 

"Dear  Miss  Ga^-nor,"  he  wTote,  "I  am  wor- 
ried about  the  flowers  in  my  Pasadena  estate. 
I  think  you  are  the  kind  of  a  girl  who  loves 
flowers.  Would  you  mind  going  to  Pasadena 
and  looking  at  my  garden?  Perhaps,  later,  we 
could  reach  some  sort  of  business  arrangement 
whereby  you  coidd  care  for  them.  Please  let 
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"Sunrise,"  Murnau's  first  .\inerican  picture.  [ 
is  occupying  Janet's  present  time,  so  the  posies  1 
will  have  to  go  untended. 

KATHRYN  HILL,  the  blonde  with  the 
limpid  eyes,  who  was  a  Harrison  Fisher 
model  and  posed  for  magazine  co\tTs  before  she 
went  in  pictures,  has  decided  to  get  herself  a 
divorce  from  Ira  Hill,  the  Gotham  photogra- 
pher, so  she  may  pursue  illusive  tilm  fame. 
Perhaps  you  saw  her  in  "The  Wanderer."' 

Kathryn  has  been  seen  dining  frequently 
with  Adolphe  Menjou,  who  was  recently 
divorced,  and  there  is  a  bit  of  HolMvood  chat- 
ter about  the  matrimonial  plans  of  the  two,  as 
there  would  be.  Adolphe 's  choice  of  dinner 
partner  gives  an  olT-stage  answer  to  his  current 
picture,  "Blonde  or  Ilrunette?"  Kathr\-n  Hill 
is  a  winsome,  wistful,  wonderful  blonde. 

LITTLE  Danny  Cupid  and  not  Svengali 
exercised  his  mystic  power  and  Trilby, 
whose  last  name  is  Clark,  married  Lucio 
Flamma  the  other  day.  In  case  you  do  not  re- 
member. Trilby  is  both  of  Australia  and  the 
Zi.^gfeld  Follies,  but  more  recently  she  was  the 
utterly  exquisite  leading  lady  to  Harr>'  Carey 
when  he  made  manful  westerns. 

When  Trilby  and  her  husband  are  not  acting 
for  the  screen,  they  sign  themselves  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Xicolo  Quattrociocchi,  a  name  which  was 
changed  to  Lucio  Flamma  for  a  ver\'  obvious 


POLA  XEGRI  was  the  unwitting  cause  of  a 
farmer  boy  having  rainbow-tinted  cream  for 
breakfast.  It  wasn't  Tola's  fault,  nor  was  it 
ihe  boy's.  It  happened  that  "Bossy."  a  big 
bovine  beauty,  had  a  >'en  for  interior  decora- 
tion and  succumbed  to  it.  disasterously.  Pola. 
who  was  in  the  countr\-side  on  location,  left  her 
make-up  box  by  the  road  and  upon  her  return 
saw  the  last  of  her  greasepaint  being  swallowed 
by  a  brown-eyed  cow.  Rouge  and  lipstick  had 
gone  before. 

Now  the  stable  gossips  about  "Bossy's" 
colorful  career. 

SOME  day  if  you  are  not  too  busy  watching 
Ronald  Colman  or  Jack  Gilbert,  please  take 
a  look  at  Otto  Matiesen  who,  although  not  a 
leading  man,  is  a  darned  good  actor.  ISlaybe 
you  saw  that  little  four  thousand  dollar  pic- 
ture, "The  Salvation  Hunters."  and  recall  him 
as  T}ic  Man,  a  very  nasty  slimy  gent  who  sold 
joyous  ladies  to  other  gents.  He  was  also 
Hans,  the  idiot,  in  "Bride  of  the  Storm,"  with 
the  lovely  Costello.  And  he's  played  in  many 
pictures,  has  the  Danish  Otto. 

Now,  so  you  will  know  where  to  find  him 
when  you  look,  he  is  playing  Olivier  in  John 
Barr\'more's  newest,  after  John  himself  pil- 
grimaged to  Matiesen's  hillside  home  to  tell 
him  he  was  just  the  man  for  the  part. 

A  yflLITARY  honors  marked  the  burial 
■iVi^er vices  of  Tom  Forman,  former  actor  and 
director,  who  robbed  himself  of  life  at  his  par- 
ents' beach  home.  A  nervous  breakdown 
caused  by  overwork  was  the  cause  given  for 
his  act,  and  the  picture  colony  grieved  deeply 
for  one  of  its  most  loved  members.  There  was 
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tribute  to  their  friend  and  comrade.  Tom 
leaves  a  Tom,  Jr.,  who  is  six  years  old,  and  his 
wife. 

THE  death  of  John  Fairbanks,  brother  of 
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The  two  brothers  had  been  unusually  close, 
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His  death  came  after  a  long  illness  that  had 
confined  him  to  his  bed  for  many  months.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Fairbanks  (I\lar>'^  Pickford)  accom- 
panied the  body  back  to  the  Fairbanks' home 
in  Denver  where  burial  took  place. 

A  memorial  service  was  also  held  at  Pick- 
fair,  many  screen  celebrities  who  were  friends 
of  I  he  deceased  attending. 

John  Fairbanks  is  sur\dved  by  his  mdow 
and  two  daughters. 

EMIL  J.VNMXGS  got  a  great  big  dazzling 
greeting  when  he  stepped  from  the  train  to 
make  his  first  Hollywood  picture.  Purple 
posies,  German  friends.  Murnau.  l.ubitsch, 
Stein,  cameras,  a  battalion  of  theater  ushers  in 
white  and  gold.  Mildred  and  Harold  Lloyd,  and 
a  smashing  sign  that  read  "The  American  Film 

Guild  Greets  the  AVorld's  Greatest  Dramatic      /^\'ER  the  after-dinner  coffee  cups  at  the 
Actor."     I'm  glad  John  Barr>'more  is  broad-     ^^Douglas    MacLeans'    the    other   evening. 


Parrot,"  that  he  immediately  dispatched  the 
author  one  of  his  prized  guns,  with  a  letter  that 
was  typical  of  "Two-gun  Bill." 

Fm  afraid  Rill  is  starting  something. 
Hergesheimcr  will  probably  get  Bill  involved 
with  one  of  his  superb  fiction  sirens,  when  he 
hears  of  it,  just  to  get  a  Hart  gat. 

"LJERE  is  proof  of  realism  in  motion  pictures. 
■*-  -*-Von  Stroheim  was  shooting  an  Alpine  scene 
for  "The  Wedding  March"  on  homemade 
Alps  that  raised  their  lofty  salt-capped  heads 
on  the  studio  stage.  Although  the  day  was 
warm  one  electrician  had  a  sweater  collar 
cupped  about  his  ears;  Von  himself,  wore  an 
overcoat,  and  a  prop  man,  an  ultra-realist, 
puffed  on  a  Meerschaum. 


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minded.    Seems  to  me  he  has  worn  that  title, 
too. 

And,  if  he  wasn't  exceedingly  tolerant,  he 
might  make  it  unpleasant  for  Jannings.  who 
octupies  a  neighboring  bungalow  on  the  Am- 
bassador Hotel  grounds. 

r.mil  sighed  and  smiled  at  the  welcome.  His 
eyes  and  his  hands  moved  heavenward  and  he 
uttered  his  only  English  sentence:  "I  am  so 
happy!" 

He  should  be.  I  understand  he  is  to  have 
Fstelle  Taylor  as  leading  lady  in  his  first  pic- 
ture. 

SA:M  GOLDWYN  was  glad  there  was  a 
snowstorm  in  Chicago  the  day  Vilma  Banky 
arrived,  for  it  gave  her  an  opportunity  to 
become  beautifully  bewildered  and  utterly  lost. 
And  how  beautiful  Vilma  can  be  when  she  is 
bewildered,  as  she  often  is  at  our  American 
ways. 

Vilma  was  really  lost,  however,  out  on  the 
lake  front  where  the  wild  winds  blew,  and  gold 
coast  matrons  awaited  her  at  a  luncheon  given 
in  a  loop  hotel.  Parading  cadets  and  middies 
found  her  near  the  Soldiers'  Field  Stadium,  but 
whether  they  escorted  her  to  the  hotel,  I  didn't 
learn. 

BILL  HART,  as  genuine  and  fine  a  western 
gentleman  as  I  shall  ever  know,  was  so 
tickled  at  the  frequent  mention  Earl  Derr 
Biggers  gave  him  in  his  novel,  "The  Chinese 


Douglas  BlacLeans  ttie  other  evenmg. 
Doug  was  reminding  Fred  Niblo  of  the  first 
picture  in  which  he,  Douglas,  ever  appeared 
for  Mr.  Niblo. 

"It  was  a  mining  picture,"  said  Douglas, 
"and  Hal  Cooley  and  I  got  a  job  to  appear  as 
a  couple  of  miners.  We  were  supposed  to  come 
dashing  out  of  the  depths  of  the  mine  just  fol- 
lowing some  terrific  disaster  within,  and  stand 
horrified  for  a  moment  before  dashing  out  of 
the  scene. 

"  Hal  and  I  talked  it  over  at  great  length,  for 
it  was  pretty  important  in  our  lives. 

"I  thought  we  ought  to  muss  ourselves  up  a 
little,  since  we  were  supposed  to  be  miners 
escaping  from  a  disaster. 

"But  Hal  insisted  that  the  important  point 
on  all  occasions  before  a  camera  was  to  look  as 
nice  as  possible. 

"So  we  had  our  pants  creased  and  our  ties 
cleaned  and  spent  a  couple  of  hours  perfecting 
our  haircombs. 

"When  Mr.  Niblo  saw  us.  he  gently  sug- 
gested that  we  ought  to  look  more  mussed  up, 
but  Hal  just  pretended  not  to  hear  him  and  I 
followed  suit. 

"Later  we  sneaked  into  the  projection  room 
to  see  this  important  footage  run.  Well,  th- 
place  came  and  we  dashed  out  of  the  mine,  and 
then  in  the  silence  we  heard  Mr.  Kiblo  say. 
'Two  of  the  nicest  little  miners  that  ever  came 
out  of  Huyler's.' 

"That  nearly  broke  our  hearts,  but  it  was 
worse  when  they  cut  the  scene  altogether." 


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instant  action.  They  shot  the  scene  wherein 
Mr.  Moody,  after  a  hard  ride  over  the  track- 
less desert,  appeared  at  the -heroine's  marble 
home  with  the  onyx  balustrades  and  broke  the 
news  that  the  child  still  lived  and  that  Sir 
Henry  Quirk,  the  dirty  dog,  lay  dead,  with  a 
bullet  through  his  sinful  skull. 

This  meant  work  for  Ben  Gillespie,  because 
desert  dust  must  needs  be  sprinkled  upon  Mr. 
Moody,  so  that  he  could  shake  it  off  before  the 
camera.  All  afternoon  Ben  occupied  himself 
with  sprinkling  dust  upon  Mr.  Moody,  or  else 
brushing  it  off  for  fugitive  close-ups. 

Meanwhile  he  glossed  the  Scarlet  Nonpareil 
upon  his  coat  sleeve,  admiring  the  lovely  sheen 
when  the  lights  struck  it.  Between  apple- 
polishing  ami  dust-sprinkling,  it  was  a  bus>- 
afternoon  for  Ben  and  he  went  home  to  supper, 
tired  but  happy. 

"Going  to  the  movies  tonight,  Ben?"  his 
mother  asked,  helping  him  to  a  steaming  plate 
of  chicken  fricassee,  which  was  one  of  her  prize 
dishes. 

"No,"  he  said  with  elaborate  carelessness, 
"Conna  drop  in  on  Lola.  Haven't  seen  her  in 
some  time." 

THE  mother  said  nothing,  but  smiled  down 
fondly    upon    his    curly   head.      She    had 
always  been  proud  of  Ben's  curls. 

In  his  new  blue  suit,  he  called  upon  Lady 
Lola,  met  her  family  with  the  strained  gayety 
of  a  young  man  calling,  exchanged  banter  with 
the  older  brother  and  when  the  relations  had 
respectably  departed,  leaving  the  two  of  them 
to  the  solitude  of  the  front  room.  Ben  brought 
forth  a  two-pound  box  of  choicest  candies,  en- 
tombed in  silver  foil  and  riotous  with  filagree. 
"How  lovely,"  said  Lola,  removing  the  foil 
and  nibbling.  She  was  a  fair  haired  creature 
with  smiling  eyes  and  could  throw  a  caressing 
note  into  her  tones.  She  could  torture  Ben 
with  the  movement  of  her  eyelids,  and  well  did 
she  know  it. 

"You  know  what  that  cost?"  Ben  asked 
cheerfully. 
"What?" 
"Three  fifty." 
"  You  extravagant  boy !" 
"  Nothing  could  be  too  good  for  you,  Lola." 
She  smiled  and  patted  his  hand,  which  lay 
casually  upon  the  arm  of  her  chair. 

"  Swell  candj',"  Ben  said  admiringly.    "Look 
at  those  raisin  nuts." 
"Um,"  said  Lola. 

"And  wait  until  j'ou  taste  those  supremes, 
nougatines,  truffles,  frozen  puddings  and  choc- 
olate almonds." 

"Um,"  agreed  the  girl,  eyeing  him  with 
warm  approval. 

"  But  the  main  thing  that  I  came  over  to  see 
you  about,"  he  continued,  "was  all  this  talk 
about  your  marrying  Charley  Stimson." 

A  slight  pause  followed.  The  parlor  clock 
clacked  softly. 

"My  goodness,  Ben  Gillespie,"  cried  Lola 
suddenly,  pushing  forward  in  her  chair, 
"wherever  did  you  get  that  darling  apple?" 

Women  have  been  dodging  thus,  in  critical 
instants,  for  six  thousand  years  and  will  con- 
tinue to  do  so  until  the  crack  of  doom.  Ben 
had,  in  his  abstraction,  removed  the  Scarlet 
Nonpareil  from  his  pocket  and  was  idly  bur- 
nishing it  upon  his  sleeve,  his  mind  filled  with 
thoughts  of  love  and  marriage  and  ri\  airy. 

"This,"  he  said  proudly,  permitting  the  light 
to  fall  full  upon  the  royal  fruit.  "Oh,  I  bought 
it." 

"And   for   me,"    surmised   Lola,  her   voice 
vibrant  with  approval. 
Ben  hesitated. 

"No,"  he  answered  slowly.    "I'm  using  this 

apple.    We're  going  to  shoot  it  in  the  picture." 

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and  had  half  raised  one  small,  white  hand  in 
Ben's  direction,  expecting,  as  any  girl' would, 
immediate  gift  of  the  exquisite  fniit. 

"Why,  Ben,"  she  said  reproachfully.  "You 
know  I  adore  apples." 

"  Yeah,"  said  Ben,  for  the  first  time  aware  of 
a  faint  uneasiness.  "But  you  see,  Lola,  I  got 
to  keep  this  for  tomorrow.  We  shoot  this  in  the 
love  scene." 

"Ben  Gillespie !" 

Maidenly  reproach,  disappointment,  blasted 
hopes — everi'thing  wasin  the  two  simple  words. 

"I'll  tell  you  what,"  he  suggested  brightly, 
"I'll  trot  over  to  the  boulevard  and  get  you  an 
apple.  Lola.  I'll  bring  you  back  an  apple  that 
you'll  like,  because  I  know  just  where  to  go." 

LOLA  merely  looked  at  her  suitor.  There  was 
tragedy  in  her  lovely  eyes.  There  was  in- 
credulity in  the  lift  of  her  chin.  There  was 
amazement  and  bitterness  in  the  tone  of  her 
voice,  when  she  spoke  again. 

"Do  you  mean  to  sit  there,  Benny  Gillespie, 
and  tell  me  you  won't  give  me  that  apple, 
especially  when  I  ask  you  to  give  it  to  me?" 

Ben  wriggled  uncomfortably  upon  his  plush 
chair. 

"Now  listen,  Lola,"  he  argued  desperately. 

He  then  explained  about  Director  Couzens 
and  what  he  had  commanded  and  what  he  in- 
tended to  do;  about  Miss  Reynolds  and  Mr. 
^Moody  and  how  he,  Ben,  would  have  to  stand 
on  the  morrow  immediately  outside  the  draw- 
ing room  set,  beyong  the  camera  line  and  at  the 
word  from  Mr.  Couzens,  hand  the  Scarlet 
Nonpareil  to  the  star.    Lola  Ustened  frigidly. 

"You  could  get  another  apple,"  she  said 
with  maidenly  coldness,  which  is  the  coldest 
coldness  there  is. 

"No,"  he  protested  earnestly.  "I  couldn't. 
I  hunted  high  and  low  for  this  one.  I  went  all 
over  Hollywood." 

There  was  silence  in  the  Emory's  sitting- 
room — portentous  and  painful  silence.  Ben 
slowly  polished  the  Nonpareil  on  his  coat,  and 
looked  at  Lola,  as  the  miserable  criminal  in  the 
dock  looks  at  the  judge.  He  hoped  and  half 
expected  she  would  presently  break  into  a 
merry  laugh  and  tell  him  she  had  been  joking — 
She  did  nothing  of  the  sort.  When  she  spoke 
again,  it  was  quietly  and  slowly. 

"Ben,"  she  said.    "I  am  glad  you  came  to- 


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night,  and  I  am  glad  indeed  that  you  brought  I 
your  apple,  because  now  I  can  make  a  decision. 
I   never  knew  before,  definitely,   but   now  I 
know.  ...  I  can  never  marry  you." 

"What!"  Ben  said,  stunned. 

"I  know  now  that  I  am  going  to  marry 
Charley  Stimson,  and  until  this  ver\'  instant,  I 
could  never  decide  between  >'ou  and  him." 

"On  account  of  the  apple?"  Ben  asked  in 
stricken  tones. 

"Yes.  Charley  will  always  give  me  what 
I  want.  Vou  have  shown  me,  with  your  pre- 
cious apple,  the  true  inside  of  your  character." 

Ben  groaned. 

"What  do  I  care  about  your  silly  moving 
pictures?"  she  demanded  indignantly.  "I 
know  now  that  you  are  the  kind  of  man  who 
would  always  put  other  things  ahead  of  me. 
If  I  were  your  wife  and  asked  }'ou  for  a  new 
dress  or  a  new  hat  would  I  get  them?" 

"Yes.  indeed,"  Ben  said  eagerly.  "You  bet 
you  would." 

"Never.  We  would  ha^■e  this  apple  business 
all  over  again.  True,  I  may  be  a  trifle  sellish, 
but  when  I  want  a  thing  I  want  it  and  Charley 
Stimson  will  alwa>'s  give  me  what  I  want." 

Ben  Gillespie  rose  up  and  made  a  powerful 
and  touching  pica  amid  the  wreckage  of  his 
falling  romance.  He  declared  it  was  foolish  to 
ruin  two  lives  because  of  a  trifling  incident. 
He  pointed  to  his  true  love  for  her  and  his  am- 
bition, which  would  in  the  end  bring  them 
riches,  limousines  and  a  high  estate. 

"No,"  said  Lola  sadly,  shaking  her  head. 
"I  will  ne%er,  never  marry  you,  Benny.  I  am 
sorry,  because  I  have  always  been  fond  of  you, 
but  tonight  3'ou  have  opened  my  eyes  to  the 
real  Ben  Gillespie." 

"If  that's  what  you  think  of  me,  I'll  be 
going,"  said  Ben. 

"And  I  wish  you  good  evening,"  said  Lola. 

With  a  sinking  heart,  Ben  went  home  and 
found  his  mother  waiting. 

"You  made  quite  a  stay  at  Lola's,"  she  ven- 
tured. 

"Yeh,"  he  said.  "We  sort  of  talked  things 
over." 

"Vou  and  Lola  are  pretty  good  friends?" 

"Yes,  we  always  were." 

He  retired  moodily  to  his  room  and  went  to 
bed.  with  the  Scarlet  Nonpareil  reposing  upon 
his  dresser,  where  the  moon  could  smile  in  upon 
its  rosy  magnificence. 

ON  the  boulevard  next  morning,  as  he 
plodded  to  work,  he  passed  Charley  Stim- 
son, who  was  lolling  in  a  new  sedan. 

"  Hello,  Ben,"  said  Charley. 

"  Hello,"  said  Ben. 

"  Hear  the  news  about  me  and  Lola?" 

"Y'es.    And  she's  an  awful  nice  girl, Lola  is." 

"I'm  lucky,"  admitted  Charley.  "Well,  see 
you  later,  Ben,  old  boy.    So  long." 

He  drove  off,  with  Ms  new  paint  jobgleaming 
— gleaming  like  the  glossy  coat  of  the  Nonpareil 
in  Ben's  pocket. 

At  the  studio,  the  young  man  moved  about 
his  duties  sadly.  You  cannot  lose  a  pretty, 
vivacious,  hundred  and  twenty  pounds  of  fem- 
inine perfection  and  maintain  a  gay  exterior, 
and  all  day  long  the  studio  folk  noticed  that 
Ben  seemed  downcast. 

"When  do  we  shoot  this  business  with  the 
apple?"  he  asked  the  script  girl. 

"Maybe  this  afternoon,"  she  answered. 

Ben  resumed  his  slow  polishing  of  the  Scarlet 
Nonpareil,  whose  brilliant  skin  was  now  as  per- 
fect as  man  and  nature  could  make  it. 

All  morning,  he  wandered  disconsolately 
about  the  set,  performing  his  duties  me'chan- 
ically.  In  the  afternoon,  he  ventured  to  make 
inquiry  of  Jlr.  Couzens. 

"How  do  I  know  when  I'm  going  to  shoot 
it,"  answered  the  director  testily.  "I'll  tell  you 
when  the  time  comes.  .And  quit  bothering  me 
about  it." 

The  afternoon  passed.  So  did  another  day, 
and  on  Friday  afternoon  young  Ben  once  more 
sought  enlightenment. 

"Why,"  said  Miss  Dickenson,  turning  over 
ihe  pages  of  her  smudgy  script,  "we  aren't 
going  to  shoot  the  apple  business  at  all." 


'Gad,  she's  fascinating!  But  seems  t 

sense  of  humor." 

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"Holy  catfish,"  said  Ben. 

"  What's  the  matter  with  you?" 

"Xothing  much.  I've  been  carn'ing  this 
apple  around  for  five  days,  keeping  it  ready  and 
now  he  isn't  going  to  use  it.    Funny,  isn't  it?" 

iliss  Dickenson  laughed  merrily  and  called 
the  head  camera  man  over  to  tell  him  that  Ben 
Gillespie  had  been  going  about  with  an  apple 
and  now  they  weren't  to  use  it  at  all.  The  tale 
spread  through  the  studio  and  various  persons 
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for  lunch,  instead  of  eating  at  the  studio  cafe- 
teria. It  was  Saturday.  His  mother  greeted 
him  with  the  usual  words  of  cheer  and  gave  him 
some  news. 

"They're  having  a  party  over  at  Lola's  to- 
night," she  said. 

"Yeh?" 

"I  don't  suppose  you'll  be  going." 

Ben  shook  hjs  head. 

"It's  an  engagement  party,"  said  the 
mother.  "Lola's  coming  out  and  announcing 
her  engagement  to  Charley  Stimson. 

"Yeh?" 

Mrs.  Gillespie  paused  and  studied  Ben  with 
reflective  eye. 

"I  used  to  think  maybe  you  and  Lola  would 
hit  it  oS  together  after  you  grew  up.  I've 
watched  you  both.  You're  a  fine  lad,  and 
Lola's  a  fine  girl.  I  used  to  think  you  might 
like  each  other,  I  mean  in  a  manying  way." 

"Lola's  great,"  Ben  admitted.  "We've 
always  been  good  friends — only — well — just 
friends." 


I'M  baking  another  chocolate  layer  cake." 
Mrs.  Gillespie  continued,  with  a  note  of  pro- 
fessional pride.  "Mrs.  Emory  came  over  and 
asked  me  would  I,  and,  of  course,  I  said  I 
would." 

"  Who  could  do  it  better?"  asked  Ben. 

As  a  matter  of  rare  truth,  nobody  could  do  it 
better,  which  was  a  fact  known  in  \Vest  Holly- 
wood, for  if  there  was  anyone  majortriumph  in 
Mrs.  Gillespie's  culinan.-  repertoire,  it  was  her 
chocolate  layer  cake  with  frosting.  Patrick 
Henr>-  had  his  orator>\  Marconi  had  his  wire- 
less, jack  Dempsey  had  his  right  hook  to  the 
jaw  and  Mrs.  Gillespie  had  her  chocolate  layer 
cake. 

W"hoever  gave  a  party  in  Holl>-T\-ood  and 
could^ wheedle  her  into  baking  a  cake  did  so, and 
had  at  least  one  essential  of  social  success, 
because  the  Gillespie  cake  was  more  of  a  heav- 
enly visitation  than  a  comestible  of  sugar,  but- 
ter and  flour.  It  had  made  the  name  of  Gil- 
lespie famous  and,  naturally,  when  Lola  an- 
nounced her  intention  of  gi\'ing  an  engagement 
party,  Mrs.  Emor,'  asked  Mrs.  Gillespie  if  she 
would  be  good  enough  to  obUge. 

Ben  ate  his  lunch  in  silence  and  prepared  to 
return  to  the  studio.  His  mother  was  already 
busied  with  the  important  baking  program  of 
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the  lovely  apple?  Where'd  you  get  it?" 

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"I  will  that,"  she  said. 

And  so  the  perfect  fruit,  which  Miss  Rey- 
nolds was  to  have  handed  to  Mr.  Moody  in 
their  love  scene  at  the  tire-place,  but  did  not, 
and  which  Lola  Emor>-  had  coveted  from  Ben, 
but  had  not  achieved,  was  tossed  into  a  drawer 
of  ignoble  small  pie-apples,  where  it  lay  atop 
its  lesser  brethren.  The  ven,-  red  of  its  patri- 
cian skin  seemed  to  ref.ect  scorn  of  its  sur- 
roundings. Ben  went  along  to  work,  leaving 
his  parent  in  flour>"  confusion  over  the  im- 
portant cake  for  Lola's  evening  party. 

PROMPTLY  at  six  o'clock,  supper  began  in 
Ben's  home  and  he  sat  down  with  the  brisk 
appetite  of  youth.  His  mother  chatted  of  this 
and  that  and  of  how  the  Sullivan's  place  caught 
fire  and  would  have  burned  to  the  ground,  but 
for  Mary  Ann;  and  presently,  the  moment 
of  dessert  arrived. 

"I'll  have  an  e.\tra  large  piece  of  pie  tonight, 
mother,"  said  Ben,  whose  sentimental  Waterloo 
seemed  in  nowise  to  have  lessened  his  appetite. 

Mrs.  Gillespie  looked  suddenly  aghast. 

"Good  gracious,  Ben,"  she  said  in  dismay. 
"I  forgot  to  tell  you.  We're  not  having  any 
pie  tonight." 

"Xo  pie,"  exclaimed  Ben,  facing  the  incred- 
ible fact  in  astonishment. 

"Xo.  And  this  is  why.  For  the  first  time 
in  my  whole  life.  I  put  too  much  butter  in  that 
chocolate  layer  cake  for  Lola.  It  was  too  rich 
and  as  sure  as  I'm  here,  when  I  took  it  out  of 
the  oven,  it  fell  flat  in  the  middle.  It  was 
ruined.  I  couldn't  send  a  spoiled  cake  over 
to  the  Emory's,  and  them  ha\ing  a  party, 
could  I?" 

"Of  course  not,"  said  Ben. 

"And  so,  knowing  you  wouldn't  mind,  I  sent 
ihem  the  apple  pie  we  were  to  have  for  supper." 

Mrs.  Gillespie  smiled  upon  her  son.  He 
lighted  a  cigarette,  stared  up  at  the  ceiling  and 
thought. 

''Did  you  put  that  big  apple  in  it?"  he  de- 
manded. 

"  Yes,"  said  his  mother. 

"\\'ell.  111  be  darned,  "  said  Ben,  viewing  the 
plain  workings  of  the  hand  of  Fate.  "When 
they  want  a  thing,  they  get  it,  whether  hell 
freezes  over,  or  not." 

"Benny  dear,  what  do  you  mean?"  his 
mother  asked. 

"  Xothing  much,"  he  said. 

He  arose,  pieless,  and  kissed  her  affection- 
ately. 

At  that  very  instant,  the  pearly  teeth  of  Lola 
Emor>'  were  descending  upon  a  triangular  slab 
of  pie,  an  important  and  component  part  of 
which,  integral  you  might  say,  was  the  pulpy 
and  cinnamon-sprinkled  form  of  what  had 
been  the  cherished  and  protected  X^'onpareil. 

"Um,"  said  Lola,  smiling  upon  her  future 
husband.      "What  nice  pie." 


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Miss  M.,  Oberlix,  Ohio. — That's  a  good 
line  you  pulled — "Xecessity  sometimes  per- 
mits new  rules.''  It  ought  to  come  in  very 
handy  when  you  get  home  late  for  dinner. 
Your  two  idols  work  at  the  same  factory.  Ad- 
dress them  in  care  of  Paramount,  Long  Island 
City.  But  be  sure  to  send  Betty  and  Alfred  a 
quarter  for  their  pictures. 

I.  T.— News  of  Ray  Haller  for  you?  All 
right.  Ray  was  born  twenty-sLx  years  ago.  in 
the  city  Mr.  C.  Coolidge  now  lives  in.  He 
played  on  the  stage  for  ahout  five  years  and 
started  in  pictures  in  igij.  Ray  is  not  mar- 
ried. Harrison  Ford,  your  crush,  comes  from 
the  great  open  spaces,  othenvise  Kansas  City, 
Mo.  Harrison  was  born  in  1S92.  He  plaj'ed 
in  stock  before  movies.  He's  divorced.  Louise 
Dresser  is  thirty-eight.  Billie  Dove  is  twenty- 
two. 


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Hormone  Excess — the  state  of  glandular  over- 
activity. 

Physical  Strain — which, coupled  with  or^janic 
poison  or  infection. isapotent  cause  of  old  age. 
Physical  Apathy:  Lack  of  muscular  effort  and 
faulty  muscular  development  naturally  have 
bad  degenerative  eflecls. 

And  now  for  two  extremely  important  men- 
tal causes  of  old  age.  The  first  is  mental  strain, 
which  Dr.  Fisk  says  is  just  becoming  thor- 
oughly understood.  While  some  of  the  causes 
leading  to  a  disturbed  mental  state  may  lie  in 
physical  deficiencies,  it  is  nevertheless  pathet- 
ically true  that  an  overwrought  brain  may 
react  upon  an  otherwise  healthy  body  and 
cause  old  age.  Fear,  grief,  and  emotional  ex- 
cesses are  more  destructive  than  mental  effort 
or  mental  work. 

THE  opposite  psychic  condition  is  Menial 
Apathy.  Andhereitisaplainlack  of  interest 
in  hfe  that  causes  physical  apathy  and  its 
attendant  evils. 

Perhaps  all  this  sounds  too  scientific  for  the 
layman;  nevertheless,  it  is  simple  condensation 
of  an  intricate  subject.  And  it  is  extremely 
pertinent  to  this  problem  of  looking  and  feeling 
young.  Vou  cannot,  for  instance,  have  the 
fresh,  clear  skin  of  youth  if  you  are  poisoning 
yourself  with  a  hea\y,  badly  chosen  diet.  Nor 
can  you  have  bright,  attracti^'e  eyes  if  you 
spend  sleepless  nights  over  foolish  worries. 

There  are,  as  you  can  see,  two  aspects  to  this 
problem  of  staying  young.  The  first  is  the 
physical  side.  The  second  is  the  mental  side. 
And  both  aspects  may  be  summed  up  in  the  old 
Roman  precept:  "A  sound  mind  in  a  sound 
body." 

Now  there  is  no  greater  bore  in  the  world 
than  the  person  whose  mind  is  constantly  on 
the  state  of  his  health;  no  more  tiresome  woman 
than  the  one  who  is  incessantly  searching  for 
symptoms.  The  individual  who  tries  to  be  his 
own  doctor,  usually  overestimates  the  impor- 
tance of  his  own  ailments  and  makes  a  great 
botch  of  the  whole  business. 

The  easiest  and  the  sanest  thing  to  do  is  to 
have  regular  physical  examinations.  Let  an 
expert  find  out  your  weakest  points — for  none 
of  us  is  loo  per  cent  perfect — and  let  him  give 
jou  a  rule  for  personal  hygiene. 

And  when  you  leave  the  doctor's  office,  fol- 


low his  advice.  But  keep  your  mind  off  your 
bodily  state.  When  you  eat,  taste  your  food 
and  enjoy  it;  don't  accept  it  as  just  so  many 
vilamincs  and  calories.  Fresh  salads,  properly 
prepared,  are  things  of  beauty  anrl  works  of 
art;  the  fact  that  they  are  also  excellent  for  the 
body  is  a  gift  from  nature.  Look  at  your  food 
in  that  light  and  you'll  enjoy  it — diet  or  no  diet. 

Don't  be  continually  dosing  yourself  with 
medicines  you  may  not  need  or  with  jjrepara- 
tions  of  doubtful  value.  It's  a  sad  medical  fact 
that  the  diseases  we  take  the  most  pills  to  cure 
are  seldom  the  dangerous  ones.  It's  the  dis- 
eases we  neglect,  the  diseases  we  fail  to  dis- 
cover, that  cause  all  the  trouble.  In  other 
words,  as  an  amateur  medical  exjiert,  the 
average  person  is  apt  to  be  pretty  much  of  a 
flop. 

However,  there  is  one  thing  you  can  do  to- 
wards holding  your  )outh  that  no  doctor  can 
accomplish  for  you.  You  can  cultivate  a 
cheerful,  youthful  habit  of  mind.  Your  brain  is 
ageless.  You  may  be  young  at  ninety,  if  you 
wisli.  Or  you  may  be,  like  W.  S.  Gilbert's 
"Precocious  Baby,"  "an  enfeebled  old  dotard 
at  five." 

"N/^OUR  brain  controls  your  body  to  an  amaz- 
-*■  ing extent.  Scienceisjust beginninglotrace 
the  effects  of  this  enormous  influence.  I  asked 
Dr.  Fisk  what  mental  habit  had  the  most 
ageing  result  on  women.  And,  without  hesila- 
tion,  he  told  me  that  introversion  is  the  men- 
tal state  that  causes  the  most  havoc. 

Although  you  may  not  recognize  the  quality 
under  its  psychological  definition,  it  is  a  type 
that  you  all  kno^v.  The  introvert  is  a  woman 
who  makes  herself  the  center  of  the  universe. 
She  is  the  woman  whose  mind  is  a  churn  of 
petty  and  personal  worries.  She  is  usually 
without  any  outside  interests,  except  those 
that  immediately  concern  her.  She  broods  over 
trilles.  She  imagines  insults,  slights  and  perse- 
cutions. In  brief,  she  has  what  is  usually 
described  as  an  "ingrowing  disposition." 

Dr.  Fisk  believes  that  professional  women 
seldom  acquire  this  habit.  In  fact,  they  are  in- 
cHned  to  go  to  the  opposite  extreme  and  be 
absolutely  dependent  on  some  sort  of  exterior 
stimulus.  Nevertheless,  the  sad  fact  remains 
that  unnecessary'  worr}',  imaginary  troubles 
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lack-lustre  eyes  than  all  the  hard  work,  mental 
effort  and  physical  activity  in  the  world.  It  is 
not  a  pretty  thought — and  it  sounds  like  the 
theme  of  a  modern  novel — but  it  is  true  that  a 
large  number  of  women  are  aged  and  poisoned 
merely  by  their  own  morbid  thoughts. 

In  this  first  article,  it  is  only  possible  to  give 
a  general  survey  of  this  engrossing  problem  of 
keeping  young.  Other  aspects  of  the  case, 
such  as  personal  hygiene — with  the  care  of  the 
skin,  hair  and  eyes — and  proper  costuming  will 
be  dealt  with,  in  detail,  in  succeeding  articles. 
In  this  article,  there  is  only  space  to  give  you 
the  causes  of  old  age  and  to  emphasize  the  two 
cardinal  principles  of  youth:  Keep  your  body 
free  from  disease  and  keep  your  mind  young. 

But  in  order  to  impress  upon  you  that  this 
dream  of  youth  is  neither  impossible  nor  vain, 
it  might  be  well  to  give  you  a  few  well-Vno^\n 
models  who  may  serve  as  patterns  for  the  aver- 
age woman.  As  Dr.  Fisk  points  out,  the  actress 
who  goes  on  with  her  work  year  after  year, 
gaining  in  charm  rather  than  losing  it,  accjuir- 
ing  new  beauty  instead  of  fading,  is  a  healthy 
ideal  for  the  woman  who  wants  to  keep  her  own 
youth. 

SO.  by  way  of  parting  advice,  let  us  study 
some  of  the  so-called  "beauty  secrets" 
of  the  women  of  the  mo\ies  who,  in  spite  of 
hard  work  and  worries  unknown  to  the  average 
woman,  have  managed  to  remain  the  ver>' 
spirit  of  youth. 

Jlary  Pickford.  for  instance,  is  thirty-three 
years  old.  She  has  worked  far  harder  than  the 
ordinary  girl.  Mary's  career  began  when  she 
was  a  child.  She  has  been  an  active  wage- 
earner  for  the  greater  part  of  her  life.  And  yet, 
today,  Mary  looks  ten  years  younger  than  she 
really  is — off  the  screen.  On  the  screen,  she  is 
still  a  convincing  child. 

Mary's  recipe  for  youth  is  very  simple. 
"Think  young,"  she  says,  "and  you  will  be 
young.  You  can't  be  old  when  you  are  sur- 
rounded by  optimists  who  don't  worr\'  about 
age.  And  I  insist  that  my  friends  be  optimists. 
After  that  I  forget  myself. 

"I  never  have  to  worry  about  my  weight. 
I  eat  what  I  please  and  never  weigh  over 
ninety-eight  pounds.  I  suppose  the  hard  work 
that  making  my  pictures  necessitates  keeps  me 
slender.  At  least,  I  never  have  had  a  system- 
atic routine  of  exercise.  I  like  to  swim  and 
recently  I  have  taken  up  golf,  but  I  do  them 
both  for  the  fun  of  it  rather  than  for  any  physi- 
cal benefit." 

Another  actress  who  has  kept  the  very  spirit 
of  youth  is  Alice  Joyce.  Off  the  screen,  she 
presents  a  serene,  unlined  face  to  the  world. 
She  is  one  of  the  most  charming  women  in  New 
Vork.  And  yet  Miss  Joyce  is  thirty-six  years 
old  and  she  has  been  in  the  mo\ies  for  over 
lifteen  years.  Furthermore,  before  that,  she 
was  an  artists'  model.  Don't  forget,  either, 
that  she  has  a  daughter  ten  3'ears  old. 

Miss  Joyce  keeps  young  by  keeping  busy. 
When  she  isn't  actively  engaged  in  picture 
making,  she  is  taking  lessons  in  something, 
just  for  the  fun  of  having  her  mind  occupied. 
In  her  spare  time  she  studies  ever\'thing  from 
French  to  domestic  science.  She  likes  to  keep 
her  interests  varied. 

Moreover,  Miss  Joyce  believes  in  regular 
hours.  She  doesn't  care  for  night  clubs  and 
she  makes  a  point  of  resting  at  home  several 
nights  a  week.  In  her  career  on  the  screen,  she 
has  seen  many  girls  "party"  themselves  out  of 
pictures.  She  doesn't  believe  that  all  the  rest 
cures  and  diets  in  the  world  can  make  up  for  a 
lling  of  unbalanced  living. 

Elinor  Glyn  has  been  in  the  limelight  for 
more  years  than  it  would  be  polite  to  mention. 
And  yet  Madame  Glyn  is  the  leader  of  Holly- 
wood's "younger  set."  The  lady  may  be  a 
grandmother  and  yet  she  has  more  energy, 
more  pep  than  almost  any  flapper  in  Holly- 
wood. 

And  so  Madame  Glyn's  advice  is  worth  hear- 
ing: "There  is  no  such  thing  as  old  age.  Not 
if  you  pay  attention  to  three  important  things. 
The  first  is  your  mental  attitude.  Don't  think 
age  and  you  will  not  be  old.    The  second  is  to 


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have  knowledge  of  eliminations.  Eat  spar- 
ingly, but  vyell,  and  keep  your  body  free  from 
\vastes.  The  third  is  perfect  attention  to  cir- 
culation. Exercise — I  am  very  fond  of  dancing 
— is  excellent. 

"I  eat  plenty  of  fruit  and  drink  much  water 
between  meals.  For  breakfast  I  have  two  bits 
of  toast  and  some  peach  jam,  a  cup  of  coffee, 
without  sugar  or  cream,  which  I  immediately 
follow  with  a  cup  of  unsweetened  tea.  In  sum- 
mer, I  varA'  the  peach  jam  with  fresh  water- 
cress, a  plate  of  strawberries  or  half  a  grape- 
fruit. For  luncheon  there  is  a  fish,  just  caught, 
and  a  boiled  potato.  And  then  a  pineapple  ice. 
For  dinner  I  have  a  souffle. 

".\nother  thought.  Do  not  smoke  or  drink, 
and  watch  out  for  the  frornis.  They  leave 
lines  that  pull  down  the  mouth.  For  my  skin, 
I  use  honey  and  peroxide,  half  and  half,  per- 
fumed by  rosewater.  It  leaves  the  skin  soft 
and  white. 

"And  there  is  the  psychic  influence.  The 
force  currents  which  cleanse  and  purify  flow 
from  the  north.  I  always  sleep  with  my  head 
to  the  north  and  am  nightly  revivified  by  the 
rays.  To  sleep  with  the  feet  to  the  north, 
causes  stagnation  and  a  sloughing  of  impurities 
to  the  head." 

Fannie  \\ard,  Elinor  Glyn's  rival  m  youth 
and  pep,  has  an  elaborate  system  of  keepmg' 
young.  But,  of  course,  Fannie  has  had  her 
face  lifted  and  surgical  operations  are  not  yet' 
within  the  reach  of  the  everj-day  woman.! 
Nevertheless,  there  is  something  deeper  than; 
superficial  beauty  in  Faimie's  youth. 

Fannie  doesn't  smoke.  When  she  is  in  Paris, ' 
she  drinks  sparingly  of  champagne.  The 
"hard  stuff"  is  not  to  her  liking.  She  keeps 
hours  that  would  kill  Gene  Tunney  inside  of  a 
year.  Dawn  is  bed-time  to  Fannie.  And  yet, 
mentally,  Fannie  is  neither  cj-nical  nor  world- 
wear>'.  She,  too,  places  extreme  importance  on 
youthful  mental  qualities.  The  basis  of  her 
ph.vsical  regime  are  elaborate  facial  treatments 
and  colonic  irrigations. 

Hard  work  has  nothing  to  do  with  growing 
lid.  All  the  young  women  of  the  stage  and 
screen  have  had  abnormally  active  lives. 
When  .Anna  Q.  Nilsson  was  a  child  in  Sweden, 
she  worked  lite  a  man  in  the  fields.  She  has 
been  in  picttires  since  ipii. 

"LJERE  is  Miss  NUsson's  advice:  "The best 
■*•  -'•beauty  hint  I  know  is  not  to  worry.  Don't 
hold  grudges.  Don't  sulk.  Don''t  brood. 
Temper  and  worrj-  and  doubt  are  little  de\'ils 
that  etch  bitter  lips  and  sullen  eyes.  Of  course, 
we  can't  all  be  even-tempered.  I'm  not  wish- 
ing that  on  anyone.  Even  on  myself.  When 
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about  it.  But  it  lasts  only  a  minute.  I  ex- 
plode, absolutely.  1  get  it  out  of  my  system 
and  it  is  gone. 

"I  violate  all  rules  for  keeping  thin.  My 
favorite  exercise  is  reading.  Give  nic  a  good 
book,  a  comfortable  arm  chair  and  a  lamp  and 
ril  sit  up  until  four  o'clock  in  the  morning. 
Dinner  guests  gone  after  a  long  chat,  I'll  pick 
up  a  book  and  read  until  dawn. 

"I  am  naturally  fond  of  swimming,  horse- 
back riding  and  walking,  and  do  them  all, 
spasmodically.     But  I  have  no  set  schedule. 

'■  I  am  careful  of  my  diet.  I  avoid  too  many 
starches  and  sugars,  not  to  save  poundage,  but 
merely  for  the  sake  of  common  sense." 

Mae  Murray's  rule  of  li\ing  is  more  rigid. 
Mae  watches  herself  \er\-,  very  carefully.  She 
is  the  "early  to  bed.  early  to  rise  "  girl  of  Holly- 
wood. And  yet  dancing,  more  than  any  other 
one  thing,  has  kept  Mae  young.  Dancing  and 
a  vegetarian  diet,  with  plenty  of  milk.  You 
may  think  that  Mae's  "no  smile,  no  frown" 
rule  has  made  her  face  a  trille  expressionless, 
but  don't  forget  that  Mae  was  a  star  performer 
in  Ziegfeld's  Follies  of  1908. 

Blanche  Sweet  has  an  excellent  and  practical 
code  of  li\ing.  Not  only  is  Blanche  young,  but 
she  has  grown  younger  in  the  last  few  years. 
Blanche  has  been  in  pictures  for  more  than 
tifteen  years.  Like  Mar>-  Pickford,  she  \\as  on 
the  stage  before  the  studios  e\er  saw  her. 
Nobody  ever  accused  Blanche  of  having  an 
easy  life.  -\t  one  time,  in  fact,  Blanche  was 
almost  overcome  with  the  tragedy  of  living. 
It  was  then  that  Blanche  began  to  look  old. 

But  there  was  a  fighting  spirit  about  Blanche 
and  she  triumphed  gloriously  over  her  imag- 
inary woes.  And  once  she  had  shaken  the  blue 
devil  of  the  blues,  she  not  only  gained  her  former 
beauty  but  she  acquired  a  new  lo\eliness. 

I  think  that  most  women  will  find  real  help 
in  Blanche's  rules  for  keeping  her  beauty. 
"In  this  thing  of  keeping  fit.  I  give  particular 
attention  to  my  foods,"  Miss  Sweet  says. 
■■  Improper  diet  causes  more  mental  and  physi- 
cal ills  than  can  be  imagined.  I  never  eat 
bread  and  meat  at  one  meal.  They  are  too 
heavy.  Xor  do  I  drink  water  as  I  eat.  It 
makes  food  soggy.  However,  I  drink  a  great 
deal  of  water  between  meals.  The  first  thing 
in  the  morning  I  have  two  eight-ounce  glasses 
of  water.  Before  luncheon  and  dinner,  I  have  the 
same  quantity,  and  still  more  between  meals. 

'•"KyfILK  is  the  best  natural  food  there  is.  so 
■'■viniy  breakfast  is  composed  of  two  eight- 
ounce  glasses  of  hot  milk.  At  10:30!  ha\'eaglass 
of  cold  milk,  also  at4and4:3ointheafternoon. 
And  often  I  ha\e  a  glass  of  hot  milk  before 
retiring.  Salads  for  luncheon  and  one  meat 
with  vegetables  and  a  baked  potato  at  night 
when  I  am  at  work. 

"Eating  is  not  all  in  keeping  fit.  There  is 
exercise.  I  combine  exercise  with  recreation. 
To  me  dancing  is  the  perfect  pastime.  Ger- 
trude Hoffman,  when  I  was  dancing  on  the 
stage,  taught  me  that.  I  love  modern  dancing. 
In  my  bedroom  I  have  a  phonograph  to  which 
I  dance  'the  Black  Bottom,'  the  fandango, 
anything — just  so  it's  dancing. 

"Ice-skating  at  the  rink  or  Lake  Arrowhead. 
Swimming,  the  year  'round.  Plenty  of  water, 
inside  and  out.  That's  the  best  way  I  know  to 
keep  fit." 

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habits  to  avoid  and  just  what 
processes  of  thought  to  cultivate 
in  order  to  avoid  unnecessary  old 
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What  COLOK  doyoufeel  today? 

(a  curious  question) 


CURIOUS?  Yes.  .  .  .  Silly?  Not  in 
the  least.  Mysterious  perhaps,  but 
we  do  "feel"  different  colors.  When 
sad,  we  feel  "blue";  when  happy,  we  feel 
rosy,  glowing,  bright.  All  true,  isn't  it? 
But — and  here  is  the  startling  thought — 
how  do  we  look?  We  are  judged  by  that!  At 
golf,  for  instance?  Cheeks  too  pale,  cos- 
tume neutral,  the  impression  is  depression. 
If  in  reality  your  mood  is  gay,  the  gayety 
seems  forced.  You  do  not  look  the  part. 
Or,  again,  if  you  feel  deliciously  tranquil, 
how  sadly  at  variance  with  your  true  mood 
are  too  bright  and  robust  colors.  Your 
whole  day  may  be  spoiled  simply  because 
you  do  not  look  the  color  yon  feel. 
So  we  come,  convincingly,  to  the  reason 
for  the  Tiew  mode  which  is  rapidly  changing 
the  rouge  preferments  of  America's  clev- 
erest women.  It  is  the  most  exciting  vogue 
in  years — us\ngrougG.to  express  one' s  moods. 
Princess  Pat  developed  this  fascinating 
X\\^\n^o{  mood  expression — by  delving  deep 
into  the  mysteries  of  color  psychology.  But 
you  can  experience  all  the  results  without 
troubling  about  scientific  explanations. 
Try  it.  Suppose  you  feel  that  uplifting  in- 
ner urge  toward  gayety.  You  feel  brilliant, 
vital,  alive,  eager.  You  want  desperately 
to  have  that  mood  register,  to  evoke  quick, 
understanding  response  in  others.  Then 
look  the  part.  Use  Princess  Pat  Rouge  Vivid 
— or  the  newest  shade,  Squaw.  Watch  the 
mirror.  See  how  the  wonderful  new  color 
note  is  instantly  achieved.  It  is  so  "just 
right"  that  you  get  a  complete  new  thrill 
from  your  own  reflection  in  the  glass.  But 
X\\Qpomtist\\3.tyo\\'\\  thrill  beholders  as ivell. 
And  the  soft,  delicate  effect  of  Princess  Pat 
Medium!  Ah,  that  is  for  the  hour  and 
occasion  when  dreams  mist  o'er  realities 
and  "beckon  romance  softly."  It  is  the 
shade  that  gives  the  rich,  warm  creams 
and  pinks  of  a  "peaches  and  cream"  com- 
plexion. Its  color  note  is  serenity,  cool,  soft 


serenity,  like  moonlight  silvering  a  breath- 
less lake  on  a  still  June  night.  And  as  a 
complement  to  Medium,  there  is  No.  IS 
Theatre,  for  a  little  added  wealth  of  color. 
For  those  fuller,  glowing  moments  when 
rich,  natural  color  is  your  desire,  use 
Princess  Pat  English  Tint,  the  famous 
orange  shade  more  imitated  than  any  other 
rouge  in  the  world — but  never  success- 
fully. English  Tint  changes  on  your  skin, 
blending  of  its  own  accord  to  the  exact 
color  note  required  by  your  own  com- 
plexion tone  at  its  natural  best. 
And  of  course  the  marN'elous  new  shade, 
Nite — which  meets  every  exaction  of 
artificial  lights — never  changing — never 
varying  in  color  once  you  put  it  on. 
Think,  Milady.  You  choose  your  frocks 
with  vast  care  so  that  they  may  express 
you.  Your  choice  of  rouge  Is  eve7i  more  im- 
portant. For  a  brilliant  costume  with  a 
neutral  rouge  is  terribly  discordant.  Simi- 
larly, a  soft,  pastel  gown  with  a  brilliant 
rouge  is  disharmony.  You  invest  heavily  in 
gowns — why  not  make  the  investment 
yield  fullest  beauty? 

It  costs  no  more  to  have  the  six  wonderful 
shades  of  Princess  Pat  on  your  dressing 
table — because  you  use  them  but  one  at  a 
time,  and,  of  course  they  last  six  times  as 
long  as  one.  So  follow 
this  new  vogue.  You 
can  readily  imagine  its 
fascination;  but  actual 
results  will  far  tran- 
scend anything  you  can 
conceive. 


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"You  know,"  continued  M.  ilbert.  "she 
has  had  a  remarkable  ston-.  Sht  i_  'he  daugh- 
ter of  humble  parents  and  her  eU'-V  life  m 
Sweden  was  spent  in  a  poor  home.  linally  she 
went  to  dramatic  school.  One  day  JMauritz 
Stiller  cai  le  to  the  school  to  select  a  girl  for  his 
new  picture.  Stiller  was  a  kind  of  god  over  in 
Sweden — iheir  most  successful  director.  .\nd 
he  chose  Greta. 

''("^RETA  made  a  big  hit  in  Sweden,  right 

^^Jfrom  the  start.  When  Stiller  was  signed 
up  for  American  pictures,  the  agent  wl  ^  con- 
ducted the  deal  included  Gretainthec.Lract. 
Because  Greta  and  Stiller  had  been  associated 
together  in  so  many  successes. 

"Her  salary  was — and  still  is — rather  small. 
The  company  wasn't  ver>'  eager  to  take  her. 
No  one  knew  what  3  success  she  would  have. 
Greta  herself  never  expected  it.  And  now, 
poor  girl,  she  is  comp'..  '.dy  bewildered. 

*"She  isn't  high-hat. 

"She  isn't  conccite-.'. 

"She  isn't  upstage. 

"She  is  just  plain  dumbfounded. 

"I  don't  think  that  we  realize  what  .\merica 
means  to  foreigners.  \Vhen  these  people  come 
to  America,  their  parents  and  friends  mourn 
them  as  lost.  Thoy  know  that  they  are  gone — 
never  to  return.  America  swallows  them  up. 
It  submerges  them  as  failures.  Or  it  over- 
whelms them  with  success.  Little  Yon  Yonson 
leaves  his  home  toVome  to  America.  In  a  few 
years,  he  is  J.  Ashburton  Johnstone,  owner  of 
the  biggest  grain  elevator  in  Minnesota.  But 
little  Yon  is  dead  and  buried. 

"And  that's  what  has  happened  to  Greta. 
The  poor  little  obscure  Swedish  girl  is  now  the 
talk  of  Hollywood,  one  of  the  biggest  discov- 
eries on  the  screen.  Greta  isn't  superficial 
enough  to  accept  it  quickly.  She  can't  begin  to 
comprehend. 

"No  wonder  she  stands  before  the  ocean  and 
just  thinks! 

"What  does  she  want  to  do?  I  know — bet- 
ter than  she  does,  I  suppose.  She  wants  to 
work  with  jMauritz  Stiller.  After  all.  he  was 
her  first  friend  and  her  first  god.  Stiller  dis- 
covered her;  he  taught  her  to  act.  And  he 
understands  her;  knows  what  she 
against. 

"She  can  be  happy  with  Stiller. 

"I  don't  think  I  was  ever  StiUer's  real  rival, 
with  Greta.  And,  by  the  way,  he's  a  fine 
director  and  he's  going  to  do  some  big  things." 
So  spoke  a  gallant  loser! 
Surely  Greta  Garbo  is  the  luckiest  actress  in 
pictures  to  find,  in  her  rejected  suitor,  her 
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End  Dandruff 

There  is  one  sure  wny  thnt  never  f;iJIs  to 
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Arvon  at  night  before  retiring;  use  enough 
to  moisten  tlie  sralp  and  rub  it  in  gently 
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dandruff  will  be  gone,  and  two  or  three 
more  applications  will  completely  dissolve 
an:l  entirely  destroy-  every  single  sign  and 
trace  of  it,  no  matter  how  much  dandruff 
you  may  have. 

You  will  find,  too.  that  all  itchiriK  of  the  scalp 
will  stop  in,gtaiitly  and  your  liair  will  be  lustrous, 
glossy,  silky  and  soft,  and  look  and  feel  a  h\xa- 
dred  times  betlrr. 

You  can  get  Liquid  Arvon  at  any  dnic  Etore, 
and  a  four  ounce  bottle  ia  all  you  will  need. 
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Brazil  and  knowingl}'  of  the  habits  of  the  Inca 
Indians  who  terrace-gardened  the  Andes  to 
grow  vegetables.  He's  not  pedantic.  He 
doesn't  slap  down  factsand  leave  you  gasping. 
He  has  learned  things  by  contact.  And 
slowly,  if  you  are  interested,  he  reveals 
them. 

"I  came  north  two  years  ago  with  a  dozen 
boys  which  were  given  six  months'  leave  of  ab- 
sence before  they  commenced  their  diplomatii. 
training  in  Buenos  Aires.  We  came  on  some 
sort  of  a  fencing  contest,  and  to  see  the  Dcmp- 
sey-Firpo  tight.  One  of  the  boys  died  in  Chi- 
cago and  I  went  from  New  York  to  make 
arrangements.  I  had  been  living  in  Greenwich 
village" — and  still  they  cast  him  as  "the 
mother's  boy" — "after  the  leave  of  absence 
expired,  and  when  I  reached  Chicago  my 
father  wrote  he  would  send  no  more  money  if  I 
did  not  immediately  come  home." 

The  firm  chin  is  not  for  nothing. 

"There  was  a  letter  of  introduction  to  a 
friend  in  Chicago — I  ha\e  no  relatives  in  this 
country — and  I  presented  it.  The  man  was 
very  charming.  We  talked.  As  I  have  said,  1 
spoke  English,  but  I  did  not  s[)eak  American 
slang.  I  said  something  the  man  could  not  be- 
lieve. He  looked  at  me  and  laughed  and  said, 
'Oh,  get  out!' 

"  I  picked  up  my  hat  and  walked  toward  the 
door.  '  Hey!  Where  are  you  going? '  '  Pardon 
me,  sir,'  I  answered,  'you  told  me  to  get  out. 
I  am  leaving.'" 

•T^HERE  was  another  pause.  The  boy  has  an 
■■-  effective  way  with  pauses.  He  meditates  be- 
hind that  little  wall  which  surrounds  him.  He 
has  an  air  of  unstudied  insolence.  He  looked 
like  a  picture  of  the  Young  Dauphin  as  the  late 
afternoon  sun  slanted  through  the  window. 
There  is  good  breeding  in  the  long  line  of  his 
fingers,  in  the  set  of  the  head  upon  his  shoul- 
ders. 

"I  cannot  be  witty  in  English.  I  do  not 
know  it  well  enough.  French,  that  is  a  great 
language  to  be  witty  in.  You  can  insult  a  man 
so  beautifully — and  he  does  not  know  what  you 
are  naming  him — "  A  curious  dark-eyed 
smile,  the  first,  crossed  his  face.  He  has  a  lot  of 
charm. 

"  Nine  months  ago  I  came  to  Los  Angeles.  I 
sold  many  of  my  personal  things  in  Chicago  to 
get  money  to  come  here.  I  tried  to  find  office 
work,  but  there  was  none." 

I  could  see  Barr>',  then  Alfredo  de  Biraben, 
asking  for  w-ork.  Slim  and  arrogant,  with  an 
arrogance  born  of  breeding,  not  adversity,  ask- 
ing to  wrap  parcels,  lick  stamps. 

"In  the  Argentine  w^e  do  not  accept  actors 
socially.  Never.  Doctors  and  diplomats,  yes. 
M}''  brother — there  are  only  two  of  us — is  a 
surgeon.  I  was  to  be  a  diplomat.  But  I  did 
not  want  to  be.  I  wanted  to  be  a  sculptor  or  an 
artist  ...  or  an  actor. 

"In  the  Argentine  they  loved  Wallace  Reid. 
Even  better  than  Valentino.  They  ha\e  a 
gong  in  Buenos  Aires  which  they  sound  only  on 
ver>''  important  occasions.  I  have  heard  it 
twice.  WTien  war  was  declared  and  when 
Wallace  Reid  died. 

"Well,  I  tried  to  get  extra  work,  and  failed. 
One  day  I  had  been  to  the  casting  office  at 
Fox,  and  they  had  said  '  No  work  today,'  when 
a  man  stopped  me,  'Do  you  want  a  test?'  he 
asked.  I  thought  he  was  one  of  the  extra  men 
who  was  kidding  me.  'I  want  something 
around  here,'  I  answered.  'Come  tomorrow  at 
nine  for  a  test.'  " 

The  man  was  Irving  Cummings.  Barr\-  got 
a  five-year  contract  with  Fox  Films. 

That  was  his  story.  Simply  told.  But  still 
there  was  something.  There  was  a  heart  that 
hadn't  been  found.  There  was  sentiment. 
There  was  romance.  There  was  not  the  great 
spirit  in  the  telling  of  the  story  that  I  saw  in 
the  staccato  gesture  of  the  shell-ripped  boy  in 
"What  Price  Glor\'."  There  was  warmth  and 
fear  and  stark  desolation  in  that  cr}^  "Stop  the 
blood!"  This  was  a  suave  twenty-two-year- 
old  with  saloti  manners. 

"The  tall  waving  grass  on  the  pampas.  .  .  ." 
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The  boy's  eyes  lighted.  Throujih  the  golden 
California  dusk  they  were  ver>'  bright. 

AH  no !  Xo.  there  is  no  grass  on  the  pam- 
pas. The  country  is  arid,  the  ground  is 
baked  hard,  and  there  arc  deep  tracks  in  it.  You 
know?  Xo  cactus,  no  vegetation  such  as  you 
:,avehere.  We  have  great  trees.  They're  .  .  . 
liy  they're  as  big  around  as  this  room.  No 
one  has  seen  them  grow,  as  far  back  as  we  can 
karn.  They've  been  there  alwa>s.  Oumbu, 
we  call  them.  We  ride  into  the  light  on  la 
pampas,  always  making  detours  because  of  the 
oumbu.  They  are  surrounded  with  lights  so 
that  you  may  not  ride  into  them. 

"Those  night  rides  on  la  pampas.  My  father 
and  I,  many  times,  have  ridden  hour  after  hour. 
The  wind,  it  whistles  through  oumbu  like  this" 
— it  was  Alfredo,  not  Barry,  who  was  leaning 
out  of  his  chair,  his  hand  coursing  through  the 
air  in  the  fashion  of  the  wind,  his  mouth  pursed 
with  wind  sounds.    "Um-um-um-um-um-um. 

"And  little  lights  suddenly  growing  bigger  as 
you  sweep  across  la  pampas.  Far  away  you 
hear  guitars.  Little  native  songs  tinkling  in 
the  darkness.  Our  gauclios,  well — they  are 
not  like  your  cowboys.  They  are  more,  more — 
slavish.  They  tend  the  flocks  but  if  the — what 
you  call '  boss' — scolds  them,  they  do  not  quit, 
as  your  cowboys  do. 

"Four  or  five  gauclios  will  sing  and  play 
guitars.  Songs  of  their  own  composition. 
They  have  different  sounds  to  represent  differ- 
ent things.  Their  songs  are  like — well  ...  do 
you  know  Edgar  Allan  Poe?"  This  is  a  kid  of 
twenty-two  talking.  "The  songs  are  like  his 
poems.     There  is  that  swinging  repetition. 

"And  the}"  are  fighters,  those  (^aui/ws!  My 
father,  one  night,  was  dri\ing  across  la  pampas 
and,  coming  to  a  great  oumbu,  he  saw  two  men 
descending.  They  were  wrapping  their  pou- 
chos — you  know?  rolled  blankets  which  en- 
circle the  body  from  shoulder  to  hip — thej' 
were  wrapping  them  around  their  left  arms, 
which  means  a  fight.    They  fight  with  knives, 


the  gauc/ws.  Fearless,  desperate  fighters. 
These  two  commenced.  One  jabbed  at  the 
left  arm  of  the  other.  Even  the  poncho  could 
not  protect  it.  Ah,  those  knives!  They  use 
them  like  part  of  the  hand.  Like  lightning, 
they  flash. 

"  Finally  the  man  fell  to  the  ground,  his  left 
arm  dripping  blood.  My  father  tells  it — "  an 
e.xciting  smile  gleamed.  "The  other  one  made 
a  lunge  with  his  knife  to  the  abdomen.  He 
ripped  a  huge  gash  and  the  man  ...  do  you 
mind?  .  .  .  the  man  was — was — " 

' '  Disemboweled  ? ' ' 

*'E.\actly.  But  even  then  he  was  fighting. 
He  tried  to  pick  himself  up.  How  my  father 
tells  it!  He  struggled  with  this  gaping  wound, 
and  then  my  father  drew  his  revolver  and  shot 
him  through  the  head.  But  those  are  the 
gauclios.  It  is  like  a  gauclio  to  die  that 
way. 

"In  Buenos  Aires" — it  sounded  like  a  song, 
the  way  he  pronounced  it — "we  do  not  have 
things  like  that.  We  are  a  big  city.  People 
laughed  at  'The  Four  Horsemen'  when  it  was 
shown  in  the  Argentine.  Imagine  cafes  in  a  big 
city  like  Buenos  Aires  as  the  one  showed  in  the 
picture!  And  the  women  wrapped  in  shawls! 
Our  women  get  their  clothes  from  Paris,  as 
yours  do. 

"You  see,  it  is  so  different  in  this  country. 
It  is  so  standardized.  I  go  through  Ohio  or 
Kansas  or  X'^ew  Mexico  and  the  people  are  all 
the  same. 

"  A  XD  Brazil.  Our  family  lived  there,  too, 
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Mountain,  and  the  bay.  Great  red  and  blue 
cliffs  .  .  .  can  you  imagine?  and  when  the 
sun  sets  ..." 

The  sensitive  nostrils  of  Alfredo  de  Biraben 
dilated,  the  mouth  was  soft  with  brilliant  recol- 
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as  if  we  had  been  talking  for  some  time.  And 
we  had.  "Look  at  that  'he-vamp'  title.  He 
curses  the  day  it  was  born.  He'll  never  forgive 
Photoplay  for  that.  Look  at  Mary  Miles 
Minter,  'the  sweet  little  gaga  girl  of  the 
screen'." 

Yes.  and  look  at  Gloria  Swanson,  who  had  to 
do  "Manhandled"  to  kick  her  title  of  "clothes 
horse"  into  the  discard.  Look  at  Lois  Wilson, 
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tion of  "the  good  girl  of  Hollywood." 

Nasty,  nefarious,  innocent-soundings  little 
phrases  that  cling  like  leeches.  Light  as  bub- 
bles they  bound  from  some  fast-moving  type- 
writer. And  the  ha\'oc  they  play  is  nobody's 
business. 

"It  started  at  Lasky's,"  said  Conrad,  smiling 
in  that  dispassionate  Nagel  way.  Nothing 
personal,  but  very  winning,  that  smile. 
Friendly,  but  not  too  intimate.  Not  like  Gil- 
bert's vitalizing  smile,  or  Colman's  slow  enfold- 
ing smile. 

'*It  started  at  Lasky's  when  someone  wrote  a 
stor>'  about  me.  They  said  I  was  a  deacon  of  a 
church,  that  I  led  the  choir,  that  I  taught  Sun- 
day school,  that  I  was  an  usher  and  went  to 
three  services  a  day.  They  said  on  days  when  I 
was  not  working  in  a  picture  I  visited  the 
studios,  saving  souls.  I  was  the  boy  evangelist 
of  Hollywood.  Not  only  that,  they  said  my 
wife  did  all  her  own  housework  and  that  we  did 
not  believe  in  keeping  servants.  Furthermore, 
a  common  Sunday  afternoon  sight  was  to  see 
me  pushing  my  baby,  Ruth  Margaret,  down 
Hollywood  Boulevard  in  her  perambulator 
with  my  wife  hanging  on  one  arm. 

"  Shortly  after  the  story  was  printed,  a  writer 
came  to  the  studio  and  requested,  pointedly, 
that  they  let  her  interview  anybody  but  Con- 
rad Xagel. 

"Tourists  returning  from  Hollywood  used  to 
say  they  had  seen  Universal  City,  the  Selig  Zoo 
and  Conrad  Nagel  ushering  at  church. 

"Then  they  included  Mrs.  Nagel  in  the 
stories.  We'd  have  joint  interviews  over  tea  on 
the  veranda,  and  it  was  '  the  model  young  mar- 
ried couple'." 

BUT  his  first  picture,  "Little  Women."  in 
iQiS,  was  enough  to  do  that  to  a  man.  Those 
Alcott  characters  have  always  been  too  model 
for  any  use. 

".\nd  all  this  time  I  was  playing  neglected 
husbands  and  unhappy  lovers.  If  I  didn't 
suffer  in  the  beginning.  I'd  mourn  at  the  end." 

Conrad's  nearest  approach  to  scandal  ;\as 
when  his  brother,  Ewing.  was  twice  mistaken 
last  year  for  the  celebrated  gunman,  Marty 
Durkin,  then  at  large. 

"I  am  very  fond  of  ginger  ale.  I  like  to 
drink  it  with  ice."  Again  that  cool,  collected, 
calm  smile.  "  It  looks  just  like  a  high-ball.  At 
parties  I'd  be  drinking  my  ginger  ale  and  ice 
and  a  friend  would  wag  his  linger:  'Now,  Con- 
rad! "The  model  young  man  of  Hollywood" 
drinking  high-baUs!  What  is  this  world  com- 
ing to? ' 

"I  did  think  of  slaughtering  my  wife,  club- 
bing .  my  daughter  and  taking  on  twenty 
mistresses.  ..." 

Conrad  was  bom  in  Keokuk.  Iowa,  and  that 
sort  of  thing  doesn't  go  there,  nor  in  Holly- 
wood, either,  for  that  matter.  Besides,  he  is 
too  fond  of  his  wife  and  child.  I  have  it  on 
good  authority.  "Conrad  Nagel,"  the  author- 
ity said,  "is  like  Will  Rogers.  None  of  the 
wimmen  could  fool  around  him.  Plenty  of  'em 
tried  when  Will  worked  on  the  lot,  but  they 
didn't  get  any  farther  than  they  do  with  Con- 
rad.   And  that  certainly  ain't  very  far." 

Back  to  Conrad.  "It's  been  better  the  last 
year  and  a  half.  I've  been  permitted  a  few 
light  comedies.  Occasionally  I'd  even  step  out 
on  the  httle  screen  wife,  as  I  did  in  '  Dance 
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Here  a  plague  breaks  out,  and  through  his  un- 
tiring effort  in  helping  the  sick,  she  realizes  she 
loves  him.  Ain't  love  grand,  sister?  The  only 
good  features  in  the  picture  are  the  splendid 
performances  of  Gilbert  Roland  and  Ann  Rork. 
Xothing  to  get  excited  about. 

THE  CHEERFUL  FRAUD—Universal 

AFTER  you're  out  of  the  theater  ten 
minutes  you'll  forget  what  it  is  all  about. 
Reginald  Denny,  a  Duke  of  Something  or 
Other,  accepts  a  position  as  secretar>-  to  social 
upstarts  because  he  likes  the  girl.  And  there's 
some  crooks  who  impersonate  the  Duke  and 
steal  the  family  jools.  Mr.  Denny  recovers  the 
jewels  after  a  lot  of  silly  running  around. 
Even,'one  tries  to  be  funny,  if  that  is  any 
recommendation  for  a  comedy. 

LONE  HAND  SAUNDERS— F.  B.  O. 

WHILE  not  quite  up  to  the  standard  of  the 
usual  Fred  Thomson  Western,  this  incon- 
sequential stor)'  will  be  termed  "swell"  by  the 
children.  Tom  befriends  an  abandoned  cripple 
boy.  He  clothes  him  in  real  cowboy  regalia 
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inventions  a  la  Rube  Goldberg  st>'le.  In  due 
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saves  the  child's  life.    Give  the  children  a  treat. 

STEPPING  ALONG— First  National 

•T^HIS  is  supposed  to  be  a  comedy.  We're 
L  telling  you  because  you'd  never  recognize  it 
as  such.  This  picture  ran  for  about  an  hour 
and  a  half,  which  is  entirely  too  long  for  a 
Johnnie  Hines  comedy.  When  comedy  situa- 
tions are  overplayed  they  lose  their  comedy 
value  and,  too.  there  are  a  number  of  sequences 
here  that  are  missing  on  all  sixes  when  it  comes 
to  being  funny.  Even  the  wise-cracking  titles 
that  usually  accompany  a  Hines  product  is 
missing  here.  When  we  saw  this,  the  audience 
laughed  once — so  use  your  own  good  judgment. 

SWEET  ROSIE  O' GRADY— Columbia 

A  ND  still  they  come!  If  you  can  still  sur- 
■**'vive  this  Irish- Jew  theme  why,  the 
pleasure  (?)  is  yours.  Rosie  O'Grady  is  a  little 
tlower  of  the  East  Side  who  has  a  Jewish  foster 
father  and  an  Irish  guardian.  She  meets  a 
wealthy  boy,  but  the  difference  in  social  stand- 
ings separate  them.  They  are  reunited. 
Shirley  Alason  and  CuUen  Landis  are  the 
lovers. 

THE    CANYON    OF    LIGHT— Fox 

A  LL  ilix  features  are  the  same — trick  riding 
■**-and  shooting,  hold-ups  and  fights  galore. 
But  in  this  Tom  becomes  the  movie  strong  man 
and  knocks  down  a  couple  of  houses  and  comes 
up  smiling.  Yes,  sir,  all  for  the  love  of  a  girl. 
The  youngsters  will  pass  an  O.  K.  on  this. 

RED  HOT  LEATHER— Universal 

"CROjNI  the  title  }'ou  know  Jack  Hoxie  does  a 
■*•  lot  of  riding.  The  mortgage  on  the  ranch 
must  be  paid,  so  Jack  enters  a  rodeo.  A  milHon 
and  one  incidents  occur  to  pre^■ent  him  from 
winning  the  money,  but  just  let  anyone  try  to 
pre\ent  our  hero  from  saving  the  old  home- 
stead, and  pop.    Fair. 

JOSSELYN*S  WIFE— Tiffany 

pAULINE^  FREDERICK  was  an  exceUent 
■*-  selection  in  the  leading  role  of  "Josselyn's 
Wife,"  suggested  by  Kathleen  Norris'  popular 
novel  of  the  same  name.  The  story  presents 
many  opportunities  for  dramatic  work,  and 
had  it  been  in  less  competent  hands  the  picture 
would  ha\'e  been  a  total  loss.  A  woman  happily 
married,  is  confronted  by  her  former  lover, 
who  seeks  to  rekindle  their  former  love.  He  is 
murdered — but  go  to  see  the  picture,  it  is 
worth  while. 


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Laugh  Month! 


Motion-picture 

theatre  owners  have  named 
January  "LAUGH  MONTH" 
to  send  a  regular  gale  of 
merriment  sweeping  over 
this  great  republic  of  ours 
— to  stimulate  jaded  spir- 
its and  give  old  and  young 
a  chance  to  "laugh  their 
heads  off." 

Universal  has  come 
to  the  front  in  comedies 
writh  such  tremendous 
strides  this  year  that  we 
are  particularly  proud  of 
our  contributions  to  Laugh 
Month. 


BUSTER  BROWN  AND  HIS  DOG  "TIGE" 


For  instance— "5usfer5rou;n, ' '  his  dog  "TIGE" 
and  "LITTLE  MARY  JANE,"  created  by  Cartoonist  R.  F. 
Outcault.  Our  reproductions  of  these  cute  characters  are  well 
nigh  perfect. 

"  The  Newly  Weds,"  with  "LOVEY"  and  "DOVEY" 
and  the  marvelous  baby,  "SNOOKUMS,"  created  by  Car- 
toonist George  McManus.  The  antics  of  this  clever  child  will  evoke 
screams  of  laughter. 

"The  Gumps,"  with  "ANDY  and  MIN,"  created 
by  Cartoonist  Sidney  Smith,  and  still  very  popular  in  the 
funny  sections  of  the  great  newspapers.  Be  sure  to  see  "ANDY"  in 
the  person  of  the  chinless  wonder,  JOE  MURPHY. 

"The  Collegians,"  written  by  Carl  Laemmle, 
Jr.,  and  featuring  GEORGE  LEWIS,  DOROTHY  GULLI- 
VER and  HAYDEN  STEVENSON.  These  are  comedies  of  college 
life  with  all  the  atmosphere  of  the  campus,  the  gridiron  and  the 
track,  as  well  as  much  youth  and  beauty. 

And  as  always,  REGINALD  DENNY,  one  of 

America's  most  popular  high-class  screen  comedians,  this 
time  in  "Take  It  From  Me"  and  "The  Cheerful  Fraud.  "  Ex- 
ceptionally humorous  feature  productions. 

Write  to  me  about  these  comedies  when  you 
see  them.  Tell  me  what  you  think  of  them.  I  enjoy  hearing 
from  you  and  always  give  your  comments  faithful  consideration. 

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WISGS   OF   THE   STORM— Fox 

E\'EX  if  you  aren't  an  ardent  admirer  of  dogs 
you  will  be  strangely  fascinated  by  Thunder, 
the  newest  canine  star.  It  is  an  autobiography 
of  a  dog.  -An  undersized  pup.  Runt,  is  cowardly 
and  finds  life  at  the  kennels  unbearable.  He 
runs  away  and  meets  a  state  forester,  whom  he 
adopts  as  his  master.  There  is  also  htmian 
interest  intenvoven,  and  finally  Runl  conquers 
cowardice  and  brings  honor  to  himself  and  his 
family.     Send  the  children. 

GOING  CROOKED— Fox 

AX  entertaining  crook  yam.  for  which  we  are 
thankful,  because  it  has  Bessie  Love  and. 
too.  because  crook  stuff  is  our  hobby.  Bessie 
cut  a  cute  little  figure  as  the  brains  of  a  gang  of 
thieves.  She  meets  the  handsome  District 
Attorney,  and  decides  to  go  straight.  But  the 
boss  of  the  gang  has  other  ideas  and  Bessie  gets 
a  pretty  mean  deal  until  the  arrival  of  the 
D.  A.    See  it! 

PROWLERSOFTHENIGHT— Universal 

P.\SS  this  up.  It  is  just  a  Western  that  starts 
nowhere  and  arrives  at  the  same  place. 
Fred  Himaes  is  the  star.  The  same  old  storj'  of 
the  deputy  sheriff  breaking  up  a  gang  of 
bandits  and  sa\ing  the  girl, 

WHILE  LONDON  SLEEPS— 

Warner  Bros. 

HERE'S  hoping  that  Rin-Tin-Tin  is  one  of 
your  favorites.  If  you  haven't  seen  him 
before,  go  see  this  picture  immediately.  Xot 
that  the  picture  is  in  the  gold  medal  class,  but 
just  to  see  Rinly,  Xo  other  dog  can  come 
within  leaps  and  bounds  of  him.  His  intelli- 
gence and  acting  are  at  times  uncanny.  Some 
of  our  would-be  actors  could  learn  a  lot  from 
Rinty's  facial  expressions.  He  certainly  is  a 
wow  of  a  bow-wow.    Please  don't  miss  this. 

ROSE  OF  THE  TENEMENTS— F.  B.  O. 

hen  they 
filmed  "The  Big  Parade."  Ever>-  com- 
pany feels  they  are  not  in  line  imless  they  have 
a  war  picture  among  their  products.  This  is 
just  a  simple  stor>-  of  the  folks  in  the  Ghetto, 
and  it  isn't  half  bad.  About  the  boy  who  is 
influenced  by  a  gang  of  radicals  not  to  join  the 
army.  In  due  time  he  realizes  his  mistake  and 
matters  are  adjusted  in  the  proper  way. 
Johnnie  Harron  and  Shirley  Mason  are  excel- 
lent in  the  leading  roles. 


METRO    started    something 
-      -       -       - 


OBEY  THE  LAW- 


-Columbia 

One  has  ; 


TWO  jailbirds  are  pals.  One  has  a  sweet 
young  thing  of  a  daughter  who  knows 
nothing  of  Daddy's  dirty  past.  Pop  is  de- 
tained on  business  in  Ossining  but  arrives  home 
in  time  to  attend  his  daughter's  engagement 
party  to  the  wealthy  Schuyler  boy.  It's  one 
of  those  gorgeous  society  parties  and  the  other 


pal  just  can't  control  those  itchy  fin^t^r- 
He's  caught  with  the  goods  and  off  he  goe;^  I'-r 
a  few  months'  leisure  at  the  city's  expen-L 
An>'way  the  lovers  are  happy,  so  who  cares. 

SJN  CARGO— Tiffany 

npHTS  is  not  as  bad  as  the  title  would  lead  you 
■^  to  believe.  It  concerns  a  brother  who  has 
squandered  the  entire  legacy  belonging  to  his 
sister  and  himself.  He  enters  into  a  smuggling 
plot  and  the  heroine  and  her  sweetheart  are 
made  the  goats.  It  carries  a  moral  too — 
never  go  on  a  yachting  party  unless  you  bring 
your  bathing  suit.  This  little  girl  had  to 
swim  home.    Xot  for  the  juvenile  minds, 

PALS  IN  PARADISE— Prod.  Dist.  Corp. 

A  DRAGGY  affair  that  takes  a  long  time 
-*  ^-getting  started  and  never  seems  to  end. 
There's  a  gold  mine,  a  villain  whom  the  heroine 
is  going  to  many  and  the  famous  old  dance 
hall  where  the  hero  rescues  the  gal.  A  \\'estem 
— how  did  you  ever  guess  it  I  One  of  Peter 
B.  K}Tie'?,  if  that  means  an\-thing  to  you. 
Xot  a  redeeming  feature  in  the  whole  picture 
unless  John  Bowers  and  Marguerite  de  la 
Motte  are  saving  graces  in  your  estimation. 

THE  SILENT  LOVER— First  National 

T_TO\V  to  make  unpalatable  movie  hash:  To  , 
-'-  -^  little  dash  of  \'on  Stroheim's  conception . 
of  a  gay  count's  life  add  a  generous  amoimt  of 
Foreign  Legion  atmosphere.  For  flavoring 
sprinkle  with  some  villainous  Arabs.  After 
this  concoction  is  mixed  thoroughly  add  some 
a^^-ful  comedy  just  for  the  fun  of  it.  Result — 
"The  Silent  Lover."  Of  course  there  are  still 
some  fans  who  relish  that  virile  hero,  Mr. 
Milton  Sills;  but  for  those  who  have  no  interest 
in  the  gentleman  in  the  case,  this  is  not 
worthwhile. 

THE  CALL  OF  THE  WILDERNESS— 
Pathe 

TTIE  handsome  hero  of  this  picture  proves 
■*-  the  old  adage  that  money  isn't  ever>'thing. 
AATien  his  wealthy  dad  casts  him  off  and  leaves 
him  penniless,  he  is  forced  to  shift  for  himself. 
With  the  aid  of  his  dog  and  pal.  Saudow,  he 
does  with  such  efficiency  that  in  the  last  reel 
he  has  a  new  fortune,  a  Mrs.  and  a  Junior. 

THE  SILENT  RIDER— Universal 

HOOT  GIBSOX  does  some  hard  riding  and 
some  quick  thinking  in  this  picture.  For 
there's  a  husky  villain  and  a  gang  of  confed- 
erates to  be  foiled.  But  Hoot  manages  to 
capture  the  outlaws  and  gets  the  girl.  Xot 
an  unusual  Western,  but  a  good  one! 

THE  TIMID  TERROR— F,  B.  O. 

AX  unsatisfactory-  picture — badly  acted  and 
badly  directed.    The  old  storj-  of  the  office 
dumbbell  who  proves  to  his  employer  he  is 


Xote:  Xo  salesman  wilt  call  00  you  (all  correspondence 
held  iQ  strict  conSdeoce). 


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worthy  of  the  position  as  general  manager 
George  O'Hara  was  quite  at  ease  in  the  leading 
role, 
Too  awful  for  words! 

CORPORAL  KATE— Prod.  Dist.  Corp. 

WAR!  War!  War!  This  time  from  the 
viewpoint  of  the  feminine  entertainers 
at  the  front.  War  as  presented  by  Paul 
Sloane,  the  director,  is  represented  by  a  lot 
of  shells  bursting  and  people  running  around 
in  circles  with  dirt  all  over  their  faces.  \'cra 
Reynolds  is  such  a  glad-girl  affair  that  she 
becomes  irritating.  Her  attempts  at  comedy 
are  pathetic. 

Save  your  money  and  go  see  "The  Big 
Parade." 

SHORT  SUBJECTS— Educational 

A  PROGRAMME  of  one  and  two-reel 
novelties  is  far  more  interesting  and  en- 
joyable than  some  of  the  weak-sister  features. 
Managers  of  theaters  really  should  devote 
one  night  a  month  to  the  short  subject 
products.  For  instance,  tliis  series  is  excellent 
and  serves  as  a  peppy  evening's  entertain- 
ment: 

"The  Mona  Lisa"  which  is  based  on  iLeo- 
nardo  da  Vinci's  world  masterpiece,  "^lona 
Lisa."  It  is  in  natural  colors  which  have  been 
done  by  the  Technicolor  Process.  Any  of  the 
short  features  that  are  based  on  the  famous 
painting  can  be  classed  as  the  classics  of  the 
screen. 

"Felix  Busts  A  Bubble"  —  a  cute  Pat 
Sullivan  cartoon. 

"Cool  Off" — an  Educational-Christie 
screamingly  funny  comedy. 

"Honululu  Xights/'  a  Bruce  scenic  novelty 
which  audiences  always   find   are  refreshing. 

No  doubt  most  of  these  subjects  will  be 
released  separately — any  one  of  them  is  worth 
your  time. 


A  Million  and  One  Nights 


[  CONTIXTJED  FROM  P.\GE  Si  ] 

in  1875  Muybridge  was  tried  for  murder  and 
acquitted.  The  story  is  as  colorful  as  any  fic- 
tional yarn  of  the  pioneer  days.  "A  Million 
and  One  Nights"  is  studded  with  additional 
stories  and  facts,  all  of  high  interest  to  photo- 
play lovers. 

Mr.  Ramsaye's  storj-  carries  the  whole  his- 
tory of  pictures.  Here  you  will  find  the 
romance  of  the  early  Biograph  days,  from 
which  emerged  D.  W.  Griffith,  the  formation 
of  the  old  \'itagraph,  the  famous  trust  war.  the 
making  of  "The  Birth  of  a  Nation, "  Charlie 
Chaplin's  beginning,  the  part  played  by  Mar\- 
Pickford.  the  formation  of  Famous  Players 
with  Adolph  Zukor  as  its  creator,  the  engage- 
ment of  Will  Hays  and  the  final  events  right 
up  to  1927. 

It  is  interesting  here  to  quote  the  introduc- 
tion to  Mr.  Ramsaye's  histor>%  as  noted  in  the 
Photoplay  of  April,  1922 : 

"It  is  a  curiously  woven  fabric,  iridescent 
with  spectacular  ruin  and  sparkling  success. 
Great  hopes  have  perished,  small  hopes  have 
flowered.  Wars  have  raged,  peace  has  been 
made  and  new  wars  began.  Giant  chief? 
have  risen  for  their  hour  of  dominance,  and 
vanished. 

"Honors  and  wealth  have  fallen  alike  on 
some  who  deser\'ed  and  many  who  were  lucky. 
Out  of  the  throng  in  the  gold  rush  of  the  first 
decade  of  the  films  scarcely  half  a  dozen  names 
survive  in  the  industry  now. 

"Through  and  across  it  all  the  motion 
picture  has  pursued  its  destiny  with  the  force 
of  empire,  greater  than  the  men  who  con- 
ceived it.  greater  than  the  men  who  made  it — 
as  great  as  the  people  it  ser\-es." 


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future  films  the  charm  she  spilled  around  that 
room  as  she  spilled  off  her  wintry  garments, 
their  stock  is  due  for  a  rise.  Fur  coat,  sveaters, 
wool  socks,  tlat  shoes,  off.  Chiffon  hose, 
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brush  going  sharply  over  her  shining  black 
hair,  and  Lya  curled  up  at  the  end  of  the  blue 
hotel  couch. 

"I  am  not  so  leetle,"  she  interpreted  my 
glance.     "It  is  my  head  so  leetle.     I  am — 
loook."'      Her  hands  tapped  sharply  on  the 
back  of  the  couch. 
"Five  three,"  I  counted. 

LYA  was  delighted.  "It  iss  so.  You  spik, 
maybe,  Yerman,  French  or  Hungarian?" 
She!  concentrated  on  me.  She  wanted  to  be 
liked.  She  was  determined  to  be  liked.  She 
was  liked. 

"\'e  talk  joost  the  same,"  she  said  as  I  pro- 
claimed m}-  linguistic  ignorance.  "My  Eeeng- 
lesh  is  only  eight  months.  Ven  I  coom  here 
I  know  two  vord — yes  und  no.  I  do  not  know 
vitch  is  vitch  but  I  know  them.  Then  I  learn 
'gud  morning'  and  'gud  bye'  to  be  polite 
in  studio.  '  Gud  morning'  I  say  to  all,  coming 
in.  very  proud  of  myself  to  be  in  America. 
'Gud  bye,"  I  say  going  out,  very  onhappy  I 
am  so  ter-rr-rible."  Her  r's  rolled  mournfully 
down  the  room. 

"Gud  gods."  Lya  sighed  "I  am  so  ter-rr- 
rible."  Her  face  became  haggard.  "I  coom 
home  and  I  cr\'  from  zez  eyes  down."  She 
regarded  me  fiercely,  struggling  to  get  over 
the  barrier  of  an  unfamiliar  language. 

"Zey  say."  she  worked  out.  "I  am  vampeer. 
I  am  not  a  vampeer.  Zez  eyes,"  she  indicated 
her  tawny  orbs,  "zez  are  not  vampeer  eyes. 
Zey  are  sad  eyes  and  vampeer  eyes  are  not 
sad.  but  happy,  for  they  get  vat  they  vant. 
I  argue,  but  they  say,  'In'Variet}",  you  were 
vampeer.'  Leesen."  She  whirled  to  her  feet. 
"In  'Variety',  I  was  leetle  onintelligent  girl.  I 
know  nozzing.  I  coom  to  vork  for  Yannings." 
J's  all  become  Y's  under  her  tongue.  "Yan- 
nings iss  beeg  man.  I  play  leetle  onintelligent 
girl.  IlufEheem.  I  do  not  spik.  I  know  noz- 
zings,  only  luff.  Yannings.  he  leaves  %vife  and 
baby.  He  take  me  away  with  heem.  I  vam- 
peer?" Lya  was  indignant.  "I  am  vampeered, 
by  Yannings." 


She  rushed  across  the  room.    "Then  coom 
other  man,"  she  continued,  "beeg  acrobat. 
He  coom  say  to  me,  "Loook,  ve  haf  contract 
for.\merica.'  "  Lya  rolled  out  a  great  length  of 
imaginar)-  paper.      "I   am    in    room    and    I 
loook.    \'ile  I  loook,  he  quick,  quick,  turn  the 
key  in  the  lock."     She  locked  an  imaginary- 
door  with  full  gestures.      "I  am  trapped,  aj 
leetle  onintelHgent  girl.    I  vampeer?    Xo,  no,l 
I  am  vampeered."   She  sat  down,  plainly'  con-| 
sidering  the  matter  settled. 

"For  two  years  Famous  haf  been  saying, 
'Lya,  coome,'"she  said.  If  someday  her  smile 
gets  on  the  screen,  Lya's  troubles  will  be  over. 
"I  do  not  come.  Yannings  he  say,  've  vait. 
you  and  me,  Lya.  Let  the  others  go.  Ve  vait 
till  ve  are  most  important  in  Vermany  of  any- 
bodies.' That  is  goood  idea  so  I  do  it.  But 
Famous  say,  '  Lya,  we  haf  good  part  in  Amer- 
ica, big  picture,  tine  dee-rector.'  " 

Her  eyes  became  tearfully  eloquent.  "I  vud 
go  anyvere  for  goood  part"  she  said.  "To  this 
Holiyvood,  Asia,  any'^'ere.  Always  of  myself 
I  say,  'Xo,  no,  no.'  ven  I  see  myself  on  screen. 
Always  no,  no.  Xevair  I  am  satisfied.  But 
goood  part  he  call  me  anjn-ere.   So  I  coom. 

"T  GET  here.  I  know  no  Eeenglesh  so  I  can 
-*-  not  spik.  I  haf  no  friends.  I  am  so  lon-ly. 
Two  veeks  here,  I  haf  appendicitis.  From 
hospital  I  coom  out  two  veeks  and  go  to  studio. 
My  interpreter,  she  is  nice  girl  but  for  actress 
nothing  comes  through  here."  Lya  pointed 
to  her  forehead.  She  spread  her  pakns  flat 
upon  her  chest.  "It  cooms  through  here.  My 
interpreter  is  not  actress.  She  can  not  trans- 
late e-mo-tions.  Only  vurds.  But  I  try.  They 
cut  oflf  my  hair.  Nevair  I  haf  ver>'  short  hair. 
Thees  line."  she  pulled  back  her  bob  to  show 
the  sharp  hne  of  her  jaw,  "he  iss  very  bad. 
But  they  cut  my  hair  over  my  ears  joost  the 
same.  It  is  not  goood  but  I  try.  Two  veeks  I 
\*urk.  I  nevair  see  myself  on  screen.  Xobodies 
says,  but  I  know  just  the  same.  I  am  so  lon-ly. 
I  coom  home  and  I  cr>'  from  zez  eyes,  down 
and  down.  I  say.  'Lya,  for  you  ziz  part  is 
ziz.' "  She  dramatically  cut  off  her  own  head. 
"Ze  opening  night  of  picture  he  coom.  I 
haf  never  seen  myself  but  I  know.  I  borrow 
clothes  from  my  maid.  Funny  old  hat,  funny 
shoes.  I  put  hat.  so.  down  tight  o\er  zez  eyes 
and  so  I  go  to  theater.     I  am  curious  to  see 


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first  night.  I  vatch  myself  and  I  am  ready  for 
die.  I  try  to  run  out  and  I  meet  one  of  you 
newspaper  ladies.  She  say,  '.\m  I  Lya  de 
Putti?'  I  am  ashamed.  I  say,  no,  and  I  go. 
Next  day  paper  says,  Lya  de  Putti  highhat. 
Oh,  I  vas  not.  I  vas  only  ashamed.  I  am  so 
bad  and  so  silly  to  be  hiding  in  my  maid'sclothes. 

"Zere  is"  she  said,  and  her  little  face  was 
mournful.  "  dee-fer-ence  between  vampeerand 
siren.  Greta  Garbo  do  siren  in  'Temptress.' 
In  ze  end,  she  takes  ring  from  finger  and  tears 
come  down  from  her  eyes.  She  is  sad.  That  is 
very  good.  She  is  all  a-lone.  For  Lya  in  picture 
there  is  always  nice  leetle  American  girl  and 
Lya,  she  is  ter-rr-rible.  I  do  not  believe  the 
pooblics  vill  like  the  vampeer  I  play  here.  I 
am  all  so  bad.  My  make-up  is  wrong  for 
America.  But  I  tr>'  to  learn.  I  try  in  'God 
Gaff  ^le  Tventy  Cents'  and  I  am  a  leetle 
better,  is  it  not?  Even  there, I  amprcttybad," 
Lya  said  with  awful  honesty.  "After  I  see  it 
I  go  to  Mr.  Zukor,  my  good  friend.  I  say 
'Lya  is  maybe  not  for  America.  Vou  vant 
she  should  go  back  to  Vermany?'  Mr.  Zukor 
he  promise  to  giff  me  f.npathetic  part  with 
no  nice  leetle  .\merican  ,^rl  in  picture.  Goood 
gods.  I  hope  so  he  does.  I  aaff  been  so  lon-ly. 
I  could  not  spik.  In  Yemany  it  has  always 
been  ziz  brain,  but  here  it  is  somebodies  elsese 
because  I  can  not  talk.  But  I  vould  go  through 
an^-lhings  if  I  only  succeed  in  end." 

She  looked  so  lost,  so  desolated  I  tried  to 
divert  her  by  asking  her  of  her  childhood. 

''ATY  father  is  Baron  de  Putti,"  she  said. 
iVi"];  vant  to  dance  but  my  peoples  say  no. 
Lya  says  yes.  They  say  no.  Lya  goes  out."  She 
was  up,  living  through  the  whole  scene  for 
me.  "Door  behind  Lya  goes  shut.  Lya  goes 
dancing.  Then  comes  UFA  studio.  I  vork 
there  four  and  half  >'ears.  no  \acation,  no 
Lido,  no  Monte  Carlo,  no  nozzing  but  vurk. 
While  I  do  'Variety'  on  vun  set,  I  do  Manon 
Lescaiit  on  another.  Zen  I  take  leetle  vacation 
to  Swiss — is  it  right — no,  I  know,  Switzerland. 
In  front  of  theater  I  see  my  name  Lya  de  Putti. 
I  am  proud.  I  haff  become  a  somebodies.  I 
meet  there  my  mother.  '  Lya.'  she  say,  holding 
out  arms  wide.  'Xo.'  I  say.  'six  years  the  door 
has  shut.  It  is  not  enough  to  hold  out  arms 
and  say  "Lya  "after  so  long  times.'  Sovedonot 
spik  again. 

"You  see,"  said  Lya,  "I  am  ^villing  to  vurk 
for  vhat  I  vant.  I  am  happier  now  Yannings 
iss  here.  Yen  he  come — he  is  so  beeg  man,  but 
inside  he  iss  only  leetle  boy — he  cr>%  'Lya,'  and 
I  fly  to  heem  and  for  many  minutes  I  stand 
close,  joost  a  leetle  black  head  against  his  beeg 
chest.  It  iss  so  good  to  see  somebodies  from 
Yermany."  The  tears  sparkled  in  her  eyes. 
She  shook  them  off  impatiently  and  tried  to 
smile. 

"I  vant  to  stay,"  she  said.  "America  it 
learns  you  many  theengs.  Fat  and  youth. 
Zat  is  .\merica.  Yen  I  coome  here,  I  am  so 
beeg."  She  outHned  a  plump  barrel.  "I  go 
now  by  theater  and  I  see  my  Manon  Lcscaul 
and  I  am  so  ashamed  of  my  fat.  Here  I  diet 
and  diet  so  that  stomach  he  is  so  leetle  I  do  not 
know  heem.  No  more  I  get  hungry.  There  is 
no  stomach  for  food  and  that  is  good.  I  am 
thin  like  American.  Und  youth.  Ever>'-bodies 
here  she  is  youth.  I  go  last  night  to  see  famous 
French  star  plaNing  here.  She  is  fine  actress. 
She  plays  Du  Barry.  Dii  Barry,'" — Lya  drew 
her  tiny  figure  up  regally — "  Du  Barry,  she  iss 
so.  She  is  ontelligent.  Ziz  actress  she  iss  old. 
Her  Dii  Barry  iss  old  voman.  I  see  that  now. 
In  Europe  I  vould  not  haff  see  it.  In  America 
you  see  all  Wth  eyes  of  youth. 

"I  am  trvdng  to  get  more  American.  I  luff 
this  New  York  of  yours,  so  young,  so  beauti- 
fool.  I  am  learning  to  spik.  I  do  not  \\sh.  to  be 
more  vampeer.  I  vant  to  show  pooblics  real 
vomans,  that  I  am  a  real  actress." 

The  tears  of  loneliness,  of  frustration,  welled 
up  in  her  eyes,  and  hung  in  jeweled  drops  from 
her  long  lashes.    "I  am  hoping,"  she  said. 

Thus  Lya,  the  lorelei,  more  sinned  against 
than  sinning.  If  she  is  not  a  great  actress,  she 
had  me  beautifullv  buffaloed. 


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complexion  was  capricious.  "You're  an  ama- 
teur, ain't  you? "she  scorned.  "I  can  tell  Vm  a 
mile  off.  and  I  must  say  it's  terrible  putting  you 
in  with  professionals  like  myself.  \Vhy,  if  you 
knew  my  career,  on  Broadway  and  everj'thing, 
you'd  die  of  envy.  Now  I'll  have  to  drag  you 
through  this  scene." 

An  electrician  interrupted  my  apologies. 
"Say,"  he  said  to  her,  "Tully  ilarshall 
wanted  to  know  why  you  wasn't  waiting  on  his 
table  tonight.  I  told  him  we  was  giving  you  a 
chance  at  acting  and  he  nearly  died  laughing." 

Heavy  layers  of  gauze  were  pulled  into  posi- 
tion between  us  and  the  camera.  The  lights 
flamed  forth.  We  rehearsed  the  scene.  From 
doorways  and  shops  shado\\'y  figures  emerged 
on  the  assistant's  count.  The  ambitious  wait- 
ress and  I,  very  friendly  now,  linked  arms  and 
did  our  bit,  down  the  street  together. 

"All  right.  Lights,"  shouted  Brabin,  some- 
where back  of  the  gauze.  We  went  through  our 
paces. 

The  scene  was  shot  three  times,  always  with 
the  same  action.  Then  the  lights  died  and  we 
were  told  to  wait. 

The  moment  had  passed.  Silence  once  more 
enfolded  the  set.  The  moon  rode  higher.  It 
became  very  cold.  At  1 2 130  a.  m.  the  assistant 
got  our  names.  "Check  in  your  wardrobe. 
Get  your  pay.  Those  lacking  transportation, 
can  go  in  the  bus  in  front  of  the  studio.  Every- 
body on  the  set,  made-up,  at  nine  tomorrow 
morning,"  he  ordered. 

T  did  not  reach  Hollywood  until  one-thirty 
■■-that  morning,  but  was  up  by  seven,  deter- 
mined to  see  this  chance  at  e.\tra  work  through. 
It  took  me  an  hour  to  lix  my  face.  I  had  to  go 
without  breakfast  and  run  all  the  way  to  catch 
the  S:io  bus  for  Burbank. 

I  dared  not  wink  my  sleepy,  made-up  eyes. 
A  man,  sitting  in  the  bus  seat  with  me,  smiled 
sympathetically. 

"This  is  no  life  for  any  girl,"  he  said,  "nor 
for  a  man  who's  got  dependents.  But  for  men 
hke  me,  it  keeps  us  out  of  jail.  We're  really 
polite  bums.  I  don't  belong  to  anybody,  never 
did.  I  was  born  in  a  circus,  and  I've  worked  at 
everything.  I  drifted  here  four  years  ago. 
Being  a  beard" — he  meant  a  bearded  middle- 
aged  male — "I  belong  to  the  only  class  of  ex- 
tras of  whom  there's  not  too  many.  The  cast- 
ing directors  know  me  and  I  work  more  than 
most.  I  live  well  enough.  It's  better  than 
panhandling  and  no  more  work." 

"How  much  do  you  make?"  I  asked. 
"Twenty-five  dollars  a  week?" 

He  laughed.  "Don't  kid  yourself,"  he  said. 
"There's  not  one  extra  in  five  thousand,  male 
or  female,  makes  that  much.  Sometimes  I 
average  twenty  bucks  a  week,  but  mostly  it's 
ten." 

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month.  It  has  nothing  to  do  with  the  workers. 
It  rests  upon  the  demand.  That  is  more  truth 
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The  set  that  morning  was  a  theater  where 
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her  admiring  public,  which  some  sixty  of  us, 
looking  like  a  series  of  misspent  lives,  consti- 
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I  wore  the  same  costume  I  had  been  given 
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and  coached  us  in  our  action.  Whenever  the 
lights  were  on.  we  were  to  smoke  and  to  ap- 
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Joe  Jackson,  the  clown,  riding  his  bicycle, 
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rira-^ged  off  in  agony.  It  was  too  much  for  him. 
If  he  made  his  entrance  correctly,  he  forgot  to 
sing.  11  he  sang,  he  forgot  to  agonize.  Twice, 
during  the  shooting,  the  gilded  hook  broke 
beneath  Jiis  weight. 

Delays.     Delays. 

Big-hearted,  comic  Polly  Moran  was  there  to 
do  a  dance.  "Wait  a  minute."  Polly  called 
finally,  "let  me  help  him."  On  the  stage,  out 
of  camera  range,  she  coached  the  moron,  ges- 
ture by  gesture,  while  the  cameras  ground. 
"Good,"  called  Director  Brabin. 

"The  poor  devil,"  murmured  Polly,  as  she 
descended. 

The  electricians  bay  like  hounds  when  they 
are  hungry.  "Lunch,"  shouted  the  assistant 
director.  "Everybody  back  on  the  set  in  half 
an  hour." 

If  you  do  not  watch  your  make-up  every  half 
hour,  the  natural  oil  of  the  skin  gets  in  its  work 
and  your  face  emerges  on  the  screen  looking 
very  like  the  valleys  of  the  moon.  Back  on  the 
set,  I  followed  the  other  girls'  examples,  and 
propping  my  make-up  case  on  my  knees,  pat- 
ted andpatted  my  face  with  powder,  regretting 
that  my  nose  was  so  intellectually  oily. 

A  bunch  of  ballet  girls  came  in,  pretty  sweet 
sixteens.  clad  in  pink  tarlatan.  They  had  been 
rehearsing  the  scene.  I  heard,  for  several  weeks 
under  the  studio's  ballet  master.  They  went 
through  their  dance,  rhythmically,  gracefully, 
liut  nobody  applauded  since  nobody  had  been 
told  to. 

AT  three  Colleen  rushed  on  the  set.  her  dark 
bob  hidden  beneath  a  wig  of  yellow  curls. 
The  atmosphere  brightened.  She  is  very  ali^'e. 
She  stood  in.  An  electrician  ran  a  steel  tape 
down  from  the  camera  to  where  she  stood, 
shouting  the  distance  to  Mr.  Brabin.  The 
cameras  and  lights  were  arranged  accordingly, 
with  one  gigantic  light  centered  directly  on  the 
star  and  following  her  ever\'  move.  The  scene 
was  called.  Colleen  jumped  to  her  toes.  The 
ballet  danced  out.  The  lovely,  colorful  act 
went  through  quickly.  We  extras  applauded. 
The  scene  was  shot  three  times.  Colleen  stood 
in  for  close-ups,  for  stills.  Then  the  lights 
died.  She  waved  her  hand  to  Mr.  Brabin  and 
dashed  away.    We  extras  waited. 

Next  to  me  sat  a  beautiful,  synthetic  blonde 
reading  a  confession  magazine. 

"Don't  extras  ever  talk  or  move  about?"  I 
asked  her.  amazed  as  forcibly  as  I  had  been  the 
night  before  by  the  human  stillness  about  me. 

She  smiled.  "You  must  be  new,"  she  said. 
"It's  because  we're  hand-picked  extras.  After 
you  get  experienced,  you  learn  to  keep  quiet. 
Directors  don't  want  you  stirring  around  or 
having  ideas  of  your  own.  They're  paid  to  do 
your  thinking  for  you.  Don't  try  to  get  oflf 
sets,  or  keep  fussing  about,  if  you  want  work. 
You  only  get  yelled  at  if  you  do." 

She  was  exquisitely  fragile.  "Do  you  like 
this  game?"  I  asked  her.  "Do  you  earn 
enough  to  live  on?  " 

She  shrugged.  "It  gives  me  something  to 
occupy  my  time."  She  looked  at  me  very 
directly,  searchingly.  "I've  got  a  heavy  daddy 
and  a  sweet  boy,  too,"  she  said,  and  went  back 
to  her  confessions. 

My  head  was  aching.  I  had  smoked  too 
many  cigarettes.  I  felt  very  tired  and  untidy. 
The  hairpins  of  the  switch  were  biting  my 
scalp.  What  on  earth  were  we  waiting  for? 
How  on  earth  could  they  stand  it,  sitting,  sit- 
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xplained.  "Overtime."  Ever>' minute  they 
keep  us  now  they  have  to  pay  for.  That  means 
they'll  begin  hurrying." 

T^HEY  did.  The  acts  were  rushed  through. 
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mine  among  them. 

"You  folks  get  your  dinner  and  be  back  in 
half  an  hour."  the  assistant  ordered.  "You 
others  are  through.'' 

I  was  too  tired  to  eat.  I  didn't  want  to  go 
back  on  the  "  Twinkletoes "  set,  or  any  other 
set,  that  night. 

The  studio  restaurant  was  noisy.  Flies 
buzzed  over  the  cheap,  cotton  tablecloths,  the 
hea\y  dishes  and  coarse  food. 

"Do  they  always  work  this  way?"  I  asked 
the  haggard  woman  sitting  across  the  table 
from  me. 

"Too  often."  she  said.  "About  two  months 
ago  I  got  calls  for  eleven  days  and  nights  in 
succession.  You  don"t  dare  turn  them  down. 
They'd  never  forgive  you.  \\hen  I  got  through 
that  stretch  I  was  sick  three  days.  Then  I 
didn't  get  a  call  for  five  weeks." 

"Your  face  is  so  familiar,  somehow,"  I  said. 

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"You've  probably  heard  of  me,"  she  said 
and  told  me  her  name. 

I  am  so  poor  an  actress  I  couldn't  hide  the 
shock  of  it.  Xot  so  long  ago  she  was  a  famous 
leading  woman. 

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fact  I'm  provident.  I  tried  to  save  money 
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mother  to  support.  Two  months  went  by 
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than  I'd  ever  earned.  I  didn't  realize  what  I 
was  doing,  pla>ing  leads  on  Sunset  Boulevard. 

"Strange  that  street  should  be  called  Sun- 
set. It  has  been  for  so  many  of  us,  who  at 
thirty  are  called  "old  timers."  The  hundred 
who  do  the  casting,  the  little  men  of  the  big 
studios,  never  see  such  pictures.  I  worked 
steadily  on  Sunset  Boulevard  but  elsewhere  I 
was  forgotten, 

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to  break  my  contract,  but  they  forced  mc  to 
play  it  out.  "When  it  was  over  I  waited  for  a 
break  at  a  regular  studio. 

"Eight  months  and  a  second  lead  with  a 
new  star.  The  picture  was  killed  in  the  can. 
A  year,  holding  out  for  a  second  chance.  It 
came,  finally.  Three  weeks  work.  My  mother 
died.  In  panic  I  accepted  a  small  role  at  a 
proportionate  salar>-.  -^My  final  mistake. 
There's  a  caste  system  in  Hollj^vood.  It's 
safer  to  risk  starving  in  your  own  set  than  to 
attempt  rescue  through  a  vague  thing  called 
art  in  the  lower  depths." 

She  looked  at  her  watch  fixedh'. 

"It's  seven-thirty."  she  said. 

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had  to  stagger,  wild-eyed,  out  the  doorway. 
Kenneth  Harlan  had  to  come  along,  shake 
some  news  out  of  Tulh"  and  rush  away,  pushing 
us  extras  from  the  sidewalk  in  his  hurr>-.  They 
shot  the  scene,  several  times,  Marshall  and 
Harlan  going  through  the  pantomime,  gesture 
by  similar  gesture,  each  time  without  uttering 
a  sound. 

npHEY  dismissed  us  at  midnight.  I  hadn't 
•'•  the  energy  to  remove  my  make-up.  My  cos- 
tume in  the  wardrobe,  I  walked  wearily  to  wait 
in  line  before  the  cashier's  window.  S6.15  for 
the  day  with  overtime.  S.voo  for  the  evening. 
Out  of  thirty  hours  I  had  worked  a  straight 
twenty- four. 

She  who  had  been  a  leading  woman  was 
wailing.  "Thought  nraybe  you'd  like  to  ride 
in."  she  said,  almost  shyly.  "I've  got  a  Ford." 


Monte  Blue  is  over  six  feet  tall.  And  now  the  question  is,  how  big 
is  the  furniture  in  this  setting,  that  it  makes  Monte  look  like  a 
pigmy?  There  is  no  camera  trick  about  this  illusion;  the  settings 
are  actually  built  on  an  enormous  scale  to  dwarf  Monte's  height. 
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We  were  loo  lired  to  lalk.  Wc  rattled  along 
the  deserted  roads  wordlessly. 

And  that  is  what  it  really  is  to  be  an  extra. 

Hollywood  is  no  respecter  of  hours.  Dan 
Kelly  rang  me  up  eight  the  next  morning. 
"I  can  fix  it  for  you  at  Central  Casting,"  he 
promised.  "Go  talk  to  Dave  Allen  there. 
He'll  give  you  some  more  work  and  some  real 
dope." 

I  could  not  get  in  to  see  Mr.  .\llen  until  I 
produced  credentials  as  a  writer  for  Photo- 
play. 

Then  everything  was  wide  open. 

"I  want  your  advice,"  Dave  Allen  said. 
**I've  been  in  the  casting  business  ever  since 
movies  began.  I  was  head  of  Screen  Ser\ice. 
the  largest  casting  office  existant  until  the  in- 
corporation of  Central.  Now  I  literally  don't 
know  what  to  do.  Do  you  think  it  would  be 
kinder  for  this  office  to  star\'e  these  unwanted 
extra  people  out,  force  them  to  face  reahty.  or 
to  give  them  work  whenever  we  can,  if  it's  only 
once  in  sLx  months? 

"We  get  a  lot  of  criticism.  We  are  accused 
of  pla\*ing  favorites.  I  assure  you  we  don't. 
Here,  actually,  is  what  the  boy  or  girl  trying 
to  break  into  movies  is  up  against." 

TLTE  moved  over  to  a  shelf  of  ledgers  and 
-'■  ■'-showed  me  theactual  classificationsof  talent 
that  Central  uses.  Here  it  is,  just  as  I  copied 
it,  printed  for  the  first  time.  In  reading  it. 
remember  that  under  each  of  these  headings 
several  hundreds  are  listed.  Think  it  over 
before  you  start  for  Holl>-wood. 

Blonde,  Colored,  Comedians,  Character 
(Young),  Dancers,  Dress  (Young),  Dress 
(Middle  Aged),  Dress  (Elderly),  Exotic,  Fat. 
Fencers,  Ice  Skaters,  Jewish,  Latin  (\'oung). 
Latin  (Middle  Aged),  Latin  (Elderly),  Long 
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Thin,  Character  (Middle  Aged),  Character 
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Tall,  Toothless,  Underworld,  Uniformed, 
Waiters,  Female  Impersonators,  Gamblers, 
Gendarmes,  Hindoos,  Indians,  Jockeys, 
Make-up,  Alexicans,  Midgets.  ]\Iusic,  PoUce- 
men.  Short,  Acrobats,  Animals  (jMeaning 
actors  who  can  play  animals^  Bald  Heads, 
Bell  Hops,  Beards  and  Butlers. 

It  shocked  me  speechless,  that  listing.  What 
good  distinction  when  so  many  others  are  dis- 
tinguished? 

What  good  talent,  when  so  many  others  are 
talented,  several  thousand  times  more  people 
than  there  are  jobs  to  be  filled. 

'"Help  me  get  the  facts,"  I  begged  Dave 
Allen.  "I  want  them  for  Photoplay  to  save 
just  as  man)'  ambitious  youngsters  from  heart- 
break as  possible." 

"If  you'll  give  up  tr>'ing  to  break  in  your- 
self, I'll  be  glad  to  help  you,"  Mr.  Allen  said. 

I  agreed,  of  course.  I  was  a  little  subdued  by 
it.  Between  him  and  Dan  Kelly,  I  had  lost  my 
bet,  but  the  losing  of  it  was  going  to  get  me 
knowledge  and  facts  I  never  could  have  secured 
any  other  way.  I'll  tell  you  about  them  next 
month. 


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The  Married  Life  of  Doug  and  Mary 

[  CONTINfXD  FROM  PAGE  $S  1 


vou  would  e!ci>ect  from  Charlie,  the  whim- 
sical, bitter,  moody  genius,  who  still  believes  in 
Peter  Pan  and  Wendy. 

A  man  who  has  worked  for  Doug  and  Mary 
for  years,  told  me  something  that  Doug  said 
one  night  as  the  two  of  them  came  out  of  a 
theater  in  Xew  York,  where  they  had  been  to 
see  a  play  dealing  with  marriage. 

Doug  was  ver>'  quiet  for  a  little  while,  as 
they  walked  along  Broadway.  And  then  sud- 
denly he  said,  "But  marriage  should  be  you 
and  your  wife — and  the  rest  of  the  world  out- 
side." 

There  is  supreme  wisdom  in  that,  and  the 
Fairbanks  have  put  it  into  practice. 

They  are  the  two  most  home-loving  people  I 
have  ever  known. 

They  do  not  go  out  at  all.  They  work  and 
then  they  go  home. 

Nothing  in  the  world  comes  before  their  home 
to  them.  Nobody  in  the  world  comes  before 
their  consideration  of  each  other. 

Their  charity  is  a  thing  the  world  will  never 
know  anything  about.  Their  kindness  is  a 
tradition  in  Holly\vood. 

THEY  are  in  no  way  impregnated  by  the  rest- 
lessness of  the  age.  Their  most  cherished 
plans  for  an  evening  are  to  be  at  Pickfair,  either 
alone  or  vrith  a  few  close  friends.  To  see  them 
at  a  party  is  a  rare  occurrence,  though  they  do 
go  occasionally  now.  When  two  people  work 
as  hard  as  they  do.  there  isn't  much  time  left 
over.  And  these  two  have  been  strong  enough 
to  stand  against  the  encroachments  of  the 
world,  to  refuse  to  allow  themselves  to  be  swept 
about  in  mere  social  "good  times."  They  have 
built,  as  a  bulwark  for  their  marriage,  an  old- 
fashioned  family  life. 

The}'  eat  dinner  alone  together  in  their  own 
home  more  frequently  than  they  eat  it  any- 
where else. 

.\  woman  writer  who  has  kno^Ti  them  inti- 
mately from  the  day  of  their  marriage  and 
worked  \%'ith  both  of  them,  once  said:  "They 
welcome  into  their  home  anybody  they  know 
and  like.  If  a  friend  comes  to  Pickfair  on  a 
Sunday  and  peeks  inside  the  gates  and  Mary 
and  Doug  see  him,  they  will  give  him  a  welcome 
that  will  warm  his  heart.  They  will  say '  Come 
in,  come  in,'  to  ever>-one.  But  if  you  try  to 
say,  'Come  out.  come  out,'  they  will  shake 
their  heads  at  you." 

-\11  of  which,  of  course,  is  going  back  to  the 
old  and  proven  theon.'^  which  has  been  too 
much  abandoned  in  this  country'  today — that 
the  home  should  be  the  center  of  life,  the  center 
of  marriage. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Douglas  Fairbanks  started 
with  one  great  advantage — two  great  advan- 
tages. 

They  were  in  love — beautifully,  gloriously  in 
love. 

And  they  were  equals. 
It  might  have  been  difficult  for  many  men  to 
be  the  husband  of  ;Mar>'  Pickford.    Only  a  man 
who  was  a  "king  in  his  own  right,"  as  it  were, 
would  not  have  been  overwhelmed  by  it. 

Only  a  woman  who  knew  every  angle  of  the 
problem  of  fame  could  have  been  the  wife  to 
Douglas  Fairbanks  that  Mar>'  Pickford  has 
been. 

They  have  shared — share  and  share  alike — 
in  ever>"thing. 

I  know  that  Mrs.  Fairbanks,  when  she 
speaks  of  her  marriage  to  friends,  always  re- 
joices that  she  and  Douglas  have  so  much  in 
common. 

There  is  bound  to  be  a  tremendous  s>Tnpa- 
thy  between  people  who  understand  each 
other's  work  as  those  two  do. 

.\nd  yet  they  have  been  very,  very  wise  in 
that  they  have  kept  their  work  separated. 
Their  fortunes,  their  business  affairs,  their  pro- 
ducing companies,  are  separate  units. 


Dear  old  George  Fawcett,  the  great  charac- 
ter actor,  who  spends  much  time  with  them  at 
Pickfair,  said  to  me  the  other  day,  "They  are 
united  only  in  their  married  life,  in  spite  of  the 
fact  that  their  work  is  so  much  alike.  They 
haven't  put  unnecessar>'  burdens  on  their  mar- 
ried life.  They  have  kept  it  as  free  for  happi- 
ness as  possible.  They  turn  to  each  other  for 
advice  and  comfort  and  strength,  but  they 
don't  make  their  hours  together  a  dumping 
ground  for  every  inharmony  and  discord  of  the 
day.  They  think  of  those  hours  as  their  lime 
of  joy  and  they  tr>'  to  make  them  as  happy  as 
possible.  They  try  to  save  each  other  from 
evcr>'  form  of  distress,  worry,  disillusioimient, 
sorrow. 

"Mary's  thought  fulness  and  unselfishness 
are  almost  beyond  human  to  ever\-body — but 
they  reach  their  zenith  where  her  husband  is 
concerned. 

"I  have  spent  a  great  deal  of  time  with  them. 
I  have  been  with  them  under  all  sorts  of  condi- 
tions. .\nd  I  want  to  tell  j^ou  that  never  in  my 
whole  Ufe  have  I  seen  such  courtesy  and  kind- 
ness as  they  show  each  other.  I  want  to  em- 
phasize that. 

'Their  kindness  to  each  other. 
"Their  little  acts  of  gentleness  and  considera- 
tion and  service. 

"Their  love  for  each  other  manifests  itself 
in  kindness." 

I  wonder,  myself,  if  we  can  overestimate  the 
importance  of  that. 

Somewhere,  I  have  had  my  attention  called 
to  how  much  of  his  time  Jesus  spent  in  just  do- 
ing kind  things. 

I  wonder  if  that  wouldn't  solve  more  mar- 
riage problems  than  all  the  highfaluting  psy- 
chological arguments  and  treatises  in  the 
world — just  allowing  love  to  manifest  itself  in 
kindness. 

I  have  said  that  it  is,  in  many  ways,  an  old- 
fashioned  marriage. 

Let  me  give  you  an  example.  .\nd  this  little 
story  was  told  to  me  by  a  titled  EngUshwoman 
who  was  present. 

Mar>'  Pickford  has  never  danced  with  any 
man  but  her  husband  since  she  married  Doug- 
las Fairbanks. 

When  they  were  in  England  recently,  they 
attended  adance  at  a  beautiful  English  home. 
Prince  George,  son  of  the  King  and  Queen  of 
England,  was  present,  and  he  asked  Mrs.  Fair- 
banks to  dance  with  him. 

Mrs.  Fairbanks  blushed  exquisitely  and  said, 
"I  thank  your  Highness,  but  I  don't  dance." 
The  Prince  was  naturally  amazed.    "Don't 
dance?"  said  he. 

The  lady  who  told  me  the  story  said  there 
was  never  anything  sweeter  than  Jlrs.  Fair- 
banks' confusion.  "Well,"  said  she,  "I  do  and 
I  don't." 

His  Highness  was  more  amazed  and  con- 
fused than  ever.  "You  do  and  you  don't?"  he 
repeated. 

MRS.  FAIRB.\NKS  raised  her  eyes  to  his 
then,  and  said  with  a  simple  dignity  that 
was  quite  regal  in  itself. 

"You  see  I  have  never  danced  with  anyone 
but  my  husband." 

The  lady  said  she  had  never  seen  Prince 
George  so  pleased.  He  made  a  most  elaborate 
bow  and  congratulated  her  upon  such  a  stand 
and  told  her  he  thought  it  was  a  beautiful  idea. 
And  evidently  he  told  his  brother,  the  Prince  of 
Wales,  who  is  famed  for  his  tact  and  diplomacy, 
because  the  Prince  of  Wales  didn't  ask  her  to 
dance;  he  just  sat  and  talked  with  this  old- 
fashioned  wile,  Mar>'  Pickford  Fairbanks. 

I  remember  being  at  the  studio  while  Miss 
Pickford  was  making  "Sparrows."  Every- 
body thought  she  should  double-expose  the 
scenes  where  she  crossed  above  the  alligators — 
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life  or  an  arm  and  crossed  above  those  un- 
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So  you  can  see  what  the  thing  was. 

Nobody  had  told  Douglas  Fairbanks  what 
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meant  to  exist  between  husband  and  wife  from 
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is  lovely.  IM^self.  I  like  her  best  in  the  little 
girl  things.  But  she  does  not  like  to  dress  like 
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*'Xo!"  I  agreed. 

She  stared  at  him  for  a  long  time.  Then — 
"What's  he  like,  really?'' 

And  I  couldn't  tell  her.  Not  then.  But  I've 
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It's  the  txuth. 

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He  has  submerged  himself  so  long  in  charac- 
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The  first  time  he  was  a  dive  keeper.  The 
last  a  hard-boiled  top  sergeant,  if  you  know 
what  I  mean. 

I  couldn't  find  any  Lon  Chaney.  He  just 
IS  whatever  he's  playing  at  the  time. 

STILL  he  steps  out  of  character  often  enough 
to  have  the  grips,  stage  carpenters  and 
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Hills  right  near  the  c'omicile  of  that  popular 
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lovely,  ra.nJiiig  English  farm  house,  much 
prettier  than  many  I  have  seen  over-photo- 
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remain  an  enigma. 

And  Chaney  has  a  quiet,  charming  wife. 
Also  a  married  son  to  whom  they  are  devoted. 
They  certainly  have  a  place  among  the  ideal 
family  li\es  of  Hollywood. 

Lon  Chaney  began  his  theatrical  career  at 
the  age  of  ten  years.  It  could  hardly  be  called 
a  career  then.  But  at  least  he  worked  around 
and  grew  up  in  the  theater,  finally  becoming  a 
scene-shifter.  He  still  carries  a  card  in  the 
scene-shifters  union  and  is  proud  of  it.  He  has 
since  been  ever>'thing  from  actor  to  producer 
on  the  legitimate  stage. 

He  got  into  pictures  because  he  was  a  t>'pe — 
a  tough.  (But  only  to  look  at.)  Do  you  re- 
member him  in  "Hell  Morgan's  Girl"  with 
Dorothy  Phillips? 

LATER  came  his  real  chance  in  "The  Mira- 
cle Man,"  a  marvel  of  make-up  wizardry 
and  characterization. 

If  you  talk  to  him,  which  is  hard  to  do  for  he 
goes  nowhere  and  sees  almost  no  one  outside 
the  studio,  you  will  find  yourself  in  five  min- 
utes talking  make-up  and'  character  acting  to 
him.  Otherwise,  you  won't  find  yourself 
talking  to  him  at  all. 

His  deep  eyes  bum,  and  he  will  spend  hours 
and  hours  over  the  most  minute  detail  of  his 
make-up  as  the  old  lady  in  "The  Unholy 
Three"  or  as  "The  Hunchback  of  Notre 
Dame." 

Yet  all  this  gives  >'ou  no  sense  of  ego — it 
isn't  as  though  he  talked  about  himself.  He  is 
like  a  collector  talking  about  his  rare  editions. 
It  is  his  passion  and  he  sees  in  it  something 
apart  from  himself. 

That  he  is  a  great  actor  nobody  will  deny. 
That  he  is  the  great  genius  of  the  screen  when 
it  comes  to  make-up  e\'er>'one  in  Hollywood 
concedes.  As  a  tribute  to  this  comes  the  old 
wheeze,  originated  by  Mickey  Neilan  years  ago 
and  now  doing  duty  in  a  Broadway  show, 
"Don't  step  on  that  spider,  it  might  be  Lon 
Chaney." 

Hut  as  you  look  upon  that  pale,  lined  face, 
you  wonder  at  what  great  cost  he  has  bought 
success,  has  bought  that  perfection  of  work  so 
dear  to  his  heart.  You  have  almost  the  feeling 
that  he  has  mortified  the  flesh,  like  some  pagan 
priest,  sacrificing  himself  wholly  to  the  little 
gods  of  his  famous  roles. 

-\nd  there  is  something  almost  pathetic 
about  this  quiet,  nondescript  little  man  with 
the  plain,  unarresting  face,  wandering  intently 
behind  the  thousand  faces  that  have  so  thrilled 
and  startled  and  horrified  the  public,  watching, 
working,  eager,  absorbed. 

If  Hollywood  has  a  mystery  man,  it  is  Lon 
Chaney.  He  ove^a\^■es  the  always  gay  mo^'ie 
colony,  who  will  not  admit  to  taking  anything 
seriously.  They  think  of  him  in  terms  of  his 
work  on  the  screen,  not  in  personal  terms,  and 
I  think  he  is  the  only  person  in  Hollywood  of 
whom  that  can  be  said. 

The  infinite  pain  and  torture  he  has  sub- 
mitted to  in  roles  such  as  in  "The  Penalty" 
and  "Hunchback  of  Notre  Dame"  fill  them 
with  amazement  and  admiration. 

But  they  bring  a  serious  indictment  against 
him — the  most  serious  you  can  bring  in  Holly- 
wood.   They  say  he  has  no  sense  of  humor. 

How  can  a  man  with  a  monomania  have  a 
sense  of  humor? 

So  Lon  Chaney  moves  like  a  lonely  ghost 
amid  the  stark  and  impressive  realism  of  the 
men  he  creates  upon  the  shadow  sheet.  If 
you  know  him  on  the  screen,  you  know  him  as 
well  as  anyone  but  his  wife  and  his  son  and  his 
director.  But  it  must  be  said  that  they  love 
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Story  by  Laurence  Stallings.  Directed  by 
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"  WHAT  PRICE  GLORY  "—William  Fox. 
— From  the  stage  play  by  Laurence  Stallings 
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"LOVE  'EM  AND  LEAVE  'EM"— Para- 
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"STRANDED  IN  PARIS"— Paramount. 
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From  the  story  by  Thomas  Burke.  Directed 
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"THE  GREAT  GATSBY"— Paramount. 
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Scenario  by  Becky  Gardiner.  Directed  by 
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"JUST  ANOTHER  BLONDE"  — First 
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"FOR  WIVES  ONLY"— Producers  Dist. 
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Evelyn,  Majel  Coleman;  Jackson,  Kenneth 
Thomson;  Williams,  Harry  Allen. 

"SIN  CARGO"  — Tiffany. —  Story  by 
Leete  Renick  Brown.  Scenario  by  John 
Francis  Natteford.  Directed  by  Louis  J. 
Gasnier.  Photography  by  Milton  Moore  and 
:Mack  Stengler.  The  cast:  Eve  Gibson, 'Si\nx\&y 
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"CALL  OF  THE  WILDERNESS"  — 
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Edna  Marion;  Andrew  Horion,  Sr.,  Sydney  De 
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Kenyon;  Fannla,  Ann  Rork;  Annibalc,  Gilbert 
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Ruth  Dwyer;  Prince  Ferdinand  Darowitsky, 
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Otto  Lederer;  Mrs.  McQnade,  Helen  Dunbar; 
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"LONE  HAND  SAUNDERS"— F.  B.  O.- 
Story by  Frank  M.  Clifton.  Adaptation  and 
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Mack  Stengler.  The  cast:  Lillian  Jossclyn, 
Pauline  Frederick;  Thomas  Jossclyn,  Holmes 
Herbert;  Pierre  Marchand,  Armand  Kali;. 
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"THE  CANY^ON  OF  LIGHT"— William 
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Dcane,  Dorothy  Dwan;  Ed  Bardin,  Carl 
Miller;  Jerry  Chanks,  Ralph  Sipperly;  Ricardo 
Dcane,  Barry  Norton;  Cyrus  Dcane,  William 
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SPEEDING  VENUS,  THE— Producers  Dist. 
Corp. — Not  so  good.  Priscilla  Dean  is  the  feminine 
interest.      {September,) 

SPORTING  LOVER,  THE  — First  National.— 
This  might  have  been  worse,  but  it  doesn't  seem 
possible.     Just  anotiier  movie.      {September.) 

♦STRONG  MAN.  THE— First  National.— A  grand 
and  glorious  laugh  from  start  to  finish.  If  your  sides 
ache,  don't  blame  us,  blame  Harry  Langdon.    {Nov.) 

*SUBWAY  SADIE— First  National.— A  true  and 
human  story  of  New  York's  underground  army. 
Dorothy  MackaiU  is  splendid.    {Nov.) 

'  SUNNY  SIDE  UP— Producers  -Dist.  Corp.— A 
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SYNCOPATING  SUE— First  National.— Corinne 
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SWEET  DADDIES— First  National.— The  Jew- 
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comedy  this  is.     It's  worth  while.     {September.) 

TAKE  ITiFROM  ME— Universal.— The  trials  and 
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presented  by  Reginald  Denny.     {Decernber.) 

*TEMPTRESS.  THE— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.— 
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TEXAS  STREAK,  THE— Universal.— A  fairly 
interesting  Western  with  Hoot  Gibson.     {Nov.) 

THAT  MODEL  FROM  PARIS— Tiffany.— Show- 
ing how  the  offici'  Plain  Jane  wins  the  boss's  son — but 
not  witliout  interference  from  the  villain.    Not  so  bad. 

{January.) 

THERE  YOU  ARE— Metro- Gold wyn-Mayer.— 
VVhat  happens  when  daughter  mixes  in  papa's  busi- 
ness.    A  fair  comedy.      {January.) 

THREE  BAD  MEN— Fox.— Real  good  entertain- 
ment—the kind  the  whole  family  can  enjoy.     {Oct.) 

THREE  WEEKS  IN  PARIS— Warner  Bros.— 
Matt  Moore  is  again  the  sap  with  the  result  that  you 
sit  through  a  sappy  picture.      {August.) 

*TIN  GODS  —  Paramount.  —  Tommie  Meighan 
needed  a  good  story,  director  and  cast  to  prove  he's 
still  a  good  actor.  Of  course  Renee  Adoree  helps  to 
make  this  interesting.     {Nov.) 

TRIP  TO  CHINATOWN,  A— Fox.— Two  reels  of 
this  would  have  been  sufficient.  Not  worth  while. 
{August.) 

TWISTED  TRIGGERS— Associated  Exhibitors. 
— There  is  no  reason  why  you  should  waste  a  per- 
fectly good  hour  on  this  silly  nonsense.     {October.) 

TWO-GUN  MAN.  THE— F.  B.  0.— Go  see  this 
very  grand  iiero.  Fred  Thomson,  and  his  famous 
horse,  Silver  King.     They  are  a  deligiit.     {September.) 

UNDER  WESTERN  SKIES— Universal.— A  story 

as  old  as  the  hills  wlieri.'  it  is  laid.  Yep,  the  good  old 
Western  stuff.     Fair.      {September.) 

UNKNOWN  CAVALIER,  THE— First  National. 

— The  newest  cowboy  star.  Ken  Maynard,  ina  picture 
that  is  a  decided  flop.      (December.) 

UNKNOWN  SOLDIER,  THE— Prod.  Dist.  Corp, 
— A  sad  attempt  at  being  another  "  Big  Parade."  It's 
funny — unintentionally.     {.August.) 

UP  IN  MABEL'S  ROOM— Prod.  Dist.  Corp.— 
Laugliter  for  all.  The  players — Marie  Prevost  and 
Harrison  Ford.      {August.) 


How  To  Get  On  The  Stage 

You  Can  Realize   Your  Ambition 

and  Become  an  Actor  or  Actress 

Within  Six  Months 

By  ALICE  FLEMING 

I'll  never  (orcet  my  flrst  thrill  when  an  audieote  «a.\ed 
enthusiastic  and  showed  their  appreciation  of  my  ai-ring 
by  unanlmoiis  applause.  The  curtain  call  Is  whal  uoes 
to  gladden  the  heart  of  the  actor  or  actress.  I  will  never 
forget  my  first  thrill  and  how  happy  It  made  me.  During 
my  22  years  on  the  stage  I  have  been  asked  over  and 
over  again  by  men  and  women  how  to  get  prepared  for  a 
stage  career.  I  usually  recommended  a  trip  to  New  York 
where  proper  tuition  could  be  had.  but  In  most  cases  this 
was  far  too  expensive  and  out  of  reach  for  the  average. 
Now  you  can  learn  by  mall— at  home.  No  matter  If  you 
have  never  taken  part  In  an  amateiu"  performance  and 
just  have  a  desire  to  get  on  the  stage.  I  can  help  you.  I 
take  you  step  by  step  from  the  very  beelnning  throueh  an 
Interesting  three  act  play.  You  wit!  find  my  course 
Interesting  and  It's  e;i3y  as  learning  A.  B.  C's. 

Learn  Within  Six  Months 

I  have  successfully  worked  out  a  plan  whereby  within  a 
period  off)  months  men  and  women  who  are  ambitious  lor 
a  stage  career  can  Icurn  all  that  la  needed  so  that  they  will 
be  prepared  to  seek  a  stage  engagement.  After  com- 
pleting my  course  you  will  be  forttfled  h  1th  a  fundamental 
knowledge  of  the  theatre  and  acting  which  I3  absolutely 
necessary  for  starting  on  a  successful  theatrical  career.  I 
tell  you  all  about  It.  I  tell  you  what  to  do  and  what  not 
to  do — yes,  I  even  tell  you  how  to  seek  an  engagement. 
Even  If  you  arc  not  anxious  to  become  a  world  famous 

star  nnd  iuat  aoolc  local  popularity  and  biicccm.  atUr  you  finish  my  poursp, 
without  liny  DuCsido  liclp,  you  will  bo  iiblo  to  si iceeHP hilly  put  over  nny 
play  of  your  chuico,  and  you  will  bo  oblo  to  do  it  ia  Icbo  tliun  G  moiitlia. 

Study  and  Rehearse 
At  Home 

With  my  method  ol  homo  inatruetion  you  study  and  rehearse  in  tlic 

Srivacy  of  your  own  home  In  u  (ow  nhort  wixoks  you  will  umaie  your 
■iends  at  ific  now  poise  and  nir  you  will  huVo,  whi 
uiid  actresses.  I  (enrh  you  pcrsonnlly  nnd  my  n 
that  you  will  imagine  that  I  am  viaitine  your  hotn 
you  iu9t  what  to  do.  I  send  you  eiaminutiuns  so 
arc  nuikins  the  proper  progress  with  your  study. 


;hod  is  so  wonderful 
ind  actually  nhowine 
I  to  be  sure  that  you 


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only  a  few  c«ata  a  day. 

Send  for  My  FREE 
BOOK— It  Tells  All 

I    have    arritnifcd    a    book    con- 
taining   IG    pases    whirh    ti'lln    Just 
whixt   I  do   tor  you.     It   lolls  you 
about  my  suiicesn  on  the  stava  nnd 
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to  my  students,     I  will  bo  Khid  to 
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you  furict. 

ALICE  FLEMING 

Suite  302 
1819Broadway,  New  York 


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Can  Yon  Find  the  Twins? 

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♦UPSTAGE— Mctro-Goldwyn-Mayer.— There  is 
genuine  originality  and  authentic  and  keenly  observed 
comedy  in  this  story  of  vaudeville  life.  Norma 
Shearer  and  Oscar  Shaw  are  excellent  in  the  leading 
roles.     iJanuary.) 

*VARIETV— UFA-Famous  Players.— This  absorb- 
ing story  of  vaudeville  life  hag  more  popular  qualities 
than  any  German  production  imported  to  America 
sipce  "Passion."  Emil  Jannings"  work  is  superb. 
^September.) 

*WALTZ  DREAM.  THE— UFA-Metro-Goldwyn- 
Ma>er. — A  gay  comedy  of  old  Vienna.  If  you  have 
any  prejudice  against  foreign  films,  make  an  exception 
of  this  one.      (October.) 

WANING  SEX,  THE— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.— 
Is  woman's  place  in  the  home  or  in  business?  See 
Norma  Shearer  and  be  convinced,     (.December.) 

*WE'RE  IN  THE  NAVV  NOW— Paramount.— 
.Another  genuinely  amusing  comedy  of  the  life  of  the 
underdogs  in  the  Great  War,  with  Wallace  Beery  and 
Raymond  Hatton  offering  two  amusing  character 
sketches.      {January.) 

WHISPERING  WIRES— Fox.— If  you  have  to 
borrow  tlie  money — be  sure  to  see  this.  You  won't  go 
wrong  on  our  advice.     (December.) 

WHOLE  TOWN'S  TALKING.  THE— Universal. 
— Feel  like  laughing  tonight?  See  this  interesting 
version  of  the  John  Emerson  and  Anita  Loos  stage 
play,      (October,) 

WILD  HORSE  STAMPEDE.  THE— Universal. — 

Pass  tliis  up.      It's  stupid.      (October.) 

♦WINNING    OF    BARBARA    WORTH,    THE— 

United  Artists. — A  natural  drama  so  powerful  that  it 
completely  overshadows  every  living  thing.  A  pic- 
ture worth  seeing.      (December.) 

WISE  GUY,  THE— First  National.— Just  for 
grownups.  All  about  crooks  whq  preach  religion  to 
cover  their  shady  connections.    Fair.     (August.) 

YOU'D  BE  SURPRISED— Paramount.— Ray- 
mond Griffith  proves  that  a  real  good  murder  has  its 

amusing  moments,      (December.) 

*YOU  NEVER  KNOW  WOMEN— Famous  Play- 
ers.— Florence  Vidor's  first  starring  vehicle  will  go 
over  big  with  any  audience.     (October.) 


The  Real  Valentino 


[continued  from  PAGE  76  ] 

she  aspired  to  take  first  place  as  a  director  and 
producer  of  super-pictures  is  not,  in  my  opin- 
ion, too  great  an  ambition  to  lay  at  her  door." 

And.  later,  Mr.  UUman — while  giving  full 
credit  to  her  rare  qualities  of  character — de- 
scribes Miss  RamboN'a  as  a  victim  of  her  own 
ambition.  He  says,  too:  "Nor  has  the  world 
heard  the  last  of  her.  Such  genius  will  sooner 
or  later  discover  its  niciirr,  and  it  would  not  sur- 
prise me  in  the  slightest  to  discover  one  day 
that  Natacha  Rambova  has  completed  a  mas- 
terpiece in  some  line  of  artistry  to  compel  the 
attention  of  a  discriminating  world." 

Next  to  Valentino's  own  mother,  the  woman 
who  was  perhaps  the  kindest  he  ever  knew  was 
Mrs.  Teresa  Werner,  remembered  so  gener- 
ously in  his  will.  Mr.  UUman  writes  glow- 
ingly of  Mrs.  Werner:  *'If  you  visualize  the 
type  of  woman,  gra^'-haired,  motherly,  up  to 
date  in  a  sane  way,  yet  one  whom  one  called 
'.'Vuntie'  as  soon  as  acquaintance  would  per- 
mit, you  have  before  you  the  beautiful  charac- 
ter of  Mrs.  Teresa  Werner,  whose  mention  in 
the  will  of  Valentino  as  sharing  equally  with 
his  brother  and  sister,  caused  a  wave  of  aston- 
ishment to  run  over  the  civilized  world. 

"Knowing  her  and  the  impartial,  tactful, 
kindly  part  she  played  in  the  growing  coolness 
Ijetween  these  two  (Rudy  and  Natacha),  which 
she  and  I  both  saw  \vas  tending  toward  a  sep- 
aration, if  not  a  divorce.  I  was  not  surprised. 
In  drawing  his  last  will,  Rudy  insisted  on 
remembering  her  generously,  for  he  experi- 
enced a  passionate  gratitude  toward  one  who, 
while  naturally  tending  toward  a  defense  of 
her  own  niece,  yet  was  able  to  see  his  side  of  the 
question,  and  to  persuade  Natacha  to  a  leni- 
ence and  compassionate  patience  which,  if  it 
had  lasted,  would  have  healed  the  breach. 

"  .  .  ,  ■\\'hen  the  waves  of  their  discussions 
ran  high  and  dashed  themsehes  upon  the  rocks 
of  their  own  personalities,  along  would  come 


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'Auntie*  with  a  healing  touch  here  and  a  tender 
word  there,  to  smooth  the  wrinkles  from  the 
quarrelers'  brows,  and  even,  not  infrequently, 
to  cause  a  temporary  truce  to  be  signed.  After 
a  furious  argument,  including  recrimination  of 
the  most  biting  and  personal  sort,  I  have  seen 
'Auntie'  cause  them  to  kiss  each  other  in  an 
effort  to  retain  that  love  which  we  all  knew,  in 
our  secret  hearts,  was  receding  fast." 

Mr.  Ullman  has  ht  tie  to  say  of  Pola  Negri, be- 
yond recording  the  fact  that  \*alentino  enjoyed 
her  friendship.  As  for  whether  or  not  an  en- 
gagement between  them  really  existed,  Mr. 
UUman  says:  "Just  here  it  might  be  well  to 
answer,  once  and  for  all,  the  question  which 
was  hurled  at  me  by  reporters  and  feature 
writers  ever>'  time  the  train  stopped  on  our 
continental  journey  or  upon  our  arrival  at 
theaters  or  hotels.  And  that  was:  Were  Pola 
Negri  and  Valentino  engaged? 

"I  repeat  that,  although  I  was  entirely  in  his 
confidence,  he  never  told  me  so,  and  I  never 
asked  him. 


"When  reporters  put  the  question  directly  to 
Rudy,  his  gallant  reply  was,  invariably:  'Ask 
the  lady  I' 

"He  did  tell  me,  however,  that  until  he  had 
completed  his  career  he  had  no  intention  of 
marrj'ing  anybody." 

Mr.  Ullman 's  book  was  written  shortly  after 
Valentino's  death,  and  besides  the  unusual 
interest  of  its  material,  ever*-  line  is  written 
with  the  utmost  sincerity.  Only  a  devoted 
friend,  only  a  trusted  companion,  could  write 
so  feelingly  and  so  fairly. 

In  speaking  of  this  friendship  between  \'al- 
entino  and  Mr.  Ullman,  O.  O.  Mclntyre,  in  hi^ 
introduction  to  the  book,  gives  his  estimate  of 
their  companionship:  "Valentino  loved  the 
author  of  this  book  in  the  manner  of  a  devoted 
brother.  He  did  nothing  of  importance  with- 
out 'discussing  it  with  George.'  And  no  one 
was  so  grievously  stricken  by  his  passing  as 
Ullman.  It  was  a  heart-wrench  that  will  be 
with  him  always." 


Brickbats  and  Bouquets 


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The  Newest  Star 

Oakland,  Calif. 
Well,  it  surely  was  the  surprise  of  the  cine- 
matic season.  I  mean  "Red"  Grange  in  "One 
Minute  to  Play."  I  expected  the  picture  to  be 
"just  another  college  story  "  But  no  picture 
in  which  "Red"  Grange  plays  could  possibly 
be  "just  another  picture."  For  "Red"  has  the 
most  lovable,  pepful,  charming  and  altogether 
wonderful  personality  that  I've  ever  seen  on 
the  screen — and  I've  seen  them  all.  I  want  to 
thank  Photoplay  for  giving  its  readers  the 
first  story  of  "  Red's"  advent  into  pictures,  and 
also  for  having  his  picture  in  the  gallery  of 
stars.  May  we  see  many  more  of  "Red's" 
pictures  in  future  numbers  of  Photoplay.  Let 
me  make  a  prediction,  please.  If  "Red" 
makes  any  more  pictures  during  1927,  I  think 
he  will  be  the  most  popular  star  on  the  screen 
at  the  end  of  next  year.  Mark  my  words! 
Peggy  Falk. 

Gaze  on  This 

Sedro  WooUey.  Wash. 

Why  is  it  that  one  can  not  go  to  the  theater 
now  without  seeing  some  suggestive  bedroom 
scene  flashed  on  the  screen?  What  young 
couple  wants  to  go  through  the  embarrassment 
of  watching  lovers  in  a  bedroom,  the  girl  in 
negligee,  the  man  in  pajamas,  clasped  in  a  tight 
embrace?  Let's  see  more  pictures  with  a 
moral.  The  public  does  not  cater  to  suggestive 
pictures. 

Why  not  have  Western  plays  with  a  plot 
different  than  that  of  cattle  rustling  or  mort- 
gages on  farms.  The  hero  finally  captures  the 
rustlers  or  pays  the  mortgage.  He  is  always  on 
hand  when  tlae  girl  is  about  to  be  mauled  by 
the  villains  or  stampeded  by  a  herd  of  cattle. 
Do  such  things  ever  happen  in  real  life? 

As  a  comedian,  Harry  Langdon  is  the  biggest 
flop  of  them  all.  Any  half-wit  could  do  all  he 
does. 

Percy  Marmont  must  have  some  pull  to  get 
in  movies.  His  face  is  the  replica  of  an  Egyp- 
tian mummy.  He  is  too  thin,  homely  as  a 
grinning  igorrote,  wrinkled  face,  scanty  growth 
of  hair,  crow's  feet,  ugly  teeth.  And  the  pill  is 
Jetta  Goudal.  How  in  the  world  does  she  get 
by?  How  long  do  these  people  think  they  can 
fool  the  public? 

Nettie  Leeman. 

Valentino's  Successor? 

Fort  Washijigton,  Pa. 
I  have  made  a  discovery.     I  have  found 
someone  to  take  Valentino's  place,  who  will 
create  a  sensation,  as  he  did. 


This  actor  is  Einar  Hanson,  playing  opposite 
Corinne  Griffith  in  "Into  Her  Kingdom." 
Like  Valentino,  he,  too,  hails  from  foreign 
shores,  and  has  that  old  world  manner,  that 
unaffected  simplicity,  that  is  alwaj's  so  de- 
lightful. 

He  has  youth,  and,  what  is  more,  an  un- 
usually sensitive  temperament.  His  face  is 
very  expressive  when  transfused  with  emotion, 
and  his  moods  are  felt  at  every  step  in  the 
picture.  Here  is  a  tyrant  and  lover  as  well.  As 
a  Soviet  in  the  picture,  he  bears  a  marked 
resemblance  to  the  melancholy  poet,  Edgar 
Allan  Poe. 

Such  an  actor  as  this  not  starring!     What 
is  the  matter  with  the  producers  that  they  do 
not  hail  him  at  once?    Is  it  possible  they  do  not 
know  a  thoroughbred  when  they  see  one? 
Elizabeth  Bodenstein. 

Romantic  Ramon 

Los  Angeles,  Calif. 

Do  you  never  have  a  male  star's  photograph 
on  your  cover?  I  am  just  aching  for  one  of 
Ramon  Novarro  to  appear. 

He  is  the  "star  of  stars."  He  seems  to  be 
blest  of  the  gods,  possessing  all  the  quahties  of 
a  wonderful  actor,  a  real  man  and  a  perfect 
gentleman.  He  is  not  only  artistic  and  talented 
in  his  acting,  but  he  doesn't  mind  working  hard 
to  obtain  the  best  results.  He  is  the  personi- 
fication of  youth,  vigor  and  strength,  and  is 
handsome  enough  in  face  and  form  to  be  a  god 
of  old.  His  polished  manner  and  unaffected 
courtesy  stamp  him  a  gentleman  of  the  old 
school. 

His  pictures  are  always  excellent,  but  I  par- 
ticularly enjoyed  him  in  "Where  the  Pave- 
ment Ends,"  "Scaramouche,"  and  "Ben- 
Hur."  The  latter  could  not  have  been  done 
more  beautifully.    Ramon  is  perfect. 

C.  Agnes  Hughes. 

Wally's  Double 

St.  Petersburg,  Fla. 

Well!  by  gosh!  I  gotta  admit  that  as  a 
double  for  Wally  Reed,  Arnold  Gray  sure  takes 
the  cake.  Quahties  and  appearance.  Say,  he's 
got  all  that  stuff.  "The  Flame  of  the  Yukon" 
proves  that,  yes  sir.  Yet  that  was  only  a 
sample  of  his  playing;  what  would  it  be  like 
after  a  little  experience? 

Keep  it  up,  Mr.  Gray,  you  are  just  what  the 
public  wants.  You  have  the  qualities  and  the 
appeal,  so  do  your  stuff. 

Wm.  Barxett. 


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"See  that  coupon?  Remember  the  day  you 
urged  me  to  send  it  to  Scranton?  It  was  the 
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"Mr.  Carter  called  me  in  today.  Said  he'd 
been  watching  my  work  for  some  time- 
ever  since  he  learned  X  was  studying  with 
the  International  Correspondence  Schools. 

"Then  he  asked  me  if  X  could  take  over 
Bill  Steven's  job.  I  told  him  I  was  sure 
that  I  could — that  I  had  had  that  goal  in 
view  ever  since  X  started  my  I.  C.  S.  course. 

*'X  start  tomorrow,  Mary,  at  an  increase 
of  $60  a  month.     It's  won- 
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For  thirty-four  years,  the  I.  C.  S. 
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Camels  are  given  an  expert  blending 
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It  is  one  of  the  most  romantic  cities 
in  the  world. 

Behind  grim,forbiddinggatessome- 
where  along  the  Fenway — an  Italian 
palace  lies  sleeping,  filled  with  the 
opulent  beauty  of  the  Renaissance. 

Back  of  those  rows  of  heavy  brown- 
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Among  the  exclusive  inner  set  that 
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More  than  three-fourths  answered, 
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"Because  of  its  purity"  they  said. 


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it  also  demands  greater  refinement  in  the  man- 
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NO  one  can  reasonably  lecture 
the  American  woman  upon  her 
taste  in  dress,  her  carriage  or  upon 
the  way  she  handles  her  affairs. 
She  is  brilliant  socially— she  goes 
to  many  parties— she  is  an  excellent 
manager  and  a  good  mother,  and 
her  home  is  the  best  conducted  home 
in  all  the  world. 

But  the  American  woman  may  be 
justly  lectured  for  imposing  upon 
herself  too  many  tasks,  too  many 
duties,  too  many  obligations.  She 
may  reasonably  be  censured  for  the 
very  things  which  she  so  deplores 
in  her  husband. 

It  is  an  American  failing— or  excel- 
lence, if  you  prefer,  that  keeps  us  con- 
stantly "on  the  go."  We  work  hard. 
We  play  hard.  We  go  to  parties.  We 
exhaust  ourselves  with  the  pace  of 
life.  We  take  too  little  care  of  our 
physical  well  being,  trusting  to  our 
nerves  to  pull  us  through. 

The  result  of 
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No  wonder  that  nature  so  often  rebels 
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eat  fails  to  properly  nourish  the  body, 
and  that  frequently  stoppage  of  waste 
products  in  the  intestines  ensues — 
bringing  a  host  of  ills  in  its  train. 

For  when  food  is  allowed  to  remain 
within  us  for  more  than  twenty-four 


L  hese  American  Women . . 
are  they  really  contented? 

jLftok.  at  their  faces  before  you  answer 

Attractive  —  yes,  but  tense 
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relaxed,  well  one  day  and 
tired  the  next,  rarely  in  re- 
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is  often  the  cause. 


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poisons  which  are  spread  through  the 
body  by  the  blood— causing  the  most 
common  American  ailment  Auto- 
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Auto-Intoxication  shows  itself  in 
dull  headaches,  fatigue,  indigestion 
and  in  a  hundred  different  ways.  It 
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You  may  take  Sal  Hepatica  on  aris- 
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before  any  meal. 

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effects  of  this  self-poisoning  and  the 
many  ills  which  follow  in  its  train.  It 
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"Hello,  Theatre  Manager's  office- 
tell  me  please  when  you  are  play- 
ing these  Paramount  Pictures .  .  ." 
and  down  goes  a  date  for  every 
picture  in  the  Paramount  Guide 
—  Happiness  on  Schedule! 


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THE  CANADIAN 


Starring  THOMAS  MEIGHAN.  Directed 
by  William   Beaudine. 


LOVE'EM  ANDLEAVE"EM    Evelyn    Brent.    Louise    Brooks,    Lawrence 
Gray.    Directed  by  Frank  Tuttle. 


STRANDED  IN  PARIS 


Starring  BEBE  DANIELS.  With  James  Hall 
and  Ford  Sterling.  Directed  by  Arthur 
Rosso  n. 


Zane  Grey's 

MAN  OF  THE  FOREST 


Jack  Holt.  George  Fawcett.  El  Brendel, 
Georgia  Hale,  Tom  Kennedy,  Warner  Gland. 
Directed  by  John  Wafers. 


THE  POPULAR  SIN 


Starring  Florence  Vidor.  With  Clive  Brook, 
Greta  Nisscn.  Philip  Strange,  Andre  Beran- 
ger.    Directed  by  Malcoln\  St.   Clair. 


PARADISE  FOR  TWO 


Starring  Richard  Dii.    With  Betty  Bronson. 
Directed  by  Gregory  La  Cava. 


THE  POTTERS 


Starring  W.  C.  Fields. 
Newmeyer. 


Directed  by  Fred 


BLONDE  OR  BRUNETTE 


Starring  Adolphe  Menjou.  With  Greta  Nis- 
scn and  Arlctte  Marchal.  Directed  by 
Richard    Rosson. 


GOD  GAVE  ME  20  CENTS 


Lois    Moran,    Lya  dc   Putti.  Jack  Mulhalt. 
Directed  by  Herbert  Brenon. 


Starring  Dorothy  Gish.    Directed  by  Her- 
bert Wilcox. 


SORROWS  OF  SATAN 


Adolphe  Menjou,  Ricardo  Cortez,  Lya  de 
Putti.  Carol  Dempster.  Directed  by  D.  W. 
Griffith. 


THE  KID  BROTHER 


Starring  Harold  Lloyd.  Produced  by  Harold 
Lloyd  Corporation. 


NEW  YORK 


Ricardo  Cortez,  Lois  Wilson.  Estelle  Taylor. 
William  Powell.  Norman  Trevor.  Directed 
by  Luther  Reed. 


HOTEL  IMPERIAL 


Starring  Pola  Negri.  With  James  Hall  and 
George  Siegmann.  Directed  by  Mauritz 
Stiller. 


Zane  Grey's  Jack  Holt.  Betty  Jewel.    Directed  by  John 

THE  MYSTERIOUS  RIDER    Waters 


^BAMOus  PLsngt&'-j^w^cSBP.,  APcgjeH  zjaooiL;gRB&^yw'XO»  -- 


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"METROPOLIS" 
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for  a  long  run) 

THE  WEDDING  MARCH" 

Watch  for  these  great  Paramount 
super  -  productiojts  coming!  The 
pictures  belo^v  and  those  in  the 
Guide  you  can  see  now  or  very 
soon.  Ask  your  Theatre  Manager, 


Love's 
Greatest 
Mistake 

'■'■J^berty"  ferial  (§tory 

FROM  the  story  by  Fred- 
eric Arnold  Kummer, 
appearing  in  "Liberty."  An 
Edward  Sutherland  Produc- 
tion with  Evelyn  Brent,  \\  il- 
liam  Powell,  James  Hall  and 
Josephine  Dunn. 


Casey  at  the  Bat 


"There  was  ease 
in  Casey's  man- 
ner as  he  stepped 
into  his  place, 
there  was  pride 
in  Casey's  bear- 
ing and  a  smile 
on  Casey's  face' 
picture   Wallace 


—just 
Beery 


with  a  role  like  that! 


Starring 
'Wallace 
'Seery 

A  HECTOR 
Turn  bull 
Production,  di- 
rected by  Monty 
Brice;  story  by 
Hector  Turnbull. 
Ford  Sterling, 
ZaSu  Pitts  and  Sterling 
Holloway. 


Qlara  'Bow  in  It 


rtAn   Clinor  Qhn- 

Qlarence  'badger 

'Production 

IF  you  don't  know  what 
"it"  is,  it's  time  you  did! 
Read  the  story  in  Cosmo- 
politan, then  see  Clara  Bow 
demonstrate  what  you  can 
do  when  you  have  "it."  Even 
her  wealthy  employer,  An- 
tonio Moreno,  falls  for  "it." 


Douglas 
MacLean 

in  £et  It  liairi 

YOU  know  Doug.  Nothing 
ever  fazes  him.  Whatever 
happens,  he  always  comes  up 
smiling.  And  believe  us,  en- 
ough happens  in  "Let  It 
Rain"-not  much  fun  for  Doug,  but  a  lot  for  you! 
With  Shirley  Mason.    Directed  by  Eddie  Clme. 


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Contents,  March,  1927 
Tte  Higk'LigKts  of  This  Issue 


Close-Ups  and  Long  Shots 

The  Editor  Tells  You  What's  What  and  Who's 
Who  Without  Fear  or  Favor 

The  Port  of  Missing  Girls 

The  First  of  a  Series  of  Six  Sensational  True 
Stories  of  Girls  Who  Disappeared  from  Hollywood 

The  Amateur  Movie  Producer 

Tells  You  How  to  Buy  Your  Own  Camera  and 
How  to  Win  $2,000 

Will  the  Screen  Bring  Christ  Back  to  Us? 

A  Revelation  of  Cecil  B.  De  Mille's  Forthcoming 
Picture,  "The  King  of  Kings" 

Don't  Go  to  Hollywood 

The  Truth  About  Breaking  Into  Pictures 

How  Much  Leg  Should  a  Lady  Show? 

The  Movie  Stars  Rout  the  Paris  Attempt   to 
Shorten  Skirts 

What  Happens  to  Your  Movie  Money 

A  Million  Dollars  for  Thirty  Cents 

How  to  Hold  Your  Youth 

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Adela 
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Ruth  Waterbury 


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8  Friendly  Advice  on  Girls'  Problems  .      .  88 

10  Questions  and  Answers 101 

46  Studio  Directory 102 

52  Casts  of  Current  Photoplays       .      .      .  144 


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,;^ast jninute  J\ews  from  Oast  and  West 

swe  go 

to  PRESS 


"PAMOUS  PLAYERS-LASKY  reported 
-'■  buying  the  screen  rights  of  "Abie's  Irish 
Rose"  for  two  million  dollars.  This  lifts 
the  earnings  of  the  play  to  five  millions. 

GRETA     GARBO     returns    to     Metro- 
Goldwyn  studio  after  her  waUtout.     To 
do  Tolstoy's  "Anna  Karenina." 

'pEMPERAMENTAL  dash  reported  at 
-^  De  Mille  studio  involving  Jetta  Goudal. 
Rumors  have  it  that  Lya  De  Putti  may 
succeed   to   Jetta's  r5les. 

A  T  last  Elinor  Glyn  has  given  out  an 
■'^official  list  of  screen 
luminaries  possessing 
IT.  Here  it  is:  Clara 
Bow,  Jack  Gilbert,  Greta 
Garbo,  Pola  Negri,  Wal- 
lace Beery,  Emil  Jan- 
nings,  Doug  Fairbanks 
and  Gary  Cooper.  She 
says  that  Gloria  Swanson 
and  Tom  Mix  once  had 
IT.  Not  now,  though. 
However,  she  declares 
that  Mary  Pickford,  Lil- 
lian Gish,  Ramon  No- 
varro,  Ronald  Colman  and 
WiUiam  Haines  are  IT- 
less.  Madam  Glyn  con- 
cedes that  the  Prince  of 
Wales  and  Mussolini  have 
IT  and  that  Napoleon  once 
was  a  glorious  example  of 
IT.  So  that  question  is 
settled  for  all  time. 

'\K7ALLACE  BEERY 
*  *  and  ZaSu  Pitts  in- 
jured (not  seriously)  in 
premature  explosion  dur- 
ing making  of  "Louie  the 
Fourteenth"  on  Lasky 
Ranch. 

TDAYMOND  HATTON 
"■"^returns  to  work  at 
Famous  Players-Lasky 
studio  after  sudden  with- 
drawal. Hatton  is  in  cast 
of  "Fashions  for  Women," 
now  being  directed  by 
Dorothy  Arzner.  You  can 
read  all  about  Miss  Arz- 
ner on   page   41. 

OWEN  MOORE  signs 
Metro-Goldwyn    con- 
tract. 


LOIS  WILSON  may  sign  with  Cecil  De      T   EON  ERROL  starring  at  First  National 
MilTo  J— 'cfiirtins  in  "The  little  Cuff  " 


-•-'Mille. 

"DUSTER  KEATON  starts  new  comedy 
-•—'with  Ann  Cornwall  playing  opposite. 


ATACHA  RAMBOVA  going  on  speak- 
stage. 


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T~\OUG  FAIRBANKS  reported  divided 
-•—'between  two  film  ideas:  a  world  history 
of  civilization,  showing,  in  particular,  the 
Crusades,  and  a  story  of  Cahfomia  in  its 
early  days.  Mary  Pickford,  too,  is  still 
debating  her  next  photoplay  idea. 


DOROTHY  MAC- 
KAILL  reported  in 
clash  at  First  National 
coast  studios  over  rfiles. 

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No  wonder  Lloyd  and  Mrs.  Hughes  are  all  smiles  these 
days.  Baby  Donald  Reid  was  two  and  a  half  months 
old  when  this  photograph  was  taken,  and  rushed  to 
Chicago  via  telephotograph  service  so  that  the  large 
family  of  Hughes  admirers  could  see  the  youngster 


ANDA  HAWLEY  makmg  vaudeville 
tour  of  the  Orpheum  Circuit. 


STILL  more  war  stories  are  coming.  First 
National  announces  a  comedy,   "Bayo- 
Nuts." 

"pAY  WRAY  to  have  the  leading  r81e  m 
•••  "Glorifying  the  American  Girl."  Gilda 
Gray  was  once  announced  for  this,  but 
declined  in  favor  of  "Cabaret,"  now 
under  way  at  Famous  Players  Astoria 
studios. 


A  CHANGE  in  the 
•^""*-line-up  of  Wampus 
Baby  Stars  as  announced 
in  this  issue.  Martha 
Sleeper,  the  young  co- 
medienne, has  been  sub- 
stituted for  Jean  Navelle, 
the  French  entry.  Miss 
Navelle  was  too  ill  to 
accept  the  honor.  At 
least,  that's  the  reason 
given  for  the  change. 

GLORIA  SW ANSON'S 
first  independent  pic- 
ture will  be  known  as 
"The  Loves  of  Sunya," 
instead  of  "Sunya."  The 
original  title  conflicted 
with  the  name  of  a  stage 
play. 

JACK  HOLT'S  contract 
with  Famous  Players- 
Lasky  has  expired  and 
Mr.  Holt  will  free-lance 
in  the  future. 

rfDDIE  SUTHER- 
-•— ^LAND  has  gone  to 
HoUyTvood  to  make  a  se- 
ries of  comedies  for  Para- 
mount. Louise  Brooks 
(Mrs.  Sutherland)  is  play- 
ing the  lead  in  a  new 
Adolphe  Menjou  picture. 
It's  a  family  reunion. 

TWO  new  ones  from 
Metro-Goldwyn  : 
"The  Grey  Hat,"  with 
Lew  Cody  and  Renee 
Adoree.  And  "The  Brand- 
ing Iron,"  with  Aileen 
Pringle  and  Ralph  Forbes. 

"pOD  LA  ROCQUE 
■•■^leaving  for  European 
vacation. 


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I.ciurLi  LaPLinte,  popular  Uni- 
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in  "Butterflies  in  tlie  Rain,"  is 
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ACE  OF  CADS.  THE— Paramount.— Just  missed 
being  one  of  the  six  best.  Menjou,  Alice  Joyce  and 
Luther  Reed's  sane  direction  make  it  interesting. 
{December.) 

ACROSS  THE  PACIFIC— Warner  Bros.— The 
old  native  gal  was  just  as  ■\-ampish  in  the  days  of  the 
Philippine  insurrection  as  she  is  today.  You'll  be 
bored  to  death.      (December.) 

AMATEUR  GENTLEMAN,  THE— First  Na- 
tional.— It's  not  Dick  Barthelmess  at  his  best — but 
who  gives  a  hoot  about  storj"  or  anything  else  as  long 
as  we  have  Dick.     <.Vor.) 

*BARDELYS    THE     MAGNIFICENT  —  Metro- 

Goldwyn-Mayer. — Your  season  won't  be  complete 
unless  you  see  this  picture.  It's  safe  enough  for  the 
children.  John  Gilbert  and  Eleanor  Boardman  head 
the  cast,     {Nov.) 

BATTLING  BUTLER— Metro-Gold wyn- Mayer. 
— Here's  an  amusing  number  presented  by  Buster 
Keaton.     Check  this  a  must.     (Nov.) 

♦BEAU  GESTE  —  Paramount.  —  Perciral  Wren's 
best  seller  has  been  followed  with  fidelity.  The 
screen's  best  mystery  story.     (Nov.) 

BELLS.  THE — Chadviick.— An  old  favorite  with 
some  real  Barrymore  acting  by  brother  Lionel.  If  you 
like  heavy  drama,  here  is  your  meat,     (January.) 

BETTER  MAN,  THE— F.  B.  O.— Richard  Tal- 
madge  with  his  usual  bag  of  tricks.  That's  all. 
(Se  pf  ember.) 

*BETTER  'OLE.  THE— Warner  Bros.— Syd  Chap- 
lin makes  a  picture  which  is  to  comedy  what  "The 
Big  Parade"  is  to  drama.  It's  the  type  of  comedy 
that  Charlie  made,  years  ago.     (December.) 

BIGGER  THAN  BARNUM'S— F.  B.  C— Here's 

the  old  circus  formula  again.  Not  good  enough  and 
not  bad  enough  to  create  a  stir.     (September,) 

BLARNEY— Metro-Goldw>'n-Mayer.— If  itwasn't 
for  Renee  Adoree  this  certainly  would  be  a  lot  of 
blarney.     (December. ) 

BLONDE  SAINT.  THE— First  National.— Where- 
in LenHs  Stone  plays  the  cave-man,  and  love  triumphs 
again  over  something  or  other.  Not  so  much, 
(February.) 


EAGLE,     THE— Fox.— .\    fair     picture. 


BLUE 

(Nor.) 

BORN  TO  THE  WEST — Paramount.- Lives  up 
to  its  name  in  exciting  fashion  without  a  thrill  left  out. 
A  good  Zane  Grey  Western,     (September.) 

BREED  OF  THE  SEA— F.  B,  O.—Be  sure  to  see 
this  fascinating,  romantic  and  adventurous  sea  tale. 
(December.) 

BROKEN  HEARTS  OF  HOLLYWOOD— War- 
ner Bros. — It's  just  as  bad  as  it  sounds.     \Dccember.) 

CALL  OF  THE  WILDERNESS.  THE— Pathe.— 
The  hero,  cast  off  by  his  rich  dad.  wins  a  fortune  of  his 
own.  with  the  help  of  his  dog.  Good  propaganda  for 
dogs.      (February.) 

CAMPUS  FLIRT.  THE— Paramount.— Not  to  be 
outdone  by  the  football  heroes.  Bebe  Daniels  shows 
the  feminine  side  of  college  life  in  a  neat  running  suit. 
Amusing.      (December.) 

CANADIAN,  THE— Paramount.- Just  Thomas 
Meighan  in  a  stor>'  that  has  moments  that  remind  you 
that  Elinor  Glyn  was  bom  in  Canada.  In  spile  of  its 
burst  of  sentiment,  the  film  is  pointless.      (February.) 

C.ANION  OF  LIGHT.  THE— Fox.— Evidently 
tired  of  flooring  villains.  "Tom  Mix  knocks  douii  a 
couple  of  houses.  The  current  Mix  film — and  good 
fun,     (February.) 

CHEERFUL  FRAUD,  THE— Univer^l.— A  silly 
farce  made  bearable — and  even  amusing — by  the 
agreeable  presence  of  Reginald  Denny.     (February.) 


CITY,  THE— Fox.— Proving  the  crookedness  of 
urban  ways  as  compared  with  the  high  moral  tone  of 
small  town  life.  Yes.  yes?  Robert  Frazcr,  May  Alli- 
son. Walter  McGrail  and  Nancy  Nash  are  in  the  cast. 
(February.) 

CLINGING  VINE,  THE— Producers  Dist.  Corp. 
— A  goofy  plot,  trite  and  tedious.    (September.) 

COLLEGE  BOOB.  THE— F,  B,  O.— Lefty  Flynn. 
in  a  popular  college  football  affair.  It  will  please  the 
youngsters.      {October.) 

COLLEGE  DAYS — Tiffany,— Once  again  the  day 
is  saved  for  dear  old  Alma  Mater  on  the  football  field. 
But  isn't  it  about  time  to  desert  football  for  chess? 
(January.) 

CORPORAL  KATE— Producers  Dist.  Corp.— The 
girls  get  their  chance  at  winning  the  war.  with  Vera 
Reynolds  as  leader  of  the  feminine  contingent.  Will 
the  big  parade  of  war  films  never  end?    (February.) 


AS  a  special  service  to  its  readers, 
Photopl.ay  Mac-^zine  inaugu- 
rated this  department  of  tab- 
loid reviews,  presenting  in  brief  form 
critical  comments  upon  all  photoplays 
of  the  preceding  six  months. 

Photoplay  readers  find  this  depart- 
ment of  tremendous  help) — for  it  is  an 
authoritative  and  accurate  sunmaary, 
told  in  a  few  words,  of  all  current  film 
dramas. 

Photoplay  has  always  been  first 
and  foremost  in  its  film  reviews. 
However,  the  fact  that  most  photo- 
plays do  not  reach  the  great  majority 
of  the  country's  screen  theaters  until 
months  later,  has  been  a  manifest 
drawback.  This  department  over- 
comes this — and  shows  you  accurately 
and  concisely  how  to  save  your  mo- 
tion picture  time  and  money. 

You  can  aetermine  at  a  glance 
whether  or  not  your  promised  eve- 
ning's entertainment  is  worth  while. 
The  month  at  the  end  of  each  tabloid 
indicates  the  issue  of  Photoplay  in 
which  the  original  review  appeared. 


COUNTRY  BEYOND.  THE— Fox.— Another  of 
James  Oliver  Curwood's  stories  of  the  great  North 
makes  good  screen  material,     (December.) 

COWBOY  COP.  THE— F.  B.  O.— Dont  miss  the 
delightful  combination  of  Tom  Tyler  and  Frankie 
Darro.     They're  good,      (October.) 

DANGEROUS  DUB.  THE— .\ssociated  Exhibi- 
tors.— Buddy  Roosevelt  does  some  hard,  fast  riding — 
with  little  else  to  recommend.  O.  K.  for  the  kiddies. 
(September. ) 

DEAD  LINE,  THE— F,  B.  O.— Stay  home.  This 
is  terrible,     (September.) 

DEVIL'S  ISLAND— Chad  wick.— At  least  we  can 
recommend  the  performance  of  Pauline  Frederick. 
The  rest  of  the  picture  is  the  bunk.     (October.) 


DIPLOMACY— Paramount.— Sardou's  play  had 
its  face  lifted  by  Marshall  Neilan — unsuccessful! v. 
(Nov.) 

♦DON  JUAN— Warner  Bros.— .\  picture  that  has 
great  acting,  thrilling  melodrama  and  real  beautj . 
With  the  Vitaphone,  a  real  film  event.     (October.) 

DUCHESS  OF  BUFFALO.  THE— First  National. 
— Connie  Talmadge  in  a  brisk,  racy  and  lightly  amus- 
ing farce.      (October.) 

EAGLE  OF  THE  SEA.  THE— Paramount.— An 
adventure  tale  of  pirates  and  lovely  ladies  that  fails  to 
make  its  thrills.  Ricardo  Cortez  and  Florence  Vidor 
head  the  cast.     (February.) 

♦EVERYBODY'S  ACTING— Paramount.-A 
great  cast,  an  entertaining  stor\'  and  some  of  Mickey 
Neilan's  happiest  direction.  A  refreshing  and  amus- 
ing tale  of  stage  life.     (January.) 

EXIT  SMILING — Metro-Goldwyn-Mai:er.— A 
comedy  story  that  fails  to  "jell."  Plus  Beatrice  LilUe. 
a  stage  cut-up,  who  fails  to  register.     Sorry.     (Jan.) 

FAMILY  UPSTAIRS.     THE— Fox.— Take     the 

whole  faraiiy  to  see  this  enjoyable  picture.    (October.) 

*FAUST— UF.\-M.-G,-M,— An  extraordinary 
adaptation  of  Goethe's  poem,  with  Emil  Jannings  as 
Mcphisio  and  Camilla  Horn  as  Marguerite.  Miss 
Horn  runs  auay  with  the  picture.  It's  a  fine  achieve- 
ment.     (January.) 

*FIG  LEAVES— Fox,— A  slender  little  story  bmlt 
around  a  gorgeous  fashion  show  filmed  in  colors. 
Ohve  Borden  runs  away  with  the  picture.     (Sept.) 

FINE  MANNERS— Paramount.— Gloria  Swanson 
is  delightful  in  one  of  those  roles  she  does  so  perfectly 
— that  of  a  shabbv  working  girl  who  loves  devotedlv. 
(October. ) 

FLAME  OF  THE  ARGENTINE,  THE— F.  B.  O. 

— A  change  of  scenery  is  about  the  only  new  thing  in 
Evelyn  Brent's  latest,      (September.) 

FLAMING  FOREST,  THE— Metro-Gold  wTn- 
Mayer. — James  Oliver  Curwood  tells  you  how  the 
Roj-al  Mounted  got  its  first  man — or  first  girl.  In 
spite  of  the  excellent  cast,  the  acting  is  stilted  and  the 
conventional  direction  spoils  the  stor>'  possibilities. 
(February.) 

♦FLESH  AND  THE  DEVIL— Metro-Gold w^Ti- 
Mayer. — .\  burn  "em  up  love  story  with  John  Gilbert 
and  Greta  Garbo.  .ASudermannslori-'dashinglyacted. 
Lars  Hanson  also  helps  a  lot,     (February.) 

FOOTLOOSE  WIDOWS — Warner  Bros.— How  to 
win  a  millionaire  husband — according  to  the  movies. 
This  belongs  in  the  "quite  interesting"  list.    (Sept.) 

FOR  ALIMONY  ONLY— Producers  Dist.  Corp.— 
A  light  sophisticated  domestic  comedy  for  grown-ups. 
(December.) 

FOR  WIVES  ONLY— Producers  Dist.  Corp,— 
One  of  those  conventional  stories  of  the  pretty  wife 
and  the  neglected  husband.  Just  about  enough 
stor\'  to  fUl  two  reels,     (February.) 

FOREVER  AFTER— First  National,- All  the  in- 
gredients of  a  box-office  picture — sweet  girl  and  boy 
romance,  football  and  %\-ar.     Passable.     (December.) 

FOURTH  COMMANDMENT,  THE— Universal. 
— Cast  vour  eagle  eyes  over  the  pictures  we  recom- 
mend and  forget  that  such  a  thing  as  this  was  ever 
produced,     (December.) 

GAY  DECEIVER,  THE— Metro-Gold w>'n-Mayer, 
— Plenty  of  glitter  of  the  Paris  \-ariety  in  this  enter- 
taining piece.    (Nop.) 

GIGOLO— Producers  Dist.  Corp.  —  Rod  La 
Rocque's  fine  performances  rescue  this  from  the 
hokum  class.      (December.) 

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The  Real  Critics,  the  Fans,  Give  Their  Views 


Brickbats  and  Bouquets 


LETTERS  from 

PHOTOPLAY  READERS 


Three  prizes  are  given  every  month 
for  the  best  letters --$1%  $10  and  $5 


The  Monthly  Barometer 

DESPITE  the  enormous  popularity  of 
their  pictures  Brickbats  and  Bouquets 
rarely  receives  letters  concerning  Chai-lie 
Chaplin,  Harold  Lloyd  or  comedians  of  their 
type.  Apparently  fans  go  to  see  their  pictures, 
and  not  the  stars  themselves.  Nou-  a  ne'.v  de- 
velopment appears— Harry  Lan.^don  is  caus- 
ing many  a  fan  to  rush  to  the  mail  box.  Harr\"s 
personality  is  the  interesting  point  in  Harry's 
pictures.  He  pulled  more  fan  letters  than  even 
John  Gilbert  during  the  month. 

Ronald  Colman  is  being  scolded  by  the  fans. 
Many  claim  Ronald  has  not  Uved  up  to  the 
artistic  promise  he  gave  last  year.  The  same  is 
also  claimed  of  Belle  Bennett.  Ronald's  "  Beau 
Geste,"'  however,  is  liked  tremendously. 

The  leading  praise  boys  are — in  this  order — 
William  Boyd.  Wallace  Beer^*,  William  Haines, 
John  Gilbert,  Lloyd  Hughes.  A  hot  partisan 
feeling  is  growing  up  about  Lillian  Gish.  It 
seems  to  be  all  love  or  all  hate  for  Lillian. 
Greta  Garbo  is  plainly  the  most  interesting  of 
the  newcomers.  The  greatest  brickbat  re- 
ceivers this  month  were  astonishing — Corinne 
Griffith  and  Mar>-  Pickford. 

§25.00  Letter 

Bennington,  Vt. 

The  Mcpherson  case  is  still  being  investi- 
gated, so  let  us  be  charitable  to  the  Los  Angeles 
lady  evangelist.  But  if  she  were  a  film  star  it 
would  be  unnecessar>-  to  prove  anything 
against  her  to  make  certain  clergy-men  and 
clubwomen  demand  her  expulsion  from  the 
profession.  The  mere  accusation  of  misde- 
meanor would  suffice. 

Whatever  the  trulh  may  be  in  her  case,  we  do 
know  that  the  Rev.  Frank  Xorris.  of  Fort 
Worth,  Texas,  not  long  ago  shot  to  death  an 
unarmed  man.  The  next  day  and  since,  Norris 
has  preached  to  great  crowds,  and  has  been 
showered  with  compliments,  admiration  and 
support.  Why  have  not  the  censors  objected 
to  the  continuance  of  these  suspected  two  in 
the  pulpit?  I  wish  those  who  object  to  Ar- 
buckle  pictures  being  shouTi,  would  prove  to 
me  why  it  is  morally  or  legally  right  to  ostra- 
cize Arbuckle  and  not  Norris. 

Isn't  it  hv-percritical  for  the  public  to  spend 
millions  on  make-believe  tragedies  of  imaginary- 
people  while  we  permit  the  Arbuckle  wrong  to 

10 


The  readers  of  Photoplay  are  in- 
vited to  write  this  department — to 
register  complaints  or  compliments — 
to  tell  just  what  they  think  of  pictures 
and  players.  We  suggest  that  you 
express  your  ideas  as  briefly  as  pos- 
sible and  refrain  from  severe  per- 
sonal criticism,  remembering  that  the 
object  of  these  columns  is  to  exchange 
thoughts  that  may  bring  about  better 
pictures  and  better  acting.  Be  con- 
structive. We  may  not  agree  with  the 
sentiments  expressed,  but  we'll  pub- 
lish them  just  the  same !  Letters  must 
not  exceed  200  words  and  should 
bear  the  writer's  full  name  and  ad- 
dress. Anonymous  letters  go  to  the 
waste  basket  immediately. 


remain  unrighted?  Any  screen  character  in 
Arbuckle's  position  would  have  been  reinstated. 
with  wild  acclaim,  after  he  had  been  proved 
blameless.  Xorris  and  Mrs.  jNIacPherson  are 
permitted  to  live  their  own  lives. 

I  yearn,  positively  yearn,  to  know  how  two 
wrongs  can  make  a  right  . 

Elizabeth  Kapitz. 

SIO.OO  Letter 

OhTTipia.  Wash. 

Let  me  tell  you  how  Photoplay  did  its  part 
in  making  a  small  bo}*  happy. 

It  was  nearing  Christmas,  that  day  when 
ever>'^one  should  be  happy,  and  I  knew  that 
happiness  was  going  to  be  marred  for  little 
Tommy  Lea,  whose  parents  are  quite  poor. 
Tommy  had  been  a  special  little  mo^'ie  pal  of 
mine,  and  we  had  many  good  times  together 
until  infantile  paralysis  put  him  to  bed.  Christ- 
mas coming.  I  thought  of  a  plan,  remembering 
how  tickled  he  had  always  been  when  I  would 
take  him  to  see  a  "western." 

I  gathered  together  my  back  numbers  of 
Photoplay,  bought  some  heavy  paper,  a  jar  of 
paste  and  set  to  work. 

Christmas  day  I  hurried  over  to  Tommy's 


house  There  he  was.  propped  up  in  bed,  his 
face  uTeathed  in  smiles,  turning  the  pages  of 
"Tom  ilix.  Tony  and  l"heir  Friends,"  the  book 
I  had  made  him  from  Photoplay.  After  he 
had  showed  me  his  other  presents, hewhispered, 
"  Ame,  I  like  my  Tom  Mis  book  best  of  all." 

The  final  happiness  for  both  of  us  came  when 
his  doctor  called  next  morning  and  told  Tomm^"- 
that  it  would  not  be  long  until  he  would  be  able 
to  go  to  a  real  movie  again  and  see  Tom  gallop 
across  the  screen. 

Ame  Meaks. 

S5.00  Letter 

Salem,  Mass. 

The  movies  now  play  to  ninety  million  peo- 
ple a  week.  It  seems  to  me  that  the  power  of 
any  institution  influencing  the  minds  of  that 
many  people  is  something  to  consider  with 
respect. 

I'm  awfully  tired  of  this  applesauce  about 
art.  Those  ninety  million  are  looking  for  en- 
tertainment, not  art.  It's  pathetic  the  way 
people  long  for  real  entertainment  and  get  so 
much  that  isn't,  in  the  movies.  Look  around 
any  movie  theater  whether  it's  a  first  run 
Broadway  house  or  a  two-bit  neighborhood 
grind,  and  you  will  see  the  look  on  the  faces  as 
they  wait  for  the  show  to  begin — relaxed,  eager, 
tired  people  hungn.'  for  escape,  a  little  color, 
life  and  laughter.  It's  up  to  the  industrv'  the 
public  has  made  to  give  them  what  they  crave 
— and  quit  talking  about  their  art. 

^L\RY  Staunton 

Well,  Maybe! 

Spokane,  Wash. 

In  STUDIO  NEWS  and  GOSSIP  in  Decem- 
ber Photoplay  Elinor  Glj-n  gives  a  definition 
of  love  as:  "The  physical  emotions  of  the  soul." 

The  soul  has  no  physical  elements  and  it  can 
therefore  have  no  physical  emotions.  We  can- 
not say  the  physical  emotions  of  the  soul  any 
more  than  w-e  can  say  the  foot  mo\ements  of 
the  hand. 

Well,  then,  what  is  love? 

Love  is  the  physical  yearnings  of  the  body, 
registered  through  the  brain  and  measured  in 
degree  and  intensity  by  the  heart. 

Believe  it? 

Peggy  Broom. 
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LON  CHANEY  t„ 

TELL  IT  TO  THE  MARINES 


With 

Eleanor  Boardmah 

William  Haine3 

and  Carmel  Myers 

A  George  Hill 

Production 

Screen  play  by 

E.  RlCllARD  SCHAVER 

Titles  by 

Joe  Farnham 

A  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayeb 

Picture 

Directed  by 

George  Hill 


HERE  it  is! 

THE  Marines'  own  story 

SPANNING  the  world 

WITH  brave  laughter  and  courage 

BROADWAY  cheered  this  mighty 

ENTERTAINMENT.  Now  it  comes 

DIRECT  from  the  Embassy  Theatre,  N.  Y 

WITH  its  great  star,  Lon  Chaney 

AND  thousands  of  daring,  dashing  Marines 

TELL  it  to  your  theatre  manager 

YOU  must  have  "*" 

"TELL  it  to  the  Marines" 


f^etrq^oMwt//2-f\^( 


^More  stars  than  there  are  in  Heaven" 


Tell  It  to 
Joan  Crawford 

and  Win  This 
Valuable  Prize! 

HERE  is  a  chance  for  every 
M-G-M  Fan  to  show  what  he 
can  do.  And  what  an  enviable 
prize!  Something  actually  used  in 
the  making  of  motion  pictures.  A 
really  personal  prize.  Something 
that  has  belonged  to  perhaps  your 
favorite  star.  And  it  at!  depends  on 
whether  you  actually  see  motion 
pictures  or  merely  look  at  them. 

I  am  submitting  six  questions.  For 
the  lady  who  sends  the  best  an- 
swers I  have  selected  as  my  reward 
the  Slave  Anklet  I  wear  in  "THp 
Taxi  Dancer". 

Nor  are  the  gentlemen  forgotten. 
W  it  is  a  man  who  is  the  lucky 
winner,  Lon  Chaney  has  promised 
the  wrist  watch  he  carried  in  "Tell 
it  to  the  Marines". 

And  moreover  I  have  fifty  of  my 
favotite  photographs  which  are 
ready  to  be  autographed  for  the 
next  fifty  best  contestants. 

Read  over  my  questions  carefully. 
Think  over  the  pictures  you  have 
seen.  And  then  tell  me  the  answers. 

Cordially  yours. 


Joan  Cra  wiFord's 
Six  Questions 

IWhat   M-G-M  star  in  actual  life 
holds  a  commission  in  the  U.  S. 
Marines?  What  is  his  latest  picture? 

'^  What  M-G-M  picture  is  based  on 
^  a  famous  Oscar  Strauss  Operetta? 

3  Where    was    the    secret    meeting 
placeof  Hester  Prynne and  the  Rev. 
Dimesdale  in   "The  Scarlet  Letter"? 

4  Who  is  your  favorite  M-G-M  star 
and   why?   (Not   more   than   fifty 
words.) 

5  What  were  the  Glencoe  Massacres 
and    what    M-G-M    star    plays    in 
what  picture  concerning  them? 

6  Give    four    M-G-M    reasons    why 
gentlemen  prefer  blondes. 

Write  your  answers  on  one  side  of  a  single 
sheet  of  paper  and  mail  to  3rd  Floor, 
1540  Broadway,  New  York.  Allanswers 
muse  be  received  by  March  I5th.  Winners' 
names  will  be  published  in  a  later  issue  of 
this  magazine. 

Note:  If  you  do  not  attend  the  picture 
yourself  you  may  question  your  friends  or 
consult  motion  picture  magazines.  In  event 
of  ties,  each  tying  contestant  will  be 
awarded  a  prize  identical  in  character  with 
that  tied  for. 

Winners  of  the  Eleanor  Boardman 
Contest  of  December 

MISS  MAUD  0*BRYAN,  c/o  Union 
Sulphur  Mine  Office.  Sulphur.  La. 

MR.  LLOYD  E.  SCHULTZ 
30  Seneca  Street.  Bald  wlnsTlUe.  N.  Y. 

Autographed  pictures  of  Miss  Boardman 
have  been  sent  to  the  next  fifty  prizewinners. 


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GOD  GAVE  ME  TWENTY  CENTS— Paramount. 
— A  story  uith  an  original  idea  that  comes  out.  under 
screen  analysis,  as  too  far-fetched  for  credibility. 
Good  performances  by  Lois  Moran  and  Jack  Mul- 
hall.      {February.) 

GOING  CROOKED— Fox.— A  crook  stor>'— but 
stop!  Bessie  Love  is  the  crook.  And  that  makes  the 
film  easy  to  look  at.     (February.) 

GREAT  DECEPTION,  THE— First  National.— 
This  is  sadly  lacking  in  entertainment  value.  The 
secret-service  again.      {October.) 

GREAT  GATSBV.  THE— Paramount.— Fitzger- 
ald's novel,  uith  its  unscrupulous  hero,  violates  some 
pet  screen  traditions.  It's  unusual  entertainment  and 
LoisWilson  makes  a  hit  for  herself  as  the  jazzy.cock- 
tail-drinking    Daisy  Buchanan.     (February.) 

GREAT  K  &  A  TRAIN  ROBBERY.  THE— Fox. 

— A  fast  and  furious  Tom  Mix  picture.  Need  more  be 
said?     (December.) 

HER  BIG  NIGHT— Universal. — Some  inside  dope 
on  the  movies.    Quite  interesting.     (Nov.) 

HER  HONOR  THE  GOVERNOR— F.    B.   O.— 

Pauline  Frederick  and  Carroll  Nye  \%-aste  masterly 
performances  on  celluloid  claptrap.  Their  work  is 
worth  seeing,  but  the  film  itself  is  a  disappointment. 
(Oclober.) 

HIDDEN  WAY.  THE— Associated  Exhibitors.— 
Another  weepy  affair  that  isn't  worth  the  famous  two- 
bits.      (October.) 

HIS  NEW  YORK  WIFE— Bachman.— Well,  it 
seems  there  was  a  little  country  girl  who  came  to  New 
York  to  fight  for  success— ta.  ta!  There's  more  plot 
than  entertainment  in  this  one.     (January.) 

HOLD  THAT  LION— Paramount.— The  usual 
Douglas  MacLean  farce.     Fair.     (Nov.) 

HONEYMOON  EXPRESS,  THE— Warner  Bros. 
— Some  more  carrjings-on  of  the  younger  generation. 
Its  not  so  bad.      (October.) 

♦HOTEL  IMPERIAL— Paramount. — At  last  Pola 
Negri  has  an  unqualified  success.  Credit  her  new 
director. Mauritz  Stiller,  with  an  assist.  It's  the  story 
of  an  incident  between  the  -Austrian  and  Russian  lines 
during  the  war.     Highly  recommended.     (January.) 

ICE  FLOOD.  THE — Universal. — Don't  waste  any 
precious  moments  on  this.     (Nov.) 

INTO  HER  KINGDOM— First  National.— Don't 
wa=te  your  money  on  this  atrocity  filled  with  flowery 
subtitles,  stupid  symbolism,  bad.  photography  and 
commonplace  direction.      (October.) 

IT  MUST  BE  LOVE— First  National.— A  light 
bit  of  nonsense.  A  good  cast — Colleen  Moore,  Jean 
Hersholt  and  Malcolm  MacGregor.     (Oct.) 

IT'S  THE  OLD  ARMY  GAME— Para  mount.— 
W.  C.  Fields  is  disappointing  as  starring  material. 
His  comedy — fair.     (September.) 

JADE  CUP,  THE — F.  B.  O. — Do  you  know  your 
mo\ies?  Then  you  know  what  to  expect  from  Evelyn 
Brent.     It  will  pass.      (September.) 

JOSSELYN'S  WIFE— Tiffany.— Pauline  Freder- 
ick in  a  Kathleen  Norris  stor^' — and  that  guarantees 
that  the  picture  is  worth-while.     (February.) 

JUST  ANOTHER  BLONDE— First  National.— 
Dorothv  Mackaill.  Jack  Mulhall.  Louise  Brooks  and 
Buster  Collier  are  in  this  one.  A  lot  of  good  talent  is 
wasted  on  a  plot  that  fails  to  get  an\-where.  (February.) 

KICKOFF,  THE — Excellent  Pictures.— -^  splen- 
did football  picture  featuring  George  Walsh  and 
Lelia  Hyams.     (Nov.) 

*KID  BOOTS — Paramount. — Eddie  Cantor  brings 
a  new  face  to  the  screen.  And  such  a  face!  j\s  slap- 
stick, this  film  is  ver>-  funny — and  too,  it  has  Clara 
Bow  as  a  shining  light.     (December.) 

KOSHER  KITTY'  KELLY— F.  B.  O  — The  funni- 
est of  the  carbon  copies  of  "Abie's  Irish  Rose." 
(December.) 

LADIES  AT  PLAY — First  National.— Nothing 
new  in  the  plot,  but  a  lot  that  is  spontaneous  and 
hilariously  funny  in  the  performance  of  Louise 
Fazcnda  and  Ethel  Wales.  Worth  your  money. 
(February.) 

LAST  FRONTIER.  THE— Prod.  Dist.  Corp.— 
Here  is  another  and  feeble  version  of  "The  Covered 
Wagon"  plot,  with  the  long  trek  over  the  plains,  the 
buffalo  stampede,  the  rascally  redskins,  the  battle  and 
the  brave  young  hero,     (October.) 

LEW  TYLER'S  WIVES— Preferred  Pictures.— If 
you're  serious  minded,  this  faithful  screen  version  of 
Wallace  Irwin's  uncompromising  story  of  a  weak  man 
whom  three  loved  will  interest  you.  It's  too  adult  for 
the  children.      (September.) 


LILY,  THE — Fox. — The  sisterly  love  stuff  pre- 
sented in  a  weepy  manner.  Yep.  Belle  Bennett  sobs 
throughout  the  entire  piece.     Fair.     (December.) 

LONDON — Paramount. — Rags  to  riches  in  the 
London  slums,  played  by  Dorothy  Gish.  Filmed  in 
England.     Come  on  home,  Dorothy.      (January.) 

*LONE    HAND    SAUNDERS— F.     B.     O.— Fred 

Thomson  in  a  human  western  that  will  be  great  for 
the  kids.      (February.) 

LOVE'S  BLINDNESS— Metro-Gold w>n- Mayer. 
— Written,  supervised  and  dominated  by  Elinor  Glyn. 
The  old  stuff  with  a  change  of  names  and  Pauline 
Starke  as  the  owner  of  IT.     (January.) 

LO\'E  'EM  AND  LEA\X  '  EM— Para  mount.— 
What  goes  on  behind  the  counters  in  a  department 
store.  Amusing  true-to-Iife  stuff  with  Louise  Brooks 
as  a  cute  little  \'amp.     (February.) 

LUCKY  LADY.  THE — Paramount. — Could  you 
think  of  a  better  way  to  spend  an  hour  than  gazing  at 
the  fair  Greta  Nissen  and  William  Collier.  Jr..  forming 
the  love  interest  in  this  wholly  effective  melodrama? 
(September.) 

MAGICIAN,  THE— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.— 
Rex  Ingram  messes  around  with  some  more  weird 
characters  and  with  some  weirder  emotions.  Except 
for  Alice  Terry,  a  foreign  cast.     (January.) 

MAN  IN  THE  SADDLE,  THE— Universal. — 
Hoot  Gibson  always  proves  himself  a  hero  all  the 
time.  You  can  always  depend  on  Hoot  if  you're  in  the 
mood  for  a  Western.      (September.) 

MAN  OF  QUALITY.  A— Excellent  Pictures.- A 
good  mystery  yarn  with  George  Walsh.     (December.) 

♦MANTRAP- Paramount. — Clara  Bow's  excellent 
performance  makes  the  film  version  of  Sinclair  Lewis* 
latest  novel  good  entertainment.     (September.) 

MARRIAGE  LICENSE?  — Fox— The  tear  ducts 
will  be  let  loose  in  this  weepy  affair.  Alma  Rubens' 
performance  is  worth  seeing.     (Nov.) 

MEET  THE  PRINCE— Producers  Dist.  Corp.— 
Not  much  of  a  picture,  this.  Don't  waste  your  time. 
(Septejnber.) 

*MEN  OF  STEEL— First  National.— Don't  miss 
this  interesting  picture  that  has  the  sweeping  back- 
ground of  a  huge  steel  mill  in  operation.  It  is  a  whole 
picture  of  good  performances.      (September.) 

MICHAEL  STROGOFF— Universal— A  spec- 
tacular Russian  importation  that  cannot  be  compared 
with  the  recent  successful  foreign  pictures.    Passable. 

(Nod.) 

MIDNIGHT  KISS,  THE— Fox.- A  nice  little 
movie  with  a  nice  little  plot  well  enacted  by  a  nice 
little  cast.     (October.) 

MIDNIGHT  LOVERS— First  National.— Proving 
that  Lewis  Stone  can  be  as  funny  as  any  of  the  comics. 
In  spite  of  the  cheap  title,  there  are  a  lot  of  clever 
moments  in  this  picture.      (January.) 

MILLIONAIRES— Warner  Bros. — More  Ghetto 
stuff  and  more  tenth-rate  hokum.  Stick  to  the 
Vitaphone,  boys!     (January.) 

MISMATES — First  Nr.tional.— The  cast  is  the 
only  interesting  thing:  Doris  Kenyon,  Warner  Bax- 
ter and  Slay  Allison.     The  story  is  the  bunk.     (Oct.) 

MORAN   OF   THE   MOUNTED— Rayart.— The 

title  tells  the  story.  Reed  Howes  makes  it  quite 
interesting.      (October.) 

MORE  PAY  LESS  WORK— Fox. — Splendid  en- 
tertainment.    Need  more  be  said?     (September.) 

MY  OFFICIAL  WIFE— Warner  Bros.— Terrible 
cheap  sex  stuff — we  don't  even  recommend  it  for  the 
older  folks.     (December.) 

MYSTERY  CLUB,  THE— Universal,- If  you  like 
your  mo\ies  thrilling  and  chilling  don't  overlook  this. 
(December.) 

♦NERVOUS  WRECK.  THE— Producers  Dist. 
Corp. — The  easiest  way  to  spend  an  evening.  Thor- 
oughly amusing.     (Nov.) 

♦NIGHT  OF  L0\T:.  the — Gold w^Ti-Uni ted  -\r- 
tists. — Beautiful  romance,  exquisitely  played  by 
Ronald  Colman  and  Vilma  Banky.  Treat  yourself. 
(February.) 

NO  MAN'S  GOLD — Fox. — .\  good  Tom  Mix  pic- 
ture— what  more  could  be  said?     (October.) 

OBEY  THE  LAW — Columbia. — Romance  and 
domestic  sentiment  in  the  lives  of  a  couple  of  jail- 
birds.    So-so.      (February.) 

OH.  BABY— Universal.— .■^  lot  of  fun  for  every- 
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*ONE  MINUTE  TO  PLAY— F.  B.  O.— Red  Grange 
IS  a  real  screen  personality  in  this  football  picture — 
the  very  spirit  of  youth  and  good  sport.  It's  a  eem. 
iOclober.) 

*OLD  IRONSIDES— Paramount.— The  great  story 
9f  the  Constitution,  told  in  stirring  and  beautiful 
lashion  by  James  Cruze.  Finely  actt-d  by  Wallace 
Beery.  George  Bancroft,  Charles  Farrell  and  Esther 
Kalston.     .A  real  screen  achievement.     (February.) 

OUTLAW  EXPRESS,  THE— Pathe.— Of  all 
things!  A  We-tern  storj-  about  bad  men.  sheriffs  and 
sheriff  s  daughters  m  the  great  open  spaces!     (Jan.) 

PALS  IN  PARADISE— Producers  Dist.  Corp.— 
What,    oh    what,    is   duller   than    a    dull    western? 

(February.) 

PALS  FIRST— First  National.— Don't  be  annoyed. 

(October.) 

PARADISE— First  National. — This  isn't  worth  a 
dime  unless  you're  keen  about  MUton  Sills  and 
Betty  Bronson.      (December.) 

PLEASURE  GARDEN,  THE— Aywon.— A  for- 
eign picture.  And  "can  they  make  wiener  schnitzels? 
ves.  they  can  make  wiener  schnitzels."  Two  .Ameri- 
can girls — Virginia  Valli  and  Carmelita  Geraghty — 
got  in  this  one  by  mistake.     (January.) 

POKER  FACES— Universal.— Edward  Norton. 
the  director,  and  cast  try  desperately  hard  to  be  aw- 
fully funny  with  a  disastrous  result.     (September.) 

PRINCE  OF  TEMPTERS— First  National,— So 
much  camera  artiness  that  the  humanness  is  over- 
looked. Lya  de  Putti  is  the  world's  worst  varan. 
(December.) 

PRIV.ATE  IZZY  MURPHY— Warner  Bros  — 
Abie  s  Irish  Rose  joins  the  Big  Parade  of  War  Pic- 
tures, and  the  result  is  nobody's  business.  George 
Je^sel's  film  debut  is  just  so-so.     (January.) 

PROWXERS  OF  THE  NIGHT— Universal.— Just 
a  western,  built  according  to  the  same  old  primitive 
formula.      (February.) 

PUPPETS — First  National. — You  won't  go  wrong 
on  this.  An  interesting  vehicle  because  fand  we're 
glad  to  say  it)  of  the  fine  performance  of  Milton  Sills. 
(September.) 

*OUARTERBACK,  THE— Paramount.— Richard 
Dis  in  a  real  football  classic     It's  a  WOW.     (Dec.) 

RED  HOT  HOOFS— F.  B.  O,— A  "Western-  with 
a  real  story  and  a  sense  of  humor.  Tom  Tyler  and 
Frankie  Darro  arc  featured,     (January.) 

RED  HOT  LEATHER— Universal.—Jack  Hoxie 
does  a  lot  of  hard  riding  just  to  pay  the  mortgage  on 
the  old  ranch.      (February.) 

REGULAR  SCOUT,  A— F.  B.  C— A  simple  tale 
of  a  bad  boy  who  would  steal  the  widow's  money. 
But  the  widow  has  a  daughter — and  that's  the  stuff 
that  films  are  made  of.     (February.) 

♦RETURN  OF  PETER  GRIMM.  THE— Fox.— 

.■\n  effective  translation  of  a  charming  stage  success, 
with  young  Janet  Gaynor  contributing  some  fine 
acting.      (January.) 


RISKY     BUSINESS— Producers    Dist. 
Trite  can  be  marked  against  this  one.     (No 


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*ROAD  TO  M ANDAL A Y.  THE— Metro-Gold w>'n- 
Mayer. — It's  not  the  story  but  Lon  Chaney's  fine  per- 
formance that  puts  the  ginger  in  this  cookie.   (Sept.) 

ROMANCE  OF  A  MILLION  DOLLARS.   A— 

Bachraan. — You'll  like  this — if  vou  aren't  too  fussy. 
(Oclober.) 

ROSE  OF  THE  TENEMENTS— F.  B.  O.— A  war 

story  plus  the  Ghetto  atmosphere.  But  don't  be 
frightened,  because  the  film  isn't  half  bad.  Johnnie 
Harron  and  Shirley  Mason  in  the  leading  roles. 
(February.) 

RUNAWAY  EXPRESS,  THE— Universal.— 
Nothing  like  the  good  old-fashioned  railroad  melo- 
drama.    This  is  worth-while.     (October.) 

SAVAGE.  THE— First  National.— An  insult  to  the 
liuman  intelligence  to  think  such  a  story  is  plausible. 
Ben  Lyon  and  May  Mc'\voy  are  in  the  cast.     (Oct.) 

*SCARLET  LETTER.  THE— Metro-Gold wyn- 
Mayfr. — Hawthorne's  classic  and  sombre  study  of 
the  New  England  conscience  has  been  just  as  som- 
berly translated  to  the  screen.  For  the  older  folks, 
(Oclober.) 

SEA  WOLF,  THE— Producers  Dist.  Corp.— A 
thriller — taken  from  the  famous  Jack  London  story. 
It's  rough  and  ready,  as  are  most  sea  stories,  but 
darned  good.     (September.) 


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SENOR  DARE-DEVIL— First  National.— Intro- 
ducing Ken  Ma^■nard  as  a  Fir^t  National  star.  Better 
than  most  VVcstL-rns.     [September.) 

SHAMEFUL  BEHAVIOR— Bachman.— Shame- 
ful beliavior  to  any  audience  that  is  coaxed  into  seeing 
this  onel     (Jajiuary.) 

SHOW-OFF.  THE— Paramount.— An  amusing 
study  of  a  smart  aleck.  played  broadly  but  expertly 
by  Ford  Sterling.     [Nov.) 

SILENT  LOVER,  THE— First  National. — Movie 
hash  concocted  from  remnants  of  old  plots — a  little 
Von  Stroheim.  a  little  Foreign  Legion  and  a  few 
Arabs.     With  Milton  Sills.     (February.) 

SILENT  RIDER.  THE— Universal.— Hoot  Gib- 
son air.iiii  goes  through  his  paces  in  the  conventional 
western  plot.      (February.) 

SIN  CARGO— Tiffany. — Not  as  bad  as  the  title 
but  not  for  children.  Heavy  smuggling  in  high 
society.      (February.) 

♦SON  OF  THE  SHEIK,  THE— United  Artists.— 
Rudolph  Valentino's  last  effort  before  the  silver 
screen.  He  was  the  old  Rudy  again  and  his  work 
ranked  at  the  top  of  the  best  performances  of  the 
month.  Long  will  this  picture  remain  in  the  memory 
of  those  fortunate  enough  to  see  it.     (October.) 

♦SORROWS  OF  SATAN— Paramount.— Marie 
Corelli's  novel,  a  shocker  of  thirty  years  ago.  makes 
real  old-fashioned  cinema  "  melodrararaor."  Carol 
Dempster.  Adolphc  Menjou  and  Ricardo  Cortez  are 
excellent.      (December.) 

*SO  THIS  IS  PARIS— Warner  Bros.— Another 
variation  of  the  domestic  infidelity  theme  presented 
by  the  sophisticated  Ernst  Lubitsch.  The  weakest  of 
the  famous  director's  efforts  to  date.     (September.) 

SO'S  YOUR  OLD  MAN— Paramount.— An  amus- 
ing tide  of  a  disreputable  small  tou-ner  who  becomes 
the  pal  of  a  haughty  visiting  princess.  W.  C.  Fields 
and  Alice  Jo\ce  make  it  worth  your  while.     (Jan.) 

SPANGLES— Universal.— Romance  under  the  Big 
Top.  .A.lso  a  murder  thrown  in,  just  to  make  it  excit- 
ing.    (January.) 

SPEEDING  VENUS,  THE— Producers  Dist. 
Corp. — Not  so  good.  Priscilla  Dean  is  the  feminine 
interest.     (September.) 

SPORTING  LOVER.  THE— First  National.— 
This  might  have  been  worse,  but  it  doesn't  seem 
possible.     Just  another  movie.      (September.) 

STEPPING  ALONG— First  National.— Johnny 
Hines  overplays  in  this  one.  The  comedy  is  too  long 
and  the  gags  fail  to  explode.     (February.) 

STRANDED  IN  PARIS  —  Paramount.  —  Bebe 
Daniels  at  her  prettiest  and  snappiest  in  a  comedy  of  a 

department  store  girl  innocently  masquerading  as  a 
Countess.      (Febrtiary. ) 

*STRONG  MAN.  THE— First  National.— A  grand 
and  glorious  laugh  from  start  to  finish.  If  your  sides 
ache,  don't  blame  us,  blame  Harry  Langdon.    (Nov.) 

♦SUBWAY  SADIE— First  National.— A  true  and 
human  story  of  New  York's  underground  army. 
Dorothy  Mackaill  is  splendid.    (Nov.) 

SUNNY  SIDE  UP— Producers  Dist.  Corp.— A 
concoction  of  a  Cinderella  yarn  and  a  Pollyanna-ish 
character.     You  guessed  it — awful.      (September.) 

SYNCOPATING  SUE— First  National.— Corinne 
Griffith  breaks  au-ay  from  the  society  stuff  and  ap- 
pears in  a  storj'  of  Tin  Pan  Alley.  It's  good  entertain- 
ment.    (January.) 

SWEET  DADDIES— First  National.— The  Jew- 
ishers  and  Irishers  are  at  it  again — and  what  a  sweet 
comedy  this  is.     It's  worth  while.     (September.) 

SWEET  ROSE  O'GRADY— Columbia.— They  are 
all  imitating  "The  Big  Parade"  and  "Abie's  Irish 
Rose."  This  plays  on  the  Irish-Jewish  theme. 
(February.) 

TAKE  IT  FROM  ME— Universal.— The  trials  and 
tribulations  of  a  department  store  owner  are  snappily 
presented  by  Reginald  Denny.     (December.) 

TEMPTRESS,  THE— Metro-Gold wj-n-Mayer.- 
The  Ibanez  story  is  forgiven  and  forgotten  when 
Greta  Garbo  is  in  the  cast.  Greta  is  a  show  in  herself. 
(December.) 

TEXAS  STREAK,  THE— Universal.— A  fairly 
interesting  Western  with  Hoot  Gibson.     (Nov.) 

THAT  MODEL  FROM  PARIS— Tiffany.— Show- 
ing how  the  office  Plain  Jane  wins  the  boss's  son — but 
not  without  interference  from  the  villain.  Not  so  bad. 
(January.) 

THERE  YOU  ARE— Metro-Gold w^-n-Mayer.- 
What  happens  when  daughter  mixes  in  papa's  busi- 
ness.    A  fair  comedy.     (January.) 

THREE  BAD  MEN— Fox.— Real  good  entertain- 
ment—the kind  the  whole  family  can  enjoy.     (Oct.) 

TIMID  TERROR,  THE— F.  B.  O.— Badlv  di- 
rected, badly  acted  and  old  ston'.  Why  waste  space? 
(February.) 

♦TIN  GODS — Paramount.  —  Tommie  Meighan 
needed  a  good  story,  director  and  cast  to  prove  he's 
still  a  good  actor.  Of  course  Renee  Adoree  helps  to 
make  this  interesting.     (Nov.) 


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Big  Pictures  in  the  Making 

I  am  writing  this  from 
our  California  Studio  which 
just  now  is  a  veritable  hive  of 
industry.  More  than  2,500 
people  are  working  HkeTrojans 
doing  ambitious  things  for  the 
followers  of  Universal  pictures. 

We  are  about  conclud- 
ing "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin" 

which  will  be  one  of  the  big  pic- 
tures of  this  coming  year.  Al- 
ready it  has  been  many  months 
in  the  making.  To  get  some  of 
the  actual  scenes  of  Harriet 
Beecher  Stowe's  story,  we  char- 
tered a  steamer  and  took  players 
along  the  Mississippi  River.  This 
is  a  Harry  Pollard  production. 

''The  Cat  and  the 

Canary, "which  you  will  recall  as  one  of  the  most  success- 
ful of  the  Broadway  mystery  plays,  is  being  produced  by  Paul  Leni, 
a  German  director  whose  work  attracted  my  attention  when  I  was 
abroad.  LAURA  LA  PLANTE  will  star. 

"Alias  the  iJeacon,"  another  well-remembered 

Broadway  stage  success,  is  being  made  with  JEAN  HER- 
SHOLT  in  the  leading  role.  This  is  an  Edward  Slomein  production. 

It  will  interest  you  to  know  that  we  have  "Show 

Boat,"  Edna  Ferber's  best  seller,  and  will  produce  it  on  an 
elaborate  scale.  Also  we  cu-e  making  "The  Chinese  Parrot," 
Earl  Derr  Bigger's  fine  novel,  which  appeared  serially  in  The  Sat- 
urday Evening  Post. 

We  are  also  installing  sets  and  making  exten- 
sive preparations  for  screening  "The  Big  Gun,"  an  epic 
of  the  American  navy. 

This  is  real  advance  information  I  am  giving 
you,  and  of  course,  it  will  be  some  time  before  you  can  see 
these  pictures. 

As  you  go  to  the  theater  these  days,  remember 
when  you  see  a  Universal  you  like,  that  you  encourage  the 
producer  and  the  theater  man  when  you  tell  your  friends  about 
the  picture.  Better  still,  phone  your  friends,  then  you  are  certain 
to  make  the  pleasure  unanimous. 

(To  b.  continued  „ex.  mon.h)  C<^^^    -^emm/c 

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To  Everyone  Who  Admired 
Rudolph  Valentino 

Dear  Friend: 

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false,    much  of  it  ma- 
licious.     Since   I  was 
his   close   confidant  and 
friend,    as  well  as  his 
manager,    I   thought  it 
wise   to  write,    very 
simply  but  very  truth- 
fully,   the   real  story 
of  Rudolph  Valentino, 
his  career,    his  aims, 
his   life  and  loves.    Be- 
cause  you   loved  Valen- 
tino,   you  ought  to  want 
to  read  the  book  I  have 
written, which  is   called 
"Valentino  As  I  Knew 
Him"  . 

This  book  is  a  hand- 
some one,    of  close  to 
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like   Quinn  Martin,    have 
all  praised   it.      It 
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you   can  buy  it  at  any 
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low to   order  a  copy 
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the  publishers,    Macy— 
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seems  there  are  three  soldiers  who  get  lost  in  Ger- 
many. And  the  handsomest  boy  wins  a  German 
Countess.  A  strain  on  tlic  probabilities,  but  often 
genuinely  funny.     (Fchrnary.) 

♦TWINKXETOES— First  National.— A  beautiful 
performance  by  Colleen  Moore  in  a  delicate  and 
charming  story  of  Limchouse.  Decidedly  worth  your 
kind  attention.      (February.) 

TWISTED  TRIGGERS— Associated  Exhibitors. 
—There  is  no  reason  why  you  should  waste  a  per- 
fectly good  hour  on  this  silly  nonsense.     (October.) 

TWO-GUN  MAN.  THE— F.  B.  O.— Go  see  this 
very  grand  hero.  Fred  Thomson,  and  his  famous 
horse.  Silver  King.    They  are  a  delight.     (September.) 

UNDER  WESTERN  SKIES— Universal.— A  story 
as  old  as  the  hills  where  it  is  laid.  Yep,  the  good  old 
Western  stuff.     Fair.      (September.) 

UNKNOWN  CAVALIER,  THE— First  National. 
— The  newest  cowboy  star.  Ken  Mavnard,  inapicture 
that  is  a  decided  flop.      (December.) 

'UPSTAGE — Metro-Goldwj'n- Mayer. — There  is 
genuine  originality  and  authentic  and  keenly  observed 
comedy  in  this  story  of  vaudeville  life.  Norma 
Shearer  and  Oscar  Shaw  are  excellent  in  the  leading 
roles.     (January.) 

VALENCIA— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.— Mae  Mur- 
ray. Lloyd  Hughes  and  Roy  D'Arcy  are  awfully 
funny,  without  trying.  Stay  home  and  tell  your  own 
jokes.      (February.) 

*VARIETY— UFA-Famous  Players.— This  absorb- 
ing story  of  vaudeville  life  has  more  popular  qualities 
than  any  German  production  imported  to  America 
since  "Passion."  Emil  Jannings*  work  is  superb. 
(September.) 

*WALTZ  DREAM,  THE— UFA-Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer.— A  gay  comedy  of  old  Vienna.  If  you  have 
any  prejudice  against  foreign  films,  make  an  exception 
of  this  one.      (October.) 

WANING  SEX,  THE— Metro-GoIdwyn-Mayer.- 
Is  woman's  place  in  the  home  or  in  business?  See 
Norma  Shearer  and  be  convinced.     (December.) 

*WE'RE  IN  THE  NAVY  NOW-Paramount.— 
Another  genuinely  amusing  comedy  of  the  life  of  the 
underdogs  in  the  Great  War,  with  Wallace  Beery  and 
Raymond  Hatton  offering  two  amusing  character 
sketches.      (January.) 

*WHAT  PRICE  GLORY-Fox.-The  war  drama 
that  started  alt  the  fun.  A  fine  screen  version  of  a 
great  play,  with  excellent  acting  ana  sincere  direction. 
Victor  McLaglcn,  Edmund  Lowe  and  Dolores  Del 
Rio  deserve  high  praise.     (February.) 

WHILE  LONDON  SLEEPS— Warner  Brothers.— 
i;?^  ^sreat  picture  but  a  great  star— none  other  than 
l<jn-Tin-Tin.     He  puU  over  the  film.    (February.) 

WHISPERING  WIRES— Fox.— If  you  have  to 
borrow  the  money — be  sure  to  see  this.  You  won't  go 
wrong  on  our  advice.     (December.) 

WHITE  BLACK  SHEEP.  THE— First  National. 
—Richard  Barthelmess  again  plays  the  wandering 
boy  who  fights  his  way  back  for  dear  old  England. 
this  time.     Hokum.     (February.) 

WHOLE  TOWN'S  TALKING.  THE— Universal 
—Feel  hke  laughing  tonight?  See  this  interesting 
version  of  the  John  Emerson  and  Anita  Loos  stage 
play.      (October.) 

WILD  HORSE  STAMPEDE,  THE— Universal. — 
Pass  this  up.     It's  stupid.      (October.) 

♦WINNING  OF  BARBARA  WORTH,  THE— 

United  Artists. — A  natural  drama  so  powerful  that  it 
completely  overshadows  every  living  thing.  A  pic- 
ture worth  seeing.      (December.) 

WINGS  OF  THE  STORM— Fox.— A  new  canine 
star — Thunder — makes  his  appearance.  The  story 
has  a  real  appeal  for  children.  It's  the  autobiography 
of  a  dog.     (February.) 

YOU'D  BE  SURPRISED— Paramount.— Ray- 
mond Griffith  proves  that  a  real  good  murder  has  its 
amusing  moments.      (December.) 

*YOU  NEVER  KNOW  WOMEN— Famous  Play- 
ers-—Florence  Vidor's  first  starring  vehicle  will  go 
over  big  with  any  audience.     {October.) 


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GLORIA  SW  ANSON  has  joined 
the  Valhalla  of  heroes  and  hero- 
ines who,  having  fought  their  mun' 
dane  battles  as  mere  employees  of 
producers,  are  now  masters  of  their 
own  destinies.  Such  being  the  case, 
the  only  thing  to  do  is  to  wish  Gloria 
success  in  "Sunya,"  her  test  picture. 


Ruth  Harriet  Louise 


WHEN  William  Haines  first  entered  a  studio,  as  winner  of  a  contest,  a  high  mogul  of 
the  producing  staff  looked  at  him  and  said, "No  sex  appeal ! "  The  high  mogul  is  no 
longer  connected  with  the  studio.   Bill  is  one  of  its  stars.   And  that's  that. 


Harold  Dean  Careey 


TLTOLLYWOOD'S  center  of  excitement — Clara  Bow.   Will  she  or  will  she  not  get 

•*■  -'-  married  ?   We  vote  against  it,  because  something  tells  us  that  Clara  will  be  more 

successful  as  an  untamed  flapper  than  as  a  domesticated  little  wife. 


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RtiaaeUBaU 


NATALIE  BARRACHE  paused  just  long  enough  in  New  York  to  learn  the  English 
language,  before  journeying  on  to  First  National's  California  studio.    And  now 
they've  gone  and  changed  the  beautiful  Russian's  naime  to  Natli  Barr.    Is  that  pretty  ? 


A  NNA  Q.  NILSSON  is  now  involved  in  a  cinematic  afJair  called  "Lily  of  the  Laundry." 

■*   *•  It's  an  answer  to  the  big  demand  —  heh !  heh ! — for  cleaner  pictures.   Miss  Nilsson 

will  be  supported  by  a  washboard  and  a  nice  big  cake  of  soap. 


Witzel 


COMES  the  dawn  of  a  new  day  for  Charles  Ray.   After  all  these  stormy  years,  Charlie 
makes  the  hit  of  his  life  in  "The  Fire  Brigade."  In  a  picture  of  thrills,  Charlie's  great 
comeback  is  the  biggest  thrill  of  all. 


The  H.  W.  Gossard  Co.,  Chicago,  New  York,  San  Francisco,  Atlanta,  Dallas,  London,  Toronto,  Sydney,  Buenos  Aires 

TKg  Gossard  LiruG  of  Beautij 


^^IV/fy  Wardrobe 

-^^ -^         used  to  worry  me 

'^y'  Bebe  Daniels 


9'> 


Often  lovely  clothes  faded,  lost  their 
fresh  J  attractive  look—  now  they  are 
kept  like  new  this  way 


THEY  must  always  be  fresh,  im- 
maculate—  ready  on  a  moment's 
notice,"  said  Bebe  Daniels  as  she 
graciously  showed  me  one  beautiful 
thing  after  another  from  her  justly 
famous  wardrobe. 

Lovely  lace  and  chiffon  evening 
frocks.  Smart  French  models  just  re- 
ceived from  Paris.  Trim  sports  clothes, 
both  flannel  and  silk,  that  she  adores  to 
wear  when  off  location.  Exquisite 
lingerie,  too.  Adorable  costume 
slips  and  knickers  of  soft  crepe  de 
chine,  myriad  -  tinted.  Sheer, 
gossamer-like  stockings,  so  frail  in 
texture,  so  delicate  in  coloring! 

"My  wardrobe  used  to  worry 
me,"  said  Miss  Daniels.  "I  sent 
many  things  to  the  cleaner's  but 
this  was  not  satisfactory,  and  oh! 
such  bills.  Then  my  maid  tried 
laundering    them,    using    various 


different  kinds  of  soaps,  but  almost 
every  time  they  lost  their  fresh,  at- 
tractive look — even  faded.  Someone 
suggested  Lux  and  the  maid  tried  it 
out  on  this  adorable  chiffon.  It  came 
out  like  new!  Now  she  launders  prac- 
tically all  of  my  clothes  herself  and  I 
no  longer  worry  for  Lux  keeps  every- 
thing in  order."  Lever  Bros  Co., 
Cambridge.  Mass. 


IN  her  picture  success.  "The 
Campus  Flirt. "  Bebe  Daniels, 
petite,  vivacious,  daring,  is  win- 
ning admirers  by  the  hundreds  of 
thousands-  Her  maid  an- 
nounced that  the  lovely  frock 
Miss  Daniels  is  wearing  had 
already  been  laundered  three 
times  in  Lux.' 


THIS  dashing  beach  costume  which 
Af/ss  Daniels  designed  herself,  is 
crea  ting  a  sensation  a  mong  her  friends- 
She  wears  it  when  she  seeks  refuge 
from  the  ardors  of  picture  making  in 
her  new  beach  home  at  Santa  Monica, 
California. 


DOGS  and  horses  are  Behe 
Daniels'  favorites.  She 
adores  nothing  more  than  a 
brisk  morning  canter  along  the 
beach.  Just  as  she  does  every- 
thing else,  she  rides  well. 


If  ifs  safe  in 
>  {}water . .  ifs  safe 
in  Lux 


The    National    Guide     to     Motion     Pictures 

(TRADE  MARK) 

PHOTOPLAY 

March,  1927 

Close-'Ups  and  Long-Shots 


CHARLIE  CHAPLIN  is  the 
world's  greatest  comedian,  but 
that  Httle  Mexican  gal,  Lita,  is 
a  better  showman.  The  poor  little 
fellow  had  just  finished  his  "  Circus," 
but  she  released  hers  to  the  public 
first.  Good  showmanship  but  unfair  competi- 
tion, and  it  may  not  turn  out  to  be  such  good 
business,  for  if  her  suit  hurts  the  profits  of  his 
new  picture  there  will  be  a  few  millions  less  for 
her  family. 

/'"'^HARLIE  made  two  millions  on  his  "Kid." 
^^-'Lita  wants  that  same  amount  for  each  of 
her  two  productions.  And  she  claims  a  lot 
more  for  her  gold  rush  than  Chaplin  was  able 
to  get  out  of  his. 


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/^HARLIE  done  right  by  little 
^^^Nell  and  there's  gold  in  them 
thar  mountains. 


I 


HAD  an  idea  that  he  was  a 
pretty  astute  financier.  He  had 
turned  a  pair  of  baggy  trousers,  oversized 
shoes,  and  an  undersized  hat  into  a  fortune. 
He  was  the  richest  actor  in  the  world. 

T  TE  could  not  have  been  called  a  spendthrift. 
-*-  -^-Nearly  all  the  stories  about  his  penurious- 
ness  were  unfounded  and  unfair.  His  early 
hardships  instilled  into  his  mind  a  wholesome 
respect  for  money,  and  he  saw  enough  of  life  to 
know  that  a  fool  and  his  money  are  mere 
acquaintances. 

T  TE  had  seen  the  popular  spenders  of  Holly- 
-*■  -*-wood  go  the  lonely  way  of  all  good  fellows. 
He  had  seen  the  fair  weather  friends  scuttle 


away  from  Arbuckle  whose  heart  was 
as  great  as  his  girth.  He  had  seen 
how  few  showed  genuine  grief  at  the 
passing  of  Rudy  Valentino,  who 
thought  money  was  invented  to  make 
life  pleasant  for  others  as  well  as 
to  secure  happiness  for  himself. 

T  ONCE  heard  a  ham  actor,  slightly  tipsy,  ac- 
-^  cuse  him  directly  of  being  tight,  urging  him 
to  set  up  the  champagne  for  the  boys  at  the 
old.  Alexandria  bar. 

"I  hope,"  he  replied,  "to  become  famous  as 
a  comedian — not  as  a  fool." 

No  single  individual  in  history  has  ever  given 
us  so  many  laughs.  Now  that  he  is  in  trouble 
let  us  sa\-e  our  chuckles  for  his  next  picture. 

■p\.  W.  GRIFFITH  is  back  in  Hollywood 
-^—^^  groping  about  for  a  theme  worthy  of  his 
We  hope  he  finds  one  that  will 
bring  him  back  to  the  position 
that  he  earned  and  held  for  years 
as  our  finest  director. 

His    golden    throne    has    been 
melted  by  inferior  productions  and 
the   metal   fashioned   into   medals 
\<^  for  a  dozen  directors  who  were  un- 

heard of  when  D.  W.  was  making 
motion  picture  history. 

AyTR.  GRIFFITH'S  trouble  seems  to  be  that 
■^'^■^of  a  man  who  starts  out  to  design  and 
build  a  beautiful  cathedral  single  handed.  He 
wants  to  be  architect,  stone  mason,  sculptor  and 
mural  painter.  Motion  pictures  today  demand 
many  minds  and  many  hands.  If  D.  W.  could 
get  set  on  this  we  could  call  in  all  the  medals  and 
give  him  his  throne  back.     [  cont'd  on  page  72  ] 

S7 


megaphone. 


Head  and  shoulders  over  every  other 
writer  is  Adela  Rogers  St.  Johns  in  stories 
of  the  most  romantic  place  and  the  most 
romantic  people  in  the  world.  She 
knows  the  heart  of  Holly  wood,  its  secrets, 
its  triumphs  and  its  tragedies.  The  series, 
here  starting,  represents  her  finest  work 


HOLLYWOOD  is  the  Port  of  Missing  Girls. 
They  come  from  the  far  corners  of  the  globe — from 
here,  from  there,  from  everj'where.    Wearing  gingham, 
wearing  silk. 

Like  flies  drawn  to  a  honey  pot,  they  come.  .\nd  the  honey 
within  this  pot  is  sweet  with  fame  and  wealth  and  romance  and 
adventure. 

Out  of  that  long  list  of  girls,  one  name  in  ever)'  ten  thousand 
comes  to  be  written  in  gigantic  letters  upon  the  billboards  of 
the  world.  The  movie  game  is  at  least  a  ten-thousand-to-one 
shot. 

The  story  of  success  is  always  the  same.  There  is  only  one 
story  of  success. 

But  the  storj'  of  every  failure  is  different. 

The  one  who  succeeds  wears  jewels  and  rides  in  a  Rolls- 
Royce  and  her  face  is  a  trademark. 

WTiat  becomes  of  the  rest  of  the  ten  thousand? 

.\h,  those  are  the  stories  that  tingle  to  the  ver\'  ends  of  your 
fingertips  to  be  told,  that  come  clamoring  at  the  door  of  your 
memori.'.     Some  of  them  can  never  be  told. 

OTHERS  should  be  nailed  as  warnings  across  the  entrance 
to  movieland  to  turn  back  the  hordes  of  unwelcome,  un- 
wanted, movie-mad  young  things  who  come  bearing  their  pret- 
tiness  to  Hollywood,  as  coals  borne  to  Newcastle. 

What  a  procession! 

Pick  this  one — that  one — out  of  the  mob. 

Those  whose  stories  can  be  told  now. 

Persis,  of  the  violet  eyes. 

Little  Jud.\-  Keene. 

The  lovely  Paula,  once  belle  of  a  Baltimore  country  club. 

ilarilyn,  the  lily  maid. 

Patty,  of  the  flappers. 

.\nd  Greta. 

I  do  not  know  why  Greta  comes  first,  demanding  to  be  told. 

Only  that  there  is  an  epic  quality 
to  the  stor>'  of  Greta,  the  girl  who 
knew  love  twice. 

In  a  wa\-,  it  symbolizes  the 
strange  waste  and  futility  of  the 
Port  of  Missing  Girls. 

And  yet — and  yet — as  Greta  her- 
self said — 

But  of  that  you  must  judge  for 
yourself. 

28 


nri 

1  \ 


The  only  thin 
true  about  this  story 
is  the  girPs  name 


The  Story  of  Greta 


IHE  long,  late  twilight  lay  deep  upon  the  farm.  In  it,  the 
rippling  wheat  was  like  some  golden  sea  of  mythology, 
breaking  into  a  crest  along  the  majestic,  crumbling  bluffs. 
Even  the  great,  red  barns  and  the  idle  windmill  were 
outlined  widely  in  gold.  And  the  early  golden-rod  hung  grace- 
ful plumes  over  the  flowing  dust  of  the  road.  \  streak  of  fiery 
crimson  burned  along  the  very  edge  of  the  deep-blue  sky. 

Greta  looked  out  over  it,  wringing  the  dishcloth  between 
strong,  competent  hands.  Her  face  at  the  small  window  was 
rather  like  a  reflection,  with  its  mass  of  golden  hair,  and  the 
burning,  crimson  cheeks,  and  the  deeply  blue  eyes.  There  was 
an  affinity  between  the  strong,  vivid  beauty  of  her  face  and  the 
glory  of  the  sunset  land. 

A  little  moustache  of  sweat  kept  forming  along  her  upper  lip 
and  she  wiped  it  away  absently  with  the  back  of  her  wet  hand, 
but  it  did  not  discompose  the  little  half-smile  that  curved  up  the 
comers  of  her  mouth. 

"Don't  forget  you  should  wash  out  them  dishtowels,  Greta," 
said  Mrs.  Harkness  sharply,  from  across  the  big  kitchen. 

The  glowing  face  darkened,  fell.  The  lovely  under  lip  shot  out. 

".\w,  Mrs.  Harkness — "  said  the  girl  slowly.  Her  voice  was 
deep,  sweet,  almost  purring.  It  had  a  peculiar  quality,  foreign, 
uneven. 

MRS.  HARKNESS  straightened  up  from  her  bread  and  her 
lips  snapped  open. 
"You  heard  what  I  said,"  her  eye  was  firmly  upon  the  girl, 
"you  wash  out  them  dishtowels  before  you  go  sneaking  off  to 
the  movies.    You  left  'em  last  night  and  I  ain't  going  to  stand 
for  it  tonight!" 

Greta  glowered,  her  face  a  deeper  crimson.    Then  she  moved 
to  the  big  stove  and  brought  back   the   steaming  teakettle. 
Even  against  the  background  of  the  drab  kitchen,  her  move- 
ments   suggested    old-time    Norse 
goddesses. 

"Since  five  o'clock  I  been  work- 
ing on  my  feet,"  she  muttered. 

.\nd  then,  as  the  stream  of  water 
hissed  into  the  dishpan,  her  laugh 
rang  out,  tingling  with  life. 

"  \\'hat  a  smart  eye  you  got,  Mrs. 
Harkness,"  she  said.  "I  guess  no- 
body puts  it  over  on  you,  hey?" 


un- 


oTj\{issing  ^rls 


Adela 
Rogers 
St.  Johns 


No.1 


Greta,  w^ho  kne^w  love 
twice,  the  first  of  six  girls 
with  strange  destinies 


Mrs.  Harkness  went  on  setting  her  bread,  the  stern  line  of  her 
lips  softened  by  an  expression  of  satisfaction. 

"You  bet  they  don't,"  she  said;  "you're  a  good  girl,  Greta, 
and  a  hard  worker.  But  you  got  to  get  some  of  these  flighty 
notions  out  of  your  head.  Chasing  around  the  movies  every 
night  and  such  foolishness.  You'd  be  a  heap  better  off  if  you 
wasn't  so  pretty.  I  come  mighty  near  not  hiring  you  after  I 
seen  you." 

"You  think  I'm  pretty?"  asked  Greta,  naively  delighted. 
"But  I  should  bob  my  hair  maybe.  It's  got  a  funny  look,  so 
long  like  a  horse's  tail." 

"  You  let  your  hair  alone,"  said  Mrs.  Harkness  grinjy.  "You 
got  beautiful  hair,  and  it's  a  woman's  crowning  glorj'.  Oh  yes, 
you're  pretty  enough.  What'd  you  think  these  half-baked 
farm  hands  are  always  hanging  around  my  kitchen  door  for? 
But  let  me  tell  you,  Greta,  they're  worthless  as  shucks.  You 
behave  and  save  j'our  money  like  you  been  doing 
and  some  day  a  decent  fellow  w'ith  a  piece  of 
land  will  come  along  and  marry  you.  You'd 
make  a  good  wife  for  some  man." 

Greta  took  off  her  apron  and  hung  it  up.  Her 
cheap  gingham  dress  clung  to  her  hot  body  and 
revealed  theslim,  full  lines  of  it.  There  was  a 
little  droop  about  her  shoulders  and  waist,  a 
tired  droop  that  added  a  soft,  sensuous  charm. 

"I  ain't  going  to  marr\'  no  farmer,"  she  said. 


"This  kid  is  still 
carrying  a  lily. 
Bill,"  Hazel  Du- 
pont  explained. 
And  thus  she  got 
Greta  work 


"Is  that  so?"  Mrs.  Harkness  w-as  belligerent.  "Why  not. 
Miss?" 

Greta  was  putting  on  her  plain,  ugly  straw  hat  in  front  of  the 
cracked  mirror  where  Mr.  Harkness  shaved — when  he  shaved. 

"Oh,  too  much  hard  work.  I  been  working  hard  all  my  life. 
Get  up,  w'ork  hard,  go  to  bed.  I  worked  like  that  at  home. 
Plow,  milk  cows,  make  garden,  help  in  the  iields,  cook,  wash, 
take  care  of  chickens — I  know  it  all.  Work  like  man  and  like 
woman,  too.  Since  I  been  on  this  farm,  I  work  just  so  hard,  too. 
No,  I  don't  marry  with  no  farmer.    Not  me." 

A  little  smile  of  superiority  touched  her  lips.  She  was  some- 
how conscious  just  then  of  her  tall,  perfect  body,  of  the  nice 
regularity  of  her  features,  of  the  deep  Hue  of  her  eyes.  She  was 
pretty.  Even  Mrs.  Harkness  had  said  so.  There  were  places 
where  those  things  counted.  A  girl  as  pretty  as  she  was 
shouldn't  have  to  drudge. 


Girls,   li\e  flies   drawn  to   a   honey  pot , 
glohe   to   Hollywood,   Land   of 


But  now  Mrs.  Harkness  waxed  sarcastic.  "I  suppose  you're 
figuring  on  marrying  some  millionaire,"  she  said.  "You  got 
less  sense  than  I  give  you  credit  for,  Greta.  Looks  don't  always 
lead  to  marriage.  Often  as  not  they  lead  to  something  e'se. 
If  you  could  catch  some  nice,  steady  fellow  like  Ambrose  Peters, 
with  some  land,  you'd  be  pretty  lucky" 

But  Greta  looked  suddenly  stubborn.  Her  mouth  was  sulky. 
She  started  to  slip  away  into  the  soft  dusk  without  answering. 

"Where  you  going?"  demanded  Jlrs.  Harkness. 

From  the  dusk  outside,  Greta's  voice  came  soft,  mysterious. 
"I'm  going  to  the  movies,  Mrs.  Harkness.  You  shouldn't 
care?" 

"I  don't  care,"  said  Mrs.  Harkness,  "if  you're  such  a  fool  as 
to  drive  sixteen  miles  to  town  and  lose  all  your  sleep  for  one  of 
them  silly  movie  pictures." 

"Aw,  Mrs.  Harkness,"  pleaded  Greta,  "movies  is  wonderful. 
Gee,  I  can  live  all  day  thinking  about  what  I  seen  in  them. 
They're — like  heaven." 

"Greta,  that's  blasphemous!" 

"No,  it's  not,"  said  Greta,  simply.  "I'm  going  with  Ambrose 
Peters." 

HOT,  dark,  packed  with  human  bodies,  vibrant  with  human 
breath,  dirty  and  restless — the  movie  house  in  the  little 
farm    town. 

Sound  of  a  tinkling  piano,  of  scraping  feet,  of  too-loud 
laughter  and  rough,  raw  voices. 

Ambrose  Peter's  young  shoulder  pressed  hard  against  Greta's, 
his  knee  sought  hers  and  retreated,  afraid. 

But  she  saw  nothing,  heard  nothing,  felt  nothing  of  it  all. 

The  screen  unfolded  its  silver  m.tgic  and  transported  her  as 
easily  as  a  child  is  transported  by  a  fairy  tale.  Her  mouth  was 
a  little  open  with  breathless  delight,  and  her  hungry  eyes  never 
wavered. 

Lovely  head  upon  the  screen,  clear  as  a  cameo,  glistening, 
perfect. 

"Gee,  how  much  she  looks  like  you,  Greta,"  whispered  Am- 
brose Peters;  "it's  wonderful.  Only  you're  prettier.  Her  nose 
is  exactly  like  yours." 

He  thought  she  did  not  hear  him. 

Coming  home  across  the  miles  of  prairie  she  was  very  silent, 
amazingly  silent  for  Greta — who  usually  talked  and  laughed 
boisterously. 

The  sound  of  her  breathing  was  hurried,  tense,  in  the  darkness. 

Somehow  the  man  beside  her  sensed  that  it  was  not  his 
presence  that  caused  that  hurried,  tense  breathing,  nor  was  it 
the  sight  of  the  great  prairie  awash  with  starlight,  nor  the  night 
scents,  heady  and  delicious,  that  poured  upon  them. 

"Greta?"  he  said  at  last. 

"Yes,  Ambrose." 

"Greta,  I  been  thinking  a  lot  about  you  lately." 

He  could  just  see  the  outline  of  her  head  in  the  starlight. 
She  had  taken  off  her  hat,  and  the  clear,  fine  line  of  her  profile 
silhouetted  against  the  shimmer  of  the  night  and  her  golden 
hair  had  a  faint  gleam.    It  confused  him. 

But  he  floundered  on,  something  nice  in  his  simplicity.  "I 
got  a  good  piece  of  land,"  he  said.  "I'm  doing  well  on  it.  If  I 
had  a  woman,  I'd  do  better.  Two  good  years,  and  maybe  I 
could  build  a  nice  house.    What  I  need  is  a  good  wife." 

Greta's  voice  came  from  a  great  distance. 

"  Did  you  mean  it  when  >'0u  said  I  looked  like  that  woman 
that  played  the  duchess — like  Virginia  Calvert?" 

The  man  was  puzzled,  a  little  offended  and  sullen.  What 
kind  of  an  answer  was  that  to  give  a  man? 

"Sure,"  he  said,  "and  I'm  not  the  only  one  that  says  it. 
I've  heard  lots  of  folks  say  it.  You  look  like  her,  aU  right. 
Only — I  think  you're  prettier,  Greta." 

There  was  another  long  silence,  while  Greta  stared  at  the 
land  before  her.  She  did  not  know  herself  how  much  she  loved 
the  land.  Now  she  did  not  even  see  it.  As  for  the  big,  slow, 
homely  young  man  beside  her,  she  had  forgotten  him  completeh'. 

"I'm  not  going  to  marry  a  farmer,"  said  Greta.    "Not  me." 

30 


HOLLYWOOD  did  not  welcome  Greta.  But  neither  was  it 
unkind  to  her. 

It  was  simply  indifferent. 

That  is  the  thing  about  Hollywood  that  is  hardest  to  bear — 
the  indifference.  Hate,  malignity,  brutality,  almost  anything 
is  easier  to  face  than  that  diamond-like  coldness,  that  diamond- 
like smoothness. 

She  did  not  know  one  soul  in  Hollywood  and  the  loneliness  of 
going  day  after  day  among  many  people  without  seeing  one 
familiar  face,  of  hearing  hundreds  of  voices  which  never  speak 
your  name,  is  much  greater  than  the  loneliness  of  nature's 
vastness. 

She  was  very  lonely,  bruised  with  loneliness. 

The  man  at  the  great  central  casting  office  had  refused  even 
to  take  her  name,  to  register  her,  and  that  blow  had  staggered 
her  a  little  at  the  very  outset. 

"But — why  not?"  asked  Greta. 

Was  she  not,  after  all,  as  pretty  as  she  had  been  led  to  ber 
lieve  by  the  farmhands,  by  Mrs.  Harkness,  by  Ambrose  Peters, 
and  even  by  the  cracked  old  mirror? 

"  We  never  register  anybody  any  more  without  they've  had 
experience  or  are  recommended  by  some  recognized  producing 
organization,"  said  the  man,  kindly  but  wearily.  "We've  got 
thousands  and  thousands  registered  now  more  than  we  can  get 
work  for." 

"Perhaps  at  the  studios — "  said  Greta,  slowly. 

".\11  the  studios  do  their  extra  casting  through  us,"  said  the 
man.  "It's  an  agreement  of  the  producers' association.  Saves 
time — and  monev." 


come    from    the    far    corners    of    the 
Promise ,  Port  of  Missing  Girls 


"But — what  shall  I  do?" 

The  man  looked  her  over  with  wise  and  weary  eyes  and  then 
he  told  her  to  go  back  to  the  farm.  He  had  seen  so  many  girls 
come  to  that  window  that  he  could  usually  tell  from  whence 
they  came — he  always  advised  them  to  go  back  there. 

"Hollywood  doesn't  want  any  more  untrained  girls,  unless 
they've  got  money  or  folks  or  a  job,"  he  said.  "  It's  no  place  for 
them.  Breaking  into  pictures  is  the  hardest  game  in  the  world." 

But  that  peculiar  stubbornness  that  was  so  much  a  part  of 
her  had  settled  upon  Greta's  lovely  face.  She  did  not  believe 
him.     They  never  do. 

The  endless  tramp-tramp  from  studio  to  studio.  The  re- 
fusals— sometimes  mere  shut  windows  with  a  painted  sign  "  No 
Casting" — sometimes  a  rude  and  bellowing  voice — sometimes 
no  answer  at  all.  Greta's  feet,  so  unused  to  pavements,  fol- 
lowed the  old,  old  trail  and  no  detail  of  it  was  changed. 

At  night,  she  went  to  the  picture  shows  on  Hollywood 
Boulevard,  by  herself. 

And  when  she  was  not  tramping  from  studio  to  studio,  she 
stayed  in  her  little  room,  that  was  like  a  prison.  Her  body, 
used  to  physical  toil,  to  the  outdoors,  ached  and  cramped  in  its 
narrow  confines.  And  discouragement  engulfed  her  in  black 
waves. 

But  Greta  came  of  a  race  used  to  indifference,  used  to  cold- 
ness, used  to  long  waiting,  A  race  that  has  more  often  battled 
and  conquered  the  indiiferent  sea  than  any  other.  Her  own 
movements  and  thoughts  were  slow.  So  she  could  wait  without 
that  panic  of  nerves  that  drive  most  girls  mad.  As  long  as  she 
had  something  to  eat — not  enough,  for  she  never  had  quite 


People  get  acquainted  very 
quickly  in  a  warm  kitchen 
on  a  rainy  night.  When 
they  left  Larry  kissed 
Greta  good-night.  And 
that  was  that.  Just  an 
evening.  Meant  nothing. 
Only  it  happened  that 
Greta  had  fallen  in  love. 
That  love  lighted  a  fire 
that  was  almost  to  con- 
sume her 


enough  now  for  her  healthy 
young  appetite — but  as  long 
as  she  had  something  she 
would  stick  it  out,  hoping 
for  the  miracle. 

She  might  have  been 
waiting  yet,  sticking  it  out, 
starving  to  death  from  sheer 
stubborn  determination  not 
to  quit,  if  it  hadn't  been  for 
Hazel  Dupont. 

You  don't  know  Hazel. 
No,  of  course  you  don't. 
She  is  just  one  of  the  fail- 
ures whose  story  can  never 
be  told.  And  she  had  been 
in  the  Follies,  too.  Or  at 
least,  they  said  she  had, 
though  if  all  the  ex-Follies 
girls  in  Hollywood  were 
lined  up  one  beside  another 
they  woidd  stretch  from 
here  to  the  moon. 

The  first  time  Greta  ever 
saw  Hazel,  she  was  slum- 
bering peacefully  upon  the  spot  where  Greta  usually  found  her 
milk  bottle.  It  was  very  early  in  the  morning,  but  Greta  had 
not  learned  to  sleep  late,  and  when  she  woke  up  she  was  hungry. 
It  startled  her  a  little  to  find  that  small,  soft  body  curled  up 
at  her  door. 

But  it  did  not  startle  Hazel.  There  was  practically  nothing 
left  on  earth  that  could  do  that.    She  sat  up  and  looked  at  Greta. 

AM  I  in  your  way?  "  she  said  politely.  "  You  don't  happen 
to  have  a  pot  of  coffee  or  a  bottle  of  gin  about  you  any- 
where, do  you?    Because  if  so,  I'll  be  right  in." 

"I'll  make  a  cup  of  coffee  right  now,"  said  Greta. 

Funny  how  her  heart  ached  with  longing,  grew  cold  with  fear 
that  this  waif  of  the  night  might  turn  away.  You  can  judge 
from  that  how  lonely  she  was.  Why,  she  even  tried  to  lure  her 
in  with  an  offer  of  the  one  egg  left  in  her  lean  larder. 

But  the  girl  warded  off  the  egg  with  a  small,  none-too-clean 
hand. 

"Not  yet,"  she  said.  "Something  tells  me  this  is  not  a  mo- 
ment to  trifle  with  eggs.  I'll  stick  to  a  liquid  diet  until  the  old 
tummy  quits  impersonating  the  channel  on  a  rough  day.  You 
said  you  didn't  have  any  gin?  Well,  maybe  it's  just  as  well. 
Coffee  has  its  advantages.    Who're  you,  sister?  " 

Greta  told  her.  The  words  tumbled  over  each  other.  Never 
had  she  talked  so  much.  The  stored-up  speech  of  those  lonely 
months  poured  itself  out  and  Hazel  listened,  frankly  yawning 
behind  her  cigarette. 

"Sister,"  she  said,  "I've  heard  that  story  oftener  than  any- 
thing else  in  this  world  except  [  continued  on  p.4ge  136  | 

.31 


>^T~\OLORES  COSTELLO — considerably  less  soulful  than  usual.    After  playing  a  wistful  Manon  to 

^  /jTohn  Earrymore's  Des  Grieux,  Dolores  takes  another  fling  at  modem  melodrama.     In  "The 

Third  Degree,"  she  goes  from  wide-spreading  skirts  of  the  18th  century  to  no  skirts  at  all 


3S 


e/ ive  in 


Pauline  Starke's  variation 

on  one  simple  hair-cut. 

Try  these  before  your 

mirror 


Edna  Huber,  studio 
hair-dresser,  con- 
ducts these  little 
lessons  in  bobs 


^ 


The  Coquette.  For  that 
flirtatious  feeling.  Part 
it  from  ear  to  ear  and 
pompadour  the  hair 
straight  back.  The 
bangs  are  curled  flat  to 
the  forehead 


The  Frizette.  Ideal 
for  that  Greenwich 
Village  romp.  Or 
that  Montmartre 
mob.  A  tumble  of 
tiny  curls  that 
stray  in  wild  con- 
fusion. Popular  for 
Wednesday  and  Sat- 
urday nights 


The  Ritzette.  Just  the  thing  to  go 
with  orchids  and  limousine.  Looks 
well  under  an  imported  hat.  Hair 
parted  to  the  side  and  swept  across 
one  eyebrow.  Wear  this  and  write 
your  own  check 


The  Surf  ette.  Ready 
for  a  dip  into  the 
ocean.  Right  for  any 
sport.  Coiffure  sleek 
and  smooth.  Parted 
to  the  right  with 
hairslickedbackover 
the  ears  and  plas- 
tered to  the  head 


The  Demurette. 
Guaranteed  to 
attract  the  minis- 
ter's son.  Neat  but 
not  naughty.  The 
kind  of  hair-dress 
father  approved  of. 
Parted  in  the  center, 
it  is  waved  over  the 
ears.  Wear  it  to  the 
strawberry  festival 


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Conducted  b)>  Frederick  James  Smith 


The  Pathex 
with  motor  unit 


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The  Filmo 
showing  spy-glass  finder 


AMATEUR  motion  picture 
photography  is  now  within 
the  reach  of  everN'one.    Ad- 
venturing with  a   movie  camera   today  is  no   more 
expensive  than  maintaining  a  good  radio  set. 

If  you  haven't  invested  in  your  own  movie  camera  yet,  a 
glance  over  the  field  will  be  of  keen  interest  to  .\ou.  Before 
selecting  a  camera  \ou  wiU  have  to  face  the  problem  of  deciding 
what  size  film  you  want  to  use.  Do  you  want  to  take  your 
pictures  on  standard  film  stock  of  the  size  used  in  all  profes- 
sional motion  picture  cameras,  35  mm.,  or  will  you  use  the 
■smaller  16  mm.  or  even  smaller  9  mm.  size?  The  amount  of 
your  investment  will  depend  upon  this  decision. 

Naturally,  there  are  advantages  to  the  various  sizes.  Sup- 
pose you  decide  to  use  the  highly  popular  16  mm.  size  film. 
You  will  find  a  certain  distinct  saA'ing.  There  are  sixteen 
pictures  to  a  foot  of  standard  35  mm.  film.  .A  foot  of  16  mm. 
film  carries  forty  pictures.  In  passing 
before  the  camera  or  projection  machine 
lens  one  hundred  feet  of  16  mm.  film 


Cine-Kodak  Model  B 
in  operation 


The  De  Vry  Camera 
using  standard  film 


Easy  to  Make 
Good  Movies 

If  you  are  going  to  make 
amateur  movies,  do  it  in- 
telligently. It  doesn't  cost 
any  more  to  make  pictures 
that  you  will  be  proud  of.  It 
is  simple  when  you  know 
how.  Follow  this  depart- 
ment closely  and  you  will 
improve  your  movies  im- 
measurably. 

If  you  do  not  own  an  out- 
fit now  you  will  soon.  So 
learn  about  it  now. 

Don't  miss  a  single  month. 


occupies  the  same  time  required  by 
250  feet  of  standard  film.    Thus  100 
feet  of  16  mm.  film  is  the  condensed 
equivalent  of  250  feet  of  standard  stock. 

Eastman  non-inflammable  16  mm.  stock  comes  in  himdred 
foot  lengths,  costing  six  dollars.  This  is  the  total  expense  of  the 
film,  since  the  initial  cost  covers  the  development  of  the  reel 
and  its  reversal  by  a  special  process  into  positive  for  projection. 
Upon  taking  his  movies,  the  amateur  sends  his  film  to  one  of  the 
Eastman  laboratories.  The  film  is  taken  through  a  process  of 
reversal  so  that  the  positive  which  is  returned  is  the  actual 
ribbon  of  film  which  was  exposed  in  the  camera. 

The  9  mm.  film,  used  in  Pathex  cameras  and  manufactured 
by  the  Pathex  laboratories,  has  particular  advantages  of  cheap- 
ness. This  will  be  pointed  out  in  the  description  of  the  Pathex 
camera  in  this  article. 

Suppose,  however,  that  you  decide  to  use  standard  35  mm. 
film.  Then  you  must  have  your  negative 
developed  and  a  positive  print  made. 

!  CONTIXtJED  ox  P.4GE  74  ] 


Cine-Kodak  Model  B 
as  portable  as  a  kodak 


"Hext  Month:   Full  Descriptions  of  Projection  Machines  for  Amateurs 


Si 


Movie  Producer 

Making  the  Home  Movie  Production 


]\/fR-  ROBERTSON  is  one  of 
y  f\£  our  leading  motion  picture 
directors.  Be  is  the  maker  of 
"Dr.  Jckyll  and  Mr.  Hyde,"  "Sen- 
timental Tommy,"  "Classmates'' 
and  other  loell  known  photoplays, 
and  recently  completed  "Annie 
Laurie,"  starring  Lillian  Gish. 

WITH  the  advent  of  the 
new  "baby"  motion 
picture  camera,  as 
professionals  term  the 
little  instruments  by  which  any 
amateur  can  take  pictures  that 
move  as  easily  as  of  yore  he  made 
kodak  snapshots,  a  new  and  in- 
teresting branch  of  amateur  pho- 
tography has  opened  up. 

I  refer  to  amateur  photoplays. 
Amateur  theatricals  we  have  had 
with  us  these  many  years,  but 
heretofore  translating  these  to 
screen  drama  was  too  expensive. 

But,  with  the  use  of  the  new  amateur  cameras,  operated  by 
clockwork,  so  simply  that  any  amateur  can  make  perfect  pic- 
tures; taken  on  a  special  narrow  film  that  gives  nearly  three 
times  the  action  to  the  foot  that  the  standard  professional  film 
does,  and — this  is  important — at  a  nominal  cost,  amateur 
screen  plays  are  as  easily  arranged  as  amateur  stage  produc- 
tions.   In  fact — even  more  easily. 

In  arranging  an  amateur  screen  play,  the  would-be  producer 
must  bear  in  mind  one  of  several  things.    First,  it  is  desirable 


By  John  S.  Robertson 


Director  John  S.  Robertson 
operating  a  Bell  &  Howell  Eyemo 


to  choose  outdoor  settings  as  much 
as  possible,  as  the  cameras  are 
designed  for  outdoor  use,  and 
the  elaborate  electric  lighting 
equipment  of  a  studio  is  not  to  be 
had  for  such  work. 

However,  the  amateur  may 
create  interior  settings  after  a 
fashion  in  this  manner: — choose 
the  side  of  a  barn  or  wall,  and  on 
it  hang  a  drape  of  burlap,  hang  a 
few  pictures,  spread  a  carpet  be- 
fore it  and  place  furniture  on  this 
— and  you  have  a  section  of  an 
interior  setting  that  will  pass  very 
well.  You  might  even  use  wall- 
paper, placed  on  the  side  of  an 
exterior  wall  with  thumbtacks,  for 
the  "interior"  wall. 
Then,  at  a  height  of  ten  feet  or 
so,  fasten  a  sheet  by  the  corners  with  tacks,  and  with  strings  and 
poles  bring  it  out  toward  the  camera  so  that  it  forms  a  sort  cf 
canopy,  over  the  camera  range,  to  break  up  the  hard  shadows. 
Use  nothing  heavier  than  a  sheet  for  this. 

At  once  you  have  a  miniature  studio  at  very  little  cost. 

Reflectors  can  be  used  to  catch  the  sunlight  and  deflect  it 

into  the  faces  of  the  players  to  bring  them  out.     Boards  or 

pieces  of  cardboard  about  two  by  three  feet  in  dimensions 

should  be  used.     These  can  be  [  contotoed  on  page  74  ] 


T 


What  the  Amateur  Is  Doing 


HERE  are  some  fifty  thousand  amateurs  operating  motion 
picture  cameras  in  this  country  at  the  present  moment. 


Most  amateurs  miss  the  fun  of  assembling  a  film.  They  take 
shots  here  and  there,  without  continuity  or  selection,  and  then 
store  their  reels  away  on  shelves,  .\ctually,  they  have  had  only 
half  tlie  fun  of  the  amateur  movie  producer.  Learn  to  cut  and 
edit  your  film.  Learn  to  make  sub-titles.  Learn  how  to 
assemble  the  result  into  a  reel  with  story  and  humor. 

Every  amateur  should  have  a  rewinder  and  splicer.    These 
come  at  various  prices.    A  ver\'  fine  outfit  costs  S14.     Every 
amateur  should  have  some  sort  of  an  arrangement  to  make 
titles.    The  Bell  &  Howell  Company 
puts  out  a  crack  title  board  outfit  for 
S45.    You  can  make  successful  titles 
much  cheaper,  of  course.     With  the 
Bell  &  Howell  board,  however,  \-ou 
can  make  animated  titles  with  car- 
toon and  other  comic  effects. 

We  are  not  advocating  a  lot  of 
spending  for  the  amateur.  We  are 
pointing  out  that,  without  titling  and 
editing,  you  are  missing  fifty  per  cent 
of  the  fun.    Mavbe  more. 


$2,000  IN  PRIZES 

For  Motion  Picture  Amateurs! 


THE  usual  amateur  is  disappointed 
if  every  shot  of  his  first  reels  is  not 
perfect.  Don't  forget  that  profes- 
sional directors  and  cameramen,  mth 
unlimited  studio  resources  and  for- 


Get  next  month's  PHOTOPLAY  for  full 
rules  and  details  of  its  big  $2,000  contest 
for  motion  picture  amateurs. 

A  grand  prize  of  $1,000,  a  second  prise 
of  $500  and  five  prizes  of  $100  are  to  be 
offered  for  the  best  reel  of  film  produced 
anj'where  in  the  world  by  an  amateur. 
Details  of  film  length  and  time  of  sub- 
mitting will  be  printed  in  the  April 
PHOTOPLAY. 


tunes  to  spend  on  a  single  picture,  take  thousands  of  feet  of 

film.    Often  as  much  as  200,000  feet  of  film  are  shot  to  make  a 

single  picture,  which  comes  to  j-our  theater  in  7,000  or  8.000 

feet.    Actually,  if  you  achieve  one  especially  fine  shot  in  every 

hundred  feet  of  film  you  are  hitting  a  higher  average  than  the 

best  professional  cameraman. 

*     *     * 

WITH  spring  coming  and  the  unlimited  opportunities  of  the 
warm  months  opening  up,  every  amateur  should  get  at  least 
one  reflector.  It  is  impossible  to  get  good  outdoor  shots  of 
people  without  reflectors.  Professional  cameramen  use  whole 
batteries  of  reflectors  to  get  the  lights  right  upon  the  faces  of 
players.  For  instance,  reflected  light 
from  below  is  needed  to  offset  the 
strong  rays  of  sunlight  from  above. 
Too,  you  need  them  to  get  modeling 
to  the  shadowed  sides  of  faces. 

Reflectors  are  about  the  cheapest 
thing  an  amateur  can  get.  Build 
your  own  out  of  thin  boards  or  beaver- 
board.  Paint  them  with  white  kal- 
somine  paint  or  aluminum  paint.  On 
extremely  bright  days,  drape  thin 
gauze  over  them  to  kiU  the  blinding 
reflections. 


Tr\-  backlighting.  You  know  the 
sort  of  glow  that  always  follows  the 
little  blonde  around  in  professional 

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35 


ni  the  Screen 


WTheKing  of  Kings'' 
going  to  bring  about 
a  great  spiritual  awa\ 
ening — a  new  impulse 
to   Christianity? 


THE  greatest  thing  in  the  world  is  being  attempted. 
What  it  may  mean  to  humanity  is  so  tremendous  that 
I  think  every  heart  must  beat  a  little  faster  before  the 
mere  thought  of  it. 

The  motion  picture  is  going  to  try  to  reproduce  for 
you  the  life  of  Jesus  Christ. 

I  am  one  of  those  who  did  not  think  it  could 
be  done.    I  am  stUl  not  sure  that  it  can. 

But  I  have  had  one  of  the  greatest  thrills 
of  my  life  in  the  revelation  of  the  attempt 
— of  what  its  success  might  mean  to  the 
hungry,  seeking,  hard,  restless  people 
of  today. 

If  Jesus  could  live  again  today! 
Then  we  w-ould  know. 

Or  if  we  could  have  been  in  Je- 
rusalem when  he  was  there! 

How  would  you  like   to  have 
lived    in    the    days    of    Jesus? 
How   would   you  like   to   have 
followed   him    for    three    years 
whOe  he  lived  the  greatest,  the 
fullest,  the  most  dramatic  and 
successful  life  ever  lived?    How 
would  you  like  to  have  seen  the 
raising     of     Lazarus,     to     have 
heard  the  high  priest,  Caiaphas, 
put  to  rout  by  the  clever  brain  and 
subtle  wit  of  the  carpenter  of  Naz- 
areth, to  have  witnessed  the  cast- 
ing of  the  seven  devils  out  of  Mary  of 
■  Magdala? 

Think  for  a  moment  of  the  privi- 
lege of  being  one  of  the  twelve. 

If  Cecil  De  JlUle  puts  the  life  of 
Jesus  on  the  screen  the  way  he  be- 
lieves he  is  going  to,  you  will  come  so 
close  to  all  those  things  that  the  illu- 
sion will  seem  like  a  modern  miracle. 

The  stor\'  of  the  three  years  of 
Jesus'  ministry  is  the  story  of  stories 
— the  greatest  story  ever  told. 
Whether  you  are  religious  or  not,  you 

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Sack 


If  DeMille  films  the  Life  of  Jesxos  with 
the  power  of  his  own  belief,  the  illu' 
sion  will  seem  like  a  modern  miracle 


are  bound  to  admit  that  the  master  writers  of  all  ages  have 
failed  to  approach  it.     It  buUds  from  clima.x  to  clima.x  as  no 
other  stor>'  has  ever  built  in  historj'  or  in  literature.     .\nd  its 
supreme  climax  is  man's  dearest  hope,  the  proof  of  immor- 
tality. 

The  man  who  moved  through  those  three  years 

is  the  most  interesting  figure  of  all  time.    He  is 

the  man  whose  abiUty  Napoleon  envied,  the 

man  whom  you  somehow  know  Abraham 

Lincoln  regarded  as  a  friend,   the  man 

whose  face  Da  Vinci  labored  for  years 

to  paint  to  his  own  satisfaction. 


Mankind's    great    Symbol    and    Hope    of 

Immortality  —  the  Saviour  who  died  to 

prove  that  there  is  no  death,  vividly  shown 

in  "The  King  of  Kings" 


BUT  more — infinitely  more — his 
life  has  been  the  spiritual  impulse 
and  vitality  of  mankind.     A  great 
religious  leader  and  teacher  has 
said    that    Jesus'    acts    were    of 
higher     importance     than      his 
words.     Those  acts,  written  in 
simple,  unadorned  words,  have 
kept  alive  the  flame  in  the  soul 
of  humanity  for  over  nineteen 
hundred  years. 

.•Vnd    now    you    are     to    see 
those  acts  through  the  one  per- 
fect    medium     which     art     has 
evolved  for   reproducing   them — 
for  making  them  live  again. 
You  are  to  follow  him  amid  the 
hills  of  Judea   >nd   the   valleys   of 
Galilee. 

.\nd  I  predict,  having  seen  some  of 
this  most  amazing  film,  that  having 
seen  it  you  will  never  be  quite  the 
same  again.  The  crucifixion,  the 
resurrection,  will  never  again  be  just 
words  to  you,  no  matter  who  or 
what  you  may  be.  You  cannot  look 
upon  them  in  this  vital  illusion  of 
reality  that  the  screen  gives  you  and 
ever  go  back  to  just  where  you  were 
before. 


Bring  r^hrist 


0 


By 


e 


Adela 
Rogers 
4^    St.  Johns 


"I  went  to  scoff  at  the 
screening  of  Christ. 
In  all  sincerity,  I  tell 
you,  I  remained  to 
pray'' 


What  is  that  going  to  mean  to  the  world? 

Is  it  going  to  bring  about  a  great,  new,  spiritual  awakening 
Is  it  going  to  give  a  new  impetus  to  Christianity? 

I  believe  that  more  people  wiU  see  this  picture  than  have 
ever  seen  a  motion  picture   before.     I   believe   that 
the\'  will  be  drawn,  as  they  have  alwa^-s  been 
drawn,  by  the  fascination  of  the  Christ-idea.    I 
believe  they  will  come  because  in  every  heart, 
no  matter  how  hardened,  how  cynical,  how 
unbelieving,  there  is  a  little  spark  of  love 
for  the  Friend  of  Little  Children,  for  the 
man  who  said,  "  In  my  Father's  house 
are  many  mansions.  If  it  were  not  so, 
I  would  have  told  you.    I  go  to  pre 
pare  a  place  for  you." 

And  it  may  be  that  those  peo- 
ple   are   going    to    be    the    most 
fortunate    people    who   ever 
lived,  since   Jesus   was   actually 
here   among   men.     It  may   be 
that    they    are    to    be    brought 
nearer  His  hfe  and  His  might\- 
works    and    His    tender    words 
than    any    other    people    have 
ever  been. 


FOR  they  will  see   with  their 
eyes  the  garden  of  Gethsemane, 
the  Mount  of  Olives. 

A  master  director,  with  millions 
of  dollars  at  his  command,  with  long 
years  of  experience  in  every  depart- 
ment of  motion  picture  making  be- 
hind him,  and  with  a  consecrated 
ideal  of  whose  sincerity  I  am  abso- 
lutely convinced  after  many  doubts, 
is  working  day  and  night,  as  I  have 
never  seen  a  man  work,  to  give  them 
that  unbelievable  experience. 

That  director  is  Cecil  B.DeMille, 
the  man  who  made  "The  Ten  Com- 
mandments." 

When  you  think  for  a  moment  you 


H.  B.  Warner,  the  man  who  must  sink  all 

his  own  personality  in  the  supreme  role  of 

Christ  in  Cecil  B.DeMille's  stupendous  film 

of  the  Bible 


will  see  that  it  was  inevitable  that  the  life  of  Jesus  should  be 

screened,  sometime.     From  the  very  first  motion  picture,  I 

should  have  seen  that,  myself.     It  is  the  ideal  and  perfect 

medium  —  infinitely  greater,  more  real,  more  accessible  in 

every  way  than  artist's  canvas  or  the  plays  of  Ober- 

ammergau,  or  even  pilgrimages  to  the  Holy  Land. 

I  think  my  feeling  that  it  could  not  be  done 

arose  from  my  fear  that  no  one  and  nothing 

could  equal  the  conception  we  create  in  our 

own  hearts.    And  this,  in  some  measure. 

will  always  be  true  of  people  who  have 

deeply  loved  and  closely  studied  the 

New  Testament. 

But  there  are  many  people  who 
have  no  such  vivid  conception. 
And  there  is  another  side  to  it 
as  well. 

I  simply  cannot  tell  you  the 
feeling  of  reality  that  this  thing 
gives  to  me. 

I  have  seen  some  of  it  in  the 
making. 

I    am    a    pretty    hard-boiled 
picture    spectator.       For    years 
and  years   I   have  been  looking 
at    sets — this     stupendous     me- 
chanical achievement,  that 
enormous   spectacle,    this    artistic 
triumph.    I  am  very  tired  of  sets. 
I  have  watched  all  the  great  stars 
work  and  all  the  great  directors  {di- 
rect.   I  am  pretty  familiar  with  meth- 
ods, tricks,  ways  and  means.     I  am 
not  easily  fooled  nor  easily  stirred  by 
motion  picture  acting  in  the  flesh.    I 
know  how  often  the  leading  lady  will 
start  to  chew  gum  as  soon  as  the 
camera    stops    cranking    her    death 
scene. 

Moreover,  as  I  hav^e  told  you,  I 
went  down  to  the  De  Mille  studio 
prejudiced  against  this  undertaking, 

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The  Greatest  and   Simplest  of  All   Contests 

$15,000  In  Cash 

Pri2,es  for  Ideas  for  Motion  Pictures 

r      ^1 


You  don't  have  to  be  a 
writer.  No  experience 
required.  Your  idea 
in  200  words  may 


"You've  got  it! 
That  idea  for  a 
movie  ought  to 
get  you  one  of 
those  big  cash 
prizes  PHOTO- 
PLAYis  offering. ' ' 


w^in  a  small  fortune. 
Watch  Photoplay  for 
ideas,  suggestions,  help' 
ful  hints.  Now  get  busy 


MOST  of  the  finest  pictures  made  today  are  based  on  simple  ideas. 
Famous  Players-Lasky  Corporation,  greatest  motion  picture  company  in  the  world, 
knows  that  there  are  thousands  of  picture  devotees  who  have  ideas  for  screen  productions. 
They  want  them  and  are  offering  815,000  in  cash  prizes.    They  want  the  idea.    Great 
writers  will  be  employed  to  develop  them  and  make  them  into  picture  scenarios. 

Everj-one  has  an  idea.    Yours  may  be  worth  thousands  of  dollars.    Put  on  your  think- 
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38 


By  Ruth 
Waterbury 


YOL'  would  think  that  a  girl  like  Lois 
Wilson,  who  has  never  had  a  moment's 
hard  luck,  would  be  happy.  You  would 
think  a  girl  with  her  beauty  and  her 
fame  would  feel  she  had  the  world  licked  to  a 
stand-still.  A  girl  who  started  as  a  stenographer, 
who  won  a  beauty  contest,  and  became  a  leading 
woman;  who  has  for  eight  3'ears  been  one  of  the 
best  leading  women  in  hlms  and  who  has  had  a 
fine  salary  with  mighty  Paramount,  should  be 
happy.     Instead  Lois  Wilson  is  miserable. 

Iris  March  from  beneath  the  brim  of  her  Green 
Hal  suffered  all  for  purity. 

Lois  from  beneath  her  smart  new  bob  is  ready 
to  suffer  all  to  abandon  her  purity,  cinematically 
speaking,  of  course.  Movie  vamps  before  the)' 
die  get  glimpses  of  starring  contracts.  But  the 
movie  good  die  young  by  boring  themselves  to 
death. 

Thus  Lois,  the  pure,  the  beautiful,  believing 
she  is  doomed  if  she  keeps  on  in  the  spotless  roles 
she  has  been  playing,  is  up  in  arms  against  her- 
self. And  she  seems  terribly  unhappy  about  it 
aU. 

IT  was  a  cold  grey  day  when  I  visited  Lois  to 
ascertain  whether  any  of  the  fantastic  things  I 
had  been  hearing  of  her  lately  could  possibly  be 
true.  The  cheerless  winter  light  had  filtered  into 
her  apartment.  Outside  chains  rattled  on  the 
snow-encrusted  wheels  of  taxicabs.  Manhattan 
is  irritable  on  a  day  when  snow  is  melting.  It  is 
desolate.  That  desolation  rather  than  the  spirit 
of  any  mad  wild  life  was  present,  somehow,  in 
Lois'  rooms. 

She,  herself,  looked  rather  like  a  precious  book, 
bound  as  she  was  in  scarlet  leather. 

Her  dress  was  yellow  kasha  and  the  scarlet 
leather  made  several  belts  here  and  there  upon 
it,  holding  on  tiny  ruffles,  the  last  of  which  just 
skirted  her  knees. 

That  impudent  dress,  her  scarlet  lips  and  cheeks, 
bright  eyes  were  signals  of  her  mood,  the  new  mood 
that  all  New  York  has  been  talking  of. 

[  COXTINCXD  ON  PAGE  84  ] 


her  too 
of  Lois 


Behold  Lois  Wilson,  her  career  hanging  by  a  hair 
cut.  Paramount  guaranteed  her  perpetual  purity 
if  she'd  go  back  to  long  hair  and  to  being  the  name 
role  amid  the  hills  and  cows  features.  But  Lois 
left  them  flat 


39 


Y 


OUXG  Dorothy  Arzner  always  has  been  a  playmate  of  the  movie 
great.  Years  ago,  Dorothy's  father  was  host  of  the  Hoffman  Cafe,  a 
rendezvous  for  ambitious  but  unknown  screen  folk.  And  Dorothy,  as  a 
child,  was  a  favorite  in  the  little  circle.  Now,  thanks  to  her  old  friends, 
she  has  joined  the  ranks  of  the  great  herself. 


iO 


Cood^/ jye  w  Another 


By 


Ivan 
St.  Johns 


/radition 


You  wouldn't  think  a  girl 
would  get  so  all-fired  ex- 
cited about  a  megaphone, 
now  would  you? 
If  somebody  handed  her  a  dia- 
mond tiara  or  a  sea-going  yacht, 
that'd  be  one  thing.  But  a  dinky 
Uttle  megaphone  made  out  of  red 
cardboard  which  probably  cost 
about  a  quarter! 

Yet  when  they  presented  it  to  little  Dorothy  Arzner  she 
looked  the  wav  I  have  always  imagined  \ictoria  did  when  the\- 
placed  the  Crown  of  England  upon  her  head.  Upon  my  word, 
I  believe  if  evervbody  hadn't  been  looking,  she  \vould  have 
burst  into  tears.  There  have  been  other  women  directors,  of 
course,  but  thev  have  nearly  always  been  their  own  producers 
as  well— have  had  their  own  money,  made  their  o\vn  stories, 
co-directed  with  somebody  else.  All,  with  the  exception  of 
Lois  Weber,  have  ceased  to  be  directors. 

If  I  could  tell  vou  half  the  prejudice  there  has  always  been  in 
Hollywood  against  women  directors,  \ou  would  understand  a 
little'  of  what  it  means  to  have  Paramount  deliberately  hand 
over  a  megaphone  to  a  woman.     Yes,  it's  something  unusual. 

There  is  no  job  in  the  world 
as  hard,  as  nerve-breaking, 
as  continuous,  as  loaded  with 
responsibility  as  that  of  a 
motion  picture  director.  The 
scenario  writer  does  his  part, 
and  is  finished.  The  actor 
comes  on  then  and  does  his. 
The  cutter  steps  in. 


Dorothy  Ar2;ner  overcomes 

a  studio  prejudice.    She  is 

the  first  woman  director  in 

ten  years 


Of  course  the  first  thing  you 
will  hear  is  that  she  was  the  best 
cutter  in  the  business.  That 
single-handed  she  cut  "The  Cov- 
ered Wagon,"  that  Fred  Niblo 
simplv  raves  about  the  way  she 
cut  "Blood  and  Sand,"  that 
Jimmy  Cruze  wouldn't  have 
anybody  else  to  cut  "Old  Iron- 
sides." 

What  is  a  cutter?  That's  the  question. 
Well,  briefly,  the  cutter  is  the  one  that  takes  the  umpty-nine 
reels  the  scenario  writer  has  written,  and  the  umpty-steen  reels 
the  director  has  shot  and  makes  them  into  the  five,  six,  seven  up 
to  twelve  reels  that  are  released.  He  is  the  fellow  who  takes  the 
photographed  film  and  cuts  it  so  that  it  runs  smoothly — often 
edits  it,  taking  out  what  can  come  out  and  leaving  in  what  must 
be  there.  Most  good  directors  supervise  cutting.  But  a  good 
cutter  is  always  invaluable.  Jlore  pictures  have  been  spoiled  in 
cutting  than  anything  else.  Take  "Twinkletoes."  for  example. 
When  I  saw  it  in  twelve  reels,  it  was  one  of  the  screen's  master- 
pieces, a  great  artistic  triumph.  When  it  had  been  cut  to  seven 
and  sent  out  to  the  ivorld,  it  was       (  continued  on  p.\ge  142  ] 


THE  director  goes  all  the 
way  through.  The  final  re- 
sponsibility for  everything 
and  in  everything  rests  upon 
his  shoulders.  Physically,  it 
is  an  endless,  wearing,  terrific 
job.  It  means  being  at  the 
studio  before  anyone  else 
and  staying  at  night  to  the 
last  flicker.     Hard  work. 

"Women  to  direct?"  Pro- 
ducers and  big  producing  or- 
ganizations have  always  said, 
"I  should  say  not.  They  can't 
stand  it.  They  haven't  got 
the  head.  Too  much  to  do, 
too  much  detail,  too  much  ex- 
ecutive ability  has  got  to  go 
along  with  the  artisticside  of  it 
all.  Nowomen!"  Lookather, 
look  at  the  situation,  and  you 
say  to  yourself,  "  What  in  the 
world  did  she  have,  this  girl, 
lo  overcome  that  prejudice, 
to  break  through  what  had 
become  practically  a  tradi- 
tion in  the  industry?  How 
did  she  do  it?" 


Miss  Arzner 
learned  her 
trade  as  a  film 
cutter.  She  cut 
and  edited  "The 
Covered 
Wagon,"  a  job 
that  won  her  the 
respect  of  the 
studio.  She  has 
also  written 
scenarios 


&w  Much  Le 


Can  a  girl  he  modish  though 
modest?  Paris  decrees  complete 
freedom  of  the  \nees. 


Find  the 
man  who 
wouldn't 
like  to  be  a 
traffic  cop 
in  Paris  this 
spring.  Legs 
across  the 
sea  will  sup- 
port the 
mode  as 
Mile.  Mar- 
celie  Lucas 
illustrates 


Josephine  Dunn, 
the  Paramount 
Junior  star,  is 
perfectly  willing 
to  meet  the  new 
style  half  way.  A 
little  hiking  at 
the  hipline  will 
do  it  and  there 
is,  you  can  see, 
no  reason  why 
Josephine 
shouldn't  do   so 


But  when  she's  just 
being  herself  around 
the  studio,  Miss  Dunn 
doesn't  go  in  for  the 
higher  things.  She 
drops  her  skirt  a  little 
below  her  knees  and 
lets  it  go  at  that 


Should 


howl 


? 


The  film  favorites  emphat 
ically  say  J\iO  to  Paris 
brief  sl^rt  decree. 


The  Borden  baby  of  the 
Fox  lot  likes  them 
short.  Probably  she 
feels  her  movie  stand- 
ing's taken  such  a  rise 
recently  her  skirts 
should     follow    suit 

Tomboy  Leatrice  Joy 
says  she  doesn't  like 
her    knees    making 
public     appear- 
ances   when 
J.        she    sits. 
,-^       Which  decides 
the  length 
matter  for 
her 


Paris    Cannot    M  a\e    S\i  r  t  s    Shorter 
V^  h  e  n    Movie    Girls    Refuse    to    Obey 


Clara  Bow 
beats  the 
game  by 
wearing  them 
long  and 
short  at  once, 
down  in  back 
an  d  u  p  in 
front 


No  ladylike  limb 
limitations  for 
Dorothy  Sebas- 
tian of  Metro- 
Goldwyn-Mayer. 
She  goes  in  for 
sports  and 
makes  short 
shift  of  them 


/// 


Deliver    Alberta    Vaughn    from    long 

dresses.     Never  will  she  wear  them. 

Paris  can  fly  as  high  as  it  likes.  Alberta 

will  follow 


She  may  be 
a  movie 
madcap,  but 
Colleen 
Moore  an- 
nounces she 
favors  skirts 
"short  and 
sensible'" 


Esther  Ral- 
ston effects 
a  dainty 
CO  m  pr o - 
nnise.  An 
uneven  hem 
line  of  chif- 
fon  with 
soft  scallops 
solves  her 
dress  ques- 
tion 


u 


Qj&it  Happens  to 

OUR  Af  one 


gy  Hlj^*^.    Frederick  James 
>5e^  .>fl  Smith 


THIS  is  no  business  for  a  piker. 
Don't  think  because  you  have  $15,000  you  can  rnake  a 
picture.     SIS, 000  would  last  you  just  long  enough  to 
meet  Wallace  Beery. 

Today  it  costs  $250,000  to  make  an  average,  every-evening 
movie.    Super  pictures  run  all  the  way  up  to  four  millions. 

The  film  audience  is  the  most  pampered  audience  in  the 
world.  It  pays  an  average  admission  price  of  thirty-five  cents 
and  expects  to  see  at  least  a  good  portion  of  a  million  dollars 
blown  in  before  its  very  eyes  every  evening. 

A  stage  play  can  be  produced  for  $10,000.  An  admission 
price  of  five  or  six  dollars  can  be  charged.  There  is  hardly  any 
gamble  involved  for  the  producer.  The  spoken  theater  audi- 
ence can  either  take  it  or  leave  it  alone. 

Back  in  1903  it  cost  $150  to  make  a  movie — to  be  exact,  to 
manufacture  "The  Great  Train  Robbery."  It  costs  $250,000 
today  for  Famous  Players  to  produce  the  films  starring  Richard 
Dix,  Thomas  Meighan,  Bebe  Daniels  and  its  other  luminaries. 
You  paid  ten  cents  to  see  "The  Great  Train  Robbery."  If  ad- 
mission prices  had  kept  pace  with  production  costs  you  would 
pay  a  little  more  than  8166  to  get  inside  a  screen  theater  today. 
The  movie  ticket  costs  would  be  about  the  same,  too,  in  relative 
comparison  with  the  spoken  theater's  low  overhead  and  high 
admission  price. 

There  are  good  reasons  why  producers  can  afford  to  make 


Uox 

1903. . 

1907. . 

1910.. 

1914. . 
1917.. 
1923. . 
1925. . 
1927.  . 

V  the  Cost  of  Production 
Has  Advanced 

"The  Great  Train  Robbery" 

"          $150 

Kalem's  "Ben-Hur" 
$500 

Griffith's  Early  Pictures 
$1,000 

Average  Picture  Costs 
$10,000 

20  000 

75,000 

150,000 

250  000 

Famous  Films  an 
Earnings 

"The  Ten  Commandments' 
"The  Four  Horsemen" 

d  Their 

'.  .    $4,500,000 
.  .  .   4,500,000 

"The  Birth  of  a  Nation". .  .  . 
"Way  Down  East" 

.  .  .   4,500,000 
.     3,500  000 

"The  Gold  Rush" 

. . .   3,500,000 

"The  Covered  Wagon" 

"Robin  Hood" 

.  .  .   3,000,000 
.  .  .    2,500,000 

"The  Miracle  Man" 

■'.000  nnn 

$250,000  pictures  day  in  and  day  out.  There  are  more  movie 
theaters — and  consequently  greater  distribution.  Which  means 
more  money  coming  back  in  rentals.  Exhibitors  have  bigger 
and  better  theaters  and  can  afford  to  pay  higher  rentals  for 
bigger  and  better  films,  .-^nd  the  foreign  market  has  been 
developing  rapidly  since  the  end  of  the  world  war.  This  has 
become  an  important,  and  ever  grow-ing,  source  of  revenue. 

YOU  can  remember  the  first  million  dollar  film.  It  was  Erich 
Von  Stroheim's  "Foolish  Wives."  Carl  Laemmle,  head  of 
Universal,  had  not  intended  to  spend  the  million,  but  \on 
Stroheim  maneuvered  him  into  the  position  of  celluloid  spend- 
thrift.   So  Laemmle  put  up  electric  signs  announcing  the  million. 

Even  the  Germans  are  spending  monev  on  films  today. 
■■  Metropolis,"  the  UFA  feature,  cost  $2,000,000.  Pretty  soon 
\ou  will  hear  of  a  Scotch  studio  making  big  one-reelers. 

Nowhere  but  in  a  movie  theater  can  you  get  such  a  marvelous 
return  for  your  monSy.  The  pampered  film-goer  sneers  at 
make-believe  settings  and  any  sort  of  sham.  He  must  have  the 
real  thing  in  Saharas,  silks  and  sapphires.  Actually  he  gets  a 
Rolls-Royce  for  the  price  of  a  scooter  every  time  he  goes  around 
to  his  neighborhood  screen  theater. 

Perhaps  you  have  protested  because  you  spend  twenty-five 
cents  at  the  theater  around  the  corner.  Or  eighty  cents  down- 
town. Forget  it.  Only  amazing  business  organizations  make  it 
possible  at  any  price. 

Hold  tight,  and  listen  to  these  figures.  There  is  a  total  invest- 
ment in  the  film  business  of  $1,500,000,000.  The  capital  invested 
in  and  aroimd  Hollywood  alone  runs  to  $1,125,000,000. 

The  aimual  cost  of  making  photoplays  ran  to  $165,000,000  in 
1925.  The  cost  for  the  present  screen  year  will  top  $200,000,000. 
Authorities  estimate  the  average  weekly  attendance  in  the  20,233 
theaters  of  the  country  at  130,000,000.  Assuming  that  the  average 
admission  is  thirty-five  cents,  the  annual  paid  admission  total  runs 
to  $2,366,000,000.  |  conti.nued  on  page  130  | 

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6^s  Q^  Gossip 


By  Cal  York 


Gertrude  Ederle  shows  Wallace  Beer>"  the  stroke  that 
conquered  the  wild  waves  of  the  English  Channel. 
Mr.  Beery  has  ambitions  to  be  the  first  man  to  swim 
the  Channel  in  a  full  dress  suit.  He's  training  hard 
for  the  feat  in  the  bathing  pools  of  Beverly  Hills 


WE  want  to  be  the  first  to  tell  \ou  the  good  news.  JIae 
JIurray  is  expecting  a  baby  elephant  in  the  spring.  It 
isn't  mere  hearsay.  Upon  stepping  off  the  liner  that 
brought  her  home  from  Paris,  Mae  volunteered  this  interesting 
information:  "We  have  ordered  many  things  for  our  new  home, 
and  all  our  friends  are  searching  for  a  baby  elephant.  -'\11 
my  life  I  have  wanted  one.  Jly  adorable  new  family  also  love 
elephants,  so  we  will  be  e.xpecting  him  in  California  very  soon." 

M.\E'S  contract  with  Metro-Goldwyn  is  a  thing  of  the  past 
and  ilae  now  intends  to  make  her  own  pictures.  The  trip 
to  Europe  with  her  husband,  Prince  David  ildivani,  was  in  the 
nature  of  a  pilgrimage  to  JIdivani's  home  town.  It  is  best  to 
let  Mae  tell  you  about  it  in  her  own  words. 

"I  understand  why  my  husband  is  as  he  is,"  says  Mae,  "since 
meeting  his  wonderful  father.  He  is  like  a  father  of  childish 
dreams — of  books  we  love,  ily  European  trip  has  been  very 
full.  Every  time  we  entered  a  restaurant,  the  musicians  would 
play  the  '  Jlerry  Widow'  waltz. 

"I  saw  the  marvelous  work  of  Mr.  Sert.  the  Spanish  artist. 
He  is  the  greatest  painter  since  Michelangelo.  His  pictures 
are  like  The  Magic  Carpet — they  tran.sport  you  to  the  fairyland 
and  he  visualizes  for  you.  .-Ks  soon  as  our  new  home  is  com- 
pleted, we  are  going  to  have  him  do  a  room  for  us  of  the 
Arabian  Nights.  That  room  will  be  a  great  help.  To  enter  and 
close  the  door  will  mean  leaving  all  the  troubles  of  the  day 
outside." 

■jV/TAE  hadn't  been  on  the  home  shores  for  very  long  when 
■'■"-'•an  ugly  rumor  arose  that  Mae  had  gone  to  Cincinnati 
to  have  her  nose  remodeled.  Mae  indignantly  denied  it, 
and  finally  the  following  explanation  was  forthcoming. 

It  seems  that  a  Mrs.  Margaret  Mergentime  visited  the 
facial  speciahst.  After  the  operation  had  been  performed, 
someone — either  Mrs.  Mergentime  or  a  nurse — sent  the 
following  wire  to  Mr.  Mergentime:  "All  ready  to  go  to 
Hollywood  and  star.  Signed,  Mae  Murray."  Anyway,  the 
wire  started  the  nimor,  and  Mae  was  filled  with  indignation. 
And  the  Mergentimes,  when  called  upon  to  explain,  were 
covered  with  confusion. 

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If  you  w-ant  to  ac- 
quire grace  and 
poise,  learn  to 
fence.  In  addition 
to  keeping  you 
slim,  fencing  has 
the  further  advan- 
tage of  requiring  a 
most  becoming 
sports  costume. 
Norma  Shearer  is 
taking  lessons  and 
you  will  see  her  do 
some  fencing  in  her 
new  picture,  "The 
Demi  Bride."  And 
please  notice  Nor- 
ma's  new  way  of 
wearing  her  hair 


ABSOLUTELY  un- 
true. Perfectly  ridic- 
ulous." With  these 
words  John  Barrymore  set 
to  rout  any  reports  of  a 
divorce  between  Mrs. 
Barrymore  and  himself. 
They  have  been  separated 
two  years  while  John  has 
been  picture-making  in 
Hollywood,  and  Mrs. 
Barrymore,  under  the 
name  of  Michael  Strange, 
has  met  with  success  in 
the  East  as  poetess  and 
playwright. 

THE  "  for  sale  " 
sign  swings  from  Lew 
Cody's  house.  Fannie 
Hurst's  "  two-breaklasts- 
a-week"  plan  is  in  disuse. 
Lew  and  ^label  Xormand 
Cody  are  being  sheltered 
by  her  roof,  and  seven 
breakfasts  and  dinners  a 
week  is  the  order.  As  soon 
as  Lew's  home  is  sold, 
they  intend  to  market 
Mabel's,  and  then  build  an 
entirely  new  home  for  both. 

Can  it  be  that  Hollywood's  gilded  butterfly  is  turning  to  a 
meek  domestic  moth? 

"LJAVE  you  heard  the  one,  retailed  in  the  "Film  Mercury," 
■^  ■'■about  the  slightly  passe  feminine  star  who  said  she 
didn't  know  whether  to  have  her  face  lifted  or  join  United 
Artists? 

CATHERINE  HILL  and  Adolphe  Jlenjou  often  meet  to 
dine  in  a  cosy  twosome  at  Montmartre  or  the  .Embassador, 
but  from  Catherine  comes  only  denials,  augmented  by  a  "pish, 
posh  and  tush!"  from  Jlenjou.  In  the  meantime  Catherine  is 
seeking  a  divorce  from  her  husband,  Ira  Hill,  the  Manhattan 
photographer. 


of  ail  The  ^tudios 


The  favorite  exer- 
cise  of  prize- 
fightersanddanc- 
ers.  Joan  Craw- 
ford jumps  rope 
for  ten  minutes  a 
day.  This  pic- 
ture was  taken  in 
her  own  back- 
yard and  proves 
why  California 
real  estate  prices 
are  what  they  are 


THE  height  of  filial  generosity  was  reached,  it  seems  to  me, 
when  Adolphe  Menjou  purchased  two  adjoining  lots  in  the 
exclusive  Los  Feliz  section  of  Hollywood,  and  made  plans  to 
erect  a  8100,000  home  on  one  property  for  himself  and  a  smaller, 
but  equally  pretentious  residence,  for  his  mother. 

A  N  extra  girl  flapped  into  the  Hollywood  Public  Library. 

■**-"Say,"  she  said  to  the  librarian,  "I  want  that  Darwin 

book  everyone  is  talking  about — 'Oranges  and  Peaches.'  " 

After  a  little  hard  thought,  the  librarian  figured  out  that 

she  wanted  "The  Origin  of  Species." 

THE  Valentino  home  was  stripped  of  its  possessions  when 
furnishings,  hangings,  paintings,  horses,  dogs  and  motors 
went  under  the  gavel  of  the  auctioneer.  One  of  the  first  things 
that  was  sold  was  Falcon's  Lair,  the  beautiful  Beverly  Hills 
home,  which  will  be  occupied  by  Jules  Howard,  a  New  York 
jeweler.  He  paid  8145,000  for  it.  The  painting  of  Senorita 
Gaditana  by  the  Spanish  painter  Beltram  Classes  was  also  pur- 
chased by  Howard  and  will  hang,  as  it  was  in  Valentino's  life,  in 
the  great  drawing  room  of  his  former  home. 


When  D.  W.  Griffith  visited  the  Cecil  De  Mille 
studio,  De  Mille  asked  him  to  direct  a  scene  for 
"The  King  of  Kings."  So  a  few  hundred  feet  were 
made  under  his  direction.  Jeanie  Macpherson 
(right)  was  formerly  an  actress  in  Griffith's  company 


Adolphe  Jlenjou,  one  of  the  few  film  people  at  the  auction, 
purchased  an  antique  cabinet  and  a  Spanish  carved  screen; 
Eleanor  Boardman  bought  an  album,  Thomas  Santschi's  wife 
secured  a  silver  dinner  service,  Alberto  Guglielmi,  Valentino's 
brother,  bid  and  won  a  coupe  and  many  intimate  belongings. 
.A  white  marble  hand  of  Valentino,  exquisitely  modeled  by 
Prince  Troubetskoy,  was  the  first  possession  to  be  sold. 

Six  hundred  people,  some  curious,  others  sad,  watched  the 
hundreds  of  relics  and  prized  personal  belongings,  memory- 
laden,  pass  into  strange  hands. 

THERE  is  nothing  like  the  pioneer  spirit  to  enable  one  to  find 
adventure — even  in  Hollywood. 

Recently  ilaria  Corda,  the  Hungarian  beauty,  and  her 
director-husband,  Alexander  Korda.  came  to  Hollywood,  where 
they  will  make  pictures  for  First  National.  They  set  out  to 
explore  Hollywood.  They  came  back  quite  enchanted,  and  told 
Colleen  Moore  and  John  McCormick  of  the  most  delightful 
little  restaurant  they  had  discovered  tucked  away  in  Hollywood 
in  an  out-of-the-way  spot. 

"It  is  quite  delightful,"  they  said,  "and  they  have  the  quaint 
custom  of  dancing  during  lunch."  John  and  Colleen,  ready  for 
an  adventure,  agreed  to  go  to  lunch  with  them  the  next  day. 

They  did — only  to  find  that  the  restaurant  the  Corda-Kordas 
had  "  discovered  "  was  the  Montmartre — famed  for  years  as  a 
rendezvous  of  movie  stars! 

TT  has  remained  for  "Punch,"  the  dear  old  British  funny 
■'■paper,  to  spring  the  best  line  on  the  Chaplin  separation. 
Says  "Punch":  "Mr.  Charlie  Chaplm  is  getting  so  much 
notoriety  from  his  wife's  threatened  divorce  proceedings 
that  there  is  some  talk  of  his  going  in  the  films." 

THE  greatest  event  in  the  life  of  Frances  JIarion  has  just 
occurred.  Far  greater  than  the  success  of  any  of  her  screen 
stories.  Greater  than  ".Abraham  Lincoln,"  "PoUyanna," 
"The  Winning  of  Barbara  Worth."  "Stella  Dallas." 

Greater  than  the  time  she  crossed  the  Rhine,  one  of  the  first 
woman  war  correspondents.  Greater,  almost,  than  when  she 
married  Fred  Thomson,  warchapl.ain,  all-around  athlete,  now  a 
tremendously  popular  Western  star. 

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Anna  May  Wong  shows  Renee  Adoree  how 
to  eat  with  chopsticks.  But  Miss  Adoree 
looks  as  though  she  still  preferred  the 
Occidental  knife  and  fork.  Miss  Adoree 
plays  a  Chinese  role  in  "Mr.  Wu" 


She  has  a  son.  .\nd  Fred  Thomson  is  as  gloating  a  father  as 
anyone  could  find.  Even  "Silver  King,"  his  flashing  white 
steed,  must  idle  in  his  stall  while  father  gazes  admiringly  upon 
the  first  child  of  the  house  of  Marion-Thomson. 

They  haven't  decided  whether  young  Master  Thomson  will 
follow  in  father's  Western  tracks  or  whether  they  shall  give  him 
one  of  mother's  scripts  to  play  with.  At  present  he  is  leading 
a  very  healthy,  and  much  adored,  babyhood  on  the  Marion- 
Thomson  estate  high  in  the  hills  near  the  sea. 

DW.  GRIFFITH  arrived  in  Los  Angeles  after  seven  years' 
♦  absence  to  be  met  by  many  of  his  old  friends  who  braved 
the  early  morning  hours  to  greet  him.  Joe  Schenck,  Douglas 
Fairbanks,  Sid  Grauman,  Josephine  Crowell,  George  Fawcett, 
Seena  Owen,  Charles  Mack,  Estelle  Taylor,  they  all  surged 
about  Griffith,  who  was  so  overcome  by  the  reception  that  he 
inadvertently  kissed  a  bearded  track  walker.  Probably  he  was 
under  the  impression  he  was  an  old-time  friend  in  character  for 
a  Biblical  role.  For  the  benefit  of  the  press,  Griffith  conceded 
that  Hollywood  was  the  only  place  to  make  pictures,  and  that 
he  was  returning  to  do  that  very  thing. 


B. 

the 


NO  one  will  know,  but  when  "The  King  of  Kings,"  C. 
De  Mille's  masterly  effort,  reaches  the  screen,  it  will  be 
combined  efforts  of  two  great  directors,  C.  B.  De  Mille  and  D. 
W.  Griffith.  Don't  get  e.xcited,  Mr.  Hays,  it  happened  this 
way.  On  Griffith's  recent  visit  to  the  coast  he  called  on  De 
Mille,  who  was  about  to  shoot  a  scene. 

De  Mille,  after  the  greetings,  handed  Griffith  the  megaphone 
and  told  him  to  direct  the  scene,  with  the  result  that  at  least  a 
hundred  feet  of  "The  King  of  Kings"  was  filmed  under  the 
direction  of  D.  W.  Griffith. 

("'LEVER,  these  Chinese.  Anna  May  Wong,  for  instance. 
She  was  rolling  rapidly  down  the  lane  in  her  little 
roadster  when  out  popped  a  cop. 

"Stop,  my  dear  young  lady,  stop!"  he  ordered.  And  she 
did. 

What  she  got  for  halting  was  a  neat  tag  for  speeding. 

"Sign  your  name  here,"  commanded  the  policeman.  And 
she  did.  But  she  signed  it  the  way  her  father  had  taught 
her — in  Chinese — and  bowled  away,  leaving  the  cop  scratch- 
ing his  head. 

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They  are  getting  to  be  big  children  now.  Cissy  Fitzgerald 
introduced  her  daughter,  Cissy,  Jr.,  to  Douglas  Fairbanks, 
Jr.,  and  Francis  X.  Bushman,  Jr.  Why  doesn't  some 
bright  producer  select  an  entire  cast  from  the  sons  and 
daughters  of  famous  stars? 


SUCH  humor  in  the  Hollywood  Christmas  presents  this  year. 
Such  ribald,  rib-tickling,  fun-poking  humor.  Pickled  pigs' 
feet  in  an  earthen  crock  with  a  fat  felt  pig  that  squeaked,  from 
Estelle  Taylor  to  Jack  Dempsey.  Jack's  favorite  fruit.  Out- 
side.in  the  driveway, however.from  Estelle  tojack  stood  a  smart 
maroon  coupe  with  silver  hound  leaping  from  the  radiator  cap. 

A  billiard  table  from  Mabel  Normand  Cody  to  Lew.  Could 
it  be  a  subtle  hint  for  Lew  to  neglect  his  master  of  ceremonies 
duties?    To  Mabel  from  Lew,  for  no  good  reason,  an  accordion. 

.\  little  live  lamb  from  Jack  Gilbert  to  his  baby  daughter, 
Leatrice  Joy  II.  That  assures  her  of  a  sheepskin  jacket  for  her 
college  days  and  lamb  stew. 

Charlie  Murray  gazed  mournfully  at  seventeen  cigar  lighters, 
"Guess  they  want  me  to  smoke  here,  instead  of  hereafter." 

A  miniature  saddle,  all  hand-looled  and  wrought  in  silver, 
from  Tim  McCoy,  the  Western  star,  to  Pauline  Starke.  She's 
looking,  now,  for  a  pint-sized  pinto. 

A  FIVE-GALLON  jug  of  homemade  wine,  concocted  by 
■^^■Patsy  Ruth  and  Winston  Miller,  for  their  dad.  Red 
ink,  vinegar,  water,  a  vile  combination.  "Spit  it  out.  dad!" 
they  warned  in  chorus,  at  his  first  tipple.  "That's  terrible, 
Pat!"  scolded  mother.  "Oh,  but  it  wouldn't  hurt  him,"  the 
kids  answered  in  unison. 

DI.\MOND  bracelets  galore.  .\  diamond  and  sapphire  band 
from  Harold  to  Mildred  Davis  Lloyd;  a  diamond  circlet, 
fabulously  priced,  to  Mabel  from  Lew  Cody;  diamonds  and 
emeralds  in  glistening  design  from  Jack  Dempsey  to  Estelle; 
her  first  diamond  bracelet  from  mother  and  dad  to  Pat  Miller. 
.\  slim  platinum  chain  on  the  arm  of  Rosetta  Duncan,  "  Topsy" 
of  the  Duncan  sisters,  and  the  diamond  and  platinum  letters  of 
"Hyme,"  her  nickname,  dangling  from  it.  From  "Jake,"  her 
sister. 

CHARLES  CHAPLIN  turned  Santa  Claus  to  his  two  little 
boys,  and  Christmas  eve  a  truck  drove  up  to  Lita  Grey 
Chaplin's  house  with  two  hundred  dollars  worth  of  toys,  rang- 
ing from  non-sinkable  steamships  and  a  complete  small  fire 
department  to  a  drum,  a  violin  and  other  musical  instruments. 
There  was  also  a  tricycle  for  Charles,  Jr.,  and 'a  go-cart  for 
Sydney  Earl,  the  baby. 

ARTHUR  STONE,  comedian,  gave  Lloyd  Hughes  a  hand- 
some transparent  rubber  raincoat.  There  was  a  miniature 
tire-patching  set  in  one  of  the  pockets,  on  which  Stone  had 
written,  "For  road  repairs." 


Three  members  of  the  Oxford  debating  team  speak  in  the 
affirmative.  Clara  Bow,  the  coUegiate's  favorite,  wins 
without  an  argument.  Gary  Cooper,  standing  in  back 
of  Miss  Bow,  attended  Dunstable  School  in  England.  The 
Oxford  boys  are  studying  movie  making — heh,  heh ! 


EMIL  J.\NXIXGS  received  a  single  gift  and  gave  but  one. 
Mr.   and   Mrs.   Jannings   exchanged   presents — a  shaving 
brush  for  Emil  and  a  chow  dog  for  the  wife. 

"Now  Mrs.  Jannings,  she  uses  my  shaving  brush  to  brush  the 
dog's  hair,"  commented  Jannings  with  a  mournful  smile. 

"'T^ALK  about  useless  Christmas  giving,"  wailed  Eddie 
•^  Cantor  as  he  unwrapped  a  racoon  coat  from  a  friend  in 
Miimeapolis.  "Guess  I'll  have  to  trade  it  for  a  straw  hat 
and  some  light-weight  sport  wear,  now  I'm  making  pictures 
in  HoUjrwood." 

MERRY  Christmas  from  Mother,"  read  the  little  tag  on 
the  wheel  of  a  handsome  Rolls  Royce  which  Bebe  Daniels 
found  in  front  of  her  door  when  she  awoke  to  look  in  her  stock- 
ing to  see  if  Santa  had  visited  her.  There  was  also  a  green 
Rolls  touring  car  in  front  of  John  SlcCormick's  house  on 
Christmas  morn.  On  this  the  card  read — "Merry  Christmas 
from  John  to  John."  Guess  John  knew  what  he  wanted  and 
was  playing  safe. 

JACK  HOLT  simply  can't  wait  for  another  Christmas  to 
pass  on  his  most  startling  gift  to  some  unsuspecting  friend. 
He's  now  looking  for  some  one  who  has  a  birthday  soon. 
John  Waters,  his  director,  gave  Jack  a  mountain  lion  cub, 
and  it  simply   won't  get  along  with  Jack's  great  Dane. 

THERE'S  great  rivalry  between  Frank  Lloyd  and  Wallace 
Beery  over  their  trout-fishing  prowess.  Both  landsahage 
one — every  time  he  goes  fishing  alone.  So  Wally  got  a  huge 
rubber  troiit  from  Frank  for  Christmas.  It  was  built  along  the 
Unes  of  a  tuna.  The  card  read — "Here's  a  model  taken  from 
life  on  the  last  big  one  I  landed.     Merry  Christmas — Frank." 

FLORENCE  VIDOR  had  a  wonderful  Christmas.  It  re- 
united her  with  her  little  daughter  Suzanne  Vidor  after 
weeks  in  New  York.  Her  most  cherished  gift  was  a  little 
painting  by  Suzanne  herself  in  a  frame  purchased  from  pennies 
from  Suzanne's  savings  bank. 

THE  month's  most  unimportant  news  item.  Ivan  Moskvin  is 
very  sore  at  Ivan  Moskine  for  using  a  name  similar  to  his 
own.  Ivan  Moskvin  is  a  member  of  the  Moscow  Art  Company 
and  plays  in  foreign  pictures.  Ivan  Moskine  appears  in 
"  Michael  Strogoff,"  and  has  been  signed  by  Universal.  He  is 
iiol  the  Moskvin  who  made  the  hit  in  New  York  with  the 
Moscow  company. 


Ramon  Novarro  and  Ernst  Lubitsch  test 
some  of  the  "props"  for  "Old  Heidelberg." 
It  is  very  important  that  there  shall  be  no 
faking  in  pictures.  Near  beer,  for  instance, 
would  be  all  wrong  in  this  story 


Therefore  the  first  Ivan  says  that  he  wUl  tear  off  the  second 
Ivan's  crepe  hair  whiskers  if  he  doesn't  do  something  about 
changing  his  name. 

ANOTHER  name  has  been  added  to  those  immortals 
who,  Elinor  Glyn  says,  have  IT.  Down  in  history  with 
John  Gilbert,  Gloria  Swanson,  Rex,  King  of  WUd  Horses, 
and  Vilma  Banky,  goes  the  name  of  Arthur  Bridges,  Pacific 
coast  tug  boat  captain. 

Clarence  Badger  was  Mme.  Glyn's  confident  when  she 
made  the  big  discovery.  The  company  was  working  on 
Bridges'  boat. 

He  took  the  captain  in  on  the  secret. 

"Madame  Glyn  says  you  have  IT,"  Badger  confided. 

"I  never  even  knew  we  were  playin'  tag,"  replied  the  tug 
boat  captain,  who  had  evidently  confused  his  verbs  a  trifle. 

MAY  ALLISON  is  to  play  the  woman  in  "The  Woman," 
tentatively  retitled  "The  Telephone  Girl,"  the  successful 
stage  play  of  a'decade  ago,  which  Herbert  Brenon  is  filming  at 
the  Long'  Island  Studios  of  the  Famous  Players-Lasky  Com- 
pany. After  poor  breaks  in  half  a  dozen  pictures,  beginning 
with  "The  Greater  Glory"  and  ending  with  "One  Increasing 
Purpose,"  it  looks  as  though  she  had  an  emotional  acting  part 
worthy  of  her  talent,  and  a  director  who  can  make  the  most 
of  it. 

G.\RDNER  J.\MES  and  Marion  Constance  Blackton  be- 
came Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  at  a  ceremony  which  was  attend- 
ed by  a  score  of  motion  picture  celebrities. 

Patsy  Ruth  Miller  was  one  of  the  bridesmaids,  and  after  the 
wedding  the  young  couple  left  for  a  seaside  resort  for  a  short 
honeymoon. 

AT  a  recent  opening,  I  was  standing  in  the  theater  lobby 
-tVtalking  to  Arch  Reeve,  head  of  the  Lasky  publicity  depart- 
ment and  two  or  three  other  lads  of  the  same  persuasion,  all 
former  employes  of  Reeve  who  are  now  working  for  other 
studios. 

Just  then  Lew  Cody  came  up,  gave  the  bunch  the  once  over, 
and  slapping  Arch  on  the  back,  said: 

" Good  old  Arch!    To  know  him  is  to  leave  him." 

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on't  Go  to 

Is  the   Advice   of   PHOTOPLAY^S 
g  Writer  Who  Tried 

Ruth  Waterbury      BREAKING  INTO  THE  MOVIES 


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OX'T  go  to  Hollywood!  Don't  go  I  Don't  go,  no 
matter  what  beauty,  talent  or  youth  you  have, 
no  matter  what  inducements  are  offered  you. 

I  have  no  words  to  express  it  strongly  enough. 
Stay  away!  I  saw  things  in  Hollywood,  heard  them,  learned 
of  them,  when  I  was  posing  as  a  girl  trjing  to  break  into  the 
movies  that  1  want  to  forget. 

Understand,  there  is  no  vice,  as  such,  among  the  extra  girls 
of  Hollywood.  Their  only  vice  is  ambition.  But  that  vice 
consumes  them. 

.\dela  Rogers  St.  Johns,  in  her  story  of  Grela  in  "The  Port 
of  Missing  Girls"  in  this  issue  of  Photoplay,  states  that  stellar 
success  in  Hollywood  is  a  ten  thousand  to  one  chance.  That 
amazing  figure  is  absolutely  true.  .\nd  a  girl's  even  getting  a 
single  day's  work  is  a  thirty  to  one  chance,  with  the  cards 
stacked  against  her. 

For  every  Betty  Bronson.  for  ever}'  Sally  O'Neill,  talented, 
beautiful,  lucky  little  kids  who  get  the  break  and  rise  to 
sudden  stardom,   there  are   9,999  girls   who   never  get   any- 


where— who  strive,  suffer,  and  starve,  and  never  get  a  close-up. 

It  is  not  alone  that  a  girl  cannot  reach  fame  in  Hollywood. 
She  can  not  reach  anything  there — not  that  tenderest  dream 
of  women,  the  love  of  some  good  man;  not  that  maintainer  of 
self-respect — a  good  job.  Nothing,  unless  she  is  the  lucky 
girl. 

This  is  not  the  fault  of  Holh'wood,  the  city. 

My  call  on  the  Hollywood  Chamber  of  Commerce  per- 
suaded me  of  that.  To  get  to  see  the  publicity  man  of  the 
office,  I  had  to  pass  five  very  beautiful  girls. 

"  A  LL  trying  to  break  into  the  movies,"  he  explained.  "When 
jtl^Central  Casting  turns  them  down  on  registration,  they 

come  to  us.    We  always  issue  the  same  advice.    Go  back  home. 

If  a  girl  has  to  have  help,  we  have  an  arrangement  with  the 

Chamber  of  Commerce  in  other  cities  that  helps  us  get  her 

back  to  her  own  city." 

"The  city  of  Hollywood  is  for  the  movie  people,  absolutely. 

But  as  its  representative,  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  is  bending 
ever>'  effort  to  keep  these  unwanted  people  from  coming 
here.  Unemployment  produces  bad  conditions.  After 
all.  Hollywood's  only  a  small  place,  not  a  manufacturing 
community  or  a  big  trade  center.  They  can't  get  work 
in  the  movies  and  the>'  can't  get  work  in  ordinarj'  lines. 
The  jobs  aren't  here,  that's  all,  and  for  those  that  there 
are,  the  supply  is  ten  times  too  great  and  pulls  down  the 
wage  scale.  But  we  get  these  aspirants  back  to  their 
homes  somehow,  if  we  even  have  to  make  them  ac- 
company a  body." 

Then  it  was  explained  to  me  how  many  a  disillu- 
sioned girl  reaches  home  by  acting  as  chaperon  to  a 
corpse.  The  dead  are  not  supposed  to  travel  alone. 
So  when  a  body  must  be  shipped  out  from  Hollywood, 
the  railroad  lets  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  know, 
and  some  girl  gets  a  free  ticket  for  performing  this 
gruesome  job.  Adventure  can  not  possibly  end  more 
abjectly  than  this.     Don't  go  to  Holljfwood! 

There  simply  is  not  room  for  another  girl  in  any  line 
in  Hollywood.  The  girls  who  go  there  and  stay  in  face 
of  all  the  pressure  there  is  on  them  to  make  them  return 
to  their  homes  must  face  utter  failure. 

I  KNOW  what  I  am  talking  about.  I  gathered  these 
facts  for  myself,  living  as  the  extra  girl  lives. 

Take,  first,  the  simj-lest  thing,  loneliness. 

X  have  no  conception  how  the  average  girl,  fresh  from 
home,  stands  the  loneliness  of  Hollywood.  Its  kindli- 
ness, its  charity  is  there,  but  it  is  extremely  difficult  to 
get  at  either.  Friendships  are  quite  impossible.  You 
see,  very  occasionally,  intense  attachments  between  two 
individuals  on  sets,  but  Hollywood  is  primarily  a  city  of 
individuals,  intent  on  self,  as  any  city  must  be  where 
ever>one  is  excessively  ambitious.     Everj-one  is  afraid 


Fancy  your  chance  in  that  instant's  grace  before  the 
casting  window,  beauties  to  the  right  of  you,  acting 
geniuses  to  the  left,  a  hard-boiled,  disillusioned  male 
gazing  critically  on  your  crow's  feet.  Think  you 
could  triumph? 


of  everyone  else,  as  it  must  always 
be  where  the  only  standard  is 
that  whoever  can  get  in  movies, 
can  get  in,  and  whoever  can't,  can 
not.  Hectic  wealth  on  the  one 
hand,  hectic  poverty  on  the  other, 
unreality  and  sunshine,  silence 
and  watchfulness.  There  can  be 
little  conversation  in  such  an 
atmosphere.  Few  can  afford  to 
be  helpful.  The  two-faced  to- 
morrow is  always  just  ahead, 
tomorrow  equally  compounded 
of  fear  and  hope. 

Long  before  I  lost  my  editor's 
bet  of  five  hundred  dollars  that 
I  couldn't  break  into  movies,  I 
moved  from  the  Studio  Club,  for 
I  regarded  those  girls,  protected 
from  Hollywood,  some  of  them 
supported  by  indulgent  parents, 
the  others  within  reach  of  charity 
when  it  was  needed,  as  no  true 
picture  of  the  extra  girl.  I  moved, 
still  under  an  assumed  name,  to  a 
cheap  little  hotel,  in  search  of  local 
color.  And  it  was  there  that  the 
Holl\-wood  loneliness  got  me,  as 
I  was  facing  my  first  Sunday 
alone. 

THERE  are  three  movie  houses 
on  the  main  section  of  Holly- 
wood Boulevard,  and  those  are  the 
only  amusements  you  can  reach 
without  a  car.  One  is  the  luxurious 
Egyptian  Theater,  but  its  cheap- 
est seats  cost  more  than  a  dollar. 
The  other  two,  offering  pictures 
I  had  already  seen,  did  not  seem 
worth  fifty  cents.  I  knew  no  one 
to  telephone.  I  wanted  plain, 
human  companionship.  Finally  I 
went  for  a  walk. 

He  was  standing  near  the 
corner  of  Las  Palmas  Avenue  as 
I  approached  it.  His  face,  though 
young,  was  marked  by  the  heavy 
lines  which  almost  always  char- 
acterize the  actor.  His  smile  in- 
sinuated many  things.  I  tried  to 
ignore  him.  I  bought  popcorn 
from  a  curbside  stand.  I  bought 
magazines  in  a  drug  store.  I  went 
back  to  the  quietest  corner  of  the 
hotel  lounge,  but  I  couldn't  dis- 
courage him.  He  sat  opposite 
me,  staring,  until  curiosity  con- 
quered  me. 

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Not  an  extra  girl  in  ten  thou- 
sand has  a  chance  of  becoming 
a  star.  It's  a  lucky  break  that 
even  gets  her  a  single  day's 
"work  in  a  mob  like  this 


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TELL  IT  TO  THE  MARINES— M-G-M 

NO,  it  doesn't  tell  about  the  Marines  at  Belleau  Wood. 
It  doesn't  touch  the  World  War.  But  it  clicks  as  a  story 
of  the  making  of  a  marine.  Skecl  Bums  is  a  race  track  tout, 
and  a  fresh  one,  until  he  wanders  into  the  service.  The  hard 
boiled  Sergeant  O'Hara  moulds  him  into  something  else 
again.  The  high  spot  of  "Tell  It  to  the  Marines"  is  a  fight 
between  a  handful  of  leathernecks  and  Chinese  bandits.  It's 
a  thriller. 

This  picture  is  going  to  do  a  whole  lot  towards  making  a 
star  of  William  Haines.  He  does  very  commendable  work  as 
Sheet  Burns.  Lon  Chaney,  sans  grotesque  make-up  for  a 
change,  proves  himself  as  an  excellent  actor  by  his  playing 
of  O'Hara.  Indeed,  his  O'Hara  has  all  the  authentic  ear- 
marks of  a  real,  honest-to-Tunney  marine. 


THE  GENERAL— United  Artists 

THEY'RE  kidding  everything  now  and  any  day  you  may 
e.xpect  to  see  U.  S.  Grant  and  Robert  E.  Lee  break  into  a 
Charleston.  Not  that  they  do  it  in  "The  General,"  but 
Buster  Keaton  does  spoof  the  Civil  War  most  uncivilly  in 
his  new  comedy.  Buster  is  a  locomotive  engineer  who  saves 
a  whole  Confederate  army  single-handed.  There  is  an  under- 
current of  heroic  satire  in  the  way  Buster  is  always  saving 
the  moron  heroine  in  crinolines.  A  nnahelle  Lee  is  a  gorgeous 
laugh  at  all  the  helpless  young  ladies  of  historic  fiction,  if  you 
read  between  the  pictures. 

They  spent  a  lot  of  money  on  "The  General."  A  whole 
train  is  wrecked  in  a  deep  ravine,  if  that  means  anything  to 
you.  We  mustn't  neglect  to  add  that  the  basic  incidents  of 
"The  General"  actually  happened. 


The 

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A  Review  of  the  J^ew  Pictures 


THE  KID  BROTHER— Paramount 

THIS  newest  of  Harold  Lloyd  comedies  takes  its  place 
among  the  popular  comedian's  best  efforts.  We  place  it 
well  below  "The  Freshman,"  just  back  of  "  Grandma's  Boy" 
and  "Safetj'  Last,"  and  a  thousand  miles  ahead  of  "For 
Heavens  Sake." 

"The  Kid  Brother"  is  a  bucolic  comedy.  Actually  it  is  a 
comedy  "Tol'able  David."  Harold  plays  Harold  Hickory, 
youngest  of  the  fighting  Hickorys  of  HickoryviUe.  He  is 
kicked  about  by  the  rest  of  the  Hickorys  until,  like  Tol'able, 
he  proves  himself.  That  all  comes  about  after  a  pretty  little 
girl  of  a  traveling  medicine  show  gets  stranded  in  the  hamlet. 
The  strong  man  of  the  defunct  troupe  steals  the  village 
funds,  the  elder  Hickory  is  suspected,  but  Harold  recovers 
the  coin  and  saves  the  family  name. 

"The  Kid  Brother"  is  fidl  of  snappy  gags.  Perhaps  the 
best  comes  when  Harold,  hiding  from  the  murderous  strong 
man  in  a  deserted  boat  hulk,  puts  his  shoes  on  a  little 
monkey  belonging  to  the  medicine  show.  The  strong  man 
chases  the  clattering  boots  all  over  the  boat.  There  are 
scores  of  other  good  gags. 

The  bespectacled  Lloyd  gives  a  human,  mellow  comedy 
performance.  He  was  never  better  than  as  the  timid 
Hickory  who  saves  the  day.  "The  Kid  Brother"  marks  the 
last  appearance  of  Jobyna  Ralston  as  Lloyd's  leading 
woman.  She  does  the  medicine  show  girl  with  charm  and 
appeal.  Miss  Ralston  has  been  an  excellent  foil  for  Lloyd, 
and  he  isn't  going  to  find  it  easy  to  get  a  successor. 

Hand  it  to  Harold!  You'll  want  to  see  "The  Kid  Brother." 
Lloyd  never  mixed  a  pleasanter  blend  of  laughter  and  pathos. 


SAVES     YOUR     PICTURE     TIME      AND      MONEY 


The  Six  Best  Pictures  of  the  Month 
THE  KID  BROTHER  THE  FIRE  BRIGADE 

TELL  IT  TO  THE  MARINES 

THE  GENERAL  BLONDE  OR  BRUNETTE 

THE  MUSIC  MASTER 

The  Best  Performances  of  the  Month 

Harold  Lloyd  in  "The  Kid  Brother" 

Charles  Ray  in  'The  Fire  Brigade" 

William  Haines  in  "Tell  It  to  the  Marines" 

Lon  Chaney  in  "Tell  It  to  the  Marines" 

Eugenie  Besserer  in  "The  Fire  Brigade" 

Greta  Nissen  in  "Blonde  or  Brunette" 


Casts  0/  all  pictures  reviewed  will  be  found  on  page  144 


THE  FIRE  BRIGADE— M-G-M 

TF  the  spectacle  of  a  gallant  Irishman  rescuing  an  orphan, 
■'•perched  on  the  roof  of  a  blazing  building,  fails  to  thrill  you, 
then  that  is  your  curse  and  this  picture  is  not  for  you.  But 
any  picture  in  which  an  Irishman  rescues  an  orphan  is, 
fortunately,  pure  gold  to  the  great  majority  of  this  still 
human  race. 

"The  Fire  Brigade"  is  made  of  simple  stuff.  But  we 
refuse  to  call  it  hokum. 

Hokum  is  a  quality  that  cheats  you  by  offering  you 
something  false  to  play  on  your  emotions. 

This  film  doesn't  cheat.  The  thrills  in  it  are  not  only 
tremendously  e.xciting,  but  real.  And  it  is  silly  to  say  that 
the  story  is  childish  because  young  men  often  join  the  fire- 
fighters out  of  sheer  bravery,  and  they  too  often  die  in  the 
performance  of  their  duty. 

So  this pictureofpeace-timedaringand bravery isquite hon- 
est entertainment.     For  one  thing,  it  is  splendidly  presented. 

Personally,  this  reviewer  found  the  race  to  the  fire,  with 
the  horse-drawn  vehicle  winning  over  the  motor  apparatus, 
more  exciting  than  the  chariot  race  in  "  Ben-Hur."  And  the 
scenes  showing  methods  of  fire-fighting  will  delight  small 
boys  with  noble  ambitions.  It  is  a  picture  that  will  warm 
anybody's  blood. 

Charles  Ray  makes  the  hit  of  his  career  as  the  young  fire- 
fighter. It  is  his  best  and  strongest  acting.  Eugenie  Besserer 
is  wonderful  as  the  mother  whose  sons  are  killed  in  duty. 
And  May  McAvoy  is  a  lovely  heroine.  All  in  all,  a  swell 
thriller. 

Especially  recommended  for  the  children. 


BLONDE  OR  BRUNETTE— Paramount 

THIS  has  verve  and  sparkle — and  Greta  Nissen.  Not,  of 
course,  to  overlook  the  suave  Adolphe  Menjou,  who  con- 
tributes one  of  his  neat  high  comedy  performances.  "  Blonde 
or  Brunette"  is  an  adapted  French  farce,  playing,  of  course, 
upon  the  problem  of  marriage.  Yes,  it  is  a  bit  rakish  at 
times,  but  it  is  charmingl}-  played  and  directed. 

Henri  M artel  grows  sick  of  the  fair  Parisiennes  and  marries 
a  simple  country  blonde.  The  blonde,  prompted  by  a 
spurned  brunette,  adopts  the  ways  of  all  the  giddy  Pari- 
siennes. SoM artel  gets  a  divorce  and  weds  the  wil}'  brunette. 

You  will  find  "Blonde  or  Brunette"  sophisticated  stuff. 
Not,  probably,  the  thing  for  grandpa  or  little  Willie.  But, 
for  your  adult  eyes,  we  heartily  recommend  the  piquant 
Miss  Nissen. 


THE  MUSIC  MASTER— Fox 

AS  delicate  as  a  Chopin  melody,- this  faithful  version  of 
the  Belasco  stage  success  is  aimed  directly  at  the  heart- 
strings of  the  older  generation.  Its  sentiment  and  its  story 
belong  to  the  days  of  the  nineties,  and  many  a  mother  will 
sigh  with  remembrance  at  its  love  scenes. 

It  is  a  slender  legend,  the  chronicle  of  an  old  music  master 
and  his  daughter,  separated  for  sixteen  years  through  the 
faithlessness  of  the  girl's  mother.  The  old  musician  has 
become  reduced  to  poverty  in  his  long  search  for  his  child, 
but,  when  his  last  possession  is  gone,  she,  &11  unknowing, 
comes  to  him  as  a  piano  pupil. 

There  is  real  tenderness  in  Allan  Dwan's  direction, 
exquisite  playing  by  Alec  Francis  and  Lois  Moran,  and  a  shy 
newcomer,  Helen  Chandler,  who  looks  like  a  real  find. 

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THE  LITTLE 

JOURNEY— 

M-G-M 


BERTHA. 
THE  SEWING 
MACHINE 
GIRL~Fox 


EXCEPT  that  its  plot  is  a  bit  thin,  this  would  be  listed  among 
the  six  best.  Rarely  is  a  film  done  with  such  simplicity  and 
perfection.  A  girl,  journeying  to  her  fiance's  home,  meets  a 
man  on  the  train  and  falls  in  love  with  him.  That's  all.  But 
it's  delightful.  William  Haines,  Claire  'Windsor  and  Harry- 
Carey  give  charming  performances.  Robert  Leonard  wins 
honors  for  his  direction.  Don't  miss  this  when  it  comes  to 
your  town. 


BERTH.\and  Nellie  the  Beautiful  Cloak  ilodel  were  always 
the  highlights  of  the  use-to-was  stock  companies.  They  did 
right  by  our  Nellie  when  they  brought  her  to  the  screen,  but 
Bertha  got  a  mean  deal.  They  took  Bertha  real  seriously  and 
turned  her  into  a  modern  jazzy  sheba  with  a  wicked  villain 
pursuing  her,  but  wait — the  handsome  hero  does  some  tall 
stepping  to  poor  Bertha.  .And  then  Bertha  learns  he  is  just  a 
poor  millionaire  struggling  along  in  this  world. 


THE 

POPULAR 
SIN— 
Paramount 


NEW  YORK— 

Paramount 


THEY  met,  the\^  married,  they  divorced,  they  each  re- 
married. .\ll  four  were  unhappy.  The  wife  of  the  first  part 
divorced  her  husband  of  the  second  part.  He  married  again,  a 
girl  the  first  husband  loved,  .\nother  divorce.  Second  husband 
goes  back  to  first  wife  for  happiness.  Thus,  the  popular  sin. 
It's  as  muddled  as  it  sounds. and  not  too  funny,  despiteMalcolm 
St.  Clair's  direction.  Florence  Vidor,  Clive  Brook  and  Greta 
Nissen  head  the  cast. 


THIS  is  no  skyscraper,  though  some  of  New  York's  colorful 
contrast  is  shown.  The  stor}-  had  possibilities,  being  the 
saga  of  Mic/iad  Angdo  Cassidy,  a  musical  genius  of  the  slums 
who  pounds  his  way  up  through  Tin  Pan  .Alley  to  the  heart  of  a 
Fifth  -Avenue  heiress.  It  is  conspicuously  miscast.  Ricardo 
Cortez,  e-xcellent  actor  that  he  is,  will  never  make  a  Cassidy, 
and  Estelle  Taylor  overacts  violently.  This  will  do  for  an 
evening  you're  not  feeling  critical. 


rr— 

Paramount 


ONE 

increasing 
purpose- 
Fox 


AT  last  Elinor  Glyn  has  sidestepped  her  famous  royal  char- 
acters and  has  given  us  a  stor>'  of  the  ever>day  working 
girl.  -And  Clara  Bow  is  the  girl — so  you  know  what  to  expect. 
Clara  is  just  mar\-elous  as  the  peppy  little  saleslady  who  has  IT 
personified.  From  all  appearances  Clara  is  the  only  person  who 
win  fin  the  niche  in  Paramount  stardom  left  vacant  by  Gloria 
Swanson.  And  Paramount  feels  the  same  way — just  watch 
Clara  from  now  on.    Good  stuff. 

6i 


AS.  JI.  HUTCHINSON'S  novel  of  the  unsettled  post  war 
•  days  of  England  and  an  army  hero  seeking  his  purpose  in 
life  is  badly  translated  to  the  screen.  There  is  so  much  story 
detail  that  one  feels  overburdened  and  confused  with  the  entire 
piece.  Too  many  ingredients  in  the  recipe.  At  no  time  does 
the  ston,'  jell  on  the  screen.  Edmund  Lowe,  May  Allison  and 
Lila  Lee  all  did  excellent  work  to  no  avail.  Harry  Beaumont 
directed. 


NOBODY"  S 
WIDOW— 
Producers 
Dist.  Corp. 


SUMMER 

bachel- 
ors- 
Fox 


GOOD  entertainment — no  ifs  and  ands  about  it.  Charlie 
Ray,  who  has  been  unfortunate  in  his  roles  of  late,  just 
romps  away  with  the  whole  piece,  even  though  Leatrice  Jo\'  is 
starred.  There  is  one  amusing  sequence  that  is  a  gem.  Leatrice 
marries  Charlie  after  a  whirlwind  courtship.  She  believes  him 
unfaithful,  and  returns  to  her  friends  as  a  widow.  Charlie 
appears  on  the  scene  and  makes  matters  hot  for  Leatrice.  But 
anvwav  he  wins  her  back  again.    See  it! 


ME.\NT  to  be  hot  stuff,  Warner  Fabian's  story  of  the 
husbands  who  pla\'  while  their  wives  are  away  on  vaca- 
tion, promises  much  more  than  it  fulfills.  Imagine  a  bachelor 
girl — she's  Madge  Bellamj — who  is  opposed  to  marriage  but 
who  makes  her  acts  censorproof  by  going  into  a  coma  and 
wedding  the  hero  while  hypnotized.  Indiscretion  becomes 
idiocy  after  that.  There's  a  ne\\'comer,  Leila  Hyams,  who  runs 
away  with  the  acting  honors.    Allan  Dwan  directed  suavely. 


JIM  THE 
CONQUEROR 
Producers 
Dist.  Corp. 


THE 

POTTERS— 

Paramount 


JUST  another  of  the  famous  feuds  between  the  cattlemen  and 
the  sheepmen,  set  against  a  background  of  beautiful  scenery. 
William  Boyd  is  the  very  handsome  sheepman  who  outwits  the 
cattle  guys.  Elinor  Faire  is  the  most  unattractive  and  colorless 
leading  lady  ever  placed  in  front  of  a  camera.  The  gorgeous 
scenery,  if  that  is  all  you  care  to  see.  is  worth  the  price  of  ad- 
mission— the  remainder  of  the  picture  isn't.  Need  we  say 
anv  more? 


THE  subtitles  are  funnier  than  the  scenes,  which  is  always  a 
bad  sign.  Perhaps  the  star,  W.  C.  Fields,  will  blame  this  on 
the  director  for  making  him  play  a  middle-aged,  middle-class 
clerk  without  the  benefit  of  a  single  gag.  Fields  is  Pa  Poller,  a 
hero  to  nobod\'  e.Kcept  on  pay  day.  He  invests  the  family's  life 
savings  in  oil  stock,  loses  all,  but  unlike  everyone  except  screen 
ctiaracters  recoups  to  make  a  million.  Not  so  bad  as  enter- 
tainment and  not  so  good. 


THE  LADY 
IN  ERMINE— 

First  National 


THE 

PERFECT 
SAP- 
First  National 


■T^HIS  tries  very  hard  to  be  oh,  so  naughty,  but  all  grownups 
J-  will  get  out  of  it  is  a  grand  ha-ha  at  the  seeminglj'  risque 
situations.  Directors  should  remember  this  is  the  twentieth 
century — but  we  won't  go  into  the  subject  any  further.  The 
entire  cast  resembles  the  greatest  assemblage  of  bad  actors — 
Einar  Hansen,  Francis  X.  Bushman  and  Ward  Crane.  Corinne 
Griffith  is  also  included  in  the  above  mentioned  .\rmour  class — 
even  her  famous  beauty  is  missing  here.    Pass. 


WILL  register  as  pleasant  entertainment  with  most  audi- 
ences. It's  all  about  a  wealthy  boy  who  has  a  hankering 
to  be  another  Sherlock  Holmes.  He  gets  mi.xed  up  with  a  gang 
of  crooks,  and  how  he  solves  the  mysterious  robberies  is 
nobody's  business.  Ben  Lyon,  wearing  Harold's  famous 
goggles,  is  the  hero.  Pauline  Starke  is  very  attractive  as  the 
newspaper  girl  out  to  get  a  stoni'.  Virginia  Lee  Corbin,  Diana 
Kane  and  Sam  Hardy  complete  the  cast.    [  coxtlkued  on  p.ice  94 1 

55 


&\v  to  Hold  Your 


t    I    1HE  Class  on  Keeping 
I     V 


Young  is  now  called  to 
1^  order.  And  the  sub- 
ject of  today's  lecture 
is  how  to  lift  the  face  without 
the  aid  of  facial  surgery;  how 
to  keep  slim  and  active  with- 
out the  aid  of  Dr.  Hokum's 
anti-fat  pills. 

Last  month,  Dr.  Eugene 
Lyman  Fish  told  you  some  of  the  causes  of  old  age 
— the  germs,  the  parasites  and  the  chemical  disar- 
rangements that  turn  us  into  subnormal  human 
beings  long  before  even  half  our  life-span  is  past, 
adding  it  is  God's  will  that  with  the  help  of  science 
and  common  sense,  you  should  remain  young  in 
appearance  and  feeling  as  long  as  possible. 

And  last  month,  too,  we  learned  some  simple 
tricks  of  hygiene  that  help  overcome  the  almost 
totally  unnecessary  handicap  of  growing  old. 

This  month  we  will  learn  some  about  the  danger- 
ous mental  habits  that  are  as  fatal  to  good  health  and  beauty 
as  a  pastry  diet,  an  abscessed  tooth,  bad  gin  or  a  case  of  ty- 


Proving  that  you 
can  be  on  your  toes 
even  when  you  are 
resting  —  as  posed 
by  Carol  Dempster 


Bad  mental  habits,  not 
the  flight  of  time,  etch 
the  tell-tale  hnes  of  age 
on  your  face 


By  Agnes  Smith 


phoidfevercanpossiblybe.  It 
sums  up  in  this  statement; 

A  faulty  adjustment  of  the 
mental  and  emotional  life  is, 
in  all  too  many  cases,  a  chronic, 
insidious  and  dangerous  dis- 
ease. In  extreme  instances, 
many  poor  women  are  groping 
through  life  with  infantile 
minds  in  adult  bodies. 

FOR  these  rules  of  mental 
hygiene,  I  am  indebted  to 
Dr.  Edward  J.  Kempf  of  New 
York.  Dr.  Kempf  is  an  eminent  psycho-analyst. 
Like  all  things  that  combat  superstition  and  prej- 
udices, it  is  a  science  that  demands  considerable 
bravery.  So  in  the  rules  of  mental  hygiene, 
prepare  to  have  some  of  your  pet  habits  condemned 
as  dangerous.  And  prepare  to  have  some  of  your 
feminine  tricks  exposed  as  childish  and  ridiculous. 

Dr.  Kempf  says  that  mental  hygiene  simply  boils 
down  to  the  simple  maxim,  "Don't  worry." 

IT  is  a  journalistic  platitude  shouted  from  the  house-tops  by 
amateur  and  professional  optimists.  And  yet — perhaps  be- 
cause it  is  so  heavily  emphasized,  it  remains  unheard.  It  has 
become  more  heeded  in  the  breach  than  in  the  observance. 

The  average  woman,  told  not  to  worry,  answers  aloud,  "But 
I  can't  help  it."  .And  in  her  mind,  her  process  of  thought  runs 
about  as  follows:  "It  is  all  very  well  for  this  sap  to  teU  me  not 
to  worry,  but  the  cook  is  leaving,  the  furnace  needs  repairing, 
the  living  room  needs  new  curtains,  little  Mabel  has  failed  in 
arithmetic,  the  acid  from  the  radio  battery  has  burnt  a  hole  in 
the  rug,  there  are  four  grey  hairs  in  my  head,  and  I  think  my 
husband  is  interested  in  another  woman." 

Whereupon  the  average  woman  keeps  on  worrying,  without 
taking  any  definite  steps  to  set  her  muddled  world  to  rights. 

It  is  the  duty  of  psychology  to  set  to  rights  the  jumble  of 
minds  that  have  so  deteriorated  through  lack  of  use  or  misuse 
that  they  rattle  like  an  old  Ford.  This  is  where  the  rules  of 
mental  hygiene  must  step  in  and  explain  a  way  to  vanquish 
worry  and  fears. 

Here  are  Dr.  KempPs  rules  for  keeping  young  and  attractive — 
and  incidentally  for  gaining  that  chief  of  all  feminine  charms — an 
amiable  disposition. 

FIRST  of  all,  remember  that  the  giving  of  love  is  more  im- 
portant than  getting  it.  Most  women  want  to  be  admired 
and  loved.  They  want  to  be  petted.  (The  word  "petted"  is 
not  used  in  the  collegiate  sense.)  They  want  to  be  sheltered  and 
coddled  and  made  much  of. 

And  when  they  don't  get  this  sort  of  love,  they  feel  that  life 
has  cheated  them.  It  is  better  and  healthier  to  love,  to  ad- 
mire and  to  protect  than  to  eternally  demand  these  emotions 
of  others. 

The  heaviest  damage  to  beauty  is  caused  by  suppressed  or 
misdirected  emotions.  Artists  and  actresses  who,  by  the  very 
nature  of  their  work,  must  free  their  emotions,  actually  stay 
young  longer  than  women  whose  life  is  outwardly  serene  but 
inwardly  a  mass  of  suppressed  feelings. 

"Worry  during  sleep  brings  about  loss  of  beauty  and  old  age  more 
nearly  than  any  other  factor.  Tormented  rest  is  worse  than  no  rest 
at  all.  Therefore,  never  retire  at  night  with  a  grouch  or  hurt  feel- 
ings. If  you  are  angry,  explode  and  get  it  over  with.  Lose  your 
temper.  A  flare  of  temper  is  soon  over  and  leaves  no  wrinkles. 
Square  accounts  with  yourself  at  night.  Insist  on  getting  satisfac- 
tion. A  rousing  scene  of  ten  minutes  is  better  than  a  week's 
grouch. 


(L/outh 


Organize  your  next  day's  work  before 
going  to  sleep.  Map  out  j'our  day,  care- 
fully and  systematically.  You'll  sleep 
sounder  for  it. 

Begin  the  morning  with  a  jump.  -\  few 
brisk,  exercises  will  help  a  lot.  Those 
added  minutes  in  bed  help  put  on  fat. 
They  also  reduce  \'0ur  energy  for  the  day. 

And  here  is  a  radical  rule.  It  is  one  that 
will  upset  a  lot  of  feminine  tricks.  Don't 
hide  jealousy.  If  you  hide  jealousy,  it 
twists  your  thoughts  in  a  way  to  make  life 
very  disagreeable.  Come  out  in  the  open 
with  your  jealousy  and  get  it  over  as  quickly 
as  possible. 

IF  YOUR  digestion  is  upset,  if  you  are 
harboring  fears,  if  your  peace  of  mind  is 
disturbed,  it  usually  means  that  you  are 
concealing  jealousy.  If  coming  out  in  the 
open  with  your  jealousy  makes  you  too 
disagreeable  to  live  with,  you  have  two 
alternatives.  Either  you  must  learn  to 
be  a  good  fellow  and  give  up  being  jealous, 
or  you  must  get  a  divorce. 

But  don't  forget  that  jealousy  is  your 
own  fault.  It  is  caused  by  the  infantile 
method  of  getting  love — the  craving  for 
eternal   admiration,  eternal  coddling. 

Jealousy  is  not  the  result  of  getting  old;  it  is  the  cause  of 
getting  old.  Pouting,  sulking,  hurt  feelings,  peevishness, 
obstinacy  and  revengefulness  are  absolutely  guaranteed  to 
trace  wrinkles  on  faces. 

For  good  health  and  staying  young,  every  woman  must  surrender 
these  infantile  tricks  and  learn  the  mature  method  of  giving  love,  of 
being  fair,  of  working  cflurageously,  of  accepting  tough  luck,  of 
being  a  good  sport,  of  having  faith  in  herself. 

Dr.  Kempf  believes  that  every  woman  should  take  up  an 
outdoor  sport,  if  not  for  her  health  and  looks,  then  for  her 
mental  good.  Even.-  woman  should  learn  to  accept  life  as  a 
game.  If  you  lose,  play  it  over  the  next  day.  If  you  win,  don't 
gloat.    The  gloating  winner  is  a  poor  loser. 

WORK  and  live  in  beautiful  surroundings.  Put  good 
pictures  on  your  walls  and  reproductions  of  great  art 
around  your  house.  If  you  can.  have  a  garden,  and  work  in  it. 
If  you  can't,  grow  flowers  in  the  house. 

Dr.  Kempf  finds  that  neurotic  women  are  poor  readers.  .And 
his  cure  for  neuroses  is  a  good  book.  One  should  always  be 
reading  some  delightful  book.     It  expands  the  imagination 

The  movies,  psychologically  considered,  are  a  great  safety  valve. 
The  screen  brings  to  life  our  ideals.  And  this  is  as  it  should  be. 
The  little  boy  who  admires  Douglas  Fairbanks  will  try  to  cultivate 
health  and  cheerfulness.  The  girl  who  adores  Norma  Shearer  is 
not  going  to  fall  into  slovenly  habits. 

Above  all,  don't  take  life  too  seriously.  Neither  must  you 
turn  it  into  a  jazz  dance.  The  jazz  mania  spoils  your  ability  to 
work,  to  concentrate.  Neither  must  you  go  crazy  on  golf, 
religion  or  other  excessive  interest.  Take  your  pleasures  sanely. 

These  are,  after  all,  simple  rules.  Their  very  simplicity  makes 
them  easy  to  break.  If  you  break  them,  day  after  day,  week  after 
week,  the  results  will  be  written  on  your  face.  And  that  is  no  idle 
threat.  If  you  can  hold  to  them  steadfastly  for  a  week  or  a  month, 
they  will  become  a  fixed  habit,  a  second  nature.  And  you  will  be 
building  up  your  most  invaluable  insurance  against  old  age. 


Four  sure  ways  of  cultivating  wrinkles.  Let  your 
mirror  guide  your  disposition.  Carol  Dempster 
demonstrates  her  ability  as  an  actress  by  posing  for 
these  examples  of  mental  habits  that  should  be 
avoided  by  every  woman.  Russell  Ball  took  the 
pictures 


A  lady  enjoying  a 
case  of  the  blues  — 
also  letting  herself 
in  for  thick  ankles 
and  round  shoul- 
ders 


68 


Herb  Roth's  idea  of  life  in  Beverly  Hills  under  the  administration  of 
Will  Rogers,  cowboy  comedian.  Promising  to  give  the  town  a  "real 
estate  administration,"  Rogers  has  announced  himself  as  the  "only 
mayor  who  is  intentionally  funny."  In  his  inaugural  address.  Mayor 
Rogers  said :  "  It's  a  unique  town.  We've  got  two  swimming  pools  to 
every  Bible.  I  won't  say  that  my  administration  will  be  e.xactly 
honest,  but  I'll  split  50-50  and  give  the  town  an  even  break" 


TN  spite  of  her  ultra  boyish  bob — the  most  feminine  of  all  stars.   Leatrice  Joy  brings  to 
■'■  the  screen  a  quality  of  charm,  romance,  and  gay  comedy  that  gives  grace  and  deftness 

to  the  most  trivial  plot. 


■■'i^^i^im^^^im^  - 


"J 


^ 


One.  He  used  to  play 
kings — or  at  least  dukes 
— in  costume  dramas. 
There's  no  money  in 
being  a  royal  villain  these 
days  so  he  turned  private 
in  the  army. 


V-- 


m 


Three.  Just  a 
silly  old  bean, 
watto?  It's 
Archibald,  the 
old  fruit.  The 
comedy  tricks 
he  learned  in 
England  are 
coining  money 
for  him  today. 
Look  again  and 
you  will  recog- 
nize him. 


/^ 


r^« 


Two.  Years 
ago,  after  a 
matinee  in 
Colorado 
Springs.  A  mem- 
ber of  an  English 
burlesquetroupe. 
Poor  but  happy. 
Who? 


Four.  The  hero  of  a  hot 
comedy  called  "Cinders  of 
Love."  Because  of  the  mous- 
tache, this  gentleman  adopted 
the  name  of  a  sea-going  animal. 
All  together  now !  Of  course 
it  is — 


How  many  of  these 

comics  do  you 

recognize? 

Answers  on  Page  ii8 


Five.  This  is  really  too 
easy.  Since  his  early  days 
as  a  comic  Dutchman, 
this  swell  slapstick  artist 
has  been  steahng  pictures 
from  ladies  and  gentle- 
men who  take  their 
drama  seriously.  Plays 
with  or  without  mous- 
tache. 


Seven.  For  years  heplay  ed 
the  clumsy  servant  girl 
in  a  series  of  comedies. 
Then  he  discovered  that 
villainy  pays  well.  But 
he's  gone  back  to  his 
original  business  of  mak- 
ing them  laugh.  Take  a 
long,  hard  look. 


Eight.  A  solemn  child — 
and  a  smart  little  fellow. 
As  a  kid,  he  was  a  head- 
liner  in  vaudeville.  He's 
been  doing  acrobatic 
stunts  since  he  was  a 
baby.  Naturally,  he  had 
no  trouble  in  landing  in 
the  top  ranks  of  screen 
comedians. 


"pSTELLE  TAYLOR  has  developed  a  regular  habit  of  stealing  pictures.   Her  latest  was 

-*— '  her  runaway  performance  of  Lucreaa  Borgia  in  "  Don  Juan."   Across  the  page  Miss 

Spensley  tells  of  Miss  Taylor  as  an  actress  and  as  Mrs.  Jack  Dempsey. 


Th^  Cikl  with 


V 


I,   elated,     told    her. 


<HERE  is  something  about 
Estelle  Taylor.  I've  been 
trying  to  find  the  word  for  it 
ever  since  I  met  her. 

Something  in  the  toss  of  her  head, 
the  curve  of  her  bod\',  the  half-pout 
of  her  crimson  lips,  the  velvet  black 
of  her  eyes. 

Charm?  Sure.  But  something 
more.  Personality?  Oodles. 
Beauty?  Plenty.  Sex  appeal? 
Something  more  than  that. 

Then  suddenly  I  had  the  wortl. 

"I've  got  it!" 

"What?"  said  Estelle  looking 
alarmed. 

"The    word     that     describes    you 

She  smiled.  You  know  how  she  smiled  in  "Don  Juan"? 
You  know  how  her  arched  upper  lip  curved  higher?  That's 
the  trick  it  performed  then.  She  smiled  more.  Then  she 
laughed,   broadly,   tauntingly. 

"I'll  bet  I  know.     'The  bunk'  or  something  like  that." 

That's  just  like  Estelle.  Always  depreciating  herself.  I 
don't  believe  she  has  any  ego.  If  she  has,  it  is  kept  trained,  a 
malleable  mass  that  she  shoves  to  the  background.  Maybe  it's 
her  sense  of  humor  that  beats  her  ego  into  a  retiring  pulp. 

I  have  seen  it  happen.  Time  after  time.  People  will  con- 
gratulate her  on  her  performance  of  Liicrczia  Borgia  in  "Don 
Juan." 

DON'T  congratulate  me,"  she  will  say.  "  It  was  John  Barry- 
more.  You  can't  help  acting  with  him.  He's  a  great  actor. 
He's  so  generous,  too.  Gives  you  scene  after  scene."  And  she 
meant  it.  There  is  something  almost  fatalistic  in  the  way  she 
avoids  compliments. 

"What  is  the  word?"  Es- 
telle asked,  doubtfully. 

*'  Sexpression." 

"  Sexpression?"  There 
was  still  doubt  in  Estelle '» 
voice.  "It  sounds  immoral. 
'What  does  it  mean?" 

"It  means  everything.     It 
is  the  concentrated  blessings 
of  the  sirens  of  all  centuries. 
It  is  the  essence  of  Helen  of 
Troy's  applesauce,  Schehera- 
zade's patter,  Eve's 
snake-charming  act. 
Your  fairy  god- 
mother probably 
sprinkled  you  with 
it    in    your    cradle. 
It's  three  leaps  and 
one    plane    beyond 
Madame  Glyn's 
IT." 

Estelle  looked 
troubled.  "Don't 
tell  Jack,"  meaning 
Jack  Dempsey,  her 
husband. 

"Why  not?  It's 
a  compliment.  Why, 
gee,  it  should  make 
us  famous  —  just 
like  the  Smith 
Brothers!" 

"That's  all  right, 
but  I'm  not  a  cough 
drop.     Still  you 


expression 


Miss  Spensley  told  Estelle 
Taylor  that  she  had  coined  the 
word  sexpression  to  describe  her. 

"It  sounds  immoral,"  Miss 
Taylor  protested.  "Anyway, 
don  t  tell  Jack." 


By 
Dorothy 
Spensley 


ml 


haven't  told  me  just  what  it  means." 
This  horn  Estelle. 

"It — it  means  the  power  to  ex- 
press sex  appeal,  I  think.  Wait 
a  minute.  Yup.  That's  it.  The 
power  to  register  sex  appeal.  And 
that's  what  you  have  and  more. 
You've  got  se.xpression  and  you're 
an  actress  besides.  That  makes  it 
even    better."     I    tried    to   impress    this   upon    her. 

\'isions  of  fame  swam  through  ray  head.  A  purple  diaz  next 
to  INIadame  Glyn's.  .\noint  my  head  with  Stardust,  oh  hand- 
maiden of  the  Hall  of  Fame.    I've  coined  a  new  word. 

"Don't  be  siUy,"  said  Estelle,  bringing  me  down  from  a 
couple  of  downy  clouds.  "Don't  be  silly.  I  haven't  got  it." 
.\tiA  then  she  laughed.  I  could  see  Ego  doing  a  nice  tailspin 
with  Humor  ascending. 

"No,  I  don't  suppose  you  have,"  trying  to  save  Ego  from  a 
complete  smash.     "I  suppose  you  thought  you  looked  like  a 
maiden  schoolmarm  when  you  did  Miriam  in  '  The  Ten  Com- 
mandments'?"    We  might  as  well  have  it  out  now. 
"Well,"  said  Estelle,  alibiing  herself,  "itw-as  agreatcostume." 
"That  was  se.xpression — not  costume,"  I  said  severely. 
"And  Mary  Sliiarl  in  'Dorothy  Vernon  of  Haddon  Hall.' 
That  was  sexpression  and  acting,  too.    And  '  Don  Juan.'    You 
just  stole  the  picture,  that's  all,  with  it.    And  still  you  say  you 
have  no  sexpression." 

Estelle  was  silent,  as  she  should  be  w^hen  she  argues  a  point. 
She  had  just  returned  from 


The  Dempseys  are  home  people. 
They  go  about  a  great  deal,  they 
travel  a  great  deal  because  their 
professions  demand  it.  But,  at 
heart,  they're  home  folks 


.«! 


New  York  where  she  had  been 
busy  stealing  another  picture. 
This  time  it  was  "  New  York. " 
The  dogs  w'ere  glad  she  was 
home,  four  of  them,  the  littlest 
a  Pekinese.  There  was  a  parrot 
outside  who  was  glad  too. 

ESTELLE  looked  around  the 
room  with  its  low  lacquered 
tables,  comfortable  arm  chairs 
and  deep  lounge.     There  was 
warmth  in  her  tones:      "I'm 
glad  to  be  home."    Jack  was  in 
the  garden  conferring  with  the 
architect  about  a 
four-car  garage  with 
ball  and  billiard 
rooms  overhead. 
The  Dempseys  are 
home  people.    They 
go  out  a  great  deal, 
they  travel  a  great 
deal,    but   it   is    by 
necessity — Jack's 
profession,  Estelle's 
career. 

They  had  just  re- 
turned from  Salt 
Lake  City,  Jack's 
home  town,  where 
they  had  accom- 
panied his  mother. 

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"By 
yean  'Dupont 


MAXANA"land!  That's  Hollywood.  Not 
as  the  lately  vanished  Spanish  regime 
may  have  meant  the  word,  the  cheerful 
postponement  till  tomorrow  of  every- 
thing that  can  be  postponed,  and  much  that  shouldn't 
be.  In  the  Cinema  City,  "tomorrow"  is  the  day  of 
hope,  a  glorious  day.  It  may  bring  a  square  meal  or 
a  Rolls-Royce.  Today  you  may  be  dodging  your 
landlady.  Tomorrow  you  may  be  flirting  with  the 
newest  real  estate  subdivision.  Boston  may  dwell  in  the 
past,  New  York  clutch  madly  at  the  present,  but  Holly- 
wood lives  for  tomorrow. 

.Amber   Evans   believed   that  on  some   tomorrow   she 
would  be  a  star.     .Any  tomorrow  might  carry  her  a  step 
onward  to  the  goal.    .Anticipation  being  what  it  is,  she  had 
been  buoyed  along  for  some  two  years  of  ups  and  downs. 
Because  most  of  the  people  around  her  had  the  same  germ, 
there  was  no  one  to  tell  her  the  disease  was  fatal. 

Golden  hair  and  brown  eyes  flecked  with  gold,  twinkling 
ankles,  poppy  mouth.  That  was  .Amber.  .\  pretty  girl  walking 
up  a  boulevard  full  of  pretty  girls.  Beauty  queen  and  belle  of 
belles  in  Daletown,  in  Hollywood  she  was  one  more  lovely 
creation  in  the  vast  show  window.  Just  an  infinitesimal  part  in 
the  glittering  display  which  evoked  a  yawn  of  boredom  from 
the  crowd,  the  small  hypercritical  group,  that  is,  of  director, 
casting  man,  and  Potentate  of  Production. 

"T'JI  hurrying  home  to  honey  in  my  old  home  to-ow-n." 
J-Outside  a  music  shop  on  Hollywood  Boulevard,  a  blaring 
radio  joined  the  glaring  sunlight,  commingling,  to  the  noise  of 
the  trafiic,  a  tumult  of  light  and  sound.  .Amber  loved  the 
friendly  clamor  of  the  Boulevard.  Ever  so  little  her  shoulders 
responded  to  the  tune;  her  toes  accompanied  its  gayety.  -A 
dancing  girl  was  .Amber  who  would  respond  to  any  of  life's 
tunes,  happy  as  long  as  there  ivas  a  tune!  Then  abruptly  her 
joy  ceased.  Her  step  slackened.  .Amber  remembered  she  was 
in  immediate  danger  of  "going  back  to  honey  in  the  old  home 
town."    In  fact,  she  had  quite  decided  to  go. 

Vivid  dreams  of  the  joy  that  stardom  would  bring  had  never 
waned.  But  .Amber's  purse  contained  three  dollars  and  si.xty- 
two  cents.  Her  immediate  prospects  were  just  as  slim.  She 
turned  a  corner  into  one  of  those  shaded  side-streets  which 
remind  one  that  Hollywood  was  but  recentl%-  an  orange-grove. 
With  the  boulevard  and  its  glamour  behind  her.  Tod  Brunt's 
check  became  a  comfortable  reality  in  her  hand. 

Tod  ran  Daletown's  leading  hardware  and  tractor  establish- 
ment.    He  was  twenty-sLi;,  indifferently  blonde,  and  as  fond 

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Harley  Ennis  Stivers 


of  .\mber  as  he  was  of  a  new  contrivance  for  shelling  corn,  or 
a  clever  invention  for  canning  fruit.  For  Tod  this  was  the 
maximum  of  affection.  During  a  lull  in  hardware  he  had  had 
a  chance  to  seriously  contemplate  matrimony.  So  .\mber  had 
received  an  ultimatum  and  a  check.  The  former  told  her  to 
make  her  choice — HoUywood  or  hardware  forever.  The  latter 
covered  a  return  ticket  to  Daletown — to  safety,  security  and  a 
stuccoed  bungalow. 

.■\mber  sighed.  There  was  no  compromise,  she  was  certain, 
for  Tod  had  never  approved  of  the  Hollywood  venture.  She  ran 
prideful  fingers  over  the  golden  cap,  boy-cut  and  smart,  which 
the  sun  struck  slantingly.  She  supposed  she  was  a  lucky  girl. 
No  more- skimping  of  body  and  soul.  Tod  was  a  darling  and  a 
decent  sort.  She  had  met  aU  the  sorts  in  the  last  two  years. 
She  was  in  a  position  to  know.  Later  on  there  would  be  a  car, 
the  country  club,  babies.    "  Mrs.  Tod  Brunt  of  Daletown." 

.•\round  the  corner  came  a  low-slung  car  of  jaunty  lines.  Over 
it  were  draped  some  four  or  five  young  men,  as  carelessly  careful 
of  dress,  as  lean  and  sportslike  as  the  car.  In  their  midst  an 
elevated  camera  box  stamped  them  as  part  of  a  company  on  its 
wav  to  location.  Hands  went  up  in  hearty  greeting,  "Hi, 
.Amber,  La,  .\mber."  The  girl  responded.  She  remem- 
bered them  vaguelv  as  star,  director,  camera-man  with  whom 
she  had  worked  one  time.  "Squint"  Miller,  the  camera-man, 
had  been  a  dear.  Three,  four  months  ago,  in  Las  Vegas  on  loca- 
tion, he  had  chased  away  a  drunken  cowboy  and  trotted  all 
over  town  to  find  her  a  clean  and  quiet  place  to  stay.    He  was 


when    she    found    the    magic 


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"Miss  Amber  Evans  — 
Hollywood's  Golden 
Girl,"  the  announcer 
megaphoned.  She 
started  the  long,  long 
march  to  the  theater 
entrance 


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part,  now,  of  her  vanishing  movie  career.  She  watched  the  car 
out  of  sight — "Miss  Amber  Evans  o'  Hollywood." 

Up  two  flights  of  stairs,  in  an  old  frame  house,  which  had 
once  been  proud,  but  had  come  down  in  the  world,  Bunny  was 
waiting  for  Amber. 

"Luvva  Mike.  Thought  you'd  never  come.  Open  up  the 
table  an'  take  the  milk  outta  the  window-sill." 

Amber  halted  in  the  doorway.  Bunny,  tlipping  a  hamburger, 
turned  to  superintend  the  job.    A  wise  woman,  Bunny.   Every 


semester  of  her  life,  she  had 
majored  in  hard  knocks 
with  laboratory  courses  in 
Humanity.  In  the  large  and 
varied  sorority  of  working 
girls  Bunny  was  senior. 

"Whatinell's  matter?"    It  was 
the  language  of  a  truck  driver  in  the  tones 
of  a  mother-bird. 
"Bunny,  I'm  going  home  and  marry  Tod.    He  sent  for  rae 
to-day." 

"Send  you  the  jack?" 
"Yes." 

"Gee,  I'm  glad,  honey.     Gosh,  you  lucky  kid.     Xo     more 
walking  the  weary,  no  more  faking  the  paint.    Little  white  cot- 
tage 'n'all  the  trimmings,  huh?" 
Amber  nodded. 

"Gee-ee!"  Wistful  envy.  Bunny's  boy  friend  was  third 
assistant  camera-man.  Bunny  permitted  herself  to  dream, 
now  and  then,  amid  the  nervous  speed  of  the  cutting  room  of  a 
cottage  in  Lankershim.  But  only  occasionally.  Bunny  had 
been  born  in  Los  Angeles  and  had  grown  up  as  a  child  actress 

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On  the  rickety  porch,  screened  by  a  venerable  palm, 

Julio  suddenly  gathered  her,  floppy  dog  and  all,  into 

his  arms.    Amber  did  not  protest  the  sudden  fleeting 

warmth  of  his  lips,  his  swifter  leaving 


with  the  moving  picture  industry.  Her  radiant  vision  of  To- 
morrow was  slightly  clouded  by  long  e.xperience. 

"When  are  you  going?"  Briskly  Bunny  turned  out  the 
hamburgers.  She  forebore,  in  this  crisis,  to  chide  Amber  for  her 
inactivity,  and  turned  to  set  the  table,  a  contortionist  table 
which  could  fold  its  legs  and  disappear  within  the  wall. 

"I  guess  I'd  belter  go  tomorrow,  if  it  won't  matter  to  you." 

"If  you're  broke  I  suppose  you'd  better.  Hate  like  the  devil 
to  have  you  go." 

Amber  felt  a  sudden  deep  pang  which  amounted  almost  to 
fear  at  leaving  Bunny.  Bunny  knew  all  the  bumps  ahead,  and 
had  always  pointed  them  out. 

"But  say,  honey,  you  haven't  any  glad  rags — none  of  the 
'smart  an'  more  intimate  garments  which  mark  the  bride  of 
distinction!'  "  Dish  towel  held  in  the  manner  of  an  up-stage 
sales  person  in  one  of  those  shops  which  she  had  seen  mostly 
from  the  outside.  Bunny  mincingly  quoted  the  advertisement. 

"This  bride  will  be  thankful  if  her  shoes  hold  out  to  carry  her 
to  the  altar." 

.\mber  said,  "Sit  down  and  shut  up." 

Bunny  slammed  down  the  plates.  "  No  girl  friend  of  mine  is 
going  to  get  married  without  a  new  set  of  undies  and  a  pair  of 
white  garters.     'Tisn't  decent." 

Through  the  sketchy  supper  Bunny  rattled  on,  while  Amber 
listened  to  her  trousseau  being  planned.     "Trousseau"  is  the 

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siren  word  to  which  women  between  nine  and  ninety  cannot 
help  giving  ear.  She  listened  to  the  future,  caught  the  fever.  In 
a  gale  of  laughter  and  tears  supper  was  finished,  the  dishes 
washed. 

It  didn't  take  long  to  pack  Amber's  things.    A  tiny  trunk,  a 

suit-case,   her  make-up  case,   battered   veteran  of 

many  studio  lots.    Somewhere  in  the  process  Bunny 

slipped  from  her  own  particular  treasure  hoard  the 

"set  of  undies"  she  had  mentioned. 

"If  someday  I  should  own  three  man- 
sions, a  hotel  and  a  house-boat,  I'll  never 
forget  this  room,"  said  Amber  with  a 
backward  glance  for  the  ugly, 
friendly  cubicle,  already  forlorn 
in  the  places  where  Amber's  be- 
longings had  been. 

"Vou  gonna  turn  on  the 
glycerine?  This  time  next 
month  you'll  be  wonderin' 
what  you  ate  to  give  you  a 
nightmare  like  this. 
C'mon." 

It  was  a  momentous  ex- 
pedition up  to  the  boule- 
vard to  pick  out  the  white 
garters.  \eil,  orange  blos- 
soms, white  satin  might  be 
impossible,  but  Bunny  in- 
sisted on  these.  They  were 
priced,  moreover,  within  the 
difference  between  what 
Bunny  absolutely  could  live 
on,  and  next  pay-day. 

There  was  a  blissful  mo- 
ment of  giggling  barter  with 
a  sale's  girl,  a  tiny  moment 
for   Amber  of   the   flushed 
and  envied  joy  which  is  the  inherit- 
ance of  a  bride.    Homeward  bound 
they  had  already  planned  Bunny's 
first  visit  to  the  stuccoed  bungalow 
that  was  to  be  Amber's  when  she  found 
it!     So  engrossed  were  they  that  when 
Amber   trod  upon   the   tiny   pasteboard 
square,  only  the  hole  in  her  shoe  brought 
it  to  her  notice. 

Amber  picked  it  up.  .\  shriek  from 
Bunny.  "It's  a  ticket  to  the  opening!  This  must  be  your 
birthday!" 

Amber  held  the  ticket  out.  "You  take  it.  Bun.    You've 
always  wanted  to  go  to  an  opening." 
"  Don't  try  to  pull  that  number.    You're  the  one  who  is  going 
away.    As  for  me,  gee,  in  a  little  while  I'll  be  going  to  openings 
every  night,  roUin'  up  in  my  town  car  and  a  mink  coat." 

Amber  wasn't  deceived.  "  Please  take  it.  I  have  to  rest  up 
for  the  trip  tomorrow." 

"Listen,  dearie,"  Bunny  regarded  her.  "You  know  what 
marriage  is  these  days.  You  may  be  resting  for  thirty-five 
years  in  the  sticks.  When  you're  married  I'll  still  be  a  bach- 
elor girl  with  lots  of  wide-open  nights  ahead  of  me." 

"Then  maybe  we  had  better  turn  it  in  at  the  box-office.  It 
might  be  traced." 

AFL.^SH  of  withering  scorn  from  the  Uttle  cutter.  "Not  a 
nickel  in  your  pockets,  but  you  want  to  play  Santa  Claus. 
Snap  out  of  it!  Luck's  with  you.  Go  to  that  opening.  It's 
dropped  at  your  very  feet.  You'll  have  to  hustle  if  you're  go- 
ing to  be  there  on  time.  Beat  it  home  and  get  into  my  white 
georgette.  I'U  drop  in  at  Jlaizie's  and  see  if  I  can  borrow 
her  Spanish  shawl  for  you." 

Amber  realized  it  wasn't  exactly  generosity,  but  a  certain 
prescience  which  inspired  her  last  appeal. 

"  It  would  be  better  for  you  to  go,  really." 

"Squirrel  food,  absolute!  But  I'll  forgive  you  because 
Nou've  had  a  large  day.  Toddle  along — before  I  get  normal  and 
grab  the  ticket." 

Amber  knew  she  was  about  to  have  a  dream  realized.  Yes- 
terday she  had  enviously  passed  the  great  Egyptian  Theater 
where  "The  Age  of  Gold"  was  to  have  its  world  premiere. 
Now  she  was  planning  to  go.  Yesterday  no  hope.  Then  a 
Hollywood  tomorrow!  Wonderful  City!  In  her  hand  was  the 
magic  pass  to  three  glittering  [  co.vtixued  on  p.4Ge  132 ) 


Sally  Rand 

Introducing  the  Wampus  Stars  of  1927.  Thirteen  talented  kiJs  have  been  selected 
by  the  Western  Association  of  Motion  Picture  Advertisers  to  be  presented  at  the  frolic 
and  ball  early  in  the  Spring.  For  the  past  six  years,  the  Wampus  have  chosen  thirteen 
of  the  most  promising  of  the  younger  players  and  press-agented  them  through  the 
magic  medium  of  publicity.  Colleen  jloore.  Eleanor  Boardman,  Clara  Bow  and 
Dorothy  JIackail!  were  among  the  Wampus  graduates  of  other  years.  On  page  82, 
you  will  find  more  about  the  lucky  thirteen  chosen  for  1927. 


Helene  Costello       Gladys  McConnell        Natalie  Kingston 


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How  to  Dress  Like  a  Star 

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6.9 


The  Lark 


of  the 


Month 


THE  movies  get  'em  for  all  sorts  of  reasons.    Some  quit  the 
stage  for  the  screen  because  they  can  make  more  money. 
Some  prefer  living  in  California  bungalows  to  New  York 
apartments. 

Some  just  want  to  try  out  the  novelty  of    acting   before  the 
camera. 

But  Eddie  Cantor  comes  forward  with  the  prize  reason  for  de- 
serting the  stage  for  the  films. 

Eddie  is  in  the  movies  because  he  wants  to  get  acquainted  with 
his  wife  and  daughters. 
That  is  what  he  says. 

All  the  time  that  Eddie  was  playing  on  Broadway,  his  wife  and 
four  girls  lived  *way  uptown  in  New  York  and  it  was  a  commuter's 

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trip  for  Eddie  to  go  home.    And  a  commuter's  life  is  not  a  happy  one. 

"I  am  leaving  the  stage,"  Eddie  explained  recently,  "because  I 
really  must  spend  more  time  with  my  family  than  the  theater 
permits. 

"Otherwise,  all  I  would  be  living  for  would  be  to  leave  them  a 
lot  of  money. 

"And  yet  there  are  some  who  insist  that  the  movies  are  home- 
wreckers. 

"Why,  recently,  when  I  came  into  my  apartment  after  the 
theater,  my  youngest  girl  pointed  to  me  and  called  to  her  mother, 
'Mama,  that  man's  here  again.' 

"That  settled  it  with  me.  I  am  going  to  stay  in  the  movies,  so 
I  can  spend  my  evenings  with  the  wife  and  the  girls." 


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Mrs.  Vanderbilt's  spacious  Eiig/is^i  Ihing-roomy  where 
deep  divans,  old  Chinese  chests,  Ispahan  rugs,  books  and 
rare  prints,  rest  the  eye  with  l/ended  beauty  ivhile  three 
windoirs  frame  the  changeful  pageant  of  East  River.  In  a 
gown  of  stiver  gray  crepe  Mrs.  I'anderbilt  is  informally  re- 
ceiving friends  with  characteristic  graciousness  and  charm 


In  her  little  Georgian  morning  rooin,  'j:ilh  its  panelled  walls 
of  deal  and  gay  chintzes,  Mrs.Vanderbilt  relaxes  after  her 
duties  in  her  many  charities.  Especially  to  the  Neurolog- 
ical Institute  of  New  York,  the  only  hospital  in  the  United 
States  devoted  exclusively  to  tiervous  and  mental  diseases, 
Mrs     Vanderbilt  gives   liberally   of  her  time  and  means 


In  her  Enchanting  House  in  Sutton  Place 

Mrs.  W.  K.  Vanderbilt 

receives  with  gracious  informality 


AMONG  America's  great  hostesses, 
Jr\.  Mrs.  William  Kissam  Vanderbilt, 
daughter  of  the  late  Oliver  Harriman,  has 
few  peers.  Few  have  quite  her  quality  of 
distinction,  quite  her  high-bred  charm. 
She  entertains  in  her  enchanting  house  in 
Sutton  Place  with  delightlul  informality. 

Mrs.  Vanderbilt  is  a  beauty-lover — 
beauty  in  art,  in  all  the  phases  of  life  ap- 
peals to  her.  Everything  that  contributes 
to  womanly  charm  she  considers  highly 


Mrs.  Vanderbilt  loses  unusual  flowers 


-"Vo.  1  Sutton  'Place,  J^w  York, 
a  fine  example  af  the  Georgian  style 

important,  prizing  all  the  subtle  qualities 
of  feminine  grace  and  lovelmess. 

She  advocates  the  daily  use  of  the  same 
Two  fragrant  Creams  for  the  care  of  the 
skin  that  other  distinguished  and  beauti- 
ful women  sponsor.  Concerning  them  she 
says:  "Through  the  stress  of  a  multitude 
of  engagements  Pond's  Creams  zvi//  give 
you  the  assurance  of  being  your  best  self. 
And  I  say  this  with  a  sincerity  that  comes 
from  actual  acquaintance." 

This  is  how  they  should  be  used: — 

Before  retiring  at  night,  and  often  during  the  day, 
pat  Pond's  Cold  Cream  over  your  skin.  In  a  few 
moments  its  fine  oils  lift  from  the  pores  all  clogging 
dust  and  powder.  Wipe  off  and  repeat,  finishing 
with  a  dash  of  cold  water.  If  your  skin  is  dry,  a 
little  Cream  left  on  until  morning  keeps  your 
tissues  supple. 

.■/fter  every  cleansing  except  the  bedtime  one,  appiv 
lightly  just  a  little  Pond's  Vanishing  Cream.    It 


makes  a  marvelous  powder  base,  gives  a  lovely 
even  finish  and  guards  the  smooth  white  texture  of 
your  hands.  It  protects  your  face  admirably,  too, 
when  you  fare  forth  into  weather,  soot  and  dust. 
Care  for  your  skin  with  these  Two  delightful 
Creams  made  by  Pond's.  They  will,  as  Mrs.  Van- 
derbilt suggests,  give  you  the  assurance  of  being 
your  best  self. 


On  Mrs.  Vanderbilt's  little  old  Eighteenth 
Century  poudreuse,  are  painted  pou'der  boxes 
and  jade  green  jars  of  Pond's  Two  Creams 

I 1 

Free  Offer  •  ^^^'^  '^"  coupon  and  receive  free 
•*^        *       tubes  of  Pond's  Two  Creams. 

The  Pond's  Extract  Company,  Dept.Q 
114  Hudson  Street,  New  York  Citv' 


Name. 
Street- 
Citv— 


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CloSC'-UpS     and     LOHg^ShotS     By  James  R.  Quirk 


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TN  a  recent  issue  of  the  Saturday  Review  of 
-^Literature  Jim  Tally  reviewed  Terry  Ram- 
saye's  splendid  opus,  "A  Million  and  One 
Nights,"  and  draws  the  conclusion  that  because 
the  material  was  first  printed  as  a  serial  in 
Photoplay  that  the  workmanship  is  not  all 
that  he  thinks  it  should  be.  In  the  midst  of  his 
brain-straining  but  astigmatic  criticism  of  the 
book  he  digresses  to  nominate  the  editor  of  this 
bible  of  the  screen  as  the  "Mencken  of  the 
Morons." 

"N  TOW  that  was  mighty  nice  of  Tully  because 
-'-  ^  no  other  scrivener  whose  pay  check  I  have 
amputated  has  given  me  anything  more  than  a 
private's  rank  among  the  brethren  of  the  ar- 
rested dexelopment.  Although  he  arrived  in 
Hollywood  walking  the  ties,  and  motion  picture 
folks  took  him  in  and  gave  him  a  square  meal 
and  a  bed,  Tully  has  a  habit  of  snapping  at  their 
hands  with  ink  on  his  teeth.    That's  not  so  nice. 

'  I  'ULLY'S  trouble  is  that  his  viewpoint  of 
■*-  Hollywood  is  from  the  rods  under  a  freight 
car,  and  the  tinkling  of  a  tomato  can  on  the 
railroad  ties  is  his  inspirational  music.  The  lad 
will  never  get  used  to  a  Rolls-Royce. 

"D  UT  Tully  can  write  with  the  power  of  a  black- 
-*-^smith.  He  fashions  his  pen  from  the  tail 
feather  of  a  vulture  and  when  he  sets  to  work 
the  air  is  full  of  words  I  cannot  use  because  there 
is  an  old  lady  in  Des  Moines  who  would  be  dis- 
appointed in  me. 

Some  day  he  is  going  to  get  out  from  under 
that  freight  car  and  when  he  does  he'll  write  a 
fine  novel. 

'  I  'HE  kontingcnt  system,  which  I  proposed  last 
-*-  month  to  offset  the  German  system,  which 
provides  that  only  one  American  picture  can  be 
distributed  there  for  every  German  picture 
made,  seems  to  have  met  with  favor.  I  sug- 
gested that  for  every  good  production  sent  to 
this  country  from  Germany,  England,  France, 
Italy  or  Russia,  we  (the  American  audience), 
72 


would  force  a  bad  American  picture  into  the 
ashcan  of  public  disfa\'or. 

So  that  if  the  nations  who  are  trying  to  bar 
our  films  get  a  wiggle  on  themselves  and  put  the 
effort  they  are  now  wasting  on  protestation  into 
production,  our  American  audiences  will  be 
happier,  European  picture  makers  will  be  pros- 
perous, and  everybody  concerned  with  the  in- 
ternationalc  cordiale  of  pictures  will  be  satisfied 
— always  excepting  the  reformers  whom  even 
He  could  not  please. 

T  NOW  have  a  counter  k  out  in  gent  for  Germany. 
-*-  For  every  director  you  have  sent  us — and  the 
Holly  Woods  are  full  of  them — we  will  send  you 
one  of  ours. 

No,  that's  not  so  good.  The  better  ones 
wouldn't  go,  and  it  would  be  a  dirty  trick  on 
Germany  to  send  the  ones  we  could  spare. 

'  I  'HE  Federal  Censorship  bill  is  coming  up 
-^  again,  but  the  nation  is  not  busy  trying  to 
win  a  war  now,  and  is  too  alert  to  have  this 
snooping  little  brother  of  prohibition  putover  on 
us.  They  tricked  us  into  prohibition  under  the 
guise  of  a  patriotic  effort  to  conserve  grain  for 
food.  Why  not  national  censorship  to  con- 
serve celluloid  for  white  collars? 

"DEHIND  every  great  motion  picture  is  an 
-•--^idea.  The  idea  is  the  thing  today,  not  the 
play.  The  Famous  Players-Lasky  Company 
realize  this  and  is  out  to  get  the  biggest  ideas  in 
the  world  on  which  to  build  future  productions. 
Their  colossal  success,  "The  Ten  Command- 
ments," was  built  up  from  an  idea  received 
from  readers  of  a  Los  Angeles  newspaper. 

So  that  when  I  proposed  to  this  company 
that  they  extend  their  search  for  ideas  to  the 
whole  world  through  Photoplay  they  leaped 
at  the  suggestion. 

NEXT  month,  this  publication  will  give  the 
details  of  a  remarkable  offer  of  $15,000  in 
cash  prizes  for  ideas  for  motion  pictures.  The 
first  prize  will  be  $5,000 — a  fortune  for  an  idea. 


Photoplay  Magazine — Advertising  Section 


73 


"A  STEADY  HAND  and  a  clear 
eye,"  writes  Mr.  Sig  Smith,  "are 
mighty  important  in  my  game."  He 
might  indeed  have  said  that  they  are 
of  life  and  death  importance.  ScaHng 
towering  skyscrapers,  precariously  bal- 
ancing from  dizzy  heights,  his  life  is 
one  continuous  series  of  risks.  "I  can- 
not afford  to  take  chances  wjrh  my 
condition,"  Mr.  Smith  adds.  "A  short 
time  ago  I  was  away  off^  form,  when  a 
friend  recommended  Fleischmann's 
Yeast.  It  brought  back  my  health 
then  and  I  continue  to  use  it  because 
it  is  of  great  help  in  keeping  me  in 
first  rate  shape." 

Sic  Smith,  New  York  City. 


Theirs  the  confidence  of  Health 


Three  who  conquered  their  ills,  achieved  vigorous  health  again 
— simply  by  eating  one  amazing  fresh  food 


"  TNDIGESTION  so  bad  I  could  not  sleep"  — 
-*  "My  face  was  so  badly  broken  out  I  was 
ashamed  to  go  around"  —  "Felt  myself 
getting  badly  out  of  condition"   .   .   . 

What  a  difference — to  them — to  their  families 
— when  they  saw  their  ills  disappearing,  their 
old  health  and  vigor  returning  once  more.  And 
how  simple  and  easy  it  was! 

Fleischmann's  Yeast  is  not  a  medicine — it  is  a 
fresh,  corrective  food.  The  millions  of  tiny 
active  yeast  plants  in  each  cake  tone  up  the 
whole  system,  aid  digestion,  clear  the  skin. 

Taken  regularly  over  a  period  of  time,  Fleisch- 
mann's Yeast  brings  complete  release  from  con- 
stipation. Where  drugs  and  cathartics  tear 
down,  yeast  makes  the  intestinal  muscles  healthy 
and  strong.  It  checks  intestinal  putrefaction  and 
prevents  the  absorption  of  poisons  by  the  body. 

Eat  three  cakes  of  Fleischmann's  Yeast  regu- 
larly every  day,  one  before  each  meal:  on  crack- 
ers; in  fruit  juice,  water  or  milk;  or  just  plain. 
For  constipation  dissolve  one  cake  in  hot 
water  {not  scalding)  before  each  meal  and 
at  bedtinne. 

All  grocers  have  Fleischmann's  Yeast.  Buy 
two  or  three  days'  supply  at  a  time  and  keep  in 
a  cool,  dry  place.  Send  for  a  free  copy  of  the 
latest  booklet  on  Yeast  for  Health.  Health  Re- 
search Dept.  27,  The  Fleischmann  Company, 
701  Washington  Street,  New  York. 


"MY  BROTHER-IN-LAW  was  visiting  me. 
He  had  been  eating  Fleischmann's  Yeast  for 
indigestion  and  was  so  elated  at  the  results 
that  when  I  told  him  about  my  own  troubles 
he  made  me  try  it  too.  My  sufferings  with  in- 
digestion were  so  severe  I  couldn't  sleep  at 
night.  But  after  eating  Yeast — I  ate  it  with 
every  meal — my  stomach  troubles  vanished. 
I  am  now  entirely  well  and  holding  down  a 
secretarial  position." 
Mi  ldred  M.  Williams,  Fort  Lauderdale,  Fla, 


THIS  FAMOUS  FOOD  tones  up  the  entire  system- 
aids  digestion — clears  the  skin — banishes  constipation. 


"I  WAS  ASHAMED  to  show  myself— my 
face  was  so  broken  out  with  pimples.  One  day 
my  chum  said  to  me,  'Why  don't  you  try 
Fleischmann's  Yeast?'  I  thought  it  was  a 
wild  suggestion  but  was  ready  to  try  anything. 
I  started  in  eating  2  or  ^  cakes  of  Yeast  a  day, 
and  my  face  cleared  right  up.  I  got  my  kid 
brother  to  try  Yeast  when  he  got  to  the  pimply 
age  and  it  worked  fine  for  him  too." 

J.  W.  Kelly,  San  Pedro,  Calif. 


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One  hundred  feet  of  Eastman  superspeed  negative  costs  S7.50. 
A  positive  print  for  projection  costs  S6,50,  or  S7.50  for  non- 
inllammable  stock.  Tliis  means  a  total  of  at  least  S12.50. 
Remembering  that  a  hundred  feet  of  16  mm.  film  equals  250 
feet  of  standard,  the  difference  is  readily  apparent. 

There  are  advantages  to  the  standard  film,  of  course.  Any 
number  of  prints  can  be  made  from  the  original  negatives,  at 
any  time,  all  of  equal  clarity  and  definition.  Duplicates  can  be 
made  of  the  16  mm.  film,  but  not  with  the  complete  success  to 
be  had  when  utilizing  a  standard  negative. 

Fine    photographic    results    can    be    obtained    with    either 
standard  or  sub-standard  film.    In  fact,  it  is  probable  that  the 
amateur  can  obtain  better  results  with  the  smaller  film.     In- 
deed,  the  most  inexperienced 
amateur  can't  go  wrong  with 
the  smaller  film.  A  good  movie 
is  far  easier  to  obtain  than  a 
good  still  shot. 


STAND.\RD  fihn  is  better 
where  professional  results  are 
aimed  at;  when  you  want  to 
commercialize  your  worlc.  If 
you  care  to  obtain  pictures  of 
factories  or  industries  for  sales 
or  demonstration  purposes,  if 
you  want  to  get  local  shots  for 
your  town  e.xhibitor,  or  if  you 
want  to  try  to  sell  film  to  news 
reels,  the  standard  stock  is  of 
genuine  value  to  you. 

The  Eastman  Kodak  Com- 
pany, Pathe.x,  Inc.  (a  subsid- 
iary of  Pathe  Exchange,  Inc.), 
the  Bell  &  Howell  Company 
and  the  De  \'ry  Company  are 
among  the  foremost  manufac- 
turers of  motion  picture  cam- 
eras   for    amateur   use. 

The  name  of  Eastman  is 
synonymouswithphotography. 
George  Eastman,  in  fact,  with 
Thomas  Edison,  is  one  of  the 
two  great  pioneers  of  the 
motion  picture  business.  This 
firm  was  the  first  to  put  the 
16  mm.  film  and  cameras  on 
the  market. 

The  Eastman  Company  pre- 
sents the  Cine-Kodak  in  two 
models.     iNlodel  B  is  a  spring 

drive,  hand-held  amateur  motion  picture  camera,  so  compact  in 
size  that  it  may  be  easily  carried  exactly  as  other  Kodaks  are 
carried.  It  will  make  good  movies  with  astonishing  ease  for 
anvone.  Its  price  is  $70,  with  Kodak  Anastigmat  f.6.5  lens; 
SIOO,  with  f..^.5. 

Cine-Kodak  Model  A  is  an  instrument  for  the  more  advanced 
amateur.  This  is  a  hand  cranked  camera  with  special  lenses  for 
a  more  specialized  type  of  cinematography.  Model  A,  with 
Kodak  Anastigmat  f..^.5  lens  and  tripod,  costs  S150.  Model  A, 
with  Kodak  Anastigmat  f.1.9  lens  and  tripod,  is  S22.S. 

THE  Pathex,  originated  by  the  French  film  pioneers,  the  Pathe 
Company,  has  many  advantages  of  extreme  simplicity. 
The  Pathex  uses  9  mm.  Pathex  film,  furnished  in  daylight  loading 
magazines.  This  film,  unlike  Eastman  stock,  with  sprocket 
holes  on  the  sides,  has  its  sprocket  holes  running  down  the 
center,  between  pictures.  The  Pathex  is  now  furnished  with  a 
motor  unit,  which  makes  it  possible  to  operate  it  in  the 
hand  without  a  tripod.  This  motor  unit  costs  SI7.!50  extra. 
The  Pathex  weighs  but  22  ounces  and  costs  847.59  with  its 
automatic  unit,  or  S30  without.  Pathex  non-inflammable  film 
costs  SI. 75  for  a  magazine  containing  30  feet.  Without  addi- 
tional charge,  the  Pathex  laboratories  develop  the  film  by  the 
reversion  process,  converting  it  into  a  positive. 

n 


How  to  Get  a  Motion 
Picture  Camera 

FREE! 


The  Bell  &  Plowell  Company,  which  manufactures  the  large 
percentage  of  the  professional  cameras  used  in  .American 
studios,  offers  the  Filmo  and  the  Eyemo.  Both  are  distinctly 
original  types  of  cameras.  The  Filmo's  finder  runs  along  the 
side  and  the  camera  is  sighted  like  a  spy-glass.  The  finder 
presents  an  upright  image,  unreversed.  The  Filmo  is  driven  by 
a  spring  motor  and  is  fitted  with  a  25  mm.  Cook  f.3.5  lens, 
universal  focus.  Any  size  lens  can  be  used  on  the  Filmo,  how- 
ever, from.a  f.1.8  to  a  telephoto.  The  camera  is  strongly  made, 
many  years  of  experience  in  making  professional  apparatus 
being  condensed  into  the  tiny  machine.  It  weighs  4^2  pounds 
and  uses  16  mm.  film.  The  Filmo  costs  SI 65.  With  a  double 
speed  attachment  this  camera  costs  SI  75. 

The  Eyemo  is  the  big  brother 
of  the  Filmo.  It  weighs  seven 
pounds  and  is  designed  to  carry 
in  the  hand.  It  has  the  same 
sight  arrangement  as  the  Filmo 
and  is  operated,  after  the 
fashion  of  the  Filmo,  by  press- 
ing a  button  controlling  a 
strong  motor.  This  camera, 
using  standard  35  mm.  film,  is 
frequently  utilized  in  studios 
and  by  news  cameramen  for 
special  work.    It  costs  S336. 


Do  you  want  to  know  how 
you  can  earn  a  motion  pic- 
ture camera  absolutely  free? 
Do  you  want  to  know  how 
your  club  or  your  fraternal 
order  can  get  one  free? 


Write  today  to  The  Amateur 
Movie  Producer,  Photoplay, 
221  West  57th  St.,  New  York. 


THE  De  Vry  Camera  weighs 
nine  pounds,  is  spring  motor 
driven  and  costs  S150.  It  can 
be  had  cranked  for  trick  work, 
double  exposure,  titles  and 
special  effects.  The  De  Vry  uses 
standard  size  film,  taking  100- 
foot  rolls.  This  machine  is 
used  frequently  in  studios  and 
by  news  reel  cameramen. 

Amateur  movie  photog- 
raphers will  be  interested  to 
learn  that  new  models  are 
shortly  to  appear  of  the  Victor 
and  the  lea  Kinamo.  As  soon 
as  these  models  are  ready,  full 
descriptions  will  be  published 
in  this  department. 

Making  the  Home  Movie 
Production 

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painted  with  aluminum  paint  or  coated  with  tinfoil  and  library 
paste.  An  even  brighter  reflector  can  be  made  by  utilizing  a 
large  looking  glass  and  covering  it  with  cheesecloth. 

With  an  interior  set  so  arranged  on  an  exterior  wall,  the 
sheet  canopy  above  out  of  camera  range  to  break  up  and 
soften  hard  shadow's,  and  the  reflectors  to  direct  light  to  any 
spot  where  more  light  is  needed  (faces  usuall> — it  helps  keep 
the  expression)  and  the  wide  outdoors  for  other  locations, 
almost  any  play  can  be  produced — depending  of  course  on  how 
much  film  is  available. 

These  "interiors"  shoiUd  not  be  more  than  ten  feet  square — 
the  amateur  camera  is  not  effective  at  more  than  twenty- 
eight  or  thirty  feet  from  the  scene,  at  which  distance  it  will 
cover  a  space  about  six  by  eight  feet. 

IF  you  will  consider  your  kodak,  you  will  remember  that  pic- 
tures cannot  be  taken  with  it  nearer  than  six  feet — unless 
a  special  lens  is  used — from  the  subject.  This  is  true  of  the 
amateur  movie  camera — which  means  that  the  "Closeups"  of 
the  professional  camera  are  not  possible — without  the  special 
lens — at  six  feet  the  camera  takes  the  human  figure  from  the 
waist  up,  or  in  other  words  covers  about  three  feet  of  height. 
Outside  of  that,  almost  anything  can  be  done. 

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A  click  of  the  sivitcA  m  your  Kodascofi  fri^cctor—and  the  mmie  you've  nude  b  on  your  screen. 

Cine -Kodak 
for 
Home  Movies    -d* 


So  REAL  is  it  all  that  you  can 
almost  hear  the  children's 
shouts  of  laughter  when  your  play- 
time movie  of  them  flashes  on  the 
screen — in  fact  you  can,  for  the 
youngsters  themselves  are  right  be- 
side you  and  their  enjoyment  is 
keen — and  audible. 

Cine-Kodak  for  making  movies, 
Kodascope  projector  for  showing 
them  —  that's  the  Eastman  idea  as 
applied  to  this  new  pleasure — and 
it's  a  striking  achievement. 


The  Cine-Kodak  Model  B,  with 
Kodak  Anastigmat  /  6. 5  lens,  is 
priced  at  f  70 ;  with  Kodak  Anas- 
tigmat/3.  5,  at  an  even  hundred. 
A  complete  outfit  now— Cine- 
Kodak,  Kodascope  and  screen — 
as  low  as  $140. 

The  thousands  of  Kodak  dealers 
are  now  prepared  to  demonstrate 
the  Cine-Kodak.  If  your  dealer 
is  not  yet  ready,  write  us  for  Cine- 
Kodak  booklets. 


You  wdv  iigJit  the 
Cini-Kodak  either  at 
e\e  level  or  ivaist 
height — an  excluiive 
feature. 


If  it  isn't  un 


Eastman,  it  isn't  ii  Cine-Kodak 


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BLANCHE  MEHAFFEY 

(eadmgiaxiy  for  Ruginuld  Denny 
tn  Untverbul's  "Take  it  from  Me" 

KnowsThe  Value  oFA 
"MaglcTouch  oF  Beauty 

The  Professional  woman 
must  look  her  best  at  all 
times.  Her  appearance  is 
her  success  or  failure.  She 
cannot  gamble  with  beauty 
— she  must  be  sure.  That 
is  why  Blanche  Mehaffey 
and  thousands  of  other  pro- 
fessional and  business  wo- 
men depend  on 

GOURAUD'S 

qPIENTAi 
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"Beauty's  Master  Touch" 

to  keep  their  appearance  always 
at  its  best.  It  renders  to  the 
skin  and  complexion  a  soft,  be- 
witching, pearly  beauty  that 
commands  the  admiratitin  of  all. 
Far  superior  to  dry  powders, 
creams  and  lotions.  The  en- 
trancing, seductive  beauty  it 
renders  does  not  streak  or  show 
signs  of  perspiration.  Antiseptic 
and  astringent,  giving  exception- 
al results  in  cases  of  skin  trou- 
bles, wrinkles,  flabbiness,  muddy 
complexions,  redness,  etc.  Made 
in  White,  Flesh  and 
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Arlette  Marchal  was  '*found^'  for  us  by  Gloria  Swanson 


The  Girl  on  the  Cover 

'By  Cal  York 


TO  Gloria  goes  the  glor>'  of  Arlette  Mar- 
chal. 
At  least,  to  Gloria  it  is  due. 

Arlette  was  considered  one  of  the  hand- 
somest women  of  Paris  before  she  was 
imported  by  Paramount  more  than  a  year  ago. 
And  it  was  Miss  Swanson  who  really  was  re- 
sponsible for  her  coming  from  France  to  this 
country. 

AVhen  Gloria  went  to  Paris  to  film  "jMadame 
Sans  Gene"  and  returned  a  !Marquise,  she 
brought  reports  of  a  strikingly  attractive 
Frenchwoman  who  had  played  the  role  of  the 
Queen  in  her  picture. 

At  that  time  Gloria's  work  was  quite'enough 
togetanyone  signed  toa Hollywood  producing 
company's  contract. 

When  the  film  arrived,  the  entire  Para- 
mount organization  agreed  that  Arlette,  beauti- 
ful and  aristocratic,  actually  could  act.  So 
cables  buzzed  with  contractsand  finally  Arlette 
decided  to  accept  the  call  to  the  American 
film  land  and  boarded  a  boat. 

When  she  arrived,  she  was  unable  to  speak 
a  word  of  English. 

Now  she  can  converse  quite  fluently,  even 
over  the  telephone. 

So  the  girl  is  clever. 

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Paramount  sent  her  immediately  to  Holly- 
wood and  her  first  role  was  as  a  prima  donna 
in  "The  Cat's  Pajamas."  Then  she  appeared 
in  a  Jack  Holt  picture,  "Born  to  the  West," 
and  so  skilfully  did  she  bridge  the  gap  between 
her  Parisian  background  and  the  wild  and 
woolly,  Paramount  assigned  her  to  play  an- 
other W'estern,  "Forlorn  River."  Then  came 
the  film  that  proved  conclusively  she  was 
worth  all  Gloria's  praise — Marshall  Neilan's 
"  Diplomacy."'  She  pla\-ed  a  crooked  Countess 
in  a  manner  that  won  her  the  acting  honors  of 
the  picture.  It  was  a  direct  reward  of  this  work 
that  Arlette  got  the  role  of  the  Brunette,  the 
tint  less  preferred  by  gentlemen  in  "Blonde  or 
Brunette,"  Adolphe  Alenjou's  next  starring 
vehicle. 

As  for  her  biography,  Arlette  was  born  in 
Paris,  January  20, 1Q02.  She  was  educated  in  a 
convent  near  V'ersailles. 

Then,  on  a  holiday,  she  saw  a  cinema  for  the 
first  time. 

Immediately  she  secured  the  address  of  the 
Gaumont  studio,  the  largest  in  France,  and 
was  given  work  as  an  extra. 

Her  beauty  soon  won  her  leading  r6les, 
which  in  turn  led  to  Gloria  and  America  and 
a  Paramount  contract. 


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Woman's  Greatest  Hygienic 
Handicap 

As  Your  Daughter's  Doctor  Views  It 


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SIXTY  per  cent  of  many  of  the  commoner 
ailments  of  women,  according  to  some 
medical  authorities,  are  due  to  the  use  of  un- 
sanitary, makeshift  ways  in  meeting  woman's 
most  distressing  hygienic  problem. 

For  that  reason,  this  new  way  is  widely 
urged  today.  Especially  in  the  important 
days  of  adolescence.  On  medical  advice, 
thousands  thus  started  first  to  employ  it. 
Then  found,  besides,  protection,  security  and 
peace-of-mind  unknown  before.  Modern 
mothers  thus  advise  their  daughters  —  for 
health's  sake  and  immaculacy. 

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Will  the  Screen  Bring  Christ  Back  to  Us? 


[  CONTIXUED  FROM  PACE  37  ] 


The  crucifixion,  the  most  dramatic  event  in  the  world's  history,  as  represented  in  *'The  King  of  Kings" 


thinking  of  it  in  merely  commercial  terms  as 
an  attempt  to  make  a  big  picture,  rather  resent- 
ing the  idea. 

I  felt  somehow  that  through  some  pretty 
tough  hours  of  my  own,  in  my  most  secret 
thoughts,  in  those  sincere  moments  of  prayer 
that  every  heart  knows  I  had  found  a  concep- 
tion of  those  things  I  love  in  the  life  of  Jesus 
that  I  didn't  want  interfered  with.  Actors — 
acting?    Oh,  no. 

I  went  to  scoff.  In  all  sincerity,  I  tell  you, 
I  remained  to  pray. 

T  SAW  Calvary!  I  tell  you  I  saw  it!  I  saw 
-^the  three  crosses,  against  the  strange  and 
brooding  sky.  I  saw  the  good  thief  and  the 
bad  thief  hanging  there,  and  between  them, 
upon  his  wooden  cross,  I  saw  the  Man  who  was 
dying  to  prove  to  the  world  forever  that  there 
is  no  death. 

I  cannot  tell  you  how  I  know  that  that  is 
why  He  hung  there.  But  I  did  know  it.  I 
know  that  His  great  struggle  was  to  accept 
death,  so  that  He  might  overcome  it  and  re- 
assure us  all  concerning  that  last  enemy.  I 
know  He  didn't  have  to  die.  I  know  He  could 
come  down  from  that  cross  and  go  away  and 
leave  them  all  wondering.  And  I  know  that  He 
knew  it. 

But  I  knew,  too,  that  He  \vould  not  come 
down.  He  would  let  them  kill  the  body — so 
that  He  might  demonstrate  eternal  life. 

The  earth  before  me  went  mad  as  He  died. 
The  rocks  twisted  and  split  asunder  in  their 
agony.  The  lieavens  burned  with  lightning. 
The  wind  beat  trees  and  people  to  the  ground. 

A  glittering  figure  before  that  laden  cross 
cried  out,  "You  have  crucified  the  Son  of 
God,"  and  the  people  stopped  and  listened  and 
fled  on  in  a  panic. 

But  I  knew  He  was  not  dead.  I  knew  in 
time  He  would  prove  it. 


Hard-boiled  where  pictures  are  concerned — 
case  hardened,  wise,  as  I  thought  myself.  I  had 
to  be  helped  off  that  set.  And  it  was  an  hour 
before  I  was  able  to  drive  my  own  car  home. 

This  is  not  an  irreligious  age.  That  is  only 
a  shallow  criticism,  made  by  people  who  are 
deceived  by  surface  things. 

It  is  above  ever>-thing  else  a  hungry  age.  a 
seeking  age.  It  seeks  something  real,  some- 
thing provable,  to  satisfy  its  intense  spiritual 
longing.  It  is  a  disillusioned  age,  longing  for 
reality.  It  is  an  age  that  saw  the  world  war 
and  is  no  longer  interested  in  platitudes,  that 
can  no  longer  be  intimidated.  What  more  can 
be  done  to  it?    What  is  there  to  be  afraid  of? 

Above  all,  it  is  a  frightfully  honest  age.  Pre- 
tense and  hypocrisy  have  passed  into  the  dark 
ages. 

It  looks  out  with  honest  eyes,  unshadowed 
by  fear,  intelligent,  honest,  and  demands  an 
understandable,  demonstrable  Truth,  that  can 
be  used  evcr>'  day  in  all  the  things  that  go  to 
make  up  a  human  life. 

If  it  rejects  superstition  and  dogma,  does 
that  necessarily  mean  retrogression?  Maybe  it 
means  just  the  opposite.  Maybe  it  means  an 
intense  hunger  for  God.  Maybe  it  is  the  most 
hopeful  sign  of  the  centuries. 

Will  the  life  of  Jesus,  if  it  is  retold  on  the 
screen  as  it  was  lived,  be  the  answer?  Will 
this  picture  be  able  to  set  forth  the  works  of 
Jesus  in  such  fashion  as  to  bring  about  a  new, 
strong,  vital  understanding  of  Him  as  a  man, 
and  create  an  honest,  fearless  impulse  to  follow 
Him?  It  is  possible,  I  am  sure  it  is  possible — 
even  as  I  stand  in  awe  before  the  thought. 
Think  of  the  heights  to  which  that  raises  the 
motion  picture! 

It  is  a  strangely  impersonal  picture,  from 
the  standpoint  of  actors  and  director.  I  do 
not  know  any  more  personal  man  in  the  motion 
picture  industn,'  than  Cecil  De  Mille.    He  has 


always  left  his  stamp  all  o\'er  everj'thing  he 
has  ever  touched. 

But  this  is  different. 

Quite  simph',  quite  reverently,  with  all 
humility.  Cecil  De  Mille  believes  that  this 
picture  may  prove  to  be  something  very  close 
to  a  second  coming  of  the  Master.  Of  course, 
it  is  an  amazing  thing  to  say,  an  amazing  thing 
to  believe.  But  he  does  belie\"e  it.  And  in  a 
way,  I  can  understand.  Cecil  De  Mille  has 
given  his  whole  life  to  motion  pictures,  to  per- 
fecting them  as  far  as  he  knows  how.  He 
belie\'es  in  them.  He  believes  they  should  be 
the  medium  for  the  greatest  lessons  and  ad- 
vancements of  civilization. 

The  actors  mean  nothing — as  actors.  This 
picture  is  not  going  to  "make"  anybody.  I 
do  not  think  people  will  know  or  care  who 
plays  the  parts.  If  they  do,  the  picture  will 
have  failed. 

CECIL  DE  MILLE  is  trying  to  re-create  the 
time,  the  surroundings,  the  people,  the  life — 
and  the  Man.  He  is  following  the  gospel  nar- 
ratives simply  and  exactly.  But  he  has  ex- 
tracted from  them  the  last  ounce  of  vitality 
and  drama. 

I  think  what  he  is  trj-ing  above  everything 
else  to  do  is  to  show  Jesus  as  a  man,  like  you, 
like  me.  like  our  neighbors,  faced  with  the 
same  problem,  living  the  same  kind  of  life, 
meeting  the  same  kind  of  people,  faced  by  the 
same  temptations. 

I  think  that  he  understands  that  the  keynote 
of  Jesus'  ministry  was  joy,  and  that  the  key- 
note of  His  character  was  strength,  and  that 
what  made  Him  the  Christ  was  His  understand- 
ing of  His  Sonship  with  God. 

I  think  he  wants  to  make  every  man  and 
woman  who  goes  in  there  to  see  that  picture 
feel  inspired  to  go  out  and  "do  likewise."    I 

[  CONTINUED  ON  PAGE  94  ]  ] 


A  Friend  in  Need/ 

When  you're  hungry  for  good  candy — when  your 
appetite  craves  a  wholesome  sweet — Baby  Ruth 
fulfills  every  longing.  There's  ten  minutes  of  delight 
in  every  5c  bar. 

It's  good  for  you,  too!  Baby  Ruth  has  all  the 

nourishment  and  food  value  found  in  pure  milk, 
good  butter,  refined  sugar,  crisp  peanuts  and  rich 
chocolate.  And  all  this  wholesome  nutriment  is 
blended  into  a  piece  of  irresistible  deliciousness 
that  captures  your  appetite  at  the  very  first  taste. 


The  happiest  words  in  the  world 


A  SAYING  becomes  universally  popular  if 
its  expression  recalls  an  experience  of 
pleasure.  "Have  a  Camel!"  are  the  three 
happiest  smoke  words  ever  uttered  because 
no  other  cigarette  ever  gave  the  world  so 
much  enjoyment.  To  millions  of  experi- 
enced smokers,  Camels  are  contentment 
realized. 

Camel  has  become  the  most  popular 
smoke  of  all  time  because  of  quality. 
Camels  contain  the  choicest  Turkish  and 
Domestic  tobaccos  that  nature  grows. 
Then  these  superb  tobaccos  are  given  a 
blending  that  can  be  found  in  no  other 


cigarette.  The  largest  tobacco  organiza- 
tion in  the  world  puts  its  all  and  its  best 
into  Camels.  You  could  smoke,  end  to 
end,  a  mile  of  Camels — they  will  never 
tire  the  taste,  never  leave  a  cigaretty 
after-taste. 

We  invite  you  now  to  introduce  your- 
self to  the  finest  made. 

Millions  of  friendly  voices  are  calling 
you  to  the  mildest,  mellowest  fragrance 
that  ever  came  from  a  cigarette.  Once  you 
know  what  they  mean,  no  words  can  com- 
pare with 

"Hare  a  Camel!" 


R.      J.      REYNOLDS      TOBACCO      COMPANY,     WINSTON-SALEM,     N.      C. 


Say  you 
Believe  in 
Peter  Pan 


Betty  Bronson  must 

choose  between  wings 

and  a  tiger  skin 

By  Frances  Clark 


OVER  two  years  ago,   Sir  James  Barrie 
selected  her  as  the  ideal  Peter  Pan. 
Today  Elinor  Glyn  has  chosen  her  for 
her  new  heroine. 

Her  managers  and  advisers  warn  her  against 
sex  stories.  But  Mai  St.  Clair — an  authority  on 
such  delicate  problems — says  that  she  is  the  most 
sophisticated  girl  on  the  screen. 

She  played  the  Madonna  in  "Ben-Hur."  And 
she  also  has  played  flapper  stories. 

Amid  a  chaos  of  conflicting  influences,  what, 
oh  what,  is  to  become  of  Betty  Bronson?  She 
must  choose  between  wings  and  a  tiger  skin. 

When  you  put  the  question  up  to  Miss  Bronson 
herself,  she  speaks  her  own  mind.  "I  want  to 
play  in  a  screen  version  of  'The  Constant 
Nymph.'  But  that  has  been  forbidden.  The 
book  is  banned  in  the  movies.  And  I  want  to 
work  under  the  direction  of  Erich  von  Stroheim. 
But  that  is  remote,  unlikely." 

Miss  Bronson's  magic  wishing  ring  is  not  in 
good  working  order  these  days.  There  are  times 
when  Peler  Pan's  faith  in  the  movies  wavers  ever 
so  slightly.  You  see,  Miss  Bronson  once  tri- 
umphantly asserted  that  she  was  the  luckiest  girl 
in  the  world.     And  Fate  answered,  "Is  t/tat  so?" 

BETTY  has  had  two  unforgettable  roles,  two 
great  triumphs  in  her  young  life.  There  was 
Pcicr  Pan:  there  was  the  Madonna.  The  two  big 
opportunities  of  her  lifetime  were  crowded  in  a 
few  short  months.  And  now  Betty  looks  around 
and  learns  that  such  roles  do  not  grow  on  trees. 
Consequently,  the  world  seems  a  little  arid. 

And  the  tough  part  of  it  is,  Betty's  success  was 
not  merely  luck.  Betty  had — and  has — remark- 
able gifts.  But  after  you  have  had  big  parts 
thrust  upon  you,  it  is  hard  to  sit  down  and  wait 
for  just  a  good  picture. 

Another  Peter  Pan  would  be  impossible  for 
Betty  now.  Because  Betty  is  not  the  unknown, 
jubilant  little  girl  that  flashed  on  the  screen  two 
years  ago.  She  is  no  longer  chubby  and  perky. 
She  is  fragile  and  wistful.  And,  on  the  whole, 
she  is  a  much  more  fascinating  person. 

Betty's  eyes  are  faintly  shadowed  and  slightly 
tired.     Her  smile  is        [continued  on  p,\G£  ijs  1 


Sir  James  Barrie  discovered  her.  Elinor  Glyn  has  re-dis- 
covered her.  And  Mai  St.  Clair  has  added  to  the  perplexity 
of  Betty  Bronson  by  pronouncing  her  the  most  sophisti- 
cated girl  on  the  screen.  No  wonder  Betty  would  like  to 
know  what  kind  of  person  she  really  is 

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'TTIE  1027  Baby  Stars,  whose  piclures  are  re- 
-•-  produced  on  page  67,  nominated  to  fame  by 
the  Wampus,  include  a  jiirl  from  France,  a  pirl 
from  Canada,  and  representatives  from  the 
South.  West  and  East.  Two  of  the  girls  have 
sisters  who  are  already  famous  stars  and 
another  is  the  daujrhter  of  a  director. 

The  girl  from  France  is  Jean  Xavelle  who 
was  a  dancer  in  Paris  until  the  picture  idea 
came  to  her.  Xow  she  has  a  contract  to 
appear  in  Paramount  pictures. 

Adamae  \aughn  is  Alberta's  kid  sister. 
.Alberta  gave  .Xdamae  a  small  part  in  one  of 
her  films  and  now  sister  has  an  F.  B.  O.  con- 
tract.   Adamae  was  born  in  .\shland.  Ky. 

Brooklyn  is  the  home  town  of  Iris  Stuart,  a 
newcomer  who  appears  in  "Casey  at  the  Bat." 
Miss  Stuart  posed  for  advertisemenls  in  the 
magazines  before  she  went  into  the  movies. 
She  was  one  of  the  highest  paid  models  in  the 
profession. 

Sally  Phipps  is  a  seventeen  year  old  flapper. 
She  was  born  in  San  Francisco,  educated  in 
Salt  Fake  City  and  came  to  HoUv-Avood  just 
one  year  ago. 

AyfARY  JIc.\I.LISTER,  who  plays  leads  op- 
^^^  posite  "  Red'"  Grange,  is  a  movie  veteran. 
She  was  a  child  star  with  Essanay.  Mary  was 
bom  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Frances  Lee  is  Bobby  Vernon's  leading 
woman  at  the  Christie  studios.  Frances 
comes  from  Eagle  Grove.  Towa.  and  was  a 
dancer  before  coming  to  Hollywood. 

Rita  Carewe's  father  is  Edwin  Carewe,  Ihe 


director.  \  year  and  a  half  ago,  Rita  told 
papa  that  she  wanted  to  be  an  actress  and 
she  has  been  pla\-ing  small  parts.  Rita  is 
blonde  and  blue-eyed.  Born  in  Ottawa, 
Canada. 

.\nother  Canadian  is  Barbara  Kent,  from 
Gadsby.  .Alberta.  Miss  Kent  is  seventeen  and 
a  beauty  contest  winner.  Xevertheless.  she 
has  decided  talent  which  she  proved  in  "Flesh 
and  the  Devil   " 

■J-JELEXE  COSTELLO  is  another  daughter 
■'■  -■-  of  Maurice  Costello.  She  is  as  dark  and 
piquant  as  her  sister,  Dolores,  is  blonde  and 
pensive.     Helene  was  bom  in  Xew  Aork  Citv. 

Xatalie  Kingston  is  a  CaUfomia  girl — of 
Spanish  ancestrj'.  She  is  descended  from  the 
first  governor  of  California  and  her  birth- 
place, \allejo.  was  named  after  him.  She  is 
pla>ing  the  leading  role  in  "Don  Juan's  Three 
Xights." 

Gladys  JlcConnell  is  the  pretty,  trusting 
blonde  who  is  rescued  by  the  cowboy  hero  in 
F'ox-  "Westerns."  She  was  bom  in  Okla- 
homa, so  the  great  open  spaces  aren't  new  to 
her. 

Sally  Rand  is  a  Cecil  DeMille  discover^-.  She 
was  bom  in  Winchester.  Ky..  and  was  pia\'ing 
in  comedies  when  De  Mille  made  her  a  meriiber 
of  his  stock  company. 

Patricia  .\very  is  a  Boston  girl  who  was 
pounding  a  tj-pewriter  at  the  Metro-Gold  n-i-n 
studio  when  a  casting  director  convinced  her 
that  she  ought  to  act.  She  plays  with  l.illiari 
Gish  in  "Annie  Laurie." 


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For  Fenton  Fans 

Louisville.  Ky. 

Please,  for  heaven's  sake,  let  up  on  the  deluge 
of  Gilbert-Colman  letters  long  enough  to  con- 
sider the  case  of  a  chamiing  screen  personality 
whom,  it  appears,  we  are  about  to  lose  through 
lack  of  appreciation.  In  Photopl  \y  recently, 
I  read  that  Leslie  Fenton  is  returning  to  the 
stage.  This  is  a  distinct  blow  to  me  and  I  have 
no  doubt  to  all  other  Fenton  admirers.  Can't 
something  drastic  be  done  to  dissuade  him 
from  such  a  course? 

Mr.  Fenton  has  been  the  victim  of  bad 
breaks  and  a  little  injustice.  With  the  e.-scep- 
tion  of  a  small  role  in  "Havoc"  he  has  never 
played  a  really  good  picture.  He  needs  a  new 
contract  with  another  producing  company. 
Besides  this,  nearly  all  reviewers  have  failed  to 
give  him  credit  for  his  really  fine  performances. 
I  sincerely  believe  that,  given  the  opporlunity, 
Leslie  would  take  his  place  among  our  small 
group  of  talented  pla}-ers. 

I  wish  all  the  Fenton  fans  would  get  to- 
gether and  protest  against  his  desertion  of  the 
screen. 

J.uiiE  F.  Hess, 

Heroes.  Old  and  New- 
South  Sioux,  Xebr. 

I  should  like  to  pass  judgment  on  three 
illustrious  actors,  tendering  one  a  brick,  one  a 
zero  and  one  a  bouquet. 

Charlie  Chaplin,  a  victim  of  his  own  making. 
For  stars,  no  matter  how-  potential,  cannot  hold 
the  public  eye  with  one  picture  everj'  year  or  so, 
even  if  it  is  hailed  by  critics  with  such  adjec- 
tives as  stupendous,  thrilling  and  manelous. 
It  is  a  fickle  public  they  ser\-e. 

Wake  our  dear  Charlie  up  before  we  write 
"finis"  after  his  famous  name.  He  knows  it 
not.  but  he  is  signing  his  own  death  warrant. 

Ronald  Colman.  What  has  become  of  the 
man  with  the  p^sionate  temperament  who 
played  "The  White  Sister"  with  the  incompa- 

ETery  adteniserncnt  in  PHOT0rL.\T  M.\GAZIXE  is  euaraQteeO. 


rable  Lillian?    'Who  is  to  blame  for  the  stone 
that  is  sinking  Ronald? 

"The  Winning  of  Barbara  Worth"  is  a 
splendid  accomplishment,  but  Ronald  is  not 
the  tj-pe.  He  is  at  a  zero  point.  Which  way 
shall  he  go? 

John  Gilbert !  What  has  he  done?  He  has 
been  all  that  the  public  wished,  he  has  given  us 
what  we  wanted.  He  may  not  have  wished  to 
be  heralded  as  a  great  lover,  but  he  has  played 
up  his  role  in  fine  style.  In  short:  "He  knows 
his  stult.'' 

He  wasgreatin  "LaBoheme."  Hewas"Big 
in  the  Parade."  "Magnificent  as  Bardelys.'' 
He  wins  the  big  bouquets. 

M.  L.  Brown. 

Flag  Waging 

Hollj-wood,  Calif. 

This  foreign  invasion  into  Hollywood  is  all 
verx-  foolish.  What  with  the  Garbos,  X'issens, 
Bankys  and  De  Puttis,  wc  might  as  well  pin  a 
foreign  tag  onto  our  entire  movie  industrx'. 
'  Are  they  so  beautiful  that  we  should  'pay 
them  a  fortune  to  put  them  on  the  screen?  .Are 
they  such  wondertul  actors  and  actresses  that 
we  should  let  them  take  the  places  of  our  own 
boys  and  giris?  -Are  the  Hansens  so  handsome 
that  they  should  make  our  hearts  flutter?  Xo! 
I  should  say  not ! 

It  is  decidedly  unjust  to  our  own  .American 
boys  and  girls.  There  is  unlimited  talent 
among  our  beautiful  girls  and  handsome  boys, 
but  is  it  given  a  chance?  Hollywood,  the  mecca 
of  our  motion  picture  industry-,  isliterallyrun- 
ning  o\-er  with  beauty,  talent  and  brains,  but 
do  our  big  directors  see  them?  Xo!  They 
haven't  a  foreign  name,  and  can  understand 
and  speak  our  language. 

Come  on,  mo\ie  people,  let's  wake  up  and 
give  our  own  boys  and  girls  a  chance,  and  not 
all  of  these  foreign  products. 

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And  Lois  was  prepared  to  do  battle  for  it. 
She  needed  no  urging  to  talk.  "I  am  an 
interesting  person.''  she  announced.  "'I  am. 
I  am.  I  have  personaUty.  I  can  prove  it. 
I  am  determined  to  be  myself  on  the  screen. 
I  never  have  been.  I  am  going  to  play  myself 
from  now  on  or  stop  acting." 

She  looked  at  me  challengingly  to  see  what 
I  was  going  to  do  about  it  and  her  bravado 
was  so  plainly  external  that  if  you  had  been 
there  you  would  ha\e  wanted  to  baby  her  a 
little  and  tell  her  she  was  really  generous  and 
sweet  and  good.  But  when  I  refused  the 
challenge,  she  drooped  a  little  and  shifted 
resUesslj*  in  her  chair. 

"T  KNOW  I've  got  an  inferiority  complex;." 
-*-  she  said.  "I've  always  had  about  my  work. 
Xow  I'm  tr\'ing  to  get  free  and  it  makes  me 
talk  a  little  wildly  at  times.  I'm — I'm  at  a 
crossroads.  I  know  the  way  I  want  to  go.  but 
I'm  not  sure  it's  the  right  way.  As  Daisy 
Biuhauon  in  'The  Great  Gatsby"  I  did 
something  adtilt.  I  loved  Daisy.  I  want  to 
do  more  characters  like  her,  no  matter  what 
they  cost  me." 

Daisy  did  cost  Lois  something — her  hair,  for 
one  thing,  and  much  criticism  for  another. 
But  as  Daisy,  Lois  did  act.  She  petted  and 
smoked  and  got  thoroughly  pie-eyed  before 
her  wedding,  married  a  man  who  was  a  terrible 
egg  and  loved  him  regardless. 

And  impossible  as  that  sounds  for  Lois,  she 
did  it  beautifully. 

She  was  gazing  out  of  the  window  and  her 
voice  came  muffled.  "Vou  do  think  me  more 
interesting  off  screen  than  on,  don't  you? 
Ever>'  interviewer  does.  Critics,  even  those 
who  have  slaughtered  me  on  acting,  say  upon 
meeting  me.  'I'm  amazed.  Vou  are  so  much 
more  interesting  than  I  thought  you.'  She 
leaned  toward  me  suddenh'.  "I'm  sure  that 
isn't  the  usual  sort  of  compliment.  They 
would  tell  me  I  am  always  interesting  if  they 
were  ln.'ing  to  flatter  me.  but  it  is  as  though 
upon  meeting  me  it  came  as  a  revelation  to 
them  that  I'm  not  a  sap.*' 

T  UXCH  came  and  she  ner\-ously  broke  half  a 
-'-'dozen  crackers  into  bits.  "Oh.  what  "s  the  use 
of  pretending?"  she  asked.  "I'm  unhappy 
and  bewildered.  I  expected  that  role  of  Daisy 
to  change  the  universe  for  me.  It  hasn't. 
The  studio  sees  nothing  different  in  me, 
but  e-xpects  me  to  go  back  to  the  spotless 
darlings  I've  played  before.  That's  why  I'm 
fighting.  That's  why  I  won't  let  my  hair  grow 
long  again.  That's  why  you've  read  some  of 
the  things  they've  been  saying  about  me  in 
the  papers.  One  came  out  and  said  that  since 
bobbing  my  hair  I'd  lost  all  my  friends  and 
most  of  my  sense.  I  almost  wish  the  latter 
were  true,  but  it  isn't.  I'm  simply  determined 
I  won't  go  back  to  placing  the  dumb  Doras 
I've  been  doing  for  too  many  seasons.  Daisy 
proved  to  me  that  I  can  get  away  from  them. 
Some  critics  praised  her.  Photopl.\y.  bless 
it,  gave  her  a  'best  performance  of  the  month.' 
But  even  if  I  hadn't  received  a  bit  of  praise 
for  her  I'd  know  she  was  good.  Honestly. 
We  all  of  us  have  an  artistic  conscience  within 
us  that  tells  us  when  work  is  good  or  bad. 
Daisy  was  the  best  work  I've  done.  I  can't 
— and  I  won't — go  back  on  her  now, 

"This  stand  I'm  taking  about  my  future 
roles  means  nearly  my  whole  life  to  me," 
Lois  said.  "It  maj'  kill  my  career  right  now. 
Or  it  may  save  it.  But  the  time  comes  into 
the  hfe  of  all  of  us  when  we  must  stop  and  look 
around  us  to  determine  whether  we  are  going 
ahead,  at  no  matter  what  the  cost,  or  going  to 
slip,  unprotestingly,  behind  the  procession. 
I  am  struggling  now  to  get  the  personality  I 
know  I  have  in  private  life  on  the  screen. 
To  be  knocked  for  being  colorless  and  unin- 

E^ery  a(lwrti5«meDt  in  PHOTOPLAT  MACiZIXE  Is  guaranteed. 


teresting  on  the  screen,  when  off  screen  I  am 
pleasing,  is  tragic.  1  am  willing  to  work.  I 
have  been  willing  to  ser\-e  my  apprenticeship. 
But  when  I  see  a  girl  like  Greta  Garbo.  for 
instance,  step  into  pictures  and  in  two  roles 
accomplish  more  than  I  have  m  twenty,  I 
think  it's  time  for  me  to  pause." 

I  had  forgotten  until  that  moment  how  long 
Lois  has  been  in  pictures.  Eleven  years  ago 
she  won  an  Alabama  beauty  contest.  She  had 
just  started  on  a  career  of  stenography,  three 
weeks  of  it.  The  beauty  contest  rescued  her 
and  sent  her  to  Chicago, where  she  failed  in  the 
national  contest.  But  the  girl  who  won  it  is 
forgotten,  while  Lois  got  a  bit  with  a  Universal 
outfit  present  in  Chicago  making  scenes  for  a 
drama  starring  Pavlowa.  the  dancer.  She 
stood  out  of  the  mob  so  definitely  Universal 
put  her  under  contract  and  within  a  year  she 
was  a  leading  woman.  The  man  playing 
opposite  her  was  J.  Warren  Kerrigan.  Kerri- 
gan played  with  Lois  when  she  went  over  to 
Paralta.  It  was  Kerrigan  who  played  oppo- 
site Lois  three  years  ago  in  ""The  Covered 
Wagon." 

And  in  a  way  that  is  a  complete  epitome 
of  all  she  has  accomplished. 

'■npHEVhave  promised  me  new  parts  for  three 
■*-  years,"  Lois  continued.  "In  the  eight  years 
I've  been  with  them,  they've  been  so  good  to 
me  in  many  ways.  But  something  I  realize 
they  refuse  to  face.  I'm  no  Peter  Pan.  I've 
grown  up.  I  w-ant  to  grow  more.  I  see  things 
from  a  different  viewpoint  tlian  I  did  when  I 
first  signed  with  them,  more  intelligently, 
more  honestly.  No  girl,  unless  she  is  a  moron, 
can  remain  untouched  by  life  today.  For 
pla>ing  sweet  things  of  sLxteen  there  are  al- 
ways new  girls  coming  into  the  studio — 
talented  youngsters  like  Lois  Moran,  for 
instance.  Xever  again  can  I  play  such  roles 
as  woU  as  she  does.  But  I  believe  I  can  play 
women  like  Daisy  Bitffioitau  better  than  Lois 
can,  because  I  understand  such  women,  be- 
cause I  am,  to  some  extent,  such  a  woman." 
'•Daisy  smoked  and  drank,"  I  said.     "Do 

J'OU?" 

"Xo,"  confessed  Lois.  "I  don't  smoke. 
I  can't."  She  caught  herself  up  quickly. 
"X'ot  that  I  object  to  any  girl's  doing  so.  I 
don't  drink  because  it  makes  me  ill.  Put  I'm 
really — really  for  those  things,  you  understand." 
She  smiled  brightly,  trjing  to  convince  me 
again. 

A  GUST  of  snow  came  sharply  against  the 
-**■  window.  .\  furious  winter  wind  tore 
around  the  corner  of  the  building. 

"Oh,  why,  why.  why  does  ever>'thing  have 
to  be  so  desolate?"  cried  Lois,  the  lost  angeL 

The  next  day  the  Paramount  press  depart- 
ment announced  Lois  Wilson  was  leaving  for 
Hollywood  to  play  the  lead  in  a  new  Zane  Grey 
Western. 

That  evening  there  were  newspaper  head- 
lines.    Lois  Wilson  has  broken  her  contract. 

"I  did  it.  I  did  it."  she  e.xnlted  over  the 
telephone.  "I'm  so  happy.  I  feel  Hke  a 
child  who's  been  spanked  and  sent  out  into 
the  world  alone.  But  already  the  effect's 
wonderful.  Three  companies  have  made  me 
offers.  I  could  sign  up  again  at  once  but  I'm 
going  to  hold  out.  If  I  only  get  a  chance  to 
give  one  fine  performance  it  will  be  worth  it 
all." 

The  mo\ies'  pet  angel  has  realh-  revolted, 
stepped  from  the  peace  of  Paramount  to  the 
lower  regions  of  free  lancing. 

So  give  Lois  a  hand. 

Paramount  says  she  could  have  had  a  life 
job  with  them.  Instead  she  had  the  courage 
of  her  convicrions. 

And  e\en  an  angel  can't  be  expected  to  have 
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A  LL  Hollywood  turned  out  to  meet  Will 
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he  was  not  only  besieged  by  hundreds  of 
friends  but  hundreds  of  communications  wel- 
comed him  home.  Eddie  Cantor  drew  a  laugh 
from  Rogers  (who  was  made  honorary  mayor 
of  Beverly  Hills  and  presented  with  the  key  to 
that  city)  with  the  following  wire: 

MR.  WILL  ROGERS 
BEVERLY  HILLS  HOTEL 
BEVERLY  HILLS  CALIF 
CAN    MAKE    YOU    WHOLESALE 
PRICE   ON   TWO   HUNDRED 
DOZEN    KEYS    TO    CITY    STOP 
WIRE  ME  WILL  SEND  SAMPLES 
REGARDS 

EDDIE  CANTOR 

A  FTER  seven  long  years  of  friendship,  T.ois 
■*  *-\Vilson  and  Famous  Players-Lasky  have 
come  to  the  parting  of  the  ways.  And  with 
some  regrets  on  both  sides.  Lois  was  such  a 
nice,  reliable  good  girl — until  she  bobbed  her 
hair.  And  now  she  won't  be  good  any  more 
and  she  refused  to  accept  the  roles  that  Para- 
mount offered  her.  A  divorce  followed  and 
Lois  is  on  her  own. 

Lois  is  going  to  change  her  type.  She  is 
going  to  play  sophisticated  ladies.  She  doesn't 
want  any  more  "so-so"  parts.  Of  course,  she 
is  taking  a  chance:  she  either  makes  good  in  a 
big  way  or  she  flops.  Many  helping  hands  have 
been  extended  to  Lois  from  other  producers. 
Nobody  wants  to  see  her  flop. 

A  LSO  another  artistic  divorce.  Lya  de 
■'^Putti  and  Famous  Players-Lasky  have  torn 
up  the  contract  that  brought  Lya  to  this 
country.  Famous  says  that  Lya  is  free  to 
accept  other  engagements,  but  it  reserves  the 
right  to  summon  her  to  any  of  its  pictures  at 
her  EUis  Island  salary.     The  company  says 


that  it  is  satisfied  with  Lya's  work,  but  that 
there  is  really  no  steady  job  at  its  studios  for  a 
vamp. 

Lya  has  signed  up  with  Cecil  De  Mille  and 
will  co-star  with  Joseph  Schildkraut  in  a  film 
called  "The  Heart  Beat." 

'TTHE  New  Yorker  vouches  for 
■*■  this  one:  A  certain  director  was 
speaking  of  an  alien  star,  recently 
come  under  his  command.  "She's  a 
nize  goil,"  he  announced,  "and  I'm 
gonna  loin  her  English." 

■f  IL  D.VGOVER  has  arrived  from  Germany 
•'-'to  play  opposite  Emil  Jannings  in  his  first 
American  picture.  Something  tells  us  that  Lil 
is  more  than  the  usual  bit  of  imported  bologney. 
In  the  first  place,  she  has  a  big  continental 
reputation  as  a  stage  actress.  And  in  the 
second  place,  she  landed  on  these  shores  with- 
out first  jumping  out  of  a  window,  shooting  the 
ex-Crown  Prince  or  announcing  herself  as  the 
daughter  of  a  noble  family  gone  broke  in  the 
late  unpleasantness. 

Miss  Dagover  is  going  to  marrj'  George  Witt, 
who  is  Erich  Pommer's  assistant  out  in  the 
Paramount  studio.  Any  fellow  with  a  job  in  an 
American  studio  is  a  big  catch  in  Berlua  matri- 
monial circles. 

/^H,  yes,  and  Camilla  Horn,  who  was  the 
'^lo\ely  Grelchen  in  "Faust,"  has  been 
signed  by  Famous  Players,  they  say.  Sprcchcii 
sic  deulsch?    Then,  you  get  the  job. 

CTILL  another  foreigner  is  coming  to  these 
'-'shores— Willy  Fritsch,  the  likable  hero  of 
"The  Waltz  Dream."  Please  don't  write  in  to 
ask  me  why  all  these  foreigners  get  jobs,  when 
we  have  plenty  of  talent  in  our  own  country. 
However,  if  you  really  want  to  know,  I'll 

[  CONTINUED  ON  P.^GE  I03  ] 


"Have  you  heard  the  one  about  the  man  who  stopped  at  the  farm 
house  for  the  night  7"  asks  the  jovial  Lew  Cody  of  the  sour  Lew  Cody. 
"No,  I  haven't,"  snaps  the  sour  Mr.  Cody,  "and  unless  you  have 
something  uplifting  or  instructive  to  tell  me,  I  wish  you'd  step 
aside  and  let  me  pass" 


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roblems 


Carolyn  Van  Wyck 


DEAR  CAROLV.V  \AX  WVCK: 
I'm  married  and  just  eighteen.  My 
husband  is  only  a  boyof nineteen, soyou 
can  imagine  how  strange  we  feel,  away  from 
family  and  friends.  He  is  making  a smallsalan-. 
and  I'd  like  to  work  to  help  out.  He  says  that 
it's  because  I  feel  I'm  not  getting  what  I  want 
of  our  marriage.  It  isn't  true.  I  love  him 
more  than  life  and  I  want  to  work  to  help  him. 
He  thinks  I'd  rather  work  than  be  with  him.  I 
would  work  only  during  his  working  hours.  I 
have  a  chance  at  a  job  that  needs  only  my 
afternoons.  I  worked  before  I  was  married.  I 
honestly  believe  we'd  be  happier  if  we  had 
more  monej-.  Still  my  husband  protests. 
Please  ad\-ise  me.  ]^1.  T. 

TTO  work  or  not  to  work  is  the  problem  of 
■*■  many  married  women  today. 

It  is  not  a  problem  that  can  be  answered  by 
a  simple  "yes  "  or  "no."    The  circumstances 
in  almost  ever\'  case 
are  different. 

But  in  this  case  of 
M.  T.  above.  I  think 
the  answer  is  very 
flatly  -yes  "  I 
strongly  believe  if  M. 
T.  doesn't  go  to  work 

her  married  life  is  going  to  be  pretty  miserable. 
Xo  marriage  can  be  happy  when  one  partner  is 
restlessly  idle.  So  the  main  problem  of  M.  T. 
comes  down  to  whether  she  can  face  the 
responsibility  of  being  a  working  wife. 

Do  you  know,  my  young  correspondent, 
what  you  must  give  up  of  your  marriage  to 
work?  Do  you  know  what  you  will  get  out  of 
working  to  replace  the  marital  loss? 

There  is  more  to  working  though  married 
than  the  mere  execution  of  the  work.  There  is 
the  respjonsibility  of  one's  home;  there  is  a 
husband's  attitude  to  be  reconciled  with  your 
own;  there  is  the  en\y  of  unmarried  girls  in 
business  who  wUl  say  you  are  taking  their  jobs 
away  from  them;  there  is  the  matter  of  one's 
own  energj-  and  ambiuon. 

Too  many  modem  wives  have  become  the 
idle  poor.  Once  wives  were  the  cheapest 
economic  labor  in  the  world,  building  the  home 
and  holding  it  together,  convening  the  family 
resources- 

88 


"Today,  families,  houses,  kitchens,  all  are 
shrinking  as  the  demand  on  the  man's  pay 
envelope  increases.  Wives  can't  do  their 
traditional  job.  Under  those  circumstances  it 
seems  to  me  a  healthy  thing  for  girls  like 
il.  T.  to  seek  work.  It  is  fine  and  noble  to 
truly  help  the  man  one  loves.  .\  useless  little 
wife  with  nothing  to  do,  away  from  mother  and 
friends,  nowhere  to  go.  not  a  cent  to  spend, 
husband  gone  all  day.  must  either  become 
bored  to  death  or  look  for  release.  Some  girls 
escape  this  boredom  by  making  their  husbands 
miserable.  To  quarrel  and  then  forgive  be- 
comes their  only  indoor  sport.  But  to  me  that 
seems  a  terrible  waste  of  energj'. 

It  is  a  strange  pride  that  makes  a  man  work 
himself  wear>-  supporting  such  wifely  moods. 
When  a  couple  are  rich,  the  situation  alters 
somewhat.    When  there  is  Itucurj'  or  beauty  or 


Should  a  Wife  Work? 


Is  This  Month's  Problem 

X^ORKING  girls  when  they  get 
^^  married  often  want  to  be 
working  wives.  They  don't  want 
kitchen  duty  and  no  wages  but  a 
real  outside  job  and  real  wages. 
Then  the  fun  begins,  for  many  a 
husband  objects  to  such  arrange- 
ment. Now  I'm  stepping  into 
the  fray. 

Complexion  troubling  you? 
Weight  too  heavy?  Write  me 
about  it,  sending  stamped  ad- 
dressed envelope.  I've  a  free 
pamphlet  on  care  of  the  skin,  and 
one,  for  ten  cents,  on  reducing. 

CAROL-iT<  V.\N  Wyck. 


happiness  in  this  marital  vacuum  for  either 
partner,  it  i?  not  so  deadly.  \Vith  couples  in 
moderate  circumstances  I  have  never  seen  a 
home  in  which  a  pinched  pocketbook.  an  idle 
wife  and  a  devoted  but  misguided  husband 
made  for  peace  and  prosperity.  For  making 
divorces,  however,  it  is  perfect. 

For  most  girls  of  today  wage  earning  is  a 
real  ad\enture  into  independence.  To  para- 
phrase Stevenson,  they  go  to  their  resting  beds 
wear>-  and  content  and  independent. 

Then  they  get  married  and  lose  the  content 
and  the  independence.  They  don't  ha\-e  to 
work  in  an  office  or  a  shop.  true.  But  the 
monotonous  round  of  keeping  a  small  house  in 
order  is  slight  recompense.  In  thousands  of 
cases  today,  the  work  they  do  could  be  done  by 
a  good  maid  in  half  the  time  for  five  to  ten 
dollars  a  week.  The  young  wife  can  earn 
double  that,  get  mental  stimulus,  social  and 
business  contacts  and  the  jo\-ful  drive  of 
ambition  by  return- 
ing to  her  job. 

Most  women  have 
a  deep  desire  to  be  a 
help  and  inspiration 
to  the  man  the>' 
marr>'.  Vet  equally 
many  men  can  stand 
no  touch  of  equality  in  their  wives. 

npHE  wife  who  wants  to  work  must  face  this. 
■f  If  she  goes  back  to  work  she  must  be  pre- 
pared for  the  fact  that  she  will  be  tired  in  the 
evenings  and  therefore  not  always  an  adoring 
darling.  She  must  make  plans  for  the  care  of 
her  home.  I  think  that  usually  hours  of  work 
such  as  M.  T.  writes  of  in  her  letter  will  be  most 
suitable.  Then  if  one  can  not  afi^ord  a  ser\-ant, 
there  is  sufficient  time  to  attend  to  domestic 
duties,  as  well  as  securing  extra  money. 

The  position  with  flexible  hours — not  the 
nine  to  five  job — but  the  one  that  allows  some 
leeway  for  a  private  life,  is  safest.  If  a  woman 
loves  her  husband,  she  must  see  that  their 
common  interests  always  supersede  her  per- 
sonal interest  in  her  work.  But — and  I  believe 
this  most  emphatically — no  selfish  interest  of 
her  husband's  should  be  allowed  to  interfere 
with  her  doing  her  work  well. 

[  CONTIXUED  ON  P.AGE  96  ] 


NATURE'S  GIFT  TO  BEAUTY 


is  embodied  in  this  gentle,  daily 
care  that  has  brought  the  charm 
of  natural  loveliness  to  millions 


COCONUT 
PALM  TREE 


Soap  from  Trees 

The  only  oils  in  Palmolive 
Soap  are  the  priceless  beauty 
oils  from  these  three  trees 
— pictured  above — and  no 
other  fats  whatsoever. 

That  is  why  Palmolive 
Soap  is  the  natural  color  that 
it  is — for  olive  and  palm 
oils,  nothing  else,  give 
Palmolive  its  green  color. 


OLIVE  TREE 


THE  art  of  being  beautiful  today  is  simply 
the  secret  of  keeping  natural  beauty .  .  . 
the  artificial  complexion  of  yesterday  has  no 
place  in  the  modern  scheme  of  allurement. 

Women  have  learned  that  natural  ways 
are  best  in  skin  care;  that  gentle,  common- 
sense  care  is  far  more  potent  than  the  most 
involved  of  beauty  methods.  For  Youth  is 
thus  retained. 

Keeping  the  skin  clean,  the  pores  open, 

is  the  secret.  Doing  this  with  pure  soap 

with  soap  made  for  ONE  purpose  only,  to 
safeguard  good  complexions ...  is  the  im- 
portant  part  to  remember. 

So,  more  and  more  every  day,  thousands 
turn  to  the  balmy  lather  of  Palmolive  ...  a 
soap  that  is  kind  to  the  skin,  a  soap  made 
with  beautiful  complexions  always  in  mind. 

The  rule  to  follow  if  guarding  a  good 

complexion  is  your  goal 

Wash  your  face  gently  with  soothing 
Palmolive  Soap,  massaging  the  lather  softly 
into  the  skin.   Rinse  thoroughly,  first  with 


warm  water,  then  with  cold.  If  your  skin  is 
inclined  to  be  dry,  apply  a  touch  of  good  cold 
cream  — that  is  all.  Do  this  regularly,  and 
particularly  In  the  evening.  Use  powder  and 
rouge  if  you  wish.  But  never  leave  them  on 
over  night.  They  clog  the  pores,  often  en- 
large them.  Blackheads  and  disfigurements 
ofiren  follow.  They  must  be  washed  away. 

Avoid  this  mistake 

Do  not  use  ordinary  soaps  in  the  treat- 
ment given  above.  Do  not  think  any  green 
soap,  or  one  represented  as  of  olive  and  palm 
oils,  is  the  same  as  Palmolive. 

And  ic  costs  but  10c  the  cake!  So  little 
that  millions  let  it  do  for  their  bodies  what 
it  does  for  their  faces.  Obtain  a  cake  today. 
Then  note  the  amazing  difference  one  week 
makes. 

Soap  from  trees! 

The  only  oils  in  Palmolive  Soap  are  the 
soothing  beauty  oils  from  the  olive  tree, 
the  African  palm,  and  the  coconut  palm — 
and  no  other  fats  whatsoever.  That  is  why 
Palmolive  Soap  is  the  natural  color  that  it 
is — for  palm  and  olive  oils, nothing  else, give 
Palmolive  its  natural  green  color. 

The  only  secret  to  Palmolive  is  its  exclu- 
sive blend — and  that  is  one  of  the  world's 
priceless  beauty  secrets. 


THE  PALMOLIVE  COMPANY  (Del.  Corp.),  CHICAGO.  ILLINOIS 


Palmolive  Soap  is  untouched  by  human  hands  until 
you  brtak  the  wrapper — //  //  never  sold  unurapped 


THE    EVIDE 

^xni  rmist  fAoiiiit 
tudh  and  qMim  - 

Everyone  today  appreciates  the 
vital  part  played  by  proper  care  of 
the  teeth  and  gums  in  the  drama  of 
keeping  well  and  keeping  young. 

But  what  is  proper  care?  You 
have  been  asked  to  believe  dozens 
of  plausible,  but  conflicting  theo- 
ries! On  your  druggist's  counter 
you  may  find  as  many  as  50  differ- 
ent dentifrices!  .  .  .  Millions  who 
brush  their  teeth  regularly  never- 
theless suffer  from  decay!   .  .  . 

E.  R.  Squibb  &  Sons  decided  to 
get  the  real  facts  regarding  the 
proper  care  of  the  teeth  and  gums. 

In  one  of  the  world's  greatest 
dental  clinics  more  than  100,000 
treatments  are  given  every  year. 
We  asked  to  what  conclusions  this 
stupendous  work  had  led.  These 
findings  were  then  compared  with 
the  opinions  of  practicing  dentists 
everywhere.  The  result  was  an  al- 
most unanimous  agreement  that  — 


NCE    IS    OVERWHELMING 

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tJu  v-OuLict  of  ptacticcag.  dmljUlA^ 


(1)  Acids  are  the  most  frequent  cause  of 
toolh  decay  and  gum  infection. 

(2)  The  most  serious  trouble  occurs  at 
the  place  where  teeth  meet  gums  — 
The  Danger  Line — especially  that  part 
of  The  Danger  Line  between  the  teeth 
where  a  tooth-brush  cannot  reach. 

(3)  The  best  product  to  prevent  acids 
from  causing  decay  and  irritating  the 
gum  tissues  is  Milk  of  Magnesia. 

Squibb's  Dental  Cream  contains 
more  than  50%  Squibb^s  Milk  of 
Magnesia  in  a  most  pleasant  and 
effective  form,  plus  every  other  in- 
gredient necessary  for  the  proper 
care  of  the  teeth  and  gums.    It  is  a 

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thorough  cleanser.  It  relieves  sen- 
sitive teeth  and  sore  gums.  It  con- 
tains no  harsh  abrasives.  You  can 
safely  use  it  to  brush  the  gums. 

Squibb's  Dental  Cream  not  only 
neutralizes  acids  at  the  time  of  use, 
but  tiny  particles  of  Milk  of  Mag- 
nesia lodge  at  The  Danger  Line  and 
prevent  the  formation  of  acids 
there  for  a  considerable  time  after. 

So  much  of  health  depends  on 
the  soundness  of  your  teeth  and 
gums.  Take  no  chances.  The  high- 
est authorities  say  that  acids  cause 
the  trouble  at  The  Danger  Line  and 
that  Milk  of  Magnesia  is  the  best 
antacid.  See  your  dentist  regularly 
and  use  Squibb's  Dental  Cream, 
made  with  Squibb's  Milk  of  Mag- 
nesia. You  will  be  doing  the  utmost 
to  protect  your  teeth  and  gums. 

At  all  druggists — 40c  a  large  tube. 

THE  PRICELESS  INGREDIENT  OF  E^TRY  PRODUCT 
IS  THE  HONOR  AND  INTEGRITl'  OF  ITS  MAKER 


inderella 


By  Ivan  St.  yohns 


JOIMV  ML'RRAV  was  standing  under  a  street  lamp  in 
front  of  the  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  studio.  The  rain  had 
drenched  him  to  the  skin  and  the  turned-up  collar  of  his  only 
suit  of  clothes  did  no  more  than  allow  large  rivulets  of  water 
to  trickle  down  his  spine.  He  didn't  have  the  price  of  a  ride 
back  to  Hollv'wood,  nor  the  price  of  a  meal  when  he  got 
there.  The  sole  of  his  right  shoe  had  just  gone  through  and 
he  could  feel  the  cold  pavement  against  his  foot. 

Jimmy  JIurray  had  come  to  the  end  of  the  trail  seeking 
that  will-o'-the-wisp  Cinema  Fame,  and  as  he  stood  shiv- 
ering and  hoping  soriie  passing  motorist  would  give  him  a 
lift,  he  had  determined  to  go  down  to  San  Pedro  Harbor  in 
the  morning  and  ship  on  some  outgoing  vessel  as  chief 
potato  peeler.  Then  he'd  see  the  world  at  least — and  eat  regular 
He'd  seen  enough  of  Hollywood. 

The  street  lamp  gleamed  on  the  pavement  and  reflected  the 
light  up  into  his  young,  good-looking  Irish  face,  but  Jimmy 
Murray  was  past  thinking  about  his  face  now. 

Jimmy  Murray  was  licked. 

King  Vidor,  who  is  usually  a  mild-mannered  man,  slammed  a 
batch  of  costly  photographs  against  the  opposite  wall  of  his 
luxurious  office  and  stood  up. 

"They  all  look  like  actors,"  he  said  bitterly.  "I  want  a  man 
who  doesn't  look  like  an  actor.  I  want  a  young,  good-looking 
iitiin  who  looks  like  he  might  really  be  a  clerk,  not  an  actor  pre- 
tending to  look  like  a  clerk.    But  I  guess  there  aren't  any." 

HE  wrapped  himself  in  a  fur-lined  coat,  took  his  pretty  wife, 
Eleanor  Boardman,  on  his  arm,  and  descended  to  his  waiting 
limousine.  The  chauf- 
feur threw  open  the 
door  and  said  some- 
thing pleasant,  but  the 
great  director  of  "The 
Big  Parade"  didn't 
hear  him. 

He  had  a  great  story. 
Hewasallreadytomake 
a  big  picture.  It  was  an 
ideal  woman's  part  for 
Eleanor  Boardman. 
But  he  had  searched 
all  Hollywood  for 
weeks   for   a  leading 

man  and  couldn't  find  -^^^-^^^^^  ^^« 

him.  It  wasn't  a  matter  ^^^^^^^HA^^K   ^ 

of  salar\'.  The\''d  pay 
anything.  The  biggest 
names  in  the  business 
had  been  offered.  But 
they  didn't  suit  King 
Vidor.  He  wanted  the 
part  to  count — not  the 
name. 

[coNTINtJEDON  PAGE  I  24  ] 


Twice  he  h  ad 
bucked  the 
"  extra  "  game. 
Twice  he  had  been 
defeated.  Then 
King  Vidor  saw 
James  Murray 
standing,  broke 
and  hungry,  out- 
side the  studio. 
And  he  gave  him 
the  leading  role  in 
his  new  film 


One  brief  glimpse  of 
Murray  and  Mr.  Vidor 
knew  that  he  was  the 
man  he  wanted.  And  a 
subsequent  screen  test 
proved  that  the  dis- 
couraged "extra"  had 
that  rare  photographic 
quality  —  screen  per- 
sonality 

91 


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Photoplay  Magazine — Advehtising  Section 


New  Beauty 
For  Your  Hair 

with  Lemon  Rinse 

A  LEMON  rinse  gives  you  the 
beauty  of  thoroughly  c/tufj 
hair.  No  matter  how  well  you 
wash  your  hair,  or  how  many 
times  you  rinse  it — only  the  ad- 
dition of  lemon  juice  to  your 
rinse  water  will  insure  the  thor- 
ough cleansing  that  means  true 
hair  beauty. 

The  natural,  harmless  mild 
fruit-acid  of  lemon  juice  cuts  the 
curd  formed  hy  soap  and  water. 
All  the  natural  beauty  of  color 
becomes  apparent,  and  the  hair 
has  a  viral,  "springy"  quality  that 
makes  it  easier  to  retain  wave  or 
curl. 

Try  this  shampoo  accessory  the 
next  time  you  wash  your  hair. 
Note  for  yourself  the  silky  soft- 
ness— the  lustrous  sheen. 

First  wash  the  hair  thoroughly — 
at  least  two  soapings — and  rinse 
well  to  get  out  the  free  soap.  Add 
the  juice  of  two  California  lemons 
to  an  ordinary  washbowl  of  water 
(about  4  quarts),  and  rinse  thor- 
oughly with  this,  following  with 
rinse  in  plain  water. 

It  will  insure  the  full  beauty  of 
your  hair — whether  you  wear  it 
bobbed  or  long.  One  trial  will 
convince  you. 

Get  a  dozen  California  lemons 
today  and  have  them  in  the  house 
the  next  time  you  shampoo  your 
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Brickbats  and  Bouquets 


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More  "Big  Parade"  Praise 

Rochester,  N.  Y. 

After  3'ears  of  hard-riding  cowboys,  chest- 
heaving  vamps,  and  these  ultra-sophisticated 
society  slickers.  "The  Big  Parade,"  in  all  its 
glory,  has  reached  the  sticks.  Buddy,  it 
knocked  us  cold! 

Mr.  Vidor  has  produced  a  picture  with  suffi- 
cient appeal  to  send  us  back  to  the  box-ofiice 
time  after  time  at  two  dollars  the  crack.  That 
is  the  acid  test  of  achievement. 

Watching  the  average  mediocrity  from 
Hollywood  I  become  so  restless  that  Madame 
Ma  Fnninc  has  to  hold  me  in  my  seat,  but  the 
gripping  intensity  of  "The  Big  Parade"  held 
me  spellbound  until  Jack  Gilbert  limps  over 
the  hill  into  the  arms  of  Renee  Adoree.  There 
may  have  been  better  pictures  produced,  but 
I've  never  viewed  them  and  I've  been  going 
to  the  movies  since  the  da\'s  of  Biograph, 
Kalem.  Lubin  and  all  those  other  old  timers. 

Is  the  "Big  Parade"  authentic?  Take  it 
from  an  e\-doughboy  and  his  French  wife,  it  is! 

Thanks.  Mr.  Vidor,  you've  given  the  others 
a  mark  to  shoot  at  for  a  long,  long  time. 

Hakold  R.  Cope. 

A  Barry  more  Close- Up 

Newark.  N.  J. 
When  I  read  interviews  that  tell  of  John 
Barr>'more's  eccentric  actions  and  bored  man- 
ner. I  laugh,  for  I  remember  .  .  .  some  years 
ago,  there  were  three  little  girls  (with  curls 
hanging)  and  they  had  a  most  persistent  crush 
on  John  Barr}'more.  We  had  seen  "The  Jest " 
and  even.*  time  we  met  the  one  who  "rhymed 
things"  brought  along  a  poem  about  him  to 
read  aloud.  Our  favorite  meeting  place  was 
the  theater  where  he  was  playing  and  we  saw 
the  illustrious  John  emerge  from  the  sacred 
stage-door  many  times.  Sometimes  he 
neglected  to  remove  his  makeup  and  came  out 
with  queer  colored  grease  paint  adorning  the 
famous  features,  green  and  gray  and  blue — I 
wonder  if  he  ever  hurries,  he  never  did  in  those 
days!  He  would  walk  to  the  curb  with  the 
most  bored  expression  and  climb  into  a  taxi. 
He  never  saw  us  or  any  other  hero-worshippers 
and  he  wore  the  most  atrocious  suits,  gaj' blues 
and  mustards.  The  crush  did  not  die.  how- 
ever. Perhaps  his  ver>-  indifference  to  the 
fame  he  had  earned  won  him  our  allegiance. 
We  still  think  he  is  the  best  actor  on  the  stage 
and  screen.  But  who  has  heard  the  voice  of 
the  youngest  Barrymore  can  help  regretting 
its  absence? 

Winifred  S.  Merrick. 

Aloma  and  Gilda 

San  Francisco.  Calif. 

For  sheer  beauty  (even  though  the  company 
did  go  to  Porto  Rico  to  film  Samoan  scener}')  I 
believe  ".\loma  of  the  South  Seas"  deserves 
high  praise.  And  the  revelation  of  one  Gilda 
Gray!  Where  has  she  been  all  our  lives? 
Xow  if  only  they  won't  spoil  her — but  I  some- 
how imagine  they  can't. 

Gilda  surely  runs  away  with  the  picture — 
and  this  in  spite  of  the  keen  competition  she 
had  to  meet  in  such  seasoned  players  as  Percy 
Marmont,  Warner  Baxter  and  William  Powell. 
Xever  have  I  seen  the  portrayal  of  a  woman  in 
love  done  with  such  vividness,  especially  in  the 
closing  scenes  where  she  relinquishes  the  man 
she  loves  to  another  woman.  This  was  nearly 
as  poignant  as  the  scenes  Belle  Bennett  gave  us 
in  "Stella  Dallas.'' 

Perc\'  Marmont,  the  most  versatile  of  actors, 
was  charming  in  a  somewhat  less  lugubrious 
role  than  usual. 

Warner  Baxter  was  excellent,  even  while 
never  for  a  moment  could  one  delude  oneself 
that  he  was  a  Samoan.  R.  Newcomb. 


In  Defense  of  Dad 

Maplewood.  N.  J. 

It's  time  someone  wrote  and  criticized  the 
selection  of  screen  "Dads."  Somehow,  in  even.- 
single  picture  where  a  young  girl  is  cute  and 
full  of  pep.  her  dad  is  old  and  quiet  and  severe. 

Doesn't  anyone  know  that  our  dads  aren't 
old  and  fussy?  Why  they're  the  best  people 
living  'cause  they're  young  and  moihni!  They 
ha\e  grown  with  us  and  those  old  ones  ought 
to  take  a  long  vacation.  Don't  you  agree  with 
me,  you  young  people,  I  mean? 

Natalie  Bocite. 

Those  Superlatives! 

San  Francisco.  Calif. 

The  past  year  I  have  been  thoroughly  di? 
appointed  in  all  screen  productions,  not  be- 
cause they  lacked  the  essentials  of  really  fine 
productions,    but    because  of    the  publicity 
agents. 

To  read  the  advertisement  and  the  press- 
agent  stories  of  photoplays  one  is  led  to  expect 
each  new  one  far  superior  to  its  predecessor. 
But  it  isn't.  If  the  publicity  agents  uould 
use  fewer  superlatives  the  public  would  not 
expect  the  phenomenal  in  each  new  produc- 
tion.    For  example: 

Belle  Bennett  in  "Stella  Dallas"  was  ver\' 
fine,  but  long  before  the  picture  was  released 
there  was  broadcast  such  tommyrot  about  the 
star  and  the  production  that  those  uninitiated 
expected  in  that  production  the  inception  of  a 
superlative  era  for  the  mo\ies,  whereas  it  wa? 
no  better  nor  worse  than  the  best.  But.  be- 
cause of  the  press  agent's  superlatives,  the 
public  expectancy  was  bolstered  to  such 
heights  that  the  full  value  of  the  sterHng  qual- 
ities of  the  production  became  minimized  in- 
stead of  enhanced. 

Mrs.  C.  K.  Harding. 

Alice,  Yon  Said  Something 

New  York  City. 

Why  have  the  movie  producers  lost  sight  of 
the  fact  that  there  is  little  or  no  real  dramatic 
art  shown  on  the  screen?  It  is  always  a  series 
of  illustrations,  a  great  many  of  which  are  not 
true  to  life  and  ver>'  often  impossible.  To  see 
the  hero  maim,  slay  or  evade  from  six  to  sixty 
well  armed  men,  or  single  handed  capture  a 
pirate-ship  may  delight  children,  but  the 
grown-ups  are  beginning  to  find  it  silly  and  un- 
interesting because  they  know  it  is  a  physical 
impossibility. 

Let  us  have  more  realism  and  more  pictures 
so  interesting  that  ihey  assist  the  imaginations 
instead  of  offending  them — less  lightning  speed 
of  action  and  more  dramatic  art,  that  will  make 
us  look  at  the  mo\'ing  pictures  with  our  souls 
as  well  as  with  our  eyes. 

Today  too  many  of  our  moving  pictures  are 
a  complete  intellectual  muddle  on  an  enormous 
scale. 

.\lice  Hiller. 

That's  What  They  All  Say 

East  Cleveland.  Ohio. 

Miss  Dolores  Costello  is  truly  the  "find'* 
of  the  season.  We  don't  know  whether  she's 
beautiful  or  not  but  we  would  rather  gaze  at 
her  than  any  of  the  "Ten  Most  Beautiful." 
We  don't  know  whether  she  has  "IT"  or  not 
but  she  fascinates  us.  We  don't  know  whether 
she's  a  good  actress  or  not  but  her  work  in 
"Mannequin"  held  us  spellbound,  not  to  forget 
the  "Sea  Beast."  Anyway,  we're  ready  to 
argue  on  all  three  points. 

Long  live  Dolores  Costello  and  Photoplay! 
T.  B.  F- 


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The  S  t  0  ry   of  the 


93 


Most  Famous 


IPSTICK 


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IT  HAPPENED  on  a  cold  December  morning.  Out- 
side the  wind  was  piling  up  the  snow  in  big  fleecy 
drifts.  Inside  a  group  of  men  were  eagerly  e.xamining 
a  little  stick  of  something  orange.  .  .  It  was  the  final 
result  of  three  years'  experimenting — an  entirely  new 
idnd  of  lipstick! 

"We  must  test  it  on  the  girls!"  someone  said;  and 
Pegg\',  a  vampish  blonde,  was  called  in  to  try  it  first. 

Everyone  watched  her  intently  as  she  ran  the  little 
magic  stick  hghtly  over  her  pale  but  pretty  mouth.  A 
second  passed.  Xothing  happened.  Two  seconds— and 
then,  quite  suddenly,  a  lovely  glow  mounted  to  her  lips. 
Not  the  orange  color  of  the  lipstick,  but  a  rose  glow,  the 
delicate  natural  bloom  of  ^'outh.  .  . 

Then  cam'e  the  most  astonishing  test  of  all  when  Marj-, 
a  nvacious  brunette  secretary,  put  it  on.  For  it  gave  her 
lips  a  different  color — a  glow  that  hai-monized  exactly 
with  her  own  dark  mysterious  complexion,  a  blush-rose 
hue  deeper  than  Peggy's,  but  just  as  lovely. . . 

SCARCELY  three  months  passed  before  Paris,  that 
autocrat  of  fashion,  claimed  this  lipstick  for  her  very 
own;  and  New  York  Society  praised  its  never-failing 
magic. 

And  now,  in  London.  Berlin,  Rome,  Madrid.  . .  in  all 
the  important   Capitals  of    Europe.  .  .  where    beautiful 
women  from  the  four  corners  of  the  world  gather  to  toy  with  the  hearts 
of  kings  and  princes. .  .  where  crowned  heads  bow  at  the  feet  of  feminine 
loveliness.  .  .  Ttiugcc  is  favnrile. 

Kemar\ahle  Improvements  over  the 
old'fashioned  lipstic\ 

"DEAUTICIAXS]say  there  are  now  two  kinds  of  lipsticks — Tangee 
-'-'and  the  other  kind!  For  Tangee  lipsticks  are  fundamentally 
different  from  all  the  rest. 

The  old-fashioned  t>'pe  consists  of  a  fatty  base  containing  a  pigment. 
The  color  you  get  on  your  lips  depends  on  the  color  of  the  lipstick  you 
choose.     And,  of  course,  there  is  always  that  greasy  smear.  .  . 

Unlike  others,  Tangee  contains  no  grease,  no  fat,  no  pigment. 
It  has  an  entireh'  new  coloring  principle.  And  this  is  the  remarkable 
thing  about  it.  The  orange  in  the  stick  turns  to  rose  on  your  Hps— a 
light  rose-coral  for  some  —  a  deep  blush-rose  for  others  —  depending 
upon  the  complexion  and 
upon  how  heavUy  it  is  ap- 
plied. .  .  To  e\ery  ;\oman  it 
gives  just  the  shade  that  is 
natural  to  h?r  own  self,  whether^, 
she  is  blonde  or  brunette.         p" 

TWHEX  you  use  Tangee  Lip- 
^^  stick,  you  can  be  sure  that      i 
it  is  really  waterproof,  and  that 
it  will  stay  on  all  da\'  without      ' 
fading,  smearing  or  rubljing  off.      ' 
Us  purity  makes  it  absolutely 
harmless,    and    its    firm    cold 
cream  base  enables  it  to  soothe,      i 
soften   and  beautify  the   tex- 
ture of  your  lips — preventing     i 
chapping  and  parching. 

•TTIE  penalty  of  popularity 
■*■  is  imitation.  And  here  is  an 
important  thing  to  remember: 


There  have  been  more  than  a  score  of  imitators  of  Tangee,  but  not  one 
of  them  has  yet  succeeded  in  analyzing  its  priceless  formula  or  in 
reproducing  its  astonishing  effects.  .  . 

Tangee  is  the  original  orange  lipstick  and  the  only  one  in  the  world 
that  will  change  color  as  you  put  it  on  to  give  j'our  lips  the  loveliness 
of  nature's  alluring  bloom.  It  will  pay  you  to  be  sure  the  name  "Tan- 
gee" is  on  both  the  box  and  the  chic  little  gunmetal  ca>e' 

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you  the  same  kind  of  color  magic  for  your  cheeks.  Two  marvelous 
creams,  Tangee  DAY  Cream  and  Tangee  XIGHT  Cream,  to  smooth 
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The  Shadow  Stage 


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WINNERS  OF  THE   WILDERNESS— 
M-G-M 

V\  7T^  have  had  the  pleasure  of  seeing  Colonel 
*^  Tim  McCoy.  And  you  will  fee!  exactly 
the  same  way  after  you  have  cast  your  eajrle 
optics  over  this  lovely  picture.  Colonel  Tim 
is  not  hard  to  look  at.  has  a  pleasing  personal- 
ity and  can  perform  his  stunts  better  than 
many  'of  our  Western  cowboys.  However, 
there  was  one  thing  that  spoiled  an  enjoyable 
afternoon  for  us — the  presence  of  grinning 
Roy  DWrcy  in  the  cast.  Come  on,  Roy,  show 
us  what  an  artiste  you  are  and  use  the  other 
expression  that  you  are  bragging  about. 

WOLVES'  CLOTHING— Warner  Bros. 

A  FFEBLE  attempt  at  comedy.  If  you  can 
•^  *^ee  anything  funn>'  in  seeing  a  crazy  man 
run  wild  and  a  silly  Englishman  trj-ing  to  be 
smart — and  then  find  out  that  it  was  all  a 
dream— you're  welcome  to  this.  Though 
well  guarantee  you  will  be  bored  to  death. 

THE  AUCTIONEER— Fox 

"DELASCO'S  stage  production  in  which 
■'-'David  Warfield  starred  has  finally  been 
transferred  to  the  screen.  But  in  the  trans- 
position it  becomes  a  slow  moving  affair,  the 
stor>-  being  submerged  in  a  series  of  atmos- 
pheric scenes.  George  Sidney  is  fair  in  the 
leading  role.  Marion  Xixon.  Ward  Crane, 
Doris  Lloyd  and  Garelh  Hughes  complete  the 
cast. 

EXCLUSIVE  RIGHTS— Preferred 

"piCTURES  deahng  with  capital  punishment 
-*-  have  always  been  a  hobby  with  this  com- 
pany. This  is  a  series  of  murders — in  fact  they 
really  become  funny.  The  wrong  man  is 
accused  and  condemned  to  death.  And  then 
we  have  that  nerve-racking  march  to  the  death 
chair  only  to  have  the  governor  appear  at  the 
riciht  time.  Even  if  you  are  given  free  passes 
don't  waste  your  time. 

THE  THIRD  DEGREE— Warner  Bros. 

HTHE  poorest  picture  that  was  ever  unreeled. 
■*-  The  whole  piece  is  filled  with  a  series  of 
German  camera-angles  that  don't  mean  a 
thing.  Except  that  one  becomes  dizzy  tr\-ing 
to  figure  out  what  they  symbolize.  Louise 
Dresser  surprised  us  by  giving  a  very  poor 
performance.  Helena  Costello,  Jason  Robards 
and  Tom  Santschi  are  in  the  cast.  This  is 
in  the  same  class  as  that  other  classic — "The 
LitUe  Irish  Girl." 


STAGE  MADNESS— Fox 

A  COLORFUL  romance  of  a  charming 
■'"■actress  who  decides  to  give  up  her  mar- 
riage for  the  stage.  Years  later  she  befriends 
a  little  dancer  in  her  chorus  v.ho  turns  out  to 
be  her  own  little  girl.  I  know  you've  heard  it 
before.  It  is  quite  remarkable  how  this  actress 
never  ages.  The  other  members  of  the  cast 
become  gray  and  wrinkled.  Evidently  she 
made  a  number  of  trips  to  Fanny  Ward's 
Fountain  of  Youth.    Fair. 

LIGHTNING  LARIATS— F.  B.  O. 

"LJERE'S  our  old  pals  Tom  Tyler  and  Frankie 
-'-  ■'-Darro.  Frankie  happens  to  be  a  king  of 
one  of  those  mythical  kingdoms.  Political 
troubles  arise  and  he  is  brought  to  America  by 
his  governess.  He  is  befriended  and  protected 
by  Tom.  The  government  is  overthrown  and 
Frankie  remains  v.ith  Tom,  and  Tom — go  see 
and  find  out. 

FINGER  PRINTS— Warner  Bros. 

A  PITIFUL  attempt  at  a  comedy-myster.- 
■*  "-melodrama.  Louise  Fazenda  supplies 
some  comedy  relief  but  the  rest  of  the  cast  seem 
to  be  as  mystified  as  the  audience  when  the 
picture  is  ended.  One  or  two  of  the  characters 
just  naturally  disappear  for  no  reason  what- 
ever.   Don't  waste  your  time. 

THE  OVERLAND  STAGE—First  Nat'I. 

•TTIE  finest  of  the  Ken  Ma>Tiard  entries  for 
■*■  the  year.  This  impressive  production  pre- 
sents one  of  the  really  great  events  in  the  mak- 
ing of  .\merican  histor}' — the  linking  of  the 
stagecoach  lines  from  the  East  to  the  We.^^i. 
Ken  is  a  scout  for  the  stagecoach  compar>-. 
He  poses  as  a  gambler  to  learn  who  is  robbiri: 
the  hnes  and  stirring  up  Indian  antagonism 
against  the  whites.    Take  the  whole  family. 

ROUGH  AND  READY— Universal 

A  G.\IX  Jack  Hoxie  is  the  honest  cowboy 
■'  Vvho  protects  the  gal's  ranch  from  the 
villain.  Nothing  else  can  be  said  except  that 
this  is  ver>',  very  poor  entertainment. 

RED  HEADS  PREFERRED—Tifany 

"CROM  all  appearances  Ra\-mond  Hitch- 
■*-  cock  was  allowed  to  do  just  as  he  pleased. 
But  his  sense  of  humor  differs  from  ours. 
Ra^Tnond  runs  wild  and  has  a  grand  time  for 
himself,  but  there  will  be  many  racing  to  the 
exits  before  half  of  it  is  unreeled.  And  we 
don't  mean  mavbe. 


Will  the  Screen  Bring  Christ  Back  to  Us? 


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think  he  wants  to  prove  that  Jesus'  life,  and 
the  thing  back  of  it  that  made  His  works  pos- 
sible, is  just  as  available  to  us  today  as  ever  it 
was. 

But  there  is  to  be  no  preaching  in  "The  King 
of  Kings" 

There  it  is — Jesus"  life  as  He  lived  it. 

There  is  His  battle  with  the  temptation 
to  use  His  great  power  wrongly.  His  struggle 
with  lust.  His  hourly  contact  with  petty  trials 
and  petty  people.  His  final  clash  with  death, 
His  victory  over  sin.  disease  and  the  grave  it- 
self. 

All  there — real,  alive,  vital.  Set  down 
in  pictures,  simple,  straightforward — the  life 
story  of  a  man  who  knew  the  power  -of  good 
and  used  it  to  bring  happiness,  contentment. 
peace  and  health  to  all. 

Eferr  advertisement  in  PHOTOPLAY  M.\GAZINE  Is  g\iaranteed. 


That  is  what  Cecil  De  Mille  has  started  out 
to  make. 

If  he  succeeds,  it  is  my  sincere  and  honest 
belief  that  he  will  have  achieved  the  thing 
which  will  have  the  greatest  effect  upon  the 
world  of  anything  done  in  many  generations. 

He  is  backing  his  belief  in  this  picture,  his 
desire  to  make  it  and  make  it  right,  with  over 
two  million  dollars. 

It  will  either  be  a  colossal  flop,  or  it  will  be 
something  so  far  beyond  mere  motion  picture 
making  that  it  cannot  even  be  compared  to 
other  motion  pictures. 

Right  or  wrong,  it  is  a  wonderful  thing  to 
do — a  brave  thing  to  do — and  it  has  the  great- 
est possibilities  both  to  the  motion  picture  and 
the  world  of  anything  that  has  ever  happened 
since  the  first  camera  turned. 


Photoplay  Magazine — Advertising  Section 


95 


In  the  worlds  finest  theatres 

the  promise  of  superlative 
entertainment  is  fulfilled  by 

DeMille- 

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B.  F.  Keith's  Palace  Theatre, 
Cleveland,Ohio.  This  magnifi' 
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great  theatres  throughout  the 
country  featuring  DE  MILLE- 
METROPOLITAN  PICTURES. 

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"JIM  the  CONQUEROR" 

By  Peter  B.  Kyne 
With  WILLIAM  BOYD  and 

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Directed  by  GEORGE  B.  SEITZ 

Produced  i>>  Metropolitan  Pictures  Corporation 


The  Keith-AIbee-Orpheum  theatres  are  known  from 
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symbolic  of  the  place  that  good  entertainment  holds  in 
the  heart  of  the  American  public. 

DE  MILLE-METROPOLITAN  PICTURES  are  shown  in  all 
Keith  -  Albee  -  Orpheum  and  other 
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the  works  of  the  world's  greatest 
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Coming ! 


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«'NOBODY*S  WIDOW" 

With   CHARLES   RAY,    PHYLLIS  HAVER 
DAVID  BUTLER 

A  DONALD  CRISP  PRODUCTION 

Adapted  b>  Clara  Beranger  and  DouglasZ.  Doty 

from  the  stage  play  by  Avery  Hupwood 

D.reclea  by  DONALD  CRISP 

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FLESH  WHITE  BRUNETTE 


Address 


Friendly  Advice  on  Girls''  Problems 


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The  working  wife  must  watch  thai  she 
doesn't  do  too  much.  Some  husbands,  while 
glad  to  ha\e  their  wives  earn  their  own  li\'ing, 
believe  they  should  do  just  as  much  as  ever  at 
home.    This  is  unfair. 

There  is  nothing  degrading  about  picking  up 
his  own  laundn'.  But  man}'  a  man  seems  to 
think  there  is.  The  same  type  of  man  who 
leaves  these  petty  tasks,  beneath  his  dignity,  to 
his  wife,  often  refuses  to  let  her  ''lower"  her- 
self by  earning  money.  If,  by  reading  between 
the  lines,  you  discover  I  think  such  men  are 
idiots,  you're  perfectly  right.    I  do. 

Once  the  self-supporting  woman  found  it 
necessar>-  to  rig  herself  out  as  an  imitation  man. 
That  nonsense  has  gone,  thank  heaven.  The 
girl  who  works  today  is  more  smartly  dressed, 
m.ore  smartly  groomed,  her  hair  waved,  her 
face  and  hands  well  kept,  than  the  women  who 
don't  work.  Wise  wives  arc  maintaining  their 
charm  for  their  husbands  through  the  ex- 
penditure of  their  o^^•n  money.  Love  some- 
times begins  in  an  atmosphere  of  shabby  ugli- 
ness and  discomfort.  It  never  lasts  in  such  an 
environment. 

I  approve  of  work  for  wives.  It  may  take 
a  woman's  interest  away  from  her  husband. 
lUit  a  love  that  can't  stand  up  against  another 
interest  isn't  much  of  a  love,  anyway. 

My  adWce  to  girls  is.  get  a  husband  who  will 
co-operale  with  you  in  the  household  tasks. 
Pick  one  who  isn't  afraid  of  your  being  an  in- 
dividual. To  work  teaches  women  fair  play. 
It  teaches  co-operation  and  the  value  of  honest 
toil  for  honest  pay.  That  is  a  good  thing  for 
I  wives  to  know.  It  will  make  them  appreciate 
their  husband's  work  more. 

Get  your  job  and  do  j-our  part.  And  happi- 
ness to  both  of  you. 

GOLDIZ. 

With  slim  legs  meaning  so  much  in  the  world 
of  fashion.  I  don't  ad\-ise  you  to  attempt  to 
fatten  them.  To  develop  your  arms,  tr\-  these 
exercises:  Take  a  good  standing  position. 
Throw  your  head  up.  your  feet  a  foot  apart, 
your  body  erect.  Keep  your  knees  straight, 
your  abdomen  flat,  your  shoulders  back.  Let 
your  hands  hang  by  your  sides.  Then,  bring 
your  hands  up  to  your  shoulders,  fists  doubled 
and  turned  in.  Raise  the  arms  sharply  upward, 
as  high  above  your  head  as  possible,  stretching 
the  fingers.  Then  return  to  first  pjosition. 
Repeat  this  movement  ten  to  fifteen  times  and 
do  it  with  snap  and  pep.  Half-hearted  exercise 
does  ver\-  Uttle  good.    Xcxt.  with  hands,  fists 


doubled  in.  at  shoulder  height,  shoot  them  out- 
ward in  straight  line  from  shoulders,  fingers 
stretched.  Repeat  ten  times.  Another  good 
one  starts  in  the  same  standing  position.  Bend 
your  arms  quickl\'  and  raise  your  elbows  in  line 
with  your  shoulders,  the  palms  of  your  hands 
turned  downward  on  your  chest.  From  this 
position,  fling  the  arms  outward  as  far  as  pos- 
sible, then  back  to  first  position,  then  outward, 
then  back,  as  sharply  as  a  soldier's  dnll.  Do 
this  a  dozen  times.  Vou  are  about  ten  pounds 
underweight. 

DOROTITi'. 

Your  boy  sounds  ver>-  nice  indeed.  He 
sounds  like  a  healthy,  active  boy  and  he's  not 
old  enough  yet  to  be  interested  in  love-making, 
^'ou  shouldn't  be.  Don't  cheat  yourself.  Stay 
a  little  girl  a  little  while  longer. 

Kitty. 

.\  girl's  popularity  with  boys  at  sixteen  is  no 
guarantee  of  her  future  popularity  with  men. 
The  sixteen-j-ear-old  attractive  with  boys  of 
her  own  age  is  usually  something  of  a  "hot 
date."  The  more  quiet  girl  of  that  age  either 
appeals  to  much  older  men,  or  fails  completely 
with  the  male  youngsters.  So,  don't  worry 
about  it  now,  Kitty.  Boys  of  sixteen  aren't 
very  selective.  Appeal  to  them  must  be  pretty 
obvious.  Dress  as  becomingly  as  you  can. 
Take  care  of  your  health  and  your  looks. 
Develop  your  own  personality.  Then,  I  believe, 
you'll  come  into^'our  own  by  nineteen  or  twenty. 

D.  L.,  0-\'T.\RIO. 

Oh,  my  dear,  be  careful-  I  can  only  gi\e  you 
that  old,  old  answer — there  are  so  many  girls 
trying  to  get  on  the  stage.  The  standards  to- 
day are  higher  than  ever.  The  chance  of  your 
succeeding  is  so  small,  the  chance  of  your  fail- 
ing, so  great.  If  your  home  is  as  distasteful  as 
you  say  and  j'ou  are  determined  to  leave  and 
equally  determined  to  get  on  the  stage,  then 
New  York  is  the  only  place  for  you.  But  don't 
come  with  less  than  Si  50.  Get  yourself  a  real 
job,  and  after  hours  study  at  one  of  the  profes- 
sional dancing  schools.  Get  some  stage  equip- 
ment before  you  hunt  your  job.  If  you  have 
any  talent,  the  school  will  spot  it  and  help  you. 
But,  above  all  things,  don't  come  to  New  York 
and  believe  your  appearance  alone  will  get  you 
a  stage  opportunity.  Talent,  training,  youth, 
prettiness — these  you  must  have  for  the 
smallest  opening,  in  combination  with  good  luck. 

(  CONTIXUXD  OS  PAGE  I14  ] 


3^S33EZa 


The  most  famous  chorus  that  ever  stepped  on  the  American  stage— 
the  Floradora  Sextet— is  revived  for  "Casey  at  the  Bat.'  And  the 
words  for  this  particular  bit  of  stage  business  were:  "Won't  you 
take  a  little  walk  with  me?"— sung  flirtatiously  by  the  chorus  men. 
And  that,  my  children,  was  once  considered  the  height  of  daring 


Every  advertisement  in  PHOTOPLAT  MAGAZI.VE  is  guaranteed. 


Photoplay  Magazine — Advertising  Section  97 


Beauty  secrets— 

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frock  with  all  the  charm  and  c/n'c  of  Paris  .  .  .  today 
these  are  within  the  reach  of  every  woman — through 
the  magic  of  advertising. 

In  the  magazines,  beauty  secrets  are  given  away 
every  day — free!  How  to  wear  your  new  hat  smartly. 
How  to  improve  a  fading  complexion.  How  to 
have  prettier  clothes  for  less  money.  Beauty,  loveli- 
ness, charm — no  longer  are  they  the  heritage  of  a 
favored  few.  Advertising  makes  them  a  universal 
opportunity. 

Follow  today's  beauty  and  fashion  advertising.  It 
teaches  good  dressing,  good  grooming.  It  tells  you 
what  clever  women  here,  there  and  everywhere  are 
finding  out  about  beauty.  It  will  help  you  make  the 
most  of  yourself — your  eyes,  your  hair,  your  own 
precious  personality.    It  will  keep  you  young! 


Follow  the  advertisements  in  this  magazine. 
They  will  keep  you  up  to  date  in  smartness 


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Harold  Again  theUnderdoi 


■  f'^'. 


As  in  ""Grandma's  Boy," 
Harold  Lloyd's  latest 
comedy  gives  a  few 
hints  on  how  to  over- 
come that  inferiority 
complex.  Harold  plays 
the  weak  son  of  a  hill- 
billy family.  As  usual. 
Jobyna  Ralston  is  the 
sympathetic  heroine 


TJTAROLD  LLOYD^S 

new  comedy,  "The  Kid 

Brother,"  takes   its  place 

among  his  best  efforts.   It's 

a  story  of  the  Southern 

mountains 


Although  dominated  by  a  father  and 
two  brothers,  the  underdog  finally  gets 
up  enough  courage  to  slam  pap  with  a 
barrel  of  com  licker.  And  here  is  where 
you  cheer  as  well  as  laugh 


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/^LOVNIT  garments  arc  reasonably 
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our  factory  representatives  direct  to  you. 

In  the  privacy  of  your  own  home  you 
may  select  Olovnit  garments  and  be  sure  thai 
they  will  harmonize  with   each  ensemble. 

Mail  the  coupon  and  we  will  have 
our  representative  call  and  show  you  the 
new  1927  models. 


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MARJORIE  R.,  Garden  City,  L.  I.— 
Greta  Garbo  no  spik  English  so  gut. 
Greta  bane  Swedish  gal  and  she  is  >ust 
beginning  to  learn  our  language.  Bom  in 
Stockholm  in  igo6.    That's  her  real  name. 

Mrs.  G.  S.  W.,  Detroit,  Mich.— Charlie 
Chaplin  was  born  April  19,  1889.  No  trouble 
at  all. 

Howdy  Hank,  Tampa,  Fla. — Hop  aboard. 
There's  always  a  welcome  out  for  newcomers. 
Colleen  Moore  was  educated  in  a  convent  in 
your  city,  although  born  in  Port  Huron,  Mich. 
An  .\merican,  \es — bul  with  more  than  a  dash 
of  Irish.  Her  birth-date  is  Aug.  19,  1902. 
Married  to  John  JlcCormick.  You  may  write 
to  her  at  the  First  National  Studios,  Burbank, 
Calif.     All  rcvoir. 

R.  M.  R.,  London.  England. — You  may 
obtain  the  complete  life  of  Rudolph  \'alentino, 
written  by  himself,  by  writing  to  Photoplay 
Magazine,  750  X.  Michigan  Avenue.  Chicago, 
III.  Ask  for  the  issues  of  Februarv- ,  March  and 
April.  1923.  The  issues  are  twenty-five  cents  a 
copy. 

Announcing  Some  New  Clubs. — The  Ru- 
dolph \'alentino  Memorial  Club.  For  informa- 
tion, write  to  Miss  Margaret  E.  Driver,  Lux- 
ora.  Ark.  Also  a  Rudolph  Valentino  Memorial 
Club — Helen  V.  Sunderland,  2J5  W.  7th  Street, 
Gamett.  Kan.,  president.  And  still  another 
\"alentino  Fan  Alemorial  Club,  with  W.  E. 
Stephens,  815  Forest  Ave.,  Chattanooga, 
Tcnn..  as  president.  Any  one  wishing  to  join 
the  Clara  Bow  Correspondence  Club,  may 
write  to  Catherine  Conway.  375  E.  146th 
Street,  New  York,  N.  Y.  Elinor  Ward  tells  me 
that  she  is  president  of  the  William  Boyd  Fan 
Club.  Her  address  is  33  Nassau  Ave.,  Free- 
port,  N.  Y.  Also  William  Haines  has  a  fan 
club.  For  information,  write  to  Miss  Vivian 
Stephens,  Perry,  Lake  County,  Ohio.  T  thank 
you. 

Betty,  Arlington,  Mass. — Sure,  I'll  tell 
you  all;  I  haven't  a  heart  of  stone.  Ken  May- 
nard  was  born  in  Mission,  Texas,  July  21, 
1895.  He's  married.  Address  him  in  care  of 
First  National  Productions,  Burbank.  Calif. 

J.  E.,  Indianapolis,  Ind. — Norma  Shearer 
is  twenty-two  years  old.  She  has  golden 
brown  hair.  Richard  Dix  was  bom  in  St.  Paul, 
Minn.    He's  thirty-one  years  old. 

C.  B.,  San  Mateo.  Calif. — Don't  scold  me, 
please,  and  I'll  never  do  it  again.  Jackie  Coo- 
gan  was  born  Oct.  26.  1914.  Colleen  Moore, 
Aug.  19,  igo2.     Colleen  Moore's  real  name  is 


Kathleen   Morrison.      Laura   La   Plante   and 
^\'illiam  Haines  both  use  their  own  names. 

.\.  C,  Hapextlle,  Ga. — Walter  Pidgeon 
was  born  Sept.  23,  1897.  He's  a  widower. 
Gloria  Swanson's  next  picture  is*'Sunya,"and 
in  it  Gloria  certainly  gets  a  chance  to  prove 
her  versatility,  because  she  plays  several  differ- 
ent character  parts. 


Movie  Director  (dis- 
covering the  dummy) : 
"My  God!  "What  was 
it  we  threw  over  the 
cliffs?"— Li/e. 


M.  I.  S.,  Dayton,  O. — I  don't  have  to  be  a 
mind  reader  to  know  that  you  are  a  ven"^  sys- 
tematic person,  with  an  orderlj-  mind.  And  so 
it's  a  pleasure  to  answer  your  questions.  Es- 
ther Ralston  is  married.  Man,-  Philbin  is 
twenty-three  years  old  and  unmarried.  Norma 
Shearer  is  twenty-two;  also  unmarried.  I  don't 
know  Richard  Dix's  matrimonial  intentions. 
Nor  do  I  know  how  Leatrice  Joy  plans  to  dis- 
pose of  her  heart  and  hand.  She's  divorced 
from  John  Gilbert.    Greta  Garbo  is  unmarried. 

A  Reader.  Sacramento,  Calif. — You  will 
find  the  addresses  of  the  stars  in  the  depart- 
ment headed  "What  the  Stars  and  Directors 
Are  Doing." 

M.  L.  M.,  Barthlesville,  Okla. — Roy 
D'Arcy  is  married;  no  children.  Born  Feb.  10, 
1S94..  No,  I  don't  know  what  kind  of  tooth- 
paste he  uses.  Ask  him  yourself  and  address 
your  lettet  to  the  Metro- Gold w>'n  Studio,  Cul- 
ver  City,  CaUf. 

J.  J.  G.,  Buffalo.  N.  Y. — Still  more  about 
Greta  Garbo!  Greta  was  born  in  Stockholm, 
Sweden,  in  1906.  She  is  five  feet,  six  inches  tall 
and  weighs  125  pounds.  Not  married.  Ad- 
dress her  at  the  Metro-Goldwyn  Studios,  Cul- 
ver City,  Calif. 

V.  C,  Nappante,  Ind. — Right  you  are. 
Both  unmarried.  Ramon  No\arro  was  born  in 
Durango,  Mexico,  Feb.  6,  1899.  His  ancestors 
didn't  come  over  on  the  Mayflower.  They 
were  here  when  the  Mayflower  arrived.  Ramon, 
you  see.  has  Aztec  blood  and  that  is  an  ancient 
American  race.  Surely,  write  him  a  letter  and 
address  it  to  the  Metro-Goldwyn  Studios,  Cul- 
ver City.  Calif.  If  you  want  a  photograph, 
send  a  quarter. 

Flossie,  Charleston,  \V.  Va. — Rudolph 
\'alentino's  height  was  five  feet,  ten  inches.  He 
weighed  154  pounds  and  had  black  hair  and 
brown  eyes.  \'ilma  Banky's  next  picture  is 
"King  Harlequin."  Jack  Mulhall  is  married 
to  Evelyn  Winans. 

B.  R..  Oil  City,  Pa.— Did  the  Milton  Sills 
3'our  father  knew  live  in  Chicago?  That's 
where  the  Jlilton  Sills  of  the  movies  was  born 
and  raised.  He  is  about  forty  years  old  and 
married  to  Doris  Kenyon.  Address  him  at  the 
First  National  Studios,  Burbank,  Calif. 

M.  L.,  PmLADELpraA,  Pa. — Esther  Ralston 
was  born  Sept.  17.  1902,  in  Bar  Harbor,  Maine. 
She's  a  real,  down-east  Yankee.  Esther 
weighs  125  pounds-  Not  related  to  JobjTia 
Ralston. 

[  continued  on  page   III  ] 


TN  writing  to  the  stars  for  pictures,  Photoplay  advises  you  all  to  be  careful  to  enclose  twenty- 
■*-  five  cents.  This  covers  the  cost  of  the  photograph  and  postage.  The  stars  are  all  glad  to 
mail  you  their  pictures,  but  the  cost  of  it  is  prohibitive  unless  your  quarters  are  remitted. 

101 


V/hat  the  Stars  and  Directors  Are  Doing  7\[0W 


WEST  COAST 

(Unless  otherwise  specified  aludlos  are  at  HoUyuood) 
CHADWICK  STUDIOS.  1440  Gower  Street. 


CHARLESCHAPLIXSTt'DIOS.  UlSLaBreaAve. 
Inactive. 

CHRISTIE  STUDIOS.  6101  Sunsel  Blvd. 

Jimmy  Adams.  Bobby  Vernon.  Anne  r*omTaII. 
Jacft  Duffy  and  Xeal  Bums — all  working  on  two- 
reelers. 

COLUMBIA  PICTURES.  1438  GowcT  Street. 

Production  will  soon  start  on  "Business  Before 
Pleasure"  with  Pat  O'Malley  and  Virginia  Brown 
Falre- 


ClarenceBadcercomp1etlne"AKlsslnaTa^l"wlth 

Bebe    Daniels.     Douglas    GUmore    and    Cbester 

Con  kiln. 

Production  will  f^nxi   start  on   ".■Ml   Women   Are 

Beautiful"  with  Raymond  GrifHth  and  Doris  Hill. 

Rowland  1-ee  directing  "Soundlnss"  with  N'orman 

Trevor.    Lois    Moran.    James    Hall   and    Douglas 

Glim  ore. 

Frank  Uoyd  completlne  "Children  of  Divorce" 

with  Hedda  Hopper,  Clara  Bow,  Esther  Kalston, 

Gar>"  Cooper  and  Xorman  Trevor. 

Lothar  Mendes  directing  "Confessions"  with  Pola 

Negri  and  Ricardo  Cortez. 

Fred    N'ewmeyer  directing  "Too  Manv   Crooks" 

with  Mildred  Davis.   Lloyd  Hughes  and  George 

Slegman 

Production  will  soon  start  on  "Underworld"  with 

Evelyn  Brent  and  Ricardo  Cortez.  , 


Victor   Peastrom   directing  "The   Enemy"   with 

Lillian  Gish  and  Lars  Hansen. 

Tod  Brownlngdlrectlng  "Three"  with  Lon  Chaney. 


FOX  FILM  STUDIO.  55tb  St.  and  10th  Ave..  New 
\  ork  City. 

.Allan  Dwan  directing  "The  Joy  Girl"  with  Olive 
Burden, 

PARAMOUNT  STUDIOS.  Pierce  Ave.  and  6th  St 
Long  Island  City.  New  York. 

Mai  St.   Clair  directing  "Knockout  Riley"  with 

Richard  Dlxand  Marj-  Brtan. 

Frank     Tuttle    dlreollnc     "Blind     Alleys"     with 

Thomas  Melghan  and  Greta  Xlsscn. 

Herbert  Brenon  directing  Holbrook  Bllnn.   M^y 

Allison.  Madee  Bellamy  and  Larry  Gray  in  *  The 

Telephone  Girl  " 

Oresorj'  I^  Carva  directing  "Ruhber  Heels"  with 

M    A\vnn.    Lawrence    Gray,    Thelma   Todd   and 

fTiester  Conklin. 

Rohert  Vignola  completing  "Cabaret"  with  Gllda 

Gray  and  Tom  Moore. 


ABROAD 


GOTHAM  STUDIOS,  Universal  City.  CallT. 

Production  win  soon  start  on  "The  Final  Extrd" 
with  Marguerite  De  La  Motte  and  Grant  Withers, 

DE  MILLE  STUDIOS.  Culver  City.  Calif. 

Production  has  started  on  "The  Heart  of  a  Thief" 
with  Lya  de  Puttl  and  Joseph  Schlldkraut. 
Paul   Sloane  directing   "T^jrkish    Delight"    with 
Julia  Faye  and  Rudolph  Schildkraut. 
William  De  Mille  directing    "The    Little   Adven- 
turess" with  Vera  Re>'nolds. 

Donald  Crisp  directing  "Vanity"  with  Leatrlce 
Joy. 

EDUCATIONAL  STUDIOS.    7250  Santa  Monica 
Blvd. 

Luplno  T-ane.  Al  St.  John  and  Lloyd  Hamilton — 
all  working  on  two-reelers, 

FILM  BOOKING  OFFICES.  780  Gower  Street. 

J.  P.  McGowan  dlrectlnu  "Tarzan  and  the  Golden 
Lion"  with  James  Pierce.  Edna  Murphy  and 
Dorothy  Dunbar. 


Robert  Z.  Leonard  directing  "The  Grey  Hat"  with 

Renee  Adofee  and  Lew  Cody. 

Chester  Franklin  directing  '"A  Dog  of  Mystery" 

witli  Peter  the  Great. 

Reginald  Barker  comoleting  "The  Branding  Iron" 

with  Aileen  Prlm^Ie  and  Lionel  Barrymore. 


William  Beaudloe  directing  "Frisco  Sally  Levy" 
with  Charles  Delaney.  Kate  Price  and  Sally 
O  Nelll. 


Sam  Wood  directing  "Red.  White  and  Blue"  with 
Karl  Dane.  George  K,  ..^rthur  and  Marcellne  Day. 
Jack  Conway  completing  "Twelve  MUes  Out" 
ttith  Jack  Gilbert  and  Ernest  Torrence. 

ROACH  STUDIOS.  Culver  City.  Calif. 


SENNETT  STUDIOS.  1712  Glendale  Blvd. 

Ben  Turpln,  Madeline  Hurlock,  Raymond  McKee, 
and  Marj'  Aim  Jackson — all  working  on  two 
reelers. 


Rex  Ineram  directing  "The  Garden  of  Allah"  with 
Alice  Terry  and  Ivan  Petrovlch. 


CHANGE  IN  TITLES 


FIRST  NATIONAL 


"Manon  Lescaut"  will  be  released  as  "Manon." 


"The  River"  changed  to  "The  .VotoriousI.ady." 
"Jailbirds  Inc."  chanced  to  "See  You  In  Jail  " 


M  ETRO-GOLD  WY'N-M  A  "i'ER 

-The  Day  of  Souls"  changed  to  "The  Show/' 
"Alonzo  the  Armless' "  changed  to  "  The  Unknown. ' 

FAMOUS 


Ralph  Ince  completing  "Hello  BUI"  with  Conway 
Tearleand  Margaret  Morris. 

FINE  ART-S  STUDIOS.  4500  Sunset  BUd. 

J.    Stuart    Blackton    directing    "The    American" 
with  Bessie  Love.  Charles  Ray  and  Ward  Crane. 
Spencer    Bennett    directing    "Melting    Millions" 
with  Eugenia  GUbert. 

FIRST  NATIONAL  STUDIOS.  Burbank.  Calll. 

Richard  Wallace  directing  "The  Poor  Nut"  with 
Jack  Mulhall.  Gertrude  Olmsted  and  Chas. 
Murray. 


Al  Rogell  directing  "The  Sunset    Derby"   with 

Buster  Collier  and  Claude  GUlingwater. 

Millard  Webb  directing  "An  Aflair  of  the  Follies" 

with  Billie  Dove.  Lewis  Stone  and  Lloyd  Hughes. 

Al  Rockett  directing  "See  You  in  Jail"  with  Jack 

Mulhall  and  Alice  Day. 

George  Fiizmaurice  directing  "The  Tender  Hour" 

with  Blllle  Dove  and  Ben  Lyon. 

FOX  STUDIOS,  1401  N.  Western  Ave. 

Ben  StalofT  completing  "A.  W.  O.  L."  with  Nancy 
Nasb,  Gene  Cameron  and  Judy  King. 
Production  ha.s  larted  on  ■"  The  Broncho  Twister" 
with  Tom  Ml.\  and  Helene  Costello. 


Frank  Borzage  completing  "Seventh  Heaven" 
with  David  Butler.  Janet  Gaynor  and  Gladys 
Brockwell. 

Al  Green  directing  "is  Zat  So"   with   Kathryn 
Perry,  George  O'Brien  and  Edmund  Lowe. 
Production  has  been  completed  on  "The  Wedding 
Ring"  with  \'irginia  Valll  and  Allan  Durant. 
Production  will  soon  start  on  "Grandma  Bemley 
Learns  Her  letters."    John  Ford  will  direct. 

KEATON  STUDIOS.  1025  Lillian  Way. 

Buster  Keatin  directing  and  playing  the  lead  In 
"The  Poor  Fish"  with  Edltti  Roberta. 

LASKT  STUDIOS.  5341  Melrose  .\ve. 

Maurltz  Stiller  directing  "The  Man  Who  Forgot 
God"  with  Emil  Jannlngs  and  Lll  Dagover. 
Luther  Reed  directing  "Evening  Clothes"  with 
Adolphe  Menjou.  Virginia  Valll  and  Louise  Brooks. 


TEC-ART  STUDIOS.  5360  Melrose  Ave. 

Charlie    HInes    completing    ".411    Aboard"    with 
Johnny  Hlnesand  Edna  Murphy. 


Lewis  Milestone  directing  "Two  Arabian  Nights" 
with  William  Boyd. 


Production  will  soon  start  on  "A  Woman  Dis- 
puted" with  Norma  Talmadge, 


UNn'ERSAL  STUDIOS.  Universal  City.  Calif. 


Wesley  Ruggles  directing  the  second  series  of  "The 
Collegians"  with  George  Lewis  and  Dorothy  Gul- 
liver. 


Emorj-   Johnson    will    soon   start    production    on 
"Arm  of  the  Law."    Cast  not  announced. 


Byron  Haskins  directing  "Matinee  Ladles"  with 
May  McAvoy.  Malcolm  McGregor.  Hedda  Hopper 
and  Charles  Lane. 


UNITED  ARTIbTS 

"Sunya"  changed  to  "The  Loves  of  Sunya." 


EAST  COAST 

COSMOPOLITAN  STUDIOS.  I27th  St.  and  2nd 
-We..  New  York  City, 


BUSINESS  OFFICES 

Associated  Exhibitors,  Inc..  33  West  45th  St..  New 
York  City. 

Associated  First  National  Pictures.  383  Madison 
Ave..  New  York  City. 

Chadwlck  Pictures  Corp..  729  Seventh  Ave..  New 
York  City. 

Columbia  Pictures,  1600  Broadway.  New  York  City. 

Educational   Film   Corporation,   370  Seventh  Ave 
New  York  City. 

Famous   Players-Lasky    Corporation    {Paramount), 
4S5  Fifth  Ave..  New  York  City. 


Fos  Film  Company.  10th  Ave.  and  55th  St..  New 
York  City. 

Inspiration  Pictures.  565  Fifth  Ave.,  New  York  City. 

Metro-Goldwj'n,   1540  Broadwaj .  New  York   City. 


Palhe  Exchange.  35  West  45tb  St.,  New  Y'ork  City. 


Producers  Distributing  Corporation.  1560  Broadway. 
New  York  City, 


Universal  Film  Mfg.  Company,  Hcckscher  Building. 
5tb  Ave.  and  57th  St.,  New  York  City. 

Warner  Brothers.  ICOO  Broadway.  New  Y'ork  City. 


102 


Photoplay  Magazine — Advertising  Section 


News  and  Gossip  of  All 
the  Studios 

[  CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  86  i 


give  you  one  good  reason.  The  local  talent,  as 
soon  as  it  makes  a  hit,  has  an  annoying  way  of 
asking  big  money.  Several  leading  men,  on  the 
golf  side  of  forty,  have  been  asking  83,000  a 
week — and  more — before  they'll  gi\e  the 
camera  a  soft  look.  The  Germans  will  work  for 
less — temporarily.  So  the  producers  grab  them 
before  they  learn  to  talk  Hollywood  money. 
But  wait  until  they  pick  up  a  few  tricks  them- 
selves! And  wait  until  they  gather  a  box-office 
following!    Then  we  shall  see  what  we  shall  see. 

TT'S  anybody's  joke,  and  it  is  being 
■^told  about  every  new  theater  on 
Broadway.  Anyway,  here  it  is : 
After  the  opening  of  a  certain  new 
palace  of  art,  Harry  Thaw  was  heard 
to  remark  that  he  had  shot  the  wrong 
architect. 

THE  William  de  Milles  have  come  to  the 
parting  of  the  ways.  It  was  a  ver}'  quiet 
and  dignified  divorce.  And  with  the  split  in 
the  family,  Agnes  de  Mille,  the  director's 
eldest  daughter,  has  made  her  debut  as  a  pro- 
fessional dancer  in  New  York.  She  is  appear- 
ing in  the  Mozart  comic  opera.  "La  Finta 
Giardiniera."  Miss  de  Mille  is  a  graduate  of 
the  University  of  California,  and  has  playefl 
small  parts  in  the  movies  under  the  direction  of 
her  father  and  her  uncle  Cecil. 

"T^HE  newspapers  recently  published  front- 
-■■  page  stories  about  ^Michael  Cudahy's  frus- 
trated attempt  to  marr^'  Marie  Astaire,  do- 
scribed  as  a  motion  picture  star.  Of  course,  we 
know  that  Alichael  Cudahy  is  the  son  of  John 
P.  Cudahy,  millionaire  meat  packer.  But  who 
is  Marie  Astaire,  so  widely  publicized  as  a 
mo\ie  *'star"?     We  never  have  heard  of  her. 

The  mother  of  nineteen-\"ear-old  Michael 
was  horrified  at  the  thought  of  her  son  marrA-- 
ing  a  movie  actress,  and  she  called  in  a  sheriff 
to  prevent  his  elopement.  Mrs.  Cudahy 
evidently  feared  that  some  movie  star  wanted 
to  many  Michael  for  his  money. 

What  nonsense !  An  ho  nest-to-goodness 
raovie  star  doesn't  have  to  marr>-  a  rich  man 
for  his  money.  Movie  stars  these  days  can 
match  incomes  with  the  Cudahys — or  an}' 
other  rich  family  in  the  countr)'.  A  rich  man's 
son  is  no  temptation  to  a  girl  who  makes,  by 
her  own  efforts,  two  or  three  thousand  dollars  a 
week.  A  few  of  the  stars  may  have  gone  around 
with  young  Cudahy — for  a  brief  time. 

But  movie  stars  cannot  afford  to  waste  their 
time  on  society  people  who  go  to  Holl\^vood  for 
a  thrill.  And  this  sensational  elopement — or 
attempted  elopement — is  no  more  representa- 
tive of  real  Hollywood  life  than  ilrs.  Jean 
Nash's  escapades  are  indicative  of  the  char- 
acter of  the  French  nation. 

In  fact,  HoUj'^wood,  like  Paris  and  New 
York,  suffers  from  the  misdeeds  of  the  "  visiting 
firemen,"  whose  invasions  annoy  the  hard- 
working natives. 

"IWTAKE  way  in  the  Academy  of 
•"■^Dumb  Mortals  for  the  little  girl 
May  Allison  tells  about.  She  was  so 
unintelligent  she  thought  a  smelter 
was  a  place  where  they  cooked  smelt. 

TT  cost  JobjTia  Ralston  S300  to  say  "Hello" 
"*-and  "Good-bye"  to  Dick  Arlen.  whom  she  is 
to  marr>'.  but  it  was  worth  it.  Dick  has  been 
in  Te.xas  playing  in  "Wings,"  and  Job)'  was 
lonesome,  very  lonesome,  so  she  boarded  a 
train  for  San  Antonio.  No  sooner  was  she 
clasped  in  Dick's  arms  at  the  station  than  sh. 


The  art  of  smiling  charmingly  is  the  art  of  caring  properly  for  one's  teeth.  That  is  why  Pepsodent,  urged  by  dental 
authorities,  is  also  universally  placed  by  experts,  these  days,  near  the  top  of  the  list  of  modem  beauty  aids. 

Film— Enemy  of  Your  Teeth 
and  Your  Smile 

To  \vhich  many  serious  tooth  and  gum  disorders  are  charged 

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IX  a  film  that  forms  on  teeth,  science 
has  discovered  what  is  believed  to  be 
a  chief  enemy  both  of  sound  teeth  and  of 
healthy  gums — a  viscous,  stubborn  film 
that  ordinary  brushing  has  failed  to  ef- 
fectively combat. 

Many  of  the  common  tooth  and  gum 
troubles,  including  pyorrhea,  are  largely 
charged  to  this  film.  To  combat  it,  a  new 
dental  care  is  now  being  widely  advised 
as  embodied  in  the  special  film-removing 
dentifrice  called  Pepsodent. 

Now  an  effective  flm  combatant 

By  running  your  tongue  across  your 
teeth,  you  will  feel  a  film;  a  slippery 
sort  of  coating.  Ordinary  brushing  does 
not  remove  it. 

Film  absorbs  discolorations  from  food, 
smoking,  etc.  That  is  why,  according  to 
leading  dental  opinion,  teeth  look  dingy 
and  "ofif  color." 

Film  clings  to  teeth,  gets  into  crevices 
and  stays.  It  invites  and  breeds  _  the 
germs  of  decay.  And  that  is  why  it  is 
judged  so  grave  a  danger  to  the  teeth 
by  authorities. 

Film  is  the  basis  of  tartar.  And  tartar, 
with  germs,  is  the  chief  cause  of  pyor- 
rhea. That  is  why  regular  film  removal 
is  urged  as  probably  first  in  correct  gum 
protection. 

Most  dental  authorities  urgently  ad- 
vise thorough  film  removal  at  least 
twice  each  day.  That  is  every  morning 
and  every  night. 

For  that  purpose,  obtain  Pepsodent, 
the  special  film-removing  dentifrice 
which  leading  dental  authorities  favor. 
Different  from  any  other  tooth  paste. 

Pepsodent    curdles   the   film,   then   re- 


moves it;  then  polishes  the  teeth  in 
gentle  safety  to  enamel.  It  combats 
the  acids  of  decay  and  scientifically 
firms  the  gums.  It  multiplies  the  alka- 
linity of  the  saliva.  And  meets,  thus, 
in  all  ways,  the  exactments  of  modern 
dental  science. 

On  dental  advice,  people  are  adopting 
this  new  way  of  tooth  cleansing.  Ob- 
tain Pepsodent,  the  quality  dentifrice, 
at  drug  stores.  Two  months'  supply  at 
a  moderate  price — or  send  coupon  for 
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3'our  dentist  twice  each  year.  Make 
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FREE  —  Mail  coupon  for  10-day 
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Completing  their  Even  Dozen  as  star  and  director.     Johnny  Hines' 

brother,  Charlie,  directs  all  his  comedies  and  the  parrot  is  the  chief 

gag  man.     Sure,  Polly  wants  some  cracked  ice 


received  a  telegram  summoning  her  to  Holly- 
wood and  a  very  good  part.  Joby  took  the 
next  train  home.  The  Ralston-Arlen  wedding 
is  to  be  early  in  the  spring. 

NO  longer  is  the  Santell  domicile  a  house 
divided.  .AJ.  the  motion  picture  director, 
and  Rose,  his  wife,  are  again  li\-ing  in  happy 
accord  in  their  Beverly  Hills  home. 

MARTHA  MATTOX'  son,  the  tall  one,  was 
laughing  when  I  met  them,  and  her  grand- 
daughter had  joined  with  a  small,  dignified 
giggle.  Martha,  who  plaj's  elderly  maidens, 
oppressed  by  desires,  had  just  finished  reading 
a  fan  letter  from  a  spinster  who  sympathized 
with  ^Martha  because  she  knew  from  Martha's 
excellent  old-maid  characterizations  that  she, 
too,  had  been  deprived  of  love  and  children. 

GREAT  excitement  at  the  opening 
of  "The  Fire  Brigade,"  at  the 
Central  Theater  on  Broadway.  Just 
as  the  audience  was  filing  into  the 
theater,  the  marquee  collapsed  and  a 
fire  alarm  was  turned  in.  Of  course, 
there  were  some  cynics  who  said 
that  it  was  merely  a  press  stunt. 

Anyway,  inside  the  theater,  one 
newspaper  reviewer  ran  up  to  an- 
other, saying,  "The  marquee  has 
fallen  outside  the  theater."  Where- 
upon the  second  critic  ran  from  the 
theater  in  a  state  of  great  glee. 

Returning  a  few  minutes  later,  she 
upbraided  her  co-worker.  "You 
said  the  marquee  had  fallen.  Say,  I 
thought  you  meant  Gloria's  husband. 
That  would  have  been  a  real  story." 

SAXTA  BARBAR.\.  that  Gretna  Green  of 
the  Pacific  slope,  had  another  wedding  re- 
cently when  Ena  Gregor>-  ran  away  from  home 
and  mother  and  married  Al  Rogell.  to  whom 
she  had  been  engaged  for  long.  Mother  had 
said  she  was  too  young  to  marr\',  but  what  is 
youth  to  Love?  Alother's  happy  now,  though, 
because  .\1  is  a  nice  boy  and  a  dutiful  son-in- 
law. 


T  EATRICE  JOY  was  elected  god-mother  to 
-'^the  -Alabama  football  team,  better  known  as 
the  Crimson  Tide,  which  came  out  to  Los 
Angeles  for  Xew  Year's.  And  we  hear  that 
Leatrice  had  practically  a  unanimous  proposal 
for  the  squad. 

While  lunching  with  them  one  day.  a  friend 
who  was  along  said,  "Well,  I  can't  root  for  the 
Alabama  team  because  my  husband  used  to 
play  on  the  Stanford  varsity." 

Leatrice  gave  the  boys  from  Alabama  a  smile 
and  said,  "Well,  I've  never  had  a  husband  on 
the  -Alabama  team,  but  I  sure  wish  I  had." 

Whereupon  the  team  rose  en  mossc  and  said, 
"Do  you  mean  that?" 

The  last  seen  of  Leatrice  she  was  tr>-ing  to 
explain  herself  to  Captain  Barnes  and  AU- 
.■\merican  \\inslett. 

Later  developments  will  be  reported. 

By  the  way,  Leatrice  seemed  to  have  come 
back  suddenly.  She  looks  marvelous  and  is 
full  of  pep.  Y'ou  can't  keep  a  girl  like  Leatrice 
down. 

"LTERE  is  the  latest  on  Sam  Gold- 
•*"*-wyn,  that  astute  producer.  He 
was  talking  to  James  R.  Quirk  about 
the  many  recent  deaths  of  prominent 
people  in  the  motion  picture  industry. 
"Look,"  he  said,  "at  the  great 
people  who  have  died.  And  in  such 
a  short  time,  too.  Valentino — he 
was  a  great  actor.  Hiram  Abrams, 
as  fine  a  man  as  the  picture  business 
will  ever  know.  Jules  Mastbaum, 
who  had  that  huge  chain  of  theaters." 
Sam  paused  and  stroked  his  chin: 
"Say,"  turning  to  Mr.  Quirk, 
"how  do  you  think  I  look?" 

pATROLMEX'S  badges  and  those  of  deputy 
■^  fire  marshals  are  much  sought  after  by  the 
men  in  the  picture  colony.  Tom  Mix  is  a  fire 
marshal,  Clarence  Brown  has  a  police  lieu- 
tenant's badge  and  there  are  many  more 
■'decorated  for  ser\-ice." 

Even  Buster  Keaton  has  one — but  he's  just 
a  sergeant  or  something. 

.\n\T\-ay,  Buster's  glad  he  has  one,  for  when 
a  speed  cop  stopped  him  for  making  a  bare 


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forty-five  in  a  thirty-mile  zone,  the  comedian 
flashed  his  badge  and  said: 

"Don't  you  observe  professional  courtesy, 
brother?" 

The  cop  was  so  astounded  he  \va\'ed  Buster 
on  his  way  without  so  much  as  a  lecture. 

TED  COOK,  one  of  our  favorite 
newspaper  comics,  calls  Cecil  B. 
De  Mille  "The  Man  Nobody  No's." 

THE  great  Suzanne  Lenglen  played  an  ex- 
hibition match  of  professional  tennis  in  Los 
Angeles  recently,  and  while  it  seemed  to  cause 
no  great  excitement,  the  Hollywood  tennis 
crowd,  which  grows  larger  all  the  time,  turned 
out  to  see  her  do  her  stuff. 

Patsy  Ruth  Miller.  Avho  has  a  court  of  her 
own  and  isn't  so  bad  with  a  racquet  herself, 
was  there,  all  eyes  to  see  how  Lenglen  manages 
those  perfect  shots.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tom  Mix — 
Mrs.  Mix  has  just  built  the  most  beautiful 
tennis  court  in  Beverly  Hills,  by  the  way — ^got 
a  bigger  hand  than  Lenglen  when  they  sailed 
in.  Marion  Da\ies  had  a  big  dinner  party,  in 
which  were  Jack  Gilbert,  Dick  Barthehness, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  King  Vidor  (Eleanor  Board- 
man)  Elinor  Glyn,  Harr>^  d'Arrast,  Hobart 
Henley,  and  Mr.  and  Jlrs.  Guy  Price.  Theo- 
dore von  Eltz  was  one  of  the  ofi&cials.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  George  Archainbaud  had  a  party  that  in- 
cluded Marion  Williams,  the  tennis  champion. 
Ronald  Colman  was  there,  I  couldn't  see  with 
whom,  and  the  Xiblos,  and  George  Fitzmaurice 
and  Florence  Mdor.  and  Bebe  Daniels  and  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Irvin  Willat  fBillie  Dove).  Priscilla 
Dean  was  there  with  some  good-looking  young 
man,  and  I  thought  I  £aw  Mrs.  Thomas  H. 
Ince  with  her  three  sons.  Mr.  and  ilrs. 
Harold  Lloyd  were  there,  too. 

DICK  BARTHELMESS  tells 
about  him.  The  actor  who  was 
being  interviewed  by  the  pinch- 
penny  producer. 

*'Ajid  now,  my  son,"  smiled  the 
producer,  nibbing  his  hands  together 
reflectively,  "what  is  the  lowest 
figure  you  will  work  for?" 

"How  high  do  I  have  to  start  to  get 
$350  a  week?"  replied  the  actor,  who 
held  a  B.  A.  from  the  Hollywood 
school  of  experience. 

WHETHER  or  not  the  "  final  papers"  have 
been  signed,  the  divorce  of  Richard 
Barthelmess  and  Mar>-  Hay  in  the  Paris  courts 
seems  to  have  gone  through  and  to  be  a  final 
thing. 

Dick  is  back  in  Hollywood,  getting  ready 
to  go  to  work  on  "The  Patent  Leather  Kid" 
and  looking  ver>"  serious  and  sober,  as  though 
getting  a  divorce  wasn't  all  it's  sometimes 
cracked  up  to  be.  He  has  moved  into  a  beauti- 
ful new  home  in  Beverly  Hills  with  his  little 
daughter.  Mar>'  Hay  Barthelmess.  who  is  to 
remain  with  her  father  for  the  present. 

Mrs.  Barthelmess  is  still  abroad,  fulfilling 
dance  engagements  in  Cannes,  St.  Moritz  and 
Rome.  She  expects  to  open  a  cabaret  in  Paris 
later  on. 

The  Barthelmess  menage  was  broken  up  a 
couple  of  years  ago  when  the  couple  signed 
separation  papers,  but  many  of  their  friends 
thought  that  a  reconciliation  was  at  hand  when 
Mrs.  Barthelmess  came  to  Hollywood  a  short 
time  ago  and  spent  several  months  with  the 
little  girl. 

Just  what  happened  tothesetwoyoungpeople 
who  were  so  terribl}-  in  love  when  they  married 
a  few  years  ago,  no  one  seems  to  quite  know, 
including  Dick  and  Mary  themselves.  The 
consensus  of  opinion  seems  to  be  "too  much 
career."  Mary  Hay  wanted  to  continue  her 
work  as  a  dancer  and  had  little  if  any  domestic 
inclinations.  Dick  wanted  a  wife  who  was 
more  interested  in  his  career  than  her  own.  So 
the  end  of  what  looked  like  a  perfect  romance. 


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he  isn't  chasing  pungent  sayings,  ilr.  Wilstach 
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•■  Full  of  bad  manners  as  a  Pittsburgh  stogie 
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"Rare  as  an  unbroken  spring  in  a  taxicab." 
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"Laughter,  like  silver  bells  agamst  the 
snow." — Margaret  E.  Sangster. 

"  His  face  was  as  red  as  a  picture  house  exit 
bulb."— H.  I.  Phillips, 

"  Resemble  each  other  about  as  closely  as  an 
alligator  pear  resembles  an  alligator." — The 
Xew  Yorker, 

■■Small  as  a  night-club  dance  floor," — New 
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A  S  you  probably  know,  Count  Ilya 
•'^■Tolstoy,  son  of  the  great  Tolstoy, 
is  helping  Edwin  Carewe  with  the 
filming  of  his  father's  novel,  "Resur- 
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see  that  all  the  settings  are  100  per 
cent  Russian. 

The  company  is  working  at  the 
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Johnny  Hines  is  also  making  pic- 
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"Take  this  out  and  burn  it,"  said   Fred 
Porter,  general  manager  of  the  studios. 
The  kid  came  back  eventually. 
"Did  you  burn  the  film?" 
"Vrs,  sir." 

"Fine.    Where's  the  truck?" 
"I  burned  it  too." 
And  he  lives  to  tell  the  tale. 

T^HERE  is  a  parrot  in  the  private 
•*•  office  of  a  great  movie  director  in 
Hollywood  who  can  say  only  one 
word,  "Yes."  It's  the  only  word  the 
poor  bird  has  ever  heard. 

""PRY  as  I  may  to  omit  his  name,  I  must 
"^  mention  "  Rex,  King  of  Wild  Horses"  when 
I  write  of  this  romance.  Last  January-  Rc.k 
needed  a  beautiful  young  person  to  appear  in 
his  picture  and  (Iladys  jNIcConnell  was  selected. 
It  was  at  the  Hal  Roach  Studio  that  Gladys 
met  Arthur  Q.  Hagerman,  who  writes  thor- 
oughbred stories  about  Rex  for  the  papers. 
Then,  in  the  way  that  is  mortal,  there  was 
courtship  and  marriage.  But  I  still  insist  that 
if  it  had  not  been  for  Rex,  there  would  have 
been  no  romance. 

A  H,  the  brutality  of  fame.  Ronald 
■*^Colman  shaved  his  mustache  and 
traveled  to  and  from  Honolulu  with- 
out so  much  as  being  recognized,  and 
Adolphe  Menjou  grew  a  goatee  for 
his  picture  and  a  stranger  stepped 
up  to  him  and  said,  "I'd  like  a  pre- 
scription, doctor." 

TTrXG  \'IDOR  will  have  toadd  "Squire"  to 
■'-^his  name  and  cultivate  a  nice  fat  tummy. 
He's  getting  to  be  a  landowner,  a  man  of 
money  and  finance.  Just  spent  8400,000  for 
a  hundred  and  seventy-five  acre  tract  which 
will  be  developed  and  improved.  That's  the 
reward  of  being  a  fine  director  and  saving 
your  money. 

V\7"H0EVER  compaes  "Who's  Who"  has 
*V  sprung  some  funny  selections  and  omis- 
sions on  the  Hollywood  film  colony,  so  far  as 
the  film  people  themselves  look  at  things. 
Some  that  are  included  are  difficult  to  figure 
and  some  omissions  are  even  harder  to  explain. 

Taking  them  alphabetically,  here  are  the  film 
celebrities  from  Hollywood  who  are  mentioned. 

Hugo  Ballin,  J.  Stuart  Blackton,  Charles 
Spencer  Chaplin.  Jackie  Coogan,  William  de 
Mille,  Robert  Edeson.  Douglas  Fairbanks, 
Marion  Fairfax,  Otis  Harlan,  William  S.  Harl, 
Sessue  Hayakawa,  Frank  Keenan.  Harold 
Lloyd,  Tully  Marshall,  Mary  Miles  Minter, 
Tom  Mix,  Byron  Morgan,  Mary  Pickford, 
William  N.  S'elig,  Milton  Sills,  Norma  and 
Constance  Talmadge,  Rudolph  Valentino, 
Bryant  Washburn,  Lois  Weber  and  Clara 
Kimball  Young. 

T\7HEN  Buster  Collier  was  in  New  York, 
*V  he  made  no  secret  of  his  admiration  for 
one  of  the  pretty  McCarthy  sisters  who  sing 
in  the  "Scandals."  On  the  night  before  he 
left  for  the  Coast,  Buster  was  dining  with  his 
family  at  their  home  on  Long  Island.  How- 
ever, Buster  seemed  anxious  to  break  away 
and  finally  told  his  father  that  he  had  to  leave 
early  and  go  to  the  theater. 

"What  are  you  going  to  see?"  asked  W'ilHe 
Collier,  Sr. 

"I  am  going  to  the  'Scandals,'"  answered 
Buster. 

"Great  Scott!"  exclaimed  his  father, 
"haven't  you  memorized  that  show  yet?" 

^EXTLEMEN  may  prefer  blondes  but 
^-^womcn  are  all  for  brunettes,  if  you'd  ask 
me.  It  has  been  proven  by  twenty-six  women 
press  agents  who  call  themselves  the  Wasps. 
Nancy  Smith,  dark-haired  mother  of  Dorothy 
Dwan,  has  been  elected  president  of  the  club 
to  take  the  place  of  another  raven-haired 
scribbler,  Elizabeth  Riordan,  whose  terra 
e^xpired. 


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nrtj  saunter  through  the  lobby  of  the  H0II3-- 
■^  wood-Plaza  Hotel  is  to  believe  you  are 
asain  In  the  Algonquin  Hotel  of  New  York. 
Eddie  Cantor,  late  of  Broadwa}',  scurries  past, 
followed  by  William  Powell,  just  arrived  from 
the  East,  to  play  in  Eddie's  picture.  Louise 
Dresser  and  Jack  Gardner  pause  for  a  moment 
at  the  curios  displayed  in  Bertram  Grassby's 
oriental  shop,  and  are  greeted  by  Lew  Cody. 
Writer,  director,  actor,  just  from  N'ew  York, 
or  about  to  return,  are  part  of  the  throng  who 
swirl  through  the  doors  of  Hollywood's  "Httlc 
Algonquin." 

r^EORGE  MARION,  JR.,  suggests 
^^that  the  title  of  Constance  Tal- 
madge's  picture,  "The  Vamp  of 
Venice,"  be  changed  to  "Where  Girls 
Swim  Home." 

■p\OROTHY  MACKAILL,  as  Mrs.  Lothar 
■*-^Mendes,  is  a  very  busy  young  matron  who 
divides  her  time  between  preparing  for  her 
next  First  National  picture,  searching  for  a 
cosy  house  for  two  and  explaining  to  her 
Hollywood  friends  how  she  met  the  German 
director  and  married  him  before  anyone  had 
a  chance  to  say  "boo." 

"I  liked  him  immensely,"  explains  Dorothy. 
".And  I  guess  he  liked  me.  So  we  married." 
It's  all  ven,'  simple,  you  see,  with  a  simplicity 
that  amounts  to  great  happiness  for  both  of 
them. 

A  STRIKING  actor  threatened  to  hold  up 
Harold  Lloyd's  latest  picture,  "The  Kid 
Brother,"  and  cost  thousands  of  dollars  in 
retakes.     Strategy  won  the  day,  however. 

The  offending  actor  was  a  monkey,  who 
contributes  materially  to  the  comedy  In  this 
latest  Lloyd  picture. 

The  company  was  working  on  an  old  hulk, 
tied  off  the  coast  of  Catalina  Island  by  a 
cable.  For  days  and  days  Jocko  had  been  put 
through  his  stunts  and  finally  he  wearied  of 
it  all. 

He  decided  to  quit — leave  them  flat  and  the 
cable  offered  an  a\enue  of  escape.  Out  the 
cable  went  the  monkey,  headed  landward,  and 
all  the  honeyed  words  of  his  owner  and  the 
Lloyd  troupe  failed  to  halt  him. 

"Jocko"  reached  the  beach  in  safety — amid 
the  prayers  of  the  Lloyd  company — for  if 
Jocko  fell  into  the  ocean  and  drowned  many 
clays  work  would  be  lost. 

A  couple  of  the  men  put  off  from  the  hulk  in 
a  dor>'-  intent  on  bringing  back  the  runaway. 
Then  a  flock  of  black  birds  took  a  hand  in  the 
game. 

They  attacked  the  runaway  from  all  sides, 
pecking  maliciously,  and  the  frightened  monk 
lied  into  the  ocean.  When  the  rescue  party 
reached  Jocko  and  routed  the  birds  he  was 
entirely  submerged,  all  but  the  tip  of  his  nose, 
and  more  dead  than  ali\e. 

The  monk  gladly  returned  to  his  acting. 
He  had  had  enough  of  adventuring  alone  in  the 
big  world. 


T  ATEST  proof  of  the  single-track  feminine    i 
■'^mind.     A  gorgeous  creature  was  emoting 
beneath     F.     B.     O.     kleigs.    The    director 
breathed  instructions  to  her.     At  the  sound 
of  his  voice  she  halted,  peevishly: 

"Please  don't  talk  to  me!  You  know  I 
can't  think  and  act  at  the  same  time!'' 

■^OLA  LUXFORD  ("visiting  the 
■*-^  M-G-M  set) :  "What  is  that  huge 
new  set  over  there?" 

Director:  "That's  no  set.  That's 
Marion  Davies'  dressing  bungalow." 

npHERE  are  rumors  that  Marilyn  Miller, 
■^  Jack  Pickford's  wife,  has  established  a 
legal  residence  in  Chicago  and  will  eventually 
secure  a  divorce  there,  but  Jack  declares  he 
knows  nothing  about  it.  There  is  a  persistent 
story  that  Marilyn  wants  her  freedom  so  she 
may  e.xchange  it  for  marriage  to  Ben  Lyon. 

Ben  is  in  Hollywood,  picture-making,  and  is 
very  disconsolate  at  his  forced  parting  from 
IMarilyn.  So  the  course  of  loves  runs  turbu- 
lent ly. 

pjARRY  LANGDON,  as  you  know, 
has  just  begun  to  produce  his 
own  pictures.  During  the  holiday 
season — his  head  full  of  gags  and 
thoughts  of  his  increasing  bank 
account — Harry  told  his  stenog- 
rapher to  send  out  Christmas  tele- 
grams to  all  the  names  on  his  list  of 
correspondents. 

The  steno  got  one  of  those  sugges- 
tion lists  for  holiday  telegrams  issued 
by  the  telegraph  companies,  and 
went  to  work. 

To  one  actor  whom  Langdon  had 
fired  and  whom  he  detested,  she  sent 
this  one:  "You  are  constantly  in  my 
'thoughts,  which  carry  to  you  today 
all  affectionate  wishes  for  a  happy 
Christmas." 

To  a  rival  comedian,  to  whom  he 
hadn't  spoken  for  a  year,  she  sent 
this:  "It  is  my  dearest  wish  that  I 
might  be  with  you  at  this  season  of 
happiness  and  goodwill." 

T  ONG,  long  ago  when  Monte  Banks  was  a 
■'-'youth  of  seventeen,  he's  twenty-se\en  now, 
he  applied  to  an  Italian  steamship  office  for  a 
ticket  to  .\merica. 

"Which  America?"  asked  the  ticket  agent. 

"America,"  insisted  Monte,  who  had  heard 
his  returned  friends  call  the  United  States 
"America." 

He  got  a  ticket — for  South  America — and  it 
was  not  until  he  was  in  the  center  of  the 
Atlantic  that  he  learned  he  was  bound  for 
Brazil,  where  the  nuts  come  from.  It  was 
months  before  he  worked  himself  to  the  north- 


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crn  America,  but  by  that  lime  Monte  knew 
his  geography  well  enough  so  no  ticket  seller 
could  spoof  him. 

TACK  DEMPSEY  took  Estelle  Taylor  and 
J  Sylvia  Breamcr  to  the  Orpheum  the  other 
night  and  in  the  foyer  a  freckle-faced  kid  dashed 
up  to  him  and  chortled,  "Hullo,  Jack !"  receiving 
a  might}'  pat  on  the  back  from  Jack.  But 
that  wasn't  enough.  The  kid  raced  in  front 
of  Estelle  and  Syhia,  peered  into  each  face 
and  turned  to  Jack: 

"Which  one  ya  married  to.  Jack?"  Another 
look  into  Estellc's  face,  "Pola  Negri?" 

Alwaj's  gallant,  Jack  answered  soberly. 
"Both  of  them." 

The  kid  was  satisfied. 

THERE'S  a  most  efficient  gardener  at  the 
Paramount  studios. 

Orders  are  orders  with  him. 

He  had  been  told  the  flowers  and  shrubs 
weren't  getting  watered  enough.  This  from 
one  of  the  studio's  high  up  executives.  "Water 
things  good  every  day — don't  miss  a  day!" 
This  was  the  order  given  him. 

An  actress,  seeing  the  gardener  diligently 
watering  one  rainy  morning,  was  astounded. 

"What's  the  idea.  Mike?  Why  water  in  the 
rain!" 

"Orders  is  orders,  mum.  I  was  told  to  water 
good  i\-ery  day,  and  water  I  w-ill,  mum." 

V\  TELL,  there  were  more  marriages  than 
**  divorces  in  the  films  during  1926,  if  that's 
any  consolation  to  anybody. 

Of  course  it  is  true  that  some  of  the  mar- 
iiages  have  been  made  possible  by  some  of  the 
di\'orces.     But  that's  a  mere  technicality. 

There's  been  a  lot  of  shuffling  around  though, 
for  a  fact,  and  statistics  about  it  are  inval- 
uable to  a  film  colony  hostess,  w'ho  doesn't 
want  to  make  impossible  mistakes  at  her 
parties. 

One  can't  help  wondering  in  this  re-matching 
of  marriages  if  the  new  ones  are  going  to  be 
happier  than  the  old.  and  if  so,  why. 

Anyway,  here's  the  vital  record: 

Constance  Bennett  married  Phil  Plant, 
millionaire  scion  of  an  old  New  York  family. 
Ricardo  Cortez  and  ..Alma  Rubens,  this  being 
Alma's  third  attempt,  the  two  previous  mis- 
takes being  Franklyn  Farnum  and  Dr.  Daniel 
Carson  Goodman.  Mae  Bush  and  John  E. 
Cassell,  the  bridegroom  being  a  handsome 
young  oil  worker.  Alilton  Sills  and  Doris 
Kenyon.  after  Milton  had  been  divorced  by 
his  wife,  Gladys.  Ruth  Clifford  and  James 
Cornelius-  Mabel  Normand  and  Lew  Cody — 
these  being  the  real  surprise  package  of  the 
year.  It  is  Mabel's  first  venture,  but  Lew 
had  tried  the  marriage  game  a  couple  of  times 
before,  once  with  Dorothy  Dalton.  I  think 
this  marriage  carries  as  many  of  HoUy^'ood's 
hopes  for  happiness  as  any  contracted  for  a 
long  time,  because  of  the  affection  ever>'one 
bears  Mabel.  To  continue:  Elinor  Faire  and 
William  Boyd,  after  playing  opposite  each 
other  in  "The  Volga  Boatman."  ]\Iarian 
Constance  Blackton  and  Gardner  James. 
Doroth}'  Mackaill  and  Lothar  Mendes. 
Lowell  Sherman  and  Pauline  Garon.  Louise 
Brooks  and  Eddie  Sutherland,  the  result  of  a 
wild  and  swift  courtship,  and  Eddie's  second 
venture,  the  first  being  to  Marjory  Daw. 
Ben  Turpin  and  Babette  Elizabeth  Dietz. 
Carlyle  Blackwell  and  Leah  Barnato  Hexton, 
in  London.  Eleanor  Boardman  and  King 
Vidor.  Laura  La  Plante  and  William  Seiter — 
the  first  society  wedding  of  the  Holly^vood  film 
colony,  in  a  church  with  bridesmaids  and 
ushers  and  all  the  trimmings.  Viola  Dana 
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who  married  Gertrude  Olmsted.  May  Allison 
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and  Bob  Leonard,  both  remarried.  Adolplie 
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Bayne  from  Francis  X.  Bushman,  markirg 
the  end  of  one  of  the  screen's  great  early 
romances.  !Milton  Sills  by  his  wife,  Gladys 
Florence  Vidor  from  King  \'ifIor.  Louise 
Fazenda  from  Xoel  Smith,  the  divorce  re- 
vealing for  the  first  time  that  Louise  had  been 
married  for  years.  Pegg>'  Hopkins  Joj'ce 
from  Count  Morner.  Katherine  MacDonald, 
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Charles  Johnson.  Anna  Q.  Xilsson  from 
J.  M.  Gunnerson,  Robert  Ames  from  \'ivian 
Seegal.  George  Fitzmaurice  from  C  uida 
Bergere,  and  Xatacha  Rambova  from  Rudolph 
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Questions  and  Answers 


[  COXTIXLTED  FROM  PAGE   lOI  ] 

M.  L.  D.,  MoNMOVTR,  III. — John  Gilbert 
was  born  in  Logan,  Utah,  July  lo.  1807.  He 
has  brown  eyes  and  dark  brown  hair  and  is  li\e 
feet,  eleven  inches  tall.  His  weight  is  160 
pounds.  John  is  divorced  from  Lcalrice  Joy. 
Don't  tell  me  that  you  didn't  know  that? 
Write  to  him  at  the  Metro-Goldwj-n-Mayer 
Studios,  Culver  City,  Calif.  His  newest  film  is 
"Flesh  and  the  Devil." 

A.  K.,  Chicago. — .\ileen  Pringle's  name  is 
pronounced  Eye-leen  and  Pringle  lo  rhyme 
with  tingle.  Aljxe  Mills  has  light  brown  hair 
and  blue  eyes-  Vou  see,  it  has  been  no  trouble 
at  all. 

Jeax,  Richmond.  Calip. — Anna  Q.  Xilsson 
isabout  thirt}'  years  old.  She  is  five  feet,  seven 
inches  high.  Divorced  from  John  Gunnerson. 
The  door  is  always  open. 

M.  E.  M.,  DuN'SMUiR.  C.\LiF. — Buster 
Collier's  matrimonial  prospects  are  uncertain. 
He  is  still  single,  but  I  can  make  no  promises 
about  these  handsome  fellows.  Buster  is  live 
feet,  ten,  inches  tall,  and  was  born  Feb.  12, 
igo2. 

M.  E.  B.,  Green-^'Ille,  O.— Wallace  Reid 
was  thirty-two  when  he  died,  and  Rudolph 
Valentino  just  a  year  )-ounger.  "The  Son  of 
the  Sheik"  was  completed  before  Valentino's 
death  and  is  now  showing  all  over  the  countn.'. 
Robert  Frazier  may  be  reached  at  the  F.  B.  O. 
Studios,  Hollywood.  Calif.  Bebe  Daniels'  new 
picture  is  "The  Campus  Flirt."  Hey,  Corinne 
Griffith,  will  you  please  smile  and  oblige  this 
lady! 

F.  B.  W.,  RosEMONT,  Pa. — Broadcasting  all 
about  Ian  Keith!  Mr.  Keith  was  born  in 
Boston,  Mass.,  Feb.  27,  iSgg.  Separated  from 
his  wife.  Six  feet,  two  inches  tall.  Grey  eyes 
and  brown  hair.  His  ne.xt  picture  is  "The 
Prince  of  Tempters."     Signing  off. 

E.  D.,  Trexton,  N.  J. — Arthur  Rankin  was 
the  boy  you  liked  in  "The  Volga  Boatman." 
He  was  born  Aug.  30,  1900. 

A.  L.,MoN'TAGtTE  City.  Mass. — Mary  Brian 
isn't  married.  That's  her  real  name.  Nita 
Xaldi  is  an  American  of  Italian  descent. 
Xevertheless,  Xita  is  a  Manhattanite.  Mar>'' 
Pickford  is  thirt3'-three  years  old.  Her  real 
name  is  Gladys  Smith  Fairbanks.  Leatrice 
Joy  is  divorced  from  John  Gilbert.  She  is 
twenty-nine  years  old.  That's  her  real  name. 
Aren't  you  methodical  to  list  your  questions  so 
neatly? 

Lox'EY  Mary  of  Harrisburg. — That's 
pretty.  Claire  Windsor  will  be  seen  next  in 
"The  Little  Journey."  Married  to  Bert 
Lytell.  Xorma  Talmadge  was  bom  I\Iay  2, 
1S97.  X'o  children.  Ben  Lyon  may  or  may 
not  be  engaged.  They  say  that  if  Marilyn 
Miller  and  Jack  Pickford  are  divorced,  that 
Ben  may  marr\'  Marilyn.  Complicated, 
isn't  it? 

M.  M.,  Allextown,  Pa. — See  "What  the 
Stars  and  Directors  .A.re  Doing"  in  each  issue 
of  Photoplay  for  addresses  of  the  players. 

E.  M.  C,  Colfax.  III. — You  ask  for  my 
S3anpathy  but,  frankly  now,  isn't  it  lots  of  fun? 
It's  safe  and  harmless  and,  pretty  soon,  some- 
one will  come  along  and  you'll  have  another 
"ideal."  Clive  Brook  was  born  in  London, 
England,  June  1,  iSgi.  He  is  five  feet,  eleven 
inches  high  and  weighs  150  pounds.  Brown 
hair  and  grey  eyes.  He  is  married  and  has  a 
daughter  and  a  baby  son.  1  haven't  violated 
any  confidences,  have  I? 


When  Venus  made  her  reputation  as  a  beauty, 
they  didn't  pay  much  attention  to  ankles! 

THE  far-famed  Goddess  of  Beauty  was  beautiful,  no  doubt.  But,  the 
much-press-agented  mother  of  Cupid  made  her  reputation  long  before 
the  world  had  made  up  its  mind  as  to  what  did,  and  what  did  not,  con- 
stitute real  beauty  in  ankles.  And  it  is  well  that  this  was  so.  For,  Venus' 
ankles  would  cause  no  more  excitement  on  Fifth  Avenue  today  than  a 
traffic  jam  — that  is,  unless  Venus  chanced  to  wear  Onyx  Pointex. 

Pointex  has  the  rarest  of  hosiery  qualities.  The  distinctive  Pointex 
heel  creates  an  illusion  of  slenderness.  It  accentuates  ankle  grace.  It 
gives  to  ankle  lines  a  new,  sleek,  trim  smartness.  It  allows  ankles  to 
look  their  best,  stockings  to  wear  their  best,  by  virtue  of  the  remforce- 
ment  that  Pointex  places  just  where  the  shoe  delivers  its  greatest  punish- 
ment to  the  stocking.  No  wonder  you  see  the  distinctive  lines  of  the 
Pointex  heel  on  the  smartest  of  women  everywhere.  Remember,  if  you 
want  your  ankles  to  look  their  best,  you  must  wear  Pointex. 

Dorihled  splicing  of  the  heel  and  tripled  reinforcing  strands  of  silk  in  the 
seam,  are  new  features  that  practically  double  the  ucar  oj  Onyx  Pointex. 


Onyx ''  #  Hos  iery 


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(Qow  to  look 
years  younger 

note  these  rejuvenations 


0-2— 
:ased 
Muscles 
Crcpy  Throat 


No,  3 — Lioes 
and  Wrinkles 


THESE  diagram maticpictures  showthe 
transformations  which  were  accom- 
plished for  thousands  upon  thousands  of 
women  during  the  past  12  years.  Youth 
has  been  restored  to  faces  prematurely 
aged,  not  always  from  years,  but  often 
from  illness  or  worr}-. 

Formerly  these  treatments  were  costly 
and  exclusive — given  only  at  her  beau- 
tiful Salon  on  Fifth  Avenue.  For  the  past 
three  years  Dorothy  Gray's  sen-ices  have 
been  nation-wide,  for  she  has  developed 
simple,  effeaive  home  treatments. 

Now  wherever  you  live,  she  wiU  assist 
you  in  combating  three  unhappy  signs 
of  facial  age.  You  and  your  friends  will 
be  surprised  and  delighted  at  the  results. 

Dorothy  Gray's  three  basic  treatments, 
as  well  as  her  individual  preparations, 
are  for  sale  at  fine  department  stores  and 
quality  drug  stores,  throughout  the  coun- 
try. If  such  a  store  is  not  conveniently 
near  you,  you  may  order  direa. 

If  you  seek  further  information  before  buying, 
please  check  the  coupon  below  for  Miss  Gray's 
personal  advice. 

DOROT4JV  Cray 

753  Fifth  Avenue  New  York 

1S37  Boardwalk  .  .  Atlantic  City 
1009  Conn.  Ave.  .  'Washington,  D.  C. 
The  'Whitehouse  .  San  Francisco,  CaL 


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DOROTHY  GRAY.  753  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 
Please  tell  me  how: 
D  lo  treat  a  double  chin. 
□  to  treat  relaxed  muscles  ajid  crepy  throat 
C  to  erase  lines  and  wrinkles. 


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Name. 


City.. 


Lucille,  Washington-,  D.  C. — Leslie  Fen- 
ton  is  an  Englishman,  born  in  Liverpool.  Not 
married.  Mr.  Fenton  has  black  hair  and  blue 
eyes  and  was  bom  March  12,  1903.  He  made 
his  debut  on  the  stage  as  a  boy  and  appeared 
for  SK  years  before  going  into  the  movies  in 
March  of  last  year.  Sure,  he  had  a  small  part 
in  "Havoc."    Glad  to  oblige. 

Yx'ON-N-E,  Boston',  M.^ss. — XATiat  a  pretty 
name!  .\nd  what  pretty  writing  paper!  .\nd 
so  nice  of  you  to  call  me  "ilr.  Wisdom!"  Mae 
Murray  weighs  ii.^  pounds  and  she  gives  her 
birthday  as  .April  10,  1893.  Mae  is  five  feet, 
three  inches  tall. 

M.  K.,  Ki:n-osh.\,  Wis. — I  have  promised 
not  to  tell  my  age.  But  I  am  still  too  young  to 
marry.  Buck  Jones  was  born  in  \'incennes, 
Ind.,  in  1SS9.  .Address  him  at  the  Fo.'s  Studios, 
1401  N.  Western  Avenue,  Hollywood,  CaUf. 

Wild,   Wtld   Srs.tx   or   the   Peison-er'<; 

SwEETHE.tET,     STOCKTON,     C.U.rF. — Hello,     li'l 

artist.  Back  again  so  soon?  But  why  not? 
So  the  boy  friend  is  adopting  a  sophisticated 
manner  because  you  like  .\dolphe  Menjou. 
Well,  if  you  ever  fall  in  love  with  Ben  Turpin. 
the  boy  friend  will  be  out  of  luck,  ilenjou  was 
born  February  iS,  iSqi.  Dolores  Costello 
is  now  appearing  in  a  screen  version  of  "  Manon 
Lescaut."  It  is  pronounced  almost  like  "Manon 
Lets  go." 

Shorty,  III. — So  "you'U  love  me  always" 
ifl'llansweryourquestion.  Sure,  why  wouldn't 
I.  under  the  circumstances?  Ernest  and  Daxid 
Torrence  are  brothers.  Ernest  was  bom  on 
June  26,  i8;8.  David  is  several  years  older. 
Don't  forget  your  promise. 

Peggy,  EuitEK.4,  C.u.rr. — Back  again :  Tom 
Tyler  was  bom  at  Port  Henry.  X.  'i'.,  in  1903. 
Brown  hair  and  brown  eyes.  Bill  Haines  was 
bom  on  January  i.  1900.  Have  \-ou  forgotten 
anything  this  time? 


\.  S.,  Pelham,  N'.  Y.— Simple,  my  dear  Dr. 
\yatson.  Ronald  Cohnan  speaks  with  an  Eng- 
lish accent  because  he  is  an  Englishman.  .And 
a  most  fascinating.  inteUigent  and  likeable 
chap.  Fie  is  live  feet,  eleven  inches  tall  and  has 
black  hair  and  broun  e>'es.  Separated  from  his 
wife.  Constance  Talinadge  is  five  feet,  si.x 
inches  tall;  Esther  Ralston,  five  feet,  five 
inches  tall;  Larry  Crey.  five  feet,  ten  inches, 
and  Greta  Garbo,  five  feet,  si.K  inches.  Emest 
Torrence  is  the  biggest  of  them  all,  with  his  six 
feet,  three  inches. 

A.  A.,  New  Engl.\nt>,  X.  D.— Thanks  for  all 
those  good  wishes.  Ramon  Xovarro  is  twenty- 
seven  years  old.  He's  five  feet,  ten  inches  tall 
and  weighs  160  pounds.  Black  hair  and  brown 
eyes.  Think  twice  about  dashing  right  off  to 
Hollywood ! 

J.  M.,  Xew  'i'oRK.  X.  'i'.— Write  to  Gloria 
Sw-anson  at  522  Fifth  .Avenue  for  her  photo- 
graph. Send  twenty-five  cents  with  your  re- 
quest and  I  am  sure  it  will  be  answered. 

Bessie  Lo\-e  .Aduieer,  ZtrRicH,  Switzer- 
L.^N'D. — There  was  a  picture  of  Bessie  Love  in 
the  -August.  1923.  Photopl.w;  another  picture 
and  article  in  the  issue  of  January.  1925;  and 
still  another  picture  of  Jliss  Love  in  the  Febm- 
aiy  issue,  1926.  Write  to  the  Photoplay  Pub- 
hshing  Company.  750  X.  Michigan  .Avenue, 
Chicago.  111.,  for  back  copies  of  the  magazines. 
.And  call  on  me  again  if  you  w  ant  to  know  more 
about  Bessie. 

.A.NT3RIN-E,  Xew  York  City.— Congratula- 
tions! Your  English  is  wonderful — far  belter 
than  my  French.  X"ow  for  the  bushelful  of 
answers.  John  Gilbert  was  bom  in  Logan, 
Utah.  Do  you  know^  where  that  is?  He  is 
divorced  from  I.eatrice  Joy.  Hislatest  picture 
is  "Bardelys  the  Magnificent."  Renee  .Adoree 
was  born  in  your  own  France — in  Lille,  to  be 
exact.  You  can  see  her  in  "Tin  Gods."  She 
is  divorced  from  Tom  Moore. 


Another  successful  family  team  of  the  movies.  H.  H.  Caldwell  and 
Katherine  HiUiker  wrote  the  subtitles  for  "Ben-Hur"  and  "Faust." 
They  are  now  titling  and  editing  pictures  for  William  Fox.  Miss 
Flilliker  is  Mrs.  Caldwell — again  two  salaries  prove  better  than  one 

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G.  D.  C,  Providence.  R.  I. — It  isn't  always 
possible  to  answer  the  questions  in  an  early 
issue,  my  sweet  and  patient  friend.  It  takes 
some  little  time  to  print  a  mat,'azine  and  then 
you  should  sec  how  the  letters  do  pile  up!  My 
hair  is  getting  whiter  and  T\hiter.  I  am  think- 
ing of  having  it  dyed.  What  color  would  you 
suggest?  Alberta  X'aughn  wears  her  own  natu- 
ral hair  and,  I  hope,  will  continue  to  do  so. 
She  was  born  on  June  27,  1906.  Yes,  yes, 
Ramon  is  indeed  a  fine  fellow. 

J.  E.  F.,  Columbia,  S.  C— Polite  girl! 
Lloyd  Hughes  is  married  to  Gloria  Hope. 
Bom  on  October  21.  1S97.  SL\  feet  tall.  Oh 
yes,  he  is  a  native  of  Bisbee,  Arizona. 

T.  B.  >X..  GuTN-E.A.  Va.— "UTiy  all  this  sudden 
rush  for  French?  Are  you  girls  tr\'ing  to  trans- 
form this  department  into  a  French  class?  Je 
me  parte  bicn,  mcrc'i.  John  Gilbert's  mother 
was  on  the  stage.  Does  that  check  up  with 
your  family  history?  He  was  born  on  August 
10,  1897,  and  has  brown  e>es  and  dark  brown 
hair.  Write  him  a  letter  at  the  Metro-Goldwyn 
Studios,  Culver  City,  Calif.  I  like  your  name 
but  don't  let  your  friends  spoil  it  by  mispro- 
nouncing it. 

M.  K.,  New  York,  X.  Y. — Xo.  Charles  Ray 
isn't  a  Greenwich  Villager.  Sorn.-  to  disappoint 
you.  He  was  born  in  Jackson\'ilIe,  111.  John 
Gilbert  is  di\orced  from  Leatrice  Joy.  He  was 
bom  July  10,  1S97.  Lloyd  Hughes  is  married 
10  Gloria  Hope.  Bom  Oct.  21.  1S97.  Jack 
Holt  is  a  native  of  Winchester,  Va..  bom  Alay 
13.  1S8S.  He  has  two  daughters  and  one  son. 
Weighs  172  pounds  and  is  six  feet  tall.  Brown 
hair,  brown  eyes  and  very,  very  nice  looking! 

L.  M.  L.,  Porto  Rico. — Renee  Adoree  is 
extremely  French.  She  was  bom  in  Lille. 
France,  twenty-five  years  ago.  Renee  is  five 
feet,  two  inches  tall  and  weighs  105  pounds. 
She  has  brown  hair  and  blue  eyes.  Renee  has 
been  on  the  screen  for  five  or  six  years,  but 
only  lately  has  she  risen  to  prominence.  Re- 
member the  old  saving  about  "safety  in 
numbers." 

C.  M.,  Worcester,  Mass. — After  reading 
your  charming  letter,  I  rushed  in  to  the  Editor 
and  asked  him  to  grant  your  request.  You 
have  such  a  sweet  way  of  asking  for  things.  I 
think  you  will  see  a  photo  of  your  favorite  very 
shortly.    Y'ou're  welcome!    CaU  again! 

H.  V.  W.,  Sax  Franxisco,  Cal. — And  why 
not?  Ramon  Xovarro  is  working  at  the  Metro- 
GoIdw\'n-Mayer  Studios,  Culver  City,  Cal. 
.\ddress  Evelyn  Brent  in  care  of  the  F.  B.  O. 
Studio,  780  Gower  St.,  Hollywood,  Cal.  Now, 
as  for  Larr\'  Gray,  let  me  think;  oh  yes,  Larry 
was  born  in  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  July  27,  1900. 
You  may  write  him  at  the  Paramount  Studios, 
Pierce  Ave.  and  Sixth  St.,  Long  Island  City, 
N.  Y. 

L.    J.,     INT5I.4NAP0LIS,    InD. — Now    jUSt    sit 

down  and  write  a  nice  interesring  letter  to 
Richard  Dix  and  ask  for  a  photograph.  Not 
forgetting  of  course  to  enclose  twenty-five 
cents.  Richard  and  Lois  are  at  the  Paramount 
Studios,  Pierce  Ave.  and  Sixth  St..  Long  Island 
City,  N.  Y.  Colleen  Moore  and  Anna  Q.  Nils- 
son  can  be  reached  at  the  LTnited  Studios,  Hol- 
lywood, Cal.  John  Gilbert  puts  on  his  make- 
up at  the  Metro-Gold uyn-Mayer  Studios,  Cul- 
ver City,  Cal.  Norma  Talmadge's  bungalow 
is  at  the  Pickiord-Fairbanks  Studio,  Holly- 
wood, Cal.,  and  last  but  not  least,  Corinne 
Griffith  is  at  the  Metropolitan  Studio,  1040 
La  Palmas  A\-e.,  Hollywood,  Cal.  Now,  don't 
you  think  I'm  generous? 

A  George  O'Brien  Fax,  Moline,  III. — 
Gorgeous  George  is  not  married.  He  is 
twenty-sbc  years  old  and  was  bom  in  San 
Francisco.  Address  him  at  the  Fox  Studios, 
HoUywood,  Calif. 


[  COXTIXUED  OS  PAGE  147  ] 


A  theater.  Darkness. 
The  sudden  blare  of  an 
orchestra.  The  flash  ot 
a  spotlight.  Caught  in 
its  glare,  a  single  daz- 
zled figure  in  a  stage 
box.  A  moment  of  con- 
sternation, and  then — 
a  smile.  Gleaming, 
whire  teeth.  Natural 
beauty  tiiumphani! 


Thus  unexpectedly, 
women  meet  beauty's 
greatest  challenge — the 
SMILE  TEST.  Could 
you  pass  it  now? 


When  Nature  alone 


d 


etermines 


Unexpected,  even  unrecognized, 
such  moments  come  to  even'one. 
Moments  when  beauty's  artifices 
are  swept  away.  When  appraising 
eves  are  seeking  some  evidence 
of  that  natural  charm  upon  which 
real  beauty  rests. 

Then,  women  as  well  as  men, 
come  to  realize  this  important 
truth:  Gleaming,  clean  teeth  are 
the  only  attribute  of  beauty  no 
artifice  can  adorn  or  conceal. 

How  vital  they  are  to  loveli- 
ness—these  well-kept  teeth!  Yet 
how  easy  to  have!  Yours  at  the 
cost  of  but  four  minutes  a  day, 
with  your  Dr.  West 'sTooth  Brush. 
Two  minutes  in  the  morning, 
two  at  night  — thorough  brush- 
ing, away  from  the  gums. 


For  your  proteaion.  Dr.  West's 
is  packed  in  a«ii/ei^giassine  con- 
tainer, inside  [he  usual  carton. 


Beauty 


For  the  convex  shape  of  Dr. 
West's  Tooth  Brush  fits  the  nat- 
ural contour  of  the  mouth.  It 
cleans  inside,  outside,  and  be- 
tween the  teeth.  Note  how  the 
sloping,  tuftless  end  enables  it  to 
slipeasily  between  teeth  and  cheek 
with  sturdy  bristles  firmly  erect. 

Used  faithfully.  Dr. West'swill 
not  only  c/m«  your  teeth,  butwill 
polish  them  to  a  new  brilliance!  If 
you  would  enjoy  this  special  pol- 
ishing quality,  however,  never 
try  to  "wear  out"  your  brush. 
A  long-lived  Dr.  West's  may  be 
serviceable  months  after  its  pol- 
ishing ability  is  lost.  The  cost  is 
small,  thebenefitgreat  of  chang- 
ing frequently  enough  to  have 
new,  firm,  lively  bristles  always. 


i  1927.  w.  B.  M.  Co. 


The  adult's  size  Dr.  West's  is 
50c;  the  youths,  55c ;  the  child's. 
25c;  the  gum  massage  brush.  75c. 


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98 


Friendly  Advice  on  Girls'  Problems 


i  CONTINTED  FROM  PACE  96  ] 


The  Type^-riter  Girl. 

Your  little  sister  should  be  in  bed  by  a 
quarter  of  eleven  at  least.  To  reduce  your  hips, 
stand  in  correct  standing  position  with  feet 
about  two  foot  lengths  apart.  Then  stretch 
arms  sideward.  Now  try  to  touch  the  finger- 
tips of  the  right  hand  to  the  toe  of  your  left 
foot;  keep  abdomen  flat  and  knees  stiff.  Re- 
peat ten  times,  gradually  increasing.  If  your 
nails  break  easily  they  should  be  soaked  e\'er>' 
night  in  slightly  warm  sweet  almond  or  olive 
oil.  The  soaking  should  be  at  least  for  ten 
minutes.  Vou  can  usually  get  rid  of  a  corn  by 
wearing  surgeons"  plaster  over  it  for  a  continued 
length  of  time — sa^'  from  two  weeks  to  a 
month.  The  com  will  come  off  when  the  plas- 
ter is  removed.  It  is  not  the  kind  of  powder 
that  you  use  but  the  way  you  use  it  that  causes 
your  blackheads.  Vou  must  be  ver\'  careful 
and  cleanse  your  face  everj-  night.  The  brand 
you  use  is  ver\-  good.  The  perfumes  the  better 
class  of  women  are  using  are  those  made  not  so 
much  from  s^Tithetic  preparaUons.  but  the 
natural  scent  of  some  flower,  such  as  violet  or 
heliotrope  or  rose.  Something  on  that  order 
would  be  best  for  you. 

XONDAS. 

Another  stage  letter.  I  advise  you  exactly  as 
I  do  D.  L.  above.  Vou  are  younger  than  she, 
and  therefore  your  chances  are  just  that  much 
better.  The  school  of  which  you  speak  is  ex- 
cellent. I  know,  for  I've  been  there  myself. 
My  ad\-ice  is  to  get  yourself  a  good  steno- 
graphic job  in  Xew  York,  study  there  in  the 
e\enings.  and  see  if  they  will  not  help  you 
toward  your  ambition.  I  know  they  will  if 
they  think  you've  got  the  stuff. 

Miss  A.  F.  C. 

Vour  trouble  is  that  you  are  washing  your 
hair  too  frequently.  The  more  often  it  is 
washed,  the  more  oil  the  scalp  glands  secrete. 
It's  a  vicious  circle.  The  more  often  you  wash 
the  oil  off  your  hair,  the  oilier  it  gets.  Tr>-  and 
hold  out  a  little  longer.  Go  from  three  to  four 
weeks  between  shampoos  and  see  if  the  condi- 
tion does  not  remedy  itself. 


Blondie. 

Xo.  you're  not  over-weight.  Try  the  follow- 
ing exercise  to  reduce  your  legs.  Stand  with 
hands  on  hips,  raise  right  knee  vigorously  to 
form  right  angle  with  trunk  and  at  same  time 
stretch  the  toes  downward  and  back.  Repeat 
with  left  leg.  Do  these  movements  with 
snappy  motion,  fi\e  times  each  day.  gradually 
increasing.  I  think  Woodbur^-'s  soap  with  the 
blackhead  treatment  they  recommend  would 
be  very  good  for  your  skin.  Why  are  you 
worrj-ing  about  keeping  the  same  boy  friends 
for  long  periods?  If  you  do,  then  you  will 
probably  marr\  some  one  of  them,  and  I  judge 
from  your  letter  that  you  are  not  prepared  to 
settle  down  already.  Since  you  are  very  popu- 
lar with  the  boys  you  haven't  anything  to 
worr>*  about. 

V\OXXE. 

Vou  are  a  httle  over-weight.  It  would  be 
fine  for  you  to  lose  about  four  pounds  if  you  can 
without  a  great  deal  of  dieting.  You  can  wear 
these  colors:  black  of  high  lustre;  clear,  oyster 
white;  dark  brown  and  bronze  brown;  peacock, 
navy  and  delft  blues;  pale  and  dark  green; 
pearl  and  dove  grays;  soft  violet  and  wistaria: 
no  reds;  softest  yellow  and  most  delicate 
shades  of  pink.  Are  you  sure  you  are  following 
the  right  diet  and  getting  a  sufficient  amount  of 
exercise?  A  combination  of  these  two  will 
banish  your  tired  feeling.  Eat  all  the  green 
vegetables  you  possibh-  can  and  drink  lots  of 
water.  Tr>-  to  get  more  than  the  average 
amount  of  sleep.  Ten  hours  a  night  is  not  a  bit 
too  much  in  your  case. 

Lydia  Elizabeth  Marks. 

Here,  little  dark  brunette,  are  your  colors. 
No  black,  ivor>"  or  cream  white,  mahogany 
brown,  darkest  blues,  dark  green,  no  gray, 
no  purple,  dark  reds,  terra  cotta  and  buff  and 
apricot,  pink  in  pale  shades.  Yes,  I  think  the 
perfume  you  chose  is  excellent  for  your  t>'pe. 
White  taffeta  would  be  ver>-  nice  on  you,  I 
think.  It  is  ver>'  girlish.  You  should  weigh 
about  120  pounds.  Certainly,  write  me  again 
whenever  you  want  to. 


Baseball  in  the  pre-Landis  days — before  games  were  played  under 
the  grandstand.  Here  is  a  picture  of  the  Cincinnati  Red  Stockings, 
America's  first  professional  team,  as  reproduced  for  "Slide  Kelly 
Slide.''  In  those  days,  whiskers  were  considered  an  ornament,  not 
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What  Makes  a  Picture? 

Baltimore,  Md. 

What  makes  a  picture?  The  following  points 
rank  in  the  order  named: 

First — the  story. 

Second — the  director. 

Third— the  finish  or  technique. 

Fourth— the  player. 

Fifth— the  publicity  and  advertising. 

I  rank  the  story  first  because  without  the 
proper  plot  there  is  no  picture. 

Second,  director.  He  must  develop  both 
story  and  players.  Their  weakness  and 
strength.  Strengthening  its  frailties.  Rang- 
ing' the  beauty  of  the  picture  or  the  comedy 
relief. 

Third,  technique.  Simple  scenes.  Moral 
points  not  overdone.  Scenery  just  as  one 
visualizes  it.    Costumes  according  to  period. 

Fourth,  plaj-ers.  Some  may  rank  them  first 
for  it  is  up  to  them  to  make  or  mar  a  picture. 
Sometimes  a  minor  part  will  bring  forth  a 
feature  role  due  to  able  playing. 

Fifth,  publicity.  For  at  this  age  and  genera- 
tion advertising  plays  a  strong  role  in  every- 
thing, including  the  modern  picture.  When 
each  company  director  and  player  dissects 
every  picture,  then  and  only  then  will  we  have 
clean  and  better  pictures.  Even  if  not  so  many, 
fewer  and  better. 

Albert  Oppenheimer. 

The  Younger  Generation  Speaks 

Greenwich,  Conn. 

The  narrow-mindedness  of  some  of  the 
people  of  today  is  amazing.  I  admit  that  I  am 
of  "the  younger  generation,"  but  at  least  I  am 
open  to  argument.  Whereas  the  individuals  of 
whom  I  am  speaking  would  not  even  submit 
themselves  to  doubt  upon  the  presentation  of 
facts.  I  mentioned  to  an  older  couple  with 
whom  I  was  conversing  that  I  had  not  seen  a 
movie  for  a  long  time.  The  gentleman  immedi- 
ately began  expostulating  upon  the  harmful- 
ness  of  pictures. 

"Vulgar,  sordid,  immoral  trash!" 

I  disagreed,  stating  that  one  saw  in  a  picture 
exactly  what  one  wished  to  see  and  no  more. 
If  one  went  with  the  intention  of  picking  out 
and  making  the  most,  or  rather  the  worst,  of 
the  incidents  in  a  movie,  one  saw  reflected  on 
the  screen  the  so-called  sordidness.  vulgarity 
and  immorality.  (I  must  admit  that  this  was  a 
"bit  thick,"  but  you  see  I  am  an  ardent  "movie 
fan"  and  defend  it  as  a  panther  defends  its 
young!)  The  gentleman  held  up  his  hands  in  a 
gesture  of  hopelessness  mingled  with  a  bit  of 
"That's- what -you-have- to- expect-from-this- 
generation.  You-can't-tell-them-a-thing!"  ex- 
pression. The  woman  then  took  up  the  argu- 
ment. 

"  But  they're  such  an  immoral  lot!  The^  all 
have  been  married,  divorced  and  married 
again!  Their  lives  are  made  up  of  scandal  and 
dissipation.  How  can  you  possibly  admire  such 
people?" 

To  that  I  retorted,  "Ourselves,  our  friends, 
our  acquaintances  and  our  neighbors  are  ail 
having  divorces,  scandals  and  dissipations 
ever>*  day,  but,  because  they  are  not  motion 
picture  stars  and  consequently  not  before  the 
limelight,  it  is  not  called  to  your  attention  but 
suppressed  as  quietly  as  possible.  They  are 
human — why  should  we  drag  forth  into  glaring 
press  all  their  marital  problems?" 

I  dared  go  no  further.  The  man  and  woman 
were  neither  convinced  nor  shaken  from  their 
original  ideas  and  furthermore  they  were 
both  angry  with  me. 

Won't  some  enterprising  young  person  en- 
Hghten  this  sort  of  people  and  explain  to  them 
the  policy  of  "live  and  let  live"? 

Florence  H.  Fitch. 
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THE  secret  of  attaining  lovely  oval 
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Some  of  the  amateur  cameras  have  a  special 
attachment  for  subtitles,  which  are  made  with 
white  letters  on  a  black  board  much  as  certain 
portable  signs  are  made,  and  the  projector  for 
this  machine  has  a  "stop"  arrangement  that 
will  show  one  frame  of  subtitle  for  a  sec- 
ond or  so.  then  resume  winding  the  picture. 

A  good  heavy  tripod  is  ad\-isable.  so  that 
persons  walking  about  will  not  \ibrate  the 
camera,  as  Its  slightest  movement  will  be 
"jumpy"  on  the  screen.  .\lso — action  must 
be  kept  at  an  even  tempo — the  cameras  have 
only  one  speed,  regulated  by  the  spring  motors 
that  actuate  them. 

CO  much  for  the  technique  of  the  camera 
^  and  the  possibility  of  "interior"  settings 

lighted  by  sunlight. 

Before  starting  an  amateur  plaj-,  figure  it  all 
do^Ti  to  its  briefest  possible  action,  and 
mentally  time  it.  Thus  you  will  arrive  at  an 
idea  of  how  many  feet  it  will  require.  Jot 
down  the  action  in  the  form  of  a  scenario, 
remembering  in  each  scene  whether  the 
camera  is  to  be  far  or  near.  I'sually  such  a 
scenario  will  have  two  central  characters — 
the  others  being  incidental.  Therefore  when 
the  action  is  between  these  two  characters 
only,  we  move  the  camera  forward  to  include 


cations— pick   a   building   that   looks  like  a 
castle,  also  a  garden  with  a  small  cottage. 

V\7E  would  start  with  a  title  suggesting  the 
*^  homeofthewidowandhcrlittleboy — then 
show  the  little  boy  coming  out  into  the 
garden — then  photograph  him  from  a  distance 
of  six  feet  as  he  pels  his  dog  or  does  something 
of  the  kind — and  introduce  him.  Then  we  go 
to  the  first  interior — and  show  his  mother 
knitting  at  her  table.  The  little  boy  comes 
in  to  her— they  register  great  love.  Then 
they  hear  a  knock  on  the  door  and  turn. 
(Here  we  show  another  scene — a  messenger 
boy  knocking  on  a  door) — the  boy  enters  with 
a  letter.  She  reads  it.  She  speaks  to  the 
little  boy — close  shot — then  a  title  explains — 
"Your  grandfather.  Lord  Fauntlercy,  has 
sent  for  you."  After  this  title  we  go  back  to 
the  scene — the  boy  apparently  asking  if  she 
can  go  too.  She  answers — another  title  says, 
"Xo,  dear — when  your  father  married  me  he 
disowned  us  both— but  he  is  old — and  wants 
you — he  is  rich — " 

We  come  back  to  the  scene,  the  little  boy 
rebels  at  going — she  tells  him  he  has  to — and 
we  fade  out. 

Then  a  title  explains  that  the  little  bov  has 
arrived  in  England— at  the  home  of  his  titled 


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just  these — which  keeps  us  from  the  sight  of 
others  standing  awkwardly  around,  or,  at  any 
rate,  distracting  attention  from  the  main 
theme.  This  is  the  basic  reason  for  "close- 
ups"  and  long  shots.  The  long  shot  outlines 
general  surroundings,  general  action — es- 
tablishes the  scene.  The  close  shot  takes  up 
the  actual  narrative.  In  other  words,  the 
long  shot  describes  setting  and  situation — 
the  closer  shot  tells  the  actual  stor)'. 

TTIE  "fadeout" — made  by  closing  the  dia- 
-'-  phragm — orintheamateurcamerabyslowly 
passing  a  jagged  piece  of  cardboard  across 
the  lens — corresponds  to  the  period  in  punc- 
tuation. When  we  reach  the  end  of  a  train 
of  events  we  "fade  out" — then  take  up  the 
next. 

As  an  instance — suppose  we  decide  to  film 
"Little  Lord  Fauntleroy"  in  an  amateur  way. 
The  central  characters  are  the  little  lord,  his 
mother,  and  his  old  grandfather.  The  sce- 
nario— quite  condensed  of  course  for  the  ama- 
teur camera — would  require  two  "interiors'" — 
one  a  plain  wall  with  a  bare  table  and  a  chair — 
a  basket  of  knitting  for  the  mother. — the 
other  could  be  the  same  space  with  drapes 
changed,  some  elaborate  furniture — a  great 
armchair  for  the  grandfather  and  whatever 
bric-a-brac    could    be    assembled.     For    lo- 


grandlather — we  show  the  building  that  looks 
like  a  castle — the  little  boy  being  driven  to  it 
in  an  auto  which  stops  in  front.  We  bring 
the  camera  closer — and  show  a  butler  helping 
him  out  and  turning  to  take  his  luggage. 

Then  we  go  to  the  second  interior — the  old 
grandfather  in  the  chair — perhaps  «-ith  the 
gout— the  butler  ushers  in  the  boy.  The 
stern  old  grandfather  looks  him  over  and 
softens  toward  him. 

\  title  says:  '*Tell  me  about  America." 

In  the  scene — a  close  shot  of  grandfather 
and  boy  now  on  the  arm  of  his  chair,  talking 
animatedly. 

Fade  out. 

A  TITLE  explains  that  the  boy  has  brought 
-*  *•  the  grandfather  a  new  happiness.  We  show 
them  in  a  garden,  the  grandfather  quite 
proud;  the  boy  now  dressed  in  fine  clothes — 
but  seemingly  not  happy.  We  see  the  boy 
playing  with  toys  or  something — he  looks  at  a 
letter  from  his  mother — tears  come  in  his  eyes. 
Then  we  cut  to  the  grandfather,  watching  him. 
The  old  man  makes  up  his  mind — and  beckons 
— the  ser\-ant  comes  in.  The  grandfather 
speaks. 

"Wire  for  the  boy's  mother,"  says  a  title. 

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father  starts  idling  him  his  mother  is  commg, 
and  fade  out.  . 

Then  a  title,  something  to  the  effect  that  m 
forgiveness  and  the  happiness  of  two  others 
the  old  man  found  his  true  happiness. 

We  show  the  interior  scene — grandfather  in 
the  chair — mother  on  one  arm.  boy  on  other — 
all  \cry  affectionate.  The  old  man  drops  off 
to  sleep  with  a  happy  smile  on  his  face— 
and  fade  out. 

THIS  is  just  a  -lery  rough  outline  of  what 
can  be  done — the  amateur  director  can  fill  it 
with  his  own  ideas,  his  o^™  business,  ad  lib. 
Of  course,  it  is  quite  long— a  super  feature  for 
the  amateur,  although  professionally  it  would 
be  vcrv  brief — hardly  a  reel. 

One  can  make  a  shorter  play  out  of  an 
episode  in  a  newspaper  comic  supplement- 
just  carry  out  the  action  in  one  of  these  pages — 
the  Katzeniammer  ICids,  for  instance,  or 
Happy  Hooligan,  in  just  a  few  feet. 

The  ingenuity  of  the  amateur  director  will 
suggest  these  things.  The  main  thing  is  lo 
jot  the  action  down  so  that  it  can't  be  for- 
gotten or  mistakes  develop — be  sure  the 
scenes  and  properties  are  all  in  place — that 
the  camera  is  in  a  firm  foundation — then  go 
ahead.     Practice  will  do  the  rest. 


What  the  Amateur  Is 
Doing 


(  COXTIXtED  FROM  P.\GE  35  ] 

pictures.    Try  it  out  yourself.    All  jou  need  is 
a  reflector — and  a  blonde. 

AiI.\TEURS  fall  mto  a  common  error  in 
taking  scenics.  Get  action  into  your  shots. 
Remember  you  are  talcing  violiciii  pictures. 
That  shot  you  made  of  the  Washington  Mon- 
ument .would  he  a  lot  better  if  you  had  someone 
you  know  moving  about  in  the  near  foreground. 

Look  over  the  professional  scenics.  Those 
shots  of  the  Dutch  windmills  have  interesting 
natives  in  wood  shoes  up  by  the  camera. 
Esquimaux  are  skinning  fish  close  to  the  lens  in 
those  shots  of  the  .\rctic  floes. 

Remember — action,  action,  action! 

*  *     * 

A1I.\TEURS  have  been  complaining  about 
the  need  of  an  arrangement  to  get  scenes 
to  fade  in  and  out. 

Most  of  us  can  remember  when  D.W.  Griffith 
first  created  the  fade-in  and  fade-out.  Up  to 
that  time  the  camera  had  jumped  sharply  and 
abruptly  from  scene  to  scene.  This  jerky  effect 
clashed  with  an  observer's  continuity  of 
thought. 

Griffith  made  it  possible  for  the  professional 
cameraman  to  ease  in  and  out  of  scenes.  Now 
amateurs  can  achieve  the  same  professional 
effects.  .\n  Iris  \'ignetter  has  been  put  on  the 
market,  by  which  they  can  get  the  fade-in  and 
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**The  camera  I  used  was  a  Filmo.  made  by 
Bell  &  Howell  of  Chicago.  I  used  this  machine 
on  a  three  months'  trip  through  the  Mediter- 
ranean countries  in  Europe  and  .Africa,  and 
al^i^o  in  France  and  England.  .\s  a  result  I  have 
several  thousand  feet  of  film,  outlining  the 
entire  trip  from  start  to  finish,  ending  with  the 
sinking  of  the  Japanese  freighter  Raifukn 
Muru,  in  April  of  1925. 

"TTHE  International  Xewsreel  representative 
"^  boarded  the  Homeric,  on  which  I  was  a 
passenger,  at  Quarantine,  and  learned  that  I 
had  taken  a  shot  at  the  Japanese  boat.  I  turned 
my  reel  over  to  him  and  it  was  taken  by  air- 
plane to  the  Eastman  plant  at  Rochester  for 
tievclopment  and  enlargement.    On  Saturday. 


whether  there  was  light  enough  to  get  any 
results.  The  waves  were  running  forty  to  sixty 
feet  high,  and  both  ships  were  rolling  heavilv. 
I  took  what  footage  I  did,  and  then  decided  io 
wait  for  a  possibly  more  favorable  opportunity 
for  further  pictures — and  possibly  some  shots 
at  the  rescue  work  we  felt  would  follow. 

".\s  it  developed,  it  was  impossible  to  send 
help,  as  no  boats  could  be  lowered  and  live. 
Then,  T.\ithout  warning,  the  Japanese  boat 
turned  completely  over.  Its  bottom  was  ex- 
posed to  view  for  a  ver>-  few  moments  and  then 
disappeared  entirely.  .  .  .  We  stood  by  for 
half  an  hour  or  more  after  it  sank,  tr>-ing  to 
locate  any  of  the  crew,  but  not  a  single  h\ing 
person  could  be  seen.  Xothing  was  in  sight  but 
some  odds  and  ends  of  wreckage." 


Identification  of  Pictures  on  Pages  60  and  6 1 

1.  Raymond  Hatton  made  his  first  hit  as  a  character  actor. 
He  was  King  James  I  in  "To  Ha\"e  and  To  Hold." 

2.  The  member  of  the  English  burlesque  troupe  is  Charlie 
Chaplin,  then  touring  the  country  in  "A  Night  in  a  London 
Club"  and  "A  Night  in  an  English  Music  Hall." 

3.  Syd  Chaplin  was  another  member  of  Fred  Karno's  London 
burlesque  company. 

4.  Chester  Conklin's  moustache  won  him  the  nickname  of 
Walrus.  Mack  Swain  and  Conklin  starred  in  a  comedy  series, 
"Ambrose  and  the  Walrus." 

5.  Ford  Sterling,  of  course.  And  Mack  Sennett's  first  prom- 
inent comic. 

6.  Harold  Lloyd!  Lloyd  once  played  character  roles  with 
the  John  Lane  OConnor  Stock  Company. 

7.  Wallace  Beery  as  Siveedie,  aTamiliar  figure  in  old  Essanay 
comedies. 

8.  Buster  Keaton.  He  played  with  his  father  and  mother  in 
vaudeville  as  The  Three  Keatons. 


of  the  same  week,  the  pictures  were  shown  on 
the  screen  in  New  York  City,  and  on  Sunday  I 
saw  the  pictures  on  the  screen  at  Columbus, 
Ohio. 

"I  only  caught  about  sixty-five  feet  of  the 
Japanese  ship,  because  it  went  down  so  sud- 
denly. AVhen  we  approached  it.  the  situation 
was  serious,  as  was  easily  observable,  but  I  did 
not  dream  the  end  would  come  so  soon. 

"It  was  a  terrible  day.  wiih  a  hard  rain  and 
a  gale  estimated  at  an>n.vhere  from  sixty  to 
eighty  miles  an  hour  blowing.  The  outlook 
was  dark,  and  what  footage  I  did  take  I  was 
uncertain  of.     By  that  I  mean  I  questioned 


TP\ID  j-ou  tr>- a  color  filter  on  your  camera  this 
-*— 'winter?  If  you  did,  you  added  a  lot  to  your 
snow  shots.  If  you  didn't,  be  sure  to  get  one 
before  summer  comes.  Tr>*  it  on  your  bathing 
beach  shots.  You  will  be  surprised  at  the 
shading  it  gives  to  sand,  water  and  clouds. 

Filters  are  inexpensive.  You  can  get  either 
the  gelatine  kind,  in  which  a  dyed  piece  of 
gelatine  is  cemented  between  two  flat  pieces  of 
glass,  or  you  can  get  special  natural  glass 
filters. 

Since  heat  and  moisture  affect  gelatine,  the 
natural  glass  filters  are  best,  even  if  they  cost 
a  shade  more. 


Brickbats  and  Bouquets 


[  CONTIXUED  FROM  PAGE   11$ 


Smoking  Ladies 

Oakland,  Calif. 
My  complaint  is  not  against  players  or  pic- 
tures, but  directors.  They  unintentionally 
give  the  wrong  impression  of  the  modem 
woman  of  today.  I  refer  particularly  to  the 
small  item  of  cigarette  smoking  among  ladies. 
Directors  invariably  depict  in  their  pictures 
but  two  classes  of  the  feminine  sex  who  indulge 

Evcrr  adTertUement  in  PnoTOPLAT  M.\GAZ1XE  Is  Buaranleed. 


in  Lady  Xicotine.  One  class  is  the  society 
woman  who  openly  defies  conventionalities  and 
a  cigarette  is  produced  to  enhance  her  \'icious 
attitude  on  life.  The  other  class  is  of  the 
lowest  strata  of  humanity,  whose  depra\ity  is 
stigmatized  by  a  \-ulgar  use  of  the  weed. 
Never,  with  but  few  exceptions,  have  I  seen  a 
maiden  or  matron  on  the  screen  smoke  a 
cigarette  in  a  modest  manner  becoming  a  lady. 

C.AROLIXE  BOOXE. 


Photoplay  INIuiAZiNii — Au\ ertisinc.  Section 


119 


A  Grand  Slam 


Chestnut  Hill,  Mass. 

Eveo'one  offers  suggestions  as  to  the  best 
picture  of  the  year.  It  remains  for  me  to  sug- 
gest the  worst.  I  think  my  vote  goes  to  "Into 
Her  Kingdom."  It  introduces  the  young  Scan- 
dinavian, Einar  Hansen,  and  if  he's  a  represen- 
tative specimen,  Europe  can  have  'em!  Of 
course  he  was  under  the  handicap  of  a  ridicu- 
lous attempt  at  a  beard.  He  looked  as  though 
his  face  were  ravehng.  The  ending  was  too 
inane  for  words.  Corinne  Griffith  played  the 
part  of  a  daughter  of  the  Czar  of  Russia.  She 
gave  up  all  claim  to  the  throne  for  bewhiskered 
Einar  Hansen,  a  notion  shop  in  Xew  Jersey, 
and  a  baby 

A  good  second  is  "The  Kick-Off."  with 
George  Walsh.  I  think  he  bears  a  great 
resemblance  to  Bull  ilontana.  He  may  be  the 
missing  link  Darwin  was  raving  about.  Thanks 
to  the  powers  that  be.  he  didn't  play  "Ben 
Hur."  In  this  picture  he  gave  us  a  sample  of 
his  prowess  in  chariot-driving.  He  drove  a 
buggy  in  a  thrilling  race,  to  get  to  the  football 
game  in  time  to  save  the  dear  old  .-Vlma  Mater's 
name  in  the  last  quarter.  Some  day  one  of 
those  fellows  will  lose  a  football  game,  if  they 
don't  take  care!  E.  Muriel  Barrie. 

The  Bicuspid  Babies 

San  Pedro.  Calif. 

For  some  time  past  I  have  been  bothered  h_\' 
a  most  disturbing  thought.  It  is  this:  What  is 
the  appropriate  way  for  an  actress  to  express 
emotion? 

Seemingly  most  feminine  stars  consider  it 
merely  necessar>'  to  open  their  respecti\e 
mouths.  By  this  I  mean  they  open  their 
mouths  and  gaze  vacantly  at  the  camera,  thus 
registering  at  will.  viz. :  surprise,  anger.  lo\  e  or 
deep  thought.  Perhaps  the  director  employs  a 
dentist  to  stand  behind  the  camera  and 
repeatedly  urge  the  sweet  young  ingenue  to 
"open  your  mouth  wider,  please." 

The  chief  advocates  of  this  school  of  expres- 
sion are.  to  my  mind  at  least.  Corinne  Griftith. 
Dorothy  Mackaill.  Dolores  Costello  and  Olive 
Borden.  Lovely  girls  all,  but  eWdently  a  Uttle 
too  proud  of  the  fact  tiiat  they  are  not  the 
"four  out  of  five." 

MARcrERiTE  M.  Snader. 

Her  Heroes 

Portland.  Oregon. 

After  reading  "Brickbats  and  Bouquets  '  in 
two  different  issues  of  the  Photoplay  Maga- 
zine, most  of  the  praise  was  given  to  Ronald 
Colman.  John  Gilbert  and  Ramon  Novarro.  I 
am  not  writing  against  them,  because  they  are 
good  actors.    But  for  my  choice  I  select: 

Richard  Talmadge — the  stunt  king. 

Fred  Thomson — one  of  the  best  Western 
actors. 

\\'illiam  Boyd — w^ill  be  successor  to  Wallace 
Reid. 

Richard  Dbc  is  one  of  the  best  actors  in  the 
movie  colony. 

Reginald  Denny  is  a  comedy  by  himself. 

Lloyd  Hughes,  the  tj'pical  American  youth. 

But  why  isn't  there  more  praise  given  to 
Richard  Tahnadge?  He  has  many  admirers, 
but  he  deserves  more.  Is  it  because  he  is  not 
well  known?  Or  is  it  because  there  is  not 
much  published  about  him? 

Here  is  best  of  luck  to  my  six  favorite  actors 
and  to  Photoplay,  the  best  magazine  going. 
Miss  Caroline  Protextor. 

Lon  on  His  Own 

Conners\-ille,  Ind. 

Hoop-tee-le-a!  Lon  Chaney  is  coming  out 
from  behind  the  scenery.  If  he  is  going  to  use 
his  own  face  in  "  Tell  It  to  the  Marines,"  I  am 
going  to  see  it.  Take  it  from  me,  Lon,  you"\e 
been  putting  it  on  a  little  too  strong. 

Oh,  lovely  Mary  Brian!  If  ever  I  dream  of  a 
sweet  girl  with  apple  blossoms,  sunshine  and 
the  fragrant  breeze  of  a  spring  morning,  it  will 
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Heels."  Mr.  Wynn  hopes  to  make 
good,  in  spite  of  the  fact  that  he 
comes  from  Great  Neck,  L.  I.,  and 
not  Berlin.  He  feels  that  he  has  a 
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Now  listen,  Buster  Kcaton.  Don't  do  it 
again, — I  mean  dress  up  like  you  did  in 
"Battling  Butler."  If  you're  not  going  to 
smile,  put  on  the  pants  you've  been  wearing. 

I  would  like  to  see  Tola  Negri  in  a  sob  story. 
I  think  she  is  a  great  actress. 

\\'here  are  you,  Wallace  Beer}'?  We  want  to 
see  more  of  you  with  your  mischie\ous  grin 
that  conies  out  through  your  cussedness. 
"V'ou're  the  real  thing,  Wallace,  whiskers  and 
all. 

If  a  few  more  of  our  wealthy  movie  stars 
would  take  trips  to  Europe  it  would  be  quite  a 
relief.     Some  of  their  faces  are  getting  to  be 
as  common  as  the  bull  on  a  tobacco  sign. 
Harry  Jay  Nickel. 

Some  Jewelled  Impressions 

Birmingham.  Ala. 

Alma  Ruheus — A  topaz  ring  in  an  antique 
setting — Debussy's  "Arabesque." 

Fold  Negri — A  rare,  square  cut  emerald — 
worn  on  the  little  finger. 

Mac  Murray — A  cr>'stal  and  pearl  necklace 
— with  the  lights  plaving  on  it. 

Lya  Dc  Piiiti — A  cigarette  holder  of  red  and 
black  lacquer  with  a  circle  of  diamonds — smoke 
rings. 

F-slhcr  Ralston — A  gold  locket  hung  on  a 
black  ribbon. 

MaryPickJord — Necklace  of  tiny  seed  pearls. 

Lillian  Gisli — A  moonstone — church  chimes. 

J  did  Goudal — Bits  of  rare  ivory — "Chanson 
d'  Indy." 

Mary  Carr — A  heavy  gold  band  wedding 
ring — a  braided  hair  breastpin. 

Alberta  Vaughn — A  jeweled  fraternity  pin. 

Dorothy  Gish — A  string  of  natural  pink  coral. 

Mary  Astor — A  cameo — "Oh!  Promise  Me." 

Gloria  Swanson — A  Marquis  diamond. 

Saka  Helen  Collins. 

Kenyon  Fans,  Please  Note 

Southport,  England. 
We  have  a  bouquet  of  the  best  kind  to  hand 
to  Doris  Kenyon  for  her  work  in  "The  Halfway 


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Girl."  We  think  it  is  the  best  work  she  has 
done.  We  would  point  out  that  we  have  not 
seen  JSIiss  Kenyon  in  "Men  of  Steel"  as  yet, 
but  we  are  hoping  it  will  be  even  better  than 
"The  Halfway  Girl." 

We  have  a  bouquet  for  Lloyd  Hughes,  too, 
whose  splendid  acting  helped  to  make  "The 
Halfway  Girl"  such  a  success.  May  he  play  in 
many  more  films  with  Miss  Kenyon. 

We  consider  the  combination  of  these  two  as 
great  as.  if  not  greater  than,  that  of  Talmadge 
and  O'Brien,  and  we  hope  it  will  continue  to 
flourish. 

The  Dorts  Kenyon  Fan  Club, 
Evelyn  Jackson,  Pres. 
Finchlield,  Kew  Gardens. 

Southport,  England. 

Dick's  Defender 

Marshall,  Mich. 

Why  all  these  brickbats  about  Richard  Bar- 
thelmess?  Why  criticize  so  severely  one  of  our 
best  screen  men?  No  matter  what  the  picture 
itself,  Mr.  Barthelmess  makes  it  worth  while. 

He  has  that  imitable  sense  of  humor,  that 
youthful  boyishness  and  lightheartedness,  and 
flings  himself  into  his  pictures  with  the  carefree 
abandon  of  a  schoolboy,  or  adds  just  the  right 
touch  of  seriousness. 

He  has  that  look  of  extreme  youth  which  en- 
ables him  to  take  boyish  parts.  Who  else  but 
Richard  Barthelmess  could  stand  before  the 
camera  and  be  photographed  with  hundreds  of 
young  West  Point  Cadets,  as  he  did  in  "Class- 
mates"? Which,  by  the  way,  was  one  of  his 
best  pictures.  Who  else  but  Mr.  Barthelmess 
could  make  some  of  his  pictures  possible? 

If  people  arc  going  to  criticize  in  this  manner 
let  them  turn  their  criticisms  in  other  more 
justifiable  channels. 

Mr.  Barthelmess  is  one  in  a.  thousand,  one 
who  will  never  lose  the  secret  of  youth  and 
charm.  Ethel  Pratley. 

Desiring  Dix  Dramatic 

Williamsport,  Pa. 

We  are  all  so  interested  in  Richard  Dix  that 
we  must  throw  one  friendly  brick  in  hopes  that 
it  will  wake  someone  up.  For  such  silly,  play- 
boy, frothy  roles  as  he  has  had  in  his  last  pic- 
tures we  could  all  punish,  with  pleasure,  who- 
ever is  responsible. 

Let  us  have  more  of  his  acting.  More  of  such 
roles  as  the  ones  in  "The  Ten  Command- 
ments," "The  Vanishing  American,"  "Ice- 
bound," and  all  of  his  serious  pictures  and  less 
of  "Say  It  Again"  and  "Woman-handled." 

One  letter  in  the  last  Photoplay  said  he 
should  play  in  "Sheiky"  roles.  We  would 
rather  say  "manly"  roles,  with  their  share  of 
heart  interest.  Surely,  in  such  a  superb  phys- 
ique and  handsome  face  with  actual  acting 
aliility  is  better  material  than  is  needed  for 
Ught  comedy. 

We  are  twenty  girls,  all  twenty  j'ears  old, 
and  every  girl  in  the  club  agrees,  so  we  must 
represent  what  lots  of  girls  want  in  the  movies, 
and  there  are  others  not  in  our  club  that  think 
as  we  do  about  Richa.rd  Uix's  rules.  We  want 
him  serious!  The  Twenty  Club, 

Miss  M.  Matilda  Smith,  Pres. 

Praising  Colleen 

SjTacuse.  N.  Y. 

Thanks!  Many  thanks!  to  Colleen  Moore  for 
giving  the  public  such  splendid  entertainments 
as  "It  Must  Be  Love."  This  play  is  decidedly 
in  the  superior  group  of  pictures.  It  embraces 
love,  humor,  pathos,  and  works  keenly  upon 
our  emotions.  There  is  a  strong  sense  of 
probability  which  merely  lends  enchantment  to 
the  picture.  Who  can  see  Colleen  without  liv- 
ing into  the  picture  with  her?  Surely,  to  laugh, 
to  cry,  to  be  embarrassed,  to  enjoy  life,  to  live 
and  to  be  loved,  and  to  be  happy  along  with 
Colleen,  will  relieve  the  most  fatigued  mind 
and  gladden  every  soul  in  the  audience. 

Keep  up  the  good  work,  Colleen.  You  are 
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TLJr  L.  MENCKEN,  the  famous  critic  of 
^  -■-•  American  manners,  morals  and  literary- 
tastes,  and  editor  of  the  American  IsAercury, 
made  a  visit  to  Hollywood  recently. 

He  met  all  the  movie  stars  and  visited 
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grateful,  which  we  can  enjoy,  and  which  causes 
us  to  forget  ourselves  and  troubles.    Pictures 
like  yours  are  a  contribution  of  great  value. 
E.  W.  Stone. 

A  Beery  Boost 

^\'^aco,  Texas 
Bet  your  last  carfare  on  Noah  Beery!  I've 
met  Noah  Beery.  Dignified  and  modest,  he 
avoids  notoriety.  Eluding  the  cheering  throng 
which  greeted  Paramount  stars  upon  their 
arrival  in  San  Antonio,  Texas,  to  film  "The 
Rouqh  Riders,"  while  fellow  players  were  bask- 
ing in  the  limelight.  Noah  was  quietly  renewing 
old  friendships  which  dated  back  to  his  trooper 
days  of  legitimate  drama. 

His  friends  are  legion.  Grasp  his  hand, 
meet  his  friendly  smile,  get  his  philosophies  of 
life,  and  proud  you'll  be  you've  met  this  star  of 
the  film  world!  Well  read,  a  serious  thinker, 
you'll  do  some  rapid-fire  thinking  yourself  to 
keep  up  with  Noah!  Characters  like  this  lend 
dignity  to  his  vocation,  a  profession  at  whose 
door  even.'^thing  from  an  Elinor  Glyn  complex 
to  the  break  of  day  is  laid. 

Give  us  more  like  Noah,  and  movie  critics 
along  with  the  censors  will  get  pink-eye  look- 
ing for  something  further  to  cut. 

Mrs.  T.  L. 

Two  Queens 

Vancouver,  B.  C. 

pHOTOPL.'VY  is  always  dehghtful,  but  the 
October  issue  pleased  me  particularly  because 
Ahce  Joyce  adorns  the  cover.  She  is  my  favor- 
ite actress.  She  is  the  most  beautiful  woman 
on  the  screen.  She  affects  me  in  the  same  way 
that  certain  pieces  of  music  do.  She  is  moving, 
exquisite,  well-nigh  divine.  There  is  some- 
ihiiig  not  of  this  earth  about  her  lovel)'  face. 
And  she  is  a  splendid  actress.  Always  con- 
vincing and  sincere.  I  shall  never  forget  her  in 
the  "Green  Goddess."  )There  are  so  many 
mediocre  actresses  among  screenland's  beau- 
ties, that  when  loveliness  and  talent  go  hand  in 
hand  they  should  be  appreciated  and  receive  a 
fitting  reward. 

Esther  Ralston  is  another  favorite  of  mine. 
I  was  interested  to  read  of  her  happy  married 
Ufe.  She,  too,  is  verj'  beautiful — it  is  a  cozy 
type  of  womanhood,  and  a  great  relief  from  the 
wrist  watch  size  flappers.        Dora,  Austie. 

Teacher  Replies 

Middletown,  N.  Y. 
In  a  recent  Photoplay  a  correspondent  asks, 
"Has  any  teacher  been  known  to  keep  track  of 
the  distribution  of  good  pictures  in  her  town, 
has  she  advertised  their  showing?"  Has  any 
teacher?     Yes,  there  are  thousands  of  them. 


Not  only  does  the  "bigoted"  teacher  sug- 
gest pictures  which  would  help  pupils  in  their 
class  work  or  in  some  way  make  their  lives 
bigger  and  happier,  but  they  have  often  paid 
the  way  of  children  who  otherwise  could  not 
have  gone. 

In  reference  to  using  pictures  as  subjects  for 
oral  English  talks,  the  syllabus  of  the  state  of 
New  York  (which  the  teachers  in  city,  town 
and  countr>'  schools  generally  follow),  sug- 
gests the  moving  picture  they  had  seen  as  one 
very  excellent  topic. 

The  English  book  used  in  many  places  in  this 
partof  the  state  has.  in  sLx  different  places,  out- 
lines for  discussing  movies  seen  or  questions 
asked  about  movies.  One  question  is,  "Was  it 
a  good  movie?     Why  do  you  think  so?" 

History',  oral  EngUsh,  geography  and  litera- 
ture have  been  made  more  vital  and  real  to  the 
children  for  the  past  fifteen  years,  at  least  by 
the  teachers'  intelligent  use  of  the  movies. 
Alta  M.  Trepp. 

Raving  About  Rod 

London,  England. 

Stars  come,  and  stars  go,  but  Rod  La  Rocque 
goes  on  forever.  There's  one  word  applies  to 
him  perfectly — dependable.  You  can  abso- 
lutely rely  on  Rod  never  to  give  you  anything 
bad,  or  half  and  half:  his  work  is  perfect,  it 
never  deteriorates.  You  can  depend  on  him. 
If  one  sees  "Rod  La  Rocque  "  written  outside  a 
cinema,  one  need  not  trouble  to  see  what  the 
play  is,  or  who  else  is  in  it :  if  Rod's  there,  you'll 
find  a  perfect  performance. 

His  work  is  never  shoddy,  or  weak,  or  false, 
or  overdone.  Apart  from  his  work  is  the  mag- 
net of  his  personahty.  There  again  you'll  find 
nothing  artificial.  He  is  the  most  natural 
actor  in  filmdom.  He  doesn't  put  over  any 
nasty  ideas  of  worldliness,  or  sophistication, 
or  boredom;  but  presents  to  us  a  fine,  straight, 
gay  and  charming  fellow — most  likeable.  No, 
lovable.    \'ive  La  Rocque! 

Miss  C.  Mitbray. 

He's  a  Real  Fan! 

Seattle,  Wash. 
I  am  pecuharly  indebted  to  the  silver  sheet, 
inasmuch  as  it  is  the  medium  that  revealed  to 
me  the  only  image  of  perfect  womanhood  I  ever 
hope  to  see.  She  has  enamored  me  to  the  ex- 
tent that  I  get  a  positive  thrill  just  from  seeing 
her  name  in  print.  I  buy  everj'  movie  pubUca- 
tion  I  can  find  and  peruse  them  eagerly  in  the 
hope  of  finding  something  about  her.  To  me 
she  is  endowed  with  every  attribute  that  con- 
stitutes perfection.  I  have  been  a  patron  of  the 
movies  for  years  and  have  seen  all  the  stars  in 
action,  but  she  has  captured  my  imagination  to 
the  exclusion  of  all  the  others.     I  have  never 


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seen  her  in  person,  but  they  say  the  camera 
doesn't  Vie.  I  have  not  even  a  picture  of  her  to 
console  me,  but  this  must  be  a  mental  world, 
for  I  glean  contentment  from  the  very  fact  that 
she  exists.  All  my  life  (and  I  am  not  young)  1 
have  searched  for  an  embodiment  of  my  ideas 
of  perfection  in  womanhood  and  at  last  she  has 
materialized  in  the  person  of — Elaine  Ham- 
merstein.  J.  W.  Huntington. 

A  Call  for  Comedy 

Glenside,  Pa. 

Enough  of  the  big  feature  films  are  being 
ma  Je  to  satisfy  the  present  needs  of  the  regular 
movie  patrons,  and  while  there  are  a  number  of 
s/iorl  liumorous  pictures,  there  is  a  woful  lack  of 
mirth-provoking /t(i/j(rc  comedy  pictures. 

Whether  it's  one  of  Harry  Langdon's,  Char- 
lie Chaplin's,  Harold  Lloyd's  or  Ra>Tiiond 
(irithth's  pictures,  crowded  houses  attest  the 
fact  that  there  is  still  room  for  more.  Even  the 
most  blas^  patron  quickly  responds  to  the  tonic 
eflects  of  a  real  laugh-producing  film,  especially 
when  accompanied  by  the  merriment  of  a  de- 
lightful audience,  the  faint  titter  of  a  timid  tot, 
the  partly  suppressed  giggle  of  the  girl  in  her 
'teens,  the  loud  "guffaw"  of  the  old  gentleman 
who  formerly  wore  side- whiskers,  and  the 
"hyena-like"  laugh  of  the  portly  mo\ie  fan. 
All  are  cheered  and  refreshed  after  such  enter- 
tainment, the  tired  business  man  or  busy 
housewife,  the  jaded  old  gent  with  the  "hair- 
less dome,"  and  the  rest  of  the  patrons. 

Harry  Hilpeet. 

Au  Enthusiastic  Fan 

Bloomington,  Ind. 

The  thing  that  impresses  me  most  about  the 
movies  is  the  way  they  keep  moving — toward 
bigger  things.  Now  and  then  comes  a  picture 
which  seems  perfect.  It  satisfies.  Apparently 
it  cannot  be  improved  upon.  But  the  next 
time  a  big  picture  appears  it  is  better.  This  is 
not  written  merely  as  a  comphment  to  the 
pictures.  It  is  an  effort  to  express  a  belief  in 
their  inevitable  progress.  The  desire  for  ex- 
cellence as  well  as  success  is  a  seed  planted  in 
them.  It  grows.  Good  movies  today  mean 
better  movies  tomorrow. 

It  should  be  recalled  to  the  movie  audience 
occasionally — though  not  too  often,  for  in  art 
the  means  are  best  lost  sight  of  in  the  end — 
the  pamstaking  toil  of  the  actors  in  producing 
pleasing  efitects.  The  more  dehcate,  the  more 
graceful  the  effect,  the  greater  the  artistr>'.  An 
art  which  works  in  silence!  What  can  be  more 
exquisite?  What  can  require  more  intense  con- 
centration, more  devoted  study  on  the  part  of 
its  followers?  Let  us  value  the  movies  fully! 
Alta  Brunt  Sembowee. 

Ladies  Prefer  Blonds 

Boston,  Mass. 

I  have  long  thought  that  Conrad  Xagel  has 
been  holding  the  place  as  the  Screen's  Only 
Blond  Leading  Man  for  too  long.  And  here, 
(God  bless  'em)  are  three  unusual  blond  gentle- 
men to  hold  the  honor  with  him. 

Ralph  Forbes  is  one;  perfect  manners,  de- 
hghtfully  different,  with  a  most  disarming 
smile.    Pola,  here  is  your  next  leading  man. 

Rex  Ingram  atones  for  any  past  sins  (such  as 
"JI  are  Nostrum")  in  giving  us  Ivan  Petrovich, 
the  blue-eyed  Serbian  who  saved  "The  Magi- 
cian" from  utter  disgrace.  Here  is  deep  emo- 
tion restrained  under  a  mask  of  apparent  care- 
lessness. George  Fitzmaurice  could  make  him 
a  blond  John  Gilbert. 

Another  foreigner,  the  sparkling  Willy 
Fritsch,  a  German,  who  can  teach  our  own 
John  Gilbert  how  to  smoke  a  cigarette  in  a 
most  intriguing  way.  His  technique  is  an  un- 
heard-of technique  here  with  us.  One  cannot 
but  realize  it  while  watching  "The  Waltz 
Dream"  unreel.  He  gives  us  a  new  charming 
hero — ah!  if  Von  Stroheim  could  direct  him! 
He  is  altogether  different  from  any  other  actor. 
Miss  Barbaea  Phillips. 
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basic 
rales 


\  BEAUTY 

By  HELENA  RUBINSTEIN 

International  Beauty  Scientist 

IT  ever  has  been  my  dod:rine  that  no  two  skins  are 
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no  matter  how  widely  skins  may  differ: 

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2.  Make  your  skin  work  — the  ing  is  necessary— bleach. 


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at  least  twice  a  day. 

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Protect  the  skin  against  ex- 
tremes of  climate. 


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8.  Use  pure  cosmetics — be  sure 
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your  beauty  preparations. 

9.  Persevere  in  regularity  of  home 
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King  Vidor  was  licked. 

The  limousine  skidded  through  the  big  iron 
gates  and  splashed  water  upon  a  shivering  fig- 
ure under  a  lamp  post.  The  boy  looked  up,  his 
face  illuminated  in  the  reflection  from  the  wet 
pavement. 

King  \'idor  let  out  a  yell  of  command  to  his 
dri\-er.  The  limousine  slid  across  the  boule- 
vard and  into  the  middle  of  the  ne.xt  block  and 
stopped  on  two  wheels.  King  \'idor  was  jumpt- 
ing  up  and  down  inside  of  it  like  a  maniac. 
issuing  commands.  They  swung  around  and 
started  back. 

.\  guy  in  a  Ford  stopped  beside  Jimmy 
Murray. 

"Want  a  ride,  kid?"  he  asked. 

Jimmy  gave  him  a  grateful  grin  and  jumped 
in,  and  pulled  his  coat  collar  up  tighter.  "Wet 
night,"  he  said,  because  his  Irish  heart  was  still 
keeping  him  warm  inside. 

The  traffic  along  Washington  Boulevard  was 
reduced  to  picturesque  curses  by  the  passage  of 
a  limousine  gone  mad.  A  big  limousine  that 
darted  and  skidded  through  at  a  reckless  speed, 
while  the  pretty  lady  within  wTapped  her  furs 
closer  around  her  and  the  man  urged  further 
speed. 

They  caught  up  ^-ith  the  flivver. 

KIXG  \TDOR  and  Jimmy  Murray  had  met, 
strangely,  brought  together  by  fate  on  a 
rainy  night. 

"You're  going  to  play  the  lead  in  my  ne.xt 
picture,"  King  Vidor  yelled  frantically  through 
the  darkness.    "What's  jour  name?" 

"Am  I  now?"  said  Jimmy  ilurray.  thinking 
that  maybe  the  cold  and  hunger  had  turned  his 
head  a  bit.  "\A'ell,  my  name's  Jimmy  JIurray, 
and  I'd  be  obliged  for  the  same  from  you." 

"Mine's  King  Vidor,"  said  the  man  In  the 
limousine. 

Under  his  breath  Jimmy  Murray  said,  "The 
saints  preserx-e  me — 'tis  true." 

He  didn't  believe  it  until  the  contract  was 
signed.  A  five  year  contract  with  Metro- 
Gold^^Ti-ilayer. 

He  didn't  believe  it  then. 

I  don't  think  he  quite  believes  it  yet. 

And  why  should  he — remembering  what  had 
gone  before. 

Jiimny  Murray  was  bom  in  Tammany.  In 
case  you  don't  know  what  that  means,  I'll 


mention  that  it  is  in  Xew  York  City.  He  had 
four  brothers  and  two  sisters  and  nobody  paid 
any  more  attention  to  Jimmy  than  they  did  to 
the  other  sLx  Murray  kids. 

When  he  was  old  enough  to  go  to  work,  he 
went  to  work.  Christopher  Murray  expected 
his  sons  to  go  to  work.  There  were  no  loafers 
in  the  Murray  family.    Jimmy  began  as  a  clerk. 

And  he  hated  being  a  clerk  with  all  his  heart 
and  soul. 

He  had  always  wanted  to  be  an  actor.  So 
Jimmy  Murray  got  a  small  part  in  a  William 
Brady  stage  play — on  his  looks — and  that  was 
a  lucky  engagement  because  it  convinced  him 
and  ever>'body  else  that  he  wasn't  cut  out  for  a 
stage  actor. 

So  he  started  for  Hollywood.  Tt  takes  a  good 
man  to  get  from  Xew  Vork  to  Hollywood  with- 
out a  cent  in  his  pocket.  Jinmiy  walked  part  of 
the  way.  He  bummed  rides.  When  he  got  to 
HolljT\-ood  he  had  a  bit  of  luck,  and  it  all 
looked  like  plain  sailing.  He  worked  three 
months  as  an  e.xtra  in  a  Buster  Keaton  picture 
and  wondered  why  people  talked  such  rot 
about  it  being  hard  to  get  into  the  movies. 

Then  he  didn't  work  again  for  six  months. 
And  being  ver>'  hungry'  he  decided  to  go  home, 
where  there  was  always  com  beef  and  cabbage 
and  a  bit  of  home  made  bread  in  the  ^Murray 
cupboard  for  a  prodigal.  He  bummed  his  way 
home.  He  got  a  job  as  a  theater  usher,  rose  to 
be  manager  and  saved  his  pennies.  When  he'd 
got  a  gmb  stake,  he  started  back  for  the  El 
Dorado  of  Hollywood  once  more. 

A  XT)  the  last  of  his  grub  stake  had  gone,  for 
-*  *-a  meal  the  day  before  when  he  stood  under 
the  street  lamp  in  front  of  the  Metro-Gold- 
wTiTi-Mayer  studio  that  night.  The  ne.xt  day 
would  ha\-e  seen  him  at  sea.  somehow,  bound 
for  a  trip  around  the  world. 

But  the  luck  of  the  Irish  turned  up  again, 
and  now  he's  James  Murray  with  a  slick  con- 
tract and  a  great  director  back  of  him,  and  a 
chance  to  become  a  big  motion  picture  star — 
for  the  boy's  handsome,  and  he  has  an  Irish 
sort  of  charm,  and  King  \'idor  says  he's  a  bom 
actor. 

Of  course  you  mustn't  forget  that  there  are 
gp.pQg  boys  who  stand  in  the  rain  with  their 
sole  on  the  wet  pavement — and  don't  e\en  get 
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little  Cinderella  yarn  start  you  westward  for  a 
mo\ie  career. 

Murray's  experiences  and  hardships  are  just 
the  same  old  storj'  of  Heartbreak  Town. 

But  he  is  made  of  fighting  stufif. 

Here's  one  they  tell  on  him  at  M-G-M  which 
happened  when  he  was  an  extra,  before  the 
rainy  night  which  slddded  King  Vidor  across 
his  path. 

Murray  was  one  of  a  couple  of  hundred  called 
for  work  on  the  "Annie  Laurie"  set  one  day. 
There  was  a  battle  on  the  castle  wall  and  Mur- 
ray was  one  of  those  thrown  o5  the  wall  and 
killed.  The  assistant  director  started  taking 
names  of  those  still  on  the  wall.  And  Jimmy 
knew  what  that  meant.  The  "dead"  ones 
were  through  and  the  ''alive  ones"  would  get 
another  day's  work. 

A  FALL  from  a  twenty  foot  wall  isn't  fun, 
but  an  extra  day's  work  is  three  more 
days'  food.  Stealthily  young  Jimmy  Murray 
detached  himself  from  the  ■' dead  "  at  the  foot  of 
the  wall  and  joined  the  "live"  ones  at  the  top. 

And  sure  enough  it  won  him  another  day's 
work — another  ticket — and  another  fall  off  the 
high  wall. 

Murray  had  been  tested  by  almost  ever>'  big 
director  in  Holl\-wood  before  \'idor  discovered 
him.  "  Either  they  didn't  see  the  tests  or  they 
couldn't  see  me,"  saj's  Jimmy,  "until  along 
comes  Lady  Luck  in  the  form  of  Mr.  \'idor. 

"I'm  sure  going  to  keep  my  mouth  shut,  do 
just  what  he  tells  me  to  and  make  good  or  bust. 
I'm  tired  of  being  outside  looking  in  and  now 
that  I'm  in  I  want  to  stay.  I'll  do  my  best  and 
now  that  the  big  chance  has  come  I  won't  have 
any  alibis  if  I  don't  make  good." 


Don  t  Go  to  Hollywood 

[  CONTIXrZD  FROM  PAGE  $  I  ] 

"Why  do  you  follow  me?"  I  asked. 

He  seized  the  opening  quickly.  "I  know 
when  a  girUe's  lonesome,"  he  said.  "I've 
been  getting  bad  breaks  lately  and  if  you 
want  to  buy  me  my  dinner,  I'll  see  you  get 
less  lonesome." 

The  white  pages  of  the  magazines  fluttered 
to  the  floor  as  I  fled  from  him  toward  the 
elevat9r. 

When  I  came  down  stairs,  two  hours  later. 
I  stopped  to  speak  to  the  room  clerk.  It  was 
largely  because  I  wanted  to  hear  my  own  voice. 

"Mr.  Blank  over  there  could  help  you  break 
into  the  movies."  said  the  clerk,  to  whom  I 
had  deliberately  confided  my  supposed  ambi- 
tion. "He's  an  assistant  director  and  lives 
here  in  the  hotel.     I'll  introduce  you." 

\  ^R.  BLANK  spent  an  hour  impressing  me 
^'■'■with  his  importance  at  an  unimportant 
studio.  Then  he  whispered.  "Say.  a  friend  of 
mine's  got  a  house  in  Laurel  Canyon.  He's 
away  and  I've  got  the  key.  Let's  go  up 
there  for  the  evening.  I  can  help  you  a  lot 
and  I  bet  we'll  find  we're  on  the  same  mental 
plane." 

I  knew  we  wouldn't,  so  I  ate  dinner  alone. 
I  took  another  walk.  Suddenly  in  the  stillness 
of  a  little  dark  street  I  heard  a  scream.  I  saw 
two  figures  twisting  together  before  a  stucco 
wall,  and  as  I  flew  forward,  with  some  vague 
idea  of  being  of  help,  I  recognized  the  girl. 
Vou  would  have  known  her,  too,  for  she  had 
been  a  well  known  leading  woman.  Her  head 
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stucco  by  a  thick  throated  gent.  I  stopped 
aghast  but  a  girl,  passing  me,  grinned  uncon- 
cernedly. "It's  only  her  husband,"  she  ex- 
plained. "He's  a  chauffeur  and  every  time 
he  gets  tight  he  knocks  her  around  tr>-ing  to 
spoil  her  face.  He's  jealous  of  her  success.  I 
guess.  Xo  use  to  interfere.  He's  never 
spoiled  her  expression  yet  and  she  keeps  on 
lov-ing  him." 


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Xor  had  I  reached  the  limit  for  that  day. 
I  had  been  put  on  the  trail  of  a  certain  assistant 
director  at  one  of  the  largest  studios.  Know- 
ing he  had  much  to  do  with  hiring  extras.  I 
rang  him  up.  explaining  who  I  really  was  and 
my  connection  with  Photoplay,  and  asked 
him  if  he  could  give  me  some  human  interest 
stories. 

Central  Casting  has  tried  to  do  away  with 
the  power  of  the  assistants,  the  camera  men, 
the  prop  boys  over  extra  girls"  destini'^-s.  but  it 
hasn't  succeeded  conspicuously.  When  Cen- 
tral was  formed,  a  rule  was  madethat  any  girl 
recommended  by  any  studio  official  must  be 
placed  on  their  lists.  The  result  is  that  when 
a  call  comes  from  a  studio  asking  for  eighty 
girls,  say,  seventy-seven  of  the  names  are 
frequently  already  on  the  call.  And  behind 
each  of  those  demanded  names  there  is  always 
a  slory  of  personal  influence.  Central  pro- 
tects itself  by  marking  the  girl's  pay  check 
•'requested."  Then  if  such  a  girl  is  unsatis- 
factory to  the  studio  for  any  reason,  the  blame 
can  not  fall  on  the  agency. 

TN  this  case,  the  assistant  knew  perfectly 
-'-well  I  wasn't  some  poor  kid  up  against  it. 
looking  for  a  job  and  willing  to  pay  almost 
anytliing  to  get  it.  Vet  that  stupid  boob 
proceeded  on  llie  supposition  I  wanted  to  mix 
kisses  with  my  facts  and  when  I  refused  to 
give  them,  he  refused  to  give  the  facts. 

These  are  the  tj-pes  of  men  the  lonely  girl 
encounters.  Xot  that  a  girl  might  not  en- 
counter such  men  in  other  lines  of  work,  but 
in  Hollywood  there  are  more  of  them  because 
ihere  are  more  beautiful  girls  there,  freed  from 
all  restraints  of  home. 

'ihal  is  that  side  of  it.  To  get  the  other 
side  I  moved  to  Hollywood's  best  hotel,  which 
is  an  excellent  one,  and  registered  for  the  first 
lime  under  my  own  name. 

I  had  hlllc  more  than  got  to  my  room  when 
ihe  telephone  began  ringing.  The  hotel  press 
agent  wanted  to  give  out  a  little  stor\-  to  the 
papers  A  woman's  press  club  asked  me  to  be 
their  guest  at  dinner.  A  man  who  manages 
a  rising  young  star  asked  me  to  lunch  with  the 
little  siar  and  himself  and  maybe  I  could  write 
something  about  the  dear  in  Phototl-W.  The 
leading  Hollywood  restaurant  invited  me  to 
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was  only  my  association  with  Photoplay  that 
made  me  suddenly  so  important,  but  I  accepted 
all  invitations  as  they  came.  Throughout  a 
hectic  week  I  went  e\'er}'\vhere.  for  lunch  with 
stars,  for  tea  with  stars,  for  dinner  with  stars 
and  it  was  all  perfectly  marvelous.  I  went 
to  the  Writers'  Club  and  to  the  magnificent 
beach  clubs  at  Santa  Monica.  I  attended  a 
meeting  at  the  Thalians,  a  club  organized  by 
young  Lincoln  Stedman  to  which  the  mo\ie 
youngsters  who  are  climl^ing  toward  stardom 
belong.  Earnest  and  ambitious,  they  held 
a  solemn  meeting,  talked  of  their  careers  and 
art,  and  left  at  ten  after  a  supper  of  ham 
sandwiches  and  cider.  A  more  circumspect 
group  couldn't  ha\e  been  found  at  the  most 
select  prep  school. 

pVERVWHERE  I  saw  the  miracles  of  the 
-^mo\'ies.  the  luxurious  homes  of  Colleen 
Moore  and  Tony  JNIoreno,  the  veritable  palace 
set  in  formal  gardens  that  Milton  Sills  recently 
purchased  for  his  bride,  Doris  Kenyon,  the 
apartments  in  Los  Angeles  that  Norma  Tal- 
madge  owns — wealth  and  ease  purchased  b\- 
movie  success.  I  saw.  too,  an  old  woman 
come  into  a  casting  ofhce  and  faint  from 
hunger  though  she  is  the  mother  of  one  of  our 
most  successful  stars.  I  went  to  cabarets  near 
Culver  City  and  to  Henn,'*s,  the  sandwicJi 
emporium  run  by  a  former  Chaplin  comedian. 
Vou  see  the  crowd  there,  but  never  a  star. 
A  star  who  matters  today  can  not  afford  m'ght 
Ufe. 

There  is  Uttle  bohemianism  in  the  upper 
ranks  of  the  movies.  Their  work  demands 
too  much. 

Then  because  I  wanted  to  learn  if  the  girl 
beaten  at  extra  work  could  get  into  a  studio  in 
any  other  capacity,  I  rang  up  First  National, 
since  I  had  already  worked  there,  but  giving 
my  own  name  said  I  wanted  to  leam  about 
scenario  writing. 

At  the  studio,  June  Mathis,  that  very 
successful  writer,  saw  me.  "A  beginner  at 
scenarios  must  face  these  facts,"  she  said. 
"Vou  will  have  to  start  at  a  salary  of  fifty  to 
possibly  seventy-five  dollars  a  week  for  the 
most  severe,  nerve-racking  creative  work  in 
the  world.  You  will  have  to  leam  to  do  a 
treatment  for  a  picture  over  and  over  again. 
Almost  never  will  your  first  \ersion  be  accept- 
ed, or  your  second  or  third,  but  maybe  the 
tenth,  when  you're  so  tired  of  the  plot  your 
mind  has  gone  stale  on  it.  Possibly  you'll 
discover  another  noWce  has  been  working  on 
the  same  story  and  her  tenth  version,  rather 
than  yours,  is  accepted.  But  say,  on  the 
other  hand,  you  succeed  at  once.  Your  stor>- 
treatment  is  produced.  The  film  made  from 
it  earns  millions.  Don't  hope  for  that  success 
to  get  you  anywhere.  Each  picture  you  do 
stands  by  itself.  Wliat  you  have  done  in  the 
past  is  forgotten.  Today's  picture  must 
score,  or  you  are  out  of  luck." 

A/TISSMATinS  sighed.  '"To  me."  she  said, 
lVX"tijat  js  tJie  hardest  part  of  all.  I  ha\e 
been  very  fortunate  and  many  of  the  pictures  I 
have  done  have  been  highly  successful  at  the 
box-othce.  Vet  I  can  not,  as  a  fiction  writer 
often  does,  live  on  my  name.  I  must  fight  as 
hard  today  to  get  points  over  with  the  director 
as  I  did  when  I  was  completely  unknown. 
Movies  need  new  writers  with  new  ideas,  but 
on  those  writers  the  struggle  for  sun'ival, 
picture  by  picture,  is  merciless.  If  you  tliink 
you  can  stand  it,  come  in.  The  field  is 
wide  open,  the  rewards  great.  But  I  don't 
advise  it  to  anyone." 

Carey  Wilson,  who  wrote  the  script  for 
"Ben-Hur"  and  scores  of  other  successes, 
agreed  with  her  and  yelled  at  me,  "Why  do 
you  want  to  stay  here?  Holl>T\'ood  is  a 
terrible  place,  the  world's  newest  illusion,  the 
last  gold  coast,  the  final  jumping  ofif  place. 
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starving,  struggling,  daily  believing  you're 
about  to  win.  When  you  succeed,  you  stick, 
believing  always  you'll  soon  quit.     Only  you 


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apply  a  little  Po-Go  on 
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Po-Go  is  creamy-smooth 
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Brique  (  naturelle  shade) 
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'  /,/     ^o  Other  nsDomen 

have  moT€ attention  at  parties 
than  you.., MOtiE  FUN? 

SUB  ELY  it  isn't  because  of  their  clothes 
—yours  are  just  as  clever.  It's  a  little 
dash  of  sophistication  that  capti- 
vates—a little  surcneis  because  they 
know  they  are  looking  their  best.  But 
how— how  does  one  acquire  that  so  con- 
fident a  manner?  Perhaps 'these  clever 
women  have  attended  to  an  all-import- 
antdetail  that  you  have  overlooked.  Your 
hair — have  you  nociccdit  lately?  Has  it 
a  glint  o' gold  when  the  light  falls  on  ii? 
Is  there  just  a  gleam  of  bronze  where  the 
wave  dips  in?  If  nor.  you  simpiv 
have  not  had  a  Golden  Glint  shampoo 
lately.  It's  NOT  a  dye  — it's  a  shimmer 
and  a  gleam.  Golden  GLnt ! —  At  drug 
or  toilet  goodscouniers,or  direct  — 231^. 
•  •  "  J.  W.  KOBi  Co.,  646-B  Rainier 
Avenue,  Seattle,  Washington. 

Golden  Glint  Shampoo 

—  that  magic  luster  for  every  shade  of  hair 


don't.  We  all  stay  here  and  work  like  slaves, 
from  steno<^  rap  hers  to  electricians.  Get  out, 
before  the  disease  of  Hollywood  gets  you." 

Leaving  his  office  I  ran  into  BilHe  Dove  who 
has  recently  signed  a  First  National  contract 
at  a  salary  reputed  to  be  S1650  a  week. 

"Excited  over  being  starred?"  I  asked  her. 

"No,"  she  smiled.  "The  first  part  I  ever 
went  after  in  the  movies  taught  me  better. 
It  was  with  Lillian  dish  at  the  time  she  first 
broke  away  from  GritTith  and  was  about  to 
begin  work  for  an  independent  company. 
Miss  Gish  chose  me  to  be  one  section  of  a  pair 
of  twins.  The  other  one  had  to  be  a  blonde. 
For  days  T  was  kept  at  the  studio  making  tests 
with  the  little  blonde  girls.  It  meant  every- 
thing to  me.  After  a  week  they  decided  to  cut 
the  sequence  out,  since  they  couldn't  find  the 
blonde.  I  couldn't  be  persuaded  then  it  was 
for  the  best,  but  later  I  knew  it.  The  picture 
was  never  finished. 

"iliss  Gish  left  the  company,  and  those 
engage;l  never  got  paid  for  their  work.  So  T"m 
neither  joyous  nor  unhappy  over  pictures  any 
more.  If  one  hopes  to  survive  in  this  game, 
one  can't  afTord  to  be.  The  result  of  any 
contract  here  is  almost  always  different  from 
what  you  expect." 

.\nd  that  is  the  way  three  of  Hollywood's 
most  successful  feel  about  it. 

Let  me  give  you  two  more  pictures,  and  I 
am  through. 

I  WENT  to-  the  opening  of  "Bardelys  the 
^Magnificent"  that  night.  It  was  the  first 
Hollywood  premier  I  had  seen  and  I  was 
totally  unprepared  for  the  brilliance  of  it. 
It  was  the  sort  of  scene  that  lures  girls  to 
Hollywood  as  inevitably  as  a  candle  flame 
lures  the  moths  of  a  summer  night- 
Great  sunlight  arcs  around  the  theater, 
great  piercing  searchlights  crossing  and  rc- 
crossing  the  sky.  Ihe  scream  of  motor  cars, 
the  rattle  of  Iroileys,  the  noise  of  loaded  busses. 
The  crowfl  of  fans,  roped  off  at  cither  side,  the 
police  holding  them  back.     The  "cash  custom- 


ers" coming  in  one  path,  the  stellar  world 
down  another  before  the  camera  under  the 
arc  lights.  Everyone  of  the  movie  work!  was 
present,  out  to  see  and  be  seen,  out  to  watch 
John  Gilbert,  whose  story  is  so  typical  of 
Hollywood.  There  was  what  Hollywood  ga\c 
you  if  }'ou  won  out,  adulation,  awe.  money, 
beauty,  luxury,  jewels,  clothes,  comfort. 

When  I  returned  to  my  hotel  I  was  still 
dazed  with  the  exotic  magnificence  of  it  all. 
.And  there  in  the  lobby  was  a  girl  weeping,  a 
girl  who  had  been  a  star  and  who  has  been  off 
the  srreen   for  three  years. 

Now  the  Hollywood  hotels  have  a  habit  of 
what  is  called  ''plugging  keyholes."  So  many 
girls  register  with  them  while  waiting  the 
lucky  break.  A  hotel  bill  doesn't  have  to  be 
paid  for  a  week.  Sometimes  it  can  be  stalled 
a  month.  And  in  that  time  luck  may  turn. 
If  it  doesn't  the  girl  can.  if  she's  smart,  drop 
her  clothes  out  the  window  after  dark,  walk 
out  and  collect  them  and  disappear,  leaving 
the  bill.  And  just  this  happened  until  the 
hotels  learned  their  little  trick.  Now  when  a 
bill  stays  too  long  unpaid  they  plug  the  key- 
hole of  the  room.  leaving  the  girl  locked  out- 
side and  her  posse=;sions  inside. 

The  girl  in  the  lobby  was  locked  out  of  her 
room. 

•T  HAVEN'T  a  friend  or  a  dollar  left,"  she 
-■■  solibed.  "Used  to  have  both.  I've  tried 
to  get  work  but  they  don't  believe  I'm  off  the 
hop.  I  haven't  a  place  to  sleep,  ^\'hen  I 
found  my  door  plugged,  I  got  drunk  and  raised 
a  row  on  the  Boulevard  thinking  I'd  get 
pinched  and  locked  up.  That'd  give  me  a 
place  to  sleep  anyhow.  Instead  I  just  get 
dragged  back  here.     Make  'em  lock  me  up." 

I  rushed  to  the  desk  for  a  telegram  blank. 

"Lost  our  bet,"  I  wired  my  editor.  "Re- 
turning East  immediately  where  jobs  are  jobs 
and  where  the  women  have  wide,  homely 
faces."  But  he  wouldn't  let  me  pay  it.  He 
raised  my  salar\'  instead. 

Gee,  I'm  glad  I  didn't  break  into  the  movies. 


Just  Married — Gardner  James  and  Marion  Blackton  were  married 

in  Hollywood  on  Christmas  Day.     Mr.  James  is  the  new  star  of 

Inspiration  Pictures  and  Mrs.  James  writes  scenarios.     Also  she  is 

the  daughter  of  J.  Stuart  Blackton 


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Brickbats  and  Bouquets 


[continued  from  pace  123] 

Wow!     What  a  Bouquet 

Pawtucket,  R.  I. 

Here  is  a  bouquet  for  William  Boyd. 

A  toast  to  the  man  whose  kisses  have  fire  and 
tenderness,  not  lust;  whose  beauty  is  rugged, 
not  feminine  and  affected;  whose  portrayals 
are  always  sound  and  big.  To  the  great  Amer- 
ican lighter,  victor,  lover  of  1930 — a  typical 
example  of  our  finest  manhood;  a  clean,  very 
human  boy;  a  generous  and  sincere  actor,  Bill 
Bo\'d!  The  sort  of  man  you'd  like  to  have  for 
a  friend  otf  the  screen. 

I  hope  he  will  have  plenty  of  opportunities 
in  the  future.  His  wonderful  strength  of  char- 
acter, and  his  sincereness,  come  across  on  the 
screen  more  vividly  than  any  other  actor's  I 
can  think  of. 

Bill  Boyd  looks  as  if  he  would  go  after  his 
mate  hke  a  man,  and  conquer  her  by  the  sheer 
strength  of  his  will.  She  wouldn't  have  a 
chance  in  a  million  to  get  away  if  he  wanted  to 
hold  her — but  it  is  nice  to  think  that  he  would 
not  hold  her  against  her  will !  He  is  tender;  and 
nothing  suits  a  strong  man  so  well  as  tender- 
ness! 

It  makes  him  seem  stronger. 

Congratulations,  Bill  Boyd,  and  good  luck! 
You're  splendid! 

D.  P.  D. 

Producers,  Take  Notice 

Independence.  Mo. 

To  be  miscast  is  a  traged}'  for  both  the 
player  who  is  the  victim  of  the  crime  and  for 
the  fan  who  is  the  victim  of  the  resulting  pic- 
ture. Vet  there  are  certain  actors  and  actresses 
who  are  continually  unfortunate  iirthis  respect; 
why,  the  producers  only  know. 

Consider  Esther  Ralston,  a  girl  of  ethereal, 
almost  incredible  beauty.  Though  reminis- 
cent of  fair}'  princesses  and  medieval  ladies  she 
seems  inevitably  doomed  to  portray  nothing 
but  leggy  American  flappers.  Alas,  poor 
Esther! 

-Also.  Aileen  Pringle.  Aileen  has  -had  only 
one  role  which  was  not  an  insult  to  her  obvious 
intelligence — that  of  Zara  in  "The  Mystic." 
Yet  if  we  may  believe  Joseph  Hergesheimer, 
her  ambitions  lie  in  a  totall}'  different  t\'pe  of 
character.  If  Aileen  wants  to  do  sophisticated 
comedy,  why  not  let  her?  She  could  be  a 
feminine  Menjou,  but  she  remains  a  Glyn 
heroine! 

We  all  like  to  see  capable  players  become 
artists,  but  they  can  never  do  it  with  poor 
stories  and  unsympathetic  parts. 

Dorothy  Hoene. 

Yes,  Teacher 

Ralston,  N.  J. 

I  am  not  a  movie  fan;  I  am  just  a  plain,  very 
ordinary  school  teacher.  However,  the  bright- 
est spot  in  my  vacation  memories  is  a  movie — 
"Ben-Hur."  It  is  the  most  exquisite  picture  I 
have  ever  seen ;  the  unseen  presence,  very 
keenly  felt,  of  our  Lord;  the  beauty  of  scenery; 
the  magnitude  of  settings,  the  coloring — every- 
thing is  perfect  in  every  detail. 

Ever  since  I  have  been  old  enough  to  think 
intelligently  I  have  loved  the  book — "Ben- 
Hur."  I  hesitated  about  going  to  the  picture 
for  I  feared  it  might  be  sadly  mutilated.  But 
each  character,  in  his  or  her  own  part,  I  think 
has  given  the  world  a  masterpiece  of  acting. 
And  I,  a  perfectly  sane  twenty-four  year  old 
teacher,  actually  and  Hterally  sat  on  the  edge 
of  the  seat  during  the  galley  scenes  and  the 
chariot  race. 

I  am  \-er>'  happy  that  I  have  seen  "Ben- 
Hur"  for  it  was  truly  beautiful — beautiful! 
Elizabeth  Wells. 


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What  Happens  to  Your  Movie  Money? 


[  COXTIXUED  FROM  PAGE  45  ] 


Back  in  1017,  in  an  interview  given  me  for 
''The  Dramatic  Mirror,"  an  official  of  the  Fa- 
mous Players*Lasky  Corporation  named  $20,000 
as  the  average  cost  of  production.  He  also  said 
that  production  costs  could  not  advance 
further.  Needless  to  sav,  he  is  no  longer  with 
Famous  Players. 

Richard  W.  Saunders,  comptroller  of  Famous 
PIa}-ers-Lasky,  places  the  sum  of  $250,000  as 
the  average  cost  of  all  productions  of  his  organ- 
ization at  the  present  time.  This  sum  was 
$150,000  two  years  ago.  Rig  specials  run  much 
higher,   of  course. 

Mr.  Saunders  outHned  for  me  some  of  the 
details  of  financing  picture  making.  "The 
production  cost  of  'Old  Ironsides'  ran  to  more 
than  $2,000,000,"  he  said.  "Add  to  this  the 
cost  of  exploitation  and  the  carrying  charge  of 
five  per  cent  upon  the  money  tied  up  in  the  in- 
vestment, along  with  the  other  incidental  to 
the  presentation  of  the  film.  'Old  Ironsides" 
will  be  far  into  its  second  year  before  the  initial 
cost  returns  to  us. 

"Today  big  pictures  are  road  showed  for 
almost  the  entire  first  year  of  their  existence. 
The  road  showing  of  'Old  Ironsides'  will  bring 
in  someAvhere  between  a  few  hundred  thousand 
and  more  than  a  million,  dependent  upon  the 
extent  of  its  success.  Profits  in  the  case  of '  Old 
Ironsides'  will  begin  at  about  the  end  of  the 
second  year. 

"V\  7E  figure  the  average  so-called  program 
*^  picture  to  bring  back  two  and  a  half  times 
its  cost  in  its  gross.  That  means  a  S250.C00 
picture  should  return  almost  $700,000  in  its 
gross.  Naturally  this  difference  in  totals  is  not , 
by  any  means,  entirely  profit,  or  anywhere  near 
that.  Add  twenty-five  per  cent  to  the  picture's 
cost  for  distribution  and  advertising.  There 
are  other  items,  as  the  overhead  of  the  home 
office,  taxes,  and  so  on. 

"Until  recently  we  figured  that  the  average 
so-called  program  picture  returned  the  large 
portion  of  its  earnings  in  the  first  ninety  days 
of  its  release.  The  major  portion  of  the  earn- 
ings come  in  quicker  now.  because  we  issue 
more  prints.    Only  the  rare  film  earns  anything 


after  its  first  year  and  a  half.  Even  such  an 
cxtraordinar>'  success  as  'The  Miracle  Man' 
brings  in  only  a  little  here  and  there  after  the 
first  eighteen  months." 

Famous  Players  issue  150  prints  of  each 
regular  release.  Fifty  more  prints  go  abroad, 
with  titles  and  cutting  adaptable  to  the 
country  of  release.  Some  years  ago  fifty  prints 
was  considered  a  record  number  for  domestic 
release.  Charlie  Chaplin  being  the  first  star  to 
achieve  the  fifty  mark  in  prints. 

MR.  SAUNDERS  brings  out  another  reason 
whya  big  film  corporation  can  afford  to  put 
a  quarter  of  a  million  into  each  regular  release. 
"While  every  picture  can  not  be  a  success."  he 
said,  "an  organization  as  large  as  Famous 
Players-Lasky  can  eliminate  the  failure.  If  a 
picture  turns  out  badly,  it  has  a  big  battery  of 
experts  to  fix  the  production.  The  picture  be- 
comes a  mere  incident  to  the  organization 
where  it  would  break  a  small  concern.  In  this 
way,  our  organization  can  absorb  the  lesser 
picture.  Indeed,  with  a  big  organization,  it  is 
impossible  to  have  a  real  bloomer." 

The  cost  of  the  super-feature  has  ad- 
vanced even  more  rapidly  than  the  average 
release.  The  fourteen  great  money  makers 
of  the  screen  can  easily  be  listed.  "The 
Ten  Commandments,"  "The  Four  Horse- 
men" and  "The  Birth  of  a  Nation"  probably 
lead  at  about  $4,500,000  each.  "Way  Down 
East"  is  said  to  have  gathered  $3,500,000. 
The  earnings  of  "The  Gold  Rush"  are 
placed  at  this  figure,  one  miUion  coming 
from  Great  Britain.  Behind  these  films 
come  "The  Covered  Wagon"  at  $3,000,000, 
and  such  notable  pictures  as  "Over  the 
Hill,"  "Robin  Hood,"  "The  Miracle  Man/* 
"Scaramouche,"  "The  Sea  Hawk"  and 
"The  Iron  Horse."  "The  Big  Parade"  has 
already  grossed  more  than  $1,000,000  in  one 
New  York  theater  alone.  "Ben-Hur"  is  due 
to  run  a  huge  international  gross. 


Reunited  after  years  of  separation — Renee  Adoree  and  her  sister, 

Mira.    Mira  is  visiting  in  Hollywood  these  days  and  so  perhaps  that 

means  she  is  going  into  pictures.     She  is  a  stage  actress  and  has 

been  touring  the  country  with  ''The  Green  Hat"  company 


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Comparisons  are  interesting.  Cecil  C.  Do 
Mille  spent  Si,7oo,ooo  in  making  "The  Ten 
Commandments."  He  is  spending  more  than 
$3,000,000  in  iilming  "The  King  of  Kings." 
The  Kalem  Company  once  sent  a  company  to 
the  Holy  Land  and  produced  a  life  of  Christ  for 
$2,500.  This  lllm  is  still  plaining  churches  in 
various  parts  of  America. 

"The  Covered  Wagon,"  as  directed  by 
James  Cruze,  cost  $700,000.  Three  years  later 
Criue  ran  o\'er  the  $2,000,000  mark  in  maldng 
"Old  Ironsides." 

(CONSIDER  the  case  of  D.W.Griffith,maker 
^^-^  of  more  big  successes  and  big  failures  than 
any  other  one  screen  figure.  "The  Birth  of  a 
Nation"  cost  less  than  $100,000,  and  has 
earned  o\cr  $4,000,000.  "Way  Down  ICast" 
cost  S8oo,ooo  ($125,000  of  which  was  for  the 
story)  and  has  earned  close  to  $4 .000,000. 
"Intolerance."  rated  a  Griffith  failure,  cost 
$700,000.  The  same  film  would  cost  over 
$2,000,000  today  to  make.  "Broken  Blossoms" 
cost  Griffith  SSo.ooo.  "America,"  which 
brought  his  independent  production  career 
temporarily  to  an  end,  put  Griflith  in  the  hole 
for  $500,000. 


The  Movie  Dollar 

J.  Homer  Platten's  estimate  of  how 
each  dollar  goes  into  production 
costs: 


S  .25 


.19 


Actors'  salaries 

Directors,  cameramen,  assist- 
ants  

Scenarios  and  stories 

Sets  (manufactured) 

Studio  overhead 

Costumes,  etc 

Rental  of  locations,  transporta- 
tion   

Raw  film 


Total $1,00 

How  each  dollar  is  spent,  and  the 
profit: 

Production  cost $  ,40 

Distribution 30 

Positi\e  prints 10 

Administration  and  taxes 05 

Profit 15 

Total Si-oo 


Samuel  Goldwyn  recently  stated  that  "The 
Winning  of  Barbara  Worth"  cost  him  $900,000. 
At  Ihc  same  time  he  pointed  out  the  tremen- 
dously advancing  cost  of  film  making.  When 
he  was  the  head  of  Goldwyn  Pictures  he  pro- 
duced "Carmen"  for  a  cost  of  $20,000, 
"Maria  Rosa"  at  $15,000  and  "Temptation" 
for  $18,000.  This  included  everything,  among 
the  items  being  Geraidine  Farrar's  stellar 
salary  of  $20,000  for  three  pictures.  Mr. 
Goldwyn  estimates  that  "Carmen"  could  not 
be  donir  now  for  $450,000. 

Cecil  B.  De  Mille's  career  has  not  been  com- 
pletely one  of  successes,  despite  the  tremendous 
record  of  "The  Ten  Commandments."  "The 
Whispering  Chorus,"  although  it  has  always 
been  looked  upon  as  an  artistic  success  and 
possibly  De  Mille's  best  picture,  lost  money, 
even  at  a  production  cost  of  $100,000.  "Joan 
the  Woman,"  starring  IMiss  Farrar,  lost, 
despite  its  comytarative  low  cost,  $250,000. 

"Over  the  Hill,"  made  in  1919,  cost  William 
Fox  iust  $50,000.  It  earned  $2,500,000.  "The 
Iron  Horse,"  made  by  ;Mr.  Fox  five  years  later, 
cost  $450,000.  In  making  "What  Price 
Glory"  Air.  Fox  had  to  go  away  beyond  the 
cost  of  "The  Big  Parade,"  produced  by  Metro- 
Gold  wyn. 

You  see,  the  picture  business  is  no  place  for  a 
piker.  Better  invest  that  $15,000  in  a  chicken 
farm  and  lose  the  money  slowly. 


131 


Number  three  of  the  Prin- 
cess  Pal  informalive  Series 
giving  women  really  valu- 
able and  scieniific  fads 
about  complexion  care.  Here 
•we  tell  something  about  skin 
eleansing  which  ivill  be  neivs 
to   99   women   out   of   100. 


Cleansing  with  the  ^gwiCwekm. 

'performs  a  new  marvel  of  Beauty  Science, 

Can  the  eight  cream  do  more  than  cleanse?  Indeed  yes,  infinitely  more!  It  can  have 
exactly  the  same  wonderful  effect  upon  the  complexion  that  a  warm  bath  has  upon  a  tired 
body — and  for  the  same  little  knoivn  reasons. 


Everyone  has  experienced  the  sensation  of 
stepping  dead  tired  into  the  warm  bath, 
and  emerging  fresh  as  a  daisy.  Not  many 
know  why.  Physicians  call  it  the  "reflex 
arc."  Simply  stated  there  is  stimulation  ro 
the  nerves  and  blood  vessels  which  c^oes  not 
stop  at  the  surface.  It  is  carried  along  under- 
lying nerves  to  deeper  centers.  (Clear  down 
through  the  tissues  may  go  this  impulse 
started  at  the  skin  surface').  Opening  and 
cleansing  the  pores,  stimulating  the  skin — 
that  has  been  the  sole  cause  of  revived  life. 

But  You  Cannot  Possibly  Scrub 
Your  Face  As  You  Do  Your  Body 

No.  But  Princess  Pat  Cleansing  Cream  does 
for  your  complexion  precisely  what  a  vigor- 
ous bath  does  for  your  hody — and  with  the 
necessary  gentleness.  It  does  this  in  a 
wholly  different,  scientific  way. 
For  Princess  Pat  Cleansing  Cream  removes 
pore  film,  which  resists  ordinary  creams. 
Leading  skin  specialists  will  tell  you  what 
pore  film  is — an  invisible  film  which  forms 
on  crery  skin  every  day.  Your  face  is  covered 
night  and  morning.  Pore  film  is  acid  and 
irritating.  You  cannot  see  it,  but  it  is 
present,  causing  blackheads,  oily  skin, 
coarse  pores,  eruptions,  etc.  Perspiration 
and  oil  from  the  skin  cause  pore  film.  And 
sooner  or  later  the  skin  suffers  its  effects. 
\'^ery  well.  When  you  use  Princess  Pat  Skin 
Cleanser  you  rrmove  pore  film,  as  well  as  the 
customary  dust  and  dirt  which  ordinary 
creams  remove.  Then,  for  the  first  time  in 
your  life  perhaps,  the  pores  of  your  skin 
will  be  completely  cleansed,  completely  freed 
of  invisible,  choking  pore  film. 
And  what  happens? Thousands  upon  thou- 
sands of  tiny  nerves  within  the  skin  tele- 
graph to  the  deeper  nerves,  "we're  free. 


we're  free."  Countless  little  blood  vessels 
sleepily  relaxed  respond  to  the  message, 
awaken  and  contract.  They  expel  their 
sluggish,  poisoned  contents  and  rusii  fresh, 
pure  blood  to  the  skin,  making  it  tingle 
and  glow  with  new  health  and  life. 
Through  the  "reflex  arc,"  all  of  nature's 
forces  are  concentrated  to  benefit  the  skin. 

You  Do  Nothing  New,  But  Your  Cream  Does 

You  apply  Princess  Pat  Cleansing  Cream 
just  as  you  would  any  other  cold  cream. 
No  new  habits  to  form.  But  how  different 
the  results!  A  few  days  free  from  pore  film, 
a  few  days  with  the  pores  really  cleansed 
and  awakened,  and  you  could  not  be  per- 
suaded to  go  back  to  creams  which  do  not 
remove  the  injurious  acid  film.  Too,  Prin- 
cess Pat  Cleansing  Cream  is  delightful  to 
7ise — entirely  free  from  objectionable  "stick- 
iness." It  is  utterly  free  of  any  ingredient 
that  could  promote  hair  growth.  You  can- 
not help  but  delight  in  its  use. 
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no  longer  had  the  strength  to  flee.  Unex-  I 
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hlack  and  white  silhouette,  and  lowered  her 
seat.  He  bowed  slightly.  Amber  gasped. 
Eviction,  then?     Exposure? 

*' Don't  you  like  this  seat?"  A  pleasant 
voice,  vaguely  bantering. 

Amber  managed  to  raise  a  shamed  face  to 
his,  "I  really — I — "  Her  eyes  met  his.  .-^s 
they  did  so  she  ga\e  a  dismayed  gasp.  The 
tlieater  took  a  whirl  or  two  about  her,  and  be- 
tause  her  knees  gave  out.  she  sat  down. 

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face  bending  graciously  above  hers,  had  looked 
upon  his  love-making  and  Uved  through  ec- 
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hardware  merchants.  Matrons,  seeing  him, 
had  wept  over  their  lost  youth.  He  was 
Romance,  he  was  Conquering  Love,  incarnate. 
He  was  Julio  Conrad! 

AMBER  gathered  her  shawl  about  her  for  in- 
stant llight.  Back  of  her,  dimly, cameahuzz. 
Already  a  hundred  tongues  were  conjecturing 
as  to  her  identity,  the  woman  ne.xt  to  Julio. 
Dismay  complete,  embarrassment  o\'erwhclm- 
ing.  rushed  o\er  her  in  waves.  She  didn't  have 
money  to  pay  for  the  ticket  and  no  very 
plausible  excuse  came  to  her  out  of  the  heavily 
perfumed  air.  She  found,  after  a  moment  of 
agony,  that  her  hand  was  clenched  around 
her  seat  stub.  .V  very  anaemic  straw  at  which 
to  clutch.  With  a  smile  she  held  out  this 
stub  to  the  World's  Champion  Lover. 

"You  are  very  careless.  I  brought  this  to 
you  to  remind  you  that  finders  are  keepers." 
Her  own  audacity  took  her  breath  away. 

Julio  was  agreeably  surprised.  He  had  not 
anticipated  that  she  would  use  the  good  old 
strategical  trick  of  striking  first.  Having  fired 
a  shot  which  she  felt  would  leave  her  a  few  rags 
of  dignity.  Amber  started  to  go.  The  flawless 
black-and-white  silhouette  was  alarftied. 

"Please  don't  go.  You're  an  answer  to 
prayer." 

A  prelude  to  the  cheapest  of  all  cheap  lines, 
thought  Amber.  It  was  peddled  gratis  on  the 
lots.  She  had  hoped  better  things  of  Julio. 
Xarrowed  ej'es  and  scornful  mouth  betrayed 
her  thought. 

"No,  no — I  don't  mean  that  the  way  it 
sounded.  W'hen  Wa>-ne — Wayne's  my  secre- 
tary— lost  the  ticket  I  was  hoping  some  one 
unusual  would  pick  it  up  and  use  it.  You 
know,  an  '  adventure  for  a  night,'  sort  of 
thing." 

.\mber  appreciated  the  mood,  but  she  de- 
clined to  be  the  chef  d'ouvre  of  such  an  enter- 
tainment. The  modern  exponent  of  Romeo's 
art.  who  had  learned  how  to  put  it  on  a  paying 
basis,  saw  that  he  was  losing.  He  threw  all  of 
his  famous  charm,  smile,  eyes  and  gracious 
adulation  into  the  breach.  Pleading  was  new 
to  him.  _PIe  rather  liked  it — for  a  while. 

"Well,  Girl  of  Gold,  if  I  can't  threaten  you. 
and  you  won't  be  flattered,  let  me  throw  my- 
self upon  your  mercy."  His  hand  closed  over 
hers,  lightly,  with  practiced  skill.  Amber  en- 
joyed it.  as  one  professional  to  another,  she 
told  herself- 

"If  you  leave  this  seat  vacant  there  is  a 
large  talkative  woman  with  three  chins  going 
to  pounce  on  me.  She  is  five  seats  to  your  left 
in  front.    Look,  and  have  pity." 

p.AJTHFUL  disciple  of  Eve,  Amber  looked. 
■^  She  saw  a  perfect  boyish  bob  above  a  neck 
that  had  long  since  reached  voting  age.  As  she 
looked  the  womanturned.  .\mber  was  subjected 
to  quick  appraisal.  She  felt  herself  sized  up  as 
someone  who  might,  must  possibly,  be  of  use 
later  on,  but  at  present  was  nobody.  There 
was  a  flattering,  intimate  smile  for  Julio,  which 
said,  "Ah,  you  and  I  are  familiars,  dear  boy." 
Cheeks  flushed  with  excitement,  Amber  turned 
incredulous  eyes  upon  Julio,  the  famed. 

".Alas,  she  doesn't  want  me  for  myself." 
murmured  America's  great  lover.  "She  de- 
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movies.  Daughter  was  raised  scientifically  on 
oat-meal,  and  swings  a  wicked  golf  club,  tennis 
racket  or  polo  stick — depends  on  the  hour  of 
the  day,  consider  thai." 

.\mber  chuckled  and  leaned  back,  consider- 
ing. Keeping  Julio  waiting  was  an  unheard  of 
luxur}'  which  few  women  had  experiented.  So 
.\mber  indulged  it,  re\-eled  in  it. 

"Stay,  lady  fair.  We  can  have  one  evening 
of  joy  together,  you  and  I.  before  we  go  our 
ways.  Besides,  think  how  much  it'll  worn.*  the 
gossips  and  publicity  women."  Julio's  desire 
to  speak  in  the  flower>'  idiom  of  his  mother- 
tongue  had  a  most  entrancing  way  of  tangling 
with  his  more  recently  acquired  American 
diction. 

WOMEN"  had  fainted  and  been  trampled  on 
in  an  effort  to  shake  his  hand.  Who  was 
.Vmber  to  turn  down  a  date  with  him?  She 
thoui^'ht  of  the  society  woman's  daughter  who 
might  get  a  chance  while  she  went  home  de- 
feated. The  thought  rankled.  She  surrendered 
to  the  lowered  lights,  the  orchestra's  crashing 
overture.  Revelingincondescensionsheallowed 
Julio  to  remove  the  shawl.  Thelightswent  black. 
An  hour  and  a  half  of  strained  attention  to 
the  feature  film.  People  finding  fault,  experts 
in  hot  air  criticizing,  kindly  experts  temporiz- 
ing, lights  once  more  and  fifteen  minutes  of 
glittering  intermission  standing  by  Julio  in  the 
lobby  with  all  the  experts,  kindly  or  severe, 
coming  up  to  tell  Juho  how  much  they  revered 
him  and  how  wonderful  he  was.  Bows,  glances, 
whispers  for  Amber.  They  didn't  know  who 
she  was,  but  Julio  made  her  a  personage.  "I 
suppose,"'  thought  Amber,  "suppose,  it  was  I 
they  were  praising.  Blessed  luck,  I've  almost 
been  a  star  for  a  night.'' 

She  knew  ver>"  well,  of  course,  that  as  far  as 
Julio  was  concerned  it  was  just  for  that  night. 
Something  of  the  wan.-  stag,  over-cautious  of 
pitfalls  was  in  his  attitude. 

''DerOra!  That's  what  we'll  call  you  to- 
night. Golden."  Julio  had  whispered  this  in 
the  scented  darkness  during  the  first  reel.  He 
had  not  asked  her  name.  For  him,  .\mber 
knew  this  evening  was  nothing.  For  her,  with 
all  its  fleeting  sweetness,  it  was  a  great  adven- 
ture. 

The  picture  was  over.  Out  upon  the  boule- 
vard, which  still  pulsated  with  life,  they  waited 
for  his  super-gorgeous  chariot,  .\mber  hugged 
even.-  second  to  her  heart.  She  didn't  question 
Julio.  She  would  follow  the  adventure  to  the 
end.  Down  the  boulevard  the  car  swimg. 
They  took  their  triumphant  way  to  a  cafe, 
hotter,  more  hea\-ily  scented,  far  more  hectic 
than  the  theater. 


Julio  displayed  extreme  deference  to  Amber. 
She  played  the  game  with  him.  Women  sub- 
jected her  to  penetrating  inspection,  men 
speculated,  trying  to  remember  whether  she 
was  somebody  they  should  have  known.  In 
ihe  protection  of  Julio's  arm  Amber  didn't  care 
if  this  night  should  be  the  world's  last.  The 
Latin  blood  within  Julio  came  forward  on  the 
dance  floor  and  did  his  ancestors  credit. 

"Hello  there.  Amber.  Why  don't  you  come 
around  and  see  your  Uncle  Jim?"  She  raised 
a  star-eyed  face  over  Julio's  shoulder  and  saw  a 
fat,  pompous  director  who  was  desperately 
climbing  to  recognition.  Amber  knew  that 
seeing  her  with  Julio  had  made  him  fear  he  had 
overlooked  a  chance.  She  smiled  and  nodded. 
One  mustn't  spoil  magic  with  reasoning  or  re- 
senting. Perhaps  tomorrow  she  might  see  him. 
He  might  give  her  a  bit.  a  part.  Tomorrow. 
Bosworth,  important  Bosworth,  whom  she  had 
been  tr\-ing  to  see  for  months,  danced  by  and 
spoke  to  her.  \\'hy  didn't  she  come  in  to  see 
him  soon,  he  questioned.  Sure,  come  tomor- 
row if  she  liked.  Glad  to  have  her.  A  reporter 
on  the  Los  Angeles  Eagle  came  through  the 
crowd  and  deliberately  asked  her  name.  One 
could  never  tell  what  such  a  change  of  attitude 
might  bring.  Tomorrow,  she  mused — she  re- 
called her  dreams,  came  back  to  earth  and  re- 
membering the  check  in  her  bag  and  Dale- 
town,  she  swayed  closer  to  Julio,  her  hand  on 
his  arm  tightening,  clutching  to  her  the  youth 
and  the  folly,  the  chance  and  change  of  Holly- 
wood. 

TULTO  smiled,  looking  down  at  her,  lazy-wise 
J  through  his  lashes.  "Sorrj'  you  stayed?" 
Step  and  step  and  sway  to  "Valencia,"  Julio,  a 
flame  of  quickness,  a  masterpiece  of  motion, 
held  Amber  to  him,  entranced. 

"Xo.  oh,  no.  I'll  never  forget  it,  never." 
He  could  never  dream  what  it  meant  to  her. 

"Neither  will  I."  replied  Julio  agreeably,  his 
eyes  over  Amber's  head  turned  upon  Sonya. 
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"It's  been  almost  like  being  a  star  m^-self," 
Amber  said. 

"How  long  have  3-0U  been  here?"  Julio  re- 
called himself  politely. 

"Two  years — " 

".And  you  still  want  to  go  on  with  it?  Hit 
the  top  and  glitter  around  for  a  while? ''  He 
assumed  high  contempt  for  the  luster  which  he 
spent  his  ever>'  waking  hour  to  presen-e. 

"I  want  to  be  a  star."  said  Amber. 

"You  poor  kid."  He  looked  at  her  directly 
after  that,  and  with  all  manner  of  trinkets,  a 
Pierrot  doll  and  a  sad  floppy  dog,  and  then 
they  started  home. 

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able  palm,  Julio  suddenly  fiatlicrcd  Inr,  jloppy 
dog  aud  oil,  i"lo  his  arms.  ""The  cherry  on  ihe 
cocktail,  you  know."  he  whispered  veo'  close. 
Amber  did  not  protest  the  sudden  llecting 
warmth  of  his  lips,  his  swifter  leaving. 

Staading  on  the  steps  she  watched  the  tail- 
light  of  his  car  far  up  the  street.  She  was  all 
alone  now  with  Tod  Bnmt's  check.  It  loomed 
ominously,  portentously  in  her  little  bag.  Her 
shaking  lingers  drew  it  forth.  Hollywood! 
Manana  land.  Tomorrow  coming.  Her  firm 
fingers  tore  the  check  to  impotent  bits.  They 
fluttered  white  upon  the  walk. 

Gathering  Pierrot  and  the  dog  to  her,  as  a 
child  clutches  its  toys  in  the  dark,  Amber  fled 
into  the  house. 


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quick  and  nervous.  Her  hands  are  fluttering. 
She  wants  to  enjoy  herself,  but  she  works  so 
hard  that  she  doesn't  find  much  time  for  fun. 
When  Sir  James  Barrie  dragged  the  unknown 
child  from  obscurity,  he  unwittingly  started 
another  drama.  And  Miss  Bronson  i^  forced  to 
play  it. 

As  for  this  business  of  being  selected  by 
Elinor  G1>ti:  *'I  really  don't  know  much 
about  it,"  said  Betty.  "But  I  suppose  it  must 
be  true.  I  saw  it  in  two  newspapers.  One 
newspaper  might  make  a  mistake.  Two  news- 
papers could  not  be  wrong." 

Can  it  be  that  the  child  was  kidding? 

''I  only  met  Mrs.  Glya  once.  It  was  at  a 
party — at  Man-  Pickford's,  I  think.  And  Mrs. 
Glyn  was  analyzing  the  guests.  She  was 
telling  them  what  to  do  and  what  not  to  do. 
Well,  she  pointed  to  me  and  said,  '  Vou  are  all 
out  of  balance,  my  child.  Your  forehead  is 
too  high  for  your  figure.  You  ought  to  wear 
your  hair  pulled  down  over  your  eyes.'  And 
I  was  rather  disturbed." 

HOWEVER,  there  was  no  real  cause  for  "Miss 
Bronson  to  worr>\  The  inspired  Elinor 
once  assured  the  loo  per  cent  Spanish  Antonio 
Moreno  that  he  had  been  an  Irishman  in 
another  incarnation.  And  Tony  was  plunged 
into  Castilian  melancholy  for  a  week. 

"So  if  she  really  is  going  to  write  a  story  for 
me,"  continued  Betty,  "I  don't  understand 
it.    However,  I'll  get  out  the  tiger  skin." 

Whereupon,  Betty  confessed  that  Mai  St. 
Clair's  pronouncement  that  she  was  the  most 
sophisticated  girl  on  the  screen  delighted  her 
more  than  anything  that  ever  had  been  said 
about  her.  Especially  because  Mr.  St.  Clair, 
in  the  next  breath,  announced  that  Pola  Negri 
was  the  most  child-like  of  all  the  stars.  Per- 
haps Mr.  St.  Clair  observed  that  Betty  w-ears 
ihin  black  silk  stockings  instead  of  the  con- 
ventional tlesh-tinted  ones.  It  denotes  an  un- 
canny wisdom  in  one  so  young  and  otherwise 
guileless.  Perhaps  Mr.  St.  Clair  leaped  at  the 
conclusion  that  it  was  not  alone  Betty's  elfin 
profile  that  influenced  Sir  James'  selection. 

I  asked  Miss  Bronson,  frankly,  how  she 
would  feel  about  pla>-ing  Fclcr  Pan  today. 
How,  in  the  light  of  the  experiences  of  the  last 
two  years,  she  would  feel  about  attempting 
such  an  important  r6le. 

"I  should  be  frightened,"  she  answered, 
without  hesitation.  "It  was  a  joy,  of  course. 
But  X  realize  now  it  was  a  tremendously  difficult 
role."  There  you  have  Betty's  problem.  She 
wants  to  remain  in  the  Xever  Never  Land  of 
-children's  stories.  She  wants  to  play  fairy 
tales.  But  good  children's  stories  are  hard  to 
find  and  elfin  tales  are  precarious  undertakings 
— financially  speaking.  The  tom-toms  of  sex 
stories  drown  out  the  more  delicate  music  of 
thescreen.  It'stobewingsortigerskinsforBetty. 

Now  what  do  you  want  Peter  Pan  to  do 
about  it? 


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'I  know  everybody, 
"At  least  I  know- 
all  the  assistant  di- 
rectors, and  cam- 
eramen and  assist- 
ant cameramen, 
and  press  agents, 
and  they're  theonly 
ones  that  count  in 
an  extra  girl's  life. 
But  my  old  pan, 
while  it  does  well 
enough  when  the 
lights  are  low,  sort 
of  breaks  all  up  in 
front  of  a  camera. 
-Vext  year  I  can 
start  playing 
grandmothers. 

"Say  I  move  in 
here  with  you  and 
get  you  some  work. 
You  look  young 
and  fresh.  You  can 
pay  the  bills  for  the 
both  of  us  outta 
what  jobs  I  get  you. 
I'm  no  Shylock. 
But  I  punched  the 
last  hole  in  a  sorta 
meal  ticket  I  had 
last  night,  and  this 
could  give  me  eat- 
ing and  sleeping 
until  I  can  hook 
onto  a  boy  friend 
or  a  job  as  char- 
woman."   Greta,  visioning  work,  consented. 

The  next  day  Hazel  Dupont  produced  an 
assistant  director  by  the  name  of  BlU  Lane. 
They  seemed  to  know  each  other  \ery  well.  To 
him.  Hazel  explained  what  she  called  the  plot 
of  the  scenario. 

"This  kid  is  still  carrying  a  lily,  Bill,"  she 
said,  and  Bill  nodded. 

The  method  was  this.  Bill  Lane  sent  her  to 
the  central  casting  office  with  a  request  that  she 
be  registered,  as  his  director  wished  to  use  her 
in  a  picture.  She  was  registered.  Then  Bill 
Lane,  sending  in  his  list  of  extra  girls  to  be 
called  for  three  dajs  work  on  a  ball  room  set, 
had  her  name  well  up  in  front. 

The  day  after  that,  Greta  went  to  work. 
Six  rnonths  later,  she  was  on  the  preferred 
extra  list  and  \vas  working  regularly  for  ten 
dollars  a  day.  Her  blondeness  positively  shone 
on  the  screen  and  her  figure,  both  dressed  and 
undressed,  was  exquisite. 

Funny,  too,  how  the  boys  liked  her  and 
pulled  for  her,  though  she  granted  favors  to 
nobody.  But  that  was  largely  due  to  her 
cooking. 

Funny,  if  you  come  to  that,  about  the  little 
house  of  Greta's  and  all  the  things  it  led  to. 

.As  soon  as  she  began  to  have  a  fairly  steady 
income,  Greta  took  an  old,  ramshackle  cot- 
tage out  on  the  Dark  Canyon  Road.  It  wasn't 
much  of  a  place,  goodness  knows,  and  ver\' 
loneI>-.  but  it  had  a  little  ground  around  it.  so 
that  you  could  see  and  breatheandmove.  .■^nd 
it  had  a  big,  old-fashioned  kitchen,  painted 


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Dutch  blue.  The  rent  was  so  cheap  that  Greta 
could  easily  afford  to  drive  her  little  second- 
hand car  in  to  the  studios,  and  besides,  li\ing 
was  cheaper,  for  she  kept  a  few  chickensand  did 
her  own  cooking. 

."And  a  lot  of  "the  boys" — those  assistant 
directors  and  cameramen  and  press  agents  to 
whom  Hazel  Dupont  had  righllv  referred  as 
really  important  in  an  extra  girl's  lifc^actu- 
ally  found  a  good,  home-cooked  meal  harder  to 
get  in  HoUjivood  than  more  intimate  favors. 
They  were  so  sated  with  cheap  perfume  in 
cheap  boudoirs  that  they  actually  preferred 
occasionally  the  fragrance   of  fried    chicken 
and  creamed  cabbage  in  Greta's  warm  kitch- 
en.    So,    Hazel   hax'ing    drifted   out   of  her 
hfe  as  casuall}^  as 
she  had  drifted  in, 
Greta    paid    com- 
mission to  the  boys 
w  ho  kept  her  ^\  or'k- 
ing    in    matchless 
dumplings  and  ap- 
ple pics  rather  than 
in  the  common 
coinage   of   Holly- 
wood. 

True,  she  hadn't 
become  a  star  over- 
night. But  she  w  as 
workinginthemov- 
ies.  She  was  wear- 
ing marvellous 
gowns  made  espe- 
cially for  her  by 
the  wardrobe  de- 
partments. She 
could  walk  in  and 
out  of  any  studio. 
She  had  worked  on 
the  same  set  with 
many  of  the  big- 
gest stars — had 
talked  with  them. 
Hollywood  knew 
her— a  little.  She 
thought  she  had  a 
chance. 

IfMrs.  Harkness 
and  Ambrose   Pe- 
ters wondered  what 
had  become  of  her 
m  the  PortofMissingGirls,  it  was  not  mutual, 
for  she  never  gave  them  a  thought. 

She  was  happy,  everything  was  progressing 
smoothly,  until  she  met  Larry  Devore. 

.■\h,  but  you  see  that  is  the  chance  every  girl 
takes  in  coming  to  Holl>nvood— the  chance 
that  she  will  meet  Larry  Devore  or  someone 
like  him.  For  there  are  more  men  in  Holly- 
wood who  kiss  and  ride  an  ay  than  anyw  here 
else,  but  that  is  only  because  it  is  a  part  of  their 
business  to  be  attractive  and  attractive  men 
have  more  chances  to  kiss  and  usually  more 
reasons  to  ride  away.  After  all.  with  men,  it 
is  merely  a  question  of  opportunity. 

T  ARRY — Larr>'  Devore.  \ever  meant  to 
-'-'.harm  anyone.  Wouldn't  so  much  as  step  on 
a  spider.  Just  wanted  to  be  friendly  and  gay 
and  flattered. 

Was  it  Larry's  fault  that  women's  hearts 
melted  hke  wax  at  the  sound  of  his  voice  and 
women's  souls  beat  themselves  ragged  against 
the  light  of  his  eyes?  Was  it  Larry's  fault  that 
he  created  a  sort  of  madness  in  women  and 
that,  being  easy  and  kindly  and  acquiescent 
by  nature,  he  could  never  refuse  what  their 
madness  led  them  to  offer? 

Truly,  he  did  not  seek  women.  He  did  not 
have  to. 

Certainly,  when  he  came  through  the  door 
of  Greta's  little  cottage  that  night  with  Bill 
Lane,  he  intended  no  harm.  He  had  never 
seen  Greta,  but  the  boys,  with  whom  he  was 
always  friendly  and  democratic  in  spite  of  his 


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great  fame,  had  told  him  about  the  funny  httle 
house  out  in  Dark  Canyon,  and  what  a  good 
sort  Greta  was.  His  wife  was  in  Europe,  and 
he  was  having  one  of  his  casual  free  e\enings 
when  he  met  Bill,  who  was  on  his  way  to 
Greta's  to  dinner.  So.  the  easiest  way  being 
with  Larry  always  the  most  travelled,  he 
simply  went  along. 

He  liked  Greta.  And  he  felt  instantly  at 
home  in  her  kitchen.  He  had  been  born  and 
brought  up  on  a  west  Missouri  farm  himself, 
and  this  somehow  took  him  back.  He  insisted 
on  setting  the  table,  and  they  sat  around  and 
ate  hugely,  and  smoked  and  laughed  a  lot, 
because  Bill  Lane  was  very  amusing  in  a  dry. 
bitter  way,  and  both  Larry  and  Greta  laughed 
easily. 

A  EOUTnineo'clockitbeganto  rain  and  they 
-**"COuId  hear  the  drops  rattle  on  the  tin  roof 
of  the  woodshed  and  it  made  them  feel  snug 
and  comfortable. 

People  get  acquainted  very  quickly  in  a 
warm  kitchen  on  a  rainy  night. 

When  they  left,  Larry  kissed  Greta  good- 
night. 

And  that  was  that.  Just  an  evening.  Meant 
nothing. 

Only  it  happened  that  Greta  had  fallen  in 
lo\'e. 

Few  women  could  have  spent  that  kind  of 
an  evening  with  Larry  Devore  and  been  un- 
moved by  it. 

In  Greta  it  lighted  a  fire  that  was  almost 
to  consume  her. 

She  felt  it  while  they  sat  o\er  the  table  and 
Larry  smiled  at  her.  He  could  no  more  help 
smiling  at  a  pretty  girl  than  he  could  help 
breathing.  And  Greta  felt  the  very  springs  of 
her  being  flow  out  to  meet  that  smile.  When 
he  kissed  her  goodnight,  for  no  good  reason 
except  that  he  always  kissed  a  pretty  girl 
goodnight,  she  knew  it.  When  they  were 
gone,  she  sat  very  still,  breathless,  swamped 
in  a  dizzy  sweetness. 

Perhaps  you  have  met  girls  like  Greta. 
They  are  not  so  uncommon. 

All  the  money  in  the  world,  all  the  fame  on 
the  silversheet,  could  never  ha\e  bought  one 
touch  of  her  lips.  Not  that  anybody  wanted 
to  bu3'  her,  but  if  they  had  Greta  was  not 
for  sale. 

But  for  love! 

The  very  slowness  of  her  awakening  pre- 
saged its  strong,  steady  flame.  The  simplicity 
of  her  nature  foretold  the  absorption  of  her 
soul  in  her  love.  No  one  knew,  no  one  even 
guessed. 

TF  Larry  Devore  had  formed  the  habit  of 
-■■dropping  into  the  little  house  now  and  again 
for  an  evening,  what  did  that  matter?  He  was 
only  one  of  the  many  who  did  the  same. 

Larry  was  a  queer  sort  of  duck.  He  liked 
the  rank  and  file  of  the  picture  industry  better 
than  he  did  its  aristocracy.  His  pals  were 
apt  to  be  a  bit  \aried  and  by  no  means  socially 
eligible. 

Prize-fighters  and  musicians  and  racing 
drivers  interested  him.    Actors  did  not. 

Usually  he  sought  Greta's  when  necessitv 
had  forced  him  for  some  time  into  the  social 
channels  of  Hollywood,  when  he  had  been 
obliged  to  put  on  his  dinner  clothes  for  three 
nights  in  succession,  or  when  he  had  been 
forced  by  the  studio  powers-that-be  to  attend 
a  banquet  for  exhibitors,  or  when  his  wife  had 
insisted  upon  his  appearance  at  the  opening 
of  some  fellow  star's  picture. 

"One  must  do  these  things,  Larry,"  she 
would  say. 

And  Larry  did  them,  pleasantly  enough,  and 
then,  feeling  the  need  of  being  himself,  drifted 
up  to  Greta's. 

He  liked  the  way  she  met  him  at  the  door. 
He  liked  the  strong,  vivid,  earthy  quality  of 
her.  He  liked  the  way  she  served  him  with 
her  own  hands. 

For  a  long  time  it  did  not  dawn  upon  Larry 
that  Greta  loved  him.  He  knew  she  spoiled 
him,  babied  him  outrageously.  That  satisfied 
him. 


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.\nd  then  one  night,  it  rained  again. 

They  were  quite  alone. 

The  rain  poured  down  in  one  of  those  in- 
frequent CaUfornia  cloudbursts.  Little  tor- 
rents drowned  the  window  panes.  Soon  the 
little  house  lay,  an  island,  surrounded  by 
muddy  lakes  and  rivulets. 

"I  guess  I'd  better  go,"  said  Larr>',  lazily 
uncurling  himself. 

He  kissed  her. 

Perhaps  it  was  the  rain,  the  lonely  fecHng 
rain  gives. 

Perhaps  it  was  the  end  of  her  long  months 
of  longing,  hunger,  for  him. 

Greta  clung  to  him  suddenly.  Her  lips  grew 
hot  beneath  his. 

"Larry — "  she  said. 

There  were  not  many  men  who  knew  that 
real  love-note  in  a  woman's  voice  better  than 
Larr>'  Devore. 

And  of  course  he  had  hated  the  idea  of 
going  out  in  the  rain,  anyway. 

"LJE  went  to  Greta's  just  the  same  after  that. 
■^-^Xo  less  and  no  more  frequently.  If  he 
stayed  longer,  that  was  nobody's  business,  since 
nobody  knew  it.  And  Cireta  got  what  joy  and 
comfort  she  could  from  those  casual  visits. 
For  she  loved  him  better  than  all  the  world. 
She  loved  him  to  madness.  She  was  powerless 
even  to  desire  to  stop  loving  him.  She  had  no 
conscience,  no  regrets,  no  morals,  no  fear. 
She  was  all  love  for  this  man. 

Vou  must  not  blame  her  too  much.  You 
have  never  known  Larry  Devore. 

She  would  have  told  you  that  nothing  could 
make  her  stop  loving  Larry  in  just  that  same 
way. 

But  something  did. 

When  she  knew  she  was  going  to  have  a 
baby,  everything  in  her  that  had  been  held 
silent  rushed  forth  like  a  Niagara  of  icy  water. 

The  worst  of  it  was  that  Greta  had  always 
wanted  a  baby.  Naturally.  That  is  the  kind 
of  woman  she  was.  She  was  actually  built 
for  it — the  wide,  soft  breast,  the  big,  capable, 
tender  hands,  the  crooning  voice,  the  love  of 
ser\'ice. 

And  to  know  that  she  was  going  to  have  a 
baby  who  had  no  right  to  be  bom  struck  deep 
enough  into  her  heart  to  pierce  the  love-spell 
that  had  held  her. 

The  torture  of  it  wrung  no  cry  from  her. 
The  old  stubbornness  settled  upon  her,  squared 
her  jaw.  She  took  the  thing  silently,  absolutely 
alone. 

She  had  never  been  articulate.  Besides,  she 
knew  Hollywood. 

They  would  be  kind,  they  might  even  be 
helpful,  but  they  would  be  annoyed  with  her 
for  getting  herself  into  such  a  mess.  Any  girl 
ought  to  know  better  than  that  in  this  day 
and  age. 

They  would  make  wise-cracks — oh  yes  they 
would — about  somebody  having  done  wrong 
by  our  Nell.  She  would  have  to  accept  it, 
because  that  was  to  date  the  one  law  that 
Hollywood  had  achieved — you  must  not  take 
yourself  seriously.   Vou  must  not  annoy  other 


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people  with  sadness.  Vou  must  not  gloom 
up  the  atmosphere  with  your  troubles.  It 
wasn't  done. 

With  the  coming  of  this  thing.  Greta  had 
reverted  back  to  the  simple,  primiti\e  laws 
of  her  childhood.  The  veneer  she  had  acquired 
in  Hollywood,  along  with  her  bobbed  head  and 
her  short  skirts,  her  cigarettes  and  her  slang, 
wore  so  thin  that  she  could  see  her  own 
soul  through. 

She  was  just  a  girl  alone  "in  trouble." 

She  worked  as  long  as  she  could,  for  she 
needed  the  money. 

Then  she  quietly  disappeared. 

It  is  strange  how  a  girl  can  disappear 
without  leaving  a  ripple  upon  the  waters  of 
the  Port  of  Missing  Girls. 

Alone,  in  the  dawn,  Greta  met  woman's 
greatest  experience. 

Alone  in  a  si  range  hospital  with  an  indif- 
ferently kind  and  efficient  nurse  and  doctor 
working  over  her,  on  the  narrow,  white  oper- 
ating table. 

This  was  not  the  way  her  child  should  have 
been  bom!  It  should  have  been  bom  in  a  huge 
old-fashioned  bed,  in  a  big,  barren  bedroom, 
with  the  windows  open  to  the  sun  and  the 
scent  of  the  prairies,  with  friendly  women 
comforting  her  with  tea  and  reassuring  tales, 
and  with  her  husband  awaiting  the  glorious 
news  of  a  son. 

There  was  no  one  to  welcome  Greta's  son. 
Greta  was  down  somewhere  in  a  dark  pit 
fighting  for  her  life. 

And  as  for  his  father,  Larry  knew  nothing 
of  all  this,  then  or  ever. 

Perhaps  that  is  why  Greta's  son  stayed 
such  a  very  little  while  in  this  world.  Little, 
unwelcomcd  baby. 

So  when  Greta  fought  up  out  of  the  dark- 
ness and  called  for  him,  it  was  too  late. 

"You  mean — "  she  said,  and  the  poor, 
dazed  eyes  implored  an  answer  the  nurse  could 
not  give. 

"My  baby,"  said  Greta,  softly,  and  then 
she  broke  for  the  first  time  in  all  this  sorry 
business.  "You're  not  keeping  him  because — 
I've  been  wicked?" 

She  cried  wildly,  weakly. 

"  Let  me  have  him.  Please,  God,  don't  take 
him  away  from  me.  I'll  be  good — I'll  be 
good." 

The  woman  in  the  next  bed  spoke  irritably. 

"I  wish  to  heaven  you'd  shut  up,"  she  said. 

Greta  stared  at  her  a  long  moment,  her 
aching  arms  clasped  tight  about  breasts  that 
ached. 

"All  right,"  she  said,  and  lay  back  like  a 
stone  cffig>'  on  a  coffin. 

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especially  around  the  hips,"  said  Hazel. 

"I'm  dieting,"  said  Greta. 

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soon,  the  diet  would  pass  the  stage  of  beauty 
treatment  and  become  grim  and  deadly  ear- 
nest. 

Things  didn't  break. 

In  the  tirst  place,  Greta  had  no  heart  to 
put  into  them.  No  easy  camaraderie  to  oil 
the  wheels  of  getting  a  job.  Moreover,  she 
had  come  back  broke,  without  clothes,  and 
twenty  pounds  overweight.  There  was  some- 
thing about  her  mouth  that  did  not  go  with 
entertainment.  Her  name  had  been  dropped 
from  the  list  of  preferred  extra  girls  and  when 
her  old  friends,  the  bo>s,  took  a  good  look  at 
her  they  didn't  quite  dare  put  it  back  on. 
After  all.  an  assistant  director  can  go  just  so 
far  without  getting  hauled  out  by  the  man 
higher  up. 

Her  time  had  passed. 

Her  chance,  which  had  she  only  known  it 
had  ne\'er  been  worth  a  fifty  cent  lottery 
ticket,  was  gone  forever. 

She  hung  onto  the  ragged  edge  for  a  while 
and  then  she  got  a  job  as  housekeeper  to  a 
young  scenario  writer  she  knew.  And  she  soon 
discovered  what  many  another  girl  has  dis- 
covered, that  the  name  of  housekeeper  can, 
upon  occasion,  cover  a  multitude  of  sins.  So 
she  left. 

There  was  no  joy  in  her  now.  No  ambition. 
Only  a  great  fear  and  an  almostinsupportable 
loneliness. 

No  pride,  either. 

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Lane — you  will  remember  Bill  Lane,  that 
assistant  director  who  gave  Greta  her  first 
job — and  beg  him  for  work. 

He  was  hard-boiled.  Bill  Lane. 
And   soured    with  waiting  too  long   for  a 
chance  to  direct. 

"Vou  can  come  up  to  Tulare  with  us  if 
you  want  to."  said  Bill  Lane.  "We've  got 
some  small  town  stuff  to  do.  No  class,  ^\'e're 
only  paying  five.  But  then,  Greta,  you  can't 
expect  to  do  high  class  stuff  any  more.  Vou 
don't  look  so  good." 

Greta  met  his  eyes  stonily. 

"I  know,"  she  said.    "I'll  go." 

"T^HE  troupe  stayed  at  the  hotel  in  Tulare, 
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a  man  named  Tilden,  Sara  Tilden. 

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on  about  his  business,  undisturbed  by  the 
presence  of  a  motion  picture  company  within 
his  borders.  They  paid  him  well  for  the 
privilege  of  photographing  his  ranch  and  he 
needed  the  money,  but  he  saw  no  reason  to 
change  his  quiet  and  philosophical  demeanor 
on  their  behalf. 

Besides,  it  was  time  to  gather  the  grapes, 
help  was  scarce  and  it  took  him  eighteen  hours 
a  day  hard  labor  to  keep  one  jump  ahead  of 
the  work. 

They  didn't  pay  any  attention  to  him,  and 
at  first  he  returned  the  compliment. 

He  couldn't  have  told  exactly  when  he  be- 
came conscious  of  the  blond  girl. 

Odd,  how  she  behaved. 

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town.  The  company  had  gone.  Certainly  she 
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admired  it  himself  when  he  had  time.  It  gave 
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safe. 

That  blond  girl  was  always  down  there 
somewhere,  when  she  wasn't  actually  being 
photographed. 

He  could  see  her  head,  a  golden  spot  in  the 
shadow. 

He  was  glad  if  she  loved  his  tree. 

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A  CCORDING  to'  the  terrific  standards  of 
■'^'Hollywood,  Greta  might  not  be  as  fresh 
and  lovely  as  she  had  been  once.  But  Sam 
Tilden  saw  with  different  eyes  and  as  she  stood 
before  him  he  became  suddenly  conscious  of  how 
strong  and  \'ivid  she  looked,  and  of  the  strong 
gold  of  her  hair,  and  the  fiery  crimson  of  her 
cheeks,  and  of  the  deep  blue  of  her  eyes. 

His  heart  began  to  beat  hard,  as  it  had 
done  the  first  time  he  went  over  the  top  at 
Chateau -Thierry. 

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rancher  sweating  eighteen  hours  a  day  to  get 
a  bare  living  off  his  land,  getting  stuck  on  a 
movie  actress.  Why  he'd  be  laying  up  enough 
torment  and  unfulfilled  desire  to  last  him  the 
rest  of  his  life. 

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And  she  said,  "I  was  wondering — you're 
pretty  short  handed  ain't  you,  Mr.  Tilden?" 

He  nodded. 

Now,  how  had  she  known  that? 

"I  was  wondering  if  you'd  let  me  stay  and 
work  for  you  for  a — while?" 

The  amazement  in  his  eyes  called  for  some 
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"I  thought  maybe  I'd  hke  an  outdoor  vaca- 
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any  other  way. 

"You  wouldn't  need  to  pay  me — much.  I 
could  help  with  the  grapes — and  I'd  sleep  in 
the  bam." 

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npHE  late  sunshine  of  the  vineyards  turned 
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At  the  first  hint  of  evening,  a  little  chill  had 
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Sam  Tilden  did  not  tremble,  but  his  homely 
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Greta  spoke  suddenly,  passionately,  from 
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Sam  Tilden  stared  at  her  profile.  His  voice 
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was  hard,  her  eyes  were  hard,  "but  I  know 
about  farming.  1  can  milk  and  raise  chickens 
and  make  garden — " 

No  one  except  the  boys  who  had  been  in 
his  company  overseas  knew  that  Big  Sam 
TUden  could  move  so  swiftly. 

At  her  side  he  said,  "Greta,  would  you 
marry  me?  I've  been  crazy  for  you  ever  since 
I  saw  you. 

"There's  not  much  to  offer — " 

GRETAIooked  out  upon  theland.  Her  heart 
squeezed  tight  with  longing.  The  smell 
of  growing  things!  The  creak  of  the  windmill! 
The  welcomed  end  to  the  day,  bringing  rest  to 
man  and  beast!  The  earth  itself,  still  warm 
with  the  sun ! 

A  love  for  it  all  swelled  within  her  like  the 
bursting  of  a  seed.  This  was  love,  this  was 
life. 

Her  face  was  aflame  with  courage  when  she 
turned  to  him. 

"I've  been  bad."  she  said. 

She  knew  she  must  tell  him.  Even  if  it  cost 
her  all  this  that  she  loved,  she  must  speak 
the  truth  now.  This  ver}'  thing  that  had  once 
been  hers  for  the  mere  taking  and  that  she 
had  so  lightly  spurned,  now  seemed  like  a 
paradise  ahnost  within  her  wear>^  grasp,  some- 
thing that  might  elude  her.  But  a  strange 
honesty  pervaded  her,  came  to  her  from  the 
very  ground  beneath  her  feet. 

She  left  the  land,  she  trod  again  in  words 
the  circle  of  her  lost  honor,  of  her  broken 
heart,  her  love-child  lowered  mto  a  nameless 
grave. 

She  came  back  from  that  unhappy  journey 
to  stand  facing  him  with  brave,  honest,  fearful 
eyes. 

"I'm  right  back  where  I  started  from,"  she 
said,  "and  it  seems  like  all  that  was  such  a 
waste.  But  maybe  I  had  to  be  taught  how 
much — all  this — is  worth. 

"I'd  work  my  fingers  to  the  bone  to  make  a 
good  wife  for  you." 

HER  eyes  were  on  the  great  oak  raised  in 
benediction  against  the  evening  sky.  Plead- 
ing crept  into  her  voice,  though  she  tried  to 
choke  it  down,  pleading  that  revealed  nakedl}' 
her  fear  and  her  longing. 

The  man's  arm  went  around  her. 

"I  guess  any  w-oman  is  too  good  for  a  man," 
he  said. 

Greta's  face  puckered,  her  throat  pumped 
terribly. 

And  then  she  turned  suddenly  to  kiss  him. 

It  was  Greta's  first  kiss. 

Oh,  she  had  been  kissed  before.  She  had 
lain  acquiescent  before  love. 

But  it  w^as  the  first  time  she  had  ever  kissed 
a  man. 

The  night  had  grown  darker  about  them. 

And  turning,  shoulder  to  shoulder,  they 
walked  across  their  land  and  into  the  house. 


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She  was  audience  to  them  all,  this  funny, 
solemn  little  kid. 

Once  Charlie  Chaplin  got  her  off  in  one  cor- 
ner of  the  cafe  and  pantomimed  a  bit  he  was 
doing  for  his  new^icture,  tried  out  a  gag  on  her 
to  see  how  the  rest  of  the  children  all  over  the 
world  were  going  to  take  it. 

Can  you  imagine  the  impression  on  an  alert 
child-mind  by  these  men  who  were  to  impress 
the  whole  world  with  their  genius,  and  bla/.e 
the  great  trail  of  a  new  art? 


panned  a-plenty.  So  when  Miss  Arzner  earned 
the  title  of  one  of  the  two  or  three  best,  if  not 
the  best  cutter  in  the  motion  picture  business, 
it  meant  a  lot. 

Hut  let  me  take  you  back  of  that  'way  back — 
and  give  you  something  of  this  girl's  back- 
ground, and  perhaps  you'll  understand  why  she 
won  her  megaphone  in  spite  of  prejudice  and 
tradition. 

TT  began,  as  lots  of  things  did,  in  the  old 
-^  Hoffman  Cafe  in  Los  Angeles. 

The  Hoffman  Cafe  was  one  of  those  places  "^TATURALLY,  she  decided  that  some  day 
that  O.  Henry  loved  to  write  about.  It  smellcd  -^^  she  was  going  to  be  in  motion  pictures.  Rut 
of  garlic  and  spices  and  beer.  It  was  a  small  her  father  was  a  level-headed  man.  Schooling, 
l»lacf.  with  dark  paneled  walls  and  dim.  warm 
lights  The  kind  of  a  place  where  folks  went 
for  dinner  and  left  at  two  o'clock  in  the  morn- 
ing— and  there  was  no  dance  floor  and  no 
music 

It  had  an  atmosphere,  that  was  it — |that 
and  its  famous  food  and  its  e.xcellent  beer. 
Newspaper  men  gathered  there,  and  lawyers, 
and  the  wits  and  characters  of  the  day. 

They  lo\ed  the  Hoffman  and  they  loved  old 
Louis  Arzner,  who  ran  it.  And  they  all  knew 
his  daughter,  little  Dorothy  Arzner.  who  used 
to  come  and  walk  about  the  tables  with  big, 
serious  blue  eyes,  never  saying  a  word,  but 
always  looking. 

Seventeen  years  ago  the  Hoffman  was  the 
rendezvous  for  the  pioneers  of  the  motion  pic- 
ture industrj'.  They  were  mostly  poor  in 
those  days — poor  and  ver}'  full  of  ideas.  They 
came  to  the  Hoffman  because  you  could  get  a 
great  deal  of  food  there  for  a  little  money,  and 
you  could  get  quiet  in  which  to  talk — talk  all 
night,  if  the  mood  held.  And  these  young  men 
wanted  to  talk  about  the  great  future  of  the 
then  lowly  and  scorned  art  of  the  motion  pic- 
ture. 

They  wanted  to  tell  their  visions,  outline 
their  plans,  talk  over  new  discoveries. 


IN  the  center  of  the  Hoffman  was  a  Round 
Table,  sacred  to  their  use  at  the  dinner  hour. 
.And  around  it  would  gather  D.  W.  Grifhili, 
Bill  Hart,  Eric  von  Stroheim.  Charlie  Chaplin, 
Jimmv  Cruze.  Marshall  Neilan,  Harry  Pollard, 
Mack'  Sennett,  Hal  Roach.  Lew  Cody,  J. 
Stuart  Blackton.  Chester  Conklin,  Ford  Ster- 
ling. That  round  table  was  little  Dorothy's 
favorite.  Naturally.  The  tales  they  told! 
And  then  they  were  generous.  And  Dorothy, 
we  cannot  deny,  had  a  fondness  for  sweets,  for 
the  French  pastry  and  the  after-dinner  mints  of 
which  the  Hoffman  made  a  specialty.  She 
would  creep  up  to  the  arm  of  Mr.  Griffith's 
chair — when  was  he  not  a  Pied  Piper  for  the 
kiddies,  the  great  D.  W.? — and  stand  there  lis- 
tening, fascinated,  until  he  would  turn  and  see 
her  and  with  his  rare  smile  pop  a  sweetmeat 
into  her  little  red  mouth,  open  with  awe  and 
excitement. 

Bill  Hart  was  her  hero.  They  exchanged 
long  and  solemn  glances.  And  it  worried  her 
because  he  looked  so  sad.  Her  little  heart  was 
troubled  over  the  sadness  of  his  expression,  and 
she  used  to  try  and  make  him  laugh.  Why,  she 
even  used  to  slip  around  and  offer  to  share  with 
him  the  loot  she  had  gathered  from  the  rest  of 
the  table. 

But  Jimmy  Cnize  became  her  pal.  He  used 
to  take  her  on  his  knee,  where  she  would  sit 
motionless,  and  tell  her  for  hours  about  his 
deeds  before  the  camera — he  was  a  leading 
man  then,  with  a  salar>^  any  truck  driver 
would  have  scorned,  not  the  highest  priced — 
six  thousand  dollars  a  week — director  in  the 
movies. 

He  liked  to  tell  stories.  And  she  adored 
to  listen.  He  told  her  the  scenario  of  every 
picture  he  made,  and  acted  out  the  scenes, 
i  too. 


he  said,  was  important.  It  was  necessar}'.  and 
Dorothy  Arzner  went  to  the  proper  finishing 
school — the  Westlake  School  for  girls — and 
helped  with  the  school  plays  and  graduated — 
just  as  war  was  declared.  She  enlisted  as  a 
member  of  the  Los  Angeles  Emergency  Ambu- 
lance Corps,  of  which  William  de  Mille  was  one 
of  the  organizers. 

When  she  got  back  from  France  after  the 
Armistice,  she  met  William  de  Mille  and  askcti 
for  a  job  in  pictures.  There  was  nothing  un- 
usual about  that.  Nine  out  of  ten  girls  he  met 
asked  Mr.  de  Mille  for  a  job  in  pictures.  But 
this  girl  was  different. 

She  didn't  want  to  be  a  star  or  a  scenario 
writer  that  minute.  She  wanted  to  start, 
she  said,  at  the  very  bottom. 

"And  what  do  you  consider  the  verj-  bot- 
tom?'' he  asked  her. 

She  considered  a  while,  and  decided  that  it 
was  typing  scripts,  and  that  is  where  she  began. 
But  she  didn't  stay  long.  She  progressed 
steadily  upward — script  girl,  cutter — and  there 
Fate  took  a  hand. 

TIMMY  CRUZE,  by  that  time  one  of  the  best 
J  young  directors  in  the  business,  was  bound  for 
his  projection  room  at  the  Famous-Players- 
Lasky  studio  one  day.  By  chance,  he 
stumbled  into  the  room  where  Miss  Arzner 
was  running  several  reels  of  the  Valentino  pic- 
ture, ''Blood  and  Sand,''  which  she  was  cut- 
ting. 

The  young  director  was  interested  in  the 
way  the  picture  was  cut  and  stayed  to  see  what 
it  was  like.  When  the  showing  was  complete 
and  the  lights  went  up,  he  demanded  the  name 
of  the  cutter. 

"I  cut  it."  said  a  girl  in  the  background. 

Cruze  turned  to  look  at  her. 

"Hello.  Mr.  Cruze."  she  said,  with  a  little 
smile.  "I'm  Dorothy  Arzner.  Don't  you  re- 
member me?" 

"By  the  great  horn  spoon,"  said  Jimmy 
Cruze.  "little  Dorothy  Arzner  that  I  used  to 
hold  on  my  knee  not  so  many  years  ago." 

Cruze  had  just ' completed  "The  Covered 
W'agon."  Incidentally,  he  was  having  trouble 
with  the  cutting.  He  went  to  Mr.  Lasky  and 
asked  for  his  old-time  playmate  as  a  cutter. 
And  her  work  on  that  picture  brought  her 
recognition  with  the  whole  industr>^ 

.'Vfter  that,  she  decided  to  write  continuities, 
for  the  experience-  And  this  she  did.  Until 
Jimmy  Cruze  insisted  she  must  come  back  to 
cut  "bid  Ironsides."  I  don't  know  whether 
Dorothy  held  out  for  her  megaphone  then, or 
whether  Jimmy  Cruze  recommended  her  for  it 
afterwards.  But  anyway,  she  got  it,  and  she 
deserved  it. 

And  I  rather  think,  from  the  calm,  deter- 
mined, wise  wayshegoesabout  it.andfrom  the 
things  she  has  learned  in  her  seven  years  of 
working  up  from  the  bottom,  and  the  inspira- 
tion that  she  got  seventeen  years  ago  at  the 
Round  Table  in  the  Hoffman,  that  she  will 
make  good. 

Her  first  picture  will  be  "Fashions  for 
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The  Girl  with  Sexpression 

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Before  that  they  had  just  returned  from  Tia 
Juana  in  Mexico,  a  little  pleasure  jaunt.  A 
week  before  that  thev  had  returned  from  Xew 
York. 

Always  traveling. 

Always  going  places. 

But  always  glad  to  be  back  home.  They  seem 
to  move,  united,  on  the  impulse  of  the  moment. 
Sometimes  I  wonder  if  they  don't  go  places  so 
they  can  come  home  again. 

There  was  that  time  they  were  billed  to  ap- 
pear together  in  Seattle.  Their  manager  ar- 
ranged letters  of  introduction,  interviews, 
appearances. 

The  day  arrived  for  their  Seattle  appearance, 
and  no  Jack  and  Estelle. 

Frantic  wires  sizzled  back  and  forth  be- 
tween theater  and  manager. 

Then  a  reassuring  wire  from  the  Dempseys, 
over  two  thousand  miles  in  the  wTong  di- 
rection— in  Chicago:  "We  are  on  our  way  to 
New  York.   Home  soon." 

I  THINK  they  were  running  away  from  pub- 
licity that  time.  Being  plain  "Mr.  and  iNIrs." 
w^hile  the  rest  of  the  world  was  gaping  for  them 
elsewhere. 

They  always  run  into  publicity.  In  New 
York  on  her  last  trip,  Estelle  tells  me  she  had 
the  crowds  in  front  of  the  court  house  following 
her,yelling:  "Hey!  How'sjack?"  "Tellhim 
'hello'  for  me!"  Luther  Reed,  who  was 
directing  "New  York,"  used  her  as  a  decoy  to 
move  the  thousands  of  people  who  were 
gathered  to  see  the  picture  making.  Cameras 
were  everywhere.  Focused  from  the  Brooklyn 
Bridge,  from  the  inside  of  delivery  trucks 
parked  at  the  curb,  and  Estelle  was  in  the 
milling  center  of  the  crowd,  leading  them  this 
way  and  that,  to  the  cry  of  "Where's  Jack?" 
"How's  Jack?" 

BACK  to  Estelle,  who  has  suddenly  devel- 
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tures. She  has  been  in  pictures  eight  years, 
during  which  time  she  has  appeared  in  good 
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pictures,  with  occasional  striking  performances 
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York  Sleeps,"  Mary  Stuart  in  "Dorothy  Ver- 
non of  Haddon  Hall,"  and  Miriam  in  "The 
Ten  Commandments."  Then  suddenly  in 
"Don  Juan"  this  amazing  performance  of 
Lwrczia  Borgia. 

Estelle  would  probably  attribute  it  to  her 
blond  wig,  to  working  with  Barrymore,  to 
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Confidence,  no  matter  what  she  says,  and, 
of  course,  sexpression. 

The  little  girl  from  Wilmington,  Delaware, 
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Casts  of  Current  Photoplays 

Complete  for  every  picture  reviewed  in  this  issue 


'■  RID  BROTHER,  THE  "—Paramouxt.— 
The  cast:  Harold  Hickory,  Harold  Lloyd; 
Mary  Powers .  Jobyna  Ralston;  Jim  Hickory, 
Walter  James;  Leo  Hickory,  Leo  Willis;  Olin 
Hickory,  Olin  Erancis;  Sandomi,  Constantine 
Romanoff;  '■'Flash"  FarreU,  Eddie  Boland; 
Sam  Hooper,  Frank  Lanning;  Hank  Hooper, 
Ralph  Yearsley. 

"FIRE  BRIGADE,  THE  "—Metro-Gold- 
wvx-Mayer. — Sror>-  by  Kate  Corbaley. 
Directed  by  \\'illiam  Xigh.  Photography  by 
John  Arnold.  The  cast:  Helen  Corunn,  May 
McAvoy;  Tcrrx  O'Neil,  Charles  Ray;  James 
Corwin,  Holmes  Herbert;  Joe  O'Neil,  Tom 
O'Brien;  Mrs.  O'Neil,  Eugenie  Besserer;  Jim 
O'Neil,  Warner  P.  Richmond;  Captain  O'Neil, 
Bert  Woodruff;  Bridget,  \'i\ia  Ogden;  Fire 
Chief  Wallace,  DeWitt  Jennings;  Pcgleg 
Murphy,  Dan  Mason;  Thomas  Wainwright, 
Erwin  Connelly. 

"TELL  IT  TO  THE  MARIXES"— Metro- 

Gold\\'\'x-Ma\'er. — Story  by  E.  Richard 
Schrayer.  Directed  by  George  Hill.  Photog- 
raphy by  Ira  Morgan.  The  cast:  Sergeant 
O'Hara,  Lon  Chaney;  Private  ^'Skcei"  Burns, 
William  Haines;  Norma  Dale,  Eleanor  Board- 
man;  Corporal  Madden,  Eddie  Gribbon;  Zaya, 
Carmel  ilyers;  Chinese  Bandit  Leader,  Warner 
Oland;  Native,  Mitchell  Le\\'is;  General  Wilcox, 
Frank  Currier;  Harry,  Maurice  Kains. 

"BLOXDE  OR  BRUNETTE"  — Para- 
mount.— From  the  stage  play  by  Jacques 
Itousquet  and  Henri  Falk.  Adapted  by  John 
McDermott.  Directed  by  Richard  Rosson. 
Photography  by  Victor  ^lilner.  The  cast : 
Henri  Martel,  Adolphe  Menjou;  Fanny,  Greta 
Xissen;  Blanche,  Arlette  Marchal;  Grand- 
mother, Mary  Carr;  Mother-in-law,  Evelyn 
Sherman;  Father-in-law,  Emile  Chautard; 
Butler,  Paul  Woigel;  Turney,  Henr>'  Sedley; 
Huhcrt,  Andre  Lanoy;  Ddcctive,  Henry  Menjou. 

"GENERAL,  THE"— United  Artists.— 
Adapted  by  Al  Boasberg  and  Bert  Haines. 
Directed  by  Buster  Keaton  and  Clyde  Bruck- 
man.  The  cast:  Johnnie  Gray,  Buster  Keaton; 
Captaiyi  Anderson,  Glenn  Cavender;  General 
Thatcher,  Jim  Farley;  A  Southern  General, 
Frederick  Vroom;  Annahellc  Lee,  Marian 
Mack;  Her  Father,  Charles  Smith;  Her  Brother, 
1-rank  Barnes;  Three  Union  Ofcers,  Joe 
Keaton,  Mike  Donlin,  Tom  Nawn. 

"POTTERS,  THF"—Paramount.— Story 
by  J.  P.  McAvoy.  Adapted  by  Sam  Mintz  and 
Ray  S-  Harris.  Directed  by  Fred  Xewmeyer. 
Photography  by  Paul  Vogel.  The  cast:  Pa 
Potter,  W.  C.  Fields;  Ma  Potter,  Mary  Alden; 
Mamie,  Ivy  Harris;  Bill,  Jack  Egan;  Red 
Miller,  Richard  "Skeets"  Gallagher;  Rankin, 
Joseph  Smiley;  Eagle,  Bradley  Barker. 

"A  LITTLE  JOURNEY  "—Metro-Gold- 
wyx-Mayer. — From  the  play  by  Rachel 
Crothers.  Continuity  by  Albert  Lewin. 
Directed  by  Robert  Z.  Leonard.  Photography 
by  Ira  Morgan.  The  cast:  Julie  Rutherford, 
Claire  Windsor;  George  Manning,  William 
Haines;  Alexander  Smith,  Harry  Carey;  Aunt 
Louise,  Claire  AIcDowell;  Alfred  Bcmis,  Law- 
ford  Davidson. 

"IT" — Paramount. — Written  and  adapted 
by  EHnor  Glyn.  Scenario  by  Hope  Loring  and 
Louis  D.  Lighton.  Directed  by  Clarence 
Badger.  Photograph}'  by  H.  Kinlej^  ilartin. 
The  cast:  Betty  Lou,  Clara  Bow;  Cyrus  Wal- 
tham,  Antonio  Moreno;  jUf)?7/yAVilliam  Austin; 
Adela  Van  Norman.  Jacqueline  Gadsdon;  Mrs. 
Van  Nortnan,  Julia  Swayne  Gordon;  Molly, 
Priscilla  Bonner;  First  Welfare  Worker.  Eleanor 
Lawson;  Second  Welfare  Worker,  Rose  Tapley. 


"ONE  INCREASING  PURPOSE"  — 
William  Fox. — From  the  novel  by  A.  S.  M. 
Hutchinson.  Scenario  by  Bradley  King. 
Directed  by  Harry  Beaumont.  The  cast:  Sim 
Paris,  Edmund  Lowe;  FJizabeth  Glade,  Lila 
Lee;  Charles  Paris,  Holmes  Herbert;  Linda 
Paris,  May  .AlUson;  Andrew  Paris,  Huntly 
Gordon;  Doctor  Byrne,  Lawford  Da\idson; 
Miss  Andiron,  Emily  Fitzroy;  Mr.  Glade, 
George  Irving;  Old  Gand,  Josef  Swickard;  Alice 
Paris,  Jane  Novak;  Jules,  Nicholas  Sousanni; 
Sir  Torrid  Lesson.  Frank  Elliott;  Blinky.  Tom 
Maguire;  Lardy  Quinnei,  Patrick  Sommerset; 
Mrs.  Yeoman,  Gwynneth  Bristowe;  Old  Mr. 
Yeoman,  Fisher  White. 

"LADY    IN    ER:\IINE,    THE"  — First 

National. — From  the  operetta  by  Rudolph 
Schanzer  and  Ernest  ^^'elisch.  Screen  play  by 
Benjamin  Glazer.  Directed  by  James  Flood. 
The  cast:  Countess  Mariana,  Corinne  Griffith; 
Count  Adrian,  Einar  Hansen;  Archduke 
Skphan,  Ward  Crane;  General  Dostal,  Francis 
X.  Bushman;  Mariana's  Maid,  Jane  Keckley. 

"POPULAR  SIN,  THE"— Par-\mount.— 
Original  story  by  Monta  Bell.  Scenario  by 
James  Ashmore  Creelman.  Directed  by  Mai 
St.  Clair.  Photography  I^y  Lee  Garmes.  The 
cast:  Yvonne  Monlfort,  Florence  \'idor;  Jean 
Corot,  Clive  Brook;  La  Belle  Toulai.se.  Greta 
Nissan;  George  Monlfort,  Philip  Strange; 
Alphonse  Martin,  Andre  Beranger;  Lidu,  Iris 
Gray. 

"BERTHA,  THE  SE\\TNG  MACHINE 
GIRL" — William  Fox. — From  the  play  by 
Theodore  Kremer.  Scenario  by  Gertrude  Orr. 
Directed  by  Irving  Cummings.  The  cast: 
Bertha  Sloan,  Madge  Bellamy;  Roy  Davis, 
AUan  Simpson;  Jessie,  Sally  Phipps;  Jules 
Morton,  Paul  Nicholson ;  Flo  Mason,  Anita 
Gar\'in;  Mr.  Sloan,  J.  FarreU  JlacDonald:  Mrs. 
Sloan,  Ethel  Wales;  Salesman.  Arthur  Hous- 
man;  Sam  Ginsberg,  Harry  Bailey. 

"NEW  YORK"— Par.amount.— Stor}-  by 
Barbara  Chambers  and  Becky  Gardiner. 
Scenario  by  Forrest  Halsey.  Directed  b\' 
Luther  Reed.  Photography  by  J.  Roy  Hunt. 
The  cast:  Michael  Angela  Cassidy,  Ricardo 
Cortez;  Marjorie  Church,  Lois  Wilson;  Angle 
Miller,  Estelle  Taylor;  Trent  Regan,  William 
Powell;  Randolph  Church,  Norman  Tre\or; 
Buck,  Richard  "Skeets"  Gallagher;  Helena 
Matthews,  Margaret  Quimby;  Izzy  Blumen- 
steijt,  Lester  Scharf;  Jimmic  Wharton,  Charles 
Byers. 

"SUMMER  BACHELORS"  —  William 
Fox. — From  the  novel  by  Warner  Fabian. 
Directed  by  Allan  Dwan.  The  cast:  Derry 
Thomas,  Madge  Bellam}"  Tony  Landor,  Allan 
Forrest;  Walter  Blakely,  Matt  Moore;  Green- 
way,  Hale  Hamilton;  WHlowdean,  Leila 
Hyams;  Preston  Sjnith,  Charles  Winninger. 

"NOBODA"'S  \\TDOW"  —  Producers 
DiST.  Corp. — From  the  stage  play  by  Avery 
Hop  wood.  Adapted  by  Clara  Beranger  and 
Douglas  Z.  Doty.  Directed  by  Donald  Crisp. 
The  cast:  Roxanna  Smith,  Leatrice  Joy;  Honor- 
able John  Clayton,  Charles  Ray;  Betty  Jackson, 
Phj'Uis  Haver;  Ned  Stevens.  Da\id  Butler; 
Roxanna's  Maid,  Dot  Farley;  ^HIe.  Renee, 
Fritzie  Ridgeway;  Valcl,  Charles  West. 

"JIM  THE  CONQUEROR"- Producers 

DiST.  Corp. — Story  by  Peter  B.  Kyne.  Ad- 
apted by  Will  ^I.  Ritchey.  Directed  by 
George  B.  Seitz.  Photography  by  Hal  Rosson. 
The  cast:  Jim  Burgess,  William  Boyd;  Polly 
Graydon,  Elinor  Faire;  Hank  Milford.  Walter 
Long;  Dave  Mahler.  Tully  Marshall;  Sam 
Black,  Tom  Santschi;  Judy,  Marcelle  Corday. 


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"OVERLAND  STAGE,  THE"  — First- 
National.  —  Story  by  Marion  Jackson. 
Directed  by  Albert  Rogcll.  The  cast:  Jack 
Jcsxiip,  Ken  Maynard;  Barbara  Marshall, 
Kathleen  Collins;  Hawk  Lcspard,  Tom 
Santschi;  Jules,  Sheldon  Lewis;  Aunt  Viney, 
Dot  Farley;  Alice  Gregg,  Florence  Turner;  John 
Gregg,  Tav  Hunt;  John  Marshall^  \Vm.  Malan; 
Ileil  A-P'oppin'  Casey,  Paul  Hurst;  Buttcrfield, 
Fred  Burns. 

"PERFECT  SAP,  THE"— Fjrst  Nation 
AL. — Adapted  from  the  play  by  Howard  Irving; 
Young.  Directed  by  Howard  Higgins.  The 
cast :  Herbert  Aldcn,  Ben  Lyon;  Pally  Stoddard, 
Pauline  Starke;  Ruth  Webster.  Virginia  Lee 
Corbin;  Tracy  Sutton,  Lloyd  Whitlock:  Rooerta 
Aldcn.  Diana  Kane;  Stephen  Alden,  Byron 
Douglas;  Mrs.  Stephen  Alden,  Christine  Comp- 
ton;  Fletcher,  Charles  Craig;  Nick  Fanshaxv, 
Sam  Hardj';  George  Barrow,  Tammany  Young; 
Cissie  Alden,  Helen  Rowland. 

"WOLF'S  CLOTHING"— Warner  Bros. 
— From  the  story  by  Arthur  Somers  Roche. 
Scenario  by  Darr^d  Francis  Zanuck.  Directed 
by  Roy  Del  Ruth.  Photography  by  Byron 
Haskins.  The  cast:  Barry  Balinc,  Monte  Blue; 
Minnie  Humphrey.  Patsy  Ruth  Miller;  Johnson 
Craigie,  John  Miljan;  Herbert  Candish, 
Douglas  Gerrard;  VaneUi,  Lewis  Harvey; 
Vanelli's  Pal,  Ethan  Laidlaw;  Hotel  Manager, 
J.  C.  Fowler;  Hotel  Dorter,  Walter  Rodgers; 
Ufltel  Detective,  Arthur  Millett;  Crot?/;  "Doctor," 
John  Webb  DilHon;  Millionaire,  Lee  Moran; 
Three  Toughs,  Paul  Panzer,  Charles  Haefeli, 
Jack  Cooper;  Ship  Captain,  Kala  Pasha;  Two 
Sailors,  Jack  Curtis,  Edwin  Sturgis. 

"WINNERS  OF  THE  WILDERNESS"— 

Met  RO-GoLDWYN'-M. AVER.  —  Author,  John 
Thomas  Neville.  Director,  W.  S.  Van  Dyke. 
Photographer,  Clj'de  De  Vinna.  The  cast: 
Colon'l  O'llara,  Tim  McCoy;  Renee  Contrc- 
cocur,  Joan  Crawford;  General  Contrccoeur, 
Edward  Connelly;  Governor  de  Vaudreuil. 
Frank  Currier;  Captain  Duma^i,  Roy  D'Arcy; 
Minii,  Louise  Lorraine;  George  Washington, 
Edward  Hearn;  Gineral  Braddock,  Will  R, 
Walling;  Timothy,  Tom  O'Brien;  Ponliac,  Chief 
Big  Tree;  Governor  Dinwiddle,  Lionel  Belmore. 

"STAGE  MADNESS"— Fox.— Story  by 
Polan  Banks.  Scenario  bj'  Randall  H.  Faye. 
Directed  by  Victor  Schertzinger.  Photography 
by  Glenn  McWiUiams.  The  cast:  Marcia 
Ferrand,  Mrs.  Andrew  Marlowe,  Madame 
Lamphicr,  Virginia  \'alli;  Andrew  Marlowe, 
Tullio  Carminati;  Dora  Anderson^  Virginia 
Bradford;  Pierre  Doumier,  Lou  Tellegen; 
Jimmy  Mason,  Richard  Walling;  H.  H.  Bragg, 
Tyler  Brooke;  French  Maid,  Lillian  Knight; 
Maid,  Bodil  Rosing. 

"FINGER  PRINTS"— W^ARNER  Bros.— 
From  the  stor>''  by  Arthur  Somers  Roche. 
Scenario  by  Graham  Baker  and  Ed.  Clark. 
Directed  by  Lloyd  Bacon.  Photography  by 
Virgil  Miller.  The  cast:  Dora  Tr ay n or,  l^ouisQ 
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I  Was  Ashamed  Before 

My  Vast  Audience 


DAVID 
.BUSH 

the  man  who 
Astounded 
America 


But  It  Ended  My  Stoutness 

My  first  and  only  attack  of  stage  fright  showed 
me  the  way  to  banish  excess  fat — forever! 


MY  heart  beat  fast!  In  15  minutes  I 
was  going  to  face  a  vast  audience! 
In  15  minutes  I  was  going  to  speak 
in  Carnegie  Hall,  New  York — the  most 
famous  lecture  platform  in  America!  One 
of  the  largest  crowds  that  had  ever  as- 
sembled in  that  great  hall  was  waiting  for 
me. 

Why  did  my  heart  beat  fast?  Why  did  I 
hesitate  to  face  my  vast  audience?  I  was  a 
seasoned  speaker.  I  had  lectured  for  years. 
1  had  spoken  before  thousands  of  people  in 
the  greatest  auditoriums  in  the  United 
States.    Why  should  I  feel  afraid? 

The  answer  was  simple.  That  very  afternoon  I 
had  received  a  critical  letter  from  one  of  my  followers. 
Here's  what  the  letter  said: 

"Why  is  it  you  are  so  fat?"  my  critic  ^Tote. 
"You — David  V.  Bush — America's  greatest  author- 
ity on  right  liWng.  You  tell  others  how  to  live — 
what  to  eat — how  to  care  for  themselves  mentally  and 
physically.  And  yet  you  do  nothing  about  your  own 
stoutness." 

This  letter  stung  me  like  a  lash!  My  methods  of 
right  living  had  proved  wonderfully  beneficial  to 
thousands  of  men  and  women.  They  had  proved 
beneficial  in  my  own  case.  Yet  there  was  one  thing  I 
had  been  unable  to  conquer — my  stoutness. 

Vain  Efforts  to  Reduce 

For  years  I  had  tried  to  reduce.  I  had  tried  fasting, 
dieting,  exercises,  and  mechanical  appliances — 
everything  I  could  think  of.  Nothing  seemed  to  help. 
I  remained  as  stout  as  ever. 

I  couldn't  figure  out  the  cause  of  my  stoutness.  I 
am  not  a  heavy  eater,  but  to  look  at  my  rotund  figure, 
anyone  would  think  I  ate  too  much.  Such  was  not 
tlie  case.  I  ate  moderately — lived  temperately  and 
took  a  normal  amount  of  exercise. 

A  Startling  Discovery 

That  night  after  the  lecture  a  comforting  thought 
came  to  me.  It  was  this:  All  the  reducing  methods 
which  I  had  tried  were  other  people's  inventions.  I 
had  never  tackled  the  problem  myself.  I  had  never 
tried  to  invent  a  reducing  method  of  my  own. 

For  weeks  I  studied.  For  weeks  I  tried  to  find  the 
secret.  Finally  I  canjc  to  the  conclusion  that  there 
was  only  one  logical  way  to  get  rid  of  fat.  Then  I 
began  to  experiment  on  myself. 

Imacine  my  astonishment!  Imagine  my  delight! 
In  24  hours  I  lost  2  pounds!  During  the  next  24 
hours  I  lost  3  pounds  more!  Day  after  day  I  con- 
tinued my  new  method  of  reducing.  Day  after  day  I 
continued  to  watch  my  weight.  And  day  after  day  I 
continued  to  lose  excess  pounds. 


I  felt  better  than  I  had  felt  in  years.  I  felt  \-igorou3 
— Wtal — overflowing  with  energy.  I  slept  soundly. 
My  appetite  increased.  I  lost  that  sluggish  feeling 
that  fat  brings.  My  mind  grew  crystal  clear.  I  was 
able  to  go  through  a  long,  hard  day  without  the 
slightest  fatigue!  Neeflless  to  say,  I  cnntinueti  niy 
amazing  reducing  treatment.  In  three  weeks  I 
was  back  to  normal  weiftht!  To  say  that  I  was 
pleased  would  be  puttiiic  it  mildly.    I  was  overjoyed! 

Nature's   Method    of    Reducing. 
It  Works  or   It   Costs   Nothing! 

I  want  to  tell  you  all  about  this  amazing  method 
of  reducing  which  I  have  discovered.  It  is  simply 
wonderful.  I  am  delighted  with  it.  My  friends  are 
delighted  with  it.  Everyone  who  hears  about  it 
becomes  enthusiastic! 

I  don't  care  how  stout  you  are.  I  don't  care  how 
many  times  you  have  tried  to  retluce  and  failed.  Mv 
amazing  new  method  will  make  your  exres,s  fat  melt 
away  like  magic — give  you  a  normal,  youthful  figure 
—make  you  slim,  buoyant,  energetir,  as  Nature 
intended  you  to  be,  or  the  treatment  won't  cost  you  a 
single  penny! 

No  starWng — no  exercising,  no  drugs — no  external 
agencies — no  mechanical  appliances.  You  simply 
follow  my  instructions  for  a  few  days  until  your  ex- 
cess poimds  disappear — until  the  scales  tell  you  that 
you  weigh  exactly  what  you  should. 

This  method  is  so  simple  that  anyone,  even  a  child, 
can  understand  how  it  works  and  why  it  works.  It  is 
so  logical,  so  reasonable,  so  sensible  that  the  moment 
you  hear  about  it  you  will  know  instantly  that  it 
works. 

Send  No  Money 

Merely  send  me  your  name  and  address.  When 
the  postman  brings  you  my  complete  instructinns, 
"How  to  Reduce,"  simply  pay  him  the  special,  low 
price  of  only  $2.98  plus  a  few  cents  postage.  If  at  the 
end  of  two  weeks  you  arc  not  completely  satisfied — if 
you  do  not  lose  weigiit  rapidly  and  easily — then  sim- 
ply tell  me  so  and  your  nlone^'  will  he  instanth- 
refunded.  You  risk  nothing.  WRITE  TODAY. 
DAVID  V.  BUSH,  Dept.  H-1273.  225  N.  Michifian 
Blvd.,  Chicago,  III. 


David  V.  Bush, 

Dept.  H-1273,  225  N.  Michigan  Blvd., 

Chicago,  111. 

Please  send  me  yoiu-  complete  method.  "How  to 
Reduce  "  I  will  pay  the  postman  §2.08  plus  a  few 
cents  postage.  I  understand  that  if  I  am  not  com- 
pletely satisfied  at  the  end  of  two  weeks,  I  may  return 
treatment  and  you  will  refund  my  money  at  once. 

Name . 


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"Wallcice  Beery's  nose,  Ben  Turpin's  eyes, 
Buster  Keaton's  smile  ancj  the  charming  and 
gracious  personality  of  Billy  Bevan. "  Yes,  and 
Harry  Langdon's  bright  expression.  And  you 
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I.asky,  Astoria,  L.  I.  Ricardo  Cortez  was  born 
Sept.  19,  1890.  He  is  six  feet,  one  inch  tall  and 
has  black  hair  and  brown  eyes. 

Frank  M.  P.  B.,  Pen.sacola,  Fla.— Vir- 
ginia Valli  was  born  Jan.  19,  iqoo.  She's  an 
American.  .Address  her  at  the  Paramount 
Studios,  Hollywood,  Calif.  Oh,  yes,  Virginia 
has  been  married,  but  she  is  divorced  now. 

S.  T.,  San  Francisco,  Calif.— The  "  Geste" 
in  "Beau  Geste"  is  pronounced  with  the  G 
sound  soft  as  in  the  French  ">c. "  The  English 
"Jest"  is  pretty  near  to  it,  but  not  quite.  It's 
a  French  word  and  you'll  have  to  get  your 
French  teacher  to  give  you  the  correct  sound 
of  the  soft  G.  But  "Guest"  is  absolutely 
wrong. 

M.  B.  L.,  New  York.— Richard  Dix's  real 
name  is  Ernest  Carlton  Brimmer. 

^  Peggy,  Oakland,  Calif. — "How  many 
times  has  Marj'  Brian  been  married?  "  Oh,  my 
dear  girl,  Mar\-  is  nothing  but  a  child  and  never 
has  been  married.  She  was  born  in  Corsicana, 
Texas,  in  1908.  Mary  weighs  100  pounds  and 
is  five  feet  tall.  Alberta  Vaughn  was  born 
June  27,  190S.  I  think  her  hair  must  be  natu- 
rally curly.  It  looks  so  to  me.  But  I  am  no 
autiiority  on  these  feminine  questions. 

D.  L.  OF  Minnesota.— William  Haines  has 
black  hair.  He  was  born  Jan.  1, 19(30,  and  you 
may  write  to  him  at  the  Metro-Goldnyn 
Studios,  Culver  City,  Calif.  Not  married. 
King  Vidor  never  was  married  to  Lila  Lee. 
Lila  is  married  to  James  Kirkwood.  Mr. 
Vidor's  first  wife  was  Florence  Vidor  and  he's 
married  now  to  Eleanor  Boardman.  Sure, 
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Doris  C.  Bo^vEN,  Kansas  City,  Mo.— 
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send  a  quarter  with  your  request  for  a  photo- 
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live  feet,  eleven  inches  tall  and  weighs  165 
pounds.  He  is  married  and  has  a  young  daugh- 
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Larry  Wheeler.  Walter  JMiller  was  born  in 
1892  and  is  six  feet  tall.  Married  to  Lillian 
CofEn.  Richard  Barthelmess  was  born  May  9, 
1897.  "The  Patent  Leather  Kid"  is  his  liext 
film.    Not  so  angry  now,  are  you? 

E.  H.,  Lansdowne,  Pa. — Seems  to  me  I  have 
written  about  Larry  Gray.  Anyway,  I  don't 
want  to  be  accused  of  neglecting  him,  so  here 
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tall  and  weighs  155  pounds.  He  started  in 
pictures  in  1924.  Cal  York  tells  me  that  he  is 
engaged  to  marry  Marion  Coakley,  a  stage 
actress. 


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Our  modern  diet,  soft  and 
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CJ/fJUEH  you  wake  up  in  the  morning 
/'/'  do  your  gums  remain  asleep?  The 
chances  are  that  they  do,  for  the  gums  of 
most  of  us  are  dull  and  dormant,  and  their 
circulation  is  sluggish  and  slow. 

In  tracking  down  the  cause  of  these 
troubles  of  the  gums  that  plague  so  many 
thousands,  dentists  have  found  that  our 
gums  are  dependent  for  their  daily  stimu- 
lation on  the  natural  roughage  in  our 
food.  And  our  food,  they  point  out,  is 
too  soft,  too  quickly  eaten,  to  give  the 
gums  the  stimulation  which  they  need 
so  much. 

How  soft  food  injures  gums 

For  we  buy  white,  refined  flours,  we  order 
the  tenderest  cuts  of  meat.  We  peel  our 
fruits.  We  cook  our  vegetables  soft  and 
cover  them  with  creamy  sauces.  The 
roughage  and  the  fibre  have  departed  from 
our  food.  The  act  of  mastication  no 
longer  yields  to  our  gums  the  exercise  and 
massage  so  needful  to  keep  them  in  health. 

Small  wonder  that  gums  become  soft, 
weak  and  tender — that  "pink  tooth 
brush,"  the  first  sign  of  gingival  break- 
down, may  almost  be  counted  a  national 
ailment. 

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your  dentist.  Very  probably  he  will  rec- 
ommend massage  of  the  gums — to  make 
up  for  the  lack  in  your  diet.  Very  likely, 
too,  he  will  mention  Ipana's  beuefits.  For 
our  professional  men  have  acquainted 
more  than  50,000  dentists  with  Ipana,  and 
it  is  the  dentists  themselves  who,  through 
their  recommendations,  first  gave  Ipana 
its  start. 

Why  Ipana  is  good  for  the  gums 

So  massage  your  gums  gently  with  the 
brush  and  Ipana,  after  the  usual  cleaning 


'UR  soft  foods  — 
and  hurried  eating  —  are 
at  the  root  of  these  'wide- 
spread troubles  of  the 
gums.  With  Ipana  and 
massage  you  can  do  much 
to  "ward  off  gum  ailments 
before  they  ever  get  a  start 
— before  ''pink  tooth  brush" 
ever  appears. 


with  Ipana.  This  will 
rouse  the  dormant  cir- 
culation. And  because 
ofitsziratolcontent, 
Ipana  will  aid  the 
massage  in  toning 
your  gums  and  in  ren- 


dering them  more  resistant  to  disease 
/     /     / 

Ipana  has  a  delicious  taste.  Ipana  will 
keep  your  teeth  clean,  white  and  brilliant. 
And  Ipana  will  help  you  to  have  healthier, 
harder,  firmer  gums. 

So  won't  you  ask  for  a  full-size  tube 
when  next  you  ate  at  the  drug  store? 
There  is  a  coupon  in  the  corner  and  the 
ten-day  tube  is  gladly  sent,  but,  after  all, 
you  %viU  find  it  simpler  and  better  to  give 
Ipana  the  full-tube  trial  which  may 
change  your  tooth  paste  habits  for  life. 


IPANA  Tooth  Paste 


-  made  by  the  makers  of  Sal  Hepatica 


BRISTOL-MYERS  CO.,  Dept.  I  4"' 
73  West  Street,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
Kindly  send  me  a  trial  cube  of  IPANA  TOOTH 
PASTE.   Enclosed  is  a  rwo-cent  stamp  to  cover 
parUy  the  cost  of  packing  and  mailing. 


B.-M.  Co.,  1937 


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Vol.  XXXII  Contents,  April,  1927 

The  Higk' Lights  of  This  Issue 

ClosC'Ups  and  Long  Shots 

The  Editor  Tells  You  What's  Wliat  and  Who's 
Who  Without  Fear  or  Favor 

The  Low'Do^vn  on  Hollywood 

Views  of  America's  Most  Brilliant  Critic 

What  the  Pictures  Do  to  Us 

A  Revelation  of  the  New  World  the  Screen  Is 
Building 

$15,000  in  Prizes  for  Picture  Ideas 

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Readers 

Wound  Stripes  of  Hollywood 

Told  in  a  .45  Caliber  Manner 

Their  Funniest  Fan  Letters 

Requests  and  Bequests  to  the  Stars 

The  Roman  Knows 

Another  Adventure  of  the  "Midnight  Pictures 
Corporation,  Inc." 

The  Port  of  Missing  Girls 

The  Second  of  a  Series  of  Six  Sensational  True 
Stories  of  Girls  Who  Disappeared  from  Holh-wood 

The  Amateur  Movie  Producer 

Tells  You  How  to  Take  Pictures  and  How  to 
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Shopping  Service 70 

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j[astj\iinute  lS[ews  from  Sast  and  West 

s  we  go'' 


TDICHARD  DTK  breaks  rib  in  mimic 
■^^prize  fight  of  "Knockout  Reilly."  Jack 
Renault,  the  heavyweight,  did  the  trick 
with  a  right  smash.  The  fight  scene,  by  the 
way,  was  broadcasted  by  WEAF  and  a 
chain  of  radio  stations.  Graham  McNa- 
mee  handled  the  blow-by-blow  description. 

T  ILLIAN  GISH  decides  not  to  do  Chan- 
■'-'ning  Pollock's  "The  Enemy."  Too 
many  war  plays  now,  she  thinks.  Miss 
Gish  will  do  "The  Wind"  instead,  with 
Victor  Seastrom  directing. 

qpAYLOR  HOLMES  starting  a  series  of 
-*■  two-reelers  modeled  after  the  late 
Sidney  Drew's  comedies.     , 

"DENJAMIN  CHRISTIANSON,  the  Dan- 
-'-'ish  director,  returns  to  Metro-Goldwyn 
studios  after  a  vacation  abroad. 

f^HARLIE  CHAPLIN  to  complete  "The 
^^Circus"  at  the  Cosmopolitan  Studios  in 
New  York. 

"IWTETRO-GOLDWYN  to  produce  a  series 
■'■"-'■of    comedies    with    Lew     Codv     and 


tional  Films.  Dorothy  Gish  is  now  making 
pictures  for  this  firm. 

GEORGE  K.  ARTHUR  added  to  cast  of 
"Old  Heidelberg." 

TDLANS  of  the  Warner  Brothers  to  co-star 
■^  Irene  Rich  and  May  McAvoy  are  off. 
Miss  McAvoy,  newly  elevated  to  stardom, 
declines  to  share  billing,  it  is  said. 


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OHN  T.  MURRAY'S  contract  with  War- 
ner Brothers  dissolved. 


13  EPORTS  of  friction  between  Sam  Gold- 
-^^wyn  and  Belle  Bennett,  who  scored  in 
"Stella  Dallas." 

A  FTER  "Old  Heidelberg,"  Ramon  No- 
•^^■varro  is  to  do  Joseph  Conrad's  "Ro- 
mance," directed  by  John  Robertson. 

A  LICE  WHITE  leaves  Fu-st  National. 


Cody     and 
Aileen  Pringle  co-featured. 

FIRST  NATIONAL  planning  to  spend 
$2,000,000  in  making 
"The  Miracle."  Both 
Billie  Dove  and  Colleen 
Moore  are  mentioned  for 
the  principal  role. 

'T*HE  John  Griffith 
-^  Wrays  separate  after 
sixteen  years  of  married 
life. 

XKT-  C.  FIELDS'    next 
^  ^  comedy  to  be  "The 
Timid  Soul." 


"P  OD   LA  ROCQUE 

■^^  starts  suit  to  break 
his  five-year  contract  with 
CecU  B.  De  Mille.  He 
believes  his  name  has  not 
been  handled  according 
to  contract  in  the  com- 
pany billing.  If  the  courts 
release  him,  Rod  is  to  co- 
star  with  Dolores  Del  Rio 
in  "La  Tosca,"  to  be  made 
abroad  by  Director  Edwin 
Carewe.  Meanwhile,  La 
Rocque  is  continuing  work 
under  the  De  MiSe  ar- 
rangement. 

TV/TAE  MURRAY  likely 
*■»-*•  to  go  to  England  to 
make  films  for  British  Na- 


ADOLPHE  MENJOU  to  do  "Follies 
•**-Bergere,"  an  original  comedy  by  Ernest 
Vajda. 


MARIE    PREVOST    chosen    queen 
Mardi  Gras  at  Fresno,  Calif. 


of 


Presenting  the  heaviest  rival  of  John  Gilbert.  George 
Herman  Ruth  goes  to  bat  for  the  dramatic  art  and  plays 
the  leading  role  in  "Babe  Comes  Home,"  a  story — how 
did  you  guess  it? — of  a  baseball  player.  RichardRowland 
and  John  McCormick  are  Babe's  bosses 


T  TNIVERSAL  co-starring  Ivan  Moskine 
'-'  with  Mary  Philbin  in  "Lea  Lyon,"  to  be 
directed  by  Edward  Sloman. 

'T^ITLE  of  First  National's  war  comedy 
-•-  "Bayo-Nuts,"  changed  to  "Big  Bertha." 
Charlie  Murray  and  George  Sidney  are 
featured. 

■pRANK  LLOYD,  the  director,  leaves 
•*-  Famous  Players.  He  has  just  finished 
"Children  of  Divorce." 

TVyTABEL  NORMAND  very  ill  of  pneu- 
•^'■^monia. 

"IWTARION  DAVIES  about  to  begin  work 
■'■''-•■in  Barrie's  "Quality  Street,"  with  Con- 
rad Nagel  playing  the  male  lead. 

■pxiRECTOR  JAMES  CRUZE  said  to  be 
■'--'leaving  Famous  Players  after  two  more 
productions.  Then  he  will  make  films  for 
United  Artists. 

VIRGINIA  VALLI  convalescing  from  op- 
eration for  appendicitis. 

r  TNIVERSAL  purchases  Mary  Roberts 
**-'  Rinehart's  "Finders  Keepers"  for  Laura 
La  Plante. 

DIRECTOR  IRVIN 
WILLAT    signed    by 
Universal. 

JOSEPH  SCHENCK 
pays  a  visit  to  New  York. 
Norma  Talmadge,  his 
wife,  couldn't  accompany 
him,  so  Mrs.  Peg  Tal- 
madge came  along  to  keep 
him  company. 

"LTAROLD  LLOYD  and 
■^^Mildred  Davis  also 
among  the  visitors  to  New 
York. 


TV/TETRO-GOLDWYN 

■^"■•■has  signed  Byron 
Morgan  to  write  original 
stories  and  Monta  Bell  to 
direct. 

TV/TARY  PHILBIN  and 
••■•■•■Norman  Kerry  men- 
tioned as  possibilities  for 
Juliet  and  Romeo  in  pos- 
sible Universal  produc- 
tion. 

T  ARS  HANSEN  and 
■^--'Pauline  Starke  play- 
ing the  leads  in  "Captain 
Salvation,"  being  directed 
by  John  Robertson. 


Photoplay  Magazine — Advertising  Section 


MISS  ANDERSON'S  STATEMENT 
When  I  arrived  at  the  Kautmann  &  Fabrj-  Studio 
my  hair  was  straight  as  you  may  see  in  the  picture 
above.  I  had  very  little  taith  in  any  of  tlie  so-called 
hair-wavers  and  expected  I  would  have  to  visit  my 
hairdresser  before  keeping  my  other  posIdr  appoint- 
ments in  the  afternoon.  To  my  deilght.  as  you  will 
see  from  the  center  photograph.  It  was  not  necessary. 
My  hair  was  perfectly  waved.  I  have  proved  to  my 
own  satisfaction,  that  Malson  Marcellers  will  save 
time,  money  and  the  bother  of  waiting  to  have  one's 
hair  marcelled.  They  can  be  worn  any  time,  which 
means  that  you  may  be  doing  useful  work  while  the 
hair  Is  twlng  waved. 

(Signed)     Miss  Evelyn  Anderson. 


NOTICE  TO  READERS 
A  Chicago  representative  of  this 
magazine  and  representatives  of 
over  100  other  publishers,  witnessed 
a  successful  and  satisfactory  dem- 
onstration of  these  wavers. 


KAUFMAXX  &  FABRY  CO. 

Commercial  Photographers 
Malson  de  Beaute. 
Chicago.  Illinois. 

I.  Ii:dward  J.  Cook.  herei)y  certify  that  these  are 
actual  photographs  taken  by  me  while  Miss  Evelyn 
Anderson's  hair  was  marcelled  with  Mal-son  Mar- 
cellers. The  one  at  the  left  sltows  Miss  Anderson's 
hair  as  she  entered  my  studio.  That  at  the  right 
shows  the  Malson  Marcellers  in  place.  The  center 
photograph  shows  Miss  Anderson's  hair  as  it  ap- 
peared 30  minutes  later. 

(Signed)     Edward  J.  Cook. 

Subscribed  and  sworn  to  before  me 
tliis  24tii  day  of  March.  1926. 


Yours  .  .  .  The  Loveliest 
Marcel  Imaginable 

w  m      *\i\  *  a.  li_l  '''^'''  ^"'■''  '■'^^  Maison  Marcclkrs.     Just  slip  them  on, 

IlIQT     Aii     fniniJLf^^ OnCf^     a     WP<*K at    hOine  catch  the  lock?  in  place,  and  sup  them  oir  again  at  the 

*'W^1.    cJV     Al.XlAllAl.^0         VVllW^     a.     r¥^^I\.  dU    M.M.\JM.AK%^  end  of  thirty  minutes.     Anyone  can  do  it.     You  can 

raarcel  your  whole  iiead,  or  you  can  simplv  reset  the 

BE  FREE — free  from  slavery  to  your   hair,   from   the   tyranny  of  the  hot  difficult  side  locks  or  a  few  unruly  strands  in  the  back. 

iron,  the  expense  of  the  beauty  shop,  the  inconvenient  * 'appointments."  Vou  can  sleep  with  the  Maison  Marcellers  on.  if  you 

'^  want.      They  are    made   of   soft   rubber,    hght   and 

Of  course  you're  \vear\'  of  ^■our  unceasing  slaver>-  to  Now  you  can  do  what  you  please,  when  you  please  flexible,  scientifically  designed. 

vour  liair.      You  are  sick  of  the  endless  round  of  — and  have  beautifully  marcelled  locks  week  in  and  »  Wrtr»rl*>.i-fiil  Ciffr-r J^nr  n  I  ;rviil-Ar1  Ximo. 

beauty  shop  appointments,  the  indifferent  operators.  week  out.     What  does  it  matter  if  outdoor  sports—  ^  wonaerrui  wner      ror  a  Uimitea  I  ime 

the  difficulty  of  appointments,  the  disastrous  results  skating — swimming — motoring    or    tennis — straggle  We  know  that  the  quickest,  surest  way  to  give  this 

of  hot  irons,  the  tedious  process  of  the  "permanent."  your  locks?     Thirty  minutes  with  the  Maison  Mar-  revolutionary    new    invention    complete    supremacy 

the  bother  of  water  waves,  the  constant  expense.  cellers — just  the  time  it  Lakes  you  to  bathe  and  change  over  all  other  waving  methods  is  to  place  it  in  the 

But,  more  than  ever,  you  know  how  imperative  it  is  into  fresh  clothes — restores  your  hair's  glorious  wave.  hands  of  women  who  will  use  it.     Their  enthusiastic 

to  keep  looking  your  best.    "  If  other  women  can  take  What  if  your  morning  is  spent  in  heating  house-  endorsement  will   give  Maison   Marcellers  country- 

ihe  time  and  trouble,  if  they  can  afford  the  money,  to  work?     By  the  time  you  have  slipped  into  your  crisp  wide  popularity.    To  safeguard  purchasers  who  order 

keep  their  hair  constantly  waved,  then  I  must,  too."  afternoon  frock  your  hair,  thanks  to  your  Maison  now.  we  guarantee  to  honor  all  orders  from  this  ad- 

And  vou  go  the  weary  round  again.  Marcellers.  ^^^ll  look  as  if  you  had  just  been  ^\-aved  by  vertisement  at   price  shown.      A  complete  set   of 

r i'      TrM^AV       t-U^       „«-,=. -,^;..-,         4^:^^^  the  finest  operator  in  town.  Maison    Marcellers.    including   a    new    and    au- 

tJld — lUUAI— tne       expensive,       time-  ^y^^^^  j^  ^.^^  ^^  ,j^^.^  ^  last-minute  invitation,  just  thentic  marcel  fashion  chart,  for  only  $2.98,  plus 

consuming,  hair-ruining      beauty  as  vou  are  washing  your  hair?     By  the  time  it's  dry,  a    few    cents'     postage — a    price     that    scarcely 

shop**   habit  *-^^  Iklaison  Marcellers.  slipped  on  in  a  jiffy,  will  have  covers    the    cost    of    making,    packing    and    ad- 

.    ,  ,  f^  ,  .  ,  ..  formed   everv  strand   into   deep,    undulating  waves  vertislng. 

Don  t  be  a  slave  to  hair  care  a  rninute  longer.     It  smoother  and  more  perfect  than  it  is  possible  to  attain  ^        ,  p,     TV4„„^„       i,.^*.  Aji^il  ^u^  r 

isn  t  necessarv.    \ou  can  be  immediately  and  perma-  ^y  ruinous  hot  irons  oend  INo  Money — Just  Mail  the  Coupon 

nently  free  from  all  the  nuisance  of  hot  iron  marcels.         -  'wu'l     V«      n«=e  Even  at  this  special  price,  you  need  not  risk  a  penny. 

"perraanents     and  water  waves.     But  that  doesn  t  It  Waves  While  You  Dress  j,,5t  ^jg^  ^^d  mail  the  coupon.     In  a  few  davs   when 

mean  that  you  must  let  your  hair  go.  that  you  are  ^j|  ^^^  ^^  ^^  ^,j     ^^e  Maison  Marcellers  on  slightly  the  postman  brings  your  outfit,  just  dciwsit  S2.98 

doomed  to  straight,  stragglv-,  unkempt  locks,     har  dampened  locks— and  while  you  dress,  your  hair  is  with  him  (plus  a  few  cents'  postage).    And  when  you 

»""««'  r»  'tin*  1    T-i  V  wa\ing.     At  the  end  of  thirty  minutes  you  sHp  the  put  in  your  first  marcel,  you'll  say  it  was  the  best 

A  More   Beautiful   Marcel  Than    You  Maison  Marcellers  off — and  your  hair  lies  in  a  wave  purchase  you  ever  made  in  your  life,  for  your  hair 

Have  Ever  Known  as  utterly  charming  as  the  one  pictured  above.    Does  wavintr  troubles  are  ended.     Ever>'  time  you  use  this 

.  ,  ,     ■       1  J  1.  -  it  sound  too  good  to  be  true?    Let  vour  mirror  decide,  outfit,  you'll  get  better  and  better  results  and  you'll 

\ou  can  have  the  most  gloriously  waved  hair  you  j^  ^.^j  p^ove  the  almost  unbelievable  wonder  of  the  never  have  to  spend  your  good  time  and  money  for 

have  ever  had — a  coiffure  of  smooth,  loose,  becoming  Maison  Marceller  re'^ults.  marcels  again.     After  you  have  tried  this  marvelous 

waves  framing  your  face,  showing  off  your  hair  in  all  r.       i    v  u    -    »     kt    *.  id  *  "pw  marcelling  outfit  for  5  davs.  if  you  are  not  de- 

the  beautv  of  its  natural  lustre,  giving  new  grace  to  Bring  Back  Your  Hair  s  [Natural  Beauty  lighted  with  results — if  it  doesn't  give  you  the  most 

your  shapely  head.    /«^/  -jO  minules  with  the  Maison  ^^  ^3^^^^.  j^^^.  ^^^^^^  ^^^^  ,,^j^  has  been  bv  pre-  beautiful  marcel  you  ever  had  and  improve  your  hair 

Marcellers  once  a  u-eek—at  home—gtves  you  Hits  marcel  ^^^^  ^,•aving  methods,  vour  Maison  Marcellers  give  in  everi"  u-ay^imply  return  the  outfit  to  us  and  your 

of  unbelievable  Imehness  ^^  ^  chance  to  regain  its  own  soft,  silkv  lustre.     It's  money  uill  be  refunded  quickly  and  cheerfully.     But 

Think  what  an  untold  convenience  it  mil  be— never  g^^^^ivig  how  quickly  you  will  find  it  recovering  from  don't  put  it  off.    Be  among  the  first  to  take  advantage 

to  have  to  step  outside  j-our  home  again  for  a  wave—        j^     hafmful   results  of  its   mistreatment.      As   you  of  this  special  introductory  offer.    Fill  in  and  mail  the 

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Brief  Revie\vs  of  Current  Pictures 

"^Indicates  that  photoplay  was  named  as  one  of  the  six  best  upon  Us  month  of  ra-ieif 


ACE  OF  CADS.  THE— Paramount.— Just  missed 
being  one  of  the  ?ix  be;t.  Menjou.  Alice  Joyce  and 
Luther  Reed's  sane  direction  make  it  interesting. 
\Decembcr.) 

ACROSS  THE  PACIFIC— Warner  Bros.— The 
old  native  gal  was  just  as  vampish  in  the  day?  of  the 
Philippine  insurrection  as  she  is  today.  You'll  be 
bored  to  death.      {December.) 

AMATEUR  GENTLEMAN.  THE— First  Na- 
tional.— It's  not  Dick  Barthelmess  at  his  best — but 
who  gives  a  hoot  about  storj-  or  anything  else  as  long 
as  we  have  Dick.     (.Vor.) 

AUCTION"EER.  THE — Fox. — A  slow  motion  ver- 
?ion  of  the  Belasco  stage  play.  With  George  Sidney 
in  the  Warfield  role.      (March.) 

*BARDELYS     THE     MAGNIFICENT  —  Metro- 

Goldwyn-Mayer, — Your  season  won't  be  complete 
unless  you  see  this  picture.  It's  safe  enough  for  the 
children.  John  Gilbert  and  Eleanor  Boardman  head 
the  cast.     (.Vip.) 

BATTLING  BUTLER— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 
— Here's  an  amusing  number  presented  by  Buster 
Keaton.     Check  this  a  must.     (iVop.) 

*BEAU  GESTE  —  Paramount.  —  Perci\-al  Wren's 
best  seller  has  been  followed  with  fidelity.  The 
screen's  best  mysterj-  £tor>-.     (Nov.) 

BELLS.  THE— Chadnick.— An  old  favorite  with 
some  real  Barr\"more  acting  by  brother  Lionel.  If  you 
ItVe  heavy  drama,  here  is  your  meat.      (January.) 

BERTHA,  THE  SEWING  MACHINE  GIRL— 

Fox. — The  old  stock  company  thriller  brought  up-to- 
date  and  made  into  a  jazzy  tale  of  a  modern  working 
girl.     With  Madge  Bellamy,     {ilarch.) 

*BETTER  'OLE,  THE— Warner  Bros.— Syd  Chap- 
lin makes  a  picture  which  i=  to  comedy  what  "The 
Big  Parade"  is  to  drama.  It's  the  type  of  comedy 
that  Charlie  made,  years  ago.     (December.) 

BL.\RNEY — Metro-Goldw\n-Mayer.— If  it  wasn't 
for  Renee  Adoree  this  certainly  would  be  a  lot  of 
blarney.      (December.) 

'BLONDE  OR  BRUNETTE- Paramount.— A 
sparkling  and  sophisticated  comedy,  charmingly 
played  by  .Adolphe  Menjou.  The  presence  of  Greta 
Nissen  helps  a  lot.      (March.) 

BLONDE  SAINT.  THE— First  National.— Where- 
in Lewis  Stone  plays  the  cave-man,  and  love  triumphs 
again  ovrr  something  or  other.  Not  so  much. 
(Fehruory.) 

BLUE  EAGLE,  THE— Fox.— A  fair  picture. 
(Nov. ) 

BREED  OF  THE  SEA— F.  B.  C— Be  sure  to  see 
this  fa-idnating.  romantic  and  adventurous  sea  tale. 
( December. ) 

BROKEN  HEARTS  OF  HOLLYWOOD— War- 
ner Bros. — It's  just  as  bad  as  it  sounds.     (December.) 

CALL  OF  THE  WILDERNESS.  THE— Pathe.— 
The  hero,  cast  off  by  his  rich  dad.  wins  a  fortune  of  his 
own,  with  the  help  of  his  dog.  Good  propaganda  for 
dogs.     (February.) 

CAMPUS  FLIRT.  THE — Paramount. — Not  to  be 
outdone  by  the  football  heroes.  Bebe  I^niels  shows 
the  feminine  side  of  college  life  in  a  neat  running  suit. 
Amusing.     {December.) 

CANADIAN.  THE— Paramount.— Just  Thomas 
Meighan  in  a  story  that  has  moments  that  remind  you 
that  Elinor  Glyn  was  born  in  Canada.  In  spite  of  its 
burst  of  sentiment,  the  film  is  pointless.      (February.) 

CANYON  OF  LIGHT.  THE— Fox.— E\idently 
tired  of  flooring  villains,  Tom  Mix  knocks  down  a 
couple  of  houses.  The  current  Mix  film — and  good 
fun.     {February.) 

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CHEERFUL  FRAUD,  THE— Universal.- A  silly 
farce  made  bearable — and  even  amusing — by  the 
agreeable  presence  of  Reginald  Denny.     (February.) 

CITY,  THE— Fox.— Proving  the  crookedness  of 
urban  ways  as  compared  with  the  high  moral  tone  of 
small  town  life.  Yes.  yes?  Robert  Frazer.  May  .Alli- 
son. Walter  McGrail  and  Nancy  Nash  are  in  the  cast. 
(FebTitory.) 

COLLEGE  BOOB.  THE— F.  B.  C— Lefty  Flynn. 
in  a  popular  college  football  affair.     It  will  please  the 

youngsters.      (October.) 

COLLEGE  DAYS— Tiffany. — Once  again  the  day 
is  saved  for  dear  old  Alma  Mater  on  the  football  field. 
Bui  isn't  it  about  time  to  desert  football  for  chess? 
(January.) 

CORPOR.U.  KATE— Producers  Dist-  Corp.— The 
girls  get  their  chance  at  winning  the  war,  with  Vera 
Reynolds  as  leader  of  the  feminine  contingent.  Will 
the  big  parade  of  war  films  never  end?    (February.) 


AS  a  special  servnce  to  its  readers, 
Photoplay  Magazine  inaugu- 
rated this  department  of  tab- 
loid reviews,  presenting  in  brief  form 
critical  comments  upon  all  photoplays 
of  the  preceding  sLx  months. 

Photoplay  readers  find  this  depart- 
ment of  tremendous  helpj — for  it  is  an 
authoritative  and  accurate  summary, 
told  in  a  few  words,  of  all  current  film 
dramas. 

Photoplay  has  always  been  first 
and  foremost  in  its  film  reviews. 
However,  the  fact  that  mo=t  photo- 
plays do  not  reach  the  great  majority 
of  the  country's  screen  theaters  until 
months  later,  has  been  a  manifest 
drawback.  This  department  over- 
comes this — and  shows  you  accurately 
and  concisely  how  to  save  your  mo- 
tion picture  time  and  money. 

You  can  determine  at  a  glance 
whether  or  not  your  promised  eve- 
ning's entertainment  is  worth  while. 
The  month  at  the  end  of  each  tabloid 
indicates  the  issue  of  Photoplay  in 
which  the  original  review  appeared. 


COUNTRY  BEYOND,  THE— Fox.— Another  of 
James  Oliver  Curwood's  stories  cf  the  great  North 
makes  good  screen  material,     (December.) 

COWBOY  COP,  THE— F.  B.  O.— Don't  miss  the 
delightful  combination  of  Tom  Tyler  and  Frankie 
Darro.     They're  good.      (October.) 

DEVIL'S  ISL.AND — Chadwick.— At  least  we  can 
recommend  the  performance  of  Pauline  Frederick. 
The  rest  of  the  picture  is  the  bunk.      (Ociober.) 

DIPLOMACY— Paramount.— Sardou's  play  had 
its  face  lifted  by  Marshall  Neilan — unsuccessfully. 

(Nov.) 

*DON  JUAN— Warner  Bros.— .\  picture  that  has 
great  acting,  thrilling  melodrama  and  real  beauty. 
With  the  Vitaphone,  a  real  film  event,     (October.) 


DUCHESS  OF  BUFFALO,  THE— First  National. 
— Connie  Talraadge  in  a  brisk,  racy  and  tightly  arous- 
ing farce.      {October.) 

EAGLE  OF  THE  SEA,  THE— Paramount.— An 
adventure  tale  of  pirates  and  lovely  ladies  that  fails  to 
make  its  thrills.  Ricardo  Cortez  and  Florence  ^'idor 
head  the  cast.     (February.) 

♦EVERYBODY'S  ACTING— Paramount.— A 
great  cast,  an  entertaining  story  and  some  of  Mickey 
Neilan's  liappiest  direction.  .'^  refreshing  and  amus- 
ing tale  of  stage  life.     (January.) 

EXCLUSIVE  RIGHTS— Preferred.— The  pardon 
comes  from  the  Governor  in  time  to  save  the  hero — 
but  not  in  time  to  rescue  the  audience  from  boredom. 
{March.) 

EXIT    SMILING— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.-A 

comedy  story  that  fails  to  "jell."  Plus  Beatrice  Lillie, 
a  stage  cut-up.  who  fails  to  register.     Sorry.     (Jan.) 

FAMILY  UPSTAIRS.     THE— Fox.— Take     the 

whole  family  to  set-  this  enjoyable  picture.     (Ociober.) 

*F.\UST— UF-A-M.-G.-M.— An  extraordinary 
adaptation  of  Goethe's  poem,  with  Emil  Jannings  as 
Mephislo  and  Camilla  Horn  as  Marguerite.  Miss 
Horn  runs  away  with  the  picture.  It's  a  fine  achieve- 
ment.     (January.) 

FINE  MANNERS— Paramount.— Gloria  Swanson 
is  di  liglitful  in  one  of  those  roles  she  does  so  perfectly 
— that  of  a  shabby  working  girl  wlio  loves  devotedly. 
(Ocloher.) 

FINGER  PRINTS— Warner  Brothers.— Us  a 
comedy  mystery.  The  comedy  is  furnished  by  Louise 
Fazenda.  The  mysterj'  is  why  the  picture  was  pro- 
duced.     (March.) 

*FIRE  BRIG.\DE.  THE — Metro-Gold WTn-Mayer 
— One  cf  the  Ix-st  thrillers  ever  produced.  A  real 
picture  of  the  heroism  of  fire-fighters  and  fine  enter- 
tainment for  children.  Charles  Ray  scores  a  big 
cnmc-back  in  this  one.      (March.) 

FLAMING  FOREST.  THE— Metro-Gold  w>-n. 
Mayer. — James  Oliver  Curwood  tells  you  how  the 
Ro\-al  Mounted  got  its  first  man — or  first  girl.  In 
spite  of  the  excellent  cast,  the  acting  is  stilted  and  the 
conventional  direction  spoils  the  stor>'  possibilities. 
(Fehruary.) 

*FLESH    ANT)    THE    DEVIL— Metro-Gold wyn- 

Maycr. — A  burn  *eni  up  love  stor\'  with  John  Gilbert 
and  Greta  Garbo.  A  Sudermann  stor>'  dashingly  acted. 
Lars  Hanson  also  helps  a  lot.     (February.) 

FOR  ALIMONY  ONXY— Producers  Dist.  Corp.- 
A  light  sophisticated  domestic  comedy  for  grown-ups. 
(December.) 

FOR  WI\^S  ONLY— Producers  Dist.  Corp.— 
One  of  those  conventional  stories  of  the  pretty  wife 
and  the  neglected  husband.  Just  about  enough 
story  to  fill  two  reels.     (February.) 

FORE^'ER  AFTER— First  National.— All  the  in- 
gredients of  .1  box-office  picture — sweet  girl  and  boy 
romance,  football  and  war.     Passable.     iDecember.) 

FOURTH  COMMANDMENT",  THE— Universal. 
— Cast  your  eagle  eyes  over  the  pictures  we  recom- 
mend and  forget  that  such  a  thing  as  this  was  ever 
produced.      (December.) 

GAY  DECEIVER.  THE— Metro-Gold wyn-Mayer. 
— Plenty  of  glitter  of  the  Paris  \-ariety  in  this  enter- 
taining piece.     (Nor.) 

*GENERAL,THE — United  Artists,— Buster  Keaton 
spoofs  the  Civil  War  most  uncivilly.  Good  satire 
on  war  melodramas  and  excellent  comedy  thrills. 
{March.) 

GIGOLO  — Producers  Dist.  Corp.— Rod  La 

Rocque's  fine  performances  rescue  this  from  the 
hokum  class.     (Dicember.) 

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Photoplay  Magazine — Ad\ertising  Section 


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THE  month's  letters  proved  that  war  is 
box-office.  The  Bouquets  for  the  '"Big 
Parade"  are  being  augmented  by  praise 
of  '"What  Price  Glor>'"  and  "Beau  Geste." 
It  is  the  production  of  "What  Price  GIor>'" 
that  delights  the  fans,  and  the  acting  in  "Beau 
Geste"  which  scores.  Incidentally,  girb  seem 
to  prefer  blondes,  too,  in  this  instance,  for  it  is 
not  the  darldy  handsome  Ronald  Colman  who 
wins  the  most  praise,  but  the  blue-eyed  new- 
comer. Ralph  Forbes. 

There's  a  general  clamor  for  less  comedies 
and  more  drama,  the  fans  declaring  recent 
pictures  too  frothy.  Maybe  that  e.xplains  the 
new.  increasing  popularity  of  old-fashioned 
"Westerns"  All  the  he-men  of  the  horse 
dramas  got  posies  this  month. 

Greta  Garbo  continued  to  outdistance  her 
sister  stars  in  reader  interest.  Greta  even  got 
some  Brickbats,  but  all  signs  point  to  an  over- 
whelming interest  in  her. 

Tommy  Meighan.  Richard  Bartheimess. 
Betty  Bronson  and  Tom  ilix  are  asked  for 
better  stories.  And  one  of  the  surprises  of 
the  month's  mailbag  were  the  letters  announc- 
ing Lya  de  Putti  should  play  sweet,  tragic 
young  things. 

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Down  the  aisles  of  the  great  theater  the  soft 
tones  of  the  pipe-organ  echoed-  It  was  Mar>- 
Pickford  in  "Sparrows."  Just  another  of  her 
wonderful  child  pictures,  but  what  an  effect 
it  had  on  my  life. 

I  am  just  another  "unfortunate  girl."  And 
no  one  except  the  other  "unfortunates"  can 
understand  just  what  it  means  to  have  a  tiny 
life  placed  in  your  keeping  in  the  winter's  cold 
with  no  job.  no  money  and  no  one  who  cares. 
I  had  almost  reached  the  end  of  the  road  when 
a  friend  invited  me  to  see  "Sparrows."  I 
nearly  refused.  How  thankful  I  am  that  I 
did  not. 

I  had  decided  to  give  my  little  one  up,  for  I 
knew  no  other  course  to  follow.  Then  the 
mother  love  that  shone  from  ilar},-  Pickford's 
eyes  that  night  touched  a  responsive  chord 
in  my  heart.     I  couldn't  do  it, 

I  have  no  job  and  no  money  now,  but  I've 

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kept  my  three-weeks  old  baby,  and  I  am  rich 
in  the  possession  of  that  which  God  has  given. 
.\iid  when  I  close  my  eyes,  there  flashes  before 
me  the  smiling  face  and  shining  eyes  of  the 
Mar\'  I  saw  in  "Sparrows"  and  then  peace, 
faith  and  hope  are  mine  again. 

Surelj'  God  will  see  tit  to  provide  a  way  for 
a  mother  to  keep  her  child.  I  am  trusting, 
hoping,  believing — 

Thanks,  little  Mar>'.  for  the  lesson  you  have 
given,  and  may  your  life  be  filled  with  a  goodly 
portion  of  the  sunshine  and  cheer  you  give  to 
others. 

ViRGixi.\  Scott. 

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Dear  Screen  Stars:  I  love  you  alll  You  are 
the  most  charming,  handsome  people  I've  ever 
been  privileged  to  know  and  the  most  lovable, 
too.  I  thank  you  for  the  hundreds  of  happy 
hours  Tve  spent  in  theaters  in  the  past  few 
years  while  you  gave  me  joy  and  laughter  and 
understanding. 

There's  no  group  of  people  on  the  face  of  the 


earth  who  can  equal  you  in  beauty  and  person- 
ality and  general  charm.  You  are  the  flower 
of  mankind  and  in  you  there  is  a  magic  every- 
one craves.  As  long  as  you  weave  your 
dreams  across  the  screen  there  will  always  be 
adventure  and  romance  in  the  world. 

As  long  as  you  are  you.  we'll  always  seek 
the  sunshine  that  lies  in  Mary  Pickford's  hair 
and  the  laughter  in  Richard  Dix's  smile. 

As  long  as  you  weep  and  love  and  laugh  on 
the  screen  so  long  will  we  beheve  in  dreams 
come  true  and  of  one  day  reaching  a  land 
where  the  sky  is  always  as  blue  as  Claire 
Windsor's  eyes. 

You  are  charming  people,  and  I  repeat,  I 
love  you  all  and  wish  you  thrice  the  amount  of 
happiness  you  have  given  me. 

LrciLE  Weld. 

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The  movie  today  is  as  much  a  part  of  the 
college  girl's  education  as  are  Horace's  Odes, 
mathematics.  psycholog>-  or  languages.  Just 
as  an  appreciative  study  of  literature  serves 
to  broaden  her  knowledge  of  facts,  so  do 
motion  pictures  ser\'e  to  give  her  a  compre- 
hensive \new  of  life. 

We  always  have  books,  but  they  mean  most 
to  us  when  we  see  them  interpreted  in  pictures. 
A  bit  of  description,  some  peculiar  t>'pe  of 
character,  often  the  strengthening  feature  of 
a  stor>'  is  lost  through  unfamiliarity  with  the 
country  or  people  depicted,  or  through  lack  of 
personal  experience. 

Though  I  had  read  Sam  Pep3''s  Diar\'.  never 
did  I  have  an  intimate  glimpse  of  his  person- 
ality until  in  the  movie  "Xell  Gwynn"  he 
moistened  his  pencil  and  wrote  an  obsen^ation 
on  the  king's  behavior.  After  that,  the  whole 
Diary  lived  for  me. 

Stud>-ing  shouldn't  be  just  a  dreary  massing 
of  facts.     A  good  picture  gives'one  relief  from 
books  and  presents  a  host  of  new  ideas  and 
opinions  for  themes,  discussions,  illustrations 
in  ever>*  subject.     Motion  pictures  are  one  of 
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GOD  GAVE  ME  TWENTY  CENTS— Paramount. 
— A  story  with  an  original  idea  that  comes  out.  under 
screen  analysis,  as  too  far-fetched  for  credibility. 
Good  performances  by  Lois  Moran  and  Jack  Mul- 
hall.      (February.) 

GOING  CROOKED— Fox.— A  crook  story— but 
stop!  Bessie  Love  is  the  crook.  And  that  makes  the 
film  casj'  to  look  at.     {February.) 

GREAT  DECEPTION,  THE— First  National.— 
This  is  sadly  lacking  in  entertainment  value.  The 
secret-service  again.      {October.) 

GREAT  GATSBY.  THE— Paramount.— Fitzger- 
ald's novel,  with  its  unscrupulous  hero,  violates  some 
pet  screen  traditions.  It's  unusual  entertainment  and 
Lois  Wilson  makes  a  hit  for  herself  as  the  jazzy.cock- 
tail-drinking  Daisy  Buchanan.    (February.) 

GREAT  K  &  A  TRAIN  ROBBERY.  THE— Fox. 

— A  fast  and  furious  Tom  Mix  picture.     Need  more  be 

said?      (December.) 

HER  BIG  NIGHT— Universal. — Some  inside  dope 
on  the  movies.    Quite  interesting.    {Nov.) 

HER  HONOR  THE  GOVERNOR— F.   B.  O.— 

Pauline  Frederick  and  Carroll  Nye  waste  masterly 
performances  on  celluloid  claptrap.  Their  work  is 
worth  seeing,  but  the  film  itself  is  a  disappointment. 
(October.) 

HIDDEN  WAY.  THE— Associated  Exhibitors.— 
Another  weepy  affair  that  isn't  worth  the  famous  two- 
bits.      (October.) 

HIS  NEW  YORK  WIFE— Bachman.— Well,  it 
seems  there  was  a  little  country  girl  who  came  to  New 
York  to  fight  for  success — ta.  ta!  There's  more  plot 
than  entertainment  in  this  one.     (January.) 

HOLD  THAT  LION— Paramount.— The  usual 
Douglas  MacLean  farce.     Fair.     (Nov.) 

HONEYMOON  EXPRESS.  THE— Warner  Bros. 
— Some  more  carr>'ings-on  of  the  younger  generation. 
It's  not  so  bad.      (October.) 

*HOTEL  IMPERIAL— Paramount.— At  last  Pola 
Negri  has  an  unqualified  success.  Credit  her  new 
director.  Mauritz  Stiller,  with  an  assist.  It's  the  story 
of  an  incident  between  the  Austrian  and  Russian  lines 
during  the  war.     Highly  recommended.     (January.) 

ICE  FLOOD.  THE— Universal.— Don't  waste  any 
precious  moments  on  this.     (Nov.) 

INTO  HER  KINGDOM— First  National.— Don't 
waste  your  money  on  this  atrocity  filled  with  flowery 
subtitles,  stupid  symbolism,  bad  photography  and 
commonplace  direction.      (October.) 

IT — Paramount. — Clara  Bow  in  Elinor  Glyn's 
snappy  story  of  a  modern  working  girl.  Good  popular 
stuff  with  little  Clara  making  the  hit  of  her  life. 

(March.) 

IT  MUST  BE  LOVE— First  National.— A  light 
bit  of  nonsense.  A  good  cast — Colleen  Moore,  Jean 
Hersholt  and  Malcolm  MacGregor.     (Oct.) 

JIM  THE  CONQUEROR— Producers  Dist.  Corp. 
— Another  version  of  the  old  feud  between  the  cattle- 
men and  the  sheepmen,  with  William  Boyd  as  its 
chief  redeeming  feature.      (March.) 

JOSSELYN'S  WIFE— Tiffany.— Pauline  Freder- 
ick in  a  Kathleen  Norri?  stori — and  that  guarantees 
that  the  picture  is  worth-while.     (February.) 

JUST  ANOTHER  BLONDE— First  National.— 
Doroth>'  Mackaill.  Jack  Mulhall,  Louise  Brooks  and 
Buster  Collier  are  in  this  one.  A  lot  of  good  talent  is 
^^■asted  on  a  plot  that  fails  to  get  anywhere.  (February.) 

KICKOFF,  THE— Excellent  Pictures.— A  splen- 
did football  picture  featuring  George  Walsh  and 
Leila  Hyams.     (Nov.) 

*KID  BOOTS— Paramount. — Eddie  Cantor  brings 
a  new  face  to  the  screen.  And  such  a  facel  As  slap- 
stick, this  film  is  very  funny — and  too,  it  has  Clara 
Bow  as  a  shining  light.     (December.) 

*K!D  BROTHER.  THE— Paramount.— A  top- 
notch  Harold  Lloyd  picture.  It's  a  comedy  version 
of  "Tol'able  David"  and  one  of  the  best  of  the  cur- 
rent releases.      (March.) 

KOSHER  KITTY  KELLY— F.  B.  0.— The  funni- 
est of  the  carbon  copies  of  "Abie's  Irish  Rose." 
(December.) 

LADIES  AT  PLAY'— First  National.— Nothing 
new  in  the  plot,  but  a  lot  that  is  spontaneous  and 
hilariously  funny  in  the  performance  of  Louise 
Fazenda  and  Ethel  Wales.  Worth  your  money. 
(February.) 

LADY  IN  ERMINE.  THE— First  National.- This 

film  tries  hard  to  be  hauglity  but.  dear  mc.  how  times 
have  changedl  Corinne  Griffith's  vaunted  beauty 
fails  to  register  and  the  acting  is  very  ham.   (March.) 


LAST  FRONTIER.  THE— Prod.  Dist.  Corp.— 
Here  is  another  and  feeble  version  of  "The  Covered 
Wagon"  plot,  with  the  long  trek  over  the  plains,  tlie 
buffalo  stampede,  the  rascally  redskins,  the  battle  and 
the  brave  young  hero.      (October.) 

LIGHTNING  LARIATS— F.  B.  O.— Our  old  pals. 
Tom  Tyler  and  Frankie  Darro,  step  forward  with 
their  version  ofjthe  Mythical  Kingdom  yarn.  (March.) 

LILY,  THE— Fox.— The  sisteriy  love  stuff  pre- 
sented in  a  weepy  manner.  Yep,  Belle  Bennett  sobs 
throughout  the  entire  piece.     Fair.     (December.) 

LITTLE  JOURNEY.  THE— Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer. — An  air\-,  inconsequential  story,  deftlv  di- 
rected and  charmingly  acted  by  William  Haines. 
Claire  Windsor  and  Harry  Carev.  Nice  amusement. 
(March.) 

LONDON — Paramount. — Rags  to  riches  in  the 
London  slums.  pla>ed  by  Dorothy  Gish.  Filmed  in 
England.     Come  on  home,  Dorothy.     (January.) 

*LONE    HAND    SAUNDERS— F.     B.     O.— Fred 

Thomson  in  a  human  Western  that  will  be  great  for 
the  kids.     (February.) 

LOVE'S  BLINDNESS— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 
— Written,  supervised  and  dominated  by  Elinor  Glyn. 
The  old  stufE  with  a  change  of  names  and  Pauline 
Starke  as  the  owner  of  IT.      (January.) 

LOVE  'EM  AND  LEAVE  'EM- Paramount.— 
What  goes  on  behind  the  counters  in  a  department 
store.  Amusing  true-to-life  stuff  with  Louise  Brooks 
as  a  cute  little  vamp.     (February.) 

MAGICIAN.  THE— Metro-Goldw>-n-Mayer.— 
Rex  Ingram  messes  around  with  some  more  weird 
characters  and  with  some  weirder  emotions.  Except 
for  Alice  Terry,  a  foreign  cast.      (January.) 

MAN  OF  QUALITY.  A— Excellent  Pictures.— A 
good  mystery  yarn  with  George  Walsh.     (December.) 

MARRIAGE  LICENSE?  — Fox— The  tear  ducts 
will  be  let  loose  in  this  weepy  affair.  Alma  Rubens' 
performance  is  worth  seeing.     (Nov.) 

MICHAEL  STROGOFF— Universal.— A  spec- 
tacular Russian  importation  that  cannot  be  compared 
with  the  recent  successful  foreign  pictures.  Passable. 
(Nov.) 

MIDNIGHT  KISS,  THE— Fox.— A  nice  little 
movie  with  a  nice  little  plot  well  enacted  bv  a  nice 
little  cast.      (October.) 

MIDNIGHT  LOVERS— First  National.— Proving 
that  Lewis  Stone  can  be  as  funny  as  any  of  the  comics. 
In  spite  of  the  cheap  title,  there  are  a  lot  of  clever 
moments  in  this  picture.     (Jamtary.) 

MILLIONAIRES— Warner  Bros.— More  Ghetto 
stuff  and  more  tenth-rate  hokum.  Stick  to  the 
Vitaphone,  boysl     (January.) 

M ISM ATES— First  National.— The  cast  is  the 
only  interesting  thing:  Doris  Kenyon.  Warner  Bax- 
ter and  May  Allison.     The  story  is  the  bunk.     (Oct.) 

MORAN   OF   THE   MOUNTED— Rayart.— The 

title  tells  the  story.  Reed  Howes  makes  it  quite 
interesting.      (October.) 

*MUSIC  MASTER,  THE— Fox.— An  exquisite 
version  of  the  much-loved  stage  play,  told  with 
charming  sentiment.  Lois  Moran.  Alec  Francis  and 
Helen  Chandler  head  the  cast.    (March.) 

MY  OFFICIAL  WIFE— Warner  Bros.— Terrible 
cheap  sex  stuff — we  don't  even  recommend  it  for  the 
older  folks.     (December.) 

MYSTERY'  CLUB,  THE— Universal.— If  you  like 
vour  movies  thrilling  and  chilling  don't  overlook  this. 
(December.) 

♦NERVOUS  WRECK.  THE— Producers  Dist. 
Corp- — The  easiest  way  to  spend  an  evening.  Thor- 
oughly amusing.     (Nov.) 

NEW  Y'ORK— Paramount.— The  story  of  a  Tin 
Pan  Alley  genius  who  marries  a  society  girl.  Who 
can  they  mean?  A  trite  and  obvious  picture  with 
Ricardo  Cortez  and  Estelle  Taylor  indulging  in  some 
bad  acting.      (March.) 

*NIGHT  OF  LOVE,  THE— GolduTn-United  Ar- 
tists.— Beautiful  romance,  exquisitely  played  by 
Ronald  Colman  and  Vilma  Banky.  Treat  yourself. 
(February.) 

NOBODY'S  WIDOW— Producers'  Dist.  Corp.— 
A  good  little  comedy,  starring  Leatrice  Joy.  But 
Charles  Ray  is  the  whole  show.  You'll  like  it. 
(March.) 

NO  MAN'S  GOLD— Fox.— A  good  Tom  Mix  pic- 
ture— what  more  could  be  said?     (October.) 
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OBEY  THE  LAW— Columbia.— Romance  and 
domestic  sentiment  in  the  lives  of  a  couple  of  jail- 
birds.    So-so.      KFehTuary.') 

OH,  BABY — Universal. — A  lot  of  fun  for  ever>'- 
body.      (Ot/o6(rr.) 

OXE  INCREASING  PURPOSE— Fox.— A  slow 

moving  and  diffused  stor\'  made  fairly  interesting  by 
the  acting  of  Edmund  Lowe.  May  .-illison  and  Lila 
Lee.     {March.) 

♦ONE  MINUTE  TO  PLAY— F.  B.  0.— Red  Grange 
i*  a  real  screen  personality  in  this  football  picture — 
the  verv  spirit  of  vouth  and  good  sport.  It's  a  gem. 
{Oclobtr.) 

*OLD  IRONSIDES— Paramount.— The  great  storj- 
of  ttie  Constitution,  told  in  stirring  and  beautiful 
fashion  by  James  Cruze.  Finely  acted  by  Wallace 
Beery.  George  Bancroft.  Charles  Farrell  and  Esther 
Ralston.     A  real  screen  achievement.     {February.) 

OUTLAW  EXPRESS,  THE— Pathe.— Of  all 

things!  .A.  Western  storj-  about  bad  men.  sheriffs  and 
sheriff's  daughters  in  the  great  open  si>aces!     (Jan.) 

OVERLAND  STAGE  —  First  National. — Ken 
Maynard  takes  a  hand  at  making  .American  history. 
.\nd  he  doe?  a  good  job  of  it.  A  rousing  Western  and 
good  for  the  whole  familj'.    (ifarch.) 

PALS  IN  PARADISE — Producers  Disl.  Corp.— 
Wliat.  oh  what,  is  duller  than  a  dull  Western? 
{February.) 


■First  National. — Don't  beannoyed. 


P.\LS  FIRST- 

(Oclober.) 

PARADISE — First  National. — This  isn't  worth  a 
dime  unless  you're  keen  about  Milton  Sills  and 
Betty  Bronson.     {December.) 

PERFECT  SAP,  THE— First  National.— An 
amusing  tale  of  a  rich  boy  who  tries  to  be  a  Sherlock 
Holmes.      Ben  Lyon's  best  picture  in  a  long  time. 

{March.) 

PLEASURE  GARDEN,  THE— Aywon.— A  for- 
eign picture.  .A.nd  "can  they  make  wiener  schnitzels? 
Yes,  they  can  make  wiener  schnitzels,"  Two  Ameri- 
can girls — Virginia  Valli  and  Carmelita  Geiaghty — 
got  in  this  one  by  mistake.     {January.) 

POPLXAR  SIN,  THE— Paramount.— Modern 
marriage  and  divorce,  as  obser\-ed,  none  loo  originally 
by  Mai  St.  Clair.  Florence  Vidor.  Greta  Nissen  and 
Clive  Brook  are  the  principals.    {March.) 

POTTERS,  THE— Paramount.- W.  C.  Fields  in 
a  middle-class,  middle-aged  comedy,  adapted  from 
the  popular  newspaper  comic  series.  IVetty  fair 
entertainment.      {March.) 

PRINCE  OF  TEMPTERS— First  National.— So 
much  camera  artiness  that  the  humanness  is  over- 
looked. Lya  de  Putti  is  the  world's  worst  -vamp. 
{December.) 

PRIVATE  IZZY  MURPHY— Warner  Bros.— 
•Abie's  Irish  Rose  joins  the  Big  Parade  of  War  Pic- 
tures, and  the  result  is  nobody's  business.  George 
Jessel's  film  debut  is  just  so-so.     {January.) 

PROWLERS  OF  THE  NTGHT— Universal.— Just 
a  Western,  built  according  to  the  same  old  primitive 
formula.      {February. ) 

•QUARTERBACK.  THE— Paramount.— Richard 
Dix  in  a  real  football  classic.     Its  a  WQW.     {Dec.) 

RED  HEADS  PREFERRED— Tiffany.— Ray- 
mond Hitchcock  has  his  «^^'n  way  in  this  one.  But 
Raymond  doesn't  know  his  film  groceries.  Pretty 
awful.      {March.) 

RED  HOT  HOOFS— F.  B.  C— A  Western  with 
a  real  story  and  a  sense  of  humor.  Tom  Tyler  and 
Frankie  Darro  are  featured.     {January.) 

RED  HOT  LEATHER— Universal.— Jack  Hoxie 

does  a  lot  of  hard  riding  just  to  pay  the  mortgage  on 
the  old  ranch.      {February.) 

REGLTLAR  SCOUT.  A— F.  B.  0.—.\  simple  tale 
of  a  bad  boy  who  would  steal  the  widow's  money. 
Rui  the  widow  has  a  daughter — and  that's  the  stuff 
that  films  are  made  of.     {February.) 

•RETURN  OF  PETER  GRIMM,  THE— Fox.— 

An  effective  translation  of  a  charming  stage  success, 
with  young  Janet  GajTior  contributing  some  fine 
acting.     (January.) 

RISKY  BUSIN^ESS— Producers  Dist.  Corp.— 
Trite  can  be  marked  against  this  one.     (.Voc.) 

ROM.\NCE  OF  A  MILLION  DOLLARS.  A— 

Bachman. — You'll  like  this — if  you  aren't  too  fussy. 
{Oclober.) 

ROSE  OF  THE  TENEMENTS— F.  B.  O.— A  war 

storv'  plus  the  Ghetto  atmosphere.  But  don't  be 
frightened,  because  the  film  isn't  half  bad.  Johnnie 
Harron  and  Shirley  Mason  in  the  leading  roles, 
{February.) 

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ROUGH  ANT)  READY— Univer3al.—Jack  Hoxie 

is  the  honest  cowboy  who  protects  the  gaj's  ranch 
from  the  Wllain.    Ouch!    {March.) 

RUNAWAY  EXPRESS.  THE— Universal.- 

Nothing  like  the  good  old-fashioned  railroad  melo- 
drama.    This  is  worth-while.     {October.) 

S.WAGE,  THE — First  National. — An  insult  to  the 
human  intelligence  to  think  such  a  stor\"  is  plausible. 
Ben  Lyon  and  May  McAvoy  are  in  the  cast.     {Oct.} 

•SCARLET  LETTER.  THE— Metro- Gold w^■n- 
Mayer. — Hawthorne's  classic  and  sombre  study  of 
the  New  England  conscience  has  been  just  as  som- 
berly translated  to  the  screen.  For  the  older  folks. 
{Ocic^er.) 

SHAMEFUL  BEHAVIOR— Bachman.— Shame- 
ful behavior  to  any  audience  that  is  coaxed  into  seeing 
this  one!     {January.) 

SHOW-OFF.  THE— Paramount.— An  amusing 
study  of  a  smart  aleck.  played  broadiv  but  expertlv 
by  Ford  Sterling.     (.Vop.) 

SILENT  L0\T:R,  THE— First  National.— Mo\ie 
hash  concocted  from  remnants  of  old  plots — a  little 
Von  Slroheim,  a  little  Foreign  Legion  and  a  feu 
.Arabs.     With  Milton  Sills.      {February.) 

SILENT  RIDER.  THE— Universal.— Hoot  Gib- 
son again  goes  through  his  paces  in  the  conventional 
Western  plot.      {February.) 

SIN  CARGO — Tiffany.— Not  as  bad  as  the  title 
but  not  for  children.  Hea\T  smug^ng  in  high 
society.     {February.) 

♦SON  OF  THE  SHEIK.  THE— United  Artists.- 
Rudolph  \'alentino's  last  effort  before  the  silver 
screen.  He  was  the  old  Rudy  again  and  his  work 
ranked  at  the  top  of  the  best  performances  of  the 
month.  Long  will  this  picture  remain  in  the  memorv 
of  those  fortunate  enough  to  see  it.     {October.) 

♦SORROWS  OF  SATAN— Paramount.-Marie 
Corelli's  novel,  a  shocker  of  thirty  years  ago,  make> 
real  old-fashioned  ciftema  "melodrammer."  Carol 
Dempster.  .Adolphe  Menjou  and  Ricardo  Cortez  are 
excellent.     {December.) 

SO'S  YOUK  OLD  MAN— Paramount.— .\n  amus- 
ing tale  of  a  disreputable  small  towner  who  becomes 
the  pal  of  a  haughty  visiting  princess.  W.  C.  Fields 
and  .-Uice  Joyce  make  it  worth  your  while.    (Jan.) 

SPANGLES — Universal. — Romance  under  the  Big 
Top.  -Also  a  murder  thrown  in.  just  to  make  it  crat- 
ing.    {January.) 

STAGE  MADN'ESS— Fox.— Palpitating  \-am  of 
an  actress  who  gives  up  marriage  for  the  stage.  onl\' 
to  be  confronted  by  her  own  che-ild  later  in  life.  Weil. 
if  you  like  this  sort  of  thing —     (March.) 

STEPPING  ALONG— Hrst  National.— Johnny 
Hines  overplay?  in  this  one.  The  comedy  is  too  long 
and  the  gags  fail  to  explode.     (February.) 

STRANT>ED  IX  PARIS  —  Paramount.  —  Bebe 
Daniels  at  her  prettiest  and  snappiest  in  a  comedy  of  a 
department  store  giri  innocently  masquerading  as  a 
Countess.     (.February.) 

♦STRONG  MAN.  THE— First  National.- A  grand 
and  glorious  laugh  from  start  to  finish.  If  your  sides 
ache,  don't  blame  us,  blame  Harri'  Langdon.    (Xop.) 

♦SUBWAY  SADIE— First  National.— A  true  and 
human  ston.-  of  New  York's  underground  army. 
Dorothy  Mackaill  is  splendid.    (Not.) 

SLIMMER  B.ACHELORS— Fox,- .\  hotsy-totsy 
Warner  Fabian  stor>-  of  cheating  husbands  and  wily 
flappers.  Silly  material  but  good  direction  and  snappy 
acting  by  Madge  Bellamy  and  Leila  Hj-ams.  (3/arWi.) 

SYNCOPATING  SUE— First  NationaL— Corinne 
Griffith  breaks  away  from  the  society  stuff  and  ap- 
pears in  a  =tor>'  of  Tin  Pan  .Alley.  It's  good  entertain- 
ment.     (January.) 

SWEET  ROSE  O'GRADY— Columbia.- They  are 
all  imitating  "The  Big  Parade"  and  "Abie's  Irish 
Rose."  This  plays  on  the  Irish-Jewish  theme, 
(February.) 

TAKE  IT  FROM  ME— Universal.— The  trials  and 

tribulations  of  a  department  store  owner  are  snappily 
presented  by  Reginald  Denny.     (December.) 

♦TELL  IT  TO  THE  MARINXS- Metro-Goldw;>•^- 
Maye^. — The  adventures  of  tiie  Devil  Dogs  in  China. 
Grade  A  entertainment,  with  Lon  Chaney  and  \Vil- 
liam  Haines  adding  further  glory  to  their  reputations 
(March.) 

♦TEMPTRESS.  THE— Metro- Gold wTn-Mayer.— 
The  Ibanez  stor>-  is  forgiven  and  forgotten  when 
Greta  Garbo  is  in  the  cast.  Greta  is  a  show  in  herself. 
(December.) 

TEXAS    STREAK.    THE— Universal.- A    fairiy 
interesting  Western  with  Hoot  Gibson.     (Nov.) 
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THAT  MODEL  FROM  PARIS— Tiffany. — Show- 
ing liow  tlic  uffice  Plain  Jano  wins  the  boss's  son — but 
not  without  intcrfcri.ncc  from  tlic  villain.  Not  so  bad. 
Uajiuary.) 

THERE  YOU  ARE— Motro-Goldwyn-Mayer.— 
Wliat  happens  wlien  daugliter  mixes  in  papa's  busi- 
ness.    A  lair  comedy.     (Jatmtiry.) 

THIRD  DEGREE— Warner  Brotliers.— Dolores 
Costrllo  wasted  in  a  dreadful  mess.  Dizzy  camera 
work  and  poor  direction  only  add  to  the  confusion 
of  the  story.      {March.) 

THREE  BAD  MEN— Fox. — Real  good  entertain- 
ment—the kind  tlie  whole  family  can  enjoy.     [Oct.) 

TIMID  TERROR,  THE— F.  B.  O.— Badly  di- 
rected, badly  acted  and  old  story.  Why  \vastc  space? 
{February.) 

*TIN  GODS  —  Paramount.  —  Tommie  Meighan 
needed  a  good  story,  director  and  cast  to  prove  he's 
still  a  good  actor.  Of  course  Renee  .Adoree  helps  to 
make  this  interesting.     {Nov.) 

TIN  HATS— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.— Well,  it 
seems  there  are  tiiree  soldiers  who  get  lost  in  Ger- 
many. And  the  handsomest  boy  wins  a  German 
Countess.  A  strain  on  the  probabilities,  but  often 
genuinely  funny.     (February.) 

♦TWINKLETOES— First  National.— A  beautiful 
performance  by  Colleen  Moore  in  a  delicate  and 
charming  story  of  Limehouse.  Decidedly  worth  your 
kind  attention.      {February.) 

TWISTED  TRIGGERS— Associated  Exhibitors. 
— There  is  no  reason  why  you  should  waste  a  per- 
fectly good  hour  on  this  silly  nonsense.     (October.) 

UNKNOWN  CAVALIER.  THE— First  National. 
— The  newest  cowboy  star.  Ken  Maynard.  in  a  picture 
that  is  a  decided  flop.      {December.) 

*UPSTAGE— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.— There  is 
genuine  originality  and  authentic  and  keenly  observed 
comedy  in  this  story  of  vaudeville  life.  Norma 
Shearer  and  Oscar  Shaw  are  excellent  in  the  leading 
roles.     iJauuary.} 

VALENCIA— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.-Mae  Mur- 
ray, Lloyd  Hughes  and  Roy  D'.Arcy  are  aw-fuUy 
funny,  without  trying.  Stay  home  and  tell  your  own 
jokes.      {February.) 

*WALTZ  DREAM,  THE— UFA-Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer. — .4  gay  comedy  of  old  Vienna.  If  you  have 
any  prejudice  against  foreign  films,  make  an  exception 
of  this  one.     {October.) 


WANING  SEX,  THE— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.- 
Is  woman's  place  in  the  home  or  in  business?  See 
Norma  Sliearer  and  be  convinced.     {Deicmber.) 

*WE'RE  IN  THE  NAVY  NOW— Paramount.— 
Another  genuinely  amusing  coniedv  of  the  life  of  ihi^ 
underdogs  in  the  Great  War.  witli  Wallace  Beery  and 
Raymond  Hat  ton  offering  two  amusing  character 
sketclics.      (January.) 

♦WHAT  PRICE  GLORY— Fox.— The  war  drama 
that  started  all  tlip  fun.  .^  fine  screen  version  of  a 
great  play,  with  excellent  acting  and  sincere  directinn. 
\'ictor  McLaglen,  Edmund  Lowe  and  Dolores  Del 
Rio  deserve  high  praise.     {February.) 

WHILE  LONDON  SLEEPS— Warner  Brothers.— 
Not  a  great  picture  but  a  great  star — none  other  than 
Rin-Tin-Tin,     He  puts  over  the  film.    {February.) 

WHISPERING  WIRES— Fox.— If  you  have  to 
borrow  the  money — be  sure  to  see  this.  You  won't  go 
wrong  on  our  advice.     {December.) 

WHITE  BLACK  SHEEP.  THE— First  National. 
— Richard  Bartlulme^s  again  plays  the  wandering 
boy  who  fights  his  way  back  for  dear  old  England, 
this  time.     Hokum.     {February.) 

WHOLE  TOWN'S  TALKING,  THE— Universal. 
— Feel  like  laugliing  tonight?  See  this  interesting 
version  of  the  John  Emerson  and  Anita  Loos  stage 
play.     {October.) 

WILD  HORSE  STAMPEDE.  THE— Universal.- 
Pass  this  up.      It's  stupid.      (October.) 

WINNERS  OF  THE  WILDERNESS— Metro- 
Goldwyn-Mayer. — Three  cheers  for  Colonel  Tim 
McCoy,  the  new  western  star!  He  knows  the  ropes 
and  he  has  a  great  personality.  Unfortunately,  Roy 
D'Arcy  is  also  in  the  cast.    {March.) 

♦WINNING    OF    BARBARA    WORTH,    THE— 

United  Artists. — A  natural  drama  so  powerful  that  it 
completely  overshadows  every  living  thing.  A  pic- 
ture worth  seeing.      (December.) 

WINGS  OF  THE  STORM— Fox.— A  new  canine 
star — Thunder— makes  Jiis  appearance.  The  story 
has  a  real  appeal  for  cliildren.  It's  the  autobiography 
of  a  dog.      (February.) 

WOLVES'  CLOTHING— Warner  Brothers.— A 
feeble  attempt  at  conicdy.  It  Is  more  likely  to  annoy 
you  than  make  \ou  laugh,    (March.) 

YOU'D     BE     SURPRISED— Pararaount.—Ray- 

mond  Griffith  proves  that  a  reaPgood  murder  has  its 
amusing  moments.     (Decejnber.) 

*YOU  NEVER  KNOW  WOMEN— Famous  Play- 
ers.— Florence  Vidor's  first  starring  vehicle  will  go 
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News  Thrills 

Boston,  Mass. 

For  a  long  time  I  have  been  reading  the 
letters  in  this  column  with  great  enjoyment, 
but  never  have  I  come  across  one  which  peeved 
me  to  such  an  extent  as  the  letter  in  the  Jan- 
uary issue  from  A.  N.  Hartshorne  kicking  be- 
cause she  ""is  forced  to  sit  through  a  visit  to 
Yellowstone  National  Park  or  a  tour  about 
the  Grand  Canyon"  in  the  weekly  news  reels. 

I  look  forward  to  the  Pathe  Xews  every  week 
with  the  keenest  delight  and  have  often  gone 
to  a  show  twice  just  to  see  a  news  event.  Only 
last  evening  I  saw  pictures  in  the  Pathe  Xews 
of  si.';  army  planes  flj'ing  in  formation  over  a 
bank  of  clouds,  a  most  astounding  and  thrilling 
sight.  Then  followed  a  race  horse  in  action, 
then  a  speed  boat  race  which  made  my  hair 
stand  on  end  with  excitement  and,  last,  a  vol- 
cano belching  smoke  and  lava,  so  near,  that 
I  seemed  almost  to  feel  its  intense  heat. 

To  me  there  is  nothing  more  wonderful  than 
these  events  brought  so  vividly  before  us  on 
the  screen.  I  marvel  at  the  courage  of  the 
men  who  risk  their  lives  to  take  these  pictures 
and  I  would  like  to  thank  them  personally  for 
the  many  hours  of  pleasure  they  ha\'e  given  me. 
Gexevieve  Haetixg. 


Desert  Drama 

^Vhipple,  Ariz. 

A  trip  to  a  motion  picture  theater,  after 
spending  a  year  on  the  drab,  monotonous 
Arizona  desert,  revealed  to  me  how  invigorat- 
ing a  picture  can  be  to  a  stale,  depressed  mind. 
I  entered  the  theater  in  a  discouraged  mood, 
for  the  harsh  atmosphere  of  the  desert  still 
setmed  to  cling  to  me;  I  came  out  a  new  man. 
My  emotional  nature,  which  had  become  slug- 
gish due  to  constant  repression,  had  received 
a  healthful  outlet.  I  had  sat  through  a 
picture  which,  by  its  appeal  to  the  spiritual 
side  of  me,  had  stimulated  every  part  of  my 
being. 

Give  us  more  of  the  "emotional"  type  of 
pictures  with  real  stories  behind  them  showing 
the  shadows  and  depths  of  life. 

The  market  has  recently  become  flooded 
with  too  many  feature-length  comedies.  Too 
many  of  our  best  stars  have  turned  to  the  field 
of  laughter.  A  good  hearty  laugh  is  appre- 
ciated by  all  of  us.  But  to  me,  the  interior  of 
a  motion  picture  theater  is  beginning  to 
assume  the  attitude  of  that  irritating  t>-pe  of 
individual  who  wears  an  eternal  smile  upon 
his  face.  Joseph  V.  Sixger. 

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CHARLES  FARRELL — a  young  man  very  much  on  the  up  and  up.  Girls  witnessing 
his  performance  in  "Old  Ironsides"  leave  the  theater  inspired  by  a  new  love  for  their 
country.    He  also  plays  the  hero  of  the  coming  patriotic  spectacle,  "  Wings." 


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JJTRIKE  up  the  band  for  Gilda  Gray!    Miss  Gray  is  filming  "Cabaret,"  a  picture  that 

'  will  bring  a  New  York  night  club  to  your  local  theater.    She  is  introducing  a  dance 

calculated  to  make  the  current  Black  Bottom  look  Uke  an  old-time  polka. 


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EVERYONE  who  has  seen  "What  Price  Glory"  knows  that  Victor  McLaglen  is  a 
blankety-blank  good  Captain  Flagg.   Mr.  McLaglen  is  now  playing  the  boastful, 
swaggering,  girl-stealing,  bull-throwing  Toreador  in  R.  A.  Walsh's  production  of  "Carmen." 


EVELYN  BRENT  is  such  a  good  little  crook  that  producers  won't  let  her  play  an 
honest  gal.  In  private  life,  she  never  has  cracked  a  safe ;  in  movies,  she's  the  beautiful 
bandit.   Her  next  adventure  in  crime  is  Ben  Hecht's  story,  "Underworld." 


T  7ILMA  BANKY,  formerly  ofBudapest,  and  now  a  girl  of  the  Goldwyn  West.  In  "King 

^     Harlequin,"  she  is  again  paired  off  with  Ronald  Colman,  which  is  good  news  to 

those  who  think  that  Vilma  and  Ronald  are  our  best  co-starring  team. 


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tion free  from  fatigue  when  she  reaches  the 
eighteenth  hole.  Figure  charm  and  figure  com- 
fort both  depend  on  proper  support.  There  is  a 
Gossard  for  every  figure  and  every  type  of  gown. 

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hands.  Quickly  they  began  to  use  it  for 
dishwashing  and  freed  their  hands  of 
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panful  of  dishes.  The  light  Lux  suds 
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Motion     Pictures 


PHOTOPLAY 


April,  1927 


Close-Ups  and  Long'^Shots 


CONSIDER  the  sad  plight  of  the 
so-called  legitimate  theater.  The 
old    dodoes    of    the    spoken 
drama  are  in  a  bad  way. 

What  with  the  cops  dragging  the 
producers  into  the  night  courts  for 
putting  on  brothel  plays ;  the  rush  of  the  "angels" 
to  duplicate  Ann  Nichols'  private  mint,  "Abie's 
Irish  Rose";  the  clanging  of  the  storehouse  am- 
bulance wagons  carting  away  dead  plays;  the 
awakening  of  the  boobery  to  obvious  collusion 
of  theater  managers  and  ticket  speculators;  the 
reluctance  of  movie  magnates  to  reach  their 
burned  fingers  in- 
to their  pocket- 
books  for  second 
hand  plays;  the       ^ 
dog-like  death  of       ; 
road  shows ;  and       i 
the  popularity  of      j 
motion    pictures,       I 
their    teeth    are      1 
gnashing    Broad- 
way curbstones. 


THE  only  rea- 
sons they  do 
not  go  into  the 
motion  picture 
business  are  the 
horrible  examples 
of  their  fellow 
legitimatists  who 
failed  to  make  the 
grade  and  the  re- 
maining spark  of 
sanity  warning 
them  of  their  own 
ineptitude. 


ti 


Their  best  personal  attractions  of 
last  year  are  cleaning  up  in  the  studios 
and  the  best  they  have  today  are  with 
them  only  because  they  are  camera 
rejects. 


TRAINING  in  a  real  estate  office  is  the  sure 
road  to  theatrical  success  today  and  the 
only  ones  who  dare  a  Dunn  and  Bradstreet  rat- 
ing are  those  who  build  the  theaters  and  lease 
them  to  the  boys  who  remain  in  the  catch- 
penny business  of  stage  production,  or  to  movie 
companies  who  cling  to  the  delusion  that  they 

are  kidding  the 
yokel  exhibitors 
with  tKe  trade- 
paper  claim  of  "A 
year  on  Broad- 
way. "  The  theory 
is  that  the  ex- 
>  hibitor  in  Hutch- 

inson,  Kansas, 
still  believes  the 
world  is  flat. 


npHE  truth  is 
-^  that  the  small 
town  exhibitor  is 
a  shrewd  fellow 
who  balances  his 
cash  every  night 
and  knows  that 
Herbert  Brenon 
is  a  more  reliable 
director  than  this 
chap  Ayearon 
Broadway. 
[con'd  on  page  78] 


The  Honking  Ganders  of  Censorship 


HE  logical  result  of  short  and  still  shorter  skirts — demonstrated 
by  Olive  Borden.  Miss  Borden — who  looks  like  a  Hollywood 
version  of  Lenore  Ulric — is  the  lucky  girl  who  jumped  from  ob- 
scurity to  stardom  in  a  year.  Allan  Dwan  has  in\ited  her  to 
come  to  New  York  to  play  in  "The  Joy  Girl."  It  will  be  her  first 
film  adventure  in  the  big  city. 


S8 


Achat's  the 
Matter  with 

Greta  Garbo? 


By  Cal  York 


WITH  only  three  American  pictures  to  lier  credit, 
"Tlie  Torrent,"  "The  Temptress"  and 
"Flesh  and  the  Devil, "  Greta  Garbo  has  established 
herself  on  the  screen  in  more  sensational  fashion 
than  any  other  player  since  Rudolph  Valentino  blazed  out  of 
"The  Four  Horsemen." 

Miss  Garbo  already  has  created  a  crisis  for  herself.  She  has 
withdrawn  from  production  at  the  IMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
Culver  City,  Cal,  studios  so  often  that  studio  company  officials 
have  lost  count.  Probably  she  has  cost  her  producers  a  large 
sum  of  money.  She  has  cost  herself  a  considerable  sum  of 
monev  in  lost  salary. 

Yet  i\Iiss  Garbo  never  has  walked  off  a  set.  Her  troubles 
have  been  over  the  kind  of  role  she  should  play.  On  the  studio 
floor  she  is  not  temperamental.  Indeed,  she  is  almost  phleg- 
matic until  the  camera  starts  grinding.     Then  she  flashes. 

Miss  Garbo  is  precipitating  a  show-down  on  the  rights  of 
producers  and  stars.  Where  is  Uie  dividing  line  between  right 
and  wrong  in  questions  of  this  kind? 

According  to  the  Metro  officials.  Miss  Garbo  was  signed  in 
Germany,  brought  to  this  country  and  given  her  chance  to  make 
good.  Had  she  failed,  they  say,  the  company  would  have  lost. 
She  made  good,  and  the  company  should  profit.  Here  is  the 
story  of  Miss  Garbo's  coming  to  America  as  outlined  to  Photo- 
play by  an  executive  of  the  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  Company: 

"  Miss  Garbo  and 
Mauritz  Stiller,  the  di- 
rector who  had  discov- 
ered her  in  Sweden, 
were  signed  in  Germany 
by  our  representative. 

"  Miss  Garbo  was  a 
minor  and  it  would  have 
been  necessary,  in  order 
to  make  the  contract 
binding,  to  have  it  rati- 
fied in  California.  This 
contract  was  for  three 
years. 


"  A  LL  foreign  play- 
jVers  and  directors 
seem  to  be  suspicious 
of  Americans.  They 
look  upon  us  as  shrewd 
and  crafty  business 
people,  who  must  be 
watchedevery  s  e  c  o  n  d . 
Suspicion  guides 
everything  they  do. 

"ilauritz  Stiller  and 
Miss  Garbo  were  typi- 
cal of  this  suspicious 
attitude.  They  came 
over  at  their  own  ex- 
pense, rather  than  ac- 
cept our  advance.  Once 
in  New  York,  they 
asked  for  a  change  in 


Is  Greta  right 
or  wrong? 


Miss  Garbo's  contract — for  more  money  and  more  authority. 
"With  this  eventually  adjusted,  tlie  two  went  to  California. 
Miss  Garbo  played  in  'The  Torrent'  without  particular  objec- 
tions and  she  agreed  to  do  'The  Temptress'  if  Mr.  Stiller  di- 
rected. Stiller  started  the  picture  but  couldn't  get  along  with 
our  organization.  Fred  Niblo  was  substituted.  Miss  Garbo 
finally  agreed  to  finish  the  film. 

THEN  came 'Flesh  and  the  Devil.' Miss  Garbo  kicked  over 
the  traces.  She  insisted  upon  playing  sweet  roles,  rather  than 
anything  savoring  of  the  vamp.  Her  attorneys  went  over  the 
situation  with  us — and  Miss  Garbo  finally  came  back  to  work. 
"Miss  Garbo  is  a  type.     She  can  not  play  guileless,  sweet 

heroines  any  more  than 
Gloria  Swanson  can 
play  them.  If  we  let 
her  have  her  way,  she 
would  be  ruined 
quickly.  Sympathetic 
roles,  which  she  de- 
mands, would  kill  her 
almost  instantly. 

"  Miss  Garbo  refused 
to  do  another  role  un- 
less it  was  one  of  her 
liking.  This  has  blocked 
everything  thus  far." 

That  is  the  company 
side  of  tiie  controversy. 
Here  is  the  Garbo  side: 

Metro  wan  ted  Stiller, 
and  Miss  Garbo,  his 
find,  was  signed  re- 
luctantly, at  a  sliding 
scale  of  S400,  S600  and 
81,000  a  week  for  three 
years,  more  to  please 
him  than  anything  else. 

After  Miss  Garbo's 
hit  in  "The  Torrent," 
the  studio  executives 
realized  that  they  had 
a  big  film  bet.  They 
tried  to  sign  her  for  five 
years.  She  declined 
and  ever  since  the 

[  C0NT1NUED0NPAGF.',I23  ] 


Greta  Garbo  wants  to  pout  and  simp. 
Lois  Wilson  wants  to  vamp  and  sin. 
PHOTOPLAY  believes  that  every  star  has 
a  perfect  right  to  commit  screen  suicide 


$15000  in  Prizes 


IT  is  not  a  new  thought  that  great 
pictui-s  must  have  great  themes. 
With  few  exceptions,  it  wUl  be 
noted  that  most  of  the  great  finan- 
cialsuccesses  of  motionpicture  history 
have  been  built  from  the  best  sellers 
of  fiction  or  thewritten-to-order-work 
of  famous  authors. 

In  the  future  the  screen  must  de- 
pend on  creativeness  more  than  it  has 
in  the  past.  The  names  of  great 
authors  are  no  longer  drawing  cards. 
.And  it  has  been  demonstrated  that 
the  mere  flashing  of  a  screen  star's 
name  means  very  little  when  the  pic- 
ture itself  is  of  mediocre  caliber. 

The  e.\ecutives  of  all  motion  pic- 
ture companies  are  striving  for  ideas, 
and,  with  all  the  creative  minds  ac- 
tively engaged  in  the  business,  the 
production  and  supply  does  not  in 
any  way  near  appro.ximate  the  de- 
mand. 


The  Editor  of  Photoplay  Magazine  hit  upon  the  idea  of  ap- 
pealing to  the  vast  motion  picture  public  of  the  world  for  new 
screen  themes  and  so  submitted  his  idea  to  the  officers  of  the 
Famous  Players-Lasky  Corporation.  They  were  quick  to  sense 
the  possibilities  of  it. 

Immediately  an  arrangement  was  made  with  Photoplay 
Magazine  to  conduct  a 
contest  for  ideas  and  sug- 
gestions, which  might  be 
elaborated  upon  and  con- 
verted into  basic  themes. 
The  company  offered 

$15,000  to  encourage  the  i* 

participants  in  this  fas-  / 

cinating  search  for  ideas. 

At  the  same  lime  they 
pointed  out  the  danger 
of  claims  of  plagiarism, 
for  it  seems  that  anyone 
can  sue  anyone  on  any 
pretext  in  the  courts  and 
all  motion  jjicture  com- 
panies have  had  scores  of 
experiences  where  they 
have  been  accused,  un- 
justly, causing  them  con- 
siderable annovance. 


THE  Famous  Pla>'ers- 
Lasky  Corporation 
and  other  leading  mov- 
ing picture  companies 
are  willing  to  pay  any 
reasonable  amount 
for  stories  from  which  to 
make  pictures,  and  very 
often  pay  large  sums  for 
works  of  li  terature  which 
contain  just  a  germ  of 
the  picture  and  which 
mustberadically  changed 
to  meet  the  requirements 
of  motion  picture  condi- 
tions. 

One  of  the  most  suc- 
cessful picturesevermade 
under  the  Famous  Play- 

30 


List  of  Pri2;es 

First  Prize $5,000 

Second  Prize 2,000 

Third  and  Fourth 

Prizes $1,000  each 

Fifth  and  Sixth 

Prizes $500  each 

Seventh,  Eighth,  Ninth  and 

Tenth  Prizes  .  $250  each 

Forty  Prizes  .  .  .  $100  each 


Ten 


The  big  Famous  Players-Lasky  picture,  "Old  Ironsides,"  was 
built  from  an  idea  conceived  and  developed  by  a  Los  Angeles 
newspaper  man.    It  is  a  proven  fact  that  all  big  successes  are 
photoplays  carrying  a  big  and  sweeping  idea 


ers-Lasky  banner  was  "The 
Commandments,"  which  was  sug- 
gested by  a  person  who  had  no  direct 
connection  with  pictures.  Another 
great  success,  "Old  Ironsides,"  was 
the  result  of  a  suggestion  by  a  Los 
Angeles  newspaper  writer,  Harry 
Carr. 

If  you  will  stop  and  think  of  the  fine 
pictures  you  have  seen  lately  you  will 
see  that  most  of  them  have  an  under- 
lying theme,  and  it  is  the  underlying 
theme  which  grew  from  a  simple  idea 
or  suggestion  that  made  them  great. 

EVERYONE  at  some  time  or  an- 
other has  felt  that  he  or  she  had  an 
idea  for  a  motion  picture.  Here  is  an 
opportunity  to  win  a  cash  prize,  if 
you  have  an  idea  that  you  think 
has  merit. 

Don't  struggle  around  with  ideas 
that  are  nothing  more  or  less  than 
plots.  Get  something  big  and  vital, 
some  great  problem,  or  one  that  you  can  present  in  an  original 
manner.  Talk  it  over  with  your  friends,  or  discuss  it  thoroughly 
over  the  dinner  table  with  your  family.  Put  on  your  thinking 
cap  and  set  out  to  win  one  of  these  prizes. 

Read  the  rules  and  regulations  on  the  opposite  page  care- 
fully and  then  set  out  to  write  your  ideas  and  suggestions 
within  200  words.    You  may  think  200  words  a  brief  allotment 

but  an  idea  can  be  pre- 
sented in  that  space. 


If  you  want  a  practical 
demonstration  of  classic 
economy  of  words,  get 
down  your  Bible  and  read 
the  story  of  the  creation 
of  the  world  in  Genesis. 
Don't  hesitate  to  write 
and  rewrite — and  then 
write  it  again. 

The  completed  manu- 
scripts of  the  greatest 
writers  in  the  world  are 
the  results  of  painstak- 
ing and  laborious  rear- 
rangement and  rewrit- 
ing. The  best  writers 
excel  in  brevity. 

THE  reputation  of  this 
magazineisbehindthe 
fairness  with  which  this 
contest  will  be  conducted 
and  no  idea  other  than 
the  prize  winners'  will  be 
submitted  to  the  Fa- 
mous Players-Lasky  Cor- 
poration, which  is  donat- 
ing the  awards,  nor  does 
that  company  bind  it- 
self to  convert  any  of 
the  winners'  ideas  or 
suggestions  in  a  screen 
production.  Obviously 
it  cannot,  because  it  does 
not  know  what  the  re- 
sults of  the  contest  will 

[  CONTINUED  ON  PAGE  1 24  1 


f)r  Picture  Ideas 

Rules  and  Conditions  of  Contest- 
Read  Carefully 


1.  Eveo'  suggestion  must  be  written  in  200 
words  or  less;  and  must  be  submitted  in  type- 
writing, on  one  side  of  a  sheet  of  paper,  and 
mailed  in  a  post-paid  envelope  to; 

Judges,  Photoplay  Magazine  Idea  Contest, 
221  West  57th  Street,  New  York  City. 

2.  Suggestions  will  be  read,  prior  to  award  of 
prizes,  only  by  the  judges  of  the  contest  and 
persons  employed  by  them  for  that  purpose. 
Suggestions  submitted  will  be  kept  in  locked 
steel  files,  prior  to  award,  at  the  offices  of 
Photoplay  Mag.^zine,  where  they  are  access- 
ible to  no  other  persons.  Xo  responsibility 
is  assumed,  however,  for  their  safe-keeping  or 
for  unauthorized  access  to  them.  No  sug- 
gestions will  be  returned  at  the  conclusion  of 
the  contest,  unless  sufficient  postage  is  for- 
warded. They  may,  at  the  option  of  Photoplay 
Mac^zin-e,  be  destroyed  after  award  or  kept 
on  file. 

3.  Everj'  suggestion  must  be  signed  with  the 
full  name'of  the  person  making  the  same  and 
must  be  accompanied  by  the  form  or  a  copy  of 
the  form  which  appears  on  this  page,  personally 
signed  by  the  contestant,  together  with  his  or 
her  full  address,  in  which  the  contestant  agrees 
to  the  conditions  set  forth  therein.  These  rules 
and  the  form  should  be  read  carefully  by 
contestants  before  submission. 

4.  Everyone,  whether  a  subscriber  or  reader 
of  Photopl.ay  Mag.\zixi:  or  not,  may  enter 
this  contest,  except  persons  in  any  way  con- 
nected with  Photopl.^y  Macazixe  or  Famous 
Players-Lasky  Corporation,  then-  relatives  or 
members  of  their  household,  or  anyone  actively 
employed  in  the  production  departments  of 
any  other  motion-picture  company. 

5.  The  Board  of  Judges  shall  consist  of 
three  members.  The  Editor  of  Photoplay 
shall  be  Chairman.  No  person  connected 
with  Famous  Players-I-asky  Corporation  shall 
be  a  judge.  The  decision  of  the  judges  shall  be 
final.  The  judges  will  be  selected  b>'  the 
Editor  of  Photoplay  Magazin-e. 

6.  The  prizes  to  be  awarded  shall  be  as 
follows; 

First  Prize Ss.ooo 

Second  Prize 2,000 

Third  and  Fourth  Prizes.  1,000  each 
Fifth  and  Sixth  Prizes. . .      500  each 


Seventh,  Eighth,  Ninth 

and  Tenth  Prizes $250  each 

l''orty  Prizes 100  each 

In  the  case  of  tics  for  any  of  the  prizes  the 
fullawardwiUbcgiven  toeach  tying  contestant. 

7.  Famous  Players-Lasky  Corporation  will 
donate  the  prizes  which  PhotopljW  Magazine 
will  pay  for  the  winning  suggestions  and  will  be 
entitled  to  full  and  complete  rights  for  their 
use  in  motion-picture  productions  and  for  any 
and  all  other  purposes,  as  well  as  to  use  the 
name  and  likeness  of  any  successful  contestant 
in  connection  therewith,  at  its  option,  without 
further  pa\'ment.  Famous  Players-Lasky 
Corporation  may  use  the  suggestion  in  whole  or 
in  part,  alter  the  same,  change  the  title,  if  anv, 
and  require  the  execution  of  any  papers  by  the 
successful  contestant  which,  before  payment, 
it  deems  necessary  or  expedient. 

S.  There  is  always  danger  that  contestants 
become  so  con\inced  of  the  merit  or  originality 
of  their  own  ideas  or  suggestions  that  they  be- 
come suspicious  when  they  see  something  ap- 
proximating theirs  which  may  be  quite  old,  in 
fact,  or  come  from  another  source.  To  a\'oid 
all  questions  of  this  sort,  or  of  any  other 
character  whatsoever,  all  contestants  must 
submit,  and  will  be  deemed  to  have  submitted 
their  ideas  and  suggestions  upon  the  distinct 
agreement  and  understanding  that  no  liability 
of  any  sort,  save  as  to  the  prizes,  may  be 
placed  upon  Photoplay  Magazine  or  Famous 
Pla>'ers-i.asky  Corporation;  that  ea-.-h  of  the 
latter  two  is  released  from  any  and  all  liability 
for  any  cause  or  reason  by  each  contestant. 

9.  Ever>'  effort  will  be  made  by  the  Editor 
of  Photoplay  M.vgazin-e  and  the  judges  to 
make  this  contest  as  fair  and  open  as  possible 
and  to  conduct  it  in  strict  accordance  with  these 
Rules.  Famous  Players-Lasky  Corporation 
will  simply  donate  the  prizes  and  will  be  imder 
no  obligation,  either  legal  or  moral,  to  do  any- 
thing except  to  donate  the  same. 

10.  Famous  Players-Lasky  Corporation  shall 
not  be  bound  to  use  any  of  such  suggestions 
even  though  they  win  prizes.  -\11  prize  winners, 
however,  bind  themselves  not  to,  nor  to  suffer 
or  permit  anyone  other  than  F'amous  Players- 
Lasky  Corporation  to  make  any  use  of  such 
suggestions  in  whole  or  in  part.    If  they  con- 


tain copyriglitabl-.^  matter,  all  right  si  herein,  in- 
cluding the  copyright  and  the  right  to  secure 
copyright  therein,  shall  become  the  property 
of  Famous  Players-Lasky  Corporation. 

11.  In  case  several  ideas  are  submitted  in- 
vol\  ing  historical,  religious  and  dramatic  events 
in  the  world's  hislorj',  and  to  avoid  the  possibil- 
ity of  ties,  it  is  understood  that  no  idea  or  sug- 
gestion which  covers  any  event  in  a  general 
way,  for  instance,  a  general  idea  or  suggestion 
of  the  making  of  a  picture  based  on  the  Ameri- 
can Revolution,  or  the  discovery  of  .\merica, 
or  the  life  of  Shakespeare  without  specific  argu- 
ment or  suggestion  of  story  and  treatment,  will 
be  considered. 

12.  Photoplay  Mag.\zin-e  will  each  month 
conduct  a  department  of  instruction  and  help- 
ful suggestions,  but  it  is  understood  that  none 
of  the  suggestions  made  therein  will  be  con- 
sidered unless  they  are  treated  in  an  original 
and  meritorious  manner.  Ideas  or  suggestions 
taken  from  picture  productions  which  have  al- 
ready been  made  will  not  be  considered  unless 
they  conform  to  this  general  qualification. 
Ideas  or  suggestions  invohing  great  works  of 
literature  will  be  considered  if  accompanied 
by  ideas  and  suggestions  of  treatment  and 
reasons  for  their  use. 

13.  While  facility  of  writing  and  style  of  ex- 
pression are  not  neccssar>'  to  the  winning  of  a 
prize,  the  clearness  and  specific  quality  of  the 
idea  will  be  considered. 

14.  Ideas  or  suggestions  expressed  in  exactly 
the  same  language,  or  slight  variations  of  the 
same  language,  which  would  seem  to  indicate 
collusion  between  different  individuals,  shall 
not  be  considered,  although  any  one  person 
may  submit  the  same  idea  or  suggestion  in 
different  treatments  and  with  different  argu- 
ments as  to  their  merit. 

15.  No  profane,  immoral,  libelous  or  copy- 
righted matter  shall  be  submitted  or  suggested. 

16.  The  contest  will  close  at  midnight, 
August  15th,  1927.  No  ideas  received  after 
that  date  will  be  considered  by  the  judges  and 
no  responsibilitv  in  the  matter  of  mail  delays 
or  loss  will  rest  with  Photoplay  M.\gazine. 
Ideas  may  be  sent  in  at  any  time  after  the  15th 
of  March,  when  the  April  issue  of  Photoplay 
Magazine  appears  on  the  newsstands. 


IN  submitting  the  accompanying  idea  or  suggestion,  as  a  con- 
testant for  one  of  the  cash  prizes  offered  by  Photoplay  Magazine, 
I  agree  to  all  the  terms  and  conditions  contained  in  the  Rules  of  the 
Contest,  as  published  in  said  Magazine,  which  terms  and  conditions 
I  acknowledge  I  have  read,  and  in  consideration  of  my  suggestion 
being  examined  and  considered  in  said  contest.  I  hereby  release  said 
Photopl.-\y  Magazint;,  Photoplay  Publishing  Co.  and  Famous 
Players-Lask\'  Corporation  from  any  and  all  claims  or  liabilit\', 
present  or  future,  by  reason  of  any  use  or  asserted  use  thereof,  in 
whole  or  in  part,  in  any  form  or  manner,  by  either  of  them,  except 
from  pa.vment  of  one  of  such  prizes  if  awarded  to  me. 
I  state  that  this  suggestion  is  wholly  original  with  me. 


I  hereby  grant  to  the  Photoplay  Piblishing  Co.  and  Famoiis 
Players-Lasky  Corporation  the  sole  and  exclusixe  right  to  use  this 
suggestion  in  any  form  or  manner  without  any  compensation  to  me 
or  mv  legal  representatives,  sa\e  for  one  of  such  prizes,  if  aivarded, 
and  I  request  that  the  said  Photoplay  Publishing  Co.  and  Famous 
Players-Lasky  Corporation  act  on  the  agreements  and  statements 
herein  contained. 

[L.S.I 

Address: 


-.7 


HOLLYWOOD  is  the  port  of 
missing  girls. 
Little  Judy  King,  who 
lived  around  the  corner  in 
the  old  home  town,  went  out  to  Holly- 
wood and  she  doesn't  write  any  more. 

Nobody  wants  them  to  come.  No- 
body asks  them. 

But  they  come. 

With  mothers  and  without.  With  a 
grubstake  and  without  a  dime.  Hard- 
boiled  and  soft. 

Tell  them  it  is  a  ten-thousand-to- 
one  shot.  Still  they  will  wager  their 
very  souls  against  Hollywood  for  the 
sake  of  movie  fame  and  fortune.  Tell 
them  it  is  the  most  heart-breaking 
game  in  the  world.  Still  they  will 
play  with  it. 

Poor  little  amateurs  pitting  their 
skill  and  strength  against  that  old 
sphin.x,  Hollywood,  indifferent  as  fate, 
impersonal  as  the  grave. 

They  know  too  well  the  story  of 
that  one  girl  out  of  ten  thousand  who 
succeeds. 

The  failures?  Pooh,  who  cares 
about  the  failures?  Who  even  hears 
of  the  strange  little  tragedies  and  the 
tragic  little  comedies  of  the  thou- 
sands who  come  to  Hollywood  and 
leave  no  record  upon  the  twenty- 
four  sheets? 

Some  of  them  come  in  innocence — 
as  came  Greta,  whom  you  may  re- 
member. And  Marilyn,  the  lily  maid. 

Some  are  onto  Hollywood.  They 
know.   They've  seen. 

Patty  was  like  that. 

n 
Patty  of  the  Flappers 

P-\TTY  knew  he  was  a  travelling 
salesman  before  the  train  had  left 
the  city  limits  of  Chicago. 

But,  then,  Patty  knew  a  great  deal. 

Not  as  much  as  she  thought  she 
did,  perhaps,  but  a  great  deal. 

She  looked  him  over  from  his  slick, 
patent  leather  hair  to  his  pointed 
shoes  and  decided  he  had  a  flask  on  his 
hip,  a  bottle  in  his  suitcase,  and  would 
be  good  for  one  dinner,  maybe  two. 

He  was. 


Illustrated  b)' 

Frank  Godwin 


DTyClOn'    "Don't  waste  that  come-hither  look  on  me,  my  girl." 


Adela 
Rogers 
St.  Johns 


NU  /     Patty,  the  hard-boiled  flap- 
Lj     per,  who  knew  the  game, 
the  second  of  six  girls  of  Hollywood 


After  the  first  dinner,  at  which  Patty  ordered  Iiberall\- 
enough  to  eliminate  the  necessity  of  luncheon  the  next  day, 
he  produced  the  llask. 

Patty  shifted  her  cigarette  from  one  corner  of  her  round  ■ 
little  mouth  to  the  other  and  shook  her  red  head. 

"Don't  use  it,"  she  said,  and  grinned  at  his  incredulous 
expression. 

He  urged  her.  "It's  good  stuff,"  he  said.  "I  have  all  mine 
sent  to  a  laboratory  and  tested,  girlie.  You  needn't  be  afraid." 

"I'm  not  afraid  of  anything,"  said  Patty,  staring  off  to 


rtXtty.    "Gee,  I  thought  you'd  have  a  gray  beard." 


where  the  sheet  lightning  blazed  along  the  line  of  the  Colorado 
hills.    "But  I  don't  drink." 

Having  requested,  accepted  and  lighted  another  of  his  cigar- 
ettes, she  was  moved  to  further  explanation. 

THE  night  was  very  dark  and  no  one  else  had  ventured  out 
on  the  observation  platform. 
A  strong  wind  rattled  wet  sand  and  gravel  against  the  car 
and  against  their  faces,  but  Patty  was  oblivious  of  it.    She 
had  a  one-track  mind. 

"I'm  not  pouring  any  alcohol  into  my  brain 
cells."  she  said,  wisely.  "I've  got  'em  in 
fairly  good  working  order  now,  but  they  won't 
stand  any  extra  strain.  All  the  girls  I  know 
that  turned  into  total  eclipses  tried  mi.xuig 
whiskey  with  their  banana  oil.  I'm  smart, 
but  I'm  not  smart  enough  to  figure  straight 
when  I  see  two  dollars  where  only  one 
grew." 

"Well,"  said  the  travelling  man,  "a 
little  drink  never  did  anybody  any  harm. 
I  don't  like  to  see  a  girl  lit  myself.  But 
you  don't  need  to  take  too  much." 

"You  show  me  a  girl  who  knows  how 
much  too  much  is  and  I'll  string  with 
you,"  said  Patty.     "I  come  from  a  col- 
lege town  myself — never  got  inside  the 
college,  but  I've  acquired  a  lot  of 
second-hand  information,  because 

= that's  one  thing  college  boys  are 

^^,  sure  free  with,  free  information — 

but  that's  something  I  never  got 
straightened  out.  One  thing  I 
learned,  though.  Girl's  got  to  look 
out  for  herself.  Nobody's  going 
to  do  it  for  her." 

He  offered  her  a  fresh  cigarette 
and  a  change  of  subject.  He  felt 
that  the  possibilities  of  that  one 
had  already  been  fairly  dealt  with. 
"Where  do  you  come  from, 
Miss  Wise-Guy?" 
"Syracuse." 

"I  been  there  lots  of  times. 
Nice  town." 

"Is  it?"  said  Patty.  "Well,  I 
only  lived  there  seventeen  years. 
Don't  suppose  I  know  much  about 
the  place." 

"Is  that  all  the  older  you  are?  " 

HE  turned  to  stare  at  her.  True, 
she  was  slim  and  flat,  nothing 
to  her  really,  and  her  red  hair  was 
sort  of  tousled  like  a  kid's.  But 
her  face  suggested  youth  no  more 
than  it  suggested  age.  Girl-face, 
woman-face,  without  age  and  eter- 
nally alluring.  The  dark  eyes, 
much  darker  than  you  expected  to 
find  under  that  red  hair,  were 
certainly  not  young  eyes.  They 
were  too  wise  for  that. 

She  gave  him  a  side-long  look 
that  had  a  twinkle  in  it. 

"Still  under  the  age  limit,"  she 
said,  with  a  throaty  giggle. 

And  that  made  him  laugh. 
"You  sure  know  your  onions," 
he  said,  admiringly. 

33 


"  Yeh,"  said  Patty,  casually.  ''  Xo  scruples  but  lots  of  sense — 
that's  me." 

"Where  you  bound  for?' 

"Hollywood."'  said  Patty. 

Words  are  funny  things.  They  have  personalities  just  like 
people.  Some  words  are  always  intriguing,  they  catch  the 
imagination  as  glittering  baubles  catch  the  eye.  Words  like 
fame  and  fortune  and  romance  and  adventiu-e. 

Hollywood  is  synonym  to  them  all. 

You  could  tell  it  had  caught  the  man's  fancy  by  the  look 
in  his  eye  and  the  sudden  snap  in  bis  voice. 

"Going  in  the  movies?" 

"And  how!''  said  Patty. 

"Well,  I  guess  you  ought  to  make  good.  You  sure  got  what 
they  call  sex  appeal." 

"I've  gathered  that."  said  Patty. 

"But  I've  heard  it's  quite  a  dangerous  thing  for  a  girl  to 
go  there  all  by  herself.  FeUow  I  knew  had  a  friend  who  had 
a  cousin  that  was  in  pictures  and  he  told  me  they  didn't  en- 
courage young  girls  coming  out  there.    Guess  it's  pretty  wild."' 

"Pooh,"  said  Patty — you  see.  I  told  you.  "Pooh.  I  guess 
it's  no  wilder  than  any  other  place.  May  be  dangerous  for 
some  girls  that  still  believe  in  Santa  Claus.  But  I  got  my 
motto  pasted  right  inside  my  hat.  'Get  all  you  can  for  as 
little  as  you  can. '    I  know  my  way  around." 

OH.  how  cocky  she  was!   Like  a  little  bantam  hen,  with  her 
red  head  on  one  side  and  her  dari^  eyes  snapping,  and  her 
little  chest  thrown  out. 

She  kissed  the  travelling  salesman  four  times,  in  the  narrow, 
dark  little  corridor  entrance  to  her  car.  She  didn't  mind  much. 
Kisses  cost  her  nothing  and  there  was  tomorrow's  dinner  to  be 
thought  of.   He  used  nice  shaving  lotion. 

But  in  her  berth,  with  the  pillows  all  tucked  under  her  head 

3!, 


How  long  can 


so  that  she  could  see  out,  she  stretched 
happily,  kicking  the  covers  with  her  feet 
and  flinging  her  arms  as  wide  as  she  could. 

She  hated  being  messed  about  by  men. 
She  haled  it.  Under  that  glittering  surface, 
there  was  a  virginal  something  that  al- 
ways drew  back  from  the  hot  approaches 
of  men.  Like  a  cat.  she  would  stand  just 
so  much  petting,  then  she  jumped. 

Her  creed — get  what  you  can  and  give 
nothing — went  bandin  hand  with  her  in- 
clinations. 

At  last  she  went  to  sleep  lulled  by  the 
blissful  realization  that  every  turn  of  the 
wheels  brought  her  nearer  to  the  land  of 
promise,  the  Eldorado  of  her  hopes. 

Sleeping  there  with  her  knees  tucked  up 
under  her  chin  and  her  lashes  quiet  on  her 
cheeks — she  looked  young,  very  young. 
Hardly  more  than  seventeen.   Just  a  kid. 


MR.  BRYDOX'S  secretary  came  in 
noiselessly  and  stood  waiting  at  at- 
tention beside  the  big  desk.  She  knew  how 
to  wait  without  annoying  ilr.  Brydon  by 
her  presence.  That  was  part  of  her  job,  just 
as  the  rich  but  unobtrusive  black  gown 
was  part  of  her  job.  and  the  neatly 
trimmed  shingle  and  the  finely  manicured 
hands  and  the  well-fitting  black  oxfords. 
iVIr.  Brydon  was  one  of  the  new  ex- 
ecutives— one  of  the  new  order  of  ex- 
ecutives, too. 

Miss  Elson  had  been  Mr.  Hirtzfelt's 
stenographer  in  the  old  days.  Mr.  Bry'don 
had  taken  her  over,  with  the  office,  and 
transformed  them  both,  when  Jlr.  Hirtz- 
felt  retired — well,  not  exactly  retired,  but 
gradually  eased  out  to  a  less  strenuous 
life  of  golf  and  an  occasional  conference. 
As  she  waited.  Miss  Elson  looked 
around  the  office,  at  the  oak  panelled  w-alls  that  had  been  so 
carefully  carved  under  ilr.  Brydon's  personal  super%Msion,  at 
the  heavy  red  velvet  curtains  over  stained  glass  windows,  at 
the  stately  stone  fireplace.  Xot  much  like  the  old  pine  ofiice, 
painted  grey,  with  the  net  curtains  Mrs.  Hirtzfelt  had  made 
herself. 

It  all  aroused  a  feeling  of  intense  admiration  in  Miss  Elson's 
well-conducted  bosom.  But  then  of  course  she  admired  ever>"- 
thing  that  Mr.  Br\don  did.  He  was  really  the  man  who  had 
put  the  Hirtz  studio  on  a  higher  plane — who  had  actually 
introduced  big  business  into  entertainment.  Some  people  were 
unkind  enough  to  say  that  he  had  turned  it  into  a  canning 
factory.  But  iliss  Elson  didn't  feel  that  way  about  it.  She 
responded  warmly  to  the  elegance  and  importance  with  which 
Mr.  Brydon  surrounded  himself.  She  admired  the  tremendous 
drive  and  efficiency  that  Mr.  Brydon  had  put  into  things. 

LOOK,  at  the  way  he  had  dealt  with  the  situation  the  other 
day  when  he  discovered  that  the  scenario  department  w'as 
actually  taking  an  hour  and  forty-five  minutes  for  lunch,  in- 
stead of  the  allotted  hour.  Mr.  Bn.'don  had  simply  spoken 
to  the  waitress  in  charge  of  the  scenario  writers'  private  dining 
room,  and  the  next  day  when  Mr.  Isham.  the  well-known  Eng- 
lish novelist,  had  ordered  a  steak,  the  waitress  had  calmly  told 
him  that  orders  were  that  the  scenario  department  should  only 
have  what  was  ready  to  stwt  on  the  menu. 

True.  Mr.  Isham  had  quit  and  gone  back  to  England,  but 
that  hadn't  concerned  Mr.  Brydon  in  the  least,  and  the  rest 
of  the  scenario  writers  were  now  eating  their  lunch  in  forty- 
five  minutes. 

That  was  efficiency. 

Miss  Elson  admired  Mr.  Brydon  personally,  too — in  a  quite 
lady-like  way,  of  course.  He  was  young,  and  he  dressed  better 
than  any  actor  in  the  studio,  and  he  had  such  poise.   Poise  was 


Patty  and  Shoe  meas- 
ured each  other.  A 
couple  of  wise  young 
"I've  an  appoint- 
ment with  Mr.  Bry- 
don," Patty  announced 


a  girl  get  by,  taking  all  and  giving  nothing? 


a  wonderful  thing  in  the  motion  picture  business — almost  a 
necessary  thing,  really. 

When  he  had  finished  reading  the  fourteen  page  code  night 
letter  before  him,  Jlr.  Bn,-don  turned  to  the  telephone  and 
had  his  own  personal  operator  put  him  through  to  one  of  the 
company  supervisors. 

'■I've  decided  to  separate  D'Alba  and  Miss  Brandon  in  the 
next  picture,"  he  said  dispassionately.  "Get  some  ine.xpensive 
leading  woman  for  D'.\lba.  I'll  star  Miss  Brandon  alone  in 
that  new  play  of  Strobridge's  I  just  bought." 

He  listened,  without  expression. 

"Then  have  the  scenario  department  change  the  story," 
he  said,  his  voice  crisp  with  finality.  "I  can't  afford  to  waste 
both  those  people  on  one  picture  any  longer.  They'll  each 
hold  up  alone  now." 

He  hung  up  and  looked  at  Miss  Elson. 

"A   yTR.  SH.-\W  telephoned  asking  for  an  appointment  this 

I Viafternoon."  she  said  instantaneously.  "He  says  it's  ex- 
tremely important." 

Max  Brydon  relaxed  a  moment,  and  showed  his  unusually 
white  and  perfect  teeth  in  a  brief  smile. 

"Did  you  find  out  what  it  was  about.  Miss  Elson?" 

Jliss  Elson  permitted  an  answering  flicker  of  a  smile  to  go 
with  her  demure,  "He  wouldn't  say,  Mr.  Brydon." 

Thev  both  knew  old  Shaw. 

"I'll  see  him  at  two-fifteen.  I  want  Miss  Brandon  here  at 
five.    Have  I  fifteen  minutes  free  late  this  afternoon?" 

From  the  photographic  record  of  his  appointment  sheet 
which  she  carried  in  her  head,  the  secretary  said,  "Six-thirty, 
Mr.  Br>-don." 

"Better  save  that  for  this  girl  Shaw  wants  me  to  see.  And 
please  telephone  my  florist,  at  once,  and  have  him  send  roses 
to  Mrs.  Hirtzfelt,  and  orchids  to  Miss  Brandon." 

When  she  had  gone  noiselessly  out  and  closed  the  door 
quietly  behind  her,  Max  Brydon  drew  his  straight,  dark  brows 
together  in  momentary  annoy- 
ance. The  old  idiot!  Of  course  his 
bank  and  his  millions  had  stood 

behind  Brydon  in  his  gigantic  ex-  /f^^^^^P^''''^'-^/ 

pansion  of  the  Hirtz  interests,  and  y^^^Ks^^SgS;      ^//^ 

if  he  wanted  to  make  the  studio  a 
clearing  house  for  all  the  sicken- 
ing flappers  he  went  dotty  over, 
that  was  his  business.  But  it  was 
deucedly  undignified.  These 
bankers  and  millionaires  and  Wall 
Street  big  wigs!  They  were  the 
ones  that  cut  a  wide  circle  when 
once  they  got  a  golden  claw  inside 
the  picture  industry.  And  they 
all  had  a  complex  about  wanting 
their  girl  friends  put  on  the  pay 
roll  and  given  a  chance. 


THEY  looked  on  the  whole  thing 
as  a  dizzy  playground,  invested 
money  so  as  to  be  part  of  it,  so  as 
to  have  entree  to  the  studios  and 
the  stars  and  the  parties.  Of 
course  they  did.  The  outsiders 
made  half  the  trouble,  reaUy — 
these  rich  widows  and  titled  gen- 
tlemen and  gay  younger  sons  who 
camped  in  Hollywood  and  hung 
around  the  fUm  colony. 

Brydon  brought  his  thoughts 
back  with  a  snap  to  the  business 
in  hand. 

This  time,  it  appeared,  Shaw 
was  more  than  unusually  dotty. 

The  old  boy  had  a  manner,  no 
getting  away  from  that.  You 
could  see  him  at  the  head  of  di- 
rectors' tables.  That  gardenia  in 
his  buttonhole,  and  the  gold- 
headed  stick.     And  the  way  he 


kept  tugging  at  his  little  white  moustache  gave  him  a  dis- 
tinguished air.  In  his  youth  he  must  have  been  a  riot  with 
the  women.  And  something  about  him  suggested  that  he 
hated  growing  old  as  much  as  any  pretty  woman — that  he  was 
fighting  off  old  age  with  every  weapon  he  could  lay  his  hands 
on. 

I  TELL  you."  he  said,  pulling  the  little  moustache  with  an 
especially  vigorous  tug,  "  this  girl  is  remarkable.  Remark- 
able personality.  She's  the  impersonation  of  the  jazz  age,  Max. 
Not  bad  that, — the  impersonation  of  the  jazz  age.  Of  course 
I  haven't  any  personal  interest  in  the  matter  and  I  don't 
presume  to  interfere  with  your — ah — artistic  pursuits,  but 
it's  a  suggestion.   A  suggestion.    But  the  girl's  remarkable." 

When  his  pearl  gray  fedora  and  the  light  tan  overcoat  had 
taken  themsehes  out  through  the  private  door.  Max  Brydon 
rang  for  Miss  Elson. 

"I  will  see  Miss  Patty  Hall  at  six-thirty,"  he  said  to  her. 

To  himself,  he  said,  "And  Miss  Patty  Hall  must  be  a  darn 
clever  girl,  getting  the  old  boy  to  sign  on  the  dotted  line  while 
he's  still  on  the  anxious  seat." 

The  \outh  who  guarded  the  main  door  of  the  big  office  at 
the  Hirtz  lot  was  no  mere  office  boy.  He  was,  in  point  of  fact,  a 
genius.  Only  a  genius  could  be  so  utterly  disillusioned  at  twenty. 

He  possessed  other  talents  in  addition  to  disillusionment. 
He  could  spot  tourists  and  fans  with  his  back  turned.  He 
never  kept  the  right  person  out  nor  let  the  wrong  person  in. 
He  had  a  memory  like  the  Bertillon  system.  His  hair  was 
disorderly,  his  eyes  were  weary,  he  received  a  salary  out  of  all 
proportion  to  his  social  position  and  his  name  was  Johnny 
Shoebottom.    Wherefore  most  people  called  him  Shoe. 

But  even  Shoe,  omniscient  as  he  often  was,  did  not  suspect 
that  Patty's  heart  was  beating  several  knots  an  hour  faster 
than  any  heart  is  supposed  to  beat  in  public,  nor  that  she  was 
about  to  set  her  very  small  foot  inside  the  Hirtz  studio  for 
the  first  time.  [  coxtintjed  ox  p.\ge  152  ] 


Patty,  one  of  the  most  promising  girls 

who  ever  hit  HolljTvood.    She  found  that 

promises,  like    rent,   must    be    paid,    or 

out  you  go 


55 


V'hjL  Low^Down  on 


H.  L.  Mencken's  favorite  music  is  the  squealing 
of  hypocrites  and  holier-than-thous  as  their  ten- 
der skins  smart  from  the  blows  of  his  logic  and  wit 


7"  fA  VING  compleled  your  aesihelic  researches  at  Bollywood, 
J_  _l  what  is  your  view  of  the  film  art  now? 

I  made  no  researches  at  Hollywood,  and  was  within  the 
corporate  bounds  of  the  town,  in  fact,  only  on  a  few  occasions, 
and  then  for  only  a  few  hours.  I  spent  my  time  in  Los  Angeles, 
studying  the  Christian  pathology  of  that  great  city.  When 
not  so  engaged  I  mainly  devoted  myself  to  quiet  guzzling  with 
Joe  Hergesheimer,  Jim  Quirk,  Johnny  Hemphill,  Walter 
Wanger  and  other  such  literati.  For  the  rest,  I  visited  friends 
in  the  adjacent  deserts,  some  of  them  employed  in  the  pictures 
and  some  not.  They  treated  me  with  immense  politeness. 
Nothing  would  have  been  easier  than  to  have  had  me  killed,  but 
they  let  me  go. 

Did  you  meet  any  of  the  eminent  stars?  If  so,  -what  reflections 
did  they  inspire  in  you? 

Simply  that  they  were  all  most  wonderfully  nice.  I  had 
known  some  of  them  for  a  long  while;  others  I  met  for  the  first 
time.    They  were  all  charming. 

Did  any  of  Ihcm  introduce  you  to  the  wild  night-life  of  the  town? 

The  wildest  night-life  I  encountered  was  at  .^imee  ilcPher- 
son's  tabernacle.  I  saw  no  wildness  among  the  movie-folk. 
They  seemed  to  me.  in  the  main,  to  be  very  serious  and  even 
sombre  people.  And  no  wonder,  for  they  are  worked  like  Pull- 
man porters  or  magazine  editors.  When  they  finish  their  day's 
labors  they  are  far  too  tired  for  any  recreation  requiring  stamina. 

I  encountered  but  two  authentic  souses  in  three  weeks.  One 
was  a  cowboy  and  the  other  was  an  author.  I  heard  of  a  lady 
getting  tight  at  a  party,  but  I  was  not  present.  The  news  was 
a  sensation  in  the  town.  Such  are  the  sorrows  of  poor  mum- 
mers:   their  most  banal  peccadilloes  are  magnified  into  horrors. 

Regard  the  unfortunate  Chaplin.  If  he  were  a  lime  and 
cement  dealer  his  divorce  case  would  not  get  two  lines  in  the 

36 


America's  most  brilliant 

critic  reports  his  vie"ws 

on  the  Motion  Picture 

Capital 


CT~'JIIS  article  was  won  on  a  bet.  I  mixed  a  better  mint 
*-  jtilep  than  Joe  Hergesheimer,  the  bon  vivant  of 
West  Chester,  Pa. 

Mencken — yon  don't  prefix  him  with" Mister" any 
more  than  you  do  any  other  great  celebrity  of  the  arts- 
insisted  that  I  set  dowti  seventeen  questions  on  which 
he  'would  draft  his  report.  Why  seventeen  I  do  not 
know.  He  just  thought  of  a  number— a  whim  of  his, 
I  suppose. 

They  call  him  the  leader  of  the  intelligenzia  of  this 
country,  but  he  is  not  an  intellectual  by  my  standards 
because  every  genuine  highbrow  is  an  egotist  and  a  bore, 
and  Mencken  is  neither. 

A  nyhow,  the  American  mercury  is  recognized  as  the 
most  brilliant  critical  reiiew  in  America  because 
Mencken's  flag  flies  from  its  editorial  masthead.  Long 
may  it  wave.  James  R.  Qctrk. 


newspapers.  But  now  he  is  placarded  all  over  the  front  pages 
because  he  has  had  a  banal  disagreement  with  his  wife.  I 
don't  know  him,  but  he  has  my  prayers. 

The  world  hears  of  such  wild,  frenzied  fellows  as  Jim  TuUy, 
and  puts  them  down  as  typical  of  Hollywood.  But  Jim  is  not 
an  actoi;;  he  eats  actors.  I  saw  him  devour  half  a  dozen  of  them 
on  the  half-shell  in  an  hour.  He  wears  a  No.  30  collar  and  has  a 
colossal  capacity  for  wine-bibbing;  I  had  to  call  up  m},-  last  re- 
serves to  keep  up  with  him.  But  the  typical  actor  is  a  slim  and 
tender  fellow.  What  would  be  a  mere  aperitif  for  Tully  or  me 
would  put  him  under  the  table,  yelling  for  his  pastor. 

So  you  caught  no  glimpses  of  immorality? 

Immorality?  Oh,  my  God!  Hollywood  seemed  to  me  to  be 
one  of  the  most  respectable  towns  in  .\merica.  Even  Baltimore 
can't  beat  it.  The  notion  that  actors  are  immoral  fellows  is  a 
delusion  that  comes  down  to  us  from  Puritan  days,  just  as  the 
delusion  that  rum  is  a  viper  will  go  down  to  posterity  from  our 
days.    There  is  no  truth  in  it  whatsoever. 

THE  typical  actor,  at  least  in  America,  is  the  most  upright  of 
men ;  he  always  marries  the  girl.  It  is  his  incurable  sentimen- 
tality that  makes  him  do  it.  He  is  a  born  romantic,  and  sweats 
onlj'  the  most  refined  emotions.  Worse,  his  profession  supports 
his  natural  weakness  for  decency.  In  plays  and  movies  he 
almost  invariably  marries  the  girl  in  the  end,  and  so  he  finds 
it  only  natural  to  do  so  in  real  life. 

I  heard,  of  course,  a  great  deal  of  gossip  in  Los  Angeles,  but 
all  save  a  trivial  part  of  it  was  excessively  romantic.  Nearly 
every  great  female  star,  it  appeared,  was  desperately  in  love 
with  either  her  husband  or  some  pretty  and  worthy  fellow, 
usually  not  an  actor.  And  every  male  star  was  mooning  over 
some  coy  and  lovely  miss. 

I  heard  more  sweet  love  stories  in  three  weeks  than  I  had 
heard  in  New  York  in  the  previous  thirty  years.  The  whole 
place  was  perfumed  with  orange-blossoms.  Is  honest  love  con- 
ducive to  vice?    Then  one  may  argue  that  it  is  conducive  to 


Holly\vood 


By 

H.  L.  Mencken 


boozing  to  be  a  Presbyterian  elder.  One  of  the  largest  indus- 
tries in  Hollywood  is  that  of  the  florists.  Next  comes  that  of 
the  trafhckers  in  wedding  presents.  One  beautiful  lady  star 
told  me  that  buying  such  presents  cost  her  Sll.OOO  last  year. 

But  Ihc  tdlc-s  go  'round.    Is  there  no  Iriilh  in  litem  at  all? 

To  the  best  of  m\'  knowledge  and  belief,  none.  They  are 
believed  because  the  great  masses  of  the  plain  people,  though 
they  admire  movie  actors,  also  envy  them,  and  hence  hate 
them.  It  is  the  old  human  story.  Why  am  I  hated  by  theo- 
logians? It  is  because  I  am  an  almost  unparalleled  expert  in 
all  branches  of  theolog.w  Whenever  they  tackle  me,  m>- 
superior  knowledge  and  talent  floor  them. 

IN  precisely  the  same  way  I  hate  such  fellows  as  Jack  Gilbert. 
Gilbert  is  an  amiable  and  tactful  young  man,  and  treats  me 
with  the  politeness  properly  due  to  my  years  and  learning.  But 
I  heard  in  Culver  City  that  no  less  that  two  thousand  head  of 
women,  many  of  them  rich,  were  mashed  on  him.  Well,  I  can 
recall  but  fifteen  or  twenty  women  who  show  any  sign  of  being 
flustered  by  me,  and  not  one  of  them,  at  a  forced  sale,  would 
realize  S200.  Hence  I  hate  Gilbert,  and  would  rejoice  un- 
affectedly to  see  him  taken  in  some  scandal  that  would  stag- 
ger humanity.  If  he  is  accused  of  anything  less  than  murder- 
ing his  wife  and  eight  children  I  shall  be  disappointed. 

Then  why  do  you  speak  for  Mr.  Chaplin? 

Simply  because  he  is  not  a  handsome  dog,  as  Gilbert  is.  The 
people  who  hate  him  do  so  because  he  is  rich.  It  is  the  thought 
that  his  troubles  will  bust  him  that  gives  them  delight.  But  I 
have  no  desire  for  money  and  so  his  prosperity'  does  not  offend 
me.  I  always  have  too 
much  money;  it  is  easy  to 
get  in  New  York,  provided 
one  is  not  a  Christian. 
Gilbert,  I  suppose,  is  rich 
too;  he  wears  very  natty 
clothes.  But  it  is  not  his 
wealth  that  bothers  me:  it 
is  those  two  thousand 
head  of  women. 

Did  you  see  any  movies 
in  the  Western  country? 

Exactly  three,  and  one 
of  them  was  three  years 
old  and  another  I  had  seen 
before.  The  remaining  one 
was  "What  Price  Glory" 
I  saw  it  the  lirst  night,  and 
the  vast  herd  of  morons 
that  stormed  the  theater 
interested  me,  I  fear, 
somewhat  more  than  the 
picture.  I  was  the  guest 
of  King  Vidor  and  Eleanor 
Boardman,  and  was  hauled 
to  the  theater  by  .\ileen 
Pringle. 

When  I  got  out  of  the 
motor-car  with  Miss 
Pringle  the  proletariat  on 
the  side-lines  gave  us  a 
rousing  cheer.  But  though 
they  knew  her,  of  course, 
they  didn't  know  who  I 
was,  and  so  they  began  to 
speculate  after  we  had 
gone  into  the  theater.  A 
private  agent  later  in- 
formed me  that  the}"  had 
come  to  the  conclusion 
that  I  was  Tom  Mix.  This 
somehow  flattered  me. 

Then  you  continue  quite 
ignorant  of  the  film  art  in 
all  its  phases? 


MENCKENISMS 

QThe  movies  need  a  Shakespeare. 


(j[A  star  is  simply  a  performer  who 
pleases  better  than  the  average. 


Q  Hollywood,    I  believe,    is  full  of 
unhappy  people. 


QThe  stars  are  worked  like  Pullman 
porters. 

Q  Hollywood  seemed  to  me  to  be 
one  of  the  most  respectable  towns 
in  America. 


"The   wildest   night   life    I   encountered  was   at 

Aimee     McPherson's     Tabernacle,"     says     Mr. 

Mencken.     "I  saw  no  wildness  among  the  movie 

folk" 


Ignorant?  How  could  a 
man  continue  ignorant  of 
the  movies  after  three 
weeks  in  Los  Angeles?  As 
weU  continue  ignorant  of 
laparotomy  after  three 
weeks  on  a  hospital  ver- 
anda. No,  I  am  full  of 
information  'about  them, 
for  I  heard  them  talked 
day  and  night,  and  by 
people  who  actually 
knew  something  about 
them.  Moreover,  I  have 
hatched  some  ideas  of  my 
own. 

As  for  example? 

That  the  movie  folks 
are  on  the  hooks  of  a  sad 
dilemma.  In  order  to 
meet  the  immense  cost  of 
making  a  gaudy  modern 
film  theyJiave  to  make  it 
appeal  to  a  gigantic  audi- 
ence. And  in  order  to 
make  it  appeal  to  a  gigan- 
tic audience  they  have  to 
•keep  it  within  a  narrow 
range  of  ideas  and  emo- 
tions, fatal  to  genuine 
ingenuity.  Soon  or  late 
the  movies  will  have  to 
split  into  two  halves. 
There  will  be  movies  for 
the  mob,  and  there  will  be 
movies  for  the  relatively 
civilized  minority.  The 
former  will  continue 
idiotic;  the  latter,  if  com- 
petent men  to  make  them 
are  unearthed,  will  show 
sense  and   beauty. 

(  CONTIXUXD  ox  P.4GE  Il8  ] 

37 


'ove 

Tries  Her 


mgs 


Fitzmaurice 
frames  Miss 
Dove  in  a  col- 
orful and  ex- 
otic  back- 
ground  in  "An 
Affair  of  the 
Follies'" 


Great  beauty  never  has  been  the  answer 
to  enduring  success  on  the  screen.  Will 
Billie  Dove  be  an  exception  to  the  rule? 


By  Iran  St.  Johns 


M 


Y  ivife  tells  me  that  beauty  is  be- 
coming less  important  every  year. 

She  says  that  if  a  girl  has  nice  legs 
and  a  good  barber  she's  pretty  near 
anybody's  equal. 

"Chic  is  everything,"  she  informs  me.  "Smartness  and  class 
and  sex  appeal  and  a  sense  of  humor  are  the  things  that  matter 
nowadays.  It  must  be  nice  to  be  beautiful.  But  it  isn't  necessary 
any  more." 

She  may  be  right.     She  often  is. 

I  was  by  way  of  being  persuaded  to  agree  with  her,  until  I  saw 
Billie  Dove. 

Then  I  remembered  all  about  beauty  again,  and  I  knew  that 
though  the  jilain  women  have  been  smart  enough  to  invent  some 
darn  good  substitutes,  beauty  is  just  as  wonderful  and  just  as  im- 
portant and  just  as  awe-inspiring  now  as  it  was  when  Helen's 
launched  a  thousand  ships  and  Guinevere's  held  the  great  Lance- 
lot captive. 

An  hour  with  Billie  Dove  convinced  me  of  several  things. 

Brains  a  e  useful,  but  they  don't  matter. 

Style  is  great,  but  entirely  unessential. 

Wit  is  the  spice  of  life,  but  a  good  listener  is  more  important  to  a 
man  than  the  best  broadcaster  in  the  world. 

Now  don't  misunderstand  me.  That  would  be  unfair  to  Miss 
Dove. 

She  may  be  as  brainy  as  George  Sand,  I  don't  know.  \nA  that's 
exactly  the  point  I  am  trying  to  [  conti.nued  on  page  102  ] 


38 


J 


OAN  CRAWFORD  got  her  start  in  pictures  because  she  could  dance. 

And  how!     But  she  has  made  a  lot  of  progress  since  those  days  of  the 

Winter  Garden  chorus  and  she  is  now  playing  prominent  roles  in  Metro- 

Goldwyn  films.    You'll  see  her  next  in  "The  Taxi  Dancer." 


Tom  Mix  says  the  quest  for  Hollywood  wound 
stripes  goes  to  any  length:  "Wives  even  get 
together  and  frame  their  husbands,  feeling  the 
need  of  new  jewelrj'.  Anything  to  get  their 
feelings  salved  with  diamond  dust" 


ound  Stripes 

Out  where  stars  are  stars,  these 
stripes  are  diamond  bracelets  and, 
says  Tom  Mix,  local  jewelers  have 
got  misdemeanors  weighed  to  a  carat 


NOTHIX'  was  ever  quite  so  popular  in  this  country  as 
wound  stripes. 
When  the  big  show  was  over  any  o[  the  boys  that 
come  home  without  the  above  mentioned  decorations 
sewed  on  their  sleeves  was  sure  out  of  luck.  While  these  that 
were  correctly  ornamented  with  proof  of  a  persistent  pursuit  of 
them  Heinies  was  received  with  gratif\-in'  ceremony.  In  quite 
a  few  instances  I'm  acquainted  with,  the  wound  stripe  soldier 
was  met  at  the  station  with  the  local  silver  cornet  band  and  a 
few  unornamental  females,  dressed  in  white,  they  bein'  the  only 
persons  in  town  who  knew  the  words  of  the  first  verse  of  "The 
Star-Spangled  Banner.'' 

The  biggest  collection  of  wound  stripes  I  ever  see  was  sported 
by  a  young  gent  from  my  native  Texas,  who  put  in  most  of  his 
time  while  in  France  doin'  kitchen  police  or  restin'  up  in  the 
guard  house.  The  only  shot  this  lad  heard  durin'  the  whole 
w'ar  was  when  the  gun  of  another  soldier  on  guard  duty  went 
off  accidental.  Yet  when  this  martial  error  reached  Amarillo, 
the  girl  he  left  behind  him  was  the  most  envied  of  her  species, 
on  account  of  the  wound  stripes  he  wore  reachin'  from  his 
wrist  to  his  elbow.  No  man  on  earth  could  have  been  shot  that 
many  times  and  live.  But  the  boy  turned  a  wicked  game  of 
blackjack  and  them  wound  stripes  was  his  reward. 

NOW  the  wound  stripe,  as  it  is  referred  to  in  Hollywood  at 
the  present  date,  is  a  diamond  bracelet.    These  little  marks 
of  distinction  don't  necessarily  figure  up  as  any  more  truthful 
than  my  joung  friend's  from  Amarillo,  but  they're  right  now 
the  most  popular  decorations  known  in  the  picture  business. 
You  can  go  into  the  Ambassador  or  the  Biltmore  in 
Los  Angeles  for  dinner,  or  stray  into  the  Montmartre  in 
Hollywood  on  Saturday  for  lunch,  count  the  diamond 
bracelets  on  the  arms  of  the  women  present  and  tell 
exactly  how  many  times  their  husbands  came   home 
stewed  in  the  past  year. 
Durin'  the  war  the  men  who  wore  wound  stripes  were  sup- 
posed to  ha%'e  suffered  to  get  'em — today  in  Hollywood  you 
suffer  and  give  'em.     Each  diamond  bracelet  in  Hollywood 
represents  considerable  sufferin'  and  anguish,  but  the  anguishee 
don't  wear  'em.    He  just  pays  for  'em,  while  the  anguishor  lugs 
'em  around  to  bridge  parties  and  shows  'em  triumphantly  to 
the  other  women. 

I  attend  a  lot  of  bridge  parties  and  social  functions  these  days. 
Not  that  I  like  bridge.  I  can't  even  play  it,  accordin'  to  Mrs. 
Mi.x  who  knows  every  bridge  rule  on  earth  and  a  few  she  made 
up  herself.  Personally,  I  prefer  a  game  with  a  few  less  rules  and 
a  lot  more  action.    Anyhow,  I  go  to  see  the  wound  stripes. 

I've  got  most  of  'em  catalogued  and  indexed,  bein'  of  a 
methodical  turn  of  mind,  and  I  can  spot  a  new  one  a  mile 
away.  Then  I  get  some  congenial  spirit,  which  has  likewise 
been  nicked  in  that  fashion  ever  and  anon,  and  we  get  off  in  a 
seclooded  corner  and  speculate  on  what  Bill  McSwatt  has  been 
a-doin'  this  time  and  how  much  this  here  decoration  cost  him 
in  order  to  get  the  white  bird  of  peace  once  again  roostin'  on 
the  family  tree. 

When  the  women  spot  a  new  wound  stripe  they  re- 
mark  in   some   such   fashion   as,  "I'm  so  sorry  about 
Jimmy!    Isn't  your  new  bracelet  lovely?" 
Not  alone  does  the  wound  stripe  inform  all  the  interested 
spectators  that  Jimmy  jumped  the  corral  fence  again,  but  the 


of  Hollywood 


experiencei-l  ones  can  tell  from  the  amount  of  platinum 
and  the  numberof  diamonds  just  how  high  and  how 
far  Jimmy  jumped.  Some  of  the  so-called  experts 
can  even  estimate  what  part  of  town  Jimmy  done 
his  high  hurdle  act  in. 

Hollywood  and  Los  Angeles  jewelers  have 
got  misdemeanors  weighed  to  a  carat.  They 
have  got  the  sittiation  standardized  to  where 
the  number  of  diamonds  it  takes  to  square  a 
misdirecteJ  evening  is  a  matter  of  what  you 
might  call  pubUc  record. 
A  jeweler  is  a  mighty  confidential  party  in  Holly- 
wood these  days. 

NO,  I  don't  reckon  as  how  this  little  thousand 
dollar  bracelet  would  do  you  much  good," 
says  the  jeweler  to  his  customer.  "From  what  I've 
heard  about  that  little  rumpus  up  in  Laurel  Canyon, 
I  should  suggest  this  one  for  thirty-two  hundred. 
Sapphires  always  have  a  soothin'  effect.  Like  the 
bluebird." 

So  you  see  it  isn't  exactly  the  high  cost  of  livin'  in 
Hollywood  that  makes  away-from-home  evenings  expensive, 
it's  the  high  cost  of  squarin'  yourself.  The  poor  down-trodden 
little  wife  that  used  to  be  so  popular  in  fiction  and  the  drama 
has  passed  out  of  the  picture.  The  modern  wife  reacts  to  down- 
troddings  more  after  the  manner  of  a  rattlesnake. 

When  you  see  a  wife  with  a  wound  stripe  an  inch  and 
a  half  wide  set  solid  with  glitterin*  gems,  you  can  bet  a 
hundred  dollars  to  nothing  at  all  that  her  husband  was 
missin'  for  two  or  three  days  and  what  would  happen 
to  that  particular  bird  if  he  stayed  away  a  week  nobody 
but  a  wife  or  a  jeweler  could  contemplate  without  bustin* 
into  tears. 
There's  one  little  phase  of  this  here  section  of  modern  social 
life,  however,  that  I  asks  you  to  pause  and  consider,  in  mere 
justice    to   the   menfolks.     The   collection   of  wound   stripes 
flashed  by  some  dame  at  an  opening  or  a  festivity,  don't  always 
mean  her  husband  has  had  that  many  Thursday  evenings  out. 
A  lot  of  these  here  wound  stripes  that  I'm  referring  to  are  won 
by  cold  frame-ups,  like  the  kitchen  police  soldier's  decorations. 
Not  so  long  ago  a  Hollywood  woman  that  X  knew  right  well 
was  leavin'  for  a  long  trip  abroad.    And  happenin'  to  set  next 
to  her  at  a  dinner  party  on  what  these  literary  sharps  likes  to 
call  the  eve  of  her  departure  she  slips  me  an  earful  of  lowdown 
on  the  methods  of  gettin'  wound  stripes.    And  it  sure  is  a  heap 
e.xoneratin'  to  a  lot  of  men  that  I've  hated  to  suspect  wasn't 
just  what  they'd  ought  to  be  in  their  matrimonial  relations. 

THIS  lady  confides  in  me  how  some  of  these  Hollywood  wives 
gets  together  and  frames  up  on  their  husbands.  Feelin'  the 
need  of  more  jewelry  to  compete  with  their  sister  social  orna- 
ments, they  seek  new  reasons  for  havin'  their  feelings  salved 
with  diamond  dust. 

Just  as  an  example.  Mrs.  McLuke  goes  out  to  a  hen  party — 
callin'  'em  "cat  parties"  don't  change  the  general  style.  While 
she's  there,  she  hears  as  how  Sam  McSwatt,  who's  the  husband 
of  her  best  friend,  was  seen  comin'  out  of  the  Biltmore  Hotel 
at  1 :30  A.  M.,  without  his  wife,  when  he  was  supposed  to  be  at 
the  studio  workin'.  She  dashes  home,  gets  on  the  telephone 
and  urges  sister  McSwatt  to  come  over  right  away. 

"I  know  something  about  your  husband,"  is  the  magic 
word    that    starts    these    janes    flyin'    in    each    other's 
directions    without    any    further    explanations    being 
necessary. 
The  two  of  'em  get  together,  add  a  Hollywood  extra  girl  to 
the  exit,  a  couple  of  hours  to  the  time  and  a  lot  of  suspicious 
circumstances  in  general  to  the  scenario. 

That  night  Mrs.  McSwatt  refuses  to  come  down  for  dinner, 
feelin'  too  disgraced  for  even  her  husband  to  see  her.  After 
much  persuasion,  the  poor,  heart-         [  coNTiNtniD  on  pace  136  | 


Mrs.  Tom  Mix  wears  a  lot  of  diamond  bracelets, 
but  Tom  says  they're  service — not  wound — 
stripes.  The  Mixs  have  been  married  twelve 
years  and  Tom  says  he's  an  indulgent  and 
affectionate  husband 

J,l 


ews^  Gossip 


May  Allison  was  playing  a  hot  scene  in  "The  Tele- 
phone Girl"  when  her  negligee  caught  fire  from  a 
cigarette.  Herbert  Brenon  played  impromptu  hero 
and  put  it  out.  May,  turning  the  burnt  side  away 
from  the  camera,  went  on  working 


JOBYNA  R.ALSTOX  and  Richard  Arlen  are  married.    So  are 
Marie  .Adaire  and  Leslie  Fenton.     Ditto  for  Vola  Vale  and 
J.  W.  Gorman.     .\nd  the  same  goes  for  Shirley  Mason  and 
Sidney  Landfield.    Don't  say  that  1  don't  tell  you  everything. 
P.  S.  .\nd  so  are  Virginia  Brown  Faire  and  Jack  Daugherty. 

FIRST  NATION.\L  now  owns  the  full  rights  to  "The 
Jliracle"  and  is  going  ahead  with  ambitious  plans  for  pro- 
ducing the  Morris  Gest  spectacle.  It  isn't  likely  that  ila.x 
Reinhardt  will  assist  in  making  the  film  version  of  the  story, 
because  Max  is  returning  to  Germany. 

BiUie  Dove  wUl  probably  play  the  role  of  the  Nun.  It  is  the 
most  important  role  that  has  come  along  for  a  long  time. 
George  Fitzmaurice  will  be  the  director  in  charge  and  with 
Miss  Dove's  beauty  and  Fitzmaurice's  pictorial  sense,  the  pro- 
duction ought  to  be  a  big  event. 

""Y^OU  might  say,"  said  the  old  man  looking  over  Norman 
■*-  Kerry's  shoulder  as  he  read  the  details  of  the  latest 
divorce,  "that  the  movies  are  still  in  their  infamy." 

M.-\Y  -ALLISON'S  ambition  to  play  a  burn  'em  up  vamp 
nearly  had  disastrous  consequences,  ilay  was  working 
late  one  night  on  a  scene  from  "The  Telephone  Girl"  in  which 
she  was  called  upon  to  smoke  a  cigarette.  In  real  life,  May 
is  no  smoker  and  so  she  had  some  trouble  in  handling  the  ciga- 
rette like  an  expert.  She  put  the  cigarette  on  a  table,  without 
putting  it  out.  The  flowing  sleeves  of  her  filmy  negligee  brushed 
the  cigarette  and  the  garment  burst  into  flames. 

Herbert  Brenon,  her  director,  jumped  to  the  rescue  and  put 
out  the  fire  before  May  really  realized  her  danger.  In  fact. 
May  was  the  coolest  person  on  the  set.  Arranging  the  folds  of 
the  negligee  so  that  the  burn  would  not  show,  she  went  on  with 
her  work  without  so  much  as  giving  way  to  the  faintest  trace 
of  nervousness.  The  next  day  Lois  Wilson  offered  to  send 
her  an  asbestos  tea  gown  for  vamp  parts  and  offered  her 
heartiest  congratulations  on  her  spontaneous  combustion. 


AFTER  John   Robertson  completes 
for  Cosmopolitan,   he    wUl    direct 
Joseph   Conrad's  story,   "Romance." 


'Captain  Salvation" 
Ramon  Novarro  in 
The   combination   of 


Pajamas — but  you'd  never  guess  it. 
They  are  made  of  shadow  lace  and 
flesh-colored  chiffon  and  they  are  worn 
by  Greta  Nissen.  But  maybe  you  would 
prefer  something  like — 


Xovarro  and  Robertson  ought  to  be  a  partictilarly  happy  one, 
because  Mr.  Robertson  not  only  understands  aU  there  is  to 
know  about  film  technique  but  he  has  the  rare  gift  of  under- 
standing the  human  beings  with  whom  he  is  associated.  And 
it  is  this  latter  gift  that  makes  him  worth  a  whole  shipload  of 
foreign  importations. 

"D ICHARD  DIX  has  discovered  a  girl  who  is  so  dumb  that 
"^^she  thinks  a  night  club  is  a  stick  carried  by  a  policeman. 

AHE.WY  epidemic  of  temperament  is  raging  in  the  studios. 
The  most  conspicuous  case  is  the  Greta  Garbo  hubbub, 
treated  elsewhere  in  this  issue.  But  nearly  every  studio  has  a 
war  on  hand  with  one  of  its  players.     Dorothy  MackaUl  and 


of  all  The  J'tudios 


This  pair  of  pink  satin  pajamas  have  a 
charm  equal  to  the  loose,  flowing  drapery 
of  a  Greek  robe.  They  are  worn  by  Billie 
Dove.  Or  perhaps  you  will  stick  to  jour 
red  flannels 


First  National  are  at  outs  because  Dorothy  refused  to  play  in  a 
film  called  "See  You  in  Jail."  Dorothy  claims  that  she  was 
promised  the  leadingfeminine role inDiclcBarthelmess' picture, 
"The  Patent  Leather  Kid."  Anyway,  Dorothy  has  received 
formal  notice  that  she  is  no  longer  on  the  First  National  pay  roll. 

RICHARD  DIX,  Paramount's  steadiest  worker,  also  has  a 
grievance.  It  seems  that  Paramount  has  purchased  an  old 
picture  made  by  him  some  years  ago  for  an  independent  pro- 
ducer. It  is  called  "Quicksands."  Paramount  intends  to  re- 
lease it  and  Richard,  who  says  that  the  picture  is  not  so  good, 
threatens  to  walk  out  if  the  picture  is  turned  loose  on  the 
public.  Richard  has  been  making  more  pictures  than  almost 
any  other  star  and  making  'em  in  double-quick  time,   too. 


Professor  Bebe  Daniels  presents  a  problem  to  Chester 
Conklin.  The  first  line  of  the  sign  reads:  "Haf  you 
any  hem."  The  second  line  goes :  "Ess,  ve  haf  hem." 
Now  that  you  get  the  idea,  you  can  finish  the  rest  of 
it  for  yourself 


So  he  feels  that  a  film  of  inferior  merit  would  injure  his  prestige 
at  the  box-office. 

"pEFORE  starting  work  on  "Cabaret,"  Gilda  Gray  visited 
■'—'the  home-folks  out  West.  One  night  she  appeared 
before  her  father  wearing  a  gorgeous  ermine  coat. 

"When  did  you  get  that?"  asked  her  father.  "I  never 
saw  it  before." 

"Well,  you  see,"  explained  Gilda,  "it  is  a  white  coat,  so  I 
only  wear  it  in  the  evening." 

"Why  don't  you  dye  it  black?"  suggested  the  thrifty 
foreigner,  "then  you  could  get  more  wear  out  of  it." 

ERICH  POJIMER,  the  gentleman  from  the  UFA  studio, 
is  now  working  for  iletro-Goldwyn.  Jlr.  Pommer  quit 
Paramount  after  a  disagreement  with  B.  P.  Schulberg.  There 
are  fights  and  fights  in  movie  studios,  but  this  little  row  shook 
all  Hollywood  and  rattled  the  dishes  on  the  tables  of  New  York 
restaurants. 

I  hear,  too,  that  James  Cruze  is  leaving  Paramoimt  to  tie  up 
with  United  .\rtists.  ^\lso  that  his  wife,  Betty  Compson,  is 
going  with  Universal. 

A  MONG  the  good  lines  of  the  month,  credit  this  one  up  to 
■'^■Chester  Conklin. 

Chester  was  asked  to  explain  the  ancestry  of  the  some- 
what melancholy  hound  which  he  possesses. 

"Oh,  him,"  said  Chester,  "he's  a  curb  setter." 

LOIS  WILSON'S  first  few-  weeks  of  freedom  from  her  Para- 
mount contract  were  spent  learning  the  "Black  Bottom." 
Upon  proclaiming  her  Declaration  of  Independence.  Lois  was 
signed  to  play  the  role  of  a  cabaret  dancer  in  a  picture  tenta- 
tively titled  "Broadway  Nights." 

In  the  first  part  of  the  picture,  Lois  is  seen  as  an  entertainer 
in  a  Hotsy-Totsy  night  club.  Later  she  marries,  has  a  child 
and  reforms.  Lois  says  it  is  the  sort  of  part  she  has  always  been 
looking  for — especially  the  sequences  that  come  before  the  ref- 
ormation. 

Heretofore,  Lois  always  has  played  girls  who  reformed  be- 
fore the  film  started. 

13 


Wallace  Beery  gets  all  set  for  the  big  yodeling  con- 
test. No,  that  isn't  a  microphone.  It  is  a  yodeling 
meter  and  used  to  test  the  strength  of  the  "He-lay- 
ee-oh!"  The  gentleman  with  whiskers  is  Tollaire, 
long  distance  yodeling  champion 


MARY  PICKFORD  and  Douglas  Fairbanks  have  again 
called  off  all  plans  for  appearing  in  a  film  together.  Doug 
has  begun  work  on  "Captain  Cavalier"  by  Jackson  Goodrich. 
Mary  engaged  Kathleen  Norris  to  write  a  story  especially  for 
her.    It  is  called  "Mary  of  the  Slums." 

I  HEAR,  upon  excellent  authority,   that  Corinne  Griflith's 
first  picture  for  United  Artists  will  be  a  film  version  of  the 
musical  comedy,  "Sunny." 

Corinne  is  still  in  Europe.  She  made  a  quiet  sneak  through 
New  York  and  she  will  probably  return  to  Hollywood  just  as 
softly.  However,  when  she  was  in  New  York,  one  of  my 
detectives  recognized  her  tripping  into  a  dressmaking  establish- 
ment. He  didn't  see  her  face,  but  he  knew  her  immediately 
by  her  ankles. 

"LJERE'S  a  grin  overheard  by  Patsy  Ruth  Miller  at  Cocoa- 
■*"  ■'■nut  Grove  in  the  Ambassador. 

Bill:  "Have  you  seen  the  latest  college  picture?" 

JiU:  "No." 

Bill:  "  'The  Scarlet  Letter,'  or  How  Hester  Won  Her 


CHARLIE  CHAPLLN  is  living  quietly  in  New  York— going 
to  shows,  attending  parties  and  enjoying  himself.  New 
York  is  a  great  place  to  be  forgotten.  .After  a  brief  spasm  of 
newspaper  notoriety,  Chaplin  was  entirely  submerged  by  the 
Daddy-Peaches  case  and  by  the  raids  on  Broadway's  sex  shows. 
Last  week's  scandal  is  quickly  forgotten  on  Broadway  and 
Daddy  Browning's  affairs  sent  Charlie  into  a  much-welcomed 
oblivion. 

CH.\PLIN  appeared  on  the  stage  at  a  Lambs'  Gambol  and 
received  an  ovation.  He  was  introduced  by  Will  Rogers, 
who  made  a  nice  speech  about  the  Mothers  of  Hollywood. 
Rogers  says  that,  as  Mayor  of  Beverly  Hills,  one  of  his  first 
official  acts  will  be  to  do  something  about  the  mothers  of  j-oung 
actresses  who  are  more  anxious  to  feather  their  own  nests  than 
to  consecrate  their  daughters  to  .Art.  Of  course,  he  didn't  say 
anything  about  Lita  Gray  and  her  mother,  but,  nevertheless, 
Charlie  got  a  big  hand. 

NOT  so  long  ago  vast  mobs  fought  for  the  merest  glimpse 
of  her. 
Today  few  people  remember  she  is  still  alive. 
She  is  Clara  Kimball  Young,  who  in  the  early  Yitagraph 
days  was  considered  the  most  beautiful  woman  on  the  screen. 
She  still  has  her  beauty  but  very  little  else.    The  story  that  the 
papers  published  last  year  about  her  losing  her  jewels  in  a 

U 


The  camera  goes  cock-eyed  to  get  a  weird 
shot  of  Lon  Chaney  and  Louise  Dresser 
in  ''Mr.  Wu."  Cameras,  these  days,  are 
so  clever  that  they  can  shoot  around 
the  comers 


taxicab  was  not  a  press  yarn.  It  was  tragically  true  for  Clara. 
The  jewels  represented  the  savings  of  her  entire  career.  She 
has  never  been  able  to  get  any  trace  of  them. 

She  lives  today  in  a  smaU  New  York  hotel  and  is  trying  to 
stage  a  come-back  via  vaudeville. 

'T'HE  month's  most  important  news  item.  Imogene 
■^  Wilson — the  erstwhile  blonde  sparring  partner  of  Frank 
Tinney — has  gone  to  Hollywood  to  get  into  pictures.  At 
least  that's  Imogene's  story.  Also  Imogene  says  she  has  no 
use  for  newspaper  men. 

That,  as  everyone  knows,  is  a  swell  way  of  making  a  hit  on 
the  screen. 

WELL,  Josef  von  Sternberg  has  landed  at  last.  He  wrote 
a  story  called  "The  King  of  Soho"  and  submitted  it  to 
EmLl  Jannings.  Jannings  liked  it  and  has  selected  it  as  his 
second  picture  for  Paramount. 

REGGY  DENNY  went  home  from  picture-making  with  a 
tummy  ache  the  other  day  and  the  following  morning  lost 
his  appendix.  Contrary  to  the  popular  parlor  sport,  he  is  not 
displaying  it  in  an  alcohol-fiUed  bottle. 

MUCH  ado  about  the  selection  of  a  name  for  First  National's 
newest  home-grown  Celtic  starlet.  When  she  comedied 
about  the  Hal  Roach  lot  she  answered  to  the  name  of  Sue 
O'Neil.  First  National  signed  her  and  under  their  direction 
she  became  Kitty  Kelly,  which  brought  a  thundering  telegram 
from  a  New  York  actress  who  objected  to  sharing  her  birth 


Dorothy  Dwan,  at  the  age  of  four  weeks, 
sits  on  her  own  lap.  Unscrambling  the 
situation,  we  find  big  Dorothy  is  giving 
little  Dorothy  a  lecture.  A  triumph  for 
the  double  exposure  experts 


name.  The  latest  concoction  is  Molly  O'Day.  And  what, 
in  the  name  of  St.  Patrick,  is  wrong  with  the  moniker  her 
parents  gave  her — Suzanne  Noonan? 

ALL  sorts  of  fun  with  that  title,  "God  Gave  Me  Twenty 
Cents,"  but  the  funniest  combination  is  one  that  Bill 
Powell  stumbled  upon.    A  little  Hollywood  theater  was  ad- 
_    vertising  its  feature  and  comedy  for  that  night.    Plastered 
across  the  front  was  the  sign:    GOD  GAVE  ME  TWENTY 
CENTS  AND  THUNDERING  FLEAS. 

DYEING  for  art  is  the  newest  wrinkle  among  the  juvenile 
heroes.  Hair  dyeing,  of  course,  that  makes  dark  hair 
gleam  like  hay  in  the  sunshine.  Arthur  Lake,  the  boy  actor 
of  the  "  Sweet  Si.-cteen  "  series,  dyed  for  a  role  in  Fox's  "  Cradle 
Snatchers, "  and  Charles  "Buddy"  Post  now  has  hair  the  color 
of  a  chorus  girl  on  the  opening  night. 

A  LBERT  PARKER  took  his  daughter,  Beverly,  to  see 
■"■Emil  Jannings  m  "Faust."  With  the  first  appearance  of 
Mephisto,  young  Beverly  raised  her  voice,  loudly  and  clearly, 
in  childish  protest.  "A  fine  thing,  I  must  say!"  she  cried. 
"A  nice  picture  for  a  child  to  see !  It  is  full  of  devils  and  not 
a  proper  show  for  a  Uttle  girl !" 

Parker,  a  shamed  and  disgraced  parent,  slimk  from  the 
theater. 

ONE  of  Hollywood's  heroes  of  the  moment  is  George  Young, 
who  didn't  go  to  Catalina  on  a  glass-bottomed  boat.    The 
kid  who  won  the  channel  swim  is  a  good-natured  husky  chap 


*'One  drop  of  this  and  you  will  look  at  things  differ- 
ently," prescribes  Dr.  Menjou.  Yes,  it  is  our 
Adolphe,  back  of  those  whiskers.  And  the  lady 
with  the  Ben  Turpin  eyes  is  none  other  than  Florence 
'Vidor,  gone  goofy 


of  seventeen,  very  much  embarrassed  at  the  sudden  spray  of 
publicity.  For  over  a  week  he  made  nightly  appearances  at 
Grauman's   Egyptian   Theater. 

Young,  of  course,  was  swamped  for  autographs.  After  writ- 
ing his  name  for  the  some-hundredths  time,  he  turned  to  Sid 
and  said:  "Gee,  I'm  getting  a  cramp  in  my  arm."  Then,  as 
an  afterthought,  "but  I'd  rather  have  it  now  than  when  I 
was  swimming. " 

EXAMPLE  of  dignified  advertising.    Red  letters  on  a  white 
card  hung  in  a  prominent  position  at  Paramount: 
George  Dromgold  and  Jean  Plannette  wish  to  announce 
their  association  as  title  writers  in  their  own  quiet  way. 

EDDIE  CANTOR  stepped  on  the  stage  of  Grauman's 
Egyptian  Theater  at  the  opening  of  "Old  Ironsides"  and 
completely  upset  the  established  order  of  ceremonies  by  wise- 
cracking everyone  from  Sid  to  Jesse  Lasky.  The  introduction 
of  the  cast  proceeded  with  the  informality  of  a  strawberry 
festival  and  finished  in  a  roar  of  laughter. 

It  was  a  very  distinguished  first  night  audience.  Mauve- 
sheened  eyelids  fluttered  above  white  ermine  wraps,  orchids 
nestled  on  white  shoulders  and  darting  lights  were  everywhere. 

THE  entrance  of  the  Jesse  Lasky  party  was  the  signal  for  an 
almost  regal  ovation.  A  patter  of  applause  within  the 
theater  greeted  them,  and,  swelling  louder,  it  seemed  to  sweep 
them  to  their  seats.  In  the  party  were  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lasky, 
Mary  Pickford  and  Douglas  Fairbanks,  making  one  of  their 
rare  public  appearances;  Will  Hays  and  Mrs.  Sarah  Lasky. 
Mary  wore  something  soft  and  shirred  and  blue,  what  I  can't 
say,  because  my  eyes  never  strayed  from  the  golden  coils  of 
her  simple  coiffure. 

IN  Wally  Beerj''s  partv  were  his  wife, -Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank 
Lloyd,  ZaSu  Pitts  and  Ford  Sterling.  The  Costello  ghls, 
Dolores  and  Helene,  were  there  with  Mrs.  Costello;  Norma 
Shearer,  in  a  party  with  Irving  Thalberg,  wore  a  slim  Chanel 
red  velvet  frock  with  cape  of  the  same  lined  in  vivid  blue; 
Esther  Ralston,  there  with  George  Webb,  her  husband,  had  a 
flesh  chiffon,  crystal  beaded,  ending  in  a  swallow-tailed  train 
which  terminated  at  the  floor;  Carmelita  Geraghty  and 
Charles  Farrell  came  together,  and  I  saw  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Victor 
McLaglen,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clarence  Brown,  the  Harry  Rapfs, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tom  Mix  with  Richard  Barthelmess  in  their 
party,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Paul  Scardon  (Betty  Blythe),  James  Hall; 
Patsy  Ruth  Miller,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Irvin  WUlat  (BiUie  Dove), 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  McCormick  (Colleen  Moore),  John  Gil- 
bert and  George  Bancroft.  [  coNTmuED  on  page  ho  1 

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You  just  knew  she  had  them, 

but  no  lady  revealed  her  ears 

until    after   Anna   Q.    Nilsson's 

"Ponjola''  bob  was  screened 


fU/Eat^e 


The  screen's  black  and  white 

magic  is  building  a  new  world, 

compounded  of  dreams  and 

beauty 


IT  was  a  love  story 
of  course. 
He  was  the  pas- 
sionate Latin  Lover 
and  she  was  the  elusive 
feminine  in  passive  pur- 
suit. There  were  all 
sorts  of  complications 
in  the  way  of  the  in- 
evitableconsummation, 
the  triumph  of  sex  over 
plotters  and  circum- 
stances and  geography 
and  convention — all  of 
the  hazards  that  a 
scenario  writer  can 
erect  to  prove  the  final 
mastery  of  the  hero  and 
the  triumphant  femi- 
nineglory  of  the  heroine. 

It  was  sure  fire  and 
full  of  "box  ofhce."  The 
story  was  "Beyond  the 
Rocks"  by  Elinor  Glyn. 

the  discoverer  of  sex,  the  in\-entor  of  "IT"  and  the  author  who 
made  "  three  weeks"  mean  as  much  as  nine  months  ever  meant 
before. 

He  was  Rudolph  \'alentino.     She  was  Gloria  Swanson. 

Nowamong  the  most  important  outward  elements  of  the  art  of 
these  two  artists  in  that  special  phase  of  their  careers  was  how 
Valentino  wore  his  hair,  how  .Miss  Swanson  wore  her  clothes 
and  how  they  both  wore  their  "IT." 

The  action  started  in  England,  wandered  about  the  Alps  and 
came  to  its  climax  in  the  .\rabian  desert.  But  for  the  purposes 
of  this  scientific  examination  into  the  subject  we  can  pause  at 
the  real  center  of  interest,  the  boudoir  of  Theodora  Fitzgerald, 
the  heroine,  played  by  Miss  Swanson. 

Just  here  the  suspense  of  the  plot  narrowed  down  to  the  tech- 
nique of  Theodora  and  her  endearing  young  charms,  as  en- 
hanced and  treated  at  the  dressing  table. 

THE  picture  was  in  the  making  at  the  Hollywood  studio.  The 
boudoir  set  was  ready  and  cameras  focused.  A  prooertx- 
man  took  a  last  look  about  before  the  lights  came  on  for  the 
picture  making.  The  dressing  table  needed  just  a  few  more  deft 
touches — and  as  an  after-thought  another  perfume  bottle  was 
added.  It  was  a  peculiarly  shaped  bottle,  squat  and  wide- 
spread, with  a  curious  and  imposing  big  black  stopper,  orna- 
mented with  flower  carvings.  It  was  a  unique  smart  touch  for 
the  dressing  table.  There  was  no  other  bottle  anything  like  it. 
In  a  moment  came  the  call  of  "Lights."  There  was  a  bit  of 
rehearsal.  Then  Sam  Wood,  director,  called  "  Camera."  The 
scene  was  in  the  making,  portraying  Theodora  making  up.    It 


When  Gloria  descended 
to  her  bath  she  started 
much.  Before  "Male  and 
Female"  the  white  tiled 
bathroom  was  the  last 
word  in  eloquence.  De 
Mille,  the  screen's  gift  to 
plumbers,  tinted  the  tiles 
of  the  nation 


The  answer  to  the 
barber's  prayer, 
Irene  Castle,  the  girl 
who  did  more  than 
any  single  individual 
toward  changing  the 
slender  styles  of 
Paris 


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By  Terry  Ramsaye 


A  property  man's  whim 
— a  squat  bottle  of  per- 
fume displayed  for  an  in- 
stant's close-up  on  the 
dressing  table  used  by 
Gloria  Swanson  in  "Be- 
yond the  Rocks"  —  and 
the  owners  of  an  obscure 
perfume  plant  were 
made   millionaires 


Legs,  legs,  beautiful  legs.  The 
screen  revealed  them.  Skirts 
got  the  air  when  screen  legs 
got  the  spotlight.  The  vogue 
the  Sennett  beauties  started 
is  ruling  the  mode.  Brevity 
has  become  the  soul  of  style. 
Diet  now  controls  destiny 


Glistening,  glittering,  the  glorified 

male  head  of  Rudy  Valentino.     He 

made  hair  oil  heroic.      He  brought 

honor  to  the  comb  and  brush 


came  to  a  close-up  for 
the  final  nifty  touches 
as  the  glorious  Gloria 
made  ready  for  the 
ne.xt  scene  in  the  se- 
quence where  she  was 
to  meet  the  valiant 
Valentino.  This  last 
touch  was  of  course  a 
dab  of  scent — from  the 
curious  and  conspicu- 
ous perfume  bottle 
with  the  black  stopper. 
When  the  picture 
was  completed  Ru- 
dolph-the-passionate 
was  shown  to  be  thor- 
oughly ignited  by  the 
subtle  poignancy  of  the 
mysteriously  potent 
perfume.  It  was  the 
triumph  of  the  modern 
equivalent  of  the  an- 
cient magic  of  the  love 
philtre. 
In  due  course  "Beyond  the  Rocks"  went  its  way  out  to  the 
motion  picture  theaters  and  the  millions  who  buy  their  dreams 
at  the  bo.x  office. 

Now  the  scene  changes  and  we  leave  the  motion  picture  and 
its  dream  purveying  theaters  for  the  broad  light  of  day  and  the 
matter-of-fact  world  of  business — from  the  screen  to  the  New 
York  department  store,  famed  for  the  largest  toilet  goods  de- 
partment in  the  world. 

IT  was  the  very  next  day  after  "Beyond  the  Rocks"  had  flow- 
ered out  in  national  release.  The  early  morning  shoppers 
came  trickling  through.  They  were  stenographers,  secretaries 
and  the  like,  hurrying  in  on  their  way  to  work.  They  surveyed 
the  perfume  case.  They  were  looking  for  something — some- 
thing very  definite.  It  was  a  certain  perfume.  They  did  not 
know  the  name  "but  it  comes  in  that  squatty  little  bottle  w'ith 
the  big  black  stopper."  Clerks,  obliging  and  puzzled,  hunted 
through  the  stock  and  offered  this  and  that.  The  customers 
were  not  interested  in  alternatives.  At  last  an  obscure  and 
unimportant  brand  came  to  light — in  that  same  squatty  bottle 
with  the  black  stopper.    It  was  Narcisse  Noir. 

Within  a  half  hour  the  last  of  the  twelve  bottles  in  stock  at 
that  store  had  been  sold  out.  But  the  customers  kept  coming 
and  leaving  orders.  At  noon  the  orders  had  mounted  up  to  a 
total  of  two  hundred  bottles.  The  "carriage  trade,"  the  dow- 
agers in  furs,  the  elegant  debutantes,  the  matrons  and  just 
housewives  were  pouring  in,  demanding  the  new  perfume.  It 
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(Clarence  Sinclair  Bull  photo) 


D 


OROTHY  SEBASTIAN  comes  from  Birmingham,  Alabama.  Hence,  all  those 
isongs  about  the  popularity  of  the  "midnight  choo-choo"  that  leaves  for 
Alabam'.  And,  believe  it  or  not,  Dorothy  went  to  the  University  of  Alabama. 
But  she  finished  her  higher  education  by  taking  a  post-graduate  course  in 
George  Wliitc's  Scandals.     And  now  Dorothy  is  in  Hollywood. 


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' '  I  want  to  flap  while 
I  can,"  annovinced 
May  McAvoy.  So 
henceforth  you'll  see 
her  in  roles  that  are 
daring — but  discreet 


evo 


It 


a 


M^Avoy 


J^^^^^^B 


By 

Madeline  Mahlon 


IT  didn't  look  like  a  revolt.  Not  according  to  the  best 
Hollywood  traditions.  No  "Quiet"  signs.  No  invitations 
to  "Keep  Off  This  Set!"  Instead  a  bunch  of  contented 
extras  browsing  on  their  ten  dollar  a  day  checks.  Bridge 
in  one  corner.  Stories  in  another.  And  May  McAvoy  before 
the  camera  with  her  cigarette  tray. 

The  cigarette  tray  was  a  symbol.  A  symbol  of  a  battle 
just  won.  Eve,  I  am  told,  had  her  apple.  Joan  of  ."^rc  her 
standard  with  its  shimmering  fleur-de-lis.  Even  Liberty,  that 
statue,  has  her  torch.    May  has  her  cigarette  tray. 

May  had  just  staged  a  private  revolt.  After  seven  years 
of  being  the  sweet  pursued  heroine  she  decided  to  do  a  bit 
of  flapping.  Not  the  horrid,  obvious  kind  of  flapping.  Oh  no! 
Something  delicate  and  subtle  that  only  a  girl  with  a  sense  of 
humor  could  do.  And  right  off  the  bat  she  met  with  a  rebuff. 
It  might  have  been  one  of  the  producers.  And  it  might 
not.  It  might  have  been  one  of  the  unnamed  powers  in  the 
organization  who  pooh-poohed  the  name  Mc.\voy  when  it 
was  presented  for  consideration. 

"  McAvoy?  "  it  said  in  a  voice  that  was  a  cross  between  a 
roar  and  a  guffaw.  "McAvoy  as  a  cigarette  girl  in  a  cafe! 
Run  out  and  retrieve  your  head,  you  must  have  parked  it 
to  get  5'our  hair  cut.  ilc-\voy,  indeed.  After  'Sentimental 
Tommy'  and  'West  of  the  Water  Tower'  and  'Ben-Hur'  and 
'The  Fire  Brigade.'  She's  good,  but  not  for  a  cigarette  girl." 
It  did  sound  rather  absurd,  the  way  he  put  it.  Picture 
gentle  golden-haired  Esllicr  of  "Ben-Hur"  threading  her  way 
among  the  tables  of  a  jazz  temple.  Or  Grizcl  of  "  Sentimental 
Tommy"  pocketing  her  tip  for  a  package  of  Chesterfields 
or  Camels.   You  will  admit,  it  was  hard  to  imagine. 

SO  May  staged  her  revolt.  It  was  a  nice  lady-like  revolt, 
understand.  Nothing  chaotic  like  Pola  used  to  eft'ect,  when 
it  was  rumored  that  even  Jesse  Lasky  tiptoed  around  the 
lot.  None  of  the  sullen  storm  clouds  like  those  that  sweep 
Greta  Garbo  from  the  studio. 

"I  made  up  my  mind  that  I  w-as  going  to  get  out  of  the 
dramatic  ingenue  class,"  said  May  to  us.  "I  don't  want  to 
abandon  it  entirely,  but  I  want  to  flap  while  I  can." 

"There  is  plenty  of  time  for  drama  later,"  said  a  snowy- 
haired  woman  who  had  been  a  great  actress. 

May  adjusted  the  flippant  little  costume  she  had  fought 
for.  It  was  audacious  but  discreet.  Not  so  discreet,  however, 
but  what  its  silk  skirt,  ending  at  the  knee,  was  slashed  six- 
inches  higher  in  rounded  panels.         |  continued  ox  p.ice  ioo  1 

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Ki^  Amateur 


Conducted  t^  Frederick  James  Smith 

Read  Photoplay's  advice  each  month 
and  try  for  the  $2,000  in  priz^es 


THERE  are  seven  cardinal  errors  made  by  movie  ama- 
teurs, according  to  W.  A.  Shoemaker,  editor  of  The 
Cine-Kodak  News,  published  by  the  Eastman  Kodak 
Companj'  for  the  benefit  of 
users  of  the  Cine-Kodak.  Here  are 
the  seven: 

Over-expostu-e 

Camera  movement  or  unsteadiness 

Bad  composition 

Under-exposure 

Tilting  of  the  camera 

Wrong  camera  angle 

Dirtv  lenses 


REGARDING   the   second  fault, 
unsteadiness,     Sir.    Shoemaker 
writes  to   Photoplay: 

Oneof  themostcommonfaultsofthe 
amateur  cinematographer  is  failure 
to  hold  the  camera  steady  during  ex- 
posure, which  results  in  "jumpj'" 
and  "  wabbly  "  pictures  on  the  screen. 

When  it  is  considered  that  each 
little  movement  of  the  camera  during 
exposure  is  magnified  hundreds  of 
times  in  the  projected  picture,  the 
reason  for  this  is  readily  seen.     The 

variation  of  a  fraction  of  an  inch  during  exposure  is  so  magni- 
fied during  projection  that  the  picture  has  the  effect  of  taking 
a  ver3'  pronounced  jump.  A  series  of  these  "jumps"  is  un- 
pleasant to  watch,  and  detract  largely  from  the  beauty  of  the 
picture. 

Despite  the  frequency  of  this  fault,  it  is  easily  corrected. 
It  is  not  a  difficult  matter  to  hold  the  camera  steady  if  a  little 
thought  is  given  to  this  matter  while  the  exposure  is  being 


TN  ORDER  to  encourage  amateur 
*-  cinematography,  PHOTOPLAY 
is  offering  $2,000  in  prizes  for  the 
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ing to  the  rules  of  its  big  contest. 

Here  is  an  opportunity  to  win 
recognition  for  yourself  —  along 
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But,  whether  or  not  you  try  for 
PHOTOPLAY'S  prizes,  you  will 
want  to  take  advantage  of  the  in- 
valuable advice  and  suggestions 
offered  by  this  department.  The 
biggest  experts  of  the  film  world  are 
contributing  to  it  each  month. 


made.  If  a  camera  is  held  at  waist  height,  it  should  be  placed 
firmly  against  the  body,  either  above  or  to  one  side  of  the 
diaphragm,  so  that  the  breathing  of  the  operator  will  not  cause 
movement.  A  satisfactor>'  method 
of  photographing  from  waist  height 
is  to  place  the  feet  about  eighteen 
inches  apart,  with  the  camera  held 
firmly  against  the  right  or  the  left 
hip. 

At  eye  level,  the  camera  should 
be  held  firmly-  against  the  cheek,  the 
elbows  snug  against  the  body.  If 
possible,  the  arms  should  be  rested 
on  any  firm  object,  or  the  back 
braced  against  a  tree  or  any  con- 
venient upright  body  that  will  lend 
additional  steadiness  to  the  body  of 
the  operator. 

If  these  simple  precautions  are 
taken,  the  results  %viLl  more  than 
justify  the  slight  extra  effort  they 
demand. 


RALPH  BARTOX,  the  weU  known 
caricaturist  who  has  contributed 
frequently  to  Phoiopl.w,  is  just  com- 
pleting a  burlesque  version  of  "  Ca- 
mille"  with  the  most  remarkable 
cast  ever  gathered  for  an  amateur 
film  play.  The  film  presents  the  lady  of  the  Camillas  as  having 
two  personalities,  .-^nita  Loos,  the  author  of  "  Gentlemen  Prefer 
Blondes,  "playing  the  good  side  and  Fania  Jlarinoff,  the  actress 
and  wife  of  Carl  \'an  \'echten,  appearing  as  the  evil  half. 
Madeline  Boyd  is  iladanw  Prudeiue,  Lois  Moran  is  Nkhelle, 
Ethel  Barni-more  is  Olympe.  Fanny  Ward  is  Camille's  daughter, 
in  a  convent,  Charles  G.  Shaw  is  Annand,  Carl  \'an  Vechten 
is  Aniuiiid's  father,  Paul  Robson  [  continxed  ox  page  127  | 


Photoplay's   $2,000  Amateur  Movie  Contest 


1. 


S2.000  in  cash  prizes  will  be  awarded 
bv  PHOTOPLAY  as  follows: 

1.  S500  for  the  best  1.000  foot  35  mm. 

filTTl. 

2.  §500  for  the  best  400  ft.  16  ram. 
fUm. 

3.  5500  for  the  best  60  ft.  9  ram.  film. 

4.  3500  as  an  added  prize  for  the  best 
fUm  submitted  in  any  one  of  these 
three  divisions. 

In  the  event  that  two  or  more  films 
prove  of  equal  merit  in  any  division, 
prizes  of  S500  will  ;be  awarded  each  of 
the  winners. 

2  The  submitted  film  need  not  ncc- 
•  essarily  be  a  drama .  It  may  be 
dramatic,  comic,  a  news  event,  home 
pictures,  a  travelogue,  a  diar^'  or  any 
form  of  screen  entertainment  presented 
within  the  prescribed  length.  It  need  not 
be  narrative.  It  may  be  anything  the 
amateur  creates.     In   selecting  the  win- 


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ners  the  judges  will  consider  the  general 
workmanship,  as  well  as  the  cleverness. 
noveIt>'  and  freshness  of  idea  and  treat- 
ment. Under  the  head  of  general  work- 
manship comes  photography,  titling,  edit- 
ing and  cutting  and  lighting.  In  con- 
sidering dramas  or  comedies,  amateur 
acting  ability  and  make-up  will  be  con- 
sidered. 

3  Films  are  to  be  submitted  on  non- 
inflammable  stock  with  names  and 
addresses  of  the  senders  securely  attached 
or  pasted  to  the  reel  or  the  box  containing 
the  reel. 

4        Any   number  of  reels   may  be   sub- 
mitted by  an  individual. 

C  Any  person  can  enter  this  contest 
*-*  •  except  professional  photographers  or 
cinematographers  or  anyone  employed  by 
PHOTOPLAY  NL^GAZINE  or  any  relatives 
of  anyone  employed  by  PHOTOPLAY. 


C.  All  films  are  to  be  addressed  to  the 
judges.  The  .-Vmateur  Mo>ie  Pro- 
ducer Contest,  Photoplay  Magazine.  221 
West  57th  Street,  New  York,  and  are  to  be 
submitted  between  June  I,  1927.  and  mid- 
night of  December  31.  1927. 

7  The  judges  will  be  James  R.  Quirk. 
•  editor  of  PHOTOPLAY.  Frederick 
James  Smith,  managing  editor  of  PHOTO- 
PLAY, and  three  others  to  be  selected  by 
them. 

8  PHOTOPLAY  assumes  no  responsi- 
bility for  loss  of  films  in  transit,  and 
while  every  precaution  will  be  taken  to 
safeguard  them,  the  publication  will  not 
be  responsible  for  loss  in  any  way. 

9  At  the  conclusion  of  the  contest,  the 
•  prize  winners  will  be  announced,  and 
films  returned  to  senders  on  receipt  of 
sufficient  postage  for  return. 


Movie  Producer 

Are  you  one  of  the  army  of  amateur  film 
camera  users?   This  department  is  for  YOU 


The  amateur  movie  camera  is  invaluable  in  making  a  family  record 


By  Nicholas  Muray 


Nicholas  Muray  is  one  oj  New  York's  foremost  pkolograp/icrs. 
His  experiments  in  amateur  movie  photography  will  be  of  unusual 
interest  to  Photoplay  readers. 

WHEN   Photoplay   asked   me   to  outline   my   ad- 
ventures  with   a   small   movie   camera   from   the 
standpoint  of  a  professional  photographer,  I  felt 
aghast.     It  is  so  much  easier  to  tell  a  stor>'  with 
a  picture.     However,  since  I  started  to  play  with  my  camera, 
both  in  this  country  and  abroad,  I  have  had  a  lot  of  interesting 
experiences. 

Naturally,  many  of  my  experiments  with  my  movie  camera 
have  been  in  the  field  of  personal  photography.  Just  what  is  the 
best  way  to  get  the  most  from  a  single  subject?  Having  ex- 
perimented with  lights  in  straight  photography  for  years,  I 
probably  started  off  with  an  advantage  on  the  average  amateur. 
When  I  take  a  still  photograph  I  place  one  light  directly 
facing  my  subject.  This  is  usually  a  powerful  hanging  light, 
just  out  of  range  of  my  still  camera's  lens.  Then  another 
light  goes  at  the  side  of  my  subject, 
and  slightly  back  of  him.  This  to 
soften  the  first  light  and  to  give 
outline  and  contour  to  the  face. 

Now,  with  m\'  camera,  I  have  ex- 
perimented with  a  number  of  well 
known  subjects,  .'\mong  them,  for 
instance,  were  .Aileen  Pringle  and 
Lya  de  Putti.     I  placed  one  light 


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facing  my  subject,  arranged  beside  the  camera  but  fixed  three 
feet  above  the  camera's  lens.  Then  I  placed  another  light  at 
the  side  and  slighth-  back  of  the  subject,  out  of  the  field  of  the 
camera.  This  light  should  be  exactly  on  the  level  of  the  lens. 
The  average  amateur,  when  he  attempts  personal  photog- 
raphy, overlights  his  subject.  There  is  too  much  white  and 
black.  Don't  put  your  lights  too  close  to  your  subject. 
Never  take  a  picture  closer  than  three  feet,  regardless  of  the 
capabilities  of  your  lens,  unless  you  are  trying  for  a  special 
effect.  I  have  done  it,  for  instance,  to  get  a  close-up  of  a 
child's  hand  painting.  For  personal  portraiture  I  use,  in 
connection  with  my  camera,  a  special  lens. 

I  am  experimenting  continually.  Last  year  I  attended  the 
circus  in  iSIadison  Square  Garden  and  got  a  reel  of  remarkable 
shots,  using  this  special  lens. 

The  average  user  of  a  small  motion  picture  camera  under- 
stands too  little  about  the  8  and  16  speeds,  or  with  double- 
speed,  the  16  and  32  speeds.     Using  your  camera  set  at  8, 
means  that  you  e.xpose  your  film  for  1-16  of  a  second.     Using 
the  16  means  a  l-32nd  of  a  second 
exposure  and  so  on.     The  8  speed 
is  not  fast  enough  for  normal  move- 
ment.    For  instance,  it  will  get  a 
man  walking  slowly,  but  it  will  not 
film  a  street  car  in  normal  move- 
ment.    Since  it   permits   twice   as 
much  light  to  reach  the  film  as  the 
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A  Review  of  the  l^ew  Pictures 


PARADISE  FOR  TWO— Paramount 

RICHARD  DIX  is  developing  steadily  as  a  comedian. 
His  work  has  style  and  finesse  in  this  newest  version  of 
the  young  man  who  must  get  married  within  a  specified 
time  in  order  to  inherit  a  legacy.  The  story,  of  course, 
is  hackneyed;  but,  between  Mr.  Di.x,  Betty  Bronson  and 
the  resourceful  director,  Gregory  La  Cava,  the  comedy 
assumes  real  proportions  of  humor  and  entertainment. 
Incidentally,  a  word  for  Miss  Bronson.  This  young  woman, 
who  possesses  a  real  sense  of  comedy,  isn't  getting  the 
breaks  she  deserves.  The  rest  of  the  small  cast  is  ad- 
mirable: Edmund  Breese  being  the  benevolent  uncle  with 
the  legacy,  and  .\ndre  Beranger  the  booking  agent  who  en- 
gages Miss  Bronson  to  act  the  role  of  Dix's  make-believe 
wife.     You   can   guess    the   complications. 


McFADDEN'S  FLATS— First  National 

HERE  is  comedy  broad  as  a  prairie  and  subtle  as  a  brick, 
but  if  you  are  bored  with  "touches"  and  languid 
acting,  you'll  find  joyous  relief  at  sight  of  Charlie  Murray 
and  Chester  Conklin  acting  all  over  the  screen  as  an  Irish- 
man and  a  Scotchman  who  try  breaking  into  society. 

Dan  McFaddcn  and  Jock  McTarvish  are  friendly  enemies. 
Dan  starts  realizing  the  dream  of  a  lifetime  when  he  begins 
building  McFadden's  Flats.  He  sends  his  pretty  daughter 
to  boarding  school  and  turns  his  home  from  late  Irish  to 
early  Italian.  Then  he  goes  broke.  Jock,  who  never 
before  parted  with  anything  except  his  comb,  risks  his 
entire  savings  to  save  Dan.  Charlie  Murray  has  been  given 
most  of  the  footage  but  Chester  Conklin,  true  to  his  usual 
custom,  steals  the  picture. 


THE  MONKEY  TALKS— Fox 

HERE  is  a  film  that  possesses  the  priceless  asset  of  an 
original  story  idea.  The  stage  melodrama  was  imported 
from  France  and  William  Fox  has  been  holding  it  for  some 
time  as  a  trump  card.  You  will  pardon  us.  I  hope,  if  we  give 
you  a  little  idea  of  the  plot.  -A  vaudeville  performer  owns  a 
sensational  talking  monkey.  The  weird  little  animal  is  not 
a  real  monkey  but  a  strange  little  man  who,  at  the  sacrifice 
of  his  own  human  identity,  carries  on  the  grotesque  mas- 
querade. 

The  big  kick  of  the  picture  comes  when  the  villain  steals 
the  man  monkey  and  substitutes  a  real  simian  in  his  place. 
.And  when  the  real  monkey — a  murderous  beast — slinks  into 
the  dressing  room  of  the  lovely  >'oung  girl  whom  the  talking 
monkey  had  loved,  you  get  a  scene  that  is  a  real  thriller.  In 
the  working  out  of  the  plot  of  this  original  melodrama,  you 
get  one  of  the  best  pictures  of  its  kind  of  the  year. 

The  high  spot  of  the  film  is  the  performance  of  Jacques 
Lerner  as  the  talking  monkey. 

Mr.  Lerner  played  the  role  on  the  stage,  both  in  New 
York  and  in  Paris. 

It  is  a  performance  that  will  make  Lon  Chaney  cry  his 
eyes  out.  because  it  is  a  real  achievement  in  character 
make-up. 

Moreover,  the  role  is  so  expertly  drawn  that  Mr.  Lerner 
makes  it  sympathetic  rather  than  repellent. 

Such  a  bizarre  story  needs  good  acting. 

And  it  gets  it. 

Olive  Borden  once  again  proves  that  she  is  stellar  mate- 
rial and  a  young  man,  Don  Alvarez,  merits  your  especial 
attention. 


SAVES      YOUR      PICTURE      TIME      AND      MONEY 


The  Six  Best  Pictures  of  the  Month 

THE  MONKEY  TALKS  THE   SHOW 

PARADISE  FOR  TWO 

McFADDEN'S  FLATS 
WHEN  A  MAN  LOVES  THE  RED  MILL 

The  Best  Performances  of  the  Month 

Jacques  Lerner  in  "The  Monkey  Talks" 

Olive  Borden  in  "The  Monkey  Talks" 

Dolores  Costello  in  "When  a  Man  Loves" 

Renee  Adoree  in  "The  Show" 

John  Gilbert  in  "The  Show" 

Richard  Dix  in  "Paradise  for  T^vo" 

Marion  Davies  in  "The  Red  Mill" 


THE  SHOW—M-G-M 

SINCE  the  hit  of  "The  Big  Parade,"  any  film  in  which 
Jack  Gilbert  and  Renee  Adoree  have  the  leading  roles 
is  bound  to  attract  a  lot  of  attention.  "The  Show"  has 
the  Gilbert-Adoree  combination,  besides  a  great  deal  of 
color  and  highly  keyed  melodrama.  And  there  is  a  strange 
and  deadly  reptile  in  the  cast — resembling  a  gila  monster — 
which  will  provide  all  sorts  of  authentic  shudders. 

"The  Show"  is  a  story  of  a  Budapest  sideshow.  Gilbert 
is  Cock  Robin,  the  spieler.  Miss  Adoree  is  Salome  in  a  trick 
act  in  the  garish  Palace  of  Illusions.  The  resemblance  of 
Cock  Robin  to  Liliom,  by  the  way,  is  more  than  marked. 
Cock  Robin  is  the  arrogant  idol  of  all  the  Budapest  servant 
girls.  He  steals  and  loves  with  equal  abandon.  Salome 
loves  him  and,  in  the  end,  brings  about  his  redemption. 

However,  in  the  sideshow  is  a  villainous  Greek  who 
casts  covetous  e\'es  upon  Salome.  To  get  his  revenge,  he 
drops  Mr.  Gila  Monster  in  Salome's  garret  boudoir,  hoping, 
of  course,  that  it  will  nip  Cock  Robin.  Here  is  where  the 
shudders  come  in. 

When  the  reptile  starts  flipping  about  the  place,  we  posi- 
tively guarantee  your  kick. 

We  give  Miss  .Adoree  a  bit  the  best  of  it  for  her  moving 
performance  of  Salome,  With  half  a  chance,  this  player 
can  steal  a  picture.  Gilbert  is  excellent  as  Cock  Robin. 
Unlike  most  stars,  he  isn't  afraid  to  hit  an  unsympathetic 
note  when  the  characterization  calls  for  it.  No  stellar 
sugar  coating  for  iMonsieur  Gilbert. 

Tod  Browning's  direction  has  vigor  and  atmosphere.  It 
comes  up  close  behind  his  "The  Unholy  Three"  and 
"The  Road  to  Mandalay. " 


WHEN  A  MAN  LOVES— Warner  Bros. 

THE  romance  of  Manon,  fair,  frail  beauty  of  the  Court 
of  Louis  XV  and  des  Gricu.x,  chevalier  of  the  shifting 
conscience,  is  told  in  bald  movie  style.  The  tale,  originally 
a  piece  of  perfumed  French  sentiment,  is  turned  into  a  hodge- 
podge of  noisy  melodrama  and  conventional  romance. 

Summed  up,  the  picture  is  a  long  hymn  of  praise  to 
Dolores  Costello.  And  that  makes  it  worth  seeing.  For 
Dolores  has  real  gifts  in  addition  to  her  heart-breaking 
beauty.  John  Barrymore  goes  in  to  his  scenes  as  one  who 
says:  "Now  watch  what  a  fine  actor  I  am!  Please  note  my 
chiselled  profile!"  The  production  is  one  of  those  costume 
pictures  that  looks  "Wiggy."  It  carries  no  great  iUusion. 
But  Miss  Costello,  who  is  the  whole  show,  makes  up  for 
most  of  the  deficiencies  by  the  magic  of  her  presence. 


THE  RED  MILL—M-G-M 

IF  there  has  been  any  doubt  in  your  mind  about 
Marion  Davies'  abilities  as  a  comedienne,  be  sure  and 
see  "The  Red  Mill."  The  plot  has  as  many  holes  as  a 
mustard  plaster,  but  what's  a  plot  with  Marion's  capers 
and  pantomime,  plus  Joe  Farnum's  wisecracking  titles? 

Tina,  the  Victor  Herbert  and  Henry  Blossom  comic 
opera  heroine,  cavorts  through  one  slapstick  situation  after 
another  and  finally  marries  Owen  Moore,  who  has  been 
conveniently  available  for  several  reels. 

Here  is  a  fairly  amusing  comedy  with  the  star  giving  a 
cheery  performance  of  the  Holland  hoyden.  Incidentally, 
the  direction  is  the  work  of  William  Goodrich,  who  is  no 
other  than  Fatty  Arbuckle  under  his  newer  megaphone 
cognomen. 

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THE 
MAGIC 
GARDES- 
F.  B.  O. 


LOVE'S 
GREATEST 
MISTAKE  — 
Paramount 


AXOTHER  of  Gene  Stratton  Porter's  back  to  nature 
studies.  Romance,  romance,  romance  is  in  the  air  in  the 
magic  garden  fashioned  by  the  pen  of  the  late  novelist.  Child- 
ish love  blossoms  forth  in  true  movie-fashion.  Those  who  are 
lovers  of  the  works  of  the  late  Hoosier  w-riter,  who  made  the 
picturesque  Dunes  country  nationally  known,  will  find  this  to 
their  liking,  but  for  real  romantic  sugary  minds  this  is  only 
saccharine. 


BEIXG  adapted  from  a  serial,  this  picture  possesses  too 
much  stor\-.  It  is  a  brisk  melodrama  of  Ufe  in  New  York; 
that  is,  that  part  of  Manhattan  revolving  around  the  night  clubs. 
Josephine  Dunn,  elevated  to  feature  prominence  from  the  Para- 
mount school,  is  too  immature  for  the  chief  role  but  good  per- 
formances are  contributed  by  William  Powell  and  Eveljn  Brent. 
Iris  Gray,  another  school  graduate,  reveals  possibilities  as  a 
minor  vamp. 


A  LUSATIC 
AT  LARGE- 
F.N. 


JOHNNY 
GETS  A 
HAIRCUT- 
M-G-M 


LEOX  ERROL  proves  that  he  can  be  as  funny  on  the  screen 
as  on  the  stage.  You'll  get  many  hearty  laughs  out  of  this. 
The  story  is  a  crazy  affair  about  Errol  changing  places  with  an 
inmate  of  a  lunatic  asylum.  Here  he  meets  a  fellow  who  is 
just  as  sane  as  he(?).  How  Errol  escapes  and  prevents  the  real 
crazy  guy  from  marr\'ing  the  girl.  Dorothy  Mackaill,  is  where 
the  plot  comes  in.  If  you  think  this  is  a  crazy  picture  blame 
the  fellow  who  made  it. 


THIS  is  Jackie  Coogan's  first  grown-up  picture.  Jackie  has 
still  the  same  delightful  personality  that  dominated  his 
earlier  pictures.  And  those  big  brown  soulful  eyes — no  one 
can  ever  forget  them.  Jackie  gets  a  job  as  a  "waitress"  in  a 
jockey's  boarding  house.  He  becomes  half-owner  of  a  horse 
and  foils  the  plot  to  throw  the  race.  Jackie  gets  the  threatened 
haircut  and  blossoms  out  a  real  man  to  the  amusement  of  the 
audience.     Take  the  children. 


THE 

LAST 

TRAIL— 

Fox 


MARRIAGE- 
Fox 


Z.\XE  GREY'S  red  hot  thrillers  are  perfectly  suited  to  Tom 
Mbc  and  Tony.  Just  the  mixture  for  this  dashing  pair  of 
comrades.  Lots  of  good  fights,  shooting,  and  here  as  an  extra 
added  attraction  awild  and  woolly  stage  coach  race  that  is  a  race. 
Tom's  a  sheriff  who  cleans  up  the  town  and  in  his  spare  time 
still  has  the  opportunity  to  think  of  romance.  This  will  prove 
a  winner  with  all  Mix  fans.  Here  you  see  Tom,  Carmelita 
Geraghty  and  Jerrj'  Madden. 


HG.  WELLS  didn't  tell  us  anything  new— that  two  can 
.  live  as  cheaply  as  one.  Ever>'one  who  hasn't  tried  it, 
knows  that.  The  villain  appears  in  the  disguise  of  a  philan- 
thropist by  buying  hubby's  invention.  Wifey  goes  wild  with 
all  her  diamonds  and  clothes.  Hubby  suspects  the  villain  and 
leaves  home.  Later  they  are  reunited  in  a  little  jungle  hut 
in  .\frica.  Yes,  it's  the  same  old  plot.  Just  a  lot  of  apple- 
sauce, sister. 


04 


THE 

DENVER 
DVDE— 
Universal 


GETTING 
GERTIE'S 
GARTER— 
Producers 
Dist.  Corp. 


HOOT  GIBSON  gets  aU  dolleil  up  like  Astor's  pet  horse 
to  get  the  girl.  I  thought  women  only  did  those  things 
lo  get  their  man  or  birds  of  paradise  to  dazzle  the  modest  fe- 
male. ,  Anyhow,  Hoot  foils  the  villain  and  shows  he  is  a  real 
he-man  and  of  course  the  girl  falls  for  him  because  he  is.  The 
kiddies  will  look  upon  this  as  a  glorious  event  but  we  have  a 
sneaky  suspicion  grownups  will  only  have  a  \'awning  good 
time. 


BEFORE  they  started  making  this  picture  somebody 
should  have  remembered  garters  are  not  what  they  used  to 
be.  In  1927  it  is  rather  difficult  to  believe  any  girl  would  be 
terrorized  over  the  fact  she  had  been  twice  engaged,  and  had 
once  accepted  a  jeweled  garter  from  an  ex-liancee.  That's 
the  whole  plot  here.  Marie  Prevost,  pounds  beyond  the 
pleasingly  plump  stage,  plays  Gcrlic.  Charles  Ray  is  too 
sterling  an  actor  to  waste  on  the  stupid  hero. 


UPSTREAM- 
Fox 


TAXI,  TAXI- 
Universal 


THIS  is  not  a  picture  of  the  great  outdoors.  It  is  an  en- 
joyable story  of  the  lives  of  the  stage  folk  without  their 
grease  paint.  "Upstream"  relates  to  the  good  fortune  of  the 
"hams'"  who  are  fortunate  enough  to  play  Shakespearean  roles. 
Sammy  Cohen  and  Ted  McNamara,  the  comedy  team  of 
"What  Price  Glory,"  are  priceless  in  this.  Earle  Fox,  Xancy 
Nash  and  Grant  Withers  head  the  cast.  Better  see  this. 
You'll  like  it. 


SEVEN  reels  of  this  type  comedy  is  too  long.  Cutting  would 
improve  it,  bringing  the  laughs  closer  together  and  leaving 
out  the  dull  spots.  Edward  Everett  Horton  meets  the  boss's 
daughter  and  falls  in  love.  He's  the  kind  of  an  employee  who 
is  always  getting  in  Dutch  but  at  the  proper  time  shows  he  has 
the  goods.  Marion  Ni.xon  is  very  cute  as  the  heroine.  All  in 
all,  you'll  find  this  rather  entertaining.  We'll  guarantee  you 
won't  be  bored. 


MANBAIT— 
Producers 
Dist.  Corp. 


THE  TAXI 
DANCER— 
M-G-M 


MARIE  PREVOST  is  one  of  those  good  little  sales- 
ladies who  smashes  a  masher  and  is  promptly  fired.  It 
has  happened  before  in  the  lives  of  screen  heroines.  She  be- 
comes a  dance  hall  hostess  and  meets  a  wealthy  boy.  To  mix 
in  his  social  class  she  needs  training,  and  during  the  course  of 
instruction  the  older  brother  falls  in  love  with  her.  Jlarie's 
pals  make  a  faux  pas  at  a  grand  party  but  everything  ends 
joyfully.     Mild  stufi. 


AWE--\K  and  unsavor.v  story,  of  a  Southern  girl  who  longs 
to  be  a  dance  star.  She  comes  to  Manhattan,  gets  in- 
volved with  scoundrelly  millionaires  and  dancers  but  wins 
the  true  love  of  a  young  Irish  gambler.  There  are  unneces- 
sarily repellant  incidents.  Joan  Crawford,  however,  rides  high 
over  the  inferior  material.  Here  is  a  girl  of  singular  beauty 
and  promise.  .-Knd  she  certainly  has  IT.  Just  now  she  is  very 
much  in  need  of  good  direction.  [  continued  on  page  85  ] 

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..erfect  Behavior 

Touve  had  to  wait  two  months  for  this  advice  and  we  would  not 
urge  you  to  accept  it — hut  the  laughs  are  worth  the  reading  of  it 


Maybe  this  is  a  synopsis  of  preceding  chapters. 
Maybe  it  isn't.     Here  it  is,  anyway: 

"  TESSIE"  JAMES,  a  religious  fanatic,  is  conducting  revival 

I  services  in  Los  Angeles,  a  small  but  growing  city  near 

I  Hollywood.     In  his  audience  are  two  young  men,  Lew 

^  Cody  and  Xorman  Kerry,  who  have  come  out  West  from 

Chambersburg  to  try  "pot  luck"  in  moving  pictures.     They 

wake  up  and  everybody  has  gone  home,  so  they  start  to  look 

around  for  their  hats.    Outside  the  tent  they  find  "Jessie," 

who  is  counting  the  day's  receipts  and  wearing  Norman's  hat. 

They   decide   to   embrace   religion   and   in    the   struggle   the 

evangelist  is  knocked  cold.     They  pick  him  up  and  carry  him 

to  their  room. 

When  he  "comes  to,"  he  discovers  that  the  two  young  men 
are  planning  to  become  motion-picture  actors  and  he  tries  to 

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reform  them.  He  pictures  the  terrible  temptations  that  will 
probably  beset  the  young  of  .America  who  are  beginning  to 
come  West  from  all  over  the  country  to  enter  the  "films." 
He  prophesies  that  Hollywood  will  one  day  rival  Sodom  and 
Gomorrha  in  iniquity.  This  is  the  first  good  news  that  the 
two  have  had  since  their  arrival  and  they  are  very  grateful  to 
the  evangelist.  They  offer  to  help  him  to  get  into  pictures  if 
they  ever  have  any  success  themselves. 

"I  would  rather  die  first,"  replies  the  man  of  God. 

"There's  going  to  be  a  lot  of  money  in  it  for  some  one," 
says  Cody. 

"I  would  rather  die  first,"  repeats  the  evangelist,  and  then 
he  adds:  "How  do  you  mean — a  lot  of  money?" 

Lew  tells  him  of  the  stories  he  has  heard  about  the  possible 
profits,  if  the  business  ever  takes  hold,  and  the  evangelist 
goes  out  for  a  walk.     When  he  returns,  he  announces  that 


Suppose  a  big  super-production  of 
"The  Life  of  Christ"  is  under  way. 
In  the  first  place  the  wheels  of  the 
publicity  department  have  to  be 
set  in  motion  to  prepare  the  public. 
Here  you  see  the  publicity  men 
considering  ways  and  means  of 
bringing  interest  in  angels  to  a 
fever  heat 


Donald  Ogden  Ste^wart's 
GUIDE  to 


in  Hollywood 


God  has  spoken  to  him  and  commanded  him  to  go  into  the 
motion-picture  business  for  its  own  good. 

"I  have  had  a  vision,"  he  says.  "A  beautiful,  wonderful 
vision — and  my  eyes  were  opened — and  I  saw  that  what  the 
motion-picture  business  needs  is  men  like  myself — men  with 
ideals. " 

So  he  changes  his  name  from  "Jessie"  James  to  Louis  B. 
Ginsberg  and  becomes  president  of  Supreme  Pictures,  Inc. 

Meanwhile,  in  far  distant  New  York  City,  a  famous  actress 
is  dying.  At  her  bedside  kneels  her  young  and  only  child,  a 
daughter  of  seventeen  whom  the  mother  has  devotedly  trained 
in  all  the  secrets  of  her  art  until  the  public  has  already  begun 
to  acclaim  the  daughter  as  a  worthy  successor  of  her  great 
mother. 

"And  remember,  my  child,"  says  the  mother,  with  her  last 
breaths  of  life,  "the  Theater  is  a  Temple — a  Temple  of  the 
People.     It  is  Holy — and  you  are  its  Priestess. " 

"Yes,  mother,"  replies  the  girl  through  her  tears.  "And 
what  should  I  do  with  this  offer  of  a  contract  in  moving 
pictures?" 

The  dying  woman  does  not  seem  to  hear. 

"I  pass  on  to  you  the  torch,"  she  whispers  painfully  through 


clenched  teeth.  "Keep  it  bright.  Remember — your  family 
name  has  been  great  on  the  stage  for  generations." 

The  daughter  bows  her  head.  The  mother  is  silent.  Final- 
ly she  speaks  and  the  girl  bends  over  to  catch  her  dying  words. 

"How' — much — was — that  contract?"  she  gasps. 

"Two    thousand   dollars   a   week,"   replies    the   daughter. 

The  mother's  eyes  close.     At  last  her  lips  move. 

"In  the  lower  left  hand  pigeonhole  of  that  desk,"  she  gasps, 
"you  will  find  a  time-table." 

The  daughter,  fighting  back  her  sobs,  decides  to  humor  her 
mother's  last  request. 

"A  time-table  for  Heaven,  mother  dear?"  she  asks  with 
trembhng  lips. 

"For  Hollywood,"  replied  the  mother,  "and  I  think  we'll 
need  a  drawing  room. " 

MEANWHILE,  in  far-off  Columbus,  Ohio,  a  famous  writer 
named  Donald  Ogden  Stewart  is  sitting  at  a  desk  writing 
a  great  book.  He  finishes  the  first  few  sentences  of  the  first 
paragraph  of  the  first  chapter  and  glances  up  into  a  mirror 
over  the  desk.  Something  about  the  face  reflected  there  re- 
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little    Lillie    Lovely    in    her    big   scene    from    "Shipwrecked 

Passions" 


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BECAUSE  he  wanted  a  girl  who  could  act  and  because  he  wanted  an  actress  who  could 
wear  clothes  and  because  he  wanted  a  woman  who  could   look  like  Somebody 
Important,  Herbert  Brenon  selected  May  Allison  for  an  important  role  in  his  new  special, 

"  The  Telephone  Girl." 


Four.  Don't  be  deceived  by  the 
cotton  stockings  and  the  flat 
pumps.  These  simple,  childish 
legs  are  the  most  expensive  in 
movies. 


Two.  The  owner  of 
these  legs  is  always  sure 
of  good  support.  The 
lady  is  a  native  of  Ken- 
tucky and  has  only 
recently  burst  into  star- 
dom. Her  sister  is  a  Baby 
Star. 


Five.  Exotic  b'mbs — the 
property  of  a  tali  siren 
who  is  just  beginning  to 
climb  the  ladder  of  fame. 
The  lady  is  the  owner 
of  a  name  with  an 
Oriental  flavor. 


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Six.  This  splendid 
pair  of  "kicks"  belongs 
to  a  young,  dark- 
haired  beauty  who 
has  made  one  of  the 
outstanding  hits  of 
the  year.  Try  this  in 
your  gymnasium. 


Seven.  They  Charles- 
toned  to  stardom — 
heh!  heh!  Musical 
comedy  lost  one  of  its 
best  bets  when  this 
young  person  hit  the 
trail  westward. 


Ten.  TheOriginalSynonym 

for  Beautiful  Legs.  The  most 

famous  pair  that  ever  trod 

the  boards. 


Eight.  The  slim  legs  of.  an 
elfin  child.  No,  she  is  not 
naturally  knock-kneed  and 
bowlegged.  Just  cuttin'up! 


7<line.  The  grandest,  swell- 
est,  most  awe-inspiring 
works  of  art  that  ever 
stepped  from  the  "  Scandals" 
chorus  to  the  studio  floor 
to  delight,  amazie  and  uplift 
the  followers  of  the  Eighth 
Art. 


c:4, 


ipril,  April, 
laugh  thy  gxrV 
ish  laughter 

And,  a  moment 
after,  weep  thy 
girlish  tears." 


Betty  Bronson  — 

and  her  garden 

— remind  you  that 

Spring  is  here. 


r^^CTtJnniest 
->.  /^  /an/etters 


By 
Frances  Clark 


FIVE  million  letters  are 
received  every  year  by 
motion  picture  stars. 
Every  month,  Photo- 
PtAY  receives  thirty  thou- 
sand such  letters,  comment- 
ing on  the  work  of  the  stars. 
A  single  good  perform- 
ance by  an  unknown  player 
in  one  picture  calls  forth 
thousands  of  letters. 

These  "fan"  letters  are 
the  barometer  of  motion 
picture  popularity.  Asteady 
increase  in  "fan"  letters 
means  a  nice  new  contract 
for  a  star.  A  slight  decrease 
is  instantly  noted  by  the 
producers. 

Do  the  stars  read  these 
letters?  Yes,  they  do.  They 
may  not  read  all  of  them, 
but  the  ones  that  register 
serious  criticism — favorable 
or  unfavorable — are  care- 
fully heeded.  Stars  never 
believe  anything  until  they 
see  it  in  black  and  white.  If 
the  "fan"  mail  of  a  star 
registers  disapproval  of  a 
certain  type  of  story,  the 
star  usually  sees  fit  to  change 
his  or  her  policy.  Like  the 
articles  and  criticisms  which 
appear  in  Photoplay,  these 
reactions  carry  real  weight 
in  the  studios. 

The  "fan"  letters  accu- 
rately reflect  the  trend  of 
public  opinion.  Even  the 
domestic  affairs  of  the  ac- 
tresses and  actors  are  can- 
didly discussed  in  these  let- 
ters from  the  unknown  friends.  Once  an  actor  announced  that 
he  and  his  wife  were  to  break  their  domestic  ties.  This  star's 
mail  doubled  in  a  week.  The  death  of^  Valentino  brought  an 
unprecedented  amount  of  mail  to  Photoplay's  office.  Old- 
timers,  now  off  the  screen,  are  mentioned  in  scores  of  letters. 

THE  letters  come  from  all  parts  of  the  world;  they  are  writ- 
ten in  all  languages.  They  come  from  children,  just  learning 
to  write,  and  octogenarians.  They  contain  appeals  for  money, 
for  old  clothes,  stock-seUing  schemes.  Some  of  them  are  from 
those  letter-writing  'nuts"  who  will  write  anyone  whose  name 
appears  in  print.  But  perhaps  the  most  amusing  are  the  hollers 
for  help  from  lonely  hearts  or  the  ingenious  stories  invented  to 
separate  the  stars  from  their  salaries. 

Photoplay  asked  some  of  the  stars  to  select  their  funniest 
"fan"  letters  for  publication.    With  names  deleted,  of  course. 


WHAT  BECOMES  OF 
"FAN"  LETTERS? 

The  studios  turn  over  the  letters  to 
the  stars'  secretaries  or  to  the  secretaries 
employed  by  the  company  to  handle 
this  mail. 

Requests  for  photographs  are  sorted 
from  the  rest  of  the  mail.  If  you  want 
to  be  sure  of  getting  a  photograph,  en- 
close a  quarter.  Requests  unaccompa' 
nied  by  money  to  cover  the  cost  of 
mailing  are  throvi^n  in  the  waste  basket. 

All  other  letters  are  read  by  the 
secretaries.  Letters  containing  sound, 
well'expressed  criticism  are  sorted  from 
the  others  and  read  by  the  stars.  An 
intelligent  letter  seldom  tails  to  get  a 
hearing,  even  if  it  doesn't  get  an  answer. 
After  being  carefully  counted,  as  an 
indication  of  the  star's  popularity,  all 
other  letters  are  destroyed. 

If  you  write  to  a  star  and  want  your 
letter  to  be  read,  don't  write  gushing 
nonsense.  Say  something  and  say  it 
briefly  and  intelligently.  In  other  words, 
write  as  you  would  to  a  respected  friend. 


.^nd  here  they  are — an  in- 
teresting sidelight  into  this 
popularity  business. 

Consider  this  heart-rend- 
ing appeal  made  to  Buster 
Keaton  by  a  loneh'  widow. 

I.\M  not  very  happy 
here  in  Elgin,  and  if  you 
have  ever  been  in  Elgin, 
A'ou'd  know  why  I  feel  as  I 
do.  Not  only  does  my  resi- 
dence here  make  me  un- 
happy, but  the  man  I  mar- 
ried left  me  the  day  after 
our  wedding. 

"  One  afternoon,  while 
feeling  blue.  I  sat  in  a  pic- 
ture theater  all  afternoon, 
and  saw  you  twice.  You 
didn't  smile  once,  and  I  feel 
sorry  to  think  you  had 
nothing  to  smile  about.  If 
\'ou  will  send  me  money  for 
R.  R.  fare  I  will  be  glad  to 
oblige  you  by  taking  the 
train  to  Sunny  California 
and  if  you  are  the  kind  of  a 
man  I  think  you  are  you 
will  marry  me  and  I  will 
bring  sunshine  into  your 
life  and  make  you  laugh 
from  the  time  you  see  me. 
I  am  not  pretty  but  I  have 
brains,  and  am  fond  of 
home  cooking  and  like  mu- 
sic, in  fact  I  like  to  play  the 
radio. 

"P.   S.     I  have  written 
you  four  letters  and  am  sure 
they  were  opened  by  some- 
one else  as  you  didn't  an- 
swer me.    If  you  don't  an- 
swer this  one,  I  will  write  a  postal  ne.xt  time  as  nobody  can  open 
a  postal  card.    By  the  wa\',  please  make  'Smilin'  Thru'  as 
your  next." 

FROJI  the  Philippine  Islands,  May  Allison  received  a  letter 
from  an  "Isolated"  mind  that  taught  her  some  brand  new 
variations  of  the  English  language; 

"  It  is  my  intention  todisturb  your  tranquility  andask  fromyou 
a  symble  remembrance  from  your  admirable  self,  with  eyes  so 
bright  as  the  morning  shine  of  the  sun  and  your  face  a  beautiful 
aurora,  for  when  I  cannot  see  a  bit  of  your  shadow  I  am  falling 
in  the  ocean. 

"  I  am  longing  for  your  beautiful  picture,  for  I  am  with  your 
figLr  struck,  and  I  would  with  you  like  to  have  me  always. 

"These  words  are  so  simple  but  best  I  can  obtain  from  this 
poor  and  isolated  mind  at  present.        [  continued  on  page  13S ) 

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"^JYju 


HEADED  by  Director  Julius  Caesar  Clump,  the  twen- 
ty-three members  of  the  Midnight  Pictures  Corpora- 
tion, Inc.,  temporarily  sojourning  in  Rome,  Italy, 
clambered  up  to  the  first  tier  of  the  Colosseum  and 
crowded  into  the  bo.x  from  which  emperors  had  viewed  titanic 
and  bloody  struggles. 

They  gazed  raptly  across  the  magnificent  breadth  of  the 
Flavian  amphitheater  and  Florian  Slappey  e.xpressed  the  de.'^ch 
of  his  feeling  in  a  highly  e.xpressive  way: 

"Hot  ziggity  dam!  Some  theayter!" 

"Ain't  you  tootin'?"  endorsed  the  colored  director.  He 
turned  toward  two  large  gentlemen  who  hovererl  near  him. 
"Down  yonder,  fellers,  is  where  you-all  is  gwine  fight." 

Glowering  at  one  another,  the  two  largest  members  of  the 
traveling  troupe  moved  forward  to  w  here  they  commandeil  an 
uninterrupted  view  of  the  vast  arena. 

Simeon  Broughton  was  huge  and  muscular.  Opus  Randall 
was  even  more  huge  but  not  nearly  so  powerful.  Yet  Opus's 
natural  timidity  had  vanished  before  the  onslaughts  of  green 
jealousy.  He  stared  at  the  space  where  valiant  gladiators  had 
exterminated  one  another — where  lean  and  hungry  animals 
from  the  jungles  of  Asia  and  .\frica  had  dined  lavishly  on 
martyrs — and  he  turned  a  sneery  eye  upon  the  other  large 
gentleman. 

"Down  yonder,  Simeon,"  he  postulated — "is  where  you  is 
gwine  to  become  extinct." 

"  Fumadiddles!  Tha's  the  ve'y  spot  where  you  is  gwine  hap- 
pen to  a  catastrophe,  Opus.  An'  fo'  one  lire,  I'd  staht  in  right 
now^" 

"Boasts  what  you  utters!  You  aint  got  the  nerve  to  staht 
nothin',  an'  if  you  did — " 

Simeon  doubled  his  lists  and  moved  toward  the  belligerent 
Opus,  but  Caesar  Clump  and  the  portl\-  president — Orifice  K. 
Latimer — stepped  quickly  between  the  would-be  combatants. 

"You  boys  lay  off  that  rough  stuff.  Opporchunity  to  fight 
this  thing  out  is  the  one  thing  you  bofe  aint  gwine  have  nothin' 
else  but." 

"Hniph!    An'  Opus  is  gwine  wish — " 

" — I  aint  gwine  wish  nothin'  'cept  that  you  was  twins  so  I 
could  bust  you  twice." 

ASLIiM  and  elegant  creature  of  the  feminine  persuasion  in- 
sinuated herself  between  the  two  large  gentlemen.  Miss 
Magnesia  Jones,  minor  actress  with  Jlidnight,  pleaded  for  peace. 

"I  don't  want  you  two  fellers  fightin'  over  me,  I  aint  wuth 
it  ...   " 

"  Who  says  you  aint? " 

"I  does,    I  aint  nothin'  but  a  po'  cuUud  gal,  an' — " 

"You  is  the  mos'  magnificentest  lady  I  ever  set  eyes  on," 
averred  Opus  loudly,  "an'  I  can  lick  the  man  what  says  you 
saint."  He  shoved  his  countenance  across  Director  Clump's 
shoulder  and  leered  at  Simeon.  ".An'  that  means  you  mos' 
specific,  Mistuh  Broughton!" 

Simeon  struggled  to  break  loose.  "  Why  dog-gone  yo'  ornery 
hide,  you  measley  hunk  of  tripe!    Fo'  a  nickel  I'd — " 

"C'mon!  C'nion  along  an'  see  how  you  enjoy  countin'  roots 
fo'  the  rest  of  time!    I  craves  action — " 

The  company  pressed  close  in  the  narrow  confines  of  the 
royal  box.  Bodies  were  tense  and  e\"es  glistened.  The  Opus- 
Simeon  feud  had  been  brewing  for  a  considerable  length  of  time. 
Day  after  day  it  had  increcsed  in  bitterness  until  it  seemed  that 
nothing  short  of  mortal  combat  could  satisfy  either  man. 

The  situation  did  not  involve  the  eternal  triangle,  except  b}- 
indirection.  It  was  true  enough  that  the  radiant  Jlagnesia 
Jones  w-as  at  the  bottom  of  the  trouble,  but  Opus  and  Simeon 

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IHuitrdted  by 

J.  J.  Gould 


were  by  no  means  rivals  for  her  hand.  .As  a  matter  of  fact, 
Simeon  possessed  a  buxom  and  adored  wife  back  in  Birming- 
ham, Alabama.    But  there  were  certain  things  .  .  , 

Ever  since  the  company  had  landed  in  Naples  more  than  six 
weeks  previously.  Opus  Randall  had  exhibited  a  marked  eager- 
ness for  the  society  of  Miss  Jones.  They  took  long  walks  to- 
gether, they  ate  together  in  out-of-the-way  restaurants.  They 
afforded  every  symptom  of  serious  romance. 


opus    Randall    Ta\es    the    Glad     Out 
of  a   Gladiator  —  D  on' t   Miss   This    One 


Octarus 

Roy 

Cohen 


Opus  Randall  picked  up  hi'  trident  viciously  and  turned  to  his 
director.  "Caesar  Clump,''  he  demanded,  "I  has  been  done  dirt, 
but  Ise  goin"  th'oo  with  it.  I  asks  you  right  now:  Is  you  gwine 
permit  me  to  make  a  good  job  of  this  feller  Broughton  once  I  gits 
him  where  I  wants  him?" 


Then  somelhiiig  happened.  Forcep  Swain,  Jlidnight's  im- 
minent author,  was  credited  with  making  a  remaA  of  highly 
derogatory  nature  anent  Miss  Jones.  Opus  descended  on  the 
slim  young  author  in  a  cloud  and  demanded  retraction.  Forcep 
indignantly  denied  authorship  of  the  remarli  although  he  ad- 
mitted that  he  had  repeated  it. 

"Then  who  said  it  fust? "  demanded  the  irate  Opus. 

"Nemmin'  who." 


"You  po'  significant,  misguided  shrimp.  You  either  tells  me 
or  I  slams  }'0U  so  hard  yo'  ancestors  is  gwine  think  a  yearth- 
quake  has  mussed  'em  up.    C'mon  now — " 

In  sheer  self-defense,  Forcep  told.  "  It  was  Simeon  Brough- 
ton," said  he. 

In  the  presence  of  many  spectators  Opus  proceeded  to  express 
uncompUmentary  opinions  of  Midnight's  star  scenario  writer — 
thus  incurring  the  eternal  displeasure  of  that  sensitive  person. 

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Heroes    Crash    the   Colosseum   Gates 


Opus  and  Magnesia  Jones  spent  the  afternoon  in  the  Colos- 
seum and  across  the  way  at  the  Forum.  Magnesia  wasn't 
thoroughly  impressed  with  the  historic  ruins,  however. 
"Tain't  that  I  don't  like  this.  Opus,"  she  exclaimed.  '*But  it 
seems  to  me  that  they  has  let  things  get  kind  of  run  down." 


He  then  set  off  to  wreak  revenge  on  the  husky  bod\'  of  Simeon 
Broughton. 

He  did  not  immediately  find  Simeon,  which  may  have  been 
fortunate,  since  Mr.  Broughton  possessed  an  avoirdupois  of 
nearly  two  hundred  pounds,  most  of  which  was  muscle.  Until 
joining  the  Midnight  organization,  Mr.  Broughton  had  been  by 
profession  a  neighborhood  janitor  in  Birmingham — a  man 
whose  summer  labors  consisted  of  manicuring  lawns  and  who, 
in  winter,  chaperoned  furnaces. 

But  even  though  Opus  did  not  instantly  assault  Simeon,  the 
outraged  Forcep  Swain  took  good  care  that  Simeon  learned  of 
Jlr.  Randall's  threats.  Mr.  Broughton  roared  with  fury.  He 
sent  back  a  defi  to  Opus  and  followed  it  with  further  loud 
speechments  of  the  very  nature  which  had  started  all  the 
trouble. 

Only  the  fact  that  Opus  was  hopelessly  enamored  of  Magnesia 
Jones  could  have  made  him  forget  his  idiosyncrasy  against 
personal  injury'.  Not  that  Opus  immediately  sailed  into  battle. 
But  he  let  his  hatred  of  Simeon  grow  upon  him  until  he  no 
longer  counted  cost;  he  felt  that  action  was  becoming  incum- 
bent upon  him  .  .  .  and  above  all.  he  knew  that  if  he  did  not 
do  something  definite,  he  would  lose  favor  in  the  eyes  of  the 
lady  whom  he  had  vowed  to  protect  against  calumny. 

Meanwhile,  all  of  this  had  come  to  the  ears  of  Director  J. 
Caesar  Clump,  and  Mr.  Clump  was  far  from  unhappy.  He  dis- 
cussed the  matter  at  some  length  with  President  Latimer  and 
they  agreed  that  the  feud  could  be  used  by  Midnight  to  e.xcel- 
lent  advantage. 

"Heah  us  is  in  Rome,"  explained  Caesar.    "Ev'body  back  in 

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the  States  that  knows  Midnight  is 
makin'  two-reel  comedies  in  Europe  is 
gwine  e.xpect  us  to  shoot  somethin'  in 
the  Colosseum,  an'  that  somethin'  has 
got  to  be  a  gladiator  tight.  All  right: 
heah's  our  chance  to  git  somethin' 
good.   Us  gladiates  Opus  an'  Simeon." 

"Hotdawg!    Against  each  other?" 

"Xothin'  less.  An'  if  we  can  keen 
'em  apart  until  then,  we  gits  a  swell 
battle." 

Thus  far  they  had  been  kept  apart. 
Meanwhile,  Clump  had  conferred  with 
-\uthor  Forcep  Swain,  not  suspecting 
Mr.  Swain's  ignoble  role  at  the  outset 
of  the  trouble.  He  commissioned  For- 
cep to  do  a  bit  of  research  and  then 
concoct  a  scenario  which  would  bring 
together  Opus  and  Simeon  in  gladia- 
torial combat. 

Forcep 's  e\es  glistened.  Here  was  his 
chance.  He  rushed  down  to  the  Eng- 
lish bookstore  which  flourishes  in  the 
magnificent  arcade  near  the  corner  of 
the  \'ia  del  Tritone  and  the  Corso 
Umberto.  There  he  made  several  pur- 
chases and  that  night  immersed  him- 
self in  the  lore  of  ancient  Rome. 

At  two  o'clock  in  the  morning,  Mr. 
Swain  made  a  discovery.  Instantly  he 
rushed  through  the  corridor  of  his 
modest  hotel  and  beat  upon  thedoorof 
Simeon 's  room .  Jlr.  B  rough  ton  grum- 
blingly  admitted  him. 

"Whaffo'  you  wakes  up  somebody 
at  this  hour  of  the  night,  Forcep?" 

"Oh,  boy!    Jus'  wait  'til  you  hear!" 

"Heah  which?" 

"What  I  got  to  tell  you  about  how 
you  are  going  to  smear  Opus  Randall 
all  over  the  .\ppian  Way." 

Simeon  blinked  the  slumber  from 
his  eyes.  He  seated  the  visitor  in  a 
chair.  "Wright,"  commanded  Mr. 
Broughton — "  Shoot ! " 

Long  before  Mr.  Swain  had  com- 
pleted   his    exposition,    Simeon    was 
rocking  with  laughter. 
"  Sweet  Sufferin'  Patooties,  Forcep — what  a  brain  you  has 
got  in  yo' haid."    Then  he  grew  doubtful.    "  But  do  you  reckon 
Caesar  Clump  is  gwine  Stan'  fo'  any  such  of  a  thing?  " 
"He's  got  to!" 
"How  come?" 

"Because,"  murmured  Forcep  beatifically — "I  don't  deliver 
the  details  of  the  battle  scene  until  most  of  the  rest  of  the 
pitcher  is  shot.  By  that  time  you  has  registered  as  one  person 
an'  Opus  has  registered  as  t'other  an'  they  won't  benochanceof 
doin'  it  all  over  on  account  it  would  cos'  too  much  cash  money." 

THE  conspirators  chuckled  gleefully,  and  then,  because  sleep 
had  been  banished  effectually,  they  left  the  hotel  and 
strolled  the  dark  and  deserted  streets  of  Rome,  which  aroused 
the  suspicions  of  certain  wandering  members  of  the  carabiiiieri. 

But  that  had  been  more  than  a  week  ago.  Since  that  time 
much  of  the  Tiber  had  llowed  through  Rome,  and  many  a  foot 
of  film  sped  by  the  camera  lens  as  the  trials,  tribulations, 
troubles  and  trespassings  of  two  valiant  Romans  had  been 
recorded  by  the  expert  and  indefatigable  cameraman,  E.\otic 
Hines. 

Now  the  company  grouped  in  the  royal  box  and  listened  to 
the  vituperation  with  which  Opus  and  Simeon  besprinkled  one 
another.  Magnesia  Jones,  terrifically  happy  in  her  role  of 
ladye  fayre,  tried  to  keep  the  would-be  combatants  apart.  The 
director,  however,  was  willing  that  they  indulge  in  actual  hos- 
tilities— his  only  desire  being  that  they  await  the  proper  mo- 
ment, when  costuming  should  be  right  and  the  busy  camera 
properly  focused.  [  co.nti.ntxd  ox  p.\ge  144 1 


The  First  Screen  Actress 


The  Cissy  Fitzgerald  of  the 
Nineties  who  did  her  fa- 
mous''Gayety  Girl"  dance 
before  a  funny  little  black 
box  camera,  operated  by 
Thomas  A.  Edison 


By 

Dorothy  Spensley 


"'\/"0U  will  see,"  said  Cissy 
Y   Fitzgerald,   lifting   the 
brown  and  red  plaid  of  her 
skirt  in   Mary   Garden-like  gesture, 
"why  I  am  late. 

"I  had  an  automobile  accident  which 
left  me  with  this."    A  black-blue-green-red 
bruise  on  the  side  of  a  far-too-shapely  leg. 

Not  at  all  the  kind  of  a  leg  that  the 
Original  Motion  Picture  Actress  would  be 
expected  to  have.  And  that  is  what  Cissy 
Fitzgerald  is.  The  One  and  Only  Original 
Motion  Picture  .\ctress.  There  is  Thomas 
A.  Edison  to  prove  it,  and  there  is  Cissy. 

It  was  thirty  years  ago  this  winter.     A 
bleak,    dark,    cold    day    in    East    Orange, 
New  Jersey,  where  Edison  has  his  laboratory.    Cissy  shivered 
and  by  way  of  contrast  removed  her  fashionable  fur  scarf  from 
brown- velveted  shoulders: 

"I  remember  verv  well  the  day.  It  ivas  in  the  winter  of 
1896.  A  very  cold  day — "  Cissy  says  "ver-ry"  in  the  English 
way.  "We  were  bundled  in  furs,  my  maid  and  I.  We  came 
over  from  Hoyt's  Theater  in  New  York  where  I  was  playing  a 
musical  comedy  called  'The  Foundling.' 


Cissy  doesn't  look  a  bit 
like  a  pioneer.  And  yet 
her  journey  to  Edison's 
laboratory,  thirty  years 
ago,  blazed  the  first  trail 
from  stage  to  studio 


Cissy's  naughty  wink  was 
the  first  screen  mannerism 
to  become  famous.  She 
was  also  one  of  the  first 
comedians  to  be  starred 
in  a  series 


"Mr.  Edison  was  in  his 
laboratory.     .-\t  one  end  of 
the  room  was  this  little  black 
bo.\'  with  a  handle.    It  stood 
on  a  tripod,  in  just  the  w*ay  it 
does  today.  He  commenced  to 
crank.  It  sounded  like  a  Catling 
gun.    The  noise  was  terrific  for 
such  a  small  black  bo.x.     It  clat- 
tered and  spluttered  and  I  danced 
my  'Gayety  Girl'  dance.     Back  and 
forth   I   dipped    and   curtsied.   I   sang 
snatches  of  my  little  song.  .  .  . 

"  I'm  up-to-date  and  rather  fly, 

My  way  about  I  know. 
I'm  not  too  forward  or  too  shy, 

I'm  neither  fast  nor  slow. 
I'm  not  demure  nor  am  I  loud, 

I  keep  this  side  the  bar. 
I'll  push  my  way  in  any  crowd. 

But  I'll  never  go  too  far.  .  . 

"And  my  dress.  White  muslin  that  fell  in  a  frou-frou  about 
my  ankles.  A  froth  of  lace  on  a  half  a  dozen  petticoats.  Cherry- 
colored  ribbons  and  a  wasp  waist.  Hair  all  crimped  and 
knotted  at  the  back  of  my  head.  .And  bangs,  oh  yes,  'Cissy 
Fitzgerald  bangs.'  You  know,  I  used  to  have  a  bonnet  named 
after  me,  too.  It  was  worn  on  the  back  of  the  head — such  a 
little  thing — and  tied  with  ribbons.  If  you  wore  a  'Cissy  Fitz- 
gerald bonnet'  you  were  in  vogue  in      1  coNTixtmo  ox  p..\ge  ioo 

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Hearthstones  and  Hear 


By 

Rod 

La  Rocque 

Who  hauled 
twenty  rounds 
with,  an  archv 
tect  to  win  a 
home 


Picture  of  a  young  man 
fthe  author,  of  course  >  at 
the  mercy  of  contractors, 
painters  and  plumbers. 
And  only  a  lot  of  blue- 
prints between  him  and 
hopeless  insanity!  Just 
ready  to  play  Hamlet 


BUILDING  a  house  is  one  of  those  things  that  has  to  be 
seen  to  be  believed. 
I  wouldn't  take  anything  for  the  one  I  did  build,  but  I 
wouldn't  build  another  one  for  a  million  dollars. 
People  will  tell  you,  quite  intelligent  people,  that  you'll  never 
really  be  satisfied  with  a  house  untU  you  build  it  yourself  and 
have  every  little  thing  just  the  way  you  want  it.    That's  true. 
But  the  process  by  which  you  get  even,-  little  thing  just  the  way 
you  want  it — the  heartbreaks,  cold  steel  and  blood  it  requires! 
First  of  all,  if  you  contemplate  building  a  large  house,  or  even 
a  small  one,  I  should  advise  you  to  lay  off  your  regular  em- 
ployment for  at  least  six  months.    A  year  would  be  better,  but 
six  months  will  do.     Abandon  ever>'thing — hope,  family,  and 
the  pursuit  of  such  career  as  you  have  mapped  out  for  yourself. 

68 


You  might  just  as  well  make  a  clean  sweep  at  the  beginning,  be- 
cause in  the  end  you'll  be  forced  to  it. 

Then  buy  yourself  a  pair  of  good  strong  overalls — male  or 
female — a  pair  of  spiked  football  shoes  and  a  lunch  pail. 

I  had  always  wanted  my  own  home.  Living  on  the  road  a  lot, 
as  I  did  when  I  was  getting  my  experience  on  the  stage,  that 
wish  grew  into  a  sort  of  cra\-ing.  .'^s  soon  as  I  could  afford  it,  as 
soon  as  I  was  settled  halfway  permanently  in  any  one  place,  I 
was  going  to  have  a  home. 

I  think  almost  every  man  has  that  feeling  somewhere  inside 
his  cranium. 

It  was  one  of  the  happiest  days  of  my  life  when  I  told  my 
mother  and  sister  that  I  was  going  to  build  a  house.  Xot  ex- 
acth-  with  my  own  hands,  but  I  was  going  to  have  a  house  just 


the  way  I  wanted  it.  I  thought 
mother  gave  me  a  slightly  dis- 
turbed look.  But  she  didn't 
say  anything.  She  is  a  very 
wise  woman  and  she  has 
learned  that  you  can't  tell 
young  folks  much.  They  have 
to  go  and  find  out  for  them- 
selves. She  gave,  me  a  spe- 
cially motherly  kiss  and  let  it 
go  at  that. 

Now  I  want  it  thoroughly 
understood  that  I  am  mention- 
ing no  names.  Not  a  name. 
.■\nd  also  let  me  assure  you  that 
it  doesn't  make  a  darn  bit  of 
difference  what  architect,  what 
contractor,  what  carpenters, 
plumbers,  electricians,  paint- 
ers, plasterers,  lathers,  brick- 
layers, masons,  and  tile-work- 
ers you  have.  It  all  happens 
just  the  same. 

FIRSTyou start  in  with  the 
plans.  I  did.  Optimisti- 
cally, I  knew  e.xactly  what  I 
wanted.  I  wanted  a  pretty 
chateau,  of  the  rambling 
French-Italian  style,  with  a 
medieval  library  and  a  long 
gallery  for  my  pictures.  I 
wanted  about  ten  rooms,  not 
more  than  eleven. 

I  got  a  Georgian  Colonial, 
with  sixteen  rooms  in  the 
house  and  three  over  the  ga- 
rage. .\nd  liked  it.  That's  the 
funny  part  of  it. 

You  see  there  are  so  many 
things  about  building  a 
house  that  a  neophyte  doesn't 
realize.  First  place,  my  cha- 
teau idea  didn't  fit  my  prop- 


A  living  room  like  this 
is  worth  fighting  for. 
But,  oh,  the  torture 
back  of  that  peaceful 
fireplace!  And  oh,  the 
conflict  over  the  bland 
tone   of   those   walls! 


A  bathtub  in  which  a 
six-footer  may  bathe 
in  comfort.  A  soap 
dish  placed  for  con- 
venience. But  at 
what  a  price !  This  bit 
of  plumbing  nearly 
cost  Rod  his  job 


erty.  Didn't  belong  with 
the  trees,  or  the  general  lay 
of  the  land.  Secondly,  I 
found  that  I  couldn't  ac- 
tually have  the  effects  I 
wanted  in  a  chateau. 

More  than  that,  it's 
funny  how  man}-  things 
you  can't  do,  when  it 
comes  to  building  a  house. 
You  think  it's  all  very 
simple,  and  you'd  think  in 
these  days  of  radio  and 
Vitaphones  that  they'd 
invent  a  way  to  build 
houses  the  way  a  man 
w'ants  'em. 

(  CO.Vri.NUED  ON'  P.-IGE  142  ] 


Rod  wanted  a  French 
chateau  with  ten  rooms. 
He  got  a  Georgian  Colo- 
nial with  sixteen.  But 
he  wouldn't  sell  it  for  a 
million  dollars.  Nor 
would  he  ever  build 
another 


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e/Aj2^To  wn  oP 

ypes 


By 

John  Hanlon 


"Drug-store  cow- 
boys" —  discussing 
the  "horse  opera'' 
market  at  the  corner 
boot-black  stand. 
They  are  the  most 
clannish  of  the  extra 
groups 


The  whiskered 
gentry  are  known 
simply  as  "Beards." 
Here's  a  group  wait- 
ing to  cash  their 
tickets  at  the  Para- 
mount pay  window. 
If  they  shaved,  they 
would  cut  off  their 
sole  source  of 
revenue 

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THIS  business  of  making  motion  pictures 
has  been  responsible  for  a  number  of 
things.  For  one  thing,  it  has  dragged 
forth  into  the  Hght  of  day  the  oddest  of 
the  world's  human  oddities.  It  has  called  them 
from  the  four  corners  of  the  earth  to  Hollywood 
— and  to  the  precarious,  though  colorful,  life  of 
motion  picture  "extras." 

The  making  of  motion  pictures  has  placed  a 
premium  upon  physical  eccentricities.  It  has 
enabled  many  of  those  to  whom  Nature  has 
been  unkind  to  convert  their  misfortunes  into 
sources  of  revenue.  Have  you  an  abnormally 
long  nose  and  a  chin  that  is  an  indentation  in- 
stead of  a  protuberance,  come  to  Hollywood. 
Have  you  legs  with  the  joints  inverted,  so  that 
the  knees  are  in  the  rear,  come  to  Hollywood. 
Do  you  bear  a  striking  resemblance  to  the 
tufted  huzzamaguzza  of  Andalusia,  come  to 
Hollywood.  If  you  have  but  one  eye,  come  to 
Hollywood.  Do  you  bounce  when  dropped  ter 
stories,  come  to  Hollywood.  And  so  it  goes- 
motion  pictures  calling  to  the  oddities  of  the 
world  to  come  help  furnish  edification  and 
amusement  to  an  insatiable  humanity. 

In  motion  picture  parlance  these  people  are 


Hollywood  —  Mecca    of  J\[ature's    Stepchildren 


known  as  "types" — and  the 
types  include  those  of  all  ages, 
those  of  all  nationalities  and 
those  possessing  every  conceiv- 
able sort  of  personal  idiosyn- 
crasy. They  come  from  every- 
where; they  have  been  every- 
thing. Their  number  includes 
morons  and  scholars;  derelicts 
and  soldiers  of  fortune;  degen- 
erates, adventurers  and  the 
most  decent  of  people. 

I  know  an  ex-champion 
wrestler  of  Moscow.  I  know  a 
man  who  acquired  the  scars 
upon  his  face  some  years  ago  in 
Zamboanga,  when  he  fought 
a  Philippine  mongrel  with  his 
teeth  alone.  I  know  an  O.xford 
graduate,  who  has  managed  to 
earn  enough  in  pictures  for 
years  to  supply  himself  with 
the  drug  he  craves.  I  know  a 
Hindoo  who  is  never  without  a 
book  on  metaphysics.  I  knew 
the  refined  little  fellow,  well 
past  middle  age,  who  collapsed 
upon  a  set  recently  after  five 
hours  in  the  broiling  sun,  and 
who  died  right  there  on  the  lot. 
I  know  four  beautiful  young 
men  who  have  posed  for  Leyen- 
decker  for  his  Arrow  Collar 
ads.  I  know  any  number  of 
odd  fish  in  pictures,  who  live 
by  virtue  of  their  oddity. 

MANYof  theextras  aredrift- 
ers— theycomeandgo;but 
the  number  who  remain  and 
work  in  pictures  year  after  year 
is  astonishing.  As  to?»//f;p  they 
live,  they  are  scattered  all  over 
Hollywood  and  parts  of  Los 
Angeles.  As  to  how  they  live, 
that  is  the  mystery  of  motion 
pictures.  How  these  thou- 
sands of  people  manage  to  hold 
body  and  soul  together  by 
means  of  the  chance  and  occa- 
sional days  they  procure  as 
supplying  the  atmosphere  in 
pictures,  is  the  mystery  of  the 
industry. 

Without  the  types,  the  majority  of  pictures  could  not  be 
made.  In  the  present  stage  of  motion  picture  making,  they 
are  absolutely  essential;  yet,  how  little  kindness  and  considera- 
tion and  justice  they  receive  from  those  who  are  so  dependent 
upon  them.  Millions  of  words  have  been  prodigally  strewn 
before  millions  of  eyes,  describing  the  many  phases  of  the 
stars'  sugar-coated  lives;  but  our  types  remain  unheralded  and 
unsung.  They  are  mere  background.  And  into  the  fabric  of 
that  background  is  woven  stark  and  bitter  tragedy — the 
tragedy  of  living. 

The  element  of  tragedy  in  the  lives  of  these  people  is  not  ap- 
parent to  the  casual  observer — one  must  go  beneath  the  surface 
to  find  that.  Superficially,  the  impression  one  gathers  of  the 
extras  is  that  of  a  pervading  childishness  of  mind.  They  are 
steeped  in  misery  when  there  is  no  work;  and  elated  to  the 
skies  when  things  are  humming  in  the  atmospheric  world. 
What  wails  and  lamentations  and  grievances  are  flung  back  and 
forth  as  they  cluster  in  groups  about  the  various  studio  casting 
offices.  But  how  quickly  the  gloom  is  dispelled,  once  the  call  to 
work  arrives! 

The  employment  bureau  know^n  as  The  Central  Casting  Cor- 
poration is  the  fixed  point  around  which  the  world  of  our  types 
virtually  revolves.  This  institution  is  primarily  of  interest  only 
to  those  who  depend  upon  it  for  a  living.    Twenty  thousand 


Gus  Corder  of  the  Metro-Goldwyn  casting  office  inter- 
viewing a  bunch  of  "Number  1  Boys,"  as  they  are  known 
in  the  business,  or  "Bronze  Boys"  as  they  are  called  by 
the  other  extras.    They  get  $10  a  day.    Top  extra  money 


motion  picture  extras,  all  ticketed,  filed,  tabulated,  photo- 
graphed, measured  as  to  length,  breadth,  thickness  and  capac- 
ity, previous  condition  of  servitude,  sex,  nationality,  general 
condition  of  plumbing — well,  just  carry  that  on  for  yourself. 
They've  got  it  al!  up  there,  cold  turkey.  It  matters  not  what 
may  be  needed  in  a  picture,  from  someone  to  impersonate  a 
three-toed  sloth  to  a  group  of  Tibetan  llamas,  the  "  Central "  will 
get  it  for  you  and  have  it  on  the  job — all  shined  up  in  the  proper 
accoutrements.  The  Central  Casting  Corporation  was  estab- 
lished by  Will  Hays  to  eradicate  the  flagrant  evils  that  at- 
tended the  management  of  a  former  organization  for  the  em- 
ployment of  extras,  which  was  a  privately  owned  commission 
agency;  and  the  manner  in  which  this  has  been  accomplished  is 
something  extraneous  to  the  matter  at  hand. 

Perhaps  you  would  like  an  intimate  glimpse  of  some  of  the 
types?  Suppose  wegofora  stroll  on  the  Boulevard?  We  will  stroll 
up  past  the 'intersection  of  Cahuenga  Avenue;  and  if  we  en- 
counter not  some  types  in  that  vicinity,  'twill  be  odd,  indeed. 

Now  there  are  the  ever-present  groups.  [coNiiNtrEDoxpACE  149I 

7.? 


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ocially 


Tim  McCoy,  cowboy  star,  is 
the  only  movie  player  who  can 
carrj'  on  a  conversation  in  the 
Indian  sign  language.  This 
gesture  means  elk  and  indi- 
cates that  a  group  of  Elks  are 
visiting  the  studio 


The  Indian  sign  for  buffalo. 
Mr.  McCoy  is  saying  that  he 
wants  a  round  trip  ticket  to 
Buffalo,     with     no     stop-over 

privileges 


No,  this  familiar  gesture  does 
not  mean  "Two  beers,  Gus!'^ 
It  means  wolf.  This  should 
be  remembered  for  it  is  a  very 
convenient  sign  to  convey  to 
Indian  bill-collectors  that  the 
wolf  is  at  i:he  door 


"Conies  Dawn,"  says  little 
Hiawatha  to  old  Nokomis.  in 
good  Indian  subtitle  language. 
The  widespread  hands  indicate 
lackof  cover^henceday.  What 
could  be  more  logical? 


One  hand  covering  the  other — 
hence  shadows,  night.  Just  as 
simple  as  all  that.  The  follow- 
up  Indian  sign  to  this  gesture 
says,  "How  about  stepping  out 
for  a  little  snake  dance?" 


This  sign  illustrates  a  knife 
cutting  the  stomach.  That  is 
the  red  man's  way  of  telling 
you  he  is  hungry.  The  white 
woman  expresses  the  same 
feeling  by  telling  you  she 
thinks  she  will  go  off  her  diet, 
just  this  one  time 


ufferin 


to 


Stardom 


By  Dorothy  Spensley 

One  poignant  scene,  one 
heart-rending  moment,  and 
Gary  Cooper  was  there 


IT  was  Monday.  All  Mondays  should  be  abolished.  They 
should  be  struck  from  the  calendar,  unwept.  Gray  re- 
minders of  blithe  Sundays,  they  are  the  almanac  hangovers 
of  happy  week-ends.  Hopeful  Tuesdaj'  should  start  the 
new  week. 

Gary  Cooper  thought  so  too. 

Being  a  man  he  sought  solace  in  food.    Being  six  feet  two 
inches  and  hungry  he  ordered 
plentifully  in  this  fashion: 

"  Roast  lamb  with  dressing 
and  some  of  that  mint — mint 
julep — "  he  paused. 

"Mint  sauce?"  helped  the 
waitress. 

Gary,  as  you  see,  does  not 
come  from  the  south  %vhere 
mint  juleps  flow. 

He  comes  from  the  west. 
There  is  a  breath  of  sage,  of 
sand,  of  the  spaces  about  him. 
Long  limbs,  tumbled  black 
locks,  keen  blue  eyes,  a 
twisted  smile. 

Frank  Lloyd,  his  director, 
has  spoken  of  him  as  having 
the  bashful  charm  of  a  juvenile 
Will  Rogers,  minus  the  gum 
and  the  rope. 


HE  has  something  more 
than  that.  Hehasagreat 
deal  of  that  boyish  quality 
that  made  Wally  Reid  be- 
loved. He  has  a  bit  of  the 
Rogers  bashfulness  too.  But 
he  is  entirely  individual,  even 
to  the  way  he  has  of  draining 
his  words  through  closed 
teeth.  Sieving  them  out  into 
the  great  void,  and  biting  the 
last  word  off  hastily  as  if  he 
would  retain  some  of  it. 

His  mouth  is  half  caress 
and  half  sneer,  but  before  I 
tell  you  about  that,  let  me 
tell  you  of  Gary. 

Gary  Cooper  is  the  boy 
you  saw  as  Ahc  Lcc  in  "The 
Winning  of  Barbara  Worth." 


Engaged?  "Clara  Bow  is  a  great  actress," 
Gary  Cooper.      What  can  he  me 


answers 


ge  is  the  lad  who  loved  and  lost  the  girl  and  then  in  justice 
enry  King  and  Sam  Goldwyn,  who  had  their  sway  with  the 
picture,  permitted  him  to  be  wounded  and  suffer.    Few  men 


are  born  to  suffer  handsomelv. 


T:}ie  Lark  of  the  Month 

Example  of  smart  repartee  between  Gary  Cooper  and  Clara 
Bow.  Clara  is  seen  driving  from  the  Lasky  studios,  accompanied 
by  a  vapid  youth.  From  the  left  rear  tire  of  her  roadster  air  is 
visibly  escaping. 

"Hey,  Clara!"  yells  Gary.    "You've  got  a  flat  tire!" 
"I  know  it,"  shouts  Clara,  "but  I'll  soon  be  rid  of  him." 


Nurses  and  wives  will  tell  this. 
They  usually  contract  lumba- 
go, and  are  noisy  and  peevish. 
But  Gary  was  born  to  suf- 
fer. The  bullet  that  tore 
through  his  body  lifted  him 
straight  to  the  lap  of  fame. 
He  suffered  his  way  into  the 
heart  of  the  public.  And  hav- 
ing made  that  sort  of  en- 
trance I  am  inclined  to  think 
he  will  stay. 

FRANK  LLOYD  thinksso. 
Frank  Lloyd  thinks  that  in 
a  year  or  so  when  Gary  has 
learned  a  bit  more  about  the 
technique  of  acting,  but  not 
too  much,  that  he  will  be 
there  among  the  stars.  Those 
two  have  just  finished  "  Chil- 
dren of  Divorce."  Lloyd 
sweated  and  worked  and  wor- 
ried over  him  on  that  picture. 

To  begin  with  they  had  a 
bad  start.  .Mter  "Barbara 
Worth"  Gary  did  several 
\\'estern  pictures.  Upon  sign- 
ing his  Lasky  contract  he 
rilayedi-a  bit  in  "Wings" — 
died,  because  he  could  suffer 
so  beautifully,  I  take  it — and 
in  "  It "  there  was  a  bit.  Then 
came  this  dramatic  role  in 
"Children  of  Divorce." 
Lloyd  admits  it  would  have 
taxed  a  trained  actor. 

.Acting  in  the  saddle,  mak- 
ing slam-bang  westerns,  bits 
in  pictures  where  the  action 
is  carried  by  experienced 
actors,  all  this  had  been  done 

[  CONIINXEn  ox  P.\GE  12$  J 

75 


^^Zyere  They  Come 


John  T.  Murray  has  been  selected  by 
Warner  Brothers  to  succeed  the  late 
Willard  Lewis  as  co-star  with  Louise 
Fazenda.  Although  an  Australian  by 
birth,  Murray  passed  his  youth  in 
England.  At  the  age  of  ten  he  won 
a  prize  for  a  soprano  rendition  of 
^'Everj-  Mom  I  Bring  Thee  Violets.'* 
Here  began  his  theatrical  career, 
although  his  father  sent  him  to 
Canada  to  go  into  business.  But 
John  joined  a  barnstorming  troupe. 
Finally  he  found  his  way  to  New 
York  and  to  vaudeville.  He  was  a 
featured  comedian  in  Shubert  shows 
for  8  years.  With  his  wife,  Vivien  Oak- 
land, he  toured  America  a  number  of 
times  in  vaudeville.  Murray  went  to 
Hollywood  when  his  wife  was  signed 
for  films.  He  got  a  job  in  pictures 
himself  and  made  his  first  real  hit  as 
the  king's  "yes  man"  in  "Bardelys 
the  Magnificent" 


Joan  Standing,  who  made  a  hit 
as  Bebe  Daniels'  roommate  in 
"The  Campus  Flirt."  has  a  great 
deal  of  theatrical  histor>'  to  up- 
hold. She  is  the  youngest  child 
of  Herbert  Standing,  the  Eng- 
lish actor,  and  a  sister  of  Wynd- 
ham  and  Percj'  Standing. 
Wyndham  is  well  known  to 
screen  audiences.  At  fourteen 
Joan  visited  the  Goldw^'n  studio 
with  her  father.  They  gave  her  a 
tiny  role  with  Mabel  Normand 
in  "When  Doctors  Disagree." 
Joan  played  freckled  kid  parts 
for  six  months  and  then  re- 
turned to  school.  She  has  been 
in  quite  a  few  films  since  her 
return  to  HoUj'wood,  but  "The 
Campus  Flirt"  presented  her 
first  real  chance.  Joan,  who 
was  bom  in  Worcester,  Eng- 
land, lays  claim  to  being  the 
youngest  character  actress  in 
pictures 

/  hey  re  new 
personalities  in 
the  films  —  and 
youVe  going  to 
see  more  of 
them 


Elmer  Goodfellow  Brendel  has  been 
termed  "the  man  with  the  wide  open 
pan.'"  Brendel  was  bom  in  1892  in 
Philadelphia,  where  he  received  his 
education.  The  stage  attracted  him 
and  for  seventeen  years  he  played  be- 
hind the  footlights,  little  suspecting 
any  screen  talents.  Vaudeville  knew 
Brendel  for  years  as  a  member  of  the 
team  of  Brendel  and  Bert,  Flo  Bert 
being  his  wife.  Brendel  created  a 
number  of  variety  gags,  including  the 
breakaway  dress  suit.  Then  Jesse 
Lasky  signed  him  for  the  role  of  the 
vaudevillian  with  the  trained  goose 
in  "You  Never  Know  Women."  He 
made  a  real  hit  and  duplicated  it  in 
"The  Campus  Flirt."  Brendel  is  an 
ingenious  comedian  who  may  follow 
in  the  path  of  our  best  sad  faced 
comedians.  He  knows  pantomime 
and  he  knows  comedy  well  enough 
to  do  it 


Photoplay  Magazine — Adneutising  Section 


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powder.  Wipe  off  and  repeat.  If  your 
skin  is  dry,  a  little  cream  left  on  over- 
night will  restore  suppleness. 

Pond's  J'anishing  Cream  gives  a 
delicate  finish.  Smoothed  lightly  over 
the  face  and  hands  after  every  daytime 
cleansing,  it  keeps  the  skin  soft  and 
white,  takes  powder  evenly  and  affords 
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I'lIliTdl'LAV   .MAGAZINE. 


CloSe-UpS     and     LoHg^ShotS      By  James  R.  Quirk 


I  CONTDjrED  FSOU  PACE   :  7  ] 


IT  is  significant  that  while  the  theater  mogul  of  a  decade  ago 
turned  up  his  nose  at  the  motion  picture  producer,  we  now 
see  AdolphZukor  force  the  closing  of  "The  Captive"  because  the 
motion  picture  cannot  be  contaminated  by  any  suspicion  that  it 
has  the  slightest  connection  with  the  legitimate  producer  of  that 
perfume  sprayed  piece  of  parlor  filth. 

Canon  Chase  and  the  other  honking  ganders  of  censorship 
have  at  last  a  reasonable  complaint  against  the  movie.  They 
set  the  stage  such  a  pace  in  legitimate  entertainment  that,  in 
desperation,  the  stage  producer  was  forced  to  resort  to  porno- 
graphic garlic. 

EX-CONGRESSMAN  UPSHAW,  who  introduced  the  bill 
for  Federal  censorship  and  confiscation  of  the  screen,  having 
failed  to  get  his  brain  child  through  the  committee  on  education 
and  into  Congress,  is  packing  his  carpet  bag  to  tour  the  countrj' 
in  an  effort  to  stir  up  the  God-fearing  populace  to  the  sinister 
partnership  of  Hell  and  motion  pictures.  One  helpful  sugges- 
tion: that  he  avoid  the  towns  where  .-Mmee  Semple  ilcPherson 
is  putting  on  her  show,  for  he  has  not  enough  sex  appeal  to  com- 
pete with  her.  .-Uthough  .Aimee's  ankles  are  not  as  fetching  as 
Clara  Bow's,  she  is  still  Elinor  Glyn's  favorite  salvation  sales- 


FOLKS  in  search  of  vicarious  emotions  have  a  new  complaint 
against  the  silent  drama.  They  must  stand  in  line  to  get 
into  the  movie  palaces  or  stay  home  and  listen  to  the  advertise- 
ments on  the  radio.  One  night,  accompanied  by  my  severest 
critic,  I  tried  to  get  into  three,  and  finally,  without  the  least 
struggle,  got  into  the  theater  where  "The  Better  'Ole"  was 
showing.  Photopl.^y's  reviewers  hid  said  it  was  good,  but 
after  sitting  through  half  an  hour  of  the  Vitaphone  and  learning 
that  we  would  have  to  endure  it  for  thirty  minutes  longer  be- 
fore the  picture  came  on  we  walked  out  and  stood  in  line  at  the 
New  Paramount  to  see  a  picture  the  reviewers  rated  half  as 
good,    ily  feet  are  not  as  sensitive  as  my  ears. 

T\A"EL\'E  students  commit  suicide  within  two  weeks.  .\ 
tv.elve  \ear  old  burglar  kills  a  shopkeeper.  .A  ten  year  old 
stays  out  all  night.  And  the  latter  was  the  only  crime  for 
which  the  preachers  and  the  newspapers  gave  the  movies  credit. 
This,  on  top  of  their  similar  neglect  in  the  HaU-Mills  murder, 
the  Rhinelander  divorce,  the  Browning  case,  and  the  Chinese 
revolution,  is  unfair.  Is  ^\'ill  Hays  scrubbing  the  movies  right 
oB  the  front  page?  Itisgetting  so  that  folks  will  notice  them 
only  in  the  theaters  and  the  fan  magazines.  We  are  grateful  to 
Charhe  and  Lita  that  we  get  anv  notice  at  all. 


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Rugged  grown-ups  with  hearty  ap- 
petites find  in  Baby  Ruth  a  can- 
dy that  both  delights  and  satisfies. 

To  those  who  love  good  candy,  it 
brings  more  than  sweetness  — 
more  than  deliciousness.  There's 
unusual  food  value — wholesome 


nourishment  and  health-giving 
energy  in  every  bar. 

That's  why  Baby  Ruth  is  ea- 
gerly welcomed  at  the  firesides  of 
millions — of  all  ages  and  appetites 
— of  both  masses  and  classes — as 
America's  Favorite  Candy. 


NEW  YORK 
BOSTON 


CURTISS  CANDY  COMPANY,  Chicago 

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Qandy  Z^lakers  to  the  American  J^ation^ 

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deal  of  confusion  regarding  denti- 
frices. There  are  dozens  of  tooth 
pastes  on  the  market — dozens  of 
theories  on  what  constitutes  proper 
oral  hygiene.  Millions  who  regu- 
larly brush  their  teeth  suffer  from 
tooth  decay  and  gum  infection. 

E.  R.  Squibb  &  Sons  felt  certain 
that  their  warning  to  guard  The 
Danger  Line  from  acids  was  correct 
in  every  way.  But  they  thought  that 
in  view  of  the  existing  confusion  the 
public  should  receive  official  advice. 

So  it  was  decided  to  make  an  in- 
vestigation of  the  matter.  A  ques- 
tionnaire was  sent  to  every  dentist 
in  the  country.  Their  answers  told 
us  what  the  dental  profession 
thought  was  the  greatest  danger  to 
the  teeth  and  gums,  and  also  what 
was  considered  the  best  safeguard. 

As  a  result,  ive  offer  you  the  com- 
bined opinion  of  the  dental  profes- 
sion— the  highest  authority  obtain- 
able.   This  is  what  they  say: 


95%  o/  the  answers  agree  that 
mouth  acids  are  the  most  frequent 
cause  of  decay  and  infected  gums, 

95^i,  of  the  ansivers  state  that  the 
most  treacherous  decay  and  gum 
infection  occur  ivhere  teeth  and 
gums  meet — the  place  knoicn  as 
The  Danger  Line — especially  at 
that  part  of  The  Danger  Line  be- 
tween the  teeth  where  a  tooth- 
brush cannot  reach. 

85%  state  that  Milk  of  Magnesia  is 
the    best    product    to    neutralize 
these  dangerous  acids. 
The  dental  profession  has  given 

you   its  verdict.    It  constitutes  the 

most    convincing    evidence    that 

SQIIIHRS 


DHN  I  Al 


CKhAM 


Squibb's  Dental  Cream  brings  real 
protection.  For  Squibb's  contains 
more  than  50%  of  Squibb's  Milk  of 
Magnesia  in  a  most  convenient 
form.  The  Milk  of  Magnesia  neu- 
traHzes  acids  in  your  mouth.  And 
particles  of  it  lodge  at  The  Danger 
Line  after  brushing,  protecting  your 
teeth  and  gums  afterwards. 

Squibb's  Dental  Cream  meets 
every  requirement  of  a  correct  den- 
tifrice. It  cleans  thoroughly — 
soothes  and  heals  the  gums — re- 
lieves sensitive  teeth — contains  no 
harsh  abrasives — is  pleasant  to  use. 

In  the  face  of  these  facts,  no  one 
should  be  confused  as  to  the  correct 
way  to  protect  teeth  and  gums.  Just 
see  your  dentist  regularly.  Guard 
The  Danger  Line  by  using  Squibb's 
Dental  Cream,  made  with  Squibb's 
Milk  of  Magnesia.  At  all  druggists 
— only  40c  for  a  large  tube.     ©  1927 

THE      "priceless      IN'CREDIENT"      OF      EVERY 

PRODUCT    IS   THE    HONOR   AND    INTEGRITY   OF 

ITS  MAKER. 


riendly  Advice  from  Carolyn  Van  Wyck  on 


iroblem5 


Ike  Value 

of  VAN  ITT 


DEAR  CAROLYN  VAN  WYCK: 
I'm  crazy  about  clothes.  I 
spend  every  cent  I  can  earn  on  them. 
I'm  just  wild  about  looking  nicely 
and  having  my  hair  waved  and  al- 
ways being  just  as  well  turned-out  as 
possible.  I  wasn't  brought  up  in  a 
very  tidy  home  and  now  my  mother 
doesn't  approve  of  my  fastidiousness. 
She  says  I  might  better  be  humble 
and  save  my  money  and  think  less  of 
my  personal  appearance.  But  oh, 
Mrs.  Van  Wyck,  it  makes  me  so 
happy  when  I  look  my  prettiest.  I 
don't  want  to  be  silly  about  it.  May- 
be I'm  just  vain,  but  do  you  think 
vanity  a  sin? 

LOIS  W. 

IDG  not  think  vanity  a  sin.  Lois  \V.  I  think 
it  is  a  virtue  and  I  only  ask  for  more  and 
better  vanity  in  you  girls  who  write  to  me. 
There  is  simply  no  estimating  the  pleasantnes?. 
the  courtesy  and  the  happiness  \anity  brings 
into  life,  and  I  hold  with  anything  that  makes 
the  spirit  proud  and  life  joyous.  Without 
vanity  there  would  be  little  advancement  in 
the  world,  less  color  and  no  conflict.  And  a 
world  without  conflict  would  certainly  be 
deadly. 

Many  people  of  the  older  generation,  Uke 
your  motner,  Lois,  are  afraid  to  admit  their 
interest  in  their  own  personalities.  Life  in  this 
countr>-,  even  twenty  )'ears  ago,  was  so  much 
harder  than  it  is  today,  money  was  so  much 
more  scarce,  that  vanit}'  had  to  be  minimi/.ctl 
and  self-denial  made  popular.  But  human  be- 
ings arc  so  funny,  and  tndy  vain  creatures, 
that  humility  became  as  self-centered  a  mood 
as  vanity  ever  could  be — and  was  much  less 
easy  on  the  eyes.  Women  simply  turned  their 
minds  around  and  became  vain  about  their  de- 
fects. They  neglected  their  teeth,  their  figures. 
their  clothes  and  their  complexions  and  became 
old  in  their  thirties,  rather  than  appear  "con- 


ceited" enough  to  make  efforts  to  be  attrac- 
tive. It  was  the  style,  then,  to  show  off  one's 
facial  faults. 

Today  that  style  has  changed,  thank  heaven 
and  the  beauty  parlors.  We  are  more  honest 
now  and  realize  the  actual  value  of  charm.  So 
when  women  shout  at  another  woman's 
"vanity"  today,  you  may  be  sure  it  is  nothing 
but  envy  which  prompts  them. 


Some  people,  mothers  particu- 
larly, think  it  wise  to  discourage 
vanity  in  girls.  I  think  just  the 
other  way  and  here  you  will  find 
my  reasons  why. 

Have  you  been  on  the  scales 
lately,  and  been  discouraged  by 
the  pounds  they  indicated?  Send 
ten  cents  for  my  reducing  in- 
structions. And  I  am  still  send- 
ing advice  on  skin  treatment  and 
personal  answers  to  personal 
problems  in  exchange  for  a  self- 
addressed,  stamped  envelope. 

CAROLYN  VAN  WYCK. 


Go  in  for  vanity,  Lois,  only  making  sure  first 
that  it  is  the  vanity  of  true  beauty  you  are 
seeking.  Don't  be  satisfied  with  the  cheap  and 
tawdr>-.  Don't  powder  your  face  white  to  hide 
blackheads.  Be  vainer  than  that.  Get  rid  of 
the  bad  complexion  first. 

Real  vanity  means  thought,  study  and  dis- 
cipline. No  skin,  ruined  by  careless,  indulgent 
eating,  can  be  made  fair  by  cosmetics.    Money 


can't  buy  you  the  right  clothes,  unless  you 
have  taste  enough  to  select  them.  The  right 
clothes  will  be  ruined  in  effect  if  you've  let 
yourself  get  fat.  Real  vanity  makes  you  work 
and  grow  in  intelligence  and  social  cleverness. 
Vou  don't  necessarily  have  to  expend  money, 
but  you  can't  get  along  without  spending  time 
and  thought. 

Take  the  complex  problem  of  make-up,  for 
example.  Any  modern  girl  who  is  content  to 
dab  two  bits  of  rouge  on  her  cheeks  and  one  dab 
of  powder  on  her  nose  and  let  it  go  at  that  is  a 
slouch  who  deserves  a  dull  life.  Any  girl  can 
learn  to  put  on  a  make-up  that  will  take  five 
years  from  her  apparent  age  and  give  her  an 
appearance  of  beauty  which  may  change  the 
course  of  her  destiny. 

Here  are  some  simple  rules.  Cleanliness, 
first,  foremost  and  all  the  time,  inside  and  out. 
Lots  of  baths,  lots  of  drinking  water,  lots  of 
sleep,  lots  of  vegetables.  Very  little  pastr>*, 
ver>'  little  candy,  very  litUe  temper  and  very 
little  laziness. 

Study  your  face.  It  is  the  only  one  you  wnll 
ever  get. and  it  is  just  as  good  now  as  it  ever  will 
be,  unless  you  are  willing  to  be  honest  with  it, and 
work  on  it.  Studj'  the  tints  of  your  hair,  skin, 
eyes  and  lips.  Study  the  lights  you  are  under 
during  your  w-aking  hours.  Then  purchase  a 
pale  powder  for  day,  a  rosier  one  for  evening. 
But  remember,  your  head  Is  part  of  your  body, 
and  see  that  your  facial  make-up  matches  the 
skin  tint  of  your  arms  and  back. 

Rouge  up  towards  your  eyebrows,  when 
3-our  face  needs  slenderizing.  Rouge  down 
toward  your  mouth  when  you  want  it  to  appear 
round.  Don't  put  rouge  on  in  careless  spots 
like  a  china  doll.  Work  it  in  carefully,  over 
a  cold  cream  base.  For  this  a  paste  rouge  is 
always  most  satisfactory'.  For  evening,  if  you 
wish  to  produce  an  interesting  effect,  make-up 
your  upper  eyelids.  A  little  rouge  as  a  basis,  a 
little  blue  or  black  grease  paint  over  that,  a 
little  powder  on  top  and  your  eyes  will  be 

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81 


George  Archainbaud 
belongs  to  the  conti- 
nental  clique.  He 
comes  from  a  land 
where  love  is  taken 
lightly,  with  a  wink. 
or  darkly,  with  tears 
and  a  sigh 


there  is 


Dorothy 
Spensley 


ife  there  is  ScX 


George  Archainbaud  protests  at  screen 
drama  built  around  the  little  girl  in 
organdy  who  knows  nothing  of  love 


THE  man  must  know.  Almost  tall,  olive-skinned,  even, 
black  brows  bridging  wise  but  kindly  brown  eyes,  the 
slim  expressive  hands  of  the  Frenchman,  ushering  the 
way  for  speech  that  is  still  Gallic.  Occasionally  an 
impudent  "b"  knocking  a  correct  "p"  out  of  position. 

That  is  George  .Archainbaud.  the  man  who  directed  "  Men  of 
Steel,"  one  of  the  best  box  office  pictures  of  the  year. 

He  is  the  man  who  took  iron  ore  and  fier>'  furnaces  and  steel 
and  the  love  of  one  man  for  a  woman  and  made  them  into  a 
great  picture.  Those  sexless  automatons  of  industry — the 
giant  cranes,  the  locomotives,  the  ore  cars,  the  cauldrons  of  fire- 
white  steel,  the  furnaces — were  given  gender.  Their  ceaseless 
movements  reflected  the  turmoil  of  the  lovers.  It  gave  the 
Wagnerian  \'igor  to  the  drama  of  steel. 

He  knows  sex. 

"This  drama  that  ends  with  the  first  kiss  .  .  .  these  little 
girls  in  organdy  who  know  nothing  of  love'"'  Mr.  .-Archainbaud 
does  not  like  them.  "You  tell  them  to  kiss  the  hero.  But,  no! 
they  peck  at  his  lips.  They  do  not  know  life.  They  do  not 
know  love.  You  must,  then,  teU  them  how  the  leading  man 
should  be  kissed.  You  waste  your  inspiration  teaching  them 
the  mechanics  of  the  kiss.  By  that  time  you  have  no  desire  to 
continue  the  scene. 

"  But  why  should  they  know  how  to  make  love,  to  kiss?     The 

8S 


screen  never  goes  beyond  the  first  embrace.  The  sweet  little 
thing  kisses  the  nice  boy  and  they  walk  into  a  sunset.  Well  and 
good.  But  there  is  room  on  the  screen  for  the  real  drama  of  life. 
The  drama  of  the  future  should  revolve  around  the  men  and 
women  who  have  lived  and  loved.    The  real  stories  are  there." 

Where  there  is  Life  there  is  Sex. 

.Archainbaud  has  the  Continental  viewpoint  upon  adolescence. 
.AH  good  in  its  function,  but  why  bother  wisdom  with  growing 
pains? 

Remember  "The  Common  Law"  three  or  four  years  ago? 
.Archainbaud  directed  it.  Corinne  Griffith  and  Conway  Tearle 
were  in  it.  It  burned  up  the  box  otfice.  It  was  the  first  .Amer- 
ican picture  in  which  a  woman  was  disrobed.  .At  least  the  first 
publicly  shown  picture. 

Remember  its  throbbing  tensity?  The  passion,  the  fear,  the 
love  that  swept  the  screen  during  even  the  most  simple  scenes 
between  Griflith  and  Tearle?  The  audience  was  consumed  with 
ecstasy  at  their  slightest  contact.  The  tempo,  like  a  muted 
violin,  communicated  itself  to  the  audience.  It  was  an  ex- 
quisite dream  unmarred  by  the  grossness  of  the  reahsts,Von 
Stroheim,  \'on  Sternberg,  Chaplin.  It  was  sex  as  .Archainbaud 
would  see  it  served. 

More  than  just  sex,  .Archainbaud  explains,  it  was  menial  sex. 

There    is    nothing    mental    in  [  coNTiNnED  on  page  96  ) 


"For  three  years 
I  dragged  along 
—half  sick' ^ 


"Daily  headaches — tiredness  that  I  could  not 
seem  to  throw  of.  Then  a  breaking  out  all  over  my 
body.  I  dragged  along — a'(M  cathartics — until  I 
was  many  pounds  underweight. 

"  I  had  read  often  of  the  wonderful  results  others 
had  obtained  with  Fleischmann's  Yeast,  but  for  a 
long  time  I  did  not  think  of  Yeast  in  connection 
with  myself. 

"Finally  I  decided  to  make  the  trial.  It  turned 
out  to  be  very  easy  and  simple.  Today  I  am  a  strong 
robust  man.  Afy  ailments  have  disappeared.  I 
weigh  lS6  pounds  of  pure  bone  and  jnuscle  and  feel 
a  picture  of  health  and  happiness." 

A.  L.  Dixon,  Dallas,  Texas 

FLEISCHMANN'S  YEAST— a  food,  not  a 
medicine — keeps  the  whole  digestive  and  in- 
testinal tract  clean.  The  millions  of  tiny  active 
yeast  plants  in  every  cake  remove  the  poisons  of 
chronic  constipation,  and  restore  the  muscles  of 
elimination  to  their  normal  strength.  Your  skin 
clears,  your  digestion  becomes  normal,  your  old 
listlessness  vanishes.  You  are  really  well  again. 
Fleischmann's  Yeast  is  the  simple,  natural  way 
to  counteract  intestinal  poisoning.  Eat  Fleisch- 
mann's Yeast  regularly.  You  can  get  it  at  any 
grocer's.  Buy  two  or  three  days'  supply  at  a  time 
and  keep  in  a  cool  dry  place.  Start  today  to  eat 
Fleischmann's  Yeast. 

Write  for  a  free  copy  of  the  latest  booklet  on  Yeast 
for  Health.  Health  Research  Dept.  i8.  The  Fleisch- 
mann  Company,  701  Washington  Street,  New  York. 


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Mr  .  A.  L.  Dixon  taking"time 

off"  at  Dallas,  Texas.  Once  he 
was  fiot  able  to  enjoy  life  like 
this.  He  tells  how  easily  and 
naturally  he  got  rid  of  his  ills. 


"GIRLS  AVOIDED  ME  because 
of  the  unsightly  pimples  on  my 
face  and  I  was  subjected  to  many 
embarrassing  remarks.  It  was  with 
great  difficulty  that  I  could  shave. 
All  this  unpleasantness  contrib- 
uted to  making  me  fee!  very 
grouchy  and  unhappy.  In  good 
faith  I  tried  many  suggested  reme- 
dies but  with  no  results.  I  was 
urged  finally  to  try  Fleischmann's 
Yeast  by  an  old  friend  who  had 
used  it  long  before  it  became  a  na- 
tional remedy.  Accordingly,  I  pur- 
chased a  cake  the  following  day. 
The  next  day  I  bought  two  cakes. 
After  three  months  I  was  entirely 
free  of  skin  trouble  just  by  eating 
two  cakes  of  Yeast  each  day.  My 
skin  is  clear  and  smooth  and  easy 
to  shave.  And  I  have  a  much 
better  disposition." 
Weslev  J.  Pierce,  Richmond,  Va. 


This  Easy,  Natural  Way  to  have 
your  rightful,  vigorous  health 

.  Eat  three  cakes  of  Fleischmann's  Yeast  reg- 
ularly every  day,  one  cake  before  each  meal. 
Eatiton  crackers,  in  fruit  juice, milk  or  water, 
or  just  plain,  in  small  pieces.  For  constipation  physicians  say  it  is  best  to  dis- 
solve one  cake  in  hot  water  {not  scalding)  before  meals  and  before  goingtobed.  {Be 
sure  thai  a  regular  time/or  evacuation  is  made  habitual.)  Dangerous  cathartics 
will  gradually  become  unnecessary.     Start  eating  Fleischmann's  Yeast  today. 


4]^^^^rr^ 


New  York  City^s  only  woman  JuJge — t^ 
Hon.  Jean  H.  Norris,  LL.B.,  LL.M.Jor 
three  years  President^  National  Women  Law- 
yers* Assn.y  Metnber  of  American  Bar  Assn. 

"MY  JUDICIAL  DUTIES  in  the  New  York 
Citv  Courts  call  for  the  expenditure  of  a  great 
deal  of  nervous  energy.    The  criminal  courts  in 
which  I  preside  are  open  365   days  in  the 
year.    One  must  keep  fit.    Insomnia  caused 
by  indigestion  has  frequently  prevented  me 
from  getting  an  adequate  amount  of  sleep 
and  threatened  the  impairment  of  the  abun- 
dant energy  with  which  I  have  been  blessed. 
I    tried    Fleischmann's    Yeast — sceptically 
enough  in  the  beginning  but  thankfully  at 
the  expiration  of  only  two  weeks,  as  the  im- 
provement in  my  digestion  resulted  in  more 
restful  sleep  than  I  had  had  for  years." 
Je.\n  H.  Norris 


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By 

Mildred  Kenworthy 


IT  was  about  as  peaceful  as  a  pre- Volstead  Tammany  picnic 
when  I  dropped  in  at  the  Goldwyn  studio  to  see  Vilma 
Banky  the  other  day.  A  highly  dramatic  scene  was  in 
progress.  \'ilma  in  real  tears:  Samuel  Goldwyn  pacing  the 
floor  in  a  rage,  with  renewed  tearing  of  his  hair  at  each  glance  at 
Miss  Banky's  smart  new  shingled  bob. 

".\ch,  but  Jleestaire  Goldwi,-n,  it  ees  only  a  wig  an'  can  you 
not  to  see?  I  mus' to  cut  my  hair — so!"  she  sobbed.  "You  do 
to  wish  me  to  be  a  true  Amereecan  girl,  but  how  I  can  to  be 
with  ze  long  hair?" 

"  No !  Do  you  want  to  lose  your  charm,  yourcrowningglory?  " 
then,  exasperatedly,  "You  simply  can't  cut  it." 

She  continued  to  beg.  "I  even  can  to  work  for  lees  one 
hundred  doUars  on  a  week  if  but  you  weel  to  allow — " 

"No!    Never,  and  that's  final!" 

Learning  to  be  an  .American  is  iliss  Banky's  pet  hobby.  That 
is  reason  enough  for  the  attray  at  the  studio'that  particular  day. 
Her  explanation  of  the  affair  impressed  me  as  being  an  appeal 
for  her  happiness. 

"You  weel  to  excuse  me  for  my  Engleesh — ze  ees  so  veree  bad 
yet.     You  know? " 

She  laughed  over  it  as  she  greeted  me,  but  I  assured  her  that  I 
could  understand  perfectly.  In  fact,  to  lose  her  adorable  Hun- 
garian accent,  intermingled  w-ith  French  and  EngUsh  and  foreign 
idioms,  would  be  to  forfeit  some  of  her  charm. 

"Ach,  how  I  do  to  envy  you  ze  sheengle  cut!"    Then  confi- 

S4 


^*Maybe  ze  husband 
make  Meestaire   Gold- 
wyn let  me  bob  ze  hair," 
says  Vilma  Banky 


dentiaUy,  "  My  long  hair  only  ees  ze  zing  which  do  not  to  make 
me  completely  happee.  I  want  to  wear  short  brunette  wig  in  a 
picture  once.  You  know?  I  like  it  so  much,  but  Meestaire 
Goldwyn  did  not  to  like  it  an'  said  '  .\o!'  I  did  to  feel  so  sad. 
I  zink  maybe  he  zink  black  hair  not  to  become  me,  so  I  have  ze 
gorgeous  blond  wig  made  an'  I  wear  it  to  see  ileestaire  Gold- 
wyn. It  fool  him  so  much,  he  did  to — what  you  say? — fly  off 
handle.    He  thought  sure  I  did  to  cut  ze  hair. 

"So-o,  you  zink  I  look  as  .Amereecan. — even  with  ze  awful 
hair?''  she  beamed  responsive  to  my  compliment,  "An'  you 
ask,  how  can  I  to  adapt  me  so  weel?  " 

A  GENTLE  shrug.  "  I  don't  know.  Maybe — for  one  year  we 
are  in  Spain — we  look  as  Spanish,  for  one  year  in  France, 
zen  we  are  French,  in  .\mereeca,  so — you  know?  -Always  we  like 
to  travel — to  learn — ma\be  gypsies?  Here,  I  wear,  ooh  color, 
like  ze  countree.  You  know,  ze  dress  I  like  ze  most  ees  ze 
Western  like  ze  peoples  wear  for  ze  kosbul." 

.■\fter  that  word,  we  both  floundered.  I  was  a  total  blank  and 
Miss  Banky,  puzzled,  trying  in  vain  to  find  an  explanation, 
made  little  circles  with  her  forefinger  on  her  forehead.  Finally 
I  guessed  it — "Costume  ball?"  She  nodded  all  smiles  again 
and  continued,  "  I  like  it — color  here,"  pointing  to  an  imaginary 
handkerchief  tie  at  the  throat,  "Ze  beeg  hat  so, — uh,  zat 
ees  for  whj'  I  like  so  much  ze  part  in  ze  'Winning  of  Barbara 
Worth.' "  [  coNTiNuzn  on  page  q4  ] 


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CAN  you  imagine  a  great  star  like  Anna  Q. 
Nilsson  allowing  herself  to  be  worried  by 
such  a  thing  as  a  foot  ache?  Her  success  depends 
on  keeping  herself  free  from  every  sort  of  annoy- 
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Things  to  eat 

Parties  Worries  ^ork 


j[jttie  -wonder  the  nervous  pitch  of  living 
.  .  .  rich  food  .  .  .  no  exercise  .  .  .  had  to 
Auto-Intoxication  —  "duhich  is  to  blame  for 
so  many  ailments. 

f  f  f 

T  TNDER  the  Strain  of  a  fast  moving  day,  can 
^  we  avoid  the  headaches,  the  indigestion, 
the  weariness  so  common  to  American  men 
and  women?  Muse  we  pay  a  price  for  every 
houx  of  play  and  pleasure  with  a  day  of  dull 
depression? 

We  nish  to  meetings,  we  dash  to  parties. 
We  are  on  the  go  all  day  long.  We  exercise 
too  little  and  we  eat  too  much.  And,  in  conse 
quence,  we  impair  our  bodily  functions — often 
we  retain  our  food  within  us  too  long. 

And  when  that  occurs,  poisons  are  set  up  — 
Auto-Intoxication  begins,  bringing  a  host  of 
ills  in  its  train. 

Varied  as  the  outward  form  of  this  self- 
poisoning  may  be,  nearly  all  its  effects  are  taken 
away  when  we  make  and  keep  ourselves  in- 
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the  body  in  its  fight  against  disease. 


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EASY  PICKINGS— First  National 

THIS  picture  was  spoiled  by  the  seemingly 
novel  ending.  It's  all  about  a  scheming 
lawyer  who  forces  a  girl  to  pose  as  a  wealthy 
man's  heir — with  the  usual  complications. 
Anna  Q.  Xilsson  and  Kenneth  Harlan  are  in 
the  cast. 

THE  WAR  HORSE— Fox 

IF  you  do  not  enjoy  this  picture  you  are 
ver\-  hard  to  please.  It  is  one  of  the  finest 
things  Buck  Jones  has  ever  done.  A  thrilling 
slor>'  of  the  adventures  of  a  cowpuncher,  who 
goes  to  France  in  search  of  his  pet  horse,  com- 
mandeered by  the  army.  Buck  collaborated 
on  this  stor>-.  Lola  Todd  is  the  Red  Cross 
nurse  who  causes  Buck's  heart  to  flutter. 

PLAY  SAFE—Pathe 

IF  you   want    to  play  safe  stay  away  from 
this.     A  Monty  Banks  comedy  that  has  a 
few  funny  moments.     Pretty  poor. 


VNEASY  PAYMENTS— F.  B.  O. 

CLIM  entertainment.  Alberta  \'aughn's  first 
^feature  length  comedy  is  no  different  from 
the  usual  series  in  which  she  appeared.  Al- 
berta is  a  little  countr>'  girl  who  comes  to  New 
York  hoping  to  knock  the  town  dead.  She 
gets  a  job  in  a  chorus  and  proceeds  to  get 
dolled  up  a  la  installment  plan.  She  loses 
her  position  but  gains  the  love  of  her  em- 
ployer, so  what's  the  difference. 

WOMEN  LOVE  DIAMONDS— M-G-M 

npHIS  is  about  as  bad  as  the  same  studio's 
"^  "\'alencia."  Under  various  titles,  it  is  the 
story  refused  by  !Mae  Murra\-  and  Greta  Garbo. 
A  strange  and  bizarre  tale,  of  a  young  woman, 
maintained  by  a  wealthy  oil  man,  who  falls  in 
love  with  her  Irish  chauffeur.  Mav^is  Ray  lives 
in  a  garish  apartment  and  parades  about  in 
the  most  outlandish  attire  since  Theda  Bara 
was  imported  from  the  PjTamids. 


Guess  who  is  hiding  behind  that  stein  of  beer.     Surel>  you  have 

seen  those  eyes  before,  only  wearing  a  more  soulful  expression. 

The  lucky  actor  is  Ramon  Novarro.     He  is  playing  the  royal  student 

in  that  lovely  romance,  *'01d  Heidelberg" 

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ayid  2  other 

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The  filmy  frocks  that  women  used  to  fear  are 

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NO  matter  how  audaciously  filmy  one's 
frock  or  gown,  no  matter  how  exacting 
the  social  demands  of  the  moment — one  meets 
them  now  in  confidence  and  security. 

Wear  the  sheerest  of  gowns,  dance,  motor, 
go  about  for  hours  without  a  second's  doubt 
or  fear.  The  most  amazing  hygienic  problem 
of  yesterday,  as  millions  of  women  have 
learned,  is  but  an  incident  of  toda}', 

KOTEX—lVhat  it  does 

Unknown  a  few  years  ago,  8  in  every  10 
women  in  the  better 
walks  of  life  have  dis- 
carded the  insecure  "sani- 
tary" pads  of  yesterday 
and  adopted  Kotex. 


*Supp\ied  also  in  p^ional  service 
cabintti  in  rejt-rooms  by 


Filled  with  Cellucotton  wadding,  the  world's 
super-absorbent,  Kotex  absorbs  16  times  its 
own  weight  in  moisture.  It  is  5  times  as 
absorbent  as  the  ordinary  cotton  pad. 

It  discards  easily  as  tissue.  No  laundry — 
no  embarrassment  of  disposal. 

It  also  thoroughly  deodorizes,  and  thus 
ends  oU  fear  of  offending. 

You  obtain  it  at  any  drug  or  department  store, 
without  hesitancy,  simply  by  saying  "Kotex." 

Only  Kotex  itself  is  "like"  Kotex 

See  that  you  get  tlie  genuine  Kotex.  It  is 
the  only  sanitary  napkin  embodying  the  super- 
absorbent  Cellucotton  wadding.  It  is  the 
only  napkin  made  by  this  company.  Only 
Kotex  itself  is  "like"  Kotex. 

You  can  obtain  Kotex  at  better  drug  and 
department  stores  everywhere.  Comes  in  sani- 
tary sealed  packages  of  12  in  two  sizes,  the 
Regular  and  Kotex-Super. 

Kotex  Company,  180 
North  Michigan  Ave., 
Chicago,  111. 


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Youth  \vill  be  served 

— but  that  makes  no 

difference  to  a  studio 

make'up  man 


George  Lewis,  top,  as  the  nice  nine- 
teen-year-old hero  of  theUniversal's 
"Collegian  Series'"  and,  just  above, 
after  the  make-up  man,  Wallace 
Rogers,  got  through  with  him.  See 
what  a  couple  of 
scars,  some  crepe 
hair  and  black- 
ened teeth  do 


Both  the  gentlemen  above  are  Ray- 
mond Keane.  Keane  is  called  the 
flappers ''  delight,  but  you  wouldn't 
think  so  from  the  lower  portrait. 
It  merely  indicates  what  a  walrus 
mustache  and  a  Pittsburgh  stogie 
will  do  to  a  nineteen-year-old 


It  took  the  make-up  man, 
Mr.  Rogers,  ten  minutes 
to  transform  Clarence 
Thompson,  Harvard  grad- 
uate, into  a  wharf  rat. 
Just  a  little  grease  paint 
and  putty  did  the  trick. 
In  '^'Butterflies  in  the 
Rain''  you  may  observe 
Mr.  Thompson  as  his  boy- 
ish self 


Matty  Kemp,  in  two  center  studies 
above,  used  to  pose  for  collar  adver- 
tisements in  New  York  before  Carl 
Laemmle  collared  him  for  the  films. 
He's  seventeen  and  also  in  the 
"Collegian  Series" 


Camels  add  to  the  joy  of  living 


SMOKING  is  one  of  the  keen  plea- 
sures of  life. 

The  choice  of  a  cigarette  deserves 
your  most  careful  judgment  because 
it  determines  the  degree  of  enjoyment 
you  will  have. 

Camels  welcome  comparison  on 
every  count.  Compare  their  good- 
ness in  every  way.  Each  successive 
Camel    brings    a    fresh    pleasure    no 


matter   how    constantly   you   smoke. 

Such  mellow  mildness  can  come 
only  from  the  world's  choicest  to- 
baccos, supremely  blended,  with  the 
sole  purpose  of  giving  you,  the 
smoker,  a  cigarette  which  you  can 
enjoy  to  the  fullest. 

The  verdict  of  the  experienced 
smoker  is  — 

"Have  a  Camel!" 


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MARION  DAVIES  in 
"TILLIE,  THE  TOILER" 

YOU'VE  seen  Tillie  in 

HER  inimitable,  nb-bending 

COMIC  strip  of  the  newspapers. 

NOW  she's  on  the  screen 

WITH  all  her  jolly  pals, 

COME  and  see  Mac,  Simpkins 

AND  Bubbles  and  the  rest! 

MARION  Davies,  as  Tillie,  plays  a 

RHAPSODIE  of  blue-sky  romance. 

TILLIE  tingles  a  dozen 

THROBBING  heart-strings  in  this 

COMEDY— you'll  scream — of  complications! 

lloBABr   MlNLVT 

Sioiy  by 

A.  P.  Y...H    ri 

AdapteJ  by 

Ac*i(« 

Cmiffiiti  JoHnnok 

Md 
EdikftatiT  Lmwj,  )p. 


Sthpkati 


^eirc^olc/wi/n-^3^ti 


A  Prize 

To  Test 

Your  Eyes! 

HOW  keen  are  your  eyes?  How 
sharp,  quick,  alert,  receptive 
are  the>':  Do  you  really  see  all  that 
we  strive  to  put  into  our  portrayals? 
Vou  ought  to,  it  isn'tenough  merely 
to  look.  I,  for  example,  strive  to 
put  more  and  more  into  my  pictures 
For  I  want  you  to  get  more  and 
more  out  of  them.  Vou  can't 
realize  how  much  it  will  increase 
your  enjoyment  and  appreciation 
of  all  motion  pictures — simply  to 
sharpen  up  your  observation  a  bit! 
To  encourage  this,  I  have  prepared 
five  questions  for  you  to  answer. 
They  give  you  an  idea  of  what  I 
mean  by  actually  seeing  the  per- 
formance you  attend-  I  hope  they 
won't  prove  difficult  for  I'd  like 
every  one  of  you  to  have -a  chance 
to  win  a  prize;  anyway  I  think 
you'll  enjoy  this  test. 
To  the  man  who  submits  the  best 
list  of  answers  I  will  present  the 
dressing  gown  I  wore  in  "Slide 
Kelly  Shde"  But  if  the  fortunate 
one  is  a  lady,  Sally  O'Neil  will  give 
her  the  sports  sweater  she  wore  in 
the  same  picture. 
In  addition,  fifty  of  my  favorite 
photographs  are  all  autographea 
and  ready  for  those  who  send  in  the 
fifty  next  best  sets  of  answers. 
You  can  win  one  of  these  prizes, 
I'm  sure.   Here's  luck! 


(Signed) 


l^/aiccc^  '-^z 


^^d^^^^ 


William  Haines' 
Five  Questions 

IWhat  is  the  most  famous  hair- 
cut in  screen  history? 

2  What  is  3   "taxi   dancer"   and 
who  is  the  M-G-M  star  featured 
in  the  picture  of  that  name? 

3  With  what  type  of  production 
is  Tod  Browning  identified 
and  what  star  appears  frequently 
in  his  pictures? 

4  In  what  M-G-M  picture  featur- 
ing William  Haines  and  Claire 
Windsor  does  most  of  the  action 
take  place  in  a  Pullman  train? 

5  What  in  your  opinion  has  been 
John  Gilbert's  most  powerful 
characterization?  Tell  why  in  not 
over  75  words. 

Write  your  answers  on  one  side  of  3  single 
sheet  of  paper  and  mail  to  3rd  Floor, 
1540  Broadway,  New  York.  All  answers 
must  be  received  bv  April  lith.  Winners' 
names  will  be  published  in  a  later  issue  of 
this  magazine 

Note:  If  you  do  not  attend  the  picture 
yourself  you  may  question  your  friends  or 
consult  motion  picture  maeazines.  In  eveni 
of  ties,  each  tying  conrestant  will  be 
awarded  a  prize  identical  in  character  with 
that  tied  for. 

Winners  of  the  Marion  Davies 
Contest  of  January 

MISS  CLARA  FOCHI 
53  Villa  Avenue.  Yonkers.  N.  Y. 

MR.  AL  HUGHES 
229  S.  Main  St.,  Gibsonburfi.  Ohio 

Autographed  pictures  of  Miss  Davies  have 
been  sctii  to  the  next  fifty  prize  winners. 


hings 
You  See- 

and  things 
you  don't 


Here's  the  way  a  love  scene  of  ''The 
Day  of  Souls,"  with  Jack  Gilbert 
and  Renee  Adoree, .  looked  in  the 
studio — and  also  the  way  it  will 
look  on  the  screen.  Director  Tod 
Browning  and  an  assistant  are  vis- 
ible in  the  shadows  behind  the 
lights.  Gilbert  plays  Cock  Robin 
and  Miss  Adoree  is  Salome,  the 
story  being  of  a  Budapest  side-show 


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NARCISSUS 

f-MOON- MAGIC  OF  THE  DUSK! 
(Letters  from  hovers:  Vll) 

" — and  as  u-e  sat  together  in  the 
dusk,  1  fek  the  subtle  madness  .of 
the  moon  iceaxnng  a  spell  around  us. 
Every  breath  tvas  tremulous  uith  the 
faint,  poignant  fragrance  of  Karcis- 
sus  blossoms.  My  throat  thwbhcd 
with  an  unquenchable  yearning,  cis 
I  sau-  you — the  most  mysteriously 
lovely  woman  in  the  world." 

FROM  HER  DIARY: 

"^e  uas  silent  for  a  long  uhilc  last 
night.  But  when  he  spoke  his  voice 
uas  very  tender.  1  had  burned  the  new 
Karcissus  temple  incense.  Was  it  that  ?  " 

\fO  matter  how  charming  the  woman, 
*-' \^  she  adds  to  her  charm  all  the 
strange  mystery  with  which  men  have 
surrounded  women  for  centuries,  when 
she  bewitches  the  room  about  her  with 
the  intoxicating  spirit -fragrance  of  so 
exquisite  a  blossom  as  the  Narcissus. 
That  this  witchery  may  he  possible, 
Vantine's  has  created  a  new  Narcissus 
Blossom  Temple  Incense,  whose  fra- 
grance, liberated  as  it  burns,  works  a 
subtle  and  insidious  spell.  It  awaits  you, 
with  eight  other  fragrances,  at  jII  drug 
and  department  stores. 

Test  the  tvhchery  of  Narcissus  Incense. 
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"Marry?  I  Zink  Ya!' 


[  <  OXTtNLXD  FROM  PACE  84  ] 


Just  to  be  allowed  to  talk  about  .\merica 
thrill?  Miss  Banky  until  she  fairly  effer\esces- 

"  Ooh.  ze  .\mereeca,  it  ees  so  beeg.  you  know? 
Here.  I  kom  to  ze  beeg  citee.  New  York,  .\ch.it 
makes  me  feel  so  tired.  Ze  shops — ze  peoples — 
zey  rush  so,  rush,  rush,  all  ze  day,  for  what — ? 
Ever>s  one  make  lots  of  moneys.  It  ees  so 
free — an'  so  happee. 

"Zen  I  kom  to  Caleefomia — more  beegness, 
an'  ze  countree  so  beau-tee-ful.  so  much, — 
what  you  say? — brightness.  Vou  know,  zere 
are  ze  beauteeful  homes,  an'  so  beeg;  sLx  room, 
twelve  room.  In  Hungary,  we  have  two  room. 
Here,  everj-bodys  mus'  to  have  a  garden,  if 
only  so  beeg.  as  ze  hand."  and  she  mep.sured  the 
si^e  on  the  palm  of  her  hand.  Her  long,  taper- 
ing fingers  are  enchanting,  and  I  watched  them, 
fairly  bewitched.  "Peoples  all  look  here  ze 
same.  Zey  all  dress  like  ze  flowers,  so  beautee- 
ful. so  much  color, — you  know?  Ze  dress  only 
for  Caleefomia,  an'  ooh  so  much  ze  moneys 
here  loo!" 

I  COULDN'T  resist  asking  her  if  she  had  not 
become  aseager  for  money  asmost  Americans. 

"  Ya,  ya.  Zey  say.  ze  moneys  ees  not  possi- 
ble to  make  you  happee.  I  zink  not  zat!  You 
know?  .\  person  mus"  to  have  so  much  energy 
to  make  ze  moneys,  an'  when  one  energy'  has, 
ze  moneys  can  never  to  change  ze  mind. — what 
you  say? — make  ze  beeg  head.  I  can  not  zink 
ze  moneys  ever  made  my  head  so-o  beeg."  She 
laughed  at  the  mere  thought  of  herself  ever  be- 
coming so  affected. 

How  she  enjoys  her  o\\'n  mistakes  in  Eng- 
lish. Another  year  and  she  will  have  mastered 
it.  for  all  \'ihna  Banky  knew  of  our  language 
when  she  arrived  was.  "Lamb  chops  and  pine- 
apple." She.  by  no  means,  needs  restrict  her- 
self to  this  reducing  diet. 


"Ach,  maybe  later  I  mus'  to  eat  zem, — 
.•\mereecan  food  ees  so  much  fats,  but  I  hke 
zem.  Ze  .\mereecan  girl,  ze  can  to  eat  all  zese 
zings,  but  ze  stay  so-o  slim.  I  luv  ze  girls  \\ith 
ze  bobbed  hair,  ze  short  skirts,  an'  ze  silk 
stockings.  In  my  countree,  not  so  many  silk 
stockings.  Ze — what  you  say? — flapper,  zey 
are  only  for  her. 

WE  not  have  what  you  call  'flapper,'  only 
'backfisch.'  Ze  ees  not  so,  wise.  Be- 
fore ze  war,  ze  maree,  maybe  at  sutteen — not 
so  now  —  maybe  twenty-two,  for  ze  work, 
sometimes  in  an  oflace,  like  here.  Zere,  a  gir! 
mus'  to  have  a  chaperon.  I  luv  here  ze  free- 
dom.   Zat  I  learn  so  easy." 

"Then  do  you  think  that  you  would  care  to 
marry  an  American  and  live  here  always,  hav- 
ing one  of  these  homes  a^-d  gardens  that  you  so 
adore?"  I  asked. 

"^Marree?  I  zink  ya.  Maybe  Amereecan 
husband  would  to  make  Mecstaire  Goldwyn 
let  me  to  bob  ze  hair!  Sometimes  pteoples  in- 
\ile  me  to  zere  homes.  Ze  Amereecan  husband 
ees  so  nice.  Zen,  I  hear — what  you  say? — so 
many  divorce.  T  can  not  to  know.  Maybe  ze 
husband  fault,  maybe  ze  wife." 

"Don't  you  enjoy  going  to  HoUj-wood  par- 
ties?   They  are  always  so  pay." 

"Really,  I  would  ze  much  more  to  stay  home. 
Always  so  many  peoples,  an"  my  Engleesh,  it 
ees  not  so  good,"  the  last,  most  |\'istfully.  "I 
learn!  I  read,  an'  I  like  ze  Amereecan  book,  if 
it  ees  easy, — most.  I  mus'  to  translate  when  I 
mus'  to  study.  So  many  words  I  caimot  to 
understand.  I  say  'What  zis?    WTiat  zat?' 

"Ooh,  you  mus'  to  go?"  as  I  reluctantly 
picked  up  my  bag.  ".\n'  j'ou  weel  to  kom 
again,  an'  maybe. — next  time  you  weel  to  see 
me  with  ze  hair  short — so!" 


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of  someone  whose  skin  is  clear  and  fine,  whose  person  is 
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These  are  the  two  essential  feminine  qualities  which 
every  woman  must  have  to  be  really  lovely. 

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body  regularly  with  warm  water  and  Cashmere  Bouquet 
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sifying dirt — reaching  the  very  depths  of  each  pore, 
removing  all  clogging  dirt  and  surplus  oil.  Quickly  and 
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the  skin  clean  and  clear,  soft  and  smooth.  Repeated 
washings  only  enhance  the  soap's  soothing  effect,  for 
Cashmere  Bouquet  never  leaves  the  skin  harsh  or  dry 
as  do  some  soaps  less  skilfully  blended. 

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Where  There  Is  Life  There  Is  Sex 


'  CONTINUED  FROM  PAGE  S2  J 


'' Spread  good  will 
at  Easter" 

says 

Dr.  Frank  Crane 

"TET  us  celebrate  this  glorious  oc- 
X-i  casion  by  spreading  love  and 
good  fellowship."  These  are  the 
words  of  Dr.  Frank  Crane,  beloved 
b)'  thousands  through  his  kindly 
philosophy  as  expressed  in  his 
writings. 

How  easy  for  each  of  us  to  do  a 
little  toward  spreading  sunshine  and 
good  will  among  those  we  love  or 
admire.  Easter  is  a  particularly  appro- 
priate occasion  for  remembrance. 
And  Greeting  Cards  make  it  so  easy 
for  you  to  remember. 

EASTER  SUNDAY  IS 
APRIL  17 

In  any  good  shop  you  wiU  find  a 
generous  assorcment  of  tasteful  cards 
not  only  for  Easter  but  for  birthdays, 
anniversaries,  congratulations,  con- 
dolences— all  the  many  occasions 
when  it  is  proper  to  send  some 
message  of  cheer  or  sympathy. 

(Scatter  Sunshine 
ivith  Greeting  Cards 


nudity,  in  an  overndisplay  of  epidermis.  That 
is  just  sex.  It  was  the  nude  swimming  sequence 
in  the  book  that  caused  Archainbaud  to  refuse 
to  direct  "Flaming  Youth."  But  the  picture 
developed  into  a  box  office  sensation. 

"I  made  a  mistake  ..."  says  -Archain- 
baud, simply. 

.\rchainbaud  belongs  to  the  Continental 
clique.  He  belongs  with  the  George  Fitz- 
maurices,  the  Emst  Lubitsches.  the  Dimitri 
Buchovetskis.  the  E.  .\.  Duponts.  the  Mur- 
naus.  He  comes  from  a  land  where  love  is 
taken  lightly,  with  a  laugh  and  a  wink,  or  it  is 
taken  darkly,  ^nth  tears  and  a  sigh.  He  is  now 
in  a  land  where  love  is  taken  with  a  grain  of 
salt.  And  salt  contains  an  element  which 
dries  the  blood,  they  say. 

GEORGE  ARCHAIXBAUD  is  more  than  a 
Frenchman.  He  is  a  Parisian.  His  sophis- 
tication is  so  complete  that  he  has  reverted  to 
simplicity.  He  is  the  best  that  France  has  to 
offer.  He  came  to  .\merica  when  he  was  ver>' 
young.  Young  enough  to  absorb  the  terrific  \ital 
urge  of  this  new  countr.'.  Wise  enough  to  fuse 
it  with  his  artistic  and  cultural  French  training. 

The  result  has  been  pictures  like  ''Men  of 
Steel,"  "The  Common  Law."  "One  Week  of 
Love,"  "Enticement,"  "Christine  of  the 
Hungn-  Heart,"  "Single  AVives,"  "For  Sale," 
"The  5lirage."and  "The  Silent  Lover,"which 
stars  Milton  Sills  with  Viola  Dana. 

His  foster-father,  Emile  Chautard,  was  a 
great  French  actor.  For  twenty  years  he  was 
leading  man  to  Rejane.  Several  years  after  his 
arrival  in  America  .-Vrchainbaud  persuaded 
Chautard  to  join  him  and  direct  pictures  for 
Peerless-  He  came  and  .-Vrchainbaud  became 
his  assistant.  It  was  a  happy  association. 
Archainbaud  had  sen-ed  in  ahnost  every 
branch  of  the  American  film  induslr>-,  from 
laborator\'  to  sales  office. 


Chautard  knew  the  dramatic  technique  of 
the  Continent. 

The  creative  bond  between  father  and  son 
was  broken  a  year  later  when  .\rchainbaud  was 
given  his  first  picture  to  direct — ".-Vs  Man 
]\Iade  Her"  with  Gail  Kane — for  World,  but 
the  spiritual  bond  between  the  two  remained 
unchanged. 

He  likes  to  direct  men  like  Milton  Sills, 
Conway  Tearle,  Lewis  Stone.  He  should  or 
else  betray  his  fetish.  They  know  emotion, 
drama,  life.  He  spoke  of  Tearle,  maUgned, 
abused,  chided  by  the  critics  for  his  "wooden" 
performances. 

"  Conway  is  a  verj^  good  actor,  but  they  do 
not  make  him  act.  They  allow  him  to  walk 
through  his  scenes." 

HE  certainly  didn't  walk  through  "The 
Common  Law."  Rather  the  contrary'- 
Which  reminds  me  of  a  conversation  I  had  with 
Tearle  after  a  \itrioUc  attack  had  been  made 
upon  his  "one  expression." 

"Why  don't  you."  I  suggested,  "publish  a 
series  of  six  pictures,  each  with  a  different  ex- 
pression, proving  you  have  more  than  one?" 

Conway,  satirical  as  always,  answered: 
"Couldn't  do  that.  They'd  expect  to  see  the 
sLx  expressions  in  ever>"  picture." 

.\rchainbaud  should  direct  Tearle  oftener. 

He  is  not  temperamental,  this  Archainbaud. 
He  is  not  volatile  or  explosive  like  the  pop- 
ular conception  of  the  Frenchman.  He  is 
happily  married.  He  plays  tennis  well.  He 
appreciates  supervisors.  He  honors  Carey 
WUson  who  super\ises  his  First  National  pro- 
ductions. He  has  faith  and  admiration  for 
him.    And  he  is  not  afraid  to  voice  them. 

So  what.  I  ask  you,  could  be  more  conducive 
to  good  productions,  unless,  of  course,  it  is 
mental  sex?  Sex  as  Mr.  .\rchainbaud  sees  and 
gives  it  to  us. 


A  stormy  night  in  the  studio.     This  scene  is  a  burlesque  on  the 
movies  and  will  be  used  as  an  episode  in  "High  Hat."     Neverthe- 
less, as  the  extras  can  tell  you,  artificial  rain  is  just  as  wet  as  the 
real  Heaven-sent  article  • 


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How  Famous  Movie  Stars 
Keep  their  "BOBS"  so  Attractive 


THE  simplicity  of  the  bob,  and 
the  modern  styles  of  hair  dress, 
make  beautiful  hair  a  necessity. 

The  simple,  modern  styles  of  today 
are  effective  ONLY  when  the  hair  it- 
self is  beautiful. 

Luckily,  beautiful  hair  is  now  easily 
obtained.  It  is  simply  a  matter  of 
shampooing. 

Ordinary,  old  time  methods,  how- 
ever, will  not  do.  To  bring  out  the 
REAL  BEAUTY,  the  hair  must  be 
shampooed  properly. 

Proper  shampooing   makes  it  soft 
and  silky.  It  brings  out  all  the  real  life  and 
lustre,  all  the  natural  wave  and  color  and 
leaves  it  fresh-looking,  glossy  and  bright. 

WTien  your  hair  is  dry,  dull  and  heav>', 
lifeless,  stiff  and  gummy,  and  it  feels  harsh 
and  disagreeable  to  the  touch,  it  is  because 
your  hair  has  not  been  shampooed  properly. 

While  your  hair  must  have  frequent  and 
regular  washing  to  keep  it  beautiful,  it  can- 
not stand  the  harsh  effect  of  ordinary  soaps. 
The  free  alkali  in  ordinary  soaps  soon  dries 
the  scalp,  makes  the  hair  brittle  and  ruins  it. 


Why  year  after  year  discriminating 
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J.  A.  M-.  Hamilton',  Ont. — First  place,  this 
month,  to  a  mere  man.  You'll  be  glad  to  know 
that  your  "First  lady  of  the  screen"  is  a 
Canadian.  Norma  Shearer  was  bom  in  Mon- 
treal. Canada,  on  August  lo.  1904.  She 
entered  pictures  in  iq2i.  Norma  is  five  feet 
three  inches  tall  and  weighs  11::  pounds. 
Light  brown  hair  and  blue  eyes. 

S.  C.  G.,  St.  Martinsville,  La. — Greta 
Garbo  has  done  a  lot  of  damage  in  the  short 
time  she  has  been  on  the  screen.  Greta  was 
born  in  Stockholm,  Sweden,  in  iqo6.  and  was 
educated  in  dramatic  schools  there.  She  start- 
ed in  pictures  in  1022 — in  Sweden,  of  course. 
( ireta  is  Jive  feet,  six  mches  tall  and  weighs  1 25 
pounds.  Ramon  No^arro  was  born  in  Du- 
rango,  Mexico,  on  Februars'  6th,  iSoo.  He  start- 
ed in  pictures  in  1917.  having  previously  been 
on  the  stage  with  the  Marion  Morgan  dancers. 
His  next  picture  will  be  "Old  Heidelberg.'' 
Ramon  is  five  feet,  ten  inches  tall  and  he 
weighs  160  pounds. 

Blue-e\td  Bloxde,  Jamaica.  L.  I. — You 
write:  "I  am  a  blue-eyed  blonde  of  a  \ery 
few  words."  Where  have  you  been  all  these 
years?  And  wasn't  that  first  paragraph  of  your 
■ietter  just  a  little  diplomatic  flattery?  Clara 
Bow  uses  her  real  name  in  pictures. 

M.  E.  E.,  OsHKOSH,  Wis. — John  Roche  was 
born  in  Penn  Yan,  N.  Y.  Can  you  find  it  on 
the  map?  The  date  of  his  birth  was  jMay  6. 
1896.  No,  Mr.  Roche  is  not  a  star  as  yet.  but 
he  seems  to  get  good  rules.  Nor  is  he  married. 
He  has  dark  blue  eyes  and  is  six  feet,  two  inches 
tall. 

Rexe  tke  QiTiEx,  Brooklyn,  X.  Y. — The 
photograph  you  enclose  is  the  John  Gilbert 
of  "The  Big  Parade"  and  "The  Merry 
Widow. "  There  is  only  one  famous  Gilbert  on 
the  screen  and  that  is  John.  He's  also  called 
Jack,  so  that's  how  the  confusion  arose.  Now 
the  girls  in  your  office  can  go  back  to  work. 

T.  W..  Patterson,  N.  Y.— AVilliam  Boyd 
can  "  be  found ''  at  the  DeMille  Studios 
in  Culver  City.  Calif.  That  is,  he  can 
"be  found"  there  during  working 
hours.  Bill  is  about  27  years  old  and 
five  feet,  ten  inches  tall.  His  hair  is  not 
naturally  curly.  He  had  it  curled  for 
"The  Volga  Boatman."  Married  to 
Elinor  Faire,  so  I  guess  he  prefers 
brown-haired  girls. 

ViluaBaxkvFan,  Brooklyx,N.Y'. 
— It's  no  trouljle  for  me  to  write  about 
VilmaBanky.lt 'sa  real  pleasure.  Vilma 
was  born  in  Budapest,  Hungar>',  on  Jan- 
uar>'  9.  1Q03.  She  is  five  feet,  six  inches 
tall  and  has  gray  eyes  and  blonde  hair. 
Not  married.  Write  to  United  Artists, 
729  Se\enth  A\enue,  New  York  City, 
for  her  photograph.  "The  Night  of 
Love"ishernewest  picture  and  she  is 
beginning  work  on  "  King  Harlequin. " 


M.  A.  B.,  Indianapolis,  Ixu. — Write  to  the 
Metro-Goldwyn  Studios,  at  Culver  City. 
Calif.,  for  a  photograph  of  Roy  D'Arcy.  Se.  d 
a  quarter  with  your  request. 

F.  G.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. — Write  to  IMargaret 
Livingston  at  the  Paramount  Studios,  Holly- 
wood, Calif.  Miss  Livingston  is  five  feet,  three 
and  one  half  inches  tall  and  weighs  120  pounds. 
She  was  born  on  November  25,  1900.  And  she 
has  auburn  hair.  "Auburn"  is  the  polite  word 
for  red. 

M.  C.  B.,  Canan-daigua.  N.  Y.— Those 
Italian  names  are  deceptive.  Nevertheless, 
both  \'irginia  \alli  and  Nita  Naldi  were  born 
in  America.  Miss  \'alli  is  of  Irish  descent  and 
Miss  Naldi  comes  of  Italian  parentage. 
Virginia  was  bom  on  January-  19,  1900.  and 
Miss  Naldi  on  April  i,  1899-  Antonio  Jloreno 
is  a  nati\e  of  Madrid,  Spain,  although  he  was 
educated  in  Northampton,  IMass. 

P.  W..  Minneapolis,  Min-n. — Richard  Dix 
was  born  in  St.  Paul.  Isn't  that  glor\''  enough? 
Alice  Terry  has  reddish  brown  hair — and  ^ery 
pretty,  too.  It  isn't  fair  to  any  actor  to  say 
that  "he  is  taking  Valentino's  place."  No  one 
can  do  that.  Ricardo  Cortez  is  making  his 
own  way.  without  the  help  of  borrowed  glory. 

John  H.,  M.^gxolia,  N.  C. — "No"  to  your 
question  about  Syd  Chaplin.  Irene  Rich  ha:- 
two  daughters,  Frances  and  ;Mar>-  Jane,  but 
they  are  not  in  pictures  as  yet.  John  Harron 
is  not  married. 

"LiNDY  Lor."  Gre.vt  B.\rrincton,  Mass. 
— ^fiidred  Harris  plays  in  pictures  fairly  regu- 
larly. She  also  appears  in  vaudeville.  But  she 
hasn't  been  very  prominent  on  the  screen 
lately.  Billy  Haines  is  not  married.  Richard 
Barthelmess  is  divorced.  Larr>-  Gray,  Richard 
Dix  and  Ben  Lyon  are  still  amongthe bachelors. 
Conrad  Nagel  has  a  wife  and  Ronald  Colman 
is  married  but  separated.  Eleanor  Boardman 
now  is  Mrs.  King  \'idor.  wife  of  the  direc- 
tor,   but    Mar>'    Brian    is    still    Miss    Brian. 


IN  writing" to  the  stars  for  pictures, 
Photoplay  advises  you  all  to  be 
careful  to  enclose  twenty-five  cents. 
This  covers  the  cost  of  the  photo- 
graph and  postage.  The  stars  are 
all  glad  to  mail  you  their  pictures, 
but  the  cost  of  it  is  prohibitive  un- 
less your  quarters  are  remitted. 
The  younger  stars  cannot  afford  to 
keep  up  with  these  requests  unless 
you  help  them.  You  do  your  share 
and  they'll  do  theirs. 


I.iL.  Vaudreiil,  Ql-e.— Clara  Bow  and 
Reginald  Denny  are  not  married.  Mrs. 
Dcrny.  a  non-professional,  looks  a  little  like 
Clara.  Denny's  wife  is  the  first  and  only  Mrs. 
Denny.  Write  to  Ben  Lyon  at  the  First 
National  Studios.  Burbank.  Cahf.  Ben  is 
said  to  be  interested  in  Marilj-n  Miller,  the 
stage  dancer.  Maybe  they'll  get  married. 
Write  to  Douglas  I'airbanks,  Jr.,  at  the 
Paramount  Studios,  HoUj'wood.  Calif.  Young 
Doug  is  sixteen. 

Betty  E.,  Portland.  Me. — Billie  Dove's 
real  name  is  Lillian  Bohny.  She  is  now  Mrs. 
Irvin  Willat.  Write  to  her  at  the  First  Na- 
tional Studios,  Burbank,  Calif.  Dolores 
Costello  is  the  lady's  real  name.  She  is  about 
nineteen  and  unmarried.  You  may  reach  her 
at  the  Warner  Brothers  Studio,  HoUj'^vood, 
Calif.  Oh  yes,  and  Miss  Dove  was  born  on 
May  14,  1904. 

Babe.  Racixt:,  Wis. — Cleve  Moore  is  none 
other  than  Colleen  Moore's  brother,  the  lucky 
kid. 

G.  J-.  Elgin,  III. — Douglas  Fairbanks  was  a 
stage  star  before  he  went  into  pictures.  And 
a  good  one,  too.  He  was  born  on  May  23, 
1SS3.  Lois  Moran  was  bom  in  1909.  Not  a 
bit  of  trouble. 

Bloxdie  and  Blackie  of  Dayton. — It 
is  "Dear  Sir."  if  you  please.  And  don't 
apologize  for  the  writing.  Vera  Re\'nolds  was 
born  in  Richmond.  Va.,  on  November  25.  190^. 
She  has  hazel  eyes  and  is  five  feet,  one  inch  tall. 
Forrest  Stanley  played  in  "When  Knighthood 
Was  in  Flower."  John  Boles  was  bom  in 
Texas  in  1S98.  He  is  six  feet  tail.  Mr. 
Boles  was  educated  at  the  University  of  Tex- 
as and  was  singing  in  musical  comedy  when 
Gloria  Swanson  disco\ered  him.  Barry 
Norton  was  born  in  Buenos  .\ires  in  1905.  His 
mother  is  French  and  his  father  Spanish. 
His  real  name  is  Alfredo  de  Biraben. 

Betty — Buck  Jones  is  married.  His  wife  is 
a  non-professional.  Buck  is  just  one 
quarter  of  an  inch  under  six  feet  tall. 
His  first nameis  Charles.  A\'rite  t o him 
at  the  Fox  Studios,  Hollywood.  Calif. 

F.  L.  G.,  Montreal,  Can. — Pack- 
ages sent  to  the  studios  are  pretty  sure 
of  reaching  the  stars.  However,  there 
is  a  great  deal  of  mail  sent  to  the 
stars  and  so  it  is  better  not  to  send 
anything  you  value  ver>'  highly'. 
Richard  Dix's  real  name  is  Ernest 
Carlton  Brimmer.  He  is  six  feet  tall 
and  has  brown  eyes. 

G.  L.  S. — Address  Douglas  Fair- 
banks at  the  Pickford-Fairbanks 
Studio.  Hollywood.  He  hasn't  yet  se- 
lectedatitleforhisnext  picture.  Ramon 
Novarro  was  born  in  Duranpo.  Mex. 

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.^  small  black  patent  leather  slipper  of  the 
IQ26  Cissy  tapped  the  floor.  For  a  moment 
Cissy  was  again  the  darling  of  the  Broadway 
nineties.  The  cunning  trick  that  won  their 
hearts — the  cocked  head,  the  wafigish  fore- 
finger, the  tapping  toe  and  Cissy  was  humming 

"  'I  just  indulge  a  little  bit 

But  never  go  too  far. 
I  never  give  myself  away, 

I'm  too  particular. 
I'm  always  very  careful 

Not  to  overstep  the  bar. 
I  just  indulge  a  little  bit, 
But  never  go  too  far.' 
"I  didn't  see  the  film  for  several  months. 
Then  one  day  I  was  walking  down  34th  Street 
and  in  front  of  Coster  and  Beal's  Music  Hall 
they  had  a  huge  sign.  'Cissy  Fitzgerald,'  it 
read.  *Come  in  and  see  Cissy  Fitzgerald.' 
I  went  in.  It  was  dark  and  smelly.  In  those 
days  a  music  hall  was  something  of  a  beer  gar- 
den. There  were  little  round  tables,  shinj'- 
topped,  where  you  drank  lager  beer  and 
smoked  inniunerable  cigars.  And  men,  of 
course.  It  was  patterned  after  the  tj-pical 
EngUsh  music  hall.  Variety  acts  were  given 
on  a  stage  at  one  end  of  the  room  and  if  you 
didn't  like  the  act  you  could  'boo.' 

'■  "pRESEXTLY  they  dropped  a  white  curtain 
^  from  the  top  of  the  stage.  Ever^ahing  went 
dark  and  a  wheezing  sound  came  from  the 
back  of  the  hall.  A  square  of  light  fell  on  the 
white  curtain  and  my  name  flickered  on.  More 
wheezing  and  a  strange  and  jerky  figure  with 
coal  black  face  and  arms  landed  in  the  middle 
of  the  screen. 

"It  bobbed  and  bounced  about.  The  black 
arms  waved.  The  head  performed  strange 
actions.  I  had  a  sickening  feeling.  Surely 
I  couldn't  look  like  that.  The  audience  began 
to  'boo.'  They  had  paid  to  see  Cissy  Fitz- 
gerald in  person.  They  were  seeing  only  a  poor 
charcoal  imitation  of  her. 

"Little  spots  of  fire  flashed  on  the  screen. 
Static,  they  call  it  now-.  I  thought  it  was  a 
decoration.  I  thought  they  were  gi\'ing  me  a 
special  honor.  I  was  a  star  and  they  were 
gi\-ing  me  a  starr>'  background.  And  my  poor 
little  white  muslin  dress  with  the  cherr>'- 
colored  ribbons!  All  muddy  and  drab-looking. 
The  tilrn  was  over  in  about  three  minutes  and 
I  hurriedly  left  the  theater,  con\-inced  that  the 
stage  was  the  ver>-  best  place  for  me."' 

That  innocuous  little  "Gayety  Girl"  song 
kept  strumming  into  the  conversation.  Cissy 
hummed  another  of  its  many  verses,  and 
winked  that  famous  expansive  brown-eyed 
wink  just  the  way  she  did  when  Broadway  was 
at  her  feet: 


*'  *The  slightest  lint  of  paint  I  use 
But  daubing  leave  alone. 

This  glossy  fringe  you  will  excuse, 
It's  nearly  all  my  own. 

I  can  say  "Xo"  when  pressed  for  "Yes" 
.^nd  go  when  time  to  leave. 

And  when  I  shine  in  evening  dress 
I  don't  appear  as  Eve.' 
"I  went  to  make  a  London  appearance  after 
that,  .^nd  I  liked  it  so  well  I  stayed.  They 
had  '  Kinetoscopes'  over  there — you  know 
what  they  are?  They  are  like  your  nickel- 
odeons— peep-hole  machines,  you  know.  You 
put  a  penny  in  a  slot,  apply  one  eye  and  before 
3"ou  unfolds  the  adventures  of  a  lady  recei\ing 
a  love  letter,  or  something  equally  as  exciting. 
I  made  a  number  of  'Kinetoscopes'  \\'hile 
I  was  in  London. 

"In  1913  I  relumed  to  America.  Commo- 
dore J.  Stuart  Blackton  had  formed  Vilagraph 
and  had  Sydney  Drew,  Robert  Edeson, 
Maurice  Costello,  ilar>'  Fuller,  the  Talmadge 
girls,  .\Hce  Joyce  and  a  number  of  others  in 
his  company.  They  were  making  five-reel 
pictures.  The  business  was  nothing  like  it  is 
today,  of  course,  but  it  was  well  eslabUshed. 
Commodore  Blackton  made  a  number  of  pic- 
tures with  me.  There  was  'The  Winsome 
Widow,"  'How  Cissy  ^Made  Good,'  'Cissy's 
Innocent  Wink'  ...  a  lot  of  them.  I  can'l 
even  remember  their  names. 

"T  LEFT  Broadway  in  the  middle  nineties  for 
■^  England  andretumed  just  before  the  war, in 
1913.  When  I  left,  the  motion  picture  was 
practically  the  nebidous  idea  of  a  briUiant 
mind.  When  I  relumed  it  was  a  well-founded 
industr>',  boasting  of  stars  and  directors.  I 
recall  meeting  Marj'  Pickford  for  the  first  time 
at  the  .\stor  House  Ball  in  1913  and  not  even 
recognizing  her  name. 

''Daniel  Frohman  brought  her  to  me  (his 
brother,  Charles,  had  been  my  manager) : 

"  'This  is  Mary  Pickford,  our  new  star,' 
Daniel  introduced.  I  had  never  heard  the 
name  before." 

Cissy  slipped  the  fur  scarf  about  her  shoul- 
ders and  arose.  The  brown  and  red  plaid  skirt 
fell  midway  between  knee  and  ankle  of  slim 
sUken  legs.  A  small  snug  felt  hat  dropped  out- 
rageously over  the  brown  eye  with  the  wicked 
wink. 

"My  eighteen  year  old  son  is  waiting  for  me, 
and  my  daughter,  Cissy  Fitzgerald,  Jr.,  whom 
I  haven't  seen  for  years,  is  coming  soon  from 
England  %vith  seven  new  Paris  gowns,"  said 
Cissy.  "Good-bye,"  and  she  gave  me  that 
broad  expansive  brown-eyed  wink. 

If  you'd  ask  me  she's  loo  flagrantly  young- 
looking  to  be  the  Original  ^Motion  Picture 
Actress. 


Revolt  a  La  McAvoy 


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•'There  is  one  thing  about  my  emancipa- 
tion," said  May  adjusting  the  strap  of  the  tray. 
The  camera  awaited  her.  "It's  given  a  shady 
hue  to  my  reputation.  The  other  day  I  was 
d>-ing  of  thirst.   I  called  a  prop  man. 

'"Will  you  get  me  a  drink,  please?' 

"'Sure!   Whadda  ya  want?' 

'"Anything.  I'm  not  parUcular,'  thinking 
he  would  bring  pop  or  ginger  ale.  After  a  long 
time  he  retiuned  and  handed  me  a  glass  of 
unhealthy  amber-colored  liquid.  It  was  Scotch, 
very  bad  Scotch.  So  much  for  my  dramatic  in- 
genue reputarion!"' 

May  tells  me  that  as  a  girl  in  Xew  York 
City  she  wanted  to  be  a  school  teacher.  She 
attended  St.  Bartholomew's  convent  and  that 
of  St.  Patrick's  Cathedral  and  then  entered 


Wadleigh  High  School  with  that  in  mind.  But 
a  chum  had  an  uncle,  a  perfectly  proper,  fond, 
and  adoring  uncle,  who  was  stage  manager  of 
a  Manhattan  show  shop,  and  it  was  there  that 
the  idea  of  a  theatrical  career  was  sown  in  the 
yoimg  McAvoy  mind. 

Fox  was  the  first  stronghold  assailed  and 
defeat  stalks  even  imtil  today,  for  at  the 
present  moment,  after  seven  years  in  pictures, 
;May  has  never  worked  for  the  company.  She 
got  her  first  chance  in  an  epic  advertising  a 
brand  of  sugar.  It  was  a  commercial  film  and 
she  was  the  heroine.  I  refrain  from  remarking 
that  this  initial  sugar>-  role  might  have  been 
the  cause  for  her  recent  revolt.  See  if  you 
don't  notice  the  difference  in  "Matinee 
Ladies." 


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The  Dove  Tries  Her  Wings 


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make.  I  don*t  know  and  I  never  will  know. 
She  may  be  as  smart  as  Mrs.  Jean  Xash.  or  as 
frumpish  as  a  hired  girl.  She  may  have  a 
sense  of  humor  that  would  put  Ring  Lardner  to 
shame,  or  she  may  not  even  think  Charhe 
Chaplin  is  funny. 

What  I'm  trjong  to  get  at  is  this — what  does 
it  matter? 

When  a  girl  looks  like  Billie  Dove,  what  does 
anything  matter? 

And  right  this  minute  it  has  raised  a  xery  in- 
teresting question  in  my  mind. 

GREAT  beauty  has  neverbeen  the  real  answer 
to  screen  success.  Mere  beauty  has  never 
built  an  enduring  box  office  value.  The  great 
box  office  attractions  of  the  screen  have  not 
been  "beauties"  in  the  accepted  sense  of  the 
word — Mar>^  Pickford.  Norma  Talmadge, 
Gloria  Swanson  and  Colleen  Moore  are  lovely, 
all  of  them,  but  their  beauty  isn't  the  ffi^t  thing 
you  think  about  by  an}-  manner  of  means.  I 
have  talked  with  all  of  them,  three  of  them  I 
know  well,  but  I  have  never  been  just  dazzled 
by  their  sheer,  gorgeous,  breath-taking  beauty, 
as  I  am  ^ith  Billie  Dove. 

Xow  little  Miss  Dove  has  been  kicking 
around  HolI\-\vood  for  a  number  of  years. 
That's  brutally  frank,  but  it's  true.  Some 
director  ^^ith  an  eye  for  beauty  brought  her  out 
from  Xew  York  where  she  had  been  glorifying 
the  American  girl  for  Mr.  Zeigfeld. 

Then  she  v.ent  to  Holh-wood. 

She  didn't  click.  She  had  her  chance  on  the 
screen  as  a  Metro  star,  and  she  fell  perfectly 
and  absolutely  fiat.  She  didn't  get  over  even 
her  beauty. 

With  an  ordinary'  beauty,  you  would  just 
ha\e  put  a  large  black  line  through  the  name 
and  said,  "That's  out." 

But  they  just  couldn't  bear  to  let  Billie  Dove 
go.  Directors,  producers,  stars,  took  a  look  at 
that  face  and  acted  like  prospectors  who  have 
seen  gold  nuggets.  They  said,  "She  may  be 
dumb  and  can't  act — but  with  a  face  like  that 
we  must  keep  on  tr>Tng." 

So  Billie  Dove's  beauty  kept  her  working. 
It  kept  the  fellows  that  are  always  tr>-ing  to 


develop  new  stars  hoping. 

Oddly  enough,  it  took  a  woman  to  bring 
Billie  Dove  out  of  the  state  of  coma  in  which 
she  had  rested  for  five  years.  That  great 
woman,  Lois  Weber,  who  is  responsible  for  so 
much  of  the  progress  and  so  many  of  the  suc- 
cesses on  the  screen,  made  Billie  Dove  act. 
She  caned  a  personality  out  of  that  beauty. 
Maybe  Billie  Dove  had  grown  up  in  the  mean- 
time. !Maybe  her  disappointments  and  her 
failures  had  given  her  character.  Maybe  from 
just  being  a  kid  chorus  girl  with  a  di\'ine  face 
she'd  become  a  woman.  Marriage — she  is  Mrs. 
Ir\"in  Willat — hard  work,  time,  may  have  done 
a  lot  for  her  since  she  first  came  to  Hollywood. 

An\^vay,  Lois  Weber  dug  it  all  up  and  pre- 
sented a  new  Billie  Dove. 

Having  seen  her  performance  in  "The  Mar- 
riage Clause,"  the  whole  industry  stood  up  on 
its  hind  legs  and  woofed.  The  "sleeping 
beauty''  had  awakened.  Galatea  had  come  to 
Ufe. 

Xow,  let's  see  what  happens. 

"DILLIE  Dove,  to  my  sense  of  things,  is  one  of 
■'-'ihe  most  beautiful  women  who  ever  had  a 
chance  to  become  a  big  star.  She  hasn't  Flor- 
ence \'idor's  class  nor  Barbara  La  Marr's  sex 
nor  Corinne  Griffith's  haughty  languor.  But 
she  has  a  beauty  that  comes  pretty  near  being 
ideal. 

She  has  First  Xational  behind  her  and  she  is 
under  John  McCormick's  personal  supenison, 
and  John  McCormick,  as  Colleen  Moore's  hus- 
band and  producer,  is  responsible  for  a  lot  of 
Colleen's  success  in  the  way  he  has  handled  her 
and  selected  her  stories. 

BilUe  Dove  is  not  an  actress.  She  isn't  a 
great  personaUty. 

Since  Lois  Weber  got  through  with  her  she 
can  act — some.  And  she  has  personality — 
enough  to  get  by. 

And  she  IS  a  beauty. 

Will  we  have  a  star  at  last  on  beauty  alone, 
and  win  Billie  Dove  perhaps  be  the  first  screen 
actress  to  be  a  great  beauty  as  Lily  Langtry 
and  Lillian  Russell  were? 

I  wonder! 


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Some  movie  fans  collect  "crushes,"'  but  I 
collect  aversions.  My  latest  one  is  Milton 
Sills.  In  "'Men  of  Steel,''  which  was  an  im- 
possible,  mawkish  picture,  he  constantly  em- 
ployed a  most  annoying  mannerism — a  fero- 
cious scowl  and  squint. 

Since  "The  Sea-Hawk,"  llr.  Sills  has  been 
"Looking  at  himself  through  rose-colored 
glasses."  And,  since  then,  life  for  him  has  been 
just  one  fight  after  another.  In  "Paradise"  he 
fought  while  the  picture  kept  unfolding  for 
fifteen  minutes.  I  know,  I  was  watching  the 
clock  most  of  the  time!  During  this  fight,  Mr. 
S"Us  bit  the  dust  frequently,  and  had  his  gar- 
ments badly  torn  in  the  fray.  The-result  was  a 
distinct  resemblance  to  an  Ethiopian  coal- 
heaver. 

Apropos  of  this:  My  friends  and  I  find  it  very 
distasteful  in  almost  every  mo\ie  fight,  and 
there  are  plenty  of  them,  to  see  the  hero  dis- 
robed to  such  an  extent  that  his  manly,  and 
much  be-whiskered  chest  is  quite  exposed.  We 
are  wearj-  of  these  virile  specimens.  "Cover 
*em  up,"  is  our  cry.  E.  M.  B.\rrie. 

Praise  and  Prejudice 

Tulsa,  Okla. 

I  hereby  hand  the  very  largest  bouquet  ob- 
tainable to  Cecil  De  SliUe  for  signing  up 
William  Boyd.  I  predict  that  this  ver>'  charm- 
ing young  man  will  make  a  name  for  himself. 
As  yet  he  has  done  little  great  acting,  but  he 
shows  mar\-elous  promise.  He  was  the  shining 
hght  in  "The  Volga  Boatman."  I  went  to  see 
this  reluctantly,  as  I  had  become  disgusted 
with  De  Mille;  I  remained  through  the  second 
show  in  a  worshipful  frame  of  mind.  I  could 
not  have  stayed  to  the  end  of  "Eve's  Leaves" 
had  it  not  been  for  Bill.  The  picture  was  ter- 
rible, but  I  kept  my  eyes  on  Bill  and  Leatrice 
and  forgot  the  rest.  I  am  ea,gerly  awaiting 
"The  Yankee  Clipper." 

I  only  hope  Ehnor  Faire  is  not  as  wooden 
as  usual.  My  ad\'ice  to  Bill:  Keep  smiling  and 
I'm  sure  you'll  get  there. 

More  praise  for  CUve  Brook.  I  like  his 
restrained  acting  very  much.  What  an  excel- 
lent comedian  he  is! 

I  propose  a  rousing  cheer  forUFA.  More  pic- 
tures like  "Variety"  and  "The  Waltz  Dream," 
and  I  will  pedestal  them  with  M-G-M  and 
Paramount. 

And  last,  a  tiny  brickbat  for  Corinne 
Griffith.  I  am  wiUing  to  sit  through  the  worst 
of  pictures  to  view  her  gorgeous  beauty,  but  I 
do  wish  she  would  put  some  pep  into  her  per- 
formances and  close  her  mouth  once  in  a  while. 
Marcia  Rhoades. 

Pictures 

Xewburgh,  New  York. 
These  stars  remind  me  of: 

Irene  Rich Sun  after  rain. 

Marion  Davies.. .  .Lavender  and  old  lace. 

Ben  Lyon A  College  pennant. 

Colleen  Moore. . .  .  A  dash  of  paprika. 

LiUian  Gish A  misty  morning. 

Mae  Murray Pearls  and  white  ermine. 

John  Gilbert Moonlight  on  the  Sahara. 

\ilma  Banky A  startled  doe. 

Mar\^  Astor Pink  organdie. 

Charley  Chase.  - .  ..\stickofpeppermintcandy. 

Lya  de  Putti .\  black  angora  kitten. 

Roy  D'Arcy Whipped  cream. 

William  Boyd.     .  .Sunrise  on  the  Grand  Can- 
yon. 

George  Arthur  ...  A  cat  making  its  way  over  a 
wet  surface. 

EUnor  Faire Distant  mountain  peaks 

above  the  clouds. 

Gr.\ce  Gilbert. 


Our  Newest  Funster 

Montpelier,  Vt. 

Here  arc  three  cheers  for  that  funniest  of  fun- 
makers — Harry  Langdon.  He's  just  too  good 
to  be  true.  After  Chaplin  and  Lloyd,  who  will 
always  command  a  large  following,  Langdon 
brings  along  that  something  which  reacts  on  us 
as  a  draught  of  cold  water  after  eating  some- 
thing extremely  salty.  Langdon  will  become  a 
universal  favorite  for  his  face  alone. 

We  have  all  loved  Chaplin  and  Lloyd.  It 
may  be  a  bit  premature,  but  I  predict  a  future 
even  greater  than  that  of  either  of  these  two, 
for  this  new,  droll-faced  person — Harry  Lang- 
don. S.  Garvxy  Thomas. 

Honest,  Here's  a  Banky  Brickbat 

Tacoma,  Wash. 

After  having  read  the  favorable  acclaim 
given  \'ilma  Banky  by  everj'  movie  critic,  may 
i  venture  an  opinion  of  my  own? 

To  begin  with  I  must  admit  that  I  belong  to 
the  narrow-minded  class  which  favors  Ameri- 
can stars.  However,  I  trj'  to  keep  an  open 
mind. 

I  saw  "The  Dark  Angel."  I  was,  as  usual, 
immeasurably  pleased  by  the  performance  of 
that  most  pohshed  and,  thank  God,  natural 
actor,  Ronald  Colman.  But  Miss  Banky! 
Perhaps  I  had  unconsciously  been  expecting 
too  much.  \  lovely  looking  woman,  yes.  An 
unusual  actress,  no!  Just  one  of  the  many 
beauties  of  filmdom,  the  victim  of  lots  of 
favorable  pubUcity.         Joan  Clayborxe. 

Preferences 

Quebec,  Canada. 
Here  are  sL\  observations  not  yet  in  general 
circulation. 

1.  That  Doris  Kenyon  has  the  alivest  face  in 
the  movies  and  has  the  distinction  of  being  the 
only  mo\ae  actress  who  doesn't  look  IBce  a 
mo\ae  actress. 

2.  That  whereas  John  Gilbert  and  Ramon 
Novarro  always  impress  me  as  nice  httle  boys 
tr>-ing  dreadfully  hard  to  be  artisric.  Rod  La 
Rocque  impresses  me  as  a  genuine  artist. 

3-  That  Phyllis  Haver  is  a  peach  to  gaze 
upon,  bathing  suit  or  no  bathing  suit,  and  that 
she  is  a  darned  clever  comedienne  besides  and, 
although  she  will  probably  never  get  it,  she 
deser\-e5  a  large  hunk  of  the  Davies  thunder. 

4.  That  Xeil  Hamilton  is  next  in  the  hne  of 
succession  to  the  crown  that  has  been  worn  in 
turn  by  Jack  Pickford  and  Richard  Barthel- 
mess. 

5-  That  Dorothy  Gish.  unlike  most  of  her 
early  contemporaries,  still  has  a  future. 

6.  And,  that  whereas  the  screen  has  pro- 
duced at  least  six  great  actors,  it  has  had  but 
one  great  actress,  namely,  Pauline  Frederick. 
RrssEii  MacCallum. 

Oh,  Cullen,  Where  Art  Thou? 

St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Allhail  to  James  R.  Quirk.  His  "Speaking  of 
Pictures"  is  the  first  thing  I  read  upon  receiv- 
ing my  copy  of  Photoplay. 

His  article  in  a  recent  number  was  what  I 
had  been  waiting  for.  WTiy,  oh  why,  must  we 
have  all  this  foreign  talent  shoved  down  our 
throats? 

Their  agihty  is  not  to  be  denied,  but  we  have 
talent  right  here  at  home,  that  measures  up  to 
the  same  standard. 

Here's  to  -\merica  first:  To  those  who  have 
been  working  hard,  for  years,  giving  their  best, 
only  to  see  these  importations  taking  the  places 
that  should  be  theirs. 

Mrs.  Wm.  Betz. 
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She  says  she  does 
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THE  quest  is  always  on  in  Hollywood.  It  is  more 
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Students  of  ii  have  found  manifestations  most 
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She  has  been  around  Hollywood  three  years,  as  a 
script  girl.  She  was  a  very  good  script  girl.  But  she 
wanted  to  be  an  actress.  Even  while  she  took  notes 
for  directors  she  was  going  the  rounds  of  the  other 
studios.  One  day  she  made  a  screen  test,  just  to  help  out 
a  friend.     Triumph.     It  registered. 

The  Hollywood  hunters  saw  it.     Alice  was  sent  for. 

Paramount   wanted   her.     First   National   wanted   her. 

Paramount  promised  to  make  her  a  second  Clara  Bow. 

"Second  nothing,"  said  .\lice,  and  went  to  First  National. 

And  there  vou  have  il. 


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V\  riTXESS  the  saddest  sight  of  the  Holl>- 
**  wood  social  season  at  the  Estelle Taylor- 
William  Harrison  (Jack)  Dempsey  housewarm- 
ins- 

Mounds  of  succulent  salads,  stacks  of  sliced 
and  spiced  meats,  savor>-  dressings,  cheeses, 
rt'lishes,  tiny  cakes,  were  spread  for  the  water- 
ing mouth. 

Not  a  nibble  did  Estelle  take  of  them. 

■'Whazza  matter?"  inquired  someone  politely. 

"Screen  test  tomorrow  in  a  Turkish  dancing 
girl's  costume.  A  square  meal,  and  Td  prob- 
ably look  like  a  retired  Dobbin  in  pasture  " 
And  she  bit  otT  a  nice  nourishing  piece  of  air. 

Tell  me  truly,  fawther,  is  fame  worth  it? 


EIL  HAMILTON  is  up  to  his  old  tricks. 
Xo,  I'm  wrong.    Neil's  old  tricks  are  up  to 


him. 

Whichever  way  it  is,  Xeil  who  dotes,  socially, 
on  making  white  bunnies  come  out  of  silk  hats, 
has  purchased  a  magicians'  supply  factory  in 
the  East. 

Charles  Emmett  Mack,  his  staunch  friend, 
calls  him  "the  big  hokum  man  from  Holly- 
wood." 

TT  is  Ted  Cook's  notion  that  Elinor 
-^-Glyn  was  the  author  of  "One  Min- 
ute to  Play." 

HERE'S  joy  to  the  hearts  of  aesthetic  souls. 
And  proof  that  wealth  does  not  always 
dwarf  the  tender  sprouts  of  talent.  Jesse 
Lasky,  Jr.,  sixteen  year  old  son  of  the  man  who 
helped  make  Paramount  what  it  is  today,  has 
published  a  slender  volume  of  verse.  The  book 
is  called  "Songs  from  the  Heart  of  a  Boy"  and 
critics  are  most  kind  to  it. 

THE  most  startling  news  of  the  month  was 
sent  out   with  perfect   seriousness  by  the 
press  department  of  First  National. 

It  was  the  heading  for  a  publicity  article 
and  it  read:  "Origin  of  'Black  Bottom' 
Traced  by  Expert  on  'The  Notorious  Lady.'  " 


OHE  wrote  dashingly  of  idyllic 
^loves.  He  was  an  actor  known  for 
his  vivid  and  searing  wit.  They  met 
at  a  distinguished  dinner. 

"Do  you  know,"  as  she  leaned 
toward  him,  anxious  to  make  con- 
versation, "that  different  people  re- 
mind me  of  different  places.  Irene 
Bordoni  of  Paris,  of  course.  But  I 
can  only  think  of  Cairo  when  I  look 
at  Francine  Larrimore." 

He  raised  his  left  eyebrow,  incred- 
ulously, diabolically. 

Later  she  was  asked  to  dance.  She 
returned  exuding  an  unmistakable 
odor  of  warm  rubber.  Her  reducing 
corset  had   betrayed  her. 

He  smiled  as  he  leaned  toward  her. 

"Youremindme  of  a  certain  place." 

Flattered,  she  breathed,  "Yes?" 

"Akron,  Ohio." 

pVER  since  Frank  Lloyd  and  Wally  Beery 
■'-'were  so  closely  associated  in  making  "The 
Sea  Hawk"  they  have  been  the  greatest  of 
pals.  But  their  friendship  was  almost  rent 
the  other  day  when  they  went  fishing.  The 
fish  swarmed  Wally's  hook  and  left  Frank's  as 
bare  as  a  CataUna  channel  swimmer. 

It  was  then  Frank  refused  to  fish  with  Wally. 
"I'm  sure  you  use  live  mice  for  bait,"  he  said. 

HERE  is  one  for  the  book.  They  tell  it  on 
Roy  D'Arcy,  Metro-Gold  wyn-Mayer's 
favorite  villain.  He  had  been  polishing  each 
shining  idle  hour  by  reading  old  volumes  and 
had  come  forth  with  what  he  thought  was  the 
priceless  motion  picture  plot  of  all  ages.  But 
to  sell  the  idea  to  the  powers- that-be  at  M-G-M 
was  different. 

"I  took  it  to  Louis  B.  Mayer.  To  Thalberg. 
To  Rapf.  To  Stromberg.  Ever>'onc — and 
they  could  not  see  it.  But  finally  I  met  a  man 
who  appreciated  it."     [  cont'd  on  page  112  ) 


Eddie   Cantor   demonstrates   his   idea   of   snappy   service.     Eddie 

plays  a  swift- footed,  fast  pedaling  messenger  in  ''Special  Delivery.** 

The  girl  on  the  handle-bars  is  Jobyna  Ralston.     No,  Geraldine. 

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along.  Her  clothes  are  quite  the  thing  as  she  swings 
expectantly  down  the  street.  Her  complexion  is  young, 
lovely.  And  so  eager,  alert,  is  her  gay,  clean  mind  that 
into  this  shop  she  hastens,  then  out  with  a  bundle. 
Into  that  shop,  then  out  with  another.  "Yes,  this  is  the 
right  cold  cream,"  selecting  the  simplest  of  two  jars — the 
white  fluffy  insides  looking  alike,  equally  fragrant. 
You'd  think  her  rather  casual  about  her  purchases,  till 
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chiffon  hose  of  wonderful  wear.  And  they  prove  the 
finest  powder,  kindest  soap,  longest  wearing  sheer  hose. 

Every  shop  trip  Sally  makes  is  a  triumphant  adven- 
ture. Out  of  magazines  and  newspapers  she  gathers 
the  news  that  means  getting  what  she  wants,  in  the  style 
and  quality  she  wants  it,  at  a  price  it  is  right  to  expect 
to  pay.  She  never  wishes  after  she's  bought  one  thing 
that  she'd  considered  longer  and  bought  another.  For 
Sally  is  sure.  She  has  faith  in  her  own  good  judgment 
and  taste.  Her  choices  come  from  an  easy,  happy 
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"Who?"  exhaled  the  listener. 

"Tourjansky. " 

He's  the  newest  Russian  directorial  importa- 
tion and  his  English  is  as  short  as  his  residence 
in  this  count^>^ 

But  he  was  probably  long  on  artistic  inter- 
pretation. 

TDILL    HART    is    wondering   just 

-*-^what  they  mean.  It's  the  result 
of  a  clipping  from  Sydney,  Australia, 
which  tells  of  a  youth  charged  with 
assault  and  intent  to  kill.  "Accused 
belongs  to  a  good  family,  and  seems 
tohavehadanideatoimitateBillHart, 
the  screen  star,"  the  prosecutor  said 
before  the  acquittal  was  handed 
down. 

ASHORTcabledispatchfromParissaysthat 
Mary  Miles  Minter  and  her  mother  have 
become  reconciled  and  the  dove  of  peace  is 
fluttering  in  the  Shelby  home.  The  sordid 
quarrel  over  money  that  parted  mother  and 
daughter  was  both  senseless  and  disagreeable. 
Marj-  and  her  mother  evidently  found  that 
underneath  all  the  bitterness  there  was  a  spark 
of  family  feeling  still  left.  To  me,  the  story  of 
Man'  Miles  Minter  is  the  saddest  in  all  the 
tales  of  fihndom. 

Mar>'  and  her  mother  have  taken  an  apart- 
ment together  in  Paris. 

I  hope  they  selected  the  Rue  de  la  PaLx  for 
their  home. 

REPORTS  concerning  the  doings  of  Res 
Ingram  on  the  Riviera  are  most  amusing. 
Rex  is  plajing  the  Large  Toad  in  the  Small 
Puddle  and  enjoying  a  furor  he 'never  could 


achiex'c  in  Holl)T\-ood,  where  he  would  be  only 
another  director.  The  inhabitants  of  Nice  call 
Rex  their  "King."  Visiting  damsels  yearn  to 
dance  with  him.  Tourists  look  upon  him  \\\\h 
an  awe  similar  to  that  inspired  by  the  Leaning 
Tower  of  Pisa  and  Xapoleon's  Tomb. 

Rex  plays  the  role  of  Spoiled  Darling  to  per- 
fection. His  costumes  var\^  from  the  robes  of 
an  .\rab  to  the  careless  attire  of  a  Mediterra- 
nean peasant.  Does  he  love  it?  He  eats  it  with 
a   spoon. 

r^VERHEARD  at  the  Hotel  Al- 
^^gonquin:  "There  goes  the  boy 
who  wants  to  play  in  the  screen  ver- 
sion of  *An  American  Tragedy.'" 

"But,  my  dear  Sherlock  Holmes, 
he  is  the  American  tragedy!" 

JOHN  DREW  and  Ethel  Barrymore  attended 
•J  the  invitation  showing  of  John  Barrymore's 
new  picture,  "As  a  Man  Loves."  What  must 
they  think  of  John,  who  has  gone  violently 
movie?  John,  apparently,  is  lost  to  Broadway 
and  to  the  theater.  And,  of  course,  there  may 
be  nothing  to  the  stories  that  he  is  in  love  with 
Dolores  Costello.  But  he  does  manage  to 
give  the  lady  an  inordinate  amount  of  footage 
when  they  play  in  a  picture  together. 

GLORIA  SW.\NSON'S  first  independent 
film,  "The  Loves  of  Sunya, "  opened  the 
new  Roxy  Theater  in  New  York.  Just  before 
the  opening,  Gloria  gave  a  tea  and  wore  a  gold 
metal  cloth  tea  go^-n  which  made  her  look 
more  gorgeous  than  an^'thing  she  has  worn  in 
years.  At  present,  Gloria  is  looking  for  a 
stor}"-  that  will  take  her  to  Europe.  She'd  like 
a  good  business  excuse  for  taking  herself  to 
Paris. 


Mitchell  Leisen,  art  director,  and  Stella  Yeager  were  married 
recently  at  Cecil  De  Mille's  country  home.  And  it  was  a  real 
De  Mille  wedding  because  the  bride  and  bridegroom  wore  Russian 
costumes  and  all  the  food  and  decorations  were  Russian.  The 
only  thing  lacking  was  the  vodka 

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V\  THO  would  believe  that  Harr>'  "Snub" 
*^  Pollard,  comedian,  could  be  "mentally 
cruel"  to  his  fair  young  \vife?  Well,  Judge 
Summcrlield  of  Los  .\ngeles.  who  has  per- 
formed almost  as  many  marriage  ceremonies 
for  movie  folk  as  he  has  granted  divorce  de- 
crees, believes  it.  And  now  the  Pollards  who 
once  were  one  are  two  again. 

'T^HE  World  vouches  for  this  as 
-^  a  true  story.  It  seems  there  is  a 
test  given  to  pupils  of  New  York 
public  schools  called  the  Schick  Test. 
The  Board  of  Education  recently  re- 
ceived the  following  note  of  protest: 
"Dear  Board  of  Health — I  refused  to 
allow  my  little  boy  to  take  the  Schick 
Test.  I  have  read  the  book  and  seen 
the  picture  and  I  do  not  approve  of  it." 

THE  golden  curls  of  I\lar>'  Beth  Milford 
bounced  right  into  the  heart  of  Harold  A. 
Noyes,  a  Hollywood  business  man,  when  she 
was  a  schoolgirl,  and  after  a  career  in  the 
Follies,  Ir\'ing  Berlin's  Music  Box  Revue  and 
motion  pictures,  she  married  him.  Mar>-  Beth 
was  the  sweet  blonde  influence  in  "  The 
Fighting  Blood"  series  with  George  O'Hara. 

THE  Harold  Lloyds  had  business  in  New- 
York,  but  they  postponed  their  trip  until 
after  they  had  celebrated  their  fourth  wed- 
diVig  anniversary  in  Los  Angeles  where  they 
had  celebrated  each  of  the  preceding  three. 
When  they  finally  did  get  started,  they  left 
three-year-old  Mildred  Lloyd  at  home  in  Los 
Angeles  with  her  grandmother. 

A  RTISTIC  to  the  cuticle  is  Made- 
■**-Iine  Hurlock.  In  the  bathroom  of 
her  new  home  stands  a  tub,  black  as 
anunforgiven  lie.  With  it  goes  yellow 
soap  and  towels.  Who  says  a  course 
at  Sennett's  dulls  appreciation  of 
higher  art? 

"CDDIE  CANTOR,  Broadway's  gift  to  pic- 
-'— 'turedom,  emits  a  funny  twitter. 

'"I  am  going  to  apply  for  S50.000  'scandal 
insurance.'  I've  heard  too  much  about 
Holl3'wood  to  go  without  it.  It's  worth  Si,ooo 
to  me  if  a  stoty  is  started  that  I  have  been 
arrested  for  speeding  in  a  high-powered  car 
with  a  cookie  who  refuses  to  give  her  name. 
And  it's  worth  $100,000  if  they  whisper  that  I 
am  spending  my  week-ends  at  Carmel-by-the- 
Sea.'' 

The  sight  of  Eddie  strolling  down  Holly- 
wood Boulevard  the  other  morning  with  ilrs. 
Cantor  didn't  bring  a  glance.  Probably  be- 
cause he  didn't  have  peroxide  hair  and  a  Greek 
profile.  He's  an  earnest  little  chap,  who, 
strangely  enough,  takes  his  picture  career  most 
seriously. 

AX"  ARIE  MOSQUINI  walked  out  of  the  court- 
-'■'■'■house  clutching  a  brand  new  divorce  de- 
cree from  Roy  G.  Harlow,  her  former  husband, 
the  other  day.  Not  many  in  our  primitive  little 
picture  hamlet  knew  that  she  was  married. 
b'he  isn't  now. 

TT  was  her  first  visit  to  a  studio  and 
•*'she  was  making  the  most  of  it.  The 
first  actor  she  met  was  Charlie 
Murray. 

"Oh,  yes,  Mr.  Murray,"  she  gur- 
gled. "'5R)u're  Mae  Murray's  father, 
aren*t  you?" 

"No,"  replied  that  gallant  dandy. 
"You  see,  I  only  went  into  theatricals 
in  1888." 

■^"OT  to  be  outdone  by  Harold  Lloyd's  new 
■*-^  nine-hole  golf  course,  Douglas  Fairbanks 
is  making  plans  for  a  similar  sized  pill  plat  on 
the  Fairbanks-Pickford  ranch  near  Delmar. 
There  will  be  a  covey  of  Spanish  bungalows 


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imperiled,    say    many    authorities, 
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Ordinary  brushing  having  failed  to 
combat  it  effectively,  a  new  way  in  tootli 
cleansing  is  being  advised.  A  way  that 
differs  in  formula  and  effect  from  pre- 
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By  running  your  tongue  across  your 
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not  remove  it. 

Film  absorbs  discolorations  from  food, 
smoking,  etc.  That  is  why,  according  to 
leading  dental  opinion,  teeth  look  dingy 
and  "off  color." 

Film  clings  to  teeth,  gets  into  crevices 
and  stays.  It  invites  and  breeds  the 
germs  of  decay.  And  that  is  why  it  is 
judged  so  grave  a  danger  to  the  teeth 
by  authorities. 

Film  is  the  basis  of  tartar.  And  tartar, 
with  germs,  is  the  chief  cause  of  pyor- 
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Most  dental  authorities  urgently  ad- 
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nearby  to  accommodate  a  thousand  persons, 
and  a  motor  bus  to  contain  eight  sleeping  com- 
partments traveling  between  the  ranch  and 
Hollywood.  Doug  plans  to  be  "Don  Q "  of  this 
little  hacienda. 

TTHE  population  of  HoIljT\-ood  has  been  in- 
■^  creased  by  two.  Joyce  Cowan  and  C. 
Ulrich  Busch  and  if  you  read  further  you  will 
discover  Joyce  is  the  infant  daughter  of 
Leonore  J.  Coffee,  the  scenario  writer,  and 
William  J.  Cowan,  one  of  De  Mille's  able 
assistants.  G.  Ulrich  Busch  is  the  verj-  young 
son  of  Eileen  Percy  and  Ulrich  Busch. 

npHE  molion  picture  colony  has  its  own 
■^  Queen  Marie.  Ifs  Queen  Marie  Prevost 
who.  for  a  day.  will  rule  the  Fresno  Mardi  Gras 
in  that  California  City.  It's  a  yearly  thing 
and  quite  an  honor.  Marie  is  planning  to 
motor  and  thus  avoid  any  regal  railway  compli- 
cations. 

By  the  way,  ^liss  Prevost  has  just  recovered 
from  a  minor  operation  which  delayed  pro- 
duction on  her  picture. 

np\VO  marriages  in  one  year  is  the  record  of 
■^  Alice  Calhoun  who  was  married  to  Max 
Choiiner  at  X'entura  the  other  day  after  her 
marital  ties  to  Mendel  B.  Silverberg  were 
nipped  by  the  scissors  of  annulment. 

•T^E  youngest  set  had  a  great  time  at  a 
■*-  party  given  at  the  Beverly  Hills  home  of 
Care\-  Wilson,  the  scenarist.  Xancy  Holt 
Wilson  was  sLk  years  old  and  among  those  who 
gathered  to  ask  for  their  second  piece  of  cake 
were  Thomasina  Mi.\.  Loris  Xiblo,  Gloria 
Lloyd,  Suxanne  V'idor,  Ruth  Xagel,  Henry 
King.  Jr.,  and  others  whose  papas  and  mamas 
are  in  the  pictures. 

•^ANCY  WILSON'S  birthday 
•^■^  party  reminds  me  of  the  day  she 
was  posing  for  a  local  photographer. 
With  her  was  her  favorite  doll,  a 
china-faced  beauty  with  flaxen  hair. 
Nancy,  who  is  just  six,  looked  at  the 
doll,  looked  at  herself  in  the  mirror, 
adjusted  a  curl  and  turned  to  the 
photographer: 

"Don't  bother  about  making  me 
look  pretty.  I'm  quite  all  right.  But 
do  the  best  you  can  for  the  doll." 

'"pHE  judge  handed  Priscilla  Bonner  a  nice 
-'-  new  document  the  other  day  which  finally 
divorced  her  from  .AJan  .Alexander,  after  a 
separation  of  several  years. 

TAMES  KIRKWOOD  and  his  wife,  LilaLee, 
J  have  temporarily  suspended  work  on  their 
ranch  near  Hemet.  Cal..  and  have  gone  into 
Los  Angeles,  there  to  appear  in  a  revival  of 
Channing  Pollock's  play,  "The  Fool. "  Their 
Hemct  ranch  is  not  far  from  the  ranch  once 
owned  and  operated  by  Xat  Goodwin.  Mrs. 
Kirkwood  is  more  slender  and  better-lookmg 
than  ever.  Jim  Kirkwood  seems  to  remain  in 
status  quo. 

BETTY  BLYTHE,  who  has  appeared  m 
more  than  one  picture  in  which  she  did  not 
wear  much  of  anything,  arrived  in  Hollnvood 
the  other  day  after  two  years  and  two  months 
spent  in  Europe,  and  slie  was  wearing,  among 
other  items,  the  classiest  pair  of  boots  yet  seen 
in  the  land  of  the  Xative  Son. 

GERTRUDE  ASTOR,  whose  real  name  is 
Gertrude  Eyster,  and  who  told  a  judge  in 
Los  Angeles  that  she  was  bom  at  Lima,  Ohio, 
just  twenty-one  years  ago.  was  granted  the 
boon  she  craved — that  of  being  known  at  all 
times  and  places  as  Gertrude  Astor.  "I  have 
a  lot  of  real  estate."  she  told  the  judge,  "and 
it's  all  in  the  name  of  Gertrude  .Astor.  The 
name  of  .Astor  made  me," 


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HEREAFTER,  Shannon  Day  will  be  Shan- 
non Day  all  day  long,  a  judge  in  Eos  An- 
geles having  given  Aliss  Day,  nee  Sylvia  Ai<!a 
Dielz,  legal  permission  to  drop  the  Austrian 
cognomen  and  call  herself  Shannon  Day  in 
private  life  as  well  as  in  the  studios. 

UPSTREAM,"  Jack  Ford's  latest  picture 
for  Fox,  brought  a  llood  of  reminiscences 
from  Raymond  Hitchcock  who  plays  in  it. 
Rut  the  funniest  one  that  I  overheard  con- 
cerned a  monkey.    Let  ITilchcock  IcU  it : 

"Mark  Sullivan  was  m\'  room  mate  and  we 
were  living  on  43rd  Street  under  conditions  al- 
most identical  with  those  being  portrayed  Ijy 
John  Ford  in  this  comedy  drama  of  theatrical 
Ufe. 

"We  were  broke,  behind  in  our  rent  and  out 
of  luck  as  far  as  jobs  were  concerned. 

"'What'U  we  hock  next?'  Sullivan  asked. 

"I  looked  around  helplessly.  'Not  a  thiiv^' 
left  but  our  lights  and  our  make-up  kits."  1 
said,  and  began  groaning  again.  We  didn't 
dare  go  down  to  the  dining  room.  The  land- 
lady was  laying  for  us.  Blood  in  her  eye? 
I'll  say  there  was. 

"Just  then  an  Italian  came  along  grinding 
a  hand-organ  and  soon  a  monke}^  climbed  up 
the  porch.  He  had  a  tiny  red  hat  and  a  hearty 
handshake.  This  was  \^hat  I  discovered.  But 
Sullivan  had  made  a  far  more  important  dis- 
covery. The  monkey  when  shaken  pla\fully 
•coughed  up  se\enteen  cents.  He  had  been 
concealing  them  in  his  mouth,  holding  out  on 
the  wop.  We  blessed  the  monk,  borrowed 
thirteen  cents  and  made  a  meal  in  a  cheap 
restaurant.    Dear  little  monk." 

UNCLE  CARL  L.XEMMLE,  who  is  sixty 
years  young,  was  given  a  birthday  dinner 
in  Los  .Vngeles  at  which  a  few  of  the  guests  were 
Will  Hays  of  Indiana  and  all  points  north, 
south,  east  and  west.  Jack  Dempsey.  George 
Young,  the  sea-going  youth  from  Toronto. 
Marcus  Loew,  Douglas  Fairbanks,  Jesse  L. 
Lasky  and  Hal  Roach.  j\Ir.  Roach  made  a 
speech  in  which  he  described  the  dear  dead 
past  when  he  was  getting  three  dollars  a  day 
as  a  super  at  Universal  City.  Rupert  Hughes 
was  toastmaster. 

T  TIRGINTA  V.\LLI,  whom  nothing  can  dis- 
V  may,  has  completely  recovered  from  an 
operation  for  appendicitis-  One  of  the  most 
ardent  pedestrians  in  Hollywood,  her  chief 
objection  to  the  operation,  she  said,  was  that 
during  her  convalescence  she  could  not  get 
out  and  do  her  daily  dozen  miles. 

TACK  GILBERT,  Donald  Ogden  Stewart, 
J  the  writer,  Mrs.  Stewart,  and  Miss  Marjory' 
Ames,  a  relative  of  Jlrs.  Stewart,  were  dri\ing 
back  from  San  Diego  to  Los  Angeles,  as  nice 
as  you  please,  when  suddenly  the  car.  of  which 
Jack  Gilbert  was  skipper,  failing  to  straighten 
out  as  it  went  round  a  cur\'e  near  La  Jolla. 
turned  turtle.  But  the  Gilbert  luck  held,  and 
nobody  received  more  than  a  few  scratches. 

r^OXSTANCE  TALMADGE.  Marshall 
^'^Xeilan,  and  Captain  .\listair  JIackintosh  of 
Scotland,  where  the  Scotch  is  supposed  to  come 
from,  dined  <;/  nuissc  the  other  evening  in  a 
restaurant  in  Hollywood.  Which  social  note 
would  hardly  be  worth  the  trouble  of  putting 
down  if  it  was  not  for  the  fact  that  Captain 
Alistair  Mackintosh  is  the  five-months  sepa- 
rated husband  of  the  nimble-witted  Connie. 
"There  is  no  reason,"  said  she,  "  why  I  should 
not  dine  with  a  man,  even  if  he  is  my  husband.'' 
But  the  reconciliation  seems  to  be  as  far  off 


TN  HollyTiVood,  the  other  night,  there  w'as  a 
■^high  class  revival  of  the  dash  and  eclat  with 
which  the  Keystone  cops  used  to  rush  to  the 
rescue  in  days  gone  by.  This  time.  Xorma 
Shearer  had  telephoned  to  the  HolKnvood 
Police  Station  to  ask  that  a  guard  be  sent  to 
her  house,  she  and  her  secretary  having  seen  a 
suspicious  character  lurking  about  the  prem- 


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ises.  Miss  Shearer  told  the  constabulary  that 
before  said  suspicious  character  was  seen,  a 
girl  friend  had  reported  ha\'inj;  overheard  a 
cafe  conversation  the  general  purport  of  which 
was  that  the  Shearer  home  was  to  be  robbed. 

When  the  cops  were  told  that  it  was  the 
beauteous  Norma  who  was  in  danger,  they 
piled  out  regardless  of  trouble  and  expense. 
But  all  they  had  for  their  trouble  was  their 
pains.  The  midnight  marauder,  or  marauders, 
had  gone  away  without  leaving  any  forwarding 
address- 

But  John  Law  stayed  on  the  job  till  came  the 


dawn,  beautiful  damsels  in  distress  being  en- 
titled to  most  of  the  breaks — and,  even  in 
Hollywood,  getting  them  most,  if  not  all  of  the 
time. 

npHE  latest  addition  to  the  list  of  gilded  cafes 
■^  along  Hollywood  Boule%-ard  is  the  sole  and 
exclusive  property  of  Leach  Cross,  sometime 
box-fighter.  His  good  friend,  Bull  Montana, 
his  other  good  friend,  James  J.  Corbett,  and 
his  other  good  friend,  James  J.  Jeffries,  were 
guests  of  honor  at  the  opening.  A  quiet  time 
was  had  by  all. 


Perfect  Behavior  in  Hollywood 


[  CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  57  ] 


and  he  discovers  that  there  is  a  look  about 
the  ej'es  which  strongly  suggests  Nietzsche 
or  Dostoiewsky. 

He  also  discovers  that  he  needs  a  shave. 
On  his  way  to  the  bathroom  the  telephone 
rings  and  Mr.  Stewart  answers. 

"Hello."  says  a  voice. 

"Hello"  replies  the  famous  author. 

"Don't  j'ou  know  who  this  is?"  asks  the 
voice. 

"No,"  replies  Mr.  Stewart. 

"Guess,"  suggests  the  voice. 

Mr.  Stewart  guesses. 

"Mabel,"  he  says. 

"No,"  replies  the  party  at  the  other  end  of 
the  line. 

"Ethel,"  guesses  Mr.  Stewart. 

There  is  a  giggle  at  the  other  end. 

"No,"  says  the  voice.  "This  is  tlie  .Ameri- 
can Drop  Forge  and  Tool  Company  and  we 
are  just  crazy  about  your  books  out  here  and 
we  wonder  if  you  would  write  something  for  our 
Employe's  Magazine  on  'The  Future  of 
IMoving  Pictures.'  " 

Mr.  Stewart  hesitates  a  moment  and  then 
begins. 

"Moving  pictures,"  he  says,  "have  no 
future.     They   are    not    an    Art.     They    are 


merely  a  Business  in  the  hands  of  a  low-grade 
class  of  morons  and  I  would  rather  die  than 
be  connected  in  any  way — " 

At  that  moment  the  doorbell  rings. 

"Excuse  me,"  says  Mr.  Stewart  into  the 
telephone  and  he  goes  to  the  front  door.  It 
is  a  messenger  boy  with  a  telegram.  Mr. 
Stewart  opens  and  reads. 

WILL  YOU  ACCEPT  FIFTEEN  THOU- 
SAND DOLLARS  FOR  PICTURE  RIGHTS 
TO  YOUR  LATEST  BOOK?  WOULt) 
PREFER  TO  HAVE  YOU  PRESENT 
DURING  SCREENING  AT  SALARY  OF 
THOUSAND  DOLLARS  A  WEEK  AND 
ALL  EXPENSES  TO  COAST.     ANSWER. 

Mr.  Stewart  hesitates  a  moment  and 
writes  out  an  answer.  Then  he  returns  to 
the  telephone. 

"Ihave  just  had  a  vision,"  he  says.  "A  beau- 
tiful, wonderful  vision — and  my  eyes  have  been 
opened — and  I  see  that  what  the  motion- 
picture  business  needs  is  men  like  myself — 
men  with  culture — men  with  sensitiveness  to 
the  finest  in  Art — men  with  ideals." 

Meanwhile  the  editor  of  Photoplay  has 
been  waiting  two  months  for  Chapter  VIII 
of    "Perfect   Behavior   in   Hollywood"    and 


It  was  Olive  Borden's  first  trip  to  New  York,  so  she  brought  her 

mother  with  her.     Olive  is  now  working  at  the  Fox  Studio  in  '■'"The 

Joy  Girl,"  which  is  being  directed  by  Allan  Dwan 

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when  it  finally  arrives  he  corrects  the  spelling 
and  punctuation  and  cuts  out  four  or  five  of 
the  dullest  paragraphs  with  the  following 
result. 

CHAPTER  Vin 

*^ Publicity  and  Art" 

Last  month  for  maybe  it  was  two  months 
ago)  we  discussed  some  of  the  final  steps  in 
preparation  for  the  actual  "shooting"  of  the 
picture  and  this  month  we  are  going  to  devote 
our  attention  to  the  remaining  activities 
necessary  before  the  cameras  can  actually 
begin  "grmding." 

TN  the  first  place,  the  wheels  of  the  Publicity 
-^■Department  must  be  set  in  motion  in  order 
that  the  public  may  begin  to  be  prepared  for 
the  proper  reception  of  the  picture  when  it  is 
released. 

This  is  done  by  "planting"  interesting  stories 
about  the  picture  and  its  stars  in  various 
newspapers  so  that  excitement  about  the  pro- 
duction will  be  gradually  brought  to  fever 
heat  all  over  the  country. 

Thus,  for  example,  if  your  picture  is  to  be 
the  "Life  of  Christ,"  a  very  good  publicity 
story  would  be  something  like  tie  following: 

ACTRESS  FAVORS  VIRGIN  BIRTH 
Los  Angeles.  Calif..  March  4.  1927— Traffic  was 
suspended  for  more  than  half  an  hour  at  the  corner 
of  Broad\vay  and  Seventh  Streets  this  afternoon 
when  Katherine  Foy,  a  pretty  little  Metro-Gold- 
w>-n-Mayer  star,  appeared  with  scenes  from  Biblical 
history  tattooed  on  her  legs  in  place  of  stockings. 
When  arraigned  before  Police  Judge  Everhardt. 
Miss  Foy  explained  that  the  left  leg  was  devoted  to 
the  Old  Testament  and  the  right  leg  to  the  New,  and 
she  was  released  with  a  reprimand.  Miss  Foy, 
who  is  to  have  the  role  of  Cleopatra  in  the  forth- 
coming production  of  the  "Life  of  Christ,'*  was 
recently  elected  an  honorary  member  of  the  fire 
department  in  Beverly  Hills  where  she  has  her  home. 

So  much  for  the  preliminary  publicity. 
Further  instruction  will  be  given  in  this  im- 
portant branch  of  film  technique  as  the 
occasion  warrants  it. 

^^NE  more  detail  which  must  be  regulated  be- 
^^fore  the  actual  taking  of  pictures  can  com- 
mence is  the  question  of  providing  settings  for 
the  various  scenes.  This  is  not,  however, 
di£&cult.  for  luckily  the  city  of  Los  Angeles 
and  its  environs  happens  to  look  exactly  like 
everything  imaginable,  from  the  Court  of  the 
Queen  of  Sheba  to  moonlight  over  Harvard 
college,  and  that  takes  care  of  aU  the  external 
settings. 

As  for  the  interiors,  the  Art  Department 
will  provide  for  that  by  suggesting  that  the 
"set"  which  they  use  for  a  ranch  house  in 
"Custer's  Last  Stand"  and  a  comer  of  the 
iSth  century  Paris  in  "La  Boheme"  and  a 
Society  woman's  boudoir  in  "Old  Ironsides" 
will  also  be  perfectly  all  right  for  the  "Life 
of  Christ. " 

And  the  Art  Department  will  be  backed 
up  by  the  Production  Manager  who  controls 
the  expenditures  and  that  is  all  there  is  to 
be  said  about  that. 


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How  to  look  years  younger 

THOUSANDS  upon  thousands  of 
women  no  longer  permit  these  tell- 
tale signs  of  premature  age some- 
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They  have  found,  as  you  will  find,  that 
Dorothy  Gray' s  scientific  treatments  work 
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Have  you  caughl  the  scent  of  any  such  men? 

Not  yet.  There  are  some  highly  skillful 
craftsmen  in  Hollywood.  (I  judge  them  by 
their  talk:  I  have  not  seen  their  actual  pic- 
tures) They  tackle  the  problems  of  their 
business  in  a  very  intelligent  manner.  They 
know  what  they  are  trying  to  do.  They  are, 
in  the  main,  ver>'  modest  fellows,  and  despite 
the  legend  to  the  c'-trar>',  are  quite  willing  to 
listen  to  advice,  even  when  it  is  ignorant.  They 
have  learned  a  lot  from  the  Germans.  But  I 
think  it  would  be  stretching  a  point  to  say 
that  there  are  any  first-rate  artists  among 
them — as  yet.  They  are  adept,  but  not  in- 
spired. 

The  movies  need  a  Shakespeare.  If  he  is  in 
Hollywood  today,  he  is  probably  bootlegging, 
running  a  pants  pressing  parlor,  or  grinding  a 
camera  crank.  The  movie  magnates  seek  him 
in  literary  directions.    They  pin  their  faith  to 


new  Zane  Grey  picture,  but  I  had  to  decline, 
for  my  old  gift  for  epigram  has  begun  to  leave 
me.  IrWng  Thalberg  and  Louis  B.  Mayer  pro- 
posed to  star  me  in  a  picture  called  "The 
Aphrodisiac,"  but  I  incline  to  think  that  they 
were  spoofing.  When  Lionel  Barr>'more  heard 
of  it,  he  threatened  to  bum  down  the  Metro 
studio. 

When  do  you  think  the  Shakespeare  of  the 
movies  will  appear?  Atid  where  will  he  come 
from? 

God  knows.  He  may  even  be  an  American, 
as  strange  as  it  may  seem.  One  thing,  only. 
I  am  sure  of:  he  will  not  get  much  for  his 
masterpieces.  He  will  have  to  give  them  away. 
But  the  first  manager  who  puts  them  on  will 
lose  money.  The  movies  today  are  too  rich 
to  have  any  room  for  genuine  artists.  They 
produce  superb  craftsmen,  but  no  artists.  Can 
you  imagine  a  Beethoven  making  Sioo,ooo  a 


Answers  to  Whose  Legs 

1 .  The  legs  of  Julia  Fa  ye — a  pioneer  in  the  short  skirt  mo\e- 
ment. 

2.  They  belong  to  Alberta  Vaughn.    Cute,  aren't  they? 

3.  The  ones  in  black  tights  were  owned  by  Fay  Templeton 
and  were  a  rage  among  the  dudes. 

4.  Mary  Pickford — in  cotton  stockings. 

5.  Myrna  Loy — and  we  had  you  fooled  here. 

6.  The  athletic  legs  belong  to  Olive  Borden. 

7.  And  the  dancing  limbs  are  Joan  Crawford's. 

8.  Naturally,   you  guessed   this  pair — Betty  Bronson,   the 
elfin  child. 

9.  Louise  Brooks.     Don't  be  silly! 

10.  Frankie  Bailey,  of  course! 


novelists  and  playi;\'rights.  I  presume  to  be- 
lieve that  this  is  bad  medicine. 

The  fact  that  a  man  can  write  a  competent 
novel  is  absolutely  no  reason  for  assuming  that 
he  can  write  a  competent  film.  The  two  things 
are  as  utterly  unlike  as  Pilsner  and  Coca-Cola. 
Even  a  sound  dramatist  is  not  necessarily  a 
competent  scenario- writer. 

What  the  mo\ies  need  is  a  school  of  authors 
who  will  forget  all  dialogue  and  description, 
and  tr>'  to  set  forth  their  ideas  in  terms  of  pure 
motion.  It  can  be  done,  and  it  \\'ill  be  done. 
The  German,  Dr.  Mumau,  showed  the  way  in 
certain  scenes  of  "The  Last  Laugh."  But  the 
American  magnates  continue  to  buy  bad  novels 
and  worse  plays,  and  then  put  over-worked 
professionals  to  the  sorr>^  job  of  translating 
them  into  movies.  It  is  like  hiring  men  to 
translate  college  yells  into  riddles.  Aeschylus 
himself  would  be  stumped  by  such  a  task. 

Have  you  ever  thaught  of  venturi?ig  into  the 
art  yourself? 

\\Tiy  should  I?  Have  I  ever  ventured  into 
architecture?  Or  viola  playing?  Let  every 
man  stick  to  his  natural  trade.  Mine  is  that 
of  dogmatic  theology.  I  hope  to  write  a  new 
Ten  Commandments  before  I  die.  Moses  has 
kept  his  monopoly  too  long.  Walter  Wanger 
ofi^ered  me  Sioo.ooo  to  write  the  titles  for  a 

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}'ear?  If  so,  then  you  ha\'e  a  better  imagina- 
tion than  Beethoven  himself.  No,  the  present 
movie  folk,  I  fear,  will  ne\er  quite  solve  the 
problem,  save  by  some  act  of  God.  They 
think  too  much  about  money.  They  have 
allowed  it  to  become  too  important  to  them, 
and  believe  they  couldn't  get  along  \\'ithout  it. 
This  is  an  unfortunate  delusion. 

Money  is  important  to  mountebanks,  but 
not  to  artists.  The  first  really  great  movie, 
when  it  comes  at  last,  will  probably  cost  less 
than  Si,ooo.  A  true  artist  is  always  a  roman- 
ric.  He  doesn't  ask  what  the  job  will  pay;  he 
asks  if  it  will  be  interesting.  In  this  way  all 
the  loveliest  treasures  of  the  human  race  have 
been  fashioned — by  careless  and  perhaps  some- 
what foolish  men.  The  late  Johann  Sebastian 
Bach,  compared  to  a  movie  star  with  nine 
automobiles,  was  simply  a  damned  fool.  But 
I  cherish  the  feeling  that  a  scientific  inquiry 
would  also  develop  other  differences  between 
them. 

What  do  you  think,  Hcrr  Mencken,  of  the  act- 
ing in  the  movies? 

A  delicate  question,  for  I  have  seen  none. 
But  let  me  add  hastily  that  I  have  a  low 
opinion  of  acting  and  hence  rejoice.  The 
professional  actor,  as  he  reveals  himself  on  the 
speaking  stage,  is  simply  a  walking  artificial- 


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ity.  The  better  he  acts,  the  worse  his  acting. 
What  he  represents  is  no  human  beings,  but 
stuffed  dummies  out  of  the  immemorial  store- 
house of  the  stage. 

I  USED  to  be  a  professional  dramatic  critic, 
and  had  a  considerable  knack  for  the  science. 
But  I  gave  it  up  because  looking  at  acting  was 
damaging  my  health.  In  the  few  movies  that 
I  have  seen  I  saw  nothing  properly  describable 
as  acting.  I  simply  saw  groups  of  more  or  less 
charming  people  trying  to  appear  natural.  It 
was  often  «/cry  attractive,  as  the  acting  of  little 
girls  is  attractive.  But  it  would  have  made 
the  late  Richard  Mansfield  yell.  He  was  a 
true  actor.  He  staggered  his  audiences  with 
his  technical  virtuosity,  but  so  far  as  I  can 
recall  he  never  produced  any  illusion.  No  one 
ever  believed  that  his  Baron  Chcvrial  was  real. 
But  the  people  who  appear  in  the  movies  often 
achieve  something  very  close  to  reality.  Are 
they  at  times  gaiic/ie  and  preposterous?  Then 
so  are  you.  and  so  is  your  old  man.  Then  so  am  I . 

Yon  propose,  ihni,  that  professional  actors  be 
kept  out  of  the  fibns^ 

There  is  no  need  to  propose  it:  the  public 
is  doing  it.  Very  few  professional  actors  of 
any  skill  and  experience  have  ever  succeeded 
on  the  screen.  I  am  surely  no  admirer  of  the 
pubHc,  but  in  this  case  it  seems  to  show  a  sound 
instinct. 

The  movies  began  by  trying  to  represent, 
not  the  artificialities  that  prevail  on  the  stage, 
but  life  itself.  Thus  a  taste  for  realism  was 
implanted  in  their  audience,  and  to  this  day 
that  audience  remains  impatient  of  the  facti- 
tious strutting  and  posturing  that  is  pro- 
fessional acting.  It  prefers  a  charming  woman, 
engaged  only  upon  being  charming,  to  all  the 
most  accomplished  face-puUers  and  eye- 
poppers  in  the  world.    So  do  I. 

Ethe  course  of  my  few  visits  to  the  movie 
parlors  I  have  seen  gals  so  lovely  that  I  rushed 
home  to  write  them  fan  letters.  True  enough, 
I  always  signed  such  letters  with  false  names 
and  so  avoided  scandal;  nevertheless,  I  wrote 
them.  Perhaps  many  a  worthy  and  beautiful 
girl  at  Hollywood  cherishes  such  a  letter  today, 
wondering  all  the  while  how  Seth  Burkhardt, 
of  Red  Lion,  Pa.,  ever  achieved  so  delicate 
and  eloquent  a  prose  style.  I  was  too  bashful 
to  inquire  when  I  was  there.  I  assume  that 
the  male  stars  of  the  screen  get  many  similar 
letters  from  female  literati.  Very  few  of  these 
stars,  thank  God,  are  actors.  The  great  films 
of  the  future,  like  the  good  films  of  today,  will 
be  mainly  done  by  amateurs. 

But  certainly  you  except  suck  superb  actors  as 
EmilJannings? 

I  do  not.  Jannings  is  unquestionably  a 
competent  actor.  He  has  mastered  the  tech- 
nique of  the  craft.  But  put  him  beside  an 
earnest  amateur,  and  at  once  the  hollowness 
of  acting  becomes  manifest.  Turn  to  "The 
Last  Laugh."  Jannings  gave  a  very  good 
performance  in  that  fihn.  He  was  full  of 
tricks  and  ingenuities.  He  played  every 
scene  in  a  highly  dexterous  manner.  But  he 
was  never  real  for  an  instant.  No  one  actual- 
ly mistook  him  for  the  old  fellow  he  was 
playing. 

Well,  in  the  same  play  there  was  another 
performer  who  achieved  the  effect  of  reality 
almost  perfectly.  He  played  the  ancient  who 
is  Jannings'  successor  as  keeper  of  the  hotel 
wash-room.  I  went  to  the  trouble  of  inquiring 
about  him  of  secret  agents  in  Berlin.  They 
reported  that  he  was  an  amateur — an  old  goat 
who  yearned  to  appear  in  the  films,  and  was 
given  his  chance  because  Jannings  happened 
to  know  him.  He  was  a  waiter  by  profession. 
One  of  the  most  eminent  of  American  lady 
stars,  I  have  heard,  was  once  a  waitress.  Why 
not?  There  is  too  much  prejudice  in  such 
matters.    I  put  waiters  far  above  golf  players. 

Arc  you  against  the  star  system? 

I  am  neither  for  it  nor  against  it.  A  star 
is  simply  a  performer  who  pleases  better  than 
the  average.  Certainly  I  see  no  reason  why 
such  a  performer  should  not  be  paid  a  large 


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should  come  from  the  stars  themselves — that 
is,  assuming  them  to  be  artists.  The  system 
diverts  them  from  iheir  proper  business  of 
trying  to  produce  charming  and  amusing 
movies,  and  converts  them  into  bogus  society 
folk.  What  could  be  more  ridiculous?  -And 
pathetic?  I  go  further:  it  is  tragic.  Nothing, 
indeed,  is  more  tragic  in  this  world  than  for 
otherwise  decent  people  to  meanly  admire  and 
imitate  mean  things.  One  may  have  some 
respect  for  the  mo\ie  lady  who  buys  books 
and  sets  up  as  an  intellectual,  for  it  is  a  worthy 
thing  to  want  to  be  (ot  even  simply  to  want 
to  appear)  well-informed  and  intelligent. 
But  I  can  see  nothing  worthy  in  wanting  to  be 
mistaken  for  the  president  of  a  bank. 

A  RTISTS  should  sniff  at  such  dull  drudges, 
''*-not  imitate  them.  The  movies  will  leap 
ahead  the  day  some  star  in  Hollywood  organizes 
a  string  quartette  and  begins  to  study  Mozart. 
One  blast  of  Mozart  makes  a  cleaner  air  than 
all  the  Rolls-Royces  ever  built. 

Have  you  anyth'mg  ynore  to  say  upon  the 
fascinating  subject? 

Not  a  word.  I  have  said  a  great  deal  too 
much  already.  I  shall  catch  hell  from  many 
kind  friends,  and  no  doubt  justly.  They  will 
accuse  me  of  making  free  with  their  con- 
fidences. But  all  their  real  confidences  I 
reserve  in  petto:  to  violate  them  would  be  to 
shock  the  countrv'. 

Holh'wood,  I  believe,  is  full  of  unhappy 
people.  Many  of  its  notables  are  successful 
and  rich,  but  I  don't  think  that  many  of  them 
are  satisfied.  The  sort  of  attention  that  falls 
upon  a  movie  personage  is  irksome,  and,  in 
most  of  its  aspects,  insulting.  There  may  be 
men  and  women  out  there  who  enjoy  being 
pawed  and  applauded  by  millions  of  idiots, 
but  if  so  I  am  not  acquainted  \v\\h  them. 

I  recall  a  conversation  ^ith  the  late  Val- 
entino. He  was  precisely  as  happy  as  a  small 
boy  being  kissed  by  two  himdred  fat  aunts. 
\'enetian  palaces  and  one  hundred  pairs  of 
pantaloons  are  not  for  artists — and  \''alentino, 
within  his  limits,  tried  to  be  one,  and  thought 
of  himself  as  one.  He  was.  under  the  surface, 
a  sad  3'oung  man.  He  has,  in  the  movdes, 
plenty  of  brothers — and  sisters. 


Let's  all  break  down  and  cry  over 
the  sad  plight  of  Lita  Grey  Chaplin. 
The  club  women  of  Los  Angeles  are 
thinking  of  taking  up  a  collection 
to  provide  her  with  spending  mon- 
ey, until  she  reaches  a  settlement 
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A  Power  for  Peace 

Pasadena,  Calif. 
I  have  just  seen  "What  Price  Cilon-."  and  it 
has  filled  me  with  such  gratitude  that  I  must 
write  of  it.  All  those  who  have  thought  of  it, 
all  realize  that,  if  civilization  is  to  continue, 
war  must  be  stopped — altogether  and  forever. 
But  they  also  realize  that  nothing  can  be  done 
until  the  world  is  awakened  to  its  need.  Now 
the  cinema  is  obviously  the  strongest  and  most 
far  reaching  influence  in  the  world  today.  One 
motion  picture,  showing  war  stripped  of  all 
the  sentimental  illusions  that  those  who  know 
nothing  of  it  have  always  associated  with  it, 
will  reach  more  people  than  a  hundred  pam- 
phlets written  by  the  greatest  sages  of  the  age 
And  that  motion  picture  has  been  given  to  us 
in  "What  Price  Glory."  No  one  can  see  it 
without  realizing  to  the  full,  not  only  the 
horror  and  futility  of  war,  but  its  utter  nccd- 
Icssness  and  senselessness.  Will  you  allow  me 
to  express  through  your  magazine  my  heart- 
felt thanks  to  those  who  created  it?  For  they 
have  perpetrated  a  tilm  which  is  a  benefit,  not 
only  to  art  but  to  humanity. 

Ruth  Y.ankes. 

Movies  and  Marriage 

Ft.  Wayne.  Ind. 

Movies  may  come  and  movies  may  go  but 
the  brickbats  go  on  forever,  also  divorces. 
And  why  not? 

Wives  spend  one  half  of  the  week  at  the 
movies,  enjoying  them  sometimes  but  for  the 
most  picking  the  poor  stars,  directors  and  pic- 
tures to  pieces. 

The  balance  of  the  week  is  dedicated  to 
getting  their  none  too  kind  opinions  down  on 
paper  and  off  to  the  different  publications, 
there  to  arouse  the  ire  and  hastily  though 
none  the  less  energetically,  written  replies  of 
the  first  parties'  champion  epitaph  hurler. 

And  all  this  time  hundreds  of  poor  husbands 
have  to  pay  for  said  wife's  literary  efforts  by 
eating  canned  pork  and  beans  (and  alas,  losing 
their  temper  trying  to  locate  the  pork), sardines 
and  the  rest  of  it. 

Will  some  obliging  person  kindly  tell  mc  why 
their  better  half  don't  put  a  stop  to  it? 

It  is  a  tragedy  that  wives  cannot  be  bought 
at  the  delicatessen,  as  many  of  their  meals  are. 
For  then  if  they  proved  unsatisfactory  one 
could  promptly  return  them  and  get  a  refund. 

Oh  well,  we  all  ha\e  our  crosses  to  bear  and 
here's  more  power  to  brickbat  throwers  and 
meals  a  la  can. 

Buck  up,  husbands,  things  will  be  better 
when  ihcy  don't  make  movies — maybe! 

Miss  Bee  Piekce. 

For  More  and  Better  Meighan 

Worchester.  ]\Iass. 

Just  a  little  criticism  on  the  parts  given  to 
Thomas  Meighan. 

Thomas  Meighan,  I  know,  is  one  of  the 
favorite  Irish  gentlemen  of  the  iVIovie  World. 
I  do  not  think  he  does  himself  justice  in  the 
parts  given  to  him  in  his  recent  pictures. 

His  work  in  Irish  parts  naturally  is  good, 
for  he  cannot  lose  that  happy  roguish  smile  and 
manner  characteristic  of  his  race,  and  which  is 
a  tonic  to  both  young  and  old. 

His  work  in  "Manslaughter"  and  "The 
Miracle  Man"  was  exceptionally  good,  and 
they  arc  plays  which  when  spoken  of  create 
enthusiasm  for  both  play  and  players.  In  the 
above  plays,  and  others  of  their  kind,  Thomas 
Meighan  shows  himself  able  to  portray  the 
happy-go-lucky  type,  the  down-and-out  man 
of  the  Underworld,  and  al>ove  all  the  wonder- 
fully clean  lover.  He  has  a  large  following  and 
I  know  the  public  would  like  to  see  him  in 
heavier  parts.  Gertrude  A.  Boland. 


our 


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CuTEX  Cuticle  Re- 
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he  removed  to  show  the 
beauty  of  the  nail  base. 


The  new  Cutex  Cuticle  Cream 
created  to  supply  the  missing  oils  to 
the  cuticle.  Used  regularly  after  re- 
moving all  dead  cuticle,  it  is  a  simple 
matter  to  have  perfect  ovals. 


The  t2ew  Cutex  Cuticle  Oil  is 
like  the  Cream — but  in  liquid  form. 
Use  it  as  part  of  your  manicure. 
And  also  at  night  until  the  dry  con- 
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'* /OOVELY  oval-shaped  nails  depend 
c^"^  on  the  beautiful  curve  around 
the  nail  base  which  comes  only  when 
two  things  are  done  for  the  cuticle — 
One,  you  must  remove  the  dead  cuticle. 
Two,  you  must  restore  the  missing  oils  '* 
— so  says  Northam  Warren,  the  great 
authority  on  the  manicure. 

And  so  with  Cutex,  already  being  used 
for  removing  all  dead  cuticle,  Northam 
Warren  has  now  especially  created  these 
two  marvelous  new  preparations  for  the 
second  step— supplying  the  cuticle  with  its 
missing  oils.  They  make  the  cuticle  so  soft 
and  pliant  it  Js  easy  to  train  to  a  lovely  oval. 
Immediately  the  nails  are  almond  shape, 
the  fingers  look  long  and  slender! 

But  remember  your  nails  can't  look  nice 


if  old  dead  cuticle  is  left  clinging  to  the 
nails.  Even  the  wonderful  new  Cream  or 
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Then  supply  the  lacking  oils  to  the 
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Mr.  \Yarren  will  send  you  samples  of  the 
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I  was  just  one  of  the  hundreds  sitting  in  a 
theater  watchinR  "The  Big  Parade." 

1  hat  wonderful  accompanying  orchestra 
sounded  the  cr>- — sirens,  horns,  whistles  of 
even'  description  drew  me  to  the  edge  of  the 
seat  and  close  to  the  man  next  to  me — whj-? 
Because  just  what  we  were  seeing  now,  we 
had  been  through  together,  nine  years  before. 

From  the  time  Mr.  Gilbert  "patted"  his 
foot  on  the  floor  of  his  Httle  sport  car.  till  he 
came  back  over  the  hill  in  France,  with  that 
queer  "straddling"  walk,  I  never  gained 
control. 

If  Miss  Adoree  could  have  held  that  truck 
and  the  picture  could  have  ended  there,  I 
would  have  been  happy. 

fDo  I  remember  the  barracks  that  night 
seething  with  men ,  one  man — back  in  Co- 
lumbia, S.  C,  and  the  next  morning— not  a 
soul — gone —  That  same  feeling  a  gin'w — when 
the  truck  left  Mclisande  in  the  road  ) 

But  to  have  missed  Mr.  Gilbert  going 
through  the  machine  gun  infested  forest,  with 
that  helpless  but  "go  on"  look,  would  have 
been  terrible. 

To  me,  this  picture  can  never  be  equalled 
in  directing,  photography,  acting  and  pathos. 
Mrs.  EiCvEST  Knapp. 


More  for  ''SteUa  Dallas'' 

Phoenix,  Ariz. 

OhI  I  have  just  come  from  seeing  "Stella 
Dallas,"  and  I  am  so  excited!  There  could 
never  be  a  picture  of  more  pathos.  It  is  just 
be\'ond  compare.  It  is  gorgeous,  wonderful, 
superb  I 

The  performance  of  Lois  Moran  as  Laurel 
and  of  Belle  Bennett  as  SteJlii  Dallas  surely 
could  not  be  more  real  or  more  sincere.  They 
seemed  to  put  their  ver>-  souls  into  their  acting. 
Samuel  Goldw>Ti  cannot  be  praised  enough 
for  picking  out  such  a  perfect  cast.  Henr>' 
King,  the  director,  surely  must  have  had  lots 
to  do  with  the  success  of  the  photoplay,  for  a 
director  can  make  or  spoil  a  picture. 

I  ad\'ise  all  my  friends  and  readers  of 
Photoplay   to   see   "Stella  Dallas."      If   it 


doesn't  touch  your  heart,  and  make  the  tears 
come.  I'll  swear  that  you  have  a  heart  of  stone. 
I  read  the  book  and  the  picture  could  not  have 
a  more  perfect  representation. 

R.  E.  M. 

The   Essence   of  Betty    Bronson 

Vancouver,  B.  C. 
-A  hunmiing  bird  dipping  into  the  dowers'  cups; 
Perfumed  zephyrs  floating  by; 
Sunrise  in  summer; 

The  ghost  of  all  the  little  joys  we  have  known; 
Laughter  of  children  at  play. 
And  the  heart  of  a  Jacqueminot  rose; 
'Tis  Betty  Bronson, 
The  wonder-woman, 
With  the  soul  of  Peter  Pan, 

a  sage's  mind 
And  the  outer  semblance  of  a  joyous  child. 

M.ARC.ARV   McInTVRE. 


Photos  of  the  Fair 

Atlanta,  Ga. 

Whenever  I  pick  up  a  copy  of  Photoplay, 
I  am  sure  the  eye  will  be  pleased  with  some 
photos  of  loveliness  which  will  gladden  the 
heart,  and  likewise  some  reading  matter  to 
divert  the  mind  from  the  more  commonplace 
things  of  a  humdrum  existence. 

.\nd  it's  a  real  relief  to  see  in  print  those 
likenesses  of  screen  favorites,  for  while  I've 
never  seen  a  screen  photo  of  a  feminine  star 
which  made  them  look  as  beautiful  as  on  the 
screen,  there's  just  a  touch  of  something  missing 
which  is  to  some  extent  replaced  bj-  looking 
at  their  photo. 

Being  too  deaf  to  enjoy  the  theater  as  in 
former  years, my  chief  diversion  is  the"  movie, " 
and  the  class  of  plays  which  most  interest  me 
are  those  of  Harold  Lloyd  and  Thomas 
Meighan.  Life  at  its  best  is  too  serious  for  me 
to  enjoy  the  "heart-throbs"  and  "sobs"  of  a 
majority  of  the  present  day  plays.  They  might 
make  me  unloose  a  few  tears. 

Enjojing  a  good  play  and  reading  your 
magazine  are  real  diversions. 

W.  R.  Taylor. 


Here  you  have  Buster  Collier,  Larry  Gray  and  the  Battle  of  the 
North  Sea.  This  is  a  war  shot  from  ''Convoy,"  First  National's  new 
special.  *'Convoy,"  by  the  way,  is  built  around  the  convoy  system 
which  carried  two  million  men  overseas  without  a  single  casualty 
during  the  World  War 


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Just  a  Ford  Lover 

Chicajio.  111. 
A  bouquet  would  not  be  one  hall'  in  my 
opinion  for  Harrison  Ford  and  what  he  de- 
serves for  his  splendid  acting.  Those  who 
throw  brickbats  simply  don't  understand  the 
ability  or  talent  of  this  wonderful  actor.  He 
is  unlike  any  other  actor.  His  face  seems  to 
give  one  the  impression  of  peace,  quiet  and 
solitude.  Hundreds  of  words  and  even  pages 
could  not  begin  to  express  my  gratitude  to 
the  movie  world  for  giving  the  movie  fans 
such  a  personality  as  the  one  Harrison  Ford. 
Miss  ExHELiiAJE  Dudley. 

Art  in  Backgrounds 

Berkeley,  Calif- 

I  hope  that  there  are  movie  fans  who  enjoy, 
as  I  do,  the  efforts  of  producers  to  obtain 
artistic  settings  in  their  pictures. 

To  illustrate:  In  "The  Bat,"  the  fcehng  of 
mystery  is  immediately  suggested  by  the 
sinister  lines  of  the  man's  dressing  gown;  by 
the  shadows  of  the  candles;  by  the  arrangement 
of  the  black  rug;  and  by  the  heavily  draped 
walls. 

Take  a  picture  like  "The  Thief  of  Bagdad,' ' 
a  fantastic  tale  that  Fairbanks  enriched  with 
make-believe,  fantastic  settings.  Three  of  the 
scenes  I  still  retain  in  my  mind's  eye  asperfect 
gems  of  harmony  and  of  rhythm  in  color  and 
line. 

A  third  picture,  "Romola,"  had  two  scenes: 
Romola  kneeling  at  her  father's  side,  and  the 
marriage  of  Romola,  that  might  well  have  been 
from  the  brush  of  an  Italian  master.  The  pic- 
ture had  the  advantage  of  being  filmed  in 
Italy,  thus  the  costumes  did  not  look  as  though 
they  had  just  come  from  Goldberg's,  and  hung 
on  $5  a  day  extras. 

Bl.\nxhe  Adella  Hawkins. 

Just  Rudy 

Miami.  Fla. 

Like  a  fiery  comet  Valentino  came  for  a 
short  time,  dazzling  all  by  his  brilliance  and 
to  leave  behind  a  beautiful  memory. 

Valentino  may  justly  be  classed  with  those 
others,  whose  greatness  has  won  them  the 
title  of  immortal.  He  gave  only  happiness  to 
countless  thousands,  w^ho  eagerly  set  forth 
after  a  weary  day's  work  to  enjoy  a  brief  res- 
pite from  the  drab  monotony  of  their  daily 
routine,  when  lost  in  the  thrills  and  pathos 
of  Valentino's  acting. 

The  real  Valentino  was  the  one  who  loved 
animals  and  his  fellow  men  far  better  than  him- 
self, whose  desire  for  fair  play  was  an  out- 
standing characteristic,  and  whose  fortitude 
and  courageous  spirit  was  dominant  to  the 
end.  He  was  no  "Parlor  prodigy" — rather  a 
lover  of  nature,  whose  pleasure  was  found  out 
of  doors.  This  was  significant  of  that  clear- 
cut  Apollo-like  figure.  However,  it  was  not 
his  panther-like  physical  sleekness  or  the  hand- 
some face  that  made  him  beloved  of  the  nation, 
but  the  goodness  and  beauty  of  his  soul. 

Dorothy  F.  Heath. 


Whafs  the  Matter  with 
Greta  Garbo? 

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Studio  executives  have  been  hammering  away 
for  the  new  contract.  In  this  they  offer  a  slid- 
ing scale  of  $2,000,  $2,500,  $3,000,  $4,000  and 
$5,000.  Considering  Miss  Garbo's  hit,  that 
is  not  a  large  salary  scale,  by  any  means. 

Miss  Ciarbo  beUeves  that,  if  she  were  free, 
she  could  command  $7,500  and,  at  the  end  of 
five  years,  be  drawing  at  least  $15,000  a  week. 
Metro  is  said  to  have  told  her  that,  unless  she 
signs,  she  will  be  deported  at  the  end  of  her 
passport  time  limit,  in  June. 


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and  natural"  says  \'iola  Dana,  much  admired  F.  B.  O. 
star  who  is  now  being  featured  in  "Homestruck. " 

With  every  trace  of  make-up  to  be  removed  daily  if  she  is  to  care 
for  her  skin  properly,  the  screen  star  must  decide  what  will  accom- 
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To  daily  increasing  numbers  of  women  the  name  Resinol  means 
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This  Magical  Liquid  Polish 
Has  Set  The  Vogue 

Keenly  aware  of  the  importance  of  small 
details  to  faultless  grooming  .  .  .  smart 
women  have  made  this  manicure  the 
vogue. 

Fascinating  hands  lovely  to  their  finger- 
tips .  .  .  each  nail  t\rinkling  . . ,  alluring, 
lustrous  . . .  Glazo,  the  originator  of  this 
new  manicure,  quickly  will  give  your 
nails  this  beauty. 

Just  a  touch  of  this  magic  Glazo  Liquid 
Polish  and  voila!  .  .  .  nails  gleam  with 
neither  too  deep  a  hue  nor  too  pale.  Just 
the  pink  of  perfection! 

No  buffing!  This  beautiful  Glazo  finish 
that  is  so  easy  to  apply  lasts  several  days. 
It  ^\-ilI  not  peel  or  crack  or  turn  an  ugly 
brown.  But  to  obtain  the  desired  results 
be  sure  that  you  get  Glazo. 

Excepting  the  absurdly  expensive  im- 
ported polishes,  Glazois  the  only  liquid 
manicure  that  comes  complete  with  sep- 
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sures a  more  charming  manicure  and 
prevents  unnecessary  use  of  the  pre- 
cious polish. 

"^  ou  can  get  Glazo  at  your  favorite  store. 
The  daint}-  twin  bottles  will  give  you 
exquisite,  fashionable  nails  with  the  least 
exertion,  in  the  shortest  time.  Ask  for 
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Her  answer  is,  "Well,  then  I  go  back  to 
Sweden. "  She  retires  behind  her  almost 
Oriental  mask  of  impenetrability.  She  never 
argues.  She  doesn't  fight.  She  doesn't  quarrel. 
She  won't  storm.  She  just  stares,  while  ex- 
ecutives bellow  for  an  answer.  All  she  wants 
to  do  is  to  complete  her  present  contract, 
which  has  eighteen  months  to  run.  She  wants 
no  new  contract,  because  she  feels  that  she 
would  be  unhappy. 

TTO  the  statements  of  Metro  executives  that 
■^  they  know  best  what  she  should  play,  it  is 
pointed  out  that  they  wanted  iliss  Garbo  to 
do  the  lead  in  "Women  Love  Diamonds" 
when  it  was  first  refused  by  Mae  Murray. 
This  would  hardly  be  called  a  sweet  and 
sj-mpathetic  role — and  the  stor>',  as  it  now 
appears  on  the  screen  with  Pauline  Starke 
featured,  is  certainly  a  wTetched  one. 

"Anna  Karcuina "  was  next  outlined  for 
Miss  Garbo — but  she  bucked  at  the  part- 
Here  is  the  situation  as  Photoplay  goes  to 
press:  studio  work  is  at  a  standstill  as  far  as 
Greta  Garbo  is  concerned.  Miss  Garbo  is 
suspended  from  salary-. 

This,  in  brief,  is  the  newest  producer  vs. 
player  i»roblem.  Miss  Garbo  has  read,  and 
beUeved,  the  stories  so  frequently  published 
that  players  of  vamp  roles  have  a  short,  flash- 
ing success — and  then  obUvion.  What  rights 
have  a  player  towards  safeguarding  their 
future? 

Louis  B.  Maj^er  discussed  the  situation 
with  Photoplay: 

"We  have  the  morale  of  our  studios  to 
guard,"  he  said.  "We  have  some  sbcty 
players  under  permanent  contract.  If  we  are 
to  concede  that  Miss  Garbo  is  stronger  than 
our  company,  we  would  sacrifice  every  vestige 
of  morale. 

"We  will  do  nothing  until  Miss  Garbo  be- 
haves herself.    There  we  stand." 


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Cleaking  the  closet  bowl  .  .  . 
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be.  However,  the  officials  of  that  company 
i  are  farseeing  and  realize  that  it  is  a  good  plan 
to  educate  the  pubUc  to  thinking  motion  pic- 
tures, and  it  is  broad-minded  enough  to  realize 
that  great  screen  writers  of  tomorrow  may 
come  from  creative- minded  men  and  women 
who  now  have  Httle  or  no  opportunity  to 
present  their  ideas. 

Long  ago  the  motion  picture  producers  gave 
up  the  hope  that  writers  of  the  "best  sellers" 
would  be  creators  of  the  best  box  office  at- 
tractions. 

Anj'  contest  for  a  story  or  novel  that  may 
be  used  for  motion  pictures  discourages  the 
average  man  or  woman  to  write  a  good  short 
story,  or  a  good  novel,  for  it  takes  years  of 
experience  and  the  amateur  rarely,  if  ever,  has 
an  opportunity  to  win. 

Here  is  a  contest  which  is  open  to  every- 
one who  can  think  and  who  can  express  his 
or  her  thoughts  in  simple  words  regardless 
of  literary  qualities. 

Have  no  fear  that  your  ideas  and  sugges- 
tions will  be  filched,  for  the  Editor  of  Photo- 
play, who  is  inordinately  jealous  of  the  repu- 
tation of  this  magazine,  and  who  will  be  in 
personal  charge  of  the  contest,  will  see  to  it 
that  no  one  except  a  confidential  assistant  and 
disinterested  judges  will  ever  have  access  to 
the  manuscripts  submitted,  until  the  fifty  win- 
ners are  turned  over  to  the  Famous  Players- 
Lasky  Corporation. 

Now  go  to  work  and  win  a  prize — the  use 
of  your  imagination  will  be  good  mental 
exercise. 

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[  CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  75  | 

by  Gary.  But  never  had  he  been  the  integral 
part  in  the  unfolding  of  a  plot. 

Two  days  shooting  on  the  picture  occurred 
and  he  was  taken  from  the  cast.  It  couldn't 
be  helped. 

The  rushes  showed  him  to  be  self-conscious, 
ill  at  ease.  A  cactus  in  the  center  of  a  cor- 
sage of  orchids. 

It  was  hard  on  the  boy.  It  would  be  hard 
on  anyone. 

A  knockout  blow  in  the  solar  plexus  is  bad 
enough,  A  thousand  times  worse  is  a  blow  to 
the  ego. 

I  WENT  down  to  the  beach,  alone,"  said 
Gary,  buttering  well  the  roll  that  had  come 
with  the  roast  lamb  and  mint  sauce.  "If  I 
had  been  in  Montana  I  would  have  gone  to 
the  ranch,  gone  riding,  gone  anywhere.  Here 
I  went  to  the  beach  and  wandered  up  and 
down  the  sand — "  I  could  picture  him  striding 
along,  no  hint  of  suicide  in  his  thoughts.  Dis- 
gust, maybe,  disgust  at  his  inability  to  ac- 
complish something  he  had  set  out  to  do. 
Nothing  of  the  weakling  in  his  make-up. 
Regular,  through  and  through. 

"And  then  I  came  back  to  Hollj^vood  at 
noon.  Strolled  into  Henry's  for  a  sandwich. 
Hadn't  been  there  for  months.  The  first  person 
I  met  was  Frank  Lloyd,  eating  his  lunch.  'For 
God's  sake,  boy  I  Where  have  you  been?'  he 
said.  '  We've  been  combing  the  town  for  you. 
Come  back  to  the  studio  with  us.  You're 
going  to  have  that  part  after  all.'" 

That  was  the  way  Gar>'  told  it.  Quite  simple 
and  unaffected  was  his  stor>',  as  if  it  was  one  of 
those  things  that  occurred  ever>-  now  and  then. 
But  you  should  hear  Frank  Lloyd  tell  about 
the  expression  on  the  lad's  face  when  he  heard 
that  he  was  going  to  have  another  chance. 
Disbelief,  joy,  gratitude,  all  mingled  in  a  glori- 
ous hodge-podge. 

•T^HEY  started  again.  Lloyd's  confidence  had 
■'-  removed  Gar>*'s  self-consciousness.  Gone 
\\  as  all  trace  of  nervousness.  Scene  after  scene 
was  taken.  One  emotional  upheaval  after 
another.  Gar>-  went  through  them  like  the 
trouper  he  wanted  to  be.  No  gaucherie  this 
time.  Long-limbed  movements  that  were  full 
of  untrained  grace. 

Lloyd  was  proud  of  him.  Gary  was  proud 
of  himself,  but  in  his  pride  is  a  streak  of 
humility. 

'"As  a  matter  of  fact  I  hardly  slept  a  wink 
while  we  were  making  that  picture."  The 
lashes  flare  back  from  his  blue  eyes  like  curved 
exclamation  points.  "I  wasn't  exactly  nervous 
but  I  did  want  to  make  good  at  it." 

"How  many  scenes  did  you  steal?" 

"I  don't  steal  scenes,"  with  a  funny  little 
crooked  grin. 

"Not  even  in  'The  Winning  of  Barbara 
Worth'?" 

"That  was  just  the  direction."  Modest  lad. 
"  .\ny way,  you  couldn't  steal  scenes  from  Clara 
Bow. 

"Nobody  could.  She  doesn't  'mug'  the 
camera.  Never  that.  She  just  naturally  walks 
away  with  ever>'  scene  she's  in. 

"She's  mar\'elou5.  I'll  bet  in  a  year  or  so 
she'll  be  at  the  top  of  the  ladder.  She  has 
e\'erything." 

"  When  is  the  engagement  to  be  announced?  " 

There  was  one  of  those  pregnant  silences. 
"I  don't  want  to  stick  to  Western  roles." 

"  Yes,  but  what  about  you  and  Clara?  " 

"I  don't  dance." 

"Are  3'ou  two  engaged?" 

"  I  do  like  to  ride.  Give  me  a  pack  horse  and 
a  good  mount  and  I'll  be  gone  for  a  week." 

"What  about  Clara?" 

Another  crooked  smile. 

''She's  a  great  actress." 


^ou  demand  a  specialist 
jor  your  eyes 


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cause Wildroot  does  this  one 
job,  and  does  it  well. 

Much  of  the  dandruff  so  prev- 
alent today  is  caused  by  perni- 
cious germs.  Germs  that  thrive 
on  under-nourished  scalps  — 
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but  hard  to  destroy.  Wildroot  is 
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What  to  Know  About  Projectors 


IN  SELECTING  your  pro- 
jection machine,  remember 
that,  how  you  show  your 
picture  is  just  as  important  as 
how  you  take  it.  A  good  film 
can  be  ruined  in  presentation 
by  a  poor  machine.  In  the 
same  way,  your  film  can  be  en- 
hanced by  its  projec- 
tion. 

The  Kodascope, 
Model  C,  made  by  the 
Eastman  Kodak  Com- 
pany, is  an  excellent 
example  of  a  good  pro- 
jection machine.  This 
gives  a  brilliantly  il- 
luminated 30  X  40-inch 
picture  when  placed 
but  18  feet  from  the 
screen.  The  Koda- 
scope C  will  accommo- 
date 400  feet  of  16 
mm.  film,  which  is 
equivalent  in  time  of 
projection  (about  r6 
minutes)  to  i  ,000  feet  of 
standard  35  mm.  width 
film.  The  Kodascope 
C  is  amazingly  small 
in  size  and  remarkable 
in  its  compactness,  the 
reel  arms  folding  to 
the  frame  and  the  lens 
fitting  to  a  clip  at  the 
side  of  the  base.  Thus 
folded,  its  greatest  di- 
mension is  eight  inches- 

The  Kodascope 
C  is  electrically  oper- 
ated. You  simply  plug 
into  your  house  cir- 
cuit, 105  to  125  volts, 
alternating  or  direct 
current.  Special  rheo- 
stats are  furnished  for 
210-250  volt  circuits 
or  current  furnished 
by  home  generators. 
There  is  but  one 
sprocket  to  the  Koda- 
scope C,  threading  and 

operation  being  extremely  simple.  Kodascope 
C,  with  loo-watt  lamp,  costs  SOo. 

When  the  amateur  wishes  to  project  a  bigger 
picture,  as  for  school,  club  or  church  gather- 
ings, the  Eastman  Kodascope  A,  made  by  the 
Eastman  Company,  can  be  obtained.  This 
costs,  with  200-watt  lamp,  S180.  The  Model 
.A  projects  a  39  X  52  inch  picture  when  placed 
only  23  feet  from  the  screen.     Like  the  Model 


The  Eastman  Kodascope  Model  C 


The  Pathex  Projector 


C,  it  can  be  plugged  in  your 
house  circuit.  Model  A  weighs 
2$  pounds  and  is  i83-^  x  i4pi 
X  io?s  inches  in  size. 

The  Bell  and  HoweU  Com- 
pany makes  the  Filmo  Auto- 
malic  Cine  Projector,  an  ad- 
mirablemachine.  Withitsstan- 
dard  two-inch  lens,  this 
projects  a  picture  $14 
X  4^4  feet  at  a  distance 
of  25  feet.  The  pro- 
jector alone  weighs 
nine  pounds  and  it 
folds  into  a  case  S  x 
iixiiinches.  Itcanbe 
plugged  into  any  no 
volt  alternating  or  di- 
rect current.  Thispro- 
jector  attains  splendid 
results  in  flickerless 
brilliancy  of  projec- 
tion. Its  price,  in- 
cluding carrjnng  case, 
is  Si 90. 

The  same  simplic- 
ity that  marks  the 
Pathex  Camera  dis- 
tinguishes the  Pathex 
Motion  Picture  Pro- 
jector. It  should  be 
pointed  out  that  a 
Pathex  projector  must 
be  used  in  showing 
Pathex  q  mm.  film.  A 
hand  operated  Pathex 
projector  costs  S50; 
with  electric  motor, 
it  costs  S65. 

The  Eastman  and 
Bell  and  Howell  pro- 
jectors are  designed 
for  Eastman  16  mm. 
safety  film  and  are  ab- 
solutely qualified  to 
meet  all  precautions 
against  fire  hazard. 
This  gives  complete 
security  to  home 
movies.  The  Pathex 
uses  Pathex  non-in- 
flammable film,  also 
eliminating  every  element  of  risk. 

There  are  several  models  of  the  DeVry  pro- 
jector, projecting  standard  35  mm.  width  film. 
Type  E  and  Type  EU  are  portable  machines 
self-contained  in  an  asbestos-lined  leatherette 
covered  case,  17x17x7  inches  in  size.  The 
machine  looks  like  a  suitcase  and  weighs  25 
pounds.  Type  E  is  designed  to  operate  on 
100-125    "^olt    alternating   or   direct   current. 


The  Bell   and 

Howell  Cine 

Projector 

(Right) 


The  DeVry  Type 
E  Projector 

(Left) 


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It  costs  $250.  Type  EU  is  designed  to  operate 
on  either  no  or  32  volt  current  and  costs 
$275.  The  Portable  De  \'ry  lays  claim  to 
being  the  simplest,  smallest  and  lightest  mo- 
tion picture  projection  machine  procurable, 
using  standard  width  film.  There  is  a  super 
De  Vry,  too,  costing  S300.  Then  there  is  Type 
J  costing  $iQo  complete. 

It  should  be  pointed  out  that  the  Portable 
De  Vry  carries  the  approval  of  the  Board  of 
Underwriters  for  use   with  non-inflammable 

film. 


What  the  Amateurs  Are 
Doing 

[  CONTINl'ED  FROM  PACE   50  ] 

is  the  author,  Alexandre  Dumas,  Jib,  Mary 
Hutchins,  Mr.  Barton's  dusky  cook  from 
Georgia,  is  Nairn-  and,  in  the  cast,  may  be 
found  Charlie  Chaplin,  Walter  Goss,  John 
Emerson.  George  Jean  Nathan,  Ernest  Boyd, 
Sacha  Guitry,  Yvonne  Printemps,  Patsy  Ruth 
Miller,  Carmel  Myers.  Aileen  Pringle,  H.  L. 
Mencken,  Joseph  Hergesheimer,  Theodore 
Dreiser,  Richard  Barthelmess,  Pauline  Starke, 
Roland  Young,  Frank  Keenan,  Clarence 
Darrow,  W.  Somerset  Maugham,  the  Sultan 
of  Morocco,  Jacques  Copeau,  Ferenc  Molnar, 
Eduard  Bourdet,  Sherwood  Anderson,  Sinclair 
Lewis,  Paul  Morand.  .\niia  Duncan.  Rose 
Rolanda,  Miquel  Covarrubias,  Nickolas  Mu- 
ray,  Valli  Toscanini,  Morris  Gest,  Max  Rein- 
hardt,  Jesse  Lasky,  George  Gershwin,  Etre, 
Rex  Ingram,  Fannie  Hurst,  Elinor  WyUe  and 
Edna  Ferber. 

The  story  has  been  in  the  making  since 
November,  most  of  the  shots  being  taken 
during  visits  of  various  notables  to  IMr. 
Barton's  studio.  The  artist,  however,  made 
some  of  the  scenes  in  Paris  and  at  Salzburg. 
Most  of  the  exteriors  have  been  shot  in  Central 
Park.  It  may  be  added  that  Mr.  Barton's 
"studio"  equipment  consists  of  an  amateur 
camera  using  film  of  i6  mm.  width,  and  two 
Kirby  lights. 

'T'HERE  are  a  lot  of  users  of  amateur  mo\'ie 
■*-  cameras  in  public  life. 

Mrs.  Harr>'  S.  New.  wife  of  the  postmaster 
general,  is  an  enthusiastic  amateur.  In  re- 
sponse to  an  inquiry,  Mr.  New  Avrites  to 
Photoplay:  "Mrs.  New  is  the  member  of 
the  family  interested  in  taking  moving  pic- 
tures. She  has  her  own  cameras  and  has 
produced  some  ver^'  successful  and  attracti\e 
films,  which  have  been  used  only  for  her  own 
entertainment  and  that  of  personal  friends." 

Mrs.  Herbert  Hoover,  wife  of  the  secretary 
of  commerce,  is  an  amateur  mo\ie  fan. 

Philips  Carlin,  the  well  known  announcer 
of  WEAF  and  allied  stations  of  the  National 
Broadcasting  Company,  is  an  ardent  amateur 
movie  maker.  Every  time  a  famous  person 
appears  at  the  station  to  broadcast,  Mr. 
Carlin  is  on  hand  with  his  camera.  He  has  a 
remarkable  collection  of  shots  of  famous  folk. 

TpWO  interesting  ideas  have  been  suggested 
-'-  for  amateur  movie  makers.  One  is  the  film 
guest  book,  consisting  of  shots  of  your  friends 
and  rela{i\'es  made  during  visits  and  week-end 
stays.  All  offshoot  of  this  idea  is  to  make  a 
reel  of  the  visit  and  present  it  to  your  friend, 
as  a  lasting  record  of  a  cheer\-  time  together. 

The  other  idea  is  the  illustrated  letter  for  a 
distant  friend.  The  excellence  of  this  de- 
pends upon  }-our  ingenuity.  Imagine,  for 
instance,  how  shots  of  your  wife  and  the 
children,  your  house  and  your  pet  Airedale 
entertain  your  relatives  out  West.  Remember 
that  a  picture  tells  the  most  potent  story  in  the 
world. 

'T'HE  .Amateur  Movie  Producer  wants  to  point 
•*■  out  again  the  essential  value  of  editing 
and  titling  your  films,  if  you  wish  to  get  your 


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Yes/ 


Really  Natural  Skin  Tone  Color 
Srom  HOUGE/ 

It  is  the  secret  of  just  one  rouge — Princess  Pat 


SKIN  TONE  color  from  rouge — or  that 
"painted  look" — which?  It  is  the  skin 
tone  color  women  strive  for,  the  beau- 
tiful, subtle  tints  of  natural  loveliness.  But 
the  utmost  care  and  skill  with  usual  rouges 
fails  of  the  desired  result — as  all  women 
know. 

Now  learn  about  rouge — as  rouge  should 
he.  The  woman  who  tries  Princess  Pat 
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Stand  with  your  camera  at  C  rather  than  at 
D.  At  D  you  would  have  to  swing  rapidly"  to 
cover  the  range  of  movement.  This  means 
more  or  less  of  a  blur,  according  to  the  speed 
of  the  object  and  your  distance  from  it.  At 
C.  however,  you  can  cover  a  greater  range 
without  swinging  your  camera.  The  action 
is  all  within  the  lens  field.  Moreover,  you 
will  get  a  finer  pictorial  effect.     Try  it. 


Nickolas  Murray's  Advice 
on  Using  Camera 


1  CONTINXED  FROM  PACE  5I  ] 

16  speed,  it  is  of  advantage  under  difficult  light 
conditions. 

The  16  speed  is  the  one  used  in  movie 
studios.  It  is  the  standard  speed.  Few  ama- 
teurs know  that  you  can  set  your  camera 
between  8  and  i6  and  get  results.  Here,  of 
course,  you  have  to  approximate  your  stop — 
but  this  presents  an  interesting  field  of  ex- 
periment. 

The  32  speed  can  be  used  with  success  under 
the  right  conditions,  in  catching  sporting 
scenes,  birds  in  flight,  the  passage  of  airplanes 
or  the  movement  of  any  fast  action  object. 

T  H.-VVE  found  that  there  are  certain  things 
-'-  of  great  value  to  know.  If  you  add  a  blue 
gelatine  filter  to  your  lights,  you  will  find  that 
a  whole  lot  of  the  sharpness  is  eliminated. 
Vou  know  how  difficult  it  is  for  the  amateur 
to  face  mo\-ie  lights  without  facial  distortion. 
Vou  can  buy  special  filters  in  sheets,  at  about 
twenty  cents  each,  and  have  them  cut  to  fit 
your  lights. 

Amateurs  should  watch  the  colors  worn  by 
their  subjects.  Better  buy  a  viseur.  through 
which  you  can  look  and  obtain,  in  monotone, 
the  efl[ect  you  will  get  in  the  films.  Colors 
play  strange  tricks.  Reddish  violet,  for  in- 
stance, looks  darker  to  the  eye  than  dark  blue, 
but  photographs  light. 

Xever  use  white  backgrounds.  Remember 
that  it  is  always  best  to  photograph  your  sub- 
ject against  a  background  at  least  a  shade 
darker  than  the  skin.  White  backgrounds 
make  faces  and  arms  appear  dark  or  negroid. 
They  give  an  underexposed  appearance  to  your 
shots,  since  they  pick  up  so  much  light. 

I  HAVE  referred  to  two  lights  as  necessar>-  to 
amateur  movie  photography.  I  realize  that 
this  is  an  e.xpensive  item.  Perhaps  you  can 
get  by  with  one  light  and  several  reflectors. 
Spotlights,  for  use  in  backlighting  and  so  on, 
can  be  purchased  for  as  low  as  Si  2.50.  Spots 
should  be  used  about  three  feet  from  your 
subject's  head. 

Reflectors  and  silver  screens  are  a  necessary 
item.  Vou  can  easily  make  these  yourself  out 
of  beaverboard,  covered  with  silver  paper, 
costing  less  than  15  cents  a  sheet.  I  found 
that  the  use  of  silver  paper  is  better  than 
aluminum  paint — and  more  convenient. 

.\s  a  professional  photographer,  I  was  given 
unusual  entree  abroad.  I  had.  for  instance, 
opportunities  to  catch  George  Bernard  Shaw 
in  his  library-  at  Xo.  10  .Adelphi  Terrace, 
London.  I  filmed  Frank  Swinnerton  at  his 
home  at  Tokefield,  near  London.  I  prize 
these  pictures  tremendously,  of  course. 

I  caught  a  lot  of  interesting  outdoor  stuff  in 
London,  in  Paris,  in  \'enice  and  particularly 
in  the  Luxemburg  gardens.  I  found  it  inter- 
esting to  use  a  prism  fixed  alongside  my  camera 
finder  in  taking  Italian  street  scenes.  This 
prism,  which  you  can  buy  in  any  camera  store 
for  a  small  sum,  enabled  me  to  look  apparently 
in  one  direction,  while  my  camera  was  aimed 
at  right  angles.  Thus,  I  caught  some  re- 
markable studies  of  natives,  who,  of  course, 
were  unsuspecting  movie  subjects.  Had  they 
known  they  were  being  filmed,  they  would 
have  been  on  guard  and  stilted.  Get  a  prism 
and  \.xy  it  on  street  scenes. 


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Girls'  Problems 


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beautifully  shadowed.  Don't  put  color  on 
your  under  eyelid,  however.  That  is  ageing. 
Wipe  the  powder  from  j'our  eyelashes  and 
darken  tliem  with  a  little  mascara.  After  it 
dries,  to  remo\-e  any  stiff  look  it  may  have 
given  your  lashes,  finish  of!  with  the  merest 
touch  of  brilliantine.  Do  this  touching  mth  a 
fine  eyebrow  brush. 

Brush  your  hair  sufficiently  to  give  it  a 
natural  gloss.  \Vhen  you  have  it  waved,  keep 
the  waves  loose,  and  dress  your  hair  as  simply 
as  possible. 

Your  daily  baths  and  your  every-other-day 
use  of  deodorants  will  keep  you  sweet  and 
clean,  but  be  a  little  more  vain  and  use  some 
good  perfume,  either  the  flower  scents  or  the 
more  sophisticated  French  products. 

Keep  your  clothes  always  clean  and  pressed. 
Keep  slim  and  healthy.  Visit  your  dentist 
every  sl\  months  so  that  you  can  smile  m 
safety,  and,  above  all,  keep  your  mind  bright 
and  shining,  too. 

Do  these  things — be  this  vain — and  see  how 
life  will  pick  up  for  you. 

RiTZv  B.: 

Here  are  some  leg  reducing  exercises  for  you. 
I'irst,  stand  straight,  head  up,  chest  high, 
shoulders  back,  abdomen  flat,  feet  together, 
hands  on  flips.  With  your  right  leg  supporting 
the  weight  of  the  bod\-,  swing  the  left  leg  for- 
ward and  backward  like  the  pendulum  of  a 
clock,  going  as  far  forward  and  as  far  back- 
ward as  pjossible,  holding  the  leg  hghtly  so  that 
it  will  swuig  easily.  Do  this  about  a  dozen 
times,  and  repeat  with  the  other  leg. 

Second,  in  same  standing  position,  raise  the 
left  knee  as  high  as  possible,  so  that  it  forms  an 
angle  to  the  trunk  of  your  body.  Stretch  toes 
downward  and  lower  foot  to  the  floor.  Repeat 
with  other  leg.  Do  this,  alternating  left  and 
right,  very  snappily  about  twenty  tunes.  The 
third  exercise  is  similar,  but  instead  of  lowering 
leg  to  floor,  stretch  it  out  straight  before  you, 
then  bend  in  again,  then  out,  keeping  the  knee 
always  above  the  level  of  the  waist  line.  Alter- 
nate from  right  to  left  leg,  and  do  exercise 
about  thirty  times. 

For  colors  you  may  wear  white,  golden 
browii,  blue,  gray,  dark  purple,  but  no  red  and 
very  Uttle  black.  For  evening  pale  pink,  or  rose. 

Sally: 

The  colors  for  Ritzy  B.  abo\-e  are  best  for 
you.  For  an  eighteen-year-old  I  favor  the 
simpler  perfumes.  Brush  your  eyelashes  and 
brows  night  and  morning  to  promote  gloss  and 
growth.  Rub  yellow  vaseline  into  them  before 
brushing.  Here  is  an  acne  cream  that  will  fill 
up  the  small  holes  left  in  the  skin  by  pimples. 
Lanolin,  5  grams,  sweet  abnond  oil,  5  grams, 
oxide  of  zinc,  :!<  grams,  precipitate  of  sulphur, 
S  grams,  violet  extract,  10  drops.  Apply  with 
light  massage.  Remove  with  pads  of  cotton 
dipped  in  witch  hazel. 

Betty  A.  L.: 

That's  a  hard  position  you're  in,  my  dear, 
foster-mother  to  two  little  children,  and  you  a 
mere  child  of  sixteen  yourself!  Ask  your 
father  to  speak  to  the  children,  in  your  pres- 
ence, about  the  necessity  of  obeying  you.  I 
think  he  should  do  that  much  for  you.  Send 
me  a  stamped,  self-addressed  envelope  and 
I'll  mail  you  instructions  for  taking  care  of 
your  skin. 

Norma: 

Yes,  I  do  think  a  dramatic  course  would 
help  you  get  rid  of  your  inferiority  complex. 
Any  training  that  teaches  a  girl  to  be  natural 
and  at  ease  when  she  is  shghtly  conspicuous  is 
excellent  for  a  shy  person.  For  "inferiority 
complex"  is  just  a  new  way  of  saying  "self- 
consciousness." 


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merchandising  experience.  About  then  an 
alert  and  aggressive  young  Irishman,  one  of  the 
executives  of  the  toilet  goods  department  of  the 
store,  went  to  the  telephone  and  called  up  the 
distributor  representing  the  manufacturer  of 
this  French  perfume,  with  a  hurry  up  order  for 
more. 

"That  order  will  be  hard  to  fill,'*  came  the 
answer,  "because  we  are  sold  out  now.  My 
desk  is  covered  with  wires  from  all  over  the 
country.  Everj'body  wants  it.  The  retail 
price  will  now  be  ten  dollars  the  bottle  instead 
of  two  and  a  half." 

''"pLACE  our  order  for  one  thousand  dozen," 

-^  replied  the  department  store  man.  That  was 
more  than  likely  the  largest  single  order  for  a 
perfume  in  the  histon,'  of  the  vast  perfume  in- 
dustry, which  gets  perhaps  a  quarter  out  of  the 
whole  of  the  8300,000,000  said  to  be  spent  with 
the  beauty  trades  by  the  women  of  the  United 
States  each  year. 

And  so  Xarcisse  Noir  was  made — the  most 
remarkable  perfume  hit  the  trade  has  ever 
known.  It  was  made  overnight,  by  force  of 
Gloria  Swanson  and  Rudolph  Valentino  in  an 
Elinor  Glyn  stor>'" — all  as  the  result  of  a  prop- 
erty man's  whim.  Xo  motion  picture  concern 
would  ever  deliberateh'  lend  its  screen  to  such 
publicity. 

Xo  advertiser  could  have  deliberately  cal- 
culated and  planned  such  a  '"plant"  because 
there  was  no  foreseeing  the  result. 

It  is  all  so  ridiculously  simple,  looking  back 
at  the  facts.  But  the  facts  did  not  come  out 
until  many  a  customer  had  been  interviewed 
and  at  last  the  stor>-  of  the  picture  came 
to  light.  The  girls  had  seen  the  love  charm 
work  for  Gloria  Swanson.  supreme  in  the  arts  of 
femininity,  in  sex  play  with  the  supremely  de- 
sirable Valentino.  They  ignored  the  fact  that 
they  were  seeing  a  screen  fiction,  the  story  of 
the  affair  of  one  Theodora  Fitzgerald  with  one 
Lord  Bracondah. 

They  saw  vicarious  realizations  on  the 
screen,  credited  to  some  bottled  magic  and 
they  wanted  a  bottle  themselves. 

It  is  to  be  regretted  that  research  can  not  be 
made  to  find  out  the  influence  of  the  picture 
and  perfume  on  the  marriage  and  divorce 
figures  and  the  birth  rate.  But  the  perfume 
orders  are  enough  to  indicate  in  this  one  de- 
tailed case  something  of  what  the  screen  does 
to  us. 

It  would  not  be  surprising  if  one  were  to  find 
that  the  picture  and  the  bottle  even  helped  the 
sale  of  Joseph  Conrad's  "The  Xigger  and  the 
Xarcissus,"  which  has  nothing  to  do  with  the 
matter  save  in  illiterate  connotation.  Prob- 
ably some  of  the  girls  bought  the  novel  only  to 
be  annoyed  with  a  tale  of  the  sea  instead  of  the 
she. 

•TTIE  perfume  case  is  decidedly  an  indication 
-'-  that  the  screen  has  given  us  a  new  race  of 
arbiters  of  fashion,  lo\"e  making  and  the  art  of 
living.  Once  upon  a  time  the  highest  testi- 
monial that  could  be  put  behind  a  product  was 
the  line  "by  appointment  to  his  majesty." 
The  crowned  heads  of  Europe  were  supposed  to 
give  the  royal  touch  of  approval,  to  set  the 
fashion,  order  the  mode  and  the  manner  for  all 
who  professed  to  do,  have  and  be  the  proper 
thing.  We  wear  traces  of  such  influences  yet. 
There  is  a  curious  "th"  sound  in  the  approved 
Castilian  Spanish  pronunciation  because  of  a 
lisping  king  of  Spain.  .And  we  have  had  high 
heels  ever  since  a  little  peacock  of  a  King  of 
I-'rance  wanted  to  raise  himself  up  to  man's 
stature. 

X'ow  the  real  ruling  kings  and  queens  are  the 
heroes  and  heroines  of  the  new  race  of  demi- 
gods, the  stars  of  the  screen.  There  is  in  recent 
history  an  untold  stor>'  much  to  the  point.  It  is 
frequently  to  be  obser^'ed  that  Edward  Wind- 


sor, H.  R.  H.  Prince  of  Wales,  is  something  of 
an  influence  in  matters  of  manly  fashions,  from 
hats  to  suitcases.  But  how  did  the  Prince  of 
Wales  get  that  way,  in  this  modem  day?  We 
turn  back  to  the  occasion  of  his  first  visit  to 
America,  wliich  was  frankly  of  course  a  good 
will  visit,  aimed  to  do  well  by  international 
relations  and  friendships  across  the  seas,  to  say 
nothing  of  putting  Canada  into  a  friendly 
humor. 

Weeks  before  the  Prince  sailed,  arrangements 
were  made  for  a  most  elaborate  screen  presen- 
tation of  this  royal  young  man  on  the  screens  of 
the  United  States. 

The  Prince  of  Wales  w-as  a  name  when  he 
reached  these  shores  and  he  was  a  living, 
breathing,  belo\-ed  personality  when  he  left.  A 
few  thousands  saw  him  in  person,  but  millions 
saw  him  on  the  screen.  Certain  friends  of  the 
British  Empire  saw  to  that,  at  a  cost  of  some- 
thing like  Sioo.ooo,  to  make  sure  that  pictures 
of  his  movements  were  available  to  the  news- 
reels.  It  was  a  direct  investment  in  the  making 
of  a  screen  personality.  The  motion  picture 
camera  goes  wherever  the  prince  goes  when  he 
is  abroad.  And  all  England  sees  a  screen  re- 
port when  he  gets  back.  It  was  the  screen  that 
gave  the  prince  the  power  by  which  he  puts 
over  a  soft  hat,  blue  shirts  and  flannels — or 
whatever  he  has  accidentally  put  over  since. 

CPEAKING  of  clothes,  let  us  consider  the 
^influence,  for  a  moment,  of  the  motion  pic- 
ture— two  imposing  careers,  one  vastly  known, 
Marcus  Loew,  and  the  considerably  unknown 
Jacob  H.  Alorris.  Once  upon  a  time,  or  even 
earlier,  JIarcus  Loew  and  Jacob  Morris  were 
newsboys  together  on  the  Bower.'  in  Xew 
York.  Jlr.  Loew  \vent  into  furs  and  from  furs 
to  films.  But  about  the  time  Loew  took  his 
first  fiu:  job  Morris  became  a  merchandise 
clerk  in  a  shop  that  sold  things  to  pushcart 
peddlers-  He  set  out  to  make  the  wares  in  a 
small  way  and  evolved  into  the  suspender 
king  of  the  whole  ci\ilized  world,  that  being 
the  only  world  which  used  suspenders. 

Came  the  dawn  of  a  new  day,  for  Marcus 
Loew  and  the  films.  Came  also  the  smart 
young  fashion  plate  men  of  the  screen,  spread- 
ing the  college  boy  preference  for  the  belt  as 
opposed  to  the  suspender — and  down  went  the 
suspenders.  This  was  annoying  to  ilr.  Morris, 
but  he  had  already  been  handsomely  rewarded 
for  his  vigilance  in  keeping  the  pants  on  the 
world  for  a  quarter  of  a  centun,',  so  he  was  w- ill- 
ing  to  let  the  belting  interests  take  over  the  job. 

"COR  a  while  the  suspender  business  was  so  bad 
■^  that  Clarence  Darrow  was  the  only  cus- 
tomer left,  and  he  was  practicall}-  without 
screen  influence.  Even  yet  suspenders  are  ob- 
tainable only  at  the  overall  counters  of  general 
stores,  and  the  smartest  shops  in  Fifth  avenue. 
It  was  Rudolph  \'alentino  who  made  the  sus- 
pender smart  again,  when  some  two  years  ago 
a  press  agent  issued  a  set  of  publicity  stiUs  de- 
picting the  dapper  star  in  the  novelty  of  the  old 
fashioned  manly  security  of  galluses,  braced 
fore  and  aft.  In  the  old  days  a  good  pair  could 
be  had  for  twenty-five  cents  and  the  best  for 
half  a  dollar,  but  the  modern  exquisite  aping 
\'alentino  can  spend  ten  dollars  for  suspenders 
and  not  get  the  best. 

You  see  it  is  not  just  the  girls,  the  flappers 
and  ephemeral  minded  young  women,  who  take 
their  technique  from  the  screen.  The  boys  do 
it  too. 

There  is  an  elegant  example  on  the  masculine 
side  of  the  influence  equation  in  certain  hap- 
penings concerning  the  graces  of  Eugene 
O'Brien.  Not  so  long  ago  Mr.  O'Brien's  mail 
got  cluttered  up  with  letters  from  young  men 
who  complained  to  the  star  that  his  coats 
wrinkled  in  the  back  at  the  collar  line,  as 
evidenced  on  the  screen. 


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()'Brii-n  weiU  dashing  off  to  Mr.  Hook's  sar- 
loria!  studio  in  l.os  Angeles,  registering  vig- 
orous complaint.  Mr.  Hook  is  lield  to  be  about 
tlic  last  word  this  side  of  London  in  matters  of 
men's  garb,  according  to  Hollywood  standards. 
There  was  excitement.  Also  there  were  fit- 
tings, rcmodellings  and  conferences  without 
end.  Every  suit  in  the  star's  wardrobe  was 
overhauled.  Every  suit  was  examined  at  a 
critical  final  tr\'-on,  before  the  tri-part  mirrors 
of  the  fitting  room,  with  JMr.  Hook  in  person 
presiding  in  painfully  careful  attention.  Every 
suit  was  approved. 

Then  O'Brien  went  back  to  the  studio. 
There  were  screen  tests — and  ever>'  suit 
wrinkled.  More  excitement  and  this  time  de- 
spairl 

The  tailor  could  do  no  more.  In  last  resort 
he  went  himself  to  see  some  O'Brien  pictures 
on  the  screen. 

Then  there  was  another  conference  with  the 
star.  This  time  Hook  did  the  posing  and  the 
acting. 

"  When  you  come  to  try  on  a  suit  you  stand 
up  so,  like  this!"  The  tailor  straightened  up 
like  a  soldier  at  attention.  "  But  when  you  act 
in  the  pictures  you  stand  like  this! "  And  then 
the  tailor  slumped  just  a  shade  and  let  his 
head  forward  in  natural  posture. 

"So  now  I  will  lit  you  the  way  you  act  for 
the  camera,  not  the  way  you  stand  for  the 
tailor. "    And  they  were  happy  ever  after. 

A  LL  of  which  makes  it  \-er\'  clear  indeed  that 
"**a  great  man\'  young  men  study  Eugene 
O'Brien  on  the  screen  so  carefully  and  so  ear- 
nestly that  they  will  go  to  the  trouble  to  write 
3-ngO'  letters  of  complaint  over  one  little  wrinkle 
at  the  collar.  There  is  surely  demonstration  of  the 
in  lluence  of  the  motion  picture,  its  idealizing,  up- 
lifting power — at  least  in  the  region  of  the  neck. 

Now  another  great  moulder  of  screen-made 
tastes— Cecil  B.  De  Mille. 

The  casual  recorders  of  history  will  most 
likely  put  De  Mille  down  as  the  man  who  made 
"The  Ten  Commandments."  But  the  more 
vital  fact  for  the  ages  is  that  he  is  the  man  who 
has  put  romance  and  color  in  the  bathroom. 

Operating  on  the  same  principle  with  which 
James  Gordon  Bennett  dictated  the  mass-en- 
tertainment poHcy  of  the  old  New  York  Her- 
ald, De  !Miile  has  held  that  the  great  common- 
alty of  the  motion  picture  audience  enjoys  a 
vision  of  the  lives  and  luxuries  of  the  rich,  an 
intimate  vision,  too. 

Getting  down  to  intimacy  Mr.  De  Mille's 
dramas  a  few  years  ago  began  to  follow  the 
leading  lady  to  the  bath.  De  jNIille  improved 
rapidly  on  his  technique  and  went  from  tub  to 
shower,  where  the  gracefully  waving  curtains, 
the  postures  and  the  tout  ensemble,  gave  a  sit- 
uation of  more  artistry — and  suspense. 

Now  nothing  ordinary-,  no  such  interior  ex'er 
seen  this  side  of  the  Orient,  would  ever  really 
satisfy  De  Mille's  quest  for  the  exotic  delights 
sought  by  his  audiences,  so  he  evol\-ed  bath- 
rooms as  gloriously  ornate  as  the  lobb>-  of 
a  Mohammedan  heaven.  And  there  De  ISliile 
was  setting  a  fashion  for  the  picture  minded 
new-rich,  and  verj'  presently  the  home  building 
publications  began  to  carrN'  advertisements  of 
how  to  get  "color  in  the  bathroom."  The  old 
simple  hospital  white  tile  went  into  the  discard 
and  a  whole  new  school  of  bathroom  design  was 
born. 

Now  if  one  enters  in  a  hxirry  he  can  hardl)- 
tell  whether  he  is  in  a  real  modern  bathroom  or 
the  lobby  of  a  Los  Angeles  bank. 

T^K  MILLE  has  e.xerted  many  another  such 
•*— ^an  inlluence.  There  is  the  French  doll  tele- 
phone cover  for  instance.  A  charming  lady  in  a 
De  Mille  picture  unveiled  her  boudoir  telephone, 
concealed  beneath  the  skirts  of  a  sophisticated 
doll  and  within  a  week  the  Detroit  dealers  had 
sold  out  a  stock  of  thousands  of  these  dolls 
They  are  an  .American  commonplace  now. 

The  motion  picture  has  been  rising  in  its 
powers  and  scope  as  a  disseminator  of  fashions 
for  years.  The  first  evidences  began  nearly 
fifteen  years  ago  when  Mary  Pickford's  curls 


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action to  this  setting.  Moisture,  ugly  stains  under  the  arms.  Un- 
pleasantness, offending  sensibilities.  Only  of  course  you  have  out- 
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formula  for  checking  excessive  perspiration.  That's  what  gives  you 
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set  a  fashion.    It  was  Irene  Castle's  bob  that 
set  fire  to  the  short  hair  movement,  which  took  ' 
even  Paris  in  ninety  days.    .\nd  much  more  1 
recently  .\nna  Q.  XUsson  put  a  new  touch  into  i 
the  mode  with  a  bojnsh  haircut  in  "Ponjola." 
"Ponjola"  was  the  title  of  a  picture  and  the  t 
name  of  the  .\f  rican  drink  that  ruined  the  hero, 
but  now  it  is  the  name  of  a  haircut.    The  pic-  ■ 
ture  may  not  have  put  any  ideas  into  the  heads  i 
of  the  girls,  but  it  certainly  put  one  on  them.       i 

It  was  the  sheik  t>*pe  founded  by  \'alentino, 
with  his  slicked  down  glossy  hair,  which  madea 
staple  of  Stacomb  and  kindred  preparations  for 
producing  the  effect.  Only  a  few  old  fashioned 
lawyers  and  Chautauqua  lecturers  now  venture 
the  freedom  of  the  tousled,  careless  mane. 

A  XOTHE  R  masculine  influence  is  to  be  noted 
■*  "-in  hat  shapes.  Once  upon  a  time  there  were 
scores  of  hat  shapes  for  men.  Today  they  are  i 
standardized  into  a  small  number,  about  as  few 
as  the  number  of  variants  in  male  screen  star  ' 
types.  About  half  a  dozen  are  all  that  are 
important. 

The  now  world  wide  vogue  of  the  short  dress,  i 
vibrating  in  the  \acinity  of  the  knees,  is  a  fruit  j 
of  motion  picture  influence.    The  girls  of  the  | 
screen,  shapely  enough  to  dare  it,  made  legs 
fashionable  again  after  a  lapse  of  no  one  knows 
how  many  centuries. 

And  with  the  coming  of  the  new  freedom  of 
the  fashion  in  legs  came  the  slim  girl  tjpe  with 
the  cigarette  contours.  This  wave  was  fraught 
with  extraordinary'  consequences,  including  the 
invention  of  all  manner  of  reducing  systems 
and  garments  and  treatments.  Thousands  of 
women  began  to  undertake  diets  and  exercises 
and  extraordinar>-  operations.  Some  of  the  re- 
ducing tr  atments  were  so  drastic  and  danger-  | 
(Jus  that  Photoplay  il.^GAZiXE.  after  a  careful 
investigation,  rejected  all  advertising  of  internal 
remedies  for  obesity. 

Xot  so  many  years  ago  Theda  Bara  set  a 
fashion  for  the  maid  with  an  intended  air  of 
sophistication,  languor  and  lure,  in  an  atmos- 
phere of  incense.  Xow  the  nation's  mentors 
in  feminine  conduct  are  Pola  and  Gloria  and 
Mary  and  Colleen.  The  girls  choose  their 
t>'pe  and  play  it.  There  used  to  be  all  kinds  of 
girls. 

Xow  they  are  getting  standardized,  too,  on 
Hollywood  patterns. 

npTIE  motion  picture  can  be  credited  with  the 
■^  creation  of  the  vast  modem  beauty  business, 
which  is  moimting  to  new  dizzy  totals  of  mil- 
lions each  year.  The  broadcasting  of  the  H\dng 
likenesses  of  lovely  women,  idealized  by  the 
camera  on  the  screens  of  the  world,  has  set  in 
operation  forces  of  emulation,  vanitj'  and  hope 
and  ambirion  that  nothing  else  in  all  history 
ever  inspired.  There  is  continual  e\'idence  in 
the  beauty  parlors  and  barbershops  where  pic- 
tures of  screen  stars  cut  from  Photoplay  are 
displayed  as  fashion  charts  for  the  haircutters 
and  beauty  builders. 

Once  upon  a  time  fashions  were  months, 
even  years,  reaching  across  the  United  States. 
Today  the  screen  releases  them  simultaneously 
all  over  the  land.  The  little  conceit  of  a  flower 
pinned  on  the  shoulder  started  in  Hollywood 
and  in  a  month  swept  over  the  country  and 
began  the  rehabilitation  of  the  artificial  flower 
industry.  The  glove  trade  experienced  a  re- 
\'ival  of  prosperity  when  motion  picture  stars 
began  to  set  a  fashion  in  carefully  chosen  gloves 
for  each  gown  and  occasion. 

The  fashion  plate  interest  in  players  has 
made  star  careers.  Gloria  Swanson  was  famous 
for  her  gowns  before  she  was  famous  for  her  art 
as  an  actress.  She  had  to  triumph  over  her 
wardrobe  before  her  greater  recognition  came. 
In  that  historic  "Beyond  the  Rocks, "  the  most 
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There  have  always  been  fashions  in  girb, 
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quering sweep  of  the  living  pictures  of  living 
girls,  the  Corinnes  and  Colleens  and  JMar^'s. 
Even  "Buster  Brown"  and  "Tige"  have 
passed  in  bo\'hood  fashions  to  make  way  for  the 
influences  of  Jackie  Coogan. 

This  amazing  power  of  the  screen  is  a  reflec- 
tion and  proof  of  the  new  dominance  of  youth. 
A  survey  made  by  Photoplay  Macazixe  has 
long  since  revealed  that  the  bu>ing  of  merchan- 
dise in  this  new  after-the-war  world  is  dictated 
by  youth,  with  sixty  per  cent  of  the  purchases 
controlled  by  customers  between  the  ages  of 
i6  and  S5^  the  same  age  range  which  predomi- 
nates in  the  audiences  of  the  screen  theaters, 
where  youth  gets  its  dreams  and  romance  and 
desires  served  in  fancy.  And  equally  significant 
as  well  is  the  interesting  discovery-  that  seventy 
per  cent  of  all  the  marriages  in  this  marrving 
country  are  within  that  same  age  range  and 
more  than  sixty  per  cent  of  the  retail  buxing  is 
done  by  those  young  homemakers.  Xo  wonder 
the  screen-implanted  desire  finds  expression  in 
the  ever>'dav  life  of  the  members  of  the  audi- 


A  LL  these  influences  are  not  for  America 
-**-alone.  Our  pictures  dominate  the  screens  of 
the  world.  Ninety  per  cent  of  all  the  pictures 
shown  in  foreign  lands  come  from  the  studios 
of  New  York  and  Hollywood.  They  cany  the 
same  messages  in  foible  and  fashion  and  stand- 
ards of  living  that  they  tell  to  the  United  States. 
Our  screen  influences  extend  wherever  the 
films  go — to  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

.-Ul  this  is  reflected  in  the  foreign  alarms  and 
recent  movements  in  Great  Britain,  France, 
Germany,  Russia  and  Italy  seeking  to  encour- 
age domestic  motion-picture  production — not 
for  the  screen  alone  but  as  an  aid  to  the  trade 
and  industr)'  of  those  countries.  Ever>'  pos- 
sible method  of  stemming  the  tide  of  American 
trade  influence  through  the  films  has  been  dis- 
cussed, and  sometimes  tried.  The  "London 
Morning  Post "  has  said,"  The  film  is  to  America 
what  the  flag  once  was  to  Britain.  By  its 
means  Uncle  Sam  may  hope  some  day,  if  not 
checked  in  time,  to  Americanize  the  world." 

But  the  -Americanization  is  already  well  on 
the  way  to  accomphshment,  in  these  days 
when  Palm  Beach  suits  are  shipped  to  the  Pun- 
jab where  the  Indian  weavers  have  been  making 
pongees  for  centuries.  And  when,  thanks  to 
motion  picture  influences,  collars  from  Troy. 
New  York,  sell  to  the  },-oung  Japanese.  Even 
in  China,  home  of  the  silkworm,  the  natives  are 
wearing  smocks  made  of  America's  Rayon, 
synthetic  silk. 

Wally  Reid's  motor  racing  pictures  intro- 
duced .Vmeric  an  speed  cars  into  South  America 
and  brought  sales  of  five  cars  a  day  to  an 
agency  which  had  never  sold  more  than  five  in 
a  month.  In  faraway  Java  a  native  potentate 
saw  a  motor  car  in  a  motion  picture  for  the  first 
time  and  ordered  three  such  chariots  for  his 
royal  establishment,  meanwhile  having  to  build 
a  road  to  drive  them  over.  Tom  Mix  and  Jack 
Holt  have  helped  mightily  to  put  Stetson  and 
Knox  hats  on  the  heads  of  the  vaqueros  of  the 
South  American  plains  and  herdsmen  of  the 
vast  ranches  of  the  interior  of  AustraUa.  Even 
the  cowboy  is  becoming  screen-standardized 
the  world  over. 


•"THERE  is  Httle  doubt  but  that  r^Iack  Sennett 
-■■-  made  the  sensible  one-piece  bathing  suit  pos- 
sible for  women.  His  comedies,  with  their 
famous  bathing  girls,  carried  optical  propa- 
ganda for  the  one-piece  suit  for  years.  The  ice 
was  broken,  as  it  were,  and  the  American  flap- 
per adopted  the  suit.  Probably  Mack  made  it 
possible  for  Gertrude  Ederle  to  swim  the  Eng- 
lish Channel. 

Even  with  a  coating  of  grease,  she  could 
never  have  made  it  in  the  old  fashioned  bath- 
ing attire. 

If  Valentino  made  the  hammered  hair  fash- 
ionable for  men,  consider  what  Irene  Castle  did 
for  the  bob.  via  the  screen.  Mrs.  Castle  made 
bobbed  hair  fashionable  and  the  screen  helped 


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BOUKJOl!§l 


O^^/  c5l/'r  of  Gmcioiu  t?oue 

It  is  for  the  woman  who  makes  of  her  presence  an  exquisite 
harmony  chat  Bourjois  created  Manon  Lescaut  Powder. 
In  Its  chiffon  fineness  and  delicate  persistency,  he  expresses 
the  subtlety  of  her  tastes,  the  graciousness  of  her  charm. 

And  the  ideal  of  Bourjois  skill  and  purity — in  a  tradition 
passed  on  from  artisan  father  to  artisan  son — has  conserved 
Manon  Lescaut  Powder  in  all  the  patrician  excellence  of 
its  blending  and  the  distinction  of  its  loveliness. 

Bourjois'  eight  hand-made  French  Rouges — including  Mandarine*  and  Ashes 
of  Roses* — suit  every  complexion,  and  harmonize  r^ith  Bourjois  Face  Powders, 


BOURJOIS,  Inc. 


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pictures. 

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of  historic  dimensions.  .\nd  again  when  Carl 
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around  the  palm  tree,  which  the  motion  picture 
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Wound  Stripes  of 
Hollywood 


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broken  critter  unfolds  the  terrible  stor>*  that, 
she  says,  all  Holl>'\vood  is  talkin'  about.  Why. 
she  intimates  the  reporters  is  standin*  around 
knee  deep  trj'ing  to  grab  it  for  the  front  page. 
Who  told  her  all  this?  Ever>'bodyI  She 
claims  as  how  her  husband's  escapades  and 
peccadillos  are  more  discussed  than  anybody's 
exceptin'  Aimee  McPherson  herself. 

NOV\  poor  ole  Sam  McSwatt  knows  that  all 
he  really  did  was  tosit  in  onalittle  stud  poker 
game  at  a  downtown  hotel  with  a  couple  of 
prohibition  officers,  drank  up  some  of  the  evi- 
dence and  got  his  snoot  a  little  damp — but 
what  good  does  that  do  him?  He  hasn't  got  no 
standin'  at  court  and  a  husband  ain't  allowed 
to  testify  in  his  own  behalf.  He  makes  a  few 
puerile  and  feeble  attempts  at  explanations, 
speakin"  the  truth  thereby,  and  then  gives  it 
up  and  lopes  down  to  the  jeweler's  after  a  little 
trinket  worth  four  or  five  thousand  dollars, 
clamps  it  on  the  missus'  arm.  and  all  is  well — 
until  next  time.  These  women  work  on  the 
theor>"  that  one  good  wound  stripe  deser\'es 
another. 

Why,  so  my  informant  confides  to  me,  if  one 
woman  begins  to  get  real  barren-looking 
around  the  arm  and  isn't  keepin"  up  ^ith  the 
procession  the  way  she  ought  to,  one  of  her 
friends  will  actually  step  into  the  breech  and 
encourage  the  too- well-behaved  husband  just 
enough  to  give  wifie  something  to  hang  her 
bracelet  on.  This  self-sacrificin'  friend  will 
give  the  hubby  a  warm  come-along,  and  maybe 
get  sort  of  weak  and  clingin'  on  the  dance  floor. 
She'd  even  listen  to  his  stories  in  some  quiet 
corner. 

npHE  moment  he  gets  in  the  car  goin'  home, 
•^  his  vdfe  puts  the  gun  to  his  head  and  demands 
the  loot.  She  says  his  disgraceful  conduct  at 
the  party  with  ^Mrs.  Soft-Soapy  was  more  than 
any  woman  could  be  expected  to  bear  up  under. 
She  says  ever>-one  at  the  party  was  talkin' 
about  it.  Before  he  can  defend  himself,  the 
old  man  is  nicked. 

And  so  it  goes  merrily  on,  like  the  cattle- 
man's war  against  the  sheep  herders,  never  to 
end  until  the  sheep  arc  all  dead — or  divorced. 
The  woman  who  sports  one  of 
the    finest    collections  of  wound 
stripes  in  Hollywood  today  has  a 
quiet,  peaceful,  home-lovin'  hus- 
band   who    don't    ask    anything 
better  than  his  carpet  slippers  and 
the  evening  paper.   But  his  wife's 
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ousy  down  to  such  a  fine  point, 

there   are   times   when  the   poor 

sap   wonders   how   they  let   him 

stay  out  of  jail.  He  tries  reformin' 

— but  his  wife  claims  that's  the 

most  suspicious   sign  of  all  and 

that    she's    always    mighty    sure 

something's  goin'  on  that's  pretty 

bad    when    he    starts    actin'    so 

awful  good. 

A  man  hasn't  got  a  chance  against  a  woman 

in  a  play  like  that.    The  quicker  he  finds  out 

her  objecti\e  and  surrenders  it,  whether  it's 

mbies  or  emeralds,  the  more  years  he'll  have 

to  be  sucker  in. 

I  know  for  a  fact  that  certain  insurance  men 
n'hose  business  is  Insuring  Hollywood  and 
Beverly  Hills  jeweln>-  make  a  specially  of 
ha\in'  their  wives  impart  any  information  they 
could  pick  up  that  might  lead  to  a  new  wound 
stripe.  The  lawyers' wives  workontheotherside. 
They  keep  in  with  movie  society  and  keep 
their  husbands  posted  as  to  any  current  family 
discords  that  might  turn  into  di\'orce  a<:iion 
Immediately  the  lawyer  asks  the  man,  or  the 
wife  asks  the  woman,  up  to  dinner,  hopin' 
thereby  to  break  into  their  confidence  and  get 
the  divorce  job. 

A  ND  so  the  la\%yer*s  wife  mourns  a  whole  lot 
■*  *-and  bidsa  right  sad  farewell  to  a  new  fur  coat, 
when  she  sees  by  a  new  wound  stripe  that  the 
prospective  divorce  is  off  and  a  reconciliation 
in  progress. 

I  know  women  with  real  errin'and  indiscreet 
husbands,  the  kind  that  oughtta  have  been 
born  in  Turkey,  who  have  rated  so  many 
wound  stripes  they  can't  wear  'em  all  at  one 
lime,  without  getting  a  rubber  extension  for 
ihcir  arms.  These  ladies  go  in  for  limousines. 
When  you  see  Airs.  Rolls  or  Mrs.  Royce 
sportin'  a  new  car  every  month,  it's  more  than 
an  even  bet  that  daddy  slipped  up  to  San 
Francisco  when  he  was  supposed  to  be  lookin' 
for  a  location  on  the  Alojave  desert  and  that 
"Ma"  put  a  tracer  on  him  and  got  enough 
facts  to  do  business  on. 

When  it  comes  to  chargin',  that 
Light  Brigade   the   poet  bragged 
about   ain't   a    marker   to    Holly- 
wood's   Wound    Stripe    Brigade. 
"On  charged  the  four 'hundred," 
is  the  way  the  poem  has  it,  but 
any    Hollywood    versifier    would 
make    it    read    thisaway,    "The 
Wound    Stripe    Brigade    charged 
nothing  less  than  four  thousand." 
I  don't  know  how  true  it  is  myself,  but  I  did 
hear  that  in  a  certain  Hollywood  social  set  the 
women  figure  their  wound  stripe  totals  on  the 
same  basis  that  baseball  players  get  credit  for 
their  battin'  average.     Just  who  is  leadin'  in 
the  wound  stripe  league  this  year.  I  don't  know, 
but  I  am  acquainted  with  a  couple  that  cannot 
be  hitting  much  less  than  .375. 

A  KD  now  that  I'm  concludin'  this  yam,  I 
•*  "suppose you'reaskin'yourselvesorwouldlike 
to  ask  me  just  how  many  diamond  bracelets 
Mrs.  ML\  is  a-wearin'. 

She's  got  quite  a  few,  Mrs.  Mix 
has,  I'll  admit,  and  in  makin' 
your  mental  estimate  of  things, 
don't  forget  that  Mrs.  Mix  and 
yours  truly  have  been  married 
goin*  on  twelve  years  and  that 
I'm  a  kind  o'  indulgent  and  af- 
fectionate husband  and  father. 
The  diamond  bracelets  that  Mrs. 
Mix  wears  are  not  wound  stripes 
but  service  stripes. 

I  bought  each  and  every  one  home  as  a  sur- 
prise and  presented  'em  to  her — for  she's  a 
deservin'  little  woman  and  not  one  of  'em 
came  as  a  peace  offerin'.  So's  your  wild  oats — 
and  get  away  from  that  horse's  head! 


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The  world  is  his,  and  he  would  banish 
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nances that  befit  this  matchless  age,  he 
waves  away  the  old  and  bunglesome. 

Hediscarded  matches  foralighter — 
and  when  the  Douglass  appeared  last 
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at  the  mere  press  of  a  trigger. 

To  possess  such  a  simple,  practical 
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Leon  F.  Douglass,  one  of  the  founders 
of  the  Victor  Talking  Machine  Com- 
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DEALERS  who  have  not  yet  stocked  the 
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Excuse  me  if  mistake  have  been  penetrated,  for 
business  comsumptions  all  my  lime. 

"Extention  of  my  regards  in  your  great 
undertaking," 

A  ND  here  is  a  letter  that  just  about  ruined 
''*-lhe  day  for  Larry  Semon. 

"I  saw  you  in  'Spuds'  with  the  trained 
monkey.  Will  you  send  me  a  photograph  of 
the  monkey  to  hangwith  the  rest  of  the  cinema 
stars? 

"I  read  in  a  paper  about  your  operation  on 
your  nose.  Will  you  tell  me  if  you  really  had 
one  and  if  it  did  any  good,  as  my  nose  looks  like 
yours  and  I  don't  like  it?" 

A/f  ARGARET  LmNGSTON  found  the  fol- 
■'■''■^■loumg  temptation  in  her  mail  one  morn- 
ing. 

"I  wish  j-^ou  are  in  perfect  condition  as  I  am 
now  with  only  a  little  cold.  We  have  had  our 
first  storm  here  and  I  am  wondering  what  you 
have  there. 

'"Now  to  get  to  myself — everj-one  tells  me  I 
have  sex-appeal — all  I  really  need  is  a  chance. 
I  am  tall  and  well-made  and  I  am  sure  that  any 


Bob  also  has  a  Billy  goat  named  Patsy  to. 
With  lots  of  love,  Gretchen.    Write  me." 

A  REF0R:MER  bares  his  soul  to  Jacque- 
■**'line  Logan: 

"I  noticed  today  in  the  barber  shop  a  picture 
of  you  on  the  outside  of  the  Police  Gazette 
magazine  of  which  you  should  be  ashamed.  If 
you  had  gone  to  church  in  your  life  as  you 
should  you  would  know  that  it  is  blasphemous 
to  appear  in  such  few  clothes  at  any  time.  Then 
your  picture  says  that  you  are  being  photoed 
as  Mary  Magdalene  for  which  you  should  be 
still  more  ashamed. 

"Such  only  shows  still  more  how  very  sinful 
the  world  is  becoming. 

''I  am  sorr\'  for  you  and  hope  that  you  will 
change  your  ways  before  it  is  too  late. 

"P.  S.    I  have  been  a  deacon  in  the  First 

Church  here  for  the  last  twelve  years 

and  I  know  that  none  of  the  good  women  of  the 
Bible  dressed  so  nakedly  as  you  do  in  this 
picture  I  saw. 

"P.  P.  S.  You  are  ver>-  pretty  in  the  picture 
though." 


letter  you  might  intend  to  write  me  would  not       A  XT)  this  letter  made  Harold  Lloyd  wonder 
be  misconstrued.    All  the  girls  say  I  have  IT,     -**-if  he  hadn't  overlooked  a  comedy  bet: 

"I  know  you  are  bothered  to  death  with 


but  I  really  feel  that  all  of  my  talents  are 
wasted  in  this  little  town  where  I  live  and  I 
reall}'  would  like  to  become  acquainted  with  a 
Holljnvood  girl — who  really  appreciates  a  good 
man. 

"Besides  being  endowed  with  so  much  man- 
liness I  also  play  the  marimba  and  saxaphone 
exceptionally  well,  and  have  a  high  tenor  voice, 
much  like  Caruso's." 

pERHAPS  this  "fan"  hoped  that  Estelle 
■*-  Taylor  would  send  Jack  Dempsey  to  act  as 
athletic  star. 

"I  understand  every  motion  picture  actress 
has  to  know  how  to  ride,  swim,  dance,  fence, 
play  tennis,  golf  and  bridge. 

"  Now  my  husband  and  I  own  a  small  sum- 
mer resort  and  we  have  no  children.  Last 
night  we  were  talking  about  making  the  place 
more  lively  and  we  thought  it  would  be  nice  if 
we  could  get  some  motion  picture  actress  who 
is  interested  in  sports  to  come  and  spend  the 
summer  with  us. 

■■^he  could  help  entertain  the  guests  by 
swimming  and  dancing  with  them  and  as  we 
have  two  horses  she  could  ride.  We  would  pay 
her  carfare,  of  course,  and  give  her  board  and  a 
front  room. 

"P.  S.  Do  you  know  Norma  Shearer?  She 
would  be  fine,  if  she  could  come.  We  saw  her 
doing  some  real  nice  diving  and  swimming  in  a 
picture  once." 

EDXA  ilURPHY  found  a  solution  to  the 
Lucy  Stone  League  problem  in  an  offer 
from  a  gallant  member  of  the  great  ]Murphy 
family. 

"  Please  don't  think  me  hasty,  but  my  name 
is  Murphy,  too,  and  I  have  been  thinking  that 
isn't  it  a  shame  that  a  smart  girl  like  you  who 
has  worked  so  hard  to  build  up  her  name  in  the 
motion  pictures  should  have  to  change  it  when 
she  got  married. 

"So,  as  I  was  thinking,  it  might  be  a  good 
idea  if  we  got  married,  my  name  being  Murphy 
also,  and  then  you  wouldn't  have  to  change 
your  name.  W^hat  do  you  think  of  this  idea, 
little  girl? 

"I  am  a  hard  working  fellow  of  thirty-two,  a 
butcher  by  trade,  and  have  been  married  once, 
but  you  are  liable  to  do  almost  anything  when 
you  are  young." 

pATSY  RUTH  MILLER  is  not  so  sure  that 
■^  there  isn't  a  dirty  dig  in  this  one. 

"My  mama  said  I  write  you.  My  kitten  I 
love  and  name  her  Patsy  for  you.    My  uncle 


people  who  want  to  get  in  the  movies  through 
your  kind  offices.  But  it  is  rarely  that  one  with 
my  capabilities  comes  along,  and  I  know  you 
will  find  a  place  for  me.  To  begin  with  I  am 
the  most  popular  man  in  town.  I  know  every- 
one, and  would  be  a  great  drawing  card  in  this 
part  of  the  countr>-.  I  am  an  undertaker's 
assistant,  and  every'one  knows  me.  I  am  a 
social  favorite,  to  boot. 

I  ha\e  a  great  personality  all  our  customers 
tell  me,  and  they  just  know  I  would  be  a  big 
hit  in  pictures. 

"All  I  want  is  for  you  to  finance  my  trip 
West.  I  was  going  to  be  married,  but  I  will  for- 
get that  for  a  while  so  that  you  won't  have  to 
pay  my  wife's  bills  too.  I  can  get  along  com- 
fortably out  there  in  a  six  room  house  and 
wouldn't  need  but  one  servant.  Think  of  the 
big  following  I  would  have  to  start  with  in  the 
morticians  of  America  and  you  will  reaUze 
what  a  good  proposition  I  am." 

V\  TALLY  BEERY'S  funniest  fan  letter  was 
*V  received  from  a  girl  in  New  York  state. 
It  read: 

"My  mother  is  very  fond  of  you  on  the 
screen  and  goes  to  see  all  of  your  pictures.  She 
likes  big  strong  men.  Will  you  please  send  her 
j-our  picture?    She  has  such  peculiar  tastes." 

Norma  Talmadge  found  an  unexpected 
honor  when  she  opened  the  following  letter: 

"I  am  making  formyself  an  accident  proof 
Motor  Cycle.  I  have  bought  two  old  jVIotor 
Cycles  one  is  Indian  and  the  other  one  is  Ex- 
celsior and  I  will  put  two  together  and  make  it 
accident  proof.  Today  I  have  repaired  the 
magneto  of  the  Excelsior  Motor  Cycle  and 
have  found  your  name  stamped  on  the  ball 
bearing  ring  stamped  Norma.  It  looks  like  you 
or  your  folks  must  have  that  magneto  in- 
vented and  sold  the  pattern  to  Bosch  people  or 
other  wise  your  name  would  not  have  been 
stamped  on  the  magneto.  I  figure  to  make 
a  speed  about  150  miles  an  hour  and  if  I  will 
succeed  to  make  it  accident  proof  I  will  name 
the  Motor  Cycle  NORMA  and  if  you  think  I 
lie  you  I  can  send  you  part  in  which  your 
name  is  found  stamped." 

npHERE  is,  of  course,  the  classic  tribute  re- 
•'-  ceived  several  years  ago  by  Mary  Miles 
Minter: 

"Will  you  please  send  me  one  of  your  photo- 
graphs? I  love  to  go  to  see  your  pictures  be- 
cause I  never  have  to  stand  in  line." 


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r\TTO  MATIESEN,  Lhe  Danish  character 
^-^actor,  was  upbraided  by  a  fellow  countn-- 
man: 

"Do  you  mean  to  tell  me  that  you  are  a 
Dane  and  as  crazy  as  that — in  '  Bride  of  the 
Storm.'  I  saw  you,  and  you  did  not  seem  as 
an  actor  at  all,  but  as  an  honest  idiot.  If  you 
were  acting,  it  is  a  fine  piece  of  work!! 

"We  hear  such  queer  things  about  the 
movies  over  here  and  I  heard  the  man  behind 
me  in  the  theater  say. 'That  must  be  one  of 
those  simple-minded  fellows  that  go  out  to 
Hollywood  and  get  a  job  for  S300  per  week. 
He  could  not  earn  a  living  in  Denmark '. " 

A  DOLPHE  jMENJOU  recently  came  upon 
■'Vi  complete  domestic  drama  in  his  morning's 
mail: 

"Enclosed  I  am  sending  you  a  picture  of 
myself. 

"If  you  want  to  do  me  a  favor  \nll  }-ou  please 
write  on  it  that  it  does  not  resemble  you  in  the 
least  and  send  it  back  to  me. 

"I  want  to  show  it  to  my  wife. 

"Sometime  ago  someone  told  mv'  wiie  that  I 
looked  like  you  and  she  has  made  life  miserable 
for  me  ever  since  trying  to  get  me  to  grow  a 
moustache  like  yours,  wear  clothes  like  yours 
and  ape  your  mannerisms. 

"  I  am  really  an  admirer  of  yours,  but  I  pre- 
fer to  be  mj'self." 

JANET  GAYNOR  treasures  this  lyric: 
"Twinkle,  twinkle  little  star, 
Out  in  Hollywood  so  far, 

Every  time  I  your  sweet  face  see, 
Oh  the  fond  hopes  it  brings  to  me. 
In  my  heart  you  are  a  fixture. 
Won't  you  send  me  please  3'our  picture?" 

"D  ICHARD  DIX  thinks  there  is  more  real 
■•^Vrharm  than  humor  in  this  letter  from  a 
girl  in  Kyoto,  Japan: 

"Oh!  thank  you  ver>^  much,  a  thousand 
thanks  for  your  kindness.  Today,  I  received 
vour  photo  you  have  so  kindly  send  me.  How 
kind  you  arel  I  thout  that  you  did  not  sent 
me  your  photo  whom  you  didn't  recognize.  I 
am  ashaming.  My  mistake.  But  alas!  I  can 
not  express  my  heart-felt  thanks  for  your  kind- 
ness. 

"Because  I  don't  know  the  words  to  express 
my  gratitude. 

"  What  a  gladness !  I  am  placing  your  photo 
on  my  desk  and  observing  it  as  my  true  brother 
to  my  heart  content.  How  fine  and  charming 
you  are!  I  consider,  in  fact,  I  see  you  and  talk 
with  you.  Surely,  your  photo  will  receive  me 
with  laugh  when  I  return  from  college,  and 
watch  my  midnight  dream.  Always  your 
photo  will  comfortable  me. 

"Dear  Richard,  if  you  have  leisure  please 
remember  there  is  a  girl  who  is  praying  in  her 
heart  for  your  safety,  happiness,  health  and 
success. 

"This  is  my  only  request. 

"O!  dear  Richard,  cann't  you  go  to  Japan? 
Japan  is  very  beautiful  when  cherrj'-blossoms 
bloom. 

"The  heat  has  gradually  increased.  Please 
care  youx-self.  Do  you  allow  me  to  write  you 
often?" 

J.\CK.  HOLT  refused  this  chance  to  plunge  in 
Missouri  real  estate. 

"I  read  in  a  magazine  the  other  day  that 
your  son,  Tim,  has  a  Shetland  pony.  My  boy, 
who  is  about  the  same  age,  saw  a  picture  of  him 
on  his  pony  and  has  been  crazy  to  have  a  pony 
just  like  it  ever  since. 

"I  want  to  make  a  proposition  to  you.  I  am 
short  of  money  right  now  but  I  have  a  lot  of 
good  farm  land.  Money  is  so  tight  here  now 
that  I  can't  get  anything  on  it  but  I  would  be 
wilhng  to  trade  a  piece  of  it  for  your  boy's 
pony. 

"I  will  swap  fifty  acres  of  my  land,  nearlj-  all 
heavily  wooded,  with  some  good  pasture,  for 
your  boy's  pony  and  Si 250  to  boot.  If  you  are 
interested  let  me  know  and  I  will  forward  you 
full  description  of  the  land  and  the  necessary 
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MOXTE    BLUE    inspired    something    un- 
usual in  the  way  of  a  quatrain : 
"I  saw  your  act  in  '  So  This  Is  Paris'  oppo- 
site Patsy  Ruth  Miller.    Please  send  me  one  of 
your  pictures  as  quick  as  possible  for  I  am  anx- 
ious to  get  it. 

"Apples  are  sweet 

Peaches  are  better. 
If  you  really  love  rae 

Please  answer  my  letter." 

T.\CK  MULH.4LL  passed  up  an  opportunity 
J  to  eat  free  for  the  rest  of  his  life: 

"  Vou  are  Irish  and  I  am  Greek.  I  am  in  the 
restaurant  business  but  it  is  not  so  pajing  that 
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tell  you  that  an  Irish  man  who  eats  here  has 
just  left  town  and  owes  me  for  meals  ten  dol- 
lars. It  is  not  your  fault  of  course.  Now  what 
I  ask  in  writing  is  this— I  know  the  picture 
actors  are  heavy  eaters  because  I  saw  several 
pictures  where  they  eat  all  the  time.  So  I 
would  be  good  to  open  a  restaurant  at  your 
studio  if  you  would  put  in  for  me  a  good  word 
so  I  cannot  pay  a  big  rent  but  I  can  cook  good 
food  and  you  shall  always  eat  for  nothing  in  my 
place  if  I'open  it  if  you  give  me  this  boost.  I 
speak  Greek  veo'  well  also  the  .\merican  and 
might  interpret  for  you  in  a  Greek  picture  or 
even  act  but  I  am  not  so  sure  I  want  to  be  an 
actor  as  I  am  married  and  have  six  children  and 
my  wife  is  very  particular  about  me." 

AND  .\nna  Q.  Xilsson  refused  to  act  as 
Christine's  manager: 
■■I  write  to  you  because  I  am  Swedish  like 
you.  I  was  bom  in  Falkoping,  Sweden,  and 
have  one  daughter.  Christine.  It  is  of  her  I 
with  vou  would  like  to  speak.  She  is  very 
clever  and  takes  after  her  father  who  was  a  fine 
farmer  until  he  died.  She  is  sixteen  and  has 
light  hair  and  blue  eyes.  She  is  verj-  fat.  She 
weighs  one  hundred  and  seventy  pounds  and 
srill  growing.  I  think  she  would  be  so  cute  in 
pictures  because  fat  girls  are  hard  to  get  and 
she  is  so  good  natured.  She  laughs  all  the  rime 
and  gets  more  fat.  But  her  disposirion  isper- 
fect.  If  I  send  her  to  you  would  you  take  care 
of  her  and  not  let  her  get  thinner  so  she  can 
work  in  your  First  National  pictures  and  make 
some  money  to  help  pay  a  mortgage  on  my 
house  in  Duluth  which  is  overdue?  I  thank 
you  in  advance  for  the  money  to  send  Chris- 
tine. 

"  P.  S.  Whatever  you  do,  don't  let  Chnstme 
lose  her  fat." 

W  7H0  else  but  Clara  Bow  would  get  a  letter 
W  like  this? 

"My  girl  has  thrown  me  down  for  a  rich 
fellow  and  I've  got  to  make  her  jealous. 

"Please  send  me  a  photograph  of  j'ourseU 
autographed  as  follows: 

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Mamma,  Clara  Bow.' 

".\l50.  with  the  picture,  I  wish  you'd  write 
me  a  letter  telling  me  that  you  care  for  me  so  I 
can  show  them  both  to  her." 

DORIS  KEWON'  thinks  that  the  author  of 
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works  for  her  Uving  and  I  have  many  friends. 
I  am  engaged  to  be  married.  His  name  is 
Elwin.  His  first  name,  I  mean.  'Will  you  send 
me  one  of  your  dresses  for  my  wedding  gown? 
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and  he  is  a  wonderful  judge — I  mean  he  has 
wonderful  taste.  Please  let  me  know  your 
opinion.  .Vnd  tell  me,  should  a  ^irl  accept 
presents  from  another  boy  when  she  is  en- 
gaged?" 

MILTON  STLLS  shut  his  ear  to  this  cry  of 
a  suppressed  soul; 
"  Vou  are  a  star.  I  am  nobody  but  a  barber 
l)ut  e\en  barbers  have  souls  and  my  soul  yearns 
for  acting.  That  is  why  I  write  you  in  these 
terms.  Now  here  is  my  proposition.  In  my 
city  I  am  recognized  as  a  famous  tonsorial 
artist  and  have  acted  in  shows  for  the  Elks  and 
the  Woodmen.  They  have  spoken  of  me  in 
newspapers  as  another  Eddie  Foy.  I  do  not 
know  j\Ir.  Foy  but  I  am  funny  myself.  I  have 
a  long  neck  and  I  am  bald  which  is  not  a  good 
ad  for  my  business.  I  can  make  funny  faces 
and  funny  faces  is  what  you  need  in  pictures  I 
am  convinced.  Please  send  me  transportation 
to  your  city  and  I  will  play  in  your  next  picture 
without  pay  and  then  we  can  sign  a  contract." 

HERE  are  a  few  questions  that  a  fifteen- 
year-old  girl  propounded  to  William  Boyd: 
*'  Did  you  like  to  have  your  hair  curled  for 
'The  Volga  Boatman?  I  read  in  a  magazine 
that  you  were  beautiful  and  dumb.  I  know 
you're  beautiful  but  are  you  dumb?  Do  you 
like  Edgar  Allan  Poe?  Do  you  know  you  look 
just  like  a  little  boy  when  you  smile?  Is  your 
secretary  male  or  female  {or  neuter)?  Does 
Elinor  Faire  nag  you?" 

ESTHER  RALSTON  submits  a  letter  that 
might  be  made  the  basis  of  a  novel: 

"From  one  of  the  motion  picture  magazines 
I  have  just  learned  that  you  are  married. 
What  a  mistake  for  you!  What  a  disappoint- 
ment to  me !  I  am  old  enough  to  be  your  grand- 
mother, child,  so  please  do  not  take  offense  at 
this  letter — my  first  of  its  sort.  I  sincerely 
regret  that  my  advice,  such  as  it  is.  could  not 
have  reached  you  before  you  took  your  vow. 

"But  perhaps  this  thought  will  bring  some 
benefit.  Go  on,  and  on — succeed  in  spite  of 
your  husband.  Your  beauty  and  your  talent 
are  too  great  a  power  to  be  impeded  by  the 
dam  that  you  have  built,  to  me,  all  unthink- 
ingly. 

"Marriage  is  for  women  who  do  not  realize 
that  a  humdrum  life  is  humdrum.  For  women 
like  I  was  in  my  younger  days.  But  now  I 
know.  God,  I  wish  that  I  had  been  granted 
your  opportunity  and  with  the  knowledge  that 
I  now  have.  I  would  not  have  added  the  fifth 
wheel,  as  I  feel  that  you  have  done. 

"I  ask  no  pardon  for  this  letter.  I  feel  that 
it  is  wisdom  at  a  time  when  wisdom  should  not 
go  unheard.  Do  not  let  the  fifth  wheel  dig  the 
rut  too  deep  in  the  road  that  may  yet  carry  you 
to  contentment,  wealth  and  fame." 

A  CHINESE  boy  sent  this  bit  of  assorted 
English  to  Pola  Negri: 

"In  Tientsin  I  sit  down  on  myself  back  side 
foreign  man  and  their  lady  wifes  and  put  my 
eye  on  moving  pictures  sheet  showing  you  like 
great  royal  wife.  Why  must  you  put  your 
mouth  on  his  mouth  so  much  time  and  make 
you  anger  first  before  and  later  after.  When 
American  man  put  his  wife  on  boat,  maybe  off 
boat,  on  train,  maybe  off  train,  he  put  his 
mouth  on  her  mouth  and  she  never  anger.  She 
laugh  happy. 

"  So  you  look  same  great  lad}^  no  matter  how 
and  I  write  your  name  on  paper  to  give  you 
silk  fan  for  decent  pleasure.  Do  not  trj''  hard 
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But  they  can't.  You  will  soon  find  that  you 
can't  have  a  brick  floor  in  the  dininfi  room,  be- 
cause the  dininfi  room  is  o^'er  the  cellar,  and  the 
bricks  would  fall  ri^ht  through  into  it.  And  the 
cellar  has  to  be  right  there,  because  otherwise 
you  ha\e  to  lake  out  a  lot  more  trees,  which  in 
Cahfornia  are  absolutely  priceless.  And  you 
can't  have  this  wing  there,  because  if  you  do 
you  have  to  build  a  whole  separate  line  of 
travel,  and  if  you  do  that  you  spoil  the  roof 
line. 

Right  now  let  me  slip  you  a  word  of  warning. 
Familiarize  yourself  previously  with  this  roof- 
line  thing.  As  far  as  I  have  discovered  in  my 
own  bitter  experience,  nothing  in  building  a 
house  is  so  important  as  the  roof  Hne.  A  man's 
comfort  and  tastes  are  nothing  compared  to  it. 
The  fact  that  you,  yourself,  only  sec  it  when 
you  dri\'e  up  in  front  after  work,  or  when  you 
are  taking  a  stroll  in  the  garden,  doesn't  mat- 
ter.    The  root  line  must  be  right. 

There  are  more  reasons  why  you  can't  do 
things  in  building  a  house  than  there  are  why 


Jack  Dempsey  didn't  lick  Tunney,  and  I've 
heard  about  a  million  of  those. 

Well,  when  you  and  the  architect  have  bat- 
tled twenty  rounds  and  you  are  licked  to  a 
frazzle,  and  the  nice,  clean  blueprints  come 
along,  you  feel  that  your  woes  are  over.  Don't 
kid  yourself. 

My  blueprints  came  home  one  evening  just 
as  I  was  getting  home  from  the  studio.  They 
looked  grand,  and  I  prepared  mjself  for  an 
evening  of  pure  enjoyment.  I  took  them  back 
to  my  little  den,  spread  them  all  out  on  the 
tloor.  At  four  a.  m.  mother  saw  a  wild  and 
dishevelled  maniac  burst  forth,  foaming  at  the 
mouth,  and  had  let  out  a  scream  of  fright  be- 
fore she  realized  it  was  her  own  son. 

Make  up  j'our  mind  at  the  start  that  you 
can't  understand  blueprints.  You  may  think 
you  are  fairly  intelligent.  You  may  under- 
stand stocks  and  bonds  and  the  European  debt 
situation.  iJut  you  cannot  understand  the 
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But  there  was  nothing  I  could  do  about  it,  so 
I  told  them  to  go  ahead,  but  I  was  sure  they'd 
gotten  hold  of  the  wrong  ones.  They  reassured 
me  with  a  sort  of  pitying  smile,  and  we  started. 

From  that  day  to  the  day  the  roof  line  was 
completed.  1  never  knew  a  peaceful  moment. 
If  I  stayed  away  twenty-four  hours,  they  put 
the  breakfast  room  where  the  sunporch  was 
supposed  to  be. 

I  was  up  at  Del  Monte  making  a  picture, and 
sufTcring  tortures  over  what  they  were  doing  to 
my  house,  when  I  got  a  wire  from  mother  about 
the  bathroom.  I  left  the  picture  flat,  and 
nearly  lost  my  job. 

THAT  bathroom  was  my  special  pride  and 
joy.  For  years  on  the  road  I'd  jack-knifed 
my  six  feet  one  and  a  half  into  four  and  even 
three-foot  bathtubs.  I  was  going  to  have  a  real 
bathtub.  So  I  ordered  one  seven  feet  long, 
three  feet  deep  and  five  feet  wide.  When  I 
arrived  on  the  scene,  the  house  looked  like 
Niagara  Falls  had  broken  loose.  Seems  that 
the  amount  of  water  going  out  of  that  size  tub 
is  all  wrong  for  ordinary  plumbing,  and  it  had 
backed  up  and  spouted  out  of  ever>'  drain  in 
the  whole  place.  So  \vc  had  to  take  the  house 
all  apart  and  put  in  different  plumbing  to  take 
care  of  that  little  matter, 

When  the  tileman  had  completed  his  dainty 
little  job  in  the  bathroom  I  went  inoneday.and 
after  looking  around  carefully — I'd  only  been 
absent  a  matter  of  twelve  hours — I  said,  "  But 
these  are  the  wrong  color  tiles."  He  gave  me  a 
sort  of  blank  look  and  paid  no  attention.  ^  I 
ventured  again  upon  the  suggestion.  He  said, 
"They're  prettier  than  those  old  ones  you 
picked  out.  They  made  me  seasick.''  I  was 
nonplussed.  Can  one  ask  a  man  to  lay  tiles 
that  make  him  seasick?  And  yet,  after  all, one 
has  to  bathe  in  one's  own  bathroom  long  after 
the  tileman  has  gone  on  to  other  and  still  other 
lields. 

He  changed  them.  But  I  know  what  he 
thinks  of  motion  picture  actors. 

Also,  at  the  last  moment  I  found  they  had 
left  out  my  soap  dish.  Now  if  there  is  any  one 
thing  that  seems  to  me  the  height  and  depth  of 
civilized  inconvenience,  it's  not  having  a  soap 
dish  in  the  bath  tub.  I  mean  having  to  get  out 
and  pursue  an  elusive  cake  of  soap  all  over  the 
tiled  floor  is  not  only  annoying  but  dangerous. 

So  we  had  to  take  down  one  wall  of  the  bath 
and  put  in  the  soap  dish. 

ALSO — about  the  sun  porch  The  sun  porch 
was  to  open  off  the  dining  room.  T  noticed 
they  didn't  seem  to  be  building  it  or  leaving 
any  doors  or  anything.  But  you  have  no  idea 
how  sensitive  you  get  about  mentioning  things 
like  that!  The  looks  those  workmen  give  you. 
And  the  sheer  stupidity  which  you  feel  you 
have  exhibited.  You  hate  to  expose  your 
ignorance.  So  I  waited.  Maybe  sim  porches 
were  different. 

Well,  they  had  simply  forgotten  about  it. 
Mere  trifle,  like  a  sun  porch.  Silly  thing,  any 
way,  a  sun  porch. 

So  they  had  to  take  down  the  whole  wall  of 
the  dining  room,  and  add  the  sun  porch. 
They  resented  my  interfering,  I  can  teU  you 
that. 

As  for  the  painter !  Did  you  ever  try  to  tell  a 
painter  anything  about  color?  I  never  thought 
I  was  color  blind,  but  after  that  painter  and  I 
had  had  a  few  arguments  about  the  color  of  the 
waUs  in  the  living,  dining,  and  bed  rooms,  the 
kitchen,  pantry  and  sun  porch,  I  went  down  to 
a  good  oculist  and  had  my  eyes  examined. 
Then  I  went  back  and  gave  orders  to  that 
painter.  If  anybody  was  color  blind,  it  wasn't 
me.  NaturaUy,  a  man  that  was  color  bhnd 
would  be  a  house  painter. 

These  are  only  a  few  of  the  little  incidents 
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it  and  I  love  it.  I'd  never  be  happy  anywhere 
else. 

But  if  I'd  known  in  advance,  I  could  have 
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"I  asks  you  two  gemmun  this,"  said  Clump. 
"Does  you-all  crave  to  make  it  a  real  fight 
when  you  gets  together  in  the  'rena  scene?  " 

"ti'l  Man,"  said  Opus,  "you  suttinly  said 
it!" 

"An'  you,  Simeon?" 

"Coul'n't  nothin'  make  me  mo'  happier." 

"Good!  Vou  can  settle  yo'  food,  an'  at  the 
same  time  git  a  good,  snappy  pitcher  fo'  Mid- 
night. Xow  has  I  got  the  promises  of  you-all 
bofe  that  if  I  stages  the  fight  scene  tomorrow 
ma\\Tiin',  you  won't  do  no  scrappin'  befo' 
then?" 

"If  this  big  bum — " 

"Nemmin'  no  mo'  straducements,  Opus. 
Does  vou  promise  or  doesn't  you?" 

"Well,  if  he  will  ..." 

"I  promise,"  said  Simeon. 

".\11  right.    Then  also  I  does." 

"/^OODI  This  evening,  then,  right  after  din- 
^-'ner,  us  gits  together  in  my  room  at  the 
hotel — aU  of  us — an'  we  goes  over  the  scene 
what  we  shoots  in  the  mawnin'.  Is  that 
"greeable  to  you-all?" 

They  nodded.  Then  the  company  broke  up 
into  small  groups  to  inspect  the  Colosseum. 
Opus  strutted  off  M-ith  Magnesia  on  his  arm. 
Outrage  had  completely  anesthetized  his  ha- 
bitual aversion  to  physical  combat  and  he  was 
looking  for^'ard  with  eagerness  to  the 
morrow's  fray. 

"What  I  does  to  that  feller  when  I  gits  him 
down  yonder  with  me  is  gwine  be  three  sins  an' 
two  shames." 

"Oh I  Opus.  I  feel  terrible  'bout  you  fightin' 
on  account  of  me." 

"Shuhl  It's  a  pleasure,  Gal.  Fo'  you  I'd 
lick  the  whole  Italy  police.  With  yo'  eyes  on 
me  I  got  the  strength  of  Samson  an'  the  stragety 
of  Napolium." 

They  seated  themselves  near  a  stone  cre\ace 
which  had  once  been  used  for  imprisoning  ^ild 
lions  before  turning  them  loose  to  a  dinner  of 
mart\Ts. 

"How  you-all  is  gwine  fight?  "  queried  Mag- 
nesia. 

"Us  gladiates.  We  dresses  up  in  tin  suits 
an'  busts  each  other  until  one  caint  fight  no 
mo'.  Time  I  finishes  with  the  clothes  Simeon 
wears,  he's  g\\'ine  require  a  plumber." 

"I  hope  so,  Opus,  'cause  I  think  you  is  just 
grand!" 

They  spent  the  remainder  of  the  afternoon 
in  the  Colosseum  and  across  the  way  at  the 
Forum. 

It  was  Magnesia  who  suggested  that  they 
return  to  the  shops  of  the  Corso  Umberto. 

"'Taint  that  I  don't  like  this.  Opus,"  she 
explained,  "but  it  seems  to  me  that  they  has 
let  things  get  kind  of  run  down." 

OPUS  and  his  lady  friend  did  not  eat  with 
the  others  that  evening.  Instead  they 
found  a  tiny  cafe  near  the  Piazza  di  Spagna 
where  they  inhaled  Ia\-ish  helpings  of  noodles 
and  tiny  fried  squids.  Therefore  they  missed 
even  the  aftermath  of  a  hectic  conference  be- 
tween Forcep  Swain  and  Director  Clump. 

The  director  was  interested  but  angry. 

"\\Tiy  di'n't  you  tell  me  this  befo'.  Brother 
Swain?  " 

"'Cause  I  di'n't  have  it  all  worked  out, 
Caesar.  I  wasn't  shuah  'bout  that  armor 
business  an'  I  had  to  go  buy  me  a  lot  of  books." 

"Well,"  snapped  the  director,  "it  aint  fair 
to  Opus." 

"Shuah!  He's  gwine  have  as  much  chance 
as  the  feller  which  he  plays  the  part  of  had, 
aint  he?" 

"I  know.  But  Opus  aint  no  trained  fighter 
an'  besides — " 

"He  can  run." 

Caesar's  eyes  narrowed.  "Looks  to  me  like 
a  kind  of  dirty  trick,  Forcep.     Reckon  Opus 


will  have  to  run  unless  he  \\*ants  to  git  his  dis- 
position knocked  loose,  an'  that  aint  gwine 
make  no  hit  with  Magnesia."  Mr.  Clump 
heaved  a  vast  sigh.  "  Vou  folks  in  the  comp'ny 
is  always  fightin'.  Always  makin'  trouble. 
An'  now  comes  this  .  .  .  howsomevcr,  I 
reckon  art  is  art  an'  we  better  go  right  ahead." 
"Tha's  it.  Brainy  Man!  You  can  'splain  it 
all  to  Opus  at  the  meetin'  tonight." 

'T^HE  meeting  that  night  was  thoroughly  at- 
-^  tended.  Opus  was  conscious  of  an  air  of 
tense  expectancy  as  he  entered  with  Magnesia 
and  seated  himself  prominently.  Caesar  rose 
and  started  explaining. 

He  outlined  the  story  as  far  as  they  had  gone, 
and  came  eventually  to  the  details  of  the  battle 
scene  which  was  to  be  shot  the  following  morn- 
ing in  the  Colosseum. 

"President  Latimer  has  arranged  with  the 
police  that  we  is  g^vine  have  the  whole  place  to 
ourselves  fo'  two  hours,"  said  he.  "Florian 
Slappey  is  truckin'  all  the  coschumes  an'  props 
down  there  fust  thing  in  the  mawnin',  and  we 
dresses  there. 

"Welford  Potts  is  playin'  the  Emperor  an' 
my  T\-ife,  Sicily,  is  g\\Hne  be  one  of  them  Vestrj' 
Virgins.  The  rest  of  you  feUers  is  g^ine  be 
ser\"idors  which  marches  aroun'  an'  toots 
trumpets  an'  Enoch  Tapp  is  master  of  cere- 
monies- Glorious  Fizz  sits  up  in  the  royal  box 
with  Welford. 

"Welford  gives  the  word  an'  Simeon 
Broughton  comes  marching  out  of  the  dressing 
room  all  dolled  up  in  his  shinin'  armor  an' 
carrj-in'  a  big  sword.  He  struts  his  stuff  across 
the  'rena  an'  trips  over  his  own  foots  once  or 
twice  'cause  'cordin'  to  the  scenario  he  aint 
used  to  wearin'  them  kind  of  clothes. 

"An'  then  is  when  Opus  Randall  comes  in!'* 

He  paused  uncertainly.  His  eyes  wandered 
hesitantly  over  the  beaming  countenance  of 
the  expansive  Mr.  Randall. 

"Opus  comes  in  then."  he  repeated,  "all 
fixed  up  to  fight  Mistuh  Broughton." 

"Tha's  me!"  boomed  Opus.  "All  dressed 
up  in  some  more  armor." 

J.  Caesar  flushed  a  pale  lavender.  He  fidg- 
etted  uneasily.  "Well,  anyway,"  he  evaded, 
"you  come  in  aU  fixed  to  fight  Simeon." 

Opus  beamed.  "I  also  wears  armor,  don't 
I?" 

"Hmm!"  The  director  was  distinctly  em- 
barrassed.   "Well,  no — not  ezackly." 

"T  TTTH?"  Mr.  Randall  was  on  his  feet  in 
-t^an  instant.  "How  come  I  don't  wear 
armor  like  Simeon  Broughton?  I  asks  you  that, 
Mistuh  Clump?" 

"  Because,"  returned  Clump  mth  some  heat, 
"because  you  is  a  retiarius." 

"Tha's  a  lie,  an'  you  know  it !  I  aint  no  such 
of  a  thing." 

"In  the  pitcher  you  is.  An'  retiariuses 
don't  wear  no  armor."  The  director  smile(i 
apologetically.  "Vou  wears  somethJn'  better 
than  armor." 

"\ATiat?" 

"You  wears  a  net!" 

"A  which?" 

"A  net!" 

Opus  Randall  stood  dumbfounded.  Then 
his  huge  body  commenced  to  tremble  \n\h  f  ur>'. 

"V-y-y-you  mean  to  tell  me  I  don't  wear 
nothin'  on'y  a  net?" 

"Uh-huh.    Also  pants,  of  co'se." 

"An'  Simeon  wears  steel  armor?" 

"Veh,  you  see — " 

"I  don't  see  nothin'.  Ise  plumb  blind.  Vou 
aint  g^vine  git  me  into  no  'rena  mth  no  net  on. 
Nossuh!  This  is  a  dirty  trick.  ..."  Sud- 
denly he  ceased  speaking  and  his  eyes  narrowed 
accusingly. 

"\\'hose  idea  was  this  that  I  has  got  to  be 
one  of  them  retirers?  " 


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The  director  was  glad  enough  to  indulge  in 
the  gentle  pastime  of  passing  the  buck. 

■■  P'orcep  Swain  wrote  the  story,"  he  an- 
nounced— and  sat  down. 

Opus  uttered  a  yell  which  reverberated 
through  the  room.  "Forcep  Swain!  That 
significant  shrimp!  I  might  of  knowed  he  was 
hid  in  the  woodpile  somewheres.  Why,  dawg- 
gone  him — I  got  a  good  mind.  .  ." 

Mr.  Swain  rose  to  his  feet.  He  struck  an 
attitude  and  brushed  a  languid  hand  across  a 
colorado-maduro  forehead.  "Cease  from  ex- 
hibiting your  ignorance,  Mistuh  Randall.  Vou 
don't  know  anything  and  you  speechifies  it 
constant.  I  rises  to  tell  you  that  you  has  got 
all  the  advantage — " 

'*Yeh!  Just  like  a  worm  has  got  the  ad- 
wantage  over  a  fish." 

■■"PRECISELY.     The  case  could  not  have 

■^  been  stated  better.  .And  I  don't  request 
you  to  accept  m}-  word,  either.  Here  is  what 
the  book  says."  Mr.  Swain  thumbed  through 
the  piages  of  a  volume  entitled  "The  Last  Days 
of  Pompeii."  "Now  listen:  here's  what  the 
book  says — 'The  retiarius,  or  netter.  is  armed 
only  with  a  three-pronged  spear,  like  a  trident 
— and  a  net.  He  wears  no  armor,  only  the 
fillet  and  tunic — '  " 

"Hah!    Two  fishes.    Filet  and  tuna!" 

".\nd  the  book  says — 'The  retiarius  gener- 
ally has  the  best  of  it.'  It's  this  way.  Brother 
Randall:  You  is  supposed  to  throw  your  net 
over  Mistuh  Broughton.  That  gits  him  all  en- 
tangled up  so  he  cannot  move.  Then  you  can 
wallop  him  as  much  as  you  like  with  your 
trident.  Don't  you  see  that  gives  you  all  the 
advantage?" 

"I  don't  see  nothin"  of  the  kind.  Does  I  fail 
to  net  that  big  ox.  he  wallops  me  with  his 
sword.  An'  if  I  does  net  him,  I  don't  do 
nothin'  but  bust  him  on  the  hardware.  It's  a 
rotten  scheme  an'  I  refuses  to  be  schum 
against." 

Mr.  Broughton  sneered  overtly.  "Thought 
you  wasn't  scared  of  me!" 

"I  aint." 

"Tha's  what  you  says.  But  you  is  scared  to 
fight  the  way  Forcep's  book  says  is  the  best.'' 

"Huh!  If  you  is  so  brave — ^le's  us  swap 
suits." 

Director  Clump  interposed.  "That  caint  be 
done,"  he  negatived.  "The  whole  scenario  has 
been  shot  with  the  idea  that  Opus  is  the  net- 
man.  We  caint  remake  the  whole  pitcher  just 
'cause  he  craves  to  wear  a  tin  suit.  Of  course, 
Opus,  if  you  is  afraid  to  make  this  a  real  fight — " 

"Me  scared  of  Simeon!  Just  lemme  git  at 
him — tha's  all!    Just  lemme  .  .  .   "' 

"Then  you  agrees?" 

Opus's  harassed  gaze  roamed  the  room.  On 
the  faces  of  his  associates  he  found  much  svm- 
pathy.  Magnesia's  eyes  arrested  him.  She 
was  bestowing  upon  him  the  gaze  resen-ed  by 
ladies  exclusively  for  their  heroes.  Opus 
roared  defiance. 

"I  fights  him!    By  golly,  I  does!" 

npHERE  was  a  roar  of  applause.  The  com- 
^  pany  members  knew  that  Opus  had  been 
rudely  victimized  and  the  gross  injustice  of  it 
brought  temporary  popularity  to  the  portly 
actor  who  had  never  before  been  particularly 
beloved  by  his  associates. 

Opus  moved  grandly  toward  the  door.  There 
he  turned  for  a  Parthian  shot — 

''I  fights  his  armor,"  announced  the  re- 
tiarius, "an'  all  I  hopes  is  that  by  tomorrow 
mawnin'  Mistuh  Forcep  Swain  aint  rewrote 
that  whole  stor>'  so  as  to  make  Simeon  a  tank!" 

Opus  disappeared.  There  was  a  murmur  of 
disapproval  from  the  others  and  one  of  the 
group  pursued  the  heroic  actor. 

In  the  street  a  slender  figure  ranged  itself 
alongside  the  GargantuanformofOpusRandaU. 
.\  voice  spoke  in  gentle  friendliness. 

"Opus."  said  Florian  Slappey.  "I  an'  you 
aint  never  been  friends  an'  we  aint  never  like  to 
be — but  I  think  you  has  been  done  dirt,  an'  if 
they's  any  way  I  can  he"p  you  out  ..." 

Opus  grabbed  the  hand  of  his  natural  enemy. 


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"Thanks,  Florian.  Le's  take  a  walk  an'  see 
what  we  can  think  about." 

They  moved  through  narrow  streets  and 
came  eventually  to  the  magnificent  expanse  of 
the  Via  Vittorio  Veneto. 

They  walked  slowly,  and  in  silence.  Once, 
Morian  spoke — 

''You  is  crazy  to  fight  him  thataway.  Opus." 

"Caint  he'p  it.     He's  got  me  plumb  mad." 

"Veh — but  you  don't  have  to  be  also  fool- 
ish." 

"Ise  gwine  lick  him  some  way  .  .  .  I  dunno 
how." 

"Nor  neither  mc."  Mr.  Slappey  glanced  at 
his  watch.  "  Reckon  you  better  be  gittin'  back 
to  the  hotel.  Opus.  An'  if  there's  any  way  I  can 
he'p  you  out  ..." 

They  went  to  their  rooms,  but  Opus  did  not 
sleep.  He  drew  an  easy  chair  up  to  the  window 
and  stood  staring  out  over  the  Roman  roof- 
tops, his  feelings  not  entirely  dissimilar  to 
those  of  the  ancient  gladiators  who  gazed  for- 
lornly into  the  moonlight  on  the  eve  of  deadly 
combat. 

Opus  realized  that  he  was  in  for  a  sound 
trimming.  There  was  a  chance,  of  course,  that 
he  might  ensnare  the  sneery  Simeon,  but  that 
w  as  exceedingly  unlikely. 

.\nd  yet — 

■pLORIAX  SLAPPEY  was  deep  in  slumber  at 
-L  four  o'clock  in  the  morning  when  a  monster 
figure  entered  his  room. 

A  hand  touched  his  shoulder,  and  Florian 
sat  up  straight  in  bed. 

''Ssssh!    This  is  Opus — " 

"Oh!    I  thought  you  was  asleep." 

"I  aint  been  to  bed  even.  I  been  out 
huntin"  fo'  somethin',  an',"  Opus's  voice 
trembled  triumphantlv,  "I  got  it!" 

"What?" 

"Xemmin'  what.  But  you  said  you'd  he'p 
me." 

"I  will." 

"Then  git  yo'  clothes  on  an'  show  me  where 
at  is  the  armor  Simeon  Broughton  is  gwine 
wear.    I  craves  to  inspeck  it." 

riorian  dressed  swiftly.  In  his  official  ca- 
pacity as  property  man  he  conducted  Opus  to 
the  storeroom  where  the  costumes  for  the  great 
Roman  spectacle  were  stored.  "What  you 
gwine  do,  Opus?  " 

"Don't  ask  me  no  questions:  just  turn  me 
loose  with  them  armors.  I'll  be  back  in  a 
minute." 

As  Opus  entered  the  dimly  lighted  room 
Florian  noticed  that  the  big  negro  gingerly  car- 
ried a  tiny,  pasteboard  box,  about  an  inch 
square  and  of  about  the  same  depth.  Florian 
turned  away.  He  was  puzzled  and  interested 
— but  on  this  occasion  his  sympathy  was  en- 
tirely with  his  one-time  enemy.  Ten  minutes 
later  Opus  rejoined  the  master  of  properties 
and  they  pussyfooted  back  to  Florian's  room. 
Mr.  Slappey  observed  that  the  giant  retiarius 
was  smiling. 

"What  did  you  do,  Opus?" 

*'I  done  a  plenty,  Brother  Slappey." 

"What?" 

"I  handed  myse'f  an  even  break,  tha's  all." 

".Vint  you  gwine  'splain?" 

"I  puffers  not,  Florian.  'Taint  that  I 
don't  depreciate  all  you  has  done  fo'  me,  but 
they  is  suttin  secrets — " 

"  'Sail  right.  Big  Boy.  All  I  hopes  is  that  you 
hits  Simeon  Broughton  so  hahd  they'll  need  a 
truck-load  of  solder  to  fix  up  them  castiron 
clothes  of  his'n." 

"PARLY  the  following  morning  Midnight 
-■-'  breakfasted,  then  gathered  in  front  of  the 
modest  hotel  for  the  trip  to  the  Colosseum. 

A  fleet  of  decrepit  carriages  waited  to  con- 
\ey  them. 

Save  for  Simeon  Broughton  and  Forcep 
Swain,  who  were  in  a  gale  of  spirits,  there  was 
no  laughter  among  the  troupers.  They  sensed 
genuine  drama.  Despite  the  meagerness  of  their 
knowledge  of  Rome's  history-,  they  had  not 
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the  day  before — the  slor>'  of  mortal  coniltat 
and  sudden  death  for  which  the  amphiihtatL-r 
had  been  built. 

A  special  squad  of  carabinierl  was  on  duty 
at  the  colossal  structure  when  they  arrived. 
The  Qucstore  of  Roman  Police  was  there  in 
person  to  see  that  the  distin^'uished  \isitors 
received  every  courtesy,  and  with  him  came  a 
few  privileged  spectators;  Roman  dignitaries 
and  various  members  of  highly  uniformed 
military  organi-cations:  Fascisti  in  gray  trou- 
sers andblack  shirts,  feathers  Bersegheri,  regular 
army  men  in  uniforms  of  dull  gray,  a  delega- 
tion of  tratlic  cops  in  all  the  magnificence  of 
huge  helmets  and  white-slashed  coats.  There 
were,  too.  a  few  go\-ernment  cadets — fine,  trim- 
looking  young  men.  Director  Clump  seated 
these  guests  near  the  scene  of  conbat  and  out  of 
camera  range. 

Then  he  reversed  his  cap  in  true  director 
fashion,  raised  megaphone  to  lips  and  swung 
into  action. 

Preliminary  scenes  were  shot  quickly:  ab- 
surd gags  which  con\ulsed  tlie  usually  unsmil- 
ing Italians.  Then  Mr.  Clump  visited  the 
place  which  the  gladiators  were  using  as  a 
dressing  room. 

Simeon  Broughton,  with  the  help  of  Forcep 
Swain,  was  completing  the  buckling  of  his 
armor. 

He  presented  a  noble  appearance.  Occasion- 
ally he  glanced  with  disflain  toward  the  highly 
undressed  figure  of  his  enemy. 

OPUS  was  queerly  cheerful.  Wearing  few 
clothes,  he  yet  did  not  seem  downhearted. 
He  drew  himself  off  in  a  corner  of  the  1>ig  room 
and  practiced  throwing  the  large  fish  net  with 
which  he  had  been  armed.  Then,  apparently 
satisfied,  he  picked  up  his  trident  and  made 
vicious  passes  at  the  atmosphere.  He  turned 
to  face  his  director. 

"Caesar  Clump."  said  he,  "I  has  been  done 
dirt — but  Ise  goin'  th'oo  with  it.  I  asks  you 
right  now:  Is  you  gwine  permiUme  to  make  a 
good  job  of  this  feller  Broughton  once  I  gits 
him  where  I  wants  him?" 

Caesar  was  amazed  at  the  man's  courage. 
"I  showh^  is,  Opus.  I  wasn't  no  party  to  you 
not  wearin'  a  tin  suit — an'  I  aint  gwine  make 
you  quit  hammerin'  on  Simeon  does  you  git  a 
good  chance." 

"  Fine.    Tha's  aU  I  want  to  know." 

Mr.  Broughton,  as  yet  unhelmeted,  grunted. 
"  Boy!  You  aint  gwine  beat  nobody,  no  time. 
In  about  ten  minutes  you  is  gwine  be  starin' 
lilies  right  in  the  face." 

Caesar  stepped  back  into  the  arena  and  gave 
final  instructions.  Exotic  Hines  set  up  his 
camera  and  his  assistant  did  likewise  so  that 
the  two  machines  covered  a  considerable  field 
of  operation. 

Then,  acting  under  Clump's  sharp  orders. 
Gladiator  Simeon  Broughton  strutted  into  the 
arena. 

HE  was  a  vast  and  impressive  spectacle; 
armor  gleaming  in  the  sunlight,  open  \isor 
of  helmet  disclosing  his  chocolate  countenance, 
shield  on  his  left  arm  and  a  short,  blunted 
sword  tightly  grasped  in  his  right  hand.  He 
walked  timidly,  struggling  to  become  accus- 
tomed to  the  weight  of  his  garments,  and  he 
refused  to  try  comedy  falls — fearing  that  the 
dead  weight  of  his  armor  would  prevent  any 
rising. 

Immediately  as  he  made  his  bow  to  the 
emperor,  Opus  Randall  came  leaping  into  the 
arena,  a  gleeful  riot  of  elephantine  grace.  In 
his  left  hand  he  carried  the  trident,  in  his  right 
the  carefully  folded  fish  net. 

He  bowed  to  the  Roman  ruler  and  made  a 
little  speech. 

"Heah  I  is,  Folks:  the  champeen  retirer  of 
the  world.  Gimme  word  an'  I  shows  you-all 
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The  crowd  was  in  a  ferment.  Magnesia 
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the  two  cameramen,  addressed  a  few  remarks 
to  the  combatants  and  then  waved  his  mega- 
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"Ready!"  he  roared. 

"Action!   CamVa!"' 

Simeon  adjusted  his  shield,  raised  his  sword 
and  clanlied  to  the  attack.  His  progress  was 
necessarily  slow.  Opus  arranged  the  folds  of 
his  net  and  prepared  to  make  a  cast.  It  was 
possible,  of  course— provided  he  was  luck}^ — 
to  enmesh  Simeon  with  the  first  throw. 

The  crowd  watched.  The  absence  of  armor 
was  all  in  Opus's  favor  at  this  stage  of  the 
battle. 

He  could  move  much  faster  than  his  op- 
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On  each  occasion  Simeon  made  a  wild  slash 
with  his  blunted  sword.  Once  it  landed  on  the 
fat  flesh  of  Jlr.  Randall  and  that  gentleman 
uttered  a  howl  of  pain. 

But  he  was  crafty.  He  came  closer  and 
closer.  .\nd  suddenly  there  was  a  cry  from  the 
spectators  as  the  net  flew  out — hovered  for  an 
instant  over  the  head  of  the  armored  gladiator 
— and  then  a  groan  as  it  missed. 

AS  Opus  turned  to  gather  his  net,  Simeon 
lumbered  forward.  His  sword  spanked 
against  a  tender  portion  of  Mr.  Randall's 
anatomy  and  sent  that  warrior  sprawling. 

The  voice  of  Magnesia  Jones  shrilled  a 
warning. 

Opus  crawled  away,  then  leaped  to  his  feet 
and  ran,  easily  outdistancing  the  encumbered 
Simeon. 

There  seemed  but  one  conclusion  to  the  bat- 
tle. Sooner  or  later  Opus  would  tire  and  then 
Simeon  could  come  into  range  \^'ith  impunity. 
Of  course  his  sword  was  sufficiently  blunted  to 
make  serious  injur>'  impossible,  but  the  scene 
promised  dire  things  for  the  unclad  Opus. 

Now,  however,  Opus  did  a  magnificent 
thing.  With  a  grand  gesture  he  tossed  away 
his  net.  He  shifted  his  trident  to  tbe  right 
hand  and  to  the  jo^'ous  amazement  of  the 
spectators,  he  himself  advanced  to  attack  the 
armored  enemy. 

No  arena  idol  of  the  Roman  era  ever  made  a 
more  heroic  gesture.  Magnesia  Jones  was 
pop-eyed  with  worshipful  wonder.  Simeon 
was  amazed. 

Opus  came  close.  Closer.  Suddenly  he 
leaped  to  the  right,  swung  his  trident  like  a 
baseball  bat,  and  banged  it  against  the  left 
knee  joint  of  Simeon's  armor. 

In  return  he  narrowlj^  avoided  the  counter- 
stroke  of  the  gladiator's  sword.  Again  Opus 
performed  this  maneuver.  Once  more  he 
crashed  his  weapon  against  the  left  knee  joint 
of  the  armor. 

Once  more  he  leaped  to  safety. 

He  did  this  a  third  time — but  on  this  occa- 
sion Simeon  was  prepared  and  the  flat  of  his 
sword  caught  Opus  across  the  shoulders.  Even 
so,  Mr.  Randall  did  not  exhibit  any  fear.  He 
leaped  back — then  in  again — and  once  more 
whanged  his  trident  against  that  left  knee  joint. 

"Always  hittin'  in  the  same  spot,"  shouted 
Florian  Slappey  to  the  crowd.  "I  reckon  he's 
fooHsh  like  a  fox.  He's  trj'in'  to  cripple  Simeon 
— an'  I  hope  he  does  it!" 

NOW  the  battle  waxed  more  furious.  Opus 
took  blow  after  blow  in  order  to  bang 
away  at  the  one  particular  spot  of  his  enemy's 
armor.  And  then — just  v.hen  it  seemed  that 
even  Opus's  valiant  strategj'  must  result  in 
his  o\vTi  undoing — just  when  it  seemed  that 
he  was  doomed  to  ignoble  defeat  or  more 
ignoble  flight — something  happened. 

It  happened  suddenly.  It  happened  unex- 
pectedly. 

From  beneath  the  steel  visor  of  the  ironclad 
Simeon  Broughton  came  an  eerie  shriek.  Then 
another  and  another.  A  broad  grin  played 
briefly  across  Opus's  lips. 

"Hot  diggity  dawg!"  said  he  aloud,  "I 
reckon  Ise  gwine  show  Simeon  somethin'  now." 

Opus  moved  bravely  to  the  attack.  The 
spectators  gasped  with  horror.  One  wallop 
from  Simeon  .  .  . 


But  Simeon  did  not  deal  the  telling  blow. 
Instead  he  dropped  sword  and  shield  and  com- 
menced to  dance. 

He  presented  a  picture  of  uncanny  discom- 
fort.    He  howled  unintelligibly. 

And  then  it  was  that  Mr.  Opus  Randall 
proved  his  mettle. 

He  stepped  disdainfully  close  and  proceeded 
to  batter  the  armor-plate  of  the  wild  warrior. 
Simeon  howled  with  agony,  but  every  spec- 
tator understood  that  these  howls  were  not  the 
direct  result  of  the  beating  he  was  receiving.  A 
miracle  was  occurring  before  their  eyes  and — 
with  the  exception  of  Forcep  Swain — the  multi- 
tude yelled  approval. 

Director  Clump,  who  had  felt  guilty  from  the 
start  of  the  unequal  combat,  more  than  made 
amends. 

"Beat  him  up.  OpusI"  he  called.  "The 
vestry  virgin  has  got  her  thumbs  down." 

"She  dawg-gone  better  have,"  repUed  the 
\'ictorious  gladiator.  "  "Cause  whathas occurred 
to  Simeon  so  far  aint  nothin'." 

CIMEON  danced  and  wailed.  He  laid  down 
^on  the  ground  and  rolled  over — then  rose 
abruptly.  He  tried  to  run  away  and  Opus  de- 
liberately tripped  him  with  the  trident.  The 
lamentations  of  the  stricken  warrior  were  ter- 
rible to  hear,  and  finally  his  plea  for  mercy 
cleft  the  air. 

"I  quit!"  he  yelled.   "Ise  had  enough!" 

Opus  pushed  him  over.  Simeon  lay  writhing 
on  the  ground,  ilr.  Randall  posed  with  one 
foot  on  the  prostrate  body. 

"Is  I  a  better  man  than  what  you  is, 
Simeon?" 

"Oh,  Lawsy — yes!" 

"Is  all  them  things  w^hat  you  said  'bout 
Magnesia  Jones  lies?'' 

"Ooooh!     They  showly  is." 

"Is  you  a  har?" 

"  Y-y-y-yes.    Lemme  up,  please.    Ise  dyin'." 

"Does  you  'pologize  to  ev'ybody?" 

"I  does,  pn'y  just  leave  me  git  awa\'  fum 
heah!" 

Opus  bowed  low  before  the  Emperor.  "I 
reckon  thej-  aint  no  doubt  'bout  who  is  the 
better  man.  is  there.  Mistuh  Umpire?" 

"Not  none,"  returned  the  happy  potentate. 

Opus  returned  to  the  quivering,  yelling 
Sinieon . 

"Ise  th'oo  with  you,  Nothin',"  he  an- 
nounced. "But  mind  you  don't  never  git 
fresh  with  me  again.    Nor  neither  my  gal!" 

He  turned  and  strutted  pridcfully  from  the 
arena.  X'arious  Roman  popula'.es  descended 
to  release  Simeon  from  his  metal  harness. 

In  the  dressing  room  an  enthusiastic  and 
pop-eyed  Florian  Slappey  was  waiting  for  the 
victorious  retiarius.  He  clapped  a  congratula- 
tor>'  hand  on  Opus's  shoulder. 

"Sweet  Tripe!"  exulted  Florian.  "You 
showly  licked  him." 

"Di'n't  I  just,"  grinned  Opus.  "An'  wasn't 
it  easy?" 

Florian  lowered  his  voice  to  a  whisper. 
"What  did  you  do.  Opus?  How  come  Simeon 
to  go  crazy  all  of  a  sudden?" 

Mr.  Randall  looked  around  to  make  sure  he 
could  not  be  overheard. 

"You  remember  early  this  mawnin',  Florian, 
when  you  let  me  git  into  where  his  armor  was 
at?"   ' 

"Uh-huh." 

"You  remember  a  U'l  pasteboard  box  I 
carried?" 

"Yeh." 

WELL,  I  pasted  that  li'l  box  right  near 
the  left  knee  joint  of  Simeon's  armor, 
an'  when  us  started  fightin'  just  now  I  kept 
whanging  at  that  one  spot  so  as  to  break  the 
box." 

"I  seen  you  doin'  that.  But  how  could  the 
buslin'of  that  box  make  Simeon  act  so  wile?" 

Opus  put  his  Hps  verj'  close  to  Florian *s  ear. 

"There  was  somethin'  in  that  box  which  got 
loose  ihe  minute  the  box  broke.  Florian." 

"What  was  it?"  asked  the  smaller  man. 

And  Opus  explained  triumphantly: 

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Take  your  pick.  You  have  three  comers  to 
choose  from.  The  boys  don't  seem  to  care  for 
the  Bank  corner — perhaps  it  is  too  cold  and 
formal. 

It  hasn't  the  clubby  atmosphere  that  is 
attached  to  the  two  drug  stores  and  the  market, 
with  their  awnings,  newsstands  and  cigar 
counters. 

It  really  doesn't  matter  which  group  we 
choose  for  our  listening-in — we  would  hear 
precisely  the  same  thing  from  them  all,  upon 
any  day  of  the  week  whatever. 

THIS  cluster  here  on  our  own  comer  is  fairly 
representative;  yet  nothing  out  of  the  ordi- 
nary as  to  t>'pes.  You  will  observe  that  the  fea- 
tures are  quite  properly  distributed  over  the 
facial  maps;  that  the  arms  hang  directly  from 
the  shoulders;  and  that  the  legs  reach  from  the 
torsos  to  the  ground  in  quite  the  orthodox 
manner. 

The  boy  with  the  magenta  whiskers  tones 
the  group  up  a  Ijit;  but  we  are  a  trifle  dis- 
appointed with  them,  as  to  t>"pes. 

It  will  not  be  necessar>-  to  eavesdrop,  for 
when  these  boys  cluster  that  wa^',  the  possibil- 
ity of  being  overheard  bothers  them  not  at  all. 
The  swarthy  chap  with  the  smashed  nose  and 
clipped  head  seems  to  have  the  floor;  and  from 
the  vehemence  of  his  manner  I  know  that  his 
grievance  is  a  robust  one. 

" — an'  it  was  Gus  up  at  the  Central  talkin'. 
He  says,  'Go  over  to  the  United,  an'  see  Bur- 
ton, Cline's  assistant,  about  doin*  an  Indian.' 
I  says,  'What's  the  check? '  Gus  says, '  Go  on 
over  an'  see  him — I  think  he's  got  a  bit  for 
yeh.' 

"So,  I  goes  over  an'  sees  Tom  Burton,  an'  he 
says  '0.  K. — you'll  make  a  good  Brave — that 
busted  beak  o'  yours  is  just  what  I  want.'  I 
says,  'How  about  the  check,  Tom?'  an'  he 
says,  'Well,  Steve,  ten  dollars  is  top  price  on 
this;  but  you'll  have  a  three  weeks'  run — may- 
be four — only,  if  yeh  take  it,  yeh  gotta  have 
your  head  clipped." 

"  Hell,  I  didn't  want  to  clip  my  hair — I  work 
in  'Westerns'  mostly,  y'  know,  an'  wear  my 
hair  long. 

"  But,  jeeze,  I  hadn't  worked  for  two  weeks, 
an'  thera  three  weeks  looked  good  to  Willie;  so 
I  saj's,  *0.  Iv.,  Tom — if  yeh  say  it's  three 
weeks,  I'll  take  it — but  no  "bolomania"  [He's 
referring  to  "bole  Armenia" — a  dark  liquid 
wash] — I'll  be  damned  if  I'll  paint  myself  with 
"bolomania."  ' 

"Tom  says,  'All  right — you're  pretty  dark — 
go  get  your  head  shaved.' 

"CAY! — yeh  know  what  I  got  outa  that  pit- 
^cher? — after  that  egg  promisin'  me  three 
weeks  or  more.  Four  lousy  checks! — that's 
what  I  got — just  four  lousy  ten-doUar  checks! 
An'  night  work,  over  at  Lasky  Ranch — colder 
'n  hell;  an'  me  with  nothin'  on  but  a  pair  of 
moccasins  an'  a  tough  look. 

"I  was  gonna  knock  Burton's  block  off;  but 
he  says  they  had  changed  th'  script,  an'  he  was 
sorry  as  hell  about  it,  but  it  was  just  one  o' 
those  things. 

"Then  yeh  know  what  that  punk  says? — 
'Why  don't  yeh  hop  out  to  Universal — they're 
makin'  an  Egyptian  pitcher  out  there,  an' 
maybe  yeh  can  get  on  as  a  priest — they're 
bald.'  Can  yeh  beat  that? — th'  lousy  bum! 
Hell,  I  can't  do  nothin'  without  no  hair — 
what " 

"That  sure  was  a  tough  break,  Steve,"  inter- 
rupted a  hard -looking  character, ' '  but  I  got  one 
handed  to  me  last  week.  I  was  doin'  a  deck- 
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we  was  workin'  down  at  San  Pedro  on  th' 
docks.  There  was  about  ten  of  us  fellas,  all 
gettin'  ten  dollars,  an'  all  on  direct  calls  from 
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to  eight  at  night.  I  had  to  pile  out  at  five 
o'clock  to  get  out  to  th'  studio  on  time;  an'  we 
wa5  all  workin'  about  two  hours  overtime 
ever>'  day. 

"Well,  th'  second  day  we  all  goes  to  th' 
assistant,  an'  says,  'How  about  th'  overtime?' 
He  says ; 

■' 'O.  K.,  boys — you'll  get  it — th'  castin' 
office  ^■ill  fix  yeh  up.  don't  worry.' 

"-Aji"  did  we  get  that  overtime? — we  did.  like 
hell!  \A'e  worked  a  whole  e.xtra  day  an'  a  half 
durin"  them  five  days;  an'  we  didn't  get  a  lousy 
nickel  overtime.  Castin'  office  said,  'No,' 
that's  all.  Th*  assistant's  a  good  gun,  an'  he 
went  to  th'  bat  for  us;  but.  hell,  he  couldn't  do 
nothin'.  One  of  th'  fellas — I  don't  know  him — 
I  guess  he's  new  in  pitchers — said  he  was  goin' 
to  th"  Labor  Commissioner;  an'  I  says,  'Go 
ahead,  brother,  but  don't  expect  to  work  on 
th>u  lot  again — or  any  of  th'  big  ones,  for  that 
matter.' 

■■"LJE  sa^-s.  'Why's  that?';  an'  I  says,  'Go 
-■-  -*^head.  that's  all.  bo — you  don't  know  this 
game — they'll  blackhst  j-eh  higher  'n  a  kite, 
that's  what  they'll  do.  They've  handed  yeh 
somethin',  an'  yeh  gotta  take  it.  If  yeh  stay  in 
this  business,  yeh'll  leam  that  they  got  j-eh 
right  where  yeh  live  ali  th'  time.  Take  my 
advice,'  I  says,  'an'  ferget  it'." 

"You're  damned  right,  they'd  blacklist 
him,"  added  a  third.  "But  I'll  tell  yeh  some- 
thin' — ^>-eh'll  get  a  kick  outa  this — I  threw  th' 
hooks  into  a  bunch  over  on  'Poverty  Row.' 
There  was  an  '  Independent '  over  there,  makin' 
an  underworld  storj"  an'  I  done  a  cop  for  'em — 
three  days,  I  had,  in  a  hop  joint — an'  a  lousy 
set,  too,  beUeve  me. 

"Well,  th'  end  of  th*  third  day  th'  assistant 
comes  to  me,  an'  says,  '  That's  all,  Mac.  in  this 
stuff.  There's  some  more  work  comin'  up  in 
four  or  five  days,  in  another  sequence,  an' 
I'll  give  yeh  a  ring.' 

"I  says,  *  Well,  if  yeh  need  me  in  it,  yeh  bet- 
ter carr>^  me.  I  work  pretty  regular,  y"  know 
an'  I'm  not  gonna  turn  don-n  any  job.'  He 
says. '  Can't  earn,'  yeh,  JIac — I'll  take  a  chance 
on  gettin'  yeh."  Well,  I  figgers,  maybe  thej'' 
don't  absolutely  have  to  have  me  in  that  stuff 
that's  comin'  up — a  feUa  never  knows  th'  story, 
y"  know — maybe  that  sequence  isn't  a  continu- 
ation. 

"Anjnflray — an'  a  damn  lucky  break — I  lands 
a  San  Francisco  location  th'  ver>'  next  day — 
scheduled  for  three  weeks — that  Jack  London 
stor}-  Eromfield  made.  Three  or  four  daj-s 
after  I  left,  that  bunch  on  "Poverty  Row"  rings 
up  th'  house  to  get  me;  an'  when  th'  wife  tells 
'em  I've  gone  to  San  Francisco  on  location, 
there  was  hell  apoppin',  beUeve  me.  They  hud 
to  have  me — d"  yeh  get  it? — an'  they  had  struck 
th'  hop  joint  set!  How's  that  for  a  layout?  Th' 
wife  just  passes  th'  buck;  an'  that  buncha  bums 
wires  Eromfield  in  San  Francisco.  Bromfield 
calls  me  in,  an'  I  gives  him  th'  whole  thing, 
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■■"VXH  know  what  happened? — they  had  to 

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location?" 

"Not  so  bad — grub  was  O.  K.  Hotter  'n  th' 
seven  brass  handles  o'  hell,  though." 

"Are  yeh  through?" 

"Just  about — few  more  days  of  interiors  on 
th'  lot." 

"  Then  yeh  gonna  harvest  that  crop  on  yeh 
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"Well,  I'd  sure  like  to  crawl  outa  this  ani- 
busha  mine;  but  I  understand  that  Black- 
stone's  just  about  to  start  a  sea  story  out  at 
Universal,  an'  I  thought  I'd  see  if  I  could  land  a 
job  with  this  muff  before  I  take  it  off.  Thought 
I'd  go  out  an'  see  'Slim'  Maddox,  if  he's  still 
lilackstone's  assistant. 

"Vou  boys  wana  run  over  th'  hill?  Come  on 
— I'll  run  you  over  in  th'  ol'  bus;  an*  we'll  see 
what's  on  th'  boards. " 

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Framed  in  the  oaken  window  behind  which 
he  sat.  she  had  quile  the  grand  and  accustomed 
manner.  They  measured  each  other.  A  couple 
of  wise  young  eggs. 

MISS  H.\LL,*'  said  Patty,  holding  her  coat 
ver>^  tight  about  her  with  one  hand  on  her 
flat  little  btomach.  "I've  an  appointment  with 
Mr.  Brj'don." 

Shoe's  eyes  conveyed  neither  surprise,  belief 
nor  distrust. 

He  used  the  small  hand  telephone  briefly, 
then  said.  "Down  the  corridor  to  your  right 
and  the  last  door  on  your  left." 

His  eyes  followed  her. 

"Xeat,"  said  Shoe,  who  was  actually  so 
blase  that  he  had 
given  up  wisecrack- 
ing sLx  months  be- 
fore. 

Patty  waited  in 
Miss  Elson's  office 
and  tried  to  main- 
tain that  air  of  aloof 
indifference  that 
she  had  selected  as 
proper  to  this  oc- 
casion. But  she 
could  not.  Her  eyes 
flevy  out  the  win- 
dow to  where  men 
and  \yomen.  in 
make-up  and  cos- 
tume, some  of  them 
crossed  the  court- 
yard to  the  big 
stages  beyond.  She 
stared  up  at  the 
pictures  on  the 
wall,  reproductions 
of  twenty-four 
sheets  on  the  big 
Hirtz  successes. 
She  peered  curi- 
ously out  into  the 
corridor  where 
ever\'  now  and  then 
she  could  hear 
voices  and  laugh  ter. 

She  was  inside 
a  studio. 

And   instead   of 
being  aloofly  indifferent,  her  face  looked  like 
that    of    a    kid    in  the  toy  department  at 
Christmas  time. 

How  she  loved  it.  The  boys  back  in  Syra- 
cuse had  always  said  she  was  a  mo\'ie  nut. 
Her  brothers,  who  were  both  married,  kidded 
her  a  good  deal  about  her  movie  crushes  and 
her  movie  ambition. 

For  it  was  actually  ambition  that  drove  her. 
This  was  the  greatest  moment  of  her  life.  The 
first  rung  of  the  ladder  of  fame  was  under  her 
foot.  Perhaps  Patty  did  not  realize  that  it  was 
ambition  that  flamed  in  her  cheeks  and  pounded 
in  her  breast — ambition  as  violent  and  as 
direct  as  Napoleon's.  Her  whole  slim  little 
body  was  \'ibrant  with  it,  her  jazzy  little  soul  was 
tensewith  it,  herwise  little  brainhummed  with  it. 

The  panelled  oak  door  in  the  stone  archway 
opened  and  a  girl  came  out.  There  was  a  smile 
on  her  lips,  a  flattered  and  speculative  smile. 
.-V  big  cluster  of  orchids  was  pinned  in  the  soft 
fox  fur  close  to  her  face.  She  did  not  even 
notice  the  red-headed  girl  who  almost  bounced 
out  of  her  seat  at  sight  of  her. 

Helen  Brandon.  Patty  was  actually  seeing 
Helen  Brandon.  It  was  gorgeous — it  was  un- 
behevable.     A  buzzer  buzzed. 

"You  can  go  in  now,  Miss  Hall,"  said  Miss 
Elson. 

Patty  w^ent  in. 

Being  Patty,  she  wasted  no  time.  She  dis- 
posed herself  with  her  pretty  knees  showing 
in  the  comfortable  chair  which  the  dark  young 


man  indicated,  gave  him  her  most  enticing 
smile  and  remarked,  "Gee,  I  thought  you'd 
have  a  gray  beard." 

"You  mean  you  hoped  I'd  have  a  long  gra\ 
beard,"  said  Max  Brydon,  coolly. 

Patty's  eyes  flew  open  and  she  gave  him  a 
look  of  ardent  admiration.  She  always  did 
that  rather  well,  but  this  time  it  happened  to 
be  sincere  and  was  unusually  cflective. 

"Don't  waste  that  on  me,  my  girl,"  said 
Max  Brydon,  looking  her  over  as  though  she 
had  been  a  gross  of  new  buttons.  "We're 
going  to  put  3^ou  in  stock  here  at  Mr.  Shaw's 
suggestion.  He  thinks  you  have  a  great  future 
on  the  screen.  I  hope  so.  We'll  start  you  at 
fifty  dollars  a  week." 

Patty  squirmed, 
her  slim  little  body 
twisting  like  a 
snake  on  the  petit- 
point  chair.  This 
was  a  man  1  Not  to 
be  caught  bj'  the 
first  bit  of  honey 
.  like  most  men.  Not 
to  be  led  around 
by  the  nose  with 
unspoken  and  dis- 
honest promises  of 
the  flesh. 

Shesaid, "Thank 
j'ou,  Mr.  Brj'don," 
— it  was  like  a  crow 
of  victor>' ,  really — 
and  went  out. 

At  the  door  she 
looked  back  and 
smiled. 

Force  of  habit, 
partly.  Partly  op- 
timism. Patty  had 
the  optimism  of 
the  egotist. 


"CADE  in  on  the 
^  same  scene,  six 
months  later. 

The  same  office, 
mellow  in  the  late  . 
afternoon  light  fil- 
tering through  the 
windows  of  yellow  glass.  The  big  vases,  that 
had  been  filled  with  ragged  ^'ellow  chr>*santhe- 
mums  on  Patty's  other  visit,  now  held  great 
branches  of  rosy  flowering  peach  and  big  sprays 
of  white  plum  blossoms.  There  was  a  scent  of 
perfume  lingering  in  the  air,  soft,  sensuous,  ex- 
pensive. Patt}'  sniffed  it  with  disfavor.  That 
belonged  to  that  squashy  looking  blonde  she 
had  passed  in  the  corridor. 

Max  Br>^don  looked  at  her  quietly. 

He  looked  just  as  she  remembered  him.  That 
same  slightly  ironical  mouth  and  the  unread- 
able dark  eyes. 

"You  insisted  on  seeing  me,"  he  said 
quietly. 

Never  noticed  how  really  lovely  she  looked — 
a  spring  time  Patty,  all  in  white  through  which 
you  could  so  easily  see  the  lines  of  her  young 
body,  with  a  white  hat  against  which  her  red 
hair  and  her  dark  eyes  and  her  pert  red  mouth 
stood  out  seductively. 

"I  wanted  to  know  why  you  were  letting 
me  go — so  suddenly,  without  a  word,  like  that," 
said  Patty,  angrily.  Her  e^'es  blazed  at  him. 

He  met  them  steadily,  disinterestedly. 

"That  girl  got  j-our  job,"  he  said,  indicating 
the  corridor  with  one  fine  finger. 

"That  messy  blonde."  said  Patty,  furiously. 
"Oh,  Mr.  Br>'don,  haven't  I  made  good?  IVe 
tried  so  hard.   I  have  really." 

She  had,  too.  Only  bits,  they'd  given  her. 
Never  a  single  real  chance.  But  she  had 
worked  as  no  other  girl  on  that  lot  had  worked. 


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She  had  thought  and  slaved  and  suffered  to  put 
some  little  bit  of  characterization  into  those 
flashes,  something  that  might  stand  out  and 
catch  a  director's  eye.  She  had  more  than 
spent  her  money  on  clothes — had  been  hail- 
fellow-well-met  around  the  studio,  always  look- 
ing her  best,  always  ready  to  go  on  parties, 
always  merrj'  and  bright. 

"What's  that  got  to  do  with  it?"  said  Max 
Brydon.  in  a  level  voice.  "I'm  not  paying 
fifty  dollars  a  week  to  inexperienced  girls  on 
my  own  account.  They  tell  me  you  don't 
photograph  ver>'  well.  And  as  I  told  j-ou,  that 
girl,"  again  the  long  finger  pointed  slightly, 
"got  your  job.  She  is  Mr.  Shaw's  latest  gift  to 
the  screen." 

Patty  went  ver>'  white  beneath  her  creole 
powder.  Kid  white — panic  white.  But  she 
didn't  slump  in  her  chair.  Her  shoulders  and 
the  poise  of  her  red  head  were  as  cocky  as 
ever.    Only  the  white  kid  face  belied  them. 

"You  should  make  up  your  mind  about  this 
thing,"  said  Ma.x  Brydon,  still  in  that  level, 
matter-of-fact  voice.  "You'll  find  that  you 
have  to  be  one  thing  or  the  other.  The  number 
of  women  who  can  walk  the  dividing  line  suc- 
cessfully is  very  small.  You  played  your  cards 
very  well.  But  you  can't  go  on  getting  some- 
thing for  nothing  fore\'er,  my  girl." 

Patty  made  a  swift  gesture  with  her  whole 
body — a  gesture  of  protest.  She  took  a  cigar- 
ette from  the  box  on  the  table  and  lit  it.  The 
smoke  came  out  in  little  angry  puffs,  like  the 
breath  of  a  small  and  angr^-^  dragon. 

"That  messy  blonde,"  said  Max  Brj'don, 
"wasn't  too— shall  we  say  squeamish?  You 
could  ha^■e  held  your  job.    Why  didn't  you?" 

"I — just  couldn't,"  said  Patty. 

T^HEN.  to  her  horror,  she  began  to  cry.  Not 
■'■  beautifully,  nor  poetically,  but  gustily,  like 
a  kid.  She  felt  the  need  of  comfort,  and  she 
reached  over  and  took  Max  Brydon 's  hand  and 
hung  onto  it  hard. 

"Damn  it,"  she  said,  "I  do  so  want  to 
succeed." 

"Well,  you  won't  do  it  by  crying,"  said  Max 
Brydon. 

Anger  dried  the  tears  on  Patty's  cheeks  and 
she  dropped  his  hand,  but  he  didn't  seem  to 
notice  that — in  fact,  he  hadn't  seemed  to 
notice  when  she  took  hold  of  it. 

"Gee,  you're  hard-boiled,"  she  said,  in  a 
little  whisper. 

"  You  ha\'e  to  be,  in  this  business,"  said  Max 
Brydon.  "It's  the  most  heart-breaking  game 
in  the  world.  \\'hen  you  have  to  deal  with 
personalities  like  they  were  buttons,  you  have 
to  be  hard-boiled." 

"Good-by,"  said  Patty. 

"Good-by,"  said  Max  Br>'don. 

Patty  stopped  in  the  darkest  part  of  the  dark 
corridor  to  fix  her  face. 

She  could  still  feel  Max  Br>'don's  hard, 
motionless  hand  in  hers  and  her  palm  tingled  to 
the  remembered  touch. 

The  click  of  imperious  French  heels  on  the 
tiled  tloor  roused  her  from  the  little  reverie  into 
which  she  had  fallen.  Diane  Lamartine  swept 
by,  wrapped  in  sables.  Patty  had  a  glimpse  of 
that  pale,  subtle  face,  of  irresistible,  strange, 
passionate  eyes,  a  gray-green  in  black  lashes. 

"Helen  Brandon  and  Diane  Lamartine," 
said  Patty  aloud.  "W^hat  the  hell  chance  have  I 
got  sandwiched  in  between  a  couple  of  janes 
like  that?" 

"Talking  to  yourself,"  said  Shoe,  from  his 
omnipotent  seat. 

"I  could  go  a  long  way  and  not  find  anybody 
better,"  said  Patty. 


"DATTY  was  hungr>'- 

■^      Of  course,  it  is  a  well-known  fact  that 

people  nowadays  do  not  get  hungry. 

In  the  face  of  that  pleasant  tradition,  Patty 
was  unhappy  with  a  pain  in  her  insides  because 
for  three  days  she  had  had  practically  nothing 
to  eat. 

The  slump  was  on,  had  been  on  for  some 
time,  and  Patty  had  lived  for  thirty-one  days 
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paid  her  room  rent,  but  she  had  done  some 
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Thi:refore.  Patty  sat  \ery  quietly  and  con- 
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She  wasn't  going  to  lea\e  Hollywood. 

Oh.  it  had  her.  Badly  as  it  had  treated  her, 
ugly  as  had  been  the  face  it  turned  upon  her, 
rare  as  had  been  its  caresses,  she  loved  it.  She 
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IT  was  true  that  she  might  go  to  the  Holly- 
wood Studio  Club.  Only  she  wouldn't.  All 
she  knew  about  that  place  w-as  that  it  helped 
girls  out.  She  didn't  want  to  be  helped  out. 
That  smacked  of  charity.  -Also,  it  had  some- 
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utmost  contempt  for  and  disbelief  in  religion. 
Thus  her  sense  of  fair  play  informed  her  that 
she  could  not  possibly  accept  its  favors. 

"I  will  go  out,"  said  Patty,  getting  up  to 
take  her  mind  ofif  the  gnawing  at  her  vitals, 
"and  walk  up  and  down  the  boulevard.  i\Ia3be 
somebody  will  see  me  and  invite  me  to  dinner." 

She  didn't  look  in  the  least  as  though  she 
was  starving. 

Stanation  is  what  happens  to  Armenians 
and  people  like  that,  and  in  pictures  they  are 
always  naked  and  their  ribs  show  and  they 
have  claws  instead  of  hands. 

Patty  looked  a  bit  finely  drawn,  as  though 
her  little  stomach  was  tucked  up  tight  against 
her  backbone.  But  that  is  the  fashion,  after  all. 
Patty's  figure  was  certainly  very,  verj*  fash- 
ionable. 

In  the  doon\-ay  of  a  shoe  store,  where  she  had 
stopped  to  look  at  some  green  and  gold  evening 
slippers  with  rhinestone  heels,  she  met  Shoe. 

/^UTSTDE  of  office  hours,  Shoe  was  a  not 
^^altogether  unpresentable  j-outh.  He  rather 
patterned  after  5lr.  Br\-don  in  the  matter  of 
clothes — a  dark,  neat  elegance.  He  was  smok- 
ing, and  the  smell  of  it  made  Patty  a  little 
giddy.  In  a  way  that  had  been  the  worst  thing 
of  all,  being  without  cigarettes. 

"  Come  and  have  a  bite  of  dinner,"  said  Shoe, 
nonchalantly. 

But  he  was  watching  her  face  in  the  huge 
plate  glass  window. 

She  only  grinned,  though.  Funny  grin. 
Sort  of  a  salutation-to-fate  grin. 

They  went  to  Carlton  and  .\rmstrong's,  on 
the  Boulevard,  and  sat  in  leather  seats  side  by 
side  against  the  wall. 

"What'Il  3'ou  have,"  said  Shoe,  magnifi- 
cently. ''How  about  a  filet  mignon  and  some 
hashed  brown  potatoes  and  an  alligator  pear 
salad  and  some  cofi'ee?'' 

"That"d  suit  me  great,"  said  Patty,  in  a 
rather  faint  voice. 

.\nd  later,  "Tell  me  about  the  studio,"  said 
Patty,  restraining  herself  by  a  terrific  effort  as 
the  waitress  set  down  the  filet  and  the  coffee. 

Shoe  told.  They  were  practically  shut 
down,  only  one  company  working.  The  boss 
was  in  Xew  York.  That  blonde  girl,  Bonnie 
Mercer,  was  going  to  play  the  lead  in  D'Alba's 
picture. 

'"Have  some  vanilla  ice  cream  with  hot 
chocolate  sauce  and  some  macaroons,"  sug- 
gested Shoe.    ".And  how  about  more  coflfee?" 

".\11  right."  said  Patty.    "I'm  not  dieting." 

She  took  a  third  cigarette  from  the  package 
Shoe  had  laid  on  the  table  and  then  quite  care- 
lessly put  them  in  her  little  brown  bag. 

Shoe  paid  the  bill  grandly.  It  was  a  bill  of 
the  proportions  which  call  for  grandeur  in  pay- 
ment. Rarely  had  Shoe  spent  so  much  of  his 
salan'  upon  one  meal. 

On  the  curb  outside,  they  paused.  The  big 
street  lights  had  been  turned  on  and  the  boule- 
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streams  of  people  were  going  into  the  big 
Egyptian  theater  and  the  cars  in  front  tooted 
their  horns  impatiently  at  each  other. 

"Well,"  said  Patty,  "I  guess  I'll  go  on 
home  now." 

"  Yeh?"  said  Shoe,  looking  at  her.    "i\lone?" 

"Yeh,"  said  Patty. 

"The  next  time  I  buy  you  a  meal,"  said 
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p.\TTV  straightened  her  little  hat.  so  that 
■'-  its  small,  red  feather  would  stand  as  cockily 
as  possible. 

"I  know  it,"  she  said,  wearily. 

She  found  herself  walking  up  the  Boulevard, 
Shoe's  words  dinging  prophetically  in  her  ears. 

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Questions  and  Answers 


[  CONTINUED  FROM  PAGE  Qq  ] 

JlRS.  W.  L.  B.,  Sax  Fr^nxisco,  Calif. — 
Richard  Dix's  real  name  is  Ernest  Carlton 
Brimmer. 

N.  C. — What  do  you  mean  calling  Bebe 
Daniels,  Lila  Lee  and  Ricardo  Cortez  "  the 
shilling  trio"?  Explain  yourself,  my  child. 
Anyhow,  Bebe  was  born  in  Dallas,  Te.xas, 
twenty-five  years  ago;  Lila  Lee  in  Union  Hill, 
New  Jersey,  a  year  later  than  Bebe  in  Texas, 
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M.  R.  J.  AND  0.  L.  H.,  Los  Angeles,  Calif. 
— Greta  Nissen  is  five  feet,  four  inches  tall  and 
weighs  1 18  pounds.    She  is  twenty  years  old. 

Greta  was  a  dancer  before  she  went  into 
pictures.  I  daresay  Gloria  Swanson  likes  to 
dancCj  too. 

Elizabeth,  1M.\eie  and  Louise,  Eufaula, 
Okla. — Inquisitive?  Why  not?  Address  Al- 
berta \'aughn  at  the  F.  B.  O.  Studios,  7S0 
Gower  Street,  HoU\-wood,  Calif.  And  Clara 
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Avenue,  same  city.  Connie  is  the  younger  of 
the  Talmadge  sisters. 

J.  H.  W.,  KT.  Y.  C— No  one  ever  takes  a 
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Frank  Martins,  New  Bedford,  Mass. — 
Take  your  time — don't  step  on  the  gas.  I 
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requested.  Tom  MLx  and  Buck  Jones,  Fox 
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'C'OLLOW  a  woman  through  an 
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that  clamor  for  her  time. 

Borrowing  tomorrow's  energy  for 
today's  tasks,  the  busy  wife  and  mother 
is  a  flagrant  offender  against  the  rules  of 
careful  eating,  prudent  exercise  and  those 
daily  habits  which  she  strives  to  implant 
in  her  family. 

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poisons  which  are  carried  through  the 
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Starring  WALLACE  BEERY.  With  Ford 
Sterling,  ZaSu  Pitts,  Sterling  Holloway, 
Iris  Stuart.    Directed  by  Monty  Brice. 


BLIND  ALLEYS 


Starnne  THOMAS  MEIGHAN.  With 
Evelyn  Brent  and  Greta  Nissen.  Directed 
by  Frank   Tuttie. 


EVENING  CLOTHES 


Starring  ADOLPHE  MENJOU.  With  Vir- 
ginia Vatli,  Noah  Beery  and  Louise  Brooks. 
Directed  by  Luther  Reed. 


SPECIAL  DELIVERY 


Starring  EDDIE  CANTOR.  With  Donald 
Keith,  Jobyna  Ralston  and  William  Powell. 
Directed  by  Will, am  Goodrich. 


CABARET 


Starring  GILDA  GRAY.  With  Tom  Moore. 
Chester  Conklin  and  Mona  Palma.  Di- 
rected by  Robert  Vi^nola. 


THE  TELEPHONE  GIRL 


AFRAID  TO  LOVE 


Warner   Baxter,    Madge  Bellamy,   Holbrook 
Blinn,    May    Allison,    Lawrence   Grav,   Hale 
Hamilton.     Directed   by   Herbert    Brenon. 
Starring  Fl70RENCE"vTD6R~With  Clive" 
Brook.    Directed  by  E.  H.  Grimth. 


TOO  MANY  CROOKS 


With  Mildred  Davis,  Lloyd  Hughes,  George 
Bancroft  and  El  Brendel.  Directed  by  Fred 
Newmayer. 


ARIZONA  BOUND 


Starring    GARY    COOPER.       With     Betty 
Jewel.     Directed  by  John  Waters. 


FASHIONS  FOR  WOMEN 


Starring  ESTHER  RALSTON.  With  Einar 
Hanson  and  Raymond  Hatton.  Directed  by 
Dorothy  Arzner. 


Elinor  Glyn's  RITZY 


Starrmg  BETTY  BRONSON.    With  James 
Hall.     Directed  by  Richard  Rosson. 


CHILDREN  OF  DIVORCE  Starring  CLARA  BOW  and  ESTHER  RAL- 
STON.    With  Gary  Cooper,  Einar  Hanson 
and   Norman  Trevor.     Directed  by   Frank 
Lloyd. 


ROLLED  STOCKINGS 


Charles  Rogers,  Sterling  Holloway,  El  Bren- 
del. Richard  Arlen  and  Debutantes  of  1927. 
Directed  by  Monty  Brice. 


WEDDING  BILLS 


Starring    RAYMOND    GRIFFITH.      With 
Ford  Sterling.     Directed  by  Erie  Kenton. 


TEN  MODERN 

COMMANDMENTS 


Starring    FLORENCE    VIDOR. 
by  Luther  Reed. 


T^chard  T)ix  in 

Knockout 
Reilly 

A  MALCOLM  St.  Clair 
Production,  from  W- 
birt     I'ayson     Terhunc's 
story.    ' '  I"  h  e 
Hunch."    With 
Marv  Brian  and 
lack    Re- 
nault. ^     i?f^'- 

Glara  "Bow  in 
4^1^    Rough  House 
^^^H|  Rosie 

^^.f^^  T7R0M  the  Sat. 

■  \^  Kvc.  Post  story 

by  Nunnally  John- 
son,  directed   by 
...  Frank   Stray er. 

With    REED 
>-  HOWES    and    all- 


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"Bebe  T)aniels  in 


Senorita 


THOUGH 
tliey  called 
her  senorita  Bebe 
l^referred  being 
just  Bebe,  and 
you  know  what 
that  meant.  With 
lames  Hall  and 
Wilham  Powell. 
Directed  by  Clar- 
ence Badger. 


The  Whirlwind  of  Youth 
with  £ois  ^^hVoran 


ARO\VL.'\ND  V.  LEE 
Production  from 
"Soundings"  by  A.  Hamil- 
ton Gibbs.  With  Vera  Vor- 
onina,  Donald  Keith  and 
Alyce  Mills. 


£d  Wynn  in 
Rubber 
Heels 


EDWYNN, famous 
musical  comedy 
star,  as  detective  who 
solves  a  mystery 
through  sheer  stupid- 
ity. With  Chester 
Conklin  and  Thelma 
Todd.  Directed  by 
Victor  Heerman. 


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The  World's  Leading  Motion  Picture  Publication 

PHOTOPLAY  MAGAZINE 


JAMES  R.  QUIRK 

Editor  and  Publisher 


Vol.  XXXII 


Contents,  May,  1927 
The  High'Lights  of  This  Issue 

Charles  Sheldon 


No.  6 


Cover  Design 

Mae  Murray — Painted  from  Life 

Close'Ups  and  Long  Shots 

The  Editor  Tells  You  What's  What  and 
Who  Without  Fear  or  Favor 

Little  Journeys  to  the  Homes  of 
Famous  Film  Magnates 

Told  Without  Exaggeration — Not  Press- 
agented 

Schools  of  Movie  Acting 

An  Article  That  May  Save  You  a  Lot  of 
Money  and  a  Big  Heartache 

"Lm  Not  Going  to  Marry,"  Says  Norma  Shearer 

And  She  Tells  Why 

Safe  and  Seine 


James  R.  Quirk 


Terry  Ramsaye 


Agnes  Smith 


Octavus  Roy 
Cohen 


"The  Midnight  Pictures  Corporation,  Inc." 
Is  in  Paris 

The  Port  of  Missing  Girls 

The  Third  of  a  Series  of  Six  Sensational 
Stories  of  Girls  Who  Disappeared  from 
Hollywood 

The  Great  $15,000  Idea  Contest  Is  On 

It 


Adela 
Rogers  St. Johns 


There's  a  Fortune  Here  for  Someone. 
May  Be  You 

The  Amateur  Movie  Producer 

Tells  You  How  to  Take  Pictures  and  How 
to  Win  $2,000 


Frederick  James 
Smith 


Photoplays  Reviewed  in  the 
Shadow  Stage  This  Issue 

Save  this  nitigazi7ic — refer  to  the 
criticisms  before  you  pielz  out 
your  evenings  j:utrrtainment. 
Make  this   your  reference  list. 

Page  =12 

Metropolis UF.VParamount 

Stark  Love Paramount 

Resurrection United  -\rtists 

Pile  s  5 

The  Rough  Riders  Paramount 

The  Love  of  Sunva        United  .\rti5ts 
Slide,  Kelly,  Slide M.-G.-M. 

Page  S4 

White  Gold.   ,  .Producers  Dist.  Corp. 

Blind  .Alleys Paramount 

An  .Affair  of  the  Follies 

First  National 

Casey  at  the  Bat Paramount 

A  Kiss  in  a  Taxi Paramount 

The  Gay  Old  Bird Warner  Bros. 

Page  SS 

Rubber  Tires.   Producers  Dist.  Corp. 

The  Demi-Bride M.-G.-M. 

High  Hat    First  National 

The  Venus  from  Venice. First  National 

Three  Hours       First  National 

What  Every  Girl  Should  Know 

Warner  Bros. 

Page  13s 

Ankles  Preferred Fox 

Let  It  Rain Paramount 

Mother  F.  B.  O. 

Love  Makes  'Em  Wild Fox 

The  .Arizona  Whirlwind Pathe 

Hills  of  Kentucky Warner  Bros. 

Tarzan  and  the  Golden  Lion.F.  B.  O. 
Husbajid  Hunters Tiffany 


Exclusive  Monthly  Photoplay  Features 

6         Reviews  of  Newest  Pictures 


As  We  Go  to  Press 

Brief  Reviews  of  Current  Pictures      .      .  8 

Brickbats  and  Bouquets 10 

News  and  Gossip  of  All  the  Studios    .      .  42 


Shopping  Service       .... 
Friendly  Advice  on  Girls'  Problems 
Questions  and  Answers   . 


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,Ja^stJ\ilnute  l^ews  froin  uast  and  West 

swe  go 

fo  PRESS 


CHARLES  EMMETT  MACK  killed 
at  Riverside,  Cal..  March  17,  in  an 
automobile  accident.  Mack  was  a 
D.  W.  Griffith  find,  being^promoted  by  that 
director  from  prop  boy  to' actor.  Mack  re- 
ceives his  last  best  performance  in  The 
Shadow  Stage  this  month,  for  his  work  in 
"The  Rough  Riders." 

"D  OSCOE  ARBUCKLE  returning  to  screen 
-*^in  a  series  of  comedies  to  be  filmed  in 
Germany.  Yes,  they  will  have  American 
release. 

ONA  BROWN  secures  divorce  from  her 
husband,  Clarence  Brown,  the  director. 

OLIVE  BORDEN,  finishing  "The  Joy 
Girl"  in  New  York,  returns  to  Holly- 
wood with  her  mother.  Makes  trip  on 
5.  S.  President  Garfield  via  the  Panama 
Canal. 

"p\OUG  FAIRBANKS  signs  F.  Richard 
-^-^Jones,  formerly  a  Hal  Roach  and  Mack 
Sennett  comedy  supervisor  of  production,  to 
direct  him  in  his  next  picture.  This  will  be 
"The  Gaucho,"  a  South  American  story 
and  it  will  feature  some  spectacular  whip 
stunts. 


work  on  their  newest  films.  Mix  received 
bad  but  not  dangerous  bums  about  the 
eyes. 

"DEN  TURPIN  leaves  Mack  Sennett  to 
-^— ^free-lance. 

A  MILLION  and  a  half  feet  of  negative 
was  used  by  Cecil  B.  De  Mille  in  mak- 
ing "The  King  of  Kings."  Figure  it  out 
for  yourself.  Yes,  more  than  three  hundred 
miles  of  film. 

GEORGE  MARION,  Jr.,  is  now  the 
highest  priced  title  writer  in  screendom. 
His  weekly  salary  from  Famous  Players  is 
$2,250. 

MONTE  BELL  is  to  direct  Norma  Shear- 
er in  his  own  story,  "Liberty  Bonds," 
which,  by  the  way,  is  the  story  of  a  girl  who 
sells  cigars  and  cigarettes  in  a  cabaret. 
Said  to  be  based  on  the  real  story  of  a  girl 
in  the  Hollywood  Montmartre. 

"DICHARD  ROSSOM  has  been  selected 
-^-^by  Paramount  to  direct  Louise  Brooks 
and  James  Hall  in  "Rolled  Stockings." 
A  story  of  the  jazz  age,  of  course. 


CORINNE  GRIFFITH  returns  from 
Europe  with  her  husband,  Walter  Mor- 
osco.  Her  first  United  Artists  release  will  be 
"The  Garden  of  Eden." 

"LTERBERT  BRENON  has  been  ill  in 
-*-^New  York  with  intestinal  influenza.  He 
is  leaving  Famous  Players  and  is  reported  to 
be  going  to  United  Axtists. 

"P  SCOTT  FITZGERALD  writes  an 
-*-   •  original  story  for  Constance  Talmadge, 


E?. 


WYNN  does  a  comedy  scene  for 
'Rubber  Heels"  on  the  brink  of  Niagara 
Falls.  And  yet  people  want  to  go  in  the 
movies! 


■piCARDO  CORTEZ 
-^^is  no  longer  a  Fa- 
mous Player. 

'pnOMASMEIGHAN 
-*-  denies  report  that  he 
is  to  retire  from  screen. 
Still  under  contract  to  do 
fourmore  for  Paramount. 

SAMUEL  GOLDWYN 
signs  Marcel  De  Sano 
to  direct  four  pictures. 
De  Sano  will  direct  Ron- 
ald Colman  and  Vilma 
Banky  in  their  next  after 
"King  Harlequin." 

AXTTLLIAM  FOX  re- 
""  signs  F.  W.  Mur- 
nau,  the  German  direc- 
tor. Mumau  has  re- 
turned to  Berlin  to  make 
one  UFA  picture  before 
coming  back  to  Mr.  Fox. 

WARNER  BROTH- 
ERS sign  FlobeUe 
Fairbanks,  niece  of  Doug, 
who  appears  in  "The 
Love  of  Sunya." 

qpOM  MIX  and  Buck 

-^  Jones    both    injured 

by  gun  wounds  while  at 


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W\u^^'  "^.,    , 

Corinne  Griffith  and  her  husband,  Walter  Morosco, 
returned  recently  from  a  vacation  in  Europe.  Miss 
Griffith  announced  that,  after  one  more  picture,  she 
intends  to  appear  on  the  speaking  stage  in  New  York 


X^LINOR  GLYN  announces  that  Holly- 
J-^wood  will  be  her  permanent  and  official 
home  after  this.  Despite  the  fact  that  she 
has  been  in  Hollywood  right  along,  Mme. 
Glyn  always  has  called  Paris  her  home. 
So  that's  that. 

GLORIA  SWANSON  takes  her  retinue 
to  the  coast  for  her  next  film.  This  will 
be  the  story  of  a  lady  sheik  who  gets  her 
man  more  effectively  than  any  member  of 
the  Royal  Mounted  Po- 
lice. Albert  Parker  will 
direct  her  again.  After 
the  desert  tale.  Miss 
Swanson  plans  to  do  a 
Russian  story  based  on 
the  women's  Battalion 
of  Death. 


"pxORIS  KENYON   is 

-'-^still  seriously  ill  in  a 
New  York  sanitarium. 
She  is  suffering  from  a 
breakdown,  following  an 
attack  of  intestinal  flu. 

TV/TARY  BRIAN  will 
■^"■^play  opposite  Rich- 
ard Dix  in  his  next,  to  be 
shot  in  Hollywood. 

TWriCKEY  NEILAN 
^■*-  and    his    wife, 

Blanche  Sweet,  have 
been  on  a  Manhattan 
vacation. 

T^ATACHA  RAMBO- 
-■■^  V  A  playing  on  speak- 
ing stage  in  New  York 
in  the  melodrama,  "Set 
a  Thief."  Her  spirit 
communications  with 
Rudolph  Valentino  first 
told  about  in  PHOTO- 
PLAY, are  appearing  in  a 
New  York  tabloid. 


p.  &  A.  PllOtOS 


Photoplay  Magazine — Adveutising  Section 


fforseshoes 

Jvrluck 

jr  and  laughs! 

It'll  be  yourlm^^ 
laugh  day  when. ' 
you  see 


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iA  f&ature^  comedy 

"Horse  Shoes"  got  200  separate,  deep-chested 
laughs  from  the  big  crowd  at  its  preview  in 
Los  Angeles— that's  almost  a  World's  Record! 

Now  ready  for  YOUR  entertainment! 


Ask  at  your  XocoA.  Theatre 
when    it    will    be    shown. 


Pafhepicture 


■y/c//^j^jQf/(iy/u/£//3ifDf/€f^/:^/Qf/Df^/iy/u/iy/Sf^VLy^ 


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Brief  Revie\vs  of  Current  Pictures 

^Indicates  that  photoplay  was  named  as  oyie  of  the  si.x  best  upon  ns  month  of  review 


ACE  OF  CADS,  THE— Paramount.— Just  missed 
being  one  of  the  six  best.  Menjou.  Alice  Joyce  and 
Luther  Reed's  sane  direction  make  it  interesting. 
(December.) 

ACROSS  THE  PACIFIC— Wamer  Bros.— The 
<ild  native  gal  u-as  just  as  \-ampish  in  the  days  of  the 
Pliilippine  insurrection  as  she  is  today.  You'll  be 
l-ored  to  death.      {Dftemfier.) 

AMATEUR  GENTLEMAN,  THE— First  Na- 
tional.—  It's  not  Dick  Barthelmess  at  his  best — but 
who  gives  a  lioot  about  stor>'  or  anything  else  as  long 
as  we  have  Dick.     (A'or.) 

AUCTIONEER.  THE — Fox.— A  slow  motion  ver- 
sion of  the  Bclasco  stage  play.  With  George  Sidney 
in  the  Warfield  role.     {March.) 

»BARDELYS  THE  MAGNIFICENT  —  Metro- 
Gold  wyn- Mayer. — Your  season  won't  be  complete 
unless  you  see  this  picture.  It's  safe  enough  for  the 
children.  John  Gilbert  and  Eleanor  Boardman  head 
the  cast.     {Nov,} 

BATTLING    BUTLER— Metro-GoldwTn-Mayer. 

— Here's  an  amusing  number  presented  by  Bustt-r 
Keaton.    Check  this  a  must.     (\ov.) 

*BEAU  GESTE  —  Paramount.  —  Peroral  Wren's 
best  seller  has  been  followed  with  fidelity.  The 
screen's  best  myster>'  story.     (Nos.) 

BELLS.  THE— Chad  wick. —An  old  favorite  with 
some  real  Barrymore  acting  by  brother  Lionel.  If  you 
like  heavy  drama,  here  is  your  meat.      {January.) 

BERTHA.  JHE  SEWING  MACHINE  GIRL— 

Fox. — The  old  stock  company  thriller  brought  up-to- 
date  and  made  into  a  jazzy  tale  of  a  modern  working 
girl.     With  Madge  Bellamy.     {March.) 

♦BETTER  'OLE.  THE— Warner  Bros.— Syd  Chap- 
tin  makes  a  picture  which  is  to  comedy  what  "The 
Big  Parade"  is  to  drama.  It's  the  type  of  comedy 
that  Charlie  made,  years  ago.     {December.) 

BLARNEY — Metro- Gold  w\n- Mayer. — If  itwasn't 
for  Renee  .Adoree  this  certainly  would  be  a  lot  of 
blarney.      {December.) 

*BLONDE  OR  BRUNETTE— Paramount.— A 
sparkling  and  soohislicaled  comedy,  charmingly 
played  by  Adolphe  Menjou.  The  presence  of  Greta 
Nisscn  helps  a  lot.      (Merck.) 

BLONDE  SAINT.  THE— First  National.- Where- 
in Lewis  Stone  plays  the  cave-man,  and  love  triumphs 
again  over  something  or  other.  Not  so  much. 
{February.) 

BLUE     EAGLE,     THE— Fox.— A    fair    picture. 

BREED  OF  THE  SEA— F.  B.  C— Be  sure  to  see 
this  fascinating,  romantic  and  adventurous  sea  tale. 
{December.) 

BROKEN  HEARTS  OF  HOLLYWOOD— War- 
ner Bros. — It's  just  as  bad  as  it  sounds.     (December.) 

CALL  OF  THE  WILDERNESS.  THE— Pathe.— 

The  hero,  cast  off  by  his  rich  dad.  wins  a  fortune  of  his 
own.  with  the  help  of  his  dog.  Good  propaganda  for 
dogs.      (February.) 

CAMPUS  FLIRT.  THE— Paramount.— Not  to  be 
outdone  by  the  football  heroes.  Bebe  Daniels  shows 
the  feminine  side  of  college  life  in  a  neat  running  suit. 
Arousing.      {December.) 

CANADIAN,  THE— Paramount.— Just  Thomas 
Mcighan  in  a  story  that  has  moments  that  remind  you 
that  Elinor  Glyn  was  born  in  Canada.  In  spile  of  its 
burst  of  sentiment,  the  film  is  pointless.     {February.) 

CANYON  OF  LIGHT.  THE— Fox.— Evidently 
tired  of  flooring  villains,  "rom  Mix  knocks  down  a 
couple  of  houses.  The  current  Mix  film — and  good 
fun.     (February.) 

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CHEERFUL  FRAUD,  THE— Universal.- A  silly 
farce  made  bearable — and  even  amusing — by  the 
agreeable  presence  of  Reginald  Denny.     (February.) 

CITY,  THE — Fox.— Proving  the  crookedness  of 
urban  ways  as  compared  uith  the  high  moral  tone  of 
small  town  life.  Yes.  yes?  Robert  Frazer.  May  Alli- 
son. Walter  McGrail  and  Nancy  Nash  are  in  the  cast. 
(February.) 

COLLEGE  DAYS— Tiffany.— Once  again  the  day 
is  saved  for  dear  old  .-Vlma  Mater  on  the  football  field. 
But  isn't  it  about  time  to  desert  football  for  chess? 
(January.) 

CORPORAL  KATE— Producers  Dist.  Corp.— The 
girls  get  their  chance  at  winning  the  war.  with  Vera 
Reynolds  as  leader  of  the  feminine  contingent.  Will 
the  big  parade  of  war  films  never  end?    (February.) 

COUNTRY  BEYOND.  THE— Fox.— Another  of 
James  Oliver  Curwood's  stories  of  the  great  North 
makes  good  screen  material,     iDccemfifT.^ 


Pictures   You 
Should  Not  Miss 

"Beau  Geste" 

"Ben-Hur" 

"TLe  Better  'Ole^' 

"The  Bio;  Parade'' 

"Old  Ironsides" 

"What  Price  Glory" 

"Variety'' 

As  a  service  to  its  readers.  Photo- 
play Mag.\zin-z  presents  brief  critical 
comments  on  all  photoplays  of  the 
preceding  six  months.  By  consulting 
this  valuable  guide,  you  can  deter- 
mine at  a  glance  whether  or  not  your 
promised  evening's  entertainment  is 
worth  while.  Photoplay's  reviews 
have  always  been  the  most  author- 
itative published.  .\nd  its  tabloid 
reviews  show  you  accurately  and  con- 
cisely how  to  save  your  motion  picture 
time  and  money.  The  month  at  the 
end  of  each  review  indicates  the  issue 
of  Photoplay  in  which  the  original 
review  appeared. 


DEN\-ER  DUDE.  THE  —  Universal.  —  Hoot 
Gibson  in  a  Western  in  which,  for  a  change,  he  plays 
the  dude.  But  the  he-man  stuff  wins  in  the  end. 
(Apr  a.) 

DIPLOMACY— Paramount. — Sardou's  play  had 
its  face  lifted  by  Marshall  Neilan — unsucce=sfullv, 
(Nov.) 

EAGLE  OF  THE  SEA.  THE— Paramount.— An 
adventure  tale  oi  pirates  and  lovely  ladies  that  fails  to 
make  its  thrills.  Ricardo  Conez  and  Florence  \'idor 
head  the  cast.     (February.) 

EASY  PICKINGS— First  National.- Anna  Q. 
Nilsson  again  dresses  as  a  boy — this  time  at  the  in- 
stigation of  crooks.    Xot  so  satisfactory.      (April.) 


♦EVERYBODY'S    ACTING— Paramount.-A 

great  cast,  an  entertaining  story  and  some  of  Mickey 
Xeilan's  happiest  direction.  .\  refreshing  and  amus- 
ing tale  of  stage  life.     (January.) 

EXCLUSnX  RIGHTS— Preferred.-The  pardon 
comes  from  the  Governor  in  time  to  save  the  hero — 
but  not  in  time  to  rescue  the  audience  from  boredom. 
(March.) 

EXIT  SM ILING— Metro-GoIdw>-n-Mayer.— A 
comedy  story  that  fails  to  "jell."  Plus  Beatrice  Lillie, 
a  stage  cut-up.  who  fails  to  register.     Sorr>'.     (Jan.) 

*FAUST— UF.\-M.-G.-M.— An  extraordinary 
adaptation  of  Goethe's  poem,  with  Emil  Jannings  as 
Mephisto  and  Camilla  Horn  as  Margiterile.  Miss 
Horn  runs  away  with  the  picture.  It's  a  fine  achieve^ 
ment.     (January.) 

FINGER  PRINTS- Warner  Brothers.— It's  a 
comedy  myster>'.  The  comedy  is  furnished  by  Louise 
Fazenda.  The  mystery  is  why  the  picture  was  pro- 
duced.     (March.) 

*FIRE  BRIG.\DE.  THE— Metro-Gold w>'n-Mayer 
— One  of  the  best  thrillers  ever  produced.  A  real 
picture  of  the  heroism  of  fire-fighters  and  fine  enter- 
l^-inment  for  children.  Charles  Ray  scores  a  big 
come-back  in  this  one.      (March.) 

FLAMING  FOREST,  THE— Metro-GoldwTn- 
Mayer. — James  Oliver  Curwood  tells  you  how  the 
Royal  Mounted  got  its  first  man — or  first  girl-  In 
spite  of  the  excellent  cast,  the  acting  is  stilted  and  the 
conventional  direction  spoils  the  stor>'  possibilities. 
(February.) 

=*FLESH    AND    THE    DEVIL— Metro-Goldwyn- 

Mayc-r. — .K  burn  'em  up  love  story  witli  Jolm  Gilbert 
and  Greta  Garbo.  .A  Sudermann  storj"  dashingly  acted. 
Lars  Hanson  also  helps  a  lot.     (Fcirruary.) 

FOR  ALIMON'l'  ONXY— Producers  Dist.  Corp.— 
.\  light  sophisticated  domestic  comedy  for  grown-ups. 
(December.) 

FOR  WIVES  ONLY— Producers  Dist.  Corp.- 
One  of  those  conventional  stories  of  the  pretty  wife 
and  the  neglected  husband.  Just  about  enough 
story  to  fill  two  reels.     (February.) 

FOREVER  AFTER— First  National.— All  the  in- 
gredients of  a  t-ox-office  picture — sweet  girl  and  boy 
romance,  football  and  war.     Passable.     (December.) 

FOLTITH  COMMANT>MENT,  THE— Universal. 

— Cast  your  eagle  eyes  over  the  pictures  we  recom- 
mend and  forget  that  such  a  thing  as  this  was  ev.  r 
produced.      (December.) 

GAY  DECEn^R,  THE— Metro-Goldw>n.Mayer. 
— Plenty  of  glitter  of  the  Paris  variety  in  this  enter- 
taining piece.     (.Vor.) 

*GEN'ERAL.THE— United  Artists. — Buster  Keaton 
spoofs  the  Ci\il  War  mo^t  unci\iUy.  Good  satire 
on  war  melodramas  and  excellent  comedy  thrills. 
(March.) 

GETTING  GERTIE'S  GARTER— Producers 
Dist.  Corp. — The  plot  is  a  hangover  from  the  days 
when  garters  were  considered  hotsy  totsy.  It  new 
rates  as  a  historical  story.  Marie  Prevosl  and  Charlie 
Rayareinit.      (.April.) 

GIGOLO— Producers  Dist.  Corp. — Rod  La 
RocQue's  fine  performances  rescue  this  from  the 
hokum  class.      (Deccmher.) 

GOD  GA\'E  ME  TWENTY  CENTS— Paramount. 
— -^  story  with  an  original  idea  that  comes  out,  under 
screen  analysis,  as  too  far-fetched  for  credibility. 
Good  performances  by  Lois  Moran  and  Jack  Mul- 
hall.      (February.) 

GOING  CROOKED — Fox.— .^  crook  story— but 
stop!  Bessie  Love  is  the  crook.  .A.nd  that  makes  the 
film  easy  to  look  at.     (February.) 

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Photoplay  Magazine — AD^•ERTISI^■G  Section 


A  Laugh  a  Day  Keeps  the  Doctor  Away! 


A  GOOD  hearty  laugh  is  the  greatest  tonic  in  the 
world — the  magic  key  to  eternal  youth.    It  is 
laughter   that   helps   us   to    forget   our  cares, 
laughter  that  banishes  wrinkles,  laughter  that  bright- 
ens our  day. 

In  these  nerve-racking  modem  days  the  world  needs 
laughter.  Each  one  of  us  needs  it. 
So  if  by  any  chance  you've  forgot- 
ten how  to  laugh — or  think  you 
have — see  one  of  Educational' s 
Comedies.  You'll  find  yourself 
laughing  unconsciously,  naturally, 
easily,  just  as  you  did  in  childhood. 
More,  you'll  carry  the  laughs  home 
with  you. 

The  reason  for  the  popularity  of 
EducationaVs  Comedies  is  not 
hard  to  seek — they  provide  a  never- 
failing  laugh  treat.  Most  people  do 
like  to  laugh.  Convincing  proof  of 
this  is  the  fact  that  in  this  country 
alone  the  number  of  individuals 
who  see — and  laugh  over — these 
sure-fire  comedies  every  day  runs 
into  the  millions. 

EducationaVs  Comedies  are 
featured  in  the  largest  motion  pic- 
ture houses— and  the  smallest. 
They  lead  the  field  because  they 


ROMANCE  PRODUCTIONS 

(/n  Natural  Colors) 

HAMILTON  COMEDIES 

LUPINO  LANE  COMEDIES 

BOBBY   VERNON   COMEDIES 

BILLY  DOOLEY  COMEDIES 

JIMMIE  ADAMS  COMEDIES 

MERMAID  COMEDIES 

(Jack  White  Productions) 

CHRISTIE  COMEDIES 

JUVENILE  COMEDIES 

With  "Big  Boy" 

TUXEDO  COMEDIES 

CAMEO  COMEDIES 

LYMAN  H.  HOWES  HODGE-PODGE 

FELIX  THE  CAT  CARTOONS 

ROBERT  C.  BRUCE  SCENIC  NOVELTIES 

CURIOSITIES  LIFE 

The  Movie  Side-show  Cartoon  Comedies 

KINOGRAMS 
The  NEWS  REEL  Built   Like  a  Newspaper 


deserve  to  lead.  Never  has  time,  talent  or  money  been 
spared  to  make  them  the  best  that  could  be  produced. 
For  clean,  wholesome  fun  they  are  without  a  peer. 

Why  not  take  the  whole  family  to  see  one  of  Educa- 
tionaVs Comedies  tonight?  Dad  and  mother  and  the 
children.  Let  them  all  have  a  good  hearty  laugh.  It 
will  do  them  good — and  it  will  do 
you  good  to  watch  their  enjoy- 
ment. Laughs  are  meant  to  be 
shared. 


•THE  SPICE  OFTHE  PROGRAM" 


EducationaVs  supremacy  in  the 
Short  Subject  field  does  not  end 
with  comedies.  It  includes  all  those 
features  for  which  Educational  is 
world-famous — news  reels,  novel- 
ties, scenic  pictures  of  rare  beauty, 
and  the  exquisite  Romance  Produc- 
tions in  natural  colors.  These,  no 
less  than  the  mirth-provoking  com- 
edies, have  earned  for  Educational 
Pictures  the  right  to  be  called 
"The  Spice  of  the  Program." 

EDUCATIONAL    FILM    EXCHANGES.    Inc. 

E.  W.  Hammons,  President 

Executive  Offices 

Paramount  Building, 

Times  Square.  New  York.  N.  Y. 

COP7RICUT  I9i7.  EDUCATIONAL  ?tLU  EXCHANGU.  INC 


^Ticn  you  write  to  advertisers  please  mention  PHOTOPLAY  5IAG-\ZINE. 


The  Real  Critics,  the  Fans,  Give  Their  Views 

1%\ 


Brickbats  and  Bouquets 


LETTERS  from 

PHOTOPLAY  READERS 


The  ^lonthly  Barometer 

UNLESS  some  new  fine  film  hurries  along, 
an  excellent  runner-up  for  the  title  of  the 
best  picture  of  10^7  will  be  "Beau 
Geste,"  that  drama  of  war  and  sand,  studded 
with  fine  performances- 

"Beau  Geste"  is  being  generfdly  released 
now  throughout  the  countr\-  and  letters  about 
it  came  in  by  scores  to  this  department  during 
the  month. 

New  stars  are  wanted.  Greta  Garbo  proves 
this.  Greta,  despite  her  recent  flashes  of  tem- 
perament, is  still  leading  the  race  in  reader 
interest.  Fan  loyalties  are  not  dead.  Tommy 
ileighan.  Gloria  Swanson,  the  beloved  Rudy, 
Collsen  Moore  and  the  most  admired  I.loyd 
Hughes  all  won  hothouses  of  bouquets  during 
the  month. 

But  the  bouquets  were  just  that  —  loyalties 
— and  not  enthusiasm. 

With  a  sweeping  bow  in  the  direction  of 
Messrs.  Zukor  and  Lasky,  we  offer  them  a  bit 
of  free  advice. 

Look  to  Betty  Bronson. 

Betty  pulls  the  same  kind  of  letters,  the  same 
sort  of  love  that  belonged  to  Mar>'  Pickford  a 
few  years  ago.  MarT.''s  last  picture  was  not  a 
happj'  vehicle  for  her.  Betty  today  is  appeal- 
ing to  the  child  hearts  in  young  and  old  that 
were  once  Mar>'*s.  Paramount  may  kill  Betty 
with  miscasting,  but  rightly  handled,  your  fan 
letters  prove  she  would  be  at  the  box-office  the 
only  starlet  today  competent  to  follow  Mar}'"s 
radiant  path. 

If  Charlie  Chaplin  had  been  editor  of  this  de- 
partment this  month,  he  would  have  felt  hap- 
pier. For  among  the  hundreds  of  letters  which 
were  received  concerning  his  troubles,  only  one 
was  against  him.  That's  really  pretty  remark- 
able. 

Censors  tr>'  to  make  us  narrow  minded, 
but  the  fans  are  proving  they  refuse  to  be 
stampeded  into  any  petty  holier-than-thou 
attitude. 

There  were  scores  of  letters  this  month  re- 
garding the  contests  of  Photopl.av.  We  thank 
you. 

They  were  not  all  bouquets,  by  any  means, 
but  we  thank  you  just  the  same.  We  aim  to 
please,  and  your  telling  us  what  you  want 
makes  it  easier  for  us  to  give  it  to  you. 

The  Editor. 

JO 


The  readers  of  PHOTOPLAY  are  in- 
vited to  write  this  department— to 
register  complaints  or  compliments — 
to  tell  just  what  they  think  of  pictures 
and  players.  We  suggest  that  you 
express  your  ideas  as  briefly  as  pos- 
sible and  refrain  from  severe  per- 
sonal criticism,  remembering  that  the 
object  of  these  columns  is  to  exchange 
thoughts  that  may  bring  about  better 
pictures  and  better  acting.  Be  con- 
structive. We  may  not  agree  with  the 
sentiments  expressed,  but  we'll  pub- 
lish them  just  the  same!  Letters  must 
not  exceed  200  words  and  should 
bear  the  writer's  full  name  and  ad- 
dress. Anonymous  letters  go  to  the 
waste  basket  immediately. 


$25.00  Letter 

Long  Beach.  Calif. 

In  the  midst  of  the  most  terrible  loss  a  man 
can  experience — the  loss  of  a  much  loved  wife, 
a  moving  picture  brought  me  consolation. 

The  death  of  my  ^^•if e  left  me  with  a  daughter 
five  years  old.  I  was  nearly  crazed  with  the 
responsibility  of  her  care.  In  my  grief  she  be- 
came a  burden  until  I  was  persuaded  by  some 
friends  to  attend  the  theater  with  them.  It 
was  the  turning  point  in  my  life.  "Forgetme- 
not"  was  showing,  and  the  plight  of  the  little 
orphan  girl  awakened  a  new  feeling  in  me  re- 
garding my  own  daughter.  Hitherto  fwr  feel- 
ings had  not  occurred  to  me.  I  realized  that  as 
far  as  I  was  concerned  she  was  as  near  an  or- 
phan as  the  child  in  the  picture.  I  rushed  home 
to  give  her  the  love  and  protection  she  had  been 
without  the  past  few  months,  vowing  to  be 
both  father  and  mother  to  her.  From  that  day 
I  have  lived  for  Louise  and  in  so  living,  my 
grief  over  my  wife  has  been  lessened. 

Louise  is  nearly  twelve  now.  We  are  true 
"  pals."  God  bless  motion  pictures  for  bringing 
home  to  a  stricken  man  the  remembrance  of  a 
little  girl  who  needed  his  love.    Without  pic- 


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tures.  I  would  veiy  likel}-  never  have  a^vakened 
to  my  dut>. 

Fraxk  Fultok. 

322  Virginia  Court. 

SIO.OO  Letter 

Flint.  Mich. 

I  landed  in  this  country'  eleven  years  ago. 
Griffith's  "Birth  of  a  Xation"  had  influenced 
my  de.:ision  to  come  here. 

In  Buenos  .\ires  where  I  came  from,  movies 
at  the  best  theaters  were  cosmopolitan  per- 
formances three  hours  long,  composed  of  a 
French  film,  with  life  raw,  naked  and  disgust- 
ing. Then  an  Italian  film  just  as  raw  and 
sadly  artistic,  only  \endetta  would  be  the 
Itit-motif.  instead  of  sordid  apaches  and  demi- 
mondaines.  By  that  time  if  you  did  not  feel 
like  committing  suicide  you'd  be  good  and  ripe 
for  the  .\merican  film  and,  oh.  a  glor>*  of  sun- 
shine, open  air.  freshness  and  cheerfulness, 
clean  and  good,  like  coming  out  to  light  on  top 
of  a  mountain,  after  a  long  ride  in  a  tunnel. 
Vou  felt  reconciled  with  life,  and  blessed  those 
good  Xorth-.\merican  producers. 

But  now  "Tin  Gods."  "The  Great  Gatsby" 
and  some  others — Oh  dear,  what  was  the  good 
to  come  such  a  long  way  through  a  net  of 
German  submarines?  We  can  get  morbid 
enough  reading  ever^'day  life,  but  we  want  a 
rest  at  the  movies.  Life  is  so.  But  why  choose 
the  ugliest  specimen  to  portray  your  heroes  and 
heroines?  Why  be  so  realistic?  Let  us  go  back 
to  the  golden  path. 

We  don't  want  life,  but  something  to  make 
us  happv.    Let  us  live. 

M.  R. 


S5.00  Letter 

Lansing.  Mich. 
Why  all  the  cr>'  about  banning  Charlie 
Chaplin's  pictures?'  What  has  been  proved 
against  him?  Kot  a  dcrn  thing.  I  hope  there 
won't  be.  I  wonder  if  these  same  people  yelling 
"  Ban  Him"  would  like  a  search-light  turned  on 
themselves?  Who  are  they  to  sit  in  judgment? 
Now  is  the  time  for  the  fans  to  show  their  ap- 
preciation of  the  many  happy  evenings  we  have 
enjoyed  by  seeing  the  splendid  pictures  given 
us  by  this  same  Charlie  Chaplin.    If  he  is  "low 

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GREAT  CATSBY.  THE— Paramount.— FitzRer- 
ald's  novel,  with  its  unscrupulous  hero,  violates  some 
pet  screen  traditions.  It's  unusual  entertainment  and 
Lois  Wilson  makes  a  hit  for  liersc-lf  as  the  jazzy,  cock- 
tail-drinking Daisy  Buchunatt.    (February.) 

GREAT  K  &  A  TRAIN  ROBBERY.  THE— Fox. 

— -■X  iast  and  furious  Tom  Mix  picture.  Need  more  be 
said?     (Dfcember.) 

HER  BIG  NIGHT— Universal.— Some  inside  dope 
on  the  movies.    Quite  interesting.     iNov.) 

HIS  NEW  YORK  WIFE— Bachman.— Well,  it 
seems  there  was  a  little  country  girl  who  came  to  New 
York  to  fifilit  for  success— ta,  ta!  There's  more  plot 
than  entertainment  in  this  one.     {January.) 

HOLD  THAT  LION— Paramount.— The  usual 
Douglas  MacLean  farce.     Fair.     {Nov.) 

"HOTEL  IMPERIAL— Paramount.— .M  last  Pola 
N'egri  has  an  unqualified  success.  Credit  her  new 
director.  Mauritz  Stiller,  with  an  assist.  It's  the  story 
of  an  incident  between  the  Austrian  and  Russian  lines 
during  the  war.     Highly  recommended.     {January.) 

ICE  FLOOD.  THE — Universal.— Don't  waste  any 
precious  moments  on  this.     (.Nov.) 

IT — Paramount. — Clara  Bow  in  Elinor  Glyn'g 
?napp>-  story  of  a  modern  working  girl-  Good  popular 
stuff  with  little  Clara  making  the  hit  of  her  life. 
(Marcli.) 

JIM  THE  CONQUEROR— Producers  Dist.  Corp. 
— -Another  version  of  the  old  feud  between  the  cattle- 
men and  the  sheepmen,  with  William  Boyd  as  its 
chief  redeeming  feature.      (March.) 

JOHNNY  GETS  A  HAIRCUT— Metro- Gold ^th- 
Mayer. — You'll  like  Jackie  Coogan  as  a  grown-up 
actor.  .And  he  still  keeps  his  appeal  for  the  children. 
A  nice  little  picture.      lAifril.) 

JOSSELYN'S  WIFE— Tiffany.— Pauline  Freder- 
ick in  a  Kathleen  Norris  stor-' — and  that  guarantees 
that  the  picture  is  worth-while.     (February.) 

JUST  ANOTHER  BLONDE— First  National.— 
Dorothy  Mackaill.  Jack  Mulhall.  Louise  Brooks  and 
Buster  Collier  are  in  this  one.  A  lot  of  good  talent  is 
wasted  on  a  plot  that  fails  to  get  an>-where.  (February.) 

KICKOFF.  THE — Excellent  Pictures.— A  splen- 
did football  picture  featuring  George  Walsh  and 
Leila  Hy;ims.     (Nov.) 

*KID  BOOTS— Paramount.-Eddie  Cantor  brings 
a  new  face  to  the  screen.  And  such  a  face!  As  slap- 
stick, this  film  is  very  funny — and  too.  it  has  Clara 
Bow  as  a  shining  light.     (December.) 

*KID  BROTHER,  THE— Paramount.— A  top- 
notch  Harold  Lloyd  picture.  It's  a  comedy  version 
of  " Tollable  David"  and  one  of  the  best  of  the  cur- 
rent releases.      (March.) 

KOSHER  KITTY  KELLY— F.  B.  O.— The  funni- 
est of  the  carbon  copies  of  "Abie's  Irish  Rose." 
(December.) 

LADIES  AT  PLAY— First  National.— Nothing 
new  in  the  plot,  but  a  lot  that  is  spontaneous  and 
hilariously  funny  in  the  performance  of  Louise 
Fazenda  and  Ethel  Wales.  Worth  your  money. 
(February. ) 

LADY  IN  ERMINE,  THE— First  National.— This. 
film  tries  hard  to  be  haughty  but.  dear  me,  how  times' 
have  changed  1  Corinne  Griffith's  vaunted  beautv 
fails  to  register  and  the  acting  is  very  ham.    (March!) 

LAST  TRAIL.  THE— Fox.— Zane  Grey  plus  Tom 
Mix  phi?  Tony.  You  can't  beat  that  for  a  good 
\\'estern  combination.      (April.) 

LIGHTNING  LARIATS— F.  B.  C— Our  old  pals, 
Tom  Tyler  and  Frankie  Darro.  step  fonvard  with 
their  version  of  the  Mythical  Kingdom  yarn.  (March.) 

LILY,  THE — Fox. — The  sisterly  love  stuff  pre- 
sented in  a  weepy  manner.  Yep.  Belle  Bennett  sobs 
throughout  the  entire  piece.     Fair.     (December.) 

LITTLE  JOURNEY.  THE— Metro-Gold  wvn- 
Mayer. — .An  airy,  inconsequential  storv.  deftly  di- 
r.=cted  and  charmingl}'  acted  by  William  Haines. 
Claire  Windsor  and  Harry  Carev.  Nice  amusement" 
(March.) 

LONDON — Paramount. — Rags  to  riches  in  the 
London  slums,  played  by  Dorothy  Gish.  Filmed  in 
England.     Come  on  home,  Dorothy.     (January.) 

*LONE  HAND  SAUNDERS— F.  B.  O.— Fred 
Thomson  in  a  human  Western  that  will  be  great  for 
the  kids.      (February.) 

LO\'E'S  BLINDNESS— Metro-Goldu-\-n-Mayer. 
— Written,  supervised  and  dominated  bv  Elinor  Glyn. 
Tile  old  stuff  with  a  change  of  names  and  Pauline 
Starke  as  the  owner  of  IT.      (January.) 

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LOVE'S  GREATEST  MISTAKE— Paramount.— 
Delving  into  the  more  hectic  side  of  New  York  liiV. 
William  Powell.  Evelyn  Bront  and  Josephine  Dunn 
head  the  cast.  Brisk  melodrama  and  good  comedy. 
(April.) 

LOVE  'EM 'AND  LEAVE  'EM- Paramount  — 
What  goes  on  behind  the  counters  in  a  department 
store.  .Amusing  true-to-Iife  stuff  vith  Louise  Brooks 
as  a  cute  little  vamp.     (Fe'iruary.) 

LUNATIC  AT  LARGE.  A— First  National.— 
Leon  Errol  and  his  rubb-r  legs  are  verv  funnv.  A 
good  comedy  for  those  who  like  their  films  with  a 
nutty  flavor.     lAprtl.) 

MAGIC  GARDEN,  THE— F.  B.  O.— Romano.-, 
romance,  ronuincc  with  ten  iumpsof  sugar.  Adapt-'d 
froma  story  bythelate  Gene  Stratton  Porter.      (Aprti.) 

MAGICIAN,  THE— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.— 
Rex  Ingram  messes  around  %vith  somefmorc  wfird 
characters  and  with  some  weirder  emotions.  Except 
for  Alice  Terry,  a  foreign  cast.     (January.) 

MAN  OF  QUALITY.  A— Excellent  Pictures.- A 
good  mystery  >arn  with  George  Walsh.     (December.) 

MANBAIT — Producers  Dipt.  Corp.  —  Marie 
Prevost  in  a  mild  stor\-  of  a  little  rough  diamond  in 
search  of  a  Tiffany  setting.      (April.) 

MARRIAGE — Fox. — In  spite  of  the  fact  it  was 
adapted  from  H.  G.  Wells'  novel,  it  is  just  a  lot  of 
applesauce,  sister.    Alma  Rubens  starred.      (April.) 

MARRIAGE  LICENSE?  — Fox.— The  tear  ducts 
will  be  let  loose  in  this  weepy  affair.  Alma  Rubens' 
performance  is  worth  seeing.     (Nov.) 

*McFADDEN'S  FLATS— First  National.  —  A 
comedy  as  broad  as  a  barn  and  as  subtle  as  a  swift 
kick.  But  what  a  big  relief  from  .Art!  Charlie  Mur- 
ray and  Cliestcr  Conklin  deal  out  the  laughs.   (April.  1 

MICHAEL  STROGOFF— Universal.— A  spec- 
tacular Russian  importation  that  cannot  be  compared 
with  the  recent  successful  foreign  pictures.  Passable. 
{Nov.) 

MIDNIGHTLOVERS— First  National.— Proving 

that  Leuis  Stone  can  be  as  funny  as  any  of  the  comics- 
in  spite  of  the  cheap  title,  there  are  a  lot  of  clever 
moments  in  this  picture.      (January.) 

MILLIONAIRES— Warner  Bros.— More  Ghetto 
stuff  and  more  tenth-rate  hokum.  Stick  to  the 
Vitaphone,  boys!     (January.) 

*MONEY  TALKS,  THE— Fox.— The  swellest 
melodrama  since  "The  Unholy  Three."  A  weird, 
original  pint  and  a  fine  performance  by  Jacques 
Lerner.     Worth  your  while.      (April.) 

*MUSIC  MASTER,  THE— Fox.— An  exquisite 
version  of  the  much-loved  stage  play,  told  with 
charming  sentiment.  Lois  Moran.  Alec  Francis  and 
Helen  Chandler  head  the  cast.    (March.) 

MY  OFFICIAL  WIFE— Warner  Bros.— Terrible 
cheap  sex  stuff — we  don't  even  recommend  it  for  the 
older  folks.      (December.) 

MYSTERY  CLUB,  THE— Universal.— If  you  like 
your  mo\-ies  thrilling  and  chilling  don't  overlook  this. 
(December.) 

♦NERVOUS  WRECK,  THE— Producers  Dist. 
Corp. — The  easiest  way  to  spend  an  evening.  Thor- 
oughly amusing.     (Nov.) 

NEW  YORK— Paramount.— The  stor>*  of  a  Tin 
Pan  Alley  genius  who  marries  a  society  girl.  Who 
can  they  mean?  .A  trite  and  obvious  picture  with 
Ricardo  Corlez  and  Estelle  Tajlor  indulging  in  some 
bad  acting.      (March.) 

*NIGHT  OF  LOVE.  THE— Gold wyn-United  Ar- 
tists.— Beautiful  romance,  exquisitely  played  by 
Ronald  Colman  and  Vilma  Banky.  Treat  yourself. 
(February.) 

NOBODY'S  WIDOW— Producers'  Dist.  Corp.— 
A  good  little  comedy,  starring  Lealrice  Joy.  But 
Charles  Ray  is  the  whole  show.  You'll  like  it. 
(March.) 

OBEY  THE  LAW— Columbia.— Romance  and 
domestic  sentiment  in  the  lives  of  a  couple  of  jail- 
birds.     So-so.      (February.) 

*OLD  IRONSIDES— Paramount.-The  great  storv 
of  the  Constitution,  told  in  stirring  and  beautiful 
fashion  by  James  Cruze.  Finely  acted  bv  Wallac- 
Beeri-,  George  Bancroft.  Charles  Farrell  and  Esther 
Ralston,     A  real  screen  achievement.     (February.) 

ONE  INCREASING  PURPOSE— Fox.— A  slow 
moving  and  diffused  story  made  fairlv  interesting  hv 
the  acting  of  Edmund  Lowe.  Mav  Allison  and  Lila 
Lee.     (March.) 

OUTLAW  EXPRESS,  THE— Pathe.— Of  all 

things!    .A  Western  storj'  about  bad  men.  sheriffs  and 
sheriff's  daughters  in  the  great  open  spaces!     (Jan.i 


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OVERLAND  STAGE  —  First  National.— K.-n 
Mayiuird  takes  a  hand  at  making  American  history. 
Ami  tic  does  a  good  job  of  iL  A  rousing  Western  and 
tood  for  the  whole  family.    iMarch.) 

PALS  IN  PARADISE— Producere  Dist.  Corp.— 
What,  oh  what,  is  duller  than  a  dull  Western? 
{.February.) 

PARADISE— First  National. — This  isn't  worth  a 
dime  unless  >'oirre  keen  abovit  Milton  Sills  and 
Betty  Bronson.      [December.) 

♦PARADISE  FOR  TWO— Paramount.— Richard 
Dix  ;ind  Belly  Bronson  bring  new  light  and  gayety  to 
an  old  plot.  It's  tiic  antique  taii-  of  the  gay  b;ichelor 
who  must  UKirry  to  please  his  rich  uncle.     (April.) 

PERFECT  SAP,  THE— First  National.— An 
amusing  tale  of  a  rich  boy  who  tries  to  be  a  Sherlock 
Holmes.  Ben  Lyon's  best  picture  in  a  long  time. 
(March.) 

PLAY  SAFE — Pathe. — Play  safe  and  stay  aw:\y 
from  this  ftlonty  Banks  comedy.  Its  trick  climax  is 
good  hut  the  rest  of  the  film  is  a  waste  of  celluloid. 
(Af/rH.) 

PLEASURE  GARDEN,  THE— Aywon.— A  for- 
eign picture,  .'Vnd  "can  tliey  make  wiener  schnitzels? 
Yes.  they  can  make  wiener  schnitzels."  Two  Ameri- 
can girls — Virginia  ValU  and  Carmelita  Geraghty — 
got  in  this  one  by  mistake.     (January.) 

POPULAR  SIN.  THE— Paramount.— Modern 
marriage  and  divorc.  as  observed,  none  too  originally 
by  Mai  St.  Clair.  Florence  Vidnr.  Greta  Nissen  and 
Clive  Brook  are  the  principals.    (Slarch.) 

POTTERS,  THE— Paramount.— W.  C.  Fields  in 
a  middle-clas5,  middle-aged  comedy,  adapted  from 
the  popular  newspaper  comic  series.  Pretty  fair 
entertainment.      (.March.) 

PRINCE  OF  TEMPTERS— First  National.— So 
much  canit-ra  artiness  tliat  the  humanness  is  over- 
looked, L\  a  de  Putti  is  the  world's  worst  \'amp. 
(Deceniher.) 

PRIVATE  IZZY  MURPHY— Warner  Bros.— 
Abie's  Irish  Rose  joins  the  Big  Parade  of  War  Pic- 
tures, and  the  result  is  nobody's  business.  George 
Jessel's  film  debut  is  just  so-so.     (January.) 

PROWLERS  OF  THE  NIGHT.— Universal.— Just 
n  Western,  built  according  to  the  same  old  primitive 
formula.      (February. ) 

♦QUARTERBACK.  THE— Paramount.— Richard 
Dix  in  a  real  football  classic.     Its  a  WOW.     (Dec.) 

RED  HEADS  PREFERRED— Tifi'any.— Ray- 
mond Hitchcock  has  his  own  wa>-  in  this  one.  But 
Raymond  doesn't  know  his  film  groceries.  Pretty 
awful.      (.March.) 

RED  HOT  HOOFS  — F.  B.  O.  — A  Western  with 
a  real  story  and  a  sense  of  humor.  Tom  Tyler  and 
Frankie  Darro  are  featured.     (January.) 

RED  HOT  LEATHER^-Universal.- Jack  Hoxie 
dope  a  lot  of  iiard  ridinc  just  to  pay  the  mortgage  on 
the  old  ranch.      (February.) 

*REI>  MILL.  THE— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.— 
Marion  Davies  makes  a  bum  out  of  the  plot  of  the 
popular  musicid  comedy.  But  Marion  is  =.n  genu- 
inely funny  that  wlio  cares?  Not.  surely,  the  laugh- 
ing audiences.      (April.) 

REGULAR  SCOUT,  A— F.  B.  C— A  simple  tale 
of  a  bad  boy  who  would  steal  the  widow's  money. 
But  the  widow  has  a  dauchter — and  that's  the  stuff 
that  films  are  made  of.     (February.) 

♦RETURN  OF  PETER  GRIMM,  THE— Fox.— 

An  effective  translation  of  a  charming  stage  success, 
witti  young  Janet  Gaynor  contributing  some  fine 
acting.     (January.) 

RISKY  BUSINESS— Producers  Dist.  Corp.— 
Trite  can  be  markt-d  against  this  one.     (Nov.) 

ROSE  OF  THE  TENEMENTS— F.  B.  O.— A  war 

story  plus  tiie  Ghetto  atmosphere.  But  don't  be 
frightened,  because  tiie  film  isn't  half  bad.  Johnnie 
Harron  and  Shirley  Mason  in  the  leading  roles. 
(February.) 

ROUGH  AND  READY— Universal.— Jack  Hoxie 
is  the  honest  cowbo\-  wiio  protects  the  gal's  ranch 
from  the  villain.    Ouch!    (.March.) 

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♦SHOW,  THE— Metro-GoldwTn-Maytr.  —  John 
GillH.rt  in  a  strong  character  study  of  a  Hungarian 
Hde-show  spicier.  An  interesting  story — ^lightly  too 
macabre  for  the  innocent:^ — but  nevertheless  fine 
entertainment.  Oh,  yes.  and  lienfe  Adoree  is  in  it. 
(April.) 

SHOW-OFF.  THE— Paramount.— An  amusing 
study  of  a  smart  aleck,  played  broadly  but  expertly 
by  Ford  Sterling.     (Nov.) 

SILENT  LOVER,  THE— First  National.— Movie 
hash  concocttd  from  remnants  of  old  plots — a  little 
Von  Slnihcim.  a  little  Foreign  Legion  and  a  few 
Arabs.     With  Milton  Sills.      (Feltruary.) 


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Super-Production  "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin" 

After  a  year  and  a 
half  of  strenuous  labor 
Universal's  great  revival  of 
"Uncle  Tom's  Cabin" 

is  now  Hearing  completion. 
Because  of  the  amazing 
things  that  it  has  been  pos- 
sible to  do  on  the  screen, 
which  the  limits  of  the  stage 
never  allowed,  I  am  con- 
vinced this  picture  will  take 
rank  among  the  classics  of 
the  screen. 

1  have  always  want- 
ed to  produce  this  story 
in  a  big  way,  and  it  was  a 
dream  of  mine  to  have  much 
of  it  enacted  in  the  actual 
localities  in  which  Harriet 
Beecher  Stowe's  story  was 
laid.  And  now  it  has  all 
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the  country  for  the  best  talent.  The  result  will  prove  a  revelation 
to  you,  and  exceed  your  fondest  dreams. 

Believe  me,  this  is  not  by  any  means  "juct  a 
picture"  or  in  any  sense  an  ordinary  production.  It  is  most 
pretentious  and  is  in  reality  a  spectacle.  The  cast,  as  you  must 
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When  completed  "t/nc/e  Tom's  Cafein"  will 

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SILENT  RIDER,  THE— Universal.— Hoot  Gib- 
'ioii  acain  Koes  throURli  his  paces  in  the  conventional 
Western  plot.      {February.) 

SIN  CARGO— Tiffany.— Not  as  bad  as  the  title 
but  not  for  children.  Heavy  smuggling  in  high 
society.      {February.) 

♦SORROWS  OF  SATAN— Paramount.— Marie 
Corelli's  novel,  a  shocker  of  thirty  years  ago.  makps 
real  old-fashioned  cinema  "  melodrammer."  Carol 
Dempster.  Adolphc  Menjou  and  Ricardo  Cortez  are 
excellent,      {December.) 

SO'S  YOUR  OLD  MAN— Paramount.— An  amus- 
ing tale  of  a  disreputable  small  towner  who  becomes 
the  pal  of  a  haughty  visiting  princess.  W.  C.  Fields 
and  .Mice  Joyce  make  it  worth  your  while.     {Jan.) 

SPANGLES — Universal. — Romance  under  tlie  Big 
Top.  Also  a  murder  thrown  in,  just  to  make  it  excit- 
ing.     {January.) 

STAGE  MADNESS— Fox.— Palpitating  yarn  of 
an  actress  who  Eives  up  marriage  for  the  stage,  only 
to  be  confronted  by  her  own  clie-iM  later  in  life.  Well, 
if  you  like  this  sort  of  thing —     {March.) 

STEPPING  ALONG— First  National.- Johnny 
Mines  overplays  in  this  one.  The  comedy  is  too  long 
and  the  gags  fail  to  explode.     {February.) 

STRANDED  IN  PARIS  —  Paramount.  —  Bebe 
D:iniels  at  fier  prettiest  and  snappiest  in  a  comedy  of  a 
department  store  qirl  innocently  masquerading  as  a 
Countess.      (February.) 

♦STRONG  MAN,  THE— First  National.— A  grand 
and  glorious  laugh  from  start  to  finish.  If  your  sides 
ache,  don't  blame  us,  blame  Harry  Langdon.    (Nov.) 

♦SUBWAY  SADIE— First  National.— A  true  and 
human  story  of  New  York's  underground  army. 
Dorothy  Mackaill  is  splendid.     {Nov.) 

SUMMER  BACHELORS— Fox.— A  hotsy-tolsy 
Warner  Fabian  story  of  cheating  husbands  and  wily 
flappers.  Silly  material  but  good  direction  and  snappy 
acting  by  Madge  Bellamy  and  Leila  Hyams.  {March.) 

SWEET  ROSE  O'GRADY— Columbia.- Thev  are 
all  imitating  "The  Big  Parade"  and  "Abie's  Irish 
Rose."  This  plays  on  the  Irish-Jewish  theme. 
{February.) 

SYNCOPATING  SUE— First  National.— Corinnc 
Griffith  breaks  away  from  the  society  stuff  and  ap- 
pears in  a  story  of  Tin  Pan  Alley.  It's  good  entertain- 
ment.     {January.) 

TAKE  IT  FROM  ME— Universal.— The  trials  and 
tribulations  of  a  department  store  owner  are  snappily 
presented  by  Reginald  Denny.     {December.) 

TAXI  DANCE,  THE— Metro-Gold«-\-n-Mayer.— 
An  unsavory  story  of  an  ambitious  girl's  adventures 
in  Manhattan.  Joan  Crawford  manages  to  triumph 
over  inferior  material,      {.-ipril.) 

TAXI,  TAXI— Universal.— The  sort  of  pleasant 
comedy  that  usually  finds  appreciative  audiences. 
Edward  Everett  Horton  and  Marion  Nixon  are  in  it. 

{April.) 

*TELL  IT  TO  THE  MARINES— Metro-GoId\v>'n- 
Mayer. — The  adventures  of  the  Devil  Dogs  in  China. 
Grade  A  entertainment,  with  Lon  Chaney  and  Wil- 
liam Haines  adding  further  glory  to  their  reputationn. 
{March.) 

♦TEMPTRESS,  THE— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.— 
The  Ibanez  story  is  forgiven  and  forgotten  when 
Greta  Garbo  is  in  the  cast.    Greta  is  a  show  in  herself. 

{December.) 

TEXAS  STREAK,  THE— Universal.— A  fairly 
interesting  Western  with  Hoot  Gibson.     {Nov.) 

THAT  MODEL  FROM  PARIS— Tiffany.— Show- 
ing how  the  office  Plain  Jane  wins  the  boss's  son — but 
not  without  interference  from  the  villain.  Not  so  bad. 
{January.) 

THERE  YOU  ARE— Metro-Gold wyn-Mayer.— 
What  happens  when  daughter  mixes  in  papa's  busi- 
ness.    .\  fair  comedy.     {January.) 

THIRD  DEGREE— Warner  Brothers. — Dolores 
Costello  wasted  in  a  dreadful  mess.  Dizzy  camera 
work  and  poor  direction  only  add  to  the  confusion 
of  the  story.      (March.) 

TIMID  TERROR.  THE— F.  B.  C— Badly  di- 
rected, badly  acted  and  old  story.    Why  waste  space? 

(February.) 


♦TIN  GODS  —  Paramount.  —  Tommie  Meiglian 
needed  a  good  story,  director  and  cast  to  prove  he's 
still  a  good  actor.  Of  course  Renee  Adoree  helps  to 
make  this  interesting.     {Nov.) 

TIN  HATS— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.- Well,  it 
seems  there  are  three  soldiers  who  get  lost  in  Ger- 
many. And  the  handsomest  boy  wins  a  German 
Countess.  A  strain  on  the  probabilities,  but  often 
genuinely  funny.     (February.) 

♦TWINKLETOES— First  National.— A  beautiful 
performance  by  Colleen  Moore  in  a  delicate  and 
charming  story  of  Limehouse.  Decidedly  worth  your 
kind  attention,      (February.) 

UNEASY  PAYMENTS— F.  B.  O.— Again  the 
ambitions  girl — this  time  played  by  Alberta  Vaiiglm 
—comes  to  New  York  to  knock  the  town  for  a  row  of 
filling  stations.    Trite  but  mildly  funny.      (April.) 

UNKNOWN  CAVALIER.  THE— First  National. 
— The  newest  cowboy  star.  Ken  Maynard,  in  a  picture 
tliat  is  a  decided  flop,      {December.) 

♦UPSTAGE — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.— There  is 
genuine  originality  and  authentic  and  keenly  observed 
comedy  in  this  story  of  vaudeville  life.  Norma 
Shearer  and  Oscar  Shaw  are  excellent  in  the  leading 
roles.     (January.) 

UPSTREAM— Fox.— Not  a  trout  fishing  picture. 
A  story  of  life  back-stage — human  and  enjoyable. 
Think  you'll  like  it.      iA  pril.) 

VALENCIA— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.— Mae  Mur- 
ray,   Lloyd    Hughes  and    Roy   D'.\rcy  are   awfully 


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funny,  without  trying, 
jokes.     {February.) 

WANING  SEX,  THE— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.- 
Is  woman's  place  in  the  home  or  in  business?  See 
Norma  Shearer  and  be  convinced.     {December.) 

WAR  HORSE.  THE— Fox.— Buck  .Tones  in  the 
adventures  of  a  cowpuncher  in  France.  It  is  his  best 
picture.      {.April.) 

♦WE'RE  IN  THE  NAVY  NOW— Para  mount. — 
Another  genuinely  amusing  comedy  of  the  life  of  the 
underdogs  in  the  Great  War.  with  Wallace  Beery  and 
Raymond  Hatton  offering  two  amusing  character 
sketches.      {January.) 

♦WHAT  PRICE  GLORY— Fox.— The  war  drama 
that  started  all  the  fun.  A  fine  screen  version  of  a 
great  play,  with  excellent  acting  and  sincere  direction, 
Victor  McLaglen,  Edmund  Lowe  and  Dolores  Del 
Rio  deserve  high  praise.     {February.) 

♦WHEN  A  MAN  LOVES— Warner  Bros.— The 
scented  story  of  Manon  and  Des  Grieux  made  into 
a  hectic  movie  melodrama.  Dolores  Costello  i?  a 
lovely  heroine  and  John  Barr>'more  does  his  stuff 
with  uneven  success.      {April.) 

WHILE  LONDON  SLEEPS— Warner  Brothers.— 
Not  a  great  picture  but  a  great  star — none  other  than 
Rin-Tin-Tin.     He  puts  over  the  film.    (February.) 

WHISPERING  WIRES— Fox.— If  you  have  to 
borrow  the  money — be  sure  to  see  this.  You  won't  go 
wrong  on  our  advice.     (December.) 

WHITE  BLACK  SHEEP,  THE— First  National- 
— Richard  Barthelmess  again  plays  the  \vandering 
boy  who  fights  his  way  back  for  dear  old  England, 
this  time.     Hokum.     (February.) 

WINGS  OF  THE  STORM— Fox.— A  new  canine 
star — Thunder— makes  his  appearance.  The  story 
has  a  real  appeal  for  children.  It's  the  autobiography 
of  a  dog.      (February.) 

WINNERS  OF  THE  WILDERNESS— Metro- 
Goldwyn-Mayer. — Three  cheers  for  Colonel  Tim 
McCoy,  the  new  western  starl  He  knows  the  ropes 
and  he  has  a  great  personality.  Unfortunately,  Roy 
D'Arcy  is  also  in  the  cast.    (March.) 

♦WINNING    OF    BARBARA    WORTH.    THE— 

United  Artists. — .\  natural  drama  so  powerful  that  it 
completely  overshadows  every  living  thing.  A  pic- 
ture worth  seeing,     (December.) 

WOLVES'  CLOTHING — Warner  Brothers.- A 
feeble  attempt  at  comedy.  It  is  more  likely  to  annoy 
you  than  make  you  laugh.    (March.) 

YOU'D  BE  SURPRISED— Paramount.— Ray- 
mond Griffith  proves  that  a  real  good  murder  has  its 
amusing  momenta.     (December.) 


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brow."  as  has  been  suggested,  he  doesn't  show 
it  in  his  choice  of  friends,  and  his  pictures  have 
always  been  clean,  never  a  suggestive, salacious 
thing. 

If  the  clubs  of  the  countr\'  really  want  to  do 
a  service  why  don't  the}'  ban  these  people  who 
desecrate  the  home?  Charlie  Chaplin  ha-i 
never  been  accused  of  doing  that.  Neither 
was  Mabel  Xormand,  but  the  public  was  only 
too  glad  to  hurt  her. 

When  Charlie  Chaplin  wins  hts  case,  as  I 
hope  to  goodness  he  will,  all  the  rich,  well 
known  men  of  the  countr\-  should  give  a  vote 
of  thanks.  Sixteen  years  old  isn't  what  it  was 
ten  years  ago.  And.  anyway,  a  girl  much 
younger,  if  she  had  the  proper  training,  knows 
right  from  wrong.  Mrs.  M.  K. 

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There  seems  to  be  a  conspiracy  in  the  films 
against  our  more  or  less  good  friends,  the 
medicos,  and  I  am  surprised  that  official  pro- 
test has  not  been  made  to  Czar  \Vill  for  the 
nice  little  gobs  of  contumely  that  are  per- 
sistently cast  at  the  Knights  of  the  Stethe- 
scope.  Consider,  if  you  please,  any  film  that 
boasts  of  mortahty  rate — this  for  example: 

-l/(7ry  is  talking  to  Pa,  who  sits  in  an  inva- 
lid's chair.  Pa  suddenly  folds  up.  .l/<jry,  at 
first,  figures  her  old  Gilipli  is  sleeping;  then  it 
suddenly  dawns  on  her  that  all  is  not  well,  and, 
finally,  we  can  tell  by  the  way  she  shakes  him. 
chews  her  fist,  and  other  standard  emoting, 
that  the  old  boy  is  dead.  It  seems  to  occur  to 
Mary  to  send  for  a  doctor. 

This  is  t^-pical  of  most  all  the  movie  demises. 
Anyone  appears  to  be  able  to  tell  when  a  person 
is  dead  by  a  mere  glance  or  casual  feeling  of 
head  or  hands. 

No  one  runs  for  a  doctor,  except  when  the 
director  tries  to  fool  us;  in  this  event,  the  doctor 
prescribes  a  speedy  end,  and — the  patient  al- 
ways gets  well. 

Yours  for  a  more  careful  diagnosis. 

Frederick  Drown. 

She's  the  Girl  Friend 

Fort  Wayne.  Ind. 

.Although  I  am  a  poet  it  is  hard  to  put  into 
words  my  impressions  of  this  Garbo. 

To  me  she  is  a  pictured  combination  of  the 
beautiful  and  the  ugly.  She  i.^  tantalizalion. 
realization  and  the  age-old  question  of  femi- 
ninity modernized. 

She  is  truth.  She  is  falsehood.  She  is 
charity.  She  is  selfishness.  She  is  the  eternal 
woman;  the  temptress  that  ever>"  woman 
wants  to  be  and  every  man  wants  tomeet.  She 
is  "It,"  and  in  my  opinion  the  only  plausible, 
flesh  and  blood  enchantress  that  the  screen  has 
so  far  possessed. 

Yes,  verily,  I  bow  to  Greta  Garbo. 

Yoox  Le  Doxne. 

Censor  Idiocy 

Plattsburg.  N.  Y. 

Just  a  few  words  to  express  my  disfavor  on 
learning  that  the  local  performance  of  "\"arie- 
ty"  wasonly  one  of  many  versions.  Is  it  neces- 
sary for  one  in  his  or  her  desire  to  witness 
originality  to  visit  New  York  City  where  the 
destructive  work  of  the  censor  is  least  felt? 

My  discover*'  came  about  accidentally  as. 
glancing  through  a  criticism  of  the  play,  it 
spoke  of  characters  entirely  unknown  to  me 
after  seeing  the  picture. 

In  this  town,  one  must  endure  seconds  as  far 
as  the  spoken  drama  is  concerned,  but  must  we 
also  be  at  such  a  disadvantage  that  to  sec  a 
picture  localh'  may  mean  something  entirely 
different  from  the  city  cousin? 

JoHX  Field  de  Motte. 


Just  Dumb  Directors 

.Atlanta,  Ga. 

In  motion  pictures,  some  of  the  dramatic 
actions  and  emotions  have  been  portrayed  In 
exactly  the  same  way  so  many  times  that  they 
ha\e  now  lost  their  desired  effect. 

For  example,  why  does  the  heroine,  on  the 
departure  of  the  hero  after  a  misunderstanding 
or  for  a  Ions  separation,  always  stretch  out  her 
arms  in  a  pleading  gesture  and  then,  seeing  that 
the  hero  has  already  disappeared,  slowly  close 
the  door  and  lean  against  same  in  helplessness, 
or.  in  extreme  cases,  sink  slowly  and  gracefully 
to  the  floor? 

On  rerei\ing  a  group  of  letters,  why  do  thej' 
always  smell  these  to  find  out  which  is  the  one 
and  onl}-?  This  is  not  only  silly  but  mon- 
strous. I'm  rather  tired  of  seeing  old-time 
sovereigns  sitting  at  the  banquet  table,  gnaw- 
ing on  huge  bones.    Enough!    Enough! 

M.ARiE  Powell. 

From  a  Last  Year's  Cut-Puzzle 
Winner 

Portland,  Ore. 

Now  that  I  am  beginning  to  breathe  nor- 
mally again  after  the  excitement  of  the  past 
months — months  of  photographers,  inteniew- 
ers,  congratulations  piled  on  top  of  congratula- 
tions, and  the  receiving  of  my  check  in  advance 
of  the  designated  time,  perhaps  I  can  half-way 
begin  to  express  my  appreciation. 

As  dozens  have  said  to  me  since  the  hurdy- 
gurdy  morning  of  December  gth.  when  my 
world  was  most  certainly  knocked  topsy-tur\'y 
for  hours,  it  read  like  a  fairy-tale  and  I  am  still 
pinching  myself. 

.After  reading  the  many,  many  newspaper 
articles  concerning  big  people  and  their 
achievements  I  can  realize  now,  just  a  little, 
what  the  big  mogul  "PUBLICITY"'  means  in 
their  ever\'-day  li\es.  Time  has  just  raced  by 
for  me.  and  likewise.  I  presume,  for  my  "puz- 
zling colleagues,"  Ruth  and  Margaret.  Yule- 
time  last  \'ear  could  not  help  but  be  one  of  the 
happiest  for  us  three,  for  nothing  is  nicer  than 
a  really,  truly  'sprise. 

Please  accept  my  sincerest  thanks  for  the 
Si,ooo  check.  Veronica  M.  Dol.vn. 

Read  "The  Shadow  Stage" 

Charlottes\ilIe.  Va, 
The  screen  is  said  to  have  no  critical  stand- 
ards, yet  I  read  six  motion  picture  magazines 
and  three  leading  New  York  dailies  and  find 
each  one  possessed  of  a  critical  standard,  and 
each  one  diflferentl  Take  only  two  examples. 
Of  the  De  Mille  picture,  "Gigolo."  New  York 
said  the  film  itself  was  trash.  Washington  said 
it  was  so  good  that  it  was  a  crime  not  to  have 
made  it  into  a  super-special.  The  only  thing 
ihey  didn't  disagree  on  was  Rod  La  Rocque's 
superb  performance.  Of  the  U.  F.  A.  picture, 
'•Variety,"  the  dramatic  critic  of  one  great 
New  York  daily  stated  that  Jannings  and  Lya 
de  Putti  left  even  the  artists  of  the  legitimate 
stage  behind  "like  so  many  fish  gasping  for 
breath."  Whereupon  the  motion  oicture  of 
another  great  New  York  daily  said  that  Jan- 
nings and  Lya  de  Putti  gave  in  "V'ariety.*' 
'*  some  of  the  weariest  ham  acting  of  this  or  any 
other  season." 

This  may  be  very-  amusing,  but  does  it  make 
an}* sense?  The  Film  Arts  Guild  has  put  out  a 
''Suggested  Code  for  Critics  and  Public"  for 
the  use  of  supporters  of  the  Little  Cinema 
Theater  movement.  As  an  ardent  supporter  of 
the  Big  Cinema  Theater  mo\'ement.  I  humbly 
suggest  that  Photoplay  do  the  same  thing  by 
us.  Give  us  a  critical  Esperanto  to  speak  in 
our  Tower  of  Babel. 

Miss  Phillippa  A.  Bruce." 
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A  picture  that  throbs 
to  the  Heart-beat  of 
Humanity ! 

Russia  of  the  Czars  . .  .  Splendor— magnificence  . . . 
Petrograd— and  its  perfumed  gallantries  .  . . 
Pampered  Princes  —  squandering  the  wealth  of  a 
nation  in  voluptuous  debauch  . . . 
While  beyond  the  snow-fields— Siberia  beckons  a 
bony  finger  to  the  desciples  of  despair ! 

You'll  find  drama  of  contrast— vast  as  the  Russian 
plains  — in  this  famous  romance  of  a  Girl  of  the 
Soil  and  a  Prince  of  the  Blood  —  of  how,  in  the 
Shame  he  brought  her,  he  found  his  Sou! ! 

You  who  can  feel  great  emotion  will  applaud  it. 
Watch  for  the  date  at  your  theatre. 


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delicate  as  cherry  hiossonis  .  .  . 


HE  FASTIDIOUS  ^VOMEN   GUESTS 

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tell  how  this  soap  has  helped  them 
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T'S  May  in  Washington  .  .  . 

Magnolias  .  .  .  cherry  blossoms  drifting 
to  the  grass  .  .  . 

And  on  the  golf  course,  along  the  bridle 
paths,  laughing  voices,  the  rainbow  flutter 
of  bright  costume  .  .  . 

All  the  familiar  figures  of  the  social 
season  flocking  to  the  Washington  Golf 
and  Country  Club;  enchantingly  pretty 
debutantes  in  new  sports  frocks  from  the 
Riviera;  the  lovely  wives  from  the  foreign 
embassies — 

Among  the  distinguished  women  who 
make  up  Washington  society,  one  notices 
everywhere  the  dazzlingly  soft,  clear  com- 
plexion that  has  given  Southern  beauty 
its  renown. 

How  do   these  women,   whose   lovelv 


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it  day  by  day: 

We  asked  nearly  one  hundred  women 
guests  of  the  Washington  Golf  and  Coun- 
try Club  what  soap  they  find  best  tor 
regular  care  ot  their  skin. 

More  than  half  answered,  '*  JVoodbury\' 
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''Delicate" — ''healthful" — ''refreshing" 
they  said.  "  It  purifies  the  skin"  "Helps 
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Women  of  fine  traditions  and  associations 
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and  groups — are  expressing  in  overwhelm- 
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A  skin  specialist  worked  out  the  formula  by 
which  Woodbury's  is  made.  This  formula  not 
only  calls  for  the  purest  ingredients;  it  also 
demands  greater  refinement  in  the  manufac- 
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In  merely  handling  a  cake  of  Woodbury's, 
one  is  conscious  of  this  extreme  fineness. 

A  twenty-five  cent  cake  of  Woodbury's 
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is  wrapped  a  booklet  containing  special  treat- 
ments for  overcoming  common  skin  defects. 

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TT  is  one  of  Nature's  little  jokes  that  Louise  Brooks  was  born 

■'■  in  Kansas,  home  of  the  cornflower,  the  censor  and  the  late 

Carrie  Nation.    Yes,  Louise  has  acquired  a  new  hair-dress  in 

Hollywood.    It's  called  the  High-brow  Bob. 


ICTUIRES 


SOMETIMES  It  is  fatal  to  be  too  pretty.  Marion  Nixon  goes  on  playing  the  little-girl- 
who-marries-the-hero,  while  less  beautiful  ladies  get  all  the  snappy  r61es.   Who  will 
save  Marion  from  too  much  sweetness? 


WHAT  is  the  magic  in  the  name  of  Greta  ?    Maybe  there  is  a  law  in  Scandinavian 
countries  proclaiming  that  all  beautiful  girls  must  be  christened  Greta.    Miss  Nissen, 
incidentally,  is  the  screen's  original  Gorgeous  Greta. 


WILLIAM  BOYD  spent  seven  long  years  in  small  parts,  waiting  for  his  chance  to 
make  a  hit.   Cecil  B.  De  Mille  rewarded  him  with  "The  Volga  Boatman,"  and  now 
Boyd  ranks  high  in  the  list  of  sure-fire  heartbreakers. 


Spurr 


OPECIALIZING  in  character  studies  of  ornery  old  bozos — Wallace  Beery.    Mr.  Beery 

^  is  at  present  uplifting  American  art  in  a  dingus  called  "Fireman,  Save  My  Child." 

We  wouldn't  be  surprised  if  Mr.  Beery  played  a  fireman. 


T  OIS  MORAN  staged  a  successful  little  revolt  from  flapperdom.   The  secret  of  her 

■'-'  charm  lies  in  her  suggestion  of  poised  and  well-mannered  youth.   And  that  is  a  big 

relief  in  these  days  of  flaming  youth  and  sophisticated  sophomores. 


SILKEN  frocks  for  Summer 
fashions  need  the  softest, 
lightest  of  foundation  gar- 
ments beneath  them.  So  light 
that  they  are  almost  weight- 
less, giving  no  restraint,  yet 
skilfully  designed  to  groom 
and  mold  the  figure  to  the 
smartest  lines  — such  are 
Gossard  Summer  figure  gar- 
ments, specially  designed  for 
Summer  wear. 


*TKe  GossardlAiye  cfJBeauty 

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Early  morning  hours  find 
Miss  Nilsson  on  horseback 
along  country  roads.  She  is 
an  enthusiastic  rider  and 
ha  s  lea  rned  to  ride  four 
horses  at  one  time,  in  the 
old  Roman  style. 


Now  my  frocks  are  fresh  and  new 
^  ^  never  ^washed  and  ironed^  looking'' 

says  ANNA  Q.  NILSSON 


THERE  is  rest  and  relaxation  for  Miss  NHsaon 
in  her  rose  garden.  All  the  hours  she  can 
spare  are  spent  in  this  fairyland  setting  where 
roses  of  countless  variety  form  a  fitting  setting 
for  her  blonde  loveliness.  The  little  garden  dress 
ahe  is  wearing  is  kept  as  fresh  as  the  roses  them- 
selves— with  Lux.' 


If  it's  safe  in  water .  . 
ifs  safe  in  Lux 


Her  chiffons— even  tailored  clothes 
—  once  suffered  from  frequent 
tubbings.  Now  they're  like  new, 
though   washed  again   and   again. 

TAILORED  clothes  are  really  quite  as  sensitive  to 
washing  as  sheer  frocks  and  fine  underthings," 
said  Miss  Nilsson  as  we  strolled  through  her  delight- 
ful rose  garden. 

"Riding  shirts,  crepe  blouses  for  sport  suits,  simple 
little  garden  dresses — all  must  be  laundered  often  to 
keep  their  immaculate,  well-tailored  look. 

"Sometimes  in  a  single  laundering  mine  seemed  to 
lose  their  soft  sheen — their  newness.  White  silks  yel- 
lowed and  colors  often  dulled. 

"One  day  I  found  my  maid  in  the  midst  of  washing  out 
some  precious  silks.  She  was  not  using  Lux!  That  explained 
why  she  had  such  difficulty  in  keeping  my  clothes  fresh  look- 
ing. I  instructed  her  to  throw  out  the  soap 
she  had  and  use  nothing  but  Lux  in  the 
future.  Now  my  clothes  are  never  'washed 
and  ironed'  looking!" 

Later  in  the  day  Miss  Nilsson's  maid 
showed  me  the  beautiful  wardrobe  that  is 
entrusted  to  Lux!  Fine  French  underthings 
for  bouffant  evening  gowns,  sturdy  glove  silk 
for  sports  wear.  White  linen  tennis  frocks, 
vivid  flannel  coats,  bright  woolen  stockings. 
Gay  fringed  shawls,  frivolous  chiffon  dance 
frocks,  stately  robes  de  style.  All  kept 
ready  for  instant  use  —  fresh,  lovely  —  with 
Lux!  Lever  Bros.  Co.,  Cambridge,  Mass. 


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PHOTOPLAY 

May,  1927 

Close-Ups  and  Long-Shots 


I  HAD  just  read  an  interview  with 
Cecil  B.  De  Mille  in  the  morning 
paper.  "Character,"  he  was 
quoted  as  sa^'ing,  "is  more  necessarj' 
to  the  beginner  in  pictures  than  mere 
looks  and  ability.  A  letter  from  a 
minister  is  better  than  a  recommendation  from 
a  director." 

Turning  the  page,  "Imogene  Wilson  Signed 
for  Films"  was  the  headline  that  greeted  me. 
Signed  by  John  Considine,  General  Production 
IManager,  for  United  Artists,  which  is  headed  by 
Joseph  Schenck.  Signed  as  a  co-worker  of 
Mary  Pickford,  Douglas  Fairbanks,  Charlie 
Chaplin,  Norma  and  Constance  Talmadge  and 
John  Barrymore. 

I  wondered  what  minister  gave  her  the  letter. 

A  ND  just  a  week  or  two  before,  the  United 
■^  *-Artists  had  joined  the  Haj's  organization  of 
producers  and  distributors.  A  fine  start  and  a 
perfectly  delightful  greeting  for  Will  Hays, 
who  has  fought  a  sincere  fight  to  keep  the  pro- 
ducers from  capitalizing  notoriety. 

I  hate  to  pick  on  a  girl,  but  Imogene  Wilson's 
history  in  New  York  and  Europe  for  the  past 
three  years  has  been  written  in  newspaper  head- 
lines of  police  courts  and  other  unsavory  activi- 
ties. The  producers  have  gone  daft  over  for- 
eigners recently,  neglecting  the  beauty  and 
talent  of  this  country.  But  if  this  is  the  begin- 
ning of  a  back-to-America-for-stars  movement, 
the  public  would  prefer  the  foreigners. 

The  worst  of  it  is  the  United  Artists  official 
who  signed  her  up  said  he  did  it  because  he  saw 
her  in  a  German  picture. 

That's  rubbing  it  in,  and  I  protest. 


B' 


EGINNING  with    this   issue, 

Terry    Ramsaye,    the    author    of 

"A  Million  and  One   Nights,"  the 

outstanding  work  on  motion  picture 

history,    begins    a    series    of    little 

journeys  to  the  homes  and  private 

offices    of    men    who    are    preeminent    in    the 

business  of  the  screen. 

Alost  of  the  stories  of  these  men  are  the  usual 
canned  product  of  publicity  departments,  and 
in  nearly  every  instance  they  have  been  un- 
fairly depicted  as  combinations  of  male  Cin- 
derellas  and  captains  of  industry;  supermen, 
wholly  devoid  of  human  foible,  courageous 
Columbuses  who  visioned  new  continents, 
masters  of  finance,  men  of  destiny,  and  all  that 
sort  of  rot. 

As  a  matter  of  fact,  not  one  of  them  had  the 
slightest  idea  of  what  the  business  would  be 
today. 

/'"^F  the  entire  group,  the  slightly  built  figure 
^^-^of  Adolph  Zukor  is  the  most  significant,  and 
oddly  enough  none  is  more  inclined  to  attribute 
his  position  to  the  whim  of  fate  or  intelligently 
manipulated  circumstances  and  luck. 

So  we  start  with  Zukor,  who  personally  con- 
ducted the  motion  picture  from  a  tiny  nickel- 
odeon on  the  lower  East  Side  to  the  great  Para- 
mount Theater,  the  shining  monument  to  the 
new  art  at  the  cross-roads  of  the  world,  Times 
Square. 

A  FEW  blocks  further  uptown  stands  the 
■^  *-  Roxy  Theater,  built  on  the  personality  of 
and  named  for  Sam  Rothafel.  It  cost  ten 
million  dollars  and  they  call  [cont'd  on  page  78] 

27 


THE    Hollywood 
Chamber    of    Com- 
merce says  that  the 
film   city   wants   no 
more  extra  players  to  add 
further  burdens  to  its  un- 
employment problem. 

The  Will  Ha\  s  organiza- 
tion warns  beginners  to  stay 
away  from  the  studios,  al- 
ready overcrowded. 

As  a  result  of  Ruth  Wat- 
erbur\''s  recent  investiga- 
tions, Photoplay  Maga- 
zine believes  that  the  nov- 
ice hasn't  one  chance  in  ten 
thousand  of  earning  a  decent 
living  wage  in  extra  work. 

But  let  us  not  listen  to 
these  old  crabs  who  insist 
on  talking  common  sense. 
Because  we  know  we  have 
talent  and  personality;  we 
know  we  have  IT. 

Our  friends  have  told  us 
that  we  are  wasting  our 
I  ime  at  home,  in  school,  on 
the  farm  or  ill  the  factor^-. 

AXD  there  is  a  group  of 
-kindly,  helpful, optimis- 
tic gentlemen  who  are  sure 
that  theycan  teach  us  toact. 
They  are  confident  that 
'■directors  are  constantlv  on 
the  watch  for  such  natural 
ability  as  you  may  have." 

They  proclaim  that 
*'twenty-five  million 
picture-play  patrons 
demand  new  names — 
new  faces  —  new 
talent!" 

These  ringing  slogans,  of 
course,  mean  you  and  yon 
andyoH. 

Let  us  turn  our  backs  on 
the  sour-faced 
statisticians  who 
prove  that  the 
present  supply 
of  players  far 
exceeds  the  de- 
mand. Let  us 
seek  the  happy 
companionship 
of  the  gentlemen 
who  run  Schools 
for  Movie  Act- 
ing. 

It  is  easy  to 
become  ac- 
quainted  with 
them.  They  are 
not  snippy  and 
aloof  like  direc- 
tors and  produc- 
ers.  Anyone 
with  a  two-cent 


Is  of  Movie 
Actin 


^7 


Agnes 
Smith 


Be  A  Movie  Player! 

Fame,  Fortune  and  Joy  of  Succeeding 
Are  United  in  This  Newest  Avocation 

The  Unknown  and  Untried  Have  Won  Laurls 
With  the  Experienced  Actor-Folk — Fame  Has 
Come  on  the  Wings  of  a  Week's 
Passing  —  the    Demand  Grows 
— but  the  Pioneer  Days 
Will  Not  Tarry!— NOW 
is  the   Golden   Time 


Be  a  movie  actor  or  actress! 
loin  the  silent  army  u\  favor- 
ites of  the  films!  Let  millicms 
learn  to  applaud  your  appear- 
ance on  the  screen!  Re  loveil 
and  lauded  by  the  mighty  pu 
lie!  Be  known  in  the  palaces 
of  the  great  and  wealthy  niul 
in  the  cottages  of  the  lowly! 

Can  you  succeed' 

Read  this  interest- 
ini^.  ;il)snrhtng  .Nti*ry — 
.md  then  look  for  the 
answer  in  your  own 
heart!  ^ 


Remember,   we  give  you  the  first   15  Lessons  of  the  Movie- 
Acting  Course  FREE—  AH  OUTRIGHT  PRESENT  OF  FIVE  DOLLARS  WORTH,   as  an 
inducement   for  you  to  start  PROMPTLY.      Only  $15.00  to  pay  altogether. 
Five  Dollars  brings  the  entire  first  half  of  the  Course —  15  Lessons 
free —  15  to  pay  for. 

And  don't   overlook  the  THREE  FINE  FREMIIMS  that  will  be  yours 
the  moment  you  have  paid  for  the  Course. 

There's  the  big  MAKE-UP  OUTFIT —  30  articles  In  an  enaneled 
compartment  box  with  lock  and  key.     Material  for  hundreds   of  make-upS' 
for  every  kind  of  make-up  under  the  sun. 

The  COURSE  ON  SCENARIO-WRITINS   is  another  present  you  will 
find  interesting  and  valuable.      A  knowledge  of  Photoplay  WRITING  will 
help  wonderfully  in  grasping  the  art   of  Photoplay  ACTING  or  give  the 
command  of  a  separate,    interesting,   and  lucrative  profession. 


Two    samples    of   the    glittering   literary    style    and    free-handed 

generosity  of  the  Film  Information  Bureau  of  Jackson,    Mich., 

purveyors  of  talent  by  mail 


stamp  can  get  enough  prom- 
ises of  fame  and  glor>'  to 
take  all  the  joy  out  of  life 
on  the  old  farm. 

Holl>wood  may  be  over- 
run with  sheiks  and  cuties, 
but  hope  springs  eternal  in 
the  movie  school  advertise- 
ments. The  R.  F.  D.  man 
brings  the  gaily  colored 
prospectus  to  the  bucolic 
Lillian  Gish  whose  ears  nev- 
er hear  the  sinister  warning 
sounded  by  the  organiza- 
tions that  cruelly  harp  on 
cold  facts. 

And  so  let  us  buy  a  book 
of  two-cent  stamps  and  em- 
bark on  a  life  of  adventure. 
It  takes  no  great  literary 
ability  to  write  a  letter. 

Let  us  send  a  pencilled 
note  to  the  Film  Informa- 
tion Bureau  of  Jackson, 
Mich.  Jackson,  of  course, 
is  a  live  center  in  this  film 
producing  business,  jtist  the 
place  for  a  dramatic  school. 

THE  circulars  of  the  Film 
Information  Bureau  are 
a  joy  to  any  home,  because 
they  are  printed  on  beauti- 
ful green,  pink,  yellow  and 
blue  paper.  The  racket  of 
the  Film  Information  Bur- 
eau is  simple  enough  to  be 
understood  by  the  crudest 
Boeotian. 

The  Film  Informa- 
tion Bureau  teaches 
movie  acting  by  mail. 
Now  laugh  that  off. 

What  Price  Glor>-?     Let 
us  examine   the  handsome 
yellow  circidar  and  see  what 
the   Film  Information  Bu- 
reau offersandfor 

how  much. 

The  yellow 
circular  speaks: 
'•  The  Price  of 
this  matchless 
Course  of  Sixty 
Lessons  is  Twen- 
ty Dollars.  But 
we  are  going  to 
make  you  an 
outright  present 
of  the   FIRST 

FIFTEEN  OF 
THESE     LESSONS. 

(The  capital  let- 
ters are  theirs.) 
When  you  send 
in  your  enroll- 
m e  n  t  we  will 
credit  you  with 
$5.00  (the  price 


No  money,  no  education,  no  experience  required! 
Just  pay  your  money  and  become  a  star 


of  15  lessons)  thus  making  the  cost  of  the 
entire  Course  only  S15.00. 

■'  And  please  note  that  while  the  above  is 
figured  on  a  cash  price  basis,  you  need  not  send 
all  the  money  at  once  unless  you  choose  to. 
We  will  accept  only  S5.00  with  yoiir  enroll- 
ment— the  balance  of  SIO.OO  to  be  paid  in 
■two  further  installments  of  S5.00  each. 

"Still  more!     THREE  Valuable  things 
FREE! 

"When  we  send  you  the  last  14  les- 
sons of  the  Course,  we  will  include 
FREE  a  Big  Professional  Make-Up 
Outfit,  containing  30  articles,  a  com- 
plete Course  on  Photoplay  or  Scenario 
Writing,  and  a  year's  subscription  to 
..."  a  Motion  Picture  Magazine 
(NOT  PHOTOPLAY). 

{You  will  not  find  any  Schools  of  movie 
acting  in  Photoplay.) 

THESE  premiums  have  a  singularinterest 
tor  us.  Now  for  the  poiidre  bleu  circular. 

The  "Big  Professional  Movie  Make-Up 
Outfit "  contains  enough  make-up  to  scare 
the  chickens  to  death,  if  you  should  prac- 
tice your  art  around  the  farm.     It 
contains,    among   other    treasures, 
one  bo.\  of  black  wax  for  "missing 
teeth  effect,"  as  the 
circular  puts  it.  .\nd 
it  has  three  shades  of 
crepe  hair —  enough  to 
give   you   a   fighting 
chance  in  a  Biblical 
film. 

The  Course  on 
Photoplay  Writing, 
says  the  circular,  con- 
tains "valuable  ad- 
vice by  Mr.  Lawrence 
JlcCloskey  of  the 
Lubin  Company." 
The  Lubin  Company 
has  been  as  extinct  as 
a  dinosaur  for  nearly 
ten  years.  The  allure- 
ments of  a  writer's 
life  are  touchingly  set 
forth  as  follows:  "No 
physical  exertion  re- 
quired— invalids   can 

succeed.    Learn  in  five  days  time.    Start  to  write  immediately. 
Each  stopi'  accepted  should  mean  from  S25  to  S150  for  you." 

The  Film  Information  Bureau  understates  the.  situation. 
.\ny  writer,  these  days, 
receiving  only  S15n  for 
a  story  would  go  out 
and  hang  himself  in 
Joseph  Hergesheimer's 
barn. 

The  third  premium 
is  the  year's  subscrip- 
tion to  The  ilotion 
Picture  Magazine,  de- 
scribed as  a  "  big 
monthly  magazine  of 
about  200  pages  each 
issue. " 


"The  R.  F.  D.  man  brings  the  gaily  colored  pros- 
pectus to  the  bucolic  Lillian  Gish  whose  ears  never 
hear  the  cruel  facts'' 


That  is  an  in- 
excusable exag- 
geration. PHOTO- 


The  Truth  from  Washington 

William  E.  Humphrey,  Federal  Trade  Commissioner,  says: 
"Some  of  the  glaring  instances  of  the  fake  advertisements 
.  .  .  are  the  disreputable  correspondence  schools,  with  their 
lying  statements  of  special  terms  and  privileges;  of  im- 
possible accomplishments;  of  money  back  if  not  satisfied; 
and  particularly  their  dishonest  and  alluring  promises  of 
lucrative  positions.  By  such  false  and  fraudulent  prom- 
ises, so-called  correspondence  schools,  a  discredit  to  the 
name,  are  robbing  the  ambitious  and  credulous  young 
women  and  men  of  this  country  of  not  less  than  thirty- 
five  million  dollars  a  year.  This  vast  robbery,  mostly  from 
victims  who  can  ill  afford  to  lose,  must  end." 

PHOTOPLAY    MAGAZINE    only   publishes  the    adver- 
tisements of  reliable,  helpful  institutions. 


PLAY  is  by  far  the  largest  magazine  in 
the  motion  picture  field  and  its  pages 
have  never  run  over  156.  And  you 
can't  get  Photoplay  free  with 
any  course  in  Swiss  bell-ringing. 

With  the  offer  of  a  complete  course  of 
lessons  and  three  free  premiums,  the  gen- 
erosity of  the  Film  Information  Bureau 
hasn't  been  stretched  to  the  limit.    By 
consulting  the  charming  bois  de  rose 
circular,    you    find    this    postscript: 
"Don't  forget  that  S13.50  sent  at  one 
time  will  bring  everything  at  once — 
the  Course  and  Three  Premiums — a 
saving  of  10  per  cent  or  SI  .50. "     Per- 
sons with  ready  cash  get  all  the  breaks. 
Now  the  Film  In- 
formation Bureau 
doesn't  want  a  lot  of 
duds  taking  its  les- 
sons.  So  to  prevent 
you  from  wasting 
your  money,  it  sends 
you,  in  return  for 
one  slim   dime,  a 
"Twelve- Hour     Tal- 
ent Tester,"  by  which 
you  may  gauge  your 
fitness   for   the   cine- 
matic art.     I  advise 
anyone  with  a  loose 
dime    and    a    rough 
sense  of  humor  to  get 
one  of  these  testers. 

THE  Talent  Tester 
is  a  lovely  shade  of 
rose-marie,  printed  in 
Valencia  blue  and 
bound  in  another 
shade  of  blue,  a  real 
cicl.  I  wish  I  had 
space  to  print  its  text 
in  its  entirety,  but  if 
you  want  to  get  the 
complete,  beautiful 
document  you'll  have 
to  send  your  own 
dime. 

But    here,    as 

described  by  the 

circular,  is  the  way  to 

find  out  if  you're  equipped  by  the  gods  to  be  a  movie  star.    Here 

is  the  test  for  discovering  talent. 

"Think  of  some  very  sad  incident  in  vour  life.    Carrv  your- 

self  back  to  it.    Keep  a 

mirror  before  vou. 

THINK  H.\RD  about 
that  sad  affair.  Do  the 
lines  in  vour  face  look 
shadowv?  TH.\T  IS 
.\CTING. 

"Think  of 
a  ro  m  a  n  c  e — 
one  you  have 
had,  or  expect  to 
have."  (Come, 
come, gentlemen) 
"Imagine  your- 
self experiencing  • 
that  romance. 

[  cont'd  ox  P.\GE  138  ] 


29 


Jhe  Great  $15000 


The  Most  Fascinating 
Motion  Picture  Contest 
Ever  Presented 
to  the  Public 


The  Priz^es 

First  Prize $5,000 

Second  Prize $2,000 

Third  and  Fourth  Prizes 
$1,000  each 

Fifth  and  Sixth  Prizes 

$500  each 

Seventh,  Eighth,  Ninth  and 
Tenth  Prizes  .  .  $250  each 

Forty  Prizes  ....  $100  each 


The  success  of  "The  Covered  Wagon"  was  made,  not  by 
its  actual  plot,  but  by  its  great  theme  —  the  winning  of 
the  West  by  the  Forty-Niners — one  you  will  never  for- 
get. Besides  being  the  story  of  a  great  adventure,  it 
had  a  stirring  patriotic  appeal 

30 


HAVE  you  an  idea  for  a  motion  picture? 
Can  you  express  that  idea  in  200  words? 
If  you  can.  you  have  a  chance  of  winning 
one  of  the  prizes,  awarded  by  the  Famous 
I'lavers-Laskv  Corporation,  in  PnoTOPL.-iY's  big 
SIS'.OOO  contest. 

In  case  you  are  a  bit  hazy  as  to  just  what  con- 
stitutes a  good  theme  of  a  motion  picture,  here 
are  a  few  pointers  that  may  be  of  help  to  you.  To 
suggest,  for  instance,  a  picture  dealing  with  the 
French  Revolution  would  not  be  enough.  But  to 
suggest  some  particular  phase  of  the  Revolution 
would  olifer  an  idea  to  work  on. 

To  suggest  the  story  of  an  invention — say  of  the 
aeroplane — is  too  general.  But  one  .aspect  of 
aeronautics — the  struggle  of  the  Wright  Brothers — 
might  contain  the  germ  of  an  idea. 

These,  of  course,  are  obvious  examples — too 
obvious  to  be  used  as  entries. 

Before  you  submit  your  idea,  be  sure  that  it  has 
never  before  been  presented  on  the  screen.  Be 
careful  of  religious  stories  that  might  offend  some 


e  e 


Rul 


e  s    o 


f   t  h  e 


Idea  Contest  is  On! 


creed.  Unless  you  can  look  upon  religious  and 
racial  problems  in  a  big,  tolerant  way,  steer  clear 
of  them. 

Historical  subjects  are  always  acceptable  but 
they  are  apt  to  be  obvious.  Unless  you  have  a  new 
slant,  a  new  angle  on  some  historical  crisis,  the  idea 
is  likely  to  boil  down  to  a  commonplace. 

Modern  life  is  filled  with  problems,  with  dra- 
matic possibilities,  that  never  have  been  adequately 
presented  on  the  screen.  What  vital  public  prob- 
lem is  of  the  greatest  interest  to  you?  What  is  the 
biggest  personal  problem  of  today?  Can  you 
translate  these  problems  into  dramatic  terms,  suit- 
able for  the  screen? 

Mere  plot  construction  is  not  important.  If 
you  will  look  back  on  the  great  pictures  you  have 
seen,  you  will  find  that  they  were  successful  be- 
cause of  their  themes,  not  because  of  their  plots. 

Perhaps  you  can't  even  remember  the  details  of 
the  plot  of  "  The  Covered  Wagon. "  But  you  will 
never  forget  that  it  was  a  picture  of  the  winning  of 
the  West  by  the  Forty-Niners. 


Contest   on   Page   82 


Put  Yo ur   Head   to 

Wo  r  k  a  n  d  W  i  n 

One  of  the  Big 

Cash  Pri2;es 


The  actual  plot  of  "The  Ten  Command- 
ments" probably  has  escaped  your  memory. 
But  you  still  remember  its  theme — the  applica- 
tion of  the  Ten  Commandments  to  modern  life. 

The  story  of  "  The  Birth  of  a  Nation  "  may  be 
a  bit  hazy  but  its  theme  is  still  clear — the  Civil 
War  and  its  terrible  immediate  effect  on  the 
South. 

Another  thing:  everyday  men  and  women 
are  more  interesting  than  historical  characters. 
While  the  events  in  the  life  of  a  Napoleon,  a 
Caesar  or  a  Lincoln  are  stirring,  the  real  drama 
occurs  in  the  lives  of  the  ordinary  men  and 
women  whose  destinies  were  affected  by  the 
Napoleons,  the  Caesars  and  the  Lincolns. 
Great  men  make  history;  ordinary  people  live 
it.    And  it  is  life  that  the  screen  must  reflect. 

Now  put  your  brain  to  work.  Remember 
that  originality  will  count  for  more  than  literary 
ability.  Be  brief,  be  concise  and  be  clear — and, 
above  all  things,  be  original. 

Be  sure  to  read  the  rules  of  the  contest  care- 
fully. Remember  that  your  chances  of  success 
will  depend  on  a  full      [  coNirNUED  on  p.^ge  127  ] 


The  plot  of  "The  Ten  Commandments"  was  sub- 
ordinate to  its  religious  theme — the  application  of  the 
Ten  Commandments  to  modem  life.  Its  religious 
message  will  be  remembered  long  after  its  colorful 
scenes  and  the  details  of  its  plot  are  forgotten 

31 


'  Y  m  Not  Going  to  Marry 


^:\ 


c^ 


ORMA  SHEARER— favorite  daughter  of  the  gods.    Bright,  proud  and  gallant.     Wearing  a  sort 

of  shining  armor  of  achievement.     But  in  her  heart,  what?     Adela  Rogers  St.  Johns'  story 

of  Norma  Shearer  is  a  rarely  revealing  study  of  this  reticent  young  person.     It's  a  keen  analysis 

of  the  reactions  of  success  upon  a  modem  girl 


S^s  Norma  Shearer 


To  Adela  Rogers 
St.  Johns 

"What,  after  all,  has 
a  girl  in  my  job  got 
to  give  to  marriage?" 


JUST  exactly  what  does  the  cup  of  success  taste  like  anyway? 
Is  there  always  a  dash,  or  more  than  a  dash,  of  bitter  in 
its  sweetness? 
Does  it  turn  to  ashes  upon  eager  lips? 

You  know  how  often  you  hear  the  price  of  success  quoted  as 
high,  almost  too  high. 

This  Norma  Shearer,  for  instance. 

Be\-ond  question  the  most  successful  of  our  younger  screen 
stars.  Bright,  proud,  gallant,  the  favorite  daughter  of  the  gods. 
Wearing  a  sort  of  shining  armor  of  achievement. 

In  her  heart,  what? 

It  is  so  difficult  to  tell  about  the  heart  of  a  modern.  Hearts 
are  no  longer  worn  upon  the  sleeve. 

That  is  not  now  the  fashion. 

But  one  can  always  ask. 

So  I  asked  Norma  Shearer,  the  two  of  us  very  comfortable 
over  tea,  very  relaxed  in  the  chintz  comfort  of  a  radiant  sun- 
porch.  A  time  for  confidences,  for  questions,  for  digging  down 
and  stirring  around  the  psychological  depths. 

"Norma,"  said  I,  lazily  regarding  the  ends  of  my  tennis 
slippers  (we  had  been  playing 
tennis),  "has  it  been  worth  it? 
Is  it  worth  it?" 

"Is  what  worth  it?"  said 
Norma  Shearer. 

I  do  adore  looking  at  Norma 
— so  slim,  so  clean-cut,  so  cool- 
ly self-contained.  Oh,  a  typical 
modern,  that  one. 


IS  success  worth  it?  You've 
had  full  measure,  my 
girl.  You've  made  the  bright 
dream  come  true.  But  — 
haven't  there  been  sacrifices, 
hasn't  it  been  terribly  hard 
work,  is  it  all  that  you  thought 
it  would  be  when  you  peered 
up  at  it  a  few  years  ago?" 

She  was  silent  a  moment, 
and  very  still.  .Always  thinks 
before  she  speaks,  does  Norma. 

"There  have  been  sacrifices," 
she  said,  slowly.  "Plenty  of 
them.  There  still  are.  And  it 
has  been  hard  work,  gruelling 
work.  Nobody  knows.  Some- 
times I  think  the  keynote  of 
succeeding  nowadays  is  self- 
denial.  But — I  wonder  if  I 
can  explain  to  you  about  suc- 
cess." 

Hesitating,  she  was  unusual- 
ly lovely,  a  little  softened,  her 
eves  wistful. 


Interviewer — "Tell  me  about  your  next  picture." 
Star — "You  may  say  that  it  will  be  my  biggest, 
most  important  role." 

Interviewer — "What  is  the  name  of  the  story?" 
Star — "Oh,  we  haven't  selected  that  yet!" 


As    Kathe   in    "Old    Heidelberg,"    with    Ramon 

Novarro  and  Lincoln   Stedman — a   picturg    that 

promises  new  and  fresh  laurels  for  the  girl  whose 

work  comes  first 


"Success  is  like  a  treadmill.  By  that  I  don't  mean  in  the  work 
alone.  But — }'0u  never  really  get  anywhere.  I  am  in  the  same 
place  today  in  a  way  that  I  was  when  I  started.  .As  you  climb, 
new  distances  open  ahead  all  the  time.  It  looks  just  as  far  now 
to  the  goal  I  have  set  myself  as  it  looked  years  ago  when  I  was 
a  camera  model  and  wanted  to  be  a  motion  picture  star.  The 
farther  you  go  the  farther  you  want  to  go,  the  more  worlds  you 
see  to  conquer  and  so  you  never  get  bored,  it  never — what  was 
it  yon  said — turns  to  ashes. 

"You  call  me  successful.  I  suppose  I  am.  But — but — I 
want  to  do  big  things.  I  want  to  play  big  roles.  I'm  just 
beginning.  Everyone  is,  that  really  desires  to  do  fine  work. 
You're  always  straining,  always  reaching  ahead  toward  the  thing 
you  haven't  attained,  haven't  accomplished.  Don't  you  see? 
"Motion  picture  success  is  like  a  woman  a  man  loves  but 
never  possesses.  It  is  so  uncer- 
tain, so  fickle,  so  hard  to  grasp. 
No — it  never  bores  you.  Here 
today,  gone  tomorrow,  always 
dancing  ahead  of  you  with 
new  allure,  sort  of  leading 
you  on." 

WE  sat  in  silence,  stirring 
Our  tea.  and  it  was  borne 
upon  me  how  young  Norma 
Shearer  was,  how  terrifically 
young,  to  be  talking  about  suc- 
cess. I  have  seen  girls  just  being 
graduated  from  finishing  school 
who  looked  no  younger. 

.A  maid  came  in.  The  fitter 
had  come.  A  secretary  came 
in.  Family  matters  —  bills, 
bungalows  for  relations,  this, 
that  and  the  other  arose.  Nor- 
ma dealt  with  that  quietly 
enough.  Mr.  Lubitsch  was  on 
the  telephone.  Would  Miss 
Shearer  come  at  nine  the  next 
morning  for  tests  for  "Old 
Heidelberg"?  Miss  Shearer 
would.  .And  a  maid  was  in- 
structed to  send  for  the  hair- 
dresser to  wash  Miss  Shearer's 
lovely  tresses.  The  head  of 
the  publicity  department  was 
on  the  phone.  Mr.  So-and-So 
of  Such  and  Such  a  magazine 

[  CONTINUED  ON  PAGE  121  ] 


AROLD  LLOYD  keeps  this  picture  of  his  daughter.  Mildred  Gloria,  on  the  make-up 
table  in  his  dressing  room.  It  serves  to  remind  him  that  there  is  something  more 
important  than  his  newest  comedy,  more  important  than  his  career  and  more  impor- 
tant than  all  the  film  business.  Gloria  has  the  clear  blue  eyes  and  golden  hair  of  her 
mother,  Mildred  Davis,  Harold's  sunny  co-worker  in  his  first  big  successes. 


■Si 


e  pf  i  a  t  e 


When  the  silent  drama  is  outspoken — 
at  Princeton 


By 

Peter  Street 

Drawing  by  Kill 


MAXY  of  our  cinema  stars  dear  to  the  public's  heart 
would  be  infinitely  saddened  could  they  see  how  they 
are  received  on  the  screen  at  Dad  Struve's  Arcade 
Theater  in  the  quiet  little  University  town  of  Prince- 
ton. The  young  iconoclasts  seem  to  lack  proper  respect  for 
fame  and  consequent  name.  Necking  scenes  they  greet  with 
loud  and  disrespectful 
noises  suggestive  of  os- 
culation, and  at  outdoor 
shots  in  which  the  back- 
ground  is  a  painted 
backdrop  the)'  jeer  con- 
temptuously with  cries 
of  "Fake!  Fake!!" 

The  college  attitude  is 
generally  similar  to  that 
of  the  class  movie  hound 
who  sat  behind  us  at  a 
baseball  game  last  year. 
He  realized  that  the 
Gish  sisters,  Dorothy  and 
Lillian,  no  matter  what 
peril  or  hazard  they  un- 
dergo in  the  course  of  a 
pictiu"e,  always  come  out 
unscathed  in  the  end. 

The  batter  hit  an  in- 
field fly  and  barely  beat 
the  shortstop's  throw  to 
first;  whereupon,  over 
our  shoulder  came  the 
voice  of  the  screen  addict. 

"Safe  as  a  Gish ! "  he 
cried. 

DAD  STRUVE'S 
Theater  is  small 
and  intimate.  The 
young  collegians  feel 
perfectly  at  home  there, 
and  at  the  moving  pic- 
ture theater  frequently 
e.^cpress  themselves 
more  freely  than  in  the 
classroom. 

When  a  good  jjicture 
of  the  "Covered 
Wagon"  type  comes  to 
town  they  are  there  en 
masse,  packing  the  par- 
terre, bulging  from  the 
balcony ,  seatedonnews- 
papers  in  the  aisle.  If, 
let  us  say,  Bebe  Dan- 
iels, Gilda  Gray,  Tola 
Negri  or  Nita  Naldi,  is 

playing,  the  picture  theater  is  equally  crowded,  for  the  boys 
love  to  kid  the  heavy  sex  stuff. 

Fully  half  an  hour  before  the  early  show  starts,  little  groups 
begin  to  assemble  after  dinner  in  various  college  clubs. 

"Going  to  the  first  show?" 

"No,  I've  got  to  study  for  a  test." 

"Oh,  come  on." 

"Can't.    What's  playing?  " 

"  'Passion's  Toll.'  with  Bebe  Daniels." 

"No,  I  guess  I  got  to  study. '' 


"They  say  it's  warm  stuff." 

"  Oh,  aU  right.    I  guess  I  can  pass  all  right. " 

Duet :    "  Hey,  fellows,  it's  quarter  of  seven. 


Who's  going  to 


the  movies?"  Business  of  dropping  billiard  cues,  and  a 
body  of  ten  to  twenty  students  makes  a  somewhat  noisy 
exit  midst  much  general  confusion. 

In  the  annual  vote  of 
last  year's  Senior  Class 
at  Princeton — a  vote 
which  records  for  pos- 
terity the  likes  and  dis- 
likes of  the  graduating 
class — the  Class  of  1 926 
showed  the  high  qual- 
ity of  its  taste  by  pick- 
ing the  "Big  Parade" 
for  its  favorite  motion 
picture,  with  "DonQ," 
"  The  Woman  of  Paris" 
and  "  The  Last  Laugh" 
following  in  the  order 
named,  while  many 
other  pictures  trailed 
with  a  few  votes  apiece. 


BRIDGE,   Reading, 


"Money    back!"    is   the  traditional   student  cry    of 

disappointment  when  the  hero  and  heroine  of  the 

film  fail  to  meet  in  a  clinch 


Golf,  the  Theater, 
and  Drinking  preceded 
the  cinema  in  popular- 
ity as  a  recreation.  In 
subsequent  votes  listed, 
only  the  five  or  six 
leading  names  are  giv- 
en, for  the  diversity  of 
opinion  as  to  favorites 
is  too  great  to  mention 
in  full. 

Norma  Shearer  was 
named  the  favorite  ac- 
tress, and  Adolphe 
jNIenjou,  the  suave  hero 
of  sophisticated  cinema, 
received  the  majority 
for  favorite  actor.  The 
first  four  actresses  to 
follow  Miss  Shearer  in 
popularity  were  Elea- 
nor Boardman,  Corinne 
Griffith,  Mary  Astor, 
and  Gloria  Swanson. 
The  actors  beside  Men- 
jou  to  be  named  were 
Raymond  Griffith. 
Doug  Fairbanks,  Regi- 
nald Denny,  John  Bar- 
r>'more,  and  Wallace 
Beery.  Jack  Barrymore,  who  rated  as  the  fifth  most  popular 
screen  actor,  was  chosen  as  the  second  most  popular  actor  on 
the  legitimate  stage. 

Miss  Shearer  also  figured  in  a  class  vote  of  another  nature. 
Classes  vote  yearly  on  the  "best  build,"  which  is  tacitly  under- 
stood to  mean  that  athlete  in  college  who  has  the  best  physique. 
Tom  Dignan,  star  Tiger  fullback  in  1925,  won  this  contest  with 
147  ballots.  A  misinterpretation  of  the  term  last  year  included 
Miss  Shearer,  who  ran  last,  after  a  long  list  of  athletes,  with 
one  vote.  [  continoxd  on  p.age  136  ] 

.3.5 


Jittle  Glory's 
Copy  Book 

Young  Miss  Swanson  s  first 
fling  at  Art  and  Belles  Lettres 


JUST  before  Gloria  Swanson  set  out  from  Xew  York  to  Holly- 
wood to  make  her  next  picture,  she  cleaned  house.  You  know 
how  it  is  when  you  clean  house.  Everything  turns  up,  from 
Grandpa's  moustache  cup  to  the  postal  cards  Uncle  Ed  sent 
.\ou  from  the  St.  Louis  World's  Fair. 

In  the  bottom  of  an  old  trunk  Hiss  Swanson  found  some  old 
photographs  and  a  copy  book,  packed  away  since  her  childhood  in 
Chicago.  Gloria  took  one  look  at  the  photograph,  reproduced  on 
this  page,  and  tried  to  throw  it  down  the  elevator  shaft.  The 
JIarquis  de  la  Falaise  rescued  it  and  insisted  that  the  solemn  child 
with  the  hair-ribbons  represents  the  real  Gloria. 

The  sketch,  printed  below,  was  Baby  Gloria's  penciled  impres- 
sions of  papa,  mamma  and  her  young  self.  And  the  literature  was 
Gloria's  first  flight  in  the  field  of  self-expression. 


,/f 


Cheer  up,  mothers!    This  ugly  duckling 

grew  up  to  be  the  swan  of  the  screen.    It 

is  Henry  Falaise's  favorite  photograph  of 

his  wife 


'^/n^aJvP  ^ 


Anayna^^-^ 


Gloria's  philosophy  of  life — as  viewed  from  the 
first  grade 


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inus 

the 


Wand 


By  Ivan  St.  Johns 


THIS  is  not  a  Cinderella  storw  It's  one  of 
those  true-to-life  yarns  with  which  Holly- 
wood abounds.  Laura  La  Plante's  fairy 
godmother  was  snoring  the  day  Laura  de- 
cided to  become  a  motion  picture  actress  and,  as 
far  as  Laura  is  concerned,  the  fain.'  godmother  has 
been  pounding  her  ear  ever  since. 

A  few  years  ago  Laura  La  Plante  was  poor, 
wretchedly  poor.  Now  she  eats  caviar  and  rides 
in  a  limousine.  But  there  were  dried  herring  and 
"flivvers"  along  the  way. 

She  was  born  in  St.  Louis  during  the  \\'orld's 
Fair  of  1904.  Her  mother  was  the  daughter  of  a 
Missouri  farmer,  and  paralleling  the  problems  of 
the  legendary  "old  woman  w-ho  lived  in  a  shoe" 
the  farmer  and  his  wife  had  so  many  children  they 
didn't  know  what  to  do.  They  were  Yankee 
stock,  healthy  and  prolific,  but  very  poor. 

Rather  than  remain  in  the  countr\',  where  it 
was   all   drudgery    and   no   education   or   play. 


See  the  comic  John  Barrymore  in  "The  Be- 
loved  Rogue."      Regina   Cannon,    New   York 
critic,  says  that  he's  as  funny  as  Joe  Jackson, 
only  he  hasn't  got  a  bicycle 


Laura  La  Plante's  fairy  godmother  slept  as  Laura 
plodded  to  fame  for  seven  weary  years 

Laura's  mother  went  to  St.  Louis  and  obtained  work  as  a  shop 
girl.     Laura's  father  was  a  French  dancing  teacher. 

"About  all  that  I  can  remember  of  my  life  in  St.  Louis  is 
that  we  were  horribly,  horribly  poor,"  says  Laura.  "I  don't 
know  whether  my  father  was  a  good  dancing  teacher  or  not, 
but  I  do  know  that  we  seldom  had  all  that  we  could  eat  or 
enough  clothes  to  wear.  We  left  St.  Louis  and  came  out  to 
Los  Angeles  when  I  was  nine  and  I  haven't  been  back.  I  have 
heard  that  it  is  a  nice  city.  I  only  know  that  it  meant  misery 
for  my  mother  and  my  sister  and  me. 

"'T'HERE  were  times  when  mother  used  to  send  me  to  the 

JL  home  of  a  neighbor,  a  darling  old  German  woman,  for  a 
nickel  so  that  she  could  take  a  car  down  town  to  see  if  my 
father  had  given  a  lesson  that  day.  A  lesson  meant  that  we 
could  have  some  supper. 

"God  gave  me  one  jewel  in  life  beyond  price,"  Laura  told 
me.  "  My  mother,  whose  faith  and  courage  gave  me  hope  and 
the  will  to  endure  failure  and  whose  love  and  affection  have 
been  my  rewards  for  what  success  I  may  have  achieved  in  my 
work." 

Laura  lived  with  her  mother  and  sister  on  "Bunker  Hill,'' 
near  the  "Angels'  Flight,"  above  the  Third  Street  timnel  for 
several  months  after  the  arrival  of  the  family  in  Los  .\ngeles. 

The  Gish  sisters,  just  then  coming  into  popularity,  lived 
not  far  away.    "  But  in  a  much  better  house,"  added  Laura. 

Laura  sounded  the  first  dramatic  chord  in  a  family  far  re- 
moved from  any  form  of  theatrical  thought  when  she  voiced 
her  desire  to  become  a  motion  picture  actress.  Her  mother 
was  in  sympathy  with  the  idea,  [  coxtiml-ed  ox  p.^ge  i  i5  ] 

37 


^  Port 


^issin 
6irls 


Shamus  Britt  was  a  master  of  comedy  sub-titles.     He 

had  saved  many  a  poor  picture.    A  mild  looking  wreck, 

Hollywood   whispered   that   he   was   a   blackmailer,    a 

drunkard  and  a  potential  murderer 

■i8 


This  is  the  story  of  Persis, 
third  of  six  girls  to  invade 
Hollywood.  Adela  Rogers 
St.  Johns'  series  of  inside  tales 
of  the  extra  girls  of  movie- 
dom  is  causing  a  sensation 


THEY  call  Hollywood  the  port  of  missing  girls," 
said  the  press  agent,  in  his  best  serai-humorous 
manner. 

He  was  showing  young  Mrs.  Loringdale — Mrs. 
Peter  Pell  Loringdale,  of  Rye,  New  York — through  the 
studio  himself,  feeling  that  she  was  much  too  important 
to  be  trusted  to  the  usual  office  boy. 

Being  a  snappy  press  agent,  he  read  the  expensive  mag- 
azines and  knew  something  about  Mrs.  Loringdale.  He 
had  seen  her  picture  often  enough — Mrs.  Peter  Pell  Loring- 
dale at  Palm  Beach  with  her  three  children,  or  in  her  box 
at  the  international  polo  match,  or  in  connection  with  one 
of  her  numerous  charities.  Rotten  pictures,  of  course,  the 
kind  of  snapshots  that  are  always  out  of  focus,  and  he 
had  been  inclined  to  blame  them  for  the  fact  that  as  a 
societj'  leader  she  fell  far  short  of  his  conception  of  the 
rol^. 

But  in  person  she  was  just  as  much  of  a  disappointment. 
Though  she  belonged  to  the  crcme  de  la  crcme,  as  he  put 
it,  she  couldn't  stack  up  beside  the  stars  he'd  seen  play 
the  part,  not  for  a  minute.  If  he  hadn't  known  who  she 
was  he  certainly  would  never  have  suspected,  whereas 
Sharon  Kimm  or  Nadine  -Allis  knocked  your  eye  out  at 
first  glance. 

This  Mrs.  Loringdale  was  merely  a  rather  tall,  slim 
young  woman,  with  a  clear  pale  slun  unadorned  by  make- 
up. She  wore  a  dark  suit,  rigidly  tailored,  a  small  sable 
neckpiece  and  a  small,  dark  hat.  Her  feet  and  hands  were 
nice,  small  and  slim  in  beautiful  shoes  and  gloves. 

You  would  have  noticed  her  eves. 


To  Hollywood  they  come,  flaunting  youth  and  high  hopes 


Adela 
Rogers 
St.  Johns 


N\)    <  Persis,  the  minister's  daughter,  who 
kJ  came  from  a  Httle  w^hite  cottage 
covered  with  rambler  roses  in  the  mid'^vest 


The  press  agent  noticed  them  -with 
something  of  a  start  as  she  turnec' 
them  up  to  his.  They  were  so  clee|) 
a  blue  as  to  be  violet,  and  there  was 
no  bottom  to  them. 

"Why  do  they  call  it  the  port  of 
missing  girls?"  she  asked,  in  a  voice 
so  low  that  it  would  have  been  diffi- 
cult to  hear  e.\cept  for  the  clear  crisp- 
nessof  her  words. 

"Oh — "  he  waved  his  hand, 
"thousands  of  girls  come  out  here 
every  year,  y'know,  to  go  in  pictures. 
I've  forgotten  exactly  how  many, 
but  the  Hollywood  Chamber  of 
Commerce  keeps  a  report  and  it'd 
knock  you  for  a  loop.  They're  al- 
ways trying  to  get  'em  not  to  come, 
but  you  might  as  well  try  to  shoo 
flies  away  from  a  honey  pot.  The\- 
say  only  about  one  in  every  ten  thou- 
sand makes  good. " 

"What  becomes  of  the  others?" 
asked  Mrs.  Loringdale. 

"  I  could  tellyou  plenty  of  queer 
stories  about  that,"  the  press 
agent   told   her  mysteriously. 


The  press  agent  singled  out 
Gertie  Sellman  from  the  mob 
of  extra  girls.  "Don't  go  tell- 
ing any  of  those  cuckoo  stories 
all  you  girls  have  got  made 
up  about  how  you  got  here," 
he  admonished 


Trouble  comes  to  every 


They  had  paused  before  a  big  set,  as  glittering  as  a  Christ- 
mas card,  wl:»re  fifty  or  sixty  girls  in  frosted  costumes  of 
unbelievable  brevity  were  doing  a  ballet  dance.  The  press 
agent  found  her  a  canvas  chair  with  a  famous  name  printed 
across  the  back  and  she  sat  down — sat  very  still,  watching. 
Her  gloved  hands  were  motionless.  The  press  agent  thought 
that  very-  odd.  for  he  was  used  to  restless  women.  He  began  to 
be  more  impressed  by  her.      Maybe  litis  was  the  real  thing. 

THE  group  on  the  set  suddenly  broke  in  confusion.  The  girls 
came  troopingoff  the  set,  laughing  and  talking  like  school  girls 
at  recess.  Their  bare  arms  had  a  greenish-purple  look  under 
the  lights.  They  stood  about,  wise-cracking  with  the  electri- 
cians, smoking  cigarettes,  hollering  back  and  forth  with  easv 
familiarity,  digging  dilapidated  make-up  boxes  from  under  the 
sceneni-  and  critically  powdering  their  noses. 

"They're  going  to  change  the  lights,"  the  press  agent  ex- 
plained, "he's  going  to  shoot  the  other  way.  It  may  take 
fort.\-tive  minutes.  Perhaps  you'd  rather  walk  around  and 
come  back  here  later. " 

Mrs.  Loringdale  did  not  answer  him  at  once.  Her  eyes  were 
on  the  restless  flutter  of  girls,  and  they  had  the  strangest  look 
in  them. 

"  I  should  like  to  meet  one  of  these  girls, "  said  Mrs.  Loringdale. 

The  press  agent  started  violently.  "One  of  the  girls?"  he 
repeated,  and  if  one  could  disapprove  of  Jlrs.  Peter  Pell  Lor- 
ingdale there  was  disapproval  in  his  voice. 

"  Please, "  said  Mrs.  Loringdale,  with  a  quiet  air  of  command. 

Much  agitated,  the  press  agent  went  upon  his  errand.  He'd 
been  planning  to  introduce  her  to  the  director  and  a  star  and 
maybe  get  a  picture  of  her  with  them  and  now  she'd  upset 
evervthing  by  wanting  to  meet  some  bum  extra  girl.  Besides, 
you  couldn't  tell  a  thing  about  these  girls — they  were  all  mad 
as  hatters.  More  likely  spill  the  beans  than  not.  He  ran  an 
exasperated  eye  over  the  assembly,  rejected  such  obvious  im- 
possibilities as  Patty  Hall  and  Hazel  Dupont  and  settled  upon 
Gertie  Sellman,  who  was  talking  to  one  of  the  musicians. 

Gertie  would  do. 


HE  grabbed  her  by  the  arm,  explained  in 
hurried  undertones  who  Jlrs.  Loring- 
dale was  and  how  many  millions  her  husband 
had,  and  added  an  impassioned  plea  for 
Gertie  to  uphold  the  dignity  and  good  name 
of  the  motion  picture  industry  by  conversa- 
tion and  behavior  becoming  a  lady. 

"-\nd  don't  go  telling  any  of  those  cuckoo 
stories  all  you  girls  have  got  made  up  about 
how  you  got  here,  either. "  he  said. 

His  introduction  was  interrupted  by  a  fat 
and  perspiring  assistant  director  bawling 
through  a  megaphone,  "'i'ou  gals  can  go  eat. 
Back  on  the  set  at  two-thirty.    And  he  here. "' 

"  .Suppose, "  said  Mrs.  Loringdale,  glancing 
at  the  plain  little  watch  on  her  wrist,  "  that 
you  both  have  luncheoa  with  me.  Is  there 
a  lunch  room  here?"' 

There  was. 

It  was  past  the  rush  noon  hour,  and  the 
big,  square  gray  room  was  almost  deserted. 
It  looked  rather  as  though  a  cyclone  or  a 
battle  had  passed  over  it.  Across  the  cotton 
table  cloth  and  the  big  white  sugar  bowl  and 
the  plated  knives  and  forks,  the  press  agent 
began  to  fear  that  after  all  he  had  made  a 
mistake.  Gertie's  conduct  would  have  been 
perfectly  proper  at  any  funeral. 

"I'm  low."  she  apologized,  in  answer  to 
his  glare.  "I  can't  help  it,  can  I,  if  I  feel 
low?  I'm  so  low  today  an  angleworm 
wouldn't  notice  me. " 

"WTiat's  the  matter?"  said  Mrs.  Loring- 
dale. 

Gertie  stared  at  her  hostilely,  but  some- 
how she  melted  under  the  violet  eyes,  that 
still  had  the  strongest,  shining  look  in  them. 

"  Oh — I  don't  know,  "said  Gertie.  "  What's 

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one.     And  by  it  we  are 
face  to  adversity  and 

the  use  of  anything?  I  got  the  heebie-jeebies,  that's  all.  I  had 
a  good  home  and  a  good  job  and  what  the  hell  I'm  doing  in  this 
fool  place  is  nobody's  business." 

The  press  agent  shufSed  his  feet  ner\'ously  and  upset  a  salt 
shaker.    But  it  was  no  use.    Gertie  ignored  him. 

"Vou  couldn't  understand,"  said  Gertie,  staring  at  the 
other  woman.  "Look  where  you  are  and  who  you  are  and 
what  you  got.  What  could  you  know  about  the  kind  of  things 
girls  like  me  are  up  against?  You've  always  had  it  soft. 
Ever\  thing's  been  easy  for  you  all  your  life.  Life's  tough  on  a 
girl  alone. " 

THE  press  agent  shut  his  eyes  and  began  to  pray.  Gertie  was 
going  to  tell  her  stop.',  which  was  exactly  like  nine  thousand 
other  stories  in  Hollywood  and  had  already  been  told  nine 
thousand  times. 

But,  amazingly  enough,  it  was  not  Gertie  who  was  to  tell  a 
stop.'.     It  was  Airs.  Loringdale. 

She  looked  at  the  press  agent  and  for  the  first  time  she 
smiled. 

"I  will  give  you  a  new  story  to  add  to  your  collection  about 
what  happens  to  girls  who  don't  make  good,"  she  said. 

This  is  the  story  that  Mrs.  Peter  Pell  Loringdale  told  to  the 
untidy  little  press  agent,  whose  eyes  nearly  popped  out  of  his 


Mrs.  Loringdale  looked  at  the 
press  agent  and  smiled.  "I  will 
give  you  a  new  storj^  to  add  to 
your  collection  about  what  hap- 
pens to  girls  who  don't  make 
good,"  she  said 


fe3 


made  or  broken.      Persis  turned  a  glorified 
reaped  a  rich  re\vard 


head  behind  his  thick  glasses,  and  to  Gertie  Sellman,  the  extra 
girl,  tinselly  white  as  to  costume,  and  wearing  a  bright  yellow 
make-up  that  looked  almost  like  a  mask,  in  the  deserted 
studio  lunch  room. 

Ill  Persis 

THE  telephone  bell  jangled  harshly  once,  twice  and  again. 
It  paused  as  though  awaiting  action,  then  began  once  more 
in  short,  sharp  rings. 

Shamus  Britt  turned  a  melancholy  blue  eye  on  it. 

"  'Tis  an  awful  thing  to  be  sober,"  he  said  sadly.  "When  I 
am  sober  I  am  a  soft-hearted  and  ineffectual — rabbit  of  a  man. 
When  I  am  mild  drunk  I  have  the  courage  of  a  bull.  But  when 
I  am  properly  full  I  am  a  roaring  lion.  Now  I  am  persuaded 
this  moment  that  that  impolite  son  of  a  bell-ringer  is  an  instru- 
ment of  the  devil,  but  I  haven't  got  the  strength  to  deal  with  it 
according  to  its  desserts.  The  liquor  nowadays  has  no  proper 
guts  in  it,  but  'tis  better  than  nothing." 

He  lit  his  pipe  and  pulled  an  old  green  eyeshade  farther  down 
over  his  eyes. 

The  telephone  con- 
tinued to  ring. 

"Bill."  said  Shamus 
pathetically,  "d'you 
know  any  way  to  stop 
that  ringing?  It's  get- 
ting inside  my  head  and 
seriously  discommod- 
ing my  high  thinking. " 


Bill  turned  over  in  bed. 

"Y'might  answer  it,  you  poor,  high-thinking,  wall-eyed  par- 
rot, "  he  said  bitterly. 

Shamus  shut  his  eyes  and  considered  this.  Favorably.  Bill  had 
almost  succeeded  in  recapturing  oblivion  when  Shamus  turned 
to  the  broken  down  Morris  chair  by  the  window  and  spoke. 

"  Wake  up,  Bill, "  said  Shamus, "  I've  promised  to  go  to  work. " 

"What's  that  got  to  do  with  me  sleeping?"  said  Bill. 

"Listen,"  said  Shamus  mildly.  "If  I've  got  to  work  for  the 
both  of  us,  you  might  at  least  get  up  and  drive  me  there  in  that 
tubercular  lizzie  of  yours.  I'm  not  as  strong  on  my  feet  as  I 
used  to  be — though  my  head  gets  better  ever>-  year — and  it's 
a  long  way  to  Burbank." 

Bill  slowly  unravelled  himself  from  the  sundr\'  none-too- 
clean  quilts  of  the  white  iron  bed. 

"Who  was  it?"  he  asked. 

IT  was  Irwin  Bush.    Under  more  promising  circumstances 
I'd  have  held  no  communication  with  such  trash.     He's  a 
slave-driving,  nickel-pinching  ant-eater  if  ever  there  was  one, 
and  his  ways  are  as  oily  as  his  hair.     He's  got  no  soul  and  no 
appreciation  of  art — " 

"What's  that  got  to  do  with  you?" 
asked  Bill  brutally,  and  Shamus  looked 
pained. 

Bill  was  dressing  slowly.  Dressing  was 
always  a  slow  process  with  the  last  riser 
in  the  Britt-JIcCuUough  menage.  The 
united  wardrobe  of  its  masters  could  scarce- 
ly furnish  two  complete  costumes  that 
would  pass  public  muster. 

There  can  be  no  doubt  about  Shamus 
and  Bill. 

The\'  were  the  dregs  of  Hollywood — the 
scum  of  the  motion  picture 
industry-. 

In  the  mahogany  offices 
of  Culver  City,  in  the 
velvet-hung  sanctums  of 
Hollywood  itself,  along  the 
length  and  breadth  of 
Poverty  Row.  they  were 
infamous.  The  crime  does 
not  exist  of  which  they 
had  not  been  at  least  ac- 
cused— they  were  black- 
mailers, drunkards  if  not 
worse,  thieves,  roisterers, 
seductionists  and  potential 
murderers  and  ever\'body 
knew  it.  Their  reputa- 
tions were  unprintable  and 
unspeakable  and  they 
were  capable  of  any- 
thing. 

Only  one  thing  kept 
them  out  of  jail. 

If  they  could  be  kept 
sober  they  were  invaluable 
workmen. 

Forcomedy  titles,  Sham- 
us had  no  equal,  he  being 
bv  nature  a  melancholv 
soul.  .-Xnd  Bill  McCui- 
lough  had  gagged  some  of 
the  greatest  comedies  ever 
released.  However,  the\' 
worked  only  under  the 
pressure  of  absolute  ne- 
cessity and  could  never  be 
depended  upon  to  finish 
anything  on  time  if  at  all. 
For  this  reason  nobody 
hired  them  if  they  could 
get  out  of  it,  but  in  their 
line  they  were  great — and 

[  COXTIXtTD  0.\  P.4GE  I  .;8  ] 


ews^  Gossip 


Greta  Garbo  and  John  Gilbert  are  going  together 
again.  A  rumor  that  they  had  been  secretly  married 
in  Mexico  agitated  Hollywood  and  movie  fans  every- 
where for  weeks.  But  save  your  rice.  Our  sleuths 
say  that  it  wasn't  so 


ALL  bets  are  off  on  the  Garbo-Gilbert  wedding.  For  at 
least  five  days  Hollywood  was  in  a  flurrj'  of  e.xcitement. 
Jack  and  Greta,  fairest  of  Fjordland,  were  rumored  to  have 
trekked  to  a  neighboring  hamlet  and  murmured,  "I  do."  .\ 
search  of  marriage  license  permits  revealed  nothing.  There  is  a 
bleak  silence  from  the  two.  But  Jack's  last  words  for  publica- 
tion were  that  it  was  up  to  Greta  to  say  "Yes." 

JOHN  ROBERTSON  tells  a  story  of  a  Scotchman  who 
wanted  to  get  married.  When  the  minister  arrived  at  the 
bride's  house — and  she  was  also  Scotch — he  was  asked  if 
he  minded  performing  the  ceremony  in  the  cliicken  yard. 

Naturally,  the  bewildered   clergyman  wanted  to  know 
why. 

"Weel,"  answered  the  bridegroom,  "the  rice  will  feed  the 
hens." 

THINGS  seem  to  be  at  fours  an4  sixes  in  the  .\rbuckle 
family,  and  there  are  rumors  of  a  big  split.  Neither  Roscoe 
nor  his  wife  will  say  anything,  but  it  is  generally  conceded  that 
they  will  both  be  single  before  long. 

Which  reminds  me  that  the  boulevard  wiseacres  also  say  that 
Barney  Glazer  and  his  wife  have  come  to  the  end  of  the  trail. 
We  will  wait  and  see  if  this  is  true. 

And  from  H.  C.  Witwer's  own  lips  I  have  the  facts  that  Mrs. 
Witwer  has  seen  enough  of  married  life. 

OOMEONE  writes  in  to  Warner  Brothers'  studio  to  inquire 
^if  their  broadcaster  is  the  man  who  casts  the  extra  girls. 

WITH  the  closing  of  the  Famous  Players-Lasky  studio  in 
Long  Island,  New  York  gives  in — temporarily — to 
Hollywood  as  a  producing  center.  The  Fox  Company  will  con- 
tinue to  make  a  few  films  in  Manhattan  and  so  will  Robert 
Kane  and  a  few  independent  producers.  Hereafter  New  York 
will  have  to  rely  on  visiting  firemen  for  its  movie  producers. 
Critics  and  news  hounds  from  the  New  York  newspapers  who 
have  been  wont  to  stir  up  excitement  on  studio  floors  will  have 
to  confine  their  activities  to  fighting  with  the  ushers  in  Broad- 
way movie  palaces. 


Lon  Chaney's  new  surgical  characteriza- 
tion— "The  Armless  Wonder."  Step  right 
up,  ladies  and  gentlemen,  and  watch  the 
marvel  of  the  ages  load  and  fire  a  shotgun, 
although  he  has  neither  hands  nor  arms 


AND  how  New  York  will  miss  the  boys  and  girls  who  have 
hit  the  Westward  trail  in  private  cars  and  extra  fare  trains. 
The  gutters  of  Forty-ninth  Street  are  running  with  the  tears 
shed  over  the  departure  of  Mai  St.  Clair.  There  wasn't  a  dry 
eye  in  any  of  the  night  clubs.  Mai  is  a  director  by  daylight;  a 
play  boy  by  night. 

His  imprornptu  orations  will  be  sadly  missed  along  the  Can- 
j'on  of  Broken  Hearts  and  Black  Eyes. 

GLORIA  SWANSON,  too,  has  gone  West.  Just  after  saying 
she  never  would  make  another  picture  in  Hollywood. 
Gloria  was  borne  westward  in  two  private  cars.  The  Marquis 
de  la  Falaise  remains  in  New  York.    Henry  has  gone  into  busi- 


of  all  The  J^tudios 


OOh,  look  at  the  terrible  tough  prize- 
fighter! Think  of  the  fast  footwork  that 
Clara  Bow  will  be  able  to  negotiate  in  the 
ring  with  those  high-heeled,  white  satin 
pumps.     Clara  specializes  in  knockouts 


ness;  he  has  ideas  about  exporting  a  new  small,  cheap  type  of 
car  from  France. 

Now  what  is  the  Mayfair  Club  going  to  do? 

WH,\T  will  the  Algonquin  do  without  Albert  Parker, 
Gloria's  director?  Who  will  delight  the  patrons  of 
George's  dining  rooms  by  giving  imitations  of  such  historical 
characters  as  Mae  Murray  and  Samuel  Goldwyn?  .\nd  who 
will  take  the  place  of  Thomas  .\llen  Moore,  Gloria's  business 
manager? 

Messrs.  Parker  and  Moore  were  one  of  the  best  specialty 
teams  that  the  Algonquin  ever  had. 
They  will  be  missed. 


And  here  is  how  Lon  Chaney  looks  when  he  is  all 
dressed  up  for  stepping  out.  This  is  the  only  picture 
of  its  kind  in  existence,  because  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Chaney  have  hitherto  refused  to  pose  for  informal 
photographs  together 


YES,  this  exodus  to  California  makes  us  break  down  and  sob. 
Walter  Goss,  for  instance.  He's  gone  too.  We  choke  with 
emotion  when  we  think  of  it.  Walter  is  an  actor.  He  feels  his 
parts.  He  writes  scripts,  too.  .^nd  he  feels  the  stories.  Also 
he  tells  'em  to  his  friends.  Forty-fourth  Street,  after  dark,  will 
miss  the  splendid  sight  of  Walter  Goss  in  a  high  silk  hat. 

'T^HE  best  little  telegram  writer  in  the  business.    That's 
-^  the   reputation   Eddie    Cantor   is   getting.     When  he 
heard  that  the  entire  Paramount  Eastern  studio  was  moving 
West,  he  immediately  dispatched  a  wire  to  Jesse  Lasky: 

"Congratulations  on  your  decision  to  close  Eastern 
studios.  Thanks  a  lot  for  sending  on  W.  C.  Fields,  one  of 
the  worst  poker  players  in  the  industry.    How  I  need  him." 

RICH.-^RD  DIX  and  Thomas  Meighan  do  not  want  to  go  to 
California.  Richard  wants  to  go  to  Greenland  and  make  an 
.^^ctic  storj'  under  the  direction  of  Elmer  Clifton.  Richard 
would  rather  be  eating  gum  drops  in  Greenland  any  day  than 
drinking  chocolate  sodas  on  Hollywood  Boulevard.  Richard 
may  get  his  way  and  make  a  quick  return  Eastward. 

.4s  for  Tommy,  if  Tommy  is  sent  to  California  he  will  be  led, 
kicking  and  screaming,  to  the  train.  Tommy  has  a  swell  home 
in  Great  Neck,  L.  I.  The  boating  and  swimming  season  is 
approaching.  Tommy  is  a  home  loving  lad,  as  who  wouldn't  be 
with  such  a  home? 

ALL  this  shifting  of  production  plans  is  hard  on  the  rustic 
community  of  Great  Neck.  The  Parkers  will  no  longer  be 
among  those  present  this  summer,  and  the  John  Robertsons 
have  sold  their  lovely  house,  because  John's  contract  keeps  him 
in  California.  The  Sound  View  Golf  Club,  once  the  playground 
of  the  film  set,  wiU  now  be  given  over  to  such  prosaic  persons  as 
stage  actors  and  brokers. 

OLIVE  BORDEN  says  that  she  and  George  O'Brien  are  not 
engaged;  just  going  together.  Nevertheless,  George  is  the 
only  boy  Olive  ever  mentions  in  her  conversation.  That  is  a 
bad  sign.  And  it  may  please  George  to  learn  that  Olive  didn't 
cast  serious  eyes  on  any  other  fellow  while  she  was  in  New  York. 


Vivian  and  Rosetta  Duncan  are  making 
their  screen  debut  in  "Topsy  and  Eva," 
their  stage  version  of  the  Uncle  Tom 
Blues.  Hollywood  will  miss  them  when 
a  stage  contract  takes  them  to  Paris 


LEW  CODY  proved  that  as  a  debonair  screen  lover  he  was 
also  a  devoted  husband  during  Mabel  Normand  Cody's 
severe  illness  with  pneumonia  when,  for  days,  it  was  doubtful  if 
she  would  live. 

Day  and  night,  with  scarcely  any  sleep,  he  remained  at  the 
hospital  while  Mabel  fought  for  her  life.  It  was  a  mute  reply 
to  the  rumor  that  the  Cody-Normand  marriage  lacked  per- 
manency. 

TJTERE'S  a  laugh  straight  from  the  lips  of  Malcolm  Mac- 

-^-Gregor.  He  was  watching  Lubitsch  direct  a  scene  in 
"Old  Heidelberg." 

A  line  of  expert  fencers  was  drilling. 

"Lunge !"  would  say  the  leader,  and  rapiers  flashed. 

Lubitsch  was  satisfied  with  the  rehearsal. 

"All  right,"  and  in  his  German-coated  English,  Lubitsch 
repeated  the  leader's  order,  "Lun-nch!" 

The  fencers  hesitated,  sheathed  their  rapiers  and  made  a 
concentrated  dash  for  the  restaurant.  They  thought  the 
little  German  director  had  called  the  noon  hour. 

TULIEN  JOSEPHSON  made  his  first  trip  to  New  York 
J  recently.  Quite  out  of  a  clear  sky  he  was  handed  the  script  of 
".■\be's  Irish  Rose,"  one  of  the  most  important  assignments  of 
the  year.  Julien  was  born  in  Roseburg,  Oregon,  and  he  was  the 
gentleman  so  instrumental  in  shaping  the  early  career  of  Charlie 
Ray. 

Back  of  the  story  of  his  getting  ".\bie's  Irish  Rose"  is  an 
interesting  sidelight.  Julien  is  a  Jew  married  to  a  Gentile. 
Because  of  this,  Anne  Nichols  and  the  Paramount  oflicials  felt 
that  he  could  undertake  the  story  with  more  sympathy  and 
understanding  than  any  other  writer  in  the  business. 

'THHE  height  of  something-or-other : 
-*•      A  sign  on  a  blacksmith  shop  in  Hollywood  reads: 
"Wrought  Iron  Studio." 

JUST  by  way  of  being  in  fashion.  Jack  Gilbert  spent  several 
days  in  a  local  hospital  convincing  the  doctors  that  his 
appendix  should  remain  in  his  abdomen  and  not  be  removed 
for  a  clinical  specimen.  Jack  won,  and  the  Gilbert  torso 
is   intact. 

u 


Dorothy  Sebastian  went  to  the  beach  and  got  a  sun- 
burn that  no  ordinary  powder  would  conceal. 
Whereupon  Lillian  Rosine,  make-up  expert,  came  to 
the  rescue  and  applied  a  heavy  coat  of  paint  with  an 
air  brush 


E\TER  the  latest  social  addition  to  the  films.  Joseph  Medill 
Patterson's  little  girl,  Elinor,  has  been  signed  by  Carl 
Laemmle  to  wear  grease-paint  for  Universal  pictures.  She's 
been  sharing  honors  with  Lady  Diana  Manners  and  Iris  Tree  as 
the  nun  in  "The  Miracle."  That's  how  she  happened  into 
Hollywood. 

"IDELIEVE  it  or  not  as  you  may,  but  there  were  once  girls 
•'-^that  innocent.  Wally  Beery  tells  of  taking  a  sweet 
young  thing  to  a  cafe  back  in  the  days  when  foam  was 
fashion,  not  an  offense,  and  ordering  cocktails.  A  cherry 
floated  in  the  amber  liquid  and  the  girl  shyly  refused  the 
drink.  It  was  only  after  prolonged  questioning  that  Wally 
discovered  she  thought  the  innocuous  cherry  was  a  knock- 
out drop. 

LOIS  MOR.\N  is  to  be  leading  woman  in  the  new  John 
Barrymore  picture.  They  say  that  John  is  terribly  im- 
pressed with  her.  While  Lois'  mother  was  in  New  York,  where 
she  went  to  get  Lois'  adopted  sister,  young  Lois  was  under  the 
chaperonage  of  Rosamund  Pinchot.  They  say  that  John  didn't 
allow  the  two  girls  to  pine  away  from  loneliness. 

HAROLD  LLOYD'S  visit  to  New  York  coincided  with  the 
week  of  the  Six  Day  Bike  Race.  You  cannot  tell  me  that 
it  was  a  coincidence.  Harold  spent  nearly  every  evening  in 
Madison  Square  Garden,  hurrying  thence  after  an  evening  at  a 
show. 

Mildred  Davis  was  really  too  iU  to  get  much  fun  out  of  her 
New  York  visit.  She  was  awfully  worried  about  leaving  the 
baby  out  in  California.  And  Harold  spent  much  time  on  the 
long  distance  telephone,  inquiring  about  the  welfare  of  little 
Gloria. 

'T^HERE'S  a  big  debate  between  Lew  Cody  and  Norman 
-^  Kerry  as  to  whether  it  should  be  called  Beverage  Hills 
or  Bubbling  Hills.    Just  now  it  retains  the  aristocratic  name 
of  Beverly  Hills. 

THE  shadow  of  ill  health  haunts  the  life  of  one  of  the  most 
devoted  couples  in  the  film  colony.  Doris  Kenyon,  the 
talented  and  beautiful,  was  forced  to  leave  Milton  Sills,  her  new 
husband,  to  go  to  New  York  for  special  medical  treatment. 
Influenza,  which  postponed  her  .\dirondack  wedding,  threatens 
her  future  health.  Because  of  picture  work.  Sills  was  forced  to 
remain  alone  in  the  lo\-ch'  Brentwood  Park  home  he  had  '^uilt 
for  Doris. 


Prohibition  officers!  Here's  your  evidence.  Arrest 
that  man!  Conrad  Nagel  is  photographed  with  a 
wine  bottle  and  a  flock  of  little  glasses.  If  this 
doesn't  blast  Hollywood's  reputation,  nothing  ever 
will  be  able  to 


REGUL.^R  film  romance,  this.  Duke  Worne,  a  young  pro- 
ducer-director, thought  that  Hazel  Deane,  former  Sennett 
splasher,  had  dramatic  talent  and  gave  her  a  chance  in  his 
pictures.  Other  producers  angled  for  her  services  and  Duke 
asked  her  to  become  Mrs.  Worne.    So  Hazel  said  "Yes." 

AT  last  the  perfect  heroine.  And  an  answer  to  our  fervent 
prayer  for  a  new  way  in  which  the  maiden  may  save  her 
virtue.  In  "King  Harlequin,"  Vilma  Banky  is  a  parachute 
jumper,  so  it's  all  in  the  day's  work  for  her  to  make  an  acrobatic 
leap  from  the  hotel  window  when  the  wicked  prince  pursues  her. 
There's  an  idea  for  some  bright  promoter  to  offer  a  course  in 
parachute  jumping. 

LOTS  of  fun  and  telephoning  when  the  long  distance  con- 
nection between  London  and  Hollywood  was  effected. 
There  was  great  haste  among  the  film  stars  to  see  who  would 
talk  first.  Colleen  Moore  and  Bebe  Daniels  are  rumored  to 
have  tied  in  the  race,  with  Colleen  paying  a  telephone  bill  of 
$87.00  for  the  privilege  of  chatting  with  a  Londoner  six  thou- 
sand two  hundred  and  seventy-five  miles  distant. 

Yes,  she  asked  after  the  health  of  the  Prince  of  Wales. 

Of  course  the  publicity  man  worked  hard  to  keep  it  out  of  the 
papers. 

'T'HE  Irish,  God  love  'em,  will  never  cease  to  be  senti- 
-*•  mental.  And  I  hope  they  never  will.  There's  Colleen 
Moore,  in  this  particular  instance,  who  nursed  an  alley  pup 
to  health  and  sleekness  at  a  cost  of  $150. 

"You  could  have  bought  a  pedigreed  dog  for  that  price," 
said  Ben  Lyon. 

"Oh,  no!"  breathed  Colleen,  her  Irish  heart  outraged, 
"it  wouldn't  have  had  the  soul  this  one  has." 

THE  Duncan  sisters  are  showing  Hollywood  something  new 
in  the  way  of  opulence.  And  popularity,  too.  The 
opulence  is  shown  in  their  swanky  motor.  A  Duesenberg,  and, 
dears,  it  is  entirely  upholstered  in  hand-made  petite-point.  The 
outside  is  a  heavenly  shining  blue  to  match  their  eyes. 

No  party  is  complete  without  them.  They  are  the  most 
popular  twosome  to  which  the  colony  has  kow-towed.  Vivian 
and  her  tinkling  golden  notes,  as  golden  as  her  fluffy  hair,  and 
Rosetta,  the  cut-up,  pantomiming  her  way  through  their 
"patio"  song.  In  June  the  sisters  leave  to  fulfil  an  engagement 
in  Paris.  This  contingent,  of  course,  upon  the  completion  of 
"  Topsy  and  Eva,"  their  first  motion  picture. 


■'This  is  how  1  figure  the  situation,"  says 
Ed  Wynn.  "If  Harold  Lloyd  can  make 
a  big  hit  wearing  hom-rimmed  glasses, 
why  can't  I  make  an  even  bigger  hit  by 
getting  spectacles  with  bigger  rims?" 


POOR  Iris  Stuart,  the  girl  with  the  beautiful  hands,  will  have 
to  let  them  remain  iiUe  for  a  whole  year  while  she  regains  her 
health.  Overwork  and  nervous  strain  proved  too  much  for  the 
advertising  model  who  turned  motion  picture  actress  with 
marked  success,  and  doctors  advised  a  complete  rest. 

TED  WILDE'S  life  is  full  of  babes.    Not  only  did  he  direct 
Babe  Ruth's  first  emulsion  drama  for  First  National,  but 
his  wife  presented  him  with  a  seven  and  a  half  pound  babe. 

TT  was  over  at  the  Shrine  Auditorium  where  the  stars  were 
-^appearing  as  "supers"  in  the  charity  performance  of  "The 
Miracle."  Tom  Mix  wore  the  severe  habiliments  of  a  monk. 
"That,"  said  some  unknown  observer,  "is  the  first  cos- 
tume Tom  has  evei'wom  that  did  not  have  his  monogram 
on  it." 

IT  was  a  great  night  for  picture  fans  on  the  Saturday  that 
Morris  Gest  gave  a  benefit  performance  of  "The  Miracle," 
and  half  of  Hollywood's  highest  price  actors  forgot  starring 
contracts  and  joined  the  "supers"  in  the  gorgeous  pageant. 
There  were  jolly  friars  who  received  thousands  of  dollars  a 
week  and  nuns  with  their  own  production  companies. 

Jetta  Goudal  was  a  nun,  beautiful  in  severest  black  and 
white,  as  were  Irene  Rich,  Claire  Windsor,  Elinor  Glyn  and 
Marion  Davies.  Anna  Q.  Nilsson,  Belle  Bennett,  Natalie 
Kingston,  Rosetta  and  Vivian  Duncan,  Hedda  Hopper,  Kath- 
leen Key  and  Anita  Stewart  were  merry  villagers,  while  Tom 
Mix,  minus  Tony,  was  a  dignified  monk.  Reggy  Denny, 
making  his  first  public  appearance  since  his  illness;  Conrad 
Nagel,  Edmund  Lowe  and  Morris  Gest,  himself,  were  humble 
burghers  in  stiffly  starched  Eton  collars  and  dark  homespun 
suits  that  closely  resembled  golf  pants. 

HERE'S  a  laugh  from  the  crannies  of  Virginia  Valli's  hand- 
painted  secretary.  Don't  get  me  wrong.  That's  the  ultra 
name  for  desk.  Virginia,  who  is  recovering  from  loss  of  ap- 
pendix, puUed  forth  a  handful  of  telegrams. 

"Read  'em,"  she  said.  Sometimes  Virginia  drops  her  "th's" 
just  like  folks.  "They're  from  Marion  Davies  and  her  house 
party  guests.    I  got  them  the  day  after  my  operation." 

The  first  read:  "You  lost  It.  [  continued  on  page  8i  ] 


Adolph  Zukor's  favorite  stars 
— his  grandchildren.  His 
son's  father-in-law,  Marcus 
Loew,  is  the  father  of  his 
daughter's  husband.  To 
make  it  plain,  his  daughter 
is  the  sister-in-law  of  his 
son's  brother-in-law's  sister 


ittle  Journeys 

To   the  Homes  of 

Famous 

Film 

Magnates 

'Sj  Terry  'Tiamsaye 

The  first  of  a  remarkable  series  of  plain,  unvarnished  word 
pictures  of  the  men  who  rule  the  motion  picture  world. 
Written    by  the   recognized    historian  of  the   screen 


ADOLPH  ZIKOR,  overlord  of  the  motion  picture, 
multimillionaire,  sits  in  a  tense  quiet  in  an  office  eight 
stories  above  Fifth  Avenue  and  looks  level-eyed  at 
the  world.  It  is  a  mad  world  and  he  is  sane.  It  is  a 
dizzy  world  and  he  is  clear-headed.  It  is  a  ruthless  avaricious 
world  and  he  has  wealth.  It  is  a  world  of  weakness  and  he  has 
power.     And  sometimes  he  wonders,  "What  of  it?" 

Zukor  is  about  five  feet  five,  almost  slender,  taut,  poised, 
alert,  seasoned,  gray,  in  his  early  fifties.  He  moves  with  an  ease 
that  suggests  the  bo.^er.  And  the  suggestion  is  heightened  a 
shade  by  something  in  the  set  of  his  shoulders  which  hints  at 
aggression.  His  voice  is  at  an  even  low  pitch,  so  even  that  there 
is  the  impression  of  a  control,  once  studied  and  now  grown  into 
a  habit.    He  is  dressed  to  an  unobtrusive  perfection. 

Secretaries,  assistants,  department  heads,  bankers,  and  all 
the  routine  of  the  day's  callers,  pass  through  that  office,  pausing 
their  while  before  a  wide  desk  with  a  conventional  glass  top. 
That  desk  is  alwa\s  swept  clear  of  papers  and  detail.  On  it 
are  one  or  two  framed  pictures,  family  pictures,  a  bronze  cast  of 
one  of  the  first  shoes  that  "Buddy."  a  grandchild,  wore. 
Behind  that  desk  he  listens  much  and  speaks  sparingly  in  work 
that  is  made  up  mostly  of  decisions. 

That  baby's  shoe  immortalized  in  bronze  is  something  of 
a  clue  and  symbol..  It  reveals  the  deep  sentimentality  of  Zukor, 
whose  outward  commercial  career  has  been  as  barren  of  senti- 
ment as  the  icy  sheerness  of  his  desk  top.  It  reveals  his  only 
major  purpose.  Adolph  Zukor,  master  of  the  motion  picture, 
is  after  aU  just  a  hardworking  man  trying  to  take  care  of  his 
wife  and  family.    He  has  done  rather  well  at  it. 

Fortune,  in  dramatic,  fantastic  projections  of  his  opportu- 
nities, magnified  like  the  long  shadows  of  a  late  afternoon,  has 
come  to  pattern  his  screen.  He  is  dramatist  enough  to  know  it; 
philosophic  enough  to  be  unsurprised.  Also  he  would  not  have 
been  surprised  if  today  had  found  him  defeated  and  obscure. 
He  has  been  deep  in  both  cups,  failure  and  success.  Now  he 
knows  that  the  one  is  not  so  bitter  and  the  other  is  not  so 
sweet,  as  those  who  merely  sip  at  them  suppose. 

Fifteen  years  ago  Adolph  Zukor  carried  a  little  leather 
covered  book  in  which  he  wrote  notations  of  projects  he  would 


like  to  accomplish  and  the  names  of  persons  of  importance  he 
hoped  he  might  one  day  meet — if  onl\'  for  a  word  or  two. 

The  names  were  of  the  great  and  famous  in  the  dramatic 
world,  names  like  Frohman  and  Kalich  and  Hackett  and 
O'Xeili;  and  banking  names,  too,  like  Kahn,  and  motion 
picture  names  like  Kennedy  and  Marvin  and  Griffith.  Now  all 
the  names  in  the  little  leather  book  have  been  checked  off, 
while  cordons  of  assistants  and  secretaries  take  care  that  too 
many  of  those  who  would  like  a  word  or  two  with  Zukor  do 
not  push  through  to  his  office. 

Now  on  e\'ery  Zukor  anniversarj'  the  desk  in  that  office  is 
showered  with  messages,  telegrams  and  letters  that  purr  with 
congratulation  and  blandishment,  excuses  for  the  presentation 
of  the  names  that  are  signed  to  them.  A  trade  journal  issues 
a  special  "Zukor  Number,"  and  the  great,  the  near-great,  the 
conspicuous  and  the  inconspicuous  of  the  lesser  fr>'  buy  space 
to  shout  or  whisper  their  names  on  pages  that  he  will  likely  see. 
Some  of  them  spend  mayhap  a  week's  wage  to  do  it — there  is  a 
chance  it  might  mean  just  a  tinge  of  his  favor — some  day. 

AU  this  Zukor  knows  and  understands.  It  is  a  part  of  the 
game  and  he  has  played  it. 

NEARLY  forty  years  ago  Zukor  came  ashore  at  Castle  Gar- 
den, an  immigrant  from  Hungary,  with  about  twenty  dollars 
in  his  pocket.  Today  his  personal  fortune  is  counted  in  millions. 
He  has  won  his  battles  and  holds  dominance  over  the  Famous 
Players-Lasky  Corporation,  a  world  enterprise,  and  all  of  its 
allies  and  subsidiaries,  summed  up  in  capitalizations  that  total 
about  half  a  billion  dollars.  His  home  is  an  estate  of  a  thousand 
acres.  He  has  energ\-,  health  and  domestic  happiness  with  the 
wife  of  his  youth,  with  his  children  and  his  grandchildren. 
And  not  so  many  weeks  ago  he  sat  at  the  opening  of  the 
Paramount  Theater  in  the  Paramount  Building,  towering  thirty- 
nine  stories  into  the  sky  and  seventeen  millions  into  the  ledger, 
a  triumph  of  personal  policy.  In  the  lobby  of  that  theater  is  a 
curious  panel  of  golden  mosaic  ground  supporting  an  array  of 
incongruous,  irrelevant  stones.  Those  stones  are  relics  and 
mementoes  gathered  from  great  and  historical  structures  of 
the  world,  from  the  \'alley  of  the  Kings  where  Tutankhamen 


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CoDiriKbt.  1927.  by  T«TT  (UmMye 


The   summer  hoine  of   the   head   of   the   Famous   Players-Lasky 

Company  at  New  City,  New  York,  the  nineteenth  hole  of  a  private 

golf  course 


slecjis,  from  ihe  Great  Wall  of  China,  from  palaces  and 
caslles  of  Europe,  from  the  Temples  of  the  Aztecs  and  from 
the  Maori  altars  of  New  Zealand.  They  are  in  truth  fetiches, 
tokens  of  tribute  wrested  from  the  power  and  the  pomp  and 
the  splendor  of  the  ages  to  add  the  mite  of  their  possible  magic 
to  the  mighty  pile  at  "  the  cross  roads  of  the  world  "  in  Times 
Square — the  Pyramid  of  Adolph  I.   What  more  does  he  want? 

AMONG  other  things  Zukor  wishes  his  son  Eugene  would 
shoot  a  better  game  of  golf.  He  wishes  that  friends  would 
quit  giving  him  trick  cigar  lighters  and  match  boxes.  Also  if 
there  is  a  funny  story  that  is  really  new  he  would  like  to  hearit. 

Most  of  all  Zukor  wants  to  keep  on  working,  building,  at- 
taining. Anyway,  short  of  a  complete  retirement,  he  must. 
He  stands  in  the  midst  of  and  on  the  top  of  the  complex  world 
industry  of  the  motion  picture,  in  about  as  strenuous  a  posi- 
tion as  a  Japanese  juggler  with  ten  swords  and  a  battle  axe  in 
the  air  above  him.    He  has  to  keep  going. 

In  all  probability  .-Vdolph  Zukor  thought,  when  he  set 
forth  from  the  hamlet  of  Ricse  in  Hungary  at  the  age  of 
sixteen,  in  1889,  that  it  might  be  something  like  this. 
He  came,  like  the  European  millions  who  poured  in  after 
him,  believing  that  in  this  New  World  anj'thing  might 
happen — and  for  him  it  has. 

His  success,  and  even  greater  ones,  have  been  proven 
and  found  among  the  unseen  possibilities  that  were  then 
so  far  ahead  at  the  end  of  the  rainbow.  He  approached 
the  land  of  the  new  open  game  with  a  notion  of  taking  a 
chance,  but  meanwhile  studying  the  cards,  learning  the 
game  and  learning  the  players — thereby  eliminating 
chance.  Some  people  believe  in  luck.  Also  some  people 
think  that  poker  is  a  game  of  chance.  The  only  element 
of  chance  is  in  what  the  player  does  not  know  and  can 
not  fathom,  about  cards  and  about  men. 

IT  is  probable  that  Zukor  does  not  think  poker  is  ruled 
by  chance.  His  game  is  not.  There  are  certain  men  he  can 
always  beat  and  ever>^  now  and  then  he  promotes  his  self- 
confidence  by  doing  it  with  spectacular  completeness. 

Zukor  is  like  that  about  life  and  business  and  play.  Also  he 
does  not  seem  to  mind  if  the  deuces  are  wild.  He  uses  the  cards 
only  for  the  exploitation  of  the  other  fellow's  state  of  mind. 

There  is  more  than  a  simile  in  this  relation  of  the  cards,  too. 
They  have  had  a  very  definite  place  in  his  personal  code,  his  dis- 
cipline and  his  technique,  .^nd  in  a  most  material  way  cards 
have  had  an  influence  in  his  destiny.  Just  for  example  there 
was  that  night  in  Chicago  some  thirty  odd  years  ago  when  young 
Mr.  Zukor,  the  junior  partner  of  Kohn  &  Zukor,  furriers,  got  a 
last  minute  invitation  to  fill  in  a  hand  at  a  pinochle  tourney  at 
the  home  of  Herman  Kauf  mann.  Zukor  was  even  then  a  famous 
pl.ayer.  He  won  a  great  many  points  that  night,  including  a 
smile  from  Miss  Lottie  Kaufmann.      (  coxtisued  on  p.\ge  ioi 


Adolph  Zukor 
who  has  been 
called  the  A  to 
Z  of  the  mo- 
tion picture  of 
today 


47 


TWake  Your  Own 


Everybody's  doing  it,  and  you  w^ill 
sooner  or  later.    Why  Not  Now? 


By  Frederick  James  Smith 


WHAT  is  home  with- 
out an  amateur 
movie  camera? 
You  may  have 
the  most  selective  and  far 
reaching  radio,  you  may  own 
the  newest  phonograph,  and 
\'ou  may  be  the  proud  posses- 
sor of  the  smartest  car  of  1927, 
but  you  are  missing  a  whole 
lot  of  the  joy  of  life  if  your 
property  list  doesn't  include  a 
good  amateur  movie  camera 
and   a   satisfactory   projector. 

Think  of  its  possibilities. 
You  can  film  the  adventurous 
progress  of  the  baby  from  birth 
to  high  school,  with  all  the  ex- 
citing and  breathless  adven- 
tures en  route.  Think  how.  in 
a  few  years,  you  will  prize  shots 
of  grandpa  and  grandma.  You 
easily  can  make  a  priceless 
domestic  film  record  of  your 
home,  something  vividly  to  stir 
your  memories  a  few  years 
from  now. 

The  old  fashioned  family 
album  with  its  stiff  and  stilted 
portraits  is  a  thing  of  the  past. 
The  album  of  1927  is  a  thin 
strip  of  celluloid  and  you  can  transform  it  into  animation  any 
time,  %da  your  projection  machine.  You  can  trade  shots  with 
your  relatives  and  friends,  for  they,  being  1927  folks,  will  have 
their  animated  album,  too. 

Samuel  Pepys  kept  an  immortal  diary  of  the  days  when 
Charles  II  reigned  and  old  London  was  swept  by  fire.  Just  oi)^ 
thing  would  have  made  his  diary  more  valuable.  An  amateur 
camera.    You  can  make  a  movie  diary  at  a  minimum  of  cost. 

The  film  letter  is  another  idea  advanced  by  Photopl.w 
^Magazine.  No  matter  what  your  command  of  words,  you 
can  never  explain  to  .\unt  Agatha  in  Texas  about  your  sister's 


Do   you  want  to  earn  a 
motion  picture  camera  free 
and  try  for  one  of  the  big 
contest  prizes?     If  so,  write 
the    Amateur    Movie 
Producer,   Photoplay 
Magazine,  221  West 
57th  Street,  New 
York  City. 


/, 


Francis   X.    Bushman   close-ups 
his  amethyst  ring  with  his  Pathex 


new  baby,  your  new  car,  or  your 
prize  Persian,  with  the  vivid- 
ness of  an  amateur  movie 
camera.  You  can  actually 
\isit  her,  taking  your  house 
along,  for  the  price  of  one  reel 
of  film. 

The  club  possibilities  of  the 
amateur  camera  are  enormous. 
Imagine  the  fun  of  filming  an 
amateur  play.    Your  club  can 
appoint  a  whole  studio  staff, 
a  director,  a  cameraman,  elec- 
tricians and  staff  workers, 
besides  selecting   a   com- 
plete    club     cast.       The 
whole  thing  won't  cost  as 
much    as   giving    a 
club  dance. 

Besides,  you  can 
keep  a  lasting  rec- 
ord of  your  club 
activities,  a  gallery 
of  officers  and  so  on. 
Club  films  will  add 
the  final  touch  to 
your  organization 
entertainments. 

Perhaps  y  ou  t  hink 
\ou  have  screen  pos- 
sibilities.  Your 
amateur  camera  will  tell  you  pretty  accurately,  provided  you 
make-up  intelligently.  Incidentally,  this  department  of  Photo- 
play is  going  to  tell  you  exactly  how  to  make-up  properh'. 
Some  of  the  foremost  screen  players  are  posing  for  special 
make-up  pictures  now. 

Possibly  you  want  to  earn  money.  The  amateur  camera 
gives  you  a  new  avenue  of  remuneration.  Let  us  assume  that 
you  own  any  one  of  the  good  moderate  priced  cameras,  using 
standard  width  film,  now  on  the  market.  You  may  be  able  to 
sell  shots  of  important  or  unusual  events  to  the  big  news  reels — 
and  get  the  thrill  of  knowing  your        [  con-ttxcted  o\  p.\ge  117  1 


Photoplay's   $2,000  Amateur  Movie  Contest 


1. 


$2,000  in  cash  prizes  will  be  awarded 
by  PHOTOPLAY  as  foUows: 

1.  $500  for  the  best  1,000  foot  35  mm. 
film. 

2.  $500  for  the  best  400  ft.  16  mm. 
film. 

3.  $500  for  the  best  60  ft.  9  mm.  film. 

4.  S500  as  an  added  prize  for  the  best 
film  submitted  in  any  one  of  these 
three  divisions. 

In  the  event  that  two  or  more  films 
prove  of  equal  merit  in  any  division, 
prizes  of  $500  will  be  awarded  each  of 
the  winners. 

The  submitted  film  need  not  nec- 
essarily be  a  drama.  It  may  be 
dramatic,  comic,  a  news  event,  home 
pictures,  a  travelogue,  a  diary  or  any 
form  of  screen  entertainment  presented 
within  the  prescribed  length.  It  need  not 
be  narrative.  It  may  be  an>thing  the 
amateur   creates.     In   selecting   the   win- 


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2. 


ners  the  judges  will  consider  the  general 
workmanship,  as  well  as  the  cleverness, 
novelty  and  freshness  of  idea  and  treat- 
ment. Under  the  head  of  general  work- 
manship comes  photography,  titling,  edit- 
ing and  cutting  and  lighting.  In  con- 
sidering dramas  or  comedies,  amateur 
acting  ability  and  make-up  will  be  con- 
sidered. 

3  Films  are  to  be  submitted  on  non- 
inflammable  stock  with  names  and 
addresses  of  the  senders  securely  attached 
or  pasted  to  the  reel  or  the  box  containing 
the  reel. 

4       Any  number   of  reels   may   be  sub- 
•      mitted  by  an  individual. 

5  Any  p>erson  can  enter  this  contest 
except  professional  photographers  or 
cinematographers  or  anyone  employed  by 
PHOTOPLAY  MAGAZINE  or  any  relatives 
of  anyone  employed  by  PHOTOPLAY. 


C.  All  films  are  to  be  addressed  to  the 
*  judges.  The  -Amateur  Movie  Pro- 
ducer Contest,  Photoplay  Magazine,  221 
West  57th  Street,  New  York,  and  are  to  be 
submitted  between  June  1,1927,  and  mid- 
night of  December  31,  1927. 
'J  The  judges  will  be  James  R.  Quirk, 
'  •  editor  of  PHOTOPLAY,  Frederick 
James  Smith,  managing  editor  of  PHOTO- 
PLAY, and  three  others  to  be  selected  by 
them. 

8  PHOTOPLAY  assumes  no  responsi- 
•  bility  for  loss  of  films  in  transit,  and 
while  every  precaution  will  be  taken  to 
safeguard  them,  the  publication  will  not 
be  responsible  for  loss  in  any  way. 

9  At  the  conclusion  of  the  contest,  the 
*  prize  winners  will  be  announced,  and 
films  returned  to  senders  on  receipt  of 
sufficient  postage  for  return. 


Movies  at  Home 


Alice  Joyce  is  an  enthusiastic  user  of  an  Eastman  Cine-Kodak 


Want  to  win  a  Contest  Pri2;e?    Then  Read  This 


"'  I  'HE  motion  picture  of  the  future  will  develop  out  of  the 

-L  amateur  movie  camera  of  today. " 

That  is  the  statement  of  Robert  Flaherty,  maker  of  such 
mileposts  of  lilm  progress  as  "Nanook  of  the  North"  and 
"JSIoana."  and  it  has  unusual  significance  in  connection  with 
Photoplay's  S2,000  contest  for  users  of  amateur  movie 
cameras. 

"The  amateur  camera  has  more  importance  in  connection 
with  the  progress  of  the  photoplay  than  any  one  thing  yet  de- 
veloped in  connection  with  motion  pictures,"  Mr.  Flaherty 
says.  "The  amateur  camera  has  brought  the  possibilities  of 
experimenting  within  the  range  of  everi'one.  These  experi- 
ments are  bound  to  have  a  profound  effect  upon  the  making 
of  pictures. 

"If  he  does  nothing  else,  the  amateur  will  take  the  bimk  out 
of  film  making,  .\nyone  with  a  sane  viewpoint,  average 
technical  ability  and  a  love  of  sincerity  and  truth  can  make  an 
interesting  film.  Ten  )-ears  from  today  we  will  realize  the  im- 
portance of  the  amateur  in  de-bunking  the  photoplay." 

This,  at  least,  indicates  that  amateurs  entering  Photophy's 
big  contest  have  Mr.  Flaherty's  blessing.  This  contest  was 
designed  particularly  by  The  Amateur  Movie,  Producer  de- 
partment of  PH0I0PL.4Y  as  a  contribution  to  the  progress  of  the 


amateur  cinematographer.  Photoplay  wants  to  teach  its 
readers  the  importance  of  cutting,  editing  and  titling  films — 
and  to  convince  amateur  cinematographers  that  they  are  losing 
more  than  fifty  per  cent  of  the  enjoyment  of  making  when  they 
stop  short  with  their  rough  and  untrimmed  reel  of  pictures. 

Photopl,ay  has  received  many  inquiries  regarding  its  con- 
test. Some  of  these  can  be  answered  now.  Primarily,  the  chief 
items  of  consideration  will  be  the  ingenuity,  imagination  and 
mechanical  de.xterity  used  by  the  amateur.  Remember,  fresh- 
ness of  idea  and  treatment  are  of  vital  importance. 

Here  are  a  few  suggestions.  Avoid  trite  drama.  .Avoid 
obvious  titling.  Make  your  own  titles.  Photoplay  realizes 
that  amateurs  can  have  workmanlike  titles  made  by  the  various 
concerns  doing  this  sort  of  work.  The  contest  editors  want  you 
to  make  your  own  titles.  Remember,  if  the  titles  have  the 
appearance  of  being  "store  made,"  it  will  count  against  you. 

Here  are  a  few  more  suggestions.  Keep  in  mind  those 
primary  rules  of  advice  given  by  editors  to  writers:  write  about 
the  things  you  know  best.  The  .Amateur  Movie  Producer  says: 
film  the  things  you  know  best. 

If  you  live  in  Florida  you  might  make  a  picture  of  the  life 
of  a  rookie  at  a  big  league  baseball  training  camp.  Or  you 
might  get  an  exciting  reel  of  deep         |  continued  ox  pace  117  ] 

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(^  ^/^O  mere  "promising  youngster."  Not  just  a  "clever  child."  01i\e  Borden 
^^ —    \   is  potentially  abigstar.  Shehasthatcombinationof  magnetismandintel- 
ligence  that  lifts  the  prima  donna  above  the  small  fry.   The  storj'  of  this  hard- 
working youngster's  rise  to  prominence  is  like  an  Horatio  Alger  story — with 
settings  and  adjectives  by  Elinor  Glyn. 


50 


Acquiring  a  Taste 

for  Olive 


By 
Francis  Clark 


And  oh,  how  easy 
that  is  to  do ! 


IT  was  a  tense  moment  during  the  filming  of  "The  Monkey 
Talks."  Olive  Borden,  wearing  a  wisp  of  a  costume,  was  in 
the  midst  of  an  important  scene,  when  a  stout  German 
puffed  on  the  set  and  stood  watching  the  proceedings. 

All  of  a  sudden  a  basso  profuiido  voice,  with  a  rich  Teutonic 
accent,  boomed  above  the  grinding  of  the  camera.  A  short, 
emphatic  forefinger  was  pointed  at  Miss  Borden  and  the  voice 
shouted,  "  Dere  is  de  only  girl  in  the  shtudio  fit  to  look  at !  Und 
sotchsax  appeal!" 

Whereupon  Mr.  R.  A.  Walsh's  assistants  removed  Mr.  F.  W. 
Murnau's  ambassador  from  the  set  in  direct  Irish  fashion. 

In  Hollywood  it  is  correct  to  murmur  that  a  young  lady  has 
"IT."  But  it  is  not  nice  to  stand  before  her  and  bellow  to  the 
world  that  she  has  "  sotch  sax  appeal." 

Nevertheless,  that  is  the  sort  of  a  girl  Olive  Borden  is.  She 
arouses  latent  Columbus  complexes.  When  you  see  her,  you 
want  to  shout,  "What  Ho!    Here  is  a  Big  Star!" 

You  cannot  dismiss  her  by  calling  her  "another  promising 
young  actress."  You  cannot  patronize  her  by  labelling  her  as  a 
"clever  child."  Miss  Borden  has,  for  all  her  youth  and  com- 
parative newness,  the  combination  of  magnetism  and  intel- 
ligence that  lifts  the  prima  donna  above  the  small  fry. 

Young  Olive  is  no  fidgety  ingenue,  made  flighty  by  a  burst 
of  unexpected  success.  Nor  is  she  a  trembling  adventuress  into 
stardom.  Nor  does  she,  thank  goodness! — try  to  hide  her  un- 
certainty by  wise-cracking.    In  brief,  young  Olive  is  no  fool. 

AND,  what  is  even  nicer,  her  mother  is  no  fool.  Mrs.  Borden 
is  the  sort  of  mother  who  can  chaperon  a  pretty  daughter 
without  making  an  army  of  enemies.  She  takes  the  curse  off 
movie  mothers. 

It's  a  pleasant  story — the  tale 
of  these  two  Southern  women 
who,  by  courage  and  tact,  won 
out  where  so  many  other  un- 
happy mothers  and  unfortu- 
nate daughters  have  failed. 

Olive  and  her  mother  have 
an  amusing  way  of  marking 
their  notches  of  success. 

For  instance,  when  Olive  was 
working  in  comedies,  she  had 
only  one  dress  and  the  house- 
hold was  run  by  a  colored 
Mammy,  brought  on  from  \'ir- 
ginia. 

In  "A  Dressmaker  from 
Paris,"  Olive  had  two  dresses. 

In  "  Yellow  Fingers,"  she  ac- 
quired a  personal  maid. 

In  "Fig  Leaves,"  she  had 
added  a  secretary. 

In  "The  Joy  Girl,"— her 
newest  film — Olive  went  to 
Palm  Beach  on  location  and 
society  personages  sought  to 
make  her  acquaintance. 

Mrs.  Borden  refused  the  ad- 
vances of  the  yacht-owners  by 
discovering  that  there  was  no 
clause  in  Olive's  contract  call- 
ing for  personal  appearance  in 
society. 

"We  are,"  commented  Mrs. 


Borden,  "working  women!" 
The  Bordens  aren't  easily  daz- 
zled. 


Olive  tells  amusing  stories  about  her  early  da\-s  in  pictures. 
She  relates  these  anecdotes  with  a  true  sense  of  values,  with  a 
shrewd,  clear  insight  into  the  amazing  bypathsof  Holly  wood  life. 

She  began  her  career,  as  you  probably  know,  in  comedies. 
Just  an  extra  girl.  But  wildly  bent  on  earning  her  thirty-five 
dollars  a  week.  It  seems  that  most  of  the  other  girls  in  the 
same  studio  were  veterans.  With  some  of  them,  the  movies 
were — ahem! — a  sort  of  side-line.  Many  of  them  were  so  busy 
with  urgent  social  engagements  that  they  didn't  have  much 
time  to  devote  to  their  careers. 

OLIVE'S  mind  was  strictly  on  her  salarj'  envelope  and  she 
stepped  into  all  the  roles  left  vacant  by  the  members  of 
the  yachting  set.  It  was  surprising  how  many  roles  she  picked 
up  that  had  been  cast  aside  by  girls  who  simply  couldn't  be 
anno\ed  with  over-time  work. 

Lots  of  girls  have  worked  their  way  out  of  Broadway  chor- 
uses to  leading  roles  in  just  this  way. 

Olive's  first  chance  in  a  big  studio  was  in  "A  Dreasmaker 
from  Paris."  One  day  someone  invited  her  to  call  at  the  Para- 
mount studio  for  an  interview  with  Mr.  Lasky.  It  was  then 
that  Olive  acquired  her  second  dress.  In  anticipation  of  knock- 
ing Mr.  Lasky  for  a  row  of  Rolls-Royces,  Mrs.  Borden  made 
Olive  a  new  black  satin  dress,  trimmed  with  strips  of  fur  cut 
from  an  old  scarf  that  Olive  had  worn  as  a  child. 

The  interview  with  Mr.  Lasky  was  only  one  of  those  Holly- 
wood jokes.  Mr.  Lasky  had  not  sent  for  her;  he  hadn't  even 
heard  of  her.  But  the  casting  director  and  Paul  Bern  took  one 
look  at  Olive  and  immediately  both  asked  her  to  be  a  member  of 
the  beautv  chorus  in  "A  Dressmaker  from  Paris." 

It's  tough  to  be  handed  a 
glorified  extra  girl  part  when 
you  are  all  dressed  up  to  sign  a 
starring  contract.  But  Olive 
took  the  role,  because  the 
Bordens  like  fried  chicken  for 
their  Sunday  dinner. 

When  Olive  was  working  in 
"A  Dressmaker  from  Paris," 
Lois  Wilson  walked  on  the  set. 
The  beauty  chorus,  made  up  of 
the  best-looking  girls  in  Holly- 
wood, were  doing  their  stuff. 
Paul  Bern  asked  Lois  which 
girl  she  considered  had  the  best 
chance  of  doing  something  big. 

LIKE  Mr.  Murnau's  assist- 
ant, Lois  pointed  to  Olive 
and  said,"  That  cute  littleone." 

You  have  no  idea — and 
probably  Lois  had  no  idea  at 
the  time — how  much  that 
meant  to  Olive. 

The  appearance  in  a  Para- 
mount picture  did  a  lot  for 
Olive.  It  Ufted  her  out  of  the 
ranks  of  the  comedy  girls. 
Directors  gave  her  small  parts 
and  then  William  Fox  signed 
her  up  to  a  contract. 

When  Olive  went  to  the  Fox 
studio,  she  brought  with  her 
one  quality  that  endeared  her 
to  the  management.  Olive 
loves  to  work  and  to  work  hard ; 

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"Listen,  rabbit,  you  wouldn't  fool  me, 
would  you?  Little  Wallace  may  believe  in 
Santa  Claus  or  press  agents,  but  enough  is 
enough.  Come  on,  rabbit,  and  tell  Mr. 
Beery  that  it's  only  an  adopted  egg" 


THE    NATIONAL    GUIDE    TO     MOTION     PICTURES 


METROPOLIS— UFA— Paramount 

A  STORY  of  the  City  of  the  Future,  weirdly  imagined, 
technically  gorgeous,  but  almost  ruined  by  terrible  act- 
ing and  awful  subtitles.  The  settings  are  unbeh'evably 
beautiful;  the  mugging  of  the  players  is  unbelievably  bad. 
It's  a  tale  of  future  mechanistic  development  carried  to 
such  an  extreme  that  human  beings  are  merely  slaves  to 
machines.  The  film  has  daring,  originality  and  some  great 
spectacular  melodrama.  What  a  pity  that  the  German 
producers,  themselves,  are  such  slaves  to  their  own  techni- 
cal magic  that  they  forget  the  human  values  of  their  stories! 
What  a  pity  that  American  editors  distort  what  is  essentially 
a  Jules  Verne  fantasy  with  preachy  subtitles! 

Nevertheless,  "  Jletropolis ''  is  a  great  spectacle,  thanks 
to  the  wizardr\'  of  its  art  directors  and  cameramen. 


A  Review  of  the  J^ew  Pictures 


STARK  LOVE— Paramount 

A  MIGHTY  fine  picture,  in  some  ways  as  noteworthy  as 
-'^  Robert  Flaherty's  "Xanook"  and  "Moana.''  Karl 
Brown,  who  had  been  Jimmie  Cruze's  cameraman,  obtained 
Jesse  Lasky's  backing  and  took  a  studio  staff  into  the  Great 
Smoky  Mountains  of  North  Carolina.  There  he  rounded 
up  a  mountaineer  cast  and  shot  a  graphic  and  absorbing 
tale  of  the  hills. 

"Stark  Love,"  despite  its  garish  boxofSce  title,  is  a 
picture  of  genuine  merit.  It  is  astonishing  how  well  the 
mountaineers  act.  Helen  Mundy,  a  school  girl  hired  in 
Kno.xville,  Tenn.,  is  excellent  as  the  heroine,  while  a  hill 
boy,  Forrest  James,  gives  an  amazingly  good  performance. 
An  old  timer.  Silas  Miracle,  plays  the  boy's  father  in  a  wav 
to  outshine  Wally  Beer>-'s  best  work.    Don't  miss  this  film. 

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RESURRECTION— United  Artists 

THIS  visualization  of  Leo  Tolstoy's  tragic  story  is  given 
an  intelligent  and  sincere  telling  by  Director  Edwin 
Carewe,  but  its  chief  bid  for  lasting  film  fame  is  Dolores  Del 
Rio's  superb  performance  of  Kalusha  Maslova.  Here  is  one 
of  the  biggest  things  histrionically  the  pictures  have  revealed 
in  the  whole  course  of  their  career. 

"Resurrection"  is  the  stop,'  of  Katusha  Maslova's  degra- 
dation and  regeneration,  .^n  orphan  peasant  girl,  she  lives 
practiciUy  as  a  member  of  the  household  in  the  home  of 
the  young  Prince  Dmitri  Nckhliidof's  aunts.  On  his  way 
to  the  war  front,  the  young  prince  pauses  over  night. 
Kalusha  yields — and  Dmitri  goes  on,  to  forget.  Years  pass 
and  Katusha,  now  a  woman  of  the  streets,  is  arrested  for 
murder.  Dmitri  recognizes  her  and  tries  to  save  her.  Even 
his  power  fails  and  Katusha  is  sentenced  to  Siberia  for  life. 
Dmitri  follows  Katusha  but,  in  the  end,  she  sends  him  back, 
realizing  that  the  past  has  made  her  future  hopeless.  You 
last  see  Katusha,  one  of  a  long  line  of  prisoners,  trudging 
through  the  Siberian  snows. 

This  is  a  stori'  offering  many  directorial  pitfalls,  but 
Director  Carewe  has  bridged  them  successfully.  He  has 
built  two  magnificent  sequences,  one  in  which  Kalusha  gives 
way  to  the  importunities  of  the  passionate  Dmitri  and, 
later,  when  the  disheveled  and  dissolute  Kalusha  faces  her 
accusers  in  court. 

Take  our  word  for  it.  Miss  Del  Rio  rises  to  genuine  heights 
in  both  these  moments.  Rod  La  Rocque,  too,  does  admirable 
work,  the  best  of  his  career,  but  he  is  overshadowed  by 
Miss  Del  Rio's  amazing  performance. 


SAVES     YOUR     PICTURE     TIME      AND      MONEY 


The  Best  Pictures  of  the  Month 


THE  ROUGH  RIDERS 
STARK  LOVE 
THE  LOVE  OF  SUNYA 
WHITE  GOLD 


RESURRECTION 

SLIDE,  KELLY,  SLIDE 

METROPOLIS 

CASEY  AT  THE  BAT 


The  Best  Performances  of  the  Month 

Dolores  Del  Rio  in  "Resurrection" 

Gloria  Swanson  in  "The  Love  of  Sunya" 

William  Haines  in  "Slide,  Kelly,  Slide" 

Jetta  Goudal  in  "White  Gold" 

Forrest  James  in  "Stark  Love" 

Helen  Mundy  in  "Stark  Love" 

Rod  La  Rocque  in  "Resurrection" 

Harry  Carey  in  "Slide,  Kelly,  Slide" 

Charles  Emniett  Mack  in  "The  Rough  Riders" 

Charles  Farrell  in  "The  Rough  Riders" 

George  Bancroft  in  "The  Rough  Riders" 

Noah  Beery  in  "The  Rough  Riders" 


THE  ROUGH  RIDERS— Paramount 

BETWEEN  Victor  Fleming's  skillful  direction  iind  a  half 
dozen  corking  screen  performances,  this  story  of  '98  and 
the  war  with  Spain  becomes  a  production  of  fine  propor- 
tions. 

Basically,  it  traces  the  career  of  Theodore  Roosevelt  from 
his  desk  as  assistant  secretary  of  the  navy  to  colonel  of  the 
Rough  Riders,  but  history  is  pretty  well  enveloped  in  mo\ie 
romance. 

There  are  tw-o  boys  in  love  with  Dolly  Gray.  One  has 
known  and  loved  her  for  years.  The  other,  a  chap  at  the 
Texas  gathering  place  of  the  Rough  Riders,  meets  her  and 
falls  hard.  The  first  collapses  when  he  is  tossed  into  battle 
in  the  Cuban  jungles  but,  in  the  end,  he  turns  out  to  Ijp  a 
hero  and  is  killed. 

So  the  other  goes  back  to  the  girl — and  finds  she  has  loved 
him  all  along. 

A  conventional  and  trite  plot,  if  you  wish,  but  the  acting 
glosses  it  over.  Charles  Emmett  Hack  gives  a  remarkable 
performance  of  the  weakling  who  proves  himself.  Charles 
Farrell,  who  scored  in  "Old  Ironsides,"  does  it  again  here,  as 
the  other  lover.  In  fact,  his  hit  is  the  biggest  scored  by  a 
young  plaver  in  a  long  time.  There  are  two  comedy  roles, 
Happy  Joe,  a  cowboy  from  the  ranges,  and  the  mustached 
gentleman  who  enlists  rather  than  lose  him  as  prisoner,  no 
other  than  Hell's  Bells,  sheriff  of  Byloe  Count>'.  George 
Bancroft  hits  the  gong  as  Bappv  Joe  and  Noah  Beerv  is  a  jov 
as  Hell's  Bells. 

.\nd  don't  forget  how  Frank  Hopper,  ex-book  agent,  plays 
Roosevelt.    He  looks — and  is — Teddv. 


THE  LOVE  OF  SUNYA— United  Artists 

GOOD  girl,  Gloria  Swanson!  Your  first  picture  is  a 
credit  to  you.  You  didn't  select  much  of  a  stor>-;  in  less 
skillful  hands,  all  that  crystal  gazing  and  reincarnation  stuff 
would  have  seemed  a  little  silly.  But  that  idea  of  playing 
three  characters  in  one  was  a  good  one.  You  were  great  as 
the  wild,  wild  opera  singer.  That,  Gloria,  is  your  cake. 
Keep  on  playing  ladies  who  are  sharp,  naughty  and  a  little 
hard-boiled — and  beautifully  dressed.  All  in  all,  your  acting 
was  the  best  you  have  done. 

We  liked  your  "find" — John  Boles — and  also  Andres  de 
Segurola.  Young  Flobelle  Fairbanks  is  a  good  little  actress. 
Your  director,  Albert  Parker,  did  nobly  by  you  and  the 
picture.  Do  you  know,  Miss  Swanson,  you  are  apt  to  start 
a  craze  for  girls  wearing  their  hair  brushed  off  their  ears? 


SLIDE,  KELLY.  SLIDE— M.-G.-M. 

HERE  is  a  real  baseball  comedy,  told  with  some  sac- 
charinity  but  a  whole  lot  of  fidelity  to  the  national 
game.  The  entire  diamond  parade  is  here:  the  rookies,  the 
coaches,  the  famous  baseball  stars,  the  training  camp  and 
the  Yankee  Stadium.  Jim  Kelly  is  a  riot  in  his  home  town, 
but  he  finds  the  training  camp  grade  a  little  hard.  Still,  he 
makes  it — and  becomes  a  pitching  ace.  He  is  insufferable, 
however,  and  disrupts  the  whole  team's  morale. 

William  Haines  is  the  brash  rookie,  Kelly,  and  he  gives  a 
performance  calculated  to  add  a  great  deal  to  his  popularity. 
A  corking  bit,  of  an  old  catcher,  is  done  by  Harr\'  Carey. 
In  the  background  you  will  discover  such  baseball  lights  as 
Mike  Donlin,  Irish  Meusel,  Bob  Meusel  and  "  Push-'em-up  " 
Tonv  Lazzeri. 


53 


WHITE 
GOLD— 
Producers 
Dist.  Corp. 


CASEY  AT 
THE  BAT— 
Paramount 


A  CONVINCING  argument  against  those  who  believe 
there  is  little  or  no  merit  connected  with  the  art  of  cellu- 
loid story  telling.  To  William  K.  Howard  belongs  the  credit 
for  this  masterly  piece  of  direction,  worthy  of  the  most  superla- 
tive language.  The  cast  is  excellent — George  Nichols,  Kenneth 
Thompson,  George  Bancroft  and  Jetta  Goudal,  whose  per- 
formance ranks  among  the  finest  of  the  year.  This  is  one  of 
the  best  pictures  of  the  month. 


A  BEST  film  of  the  month  but  crowded  over  here  by  the 
general  excellence  of  the  current  releases.  You  know  the 
celebrated  poem  of  the  immortal  Ciise.v,  the  local  Babe  Ruth  of 
Mudville.  This  idea  had  more  possibilities  than  Monte  Brice, 
the  director,  extracted.  And  Wallace  Beery,  as  Casey,  is 
labored  and  frequently  seems  lost  in  the  proceedings.  Ford 
Sterling,  when  he  has  the  chance,  makes  good,  ."^musing,  but 
it  could  have  been  a  lot  better. 


BLIND 

ALLEYS— 

Paramount 


A  KISS  IN 
A  TAXI— 
Paramount 


SOMETHING  is  vitally  wrong  with  a  picture  when  an  audi- 
ence will  sit  and  laugh  at  its  serious  moments.  The  director 
and  the  cast  should  not  be  blamed  for  this  movie-hash.  The 
fault  lies  in  the  storj'.  Owen  Davis  wrote  this  yarn  especially 
for  Thomas  Meighan.  If  we  were  Mr.  Meighan,  we  woiild  con- 
sider Mr.  Davis  our  worst  enemy.  Of  course,  Meighan  fans 
will  never  go  back  on  their  favorite  and,  too,  you  won't  find 
Greta  Nissen  and  Evelyn  Brent  hard  on  the  eyes. 


CL.-\RENCE  B.\DGER  attempted  to  make  this  a  naughty 
sophisticated  comedy,  but  it  resulted  in  being  only  a  mild 
little  affair  of  a  French  maiden  w'ho  is  a  waitress  in  a  French 
cafe.  Bebe  Daniels  is  the  star  of  the  film,  but  most  of  the 
interest  centers  about  Chester  Conklin  who  has  a  way  of 
running  off  with  the  show.  Bebe's  costumes  are  quite  homely 
and  she  retains  a  spark  of  Sennett  slapstick.  We  classify  it  as 
just  fair. 


AN  AFFAIR 
OF  THE 
FOLLIES— 
First 
National 


THE  GAY 
OLD  BIRD— 
Warner  Bros. 


BILLIE  DOVE'S  first  starring  vehicle — and  may  the  rest  of 
her  vehicles  be  as  entertaining.  As  you  might  suspect,  Billie 
is  a  glorified  Follies  girl  who  marries  a  poor  clerk.  And  the 
millionaire  still  pursues  her,  but  he's  not  a  villain,  because  he 
happens  to  be  Lewis  Stone.  It  really  is  a  long  time  since  we 
have  seen  him  in  a  role  that  fitted  him  so  perfectly.  Then — 
but  go  see  the  picture.  We  liked  it  immensely  and  think  you 
will,  too. 


THE  combination  of  Louise  Fazenda  and  John  T.  Murray 
is  not  to  be  sneezed  at.  The  storj — don't  tell  me  you 
haven't  heard  this  one.  Hubby's  wife  is  home  at  mother's  for 
a  stretch  just  as  the  wealthy  uncle  is  due  for  a  visit  and  in- 
cidentally a  check.  Hubby  gets  a  substitute  wife  with  the 
usual  complications  in  order  to  obtain  the  check — oh,  so  you 
have  heard  it?  -Anyway  Louise  Fazenda  is  worth  the  price  of 
admission  alone. 


RUBBER 
TIRES— 
Producers 
Dist.  Corp. 


THE  VENUS 

FROM 

VENICE— 

First 

National 


A  FAIR  little  comedy  for  those  who  are  not  too  fussy.  The 
Stack  family  decide  to  make  their  fortune  in  California. 
So  in  a  little  tin-can  of  the  year  1900  A.  D.  they  move  merrily 
along  from  coast  to  coast.  Of  course,  there  are  many  break- 
downs, but  a  handsome  knight  of  the  road  always  appears  at 
the  proper  time  and  lends  his  assistance.  By  the  time  they 
reach  California  a  nice  little  romance  has  developed  and  it's  the 
end  of  the  picture. 


A  THOROUGHLY  enjoyable  brisk  little  comedy  featuring 
Constance  Talmadge,  Antonio  Moreno,  Julanne  Johnston 
and  Hedda  Hopper.  Connie  is  very  cute  with  her  distinctive 
mannerisms  as  the  light-fingered  Italian  maid  who  just  must 
take  everything  she  sees.  An  American  artist  feels  that,  if  given 
a  decent  chance  in  life,  she  might  reform.  Of  course  she  does,  but 
succeeds  in  stealing  the  artist's  heart.  You'll  find  this  quite  to 
your  liking. 


THE  DEMI- 
BRIDE— 
M-G-M 


THREE 
HOURS— 

First 
National 


THIS  is  one  of  those  efforts  at  sophisticated  and  piquant 
French  farce,  relating  how  little  Criqiiette,  a  school  girl, 
hooks  and  lands  the  wily  Pliillippe  de  Bridcau,  boulevardier 
e.xtraordinary,  sought  after  by  every  pretty  woman  in  Paris. 
Everyone  tries  rather  hard  for  verve,  but  Norma  Shearer  has 
charm  and  Lew  Cody  is  satisfactory  as  the  man-about-town. 
Dorothy  Sebastian  does  a  vivid  bit — of  a  butterfly  who  has 
loved  and  lost  Phillippe. 


AVERY  gruesome  story  that  never  seems  to  end.  We 
cannot  stress  the  fact  too  much  that  this  is  a  picture  which 
you  should  overlook  unless  you  enjoy  excruciating  emotional 
scenes.  There  is  one  scene  that  is  one  of  the  most  harrowing 
ever  depicted.  This  calls  for  some  splendid  emotional  acting, 
but,  falling  into  the  hands  of  Corinne  Griffith,  it  becomes  inane. 
John  Bowers,  looking  quite  old,  is  the  leading  man.  Hobart 
Bosworth  has  a  grand  time  over-acting. 


HIGH  HAT— 

First 

National 


WHAT 

EVERY  GIRL 
SHOULD 
KNOW— 
Warner  Bros. 


THE  inside  dope  on  a  movie  studio — from  the  ejes  of  extrii 
people.  Ben  Lx'on  is  a  lazy  extra  who  doesn't  care  about 
working  until  he  meets  the  pretty  wardrobe  mistress.  Then 
life  to  him  takes  on  a  different  atmosphere.  He  decides  to 
make  good.  But  just  at  that  time  the  company's  jewels  are 
missing  and  Ben  proves  what  a  hero  he  is  by  not  only  recover- 
ing the  jewels  but  capturing  the  thief  as  well.  It's  really 
nothing  to  get  excited  about. 


THE  title  has  nothing  to  do  with  the  story.  It's  one  of  those 
drag-em-in  titles  that  movie-fans  fall  for.  Now  don't  be 
misled,  for  this  is  a  very  poor  picture.  Patsy  Ruth  Miller  and 
Mickey  McBan  are  two  orphans  who  are  befriended  by  a 
wealthy  man.  His  fiancee  becomes  jealous  of  Patsy — but 
what's  the  use  of  going  on,  it's  too  complicated.  Patsy  Ruth 
had  better  get  over  the  idea  that  she  can  do  a  Mary  Pickford 
role.    Don't  be  annoyed.  [continued  on  page  135 1 

55 


Donald  Ogden  Stewart's    /^^t^\  iT  ^ 

GUIDE  to  ^jLJc  r  r  c  c  c 

^    |M^||[ 


The  famous  humorist  relates  just  what 
happens  when  a  great  director  finds 
he  is  to  do  a  deeply  religious  picture 


"Hmm,"  the  director  re- 
marks. "It  seems  to  be 
some  sort  of  an  Egyptian 
story." 

"No,  sir,"  suggests  the 
trembling  script  clerk. 
**It"s  about  the  life  of 
Christ." 


[Mr.  Stewart  insists  upon  writing  what  he  calls  a 
synopsis  of  preceding  chapters.  An  original  Stewart 
manuscript,  completely  lading  punctuation,  is  offered 
to  any  one  who  can  find  these  preceding  chapters  ] 

MRS.  FINCH  and  Mrs.  Pugh  are  rival  candidates  for 
the  presidency  of  the  Woman's  Club  of  South  Ethels- 
foot.  Kansas.  Both  have  strong  forceful  characters 
and  woolen  underwear,  so  the  rivalry  is  intense.  Mrs. 
Finch,  however,  has  been  to  Europe  and  also  has  a  slight  growth 
of  black  hair  around  her  upper  lip.  which  would  seem  to  give 
her  a  distinct  advantage.    All  Ethelfoot  is  agog. 

On  the  night  before  the  election  Mrs.  Pugh  eats  something 
which  doesn't  agree  with  her  and  her  cause  appears  hopeless. 
The  odds  shift  from  2  to  1  to  18  to  4,  with  few  takers.  Mrs. 
Pugh  tries  bicarbonate  of  soda  and  standing  on  one  leg.  The 
Finch  rooters  are  jubilant. 

Meanwhile,  out  in  far  distant  Hollywood,  a  film  comedian  is 
caught  riding  on  a  street  car  without  paying  his  fare.     He  is 

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dragged  from  the  car  by  a  number  of  indignant  passengers,  in- 
cluding several  outraged  ministers,  and  severely  beaten.  At  the 
police  station  he  is  given  the  "third  degree"  and  about  mid- 
night confesses.  The  ministers  return  to  their  parishes  and 
begin  the  preparation  of  ne.xt  Sunday's  sermons.  The  news  is 
flashed  to  an  eagerly  waiting  world  and  when  the  comedian 
returns  home  he  finds  that  his  friends  have  all  left. 

Election  day  dawns  in  Ethelfoot.  The  hotels  are  filled  and 
many  late  arrivals  are  forced  to  take  the  regular  table  d'liote 
dinner  without  cranberry  pie. 

Jlrs.  Finch  takes  the  floor  when  the  club  mcmbersstop  talking. 

"I  move,"  she  says,  "that  we  denounce  Cigarette  Smoking 
by  Members  of  the  Cabinet."     This  is  greeted  with  applause. 

Mrs.  Pugh  then  stands  up. 

"I  move,"  she  says,  "that  we  denounce  Cigarette  Smoking 
by  Members  of  the  Cabinet  and  the  Use  of  Rouge  and  Lipstick 
by  the  Wife  of  the  Mayor  of  Tacoma,  Wash." 

The  applause  increases  as  the  contest  waxes  hotter.  Mrs. 
Finch  leaps  to  her  feet. 


Behavior 


in  Hollywood 


'■  I  move,"  she  says,  "  that  we  denounce  Beauty  Contests." 

"I  move,"  counters  Mrs.  Pugh,  "that  we  denounce  Birth 
Control  and  Bobbed  Hair." 

The  movements  come  thick  and  fast. 

"  One-piece  Bathing  Suits." 

"War." 

"The  Nude  in  Art." 

"The  White  Slave  Traflic  in  Turkey." 

By  the  eighteenth  movement,  however,  Mrs.  Finch's  better 
physical  condition  begins  to  tell  and  at  the  end  of  the  final  half 
hour  the  score  is  61  to  50  in  her  favor,  and  her  election  seems 
assured. 

During  the  intermission  Mrs.  Beale  sings  "Oh  Perfect  Love 
and  Mrs.  Pugh,  still  fighting  desperately,  struggles  to  her  feet 
and  moves  that  they  denounce  that.  She  is  carried  from  the 
room  in  a  semi-hysterical  condition  and  deposited  on  the  porch 
swing  with  a  strong  cup  of  tea  and  a  soda  mint.  As  she  sits 
there,  forlorn  and  hopeless,  the  Evening  Paper  arrives  and  a 
large  headline  catches  her  eye.  "  Movie  Comedian  in  Scandal." 
She  picks  up  the  paper  and  rushes  into  the  house. 

"I  move,"  she  shouts,  "that  we  denounce  Hollywood." 

The  room  is  stunned  into  attention. 

"And  furthermore,"  cries  Mrs.  Pugh,  "I  move  that  we  de- 
mand the  barring  of  all  this  Movie  Comedian's  pictures  in  our 
city." 

Applause  begins. 

"And  furthermore,"  shouts  Mrs.  Pugh,  "if  we  hurry,  we 
will  be  the  first  Woman's  Club  in  America  to  do  this." 


A  cheer  breaks  out  and  the  meeting  is  carried  by  storm.  Mrs. 
Pugh  is  unanimously  elected  president,  and  Mrs.  Finch  is  rele- 
gated to  the  Book  of  the  Month  Committee.  Ice  cream  and 
sandwiches  are  served  and  all  vote  the  meeting  a  huge  success, 
especially  as,  during  the  ne.xt  two  weeks,  other  Women's  Clubs 
follow  their  example.  The  Comedian  is  ruined  morally,  spirit- 
uallv  and  financially.  He  picks  up  a  copy  of  Photopl.ay  con- 
taining Chapter  IX  of  "Perfect  Behavior  in  Hollywood"  by  • 
Donald  Ogden  Stewart  and  thinks  that  it  is  very  amusing. 

Donald  Ogden  Stewart  shoots  himself. 

This  is  what  he  read. 

CHAPTER  IX 

""How  to  Direct" 

WE  are  now  ready  for  the  actual  directing  of  the  picture. 
We  have  a  "story,"  a  "continuity,"  and  a  "cast."  The 
"sets"  are  all  in  place,  and  the  advance  "publicity"  has  been 
sent  to  the  newspapers.  The  "schedule"  calls  for  starting  the 
production  on,  let  us  say,  June  15th.  The  morning  of  June 
15thdawns  and  by  eight-thirty  allisinreadiness.  The  electricians 
are  at  their  posts,  the  camera  men  are  prepared  to  "  shoot, "  the 
actors  and  actresses  are  "made  up"  and  waiting. 

This  is  the  time  for  the  Director  to  begin  to  wonder  what 
the  story  is  about.  He  picks  up  the  script  of  the  "continuity" 
and  glances  through  it. 

"Hmni,"  he  remarks,  "it  seems         [ continued  on' page  9:!  | 


'I  move,"  Mrs.  Beale  shouts,    'that  we  denounce  Hollywood!" 


67 


~^^ns^ver  this  One 

By  Frances  Denton 
For  Fans  Only.   A  College  Diploma  wont  help  you 

(Answers  on  page  140) 


1.  What  actress  was  burned  to  death  while  making  a  picture 
in  Texas,  on  a  Thanksgiving  Day? 

2.  Name  six  moving  picture  actors  who  are  college  graduates. 

3.  Name  six  women  who  have  won  names  for  themselves  as 
scenario  writers. 

4.  Who  played  the  part  of  a  Chinaman  and  what  woman 
took  the  leading  role  in  "Broken  Blossoms"? 

5.  What  actor  went  to  Annapolis  recently  to  make  "The 
Jlidshipman"? 

6.  What   actor   went   recently   to   West   Point   to   make   a 
picture? 

7.  What  is  the  little  colored  boy's  name  who  plays  in  "Our 
Gang"  comedies? 

8.  What     two    well    known    sisters    played    together    in 
"Romola"? 

9.  What  well  known  comedian  is  a  director,  producer  and 
scenario  writer,  as  well  as  an  actor? 

10.  Who    directed    "The    Birth    of   a    Nation"    and    "In- 
tolerance"? 

11.  Who    played    opposite    Antonio    Moreno    in    "Mare 
Nostrum"? 

12.  Who  directed  "The  .\rab"? 

13.  Who  played  the  leading  role  in  "The  Phantom  of  the 
Opera"? 

14.  Who  took  the  leading  role  in  "Yolanda"? 

15.  What  two  brothers  are  famous  directors,  known  all  over 
the  world  for  their  pictures? 

16.  What  was  the  most  e\-pensive  motion  picture  ever  pro- 
duced? 

17.  What  is  Mary-  Pickford's  real  name? 

18.  What  picture  was  made  recently  in  Nice.  France? 

19.  What  was  Gilda  Grav's  first  picture? 

20.  Who  directed  "Ben  Hur"? 

21.  Who  played  opposite  Richard  Dix  in  "The  Vanishing 
American"? 

22.  Who   plaved   opposite   John   Barrvmore   in   "The   Sea 
Beast"? 

23.  What  girl  had  her  hair  cut  like  a  boy's  to  make  a  picture? 

24.  What  was  the  name  of  the  picture  in  which  Mae  JIurray 
played  with  John  Gilbert? 


2.5.  Name  the  photoplay  in  which  Lois  Wilson  played 
opposite  Tommy  Meighan  in  1925. 

26.  Name  the  actresses  who  were  on  Photoplay's  Honor 
Roll  for  1925. 

27.  Who  played  opposite  Richard  Dix  in  "The  Quarter- 
back"? 

28.  What  was  Rudolph  \'alentino's  first  big  picture? 

29.  Who  has  been  Harold  Lloyd's  leading  lady  in  all  his 
recent  comedies? 

30.  Where  w-ere  most  of  the  exteriors  of  "Old  Ironsides' 
made? 

31.  Who  played  with  Greta  Garbo  in  "Flesh  and  the  Devil"? 

32.  What  was  Greta  Garbo's  first  .\merican  photoplay? 

33.  What  book  was  the  picture  of  "The  Sea  Beast"  made 
from? 

34.  What  was  the  name  of  the  first  steam  engine  that  ran 
through  the  Middle  West — and  name  a  well  known  picture  by 
that  name. 

35.  Who  played  the  part  of  the  daughter  in  "Stella  Dallas"? 

36.  Name  a  serial  in  which  .^llene  Ray  and  Walter  Miller 
played  together — a  South  Sea  Island  story. 

37.  What  country  does  Vilma  Banky  come  from  and  what 
country  does  Ronald  Colman  come  from? 

38.  What  three  actresses  have  played  in  screen  versions  of 
"Carmen"? 

39.  What  actress  was  starred  in  a  film  version  of  "Peg  o'  My 
Heart"  that  was  never  released? 

40.  Who  are  Ernest  Carlton  Brimmer,  Viola  Flugrath, 
Kathleen  Morrison,  Blanche  .Alexander,  Marion  Douras  ami 
Appolonia  Chalupez? 

41.  What  relation  are  Constance  Bennett,  Alma  Bennett  and 
Belle  Bennett? 

42.  What  do  the  following  initials  stand  for:  F.  P.  L., 
M.  G.  M.,  P.  D.  C,  and  U.  F.  A.? 

43.  What  was  Douglas  Fairbanks'  first  picture? 

44.  From  what  play  by  what  author  was  "  JIale  and  Female" 
adapted? 

45.  What  was  Broncho  Billy's  real  name? 

46.  Who  played  the  two  leading  roles  in  "The  Count  of 
Monte  Cristo"? 


An  Off-Screen 
Tragedy 


The  Vamp  Brea\s 
Her  Beads 


68 


spun: 


T 


HE  most  piquant  profile  on  the  screen.   It  belongs  to  Dolores  Costello  and  you  will 
see  it  next  in  "A  Million  Bid."  Let's  hope  the  picture  won't  be  another  disappoint- 
ment for  those  who  hope  for  big  things  for  Dolores. 


Answers  on 
Page  124 


One.   Time:  1914.    Place:  A  New  York  Theater.    The  play: 

"  The  Law  of  the  Land."    The  lady ;  Julia  Dean.    Who  can 

name  the  popular  film  star  seated  on  the  chaise  longue? 


Two.  The  man 
on  the  left  is  well 
known  to  you 
all.  Back  in  1892 
he  and  his  part' 
ner  were  burning 
"em  up  in  a  skit 
called  "Finne- 
gan's  Ball." 


j;22GSa_ 


Three.  The  original  Messah  of  the 
stage  play,  "Ben-Hur."  as  produced 
in  1899  by  Klaw  and  Erlanger  at  the 
Broadway  Theater.  Hasn't  changed 
much,  has  he  ? 


four.  Now  a  Holly- 
wood character  actor. 
In  1909,  he  played 
Manson  in  "The  Ser- 
vant in  the  House" 
at  the  Belasco  Thea- 
ter. Herb  Rawlinson 
was  also  in  the  cast. 
Look  closely,  please ! 


Five.  Twenty  years  ago,  he  was 
Maude  Adams'  handsome  leading 
man  in  "L'Aiglon."  Do  you  remem- 
ber him  ?  Today  he  is  one  of  our 
greatest  screen  directors. 

""WT — 


Ruth  Harriet  Louise 


MARCELLINE  DAY  will  take  Dolores  Costeilo's  place  as  leading  woman  for  John 
Barrymore  in  "The  Beloved  Rogue."   As  you  can  see,  she  is  the  same  slender,  soul' 
ful  type.    And  that  is  all  right  with  us. 


Rork  Gal 

There's  no  keeping  Sam's  daughter 
from  greasepaint 


I  HAVE  just  met  a  most 
sprightly  kid.  Half-woman 
and  half-child,  you  want  to 
spank  her  and  send  her  off 
to  bed  at  eight  o'clock  with  a 
lollipop  in  one  hand  and  "La  Vie 
Parisienne"  in  the  other.  She's 
that  much  of  a  contradiction^ 

One  moment  she  is  a  woman 
grown  talking  soulfuUy  of  her 
dead  love,  and  the  next  she  is  a 
youngster  wheedling  luncheon 
monev  out  of  dad. 

Gee,  I'd  like  to  be  just  nine- 
teen and  Ann  Rork,  Sam's 
daughter. 

But  let's  begin  at  the  begin- 
ning. That's  always  the  best 
place  to  start. 

"How  did  you  happen  to  be- 
come an  actress?" 

.\nn  looked  pensive.  Ann 
looked  sad.  But  the  soft  con- 
tour of  her  round  face  only  suc- 
ceeded in  looking  adorably  young 
and  bewilderingly  pretty.  Cer- 
tainlv  sorrow  had  no  place  in 
that  child's  life. 

"Well,  you  see,"  and  a  small 
sigh  escaped,  "  I  was  very  much 
in  love  with  an  engineer.  .\nd 
he  died.  I  had  no  interest  in 
anything.  So  dad  said  then  that 
I  might  as  well  be  a  motion  pic- 
ture actress.  It  would  give  me 
something  to  do.     And  I  liked 

it." 

Dad  is  Sam  Rork,  the  producer,  who  up  to  the  moment  of 
Ann's  graduation  from  Knox  College  had  steadfastly  refused  to 
permit   his   daughter   to   have   a 

motion  picture  career.    He  should  

have  known  better.  Keep  Ann 
from  having  a  career !  It  was  born 
in  the  blood,  bred  in  the  bone.  He, 
himself,  had  been  in  the  show  busi- 
ness since  he  was  a  little  shaver. 
Ann's  mother  had  been  on  the 
operatic  stage. 

HE  thought  of  the  long  hours, 
the  hard  work,  the  ceaseless 
grind  of  the  motion  picture  studios. 
He  was  determined  his  little  girl 
was  going  to  know  nothing  about 
motion  pictures.  Sam  reckoned 
without  Ann.  The  smell  of  the 
greasepaint  was  incense  to  her 
nostrils.  Mascaro  and  lipstick 
were  offerings  to  the  Great  God 
Theater.  Sam  had  forgotten  -\nn 
was  a  roadshow  baby. 

Ann  had  been  cradled  in  the  top 
of  her  mother's  trunk,  had  nestled 
in  the  tulle  and  finery  of  fancy 
costumes,  had  been  crooned  to 
sleep  by  a  lullaby,  soon  to  change 
into  the  latest  musical  comedy  hit 
when  her  mother  stepped  forth  on 
the  stage.  Ann  took  to  grease- 
paint like  a  gosling  takes  to  the 
millpond. 

"We  gave  her  the  odds  and 
ends,"    said    dad,    chuckling    in- 


Papa  said  "No"  to  Ann's  movie  ambitions. 
He  should  have  known  better ! 


camelia,  and  eyes  as  dark  as 
slippers,  the  kind  that  flap  a 


By 
Dorothy  Spensley 


wardly  at  that  black-haired 
child's  success,  ".\nything  that 
was  left  over  in  the  way  of  a 
part  went  to  Ann.  And  she  did 
well  by  them,  too.  You  know, 
that  kid's  really  an  actress." 

But  Ann  gives  a  different  in- 
terpretation to  her  variety  of 
roles. 

"They  are  testing  me  out,  like 
a  race  horse,  to  find  my  gait. 
But  I  think  I  shall  finally  do 
light  comedy  roles." 

ANN'S  first  role  was  that  of 
<Killy,  an  English  girl,  in 
"Old  Loves  for  New."  As  faiiJifa, 
a  young  Sicilian,  she  and  Gilbert 
Roland  ran  off  with  the  honors 
in  "The  Blonde  Saint."  In 
"The  Notorious  Lady"  she's  a 
tropical  miss  who  pops  off  the 
villain  in  the  last  reel.  It  was 
dad  himself  who  offered  her  the 
leading  ladyship  of  "His  Son." 

"I'm  glad  it's  a  dress-up  role." 
said  her  father's  daughter,  tuck- 
ing in  a  strand  of  hair  which  had 
reached  that  troublesome 
shoulder  length.  "I  can  order 
some  new  clothes.  In  my  last 
picture  I  wore  only  two  shreds  of 
chiffon." 

Crimson  was    the  color  Ann 

was  wearing  today.     A  crimson 

blouse  and  crimson  lips.    A  skin 

as  smooth  and  pale  as  a  white 

her  hair.    Flat-heeled  woven  peon 

t  the  heel — "  Five  dollars  at  Fry's. 


Home  Life  of  a  Movie  Director 


'>4H  /-^ 


"A  re-take  on  that  pie,  please!" 


Why  pay  more?  But  they  do 
make  my  feet  look  big,  don't  you 
think?"  A  dark  blue  skirt, 
giriish  in  its  simple  pleats. 

"My  trainer  called  me  at  five 
this  morning.  I've  been  up  for 
hours.  He  makes  me  run  Mocks. 
I've  got  to  reduce.  And  after  I 
run  for  blocks  I  have  a  Swedish 
massage.  Do  you  think  Swedish 
massage  is  good  for  reducing? 
Anna  Q.  Nilsson  gave  me  a  mar- 
velous diet.  Three  meals  a  day, 
of  course,  but  such  meals!  No 
sugar  in  tea,  or  cream  either.  .  . ." 

GAY  chatter.  Conversation 
with  .\nn  Rork  is  like  a  pretty 
juggling  of  crystal  balls.  She  was 
born  to  grace  a  governor's  man- 
sion. She  would  talk  foreign  diffi- 
culties with  a  diplomat.  Fabrics 
for  spring  with  his  lady.  In 
Hollywood  she  talks  of  produc- 
tion costs  and  budgets  with  pro- 
ducers. "I  was  raised  on  them," 
Ann  laughs.  And  she  chats  of 
teas  and  dances  with  producers' 
offspring.  She  is  half-woman, 
half-child,  entirely  alluring. 

"Oh,  let  me  tell  you  something 
funny!"  .Ann  was  all  dimples  and 
confidences.      "I    was    giving    a 

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p^imr: 


It 


The  council  of 
war  conducted 
by  Jimmy  De 
Forest.  The 
subtitle  is: 
"Makethatbig 
palooka  kiss 
the  canvas!"" 


Dtx  stops  a  left 
hook  from  Re- 
nault and  falls 
for  the  count 
of  nine.  Watch 
yourself,  Big 


Boy! 


*'The  winner!'" 
proclaimed  by 
Joe  Humphreys. 
Joe  is  making 
his  film  debut 
in  '  'Knockout 
Reilly."  This 
man  with  the 
leather  lungs 
and  iron  throat 
has  played  ring- 
master at  near- 
ly every  impor- 
tant fight  of  re- 
cent years.  Yes, 
sir,  he  knows 
his  cauliflowers 


Getting  their  in- 
structions for  the  go 
between  Knockout 
Reilly  (Richard  Dix) 
and  Jack  Renault. 
The  gentleman  with 
white  hair  is  Patsy 
Haley,  known  to 
cauliflower  culti- 
vators as  the  best 
referee  of  them  aU 


"Hello,  folks,  1  won.        The  man  holding  the 
mike  is  Graham  McNamee,  of  course 


6i 


arc  and 

eine 


By  Octants 
Roy  Cohen 


Florian  Slappey  makes 
his  film  debut  as  a 
comedian  and  thereby 
hangs  a  tale  of  gen' 
darmes  and  dark  plots 


Drawings    t>  ;y    J  .    J  .    Gould 


Florian  was  in  a  quandary.    He  tried  persuasion.    "You  aint  got  no  right  to  that  letter, 
Welford.     It's  mine.     I  just  let  you  look  at  it,  thinkin'  us  was  friends" 


I  THOUGHT,"  said  Florian  Slappey  bitteriy,  "that  you 
an'  me  was  good  friends." 
Welford  Potts,  star  actor  with  Midnight  Pictures  Cor- 
poration, Inc.,  temporariiy  sojourning  in  Paris,  France, 
replied  with  disturbing  candor. 

"You  is  dead  wrong,"  he  snapped.  "We  aint  friends,  nor 
neither  we  aint  like  to  be." 

They  faced  each  other  in  Welford's  room  which  overlooked 
the  Rue  Druout.  From  outside  the  murmur  of  Parisian  traffic 
came  to  them:  the  geeselike  notes  of  ta.xi  horns,  the  rattle  of 
trucks,   the  clanging  of  trams.     But   these  two  slender  and 


elegant  young  colored  gentlemen  paid  no  heed.  They  were  in- 
tent upon  personal  problems  as  they  faced  each  other  across 
Welford's  bed. 

About  of  a  size,  there  was  yet  a  marked  difference  between 
them.  Florian  possessed  an  insouciance  which  was  at  once  the 
envy  and  despair  of  the  slender  actor.  Mr.  Slappey  was  no 
better  dressed  but  he  wore  his  clothes  with  greater  ease.  Wel- 
ford wanted  to  be  the  best  dressed  colored  man  on  the  Conti- 
nent.   Florian  knew  that  he  was! 

Mr.  Slappey  was  still  disposed  to  be  tactful.  "You  aint 
doin'  me  right,  Brother  Potts." 

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The  Midnight  Film  Company  Invades  Paris 


"You  is  dawg-gone  tootin'  I  aint.  Xor  I  don't 
aim  to." 

"I  never  meant  fo'  you  to  keep  that  letter  I 
written.    I  craves  to  git  it  back." 

■'  You  better  crave  a  diff'ent  crave.  'Cause  that 
letter  is  the  most  thing  you  aint  gnine  git.  Un- 
less— " 

'•  Unless  what?" 

"  — Unless  you  paj-s  me  one  hund'ed  dollars  cash 
money,    .-^n'  I  don't  mean  no  francs,  neither." 

"Blackmail!"  withered  Florian  furiously. 

"You  also  is  one.  Tha's  my  price.  Either  you 
pays  me  the  money  by  tomorrow  night,  else  I 
shows  the  letter  to  President  Latimer." 

"  You  aint  got  no  right  to  that  letter.  Welford. 
It's  mine.  I  just  let  you  look  at  it,  thinkin  us  was 
friends^  " 

"Friends!  Fumadiddles!  Was  us  friends  when 
you  bet  me  on  that  hawss  race  which  >'ou  a'ready 
knew  how  it  came  out?" 

"Sho'ly.    That  was  just  a  li'l  joke.  " 

"OO  is  this  a  joke.  On'y  the  joke  is  on  you.  I 
Ogot  that  letter  in  yo'  own  handwritin'  espressin' 
yo'  'pinion  of  President  Latimer.  .\n'  blieve  me, 
boy,  you  sho'  better  pay  me  a  hund'ed  dollars  fo' 
it  an'  call  it  cheap  or  he  reads  what  you  think  of 
him  an'  then  one  cullud  gemmun  fum  Bumminham, 
.\labama.  isgwine  be  walkin'  the  streets  of  Paris 
without  no  job  n'r  clothes." 

Jlr.  Slappey  clenched  his  fists.  "I  got  a  good 
mind  to  take  it  out  of  yo'  hide." 

Welford  sneered.  "  Come  right  ahead.  Shrimp. 
Maybe  so  you  can  lick  me.  but  you  got  to  prove  it. 
An'  the  minute  you  kisses  me  one  time  with  yo' 
f-st  I  yells  for  a  gendarme  an'  3-0U  th'owed  in  jail. 
.\n'  you  aint  even  got  one  idea  what  these  French 
j.iilsislike." 

Florian  considered.  He  had  all  of  his  racial  fear 
for  the  law  and  its  places  of  incarceration.  Even 
in  Birmingham  he  studiously  avoided  contact  with 
police.  Here  in  France  the  very  thought  of  uni- 
formed authority  terrilied  him — and  Welford  knew 
it.  No  less  afraid  of  it  than  Florian,  ilr.  Potts 
understood  precisely  hov.-  formidable  a  weapon  his 
threat  was. 

".\n'  what  I  said  goes  constant,"  he  repeated. 
"I  understan'  that  heah  in  Paris  j'ou  gits  about 
Irois  yeahs  for  salts  an'  batt'ry.  Compronez  voiis.'" 

Florian  knew  that  he  was  defeated.  He  had  to 
have  that  letter — yet  there  was  no  way  he  could 
get  it  save  by  the  payment  of  one  hundred  dollars 
blackmail  money.  The  very  thought  was  impos- 
sible— yet  the  consequences  should  the  fatal  missive 
ever  be  called  to  the  attention  of  President  Orifice 
R.  Latimer  were  ghastly  to  contemplate. 

Ever  since  the  days  when  the  company  shot 
pictures  in  Marseilles — and  until  ver\-  recently — 
Florian  had  been  distinctly  de  trop  with  the  other 
members  of  the  troupe.  For  months  of  their  Euro- 
pean jaunt,  Jlr.  Slappey  had  ridden  high,  wide  and  handsome. 
EventuaU\-  the  worms  of  the  company  turned  and  blacklisted 
ilr.  Slappey.  They  made  his  life  miserable.  They  inflicted 
numerous  indignities  upon  him.  They  impressed  him  at  all  times 
with  his  own  personal  undesirability.   Until  recently.  .  .  . 

IUST  before  the  amazing  termination  of  Florian's  unpopular- 
ity, he  had  indited  a  passionate  missive  to  Director  J.  Caesar 
Clump  expressing  his  frank  and  unflattering  opinion  of  Mid- 
night. Most  particularh'  he  arraigned  President  Latimer  as  an 
ingrate,  a  bloated  egoist,  a  nickel's  %vorth  of  tripe  and  a  strut- 
ful  buzzard.  Being  proud  of  this  literani-  effort,  he  turned  it 
over  to  Welford  Potts  for  friendly  endorsement — Florian  for- 
getting a  trifling  trick  he  had  worked  on  Welford  recently,  and 
considering  Mr.  Potts  his  verv-  staunch  friend. 

The  letter  disappeared,    .\bout  the  same  time,  Florian  con- 
cocted a  dinner  of  Brunswick  stew  and  barbecued  pork  which 

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re-won  him  his  place  in  the  hearts  of  his  associates  and  caused 
all  of  their  rancor  and  bitterness  to  disappear  overnight.  It 
was  not  until  today  that  he  e^en  remembered  the  letter. 

Florian  was  not  slow  to  appraise  consequences.  Once  let  the 
presidential  eyes  of  Orifice  R.  Latimer  fall  upon  that  document 
and  Florian  knew  that  he  woidd  be  turned  loose  with  startling 
abruptness  upon  a  foreign  and  unfriendly  city.  He  had  tried 
Latimer's  patience  more  than  once  .  .  .  but  this  was  certain  to 
prove  the  straw  to  give  the  camel  spinal  curvature.  Latimer's 
opinion  of  Latimer  was  something  not  casually  commented 
upon. 

Mr.  Slappey  mourned  down  the  street,  unmindful  of  the  whirl 
and  color  and  beauty  of  the  French  capital.  Nor,  for  that  mat- 
ter, did  Mr.  Potts  pay  any  particular  attention  to  what  was 
transpiring  outside.  He  locked  the  door  through  which  Florian 
had  disappeared  and  took  from  his  pocket  a  letter  written  in 
ilr.  Slappey's  handwriting.    For  the  dozenth  time — and  with 


to   do   "We're    in    the    Gendarmie    Now 


?? 


The  very  formal 
permit  was  exhib- 
ited to  the  gen- 
darmes. They  read 
it  carefully  and 
held  a  lengthy 
conference.  Fi- 
nally they  were 
convinced  and  im- 
mediately their 
manner  changed. 
They  became  in  an 
instant  profusely 
apologetic.  They 
bowed  and  scraped 
and  spoke  sweet 
and  honeyed  words 


a  glee  no  less  acute  than  on  the  initial  occasion — Mr.  Pott 
read  the  devastating  letter. 

Director  J.  Caesar  Clump 
Midnight  Picture  Corporation,  Ink. 
Paris,  France. 

Dear  Caesar — 

I  am  writeing  this  to  you  because  I  think  you  are  a  fare 
man  and  not  no  judas  like  that  fat  floppy  bowl  of  tripe 
Orifice  Latimer  who  is  president  of  Jlidnight. 

I  have  been  geting  a  dirty  deal  and  it  is  all  Latimers 
faiJt.  I  guess  that  slab-sided  balloom  has  forgot  how  I 
saved  his  life  when  we  was  in  Biskra,  africa  which  if  I  had 
not  done  it  he  would  be  lieing  in  the  dessert  roting  away 
for  camels  to  eat.  etc. 

I  do  not  see  how  a  dum  bell  like  him  ever  gotten  to  be 


president  of  this  compny  exept  he  is  dam  lucky.  He 
aint  got  no  brains  nor  neither  sense  and  he  looks  like  a 
comick  page  in  a  Birmingham  newspaper.  I  am  good  and 
sick  and  tired  of  geting  a  raw  deal  from  such  a  hunk  of 
fatmeat  and  I  wish  you  would  do  something  about  it  becaus 
you  have  always  ben  a  friend  of  mine  and  have  lots  of 
fluence. 

.•\lso  the  rest  of  this  compny  has  got  pretty  rotten  in- 
cludeing  such  bums  as  Opus  Randall.  Exotic  Hines,  Forcep 
Swain  and  other,  etc. 

I  dont  think  so  much  of  Eddie  Fizz  either.  He  is  awful 
uppitv  lately. 

Yrs.  restpfly. 

Fl,ORI.\N  Sl.\ppey. 
Florian  Slappey  did  not  spend  a  very  happy  evening.    He 
dressed  himself  in  his  ultra-best,  polishing  off  the  ensemble 
with  high  hat,  spats  and  monocle,        [  co-stinl-ed  ox  p-ioE  142  ] 


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Sometimes  one  has  to  be  hostess  and 

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on  an  Extra's  Income 


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chic,  is  alivays  found  in  the  wardrobe  of  the 
well-dressed  woman.  Clara  Bow  is  wear- 
ing one  trimmed  with  hand-drawn  work  that 
may  be  onlered  in  any  of  the  spring  colors, 
maize,  Copenhagen,  orchid,  rose,  green  or 
white.     Sizes:  Misses'  16-20,  34-44-    -^S.Oo 

Chan-ges  of  costume!  A  girl  simply  must 
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The  model  shouyn  in  tan,  green,  blue,  flesh  or 
white  is  the  sort  of  dress  every  woman  re- 
quires, and  may  be  had  in  this  case  for 
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A  gay  deceiver  is  the  little  striped  frock  at  the 
right  for  while  it  appears  to  be  two-piece,  iVs 
all  in  one.  Furthermore  it's  washable,  of 
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The  two  piece  frock 
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desired.  Fluffy 
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tan,  flesh  or  white, 
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A  /ECKING— Spanish  style.     One  look  at  the  picture  and  vou  know  why 

/  y   Carme?i  tossed  over  Don  Jose  in  favor  of  Escamillo.     Dolores  Del  Rio  is 

C/      \    playing  the  trouble-maker  of  Seville  and  you  can  see  she  enjoys  the  role. 

The  Toreador  is  \'ictor  McLaglen,  who  ought  to  be  paving  for  the  job 

instead  of  taking  a  salary.    R.  A.  Walsh  who,  years  ago.  guided  Theda  Bara  through 

the  dances  of  the  same  tale,  is  the  man  who  directed  this  burning  close-up. 


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jhe  Doesn't  Us#^a  Ligstick 


in 


Public 


By  Ivan  St.  Johns 


IT   was   at   the   ilontmartre 
where  so  man>'  things  begin 
— and  end — in  Hollywood. 
Somebody  said,   "I  want 
to  introduce  you  to  Joan  Craw- 
ford."    And  I  said,  "Oh,  no — I 
don't  want  to  meet  her." 

But  having  been  well  brought 
up  and  seeing  a  horrified  look 
upon  my  friend's  countenance,  I 
realized  that  a  gentleman  doesn't 
refuse  an  introduction  to  a  lady 
'without  an  adequate  explana- 
tion, so  I  said,  "Oh,  yes — Joan 
Crawford.  Sure — I'd  love  to 
meet  her." 

But  she  was  dancing  and  my 
friend  wandered  away  and  for- 
got and  I  was  glad. 

Because  I  didn't  want  to  meet 
her. 

I  had  a  perfectly  good  reason. 

I  have  always  liked  not  know- 
ing Joan  Crawford. 

She  is  so  mysterious. 

Her  eyes  are  long  and  strangely 
alight.  You  look  at  her  one  mo- 
ment and  she  is  a  slim,  dancing 
girl,  a  prom  girl,  a  sub-deb.  .\nd 
then  she  dances  around  the  floor 
and  comes  back  as  sombre  and 
passionate  and  deep  as  an 
Egyptian  poem. 

SHEpossesses  the  greatest  of  ah 
charnis — mystery.  The  cloud 
of  her  dark  hair,  the  light  of  her 
eyes  that  are  sometimes  violet 
and  sometimes  blue  and  some- 
times gray-green,  the  flexibility 
of  her  long,  red  mouth,  are  all 
mystery. 

When  I  was  younger,  I  would 
have  dashed  to  be  introduced  to 
such  a  girl.  I  would  have  rushed 
all  over  the  place  looking  for 
someone,  anyone,  who  could  in- 
troduce me  to  her.  I  would  have 
pursued  an  introduction  over  a 
period  of  weeks  if  necessarv'. 

But  now — well,  in  the  thirties, 
one  cherishes  mystery,  one  cher- 
ishes illusion.  .\nd,  whisper  it, 
for  it  is  not  very  chivalrous,  one 
has  been  disappointed  too  often. 

But  I  did  eventually  meet 
Joan  Crawford.  HoUywood  is 
such  a  little  place.  You  meet 
ever\-body  eventually.    Here  or 

I  CONTINTJED  ON  PAGE  96  J 


Joan  Crawford  dances  more  and  better  than  any  girl  in  HoUywood. 
Even  when  she  sits  perfectly  still,  you  feel  that  she  is  longing  to  dance, 
that  she  is  humming  dance  music  softly  under  her  breath  .  .  .  Man 
asks  so  little  of  woman  nowadays.  Just  to  be  intrigued  by  her  mys- 
tery .  .  .  That  is  the  secret  of  Joan  Crawford's  appeal — she  is  a  mystery 


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ANTED 


IOST,   somewhere    in    the   Great  Smoky   Mountains   of   Xorth   Carolina — A    MOVIE   STAR! 
His  name  is  Forrest  James  and  he  is  a  native  mountaineer,  fond  of  hunting  and  fishing.  Movie 
^actm'  is  pisen  to  him.     James  was  discovered  by  Karl  Brown  and  played  the  leading  role  in 
Brown's  folk  drama,  "Stark  Love. "  He  received  thirty  dollars  a  week  for  being  himself.  When 
Brown  went  back  to  Carolina  for  re-takes,  Forrest  James  heard  he  was  coming  and  hit  it  for  the  hills. 
He  thinks  play-actin'  is  silly  and  wants  none  of  it. 

James,  show^n  here  in  a  scene  with  Helen  Mundy,  has  put  over  a  hit  that  would  make  the  fortune  of 
a  Holl\^vood  juvenile. 

But  the  lad  is  offen  the  movies.  A  group  of  directors  have  organized  a  posse  and  are  headin' 
for  the  Carolina  hills  to  lasso  him.  So,  Mr.  James,  if  you  voluntarily  give  yourself  up,  all  will  be 
forgiven. 

Come  to  the  studios  and  bring  your  gun.  You'll  be  treated  with  respect,  and  given  at  least  $500 
a  week  to  start. 

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^h^  Emancipation 

of  i 

Virginia 

By  Dorothy  Spensley 


VIRGINIA  A'ALLI  was  wearing  one  of  those 
insinuating  negligees.  Crimson  and  gold 
and  green  brocade,  it  clung  to  her  legs  like 
a  mermaid's  scales. 
Her  black  hair  was  parted  in  the  center  and 
looped  back  behind  each  ear. 

She  walked  with  a  sliding  step,  geisha-girl  like. 


m  1 


(^ 

1 

Virginia  Valli  shook  herself  free  from  all  contracts — 
matrimonial  as  well  as  professional — now  watch  her! 


See  what  a  little  make-up  and  a  bushel  of 
diamonds  will  do  to  a  sedate  gal! 


If  her  e\es  had  been  slanted,  she  might  have  been  a 
beautiful  Oriental  lady,  incarnated  for  the  moment 
from  the  rich  embroideries  of  a  fan.  But,  then  again, 
she  couldn't.    Her  eyes  are  blue  and  Irish. 

'■\'irginia,"  I  said,  "why  don't  you  do  things  like 
'  \\'ild  Oranges'?  Why  don't  you  get  away  from  these 
cut-and-dried  parts — these  stereotyped  roles  you  have 
been  doing  for  years?" 

"I  can't,"  then  a  simple,  resigned,  gesture,  "because 
no  one  will  let  me." 

"  You  did  '  Wild  Oranges'  ..." 

"  Quite  by  accident.  They  wanted  a  long-haired  girl. 
I  was  the  only  one  available.  There  is  a  storj-  to 
that — "  The  soft  cun'e  of  her  cheek  grew  more  round 
in  a  smile.  "I  was  just  recovering  from  pneumonia  in 
Chicago  and  my  hair  had  been  trimmed  to  almost  noth- 
ing, to  save  me  from  becoming  completely  bald.  King 
\'idor  was  the  director.  He  wired  me  to  meet  the 
company  in  Florida,  saying  not  a  word  about  the  re- 
quirement of  long  hair,  taking  it  for  granted  that  mine 
was  still  long. 

"I  got  there  and  King  ga\-e  one  look  and  groaned. 
Thousands  of  mUes  from  Hollywood,  ready  to  start 
work  on  a  story  that  demanded  a  tangle-topped  heroine 
and  here  was  I  looking  like  a  Mexican  hairless.  There 
was  nothing  to  do.  I  was  fitted  to  a  wig,  and  we  started 
shooting." 

"But,"  I  said,  "after  'Wild  Oranges.'  More  mediocre 
roles.  More  dignified,  carefully  poised,  perfect  hero- 
ines.   Nothing  that  even  [  coxtin^-ed  ox  p.^ge  86 1 


Th^  Pursuit  of  the  Hirsute 


HOLLYWOOD  is  possi- 
bly the  only  spot  in  the 
world  where  the  wear- 
ing of  a  beard  may  as- 
sume commercial  rather  than 
aesthetic  pro'portions. 

Even  in  Russia,  where  the  beard  is 
considered  the  symbol  of  the  honest 
man,  the  growing  of  one  is  largely  a 
matter  of  diversion  for  the  wearer. 

In  Hollywood,  however,  it  is  a  se- 
rious and  a  remunerative  profession. 
A  first  class  beard  in  any  one  of  a 
score  of  designs,  if  it  is  really  a  dis- 
tinctive specimen,  may  bring  one  a 
tidy  income.  One  professional  beard, 
to  my  knowledge,  supports  a  family 
of  fourteen  children  by  renting  his 
whiskers  to  pictures.  He  is  famil- 
iarly known  as  "  Pom  Pom." 

There  are  probably  four  hundred 
permanent  beards  in  the  motion  pic- 
ture industry,  as  well  as  a  certain 
number  of  transient  or  migratory 
ones.  The  permanent  beards  are 
well-known  to  directors  and  casting 
offices.  Indeed,  they  are  given  spe- 
cial listing  in  all  studio  directories 
and  booklets. 

The  income  to  be  derived  from  a 
beard  varies  from  S' .50  a  day  to  sev- 
eral hundred  dollars  a  week,  depend- 
ing largely  upon  the  luxuriance  of  the 
beard,  the  architectural  style  in 
which  it  is  trimmed,  and  the  histrionic 
ability  of  the  actor  behind  it. 

It  is  not  our  purpose  here  to  go  into 
the  more  expensive  beards,  but  to 
confine  our  investigations  to  the  great 
middle-class,  the  back-bone,  so  to 
speak,  of  the  beard-wearers. 

These  are  the  gentlemen  who  de- 
pend upon  the  income  from  daily 
work  in  the  studios,  which  is  brought 
about  by  their  facial  caparisons.  Any 
large  mob  scene  is  enhanced  by  the 
presence  of  a  few  beards  sprinkled 
here  and  there  throughout  the  crowd. 
They  lend  dignity  and  austerity  to 
the  scene,  and  give  it  a  note  of  reality 
as  well. 

In  pictures  with  Ghetto  scenes  or 
for  photoplays  set  in  foreign  lands, 
the  beards  are  in  great  demand.  It 
is  a  common  belief,  not  peculiar  to 
Hollywood  alone,  that  gentlemen  of 
foreign  nations  are  more  prone  to 
grow  beards  than  our  own  country- 
men. This  is  a  fallacious  theory  that 
has  touched  everyone.     I  have  re- 

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A  penetrating  study  showing  what 
a  difference  just  a  few  hairs  make 

By  Carroll  graham 


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Their    artistic    chins    rebel    at    the 

idea  of  crepe  hair  whiskers  getting  the 

pay  check 


ferred  to  the  prevalence  of 
beards  in  Russia  in  this  article, 
and,  as  a  matter  of  fact,  none  of 
the  several  Russians  of  my  ac- 
quaintance wear  them,  nor  have 
they  shown  any  disposition  to  do 
so  in  the  future. 

Costume  pictures  and  period  plays 
provide  constant  employment  for 
beards  of  all  description  as  do  stories 
with  Prime  Ministers,  Grand  Dukes, 
court  officials  and  statesmen  in  their 
casts.  Almost  a  hundred  beards — all 
of  a  profound  and  serious  mien — ap- 
peared in  a  scene  in  "He  Who  Gets 
Slapped."  It  was  supposed  to  be  a 
gathering  of  scientists. 

The  beard,  indeed,  is  so  definitely 
established  as  a  part  of  Hollywood 
that  directors  never  refer  to  one  as 
"a  man  with  a  beard."  When  they 
want  one  for  a  picture  they  say: 
"Get  me  a  beard,"  and  describe  the 
type  of  whiskers  wanted.  There  are 
fine  distinctions  between  old  beards, 
grand  duke  beards,  artist  beards, 
doctors'  beards,  comic  beards,  pro- 
fessorial or  academic  beards  and  the 
other  classifications. 

Some  of  the  professional  beards 
are  old-time  actors  who  have  found 
that  whiskers  add  to  their  popularity. 
Some  are  old  gentlemen  who  first 
grew  their  beards  for  adornment  and 
later  found  they  had  market  value, 
and  some  are  men  who  have  deliber- 
ately developed  beards  as  a  means  of 
livelihood. 

Do  not  think  from  this,  however, 
that  all  professional  beards  are  men 
of  advanced  age.  One  in  particular, 
who  possesses  a  beautiful  brindle 
beard,  perfectly  suited  for  biblical 
characterizations,  is  only  twenty-six 
years  old.  He  is  a  meditative  soul  by 
nature  and  demands  peace  and  soli 
tude  for  his  philosophical  reflections. 
By  growing  a  beard  he  found  he 
could  work  a  few  days  a  week  and 
devote  the  rest  of  his  time  to  the  de- 
velopment of  a  new  system  of  meta- 
physical reasoning.  The  beard  helps 
in  other  ways,  too.  It  is  not  only 
apt  to  repel  chance  acquaintances  who 
might  disturb  him,  but  it  tends  to  put 
him  in  a  ruminative  mood  by  its  very 
design.  Despite  his  youth  he  looks 
not  unlike  Walt  Whitman. 

The  permanent  beards  are  prone 
to  look  at  the  transient  beards  with 


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llic  feeling  of  contempt  common  to  the  professional  in  any 
calling  who  is  contemplating  an  amateur. 

A  russet  beard  of  my  acquaintance  stopped  me  on  Holly- 
wood Boulevard  recently.  He  was  in  a  high  state  of  indigna- 
tion over  the  menace  of  transient  beards  to  his  profession. 

"Retired  farmers."  he  told  me,  "come  out  herefrom  Kansas 
and  Iowa  lo  die.  They  bring  their  beards  with  them,  and  in- 
stead of  dying,  they  st.art  working  in  pictures  for  amusement. 
This  works  a  tremendous  hardship  on  the  permancnts,  who 
take  pride  in  their  work  and  have  made  it  a  life  pursuit.  Most 
of  the  amateurs  are  financially  independent  and  they  will  cut 
prices  to  work  just  for  the  fun  of  it." 

I  agreed  that  from  his  standpoint  the  situation  could  be 
viewed  with  alarm,  and  asked  what  steps  were  being  taken  to 
safeguard  his  profession.  He  replied  that  he  was  serving  on  a 
committee  to  investigate  the  possibilities  of  forming  a  Holly- 
wood Beard  Union. 


Forward-thinking  and  public-spirited  beards,  he  said,  are 
advocating  a  movement  to  make  all  the  studios  operate  under 
a  closed  shop  policy  in  regard  to  beards. 

"Think,"  said  he,  "of  the  inconvenience  we  could  cause  pro- 
ducers if  a  general  walkout  of  beards  was  called  duiing  a 
production  boom.  And  mark  my  words,  we'll  have  to  do  it  if 
casting  directors  persist  in  using  scab  beards." 

The  unusually  high  average  of  beards  among  the  men  of 
Hollywood  has  brought  about  a  variation  of  the  game  of  Beaver, 
which  is  so  popular  in  London.  Beaver  is  played  there  by  club- 
men who  sit  by  windows  facing  on  the  street  and  wait  for  beards 
to  pass  by.  Whoever  sees  a  new  one  cries:  "Beaver,"  and  is 
paid  by  his  opponent  whatever  sum  has  been  agreed  upon  at 
the  start  of  the  game. 

However,  I  digress.  The  beard  is  an  established  Profession 
and  one  that  is  entitled  lo  respect.  The  beards  are  an  august, 
dignified  body.    Ne'er  may  the\'  shave. 


He  was  Born  a  Trouper 


HERE  is  one  of  the  few  existing  photographs  of  Jack 
Gilbert  and  his  mother.  It  was  taken  when  Jack  was 
two  years  old.  But  even  at  that  early  age,  Jack  had  had 
a  lifetime  of  experience  in  the  theater.  His  mother  was  Ida 
Adair,  then  a  popular  stock  company  actress,  and  Jack  was 
almost  born  in  the  wings  of  the  theater.  His  first  cradle  was 
the  top  tray  of  a  trunk;  his  first  nurses  were  stage-hands.  His 
first  toys  were  "props";  and  his  first  step  was  taken  in  a  dress- 
ing room. 

A  glamorous  life?     Not  entirely;  because  the  players  were 
poorl>'  paid  in  comparison  with  movie  salaries,  and  theirs  was  a 


restless,  homeless  life.  Most  of  Jack's  childhood  w.as  spent  in 
this  nomadic  fashion. 

In  the  bleak  world  back-stage,  there  was  little  chance  for  a 
normal  childhood  of  play  and  companionship. 

Those  who  remember  Ida  .\dair  in  her  prime  say  that  she 
was  a  talented  and  magnetic  woman.  Certainly,  in  this 
photograph,  you  can  see  that  her  famous  son  resembles  her. 
But,  more  important.  Jack  inherited  from  his  mother  a  price- 
less instinct  for  acting.  And  the  stern  education  of  his  early 
da\s  in  the  theater  has  stood  him  in  good  stead  in  his  career  on 
the  screen. 

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C/veralL 


There's  no  dog  about  Herr  Murnau,  Germany's  finest  contribution  to  our 
screen  personnel.  The  director  of  "The  Last  Laugh"  and  "Faust"  uses 
mechanic's  overalls  as  his  studio  smock,  and  won't  work  with  a  gallery. 
He  has  just  finished  "Sunrise"  for  Fox  and  is  notable  by  his  absence  at 
gatherings  of  Hollywood  celebrities.Twelve  hours'  work  a  day  is  his  idea  of  a 
rattling  good  time.  There  is  just  a  slight  possibility  that  may  have  some- 
thing to  do  with  his  reputation  as  one  of  the  few,  very  few,  great  directors 


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Photoplay  Muiazim:— AinEHTisiNu  Siitriiox 


zM^ argot  Q^SqiM  writes  on 
Woman's  Instinct  to  make  herself  Attractive 


The  fatuous  Margot,  now  Countess  of 
Oxford  and  Asquith,  has  writteyi  with 
her  own  hand  and  in  her  own  sparkling, 
inimitable  style  this  article  on  a  subject  of 
universal  interest  to  women. 


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long  as  human  nature  exists,  men 
and  women  will  want  to  make 
themselves  physically  attractive. 
The  intention  to  be  at  your  best,  to  feel 
brilliant,  responsive,  triumphant,  is 
prompted  by  a  desire  to  love  and  be  loved. 

**We  have  all  known  women  who  have 
more  than  made  up  for  their  lack  of  fea- 
tures and  general  homeliness  by  the  play 
of  their  expression,  the,  grace  of  their  car- 
riage or  the  beauty  of  their  complexion. 
And,  fortunately,  most  of  us  if  we  take 
enough  trouble  can  improve  our  complex- 
ions out  of  all  recognition. 

"Those  of  you  who  have  hunted, 
mountaineered,  or  been  as  much  exposed 
to  our  inhospitable  climate  as  I  hav^,  will 
know  it  is  almost  impossible  to  prevent 
your  face  from  becoming  like  leather,  or 
your  chest  like  a  gong,  unless  you  take  a 
great  deal  of  trouble  to  preserve  them. 

"'\7'0U  do  not  want  to  apply  creams  and 
X   lotions  that  will  make  your  skin  soft 
and  susceptible,  but  something  that  will 
make  it  fresh  and  impervious. 

"I  have  used  Pond's  Creams  for  my 
skin  more  years  than  I  can  remember; 
and  though  I  have  never  been  beautiful 
and  I  am  not  young,  I  have  not  got  a 
wrinkle  in  my  forehead.  When  I  came  in 
from  hunting  I  always  rubbed  the  Cold 
Cream  over  my  face,  neck  and  hands. 

"Nothing  in  my  life  has  changed  so 
much  as  the  estimate  people  place  upon  a 


On  Lady  Oxford's  dressing  table  are  un- 
usual perfume  bottles  and  jade  green 
jars  of  Pond's  Creams. 


The  Countess  of  Oxford  and  Asquith 

"  Margot"  daughter  of  the  late  Sir  Charles  Tennant,  is  the  wife  of  the  distinguished 

Statesman  and  former  Prime  Minister  of  Great  Britain.    She  is  one  of  the  most 

vivid  and  interesting  figures  of  English  society,  famous  for  her  daring,  her  zvit  and 

her  wide  acquaintance  with  the  personable  of  every  land. 


woman's  age.  When  I  came  out,  to  sug- 
gest that  a  woman  of  thirty  could  upset  a 
man's  heart  would  have  been  looked  upon 
as  a  paradox. 

"Now  you  see  proficiency  at  golf,  rid- 
ing, fishing,  shooting,  in  women  past  the 
age  of  forty;  and  they  have  preserved  not 
only  their  youth  but  their  complexions. 

"My  advice  is,  save  your  skin — with 
Pond's — and  cheat  the  devil  that  lurks  in 
soot,  dust,  wind — and  birthdays!" 

Nar 

How  you  should  use  these  Creams: 

Apply  Pond's  Cold  Creain  generously  at  night    ■'^t" 
and  often  during  the  day.    In  a  few  moments 
its  fine  oils  bring  ap  from  the  pores  all  dust  and    Cia 


powder.  Wipe  off  and  repeat.  Finish  with  a 
dash  of  cold  water.  A  little  cream  left  on  over- 
night keeps  a  dry  skin  supple. 

Poitd's  f'ajiishing  Cream,  used  after  every  day- 
time cleansing,  gives  your  skin  a  new  freshness, 
holds  your  powder  smoothly  and  protects  it 
from  sun  and  wind. 

Buy  your  own  jars  of  Pond's  Creams  and  as 
Lady  Oxford  suggests,  "cheat  the  devil  that 
lurks  in  soot,  dust,  wind." 


Offer 


Mail  coupon  for  free  tubes  of 
Pond's  Two  Creams. 


The  Pond '5 
lUHudso; 


Extract  Company,  Dcpt.  S, 
Street.  New  York,  N.  Y. 


«'hcn  you  wiitp  to  mlrertlsers  please  raenlion  PHOTOPLAY  MAGAZIXC 


Close-ups     and     LOHg-^ShotS      By  James  R.  Qmrk 


I  CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  27  ] 


it  "The  Cathedral  of  Motion  Pictures." 
"Roxy,"  as  he  is  known  to  millions  of  radio 
devotees,  is  to  the  theater  what  Zukor  is  to  the 
films,  and  the  story  of  his  "Cathedral"  is  an 
amazing  romance  of  modern  business  methods. 
Roxy  started  in  pictures  by  borrowing  some 
undertaking  parlor  chairs  and  turning  a  saloon 
into  a  store  screen  show,  and  developed  the  art 
of  motion  picture  theater  presentation  to  the 
point  where  he  brought  the  limousine  trade  to 
the  Broadway  picture  house  when  he  opened 
the  Capitol  Theater. 

TTERBERT  LUBIN,  a  little  fellow,  who  had 
-*-  -'-been  up  and  down  the  film  rialto  and  in  his 
luck  for  many  years,  financed  this  veritable 
palace  on  a  shoestring  made  of  vision,  shrewd- 
ness and  perseverance,  and  the  reputation  of 
Roxy  as  a  master  showman. 

I  saw  the  slight  figure  walking  around  the 
spacious  outer  corridors  the  opening  night  dur- 
ing the  show.  Inside  was  an  audience  of  6,200 
people,  millionaires.  United  States  Senators, 
wide-eyed  shop  girls,  the  Mayor  of  New  York, 
heads  of  all  the  great  film  companies,  stock- 
holders and  newspaper  writers,  generals  and 
admirals,  and  just  ordinary  folks.  A  tre- 
mendous opening,  a  triumph  of  showmanship. 

He  had  a  strange  light  in  his  eye  and  he  didn't 
seem  very  steady  on  his  pins.  He  is  a  fragile 
little  cuss,  with  nerves  made  of  spun  glass,  and 
a  drink  of  old  fashioned  liquor,  let  alone  the 
paternal  poison  we  get  nowadays,  would  kill 
him.     I  stopped  him. 

"Stewed,  Herb?"  1  asked  him. 

"No,"  he  said,  in  a  thin  husky  voice,  "I'm 
trying  to  believe  this."    ■ 

XJORMA  TALMADGE  has  taken  her  pen 
-^  ^  in  hand  and  written  her  life  story  for  the 
"Saturday  Evening  Post."  It  is  interesting 
reading  and  I  am  sure  that  Terry  Ramsaye 
will  find  the  section  relating  to  the  early  start 
of  Vitagraph  Company  especially  engrossing. 
Obviously  Norma  has  been  reading  "A  Million 
and  One  Nights,"  because  her  account  of  the 
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start  of  "Pop"  Rock  in  the  film  business  is  just 
a  boiled  down  version  of  Ramsaye's  researches, 
originally  published  in  Photoplay. 

All  the  general  and  women's  magazines  have 
discovered  the  movies  lately,  but  most  of  the 
stuff  they  are  printing  was  told  by  the  lowly 
fan  magazines  years  ago.  At  the  rate  they  are 
going  they  will  discover  Jack  Gilbert  any  day 
now. 

A  S  I  write,  the  House  of  Commons  is 
-^  "-wrangling  over  the  Government's  film  bill 
which  would  make  British  exhibitors  use  at 
least  seven  and  a  half  per  cent  home  pro- 
ductions in  their  programs. 

They  are  quite  frank  in  admitting  that  it  is 
the  trade  influence  of  American  films  they  fear. 
Even  in  New  Zealand  and  Canada,  they  say, 
American  films  play  a  large  part  in  moulding 
public  taste. 

Undergoing  a  reorganization,  one  of  the 
great  white  collar  concerns  of  Troy,  New  York, 
complains  that  the  general  use  of  the  attached 
soft  collars  is  ruining  their  business.  Films 
did  that,  motion  picture  actors  started  wearing 
them  because  of  their  comfort  in  California, 
and  now  millions  of  men  wear  soft  collars. 

The  young  woman  of  today  spends  most  of 
her  income  to  increase  her  attractiveness. 
Women  spend  twenty  billions  a  year  on  things 
that  were  luxuries  a  few  years  ago,  but  are  now 
regarded   as  necessities. 

PXTRAVAGANCE?  Perhaps.  But  if  that 
-'—'spending  influence  were  removed  it  would 
bring  about  something  akin  to  a  national  finan- 
cial disaster.  Motion  pictures  are  largely  re- 
sponsible for  this.  But  the  totals  of  savings 
deposits  continue  to  mount  from  year  to  year, 
so  there  is  really  nothing  for  the  graybearded 
economists  who  view  with  alarm  the  spending 
tendencies  of  today  to  be  worried  about.  If 
these  twenty  millions  of  young  women  ceased 
dolling  themselves  up  to  coax  a  second  glance 
from  the  boj's  the  economists  would  have  some- 
thing real  to  be  alarmed  about. 


DENTISTS  SAY  THIS  TO  BEAUTIFUL  WOMEN 

'\jxm.  TTuut  ffiotict  LfcmA  ckaxm  fiom  t/yc  acids  mtujcti 


Not  onlv  are  white  teeth  and  firm, 
pink  gums  vital  to  charm  and 
heauty,  but  physical  well-being 
often  depends  upon  their  soundness. 

With  the  vital  fascination  of  good 
health  depending  on  them,  it  is 
fundamental  that  you  must  guard 
your  teeth  and  gums.  But  how  are 
you  to  know  the  most  effective 
method  of  protecting  yourself? 

E.  R.  Squibb  &  Sons  asked  the 
dental  profession  of  America  to 
settle  the  problem.  50,000  dentists 
were  requested  to  state  briefly  what 
constituted  the  greatest  threat  to 
teeth  and  gums,  and  what  was  the 
best  means  of  combating  it. 

95%  of  the  answers  agree  that 
mouth  acids  most  frequently  cause 
tooth  decay  and  irritated  gums. 

95%  of  the  answers  state  that  the 
most    treacherous    decay    and    gum 

THE    "priceless    INGREDIENT"    OF 


infection  occur  at  the  place  known 
as  The  Danger  Line  where  teeth 
and  gums  meet  —  where  a  tooth- 
brush cannot  reach. 

85  %  state  that  Milk  of  Magnesia 
is  the  best  product  to  neutralize 
these  dangerous  acids. 

Squibb's  Dental  Cream  contains 
more  than  50%  of  Squibb's  Milk 
of  Magnesia  in  the  most  convenient 
and  effective  lorm.  Each  time  you 
use  it,  tiny  particles  of  the  Milk  of 


Magnesia  are  forced  into  every  pit 
and  crevice  where  acids  can  form. 
There  these  particles  neutralize  the 
acids  already  present,  and  remain 
for  a  considerable  time,  to  neutralize 
any  new  acids  that  may  be  formed. 

Squibb's  Dental  Cream  combines 
all  the  ingredients  necessary  for  the 
correct  care  of  your  teeth  and  gums. 
It  is  a  thorough  cleanser — leaves 
the  teeth  beautifully  white — re- 
lieves sensitive  teeth  and  soothes 
sore  gums — contains  no  harsh  grit. 

Protect  your  health  and  beauty. 
Follow  the  advice  of  these  authori- 
ties. Consult  your  dentist  at  least 
once  every  six  months,  and  mean- 
while use  Squibb's  Dental  Cream. 
At  all  druggists — 40c  a  tube. 

E.  R.  Squibb  &  Sons,  New  York 
— Chemists  to  the  Medical  Profes- 
sion since  1858.  ©  1917 

EVERY    PRODUCT     IS     THE     HONOR     AND     INTEGRITY     OF     ITS     MAKER 


s:<liiiHK^ 


TSlaturally 
Lovable 


"That  Schoolgirl  Complexion" 

^gained  and  safeguarded,  as  thousands  are  doing, 
by  following  this  simple  rule  in  daily  skin  care 


S 


MODERN  beauty  culture,  to- 
day, starts  largely  with  choos- 
ing a  bland  complexion  soap. 

That  is  the  reason  millions 
tise  Palmolive — a  soap  made 
solely  to  safeguard  the  skin. 

In  America,  it  is  the  largest 
seUing  toilet  soap.  In  France, 
it  is  supplanting  French  soaps 
by  the  score! 


AS  more  women  become  skilled  in  the 
-  ways  of  beauty,  more  and  more  turn 
to  natural  ways  in  skin  care. 

That  means  a  clean  skin:  pores  kept  free 
of  accumulations  to  perforni  their  func- 
tions naturally. 

Thus  modern  beauty  culture  starts  with 
soap  and  water,  its  only  secret  being  the 
KIND  of  SOAP  one  uses — and  how. 

Palmolive  is  a  beauty  soap.  A  soap  made 
of  bland  and  soothing  cosmetic  oils,  solely 
for  one  purpose;  to  safeguard  the  com- 
plexion. A  soap  made  to  be  used  freely, 
lavishly  on  the  skin. 

The  rule  to  follov/  if  guarding  a 
good  complexion  is  your  goal 

Used  in  the  following  way,  it  is 
'  credited  with  more  beautiful  skins, 
probably,  than  any  other  beaucy 
method.  Its  results  you  see  on 
every  side  today. 

Wash  your  face  gently  with  sooth- 
ing   Palmolive    Soap,    massaging 


the  lather  softly  into  the  skin.  Rinse  thor- 
oughly, first  with  warm  water,  then  with 
cold. 

If  your  skin  is  inclined  to  be  dry,  apply  a 
touch  of  good  cold  cream — that  is  all.  Do 
this  regularly,  and  particularly  in  the 
evening. 

Use  powder  and  rouge  if  you  wish.  But 
never  leave  them  on  over  night.  They  clog 
the  pores,  often  enlarge  them.  Blackheads 
and  disfigurements  often  follow.  They 
must  be  washed  away. 

Avoid  this  mistake 

Do  not  use  ordinary  soaps  in  the  treat- 
ment given  above.  Do  not  think  any  green 
soap,  or  one  represented  as  of  olive  and 
palm  oils,  is  the  same  as  Palmolive. 

And  it  costs  but  10c  the  cake!  So  little 
that  millions  let  it  do  for  their  bodies 
what  it  does  for  their  faces.  Obtain  a  cake 
today.  Then  note  the  amazing  difference 
one  week  makes.  The  Palmolive- Peet  Co., 
Chicago,  111. 


10^ 


Valmohte  Soap  ii  untouched  hy  human  hands  until 
you  brtak  the  wrapper — //  n  never  soid  unwrapped 


KEEP     THAT     SCHOOLGIRL     COMPLEXION 


He  Shoots  His  Golf  Through  Glass 


Williatn  A.  Seiter,  the  director,  takes  his 
golf  seriously.  In  order  to  study  his  own 
game  he  has  arranged  a  platform  with  a 
glass  floor.  Underneath  he  places  a  camera- 
man with  a  slow  motion  camera.  Then  he 
tees  off — and  that  night  studies  what's  the 
matter  with  his  shots.  It's  great  for  every- 
one but  the  cameraman 


Just  above  is  a  glimpse  of  Director  Seiter  as 
he  appears  to  the  slow  motion  camera.  Mr. 
Seiter,  who,  by  the  way,  swings  a  mean  club, 
is  here  shown  lining  up  for  a  mashie  shot. 
At  the  left,  note  the  dented  backstop.  It 
protects  Mr.  Seiter's  neighbors 


News  and  Gossip  of  all  The  Studios 


Elinor  Glyn."  Then  came,  '■^^^ly  did  you 
fall  off  your  horse  and  break  your  contract? 
Edward,  Prince  of  Wales."  who,  needless  to 
say.  was  not  a  guest. 

Nor  was  Adolph  Zukor.  who  was  supposed 
to  have  wired  "Congratulations."  Other  ce- 
lebrities were  not  forgotten  by  Marion's  house 
guests,  who  gaily  sent  ''Congratulations  on 
successful  opening.  Calvin  Coolidge."  and, 
"It  is  a  good  picture  that  comes  out  of  cutting 
room  with  only  one  cut.  Congratulations. 
George  Bernard  Shaw." 

There  were  others,  of  course;  but  I  quickly 
shoved  them  back  in  the  hand-painted 
secretar>-. 

pDDIE  CANTOR  has  been  having 
•'■^his  share  of  bad  luck  of  late. 

Two  weeks  ago  a  trained  seal  bit 
Eddie  on  the  ear.  A  few  days  later  a 
pet  bull  terrier,  working  on  the  same 
set,  took  a  piece  out  of  one  of  Eddie's 
legs. 

"You  can't  tell  me,"  declared  Ed- 
die.   "I  know  that  seal  told  the  dog." 

npHIS  is  a  true  story. 

■*-  It  was  one  of  those  mornings  when  the 
Southern  California  weather  was  unusually 
unusual,  but  despite  the  high  fog  Harold  Lloyd 
and  Edward  Everett  Horton  were  playing 
their  regular  round  of  golf  on  Lloyd's  private 
course. 

Just  as  Lloyd  drove  off  the  third  tee  a  wild 
duck,  flying  low  and  alone  as  though  he  were 


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tr>'ing  to  get  home  after  a  hard  night  out  with 
the  rest  of  the  drakes,  hurried  past. 

Harold's  ball  struck  the  big  mallard  full 
amidships  and  the  bird  crashed  into  a  nearby 
sand  trap,  dead. 

"That's  the  way  to  kill  ducks,"  Lloyd 
shouted  jubilantly  to  Horton. 

'T  suppose  you  play  golf  with  a  shotgun," 
Horton  replied. 

A  caddy  threw  the  duck  into  Lloyd's  car  and 
the  two  comedians  finished  their  round  with 
Lloyd  talking  all  the  way  about  the  wonderful 
duck  dinner  he  was  going  to  have  that  evening. 

As  they  were  leaving  the  course  they  en- 
countered Lloyd's  gamekeeper. 

"You  remember  that  pair  of  tame  mallards 
we  paid  S50  for,  Mr.  Lloyd?"  the  gamekeeper 
inquired. 

"Yes,"  said  Lloyd.  "How  are  they  getting 
along?" 

"Well,  they  were  both  here  last  night,"  the 
gamekeeper  replied,  "  but  I  can  find  only  one  of 
them  this  morning." 

ALL  sorts  of  wealth  is  stored  up  for  "little 
Bill, "big  Bill  Hart's  five  year  old  youngster, 
whose  mother  has  just  won  a  divorce. 

When  he  reaches  the  age  of  twenty-one  he  is 
to  receive  the  five  thousand  dollar  interest  each 
year  that  his  mother  received  for  his  support 
until  that  time,  from  the  Sioo.ooo  trust  fund 
established  for  the  boy  by  his  father.  But 
when  he  reaches  the  mature  age  of  twenty-five, 
"little  Bill,"— who  will  then  be  "Big  Bill"— 
can  step  out,  for  he  then  receives  the  whole  one 
hundred  thousand  dollars. 


MY  Derby  is  doffed  to  Donald  Keith.  No 
flamboyant  headlines  about  his  marriage 
to  Kathryn  Stickuzza,  a  boyhood  sweetheart. 
Just  a  small  announcement  that  they  were 
wedded.  It  was  Donald's  wish.  He  had 
enough  publicity,  as  I  recall,  at  the  time  when 
there  was  that  engagement  tangle  with  Clara 
Bow  and  Gilbert  Roland. 

"/QUESTIONS."  That's  HoUy- 
V^wood's  most  popular  pastime. 
Over  at  Virginia  Valli's  new  Beverly 
Hills  home  the  other  night  they  were 
playing  it. 

"What  author  was  known  by  the 
name  of  'Boz'? "  Virginia  asked 
Julanne  Johnston. 

"Charles  Dickens,"  Julanne  an- 
swered, just  like  that. 

Then  Virginia  decided  to  ad  lib  a 
bit. 

"Who  wrote  the  'Refrain  from 
Spitting'?" 

"The  City  Health  Commissioner." 

The  decision  was  given  to  Julanne. 

AN  autobiography  of  the  movies,  covering 
the  history  of  the  screen  for  thirty  years, 
was  shown  at  Carnegie  Hall  in  New  York, 
under  the  auspices  of  the  National  Board  of 
Revie\y.  The  film  was  edited  and  titled  by 
Terr\-  Ramsaye,  who  has  dignified  the  screen 
by  giving  it  an  orderly  histon.' — "-\  Million  and 
One  Nights."  [  coxtintjZD  on  pace  106  ] 

SI 


$15,000  in  Prices  fo 
Picture  Ideas 

Rules  and  Conditions  of  This  Great  Contest- 
Read  Carefully 


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1.  Every  suggestion  must  be  written  in  200 
words  or  less;  and  must  be  submitted  in  type- 
writing, on  one  side  of  a  sheet  of  paper,  and 
mailed  in  a  post-paid  envelope  to: 

Judges.  Photoplay  Magaztxe  Idea  Contest, 
221  West  57th  Street,  New  York  City. 

2.  Suggestions  will  be  read,  prior  to  award  of 
prizes,  only  by  the  judges  of  the  contest  and 
persons  employed  by  them  for  that  purpose. 
Suggestions  submitted  will  be  kept  in  locked 
steel  files,  prior  to  award,  at  the  offices  of 
Photoplay  Macazixe,  where  they  are  access- 
ible to  no  other  persons.  No  responsibility 
is  assumed,  however,  for  their  safe-keeping  or 
for  unauthorized  access  to  them.  No  sug- 
gestions will  be  returned  at  the  conclusion  of 
the  contest,  unless  sufficient  postage  is  for- 
warded. They  may.  at  the  option  of  Photoplay 
Magazine,  be  destroyed  after  award  or  kept 
on  file. 

3.  Ever}'  suggestion  must  be  signed  with  the 
full  name  of  the  person  making  the  same  and 
must  be  accompanied  by  the  form  or  a  copy  of 
the  form  which  appears  on  this  page,  personally 
signed  by  the  contestant,  together  with  his  or 
her  full  address,  in  which  the  contestant  agrees 
to  the  conditions  set  forth  therein.  These  rules 
and  the  form  should  be  read  carefully  by 
contestants  before  submission. 

4.  Ever^'one,  whether  a  subscriber  or  reader 
of  Photoplay  M.agazini:  or  not.  may  enter 
this  contest,  except  persons  in  any  way  con- 
nected with  Photoplay  i^Iacazine  or  Famous 
Players-Lasky  Corporation,  their  relatives  or 
members  of  their  household,  or  anyone  actively 
employed  in  the  production  departments  of 
any  other  motion-picture  company. 

5.  The  Board  of  Judges  shall  consist  of 
three  members.  The  Editor  of  Photoplay 
shall  be  Chairman.  No  person  connected 
with  Famous  Players-Lasky  Corporation  shall 
be  a  judge.  The  decision  of  the  judges  shall  be 
final.  The  judges  will  be  selected  by  the 
Editor  of  Photoplay  jMac.azixe. 

6.  The  prizes  to  be  awarded  shall  be  as 
follows: 

First  Prize 85,000 

Second  Prize 2.000 

Third  and  Fourth  Prizes.  1,000  each 
Fifth  and  Sixth  Prizes. . .      500  each 


Seventh,  Eighth,  Ninth 

and  Tenth  Prizes $250  each 

Forty  Prizes 100  each 

In  the  case  of  ties  for  any  of  the  prizes  the 
fuUawardwillbegiven  to  each  tying  contestant. 

7.  Famous  Players-Lasky  Corporation  will 
donate  the  prizes  which  Photoplay  Magazin'e 
will  pay  for  the  winning  suggestions  and  will  be 
entitled  to  full  and  complete  rights  for  their 
use  in  motion-picture  productions  and  for  any 
and  all  other  purposes,  as  well  as  to  use  the 
name  and  likeness  of  any  successful  contestant 
in  connection  therewith,  at  its  option,  without 
further  payment.  Famous  Players-Lasky 
Corporation  may  use  the  suggestion  in  whole  or 
in  part,  alter  the  same,  change  the  title,  if  anv, 
and  require  the  execution  of  any  papers  by  the 
successful  contestant  which,  before  payment, 
it  deems  necessary  or  expedient. 

S.  There  is  always  danger  that  contestants 
become  so  convinced  of  the  merit  or  originality 
of  their  own  ideas  or  suggestions  that  they  be- 
come suspicious  when  they  see  something  ap- 
proximating theirs  which  may  be  quite  old,  in 
fact,  or  come  from  another  source.  To  a\oid 
all  questions  of  this  sort,  or  of  any  other 
character  whatsoever,  all  contestants  must 
submit,  and  will  be  deemed  to  have  submitted 
their  ideas  and  suggestions  upon  the  distinct 
agreement  and  understanding  that  no  liability 
of  any  sort,  save  as  to  the  prizes,  may  be 
placed  upon  Photoplay  Magazine  or  Famous 
Players-Lasky  Corporation;  that  each  of  the 
latter  two  is  released  from  any  and  all  liability 
for  any  cause  or  reason  by  each  contestant. 

9.  Every  effort  will  be  made  by  the  Editor 
of  Photoplav  Magazint.  and  the  judges  to 
make  this  contest  as  fair  and  open  as  possible 
and  to  conduct  it  in  strict  accordance  with  these 
Rules.  Famous  Players-Lasky  Corporation 
will  simply  donate  the  prizes  and  will  be  under 
no  obligation,  either  legal  or  moral,  to  do  any- 
thing except  to  donate  the  same. 

10-  Famous  Players-Lasky  Corporation  shall 
not  be  bound  to  use  any  of  such  suggestions 
e\en  though  they  win  prizes.  All  prize  winners, 
however,  bind  themselves  not  to.  nor  to  suffer 
or  permit  anyone  other  than  Famous  Players- 
Lasky  Corporation  to  make  any  use  of  such 
suggestions  in  whole  or  in  part.     If  they  con- 


tain copyrightable  matter,  all  rights  therein,  in- 
cluding the  copyright  and  the  right  to  secure 
copyright  therein,  shall  become  the  property 
of  Famous  Players-Lasky  Corporation. 

11.  In  case  several  ideas  are  submitted  in- 
volving historical,  religious  and  dramatic  events 
in  the  world's  history,  and  to  avoid  the  possibil- 
ity of  ties,  it  is  understood  that  no  idea  or  sug- 
gestion which  covers  any  event  in  a  general 
way,  for  instance,  a  general  idea  or  suggestion 
of  the  making  of  a  picture  based  on  the  .Ameri- 
can Revolution,  or  the  discovery  of  America, 
or  the  life  of  Shakespeare  without  specific  argu- 
ment or  suggestion  of  story  and  treatment,  will 
be  considered. 

12.  Photopl.ay  Magazin-e  will  each  month 
conduct  a  department  of  instruction  and  help- 
ful suggestions,  but  it  is  understood  that  none 
of  the  suggestions  made  therein  will  be  con- 
sidered unless  they  are  treated  in  an  original 
and  meritorious  manner.  Ideas  or  suggestions 
taken  from  picture  productions  which  have  al- 
ready been  made  will  not  be  considered  unless 
they  conform  I0  this  general  qualification. 
Ideas  or  suggestions  involving  great  works  of 
literature  will  be  considered  if  accompanied 
by  ideas  and  suggestions  of  treatment  and 
reasons  for  their  use. 

13.  \\'hile  facility  of  writing  and  style  of  ex- 
pression are  not  necessary  to  the  winning  of  a 
prize,  the  clearness  and  specific  quality  of  the 
idea  will  be  considered. 

14.  Ideas  or  suggestions  expressed  in  exactly 
the  same  language,  or  slight  variations  of  the 
same  language,  which  would  seem  to  indicate 
collusion  between  different  individuals,  shall 
not  be  considered,  although  any  one  person 
may  submit  the  same  idea  or  suggestion  ii 
different  treatments  and  with  different  argu- 
ments as  to  their  merit. 

15.  No  profane,  immoral,  libelous  or  copy- 
righted matter  shall  be  submitted  or  suggested. 

16.  The  contest  will  close  at  midnight. 
August  15th.  1927.  No  ideas  received  after 
that  date  will  be  considered  by  the  judges  and 
no  respronsibility  in  the  matter  of  mail  delays 
or  loss  will  rest  with  Photoplay  Mag.\zine. 
Ideas  may  be  sent  in  at  any  time  after  the  15th 
of  March,  when  the  April  issue  of  Photoplay 
Magazine  appears  on  the  newsstands. 


Any  person  may  submit  any  number  of  ideas,  but  each  should  be  accompanied  by  this  form  or  a  typewritten  copy  of  it 


TN  submitting  the  accompanying  idea  or  suggestion,  as  a  con- 
-'■lestant  for  one  of  the  cash  prizes  offered  by  Photoplay  Magazint:, 
I  agree  to  all  the  terms  and  conditions  contained  in  the  Rules  of  the 
Contest,  as  published  in  said  Magazine,  which  terms  and  conditions 
I  acknowledge  I  have  read,  and  in  consideration  of  my  suggestion 
being  examined  and  considered  in  said  contest,  I  hereby  release  said 
Photoplay  Magazint,  Photoplay  Publishing  Co.  and  Famous 
Players-Lasky  Corporation  from  any  and  all  claims  or  liability, 
present  or  future,  by  reason  of  any  use  or  asserted  use  thereof,  in 
whole  or  in  part,  in  any  form  or  manner,  by  either  of  them,  except 
from  payment  of  one  of  such  prizes  if  awarded  to  me. 
I  state  that  this  suggestion  is  wholly  original  with  me. 


I  hereby  grant  to  the  Photoplay  Publishing  Co.  and  Famous 
Players-Lasky  Corporation  the  sole  and  exclusive  right  to  use  this 
suggestion  in  any  form  or  manner  without  any  compensation  to  me 
or  mv  legal  representatives,  save  for  one  of  such  prizes,  if  awarded, 
and  I  request  that  the  said  Photoplay  Publishing  Co.  and  Famous 
Players-Lasky  Corporation  act  on  the  agreements  and  statements 
herein  contained. 

[L.S.] 

Address: 


S2 


Photoplay  Magazine — AoviiiaisiNG  Section 


A  grocer's  simple 

advice  made  my 

son  a  healthy  boy" 


*'  For  five  months  last  year  7ny  seven-year -old  son  was  so 
sick  I  didnl  know  what  to  do. 

"Indigestion — terrible  intestinal  pains  frequent  nausea. 
He  suffered  misery — looked  so  sallow  and  pale. 

"  And  worst  of  all,  nothing  seemed  to  help. 

"One  day  my  grocer  said  to  me^  ^IVhy  don't  you  give 
Fleischnann  s  Yeast  a  trial?'  It  could  not  possibly  hurt, 
I  thought y  so  I  told  him  he  could  deliver  two  Yeast  cakes  every 
day  along  with  the  other  groceries. 

"  That  was  on  August  15th.  Jiimny  began  taking  them 
right  away  and  in  two  weeks'  tijne  he  was  showing  an  im- 
provement. His  food  began  to  digest.  Soon  his  stomach 
gave  hi?n  no  more  pain.  He  has  got  back  his  white  skin  and 
rosy  cheeks.  Today,  thanks  to  my  grocer's  si?nple  advice, 
he  is  a  healthy,  robust  boy." 

Mrs.  Johm  Guinev,  San  Jose,  Calif. 


THERE  is  nothing  mysterious  about  Fleischmann's 
Yeast — unlike  medicines,  yeast  is  simply   a  living 
plant — a  fresh,  corrective  food. 

To  keep  well  thedlgestive  tract  must  be  kept 
clean  and  active.  That  is  exactly  what  yeast 
does.  It  tends  to  counteract  intestinal  putre- 
faction, preventing  the  absorption  of  dan- 
gerous toxins  by  the  body.  It  stimulates  the 
sluggish  muscles  of  elimination,  gradually 
bringing  complete  release  trom  constipation. 

Start  today  to  eat  your  way  back  to  health, 
to  rid  yourself  of  constipation  and  its  at- 
tendant ills — indigestion,  pimples  and  boils, 
and  that  constant  feeling  of  weariness. 

All  grocers  have  Fleischmann's  Yeast.  Buy 
several  days'  supply  at  a  time  and  keep  in  a 
cool  dry  place.  Write  for  a  free  copy  of  the 
latest  booklet  on  Yeast  for  Health.  Health 
Research  Dept.  29,  The  Fleischmann  Com- 
pany, 701  Washington  St.,  New  York. 


James  Guiney  and  one  0/  his  sisters 
at  their  home  in  San  Jose,  Calif. 


This  Easy  Natural  Way 
to  feel  yourself  again 

Eat  3  cakes  of  Fleischmann's  Yeast 
regularly  every  day,  one  before 
each  meal:  just  plain  in  small 
pieces,  or  on  crackers,  in  fruitjuice, 
milk  or  water.  For  constipation 
physicians  say  it  is  best  to  dissolve  it  in  hot  water  (not 
scalding)  before  meals  and  at  bedtime.  (Be  sure  that  a 
regular  time  for  evacuation  is  made  habitual.)  Dan- 
gerous purgatives  will  gradually  become  unnecessary. 


"SOME  SIX  YEARS  AGO  I  became  an  airplane 
pilot.  Sitting  long  hours  in  my  plane,  irregular 
meals,  the  constant  strain  of  the  work— told  on  me. 
After  the  first  year  I  began  to  be  bothered  with  con- 
stipation. My  system  seemed  to  become  more  and 
more  poisoned.  This  lasted  for  five  years— in  fact, 
until  I  began  eating  Yeast.  In  three  weeks  after  I 
started  with  Yeast  my  system  began  to  function 
regularly.  After  six  weeks  I  experienced  no  more 
heartburn.  Today  I  consider  Yeast  a  part  of  my 
daily  food."  R.  p.  Knox,  Ft.  Wayne,  Ind. 


BELOW 

Mme.  Dorothy  J.ardon,  prima  donna  mezz.:> 
soprano  of  the  Chicago  Opera  Company 

"THE  DARK  SIDE  of  operatic  and  concert  work 
is  the  constant  wear  and  tear  on  one's  complexion. 
Long  train  trips,  changes  in  food — all  had  their 
damaging  effect.  Loss  of  color  and  that  sallow  look 
became  most  alarming.  I  was  panic  stricken.  At 
this  period  a  relative  suggested  Yeast.  I  ate  it  daily 
and  my  digestion  showed  improvement  —  and  natu- 
rally this  was  reflected  in  my  face.  My  old  energy 
returned.  Now,  when  that  sallow  look  threatens  I 
use  Fleischmann's  Yeast." 

Dorothy  Jardon,  New  York  City 


you  urlto  to  aclvertlsera  plonso  iiierillon  niOTOPLAY  MAGAZINE. 


Friendly 
Advice 


roblems 

from 
Carolyn  Van  Wyck 


DEAR  CAROLYN  VAN  WYCK: 
rm  seventeen  and  I've  never 
had  a  beau.  And  I'm  sure  it  isn't  my 
own  fault.  It's  my  mother's  fault. 
She  absolutely  refuses  to  let  me 
have  boy  friends  come  to  our  house, 
and  if  the  truth  be  known,  she  doesn't 
particularly  like  me  to  have  girl 
friends.  She  is  old-fashioned  and 
a  darling,  but  I  am  beginning  to  won- 
der if  she  isn't  too  narrow-minded. 
I  am  never  permitted  to  go  on  parties 
and  when  I  want  to  go  to  the  movies, 
I  must  go  with  her,  or  stay  home. 
Mrs.  Van  Wyck,  I  love  her.  I  don't 
want  to  disobey.  But  I  do  feel  as 
though  all  ray  life  were  being  choked 
out  of  me.  Boys,  at  high  school,  try 
to  date  me.  I  can  never  accept.  I'm  as 
pretty  as  most  girls.  I  want  happi- 
ness. But  I  fear  my  mother  is  killing 
it  for  me. 

MARJORIE. 

A  FEW  days  ago  I  was  lunching  with  a  fel- 
-**-  low  writer  who,  like  myself,  conducts  a 
department  of  advice  to  fiirls. 

"I  may  write  on  any  topic  except  one,"  she 
said.  '"I  can't  write  a  word  about  girls  defyin;^ 
their  parents.  There's  a  sharp  editorial  rule 
which  forbids  that.'' 

Coming  in  from  that  meal  I  found  Marjorie's 
letter,  above,  on  my  de.^k.  And  reading  it  I 
was  thankful  to  my  broad-minded  editor  who 
k-ts  me  write  as  I  wish. 

A  knter  like  Marjorie's — and  I  get  so  many 
of  them — fills  me  with  both  anger  and  pity — 
pity  for  an  earnest  young  girl — and  anger  for  a 
mother  who  won't  see  beyond  her  nose. 

I  feel  very  indignantly  on  this  subject  of 
parents  who  won't  let  their  children  grow  up. 

That  is  all  we  are  in  the  world  for — to  grow 
to  be  advUt;  to  know  and  share  the  adult  ex- 
periences of  love  and  happiness.  But  alto- 
gether too  man}-  parents,  and  mothers  par- 
lii.ularly.  are  waging  bitter  battles  with  their 
daughters   to  keep   them   everlasting  babies. 

It  is  wrong.  It  is  cruel.  It  is  vicious.  Such 
mothers  might  better  murder  their  children 
at  the  age  of  six  than  keep  them  at  sixteen 
lied  to  their  apron  strings  and  wrapped  in 
cotton  wool. 

That  is  severe,  but  that  is  the  way  1  feci 
about  it. 

The  motivating  power  of  life  is  to  love  and 
be  1  )\'ed.     X  child  loves  no  one  save  himself. 

Si 


You  may  call  it  love  he  has  for  the  nurse  who 
feeds  him  and  the  mother  who  rocks  him  to 
sleep.  But  that  is  not  love.  That  is  the 
affection  that  personal  comfort  creates. 

To  love  you  must  be  grown  up — not  so  much 
in  years  or  in  stature — but  in  your  emotions. 
A  mother  like  Marjorie's  doesn't  love  her 
daughter.  If  she  did  she  would  have  the  girl's 
boy  friends  at  the  house.  She  would  teach  her 
daughter  sex  hygiene  as  well  as  social  charm. 
She  would  give  her  the  greatest  protection  in 
the  world — a  fearless  and  educated  mind — and 
know  then  that  she  had  nothing  to  worry 
about  regarding  the  wildness  of  youth. 

Instead  this  kind  of  a  mother  wants  to  keep 
her  daugliter  a  child,  a  sort  of  toy  over  whom 
she  may  rule  despotically  and  absolutely.  What 
chance  has  a  girl  to  grow  up  emotionally  when 
her  mother  refuses  her  e\en  entertaining 
callers?    Can  such  a  prison  be  called  a  home? 

The  greatest  tragedies  of  life  are  those  poor 
people  who  have  been  denied  all  the  experi- 
ences of  grown-up  existence — love,  achieve- 
ment, birth,  the  death  of  someone  held  dear. 
It  is  the  sorrows  we  have  never  known  which 
break  our  hearts  the  hardest.    It  is  the  sins  we 


The  Strict  Mother 

Is  This  Month's  Problem 

Mothers  who  love  their  daugh- 
ters most  tenderly  sometimes  find 
it  impossible  to  admit  their  girls 
have  grown  up  and  desire  lives  of 
their  own.  An  obedient  girl  with 
such  a  mother  is  in  a  difficult 
position.  Here  I'm  giving  my 
views  on  the  subject. 

What  about  your  complexion 
and  your  weight?  Both  are  im- 
portant to  your  happiness.  I've 
free  instructions  on  skin  care, 
and  a  reducing  booklet  for  ten 
cents.  And  Tm  still  answering 
letters  direct  if  you  send  a 
stamped,  addressed  envelope. 

Carolyn  Van  Wyck 


have  never  committed  that  dog  our  con- 
sciences. 

Among  my  friends  there  is  a  woman,  who.  as 
a  young  girl,  had  a  beautiful  singing  voiL:e. 
Kver\one  who  ever  heard  her  voice  exclaimed 
over  the  loveliness  of  it.  A  great  future,  that  I 
feel  sure  would  have  been  realized,  was  pre- 
dicted for  her.  Then  her  mother  stepped  in. 
She  couldn't — she  just  couldn't — let  her  darling 
child  go  away  from  home  to  study.  She 
couldn't — really  she  couldn't— let  her  darling 
sing  in  the  church  choir  and  be  out  in  the 
evenings  doing  you  never  know  what.  So, 
pretty  soon,  the  girl  forgot  her  ambition  and 
began  looking  about  for  love. 

He  was  a  nice  enough  \'oung  man  she  first 
loved.  I  doubt  that  he  would  c^■er  have  burned 
up  any  rivers  or  left  any  particular  tracks  on 
the  sands  of  time — but  he  was  honest,  trust- 
worthy, and  adoring.  JNIamma  came  in  again. 
He  wasn't  worthy  of  her  child.  He  was  un- 
couth. He  was  everA'thing  that  was  wrong. 
So  the  daughter  gave  him  up.  That  was  when 
she  was  twenty.  She  sought  love  many  times 
after  that  with  increasingly  less  worthy  ob- 
jects, and  each  time  mother  forestalled  it. 
She  had  heart  attacks,  had  acquired  a  myste- 
rious weakness — such  ruses  as  that.  And  th:; 
girl,  because  she  loved  her,  sacrificed  herself. 

She  is  forty  today.  Her  figure  is  fat  and 
sodden.  All  the  love  of  her  nature  she  now 
takes  out  on  food  and  cats.  She  herself  has 
all  the  clinging  affection  of  a  sick  Pomeranian. 
Fortunately  her  mother  left  her  a  Httle  income 
when  she  died,  for  the  daughter  is  completely 
unable  to  make  a  living.  The  days  go  by  her 
while  she  sits  and  eats  and  reads  confession 
stories — in  which  to  create  the  life  she  never 
had,  a  tragic  ligure  of  maternal  selfishness. 

Mother  love  can  be  the  finest,  most  generous 
in  the  world.  It  usually  is.  That  is  what 
makes  selfish  mothers  so  startling.  When  a 
mother  who  has  helped  her  daughter  all  the 
way,  who  has  made  home  a  place  for  the  school 
gang  to  gather,  who  has  fixed  party  dresses  and 
"blind  dates,"  when  such  a  mother  advises 
her  daughter  against  going  with  certain 
friends,  I  feel  the  girl  should  stop  and  re- 
spectfully ask  "why.''  But  I  equally  do  feel 
the  girl  should  be  answered.  No  "mother 
knows  best"  or  "just  because  mother  asks 
you"  should  be  considered  a  reply.  It  isn't. 
It's  treating  a  girl  like  a  baby.  She  has  the 
right  to  know  ever\'thing.  Saturating  a  girl 
with  fear  and  punishing  her  for  natural  curi- 

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imo.. 


r  AL  K  L  k  Qfimipooi. 


AN  OLIVE  OIL  SHAMPOO 

for  ash  blondes  and  golden  blondes  .  .  .  for 
radiant,  red-haired  girls  .  .  .  for  those  with 
soft  brown  or  ebon  locks  .  .  .  alive,  sparkly, 
fluffy  hair  in  half  the  time. 

TWO  Packer  Shampoos  now?  Yes  .  .  .  And  one 
is  brand  new.  It's  a  golden  liquid,  called 
Packer's  Shampoo  with  Olive  and  Cocoanut  Oils. 
The  other,  of  course,  is  Packer's  Pins  T^r  Shampoo. 

Since  both  are  liquids — both  are  quick.  A  Packer 
shampoo,  in  fact,  is  about  twice  as  quick  as  the 
old  way  which  women  once  considered  the  only 
safe  way;  the  old  way  which  meant  cutting  up  a 
good,  pure  soap  and  melting  it  down  to  a  jelly. 

Now  it's  just  a  half-minute  by  the  clock  from 
the  moment  you  apply  Packer's  until  you  pile  up  a 


A  PINE   TAR   SHAMPOO 

snow-drift  of  rich  lather.  Packer's  Shampoos  rinse 
out  in  a  twinkling  too— leaving  no  undissolved 
soap  behind  to  dim  your  hair's  life  and  lustre. 

Most  important  of  all — you  can  be  sure  that 
these  shampoos  are  good  for  your  hair.  As  makers  of 
Packer's  Tar  Soap  for  more  than  50  years,  we  have 
studied  intimately  the  needs  of  the  hair.  All  our 
products  have  been  created  in  consultation  with 
doctors  who  are  scalp  specialists.  We  believe  we 
know  more  about  the  care  of  the  hair  than  anyone 
making  hair  preparations. 

So  you  know  you  can  with  benefit  use  Packer's 
Shampoos  often  enough  to  keep  your  hair  immac- 
ulate always — three  or  four  times  a  month.  Often 
enough  to  make  your  hair  so  fluffy,  so  friendly  a 
frame  for  your  face  that  you  are  even  prettier  with- 
out your  new  spring  hat — than  with  it! 


Packer's  Olive  Oil  Shampoo 

A  golden  liquid — faintly  per- 
fumed. Made  chiefly  of  olive 
tiling  slycerinc.  cocoanut 
oil,  A  caressing,  snowy  lather 
which  rinses  out  completely. 
And  the  result?  Fluffy,  gleam- 
ing hair  with  just  a  hint  of  a 
delightful    feminine    fragrance. 


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Packer's  Pine  Tar  Shampoo 

A  tar  shampoo — but  without 
the  lar  odor.  Rich,  ciciinsing, 
and  oh,  so  good  tor  your  hair, 
Packer-clcanliness,  gentle  mas- 
s.tge,  daily  brushing — and  your 
hair  can  be  what  you've  dreamed 
uld  be — alive,  vital — lovely 
because  it's  healthy. 


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Your  gums  need 
calisthenics,  too! 

m 


MANY  of  us  find  time  for  regular  exer- 
cise to  keep  our  bodies  in  trim.  And 
even  when  the  "daily  dozen"  is  omitted, 
our  muscular  tissues  in  the  course  of  a  busy 
day  get  some  work  and  stimulation  to  keep 
them  healthy.  But  our  gum  tissues  get  none. 

They  are  robbed  of  exercise  by  our  mod- 
ern diet.  For  these  soft,  delicious  eatables 
we  prize  so  highly  have  lost  their  invigo- 
rating properties.  They  are  stripped  of  their 
roughage.  They  fail  to  keep  the  blood 
within  the  gum  walls  in  lively  circulation. 

That  is  why  gums  soften  and  become 
prey  to  disease.  "Pink  tooth  brush"  is  only 
a  fore-runner  of  more  stubborn  troubles. 

How  Iparia  and  massage  ojfset 
the  harm  that  soft  food  brings 
Very  logically,  the  dentists  turn  to  massage 
of  the  gums  as  the  remedy.  And,  further, 
thousands  of  them  direct  that  the  massage 
be  performed  with  Ipana  Tooth  Paste  ajttr 
the  regular  cleaning  with  Ipana. 

For  Ipana  contains  ziratol,  an  antiseptic 
and  hemostatic  well-known  to  the  pro- 
fession. Its  special  properties  enable  Ipana 
to  aid  in  the  toning  and  strengthening  of 
the  weak,  undernourished  tissues. 

Switch  to  Ipana  for  one  month 

You'll  find  Ipana's  flavor  a  delicious  sur- 
prise. And  Ipana  will  keep  your  teeth  white 
and  brilliant.  The  ten-day  tnal  tube  will 
readily  prove  these  things.  Sut  the  better 
plan  is  to  get  a  full-size  tube  at  the  drug 
store.  Use  it  faithfully  for  a  whole  month, 
and  see  how  your  gums  respond  to  good  care ! 


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The  Emancipation  of  Virginia 


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suggested  that  half  nild  creature  of  the  Ever- 
glades.    How  come?" 

"Contracts  .  .  .  and  things." 

There  you  have  it.  Contracts,  yes,  but 
mostly  things.  All  her  life  there  have  been 
things  to  bar  her  from  the  complete  fulfilment 
of  her  talents.  Indifference  on  the  part  of  her 
family  when  she  commenced  her  career.  Eco- 
nomic pressure. 

Marital  unhappiness.  Oppression  hung  like 
wet  sea-weed  on  her  soul.  But  all  the  time 
there  was  that  brave  Irish  philosophy  that 
kept  her  from  sinking  into  a  slough  of  her 
own  despond. 

X'irginia  comes  from  Chicago,  where  there 
are  many  McSweeneys  and  Murphys  and 
O'Hoolihans.  also  Pilsudskis.  Olsens  and  Gari- 
baldis. She  had  the  good  fortune  to  be  bom 
a  McSweeney.  as  well  as  did  her  brother  and 
sister.  She  was  a  ilcSweeney  only  until  she 
decided  to  become  a  motion  picture  actress. 
Then  she  changed  her  name  to  \'alli.  That  was 
when  she  was  eighteen  and  through  the  course 
at   school   that   taught   pothooks  and   t>'pe- 


npHE  family  was  different.  Her  mother  was 
*•  sympathetic,  but  housework  and  a  family 
drains  time.  Virginia  was  pla\nng  small  bits 
and  parts  at  the  old  Essanay  Studio  on  Arg>'le 
Street. 

There  was  no  scunying  home  to  tell 
what  she  had  done  at  the  studio  that  day. 
Sometimes  there  was  a  question  from  one  of 
the  family.  "What  are  you  doing  now?'' 

"Working  in  pictures."  It  might  have  been 
scrubbing  for  all  they  knew. 

The  little  Irish  girl  had  to  keep  her  dreams  to 
herself.  She  built  a  sturdy  wall  of  reser\-e, 
not  to  be  broken  down  by  indifference.  People 
sav  \'irginia  is  too  cool,  too  poised,  too  digni- 
fied. 

That  she  lacks  warmth.  It  shows  on  the 
sL-reen.  they  say. 

She  will  never  be  a  great  actress  until  she 
tears  the  wall  down. 

Essanay  closed.  A'irginia  got  a  job  as  a 
tx^iist  in  an  insurance  broker's  office  on  Mich- 
igan Avenue.  Typing  leases.  But  not  for 
long.  She  quit  to  model  hats.  One  noon  she 
met  a  man  whom  she  had  known  at  the  studio. 
There  was  a  vacancy  in  a  stock  company  in 
Milwaukee,  he  told  her.  They  wanted  an 
ingenue,  \irginia  never  returned  to  the  hat 
modelling  job. 

1  )ollar  by  dollar,  she  saved  enough  money  to 
go  to  Xew  York,  where  she  returned  to  her 
beloved  picture  work.  It  was  there  she  mar- 
ried. She  and  her  husband  came  to  Holly- 
wood. Virginia  was  not  happy,  but  she  kept 
on  with  her  career. 

Picture  after  picture  she  moved  through, 
beautiful,  talented,  reserved. 


Still  that  wall  surrounding  her,  wherein  her 
dreams  were  cherished. 

Her  work  and  her  beauty,  however,  merited 
her  a  Universal  contract.  Under  it  she  was 
the  coo!,  calmly  poised  heroine  of  "The  Lady 
of  Quality,"  "The  Signal  'I'ower."'  "Siege." 
She  made  "Wild  Oranges.''  the  best  thing  she 
ever  did,  to  my  way  of  thinking.  In  this  wild 
eerie  role.  \'irginia  forgot  herself.  Forgot  she 
had  a  wall  built  around  her  dreams  and  per- 
mitted them  to  peep  forth.  Back  in  Holly- 
wood from  the  Everglades  where  the  picture 
was  made,  \'irginia  became  the  beautiful  lady 
of  poise  and  cool  distinction. 

It  was  then  \'irginia  decided  something  had 
to  be  done  to  save  her  work  and  herself.  I'hat 
there  must  be  some  escape  from  it. 

She  asked  Universal  to  release  her  from  her 
contract.  They  did.  Some  of  the  fetters  were 
gone. 

Then  happened  an  unheard  of  thing. 
Women  of  Virginia's  nationality  and  creed  do 
not   seek   divorces. 

But   Virginia  did. 

No  scandal.  Xo  violent  charges.  Just  a  quiet 
divorce  and  X'irginia  was  free. 

At  that  moment  there  came  an  offer  from 
a  German  film  company  to  make  a  picture 
abroad-  It  was  just  what  should  have  hap- 
pened at  that  time  and  the  rock  of  X'irginia's 
sturdy  little  wall  began  to  crumble.  Two 
months  in  Europe.  Weeks  in  Munich,  where 
the  picture  was  made.  Evenings  at  the  opera, 
at  concerts. 

Week-ends  in  Italy,  shopping  in  Paris,  a  hur- 
ried trip  to  London.  An  o\erNvhelming  sense 
of  freedom,  of  independence,  that  she  had  never 
felt  before. 

VIRGIXI.\  returned  to  Hollywood  ready  to 
fight  for  the  roles  she  was  entitled  to.  But 
battle,  for  once,  was  not  necessar>-.  Howard 
Hawks,  a  pioneering  young  director  who  de- 
lights in  juggling  the  marionette  strings  by 
casting  Wllains  as  heroes  and  vice  versa,  gave 
\'irginia  the  role  of  Gah\\  a  Parisian  dancer  in 
love  with  a  king,  by  way  of  pro\  ing  his  theory. 
It's  about  the  only  colorful  role  she  has  had 
since  "Wild  Oranges."  and  it  helped  to  knock 
down  all  that  remained  of  that  uncompro- 
mising wall. 

Then  "Evening  Clothes"  with  Adolphe 
Menjou.  Light,  sparkling,  gay.  So  was 
\'irginia. 

They  say  it  is  Luther  Reed's  best  effort  as 
a  director. 

There  are  going  to  be  some  surprised  pro- 
ducers when  they  see  the  new  X'irginja  Valli. 
.\nd  I.  for  one,  predict  there  will  be  no  simple, 
resigned  gestures  as  she  says,  "no  one  will  let 
me  do  things  like  'Wild  Oranges.'  *'  She'll  be 
too  busy  with  vi\  id  roles. 

There's  something  heady  about  this  freedom. 


Acquiring  a  Taste  for  Olive 


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C  B.-ld.  Co..  1927 


~he  is  not  distracted  by  temperament  nor  by 
outside  interests.  In  a  year  and  four  months, 
she  has  made  nine  pictures.  The  only  vacation 
she  has  taken  was  to  go  to  the  hospital  for  an 
appendicitis  operation. 

Five  weeks  after  the  operation,  Olive  was 
back  at  the  studio,  walking  the  tight-rope  for 
"The  Monkey  Talks." 

Olive,  as  you  can  see,  is  still  unaware  that 
she  is  a  Big  Star.  She  still  believes  that  stunt 
scenes  should  be  performed  without  the  aid  of 


a  double.  She  hasn't  yet  asked  for  gauze 
photography.  She  doesn't  want  to  select  her 
own  stories  or  produce  her  own  pictures.  She 
still  thinks  that  she  is  awfully  lucky  to  be  a 
star  at  all  and  doesn't  beheve  that  the  public 
is  in  her  debt  because  she  condescends  to  make 
pictures  for  them. 

And  all  these  qualities  are  the  signs  of  a  star 
who  is  on  ^he  ascendant  and  not  sinking  off 
into  a  decline.  In  two  years  from  now,  we  are 
going  to  shout,  "I  told  you  so!" 


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Peace-of-Mind 


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Under  Woman''s  Most  Trying  Hygienic  Handicap 


Enjoy  peace-of-mitid  under  the  most  trying  of 
hygienic  handicaps— uaer  and  absolute  protec- 
tion, plus  an  end  forever  to  the  embarrassing 
problem,  of  disposal 


B^  Ellen  J.  Buckland,  Registered  Nurse 

SHEER  frocks  and  gay  gowns  under  diffi- 
cult hygienic  conditions  used  to  present 
a  serious  problem — women  thus  were  handi- 
capped, both  socially  and  in  business.  But 
today,,  to  the  modern  women,  they  come  as 
the  merest  incident. 

The  old-time  "sanitary  pad,"  hazardous  and 
uncertain,  has  been  supplanted  with  a  protec- 
tion that  is  absolute.  Wear  lightest,  filmiest 
things,  dance,  motor,  go  about  for  hours 
without  a  moment's  thought  or  fear. 

KOTEX—lVhat  it  does 
Unknown   a    few    years    ago,   8   in    every    10 
women  in  the  better  walks  of  life  have  dis- 
carded the  insecure  "sani- 
tary pads"  of  yesterday 
and  adopted  Kotex. 


•Supplied  abo  tKrougK  veruling 
cabinets  in  Test-rooms  by 

West  Disinfecting  Co. 


©Disposed    of    aa 
(^asily  as  tissue. 
T--11    J  -.i-      /-    11  ..  No  laundry. 

Filled  with  Cellucotton 
wadding,  the  world's  super- 
absorbent,  Kotex  absorbs 
16  times  its  own  weight  in 
moisture.  It  is  5  times  as  absorbent  as  the 
ordinary  cotton  pad. 

It  discards  easily  as  tissue.  No  laundry — 
no  embarrassment  of  disposal. 

It  also  thoroughly  deodorizes,  and  thus 
ends  all  fear  of  offending. 

Vou  obtain  it  at  any  drug  or  department  store, 
without  hesitancy,  simply  by  saying  "Kotex." 

Only  Kotex  itself  is  "like"  Kotex 
See  that  you  get  the  genuine  Kotex.  It  is 
the  only  sanitary  napkin  embodying  the  super- 
absorbent  Cellucotton  wadding.  It  is  the 
only  napkin  made  by  this  compan}-.  Only 
Kotex  itself  is  "like"  Kotex. 

You  can  obtain  Kotex  at  better  drug  and 
department  stores  everywhere.  Comes  in  sani- 
tary scaled  packages  of  12  in  two  sizes,  the* 
Regular  and  Kotex-Super. 

Kotex  Company,  180 
Xortli  Michigan  Ave., 
Chicago.  III. 


Easy 
Disposal 

ayid  2  other 

important 

factors 


^  True  protection  —  5 
times  as  absorbent  aa 
the  ordinary  cotton 
"puds." 


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barra; 


without    em- 
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John  R.,  Morristown,  Pa. — Call  off  all 
armaments!  Esther  Ralston  is  twenty-four; 
l.aura  La  Plante  is  twenty-two;  and  Eleanor 
Boardman  is  twenty-eight. 

E.  McL.,  Boston.  Mass.— A  Richard  Bar- 
thelniess  Club  is  already  in  existence.  For  in- 
formation, write  to  T.  Sherwood,  iSS  X. 
Mountain  Ave.,  Montclair,  N.  J. 

The  Raymond  Kean"E  Fan  Clue — Write  to 
I^retta  Morgan,  677  S.  Grant  St..  Denver, 
Colo.  Miss  Signe  Johnson  of  567  S.  Clarkson — 
same  city — is  the  Secretary*. 

P.  O.  S.,  Xew  York  City — Ricardo  Cortez 
was  born  in  France.  Before  he  went  into  the 
movies  he  was  known  as  Jack  Crane.  ^Married 
to  .\lma  Rubens.  Let's  see,  now:  Ricardo  was 
born  Sept.  19,  1899. 

G.  andijVL  Brown — It's  pronounced  "Mon- 
jew.''  Gilda  Gray's  first  name  is  pronounced 
with  a  hard  "g"  and  rhymes  with  "Hilda." 
Winifred  Hudnut  (Xatacha  Ramboval  was 
Valentino's  second  wife.  He  was  married 
twice. 

JiCGS,  Lennox-Ville.  Qvt. — Well.  Jings. 
to  tell  the  truth,  I  like  the  cowboys  mysolf. 
Hoot  Gibson  is  about  thirtyiivc  and  is  married 
to  Helen  Johnson.  Ken  Maynard  was  born 
July  21,  1895,  and  is  five  feet,  eleven  and  three- 
quarters  inches  tall.  Just  missed  being  a  si\:- 
footer.  He  weighs  iSo  pounds.  Bob  Custer 
was  born  Oct.  iS,  1S9S.    He's  married. 

B.  W.  G.,  Brooklin-e,  Mass. — Write  to 
Ksthcr  Ralston  at  the  Paramount  Studios.  Hol- 
lywood. Calif.  That's  her  real  name.  She  has 
been  in  pictures  since  1917- 

.•\-  C.  R  .  Chicago,  III. — I'd  have  to  have  a 
heari  of  stone  not  to  answer  your  letter.  Lady, 
you  Iiave  winning  ways  I  Ramon  Xovarro  is 
not  married.  Alyce  Mills  was  born  in  Rich- 
mond, \"a.,  about  twenty-three  years  a<ro.  She 
is  live  feet,  live  inches  tall  and  weighs  120 
pounds.  Betty  Bronson  is  a  native  of 
'I'reiiion,  X.  J.,  and  was  born  Xo\-.  17, 
1936.  She  is  five  feet,  three  and  one- 
haU  inches  tall  and  weighs  100  pounds. 
Betty  has  brown  hair  and  blue  eyes 
and  so  has  .Myce.  Don't  pay  much  at- 
tention to  ail  those  "rumors  of  ro- 
mances of  Holl\'wood.'"  There  is 
m  ire  talk  than  fact  in  most  of  these 
instances. 

Dahy,  Xew  York  City — Sorry  to 
keep  you  waiting,  .\gnes  .\yres  has 
made  some  comedies  for  Hal  Roach- 
She  is  married  to  S.  Manuel  Reacchi. 

D.  S..  Den\t:r,  Colo. — Xeil  Ham- 
ilton's ne.xt  picture  will  be  "The  Joy 
Girl."  Neil's  wife  is  a  non-profes- 
sional. He  has  brown  hair  and  brown 
eyes  and  he  was-bom  Sept.  9,  1899. 


Sheila  D. — Don't  do  anything  desperate! 
Clara  Bow  has  red  hair.  However,  it  is  not 
llaming  red.  but  a  brownish  auburn.  Ronald 
Colman  has  black  hair  and  brown  eyes.  He  is 
five  feet,  eleven  inches  tall  and  weighs  165 
pounds.  T  don't  think  Xorma  Shearer  intends 
to  swim  the  Channel.  Who  told  you  that  one? 
Thanks  for  the  new  nickname.    I  like  it. 

Just  Jeannette  of  Georgia — George 
wouldn't  deceive  you.  That's  his  real  name. 
Mr.  O'Brien  is  twenty-seven  years  old  and  five 
feet,  eleven  inches  tali;  he  weighs  176  pounds. 
Address  him  at  the  Fox  Studios,  Hollywood, 
Calif. 

X'icoLETTA,  Greensburg,  Pa. — Listen, lady, 
there  won't  be  any  dancing  at  my  wedding.  In 
fact,  there  will  be  no  wedding.  If  I  told  you 
my  age,  you'd  tell  the  world.  .\nd  then 
e\er>-one  would  be  writing  me  letters  telling  me 
to  have  my  face  lifted.  However,  Xicoletta.  I 
shall  announce  your  Ramon  Xovarro 
Friendship  Club.  All  those  who  wish  to  join 
please  write  !Miss  Xicoletta  de  Pietro,  241  W. 
Otterman  St.,  Greensburg,  Pa. 

A.  S. — Dolores  Costello  was  born  in  Pitts- 
burgh, Pa.;  Olive  Borden,  in  Richmond.  \'a  ; 
Eva  de  Pulti  is  a  native  of  Hungary-  and  John 
Gilbert  hails  from  Logan.  Utah.  Francis  X. 
Bushman  is  a  \'irginian — Xorfolk,  this  time. 
.\nd  Douglas  Fairbanks  was  born  in  Denver, 
Colo. 

Miss  Mattitlxk — Ben  Lyon  was  bom  Ben 
Lyon.  He  isn't  married.  Ben  is  twenty-six 
years  old  and  his  birthday  comes  on  the  si.\th 
of  February.     Welcome  back! 

Mrs.  F.  G..  Trenton.  X.  J. — Alice  Terr^""s 
hair  is  reddish  brown.  That's  a  blonde  wig.  for 
photographic  purposes  only.  She  was  born 
about  twenty-eight  years  ago  in  \'incennes. 
Ind.  Clara  Kimball  Young  isn't  making  any 
more  pictures,  just  at  present.  Lois  and  Rich- 
ard are  not  engaged.  .A.t  least,  that's  the  latest  ■ 
bulletin.   ReneeAdoree'snextfi!mis"Mr.Wu." 


IN  writing  to  the  stars  for  pictures. 
Photoplay  advises  you  aU  to  be 
careful  to  enclose  twenty-five  cents. 
This  covers  the  cost  of  the  photo- 
graph and  postage.  The  stars  are 
all  glad  to  mail  you  their  pictures, 
but  the  cost  of  it  is  prohibitive  un- 
less your  quarters  are  remitted. 
The  younger  stars  cannot  afford  to 
keep  up  with  these  requests  unless 
you  help  them.  You  do  your  share 
and  they'll  do  theirs. 


LotisE.  Evans\ille.  Ixd. — It's  no  trouble 
at  all  for  me  to  tell  you  that  Colleen  Moore  was 
christened  Kathleen  Morrison.  .Also  that  she 
was  bom  .\ug.  10.  1902.  .\lso  that  Lawrence 
Gray  entered  pictures  in  19:14  and  that  he  is 
going  to  marn,'  Marion  Coakley. 

L.  G..  D\yton.  O. — Don't  blame  me.  You 
see.  I  simph'  answer  the  questions  that  are  put 
to  me  and  have  no  choice  of  the  subjects.  .And, 
seems  to  me,  I  answer  lots  of  questions  about 
the  younger  girls — and  the  younger  boys,  too. 
Xow  for  your  favorites:  Carol  Dempster  was 
bom  in  Santa  Monica.  Calif..  Jan.  16,  1902. 
She  was  one  of  the  Denishawn  dancers  before 
appearing  in  pictures.  Carol  is  five  feet,  five 
inches  tall  and  weighs  114  pounds.  She  has 
chestnut  hair  and  brown  eyes.    Not  married. 

A  Jack  Mllhall  Fan,  Secaucus,  N'^.  Y. — 

.Address  him  at  the  First  Xational  Studios, 
Burbank,  Calif.  Blue  eyes  and  dark  brown 
hair.    Bom  Oct.  7,  1891. 

Diana  Dietz,  In-dianapolis.  Ind. — Xorma 
was  bom  May  2.  1897.  Constance,  .April  19, 
1900.    Diana  is  one  of  my  favorite  names. 

L.  I.  R..  McCoMB,  Miss.— Sure.  Mae  Mur- 
ray is  a  real  blonde.  Mae  says  she  was  bom 
!May  10, 1S93.  .At  Portsmouth,  \'a.  Five  feet, 
three  inches  tall.    Drop  in  again. 

J.  B.  C.  Da\-en-port,  Io\v.\ — I'll  say  that 
Roy  D'Arcy  ought  to  be  flattered  to  ha\e  a 
whole  letter  devoted  exclusivL-ly  to  him.  Roy 
has  brown  hair  and  blue  eyes  and  he  was  bom 
in.  San  Francisco.  He  is  five  feet,  ten  inches 
tall.  Write  to  him  at  the  Metro-Goldwyn 
Studios.  Culver  City,  Calif.  Send  the  quarter 
either  in  stamps  or  one  of  those  little  coin 
mailing  cards. 

Carolyn — You  are  not  the  only  one.  Bill 
Haines  is  so  popular  that,  hereafter,  he  is  to  be 
starred.  Bill  was  born  in  Staunton,  Va.,  Jan. 
I.  1900.  He  is  six  feet  tall  and  weighs  172 
pounds.  Xot  married.  Bill  was  selected  back 
in  1922  as  a  contest  winner  and  trained 
especially  for  pictures.  He  has  cer- 
tainly justified  the  faith  of  those  who 
picked  him. 

Dorothy  B.,  Portl.\nd,  Ore. — 
Hey,  Buster  Collier!  Here  is  a  girl 
who  says  she  sent  you  a  quarter  for  a 
picture  and  has  never  heard  a  word 
from  you.  Buster  was  born  Feb.  12, 
1Q02.  and  is  five  feet,  ten  inches  tall. 
Black  hair  and  soulful  brown  eyes. 

D.  A..  .A,MBLER.  Pexn. — Douglas 
Fairbanks.  Jr.,  is  the  son  of  Doug's 
first  wife,  the  former  Beth  Sully. 

I.  C.  L..  Worcester.  Mass. — Fa- 
rina is  a  boy.  Mae  Murray  gives  her 
birth  date  as  May  10,  1893. 

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Photoplay  Magazine — Advertising  Section 


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They  only  improve  your 
complexion  for  a  few  fleet, 
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[  CONTINUED  FROM  PACE   57  ] 


to  me  to  be  some  sort  of  an  Efn^-ptian  ston.'." 

*'Xo,  sir,"  suggests  a  rather  trembling  script 
clerk.  "It's  about  the  life  of  Christ." 

**WTio?"  asks  the  Director. 

"Christ."  replies  the  clerk. 

"'Jesus  Christ?"  asks  the  Director. 

"Yes.  sir."  replies  the  clerk. 

The  Director  glances  around  at  the  people 
standing  on  and  off  the  set. 

"What  are  they  doing  it  in?"  he  asks. 
"  Modem  Dress?  " 

NO,  sir."  replies  an  assistant  director. 
"Those  are  visitors — delegates  to  the 
National  Ice  Cream  Manufacturers'  Conven- 
tion in  Los  .'Vngcles  this  week." 

"What's  that  got  to  do  with  the  life  of 
Christ?"  asks  the  Director. 

"Well."  begins  the  assistant,  "the  Pub- 
licit}'  Department — " 

"They'll  have  to  get  off  the  set,"  orders  the 
Director.  "This  is  a  religious  picture — a  very 
deeply  religious  picture." 

"Yes.  sir."  replies  the  assistant. 

The  Director  retires  to  his  office.  Three 
quarters  of  an  hour  later  the  assistant  comes 
and  reports  that  the  set  is  clear.  The  Director 
walks  back. 

"Xow."  he  says,  picking  up  the  script  and 
examining  it  again.  "  we'll  have  the  three  Wise 
Men  walk  their  camels  across  the  desert — very 
slowlj- — remember,  this  is  a  religious  picture — " 

He  sits  back  in  the  chair  which  is  marked 
with  his  name. 

"Music,"  he  sa>'s.     "Religious  music — " 

The  accordion  and  the  \iolin  start  to  play 
"Moonlight  on  the  Ganges"  in  slow  waltz 
lime  and  the  Director  watches  as  the  camels 
file  across  in  front  of  the  camera.  When  it  is 
finished,  he  shakes  his  head. 


"Wagon."  he  shouts,  through  his  mega- 
phone. "All  wrong.  Remember — you're  H'w 
Men — " 

"How  would  it  be,"  suggests  one  of  the 
leading  actors,  "if  you  have  them  do  something 
wise — like,  for  example,  somebody  asks  them  a 
hard  question  and  they  answer  it — " 

The  Director  considers,  and  then  shakes 
his  head. 

"It  was  just  a  suggestion,"  says  the  actor. 

The  Director  raises  his  megaphone  to  his 
lips  and  the  scene  starts  again.  At  its  conclu- 
sion he  is  sunk  in  gloom. 

"It's  the  camels,"  he  says.  "They  don't  look 
right." 

""LJERE'S  an  idea,"  suggests  a  "gag-man" 
-*•  -'-who  has  been  delegated  to  the  picture. 
"A  pretty  girl  goes  by  and  the  camels  all  look 
at  each  other  and  wink.  That  will  get  over 
the  idea  that  they're  Wise  Men's  camels." 

The  Director  considers  once  more  and  once 
more  shakes  his  head. 

"It's  too  subtle,"  he  says.  "They  wouldn't 
get  it." 

"It  was  just  a  suggestion."  says  the  gag-man. 

The  Director  sinks  his  head  on  his  chest  ia 
thought. 

Finally  he  speaks. 

"Have  we  got  any  other  camels?"  he  asks. 
"  Camels  that  look  more  religious?" 

"We  can  get  some,"  replies  the  assistant 
director. 

"How  long  ynW  it  take?"  asks  the  Director. 

"Till  this  afternoon — about  four,"  is  the 
reply. 

"All  right."  says  the  Director.  "We'll  work 
tonight" — and  he  gets  up  and  goes  back  to  his 
office  for  a  well  earned  rest  before  the  continu- 
ation of  his  labors. 


Friendly  Advice  on  Girls""  Problems 


[  CONTINUED  FROM  P.4GE  84  ] 


osity  is  a  relic  of  barbarism.  Truth,  in  all 
things,  makes  us  free.  Education  and  right 
thinking  make  life  joyous. 

So,  girls  like  Marjorie,  have  courage  and 
work  your  way  out  of  your  problem.  Be 
tolerant.  Talk  to  your  mothers  and  try  to 
show  them  your  viewpoint.  If  they  refuse  to 
see  it  eye  to  eye  with  yo\i,  discuss  it  with 
another  older  friend,  a  minister,  doctor,  or 
priest — but  pick  a  wise,  broad-minded  one. 
If  they  argue  with  you  and  you  are  sure  you're 
right,  go  ahead  and  face  your  life,  glad-eyed 
and  vigorous. 

A  Lonesome  Nurse  : 

My  dear,  you  are  judging  your  looks  by  the 
standard  of  the  flappers!  Perhaps  you  can't 
be  pretty,  but  you  can  be  interesting  and  even 
handsome.  For  a  change,  part  your  hair  on  the 
side  and  wear  it  low  in  the  back.  Don't  tr>-  for 
a  fluffy  style.  You  don't  tell  me  whether  your 
hair  is  long  or  bobbed,  so  I  can't  give  j'ou  more 
detailed  advice.  Dark,  rich  reds  ought  to  be 
most  becoming  to  you;  and  they  are  ver}'  fash- 
ionable. You  also  can  wear-  browns,  yellow 
and  pale  pinks.  I  can  understand  your  im- 
patience with  the  "juniors."  Why  don't  you 
select  your  friends  from  men  whose  interests 
are  similar  to  yours  and  whose  intelligence  you 
respect? 

ApELiNE  Keand  : 

Well,  my  dear,  you  do  seem  to  have  done 
enough  to  remove  all  the  blackheads  in  the 
world.     Everyone  of  the  treatments  you  have 

Every  adverUsemeat  in  PHOTOPLAY  MAGAZINE  is  guaranteed. 


been  using  are  good  ones.  Since  the  con- 
dition doesn't  clear  up,  it  must  be  a  combina- 
tion of  diet,  blood  condition  and  general 
health.  Keep  up  ^\■ith  your  facial  treat- 
ments and  eliminate  the  fats  from  your  diet — 
cream;  candy,  pastn.-,  fat  meats,  butter.  Eat 
all  the  green  vegetables  you  can — spinach, 
peas,  string  beans,  carrots.  Drink  at  least 
ten  glasses  of  water  daily.  Bathe  daily.  Get 
exercise  and  fresh  air.  If  you  really  do  all 
that,  you  will  defeat  those  pesky  things. 

D.  C.  H.,  Montclate: 

Try  this  on  your  dandruflf.  Half  an  hour 
before  shampooing,  part  your  hair  all  o\'er 
your  head  and  apply  olive  oil  to  your  scalp — 
not  your  hair — rubbing  it  in  thoroughly. 
Then  wash  your  hair  with  soap  jelly  made  of 
castile  soap,  melted  in  boiling  water.  Rinse 
thoroughly  and  pour  over  j'our  hair  camomile 
tea.  made  by  pouring  boiling  water  over  cam- 
omile leaves  and  letting  it  steep  about  ten 
minutes.  It  will  cool  while  you  are  washing 
your  hair.  For  both  the  dandruff  and  your 
skin  trouble,  build  up  your  general  health. 
Get  plenty  of  sleep.  Witch  hazel  is  a  good 
astringent  and  you  should  use  an  astringent 
soap  like  Woodbun>-'s.  Bathe  daily.  Drink 
eight  to  ten  glasses  of  water  daily.  Eat  green 
vegetables  daily.  To  have  a  friend,  be  a 
friend  Think  to  yourself  what  you  demand 
of  friendship  from  others.  Then  act  that  way 
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dancing,  an>nvay.  But  if  you  must,  ask  the 
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over  with.  And  how  we  pay  about  two  hours  after! 

There's  a  little  trick  in  thwarting  indigestion.  So 
simple  you  wouldn't  think  it  would  do  any  good. 
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And  now  it  is  available  in  a  new  and  really  convenient  form 
— Pep-O-Mint  Life  Savers;  the  little  candy  mints  with  the  hole. 

It  sounds  very  simple  and  old-fashioned.  But  Pep-O-Mint 
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Jannings  selected  Belle  Bennett 
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and  loving  frau.  Hers  is  a  life 
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there — at  the  MaWair,  or  on  the  lot.  or  on 
Hollywood  Boulevard. 

I  met  Joan.  And  found  out  that  she  was 
bom  in  San  Antonio,  Texas,  and  that  she  was 
playing  at  the  Hippodrome  in  Xew  York  when 
Harr>'  Rapf  saw  her  and  broueht  her  out  to 
Metro-GoldwjTi-Mayer,  and  that  she  played 
extras  for  a  long  time  and  finally  fought  her  way 
up  to  a  place  as  one  of  the  most  popular  leading 
ladies  on  the  M.-G.-M.  lot. 

AND  as  each  of  these  facts  sank  into  my 
consciousness  I  decided  that  facts  are 
brutal  things  and  should  never  be  permitted 
or  told. 

But  somehow,  strangely  enough,  Joan 
Crawford  survived  meeting,  she  sur\'ived  even 
facts.  She  was  still  mysterious.  She  is  still. 
I  am  grateful  for  that. 

Joan  is  one  of  those  people  whose  eyes  look 
sad  when  they  smile,  whose  eyes  are  deep  and 
shining,  almost  with  tears,  when  they  laugh. 
When  she  is  dancing,  and  she  is  almost  alwaj-s 
dancing — for  she  dances  more  and  better  than 
any  other  girl  in  Hollywood, — when  she  is 
dancing  you  feel  that  she  is  thinking  about 
fields  of  daisies  in  the  spring  sunshine,  or 
about  Keats'  poetry,  or  about  the  Shanghai 
riots.  But  when  she  sits  perfectly  still  and 
listens — she  listens  well,  which  is  a  characteris- 


tic any  woman  could  afford  to  cultivate — you 
feel  that  she  is  thinking  about  dancing, 
longing  to  dance,  humming  dance  music  softly 
under  her  breath. 

Maybe  all  this  promise  is  a  mirage,  but  at 
least  Joan  Crawford  is  one  of  the  few  modern 
girls  I  have  met  who  doesn't  destroy  it.  She 
allows  you  to  keep  it. 

She  doesn't  use  a  lipstick  in  public.  Her 
voice  is  soit  and  low — pure  Texan,  but  very 
sweet. 

"X^AX  asks  so  little  of  woman  nowadays. 
■^'■'■Just  to  beallowed to findherstill  womanly, 
just  to  be  allowed  still  to  adore  her,  still  be  in- 
trigued by  her  mystery'. 

If  Joan  Crawford  is  the  success  on  the  screen 
that  M.-G.-M.  insists  she  is  going  to  be,  it  will 
be  because  she  is  femininity  before  the  nine- 
teenth amendment.  Not  that  she  is  old- 
fashioned.  No  indeed.  But  she  is  more  like 
the  days  of  sedan  chairs  and  trailing  skirts,  or 
masks  and  rosebuds  and  scented  notes  instead 
of  telephones.  Which  is  ver\-  odd.  because  she 
is  so  modem  and  does  the  Charleston  so  well, 
and  wears  the  shortest  skirts  you  ever  beheld 
in  your  life. 

But  that  is  the  secret  of  Joan  Crawford's 
appeal — she  is  a  contradiction ;  she  is  a  mystery. 

Long  may  she  remain  unsolved. 


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Ooooh!    Colman  Fans! 


Fort  Wa>Tie,  Ind. 

Has  anyone  ever  caught  Ronald  Colman  ex- 
pressing love,  via  the  face? 

Because  I  would  like  to  know  how  he  looks. 

I  admire  Mr.  Colman  for  his  looks  and  acting 
ability,  but  in  love  scenes  he  is  blah. 

In  one  scene  in  "The  Dark  Angel"  he  is  say- 
ing goodbye  to  Vilma  Banky.  There  was 
\'ilma,  her  beautiful  face  radiant  with  the  light 
of  love.  .And  there  stood  Ronald  about  as 
afifectionate  as  an  Arctic  fish. 

.After  a  couple  of  years  he  stepped  fonvard 
(I  doubt  not  that  he  was  pushed)  and  took  Jliss 
Banky  in  his  arms  and  then  .  .  .  horrors  .  .  . 
he  had  the  unromanticness  (the  only  word)  to 
cough! 

No  other  actress  on  the  screen  so  completely 
changes  her  personality  with  each  succeeding 
picture  as  Vilma  Banky.  It  is  hard  to  believe 
that  the  frail  Killy  Vane  of  "The  Dark  Angel" 
is  also  the  red-blooded,  self-reliant  Barbara. 
Worth  of  that  stor>'. 

Upon  seeing  an  emotional  performance  by 
I^leonora  Duse,  Sarah  Bernhardt  said,  "That 
woman  is  not  acting,  she  is  suffering."  .And 
that  may  be  said  of  Vilma  Banky.  She  does 
not  act,  she  lives.  A  real  actress  and  the  sweet- 
est personality  on  our  screen  today. 

Bee  Pierce. 

Who's  Our  Greatest  Actress? 

West  Palm  Beach.  Fla. 

"Male  or  female?"  we  ask  the  movie  spot- 
light of  today  and  instantly  the  answer  is 
flashed  back — "Male." 

It  seems  unfortunate  that  there  should  be 
such  a  dearth  of  feminine  sparklers  at  a  time 
when  the  moA'ie  firmament  is  gleaming  with  an 
array  of  masculine  luminaries.  The  men  we 
have — consummate  actors  of  force  and  fasci- 
nating personality — but  how  seldom  do  we 
find  opposite  them  women  of  equal  attraction 
and  capabilities! 


Almost  ever^'  week  or  so  we  hear  about  a 
new  actress  of  either  domestic  or  foreign  origin 
who  is  purported  to  be  unsurpassed  in  every 
way.  Hopefully  expectant  we  arrive  at  the 
theater  only  to  see  Barr\-more,  Gilbert,  Col- 
man, Moreno,  or  Menjou  carr>'  off  the  honors. 

However,  there  is  an  actress  whom  I  believe 
is  desen-ing  of  this  high  position.  Her  por- 
trayals radiate  unusual  sincerity  and  enthu- 
siasm, combined  with  emotional  depth  and 
versatility — an  actress  of  extraordinary'  "ap- 
peal." rare  beauty,  and  personality  plus — 
Marguerite  de  la  Motte. 

L.  B.  Stokesberry. 

Making  Up  the  Nation's  Mind 

San  Antonio,  Texas. 

I  am  not  a  reformer,  a  reconstructionist  or  a 
radical.  And  I  am  certainly  against  the  nar- 
row-minded wa>-s  of  the  present  Board  of 
Censors.  However,  it  is  perfectly  obvious  to 
me  that  the  motion-picture  creators,  if  given 
free  rein,  can  do  whatever  they  will  to  lead  the 
thought  of  this  nation. 

The  movies  are  overwhelming  in  their  im- 
portance to  the  actions,  moral  and  immoral,  of 
the  masses.  They  do  not  have  to  copy  life. 
They  may  anticipate  it  and  mould  it  to  their 
purpose.  The  words  of  Oscar  Wilde  are  re- 
called: "The  imagination  is  essentially  crea- 
tive, and  always  seeks  for  a  new  form.  The 
boy-burglar  is  simply  the  inevitable  result  of 
life's  imitative  insrincts.  He  is  Fact,  occupied 
as  Fact  usually  is,  with  trying  to  reproduce 
Fiction  ..." 

Do  the  ones  who  actually  create  pictures  (1 
haven't  the  vaguest  idea  who  they  are)  feel 
this  responsibility?  There  would  be  no  re- 
sponsibility if  the  movies  were  .\rt.  Since 
they  are  not  Art  ffor  all  .\rt  is  quite  useless) 
they  will  be  held  accountable  by  posterity. 

This  same  reasoning  cannot  be  applied  to 
drama  since  the  world  of  the  theater  is  practi- 
cally limited  to  New  York  City.     C.  H.  F. 

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Buster  Keaton 
was  blown  in- 
to this  world 
in  Piqua,  Kan- 
sas, on  Oc- 
tober 4,  1895 


By  Joe  Keaton 


Mr.  &  Mrs.  Joe  Keaton, 
Buster  (aged  five),  and 
Harry.  Papa  Keaton 
gives  an  amusing  ac- 
count of  Buster's  early 
years  as  a  trouper. 
Read  it  and  laugh 


Here  is  the 
church  in  Pi- 
qua  where 
Buster  made 
his  first  public 
appearance,  at 
the  age  of  24 
hours  —  the 
youngest  stage 
debut  on 
record 


THE  cyclone  that  hit  Piqua,  Kan.,  on  October  4, 
1895,  blew  our  tent  away  and  almost  wrecked  the 
town. 

We  had  a  medicine  show  in  those  days  with  a 
"stock  company,"  playing  high  class  melodrama. 

There  were  four  in  our  troupe  and  on  the  nights  we 
essayed  to  play  "Kathleen  Mavourneen,"  which  called 
for  a  cast  of  twenty-four,  the  results  were  nothing  less 
than  astounding. 

Between  the  acts  we  sold  patent  medicines,  guaranteed 
to  cure  everything  and  stop  anything — including  cyclones. 

But,  after  the  cyclone  passed  all  we  had  left  was  the 
repertoire.     The  tent  and  the  medicines  were  gone. 

That  evening,  when  I  got  back  to  our  little  rooming 
house  in  Piqua,  after  chasing  our  tent  all  over  the  county, 
the  landlady  told  me  our  troupe  had  been  increased  to 
five. 

My  wife  had  given  birth  to  a  son — our  first  baby. 

I  was  awfully  glad.  I  could  see  the  time  coming,  when 
the  little  feller  got  some  older,  when  I  wouldn't  have 
to  play  the  bloodhound  in  "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin." 

Those  people  in  Piqua  were  awfully  kind  hearted.  I 
guess  they  had  to  be  to  put  up  with  cyclones  and  medi- 
cine shows. 

Right  across  the  street  from  our  rooming  house  was  a 
little  Catholic  church.  The  next  morning  the  priest 
came  to  me  and  said:  [  co.stinued  on  page  125  ] 


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Here's   a  vital  "fool-note" 

A  new  way   to    end   Corns 


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For  the  feet  of  Madame  and  Monsieur  .  .  .  tor 
working  feet  and  dancing  teet  ...  for  feet  that 
are  fleet  and  for  feet  that  are  lovely  ...  for 
it//  feet  .  .  .  Here,  Indeed,  is  an  interesting  foot- 
note. Your  old  friend,  B/ue-jay  has  taken  on  a 
new  burst  of  efficiency  .  .  .  new  refinements  and 
perfections.  Always  the  safest  and  gentlest  way 
to  end  a  corn,  Blue-jay  in  its  new-style  1927 
package,  has  acquired  added  finesse! 

No  change  has  been  made  in  the  Blue-jay  for- 
mula itself.  It  would  be  folly  to  tamper  with  the 
magic  wax  which  has  ended  over  fifty  million 
foot  annoyances.  But  there's  a  white  pad  now, 
instead  of  a  blue  one.  A  creamy-white  pad  to 
blend  with  the  pearly  pinkness  of  the  skin.  A 
concession  to  the  fastidious. 

And  there's  a  more  flexible  disc,  to  fit  the  medi- 
cation perfectly  even  over  the  odd-shaped  corn. 
To  say  nothing  of  the  sprightly  new  package 
.  .  a  comely  cardboard  package  instead  of  the 
old-style  paper  envelope. 

Thus,  in  keeping  with  this  progressive  age,  the 
Old  Standby  of  your  feet  has  moved  upward  and 
onward  .  .  .  with  new  efficiency  and  good  looks. 
,Vo  other  way  so  safe  and  gent /e!  There  are  many 
drastic  ways  for  removing  corns.  But  Blue-jay 
is  the  gentle  way.  The  safe  and  convenient  way. 
That  is  why,  for  27  years,  it  has  been  the  favored 


ANN  PENNINGTON  says:  "A 
corn  is  an  evidence  of  personal  neg- 
lect. Why  should  anyone  keep  one 
.  .  when  a  dainty  Blue-jay  plaster 
will  remove  it  so  quickly,  so  urbane- 
ly and  comfortably!" 


m^ 

Pfesi^^    1 

GENE  SARAZEN'S  Famous  Golf- 
ing Feet.  "Thirtv-six  holes  of  golf  a 
day  certainly  doesn't  drive  corns 
away.  But  Blue-jay  does.  A  sensi- 
tive tor  gets  a  lot  of  friction  in  a  day 
on  the  links.  But  when  a  corn  ap- 
pears, 1  put  on  a  Blue-jay." 


way.  A  cool  and  velvety  cushion  fits  over  the 
corn.  That  stops  shoe-trie tion  and  ends  the 
pain.  The  medication  is  "controlled."  No  danger 
of  putting  on  too  much  or  too  little.  Each  plaster 
contains  just  the  right  amount  of  the  magic  wax 
to  end  the  corn.  A  single  plaster,  costing  less 
than  five  cents,  often  conquers  the  corn.  But 
even  a  deep-seated  "old  otfender"  seldom  needs 
more  than  a  second  or  third. 

The  new  Blue-jay  in  the  new  and  improved 
package  now  awaits  you  at  all  drug  stores  ...  at 
no  increase  in  price. 

For  cal/uses  and  bunions  .  .  .  get  quick  re/ief  and 
comfort  with  Blue^jay  Bunion  and  Callus  Plasters. 

THE  SAFE  AND  GENTLE  WAY  TO  END  A  CORN 

^"Dsfezo  Blue-;  jay 


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Little  Journeys  to  the  Homes  of  Famous  Film  Magnates 

[  CONTIXLTiD  FKOM  PACE  47  | 


Not  long  after  that  the  young  man,  in  the  course  of  a  cam- 
paign of  pressing  his  attentions,  took  Miss  Kaufmann  to 
Ringling  Brothers  circus.  He  made  a  great  flourish  of  peanuts 
and  toy  balloons  and  cerise  lemonade  on  that  occasion.  Then 
while  the  band  was  playing  "  .\f ter  the  Ball "  he  took  advantage 
of  the  emotional  surge  of  the  moment  and  proposed,  with  the 
result  that  Miss  Kaufmann  became  Mrs.  Adolph  Zukor.  Her 
first  present  to  him  was  a  ring,  in  the  fashion  of  the  day,  three 
considerable  diamonds  set  in  yellow  gold  and  lots  of  it.  A  year 
ago  Mrs.  Zukor  began  a  big  movement  to  get  that  ring  discarded 
in  behalf  of  something  more  to  modern  taste.  Her  husband 
gave  the  proposition  his  most  weighty  consideration.  The  ring 
had  been  on  his  finger  nearly  twenty-nine  years,  with  his  full 
approval.  It  was  not  a  matter  to  be  lightly  decided.  There  was 
extensive  argument  and  much  deliberation.  If  it  had  been  a 
business  matter  of  a  few  hundred  thousand  dollars  he  might 
have  handed  down  a  decision  in  three  minutes.  But  this  was  a 
matter  of  sentiment,  so  it  took  three  months.  December  25, 
last,  Mrs.  Zukor  prevailed  and  now  the  ring  finger  of  the 
sceptered  hand  of  .'\dolph  I  bears  a  sapphire  set  in  platinum. 
Now  and  again  he  looks  at  it,  missing  the  old  friendly  diamonds. 

The  old  favorite  ring  has  been  put  away  in  the  family 
treasure  vault,  along  with  the  amazing  trove  of  the  presents 
that  Zukor  has  received  from  friends — an  endless  array  of 
watches  and  pins  and  jewelled  dewdads  and  trinkets,  including 
nineteen  match  bo.\es  in  silver,  gold  and  platinum,  engraved 
and  embossed  and  emblazoned.  Each  is  in  a  box  marked  with 
the  name  of  the  donor,  appreciated  and  never  used.  His  per- 
sonal taste  is  for  efficient  simplicity. 

And  in  that  matter  of  garb  the  whole  Zukor  doctrine  that  the 
best  is  the  best  bargain  is  reflected.    In  those  earlier  days  when 


he  could  afi'ord  just  one  suit  of  clothes  at  a  time  he  spent  a 
hundred  dollars  a  suit.  Usually  it  was  blue.  Today  he  trusts 
no  one  to  do  his  shopping  for  him,  someway  finding  time  to 
personally  select  every  item  of  his  attire — profoundly  conserva- 
tive as  to  design,  but  ultra  in  quality  and  texture.  He  has  an 
eye  and  a  touch  for  such  things.  They  are  part  of  the  pictures 
that  men  present  of  themselves  and  he  takes  them  in  at  a 
sweeping  glance  in  his  process  of  rapid  appraisal  of  strangers. 
He  knows  cloth  and  men. 

IN  the  operation  of  his  motion  picture  interests  Zukor's  qual- 
ity policy  is  frequently  reflected,  sometimes  with  spectacular 
results.  Any  price  for  what  he  deems  is  necessary  to  success  is 
a  fair  price  to  hini.  The  roster  of  stars  and  directors  who  have 
been  enrolled  for  their  da\s  of  glory  by  Famous  Pla\ers-Lasky 
is  an  evidence.    He  wants  the  best  and  he  often  gets  it. 

A  few  years  past  Zukor  dashed  into  his  office  after  lunch, 
flushed  up  with  an  idea. 

"I  have  just  bought  the  Rialto  and  the  Rivoli  theaters  for 
us,"  he  announced. 

".At  what  price?"  asked  Jesse  Lasky. 

"I  don't  remember  right  now,"  Zukor  replied,  "but  we  need 
them  to  represent  us  on  Broadway." 

Zukor  expects  a  certain  sequence  of  occasional  mistakes,  just 
as  any  wise  player  expects  to  lose  a  hand  now*  and  again.  In  a 
recent  conference  on  tangles  in  the  exhibition  situation,  one  of 
the  home  office  executives  ventured  the  forecast  that  a  con- 
templated experiment  might  cost  them  a  million. 

"A  million?"  said  Zukor.  "Then  go  ahead — we  can  sweat 
that  out — if  we  have  to." 

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Questions  and  Answers 


I  COXTIXfED  FROM  PAGE  QI  J 


Ruth  C,  Tulsa,  Okla. — Lars  Hanson  is 
Swedish.  He  is  about  thirty  years  old  and  has 
blue  eyes  and  blond  hair.  WeiRhs  150  pounds 
and  is  five  feet,  nine  inches  tall.  Ladies,  too, 
prefer  blonds. 

V.  L.  H.,  Humble.  Tex. — Ben  Lyon  and 
Claire  Windsor  work  for  different  companies  so 
there  isn't  much  chance  that  they  will  appear 
in  a  picture  together.  However,  stranger 
things  have  happened.  Ben  is  six  feet  tall  and 
has  dark  blue  eyes  and  dark  brown  hair.  He 
was  bom  Feb.  6,  1901.  Claire  has  blue  eyes 
and  she  is  five  feet,  six  inches  tall.  Bom  in 
Cawker,  Kansas,  April  14,  1897. 

Eva  D..  Con'SHOHOCkzn.  Pa. — Gracious. 
Eva.  do  you  want  to  work  a  poor  old  man  into 
a  nervous  collapse?  \Vait  a  minute!  I'll  have 
to  put  a  new  ribbon  on  my  tj^iewriter  before  I 
can  answer  your  questions.  Richard  Barthel- 
mess  was  bom  May  9,  1S97.  That's  his  real 
name.  He  is  five  feet,  seven  inches  tall  and  has 
bro"Ti  eyes.  Little  Mary  Hay  was  bom  Jan. 
31,  1923.  Dick  is  a  native  New  Yorker.  His 
next  picture  is  "The  Patent  Leather  Kid." 
Little  ilary  is  living  with  her  father.  Her 
mother  is  entitled  to  have  the  joy  of  her  com- 
pany for  sL\  months  of  the  year.  Mar>'  Astor 
was  bom  May  3.  1906.  in  Quincy.  111.  Her  real 
name  is  Lucille  Langhanke.  Xot  married. 
Renee  .A.doree  is  about  twenty-sLx.  Divorced 
from  Tom  Jloore.  Antonio  Moreno  is  thirty- 
eight.  That's  his  real  name.  He  was  not 
exiled  from  Spain.  Where  did  you  get  that 
idea?    He  came  here  of  his  own  free  will. 

Axxoc^ciNG  A  Gloria  Swanson  Club — 
For  information,  write  to  iliss  Hortense  Guz- 
man. P.  O.  Box  2129.  Havana.  Cuba.  I  think 
your  club  sounds  interesting.  Hortense.  and  I 
think  your  mother  is  wonderful  to  let  you  have 
a  wing  of  the  house  for  your  club  rooms.  Giv- 
ing a  tea-dance  was  a  great  idea  and  I  am  glad 
it  was  such  a  big  success.  Yes.  Gloria  plans  to 
make  Xew  York  her  permanent  home.  Best 
wishes  to  your  club  and  my  respects  to  your 
mother,  who  must  be  a  ^nse  and  charming 


Frisky  Fr.\x.  Bridgeport,  Conn. — Hope 
Hampton  hasn't  "disappeared."  She  is  mar- 
ried to  Jules  Brulatourand  at  present. I  bclievi. 
rehearsing  for  a  musical  comedy.  Greta  Garbo 
is  not  married  to  John  Gilbert.  \'era  Reynold? 
is  divorced.  ZaSu  Pitts  is  twenty-nine  year- 
old  and  Virginia  Lee  Corbin  is  seventeen.  If 
you  need  any  more  help  with  your  book,  just 
apply  to  yours  truly. 

R.  L.,  Mixxe.\polis.  Minn. — Antonio  Mo- 
reno was  bom  in  Spain  thirty-eight  years  ago. 
Married  to  a  non-professional.  Ronald  Col- 
man  is  an  Englishman.  Twenty-eight  years 
old  and  separated  from  his  wife.  Ricardo 
Cortez  is  of  French  descent.  Twentj'-eight 
years  old  and  the  husband  of  Alma  Rubens. 
^Milton  Sills  is  forty,  and  .\merican  and  married 
to  Doris  Kenyon. 

Miss  Sunbi"Rn,  Capetown,''S.  A. — I  always 
like  an  excuse  for  writing  to  someone  in  South 
.Africa.  So  you  see.  our  feelings  are  mutual. 
Your  bathing  beach  sounds  attractive — just 
like  California  or  Florida.  You  tempt  me  to 
get  on  a  ship  headed  straight  for  Capetown. 
But  then  who  would  answer  all  the  questions? 
Getting  down  to  business.  Clara  Bow  is  not 
married.  Bom  Aug.  20.  190^  Corinne 
Griffith  is  twenty-six  years  old.  Eleanor 
Boardman  was  bom  in  Philadelphia.  Pa..  Aug. 
19,  1898.  She  was  on  the  stage  before  she 
started  in  pictures  in  192 1.  Married  to  King 
\'idor.    Write  to  me  again.    I  mean  it. 

An-n^,  Worcester,  Mass. — I'm  always  glad 
to  talk  about  Anna  Q.  Xilsson.  Anna  was 
bom  in  Vstad,  Sweden,  March  30.  1S94. 
Beautiful  blonde  hair  and  beautiful  blue  eyes. 
She  is  five  feet,  seven  inches  tall  and  weighs 
137  jx)unds.  Address  her  at  the  First  National 
Studios.  Burbank,  Calif. 

D.  B.,  Washington,  D.  C— \\'hat  pretty 
hand-\\Titing!  But  I  suppose  all  the  boys  tell 
you  that.  Ben  Lyon  was  on  the  stage  for  five 
years.  Leatrice  Joy  was  bom  in  Xew  Orleans 
in  1897.  Divorced  from  Jack  Gilbert.  Aileen 
Pringle  was  educated  in  London  and  Paris. 
I  continued  on  p.age  126  ] 


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Deep  Rose  D 

Another  one  of  those  get-together  pictures.     D.  W.  Griffith  visited 

Constance  Talmadge  and  talks  to  Connie  and  his  old  friend  of 

Biograph   days,    Mickey   Neilan.     Griffith    gave    Connie   her   first 

chance  as  the  'Mountain  Girl  in  "Intolerance" 

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o/ilways 

MAN        GIVES        A         WOMAN 

more^  than  a  passing  glance 


A  canyon-like  street.  A  siirrling  gate.  A 
^nl  swept  into  the  arms  of  a  man.  Wind- 
btouii,  dust-spotted,  clothes  otiry.  And 
then—a sniitel  Flashing.  Todiant—arerela- 
tionoS  gleamingteelh!  Beaiitytiiumphontl 
Thzistinexpectedly.  women  meetbeatity's 
Sreatest challenge — the  Smile  Test. 
Could  You  pass  it  now? 


Always — if  a  man  gives  a  woman 
xV  more  than  a  passing  glance,  her 
beauty  is  on  trial.  And  with  Nature 
rests  the  verdict. 

The  art  to  which  another  woman's 
eye  gives  quick  approval,  he  too  ad- 
mires— though  without  understand- 
ing. Yet  instinctively  he  reserves  his 
judgment.  He  seeks  some  sign  of 
natural  beauty,  unadorned. 

Thus,  without  realizing  it  perhaps, 
but  none  the  less  surely,  he  watches 
a  woman's  smile. 

For  there  is  but  one  attribute  of 
beauty  that  no  artifice  can  adorn  or 
conceal:  gleaming,  clean  teeth. 

No  beauty  magic  can  give  this  love- 
liness. Yet  it  is  so  easy  to  have.  Yours 
at  the  cost  of  but  four  minutes  a  day ! 
Precious  moments  for  beauty. 

Get  a  new  Dr. 
West's  Tooth  Brush. 
Use  it  faithfully  each 
day — two  minutes  'ft 


in  the  morning,  two  at  night. Thorough 
brushing — away  from  the  gums. 

Convex  in  shape.  Dr.  West's  fits 
the  natural  contour  of  the  mouth.  Its 
sloping,  tuftless  end  slips  easily  be- 
tween teeth  and  cheek,  with  bristles 
firmly  erect  for  proper  brushing.  Its 
widely  spaced  bristles  not  only  clean 
the  tooth  surfaces,  but  get  deep  into 
the  crevices  between. 


Simple  care,  with  Dr.  West's 
brushes,  is  today  bringing  the  teeth 
of  thousands  of  women  to  a  brilliant 
whiteness  never  before  thought  pos- 
sible. The  secret  is  in  the  sturdy 
bristles — especially  selected  to  polish 
as  they  clean! 

But  if  you  would  benefit  from  this 
polishing  quality,  never  try  to  wear 
out  your  Dr.  West's.  So  long-lived  is 
this  brush  that  it  may  be  serviceable 
monthsafterits  special  polishingability 
has  faded.  The  cost  is  small,  and  the 
benefit  great,  of  changing  frequently 
enough  to  have  new,  firm,  lively  bris- 
tles always.  Many  dentists  change 
brushes  once  a  month.  Make  sure  of 
yours  by  getting  a  new  one  today  I 

For  your  protection.  Dr.  West's  is 

packed  in  a  sealed  glassine  container, 
inside  the  usual  carton. 


Thiie'i  a  Dr.  fVia's  Tooth 
Bruikfor  every  member  of  the 
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Brickbats  and  Bouquets 


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A  Cheerful  Loser 

California. 

Thoufih  it  is  late  to  write  of  it.  \our  recent 
Cut-Picture  Contest  was  one  of  the  cleanest, 
fairest  contests  I  ever  had  the  pleasure  to 
watch. 

There  was  as  fine  a  piece  of  judging  as  I  have 
ever  seen. 

While  I  had  entered  the  Contest,  the  awards 
were  so  outstandingly  clear  and  aboveboard 
that  I  can't  see  how  any  loser  could  be  dis- 
appointed. 

I  seldom  enter  contests,  but  I  follow  them 
all,  and  this  is  the  cleanest,  clearest,  fairest 
I've  seen. 

Maybe  some  were  disappointed,  but  they 
could  see  the  reason  after  reading  January 
Photoplay. 

This  is  one  contest  that  leaves  a  pleasant 
taste  instead  of  bitterness. 

A  Califorxiam. 
(a  loser) 

Anyway,  We  Get  the  Money 

Kansas  City,  Mo. 

I  fail  to  appreciate  this  dangerous  "menace" 
of  the  "  foreign  invasion,"  fear  of  which  is  being 
so  wideh"  expressed,  of  late.  I  do  not  minimize 
the  admirable  technique  and  originality  of  such 
fine  things  as  "The  Last  Laugh."  but  it  is  no 
secret  that  it  was  a  box-office  "flop"  here. 

We  are  being  told  that  even  our  great  -Ameri- 
can-made productions  are  really  foreign — 
"Greed,  "  "So  This  Is  Paris,"  "The  Woman  of 
Paris" — all  the  work  of  foreign  directors.  But 
are  these  pictures  to  be  considered  superior  to 
the  heroic  scope  of  "The  Big  Parade,"  the  epic 
humanity  of  "Stella  Dallas,"  or  the  unique 
tenderness  of  "The  Dark  .Angel"? 

Mr.  \'idor  and  iMr.  King  are,  unquestionably, 
not  foreign. 

We  have  many  methods  and  ideas  which 
can  not  be  duplicated  abroad,  or  our  films 
would  not  dominate  the  European  market  as 
they  do.  Let  the  "  Foreign  Invasion"  advance; 
"Made  in  America  by  Americans"  should  not 
fear  the  test. 

Janice  M.  Swarxer. 

Meighan  Memories 

Moline.  111. 

I  went  to  see  "The Canadian."  and  how  it 
took  me  back  to  my  childhood  in  South  Da- 
kota. That  threshing  scene!  I  am  a  middle- 
aged  woman,  but  for  an  hour  and  a  half  I  was  a 
twelve  year  old  girl  again  helping  my  mother 
"cook  for  threshers."  What  huge  quantities 
we  cooked  and  how  quickly  everything  dis- 
appeared ! 

The  great  level  fields  with  the  white  clouds 
piled  in  the  sky  above  them  seemed  my 
father's  farm,  and  Frank  Taylor's  shack  was 
almost  exactly  like  ours.  .\nd  that  gate!  The 
times  without  number  I  have  held  the  lines 
over  the  backs  of  the  great,  fat  farm  horses 
while  father  opened  the  gate! 

Once  I  saw  my  father  stand  at  the  window 
and  watch  his  crops  being  ruined,  not  by  snow, 
but  burned  to  a  crisp  by  a  hot  wind. 

This  picture  is  truly  an  epic  of  the  prairie 
farm.  I  hope  that  some  day  Mr.  Meighan  will 
make  as  true  a  picture  of  farm  life  in  the  com 
belt. 

"Mrs.  Estelltxe  Cltitis. 

She's  Joined  United  Artists 

Yukon,  Okla. 

I  have  just  seen  "The  Lady  in  Ermine" 
starring  Corinne  Griffith. 

Corinne  Griffith  is  beautiful,  no  one  will 
gainsaj'  that,  but  wh}'  must  she  always  appear 


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as  spineless  as  a  jelly  fish?  W"hy  can't  she  have 
some  of  the  fire,  the  emotional  strength,  of 
other  and  less  beautiful  actresses? 

This  picture  was  weak,  foolish  and  insipid. 
Corinne  dragged  herself  through  a  thousand 
scenes  with  as  much  interest  as  the  Chief 
Mourner  at  a  funeral.  Truthfully,  I  believe 
only  the  splendid  work  of  Bushman  saved  the 
picture  from  being  received  with  open  scorn 
and  disgust  by  most  audiences. 

It  is  time  for  Miss  Griffith  to  snap  out  of  ihis 
"dumb  but  beautiful  stuff." 

Hardls  S.  R-amev. 

Who  Wants  a  Picture? 

Sutton,  Surrey,  England. 

.\re  there  any  readers  of  Photoplay  who 
admire  Richard  Dix  who  do  not  know  of  that 
wonderful  organization.  The  Richard  Dix 
Club,  of  I7Q  .Arthur  Street,  Ottawa,  Ontario, 
Canada?  If  so.  I  am  sure  they  will  want  this 
opportunity  of  joining. 

I  have  admired  Richard  DLx  for  many  years- 
To  me  he  has  always  meant  two  things — a  very 
great  actor,  and  someone  for  whom  I  felt  a  sin- 
cere admiration;  Richard  Dix  became,  in  my 
mind,  someone  to  be  ver>-  much  admired,  yet 
someone  wholly  "unobtainable." 

A  year  ago.  I  joined  his  club.  Before  very 
long,  had  received  a  letter  from  him.  A  month 
after  the  arrival  of  the  first,  I  received  a 
second.    Both  were  personally  signed. 

The  first  I  owe  entirely  to  the  President; 
the  second  to  the  fact  that  I  am  a  member  of 
the  Club.  Diana  Lister. 

Read  and  Weep 

Lawrence,  Kan. 

While  nearly  everj'one  is  giving  praise  lo 
Dolores  Costello — raving  over  her  beauty  and 
her  wonderful  acting — let  me  have  my  say. 

She  is  not  beautiful,  but  to  the  contrary'  has  a 
sad,  homely  face  with  a  wornout  expression  on 
it;  her  features  are  ver>' poor. 

She  cannot  act.  You  may  say,  look  at  the 
success  of  "The  Sea  Beast,"  but  Dolores  had 
naught  to  do  with  this:  John  Barrymore  gave 
the  picture  the  little  light  that  it  had.  .As  any- 
one can  see,  her  late  pictures,  which  have  had 
no  Barr>Tnore  to  support  them,  have  been 
poor.  W'hy?  First  she  has  no  screen  person- 
ality, which  is  essential;  second,  her  actions 
are  mechanical,  stiff  and  unnatural;  she  is 
simply  a  tool  of  the  director;  her  heart  and 
soul  are  not  in  her  work. 

^^'hy,  then,  has  she  gone  on  to  seemingly 
great  success?  Why  has  she  risen  to  seemingly 
great  popularity?  Is  it  because  of  the  in- 
fluence of  her  father's  fame?  Is  it  because  of 
the  huge  publicit}'  given  her?  "Behind  the 
lasting  success  there  is  worthiness." 

F.  M, 

What  Happened  to  Polly? 

La  JoUa.  Calif. 

This  is  a  letter  putting  into  words  my  in 
expressible  admiration  for  Pauline  Starke:  for 
her  marvelous,  wonderful,  and  under-credited 
acting  ability;  and  for  her  ravishing  beauty. 
The  first  time  I  had  the  opportunity  of  witness- 
ing her  acting  was  in  "The  Little  Church 
Around  the  Comer."  some  years  ago.  I  have 
never  missed  one  of  her  pictures  since.  But, 
somehow  she  has  not  been  recognized  as  great 
as  she  deser\-es. 

I  now  wish  to  voice  my  protest  (although  it 
will  not,  I  realize,  do  any  good')  against  her  new 
roles — that  of  an  Elinor  Glyn  heroine.  She  is 
simply  not  appealing  in  these  roles.  I  hope 
that  will  soon  be  discovered. 

Richard  Tetley. 

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It  is  loo  bad  that  a  film  like  "The  March  of 
the  Movies"  cannot  have  general  release,  be- 
cause it  was  the  most  entertaining  and  in- 
stnictive  attraction  of  the  month. 

In  particular,  \vc  liked  "The  Great  Train 
Robbery."  the  first  plot  movie  ever  made.  This 
picture,  for  all  its  crudity,  still  has  a  kick  to  it. 
And  the  home-coming  of  the  LHilc  Colond  from 
"The  Birth  of  a  Nation" — also  included  in  this 
remarkable  collection — still  stands  forth  as  the 
screen's  greatest  acting. 

"HpHE  March  of  the  Movies"  also  serves  to 
•*-  remind  us  that  scientific  subjects  are  sadly 
neglected.  The  wonders  of  microscopic 
motion  picture  photography  are  too  little  used. 
I'ersonally,  this  fellow  would  rather  watch  the 
wiggling  of  the  little  microbes  in  a  drop  of 
water  than  sit  through  the  jazz  dance  numbers 
that  have  taken  the  place  of  entertaining  short 
film  subjects  in  the  big  theaters. 

"LTERE'S  the  inevitable  Scotch 
■^■■^■story,  related  by  Richard  Dix. 

"How  much  liquor  can  a  Scotch- 
man drink?" 

The  answer  is  "Any  given  amount." 

Now  you  tell  one. 

HERE'S  where  I  give  a  boost  to  an  old 
friend.  I  knew  him  before  he  had  his  own 
wagon  and  a  Scotch  plaid  blanket.  Caesar's 
Ghost,  as  good  a  horse  as  ever  pawed  the 
ground  with  his  left  hoof  and  slowly  nodded  his 
fine  white  head  to  the  question  of  "Do  you  love 
whiskey?" 

He  was  that  beautiful  white  beast  that 
Xorman  Trevor  rode  in  "Beau  Geste."  His 
name  is  now  Flash — for  no  good  reason — and 
he's  out  to  car\'e  a  career  in  the  rambling 
celluloids  as  gallant  mount  to  Gary  Cooper, 
Paramount's  new  Western  star. 

CLARENXE  BROWN  is  upsetting  that  one 
about  "a  prophet  is  never  recognized  in  his 
home  base."  Right  from  the  printer's  ink  of  a 
local  daily  he  has  snatched  young  Herbert 
Moulton  for  a  part  in  "The  Trail  of  'gS." 
Herb  is  a  pink-cheeked  kid,  just  the  kind  of 
boy  you'd  want  your  daughter  to  marry.  But 
there's  no  chance  for  your  Sally.  Herb's  en- 
gaged to  Janet  Gaynor,  that  Fox  starlet.  They 
are  a  couple  of  nice  youngsters. 

IN  addition  to  all   our  other  troubles  this 
month.  Patsy  Ruth  Miller  is  severing  her 
connection  with  Warner  Brothers. 

JOE  KEATON,  father  of  the  inim- 
itable Buster,  went  into  a  haber- 
dashery on  the  Boulevard  the  other 
day  and  after  making  his  purchases, 
struck  up  a  conversation  with  the 
clerk  as  to  Hollywood's  well-dressed 
men. 

"Do  you  know  who  is  Hclljrwood's 
best  dressed  man?"  the  clerk  in- 
qu'red. 

"No,"  said  Mr.  Keaton.  "Who 
is?" 

"Buster  Keaton,"  replied  the  clerk, 
"because  he  dresses  Natalie." 

Ooch! 

CORINNE  GRIFFITH,  Norma  Shearer  and 
some  of  the  other  girls  will  have  to  take  a 
back  seat.  The  reigning  Queen  of  Love  and 
Beauty  is  Billie  Dove.  She's  knocked  all  the 
men  in  Hollywood  for  a  row  of  speechless  ador- 
ing worshippers.  To  go  onto  her  set  is  to  visit 
a  shrine.  It  is  flecked  with  devout  groups  of 
admirers.  Billie  is  sweet.  Billie  is  beautiful. 
Billie  is  pleasant.    All  that  Billie  has  to  do  is 


smile,  blink  a  lash,  and  a  delirious  spell  is 
woven. 

My  advice  to  all  girls  who  aspire  to  be 
motion  picture  actresses  is  to  cultivate  the 
charm  of  the  Dove. 

MARION  DAMES  is  building  one  of  those 
humble  little  beach  shacks  you've  heard 
about.  Forty-five  rooms  and  twenty  baths, 
that's  all.  She  will  have  to  keep  a  hotel  clerk 
to  parcel  out  rooms  to  the  guests.  It's  a 
Colonial  dwelling  covering  nine  lots  and  cost 
between  $650,000  and  8700,000,  if  you  please. 
And  it's  a  fact.  I  suppose  she  feels  she  can 
turn  it  into  a  hostelry  if  she  tires  of  it.  Beauti- 
ful, but  not  dumb,  that  Marion. 

SOMETHING  new  in  table  decorations. 
Leave  it  to  Estelle  Taylor  to  originate  it.  A 
mound  of  cabbages,  carrots,  beets,  potatoes 
and  young,  succulent,  tender  green  onions 
greeted  her  husband,  Jack  Dempsey.  and  his 
party  of  men  friends  at  a  Montmartre  luncheon 
recently.  But  the  joke  reverted  to  Estelle,  for 
Winnie  Sheehan,  the  Fox  executive,  led  Jack's 
guests  in  a  raid  on  the  vegetable  patch  and 
devoured  every  one  of  them. 

WEREN'T  you  terribly  frightened  up 
there  in  the  clouds?"  asked  the  timid 
lady  interviewer  of  Harrj'  Perry,  who  had 
charge  of  the  amazing  camera  work  in  "Wings." 
"No,  not  ver\-."  replied  the  intrepid  cine- 
matographer.  And  then  with  something  of  a 
Will  Rogers  grin,  "But  it  was  awfully  incon- 
venient when  you  tried  to  talk.  Couldn't  get 
your  mouth  closed  again  because  of  the  terrific 
wind." 

TDEMINISCING  is  always  good 
■*^sport.  Richard  Neill  and  King 
Baggott,  two  old-timers  in  the  picture 
business,  fell  to  it  the  other  night. 

"Do  you  remember,"  said  Neill, 
"down  in  Havana  when  you  were 
Mary  Pickford's  leading  man  and 
one  of  the  prop  men  brought  a  supply 
of  cold  cream  from  New  York  to  sell 
to  the  actors  and  the  Cuban  chef 
thought  it  was  Americano  lard  and 
tried  to  fry  eggs  in  it?" 

Baggott  went  him  one  better. 
"Speaking  of  grease,  remember  the 
sea  picture  you  played  in  and  the 
villain  lost  his  toupee  to  the  waves 
and  you  painted  a  marcel  on  his  bald 
pate  with  varnish  and  axle  grease?" 

"You  bet,"  replied  Neill.  "That 
was  the  original  channel  swim  bath- 
ing suit." 

UNCERTAINTY,  thy  name  is  Hollywood. 
.\sk  Fay  Wra>',  she  knows.  Fay,  who  is 
Canadian  and  pretty  and  a  von  Stroheim  dis- 
cover\-,  had  a  taxi  purring  in  front  of  the  house 
to  take  her  to  the  train  and  her  first  trip  to  New 
York  for  a  new  Lasky  picture,  when  the  studio 
called. 

"Unpack  the  trunks."  they  brutally  said. 
"East  is  moving  W'est  and  the  picture  is  to  be 
made  in  Hollywood." 

LOUISE  BROOKS  and  Raymond  Grifiith 
were  to  go,  too.  They  caught  Louise  just  as 
she  was  leaving  the  house  for  the  train,  but 
Raymond  Griffith  had  already  left  his  club 
and  was  to  meet  that  train  at  Pasadena.  Much 
scurrying  ensued,  a  telephone  order  to  hold  the 
train^  and  Ray  was  rescued  from  a  fruitless  five- 
day  ride  just  as  he  was  putting  his  satchels  in 
the  drawing  room. 

Sure.    That's  the  picture  business. 

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Yoices 


nnHE  day  is  full  of  voices  —  meaningless,  insistent. 
-■•  They  drone  upon  the  street,  chatter  at  parties,  hurl 
snatches  of  themselves  at  you  from  passing  automobiles, 
rise  up  and  down  dramatically  from  open-air  platforms, 
end  with  question  marks  at  the  office,  trail  after  you  on 
street  cars.  .  .  .  Your  ears,  forever  open,  almost  have 
to  hear. 

Yet  in  this  same  room  with  you  are  voices  of  utmost 
silence,  whose  every  word  concerns  you.  You  control 
them  more  surely  than  you  control  telephone  or  radio. 
Open  a  page — they  talk  to  you  quietly.  Close  a  page — 
they  are  through.  They  are  the  voices  of  the  advertise- 
ments. They  talk  direct  to  you.  Tell  of  better  roofing 
for  your  home,  more  protective  paint  for  its  walls. 
Shoes  your  youngsters  can't  scuffle  out  easily.  Salads, 
delicious  drinks,  to  gratify  you.  Reinforced  hosiery, 
cooler  underwear,  purer  soaps.  You  believe  in  these 
voices,  for  they  have  to  be  sincere.  Else  they  would  not 
be  in  these  pages — could  not  have  the  nation's  belief. 
You  buy  the  goods  they  proffer,  for  you  know  already 
what  those  goods  will  do.  And  wide  belief  has  lowered 
their  prices.    They  are  economical — sure! 

Loose  products  everywhere  in  stores  are  crying 
out,  "Buy  me!"  But  behind  the  voice  of  the  adver- 
tised product  is  the  voice  of  authority.  The  voice 
that  tells  the  why,  what,  when,  where  and  how  of  the 
goods  you  buy. 


Heed  these  courteous  voices  often.     Read 
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GET  out  the  flags  and  bunting,  \ilma 
Banky  has  made  up  her  mind  to  become  an 
American  citizen.  "Eet  iss  not  lack  of  love  for 
my  country,"  Vilma  cooed  to  me.  "Eet  iss 
appreciation  of-f  all  ihces  countr>'  has  done  for 
me."  Can't  you  imagine  Vilma  reciting  the 
rrcamble  to  the  Constitution,  or  whatever  one 
dues  recite  on  such  occasions,  to  the  judge? 

SCORE  one  for  America  against  the  foreign 
invasion.  Andre  von  Mattoni,  who  was  im- 
ported by  Universal  to  Romeo  Mar>'  Philbin's 
JiiUci,  has  succumbed  to  an  American  miss. 
l-:lvira  Kressler  is  the  girl  and  they  were  mar- 
ried a  short  time  ago. 

'T^HE  New  York  World  swears  this 
-*■  happened  in  Holl3rwood. 

One  actor  hurriedly  telephoned  a 
friend:  "Come  on  down  quick. 
There's  a  naked  woman  riding  down 
Hollywood  Boulevard  on  a  horse." 

"Be  right  down,"  answered  .his 
friend.  "It's  been  years  since  I've 
seen  a  horse." 

BREAKING  ground  for  a  theater  becomes 
something  of  a  ceremony  in  Los  Angeles. 
Take  the  new  United  Artists  Theater,  for  in- 


stance. Mar>'  Pickford  tended  the  galloping 
steam  shovel;  Douglas  Fairbanks  was  there, 
and  Norma  Talmadge,  Constance  Talmadge, 
John  Barrymore,  Buster  Kealon,  Ronald  Col- 
man,  Vilma  Bank}',  the  Duncan  Sisters,  the 
Mayor  of  Eos  Angeles,  assorted  senators,  a 
couple  of  bankers. 

The  theater  will  cost  83,500,000.  They 
should  have  had  Mr.  Mellon  there,  too. 

T  TOOK  a  visitor  on  Pola  Negri 's  set  the  other 
•*•  day.  She  was  from  the  East  and  wore  a 
lovely  silver  fox  fur.  Maurice  Stiller  was 
directing  and  some  Scandinavian  unknown  was 
doing  a  bit. 

As  we  arrived  on  the  set,  Stiller  started  to 
make  funny  motions.  Knowing  Pola's  tem- 
perament, I  thought  perhaps  he  wanted  us 
to  leave,  so  I  went  over  and  tried  to  coa.\  him 
out  of  it. 

But  I  was  wrong.  All  he  wanted  was  my 
visitor's  silver  fox  fur — for  a  couple  of  shots. 
In  spite  of  ten  years  in  Hollywood,  I  let  him 
ask  her. 

The  result  was  that  we  left  the  set  long  after 
the  dinner  hour. 

He  finally  relinquished  possession  of  her 
silver  fox  and  it  cost  me  three  orchids  for  the 
ones  that  had  been  on  the  fur  but  were  no 
longer  fit  to  wear. 


Five  times  in  a  few  months  has  Eddie  Sutherland  been  separated 
from  his  bride,  Louise  Brooks.  Five  times  has  business  interfered 
with  the  honeymoon  of  Eddie  and  Louise.  But  now  that  Para- 
mount has  made  up  its  mind  to  make  pictures  only  in  Hollywood, 
Eddie  and  Louise  can  look  forward  to  a  happy  life  together  without 
any  more  sudden  business  separations 

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EDDIE  SUTHEI'lLAXD  is  the  happiest  man 
in  Hollywood.  The  reason?  The  Tara- 
mount  Studios  have  moved  West  and  Louise 
lirool<s  does  not  have  to  go  East  for  her  next 
picture. 

In  fact  there  is  no  reason  for  her  to  go  East, 
so  Eddie  and  his  wife  arc  going  to  be  to- 
gether for  quite  a  while. 

Eddie  is  just  one  of  the  very,  very  few  people 
who  are  glad  that  the  Paramount  Studios  have 
transferred  all  activities  to  the  West  Coast. 

■fX7HEN  Richard  Dix  was  Up 
^  •  State  on  location,  he  noticed 
a  thin,  underweight  Uttle  boy  watch- 
ing the  company.  Between  scenes, 
he  approached  the  starved  looking 
child  and  said:  "You  want  to  grow 
up  to  be  big  and  strong,  don't  you?" 

The  kid  admitted  that  he  did. 

"Then  you  must  eat  more — drink 
a  lot  of  milk." 

"I  can't  drink  milk,"  answered 
the  farmer's  child,  "we  ain't  hardly 
got  enough  milk  for  the  hogs." 

AD.\SH  of  paprika  adds  spice  to  any  scene. 
That's  w^hat  Jackie  Coogan  thought  when, 
just  for  the  fun  of  it,  he  tossed  a  few  smarting 
particles  into  the  eyes  of  a  fellow  cadet  at  the 
Urban  Military  Academy  where,  betimes, 
Jackie  is  learning  to  be  a  first-class  soldier  man. 
Came  investigation,  most  formal,  and  Jackie's 
acting  corporalship  received  several  dark 
marks. 

Outside  of  the  demerits,  nothing  more  serious 
than  several  large  tears  welling  in  his  comrade's 
eyes  and  deep  contrition  on  the  part  of  Jackie, 
resulted. 

HERE'S  a  laugh  for  whippet  owners. 
Charley  Chase  acquired  a  lean  whippet 
that  was  noted  for  his  speed  and  Charley  set 
about  to  train  him  still  further  for  the  next 
whippet  race,  which,  by  the  by,  has  become  one 
of  Hollywood's  popular  fancies. 

The  dog  disappeared  a  week  before  the  races. 
Strayed  away,  and  no  one  knew  where. 
Charley  frantically  inserted  an  ad  in  the  papers 
and  the  day  before  the  races  a  feminine  voice 
'phoned  him  that  she  had  the  dog. 

Charley's  fleet,  slim  whippet  greeted  him 
looking  like  a  balloon  tire.  'The  kind  lady  had 
fed  him  "'because  he  was  half-starved  and  so 
thin,"  and  he  had  gained  not  less  than  seven 
pounds.  Charley  did  not  enter  the  dog  in  the 
races. 

'TpHE  vivacious  Rosetta  Duncan  is 
■^  always  responsible  for  three- 
quarters  of  the  hilarity  at  any  Holly- 
wood party,  but  the  other  night  she 
outdid  herself.  It  was  at  a  musicale 
and  the  long-haired  artist  was  pound- 
ing out  his  interpretation  of  the  soul 
in  conflict.  There  was  a  long — and 
pained — pause  after  he  finished,  then 
up  spoke  Rosetta: 

"Have  you  heard  *The  Rhapsody 
in  Blue'?" 

"I  play  nothing  but  my  own  com- 
positions, madame."  There  was 
hauteur  in  his  tones. 

"Well,  you  want  to  get  wise  to 
yourself,  then.  How  far  do  you  think 
I  would  have  got  if  I  had  only  sung 
songs  that  I  wrote  myself?" 

'TT'IIE  marital  difticulties  of  Marion  Nixon 
•*•  did  not  end  with  her  divorce  last  fall.  Joe 
Benjamin,  the  handsome  young  prize  fighter 
whom  she  married,  is  determined  to  the  point 
of  pugnacity  that  she  shall  return  to  him.  and 
Marion  is  just  as  firm  in  her  contention  that  she 
shall  not. 

Several  smashed  windows  in  the  Xixon 
home  are  the  result  of  Joe's  attempt  at  a 
reconciliation  that  was  not  effected. 


*T7ie  art  of  smiling  charminsly  is  the  art  of  caring  properly  for  one's  teeth,  That  is  Uihy  Pepsodent,  urged  by  dental 
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WHEN  teeth  lack  gleam  and  white- 
ness, it  is  usually  because  they  are 
film  coated. 

Ordinary  brushing  has  failed  to  com- 
bat film  successfully.  Thus  thinking 
people,  chiefly  on  dental  advice,  are 
adopting  a  new  way  in  tooth  and  gum 
care  called  Pepsodent. 

Now  an  effective  film  combatant 

By  running  your  tongue  across  your 
teeth,  you  will  feel  a  film;  a  slippery 
sort  of  coating.  Ordinary  brushing  does 
not  remove  it. 

Film  absorbs  discolorations  from  food, 
smoking,  etc.  That  is  why,  according  to 
leading  dental  opinion,  teeth  look  dingy 
and  "off  color." 

Film  clings  to  teeth,  gets  into  crevices 
and  stays.  It  invites  and  breeds  ^  the 
germs  of  decay.  And  that  is  why  it  is 
judged  so  grave  a  danger  to  the  teeth 
by  authorities. 

Film  is  the  basis  of  tartar.  And  tartar, 
with  germs,  is  the  chief  cause  of  pyor- 
rhea. That  is  why  regular  film  removal 
is  urged  as  probably  first  in  correct  gum 
protection. 

Most  dental  authorities  urgently  ad- 
vise thorough  film  removal  at  least 
twice  each  day.  That  is  every  morning 
and  every  night. 

For  that  purpose,  obtain  Pepsodent, 
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Pepsodent  curdles  the  film,  then  re- 
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in  all  wa3's,  the  exactments  of  modern 
dental  science. 

On  dental  advice,  people  are  adopting 
this  new  way  of  tooth  cleansing.  Ob- 
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Cam[>b«ll  Studio,  N.  Y 


AFRIEXD  of  Eric  Pommer  was  pointing 
out  the  difference  in  treatment  accorded 
the  sreat  director  in  Germany  and  more  demo- 
cratic Hollywood. 

A  huf^e  retinue  accompanied  him  everywhere 
in  Germany.  He  stalked  into  conferences  to 
the  fan-fare  of  trumpets.  Each  act  was  a 
rite.  Every  movement  was  a  ceremony.  It 
was  "  Herr  Pommer,"  this  and  "  Herr  Pommer," 
that.  But  since  he  has  been  in  Hollywood  he 
has  been  permitted  to  go  his  own  way  without 
too  much  adulation. 

"I  see,"  said  Roland  West,  who  was  one  of 
the  audience-  "Herr  Pommer  over  there  but 
just  plain  pommc  de  Icrrc  over  here." 

BEBE  DAXIELS  has  had  a  lot  of  tough  luck 
on  her  latest  picture  in  which  she  is  trying 
to  out-Doug  Douglas  Fairbanks.  First  some- 
body socked  her  in  the  eye  with  a  sword  and 
then  she  tried  one  of  those  Don  Q  swings  off  of 
a  balcony,  hanging  onto  a  piece  of  tapestr>'. 


The  tapestr>'  broke,  so  Bebe  is  going  around 
with  a  limp  and  a  black  patch  over  her  eye. 

They  now  call  Bebe  "Mrs.  Mark  of  Zorro" 
— of  course  referring  to  the  patch  over  the  eye. 

TOURING  her  mother's  absence 
-*-^Patsy  Ruth  Miller  was  inter- 
viewing a  Chinese  houseboy. 

"What  is  your  name,"  she  asked 
him. 

"Fu  You  Tsin  Mei,"  he  repHed. 

"It  is  very  long.  I  shall  call  you 
John." 

"All  right,  missy.  What  is  your 
name,  please?" 

"Patsy  Ruth  Miller." 

"Your  name  too  long,  too.  I  call 
you  Charlie." 

Pat  showed  him  a  sweet  smile  and 
the  door. 


Dorothy  Dix 

a  mother  to 
millions  ^^ 

FORTUNATE  indeed  are  you  if 
you  have  a  mother  of  your  own 

—  one  who  prays  for  your  happiness, 
helps  you  with  wise  and  loving 
counsel. 

Never  let  her  day  go  by  without  a 
remembrance.  Piaure  the  joy  she 
will  take  in  your  simplest  thought 
of  her. 

SUNDAY,    MAY     8 
IS     MOTHERS     DAY 

Mother's  Day  is  dedicated  to  mothers 

—  everywhere.  Many  people  are  in 
the  habit  of  sending  cards  on  this 
occasion  to  grandmothers;  to  the 
mother  of  wife  or  husband  or  friend; 
to  all  kindly  mothers  in  the  family 
group. 

Surely,  a  lovely  custom  —  thus  to 
bring  joy  into  the  hearts  that  never 
lose  their  love  for  the  little  ones  who 
somehow  suddenly  grew  up  to  be  men 
and  women  who  are  so  apt  to  forget. 

(^catter  Sunshine 
ivith  ureetina  Cards 


The  third  film  to  be  based  on  the  traditional  warfare  between  a 
sergeant  and  a  private — Karl  Dane  and  George  K.  Arthur  in  a  scene 
from  "Red,  White  and  Blue."  "What  Price  Glory"  and  "Tell  It 
to  the  Marines"  both  played  on  this  same  phase  of  army  life. 
There  are  still  other  war  films  on  the  horizon.  Who  can  remember 
when  war  stories  were  such  a  drug  on  the  market  that  exhibitors 
advertised  "Not  a  War  Picture"  in  front  of  their  theaters? 


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How  do  you  like  it?  It  is  Herb 
Rawlinson^s  first  and  he  sprouted 
it  for  his  role  of  Jackie  Coogan's 
dad  in  "The  Bugle  Call."  A  good 
hair  tonic,  applied  externally,  and 
tender  care  are  all  you  need.  But 
then,  says  Herb,  you  have  something 
to  sniff  over 


THK  lovely  Spanish  home  of  the  late  Thomas 
Ince  has  been  sold  to  Carl  Laemmle  for  the 
neat  sum  of  $650,000  paid  to  Mrs.  Ince.  "Dias 
Doradoe,"  it  is  called,  and  if  heaven  has  noth- 
ing like  it,  I  want  to  stay  right  here.  It's  an 
adobe  hacienda,  sprawled  gracefully  in  the 
center  of  thirty  acres  of  palm  and  cactus- 
planted  land,  and  might  have  been  transported 
from  Old  Mexico. 

THE  Venetian  atmosphere  of  "Three 
Weeks"  continues  to  pervade  Elinor  Glyn's 
pictures.  In  "Ritzy,"  wherein  Betty  Bronson 
is  "  the  lady,"  there  is  a  gilded  boat  in  the  shape 
of  a  gondola  and  a  fat  cupid  toes  the  prow  of 
the  boat.  The  royal  atmosphere  is  enhanced 
by  a  brace  of  blue  plumes  from  which  silken 
curtains  cascade.  Even  the  hero,  Jimmy  Hall, 
runs  true  to  the  coloring  of  blond  beloved  Paul. 

TT  was  at  a  local  opening  of  "The 
■*■  Temptress,"  and  Fred  Niblo  who 
had  directed  the  alabaster  and  ivory 
Garbo  was  making  the  usual  intro- 
ductory speeches.  Remarking  on  the 
beauty  of  Greta's  performance,  he 
further  said  it  was  most  difficult  to 
direct  her,  for  she  spoke  not  one  word 
of  English. 

**Do  you?"  queried  Niblo,  turning 
to  the  box  where  the  Swedish  lorelei 
sat. 

"No,"  answered  Greta,  slowly, 
perfectly,  "I  do  not  speak  one  word 
of  English." 

CTRONGHEART  takes  the  hand-worked 
*-^dog  biscuit  this  month.  Jane  Murlin.  his 
owner,  told  me  about  it.  "Pretzel,"  as  he  is 
known  to  his  intimates,  has  been  vacationing 
on  a  vallej'  ranch.  Came  a  torrential  storm 
and  he  was  marooned,  minus  chow.  Miss  ISlur- 
fin  had  to  send  dog  biscuit  and  meat  by  air- 
plane. Now  Strongheart  looks  to  heaven  for 
his  manna. 


The  NtwW/iY 

to  Shape  the  Cuticle 


Tkii  ij  the  ideal  nail-   .\otf  iht  lo;rly  . 
0/  ih^  culkle 


\lemove  the  dead  cuticle  ■  •  Supplij  the  missing  oils  " 


"XTOW  you  can  have  nails  lovelier  than  ever 
\^  Warren,  the  authority  on  the  manicure, 
perfection.  With  Cutex  already  being  used  for 
cuticle,  he  has  now  especially  created  two  mar- 
velous new  preparations  for  the  second  step, 
to  supply  the  cuticle  with  its  missing  oils. 

What  a  difference  either  makes.  The  cuticle  un- 
nourished  by  the  oils  that  keep  the  rest  of  the  skin 
soft  and  pliant,  dried  out  by  exposure  to  water  and 
weather,  becomes  charmingly  smooth  and  pink. 
Immediately  you  have  the  beautiful  curve  at  the 
base  of  the  nail  that  makes  it  almond  shaped,  giving 
an  aristocratic  length  to  the  finger. 

>UT  remember  your  nails  can't  look  nice  if  old 
dead  cuticle  is  left  clinsing  to  the  edges.  Even 
the  wonderful  new  Cream  or  Oil  can't  remove  that. 
The  thing  that  will  remove  dead  cuticle  is  just  the 
familiar  Cutex  Cuticle  Remover. 

Then  supply  the  lacking  oils  to  the  cuticle  with 
either  of  these  wonderful  new  preparations. 

Try  tliis  new  way  to  shape  the  cuticle — first  remove  the  dead 
cuticle — second  supply  the  missing  oils.  Send  loc  with  coupon  be- 
low for  the  miniature  set  containing  samples  for  several  manicures. 
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before  —  Northam 
has  added  a  new 
removing  all  dead 


FIRST 

To  have  lovely  oval  nails 
half  moons  all  dead  c\ 
must  first  he  removed 
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SECOND 

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WIDE 


rOR.  SPORTS 
— WfAfl 

For  those  who  must  be  correct 
in  every  detail  of  dress  and  ap- 
pointment, what  is  more  appro- 
priate for  informal  and  sports 
wear  than  this  new  wide 

The  Flexible  Expanding  Watch  Bracelet 

Mannish  in  its  generous  width  but 
undoubtedly  feminine  in  its  intricate 
pierced  design.  You'll  note  a  big 
improvement,  too,  in  the  center  catch — 
an  exclusive  WRISTACRAT  feature. 
Open  and  off  in  a  moment-  -without 
even  adjusting  the  end  links— and 
doubly  safe  when  closed.  Ask  your 
jeweler  to  show  you  how  convenient 
it  is  in  a  design  to  fit  your  own  watch 
in  14k  gold  and  12k  gold  filled, 
white,  green  and  yellow. 


Smart! 


WRISTACRAT  for  men  is  even 
wider  and  heavier  than  tor  women. 
Smart  in  appearance,  comfortable  to 
the  wrist  and  outlasts  many  a  leath- 
er strap. 

The  center  catch  for  convenience 
and  safety  is  incorporated  in  a  wide 
range  of  WRISTACRAT  designs  in 
white,  yellow  and  green  gold. 

Litcraiure  upon  requeit 

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[  COSTINXZO  FRO.\I  P.\CE  lOI  ] 


lions,  but  it's  the  grand  old  average  that  he 
plays  for. 

There  is  a  deeply  submerKed  and  repressed 
artist  in  Zukor,  a  sort  of  personification  of  the 
repressed  emotionalism  and  sentiment  of  his 
people  in  Hungary.  His  basic  impulse  is  crea- 
tive, not  executive.  His  executive  position  is 
an  acceptance  of  necessity  and  inevitable  de- 
velopments. He  wanted  to  make  pictures,  not 
to  sell  them  and  build  a  great  industrial 
machine. 

V\  THEN  the  pressure  of  conferences  and  ap- 
vV  pointments  slackens  .Adolph  Zukor  drifts 
doun  the  hall  and  into  Jesse  Lasky's  office.  He 
wants  to  talk  stories,  pictures.  Zukor  can 
bring  a  banking  conference  to  a  close  in  ten 
minutes,  but  a  director  with  a  new  pictorial 
notion  can  get  two  hours  to  describe  a  scene. 

The  only  thing  that  .\dolph  Zukor  dislikes 
more  than  a  column  of  figures  is  a  chart.  He 
refuses  abstracted  data,  demanding  original 
sources.  One  of  his  executive  assistants  has  a 
lucid  diagram  system  which  shows  the  status 
of  production  and  distribution  over  the  whole 
field  of  the  industry  at  a  glance.  Zukor  will 
not  give  it  the  grace  of  a  good  look.  He  has 
everything  that  is  on  the  chart  amply  pictured 
in  his  mind. 

Evidences  of  artistic  yearnings,  so  thwarted 
by  business,  appear  all  along  the  thread  of 
Zukor's  career.  In  that  remote  day  when  he 
was  emerging  from  the  apprentice  stage  of  his 
fur  shop  experience  he  was  a  member  of  an 
oddlv  administered  triangle  of  friendship  in 
Chicago,    .•\dolph  and  Max  and  Ignatz,  fellow 


immigrants,  lived  together  in  a  West  side  board- 
ing house  sharing  good  fortune  and  ill.  Always 
one  of  them  had  a  job  so  they  always  ate, 
sometimes  sparingly.  When  there  was  a  sur- 
plus in  the  treasury  of  their  common  funds 
they  played.  It  was  young  .\dolph's  notion 
even  then  that  nothing  was  worth  wHile  but 
the  best,  so  he  put  in  operation  a  plan  by  which 
the  amusement  balance  was  allowed  to  ac- 
cumulate until  there  was  enough  money  to  give 
one  of  them  a  real  good  time.  Then,  by  turns, 
each  of  the  three  had  his  splash  of  fun,  each  by 
himself. 

TUST  when  this  plan  was  well  in  operation  the 
billboards  announced  the  coming  of  Sarah 
Bernhardt  in  one  of  her  early  farewell  tours. 
The  treasury  held  a  total  of  the  price  for  one 
good  seat.  They  all  wanted  to  go.  It  was  im- 
possible, but  Zukor  solved  the  problem.  One 
admission  was  purchased.  Max  entered  and 
saw  the  first  act.  He  took  a  pass-out  check  at 
the  intermission  and  gave  it  to  Ignatz,  who  saw 
the-second  act.  Then  Ignatz  gave  his  pass-out 
check  to  .\dolph,  who  saw  all  the  grand  cli- 
maxes of  the  third  and  last  act  He  was  in  at 
the  finish  as  usual. 

There  was  craftsmanship  in  Zukor's  eager 
fingers  and  he  presently  found  a  connection 
and  the  partnership  of  the  first  of  his  enter- 
prises in  furs.  He  was  interested  in  design  and 
fabrication.  He  was  timid  and  self-effacing  in 
the  presence  of  customers,  maybe  a  shade  con- 
scious of  accent.  He  could  think  very  clearly 
and  bold!}-,  but  he  had  not  the  asserti\'eness  of 
salesmanship.    This  tended  to  keep  him  in  the 


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back  of  the  shop.  Meanwhile  the  progress,  the 
friends,  and  the  rewards  seemed  to  go  more  to 
the  man  out  front.  Zukor  wanted  to  get  on  and 
he  was  learning  lessons  in  how  not  to  get  on. 
He  worked  at  designs.  He  took  patterns  for 
scarfs  and  neckpieces  home  and  studied  over 
them  at  night.  He  invented  a  clasp  fastener  for 
fur  garments.  He  did  everything  that  could  be 
done  about  furs,  but  that  was  not  enough.  He 
came  to  see  that  in  a  larger  sense  success  could 
come  only  to  those  who  work  with  ideas  and 
with  men. 

ZUKOR  ventured  forth  again,  returning  to 
New  York  and  in  a  new  association  in  the  fur 
trade,  .\gain  he  seemed  to  gravitate  to  the 
back  of  the  shop.  He  wanted  to  get  out  in 
front,  somewhere,  somehow.  He  was  making 
a  living  and  saving  a  little.  Then  he  loaned 
$3,000  to  a  friend  who  invested  it  in  a  penny 
arcade  in  the  Fourteenth  street  district  of  New- 
York.  The  arcade,  like  those  which  continue 
today,  presented  phonograph  renditions  of 
song  hits  and  peep-show  motion  pictures.  The 
business  tottered  and  the  loan  was  in  peril. 
Zukor  went  to  the  rescue  of  the  enterprise  and 
in  consequence  became  in  a  small  way  an 
arcade  magnate.  There  resulted  contact  with 
JMarcus  Loew.  William  A.  Brady  and  others  in 
the  show  world. 

Zukor's  arcade  enterprises  succeeded  arid  led 
him  into  ambitious  plans  for  the  exploitation  of 
that  curious  method  of  motion  picture  ex- 
ploitation known  as  "Hale's  Tours."  The 
Hale's  shows  were  tiny  theaters  built  in  simu- 
lation of  a  railway  coach,  mounted  on  motor- 
driven  rockers  to  give  an  illusion  of  motion, 
while  pictures  taken  from  trains  in  motion  w'ere 
projected  on  a  screen  at  the  end  of  the  imita- 
tion car.  Some  of  Zukor's  friends  from  the  fur 
trade  invested  with  him.  The  enterprise  failed 
completely  and  the  investment  was  lost.  It 
was  Zukor's  first  real  defeat.  He  was  stung 
with  chagrin  at  failure  and  pained  at  the  loss 
incurred  by  his  friends.  In  years  after  they 
were  repaid,  for  what  was  not  a  debt  in  a  busi- 
ness sense,  in  stocks  which  returned  them  prin- 
cipal and  profits  extraordinary'. 

Zukor,  when  perplexed,  walks.  He  walked 
many  a  weary  mile,  thinking  it  over.  Out  of 
the  wreckage  of  the  enterprise  he  converted 
the  Hale's  Tours  shows  into  nickelodeon 
theaters,  inspired  by  what  he  had  seen  of  the 
Davis  pioneer  enterprise  in  lllm  theaters  with 
a  tiny  bandbox  of  a  house  at  Grand  .\venue 
and  Diamond  .\lley  in  Pittsburgh.  The  nickel- 
odeons fared  well  enough  for  their  place  and 
time.  Presently  Zukor  found  himself  in  asso- 
ciation with  Marcus  Loew  in  Loew  Theatrical 
Enterprises,  Inc.  He  was  made  the  treasurer 
of  the  organization.  The  position  was  obscure 
and  the  work  was  not  to  his  liking.  He  was 
unhappy  in  the  job.  He  might  have  plugged 
along  and  prospered  if  there  had  been  bar- 
mony.    There  was  not. 

IT  happens  now  that  things  are  very  differ- 
ent. Mildred  Zukor,  daughter  of  Adolph,  is 
the  wife  of  .Arthur  Loew,  son  of  Marcus.  And 
Loew  and  Zukor  are  grandfathers  of  httle  Jane 
Constance  Loew  and  the  infant  Arthur  Marcus 
Loew. 

Back  there  in  iqt:!  the  office  help  at  Loew's 
nicknamed  the  quiet  little  Zukor  and  cracked 
jokes  behind  his  back. 

Zukor  then  still  had  an  interest  in  film  ex- 
hibition through  his  Comedy  theater,  a 
Fourteenth  street  nickelodeon.  When  he 
heard  of  the  production  of  a  four  reel  drama 
with  Sarah  Bernhardt  in  the  title  role.  "Queen 
Elizabeth."  produced  overseas,  he  was  inspired 
again  as  he  had  been  that  day  he  discovered  a 
ten  dollar  railway  ticket  to  Chicago.  Here 
was  a  beckoning  opportunity  to  adventure 
into  an  unknown  field  of  possibilities.  Zukor 
plunged  on  the  feature  picture,  which  spelled 
the  liberation  of  the  screen  from  the  one-reel 
minded  masters  of  the  nickelodeon  era.  He, 
and  some  associates,  bought  "Queen  Eliza- 
beth" for  the  United  States  and  began  his 
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art  and  industrj'  of  the  motion  picture — in  his 
hands. 

What  happened  in  the  years  that  followed 
is  nearly  the  whole  of  motion  picture  history 
since  191:?,  centered  about  this  grim  faced 
determined  Zukor.  The  first  of  those  years 
were  filled  with  bitter  strifes,  personal  and 
institutional-  Zukor  struggled  against  impos- 
sible odds.  With  his  idea  and  purpose  of  mak- 
ing the  motion  picture  a  great  product  with  a 
great  audience,  he  first  sought  out  all  of  the 
powers  in  control  of  the  industr>'  of  those  days. 
The  chieftains  of  the  General  Film  Company, 
the  great  trust,  and  the  bosses  of  Mutual  and 
Uni\  ersal.  the  powerful  independent  groups. 
Keard  Zukor's  story  and  turned  him  down.  He 
was  a  little  fellow  on  the  outside.  Why  let  him 
in?  If  he  had  had  really  sound  judgment  he 
probably  would  not  ha\e  persisted.  The  odds 
were  too  much  against  him.  But  there  was 
possibility  ahead  for  vast  reward  if  he  won. 
He  won. 

B.\CK  in  1916  Zukor  was  afraia  that  the 
FamousPIayers-Lasky-Paramountcombina- 
tion  was  going  down  to  defeat  before  the  tre- 
mendous onslaught  of  the  then  rising  Triangle 
concern.  Triangle  had  more  and  better  play- 
ers, directors,  stars  and  stories.  It  had  bank- 
ing connections  and  the  impetus  of  a  fast  and 
furious  promotion  by  Harr\'  E.  Aitken.  There 
was  a  proposal  to  Zukor  that  the  Famous  Play- 
ers be  absorbed  in  a  merger.  He  came  near 
accepting. 

"  They  had  me  sitting  there  with  it  all  on  one 
ace,"  he  recounted  recently.  "They  offered 
me  a  million,  net,  for  my  interest.  That  was 
a  lot  of  money,  then.  I  knew  what  I  could  do 
with  a  million.  It  would  have  been  a  nice 
stake  for  the  svife  and  children. 

"But  I  did  not  know  what  I  could  do  with 
m\-self." 

Zukor  sat  still  a  moment,  probably  still 
thinking  what  he  might  have  done. 

"Vou  see."  he  went  on,  "I  couldn't  exactly 
see  myself  putting  that  million  away  and  then 
going  out  to  run  a  shoe  store,  or  something  like 
that."     .Another  pause — more  thinking. 

"So  I  stayed,  on  my  one  ace — and  played." 

Just  to  elucidate  the  hands  in  the  motion 
picture  game  as  it  stood  then,  Aitken  of  Tri- 
angle was  holding  three  jacks,  Griffith,  Ince 
and  Sennett."  Zukor  was  sitting  pat  with  a 
queen,  Mary  Pickford,  whom  he  correctly 
rated  as  ace-high. 

Zukor's  \-ictories  have  been  won  quite  as 
much  on  what  he  knows  and  estimates  and 
guesses  about  men  as  on  his  ideas.  Those  who 
might  have  held  control  and  power  against 
invasions  by  his  ambitions  and  ideas  held  all 
of  the  advantages.  They  lost  because  they 
did  not  keep  on  playing  the  game.  They  lost 
as  careless  winners  at  poker  lose,  by  too  much 
self-confidence  and  too  much  drawing  to  short 
pairs.  Zukor  always  plays  the  game.  He  waits, 
and  works  while  he  waits. 

IX  the  background  of  Zukor's  strenuous 
career,  all  through  the  warring  years,  has  been 
the  refuge  of  home  and  the  inspiration  of 
family,  .\lway5  he  has  had  a  home,  and  every- 
day of  his  life  when  he  is  in  range  of  it  he  some- 
time touches  home  base.  If  he  must  go  from 
his  busy  office  to  some  dinner  or  banquet,  he 
goes  home  for  at  least  a  sand^-ich  at  the  family 
dinner  table  first.  .\nd  speaking  of  food  he  is 
utterly  cosmopolitan  and  omnivorous.  Only 
one  item  is  barred.  He  refuses  to  eat  chop 
suey. 

Like  many  another  high  tension  worker  with 
great  powers  of  concentration,  Zukor  is  given  to 
short  recuperative  naps.  He  can  shut  the  door 
and  take  that  nap  an>'where,  anytime.  .\ 
quarter  of  an  hour  later  he  is  back  again  appar- 
ently as  fresh  as  from  a  night's  sleep  in  the 
country. 

At  least  three  times  in  his  motion  picture 
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always  been  something  stowed  away  to  insure 
the  safety  of  the  household.  .\nd  that  family 
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ordeals  of  business.  There  have  been  times 
when  he  was  grey-faced  and  quiet,  but  none  of 
his  doubts  and  fears  crept  into  the  discussions 
of  the  family  circle.  The  family  is  ever  in 
ZukorVmind. 

Home  for  Zukor  has  been  a  succession  of 
humble  apartments,  pretentious  apartments, 
town  houses,  and  now  a  countrv'  estate. 
Through  the  winter  season  he  lives  in  New 
York  in  a  hotel  suite,  at  the  Ambassador  more 
recently.  Ever\-  night  in  Xew  York  through 
the  theatrical  season  is  a  first  night  for  Zukor. 
He  attends  practically  ever>'  opening  on  Broad- 
way. If  it  chances  to  be  a  comedy  ever>-  one 
in  the  theater  will  know  he  is  there.  He  may 
repress  his  griefs  and  curses,  but  he  lets  the 
laughs  go  wide  open. 

riaytime  has  come  into  Zukor's  life  only 
recently,  so  he  works  at  it  like  all  the  rest  of 
his  efforts.  The  countr\-  place,  a  matter  of  a 
thousand  acres  near  Xew  City  on  the  west  side 
of  the  Hudson  above  Xew  Y'ork,  bears  the  im- 
press of  his  endless  striving,  and  it  will  keep 
on  bearing  it  indefinitely.  .A  few  years  ago 
when  he  acquired  these  artres  Zukor  began  to 
plan  to  do  things  to  them.  .Apparently  about 
all  that  pleased  him  with  the  place  was  its  loca- 
tion. He  set  about  changing  ever>'thing  else, 
streams,  swamps,  lakes  and  hills. 

ADOLPH  ZUKOR  is  the  most  upsetting  in- 
lluence  which  has  swept  over  tliat  particular 
landscape  since  the  retirement  of  the  great 
glacier. 

The  opening  of  the  summer  at  hand  will  find 
the  whole  setting  of  the  residences  occupied  by 
Zukor  and  his  son  remodelled.  The  dwellings 
are  located  in  the  midst  of  the  golf  course. 
Xow  Zukor  has  taken  up  golf  in  a  serious  way. 
He  may  be  for  bigger  and  better  pictures  on 
Broadway,  but  at  Xew  City  he  is  after  more 
and  better  golf.  For  the  period  of  his  novitiate 
he  was  content  with  a  home  course  of  twelve 
holes.  Last  winter  the  golf  architects  and  an 
army  of  laborers  set  about  a  complete  recon- 
struction of  the  course  and  an  extension  to  a 
iuU  eighteen  holes.  Zukor's  game  has  become 
so  good  he  must  have  a  more  sporty  course. 
He  plays  the  game  denoted  by  a  card  of  from 
go  to  95.  He  can  play  a  peaceful,  quiet  game 
with  anyone  but  his  son.  He  can  not  agree 
with  l-'ugene  about  any  club  for  any  shot. 

"But.  pa,  I've  had  just  as  good  teachers, 
probably  better  ones  than  you've  had."  pro- 
tests the  son. 

"  Then  you  ought  to  play  a  better  game  than 
I  do.."  replies  Zukor  the  senior,  which  of  course 
is  well  calculated  to  make  the  young  man  dub 
the  next  stroke. 

.Also  they  disagree  vocally  at  the  bridge 
table.  All  of  which  merely  shows  that  Zukor 
sees  himself  in  his  son  and  makes  the  boy's 
mistakes  his  own.  He  has  no  such  outward 
impatience  with  anyone  else — because  no  one 
else  matters  quite  so  much. 

MOTION  picture  stars  are  conspicuously 
given  to  pianosinlaid  withmother-of-peari. 
Chinesescreens. gold-plated  plumbingand  other 
demillinerv  of  grandeur.  .Adolph  Zukor's  house 
has  plain  painted  walls  and  iron  beds,  as  uni- 
form and  standardized  as  a  hotel.  Of  course 
there  is  more  than  simplicity  of  taste  involved. 
There  is  diplomacy.  Zukor  has  many  guests 
and  there  is  not  enough  difference  in  his  guest 
rooms  to  let  any  one  deduce  discrimination 
between  guests. 

It  is  Zukor's  custom  to  keep  himself  sur- 
rounded over  week-ends  with  interesting 
people.  He  has  little  to  say  and  says  it  imme- 
diately and  to  the  point,  but  he  is  probably 
the  best  one  man  audience  in  .America.  He 
therefore  gets  along  amazingly  well  with  ac- 
tors. By  steady  listening  he  has  heard  quite  a 
bit.  now  and  then. 

Further.  Zukor  is  one  of  our  ablest  Usteners 
in  the  tangled  jazz  s>TTiphony  of  world  politics 
and  international  affairs.  He  is  considerably 
more  of  an  authority  on  world  politics  than 
some  of  our  widely  proclaimed  publicists  and 
(iiplomats.  He  has  to  be.  They  make  speeches, 


^ 


Can  a  dentifrice 

yj  CLEAN?" 

women  ask  .  .  and  then,  what  they  learn 
that  Colgate's  quickly  brings  dazzling  white  teeth,  a 
healthy  mouth,  because  it  is  designed  only  to  clean,  they— 


At  first  people  are  inclined 
to  express  their  surprise  when  we  say 
that  Colgate's  is  designed  solely  to 
clean  teeth. 

"  What  curative  properties  has  it?" 
they  sometimes  ask. 

And  then  they  hear  from  their  den- 
tist that  the  only  thing  any  denti- 
frice can  do  is  to  clean;  that  charm  of 
smile,  brilliant  whiteness  of  teeth, 
sweet  health  of  mouth  and  gums, 
come  only  when  teeth  and  mouth 
have  been  made  scrupulously  clean. 

Finally,  they  realize  why  Colgate's 
works  towards  a  permanent  and  fas- 
cinating dental  beauty  at  each  brush- 
ing .  .  .  because  its  single  purpose  is 
to  bring  an  unequaled  cleanness. 

Colgate's  even  smells  clean  as  it 
expands  into  a  bubbling,  sparklmg 


foam  in  your  mouth.  In  this  remark- 
able foam  is  calcium  carbonate — a 
finely  ground  powder  that  delicately 
scrubs,  whitens,  polishes  each  tooth, 
removing  harmful  foreign  matter, 
bits  of  clinging  food. 

Then,  through  a  detergent-wash- 
ing agent,  this  foam  bathes  in  wash- 
ing waves  the  entire  inner  mouth. 
Simple,  isn't  it  ?  The  causes  of  decay 
are  first  swept  free  —  then  washed 
away. 

That  is  why  Colgate's  is  designed 
only  to  clean.  And  why  the  ordinary 
tooth  paste  that  pays  half-hearted 
attention  to  cleaning  —  and  tries  to 
cure  an  imaginary  gum  trouble  or 
tooth  disorder — can  never  achieve 
theColgategoalof  complete^ 
cleanness-  --^  fLfi. 


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Please  send  me  a  sample  of  this  cleansing  dentifrice. 


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and  their  ideas  cost  nothing.  His  do,  while  he 
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[  COyTIKUED  FROM  PAf.n  37  ] 

but  there  seemed  no  way  to  make  the  start. 

Shortly  after  the  expression  of  this  ambition, 
Laura's  mother  decided  to  move  to  San  Diego, 
where  she  was  offered  a  position  which  would 
pro\ide  a  better  living  for  herself  and  young- 
sters. The  father  no  longer  contributed  to 
their  support.  In  San  Diego  Laura  studied 
music,  learning  to  play  the  violin.  She  still 
longed  to  get  in  pictures  and  during  a  summer 
vacation  she  went  back  to  Los  -Angeles  to  visit 
some  relatives  of  her  mother. 

She  was  fourteen  and  pretty,  although  a 
little  too  fat  to  be  a  heroine,  as  she  learned 
quickly  enough  after  a  few  trips  to  the  studios, 
where  she  applied  for  e.\tra  work. 

She  met  this  situation  with  the  same  high 
courage  which  reflected  the  spirit  of  her  mother 
and  marked  her  own  progress  through  the 
\^ears  to  follow.  She  climbed  hills,  rolled  on  the 
lloor,  went  without  eating,  w-hich  was  not  a 
new  experience,  and  tried  every  concei\"able 
form  of  exercise,  until  she  was  slender.  Then 
she  visited  the  Christie  studios. 

"Lm  thin  now,"  she  said.  "Can  I  have  a 
job?" 

CHE  not  only  got  a  job,  but  worked  steadily 
^for  three  weeks  at  five  dollars  a  day.  It  was  a 
fortune  to  her  and  she  promptly  telephoned  her 
mother  and  her  sister,  \'iolet,  that  she  was 
established  as  an  actress  now  and  her  mother 
wouldn't  have  to  work  any  more.  She  little 
dreamed  that  she  %vas  to  go  for  many  heart 
breaking  weeks  without  another  job. 

Her  career  from  those  first  days  as  an  extra 
child  to  a  couple  of  years  ago,  when  she  was 
made  a  star  bj'  Universal,  was  punctuated  with 
bitter  discouragement.  But  she  never  lost 
faith  in  herself  and  her  mother  kept  an  ever 
steady  shoulder  to  the  family  wheel  of  need. 

"  For  a  while  it  seemed  that  ever>'  bit  of  good 
luck  that  I  had  was  overbalanced  with  misfor- 
tune," Laura  told  me.  "When  I  played  my 
first  lead  in  a  five  reel  picture,  with  Charlie 
Ray  in  'The  Old  Swimmin'  Hole,*  I  thought 
that  I  was  sitting  on  top  of  the  world.  I  hadn't 
given  much  thought  to  the  theory  that  the 
world  is  round,  but  I  found  out  after  I'd  taken 
a  few  falls." 

Laura  is  an  established  star  now  and  a  fa- 
vorite with  the  exchange  lads  whosellUniversal 
pictures.  Her  triumph  comes  in  the  announce- 
ment that  her  newest  picture  to  be  released, 
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picture  palace  in  Xew  York.  She  has  just  fin- 
ished "Beware  of  Widows"  and  is  just  a  bit 
provoked  because  a  contemplated  trip  to 
Europe  must  wait  until  she  finishes  another 
picture. 

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Make  Your  Own  Movies 
at  Home 

[  CONTIN-l-ED  FROM  PAGE  48  ] 


camera  reporting  is  being  seen  throughout  the 
world.  Vou  can  take  pictures  about  your  city 
or  town  and  sell  them  to  your  local  exhibitor, 
who  undoubtedly  is  a  progressive  showman 
realizing  the  value  of  home  stuff. 

You  can  film  local  industries,  the  resultant 
films  to  be  used  by  salesmen  throughout  the 
country  in  selling  home  products. 

SUPPOSE  you  own  a  camera  using  sub-stand- 
ard tilm. 

You  can  make  money  teaching  others  how 
to  operate  their  new  machines. 

You  can  make  family  albums  for  town  folks 
who  don't  want  to  spend  the  money  for  cam- 
eras just  yet. 

These  people  would  like  to  have  film  records 
of  their  family  for  future  use. 

Try  this  idea. 

We  know  of  one  man  in  Chicago  making  a 
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An  amateur  movie  camera  will  add  at  least 
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can  make  an  invaluable  record  of  your  travels, 
preserving  them  for  lasting  enjo>-ment. 

Naturally,  there  are  hundreds  of  other  ways 
in  which  the  amateur  mo^ie  camera  can  be  of 
enjoyment  and  of  value.  Possibly  j'ou  own  an 
amateur  movie  camera  now.  If  you  have  a  new 
idea,  either  of  entertainment  or  remunerative 
value  to  users  of  amateur  cameras,  send  it  to 
The  Amateur  Movie  Producer,  Photoplay 
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Five  dollars  ^atU  be  paid  for  each  idea  accepted 
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[  CONTr^'UED  FROM  PAGE  49  ] 

sea  fishing.  In  Maine  you  could  get  beautiful 
stufif  along  the  rock  bound  coast.  If  you  live 
in  forest  countr>%  get  wood  craft  or  lumbering. 
An  Alaskan  amateur  might  screen  the  big 
fisheries. 

Residents  of  colorful  cities,  such  as  New 
Orleans,  San  Francisco  or  Washington,  might 
do  a  reel  portraying  the  spirit  of  their  respec- 
tive cities. 

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Remember  that  the  contest  rules  include 
"any  form  of  screen  entertainment  mthin 
the  prescribed  length." 

A  READER  has  written  an  inquiry  regard- 
ing a  comedy  newsreel.  Yes,  that  goes. 
You  can  burlesque  a  photoplay,  a  news  reel  or 
anything  else. 

This  means  ingenuity,  and  ingenuity  will  be 
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Better  get  started  on  your  entry.  Don't 
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Tips  for  Amateur 
Cinematographers 


TF  you  are  going  to  know  your  amateur  movie 
-■-camera  tlioroushly,  it  will  be  necessarj'  for 
}0U  to  keep  an  exact  record  of  each  scene  you 
shoot. 

.\  vest  pocket,  loose-leaf  binder  book  is  now 
on  the  market  at  a  ver>'  moderate  price.  This 
is  designed  to  carr>*  cards  numbered  from  one 
10  hfty.  with  spaces  on  each  for  recording  the 
date,  the  roll  number,  the  stop  number  used, 
footage  of  tilm,  light  conditions,  etc.  Before 
starting  a  scene,  the  book  is  held  in  front  of  the 
lens,  while  the  number  of  the  scene  is  recorded 
on  the  film.  Later  you  can  check  through  the 
binder  and  find  out  exactly  how  you  made  your 
shot. 

TT  is  now  possible  to  obtain  animated  galleries 
-^of  the  screen  stars.  Reels  showing  the  stars 
of  the  Metro-GoldwjTi -Mayer.  Warner  Broth- 
ers, Christy  and  Fox  studios  are  now  to  be  had 
at  a  price  but  slightly  above  the  cost  of  a  reel 
of  raw  film.  These  reels  are  in  the  i6-miUi- 
meter  width  and  can  be  shown  on  the  Eastman 
Kodascope. 

npHE  city  of  Washington,  \\'ith  its  historical 
■*■  associations  and  its  beautiful  national 
buildings,  presents  a  remarkable  natural 
~tudio  for  the  amateur  movie  photographer. 

Cameras  can  be  used  at  will  about  the  capital 
city. 

Jlajor  Edwin  B.  Hesse,  superintendent  of 
ihe  >letropohtan  Police  Department,  of  the 
District  of  Columbia,  writes  to  Photoplay 
as  foIlo\\'s: 

"There  are  no  regulations  prohibiting  the 
use  of  amateur  movie  cameras  in  the  District 
of  Columbia. 


"Cameras  are  not.  however,  allowed  in  the 
United  States  Xavy  Yard — neither  are  pictures 
allowed  to  be  taken  of  the  interior  of  buildings 
without  permission  first  had  from  the  custo- 
dian of  same." 

npHE  editor  of  this  department  took  three 
■*-  reels  of  lilm  in  and  about  Washington  re- 
cently. Unusual  camera  opportunities  are 
offered  by  the  Capitol,  the  Washington  Monu- 
ment, the  \A'hite  House  and  the  Lincoln 
Memorial. 

At  Arlington,  too,  beautiful  shots  may  be 
secured . 

The  only  difficulty  encountered  was  met  at 
Mount  Vernon.   \'a. 

There  a  positive  rule  against  the  use  of  movie 
cameras  is  in  force,  although  still  cameras  are 
permitted. 

pHOTOPL.w  asked  Harrison  H.  Dodge,  su- 
perintendent of  Mount  Vernon,  why  and  re- 
ceived the  following  reply: 

'•  Due  to  the  fact  that  the  privilege  of  using 
moving  picture  machines  here  was  ver>'  much 
abused,  the  Mount  \emon  Ladies'  Association 
passed  a  rule  against  even  the  bringing  of  such 
machines  into  the  grounds. " 

In  a  subsequent  communication,  Superin- 
tendent Dodge  declined  to  give  specific 
instances  of  the  privilege  abuses.  'Tt  is 
enough  to  say  that  the  Mount  \'emon  Ladies' 
Association  found  justifiable  occasions  for 
prohibiting  the  use  of  the  machines,"  he  says, 
"and  that  the  rule  stands  at  present  as  my 
official  guide  in  the  matter." 

Thus  amateur  mo\"ie  cameras  are  barred 
from  the  birthplace  of  George  Washington, 
although  Photopl.\y  is  bringing  the  question 


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before  the  Mount  \"emon  Association  for  a  new- 
ruling. 

ANOTHER  ruling,  this  time  of  a  federal 
nature,  will  be  of  interest  to  users  of  ama- 
teur mo\ie  cameras,  particularly  those  who 
are  planning  a  trip  outside  the  limits  of  tlie 
United  States.  If  you  take  scenes  abroad  and 
bring  them  back,  you  must  pay  a  dut}'  of  three 
cents  a  foot  on  sub-standard  film  or  standard 
negati\'e. 

If  you  return  also  with  a  positive  print  of 
your  standard  fUm,  you  will  pay  an  ad- 
ditional cent  for  each  foot. 

This  is  a  duty  that  must  be  paid,  even  if 
you  buy  the  iilm  in  this  country  and  take  it 
abroad  with  you. 

Photoplay  asked  the  Customs  Service  of 
the  Treasury'  Department  for  a  ruling  and  re- 
ceived the  following  official  information  from 
H.  C  Stuart,  the  assistant  collector  at  the  port 
of  New  York: 

'■Referring  to  your  letter  I  have  to  state 
that  the  Appraiser  of  Merchandise,  to  whom 
the  same  was  submitted,  reports  as  follows: 

"  'Motion  picture  films  exposed  abroad  are 
advisorily  classified  by  this  office  under  para- 
graph 1453  as  follows:  Exposed  undeveloped 
negatives  2c  ft.  Developed  negatives  3c  per 
ft.    Positives  ic  per  ft.' 

"For  your  further  information  I  have  to 
state  that  there  is  no  provision  in  the  tariff 
which  excepts  from  duty,  or  reduces  the  rate 
of  duty,  on  merchandise  imported  into  the 
United  States,  for  the  reason  that  such  mer- 
chandise ma}-  be  imported  solely  for  personal 
use." 

T  ON  CHANEY  is  one  of  the  most  ardent 
•'-'amateur  movie  cameramen  extant.  He  has 
possibly  the  most  unusual  gallerj'  of  notables 
in  the  possession  of  any  amateur. 

Naturally,  he  has  filined  all  the  stars  of  his 
studio.  Besides  that,  he  has  shot  all  the  \-isit- 
ing  celebrities. 

This  is  a  considerable  item,  sinceevery prom- 
inent visitor  to  America  eventually  does 
Hollywood. 

Chaney's  biggest  star  to  date  is  the  Crown 
Prince  Gustav  Adolf  of  Sweden. 

Chaney  keeps  his  album  in  little  film  cans, 
alphabetically  arranged. 

"My  biggest  fun  is  yet  to  come,"  Chaney 
explains,  "for  I  plan  to  take  a  vacation  in 
Europe  soon. 

"Then  I  hope  to  get  ever>'  celebrity  of  note 
in  the  old  world. 

"Another  interesting  thing  is  hunting  for 
game  with  a  movie  camera. 

'T  love  to  camp  and  to  fish  but  I  dislike 
hunting. 

"With  a  camera  you  can  get  all  the  thrill 
of  stalking  your  game. 

"On  my  last  fishing  trip  I  managed  to  film 
a  deer  at  a  water  hole.  I  was  in  a  blind  but 
the  animal  heard  the  whir  of  my  machine  and 
ran  away. 

'•However,  I  got  nine  feet  of  good  stuff  at  a 
distance  of  fifteen  feet. 

"Hunting  with  the  camera  requires  all  the 
knowledge  of  woodlore  that  hunting  with  a 
rifle  does. 

"One  has  to  learn  to  keep  to  the  windward 
side  of  his  game,  to  judge  from  tracks  how  the 
game  travels,  and  to  learn  to  erect  concealing 
blinds  at  water  holes  and  other  gathering 
places. 

"This  last  item  requires  more  care  than  a 
rifle  blind  because  a  bullet  travels  through 
almost  anything  at  close  range  while  a  tiny 
leaf  can  obstruct  your  camera  lens.  \'olumes 
could  be  written  on  hunting  with  an  amateur 
movie  camera." 

T  IGHTS  for  home  portraiture  and  indoor 
■'-'movies  are  fast  getting  within  the  range  of 
ever>'  one's  pocketbook.  A  new  spotlight  re- 
flector stand  is  being  marketed  at  a  price  of 
twelve  dollars  with  S3.25  additional  for  500 
watt  lamps. 

These  smaller  spots  are  handy,  even  if  you 
own  one  or  two  bigger  indoor  lights. 


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use  OnyxPointex 

to  emphasize  STYLE 
in  fashion  drawings 

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the  smartness  that  Onpc  Pointex  brings 
to  ankle  lines,  look  to  the  pages  of  the 
fashion  magazines.  For,  here  you  may  note 
how  many  prominent  artists  choose  the 
two  up-sweeping  lines  of  the  Pointex  heel 
to  give  smartness,  trimness,  grace  to  the 
ankles  of  the  fashion  figures  that  spring 
from  brush-tip  or  pen-point. 

Vt  you  would  be  smartly  stockinged — wear 
Onyx  Pointex. 


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[  Ovcr-cxposurc  cud  iiiidir -exposure  iirc  the 
two  most  commoti  errors  oi  the  amateur  cinc- 
matographcr.  Mr.  Wayne,  who  is  an  authority 
on  amateur  movies,  tells  how  to  correct  this  fault.  ] 

PROBABLY  the  most  common  fault  of  the 
amateur  cinematographer  is  over-exposure; 
running  a  close  second  in  the  other  extreme 
— under-exposure.  The  amateur  movie-maker 
demands  a  lens  that  will  not  only  make  good 
pictures  under  normal  lighting  conditions,  but 
which,  when  occasion  requires,  will  make  good 
pictures  under  bad  lighting  conditions.  It  fol- 
lows that  a  lens  which  is  flexible  enough  to  fill 
these  requirements  must,  first,  be  '"fast"; 
secondly,  the  light  it  admits  to  the  film  must 
be  governed  by  diaphragm  openings,  or 
■'stops*'  of  varying  size.  These  openings  de- 
termine the  amount  of  exposure  which  is  given 
to  each  scene  you  photograph;  and,  unless  you 
have  assigned  the  correct  "slop''  to  each  scene, 
over-  or  under-exposure  will  result. 

Since  all  photographs — "stills''  as  well  as 
movies — depend  on  exposure,  too  much 
thought  and  study  cannot  be  given  to  the  sub- 
ject. Too  much  light  detracts  from  and  often 
ruins  the  picture;  likewise,  insufficient  light 
mars  the  picture.  Between  the  two  extremes 
of  too  much  and  too  little  light,  there  is  a  cer- 
tain latitude  to  which  you  should  adhere  in 
your  picture  taking.  To  confine  your  e\-posures 
to  this  area  of  proper  light  means  that  your 
pictures  are  properly  exposed  and  present  a 
pleasing,  natural  appearance  on  the  screen; 
to  over-  or  under-expose  vn]\  result  in  a  picture 
that  is  either  too  dark  or  too  "  thin,"  or  white, 
when  projected. 

T\  7HEX  a  picture  is  correctly  exposed,  all 
^^  the  shadow  tones  and  gradations  are  clear- 
ly defined.  When  you  have  an  under-ex'posure. 
however,  insufficient  light  has  been  admitted 
to  the  film  from  the  darker  portions  of  the  sub- 
ject, and  the  image  lacks  shadow-detail.  If, 
on  the  other  hand,  you  give  too  much 
exposure,  the  image  is  "burnt  up,"  as  the  pro- 
fessional says,  and  the  finished  picture  looks 
thin  and  washy,  especially  in  the  highlights. 

Errors  of  exposure  are  readilj-  detected  on 
the  screen.  Correctly  exposed  pictures  are 
recognized  at  once;  the  images  are  sharp  and 
clear,  the  shadows  and  tone-values  harmonize 
to  give  excellent  quality.  But.  if  the  projected 
picture  seems  blackish  or  dense  and  details  in 
darker  tones  are  missing,  the  fault  is  one  of 
under-exposure. 

The  reverse  is  true  of  an  over-e.xposed  pic- 
lure  which,  on  the  screen,  ^ill  appear  flat,  thin 
and  wasliy,  i>ariicularly  in  the  highlights  and 
grayish  tones. 

There  is  no  infallible  rule  for  determining 
the  correct  diaphragm  opening.  It  is  often 
difficult  to  differentiate  between  a  dull  day. 
dark  day.  or  a  hazy  day;  yet  proper  exposure 
under  each  of  these  conditions  requires  a  diller- 
ent  diaphragm  opening.  The  ability  to  proper- 
ly judge  ever\-  land  and  condition  of  light  and 
to  set  the  diaphragm  accordingly  will,  like 
other  worthwhile  things,  come  with  practice. 
But.  to  determine  at  the  start  of  your  ventures 
into  the  field  of  amateur  cinematography,  just 
what  condition  of  light  calls  for  the  f.S  stop, 
or  the  f.5.6.  stop,  and  so  on.  there  is  one  iron- 
clad rule:  Follow  the  exposure  guide  that  e^mes 
with  vour  camera. 


The  rules  of  this  exposure  guide  are  the  re- 
sult of  hundreds  upon  hundreds  of  experi- 
ments conducted  by  experts  under  all  kinds 
and  conditions  of  light  and.  in  normal  light, 
you  literally  "can't  go  wrong."  But,  in  the 
early  morning  or  late  afternoon,  in  a  "hazy" 
sun.  or  on  a  day  that  is  dull  but  which  closely 
approaches  what  the  professional  photographer 
would  classify  as  "dark," it  isadifficult  matter 
for  the  beginner  to  judge  the  correct  stop. 

Insofar  as  exposure  is  concerned,  the  ama- 
teurs  trouble  is  due  not  so  much  to  his  failure  to 
assign  the  correct  stop,  but  to  his  inability  to 
correctly  judge  the  light  condition  that  exists, 
and  to  coordinate  that  condition  with  the  stop 
which  is  best  suited  for  photography  in  the 
light  that  prevails  at  the  time. 

"CORTUXATELY,  we  don't,  as  a  rule,  want 
-*-  to  take  pictures  on  dull  days;  yet  there  are 
times  when  this  isdesirable.  On  such  occasions, 
a  splendid  rule  to  follow  is:  If  in  doubt  about 
which  of  two  diaphragms  to  use,  use  the  larger. 
This  appHes.  of  course,  only  to  dark,  dull  days 
when  liere  is  no  direct  sunlight;  over-exposure 
on  such  days  is  not  common.  But  when  the 
sun  is  shining,  but  not  brightly — in  other 
words,  when  the  sun  is  "hazy" — the  opposite 
extreme  should  be  adopted,  and  the  next 
smaller  opening  used.  An  excellent  way  to 
determine  if  the  sun  is  "hazy'*  is  to  stand  in 
an  open  space  and  look  about  you  for  a 
shadow.  If  a  veiy  faint  and  diffused  shadow 
is  cast,  you  may  be  pretty  sure  that  the  sun  is 
what  the  photographer  terms  ''hazy'*;  but  if  a 
clearly  defined  shadow  is  cast,  your  subject  is 
getting  more  light  than  you  would  suppose, 
and  unless  you  stop  down,  over-exposure  is 
quite  likely  to  result. 

It  should  not  be  forgotten  that  correct  ex- 
posure will  come  with  practice;  yet  there  are 
numerous  ways  in  which  the  amateur  may 
hasten  the  acquisition  of  the  simple  little 
tricks  which  make  the  difference  between  good 
and  poor  pictures  on  the  screen.  The  more 
obsening  the  amateur  at  the  time  of  exposure, 
the  less  practice  he  will  require.  .A.n  excellent 
way  to  learn  quickly  the  trick  of  correct  ex- 
posure is  to  make  a  note  of  the  stop  used  for 
each  scene  in  a  hundred-foot  roll  of  film  and  to 
rote.  also,  the  condition  of  the  light  at  the  time 
the  picture  is  taken.  The  writer  has  found  it 
quite  beneficial  to  make  these  notes  in  a  small 
note-book,  and  to  number  the  shipping  carton 
to  correspond  with  the  note.  \Vhen  the  film  is 
returned,  ready  for  projection,  they  may  be 
used  for  a  critical  check-up  as  the  film  is  pro- 
jected. A  code  of  abbreviation  marks  should 
be  used,  such  as  cl.  for  cloudy,  dk.  for  dark, 
brt.  for  bright,  brt.  sn.  for  bright  sun.  etc..  and 
each  stop  should  be  written  after  the  abbre\ia- 
tion,  designating  the  condition  of  light.  Thus, 
f.5.6. — dk. — 6,  would  mean  that  the  sixth 
scene  on  the  roll  was  taken  on  a  dark  day.  at 
diaphragm  f.5.6.  It  is  sometimes  helpful,  too, 
to  note  the  time  each  scene  is  shot. 

But  for  the  ordinaiy  picture  in  normal  light, 
keep  in  mind  this  aU-important  rule:  FOI^ 
LOW  THE  EXPOSURE  GUIDE!  If  you  do 
this,  you'll  get  splendid  pictures.  And  as  you 
make  your  pictures,  if  you'll  give  a  bit  of 
thought  to  this  highly  interesting  subject  of 
correct  exposure,  your  efforts  will  be  amply 
rewarded  each  time  one  of  your  pictures  is 
projected  on  the  screen. 


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'Tm  Not  Going  to  Marry/* 
Says  Norma  Shearer 


[  COXTINX'ED  FROM  PAGE  3S  1 

was  in  Los  Angeles — ver^-  important  man.  He 
wanted  to  lunch  with  Miss  Shearer.  And  Miss 
Shearer  said  she  would  be  delighted.  Mrs. 
Samuel  Go!dw>-n's  secretary  was  calling,  and 
would  Miss  Shearer  and  Mr.  Thalberg  come  for 
dinner  on  Saturday  night  at  eight,  and  tlie>' 
were  dressing.  Miss  Shearer  told  her  secretar>- 
that  if  she  had  no  other  engagement  for  Satur- 
day night  she  would  be  delighted  to  dine  with 
the  Goldw>Tis. 

"I  adore  Frances  Goldw>-n,  don't  you?  "  she 
said. 

"'That  seems  to  be  chronic  in  Holly\vood,"  I 
remarked.  '"What  is  it?  She  seems  the  most 
thoroughly  adored  person  in  town." 

"CHE'S  so  sweet  and  natural."  said  Norma 
•^Shearer,  and  then  more  slowly,  "and  don't 
you  know,  too,  in  a  way,  she  has  time  for  friend- 
ships. She  has  time  to  do  all  the  little  courte- 
sies and  pleasant  things  that  make  for  charm. 
That  lack  of  time  is  one  of  the  prices  people  like 
me  pay.  I  never  ha\e  time  to  do  anything. 
Never.     I  work  too  hard." 

And  it  came  to  me  as  I  thought  over  the  last 
few  moments,  that  the  moment  a  girl  like 
Norma  Shearer  achieves  great  success,  as  she 
has  done,  she  becomes  the  head  of  a  family. 
Really.  I  have  seen  it  in  many  cases.  There 
may  be  fathers  and  mothers,  grandfathers  and 
grandmothers,  aunts  and  uncles,  sisters  and 
brothers-in-law  by  the  score;  but  a  Norma 
Shearer  becomes  head  of  the  family  and  all  the 
burdens  incidental  to  being  head  of  a  family 
fall  upon  her  shoulders.  Her  word  is  law.  But 
also  she  has  to  settle  all  family  complications, 
meet  all  family  obligations.  Being  head  of  a 
family,  even  when  that  family  defers  to  your 
slightest  wish,  is  quite  a  business. 

"Are  you  going  to  marry  Ir\-ing  Thalberg?" 
I  asked  her. 

Rumor  has  been  very  busy  lately  in  Holly- 
wood with  the  romance  between  Norma 
Shearer  and  that  young  genius  of  the  screen, 
Irving  Thalberg.  The  slender,  dark-haired 
youth  who  looks  like  a  romantic  violinist  and  is 
really  the  shrewdest  of  producers. 

Her  eyes  widened  a  trifle,  but  she  answered 
swiftly,  and  ver>'  honestly. 

"No.  I  am  not  going  to  marr>'  anybody.  I 
don't  think  a  woman  in  my  position  has  any 
right  to  marry.  I  never  e.xpect  to  marr>-  while 
I  am  on  the  screen. 

**V\THAT,  after  all.  has  a  girl  in  my  job  got 

*V  to  give  to  marriage?  Nothing.  How  can 
I  be  a  good  wife?  How  can  I  fulfill  the  duties 
of  a  wife? 

"  Marriage.  I  believe,  depends  upon  the 
woman  ver>-  largely.  We  aren't  quite  modem 
enough  yet  to  ignore  the  need  of  woman's  time 
and  work  and  thought  devoted  to  marriage. 
Eventually  of  course,  with  women  growing  in- 
dependent as  they  are,  we  will  have  to  evolve 
an  entirely  new  marriage  relation,  in  which  the 
husband  and  wife  are  equals.  But  that  hasn't 
come  yet. 

"When  a  man — suppose  we  say  a  man  screen 
star — has  worked  hard  from  nine  until  seven 
under  the  lights,  maybe  on  a  hot  day,  maybe 
with  ever>-thing  going  wrong,  he  wants  to  go 
home  to  a  wife  who  is  fresh,  sweet,  interested  in 
him,  ready  to  pet  him  and  take  care  of  bim.  to 
soothe  him  and  rest  him.    Doesn't  he? 

''Well,  when  I've  worked  hard  from  nine 
until  seven,  I  want  to  collapse,  too,  and  be 
taken  care  of  and  thought  about.  Can  you  ex- 
pect a  husband  to  do  that?  I'd  hate  that  kind 
of  a  husband.    Naturally. 

"But  I  couldn't  cope  with  the  other  thing — 
trying  myself  to  be  a  help  to  some  man.  It 
can't  be  done.    I've  got  nothing  left  to  give.    I 


^You  call  in  a  specialist 
jor your  baby 


demand  this 
special  treatment 

for  DANDRUFF 


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have  no  right  to  marrj^  and  bring  to  it  as  little 
as  a  screen  actress  who  works  all  the  time  has 
to  give. 

"I  would  like  to  marry.  I  want  children. 
Some  day  I  hope  I  shall  marr>'.  But  just  now 
that  is  one  of  the  things  I've  had  to  sacrifice  to 
this  thing  you  call  success. 

"And  another  thing  is  freedom.  I  suppose 
they  are  golden  chains,  but  the  chains  of  public 
success  are  there.  You  are  ne\er  quite  frcc. 
You  have  always  to  think  of  that  other  self  of 
yours,  the  self  that  has  brought  you  success. 

"You  have  to  think  of  how  she  looks  and  of 
how  much  sleep  she  needs  to  look  well  before 
the  camera  the  next  morning.  You  have  to 
think  of  how  much  exercise  she  needs,  in  order 
to  keep  her  figure  slim  enough  for  the  camera. 
You  have  to  think  of  what  the  people  who  have 
been  kind  enough  to  love  you  and  come  to  see 
you  will  think  of  what  you  do.  and  that  you 
can't  really  explain  to  them  why  you  do  it. 

"'Y'OU  have  to  keep  your  head  every  minute 

^  if  you  are  going  to  stay  on  top  and  be  what 
you  want  to  be  and  go  ahead  instead  of  back. 
.\nd  sometimes  you'd  like  to  let  your  heart 
rule  your  head.    Really — ever>-  girl  would. 

"  But — with  ever>-thing — it  is  worth  it.  More 
than  worth  it.  It's  not  a  bed  of  roses,  by  any 
means.  It's  hard  work,  it's  great  sacrifice,  but 
it's  worth  it.  First  of  all  because  you  love  your 
work,  and  secondly  because  it  brings  you  the 
fine  and  beautiful  things  of  Hfe.  and  thirdly  be- 
cause fame  in  itself  has  something  deeply  satis- 
fying about  it — or  has  had  to  me. 

"I  don't  think  success  in  itself  brings  happi- 
ness. Not  by  any  means.  But  the  work  that 
success  allows  you  to  do,  that  is  the  thing  that 
makes  it  always  worth  while.  Only — only — 
ever>'one  who  starts  on  this  road  should  be  pre- 
pared for  the  sacrifices." 

I  had  never  seen  Norma  so  earnest.  There 
was  a  Uttle  flush  on  her  cheeks  and  her  eyes 
were  shining. 

We  wanted  to  go  on  talking.  I  know  I  did 
and  I  could  see  by  the  quickness  of  her  breath 
that  she  still  had  things  to  say. 

But  the  fitter  had  come.  The  hairdresser 
had  come.    An  income  tax  expert  had  come. 

So  I  w^ent. 


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I  have  only  one  brickbat,  but  I  must  throw 
it.  I  have  just  seen  "The  Winning  of  Barbara 
Worth."  The  historical  mistakes  in  it  are 
terrible.  In  the  first  place,  we  all  are  led  to 
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wagons.  How  is  it  possible,  thcn._  for  Ronald 
Colman  to  appear  on  the  scene  in  an  auto- 
mobile? Jliss  Bankj'  dresses  in  the  fashions 
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That  Thing  Called  Charm 

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I  present  a  bouquet  to  Renee  .\doree. 

The  other  night  I  was  undecided  whether  I 
wanted  to  see  "Tin  Gods."  I  like  Tom 
Meighan.  but  I  didn't  think  that  I  cared  for 
Renee  .\dorce.  I  went— and  hereafter  I  shall 
not  miss  one  of  Renee's  pictures. 

I  haven't  been  able  to  discover  yet  just 
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Character  Reading 


Tacoma,  Wash. 

"Mary  Pickford!  Here  is  a  soul  who  knows 
values,  who  is  one  of  the  finest  persons  of  our 
day,  a  woman  who  has  had  too  much  intelli- 
tjcnce  and  too  little  time  to  become  an  adult 
smart  aleck.  Fame  and  adulation  have  not 
turned  her  wise  head, — she  has  been  a 
spectacular  person  without  making  a  spectacle 
of  herself.     Small  wonder  she  is  so  belo\'ed. 

And  Ronald  Colman!  Here  is  a  man.  Good 
looking,  possessed  of  an  old  world  poise  so  in- 
herently the  gentleman  is  he,  a  splendid  actor 
who,  thank  God,  does  not  act  and  the  possessor 
of  a  fine  sense  of  humor. 

The  screen  has  been  invaluable  in  that  it 
has  sharpened  our  ability  to  read  character. 
The  visions  are  not  fooling  us  any  more.  We 
sense  character  of  our  favorites  through  the 
medium  of  the  screen.  We  know  that  such 
persons  as  Mary,  Richard  Barthelmess,  An- 
tonio Moreno,  Lois  Wilson  and  Thomas 
Meighan  are  real  persons,  possessed  of  a  fine 
balance  and  worthy  of  a  lasting  regard. 

It  speaks  well  for  our  intelligence  that  the 
players  whose  popularity  is  built  upon  lasting 
lines,  are  men  and  women  of  balance,  decency, 
iuteliigencc  and  kindliness. 

J.-^ME  L.  MOTTAN. 

Romance  Requested 

Dalton,  Ga. 

Here's  a  little  hint  to  producers  from  one 
who  derives  almost  as  much  pleasure  from 
motion  pictures  as  from  a  library  of  books. 

Don't  believe  for  a  minute  people  like  prob- 
lematic, psychic,  or  "triangle"  plays  better 
than  they  do  romance.  Never!  When  Norma 
Shearer  appeared  here  in  "His  Secretary" 
there  was  not  a  person  leaving  the  theater  who 
did  not  wax  enthusiastic  over  it  and  beg  the 
manager  to  have  it  back  again.  That  elusive, 
thrilling  atmosphere  of  romance  surrounded 
the  heart-hungry  stenographer.  Valentino's 
mmantic  roles  were  his  most  popular  ones. 
The  hearts  of  old  men  and  women,  unless  they 
are  atrophied,  respond  to  precious  memories; 
the  fiippant  callousness  of  today's  youth  melts 
in  the  golden  crucible  of  romance.  What 
makes  John  Gilbert's  appeal?  His  eyes,  deep 
and  dark  and  glowing,  radiate  romance. 

No  other  recreation  can  compare  with  the 
moving  pictures  as  entertainment  for  the 
masses.  Persons  who  never  in  their  lives  saw 
a  stage  play  can  see  plays  now,  usually  much 
better  and  cleaner,  by  means  of  the  screen. 

I  like  your  method  of  informing  your  readers 
of  the  merits  and  demerits  of  new  pictures. 

L.  W.  Carter. 

Humanizing  Lillian 

Houston,  Texas. 

Please  don't  misunderstand  me.  I  think 
I  .iUian  Gish  is  an  artist.  Yet  I  wish  the  writers 
of  things  cinematographic  would  cease  their 
effusions  about  her.  in  which  they  allude  in 
chorus  to  her  extreme  dehcacy,  virginal  shy- 
ness, reluctance  to  being  kissed,  and  so  on. 
They  have  for  so  long  described  her  as  a 
frescoed  angel,  a  waxen  lily,  an  ascetic  young 
saint  with  a  pale-gold  halo,  that  somehow  one 
fears  that  the  public  in  general  may  grow  a 
little  weary  of  such  rarefied  air  as  ]\Jiss  Gish 
must  breathe. 

Her  portrayals  of  late,  though  very  artistic, 
have  seemed  to  me  a  little  inclined  to  em- 
phasize her  spiriliicllc  quality  at  the  expense 
of  faithfulness  to  the  character.  Do  let  her 
seem  a  human  being  to  us  again. 

.\nd  to  the  great  hordes  of  motion-picture 
devotees.  Do  accord  the  players  a  little  of  the 
privacy  anyone  is  entitled  to.  Enjoy  them, 
admire  them,  satisfy  your  interest  in  the  details 
of  their  lives  as  well  as  you  can  without  undue 
intrusiveness,  but  don't  demand  that  they 
order  their  lives  in  accordance  with  your  idea 
of  them.  They,  too,  are  enritled  to  "The  pur- 
suit of  happiness"  in  their  own  way. 

Mrs.  Oscar  Sugg. 


.  .  .  here,  too,  you've  felt  it.  A  crowded  floor .  .  .  couples  colliding  .  .  . 
forms  close  ...  a  room  none  too  cool  .  .  .  exertion.  Nature  responds, 
inevitably,  unkindly.  The  discomfort  of  dampness  under  the  arms  .  -  . 
stains  on  clothing  .  .  .  odor.  What  a  comfort,  then,  to  know  that 
you've  played  safe!  That,  like  millions  of  others,  twice  a  week 
you  use  your  Odorono  —  a  physician's  formula  for  checking  excessive 
perspiration.  Yours  is  an  assurance  that  soap  and  water  alone  can  never 
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The  Smart  Wo7nan'^ 

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bridge,  the  ball  or  opera.  One  can- 
not think  of  the  smart  woman  and 
superfluous  hair  in  the  same  breath, 
so  to  speak. 

Her  skin  must  always  be  perfeaion  — 
always  prepared  to  meet  the  discerning 
glance  of  man,  the  more  searching  gaze 
of  her  sister  woman  —  and  the  most  criti- 
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Shcpherdstown,  Wc'st  Va. 

■\Vithin  the  last  week  I  have  seen  and  allowed 
my  nine  year  old  son  to  see  three  splendid 
clean  Western  pictures — one  a  serial  about 
Buffalo  Bill  and  the  first  pony  express,  some  of 
it  authentic.  One  "Bom  to  the  West."  with 
Jack  Holt — a  splendid  picture,  entertaining, 
and  well  acted,  as  all  of  his  pictures  are.  Mr- 
Holt,  a  Virginian,  is  a  gentleman  born  and 
bred.  The  third  picture  is  Colonel  Tim  Mc- 
Coy's *' Winning  of  the  Wilderness" — a  picture 
of  General  Eraddock's  defeat  in  the  French  and 
Indian  War.  It  is  well  acted,  most  of  it 
authentic,  though  naturally  the  stoi^'  itself  is 
imagination.  This  picture  will  do  more 
toward  fixing  in  the  minds  of  children  that 
battle  and  other  events  of  that  war,  than  a 
dozen  histories  would. 

Let  us  ha\e  more  of  these  pictures  instead  of 
so  much  "blood  and  thuntier."  How  much 
better  for  our  young  people  to  sit  in  the  movies 
and  see  these  pictures  than  to  run  the  streets. 

L0RR-\IXE  TfRXER  BURWELL. 

Read  This,  Movie  Knockers 

Washington,  D.  C 
My  memory  of  the  films  goes  back  to  the 
time    when    the   picture   palaces    were    truly 
called  ''nickelodeons." 


Mr.  Percy  Marmont  did  not  enter  the  pro- 
fession by  influence,  but  by  his  own  merits. 
In  selecting  actors,  modern  Adonises,  without 
talent,  are  "null  and  void."  Mr.  Marmont  is 
not  a  visage  of  a  "Greek  god."  He  is  a  tal- 
ented English  gentleman. 

Nettie  Leeman,  will  you  go  to  see  the  above 
mentioned  gentleman  when  in  a  good  humor? 
Georgi.\  McK.^y. 

Thrilling,  Chilling  O'Brien 

Chicago,  111. 

Three  cheers  for  George  O'Brien! 

I  think  he  is  superb! 

He  was  wonderful  in  "The  Blue  Eagle*'  and 
"Three  Bad  Men." 

I  like  him  in  a  picture  where  he  is  fighting. 
When  I  see  him  fighting  in  a  picture  I  always 
imagine  he  is  fighting  just  as  hard  in  real  life, 
only  in  a  different  way.  to  reach  the  heights  of 
fame  where  he  belongs,  and  enjoy  some  of  the 
everlasting  praises  and  applause  which  John 
Gilbert  and  Richard  Dix  are  receiving.  I 
personally  can  not  stand  either  John  or 
Richard. 

I  hope  some  one  throws  the  largest  brickbat 
that  can  be  found  to  anyone  who  dares  to 
criticize  George  O'Brien. 

George  O'Brien  is  big,  strong,  thrilling, 
chilling,  and  handsome,  and  can  act.    WTiat 


Answers  to  Did  You  Know  Them  When? 

1.  MiLTOM  Sills.     And  a  daring  drama  it  was,  too. 

2.  Charlie  Murray.     Of  all  people! 

3.  Of  course,  you  recognized  William  5.  Hart. 

4.  HoBART  BoswoRTH.     Then — as  always — a  good  actor. 

5.  John  Robertson.     And  what  a  matinee  idol! 

6.  Edward  Sedgwick,  the  man  who  made  "Tin  Hats." 


I'm  just  old  enough  to  feel  old,  though 
secretly  I  consider  myself  quite  a  young  man. 

So  boyhood  memories  include  prep,  school 
days  when  we  used  to  visit — ^not  always  openly 
— a  supposedly  huge  film  theater  in  neighbor- 
ing Meriden;  and  recall  our  Xew  Haven  trips, 
and  how  the  movies  joyously  filled  time  while 
we  waited  for  a  trolley,  which  somehow  we 
sometimes  missed. 

Jumping  the  gap  to  the  immediate  present. 
I  believe  the  films  are  the  most  up-to-date  in- 
stitution in  the  modern  world. 

Through  carefree  hours  spent  at  the  mo\ies, 
the  films  do  this:  by  holding  the  mirror  up  to 
life  and  by  providing  a  visual  background  for 
subconscious  thought,  they  can  create  in  us  a 
natural  balance  of  mind  and  heart  and  thus  go 
far  to  help  one  solve  important  problems. 
George  W.  AI.-\ynard. 

Nettie  Threw  Many  Briekbats 

Xew  Orleans,  La. 

Xettie  Leeman.  of  Sedxo  WooUey,  Wash., 
you  are  a  pessimist. 

Anyone  who  can  not  chuckle  at  the  joy- 
prompting  gestures  of  Mr.  Harry  Langdon 
isn't  anything  to  the  contrary. 

-\  haif-wit  could  not  act  as  Mr.  Langdon 
does,  for  the  simple  reason  that  to  play  in 
^Ir.  I.angdon's  manner  takes  sense. 


more  can  any  sane  person  want?    His  smile  is 
enough  to  melt  a  heart  of  stone. 

Long  may  both  Photoplay  and  George 
O'Brien  live  I  Miss  Catherine  Brell 

For  Tolerance 

Washington,  D.  C. 

Just  a  word  to  those  people  whose  chief 
hobby  is  knocking  the  stars. 

It  is  a  well-known  fact  that  we  can't  please 
all  the  people  all  the  time.  Xo  person  is  so 
perfect  that  he  or  she  is  a  universal  favorite. 
We  all  love  to  hear  folks  say  nice  things  about 
us,  to  hear  them  praise  our  efforts.  But  when 
someone  utters  something  mean  or  nasty  it 
rankles.  It  inflicts  a  wound  that  never  quite 
heals. 

Movie  stars  are  human  just  as  we  are.  They 
are  more  sensitive  because  they  are  more  in 
the  public  light,  more  the  subject  of  wide 
discussion. 

Can't  we  refrain  from  knocking  those  we 
don't  like  and  save  our  ettorts  to  praise  our 
favorites?  A  little  kindness  and  ta:t  in 
expressing  our  dislikes,  a  few  sincere  words  in 
showing  our  likes  are  like  balm  to  soothe  those 
who  work  so  hard  that  we  might  have  pleasure. 

Helpful  criticism  is  welcome  at  all  rimes;  the 
petty  things  are  better  left  unsaid. 

Mary  E.  Gloyd. 


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"I  feci  mighty  sorr>'  for  you  people  stranded 
here  this  way.  I'd  like  to  do  something  to  aid 
you.  Why  don't  you  give  a  performance  in 
the  church?" 

Well,  that  night  the  "theater"  was  packed. 
With  our  leading  lady  temporarily  out  of  the 
cast,  my  partners  and  I  had  to  give  them 
vaudeville — and  lots  of  it. 

THE  crowd  was  ready  to  laugh  at  anything — 
even  us.  I  remember  I  got  my  silk  hat  caught 
in  the  open  flue  at  one  end  of  the  "stage." 
It  was  a  stove-pipe  hat  right. 

At  the  end  of  the  act  I  brought  the  new 
baby  out  and  showed  him  to  the  audience 
It  was  just  lilce  wa\'ing  the  American  flag. 

So,  Buster  Keaton  made  his  tirst  appearance 
on  any  stage  when  he  was  just  twenty-four 
hours  old. 

It  was  several  years  later  that  we  hit  Syra- 
cuse. N.  v.,  just  like  that  cyclone  hit  Piqua. 

Syracuse  was  a  tough  show  town  in  those 
days.  A  crowd  of  hoodlums  had  a  custom  of 
coming  to  the  theater  on  certain  nights  of  the 
week  and  cleaning  up  the  show. 

They  would  simply  run  the  actors  off  the 
stage  and  sometimes  tear  up  the  scenery  and 
the    furniture. 

Billed  as  "The  Three  Keatons,"  Buster, 
his  mother  and  I  had  a  burlesque  acrobatic 
set  in  which  my  wife  and  I  threw  Buster  about 
the  stage  like  a  human  medicine  ball. 

On  this  particular  night  I  had  made  up  my 
mind  that  I  wasn't  going  to  stand  any  more 
abuse  from  this  Syracuse  crowd,  so,  when  the 
racket  started,  I  singled  out  a  big  fellow  in 
the  front  row. 

"Stiffen  yourself,  son,"  I  said  to  Buster. 

Catching  him  by  a  valise-handle-like  con- 
traption we  had  fastened  between  his  shoulders, 
I  gave  him  a  fling. 

The  next  instant  Buster's  hip  pockets 
flattened  the  nose  of  that  trouble-maker  in  the 
front  row. 

V\  THEN  I  received  our  salary  at  the  end  of 
**  the  week  Jules  Delmar  had  deducted  the 
price  of  a  hat.  I  lost  the  next  week's  work  and 
spent  S59  following  Jules  to  New  York. 

"Now,  look  here,  Joe,"  he  said,  when  I 
finally  caught  up  with  him.  "You  can't  use 
your  son  to  club  the  spectators  with.  And, 
besides  breaking  that  fellow's  nose,  you  ruined 
his  new  brown  derby." 

Well,  the  upshot  of  it  was  that  Jules  and  I 
parted  still  friendly  and  he  had  agreed  to  pay 
me  twenty-five  cents  every  time  we  met. 

That  was  more  than  twenty  years  ago,  but 
to  this  day  each  time  I  see  Jules  he  hands  me 
a  quarter.  He  has  repaid  me  for  that  hat 
many  times  but  we  still  keep  up  the  game. 
It's  a  sort  of  tradition  with  us  now. 

If  I  don't  see  him  often  enough  I  write  him 
a  letter  and  he  sends  me  a  remittance. 

The  other  day  I  got  a  letter  from  him. 

He  hadn't  heard  from  me  for  a  long  time, 
he  wrote,  and  was  inclosing  a  two-cent  stamp 
on  account. 

Buster  made  another  decided,  if  not  good, 
impression  during  those  early  days. 

It  was  upon  the  late  Harry  Houdini. 

The  great  magician  was  a  little  late  with  his 
act  one  night  and  Buster,  still  just  a  boy,  was 
sent  on  to  hold  the  audience  with  some  imi- 
tations. 

Seriously,  and  with  no  idea  of  being  fa- 
cetious, Buster  announced: 

"Mr.  Houdini  may  not  be  able  to  appear 
tonight.    He  lost  the  key  to  his  dressing  room.  *' 

The  audience  howled  and  Harry,  who  once 
had  escaped  from  a  Siberian  prison  train,  and 
wlio  was  supposed  to  be  able  to  get  out  of,  or 
into,  anything  in  the  world,  "burned  up." 

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Will  Rogers  was  with  us,  too,  at  times  and 
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York  City.  Will  had  a  fancy  roping  act  with 
a  couple  of  cowboys  and  some  horses.  One 
night  he  said: 

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rope,  his  chewing  gum  and  his  wit. 

For  twenty-se\en  3'cars  we  played  the 
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When  Busier  was  just  a  baby  I  bought  an 
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Fred  Xililo,  now  one  of  the  best  motion 
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"The  Girl  with  the  Auburn  Hair,"  wrote 
those  words   there   twenty-four  years  ago. 

Her  tour  of  the  country  was  one  of  the 
greatest  exploitation  stunts  of  the  past  fifty 
years. 

She  was  the  wife  of  J.  J.  Murdock,  now  an 
e.xecutive  in  the  Keith-Albee  organization  but 
in  those  days  manager  of  the  ]Masonic  Temple 
theater  in  Chicago. 

T  INDUCED  all  of  the  pioneer  managers  of 
-^  theaters  to  ^Tite  their  signatures  upon  a 
doily  and  my  wife  embroidered  the  signatures 
with  multi-colored  silk. 

It  is  one  of  our  most  prized  possessions  for 
on  it  are  names  like  B.  F.  Keith,  Tony  Pastor, 
S.  Z.  Poll.  Henry  W.  Behman,  John  D. 
Hopkins,  Charles  E.  Kohl,  F.  F.  Proctor,  Jr., 
and  I\I.  Lehman. 

Most  of  them  are  dead  now. 

Poli  paid  Buster,  his  mother  and  me  S40 
for  working  a  week  in  his  theater  in  New 
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Irwin  Bush  disliked  them  intensely.  He 
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Hollywood,  which  they  undoubtedly  were,  and 
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was  for  Bill  to  hold  his  thin  lips  clamped  to- 
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have  seen  a  couple  of  slightly  shabby,  not 
very  cleanly  shaven  men,  one  tall  and  thin,  the 
other  shorter  and  heavily  set. 

"Do  you  think  you  can  stay  sober  long 
enough  to  finish  the  titles  for  this  new  picture 
of  Kitty  Shinn's?"  Bush  asked. 


side  the  projection  room  which  had  been 
assigned  to  Shamus  for  the  titling  of  the  new 
Kitty  Shinn  picture.     They  held  counsel. 

"  'Tis  a  lot  of  money,  five  thousand  dollars," 
said  Shamus,  "I  have  a  hunch  there  must  be 
something  wrong  with  the  picture,  or  they'd 
not  be  giving  it  to  me.  There's  a  hitch  in  it 
somewhere.  That  lily-livered  school  mistress 
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room  and  not  come  out  until  I've  finished.  Go 
back  and  tell  that  snipe  to  keep  an  operator  on 
this  room  all  the  time,  will  you?  \Ve  can  live 
for  a  considerable  time  on  five  thousand  dol- 
lars, without  being  beholden  to  any  of  these 
lice  in  the  studios.  And  the  first  thing  we  will 
do  is  to  get  decently  drunk.  We  will  get  drunk 
on   champagne.   Bill,   as  gentlemen   should." 

Three  days  and  nights  the  projection  ma- 
chine in  Room  4  purred  almost  constantly. 
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"Fifty-eight  hundred  feet." 

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"Til  not  pay  you  five  thousand  dollars," 
said  Bush. 

Without  a  word  they  turned  and  started  for 
the  door. 

Bush  called  them  back.  What  could  you  do 
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review  before  him  time  and  again. 

When  he  came  forth  with  three  days'  growth 
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The  public  knew  little  of  Mrs.  Amorcsf, 
but  Hollywood  knew  her  well.  She  was  a 
widow  with  money  and,  as  she  herself  put  it, 
she  loved  a  good  time.  She  had  moved  to 
Hollywood  from  Detroit  with  the  sole  purpose 
of  furthering  this  ambition.  Her  salon  was 
frequented  chiefly  by  would-be  actors  and 
scenario  writers,  or  bad  actors  temporarily  out 
of  work.  And  by  those  camp-followers  and 
hangers-on  who  are  Hollywood's  greatest 
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the  film  colony,  but  who  touch  its  edges  just 
sulliciently  to  be  called  motion  picture  people 
when  they  get  into  trouble. 

MRS.  AMOREST  liked  to  refer  to  herself 
as  a  patroness  of  the  Arts  and  she  dressed 
I  he  role.  In  a  huge  chair— it  took  a  pretty  good- 
si^ed  chair  to  hold  I\Irs.  Amorest  in  those 
days  — •  she  sat  wrapped  in  chiffons  and 
swathed  in  veils  and  earrings,  with  a  face  not 
unlike  a  smiling  Chinese  idol. 

There  were  not  many  places  where  Shamus 
and  Bill  were  welcome  when  they  reached  a 
social  stage  in  one  of  their  justly  celebrated 
sprees. 

Mrs.  Amorest's  was  one  of  them.  To  Mrs. 
.\morest,  men  were  men. 

At  that,  cver.'body  would  probably  have 
been  all  right  if  the  Hawaiian  orchestra  in  the 
patio  hadn't  started  to  play  "Oh,  Promise 
Me. "  Nobody  will  ever  know  why  a  Hawaiian 
orchestra  should  begin  to  play  "Oil,  Promise 
Me"  at  Mrs.  ^Vraorest's  at  three  o'clock  in  the 
morning.    Anyway,  it  did. 

And  Shamus  Britt,  sunk  among  purple  velvet 
cushions  on  a  chaise  longue  before  the  fire,  sat 
up  suddenly  and  stared  out  into  the  dim  light 
as  though  he  had  seen  a  ghost. 

'■For  gawd's  sake,  Bill,"  he  said,  in  a  voice 
that  shook,  "don't  let  them  play  that  song. 
Don't  let  them  play  it,  Bill,  I  ask  you. " 

Bill  gave  him  a  stare  of  unadulterated  fury. 
"Shut  up/'  he  said,  brutally.  "You  and  your 
songs." 

But  Shamus  could  not  shut  up.  The  sweet 
little  old-fashioned  melody,  poignant  on  the 
strings,  sang  through  the  room  like  the  spirit 
of  a  man's  firstloveina  brothel.  And  Shamus's 
windpipe  began  to  go  up  and  down  fast  and 
furious. 

"Listen,  Bill."  said  Shamus,  "I'm  nothing 
but  a  bum.  I'm  a  low  dog.  I'm  not  fit  to  live. 
Look  what  I  meant  to  be — a  great  writer.  Look 
at  the  talents  I  had.  And  what  am  I?  What 
am  I?  Nothing  but  a  drunken  bum  that's 
looked  down  on  by  all  decent  people,  a  dis 
grace  to  my  name  and  a  misery  to  myself. " 

BILL  had  put  down  his  glass  on  the  floor  and 
was  staring  at  him  with  complete  and  utter 
astonishment. 

"It's  true,  Bill,"  said  Shamus,  the  words 
pouring  out  of  his  mouth.  "No  use  to  deny  it. 
But  the  worst  of  my  crimes  you  don't  know. 
Because  I  broke  the  heart  and  ruined  the  life 
of  an  angel — an  angel  from  heaven,  that's  what 
I've  done.  A  girl  that  loved  me,  and  was  as 
pure  as  a  lily  and  as  good  as  a  saint.  Waiting 
for  me  she  is  still,  because  she  promised  me  and, 
well.  I  know  Persis  never  broke  a  promise." 

"Persis?"  said  BUI. 

"Bill,  she  had  violet  eyes  as  pure  and  as 
bright  as  the  stars  in  heaven.  And  she  says 
to  me,  'I'll  wait  for  you,  Shamus,  because  I 
love  you.  I'll  wait  for  you  always.'  I  came 
away  and  left  her.  Bill,  standing  down  there  by 
the  gate  under  the  apple  blossoms,  and  her 
eyes  followed  me  up  the  road  with  that  promise 
in  them.  'I'll  wait  for  you,  Shamus,'  she  said. 
And  I  was  walking  on  air  and  had  a  gold 
crown  on  my  head  and  was  going  out  to  con- 
quer the  world  and  come  back  and  give  it 
to  her  for  to  play  with.  And  Oh,  dear  God, 
look  what  I  am.    Look  what  I  am." 

He  began  to  weep,  noisily  and  unbeautifuUy. 
but  with  a  sincerity  that  somehow  cracked 
Bill.     He  took  another  drink  and  considered. 

''D'you  think  she's  still  waiting?"  he  asked 
at  last. 

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"Well,  then,"  said  Bill,  "why  don't  you  go 
get  her,  if  you  feel  as  bad  as  all  that  about  it. 
I'll  go  with  you.    Where  does  she  live?" 

Shamus  put  a  hea\y  hand  on  Bill's  shoidder. 
"Bill,  will  you  go  with  me?  We'll  go  tomor- 
row. \\'e've  got  the  money.  She  lives  in 
Indiana.     Will  you  go  with  me?" 

"Sure,"  said  Bill,  "great  idea.  I  haven't 
been  to  Indiana  for  years." 


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■*■  platform  at  the  end  of  the  car,  frowning 
ferociously. 

"Porter,"  he  bawled  loudly*. 

The  porter  appeared  then,  suddenly,  out  of 
one  of  the  narrow  doors  near  the  end  of  the  car. 
He  opened  it  only  wide  enough  to  let  himself 
out  and  shut  it  again  rapidly  behind  him.  But 
even  that  small  opening  was  enough  to  allow 
wild  and  ribald  and  disorderly  sounds  to 
shatter  the  quiet  in  a  most  indecorous  manner. 

Ver\'  black,  that  porter.  Looked  blacker, 
because  of  the  white  teeth  his  irresistible 
grin  showed  through. 

"  Yes  sir,"  he  said,  "here  I  is." 

"\\'hat's  going  on  in  there?"  said  the  con- 
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"Couple  gentlemen  having  quite  a  hilarious 
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gentlemen,  too.  They's  from  Holiy^vood. 
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".\in't  had  much  exercise,  that's  a  fact," 
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ilore  sounds,  probably  musically  intended. 
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"They  got  an  idea  they  need  a  tenor,  sir," 
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branches  above  the  rambling  roofline,  and  the 
tiny  latticed  windows  opened  out,  welcoming. 
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climbing  roses  across  the  low  front  porch,  and 
the  picket  fence  was  covered  with  fragrant, 
ivory  honeysuckle. 

Within  it  was  a  bare  little  place,  of  oddly 
shaped  rooms,  that  were  bare  and  clean  and 
shining.  Its  old  oak  beams  were  richly  dark 
against  the  white  painted  walls,  and  the  old 
hooked  rugs  bloomed  gaily  on  the  worn  floors- 
Funny  little  place,  so  old-fashioned  as  to 
seem  of  another  centur>'  altogether.  Folks  in 
Watson\ille  laughed  kindly  about  the  little 
old  vicarage  and  the  old  vicar.  They  were  so 
quaint.  Of  course  it  wasn't  really  a  vicarage 
and  in  Indiana  they  didn't  call  the  minister 
a  vicar  as  a  rule,  but  in  this  case  the  old  names 
fitted  so  well. 

On  the  day  mth  which  we  have  to  do, 
Persis  took  the  apple  pie  out  of  the  oven,  put 
it  in  the  ■\\'indo\v  where  the  blue  gingham  cur- 
tains fluttered  above  it.  and  went  across  to  her 
father's  door.  She  could  hear  him  inside,  in 
his  combinarion  study  and  bedroom,  moving 
papers  and  books  about,  so  she  knew  he  was 
not  pra>dng  and  she  knocked  and  called, 
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"Yes,  dear,"  said  Persis. 

"Trouble  comes  to  ever>-onc.  And  by  it  we 
are  made  or  broken.  It  is  the  way  we  manage 
and  receive  adversity  that  determines  our 
lives.  If  we  become  embittered,  we  are  sure 
to  lose  our  happiness.  If  we  arc  too  weak  to 
pray  and  fight,  we  are  beaten.  But  if  we  go 
forward,  as  Jesus  did,  praying  and  doing  our 
best  for  our  brother  and  never  losing  faith 
in  God's  loving  care,  we  shall  reap  from  trouble 
itself  a  rich  reward,  as  Jesus  did." 

Persis  helped  him  to  the  apple  pie. 

"In  Revelation — "  he  began. 

But  there  was  a  knock  at  the  door,  a  ratlier 
loud  knock,  and  he  paused  and  looked  up  in- 
quiringly. 

"Someone's  at  the  door,  dear,     he  said. 

"All  right,"  said  Persis. 

SHE  didn't  stop  to  take  off  her  apron.  It  was 
just  one  of  the  neighbors,  or  one  of  father's 
flock.  She  went  as  she  was.  Smoothing  her 
hair  a  little,  a  smile  on  her  lips. 

Two  men  stood  on  the  porch,  strangers. 

Persis  stood  looking  at  them,  a  tall,  slim  girl, 
with  a  pale,  clear  skin,  dressed  in  some  simple 
thing  of  blue,  with,  a  blue  checked  apron  tied 
around  her  waist. 

"Did  you — "  began  Persis.  and  stopped. 

Something  was  stirring  in  her  heart.  Her 
breath  was  coming  uneasily.  Why  should  her 
heart  stir  and  her  breath  come  uneasily  be- 
cause of  two  strange  men  on  the  front  porch? 
A  tall,  thin,  haggard  man,  and  a  short,  stocky 
man,  both  dressed  in  very  new  but  rather  ill- 
litting  clothes. 

"You  wanted  to  see  — "  she  tried  again. 

This  time  she  stopped  because  she  knew. 

"Shamus,"  she  said. 

There  was  a  little  flutter,  a  few  horribly 
awkward  moments  of  strangeness  and  em- 
barrassment. Then  the  four  of  them,  Shamus 
and  Bill,  and  the  vicar  and  his  daughter  Persis 
were  sitting  about  the  room,  looking  at  each 
other.  An  odd  group  they  made — a  couple  of 
Hollywood  bums,  a  saintly  white-haired  old 
man,  and  a  girl  with  violet  eyes. 

Bill  and  the  vicar  were  least  disturbed.  The 
vicar  because  nothing  ever  really  disturbed  him 
and  Bill  because  he  was  at  that  stage  of  intoxi- 
cation where  a  man  believes  utterly  in  his  own 
power  to  cope  with  anything. 

"Well,"  said  Bill,  "he's  come  back." 

Shamus  nodded.  He  felt  better  now  that 
he  was  sitting  down.  His  tongue  seldom 
played  him  false,  but  his  legs  often  did.  He 
had  had  a  hunch  when  he  stood  there  on  the 
porch  that  they  were  going  to  let  him  down 
rather  badly. 

"I'm  back,  Persis,"  he  said. 

"It's  been  a  long  time,"  said  Persis. 

Her  eyes  looked  frightened,  enormous.  A 
new  color  had  flooded  her  clear,  pale  skin. 

"But  you  waited  for  me,",  said  Shamus, 
looking  directly  at  her  for  the  first  time.  "You 
promised." 

"I  waited,"  said  Persis,  and  she  smiled  at 
him. 

SH.'XJIUS  was  changed.  He  looked  older  than 
she  had  expected  him  to  look.  But  he  was 
Shamus  and  he  had  come  back.  They  were 
strange  to  each  other  now,  after  this  long 
separation.  But  she  had  loved  him,  her  first, 
pure,  half-understood  girl  love,  and  surely  he 
had  loved  her  or  he  wouldn't  have  come  back 
for  her,  now  that  he  was  a  big  and  successful 
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spirit.  Old  Mrs.  Wilson  would  come  and  look 
after  him  and  he  would  be  infinitely  better  off 
than  his  Master  had  been  when  He  was  on 
earth. 

Besides,  suppose  the  Lord  should  call  him? 
Sometimes  he  had  a  feeling  in  his  heart  that 
his  stay  upon  the  earth  was  almost  over.  And 
when  he  was  gone,  how  utterly  alone  Persis 
would  be.  It  was  right  that  she  should  have  a 
husband  to  look  after  her.  and  Shamus  had 
come  back,  and  they  loved  each  other,  which 
was  well.  The  vicar  thought  of  Persis's 
mother  with  a  smile. 

"You'll  come  to  California  when  we're 
settled,"  Persis  told  him.  her  eyes  clinging  to 
his  face. 

"If  God  has  work  for  me  there,  my  child," 
he  said. 

But  he  knew  that  journey  was  not  the  one 
that  lay  in  store  for  him. 

So  he  married  them.  In  the  little  white 
cottage  by  the  stream.  Persis  wore  the  white 
gown  in  which  she  usually  sang  in  the  choir. 

And  all  Watsonville  went  down  to  the  sta- 
tion to  see  Mrs.  Shamus  Britt  off  for  Holly- 
wood, that  dazzling  and  distant  city  that 
never  seemed  quite  real. 

The  bride  clung  to  her  father  for  a  moment, 
weeping.  "You'll  come  soon,  father,"  she 
said. 

"  God  bless  you,  and  care  for  you,  my  child, " 
said  the  old  vicar. 

He  kissed  her. 

And  she  was  gone, 

FROM  the  little  cottage  by  the  stream  to 
the  two  messy  rooms  in  an  old  rooming 
house  on  a  Hollywood  side  street.  From  the 
companionship  of  the  old  vicar  to  that  of 
Shamus  Britt  and  Bill  McCullough.  From  the 
position  of  the  vicar's  daughter  in  Watsonville 
to  that  of  Shamus  Britt's  wife  in  Hollywood.  _ 

"Imagine  anybody  marr>'ing  Shamus,"  said 
Hollywood,  and  laughed. 

The  sheer,  frightful  drop  stunned  the  girl  at 
first. 

It  was  a  nightmare  from  which  she  must 
awaken. 

It  couldn't  be  real,  happening  to  her. 

In  a  panic  of  ignorance  and  bewilderment 
she  struggled  through  the  first  months, 
bruised  and  beaten  almost  into  insensibility 
by  this  unbelievable  world  she  had  strayed  into. 

She,  who  knew  nothing  of  evil,  nothing  of  the 
world,  found  herself  living  in  a  sink  of  in- 
iquity. She  knew  no  one  in  Hollywood,  she 
had  no  money  of  her  own,  she  was  dependent 
upon  Shamus  for  everything.  Soon  she  did 
not  know  which  she  dreaded  most,  his  drunk- 
enness or  his  mad  remorse  and  nerve-racking 
attempts  to  do  better.  His  cruelty  to  her 
when  he  was  drinking  or  his  weeping  over  her 
when  be  was  partially  sober.  The  stark, 
terrible  loneliness  of  those  two  rooms,  when  he 
and  Bill  sat  day  after  day  drinking  and  hardly 
spoke  to  her,  or  the  companionship  of  such 
people  as  Mrs.  Amorest  and  her  friends. 

THE  side  of  Hollywood  she  saw  was  not 
Hollywood,  any  more  than  Limehouse  is 
London  or  the  Barbar>'  Coast  is  San  Francisco 
or  Montmartre  is  Paris.  It  was  the  seamy  side 
of  life,  the  evil  of  humanity,  that  is  to  be 
found  everywhere.  It  is  to  be  found  in  Holly- 
wood, too  often  gilded  by  wit  and  position  and 
artistic  accomplishment  that  permits  it  to  go 
on  existing.  But  in  that  Hollywood  is  no  dif- 
ferent from  any  other  place,  only  that  its  do- 
ings are  magnified  by  the  glass  house  in  which 
it  carries  on  its  affairs,  and  that  a  colony  of  art 
must  always  draw  many  of  those  who  make  art 
an  excuse  for  evil. 

Persis  had  lost  contact  with  the  world  she 
knew,  and  she  could  only  lie  and  weep  at  night, 
while  Shamus  tossed  in  his  restless  agonies  be- 
side her.  And  then  without  any  warning  her 
father  died. 

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her  hands.  Her  throat  ached  inconceivably. 
She  saw  the  little  white  cottage,  and  her  father 
moving  about  in  his  garden,  and  a  girl  who  had 
once  been  herself  standing  on  the  low  porch- 
smiling. 

The  peace  of  it. 

Now  it  was  gone  forever. 

She  looked  over  to  where  Bill  and  Shamus 
sat  at  the  dining  room  table,  wrangling,  over 
some  sheets  of  manuscript. 

AND  a  great  longing  for  one  last  touch  of 
that  gentle  hand  swept  over  her,  that  gentle 
hand  that  was  still— still.  If  only  she  could 
have  said  good-bye  to  him.  If  only  now  she 
could  tling  herself  down  beside  him  and  weep 
away  this  unbearable  load. 

That  had  been  deiiied  her. 

Stumbling,  she  went  and  got  the  little  Bible 
he  had  given  her  when  she  was  a  child  in 
Sunday  School,  and  opened  it.  Surely  God 
liad  not  deserted  her  altogether. 

"Blessed,"  it  said  to  her,  "blessed  are  the 
merciful;  for  they  shall  obtain  mercy." 

What  had  her  father  said  to  her  on  that  day 
so  long  ago  when  Shamus  had  returned? 

His  voice  was  clear  in  her  heart,  clear  and 
comforting.  Why,  it  was  as  though  he  spoke 
to  her  again. 

"Trouble  comes  to  everyone.  .\nd  by  it 
we  are  made  or  broken.  It  is  the  way  we 
manage  and  receive  adversity  that  determines 
our  lives.  If  we  become  embittered,  we  are  sure 
to  lose  our  happiness.  If  we  are  too  weak  to 
pray  and  fight,  we  are  beaten.  But  if  we  go 
forward,  as  Jesus  did,  praying  and  doing  our 
best  for  our  brother  and  never  losing  faith  in 
God's  loving  care,  we  shall  reap  from  trouble 
a  rich  reward  as  did  He." 

She  put  the  telegram  away  in  the  little  Book, 
and  turned  a  new  glorified  face  to  the  way  she 
knew  she  must  walk. 

THREE  years  is  not  always  a  long  time.    It 
may  slip  away  in  a  golden  haze  of  happiness 
or  in  the  stern  joy  of  work  well  done. 

The  next  three  years  of  Persis's  life  moved 
slowly,  strangely,  steadily. 

Unhappiness  had  gone  from  her.  They  were 
years  of  service,  that  was  all.  She  was  mar- 
ried to  Shamus  Britt.  He  was  her  husband. 
His  ways  were  her  ways,  his  people  her  people. 
.As  his  wife  she  stood  shoulder  to  shoulder 
with  him,  and  she  brought  into  his  life  many 
things  that  he  had  forgotten  existed.  They 
were  not  enough  to  save  him,  he  was  past  that, 
past  any  hope  of  redemption.  But  quietly, 
strongly,  she  held  him  up  as  best  she  might. 
She  nursed  him.     She  worked  for  him. 

"I  tell  you  that  Mrs.  Britt  is  all  but  a 
saint,  too  good  for  this  world,"  the  landlady 
where  they  lived  told  her  best  friend.  "Such 
a  wife  I've  never  seen,  poor  little  thing,  and 
him  hopeless  as  can  be.  Lots  of  times  I  ain't 
sure  they've  got  enough  to  eat,  but  it's  never 
a  whimper  you'd  hear  out  of  her,  and  the  way 
she  keeps  things,  and  makes  all  her  own  clothes, 
and  such  a  cook — makes  him  eat,  too,  which 
he  never  used  to  do.  Nothing  but  a  slip  of  a 
girl  she  was  when  she  come  here  a  bride,  but 
now — notice  her  eyes  sometime,  when  she's  in 
here.    They'll  show  you  what's  inside  her." 

And  she  said  much  the  same  thing  to  Pcrsis 
herself,  when  an  overdose  of  some  white  powder 
had  carried  Shamus  away  at  last  and  ended 
his  wasted  life. 

"You've  nothing  to  reproach  yourself  with, 
and  that  I  must  say  to  you."  she  said,  patting 
Persis's  hand.  "You  were  a  grand  wife  to  him, 
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"Vou'd     better     marr>'     me,"     said 
"  I  Itilly  wood's  no  place  for  a  girl  alone.  " 

'I'm  not  a  girl  now,  Bill,"  said  Tcrsis.  "I'm 
nearly  thirty.  Thank  you  just  the  same,  but — 
I  don't  think  I'll  marry  again." 

Shamus's  few  friends  were  very  kind  to  his 
widow.  They  offered  her  ^\■ork  in  the  pictures. 
She  played  a  few  bits  badly.  And  she  spent 
several  months  as  script  girl  in  a  cheap  comedy 
company.  Hut  she  hated  it.  She  knew  she 
could  never  make  good.  She  was  afraid  of  the 
bigness  of  the  studio,  she  clisliked  the  hectic 
ebb  and  flow  of  people.  Her  onelonging.was 
for  quiet,  peace. 

'T'H.VT  new  maid  of  yours  has  the  oddest 
■'-  eyes, "  said  Anne  Post,  finishing herseventh 
cocktail    and    lighting    herself    a    cigarette. 
"Where  in  the  world  did  you  get  her?" 

Mrs.  von  Ilutton  shrugged,  "She  came,  I 
rather  liked  her.  She's  the  quietest  thing  I've 
c\cr  seen.  And  very  handy.  Please,  Anne, 
don't  drink  any  more  cocktails.  You  know 
perfectly  well  how  I'rank  is.  He  hates  it.  He 
liates  women  who  drink  and  smoke  all  the 
time.  If  you've  an  idea  in  the  world  of  catch- 
ing him,  I'd  advise  you  to  lay  off  some  of  that 
stuff." 

Anne's  eyes  narrowed.  "Personally,"  she 
said,  with  a  skeptical  twist  to  the  corner  of  her 
mouth,  "just  personally.  I  think  that's  rather 
a  pose  of  Frank's.  He  talks  a  lot  about  it,  but 
I  notice  he — follows  me  about  a  bit.  " 

"Don't  be  misled  by  that,  my  dear,"  said 
Mrs.  von  Hutton,  crisply.  "  Frank  is  a  man 
and  you're  beautiful.  I  dare  say  he  will  follow 
you  just  as  far  and  as  fast  as  you'll  let  him. 
But  I  know  my  brother  better  than  you  do. 
When  it  comes  to  selecting  a  mother  for  his 
children,    he'll    never   marry   a   gin-drinking, 

cigarette-smoking " 

"Motion  picture  actress,"  said  Anne, 
amused.  "But,  my  dear,  I  can't  see  that  I'm 
at  all  different  from  the  rest  of  these  girls  who 
come  here  and  who  are  not  motion  picture 
actresses,  merely  young  society  buds  whose 
chief  interest  is  in  horse  shows  and  polo 
matches. " 

"You're  not,"  said  Mrs.  von  Hutton. 
"Frank  admires  you  much  more,  because 
you've  made  yourself  what  you  are,  because 
you're  what  he  calls  a  working  woman.  He 
doesn't  bother  his  fool  head  about  these  girls 
around  here.  Surely  you've  seen  that.  I'm 
telling  you  these  things.  .\nne,  because  I  hap- 
pen to  know  you're  socially  ambitious,  and 
that  you  like  Frank,  and  I'd  prefer  you  as  a 
sister-in-law  to  most  of  the  wenches  I  see 
about  nowadays.  But  it  was  a  mistake  to 
dance  the  Black  Bottom  last  night.  It  was, 
really." 

.\nne  crushed  out  her  cigarette.  "The  man's 
a  prude,"  she  said,  annoyed.  "Where  does  he 
expect  to  find  this  paragon,  anyway?" 

"I  don't  know,"  said  Mrs.  von  Hutton. 
"  But  he  won't  marry  until  he  does.  " 

\  maid  in  a  dark  dress  and  white  apron  came 
into  the  room  just  then.  A  tall,  slim  girl,  very 
erect  and  neatly  garbed. 

You  would  have  noticed  her  eyes. 
"You're    wanted   on    the   telephone.   Miss 
Post,"  she  said,  "and  it's  after  seven,  Mrs.  von 
Hutton,  I  thought  you  might  want  to  begin 
dressing." 

".All  right,  Britt,"  said  Mrs.  von  Hutton, 
lazily,  "I'm  coming." 

pRANK  CARRINGTON  shoved  open  the 
••-  French  window  and  walked  out  into  the 
terrace  that  overhung  the  beautiful  hills  and 
valleys  surrounding  his  sister's  house.  He 
lo\ed  them.  He  loved  Flintridge.  The  sheer 
peaks  of  the  mountains  against  the  sky,  the 
low  hung,  blue-blazing  stars,  the  pitch-black 
canyons  always  thrilled  him. 

But  now  he  hardly  noticed  them.  Hewanted 
only  to  get  away  from  that  mob  inside,  from  the 
glaring  lights  and  the  noise  and  the  smoke- 
laden  air. 

What  in  the  world  was  the  matter  with  him? 
Was  he  getting  old— at  thirty?  Or  had 
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Puritan  strain  in  him  to  the  surface,  caused 
him  to  throw  back  to  the  days  of  his  ancestors? 
^  He  didn't  know.  He  was  not  particularly 
gi\en  to  self-analysis— wouldn't  have  called 
himself  an  intellectual  heavyweight.  But  he 
liked  decency,  and  straight-shooting  and 
clean-li\ing. 

These  girls— he  supposed  it  was  horribly 
out  of  date,  horribly  old-fashioned— but  he 
hated  to  see  girls  drink.  Those  young  things, 
smelling  of  raw  whiskey,  flushed  and  di- 
shevelled and  acting  either  too  stupid  or  too 
hilarious. 

That  wasn't  for  women — that  kind  of  stuff. 

That  little  Anne  Post,  that  he  had  liked  so 
much  at  first,  for  her  grit  and  her  gallant 
sense  of  humor.  What  a  spectacle  she  was 
making  of  herself  now.  If  women  only 
realized — 

"I-TE  turned  and  went  back  into  the  house. 
-*- -'■He'd  had  enough.  He  was  going  to  bed.  It 
was  past  two  now.  This  was  an  infernal  bore — 
whole  thing. 

Tomorrow  he'd  pack  up  and  go  East,  go  down 
to  his  place  in  \'irginia  and  stay  there  by  him- 
self for  six  months,  and  hunt  and  ride  and  do 
some  fishing.  He  was  sick  of  civilization,  if 
this  was  civilization. 

.\s  for  marr>'ing,  as  for  a  wife  and  children — 
by  Gad,  he'd  stay  a  bachelor  and  let  the  name 
die  out  forever,  rather  than  bequeath  to  his 
children  the  heritage  of  most  of  the  girls  he 
saw  nowadays. 

He  tramped  up  the  stairs  and  down  the  long 
hall,  his  jaw  set  and  his  shoulders  squared — a 
big,  solid,  lump  of  a  young  man,  with  a  square, 
kind,  outdoor  sort  of  face,  and  kind,  steady 
brown  eyes. 

At  the  end  of  the  hall  he  saw  two  women  and 
stopped,  uncertain. 

"Then  he  discovered  that  it  was  his  sister's 
maid,  and  a  girl  he  remembered  seeing  earlier 
in  the  evening,  a  pretty  little  thing  in  a  scant 
orange  dress  who  had  made  outrageous  eyes  at 
him. 

The  maid  was  helping  her  toward  his  sister's 
bedroom,  holding  her  with  a  gentle  strength 
that  surprised  Frank. 

"What  the  hell "  the  girl  said  suddenly. 

"I'm  not  going  in  there.  I'm  all  right.  Get 
me  a  little  drink  and  I'll  be  all  right. " 

"You  don't  need  anything  more  to  drink," 
said  the  maid,  in  a  low,  lirm  voice.  "You've 
had  more  than  enough  already.  I'm  not  going 
to  let  you  go  down  there  again — I'm  not." 

Just  as  tiiey  reached  the  place  where  Frank 
Carrington  stood  against  the  wall,  the  girl 
keeled  and  went  out  completely,  her  young  un- 
rullled  head  on  the  maid's  black  shoulder. 

"Poor  little  thing,"  said  the  maid,  in  the 
most  heartbroken  voice,  gathering  the  girl 
into  her  arms  as  tenderly  as  though  she  had 
been  a  lost  sheep.  "Poor  little  thing.  Will 
you  help  me  with  her,  please,  sir?" 

But  for  a  long  moment  Frank  Carrington 
did  not  answer. 

He  had  noticed  Persis's  eyes. 

nPHAT'S  the  way  Mrs.  Loringdale  told  the 
-*•  story  to  the  press  agent  and  Gertie  Sellman 
that  day  in  the  studio  lunch  room. 

She  left  out  a  great  many  important  things. 

But,  you  see,  the  press  agent  had  known 
Shamus  Britt. 

And  when  she  had  quite  finished,  young 
IMrs.  Peter  Pell  Loringdale  laughed  and  said, 
"I'm  guite  sure  I  don't  know  why  I've  told 
you  this.  I've  never  told  it  to  anyone  before. 
I  thought  it  might  help> — someone.'* 

"Not  that  I'll  ever  get  a  rich  husband,"  said 
Gertie.  "I  bet  those  other  girls  were  fit  to  be 
tied  when  the  minister's  daughter  grabbed  him 
off  right  under  their  noses.  Well,  it  just  goes 
to  show  it  pays  to  be  good,  if  you  got  the 
strength.     Wonder  who  Persis  was." 

But  the  press  agent  never  answered. 

"Time  for  you  to  get  back  to  your  set, 
dumbell, "  he  said,  as  he  walked  away  with  a 
dazed  look  in  his  ej^es. 

"Frank  Carrington,  hell,"  he  muttered. 
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ANKLES  PREFERRED— Fox 

THE  same  old  ston-  of  the  sales-gal  told  in  a 
slipshod  manner.  There  is  not  one  re- 
deeming feature  in  this  piece — poor  direction 
and  lighting,  cheap  sets,  strained  comedy  re- 
lief and  a  set  of  supposedly  funny  sub-titles 
that  are  boring.  The  cast — with  the  exception 
of  Madge  Bellamy  and  Lawrence  Gray — is  a 
false  alarm.  With  proper  direction  Madge 
Bellamy  may  do  bigger  and  better  things. 
Don't  even  waste  a  quarter  on  this. 

LET  IT  RAIN— Paramount 

A  GOOD  Douglas  I\IacLean  comedy  that 
proves  life  to  sailors  and  marines  is  not 
just  one  joke  after  another  and  commanding 
officers  are  just  as  grouchy  as  ever.  Douglas 
and  Wade  Boteler  are  hilariously  funny  as  the 
rival  factions,  but  at  heart  they  are  buddies. 
The  gags  are  good  and  here  is  one  case  where  a 
set  of  wise-cracking  titles  are  appreciated.  A 
nice  clean  picture — the  kind  the  whole  family 
can  enjoy. 

MOTHER— F.  B.  O. 

FILLED  with  all  the  ingredients  to  make  this 
a  box-office  bet.  It's  a  ver>'  sentimental 
affair  of  the  trials  and  tribulations  of  a  self- 
sacrificing  mother.  After  years  of  scrimping, 
success  comes  to  hubby.  The  result — papa 
steps  with  one  of  his  clients  and  the  son — well, 
there's  nothing  like  wine,  woman  and  song. 
Our  old  friend,  the  train  wreck,  reunites  the 
family.    Use  your  own  good  judgment. 

LOVE  MAKES  'EM  WILD— Fox 

AXD  you  will  be  wild  if  you  sit  through  this. 
It's  all  about  the  much  abused  office  clerk 
who  suddenly  decides  to  be  nobody's  j'es  man. 
He  goes  out  on  a  wild  tear  with  a  pal  and,  be- 
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to  return.  He  does,  because  there  happens  to 
be  a  cute  little  steno  in  the  office  whom  he 
wishes  to  make  a  good  impression  on — which 
he  does.    Now  laugh  that  off. 

THE  ARIZONA  WHIRLWIND— Pathe 

A  FAST  moving  Western  featuring  Bill 
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would  be  spoiling  your  good  time.  We  recom- 
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HILLS  OF  KENTUCKY— Warner  Bros. 

R IN-TIN-TIN  is  one  actor  who  never  falls 
down  on  the  job.  Here  Rinty  is  the  hero 
in  a  real  good  action  story.  He  is  the  leader 
of  a  pack  of  woh'es  that  is  being  hunted  down 
by  the  mountaineers  of  them  thar'  hills.  A 
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the  opportunity  presents  itself,  the  dog  proves 
what  a  hero  he  is.  Treat  yourself  to  a  good 
picture. 

TARZAN  AND  THE  GOLDEN  LION— 
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npHIS  wins  the  hand  embroidered  toothpick 
■^  as  being  the  worst  picture  of  the  month. 
The  former  Tarzan  series  were  enjoyable.  But 
this  is  filled  with  such  improbabilities  that  it 
becomes  ridiculous.  It  is  an  insult  to  the  hu- 
man intelligence  to  expect  anyone  to  sit 
through  this.     Need  more  be  said? 

HUSBAND  HUNTERS— TWany 

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■*^little  story  of  gold-digging  chorus  girls  who 
choose  their  boy-friends  from  Bradstreets. 
But  all  that  glistens  is  not  gold  and  they 
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During  the  first  term  of  the  year  by  tradition 
ihe  Freshman  is  not  permitted  to  attend  the 
first  show,  unless,  perchance,  the  Freshman 
football  team  beats  the  Vale  yearlings.  In  that 
event,  however,  the  first  year  men  gain  a 
special  dispensation  to  attend  the  first  evening 
performance  after  Thanksgiving. 

At  a  moving  picture  show  which  is  said  to  be 
particularly  good,  the  students  will  arrive  early 
with  an  evening  paper  to  read  until  the  house  is 
darkened  for  the  prellminarj'  news  reel.  The 
minute  the  lights  go  out  the  pianist  strikes  up 
appropriate  music.  If  it  be  soldiers  marching 
across  the  silver  screen,  the  pianist  will  usually 
play.  "Going  Back  to  Old  Xassau" — Prince- 
ton's marching  song — while  the  boys  stamp 
their  feet  in  unison,  joining  in  on  the  refrain, 
Xext  the  pianist  may  lapse  into  a  popular  song, 
which  the  boys  will  whistle. 

(~\^  a  first  visit  to  Dad  Struve's  theater  one 
^^will  notice  a  boxlike  contrivance  built  of 
l)oards  from  which  the  strains  of  the  piano- 
music  emanate.  One  might  at  first  beheve 
that  its  purpose  was  to  gi^■e  a  greater  volume  of 
sound,  but  the  principle  of  the  bo.x,  one  later 
learns,  is  not  acoustic. 

It  is  entirely  defensive;  a  battlement,  as 
it  were,  against  fl3ing  books,  since  at  times 
the  hapless  pianist  will  play  a  rambling  com- 
position of  his  own,  or  mayhap  pause  a  few 
moments  between  pieces. 

"Music!  MusicI!"  several  hundred  voices 
command  ominously. 

If  the  instrument  does  not  respond  imme- 
diately with  a  strain  the  boys  can  sing  or 
whistle,  the  cries  are  redoubled,  and  in  extreme 
cases  printed  matter  is  put  to  a  use  for  which 
it  was  never  intended. 

But  now  the  news  reel  is  finished  and  the 
boys  have  tramped  with  the  soldiers  re\iewed 
by  King  George,  have  hissed  Federal  agents  in 
the  act  of  confiscating  fifty  barrels  of  whisky, 
pouring  the  precious  contents  into  the  gutters 
of  Xew  York,  have  sat  in  respectful  silence 
through  pictures  of  Florida's  latest  hurricane, 
and  have  applauded  the  smiling  features  of  the 
first  left-handed  woman  to  swim  the  English 
Channel  for  her  kiddies. 

For  an  instant  the  screen  flashes  white  and 
then  comes  the  daintily  ■  designed  title  re- 
vealing that 

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present 

Flaming  Sex 
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from  the  ptay 

"HAMLET" 

by  William  Shakespeare 

\n  expectant  roar  goes  up  from  the  lusty- 
voiced  youths  following  the  announcement 
and  a  flurr>'  of  newspapers  shoot  high  into  the 
air  and  sink  slowly  back  to  earth.  The  movie 
proceeds  amid  fascinated  silence  until,  let  us 
say,  the  smooth  city  fellow  who  plays  the 
villain  opens  a  bottle  of  champagne. 

Someone  in  the  back  of  the  house  greets  the 
noiseless  demonstration  of  the  screen  with 
a  heariy  imitation  of  a  popping  bottle. 
Laughter. 

In  a  later  chase  scene  the  hero  enters  one 
door  while  the  villain  goes  out  the  other. 

"Catch  him!  Catch  him!"  thunders  the 
audience. 

"  The  other  door! "  adds  a  solitary'  \'oice,  and 
ever>^  one  takes  up  the  cr.*.  advising  his  friend 
upon  the  screen,  who  seems  a  pig-headed  sort 
of  fellow^  and  remains  deaf  to  their  entreaties. 


Several  years  ago  Theodore  Roberts  of  the 
ever-present  cigar  was  pla\"ing  at  the  .Arcade. 
He  alternately  smoked  and  chewed  his  cigar 
throughout  a  long  scene.  It  became  shorter 
and  shorter,  as  he  shifted  it  from  one  corner  of 
his  mouth  to  the  other,  and  even,'one  was 
watching  the  stogie,  fascinated,  for  it  even 
threatened  his  moustache. 

■'Hey,  mister. "  suddenly  piped  a  student, 
"your  chew's  on  fire." 

CTILL  more  recently  in  "Variety"  at  that 
*~^|)oint  in  the  stor\-  where  Emil  Jannings,  as  the 
circus  owner,  begins  to  succumb  to  the  seduc- 
tive wiles  of  Lya  de  Putti,  as  the  dancer,  his 
wife,  noticing  his  increasing  interest  in  the 
vamp,  and  his  rapidly  waning  interest  in  her, 
calls  to  him: 

"  Vour  soup  is  getting  cold, "  read  the  caption. 

"So's  your  old  man,"  commented  a  student 
from  the  audience. 

Fast  year  for  the  first  time  smoking  was 
barred  at  the  early  evening  show  for  students — 
it  had  never  been  allowed  at  the  second  per- 
formance attended  largely  by  townspeople — 
and  it  was  a  causeof  bitterundergraduate  re- 
sentment. 

The  editorial  columns  of  the  college  paper 
condemned  the  ban  and  there  was  even  talk 
of  a  large  ^-rade  (as  parades  are  locally  called  i 
of  protest. 

The  first  night  of  the  ban  on  cigarettes  and 
pipes  the  boys  busied  themselves  by  hghting 
matches  during  the  film,  much  to  the  conster- 
nation of  the  solitary  usher,  who  reasoned  that 
where  a  match  was,  there  also  was  a  smoker. 

Usher-baiting  is  always  a  favorite  sport 
among  the  college  movie-goers.  Dad  Struve 
tells  of  a  night  when  some  wag  brought  an 
alarm  clock,  fully  wound,  to  the  theater.  He 
set  it  ofli  in  the  midst  of  the  feature  film.  The 
usher  much  distressed  set  out  flashlight  in 
hand  to  hunt  do^^-n  the  miscreant,  who  upon 
percei\-ing  his  approaching  plight  quickly 
passed  the  clock  along  the  line. 

Suddenly  the  alarm  went  off  in  another 
part  of  the  house. 

The  usher  rushed  to  the  spot  too  late  as  the 
bell  sounded  in  yet  another  part.  Again  he 
rushed  toward  the  sound  of  the  bell  amid 
cheers  and  laughter,  only  to  have  the  swiftly 
traveling  clock  sound  forth  in  still  another 
place.  He  dove  to  the  place  from  which  the 
noise  had  come. 

By  this  time  the  whole  theater  was  in  an  up- 
roar.    The  film  was  forgotten, 

nrHE  boys  were  all  on  their  feet  shouting  and 
■*-  laughingadvicenotintheleasthelpful  to  the 
frenzied  usher,  who,  flashlight  in  hand  made 
wild  rushes  hither  and  yon,  looking  for  all  the 
world  like  an  enraged  firefly.  And  not  until 
the  undergraduates  had  either  tired  of  the 
sport,  or  perchance  the  alarm  clock  had 
mysteriously  returned  to  its  rightful  but 
wrong-headed  owner,  did  the  flj'ing  usher 
come  to  rest. 

A  favorite  diversion  for  upperclassmen  be- 
fore the  start  of  the  picture,  while  the  house 
lights  are  on  and  the  bo^'s  are  still  filing  in,  is 
the  Freshman  who  enters  the  theater  still 
wearing  his  little  black  cap  on  the  back  of  his 
head — the  distinguishing  mark  of  the  yearling. 
He  walks  unconcernedly  down  the  aisle. 

"Hat  off!"  cries  a  sophomore  on  the  look- 
out for  a  breach  of  Freshman  etiquette. 

The  Freshman  seldom  realizes  that  he  is 
addressed  and  is  as  a  rule  completely  obli\ious 
to  the  first  command.  He  walks  further  down 
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"Hat  off!"  a  score  of  angry  voices  crj*.  and 
should  the  first  year  man  remain  deaf  to  this 
warning,  the  whole  theater  will  roar  its  pro- 
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stand,  and  covered  with  embarrassment,  he 
quickly  removes  the  meagre  headpiece  amid 
thunderous  applause  from  the  whole  audience. 

In  like  manner  the  undergraduates  will  ad- 
vise the  hero  of  the  screen  should  he,  upon 
entering  a  house,  be  oblivious  of  this  social 
usage. 

If,  let  us  say,  the  suave  society  villain 
fails  to  remove  his  topper  upon  entering  the 
heroine's  silk-draped  apartment,  the  student 
audience  will  always  take  pains  to  inform  him 
of  his  error. 

When  the  moving  picture  show  is  incom- 
patible with  undergraduate  taste,  pennies  are 
rolled  down  the  aisle,  while  in  extreme  cases  of 
boredom  the  boys  will  walk  out  jn  a  body. 

"Money  back!"  is  the  traditional  student 
cry  of  disappointment  when  the  hero  and 
heroine  of  the  film  fail  to  meet  in  a  clinch. 

But  on  the  contrary,  should  the  hero  grasp 
the  ingenue  tenderly  in  his  sinewy  arms  and 
indulge  in  one  of  those  kisses  which  is  more  or 
less  commonly  called  "a  movie  kiss,"  the 
undergraduate  audience  will  in  a  body  call. 
"HOLD  it!  HOLD  it!!"  for  the  duraUon  of 
the  lip  to  lip  encounter. 

OFTEN  there  is  no  remark  at  all,  for  some- 
times a  well-timed  sigh  or  groan,  a  cooing 
noise,  or  a  long,  low  whistle  of  admiration  will 
bring  down  the  house. 

Many  of  the  quips  rely  on  subjects  of  local 
interest  for  their  humor. 

An  occasional  laugh  will  come  when  some 
amateur  lip-reader  will  interpret  an  ejacula- 
tion of  the  moving  picture  actor. 

The  University  factdty  seldom  attend  the 
moving  pictures,  save  when  there  is  a  picture 
of  historical  interest  showing.  A  few  of  the 
professors  will  attend  these  shows,  largely  to 
exercise  their  critical  powers.  They  delight 
in  picking  out  the  anachronisms  or  historical 
inaccuracies  ignored  by  the  moving  picture 
director. 

With  professors  it  is  an  old  habit.  They 
do  it  even  to  Shakespeare! 

Actors  and  actresses  maintain  that  a  pro- 
fessional audience  is  the  most  appreciative 
possible  audience  before  which  to  play — if  you 
have  the  stuff.  Of  course  they  blame  where 
blame  is  due,  but  they  are  the  first  and  the 
loudest  in  praise  of  noteworthy  work.  In  a 
large  measure  this  can  also  be  said  of  the 
college  undergraduate. 

His  applause  when  it  comes  is  unmitigated 
and  imrestrained. 

His  opinions,  because  of  his  youth,  are  some- 
times lATong,  but  right  or  wrong,  they  are  cer- 
tain to  be  violent. 

He  is  equally  ready  to  express  a  definite 
opinion  of  a  rival  college,  his  professors,  a 
current  novel,  or  a  jazz  orchestra.  Small 
wonder  therefore  that  when  witnessing  the 
silent  drama  his  thoughts  are  outspoken. 

AT  least  one  student  in  every  class  at  Prince- 
ton is  an  insatiable  cinema  hound,  making  it 
a  point  of  honor  never  to  mi.^s  one  moving 
picture  throughout  his  four  years  at  college. 
His  taste  for  the  silent  drama  is  soon  recog- 
nized by  his  intimate  friends  and  at  length  be- 
comes the  common  knowledge  of  his  class- 
mates. 

For  his  excessive  interest  in  moving  pic- 
tures he  is  always  an  object  of  considerable 
mirth  at  the  graduation  exercises  of  his  class. 

On  the  first  day  of  the  Commencement  week 
exercises,  it  is  customary  for  the  wittiest  man 
in  the  class  to  address  the  seniors  humorously 
on  the  peculiar  weaknesses  of  his  fellows, 
whether  they  be  laziness,  "high-hattedness," 
dressiness  or  just  plain  talkativeness.  At  this 
particular  exercise,  called  the  Presentation 
ceremony,  the  most  confirmed  movie-goer  is 
called  before  his  fellow  seniors  and  rewarded 
for  his  assiduity  by  some  befitting  token,  some- 
times with  a  large  autographed  portrait  of  his 
favorite  moving  picture  actress,  sometimes 
with  a  book — the  implication  being  that  he  has 
neglected  intellectual  pursuits  in  favor  of  the 
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Does  a  look  of  EXPECTANCY  come 
over  your  features?  Do  you  have  a 
look  of  PLEASURE?  Then  you  really 
DO  possess  the  power  of  expression. 

"Think  that  you  are  a  criminal — escaping 
the  police.  Every  footfall  on  the  walk  or  in 
the  hall  fills  you  with  horror.  Evcr>'  moment 
you  e.xpect  to  be  arrested.  Does  your  face 
SHOW  this  horror?  Does  FEAR  creep  into 
the  lines  of  your  features?  Then  surely  j-ou 
ha\e  the  power  of  expression." 

The  Talent  Tester  also  offers  a  more  elab- 
orate scene,  involving  a  more  complicated  set 
of  emotions.  And  then  it  puts  you  on  your 
honor  to  judge  of  your  own  talents,  your  qual- 
ifications for  enrolling  in  the  course.  What 
could  be  fairer? 

The  most  primitive  baits  are  held  out  by  the 
Film  Information  Bureau  to  lure  along  the 
customers.  The  glamours  and  glories  of  movie 
life  are  extolled  in  the  flightiest  style  in  the 
wliite  booklet,  which  is  profusely  illustrated 
with  a  tine  collection  of  antique  "stills." 

Here  are  some  of  the  choicest  gems,  extracted 
at  random. 

"Remember  that  the  movie  actors 
and  actresses  are  invited  to  the  best 
homes,  attend  house  parties,  week- 
end parties,  receptions,  balls,  and 
actually  meet  the  cream  of  society. 

"In  our  estimation,  a  genius  is 
only  a  hard  worker  who  applies  him- 
self or  herself  conscientiously  to  the 
task  at  hand.  The  photodrama  has 
places  for  geniuses,  but  it  has  more 
places  for  good,  steady,  dependable 
actors  and  actresses.  .  .  .  Never 
mind  about  being  a  genius.  Think 
about  just  being  a  capable  actor  or 
actress,  first  of  all,  and  go  into  it  with 
all  your  heart  and  soul.  Go  mad 
over  it!  Make  it  the  biggest  thing 
in  your  life,  and  then  you  should 
succeed  proportionately !" 

Shall  we  laugh  or  shall  we  cr>'?  To  continue 
to  dig  into  the  gold  mine: 

"The  photodrama  has  called  to 
its  fold  every  type  and  each  class 
of  men,  women  and  children.  It  has 
searched  the  highways  and  the  by- 
ways forthe  beautiful  and  the  homely ; 
the  physically  perfect  and  the 
physically  imperfect;  for  the  tall  and 
the  short;  the  lean  and  the  fat;  the 
stoop-shouldered ;  men,  women  and 
children  of  all  nationalities,  races  and 
colors. 

"Even  cripples  are  called  upon  to 
play  certain  parts,  and  many  a  little 
boy  or  girl  has  found  a  lucrative  place 
in  the  great  studios." 

Listen  to  this: 

"If  a  man  or  a  woman  intends  to 
enter  the  law,  medicine,  dentistry, 
teaching,  or  any  of  the  other  profes- 
sions, it  is  necessary  first  of  all  to 
have  a  high-school  education.  But 
this  is  not  necessary  in  the  art  of 
movie  acting  or  any  of  the  other 
branches  that  we  have  named,  and 
that  will  be  taught  to  you  for  the  one 
price." 

The  Film  Information  Bureau  puts  on  the 
loud  pedal  about  the  fascinations  of  studio  life 


and  makes  the  most  blatant  appeal  to  the 
vanity  of  its  prospective  customers.  As  for 
instance: 

"Your  photos  eventually  occupy 
permanent,  prominent  places  in  the 
homes  of  all  kinds  of  folks^from 
the  little  hall  bedrooms  of  depart- 
ment store  clerks,  and  the  family 
albums  of  rural  homes,  to  the  sump- 
tuous drawing-rooms  of  the  wealthy." 

If.  after  all  these  visions  of  a  Mohammedan 
paradise,  you  don't  send  along  your  enroll- 
ment fee,  the  Film  Information  Bureau  follows 
up  with  a  green  circular  entitled  "Plain  Talk 
by  Our  President."  Incidentally,  in  none  of 
the  rainbow  literature  are  any  names  of  the 
officials  of  the  Bureau  supplied  to  the  cus- 
tomers. 

The  subtitle  in  the  green  circular  is  "Ques- 
tions .\nswered  and  Doubts  Dispelled  by  the 
Head  of  the  Film  Information  Bureau." 

Here  are  some  of  the  imaginary  conversa- 
tions between  the  Prexy  and  his  prospective 
pupils: 

"I  would  like  very  much  to  become 
a  Movie-actor,  but  I  am  afraid  to  take 
a  chance."  fThis  from  the  wavering 
customer,  i 

To  which  the  President  answers: 

"Those  people  who  are  always 
afraid  to  take  chances  are  the  ones 
who  cause  the  labor  market  to  be 
over-crowded.  If  you  haven't  grit 
enough  to  take  a  chance,  then,  pray, 
where  are  you  going  to  end  your 
days?  .  .  .  The  person  who  is  al- 
ways saying  that  the  desirable 
things  are  far  beyond  him^who 
doubts,  discredits  and  disbelieves 
everybody  and  everything,  will  never 
get  anywhere  or  have  anything  in 
this  world,  mark  that  well." 

And  another — also  in  the  style  of  Plato's 
Republic: 

"Is  the  profession  of  Movie-acting  , 
really  as  attractive  and  desirable  as 
you  have  pictured  it?" 

The  answer: 

"I  am  somewhat  surprised  at  this 
question.  .  .  .  Picture  a  film-studio 
with  hundreds  of  actors  and  actresses, 
working  happily  in  their  world  of 
make-believe;  all  friends,  all  enjoy- 
ing life  to  the  fullest — taking  trips  to 
all  comers  of  the  globe !  Think  of 
the  countless  rich  gowns  worn  by  the 
actresses,  and  the  wonderful  cos- 
tumes of  the  men.  .  .  .  How  can 
this  seem  like  work — when  it  is 
crammed  full  of  the  heartiest  enjoy- 
ment, with  the  best  pay  of  any  pro- 
fession!" 

Still  another  gem: 

"I  am  afraid  that  there  will  be 
too  many  Movie  actors  and  actresses 
.  .  .  .that  the  profession  will  be 
overcrowded." 

"Don't  worry  about  that  for  a 
moment,"  is  the  cheery  reply  of  the 
President.  And  then  he  begins  to 
talk  figures  and  continues,  "You 
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sands  of  young  people  who  long  to  get 
into  the  films,  comparatively  few 
have  enough  gumption  to  more 
than  dream  about  it.  .  .  .  But  you 
are  different.  Your  ambition  is 
awake.  You  have  proved  this  to 
us  by  writing  for  our  Talent  Tester. 
"Don't  fearfor  amomentthatthere 
will  be  an  oversupply  of  talent  in  the 
Studios.  The  doubters  and  hesi- 
tators  will  not  be  there  to  crowd 
you." 


The  green  circular,  sent  to  those  who  tail 
to  respond  to  the  Talent  Tester  finally  works 
itself  into  a  note  of  bullying  terrorism.  This, 
for  instance: 

"I  think  picture-playing  is  a  grand 
profession  and  believe  that  your 
Course  is  all  that  you  claim  for  it, 
but  I  guess  I  will  wait  a  while — I 
will  put  the  matter  off  for  a  time." 

Whereupon  the  President  thunders; 

"My  friend,  go  out  in  the  park  and 
look  at  the  shabby  down-and-outs 
sitting  on  the  benches.  Visit  some  of 
our  charitable  institutions  where  all 
sorts  of  himian  wrecks  and  riff-raff 
are  herded  together  to  eke  out  a 
cheerless  existence.  Take  note  of 
the  old  men  digging  in  the  streets 
and  the  old  ladies  scrubbing  floors, 
when  they  should  be  spending  their 
declining  years  in  comfort.  These 
are  the  people  who  'just  waited' — 
who  put  things  off!" 

Funny,  yes,  if  you  are  in  a  position  to  see  the 
joke.  But  slightly  poisonous  if  you  are  a  poor, 
simple  Merton,  bedazzled  by  all  this  talk  of 
easy  mone}'  and  glor>'  in  the  movies. 

The  Film  Information  Bureau  is  also  un- 
doubtedly within  the  law.  The  U.  S.  mails 
bring  the  circulars  to  your  door.  It's  none  of 
the  government's  business  if  you  want  to 
waste  )-our  money.  Neither  is  it  the 
government's  business  if  film  publications 
either  through  their  editorial  or  advertising 
columns,  want  to  tell  you  that  movie  pro- 
ducers are  cr>ing  for  your  presence  in  the 
studios. 

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Is  movie  acting  a  trade  that  can  be  learned 
like  stenography,  plumbing  or  pie-making? 

Granted  that  it  can  be  taught, 
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and  demand?  What  of  the  gentle- 
men whose  schools  serve  to  bring 
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"  Dear  Sirs: 

''  Will  you  scfid  mc  your  catalog  for  your 
Cinema  Schools,  Inc.  My  hnslnind  and  I  are 
coutcmplaling  a  trip  to  your  stale  in  the  n^-ar 
future  and  I  would  dearly  love  a  chance  to  do 
some  movie  acting.  Realizing  full  well  that  this 
is  impossible  for  a  amature,  I  am  writing  about 
your  school  aliho  I  cant  spend  more  than  a  few 
hundred  dollars.  Allho  married  I  am  con- 
sidered altraclivc  to  my  friends. 

"Hoping  to  hear  from  you. 

Respectfully, 

Mrs.  Smith. 

"i*.  .'^.     Please  excuse  pencil." 

The  spelling  and  punctuation  were  slightly 
off  form  and  the  letter  was  written  on  yellow, 
lined  paper.  Al=o  I  gave  my  own  R.  F.  D. 
address  in  Connecticut. 

After  two  weeks  of  breathless  suspense,  the 
catalog  of  the  Cinema  Schools.  Inc.,  arrived. 
It  is  an  evasive  volume,  printed  on  handsome, 
heavy  paper  and  profusely  illustrated  with 
"stills."  The  "stills"  have  no  captions.  One 
doesn't  know  whether  they  are  taken  from  pro- 
fessional productions  or  whether  they  are  pic- 
tures of  scholars  at  work. 


an  engagement,  it  is  in  a  position  to 
suggest  students  for  minor  parts 
under  the  supervision  of  prominent 
directors.  Often  in  such  parts,  the 
aspirant  for  screen  honors  has  plenty 
of  opportunity  to  show  the  degree  of 
talent  he  possesses,  and  may  find 
himself  on  the  stepping  stone  to 
regular  engagements  and  a  success- 
ful career  as  a  screen  artist." 

If  you  can  gather  any  definite  hope  from 
that  sentence,  you  are  a  Grade  A  Pollyanna. 

The  chief  charm  of  the  catalog  is  the  old 
Hollywood  stuff — the  fascination  of  the 
mo\-ies — the  demand  on  the  part  of  producers 
for  new  faces — the  importance  of  training  for 
screen  players — the  pot  of  gold  at  the  end  of 
the  rainbow. 

A  course  in  the  Cinema  Schools  costs  S500 
payable  in  advance.  Vou  may  enroll  any 
time — the  school  has  no  terms.  Any  time,  of 
course,  that  you  have  the  S500.  If  you  are 
under  eighteen  years  old.  you  must  have  a 
chaperone.  You  pay  your  own  board,  your 
own  railroad  fare,  your  own  li\ing  expenses. 


Answers  to  Questionnaire 


1.  Martha  Mansfield. 

2.  Lefty  Flinn.  "Red"  Grange.  Milton 
Sills,  Jack  Mulhall,  Dick  Barthelmess, 
Malcolm  McGregor. 

3.  June  Mathis,  Alice  Miller,  Frances 
Marion,  Clara  Beranger.  Jeanie  MacPher- 
son  and  Josephine  Lovett. 

4.  Chinaman — Dick  Barthelmess.  Lead- 
ing role — Lillian  Gish. 

5.  Ramon  Xovarro. 

6.  Dick  Barthelmess. 

7.  Farina. 

8.  Lillian  and  Dorothy  Gish. 

9.  Charles  Chaplin. 

10.  D.W.Grifiith. 

11.  Alice  Terr>'. 

12.  Rex  Ingram. 

13.  Lon  Chaney. 

14.  jMarion  Davies. 

1.5.  Cecil  De  Mille  and  William  de  Mille. 

16.  "BenHur." 

17.  Gladys  Smith. 

15.  "MareXostrum." 

19.  ".AJoma  of  the  South  Seas." 

20.  Fred  Xiblo. 

21.  Lois  Wilson. 

22.  Dolores  Costello. 

23.  AnnaQ.  Xilsson. 

24.  "The  Merr>' Widow." 

25.  "Irish  Luck." 


26.  Gloria  Swanson.  Colleen  Moore. 
Betty  Bronson  and  Carol  Dempster. 

27.  Esther  Ralston. 

2S.  "The  Four  Horsemen  of  the  Apoca- 
Ijpse." 

29.  Jobyna  Ralston. 

30.  Catalina  Island. 

31.  John  Gilbert. 

32.  "The Torrent." 

33.  "Moby Dick." 

34.  "The  Iron  Horse." 

35.  LoisMoran. 

36.  "The  House  Without  a  Key." 

37.  \'ilma  Banky — Hungary.  Ronald 
Colman — England. 

38.  Geraldine  Farrar,  Theda  Bara  and 
Dolores  Del  Rio. 

39.  Wanda  Hawley. 

40.  Richard  Dix,  'Viola  Dana.  Colleen 
Moore,  Blanche  Sweet,  Marion  Da\-ies  and 
Pola  Xegri. 

41.  Xone. 

42.  Famous  Players  -  Lasky.  Metro  - 
Goldwyn-Mayer,  Producers  Distributing 
Corporation  and  Universum  Film  Aktien- 
gesellschaft. 

43.  "The Lamb." 

44.  "The  .Admirable  Crichton"  by  Sir 
James  Barrie. 

4.5.  G.  M.  Anderson. 

46.  John  Gilbert  and  Estelle  Taylor. 


The  president  of  the  school  is  E.  JI.  Dailey, 
whose  photograph  shows  him  to  be  a  nice- 
looking  fellow  with  a  dimple  in  his  chin.  The 
director-in-chief  is  John  Ince,  of  the  famous 
Ince  family,  a  former  director.  William  W. 
Gregory  is  general  manager  and  Irene  G. 
Savers  is  the  secretary-treasurer.  There  are 
no  other  names  of  instructors  or  personnel 
given  in  the  catalog. 

There  is  no  list  of  graduates. 

The  Cinema  School  is  conser\ative  in  i's 
promises.  In  fact,  the  text  of  its  catalog  is 
vague.      For   instance: 

"The  School  is  located  in  a  large 
motion  picture  studio,  one  of  the 
oldest  in  the  industry." 

Also: 

"While  the  Cinema  Schools,  Incor- 
porated, does  not  guarantee  anyone 


The  catalog  has  no  addresses  of  living  head- 
quarters in  Hollywood. 
But  the  catalog  does  say: 

"Here  the  student  ....  will  be  in 
the  heart  of  the  studio  district,  in  con- 
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It  demands,  amon':^  other  things.  hii,'h  moral 
character.    Itsaj-s: 

"Particular  emphasis  is  laid  on 
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[  CONTINUED  FROM  PACE  67  ] 


and  strolled  along  the  Boulevard  des  Italiens 
to  loiter  at  the  Place  de  I'Opera.  He  was 
immensely  worried. 

A  new  ambition  had  come  to  Mr.  Slappey. 
Ever  since  the  organization  of  Midnight  Pic- 
tures Corporation,  Inc.,  Mr.  Slappey  had  been 
on  its  payroll. 

Until  recently  he  had  resisted  the  insidious 
lure  of  sun  arcs  and  Kleigs.  being  content  to 
maintain  his  semi-ofi5cial  position. 

DURING  the  European  tour  a  change  had 
occurred.  The  company  p)Ossessed  limited 
numbers  and  on  several  occasions  Florian  had 
been  called  upon  to  do  tiny  bits  of  acting.  The 
vision  of  his  photographed  self  on  the  flickering 
screen  caused  bim  to  entertain  ideas  that  he 
was  some  punkins  as  an  actor.  He  wondered 
how  this  latent  ability  had  so  long  gone  un- 
recognized and  now  was  making  the  life  of  J. 
Caesar  Clump  more  or  less  unhappy  with  his 
insistent  clamor  that  he  be  given  a  part  worthy 
of  his  histrionic  ability. 

At  the  present  moment  there  seemed  every 
likelihood  .that  his  chance  had  come.  The  com- 
pany was  engaged  in  shooting  a  Parisian  slap- 
stick called  "Vou"re  in  Gendarmie  Now,"  a 
two-reeler  in  which  Glorious  Fizz  and  Opus 
Randall  played  the  stellar  roles. 

In  that  picture  was  a  very  minor  r6le — yet 
one  which  called  for  display  of  talent.  It  was 
the  part  of  a  French  policeman,  a  comic  in- 
diWdual  who  seemed  unable  to  co-ordinate  the 
action  of  his  two  feet  and  who  invariably  was 
chasing  somebody. 

Florian  put  in  his  application  for  the  job, 
and  his  friend,  Jidius  Caesar  Clump,  chief 
director  and  production  manager,  promised  to 
consider  the  thing, 

"It  all  depen's  on  W'elford  Potts,  Florian," 
he  explained.  "  If  he  is  willin'  to  play  the  part 
— I  has  got  to  use  him  on  account  of  him  bein' 
a  swell  actor.    But  if  he  refuses — you  gits  it." 

"When  does  you  ask  him?" 

"Tonight.  He  a'ready  said  no,  but  maybe 
he  is  willin'  to  reconsider  his  mind.  I  lets  you 
know  late  tonight," 

And  even  at  that  moment,  while  Florian  was 
delicately  if  mournfully  sipping  a  glass  of 
Madeira  at  a  sidewalk  cafe  Director  Clump 
and  Welford  Potts  were  in  heated  conference. 

".\n'  fo'  the  last  and  most  positive  time," 
barked  the  irritated  director,  "I  ask  you — does 
you  does  or  does  you  don't? ' ' 

MR.  POTTS  was  dignified— as  befitted  an 
actor  of  his  eminence;  "I  don't,"  he  an- 
swered unequivocally. 

"How  come  not?" 

'"Cause  I  got  a  contrack  which  reads  that  I 
play  leads,  an'  this  heah  cop  part  aint  no  lead. 
It's  nothin'  but  a  bit,  an'  I  aint  gwine  play  no 
bits  while  Opus  Randall  is  starrin'.  Tha's 
final!" 

Clump  pleaded.  "Heah  us  is  fo'  thousan' 
miles  away  fum  Bumminham,  Welford.  an'  it 
seems  like  to  me  you'd  be  willin'  to  make  each 
an'  ev'y  pitcher  of  ours  as  good  as  it  can  be. 
You  is  a  good  actor — " 

*' That's  the  one  thing  I  aint  nothin'  else 
but!" 

" — .Aji'  even  if  this  role  aint  as  good  as 
Opus's,  3'ou  ought  to  be  willin'  to  he'p  us  make 
the  pitcher  the  best  possible.  C'monnow  ..." 

"Xothin'  stirrin',  .\bsotively  an'  posolutely! 
I  aint  no  minor  actor,  an' — " 

"Xo!"  roared  Clump,  "you  shuah  aint.  You 
is  just  a  uppity  pig-headed,  li'l  fool  which 
would  cut  yo'  best  friends  throat  fo'  a  nickel. 
Yo'se'f  is  the  fondest  thing  you  is  of — '' 

"Right  you  is,  Live  Wire.  J'ai  heaps  of 
respeck  fo'  Mushoor  Welford  Potts-"' 

Later  that  night  Florian  dropped  in  to 
Caesar's  room  and  received  the  happy  news. 


"Welford  refuses  to  play  the  gendarme," 
reported  Caesar  miserably. 

"Hot  Ziggity  dam!"  Florian  leaped  to  his 
feet  in  sheer  glee.    "Then  I  gits  to  act?" 

"Uh-huh.  Rotten  as  you  is — I  got  to  use 
you." 

Mr.  Clump's  pessimism  failed  to  dampen 
Florian's  enthusiasm:  "Man!  wait  'til  you 
see  me.  Ise  gwine  be  swelegant.  Always  I  has 
knowed  I  was  a  good  actor,  but  befo*  this  I 
aint  been  suttin.    Tomorrow  I  proves  it." 

"I  hope  so.  Brother  Slappey.  Ise  rootin'  fo' 
you,  but  I  got  lots  of  doubt.  If  it  was  anybody 
but  Welford  ..." 

"Shuh!    You  aint  gwine  miss  him," 

Mr.  Clump  blinked. 

"You  sho'ly  got  lots  of  confidence  in  yo'se'f, 
aint  you,  Florian?" 

"Uh-huh.  I  know  how  good  I  is.  Others 
just  think  they  knows." 

npHE  following  morning  the  company  as- 
■'-  sembled  on  the  Quai  du  Louvre.  The  prin- 
cipals were  all  ready.  Welford  Potts  appeared, 
strolling  languidly,  as  befitted  a  screen  star 
temporarily  at  leisure.  He  stood  on  the 
outskirts  of  the  group  and  gave  ear  to  Director 
Clump's  incisive  orders. 

"Us  gets  a  few  comedy  shots  heah,"  an- 
nounced the  director,  "Be  shuah,  Exotic, 
that  yo'  cam'ra  gits  some  good  angles  on  the 
Seine.  We  needs  the  river  fo'  atmosphere  as 
well  as  to  fall  into.  After  we  finishes,  heah, 
mebbe  today,  we  goes  to  the  Lac  Inferieur  in 
the  Bois  de  Boulogne  an'  takes  some  mo'  stufif. 
But  this  mawnin'  we  works  right  along  the 
river  bank. 

"We  got  things  pretty  well  fLxed.  Glorious, 
you  is  pla^dn'  the  lady  lead;  Opus  you  is  the 
star.  Enoch  plays  Glorious's  Papa  an'  Floriaa 
Slappey  is  the  gendarme — " 

"Hot  dawg!"  The  voice  of  ilr.  Slappey 
rose  clear  on  the  bright  morning  air  of  Paris. 
"I  sho'ly  is  gwine  show  'em  what  a  actor  I  is." 

Mr.  Potts  edged  closer.  He  frowned.  He 
compressed  his  Ups  angrily.  He  was  in  the 
prosition  of  a  man  who  seeks  to  do  injun.-  t€ 
another — and  therefore  despises  the  man  whou 
he  wishes  to  discomfit, 

Mr.  Slappey  had  steadfastly  refused  to  ac- 
cede to  Welford's  extortion — and  therefore 
Welford  hated  Florian.  He  wished  ilr,  Slap- 
pey to  understand  clearly  that  he  was  a  person 
of  influence  and  power  .  .  .  and  he  was  of  no 
mind  to  permit  Florian  the  grandeur  and  glory 
of  a  regular  part  in  a  regular  production.  He 
insinuated  himself  into  the  group  and  addressed 
the  director. 

"Who  did  you  say  was  gwine  to  play  thi 
gendarme?"  he  inquired  supercihously. 

"  Florian  Slappey.*' 

"You  is  dawg-gone  toolin'  Ise  gwine  play 
it,"  exulted  Florian,  "Ise  gwine  plav  its  back 
teeth  out — tha's  what!" 

WELFORD  sneered.  "Y'ou  mos'  likely 
is  gwine  bust  the  cam'ra  an"  ruin  the 
pitcher."  He  turned  back  to  Clump.  "Hovs 
come  you  to  cast  this  feller  in  them  r6le?" 

The  director  was  peeved.  "Because  vol 
was  too  high-hat  to  play  it,  that's  why.  I  asl 
you — " 

Florian  snapped  his  fingers  gleefully,  "An' 
also  he  knowed  I  was  a  good  actor,  Welford. 
Time  my  face  gits  on  them  .\merican  screens, 
they's  gnine  be  a  new  star  in  Midnight," 

"Piflle!"    Mr,  Potts  glanced  at  the  elated 
Mr.  Slappey,    The  situation  presented  an  op-~ 
portunity  too  good  to  miss.    "Y*ou  caint  let  no 
such  of  a  tripe  actor  as  Florian  play  that  part, 
Caesar." 

"Xo?    An"  who  is  gwine  play  it  if  he  don't?" 

Welford  gesticulated. 

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"Says  which?" 

"I  plays  it,"  repeated  Welford.  "I  don't 
crave  to  play  such  small  parts,  but  I  caint  let 
Midnight  git  mint  by  havin'  such  a  hunk  of 
ham  as  Florian  tr>-it." 

"Good!"  endorsed  the  director.  "Now  we 
starts — " 

But  a  wild  wail  of  protest  emerged  from  the 
lips  of  Mr.  Florian  Slappey. 

"Hey!  Wait  a  minute,  Caesar.  Vou  done 
promised  me  I  could  play  them  gendarme. 
'Taint  fair — " 

"Hahd  luck,  Florian.  But  business  is  busi- 
ness an'  actin'  is  actin'.  I  got  my  own  'pinion 
that  Welford  is  doin'  you  dirt,  but  he's  a  star 
an'  if  he  is  willin'  to  he'p  us  make  this  pitcher 
better,  I  caint  say  No." 

"/^H!  my  gosh!"  Mr.  Slappey  swung 
^^around  so  that  he  faced  his  bele  noire. 
"Chitlin's!"  he  muttered.  "Fo"  one  centime 
I'd  bust  you  so  hahd  you'd  hit  in  the  middle 
of  the  Seine  river  an'  never  come  up  no  time." 

"  Boastings  what  you  speaks  with  yo'  mouf !" 

"Boastings,  is  it?  Just  you  tn.-  me  once. 
Just  trv — tha's  all.  Vou  wouldn't  of  took  this 
part  if  you  hadn't  been  tr>'in'  to  make  me 
mis'able." 

"Right  you  is.  Thin  Man.  An'  Ise  gwine 
make  you  a  heap  mis'abler  befo'  I  finishes. 
Remember  I  has  got  somethin'  of  yours  which 
you  don't  get  back  less'n  you  pays  my  price. 
An'  if  you  insults  me  any  mo',  the  price  is  goin' 
up."  He  turned  to  his  director.  "Ise  ready," 
he  announced. 

"The  hell  you  is,"  snapped  the  chief. 
"  Where  yo"  coschumeisat?" 

"The  hotel." 

"How  come  it's  there?    \Miy  aint  it  heah?" 

"Well,  I  wasn't  figgerin'  on  pla>'in'  the  part 
an'  so  I  didn't  bring  it — ' ' 

"An'  I  thought  it  was  heah.  all  the  time," 
interrupted  Florian.  "I  didn't  know-  you  had 
give  it  to  Welford." 

Clump  was  angry.  "Such  foddledads!  I 
reckon  we  got  to  stan'  aroun'  an'  waste  vallible 
tim:*  'cause  you  two  fellers  is  quailing  with  one 
another.  Now  I  says  this  an'  I  says  it  positive: 
If  you  craves  to  play  this  part,  Welford,  you 
hotfoot  it  to  that  hotel  an'  creep  into  them 
clothes.  An'  git  back  heah  in  one  hour  or  I  gits 
another  uniform  an'  turns  Florian  loose  on  the 
part." 

p\RDINARILY  Welford  would  have  refused 
^^to  perform  such  a  menial  errand.  But  the 
paramount  desire  of  his  soul  at  the'moment  was 
to  make  Mr.  Slappey  superlatively  unhappy. 
Therefore,  without  a  syllable  of  protest,  he 
struck  o2  toward  the  center  of  Paris,  seeking 
the  modest  hostelry  where  the  troupe  was 
sta\-ing. 

He  walked  with  dignity  for  the  first  block, 
then  quickened  his  pace.  He  was  ver\'  anxious 
(hat  Clump  should  not  have  a  chance  to  recon- 
sider and  cast  Florian  in  the  role  which  that 
gentleman  wanted  to  play. 

Welford  realized  that  he  had  Florian  pre- 
cisely where  he  wanted  him.  He  knew  from 
past  experiences  the  consuming  nature  of  the 
acting  itch  and  he  realized  that  there  was  no 
method  by  which  he  could  so  depress  his  tem- 
porary enemy  as  by  making  it  impossible  for 
him  to  play  anything  more  than  background  or 
atmosphere  stuff. 

He  passed  through  the  tiny  lobby  of  the 
hotel  and  took  the  lift  to  the  third  floor.  There 
on  a  hanger  in  his  room,  was  the  uniform  of  a 
Paris  gendarme. 

It  was  an  impressive  thing  with  all  its  braid 
and  tinsel. 

Mr.  Potts  was  whistling  gaily  as  he  doffed 
his  own  clothes  and  dressed  himself  as  a 
Parisian  policeman.  Patting  the  tiny  sword 
which  nestled  in  its  scabbard  against  his  left 
hip  and  adjusting  the  natty  cap  at  a  rakish 
aniile.  Mr.  Potts  threw  back  one  comer  of  the 
cape  over  his  left  shoulder  and  passed  once 
more  into  the  busy  Rue  Druout. 

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ilcm  of  his  enjojinent  was  the  rapt  attention 
his  snappy  uniform  attracted  from  sundry 
passers-by. 

He  strutted  toward  the  spot  where  the  com- 
pany was  assembled,  keenly  alive  to  the  inter- 
est he  was  exciting.  And,  as  a  matter  of  fact, 
the  vision  of  a  negro  gendarme  was  somewhat 
startling. 

He  walked  with  a  swagger,  taking  his  own 
sweet  time  and  revelling  in  the  stares  of  the 
populace. 

In  this  manner  he  reached  Place  de  la  Re- 
publique.  He  experienced  a  trifling  difficulty 
in  crossing  traffic,  and  as  he  reached  the  farther 
curb  he  found  himself  staring  into  the  amazed 
eyes  of  two  French  policemen. 

THESE  two  gendarmes  looked  first  at  the 
^■ision  and  then  at  each  other.  Welford 
frowned.  He  heard  them  chatter  volubly  in 
French  and  then — out  of  the  corner  of  his  eye — 
he  saw  one  of  them  point  toward  him  and 
gesticulate  wildly. 

.\n  uncomfortable  sensation  smote  Welford. 
It  was  obvious  that  they  were  discussing  him 
and  he  could  tell  from  their  manner  that  the 
discussion  was  not  wholly  friendly.  And  sud- 
denly it  occurred  to  him  that  they  considered 
his  uniform  suspicious. 

As  unobtrusively  as  possible  he  turned  into 
the  broad  and  busy  reaches  of  the  Rue  de 
Turbigo.  Fancying  himself  temporarily  out  of 
sight  he  moved  with  increased  velocity.  He 
crossed  the  Rue  de  \''ertbois  and  looked  back 
over  his  shoulder. 

The  two  gendarmes  were  close  behind, 
matching  his  pace  with  theirs  and  continuing  to 
discuss  him  in  high  staccato. 

Welford's  annoyance  developed  rapidh'  into 
a  mild  fear.  He  moved  with  greater  speed. 
He  leaped  across  the  intersection  of  the  Rue 
Vaucanson,  narrowly  avoiding  extinction  under 
the  wheels  of  a  shrieking  taxicab. 

But  the  Frenchmen  were  after  him  and 
now  one  of  them  struck  terror  to  his  heart  by 
hniling  him. 

Mr.  Potts  didn't  know  what  the  policeman 
said,  but  he  knew  that  the  shrill  cry  was 
directed  at  him.  He  pretended  not  to  have 
heard  and  another  command  was  hurled  after 
him. 

At  no  time  had  the  uniformed  arm  of  the  law 
been  overly  popular  \\ith  Mr.  Potts.  But  never 
had  it  been  less  pleasing  than  at  the  present 
moment  when  he  was  not  only  in  a  foreign  city 
but  also  separated  from  all  his  friends.  He 
spoke  only  a  few  halting  words  of  French  and 
now  he  couldn't  even  think  of  one  of  those. 

He  realized  the  situation.  His  costume  had 
excited  their  suspicions.  They  wished  to 
question  him — and  his  ignorance  of  the  lan- 
guage made  it  impossible  for  him  to  converse 
with  any  native.  The  inevitable  conclusion 
\\as  that  he  would  be  dragged  into  a  Parisian 
calaboose  and  there  faced  by  a  stern  magis- 
trate. The  thought  paralyzed  Welford's  brain 
and  galvanized  his  muscles. 

HE  never  knew  when  he  started  running. 
His  instinct  simply  stepped  in  and  caused 
liim  to  locomote  at  top  speed.  Instantly 
there  came  a  shrill  blast  from  a  w-histle.  A 
wild  glance  over  his  shoulder  indicated  that  the 
gendarmes  were  in  full  and  enthusiastic  pur- 
suit. 

And  then,  for  the  first  time  in  many  years, 
Mr.  Welford  Potts  of  Birmingham,  Alabama, 
experienced  genuine  untinctured  terror.  He 
ran  as  he  had  never  run  before.  With  his  little 
sword  slapping  against  his  swiftly  functioning 
thigh,  with  his  lungs  straining  for  air  and  his 
uniform  cape  streaming  in  the  wind,  he  fled 
through  the  narrow  side  streets  of  that  section 
of  Paris  hoping  to  elude  his  pursuers  and  come 
at  length  to  the  somewhat  doubtful  safety  of 
his  land. 

As  he  ran  he  cursed  the  mad  impulse  which 
had  prompted  him  to  accept  this  insignificant 
r6le.  Even  in  his  mad  fear  he  could  vision  how 
elated  he  would  have  felt  had  this  experience 
been  the  lot  of  Florian  Slappey.     He  thought 


also  of  how  Florian  would  gloat  when  he  should 
be  overhauled  and  arrested. 

There  was  that  horrid  thought  again!  No 
doubt  now  that  he  faced  jail — even  though  his 
imprisonment  might  only  be  temporary.  The 
idea  tiuTied  his  spine  to  water.  But  it  gave 
wings  to  his  feet. 

Pedestrians  stared  at  the  fleeing  colored 
gendarme.  They  knew  not  what  it  was  all 
about;  they  realized  only  that  it  was  both  in- 
teresting and  picturesque. 

The  chase  continued  madly  through  the 
streets  of  Paris:  the  Boulevard  de  Sebastopol, 
the  Rue  de  Rarabuteau,  Rue  Baltard,  Rue  St. 
Honore  and  thence  to  the  Rue  du  Louvre. 
Welford's  knees  were  trembling  ^-ith  exertion, 
his  lungs  were  pumping  overtime,  he  swayed 
drunkenly  as  he  ran — and  always  immediately 
in  his  w^ake  he  saw — or  fancied  he  saw — the 
pursuing  gendarmes. 

CTARKterrorgripped  him;  horrid  feargna  wed 
^at  his  vitals.  Never  in  all  his  previous  life  had 
he  so  craved  to  see  the  dusky  countenances  of 
his  associates.  He  had  lost  his  bearings  and  it 
was  only  by  merest  chance  and  luck  that  he 
burst  eventually  into  view  of  the  placid  Seine. 

Now  he  could  look  back.  The  gendarmes 
were  not  in  view.  But  even  so.  Mr.  Potts 
dared  not  slacken  speed.  He  turned  right  along 
the  Quai  du  Louvre  and  staggered  toward  the 
spot  where  the  company  was  assembled. 

As  he  approached  the  others  much  of  his 
terror  departed.  He  slowed  to  a  walk  and  with 
the  more  normal  functioning  of  his  lungs,  a 
great  agility  came  to  his  brain. 

He  felt  that  danger  had  been  avoided  only 
temporarily.  He  believed  that  he  had  con- 
victed himself  of  something  by  his  mad  flight 
through  the  b\^vays  of  Paris.  Sooner  or  later 
the  French  law  would  lay  its  cold  and  clammy 
clutches  upon  him.  And  then  ...  he 
shuddered. 

But  an  idea  came  to  him.  It  came  suddenly 
and  completely,  fairly  dazzling  him  with  its 
magnificence.  He  tried  to  walk  with  dignity 
as  he  came  to  the  spot  where  Exotic  Hines  was 
grinding  his  camera  under  the  megaphoned 
directions  of  Caesar  Clump  while  Opus  Ran- 
dall and  Glorious  Fizz  zipped  through  some  live 
slapstick. 

STILL  fearful  of  the  gendarmes,  Mr.  Welford 
Potts  walked  straight  up  to  the  stem  and 
unhappy  Florian.  He  spoke  in  a  smooth, 
righteous  voice. 

"Brother  Slappey,"  he  annoimced,  "I  has 
done  you  wrong." 

Florian  looked  up  in  amazement.  "You  bet 
yo'  las'  franc  you  has." 

"I  is  sorry,  Florian.  Ise  awful  sorry.  Us 
used  to  be  friends  an'  I  craves  that  we  also  be 
again." 

Ilorian  was  bewildered — but  not  entirely 
unsuspicious. 

"I  know  what  you  says,  Welford — but  I 
don't  coiiiprcz  what  you  mean." 

"I  don't  aim  to  do  nobody  dirt."  expounded 
Welford  unctuously.  "  'Twa'nt  fair  fo'  me  to 
take  away  yo'  chance  to  be  an  actor." 

"  Hmph!  It's  only  what  I  might  of  espected 
fum — " 

'*Now  Florian — le's  us  don't  fling  no  mo' 
dirtiment  at  each  other.  'Cause  Ise  'pologizin' 
an'  askin'  you  won't  you  assept  the  hand  of 
friendship,  pervided  I  lets  you  play  the  part 
of  the  gendarme  in  this  heah  pitcher?" 

Mr.  Slappey  could  scarce  credit  the  evidence 
of  his  senses.    His  eyes  shone. 

''You — you    mean  .  .  .  ?" 

"  Uh-huh.  Just  step  behime  this  screen  with 
me  an'  change  clothes.  Then  you  plays  the 
gendarme  in  this  pitcher." 

Mr.  Slappey  emitted  a  shout  of  unalloyed 
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change  of  heart — and  scrupulously  avoided 
any  mention  of  the  harrowing  experience 
through  which  he  had  just  come — and  which 
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Clump  was  annoyed,  but  willing.  "Go 
ahead  an'  git  into  them  coschume,  Florian. 
An'  be  quick.  Us  is  losin'  time.  As  fo'  you, 
Welford — it  aint  gwme  do  you  no  good  to 
change  yo'  mind  again  'cause  this  is  the  las' 
shift  us  makes." 

"Don't  worry,"  smiled  Welford,  "I  aint 
cravin'  to  be  no  dinky  gendarme — 'specially 
when  Brother  Slappey  heah  is  anxious  to  play 
the  part." 

They  moved  into  the  shelter  of  the  portable 
canvas  dressing  room,  which  the  company  used 
on  location.  And  there,  with  a  speed  which 
amazed  Florian,  j\Ir.  Potts  shed  the  garments 
of  officialdom  and  donned  Mr.  Slappey's 
clothes. 


FLORIAN  was  absurdly  grateful.    He  was 
incoherent  with  his  thanks.    Welford  was 
magniricent. 

"I  guess  Ise  a  pretty  decent  feller,  Florian. 
Libel  to  git  riled  up  once  in  a  while,  but  I 
values  our  friendship  so  high  ...  I  wishes  you 
lots  of  luck  in  them  uniform." 

"Great  man  what  you  is! 
Welford  .  .  .  tha's  what  I 
this." 

"Shuh!"  modestly,  "I  aint  doin' nothin' any 
other  brainy  man  woul'n't  do." 

"Oh  yes,  you  is.  An'  I  depreciates  it  Ire- 
mendjous.    Now  if — " 

"You  better  git  on  out  yonder,  Florian." 
Mr.  Potts  was  busy  donning  Florian's  clothes. 
"Sounds  to  me  like  Mistuh  Clump  is  terrible 
impatient  fo'  you." 

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This  was  indeed  a  piling  of  Ossa  on  Pelion. 
He  didn't  doubt  for  a  moment  that  the  gen- 
darmes had  not  been  seen  for  the  last  time. 
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was  true!  He  envisioned  Florian's  consterna- 
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conference.  Exotic  Hines,  the  cameraman, 
joined  the  group. 

Heads  close  together  they  discussed  the 
action  of  the  next  scene — Florian's  first  ap- 
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Mr.  Potts  permitted  his  eye  to  quest  along 
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tinued to  chatter,  gesticulate  and  point.  And 
Mr.  Potts  could  see  that  the  person  they  were 
pointing  at  was  the  colored  man  in  the  gen- 
darme's uniform, 

Welford  was  fairly  overcome  with  glee  at 
the  imminence  of  his  triumph.  He  wiggled 
with  delight. 

He  pictured  the  forthcoming  scene  in  ever>' 
luscious  detail  .  .  . 

The  conferring  group  split  up.  Exotic 
moved  his  camera. 

Florian  strutted  up  and  down,  preening 
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to  frown  and  to  gesture. 

Florian  smiled  genially  upon  them.  But 
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the  shoulders  of  the  bewildered  Mr.  Slappey, 

For  a  moment  Florian  did  nothing.  Then 
his  eyes  grew  very  large  and  ver>''  round.  His^ 
jaw  sagged  and  his  knees  trembled.  He  tried' 
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SAVE  for  Welford  Potts,  who  stood  on  the 
outskirts  of  the  group  grinning  in  his  mo- 
ment of  triumph^the  actors  indicated  fright. 
No  one  understood  what  it  was  all  about,  least 
of  all  Florian  Slappey. 

President  Orifice  R.  Latimer  summoned 
Kthiope  Wall,  a  colored  ex-doughboy  who  had 
joined  the  troupe  in  Nice  after  having  resided 
in  France  since  igiS. 

Ethiope  spoke  the  language  with  a  fair  degree 
of  fluency. 

He  conversed  in  rapid-fire  fashion  with  the 
gendarmes,  then  turned  to  his  chief. 

"These  fellers  say  that  Brother  Slappey  has 
vi'lated  the  law,"  he  announced. 

Florian  shivered.  "I  di'n't  do  no  such  of  a 
thing,      I  never  done  nothin' — " 

The  gendarmes  broke  forth  again  with  words. 
"They  say,"  translated  Mr,  Wall,  "that  when 
they  ast  you  to  halt,  you  run  away  fum  them 
an'  they  chased  you  all  the  way  fum  the  Place 
delaRepublique." 

"  Oooo !  W^hat  a  lie !  I  never  was  to  no  such 
place  .  .  ."  Then  an  idea  smote  Mr,  Slappey 
right  in  the  brain.  He  turned  and  glimpsed 
the  beaming  countenance  of  the  triumphant 
Welford  Potts.  He  shook  an  irate  fist  at  that 
gentleman. 

"Friends  we  is,  hey?  Soft-heartedness  you 
got!  Vou  measly  hunk  of  side-meat!  I  might 
of  knowed  you  was  up  to  somethin'." 

It  was  all  quite  clear  to  Mr.  Slappey.  He 
understood  that  Welford  had  stepped  into  some 
sort  of  trouble,  had  been  chased  by  the  police 
and  succeeded  in  eluding  them — and  then  had 
caused  Florian  to  don  the  very  garments  by 
which  they  would  recognize  their  quarry. 

Anger  struggled  with  fear  in  Florian's 
breast.  He  burst  forth  into  a  torrent  of  ex- 
planation which  Ethiope  W'all  tried  to  trans- 
late. Welford  Potts  moved  up  and  down  de- 
lightedly while  Florian  sweated  with  terror. 
It  was  most  decidedly  a  large  moment  for  Mr. 
Potts. 

At  length  Ethiope  made  clear  what  had  wor- 
ried the  gendarmes  in  the  first  place. 

"They  craves  to  know,"'  he  repeated, 
"whether  you  is  a  real  gendarme?" 

"Tell'emlaint.     But—" 

More  French  conversation.  Then,  from 
Ethiope: 

"They  says  they  got  to  put  you  under  arrest 
fo'  impersonatin'  an  officer!" 

"Oh  Gosh!  Disaster  slaps  me  in  the  face, 
and  then  kicks  me  in  the  pants." 

President  Latimer  broke  in  on  the  conversa- 
tion. "Tell  those  policemens,  Ethiope.  that 
I  is  president  of  this  heah  company  an'  neither 
I  aint  a  fool.  Befo'  I  dressed  up  one  of  my 
actors  in  them  funny  clothes  I  got  written 
permission  from  police  headquarters  to  do 
same." 

He  produced  a  document  from  his  coat 
pocket.    "Heah  it  is!" 

The  very  formal  permit  was  exhibited  to  the 
gendarmes.  They  read  it  carefully  and  held 
a  lengthy  conference. 

Finally  they  were  convinced  and  immedi- 
ately their  manner  changed. 

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instant  profusely  apologetic  friends.  They 
Ijowed  and  scraped  and  spoke  sweet  and 
honeyed  words. 

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sensation  of  unutterable  triumph.  He  paraded 
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;'Hcy— Nothin'!"   he    called,   "What 
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anyhow  thanks  you  fo'  doin'  all  my  runnin'  fo' 
mc. 

T^IRFXTOR  CLUMP  bustled  fonvard 
..1,7    I  '  ^  '''^'  busy."  he  siiRsestcd  emcienlly. 

We  has  wasted  too  mueh  lime  a'ready  " 

"You  aint  Rwinc  let  Welford  play  this  part 
IS  you,  Caesar?" 

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around  fo'  one  pitcher.  You  plays  the 
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trousers. 

Air,  Welford  Potts  found  himself  wallow- 
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streets  of  Paris  when  llight  was  unnecessary. 
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Pink  Tooth  Brush" 


from  over-coddled 

i<Jur  gums  are  soft — 

sometimes  they  bleed — for  their  health  has  been 
impaired  by  lack  of  stimulation  from  our  food. 


IS  a  protest 
gums 


HAVE  you  ever  noticed  as  you  brush 
your  teeth,  a  tinge  of  pink  upon  the 
bristles  of  your  brush? 

If  you  have,  it  is  a  sign  that  your  gums 
need  your  immediate  attention.  It  does 
not  necessarily  mean  that  you  have  pyor- 
rhea, but  it  certainly  does  indicate  that 
you  should  at  once  begin  to  look  after 
the  health  of  your  gums. 

Why  gimi  troubles 
are  so  prevalent  today 

Most  cases  of  "pink  tooth  brush"  and 
other  troubles  of  the  gums  can  be  traced 
to  a  dormant  condition  of  the  gum  tissue, 
to  a  lack  of  exercise  and  of  stimulation. 
Our  diet  is  soft  and  creamy,  we  eat  too 
quickly.  Our  teeth  and  gums  do  not  get 
enough  rough,  hard  chewing  that  coarser 
fare  would  give.  The  circulation  within 
the  gum  walls  becomes  sluggish  and  slow. 


The  gingival  tissues  lose  their  tone, 
they  grow  soft  and  tender  to  the 
brush.  They  bleed — the  first  warn- 
ing of  more  serious  troubles  to  come 
— of  gingivitis — Vincent's  infection 
or  even,  perhaps,  the  dread  pyorrhea. 

Hotv  Ipana  and  massage 
repair  the  damage  soft  food  does 

To  change  the  culinary  habits  of  our  -. 
households  is  a  task  too  radical  to 
attempt.      Servants    would    leave. 
Guests  might  not  enjoy  it.    But  it  is 
simple,  as  any  dentist  will  inform  you, 
to  keep  the  gums  in  health  in  spite  of 
modern  food. 

Massage  is  one  great  aid.  Ipana  Tooth 
Paste  is  another.  A  gentle  frictionizing 
takes  but  a  minute  morning  and  night 
and  helps  to  restore  the  normal  circula- 
tion, to  relieve  congestion  and  to  bring 


Cinder  a  regime  of  modem  food—soft  and  over-refined— our  gums  grow  soft,  weak  and  unhealthy. 

This  page  explains  the  simple  method  dentists  recommend  to  offset  the  lack  in  our  diet,  and  to  keep 

our  gums  firm  and  sound. 

IPANA  Tooth  Paste 


the  gums  back  to  a  healthy  state.  As 
one  authority  says: 

"The  instant  the  gums  are  brushed 
properly  the  blood  starts  to  flow 
more  rapidly  and  a  new  life  and 
color  make  their  appearance."* 

And  this  frictionizing,  or  massage,  is 
all  the  better  if  Ipana  Tooth  Paste  is  the 
agent.  For  Ipana  contains  ziratol,  an 
antiseptic  and  hemostatic  known  and 
used  by  the  dental  profession  for  many 
years.  This  ziratol  content  gives  Ipana 
its  remarkable  power  to  aid  the  massage 
in  toning  the  gums  and  in  rendering  them 
firm,  sovmd  and  moreresistant  to  infection. 

Mxike  a  full-tube  trial  of  Ipana 

The  coupon  in  the  corner  will  bring  you 
a  ten-day  tube — enough  to  acquaint  you 
with  Ipana's  delicious  flavor  and  its  un- 
excelled cleansing  and  polishing  proper- 
ties. Indeed,  thousands  use  it  for  these 
virtues  alone. 

But  the  full-size  tube  from  the  drug 
store,  providing  more  than  a  hundred 
brushings,  makes  a  fairer  and  more  thor- 
ough test  of  its  good  effects  on  your 
gums.  So  give  Ipana  the  full  30  days' 
trial  and  see  if  you,  too,  do  not  decide 
that  this  is  the  tooth  paste  you  want  to 
use  for  the  rest  of  your  life. 

*  From  a  standard  text-book  on  preventive  dentistry 


—  made  by  the  makers  of  Sal  Hepalica 


BRISTOL-MYERS  CO.,  Dept.  M7 
73  West  Street,  New  York,  N.Y. 
Kindly  send  me  a  trial  tube  of  IPANA  TOOTH 
PASTE.  Enclosed  is  a  two-cent  stamp  to  cover 
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Editor  and  Publisher 


Vol.  XXXIII 


Contents,  June,  1927 
XKe  Higk'Ligkts  of  This  Issue 


No.  1 


Cover  Design 

Mary  Brian — Painted  from  Life 

Close-Ups  and  Long  Shots 

The  Editor  Tells  You  What's  What  and 
Who  Without  Fear  or  Favor 


Charles  Sheldon 
James  R.  Quirk    27 


The  Real  Hell  Raisers  of  Hollywood  Cal  York    28 

They're  the  College  Cut-Ups.  Who  Come  to  Give  and  Receive  Thrills 

When  Hollywood  Was  a  Pasture  Grace  Kingsley    32 

Glimpses  at  Cinemaland  a  Few  Years  Back  and  Today 


Advice  to  Husbands  and  Wives 

Being  Married,  Tom  Speaks  from  Experience 


Hints  to  Help  You  Win  $5,000  for  an  Idea 

A  Two  Hundred  Word  Suggestion  Will  Bring  Someone  a  Fortune 


Tom  Mix    36 
38 

40 


Little  Journeys  to  the  Homes  of 

Famous  Film  Magnates  Terry  Ramsaye 

A  Candid  Portrait  of  "Uncle"  Carl  Laemmle 


The  Port  of  Missing  Girls  Adela  Rogers  St.  Johns    48 

The  Fourth  of  a  Series  of  True  Stories  of  Girls  Who  Sought 
Fortune  in  Hollywood 

Perfect  Behavior  in  Hollywood       Donald  Ogden  Stewart    53 

The  Final  Chapter 


Get  Your  Scissors  Out 

And  Cut  a  Piece  of  the  $5,000  Prize  Money  in  Photoplay's 
Cut  Picture  Puzzle  Contest 


French  Leave 

The  "  Midnighters"  Are  on  the  Riviera 


58 


Octavus  Roy  Cohen    70 


Photoplays  Reviewed  in  the 
Shadow  Stage  This  Issue 

Save  this  magazine — refer  to  the 
criticisms  before  you  pick  out 
your  evening^s  entertainment. 
Make  this  your  reference  list. 

Page  54 

Cabaret Paramount 

Camille : First  National 

The  King  of  Kings 

DeMille— P.  D.  C. 

Page  55 

Chang Paramount 

The  Telephone  Girl Fox 

Page  56 

Convoy First  National 

Fashions  for  Women  .  .  .  Paramount 

Beware  of  Widows Universal 

Lovers M.-G.-M. 

Long  Pants First  National 

Orchids  and  Ermine. First  National 
Page  57 

Evening  Clothes Paramount 

The  Night  Bride 

Producers  Dist.  Corp. 

Frisco  Sally  Levy M.-G.-M. 

The  Yankee  Clipper 

Producers  Dist.  Corp. 

White  Flannels Warner  Bros. 

Too  Many  Crooks Paramount 

Page  137 

All  Aboard First  National 

Spuds Pathe 

The  Broncho  Twister Fox 

The  Broken  Gate Tiffany 

Page  138 

Men  of  Daring Universal 

Hev!  Hey!  Cowboy Universal 

Altars  of  Desire M.-G.-M. 

The  Notorious  Lady. First  National 

No  Man's  Law Pathe 

The  Sea  Tiger First  National 

Matinee  Ladies Warner  Bros. 

Horseshoes Pathe 


Exclusive  Monthly  Photoplay  Features 


As  We  Go  to  Press 6 

Brief  Reviews  of  Current  Pictures      .      .  8 

Brickbats  and  Bouquets 10 

News  and  Gossip  of  All  the  Studios    .      .  42 


Reviews  of  Newest  Pictures    . 
Shopping  Service      .... 
Questions  and  Answers  . 
Friendly  Advice  on  Girls'  Problems 


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88 
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to  PRESS 


Last 
Minute  News 

from 
East  and  West 


AFTER  a  period  of  peace  and  quiet, 
Hollywood  enjoys  another  epidemic 
of  front  page-itis.  In  twenty-four 
hours,  the  film  colony  contributed  two  ro- 
mantic episodes  to  the  news  of  the  nation 
as  follows: 

JOHN  GILBERT  invaded  the  neat  Beverly 
Hills  police  station  and  so  noisily  de- 
manded the  arrest  of  an  xmknown  offender 
that  he  was  pinched  and  sentenced  to 
serve  ten  days  on  the  charge  of  disturbing 
the  peace.  Upon  paying  a  fine  of  $25  he 
was  released. 

POLA  NEGRI  announced  her  engage- 
ment to  Prince  Serge  Mdivani,  brother- 
in-law  of  Mae  Murray.  The  wedding 
gown  is  ordered  and  the  ceremony  will  take 
place  soon  in  Paris.  The  Prince,  says  Pola, 
is  an  old  childhood  friend. 


directing.  Vilma  Banky  is  co-star.  Miss 
Banky  next  will  appear  with  her  fiance. 
Rod  La  Rocque,  in  a  production  called 
"Chains." 

MAL  ST.  CLAIR  chosen  to  direct  the  film 
version  of  "Gentlemen  Prefer  Blondes" 
for  Famous  Players.  No  one  yet  selected 
for  the  role  of  Lorelei. 

BETTY  COMPSON  has  prominent  role 
in  "Twelve  Miles  Out,"  with  Jack  Gil- 
bert.    Joan  Crawford  has  a  leading  part. 

THOMAS  MEIGHAN  to  do  screen  ver- 
sion of  Sydney  Howard's  play,  "Lucky 
Sam  McCarver." 

GRETA  GARBO  has  started  work  on 
"Anna  Karenina,"  to  be  released  under 
the  title  of  "Love,"  with  Dimitri  Buchow- 
etzki  directing. 


his    next,    a    college-football    story    called 
"The  Substitute." 

MILTON  SILLS  comes  East  to  visit  his 
wife,  Doris  Kenyon,  ill  in  a  New  York 
Sanitarium.  Sills'  next  to  be  roughneck 
melodrama  called  "Hard-Boiled  Harrigan." 

GRETA  NISSEN  signs  long  term  contract 
for   Fox   Films.     First  to  appear  in  a 
leading  role  of  "The  Cradle  Snatchers." 

HERBERT  BRENON  is  in  England,  con- 
ferring with  Warwick  Deeping,  author 
of  "SorreU  and  Son."  Brenon  will  direct 
this  novel  for  United  Artists.  Brenon  is  re- 
ported to  be  trying  to  secure  film  rights  to 
Shaw's  "Pygmalion"  and  Kipling's  "Gnnga 
Dm." 

UNIVERSAL  signs  Lucian  Littlefield,  the 
character  actor,  imder  one  of  those  long 
term  contracts. 


MARY  PICKFORD  decides 
next  picture,  the  story  of  a 
5-and-lO-cent  store, 
"Paradise  Alley." 


DOUG  FAIRBANKS 
and  Mary  Pickford 
are  reported  to  be  plan- 
ning to  go  to  Africa  with 
the  Martin  JohnsoiiS  on 
their  next  jungle  trip. 
Doug  says  all  shooting 
will  be  done  with 
cameras. 

CLARA  BOW,  threat- 
ened with  breakdown 
from  overwork,  takes 
vacation. 

JUANITA  CROSLAND 
divorces  her  husband, 
Frederic  Alan  Crosland, 
the  director. 

VIRGINIA  BROWN 
FAIRE  has  had  her 
nose  altered  by  Holly- 
wood surgeons. 

STORK  expected  atthe 
Edwin  Carewe  home. 

ALYCE  MILLS  leaves 
Famous  Players. 

CHRISTIE  Comedies 
to  be  distributed 
through  Paramount  next 
year,  according  to  re- 
port. 

RONALD  COLMAN 
wears  a  monocle  and 
has  his  mustache  waxed 
in  "The  Magic  Flame," 
which    Henry    King    is 


to  call  her     "D ICHARD  BARTHELMESS  to  do  "The     "pAULINE     STARKE     leaving     Metro- 
clerk  in  a     J^Little  Shepherd  of  Kingdom  Come"  after     ^  Goldwyn  to  free  lance. 

LILLIAN  GISH  starts 
work  on  "The  Wind," 
Victor  Seastrom  direct- 
ing. Lars  Hanson  is  play- 
ing opposite.  Hanson  will 
next  go  to  Germany  to 
appear  in  "From  Nine  to 
Nine,"  a  special  pro- 
duction to  be  made  by 
F.  W.  Mumau. 

ERNST  LUBITSCH  is 
taking  his  technical 
staff  to  Germany  to  film 
special  shots  of  "Old 
Heidelberg"  in  and 
about  the  historic  city  on 
the  Rhine.  No  actors 
are  going  along. 

T  AWRENCE  GRAY 
-1— 'has  been  selected  as 
leading  man  for  Norma 
Shearer  in  her  next, 
"Liberty  Bonds."  This 
was  written  by  Monte 
Bell  and  will  be  directed 
by  him. 

SAM  WOOD,  who 
made  "Rookies,"  for 
Metro-Goldwyn,  has 
been  signed  permanently 
by  that  organization. 

REPORTS    have    it 
that    Red    Grange, 
the  football  star,  and  F. 
B.    O.    have    separated 
over  the  salary  question. 
_.  ...  r  ,,,..  .  Red  wanted  more  mon- 

By  the  tune  you  read  this,  Prince  Sergu  Mdiviini  may  be  „      Jhere   is  a  possi- 

Pola  Negri's  husband.     Pola  has  set  Paris  as  the  place  bility,    it  is    said,    that 

forthewedding.sometimeinMay.  Mdivani  is  a  Georgian  Grange    will   sign   with 

prince.      His   brother,   David,   married   Mae   Murray  Metro-Goldwyn. 


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"Convoy"  and  other  First  National 
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Brief  Reviews  of 

Current  Pictures 


AOB  OF  CADS,  THE — Paramount. — Just  missed 
being  one  of  tbe  six  best.  Menjou,  Alice  Joyce  and 
Luther  Reed's  sane  direction  make  it  interesting. 
{December.) 

ACROSS  THE  PACIFIC— Warner  Bros.— The 
old  native  ga!  was  just  as  ■\'ampish  in  the  days  of  the 
Philippine  insurrection  as  she  is  today.  You'll  be 
bored  to  death.      {December.) 

AFFAIR  OF  THE  FOLLIES.  AN— Firet  National. 
— Biliie  Dove  and  Lems  Stone  in  an  entertaining  and 
snappy  stor>'  of  stage  life.    Honestly!    (May.') 

ANKLES  PREFERRED— Fox.— .\  silk  stocking 
comedy  full  of  runs — and  mostly  cotton,  anj-way. 
Madge  Bellamy  is  a  pretty  kid  and  too  good  for  the 
storj'-    (May.) 

ARIZONA  WHIRLWIND.  THE— Pathe.— Guess 
what?  A  Western  =tor\-!  And  a  prettv  good  one,  at 
that.     Bill  Cody  is  the  star.    {May.) 

AUCTIONEER,  THE — Fox.— A  slow  motion  ver- 
sion of  the  Belasco  stage  play.  With  George  Sidney 
in  the  Warfield  role,     iifarch.) 

BELLS.  THE — Chadwick.— .\n  old  favorite  with 
some  real  Barr>'more  acting  by  brother  Lionel.  If  you 
like  heavy  drama,  here  is  your  meat.     {January.) 

BERTHA.  THE  SEWING  MACHIXE  GIRL— 

Fox. — The  oid  stock  company  thriller  brought  up-to- 
date  and  made  inio  a  jazzy  tale  of  a  modem  working 
girl.     With  Madge  Bellamy.     iHarck.) 

♦BETTER  'OLE, THE— Warner  Bros.— Syd  Chap- 
lin makes  a  picture  which  is  to  comedy  what  "The 
Big  Parade"  is  to  drama.  It's  the  type  of  comedy 
that  Charlie  made,  years  ago.     (December.) 

BLARNEY — Metro-Goldw>-n-Mayer. — If  it  wasn't 
for  Renee  Adoree  this  certainly  would  be  a  lot  of 
blarney.      (December.) 

BLIND  ALLEYS — Paramount.- Lots  of  laughs  in 
this  one.  but  they  all  come  at  the  serious  moments. 
Don't  Wame  Thomas  Meighan — nor  yet  Greta  Nissen 
nor  Evelyn  Brent.    (May.) 

♦BLONDE  OR  BRUN^ETTE — Paramount. — A 
sparkling  and  sophisticated  comedy,  charmingly 
played  by  .Adolphe  Menjou.  The  presence  of  Greta 
Nissen  helps  a  lot.     (March.) 

BLONDE  SAINT,  THE— First  National.— WTiere- 
in  Lewis  Stone  plays  the  cave-man,  and  love  triumphs 
again  over  something  or  other.  Not  so  much. 
(February.) 

BREED  OF  THE  SEA— F.  B.  C— Be  sure  to  see 
this  fascinating,  romantic  and  adventurous  sea  tale. 
(December.) 

BROKEN  HEARTS  OF  HOLLYWOOD— War- 
ner Bros, — It's  just  as  bad  as  it  sounds.     (December.) 

CALL  OF  THE  WILDERNESS.  THE— Pathe.— 
The  hero,  cast  off  by  his  rich  dad,  wins  a  fortune  of  his 
own,  with  the  help  of  his  dog.  Good  propaganda  for 
dogs.      (February.) 

CAMPUS  FLIRT,  THE— Paramount.— Not  to  be 

outdone  by  the  football  heroes,  Bebe  Daniels  shows 
the  feminine  side  of  coUege  life  in  a  neat  running  suit. 
.Amusing.      (December.) 

CAN.\DIAN,  THE— Paramount.— Just  Thomas 
Meighan  in  a  stor\'  that  has  moments  that  remind  you 
that  Elinor  Glyn  was  born  in  Canada.  In  spite  of  its 
burst  of  sentiment,  the  film  is  pwintless.     (February.) 

CANYON  OF  LIGHT.  THE— Fox.— E  vide  nth- 
tired  of  flooring  villains.  Tom  Mix  knocks  down  a 
couple  of  houses.  The  current  Mix  film — and  good 
fun.     (February.) 

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CASEY  AT  THE  BAT— Paramount.— A  baseball 
comedy,  laid  back  in  the  gay  old  Floradora  Days, 
.Another  home  run  for  Wallace  Beer>'.  This  picture 
gives  the  baseball  "fans"  somewhere  to  go  on  rainy 
afternoon?.     (May.) 

CHEERFUL  FRAUD.  THE— Universal.— A  silly 

farce    made    bearable — and   even   amusing — by   the 
agreeable  presence  of  Reginald  Denny.     (February.) 

CITY,  THE — Fox. — Proving  the  crookedness  of 
urban  ways  as  compared  with  the  high  moral  tone  of 
small  town  life.  Yes.  yes?  Robert  Frazer,  May  Alli- 
son. Walter  McGrail  and  Nancy  Nash  are  in  the  cast. 
(February.) 

COLLEGE  DAYS— Tiffany.— Once  again  the  day 
is  saved  for  dear  old  .Alma  Mater  on  the  football  field. 
But  isn't  it  about  time  to  desert  football  for  chess? 

(January,) 


Pictu  res   You 

Should  Not  Miss 

"Beau  Geste" 

"Resurrection"' 

"Slide,  Kelly,  Slide" 

"TKe  Big  Parade" 

"Old  Ironsides" 

"What  Price  Glor>'" 

"The  Rough  Riders" 

As  a  senice  to  its  readers.  Photo- 
PL.AY  Magazine  presents  brief  critical 
comments  on  all  photoplays  of  the 
preceding  slk  months.  By  consulting 
this  valuable  guide,  you  can  deter- 
mine at  a  glance  whether  or  not  your 
promised  evening's  entertainment  is 
worth  while.  Photoplay's  re\iew5 
have  aUvays  been  the  most  author- 
itative published.  And  its  tabloid 
re\'iews  show  you  accurately  and  con- 
cbely  how  to  save  your  motion  picture 
time  and  money.  The  month  at  the 
end  of  each  reWew  indicates  the  issue 
of  Photoplay  in  which  the  original 
re\iew  appeared. 


CORPORAL  KATE— Producers  Dist.  Corp.— The 
girls  get  their  chance  at  winning  the  war,  with  Vera 
Reynolds  as  leader  of  the  feminine  contingent.  Will 
the  big  parade  of  war  films  never  end?    (February.) 

COUNTRY  BEYOND,  THE— Fox.— Another  of 

James  Oliver  Curwood's  stories  of  the  great  North 
makes  good  screen  material.     (Deumber.) 

DEMI-BRIDE.  THE — Metro-Gold  w>-n-Mayer. — 
French  farce,  as  Hollj-wood  understands  it.  Naughty, 
in  spots,  but  ultimately  as  pure  as  snow.  Norma 
Shearer  and  Lew  Cody  are  in  it.    (May.) 

DENVER  DUDE.  THE  —  Universal.  —  Hoot 
Gibson  in  a  Western  in  which,  for  a  change,  he  plays 
the  dude.  But  the  he-man  stuff  wins  in  the  end. 
(AprU.) 


EAGLE  OF  THE  SEA.  THE— Paramount.— An 
adventure  tale  01  pirates  and  lovely  ladies  that  fails  to 
make  its  thrills.  Ricardo  Cortez  and  Florence  Vidor 
head  the  cast.     (February.) 

EASY  PICKINGS— First  National.— .\nna  Q. 
Nilsson  again  dresses  as  a  boy — this  time  at  the  in- 
stigation of  crooks.    Not  so  satisf acton'.     (April.) 

♦EVERYBODY'S  ACTING— Paramount.— A 
grrat  cast,  an  entertaining  story  and  some  of  Mickey 
Neilan's  happiest  direction.  .^  refreshing  and  amus- 
ing tale  of  stage  life.      (January.) 

EXCLUSn-E  RIGHTS— Preferred.— The  pardon 
comes  from  the  Governor  in  time  to  save  the  hero — 
but  not  in  time  to  rescue  the  audience  from  boredom. 
(March.) 

EXIT  SMILING— Metro-Goldwj-n-Mayer.— A 
comedy  stor>' that  fails  to  "jell."  Plus  Beatrice  LilUe, 
a  stage  cut-up.  who  fails  to  register.     Sorr>'.     (Jan.) 

*FAUST— UFA-M.-G.-M.— An  extraordinary 
adaptation  of  Goethe's  poem,  with  Emil  Jannings  as 
Mephislo  and  Camilla  Horn  as  Marguerite.  Miss 
Horn  runs  away  with  the  picture.  It's  a  fine  achieve- 
ment.    (January.) 

FINGER  PRINTS— Warner  Brothers.- It's  a 
comedy  mystery.  The  comedy  is  furnished  by  I-ouisc 
Fazenda.  The  mysterj-  is  why  the  picture  was  pro- 
duced.     (March.) 

*FIRE  BRIGADE.  THE— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
— One  of  the  best  thrillers  ever  produced.  A  real 
picture  of  the  heroism  of  fire-fighters  and  fine  enter- 
tainment for  children.  Charles  Ray  scores  a  big 
come-back  in  this  one.     (March.) 

FLAM  ING  FOREST.  THE— Metro-Goldwjn- 
Mayer. — James  Oliver  Curwood  tells  you  how  the 
Roj-al  Mounted  got  its  first  man — or  first  girl.  In 
spite  of  the  excellent  cast,  the  acting  is  stilted  and  the 
conventional  direction  spoils  the  story  possibilities. 
(February.) 

*FLESH  AND  THE  DEVIL— Metro-Gold  wyn- 
Mayer. — A  burn  'em  up  love  story  with  John  Gilbert 
and  Greta  Garbo.  A  Sudermann  5tor>'  dashingly  acted. 
Lars  Hanson  also  helps  a  lot.     (February.) 

FOR  ALIMONY  ONLY— Producers  Dist.  Corp.- 
A  light  sophisticated  domestic  comedy  for  grown-ups, 
(December.) 

FOR  Wn'ES  ONLY— Producers  Dist.  Corp.— 
One  of  those  conventional  stories  of  the  pretty  wife 
and  the  neglected  husband.  Just  about  enough 
stor>'  to  fill  two  reet.     (February.) 

FOREVER  AFTER— First  National.— .AJl  the  in- 
gredients of  a  box-office  picture — sweet  girl  and  boy 
romance,  football  and  war.     Passable.     (December.) 

FOURTH  COMMANDMENT,  THE— Universal. 

— Cast  your  eagle  eyes  over  the  pictures  we  recom- 
mend and  forget  that  such  a  thing  as  this  was  ever 
produced.     (December.) 

GAY  OLD  BIRD,  THE— Warner  Bros.— Once 
more  the  old  tale  of  the  substitute  wife,  engaged  to 
please  a  rich  relative.  But  Louise  Fazenda  and  John 
T,  Murray  make  it  amusing.     (May.) 

*GENERAL.THE— United  Artists.— Buster  Kea ton 
spoofs  the  Civil  War  most  uncivilly.  Good  satire 
on  war  melodramas  and  excellent  comedy  thrills. 
(March.) 

GETTING  GERTIE'S  GARTER— Producers 
Dist.  Corp. — The  plot  is  a  hangover  from  the  da>'S 
when  garters  were  considered  hotsy  totsy.  It  now 
rates  as  a  historical  stor>-.  Marie  Prevost  and  Charlie 
Ray  are  in  it.     (.April.) 

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Photoplay  Magazine — Adx'ebtisixg  Section 


WILLIAM  HAINES  in 
SLIDE  KELLY  SLIDE 

LISTEN  to  that  roaring  grand  stand, 
SPRINGTIME'S  here,  Oh  boy! 
BASEBALL)  romance,  love  and  laughter  .... 
REMEMBER  William  Haines  in"Brown  of  Harvard"? 
THAT  was  one  glorious  football  picture! 
AND  now  this  happy,  handsome  star  appears  in 
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FLESH  and  the  Devil"  is  creating  the 
same  interest  in  the  smaller  cities  that 
it  excited  in  the  metropolitan  districts. 
Many  are  thrilled  by  it;  a  few  detest  it;  no- 
body ignores  it.    The  Garbo  flag  flies  high. 

"Beau  Geste"  wins  universal  praise.  So, 
too,  does  "What  Price  Gloo'-"  ^^ot  a 
brickbat  has  hit  them. 

"The  King  of  Kings'*  has  established 
more  advance  enthusiasm  than  any  picture 
yet  filmed.  Apparently  the  whole  fan 
world  is  waiting  for  it. 

Careful  casting  of  pictures  seems  to  pay, 
for,  with  the  exception  of  Greta 
Garbo,  no  particular  personality  seems 
headed  starward.  Letters  to  this  depart- 
ment show  a  definite,  strong  and  quite  new 
interest  in  the  smaller  players.  Leila 
Hyams,  for  instance,  has  won  an  audience 
by  her  performance  in  "Summer  Bachelore." 

One  of  the  surprises  of  the  month  was  the 
score  of  letters  about  Leslie  Fenton. 
Madeline  Hurlock  of  the  comedies  has  a  fan 
following  and  among  the  Westerns,  Fred 
Thomson  is  steadily  climbing  toward  the 
top. 

$25.00  Letter 

Los  Angeles,  Calif. 

How  many  people  realize  that  the  ^'ast 
improvement  Americans  have  made  in  the 
last  decade  in  general  knowledge,  dress, 
speech,  manners,  and  artistic  taste,  is  due 
to  the  subtle,  yet  forceful  teachings  of 
motion  pictures? 

We  have  acquired  a  cultural  development 
that  has  raised  us  from  crudities  bound  to 
exist  in  so  fast  growing  a  nation,  to  re- 
finements that  ordinarily  take  centuries  to 
acquire,  and  then  are  passed  on  only  to  the 
socially  superior. 

Note  that  Molly  O'Grady,  like  Colonel's 
lady,  now  dresses  modishh.  sips  her  soup 
from  the  side  of  her  spoon,  desists  from 
planting  her  elbows  upon  the  table  and 
gobbling  her  food;  that  her  home  reflects 
the  gracious  influence  of  the  artistr>'  so 
ob\'iously  present  in  motion  pictures:  and 
that  there  gleams  in  her  ever>'da\'  language 
much  of  the  impeccable  English  of  the 
titles  and  sub-titles  of  the  pictured  drama. 

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sonal criticism,  remembering  that  the 
object  of  these  columns  is  to  exchange 
thoughts  that  may  bring  about  better 
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Ves,  the  credit  for  disseminating  to 
America's  millions  an  incalculable  amount 
of  illuminative  knowledge,  that  has  broad- 
ened, enlightened  and  refined  our  people 
to  an  extent  realized  by  few,  goes  un- 
questionably, unequivocably  to  the  motion 
picture. 

H.  A.  Melville. 

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Rochester,  N.  Y. 

We  had  company  for  dinner.  The  soup 
boiled  over  on  the  cat.  The  cat  jumped 
through  the  kitchen  window,  glass  and  all. 
My  wife  screamed.  Our  little  son.  Junior, 
upstairs  dressing,  heard  the  scream  and  ran 
to  investigate,  forgetting  to  fasten  his 
knickers.  Three  maiden  aunts,  making  us 
their  annual  holiday  \nsit,  hurried  from  the 
living  room  to  the  kitchen.  As  they  en- 
tered, Junior  entered  minus  his  trousers. 
He  had  lost  them  falling  down  stairs.  The 
aunts  screamed. 

My  wife,  forgetting  the  cat  and  the  soup, 
spanked  Junior  with  enthusiasm.  There- 
after we  sat  down  to  dinner.  Ever>'thing 
went    wrong.      The    roast    chicken    I    was 


carving  slipped  ott  the  platter  and  landed 
in  Aunt  Alvira's  lap.  The  gravy  on  its 
back  didn't  match  her  lavender  silk  dress. 
The  dinner  party  was  like  a  refrigerator 
that  makes  its  own  ice. 

Afterwards  we  sat  in  the  liWng  room  sub- 
merged in  gloom. 

"Whoop!"  yelled  Junior. 

"Are  you  sick?"  my  wife  gasped. 

"Xo, "  said  Junior,  "but  Harold  Lloyd's 
in  town  in  'The  Kid  Brother.'     Let's  go." 

We  ail  went.  We  all  laughed.  We  came 
home  happy.  The  encircling  gloom  was 
gone.     E\"en  the  cat  came  back,  purring. 

Wherefore,     I    conclude,    consign    life's 
troubles  to  the  moWes  and  be  happy. 
AL  S.  Simmons. 

$5.00  Letter 

Washington,  D.  C. 

I  wish  to  take  issue  with  the  letter  in 
your  February'  issue  which  seems  to  fear 
the  ominous  superiority  of  European  films, 
in  European  opinion!      There  is  no  worr\'. 

Last  summer  having  visited  relatives  in 
those  far-off  bald,  wild  Scottish  Highlands, 
which  give  one  that  weird  feeling  of  being 
detached  from  the  earth,  I  entered  the 
"Acropolis"  of  Edinburgh.  Two  things 
struck  me  simultaneously  on  the  Main  or 
Prince's  street: — \\"ool  worth's  Fi\e  and 
Ten  Cent  Store,  and  a  movie  featuring  a 
real  United  Stales  Wild  West  Show.  I  tell 
you  again  "There  is  no  worr>'. "  If  these 
staid  Scotchmen  can  appreciate  our  buck- 
ing broncos;  if  these  "braw"  Highlanders 
can  approve  our  Western  leatherns  in 
opposition  to  their  kilts,  emblematic  of 
their  historic  clans;  if  these  Scotchmen 
spend  their  motiey  to  see  a  true  American 
show — there   is   no   worr>'^! 

Elizabeth  G.  Cl.\rk. 

A  Little  Western 

Middletown,  Pa. 
Where  do  they  get  this  stuff  about 
Westerns  being  the  death  of  an  actor? 
WTiat  kind  of  a  death?  Financially? 
Artistically?  \Mien  Lois  Wilson  begins  to 
shout  for  Art  and  says  that  she  has  alwax-s 
had  an  inferiority  complex  what  she  really 

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that  has  now  been  realized  through  the  magic  linking  of  DE  MILLE- 
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GIGOLO—Produccrs  Dist.  Corp. — Rod  La 
Rocque's  fine  performances  rescue  this  from  the 
hokum  class.     (December.) 

GOD  GAVE  ME  TWENTY  CENTS— ParamounL 
— A  story  with  an  original  idea  that  comes  out,  under 
screen  analysis,  as  too  far-fetched  for  credibility. 
Good  performances  by  Lois  Moran  and  Jack  Mul- 
hall.      (February. ) 

GOING  CROOKED— Fox. — A  crook  ston— but 
stop!  Bessie  Love  is  the  crook.  And  that  makes  the 
film  easy  to  look  at.     (February.) 

GREAT  GATSBY,  THE— Paramount.— Fitzger- 
ald's novel,  with  its  unscrupulous  hero,  violates  some 
pet  screen  traditions.  It's  unusual  entertainment  and 
Lois  Wilson  makes  a  hit  for  herself  as  the  jazzy,  cock- 
tail-drinking Daisy  Buchanan.    (February.) 

GREAT  K  &  A  TRAIN  ROBBERY.  THE— Fox. 

— A  fast  and  furious  Tom  'Mix  picture.  Need  more  be 
said?      (December.) 

HIGH  HAT — First  National. — Life  among  the 
movie  extras — which  might  have  been  more  interest- 
ing than  the  film  would  have  you  believe.  Ben  Lyon 
plays  the  extra  boy.     (May.) 

HILLS   OF    KENTUCKY— Warner    Bros.— Rin- 

Tin-Tindeservesan  extra  helping  of  dog  biscuiL«;.  The 
story  is  good  for  children,  but  the  dog  is  the  Edwin 
Booth  of  the  Silent  Drammer.   (May.) 

HIS  NEW  YORK  WIFE— Bach  man. —Well,  it 
seems  there  was  a  httle  country  girl  who  came  to  New 
York  to  fight  for  success — ta,  ta!  There's  more  plot 
than  entertainment  in  this  one.     (January.) 

*HOTEL  IMPERIAL— Paramount.— At  last  Pola 
Negri  has  an  unqualified  success.  Credit  her  new 
director,  Mauritz  Stiller,  with  an  assist.  It's  the  story 
of  an  incident  between  the  Austrian  and  Russian  lines 
during  the  war.     Highly  recommended.     (January.) 

HUSBAND  HUNTERS— Tiffany —A  further  in- 
vestigation into  the  lives  and  habits  of  the  gold- 
diggers.    Trivial  but  fairly  amusing,  my  dear  Watson. 

(May.) 

IT — Paramount. — Clara  Bow  in  Elinor  Glyn's 
snappy  story  of  a  modern  working  girl.  Good  popular 
stuff  with  little  Clara  making  the  hit  of  her  life. 
(March.) 

JIM  THE  CONOUEROR— Producer;  Dist.  Corp. 
— Another  version  of  the  old  feud  between  the  cattle- 
men and  the  sheepmen,  with  William  Boyd  as  its 
chief  redeeming  feature.      (March.) 

JOHNNY  GETS  A  HAIRCUT— Metro-Goldwyn- 

Mayer. — YouTl  like  Jackie  Coogan  as  a  grown-up 
actor.  And  he  still  keeps  his  appeal  for  the  children. 
A  nice  little  picture.      (April.) 

JOSSELYN'S  WIFE— Tiffany.— Pauline  Freder- 
ick in  a  Kathleen  Norris  stori* — and  that  guarantees 
that  the  picture  is  worth-while.     (February.) 

JUST  .ANOTHER  BLONDE— First  National.— 
Dorothy  Mackaill.  Jack  Mulhall,  Louise  Brooks  and 
Buster  Collier  are  in  this  one,  A  lot  of  good  talent  is 
wasted  on  a  plot  that  fails  to  get  anywhere.  (February.) 

*KID  BOOTS — Paramount. — Eddie  Cantor  brings 
a  new  face  to  the  screen.  And  such  a  face!  As  slap- 
stick, this  film  is  ver>'  funny — and  too,  it  has  Clara 
Bow  as  a  shining  light.     (December.) 

*KID  BROTHER,  THE — Paramount. — A  top- 
notch  Harold  Lloyd  picture.  It's  a  comedy  version 
of  "Tol'able  David"  and  one  of  the  best  of  the  cur- 
rent releases.      (March.) 

KISS  IN  A  TAXI,  A— Paramount. — Hey.  Bebe 
Daniels.  Chester  Conklin  stole  your  picture.  But 
don't  crj-,  little  girl,  it  \%-asn"t  much  of  a  film,  anyway. 
(May) 

KOSHER  KITTY  KELLY— F.  B.  C— The  funni- 
est of  the  carbon  copies  of  "Abie's  Irish  Rose." 
(December.) 

LADIES  AT  PLAY— First  National.— Nothing 
new  in  the  plot,  but  a  lot  that  is  spontaneous  and 
hilariously  funny  in  the  performance  of  Louise 
Fazenda  and  Ethel  Wales.  Worth  your  money. 
(February.) 

LADY  IN  ERMINE.  THE— First  National.- This 
film  tries  hard  to  be  haughty  but.  dear  me,  how  times 
have  changed!  Corinne  Griffith's  vaunted  beauty 
fails  to  register  and  the  acting  is  very  ham.    (March.) 

LAST  TRAIL,  THE — Fox.— Zane  Grey  plus  Tom 
Mix  plus  Tony.  You  can't  beat  that  for  a  good 
Western  combination.     (April.) 

LET  IT  RAIN — Paramount. — Douglas  MacLean 
makes  a  comedy  of  life  among  the  sailors  and  marines. 
Good  gags  and  good  titles.  Most  people  will  like 
it.    (May.) 

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LIGHTNING  LARIATS— F.  B.  O.— Our  old  pals. 
Tom  T\ler  and  Frankie  Darro.  step  for\rard  with 
//leir  version  of.the  Mytliical  Kingdom  yarn.  (March.) 

LILY,  THE— Fox.— The  sisterly  love  stuff  pre- 
sented in  a  weepy  manner:  Yep.  Belle -Bennett  sobs 
throughout  the  entire  piece.     Fair.     (December.) 

LITTLE  JOURNEY,  THE— Metro-Goldwyn- 
Maj'cr. — An  airy,  inconsequential  story,  deftly  di- 
rected and  charmingly  acted  by  William  Haines, 
Claire  Windsor  and  Harry  Carey.  Nice  amusement. 
{March.) 

LONDON — Paramount. — Rags  to  riches  in  the 
London  slums,  played  by  Dorothy  Gish.  Filmed  in 
England.     Come  on  home.  Dorothy.     (Jamiary.) 

*LONE  HAND  SAUNDERS— F.  B.  O.— Fred 
Thomson  in  a  human  Western  that  will  be  great  for 

the  kids.      {February.) 

LO\X  'EM^AND  LEAVE  'EM— Paramount. — 
What  goes  on  behind  the  counters  in  a  department 
store,  .^musing  true-to-life  stutf  with  Louise  Brooks 
as  a  cute  little  vamp.     {February.) 

LOVE  MAKES  'EM  WILD— Fox.— Yes.  and  pic- 
tures like  this  make  'em  wild,  too.   {May.) 

*LOVE  OF  SUNYA,  THE— United  Artists.  — 
Gloria  Swanson  didn't  pick  much  of  a  story  for  her- 
self for  her  first  independent  film.  But  her  acting  is 
swell  and  the  direction  is  handsome.  .-Vnd  Gloria 
grows  prettier  every  day.      (.Uay.) 

LOVE'S  BLINDNESS— :Metro-GolduTn-Mayer. 
— Written,  supervised  and  dominated  by  Elinor  Glyn. 
The  old  stuff  with  a  change  of  names  and  Pauline 
Starke  as  the  owner  of  IT.     {January.) 

LOVE'S  GREATEST  MISTAKE— Paramount.— 
Delving  into  the  more  hectic  side  of  New  York  life. 
William  Powell,  Evelyn  Brent  and  Josephine  Dunn 
head  the  cast.  Brisk  melodrama  and  good  comedy. 
(April.) 

LUNATIC  AT  LARGE,  A— First  National.— 
Leon  Errol  and  his  rubber  legs  are  very  funny.  .A 
good  comedy  for  those  who  like  their  films  with  a 
nutty  flavor.    {April.) 

MAGIC  GARDEN.  THE— F.  B.  O.— Romance, 
romance,  romance  with  ten  lumps  of  sugar.  Adapted 
fromastory  by  the  late  Gene  Stratton  Porter.      {.April.) 

MAGICIAN,  THE— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.— 
Rex  Ingram  messes  around  with  some  more  weird 
characters  and  with  some  weirder  emotions.  Except 
for  Alice  Terry,  a  foreign  cast.     (January.) 

MAN  OF  QUALITY,  A— Excellent  Pictures.— A 
good  mystery  yarn  with  George  Walsh.     (December.) 

MANB  A  IT— Producers  Dist.  Corp.  —  Marie 
Prevost  in  a  mild  story  of  a  little  rough  diamond  in 
search  of  a  Tiffany  setting.      (April.) 

MARRIAGE — Fox.— In  spite  of  the  fact  it  was 
adapted  from  H.  G.  Wells'  novel,  it  is  just  a  lot  of 
applesauce,  sister.    Alma  Rubens  starred.      (April.) 

'  =^McFADDEN'S  FLATS— First  National.  —  A 
comedy  as  broad  as  a  barn  and  as  subtle  as  a  swift 
kick.  But  what  a  big  relief  from  Art!  Charlie  Mur- 
ray and  Chester  Conklin  deal  out  the  laughs.   {.April.) 

*METROPOLIS—UFA-Paramount.— Marvellous 
setting-,  gorgeous  camera  work,  awful  German  acting 
and  terrible  English  titles.  It's  an  imaginative 
story  n(  the  City  of  the  Future  and  might,  alas,  have 
been  one  of  the  greatest  pictures  of  the  year.    (May.) 

MIDNIGHT  LOVERS— First  National.— Proving 
that  Le%\is  Stone  can  be  as  funny  as  any  of  the  comics. 
In  spite  of  the  cheap  title,  there  are  a  lot  of  clever 
moments  in  this  picture.     (January.) 

MILLIONAIRES— Warner  Bros. — More  Ghetto 
stuff  and  more  tenth-rate  hokum.  Stick  to  the 
Vitaphone,  boys!     (January.) 

*MONKEY  TALKS.  THE— Fox.— The  swellest 
melodrama  since  "The  Unholy  Three."  A  weird, 
original  plot  and  a  fine  performance  by  Jacques 
Lcrncr.     Worth  your  while.      (.April.) 

MOTHER— F.  B.  O.— Mammy!  A  sentimental 
story  of  a  weak,  thoughtless  husband  who  steps  out 
with  a  "vamp"  after  his  long-suffering  "ball-and- 
chain  "  has  slaved  and  slaved  and  slaved  to  make  him 
a  success.      (May.) 

♦MUSIC  MASTER.  THE— Fox.— An  exquisite 
version  of  the  much-loved  stage  play,  told  with 
charming  sentiment.  Lois  Moran.  .A.Iec  Francis  and 
Helen  Chandler  head  the  cast.    (March.) 

MY  OFFICIAL  WIFE— Warner  Bros.— Terrible 
cheap  sex  stuff — we  don't  even  recommend  it  for  the 
older  folks.     (December.) 

MYSTERY  CLUB.  THE— Universal.— If  you  like 
your  mo\ies  thrilling  and  chilling  don't  overlook  this. 
(December.) 

NEW  YORK— Paramount.— The  story  of  a  Tin 
Pan  .\lley  genius  who  marries  a  society  girl.  Who 
can  they  mean?  .A  trite  and  obvious  picture  with 
Ricardo  Cortez  and  Estelle  Taylor  indulging  in  some 
bad  acting.      (March.) 


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"The  Love  Thrill"  is  the  catchy  title  for 
LAURA  LA  PLANTE'S  new  comedy,  and  there  are  many 
who  tell  me  it  is  one  of  the  most  delicious  farces  of  the  season. 
It  has  a  very  clever  plot  and  in  the  hands  of  MISS  LA  PLANTE, 
assisted  by  TOM  MOORE  and  BRYANT  WASHBURN,  the 
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The  story  was  written  by  Millard  Webb  and 

Joseph  Mitchell  and  was  directed  by  Webb.  I  saw  it  twice 
and  was  unable  to  criticize  it  because  the  details  were  so  capably 
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Briefly,  Joyce  Bragdon,  a  beautiful  young 

woman,  is  a  member  of  an  insurance  firm  about  at  the 
end  of  its  string.  Seeing  poverty  staring  her  in  the  face,  she  forces 
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appears  on  the  scene.  Then  is  when  the  fun  begins. 

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*NIGHT  OF  LOVE.  THE— Gold w\n-Uni ted  Ar- 
tJFls. — Beautiful  romance,  exquisitely  played  by 
Ronald  Colman  and  Vilma  Banky.  Treat  yourself. 
{February.) 

NOBODY'S  WIDOW— Producers  Dist.  Corp.— 
A  Kood  little  comedy,  starring  Leatxice  Joy.  But 
Charles  Ray  is  the  whole  show.  You'll  like  it. 
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OBEY  THE  LAW— Columbia.— Romance  and 
domestic  sentiment  in  the  lives  of  a  couple  of  jail- 
birds.    So-so.      (February.) 

*OLD  IRONSIDES— Paramount.— Thegreatstory 
of  the  Constitution,  told  in  stirring  and  beautifiil 
fashion  by  James  Cruze.  Finely  acted  by  Wallace 
Beer>'.  George  Bancroft.  Charles  Farrell  and  Esther 
Ralston.     A  real  screen  achievement.     (February.) 

ONE  INCREASING  PURPOSE— Fox.— A  slow 
moving  and  diffused  stor\'  made  fairly  interesting  by 
the  acting  of  Edmund  Lowe,  May  Allison  and  Lila 
Lee.     (March.) 

OUTLAW  EXPRESS.  THE— Pathe.— Of  all 

things!    A  Western  stcr),"  about  bad  men,  sheriffs  and 
sheiifi's  daughters  in  the  great  open  spacesl    (Jan.) 

0\XRLAND  STAGE  —  First  National.— Ken 
Maynard  takes  a  hand  at  making  American  histor>'. 
And  he  does  a  good  job  of  it-  A  rousing  Western  and 
good  for  the  whole  family.    (March.) 

PALS  IN  PARADISE— Producers  Dist.  Corp.— 
What,  oh  what,  is  duller  than  a  dull  Western? 
(February.) 

PARADISE — First  National.- This  isn't  worth  a 
dime  unless  you're  keen  about  Milton  Sills  and 
Betty  Branson.      (December.) 

•PARADISE  FOR  T\^'0 — Paramount— Richard 
Dis  and  Betty  Bronson  bring  new  light  and  gayety  to 
an  old  ploL  It's  the  antique  tale  of  the  gay  bachelor 
who  must  marr>'  to  please  his  rich  uncle.     (April.) 

PERFECT  SAP,  THE— First  National.— An 
amusing  tale  of  a  rich  boy  who  tries  to  be  a  Sherlock 
Holmes.  Ben  Lyon's  best  picture  in  a  long  time. 
(March.) 

PLAY  SAFE — Pathe. — Play  safe  and  stay  away 
from  this  Monty  Banks  comedy.  Its  trick  climax  is 
good  but  the  rest  of  the  film  is  a  waste  of  celluloid. 

{April.) 

PLEASURE  GARDEN.  THE— Aj-won.— A  for- 
eign picture,  .^nd  "can  they  make  wiener  schnitzels? 
Yes.  they  can  make  wiener  schnitzels."  Two  Ameri- 
can girls — \^rginia  Valli  and  Carmelita  Geraghty — • 
got  in  this  one  by  mistake.     (January.) 

POPULAR  SIN,  THE— Paramount.— Modern 
marriage  and  divorce,  as  observed,  none  too  originally 
by  Mai  St.  Clair.  Florence  Yidor,  Greta  Nissen  and 
Clive  Brook  are  the  principals.    (March.) 

POTTERS.  THE— Paramount.- W.  C.  Fields  in 
a  middle-class,  middle-aged  comedy,  adapted  from 
the  popular  newspaper  comic  series.  IVetty  fair 
entertainment.      (March.) 

PRINCE  OF  TEMPTERS— First  National.— So 
much  camera  artiness  that  the  humanness  is  over- 
looked. Li'a  de  Putti  is  the  world's  worst  vamp. 
(December.) 

PRIVATE  IZZY  MURPHY— Warner  Bros.— 
Abie's  Irish  Rose  joins  the  Big  Parade  of  War  Pic- 
tures, and  the  result  is  nobody's  business.  George 
Jessel's  film  debut  is  just  so-so.     (January.) 

PROWLERS  OF  THE  NIGHT— Universal.— Just 
a  Western,  built  according  to  the  same  old  primitive 
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mond  Hitchcock  has  his  own  way  in  this  one.  But 
Raymond  doesn't  know  his  film  groceries.  Pretty 
awful.      (March.) 

RED  HOT  HOOFS— F.  B.  C— A  Western  with 
a  real  story  and  a  sense  of  humor.  Tom  Tyler  and 
Frankie  Darro  are  featured.     (January.) 

RED  HOT  LEATHER— Universal.— Jack  Hoxie 
does  a  lot  of  hard  riding  just  to  pay  the  mortgage  on 
the  old  ranch.      (February.) 

*RED  MILL,  THE— Metro-Gold w>'n-Mayer.— 
Marion  Davies  makes  a  bum  out  of  the  plot  of  the 
popular  musical  comedy.  But  Clarion  is  so  genu- 
inely funny  that  who  cares?  Not,  surely,  the  laugh- 
ing audiences.      (April.) 

^  REGULAR  SCOUT.  A— F.  B.  O.— A  simple  tale 
of  a  bad  boy  who  would  steal  the  widow's  money. 
But  the  widow  has  a  daughter — and  that's  the  stuff 
that  films  are  made  of.     (February.) 

*RESURRECTION  —  United  Artists.- Tolstoy's 
powerful  stor>'  made  into  one  of  the  best  pictures  of 
the  season  by  Edwin  Carewe.  Intelligently  and 
stirringly  presented,  it  also  introduces  Dolores  Del 
Rio  as  one  of  our  greatest  actresses.      (May.) 

*RETURN  OF  PETER  GRIMM,  THE— Fox.— 

An  effective  translation  of  a  charming  stage  success, 
with  young  Janet  Gaynor  contributing  some  fine 
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frightened,  because  the  film  isn't  half  bad.  Johnnie 
Harron  and  Shirley  Mason  in  the  leading  roles. 
{Fitfruary.) 

ROUGH  AND  READY— Universal.— Jack  Hoxie 
is  the  honest  cowboy  who  protects  the  gal's  ranch 
from  the  villain.    OuchI    (March.) 

*ROUGHRIDERS.THE— Paramount.— Thrillina 

history,  plus  authentic  American  backgrounds  and 
characterizations.  It  is  built,  of  course,  about  the 
e-vploits  of  Our  Teddy,  but  it  is  really  a  complete 
panorama  of  an  entire  epoch.  Fine  acting  by  Charles 
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croft and  Noah  Beery.    {May.) 

RUBBER  TIRES— Producers  Dist.  Corp.— .-V 
merry  comedy  evolved  from  the  adventures  of  pioneer 
motor  transcontinental  tourists.  A  good  original  idea. 
(May.) 

SHAMEFUL  BEHAVIOR— Bachman.— Shame- 
ful beha\'ior  to  any  audience  that  is  coaxed  into  seeing 
this  one!     (January.) 

*SHOW,  THE— Metro-GoIdttTn-Mayer.  —  John 
Gilbert  in  a  strong  character  study  of  a  Hungarian 
side-show  spieler.  An  interesting  story — slightly  too 
macabre  for  the  innocent? — but  nevertheless  fine 
entertainment.  Oh,  yes,  and  Renee  Adoreo  is  in  it. 
(April.) 

SILENT  LOVER,  THE— First  National.— Movie 
hash  concocted  from  remnants  of  old  plots — a  little 
\'on  Stroheim,  a  little  Foreign  Legion  and  a  few 
Arabs.     With  Milton  Sills.      (February.) 

SILENT  RIDER,  THE— Universal.— Hoot  Gib- 
son agnin  goes  through  his  paces  in  the  conventional 
Western  plot.      (February.) 

SIN  CARGO— Tiffany.— Not  as  bad  as  the  title 
but  not  for  children.  Heavy  smuggling  in  high 
society.      (February.) 

♦SLIDE,  KELLY,  SLIDE  —  Metro-Gold«vn- 
Mayer. — We  urge  you  to  see  this  honestly  funny 
comedy  of  the  great  national  game.  It  is  the  stori'  of 
a  conceited  rookie,  plaved  shrewdly  and  engagingly 
by  Bill  Haines.    Attaboy!     (May.) 

♦SORROWS  OF  SATAN— Pararaount.—Marie 
Corelli's  novel,  a  shocker  of  thirty  years  ago,  makes 
real  old-fashioned  cinema  "melodrammer."  Carol 
Dempster,  Adolphe  Menjou  and  Ricardo  Cortez  are 
excellent.      (December.) 

SO'S  YOUR  OLD  M.\N— Paramount. — An  amus- 
ing tale  of  a  disreputable  small  towner  who  becomes 
the  pal  of  a  haughty  visiting  princess.  W.  C-  Fields 
and  Alice  Joyce  make  it  worth  your  while.     (Jan.) 

SPANGLES — Universal. — Romance  under  the  Big 
Top.  Also  a  murder  thrown  in.  just  to  make  it  excit- 
ing.    (January.) 

STAGE  MADNESS— Fox.— Palpitating  yarn  of 
an  actress  who  gives  up  marriage  for  the  stage,  only 
to  be  confronted  by  her  own  che-ild  later  in  life.  Well, 
if  you  like  this  sort  of  thing — ■     (March.) 

*STARK  LO\'E — Paramount.— A  folk  drama, 
made  in  the  Carolina  hills,  by  James  Brown.  Aston- 
ishingly well  acted  by  native  players.  An  important 
contribution  to  the  American  theater.    (May.) 

STEPPING  ALONG— First  National.— Johnny 
Hines  overplays  in  this  one.  The  comedy  is  too  long 
and  the  gags  fail  to  explode.     (February.) 

STRANDED  IN  PARIS  —  Paramount.  —  Bebe 
Daniels  at  her  prettiest  and  snappiest  in  a  comedy  of  a 
department  store  girl  innocently  masquerading  as  a 
Countess.      (February.) 

SUMMER  BACHELORS — Fox.— A  hotsy-totsy 
Warner  Fabian  story  of  cheating  husbands  and  wily 
flappers.  Silly  material  but  good  direction  and  snappy 
acting  by  Aladge  Bellamy  and  Leila  H>-ams.  (March.) 

SWEET  ROSE  O'GRADY— Columbia.— They  are 
all  imitating  "The  Big  Parade"  and  ".Abie's  Irish 
Rose."  This  plays  on  the  Irish-Jewish  theme. 
(February.) 

SYNCOPATING  SUE— First  National.— Con nne 
Griffith  breaks  away  from  the  society  stuff  and  ap- 
pears in  a  story  of  Tin  Pan  Alley.  It's  good  entertain- 
ment.    (January.) 

TAKE  IT  FROM  ME — Universal.- The  trials  and 
tribulations  of  a  department  store  owner  are  snappily 
presented  by  Reginald  Denny.     (December.) 

TARZAN  AND  THE  GOLDEN  LION— F.  B.  O. 

— -The  original  "Tarzan"  stories  were  good.  This  is 
one  of  the  biggest  pieces  of  nonsense  ever  fed  to  a 
suficring  camera.    (May.) 

TAXI  DANCE.  THE— Metro-Go! dwi'n-Mayer.— 
An  unsavory  story  of  an  ambitious  girl's  adventures 
in  Manhattan.  Joan  Crawford  manages  to  triumph 
over  inferior  material.      (April.) 

TAXI,  TAXI — Universal.— The  sort  of  pleasant 
comedy  that  usually  finds  appreciative  audiences. 
Edward  Everett  Horton  and  Marion  Nixon  are  in  it, 
(Apnt.) 

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ICTIUIRES 


Ruth  Harriet  Louise 


BECAUSE  of  her  hard-boiled  comedy  performances  in  "The  Demi  Bride"  and  "Slide, 
Kelly,  Slide,"  Dorothy  Sebastian  receives  this  handsome  picture  of  herself  in  our 
critical  magazine.   Maybe,  with  this  encouragement, shell  keep  up  the  good  work. 


Ruawdl  Ball 


AFTER  sponsoring  the  boyish  cut,  Gloria  Swanson  goes  back  to  long  hair.   It  is  arranged 

■**■  in  club  fashion  at  the  nape  of  her  neck.  Also  Gloria  is  coming  out  strongly  for  the 

uncovered  ear.   The  hair,  incidentally,  is  all  her  own. 


Ruth  Harriet  Louise 


AILEEN  PRINGLE  played  "vamp"  roles  until  her  sense  of  humor  revolted.    Hence 
•  forth  she  will  devote  herself  to  plots  with  a  gUnt  of  comedy.    She  is  to  be  co'Starred 
with  Lew  Cody  in  a  series  of  pictures,  the  first  of  which  is  "  Her  Brother  from  Brazil." 


RusscU  Ball 


TX  THEN  all  the  other  players  hit  the  trail  westward,  Ben  Lyon  returned  to  New  York, 

**  just  to  be  different.   Robert  Kane  engaged  him  for  the  leading  r61e  in  "Dance  Magic," 

a  new  picture  with  a  Manhattan  background.   Ben  accepted  witKout  a  protest. 


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AFTER  long  fidelity  to  the  screen,  Alice  Joyce  is  flirting  with  the  idea  of  going  on  the 
'^  speaking  stage.  Hollywood  is  too  far  from  Park  Avenue  where  Alice  has  her  home, 
her  husband  and  her  children. 


HEN  one  is  sure  of  a  groomed  appearance,  the 
trials  of  uncomfortable  weather  become  less  formidable. 
Gossard  figure  garments  for  summer  assure  groomed 
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iVly  (clothes  are  no  longer 
the  problem  they  were" 

—M^/dr  AsTOR 


Sheer  frocks,  dainty  underthings,  now  are  laundered  perfectly 
since  her  maid  learned  the  secret  of  keeping  them  like  neu! 


"I  LIKE  BEST  fragile  frocks  in  the 
light  colors,"  Mary  Astor  told  me, 
"but  their  very  sheerness  makes  it 
imperative  that  they  be  kept 
fresh  and  dainty  always.  That 
was  once  a  problem  in  this  land 
of  sunshine  where  we  spend  a'l 
our  days  out-of-doors! 

"My  clothes  became  wind- 
blown and  dusty  so  quickly  and 
washing  was  so  uncertain — often 
so  ruinous — that  it  seemed  im- 
possible to  keep  their  dainty  new 
look. 

"One  day  last  summer  I  wore 
for  tennis  a  new  frock  of  apricot 
crepe  with  an  embroidered  jacket. 
After  the  game  it  was  so  pow- 
dered with  the  dust  of  the  courts 
that  I  wondered  whether  it,  too, 
must  be  added  to  my  long  list  of 
clothes  that  had  never  tubbed  suc- 
cessfully. Or  whether  it  might  be 


one  of  the  miracles  my  maid  had 
lately  seemed  able  to  perform! 

"The  next  day  I  found  my  precious 
frock  hanging  in  my  wardrobe — love- 
lier than  ever!    At  my  surprised  de- 


THE   lovely    frocks    that    Mary 
Astor  is  famous  for  are  a  per- 
fect setting  for  her  demure  dark 
beauty.      Frocks   so   fragile  —  yet 
Lux  washes  them  perfectly ! 


T\nARYASTOR'S  Beverly  Hills  home  \ 
•^'■^  js  one  of  the  most  charmir^g  ir\ 
that  farr\ous  colony.  Here  she  comes 
for  occasional  days  of  sunshine — brief 
holidays  snatched  from  the  strenuous 
life  of  a  motion  picture  star 


light,  my  maid  told  me  that  she  had 
learned  the  secret  of  safe  laundering 
and  that  secret  was  —  Lux!  Since 
her  discovery  my  clothes  are  no 
longer  the  problem  they  were!" 

As   we    sat   talking   in    Miss    Astor's 
boudoir  her  maid  came  in  with  an  arm- 
ful of  freshly  laundered  things,   and  it 
was  evident,  indeed,  that  Lux  had  solved 
a  difficult  problem. 

Pajamas  and  negligees  of  old-gold 
crepe,  a  coral  dance-set  of  triple  voile, 
little  tailored  dresses  of  radium  silk, 
and  many,  many  pairs  of  the  open 
work  stockings  that  go  so  well  with 
the  chiffon  frocks  Mary  Astor  loves. 
Billowing  heaps  of  rainbow-colored 
bits  of  loveliness!  Kept  always  fresh 
and  dainty  now  with  Lux. 


Tennis   is   Mary   Astor's   favorite 
sport  and  she  always  dresses  ador- 
ably for  it  in  the  smartest  sports 
frocks 


"If  it's  safe  in  water  .  . 
it's  just  as  safe  in  Lux  " 

Lever  Bros.  Co..  Cambridge.  Mass. 


The     National     Guide     to     Motion     Pictures 


(TRADE  MARKl 


PHOTOPLAY 


June,  1927 


Close-Ups  and  Long-Shots 


Go  see   "The  King  of  Kings" 
e\en  if  you  have  to  miss  the 
Wednesday     evening     prayer 
meeting  to  do  so. 

Cecil  B.   De  Mille  has  taken  the 
greatest  story  of  history  and  woven 
it  into  a  celluloid  fabric  of  rare  beauty  and 
reverence. 

He  has  given  us  a  screen  record  of  the  last 
year  of  the  life  of  Christ,  ending  with  the 
crucifixion  and  His  reappearance  to  His 
apostles. 

He  brings  Him  back  to  us  today  as  no  mere 
words  ever  could. 

Whether  you  believe  Christ  God  or  man 
makes  no  difference.  The  picture  leaves  you 
with  a  visualized  realization  of  the  divinity  of 
His  mission. 

'NTO  book,  no  painting,  no  sculpture  is  as  sus- 
■^  ^  ceptible  of  microscopic  examination  as  is  a 
motion  picture. 

If  a  man  has  done  a  piece  of  work  better  than 
any  other  man  has  done  it,  we  have  no  right 
to  withhold  credit  because  of  one  or  two  slight 
imperfections. 

It  is  possible  that  someone  else  could  have 
done  the  story  of  Christ  better.  I  will  admit 
it  when  he  does  it.  But  I  know  of  no  man  in 
motion  pictures  today  who  would  have  the 
courage  to  attempt  to  surpass  De  Mille's 
film  Testament. 

A  yf  ANY  millions  who  have  never  read  the 
-'■"-^Bible  will  see  this  picture.  It  will  run  on 
the  screens  of  the  world  for  years. 

It  will  do  more  spiritual  good  than  all  the 


well  meaning  missionaries  in  Africa 
and  Asia,  because  it  will  tell  the 
story  of  sublime  sacrifice  and  love 
to  the  eye  that  believes  what  it  sees, 
instead  of  the  ear  that  is  accus- 
tomed to  strain  words  through  the 
brain  for  acceptance  or  rejection. 

npAKE   all   the    missionaries    out   of   China, 
-*-  send  a  hundred   prints  of   "The    King    of 
Kings,"  and  then  let  China  alone  to  work  out 
its  destiny. 


W 


ILL  it  make  money?"  some  one  asked 
me  the  opening  night  in  New  York. 
I  hope  it  makes  $.5,000,000  for  its  producers. 
And  I  think  it  will. 

A  LL  the  big  producers  are  in  a  welter  of 
-'-  ^-consternation  over  the  increasing  cost 
of  pictures. 

Salaries  are  not  the  problem  now.  It  is 
camera  time,  the  time  the  director  takes  to 
shoot  his  film. 

If  they  could  cut  down  one  week  of  camera 
time  on  every  picture  they  could  save  millions. 
If  you  can  demonstrate  your  ability  to  do  it 
you  are  worth  $5,000  a  week  to  any  of  them. 

Here  is  a  chance  for  a  good  job.  Step  right 
up  with  your  solution.  The  line  forms  on  the 
right,  and  don't  crowd. 

CONGRATULATIONS  to  Eddie  Carewe  on 
"Resurrection."  There's  a  picture!  I 
asked  him  how  he  happened  to  make  it  after  all 
the  pot-boilers  he  has  done. 

[  CONTINUED  ON  PAGE  78  ] 


Real 


It  Is  the  Big 

Butter  and 
Egg  Man's  Lit- 
tle Boy  Who 
Puts  the  Sin  in 
Cinemaland 


The  poor  little  rich  boy 
longs  to  meet  actresses. 
Hollywood,  not  Paris,  is 
his  new  Mecca.  Here  is 
Craig  Biddle  surrounded 
by  Clara  Horton,  Marie 
Astaire,  Hone  Marlowe 
and  May  West.  Phila- 
delphia was  never  like 
this! 


IT'S  the  soft  sap  who  gives  Hollywood  the  hard 
name. 
It's  the  Big  Butter  and  Egg  Man's  little  bov, 
coming  to  Movieville  with  an  urge  to  be  seen  out 
with  anv  girl  who  says  she  works  in  motion  pictures, 
who  is  the  real  Hell-raiser  of  Hollywood. 

The  genuine  motion  picture  people  are  tame,  hard- 
working innocents  compared  with  these  sin-seeking 
scions.  And  that's  not  a  defense.  The  true  troupers 
have  less  time  and  more  sense  than  the  dollar  descend- 
ants.    The  players  are  there  to  work. 

The  college  cut-up  comes  to  Cinema  Center  to  give 
and  receive  thrills.  No  longer  do  the  burning  boobs 
go  to  Paris  when  they  graduate.  They  go  to  Holly- 
wood, and  Hollywood,  because  of  them,  gets  the  space 
Paris  used  to  get  in  the  newspapers  which  retail 
wickedness  to  the  small  towners  who  never  get  west 
of   the   water    tower. 

Make  no  mistake.  Hollywood  can  never  again  be  a 
sleepy  California  village.  It  means  too  much.  It 
symbolizes  too  much.  Life,  with  all  the  vast  con- 
notations of  that  word,  is  there.  The  romance  and 
the  beauty  of  Hollywood  are  there  as  you  have 
pictured  them,  and  more  so.  Once  in  Hollywood 
vou  are  caught  in  the  magic  trap  of  its  atmosphere. 
it  isn't  until  you  leave  that  you  find  your  thoughts 
wandering  back  to  the  palm-shadowed,  fragrant 
lanes  of  the  most  unreal  city  ever  created. 

Hollywood  is  the  world's  newest  illusion.  Paris, 
London,  \'ienna,  Berlin,  yea,  even  New  York,  the 
magnificent,  are  dead  cities  as  far  as  the  dreams  of 
the  world  today  are  concerned.  But  these  cities  raise 
sin  as  is  sin  for  all  of  that,  and  could  give  cards  and 
spades  in  wickedness  to  the  Western  village  by  the  sea. 

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If  Jerry  Miley  succeeds,  it  will  be  in  spite  of  his 
money 


ell  Raisers  of 
ollywood 


By 
Cal  York 


Yet  Hollywood  nights,  warm,  sweet 
scented,  languorous,  are  those  the  world  now 
visions. 

So  it's  small  wonder  the  B.  &  E.  Man's 
little  boy  wants  to  be  a  knight  of  those 
nights.  In  many  cases  it's  really  the  near- 
est approach  to  ambition  the  boy  has  ever 
shown. 

For  if  all  the  installments  his  dad  paid 
on  the  lad's  so-called  education  had  been 
spent  in  one  place,  the  boy  might  be  able 
to  show  a  diploma  entitling  him  to  cut 
hair. 

As  it  is  all  he  has  for  his  four  year  college 
itinerary   is    a 


ukulele  and  the  first 
four  steps  of  the 
Black  Bottom. 

But  arriving  in 
the  picture  para- 
dise he  chatters 
about  fraternities 
and  college  and 
wears  clothes  as  funny  as  a 
Harry  Langdon  feature.  He 
immediately  contracts  to  buy 
ow-priced  but  high-geared 
automobile  and  a  hip  flask 
as   big  as   Death   Valley 


Michael  Cudahy, 
whom  Joan  Craw- 
ford dubbed  "just 
an  adorable  fool," 
and  Clara  Bow,  the 
girl  who  burns  'em 
up  and  then  leaves 
*em  cold,  as  Robert 
Savage    can    testify 


Robert  Savage  and 
Clara  Bow  were  saved 
from  matrimony  by 
union  hours  at  the 
License  Bureau 


Marie  Astaire  —  co 

starred  with  Mr. 

Cudahy   in    "Nearly 

Married" 


Scotty's  canteen  and  starts  in  to  paint  the  town  red. 

He  doesn't  make  it  even  a  pale  pink.  His  failure  in 
the  latter  project,  perhaps,  may  be  ascribed  to  the  fact 
that  the  coloring  matter  to  be  found  in  a  bottle  of 
Hollywood  gin  is  almost  as  negligible  as  its  alcoholic 
content.  But  his  exploits  do  get  the  town  muddied  up 
in  the  yellow  journals. 

How  he  meets  a  movie  girl  is  not  a  formula  to  be  de- 
tailed here.  There  are  lots  of  girls  in  Hollywood  and 
girls  will  be  girls,  particularly  where  a  millionaire's 
son  is  concerned. 

But  meet  one  he  does — probably  several  of  them — 
and  what  happens  thereafter  may  be  as  funny  as  those 
multi-colored  sweaters  worn  by  members  of  the  Holh- 
wood  Boulevard  Golf  Club. [  continued  ox  p.\ge  123| 

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y^UARLlE  FARRELL  has  gone  ahead  faster  than  any  other  young 
I  O  actor  during  the  past  season.  For  three  years  he  belonged  to  the 
^-^  doughnut  dunking  brigade  of  Hollywood.  He  was  living  on  $7.50  a 
week,  when  a  bit  in  "Sandy"  brought  him  to  the  notice  of  James  Cruze 
and  he  was  engaged  for  "Old  Ironsides."      Farrell  still  drives  a  Ford. 


30 


Papa  Stops  W^ 


Mr.  FarrelFs  little 

boy  finally  amounts 

to  something 

By  Cal  York 


"  "¥"  WONDER  what  on   earth   you   will  ever 

I     amount  to,"  Papa   Farrell  used  to  say  to 

I  young  Charles  after  the  manner  of  all  fathers 
to  all  sons  e\erywhere. 

Papa  Farrell  had  a  chain  of  motion  picture 
theaters  about  Cape  Cod. 

The  rich  city  kids  used  to  go  down  there  during 
summer  vacations  and  young  Charles  Farrell  used 
to  play  around  with  them. 

Like  most  sons  of  wealthy  parents  these  rich 
city  kids  never  had  any  money — not  enough,  an>- 
wav — and  voung  Charles  used  to  pass  them  in  to 
his  father's  movie  house. 

And  Papa  Farrell  would  see  sixteen  or  twenty 
rich  city  kids  come  piling  into  his  theater  without 
the  cash  receipts  being  swelled  by  a  single  nickel 
and  again  he  would  say  to  young  Charles: 

"I  wonder — "  and  all  the  rest  of  it. 

But  Charles  never  wondered. 

He  knew. 

He  was  going  to  be  a  motion  picture  actor. 

"From  the  time  I  was  twelve  years  old  I  knew 
what  I  was  going  to  be,"  he  said. 

"I  used  to  tell  those  kids  of  mv  ambitions  and 


Ait//c'-"vry 


Little  Fellow:    "Y"  can't  talk  to  me  thataway.    lused 
to  be  a  Life  Saver." 
Big  Boy:   "Aw  g'wan!  What  flavor?" 


His  movie  amhitiuns  came  naturally  to  him.     FarreU  Iiails 
from  Cape  Cod,  wiiere  his  father  had  a  chain  of  theaters 


every  time  I  got  a  black  eye  or  a  split  lip  I  knew  I  was  going 
to  have  a  tougher  time  getting  into  pictures." 

But  Charles  didn't  know  the  half  of  it. 

He  was  still  3,000  miles  from  Hollywood,  where  the 
doughnut  is  to  the  actor  what  rice  is  to  a  Chinaman  and  the 
Community  Chest  maj'  mean  just  anybody's  icebo.x. 

After  three  years  at  school  in  Boston,  Charles  joined  a 
stock  company. 

"I  wonder  what  on  earth — "  said  Papa  Farrell  and  al- 
most collapsed. 

Charles  was  the  company  manager,  property  man,  et 
cetera.    He  did  everything  but  post  the  bills. 

But  the  time  was  to  come  when  his  mouth  almost 
drooled  as  he  remembered  that  nice  billboard  paste  and 
thought  how  good  it  might  taste  with  sugar  and  cream. 

His  sole  object  in  joining  the  company  was  to  reach 
Hollywood  and  when  they  arrived  in  Los  Angeles  he  quit 
the  showJ 

And  the  panic  was  on. 

Of  course,  he  joined  the  Dunker  Society. 

There  is  a  legend  that  one  extra  man  established  a 
world's  record  by  dunking  the  same  doughnut  in  the  same 
cup  of  coffee  twenty-seven  times. 

Charles  Farrell  is  said  to  be  that  man. 

For  nearly  three  years  he  almost  starved. 

Sometimes  he  only  worked  one  day  a  week  and  if  you 
want  to  know  just  how  [  conti.\ued  ox  p.\ge  100  ] 

31 


1  When 


How  the  Film  Capital 

has  changed  since 

the  Good  Old  Days 

When  Cows  Chased 

Movie  Stars  on  the 

Village  Green 


The  Famous  Players-Lasky  Studios  today  and, 
right,  the  old  barn — and  original  studio  of 
Jesse  Lasky — as  it  stood  on  the  first  lot,  with 
Gloria  Swanson's  bungalow  dressing  room 
and  the  wardrobe  building  almost  hiding  it 
from  view 


HOLLYWOOD!  That's  the  place  you  used  to 
take  tourist  friends  to  see  because  it  was  a 
sweet  old  picturesque  place  full  of  rose- 
embowered  homes  set  back  among  tall  trees, 
with  wide  orange  and  oli\e  orchards  on  all  sides!  ' 

And  then,  if  you  had  an  automobile,  you  circled 
through  Cahuenga  Pass,  being  careful  not  to  run  over 
the  jack-rabbits  and  coyotes! 

Hollywood  looked  like  a  town  that  would  be  called 
Hollywood  when  I  first  saw  it — before  the  Midas  of  the 
Mo\-ies  came  in  to  turn  everything  to  hard  and  glitter- 
ing gold. 

What  visions  of  shady  glens  picked  off  with  cheerful 


The  Rex  Arms,  where  most  of  the  famous  stars  resided  in 

their  days  of  struggle.     Mary  Pickford,  Mabel  Normand, 

Corinne  Griffith  and  many  others  lived  here 

32 


red  berries,  of  vistas  of  purple  hills,  of  peaceful,  tree- 
lined  streets,  cottages  smothered  in  roses,  little  quaint 
churches,  that  name  Hollywood  conjures  up! 

Surely  there  dwelt  the  fairy  godmothers  in  the  gold- 
en orange  orchards,  the  dew-covered  lawns,  the 
rose  bushes  that  bloomed  along  Hollywood 
and  Sunset  Boulevards,  where  now  the 
granite  buildings  loom  and  the  traffic  cops' 
whistles  have  replaced  the  song  of  the  mock- 
ing birds. 

Indeed,  didn't  I  know  an  author  out  there 
who  moved  off'  Hollywood  Boulevard  be- 
cause the  mocking  birds  in  the  trees  around 
his  house  disturbed  his  slumbers! 

Just  funny  little  old  Main  Streets  were 
HolKwood  and  Sunset  Boulevards,  edged 
with  an  occasional  rambling,  low  shopwhich 
thrust  its  ugly  face  forward  from  between 
the  rose  and  lilac  bushes;  pa\ed  not  at  all, 
sidcwalked  with  gra\el  or  plank  walks. 

The  Hollywood  hills  were  clad  in  all  their 
\irginal  mesquite  and. live  oaks.  No  gashes 
yet  were  cut  in  their  smooth  and  charmingly 
wooded  sides  for  the  erection  of  those  pink-, 
\ellow-  and  blue-tinted  Italian  and  Spanish 
\  illas.  Santa  Monica  Boulevard  and  en- 
virons were  prairies  w-ith  an  occasional 
cottage,  and  with  Senator  Cole's  gray  frame 
two-story  house  the  only  imposing  structure 
on  the  thoroughfare. 


Hollywood  Was  a 


Pasture 


The  Taft  Building,  at  the  right,  now  stands 
at  the  corner  of  Hollywood  and  Vine.  Below 
is  the  little  church  which  once  stood  on  this 
very  spot.  Pepper  trees  shaded  peaceful  Vine 
Street  in  those  days 


By  Grace  Kings/ey 


"You  must,"  somebody  said  to  me  one  day,   "go 
and  see  Paul  de  Longpre's  home." 

The  great  painter  of  flowers  had  passed  away,  but 
lovely  paintings  still  adorned  the  walls  of  his  pink- 
stucco   Moorish   house  with   its  carved  windows  and 
arches,    and    a   wilderness    of    flowers    still 
bloomed    in    the    front    and    at    the   sides. 
Now   a    huge    office     building    stands    on 
the  site. 

"When  you  go  to  the  Lasky  studio,"  I 
was  told  thirteen  years  ago,  "you  get  oft 
the  car  at  a  little  church  at  the  corner  of 
\'ine  and  Hollywood  Boulevard.  The 
church  has  a  little  lawn  around  it,  and  there 
are  huge  pepper  trees  all  along  Vine  Street. 
Dustin  Farnum  goes  there  to  church." 

Long  since  that  little  church  and  its  green 
lawn  have  gone  their  way  to  give  place  to  a 
tall,  frowning  office  building,  with  its  corner 
drug-store. 

And  the  many  acred  home  estate  which 
stood  opposite  the  church,  a  tangle  of 
orange  and  palm  trees,  rose-bushes  and 
magnolias,  has  given  way  to  another  busi- 
ness building. 

.\  many-acred  olive  orchard  spread  its 
silver-and-green-leafed  charm  where  now 
stand  rows  of  apartment  houses  opposite  the 
old  Griffith  Studio  on  Sunset  Boule\ard 
near   Vermont   Avenue.      A   wide   common 


nearby,  on  which  grazed  a  herd  of  cows  and 
horses  during  the  green  winter  months,  now 
gives  standing  room  to  several  business  blocks. 

I  remember  Pauline  Starke  telling  me,  one  morning 
when  she  arrived  at  the  Griffith  studio,  how  frightened 
she  had  been  that  morning  when  a  cow  chased  her 
across   that  common !     Now  thev  are  scarce  on  sets. 


The  Hollywood  Hotel.    In  the  pioneer  period  very  affluent 

stars  lived  here.    Thursday  nights  at  the  Hollywood  were 

the  social  event  of  the  time 

33 


How  the  Hollywood  Common  Became  Preferred 


affluent  they  lived  at  the  Hollywood 
Hotel  or  the  Rex  Arms  Apartments,  the 
latter  a  down-town  apartment  house  in 
Los  Angeles,  or  they  rented  a  house  in 
an  orange  orchard.  Many  stars  who 
now  own  their  own  town  and  beach 
mansions  and  yachts  besides  then  lived 
in  two  rooms — with  a  bath  if  lucky; 
otherivise  they  took  their  turns  in  the 
general  bath-rooms.  A  few  lived  in 
boarding  houses,  but  somehow  the 
theatrical  boarding  house  never  got 
much  of  a  hold  in  Hollywood. 

Cecil  B.  De  Mille  resided  in  a  modest 
little  home  on  Cahuenga  Avenue,  and 
used  to  walk  to  the  studio  for  exercise, 
while  William  de  Mille  lived  in  a  tree- 
embowered  home  on  a  side  street  after- 
ward the  home  of  Betty  Blythe.  A 
house  on  Argvle  Street,  now  the  dwelling 
of  the  Duncan  Sisters,  once  was  occupied 
by  Mary  Miles  Minter,  and  is  said  to 
be  unlucky. 

The  late  Wallace  Reid  dwelt  with  his 


Above,  the  corner  of  Hollywood 
and  Cahuenga  today.  Right, 
twenty  years  ago,  before  the  cel- 
luloid gold  rush,  traffic  cops  and 
stellar  Rolls-Royces.  In  those 
days  the  luminaries  hadn't  cap- 
tured Beverly  Hills  and  a  hall 
bedroom  was  a  hall  bedroom. 
The  pre-Spanish  villa  era 


-A  wide  orange  grove  spread  its 
sweetness  on  the  air  where  now 
stands  the  famous  Grauman's 
Egyptian  Theater. 

"There  is  going  to  be  a  great 
ceremony  this  afternoon,"  some- 
body telephoned  me  one  day  in 

the   comparatively   recent   days   of   seven   years   ago. 
"You  had  better  come  out." 

Over  there  under  those  orange  trees  I  discovered 
-Anita  Stewart,  Mildred  Harris  and  other  stars,  whom 
I  now  forget,  ready  to  turn  little  silver  shovels  of  dirt 
over  as  the  ground-breaking  ceremony  of  the  Egyptian 
Theater.  Sid  Grauman  stood  by  and  made  a  speech 
to  a  big  bunch  of  film  men  and  exhibitors.  A  few 
natives,  dwellers  in  cottages  close  by,  came  with  the 
dust  of  the  orchards  on  their  shoes,  to  watch  proceed- 
ings. Those  natives  are  all  rich  now.  They  have  sold 
their  orchards  to  men  who  put  up  business  blocks. 

Nobody  in  the  olden  days  pointed  out  the  picture 
stars'  homes  for  the  simple  reason  that  those  homes 
were  nothing  much  to  point  out.  Picture  stars  dwelt 
in  those  long-ago  days  of  twelve  and  thirteen  years  ago 
in    cottages,    bungalows    or    apartments,    or    if    very 


pretty  young  wife,  Dorothy  Davenport,  in  a  little  white 
cottage  on  Cahuenga  Pass,  until  they  built  their  pretty 
Italian-and-Spanish  home  out  toward  Beverly  Hills. 
Mrs.  Reid  still  lives  with  her  two  children  in  the  Reid 
home. 

Noah  BeerA,'  was  one  of  the  first  actors  to  build  a 
picturesque  villa  clinging  to  the  side  of  a  HolK'wood 
mountain.  May  .-\llison  built  a  pretty  and  rather  im- 
posing concrete  house  on  the  edge  of  Beverly  Hills,  and 
Pauline  Frederick  built  a  wide-fronted  mansion  in 
Beverly.  Alia  Nazimova's  house,  famous  for  its 
bizarre  planning  and  furnishing,  which  once  faced  a 
lovely  garden  and  huge  swimming  pool,  with  its  flank- 
ing aviaries  full  of  birds,  has  been  torn  down  to  make 
place  for  a  bungalow  court.  William  S.  Hart  and  his 
sister  lived  at  the  Rex  Arms  Apartments  until  they 
built  their  home-like  house  [  continued  on  p.\ge  140  ] 


J4 


OOR  Marguerite  du  Plessis!    The  fair,  frail  lady  is  not  allowed  to  rest 
in  peace  in  Pere  la  Chaise.     La  Dame  aux  Camelias  is  resurrected 
again  to  agitate  the  screen  with  her  sad,  sad  story.  Norma  Talmadge 
is  playing  the  1927  version  of  the  girl  whom  Fannie  Brice  once  de- 
scribed as  "a  bad  woman,  but  good  company."    Gilbert  Roland  is  Armand — 
a  role  once  made  glamorous  by  Rudolph  \'alentino. 


35 


^dviceto  Husbands 


THERE  ain't  a  man  li\in'  toda\-  who'll 
admit  that  he  isn't  capable  of  doin' 
two  things  better'n  anybody  else — 
playin'  poker  an'  givin'  advice. 
Women  string  along  right  strong  on  the 
advice  question.  There  ain't  a  lady  of  an\- 
body's  acquaintance  who  don't  put  in  twel\e 
hours  a  day  seekin'  advice  and  the  other 
twelve  givin'  it.  An'  not  a  great  deal  of  im- 
portance  attaches   either  way. 

I  get  a  heap  of  letters  an'  for  some  reason 
I  can't  exactly  cipher  out  a  lot  of  my  cor- 
respondents is  of  the  fair  se.x  and  inquirin'  earneslK' 
what  to  do  with  their  husbands.    Every  once  in  a  while 
a  gent  writes  a  none  too  encouragin'  note  about  wives 
in  general  and  his  own  most  special. 

Gettin'  down  to  cases,  I  reckon  now  and  then  any 
lady  feels  herself  in  need  of  this  here  expert  advice 
you  hear  mentioned  and  I  can  see  how  they  figure  any- 
body livin'  in  Hollywood  should  be  able  to  write  a  book 
on  matrimony  and  di\orce  with  footholds,  blue  prints, 
and  diagrams  throwed  in.  So,  naturally,  she  takes  pen 
in  hand  and  seeks  first  hand  information,  but  why  a  lot 
of  'em  pick  on  me  I  ha\-en't  got  figured  out  yet. 

I'VE  got  sixletters  in  front  of  me  right  now  seekin'  ad- 
vice on  divorce — three  from  women,  two  from  men  and 
the  last  one  don't  say  what  he  is.  Before  answerin' 
any  of  these  here  wails  for  assistance,  I've  been  waiting  for 
the  final  decision  on  an  important  divorce  suit  just 
now  holdin'  the  range  in  this  part  of  the  country.  ^  In 
the  aforesaid  mentioned  case,  both  parties  has  hired 
a  lot  of  high-priced,  double-barrelled,  six-cylinder  law- 
yers an'  the  battle  thus  far  has  been  as  lively  as  a 
cattleman'swar  or  one  of  them  old  Oklahoma  or  Kansas 
county  seat  disputes  which  was  generally  settled  with 
shot  guns  and  six 
shooters. 

There's  one  mighty 
handy  thing  about 
this  here  well-known 
divorce  case.  It  is 
great  for  us  folks  li\'- 
in'  at  close  range  as 
it's  givin'  the  inhab- 
itants and  settlers 
more  free  legal  divorce 
advice  and  informa- 
tion than  any  com- 
munity ever  got  be- 
fore for  nothin'.  The 
women  folk  are  stand- 
in'  on  their  toes  a- 
waitin'  to  see  how 
many  millions  the 
young  woman  can  ac- 
tually collect,  while 
the  men  are  keepin' 
books  as  to  how  much 
certain  alleged  misde- 
meanors can  cost  a 
man. 

Daily  each  court 

decision     or    legal 

shark's  opinion  on 

the    community 

property    and    ali- 

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By 


FIRST  PRIZE  CAPTION  OF  MONTH 
"Can  you  pitch  a  curve?" 

"Say,  I  can  pitch  two  curves  at  one  time — and  braid  'em. 

—•'Slide,  Kelly,  Slide" 


Tom  Mix 


mony  part  of  the  argument  is  cut  out  and 
pasted  up  in  a  scrap  boolc  for  future 
reference — wives  savin'  all  decisions  in 
favor  of,  and  the  men  puttin'  by  all  that 
are  against. 


Future  household  wrangles,  from  bein'  promiscuous 
and  personal  in  the  extreme  and  dealin'  with  small 
matters  like  the  price  of  the  wife's  last  hat  or  just  what 
time  friend  husband  returned  from  a  meeting  of  what- 
ever lodge  he  uses  for  that  purpose,  are  a-goin'  to 
sound  like  a  session  of  the  United  States  Supreme 
Court  in  Washington.  No  longer  is  the  missus  a-goin' 
to  quote  her  mother  as  a  household  authority.  She's 
goin'  to  get  out  her  scrap  book  and  point  a  finger  to  a 
pasted  up  decision  and  say — 

"  Don't  you-all  try  puttin'  anysuch  foolishness  as  that 
over  on  me.  It  reads  right  here  that  Judge  McGuffus 
held  that  touchin'  on  an'  appertainin'  to  community 
property  rights,  a  wife  can  claim  that,  etc.,  ad  infinitum." 

BUT  husbands  ain't  so  easily  silenced  nowadays.  "Is 
that  so,"  he'll  bust  in,  wavin'  a  newspaper  clippin'. 
"Is  that  so?  But  all  that  was  way  down  in  the  Superior 
Court.  What  did  the  three  judges  of  the  Supreme 
Court  have  to  say  when  that  question  came  up  on 
appeal?  I  ask  you,  what  did  they  do?  They  throwed 
it  out  as  a  bad  law  faster'n  you  could  say  scat. " 

There  is  a  lot  to  say  in  fa\'or  of  gettin'  married,  but 
most  of  it  has  been  said.     Now  the  other  side  of  the 

question  has  assumed 
paramount  propor- 
tions. Seems  like  it's 
about  the  same  as 
hitchin'  up  a  work 
team — a  horse  an'  a 
mare.  A  smart  ranch- 
man expects  the  horse 
to  do  most  of  the  pull- 
in'.  The  male  is  nat- 
urally stronger  and  as 
naturally  shields  the 
female,  she  bein'  of 
finer  fibre.  The  male 
is  always  the  burden 
bearer. 

Each  is  hitched  to 
his  own  singletree  an' 
in  a  measure  is  ex- 
pected to  pull  a  pro- 
portionate share  of 
the  load.  If  one  of 
'em  hangs  back  and 
shirks,  it's  bound  to 
be  a  bad  team  an'  you 
got  to  separate  'em 
and  get  other  team 
mates. 

It's  just  the  same 
with  humans. 


^//^  Wives 

Slightly  Prejudiced  in 
Favor  of  the  Husband 


Like  travel,  divorce  seems  to  broaden  people.  It  sure 
helps  to  increase  their  callin'  acquaintance.  Each  new 
wife  brings  in  a  new  herd  of  friends,  so  by  the  time  a 
gent  has  been  bedded  down  for  a  few  years  in  this  town, 
he's  extended  his  social  activities  along  a  lot  of  widely 
diverged  trails. 


^'■There  is  a  lot  to  say  in  favor 
of  gettifi  married,  but  most  of 
it  has  been  said  J" 

^'■Lfike  travel,  divorce  seems 
to  broaden  people.  It  sure  helps 
to  increase  their  callin  ac- 
quaintance.'^ 

'■'■Takin  the  gold  frame  from 
around  afty  man  s  picture  don  t 
efthance  his  good  looks,  espe- 
cially to  a  young  girl.'' 


I  know  birds  out  here  who  after  bein'  married  three  or  four 
times  have  got  to  know  most  everybody  in  town. 

A  young  feller  who  has  been  married  so  many  times  that 
he  sends  out  his  alimony  checks  in  alphabetical  order  told 
me  that  the  next  time  he  got  hitched  he  was  aimin'  to  marry 
a  girl  up  Laurel  Canyon  way,  as  he  didn't  know  any  folks 
up  there  and  he  understood  there  was  some  mighty  nice  ones. 

T\  TOMEN  folks  sure  like  to  talk  a  heap  about  it's 
**   them  that  "pays  and  pays  an'  pays."     When  it 
comes  to  alimony,  howsomever,  it's  the  poor  sap  that 
"settles  and  settles." 

I  got  some  fixed  and  personal  ideas  on  the  cuttin' 
up  of  the  family  bankroll,  when  the  great  day  of 
liberty  comes  and  the  divorce  decree  is  signed  and  I 
ihink  these  here  ideas  of  mine  would  go  a  long  ways  to 
lowerin'  the  divorce  rate. 

Every  now  and  then,  for  example,  you  see  an  old 
sprout  friskin'  around  with  a  nice  lookin'  yearling.  To 
him  she  seems  to  carry  a  little  more  class  than  his 
missus.  In  other  words,  human  nature's  got  him  and 
he's  lookin'  for  a  change. 

It's  my  idea  that  the  bunch-quitter  should  stray  off, 
leavin'  the  live  stock, 
ranch  and  Ford  to  the 
missus.  She  helped 
to  accumulate  'em  by 
takin'  in  washin'  may- 
be or  havin'  a  few 
boarders  on  the  side, 
and  accordin'  to  the 
Injun  way  of  figurin', 
which  is  pretty  square 
as  a  rule,  if  a  buck 
walks  off  of  his  own 
free  will  an'  accord 
there  is  nothin'  com- 
in'  to  him.  He's  got 
the  same  chance  with 
the  young  squaw  he 
had  when  him  an'  the 
old  girl  first  started 
out — to  hustle  anoth- 
er bankroll  an'  another 
string  of  cattle. 

If  the  new  gal  is 
on  the  level,  all  she 
wants  is  the  old  boy 
himself,  so  she'll  be 
perfectly  agreeable. 
But  if  you  was  to  ask 
me  right  out  straight, 
I'd  have  to  admit 
that  I'm  afraid  when 


the  old  boy  slips  the  heifer  the  idea  that  the  two  of  'em 
is  comin'  to  the  altar  with  nothing  but  love  to  start 
housekeepin'  on,  she's  apt  to  fly  the  coop.  Takin'  the 
gold  frame  from  around  any  man's  picture  don't  en- 
hance his  good  looks,  especially  to  a  young  girl. 

But  it  isn't  always  the  missus  who  fails  to  measure  up  to 
the  romantic  requirements.  Not  infrequently  the  good 
wife  discovers  that  friend  husband  ain't  what  he  used  to  be. 
Mebbe  the  pair  have  got  a  bankroll  big  enough  so  he  don't 
have  to  work  any  more  and  they  get  a  few  social  invitations 
which  uncover  the  humiliatin'  fact  that  the  male  of  the 
species  is  a  little  shy  on  the  correct  use  of  the  fork.  Mebbe 
he'd  rather  play  pitch  witli  the  boys  in  the  bunk  house  than 
tackle  the  elegance  and  refinement  of  bridge.  Mebbe  he 
calls  the  butler  Al,  instead  of  Parkins. 

A  BOUT  this  time  the  wife,  who  has  dieted  until  she 
-'  *-L'an  wear  a  44,  meets  up  with  some  cake-eater  whose 
only  bankroll  is  a  pair  of  gray  spats  and  the  ability  to 
walk  into  a  tea  room  with  more  dog  than  the  head 
waiter.     By  contrast,   the  old  man  looks  pretty  bad 

and  aided  and  abetted 
by  this  young  rustler, 
the  missus  gets  the 
dixorce  idea  in  her 
head. 

Give  her  a  divorce. 
If  she  feels  that  way, 
it's  comin'  to  her.  Let 
her  be  free  as  air.  But 
she  should  take  her 
nice  j'oung  man  and 
go  out  and  make  a 
fresh  start.  She's  not 
entitled  to  a  dime 
that  she  and  friend 
husband  hustled  to- 
gether. Bankroll  and 
furniture  still  stays 
on  the  ranch  along 
with  the  old  man  an' 
the  rest  of  the  live 
stock.  What  the  young 
man  with  the  per- 
fumed handkerchief 
would  say  to  the  di- 
vine gift  of  the  missus 
now  weighing  around 
185,  a  complexion 
that  can't  stand  day- 
light and  a  fondness 
[con.  on  page  98] 

37 


SECOND  PRIZE  CAPTION  OF  MONTH 
Enlistment  officer:  "Full  of  the  spirit  of  '76,  eh?" 
Happy  Joe:  "No,  sir,  I  haven't  had  a  drop  of  licker." 

—•'The  Rough  Riders" 


Hints  to  Help  You 


THOUSANDS  of  manuscripts  liave  already  been 
recL-ived  in  Photoplay's  815,000  Idea  Contest. 
But  the  Idea  Contest  still  has  many  weeks  more 
to  run.     You  have  plenty  of  time  to  put  your 
brain  to  work  and  win  one  of  the  big  awards,  offered  by 
the  Famous  Pluyers-Lasky  Corporation,  for  the  best 
ideas  for  a  motion  picture. 

Your  idea  must  be  expressed  in  200  words.  Yes,  it 
can  be  done.  Remember,  it  will  not  be  necessary  for 
you  to  relate  an  entire  plot.  All  you  ha\e  to  do  is  to 
summarize  an  original  idea,  merely  suggesting  the 
groundwork  of  a  story. 

Photoplay  is  not  asking  for  mere  plots.  Contrary 
to  popular  belief,  motion  picture  producers  do  not 
always  buy  famous  novels  or  stage  plays  for  their 
plots.  They  buy  them  for  their  basic  ideas.  The 
plot,  as  a  matter  of  fact,  is  often  changed  when  the 
picture  is  produced. 

To  win  one  of  Photoplay's  prizes,  you  do  not  need  a 
knowledge  of  scenario  technique.  Don't  try  to  put 
your  idea  in  scenario  form.  You  need  no  special  gift 
of  writing,  except  the  ability  to  express  yourself 
clearly,  briefly  and  exactly. 

Do  not  look  to  recent  books,  plays  or  the  screen 
for  your  ideas.  Obviously,  it  is  not  fair  to  suggest 
filming  a  book  or  a  play.  The  producers  have  combed 
the  literature  of  the  world  for  filmable  material. 

Do  not  try  to  reflect  anything  you  have  read  or 
anything  you  have  seen  in  the  theater.  Take  your  ideas 
from  life.  There  are  problems  of  life  all  around  you — 
social  and  personal.  The  last  twenty-fi\e  years  have 
seen  almost  a  complete  re\olutioii  in  habits  of  li\'ing 
and  trends  of  thought.  Never  have  social  and  in- 
dustrial changes  been  so  swift  or  so  dramatic. 

/^UT  of  the  enormous  panorama  of  modern  life,  can 
^^you  crystallize  an  idea  that  can  be  reflected  on  the 
screen?  Can  you  summarize  one  phase  of  this  vast 
drama  of  progress  and  change  that  is  going  on  around 
you?  Can  you  hit  upon  one  incident  that  is  significant 
of  the  trend  of  modern  life? 

In  literature  and  on  the  stage,  idea  books  and  plays 
have  started  wars  and  social  revolutions.  Before  the 
Civil  War,  Harriet  Beecher  Stowe  recognized  sla\"ery 
as  the  crucial  problem  of  the  nation.  Her  novel, 
"Uncle  Tom's  Cabin,"  precipitated  the  conflict.  The 
idea  of  one,  obscure  woman  helped  mould  the  history 
of  the  country. 

Charles  Dickens  dipped  into  his  own  bitter  experience 
and  wrote  "Oliver  Twist,"  and  all  England  awakened 
to  the  shame  of  its  treatment  of  charity  children. 

Upton  Sinclair  investigated  the  stock>ards  and  his 
book,  "The  Jungle,"  changed  the  food  laws.  It 
became  known  as  the  "novel  that  turned  the  stomach 
of  a  nation." 

Henrik  Ibsen  wrote  a  play  of  one  woman's  re\olt — ■ 
"A  Doll's  House,  " — and  gave  a  tremendous  impetus  to 
the  newborn  feminist  movement. 

Sinclair  Lewis  in  "Main  Street"  started  a  vigorous 
protest  against  the  standardization  of  small  towns  in 
America. 

As  an  indi\'idual  lixing  in  a  changing  world,  you  are 
surrounded  with  vital  problems.  Can  you  express  one 
of  these  problems  clearly  and  forcibh-  enough  so  that 
it  will  influence  the  millions  who  may  see  it  on  the 
screen? 


$15,000  in  Cash  Prizes 
in  the  Great  Picture 


Perhaps  there  is  some  incident  in  history-  that  aiwaxs 
has  remained  in  your  mind,  an  episode  never  depicted 
on  the  screen.  Can  you  relate  it  in  200  words,  with 
merely  a  general  suggestion  for  its  treatment? 

In  order  to  present  your  material  in  the  most 
advantageous  fashion,  you  will  ha\  e  to  edit  your  idea 
carefully.  You  will  have  to  discard  all  the  elements 
that  are  non-es.sential  to  the  basic  idea.  You  will 
have  lo  search  for  words  that  will  best  conxey  the 
meaning  of  what  you  wish  to  say. 


Fifty  Dollars  a  Word  for  the  Winner 


Win$5,000/«r««Idea 


for  Photoplay  Readers 
Suggestion  Contest 


Try  for  briefness  and  try  for  originality.  But  don't 
try  for  literary  effect.  This  is  not  a  short  story  con- 
test; nor  yet  a  scenario  contest.  The  business  man, 
with  no  experience  in  writing,  has  just  as  good  a  chance 
as  the  man  who  has  studied  play  or  story  technique. 
The  housewife  is  on  equal  terms  with  the  girl  who 
specialized  in  English  composition  at  school. 

Five  and  ten  dollar  words  won't  count  against 
thousand  dollar  ideas. 

Now  for  the  integritj'  of  the  contest:    A  gentleman, 


By  Jesse  L.  Lasky 

First  Vice  President  of  Paramount  Pictures 

CENTRAL  ideas  are  the  foundation  of  all  pic- 
tures. Before  a  screen  story  is  written  some- 
body has  an  idea  of  a  big  situation,  a  timely  topic, 
a  tremendous  event  or  famous  character  around 
which  the  story  is  constructed. 

Our  biggest  pictures  have  not  been  from 
printed  books  or  stage  plays  but  from  original 
ideas.  For  instance,  "The  Ten  Commandments" 
was  produced  by  Cecil  B.  DeMille  from  an  idea 
suggested  to  him  in  a  newspaper  contest.  *'01d 
Ironsides"  was  produced  from  an  idea  suggested 
to  us  by  Harry  Carr.  who  had  just  been  talking 
to  Secretary  of  the  Navy  Wilbur.  "The  Rough 
Riders"  was  written  from  a  suggestion  that  a 
good  picture  could  be  made  around  the  exploits 
of  Roosevelt's  famous  Spanish  War  regiment. 
"Wings"  has  just  been  produced  from  an  idea 
of  John  Monk  Saunders,  who  came  to  us  with  the 
suggestion  that  one  of  the  greatest  pictures 
ever  produced  could  be  made  about  the  war  in 
the  air  among  the  aviators  during  the  World  War. 
"Chang,"  that  remarkable  picture  of  life  in  the 
Siamese  jungle,  was  produced  from  an  idea  of 
Major  Merian  Cooper's  and  Ernest  B.  Schoed- 
sack's. 

The  bigger  the  idea,  the  bigger  the  picture. 


The  Highest  Rate  on  Record 


writing  from  a  State  prison,  wants  to  know  why  he 
should  submit  ideas  to  Photopl.w  for  nothing.  If 
the  gentleman  knows  any  market  in  the  world  where 
ideas  are  paid  for  before  they  are  read  by  editors  or 
judges,  he  is  free  to  take  his  manuscripts  there. 

Photopl.w  is  backing  its  reputation  on  the  honesty 
of  this  contest.  All  of  Photopl.w's  contests  always 
have  been  scrupulously  fair — and  enormously  popular. 
All  manuscripts  in  this  contest  are  kept  in  locked  steel 
files.  The  contest  rules  are  so  explicit  that  there  is  no 
reasonable  possibility  of  a  misunderstanding. 

REMEMBER  that  to  make  a  good  film  production, 
your  idea  must  have  wide  appeal.  Avoid  personal 
prejudices,  theories  or  religious  beliefs.  That  doesn't, 
of  course,  prevent  your  expressing  an  opinion.  But 
be  sure  that  your  opinion  is  sound,  reasonable  and 
acceptable  to  a  large  audience. 

If  you  will  check  up  on  the  big  box-office  successes — 
"The  Miracle  Man,"  "The  Ten  Commandments," 
"Beau  Geste,"  and  "The  Covered  Wagon," — you  will 
find  that  they  contained  a  vital  message,  or  were  set 
in  a  picturesque  background  or  contained  an  appeal  of 
world-wide  interest. 

Unless  the  love  story  is  a  part  of  the  theme,  you  may 
merely  suggest  it  in  your  manuscript.  In  fact,  you 
may  omit  it  entirely,  unless  you  consider  it  absolutely 
necessary  or  have  a  unique  presentation  of  the  situ- 
ation. In  developing  a  motion  picture  from  an  idea,  it 
is  easy  to  weave  in  romantic  interest. 

Before  you  submit  your  idea,  read  the  rules  care- 
fully. A  thorough  understanding  of  the  rules  may  save 
you  from  disappointment.  In  the  rules,  you  will 
find  all  the  requirements  of  the  contest  clearly  outlined 
for  you.  So  turn  to  page  81,  where  you  will  find  the 
rules,  and  study  them  thoroughly.  Then  put  your 
brains  to  work,  get  busy  at  your  typewriter  and  see  if 
you  can  be  one  of  the  lucky  winners! 

39 


Laemmle's    characteristic    expres- 
sion— a  broad  smile.     He's  always 
looking  for  a  joke 


X^ittl 

Journeys 

To  the  Homes  of 

J  a  mo  US  Film 

Magnates 


In  this  second   article,  Mr.  By  Terry  Ramsaye 

Ramsaye  paints  a  candid 

portrait  of  "Uncle"  Carl  Laemmle,  pioneer  chieftain,  whom 
everyone  loves,  but  only  one  man  understands. 


The  plain  truth — free  from  flattery 
or  exaggeratio7i — about  the  men  who 
rule  the  movies  never  has  been  told 
before.  PtiOTOPLA  Y  takes  pride 
in  presenting  this  unusual  series. 


CARL  LAEMMLE,  squat,  smiling,  grey  and 
si.\t\-,  a  millionaire,  saver  of  pennies  and  spend- 
thrift of  thousands,  a  fretful  dealer  in  details 
swirling  through  the  scope  of  a  world-circling 
corporation,  a  personification  of  commonplaceness  so 
extreme  that  it  marks  him  with  genius  and  eccentricity, 
devout  and  unorthodox,  grateful,  superstitious,  proud 
and  humble.  All  these  are  glints  of  the  unusual  figure 
of  man  who  is  the  president  of  Universal  Pictures 
Corporation,  and  oldest  of  the  surviving  active  motion 
picture  chieftains,  both  in  years  and  experience. 

Formally  he  is  Mr.  Laemmle  in  his  own  organization, 
without  any  of  the  accent  of  sycophancv  on  the 
"Mister,"  so  common  to  the  inflections  of  motion 
picture  office  conversation.  Informally  he  is  most 
often  "Uncle  Carl,"  maybe  in  part  because  of  his 
mellowing  years,  but  mostly  in  reflection  of  his  glow- 
ing manner  of  friendliness  and  eager  sympathy. 

Laemmle  is  to  be  counted  among  America'sconspicuous 
successes  and  \-et  he  will  do  not  at  all  for  a  hero  in  the 
pattern  of  the  routine  and  accepted  success  story.  He 
has  broken  and  continues  to  break  most  of  the  rules. 
He  is  so  irregular  that  it  is  hopeless  to  tn,-  to  record  him 
as  an  example  to  aspiring  youth. 

This  motion  picture  chief  goes  to  bed  at  all  hours. 


¥> 


C<>pjfrirht.  1*27, 


the  nearer  daylight  the  better.  He  is  never  at  his 
desk  until  nearly  noon,  unless  he  chances  to  have 
stayed  there  all  night.  He  eats  the  equivalent  of  nine 
meals  a  day,  in  three  installments.  His  diet  is  selected 
at  the  random  of  whim  from  the  richest  and  hea\iest 
items  on  the  menu,  from  thick  soups  to  an  abundance 
of  pastries.  He  never  takes  any  exercise.  He  com- 
plains bitterly  of  his  health,  and  feels  reasonably  well 
all  of  the  time. 

It  is  charming  to  record  that  Laemmle  despises  golf 
and  all  thereunto-pertaining.  He  holds  that  for  some 
golf  is  a  disease  and  for  others  a  vanity'.  He  admits 
that  perhaps  a  self-controlled  few  can  play  golf  with 
impunity  and  the  ability  to  take  it  or  let  it  alone,  but 
he  has  a  couA-iction  that  it  will  likely  get  them  in  the 
end. 

Laemmle  has  forgiven  not  a  few  erring  men  in  his 
big  machine  of  business  for  minor  matters  like  larceny, 
petty  and  grand,  forgery  and  misappropriation  of  the 
corporation's  funds,  but  he  is  less  lenient  about  golf. 

-Approximately  a  year  ago  Universal  Pictures  Cor- 
poration was  confronted  with  the  necessity  of  selecting 
a  new  sales  manager.  There  were  two  excellently 
probable  candidates,  with  little  to  color  a  choice 
between  them.  Let  us  call  them  .Smith  and  Jones. 
The  commercial  record  favored  Smith  slightly.  Laemmle 
decided  against  Smith.  "Why?"  his  advisors  de- 
manded  to  know. 

"It  is  like  this."  Laemmle  propounded.  "Jones, 
he  plays  golf,  too,  but  only  on  Sunday.  Smith  pla>s 
not  onh'  on  Sunday,  but  Saturday  even  and  during  the 
week, — I  ha\e  it  straight!" 

Laemmle's  feelings  about  golf,  like  most  of  his 
principles,  are  founded  on  personal  experience,  slightly 
bitter,  the  result  of  his  betrayal  into  the  game  b>'  a 

by  Terry  Rmnuara 


Laemmie  likes  fried  chicken  and  plenty  of  It.    To  insure  a  regular 

supply,  he  established  a  model  chicken  ranch  at  Universal  City,  in  the 

heart  of  the  studio  zone 


R.  H.  Cochrane, 
who  chaperoned 
Laemmie  from 
Oshkosh  to 
Fifth  Avenue. 
He's  the  one 
man  who  un- 
derstands Uncle 
Carl 


trusted  mtmber  of  his  staff.  Paul  Gulick,  Uni\ersars 
publicity  director,  is  a  golfer  of  many  years  addiction. 
Some  years  ago,  with  that  perverseness  which  char- 
acterizes all  true  addicts,  he  thought  to  seduce  Laemm- 
ie into  the  lure  of  the  links.  It  would  ha\e  been  of 
large  usefulness  to  Gulick  by  way  of  explaining  why 
his  office  should  be  closed  on  Fridays  in  the  summer 
and  things  like  that. 

Gulick  is  bland  and  soft  voiced  and  plausible.  He 
found  "Uncle  Carl"  in  a  good  humor  and  at  the  right 
moment  and,  for  the  time,  sold  him  the  golfing  idea. 
Mr.  Laemmie  went  shopping  down  in  the  sporting 
goods  zone  in  Madison  avenue  and  got  Abercombied 
and  Pitched  into  the  purchase  of  three  hundred  dollars 
worth  of  golf  tools  and  appurtenances.  Then  his 
tailor  did  him  a  costume,  plus-fours,  minus  about  S150. 

On  two  trips  to  California  and  three  to  Europe 
Laemmie  carried  all  this  regalia  and  apparatus  in  his 
luggage,  without  ever  removing  a  club  from  the  bag. 
Then  came  one  glorious  forenoon  in  Switzerland.  He 
had  breakfasted  pleasantly  on  the  verandah  of  the 
hostelry,  overlooking  Lake    [continued  on  p.\ge  128] 


With  a  fellow  immigrant 
from  Laupheim,  Germany. 
Laemmie  (seated)  now  plays 
Lord  Bountiful  to  his  little 
native  town 


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News /^/^y  Gossip 


"Listen,  kiddie,"  says  Will  Rogers  to 
Fannie  Ward,  "as  long  as  I'm  Mayor  of 
this  town,  little  girls  like  you  will  have  to 
go  to  bed  when  the  curfew  rings.  And 
papa  doesn't  mean  maybe!" 


THE  romance  of  the  month — Vilma  Bank\'  and  Rod  La 
Rocque. 

Vilma  and  Rod  were  oh,  so  anxious  to  keep  their  engagement 
a  secret! 

Vilma  didn't  want  to  tell  a  soul.  So  she  gave  a  small  dinner 
and  told  se%eral  of  her  intimate  friends,  swearing  them  to 
secrecy. 

.■\nd  Rod,  at  a  luncheon,  told  his  intimate  friends,  also  swear- 
ing them  to  secrecy. 

By  that  time,  e\'ery  newspaper  in  the  countr\'  had  carried 
the  news  and  so  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  Goldwyn  decided  to 
make  it  official  by  giving  a  tea  and  announcing  the  engagement 
again. 

Miss  Banky  starred  with  Ronald  Colman  in  Goldwyn's 
"The  Winning  of  Barbara  Worth." 

"npHIS  tower  goes  back  to  William  the  Conqueror,"  a 
■^  pompous    English    guide    explained    to    the    Duncan 
sisters  on  their  last  trip  to  the  other  side  of  the  Atlantic. 

"What's  the  matter?"  inquired  Rosetta.     "Isn't  it  satis- 
factory?" 


Sheep's  Camp  at  Chilkoot  Pass,  which  has  been  re- 
constructed for  some  of  the  big  scenes  in  "The  Trail 
of  '98."  Just  such  an  encampment  was  the  center 
of  the  gold  fever  in  the  never  to  be  forgotten  rush  to 
the  Klondike 


SOMETHING  of  a  social  event,  this  marriage  of  Irene  Rich 
and  David  Blankenhorn.  They  were  married  at  Carmel- 
by-the-Sea  at  the  home  of  the  William  May  Garlands,  very 
prominent  in  California  society,  and  afterwards  went  to  Del 
Monte  for  a  hone\'moon. 

Irene  will  continue  with  the  picture  work,  having  just  re- 
newed her  Warner  Brothers'  contract,  despite  the  fact  that 
her  husband  is  a  w^ealthy  realtor  with  a  beautiful  home  in 
Pasadena. 

I  can  think  of  no  one  more  perfectl)'  fitted  than  Irene  to 
Shine  as  both  motion  picture  and  social  queen. 

AFTER  a  winter  spent  in  ambush  fighting,  Greta  Garbo 
and  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  have  declared  a  truce. 
Greta  has  signed  a  new  contract  and  is  said  to  be  getting  $2,500 
every  Saturday  night. 

Although  it  is  not  what  Greta  wanted,  it  is  a  lot  of  money  and 
wll'  buy  a  lot  of  herring  and  rye  bread. 

Also  Greta  is  playing  "Anna  Karenina, "  an  ideal  story  for 
her. 

And  Ricardo  Cortez.  released  from  his  Paramount  contract, 
has  been  cast  as  Wroiisky — one  of  the  fattest  parts  that  hac 
come  his  way. 

A  NICE  little  storv  about  .Mervin  LeRoy  and  Edna 
Murphy. 

Edna's  wearing  the  most  gleaming  diamond  of  the  season  on 
the  correct  finger  and  hand.  Mer\in  is  a  gag  man  with  the 
Colleen  Moore  unit. 

"I'd  like  to  announce  our  engagement,"  Mer\in  said  to 
John  McCormick,  in  whom  is  vested  Mervin's  faith  and  ad- 
miration. 

"Why  don't  you  wait  a  couple  of  weeks?"  suggested  John. 

"Well,  5'ou  see.  Edna  wanted  to  announce  it  to  the  girls  at 
her  club  tonight." 

"Wouldn't  she  rather  announce  her  engagement  to  a  director 
instead  of  a  gag  man.-'"  queried  McCormick. 


^/All  the  Studios 


Clarence  Brown  and  his  corapany  went  to  Corona, 
Colorado,  in  the  heart  of  the  Rockies  to  get  these 
"Alaskan"  scenes.  Corona  is  sixty  miles  from  Denver. 
An  obliging  blizzard  furnished  some  Alaskan  at- 
mosphere 


"Sure." 

"If  she  waits  a  few  weeks  she  can." 

It  was  McCormick's  way  of  telling  Mervin  that  he  had  been 
promoted  to  directorship  of  Colleen  R'loore's  next  picture. 

■pXPERT    testimony    from    one    of    our    most    eminent 
■'-^actors  who  enjoys  his  rum  on  the  bounding  main: 

"Yachting  is  something  where  you  wear  afunny  little  cap 
and  get  drunk." 

IN  spite  of  reports  that  she  has  surmounted  double  pneumonia 
and  is  practically  out  of  danger,  all  her  friends  are  still  very 
much  worried  about   Mabel  Normand. 

The  little  actress,  who  in  spite  of  the  bad  luck  which  has 
persistently  followed  her  of  late,  will  alwaj's  be  one  of  Holly- 
wood's best  loved  daughters,  doesn't  seem  to  be  getting  back 
her  strength. 

Even  her  husband.  Lew  Cody,  has  not  been  allowed  to 
see  her  lately. 

And  a  sad  feeling  seems  to  have  crept  about  that  Mabel 
may  not  have  the  resistance  and  energy  left  to  come  back 
from  this  serious  illness. 

Mabel  Normand  is  one  of  the  characters  of  the  motion  picture 
industry.  A  girl  without  a  personal  enemy,  with  a  reputation 
for  sweetness  and  generosity  unequalled  by  any  other  film 
actress.  Certainly  no  one  has  ever  had  the  prayers  of  the  picture 
people  more  earnestly  delivered  than  Mabel. 

A  ROMANCE  of  long  standing  has  gone  on  the  rocks, 
much  to  Hollywood's  consternation.  Bobby  Agnew  and 
May  McAvoy,  who  have  been  inseparable  for  years  and  years 
and  who  lately  ha^'e  been  causing  all  the  picture  colony  to 
believe  matrimony  was  imminent  by  going  around  Be\-erly 
Hills  looking  at  houses;  have  had  a  definite  split. 

Nobody  paid  any  attention  to  it  at  first,  thinking  that  it 
was  just  another  of  these  lo\er's  quarrels  which  you  read 
so  much  about,  but  now  that  it  has  endured  o\-er  a  period  of 


Sunny  California's  climate  turns  into 
plain  bad  weather.  During  the  recent 
floods  in  Culver  City,  Julia  Faye  rigged 
up  this  outfit  to  make  the  trip  to  and 
from  the  set 


several  months  it  really  looks  as  though  it  might  be  serious. 

i\Ioreo\er,  Bobby  has  been  seen  frequently  in  the  company  of 
a  stunning  young  society  girl  and  May  has  a  multiplicity  of 
escorts.    Too  bad. 

Rather  thought  those  two  kids  would  make  a  go  of  it. 
They're  "  nice  people,"  if  you  know  what  1  mean. 

'T^OM  MIX  was  en  route  home  by  automobile  from  a 
-*■  location  in  the  High  Sierras  and  stopped  at  a  little 
restaurant  in  a  Union  Pacific  tank-town. 

"Will  you  bring  me  a  napkin?"  he  said  to  the  waiter. 

"Aw,  g'wan,"  repUed  the  waiter.  "There's  another 
feller  usin'  it." 

M.\RY  HAY,  divorced  recently  from  Richard  Barthel- 
mess,  hopped  off  to  Greenwich,  Conn.,  and  married 
Vivian  Bath.  Mr.  Bath  is  an  Englishman,  son  of  a  rubber 
magnate  of  Singapore.  He  is  twenty-one  years  old.  Im- 
mediately after  their  marriage,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bath  set  out  for 
China,  stopping  off  at  Hollywood  to  see  little  Mary  Hay 
Barthelmess. 

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Not  Douglas  Fairbanks  in  another  "Mark 
of  Zorro."  Pause  and  hesitate  before 
you  wTite  "fan"  letters  to  this  hand- 
some lad.  It  is  none  other  than  Bebe 
Daniels  in  "Senorita" 


By  the  terms  of  the  divorce,  Mar\'  Hay  is  entitled  to  the 
custody  of  her  child  for  six  months  in  the  year,  which  probably 
means  that  the  little  girl  will  spend  much  of  her  time  on  the 
Pacific  Ocean. 

Mrs.  Bath  is  through  with  the  stage  forever,  she  sajs,  and 
will  live  in  Singapore. 

.■\nd  so  ends  another  great  love  story  of  the  studios. 

"DART  of  the  day  at  school  had  been  devoted  to  ex- 
■^  plaining  the  principles  of  liberty  behind  the  American 
flag. 

Freedom  and  the  rights  of  American  citizens  had  been 
strongly  emphasized. 

Young  William  Wallace  Reid,  better  known  as  Bill, 
had  listened  attentively. 

When  he  returned  home,  however,  he  had  some  diffi- 
culty with  his  grandmother,  whose  authority  was  ably 
supported  by  Mrs.  Reid. 

"Hmm,"  said  yoimg  Bill,  "the  teachers  boss  me.  Grand- 
ma bosses  me.  Mother  bosses  me.  A  lot  of  good  the 
American  iiag  does  me." 

MUTTERIXGS  of  thunder  and  flashes  of  lightning  from  the 
"Topsy  and  Eva"  set.  Hints  of  Greta  Garbo-ish  temper- 
ament from  the  Duncan  Sisters.  Stories  of  theuntowardactivities 
of  Rosetta  Duncan  who,  it  seems,  has  her  own  ideas  as  to  how 
pictures  should  be  made. 

.•\nJ^vay,  "Topsy  and  E\a"  ran  up  a  huge  production  cost, 
even  before  a  quarter  of  the  stor>'  was  filmed  and  the  Duncan 
Sisters  apparently  got  as  much  fun  fighting  the  production 
staff  as  they  do  in  battling  with  traffic  cops. 

But  a  long  distance  conversation  with  Joseph  Schenck,  in 
New  York,  quelled  the  trouble  and  the  Duncans  buried  the 
hatchet  and  went  back  to  work. 

EVERYBODY  is  carrying  oli\e  branches,   these  days.     I 
hear  that  Wallace  Beerj'  has  patched  up  his  fight  with 
Famous  Pla\ers  and  signed  a  new  contract. 

For  months,  Mr.  Beerj'  has  been  hurling  thunderbolts  all 
over  the  studio. 

Which  reminds  me  of  a  swell  line  pulled  by  Walter  Winchell. 


The  three  ounce  bathing,  suit — introduced  by  Sally 
Blane  and  Doris  Hill.  It  is  made  of  sheerest  silk  and 
can  be  packed  into  a  vanity  case,  with  still  room  for 
a  compact  and  a  lipstick,  but  is  not  recommended 
by  bathing  beach  censors 


Mr.  Winchell  wrote  as  follows:  ".AH  the  Famous  Players- 
Lasky  executives  are  in  Hollywood  which  isn't  where  Wallace 
Beerj-  told  them  to  go. " 

TDASHED-IN  faces  cuddled  close  to  frosted  com- 
"^plexions  and  joy  reigned  supreme  to  the  tune  of  "Hail, 
Hail,  the  Gang's  All  Here."  It  was  a  great  night  for  the 
clan  and  the  gowns  were  hotsy-totsy  enough  to  make 
Chanel  see  red.  Josef  von  Sternberg  was  directing 
"Underworld,"  a  story  of  life,  fast,  furious  and  fevered, 
in  Chicago. 

"What's  it  all  about?"  questioned  Richard  Diz,  sauntering 
by. 

"The  First  Ward's  Ball  in  Chicago,"  repUed  a  ready 
reference. 

"And  wben  do  the  casualty  reports  come  in?"  Richard 
queried,  knowing  his  election  returns. 


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.\MOX  XOV.ARRO  is  going  to  become  a  great  tenor,  the 
real  successor  to  Caruso.according  to  many  musical  authori- 


-•Vmong  them  is  Louis  Graveure,  one  of  the  most  famous 
singers  and  teachers  in  .America.  Ramon  is  devoting  his 
entire  time  to  the  study  of  music  now,  and  sa>'s  that  eventually 
he  is  going  to  give  up  the  screen  for  the  operatic  and  concert 
stage. 

Imagine  hearing  some  of  our  operatic  heroes  di\"inely  sung 
by  somebod\'  tliat  looks  like  Ramon,  instead  of  by  the  dis- 
illusioning fat  gentlemen  who  usually  appear.  1  think  it 
would  help  opera  in  America  a  lot. 

T.AMES  MOXTGOMERY  FL.AGG  and  .Arthur  William 
J  Brown,  two  of  the  most  famous  artists  and  illustrators  in 
America,  haxe  been  sojourning  in  Hollywood  on  a  little  va- 
cation and  they  have  been  a  riotous  success  socially. 

The  fact  of  the  matter  is  that  Holl\-\vood  gets  awfully  tired 
of  its  own  small  circle  and  of  seeing  the  old  familiar  faces  at 
ever\'  dinner  part\'  and  the  ad\ent  of  two  such  entertaining 
celebrities  and  raconteurs  is  hailed  with  jo>'. 

HELP!  Eric  Pommer,  former  supervisor  of  UF.A,  is  now 
directing  a  Tim  McCoy  horse  opera. 

HARRY  REICHEXBACH  recently  celebrated  his  thirtieth 
anni\-ersarv  as  a  press  agent.  lii  summing  up  some  of  the 
things  he  has  learned  in  his  thirty  years,  Harr\'  listed  the 
following  items:  "That  Clara  Kimball  Young  was  the  most 
remarkable  star;  .Alice  Brady,  the  best  natured;  Francis  X. 


mk 


Long  shot  of  wolf  coining  through  forest.  Closeup 
of  Little  Red  Ridinghood,  registering  fright.  Spoken 
title:  '*Help,  help!"  Clive  Brook  is  shown  here  read- 
ing the  popular  old  script  to  his  little  daughter.  Faith 


Bushman,  the  most  appreciative;  Mae  Murray,  the  most  in- 
tolerant and  egotistical;  Mrs.  \'alentino,  the  least  able;  Rod 
La  Rocque,  the  most  likable;  and  Ethel  Barry  more,  the  most 
exacting." 

■DUMORS  of  P.  D.  C.  merging  with  United  Artists  and 
■'^First  National  going  with  Pathe.  No  wonder  an 
actor  wonders  who  he  is  working  for. 

"What  are  you  doing  now?"  Lloyd  Hughes  asked 
William  Boyd. 

"Oh,  just  merging  about,"  replied  Bill. 

JANET  G.WNOR,  sweet  as  an  old-fashioned  nosega\',  con- 
fided her  hobby  to  me  the  other  day.  Collecting  wedding 
rings  that  have  bound  her  to  screen  heroes.  A  wide  golden 
band  from  "The  Return  of  Peter  Grimm,"  a  narrow  circlet 
from  Murnau's  "Sunrise." 

She  is  about  to  acquire  one  from  "Seventh  Heaven,"  much 
to  the  distress  of  the  prop  man. 

She's  not  alone  in  her  hobby. 

-'\  lot  of  our  movie  gals  collect  them,  but  they  go  through 
more  turbulent  channels. 

THE  ultimate  in  domestic  unity.  Vivien  Oakland  Murray 
wanted  to  grow  tomatoes  in  their  tiny  garden.  John  T. 
Murray,  her  doting  husband,  wanted  to  buy  them  in  cans. 
So  they  compromised  and  planted  sweet  peas. 

'T'O  many  persons  deafness  is  an  affliction  but  it  is  one 
of  "Uncle"   Carl  Laeniinle's  charms. 

At  his  new  home  in  Beverly  Hills  he  frequently  sits  on 
the  side  lines  of  the  tennis  courts  watching  members  of 
the  younger  generation  cavorting  while  he  transacts 
business  with  his  executives. 

The  other  day  a  newcomer  to  his  official  family  shouted 
himself  red  ui  the  face,  trying  to  explain  his  proposition 
to  "Uncle"  Carl. 

"You  needn't  shout,"  Mr.  Laemmle  finally  said,  mildly. 
"I  usually  hear  what  I  want  to  hear." 

LAURENCE  STALLINGS  is  back  in  the  film  epic  business 
again.     He    is    working    at    the    Metro-Goldw^'n    studio, 
writing  a  what-price-big-parade  stor^'  of  the  Panama  Canal. 

In  commenting  on  Stallings'  favorite  topic  of  conver- 
sation— namely  the  limb  he  left  in  France — a  newspaper- 
man remarked: 

"  I  don't  wish  Larr>'  any  hard  luck,  but  I  wish  that  leg 
of  his  would  grow  on  again." 


Don't  step  on  it,  it's  Lon  Chaney! 
(Positively  the  last  appearance  of  the 
old  gag.)  Chaney  evolved  this  bit  of 
horror  for  "Mr.  Wu."  Coming  soon: 
Chaney  as  a  Japanese  Rose  Beetle! 


I.VSTEAD  of  remaining  in  New  York  to  further  the  interests 
of  his  exporting  business,  the  Marquis  de  la  Falaise  accom- 
panied his  wife,  Gloria  Swanson,  to  Hollywood.  Henrj-,  you 
see,  is  introducing  the  Peugeot  automobile  to  America.  The 
Peugeot  is  a  cute  little  contraption,  not  much  larger  than  a 
kiddie  car.  On  the  first  evening  of  his  arri%al  in  Hollywood, 
the  Marquis  sold  one  to  Marion  Davies  and  reports  tell  me 
that  he  is  rapidly  building  up  a  neat  little  trade  among  the 
other  film  stars. 

Yes,  Gloria  has  bought  two  for  herself. 

f~<HATTING  with  Fred  Niblo  the  other  day  and  he  told 
^^me  the  latest  on  John  Barrymore. 

Jack's  yacht  came  blowing  in  first  in  some  sort  of  race 
off  Hawaii,  recently,  and  Jack  was  presented  with  an 
enormous  silver  loving  cup.  It  was  a  handsome  thing, 
round  and  gleaming. 

He  looked  at  it,  at  the  judge  and  then  his  upper  lip  flared 
in  the  Barrymore  way: 

"Gentlemen,  you  underestimate  my  capacity." 

TOO  many  scenario  writers  curdle  the  continuity,  .\bout 
fifty  writers  at  the  Metro-Goldw>n  Studio  have  been  trying 
to  re-write  Jules  Verne's  story.  "The  Mysterious  Island." 
Nearly  all  the  picture  has  been  filmed,  but  it  is  said  to  be  in  a 
most  unsatisfactor>'  state,  in  spite  of  the  fact — or  maybe  be- 
cause of  the  fact — that  two  directors  worked  on  it. 

Maurice  Tourneur  and  Benjamin  Christianson  both  found 
the  V'erne  fantasy  completely  unmanageable  and  a  regiment 
of  writers  has  been  assigned  to  fi.x  up  the  story,  so  that  the 
film  will  not  be  a  total  loss. 

Maybe  the  officials  will  finally  come  to  the  conclusion  that 
it  would  be  easier  to  film  the  story  as  the  late  M.  Verne  WTOte  it. 

I  HAND  to  Madeline  Hurlock  the  carved  ivor>'  blunderbus 
for  bra\ery  that  amounts  to  sheer  indifference.  In  her 
Sennett-ship  she  has  pla\'ed  with  more  lions  than  Kermit 
Roosevelt. 

"How  did  you  feel  with  the  lion  laying  across  your  body?" 
trembled  the  listener,  pencil  in  hand. 
"He  was  rather  heavy,"  replied  [conti.nued  on  page  110  ] 

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oila,  Antoine, 


By 

Agnes  Smith 


IT  isn't  Mr.  Antoine,  nor  yet  Monsieur 
Antoine.   It  is  just  Antoine.  And  that 
is  fame. 

Antoine  is  one  of  the  reasons  why 
girls  leave  home  to  go  to  Paris.  The 
other  reason,  of  course,  is  to  get  a 
di\-orce.  In  settling  domestic  situa- 
tions or  in  arranging  coiffures,  Paris  is 
still  the  center  of  civilization. 

This    elegant    young     Frenchrrian 
came  to  New  York  for  a  brief  but  hectic 
visit  to  establish  a  salon  at  Saks  Fifth 
A\enue.    The  pilgrimage  was  in  the  na- 
ture of  a  missionary  expedition.    Antoine  de 
scended  upon  New  York  like  an  evangelist 
to  set  up  an  outpost  of  True  Culture  among 
the  heathen. 

Don't  laugh.  Antoine  really  knows 
his  business.  I  watched  him  work.  I 
saw  him  turn  women  into  ladies  and 
little  cuties  into  charming  girls.  I 
also  saw  him  let  a  woman  walk  out  of 
his  salon  because  she  insisted  on  a  tight 
frizz  instead  of  a  soft  curl. 

I  asked  him  what  was 
wrong  with  most  American 
bobs.  And  he  answered 
"Pas  de  raffinemenl."  In 
your  language — and  mine 
— that  means  "no  refinement." 

The  secret  of  Antoine's  bobs  is  sim- 
plicity and  elegance.     When  bobbed 
hair  was  in  its  infancy,  it  was  enough 
merely  to  have  the  hair  short.     The 
bob  was  only  a  fad  and  not  a  coiffure. 
If  vou  were  young  and  slim,  your  bob 
became  you.     If  you  were  older  and 
stouter,   the  square,   curly  bob  made 
you  look  hoydenish  and  grotesque. 

Curiously  enough,  Antoine's  bobs  give 


The  exotic 
bob  —  ex- 
treme but  ele- 
gant.     For   the 

slender  face 


-<  \  ■ 
e 


Some  little  tips  from  Paris's 
foremost  head-worker 


the  effect  of  long  hair — or  rather,  of  plenty 
of  hair.   But,  as  a  matter  of  fact,  most  of 
the  hair  is  shorn  from  the  head  before 
the  curling  process  begins.    Antoine, 
with  his  little  safety  razor  blade,  liter- 
ally models  the  hair  to  the  shape  of 
your  head. 

Briefly,  here  is  the  principle  of  the 

new  bob.  The  hair  is  cut  short  in  the 

back.     The  neckline  which,  in  une.x- 

pert  hands,  usually  makes 

Antoine's  favor-      a  woman's  neck  look  like 

ite  bob  —  this     a    second    baseman's,   is 

one  illustrating      shaped   into   a   delicate, 

the  covered  ear      fringe-like  bang. 

The    hair    is    thinned 
back   of   the   ears  —  most  hairdressers 
leave  it  too  long  and  too  hea\'y.    An- 
toine leaves  the  front  and  the  sides  of 
the  hair  long.     These  strands  of  hair 
are  given  a  soft  curl  and  swirled  back. 
For    an    evening    coiffure,    Antoine 
catches  these  long  hairs  and  makes 
them  into  soft  curls,  high  on  the  back 
of  the  head. 
Antoine  thinks   that  the  hairdresser 
who  makes  the  back  of  a  woman's  head 
look  flat  ought  to  be  lynched.    He  didn't  say 
so  outright,  but  he  groped  around  in  a  haze 
of  mixed  French  and  English  to  express 
^         the  same  idea. 

Of  course,  Antoine's  bobs  are  as  va- 
ried as  the  individuals  whom  he  serves. 
His  price,  incidentally,  is  a  measly,  in- 
significant ten  dollars,  in  spite  of  the 
rumors  that  credit  him  with  receiv- 
ing one   hundred   and 
Thefull, rounded      fifty  dollars  every  time 
back  of  head  and      he  picks  up  a  curling 
soft  wave  iron. 


Antoine  doesn't  like 
this  hair-cut,  although 
it  made  Colleen  Moore 
famous.  He  says  it 
gives  the  face  a  com- 
mon expression.  Also 
it  is  too  heavy  for  grace 


Antoine  does  like  this 
bob — the  property  of 
Billie  Dove.  The  hair  is 
waved  softly  and  the 
general  lines  are  good. 
Beware  of  harsh  lines 
and  tight  curls 


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Maitre^^Bo 


Some  of  the  most  attractive  of 
the  new  bobs  have  the  hair 
brushed  back  off  the  ears  entirely. 
It  is  a  lovely  style,  if  your  ears 
are  flat  and  well  shaped.  But 
don't  try  it  if  your  ears  stand 
out  like  fans. 

Antoine    doesn't    like    the 
straight  cut.    It  is  too  severe. 
To  be  frank,  he  told  me  that  it  gives  the  face  a 
slightly  common  expression.    Some  of  his  coiffures 
are  miraculously  swirled  in  the  back.    I  say  miracu- 
lously, because  the  clip  is  so  short  that  there  doesn't 
seem  to  be  enough  hair  to  swirl.    But  Antoine  does  it. 

The  tight  wave,  or  the  straight  wave,  is  absolutely 
out.  Antoine's  curls,  be  they  permanent  or  temporary, 
are  soft,  wide  and  natural  looking.  He  can't  abide  the 
sight  of  thick,  bushy  curls.  Any  style  of  hairdressing 
that  destroj's  the  contour  of  the  head  is  ridiculous  in 
Antoine's  eyes. 

When  he  arranges  a  coiffure,  he  considers,  first,  the 
shape  of  the  head  and  then  the  texture  of  the  hair. 
Weight,  height  and  even  age  are  secondary  considera- 
tions. For  Antoine  was  once  a  sculptor  and  now  he 
literally  carves  out  coiffures. 

As  for  clipping  hair  with  long  shears,  Antoine  would 
just  as  soon  wield  an  axe.    He  clips  the  hair  with  short, 
sharp  scissors — something  like  embroidery  scissors — and 
uses  a  safety  razor  blade  for  shaping.    Every  hair  gets  individual  treat- 
ment. 

I  submitted  to  Antoine  some  famous  bobs  of  the  movie  stars  for  his 
inspection  and  criticism.  In  most  cases  the  criticism  was  "too  much 
hair"  or  "pas  de  raffi)iement." 

He  approved  of  Billie  Dove's  bob — with  its  soft  waves  and  with  the 
ears  showing.  And  he  also  liked  Clara  Bow's,  although  he  thinks  that 
the  hair  could  be  thinned  a  little  more  carefully. 

Colleen  Moore's  famous  square  cut  bob — the  one  so  ardently  imitated  by 
the  younger  set — was  denounced  as  heavy.  In  fact,  Antoine  came  out  and 
said  that  it  gave  the  face  a  common  expression.  It  is,  by  his  standards,  more 
than  a  little  vulgar.  Louise  Brooks'  new  hair  cut  is  an  improvement  over  the 
square,  short  bob  that  she  has  discarded.  It  gives  a  new,  interesting  quality 
to  her  face. 

To  continue  breaking  the  hearts  of  the  stars:  Marie  Prevost's  bob  is  too 
curly  and  it  doesn't  cleave  closely  enough  to  the  lines  of  her  head.  Conse- 
quently, it  looks  fussy  and  artificial.  [  continued  on  page  96  ] 


Clara  Bow's  bob — piquant,  in- 
teresting, but  slightly  heavy 


Marie  Prevost — cute,  but  a  little 
artificial  and  unnatural 


Greta  Nissen — pretty  and  effec- 
tive, but  too  much  hair 

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Port  of 


Illustrated    by 

Frank   Godwin 


The  consciousness  of 
her  own  beauty,  the  feel- 
ing that  Hfe  was  cheat- 
ing her,  drove  Paula  to 
Hollywood.  She  failed. 
Adela  Rogers  St.  Johns 
reveals  all  the  tragedy 
back  of  her  failure 


He  lost  his 
head  a  little, 
then  kissed 
her — violently 


By 


WM 


Adela 
Rogers 
St.  Johns 


INTO  the  Port  of  Missing  Girls  came  Paula. 
Like  a  trim  and  expensive  yacht,  flying  banners, 
very  sure  of  herself,  knowing  her  way  about,  un- 
afraid in  any  waters. 

But  the  Port  of  Missing  Girls  cares  not  for  yachts 
nor  for  banners.  All  manner  of  craft  are  alike  to  its 
resistless  tides.  No  one  can  steer  the  waters  of  the 
Port  of  Missing  Girls,  because  its  dangers  change  every 
hour,  its  reefs  are  uncharted,  its  whirlpools  blind. 

It  is  \ery  beautiful,  the  Port  of  Missing  Girls,  and  as 
treacherous  as  a  cobra.  True,  it  is  full  of  buried 
treasure,  chests  of  jewels  and  magic  spells.  But  the 
treasure  is  hard  to  find,  and  for  the  one  that  finds  it 
thousands  are  wrecked  and  ruined. 

There  are  storm  signals  and  warnings  for  mariners 
to  stay  away  from  its  seductive  shores.  But  the  tales 
of  treasure  go  forth  and  the  gay  and  gallant  little 
crafts  come  a-searching  warning  or  no. 

Hollywood  is  the  Port  of  Missing  Girls. 

Paula,  it  is  true,  was  not  exactly  a  girl.  But  you 
would  never  have  known  it  to  look  at  her.  And 
certainly  she  was  a  lady.  But  then,  all  kinds  come  to 
Hollywood — princesses  and  peasants,  beggar  maids 
and  queens,  harlots  and  saints.     You  never  know. 

Paula,  of  course — but  Paula's  story  can  be  told, 
shall  be  told.  There  are  brutal  moments  in  it,  for 
Hollywood  is  like  Limehouse,  you  must  take  the  bad 
with  the  beautiful.  You  are  not  going  to  like  Paula. 
But  she  belongs  to  today,  she  belongs  to  these  stories 
of  the  strange,  hidden  failures  of  Hollywood. 

And  I  hope  that  in  the  end  you  are  going  to  feel  a 
little  sorry  for  her. 


CHAPTER  V— Paula— I 

npHE  Country  Club  had  never  looked  so  beautiful  as 
-'-  upon  that  night.  It  was  a  beautiful  club  anyway, 
rambling  along  a  hillside,  under  stately  and  unfor- 
gettable trees.  It  had  been  an  old  mansion,  and  a 
great  architect  had  remodelled  and  enlarged  it,  so  that 
it  suggested  everything  fine  and  lo\cly  from  out  the 
past,  with  ex'crything  dazzling  and  thrilling  from  the 
present.  The  night  of  the  Hunt  Ball,  it  was  at  its  zenith. 

The  candles,  thousands  upon  thousands  of  them, 
glimmered  and  glowed  everywhere.  The  light  they 
shed  was  like  melted  gold.  Masses  of  orchids,  from 
the  Tennyson  estate,  and  baskets  of  flowers  of  ever>' 
shade,  filled  the  room  with  color  and  perfume. 

Baltimore  is  famous  for  its  beautiful  women.  They 
were  all  at  the  country  club  that  night — the  beauties. 
All  at  their  loveliest,  all  in  their  finest.  The  Thomas 
sisters,  vying  with  each  other,  the  one  so  dark  and 
the  other  so  fair,  both  in  shimmering  white.  And  the 
Countess  Sparta,  who  had  been  liule  Daisy  Carter, 
home  from  her  triumphs  in  Rome  and  Paris  and  very 
grand  and  gracious.  Of  course  Mrs.  Arto,  startling  in 
jade  green,  mysterious  still  after  fifteen  years'  belledom, 
taking  a  back  seat  to  none  of  them.  And  little  Mary 
Belle  Reyson,  tiptoe  with  excitement  at  this,  her  first 
ball,  alight  from  her  twinkling  toes  to  her  curly  head 
and  the  prettiest  of  the  debutantes. 

Oh,  you  had  your  pick  of  beautiful  ladies  that  night. 

But  the  most  beautiful  of  them  all,  everybody  agreed, 
was  Paula  Fitzgerald. 


Mi 


issing 


Girls 


No.  4 


Paula,  the  wife,  who  wanted  to 
barter  her  beauty  for  romance 


When  she  came  in,  in  black  velvet,  her  exquisite 
little  head  held  high,  old  Mrs.  Everett  said  aloud  to 
nobody  in  particular,  "My  husband  would  have  fan- 
cied her.  She  looks  a  lady,  not  a  strumpet.  But  for 
all  that  I  hear  she's  a  fly  piece.  And  not  much, 
certainly,  to  hold  her  to  her  bed  and  board." 

She  was  looking  at  Dr.  Fitzgerald  when  she  said 
that,  looking  at  him  as  he  followed  his  wife  across  the 
entrance  hall  and  stood  while  she  mounted  the  stately 
stairs. 

Well,  there  were  others  beside  Mrs.  Everett,  who 
was  a  terror  of  course,  who  had  often  remarked  that 
about  Dr.  Fitzgerald.  He  did  seem  an  inadequate 
and  unromantic  custodian  for  so  much  beauty.  A 
little   man,   and   very   round.     Round   as   to   paunch. 


round  as  to  eyeglasses,  with  a  round  and  innocent  face. 
A  nice  little  man,  but  even  as  to  profession  lacking  in 
those  things  that  you  might  have  selected  in  the 
husband  of  a  woman  who  looked  like  Paula.  He  was 
a  dentist.  And  a  darned  good  one,  too.  But  still,  a 
dentist. 

Mrs.  Fitzgerald  came  down  the  stairs,  one  hand 
holding  an  enormous  plumed  fan.  She  knew  how  to 
walk  down  stairs,  that  woman.  Her  foot  barely 
touched  each  step,  and  under  the  edge  of  her  black 
velvet  the  slimness  of  her  foot  and  ankle  were  exquisite 
and  intriguing. 

"Who  is  that  beautiful  woman?"  strangers  asked. 

And  the  people  who  knew  .her  best  said,  "Paula 
certainly  is  beautiful." 


Her  eager  hands  flung  wide 

the  door.     "Eddie — you — 

wliat  are  you  doing  here?" 


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Men  flattered  her,  courted  her — and  made  love 
faced  the  bitter  truth  that  beauty  is 


The  murmur  of  her  beauty  ran  through  the  gay 
and   festive   crowd   as  a   wind   blows   through   wheat. 

Do  you  think  Paula  missed  it?  How  could  she? 
How  could  any  woman?  It  was  not  the  way  the  men 
rushed  to  her  for  her  dances,  nor  the  rapidity  of  their 
cutting  in  that  convinced  her  of  her  beauty.  It  was 
the  way  the  other  women's  eyes  dwelt  upon  her  for  a 
moment  and  then  slid  away. 

She  was  beautiful.  She  was  miserable.  She  was 
wasting  her  life.  That,  as  she  lay  in  bed  that  night 
after  the  dance  was  over  and  the  lights  were  out  in 
the  Country  Club,  that  was  w-hat  Paula  decided. 

EDDIE  made  a  round  bunch  of  co\ers  in  the  other 
twin  bed.  Rather  like  a  little  tent,  over  his  paunch. 
Funny,  Eddie  wasn't  old,  nor  so  very  fat  and  he 
plaved  golf  religiously  and  took  cold  showers.  But 
that  little  paunch  persisted.  Without  his  glasses,  his 
face  had  a  naked  look — the  dawn  was  coming  in  at  the 
windows  and  after  the  golden  glitter  of  the  night  re- 
vealed things  as  drab  and  commonplace. 

Paula  turned  over  for  the  ten  thousandth  time  and 
gave  a  dr\-  little  sob.  One  glorious  night  like  that  and 
then — back  to  the  ugly,  drab  routine  of  her  life.  She 
hated  it.  She  hated  Eddie — she  did.  There  was  no 
romance  in  anything  in  her  life  and  she  was  made  for 
romance.     A  beautiful  woman  had  a  right  to  romance. 

Eddie — Eddie  talked  about  Mrs.  Everett's  new  in- 
lavs.     He  talked  about  old   Major  Weston's  incisors 
and    things    like    that.     He   did,    actually.     Romance 
didn't  exist  for  Eddie.     Practicality  was  his  pet 
hobby. 

While  she  was  seeking  a  cool  place  on  her  pillow, 
he  began  to  snore.  Not  loudly,  but  most  annoy- 
ingly,  with  a  long,  low  rumble  ending  in  a  star- 
tling little  grunt.  With  each  rumble,  Paula's 
nerves  stretched  tighter  and  tighter,  until  at 
last  she  half-screamed  at  him,  "Oh,  Eddie,  do 
stop  that  noise." 

He  sat  up,  blinked  at  her,  and  was  again 
asleep,  but  this  time  without  the  snore. 

More  light  came  into  the  room  and  ever>' 
familiar  detail  began  to  be  plain.  The  bureau 
and  the  chiflorobe.  The  twin  beds,  the  chaise 
longue,  on  which  she  never  sat.  The  two 
windows,  overlooking  the  house  next  door. 
Just  a  bedroom.  Attractive  enough,  but  like 
a  thousand  other  bedrooms. 

Without  meaning  to,  Paula  began  to  cry. 

What  was  there  in  life?     Why  go  on  living? 

SHE  could  see  everything  that  would  happen 
ahead  of  her  all  day  long,  hear  every  word 
that  w'ould  be  spoken.  As  far  as  her  life  was 
concerned  she  might  as  well  be  as  ugly  as  a 
Chinese  idol.  Except  for  rare  moments  like 
last  night,  her  beauty  counted  for  absolutely 
nothing.  That  wasn't  fair.  It  wasn't  just. 
Like  owning  a  gold  mine  and  never  getting 
anything  out  of  it.  Even  Eddie  had  long  ago 
become  accustomed  to  it,  never  mentioned  it. 
He  was  a  good  man.  But  she  didn't  lo\c 
him.  Love  him?  Allowing  her  burning  glance 
to  touch  him  for  a  moment,  she  felt  that  she 
hated  him.  He  tied  her  to  this  horrid  existence 
of  domesticity  and  drabness.  Of  course  he 
made  a  living,  a  good  living.   But  that  was  all. 


He  didn't  make  enough  so  that  they  could  ha\e  any  of 
the  things  that  might  have  made  a  life  without  love  and 
without  romance  bearable — a  Rolls  Royce,  or  a  chauf- 
feur, or  a  diamond  necklace. 

The>'  were  in  society,  after  a  fashion.  The  Fitz- 
geralds  had  li\ed  in  Baltimore  a  long  time.  Eddie's 
mother  and  father  had  ahva\s  known  e\erybody  and, 
as  a  bachelor,  Eddie  had  been  asked  to  big  parties  and 
they  were  members  of  the  Country  Club.  But' — 
Paula  wasn't  one  of  the  inner  circle,  didn't  belong  to 
that  little  group  that  she  really  admired  and  envied. 
When  Eddie  married  her  she  had  occupied  about  the 
same  sort  of  position  in  Nashville  that  he  occupied  in 
Baltimore.  She  had  hoped  as  a  married  woman  to 
impro\e  her  standing,  her  finances,  everything. 

Now  she  knew  that  she  should  ha\e  waited.  It  had 
been  a  great  mistake,  marrying  Eddie,  a  terrible, 
terrible  mistake.  It  had  really  ruined  her  life.  \\'hy, 
with  her  beauty,  she  could  have  married  anybody — 
anybody.  Her  mother  had  begged  her  to  wait, 
marrying  at  nineteen  was 
foolish  anyway.  But  Paula 
haled  waiting,  she  never  wait- 
ed if  she  could  help  it.  She 
was  so  eager  for  life,  and  she 
had  grown  so  very  tired  of 
her  father  and 
mother  and  the 
house  where  she  had 
been  born,  and  of 
1>  *•,    m  being  told  what  to 


^'»1\    \l 


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to  her.  Then  they  dropped  her.  And  Paula 
a  drug  on  the  market  in  Hollywood 


do  and  of  never  having  any  money  of  her  own.  If  it 
hadn't  been  for  her  foolish  affair  with  Allen  Choate  she 
probably  would  have  had  chances  enough  to  marry  and 
marry  well  in  Nashville.  But  Allen  Choate  had  occu- 
pied all  her  time  for  two  years,  had  got  her  talked 
about,  labelled  as  his  girl,  and  then  had  calmly  gone  off 
to  Europe.  He  had  always  told  her  he  wasn't  a  marry- 
ing man.  But  that  is  one  thing  no  girl  can  be  made  to 
believe  about  any  man  she  wants  to  marry. 


"If  I  was  you, 
I'd  go  home. 
This  is  no 
place  for  you. 
You  aren't  hard  enough,  or  hard- 
boiled  enough  to  beat  this  game" 


So  when  the  successful  young  Dr.  Fitzgerald 
from  Baltimore  came  along  and  proposed  to  her, 
rashly  and  wildly,  the  second  night  they  met,  it  seemed 
to  her  a  heaven-sent  opportunity.  Escape  from  Nash- 
ville, from  the  unpleasant  gossip  and  aftermath  of  the 
affair  with  Allen  Choate,  from  the  status  of  an  unmar- 
ried girl,  from  her  parents. 

Now  she  lay  in  her  twin  bed  in  the  brightening  dawn 
and  knew  that  she  had  been  a  fool. 

If  only  she  had  waited.  Not  wasted  herself,  thrown 
herself  awav  on  such  a  man  as  Eddie. 


She  thought  of  herself  as  she  descended  the  stairs  that 
night  at  the  Country  Club.  If  she  hadn't  made  a 
really  brilliant  marriage,  some  great  lo\'e  affair  might 
ha\e  come  her  way.  After  all,  things  were  difTerent. 
Some  wealthy  man  already  married  might  have  fallen 
in  love  with  her,  given  her  everything  in  the  world, 
adored  her,  taken  her  to  Paris,  to  London,  and  laid  the 
world  at  her  feet.  Such  an  alliance,  if  one  lo\ed  and 
the  man  was  rich  enough,  might  dazzle  any  girl,  and 
if  she  was  beautiful  enough  and  knew  how  to 
handle  people,  they  would  understand  that 
love  excuses  everything. 

OR  she  might  have  gone  on  the  stage.  Her 
thoughts  had  often  turned  in  that  direction 
in  the  old  days,  but  she  didn't  know  how  to  go 
about  it.  If  she  could  have  got  to  New  York, 
and  seen  some  managers,  there  would  have 
been  no  trouble  about  it.  Her  friends  were 
always  telling  her  that  it  was  a  shame  she 
wasn't  in  the  mo\ies.   She  really  was  beautiful. 

Sleep  seemed  farther  away  than  ever.  She 
groped  for  it,  desired  it  terribly.  Her  head 
ached,  her  eyes  burned,  but  there  was  no 
sleep  near. 

Then  she  heard  the  patter  of  little  feet  out- 
side her  door.  Running,  little  feet  were  al- 
waj's  running.  They  stopped,  she  heard  the 
door  open  just  a  crack,  a  breathless  waiting. 
Of  course.  Sonny  was  peeping  to  see  if  she  was 
awake,  if  he  might  come  into  her  bed  and 
cuddle.  He  waited  for  the  sign  from  her. 
When  it  did  not  come,  he  closed  the  door  soft- 
ly and  she  heard  his  little  feet  running  down 
the  hall  toward  the  nursery.  He  was  so  good. 
Really,  since  she  was  awake,  it  was  a  shame 
not  to  have  let  him  come  in. 

But  shejustcouldn't,she was  too  miserable. 

Turning  over  again,  she  began  to  cry,  softly, 
miserably,  from  the  depth  of  her  bitter  dis- 
appointment in  life. 

II 

PAULA  said.   "Oh  yes,  I  think  this  will  do 
quite  well. " 

She  went  to  the  window  and  stood  looking 
down  into  the  street.     She  tried  to  seem  com- 
posed, not  to  breathe  deeply  with  delight,  not 
to  act  like  a  school  girl  about  the  thing.     But 
she  could  not  keep  the  radiance  from  her  face.    The  tip 
of  her  lovely  little  nose  quivered  with  ecstasy. 

"If  you're  worried  about  the  noise,"  said  the  land- 
lady, "it  isn't  bad.     Nobody  minds  it." 
"I  shall  love  it,"  said  Paula,  vibrantly. 
"You're    from    the    South,    aren't    you.-""    said    the 
woman,  following  her  into  the  pretty  bedroom,  with 
its  green  painted  furniture. 

"Yes,  I  am,"  said  Paula.  Funn>-,  at  home  they 
hadn't  ever  noticed  her  voice  and  accent,  it  hadn't 
seemed  nearly  as  Southern  as  lots  of  the  girls'.  Out 
here  everybody  was  always  asking  her  if  she  didn't 
come  from  the  South. 

"Your  first  visit  to  Hollywood?" 
Paula  smiled  at  her.     Usually  she  would  have  re- 
sented the  familiarity  of  such  questioning,  but  just  now 
she  was  too  delighted  with  life  to  resent  anything. 
"Yes,  my  first  visit.  [  coxTixfED  ox  page  134  ] 

ol 


An  outline  of  Sally 
demonstrating  the 
etiquette  of  exercise. 
Position  is  everj-thing. 
No  equipment  nec- 
essary except  the  nap 
of  one  rug,  one  pair  of 
shoulders  planted 
thereon,  one  pair  of 
hands  on  hips,  one 
chandelier  at  which  to 
point  toes.  So  good  for 
that  tired  feeling — it 
will  positively  thrive 
on  this 


Matter 

of 

FORM 


Sally  Rand  of  the  De  Mille 

Studios  shows  what  a  hard  working 

girl  can  make  of  herself 


Figuratively  speaking,  what 
could  be  neater?  You  can  see 
for  yourself  what  became  cf 
Sally's  waistline.  The  stunt  is 
to  raise  your  upper  body  on 
your  fingers  and  pat  your 
cranium  with  your  toes.  Mind 
over  matter,  in  other  words. 
Simply  wonderful  if  you  don't 
break  your  neck 


With  heels  clicked  together, 
outstretch  both  limbs.  Then 
touch  left  toe  with  left  hand. 
Reverse  right.  After  twentj' 
touches  sing  the  national  an- 
them, "Oh,  sugar,  where  is  thy 
sting;    oh,    fat,    thy    victory?" 


"Cutting"  a  picture  is  a  fairly  delicate  operation  and  quite  painful  to  the  author.    Many  of 
the  weaker  authors  have  been  known  to  die  from  the  effects 

Donald  ogden  Pgrfcct  Bchavior 

otewart  concludes  -w  -^        -t-t  -t 

His  GUIDE. 0      jj^  Hollywood 

Comes  dawn  and  Jack  and  Lucille,  the  dark  clouds 
behind  them,  walk  into  God's  Great  Outdoors 


FINAL  CHAPTER 

AT  the  request  of  hundreds  of  thousands  of 
readers  of  this  magazine  we  now  come  to  the 
final  chapter  in  this  series.  The  preceding 
installments  have  directed  the  aspiring  novice 
in  the  various  arts  and  crafts  of  the  picture  making 
industry;  this  final  article  will  endeavor  to  take  up  and 
clarify  the  remaining  necessary  steps  after  the  picture 
has  beenscenarized,  adapted  and  "shot." 

The  average  length  of  a  "movie"  seen  in  the  motion 
picture  houses  is  from  six  to  seven  thousand  feet  of 
film,  and,  as  everyone  in  Hollywood  knows,  the  length 
of  this  same  picture,  when  the  average  director  has 
finished    "shooting,"   is   from  eighty  to  one   hundred 


limes  that.     This,  therefore,  necessitates  the  introduc- 
tion of  the  art  of  "cutting." 

"Cutting"  a  picture  is  a  fairly  delicate  operation  and 
quite  painful  to  the  author,  even  with  the  use  of  various 
anaesthetics,  such  as  ether  or  chloroform  or  gin,  and 
many  of  the  weaker  authors  have  been  known  to  die 
from  the  effects.  The  miracles  of  modern  plastic 
surgery  are  as  nothing  compared  to  some  of  the  results 
achieved  in  the  present  day  "cutting  room,"  and  many 
a  picture  has  been  known  to  emerge  from  the  operation 
with  its  features  so  completely  changed  that  even  its 
own  father  did  not  recognize  it.  I  myself  have  seen 
pictures  that  went  into  the  "cutting  room"  as  "Silas 
Marner"  and  emerged  three  weeks  later  as  "Aunt 
Jemima's  Cook  Book,"  and    [  continued  on  p.\ge  92  ] 

5-i 


THE  NATIONAL  GUIDE  TO  MOTION  PICTURES 


CABARET— Paramount 

GILDA  GRAY,  idol  of  the  Manhattan  night  clubs,  has 
her  familiar  background  in  this  film.  Here  is  the  whole 
panorama  of  the  glittering,  sinister  life  in  New  York's 
roaring  '40s.  Manhattan  this  season  has  had  a  big  stage 
success  with  this  background,  "Broadway."  "Cabaret" 
skims  the  cream  off  "Broadway"  without  imitating  it  in 
any  sense.  Miss  Gray  plays  Gloria  Trask  of  the  Club  Costi- 
gan.  In  the  offing  is  an  honest  young  detective  and  an 
unscrupulous  gent.  The  evil  Sam  Robertsinvohes Gloria's 
brother  in  a  shooting. 

Chester  Conklin  is  amusing  as  Gloria's  father  and  Tom 
Moore  is  a  pleasant  bull.  Miss  Gray  does  the  Black 
Bottom  in  "Cabaret" — and  how!  If  you  live  in  a  censor 
ridden  state  you  may  not  see  it.     That's  your  hard  luck! 


CAMILLE— First  National 

THIS  was  a  boxoffice  picture  before  a  single  scene  was 
shot.  The  famous  tragedy  of  Alexander  Dumas,  fils — 
the  poignant  story  of  the  Parisian  courtesan  who  finally 
found  real  love  only  to  lose  it — is  sure  fire  stuff.  Norma 
Talmadge  shifted  the  background  to  the  present  day. 
This  change  seems  to  have  affected  the  story  itself  but 
slightly. 

"Camille"  has  one  fault.  It  is  too  long.  Too  much 
footage  is  given  to  planting  reasons  for  the  mode  of  life 
followed  by  the  Lady  of  llie  Camellias.  She  is  beaten  and 
pursued  for  over  two  reels.  We  suspect  that  Miss  Tal- 
madge will  be  a  popular  Camille.  She  has  some  excellent 
moments  toward  the  end  of  the  film.  Gilbert  Roland  is  the 
Armand.    Rather  actorj' but  with  IT.    Superse.x\' stuff ,  this. 

•54 


The 

Shadow 
Stage 

iREO.  V.  B.  PAT  orr.)    M  ^ 

A  Review  of  the  New  Pictures 


THE  KING  OF  KINGS— 


HERE  is  Cecil  B.  De  Mille's  finest  motion  picture 
effort.  He  has  taken  the  most  difficult  and  exalted 
theme  in  the  world's  histor\' — the  stor>'  of  Jesus  Christ — 
and  transcribed  it  intelligently  and  ably  to  the  screen. 

De  Mille  has  had  a  variegated  career.  He  has  wandered, 
with  an  eye  to  the  box  office,  up  bypaths  into  ladies' 
boudoirs  and  baths,  he  has  been  accused  of  garishness,  bad 
taste  and  a  hundred  and  one  other  faults,  he  frequently 
has  been  false  and  artificial.  One  of  his  first  elTorts,  "The 
Whispering  Chorus. "  stood  until  this  as  his  best  w'ork. 

"The  King  of  Kings."  however,  reveals  a  shrewd,  dis- 
cerning and  skillful  technician,  a  director  with  a  fine  sense 
of  drama,  and,  indeed,  a  man  with  an  understanding  of  the 
spiritual. 

"  The  King  of  Kings"  is  the  best  telling  of  the  Christ  storj' 
the  screen  has  ever  revealed.  De  Mille  has  achieved  some 
tremendous  climaxes. 

The  winning  of  the  Disciple  Matthew,  the  raising  of 
Lazarus  from  the  dead,  the  betrayal  of  Judas,  the  meeting 
of  Christ  and  Pilate,  the  tortuous  way  of  the  cross  to 
Calvary  and  the  Crucifixion  pro\'ide  mighty  film  episodes 
as  De  Mille  develops  them.  De  Mille  has  not  hurried 
from  tableau  to  tableau.  He  frequently  pauses  to  human- 
ize and  reveal  his  principals.  One  of  the  best  things  in 
"The  King  of  Kings"  is  his  revealment  of  Pontius  Pilate, 
the  Roman  governor  of  Judea.  For  the  moment  Pilate, 
puzzled,  hounded  by  the  high  priests,  compassionate  and 
seeking  the  path  of  least  resistance,  lives  and  breathes. 


SAVES   YOUR    PICTURE   TIME   AND    MONEY 


The  Best  Pictures  of  the  Month 
THE  KING  OF  KINGS  CABARET 

CHANG 
CAMILLE  THE  TELEPHONE  GIRL 

The  Best  Performances  of  the  Month 

H.  B.  Warner  in  "The  King  of  Kings" 

Victor  Varconi  in  "The  King  of  Kings" 

Rudolph  Schildkraut  in  "The  King  of  Kings" 

Ernest  Torrence  in  "The  King  of  Kings" 

Norma  Talmadge  in  "Camille" 

May  AOison  in  "The  Telephone  Girl" 


You  are  going  lo  be  amazed  at  the  comple.te  sincerity  of 
De  Mille's  direction.  Nothing  is  studied.  There  is  no 
aiming  at  theatrical  appeal.  De  Mille  has  followed  the 
New  Testament  literally  and  with  fidelity-.  He  has  taken 
no  liberties.  Frequently,  in  his  groupings,  he  has  followed 
famous  Biblical  paintings. 

It  is  difficult  to  analyze  the  performance  of  H.  B.  Warner 
as  Jesus.  We  can  conceive  of  no  more  difficult  role  in  the 
whole  field  of  history  and  literature.  Mr.  Warner  meets 
the  accepted  ideas  of  Christ  and  gives  a  very  well  sus- 
tained performance. 

The  surprise  of  the  big  picture  is  Victor  Varconi,  as 
Pontius  Pilate.  Here  is  an  intelligent  and  splendidly 
conceived  bit  of  work.  Rudolph  Schildkraut  gives  an  ad- 
mirable portrayal  of  Caiaphas,  the  high  priest  of  Israel. 
Among  the  disciples,  all  well  played,  Ernest  Torrence  stands 
out  \ividly  as  Simon  Peter.  It  is  a  fer\'ent  and  mosing 
characterization.  Jacqueline  Logan  is  excellent  as  Mary 
Magdalene  and  Dorothy  Cummings  has  several  mo\ing 
moments  as  Mary,  the  mother. 

"The  King  of  Kings"  is  a  tremendous  motion  picture, 
one  that,  through  its  sincerit\-,  is  going  to  win  thousands  of 
new  picture  goers.  De  Mille  deser\-es  unstinted  praise. 
He  ventured  where  few  would  dare  to  venture,  he  threw 
a  vast  fortune  into  the  balance  and  he  carried  through 
without  deviating.  Congratulations,  Mr.  De  Mille.  .\nd 
a  measure  of  praise,  too,  to  the  battery  of  cameramen, 
headed  by  Peverell  Marley.       Frederick  James  Smith. 


CHANG— Paramount 

M.\JOR  MERIAN  COOPER  and  Ernest  Schoedsack, 
those  two  young  chaps  who  filmed  "Grass,"  have  re- 
turned from  the  Siamese  jungles  with  this  new  study  in 
elemental  life.  It  compares  favorably  with  Robert  Fla- 
herty's "Nanook"  and  "Moana"  and  provides  a  big  dra- 
matic kick  of  its  own. 

"Chang"  shows  the  eternal  battle  between  man  and 
nature.  The  protagonists  are  a  native,  his  wife  and  their 
three  children,  not  to  mention  a  pet  white  gibbon.  Their 
daily  combat  with  tigers,  elephants  and  other  jungle  in- 
habitants equals  the  tribulations  of  even  a  Chicagoan  with 
machine-gun  inhibitions.  Reviewers  are  requested  not  to 
re\eal  the  meaning  of  the  title,  "Chang."  So  we  pass  it 
bv. 


THE  TELEPHONE  GIRL— Paramount 

ANOTHER  score  for  director  Herbert  Brenon.  A  drama 
of  men  and  women,  utterly  de\-oid  of  all  the  cheap 
trappings  mthout  which  the  average  director  seems  lost.  A 
story  of  an  aristocratic  woman  who  committed  an  indiscre- 
tion in  her  youth  and  finds  herself  in  the  vortex  of  a  guber- 
natorial election  scandal  that  threatens  to  ruin  both  candi- 
dates and  her  own  life  and  happiness.  May  Allison,  as  the 
woman  whose  reputation  is  at  stake,  gives  one  of  the  finest 
performances  of  her  career.  Madge  Bellamy  is  featured  in 
the  title  role  and  proves  she  is  a  dramatic  actress  as  well  as 
a  comedienne.  The  whole  cast,  which  includes  Holbrook 
Blinn,  Warner  Baxter,  Hale  Hamilton  and  Larry  Gray, 
gives  to  the  picture  a  distinction  worthy  of  the  efforts  of  the 
director.    Don't  let  the  title  stop  you.    See  it. 

65 


CONVOY- 

First 
National 


LOVERS- 
M.  G.  M. 


THE  part  the  United  States  NaN'y  pla>ed  in  the  World  War  is 
here,  magnificent,  real  and  thrilling,  the  actual  scenes  as 
they  actually  occurred,  and  if  you  can  forget  the  silly  conven- 
tional German  spy-American  girl  secret  ser\"ice  operator  plot 
you  will  find  this  ver>'  worth  your  time.  The  cast  is  studded 
with  names,  Dorothy  Mackaill,  Lowell  Sherman,  Ian  Keith, 
Lawrence  Gray  and  Buster  Collier,  but  direction  seems  to  have 
made  them  all  pretty  bad. 


EV'ERVBODY  concerned  has  been  worried  over  this  adapta- 
tion of  "The  World  and  His  Wife,"  once  played  by  William 
Faversham.  It  is  a  story  of  the  e\ils  of  gossip,  which  finally 
involve  Don  Julian,  his  young  wife  and  their  youthful  friend 
with  tragic  consequences.  The  picture,  under  repair  for 
months,  is  fairly  good.  Ramon  Novarro  is  really  excellent  as 
the  boy,  Jose.  The  film  is  just  out  of  the  Metro-Goldwyn 
hospital  and  quite  well. 


FASHIONS 
FOR 

WOMEN— 
Paramount 


LONG 
PANTS— 
First 
National 


IF  Dorothy  Arzner,  Paramount's  first  woman  director,  con- 
tinues to  turn  out  pictures  like  this,  heaven  help  most  of  the 
directing  boys.  It  was  her  first  elifort.  She  has  very  little  stor\' 
to  guide  her — that  frail  plot  concerning  the  lovely,  poor,  virtuous 
girl,  who,  looking  exactly  like  the  rich  girl  with  the  sultry  past, 
doubles  for  her  and  gets  in  wrong  with  the  hero.  She  has  the 
exquisite  but  heretofore  non-acting  Esther  Ralston  to  star. 
But  she  put  them  altogether  with  pure  artistry. 


IN  the  spring  a  young  man's  fancy  turns  to  Long  Pants — and 
when  Harry  Langdon  gets  his  first  pair  of  long  pants  he's 
sitting  on  top  of  the  world.  So  much  so  that  he  casts  aside 
the  little  countr>'  gal  and  falls  madly  in  love  with  the  vamp, 
who  is  incidentally  a  bandit.  Harry  soon  realizes  his  mistake 
and  returns  home.  Not  much  of  a  story  for  sLx  long  reels,  but 
Langdon  is  alwajs  funny  and  so  who  cares  a  great  deal  about 
the  story. 


BEWARE 

OF 

WIDOWS- 

Universal 


ii 

B^H^^fe 

1^  '^H 

fl 

liiL     t^m 

ORCHIDS 

AND 

ERMINE— 

First 

National 


UNIVERSAL  told  you.  Beware!  Here  is  that  familiar 
fable  of  the  very  great  doctor  decei\'ed  by  e\"ery  woman's 
faint  and  the  dear  young  thing  who  loves  him  but  is  alienated 
because  the  doctor's  patients,  all  widows,  stop  at  nothing 
when  man-hunting.  Bryant  Washburn  and  Laura  La  Plante 
play  the  lovers  and  Laura  is  beautiful.  But  recall  that  there 
are  still  star\'ing  Armenians  to  be  fed  with  the  quarter  you 
might  otherwise  spend  on  this,  and  do  ^•our  bit. 

56 


HERE  is  an  amusing  hour  for  everybody.  A  nice  little 
comedy,  featuring  Colleen  ]\loore  and  Jack  IVlulhall. 
Another  rags  to  riches  story  of  a  telephone  operator  in  a  hotel 
who  meets  a  millionaire — and  of  course  they  marry. ^  Colleen, 
the  direction  and  the  titles  take  the  Cinders  out  of  this  Cinder- 
ella yarn  and  make  it  just  one  grand  laugh  after  another. 
Jocelyn  Lee  is  quite  interesting  as  a  gold-digger.  A  pleasant 
way  to  spend  an  e\ening. 


EVENING 

CLOTHES— 

Paramount 


THE 

YANKEE 
CLIPPER— 
Producers 
Dist.  Corp, 


NOT  quite  up  to  the  standard  of  the  prexious  Menjou 
pictures,  but  still  you  will  find  it  enjoyable.  Menjou  is  a 
wealthy  Marquis  (though  quite  dowdy)  who  marries  a  very 
beautiful  lady.  She  despises  him  so  he  leaves  her  and  goes  to 
Paris  where  he  becomes  a  boulevardier.  When  wifie  sees  all  the 
women  flocking  around  him  she  naturally  realizes  she  loves 
him.  The  supporting  cast  is  fine — Virginia  Valli,  Louise 
Brooks  and  Xoah  Beery. 


IT  is  rather  a  difficult  problem  to  stretch  a  boat  race  ox"er  six 
reels.  And  incidentally  quite  boringfor  those  who  are  viewing 
it.  All  the  picture  rests  on  is  the  race  between  the  Yankee 
Clipper  and  an  English  vessel  from  China  to  Boston.  Who 
won?  Now  don't  be  silly.  The  picture  is  badly  cast — William 
Boyd  looks  no  more  like  a  seafaring  man  of  the  olden  days  than 
Tom  Mix  does.  And  Elinor  Faire  is  the  poorest  excuse  for  a 
leading  lady. 


THE 
NIGHT 
BRIDE— 
Producers 
Dist.  Corp. 


WHITE 
FLANNELS— 
Warner  Bros. 


THE  usual  Marie  Pre\-ost  farce,  not  very  hilarious  and  still 
not  very  boring.  Marie  does  her  usual  pouting  act  as  the 
spoiled  daughter  of  a  millionaire  who  just  must  have  what 
she  wants.  And  her  prize  package  is  a  woman-hater.  But 
Marie  shows  him  how  grand  and  glorious  it  is  to  love  women 
by  broadcasting  the  fact  she  is  married  to  him — though  she 
realh'  isn't.  Don't  worry,  Censor  Birds,  they  are  married  be- 
fore the  final  reel! 


LUCIEN  CAR\"S  Saturday  Evening  PoM  story  makes  ex- 
cellent entertainment.  It  is  the  most  human  and  interesting 
piece  of  work  seen  in  some  time.  The  story  revolves  around  the 
ambitions  of  a  mother  to  raise  her  son  from  the  routine  of 
mining  life  to  a  college  education.  Louise  Dresser  and  Warner 
Richmond  give  sincere  performances.  Jason  Robards,  Vir- 
ginia Browne  Faire  and  George  Nichols  complete  the  cast.  We 
liked  it  and  think  you  will. 


FRISCO 
SALLY 
LEVY— 
M.  G.  M. 


TOO  MANY 

CROOKS— 

Paramount 


SOME  more  corned  beef  and  cabbage  and  gefultefish  is 
served  for  your  screen  menu.  Whether  this  will  meet  with 
your  approval  all  depends  on  j-ourtaste.  Ifyou'renot thetype 
that  wears  the  old  silk  beaver,  you  will  find  this  \-ery,  \ery 
amusing  because  of  the  good  cast — Kate  Price,  Sally  O'Neil, 
Tenen  Holtz  and  two  cute  youngsters  who  keep  things  moving. 
Roy  D'Arcy  is  the  villain.  His  grin  comes  near  spoiling  the 
whole  show. 


MILDRED  DAVIS'  comeback  is  not  successful.  To  begin 
with,  she  has  acquired  too  much  weight  for  a  dainty  little 
ingenue.  Then  a  story  was  selected  for  her  that  is  just  about 
the  silliest  thing  we  have  ever  seen  screened.  One  thing  in  her 
favor  is  the  supporting  cast — George  Bancroft,  Lloyd  Hughes 
and  El  Brendel.  As  to  acting  honors — Mildred  poses  nicely  in 
every  scene,  sharing  a  few  with  Llo>'d  Hughes. 

[  CONTINUED  ON  PAGE  137  ] 

57 


Get  Your  Scissors  Out 


THE  fourth  annual 
cut  puzzle  contest 
of  Photoplay 
M  A  G  .\  z  I  N  E  is 
under  way. 

Every  reader  of  Pho- 
toplay knows  the  wide- 
spread interest  aroused 
by  these  big  cut  puzzle 
contests.  The  magazine 
ofifices  each  year  were  en- 
gulfed in  an  avalanche 
of  solutions  from  every 
part  of  the  world.  Each 
year  a  large  staff  has  re- 
quired weeks  to  clear  its 
way  through  the  thou- 
sands of  answers,  giving 
each  solution  careful 
scrutiny. 

This  year  the  cut  puz- 
zle contest  is  different 
from  its  three  predeces- 
sors. 

The  portraits  are  cut 
in  to  different  and  smaller 
fragments.  Each  frag- 
ment carries  a  key  letter, 
to  aid  you  in  assembling 
your  answers.  And, 
•  NOTE  THIS,  you  are  to 
make  as  large  a  list  as  possible  of  players'  names,  devel- 
oped from  these  key  letters.  During  the  four  months  of 
the  contest,  128  key  letters  will  appear.  You  must  use 
these  key  letters  in  building  names  of  well  known  mo- 
tion picture  players.  The  size  and  accuracy  of  yoiir  list 
will  have  as  much  to  do  with  your  winning  of  a  prize  as 
your  assembling  of  the  cut  pieces. 

NOTE,  too,  that  elaborately  assembled  solutions  will 
not  help  you  this  year,  the  editor  of  Photoplay 
Mag.\zin'e  feels  that  too  much  ornamentation  and  ex- 
pense have  been  put  into  the  submitted  solutions. 
These  elaborately  created  solutions  have  grown  each 
year  and  the  editor  feels  that  this  has  become  unfair  to 
contest  workers  who  cannot  afford  the  cost  of  creating 
expensive  solutions.  So  simplicity  is  the  thing  this 
year.  It  will  count  more  than  elaborateness.  Remem- 
ber that,  please. 

Note,  also,  another  new  rule.  Solu- 
tions will  not  be  returned  in  this  contest. 
The  contest  has  grown  in  size  each  3'ear 
until  it  has  become  impossible  to  return 
the  vast  number  of  answers.  Last  year 
it  took  a  special  staff  months  to  clear 
these  back  to  contestants  who  requested 
tlieir  return.  Solutions  in  this  contest 
will  not  be  returned.  Hence  the  new  rule 
with  this  contest. 

The  fourth  annual  contest  is  wide  open. 
Remember  that  you  can  compete  with- 
out the  slightest  expenditure.  You  do 
not  have  to  be  a  reader  of  Photoplay. 
You  do  not  have  to  buy  a  single  copy  of 
Photopl.ay.  You  can  trace,  if  you  wish, 
your  pictures  from  copies  of  Photoplay 

58 


And  Cut  Your  Way  to  a 
Fortune  in  Photoplay's  Annual 


$5,000.00 

Cut  Puzzle  Contest 


List 

First  Prize 

of  Prizes 

$1,500.00 
.   1,000.00 
500.00 
250.00 
125.00 
.   1,000.00 
625.00 

Second  Prize 

Third  Prize 

Fourth  Prize 

Fifth  Prize       .    . 

Twenty  prizes  of  S50  each 
Twenty-five  prizes  of  $25  each 

to  be  found  in  the  New 
York  or  Chicago  ofilices 
of  this  magazine,  or  in 
any  public  library. 

Neatness,  accuracy 
and  originality  are  the 
items  to  be  considered  in 
checking  your  solution. 
To  be  one  of  the  suc- 
cessful prizewinners,  you 
will  have  to  use  your 
wits.  Not  only  must  you 
assemble  the  picture  cor- 
rectly and  identify  them, 
but  }OU  will  have  to  put 
your  brains  to  work 
when  you  make  your 
list  of  players  from  the 
key  letters. 

Just  to  make  it  clear 
to  you,  we  will  explain 
that,  in  the  key  letters, 
the  complete  alphabet  is 
used  four  times.  In  ad- 
dition, there  are  extra 
sets  of  vowels — a,  e,  i,  o 
and  u,  making  a  total  of 
128  letters.  Each  letter 
may  be  used  only  once. 
For  your  guidance, 
you  will  find  a  long  list 
of  the  names  of  players  on  Page  86.  These  are  pub- 
lislied  to  refresh  your  memory  and  to  show  you  the  cor- 
rect spelling  of  the  names.  In  arranging  the  128  letters 
to  make  the  names,  remember  that  abbreviations  and 
nicknames  won't  count.  Use  the  names  of  the  players 
as  they  officially  appear  on  the  screen.  Tom  Mix,  for 
instance,  is  Tom's  accepted  name  and  you  do  not  have 
to  waste  your  letters  by  calling  him  Thomas.  But 
Douglas  Fairbanks'  name  is  Douglas  and  not  Doug. 
See  the  idea? 

YOUR  ingenuity  in  arranging  the  letters  into  names 
of  stars  and  assembling  and  identifying  the  cut 
pictures  correctly  will  count  more  than  an  elaborately 
ornamented  solution. 

Neatness  in  presenting  the  puzzle  is  important,  of 
course,  but  expensively  decorated  answers  won't  help 
win  any  prizes  this  year.    Photoplay  is 
making  this  emphatic  so  that  there  will 
be  no  chance  of  a  misunderstanding. 

The  list  of  names  must  be  of  recognized 
film  players  of  some  standing.  It  will 
not  be  fair,  for  instance,  to  use  a  name 
like  Abner  Ash,  on  the  chance  that  there 
might  be  a  motion  picture  player  by  that 
name.  The  safest  thing  to  do  is  to  con- 
sult the  list — a  long  and  comprehensi\e 
one — which  Photoplay  is  running  for 
your  guidance. 


RUTH  WALKER 

Winner  of  First  Prize  of 

SI, 500  in  1926  Cut  Puzzle 

Contest 


SO  get  out  your  scissors  and  go  to 
work.  Photoplay  believes  that  this 
new  cut  puzzle  contest  is  going  to  be 
the  most  fascinating  sport  this  summer. 
And  the  most  profitable. 


Rules  and 
Conditions 

of  the 

Cut  Puzzle 

and  Name 

Contest 


There  is  $5,000 

in  this 

Treasure  Chest 

for 

Photoplay 
Readers 


RULES  OF  CONTEST 

1.  Fifty  cash  prizes  will  be  paid  by  Photoplay  Magazine,  4.  Contestants  can  obtain  help  in  solving  the  cut  puzzle  pic- 
as follows:  tures  by  carefully  studying  the  verses  appearing  with  the  pic- 
First  Prize $1,500.00  tures  in  each  issue.    They  are  accurate  clews  to  the  identity  of 

Second  Prize 1,000.00  each  fragment.    Bear  in  mind  that  it  costs  absolutely  nothing 

Third  Prize 500.00  to  enter  this  contest.    Indeed,  the  contest  is  purely  an  amuse- 

Fourth  Prize 250.00  ment.    You  do  not  need  to  be  a  subscriber  or  reader  of  Photo- 

Fifth  Prize 125.00  play  Magazine  to  compete.    You  do  not  have  to  buy  a  single 

Twenty  prizes  of  $50  each 1,000.00  issue.    You  may  copy  or  trace  the  pictures  from  the  originals 

Twenty-five  prizes  of  $25  each 625.00  in  Photoplay  Magazine  and  assemble  the  pictures  from  the 

2.  In  four  issues  (the  June,  July,  August  and  September  copies.  Copies  of  Photoplay  Magazine  may  be  examined  at 
numbers)  Photoplay  Magazine  is  publishing  cut  puzzle  pic-  the  New  York  and  Chicago  offices  of  the  publication,  or  at 
tures  of  the  well  known  motion  picture  actors  and  actresses,  public  libraries,  free  of  charge. 

Four  complete  cut  puzzle  pictures  appear  in  each  issue.    Each  5.  Aside  from  accuracy  in  assembling  and  identifying  cut 

cut  puzzle  picture  consists  of  eight  pieces.    When  cut  apart  and  puzzle  pictures,  neatness  in  contestant's  methods  of  submitting 

properly  assembled,  four  complete  portraits  will  be  produced,  solutions  will  be  considered  in  awarding  prizes.   The  sixteen  cut 

Key  letters  will  be  noted  on  each  fragment.   These  are  an  aid  to  puzzle  pictures  or  their  drawn  duplicates,  must  be  cut  apart, 

assembling  and  constitute  the  second  part  of  the  contest.  Make  assembled  and  pasted  or  pinned  together,  with  the  name  of  the 

as  many  names  as  you  can  of  movie  players  from  the  128  letters  player  written  or  typewritten  below.    The  size  and  accuracy  of 

appearing  on  the  fragments  during  four  months.     A  list  of  your  list  of  players  created  from  the  key  letters  will  play  an 

prominent  players  appears  on  another  page  of  this  issue.    You  important  part  in  the  selection  of  winners, 

are  not  limited  to  these  players,  of  course.    Develop  as  many  6.   Elaborate  ornamentation  or  obviously  expensive  presen- 

names  of  well  known  players  from   the  letters  as  you   can.  tation  of  solutions  will  not  count.    Simplicity,  neatness  and 

$5,000  in  prizes,  as  specified  in  Rule  No.  1,  will  be  paid  to  the  originality  will  count  more.    No  solutions  will  be  returned, 

persons  sending  in  the  nearest  correctly  named  and   most  7.  The  judges  will  be  a  committee  of  members  of  Photoplay 

neatly  arranged  set  of  sixteen  portraits,  as  well  as  the  largest  Magazine's  staff.    Their  decision  will  be  final.    No  relatives  or 

list  of  motion  picture  players'  names  created  from  the  letters.  members  of  the  household  of  any  one  connected  with  this  publi- 

3.  Do  not  submit  any  solutions  or  answers  until  after  the  cation  can  submit  solutions.  Otherwise,  the  contest  is  open  to 
fourth  set  of  cut  puzzle  pictures  has  appeared  in  the  September  everyone,  everywhere. 

issue.    Assembled  puzzle  pictures  must  be  submitted  in  sets  of  8.   In  the  cases  of  ties  for  any  of  the  first  five  prizes,  the  full 

sixteen  only.     Identifying  names  should  be  written  or  type-  award  will  be  given  to  each  tying  contestant, 

written  below  each  assembled  portrait.  List  of  najnes  developed  9.  The  contest  will  close  at  midnight  on  September  20th. 

from  the  key  letters  should  be  typewritten  on  sheets  of  paper  All  solutions  received  from  the  time  the  fourth  set  of  pictures 

using  only  one  side  of  each  sheet.    Be  sure  that  your  full  name  appears  to  the  moment  of  midnight  on  September  20th  will  be 

and  address  is  attached  to  your  assembled  portraits  and  written  considered  by  the  judges.    No  responsibility  in  the  matter  of 

on  your  list  of  names.    At  the  conclusion  of  the  contest,  send  mail  delays  or  losses  will  rest  with  Photoplay  Magazine.  Send 

your  solutions  to  CUT  PUZZLE  EDITORS,  Photoplay  Mag-  your  answers  as  soon  as  possible  after  the  last  set  of  cut  puzzle 

AZINE,  750  North  Michigan  Avenue,  Chicago,  111.    Do  not  send  pictures  appears  in  the  September  issue,  which  will  appear  on 

them  to  the  New  York  office  of  Photoplay.  the  newsstands  on  or  about  August  ISth. 


A  Jolly  Game  to  Test  Your 


Read  Rules  on  Preced 


upper 

Who  is  from  Canada? 

Why,  of  course.  A — 
Who  is  twice  married? 

The  B  is  that  way. 
Who  is  called  "eUin"? 

The  E  stands  for  elf. 
Who  is  just  twenty? 

Why  F  is,  herself! 


Lcnver 

Who  is  unmarried? 

The  lady  named  C. 
Who  is  from  Pittsburgh  ? 

The  lovely,  blond  D. 
Who  went  to  school? 

Why  Miss  G  did,  in  France. 
Who  tliinks  of  business 

Before  (H!)  romance? 


Upper 

Who  went  to  convent  ? 

The  one  that's  iiamed  I. 
Who  reached  quick  stardom? 

J — for  whom  men  sigh. 
Who  was  in  ballet  ? 

M  was — she  was  good. 
N  will  not  marry — 

(One  man  thinks  she  should!) 


Lower 

Who  is  from  Jersey? 

The  K  stands  for  her — 
Who  went  to  High  School? 

L — she  makes  hearts  stir! 
Who  did  pro.  dancing? 

O — this  is  her  letter; 
P,  through  an  author. 

Knew  stardom,  and  better! 


Wits  and  Win  a  Big  Prize 


ing  Page  Carefully 


upper 

Who's  In  her  teens  still? 

Why  Q  is,  the  dearl 
Who  likes  to  motor? 

Miss  R  does,  we  hear. 
Who  won  a  contest  ? 

U  did,  for  her  charm. 
V  is  the  sort  that 

Folk  shelter  from  harm. 


Lower 

Who  worked  for  Goldwyn? 

S  did,  to  begin. 
Who'll  try  the  stage,  next? 

T  will — and  she'll  win! 
Who  played  in  whimsies? 

Young  W  did — 
Who  has  blond  hair' 

X — a  lovable  kid. 


w 


upper 

Five  years  in  pictures — guess  who? 

Just  Miss  Y, 
Two  years  in  opera, 

Z,  modest  and  shy! 
Who  has  brown  hair — 

I — And  makes  it  look  smart. 
O  had  the  Mardi  Gras, 

For  her  first  part. 


Lower 

Who  has  no  children? 

A,  though  she's  wed  twice. 
■Who  is  the  girl — E — 

That  all  folk  call  "nice" 
Who  played  in  pictures. 

Of — I — circus  life? 
Who  of  the  four  is 

The  only  (U)  wife? 


MARY  PICKFORD, 
as  seen  by  a  French 
photographer.  This  is 
one  of  Mary's  few 
"dressed  up"  pictures.  It 
shows  her  as  she  looks 
when  she  makes  her  rare 
appearances  in  the  social 
world  of  New  York  or 
Europe 


G.L.  Manuel  Fktc 


ma  CASTING] 
'    TODAY 


Stars  Who  Never  Were 


By  Margaret  E.  Sangster 


'T'HE  great  stars  come,  the  great  stars  go, 
-*•  Some  like  a  sunset,  with  a  slow. 
Rare  spread  of  color  and  of  light; 
Some  like  a  comet  in  the  night. 
The  great  stars  dawn  and  die — some  pass 
Like  dim  shapes  in  a  looking  glass. 
And  some  there  are  who  laugh  and  stay, 
Because  the  public  smiles  their  way! 

But  what  about  the  ones  who  peer 
Around  the  comer  of  each  year, 
With  hopes  half  old,  and  yet  half  new — 
With  dreams  that  never  dare  come  true? 
The  ones  who  Wait  life's  great  romance- 
Spelled  out  for  them  in  this  word — 

"Chance!" 
The  ones  who  never  feel  the  stir 
Of  fame — the  stars  who  never  were? 


This  girl  who  glances  from  the  mob. 
This  boy  whose  pulses  feel  the  throb 
Of  keen  ambition — this  wan  face, 
This  body,  with  a  dancer's  grace  .   .  . 
What  of  the  ones  who  work  and  strive, 
Yet  never,  never  can  arrive? 
What  of  the  weary  souls  that  wait, 
While  genius  turns  to  fear  and  hate? 

The  extras — eyes  and  legs  and  lips, 
No  more!     They  fade  and  wonder  slips 
Beyond  their  reach,  while  others  take 
Life's  fullness.  .   .  But  though  hearts  may 

break. 
They  struggle  on,  past  pain  and  loss, 
Although  their  goal  may  be  a  cross — 
The  gallant  ones  that  never  win, 
The  stars — the  stars  that  might  have  been! 


63 


Amateur  Movies 


HAVE  you 
thought  of 
the  fun  to  be 
deri\ed  from 
a  moNie  club? 

Do  you  realize  how 
simple  it  is  to  organ- 
ize a  club  and  to 
make  photoplays  of 
your  own,  perhaps 
for  submission  in 
Photoplay's  big 
S2,000  contest? 

Talkthisoverwith 
your  friends  and  see 
how  many  of  them 
are  interested.  Sup- 
pose you  organize  a 
club    of    thirty    en- 
thusiasts. Of  course, 
you     should     select 
officers  and   make  b\--laws. 
Then  check  up  on  the  ex- 
penses of  a  movie  equipment. 
You  will  need  a  camera,  at 
least  one  additional  lens,  a 
tripod,   two  or  more  lights 
for  inside  illumination  and  a 
set  of  reflectors. 


SUPPOSE  you  select  an 
Eastman  Cine-Kodak  B. 
That  will  cost  S70.  An  ad- 
ditional lens  for  close-ups 
and  special  shots  will 
approximate  S50  more.  The 
tripod  will  run  between  S20 
and  S35.  Two  Kirb\lites, 
with  their  tripods,  will  total 
S109.50.  You  can  build  re- 
flectors yourself.  Divide 
this  total  of  S265  among 
thirty  members.  That  costs 
less  than  89  per  club  member. 

Select  a  Bell  and  Howell 
Filmo  at  S180.  That  changes 
your  total  to  S3  75,  or  less 
than  S13  per  member.  A  Pathe.x  re- 
duces the  total  to  about  S230,  or  less 
than  S8  for  each  club  member.  Or  a 
De  ^'o"'  using  standard  film  stock,  at 
S150.  '  That  gi\-es  a  total  of  S335, 
which  means  it  costs  each  member 
less  than  S12. 

How  else  could  \ou  ha\e  so  much 
fun  at  such  a  minimum  of  expenditure? 

16mm.  film.used  by  the  Cine- Kodak 
B  and  the  Filmo,  costs  S6  a  hundred 
feet.  Film  for  the  Pathe-x  runs  to 
SI. 75  per  30  feet. 

Standard  negati\e  for  the  De  \"r>' 
costs  S7.50  per  hundred  feet  and  the 
following  positive  prints  add  S6.50  per 
hundred  feet. 

.After  picking  your  outfit  you  should 
select    your    producing    staff.      Pick 

64 


By  Frederick  James  Smith 


The  amateur  cameraman  should  watch  his  back- 
grounds. Color  is  a  misleading  factor.  Above, 
filming  a  cat  and  her  kitten  with  a  Cine-Kodak  B. 
If  they  were  filmed  on  the  grass,  the  resultant  print 
would  be  confusing,  greys  and  greens  having 
the  same  relative  color  values.  The  improvised 
background  gives  a  well  defined  and  clean  cut  image 


Monty  Banks  took  a  Pathex 
with  him  to  Italy 


your  production 
manager  first.  He 
should  have  execu- 
ti\e  ability.  Select 
your  scenarist,  who 
should  have  some 
knowledge  of  story 
values.  Pick  your 
director,  who  ought 
to  be  a  person  with 
some  experience  in 
making  amateur 
films.  Also,  he  (or 
she)  ought  to  be  a 
person  of  decisive 
judgment.  Yourclub 
must  give  him  au- 
thority, so  that  time 
isn't  wasted  over 
arguments  during  or 
between  scenes. 
Then  you  will  need  an 
assistant  director,  a  camera- 
man, two  or  more  amateur 
electricians  to  operate  the 
lights,  a  script  clerk  to  note 
each  scene  as  it  is  filmed  for 
possible  re-checking,  two  or 
three  studio  aids  with  some 
knowledge  of  carpentry  to 
rip  up  scenes,  a  cutting  edi- 
tor, to  put  the  final  film  in 
shape,  and  a  member  to  do 
the  subtitles.  The  duties  of 
these  members  of  your  pro- 
ducing staff  will  shape  them- 
selves as  you  go  along. 


"Y'OU  will  need  a  location 
-'-  man  to  hunt  up  and  find 
the  right  places  to  shoot  your 
outdoor  scenes.  These,  of 
course,  should  be  selected 
before  your  club  starts  on 
location.  Two  or  three  mem- 
bers of  your  club  undoubt- 
edly can  play  various  musi- 
cal instruments.  These  members  will 
constitute  your  studio  orchestra. 

The  cost  of  actual  film  will  depend 
on  your  ingenuity — and  how  much 
you  want  to  spend.  An  amateur 
organization  in  California  spent  87,000 
in  making  a  picture  recently.  However, 
this  organization  used  a  fifty  foot 
schooner  for  a  brief  cruise.  The  or- 
ganization even  purchased  an  old 
P'ackard  for  California  location  trips. 
30,000  feet  of  film  were  shot.  This 
was  an  exceptional  expenditure.  You 
can  make  a  motion  picture  play  as 
cheaply  as  you  wish. 

You  must  count  upon  shooting 
enough  film,  however.  To  get  a  good 
400  foot  stor\-  in  16mm.  film,  you  will 
have  to       [  continued  ox  p.\ge  117  ] 


Everybody's  Making  'em 


The  correct  way  to  shoot  an  interior.  Source  of  illumination  is  placed  at  an  approximate 
angle  of  45  degrees  about  subjects.  The  camera,  a  Cine-Kodak,  shoots  between,  while  the 
Kirbylites  are  directed  at  their  nearest  subjects,  thus  properly  lighting  scene.    The  light 

toned  walls  help 

Here's  Your   Chance   to  Win   $2,0  0  0 


THE  movie  amateur  is  the  hope  of  the  photoplay's 
future." 

That  is  the  opinion  of  David  Wark  Griffith. 

"The  motion  picture  business  of  today  is  one  of 
America's  big  businesses.  There  is  no  time  for  ex- 
perimenting. There  is  no  time  to  adventure.  The 
commercialized  photoplay  must  continue,  necessarily, 
in  a  groove,"  in  the  opinion  of  the  veteran  producer. 

"  Today ,  however,  thou- 
sands of  movie  amateurs 
are  experimenting.  They 
are  trying  new  things  for 
the  love  of  it.  They  aren't 
afraid  to  venture.  Big 
things  are  sure  to  come 
from  the  Amateur  Mov- 
ies of  today." 

IVIr.  Griffith  has  high 
hopes  for  Photoplay's 
S2,000  Amateur  movie 
contest. 


Do  you  want  to  earn  a  motion 
picture  camera  and  all  equipment 
free?  If  so,  write  The  Amateur 
Movie  Producer,  Photoplay  Maga- 
zine, 221  West  57th  Street,  New 
York  City. 


Photoplay  created  this  contest  largely  to  teacli 
movie  amateurs  the  full  possibilities  of  their  cameras. 
Photoplay  wants  every  amateur  to  know  all  the  joys 
of  creating,  assembling  and  projecting  their  own 
pictures.  There  are  about  a  hundred  thousand  amateur 
movie  cameras  in  operation  today,  but  too  many  of 
these  amateurs  merely  take  pictures,  disregarding  the 
fun  of  cutting,  assembling  and  editing  their  films. 

Photoplay  is  planning 
to  show  the  prize  winning 
amateur  films  of  its  con- 
test in  one  or  more  of  the 
New  York  theaters  in- 
terested in  the  little  film 
theater  movement.  These 
winning  films  may  also  be 
shown  in  various  theaters 
about  the  country. 

This  means  that  the 
winners  will  receive 
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Full  Rules  for  Amateur  Movie  Contest  on  Page  118 


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^HE  was  rich.    She  was  happily  married.    She  had  everything 

^A    she  wanted.     Dolores  Del  Rio  came  to  Hollywood  seeking 

V^^    neither  fame  nor  romance  nor  money.     She  went  into  the 

movies  "just  for  fun.  "  But  the  movies  refuse  to  let  her  go,  because 

she  is  one  of  the  great  discoveries  of  the  year 


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A  Daughter  of 
/ADDONS 


By 

Ivan  St.  Johns 


ORANGE  trees  and  moonlight,  prancing,  silver- 
studded    horses,    and     mantillas    caught    with 
shining  combs,  colors  of  the   rainbow,   guitars 
and  ceaseless  melodies,  flashing  white  teeth  and 
dangerous  dark  eyes,  balconies,  serapes  and  serenades, 
dons  of  the  old  school  and  their  young  daughters,  like 
fairy-tale  princesses. 

Background  of  the  City  of  Mexico,  that  opal  among 
cities. 

Two  years  ago,  against  this  background,  moved  a 
charming  young  woman,  the  Senora  Jaime  Martinez 
del  Rio.  The  Senora  del  Rio  was  a  reigning  beauty,  a 
great  favorite  with  the  brilliant  and  cosmopolitan 
society  of  Mexico  City,  and  an  idol  of  the  people,  who 
stood  aside  to  watch  her  carriage  pass. 
And  why  not? 

For  Senora  del  Rio  had  been  the  fascinating,  the 
devastating  Senorita  Dolores  Asunsolo,  flower  of  that 
ancient  and  aristocratic  and  enormously  rich  family 
whose  name  is  part  of  Mexico's  history. 

She  had  bcMi  educated  in  a  convent  in  France,  com- 
ing home  occasionally  to  cause  all  hearts  to  flutter 
with  a  glimpse  of  her  blossoming  beauty.  She  spoke 
five  languages,  she  danced  like  a  dream,  she  was  lovelier 
than  the  dawn. 


The  ingenue:  "Have  you  ever  loved  a  girl 
before?" 

The  juvenile:  "Sure!  Do  you  think  I'd 
practice  on  a  nice  girl  like  you?" 


The  wise  ones 
said  Senora  Del 
Rio  was  merely 
a  beauty. 
"Resurrection" 
she  upset  all  pre- 
dictions by  some 
of  the  best  act- 
ing that  has 
flashed  across 
the  screen 


& 


And  when,  at  sixteen  and  upon  the  \'ery  day  of 
leaving  the  convent,  she  married  the  Senor  Jaime 
Martinez  del  Rio,  of  blood  and  fortune  equal  to  her 
own,  there  were  many  broken  hearts  in  the  City  of 
Mexico. 

But  the  sixteen-year-old  matron  soon  widened  her 
sway  and  became  one  of  the  reigning  belles  and 
beauties  of  Mexican  society. 

That, according  to  tradition, and  especially  tradition 
in  the  City  of  Mexico,  which  is  of  the  old  world  and 
still  clings  to  its  old  customs,  should  be  the  end  of  the 
story. 

\A/"hat  more  could  there  be?  A  beautiful  girl  has 
her  brief  heydey,  she  marries,  for  love  but  also  suitably, 
life  has  settled  itself  into  a  routine  and  there  you  are. 

[  CONTINUED  ON  PAGE  102  ] 

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'-iw  Commandments 


Showing  how,  unconsciously,  the  screen  has  de- 
and  personaHty — not  type.  Your  selec- 


May  Allison  had  to 
show  she  was  a 
governor's  lady 
with  a  past.  Here's 
the  gown  the 
director  finally 
chose.  Only  a 
troubled  con- 
science  makes  a 
beautiful  girl  wear 
too  dignified  frocks 


^ 


MOST  women  believe  that  given  enough  money 
they  would  be  smartly  dressed. 
It  isn't  true.    Cash  buys  our  gowns,  but  it  is 
our  suppressed  desires  that  choose  the  models. 
If  you  have  a  little  picture  of  your  ideal  self  in  your 
mind,  you  will  soon  be  buying  it  costumes,  unless  some- 
body' picks  your  pocket  on  the  way  to  the  store. 

The  trouble  is  that  a  woman's  ideal  self  and  her  real 
self  synchronize  one  in  about  everj'  45,000  cases.  And 
unless  this  ideal  self  matches  one's  personal  architecture 
perfectly,  no  woman,  no  matter  how  much  money  she 
spends,  will  ever  be  smartly  dressed. 

Be  Yourself  and  Know  Yourself  are  the  two  great 
commandments  of  smart  dressing  and  between  these 
two  hang  all  the  gowns  and  the  fur  coats. 

The  above  pearls  of  great  price  are  writ  down  some- 
what dogmatically,  I  realize,  but  it  is  the  real  conviction 
I  have  about  this  matter  of  chic. 

Not  that  I  have  acquired  this  wisdom  bj-  myself. 
May  Allison  showed  me  the  way  to  it. 

It  was  quite  by  accident  that  May  and  I  got  to  talk- 
ing about  clothes  and  that  we  discovered  the^-ast  truths 
I  am  about  to  reveal  to  you. 
Of  course,  it  was  Spring,  and  while  beside  the  golden 
beauty  of  Miss  Allison,  I  am  even  as  the  cres- 


'N^ 


Here*s  the  contrast,  May  as  the  girl 
before  she  has  been  indiscreet 


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<>/ Clothes 

veloped  a  new  thought  in  dressing  for  character 
tion  of  clothes  is  a  real  psychoanalysis 


cent  of  casaba  compared  to  the  crescent  of  the  new 
moon,  I,  too,  am  feminine.  And  furthermore, 
while  in  the  Spring  a  young  man's  fancy  lightly 
turns  to  love,  a  young  woman's  fancy,  being  essen- 
tially practical,  turns  to  style  and  whether  or  not 
bows  are  really  going  to  be  worn  as  generally  as 
forecast. 

Now  the  very  Scotch   Mr.   Burns  remarked 
some  time  ago  that  few  of  us  have  the  power  to 
see  ourselves  as  others  see  us,  even  when  we 
are  surrounded  by  mirrors.    And  so,  as  I 
sat  in  Miss  Allison's  delightful  dressing 
room    at    the    Astoria    Studio    of 
Famous  Players-Lasky,  while  she 
made   up   for   her  role   in    "The 
Telephone  Girl, "  I  imagined  my- 
self, in  my  simple  girlish  way, 
trotting  about  in  May's  modish 
and  lovely  clothes  that  were 
hanging  about  the  place.  They 
were  obviously  most  expensive 
garments. 

Looking  at  them,  and  looking  at 
her,  I  inflated  my  troubled  vanity 

[  CONTINUED  ON  PAGE   125  ] 


By 

Ruth  Waterbury 


This  is  the  gown  that  started 
the  discussion.  Miss  Allison 
believed  she  had  purchased  it 
for  heavy  drama  in  '*The  Tele- 
phone Girl."  Director  Brenon 
disapproved.  He  said  it  was 
too  smart  and  charming  for  a 
lovely  lady  who  had  not  told 
her  husband  all.  May  looked 
again  and  agreed,  the  moral 
being  that  becoming  styles 
can  trick  even  the  wisest  girl 
into  unsuitable  purchases 


The  type  of  gown  Miss  Allison  chooses 
for  her  personal  wardrobe 


OctavHS  Roy 
Cohen 


111  nitrated  by 

J.J.  Gould 


Florian  Slappey's 
first  move  was  to 
meet  Evergreen  Tapp 
when  she  was  walk- 
ing with  the  two 
Farnswortli  children 
on  the  Promenade 
des  Anglais.  At  the 
moment  an  elabo- 
rate sedan  rolled 
past.  Beside  the 
chauffeur  sat  the 
suspicious  Enoch 
Tapp 


THE  executive  board  of  Midnight  Pictures  Corpo- 
ration, Inc.,  of  Birmingham,  Alabama,  was  sadly 
in  session.  Present  were  President  Orifice  R. 
Latimer,  Lawyer  Evans  Chew,  Production  Man- 
ager Julius  Caesar  Clump,  Director  Edwin  Boscoe  Fizz 
and  Florian  Slappey.  A  hearty  and  enthusiastic  effort 
to  exclude  Mr.  Slappey  had  met  with  complete  failure 
and  that  debonair  young  colored  person  now  dominated 
the  meeting. 

It  was  evening  and  the  day's  work  was  finished. 
Other  members  of  the  troupe  were  out  disporting  them- 
selves in  true  Riviera  fashion.  Nice  was  popular  with 
the  colored  actors  and  actresses.  They  liked  France 
and  most  particularly  they  enjoyed  this  climate  which 
was  so  similar  to  that  of  their  belo\ed  Birmingham. 

And  so  tonight  most  of  them  strolled  along  the 
Promenade  des  Anglais  or   up  and  down   the   broad 

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reaches  of  the  .•\venue  de  la  ^  ictoire.  Others  timidly 
hazarded  brass  francs  in  the  boule  rooms  of  the  Casino 
Jetee  Promenade  and  the  Casino  Municipal.  Still 
others  motored  along  the  Corniche  Drive  .  .  .  leaving 
the  executives  to  their  problems. 

It  was  not  that  the  troupers  lacked  interest  in  the 
affairs  of  the  travelling  company,  but  how  were  they  to 
suspect  that  the  defection  of  the  two  most  unimportant 
members  of  the  organization  could  possibly  be  of  con- 
sequence? 

As  a  matter  of  fact  ever  since  Midnight  had  left  Bir- 
mingham several  months  previously  for  the  express 
purpose  of  manufacturing  zippy  two-reel  slapstick 
comedies  against  a  background  of  old  world  civilization, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Enoch  Tapp  had  been  markedly  unim- 
portant. Enoch — tall  and  angular  and  queerly  digni- 
fied— had  certain  comic  potentialities.    His  wife.  Ever- 


The  Midnighters  Have  a  Nice  {France)  Adventure 


mm^-^ 


green,  was  pulchritudinous  to  a  degree  but  certainly 
possessed  of  no  such  amount  of  histrionic  ability  as  to 
cause  professional  jealousy  to  rise  in  the  bosoms  of 
Sicily  Clump  and  Glorious  Fizz,  Midnight's  feminine 
stars. 

The  result  was  that  Enoch  and  Evergreen  had  been 
used  for  unimportant  bits — absurdly  small  and  incon- 
sequential roles — general  photographic  chores.  There- 
fore, when  they  presented  themselves  before  President 
Latimer  and  Director  Clump  to  announce  their  resigna- 
tion, no  consternation  was  spread. 

Not  then! 

But  immediately  thereafter  Production  Manager 
Clump  and  Director  Eddie  Fizz  commenced  to  find 
themselves  confronted  by  problems  which  hitherto  had 
not  existed.  When  a  troupe  is  limited  to  twenty-five 
persons — including  orchestra — and  all  of  those  persons 


are  colored  .-^labamians  and  are  sojourning  four 
thousand  miles  away  from  home,  substitutions 
are  not  easy  .  .  .  even  in  the  most  humble 
spots. 

The  defection  of  Enoch  and  Evergreen  had 
grown  out  of  conditions  in  general  and  fortui- 
tous circumstances  in  particular.  The  situation 
dated  back  to  Mobile  and  had  nothing  whatever 
to  do  with  any  person  now  connected  with 
Midnight. 

Many  years  previously  Mr.  Henry  Farns- 
worth  of  Rlobile  had  entered  the  employ  of  an 
internationally  known  tourist  bureau.  He  him- 
self was  a  gentleman  of  education  and  culture. 
The  result  was  that  he  rose  rapidly  in  the  serv- 
ice and  eventually  was  sent  to  France  by  his 
company.  He  was  put  in  absolute  charge  of 
the  tourist  bureau  in  Nice.  It  was  a  job  of 
consequence,  since  much  travel  is  booked 
from  Nice  .  .  .  that  being  a  city  where  many 
tourists  pause  for  a  long  rest  in  order  to  deter- 
mine at  leisure  what  the  next  step  in  their 
travels  is  to  be. 

When  Mr.  Farnsworth  left  America  for 
France,  he  took  with  him  a  bride.  They  settled 
themselves  in  Nice,  and,  in  due  course  of  time, 
two  delightful  children  came  to  them.  Even- 
tually these  children  attained  the  ages  of  five 
and  seven  and  along  with  Mr.  Farnsworth's 
material  prosperity  (considerably  enhanced  by 
his  American  business  acumen  in  the  handling 
of  certain  private  real  estate  investments)  came 
a  terrible  knowledge  that  his  son  and  daughter 
were  decidedly  more  French  than  American. 

Neither  Mr.  nor  Mrs.  Farnsworth  were  flag- 
wavers,  but  their  patriotic  senses  were  deep- 
seated.  It  pleased  them  to  hear  their  young- 
sters chattering  glibly  in  French — but  it  was 
appalling  to  realize  that  the  children  knew 
scarcely  a  dozen  words  of  English.  They  held 
more  than  one  conference.  They  even  tried  a 
female  dragon  who  claimed  to  be  an  English 
governess.  She  was  discharged  summarily  and 
the  young  parents  worried. 

It  was  impossible  to  consider  leaving  Nice. 

i  Mr.  Farnsworth  had  acquired  considerable  real 

estate  which  he  was  disposing  of  to  enormous 

advantage.    He  had  other  business  irons  in  the 

fire.     His  commercial  roots  were  being  buried 

more  deeply  each  day  in  the  fertile  soil  of  the 

Cote  d'Azur.     But  bitterly  resented  the  Gallic 

education  of  his  children — not  that  he  didn't 

adore    France    and    most    things   which    were 

French,   but   most  certainly   he   wished   his   son   and 

daughter  to  be  American. 

It  was  then  that  a  miracle  intruded  into  the  lives  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Farnsworth.  It  was  a  very  dark  miracle 
— but  from  the  instant  of  its  appearance,  its  possibilities 
were  realized  by  both  man  and  wife.  He  brought  the 
news  home  from  his  office: 

"Dear,"  he  announced,  "an  American  motion  pic- 
ture company  arrived  in  Nice  today." 

She  was  interested — but  only  mildly.    "There's  been 
one  here  for  a  long  time  already." 
"Not  this  kind." 

"What  do  you  mean,  Henry:   Not  this  kind?" 
He  was  smiling  triumphantly.      "This  is  a  troupe 
composed  entirely  of  negroes!" 

She  flashed  him  a  quick,  inquiring  glance.  "Ameri- 
can negroes?" 

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Temperament  and  Jealousy  Stalk  the  Riviera 


*'I  ain't  gwine  to  stay  heah,"  announced  Evergreen.     "I  don't  crave  to 

nurse  all  my  life.    Tomorrow  afternoon  Midnight  leaves  for  Marseilles. 

I  is  goin'  with  them.     You  do  what  you  please!" 


"Better  than  that.    Alabama  negroes!" 
They  stared  at  one  another  with  that  rapt  wordless- 
ness which  expresses  volumes  between  well-mated  per- 
sons.   That  she  had  read  her  husband's  thoughts  was 
shown  by  her  next  remark. 

"Oh!  darling — do  you  think  we  might?" 
"Perhaps  ...  Of  course,  these  aren't  the  servant 
type  ..." 

"But  Henry!  If  we  tried  very  hard  ..." 
"It  would  be  wonderful,"  he  agreed  soberly,  "if  we 
could  get  a  real  colored  Alabama  nurse  for  the  children. 
I'm  willing  to  pay  what  would  amount  to  a  heavy  wage 
in  America.  Of  course,  we  mustn't  count  too  heavily 
on  the  chance,  because  really  these  people  seem  to  have 
plenty  of  money  and  I've  heard  of  their  pictures  way 
over  here.  It's  that  Midnight  organization  which  has 
been  so  successful  in  America.  They  are  really  remark- 
able folks." 

Mrs.  Farnsworth  sighed.  "I'd  rather  trust  my  chil- 
dren to  an  honest-to-goodness  colored  nurse  from  Ala- 
bama than  to  the  whole  French  government.  And  if  we 
can't  get  one  of  the  women — " 

12 


"Perhaps,"  said  her  husband.  "Perhaps  we  might 
get  a  man.  Menfolks  are  usually  more  ready  to  settle 
abroad  than  women.  And  someone  who  could  teach 
Junior  to  play  American  baseball  .  .  .  I'll  do  my  best, 
dear.  I'll  have  plenty  of  chance  to  meet  them  because 
they're  making  my  office  their  headquarters.  Their 
president  brought  in  a  letter  of  credit  today.  He 
almost  wept  when  he  learned  I  was  from  Mobile." 

So  it  was  that  two  of  the  most  prominent  Americans 
in  Southern  France  set  out  deliberately  to  deprive  the 
Midnight  Pictures  Corporation,  Inc.,  of  two  of  its 
actors. 

Fortunately  for  them — and  unfortunately  for  the 
Midnight  company — these  two  persons  knew  precisely 
how  to  proceed.  Mr.  Farnsworth  made  it  his  business 
to  investigate  the  personnel  of  the  company.  He  struck 
up  conversation  with  a  dapper  little  fellow  who  seemed 
to  have  no  particular  duty  except  the  wearing  of  gor- 
geous clothes  and  dazzling  neckties.  From  Florian 
Slappey,  Mr.  Farnsworth  received  considerable  infor- 
mation. 

In   the   first   place   he      [  continued  on  page  144  ] 


rHE  Doug  &  Doug  Company.  This  superimposed  picture  shows  two 
gold  coins  struck  from  the  same  stamp.  Neither  photograph  was  made 
with  a  thought  of  reveahng  the  striking  hkeness.  Fairbanks,  Sr., 
wants  to  make  a  story  of  the  crusades.  Doug,  Jr.,  is  shown  here  as 
L'Aiglon.  He  plans  to  play  in  the  unhappy  story  of  Napoleon's  son.  His- 
torical leanings  run  in  the  family. 


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ress 
hike  A 
Star 


Tiro  definite  characteristus  marl:  the  smart 
summer  mode.  The  first  is  the  use  of  printed 
silks,  the  second  the  jahot  as  trimming.  This 
jrock  of  excellent  quality  crepe  de  chine  in 
red,  green,  copen  or  black,  with  white  polka 
dots  features  both,  uhich  makes  it  doubly 
chic  In  sizes  16  to  IS,  36  to  Jfi,  moderately 
priced  at  S9.7S 


Chanel  is  the  Lubitsch  of  the  dress  designers. 
She  belieres  in  "touches'^  and  in  the  model 
at  the  right,  the  most  popular  of  her  summer 
collection,  she  .features  the  draped-up-in- 
front  skirt,  the  lai-ish  use  nf  long  silk  fringe 
as  trimming  and  the  shoulder  fiou-er  as  a  con- 
trasting color  note.  White,  rose,  beige,  powder 
blue,  light  green  or  tan.  The  price  is  $9.7-5. 
The  siies  IG  to  IS,  36  to  40 


xtra  s 


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In  the  irhole  realm  of  sitjle, 
there  simply  is  nothiiig  smart- 
er this  swiuner  than  the  pajama 
o7id  matching  coat  ensemble. 
Furthermore,  this  combination 
is  not  limited  to  home  life  but 
may  be  as  social  as  one  pleases, 
at  the  beach  or  traveling.  Of 
irhite  cotton  broadcloth  wiih 
orchid,  rose  or  blue  stripes, 
small,  medium  or  large  sizes, 
complete  for  S5.95 


Is  there  any  girl  anywhere  who 
doesn't  love  a  Spanish  shawl? 
The  one  LorisE  Brooks 
models  so  jauntily  is  quite  the 
most  delightful  bargain  of  the 
year.  Beautifully  embroid- 
ered in  saine  or  contrasting 
shades  on  a  splendid  quality 
crepe  de  chine,  50  x  50  inches 
square,  with  two  knot  fringe, 
it  may  be  purchased  for  the 
amazing  sum  of  S9.95.  The 
colors  are  black  with  white,  or 
white  with  black,  black  wiih 
color;  white,  flesh,  peachy 
maize,  red  or  jade,  plain  or 
wUh  colors 

The  little  self-ruffled  georgette 
dress  Miss  Brooks  wears  is 
another  happy  bargain.  It 
7nay  be  either  afternoon  or 
evening  dress  since  its  cap 
sleeves  are  detachable.  Of 
white,  flesh,  peach,  maize,  nile 
or  turquoise  blue,  14  lo  20, 
$15.95 


If  you  would  foUoic  in 
the  footsteps  of  Pahn 
Beach,  you  must  have  a 
pair  oj  these  gay  colored 
kid  and  straw  sandals. 
And  you  can  afford 
them,  too,  for  in  all 
ivhite,  ivhite  and  black, 
blue,  red  or  green, 
beige  with  brown,  red, 
green  or  blue,  with 
medium  heel,  they  are 
■SS.oO.  In  white  or  tan 
irifh  flat  heel  they  are 
S'>.00.  They  come  also 
as  oxfords  with  crepe 
rubber  soles  in  all  white 
or  tan  and  broum  for 
SS.50.  Sizes  214  la  8, 
widths  A  to  D 


The  ever-useful  little  pin 
for  hats,  scarfs  or  what 
you  will,  is  still  with  us. 
The  designs  run  all  the 
way  from  Buddha  to 
owls,  horses,  dogs,  camels 
or  goats  in  rhinestones. 
And  the  price  requires  so 
little  pin  money,  only 
SI. 00!  This  newest  slave 
bracelet  of  silver  and  blue 
stones  wHl  be  a  pleasant 
addition  to  your  collection 
of  small  jewelry,  $1.95 


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The  sports  jrock  at  this 
season  of  the  year  occupies 
the  lending  posifioJi  in 
every  sniai't  girl's  ward- 
robe. To  he  well  dressed 
for  any  informal  outing 
nothing  could  he  more 
suitable  than  this  charm- 
ing costume  of  washable 
Chinese  Honan — a  type 
of  silk  Shantung — with  a 
little  matching  jacket.  In 
white,  green,  copen,  coral 
or  gold.  Sizes  14  lo  20, 
SU-9-5 


Shorts  like  brother  used  to 
wear  are  featured  for  sis- 
ter's bathing  suit  this 
summer.  The  one  piece 
suit  is  simply  7iot  being 
worn  by  the  lady  who 
knows.  The  only  smart 
bathing  costume  is  the  one 
here  pictured.  The  shorts 
are  of  navy  blue  flannel, 
the  shirt  white  flannel 
with  broad  stripes  of  red, 
green  or  bright  blue.  54 
to  J^,  an  exceptional 
value  at  S6.9o.  Then  you 
must  have  a  beach  robe  to 
complete  the  ensemble. 
This  flattering  model  of 
straight  line  Terry  cloth 
may  double  as  a  house 
bath  robe.  Brightly 
striped  in  rose  on  navy 
blue,  or  blue  on  rose; 
small,  medium  or  large, 
$6.93 


Even  underwear  is  tailored 
now  arid  nothing  is  more  chic 
than  French  panties  with  a 
fdted  yoke  and  separate  match- 
ing bandeau.  In  crepe  de 
chine  in  white,  black  and  pastel 
colors  they  are  S3.95  the  set. 
In  voile,  S2.95.  All  sizes.  But 
if  you  still  cling  to  ruffles. 
tills  crepe  de  chine  Teddy  of 
georgette  should  delight  you. 
Flesh,  peach  and  nile  are  the 
colors.  Sizes  34  to  40  crepe  de 
chine,  $2.95,  voile,  SI. 50. 
lf'/)C?7  warm  days  come  and 
skirt  lengths  forbid  rolled  hose, 
this  ribbon  garter  belt  will  prove 
a  most  effective  as  well  as  a 
thoroughly  attractive  lingerie 
accessory.  Medium  or  large 
sizes,  flesh,  peach  or  nile,  SI  .00 


Have  you  tried  the  new 
cream  perfumes?  Their 
fragrance  is  subtly  French 
and  the  lightest  touch  of 
them  on  the  skin  is  suffi- 
cient for  hours.  Further- 
more, they  do  away  with 
all  risk  of  perfume  stains. 
DuBarry  or  Narcissus 
scents  in  purse  size  boxes, 
SI. 00 


The  golf  enthusiast,  (above  right)  like  her 
tennis  friend ,  is  gowned  in  Chinese  Honan,  the 
popularity  of  which  is  due  to  the  ease  u-ith 
which  it  launders.  Perfectly  tailored,  it  comes 
in  lovely  colors,  blue,  cherry,  rose,  palmetto 
green  or  white;  sizes  16  to  IS,  34  to  4^-  S9.75 
The  cardigan  sweater  in  zephyr  wool  is  separate 
— but,  of  course,  you  need  it — in  black,  white 
or  any  summer  shade.  36  to  46.  82.95 


Now  with  the  open  seasons  for  tceek-etid  lisits 
in  full  swing  this  22-inch  size  bluck  fabrikoid 
bag  is  ideal.  Though  it  is  sturdily  built  with 
the  new  rounded  corners  and  colorful  lining, 
it  is  light  to  carry  even  when  filled  with  a  week's 
wardrobe.  Price  $6.95 

Summer  and  the  sinock.     The  one  illustrated  is 

of  chamhray  with  embroidered  pockets  and  may 

be  had  in   rose,  green,  Faxe  blue  or  orchid: 

34  to  44;  $1.95 


FoTSpcyrts  wearthe  scarf  is  a 
fashion  necessity.  This  one 
is  made  vp  in  sq^lares  of 
ere  pede  chine, with  airbrush 
designs.  In  rose,  copen,  blue, 
tan  or  orchid,  S2.95 


speaking  of  Comcdy  Falls 


Ed  Wynn  was  floated  ou  t  to  the  brink  of  Niagara  Falls. 
He  is  the  first  man  to  look  over  the  cataract — and  live 

THIS  is  the  first  time  that  Niagara  has  done 
a  comedy  film  fall.  The  famous  falls  were 
incorporated  in  "Rubber  Heels,"  which  stars 
Ed  Wynn.  Wynn  left  the  speaking  stage  because 
he  was  threatened  with  a  nervous  breakdown  and 
thought  the  movies  would  give  him  a  nice  rest.  If 
this  is  a  rest,  send  us  the  case  of  nervous  prostration. 


-asr 


Here  is  the  chest,  with 
Wynn  inside,  en  route  out 
to  the  brink.  The  close- 
ups  were  done  with  a 
telephoto  lens 


Of  course,  something  kept 

the  chest,  plus  Mr. Wynn, 

from  going  over.     Here  is 

the  life  cable 


70 


Photoplay  Magazine — Advertising  Section 

Foremost  in  the  Brilliant  Society  of  Europe 

The  DuQUESA  DE  Alba 
The  Princesse  Eugene  Murat 


77 


DISTINGUISHED  and  beautiful, 
high  in  the  ranks  of  European 
society  are  the  Duquesa  de  Alba  and  the 
Princesse  Eugene  Murat. 

The  Duquesa  de  Alba,  in  whose  veins 
flows  the  bluest  blood  of  Spain  mingled 
with  a  noble  strain  from  the  England  of 
the  Stuarts,  receives  from  all  Europe 
tribute  to  her  romantic  youth  and  beauty. 

Princesse  Murat,  granddaughter  of 
Marechal  Ney,  Napoleon's  brilliant  of- 
ficer, wife  of  a  leading  prince  ot  the  his- 
toric Murat  family,  is  vigorous,  original, 
dominating — French  to  the  backbone. 

Different  though  they  are,  both  have 
the  same  pride  in  maintaining  high  stand- 
ards, both  believe  that  a  clear,  fresh  skin 
should  be  carefully  guarded.  '*I  know  of 
no  better  way,"  says  the  Princesse  Murat, 
"than  by  the  daily  use  of  Pond's  Two 
Creams."  The  Duquesa  de  Alba  says: 
"In  using  Pond's  Two  Creams,  my  skin 
receives  the  sum  of  all  good  care." 

Your  skin,  too,  will  be  clearer,  firmer,  finer, 
if  you  give  it  every  day  the  following  care: 

Cleansed^  Refreshed^  Supple 

For  cleansing  your  skin  and  keeping  it  fresh 
and  supple  use  Pond's  Cold  Cream.   Upon  re- 


The  Princesse  Eugene  Murat,  whose 
great  estate  near  Versailles^  v:here  the  ex- 
clusive ones  of  French  society  delight  to 
visit,  is  one  oj  the  most  heautifidin  France 


The  Duquesa  de  hhBAy  fourteen  times  a  Spanish  grandee,  Seven- 
teenth Duquesa  de  Alba  and  Tenth  Duchess  of  Berwick,  She  is, 
perhaps,  the  most  beautiful  woman  at  the  Spanish  Court  today 


tiring  and  often  during  the  day  pat  it  gener- 
ously over  face,  throat  and  hands.  Let  it  re- 
main a  few  moments.  Its  fine,  pure  oils  pene- 
trate the  pores,  and  remove  all  dust  and  pow- 
der. Wipe  off.  Repeat  and  finish  with  a  dash 
of  cold  water.   It  your  skin  is  dry  leave  some 


of  the  Cream  on  after  the  bedtime  cleansing, 

A  Cool^  Fresh  Radiance 

For  that  exquisite  last  touch  of  loveliness, 
for  evening  and  when  you  go  out,  apply 
Pond's  Vanishing  Cream  lightly — over  face, 
throat,  hands.  It  not  only  adds  a  smooth 
and  glowing  finish  and  takes  your  powder 
naturally,  but  it  gives  you  unfailing  protec- 
tion from  the  irritation  caused  by  dry  winds, 
dust  and  soot. 


Frci 


r\4r        ^i^^l  ^his   coupon  for  free 
^Jj^  '  •   sample  of  Fond' s  Two  Creams 

The  Pond's  Extract  Company,  Dept.  T 

114  Hudson  Street,  New  Yort 


Women  of  beauty  and  high  position  in 
every  land  choose  these  Two  Creams 


City_ 


When  you  write  to  advertisers  please  mention  PHOTOPLAY  MAGAZINE. 


Close-Ups  and  Long-Shots  ^'  •'""'" 


R.  Quirk 


[  CONTINUED  FROM  PAGE  27  ' 


"I  just  got  mad,"  he  said.  "I  was  sick  of  tent  organizer  I  ever  saw  in  action  was  Will 
making  pictures  with  a  lot  of  swivel  chair  Hays.  When  it  comes  to  seeing  through  a  propo- 
executives  forcing  me  to  work  on  formulas,  and     sition,  sizing  up  men,  and  ironing  out  difficulties 


decided    I    was    going    to    make    one   as   I 
wanted." 

Dolores  Del  Rio,  the  Mexican  girl  he  found 
in  Mexico  City,  put  over  a  performance  in  this 
picture  that  sets  her  right  up  among  the  top- 
notchers.     She  is  great. 

THE  wilted  tiger  lily  of  Hollywood  has  meta- 
morphosed into  a  blushing  rose.  The  fu- 
neral weeds  of  autumn  bloom  forth  as  the  bridal 
gown  of  Spring. 


he  is  a  buzzing  dynamo  and  a  wizard  for  results." 

'  I  'HE  English  film  producers  are  getting 
-^  quite  touchy  on  the  subject  of  their  failure 
to  compete  with  America  in  their  own  theaters. 
The  cartoon  reproduced  from  "Punch"  on 
this  page  reflects  their  feelings.  But  I  notice 
that  director  John  Bull  is  using  a  Bell  and 
Howell  camera,  made  in  Chicago. 

'  I  'HE    British    producers    have    bills    up    in 


Pola  Negri,   by'  this   time,   is  probably   the       -*-  Parliament  to  foster  their  own  film  indus- 
Princess  Serge  Mdivani,  of  Georgia,  and  what     try.    But  the  fly  in  the  ointment  of  their  hopes 


is  more,  she  becomes 
the  sister-in-law  of 
Mae  Murray. 

Ah,  well.  Ain't 
love  wonderful? 

"V\ /H  E  R  E  i  s 
''^  Georgia?" 
asked  a  little  extra 
girl  of  Bill  Haines, 
with  whom  Pola  once 
admitted  she  was  in 
love. 

"Study  your  geog- 
raph,  kid,"  chided 
Bill.  "  Georgia  is 
between  Zenda  and 
Graustark  where  all 
the  movie  princes 
come  from." 

/^  EORGE  ADE,  in 
^^selecting  great 
Americans  of  his 
acquaintance,  hands 
the  palm  as  the  most 
competent  organizer 
to  Will  Hays. 

H  e  says,  "The  most 
wakeful    and    compe- 

78 


Uncle  Sam:  "Hello,  Britisher,  going  in  for  film- 
making? Don't  forget  our  old  song,  'We've  got  the 
sun,  we've  got  the  stars,  and  we've  got  the  money 
too.'  " 

John  Bull  (registering  dogged  determination): 
"No  matter;  I'm  going  to  have  a  try." 

—Punch. 


consists  in  the  fact 
that  they  must  have  a 
genuine  export  trade 
demand  first.  And  if 
American  films  are 
giving  knock-out  com- 
petition in  the  tight 
little  island  itself, 
what  can  be  done 
about  such  competi- 
tion in  world  markets? 
The  English,  being 
good  business  men 
and  computing  their 
economics  as  carefully 
as  their  ha'pence, 
know  they're  licked 
before  they  start. 

GETTING  back  to 
Cecil  B.  De  Mille, 
what  enterprising 
theological  seminary 
is  going  to  make  the 
front  page  at  com- 
mencement time  by 
handing  him  the  de- 
gree of  Doctor  of  Di- 
vinity? 


Stay  Young  with  Your  Daughter 


As  scores  of  mothers  do  by  keeping  that  schoolgirl  complexion, 
the  result  of  natural  ways  in  skin  care.    The  daily  rule  to  follow: 


Youth  is  charm, and  youth  lost 
is  charm  lost,  as  every  woman 
instinctively  reahzes. 

To  keep  youth,  keep  the 
skin  clean  and  the  pores  open. 
Banish  artificial  ways  in  skin 
care.  Natural  ways  are  best. 

Use  soap,  but  be  sure  it  is 
a  soap  made  basically  for  use 
on  the  face.  Others  may  prove 
harsh.  That  is  why,  largely  on 
expert  advice,  women  the 
world  over  choose  Palmolive 
for  facial  use. 


'T~'HE  present  generation  recognizes 
-'-  charm  only  in  Youth;  with  every 
daughter  wishing,  in  her  heart,  for  her 
mother  to  retain,  above  all  things,  her 
youthful  allure. 

Most  mothers  know  how  true  that  is. 
And  those  wise  in  modern  beauty 
methods  know  too  that  natural  ways 
in  skin  care  are  the  most  effective  known 
for  holding  back  the  hands  of  time. 

The  rule  to  follow  if  guarding  a  good 
complexion  is  your  goal 

That  means  soap  and  water — a  clean 
skin,  pores  cleansed  regularly  of  age- 
inviting  accumulations.  Beauty  experts 
advise  it.  Skin  specialists  urge  it  — 
but  always,  of  course,  with 
the  Right  Kind  of  Soap.  That 
f'is  the  important  point. 

So,largelyon  expert  advice, 

more  and  more  thousands  of 

women  turn  to   the  balmy 

lather  of  Palmolive,  used  this  way. 


Wash  your  face  gently  with  soothing 
Palmolive  Soap,  massaging  the  lather 
softly  into  the  skin.  Rinse  thoroughly, 
first  with  warm  water,  then  with  cold. 
If  your  skin  is  inclined  to  be  dry,  ap- 
ply a  touch  of  good  cold  cream. 

Do  this  regularly,  and  particularly 
in  the  evening.  Use  powder  and  rouge 
if  you  wish.  But  never  leave  them  on 
over  night.  They  clog  the  pores,  often 
enlarge  them.  Blackheads  and  disfigure- 
ments often  follow.  They  must  be 
washed  away. 

Avoid  this  mistake 

Do  not  use  ordinary  soaps  in  this 
treatment.  Donotthinkany  green  soap, 
or  one  represented  as  of  olive  and 
palm  oils,  is  the  same  as  Palmolive. 

And  it  costs  but  10c  the  cake!  So 
little  that  millions  let  it  do  for  their 
bodies  what  it  does  for  their  faces, 
obtain  a  cake  today.  Then  note  the 
amazing  difference  one  week  makes. 
The  Palmolive-Peet  Co.,  Chicago,  111. 


lOc 


Palmolive  SoaP  is  untouched  hy  human  hands  until 
you  break  the  wrapper— it  is  never  sold  unwrapped 


KEEP    THAT    SCHOOLGIRL    COMPLEXION 


CAMEL 


.::J^.je— *_-H^.. 


To  you— experienced  smokers  . . . 


EXPERIENCED  smokers,  your  patronage 
has  put  Camel  first  among  cigarettes. 

You  know  good  tobaccos.  From  their 
taste  and  fragrance,  you  know  that  Camels 
are  rolled  of  the  choicest  Turkish  and 
Domestic  tobaccos  grown. 

Your  preference  proves  it.  You've  paid 
every  price  and  tried  every  brand,  and 
you  will  smoke  only  Camels.  Camel 
popularity — your  vote — shows  that  Camel 
is  totally  imlike  any  other  cigarette  that 
ever  was  made. 

You  are  also  steady  smokers,  and  you 
have  paid  Camel  the  highest  compliment: 
"No  matter  how  liberally  we  smoke  them. 


Camels  never  tire  the  taste.  They  never 
leave  a  cigaretty  after-taste." 

Experienced  smokers,  it  is  your  patron- 
age that  enables  us  to  produce  the  best. 
We  spare  no  expense,  we  buy  the  best  of 
everything  for  Camels  because  we  dare 
look  forward  to  your  appreciation.  And 
you  give  it  beyond  all  bounds! 

There's  only  one  thing  more  we  could 
ask.  Pass  the  good  news  to  inexperienced 
smokers.  Help  them  shorten  the  search 
for  tobacco  enjoyment.  Extend  them  the 
most  friendly — because  the  most  helpful 
— smoke  invitation  ever   spoken — 

"Have  a  Camel!" 


R.     J.     REYNOLDS     TOBACCO     COMPANY,     W  I  N  S  T  O  N  -  S  A  L  E  M  ,     N.     C. 


$15,000  in  Prizes  for 
Pidure  Ideas 

Rules  and  Conditions  of  This  Great  Contest — Read  Carefully 


1.  Every  suggestion  must  be  written  in  200 
words  or  less;  and  must  be  submitted  in  typc- 
wriling,  on  one  side  of  a  sheet  of  paper,  and 
mailed  in  a  post-paid  en\'elope  to: 

Judges,  Photoplay  Magazine  Idea  Contest, 
Z2\  West  57th  Street,  New  York  City. 

2.  Suggestions  will  be  read,  prior  to  award  of 
pri/-es,  only  by  the  judges  of  the  contest  and 
persons  employed  by  them  for  that  purpose. 
Su'^'i^'estions  submitted  will  be  kept  in  locked 
steel  tiles,  prior  to  award,  at  the  offices  of 
pHoropLW  Magazine,  where  they  are  access- 
ible to  no  other  persons.  No  responsibility 
is  assumed,  however,  for  their  safe-keeping  or 
for  unauthorized  access  to  them.  No  sug- 
gestions will  be  returned  at  the  conclusion  of 
the  contest,  unless  sufficient  postage  is  for- 
warded. They  may.  at  the  option  of  Puotoplav 
Magazint!,  be  destroyed  after  award  or  kept 
on  tile. 

3.  Every  suggestion  must  be  signed  with  the 
full  name  of  the  person  making  the  same  and 
must  be  accompanied  by  the  form  or  a  copy  of 
tie  form  which  appears  on  this  page,  personally 
signed  by  the  contestant,  together  with  his  or 
her  fidl  address,  in  which  the  contestant  agrees 
to  the  conditions  set  forth  therein.  These  rules 
and  the  form  should  be  read  carefully  by 
contestants  before  submission. 

4.  Everyone,  whether  a  subscriber  or  reader 
of  Photoplay  Magazine  or  not,  may  enter 
this  contest,  except  persons  in  any  way  con- 
nected with  Photopl.w  Magazine  or  Famous 
Playcrs-Lasky  Corporation,  their  relatives  or 
members  of  their  household,  or  anyone  actively 
employed  in  the  production  departments  of 
any  other  motion-picture  company. 

5-  The  Board  of  Judges  shall  consist  of 
three  members.  The  Editor  of  Photoplay 
shall  be  Chairman.  No  person  connected 
with  Famous  Players-Lasky  Corporation  shall 
be  a  judge.  The  decision  of  the  judges  shall  be 
final.  The  judges  will  be  selected  by  the 
Editor  of  Photoplay  Magazine. 

6.  The  prizes  to  be  awarded  shall  be  as 
follows: 

First  Prize $5,000 

Second  Prize 2,000 

Third  and  Fourth  Prizes.  1,000  each 
Fifth  and  Sixth  Prizes..  .      500  each 


Seventh.  Eighth.  Ninth 

and  Tenth  Prizes $250  each 

Forty  Prizes 100  each 

In  the  case  of  ties  for  any  of  the  prizes  the 
fuUaward  will  be  given  to  each  tying  contestant. 

7.  Famous  Players -Lasky  Corporation  will 
donate  the  prizes  which  Photopl.\y  Magazine 
will  pay  for  the  winning  suggestions  and  will  be 
entitled  to  full  and  complete  rights  for  their 
use  in  motion-picture  productions  and  for  any 
and  all  other  purposes,  as  well  as  to  use  the 
name  and  likeness  of  any  successful  contestant 
in  connection  therewith,  at  its  option,  without 
further  payment.  Famous  Players-Lasky 
Corporation  may  use  the  suggestion  in  whole  or 
in  part,  alter  the  sajme,  change  the  title,  if  any, 
and  require  the  execution  of  any  papers  by  the 
successful  contestant  which,  before  pajTnent, 
it  deems  necessary'  or  expedient. 

S.  There  is  always  danger  that  contestants 
become  so  convinced  of  the  merit  or  originality 
ul  their  own  ideas  or  suggestions  that  they  be- 
come suspicious  when  they  see  something  ap- 
proximating theirs  which  may  be  quite  old,  in 
fact,  or  come  from  another  source.  To  avoid 
all  questions  of  this  sort,  or  of  any  other 
character  whatsoever,  all  contestants  must 
submit,  and  will  be  deemed  to  have  submitted 
their  ideas  and  suggestions  upon  the  distinct 
agreement  and  understanding  that  no  liabilitj' 
of  any  sort,  save  as  to  the  prizes,  may  be 
placed  upon  Photoplay  Magazine  or  Famous 
Players-Lasky  Corporation;  that  each  of  the 
latter  two  is  released  from  any  and  all  liability 
for  any  cause  or  reason  whatsoever  by  each 
contestant. 

9.  Every  effort  will  be  made  by  the  Editor 
of  Photoplay  Magazine  and  the  judges  to 
make  this  contest  as  fair  and  open  as  possible 
and  to  conduct  it  in  strict  accordance  with  these 
Rules.  Famous  Players-Lasky  Corporation 
will  simply  donate  the  prizes  and  will  be  under 
no  obligation,  either  legal  or  moral,  to  do  any- 
thing except  to  donate  the  same. 

10.  Famous  Players-Lasky  Corporation  shall 
not  be  bound  to  use  any  of  such  suggestions 
even  though  they  win  prizes.  All  prize  winners, 
howe\'er,  bind  themselves  not  to,  nor  to  suffer 
or  permit  anyone  other  than  Famous  Players- 
Lasky  Corporation,  to  make  any  use  of  such 


suggestions  in  whole  or  in  part.  If  they  con- 
tain copyrightable  matter,  all  rights  therein,  in- 
cluding the  copyright  and  the  right  to  secure 
copyright  therein,  shall  become  the  properly 
of  Famous  Players-Lasky  Corporation. 

11.  In  case  several  ideas  are  submitted  in- 
volving historical,  religious  and  dramatic  events 
in  the  world's  history,  and  to  avoid  the  possibil- 
ity of  ties,  it  is  understood  tliat  no  idea  or  sug- 
gestion which  covers  any  e^■ent  in  a  general 
way,  for  instance,  a  general  idea  or  suggestion 
of  the  making  of  a  picture  based  on  the  Ameri- 
can Revolution,  or  the  discovery  of  America, 
or  the  life  of  Shakespeare  without  specific  argu- 
ment or  suggestion  of  story  and  treatment,  wil' 
be  considered. 

12.  Photoplay  Magazine  \\'ill  each  mont 
conduct  a  department  of  instruction  and  help 
ful  suggestions,  but  it  is  understood  that  none 
of  the  suggestions  made  therein  will  be  con- 
sidered unless  they  are  treated  in  an  original 
and  meritorious  manner.  Ideas  or  suggestions 
taken  from  picture  productions  which  have  al- 
ready been  made  will  not  be  considered  unless 
they  conform  to  this  general  qualification. 
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OIS  WILSON  still  stands  for  cleaner  pictures.  She  is  all 
dressed  up  for  the  song  "White  Wings  They  Never  Grow 
Weary."  Lois  wears  this  costume  in"  Broadway  Nights,  "the 
storj-  of  a  cabaret  girl  who  keeps  the  Great  White  Way  white. 


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''Six  months  ago  I  was  ^ 
miserable,  unhappy'' 


"I  Was  Actually  Losing  c.ll  my 
strength.  I  had  a  terrible  case  of  constipa- 
tion. I  ^'as  very  thin;  my  skin  was  saliow, 
and  I  was  extremely  Jiervotts. 

"I  had  been  taking  several  different 
kinds  of  medicines  but  all  in  vain. 

"After  reading  a  number  of  Fleisch- 
vianns  Yeast  advertisemeyits  I  decided 
fo'  try  this  much  talked  of  food,  and  im- 
mediately I  purchased  a  number  of  cakes. 

''Several  weeks  passed  and  I  began  to 
see  my  complexion  clearing  up^  my  old 
pep  and  vitality  returning.  I  gradually 
regained  m\  normal  weight  and  I  am 
now  enjoying  wonderful  health.  I  feel 
it  is  due  entirely  to  Fleischmami's  Yeast 
and  I  am  more  than  pleased  to  have  the 
opportunity  of  relating  my  experience." 

Mrs.  Cora  M.  Gregory,  Dallas,  Texas 

IN  the  past  year  over  three  quarters  of  a 
million  more  men  and  women  have  started 
eating  yeast.  Today  one  person  in  every 
third  American  family  is  making  this  remark- 
able food  a  part  of  his  daily  diet. 

To  feel  the  way  that  Nature  meant  ever>'- 
one  to  feel  you  must  keep  your  system  clean 
—and  active.  That  is  what  yeast  does.  It 
purifies  the  entire  digestive  and  intestinal 
tract,  counteracting  putrefaction  and  pre- 
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ills — indigestion,  pimples  and  boils  and  that 


constant,  discouraging  feeling  qf  weariness. 

Fleischmann's  Yeast  is  not  a  medicine;  it 
is  a  pure  corrective  tood — a  living  plant,  rich 
in  the  nutrients  of  the  grains  in  which  it  is 
grown.  Unlike  harsh  drugs  and  purgatives, 
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LEFT 

MISS  JEAN  McLEAN  likes  the 
outdoors  and  thinks  horseback  rid- 
ing is  by  far  the  nicest  thing  to  do 
in  it.  She  was  made  particularly 
miserable  when  she  fell  victim  to  a 
series  of  paintui  boils.  Her  mother 
writes,  "My  daughter  Jean  had 
such  a  bad  boil  on  her  leg  that  I 
persuaded  her  to  try  Yeast.  She 
did  and  had  no  more  trouble  until 
she  stopped  eating  Yeast.  Then 
she  had  another  boJl — on  her  arm. 
She  began  the  Yeast  again,  and 
again  was  all  right — until  she 
stopped.  This  time  the  boil  came 
on  her  eye  but  after  this  third  one 
she  are  the  Yeast  more  faithfully. 
This  was  a  year  ago  and  she  hasn't 
had  a  boil  since.  I  believe  that  the 
Yeast  keeps  her  system  in  such 
good  condition  that  there  will  be 
no  further  trouble  with  boils." 
Mrs.  Daniel  McLea.v,  Glendale, 
Los  .Angeles,  Calit. 


John  Murray  Anderson,  Well-knowti  Theairical ProduceryN.Y* 

"THEATRICAL  PRODUCTION,  demanding  as  it  does  con- 
stant rehearsals  and  irregular  hours,  is  a  severe  strain  upon  the 
constitution.  I  find  that  the  best  way  to  counteract  that  run 
down  feeling  and  to  keep  in  perfect  trim  is  the  regular  daily  use  of 
Fleischmann's  Yeast.  For  several  years  now  I  have  made  it  a 
practice  to  take  Yeast  every  day.  I  drink  it  in  a  glass  of  milk  and 
find  it  very  pleasant.  It  relieves  all  traces  of  indigestion  and  keeps 
my  system  functioning  normally." 

John  Murray  Anderson,  New  York  City. 

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Keep  well  this  easy, 
natural  way 

Eat  three  cakes  of  Fleisch- 
mann's Yeast  regularly  every 
day,  one  cake  before  each 
meal.  Eat  it  just  plain  in 
small  pieces,  or  on  crackers, 
in  fruit  juice,  milk  or  water. 
For  constipation  physicians 
say  it  is  best  to  dissolve  one 
cake  in  hot  water  (not 
scalding)  before  meals  and 
before  going  to  bed.  (Be 
sure  that  a  regular  time  for 
evacuation  is  made  habit- 
ual.) Dangerous  cathartics 
will  gradually  become  un- 
necessary. 


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JO  much  to  do 
everyday 
everyday! 


IP'hy  our  hurried^  nervous  lives ^  our 
pleasures  and  our  ivork^induce Auto-Intoxi- 
cation^  the  selj-potsoning  that  lowers  vital- 
ity and  keeps  us  miserable  and  depressed. 

*  *  * 

In  these  quick-step  times  thousands  of  Ameri- 
can women  are  on  the  go  from  morning  until 
night.  Somehow  they  manage  to  run  a  hotise- 
hold — ro  bring  up  children  and  to  rush  to 
parties  and  to  dinners.  They  are  active  in  so- 
ciety and  in  clubs.  They  work  hard  and  they 
play  hard. 

But  under  the  pressing  demands  of  this  twen- 
tieth century  lite — too  many  of  us — men  and 
women  alike — neglect  to  take  careofour  phys- 
ical selves.  We  are  irregular  in  our  habits — 
we  exercise  only  in  spurts — most  of  us  eat 
more  than  we  should. 

+  *  * 

And  so,  headaches,  indigestion,  and  that  "  tired 
feeling"  are  common — and  all  too  often  the 
food  we  eat  remains  within  us  for  longer  than 
a  day,  fermenting  and  setting  up  a  form  of  self- 
poisoning  popularly  called  Auto-Intoxication. 
This  self-poisoning  is  at  the  root  of  most  of 
our  modern  ills. 

In  keeping  clear  of  Auto-Intoxication  and 
its  bad  effects,  the  first  step  is  to  correct  the 
stoppage  and  to  sweep  away  the  enervating 
poisons  of  waste.  Sal  Hepatica,an  effervescent 
saline  combination  is  the  approved  way  to  do 
this  quickly,  safely  and  thoroughly.  You  may 
take  Sal  Hepatica  on  arising,  or  if  you  prefer, 
half  an  hour  before  any  meal. 

*  *  * 

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Brickbats  and  Bouquets 


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means  Is  that  she  has  an  inhibition  and 
it  is  a  Publicity  one,  too,  that  goes  by  the 
ugly  name  of  Ego. 

Lois,  we  remember  you  in  pictures  where 
you  had  been  plain  to  the  point  of  painful- 
ness,  but,  oh,  so  real,  and  when  you  sud- 
denly appear  standing  before  us,  satin 
cn\eioped  figure  with  hips  that  sheened  so 
sveUy,  a  little  stab  runs  through  us.  Of 
beauty,  yes;  of  sex  appeal,  yes;  and  yes,  too, 
like  suddenly  coming  upon  one's  sister 
stark  naked.  Grace  Vordi  Gordon. 

Maybe  It's  Prohibition 

Princeton,  N.  J. 
One  question  has  been  bothering  me  for 
some  time.  It  is,  "What  is  it  in  America 
that  seems  to  stifle  the  genius  of  artists 
who  come  here  from  other  countries?"  Some- 
lliing  is  wrong.  The  most  glaring  example 
is  Pola  Negri.  No  one  will  deny  that  her 
European  pictures  were  masterpieces,  and 
ihat,  as  yet,  she  has  done  nothing  in  this 
country  that  can  rank  with  them.  Lya  de 
Putti  is  another.  Certainly  she  gave  great 
promise  in  "Variety,"  but  she  has  not  lived 
up  to  our  expectations.  Lubitsch  has  made 
fine  pictures  in  this  country',  but  none  as 
fine  as  those  he  made  in  Germany.  What- 
e\er  this  genius-deadening  thing  is,  I 
sincerely  hope  that  all  those  now  afflicted 
with  it  soon  escape,  and  that  Emil  Jannings 
will  never  experience  it.    E.  I  sett  Kelly. 

Easier  on  Home-made  Sheiks 

Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

It  is  gratifying  to  note  the  return  of  the 
American  hero.  With  the  growing  popu- 
larity of  William  Boyd  and  others  of  his 
type,  the  future  of  motion  pictures  looks 
promising.  Boyd  typifies  the  clean-cut 
ideal  of  manhood. 

What  a  relief,  after  the  foreign  invasion 
of  sexy,  feverpitch  lovers,  who  put  silly 
notions  into  the  heads  of  sentimental  girls 
and  made  us  boys  hot  under  the  collar. 
Just  why  we  have  imported  so  many  of  these 


delirious  Don  Juans  is  not  clear,  though  it 
isn't  so  difficult  to  understand  "how  they 
got  that  way"  at  S5,000  per.  But  the  girls 
seem  to  forget  that  love-making  is  the 
actor's  business,  that  he  gets  paid  for  his 
physical  and  mental  exertion,  that  it  is  to 
him  what  selling  is  to  the  salesman,  what 
executive  ability  is  to  the  commercial 
leader,  and  that  off  the  set  he  is  probably  as 
unromantic  as  any  other  individual. 

Certainly  we  want  romance  on  the  screen, 
it  is  an  essential  part  of  life,  but  for  heaven's 
sake  let's  bring  it  back  to  normalcy  and 
quit  kidding  the  girls.  E.  B.  Hill. 

A  Cooling  Colnian 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Three  years  ago  I  saw  "A  Thief  in  Para- 
dise. "  It  was  the  first  time  I  saw  Ronald 
(_olman,  and  I  felt  sure  that  here  was  our 
coming  matinee  idol. 

Since  then  1  haven't  missed  a  picture  in 
which  Colman  played.  But — where  is  the 
Ronald  Colman  who  seemed  such  a  prom- 
ising idol?  A  few  mediocre  performances, 
and  his  popularity  started  to  wane.  Then 
he  played  in  "Lady  Windermere's  Fan  " 
Under  Lubitsch's  direction  beseemed  to  be 
coming  back.  But  Goldwyn  again  laid 
hands  on  him,  and  in  an  eflfort  to  star  his 
latest  importation,  Vilma  Banky^,  Colman 
is  again  being  neglected,  and  used  merely  as 
atmosphere. 

In  "Beau  Geste"  he  gave  a  marvelous 
performance.  He  seemed  to  be  making  a 
comeback  under  Brenon's  direction.  But 
Goldwyn  cast  him  in  "The  Winning  of 
Barbara  Worth"  and  be  lost  hundreds  of 
fans.  He  had  nothing  to  do  except  appear 
on  the  scenes  to  shade  off  the  monotony  of 
the  light  Vilma  against  a  light  background 
of  sand  and  sky. 

I  feel  sure  that  if  Mr.  Goldwyn  would  re- 
lease Colman  from  his  contract  or  stop  using 
him  as  an  ornament  in  a  Banky  picture,  he 
would  be  a  truly  great  star,  and  not  an 
extra  playing  bits  now  and  then. 

Jeanette  Loeb. 


It  is  pretty  soft  to  make  a  point  with  these  pillow  dice,  as  Warner 
Baxter  demonstrates  to  Mrs.  Baxter.     Properly  used,  these  orna- 
mental little  cushions  will  pay  for  themselves  in  no  time 

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LIKE  NARCISSUS 

SWOONING  IN  THE  NIGHT 

(Letters  fromLovers:  VIII) 

£'AST  night,  in  one  dazzling  moment, 
o  I  realized  how  man'elous  you  are. 
The  very  room  that  held  you  breathed 
a  delicate,  indescribable  fragrance,  like 
the  hlarcissus,  swooning  in  the  night. 
Your  arms  were  moulded  moonlight. 
Your  eyes  were  jewels  of  haunting  fire. 
I  felt  as  if  you  were  a  vision  from  some 
bewildering,  unforgettable  dream.  And 
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CUT  PUZZLE  CONTEST  AID 


Here  is  a  list  of  prominent  film 
ters  in  the  new  cut  puzzle  contest 

Renee  Adoree 
Robert  Aftnew 
Mary  Alden 
Ben  Alexander 
May  Allison 
Don  Alvarado 
Robert  Ames 
Richard  Arlen 
Georfte  K.  Arthur 
Gertrude  Astor 
Mary  Astor 
Aftnes  A>Tes 
Georfte  Bancroft 
Monte  Banks 
Vilma  Banky 
John  Barrymore 
Lionel  Barrymore 
Richard  Barthelmess 
Barbara  Bedford 
Noah  Beery 
Wallace  Beery 
Madjie  Bellamy 
Belle  Bennett 
Alma  Bennett 
Constance  Bennett 
Enid  Bennett 
Andre  Beraniier 
Holbrook  Blinn 
Montj'  Blue 
Betty  BIythe 
Eleanor  Boardman 
Olive  Borden 
Hobart  Bosworth 
(;iara  Bow 
John  Bowers 
William  Boyd 
Evelyn  Brent 
Mary  Brian 
Gladys  Brockwell 
Betty  Bronson 
Clive  Brook 
Louise  Brooks 
Edmund  Bums 
Neal  Burns 
Mae  Busch 
Francis  X.  Bushman 
Francis  X.  Bushman,  Jr. 
David  Butler 
Eddie  Cantor 
Harry  Carey 
Mary  Can- 
Cyril  Chadwick 
Helene  Chadwick 
Lon  Chaney 
Charles  ChapUn 
Sydney  Chaplin 
Ethel  Clayton 
Ruth  Clifford 
Lew  Cody 
Buster  Collier 
Ronald  Colman 
Betty  Compson 
Chester  Con  kiln 
Liae  Con  ley 
Edward  Connelly 
Jackie  Cooftan 
Clyde  Cook 
Al  Cooke 
Hal  Cooley 
Gary  Cooper 
Virginia  Lee  Corbin 
Anne  Cornwall 
Ricardo  Cortez 
Dolores  Costello 
Helene  Costello 
Ward  Crane 
Joan  Crawford 
Dorothy  Cumming 
Frank  Currier 
Bob  Custer 
Viola  Dana 
Karl  Dane 
Bebe  Daniels 
Mickey  Daniels 
Roy  D'Arcy 
Frankie  Darro 
Marion  Davies 
Marjorie  Daw 
Alice  Day 
Marceline  Day 
Priscilla  Dean 
Marftuerite  de  la  Motte 
Dolores  Del  Rio 
Carol  Dempster 
Re^iinald  Denny 
Lya  de  Putti 
William  Desmond 
Dorothy  Devore 
Elliott  Dexter 
Richard  Dix 


players,  to  be  used  in  building  names  from  the  key  let- 


Jack  Dauftherty 
Blllie  Dove 
Louise  Dresser 
Dorothy  Dwan 
Helen  Jerome  Eddy 
Robert  Edeson 
Snitz  Edwards 
Leon  Errol 
Elinor  Faire 
Douglas  Fairbanks 
DouAlas  Fairbanks,  Jr. 
Virginia  Browne  Fair 
Farina 

Charles  Farrell 
Georfie  Fawcett 
Julia  Faye 
Louise  Fazenda 
Rockcliffe  Fellowes 
Leslie  Fen  ton 
Casson  Ferguson 
Helen  Ferguson 
W.  C.  Fields 
Lefty  Flynn 
Ralph  Forbes 
Harrison  Ford 
Allan  Forrest 
Johnny  Fox 
Earle  Foxe 
Alec  B.  Francis 
Betty  Francisco 
Robert  Frazer 
Pauline  Frederick 
Dale  Fuller 
Greta  Garbo 
Pauline  Garon 
Janet  Gaynor 
Hoot  Gibson 
John  Gilbert 
Claude  Gillingwater 
Douglas  Gilmore 
Dorothy  Gish 
IJIHan  Gish 
Gaston  Glass 
Huntly  Gordon 
Jetta  Goudal 
Gibson  Gowland 
Red  Grange 
Ralph  Graves 
Gilda  Gray 
LawTence  Gray 
Corinne  Griffith 
Raymond  Griffith 
Kit  Guard 
William  Haines 
Creighton  Hale 
Georgia  Hale 
James  Hall 
Neil  Hamilton 
Einar  Hanson 
Lars  Hanson 
Kenneth  Harlan 
Mildred  Harris 
Johnny  Harron 
William  S.  Hart 
Raymond  Hatton 
Phyllis  Haver 
Holmes  Herbert 
Jean  Hersholt 
Walter  Hiers 
Johnny  Hines 
Jack  Holt 
Hedda  Hopper 
Reed  Howes 
Jack  Hoxie 
Lloyd  Hughes 
Gardner  James 
Emil  Jannings 
Julanne  Johnston 
Buck  Jones 
Leatrice  Joy 
Alice  Joyce 
Raymond  Keane 
Buster  Keaton 
Donald  Keith 
Ian  Keith 
Doris  Kenyon 
Norman  Kerry 
Kathleen  Key 
Natalie  Kingston 
Cullen  Landis 
Harry  Langdon 
Laura  La  Plante 
Rod  La  Rocque 
George  Lewis 
Margaret  Livingston 
Harold  Lloyd 
Jacqueline  Logan 
Bessie  Love 
Montagu  Love 
Edmund  Lowe 


Ben  Lyon 
Bert  Lytell 
Marc  MacDermott 
Dorothy  Mackaill 
Douglas  MacLean 
Arlette  Marchall 
Percy  Marmont 
Tully  Marshall 
Shirley  Mason 
Ken  Maynard 
May  McAvoy 
Tim  McCoy  . 
Malcolm  McGregor 
Victor  McLaglen 
Thomas  Meighan 
Adolphe  Menjou 
Patsy  Ruth  Miller 
Tom  Mix 
Colleen  Moore 
Matt  Moore 
Owen  Moore 
Tom  Moore 
Lois  Moran 
Antonio  Moreno 
Jack  Mulhall 
Edna  Murphy 
Mae  Murray 
Carmel  Myers 
Conrad  Nagel 
Pol  a  Negri 
Anna  O-  Nilsson 
Greta  Nissen 
Marion  Nixon 
Mabel  Normand 
Ramon  Novarro 
George  O'Brien 
George  O'Hara 
Gertrude  Olmstead 
Pat  O'Mallev 
Sally  O'Neill 
Mary  Philbin 
Jack  Pickford 
Mary  Pickford 
ZaSu  Pitts 
William  Powell 
Marie  Prevost 
Aileen  Pringle 
Esther  Ralston 
Jobyna  Ralston 
Charles  Ray 
Vera  Reynolds 
Irene  Rich 
Lillian  Rich 
Jason  Ro  bards 
John  Roche 
Charles  Rogers 
Gilbert  Roland 
Ruth  Roland 
Alma  Rubens 
William  Russell 
Tom  Santschi 
Joseph  Schildkraut 
Rudolph  Schildkraut 
Dorothy  Sebastian 
Norma  Shearer 
Lowell  Sherman 
Milton  Sills 
Pauline  Starke 
Myrtle  Stedman 
Vera  Steadman 
Ford  Sterling 
Lewis  Stone 
Gloria  Swanson 
Blanche  Sweet 
Constance  Talmadge 
Norma  Talmadge 
Richard  Talmadge 
I.ilyan  Tashman 
Estelle  Taylor 
Conway  Tearle 
Lou  Tellegen 
Alice  Terry 
Fred  Thomson 
Ernest  Torrence 
Ben  Turpin 
Tom  Tyler 
Virginia  VaUl 
Victor  Varconi 
Alberta  Vaughn 
Florence  Vldor 
Johnny  Walker 
George  Walsh 
Henry  B.  Walthall 
H.  B.  Warner 
Bryant  Washburn 
Lois  Wilson 
Claire  Windsor 
Jane  Winton 
Grant  Withers 
Fay  Wray 


Every  n.Kcrtisemeiit  io  PHOTOPLAT  MAGAZI>'E  is  guaranteed. 


Photoplay  Magazine — An\EinisiNG  Section 


Qayest  of  Frocks  —  Sheerest  of  Light 

Summer  Things 

Wear  Them  Now  Under  the  Most  Trying  Hygienic  Handicap 


87 


Easy 
Disposal 

and  a  other 

important 

factors 


Utter  protection  and  security^  plus  an  end  to 
the  problem  of  disposal 


By  Ellen  J.  Buckiand,  Regisiered  "Nurse 

SUMMER  days  and  moonlight  nights, 
dances,  tennis,  motoring,  yachting — don't 
let  them  bother  you  because  of  a  difficult 
hygienic  situation. 

The  old-time  "sanitary  pad"  has  been  sup- 
planted. There  is  now  protection  that  is  abso- 
lute, positive  and  certain — a  new  way  that 
will  make  a  great  difference  in  your  life;  that 
will  provide  peace-of-mind  under  the  most 
trying  circumstances. 

KOTEX— What  it  does 

Unknown   a    few   years    ago,   8   in    every    10 
women  in   the  belter   walks  of  life  have  dis- 
carded the  insecure  "sani- 
tary pads"  of  yesterday 
and  adopted  Kotex. 


Supplied  also  through  yenJing 
cabinetf  in  rest-rooms  by 
JVest  Disinfecting  Co. 


©Disposed  of  as 
easily  as  tissue. 
No  laundry. 


Filled  with  Cellucotton  wadding,  the  world's 
super-absorbent,  Kotex  absorbs  16  times  its 
own  weight  in  moisture.  It  is  5  times  as 
absorbent  as  the  ordinary  cotton  pad. 

It  discards  easily  as  tissue.  No  laundry — 
no  embarrassment  of  disposal. 

It  also  thoroughly  deodorizes,  and  thus 
ends  all  fear  of  offending. 

Only  Kotex  itself  is  ''like"  Kotex 

See  that  you  get  the  genuine  Kotex.  It  is 
the  only  sanitary  napkin  embodying  the  super- 
absorbent  Cellucotton  wadding. 

It  is  the  only  napkin  made  by  this  company. 
Only  Kotex  itself  is  "like"  Kotex. 

You  can  obtain  Kotex  at  better  drug  and  de- 
partment stores  everywhere  simply  by  saying 
"Kotex."  Comes  in  sanitary  sealed  packages 
of  12  in  two  sizes,  the  Regular  and   Kotex- 

Super.  Kotex  Company. 

180  N.  Michigan  Ave.. 

Chicago,  111. 


r^  True     prutection  —  5 

\^  times  as  absorbent  as 

ordinary  cotton. 


® 


Obtain  without  em- 
barrassment, at  any 
store,*  simpiv  by 
saying  "Kotex." 


"Ask  for  them  by  name" 

K  O  T  e  X 

PROTECTS -DEODORIZES 

Kotex  Regular  Kotex-Super  Nolaurxdry — discards  as 

65c  per  do:en  90c  per  do:en  easily  as  a  piece  of  tissue 

When  you  write  to  advertisers  please  meiilifin  PHOTOPLAY  MAGAZINE. 


QUESTIONS  ef  ANSWERS 


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Asking  Sluestions 

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reader  of  Photoplay  to  liave 
questions  answered  in  this  De- 
partment. It  is  only  necessary* 
that  you  avoid  questions  that 
would  call  for  unduly  long  an- 
swers, such  as  synopses  of  plays 
or  casts.  Do  not  inquire  con- 
cerning religion,  scenario  writ- 
ing, or  studio  employment. 
Write  on  only  one  side  of  the 
paper.  Sign  your  full  name  and 
address;  only  initials  will  be 
published  if  requested. 


Casts  and  Addresses 

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space  and  are  not  alu-ays  of  in- 
terest to  others  than  the  in- 
quirer, we  have  found  it  neces- 
sary to  treat  such  subjects  in  a 
different  way  than  other  ques- 
tions. For  this  kind  of  informa- 
tion, a  stamped,  addressed 
envelope  must  be  5<.-nt.  It  is 
imperative  that  these  rules  be 
complied  with  in  order  to  insure 
your  receiving  the  information 
you  want.  .Address  all  inquiries 
to  Questions  and  Answers. 
Photoplay  Magazine,  221  W. 
57lh  St..  New  York  City. 


Mary  Lor,  Vanxouver,  B.  C. — The  tup 
of  the  page  to  you !  I  hope  you  fee!  honored. 
Ronald  Colman  is  thirty-six  years  old  and 
five  feet,  eleven  inches  tall.  Separated  from 
his  wife.  Ralph  Forbes  is  married  to  Ruth 
Chatterton.  He  is  twenty-five  years  old 
and  six  feet  tall.  N'eil  Hamilton  is  married 
to  a  non-professional.  He  is  twenty-six 
years  old  and  is  six  feet  tall. 

E.  C,  WiLLiAMspORT,  pA. — Warwick 
Ward  was  the  villain  in  "V'ariety. "  He's 
an  English  actor  and  I  don't  think  he  has 
played  in  this  country'.  Lya  de  Putti  is 
pronounced  Le-ah  de  Pooti.  The  "u"  is 
sounded  as  in  "use. " 

M.  M.  F.,  Augusta,  Ga. — I'll  use  my 
influence  about  getting  a  picture  of  Mr. 
James  Hall  in  Photoplay.  Mr.  Hall  was 
born  in  Dallas,  Texas,  on  October  22,  1900. 
Not  married.  Give  him  a  chance,  he's  just 
a  young  fellow  yet. 

La\1kia  J.,  AsHEViLLE,  X.  C. — Lady. 
if  I  live  to  be  one  hundred  years  old,  I'll 
never  forget  that  Charles  de  Roche  played 
Pharaoh  in  "The  Ten  Commandments." 
Call  off  the  argument. 

Helex  E.,  Daytox,  O. — Vilma  Banky  is 
five  feet,  three  inches  tail  and  weighs  120 
pounds.  That's  just  perfect,  isn't  it? 
jack  Gilbert  weighs  160  pounds  and  is  one 
inch  shorter  than  six  feet.  Mar>'  Brian 
is  nineteen  years  old. 

Mickey,  Concord,  Te.\. — Welcome,  de- 
butante! Bebe  Daniels  is  five  feet,  three 
and  one  half  inches  tall  and  weighs  112 
pounds.  She  has  black  curly  hair  and  dark 
brown  eyes, — ver\-  melting.  Send  a  stamped 
self -addressed  envelope  for  the  cast  of 
"Johnnie  Gets  a  Haircut."  And  drop  in 
again  an\-time. 

A.  B.  B.,  New  York. — George  Walsh  is, 
like  yourself,  a  native  New  Yorker. 


V.  R..  Detroit,  Mich. — Sorry,  Vir- 
ginia, if  I  have  neglected  you.  Renee  Adoree 
is  French. 

E.  A.,  SiLVERTOX,  Ore. — It's  no  bother 
to  answer  questions.  That's  my  hobby  in 
life.  Will  you  think  me  conceited  if  I  agree 
with  your  kind  criticisms?  Kenneth 
Thomson  was  the  man  whose  work  you  ad- 
mired. He  was  born  in  Pittsburgh,  Pa., 
about  twenty-eight  years  ago.  He's  fi^-e 
feet»  eleven  inches  tall. 

Tubby,  Detroit,  Mich. — There  is  a 
George  O'Brien  Fan  Club  already  in 
existence.  Write  to  Leonard  Eur\-,  Besse- 
mer City,  North  Carolina,  for  information. 

J.  R.\MIREZ,  Pax.vma. — Your  faults  in 
English  are  ven,-  few.  Not  many  Americans 
can  write  foreign  languages  as  well  as  you 
foreigners  can  English.  Rex  Ingram  di- 
rected "The  Four  Horsemen,"  and  Alice 
Tern,'  was  the  leading  woman.  Louise 
Brooks  is  nineteen  years  old  and  Olive 
Borden  is  one  year  older.  Carmel  Myers  is 
twenty-six  and  Lya  de  Putti  is  twenty- 
three.  As  for  deciding  which  is  the  most 
beautiful  of  all  the  girls  you  mention,  I 
wouldn't  dare  risk  an  opinion.  I  would  get 
too  many  letters  of  complaint.  Richard 
Dbc's  newest  picture  is  "Knockout  Reiih'.  " 
He  is  thirty-one  years  old. 

Helexe  Haas,  IR\^XGTOX,  N.  J. — That's 
a  good  girl!  Marion  Da\-ies'  real  name  is 
Marion  Douras.  She  is  an  American,  with 
a  touch  of  Irish.  Virginia  Lee  Corbin  is 
not  "forty  or  fifty."  What  a  terrible 
thought!  \irginia  was  born  on  December 
5,  1909,  and  only  a  few  years  ago  she  was  a 
child  star. 

P.A.T.,  WixxiPEG,  Cax. — Yes,  Pat,  that 
is  Ben  Lyon's  real  name.  He  was  born  on 
Februan,'  6,  1901,  and  has  dark  brown  hair 
and  dark  blue  eyes.  Write  again  as  soon  as 
vou  like. 


N.  S.,  CORBIX,  Ky.  —  Lloyd 
Hughes  was  bom  on  October  21, 
1S97.  Write  to  First  National 
Studios,  Burbank,  Calif.,  for  his 
photograph.  Clara  Bow  works  at 
the  Paramount  Studios,  HolK-^vood, 
Calif.,  and  Laura  La  Plante  may  be 
reached  at  the  Universal  Studios, 
I'niversal  City,  Calif.  Don't  forget 
to  send  a  quarter  for  those  photo- 
graphs! 

B.  R.,  AsHE\TLLE,  X.  C— Ralph 
Forbes  was  only  loaned  to  Para- 
mount for  "Beau  Geste, "  hence  the 
mix-up  about  your  letter.  He  is 
under  contract  to  Metro-Goldw>-n- 
Mayer,  Culver  City,  Calif.  Address 
him  there  and  you'll  have  better 
luck. 

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TN  writing  to  the  stars  for  pictures, 
■^Photoplay  advises  you  all  to  be 
careful  to  enclose  twenty-five  cents. 
This  covers  the  cost  of  the  photo- 
graph and  postage.  The  stars  are 
all  glad  to  mail  you  their  pictures, 
but  the  cost  of  it  is  prohibitive  un- 
less your  quarters  are  remitted. 
The  younger  stars  cannot  afford  to 
keep  up  with  these  requests  unless 
you  help  them.  You  do  your  share 
and  they'll  do  theirs. 


T.  !..,  Parkersburg.  III. — Billie  Dove 
is  married  to  lr\'in  Willat,  the  director. 
Billie  is  five  feet,  five  inches  tall  and 
weighs  114  pounds.  She  has  dark  brown 
hair  and  hazel  eyes.  Born  on  May  lA, 
1904.  Bebe  Daniels  is  five  feet,  three 
and  one  half  inches  tall  and  weighs 
112  pounds.  She  was  born  on  January  14, 
1001. 

Bruxhilde. — I  think  it's  a  nice  name 
Ob\nously,  you  were  named  after  Richard 
Wagner's  heroine  and  I  hope  you  see  your 
namesake  sometime  in  one  of  the  music 
dramas  of  "The  Niebelungen  Ring. " 
Your  suggestions  are  good.  I'll  pass 
them  on  for  further  consideration.  Yes. 
that  was  Richard  and  Man,-  you  heard 
broadcast.  At  least,  they  did  broadcast 
recently.  Stick  to  your  course  in  nursing, 
my  dear;  it's  a  great  profession  for  an 
intelligent  girl.  Much  nicer,  I  can  assure 
you,  than  kicking  around  the  studios  look- 
ing for  a  chance  day's  work.  Write  to  Miss 
Carolyn  Van  W>Tk  at  221  W.  57th  Street. 
New  York.  And  send  to  Photoplay 
Publishing  Company,  750  N.  Michigan 
Avenue,  Chicago.  111.,  for  back  copies  of 
the  magazine.    Yes,  they  cost  a  quarter. 

Christixe  M.,  MiAin,  Okla. — Fred 
Thomson  makes  a  hit  with  all  the  girls.  He 
was  born  in  Pasadena,  Calif.,  on  April  28, 
1890.  Married  to  Frances  Marion,  the 
scenario  writer.  They  have  a  new  baby 
son.  He  started  in  pictures  in  Januan,-, 
1920.  John  Bowers  was  born  in  Garrett. 
Ind.,  on  Christmas  Day,  1SS8.  He  has 
black  hair  and  brown  eyes.  They  say  that 
Mr.  Bowers  and  Marguerite  de  la  Motte 
are  married.  But  they  haven't  actually 
'fessed  up  to  it. 

A  Lawrexce  Gray  Admirer. — Thai's 
his  real  name.  He  was  born  in  San  Fran- 
cisco on  July  27,  1899.  Five  feet,  ten  inches 
tall  and  weighs  155  pounds.  You'll  see  him 
next  in  Ed  Wynn's  picture,"  Rubber  Heels. " 

L.'^zY  Mae,  Pittsburgh,  Pa.— 
Here's  the  answer  to  your  last 
question!  Olive  Borden  is  five  feet, 
one  and  one  half  inches  tall  and  she 
weighs  105  pounds.  William  Far- 
num  has  retired.  His  last  picture 
was  "The  Man  Who  Fights  Alone. " 
Eric  von  Stroheim  also  directed 
"Blind  Husbands,"  "The  Devil's 
Pass  Key"  and  his  latest  unreleased 
film,  "The  Wedding  March." 
"The  Merry  Widow"  was  reviewed 
in  the  October,  1925,  issue  of 
Photoplay.  If  you  wish  a  copy  of 
thisissueofPHOTOPL.\Ysend  twenty- 
five  cents  to  the  Photoplay  Pub- 
lishing Company  for  a  copy.  The 
address  is  750  X.  Michigan  Avenue, 
Chicago,  111. 

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an  unconscious  tribute  to  the 
vogue  of  this  beautiful  pattern  and 
the  position  of  leadership  held  by 
Its  originator.  Yet  the  purchaser 
of  an  engagement  or  wedding  ring 
may  quickly  and  surely  identify 
genuine  Orange  Blossom,  by  the 
trade-mark  of  Traub  stamped  on 


the  inner  surface.  Throughout  the 
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ity as  well  as  tor  matchless  style 
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of  I5(h  century  France  bore 
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'  ISELY,  for  the  gradua- 
tion gift  you  will  se- 
lect a  good  watch. 
For  a  good  time 
keeper  has  always 
been  the  favored  gift  for  graduation. 

If  it  is  a  young  man  who  is  grad- 
uating, you  will  in  all  probability 
select  a  pocket  watch  as  giving  the 
greater  assurance  of  permanence. 

If  it  is  a  young  woman,  you  will 
of  course  consider  her  taste  for  the 
dainty,  not  forgetting,  however, 
the  importance  of  durability. 

In  either  case,  you  will  give  much 
thought  to  style,  for  the  person 
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But  what  is  the  style  in  watches? 


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For  men,  the  trend  is  decidedly 
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Watches  in  other  shapes  have  been 
steadilygaining  in  popularity.  There 
is  every  likelihood,  too,  that  they 
will  continue  in  favor,  for  a  man 
now  looks  for  distinction   in  his 


watch,  just  as  in  his  home,  auto- 
mobile, or  personal  apparel. 

The  woman's  preference  is  for  the 
rectangular  wristlet.  For  maximum 
seri'ice  from  a  watch  in  this  shape, 
it  should  be  of  the  Gruen  Cartouche 
type  of  construction.  That  is,  it 
should  have  an  oblong  movement, 
taking  advantage  of  all  possible 
space  for  greater  size  and  strength 
of  parts. 

Representative  of  the  present 
styles  in  fine  timepieces  are  the 
Gruen  Watches  pictured  here. 

You  can  see  them  at  any  Gruen 
jeweler's — always  one  of  the  very 
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Girls' 
Problems 


Dear  Carolyn  Van  Wyck, 

I'm  just  desperately  in  love  with  a  boy  of 
eighteen.  He  is  the  most  gallant,  courteous, 
wonderful  boy  in  the  world.  He  is  hand- 
some and  charming  with  beautiful  manners, 
quite  unconventional  with  an  I-don't-care 
complex  and  adores  me.  He  has  given  me 
some  beautiful  presents  and  has  simply 
been  perfection.  We  are  mad  to  be  married, 
but  my  parents  refuse  to  let  us  even  be  en- 
gaged. They  say  I  am  too  young.  I'm  six- 
teen and  I  hate  my  home.  I  want  to  get 
away  and  have  a  home  of  my  own.  How 
can  I  wait?  Don't  you  think  a  girl  should 
marry  young? 

Doris. 

Xo,  Doris,  I  do  not  think  a  girl  should 
marry  young.  I  do  not  appro\-e  of  youthful 
marriages  for  either  girl  or  boy.  Oh,  my 
dear  child,  have  you  any  conception  of  what 
marriage  means,  what  love  means,  what  the 
adjustment  of  two  vgty  human  beings  liWng 
together  means  to  a  youngster  of  your  age? 

In  the  cities  we  get  the  general  idea  that 
people  are  marrying  older,  using  more  dis- 
cretion, judging  the  matter  of  matrimony 
more  carefully  than  they  used  to.  But 
statistics  prove  this  optimistic  viewpoint 
false.  The  facts  are  that  Americans  have 
been  marrying  more  and  younger  every  year 
since  1800.  There  are  living  today  in  the 
United  States  343,000  women  who  began 
their  marriage  careers  as  child  brides,  as 
girls  less  than  fifteen  years  old.  All  of  these 
marriages  were  contracted  within  the  last 
thirty  years.  Nearly  every  one  of  them 
failed.  There  can  be  no  doubt  of  their  effect 
on  our  divorce  rate. 

I  feel  that  every  intelligent  person  must 
be  against  marriage  between  boys  and  girls 
of  less  than  twenty.  Before  that  time  one 
has  reached  neither  mental  nor  physical 
maturity.  For  the  wife  such  marriage 
almost  alwaj-s  means  being  worn  out  by 
thirty-five,  and  frequently  it  means  being 
cast  off  then.  For  the  young  husband  it 
means  wage  slavery,  the  lack  of  al!  freedom 
to  bargain  with  life,  due  to  the  family  re- 


sponsibilities he  has  assumed.  For  the 
children  of  such  a  marriage  it  means  poor 
health.  Few  girls  of  sixteen  are  strong 
enough  to  be  mothers.  Even  if  you  are 
intensely  modern  and  you  both  work  and 
defeat  the  economic  problem  and  you  have 
no    children,    you    have    no    guarantee    of 


How  Young  Should 
a  Girl  Marry? 

Will  early  marriage  stop  flaming 
youth?  In  the  rapid  social  develop- 
ment of  today,  should  a  girl  marry  at 
her  earliest  opportunity?  Many  girls 
write  me  asking  me  to  answer  "yes." 
Instead  I  answer  "no,"  and  here  you 
find  my  reasons  for  doing  so. 

Are  you  over-weight?  Send  ten 
cents  for  my  reducing  booklet.  Ad- 
vice on  care  of  the  skin  and  answers 
to  personal  problems  I  will  send  you 
in  exchange  for  a  self-addressed 
stamped  envelope. 

Carolyn  Van  Wyck. 


marital  happiness.  Before  twenty — even 
before  twenty-five — ^a  girl's  mind  simply 
isn't  prepared  for  marriage.  That's  all 
there  is  to  it. 

You,  romantic  little  Doris,  are  regarding 
marriage  exactly  as  a  child  regards  bonbons 
displayed  in  a  candy  shop  window.  They 
are  sweet.  You  want  them  and  stretch 
out  greedy  hands  for  them,  not  considering 


the  price  of  them  or  what  they  may  do  to 
your  digestion. 

Now  I  can  be  new-fashioned  about  lip- 
sticks and  bobbed  hair,  about  petting  par- 
ties and  hip  flasks,  and  all  the  other  silly 
excitements  that  do  not  matter,  but  about 
marriage  I  am  as  old-fashioned  as  Eve  or 
Martha  Washington.  And  I  feel  that  mar- 
riage is  not  sweet  confection  to  be  consumed 
and  forgotten. 

In  this  case  the  possible  husband  is  young, 
handsome,  courteous,  unconventional.  He 
sounds  as  though  he  might  make  a  charming 
husband.  Or  he  might  not.  That  is  not 
so  terribly  important. 

What  is  terribly  important  is  the  girl  and 
her  attitude.  The  boy  one  marries,  his 
position  in  life,  his  will  to  power  or  his  failure 
has  little  to  do  with  the  success  of  a  mar- 
riage. The  wife  has  ever>ahing  to  do  with 
it.  A  good  wife  must  adapt  herself.  She 
must  have  wisdom  and  understandi:ig.  She 
must  be  a  mother,  a  child  and  a  sweetheart 
to  her  husband.  When  a  woman  loves 
deeply  enough,  she  does  these  things,  some- 
times instinctively,  sometimes  deliberately, 
but  either  way  she  does  them. 

But  I  do  not  believe  any  girl  of  sixteen  is 
capable  of  doing  them.  She  simply  doesn't 
know  enough  about  love  or  life  to  do  them. 
And  If  she  marries  the  a\-erage  boy  of  se^■en- 
teen  or  eighteen  and  by  some  deep  intuition 
does  them,  he  won't  know  enough  to  appre- 
ciate such  qualities.  It  is  nothing  against 
either  partner.  It  is  merely  a  matter  of  not 
being  grown-up  sufliciently. 

So  wait,  Doris,  and  all  the  girls  with  the 
same  hasty  impulses,  until  you  have  lived 
a  little  longer.  Know  more  men.  Gi\'e 
yourself  some  chance.  Learn  what  \o\^  is, 
and  what  it  demands.  Learn  what  you 
are  willing  to  sacrifice  to  make  a  man's 
happiness.  .And  give  him  a  chance  too, 
to  live,  to  grow,  to  marn.-  you  because  he 
loves  you  truly,  and  not  because  you  were 
on  a  hot  necking  party  together. 

Marriage  in  its  full  beauty  is  like  a  fort- 
ress against  the  world.    You  two  are  com- 

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even  more  extraordinan'  examples  than 
that  are  being  witnessed  every  day.  Let 
us,  therefore,  take  just  a  few  minutes  to 
explain  how  this  remarkable  work  is  ac- 
complished. 

In  the  first  place,  in  "cutting"  a  pic- 
ture it  is  always  necessary  to  keep  in 
mind  who  is  "starring"  in  this  particular 
vehicle.  This  will  enable  you  to  get  rid 
of  at  least  eight  or  ten  thousand  feet  of 
film  on  which  some  girl  other  than  the 
"star"  has  managed  to  register  her  per- 
sonality', or  her  acting  ability.  "Stars" 
must  be  protected  from  the  intrusion  into 
their  pictures  of  any  one  who  can  act,  and 
a  very  good  bit  of  ad\ice  to  young  men 
and  women  contemplating  a  career  in 
Hollywood  is.  "Don't  ever  let  the 'star' 
or  the  'cutter'  catch  you  doing  any  good 
work." 

THE  second  consideration  in  the  "cut- 
ting "  of  a  picture  involves  the  elimina- 
tion of  all  "censorable"  material.  The 
various  moral  standards  of  censorship 
throughout  America  are  pretty  well  ob- 
served by  the  producers  in  the  preliminary- 
preparation  of  the  scenario,  etc.  for  the 
picture,  but  even  with  the  best  intentions 
in  theworld  scenes  occasionally  creep  into 
thefilmwhich,if  released,  would  offend  the 
taste  of  the  second  cousin  of  the  governor 
of  Ohio — or  whoever  happens  to  compose 
the  local  Board  of  Censorship  in  the 
various  states — and  these  scenes  must,  of 
course,  be  eliminated.  This  is  done  in 
the  "cutting  room"  and  by  this  means 
several  more  thousand  feet  are  elim- 
inated. 

Then,  after  this,  the  "story"  must  be 
"built  up" — not  necessarily  the  story 
which  they  originally  planned  to  "shoot," 
but  more  often  the  stor>'  which  one  of  the 
studio  executives  now  decides  is  the  real 
stor>'  of  the  picture.  The  reason  an  exec- 
utive can  do  this  is  due  partly  to  the  fact 
that  he  is  an  executive,  and  partly  to  the 
fact  that  he  has  no  idea  as  to  what  the 
author  and  the  director  ha\-e  been  tr>ing 
to  do.  The  original  story  is,  therefore, 
changed  and  becomes  an  entirely  different 
storj'  and  in  this  interesting  process  se%'- 
eral  more  feet  are  "cut." 

Now  the  picture  may  be  ready  for 
"titles,"  and  for  this  purpose  it  is 
generally  customary  to  call  in  an  expert 
"title  writer."  A  "title  writer"  is  a 
gentleman  or  a  lady  with  a  good  memory 
and  a  year's  subscription  to  \-arious  mag- 
azines, as  successful  title  writing  is  largely 
a  matter  of  remembering  other  success- 
ful titles  or  adding  new  ones  as  fast  as 
they  appear  in  "Life"  or  "Judge."  This 
applies  more  particularly,  of  course,  to 
"humorous"  titles,  and  for  the  prospec- 
tive "humorous"  title  writer  it  will  also 
be  necessary  to  purchase  a  large  filing 
cabinet  in  which  to  keep  all  "ideas"  as 
fast  as  they  are  published. 

It  must  not  be  supposed,  however,  that 
as  soon  as  the  young  man  or  woman  has 
learned  a  lot  of  jokes  that  he  or  she  is  an 
expert  "title  writer,"  because  another 
fundamental  necessity  is  the  abilit\'  to 
adapt  these  jokes  to  the  screen.     Thus, 

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for  example,  if  you  decide  to  use  the  joke 
about  the  sad  looking  dog: 

He  (proudly) — I  got  this  dog  at  a  sale. 

She — -A  sale  of  what? 
you  must  change  it  for  screen  purposes 
until  it  reads  somewhat  as  follows; 

Title:  It  was  Spring  in  Tahiti — 
and  if  anybody  had  come  along  just 
then  with  a  dog  and  said  that  they 
got  him  at  a  sale,  Ralph  Kennerly 
would  ha%'e  asked — "A  sale  of  what?" 

That  title  not  only  uses  the  joke,  but 
also  gi\es  a  feeling  of  Tahiti  in  Spring  and 
a  pretty  fair  idea  of  Ralph  Kennerly's 
character.  In  this  manner  titles  are  very 
valuable. 

Titles  can  also  be  used  to  help  along  the 
plot  of  the  story,  as — for  instance; 

Title:  So  he  took  the  letter  and 
put  it  in  the  desk,  not  knowing  that, 
thirt\'  years  before,  his  grandmother 
had  died  in  that  room  and  left  all  her 
money  to  an  orphan  asylum  in 
Brooklj'n. 

So  much  for  titles.  They  are  becoming 
increasingly  important  in  the  motion 
picture  world,  especially'  as  all  producers 
are  now  convinced  that  any  bad  picture 
which  they  have  made  can  be  "saved"  by 
calling  upon  the  services  of  an  expert 
"title  writer." 

YOUR  picture,  let  us  say,  is  now  "cut" 
and  "titled."  It  should  next  be  shown 
at  a"pre-view"inone  of  the  theaters  in  or 
around  Hollywood.  This  is  for  the  pur- 
pose of  getting  an  audience's  reaction  to 
the  opus.  If  the  reaction  is  good,  you 
release  the  picture;  if  bad,  you  call  in  a 
"gagman." 

A  "gag  man,"  like  a  "title  writer." 
exists  for  the  purpose  of  improving  pic- 
tures which  are  weak.  A  "gag"  is  a  bit  of 
comedy  introduced  into  the  picture  with- 
out any  reference  to  the  storj',  plot  or 
characterization,  and  it  is  this  complete 
independence  of  the  "gag  man"  which 
renders  his  task  a  fairly  simple  one.  Like 
the  "title  writer"  also,  his  success  de- 
pends largely  upon  a  good  memory.  Tlnis, 
for  example,  if  j'ou  have  "pre-viewed"  a 
picture  dealing  with  the  life  of  General 
U.  S.  Grant  and  the  audience  didn't  seem 
to  be  very  fa\'orably  impressed,  you  call 
in  a  "gag  man"  and  he  begins  somewhat 
as  follows; 

"Look.  Remember  that  sequence 
where  Lee  surrenders  to  Grant  at  Appo- 
mattox Court  House?  Well,  it's  too  heavy. 
You  need  a  gag  there.  \\'ait — r\'e  got  it. 
Listen — Just  as  Lee  is  about  to  hand  his 
sword  to  Grant  a  monkey  has  escaped 
from  a  zoo  up  the  road  and  comes  in  the 
door.  Lee  doesn't  see  the  monkey  and 
the  monkey  runs  up,  grabs  Grant's  hat, 
puts  it  on  and  takes  the  sword.  Then  he 
runs  out  the  door  and  you  go  into  a  chase. 
It'll  be  a  wow." 

This  scene  is  then  "shot,"  whereas  the 
"gag  man"  goes  on  living.  And  with 
that  characteristic  episode  it  would  per- 
haps be  well  to  bring  this  series  on  be- 
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How  Good  Is  Your  Memory? 


HERE'S  another  guessing  game.     How  many  plots 
of  pictures  can  you  identify?    The  following  brief 
svnopses  are  pictures  that  have  been  widely  pre- 
sented.   Test  your  plot  intelligence  by  seeing  how  many 
of  them  you  can  remember. 

1.  A  vulgar  but  kind-hearted  woman  marries  a  per- 
fect gentleman  and  their  child  takes  after  her  father. 
When  the  mother  sees  that  she  is  ruining  her  daughter's 
life,  she  steps  out,  thus  leaving  the  girl  free  to  eat  with 
a  fork  the  rest  of  her  life. 

2.  A  Spanish  sailor  loves  a  dancer  who  is  coveted  by 
a  nasty  old  Go\ernor,  in  no  nice  way.  The  Governor 
has  the  sailor  imprisoned,  but  the  dancer  Toscas  him  to 
freedom.    They  get  married. 

3.  An  English  girl  goes  riding  in  the  desert  and  is  kid- 
napped by  an  Arab  and  held  prisoner  in  his  tent.  But 
the  abductor  turns  out  to  be  a  gentleman  and  a  Nordic 
and  marries  the  lady. 

4.  An  Indian,  who  has  been  getting  a  rough  deal  all 
his  life,  falls  in  love  with  a  school  teacher.  He  goes  to 
the  Great  War  to  fight  the  White  Man's  battle  and  gets 
an  even  rougher  deal.  He  doesn't  marry  the  girl,  but 
dies. 

5.  A  couple  of  marines — old-time  enemies — carrj-  on 
their  private  battles  amid  the  fighting  in  France.  They 
both  lo\e  the  same  girl,  but  when  orders  come  to  start 
for  the  front,  the  fighting  habit  proves  stronger  than  the 
love  urge  and  they  leave  the  girl  flat. 

6.  An  English  gentleman  is  kidnapped  by  freebooters 
and  carried  away  to  sea.  After  being  captured  again  by 
Spaniards  and  cruelly  treated,  he  goes  violently  Moorish 


and  becomes  a  highly  successful  pirate,  raising  the  devil 
all  over  the  Spanish  Main. 

7.  In  order  to  inherit  a  fortune,  an  Irish  lass  mas- 
querades as  a  boy  and  poses  as  the  ward  of  the  other 
claimant  to  the  mone}, — a  handsome  young  man.  After 
giving  Robert  Fulton  financial  aid  in  launching  his 
steam  boat,  the  girl  marries  her  guardian. 

8.  A  French  scientist,  disgusted  by  the  dishonesty  of 
his  patron,  turns  circus  clown  and  falls  in  love  with  a 
bareback  rider.  But  the  girl  lo\'cs  a  handsomer  guy  and 
the  clown  sacrifices  his  life  to  unite  the  couple. 

9.  A  boy  wants  to  be  the  most  popular  man  in  college, 
but  instead  is  the  college  boob.  His  chance  to  be  a  hero 
comes  when  he  is  put  into  a  football  game  as  a  last- 
minute  substitute.  He  wins  for  dear  old  Alma  Mater 
by  a  "gag"  touchdown. 

10.  A  trapeze  acrobat  deserts  his  wife  for  a  beautiful 
girl.  Later,  the  girl  plays  false  with  him  with  another 
performer  and  the  acrobat  murders  his  erstwhile  pal  to 
the  great  delight  of  the  audience. 

11.  A  countrv'  girl  is  living  handsomely  in  an  apart- 
ment with  a  rich  gentleman  when  her  childhood  sweet- 
heart appears  on  the  scene.  Upon  learning  that  she  is 
"  that  sort  of  woman,"  the  boy  friend  kills  himself.  The 
girl  reforms  in  the  countrj'  for  the  benefit  of  the  censors. 

12.  A  school  teacher,  married  to  a  farmer,  is  left  a 
widow.  In  order  to  educate  her  son  as  an  architect,  she 
raises  big,  juicy  vegetables.  Later,  when  the  grown  son 
falls  into  the  clutches  of  a  "vamp,"  Mamma  busts  up 
the  unfortunate  affair. 

Ansicers  on  Pae,e  146. 


Off  Screen 
Tragedies 

A 

baby  star 
is  served 
with  the 

papers 

in  her 

second 

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Marion  Da  vies' bob  in  "Tillie  theToiler" 
is  idea]  for  the  role  she  is  placing — that  of 
a  stenographer.  Because  it  is  just  an 
ordinary-  bob,  prett\'  enough,  but  too 
hea\y  and  quite  without  distinction. 

When  I  showed  Antoine  the  photo- 
graph of  Greta  Xissen,  he  exclaimed. 
"Here  is  a  pretty  woman  I "  Who  hasn't? 
Greta,  too,  has  allowed  the  hairdresser  to 
spare  too  much  of  her  blonde  hair.  But 
the  bob  is  soft,  natural  and  alluring.  But 
Miss  Xissen  should  sacrifice  more  of  her 
hair  in  the  interests  of  art. 

Bebe  Daniels'  bob  is  artistic  but,  like 
most  other  native-cut  bobs,  it  needs  more 
trimming.  May  Allison's  coiffure  makes  a 
graceful  frame  for  her  face;  it  gives  her 
more  sweetness  than  chic. 

Antoine  thinks  that  American  coiffures, 
like  American  clothes,  have  too  little  in- 
dividualit)'.  Women  select  their  gowns, 
their  hats  and  their  bobs  in  too  much  of  a 
liurry.  While  as  individuals  they  may  be 
attractive,  as  a  crowd  they  all  look  alike. 

The  same  thing  goes  for  their  coiffures. 
.AU  shapes  and  sizes  of  heads  are  clipped 
and  curled  in  the  same  fashion.  Conse- 
quently this  monotony  threatens  the  very 
existence  of  the  vogue  of  the  bob. 

As  for  returning  to  long  hair;  Antoine 


says  "  no."  He  has  really  nothing  against 
long  hair.  He  does  not  work  exclusively 
with  bobs.  Long  hair,  with  the  proper 
care  and  treatment,  can  be  made  attrac- 
tive and  smart.  Of  course,  it  is  an  affec- 
tation like  trailing  skirts.  In  spite  of  the 
agitation  for  the  return  of  long  hair,  Paris 
remains  indifferent — e\"en  cold. 

I  finally  cornered  Antoine  on  the  long 
hair  question.  He  was  inclined  to  shrug 
it  off.  But  he  finally  came  right  down  to 
the  heart  of  the  matter  and  blurted  out, 
"It  is  not  clean." 

"Women,"  he  added,  " are  accustomed 
to  the  frequent,  easy  shampoo.  It  was 
not  always  so.  It  used  to  be  considered 
dangerous  to  wash  the  hair  as  often  as 
once  a  week.  That  is  nonsense.  Frequent 
shampooing  is  good  for  the  hair.  Long 
hair  may  be  pretty — ah,  \es!  But  it  is 
too  much  trouble  to  keep  clean  and  in 
good  condition. 

"The  bob  has  done  awa>'  with  artificial 
hair.  It  also  is  doing  awa\'  with  artificial 
coloring.  Women  are  learning  that  natu- 
ralness and  simplicity  are  the  \er\'  kej-note 
of  true  chic.  The  bob  may  have  both 
dignity  and  grace.  It  is  suitable  to  all 
types  and  all  ages.  Why  return  to  a  fash- 
ion that  is  less  practical,  less  satisfactory?" 


Antoine  would  just  as  soon  use  an  axe  as  cut  hair  with  long  shears.    He 

does  his  clipping  with  little  embroidery  scissors  and  then  shapes  the 

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trees  a-blossom — yet  remain  "blind"  to 
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"Friendship  an  aid 

to  Success" 

says 

Flo  Ziegfeld 

"'TpHE  more  numerous  your 
J-  friends,  the  greater  your 
chances  for  success,"  says  F. 
Ziegfeld,  famous  producer  of 
Rio  Rita,  Ziegfeld  Follies  and 
other  successful  musical  com- 
edies. 

Never  let  a  memorable  occa- 
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without  some  word  of  con- 
gratulation or  encouragement. 
Greeting  Cards  make  it  easy  for 
you  to  keep  friendships  alive. 
They  express  the  proper  senti- 
ment for  every  occasion. 

Binhdays,  anniversaries,  the 
arrival  of  little  ones,  and  many 
other  occasions  throughout  the 
year  caU  for  a  message  of  recog- 
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lor  Biitmore  board,  with  only  him  to 
hustle  the  coin,  is  another  matter.  It's 
my  idea  the  old  girl  would  still  be  hangin' 
around  when  the  sexton  locked  up  the 
church. 

Once  in  a  while  you  read  where  the 
wife  elopes  with  the  family  chauf- 
feur. That's  perfectly  all  right,  but 
she  should  slip  out  happily,  departin' 
in  the  chauffeur's  own  flivver,  leavin' 
the  Rolls-Royce  in  the  garage. 

Finances  is  mighty  important  in 
this  world,  let  me  tell  you.  The  fine 
flavor  of  romance  can't  be  sustained 
to  any  extent  with  folks  that  have 
been  throwed  out  of  the  lap  of  luxury 
by  its  upheavals.  An'  I  contend  these 
matters  would  pass  off  much  better  if 
a  few  laws  regulatin'  things  as  I  have 
outlined  'em  here  could  only  be  put 
into  operation. 

In-laws  have  been  frequently  men- 
tioned in  divorce  courts.  An'  there  is 
one  place  in  which  I'd  like  to  call  your 
attention  to  the  difference  between  the 
advice  of  a  man  and  a  woman. 

Did  you  e\er  notice  the  difference  be- 
tween the  way  a  father  and  a  mother 
advise  their  offspring  in  times  of  matri- 
monial distress? 

Says  the  old  man  to  his  son: 

"Young  feller,  if  you  want  to  keep  that 

nice  girl  \ou  married,  it's  about  time  that 

you  mended  your  ways.    She  was  a  heap 

too   good   for  >ou   to  start   with,   an'  I 


told  you  so — an'  I'm  warnin'  you  that  if 
anything  happens  I'm  sure  goin'  to 
string  with  your  wife.  I  thought  you  had 
better  sense  than  to  take  a  chance  of 
losin'  a  real  fine  little  woman  like  that  for 
the  dregs  of  a  skittle  of  beer,  a  couple  of 
-Ace  fulls  and  a  chorus  girl  or  two.  You 
beha\e  yourself." 

Says  Mama  to  her  darling  daughter: 
"  I  warned  you  not  to  marr>'  that  man 
in  the  first  place.  I  always  told  you  you 
could  do  better  and  this  pro\es  it.  Next 
time  I  hope  you'll  listen  to  your  mother. 
But  you  would  ha\e  your  own  way,  no 
matter  what  I  said  and  now  it's  too  late. 
If  he  tries  another  thing  you  don't  like, 
you  come  right  home.  I'll  tell  that  young 
man  what's  what  so  he'll  never  forget  it." 
Might  be  a  good  thing,  while  we're  at 
it,  to  pass  a  law  obligin'  in-laws tosubmit 
all  their  ad\ice  and  counsel  to  the  court 
before  presenting  it  to  the  interested 
parties. 

I'm  for  the  ladies.  The  two  folks 
I  love  best  in  the  whole  world  is  of  that 
species.  But  I  got  to  say  this.  The 
women  could  easily  have  everything 
their  own  way.  Men  are  just  a  lot 
of  kids — all  you  got  to  do  is  praise 
'em  and  kid  'em  along.  Mrs.  Mix 
has  got  me  thinkin'  I'm  one  of  the 
smartest  guys  ever  sat  a  pony. 
Maybe  she's  kiddin'  me.  But  I  like 
it  and  it's  had  mighty  satisfactory 
results  all  along  the  line. 


Tom  Mix  hard  at  work  (?)  as  a  journalist.     You  wiU  note  Tom  does  not 
use  the  dictionary  to  check  up  on  his  spellin',  but  as  an  arm  rest 


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J-lere  if  a  voay  to 
jparhlincj  loveltne/f 

Youthful 
Beau" 


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ujitk  the/e  youthful  flinde/  of 
Pornpeinn  fhnuckr  and  Qlocrm 

By  MADAME  JEANNETTE  DE  CORDET 
Fa  mo  us     Beauty     Specialist 

USED  together,  these  two  toiletries  give 
every  advantage  to  your  skin,  bringing 
out  its  hidden  beauty  and  cleverly  disguising 
its  lesser  defects  with  a  velvety,  flower-petal 
finish. 

Pompeian  Beauty  Powder  gives  a  smooth, 
uniform  tone  from  brow  to  throat  and  down 
over  the  delicate  curves  of  the  shoulders.  Ex- 
quisite women  use  it  for  its  purity,  and  for  its 
velvety  texture,  which  makes  it  adhere  so  ad- 
mirably. 

Pompeian  Bloom  completes  the  effect  of 
instant    beauty    when    used    with   Pompeian 


Beauty  Powder.  Like  the  rich  warm  blood 
that  comes  to  the  cheeks  of  a  lovely  child  is 
the  natural  coloring  given  by  this  rouge.  It 
brings  a  rose  tint  to  your  cheeks  that  your 
mirror  declares  must  be  your  very  own. 

You  can  prove  the  flattering  effects  you  can 
obtain  with  Pompeian  Beauty  Powder  and 
Pompeian  Bloom  by  purchasing  them  this  very 
day  at  your  favorite  toilet  goods  counter.  Or, 
if  you  prefer  to  make  some  beauty  experiments 
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BLOOM   COMPACT 

This  beguiling  ne-j}  case 
enclosfs  the  unchanging 
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Bloom.  It  is  a  beautiful 
little  conceit — one  of  the 
dainty  accessories  that 
ci-om^n  delight  to  carry. 


Beouiy  fhuxler 
and  Bloom 


Madame  Jeannette,  The  Pompeian  Laboratories 
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BOURJOISJ 


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Bourjois  created  Manon  Lescaut 
Powder  to  adorn  luxurious  love- 
liness in  exquisite  settings ! 

Its  diaphanous  lightness  and 
clinging  smoothness  embody 
an  idea  of  excellence  cherished 
devotedly  by  skilled  generations 
of  Bourjois  artisans. 

Thus,  the  fastidioiu  woman  of 
today  prefers  Manon  Lescaut 
Powder  for  the  gracious  distinc- 
tion of  her  charm. 

Bourjois'  eight  handmade  French 
Rouges — including  Mandarine* 
and  Ashes  of  Roses* — suit  every 
complexion,  and  harmonize  nith 
Bourjois  Face  Ponders. 

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Papa  Stops  Wondering 


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BiancKe.Tlolur^k.  AncKci.  Qcrxc ,  TTUuu^. 


thin  is  the  piece  of  ham  in  a  Han.-ey  house 
sandwich  just  try  to  spread  87.50  out  far 
and  wide  enough  to  cover  the  family 
budget  for  a  week. 

Once  he  almost  "got  a  break." 

He  was  working  for  Mack  Sennett  and 
they  began  to  talk  about  a  contract. 

But  some  son-of-a-gun  changed  the 
subject.  Over  on  the  Fo.k  lot  Charles'  ex- 
perience was  the  same. 

Warner  Brothers  made  the  same  mis- 
take. They  had  Charles  corralled  once 
and  let  him  go. 

Then  came  a  part  in  "Sandy,"  at 
Fox's. 

"It  was  just  a  little  bit,  but  it  happened 
to  go  great,"  said  Charles,  modestly. 

FOX  didn't  hesitate  that  time.  Some- 
body hustledCharles  into  an  officesome- 
where  and  handed  him  a  dotted  line. 

.\nd.  then,  lads  and  lassies  of  radio- 
land,  w-hat  do  you  think  Charles  did? 

He  rushed  right  out  and  bought  him- 
self a  what? 

Another  doughnut? 

No,  sir. 

He  bought  an  automobile. 

A  Packard? 

No. 

A  Cadillac? 

No. 

It  was  a  Ford — a  Ford  roadster. 

And  he  still  drives  it. 


That  is  Charles  Farrell. 

He  has  gone  ahead  faster  and  farther 
than  any  )'oung  actor  during  the  last 
year,  but  he  has  done  it  in  the  same  Ford 
automobile. 

"  It's  easy  to  go  from  a  Ford  to  a  Lin- 
coln," said  Charles,  "but  it's  heartbreak- 
ing to  go  from  a  Lincoln  to  a  Ford. 

"I'll  keep  my  Ford  a  while." 

JAMES  Cruze  wanted  a  man  for  a  part 
in  "Ironsides."  He  must  have  youth 
and  freshness;  a  certain  wistful  charm 
without  appearing  effeminate;  a  gentle 
manliness  with  assurance. 

Again,  that  is  Charles  Farrell. 

Executives  at  Lasky's  didn't  want  to 
gi\e  Charles  the  part  because  he  was 
under  contract  to  William  Fox,  but  Cruze 
stood  pat  with  the  result  that  the  in- 
dustry was  treated  to  the  spectacle  of  one 
big  producing  company  making  a  star  of 
another  company's  contract  player. 

But  Lasky  seemed  to  like  it,  for  Farrell 
was  borrowed  again  to  play  a  leading  role 
in"  RoughRiders."  Andcriticssay  "  Rough 
Riders"  is  Charles  Farrell's  picture. 

Now  Fox  is  co-starring  him  with  Janet 
Gaynor  in  "Seventh  Heaven." 

In  those  three  productions  Farrell  will 
have  three  pictures  on  Broadway. 

But  he  still  drives  the  Ford  runabout. 

And  Papa  Farrell  has  quit  wondering^ 
and  worrying. 


Billie  Dove  and  Ben  Lyon  try  to  bribe  Director  Fitzmaurice  to  let 
them  quit  work  early.     Mr.  Fitzmaurice  is  not  Impressed.     He 
knows  that  it  is  only  property  fruit.     And  have  you  ever  tried  to 
bite  a  calico  apple  stuffed  with  cotton? 


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TNECTO  RAPID 
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TO  say  that  the  modern  woman  wants  to 
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old  —  which  is  nonsense.  Not  so  long  ago 
she  had  her  doubts  about  hair  recolorings — 
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Notox  is  the  final  outgrowth  of  determina- 
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But  the  story  of  the  beautiful  Dolores 
del  Rio  was  only  beginning. 

Adventures  lay  so  dazzlingly  thick 
ahead  of  her  that  they  sound  like  the 
Arabian  Nights. 

And  all  because  she  went  to  Holly- 
wood. 

Now  let  me  stop  right  here  and  tell  you 
that  it  takes  exceptional  beauty  and  ex- 
ceptional talent  to  be  noticed  in  Holly- 
wood. Those  Avho  come  seeking  so  rarely 
find.  Those  who  come  offering  are  so 
rarely  accepted. 

The  Senora  del  Rio  came — merel}'  to 
visit  Hollywood.  She  had  met,  in  the 
City  of  Mexico,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edwin 
Carewe.  and  they  had  become  friends. 
Senor  and  Senora  del  Rio  desired  to 
tra\'cl. 

W'liat  more  natural  than  that  they 
should  come  to  Hollywood?  As  for  pic- 
tures, they  had  never  entered  the  Senora's 
lovely  head. 

At  least — at  least — she  never  men- 
tioned them. 

BUT.  let  me  tell  you  something.  Some- 
thing that  I  found  out  when  I  talked 
with  Dolores  del  Rio.  Underneath,  the 
temperament  of  an  artist  stirred  a  deep 
and  secret  ambition  within  her  breast. 
Underneath,  the  desire  to  be  an  artist,  to 
express  herself,  to  act,  to  sing,  to  dance, 
had  always  been  present. 
Why,  listen  to  this: 

While  she  was  at  the  convent  in  France 
she  spent  her  vacations  in  Seville.  Play- 
ing, going  into  society,  driving,  flirting, 
as  did  the  other  girls?     No  indeed. 

Taking  dancing  lessons  from  the  great 
.Alonso  himself.  Working  endlessly  at 
her  dancing,  and  the  great  Alonso  was  so 
pleased  with  her  work  and  thought  it  so 
exceptional  that  one  day  he  singled  her 
out  of  a  class  for  personal  instruction. 
He  never  praised,  the  great  Alonso,  but 
he  nodded  o-i-er  her  work  daily,  and 
taught  her  the  most  dilficult  steps,  gave 
her  the  final  polish. 

And,  after  that,  she  went  to  Madrid 
and  studied  the  art  of  the  dance  with 
Bilbainitta,  the  famous  danseuse. 

Doesn't  it  sound  as  though  she  were 
preparing  herself  all  the  time  for  a  future 
of  some  kind,  an  artistic  future? 

Even  after  she  was  married,  she  and 
her  husband  made  frequent  trips  to 
Europe,  and  there  it  was  the  opera,  the 
theater,  the  great  musicians,  the  great 
paintings,  that  held  Dolores.  The 
Riviera,  Paris,  all  the  dazzling  gaieties 
which  she  knew  so  well,  never  satisfied 
her. 

So  she  came  to  Hollywood. 

And  Edwin  Carewe,  appreciating  the 
rare  quality  of  her  beauty  and  sensing 
that  artistic  and  creative  cia\ing  with- 


in, suggested  that  she  appear  for  him  in 
a  picture  in  a  small  part,  "just  for  fun." 

The  senora,  who  was  all  of  twenty  by 
this  time,  was  a  little  shocked,  tlien  a 
trifle  amused,  and  then  intrigued.  It 
would  be  fun — to  appear  in  a  motion 
picture. 

How  amazed  and  delighted  her  friends 
in  the  City  of  Mexico  wtirld  be! 

It  would  be  a  real  lark — an  adventure. 
She  spoke  to  her  husband  and  he  shrugged, 
laughed.  Why  not?  Yes,  quite  an  ad- 
venture. 

But  when  the  pictures  got  Dolores  del 
Rio  they  refused  to  let  her  go.  With- 
out her  solicitation,  almost  without  her 
con.sent,  she  was  swept  from  one  great 
part  to  another,  from  Charmaine  in 
"What  Price  Glor\" — a  role  coveted  by 
most  feminine  Hollywood — up  to  her 
great   ambition.    Carmen. 

It  soon  became  apparent  that  Senora 
del  Rio  would  ha\-e  to  make  her  choice. 
The  pictures  wanted  her.  A  career  was 
open  to  her. 

Would  she  take  it  or  would  she  go  back 
to  the  City  of  Mexico  and  her  life  as  a 
society  queen? 

She  hesitated.  It  was  a  struggle.  It 
had  all  come  so  swiftly,  so  unexpectedly. 
She  consulted  her  husband.  He  smiled 
and  passed  the  decision  back  to  her.  It 
didn't  matter  to  him,  as  long  as  she  was 
happy. 

SO  Dolores  Asunsolo  del  Rio.  who  was 
horn  in  a  magnificent  old  Spanish  ranch 
home  which  had  belonged  to  her  fore- 
fathers o\er  three  hundred  years,  be- 
came a  motion  picture  actress.  In  less 
than  two  years  she  reached  the  top,  the 
very  top — and  with  it  Carmen. 

Always,  that  had  been  her  dream,  to 
play  Carmen.  And  she  is  the  first  Latin 
woman  who  has  ever  plaj'ed  the  part  on 
the  screen. 

"  I  am  so  very  happy, "  she  says,  in  her 
quaint  and  delicious  English,  all  of  which 
she  has  acquired  in  the  time  since  she 
came  to  Hollywood.  "I  am  so  glad  all 
this  has  happened  to  me.  I  love  it.  I 
am  the  luckiest  girl  in  the  world.  I  hope 
exerybody  will  love  my  Carmen.  It  is 
more  than  just  me — I  feel  that  a  Spanish 
girl  should  play  the  role,  and  I  want  to 
justify  my  belief." 

She  says,  and  you  can  see  it,  that  she 
can  hardly  believe  her  great  success  yet, 
could  hardly  credit  it  when  Metro- 
Goldwvn  selected  her  to  play  the  lead  in 
"The  Trail  of  98  "  which  is  considered 
one  of  the  plums  of  the  year. 

.^nd  now  she  is  to  be  starred  by  United 
Artists. 

"It  is  a  dream — a  secret  dream,  come 
true,"  says  Dolores. 


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Girls'  Problems 


[continued  from  page  91  ] 

plete  in  one  another.  When  your  children 
come  they  are  an  extension  of  your  feeling 
of  love  and  safety.  Through  them  you  have 
another  interest  In  life.  You  become  a 
family  rather  than  Mr.  and  Mrs.,  but  safe 
within  this  oldest  of  human  bonds  the  three 
or  the  four  of  you  are  a  unit  of  happiness 
against  the  loneliness  of  life. 

Disgusted  Sally: 

Feeling  as  you  do  toward  your  father,  you 
should  leave  home,  Sally.  You  are  self- 
supporting  and  you  should  be  self-respect- 
ing. How  can  you  respect  yourself  when 
you  have  to  "sneak"  dates?  I  don't  like  it. 
It  isn't  good  for  you  or  any  other  girl.  There 
is  a  lure  about  under-cover  affairs  that 
traps  many  girls  into  false  standards.  Don't 
be  put  in  this  class,  Sally,  If  your  father 
refuses  your  having  boy  friends  at  your 
home  and  you  feel  you  must  have  them, 
even  against  his  orders,  then  get  out  of  the 
home.  Be  independent  or  obedient.  Don't 
sit  on  the  fence  any  longer.  That's  my 
advice. 

Jennie: 

Your  mother  is  right.  You  can  safely  let 
>our  reducing  go  for  another  year.  In  the 
meantime,  however,  I  see  no  objection  to 
your  going  on  a  simple  diet.  Stop  eating 
candy  and  pastries,  white  bread,  starchy 
foods  of  all  kinds  and  substitute  green  vege- 
tables in  their  places.  This  will  contribute 
to  your  general  health  and  cut  down  the 
calories.  For  colors  wear  black  with  white 
relief;  cream  and  ivory  white;  all  shades  of 
brown;  sapphire  blue;  orchid,  burgundy  and 
dark  red,  canary  yellow  and  all  pinks. 

Worried,  Can.^da: 

The  more  often  the  hair  Is  washed,  the 
oilier  It  becomes.  This  Is  simply  the  natural 
reaction  of  the  oil  glands  of  the  scalp.  If 
you  are  troubled  with  excessive  oillness,  it  Is 
better  to  brush  the  hair  \'igorously  every 
night  and  morning  than  to  shampoo  it  too 
frequently.  Brushing  is  cleansing,  you 
know. 

Dot,  Dorchester: 

Ear  rings  have  a  tendency  to  make  a  girl 
look  older,  but  you  may  risk  wearing  them 
on  days  you  are  feeling  rested  and  have  an 
urge  toward  dignity.  The  small  pearl 
buttons  are  considered  smarter  than  pend- 
ants for  day  time  wear,  the  reverse  being 
true  for  evening.  Powder  with  a  pink  tinge 
and  a  not  highly  colored  paste  rouge  will  be 
best  for  you. 

Gloria: 

It  depends  entirely  upon  yourself  whether 
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value  to  you  or  not.  It  would  seem  to  me 
very  difficult  to  learn  so  complex  an  art 
through  correspondence,  but  you  may  have 
the  stuff  that  makes  good  under  any  cir- 
cumstances. That's  nonsense  about  rouge 
causing  bad  complexions.  It's  careless  and 
improper  food  that  brings  a  muddy  skin. 
Always  use  cold  cream  as  a  basis  for  your 
make-up. 

Arletta: 

Your  father  must  have  been  very  hurt  by 
your  mother's  running  away  from  him. 
That  makes  him  guard  you  too  zealously. 
You  must  understand  how  natural  this  re- 
action is  in  him.  Talk  your  social  problem 
over  with  him.  Tell  him  how  much  you 
want  to  have  your  boy  friends  Wsit  you,  but 
how  thoroughly  he  can  trust  you,  how 
deeply  you  desire  his  approval  rather  than 
your  own  happiness.  I  believe  he  will  give 
in  to  you  then. 

V.  S.: 

Here  is  an  excellent  treatment  for  curing 
blackheads.  The  skin  must  be  thoroughly 
cleansed  at  night.  Remove  the  surplus 
grime  first  with  a  good  cold  cream.  Given 
a  few  moments  massage,  the  cream  pene- 
trates the  glands  and  softens  the  blackheads 
so  that  they  may  be  readily  removed.  After 
removing  the  cream  with  a  soft  towel,  wash 
the  face  with  good,  pure  soap  and  hot  water. 
Scrub  it  hard  around  the  nose,  chin  and 
forehead,  where  blackheads  usually  come. 
Rinse  when  thoroughly  clean  with  warm 
water,  followed  by  cold.  Then  pat  the  skin 
with  witch  hazel,  followed  by  a  rub  with  ice. 
If  there  are  any  blackheads  that  may  be 
squeezed  out,  do  so  by  gently  pressing  the 
part  between  the  fingers  protected  by  a 
clean  bit  of  cotton.  Do  but  a  couple  at  a 
time,  followed  by  a  cold  water  rinse. 


Master  barbers  are  insisting  that 
men  wear  girlish  bobs  and  European 
tailors  are  advocating  a  return  to 
satins  and  ruffles  in  men *s  clothing. 
This  is  Edward  Everett  Horton's 
idea  of  how  the  well-dressed  man 
of  1930  will  look 


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TEETH  and  gums  are  imperiled,  say 
many  authorities,  by  a  film  that  forms 
on  teeth. 

Ordinary  brushing  having  failed  to 
combat  it  effectively,  a  new  way  in  tooth 
cleansing  has  been  advised.  A  way  that 
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Now  an  effective  film  combatant 

By  running  your  tongue  across  your 
teeth,  you  will  feel  a  film;  a  slippery 
sort  of  coating.  Ordinary  brushing  does 
not  remove  it. 

Film  absorbs  discolorations  from  food, 
smoking,  etc.  That  is  why,  according  to 
leading  dental  opinion,  teeth  look  dingy 
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Madeline,  patting  the  black  sheen  of  her 

hair,  "and  then  he  slowly  turned  his  head 

my  way.  .  ." 

"Ves — "  breathlessly. 

"And  I  discovered  he  had  halitosis." 

Picture-making,  you  will  see,  is  not  all 

honeysuckle  and  breath  lozenges. 

AX  ofT-screen  tragedy:  The  wife  of 
Xijinski,  the  famous  Russian  dancer, 
plays  a  "bit"  in  "Old  Heidelberg."  Xi- 
jinski has  been  hopelessly  insane  for 
many  years. 

TT  was  at  a  downtown  theater  and  a 
■^super-spectacle  was  slowly  ram- 
bling to  its  ifltimate  clinch. 

Needless  to  say  the  plot  was  pain- 
fully garbled. 

"I  say,"  said  the  bewildered  man 
with  the  octagon-shaped  lenses, 
"how  did  all  these  scenes  happen  to 
be  thrown  together?" 

"It  was  written  by  one  of  the 
highest  priced  scenarists  in  the 
business,"  whispered  the  man  with 
the  bifocals. 

"You  don't  mean  to  say  it  was  pre- 
meditated!" 

UXLESS  >'ou  are  a  blonde  in  Holh- 
wood  \ou  might  as  well  toss  away 
tlie  mirror  and  sit  down  to  peel  the  dinner 
potatoes. 

The  only  alternative  is  to  be  a  brunette. 
Or  a  red-head.  E\en  Our  Gang  demands 
its  perfect  blonde  for  leading  lady.  And 
gets  it. 

Miss  Jean  Darling,  age  four,  dimpled 
and  cherubic,  has  the  hearts  of  the  Gang 
in  her  fat  baby  hands. 

She'll  be  a  great  success  when  she 
gets  through  wiggling,  sajs  Hal  Roach. 
It  may  be  funn>'  when  you're  training  a 
motion  picture  camera  on  her,  but  try 
and  get  a  reposeful  portrait.  Just  a 
young  St.  X'itus  who  can't  stand  still  a 
minute. 

Maybe  she'll  be  the  second  Gilda  Gray. 


YOU  can  close  Ellis  Island  as  far  as  I'm 
concerned.  I  want  my  foreign  in- 
vasion to  come  from  south  of  the  Rio 
Grande.  Vou'\e  seen  Dolores  del  Rio. 
Wait  until  you  see  Lupe — it's  short  for 
Guadalupe — Valez.     Hot  tamale! 

Black,  shining,  wonderful  eyes  and  a 
voice  as  harsh  as  a  young  parrakeet,  that's 
Lupe.  Graceful  quick  mo\"ements  and 
hair  like  polished  tar.  Straight  from 
Me.\ico  City  with  live  Chihuahuas, 
se\enteen  years  of  life  and  a  watchful 
mommer.  Lupe  is  the  latest  Hal  Roach 
comedy  find. 

"There  he  is!  The  flower  of  my 
heart  I  The  light  of  my  life!  I  lofe 
heeml"  It  was  just  Lupe  greeting  a 
new  acquaintance.  Is  she  popular  on 
the  lot?     Is  she?     Ask  me  another! 

•pDWARD  EVERETT  HORTON 
■*^^comes  of  a  newspaper  family. 
Once  he  went  into  an  editorial  room 
seeking  a  job. 

"I'm  looking  for  a  job,"  he  told  the 
editor. 

"Fine,  just  take  a  seat,"  the  editor 
said. 

After  a  few  minutes  had  passed, 
Horton  said : 

"Have  you  an  assistant?" 

"I  can't  tell  yet,"  the  editor  re- 
plied. "I  just  sent  him  out  to  the 
anteroom  to  see  a  man  and  I  expect  to 
hear  a  gun  go  off  any  moment." 

NEW  YORK  is  as  dead,  filmally 
speaking,  as  a  summer  resort  in 
winter  time.  The  arri\al  of  Cecil  B.  De 
Mille  for  the  opening  of  "The  King  of 
Kings  "  helped  things  a  little.  Ben  Lyon, 
headed  for  Manhattan,  switched  off  and 
went  to  Boston.  Marilyn  Miller  was 
playing  there  in  "Sunny,"  in  case  you 
need  an  explanation.  And  Pola  Xegri 
passed  through  on  her  way  to  Europe  for 
a  vacation. 

Charlie  Chaplin  is  playing  the  man- 
about-town,  in  a  quiet  way.     He  is  doing 


This  attractive  residential  street  is  really  a  row  of  dressing-room 

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no  work  but  clowns  occasionally  at  a 
dinner  party.  Charlie  won't  finish  "The 
Circus"  until  his  matrimonial  affairs 
come  to  some  sort  of  settlement.  The 
Ku  Klux  Klan  has  suppressed  a  few  show- 
ings of  his  comedies.  IBut,  as  Will  Rogers 
once  said,  I  am  not  going  to  again  make 
cracks  against  the  Klan.  I  am  nobody's 
fool. 

H.WING  surprised  everyone  by  di- 
vorcing her  husband,  the  former  Mrs. 
Clarence  Brown  packed  up  her  diamonds 
and  marched  off  to  Paris.  Ona  Brown 
declares  that  she  is  through  with  Holly- 
wood, Beverly  Hills  and  the  movies  in 
general.  She  is  going  to  live  in  Europe. 
I  doubt  it.  You  cannot  keep  'em  in 
Paree  once  they  have  had  a  taste  of  movie 
life. 

'pOM  J.  GERAGHTY,  who  is  now 
■^  conducting  a  chatter  column  in 
Variety  (the  theatrical  sheet,  not  the 
picture),  tosses  off  this  one:  "A 
girl  from  Pomona  came  to  town  on 
the  interurban  to  see  Morris  Gest's 
production  of  'The  Miracle.'  Next 
day  someone  asked  her  how  she 
liked  it. 

"She  said,  'I  didn't  get  to  see  the 
picture,  as  they  had  a  very  dreary 
prologue  that  ran  on  and  on.  I 
stayed  imtil  after  11 — and  the  pro- 
logue was  still  going." 

RING  LARDNER,  who  was  invited 
to  the  Naked  Truth  Dinner  given  b>- 
the  New  York  press  agents,  sent  the 
following  telegram:  "Sorp"  unable  to 
attend  j'our  dinner.  This  is  the  chil- 
dren's night  out  and  I  have  to  stay  home 
and  take  care  of  the  nurse.  It  is  a  matter 
of  real  regret  as  I  have  always  >'earned  to 
be  at  a  banquet  where  most  of  the 
speeches  were  in  a   foreign   language." 

THE  meteor  now  flashing  most  bright- 
ly in  the  Hollywood  sky  is  Dolores 
Del  Rio.  Senora  Del  Rio  is  now  a  full- 
fledged  star  and  her  first  independent 
production  will  be  "Romona."  Of  course 
Edwin  Carewe  will  direct  her.  Credit 
Carewe  with  this  important  disco\ery. 
They  say  that  Carewe  will  make  a  small 
fortune  from  "Resurrection."  And  Sen- 
ora Del  Rio,  married  to  a  wealthj-  Mexi- 
can, is  already  in  the  big  money  class. 

GILDA  GRAY  has  changed  her  mind 
about  making  a  film  version  of 
"Marie  Odile."  It  was,  you  remember, 
solemnly  announced  by  Gil  Boag  that 
Gilda  would  appear  in  the  role  of  the 
French  nun,  created  on  the  stage  by 
Frances  Starr.  I  have  an  evil  suspicion 
that  Mr.  Boag  was  spoofing  us  a  bit. 

Arthur  Hornblow,  Jr.,  translator  of 
"The  Captive,"  is  selecting  stories  for 
Miss  Gray,  and  it  was  he  who  suggested 
the  substitution  of  a  ston.'  called  "Pas- 
sionate Island,  "instead  of  "  Marie  Odile. " 
Somehow  or  other  Mr.  Hornblow,  as 
adapter,  felt  that  he  couldn't  introduce 
a  snappy  dance  into  the  stor^-  of  the  nun. 

IT'S  all  very  well  to  be  the  life  of  the 
party,  but  when  you  can  be  the  life  of 
the  hospital,  that's  really  a  feat  for  any 
man  to  be  proud  of. 

Reggie  Denny  spent  a  number  of  long 
weeks  in  a  Los  Angeles  hospital  lately, 


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result  of  an  accident  and  two  major  opera- 
tions. But  a  pal  of  mine  who  had  a  room 
right  across  the  hall  told  me  that  Reggie 
ne\'er  lost  his  delicious  sense  of  humor 
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IN  the  adjoining  hospital  room  was  a 
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Soon  he  had  the  whole  story — a  dis- 
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He  couldn't  leave  the  hospital  because 
he  didn't  have  money  enough  to  pay  his 
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Reggie  got  his  lawyer,  looked  into  his 
business  troubles,  paid  the  man's  bill  and 
straightened  out  the  whole  matter. 

"And  incidentally  saved  my  life  and 
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cit>'  responding  to  call,"  came  the 
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phone  and   called  a  local  paper 
ZaSu  was  on  the  telephone  extension  up- 
stairs.    She  \erihed  the  radio  report. 

By  that  time  Lloj'd  was  halfway  to 
his  car  and  Tom  had  to  chase  him  three 
miles  before  he  finallj'  caught  up  with 
him. 

And  the>'  both  lived  to  play  a  similar 
prank  on  Erich  von  Stroheim  the  follow- 
ing evening. 

AFTER  a  five  year  separation — and 
also  a  divorce — Mrs.  William  S. 
Hart  announces  that  she  will  gladly  re- 
turn to  her  husband,  if  invited.  For  the 
sake  of  her  son,  she  will  forgive  all.  Up 
to  the  present  writing,  Mr.  Hart  has 
made  no  effort  to  see  her.  The  former 
Winifred  Westover  also  tells  the  world 
that  she  plans  to  return  to  pictures. 

"  A  RE  you  related  to  the  bride  or 
•*^tlie  groom-elect?"  a  busy 
usher  asked  a  young  man  at  Joe 
Jackson's  and  Ethel  Shannon's 
wedding. 

"No,"  the  young  man  replied. 

"Then,  what  interest  have  you  in 
the  ceremony?"  said  the  usher. 

"I'm  just  one  of  the  defeated  can- 
didates," the  young  man  answered. 

DOROTHY  GISH  and  Inspiration 
Pictures  are  no  longer  pals.  The 
contract  existing  between  them  has  been 
called  off  by  mutual  consent.  Dorothy 
has  returned  from  England  and  has  gone 
to  California  to  see  Lillian  and  her 
mother.  Inspiration  wanted  to  place 
Dorothy  in  American  pictures,  but  Doro- 
thy likes  to  work  in  England. 

She  has  a  lo\'ely  home  in  London — in 
the  Mayfair  section — and  she  is  going 
right  back.  Fog  or  no  fog,  she  will  con- 
tinue in  British-made  films. 

IF  you  don't  believe  that  Boston  is 
still  the  Hub  of  Culture,  read  this 
excerpt  from  the  beloved  Tran- 
script's review  of  Gilda  Gray's  pic- 
ture, "Cabaret": 

"Miss  Gray's  Black  Bottom  is  an 
exercise  to  conjure  with.  It  leaves 
not  one  flexor  inactive  nor  an  exten 
sor  untroubled.  It  summons  the 
gluteus  maximus  to  prodigious  devo- 
lutions, inspiring  sympathetic  tremors 
in  the  ischial  region.  Every  digital 
tendon  responds.  Palmaris  and 
biceps  take  up  the  story.  The  whole 
activity  culminates  in  a  profound 
disquiet  of  the  pectoralis  major." 

To  sum  up,  how  she  did  shake ! 

E STEELE  TAYLOR  has  a  new  play- 
house. Let  other  stars  collect  their 
Goyas,  fine  linens  and  Chinese  embroid- 
eries, Estelle  is  busy  telling  the  architect 
to  be  sure  and  make  the  fireplace  big 
enough,  with  that  eftecti%'e  mosaic  border. 
The  house  is  as  large  as  the  English  cot- 
tage where  she  and  Jack  Vive  and  the 
second  floor  is  to  be  an  immense  ballroom 
with  small  anterooms  for  billiards  and 
cards  at  the  rear.  It  can  also  be  con- 
verted into  a  little  theater.  Downstairs 
is  allotted  to  the  cars  and  the  servants' 
quarters. 

"  But  I  have  to  be  on  the  job  all  the 
time."  explained  Estelle,  "because  if  I 
left  Jack  alone  he  would  have  it  outfitted 
like  an  athletic  club." 


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Can't  you  imagine  some  of  our  best 
known  screen  bantamweights  having  a 
large  evening,  so  to  speak,  on  the 
parallel  bars  if  Jack  had  his  way?  Most 
of  them  ha\'e  more  than  a  speaking 
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TRYING 
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ASHER  says  a  negro 
working  in  a  picture  of 
wliich  he  was  production  manager, 
couJd  not  read  or  write  and  every 
night,  when  slie  signed  tlie  payroll, 
she  placed  a  cross  opposite  her  name 
as  her  signature. 

One  night,  however,  when  the 
day's  work  was  over  and  she  went 
to  draw  her  pay,  the  negress  drew 
a  circle  instead  of  the  usual  cross. 

"How's  this?"  inquired  the  pay- 
master. "You  have  been  signing 
with  a  cross  and  now  you  make  a 
circle." 

"Well,  you  see,  boss,"  the  negress 
repUed,  "I  got  married  last  night 
and  changed  my  name." 

OXCE  upon  a  time  Hal  Roach  made 
a  complete  two-reel  comedy  in 
twenty-four  hours  to  win  a  bet  witli 
Harold  Lloyd.  It  took  everyone  on  the 
lot  to  help  him,  even  directors  were 
drafted  to  service  as  prop  men.  Which 
prompts  us  to  ask  if  Harold  is  acquainted 
with  Erich  von  Stroheim. 

PITY  the  tragic  plight  of  poor  Charles 
Chase,  that  eminent  comedian,  accord- 
ing to  his  press  agent: 

"Charley  Chase,  Hal  Roach  comedy 
star,  is  recuperating  at  Palm  Springs 
since  the  completion  of  his  latest  offering, 
'What  Women  Did  for  Me.'  Forty-two 
hand-picked  beauties  in  their  'teens  sup- 
ported him  in  this  production." 

And  still  they  say  actors  do  not  take 
their  work  seriously. 

CLOTHES  may  make  the  man,  but 
not   so   with   Milton   Holmes.     He's 
one  of  the  four  new  De  Mille  stock  play- 


ers, young  and  brunette,  who  got  his 
start  in  "Wings,"  the  Paramount  avia- 
tion epic.  When  the  uniforms  were  doled 
out  -Milton  got  a  shabby  misfit  that  caused 
him  no  end  of  disap|)ointment  among  the 
tailored  outfits  of  his  fellow  extras. 

But  William  Wellman,  only  a  kid  him- 
self, an  ex-aviator,  now  directing  the  pic- 
ture, spied  him: 

"Who  is  that  boy  over  there?"  point- 
ing out  Milton.  "Why,  he  looks  just 
like  I  did  when  I  went  into  the  service  at 
eighteen." 

And  so  Milton  got  the  job,  as  the 
comics  would  have  it.  He  got  ninety-si.\ 
jobs,  as  a  matter  of  fact,  for  they  made 
him  the  favorite  corpse  of  the  troupe. 
He  died  as  a  Frenchman,  he  died  as  an 
American,  as  a  German,  an  Italian.  He 
died  his  way  into  a  good  contract  with 
De  INlille. 

"T'VE  got  out   of  visitmg  all  our 
relatives,"   Dorothy  Dunbar  told 

her  new  husband,  Tom  Wells. 
"How?"  inquired  Tom. 
"I've  asked  them  all  to  come  here," 

said  Dorothy. 


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that  grand  and  glorious  old  state  of 
Washington. 

"So  you  won't  book  'The  Rejuvena- 
tion of  Aunt  Mary'?" 

Adamant  exhibitor:  "Nope." 

"It's  May  Robson's  first  motion  pic- 
ture. She's  played  it  on  the  stage  for 
thirty-two  years." 

"Nope.    Sorry." 

"Think  of  all  the  people  who  ha\-e  read 
the  book." 

A  negative  head  shake. 

"A  great  cast,  too.  And  lavish  set- 
tings." 

"Uh  uh." 

"Why  not,  Mr.  Jones?" 

"Well.  I'll  tell  you.  The  name's  too 
long.  Couldn't  get  it  on  the  front  of  my 
theater." 


A  small  section  of  a  big  city  street  scene,  built  on  the  back  lot  of  the 
Famous  Players-Lasky  Studio.      The  upper  portion  of  the  building 
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Madam  Glyn  had  the  right  idea  when 
she  labelled  her  gelatin  product  "It." 
It  could  play  the  smallest  theaters. 

TT  was  at  a  dinner  party  that  the 

approaching  wedding  of  an  actor 
was  being  discussed. 

"Why,  I  thought  Mr.  So-and-So 
was  married,"  said  a  woman  guest. 

"His  wife  died,"  the  man  at  her 
right  explained. 

"Died,"  she  exclaimed. 

"And  wives  so  seldom  die,"  said 
Gareth  Graham,  the  bachelor  title 
writer. 

HEAR  marvelous  things  about  Norma 
Shearer  as  Kalhie  in  "Old  Heidel- 
berg." 

And  thereby  hangs  a  tale.    ' 

Of  course  "Old  Heidelberg"  is  a  great 
love  story. 

Ramon  Novarro  was  selected  for  the 
role  of  the  Prince  by  M.-G.-M.  Then 
there  was  a  search  for  a  director  and 
Lubitsch  was  secured.  Then  they  want- 
ed the  right  Katliie.  And  decided  to 
co-star  Norma  Shearer. 

It  didn't  seem  a  Norma  Shearer  role, 
the  sweet  and  gentle  and  naive  daughter 
of  the  old  Heidelberg  innkeeper.  And 
at  first  Mr.  Lubitsch,  so  they  say,  had 
some  trouble  about  it.  Finally,  however, 
finding  Miss  Shearer  adaptable  and 
intelligent,  he  succeeded  in  divesting  her 
of  every  one  of  the  Shearer  mannerisms. 
Now  he  declares  she  is  the  perfect 
Kathie  and  that  it  will  be  her  greatest 
role. 

WILL  ROGERS,  our  wandering,  wise- 
cracking ambassador,  is  going  to 
park  his  chewing  gum  and  lariat  in  Holly- 
wood long  enough  to  make  a  picture. 
"The  Texas  Steer"  with  Will  as  a 
Texas  cattleman  elected  to  congress  is 
to  be  the  opera  and  if  Jack  Dillon,  the 
director,  doesn't  burst  his  sides  laughing 
at  Will's  remarks,  Sam  Rork  should  have 
it  ready  for  release  by  fall. 

DAVE  BUTLER,  who  admits  he's  a 
great  squash  player,  has  sprouted 
whiskers  and  a  French  uniform  for 
"Seventh  Heaven."  He  goes  to  war 
and  comes  home  minus  an  arm.  Natu- 
rally, he  had  it  bound  to  his  body  for  the 
latter  scenes. 

It  was  after  a  particularly  tiring  day 
when  the  bound  arm  had  throbbed  un- 
mercifully that  he  met  Lon  Chaney  at 
the  Stadium  fights,  with: 

"Hello,  Lon!  Gee,  I  never  knew  what 
a  great  actor  you  were." 

■pvEFINITION  of  a  supervisor,  fur- 
■^^nished  by  Douglas  Furber, 
formerly  of  Chariot's  Revue,  now 
with  M.-G.-M.:  "A  supervisor  is  a 
man  who  knows  just  what  he  wants 
— but  can't  spell  it." 

THE  Duncan  sisters,  Vivian  and  Ro- 
setta,  are  sharing  a  duplex  dressing 
bungalow  with  the  Barrymore  brothers, 
John  and  Lionel,  in  a  building  that  was 
previously  occupied  by  the  Talmadge 
sisters,  Norma  and  Constance. 

If  Joe  Schenck  could  round  up  a  few 
other  celebrated  brother  and  sister  teams, 
the  Farnums  and  the  Gishes,  for  instance, 
he  could  aftord  to  change  it  from  United 
Artists  to  United  Families. 


One  aim 


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Since  the  real  function  of  a  dentifrice 
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York  harbor  recently.  He  had  acquired, 
on  a  trip  to  Paris,  one  asthmatic  ancient 
taxicab  answering  to  the  name  of 
"  Eloise, "  a  complete  French  street  clean- 
ing apparatus  with  pipes  and  nozzles,  and 
trunks  of  pro\incial  costumes  for  "Sev- 
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Fox. 

"Eloise,"  to  me,  was  by  far  the  most 
interesting  of  the  importations.  A 
gentle  dear  when  not  aroused,  with  con- 
vex sides  and  a  general  air  of  discreet 
poverty.  She  was  a  courageous  young 
taxi  in  the  stormy  days  of  1914,  and 
gulped  many  poilus  into  her  tummy  to 
careen  to  the  front  with  them,  there  to 
fight  theboche. 

Frank  says  "Eloise"  is  the  least  tem- 
peramental of  any  foreign  star  he  has 
directed. 

BILL  HART'S  pet  hobby  is  collecting 
guns  used  by  famous  killers  of  the 
early  west  and  he  has  a  great  collection. 
The  latest  piece  of  artillerj-  to  be  ac- 
quired and  one  of  which  Bill  is  proud,  is 
that  used  so  successfully  by  Billy  the 
Kid,  undoubtedly  the  greatest  slayer  of 
the  Southwest.  The  Kid,  who  met  a 
violent  end  at  the  age  of  twenty-one,  had 
twenty-one  notches  on  his  gun,  one  for 
every  year  of  his  short  life.  And  these 
were  all  white  men,  for  the  Kid  refused 
to  count  Mexicans. 

HELEN  FERGUSON  must  be  get- 
ting away  behind  on  her  sleep.  Every 
day  she  works  in  a  studio,  every  night 
she  acts  out  on  the  stage  at  one  of  the 
new  Hollywood  legitimate  theaters. 

WHEN  he  was  last  in  Hollywood, 
that  eminent  actor  and  profound 
savant,  Mr.  Gene  Tunney,  told  his 
friends  that  the  moving  picture  industry 
will  have  to  do  the  best  it  can  without 
any  assistance  from  him  until  after  his 
next  fight.     Don't  break  down  and  cry. 

ALTHOUGH  there  are  almost  as 
many  flower  gardens  in  Hollywood 
as  there  are  senice  stations  and  real  es- 
tate offices,  Taylor  Holmes  has  followed 
Kathleen  Clifford  into  the  flower  shop 
business  and  they  are  both  making  money. 

EUGENE  O'BRIEN,  he  of  the  crooked 
smile  and  careworn  eye,  is  responsible 
for  the  breaking  oft  of  an  engagement 
between  one  of  the  rising  young  actors  of 
Hollywood  and  a  >oung  actress.  And 
what's  more  to  the  point  he's  proud  of  it. 

The  rising  young  actor,  after  a  none- 
too-successful  struggle  with  the  films,  was 
cast  in  the  leading  part  in  a  spoken  drama 
at  one  of  Hollywood's  newest  theaters. 
This  part  he  played  so  well  he  attracted 
favorable  attention  from  movie  pro- 
ducers who  until  then  had  had  little  dif- 
ficulty restraining  their  enthusiasm  about 
him.  And  several  oi  them  made  him 
some  of  those  "dear  old  flattering  offers" 
to  trade  his  mo%ie  services  for  checks 
larger  than  he'd  seen  before. 

These  offers  were  \ery  welcome,  be- 
cause the  new  celebrity  is  the  sole  sup- 
port of  a  sizable  family  of  brothers  and 
sisters.  But  he  wasn't  the  only  one  they 
were  welcome  to. 


wasn't  long  until  the  boule\ard  heard  that 
she  and  the  rising  young  actor  were 
engaged. 

It  was  then  that  Eugene  O'Brien,  one 
of  the  most  romantic  of  screen  lovers, 
proved  that  he  is  not  without  his  realistic 
side.  Talking  to  the  r.  y.  a.  like  an  Irish 
uncle  he  con\-inced  him  his  first  dut\'  was 
not  to  his  Jenny-come-lately  fiancee  but 
to  his  own  family  and  his  own  career. 

The  engagement  is  off  and  a  certain 
young  movie  actress,  just  a  nice  little 
girl  who  is  trying  to  get  along,  is  off  one 
Eugene  O'Brien  for  life. 

DURING  the  filming  of  "Old  Iron- 
sides," the  list  of  injured  among  the 
extras  grew  to  formidable  proportions,  but 
in  making  "The  King  of  Kings,"  C.  B. 
de  Mille  had  better  luck  than  fell  to 
James  Cruze,  who  directed  the  stor>'  of 
the  valiant  Constitution.  The  only  man 
who  was  hurt  during  the  shooting  of 
"The  King  of  Kings"  was  a  visiting 
Knight  of  Columbus  from  Chicago,  upon 
whose  hand  fell  a  section  of  the  Wall  of 
Jerusalem. 

MARION  D.WIES'  huge  new  home 
on  the  beach  at  Santa  Monica, 
which  will  be  completed  in  time  for  the 
summer  season,  has  more  imported 
marble  in  it  than  in  any  of  a  dozen  other 
homes  of  screen  luminaries  at  the  famous 
resort.  And  speaking  about  Santa  Mon- 
ica, Lillian  Gish  has  a  fine  new  home 
there  although,  apparently,  this  fact  has 
escaped  the  attention  of  George  Jean 
Nathan,  who,  once  upon  a  time,  was  said 
to  be  engaged  to  marry  Dorothy's  sister. 
Nathan  dropped  into  Santa  Monica 
the  other  day,  shocked  the  natives  by 
staying  in  bed  until  eleven  in  the  morn- 
ing, each  day  of  his  visit,  spent  all  of  his 
time  at  his  fiotel  and  went  his  way  with- 
out having  gazed  upon  the  interior 
splendors  of  the  Gish  establishment  so 
far  as  anyone  seems  to  know. 

LEACH  CROSS,  who,  as  a  pugilist, 
used  to  knock  teeth  out  of  the 
mouths  of  his  foes  and  who,  as  a  dentist, 
used  to  knock  teeth  into  the  mouths  of 
his  friends,  has  opened  a  night-and-day 
restaurant  in  a  new  hotel  on  Hollpvood 
Boule\'ard  owned  by  the  Cliristie  Broth- 
ers and  associates.  It's  getting  a  big  play 
from  picture  celebrities. 

VIRGINIA  VALLI  and  Julanne 
Johnston  have  just  returned  home 
after  taking  Honolulu  by  storm.  Vir- 
ginia was  ordered  on  an  ocean  trip  to  re- 
cuperate after  a  severe  operation  and 
Julanne  went  along  to  keep  the  semi- 
invalid  from  being  lonely.  Miss  Valli 
has  fully  regained  her  health. 

HERE'S  the  latest  yarn  on  Fanny 
Brice. 

She  recently  signed  a  three  picture 
contract  with  F.  B.  O. 

When  Fanny  called  at  the  studio  to 
discuss  her  first  vehicle  and  found  the 
title  was  "Clance>'s  Kosher  Wedding," 
she  balked  and  balked  hard. 

"No  Jewish  comedies  for  Fanny," 
was  the  star's  ultimatum.  "I  want  to 
play  'Cleopatra'  or  'Joan  of  Arc'  or 
something  of  that  sort." 


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Amateur  Movies 

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take  15  or  20  reels  of  100  foot  length. 
Make  at  least  several  takes  of  every 
scene  and,  when  you  cutyourfilm,  select 
the  best  shot.  To  get  a  good  drama  into 
1000  feet  of  standard  film,  you  will  ha\-e 
to  expose  15,000  to  20,000  feet  of  negative. 
Remember  that  professional  companies, 
with  unlimited  resources  of  lighting,  set- 
tings, etc.,  frequently  run  to  200,000  feet 
of  negative  in  making  a  6,000  to  7,000 
foot  feature  picture. 

Select  your  story  first.  Consider  it 
from  every  angle.  Is  it  fresh,  logical, 
human,  does  it  develop  upward  steadily, 
is  there  a  dramatic  climax,  can  it  be  told 
in  the  required  length  of  film? 

Then  work  out  the  story  in  continuity 
form.  Put  each  scene  on  paper  with 
tentative  subtitles.  Study  it  over.  Does 
it  still  pass  all  the  questions  we  ha\'e 
noted?     Then  start  working. 

SUPPOSE  a  number  of  scenes  take  place 
in  an  old-fashioned  garden.  Shoot  all 
these  at  the  same  time.  A  number  of 
other  scenes  develop  in  a  library.  Get 
all  these  at  the  same  time.  This  clears 
up  a  lot  of  material  easily  and  sa\'es  you 
from  tlie  possible  need  of  revisiting  an 
e-xterior  location  or  rebuilding  and  re- 
arranging an  interior  setting. 

When  the  final  continuity  is  ready, 
your  production  manager  should  work 
out  a  schedule  sheet,  with  the  number  of 
the  scenes  to  be  taken  listed  under  the 
proper  dates. 

You  will  have  a  lot  of  fun.  And  the 
whole  thing  won't  cost  as  much  as  an 
ordinary  club  dance  and  entertainment. 

REMEMBER,  too,  that  your  club 
can  earn  its  camera  and  all  necessary 
equipment  free.  Line  up  your  club  and 
write  to  The  Amateur  Movie  Producer, 
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Here's  Your  Chance 
to  Win  $2,000 

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recognition  throughout  America,  aside 
from  winning  substantial  prizes.  Besides 
all  that,  you  will  be  a  real  film  pioneer. 

Photoplay  recei%'es  a  large  number  of 
letters  e%ery  day  regarding  its  contest. 
Many  of  the  inquiries  are  fully  covered  in 
the  rules,  published  on  page  118.  Be  sure 
to  read  the  rules  carefully  and  fully,  be- 
fore you  write  to  Photoplay.  Other 
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By  John  Ar?iold 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  Cameraman;  Photographer  of  ' '  The  Big  Parade' 


THE  movie  amateurs  can  vie  with  the 
work  of  the  professional  cameraman 
these    days.      The    Eyemo,    Filmo, 
Pathex,  De  Vry,  or  Cine-Kodak  all  have 
potentialities  for  photography  that   the 
professional  might  enxiy. 

To  get  the  best  results  depends  on  two 
things — one  within  control — the  other  a 


matter  of  judgment.  The  first  is  knowl- 
edge of  the  camera,  the  film,  the  lenses, 
and  composition; — these  can  be  learned 
and  are  therefore  controllable  factors. 

The  other  factor  is  conditions  for 
photography — beyond  absolute  control 
for  the  amateur,  w^ho  must  therefore  use 
his  judgment  as  to  the  best  time  of  day 


Photoplay's  $2,000 
Amateur  Movie  Contest 


152,000  in  cash  prizes  will  be  awarded 
bv  PHOTOPLAY  as  follows: 

1.  $500  for  the  best  1,000  foot  35  mm. 
film. 

2.  $500  for  the  best  400  ft.  16  mm. 
film. 

3.  $500  for  the  best  60  ft.  9  mm.  film. 

4.  S500  as  an  added  prize  for  the  best 
film  submitted  in  any  one  of  these 
three  divisions. 

'  In  the  event  that  two  or  more  films 
prove  of  equal  merit  in  any  division, 
prizes  of  $500  will  ,be  awarded  each  of 
the  winners. 

2  The  submitted  film  need  not  nec- 
*  essarily  be  a  drama.  It  may  be 
dramatic,  comic,  a  news  event,  home 
pictures,  a  travelogue,  a  diary  or  any 
form  of  screen  entertainment  presented 
within  the  prescribed  length.  It  need  not 
be  narrative.  It  may  be  anything  the 
amateur  creates.  In  selecting  the  win- 
ners the  judges  wUl  consider  the  general 
workmanship,  as  well  as  the  cleverness, 
novelty  and  freshness  of  idea  and  treat- 
ment. Under  the  head  of  general  work- 
manship comes  photography,  titling,  edit- 
ing and  cutting  and  lighting.  In  con- 
sidering dramas  or  comedies,  amateur 
acting  ability  and  make-up  will  be  con- 
sidered. 

3       Films  arc  to  be  submitted  on  non- 
•      inflammable  stock  with  names  and 


addresses  of  the  senders  securely  attached 
or  pasted  to  the  reel  or  the  box  containing 
the  reel. 

A  Any  number  of  reels  may  be  sub- 
^*      mitted  by  an  individual. 

5  Any  p>erson  can  enter  this  contest 
•  except  professional  photographers  or 
cinematographers  or  anyone  employed  by 
PHOTOPLAY  MAGAZINE  or  any  relatives 
of  anyone  employed  by  PHOTOPLAY. 

6  All  films  are  to  be  addressed  to  the 
•  judges.  The  Amateur  Movie  Pro- 
ducer Contest,  Photoplay  Magazine,  221 
West  57th  Street,  New  York,  and  are  to  be 
submitted  between  June  1,  1927,  and  mid- 
night of  December  31,  1927. 

The  judges  will  be  James  R.  Quirk, 
editor  of  PHOTOPLAY,  Frederick 
James  Smith,  managing  editor  of  PHOTO- 
PLAY, and  three  others  to  be  selected  by 
them. 

8  PHOTOPLAY  assumes  no  responsi- 
•  bility  for  loss  of  films  in  transit,  and 
while  every  precaution  will  be  taken  to 
safeguard  them,  the  publication  will  not 
be  responsible  for  loss  in  any  way. 

9  At  the  conclusion  of  the  contest,  the 
■  prize  winners  will  be  announced,  and 
films  returned  to  senders  on  receipt  of 
sufficient  postage  for  return. 


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to  take  his  different  scenes,  and  so  on.  Of 
course  the  amateur  can  partly  control  his 
light  conditions,  as  I  will  explain  later — 
but  only  partly,  without  the  apparatus  of 
the  studios;  arc  lights.  Cooper  Hewitts 
and  so  forth,  which  run  into  big  money. 

In  a  studio  nothing  is  left  to  chance. 
The  lights  are  carefully  adjusted,  ar- 
ranged for  best  photographic  effect,  and 
then  a  "  test "  film  of  a  few  feet  is  taken  to 
check  the  results.  The  amateur  can't 
do  this,  exactly.  But  I  believe  that  the 
amateur  should  at  first  lay  out  what  he 
proposes  todo,  out  lining\-arious  conditions 
under  which  he  expects  to  "shoot*'  and 
utilize  a  him  trying  different  angles,  ex- 
posures and  lightings,  until  he  knows 
what  gi\es  him  his  best  results. 

In  this  regard — a  few  pieces  of  paste- 
board, from  a  foot  square  to  three  feet 
square,  painted  with  aluminum  paint  or 
covered  with  tinfoil,  and  a  mirror  about  a 
foot  square,  witli  a  piece  of  gauze  to 
shade  it,  can  be  utilized  as  reflectors.  B\- 
catching  the  sunlight  on  these  one  can 
"kick"  it  under  the  shadow  of  a  hat  brim 
at  a  face,  or  pick  out  any  spot  not  well 
lighted.  These  are  invaluable  aids. 
Once  the  reflectors  are  in  place  they  can 
be  kept  there  by  being  propped  up  b\'  a 
stick. 

The  aluminum  paint  gives  the  dullest 
reflection,  the  tinfoil  the  medium,  the 
mirror  the  intense — and  different  thick- 
nesses of  gauze  or  cheesecloth  can  regulate 
the  intensity  of  the  mirror's  reflected 
light.  These  are  much  like  natural  spot- 
lights. 

OXE  thing  the  amateur  can  doaseffec- 
ti\'eh',  almost,  as  the  professional  is 
to  work  out  what  we  call  "  trick  angles. " 
To  illustrate  what  I  mean,  let  us  take  the 
shot  we  made  in  "The  Show"  of  John 
Gilbert  and  Renee  Adoree,  where  she 
pleads  with  him  to  gi\e  up  his  e\-il  life. 
Tod  Browning,  the  director,  and  I 
hitched  a  camera  on  a  beam  about 
twehe  feet  from  the  floor  and  pointed  the 
lens  straight  down  toward  the  floor — 
then  moved  it  out  on  a  slight  angle  so 
that  a  line  drawn  from  the  lens  to  the 
floor  would  have  struck  that  floor  about 
four  feet  from  where  a  weight  dropped  to 
the  floor  from  the  same  lens  would  have 
hit.  Thus  it  ga\e  a  sort  of  birdseye  view 
of  the  two — just  enough  at  an  angle  to 
take  in  their  forms  in  a  slight  perspective. 
Had  we  pointed  straight  down  we  would 
ha\-e  had  the  tops  of  their  heads  and 
shoulders — working  it  at  a  very  slight 
angle  ga\'e  us  their  whole  bodies  in  a 
strange  and  almost  uncanny  effect. 

With  a  small  camera  such  as  amateurs 
use,  no  tripod  is  necessary — and  this 
makes  experimenting  with  strange  camera 
angles  a  little  easier  than  in  the  case  of 
studio  equipment,  which  is  ver^-  hea\-} — 
albeit  very  certain  in  effect. 

The  amateur  can  make  what  we  call 
"truck  shots"  by  using  a  child's  small 
wagon,  fixed  with  old  bicycle  wheels,  and 
mo\'ing  it  back  and  forth  on  two  tracks 
made  by  la>'ing  down  level  boards  with 
guides  on  the  sides  to  keep  the  wheels 
from  slipping  off  (this  can  be  nailed  to- 
gether easiU').  By  this  one  can  film  the 
face  of  a  person,  then  draw  back  the 
camera  until  the  whole  bod>'  is  disclosed 
— or  any  effect  of  that  kind,  often  seen 
in  the  films.  Of  course,  one  must  be  care- 
ful that  the  track  doesn't  show — a  little 


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experimenting  will  do  this.  Just  get  into 
the  wagon  with  the  camera,  watch  in  the 
view-finder  as  someone  pulls  you  back — 
and  you  will  learn  to  stop  when  the  track 
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AS  a  matter  of  fact,  we  professional 
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small  cameras  for  difficult  shots,  such  as 
work  in  crowded  spaces,  in  airplanes,  or 
where  a  compact  box  is  handiest.  I, 
myself,  have  used  an  Eyemo  in  airplanes, 
and  I  saw  Tony  Gaudio  make  some  quite 
remarkable  shots  in  the  ballroom  scenes 
in  "The  Temptress"  b>'  being  rolled  on  a 
small  truck  affair,  while  he  held  an  Eyemo 
to  his  eye.  Also  Andre  Narlatier  used  an 
Eyemo  for  some  of  the  close  shots  in  the 
train  scenes  in  "Exit  Smiling" — so  you 
may  see  that  the  amateur  camera  in 
some  respects  is  close  enough  to  the  pro- 
fessional equipment  to  be  used  by  the 
professionals. 

In  some  cases,  of  course,  standard  film 
was  shot — but  the  narrow  amateur  film 


would  have  given  the  same  efTects  on  a 
smaller  screen,  such  as  amateurs  use. 

I  BELIEVE  that  the  amateur  camera- 
man will  work  out  many  an  interesting 
shot  by  trying  trick  angles.  Of  course,  one 
has  to  be  very  careful  about  foreshorten- 
ing in  such  work,  e\'en  in  the  professional 
camera.  In  some  cases  I  ha\e seen  fore- 
shortening used  to  advantage — the  Ger- 
mans do  it  now  and  then  in  their  pictures 
with  good  effect; — Lon  Chaney  had  a 
good  e.\ample  of  this  technique  in  the  first 
view  of  his  made  up  face  in  "The 
Phantom  of  the  Opera,  "and  Tod  Brown- 
ing has  used  it  with  several  of  his  Lon 
Chaney  pictures. 

Anything  that  gets  a  weird  effect  in- 
volves either  focus,  lighting,  or  fore- 
shortening. The  amateur  can  work  out 
many  of  these  things. 

Tr^'  different  backgrounds,  different 
methods  of  reflecting  light  at  your  ob- 
jects to  get  certain  results,  and  watch 
current  photoplays  and  note  effective 
shots.  Then  consider  how  you  can  dupli- 
cate them  with   the  amateur  camera. 


Tips  for  Amateur 
Cinematographers 


THE  recent  experiences  of  the  Colgate 
Uni\-ersity-    students    in    making    a 
motion     picture    drama,     "Room- 
Mates, "   will    be  of    interest    to  movie 
amateurs  ever^^vhere. 

Motion  pictures  first  caught  the  in- 
terest of  the  Colgate  University  body 
when  it  was  learned  that  Howard  E. 
Richardson  was  a  student.    Mr.  Richard- 


son had  had  several  years'  experience 
writing  and  producing  photoplays  for 
the  Eastman  Kodak  Company. 

FIRST  Mr.  Richardson  filmed  the  Col- 
gate-Syracuse football  game,  a  classic 
of  the  up  state  college  gridiron  season. 
This  attracted  so  much  attention  among 
the  students  and   the  alumni   that   the 


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Alumni  Association  voted  to  promote  a 
play  of  college  life  to  be  made  by  the 
university   students. 

Russell  F.  Spiers,  a  member  of  the 
faculty  and  head  of  the  Colgate  dramatic 
clubs,  directed  while  the  photography  was 
in  Richardson's  hands.  i\lr.  Richardson 
wrote  the  story  too.  A  popular  local  girl 
was  secured  as  leading  woman  and  the 
students  filled  out  the  other  roles. 

So  the  story  de\eloped.  Care  was 
taken  to  include  all  the  university'  land- 
marks, such  as  the  new  dormitory,  An- 
drews Hall,  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  P' rat  house 
and  so  on.  A  number  of  exteriors  were 
shot  in  picturesque  spots  in  and  about 
the  college  town,  Hamilton,  N.  Y. 

WHEN  "Room-Mates"  was  shown 
at  the  annual  Alumni  Association 
banquet,  held  at  the  Hotel  Commodore  in 
New  York  recently,  it  caused  quite  a 
sensation. 

Now  mo\ies  at  Colgate  are  to  be  an 
annual  event,  the  Mask  and  Triangle 
club  producing  a  photoplay  each  year. 

The  making  of  "Room-Mates"  de- 
veloped a  class  under  the  instruction  of  M  r. 
Richardson,  who  writes  Photoplay: 

"T  HAVE  trained  someone  in  each 
-L  branch  of  the  work  so  that  on  ne.xt 
year's  production  the  fellows  can  go 
ahead  and  do  each  job  independently. 
As  the  filming  of  a  photoplay  is  an  annual 
event,  each  ^'ear  e\'er>'  man  will  have  an 
understudy  to  take  up  the  work  on  the 
succeeding  production." 

USERS  of  the  Cine-Kodak,  Model  A, 
will  be  interested  in  the  new  single 
portrait  attachment.  This  attachment 
takes  the  place  of  the  regular  crank,  the 
shift  requiring  but  a  few  seconds,  and  but 
one  frame  of  the  film  is  exposed  at  each 
turn  of  the  crank. 

This  greatly  simplifies  the  making  c)f 
animated  titles,  cartoons  and  moving 
drawings. 

Striking  studies  of  opening  flowers, 
etc.,  can  be  achieved  with  it. 

AM.ATEUR  mo\ie  cinematographers 
may  be  glimpsed  about  New  York 
every  day.  .A  number  of  little  theater 
groups  are  making  their  own  dramas, 
for  exhibition  in  their  group  theaters. 

Robert  Flaherty,  who  filmed  "Nanook 
of  the  North"  and  "Moana, "  is  shoot- 
ing an  experimental  atmospheric  picture 
of  Manhattan.  It  is  still  in  its  first 
stages.  If  it  shapes  up,  Mr.  Flaherty 
intends  to  release  it. 

He  has  two  future  trips  in  mind,  one 
of  which  he  will  start  next  Spring. 

One  is  a  trip  to  Labrador,  the  other  to 
the  Southwest.  This  last  is  to  make  a 
study  of  the  American  Indian. 

IF  you  have  a  motion  picture  club  and 
you  are  making  film  dramas,  you  will 
soon  find  that  a  graflex  is  almost  an 
essential.  You  will  want  to  make  action 
stills  of  your  various  scenes — and  nothing 
but  a  graflex  will  do  the  job  well. 

These  stills  constitute  an  important 
record  of  your  picture.  They  show, 
among  other  things,  just  how  your 
characters  were  dressed  in  the  varj'ing 
sequences.  Thus,  if  you  have  to  retake 
any  scene  and  find  it  necessary  to  make 
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Real  Hell-Raisers 
of  Hollywood 

[  CONTINUED  FROM    PAGE  29  ] 


Take  Robert  Savage,  for  instance. 
That  boy  arrhed  in  Holhwood  with  the 
reputation  of  having  been  to  his  college 
football  team  what  the  other  wing  is  to 
a  bird. 

But  Robert  went  home  in  the  custody 
of  an  older  brother  after  he  had  attempt- 
ed to  commit  suicide  because  the  girl  he 
attempted  to  marry  one  day  "smart 
cracked  "  him  the  next. 

A  mere  whistle  stopped  that  flaming 
youth,  a  five  o'clock  whistle  plus  Clara 
Bow.  Clara  and  Robert  reached  the 
marriage  license  bureau  a  few  minutes 
after  it  had  closed.  Those  minutes  saved 
Clara  from  promising  to  lo\'e,  honor  and 
annoy  Robert  for  the  rest  of  their  lives 
or  the  duration  of  the  war. 

The  ne.xt  day,  when  the  bureau  was 
open,  it  was  all  off.  Clara  had  changed 
her  mind.  And  thus  another  sheik  bit 
the  dust. 

But  it  was  Holhwood  tliat  got  the 
blame. 

CONSIDER,  next,  the  cruise  of  the 
Cudahy.  For  three  generations  the 
Cudahy  family  has  been  a  noted  one  in 
America.  Young  Michael  Cudahy,  only 
nineteen,  and  with  an  income  from  a  trust 
fund  reported  to  be  SI, 600  a  month, 
journeyed  to  Hollywood.  ■ 

Mike  met,  among  others,  Marie  As- 
taire.  Marie  has  frequently  done  her  bit 
before  the  camera.  That  made  Marie  a 
real  movie  girl  to  Mike.  On  New  Year's 
eve  he  started  hunting  a  marriage  license 
in  her  company. 

"i\pplesauce"  or  its  Santa  Ana  varia- 
tion was  the  only  reply  made  by  an 
irascible  clerk  before  dawn  New  Year's 
day  when  the  two  applied  at  his  home 
for  the  necessarv-  papers.  "You'll  not 
be  married  in  this  county, "  he  snorted, 
and  slammed  the  door. 

Rebuffed  but  not  discouraged,  Michael 
and  Marie  started  on  a  journey  that  led 
through  half  a  dozen  Southern  California 
counties  in  search  of  the  elusive  permit. 

The  search  developed  into  a  chase, 
with  its  attendant  columns  of  newspaper 
stories,  which  ended  in  young  Cudahy's 
arrest  at  his  mother's  request. 

"Just  an  adorable  fool,"  Joan  Craw- 
ford dubbed  him,  when  she  read  of  his 
escapade  in  the  new-spapers.  Joan  was 
one  of  the  girls  who  had  tra\eled  about 
with  him.  Joan's  friendship,  in  fact, 
lead  to  a  near  battle  between  young 
Cudahy  and  the  equally  immature  son  of 
a  shoe  manufacturer  from  St.  Louis. 

Accounts  of  the  encounter  varj'  but 
one  witness  admits  a  blow  was  struck. 

The  neighbors  had  to  rush  in  to  stop 
the  apologies. 

A  beautiful  girl,  two  boys,  and  mone>'. 
It  might  have  happened  anywhere.  But 
happening  in  Hollywood  it  provided  the 
professional  reformers  w'ith  more  material. 

Harry  Crocker  of  the  San  Francisco 
Crockers  came  to  Holl>-wood  and  took  a 
few  lessons  in  clowning  from  that  ace  of 
the  clowns,  Charlie   Chaplin.     Then   he 


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A  few  stru 


To  comb  out  the 
towsltrd  hair  without 
pulling  or  breaking, 
use  an  Ace  Dressing 
Comb  <8  or  9  inch 
size,  wide  tec-tli'. 


to  dress  the  hair 

And  to  acquire  that 
close  fitting  effect  that 
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Ace  all  -fine  tooth 
DressingCombrs  used 
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during  the  day 

The  AcePocket  Comb 

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by  men  and  tvomcn 
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before  retiring 


The  AceDry  Shampoo 
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liccame  an  assistant  director.  Now  he  is 
hiring  out  from  time  to  time  as  an  actor. 
So  mucli  for  tiie  terrible  influence  of 
money  in  Hollywood  where  real  work  is 
concerned.    It  doesn't  mean  a  thing. 

Craig  Biddle,  the  younger,  hit  Holly- 
wood bolstered  up  b>'  the  purse  and 
prestige  of  the  Philadelphia  Biddies,  that 
which  there  are  no  more  of.  The  West, 
said  the  East,  would  certainly  be  im- 
pressed. 

Despite  his  unusual  length,  Craig  sank 
without  a  trace. 

About  the  only  attention  the  news- 
papers paid  to  him  was  to  report  his  en- 
gagement from  time  lo  time  to  some  girl 
who  hoped  to  be,  or  said  she  had  been,  a 
motion  picture  actress. 

THERE  was,  likewise,  young  Jerr\- 
Miley.  a  nice  enough  boy.  But  even 
the  ever-flowing  black  gold  from  thei\Iiley 
oil  w^ells  has  not  been  able  to  secure  Jerry 
more  than  a  few  minor  parts  in  pictures. 
He's  working  hard  and  ma\be  we  will 
hear  something  from  him.  At  least,  he 
has  done  better  than  any  other  rich 
man's  son. 

For  the  most  part,  when  a  society  John 
comes  to  Hollywood,  he  becomes  a  jay. 
Extra  men  and  young  actors,  seriously 
working  at  the  profession,  can  not  hope 
to  compete  socially  W'ith  the  young  Butter 
and  Eggboys.  Theirmeagersalarieswon't 
buy  enough  gasoline  to  fill  the  play-boy's 
cigarette  lighter.  But  while  the  society 
son  lands  in  the  papers,  the  regular  lads 
land  on  the  lots. 

A  glance  at  the  extra  list  may  show  the 
names  of  most  of  these  amiable  idiots 
but  it  would  take  an  act  of  Congress  to 
get  a  da>'s  work  for  most  of  them. 

Over-generous  parents  provide  abund- 
ant finances  and  in  a  round-about  way 
purchase  the  resultant  publicity  their  son 
and  Hollywood  recei\'e.  But  the  dollars 
they  throw  at  the  boy's  head  are  boom- 
erangs. 


ing  little  extra  girls  may 
flatter  them  but  for  the  real  movie  girls 
these  loose-ends  of  society  have  nothing. 

The  onl>-  way  they  can  teach  the  baby 
stars  lessons  in  deportment  is  by  hor- 
rible example. 

Their  gin  is  terrible  and  their  love- 
making  is  either  stupid  or  rough.  In 
either  event,  it's  crude.  But  a  hungry 
girl  will  stand  a  lot  of  boredom,  for  with 
one  or  two  of  them  on  her  staff,  she  can  al- 
w-ays  be  sure  of  going  to  the  .-Xmbassador 
on  Tuesday,  Montmartre  on  Wednesday 
and  the  Biltmore  on  Saturday. 

However,  she  wouldn't  marry  one  of 
these  coal-oil  Johnnies  on  a  bet — not 
even  to  pay  off  the  mortgage  on  the  old 
homestead. 

For  no  girl  who  e\'er  hopes  to  get  any- 
where in  motion  pictures  wants  a  mill- 
stone in  place  of  a  wedding  ring.  ."Xnd  no 
director  who  hopes  to  make  a  box-office 
riot  will  have  a  poor  actor  in  his  cast,  no 
matter  how  much  money  he  flashes. 

WHEN  the  girl  gets  enough  to  eat, 
she  leaves  the  boy  flat.  The  whole 
town  laughs  at  him,  and  the  casting  offices 
report  "  nothing  today." 

A  week  later  back  in  the  home  town 
the  Big  Butter  and  Egg  Man's  little  boy 
tries  to  explain  his  attempt  at  a  mid- 
night marriage  with  a  beautiful,  though 
quite  unknown,  screen  actress. 

Sunday  comes. 

The  society  columns  bulge  and  the 
Bingville  Bugle  runs  a  special  story  about 
why  boys  leave  home  and  the  \ice  of 
Movieville. 

But  out  in  Hollywood  there  is  another 
re-possessed  automobile  on  the  used  car 
row,  while  along  the  Boulevard  the  pop- 
corn stands  still  wea\'e  their  way  among 
the  most  beautiful  ankles  in  the  world 
and  the  cool  breeze  continues  to  blow 
down  over  the  mountains,  bearing  with 
it  the  perfume  of  mimosa  blossoms  and 
scattering  rose  petals. 


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by  that  money  meditation  listed  abo\'e. 
Given  the  price,  I  reflected,  I  wouldn't 
look  like  a  writer  but  like  May.    Maybe. 

For  I  ha%-e  ahva>s  j-earned  to  appear 
more  like  an  actres.?  than  like  what  is 
generally'  termed  an  intellectual  woman. 
The  a\erage  member  of  the  writing  sister- 
hood seems  to  feel  that  gi\en  an  ability 
to  parse,  the  hang  of  her  skirt  doesn't 
matter.  And  considering  that  all  good 
editors  are  men,  that  shows  just  how 
dumb  we  pen-pushing  Paulines  are  and 
why  when  we  marry  otir  soul  mate  almost 
always  turns  out  to  be  a  clinging  oak. 

Thus  I  dreamed  myself  inside  May's 
Patou  coat  while  she  explained  the  char- 
acter she  was  playing. 

Said  charming  May,  and  anything  she 
says  takes  on  added  importance  due  to 
(he  soft  Southern  slurring  of  her  voice: 
"This  is  a  glorious  part  and  the  clothes 
are  most  important  to  it.  It's  a  girl,  you 
see,  who  has  committed  a  single  indiscre- 
tion, gone  away  on  one  of  those  week-end 
parties  which  are  long  remembered  but 
never  mentioned.  That's  the  first  part  of 
her  stor\'.  Five  >'ears  pass  and  meantime 
she  marries  a  politician  who  becomes 
governor  of  a  great  state.  She  hasn't  told 
him  of  her  experience  and  that,  of  course, 
provides  the  drama. 

"TXTHEN   Herbert   Brenon   gave   me 

W  the  part,  I  puzzled  over  it  a  great 
deal.  Clothes  re\'eal  character.  Every 
actress  must  realize  that.  I  wanted  to 
tell  what  kind  of  girl  this  one  was  the 
moment  I  walked  on  the  screen.  I  wanted 
her  clothes  to  express  her  to  the  audience 
before  she  had  made  a  gesture  or  before  a 
caption  had  uttered  a  single  word  for  her. 
So  I  bought  this  coat  and  little  round  hat 
for  that  entrance — smart,  naive  and  a 
little  silly,  don't  you  think  thej-  are?" 

The  hat  was  one  of  those  little  round 
felts.  You  know  the  kind  of  felt  hat  that 
is  displayed  in  a  fashionable  milliner's 
window,  in  lonely,  snobbish  simplicity 
and  which  is  alwa>'s  priced  fifteen  dollars 
higher  than  you  dared  imagine?  This 
was  such  a  hat.  The  coat  was  of  bleached 
bea\'er,  and  that's  a  new  fur,  golden  as 
grain  and  girlish  as  a  hair-ribbon,  and  it 
was  banded  about  with  a  little  golden 
belt. 

"They're  swell,"  I  murmured  aristo- 
cratically from  the  depths  of  my  envy. 

"This  negligee  was  a  problem,"  May 
continued.  "It  had  to  look  expensive  and 
yet  1  had  to  buy  a  simple  model  because 
during  the  scenes  where  I  wear  it,  I  emote. 
And  let  me  give  you  a  rule.  Ne\er  tr\' 
emoting  if  you  are  wearing  frills  or  drap- 
eries. You  simply  can't.  Their  bobbing 
around  will  ruin  any  big  moment. 

"And  then  this  dress  ..." 

"Oooh  ..."  I  interrupted. 

"Yes,  I  feel  that  way  about  it,  too," 
Miss  Allison  sighed  rapturously. 

There  was  absolutely,  from  the  mas- 
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black  tulle  and  lines,  but  what  black  tulle 
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blonde.  One  of  those  subtle  dresses.  The 
devilishness  of  sixteen.  The  guile  of  a  girl 
whose  aunt  had  become  a  Countess.  It 
was  the  sort  of  dress  e\ery  woman  spots 
A\hen  she  sees  it  on  another  woman. 
Every  man  spots  it,  too,  only  he  doesn't 
know  it's  the  dress  that  attracts  him. 
He  thinks  it's  the  gal's  charm. 

I'M  wearing  it  for  the  big  scene."  May 
said.  "I  shopped  and  shopped  for 
it.  I  had  to  show  that  five  years  had 
passed  in  the  girl's  life,  that  she  had 
become  a  governor's  wife,  that  she  was 
sophisticated  and  not  a  dub." 

Just  at  that  moment  a  call  came  for 
Miss  Allison  from  the  set  and  she  slipped 
the  black  dress  over  her  head  hurriedly. 
It  fell  in  impudent  tulle  flounces  just  be- 
low her  knees  and  it  made  her  in  that 
instant  look  as  aristocraticallj'  exotic  as  a 
drawing  by  Henry  Raleigh. 

"Wait  here  till  I  get  through  this 
scene,"  she  begged.  "I  won't  be  long. 
It's  a  sort  of  dress  rehearsal,  really,  as 
Mr.  Brenon  hasn't  seen  this  gown." 

In  five  minutes  she  was  back.  Her 
great  blue  eyes  were  worried.  "  He 
doesn't  like  it,"  she  said  with  the  melan- 
choly of  all  the  Russians. 

"He's — he's  crazy,"  I  sputtered.  "Not 
like  tliat  dress?    How  can  he  fail  to?" 

May  began  slowl\-  unhooking  it,  and 
sat  down  to  powder  her  nose  medita- 
tively. 


"No,"  she  mused  at  length.  "He's  not 
crazy.  We  are — you  and  I.  Don't  you 
see  what  happened  ?  I  bought  that  gown 
for  myself.  ^I\■  own  personality  got  the 
best  of  me.  I  figured  this  girl  would  be 
smart  in  e%ery  way.  I  reasoned  it  all  out 
with  myself,  why  I  should  buy  that  dress 
for  this  scene — and  how  falseK'!  Mr. 
Brenon  is  right.    The  dress  is  all  wrong. 

Don't  jou  see  that  girl  would  beafraid  of 
appearing  too  chic?  She's  committed  one 
act  which  haunts  her  night  and  day.  So, 
outwardly  she'd  be  struggling  to  over- 
come that  fear,  attempting  to  show  every- 
one she  was  poised  and  secure,  and  she 
would  show  that  through  her  clothes.  In 
other  words,  she's  got  to  be  dignified. 
Black  was  the  right  color,  but  it's  got  to  be 
\"eK'et — for  dignity  and  maturity — smart- 
ly made,  of  course,  but  a  little  matronly." 

She  sprang  up  suddenly.  "Come  quick- 
ly," she  cried.  "We'll  have  to  take  a  taxi  to 
New  York — thank  hea\'en  it  is  New  York 
where  all  styles  are  possible.  I'll  change 
this  dress  at  once."  And  then  she 
laughed.  "Isn't  it  awful  the  way  we 
dress  our  ideal  of  ourselves  without  know- 
ing anything  about  it?" 

And  then  it  was  that  I  knew  I  was  to  be 
visited  by  a  little  stranger,  that  a  brand 
new  idea  was  to  be  born  to  my  lonely 
brain. 

The  taxi  hurled  itself  across  the  great 
length  of  Queensboro  Bridge,  high  over 
the  river,  above  the  busy  tugs  and  Black- 


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fessionally.    Need  we  tell  you  that  when  Lillian  Gish  goes  for  a 
canter  in  the  mountains  back  of  Santa  Monica,   that  she  rides 
side-saddle  and  wears  a  long  divided  skirt? 


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well's  Island  as  May  plotted  a  raid  on 
Lucile's  and  I  hurled  myself  toward  style 
conclusions. 

So  here  they  are: 

You  don't  have  to  be  yourself  to  be 
well  dressed.  If  you  know  \ourself  well 
enough  you  can  be  anything  you  will. 
Clothes  can  be  a  disguise,  a  mask  against 
the  clever  observer  who  would  otherwise 
know  more  about  you  than  you  yourself 
know. 

If  you  understand  yourself  well  enough, 
you  will  understand  other  people,  particu- 
larly men,  better. 

You  will  be  sophisticated  in  an  old- 
fashioned  garden  and  demure  in  a  futurist 
drawing  room. 

You  will  wear  dimit\'  when  dining  with 
a  capitalist  and  pearls  with  a  poet.  For 
nothing  is  so  potent  as  contrast. 

But  don't  think  you  know  yourself,  if 
belie\ing  \ou're  just  a  girl  wlio  wants  to 
be  a  good  wife  and  mother,  you  discover 
you  alwa>-s  buy  tailored  suits,  collars,  un- 
trimmed  hats  and  brogues.  You  aren't 
even  on  speaking  terms  with  >ourself 
then,  but  you  should  be  with  a  psychoan- 
alyst. 

MOST  women  dressVhat  they  w^ant  to 
be  instead  of  what  they  are.     Don't 
do  it. 

Dress  your  faults  and  your  good  points 
will  shine  forth.  Co\er  your  too  broad 
hips  and  let  your  slim  waist  do  its  stuff 
imhindered. 

Start  investigating  why  you  choose 
certain  models  all  the  time  and  refuse 
others.  The  matter  of  personal  taste 
means  more  to  a  woman  today  than  e\er 
in  the  history  of  clothes.  Formerly  we 
had  styles  as  fixed,  as  exacting,  as  a  cen- 
sor's morals.  Toda>'  styles  are  what  you 
will,  all  things  to  all  pocketbooks.  There- 
fore. ever\-  girl's  responsibility  for  her 
appearance  is  greater.  Once  ruffles  meant 
youth  and  severe  lines  age,  but  the  mode 
today  is  ageless. 

Xow  st>-les  do  not  demand  that  you 
dress  differently  at  sixteen  or  sixty.  And 
that's  the  joker. 

Your  personalitj'  does.  The  woman  of 
fixed  social  position  dresses  with  compell- 
ing dignity.  Beside  her,  note  the  sad 
effort  of  the  climber  to  disguise  herself  as 
the  real  thing. 

Remember  extremes  are  unmanage- 
able. If  your  hair  is  cut  in  an  exagger- 
ated boyish  bob,  don't  buy  evening 
clothes  designed  for  Little  Bo-Peep.  If 
you  do.  you'll  have  to  summon  two  sets 
of  Sheiks,  one  for  your  boyish  personalit\- 
and  one  for  the  sweet  young  thing,  and 
are  you  that  popular? 

It  is  more  important  to  dress  }Our  per- 
sonality than  it  is  to  dress  your  ph\sical 
type.  Gloria  Swanson  is  only  five  feet 
three  but  long  before  she  married  Henr\- 
she  looked  like  a  Marquise — because  she 
felt  that  way  and  gowned  herself  accord- 
ingly. 

Know  yourself  and  you  can  be  what 
you  will.  Will  yourself  to  be  a  person- 
ality. 

But  above  all,  know  that  nothing  is 
more  important  to  this  end  than  the 
clothes  \ou  wear. 

Eve  had  nothing  for  months  but  a  lot 
of  grapefruit  and  .Adam.  But  the  moment 
she  dressed  up  in  her  fig  leaf  she  became 
the  mother  of  a  family  and  the  First 
Lady  of  the  Land. 


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music  .  .  .  one  must  dance  a  little  .  .  .  proximity.  Perfect,  these 
circumstances,  for  one  of  Nature's  major  unpleasantnesses. 
Moisture  under  the  arms  .  .  .  stains  .  .  .  undainty  odor.  Com- 
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millions  of  men  and  women  the  world  over  regularly  take, 
can  not  fail  you  even  here.  Twice  a  week  you  use  your 
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attired  himself  in  the  plus-fours,  for 
the  first  time  since  they  had  been  fitted. 
He  unpacked  the  clubs  and  with  a  caddy- 
instructor  stepped  forth  into  that  picture. 
Golf  had  him. 

Hours  later  the  puffing  president  of 
Uni\'ersal  Pictures  Corporation  of  New 
York,  London,  Paris,  Shanghai,  Tokio, 
Des  JMoines  and  elsewhere,  was  at  the 
ninth  hole.  He  was  weary  and  sore,  of 
soul  and  body.  The  sun  was  gone  and 
the  sky  was  murky.  Rain  began  to  fall. 
He  was  a  mile  or  more  from  the  hotel. 
There  was  no  shelter. 

Laemmle  was  just  a  woebegone,  un- 
funny bedraggled  little  man,  w-ilted  and 
shivering  when  he  reached  the  hotel. 
He  refused  both  the  hot  cognac  and  warm 
sympathy  of  the  maitre  de  hotel  and  went 
to  bed.  He  had  a  fever,  a  cold,  and 
something  akin  to  pneumonia.  He 
sta%ed   in  bed   for  three  weeks.     Much 


of  that  time  was  spent  in  glowering  at 
the  bag  of  golf  clubs  standing  in  the 
corner,  w'hile  he  dictated  poignant  cable- 
grams to  his  Xew  York  office. 

\\  hen  Carl  Laemmle  was  well  and  fit 
again  he  had  arrived  at  a  decision  about 
golf  and  an  opinion  about  golfers.  It 
may  be  stated  to  be  final. 

In  the  field  of  banking,  the  law,  real 
estate,  cloaks  and  suits,  and  even  some 
parts  of  the  motion  picture  industry-, 
the  ambitious  up-and-coming  young  man 
may  yet  with  profit  take  up  golf,  accord- 
ing to  the  current  custom,  hoping  to  meet 
influential  men  on  the  links.  But  if  any 
young  man  desires  to  make  the  social 
acquaintance  of  Carl  Laemmle  with  a 
view  to  position  in  the  Universal  Pic- 
tures Corporation,  it  is  earnestly  advised 
that  he  eschew  golf,  seeking  rather  to 
perfect  himself  in  the  snappy  technology 
of  stud  poker. 

HOWEVER,  in  proof  of  Mr.  Laemm- 
le's  lack  of  deep  bias,  it  should  be 
recorded  that  Mr.  Gulick  continues  with 
L'ni\'ersal.  He  golfs  surreptitiously,  on 
Sundays,  and  his  golfing  magazines  are 
mailed  to  his  residence  address — not  the 
office. 

This  Laemmle  is  a  man  of  little  things. 
Here  again  he  breaks  all  the  rules  of  the 
standard  pattern  of  American  big  busi- 
ness hero.  He  appears  to  have  the  im- 
pression that,  if  he  pays  heed  to  the 
minutiae,  he  can  trust  his  organization 
to  take  care  of  the  big,  broad  operations. 
They  can  hardly  overlook  the  millions  if 
he  takes  care  of  the  dimes.  He  is  a 
chronic  fuss-budget. 

Laemmle  tries   to   read   ever>'  bit   of 


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paper  that  drifts  through  his  offices, 
contracts,  letters,  ledgers,  publicity  sto- 
ries, press  books,  poster  lines  and  inter- 
office memoranda.  Executives  hide  their 
work  from  liim  lest  the  dela\s  of  his  con- 
sideration choke  up  the  flow  of  business. 
He  has  a  painful  curiosity  about  figures. 
Abstractions  and  summaries  mean  noth- 
ing to  him.  He  wants  to  see  the  par- 
ticularized items  in  remotest  detail.  It 
was  necessary  when  his  business  was  born 
and  he  will  ne%er  know  that  it  has  grown 
up — a  typical  attitude  of  parents. 

Inevitably  Laemmle's  memory  is  an 
amazing  file  of  statistics.  If  he  chances 
upon  a  report  on,  sa\',  the  gross  business 
of  the  Des  Moines  exchange  for  April 
1927,  he  instantly  knows  by  how  many 
dollars  it  differs  from  the  figures  for  that 
same  branch  for  April  in  1925  and  '26. 
Also  he  wants  to  hear  wh\- — even  if  he 
knows. 

THERE  is  a  peculiar  selectiveness  in 
Laemmle's  arithmetical  acu'teness.  His 
eye  is  for  the  minor  items.  Let  there  be 
a  dispute  of  twenty  cents  and  his  ire  is 
lighted.  But  an  issue  of  two  hundred 
thousand  dollars  can  be  tossed  o\er  for 
settlement  between  the  accounting  and 
legal  departments.  "L'ncle  Carl"  is 
poisonously  accurate  in  the  immediate 
vicinity  of  the  decimal  point  only. 

Further,  while  a  business  argument 
can  hardly  wrest  a  nickel  from  Laemmle's 
grasp,  an  address  to  his  emotions  can 
reach  deep  into  his  pocket.  Not  so  long 
ago  a  young  Polish  actor  scraped  an 
acquaintance  with  Laemmie  at  Uni%ersal 
City,  telling  a  tale  of  ambition,  artistic 
hopes  and  hard  luck.  Laemmie  within 
the  hour  ga\-e  the  youth  a  six  month 
contract  and  sent  him  to  the  studios  to 
await  a  part.  Xo  part  to  the  taste  of  the 
Pole  was  offered,  so  he  languished  in  idle, 
artistic  discontent.  As  the  end  of  his 
six  month  period  approached  he  again 
saw  Laemmie,  this  time  relating  the  sad 
stor>'  of  the  death  of  his  mother  and  want 
in  the  family  in  Poland.  Thereupon  the 
contract  was  renewed  for  another  six 
months  at  LTnixersal  City,  doing  nothing 
at  all,  at  an  advance  in  salar\'  in  token 
of  his  patient  devotion  to  hope. 

Laemmle's  characteristic  expression  is 
a  smile,  broad.  He  is  alwa>s  looking  for 
a  joke,  the  broader  the  better.  No  sharp, 
swift  wit  for  "Uncle  Carl."  Fast  ones 
do  not  register. 

It  is  a  mistake  to  be  really  funny  with 
Laemmie.  He  has  no  keen  powers  of 
discrimination.  There  is  the  interesting 
and  humorously  unfortunate  case  of  Hy 
Mayer,  the  cartoonist,  and  able  maker 
of  animated  comedies  drawn  in  cinema- 
line.  Once  upon  a  time  Mr.  Mayer  was 
seeking  an  important  contract  with  Uni- 
versal through  Laemmie.  He  told 
"Uncle  Carl"  a  wonderful  line  of  stories 
— just  to  pro\e  how  funny  he  could  be. 
Laemmie  laughed  until  his  sides  were 
sore  and  tears  spattered  on  the  glass 
topped  desk.  He  asked  Mayer  to  return 
again  and  again.  The  conferences  were 
riots  of  laughter.  Laemmie  formed  the 
habit.  He  started  laughing  when  Mayer 
entered  the  office  and  kept  at  it  until  he 
bowed  him  out  again  with  eyes  swimming 
in  a  mist  of  merriment.  The  parleys 
never  got  anywhere.  The  project  was 
just  naturally  laughed  to  death.  If  Mayer 
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Laemmle  at  half-mast,  on  crutches,  he 
could  ha\e  written  his  own  contract. 
But  Laemmle  can  not  hold  a  pen  when 
he  is  laughing — and  this  was  not  a  joke. 
There  is  an  undercurrent  of  wistfulness 
about  Laemmle  and  his  love  of  a  laugh. 
He  is  anxious  to  be  happy  and  he  is  not 
always  certain  about  it.  There  is  pos- 
sibly a  dim  notion,  in  very  hazy  focus, 
within  him,  that  maybe  he  is  himself  a 
bit  of  broad  humor. 

CERT.AIXLV  there  is  whimsy  enough 
in  the  outlines  of  Laemmle's  career 
to  make  him  know  that  Fate  has  prankish 
moods,  which  are  not  all  unkind.  There 
he  sits,  immigrant  son  of  a  small  German 
merchant,  gaudily  enthroned,  after  em- 
battled j'ears,  among  nickelodeon-born 
grandeurs  of  plaster  and  gilt  and  ma- 
hogany officing  on  Fifth  avenue  at 
Fifty-seventh  street,  where  August  Heck- 
scher's  boasting  tower  holds  a  golden 
bantam  against  the  sky. 

And  in  what  a  fantasy  of  sequences  has 
he  achieved  this  eminence!  Carl 
Laemmle,  aged  14-,  son  of  Julius  of 
Laupheim,  Germany,  landing  at  Castle 
Garden  on  St.  Valentine's  Day  of  1884 
to  start  a  life.  He  had  an  impossible  but 
hopeful  beginning  here  as  an  errand  bo\', 
handicapped  with  an  alien  tongue,  work- 
ing for  a  New  York  druggist.  This  was 
followed  by  another  such  job  in  Chicago 
and  then  by  a  plunge  into  the  North- 
west with  a  job  at  S4  a  month  as  a  hand 
on  a  Swede's  farm  in  South  Dakota.  But 
Laemmle  did  not  work  the  first  month 
out.  The  Swede  set  the  youngster  at  the 
unkosher  job  of  feeding  the  hogs,  there-at 
he  quit.  There  were  more  pettj-  jobs, 
with  endless  nights  of  study  the  while. 
Then  a  new  sequence  began,  bookkeep- 
ing for  Butler  Brothers,  wholesale  general 
merchandise  concern,  in  Chicago;  clerk- 
ing and  checking  for  Nelson  .Morris  .S: 
Company  in  Chicago's  packingtown — 
hogs  are  not  so  bad  when  they  are  dead — 
more  bookkeeping  for  jewelers  and  then 
at    last   an    accounting   job    in   Samuel 


Stern's  Continental  Clothing  House  in 
Oshkosh.  That  was  a  goal.  In  the 
clothing  store  Laemmle  rose  to  manager- 
ship and  married  Recha,  niece  of  the 
owner.  He  was  settled  for  life — almost. 
He  was  in  the  business  and  in  the  family 
— almost.  But  all  the  rest  of  the  staff  was 
in  the  family,  too.  He  could  not  really 
be  the  boss.  Thej'  ignored  his  rulings, 
and  sometimes  they  laughed  at  him. 
Sometimes,  to  be  sure,  they  had  a  laugh 
coming. 

The  best  laugh  of  all  came  near  the 
end,  just  when  Carl  had  set  out  on  a 
master  stroke  of  exploiting  a  Puritan 
holiday  with  a  "Great  Thanksgiving 
Sale — a  fi\'e  pound  turkey  free  with  e\'ery 
S25  purchase."  Down  the  street  a, 
competitor,  probably  Blazeheiraer  tS: 
Bernstein,  stepped  forth  with  an  offer  of 
the  same  kind  of  turkey  with  ever>-  pur- 
chase of  S22.50  or  more.  Rabid  compe- 
tition ensued.  The  purchase  require- 
ment went  down  and  the  turkey  went  up. 
At  the  end  of  the  week  Laemmle  won,  by 
cutting  the  required  purchase  down  to 
§3.98  and  raising  the  turkey  to  fifteen 
pounds.  It  was  a  great  victory,  but  \-ery 
hard  on  the  Continental  Clothing  Com- 
pany's net  profits  and  Carl  Laemmle's 
internal  standing — to  say  nothing  of  the 
turkey   population   of  Wisconsin. 

WHEN  the  laughing  was  all  oxer  up 
at  Oshkosh,  Carl  Laemmle  was  un- 
happj'.  He  took  his  pen  laboriously  in 
hand  to  write  a  fe«'  lines  seeking  ad\"ice 
and  sympathy  from  Robert  Cochrane  of 
Chicago,  a  friend-bj^-mail.  This  Cochrane 
was  with  the  Witt  Cochrane  advertising 
concern,  which  supplied  the  Continental 
and  many  another  such  clothing  house, 
with  a  canned  service  of  ready  made  ad- 
^•ertisements.  Robert  Cochrane  wrote 
fine  letters  to  the  customers.  These  let- 
ters were  laden  with  pithy,  punchy  words. 
They  were  as  personal  as  Lydia  Pinkham 
and  as  virile  as  Elbert  Hubbard.  So 
Laemmle  knew  he  had  a  friend  in  Chicago, 
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kosh.  He  told  that  friend  about  it.  "I 
am  30  years  old,"  he  wrote,  "and  I  have 
S2.500  and  maybe  I  should  be  in  business 
for  myself." 

Lacmmle's  letter  was  in  the  Saturday 
morning  mail.  Monday  he  got  a  reply, 
a  manly,  noble,  brucebarton  epistle: 
"Be  your  own  master  before  you  turn 
forty.     Do  it  now!     It  can  be  done!" 

On  Tuesday  morning  Laemmle  was  in 
Chicago  with  his  wife  and  his  S2,500, 
looking  for  a  place  to  be  his  own  master. 
He  was  in  a  hurry  to  beat  that  fortieth 
year  deadline.  He  had  Cochrane's  word 
that  it  could  be  done. 

.Also  it  was  done,  to  Cochrane's  sur- 
prise, beginning  with  ^aemmle's  entry 
into  the  motion  picture  industry  as  the 
timid  but  hopeful  proprietor  of  "The 
Whitefront"  a  five  cent  film  theater  on 
Milwaukee  avenue.  Just  incidentally, 
little  Sammy  Katz,  a  Western  Union 
messenger  boy,  got  a  night  job  there  play- 
ing the  piano,  and  grounding  the  tech- 
nique of  Publi.\  presentations  of  today. 

THERE  was  a  long  trail,  brambled  with 
troubles  ahead  in  the  evolution  of  the 
industry,  with  struggles  in  the  courts, 
wars  with  competitors  and  stockholders 
and  trusts  and  whatnot,  coming  at  last 
to  a  climax  so  casual  that  it  was  tremen- 
dously dramatic.  It  was  only  a  few  A-ears 
back,  on  the  eve  of  St.  Patrick's  Day 
in  1920.  The  last  struggle  in  Universal 
was  nearing  a  close.  There  was  a  con- 
ference in  the  old  offices  at  1600  Broad- 
way between  three  men,  worn  and  bitter 
with  tedious  argument,  Carl  Laemmle, 
president,  Robert  Cochrane,  ^•ice-presi- 
dent.  and  against  them  Patrick  A. 
Powers,  dominant  opposition  stockhold- 
er, about  to  cash  his  interest  at  the  end 
of  eight  warring  years.  E\er)thing  was 
settled  for  the  deli\ery  of  Powers'  inter- 
est to  Laemmle  and  Cochrane,  e.xcept  one 
final  and  relatively  trivial  item  of  S7,500. 
In  this  last  jot  on  the  score  remained  the 
seed  of  strife  all  anew.  Agreement 
seemed  impossible. 

Laemmle  was,  as  always  when  under 
stress,  sitting  and  fuming,  stewing  in  the 
juices  of  his  anguish.  Powers,  bitter,  un- 
relenting, was  laughing,  laughing,  laugh- 
ing, a  ringing  derisive  camouflage  e-\- 
pression  of  his  inner  stresses. 

Finally  Laemmle  looked  up  at  the 
towering  Powers  with  a  grin  and  the  grin 
ran  into  a  smile  and  the  smile  broke  into 
a  laugh.  Cochrane  sighed  in  relief.  When 
Laemmle  does  that  the  crisis  is  always 
o\er. 

"Pat — we'll  never  get  anywhere  this 
way.     Let's  match  for  it." 

"I  am  not  a  gambler,"  Powers  re- 
torted to  Laemmle's  proffer. 

"  It's  the  only  way  out — take  a  chance, 
just  for  once,"  Cochrane  urged.  At  last 
he  prevailed.  But  it  was  not  to  be  done 
there.  This  was  a  solemn  e\"ent.  There 
should  be  no  listening  walls,  no  possible 
special  influences.  It  must  be  left  to  the 
Gods  on  neutral  ground. 

Together  the  three  men  went  into  the 
hall  of  the  noisy  Mecca  building  and  rode 
to  a  floor  above,  where  they  turned  a  key 
and  entered  the  idle,  dusty  office  of  the 
defunct  Jungle  Film  Company,  where 
once  a  fortune  had  poured  in  to  them 
from  the  Paul  Rainey  African  Hunt 
pictures.  There  were  piles  of  tattered 
posters,  and  jumbles  of  discarded  files. 


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The  sounds  of  Broatdway  were  hushed  and 
muffled  in  the  long  closed  office. 

Laemmie  ran  a  trickle  of  change 
through  his  fingers  and  selected  a  twenty- 
five  cent  piece.  He  tossed  it  spinning  in 
the  air  and  slapped  it  down  on  the  edge 
of  a  battered  desk. 

"Vou  are  matching  me!" 

Powers  tossed  a  coin  and  brought  it 
down  on  the  desk  under  his  hand  be- 
side Laemmle's. 

Laemmleuncoveredhiscoin — "Heads." 

Powers  raised  his  hand  and  revealed — 
"Tails." 

The  war  was  over  down  to  the  last  cent 
of  millions. 

"I  knew  I'd  win.  Bob,"  Laemmie  con- 
fided to  Cochrane  that  night  at  dinner. 
"You  know  I  alwa\'s  do  when  they 
match  me, — that's  'Laemmie  Luck.'  " 

He  does  well  to  believe  in  "Laemmie 
Luck."  When  there  is  no  other  way,  he 
does  it  that  way.  That  is  one  of  the 
reasons  why  his  offices  are  strewn  with 
the  printed  slogan:  "It  Can  Be  Done!" 

BUT  those  bedizened  offices  in  Fifth 
avenue  do  not  hold  Laemmie  long  or 
often  now.  Mrs.  Laemmie  died  nearly 
ten  years  ago  and  these  da>s  his  life  is 
lived  in  an  orbit  of  travel  rather  than  at 
the  locus  of  a  home.  Laemmie  has  taken 
to  the  sunny  side  of  life  and  the  world, 
California  in  winter  and  the  playgrounds 
of  Europe  in  the  summer.  Only  the 
seasons  between  are  passed  in  New  York. 
There  is  a  pretentious  apartment  in  New 
York's  West  End  a\enue  and  recenth-  he 
acquired  the  estate  of  the  late  Thomas  H. 
Ince  in  California  for  his  winter  residence. 
His  daughter,  Rosabelle,  is  the  chatelaine 
of  his  establishments.  His  son.  Carl,  Jr., 
is  now  beginning  to  busy  himself  in  the 
affairs  of  the  Universal  Pictures  Corpora- 
tion. 

This  son  has  not  always  been  Carl,  Jr. 
For  the  first  sixteen  \ears  of  his  life  the 
boy  was  Julius,  bearing  the  name  of  his 
grandfather,  for  there  is  a  Jewish  custom 
which  forbids  that  the  son  shall  wear  the 
name  of  his  father.  A  few  years  ago  Carl 
Laemmie  reluctantly  yielded  to  the  argu- 
ment of  his  associates  and  admitted  that 
the  institutional  value  of  his  name,  long  'T'HERE  you  have  measure  of  the  range 
proclaimed  to  the  world  with  Uni\ersal  J-  of  Laemmie  ideas  and  ideals,  from  the 
pictures,  was  a  property  that  should  be     gothic  architecture  of  L"lm  to  the  chicken 


It  is  the  law  of  the  calendar.  Meanwhile 
sprinkled  in  between  will  come  Rome, 
Nice,  Paris,  Longchamps,  London  and 
maybe  Epsom  Downs. 

Laemmle's  \'isits  to  Laupheim  are 
occasions  of  sentiment.  Just  as  Adolph 
Zukor  has  become  patron  saint  and  bene- 
factor of  Ricse,  in  Hungary,  Laemmie  is 
the  Lord  Bountiful  to  Laupheim,  donor 
of  g^'mnasiums,  public  buildings,  shade 
trees,  and  many  a  private  charity.  The 
cathedral  at  the  nearby  city  of  Ulm  owes 
the  preser\'ation  of  its  ancient  spire  to 
Laemmie,  and  at  Ginsberg  is  a  nunnerj' 
sa%'ed  from  ruin  by  his  largess. 

There  was  one  unhappy  day  for 
Laemmie  at  Laupheim  just  after  the  war. 
The  town  was  buzzing  with  gossip  of  his 
visit  and  the  word  was  passed  that  he  had 
made  a  picture  entitled  "The  Kaiser 
Beast  of  Berlin."  A  mob  stormed 
through  the  streets  cr>'ing  for  vengeance 
for  betrayal  of  the  Fatherland.  The 
American  consul  was  alarmed  and  urged 
Laemmie  to  flee,  offering  a  peasant 
woman's  garb  as  a  disguise.  This  did  not 
appeal  to  Laemmie,  but  he  slipped  away. 
Now  that  the  fevers  and  hates  of  the  war 
have  cooled  all  is  forgiven  and  forgotten 
betw-een  Laemmie  and  Laupheim.  When 
he  last  visited  his  home  the  village  priest 
was  at  the  train  to  greet  him  with  an 
address  of  welcome. 

There  are,  however,  certain  indica- 
tions that  Laemmie  has  a  design  to  make 
California  his  home  if  retiring  days  e\er 
come.  By  way  of  preparation  he  en- 
gaged some  years  ago  in  a  great  uplift 
movement  with  reference  to  the  fried 
chicken  of  California.  The  poultrj'  of  the 
Los  Angeles  region  was  drj-  and  tough  and 
unhappy.  Laemmle's  well  being  demands 
a  ration  of  fried  chicken  at  regular 
intervals.  After  a  few  struggles  he  issued 
a  volley  of  orders  and  established  a  model 
chicken  ranch  at  LTni%-ersal  City,  in  the 
heart  of  his  studio  zone.  Since  then  there 
has  been  a  continuous  supply  of  first 
grade  chicken  for  the  Laemmie  table 
and  a  widely  extended  influence  toward 
bigger  and  better  broilers  all  over 
Southern  California. 


handed  down  to  his  son.  So  by  process  of 
law  the  son  became  Carl,  Jr. 

It  would  be  difficult  to  decide  what 
place  is  most  of  all  home  to  Laemmie. 
There  are  familiar  associations  for  him  in 
most  of  the  capitals  of  Europe  and  all 
across  the  l"nited  States  from  Los  An- 
geles to  New  York,  by  way  of  Chicago 
and  Oshkosh. 

But  the  occultations  and  perihelions  of 
Laemmle's  orbit  may  be  forecast  with 
almanacic  accuracy.  It  is  certain  that  he 
will  be  at  Carlsbad  in  Germany  in  season 
to  take  the  waters,  and  in  Monte  Carlo 
to  take  chances.  Sometime  between  he 
will  touch  at  Laupheim,  the  home  of  his 
boyhoixi.  He  will  be  in  New  York  about 
the  time  the  motion  picture  sales  season 
starts,  and  he  will  be  in  Lexington, 
Kentucky,  on  Derby  Day,  absolutely 
without  fail.  Also,  without  fail,  he  will 
meet  there  with  J.  J.  Murdock,  of  the 
Keith-.\lbee  \aude\ille  circuit,  friend 
from  the  days  of  the  motion  picture  wars 
of  two  decades  ago.  Their  hotel  suites 
are  reser\'ed  on   standing  annual  order. 


of  Holl>"\vood.  Laemmie  never  lets  an 
idea,  or  anything  that  resembles  one, 
even  slightly,  escape.  He  carries  a  neat 
little  book  with  perforated  lea\'es.  Most 
men  put  their  memoranda  into  a  note 
book.  Laemmie  tears  his  out  and  stuffs 
the  page  in  his  pocket.  The  next  morn- 
ing there  is  a  snowy  shower  of  memo- 
randa to  be  converted  into  orders,  tele- 
grams and  letters  by  a  secretary. 

Be^'ond  tra\el  and  fried  chicken 
Laemmie  has  few  diversions.  His  in- 
creasing deafness  makes  the  drama  of  the 
speaking  stage  una\"ailable  and  his  eyes 
are  worn  with  much  reading  in  the  re- 
lentless work  and  study  of  his  5'outh  and 
the  routine  of  years  of  office  application. 
He  seeks  his  thrills  in  games,  the  cards 
and  dice.  He  craves  excitement  and 
action  and  scorns  draw  poker,  preferring 
stud,    with   anything   "wild"   you    like. 

As  an  affectionate  tribute  Robert 
Cochrane,  his  associate,  confidant  and 
mainstay  in  business,  gave  Laemmie  the 
best  birthday  party  of  his  life  a  few  years 
past.     The  first  floor  of  the  Cochrane 


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residence  at  New  Rochelle  was  swept 
clear  of  its  furnishings  and  was  refitted 
in  lavish  completeness  as  a  gambling 
house,  with  all  of  the  games  and  glories 
that  Canfield  might  have  imagined. 
"Uncle  Carl"  was  turned  loose  to  play 
what  and  where  he  chose.  He  had  a  tilt 
at  everything  from  stud  poker  to  baccarat 
and  faro  and  roulette.  He  had  a  de- 
lightful evening  and  he  lost  only  S6,000. 

Cochrane  understands  Laemmle.  In 
fact,  despite  Cochrane's  retiring  modesty, 
it  becomes  apparent  that  he  has  had 
much  to  do  in  the  creation  of  the  accepted 
Laemmle  personality,  through  twenty- 
and-odd  years  of  writing  his  advertise- 
ments and  utterances,  forming  his  policies 
into  words  and  maintaining  the  insti- 
tutional front,  all  that  long,  long  way 
from  Oshlcosh  to  Fifth  avenue. 

It  was  Cochrane  whose  startling,  crisp 
advertisements  in  the  days  of  the  film 
wars  carried  broadcast  the  Laemmle 
smile  and  ringing  words  of  humorous 
challenge. 

PERH.'\P.S  it  was  then  that  Laemmle 
acquired  the  picture  habit.  Now  where- 
ever  he  goes  he  is  photographed.  He  is  a 
confirmed  addict  of  the  "still."  He  has 
been  photographed  in  front  of  all  the 
historic  buildings  and  monuments  of 
the  western  hemisphere.  For  ever^' 
stone  in  Adolph  Zukor's  "Hall  of 
Nations"  in  the  Paramount  theater  on 
Broadway  there  is  a  photograph  showing 
Laemmle  in  front  of  the  pyramid,  hotel 
de  \ille  or  palace  from  which  the  stone 
was  taken.  Laemmle  has  posed  with  a 
major  faction  of  "Who's  \\'ho"  and  a 
rather  large  part  of  the  telephone  book, 
the  great  and  near  great,  including 
scenario  writers,  William  Jennings  Bry- 
an, Will  Hays,  assorted  presidents, 
crowned  heads,  swelled  heads  and  Cali- 
fornia's prize  rooster.     No  other  motion 


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side  of  the  nose  and  the  corners  of 
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GROW-YES  GROW 

Eyelashes 

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By  Lucille  Young 

America's  nio=;t  widely  known  Beauty 
Expert  for  fifteen  years.  Beauty  Ad- 
viser to  over  a  million  women. 


Now  Eyelashes  and  Eyebrows  can  be  made  to  grow*  My 
new  discovery  MUST  accomplish  this,  or  its  cost  will  be 
refunded  in  full.  Over  10,000  women  hare  made  the  test, 
I  have  the  most  marvelous  testimonials.  Read  a  few  here* 
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they  are  genuine  and  voluntary. 


The  most  marvelous  discovery*  has 
been  made — a  way  to  make  eye- 
lashes and  eyebrows  actually 
grow.  Nowif  you  want  long,  curl- 
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them — and  beautiful,  wonderful 
eyebrows. 

I  know  that  women  will  be  wild  to 
put  my  new  discovery  to  test.  _  I 
want  them  to — at  my  risk.  While 
ever^'thing  else  has  failed,  my 
sf^arch  of  years  has  at  last  disclosed 
the  secret. 

So  now  I  say  to  women  that  no 
matter  how  scant  the  eyelashes  and 
eyebrows,  I  will  increase  their 
length  and  thickness  in  30  days — or 
not  accept  a  single  penny.  There 
are  no  strings  attached  to  my  guar- 
antee! No  '"ifs,"  "ands."or  "may- 
bes!"  New  growth  or  no  pay.  And 
you  are  the  sole  judge. 

Proved  Beyond  the  Shadow 
of  a  Doubt 

Not  just  a  few,  but  over  ten  thou- 
sand women  have  proved  that  my 
wonderful  discovery  works.  I  have 
from  these  women  some  of  the  most 
startling  testimonials  ever  written. 
I  print  a  few  of  them  on  this  page. 
And  I  have  sworn  to  their  genuine- 
ness before  a  notary  public. 
Please  note  the  first  testimonial^ — 
an  amazing  statement  that  my  dis- 
covery actually  produced  hair  on 
the  forehead,  for  a  "dip,"  as  well  as 
growing  eyelashes  and  eyebrows. 

What  My  Dhcovery  Means 
to  BEAUTY 

To  fringe  the  eyes  with  long,  curl- 
ing, natural  lashes — to  make  the 
eyebrows  intense,  strong,  silken 
linesl  Think  of  it.  All  the  mys- 
terious, alluring  charm  of  veiled 
eyes,  the  witchery  and  beauty  only 
one  woman  in  a  hundred  now  pos- 
sesses in  full.  But  now  you,  even'- 
one.  can  have  this  beauty — impart 
to  loveliness  this  greatest  of  all 
single  charms. 

Results  Noticeable  in  a  Week 

In  one  week — sometimes  in  a  day  or 
two — you  notice  the  effect.  You 
merely  follow  simple  directions. 
The  eyelashes  become  more  beauti- 
ful— like  a  silken  fringe.  The  dar- 
ling little  upward  curl  shows  itself. 
The  eyebrows  become  sleek  and 
tractable — with  a  noticeable  ap- 
pearance of  gro'wlh  and  thickness. 
You  will  have  the  thrill  of  a  lifetime 
— know  that  all  you  have  to  do  is 
carry  out  use  of  my  discovery  the 
allotted  time. 


An  Entirety  Neif,  Scientlfie 
Principle 

For  years.  I  have  sought  my  dis- 
coverj- — tried  thousands  upon  thou- 
sands of  ways.  But  they  were  the 
ways  others  have  tried.  I,  like 
others.failed  utterly.  Then  I  made 
a  discovery,  found  that  the  roots  of 
the  eyelashes  and  eyebrows  were 
mar^'elously  responsive  to  a  certain 
rare  ingredient — found  that  this  in- 
gredient must  be  applied  in  an 
entirely  new  way.  There  is  a 
secret  about  my  discovery — but  no 
mystery.  It  accomplishes  its  re- 
markable results  j  ust  as  nature  does 
for  those  women  who  possess  beau- 
tiful eyelashes  and  eyebrows.  I 
know  I  have  now  given  women  the 
wish  of  their  hearts — made  the 
most  astounding  beauty  discovery 
yet  recorded. 

You  Can  Have  Proof 
at  My  Sole  Risk 

Remember  ...  in  30  days  I  guar- 
antee results  that  will  not  only 
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entirely  satisfied,  you  will  not  be 
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Read  These  Amazing 
Testimonial  Letters 

Dear  Miss  Young:  I  have  just 
used  your  Eyelash  and  Eye- 
brow Beautifier  and  have  re- 
ceived good  results.  Further- 
more, while  I  was  applying  it 
to  my  eyes,  I  thought  I'd  put 
it  on  my  forehead  at  the  side, 
to  make  a  dip.  I  continued  to 
do  so  and  was  astonished  one 
day  when  I  saw  that  there 
actually  was  hair  on  my  fore- 
head. I  will  have  a  natural  dip 
on  my  forehead. 

Luretta  Prinze. 
19S2  Cudabark  Ave.. 
Niagara  Falls,  N.  Y. 

*  •  * 

Dear  Lucille  Young:  I  am 
more  than  pleased  with  your 
Eyebrow  and  Eyelash  Beau- 
tifier. My  eyelashes  are  grow- 
ing thick,  long,  and  luxurious. 
Miss  Flora  J.  Corriveau, 
9PinetteAve..  Biddeford.Me. 

«  •  » 
Dear  Miss  Young:  I  certainly 
am  delighted  wiih  the  Eye- 
brow and  Eyelash  Beautifier. 
I  notice  the  greatest  difference 
and  so  many  people  I  come  in 
contact  with  remark  how 
silky  and  long  my  eyelashes 
appear  to  be. 

Mile.  Hefflefinger. 
240  W.  "B"  St.,  Carlisle.  Pa. 

*  *  • 

Lucille  Young:  I  have  been 
using  your  Eyelash  and  Eye- 
brow Eeautitier  Method.  It  is 
surely  wonderful. 

Pearl  Provo, 
2954  Taylor  St..  N.E.. 
Minneapolis,  Minn. 
«  «  * 
Dear   Friend:   A   million    or 
more    thanks    to    you    Miss 
Young.  1  am  greatly  pleased. 
My  eyebrows  and  lashes  are 
beautiful  now.  I  uiU  praise 
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I  shall  bring  my  maid  and  little  boy  to- 
morrow. We're  at  the  Biltmore  just 
now." 

"Vou  expecting  to  stay  long?" 

The  woman  w-as  watching  her,  Paula 
realized  suddenly,  taking  her  in  from  her 
brown  oxfords  ornamented  with  snake- 
skin  to  her  very  smart  and  simple  hat. 

Haughtily,  Paula  said,  "I  expect  to 
remain  permanently." 

"I  thought  you  was  a  tourist." 

There  was  a  pause.  Paula  looked  into 
the  closets,  flung  open  the  drawers  of  the 
dresser.     Then  she  made  ready  to  go. 

"Your  husband  coming  out  to  join 
you?"  said  the  landlady,  following  her 
to  the  door. 

"My  husband  and  I  are — separated." 
said  Paula.  She  flung  up  her  little  chin 
in  her  verj'  best  Southern  lady  manner. 

"Then  I  suppose  you've  come  out  here 
to  go  into  pictures,"  said  the  landlady, 
following  her  down  the  hall. 

The  hall  itself  was  \-ery  pretty  and 
very  dignified,  with  fern  baskets  along 
the  walls  and  charming  little  high  win- 
dows. The  apartment  was  delightful, 
too,  and  the  fact  that  it  looked  out  o\'er 
so  much  of  the  city  thrilled  Paula.  But 
she  began  to  wish,  ne\'ertheless,  that  she 
had  not  taken  it.  She  didn't  like  this 
flat-voiced  landlady. 

"Yes,"  said  Paula.  "I  have." 

"God  pity  you,"  said  the  landlady, 
and  somehow  before  Paula  could  answer, 
she  was  gone. 

PAUL.\  walked  into  the  sunshine  and 
hailed  a  taxi.  And  in  two  minutes  she 
had  forgotten  the  landlady-  altogether. 
She  could  remember  nothing  for  long,  so 
swamped  was  she  in  the  dizzy  amaze- 
ment of  the  step  she  had  taken,  of  this 
astonishing  thing  that  had  come  to  pass. 

There  were  still  times  when  she 
couldn't  believe  it. 

It  had  all  begun,  really,  on  the  morning 
after  the  Hunt  Ball  at  the  Country  Club. 
Her  dissatisfaction  had  crystallized  then, 
her  miserj'  had  welled  up  into  acti\-e 
force,  her  boredom  had  cried  out  acti%ely. 

But  that  she  should  actually-  have  had 
the  courage  to  take  this  great  step,  to 
lea\e  her  home  and  her  husband  and 
come  to  Holl>-wood  to  go  into  the  mo\'ies 
seemed  like  some  glorious  dream.  She 
would  wake  up  presently  and  hear  Eddie 
snoring  in  the  bed  beside  her. 

At  the  mere  thought  she  pressed  her 
nose  to  the  window  of  the  ta-xi  and  stared 
out,  to  reassure  herself.  Hollywood  was 
still  there.  It  awaited  her.  She  had 
had  the  courage  to  take  the  great  plunge 
and  now  only  fame  and  fortune  lay  ahead 
of  her.     She  was  quite  sure  of  that. 


Fame — fortune — romance — adventure 
— she  had  come  to  the  land  of  all  these 
things. 

Her  beauty  was  her  passport,  her 
purchasing  power,  her  lodestone. 

Ill 

"T  THINK  it's  because  you're  not  shop- 
-L  worn  and  because  you're  a  lady,"  he 
said,    "and    then,    of    course,    you    are 
very  beautiful." 

Paula  drew  a  deep  breath.  It  was 
difficult  for  her  to  breathe  because  her 
heart  was  beating  so  hard.  Her  hand 
lay  in  his,  palm  against  palm,  and  his 
arm  about  her  slender  waist  bent  her 
tow'ard  him. 

The  lights  were  very  low,  and  the  air 
was  sweet  with  incense,  and  with  Paula's 
own  fa\orite  perfume.  But  she  was 
conscious  just  then  only  of  the  scent  of 
the  gardenia  in  his  buttonhole. 

Two  o'clock  in  the  morning,  in  a  soft- 
lighted,  sweet-scented  Holh^vood  apart- 
ment, and  she  was  being  made  love  to, 
divinely,  divinely,  by  the  screen's  greatest 
lo\-er. 

How  many  times,  from  an  audience 
seat,  she  had  watched  him,  with  his  suave 
and  charming  smile,  his  delightful  air  of 
breeding,  his  gallant  manner,  wooing 
some  screen  beauty.  Always  he  had 
thrilled  her.  The  perfection  of  his 
grooming,  the  air  of  distinction  all  suited 
her  taste  perfectly. 

That  gardenia  in  his  buttonhole. 
Why,  it  had  become  a  symbol  of  romance 
to  millions  of  women  all  over  the  country. 

Now  she,  Paula  Fitzgerald,  was  actual- 
ly in  his  arms,  he  was  bending  his  dis- 
tinguished head  toward  her,  smiling  down 
at  her  with  that  wonderful  smile. 

Her  voice  trembled,  it  grew  very 
Southern  in  moments  of  emotion. 

"You — you  are  very  sweet  to  me," 
she  said.  "  I  don't  see  why  you — you 
who  could  ha\'e  anyone — should  waste 
your  time  with  me. " 

Her  eyes  upturned  were  heavenly  in- 
cense e\'en  to  a  great  screen  lover. 

He  lost  his  head  a  little,  then  kissed 
her — %'iolently. 

When  she  was  in  bed,  tingling  still  with 
emotion,  she  realized  that  she  had  been 
a  little  frightened.  He  was — a  little 
difficult,  really,  .^nd  Paula  assured  her- 
self that  she  did  not  mean  to  be  a  fool. 
*  *  * 

Across  the  little  table  he  said,  "You 
are  so  darn  beautiful,  Paula.  But  you've 
kidded  me  just  about  as  long  as  I  can  be 
kidded.  After  all,  this  is  Hollywood — 
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Paula  lifted  her  eyes.  Thej'  were 
lu\-el\',  but  they  were  hurt,  proud,  \var>-. 

"Tiien  perhaps  you'd  better  take  me 
home,"  said  Mrs.  Fitzgerald. 

At  the  door,  he  said,  "Good-night,  my 
dear,"  and  started  down  the  hall, 
whistling  a  little  and  swinging  his  stick. 

Paula  swayed  against  the  door,  sick, 
dizzy,  hurt. 

Once  she  started  to  call  him  back,  but 
pride  held  her  silent. 

She  let  him  go. 

Which  surprised  him  ^ery  much. 

^      H;      1^ 

When  Sonny  came  into  her  bed  the 
next  morning,  he  said,  "Mother,  when 
is  Dadd\-  coming?  I  want  to  see  Daddy. 
If  I  had  a  wish,  it'd  be  to  see  Dadd\'." 

Paula  kissed  him  silentl>'.  There  were 
circles  under  her  eyes.  But  she  was  \'ery 
beautiful. 

IV 

SHE  had  been  made  love  to  by  any 
number  of  men.  She  had  been  court- 
ed.    She  had  been  flattered. 

Since  the  screen's  great  lo\er,  there 
had  been  a  young  producer,  a  \er>-  famous 
Western  star,  and  an  extremely  clever 
exploitation  man,  and  a  scenario  writer, 
and  any  number  of  others. 

The\-  had  made  love  to  her.  But  for 
all  that  she  had  no  work,  she  had  no 
money,  and  she  had.  so  far  as  she  knew, 
no  chance  of  getting  either. 

The  knock  on  the  door  stirred  her  from 
her  seat  enough  to  make  her  say,  "Come 
in, "  without  much  interest. 

It  was  the  landlady. 

Paula  looked  at  her  once,  and  did  not 
speak.  What  was  there  to  say?  She 
knew  why  the  \\'0man  had  come. 

But  the  landlady,  without  being  asked, 
came  over  and  took  a  chair  opposite  her. 

"Things  breaking  bad?"  she  said. 

Paula  did  not  answer  her. 

"Well,"  said  the  woman,  slowly, 
"that's  Hollywood.  I  know  it  like  a 
book.  I  been  everything  in  this  town. 
You  don't  remember  me,  I  guess,  but 
I  used  to  be  a  star — one  of  the  first,  back 
in  the  days  before  we  e\en  had  names. 
I  been  up,  I  been  down — not  once,  or 
twice,  but  a  lot  of  times.  But  they  can't 
get  me  up  or  down  again.  Not  me. 
You're  different.  But  you  haven't  got  a 
chance." 

The  antagonism  in  Paula  had  died 
under  the  slow,  measured  words. 

"What'd  you  mean,  I  ha^■en't  got  a 
chance?"  she  said,  breathlessly.  "Why 
haven't  I?     I  must  have." 

"Well,  you  haven't,"  said  the  woman. 
"The  market's  glutted.  I  know  you're 
beautiful.     What  of  it?" 

"I  thought,"  said  Paula,  bitterly,  "I 
thought  screen  success  was  founded  on 
beauty." 

"Whatever  give  you  that  idea?  Look 
'em  over.  One  in  a  hundred  isn't  a 
beauty.  Besides,  you're  too  old.  This 
game  is  like  baseball.  Or  prize-fighting, 
you're  through  at  thirty." 

"I'm  only  twenty-six,"  said  Paula 
hotly. 

"Well — that's  too  old  to  start.  Nope, 
beauty  is  a  drug  on  the  market.  So  are 
women — as  women.  You  can't  sell  your- 
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"Well— all  right." 

"I  know  I  can  win  yet,"  she  said. 
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V 

THERE  was  jio  snow  outside,  but  Paula 
could  hear  now  the  merry  laughter  of 
crowds,  the  hustling  feet,  the  rush  of 
motors. 

It  was  Christmas  Eve.  Slie  could  tell 
it — she  could  feel  it. 

Christmas  had  always  been  a  great 
time  in  Xash\-ille.  They  made  a  lot  of 
Christmas — down  home.  E\erjbody  was 
so  friendly,  running  in  and  out,  trimming 
each  other's  trees,  gi\'ing  presents.  Why, 
folks  you  hardlj-  knew  sent  you  the  nicest 
presents.  .-Vnd  flowers — when  she  was 
a  girl  at  home  in  Nashville  sometimes  she 
had  as  many  as  fiftj-  bouquets. 

She  remembered  the  lights  on  the  snow 
at  home  at  Christmas  time,  streaming  out 
of  all  the  windows,  and  from  the  contin- 
ually opening  doors,  .^nd,  in  Baltimore, 
there  were  so  many  pleasant  customs, 
and  on  Christmas  Eve  everybody  went 
calling. 

Last  year,  she  and  Eddie  had  trimmed 
Sonny's  tree — 

She  got  up  and  went  over  to  the  little 
tree  in  the  corner  of  the  room  and  moved 
a  few  of  the  bright  baubles  about.  It 
was  a  A-ery  little  tree.  She  was  afraid 
Sonny  w^ould  be  disappointed.  Last 
\ear,  his  tree  had  reached  clear  to  the 
ceiling  of  the  drawing  room,  and  Eddie 
had  arranged  all  the  strings  of  colored 
lights  so  beautifully. 

There  weren't  any  lights  on  this  little 
tree.     If  Sonny  cried — 

Her  gaze  wandered  to  the  door. 

It  was — sort  of  lonesome.  Of  course, 
it  was  silly  of  her  to  feel  that  way.     This 


wasn't — the  South.  Folks  out  here 
didn't  make  nearly  so  much  of  Christmas. 
And  of  course  in  .\ash\ille  there  had  been 
her  father  and  mother  and  all  the  boys 
and  girls  she'd  gone  to  school  with. 
.And  in  Baltimore  there  had  been  Eddie. 

He  was  a  great  one  to  make  a  fuss  o\er 
holidays  and  birthdays.  Especially 
Christmas.  Last  year  he  had  spent  two 
hours  arranging  Sonny's  electric  train. 
There  wasn't  any  gift  like  that  for  Sonny 
tonight.  She  was  sorry.  But — but  she 
just  hadn't  had  enough  money. 

Funny — spending  Christmas  Evealone. 

SURELY  somebody  would  come,  or  call 
her  up,  or  send  her  a  little  package  to 
be  opened  in  the  morning.  Suppose  she, 
Paula  Fitzgerald,  didn't  get  a  single 
Christmas  present.  There  must  be  a 
package  somewhere  from  the  folks  in 
Nashville.  But  the  mails  were  so  crowd- 
ed. .All  the  things  from  the  East  had 
been  delajed.  That  was  why  her  family 
package  didn't  come,  nor  Eddie's  for 
Sonny.  Surely,  surel\^  Eddie  had  sent 
something — not  to  her  but  to  Sonn\-. 

She  went  in  and  looked  at  him  where 
he  lay  asleep  at  last,  in  her  bed.  His  hair 
was  dark  against  the  pillow.  This  bed- 
room wasn't  like  his  nursery  at  home. 

She  wandered  back  again  and  the  sight 
of  the  little  tree  took  her  by  the  throat 
and  she  buried  her  face  a  moment  in  her 
hands.  It  looked  so — so  forlorn.  She 
ne\er  had  had  any  knack  of  doing  things 
like  that.  And  then,  it  was  just  awful 
how  much  all  those  little  glittery  things 
cost. 

Nobody  was  coming  to  see  her — no- 
body was  going  to  send  her  a  present,  not 
e%en  flowers. 

All  those  men  who  had  made  love  to 
her.  What  did  the\'  care?  This  proved  it. 
Here  it  was  Christmas,  and  where  were 
they?  Home  with  their  families,  looking 
after  their  wi^es  and  children.  And  she 
was  alone. 

In  the  morning,  she  and  Sonny  would 
wake  up  alone,  and  the\'  would  be  alone 
all  day  long.  The>-  would  eat  turkey  she 
would  have  to  cook  alone.  The  gaiety  of 
— she  must  not  let  herself  think  of  last 
year,  of  the  pretty  little  house  in  Balti- 
more, of  Eddie  bustling  down  to  light  the 
fire  and  the  tree,  of  the  colored  sen'ants 
standing  about  in  the  background,  and 
the  long,  happy,  thrilling  day  with  people 
coming  and  going. 

Tears  began  to  trickle  down  her  cheeks. 

And  just  then  there  was  a  knock  at 
her  door. 

A  timid  knock,  but  unmistakable. 

Color  flamed  into  her  cheeks. 

Somebod>-  had  remembered  her.  She 
had  a  friend.  She  wasn't  just  a  beauti- 
ful woman  to  be  made  lo\'e  to,  to  be 
tempted,  and  then  forgotten. 

She  went  softly.  e.\pectantl>-.  Maybe 
it  was  only  flowers,  or  a  little  gift,  or 
maybe  somebody — she  ran  over  three  or 
four  names  in  her  mind — maybe  some- 
body had  come  to  help  her  decorate 
Sonny's  tree. 

Her  eager  hands  flung  wide  the  door. 

Eddie  stood  there.  Eddie,  Eddie, 
wrapped  in  a  fur  coat,  his  arms  so  full  of 
bundles  that  she  could  see  only  his  eyes, 
timid  and  pleading  behind  their  glasses, 
and  his  gray  felt  hat. 

They  stared  at  each  other. 

"Eddie,"    said    the    beautiful    Paula 


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Fitzgerald.  "Eddie — you — what  are  you 
doing  here?" 

He  came  in  and  set  the  bundles  down 
on  the  table. 

"I  know  I  didn't  have  any  business  to 
come,"  he  said,  slowly,  and  his  voice 
pleaded,  too.  "I  know  wliat  you  told 
me  the  day  you  left.  I  know  I'm  not 
good  enough  for  you,  Paula,  and  I  know 
I  didn't  give  you  what  you  wanted.  I 
expect  you're  pretty  bus\-,  too,  and  ha\e 
got  a  lot  of — of  wonderful  friends  and 
everything  and  I  want  )ou  to  know  I 
won't  interfere.  But  when  I  thought  of 
not — well,  I  thought  maybe  you  might 
like  me  to  help  you  trim  Sonny's  Christ- 
mas tree,  or  something.  I — I  just 
couldn't  bear  to  spend  Christmas  away 
from  you  and  Sonny." 

"You  came  three  thousand  miles  to 
— help  me  trim  Sonny's  Christmas  tree?" 
said  Paula,  softly,  her  e>es  enormous, 
her  lashes  wet. 

"Sounds  silly,  doesn't  it?"  said  Eddie, 
deprecatingly.  "I  suppose  it  does  sound 
sillv — to  you." 

"Eddie,"  said  Paula,  "do  you  know 
what  it  sounds  like  to  me?  It  sounds 
like  the  \-ery  angels  that  sang  on — on 
that  first  Christmas,  that's  what  it 
sounds  like.  Oh,  Eddie,  take  me  home — 
take  me  home." 

"You  were  sure  born  under  a  lucky 
star, "  said  the  landlady,  flatly. 

"Wasn't  I,  though?"  said  Paula. 

And  she  had  never  looked  so  beautiful. 


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ALL  ABOARD— First  National 

AN  amusing  Johnnie  Hines  comedy  that 
will  meet  with  the  approval  of  all 
audiences.  This  is  the  first  time  Johnnie  has 
had  such  a  capable  and  charming  leading 
lady  as  is  Edna  Murphy.  Johnnie  becomes  a 
conductor  of  a  tour  through  the  Sahara. 
Now  there  happens  to  be  a  wicked  sheik  who 
has  designs  on  Edna.  He  kidnaps  her  and  of 
course  it's  up  to  Johnnie  to  do  the  rescuing 
act.     Good  entertainment. 

SPUDS— Pathe 

LARRY  SEMON  thinks  he  is  a  good 
enough  comedian  to  do  without  a  story 
or  situations.  And  of  course  you  know 
otherwise.  Larry  has  been  doing  this  for 
years  and  it  is  really  about  time  that  he  got 
wise  to  himself.  Perhaps  that  is  why  he 
has  turned  his  talents  (?)  towards  directing 
for  Paramount.  This  was  apparently  in- 
tended to  be  a  hilarious  travesty  on  the  war 
but  one  is  never  quite  sure  whether  it  was 
meant  to  be  comedy  or  pathos. 

THE  BRONCHO  TWISTER— Fox 

THERE  is  nothing  unusual  in  this  shoot- 
up-the-town  Tom  Mi.x  feature.  It  is 
now  an  accepted  fact  that  Tom  always  ac- 
complishes the  impossible  so  you  must  over- 
look a  number  of  the  absurdities  you  will 
find  here.  Tom  meets  the  girl,  protects  her 
rights  from  her  brutal  father  and  his  gang. 
After  cleaning  up  the  gang  Tom  proceeds  to 
blow  up  the  house — just  for  the  fun  of  seeing 
some  fireworks.  None  of  this  is  likely  to 
keep  you  awake  nights. 

THE  BROKEN  GATE— Tiffany 

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unfortunately,  because  of  the  weepy  stor>' 
and  weak  direction.  The  setting  is  a  gos- 
sipy small  town  interested  solely  in  the  life 
of  Aurora  Lane  and  her  nameless  child,  who 
is  supposedly  dead.  Lots  of  complication, 
and  of  course,  finally,  vindication.  The  sen- 
timental passages  somehow  do  not  seem  to 
register  their  pathos.    Grownups  only. 

MEN  OF  DARING— Universal 

npHIS.  they  tell  us,  is  a  super  Western. 
-^  Really,  there  is  not  much  to  distinguish 
it  from  the  usual  Western  except  that  there 
is  more  of  it.  Jack  Hoxie  is  cast  in  the  lik- 
able role  of  a  carefree  hero  who  helps  the 
pioneers  reach  the  gold  regions  by  protecting 
them  from  the  attacks  b>'  the  Indians  and  a 
most  villainous  gang.  There's  plenty  of 
action  here — things  start  at  a  gallop  from 


who  dashes  to  Africa  to  forget  his  wife.  And 
you  naturally  know  they  will  meet  even- 
tually, but  not  until  Lewis  has  suffered 
from  the  dread  fever  and  after  a  successful 
diamond  expedition.  Nothing  but  a  nice 
new  story  could  pep  this  up. 

NO  MAN'S  LAW—Pathe 

T^HIS  starts  out  ver\-  slowly  and  only  until 
•*■  the  final  reel  does  any  action  take  place. 
Which  is  quite  unusual  for  a  Rex,  the  Wild 
Horse,  feature.  Rex's  uncanny  intelligence 
makes  you  sit  through  this  until  the  very 
end.  Nothing  more.  Barbara  Kent  is  a 
ver>-  charming  leading  lady  and  shows  a 
great  deal  of  promise.  Theodore  Von  Eltz 
is  the  hero.    For  Rex  fans  only. 

THE  SEA  TIGER— First  National 


the  beginning  and  keep  up  until  the  final     TF  you  like  some  sizzling  fights  here's  >'Our 
hitching  post  is  reached.  -'■red  meat.  Ever>-  one  in  the  cast  encounters 

some    pugilistic    exercise    with   some   other 
Untversal         member.     Even  to  the  women.    Of  course 


Etching  post  i 
HEY!  HEY!  COWBOY- 


nPHE  title  doesn't  lead  you  to  expect  much,     the  fights  all  start  over  the  women  and  the 
-'-  The  result  is  you  are  not  disappointed,     women  fight 


Once  again  we  have  Hoot  settling  a  war  be- 
tween ranchers.  Hoot  does  it  in  the  usual 
way  with  the  heroine  as  the  reward.  This 
picture  has  one  great  advantage — it  enables 
you  to  see  all  the  Westerns  for  a  single  ad- 
mission. There  are,  however,  more  agree- 
able ways  to  spend  an  evening. 

ALTARS  OF  DESIRE— M-G-M 

A  UNTIE  MAE  MURRAY  must  have 
-**-tried  to  borrow  Fanny  Ward's  youth 
secret  in  order  to  fill  the  role  of  a  little 
Southern  ingenue.  But  Fanny  doesn't  tell 
everything,  for  somehowMae  failed  to  regis- 
ter. Soft-focused  close-ups  constitute  the 
whole  picture.  They  fit  Auntie's  style  of 
beauty.  One  grand  feature  is  Andre  Beran- 
ger — his  interpretation  of  a  French  count  is 
delightful.  Conway  Tearle,  Robert  Edeson 
and  Maude  George  complete  the  cast.  Stay 
away. 

THE  NOTORIOUS  LADY— 

First  National 

AFLAT  piece  of  cinema  hash  dating  back 
to  the  da>s  of  weepy  melerdrammers. 
Lewis  Stone  is  again  the  self-sacrificing  hero 


over  the  men.  Just  a  lot  of 
nonsense — if  you  care  to  waste  your  time,  go 
ahead. 

MATINEE  LADIES— Warner  Bros. 
TT  isratherunfortunatethat  MayMcAvoy's 
-'-first  vehicle  for  Warner's  is  such  an  ama- 
teurish effort  both  in  direction  and  support- 
ing cast.  May's  performance  is  always 
worth-while  but  Hedda  Hopper's  dates  back 
to  the  vampish  days  of  Theda — all  that  was 
missing  was  the  tiger  rug.  Malcolm  Mc- 
Gregor was  present — that's  about  all.  As 
for  the  story,  it's  all  wet — another  depiction 
of  the  fast  and  booz\*  set.  Don't  waste  your 
good  time  and  money. 

HORSESHOES— Pathe 

T^HE  funniest  of  the  Monty  Banks  efforts 
-'-  to  date.  Banks  has  a  good  sense  of 
humor  and  with  proper  stories  and  direction 
he  should  develop  into  a  comedian  of  the 
first  class.  Here  Monty  is  an  aspiring  law- 
yer whose  good  luck  charm  is  a  horseshoe. 
In  his  first  case  he  is  hopelessly  outwitted  by 
his  opponents  but  a  horseshoe  is  found  in  the 
nick  of  time  and  the  day  is  saved.  Lots  of 
fun  for  evervone. 


, ■                       1 

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H^  ^^Hi^R^H 

"L     A^ijLj^ 

-**^m 

Karl  Brown  turned  a  Carolina  mountain  cabin  into  a  studio  by 
using  special  gas  lights.  The  equipment  was  carted  over  miles  of 
dirt  roads  into  the  depths  of  the  hills.  In  the  background,  you  see 
Forrest  James  and  Helen  Mundy,  who  star  in  *'Stark  Love."  The 
tank,  in  the  foreground,  supplies  all  the  gas  for  the  lights 


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THE  BELOVED  ROGUE- 

United  Artists 


IF  the  famous  Francois  Villon  could  see 
himself  as  he  is  burlesqued  on  the  screen, 
he  would  probably  writhe  in  agony  in  his 
grave.  All  the  charm  and  romance  in  the 
life  of  the  roguish  Villon  has  been  turned 
into  regular  slapstick  comedy.  Though  lav- 
ishly mounted,  this  has  little  to  offer.  John 
Barr\'more  is  in  this  picture. 

MADAME   WANTS  NO   CHILDREN— 
Fox 

THERE  is  absolutely  no  reason  why  this 
picture  should  have  been  produced.  It 
was  made  in  Germany  and  the  entire  cast  is 
composed  of  German  actors.  Evident h' 
this  is  a  sample  of  foreign  sophistication — to 
us  it  is  just  cheap.  Not  worth  your  time  nor 
money  and  of  course  it  is  not  for  the 
children. 

DOWN  THE  STRETCH— Universal 

IT'S  the  usual  racing  yam  with  just  one 
little  exception.  A  new  angle  is  injected 
here — the  hardships  and  trials  of  the  jockeys 
to  keep  their  weight  down.  The  final  race 
is  here  with  the  hero  winning  nobly.  Bobby 
Agnew  is  the  heftiest  looking  jockey  that 
ever  weighed  in.  Marion  Nixon  is  the  girl. 
Fair. 

THE  RIDIN'  ROWDY—Pathe 

TH  E  usual  \^'estern — \illains  will  be 
villains  and  the  hero  has  to  save  the  gal. 
You'll  find  plenty  of  hard  ridin',  lots  of 
fightin'  and  shootin'  and  some  pretty  crude 
romantic  scenes.  Buffalo  Bill,  Jr.,  is  the 
star. 

SEE  YOU  IN  JAII^-First  National 

A  FAIR  comedy  if  you  don't  take  it  too 
**-seriously.  Jack  Mulhall  is  a  wealthy 
man's  son  who  tried  to  make  good  after  his 
father  disowns  him.  A  wealthy  man  pays 
him  S150  to  appear  in  jail  in  his  place — and 
what  happens  in  jail  is  nobody's  business. 
Life  is  grand  and  glorious  in  jail  and  w-hen 
he  is  released  he  finds  himself  president  of  a 
milk-bottling  concern.  Of  course  there's  a 
girl  in  the  case — don't  be  silly — but  go  find 
out  where  she  comes  in. 

WHISPERING  SAGE— Fox 

'V'OU'LL  find  this  full  of  pep  and  quite  en- 
-■■  joyable  because  Buck  Jones  is  in  it. 
How  did'j'ever  guess  that  Buck's  our  favor- 
ite? Buck  is  out  to  avenge  his  brother's 
death.  He  encounters  a  villainous  gang  try- 
ing to  steal  the  land  away  from  Spanish 
settlers.  And  you  know  our  big  brave 
heroes  could  not  stand  around  and  see  such 
a  thing  go  on.  The  leader  of  the  gang  turns 
out  to  be  the  murderer  of  Buck's  brother — 
so  ever>'thing  is  settled  and  Buck  takes  unto 
himself  a  wife. 

OUTLAWS  OF  RED  RIVER— Fox 

THE  best  of  the  recent  Tom  Mix  features. 
It  is  taken  from  one  of  the  late  Gerald 
Beaumont  stories  and  is  full  of  action  and 
hard  riding — the  kind  the  young  boys  de- 
light in.  Tom  is  a  ranger  who  rounds  up  the 
most  villainous  gang  that  ever  rode  a  range. 
Sure  there's  a  girl  in  the  case — Marjorie 
Daw.    Grown-ups  will  like  this  too. 


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Then  why,  you  ask,  do  mine 

have  that  yellowish  cast  despite 

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to  your  teeth— then  hardens  into  a 
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When  Hollywood  Was  a  Pasture 

[continued  from  page  34) 


Today  Cecil  De 
M  i  1  le  has  the 
magnificent 
home  in  Laugh- 
lin  Park,  adjoin- 
ing Hollywood, 
pictured  at  the 
right.  The  estate 
overlooks-  Holly- 
wood and  com- 
mands a  magnifi- 
cent view  of  the 
mountains 

Below  is  Mr.  De 
Mille's  first  Hol- 
lywood home,  at 
2127  Cahuenga 
Avenue,  Hollj-- 
wood.  The 
director  then 
earned  S75  a  week, 
which  meant  that 
he  walked  to  work 


,. ._  .,  tj**-' 


near  \\'allace  Reid'.s.  while  William  Des- 
mond likewise  dwelt  at  ihc  Rex  Arms  until 
he  married  prett\'  Mary  Mclvor,  his 
leading  lady,  and  went  to  live  in  his 
colonial  mansion  across  from  Bill  Hart's. 

The  Res  .'\rms  was  famous  at  one  time 
for  housing  many  picture  stars,  including 
Mary  Pickford,  Mar\-  .-Mden,  Lew  Cody, 
Ford  Sterling,  Mabel  Normand,  .^llan 
Dwan,  Curinne  Griffith,  Pauline  Busch, 
and  many,  man}'  others.  Mary  Alden 
held  a  sort  of  salon  in  her  apartment, 
where  foregathered  the  leading  newspaper 
people,  scenario  writers  and  stars,  al- 
ways sure  of  an  excellent  dinner  and  good 
talk,  Mary  being  an  exceptional  hostess 
and  con\-ersationalist. 

Thursday  night  was  the  great  night 
at  the  Holh-wood  Hotel  in  the  old  days — 
and  still  is! 

Those  Thursday  nights,  to  be  so  fa- 
mous later,  all  began  when  Richard  Carle, 
noted  light  opera  star,  and  his  wife  were 
[stopping    there.      One    Thursday    night 

Even  adTertlsement  In  rnOTori..iT  M.VG.\ZTN'E  is  guaranteed. 


Mrs.  Carle  sat  down  at  the  piano  and 
began  to  play  and  sing.  There  gathered 
around  her  the  other  theatrical  and 
picture  people  then  li\'ing  at  the  house, 
with  the  result  an  impromptu  musical 
entertainment,  after  which  e\'erybody 
danced.  It  struck  the  proprietor  next 
morning  that  that  sort  of  thing  might  be 
made  an  institution,  and  so  the  next 
Thursday  he  advertised  a  dance. 

The  hotel  is  a  rambling  old  stucco  and 
frame  building,  with  wide  verandahs, 
long,  restful  vistas  of  reception  rooms, 
and  a  lovely  court  filled  with  flo'vers, 
fountains  and  ferns. 

Viola  Dana  and  Shirley  Mason  went 
to  live  there,  after  which  the  place  rapidly 
became  popular  as  the  home  of  the  movie 
stars.  May  Allison,  H.  B.  Warner  and  his 
wife.  Anita  Loos  and  her  mother,  Mar- 
jorie  Daw,  William  H.  Crane,  de 
Wolf  Hopper  and  his  wife.  Hedda  Hopper, 
Ann  Luther,  William  Farnum,  Herbert 
Rawlinson,   Louise  Closser  Hab,  .^lice 


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Lake,  Bert  Lytell,  Henry  Walthall, 
Milton  Sills,  Edward  Connelly,  Elinor 
Glyn,  Major  Rupert  Hughes,  Mrs. 
Leslie  Carter,  Betty  Blythe,  Conway 
Tearle  and  his  wife,  Constance,  Norma 
•and  Natalie  Talmadge  and  their  mother. 
Sir  Herbert  Tree  and  his  daughter  Iris, 
and  hundreds  of  others  dwelt  there  at 
one  time  or  another. 

All  the  smart  people  of  filmdom  used  to 
come  to  the  Hollywood  Hotel  on  Thursday 
nights,  as  I  said  before,  and  one  beheld 
there  Charlie  Chaplin,  the  Gish  sisters, 
Anita  Stewart.  Jack  Conway,  Mack 
Sennett,  Mabel  Normand,  Priscilla  Dean, 
Earle  Williams,  and  many  others  aside 
from  the  regular  denizens.  Fortunate 
tourists  who  chanced  to  be  staying  at  the 
Hollywood  Hotel  had  ringside  seats  at  the 
Thursday  e\'ening  dances,  which  were 
held  always  in  the  lobby,  while  still  others 
who  didn't  belong  and  couldn't  get  in  by 
hook  or  crook,  stood  outside  on  the  \'er- 
andahs,  pressing  their  noses  against  the 
window  panes,  and  gazing  longingly 
within. 

THIS  gathering  was  realK'  the  progeni- 
tor of  the  present  brilliant  Mayfair  and 
Si.xty  Club  afl'airs,  held  at  the  Biltmore 
and  the  Ambassador  Hotels. 

"You  must  come  to  the  Blank  Theater 
and  see  my  newest  picture,"  the  late 
Harold  Lockwood  said  to  me  one  e\'ening. 

We    Avent. 

The  Blank  Theater — a  tawdn,-,  cheap 
little  theater  on  Hollywood  Boulevard — 
was  the  finest  theater  in  Hollywood  in 
those  days!  An  orchestrion  furnished  the 
music  after  ten  o'clock  in  the  e\-ening, 
when  the  regular  organist  and  the  three- 
piece  orchestra  went  home! 

There  were  no  theaters  of  the  spoken 
drama  then — if  you  except  a  tent  show 
where  a  stock  company  held  forth  in 
"East  Lynne"  and  shows  of  the  like 
classic  ilk — where  now  flourish  E!  Capitan 
Theater,  the  Wilkes,  the  Music  Box,  the 
HolKwood  Playhouse;  added  to  which 
are  Grauman's  Egyptian  and  Chinese 
Theaters  for  pictures,  elaborately  beauti- 
ful and  unique,  together  with  other  hand- 
some mo\'ie  palaces. 

And  now  the  \\'arner  Brothers  have 
begun  work  on  their  sk\'scraper-theater 
building  on  the  corner  of  Hollywood  and 
Wilcox  Boulevards,  where  once  stood 
the  old  Be\eridge  mansion  surrounded  by 
its  orange  groves,  lawns  and  rose  gardens. 

Somehow  most  of  the  picture  stars  of 
the  old  days  li\ed  with  their  mothers  and 
families  in  bungalows  or  apartments. 
The  Gish  sisters  lived  with  their  mother 
in  a  modest  apartment;  Mae  Marsh 
dwelt  with  her  mother  and  numerous 
brothers  and  sisters  in  a  two-story  house; 
Blanche  Sweet  lived  with  her  grand- 
mother in  a  little  apartment;  Bessie  Love, 
Carmel  Myers,  Colleen  Moore  and 
Pauline  Starke  never  were  separated 
from  their  mothers. 

Movieland  always  was  a  home  land. 
This  was  partly  due  to  the  fact  that  most 
of  the  picture  people  had  been  on  the 
stage  and  had  had  to  live  in  hotels  most 
of  their  lives. 

"I  never  had  a  home  in  my  life,"  said 
De  Wolfe  Hopper,  "until  I  came  west." 

He  stayed  at  the  Hollywood  Hotel 
for  a  little  while,  then  took  a  house  for 
himself,  his  wife  and  his  small  son, 
William  De  Wolfe  Hopper,  Jr. 


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IX  the  old  home  place  of  the  Mixes,  I 
remember,  Tom  used  to  go  out  in  the 
garage  when  he  had  to  write  a  screen 
storj'.  He  would  take  a  certain  old  auto- 
mobile to  pieces  out  there — working  on 
his  stor>'  mentally  as  he  worked  on  the 
car — and  when  the  car  was  put  together 
again,   his  stor>"  was   finished,   too! 

Nobody  I  think  in  those  days  owned  a 
car,  and  I  remember  the  Gish  sisters 
one  day  complaining  because,  being 
bashful  youngsters,  they  hated  being 
stared  at  as  they  rode  back  and  forth  to 
and  from  the  studio  on  the  street  cars! 

The  first  car  at  the  Lasky  studio  was 
owned  by  James  Xeill,  who  proudly  e.x- 
hibited  an  old  Buick  to  me  one  day. 

The  people  at  the  old  I  nee  studio — 
more  properly  Inceville,  since  it  was  a 
little  cluster  of  buildings  down  the  coast 
frorri  Santa  Monica,  where  were  housed 
a  lot  of  cowboys — used  to  ride  to  the 
studio  ahorseback. 

Roy  Stewart,  William  S.  Hart,  Charlie 
Ray,  Reginald  Barker,  always  came  a- 
horseback,  and  even  the  girls  did  the  same, 
including  Mildred  Harris  when  she  worked 
there,  Pauline  Starke,  Rhea  Mitchell, 
Gladys  Brockwell,  Louise  Glaum  and 
other  actresses. 

That  old  studio  by  the  way  was  one  of 
the  most  interesting  that  e\er  decorated 
filmland.  Riding  down  the  coast  road 
by  the  sea,  you  came  suddenly  upon  it, 
with  its  \-il!age  sets  of  houses  and  church- 
es, its  huge  barns  for  the  horses,  its 
rambling,  ugly  old  rough-board  executive 
buildings  and  dressing  rooms,  and  its 
picturesque  tepees  where  dwelt  the 
Indians  whom  Thomas  H.  Ince  used  to 
employ  in  his  pictures.  Rigged  out  in 
their  bright  clothing,  bedecked  with 
beads  and  feathers,  they  were  a  pictur- 
esque lot  of  human  beings.  The  studio 
buildings  were  in  a  sort  of  canyon,  with 
the  tepees  atop  a  hill. 

Minnie,  the  famous  old  Indian  actress, 
was  then  alive,  and  I  remember  one  day 
when  I  w-as  eating  in  the  greasy  little 
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The  movie  studios,  those  houses  of 
magic  in  which  were  spun  the  charms 
that  made  Hollywood  a  unique  place  in 
the  world  as  well  as  a  citj-  of  wealth,  were 
for  the  most  part  funny  old  tumble-down 
places  in  the  old  days.  Thomas  H.  I  nee 
iiad  not  yet  begun  even  to  dream  of  the 
great,  beautiful  studio  with  its  wide 
lawns,  its  glass  stages,  its  dressing  room 
suites,  which  later  became  the  Metro- 
Goldwyn-Mayer  studios,  nor  of  the 
splendid  Old  Colonial  mansion  studio 
built  still  later  by  him  and  which  now  is 
the  Cecil  B.  De  Mille  studio. 

Somebody  came  rushing  into  my  office 
one  day  to  tell  me  of  the  great  studio 
which  Uni%-ersal  was  to  build.  Uni\ersal 
at  that  time  was  housed  in  a  rambling 
bunch  of  buildings  at  Sunset  and  Gower 
Streets  in  Hollywood.  But  the  new  stu- 
dio was  going  to  be  so  big  it  was  to  be  called 
Universal  City.  It  was  to  have  a  real  ad- 
ministration building  of  immense  size — 
all  of  ten  rooms,  I  belie\-e — with  large 
gates  and  walls,  flower  gardens,  fountains 
and  dressing  rooms  that  would  be  com- 
fortable and  airy,  and  there  were  to  be  all 
of  three  stages.  This  paragon  of  studios 
was  to  be  opened  with  great  feastings 
and  many  brass  bands  by  President 
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officials,  including  Isadora  Bernstein,  then 
director  general.  The  studio  was  to  be 
located  on  the  Uni\ersal  ranch  over  in 
San  Fernando  X'alley,  a  place  overrun 
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The  Griffith  studio,  where  D.  W. 
Griffith  dreamed  out  "The  Birth  of  a 
Nation,"  "Broken  Blossoms"  and  "In- 
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He  was  hoping,  was  Mr.  Lasky,  he 
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projection  room  was  a  long  room  whicli 
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Lucien  Littlefield  was  telephone  boy, 
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.Aside  from  the  small  space  occupied  by 
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The  Clumps  an'  the  Fizzes  don't  have 
much  to  do  with  'em,  an'  even  Opus  Ran- 
dall an'  Welford  Potts  treats  'em  scandal- 
ous. I  don't  hahdly  blame  'em  .  .  .  you 
see,  in  Bummingham  just  bein'  a  mem- 
ber of  Midnight  gives  folks  a  lot  of 
sassiety  position,  but  over  heah  they  aint 
nothin'  but  the  lowest  in  the  comp'ny  an' 
they  gits  treated  as  such." 

"Are  they  good,  honest,  reliable 
people?" 

"Cap'n,  tha's  the  most  thing  they  are. 
They  got  to  be  to  hoi'  their  jobs." 

Mr.  Farnsworth  did  some  deep  tliink- 
ing.    "How do  they  like  France?" 

"They  is  crazy  'bout  it,  but  they  talks 
French  tres  rotten.  Seems  like  they  caint 
git  their  tongues  twisted  right  to  say 
French  words — like  I  can." 

"I  see  ...  I  see  .  .  .  They're  not 
homesick?" 

NOSSUH.  Single  folks,  an'  folks 
which  is  ma'ied  but  their  wi%es  aint 
along — they  is  the  ones  what  git  home- 
sick. But  not  no  couples.  I  reckon  Enoch 
an'  Evergreen  woul'n't  like  nothin'  better 
than  to  live  all  their  lives  in  France." 

The  Mobilian  glanced  approvingly  at 
Florian.    "And  how  about  you,  Florian?" 

"Me?  I  reckon  one  place  is  good  as 
'nother  fo'  me." 

"What  kind  of  work  did  you  do  before 
you  became  an  actor?" 

"Oh!  A  li'l  of  ev'y thing.  I  mos'ly 
disported  myse'f." 

"At  what?" 

"Well,  I  shoots  a  good  cue  an' I  used  to 
play  baseball  an' — " 

"  Did  Enoch  ever  play  ball?" 

"Pretty  good.  He  played  once  on  the 
lodge  team  of  The  Sons  &  Daughters  of 
I  Will  Arise  when  us  beat  The  0\'cr  the 
River  Buryin'  Sassiety." 

Mr.  Farnsworth  slipped  a  hundred 
franc  note  into  Florian's  eager  palm. 
"This  has  been  an  interesting  con\'ersa- 
tion,  Slappey.  And  I'm  delighted  to  do 
anything  I  can  to  make  your  stay  in  Nice 
pleasant.  Tomorrow  I'm  going  to  bring 
Mrs.  Farnsworth  down  to  watch  the  picr 
ture-taking.  She  is  from  Alabama,  too, 
and  will  be  might>'  interested." 

Florian  watched  the  gentleman  disap- 
pear across  the  Place  Massena.  He  nod- 
ded with  vast  approval:  "Hot  diggity 
dawg!"  he  reflected.  "He  sho'  is  quality 
folks." 

Mrs.  Farnsworth  accompanied  her  hus- 
band to  the  Jardin  du  Roi  Albert  where 
the  company  was  engaged  in  shooting 
some  particularly  farcical  stuff.  Promi- 
nently in  the  foreground  were  the  two 
directors,  the  cameraman  and  the  four 
stars:  Opus  Randall,  Welford  Potts, 
Sicily  Clump  and  Glorious  Fizz.  Florian 
stood  off  to  one  side  chatting  with  Enoch 
and  E\ergreen  Tapp  and,  at  a  signal  from 
the  Farnsworths,  he  brought  the  unhappy 
couple  over  %vith  him. 

They  talked  idly  for  several  minutes, 
then  Florian  was  summoned  by  Director 
Clump.  Immediately  as  the  Farnsworths 
were  left  alone  with  Enoch  and  Evergreen 
the  conversation  became  more  pointed. 
By  the  time  Florian  rejoined  the  group 
the  eyes  of  the  elongated  negro  and  his 
young  wife  were  shining.  That  night  the 
Tapps  walked  along  the  shores  of  the 
Mediterranean  and  discussed  the  matter. 
"Evergreen,"  announced  the  husband, 
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DREAMY,  faraway  look  came  into 
Enoch's  eyes.  "I'd  sho'  love  to 
buttle  again,  Evergreen — honey." 

"  Uh-huh.  An'  they  say  they  got  swell 
rooms  fo'  us  with  pri\-ate  bath  an'  steam 
heat  an'  ev'ything." 

"Aint  you  tootin'?  An'  just  think  of 
what  us  could  say  to  these  actor  folks 
when  v.'e  resigned.  Coul'n't  us  just  tell 
'em  where  to  git  off  at?  An'  woul'n't  they 
tear  their  hair  out  by  the  roots  an'  beg  us 
to  stay?" 

That  was  the  clincher  with  Evergreen. 
She  loathed  to  abandon  her  professional 


understan'  how  us  brung  you  along, 
'ceptin'  on'y  that  we  had  to  have  some- 
body to  fill  in.  Pussonall>',  I  wishes  >'ou- 
all  luck,  but  if  you  aint  better  servants 
than  you  is  actors,  I  regrets  to  think  about 
these  swell  white  folks  that  has  hired 
you." 

Thus  the  departure  of  Enoch  and  E\er- 
-green  was  shot  through  with  bitterness  in- 
stead of  triumph.  It  was  almost  as 
though  they  had  been  discharged.  The 
only  sah'e  to  this  unhappiness  was  the 
contentment  that  came  to  them  in  their 
new  job. 

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under  the  feet  of  Sicily  Clump  and  Glo- 
rious Fizz  ...  "I  think  us  better  make  a 
'gagement  to  talk  things  over  with  Mistuh 
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Within  four  days  arrangements  had 
been  completed.  Enoch  was  to  receive 
the  huge  sum  of  three  hundred  and  fifty 
francs  a  week  as  butler^  chauffeur  and 
athletic  instructor  to  Henry  Farnsworth, 
junior.  E\"ergreen,  as  nursemaid,  was  to 
be  paid  three  hundred  francs  a  week.  In 
addition  they  were  to  have  their  priA'ate 
rooms,  plus  heat,  water  and  all  meals.  It 
was  also  made  clear  to  them  that  they 
were  not  expected  to  learn  the  French 
language — a  detail  which  made  the  situa- 
tion much  more  popular. 

Immediately  Enoch  and  Evergreen 
handed  in  their  resignations.  A  large 
crowd  of  their  associates  was  present  at 
the  time  and  Enoch  made  the  announce- 
ment with  great  gusto.  He  and  E\-ergreen 
stared  at  the  gathering  triumphantly  and 
eagerly  waited  the  broadside  of  protest. 

But  they  were  keenly  disappointed. 
Director  Clump  merely  shrugged. 

"All  right,"  he  said  calmly. 

"What  you  mean;  All  right?" 

"  I  mean  if  you-all  two  is  fool  enough  to 
quit — we  is  willin'.  You  aint  much  good 
nohow." 

Enoch  blinked  rapidly.  "Who  sa\'s  we 
aint?" 

"Well,  is  you?    An'  if  so — how?" 

"Us — us  acts  all  the  time — " 

"Sure,  you  act  terrible.    I  ne\er  could 


But  the  most  amazing  aftermath  of 
their  defection  from  the  Midnight  ranks 
occurred  in  the  company  itself.  It  be- 
came astoundingly  apparent  that  Enoch 
and  Evergreen  were  the  most  important 
unimportant  people  in  the  world.  Had 
Midnight  been  at  home  the  recruiting  of 
new  pla\"ers  would  ha\'e  been  a  simple 
matter. 

Here  in  France  the  situation  was  ap- 
palling. 

FORCEP  SWAIN.  Midnight's  immi- 
nent author,  was  dri\en  nearly  to  dis- 
traction. "Dawg-biteit!  Caesar — I  can't 
compose  epics  without  you  let  me  use 
plenty  of  characters." 

"You  aint  got  to  use  'em  wholesale." 

"That's  what  3'ou  prognosticate.  But 
folks  have  to  be  in  stories.  You  can't 
just  write  scenarios  about  stars.  Now  in 
this  picture  there  are  only  six  minor  roles. 
If  you  look  back  over  my  files  you'll  see 
that  is  a  heap  less  than  we'\"e  been 
using — " 

"But  there's  two  wimmin  extra — an' 
we  aint  got  but  one." 

"  It  aint  my  fault  you  accepted  Ever- 
green Tapp's  resignation,  is  it?" 

"No,  but  .  .  .  well,  you  got  to  write 
one  female  part  out  of  thi.;  story." 

"It  caint  be  done!"  Forcep  was  very 
positive.  "The  whole  story  depends  on 
the  hero  having  him  a  connubial  partner 
and  if  he  aint  got  one,  then  there  aint  any 
story." 

"But  Forcep — " 

"Don't  but  me.  Slim  Boy.  I  am  paid 
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J.  Caesar  Clump  confessed  him- 
self beaten.  Forccp  was  right,  of  course, 
and  Clump  was  too  honest  to  argue.  It 
was  queer  about  Evergreen  .  .  .  he  hadn't 
paid  any  attention  to  her  from  the  time 
they  left  Birmingham.  It  had  been  a  case 
of  do  this  and  do  that  and  do  the  other 
thing.  Sometimes  she  made  up  to  play 
two  or  three  bits  in  a  single  slapstick 
comedy.  She  was  pretty  and  eager  and 
she  registered  well.  There  was  one  way 
out  .  .  .  the  production  manager  ap- 
proached Lithia  Chew,  wife  of  the  pon- 
derous Lawyer  Chew.  She  announced 
that  she  \ras  quite  willing  to  star  in  a 
Midnight  picture  proxided  it  was  a 
serious,  lit'ry  presentation.  She  couldn't 
consider  falling  in  ditches  and  being  hit 
by  dishpans.  As  for  playing  the  sort  of 
stuff  E\'ergreen  Tapp  had  been  doing 
.  .  .  Lithia  Chew  became  highly  insulted. 

And  so  a  meeting  of  sorrow  had  been 
called  and  Director  Clump  stated  the  sit- 
uation calmly. 

"We  has  got  to  have  'em  back!"  he 
announced.  "  Else  w^e  might  as  well  pack 
our  luggage  and  sail  fo'  the  States." 

There  was  a  solemn  silence,  broken 
eventualh'  by  the  harassed  president — 
Orifice  R.  Latimer. 

"Aint  you  kind  of  zaggeratin'  things, 
Caesar?" 

Z.AGGERATIX'!  Me?  Greatsufferin' 
tripe!  Orifice,  it  caint  be  zaggerated. 
A'ready  we  is  wastin'  time.  We  has 
doubled  Magnesia  Jones  ev'y  which  way, 
but  we  caint  make  her  two  wimmin  in  one 
scene  no  matter  how  much  genuses  we  is. 
Exotic  Hines  has  went  most  crazy  fixin' 
his  cam'ra  so  folks  won't  know  how  much 
work  Miss  Jones  is  doin'.  Sicily  Clump 
an'  Glorious  Fizz  is  playin'  leads  an' 
ev'ybody  knows  them.  Us  needs  another 
cullud  woman — an'  by  Golly!  we  got  to 
have  her." 

"You  can  get  along  without  Enoch, 
caint  you?" 

"Sure.  I  can  use  the  orchestra  boys  fo' 
w*at  he  would  do.  But  we  caint  get 
Evergreen  'thout  Enoch  on  account  of 
them  bein'  ma'ied  to  each  other.  An' 
Evergreen  says  she  ne\'er  was  no  mo' 
happier  than  she  is  in  that  new  job — " 

"Where  at  d'you  git  that  stuff?" 

The  question  was  asked  tauntingly. 
.All  e\-es  focussed  upon  the  speaker — in  a 
hopelessly  superior  fashion.  His  bright 
little  eyes  flashed  about  the  room:  "Vou- 
all  is  the  dumbest  bunch  I  ever  did  see. 
Trouble  is  you  is  all  ma'ied,  an'  therefore 
you  don't  know  nothin'  'bout  wimmin." 

"  Hmph!  I  guess  you  know  such  a  lot 
'bout  them,  huh?" 

"You  is  dawg-gone  tootin'  I  do.  A 
man  as  'tractive  as  I  which  has  steered 
clear  of  them  all  these  yeahs  is  bound  to 
know  all  there  is  to  know  an'  I  ask  you 
sapheads — where  did  you  git  the  idea  that 
Evergreen  Tapp  wasn't  achin'  to  come 
back  to  Midnight?" 

The  voices  of  Lawyer  Chew,  President 
Latimer  and  Director  Clump  rose  in 
chorus.    "She  told  us!" 

"Tol'  you!  Sho'ly  she  did.  'Cause 
when  she  resigned  you  made  it  look  like 
she  wasn't  wanted.  I  don't  hardly  reckon 
you  tol'  her  >ou  coul'n't  git  along  without 
her,  did  you?" 

"No-o  .  .  .  But—" 

"Boys!"  announced  Florian  firmly. 
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according.  Xow  listen:  I  happen  to 
understan'  them  folks  pretty  gcKxi.  Ise 
willin'  to  admit  that  Enoch  Tapp  would 
be  happy  in  that  job  fo'  the  rest  of  his 
life.  He's  one  of  them  easy-goin'  fellers 
which  cra\'es  a  good  bed,  good  eatments 
an'  lots  of  spare  time.  But  Evergreen  is 
different.  She's  a  woman  and  she's  got 
ambition.  If  you  all  had  of  told  her  when 
she  resigned  that  she  was  valuable  to  the 
comp'ny,  she  ne%'er  would  of  lef,  'cause 
any  girl  would  rather  be  a  bum  actress 
than  a  good  nurse  .  .  .  an'  would  rather 
be  a  good  actress  than  anythin'  in  the 
world. 


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hat  happens?  You  make  her 
sheaint  wuthshootin'.  An' now 
there  aint  nothin'  for  her  to  do  but  play 
proud  an'  tell  you  where  to  git  oft  at," 

They  were  staring  at  Florian  wide-ej'ed. 
One  or  two  nodded  slow  appro\-al. 
""Do  you  think  you  could    git  her  to 
come  back,  Florian?" 

"Sho'ly.  Handlin'  diplomatical  things 
like  that  is  the  most  thing  I  shines  at. 
But  I  don't  do  it  like  you  all  think.  I  goes 
to  her  an'  tells  her  that  the  comp'ny  is 
most  likely  gwine  to  bust  up  less'n  she 
comes  back.  Ise  gwine  say  that  she's  the 
most  impawtant  pusson  in  the  whole 
troupe  an'  we  caint  git  along  'thout  her, 
Ise  gwine  ofi'er  to  double  her  sal'ry  an' 
also  hint  that  ma>'be  she  plays  better 
parts — " 

"Oh!  My  Gawd!  Florian  .  .  .  you 
caint — " 

.■Ml  right.  Handle  it  >'o'  own  way  an' 
see  where  it  gits  \ou.  Evergreen  aint 
never  comin'  back  to  this  troupe  'til  we 
gives  her  a  high  horse  to  ride  on.  Now 
if  you  all  is  willin'  .  .  ," 

They  discussed  the  matter  from  ever\' 
angle.  The  more  they  delved  into  it,  the 
more  apparent  it  became  that  Florian's 
reasoning  was  sound.  At  least  it  could  do 
no  harm  to  tr\- — and  they  were  unhappily 
certain  that  their  own  methods  had  been 
uncouth  and  wrong.  Furthermore  they 
were  keenly  conscious  of  their  need  for 
E\ergreen.    As  for  Enoch — 

'Shuh!"  announced  Mr.  Slappey, 
"you  don't  need  to  have  no  worriment 
'bout  that  feller.  He's  crazy  'bout  Ever- 
green an'  wherever  she  goes — also  he 
goes." 

"Soun's  good,"  agreed  Latimer. 
"There's  a  li'l  bonus  in  it  fo'  you," 

"Hot  dam!  Bonuses  is  the  fondest 
thing  I  is  of.  But  I  warn  you,  this  aint 
gwine  be  no  swif  job," 

"Don't  make  it  too  long.  Us  aint 
gwine  be  in  Nice  but  ten  days  longer. 
Then  we  moves  to  Marseilles — " 

"Just  sing  yo'se'f  to  sleep,  Brother. 
When  us  depahts  fo'  Marseilles,  Enoch 
and  Evergreen  is  gwine  be  with  us.  You 
watch  my  smoke," 

And  watch  Florian's  smoke  they  did, 
although  at  first  it  was  a  mere  bit  of  haze 
in  the  distance. 

Florian's  first  move  was  to  meet  Ever- 
green when  she  was  walking  with  the  two 
Farnsworth  children  on  the  Promenade 
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the  Midnight  ranks. 

"Not  really,  Florian." 

"Cross  my  heart  an'  hope  to  be  bawn 
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"Does  Director  Clump  say  so?" 

"Gal!    You  must  ought  to  heali  liini 
An'  President  Latimer  ..." 

"They  w'asn't  thinkin'  such  when  I  an 
Enoch  departed." 

"Tha's  just  the  point,"  chuckled  Flo- 
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back?" 

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aint  sayin'  I  aint,  Florian.  Co'se,  Mistuh 
an'  Mis'  Farnsworth  is  the  swellest  folks 
I  ever  wukked  fo'  .  .  .  but  just  the  same 
it  seems  terrible  to  'bandon  a  career  like 
mine." 

"It  sho'  was,"  agreed  Mr.  Slappey. 
"Terrible!" 

Florian  was  entirely  too  adroit  to  press 
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fact. 

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was  most  immersed  in  his  con\ersa- 
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sedan  had  rolled  past.  At  the  wheel  sat 
the  chauffeur  and  beside  him  the  long 
ebony  figure  of  one  Enoch  Tapp.  Inside 
the  car  was  Mrs.  Farnsworth. 

Mrs.  Farnsworth  beamed  with  ap- 
proval at  sight  of  the  neath-  capped  and 
gowned  Evergreen  with  her  children. 
But  Enoch  experienced  no  thrill  of  pride 
at  the  glimpse  he  caught  of  his  wife. 

"That  po'  shrimp,  Florian  Slappey,"  he 
muttered  viciously  to  himself.  "What- 
ever a  gal  sees  in  him  ..." 

E\'ergreen  did  not  mention  to  Enoch 
her  meeting  with  Florian  .  .  .  and  so  the 
seeds  of  a  deep,  dark  jealousy  were 
planted.  And  that  was  only  the  begin- 
ning. 

The  fact  that  Enoch  was  a  witness  to 
their  second  interview  was  no  matter  of 
coincidence.  He  deliberately  shadowed 
his  wife.  He  did  not  know — and  would 
not  ha\'e  belie\'ed — that  she  did  not  ex- 
pect to  meet  Florian.  The  fact  was  that 
they  met  in  front  of  the  Casino  Municipal 
as  though  by  appointment.  Florian 
bowed  and  fell  into  step  beside  Evergreen. 
Enoch,  his  face  dark  as  a  thundercloud 
and  the  soul  of  him  all  shrivelled  into  a 
little  green  ball,  bethought  himself  of 
homicide. 

Enoch  was  frankly  and  unblushingly  in 
love  with  his  wife.  Too,  he  was  acutely 
conscious  of  his  own  physical  imperfec- 
tions— and  through  the  few  ecstatic  years 
of  their  married  life  had  never  quite  un- 
derstood how  he  managed  to  retain  her 
affections. 

Florian  was  even'thing  that  Enoch  was 
not — and  would  like  to  ha\e  been.  He 
was  easy  of  manner,  sua\'e,  polished  and 
an  elegant  dresser.  No  man  in  all  Bir- 
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run  that  house  an'  we  gits  treated  grand. 
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"Xope  .  .  .  not  less'n  there  was  spe- 
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"There's  reasons,"  she  retorted. 

"What  do  you  mean:   Reasons?" 

"  We-e-ell — I  has  'scovered  a  few  things 
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telephoned  Florian  Slappey  at  the  little 
hotel  on  the  Rue  d'Alger  where  the  troupe 
was  living  and  made  an  appointment  for 
that  night. 

"I  got  heaps  to 'scuss  with  you,  Florian. 
Meet  me  right  by  the  entrance  to  the 
Casino  Jetee  Promenade." 

FROM  the  butler's  pantry,  Enoch  heard 
the  conversation.  But  instead  of  trail- 
ing them  that  night,  he  sat  alone  in  his 
room  and  brooded  upon  the  stark  tragedy 
which  had  come  into  his  life. 

He  considered  manslaughter  and  sui- 
cide. But  eventually  he  decided  upon  a 
greater  sacrifice.  He  merely  wanted  to  be 
certain.  .  .  . 

Evergreen  reported  her  difficulties  to 
Florian.  "Try  him  again,"  advised  Mr. 
Slappey  cheerfully.  "We  got  a  few  mo' 
days  .  .  .  an' we  got  to  have  you." 

"  Ev'y  day  I  gits  mo'  anxious  to  join 
back,"  she  admitted.  "But  I  never  did 
see  Enoch  so  contrar\'." 

"  Gal!  You  got  to  win  him  over.  Tha's 
all.    Now,  go  to  it !" 

E%-ergreen  went  to  it,  but  it  was  a  losing 
job.  Twice  more  she  held  clandestine 
meetings  with  Florian  Slappey  and.  on 
both  occasions,  the  vigilant  husband  had 
knowledge  of  tr^-sts.  But  it  was  not  until 
the  night  before  the  day  when  Midnight 
was  due  to  leave  Nice  for  Marseilles  that 
the  storm  really  broke. 

For  days  Evergreen  had  been  on  the 
\-erge  of  hysteria.  The  very  impossibilit>' 
of  her  doing  as  she  wished  consumed  her 
with  an  o\'erweening  passion  to  return  to 
the  company.  She  was  convinced  that  she 
would  be  unutterably  miserable  should 
she  remain  in  the  employ  of  the  Farns- 
worths — no  matter  how  royally  they 
treated  her. 

And  Enoch  was  bewildering.  He  was 
cold  and  distant  and  bleakly  angrj-.  She 
couldn't,  talk  to  him  and  he  wouldn't 
talk  to  her.  His  brain  was  in  a  turmoil. 
He  was  Wavering  between  an  instinct  to 
exterminate  Mr.  Slappey  and  a  desire  to 
bring  real  happiness  to  E%'ergreen.  And 
the  girl — never  suspecting  that  her  hus- 
band was  victim  to  torturing  ideas — grew 
resentful  of  his  moodiness  and  finally  de- 
clared herself  pointblank. 

"I  aint  gwine  stan'  it  no  mo',  Enoch!" 

"Says  which?" 

"Says  I  aint  gwine  stay  heah.  All  you 
does  is  mope  aroun' — an'  not  even  so  very 
much  of  that.  Besides,  I  don't  cra\'e  to 
nurse  all  my  life,  an — " 

"What  you  tryin'  to  tell  me,  gal?" 

Her  eyes  blazed  defiantly.  "Tomor- 
row afternoon  Midnight  leaves  for  Mar- 
seilles.   I  is  goin'  with  them !" 

Enoch  blinked  rapidly.  "Y-y-you 
don't  really  mean  that?" 

"  It's  the  honestest  thing  I  ever  said." 

"  B-b-b-b-but  how  'bout  me?" 

"You  do  what  you  please.  If  >'ou  is 
mo'  crazy  'bout  buttling  than  you  is  'bout 
me — why  you  stays.  Otherwise  >'ou 
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He  stepped  away  from  her  embrace. 
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,  She  was  puzzled — but  e\cn  lier  be- 
wilderment crumbled  before  the  joy 
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-E\ergreen  reported  her  success  to 
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nerves  became  jumpy.  Xe\er  before  had 
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Slappey  simply  could  not  understand  it — 
and  Enoch  did  not  bother  to  enlighten 
him. 

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Enoch  staring  fixedly  at  the  dry  bed  of 
what  had  once  been  a  river.  Finally  he 
turned  smouldering  e\'es  upon  the  dapper 
figure  at  his  side  and  delivered  a  pointed 
speech. 

"  Evergreen  is  gwine  to  Marseilles  with 
you-all." 

"Uh-huh,"  nodded  Florian,  "I  know." 

**I  isgoin',  too." 

"Tha's  good." 

Enoch  bent  forward  at  the  waist  and 
transfixed  Florian  ^\^th  a  lethal  stare. 
"Do  you  know  w-hy  I  is  goin',  Florian?" 

Something  informed  Florian  that  every- 
thing was  not  quite  pleasant. 

"Wh-why?"  he  stammered. 

Enoch's  voice  came  raspingly:  "To 
make  sure  that  you  marry  Evergreen." 

THE  explosion  of  seven  tons  of  T.  N.T. 
immediately  abaft  Mr.  Slappey  could 
ha\'e  made  no  more  profound  impression. 
The  debonair  little  colored  man  jumped 
as  though  he  had  been  shot  and  glared 
wildK'  at  his  companion. 

"\Vh-what's  that  you  said.  Brother 
Tapp?" 

"I  said  Ise  gw'ine  stay  with  \'ou-all 
until  I  make  sure  that  you  is  ma'ied  to 
Evergreen!" 

"Goodness,  goshness,  Miss  Agnes! 
What  kind  of  craziment  is  that  which  you 
utters?    E\ergreen is yo'  wife." 

Enoch  answered  with  sepulchral  final- 
ity: "I  is  gwine  divorce  her  in  Mar- 
seilles.   Then  you  has  got  to  marry  her." 

Florian's  brain  was  whirling  dizzily. 
He  clutched  the  stone  wall  for  support. 
"B-b-b-but,  Enoch — I  aint  cravin'  to 
marry  E\-ergreen." 

"So!"  Mr.  Tapp's  voice  boomed  like 
sudden  death.  "I  always  thought  you 
was  that  kind  of  a  feller,  Florian' Slappey. 
But  this  time  you  drawed  the  wrong  man. 
I  guess  I  aint  gwine  stan'  back  an'  leave 
you  tell  me  you  wont  marry  E\'ergreen. 
'Cause,  Florian,  Ise  gwine  to  Marseilles 
an'  Ise  intendin'  to  stan'  near  you  with  a 
gun.    An'  any  time  you  make  a  mo\'e  to 


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git  away  or  do  anything  but  what  I  say — 
Ise  gwine  blow  a  tunnel  th'oo  yo'  car- 
cass." 

"Oh  Golla  .  .  .  Enoch,  you  is  makin' 
a  terrible  mistake." 

"You    is    makin'    all    the    mistakes. 
Florian.     An'  if  you  make  just  one  mo' 
you  is  suddenly  gwine  to  be  aint.     Ise  got  ! 
an  itch  in  my  trigger  finger  an'  death  in  \ 
my  heart.     On'y  fo'  Evergreen  I'd  blow  1 
you  right  up  right  heah.    But  if  she  wants  | 
\-ou — an'  she  does — she's  gwine  ha\e  you 
at  the  point  of  my  gun." 

MR.  SLAPPEY  stared  into  the  eyes  of 
a  man  demented.  A  great  horror 
gripped  him.  There  was  something  awfulh- 
wrong — lie  didn't  know  precisely  what. 
He  seemed  on  the  \erge  of  happening  to 
two  catastrophes;  one  was  extinction  and 
the  other  almost  as  bad — a  marriage  to 
E\'ergreen  Tapp. 

Florian  did  not  dislike  Evergreen.  He 
was,  in  fact,  mildly  fond  of  her;  but  his 
philosophy  did  not  include  a  hankering 
for  marriage.  Thus  far  in  his  career  he 
had  scrupuloush-  and  successfully'  avoided 
feminine  entanglement  and  now — out  of  a 
clear  sky — he  Nx'as  literally  being  shot  into 
a  marriage  with  another  man's  wife. 

He  tried  to  argue  and  saw  that  he 
might  just  as  well  waste  his  words  on  the 
mountainside.  His  protests  trailed  off 
hopelessly,  then  gathered  for  a  final 
verdict. 

"My  Gawd,  Enoch — you  is  she' 
dumb!" 

"I  aint  so  dumb  as  not  to  shoot 
straight." 

Mr.  Tapp  turned  and  stalked  away. 
Florian  stared  after  him.  Then  he  sud- 
denly felt  that  his  legs  would  not  longer 
support  him  and  he  seated  himself  on  the 
pavement. 

Mr.  Slappey  knew  men  and  their 
moods.  He  knew  when  they  were  serious 
and  when  they  were  bluffing.  Enoch 
Tapp  was  in  deadly  earnest.  Florian  had 
seen  the  look  of  insanity  in  his  eyes  .  .  . 
the  lurking  jealousy,  the  fierce  battle  to 
restrain  himself  from  eliminating  Mr. 
Slappey  then  and  there. 

"Oh,  Lawsy,"  groaned  Mr.  Slappey, 
"either  I  gits  ma'ied  or  kilt  or  bofe! 
Think  of  havin'  that  crazy  man  hangin' 
'roun' me  all  the  time.  ..." 

Florian  realized  that  never  before  had 
he  stood  in  such  stark  and  imminent  dan- 
ger of  ceasing  to  exist.  Cold  sweat  stood 
out  on  his  colorado-maduro  brow;  he 
trembled  as  with  pals>-;  his  teeth  clicked 
like  drumsticks  on  an  oak  box. 

"Th-there  aint  nothin'  I  can  do,"  he 
groaned,  "an'  I  sure  got  to  do  it  quick!" 

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company  present  well  ahead  of  schedule 
at  the  P.  L.  M.  station. 

"Two  busses  is  outside,  folks.  Half  of 
you  pile  on  one  an'  t'other  half  will  follow. 
Now  jet's  git  goin'." 

Among  those  who  moved  out  with  the 
first  crowd  were  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tapp. 
Evergreen  was  in  fine  fettle.  Tiie  com- 
pany had  received  her  royally  and  she 
swam  on  the  crest  of  a  w^a\'e  of  triumph. 
Enoch,  howe\'er,  was  glum  and  reticent. 
Even  so,  he  was  not  so  abysmally  un- 
happy as  he  had  been  the  previous  day. 
He  climbed  in  beside  Evergreen  and 
stared  straight  ahead  as  the  bus  rolled 
off. 

The  second  busfiUed  rapidly.  President 
Latimer  rode  in  that  bus  and  so  did 
Director  Clump.  Just  before  giving  the 
signal  to  start,  Clump  looked  around. 

"Where  is  Florian  Slappey  at?"  he 
queried. 

Nobody  seemed  to  know.  Someone 
mentioned  that  Florian  had  not  been  seen 
since  early  that  morning.  President 
Latimer  jerked  his  head  impatiently. 

"Don't  worry  'bout  Florian.  He's 
mos*  prob'ly  waitin'  at  the  station  fo'  us 
right  now." 

THEY  reached  the  A\enue  de  la  Vic- 
toire  and  swung  right  toward  the  rail- 
road station.  The  driver  was  ordered  to 
take  time:  the  passengers  wished  to  feast 
their  eyes  for  the  last  time  on  the  glorious 
little  French  town  where  they  had  so 
thoroughly  enjoyed  themselves. 

They  passed  through  a  region  of  little 
shops  and  came  eventually  to  that  sec- 
tion of  the  city  where  handsome  resi- 
dences rear  their  imposing  forms  behind 
stonework  and  shrubbery.  And  it  was 
as  they  were  passing  one  of  the  most 
stately  of  these  residences  that  Director 
J.  Caesar  Clump  uttered  a  shout. 

"Yonder  is  wliere  Mistuh  an'  Mis' 
Farnsworth  live,"  he  explained  to  the 
crowd.  Then  his  face  grew  livid  and  he 
yelled  for  the  chaufl'eur  to  cease  driving. 
He  pointed  a  trembling  finger  toward  the 
Farnsw^orth  doorway. 

Guests  were  arriving  at  the  Farns- 
worth home.  As  they  mounted  the  front 
steps,  the  door  of  the  mansion  opened 
and  a  slim  figure,  agleam  with  gold- 
braided  livery,  stepped  out  and  stood 
rigidly  at  attention. 

"Great  Wiggilin'  Tripe!"  gasped  Direc- 
tor Clump.     "Just  look  at  that!" 

They  followed  the  direction  of  his  eyes, 
and  a  chorused  gasp  escaped  them. 

They  were  staring  at  the  slim,  uni- 
formed figure  of  the  Farnsworths'  new 
colored  butler. 

It  was  Florian  Slappey! 


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Photoplay  Magazine — Advertising  Section 


Brief  Reviews  of  Current  Pictures 

[continued  from  page  15  I 


*TELL  IT  TO  THE  MARINES— Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer. — The  adventures  of  tlie  Devil  Dogs  in  China. 
Grade  A  enlerLainniL'nt.  with  Lon  Chaney  and  Wil- 
liam Haines  adding  further  glory  to  their  reputations. 
{March.) 

♦TEMPTRESS,  THE— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.— 
The  Ibanez  story  is  forgiven  and  forgotten  when 
Greta  Garbo  is  in  the  cast.  Greta  is  a  show  in  herself. 
{December.) 

THAT  MODEL  FROM  PARIS— Tiffany.— Show- 
ing how  the  office  Plain  Jane  ^\ins  the  boss's  son — but 
not  without  interference  from  the  villain.  Not  so  bad. 
{January.) 

THERE  YOU  ARE— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.— 
What  happens  when  daughter  mixes  in  papa's  busi- 
ness.    A  fair  comedy.     {January.) 

THIRD  DEGREE— Warner  Brothers.— Dolores 
Costello  wasted  in  a  dreadful  mess.  Dizzy  camera 
work  and  poor  direction  only  add  to  the  confusion 
of  the  story.     {March.) 

THREE  HOURS — First  National. — Underacting 
by  Corinne  Grilfitli;  overacting  by  the  rest  of  the 
cast.  A  slow  and  unpleasant  story.  Too  harrowing 
for  sensitive  nerves.    (May.) 

TIMID  TERROR.  THE— F.  B.  C— Badly  di- 
rected, badly  acted  and  old  story.  Why  waste  space? 
{February.) 

TIN  HATS— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.- Well,  it 
seems  there  are  three  soldiers  who  get  lost  in  Ger- 
many. And  the  handsomest  boy  \vins  a  German 
Countess.  A  strain  on  the  probabilities,  but  often 
genuinely  funny.     {February.) 

*TWINKLETOES— First  National.— A  beautiful 
performance  by  Colleen  Moore  in  a  delicate  and 
charming  story  of  Limehouse.  Decidedly  worth  your 
lund  attention.      {February.) 

UNEASY  PAYMENTS— F.  B.  O.— Again  the 
ambitious  girl — this  time  played  by  Alberta  Vaughn 
— comes  to  New  York  to  knock  the  town  for  a  row  of 
filling  stations.    Trite  but  mildly  funny.     {April.) 

UNKNOWN  CAVALIER,  THE— First  National. 
— The  newest  cowboy  star.  Ken  Maynard,  in  a  picture 
that  is  a  decided  flop.      (December.) 

♦UPSTAGE- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.— There  is 
genuine  originality  and  authentic  and  keenly  observed 
comedy  in  this  story  of  vaudeville  life.  Norma 
Shearer  and  Oscar  Shaw  are  excellent  in  the  leading 
roles,     (January.) 

UPSTREAM— Fox.— Not  a  trout  fishing  picture. 
A  story  of  life  back-stage — human  and  enjoyable. 
Think  you'll  like  it.      {April.) 

VALENCIA— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.— Mae  Mur- 
ray. Lloyd  Hughes  and  Roy  D'Arcy  are  awfully 
funny,  without  trying.  Stay  home  and  tell  your  own 
jokes.      {February.) 

VENUS  FROM  VENICE,  THE— First  National. 
— Constance  Talmadge  plays  a  light-hearted,  light- 
fingered  Italian  girl.    Light  but  agreeable.     {May.) 


WANING  SEX,  THE— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.— 
Is  woman's  place  in  the  home  or  in  business?  See 
Norma  Shearer  and  be  convinced.     {December.) 

WAR  HORSE,  THE— Fox.— Buck  Jones  in  the 
adventures  of  a  cowpuncher  in  France.  It  is  his  best 
picture.      {.April.) 

♦WE'RE  IN  THE  NAVY  NOW— Paramount.— 
Another  genuinely  amusing  comedy  of  the  life  of  the 
underdogs  in  the  Great  War,  \vith  Wallace  Beery  and 
Raymond  Hatton  offering  two  amusing  character 
sketches.      (January.) 

WHAT  EVERY  GIRL  SHOULD  KNOW— War- 
ner Bros. — The  title  lias  nothing  to  do  with  the  story. 
Patsv  Ruth  Miller  does  an  imitation  of  Mary  Pick- 
ford.    Fancy  thall    (May.) 

♦WHAT  PRICE  GLORY— Fox.— The  war  drama 

that  started  all  the  fun.  A  fine  screen  version  of  a 
great  play,  with  excellent  acting  and  sincere  direction. 
Victor  McLaglen,  Edmund  Lowe  and  Dolores  Del 
Rio  deserve  high  praise.     (February.) 

♦WHEN  A  MAN  LOVES— Warner  Bros.- The 
scented  story  of  Manon  and  Des  Grieux  made  into 
a  hectic  movie  melodrama.  Dolores  Costello  is  a 
lovely  heroine  and  John  Barrymore  does  his  stuff 
with  uneven  success.      (April.) 

WHILE  LONDON  SLEEPS— Warner  Brothers — 
Not  a  great  picture  but  a  great  star — none  other  than 
Rin-Tin-Tin.     He  puts  over  the  film.    {February.) 

WHISPERING  WIRES— Fox.— If  you  have  to 
borrow  the  money — be  sure  to  see  this.  You  won't  go 
wrong  on  our  advice.     (December.) 

WHITE  BLACK  SHEEP,  THE— First  National. 
— Richard  Barthelmess  again  plays  the  wandering 
boy  who  fights  his  way  back  for  dear  old  England, 
this  time.     Hokum.     {February.) 

WHITE  GOLD— Producers  Dist.  Corp.~A  fine, 
exciting  narrative,  told  in  masterly  style  by  William 
K.  Howard.  Crowded  out  of  the  "six  best"  of  the 
month.    But  don't  miss  it.    {May.) 

WINGS  OF  THE  STORM— Fox.— A  new  canine 
star — Thunder — makes  his  appearance.  The  story 
has  a  real  appeal  for  children.  It's  the  autobiography 
of  a  dog.      (February.) 

WINNERS  OF  THE  WILDERNESS— Metro- 
Goldwyn-Mayer. — Three  cheers  for  Colonel  Tim 
McCoy,  the  new  western  star!  He  knows  the  ropes 
and  he  has  a  great  personality.  Unfortunately,  Roy 
D'Arcy  is  also  in  the  cast.    {March.) 

♦WINNING  OF  BARBARA  WORTH,  THE— 

United  Artists.- — .\  natural  drama  so  powerful  that  it 
completely  overshadows,  every  living  thing.  A  pic- 
ture worth  seeing.      (December.) 

WOLVES'  CLOTHING — Warner  Brothers.— A 
feeble  attempt  at  comedy.  It  is  more  likely  to  annoy 
you  than  make  you  laugh.    (March.) 

YOU'D  BE  SURPRISED— Paramount.— Ray- 
mond Griffith  proves  that  a  real  good  murder  has  its 
amusing  moments.     {December.) 


Statement  of  the  Ownership,  Management,  Circulation,  etc..  Required  by 
the  Act  of  Congress  of  August  24,  1912, 

of  Photoplay  Magazine  Published  monthly  at  Chicago,  Illinois,  for  April  1,  1927 


State  ot  Illinois.  1  „ 
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Before  me.  a  Notary  Public  in  and  for  the  State  and  county  aforesaid,  personally  appeared  Kathyrn  Dougherty, 
who.  having  been  duly  sworn  according  to  law,  deposes  and  says  that  she  is  the  business  manaRer  of  the  Photoplay 
Magazine,  and  that  the  followlnt;  Is,  to  the  best  of  her  knowledce  and  belief,  a  true  statement  ot  the  ownership,  man- 
aKement  (and  If  a  dally  paper,  the  circulation),  etc.,  of  the  aforesaid  publication  for  the  date  shown  in  the  above 
caption,  required  by  the  Act  ot  August  24.  1912.  embodied  in  section  411.  Postal  Laws  and  Regulations,  printed  on 
the  reverse  of  this  form,  to  wit:  i.  That  the  names  and  addresses  of  the  publisher,  editor,  managing  editor,  and  busi- 
ness managers  are:  Publisher,  Photoplay  Publishing  Co.,  750  N.  MlchlKan  Ave..  Cliicago,  III.  Editor.  James  R. 
Quirk,  750  N.  Michigan  Ave..  Chicago.  III.  Managing  Editor.  F.  J.  Smith.  221  W.  57th  street.  New  York.  N.  Y. 
Business  Manager,  Kathyrn  Dougherty,  750  N.  Michigan  Ave.,  Chicago,  111.  2.  That  the  owner  Is:  (It  owned  by  a 
corporation,  its  name  and  address  must  be  stated  and  also  Immediately  thereunder  the  names  and  addresses  of  stock- 
holders owning  or  holding  one  per  cent  or  more  ot  total  amount  ot  stock.  If  not  owned  by  a  corporation,  the  names 
and  addresses  of  the  individual  owners  must  be  given.  If  owned  by  a  flrra,  company,  or  other  unincorporated  concern, 
its  name  and  address,  as  well  as  those  of  each  individual  member,  must  be  given.)  Estate  of  E.  M.  Colvjn,  Chicago, 
III.;  R.  M.  Eastman.  Chicago.  III.;  J.  R.  Quirk.  Chicago,  III.;  Kathyrn  Dougherty.  Chicago.  III.;  Photoplay  Publishing 
Co.,  Chicago,  III.  3.  That  the  known  bondholders.  mortKagees  and  other  security  holders  o\vnlng  or  holding  1  per 
cent  or  more  of  total  amount  of  bonds,  mortgages,  or  other  securities  are:  {If  there  are  none,  so  state.)  None.  4 
That  the  two  paragraphs  next  above,  giving  the  names  of  the  owners,  stBckholders,  and  security  holders.  If  any.  con- 
tain not  only  the  list  of  stockholders  and  security  holders  as  they  appear  upon  the  books  of  the  company  but  also. 
Id  cases  where  the  stockholder  or  security  holder  appears  upon  the  books  of  the  company  as  trustee  or  In  any  other 
fiduciary  relation,  the  name  of  the  person  or  corporation  for  whom  such  trustee  Is  acting,  is  given:  also  that  the  said 
two  paragraphs  contain  statements  embracing  aflflant's  full  knowledge  and  belief  as  to  the  circumstances  and  conditions 
under  wlilch  stockholders  and  security  holders  who  do  not  appear  upon  the  books  of  the  company  as  trustees,  hold  stock 
and  securities  in  a  capacity  other  than  that  of  a  bona  flde  owner;  and  this  affiant  has  no  reason  to  believe  that  any  other 
person,  association,  or  corporation  has  any  Interest  direct  or  indirect  in  the  said  stock,  bonds,  or  other  securities  than  as 
30  stated  by  her.    5.  That  the  average  number  of  copies  of  each  issue  of  this  publication  sold  or  distributed  through  the 

mails  or  otherwise,  to  paid  subscribers  during  the  sis  months  preceding  the  date  shown  above  is (Tills  intorma- 

tlon  Is  required  from  daily  publications  only.) 

KATHYRN  DOUGHERTY. 

(Signature  of  Business  Manager.) 

Sworn  to  and  subscribed  before  me  tliis  21st  day  of  March.  1927. 
[SEAL]  M.  EVELYN  MrEVILLY. 

(My  commission  expires  January  15,  1931.) 


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In  Europe,  where  the  centuries 
have  reduced  entertaining  to  a 
science,  silverware  pieces  are  sel- 
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.  .  .  Sets  are  made  up,  instead, 
in  "eights"  and  "twelves."  For 
the  Old  World  hostess  knows 
that  "sixes"  are  inadequate  \^-hen 
companj'  comes  —  even  for  the 
small  famity.  ...  So  to  fill  a  great 
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Chest  was  created  ...  in  fine 
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and  spoons  —  a  service  ample  for 
the  average  family  and  their 
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Though  less  than  a  j-ear  old. 
The  Pieces  of  8  Chest  is  revolu- 
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Wherever  silverware  is  sold  it  is 


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match,  in  prices  equally  moderate. 

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A  mo^t  charming  little  brochure  .  ,  . 
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a  gold  mine  of  suggcstioruf  for  the  hojte.fj' 
on  Sotb  formal  and  informal  entertaining . 
A  copy  is  yours  for  the  asking.  Booklet 
F-Sy,  Address  International  SiU'er  Com- 
pany,   Dept,    £,    Jfleriden,    Connecticut, 


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FREE 

Art  print  of  this  beautiful 
painting — the  Kissproot  Girl — 
is  included  with  every  Beauty 
Box.  si:e  8  x  10  inches,  printed 
in  12  colors,  mailed  flat  for 
Naming. 


Alluring  Beauty 

—  instantly 

Kissproof  will  give  you  a  different  kind  of 
beauty,  a  warm,  subtle,  fascinating  atmos- 
phere that  will  make  you  more  intriguing, 
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before.    Kissproof  flatters  tremendously. 

It's  tvaterproof 

Kissproof  is  waterproof  and  one  applica- 
tion lasts  all  day. 

Make  the  most  of  your  beauty.  Get  Kiss- 
proof today.     Avoid  imitations. 

At  all  the  best  stores — or  direct. 


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Lipstick 

Rouge 

Powder 


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Send  for  TCissproof  Beauty  Box 


Delica  Laboratories,  Inc.,  Dept.  A-125 

3012  Clybourn  Ave.,  Chicago 
Send  me  the  Kissproof  Beauty  Box  containing  a  week's  supply 
of  Kissproof  Lipstick,    Kissproof  Rouge,  Kissproof  Face  Pow- 
der and  Delica  Brow. 
I  enclose  20c  to  cover  cost.    Check  shade  of  Powder. 

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Also  send  me  the  Art  Print  Free. 


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Toasting  brings  out  the  hidden 
flavor  of  the  world's  finest 
Turkish  and  domestic  tobaccos 

LUCKY  STRIKE 

"IT'S    TOASTED" 
Your    Throat    Protection 


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vol.31 

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Robert  L. 

LIPPERT 

Personal  Property