Movie Life Not All Roses
^oung Girls Who Seek Screen Fame Suffer Under
Delusion, Director Says.
As a result oL' reports that have been broadcast regard
ing the present prosperous and busy status of the west coast
Him studios. Hollywood is overflowing with, girls who are
anxious fo break into pictures. Ahvavs more or less in a
s ate cl sier;c by beaut ful aspirants for screen careers, this
community is now filled with girls who have felt the cinema
urge.
'■ !'•! r ilillon. John Stahl, director of "The Dangerous
w,’° ,s ' ' "'utle -lng “The Wantera." for early Mayer First Na
n Mf)t op'iin stlc in his views on the beginner's chances. Bat
P , * F on the belief that most prills hope for Cinderella luck.
* T * 1 n hard wor.i and a steady climb when thev enter a studio, Mr.
V‘nlil «r-M*
<’ « PM-e M *ty Odds.
'■.so ' •> ju:t s'arting n pictures
< a oV'T.'- helming id.Is. xvi'.h proven
ability i r' ex" rien-e Holding the
li lanee agn'nst her. How many girls
w 10 enter pictures, or who think of
enWng pc lives, wish to study
nnd learn to he real actresses and
v irk toward the top? I venture to
Bay tha{ nine out of 10 expect to get
ebir roles any day. That Mary PVk
ford. Lon Chaney, Norma Talmadge,
I.'Wis Stone, Marie Prevost, Huntley
Gordon and others of l'ke • ability
worked years acquiring ihe experi
ence that qualifies them as stars,
never seems to occur to the beginner.
"This is the age of characterization
In pictures and consequently the age
of technique and finished artistry.
The beauty star and the matinee idol
are on the wane and now the in
dividual favorites of the screen are
those players who possess unusual
talent and who have the ability to
mold themselves in harmony with the
role they portray. Whether or not
they are good looking is a secondary
matter. The girl who contemplates
going Into pictures to take a hop,
skip and Jump to money and pop
ularity will do het'er to try some
other line of endeavor. Those days
are over in motion pictures.”
Many Aspirants -Stenographers.
Verily, the poor movie actress has
i hard row.
It has been said that most girls
who aspire to movie fame are stenog
raphers, and Marjorie Daw. film star,
f rises to remark that stenographers
have an easier life than movie stars.
Here are some of Miss Daw's com
parisons to bear out her suggestion
that "stenos” should think twice be
fore they contemplate deserting the
typewriter for the make-up box.
The stenographer arrives at the
office at 9. The movie star arrives
at the studio at 8 and often much
errller.
The stenographer has regular lunch
hours and eats what she (pleases. The
film actress grabs her lunch when
ever she get the opportunity and eats
a salad. She must watch her die'.
The type puncher leaves her office
at 5:30 and goes home where she can
forget her work. The movie star
<iuits work anywhere from between 6
in the evening and .> in the morning.
If she leaves the studio at 6 she
spends most of her evenings worry
ing about wardrobe, new parts, future
i -agements. publicity, new make up,
etc.
if it is hot In t^e office the stenng
mphy turns on the electric fan and
m ikes 'herself comfortable generally.
If It is hot outside the studio it Is a
hundred per cent hotter inside under
the powerful arc lights that radiate
as much heat ns light.
At the office, the girl can forget
her make-up in hot weather. At the
studio her make-up Is her greatest
worry. She must* look her best—
■while the heat is melting her make-up
until it runs down her face.
When the "steno” w ishes to change
her beau she does It and no on©
minds. When the film actress is seen
at dinner with another man she Im
mediately starts a scandal.
If the "steno" is late getting to
work, she speeds to her job in an ex
press train or car. If the actress is
late and tries to get to work in her
automobile—she Is pinched for speed
ing.
"The Shock,” at the Sun.
"The Shock,” In which Lon Chaney
and Virginia Valli are the stars, is a
thrilling photoplay whose locale is in
San Francisco before, during and
after the earthquake and fire which
occurred in 1906. The stars are sup
ported by Christine Mayo, Jack
Mower. William Welsh, Walter Long,
Henry Barrows, James Wong ami
others. It Is from the story of Wil
liam Dudley Pelley and from tho
script of Charles Kenyon. This pic
ture began a run of eight days yes
terday at the Sun. There are re
productions of the memorial catas
trophe: blocks of buildings shudder
and fall: a modern city Is wrecked by
the convulsions of nature and wiped
out by fire.
Lon Chaney, who is remembered
Grand Bazaar
and Carnival
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Beginning Sun'ay. S p'. 2 nt 2:30
p. m. to Sept. 9 inclusive.
New program every evening by
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TOM MIX IN
••STE?P.N3 FAST."
for lisa work in "The Trap." "Voices
of the City." "Shadow." "Flesh and
Blood." mid other screen productions,
in this new picture, plays the role of
Wilse Dtlling. a cripple whose soul
is saved by a girl, Gertrude Hadley,
played by Virginia Valli. Anne Vin
cent, head of an underworld gang, is
played by Christine Mayo. China
town, shadowy, tingling with mys
tery. Is the sc< ne of much of the ac
tion. As the crippled hero. Chaney
probably has done some of his best
screen work. The story Is of a
beautiful. Innocent girl, who teaches
a hardened criminal how to pray. The
elements of the story are flowers,
sunshine, clean living and the faith,
of a good woman, with a dope ped
dler, safe cracker and gunman In
striking contrasts. The photography
Is spectacular, sparkling In the views
of open country, and mysteriously dif
fused In studies of old Chinatown.
"Salomy Jane" at the Rialto.
Night scenes among the great red
woods of Boulder creek canyon In
northern California are Inspiring fea
tures of the Paramount picture,
"Salomy Jane.” which will be shown
at the Rialto theater for a week be
ginning today. Gatherings of the
vigilantes by night, a stage robbery
during a midnight storm and rides
along roads bordered by black forests
are other thrilling scenes. This
George D. Melford production Is a tale
of the romantic days of '49, when the
law was crudely meted out by the
vigilantes, an organization of settlers
formed to keep the peace. This photo
play is based on Bret Harte's charm
ing story and the play by Paul Arm
strong, and It breathes the same
spirit which Inspired Harte to write
his hook. Jacqueline Logan appears
as Salomy Jane and George Fawcett
has the role of Yuba Bill, driver of a
stage that Is held up. Maurice Flynn
also Is In the cast.
The following promise is made by
the promoters of this picture:
" 'Salomy Jane’ Is different, princl
pally because It transfers to the
screen the human spirit of Bret
Harte, the author. Wh'le hundreds
of western thrillers have been pro
duced, none of them, either in the
quality of the story, spirited action or
judicious and historic treatment, dis
plays the character types of the ro
mantic days of '49 as delightfully as
does 'Salomy Jane'."
"Out of Kuril" nt the World.
Hoot Gibson in "Out of Luck," Ed.
ward Sedgwick's diverting story of a
cowboy's life in the navy, was shown
yesterday at the World and will be
continued until next Friday. It is a
combination of thrills with Inughs,
and romance with the spectncular.
Exciting fights and hilarious comedy
alternate. One of the big scenes
shows the Pacific fleet in full review,
and target practice with the huge
guns of a superdreadnaught adds
thrills to the picture.
The whimsical Hoot plays the part
of a cowboy who runs away from his
beloved prairie to join the navy.
From the time he starts his careet
With a comically unsuccessful at
tempt to walk the boatboom or sleep
in a ship's hammmock, the fun Is
fast and furious. L’nderlylng the fun
there is a love story of deep heart
appeal, and typical Hoot Gibson
thrills alternate with the laughs. The
naval scenes, taken on the U. 8. S
California, flagship of the Pacific
fleet, during maneuvers, are exclt
ing and said to be true to life, having
been personally supervised by Lieut.
Tom Borrlen, IT. 8. N., and a corps
of navy offirers.
Laura IjiPlante plays the principal
feminine role, and others in the cast
are Howard Tritesdell, Elinor Han
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ring, Jay Morley and John Judd.
Hoot is described as a "Roping
Romeo on the Rounding Main." in
his new pictures. There is much
action and many laughs in “Out of
Luck." Hoot forsakes the bucking
broncho for a bucking battleship,
rides the waves to seasickness and
ultimate romance through a scries of
mishaps.
"Orphans of the Storm" and "The
Three Musketeers" at the Moon.
Beginning yesterday and running
until Tuesday the Moon oilers "The
Orphans of the Storm." a Griffith pro
duction, and from Wednesday to Fri
day. inclusive, "The Three Muske
teers," being Douglas Fairbanks' pho
toplay version of Alexander Dumas'
stirring tale. Lillian and Dorothy
Gish have th* roles of Henrietta and
Louise in "The Orphans of the
Storm." This production is said to
represent months of preparation and
a most careful study of the period
depicted, the time of the French
revolution. The basis of the story is
the famous old play. "The Two Or
phans,” presented by Kate Flax ton
Mr. Griffin has woven the story into
an historical romance, with tho thrills
of some of the maddest days of the
revolution. There is an army of
"extras" for the numerous big scenes
of the play, not only In revolutionary
Paris, but also at the tribunal and in
| the court of Versailles where many
! beautiful fetes are held.
In the spectacular photo-future.
"The Three Musketeers," Fairbanks
is *'se\ved in a new type of character
ization. In the picturesque trapping
of the 17th century chevalier. Fair
hanks gives a sensationally dramatic
interpretation to the role of D’Artag
nan. dashing swordsman and adven
turer. In the cast are Marguerite
De LaMotte. Mary MncLnren. Bar
’ nra Lamar/. Nigel de Bruller. George
Suegtnann, Leon Bary, Kugene Pal
iette and Boyd Irwin. Fairbanks’
dueling is a feature of the picture. It
is said to he one of the most gripping
and spectacular films produced by
Douglas Fairbanks. Luis Gottschalk
wrotp th«* musical score. Fred Niblo
directed Mr. Fairbanks in the pro
duction of this picture.
i “A Gentleman of leisure," M flip
Strand.
In "A Gentleman of Leisure." which
will he the feature photoplay at the
Strand for th»* week beginning today,
Jack Holt is supported by Casson
Ferguson. Sigrid Holmquist, Alec
Francis. Adcle Farrington. Frank »1
son. Alfred Allen. Nadepri Paul and
Alice Queensberry. The story of the
picture Is of Robert Pitt, a young
American of wealth and leisure, re
turning home after a season abroad,
who finds himself involved In a series
of romantic and Interesting circum
stances. It Is a Paramount picture
and is described as an exquisite com
edy-drama. There are no tears In
this production, but there are numer
ous scenes that thrill, according to
advance notices. It mixes English
dignity with American pep and ginger
with amazing, exciting and laughable
results. The picture presents scenes
of high society as well as of the un
derworld, and affords Mr. Holt a role
of that peculiar type of comedy which
made his recent picture so successful.
The scene of a fight between Mr.
Holt and a burglar at night is one of
the best ever staged before a camera,
is one of the claims of the producers.
Among other Interesting scenes which
distinguish this photoplay Is one in
which Mr. Holt, parading as an inter
nationally known crook, and the bur
glar, bleak Into the home of a mil
lionaire police official, the dll' .iter
of whom Mr. Holt, as the hero, loves.
REEL REMARKS
By llir, M. P. Editor.
Charles "Chic" Sale is playing
"sti night” in his series of screen fea
tures being produced by C. Burr.
He needs no wigs or other theatrical
devices to make his characterizations
stand out true to life.
Evelyn Brent. English actress, to
gether with various leading British
players in Hollywood, have formed
an organization for "English artists
In Hollywood.” Charlie Chaplin Is one
of the prominent members.
Edward Dillon, directing Elaine
Hammersteln for.Truart Klim corpor
ation, has arrived at the Truart stu
illos. Los Angeles, and has commenced
casting for "The Drums of Jeopardy.”
Mae Murray, starring as a noted
Russian actress, has begun work on
"Fashion Row,” her new vehicle in
the JIurray-Leonard productions si>on
sored by Tiffany.
In "The Call of the Canyon." the
late: t of the Zane Grey stories, being
filmed In a wild lo< :i!e north of Flag
st.ifT, Arlz. Richard Dlx will take the
lending role
V -—.
A special *tufT of technical and art
aidiK has been engaged by David
Smith to make yet of exceptional
magnitude f.,r "The Man From Hrod
ney>.'' based on the story of the
same name by George Barr McCutch
con.
Robert Frazer. leading man of "The
Love Piker” ii no sheik at all. He
can't dance a step and never took a
drink in his life. His hobby is his
workshop, and he is an expert me
chanic.
Muse Program.
Sunday, "Orphans of the Storm."
Monday and Tuesday. "Success.”
Wednesday and Thursday, "The
Girl Who Came Back.”
Friday and Saturday, "A Lady's
Name.”
Presents for Three Days More
TODAY, MON., TUES.
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JACK HOLT never had a
role better suited to him
than this one of a wealthy
young globe trotter who, in
order to win a wAger, had
to steal a certain pretty
girl’s photograph within
twenty-four hours.
All the roaring fun of
“Making a Man,” with the
dramatic punch of “The
Tiger’s Claw." Critic* have
said it's Holt’s best. You’ll
say the same.
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Picnics Scheduled
for Week at Krug Park
The Security Benefit association
will give a picnic at Krug park to
tiny for it* member* and their fam
ilies. More than 5,000 are expected
to attend.
Contests will be staged in the pri
vate picnic grove In the afternoon
and a banket lunch will be nerved In
the private picnic grove at 6 p. m.
Western Union employes also will
hold a picnic today, while the follow
ing towns will run excursions: Yutan,
Mead, Wahoo. Cedar Bluffs, Weston,
Valparaiso. Cereaco, Ithaca and
Memphis.
A. C. Scott of the Scott Tent and
Awning company will give an outing
for his employes Tuesday, and the
Ladles' Aid society of Lowe Avenue
Presbyterian church will hold It* an
nual picnic luncheon in the prlvatf
picnic grove Thursday.
McCord Brady employes have up
outing scheduled for Friday.
Lakeview Park Closes
for Season Mon *av
Laksvlew park will close Its most
successful aeaiion on Monday, the*
management announces.
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Actually filmed in its original
setting, among the great Red
woods of the Santa Cruz moun
tains, this story of love and
daring that has been such 'a
great book and stage play is
visualized faithfully.
“Salomy Jane,” Bret Harte’s
classic of California in tha
brave, wild days of ’49, is
really being called by critics
k “a screen classic.”
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