"behind the screen
By SAMUEL GOLDWYN
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(Continued from IXterduy.)
Almost Immediately I was apprised
of the latter fact. "Miss Ward phoned
you Just now.” announced my sec
retary' on an otherwise pleasant
morning. "She wants you to call her
immediately.”
That I did not heed this request
was due to a misplaced confidence on
my part in the healing quality of
time. When the actress finally suc
ceeded in seeing me. I found that
time had done no more for Fanney
than It docs for a tireless cooker. In
stead of cooling It had merely con
served those inner fires.
I had Just ordered my dinner on
that night when she consummated
my capture, und as I paw her bear
down upori my table I resigned my
self to the inevitable. The inevitable
was punctual. "You!" cried she, glar
ing up at me: “what have you done?”
I was, however, given no time for
this solicited autobiography. Instan
taneously the actress proceeded to en
lighten me upon the one predominant
and vital nctivlty of my career. “You
have disgraced mo In the eyes of Hol
lywood Rnd New York,” she asserted:
‘that’s what you have done. Hid
T ask to go into pictures? Not much!
1 had a big reputation on the stage,
and then—.you r.ome along! You tell
tue what a future I have In pictures;
you persuade me to leave New York
and go to California, and now here I
«m, disgraced, absolutely made a
laughing stock—”
I took advantage of this, her first
pause. “There, there,” murmured I,
fully conscious of the limitations of
my soothing technique, "what’s the
matter?"
1 “Matter!” she stormed. “Every
thing’s the matter. Your photogra
phy's rotten—absolutely no good. And
as for your director—say. haven't I
been on the stage some years—
oughtn’t I to know something about
the game? And am I to be told what's
what by Cecil do Mille?" Et cetera.
Et cetera.
The dinner cooled. Xot so, Fanny.
For fully half an hour the outraged
star poured Into my ears the tale of
her wrongs in that far away studio.
Only my assurance that I would look
at t}ie film, which had arrived simul
taneously with her, auct.ee 1 in
stemming the Hood gates.
I did look at, it, and my impres
sion wVis much more favorable than
I had hoped. It seemed to tne that
.’he had screened well and I wired
to De Mille and Lasky to ask a sec
ond opportunity for Fanny. When
I communicated this decision to Miss
Ward she was so happy and so
grateful for my intervention that I
felt quite reckless about any finan
cial outcome.
As it happened, however, the Lasky
company was not penalised for giving
Fanny her second chance, the next
play we assigned her was "The
Cheat." This film did four things.
Its court scene where Fanny dramat
ically exposed the brand on her shoul
der established her as an eminent
artiste of the screen. Jt provided a
wonderful vehicle for Sessuo Haya
kawa, the Japanese pontomimist,
whom wc engaged then for the first
time, arful was indeed responsible for
the rapidity of his ascent to for
tune. It also brought Cecil de Mille
to the front. And to the Lasky com
pany it meant a first real "knofckout"
after a number of moderate successes.
Everybody talked about "The Cheat,"
Fanny Ward and Sessue.
While making this play Miss Ward
was the victim of a studio accident
which provided the sourer of inno
cent merriment for the entire screen
colony in Hollywood. When the cry
of. "Camera” was given Miss Ward
got into action on a rustic bridge
spanning a pool. She was attired in
a costly ermine coat, a plumed hat
and a Paris gown. Sustained by the
cons lousness of these assets, as well
as by her > eu; 1 dramatic fervor, she
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began to trip across the edifice. For
a few moments the tripping was
good. Then suddenly there v s a
creak of boards. The creak was fol
lowed by a loud ripping noise, the
bridge fell and a moment later the
camera, that remorseless Boswell had
recorded Fanny sitting In the pool
below.
It was a somewhat Inglorious atti
tude for any heroine, and Fanny was
not slow to realize It. Sitting there
in her soaked ermine coat with her
plumed hat ail awry, she relieved her
feelings iu a manner highly satisfac
tory both to herself and to those
about her.
"At lust.” commented one of her
fellow actors, hearing this outburst
of Indignation, "we have seen it—the
lake of lire and brimstone.”
But it was only a moment after ibis
that the victim was laughing quite
as heartily ns the spectators. In
deed, among the various tempers
which I have looked over In my ca
reer as producer, Fanny Ward's va
riety comes nearest to the Ideal rec
ognized as "lovable.” Not only Is her
anger shortlived, but It is accom
panied by such warmth of heart
and generosity of spirit and it is fol
lowed so swiftly by her infectious
laugh that ono never remembers her
stormy moods except with an affec
tionate smile.
i ortainiy her residence in Holly
wood did much to dispel the horror
which the mere mention of California
evoked in the minds of many screen
performers of that day. Into that
former community with its few shops
anil Its unpretentious homes Fanny
moved with a suggestion of eastern
pomp. Having been married to a
wealthy man and being therefore In
dependent of her salary, she took the
largest house In Hollywood and filled
It with a tine blend of gold plate,
servants and bric-a-brac.
This home became the rendezvous
of the plctufe-maklng coldny. If you
entered it on Sunday afternoon you
found that 49 people had preceded
you. No hostess could have been
more delightful and gracious.
Whatever may be later sources of
inspiration in motion-picture festivi
ties those at Fanny Ward's did not
wander far from childhoods happy
hour. Once, I remember, a donkey
party was tendered. On this occa
sion Eva Tanguay did everything she
could to sustain a famous self-char
acterization. She did a- bit of comedy
work for which this nonsensical game
offers such wide scope, convulsing iis
all with the innocent blundering sin
so well knows how to simulate.
There was one personal prejudice o>
Fanny's which is recalled with amuse
ment by ail those who used to be
invited to those parties. No matter
what she served her guests at din
ner—lobster, or quail, or turkey—she
herself always ate frankfurters. Fur
thermore. she liked a mob scene of
these "hot dogs," and I can see her
now as she sat before one of her fa
mous gold platters heaped high with
the incongruous fare
Every other type of refreshment at
the Ward home sprang from an
equally liberal source. Witness to
this fact is supplied by a dinner
given by Fanny Just previous to a
discussion arranged by the Easky
company, the Famous Players and
the Triangle company with a view
toward a merger of these organiza
tions. A representative of one of
the two rival companies sat beside
me while a relentless hospitality was
being waged. At last ho turned to
me pleadingly.
"For heaven's sake," he whispered.
"I want a clear head for our talk.
Won't you tell that butler to stop
filling my glass?"
"Butler!” I whispered back, almost
congealed with horror. "Sh. That's
Miss Ward’s husband.”
Tills husband, by the way, was
Jack Deane, her leading man, whom
'he married after coming to Holly
wood.
Fanny's expenditures began at
home, but they did not stay there.
•She made the same opulent gesture
n the studio. Thus I remember that
when Percy Hilburn. the cameraman,
who used to film her, threatened to
leave us because we would not raise
his sabu-y from one hundred to two
hundred a week*, the actress made up
the extra amount out of her own
purse.
"What,” she exclaimed, "have
Percy leave the place while I am
here! A man that can make you
look as beautiful as he does me!”
There was, of course, a great deal
In what she said. For an expert cam
eraman can' be as flattering as a
pink sunshade. However, Funny
was dependent upon his ministra
tions.
Her sustained ability to look
young was especially definite in
"Heart's Ease,” a Bret Harte story
in which she played a 17-year-old
part. As Fanny's own daughter was
at the time Just about this same age.
newspapers everywhere saw the op
portunity for much good natured fun
and It was after such far-flung propa
ganda that her close friend, Nora
Bayes, greeted her with a aally I
have never forgotten.
The famous comedienne Just men
tioned was opening up on a certain
night In the Orpheum theater In Los
Angeles. Fanny grave a large din
ner that night, Including Charlie
rhaplln, Marie Doro and De Wolf
Hopper, and after the dinner she
asked me If I would not drive Into
Los Angeles with her to Nora's open
ing. I did so, and before the come
dienne's appearance Fagny took me
hack of tho scenes. Nora came down
the stairs to greet us and when she
caught sight of her friend she cried.
“Why, Fanny Ward, I expected to
find you with a rattle In your hand!"
For several years Fanny's screen
popularity continued. Then quite
gradually she began to go under sn
eclipse. Why was It? I’erhaps she
may not havn forgotten the proper
dramatic, mediums. More probably
the public failed In Its former re
sponse to her type of ai ling. Be that
as It muy. this decline In popularity
—so tragically familiar in the motion
picture world—left Fanny behind us,
a pleasant memory. However, the
l^isky company had always prided
Itself on fidelity to contract, and we
did not depart from this standard in
our dealings with Miss Ward. It was
she who finally severed our business
relations.
I have dwelt upon the career of
Fanny Ward at thla length, not only
bcrauae hers Is one of the vivid and
lovable personalities In the screen
world, but because the social atmos
phere which she created forms n
cherished background for the recol
lections of many a screen star. To
day If you find yourself In a crowd
where Mae Murray. Tommy Melghan,
Mabel Normand and other famous
stars are gathered together, you sre
sure to hear, "Oh. do you remember
that evening at Fanny's when sho
did so and »o?"
CHAPTER FIVE.
Marguerite Clark Misses Fire anil
Kdna Goodrich Doesn't Ignite
at All.
Meanwhile, of course, J had been
negotiating with various other atari.
Among tills number was Marguerite
Clark. Miss Clark, you remembar.
bail atlrreil the public deeply by har
beautiful performance In "Prunella,"
and tills success of the epeaklng stage
resulted In a competition between Mr.
Z.ukor and ourselvea for her services
un the screen. Our final compromise
Indicates how ably we lived up to
the friendly enemy Ideul of conduct.
"Hen here," called Mr. Xukor over
the phone, "l hear you're negotlsl
lug with Marguerite Clark. Now 1
want to tell you something. I’m go
ing to get her, no matter what I
have to pay. So you'll do me a
favor if you don't bid me up any
higher."
I agreed to withdraw, hut upon one
condition only. The frisky company
had Jiiet secured the rights to Harold
McGrath's "The Goose Girl." and we
had been thinking for some time Mar
guerite would he Ideal for the part.
My final understanding with my com
petitor accordingly was that he
should lend u* the coveted star for
tills single picture. In this arrange
ment. however, we reckoned without
Marguerite herself. "What, Marguer
ite go all the way out to California!"
exclaimed the star's sister when J
called at the Clark apartment that
first evening.
(Continued In The Morning Bee.)
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Last Chance to Aid Poor Boys
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Winter.
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There Is still time for you to con
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Escaped Convict
Meets His Alias
When Amos Hollman escaped from
tie Oklahoma state penitentiary,
w here he was serving a 30-year sen
tence, last November, he took the
name of Guy Slleck, another prisoner.
This was the name he gave police
last night when they arrested him for
investigation.
Police already had on the blotter
one Guy Slleck, the real one, who had
served his time at the penitentiary
and had been released.
The two men were brought face to
face. Their meeting resulted In the
discovery of Hollman's Identity.
Slleck was released yesterday mom
inf. Hollman is held am a fuyittve
from Justice. He still has tt years
of his 30-year sentence to serve.
^Burgess Bedtime^
^ Stories J
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Awfulnew !n somethin* new
Is chiefly but a point of view.
—Old Mother Natur*.
Danny's (treat Fright.
The great man-bird was as well as
ever. The broken wing had been
mended. Danny Meadow Mouse
didn't know how, but ho did know
that it was so. So once more he be
came used to the noise of the engine
and began to enjoy flying. He won
dered what kind of a place the great
the great man-bird wolud pick out
to spend the night in. He was sorry
that he hadn't had a chance to say
good by to Trader the Wood Hat and
to his good friend, Bob White. But
you know that flight had been a
great surprise to Danny and Nanny, j
Late in the afternoon the great
man-bird came down to earth. The
aviator had saved some of his lunch,
and this he put just in front of the
cupboard in which Danny and Nan
ny were living. "I suppose,” said
he, 'That if I want to keep you I
ought to shut you inside that little
cupboard. But I don't like to do It.
Perhaps if I leave plenty of food for
you you will stay. Anyway, I hope
so. T certainly should miss you if
you didn't stay.
As soon ns all was quiet Danny
and Nanny came out of the little
cuboard and fairly stuffed themselves
with the food the aviator had left.
When they could eat no more they
took what remained Into the little
cupboard where their nest was and
hid It there. They took every crumb.
Then Nanny went back to her babies.
Danny had nothing in particular
to do. He didn’t have to go hunt for
food because he was already so
stuffed he couldn't eat another crumb.
Nanny didn't need his help in taking
care of the babies. In factj she pre
ferred not to have him around. So
Dnnny didn't know what to do with
himself, whlrh Is a very bad state
to be In. He poked his Inqulstive
little nose Into every nook and corner
of the great man-bird. Then he
climbed up and looked down.
"I believe I’ll go out and see what
kind of a place this is,” muttered
Danny. ‘‘It looks safe enough. I
won't go far. I'll just poke around
a little and see what I can find."
So Danny scrambled down. It was
moonlight. The great man-bird was.
of course, out in the open. For a
while Danny kept in the shadow of
the great wings, all the time looking
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ana' listening. Finally he made up
his mind that there was no danger
of Yowler the Bob Cat or Gray Fox
in such a place ns this. He ventur
ed out into the moonlight.
Nothing happened. It was still and
beautiful and peaceful. Danny went
a little further. Not fur away were
some bushes, and hack of these were
Presently Danny Discovered a
Hole in the (jround.
some trees. Presently Danny dis
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ho discovered several more. He won
dered if anybody lived in them. He
wondered W'ho had made them. He
fairly ached to go down in one, but
somehow he had a feeling that it
would be better not to. By and by
ho sat down in front of one of these
holes, with his back to it. A little
sound caused him to turn his head.
Danny nearly fell right over with
fright. Indeed, as he himself said
afterward. It was a wonder he didn’t
die cf fright. He Was staring at
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Copyright 1924.
The next story: ‘The Awful-Book
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Bicycle Stolen.
Walter Bongway, 1415 High street,
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tains his Individuality even though ho
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Measles epidemic tn Council Bluffv
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