Screen Mirror (1930-1931)

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comfort and service. Screen Mirror For June 3

RENTACAR Stay a while ...... at the magic Isle! FROM

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Page Country Club . . . green fee #1 Take That! 6 for all-day play, 18 holes • see Insults and Applause the Editor for the Submarine Gardens through New 1930 Edmund Goulding, Director, Glass J Bottom Boats et Cetera 11 BUICKS 7sjancy Carroll Write* PONTI ACS About Her Director CHEVROLETS Television Unveiled - ' * - 12 Completing a Smashing Expose of the Future ... at amazingly low rates . I Knew Them When - - - 14 (atalina FREE GAS and OIL Fran\ Whitbec\ Remembers Harold B. Franklin When .... REAL INSURANCE ISLAND Who Cares? 17 / at insignificant cost . . The Secret of Picking Tour Pictures

I'm True to the Navy - - - 18 Clara Bow Reveals Her No Red Tape Sentiments Toward Sailors You can drive out of one Meet the Florodora Girls - - 19 ' ^ OUr Sta^0nS ^ ^Ve m ' n The "Gay Nineties” Crash the Screen utes . . . merely identify

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts - - awarded him - - Warner Baxter - - the medal of honor for the outstanding performance of 1929. Portraying

" 'The Cisco Kid "In Old Arizona," won him his laurels. He began his professional stage career by accident when the male half of a vaudeville team fell ill. The lady in the case, in placing Warner Baxter opposite her behind the footlights, little realized she was starting him on his way to become the premiere performer of the screen. When the Arizona Kid rode away into the night - - we hoped he might someday come back again - - to live - - and fight - - and love a more worthy woman. What we wished has come true. Warner Baxter brings the lovable outlaw to life again in "The Arizona Kid."

Mona Maris, playing opposite him, is here shown at the moment "The Arizona Kid" comes to realize that she truly loves him. —

Thanks for the Title

I have just read my first copy of Stone “Casting Day” “Screen Mirror,” and I think it is the best My daughter brought home one of printed movie magazine I your magazines from the theatre, and have ever seen—and that's plenty! carelessly left it lying in my study. But why in the name of the Upon the whole, it seems healthy seven-livered joss houses of in spirit. However, I was di- Hong Kong do you have so stressed to read “Casting Day in many gloomy subjects? Do Heaven,” a very facetious arti- you think I want a fan mag' cle, I presume, but hardly of azine that’s dripping blood? Every an order to inspire the best time I turned a page I felt as sentiments in our youth. It though somebody had taken a punch was even more unfortun- at my chin. Wham! Wham! Wham! ate to see that the article Here s one for your chin. If you came from the pen of a want to know what I think, you young woman spoiled a nice little magazine Rev. Hugh McMannii with too much blood and thun- der. Take THAT! Clifford Marks More Thought for Food

I like your magazine. Pictorially it Dirty Remarques is perfect. But for Sinema's uke, don't start a lotta insipid inter- For Pete’s sake let the late war rest in views about what the stars eat peace. Every magazine and movie for breakfast house is flooded with the stuff. May Marion Try being All Quiet yourself about the Western Front. Morris Kane Not So Hot

Being somewhat of a scientific man What ails these Dutchmen you write myself, I hope you will excuse me about? What do you mean, “Afraid for demurring with your predic- to Remember”? Stuff like “All tions anent television. It is Quiet on the Western Front" true technical experiments gives me a pain. I was in have gone far, but your the great mud baths of hopes seem somewhat 1917, and I’m not sanguine to me afraid remember to Frank W. Halsey anything! .... Chris Sorenson • • Absolutely, Mr. Kennedy!

Hamburgher Stakes I am writing to you as I do to the When “The Show World Moves editor of every magazine which On,” and the “Big Parade of comes to my attention, because I Prosperity” comes to town, would believe that at this time it is the you mind billing them for Po- solemn duty of every think- mona a couple weeks? I’ve been ing man to put himself eating hash since last August, on record as opposed to waiting for the prosperous pa- the 1 8th Amendment, rade you’re howling about and to foster the Anti - Enforce- and I haven’t even heard the echo of a piccolo. Congrats ment Society. you repeal, or are you will- on a nifty lil mag Do want John York mg to let the frightful conditions now existing to continue? Does your brain tell you prohibition is wrong, or are you cowering under the lash of the Anti-Saloon League? Are you going to ad- • FIFI DORSA.T brought the vise your readers to write flavor of French comedy to the their congressmen advising she American screen when made repeal of this dastardly "Hot for Paris" with Fox. (

rotten. It’s got plenty of room for improvement. It’s worth a dime to tell to law, or are you going you that I'm a satisfied blind yourself to your sucker duty? Casey Crossfield John Albert Kennedy, Secretary

Too Late—We Spent It I put in with you! What's it all This Any Better? about? I might have known you’d because I bought the Screen Mirror get some deep-breathing nut to the cover color caught my eye. But write your stories. Print more after taking it home, I found the stories like Norma Shearer’s color was blinding to the eyes. ... or send back my $. It is a very trying color to Grace Evans have on the bookstand Couldn't you arrange • color for another Elephants! Elephants! next month? .... Beryl Carson After wading through “The Killer” my chief regret was that the ele- • phant hadn’t been killed off by someone long before he broke More Gray Hair for Ed into print. A man would so think you were running I like your magazine—but why the Sunday supplement many pictures of Norma Shearer? of the Zoo Review. One picture of each star should Ken Calvin be enough, I think. Person' much ally, I like to see as • variety as possible. . . • Helen Woods Sarcasm! Brrr! There was a fellow once who wrote darn interesting stories. I mean Jules issue very much. I I enjoyed the April Verne. Why do some of your of Norma Shearer, and am fond present - day Underwood - pushers scrap- keep her pictures in my think they have his imagination? find four book. I was glad to Your rave on television sullied besides the pictures of her some nice white paper. Yea— - I liked one on the cover. we're interested ... in facts, her story a lot not synthetic dreams Dolores Silvas William Leighton

Right on the Knob This IS Tragedy!

la your paper printed in Hollywood or I have a bone to pick with you. While Ireland? Lay off that geography waiting for the muffins to bake I sat stuff. I had enough of it in down to read “Screen Mirror” for grammar school. What I like a few minutes. Two hours later is stuff like “Hobnobbing in I put it down after reading every Hollywood.” Let's have article in the book. The muf- more of it fins were burned black! .... Cecile Brown Constance Hart

S»? So!

I’m a New Yorker, and ought to know better. I paid a dime for that sou- % venir program that was hawked to me out at the Carthay Circle last Sunday night. I knew I was be- • ing taken down the line, but I DIXIE LEE is one of those fragile little girls who seem didn't know I was going to get hardly real . . . but at Fox Stu- a surprise. “Screen Mirror” dios, where she stars . . . they aint' so food, and it ain’t so say she is t genuine lady. Mary Brian

Not Clara Bow

« « not Fifi Dorsay « « but Mary Brian «« that’s who this lady of the inflamatory hair dress is. Mary has been the most consistently used leading lady of Para- mount Pictures, and has just been granted her first vacation in five and a half years. She has gone to her home in Texas for a rest. She was the discov- er^ of Al Kaufman, who found her dancing in his revue at the Los Angeles Paramount Theatre, and secured for her the screen test which led to her fame.

Mary Brian is one of those rare persons in Hollywood who has retained her reputation of being a genuinely sweet and unaffected little lady.

And it is said that when she returns to her home jn Texas, few of her former townspeople will realize that the Mary who is coming home to visit is

Mary Brian, Paramount s most capable leading lady. Leila Hyams

The eyes that taught a man there was more in life than being a bandit «« Leila Hyams, who plays ' Anne Mar- lowe” in "Bighouse” the intense drama of prison and love which has been pronounced a triumph of drama and realism. Leila s brother, played by Robert

Montgomery, it is predicted, will become one of the most memorable performances on the screen. Chester Morris, playing the bandit who is wronged by Mont- gomery, and escapes to wreak vengeance on Leila, gives a second performance comparable to his powerful characterization in "Alibi.”

The cast with which Leila Hyams is

associated in the gripping tragedy of this legion of

the damned is notable, and includes Lewis Stone, Zazu Pitts, George Marion, Karl Dane, Mathew Betz, Eddie Lambert, Dewitt Jennings,

Roscoe Ates and «« vil-

lain of them all « « Wallace Beery! 10 Screen Mirror • For June

Born . . . A New Star

This is "Devil’s Holiday ««

and what an excursion! If

this pose in which Nancy

Carroll is succumbing to the entreaties of Phillips Holmes

is a regular part of the Devil s picnics, we most sincerely hope we are included in his

next party list.

Edmund Goulding, who di-

rected "Devil’s Holiday” is

said to have delineated a new Nancy Carroll. So greatly impressed were the Paramount people with the new Nancy that they are sending her to the Long Island Paramount Studios to

p! a/ the lead in "Laughter.’

4 Screen Mirror • For June II EJVY1UV1 ng director ef cetera

by • A short title, they say, is best. something else. Yet he has a remark- That’s why I have condensed the able memory, and retains these ideas in title of this article by appending the nancy his mind for years. When he gets words “et cetera.” Were I to list all time, he jots them down in notes for of the abilities and duties of Edmund carroll future use. Goulding after his name, I would have He is extremely systematic in every- a string which would worry the best thing, a result of his career in the army type compositor in the world. during the world war. formances which the public never sees. At this moment, Edmund Goulding He is one of Hollywood's best ath- It isn’t well known that he is a splen- is perhaps the most interesting direc- letes. He boxes six rounds every morn- did singer. He studied for many years torial figure in motion pictures. Every' ing. When young, he boxed for a liv- in England with great teachers. His one is wanting to know what sort of a ing, and keeps up the sport. A trainer voice is baritone. He used to sing on man is this genius who brought Gloria supervises his health. He likes to play the concert stage. Today he keeps up Swanson back into her own by “The tennis, but says he is no good at it. his singing lessors. He gave up sing- Trespasser,” and has created a one'man He has tea every day in the middle ing as a profession because he says he picture in “The Devil’s Holiday,” in of the afternoon, smokes only one did not want a trade in which he would which I am fortunate enough to be the brand of cigarettes, drives his own car, deteriorate with age. star. and lives simply, with only one servant He is an excellent entertainer, and I have just been reading some of the who keeps house and prepares meals. delights guests by emulating the voice advance opinions of critics on “The He never uses a typewriter, but characteristics of great singers. Devil’s Holiday,” and they are glowing dashes off notes in longhand, and then He is a novelist. His book, “Fury,” in their reports of the work of Gould' dictates them, elaborating as he does so. ran into nine editions. Eventually, he ing. None of the writers seems to He has been known to dictate for four- plans to give up all other activities and know this man, and, because of that, I teen hours at a stretch. oe a novelist. know it will be interesting for me to His desk is filled with notes. He He can make a good living as a play- tell some of the things I have learned tells me he has enough story material to wright. His play, “Dancing Mothers,” of this director, etc. keep him busy writing and directing as written with Edgar Selwyn, played for It is a well'known fact that the star fast as possible for ten years without eighteen months on Broadway. “The of a picture can always tell more about ever getting another idea. Devil’s Holiday” was first written as a her director than he himself, just as the On the set he seeks opinions of play. It was called “The Woman in director knows the star like a book others. He often drags an electrician, the Wheat,” and the late Jeanne Eagles after they have worked through one visitor, laborer, or outsider over to was to have played it for A. H. Woods. picture together. watch the rehearsal of a scene and give He is always composing music, get- To go back to the “et cetera” of my their candid opinion of its effect. ting ideas at any moment, and hurried- title: I want to list the things that Ed- Although he did not come to this ly calling in his musical secretary to jot mund Goulding did on “The Devil’s country until after the war, his stories them down. He has an entire book Holiday.” He wrote the original story, are all typically American. He be- of tunes he has written, and plans to adapted it to the screen, and built the lieves the large cities of America are use most of them in pictures. dialogue. He then cast the picture, su- the basis of the best drama of today. His music follows no style. It car- pervised wardrobe, aided in the plan- Before he starts camera work, he ries from ballad to exotic, yet is all ning of sets and furnishings, worked maps out on hundreds of sheets of typically Goulding, and carries a strain out all camera angles, and instructed paper all of the camera angles he will of Celtic. Strange as it may seem, he as to make-up. He rehearsed the cast require. On “The Devil’s Holiday” he plays no musical instrument, and has himself. He composed the music for used as many as thirteen cameras at no knowledge of note writing. He the production, and personally worked one time. composes wholly by whistling the tunes. with the orchestra on the scoring. At He likes to shoot continuously, car- One gets the idea that he is “flighty” the end, he worked closely on the cut- rying action into several rooms without because he leaps from one thing to an- ting of the picture. a break. He shoots to measure. When other. He gets an idea, toys with it a It is natural that anyone who does “The Devil’s Holiday” was completed, while, and quickly casts it aside for all of this is an interesting figure. it was exactly the required length. He What sort of a person is he? Not even has never had to make a retake on a the finest writer in the world could tell picture. He always rehearses for a you with words. So I’ll jot down in week before he starts work. The only note form what I think fans will want item he insists on before he starts work to know. on a picture is that he will never have First of all, he’s a great actor. He to shoot a scene he doesn’t believe used to be on the stage in England. In should be taken. order to show his cast how he wants And all of his friends call him scenes played, he gives magnificent per- “Eddie.” -

• Imagine a fire . . hot, blistering, by roaring and raging through a tene- Imagine watching the battlefield . . ment district, impelled on a hurricane robert joyce tasker seeing your own son, crusted with of its own making—the Television mud and vermin . . drawn and exhaust- broadcasting station cuts in on their ed . . fighting the unseen enemy, who program with this startling announce- lies in wait beyond the cold, gas- ment. pen can be brought over the television soured muck and slime . . . and sud- “Searing thousands of impoverished denly comes the alarming scream of a . . and if the public demands of the tenement dwellers, a monster fire has shell . . an explosion . son government that the new medium of . your own broken out on the East Side. Television news transmission be kept unpolluted— lying mangled before you. cameras are now being focussed on the then the greatest educational, informa- That would end war .forever. scene of the tragedy. Stand by for the tive, enlightening step of all time will But, beware! television broadcast of the terrific East have been made. Civilization will have We have other great mediums which Side fire ...” made a great leap forward. might give us unvarnished truth . . your screen comes a whirl of On truth of the sort we are trying to give smoke. People run like purposeless • The great moving picture, “All you here . . and those mediums have red tongue of flame licks ants. The Quiet on the Western Front”, become perverted through the smoke. A crash . . up stunned us . . for it showed people • charred timbers snarl themselves in whom even yet some of us were in- Awake to what television may mean! crazy figures . . precipitate themselves Don’t let it be perverted! Let every clined to believe brutish . . and showed earthward in a shower of stinging American citizen feel that here is them as humans, such as we are . .

spell is . . sparks and flames . . shrieks some struggling with things none of us can something which intrinsically his

piteous creature’s end . . . that he must keep it his. If every man quite comprehend . . fighting blindly

Impossible? feels that . . then it will be easier for . . uselessly.

It was considered a joke . . ephe- With the war hysteria now total- petty politicians to keep their new pos- meral . . wild . . impossible. ly gone, we realize—cynically—how But no wild fancy this. Crank sci- propaganda, and a meager, lying part entists once boasted that instantaneous of the truth, came to us through official transmission of sight and sound were channels. Now . . while our minds are

possible. We guffawed at them . . you cool . . let us demand that there shall and I. Were their peculiar, elusive be television broadcasting from every minds less occupied by mad dreams battlefield. The facts must not be con- which become facts tomorrow, the sci- cealed. entists might now be laughing at you

. . and me. For Television is here.

• In England, television has become so far developed that during any hour of day or night, owners of television receiving sets throughout Europe or the British Isles can receive the transmissions from London or Brook- man’s park. Plays, events, personages, are seen and heard. John L. Baird, British inventor, god- father of television, sells television receiving sets for the equivalent of

$ 125 . 00 .

One step further . . the great Amer- ican electrical laboratories are busy with the perfection of television cameras for news service. The possibilities tapped are staggering. Nothing in all the world can be

kept from the public . . if . . If the public wakens to the things

which television can do for it, how the literal truth of things which hap- —

Screen Mirror For June 13 session inviolate ... a little more diffi- Motion Pictures,” the present plan is cult to sell television into the hands of to have but twelve projection rooms in falseness. all America. Each projection room, What the talking picture did to the world theatrical, 'is nothing to what television is going to do. Whereas the talking pictures came slowly, television is certain to hit with a crash, over all America. The first violent effects, if television went onto the air, with no limitations, would be that theatres would fall by the wayside. No matter what the plan of procedure turns out to be, there is going to be a painful re-organization. Business in America faces the possi- bility of a huge loss in buildings and equipments . . . losses which business is perfectly justified in evading, if possible. Fortunately, a perfectly logical plan was foreseen by business men for serving much of the wreckage.

such junk that patronage declined still further.

• At the present time, the traditions of the theatre rest entirely in the with many machines, each projecting a keeping of amateur players and little different program, will control a cir- playhouses. Even these institutions are cular area, the twelve stations being suffering from the sour odor clinging scattered over the entire continent. The around the professional stage. The ama- theatre will ask for whatever picture it teur houses, from which has emanated wishes to show . . and will be plugged • Over a year ago, Harold B. Frank' much of our best movement in the in on that circuit. It is as simple as that. President of the Fox Coast theatrical world, will never recover full West The only movies available to the Theatres, wrote, “It is really not to strength until their sickened Siamese home fans will be “second run” sub- be expected, after all, that the Amer- twin, the legitimate stage, is cured—or jects, or unimportant pictures . . a will be content to sit at amputated. ican family condition which prevails now. home by the fireside and be entirely Television is the knife that will effect satisfied with the entertainment that To attack the effect of television from the amputation. When the demand be- may be sent through the air by means another phase of theatrical life, let me gins, as it will shortly, for players in of television. Without arguing the show what is coming to the legitimate flesh and blood—the only type avail- point further, let me say merely that stage. able for television-by-air to the home this fact is recognised by even so an Everyone knows of the unhappy state the legitimate stage will move over, bag important organization as the Radio in which the legitimate stage has been and baggage, producer and designer, Corporation of America, which is con- since the invasion of the talking pic- player and musician, to the stronghold ducting experiments with television. tures. The first result was that with of television. Only recently, the corporation has be' painfully rare exceptions, stage plays The Screen Mirror realizes that this come interested in a theatrical enter- were designed in hope that the movies exposition of television strikes a lone, prise involving many millions. It is would pick them up. Consequently, clear note-—for no one seems to have only fair to deduce that those who are the patrons of legitimate houses were caught the mysterious significance of closest to television apparently feel that treated to the sorry spectacle of movie monster fortunes manoeuvering in the the motion picture theatre is here to themes behind footlights. The two dark background. We step forward stay.” mediums call for treatment as different boldly for we are dealing with facts. To explain those factors of which as the opera and the revue. The at- Television, the greatest force that tempt squeeze little profit will Harold B. Franklin wrote at more to a from the come into your life . . is here length elsewhere in his book, “Sound plays by using movie themes produced and to stay! 14 Screen Mirror For June

by frank wbifbeck

• Slaves,” I knew him when . . . and loo\ t because the Cohan and Har- him now! ris shows were going to play theatres that charged dollar About 1904 . . . maybe a year earlier a —one of these tur- key troupes “Little . . or later . . . there was a tough was Johnny Jones.” punk as errand boy in the office of The kid must have learned some-

Sullivan, Harris and Woods. His name thing in that office—there. . . because was Harold Franklin, and hfe was the next step . . . he’s a vaudeville poison for actors, managers, and ad- booker. Yes, sir . . . handling the busi-

well, it . . . ness vance agents . . getting past him and he loved every minute of it affairs of actors. He’s got a lot of . into the office of Martin Herman took . . . even tho he didn’t understand it actors . . . but no theatres to play them in. four red apples and a pack of chewing or know what it was all about. Here’s where his brother, John J. Can’t Franklin, in. gum . . . besides promises, threats, and keep that kind of a punk comes John promoted a not a little cursing. down. theatre in Norwalk, Conn., just so he could play Harold’s actors. Show business ... to that kid . . . When Sam Harris pulled away from It would was the blood to his heart ... air to his Tim Sullivan and A1 Woods to go into have been great . . . but Harold’s actors must have . been hams the theatre lungs ... it was meat and strong drink business with George M. Cohan . . — went

broke ...... it was his life. If he had known he took with him the good wishes of what it was to have a passion for any- his late partners . . . and the office boy. • Next . . . highbrow, this time. As- thing . . . then the world of the melo- Franklin’s position in the show world sociated with the Educational Alli- drama ... of fifty-cent theatres and had advanced now ... he was out ot ance and the Berkeley Lyceum at Fifty- thirty-five-dollar-a-week actors the class of “Bertha the Sewing Ma-

eighth street and Broadway, and . . . would have been his passion—because, chine Girl” and “King of the White Harold Brooks Franklin has turned ac-

tor .. . he is the star of a home-made production of “The Bells” and of “Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.” John Franklin

is the manager now . . . but John must

have been a bum manager . . . the show went broke.

But . . . you can’t stop a guy fromi

trying . . . Paul Scott was a good guy; sweet promoter, too. Paul tipped Harold to. dramatic stock company locations ancS A

• Back * n the days when the Educa- tional Alliance and the Berkeley Lyceum were the highbrow stages of Broadway. Harold Brooks Franklin trod their boards in the play, “Facing, the Music.” —

engaged the actors, ten per cent com- mission for each week of the entire engagement. Harold, with a pocket full of shoestrings, and a heart full of hope as long as the . . . was the manager— natives kept coming. In one spot, Staten Island, the going was unusualy tough. Public utility companies just won’t take promises for with electric light bills . . . sheriffs, gruff voice and shiny badge—put up padlocks and shut off the current. But grocery you can’t stop Harold . store on the corner has kerosene oil and tallow candles ... the show must go on. quite a kick It did . . . the natives got

. . . out of it . . . the first few times but, then—a bump on the shin is, after all, a bump on the shin, and who wants to find his seat, third row center on the aisle, in the dark?

Well . . . That was that.

All the time Old Lady Opportunity . was hanging around. Harold got a job ... a real one this week; no dodging time . . . salary every sheriffs ... no bouncing checks—manager of the Lafayette Theatre in Buf- falo, New York. Not much money, but, what there was of it was good.

• Experience teaches ... the years of strife, of always trying, that Franklin had gone thru as a kid declared dividends in Buffalo. Unconsciously, maybe, he kept up the same pace working for somebody else that carried him thru the lean years between office boy and manager. About this time Mike Shea, pioneer western New York showman, was building the first de luxe theatre outside of New York. He called it the

Hippodrome . . . 4000 seats, vaudeville and movi's. Franklin moved in as Harold B. Franklin, today Pres- manager. ident of Fox West Coast Theatres, one of the world’s greatest What any other showman did with theatre circuits, began his career as an office boy for a theatri- other theatres Franklin did differently cal producer. Attending school in his spare time, he graduated from College of the City of New York to become manager . . some claimed ... he did it better nineteen of Anyway—the Hippodrome was a suc- of a theatre while only years age. cess ... a wallop ... a sock. Frank- lin got the credit nationally

. . . thru trade paper and magazine the East started to recognize the man- when . . . when he was an office boy only the circuit has leaped from Mex- ager of Shea’s Hippodrome in Buffalo. and I was a billposter (that’s the low- ico to Canada . . . east to the Missis- Adolph Zukor, for instance .... down name for advance agent with a sippi River. From eighty-odd theatres just starting a national chain of movie melodrama) for Charles E. Blaney. the string has grown well past 500.

houses. Zukor sent for Franklin . . . • An ex-office boy . . . and a darn Franklin went to work. In a few years 1927 loomed . . . fresh one . . . did it, and did it well. there were Paramount Theatres all over California ... a great string of Maybe Horatio Alger was right, and the country—but well tied together movie houses called the West Coast again—maybe Franklin has something . . . cemented with system . . . linked Theatres . . . needed new ideas—fresh that Disraeli had . . . maybe he can with ideals—riveted with loyalty. energy ... at least that’s what the figure Robespierre somewhere back in Within a stone’s throw of the office bankers said. Franklin came out . . . the family tree . . . where the punk kid, fresher than paint, to inject the serum. He did. Then it

was an office boy—Franklin built the boomed over the country . . . “William He’s got something . . . that’s a cinch

Paramount Theatre ... a monument to Fox takes over the West Coast Thea- . . . and me, who knew him when . . . man’s ambition ... a shrine consecrat- tres” He did. to me, he’s just as tough as the presi-

ed to the art of the motion picture. 1930 now . . . dent and general manager of Fox West We’re going fast now—this isn’t an The original circuit that needed the Coast Theatres as when he was an

eulogy nor a “poor boy makes good” injection . . . recovered and waxed office boy for Sam Harris—it’s just as

story . . . it’s fact ... I did know him strong. From a California institution tough to get past him. Mr.Sigmund Romberg Distinguished^American Composer

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Screen Mirror For June 17 revealing Wh„C the secret of by jack grant picking pictures

• Directly behind us in the theatre star who generally gets the credit or sat two rather talkative young ladies blame.” obviously to “enjoy themselves.” out According to the facts of the case, Their unending flow of conversation names of the principal players, asked perhaps that producer is correct. Ev- continued through the newsreel and about less familiar actors and wanted eryone, however, dreams of some until offered prayers to comedy we to know who wrote the story. They Utopia, and here’s the fond hope of this Allah that, all else failing, their in- talked of outstanding dramatic and picture reviewer—a public self-educat- terest in the feature might effectively comedy high-lights and demonstrated ed to select its own film entertainment act as a silencer. how well the producer’s slogan “If it’s a and base its judgment upon the merits But apparently even the powers of Paramount picture, it’s the best show in of individual directors’ work. Allah are puny in comparison to the town” has been sold. But as for the And that isn’t quite so difficult as it fluency of loquacious tongues. (Not an director- quite apparently the girls — may sound. Every director definitely old Chinese proverb, though it might were correct- nobody cared. — trademarks his production in some way. well be.) The feature title flashed upon • Shortly afterwards we talked It may be a slight touch—an indefinite the screen followed by the usual cred- with a producer about our unofficial something that characterizes his work its. As the frame announcing “Di- and private census of “Street of but it is as easily recognizable, if one rected by John Cromwell” met our Chance” opinions. looks for it, as the lion in M-G-M pro- eyes, our ears were assailed by a femi' ductions or the rooster in Pathe pic- nine voice protesting: “You professional theatre-goers some- tures. times get too close to your pictures,” “I wish they wouldn’t waste so much he informed us. “Any producer or ex- time getting pictures started. Who hibitor could have immediately told you cares who the director is? Let’s have what you took the trouble to learn for Bill Powell.” yourself. The public doesn’t stop to “Yeah,” agreed her companion. A analyze its film fare. They either like “Who cares?” a picture or don’t like it. And it’s the Promptly we arose and sought other seats.

Perhaps if the drama we subsequent' ly witnessed in quieter surroundings had been less of an outstanding ex' ample of directorial skill that “Who cares?” might not have rankled so. The picture in question chanced to be “The Street of Chance,” and every foot of it bespoke its adroit direction. Surely, we thought, the importance of this di' rector’s fine touch is discernible to everyone in the audience. The “Who cares?” we heard voiced must be a minority opinion. It was not until we queried a number of our friends not officially connected with the motion picture industry that we learned differently. Yes, they had seen “The Street of Chance.” —What impressed them about the production?—Let’s see. —William Powell had given one of the best performances of his career of best performances. Kay Francis was splendid—So was Regis Tooney—and that poker game was dandy. Who was the tough gam- bler? Oh, Stanley Fields. Well, he was great, too. Yes sir, a pip of a yarn Paramount had turned out—swell entertainment—who was the author? Not one word about John Cromwell. Not even an inquiry as to who directed the picture. . They knew the .

m true lo ikeNavyT

...declares Paramount’s

dynamic star, who has just made her third

maritime picture . .

cocted while I was learning the tricks of the trade, and it is a wonder that they all were not sick. I gave them their big laugh the day

I tried to mix my first malted milk. I put too much ice cream in it, I guess, along with the milk and the flavoring, bow and the first thing I knew the mixing • Of course, I’m true to the navy. 1 machine had jammed up and wouldn’t

• love every sailor in the service and turn. So I tried to help it along a bit. every ship of the fleets and every rip- I took a spoon and began to stir the pie in the sea. mixture, and some way or other the shaker thing became loosened. The For, selfishly speaking, the sea has actor. Mark my guess that he will be first thing I knew milk and ice cream had a strange part to play in my career. one of the most popular stars of the and chocolate syrup were being show- My very first picture was a story of screen within less than a year. Fredric ered all over the set, and my crew of sailormen and the vasty deep. It was March and I worked together in my helpful advisors came in for their share “Down to the Sea in Ships,” and in it very first all-talking picture, you know: of the bath. I played the part of a stowaway. “IT,” “The Wild Party.” I know his work But—what I started to talk about the picture that established me on the as an actor pretty well. was being true to the navy . . . and screen more than any other I have ever We had the greatest group of come- the sea. I’m not kidding when I say appeared in, also dealt in part with the dians on “True to the Navy” any film that I love the ocean. sea. Remember how it ended, with producer could want. Harry Green, Many a time I’ve walked the beach, Tony Moreno and myself in the water for one. Then there were Eddie Dunn, on a stormy day, with the breakers beside the yacht, with William Austin Eddie Fetherston, Harry Sweet, Rex making icy steam around my feet, and above us on deck heaving life preserv- Bell, Johnny Sinclair, Charlie Sullivan, the fog clouds twisting around my head ers at us? And then, of course, there Ray Cooke, Jed Prouty, and Sam . . . and I loved it. After a hard day was “The Fleet’s In.” We had a fine Hardy. Imagine that gang together on at the studio, and after giving a per- time making that one. the set all day long, and you will have formance you fear wasn’t good . . . fun as dur- But not nearly so much some idea of the laughs we had. then you hike down to the sea, walk filming of most recent pic- ing the my I guess I gave them the biggest laugh up and down on the wet sand, let the ture, “True to the Navy.” It was my of all. I am a soda clerk in “True to waves lull your nervous mind . . . and cameras in first appearance before the the Navy,” and to prepare myself for the sea wind clear your thoughts. half-year, you know, for more than a the part I had to learn to mix chocolate That’s when I love the sea. time, and could I was ill for a long sundaes and banana splits and vanilla And the boys who ship to foreign not work. ice cream sodas just like they do in places . . . they’re lucky. Sometimes I It was great to be back at the studio regular stores. I mixed those boys want to slip on man’s clothing, and ship again! Everyone was so nice to me. some of the weirdest dishes ever con- out myself ... to Africa, or Borneo, They seemed glad to see me, to have or Hong Kong. Sure enough, I don’t me back with them. And was I happy? know what I’d do when I got there. On the first day of the picture Di- I’m afraid they’d find me a rather help- rector Frank Tuttle; Fredric March, less deck hand. But that isn’t the the leading man, and all the others in point. The real thing is that every the company had a little party for me. time I see a ship and all her sailors

pulling out . . flags waving . . gobs They gave me the most magnificent . bouquet of roses I have ever seen. gesticulating in the rigging . . . why,

something yanks away at my heart . . . I’ll tell you a secret. I think that and I want to go along. Fredric March is one of the very nicest That’s me, Clara Bow—true to the boys in Hollywood; so quiet, so courte-

n^w . and the whole seven seas. ous, so gentlemanly, and a really great- Screen Mirror * For June It Meel tlie by eleanore packer FIorod orcfe Clirls

• Wasp waists and towering pompa- night life. Thus the traditions of the dours. Floradora girls are upheld. Demure maidens escorted and wooed “It must have been a lot of fun, be- by gallant gentlemen in checkered ing a real Florodora girl,” Miss Davies trousers and bat-wing collars. sighed one day as a half-dozen pairs of Oil lamps and bicycles built for two. that they are even more beautiful than helping hands fastened the hundred- “Tell Me, Pretty Maiden,” waltz- their far-famed predecesosrs, Marie odd hooks of her other-century ball tuned in gas-lighted ballrooms, blared Wilson, Agnes Wayburn, Marjorie gown. “I don't know why, but people by the bands at the horse races, and Helyea, Vaughn Texsmith, Daisy today don’t seem to have the real fun hummed through the exciting moments Green and Margaret Walker. of the gay nineties. of desperate battles of croquet. The 1930 Florodoras are blonde “I can’t say that I prefer a hansom All these glories of the Gay Nineties, with the one exception of the brunette cab to a limousine or oil lamps to elec- and many more, have been hauled forth Miss Chase. With an average height tric lights. But there was a genuine- from the dusty closet, brushed off, and of five feet and five inches, and an ness to that atmosphere which we don't restored briefly to their pristine splen- average weight of one hundred and find today in our modern world, where dor in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s ro- twenty-five pounds, the screen sextette there is artificiality in almost everything mance of America’s golden age, “The is taller but weighs less than the except breathing. Florodora Girl.” auburn-haired, five-feet-four-inch and Every detail of that color and merri- For two and a half hours the magic one-hundred-and-thirty-pound Casino ment, which gave to the “gay nineties” of the talking screen turns back the beauties. its name, has been faithfully brought calendar to the days of thirty years Marion Davies, in her puff sleeves to the screen in “The Florodora Girl,” ago, the heyday of long-haired, nose- and daintily demure flounces, plays this backstage story of the maidens who guarded football players, of ruffled, Daisy, the only one of the sextette to thrilled and fascinated our grand- all-concealing swimming suits, of mus- remain unattached. Finally she, too, fathers and brought consternation and taches, of “Sweet Adeline,” “In the dances from the footlights of the old dismay to the hearts of our grand- Good Old Summer Time,” merry Olds- Casino into the arms of Lawrence mothers. mobiles, and hansom cabs. Gray, dashing scion of Fifth Avenue, The famous Florodora sextette, which racing stables and glittering New York somehow has managed to remain a vivid name and memory through several generations of Follies, Scandals, A and Vanities, lives again. Even the old Casino Theatre, where trilled and And on your left, ladies and gentlemen, twirled these darlings of the tired busi- is the celebrated Florodora Sextette «« has re- a pulchritudinous group of ladies at that, ness men of the nineties, been , little constructed. considering how of them saw the , Hollywood’s Florodora girls are Ma- light of day. On your right is Marion rion Davies, Patricia Caron, Ethel Davies herself, sports clothes and all «« Sykes, Vivian Oakland, Lenore Bush- about forty years out of date as to dress, man and Ilka Chase. Old-timers sigh but strictly modern as to charm. r V) HELLSG*- <4*^4-"* WU Sid Grauman Took Ti.em

• Sid Grauman, Hollywood's famous handle the world-wide showing of movie impressario, said he was retir- “Hell’s Angels.” ing. He sold his Chinese Theatre, and “Why did I decide to handle ’Hell’s

Four million dollars stepped into his obscurity, where he Angels’?” Mr. Grauman parried, in stopped the laughing. Three years hoped to find time for dreaming about answer to a question. Lithe and vi- were consumed in producing art. brant, dreaming yet vital, Sid Grauman "Hell's Angels" - - the chuckles of Now he whirls into the limelight settled back into the corner of the Hollywood grew into laughter, and then into roars. The extravagant again, in a new and colorful role. An limousine which was whirling him to- air drama was started before talk- agreement has been reached between ward the theatre. ing pictures were known. Half- youthful Howard Hughes, multi-mil- “I decided to come out of retirement way through production the young lionaire producer, and Grauman, crea- because . . . about ten times in the his- millionaire Texan producer junked tor of gorgeous prologues, whereby tory of the motion picture, there has his film, and made it over with sound effects. Hollywood’s premiere impressario will been a screen play which was of uni- ANGELS Under His Wing, en Tofo

versal importance. This is one of those ten times. 'Hell’s Angels’ is not by merely an American picture. It is a drama that will shake America, Europe, Stephen and reach out into Asia.” Sid Grauman fell silent, thinking. In the car with him were two of his right' roy hand aides. Suddenly he spoke to them. “We must keep the premiere an' Conway nouncements in soft tones,” he instruct' ed them. “When the stars of Holly- wood enter the Chinese Theatre, we must have them announced over an amplifying system that has a natural, unmechanical tone. We must not ruin Sid Grauman, master showman, wanted the spirit of the architecture . . . even to retire, but the mighty possibilities of require artistic treat- announcements "Hell’s Angels" brought him back into the show ment.” game. More, his re. appearance in the theatrical world, Grauman turned to his interviewer with his announcement that he would precede the picture with again. a gigantic prologue, was the signal for the reintroduction of prologue and vaudeville in the better class picture houses. Three “Yes ...” he said, as if he had not great theatre circuits are scrambling to follow his lead. Because Sid his comment on interrupted the flow of Grauman’s artistic instincts refused to remain dormant, the Hagars and Ishmaels “Hell’s Angels, Hell’s Angels’ is so of the variety stage are looking towards a new sunrise. .... tremendous that it has inspired me to come out of retirement.” “To what drama of air or war would you compare ‘Hell’s Angels’?” Grau- man was asked.

“To what drama? . . . To none! and devoted years of his time and “This is the era of a new art, come energy directing the talents of more at last from the merging of the silent have been taken by Voltaire, or Ana- than twenty thousand players and tech- film and the legitimate stage. Now, tole France. nicians who have contributed to its if ever, people will develop a new “To explain that further . . . there is making, I became eager to present technique ... a new style of story . . . a manner of presenting realism which ‘Hell’s Angels’ to the screen audience a new manner of presentation. by no means reveals the whole truth. of the world in a manner befitting its

so far . . . there has been too “But “Any art medium is valuable only greatness.” little courage among the producers. I when the various illusions inherent to Sid Grauman, of an old theatrical don’t mean to criticise any one man that medium are employed in creating a family, should most certainly be able to ... for no one man deserves it. The great and unmistakable illusion of accomplish this. From childhood he has fact is that the producers are no longer truth. had to do with the theatre. His family . incapable individuals . . that they are “When I withdrew from my Chinese connections from the beginning proof taking a chance, for they are but ex- Theatre a year ago it was my intention vided him with countless friends in the ecutives for great holding companies. to enter the producing end of the theatrical business he knew, and They must make money, without fail, business. ... knows, a legion of the greatest artists on every picture they manufacture. “But, after viewing this amazing in the profession. “It took someone with the indepen- screen masterpiece in which Howard dence of Howard Hughes, with his Hughes has invested millions of dollars, “The very spirit of the drama,” said youth and enthusiasm for the possibili- Grauman, tapping with his lean and ties of the new movie, to step forward graceful fingers on the soft upholstery with a new treatment. of the limousine, “is the thing which “Realism is not exactly new to the must be caught, varied, and blended screen. But thus far realism has been with the presentation. And it is the extended to a few trifling themes, or to terrific spirit of ‘Hell’s Angels,’ the an exposition of certain great events. drama, the sweep, the profound inner Pictures showing war have been realis- significance of this picture, which has tic. Pictures showing soul struggles irresistibly drawn me out of my re- have been realistic. But it remained tirement. Such a picture deserves mas- for someone to attack a great story from terly presentation. That is what I in- the same point of view which might tend to give it—over all the world.” 22 flie Legion ofile D J

aiting . . . . W Hating Hopiracy . • *

• Why don't you go back . . . and finish your sentence? Then you can

come to me . . . free!” Leila Hyams was speaking to the to her—a free man. Big man she now loved. Chester Morris What would his answer be? had come out of the night fog ... to Four people tried to decide. Frances wreck her life. He meant to avenge a Marion, who wrote the scenario, was wrong done to him, by this woman’s there. Her husband, George Hill, who- brother-—in prison. Then ... he dis- was to direct “Big House,” was there. House covered that he could not harm the vi- Paul Garret, of the American Society brant, beautiful woman. of Penal Information, was there. A marn Once—she had the opportunity to who had lived within prison walls was

give him up to the law . . . send him there. back to the grim walls from which he What would Chester Morris, as had escaped. But she found that she John Morgan, say to the girl he loved?' could not harm a strong, essentially- It would be easy to make him go back,, decent man ... so she asked him to go serve his time, and come to her free. back to prison, serve his time, and come Such a turn to the story solved many dramatic problems. But these four people faced a character who, under the tutelage of Fran-

ces Marion’s pen, had grown into ai strong, decent, honest-with-himself outlaw. There was only one answer such- a man could make. Chester Morris answered the woman, • CHET MORRIS who had proved to him that love ex- Wally Beery and isted : Bob Montgomery . . - give their greatest “Go back and serve my sentence? performances in the Don’t be foolish. They would give me most realistic of all four more years for escaping. No.

human dramas . . . There is only one thing to do "Big House.” —get out” of the country, and make a new start. It would have been so simple to have John Morgan go back and give himself

1 up with a grand gesture. But it would not have been true to life. Therefore

John Morgan was made to answer as- in life he would. The difficulties in- volved in working out this situation

were terrific for Frances Marion . . . but she was bent on creating a great piece of screen realism. She chose the hard and honest way. The best of the old silent screen brains, and the best of the speaking stage, have come together in “Big House.” In itself a great achievement, it portends even more. With its intense love, searing suspense, and ring- ing humor, it has the tang of the classics. “Big House” is one of the greatest pieces of realism ever to grace the screen. Directed by George Hill, played without makeup or theatrics, “Big House” became a gripping, thrilling, terrifying tale of prison life. Screen Mirror For June 23

* SUHKIST BEAUTIES enjoy an afternoon at the home Fanchon & Mar- co built out of "Ideas." Fanchon

$ Maroo A 25,000,000

• Only a dream—a yearning, hope- Fanchon and Marco's career. Harold ful dream—that’s all it was but seven B. Franklin contracted them to pro- years ago! duce their Ideas exclusively for the Fanchon ,and Marco Wolff, brother Los Angeles to arrange atmospheric William Fox national circuit. It marked and sister, were sitting alone in the late dance numbers for motion pictures. the beginning of the impressive east- afternoon in Tait’s Cafe, San Fran- Marco remained in San Francisco and ward sweep of their Ideas. Across the cisco. They had just returned from began producing stage revues for the Rockies to Denver; a group of cities in New York, the city that had just re- Strand Theatre. Montana; then on to Chicago and St. buffed them for the second time. His ideas amazed theatrical men. The Louis they rolled. Great popular de- Twice, previously, with their own Strand knew astounding popularity. mand carried them towards the At- productions, they had hit the heights Came Arch M. Bowles, then Northern lantic. Chicago claimed them first; then on the Pacific Coast. Taking them Division manager for West Coast The- New York, the city that only a few East, they shrivelled in Broadway’s atres, with an offer to Marco to produce years ago chilled their hopes, welcomed great white glare. his Ideas in the Warfield Theatre. Suc- them wildly. Again they were back home, heart- cess was immediate and smashing. Frisco Just an Idea—born in the loneliness sore, but still clinging to their glorious found itself with a brand-new style of of an empty cafe ballroom—now is dream. stage entertainment. Oakland next, and the standard of American theatricals. They were in the depths, broke, de- then Sacramento, demanded the stage A pair of struggling entertainers have void of every asset save their faith in presentations. blazoned their name across the sky. each other and their idea. They must Three years ago, the Fox amalga- An Idea has raised them from dis- start all over again. Fanchon came to mation marked the crucial moment in couraged obscurity to wealth and fame! 24 Screen Mirror For June

"Listen, you bozos," says Will Rogers, and the world listens.

During the last presidential election, Will was proposed as the

comedy candidate tor president - - there still are those who

think he wouldn't have looked so silly in the White House,

after all. Now Will has gone in for bigger things than national

politics, rope spinning, and chewing gum. He is trying to mend

international relations with his prostrating new comedy, "So

This Is London!"

this fellow —Rogers

amount. Dillingham claims he saved

himself thousands of dollars . . for Will always “paid” himself less than was expected. Will was reared a Methodist. His • mother wanted him to be a preacher. He chews GUM . . he spins ropes ... he was in the Follies. He writes But he turned out to be a cowpuncher and an actor. He did occupy a pulpit squibs in the papers . . and talks over and has three children, Will Junior, the radio. That’s all the average per- once . . but as a visiting lecturer. who is 17, Mary, and Jim. son knows about Will Rogers. He likes to write. He has written Will Rogers learned to rope and ride Few know much more. Few know seven books. He writes every day for when he was a cowpuncher in Okla- that Will Rogers can walk into a King’s the papers. He was never late with his homa. He started entertaining at local parlor, slap the Sovereign on the back, newspaper copy. He sends it in the sociables. He toured the Southern “ night before publication . . without fail. call him, old Boy,” . . and get away country for years, barnstorming. Fi- with it! He writes it anywhere . . in an areo- nally, in 1908, he decided to take a They say Will’s new picture, “So plane, or in his automobile. Some of whirl at little old New York, appeared This Is London,” will do more to ce- his best squibs were written in the air. at Hammerstein’s Roof . . . and wow'ed ment good feeling between the Amer' He loves flying, and won’t take a ’em! icans and the British, than the Arms train, boat, or auto for a long journey In 1917 he was induced to join Zieg- Conference—which isn’t saying so if a plane can be found. He chews gum feld’s Follies. much for Will Rogers. Already Europe incessantly, to keep down his desire to His wisecracking, drollery, and pun- likes the rope-twirling jokester. He’ll smoke. He hasn’t smoked in years. He gent darts made him feared and loved get a hearing. And the howling buys gum by the carton . . but never at the same time. When his friend Fred comedy, sparing neither American nor has any with him, and borrows from Stone fell ill while playing “Three Britisher, done with good-humored anyone in sight. Cheers,” Will Rogers filled out the sting—as only Will Rogers can do it When asked if he read fiction, he engagement. Dillingham, the producer, —will make people laugh at the great said, “Yes the newspapers!” paid Rogers with checks having nothing — big black International bubbles they He hates to dress up . . loves plain, but a signature. Rogers filled in his own have blown up. good clothes. He would rather be Make ’em laugh at their own night- shot than go to a function in evening mares . . and the ghosts will vanish. attire. He doesn’t know how to play Who is this fellow who can chuck golf or tennis, and never hopes to. He kings under their chins, snap his sus- still loves horses, and has polo ponies penders on the Sultan’s divan . . scold for pets at his ranch.

a couple of naughty little nations . . He shied away from talkies. When and make them like it? he did consent to appear, he got “Mike He was born in Oolagah, Indian fright.” His first sound picture was Territory, November 4th, 1879. He for the Fox Studios in “They Had to was educated at the Willie Hassell See Paris.” People howled. School at Neosho Missouri, and at the Now he has made, “So This Is Lon'

Kemper Military Academy at Boone- don.” . . People are screaming. Inter' ville. national difficulties have gone up the He married Betty Blake in 1908, flue in a gale of laughter. 26 Wl»y I Can’t Wherein Buster Keaton explains the dilemma of comedians by martin regan

• Buster Keaton can make other Buster says that tragedians and the folks laugh, but he can’t laugh at straight dramatic actors are the best himself on the screen. laugh-audiences.

The frozen-faced Buster is not a “Lon Chaney is the best audience a doleful sort of person at all. He loves comedian could find,” Buster remarked. to laugh. But he is finding it harder “He laughs easily and whole-heartedly. and harder to ensnare laughter. So do Lawrence Tibbett, Charlie Bick- “It’s just like the candymaker who ford, Lewis Stone, and the others. But handles sweet stuff every day of his try to get a real laugh from Bill Haines life,” Buster explained. “He sees so or Laurel and Hardy, or any of the other much sugar that he loses all taste for it. professional funny men. They’ll laugh, of course, being gentlemen, and “That’s my fix. I used to be able courteous, but you know that they are to laugh at anything funny. But think- thinking of the hundreds of times they ing comedy, playing comedy, and mak- have heard the same story or seen the ing work out of humor have taken gag in some form or other. away my taste for laughter. “It’s kind of tragic sometimes to be “People seem to feel it a sort of duty a comic .... in an age of wholesale to tell me funny stories. I used to laughter.” hear about a hundred stories a week which would give me a good laugh.

Now, if I hear three or four new ones,

I feel lucky.”

For years Buster’s face has been set in that woe-filled expression at which the whole world roars. But Buster can laugh as loudly and as heartily as you

and I.

“People ask me why I never smile,” Buster grinned. “In fact, they ask me so often that the question becomes

really embarrassing. I started it years ago on the stage, because I found that Trying to get a reaction on "Dead Pan Buster"

the dead pan got laughs. I did it in Keaton is about as easy as turning back the the pictures for the same reason. Now universe. When Will Rogers can't do it, no one can. it has become a habit.

“But I’m not the way 1 look, at all.

No one loves laughter more than I do. Like all comedians, I live so close to

comedy that it begins to grow stale.

“The whole world is gradually getting to the same point of laughter stale- ness. It is going bankrupt on laughs. Audiences have seen so many two-reel

comedies . . . they look at one every

time they go to a theatre . . . that they know most of the gags before they are finished.

"The talkies gave a big boost to the comics. Adding funny lines to panto- mime has given us a new field, new tools. We can inject new life in the It's in the pocket - - that is, Buster's new old gags by adding sound and voices to comedy, "War Babies," is going to be the them. But, I suppose, when the nov- outstanding giggle-fest of the decade - - so they say out at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. elty wears off, we’ll all be back in the same state again.” —

26 Screen Mirror For June HoLnoLLng

play the heavy in “Make Way for a with bob Sailor”! Arrangements have been made for an oil tanker. We read in one Holly- bathed more million-dollar incomes than* wood journal that arrangements have any other water tank in existence,

1 been made for deep-sea locations . . . strolled the phlegmatic “Buster” and Who did they have to arrange it with Edwin Justus Mayer, author and play- - Neptune? wright. “Twenty-five bucks you won't jump in,” dared Mayer. * The Devil is getting his due, these “Glulp!” shouted Keaton, in a vain days and a little more. There are — attempt to reply. “Done!” from under more “devil" pictures in recent releases, water. or under production, than there are Mayer lost twenty-five bucks. But Smiths in the New York telephone There's a sequel to the yarn. It directory. seems that dog days had settled in the Cecil deMille has just finished “Ma- pond, and Buster got whatever it is peo- dam Satan.” Cecil has gone cruising on ple get when they go swimming in dog his yacht. Reginald Denny, once the days. His work on “War Babies," his pugilistic hero of the silent screen, sang forthcoming comedy, had to be post- the leading role in “Madam Satan." poned for a week. He won twenty- Kay Johnston, having completed her five dollars, and cost Metro-Goldwyn- work in the same opus, has gone to the Mayer a few thousand. hot springs for a rest—which makes it appear that Kay likes the hot and hell- ish atmosphere, off set. on or the Ro- • Meowing, and the sticking out of land Young, of this devilish drama, has tongues still characterizes the discus- gone to Laguna to cool his smoking sion of parts between Janet Gaynor and flanks with the sea breeze. the Fox Studios. Janet announces in- Satan" is “Madam an M-G-M pro- dignantly that she’s through playing duction. The same producers re- but tripe. If you ever see her on the screen cently finished “Devil May Care," No- again, she avers, it will be as a dramatic varro’s talkie. artist. • Yes and No, answers the argument. Charley Ray tried the leap from light • Having done his damndest on the stuff to heavy, and landed on the side- Metro lot, Belzebub moved over to walk, three flights down. Paramount, where he engaged in a pic- The late Mabel Normand took the ture with Nancy Carroll—lucky Devil! hurdles between slapstick and drama, Edmund Goulding, the director, is get- • How we hate ’em—these people without grazing the bar. who ting a world of praise along the whis- sing Anyone with a memory six inches out, “I told you so!" . . . but pering telegraph system of Hollywood instances where . . long can recall a dozen . there’s a lot of pleasure in doing for his direction of this picture. It is the singing yourself. an aspiring artist did, or didn't, make “The Devil's Holiday," and the other People of low tendencies the leap. —in other day a hard-boiled publicity director— advice, words, the sort of people who read this If Janet happened to ask our than which there is nothing more hard- department religiously—will recall that we’d say, “Well yes . . . and no” boiled—confided to me that, seeing — last month we predicted the brilliant “The Devil’s Holiday," he wept for the • comeback of the Hollywood curtain' first time since his mother stuck him by raisers, Gilbert and Tully. • Here’s one for the book. It con- mistake with a safety pin. Tie this one, then. Little Jim, the cerns Marco, of Fanchon and Marco

1 hobo author, who walloped Jack Gil- The poor gentleman is walking around bert in the eye, has collaborated on a these days with a dazzled, but disap- • new screen story for Jack. And Jack, Buster Keaton thought he was pointed light in his eye. whom we predicted as a comeback, is Steve Brodie. Someone rushed up to Marco. about to begin production on “Make There is a pool of water out on the “Congratulations, old man!" panted Way for a Sailor." M-G M lot, which is used for all man- the mysterious informant. “I've just ner of has Add this . . maritime intimate shots! company scream . Jim Tully, it is With learned that the Pullman learned from authentic sources — may the coming spring, the pool has become two cars which it is going to call ’Fan- just a little bit soupy. chon’ and ’Marco’." By this famous tank, which has “Yeah?" said Marco, “And what am

I going to do about it?" “Why—if you've got any showman ship about you, you’ll hold a christening for brides- . . all the Sunkist Beauties Screen Mirror For June 27 in ywoo

should dare attempt production of tasker films in the Spanish tongue after study- ing the language not more than six maids, or whatever they have at chris- months or a year. We are sorry to be tenings." unable to extend the Caballeros any as- “Well— I’ll see,” Marco decided. surance of excellent diction, for some of sets. What Half won over to the plan, Marco of these selfsame mimers have been us- extend to the designing a little sent inquiries to the Pullman company ing the English language for thirty could be more elegant than ashtray stand, com- -anent the possibilities of the christen- years and more, yet cannot be under- knick-knack of an living people acrobats with ling. Their reply is what gave him the stood beyond the confines of Brooklyn. posed of — noses, cocked eyes, and elephant •dazzled look. It read: Even the Germans and the Austrians red ears not to mention the intriguing “Don’t see how it can be done. have their kick. It seems that there — gadgets Rube could figure out for the ‘Fanchon’ is still in service, but ‘Marco’ are so many dialects in central Europe lhas been taken out of service because that what means soup in one province kitchen equipment. first picture will be “Soup to •of old age." means nuts in the next. Until someone Rube’s Nuts." • is ready again to produce really good silent pictures, While the big-wigs of diplomacy sit internal Europe won’t around conference tables and spout bother itself with American films. about international peace, with as little •effect as a conference of crows cawing in a dead tree, the amusement world ia However, the foreign market still going ahead with projects which are looks good to the Hollywood Tzars. genuine cementers of international The importation of French playwrights good feeling. continues. All the studios seem to be Will Rogers has just completed his engaged in making pictures in five or *‘So This Is London" ... a picture six different languages. One astound-

•which . . . rumor has it ... is a natural ing fact brought to light recently is binder of good feeling between the that there are enough Frenchmen, Ger- Yanks and the Londoners. mans, and Spanish people in the United Almost at the same moment, there States to warrant showing these foreign arrives in Hollywood a British dealer tongue pictures in this country.

of guffaws whose inanities . . . that

aren’t so inane . . . have tickled the American public for the past decade. Leroy Jerome Prinz, Dance Director, P. G. Wodehouse, English humorist M-G-M Studios, Culver City, Calif. pre-eminent, has been brought to Hol- Dear Leroy: lywood by Irving Thalberg to write an *• Hurry back. Rehearsals for new original story for the screen. “Vanities" start in ten days. I’m not Nor does the international tone end satisfied with the present supply of girls there. For Jack Buchanan, who is so here. Bring as many of those Califor- English that even the English can’t al- nia Beauties as you can. Tell the girls ways understand what he’s saying, is you pick that they need not be afraid going to play the lead in the Wode- of coming to New York. This is no house venture. speculation, as they most definitely will • be in the show. It seems that all the • The famous German guns which beauty in the world has gone talkie. shelled Paris have nothing on the Truly, Earl Carroll. guns which have been shelling Holly- wood Boulevard of late. The Austra- lian government is all hot and bothered • Who is going to pose for the lamp about American talkies, and they brot stands? their guns into line, and took a crack Rube Goldberg, creator of goofy at the cinema center of the world. statues, and daffy comics, American “There is much truth,” says an offi- cartoonist and world-famous funny cial Australian report, “in the criticism man, is going to direct pictures for Fox that the talkies are all noise and crime, Studios. but their voice production is worse than We have always had a secret desire their vice production." to see a Goldberg statue done in the Australian flappers are becoming in- flesh, and we sincerely hope that this fested with that strange American mal- great artist's decorative abilities will ady known as “Vo-dee-o-do!” And the Spanish-speaking people of South America are perfectly outraged by the idea that American film star* 28 Screen Mirror For June Bad, Bad Mr. Baxter!

• A ladies’ man . . . but a man’s man, “Was the making of ‘Arizona Kid too! That’s Warner Baxter. by anything interesting?” I asked. “Did I walked into his exquisite home at interesting happen at the studios where Santa Monica beach, trembling lest the Lay /ou took it?” charming bad man of the movies should “Studios!” he exclaimed. “Not one have me ejected . . . after all—I was small inch of that picture was made at the just another admiring little interviewer. studios. We went up on the borders of He was seated at his dark desk, open- Zion National City, in Utah, and re' ing fan mail. constructed a ‘ghost’ city. It used to enjoyed myself, I felt it was “Ooooo! All that mail in one day?” Having be Rockville, a wild little town in the down to business. I had I exclaimed. time to settle palmy days. to get an interview, so I unwrapped “Oh, no!” he protested. “This must “And is it a good picture?” Notebook,” and be the accumulation of a week.” He the “Official Reporters’ Warner Baxter grinned. Just as to work. smiled that slaying smile of his. “But went soon as I got another view of those born, Mr. Bax- sit down, please.” “Where were you magnificent teeth, and that slaying I asked, sweetly as I could thru “Can I take your picture, first,” I ter?” smile, I knew I had to leave. “Such stammers. . . especially begged. my Men Are Dangerous” . He said I could. I did. Imagine my disappointment. For the when they have a nice tan, and a “Such a lovely home you have here sake of romance I was sure he’d tell me wicked little moustache like Warner ...” I murmured, pulling the string he had been born on a deserted rancho, Baxter has in “Arizona Kid.” of the flashlight, and all but setting and bred in a hacienda. afire the bungalow I admired. “Do you Fact was, he said, he was born on a like this one best, or do you prefer the cold and blustering March day ... in o > o 10<0„ one in Hollywood?” Columbus, Ohio! Darn! 5 -M "O

“Frankly . . . still another,” he in' > =s formed me. “I’ve got a cabin full of 0 £ 0 _ > c O 0 pelts up in the San Jacinto mountains. 0

Great trapping up there . . . sure enjoy myself every minute I spend at the E 12 cabin.” o

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• Did you ever eat crackers and “Born Reckless” is Louis Beritti, gangster outlaw, to the screen. Edmund cheese for a week straight . . . and and come then run out of cheese? Well ... I Lowe is the desparado chief.

did . Catherine Dale Owen plays the society

Imagine me . . . being rousted out of girl with whom Edmund Lowe is in love, a casting office just because a bunch of in the tale of the underworld, “Born trick moronic scenario writers picked a Reckless.” title for their picture! Just imagine!

Look . . . there I was, with the soles of my shoes so thin I could step on a \ dime and tell whether it was heads or Then the big shot in the office said, tails . . . one box of crackers left . . .

and the landlady threatening to de- “Well . . . Cleopatra . . .will you stop effervescing long enough to tell us who apartment me at sunset . . . when I read that they are casting a picture you are . . . and why?” called “Born Reckless” over at the Fox “Me? . . . I’ve already told you who Studios. I am, and I’m here in person to apply for the role of ‘utter recklessness’ in this Reckless! . . . say, anyone as hungry picture of yours I just as I am would be just plain criminally new ... was

naturally born for the part . . . Say, negligent! So me . . . with all the ” I . . acoutrements of flaming youth grace- . fully draped about my balustrades, an- “Just a minute, sister. Your barage is just picture are kle over to give ’em a flash of what a good, but what you talking about?” real smoking sehorita should look like. I wheeled out the best sorority rah-rah Imagine an egg as dumb as that! I best sickly smile, repartee I knew, and steamed into the gave him my and chirped, casting office like a batallion of plas- “Arent’ you casting a picture tered co-eds. called ‘Born Reckless’?” Everybody in the office started to “Reckless .... did you say!" I shouted. giggle, and then the big shot explains “Reckless? . . . Get a load of that is the little girl who never crosses a street “Born Reckless” a crook picture until the signals are against her. Reck- ... a story of the underworld.

And then . . . just to toss a few less? . . . Say, I am the original female Steve Brodie in search of new bridges cracker crumbs in a bed already full of to conquer.” burrs, they explain that Miss Owen plays the part of a society girl. That •The dumb apples in the casting was too much . . . and they ushered office gave me the up-and-down and me out of the office with unnecessary then started wise-cracking. “Who start- enthusiasm. ed this bonfire?” And then . . . “Mm Look . . . here I am ... so hungry

• . red hair ... I don’t recall the face, I don’t know where I’m going to sleep but the figure is familiar.” tonight. I’ve just eaten my last cracker. .

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• WAVES . . . WAVES of beautiful girls . . • PICK OUT a gaily'painted chip—and see

surging . . . retiring . . . surging again . . . what you have.

sweeping forward . . . falling back . . . waves . . You have a tinted . . face . pale china'like waves. coloring ... a head of tight, curly, golden hair

Down by the bluffs of Redondo . . . watch . . . a spring lamb with a golden fleece . . .

the sea . . . beating each wave against the gleam' fright . . . hope . . . aspiration . . . terror . . . awe

ing shale . . . beating with ever-renewed assun ... all painted on panting, curving lips. ance. The sea has great courage. Waves pile Pluck this exotic bit of color from the crest

up blackly, hunch their shoulders, curl proudly of the wave . . . and you have . . .

with a crest of foam . . . with a hiss, roar, plunge, crash, they fling against the bluffs of • THE ORIENT portrayed by the Occident

Redondo. . . . black, mysterious eyes, hid under black, heavy lashes ... a smile that could be pleasure • THERE IS a walled city. There is a gate or pain creeping with slow, subtle meaning

in the wall—a wrought'iron gate . . . studio across the hint of the Orient ... to reveal gate. strong, even, white, exquisite teeth.

Behind the gate stands a man with his hat A splash of color . . . defiantly askew. His stubble of beard is red. And you have the robust virility of the corn

His mouth is a slanting slash, clamped hard fields . . . colored like a fall apple . . . round and

shut. His eyes are blue ... icy cold. fragrant . . . strong and happy . . . bounding

Against him beat the waves . . . surging . . . with life . . . snub nose ... a freckle or two . . .

retiring . . . surging again . . . sweeping forward burly little chin . . . and eyes limpid as a crater

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• FEMININE FACES, young and gentle, • BUT, THERE are too many . . . too many float on waves of human hopes. Feminine thousands of these painted chips that bound faces, lively, hopeful, sweep on proudly toward in gaily toward the walls and gates on the crests

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• HE WAS one of those directors who fly with It occurs to old Hobnobber (with his into violent outbursts to soothe the quaint sense of humor) that it would be artistic nerves. But he always showed un- extremely funny if an actor—in a frenzy canny good sense as whom to pick on. For to sign a contract—pulled out his pen and instance he had never made a producer or Shelly ForJ accidentally shot a producer. star the butt of his temper. • depositors can to the near- On the contrary it was generally his LOCAL go est theatre to see their banker, for third assistant—a meek looking individual only slightly larger than the average ink many of the well knowns of Cinemaland who quivered and quaked when his master squirter. It carries one .38 caliber car- plow a deep furrow in the field of finance. gave voice. But one fine day the worm tridge. squirmed, and—after a terrific verbal lam- Perhaps you didn’t know that Norma basting — bravely Talmadge is a member of the advisory said to the direc- board of the Hollywood branch of the

tor: Bank of America. Well, she is. So is Cecil deMille, who rates a vice-chairmanship; “Lissen, Chief, I and Charlie gotta have more Mur- ray and Samuel money or more respect.” Goldwyn.

And so, kiddies, John Barrymore the following week and Wallace Beery he got a five dol- are directors of the lar raise. Hollywood Whitley Bank. D. W. Grif- fith and Howard • WHEN the news Hughes help run a came that Ruth Chatterton had bank in South Hol- lywood and Fred signed with Warn- Niblo is a director ers, there was of the First Na- naturally some tional of Beverly feeling among Hills. Paramount executives. While we’re on this subject of The story goes business after hours that B. P. Schul- hours — berg was deeply — studio you might or might hurt and that Miss not have heard that Chatterton, know- Harry Green owns ing this, marched a dress factory in herself into his of- New York; Rich- fice one afternoon. ard Dix has a real Mr. Schulberg was estate office there; polite but frigid Jack Oakie is fi- until the star said: nancially interested “What’s this alt in several vaude- about? Now you ville acts; and get out of that Gary Cooper packs chair, put your fancy dates for the arms around me city trade at his and say that every- ranch in the thing is O. K.” Coachella Valley.

And B. P., grin-

ning a little sheep- • THE East is the ishly, did just that. East and the

West is the West but the twain • THE latest wrin- — the kle around the has met—in person of Arthur cinema city is a East and Universal lad who is cashing in on the current Studios. racketeer and rob- It seems that bery fear. He is young East, who is offering fountain an extremely hand- pen revolvers for some and person- ten dollars each. able chap, took

The gun is an Greeley’s advice exact replica and • "SHOW ya ankle. Margie. We gotta get some sex in this!" and went West but not to Hollywood. On the contrary, From the runway far above, came the East went much further West—to Hono- voice of a “juicer,” an electrician: lulu. “They’re all hard, lady.”

There he joined a stock company and • ’TIS rumored, according to Weslev went through a rigorous histrionic ap- Hale, that Warner Brothers are dicker- prenticeship. Then East came East—to ing for the services of Leo, the M-G-M Hollywood, and looked up his old friend lion. Lew Ayres, with whom he used, to play in an orchestra. Are you roaring?

Lew took his buddy Arthur to Uni- • THEY finally located ‘Skippy’, just where versal and arranged for a test. The result you’d expect to find him. Percy Cros- was a nice long-term contract—so East by’s cartoon boy came to life in the will stay West. cherubic, blue-eyed, yellow-haired, six- year old person of Jackie Cooper, a member • A SCENE was in rehearsal on Ruth of “Our Gang.” Chatterton’s set in which the star was ‘Skippy’ goes to work shortly on the shooting dice. The story called for her to Paramount lot where ‘Tom Sawyer’ re- fail to make her point. cently came to life. He says that he thinks

“What point shall I say it is?” she asked he’ll like it better at Paramount than at Director John Cromwell. “What’s a hard Roach’s, where the “Our Gang” comedies one to make?” are made. You see—Paramount has a soda fountain, and his mother gives him ten cents a day to squander.

• OLD HOBNOBBER has never felt called upon to select the ten best pictures of the year or the ten best performances. In fact he very seldom makes predictions of any sort—thereby successfully concealing one of his many shortcomings. But—the other day he was privileged to see a picture called “Body and Soul" over at the Fox Studios—and believe you me he came away singing the praises of ’ollywood is just full a certain Elissa Landi. • “Y’KNOW, Algie, — — o’ bloomin’ freaks!” This gal has got ‘It’ ‘Them’ ‘Those’ —and ‘That’. She starts where the majority of screen sweeties leave off. Fur-

thermore, “Body and Soul” is her first Nevertheless, she took a test, and went picture — yet she displays the camera blissfully on her way, never dreaming that knowledge of a veteran. she would hear from it. But—she did. Elissa has a very interesting background Out of over one thousand people given of English and Continental stage work. trials, she and one other girl were the She was brought over here to portray the only ones chosen. leading feminine role in the stage version So now she has a nice contract, though of Hemingway’s “A Farewell to Arms.” she must continue her studies during “Winnie” Sheehan saw her work and a school time, and First National executives contract was the result. predict that one day soon we shall all be

So keep your eye on Elissa Landi. If hearing and seeing a lot of their Janet the next year doesn’t see her among the Ford. topnotchers, old Hobnobber will eat his shirt—and anyone knows that you can’t • VARIETY tells the one about the actor eat your shirt and have it, too. who had been out of work for over a year when he was finally called by one of • STAGE favorites may come and foreign the studios. importations may go—but occasionally He was given a part, and guess what a local girl gets a break. This time it is the role was? Conceive it or not—he was pretty little Janet Ford, the erstwhile cast as a banker! Mary Blackford.

Little Janet—henceforward we shall • NIGHT life in dear ’ole Hollywood is call her Janet because that is what First getting bigger and better. The list of National has elected to name her—was orchestras in our fair city looks like the just another Beverly Hills school girl when Who’s Who of melodyland. she heard that the Warner Brothers were The latest divertissement for those who going to give many hundreds of screen 1 delight in indulging in the light fantastic

tests in an effort to find new talent. is Abe Lyman and his Band at the Roose- So Janet hied herself to the big Bur- velt Hotel. bank-First National studio to see what Abe and his popular aggregation have luck she would have. Once she was there, been at the Carthay Circle Theatre for the however, her cute face fell somewhat, for past two years. They were recently pre- there were hundreds of other girls, all of vailed upon to try a four weeks’ engage- — whom, she thought, were much prettier at the hotel, doubling between there • “SO I says to him ‘What's Dietrich ment

got that I aint’.” than she. and the showhouse. 6 Screen Mirror • For March A school conquers

• CARMAN BARNES celebrated her eighteenth birthday last November 20th with cwman {javnes . . . the conviction that all the thrills of suc- attain already had popular novelist eind Hoii cess she could hope to come to her. p^Ljwnglrt . . . What more could she hope for, she Reaching the film pinnacle six weeks reasoned, when already she had ex- i n e m a I a n d a s a after one has arrived in Hollywood with- perienced the ecstasy of seeing her first (3 out an idea or hope of being an actress novel on the book stands, her first play writer ar\ d find? herself and attaining this point of fame produced, and finding herself a constant without a moment of struggling newspaper discussion? toward the top, topic of star in her own picture is enough to bewilder the most calloused Other excitements might come during youth. her career, she argued, but they would be only repetitions of what she had already And when one is only eighteen and al- encountered. While the rapidity with which she has ready famous in other fields, it leaves little been skyrocketed to the dizziest heights to be hoped for in the realm of ecstasy. Today, Carman Barnes knows she was of modern life has left her dazed. The moment Carman Barnes in wrong. arrived Hollywood, she began being talked about. This eighteen-year-old blonde knows Overnight, she has become the talk of Not in the connotation of “gossip over the that all former thrills were mere flights of Hollywood. backyard fence.” Serious conversation fancy compared with that of becoming a Today, she is trying to reach the ground buzzing among executives and workers motion picture star. with her feet so that she may continue about the striking beauty and personality the script on her own of the girl. story, “Debutante,” which will serve as Wherever she went, discussion followed her first starring ve- in her wake. hicle. That talk eventually resulted in a screen test for the school-girl writer. But not before she had completed her con-

tract as a writer. Youth is often as stub- born as it is frank and appealing. Carman Barnes had come to Hollywood on a six Photo by weeks trial as a writer and she wanted Dyar to prove that she could make good. The day after her contract expired, she learned that her script had been accepted and her writing contract to be renewed in case she did not register well on the screen. But she did register well. So surprised were executives by her youthful charm and appeal, her different type of beauty and her voice that other tests were ordered for fear that her first might have been an

“accident.” That it wasn’t is shown in the rapidity with which Jesse L. Lasky signed her as an overnight star and predicted that she would be an immediate sensation of the screen.

Getting talked about is a habit of youth and Carman Barnes registered in the public mind early in life.

Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, No- vember 20, 1912, she found herself with youth’s ever-present urge to express herself. Words were her outlet and she began to write. First she tried poetry and then child stories which she never tried to publish. As a child, she learned to play the violin, paint, sculpture and dance but gave

• ON HER first day as a movie star Carman Barnes undergoes the task of being fitted for some of the lovely gowns she will wear in “Debutante,” her first picture and, incidentally, one that is written by herself. I

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up all of these actively when she began her first novel, “School Girl.” That was when she was fifteen. At home in Nashville, where her family had moved, after a year at a girl’s school, she began writing of experiences at this school. It took her six months to finish the story, which she sent to a publisher on her sixteenth birthday. On Christmas Eve, 1928, she received news that her novel had been accepted. It was published the following spring and was sensational in

its reception. Overnight, she became the standard- bearer for youth in revolt. Newspapers featured her in stories for a year.

At seventeen, just a year ago, she began “Beau Lover,” her second novel, which was completed in a month. She then turned to the dramatization of “School Girl.” “Beau Lover” was published in August, 1930, and was as successful as her first novel.

Casting began for “School Girl.” Car- man Barnes, always interested in the theatre, aided in every move toward the play’s production. Quick to learn, she soon saw Photo by Richee how professional actresses read lines and • THIS lovely photo graphically displays enacted Scenes while watching the hun- the exotic beauty of Carman Barnes. dreds of girls tried out for the parts. The eighteen-ycar-old star’s features at their edge as though it is about to respond readily to the camera lens. When she began reading lines to help burst forth. It has been said that these prospective members of the cast, pro- eyes, one of her greatest assets, appear ducers asked her to take one of the parts to contain a smouldering fire. Lasky cornered this appeal at a glance in the production. Whom does she resemble? Her greatest with the knowledge of innate dramatic In the meantime, Paramount had pur- appeal lies in the fact that she looks like ability born of years of discovering and es- chased the screen rights to “School Girl” no one. She is not a type. She is one of tablishing screen favorites. and offered the youthful writer a try-out those persons, whom the world calls “dif- “Carman Barnes is a new type of as a scenarist. With the flash decisions of ferent.” There is an exotic feel in her face. youth,” Lasky said in introducing her to youth, she accepted, gambling away her Yet there is a quaint wistfulness about her the world. "Call her a vivid personality, chance to act on Broadway, a thing she face like that of the girl in “Liliom,” one talk of her grace, relate her possibilities, had always hoped to do after she had might say. Her smile is of the flash type. predict her future, and say that once seen learned that her mother had been refused It comes and goes with a rapidity that is she is never forgotten but after all this is permission by her family to become an surprising. There is none of the fixed said, you come back to her insight of actress when a girl. smile appearance about her mouth. youth. “School Girl” opened on Broadway on Poetry is a passion with her. She loves “She has a sympathy with and an un- Carman’s eighteenth birthday, thereby giv- to read it sparingly so that she will always derstanding of youth that rivals anything ing her the impression that all first thrills have a hunger for it. She once tried writ- in art, fiction or drama of today, and we of success in her life had been accom- ing poetry as her mother, Dinantha Mills, all know that this is a day of youth. In plished. did, but says someone told her it was ter- addition, her viewpoint is fresher.” In December, she reported for work in rible so she gave it up. Which, after all, is the whole story, Hollywood and immediately became the Fiction and drama are yes, they also for Carman Barnes in speaking of her talk of the film colony. — are passions with her. As a matter of fact future writing said today, “I have an idea With all of this talk about a girl whom when one recounts her likes, that is the for another novel but I can’t write it yet. everyone discussed, one is naturally in- only word that seems to fit. She does I'm not old enough.” terested in what type of girl she may be. everything with youthful enthusiasm. And so we find that the romantic days She is slender and moderately tall, if it There is, all boiled down—Youth. of Cinderella repeat themselves . . Carman five feet five inches in height can be so That is Carman Barnes. That is what has has come to the magic land of the movies designated. made everyone talk about her, although to have the "Glass Slipper” thrust upon

Her hair is blonde, with just a faint they didn’t realize it. It was youth that her while hundreds of others knock at the tinge of red in it. Her eyes, incidentally, caused executives to urge her to become gates in the hope they, too, might attain are brown. There is a hint of a sparkle an actress. glory. I

8 Screen Mirror • For March

• MICHAEL TREVOR was one of the principal objects of interest in Paris Elegant in dress, elegant in manner, he was pointed out from the Louvre to the Latin Quarter as a moderately rich, mod- >/\. IVIcin time erately successful American author with of good connections and a habit of appearing in the best places at the best hours. seemed merely friends who met now and Paris, even more so than other great then for the pleasure of a congenial com- cities, is not too curious about its citizens. The initial installment panionship. Particularly those residents of the several It was presumed that Irene was in Paris foreign colonies who transplant a bit of of a highlij diverting for the study of voice. But, come to think their own countries to the banks of the of it, who ever had heard her sing? Seine. no one made an effort to look two-part storp set in So Perhaps this privilege had been given four years that Trevor had beyond the Fred, the young, rather handsome, and been a part of Paris. one wondered a colorful (ffontinen tal No rather stolid American guide with whom his reputation for successful why, with she sometimes was seen. Fred was re- authorship, ever appeared undei locale and written bp no book puted to be the best American guide to his name. Perhaps he wrote under a Paris that the various tourist bureaus, thing a master pseudonym. The important was he hotel agencies, and express offices could his bills by name the paid and knew offer. His fee was large, but his knowl- in ail popular cafes; head waiters the edge of where to go and what to see was those the true of the ing down the boulevards, taking an apertif popular with French great, and he met many wealthy tourists. or ice at cafe, or stroll- capital as well as those popular with the an some sidewalk ing out of a theatre at the end of the n fact one such wind-fall had just tourists. And all such places liked to have call take arrived in town. He was big, blatant and him. He added that certain touch of Con- second act to a cab that would him to place of divertissement. boistrous Harold Taylor, known through- tinental smartness as a highlight to any some new out middle-western America as “the Silo group he joined. Occasionally a girl was with him. King,” and now in Europe to spend a part Trevor's few friends and ac- Generally Trevor was seen alone, walk- many cf the fortune he had amassed during the quaintances knew her only as Irene. She course of an active business lifetime. was a happy parcel of a person, thorough- With Taylor in Paris were his niece, ly Broadway in her slang and manner, Mary Kendall, and her fiance, Frank brisk, sharp-witted, and pretty. While Thompson. Paris knew Trevor as an author—-who, like Peter Whiffle, apparently had never writ- Mary Kendall was so much the opposite of all that ten a book—nothing whatsoever was her uncle represented, known of Irene. She was not Trevor’s that it seemed strange they should be wife. Nor did they reside together. They of the same family. Quiet, retiring, as beautiful as a spring morning, she seemed out of place with the loudly garrulous Silo King and his talk of corn and crops and the good old U. S. A.

• MART KENDALL, American heiress, is captivated by Michael Trevor, continental bon vivant whose world- liness is a far cry from the somewhat drab personality of her middle western fiance. She readily ac- cepts his offer to show her the

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Harold Taylor had planned for months this trip to Europe as a holiday for himself and his favorite niece, and he was making the most of his time. He was over- joyed when young Frank Thompson had announced that a matter of business would enable him to join them in Paris. Mary and Frank, friends for years in their home city of Pittsburgh, had gravi- tated toward the engagement that now bound them, and toward the wedding they planned immediately after their return to the states. They called their out- ing their advance honeymoon, and Mary was taking every opportunity to make those purchases which every bride-to-be must make. The one thing that spoiled their pleasure was the fact that soon Frank would be obliged to leave Paris for London. The business that brought him to Europe was of importance to their future. When Harold Taylor and his “two young people,” (as he chose to call them and did at every opportunity) first arrived in Paris he had made inquiry for the services of a competent guide. Taylor made it clear to the desk clerk that he cared little for museums, historic buildings and sculptured pieces. “I want to have a good time,” he said with a knowing wink. “Get me a man who knows all the places and the names of all the funny colored drinks.” And his echoing laugh was heard throughout the lobby. Mary took a tighter grip on Frank’s arm and smiled. It was a frank, friendly, and understanding smile. Not timid nor apologetic. She knew her uncle and his Photo by Paramount ways, and rather admired him for his bluff boyishness.

So Fred had been engaged to show be able to live in Paris, to always play as Harold Taylor Paris and its sights. Mary he was playing now, to be young again in • MICHAEL TREVOR, clubman, boule- and Frank, sufficient to each other, chose vardier, and man of mystery. Back of this city of youth! to go their way unattended. Uncle Harold his pose as a moderately successful author enjoying the Paris sunshine lay a life that He did recall that before the evening made no attempt to hide the fact that he was steeped in intrigue. A romantic, was hugely enjoying his new-found free- was over he had been calling his new- interesting, and withal, dangerous, man was Michael Trevor. dom. Back home in Burlington he had to found friend, “Mike.” And the man who be careful. Here, in Paris, with Fred a had called him this afternoon? What willing consort, he could do as he chose. name did he give? Michael Trevor. That it. Sure. And he chose to do a lot. was "Mike” was coming up to smile was friendly, his manner sure see him. On this particular afternoon he was as, cane and gloves in hand he waiting for a visitor. The table ’phone rang and Taylor stepped into the room and gave fumblingly took it from its rack. Awk- Two nights before, in a cafe the name a quick glance around. wardly he adjusted it to his ear and of which he could not remember, Fred “Hello, Mr. Trevor,” said answered. had introduced him to some man whose Taylor heartily, relieving his name, oddly enough, he could not now “Mr. Michael Trevor to see you, sir,” guest of hat and stick. “I completely recall. The appearance of the informed a voice. didn’t know where to get man he could not forget; tall, immaculate- “Send him up,” said Taylor. ahold of you.” He laughed ly dressed —just the sort of a man he Presently there was a knock at the a bit ruefully. “I must have envied, by George! What he would give to door and Michael Trevor entered. His • continued on page 24 • LOVELY little Frances Dee is one of the prize properties of Para- mount, which proves that they have excellent taste in femininity. Frances will be remembered for her work opposite Maurice Chevalier in “Play- boy of Paris” and Charles Rogers in “Along Came Youth.” Frances will make her next screen appearance in “June Moon,” in which she will charm the irrepressible Jack Oakie. We’ll wager the moon will have some stiff competition in out-shining our Frances, who may someday loom as a star in the cinema sky. lucky julieffe

• GORGEOUS Juliette Compton has deserted the legitimate theatre to seek her fame and fortune in Holly- wood. One look at this charmer and Paramount studios rapidly brought forth one of those elusive screen contracts. Juliette will be seen in "Unfaithful, ” which stars Ruth Chat- terton. According to whisperings in the cinema city, the studio is groom- ing fair Juliette for a higher place in the talkie scheme. Though their names are spelled differently, Bill Shakes- peare might well have had Miss Compton in mind when he penned his lovely heroine of the immortal balcony romance. We’ll wager any Romeo would fall for this sweet Juliette.

Photo by Dyer • JOHNNY selected a tie with great tare

and knotted it with greater difficulty because dance music was pouring up the TheTrue iOve Story stairs and through the open door.

He bent his six feet and odd inches closer to the mirror and listened to the Kappa Sigma, walked down the unusually music and to the voices of unseen girls, clean stairs and into a group of smiling °f dashing and laughing in and out of Fred’s girls. room down the hall. The brothers always “Johnny Mack,” a dozen voices shouted, selected Fred's room for the girls when “Welcome back to the fold.” they entertained with house dances, because Fred's room had the best rugs and They descended upon him and Johnny the wall paper was the newest and the enjoyed it. He thanked his lucky stars John cleanest. that he had had sense enough not to bring one girl. The brothers surely had Satisfied with his tie, Johnny reached for good taste when it came to the selection the blue serge vest and coat on the of feminine charms. And he was free. lower deck of the double-decker bed. He While the orchestra, in the long living whistled and felt excited. It was his first room, played and crooned and sang, Johnny Mack dance since football season ended and he danced. Girls with yellow hair and red hair always liked fraternity dances at the house and black hair. Girls in filmy pink and better than the ones the brothers threw white and green and black. Girls lovely as in hotels or clubs. Then, too, he was stag- only Alabama girls can be lovely. When ging the party. He didn’t have to worry the orchestra was taking a rest, Johnny about dragging a girl or taking her home. Drown laughed and talked and was heroized by He whistled louder because he was free these same girls. and at peace with the world. Then he saw her. She was late and she “How soon you coming, Johnny?” Fred was coming in the front door just as yelled, passing the door, “the girls are johnny was escorting the season’s most crying for you. Come on and play hand- popular junior, an auburn-haired dream, e lea nor packer some hero.” out onto the veranda for a breath of fresh So John Mack Brown, star half back on air. Johnny was feeling very important over the Alabama team, sophomore prize of the capture of the belle of the evening, but he forgot his triumph when he saw the girl in the doorway.

She was all in white and her hair was black as coal. As he sort of gulped Johnny thought that he had never seen such a red mouth or such white teeth. Then she was gone, piloted toward the stairs and Fred’s room by some grinning freshman. “Who was that?’’ Johnny asked, when he and the girl with the auburn hair were leaning against one of the veranda pillars. He hoped that he sounded very casual and he was lighting a cigarette. “Who was who?” the auburn-haired voice was slightly annoyed. Most men didn’t ask about other girls when she was along.

“The girl who just went in. The one in white.”

“Oh, that baby! That’s Cornelia Foster.

She’s just a high school infant. Gee, it’s swell to have you back, Johnny. We missed you during training season.”

“It’s great to be back.” After a while Johnny finished his cigarette, returned the auburn-haired girl to a group of admirers and went in search of the high school infant with the black hair. He found her in a corner of the living room, her white chiffon dress splashed against the high back of the house’s prize chair. When the orchestra returned from a vacation, Johnny and the white dress danced together. It had been very easy. The freshman was afraid of all upper class- men and doubly afraid of the awe-inspiring

• JOHNNY MACK BROWN, who, as any fan will tell you, is one of filmdom's finest fellows. Johnny has successfully hurdled the microphone and his talkie performances have established him firmly in the cinema scheme. i

• JOHNNY, as everyone recalls, is a former All-American football star on the Alabama team. At the right is cute little Jane Harriet Brown, Johnny’s best pal, severest critic and only child.

John Mack Brown. When that tall young man had approached and engaged him in conversation, he had proudly introduced him to Connie Foster. And when Johnny asked the girl for a dance, the freshman had not even protested losing his first dance, the inalienable right of even first- in the red brick house with the tall, white boxes, where sat a girl with black hair and year escorts. pillars and the wide lawns. shining black eyes. Being named All- They danced together three times that Every late afternoon and early evening American halfback at the end of the sea- evening. Johnny was standing on the ver- Johnny spent in the university’s leading son did not mean half so much to a tall, anda steps she left. when haberdashery. Suddenly Johnny found that young man with very broad shoulders and “Going to be home Sunday evening?” it was very much shorter to walk home a wide grin as did the look in the black he asked, carelessly. That evening hap- to the fraternity house by way of the red eyes of a young lady who lived in a red pened to be Friday. brick house each evening, after the haber- brick house.

“Why, I guess so,” she stammered, dashery had closed its doors to the well- It was on a cool, crisp February night surprised and thrilled. She forgot all about dressed youths of the University of Ala- in Johnny’s junior year that Connie put the date with the freshman who was say- bama and Tuscaloosa, young men who on his fraternity pin and sealed the ing good-night to someone at that moment. bought clothes and talked football with engagement which had delighted the

“Thought I might drop around for a John Mack Brown. JV'."' romance-loving hearts of the entire uni- little while,” Johnny threw his cigarette The following September Cornelia Fos- versity. Then the boy and the girl sat into the nearest flower bed and smiled into ter enrolled in the music course of the down and talked over their plans for the the dark eyes of the high school infant. university and was no longer a high school future, dreaming of the day when Johnny “I’d love to have you, Mistah Brown,” infant. It was ever so much better because should be a football coach and they should a little Connie wished that it were morning so she and Johnny could steal little walks have bungalow near some college that she could tell the girls about the date and sundaes at the popular college hang- campus. with Alabama’s greatest football player. outs during the day instead of having to The following summer, instead of Then the freshman returned to her side. wait until the haberdashery had closed spending his days in the haberdashery shop She smiled at Johnny and was gone down its doors each evening. or in his father’s shoe store in Dothan, the steps. Football season arrived and Johnny went Johnny became an insurance salesman. Connie spent most of Sunday afternoon into rigid training, but he still managed And made money. When people looked at getting ready for Sunday evening. Johnny to find time each evening to drop into that white-toothed grin and listened to brushed his hair and his suit and his the red brick house for a few minutes. the deep drawl of that Alabama voice, shoes vigorously and changed his necktie To talk football with Judge Foster and to they just naturally signed on the dotted three times before he felt ready to start talk of other matters with Judge Foster’s line. for the Foster home. daughter. When September arrived Johnny went Sunday night was followed by Wednes- His gridiron career that Fall was a back into training for his last year of day night and by Friday night and by an- series of triumphs. When the team ran college football. There were no more long other Sunday night. Within a few weeks onto the field John Mack Brown looked moonlight rides. All good footballers have John Mack Brown was a part of the family first toward a spot in the fifty-yard- line • continued on page 27

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Published by arrangement with J. H. Sears & Company, New York. VI • WHEN the two girls reported for work the next morning, it was unnecessary to overwhelm Edgar, the office boy. Old Tatum, the gateman, recognized them in- stantly, and they walked right in, loftily drive Spencer Crandon back into vaude- That the great Montaigne Belmont was wait- passing some fifty hopeful aspirants ville, just come over and see him work. I a favorite with the ladies was made even ing without the mystic portal. had a close-up with him on Friday. He more evident when the girls wandered “Let’s see if we can’t do our own make- says I’ve got the makin’s of a real fillum over on the big interior set an hour later ups, Kit,” said Tessie, leading the way to queen.” while Driver was having a Chinese opium the extras’ dressing room, which they joint built into the street that had been "That’s nothin,” cut in the lady’s social found already crowded with supernumer- under construction for two days. rival. “Do you remember 'The Purple aries in various states of undress. Phelan was directing some action with Hour’? Well, in that scene at the swell’s "They’re goin’ to shoot the big recep- a butler and two maids in which the lead- garden-party, I was standin’ right beside tion-scene in the Phelan set,” announced ing man and the society extras did not him. I got Jimmie Bates to get me a print a tall blonde creature in cheap chiffon take part, and during the wait Montaigne of the still and it shows his hand actually and Woolworth jewelry, to her similarly Belmont in dress-suited elegance had seat- restin’ on my shoulder. ‘Rose,’ he said, dressed companion, sitting at the long, ed himself in his private chair, upon the 'you got a great figger. I wanta use you mirrored bench. back of which his own name was em- some time in a bathin’ girl story.’ It’s blazoned as a “Is Mr. Belmont goin’ to act?” asked warning of its exclusive- good Cutie ain’t seen that still. I bet ness. Gathered about him on cushions Kitty breathlessly, with eyes sparkling. she’d be sorer’ n a boil. She’s supposed and foot-stools clustered six adoring ad- “Sure, Montie is goin’ to act; an’ say, to be the boss’s cutie, but she’s awful mirers of his cast. kid, if you want to see somebody that’ll stuck on Montie.” “Chee, your friend Montie is some sultan, eh, what?” asked Tessie of her excited companion. “Lamp the Fatima on his right. She seems to be his favor-ite all right.” The observation appeared correct, for at that moment Montie was casually running his fingers through the young lady’s blonde and curly thatch, while, with his head sunk low on his immaculate shirt-front, he was looking off thoughtfully into space, resolving, no Photo by doubt, some of the more recondite prob- M-G-M lems of his dramatic cosmos.

Had Tessie been on the other side, however, she would have noted that while the great actor toyed, with the tresses of his blonde “Fatima,” he impersonally patted the cheek of the dreamy-eyed lass on his left, whose face lay languorously against the post of his chair. The truth was that Montie’s affections were dis- tributed with the greatest catholicity. His soul was too great to be given into the possession of one woman. “You can have your beautiful Montie, Kit, for all me. When your little Tessie becomes the cutie of any man, she’ll not be one of a chorus.” But Kitty was nevertheless impressed with the luxuriousness of Montie’s at- tentions and would have given her soul to have changed places with the blonde Fatima. Yet what gulfs separated her from such a court! She was merely a little waitress who had come in to type a part, and would no doubt be back shooting beans in another week or two. She had a very short time to learn, however, that in the Fairyland of the Climax Studio the great distance between the upper and lower crusts was more apparent than real. As a cat may, with perfect propriety, look at a king, Kitty, seeing the many functionaries passing

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back and forth upon their various errands in front of Montie, decided to indulge her feline prerogative and get a big delicious eye-full of his majesty, and so she boldly left the sidelines and, walking across the set, stopped deliberately before the King of the Kinema and looked directly into his lustrous eyes. The epigrammarian made no reference to kings looking at cats, but there must have been something soft and purry in the beauty of Kitty that attracted his high- • QUICK! Cet a Anita ness’s attention, for gently withdrawing blanket for while eating pie and coffee at Ptomaine Page—she looks as hands and stepping his amorously occupied Tommy’s across the street, the possible though she might be a over the slave at his feet, Montaigne Bel- bit chilly, or maybe this truth of Tessie’s premonition came to is the latest in nightgowns. regal gallantry mont walked forward with them like a staggering blow. Anyway it is a charming study of a charming miss, who and extended his hand. “Say, kids,” said Beatty breezing in, is one of the talkies’ bright- est belles. “Ah, Miss Pilky, I met you night be- “Mr. Driver wants to see you in his office fore last. So you’ve come to work at the right away. Better beat it right over. The deah old Climax. I’m delighted, I’m Big Chief’s one of them do-it-now fellas.” shuah. Permit me to hope that I may have Tremblingly they made their way across trouble, for you should have re- ; you with me in my next pictyah. You the street and entered the main gate, ported to her before coming here. a beautiful face, Miss Pilky, and I’m have outside of which still stood some fifty You know you’re not supposed to a success in pictyahs. I’ll shuah you’ll be hopefuls who looked upon the faces of the change your jobs without permission. speak to Mr. Driver about you.’’ two girls with ill-concealed envy. They We’ve got to play it safe with the Juvenile And with her heart beating in almost little knew, however, of the pallor con- Court, or we’d have all the delinquents ecstasy, felt the thrill of breathless Kitty cealed by that seductive grease-paint. in town workin’ for us but I fixed it up hand. a delicious pressure on her Passing through the yard, they were all right. I’ve signed up for your good If person ever touched any young just turning the corner by the camera behavior, and so long as you behave, you’ll it Kitty Pilky at that mo- Heaven, was vaults leading to Driver’s office, when be able to stay.” And folding up a small the intoxication ment. Almost dizzy with Tessie stopped and clutched Kitty’s arm; paper, he put it in a pigeonhole. it, could hardly walk off the set, of she and the latter, looking ahead, saw some “Then we don’t have to go?” asked the daggers that failing, of course, to see one emerge from the director’s door that Kitty with returning strength. of the were shot at her from the eyes caused her to clutch Tessie in turn. “On the contrary, I’m goin’ to start court ladies clustered about the foot of “Fer Cawd’s sake, Tess, how did she shootin’ a story with Montaigne Belmont the throne. know we was here? Chee, I knew sump- next week and he asked particularly to “That’s all right; it sounds fine,” said thin’ would happen. Now we’re canned. Tessie, after listening to the hectic and have you with him.” He added, smiling: I’ll bet Pop Dorgan done this.” gum-accompanied recital of Kit’s presen- “I guess we can work Tessie in, too, “Well, let’s have it over with,” an- tation at court. “But there ain’t been any though I’m afraid she’ll have to work swered Tessie bravely, and led the way to call for us this morning. Driver is over extra. You see, dearie, you’re a little the office. in his office now and I have a hunch that undeveloped for anything but kid stuff,”

“Close the door; I want to talk to you somethin’ is about to happen. Montie and he patted Tessie’s shoulder in an af- a minute,” said Driver, turning in his may like your cow-eyes, but it’s Driver fectionately paternal manner. “Now, run seat as soon as the girls came in. deals out the jobs. Kit, I’m afraid we’re along and be on the street-set by one through. Somethin’ tells me we’re fired.” “So you’re wards of the Juvenile Court, o’clock.” tipping his it eh?” he went on, back hat Though was hardly to be expected “Oh, Tess, ain’t it grand?” exclaimed and blowing a long cloud of smoke. that Tessie’s pessimism would pry Kitty Kitty when they were out in the sunlight “Yessir,” Tessie decision, from the heights of her anticipation, yet answered with again. “They can’t tell me Mr. Driver’s a there was while Kitty’s knees nearly gave way be- something disconcerting in her brute. He’s a prince, if you ast me. Say, neath her. friend’s hunch. She had seen Tessie’s gimme five packages of Rosemint gum, (hunches develop into realities before. In “Well, Mrs. Davis, your probation of- quick!” This to the sleepy-eyed purveyor fact, Kitty believed Tessie possessed a ficer, has been here to see me and told of candy, cigarettes, and chewing gum psychic feel for unseen things that was me all about it.” He looked at them standing by the gate. But the younger flittle less than clairvoyant. An hour later, knowingly. “She was inclined to make • continued on page 25 katusha s cry

• THIS is—you will admit—a most unusual photo of exotic Lupe Velez, whom we have been accustomed to think of in terms of dancing feet and flashing eyes. In the role of Katusha Maslova in "Resurrec- tion,” Lupe offers a splendid portrayal of

the peasant girl whose love for a dashing prince leads her to Siberia.

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Expedition Starts

• TRADER HORN was impatient. He was anxious to be off to the Isorga country and his safari had been ready for two days, still he waited at Jagori, the village at the mouth of the Isorga River where expeditions outfitted for the interior. The reason for the delay was that he had promised to take with him the son of a business friend, a young Peruvian who wished to see the country. Just as Horn was about to give him up the young man arrived, and Horn was pleased to find him a likeable young chap, of good muscular build and an excellent marksman. Horn immediately dub- bed him Peru, and decided that he would not be as much of a drag on the expedition as he had feared at first. Once above the rapids, they and their attendants, including Ren- chero, the giant gun-bearer and Horn’s devoted servant, took to the small canoes and the journey became distinctly less pleasant. At every village where they stopped to trade they heard wild rumors of juju rites and cannabalistic orgies among the Isorga tribe.

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• Peru and the beautiful white goddess whom he has come to cherish and love with all the ardor of his stout young heart. Here, in the midst of the treacherous jungle country, beset on all sides by dangerous native tribes, the two young people pause for a rest. * Trader Horn, Renchero, the gun- bearer, Nina, the white goddess, and Peru listen intently for the war- drums of the pursuing savage Isorga. Caught in the tentacles of the jungle, the foursome await the coming of one of the deadliest tribes of the Darkest Continent. Hopelessly outnumbered, their outcome is in the hands of Trader Horn, fearless explorer - merchant. •

The White Goddess

• HORN announced to the King the extent of his merchandise and his intention of bartering with the Isorga. “My people are frenzied and grown mad from eating the flesh of their own brothers and wander through the streets of our village singing and shouting without knowing who stands on their left hand or walks upon their right,” the King said.

“Then it is time for us to leave your village,” said Horn. After sneaking stealthily from the village the three men set out upon their hazardous journey through the dense jungle. Along towards dawn, utterly exhausted from hacking their way through the net-like foliage, the trio lay down for sleep near a pool, hid- den by the thick brush.

It must have been about mid- day that they were awakened by the sound of women’s voices and the splashing of water. Then, they beheld a sight that brought gasps of astonishment to the three men. It was the figure of a beautiful white woman, stark naked, with long, blonde hair falling down over her superb shoulders, who stood among the blacks and spoke to them in their tongue. Then the women spied them and set up a shrill cry that pierced the jungle silence.

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• NO SOONER had their shrieks subsided than the three men mi .were entirely surrounded by hundreds of stalwart black spearmen. Quickly they were bound and carried, all three, to the temple. Here they were laid out on a long altar. The three men lay on their , oacks, silent for a few minutes. Then a crude door at the end of the temple swung open and the beautiful white girl came in with a little loin cloth of monkey skin about her middle. She spoke in Isorga quite as fluently as any i native. “Unbind these men and let me touch them and examine them to see if their white skins are like those of other men.” The spearmen unbound the two white men and brought them forward to where the priestess sat on a huge throne made from the tusks of elephants. from her m Then she came down throne and began to feel the clothing and skin of the two white men and to pass her hands through

\ their hair, startled to find that it was like her own in texture. Peru tried to speak to her in English, but she did not understand and looked at him in amazement. Then Peru, intent upon making some sort of an impression upon this gorgeous creature, pointed to himself and then to Horn, saying, “Peru-Horn.” Then he drew a watch from his pocket and held it up to her ear.

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* Above, Trader Horn and Peru ar- rive at the Capital of the Isorga country, with their boats laden with merchandise. Below, Horn tells the unresponsive natives of his wares and his desire to trade with them.

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THIS MIGHT BE YOUR LUCKY NUMBER—See page 11 2852 San Diego v SECTION j

VOL. I MARCH, 1931 NO. 8

WHAT CHANCE HAS DOUBLE?

Film Understudy Usually Finds Resem- blance to Star Handicap to Own Future Career

By Alma Whitaker

What chance has the understudy in motion

pictures? Precious little. Every so often one hears about a capable understudy hopping into a stage role and making a triumphant success in the absence of the star, but even such incidents are infrequent.

Actually there is no such thing as an understudy in pictures, for, of course, the same personality must continue the role through to , . . Stop at JOSEPH completion. They do, however, occasionally J. make use of a double, mainly to do the standing around while focuses are being adjusted, scenes being planned and so forth. These RUSSO people, just because of their resemblance to

a star, usually find it almost impossible to be- CHOCOLATE come famous on their own account. -CHOP Greta Garbo Double Greta Garbo has a double, Geraldine City Council ... for Dvorak, who has been more fortunate than most. For Greta she just does the “standing

Delicious in,” as they call it, but, she wears clothes so sumptuously and has such an air with her, YOUNG Things to that she is used by pretty well all the studios in society scenes, often being given a “bit.” HONEST! ana She was, for instance, in the Monte Carlo Eat Drink scene in “Son of the Gods.” Then, too, rival FEARLESS!

studios find it amusing to be apparently using Greta in a minor role. Russo Is the One of the most famous doubles is Erich empting . . Tetit, living spirit of Dick Barthelmess. He Type of Official Ice Creams and Home Made Cake dresses exactly as Dick dresses and often even deceives the people on the lot. Hence he not Needed at the only doubles for Dick in occasional long shots, but he autographs pictures for him City Hall .... If you like real and sees tiresome people. Ahem—wonder if it really was Dick I interviewed that last CHILI time? Erich gets $25 a day and may not work Russo Says for anyone else. Try Our’s Billie Dove used a double occasionally. “if the voters of San Diego Olive Hatch, who is enough like Billie to honor me by electing me deceive at a distance. But now that Billie has councilman I will do all in Candies of Quality left the pictures, Olive returns to her real life role of 100- yard dash swimming champion my power to make our city for the L.A.A.C. a place that people will be

Loretta Young’s sister, Polly Ann Young, glad to call home.” is a remarkable replica of her sister, and oc- Opposite Fox Theatre casionally performs the more irksome “stand- Signed: On B Street ing in” for Loretta. But just because of this JOSEPH J. RUSSO. A Few Steps West marked likeness, Polly Ann is doomed to remain a double. (Political Advertisement) Corrinne Griffith’s double was Cornelia 2 MARCH SCREEN MIRROR

SCREEN MIRROR a stage director, needed seasoned “silent” experience to aid him with “Applause.” San Diego Section Brewer learned talking pictures then. By that time the microphone had been VOL. I MARCH. 1931 No. 8 perfected for outdoor stories. Paramount in- Pure Water trusted Brewer with “The Virginian.” Soon Published monthly in San Diego IS ESSENTIAL it was Otto Brewer, director, with Edwin By,J. E. GRAHAM and J. W. O'TOOLE Knopf, imported stage director, for his as- Business Office, 648 Fourth Street sistant. Since then there have been “Light of to Good Health Telephone Main 4645 the Western Stars,” “The Border Legion,” Printed by Dove ii Robinson “The Law Rides West” and “Spanish 25 Acres.” And every assistant director that ever was Advertising space rates on application- * ^ yearns to emulate Otto. He has proved it I can be done. V Cl Pure Dritikinq Thaw, but now that Corrinne has retired to O ^ once Water begin raising that family of eight she JACKIE COOGAN promised us, Cornelia, by clever make-up GETS CONTRACT Delivered to home and office with and a change of hair dress, has become a FOR “HUCK FINN” an Olla Cooler double for Lila Lee. She also does “extra” chiefly because she need not look occasionally, Jackie Coogan has just been signed to a else if she doesn’t want to. like anyone contract by the Paramount Publix corpora- Water drinking is just as necessary Likeness Now Drawback tion for a series of motion pictures, the first in cooler months as in the summer. of which will be his role of Tom Sawyer in Less lucky is Rosita Forchere, who used to Mark Twain’s “Huckleberry Finn,” it is an- double for Dolores Costello. She is too like nounced by Jesse L. Lasky, first vice-presi- San Diego Ice Dolores and now that Mrs. John Barrymore and dent in charge of production. hard get. his retired, Rosita finds a new job to Cold Storage . “The tremendous popular success of ‘Tom Co Marilyn Miller’s double is Ruth Julian, Sawyer’ and Jackie’s work in portraying the 67 Eighth St. Main 0251 mainly used for the horse-riding scenes in beloved Mark Twain boy hero on the screen “Sonny.” Now that Marilyn is in New York, prompted Paramount to sign him,” said The famous Bastanchury water for Ruth is having a busy time doubling for re- Lasky. yet suffered any em- those who prefer a mineral water. takes, so she has not Children Come Back barrassment. Una Merkel, who now makes “This film successfully brought children a name for herself in pictures, was under- back into the theaters for the first time since stood to have “stood in” for Lillian Gish, Many people from various parts of the the start of talking pictures. We have learned whom she very much resembles. But Una world have recorded their opinions of Holly- that when you reach the heart of a child you says it wasn’t so, that she was engaged to wood, but recently a symposium of expres- reach the heart of a nation. The juvenile play in the same picture in a New York sions from a few of the stars themselves, giv- audience is now available and our signing studio, but that the picture was never coming their impressions of Hollywood, came to of Jackie is another move toward retaining pleted. So she doesn’t feel that she can really light. Here they are . . just as they were this.” . be said to come under the heading of either uttered: In “Huckleberry Finn,” Jackie will have a double or an understudy. Ruth Chatterton . . . “An unending con- as a working mate young Junior Durkin, who test.” Brewer Craves Career appeared with him in the Huck Finn char- Gary Cooper . . . “Hollywood is the prom- About the only case on record where an acterization in “Tom Sawyer.” ised land. Broken promises.” understudy has carved out a career for him- Third Contract Child Marlene Dietrich . . . “The world’s most self, is that of Otto Brewer. Otto was origi- Through the agreement just signed, Jackie conscious city.” because of his outdoor nally a farmer and Coogan becomes the third child player Maurice Chevalier . . . “The most intense knowledge was co-opted as assistant director placed under contract by Paramount for its city in the world.” western silents. Three in some of the old policy of more “kid” pictures. Mitzi Green Jack Oakie . . . “It’s a racket.” the director became ill on years ago, when became the organization’s first juvenile con- Mary Brian . . . “The most libelled city location, Otto jumped into the breach and tract player a year-and-a-half ago. Jackie in the world.” picture to success. But piloted the through Searl, the Sid Sawyer of “Tom Sawyer,” re- Charles Rogers . . . “Hollywood is what he went right back to assistant directing after- cently signed a Paramount contract. These you make it.” ward. Still his possibilities had been recog- two appeared together in “Finn and Hattie,” Clive Brook . . . “A place of hero wor- nized and things might have begun to hum and will start work soon in “Skippy,” an- ship—and no heroes.” for him, except that talking pictures made other production aimed for juvenile interest, Claudette Colbert . . . “A place where you their advent. Three westerns then in the with Jackie Cooper playing the famous Percy can’t keep a secret.” making, because of the early imperfections of Crosby cartoon hero. Stuart Erwin . . . “Aw, it’s all right.” the microphone out of doors, had to be fin- In “Tom Sawyer,” Jackie Coogan proved Norman Foster . . . “Where they make ished as silents. Any director making them his acting ability his after and popularity big ones out of little ones.” might well be left behind in the game. having been out of films for more than Mitzi Green . . . “The nicest place I Otto Brewer gladly took those pictures, three years, Lasky explains. That picture gave know.” “Avalanche,” “Sunset Pass” and “Stairs of him his first talking part. John Cromwell . . . “A town of two ges- Sand.” They were all successful. But the out- O tures: a slap on the back and a kick in the look was a bit blank. Only talkies were in Has Circled World trousers.” demand by that time. Brewer wisely So Claudette Colbert, Paramount screen star, Carole Lombard . . . “The town that every- stepped back into assistant directing with made an ocean voyage around the world last body knocks but where everybody wants to Rouben Mamoulian, for Paramount, who, as summer. go-” ——

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by John Ford, ace Fox director; “East Lynne,” featuring the glamorous and talented Ann Harding; “Trader Horn,” as grand Tust above a production as has ever been made and a whole flock of other hits which are being produced with the rapidity of assured reception Fox Theatre for good pictures. THURSDAY The Fox Orpheum is right in line with the on 7th Street Fox in the showing of the latest and best of March 19th hit productions. Right now the Fifth and B

playhouse is showing Constance Bennett’s latest picture, “The Easiest Way.” This will be followed on Friday, March by Ruth 13, Old— Chatterton’s latest starring production, “Un-

faithful.” This is said to be one of the finest Stone-Face things the talented star has ever done and in Another once again Paul Lukas is opposite. Following Chatterton’s picture comes Jack Oakie’s Laugh THEATRE “June Moon,” taken from the famous stage Carnival! success and the Paramount hit production, “Honor Among Lovers,” starring Frederic You’ll Say It’s March and Claudette Colbert. PARKING The Funniest The Fox California will show all of the best second run productions they can get Picture Ever a Specialty hold of. The house is rapidly building up a Made patronage of family people and is gaining a Day or Nite secure foothold in San Diego. O FOUR CHATTERTONS No Waiting ON THE WAY Four Ruth Chatterton starring pictures will be released by Paramount in the current and

Protection . . . Convenience 1931-32 seasons. Furthermore, negotiations have been closed Metro- that finest (±oidwi*t assure the of story material as ve- 'Moyer SPRING BRINGING SCREEN PICTURE HITS TO FOX WEST hicles for this brilliant star. COAST THEATRES Each successive Chatterton picture has topped the preceding one. Each has added to her rapidly increasing popularity, until These balmy days, smelling of the ocean Ruth Chatterton is known as a sensational and bringing mental pictures of the surf and box office attraction as well as a great actress. summer bathing, are also bringing real pic- And now, at the peak of her career, she tures of unusual merit to the San Diego Fox will be presented in four new Paramount West Coast Theatres. Pictures. One already has been filmed. Three From a brief perusal of the list of attrac- are in the preparatory stage. tions it looks like the cream of the produc- Here they are: tions for this particular motion picture season Ruth Chatterton in “Unfaithful.” Strong have been booked into the Fox Theatres for drama, in a setting of wealth and luxury. early showing. WITH Already completed, and being edited for early Let’s glance at the line-up for the Fox, the release. CHARLOTTE GREENWOOD biggest and finest movie home in the South- Ruth Chatterton in “Daddy’s Gone REGINALD DENNY land. Following “New Moon” comes a pic- a-Hunting” (working title) . By Zoe Akins, ture entitled “Dance Fools, Dance,” a pic- CLIFF EDWARDS scenarist for “Sarah & Son,” “Anybody’s ture that stars Joan Crawford, a thinner Craw- A SCORE OF LOVELY Woman” and “The Right to Love.” AND ford that is better than ever before. Critics MAIDENS WAITING TO BE Ruth Chatterton in “The Heart Is have been unanimous in their claims for this WOOED. Young.” By May Edington. A powerful production, saying it is far superior to any- story, providing an ideal characterization for thing which the exotic actress has yet at- Chatterton’s remarkable ability. tempted. Ruth Chatterton in “Stepdaughters of Following “Dance Fools, Dance.” Metro- War.” A truly great story by Helen Zenna Goldwyn-Mayer is sending a laugh hit to the Smith, recently produced on the New York Fox under the title of “Parlor, Bedroom and stage. It recounts the woman’s side of the Bath.” Yes, it’s the old play re-made and is war, and will be directed by Dorothy Arzner, said to be the funniest thing yet attempted who filmed “Sarah & Son” and “Anybody’s by motion pictures with Buster Keaton and Woman.” Charlotte Greenwood vieing for laugh hon- O ors. Harpo Never Talks Other productions which will soon be Harpo, the wild-haired member of the Four shown at the Fox include, “The Seas Be- Marx Brothers, Paramount comedy stars, is neath,” starring George O’Brien and directed the silent member of the quartet. .

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more to say in respect to the spending of money gained from taxation. He also believes that the city councilmen should work as much for the future benefit of a city as for its present needs. See . . His platform calls for a heeding of public opinion and a knowledge of city government

by all men who are connected with any phase of city work. O the New FOX CALIFORNIA TO ENTER FIELD OF VAUDEVILLE since Under the new plan in San Diego whereby

J. Lawton Kendrick has been made manager DURANT ye of the Fox California, vaudeville will become a part of the policy there. Models bo The Fox California now shows a straight motion picture program for five days of the by — at — week and on Saturday and Sunday shows motion pictures in conjunction with a vaudeville show. This vaudeville represents the best that San Diego can be secured. The acts are all headliners and are being booked directly from Los Ange- Rainford flower Shop les. DURANT The price is in accordance with the policy 1115 Fourth St. Ph. F. 7101 at the Fox California to present shows that the whole family can attend without straining MOTORS the purse. The shows are excellent, put on

with the finish and polish accorded all Fox HOMER E. PALMER West Coast entertainment and presented as good amusement. Front and B Sts. It is hoped that the people will find in this vaudeville an answer to their desire for the stage type of entertainment. JOSEPH RUSSO CANDIDATE e. FOR CITY COUNCIL O HERE ARE LUCKY NUMBERS FOR Russo, chief projectionist for the Joseph J. LAST ISSUE OF SCREEN MIRROR San Diego Fox West Coast Theatres, has announced his candidacy for the City Council. Hang on to your Screen Mirrors for FOOD At the forthcoming election, two council- each one of them has a lucky number. These is men are to be chosen by the people. In the numbers are plainly printed and five of them case of Russo, the campaign is definitely are lucky to those holding them. laid down on lines of personal ability, based There will be five numbers listed in the on what the candidate has already done. next issue of Screen Mirror. Those hold- There are a variety of things in favor of ing the lucky numbers can turn them in to w° Russo. In the first place he is a young man the editor of Screen Mirror, 208 Common- and full of enthusiasm and interest in city wealth Building. The prizes will be tickets to Cheaper politics. He is alert and honest and has en- any of the San Diego Fox West Coast Thea-

than at this time a year ago . . . joyed a successful career in connection with tres. now These new prices are being observed in his duties as chief projectionist of the Fox The lucky numbers for last month are: IDEAL Stores. Theatres here. 2240, 5560, 2241, 3452, 1980. If you hold A resident of San Diego for the past one of these, turn them in to the Editor of IDEAL GROCERS twelve years, he has taken an active interest Screen Mirror and you will be supplied carry at all times a fresh stock of nation- civic life of the with tickets to the theatres. in both the commercial and ally known merchandise at fair, honest community. A student of municipal affairs, O prices.

there is probably no one more conversant Glorifying the lowly hamburg! Whether tourist or permanent resi- with the workings of city government than That’s Dixie Duke, the hot dog man de dent, you will enjoy trading with an IDEAL GROCER as he understands Russo. He has made an earnest study of the luxe, the gentleman who is building up a your problems and he has so much more legend for the luscious “dog” and the steam- proposed city charter and has been a mem- to offer you. SIXTY stores in San ber of the charter committee. ing “hamburg.” It’s an art and the man from Diego County at your service. His position as superintendent of projec- Dikie knows how to turn out the “hamburg” tion has brought him in contact with many with the pedigree and the “dog” that won’t of the business men of the city and they talk back. IDEAL make the best campaigners he has. For Russo You’ll find Dixie Duke safely ensconsed has proven himself honest in every respect in a cosy place between A and B street on and has furthermore impressed with his Sixth, directly across from the Athletic Club. GROCERS ability. Drop in some time and try to find fault with INC.

1 Russo believes that the citizens should have a hamburg. v - V a

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take charge of the Fox California. Under 6— — qs his managership the theatre has entered a three changes a week policy with vaudeville on Saturday and Sunday. The weekly price

is twenty-five cents. On week ends it is States thirty-five cents. The suburban theatres are also listed as in- ORPHEUM dependent theatres. Under this idea, the Fox North Park remains under the direct manage- COMING SOON ment of Fred McSpadden, who has been in

Cafe charge for little less year. there a than a

The Fox Egyptian is under the manage- 1016 Third Street ment of Franklin Ellidge, formerly connected Opposite U. S. Grant Hotel with the Fox California and whose work mer- ited the promotion to managership. — The Fox Fairmount remains under the management of Gilmon Cass who has been Distinctive in charge of this Fox theatre since the new Fox was opened.

The Fox Balboa is under the managership Eating suc- of J. D. L’Esperance, who has enjoyed cess in the handling of this playhouse. Place O TINY TOWN IN STUDIO Noonday Lunch—40c BEING RECONSTRUCTED Evening Dinners—50c and 75c Signs of spring are in the air on the “back lot,” at the Paramount studios in Hollywood.

Counter Service It is just as though the city council, in the OR little town that so often changes its appearance, has ordered a clean-up, paint-up cam- Private Booths paign.

Paramount’s back lot Main street is being prepared for some of the sequences in “Skippy,” film version of Percy Crosby’s fa- CHANGE IN FOX WEST mous child character in which Jessie Cooper

COAST ORGANIZATION will play the title role. IN SAN DIEGO Coogan’s Brother Acts

Robert, kid brother of Jackie Coogan, will Under a new plan worked out by Harry L. play the part of Sooky, bosom pal of Skippy, Hartman, southern division manager of Fox and Mitzi Green is the girl in the case. West Coast Theatres, the Fox Theatres in Time after time, the complexion of the San Diego are to operate as separate entities. streets on the back lot has been changed. This means that each of the Fox Theatres Buildings have been torn down and recon- is under individual management, free to work structed. From a typical mid-western setting on their own, and responsible only to Harry the whole character of the street will be Hartman. changed in a short time, to become more

In order to effect this arrangement, C. C. metropolitan. Again it has shifted its charac- Chellew was brought to San Diego from ter, becoming a boom mining town, with a lot Long Beach to take over the new Fox Theatre of brightly painted signs and hitching rails at Seventh and B. This theatre is the biggest for the horses. and finest in and in the South- San Diego Like Thriving City land. It is considered one of the key enter- Today, the chief business places in Para- tainment theatres in the country. Therefore, mount’s street on the back lot are a beauty the individual management of the playhouse parlor, vaudeville theatre, tobacco warehouse, calls for an experienced and enterprising corner drug store, book shop, restaurant and showman. Chellew has been associated with a bank, also on a corner. the theatre business all his life and has lately It is to be said in favor of the “streets” on come to the West Coast after a long associa- the back lots in the studios, that they can tion with Fox Theatres in the East. control their own parking arrangements and

Robert C. Cannom now has the manager- traffic. They can build city halls or libraries ship of the Fox Orpheum, coming there without asking the people to vote on a bond from the Fox California. He has been in San issue. Just because some writer puts one in a

Diego for little over a year now and is ex- play is sufficient reason for the enterprise. perienced in the theatre business. In addition Altogether, they are ideal communities. to his duties as manager of the Fox Orpheum When there is no business the people all he also has control of all the radio activities move out. When things pick up, they come of the San Diego Fox theatres. back again, in new clothes and new charac-

J. Lawton Kendrick came to San Diego to ters. 6 MARCH SCREEN MIRROR DUKE’S Permanent MIXTURE; DuKe WAVES

Although this Duke’s Mixture (adv.) is this any more, however. They find warm

on doctors, personally I am off of them. Off soapsuds so much cheaper. And that is one of them ever since they did away with that thing about doctors. Their economy. I knew Complete $3.50 Complete useful appendage which I once owned known a doctor once who saved up enough used as my “tonsils.” Until one has lost one’s tongue depressors to last him through a cold Duart Croquignole tonsils, one doesn’t realize how out of every- winter when there was a coal strike on. thing one feels, especially when associating . . . OR . . . Doctors are not economical with anyone’s Spiral with some strong, healthily-tonsilled person. Balsam Oil money but their own, though. If want All this, however, has nothing to do with our you Genuine Materials Used Only a simple operation, such as having your subject, which is doctors. Combination Soft Water Shampoo tonsils removed, so that you may be a member Doctors are well, With Finger Wave or Marcel— called doctors because, of the “40,000,000,” no doctor will even look because that is a good name for them. Of at your tonsils for less than $20. Even then, 75c - 85c - $1.00 course, I have heard them called other and he won’t take a good, long, piercing look. Manicures 25c and 35c more apt names, but that is neither here nor No, he’ll take just a glance, as you might Facials, plain .... 50c and 75c Marcels 25', 35c, 50c there, as the fellow said when his wife asked say. He won’t scan your tonsils as they

Finger Waves . . 35c and 50c him where he had been. should be scanned. But then there are many persons, women, In the middle ages, doctors were called particularly, who would pay almost any price BROADWAY “leeches.” The leech, as everyone knows, is for a good operation. They are thus pro- a sort of bloodsucking worm. The reason vided with a topic for conversation which they were called leeches, though, is because BEAUTY SCHOOL will last for at least a decade. Look at all they actually did believe that by taking some Phone M. 1309 the married men who have dashed their brains 929 Broadway poor, innocent victim’s blood, they would out against a wall as soon as the Mrs. said, Our Efficiency Brings You, Back relieve him of the demon, indigestion, a “Now, when I had my operation ...” broken leg, a hangover, dandruff, or what Doctors are good for one thing, though. have you. 1867 AUSTIN PAPER Some of them will write a prescription. GIVEN PICTURE ROLE © All those who are not doctors, common CLARA BOW’S GREAT A newspaper printed in Austin, Texas, in folks like you and me, are called by the Para- DANE MEDAL WINNER 1867, plays an important part in the doctors “laymen.” The reason for this is “The Conquering mount production, obvious. Usually, before they go to a doctor, Clara Bow’s Great Dane dog, Fleeta, is Richard Ar- Horde,” now being filmed with they have to lay down. After the doctor is the winner of many cups and ribbons at vari- len and Fay Wray. It was supplied by the through with them they can’t do anything ous kennel shows. Carnegie Public Library in Austin, Texas. else but lay down. First they lay down their © O money, then they lay down and die. Then PAUL LUKAS PLAYING DIETRICH PLAYS SPY they are laid away forever. IN CHATTERTON FILM IN LATEST PICTURE Another name for doctors is “physicians.” Paul Lukas has the leading role in Ruth

Marlene Dietrich plays a Viennese spy on The reason they are called this is because they Chatterton’s new starring picture for Para- duty in Russia in Paramount’s “Dishon- used to use so much physic. They don’t do mount, “Unfaithful.” ored,” which Josef von Sternberg directed. © OAKIE BEGAN PUBLIC LIFE IN NOISY WAY

While a high school student, Jack Oakie, Paramount star, played the trap drums in the school orchestra. © BROOK’S RECORD IN WORLD WAR UNUSUAL Clive Brook, Paramount player, entered AUBURN Leads Again! the world war as private in British a the —a Lot more car for a Lot less money!—90 H.P., 127-in. Wheelbase, army and was discharged as a major. Free Wheeling, Silent mesh transmission and 43 other new features. © $1175 to $1695, delivered in San Diego, fully equipped Sylvia Sidney Cast Sylvia Sidney, who played “Bad Girl” on AUBURN SAN DIEGO CO. Broadway, has been given the chief feminine LEWIS E. SHAVER HARRY I. SCHLEGEL role in “City Streets,” with Gary Cooper, First and E Sts. Franklin 6661 Paramount announces. SAN DIEGO SECTION 7

NankingCafe. SOCIETY By Dorothy M. King FOURTH AND C STREETS Dine.. Dance March, the first month of spring, has an Music By Our unusually gay social program, and two bril- POPULAR liant functions, the La Jolla Charity ball and WEEK-END NEW JAZZ the Rest Haven Benefit ball, have been arranged the fourteenth to usher in the vernal ORCHESTRA season. From 7 to 8 p. m. Saturday night Both affairs will be in the nature of Irish VAUDEVILLE and 9:30 to 1:30 Saturday night fetes and a St. Patrick’s day motif will be Other Nights except Monday developed in the decorations and programs. Kalanquin’s Entertainers from ENSEMBLE 9:30 to 12:30 The Rest Haven ball will be given in the Hotel del Coronado and will be the 10th WITH Chop Suey annual event given for the benefit of Rest KALS KLASSY KLAN Haven home for undernourished children.

and Each year the ball is given for a specific pur- Furnishing the Music pose. Last year the proceeds from the color- IS NOW A REGULAR Chow Mein ful Spanish fiesta were used to build an addi- / Our tion to the girls’ dormitory, thus making the SATURDAY and SUNDAY preventorium available to many more chil- FEATURE Specialties dren. This year it is hoped that a central heating plant may be installed

The committee in charge of the ball is com- No Cover Charge posed of Mrs. Francis H. Mead, Mrs. Louis Perna, Mrs. Terry Barker and Mrs. Open daily from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. G. James THE ONLY THEATRE Saturday— 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. S. Churchill. IN TOWN SHOWING The box reservation committee includes FIFTH AVENUE at ISLAND Mrs. F. Leigh Nason and Miss Alice Wares. FEATURE TALKING Music from 6 ’till Midnight Col. M. Huey will have charge of the enter- J. PICTURES tainment. and VAUDEVILLE Prominent society folk of San Diego, Coronado, La Jolla and Chula Vista will act as patrons and patronesses for the ball. SATURDAY and On the same evening the lounge of the SUNDAY Atmosphere .... picturesque Casa de Manana will be the setting for another colorful St. Patrick’s fete, m* PRICE— which will benefit the Scripps Memorial

If it were not profitable, would hospital. The event is being sponsored by the OlJC Any Seat movie directors and theatrical pro- Woman’s Auxiliary of the hospital, which is

ducers pay thousands of dollars for giving its best efforts to aid the hospital in its scenery and costumes? Likewise free service which it is giving to those, who unprepared, have been overtaken by illness. advertisers, they use COLOR The auxiliary was organized three years ago APPEAL to give just the back' and has taken the work of the hospital into THE BALANCE families within a radius of 10 miles by invit- ground that will create the proper ing representatives from the outstanding or- OF THE WEEK ATMOSPHERE. Use good print' ganizations within this radius to join the THE PICK OF ing with color to stimulate your organization. Mrs. Morrison Hopkins, leader of La business. The slight extra cost is Talking Jolla’s social and cultural groups, is general PICTURES

negligible for the results obtained. chairman, and she is supported by Mrs. A. P. Mills, president of the Woman’s Auxiliary. FOR Mrs. E. H. Decker, treasurer of the group, heads the committee on tickets and sales, DOVE & assisted by Mrs. Rowland C. Hayden, Mrs. T. Lewis Morse, Mrs. R. W. Thrift and ROBINSON, Ltd. Miss Maude Wyckoff. PRINTERS Mrs. Lida V. Bevis is chairman of entertainment and decorations. On this committee 25c is Mrs. Morrison Hopkins, Mrs. Edward N. 648 Fourth Street Stewart, Mrs. Robert Elliott, Mrs. Percival Adams, Miss Jean Andrews, Miss Ruth Seat Any Time Telephone Main 4645 Any — McKittrick and Miss Myrtice Baker.

Mrs. Lucia S. Hopkins, chairman of pub- 8 MARCH SCREEN MIRROR

anything but subtle or cautious when it came to raiding southwestern financial institutions. On the contrary, he just rushed in and in his THE FOX booming voice, backed by two six guns, de- THEATRES manded all the available cash—hence the SPRING nickname. OF “Ace,” as might be guessed, was a card- SAN DIEGO CLEANING sharp. Impeccable in appearance and suave as to manner, he mingled with the rich plant- ARE ers and charming belles that traveled on the Madam, . . . steamboats plying the muddy Mississippi. SERVICED BY will be That is, he mingled until several inquiring Easier, Better gentlemen discovered his amazing methods of dealing the paste-boards. It was about this with Geo. F. time that “Ace” departed for the West— Palomar Aid with his nickname. “Broncho,” so the story goes, received his We maintain a special service title from a habit quite prevalent among the for this work . . . trust your OTTO more daring western cowboys. This naive Blankets, Spreads, Drapes, pastime was rustling horses. “Broncho” Furniture Covers, Curtains, and Sons proved so adept at the art that his associates etc., to our care. named him after the object of their calling,

or taking, as it were. Palomar O Florists READ THIS, GIRLS, ABOUT THE NEW MILLINERY HIT! Laundries, Inc. 3572 The new spring millinery has produced San Diego’s Fine Family Laundry something really different; not only individ- Logan Avenue Phone Hillcrest 7025 ual in style that’s charming for any head, but more. It’s named the “Halo Hat” and some 3747 Kettner Boulevard Phone original designer incidentally scored what has proven a smashing 1931 hit, creating this chic MAIN 2871 bit of millinery you girls can roll or fold up and tuck into your purse or pocket without crinkling or affecting the shape in the least. from the entrance foyer to the inner myster- licity and posters, is being assisted by Mrs. It is silk crocheted, skull fitting, soft and ies of the studio itself. Philip Barber and Miss Mary Louise Moore. comfortable and may be had in various new McDowell’s desk, in a way, is the studio Miss Aline B. Greenwood will give another summer shades, trimmed with velvet or silk. clearing house. Two telephones and a dicta- lecture in her winter and spring series March The wearing qualities appear excellent and phone, all busy most of the time, connect 16, at the Hotel del Coronado. These lectures they are suitable for any occasion. Prices with every studio office and department. It are sponsored by the Woman’s Committee of are surprisingly moderate. Here in San is his duty to dispatch a corps of office boys the Philharmonic Association and are always Diego, Halo Hats are on display at JEAN where they may be needed, to admit and send outstanding events of the season, both from MODES, southwest corner of Fifth Ave. business callers to the right building or of- a cultural and social standpoint. and B street. fice, to answer a multitude of queries of all Another interesting event on this month’s O sorts, and to discourage the idle curious who calendar is the bridge-tea to be given March HUNDREDS ASK SAME besiege him throughout the day. 17 by Associated Arts at the home of Mrs. QUESTION OF QUIET MAN Seek to Sell Stories P. F. O’Rourke. This party will benefit the Second in number to would-be sight-seers scholarship fund maintained by this smart W. A. McDowell, Hollywood’s mast are authors with original scenarios for sale, group. patient man, interviews some five or six hun- O dred persons each day and more than half of McDowell reveals. He gets, on some days, as many as twenty or thirty of these. Young THREE “BAD MEN” ACQUIRE them ask the same, identical question. To old who are seeking a foothold in the NAMES DEEDS each he gives the same, identical courteous and THROUGH numerous, not to reply. acting profession also are mention book agents, radio salesmen, insur- The origin of nicknames has long been a He’s very sorry, very sorry indeed, but no ance and bond brokers who come in droves moot question, but “Not Exactly Gentle- visitors can be admitted to the studios. The and herds. men” defines the reason for some of the sound-stages are closed to all except actual their colorful cognomens of early western days. workers on the pictures that are in produc- Housewives who are interrupted in magazine The swashbuckling trio of adventurers, tion. He’s very sorry, but it’s the rule, you work four or five times a day by portrayed by Victor McLaglen, Lew Cody know. And he sends the petitioner away with subscription agents and vacuum cleaner sales- position. For and Eddie Gribbon, are called, respectively a smile. men can appreciate McDowell’s hundred- or disrespectfully, “Bull,” “Ace” and Holds Greeter Job him their problem is multiplied a fold and more. “Broncho.” If one were inquisitive, a little McDowell is the official greeter for the research into the pasts of these hard-riding Paramount studios in Hollywood. His desk “I get pretty tired of it, sometimes,” Mc-

Robin Hoods would disclose that their mon- is a boxed-in cubical with three counter win- Dowell admits. “People seem to think I have ickers were quite in keeping with their pasts. dows, directly faces the main entrance to the some personal reason for not admitting them

“Bull,” for instance, obtained his appella- executive building, which is also the main to the studio for a sightseeing trip, or for re- tion by his bull-like and highly un-gentle- entrance to the studios. Two inner doors, fusing to let them in to see Ruth Chatterton, manly methods of robbing banks. “Bull” was which he controls by electric buttons, admit Gary Cooper, and the other stage stars. My —

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that their watches were wrong, when holding up a production. If you own a watch at all on the Paramount lot, there is no excuse for FOX NORTH PARK # its being out of step. Some of the interesting and mysterious 29th and University The listings in the book are worth mention. There is the blacksmith shop, where the village March 15-16-17-18

smithy stands. He is a modern smithy, but if Marlene Dietrich a horse were to canter up and snort for a new Garry Cooper in Salad Bowl pair of shoes, it would most certainly get serv- “MOROCCO” ice. March 19-20-21 —a cozy EAT Shop Even Sculptors There CLARA BOW in Under “construction” in the “C” listings Booths and Counter Service “NO LIMIT” is the plaster shop where sculptors produce APPETIZING MEALS anything demanded in plastic art from a March 22-23-24 at PRICES simple bas-relief to a full sized reproduction PLEASING WILL ROGERS in of the Venus de Milo. “LIGHTNIN’ ” Special Dishes Paramount’s own private fire department, March 26-27-28 Salads with a standard chemical engine and its own fire fighting crew, is listed under “F.” Garry Cooper Fried Chicken An entry that might seem puzzling is that Ernest Torrence of the “Grip department.” Anyone rushing Tully Marshall in Pies Chili “FIGHTING CARAVANS” Chicken there to find an alligator valise is going to be Short Orders disappointed. “Grip” is the name given to the hands who do the heavy lifting on the lot. Handy for Fox Theatre Patrons The portrait galleries where still photo- FOX EGYPTIAN graphs are made and the powder magazine where the of explosion are stored, Park and University 814 B St. elements are notable listings under the letter “P.” Just East of Montgomery'Ward The school, once the dressing room and March 15-16 studio quarters of the Talmadge sisters, has JACK OAKIE in “THE GANG BUSTER” its own station. Children on the lot have to ({» divide their time between the studio stages March 17-18 and the classroom. Janet Gaynor The studio’s private telegraph office has Charles Farrell in land, Jack Oakie wouldn’t have time for its own number in the book. “THE MAN WHO CAME BACK” anything else if I let in all the people who O March 19 want to see him during the course of a day. OLD-TIMERS OF FILMS RETURN FRIENDS” They don’t seem to realize that.” “DIVORCE AMONG Favorites of Silent Days Start March O March 20-21 STUDIO ’PHONE BOOK Back COVERS VARIED TRADES Wally Beery By Muriel Babcock Marie Dressier in “MIN AND BILL” The development of efficiency in one of The old-timers are coming back. 22-23 America’s great modern industries is illus- Across the movie lots of Hollywood March trated by the new studio telephone directory, marches a steadily growing procession of one- “LITTLE CAESAR” just issued at the Paramount Publix West time famous actors and actresses of silent Coast studios at Hollywood. days. Clara Kimball Youngs, the Mae Mur- In the seventeen years since Jesse L. Lasky The FOX FAIRMOUNT began production of “The Squaw Man” in rays, the Lew Codys, the William Farnums Hollywood, the Paramount studios have de- are being reclaimed by the movies. They were Fairmount and Univ. veloped into a little city of their own. The dropped without excuse. telephone directory, listing the stations on the The first talkies threw halos around the March 15-16

lot, is a forty-page book. heads of stage actors. In the rush to cash in Janet Gaynor on these halos, producers simply trampled Charles Farrell in Every department and its individual make- “THE MAN WHO CAME BACK” up is linked together by a system of three- the old-timers underfoot. Many of the latter number dialing, at instant command in this went down, not to come up for some time. March 17-18 inside ’phone operation. It reaches, like the At this writing, in addition to those named JACK OAKIE in nerves of the body, into some 350 stations on above, Harry Carey, Esther Ralston, Adolphe “THE GANG BUSTER” Menjou, Bryant Washburn, Mary Alden, the lot. March 19 Jackie Coogan, May Robson, Monte Blue, Covers Whole Alphabet “ONCE A SINNER” Every letter in the alphabet is represented Laura La Plante, Thomas Meighan and Gre- in the listings except “Q” and “X.” The final ta Nissen have joined the “back-to-pictures” March 20-21 “Z” takes care of the lonely A. C. Zoulis, procession. Johnny Mack Brown in head of the construction department. Harry Carey’s Case “THE GREAT MEADOWS” The operators in the Paramount telephone The comeback of Harry Carey is one of March 22-23 system go a little further than the commer- the most discussed in filmdom today. Wally Beery cial exchanges. They will tell you the correct Carey’s face flashed across the screen, for Marie Dressier in time. Perhaps this has some influence upon the first time in two years, on the occasoin “MIN AND BILL” stars and others who might make the excuse recently of the premiere of the African 10 MARCH SCREEN MIRROR

“Trader Horn.” He was accorded a tremen- Her subsequent musical comedy, radio and dous ovation. Old friends do not forget. night club work brought her into pictures. Adolphe Menjou’s triumphal comeback in An explanation of the preponderance of

“Morocco” is one most widely noted. Men- ex-collegiate men actors over former co-eds is ATTENTION jou left Hollywood at the beginning of sound made by B. P. Schulberg, Paramount execu- . Business Man- films although he had made the successful tive. He points out that leading men must be Mr “Fashions in Love.” He went to France and more mature than leading women, hence a If did a picture on his own. girl must start film work during natural col- Foothold Offered lege years, while men can wait until after You A foothold in Hollywood came again with their education is finished. Want an offer from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to play At the same studio where the two girls in foreign versions. Menjou meekly returned mentioned are working are no less than 13 Bill Posting' and went to work as a Frenchman. Then male contract players who attended college. House to along came “Morocco” and back came Men- They are: House jou. Some of the List Jackie Coogan, missing for four years Gary Cooper—Grinnell College in Iowa Distributing while he was bridging the gap between short before beginning career as newspaper artist. Sign Tacking and pants, the talkie difficulties long hurdled Changed to films. Window Cards with a good performance in “Tom Sawyer.” Regis Toomey—Degree from University Now he has a new Paramount contract. of Pittsburgh. Began acting in stock during or Esther Ralston went on a vaudeville tour summer vacations. Display after knocking in vain at all the studio gates. Norman Foster—Two years at Carnegie Bill Within a few weeks after her return to her Tech before he became a newspaper reporter Boards home in Hollywood, she had a call from M.- and later a stage actor. 1-3-4 or 6 G.-M. and found herself with the lead oppo- Frederic March—Winner of a “W” in Sheets site Lawrence Tibbett in “The Southerner.” athletic, president of the senior class and an One of the most stalwart “he-man” charac- honor student at Wisconsin. Phone ters of the silent screen, William Farnum Charles Rogers—Junior in journalism at Main 7022 has come back to act with Norma Talmadge Kansas when received an offer to attend in “Du Barry,” in “The Painted Desert” for Paramount picture school. Pathe and the role of the king in “A Con- Leon Errol—St. Joseph’s College and Syd- FOSTER SERVICE necticut Yankee.” University in M ney New South Wales before ! f Laura La Plante has recently been in theatre called. Licensed Outdoor Advertising “Lonely Wives” at Pathe, “The Devil Was Charles Starrett—Degree from Dart- Sick” at First National; Qara Kimball mouth. M Young, one of the early Vitagraph stars, is Skeets Gallagher—Tried civil engineering Stage 7 . . . and still another type of pic- on the Radio lot; Thomas Meighan is in at Rose Polytechnic Institution and law at ture. Debonair William Powell making cas- “Young Sinners” at Fox; Bryant Washburn Indiana before decided to become actor. ual love to charming Carole Lombard for in “Kept Husbands;” Monte Blue in “The Stuart Erwin—Struggling sophomore at “Ladies’ Man” at an ultra-fashionable social Flood” for Columbia; Emil Jannings has University of California when he decided he function. Smart, humorous dialogue . . . eye- recently been re-signed by Paramount; May couldn’t wait longer to act. arresting luxury of setting ... You would Robson is working for Liberty productions, Martin Burton—Laid aside law books at have been as fascinated as I was by this scene. and Mary Alden, it is said, is about to go to Indiana when Ina Claire urged him to de- Stage 4. Dozens of ’em. With that clever work for Paramount. vote his talents to stage work. © young American boy, “Skippy,” the center Phillips Holmes—Attending Princeton of attraction. I watched these youngsters in

MANY MOVIE STARS when Paramount made a picture on the cam- two scenes—and got a big kick out of it. BOAST SHEEPSKIN pus and cast him in a part. “Skippy” impresses me as a modern “Tom Frank Morgan—Graduate of Cornell. Sawyer.” It has the same youthful exuberance Men in Films Lead List of Former Col- —the same spirit of boyhood and fun, and lege Students CAMERA! it’s right up-to-the-minute. I suppose you know that “Skpipy” has Jackie Cooper, of By United Press Just spent a couple of hours watching cam- “Our Gang” fame in the title role, and Rob- Hollywood, March 3.—While the majority era-work. Visited several stages during the ert Coogan, kid brother of Jackie Coogan, in of motion picture players who boast college morning’s shooting. the cast. It also has Mitzi Green. educations are men, the women often break Wish you could have been along. You Stage 11 was my last stop. Gary Cooper into collegiate publications, too, under the would have been impressed, as I was, by the and our new find, Sylvia Sidney, were before heading: unusual variety of screen entertainment be- the cameras in a scene for “City Streets.” “Former student makes good in movies!” ing filmed currently by Paramount. Here is real 1931 material—a new slant on For instance, there are Frances Dee and On Stage 14, for example, you would have gang war, dominated by a great love-story. June MacCloy, on the Paramount lot. stood just out of camera range, and watched Written by an ex-Pinkerton detective, adapt- Miss Dee, who appeared with Charles dynamic Ruth Chatterton. She was at her ed by a former police reporter. Rogers in “Along Came Youth,” attended emotional, dramatic best in an important There’s variety for you—and it looks to the University of Chicago. She is working scene for her new picture, “Unfaithful.” It me like mighty entertaining variety. with Jack Oakie at present in “Night Life,” packed a punch in every syllable of the dia- © a filmization of “June Moon.” logue—every gesture of this superb actress. “WHITE COLLARS” GAVE Miss Dee quit college to become an extra On Stage 12, a few paces away, you would ERWIN FIRST “BREAK” girl and quickly rose to leading roles. have had difficulty restraining laughs while Reason Is Given Jack Oakie breezed through a scene for “June Stuart Erwin, Paramount’s bewildered Miss MacCloy dropped her studies for a Moon” (to be retitled). Oakie’s comical comedian, scored his first hit in the stage chance to work in George White’s Scandals. cockiness was very much in evidence. play, “White Collars.” SAN DIEGO SECTION II

GIRL NOVELIST for “School Girl.” During the summer of MADE STAR BY 1928, while only fifteen, she began work on JESSE L. LASKY the novel which she completed at school just before her sixteenth birthday. It was pub- TO OUR Carman Barnes, blonde 18-year-old school lished in the spring of 1929 and the child novelist girl novelist and playwright, has been became the talk of the literary world. . . . year next READERS snatched from the ranks of authors to occupy A ago month, at the age of seventeen, she a place among the dizziest heights that mod- started “Beau Lover” and the dramatization ern life can offer: screen stardom. of “School Girl.” Her second novel was published last fall. A FOX SCRIP Such is the sensational news issued by C Jesse L. Lasky, first vice-president in charge BOOK and of production for Paramount Publix, a known PAUL LUKAS WILL BE creator of stars, in announcing that his or- IN CHATTERTON FILM ganization has signed as a star the youthful ADMISSION writer of “School Girl” and “Beau Lover.” Paul Lukas has been definitely set for the She will be introduced to the world imme- chief role opposite Ruth Chatterton in “Un- diately in the stellar role of “Debutante,” faithful.” This will mark Lukas’ third ap- TICKETS . . . a story which Miss Barnes herself is writing. pearance opposite Miss Chatterton. He en-

Production will start as soon as her script is acted important roles in “Anybody’s Wom- completed. an” and the current release, “The Right to Dazed By Fortune Love.” O The rapidity with which Carman Barnes HOLMES SACRIFICED has reached film heights has left her dazed, COLLEGE FOR FILMS Free in spite of the sensational career she has had as a popular novelist. Phillips Holmes, Paramount actor, was a She came to Hollywood in December un- student at Princeton when a picture was der contract to Paramount for a try-out of made there and he was selected for a part. only six weeks as a writer. He has never returned to his classes. The effects which the school girl author Every Copy of created in Hollywood was electrifying. Al- O though assigned to work on an original story, MENDES’ DIRECTORIAL she found executives more interested in trying WORK COVERS GLOBE Screen Mirror to persuade her to make a film test.

After executive after executive, with B. P. Lothar Mendes, Paramount director, Is has Schulberg heading the list, had expressed en- directed motion pictures in America, Eng- thusiasm over the potential Serially starring possibili- land, Germany, France, Italy and Egypt. Numbered ties of Miss Barnes, Lasky convinced the

youthful authoress to submit to a screen test. So remarkable was her work, Lasky says, that LOOK! a starring agreement was drawn up for her Screen Mirror signature immediately after the test was ON PAGE No. 3 screened. gives — For — Confident of Success The career of the new personality is the launched with the full confidence of her suc- Winning cess by the entire Paramount production staff, Lasky states. Advertiser Numbers “Miss Barnes is one of the most interesting personalities and talented girls ever HOME OF brought to the screen,” said Lasky, “carrying all of the possibilities of taking her place Circulation Last Issue with the great stars of the screen. “In this day when things happen so quickly, I predict she will be an outstanding star overnight. “As a young novelist and dramatist, she For Sale showed an insight into human nature rival- at all ling that of the great writers of today. In ad- 1st Prize $5.00 dition she has a fresh viewpoint and a sym- Fox Scrip Book pathy with and an understanding of youth, Theatres and this is a day of youth. Those qualities have given her a background that will make and Next 4 Prizes: Tickets her first screen appearance sensational.” Leading News Stands Had Unusual Career to Any Fox Theatre Her entrance into screen stardom overnight is only another step in her sensational career. Phone Main 4645 At the age of thirteen, she entered the private southern school, Ward-Belmont, at For Advertising Rates Nashville, where she received her inspiration .

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audible films. The perfect performance that she rendered in "Holiday” is only outshone by her brilliant impersonation of Lady Isabel in the splendid Fox production of "East Lynne.” As the lovely heroine of the immortal classic Miss Harding will win new fans the world over.

Photo by Autrey the clothes closet in Constance Bennett’s Beautiful Satin or dressing room. Then came the day when it slipped over the blonde head of Con- stance and settled its gingham folds around her slender body. Drab Calico Look the Suddenly something happened to the dress which had been just an ordinary gingham house frock. It didn’t look like Same on Constance itself. It assumed a new air and an almost salon-like distinction. It was a frock and not a house dress.

“The hardest thing in the world is to • IT WAS just an ordinary blue and t> make someone like Constance Bennett white polka dot gingham dress. 4 look ordinary and commonplace,” Adrian the There was nothing unusual about Jon bi^ron remarked, when he walked down on the frills of white organdie dress. It had little stage to watch the gingham dress in a it might have for collar and cuffs and scene from “The Easiest Way.” "The department store’s bargain come from any wearer makes the clothes. If you’d sew been the house The gingham dress was hanging in a basement. It could have a few rags together and put them on of ten thousand women. glass-enclosed case along with a priceless dress of any one Constance, she’d look as if she had stepped array of silks and satins, velvets and furs. But it had not been found in a bargain out of a limousine.” But it wasn’t one bit impressed. It knew basement and it was not to be worn by Constance and the gingham dress were that it was just as important as any one housewives. It any one of ten thousand sitting in a most shabby room in the midst of the others. After all, Constance must had been designed by Adrian, who fashions of an ear-and-eye-smiting confusion of wear its polka-dotted simplicity first the costumes for the Metro-Goldwyn- tawdry furni- before she could take the “Easiest Way” ragged children and dogs and to be worn by Mayer stars. It was ture. It Constance’s shop girl home to the silks and satins and furs. was Constance Bennett. and she and the gingham dress tried to After a few days the gingham dress was belong there. But, in spite of their carefully pressed and carried out of the valiant efforts, they were part of another wardrobe to hang against the gray wall of Photo by world. Hurrell “It is much more difficult to ungild

a lily than it is to gild one,” Adrian went • THOSE two highly talented and pop- on, his eyes on the blonde loveliness in ular young players, Constance Ben- the polka dot dress, sitting on the edge nett and Robert Montgomery, are a frowsy featured in “The Easiest Way.” of a tumbled bed, talking to It is declared that the talk- mother and a frowsier young sister, "We ing screen translation of every bit of ingenuity to try to the famous play Is used our greatly enhanced make Miss Bennett look like the daugh- by the splendid performances ter of that mother and a tenement house this duo dweller. But in spite of the ginghams offers. she continued to look like a million dollars and Park Avenue.”

But that was the secret of the girl, Laura, of “The Easiest Way.” If she had belonged in the frowziness of that room, she would never have climbed out of it into luxury.

The ungilding of the lily continued with a pink voile and a plain black velvet coat, both bargain basement style and both ele- vated to the French Room by the distinction of their wearer. This outfit Laura wore when she stepped out to the movies with the best “boy friend.” Then Laura took the easiest way and moved out of the tenement into an apartment and into charge accounts in the books of world-famous designers. Out from the glass case in the studio wardrobe were carried the silks and satins and furs to the dressing room. Back into the case went the blue and white polka dot and the others of its stamp. The blue polka dot dress became again just an ordinary dress, hanging in a case.

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• "A FOOL THERE WAS,” a Fox Films picture, featuring the new screen sensation, Theda Bar a, was the current attraction at the town hall in Fergus Falls, Minn., one pleasant spring day in the long ago pre-talkie era.

With a group of her friends, a beautiful young mother decided to attend the matinee. Her blue-eyed baby boy accompanied her. She became so engrossed in the enfoldment of the story that she did not notice the youthful “fan,” sitting at the end of the row, had slipped from his moorings and crujsed up the aisle and up the short stairway to the stage for a better view of the voluptuous vampire.

The closer he got, the more frightened he became. He reached the center of the stage—terror-stricken—the lady was so big! and she wasn’t real! And so much Ppglg! confusion with things moving like that —and everything! So he pulled himself together—all three years of him—turned Photo by toward the audience, stretched forth two Fox chubby arms and called:

“Mamma! Mamma Mary! I want you!” • WILL ROCERS and Frank Albert- And, thus, Frank Albertson made his son are again seen together in “A debut in a picture theatre. The original Connecticut Yankee.” They appeared as father and son in the highly amusing “mammy” singer. 'So This Is London.”

“Before I could get to him,” said Mrs. Albertson, recently, while her talented son looked on sheepishly, “he had made a veritable chant out of his appeal. Everyone Frank's Career Started laughed when they realized what had hap-

pened, so I made the best of the situation.

It taught him the value of remaining in his seat, however, and from that day on by Loud and down to the present, Frank has been a picture ‘fan.’ He always wanted to be in pictures. He has never waivered in his Lusty Vocalizing determination—never even thought of another objective.” “Do they ever give Hollywood-raised boys and girls an opportunity at the At last! One picture actor who does "ranees' d.deanev studios?” is a question frequently asked not crave to be a star! of people in the film industry. “It is like this,” he explained. “I Frank Albertson is an answer to that want to stay in pictures. I’d rather act tailor is the one who makes the question. He is a Hollywood High School same before the camera than eat. I love the immaculate formal and other clothes boy and took an active part in school work and I would rather be assigned to dramatics. Meanwhile, he worked in his Frank Albertson wears in his pictures, good parts in a production in which some entirely different first motion picture as an extra. The pic- ordinarily. He has an other player is starred than to be a star type of costume, as you will observe, in ture was Paramount’s “Hollywood.” He myself. I know enough about the busi- was just a little boy then and there were “A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur’s ness to realize the terrific responsibility more school days ahead before he could Court.” of stardom. think seriously of becoming an actor. “I don’t care much for that wig or "It is not that I wish to shirk respon- those medieval clothes,” he said, “but it Breaking into pictures, Frank knew, was sibility, you understand. But there is a is always such a picnic playing in a Will not as easily executed as it might sound. lot of grief attached to the honor of being

Rogers picture that I am glad to wear Besides, he wasn’t born with the tradi- a star. If a player confines himself to good anything they ask me just to stick arou.nd tional gold spoon in his mouth. And he featured parts and puts the best that is in with him.” was not afraid to work. While waiting for him into their delineation, he becomes his opportunity he went to work in a “Do you look forward to stardom?” we pretty well known. Audiences remember tailor’s shop on the boulevard, pulling asked Frank. him and want to see him again. He can basting threads and running errands. It was quite an exhilarating surprise to keep going for years. I want to keep going

It is of interest to note here that this learn that he does not. on for years.”

I spoke seven languages fluently, and knew the habits of the Malay natives. With Wong, Schoedsack traveled more than 1 00 miles to the tiny jungle village of Bang HERE is the star of one of Rakal to secure members for his cast and the most extraordinary films porters for the camp. ever made, “Rango,” and The head man of the village and his this is little Rango, in the son were easily persuaded flesh, coyly nibbling on a to “set” before nice piece of wood. Rango, the white man’s black box, but it took it is said, gives a perform- a high-powered sales talk to get thirty ance that will probably net young natives to join the hard-working him an Academy award, expedition. Only when the unheard-of but they will have to go wage of thirty-eight cents a day was of- back into the interior of fered, did the Malays show any interest the Sumatra country to in the proposition. Under the guidance of find the little rascal. Wong, the natives proceeded This picture is an- to the base other achievement of camp to build two bamboo huts in time Ernest Schoedsack, for the arrival of Mrs. Schoedsack, Wil- the explorer-direc- liams and the equipment. tor who was By truck the party moved quickly to the mainly responsi- edge of the jungle, where the boxes ble for the ex- were hoisted on the cellent camera heads of the waiting por- work and un- ters, and the trek into the menacing forest usual drama in began. and “Chang” Schoedsack was aware from past ex- "Four Feath- perience in Siam and Africa where he ers.” made “Chang” and “The Four Feathers,” that one good “shot” of unsuspecting ani- mals requires from one day to a month. The climax of “Rango,” a blood-chilling Photo by Paramount battle between a tiger and his only jungle conqueror, kept Schoedsack waiting tensely behind his camera for twenty-two days.

Waiting for the life of the jungle to Jungle Film perform was more than a matter of lying behind an ambush of tropical foliage in an

average temperature of 1 30 degrees listen- Accomplished Over ing for movement in the brush beyond. The endless fight between decay and life kept the “waiter” occupied. The mosqui- toes and black ants found the unmoving Great Hazards white man excellent provender. The thorny bushes, whose slightest scratch meant infection, required wary movements blj and an eagle-eye. The threat of the • MEMBERS of the cutting room at Para- python as he slipped through the under- mount Studios were surprised not long t'Poq orr brush, and the bullet-like charge from the ago by a tall, taciturn fellow who walked tree-sitting leopard, made things interest- into their building, dropped several tin ing for the Schoedsack party. The added film containers on a desk and said, “Here’s discomforts of rain and an equator heat a new picture about apes, tigers, a man and Alfred Williams, a cameraman, Schoed- of 1 40 degrees were taken as a matter of and a boy.” sack sailed from San Francisco for the course after the first month had passed. Then the fellow walked right out again. Malay Archipelago with four crates of The expedition was not without its After a few inquiries, the amazed cutters camera equipment and an original idea for comedy relief. Schoedsack found that discovered that their unobtrusive visitor a jungle drama. orang-outans are the clowns of the jungle was none other than Ernest Schoedsack, After a forty-nine day journey across and a source of constant amazement. The the man who made “Chang” and “Crass,” the Pacific, the adventurers arrived in Java human characteristics of these red-haired and the tin cans contained his latest film, only to learn that the location they desired apes comprise an affectionate disposition, “Rango.” was situated many miles in the impene- an extraordinary sense of humor, keen Some two weeks later Schoedsack came trable equatorial zone of Sumatra. curiosity and a remarkable love for their in again. In spite of warnings of government offspring. One young orang-outan became

“How does it look?” he asked. officials in Java against an expedition in- attached to Mrs. Schoedsack and often fol- “Great!” said the head cutter. to what they termed the most dangerous lowed her about the camp, but in one of jungles of the Malay Islands, Schoedsack his playful moments he left twenty-eight “O. K.,” Schoedsack said. And with determined to make “Rango” in Sumatra, painful bites on her right arm. that walked right out again. the only place in the world where tigers After dark it was almost impossible for Sounds simple, doesn’t it? Just bring in and apes are found inhabiting the same Schoedsack to get a native to leave his some cans full of film and you have a country. hut. Their dwellings were built with tiny great picture. Oh Yeah? Just stick around Establishing a base camp in a tropical doors and windows that are barricaded awhile and find out how wfldemess, so dense that sunlight seldom against the tiger from sunset until dawn. Mr. Schoedsack does it. penetrated the foliage of the trees, re- “Only one living thing in the jungle You’ll be content to stay quired the concentrated efforts of the en- defies the striped cat,” asserts Schoedsack. home and mind the baby. tire expedition for weeks. First an inter- “He is the hero of the picture, and no one Fourteen months ago, preter was found in a Dutch mission, a will guess his identity until the final accompanied by his wife Chinese named Wong Hoe Choeng, who scenes.” • “WHAT about stopping a few minutes for a cup of coffee?” Joan Crawford Dancing Damsel Who asked, without changing the expression of her face or the pose of her body.

“Just a moment, Joan, please, I want to get a few more shots in that outfit.” Relaxes as She Rushes The portrait photographer changed a light a fraction of an inch and disappeared under the black velvet hood which covered the Is Our Gorgeous Joan camera. So Joan smiled and looked sad and turned her head this way and that, lean- Joan jumped up to her maid and told ing against a gray and black enameled wesreij \io\ her to gather up all the paraphernalia of table, a tapestry behind her auburn-brown portrait making. She wrapped the blue head. satin robe around the short silver costume. “Isn’t that enough?” she begged after “I don’t want to be branded as a the theatre tonight. You know, I believe the twelfth shot. definite type,” she added, standing in the that we work as hard between pictures The photographer being young and a doorway which led out onto the roof as we do when we’re actually in produc- man agreed that it was. Almost any man toward the three flights of stairs, “I want tion. Maybe harder. After we finish would agree with Joan when she smiles even my portraits to be different. I don’t one, we start right in preparing for the that flashing smile. believe there is anything more tiring than next. Joan slipped out of the black velvet seeing the same thing over and over again. “I’m really sorry that we’re all through dress she was wearing and into a blue “I was afraid that I’d be forced to go

with ‘Dance; Fools, Dance.’ I enjoyed satin negligee. A boy in a white coat on being a dancing daughter all my life. every minute of that picture. It had came up the three flights of stairs from But I don’t want to be a Mary Turner everything and each sequence was dif- the commissary to the portrait studio on either. In ‘Dance, Fools, Dance,’ I can ferent. the roof of a three-story building, carry- be all of them. But you don’t find pic- ing a tray with pots of coffee and cream “The first of it contained all the youth tures like that every day.” and a plate of little cookies. and gaiety and daring of ‘Dancing Daugh- Then she glanced at her wrist watch ters’ and those ultra-modern pictures. Sipping her coffee, Joan stretched out and started for the stairs, flinging a gay Then it went into the real, honest-to- in a big chair and relaxed. The late after- good-bye over her shoulder. Joan Crawford goodness drama of pictures like ‘Paid.’ noon sunshine came in through the high was starting for an hour of strenuous danc-

I had the opportunity to dance,” she windows. Joan had been making portraits ing with undiminished energy. touched the metal cloth of the costume since ten that morning, with a brief hour she which she had for lunch. which was wearing and worn in the cabaret scenes of the picture, She and George Hurrell, the photog- • “DANCE, FOOLS, DANCE,” Joan Craw- “to laugh and to flirt and to be very ford’s latest vehicle, will mark the re- rapher, and three or four other people turn of the beautiful star to a story that modernly sophisticated as well as to face who had climbed to the roof to talk to featured her initial picture efforts. The a few dramatic issues. It was great.” offering will be graced by some Joan, drank coffee and looked at the sun- clever dancing by the tal- light and chatted. Joan has learned the ented Crawford feet. secret of relaxation. When she rests, she rests, and is ready for renewed activities.

“We’re all through except the dancing costume pictures, aren’t we?” she asked finally, when she had finished her third cup of coffee. “Remember, I’ve got to take a dancing lesson this afternoon be-

fore I can go home to dinner.” The blue satin negligee disappeared into the little dressing room, screened from the studio by vivid cretonne curtains. Three boys, under Hurrell’s di- rections, took away the black and silver table and the tapestry background and brought in new tables and new back- grounds.

Then Joan returned wearing a cloth of silver dancing costume, daringly ab- breviated, glittering under the glare of the lights. Someone turned on the victrola so that soft, tingling melody filled the little studio. Joan drifted from one graceful, Photo by natural dancing posture into another Hurrell while the camera clicked and an electrician moved the battery of lights this way and that.

At last it was finished and Joan sat down for a minute’s rest before going down the three flights of stairs to her dancing lesson.

“Four-thirty,” she said, half to herself and half to George Hurrell, “Lesson from five to six, shower and dress and home

by seven. I guess ‘Doug’ and I can make 22 Screen Mirror • For March

scenes, to make up young Mr. O’Brien’s George O'Brien's Fame mind. He would join the movies. He did. For months he humbly carried | a heavy camera around Southern California on his broad shoulders, and then graduated and Fortune Is To into extra roles. Occasionally played a Due he small bit in various Fox pictures, but nobody paid much attention to him. He was His Friend John Ford just another extra, and that was that. One of these bits, however, was in a film John Ford was directing. Something in the boy’s bearing and infectious grin • A LIKEABLE chap, George O’Brien. caught Ford’s eye and the director, him- There’s something boyish and genuine self one of the most democratic and least about him that appeals to the vast army assuming men in Hollywood, became in- of fans, a that is screen something even wi I lough bp terested. He saw to it that George played more personable in real life. another bit in his next production, and It’s partly a sincere interest in every- s’peLje'PS’ under Ford’s deft guidance that “bit” thing about him, including particularly an turned out to be one of the most sig- interest in anyone to he is talking; whom nificant in the picture. he has the charming quality of making The director, satisfied that he had a his hearers think they are far more im- an ambitious but unknown youngster and "find,” was careful to give the boy no portant than they are. It’s partly his own an influential director. Such friendships inkling of his plans, although a warm candid opinions on things, opinions that are even rarer in Hollywood than else- friendship was growing up between them. he shows no hesitation in delivering. And where, since success in the film capital is One day he took George aside, casually. the rest of it is made up of that indefin- generally a ruthless struggle for fleeting “I’m going to make ’The Iron Horse’ able thing we call, for the want of a laurels. But there was never any of this next,” he mentioned. George nodded. better name, “personality,” an element not element in George’s case. unknown to Hibernians. “How,” said Ford offhandedly, “would To begin at the beginning, we have you like to play the lead?” Film fans everywhere know of George’s to go back to that restless period follow- athletic career—of his collegiate prowess ing the Armistice. Returned abruptly to “I wouldn’t mind it at all,” said George. at Santa Clara—of his boxing skill in the civilian life after his navy career, George "Are you kidding me, or what?” Pacific fleet before he went into pictures found his plans for the future undecided. “Come around to my office Monday.” —of his colorful boyhood as the son of He resumed his medical studies at Santa The director strolled away. And when San Francisco’s famous chief of police, Clara, but his heart was not in the cut- “The Iron Horse” was released, young fist the big Dan O'Brien of the big and and-dried curriculum. It needed only the O’Brien found he had achieved a nation- heart. arrival of Tom Mix, then in his hey-day, in wide reputation, for the film was the But comparatively few know that his Santa Clara to “shoot” some exterior sensation of its time. real story is that of a queer friendship, a From that time on, George was a busy sort of Damon and Pythias affair between man. Role followed role, “Fig Leaves,” “Honor Bound,” “Blue Eagle”—again with Ford wielding the megaphone—-the memorable “Sunrise,” “True Heaven,” several Westerns in which George’s early training with the mounted police came in handily. Then the talkies arrived, and once more Ford selected his young friend for a role in “Salute,” an unpretentious story of West Point and Annapolis that turned out to be a box-office sensation. After that came more Westerns—“Lone Star Ranger” and “Last of the Duanes” and “Fair Warning”—all first-class offer- ings that proved highly popular, but both George and his directorial friend felt vaguely that George was somehow missing out on the promise of his first success. And then came the turning point. Ford, always at his best with naval and military themes, started work on a thrilling tale of the Allied struggle against the “U” boat, “Seas Beneath.” For his leading man he needed someone who could wear a naval uniform convincingly, who was of the reckless and indomitable type.

• “THE SEAS BENEATH” offers Ceorge O’Brien and Marion Lessing in the roles of the girl and boy who are caught in the mesh of war-time intrigue. Directed by |ohn Ford, the picture is a highly diverting naval talkie. milady’s modern movie modes

• BELOW we see beautiful Jeanette MacDonald in a full length evening wrap of gold and silver, brocaded in a poppy design on a black background. Fox fur in luxurious bandings is used on the flowing sleeves. The black lace dress complements the wrap and adds to Jeanette’s blonde beauty.

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una s unique pajamas model miss macdonald • LOVELY Una Merkel wears a practical suit of satin house pajamas that exactly match the • EXQUISITELY fashioned of beaded tulle shade of Una’s blue, blue eyes. and fitted like a glove fd the slim body The bell bottoms, being as prac- of gorgeous Jeanette MacDonald, is the tical as the rest of the ensemble Empire Model above. A couple of yards are not so full as to be swishing of chiffon kerchief and a double string about in the way and yet are full of pearls are the only other accessories enough to allow modest comfort that Miss MacDonald depends upon to for the wearer. The belt of self bring out the beauty of the fabric, be- material fits tightly around the sides her own lovely curves. It might natural waistline, while the long be added that the girdle appears to be pointed collar adds a flattering of small crystals and pearls and that touch. she wears white satin slippers and oh yes, sports a bracelet of diamonds and blue sapphires. Jeahette wears this stunning gown in the Fox production of “Don’t Bet on Wom- en,” in which she is co-featured with Edmund Lowe, Una Merkel, and Roland Young. — —

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A Man of Honor mate terms at Zelli’s the other morning was handing it to Trevor when the door • continued from page 9 at four. Those in the know were forced to opened and Mary Kendall rushed in, her smile as this strangely assorted couple arms filled with small packages. been a bit tight when I met you at the left the restaurant arm in arm. Watch ” Ritz the other evening. I kind of forgot “Hello, Uncle Harry she paused your step, Harold.” to get your ’phone number.” as she saw Trevor. "Oh, excuse me.” As Taylor finished reading the proof "Well, you gave me yours, so here we “Come right in, Mary," said Taylor. his eyes blinked, he shook his head as if are,” said Michael Trevor, leaning back “This is a friend of mine—a real good he had been struck a blow, and he started restfully in a chair by the windows. friend of mine—Mr. Trevor. Mr. Trevor to read the article again. this is my niece, Mary. Mary Kendall.” "How about a little drink,” Taylor pro- “We became so well acquainted at the posed. Mary acknowledged the introduction Ritz that evening I thought I’d come over with a little smile. Trevor made a deep "No, thanks,” said Trevor, acknowledg- and tell you about this piece,” Trevor’s bow. ing the invitation with a little gesture of the voice cut in, smoothly. “Shopping again?” asked Taylor of hand. "I had a purpose in calling you Taylor poured himself a drink. Mary. this morning, Mr. Taylor. Outside of my little,” she replied, as she placed desire to see you again, of course.” “You can do those of us who live here “A .” a great favor,” Trevor continued. “We her packages on the table. “There are so “Clad you did. Always pleased . don’t know who gets out this sheet. The many things to buy.” “I’ll try to be as brief as possible,” fellow I met was just one of the reporters. “Mary’s going to get married as soon said Trevor, interrupting. Then, after a What we’d like you to do is take this item as she gets back home. I’d like for you pause, “I don’t know whether you know to the police and get the whole gang to meet her fiance, Mr. Trevor. He’s a much about me, Mr. Taylor?” arrested. They’ve tried this thing before.” fine boy,” said Taylor, expanding.

“Sure I do. You’re being modest.” “I’m sure he must be,” said Trevor, "But if I go to the police this’ll get in “Thanks.” the papers just the same,” said Taylor, with an understanding smile toward Mary. "I’ve heard a lot about you,” Taylor anxiously, nervously, and added, “Won’t "Where’s he at now?” demanded tell resumed. “They tell me you’re over here it?” Taylor, turning to Mary. “Mean to ” writing a great novel and Trevor paused a moment before he me he left you alone for five minutes?” Trevor stopped him. spoke. “Frank got a wire to come to London “Probably,” he said. tonight,” Mary explained. “He’s going to “I wish I could be as sure of that as meet that Dutch inventor tomorrow. 'they’ are,” he said with a smile. “All There was a long silence. Taylor sat in We’re having dinner before he leaves I his chair, fumbling his I know is about four years ago quit being hands and looking to celebrate ..." a newspaperman in America—and now at them in an undecisive, puzzled, manner. he “That boy’s going to be rich someday,” I’m over here to see I can really write.” Then looked up at Trevor, who was standing over him, a quizzical smile said Taylor, cutting in. “Been in Paris four years?” said Taylor, on his face. Mary silenced him. "I’m sure Mr. heartily. “Say, I wish I could stay here “I can’t Trevor isn’t interested,” she said. four years. I’ve only been here a week and afford to have this item print- ” ed,” wailed Taylor. “They’d hear about “Maybe you’re right. I guess I talk too I ain’t begun to see ” it back home. My wife much,” said Taylor, with a booming “Unfortunately,” Trevor cut in quickly, laugh. “I’d like to help you out, I can’t. "Paris is spoiled by the presence here of but I’m sorry afraid I’ll have to running a certain group who live by their wits you won’t prosecute, Mr. Taylor. “I’m be

I interposed. and other people’s lack of them. I’ve hoped you would, when I called. These along, Mr. Taylor,” Trevor never known exactly what they did until men are dangerous. Well, I’m sorry I "I wish you’d stay and have a drink,” wasted your time. Goodbye.” last night when I ran into one of them. Taylor urged again. He helps run a weekly paper here Trevor turned to pick up his hat and “Some other time, perhaps. Goodbye, printed in English.” cane. Miss Kendall. Goodbye, Mr. Taylor,” and Taylor, at this point, gave every evi- “Just a minute,” said Taylor. “Do you Trevor started for the door. dence of being not a little bored. suppose we, I, could pay this fellow—that He was well toward the door when the is, buy him off?” now beaming Taylor stopped him. “Good here,” he said. “Me, I didn’t Trevor shrugged come to Paris to read.” his shoulders. “Say,” he said. “I’ll bet you know all

“I don’t I it the best places in Paris. Where’s a good "Please hear me out,” said Trevor, ris- know. don’t suppose spot to have dinner?” ing to walk back and forth across the would be very difficult,” he said. room. “This fellow was drunk and talked "It would be worth a lot to me not The question and its abruptness em- barrassed Mary. too much. He showed me a copy of an to have it appear. Say, I wonder if you item they’re going to run in their next could do me a favor?” asked Taylor, “It’s a pleasure,” said Trevor, genially, eagerly. “let’s see there’s Ciro’s but all the issue. I put it in my pocket when he — — Americans go there.” wasn’t looking.” “Certainly—if I could.” “Yes, did,” said Mary with a little He pulled from his pocket a strip of “How about you seeing this fellow for we laugh. paper; a galley proof familiar in every me?” newspaper office. “My seeing him?” “And there’s the Paradis Azur,” Trevor continued. "Fine, just leave it here. I’ll read it “Yes. He’d probably listen to you where “That sounds interesting. The ‘Blue later. Let’s have a drink,” said Taylor. he wouldn’t to me. Of course I’d be pre- Heaven’,” Mary translated. “We’ll go pared to pay for it.” “It’s about you. I think you’d better there tonight, shall we, uncle?” read it right away,” and there was some- A disapproving look passed over Trevor’s “Why, well, as a matter of fact, I thing serious in Trevor’s tone. face. have a business appointment,” said Taylor, Surprised by Trevor’s manner Taylor “Pay him, you mean, of course,” he obviously fussed. “But you and Frank can extended his hand for the paper. He said, v run along. And maybe I can get away read: Taylor was quick, eager, with his as- later.” “ surance “Oh, I didn’t mean say you’d ’Tis a pity that some of our com- — Mary smiled indulgently. Her glance be doing me an awful service.” patriots are so naive and lacking in world- toward Trevor was one of understanding, “Well, if you put it that way, Mr. ly knowledge. Surely Mr. Harold Taylor, and invited him to understand. At that Taylor, I’ll be glad to do anything I can.” the Silo King, of Burlington, Iowa, could moment they formed a partnership of identity of the very Smiling, with a load off his mind, not have known the sympathy and Trevor left with a dis- beautiful and very blonde young woman Taylor sat at his desk and wrote a check. turbed mind. with whom he seemed to be on such inti- He blotted it, tore it from the stub, and • concluded next month —

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Tessie Moves Along interest her absolute lack of fear in play- slowly toward the camera apparently un- ing with his charges, and he began to conscious of any danger, stooping to pick • continued from page IS think up little scenes he might be able flowers in order that her face would not girl was satisfied with the wad she was to use in the pictures. show and spoil the “double.” Then all at chewing. once a crash, and Caesar sprang through Thus it came about that they had Tessie had a perfect horror of law courts the rear of secretly framed, and even surreptitiously the concealing underbrush at and the police, and it took an heroic effort a signal from Driver, rehearsed, a bit of spectacular action with the enclosure. At on her part to refuse to “tell on” her turned her head with a sudden Caesar, the big African lion. The secret Tessie weak sister on the occasion when Kitty horror, and began to run down was finally confided to Driver, who im- gesture of had stolen from Dorgan’s till, for it meant lion gaining upon her with mediately wrote an episode into a story stage, the big going before the juvenile judge and sub- he was doing, in which Cutie Cutura was great bounds. mitting to the fear of a jail sentence. But taking the leading part. As it was neces- “Now!” called Otto, who had taken the because of the judge’s inability to fix the sary to give the star “the gravy,” all megaphone from Driver. Girl and lion had blame, the sentence was not imposed, Tessie could hope was to double for Cutie come within twenty feet of the camera, both girls being put on probation instead. and let her have the credit. when quick as a flash Tessie stopped, the time her Up to of interview with walked straight back On the day the picture was to be shot, whirled about and Driver, Tessie did not she had know been Caesar, had come to an abrupt every person on the lot suspended opera- to who branded as a “delinquent.” She felt the eyeing him face-to-face, tions and crowded around the high wire standstill, and word had a horribly sinister meaning. she deliberately reached out and scratched fence enclosing the half acre in which a “What are you thinking about, little him between the eyes. very realistic jungle had been built. There one?” asked McGowan an hour later, near was always a fascination about the animal So far, the scene had gone according the street-set, as he hooked his arm into stuff, even when it was faked; but the to schedule; but now a great fear gripped Tessie’s and walked along with her. rumor had gone about that a dangerous even the heart of Otto; for at both try- “Oh, hello, Mr. Mac,” she replied, look- picture was to be shot, and so the crowd outs, when Caesar had been thus con- ing up wanly into his smiling face. was as alert as a society gathering of the fronted, he had slunk away in sheer “I was jest wondering what does the long-ago in the Roman coliseum. chagrin and shame. But whether it was the presence of the crowd, or the fact word ‘delinquent’ mean.” “Heavens, it’s Cutie Cutura,” exploded that he had been twice defeated by the “Why, it usually means some one who a big fat extra woman, as a petite little young girl, or the strangeness of her has defaulted a debt. Why do you ask?” figure, wearing the costume of the film clothes, or the click of the cameras in queen, with whom she had just been act- — “No, that ain’t it. I mean in regard to any event, on this momentous occasion a girl.” ing, entered the enclosure. he did not turn, but began suddenly and "Oh, ho,” laughed her companion. “Cutie, yer grandmother,” snorted Hank menacingly to snarl, and lash his tail in “Well, Tessie, a delinquent girl is one Todd, while emitting the salivary conse- quick staccatic sweeps. “Stick it out, kid; under legal age who has done something quences of a large wad of Teamster’s he’ll quit if you don’t weaken,” boomed wrong, stealing, breaking windows and Delight he had just bitten off. “That’s Otto through his horn. And Tessie stuck, what not. Any so-called crime a kid does Tessie Boggs! I’ll bet my britches Cutie’s though there was none present who under- nowadays will make her one if she’s hidin’ in the camera vaults. She ain’t got stood what it was costing her for her legs caught. But you’re not breaking windows, nerve enough to act with a brass monkey. seemed on the point of giving way be- are you, Tessie? Don’t, for a lot of people But take it from me, that Tessie kid’ll neath her. The wits inside her little blonde misunderstand these things, and the fact ride anything from a baby to a bear.” head were not giving way, however. “For- that you’ve been in court would be hard Hank Todd had evidently been present at get it, Caesar, you big chump,” she was to explain, especially for a girl. Tell me, the rehearsals. saying. “Now, run along or I’ll bite yer how are you getting on? Are they treating It was no time for further comment. ear off.” you all right?” The set was ready; Caesar paced his cage, During ten terrible seconds, Caesar “Sure, but this is the foist time I’ve way off back of the jungle, from which emitted such a series of sinister snarls that ever been jealous of Kit’s pretty map. I he was soon to be released; the sharp- the spectators were chilled to their hearts see it’s worth a lot in this business. But shooters were at their posts, the gate- and their voices stopped in their throats. I’m goin’ to stick it out.” keeper ready for an emergency exit; the Then slowly—slowly, and furtively “Don’t you worry, little girl. Take care camera men tuned up within their re- of yourself and keep your eyes open. The spective wirings; and Driver, concealed baby-dolls are having their day now, but behind a bamboo screen, stood ready with there’s a big chance coming for the girl his megaphone in hand. “Making it SAFE to be THIRSTY since 1890” with wit and intelligence and ability to The intention of the scene was to dupli- GArfield 1131 act. Any time into a you get jam, just cate and improve, if possible, a story that come to your old Uncle Mac.” came across the continent from a Los White Rose Spring Water Co. VII Angeles studio a month before, telling how Gene Williamson had, in an emer- 4835 Pasadena Avenue, Los Angeles • IT WAS NOT only by her wit that Tessie gency, faced a pursuing lion and stopped began to make herself useful on the lot it with the sheer impact of her unexpected of the Climax Studio. Her nerve was even nerve; but as the action was unlooked for, more valuable. While Kitty achieved al- the cameras had not secured the scene. SAN DIEGO ARMY AND most instant success because of her good Big Otto, using his promising pupil, was looks and the transparent partiality of NAVY ACADEMY determined that the Climax would get it Montaigne Belmont, Tessie proved her if it cost him three cameras and a two- “The WEST POINT of the WEST" worth by doubling in an animal picture thousand-dollar lion, to say nothing of an that Driver had tried with small success A fully accredited school preparatory to actress. Though there weren’t many film to fake. College, West Point and Annapolis, with actresses for whom he’d sacrifice the king Lower School for Younger Boys. Land and Tessie in her impish and slangy free- of beasts. aquatic sports during entire year. Christian spiritedness had made friends with every- influence. War Department Class “M” rat- Suddenly Driver lifted his megaphone: body on the lot, from the camera-kids, as ing. The largest private school west of the “Let ’em out, Bill.” Then hearing the the assistants were called—one of whom, Mississippi River. For catalog address COL. by the way, was old enough to be her cage open he called: “Camera!” THOS. A. DAVIS. Pres. (Late Capt. Sixth U. father—to Big Otto, the animal trainer, A hush fell over the audience. In the S. V. Infantry), Pacific Beach, California. in charge of the zoo. Otto had noted with foreground Tessie could be seen walking 26 Screen Mirror • For March

the big beast’s eyes began to shift; his and the piano therefore came in strong snarls died down and down; and then on occasions of social entertainment.

quietly and shamefully turning sidewise, The pictorial decorations of the flat he trotted off—mad clean through, but were dedicated largely to the photographic Cumnock beaten! When, with a last defiant growl revelation of Montaigne Belmont’s charms. he entered the protecting jungle, Tessie The beautiful facade of the Climax star completed the action by nonchalantly re- was represented in this unique gallery in suming her walk. Her thinking of this every pose peculiar to his profession. In l&cijool important business was perhaps the best one huge “ten-by- twelve” the great film and bravest thing of all she did. favorite sat astride a chair leaning casu- Of “O, never again,” exclaimed the real ally over the back and looking at the heroine of the story as she sank into a world beneath the brim of his straw hat. expression chair, pale as a sheet of paper. “It wasn’t Several other poses showed him in a more so bad at the time, but I’m all in thoughtful mood with his hand to his chin TIT now.” It is doubtful if she even heard the cheers looking almost Napoleonic in his worldly Miss Helen Hardison and of the crowd or the words of praise heaped detachment. There were several pictures Miss Robert Ethel Phillips, on her. in the new soft focus process, so popular co-directors. with the camera Rembrandts of that time, “Brave? Don’t tell me I’m brave. I’m sick. Where’s Mr. Mac?” which gave Montie a mystical aura of romance. But the picture that Kitty liked DRAMATIC COURSE When at last the publicity man came best of all, and the one that held the to her she threw herself into his arms, for place of honor on her new quarter-sawed crying, “Mr. Mac, I’m ashamed o’ bein' oak dresser, showed the classic head of PROFESSIONAL such a coward—but I’m jest bushed.” her hero rising plastically out of a free “All you want’s a stick of gum,” con- CAREER and open sport shirt with all the distin- soled McGowan, with his fatherly arms Private coaching in voice and guished grandeur of Lord Byron at his best. tight about her shoulder. “Here, take this With a dash to the wavy hair and a far- diction, stage deportment, and forget it. Otto was more scared than away look in his beautiful cow-eyes, were. you’ve the best dramatic interpretation of you He says got Montie’s counterfeit, looking boldly out nerve in the world.” literature for those actively across Kitty’s talcum powder and hairpins, held that susceptible young lady engaged in the profession. If VIII spellbound by the hour, while she dreamed desired, private instruction • SAY, dearie, kin you swim?” of some day fading out with him in the may be had at student’s “final clinch.” Yes, it was signed largely “Sure—why?” — home. and diagonally across the nether right “Well, we’re goin’ to do some water hand corner. It said: “To my little friend, stuff and Cutie won’t stand for it. So if Kitty Pilky, avec les obligations distingues, you c’n swim, I’ll double you in the scene. Montaigne Belmont.” This was followed Kindergarten Through Junior Besides, it’s an easy way a-pickin’ up by a magnificent flourish beneath which another ten spot.” And Driver walked over College was carelessly dashed off the date of the to the dressing room with his arm about royal presentation. HIGH SCHOOL Tessie’s waist in what he considered a As for Tessie’s contribution to the art Accredited to University of California kindly, big-brotherly attitude. At the of their apartment, the only picture deco- and Eastern Colleges door he gave her a little quick hug say- rating her dresser was a small “cabinet” Residence for Cirls and Young Women ing, "you’re all right, Tessie. I’ll make an photograph showing a young fighter in an Automobile Service for Younger Children actress of you yet. You jest stick close attitude of fistic defense, but, alas, the to your Uncle Jim an’ I’ll land you among SECRETARIAL signature on the cardboard would not have SCHOOL the stars.” Tessie smiled her appreciation been legal in a court of law. COACHING CLASSES of the opportunity but ventured no comment. “Say, Tess, Jim tells me you’re goin’ along on that yachtin’ story to-morra,’’ PRIVATE TUTORINC The girls had now been at the Climax announced Kitty as she practiced on the Preparation for Annapolis, West Point Studio for six weeks with practically con- new hair dressing the wardrobe woman and Air Service tinuous work. In fact, after the third had been teaching her that day. week, they had been put in stock, Kitty, PIANO, VOICE, VIOLIN, ART, drawing twenty-five dollars a week as a “Yes, but it’s jest a doublin’ stunt. DANCING, HOME ECONOMICS regular, and Tessie fifteen, as a utility Looks as though I’d never do enthin’ on

account. I wonder Driver actress and stunt girl. This latter pay was my own why

give a part? All I is fortified, however, by the hundred dol- don’t ever me do Catalog of Cumnock College or stall around in the back with jest now lars Mr. Emil Glatz had given Tessie for General Catalog on Request. the lion picture. ’n’ then a ‘bit’.” fault, Tess, you’re too With their munificent salaries, the girls “It’s yer own iscfjoote don’t Cumnock had given up their New York room and tight acrost the chest. Why you hurt CO-EDUCATIONAL taken a small apartment near the studio, loosen up a bit? It ain’t goin’ to you to be a little more friendly. Jim likes you DIRECTORS: which they had arranged in a manner be- a lot, says you’re too ingrowin’.” coming to their new station in life. The but he A. A. MACURDA and M. C. DRISKO “piece de resistance” of their cultural sur- “Well, I simply don’t like it, Kit,” was Formerly Faculty Members, Uni- roundings was a magnificent piano upon the girl’s reply. “I jest can’t bear to have versity of California at were paying three dollars a that bunch pawin’ me all over every time Los Angeles. which they

week, with two years in which to com- I go by one of ’em. Of course, I suppose

plete the payments. Not that either of I got to let Driver paw me some, b’cause A let all the girls could play beyond a few doubt- he’s the boss; but how can you ful chords and several original variations them bum actors put their arms around Third Street 5353 West all of “chopsticks,” but some of their friends you is beyond me. I don’t mind ’em

’ ORegon 1138 at the studio were perfect “bearcats” ‘dearin’ me, but I want ’em to keep

when it came to “frisking the ivories,” their hands off.” I 1

Screen Mirror • For March 27

“Aw, you’re too pertickeler, kid.” Kitty ain’t swam lately and I’m not sure o’ took the hand-glass to view her new glory myself.” behind. from “Don’t you worry, little one, I won’t “P’raps,” said Tessie as she sought out let you get drownded,” replied Mr. Todd. the sporting page of the Sunday paper. “You won’t be the first skoit I’ve rescued “Say, kiddo,” observed Kitty through from the briny deep. That’s one of the best her mouthful of hairpins, “if you’d read things I do.” the beauty page and learn what to do with “All right, now, folks, we’ll do the your complexion and cut out lookin’ for struggle first,” announced Driver. “Here, notices of Jan Morsowski, you’d get along Bill, you’re supposed to be tryin’ to hold faster.” Cutie a prisoner. She’s evidently threat- Tessie only chewed the harder on her ened to jump overboard and swim to shore tryin’ her. gum, while cutting from the paper a story and you’re to stop But she here where of how Jan had been given a fighting breaks away and runs down over the rail. membership in the Olympic Athletic Club. she jumps We’ll have one camera pick her up in the water and the other’ll catch you. As soon as she goes IX over, register anger, then turn, face the • KITTY and Tessie, looking as smart camera and say, ‘I’ll do it!’ Hold it a min- and nifty as the girls on the magazine ute, and—Cut! CONRAD NAGEL AT HIS PRIVATE DESK covers, stood by the rail of the Sea Cull “Now, are you folks all ready? . . . FURNISHED BY as she steamed gracefully up the Sound. All right, then—in yer places—righto! Los Angeles Desk Co. The marvelous metamorphosis that had Ready—action-—camera! That’s it, Bill. taken place in their personal appearance Hold yer face away there, Tessie, remem- in the few months since they left the ber, you’re doublin’—that’s it, scratch and Beanery would have added another chap- kick, bite his ear that’s fine; now give — Service . . Sincerity . . Saving ter to Sartor Resartus. Dressed in blue a comedy scowl, Bill. Break! Now beat it, serge skirts with white middy blouses, Tess——and over the rail! Fine. Now Bill, big gray tarns athwart their young heads, anger ‘I’ll do it!’ Cut." Then leaning white stockings and shoes, no one would over the side to direct the water action "The have recognized them as the “types” who he said, “That’s it; now swim out of the wore the tight gaudy clothes fashionable pitcher. • continued next month below Fourteenth Street. Even Kitty’s Business “spit curls” had vanished and the great • Psyche knots that had protruded from the Man’s backs of their heads had given way to John Mack Brown more classic and youthful hair dressing. • continued from page 13 Only their vernacular and their insatiable to be in bed when the coach sounds an Department gum chewing linked them with the early curfew. Johnny’s career on the grid- Bowery. iron ended in a blaze of glory when he Store" “Chee, this certainly is the life,” said was again named on the All-American Kitty to her handsome companion, who teams and when Alabama won the southern championship. stood with his arm about her, lest per- Stowe and Davis Desks haps she should fall overboard. “I guess One night in early December Johnny

I rushed up the steps of the red brick house was intended for this stuff, I like it s’ Standard Desks much.” to tell Connie and her Dad that the champion Alabamans had been invited to play “You’re entitled to it, and you’ll have B. L. Chairs the New Year’s game at the Rose Bowl in Marble it too, m’deah, if you play the game right. Pasadena. And that the invitation had Every pretty girl has got the good things been accepted. Browne-Morse of life coming to her.” Montie leaned a “Isn’t it wonderful?” he enthused, little closer in a manner of benevolent Filing Equipment protectiveness, and Kitty sighed deliciously. “You two’ll have to come along. We’ll spend New Year’s in California. “Now, Hank,” said Driver to his chief Schwab Safes special train pulled assistant, “you’re sure that Tessie has got So, when the out of the Birmingham station, Los Angeles- on everything that Miss Cutura wore this Hall’s Safes bound, Connie Foster and her Dad were morning? We don’t want to crab this among the thrilled, excited rooters. They scene because of the wrong stockin’s or their their win an Klear Flax and other sumthin’.” were on way to see team inter-sectional championship. And a dark- “O. K., Jim. I’ve checked off every Floor Coverings eyed girl in a fur coat topped by a crimson item,” and the property man again scru- hat, was on her way to watch her Johnny tinized his list, glancing up to make a play the last game of his football career. Accessories mental inventory of Tessie’s wardrobe Before the game and after the victory and props. was won, Johnny and Connie rode through “All right, tell the Capt’n to heave to, the boulevards and over the hills of WIngdesDeskCoi or whatever they do to stop, and we’ll Southern California, loving its beauty and 848*50 S2Hlll SI shoot this scene with that bunch of rocks never dreaming that some day they should TRinity 6735 in the background. It looks enough like be living there, a part of a world which the coast of Africa to suit me.” seemed almost unreal to them. “Hank,” said Tessie, a few moments At the end of the semester, Johnny left later when the cameras were set up and school to take up the selling of insurance everything was in readiness, “I wish you’d as a means of earning money between stick around to give me a hand in case football seasons when he was to be one President

I get scared or tangled up in the ropes. I of the assistant coaches on his own team. 28 Screen Mirror • For March

In April John Mack Brown and Cornelia 0-4 Foster went house-hunting and found a quaint, little bungalow with a rose garden and a gabled roof. In May they spent every possible moment roaming through the Weaver furniture Jackscn stores of Tuscaloosa and Birming- ham. In June, in the high-ceilinged living room of the Foster home, Johnny and Connie were married, while the entire football team and half the college sighed PERMANENT and smiled and wished them happiness. They settled down with the shining, new furniture in the little house. Every morning Johnny started forth to find new signers for the dotted lines. Every evening he came home to find Connie waiting for him in the rose garden.

YOU, too, can have beau- Then the leaves grew brown and the roses were gone and football tiful, wavy hair! By our season returned. Johnny put away his fountain pen genuinely amazing method and his blanks with dotted lines. Connie you are assured of the Per- dragged the moleskins and spiked shoes and sweaters out of the closet so that fect Permanent . . . soft, Johnny might return to the gridiron which luxurious, natural-looking, he loved. He was one of the assistant longer-lasting. And you’ll coaches who perfected another championship Alabama be thrilled to find how easy team. you can care for your wavy Once again the boys from Tuscaloosa were invited to appear in the New Year’s hair! game and once again they accepted. This time Johnny went along to sit on the The Perfect Permanent bench on the side line instead of to dash ninety yards in the roar of an excited COSTS BUT pandemonium. Connie went, too, and sat in a box and wished with all her heart $000 that her Johnny were out on the field instead of huddled in an overcoat outside the white lines. INCLUDING FINGER WAVE AND SHAMPOO But this time Johnny and Connie Brown CONSTANCE CUMMINGS did not return to Alabama. They remained Columbia Star, featured in “The Last Parade" AND ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED in California.

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"That venerable and wise man, the ever by us, and without our retaining former president of Harvard, PROFESSOR any foothold in them.’ ELIOT has well said; Governor General Harrison in his of- • 'Political freedom means freedom to be ficial annual reports for the years 1918- feeble, foolish and sinful in public af- as Governor General of the fairs, as well as freedom to be strong, 1919-1920 wise and good." Philippines emphatically and unequivo- cally stated; and this is true of all freedom, individual or political. • ‘That the Filipinos have established stable Government as set forth and required by the Jones Law, and are now, “Another great educator, DAVID P. therefore, entitled to their independence.’ BARROW, former president of the Uni- versity of California, and former Director That great humanitarian, that noble of Education in the Philippines in speak- soul, WOODROW WILSON in his mes- ing of Filipino Independence, says: sage to Congress in the year 1920 states: • The stability of no Government can • 'The Filipinos have fulfilled alt condi- be perpetually guaranteed or completely tions, they are now ready for inde- assured. pendence, it is our duty to keep our 'The Filipinos are able to point out a promise and give it to them.’ record of 20 years of remarkable progress, and to a legislative record not inferior to President HARDING has also borne that of many countries of far older political experience.’ witness in behalf of the Filipino people and declared: DR. HILARIO CAMINO MONCADO “Another great American, perhaps one • The Filipino progress is without A. M„ LI. B., LL. M„ LL. D of the greatest, THEODORE ROOSEVELT, parallel anywhere in the World. says as to Filipino Independence; "The Philippines were retained by the United The WOODS-FORBE MISSION sent to States as a result of the war with Spain; • 'Personally I think it is a fine and investigate and report on the conditions but the understanding has been clear at all high thing for a nation to have done in the islands reported: times That such retention was not to be per- such a deed ( America’s work in the manent, and that they were to be released Philippines ) with such a purpose. But • No people under the friendly tutelage and allowed to establish their own sovereignty, we can not taint it with bad faith, if we of another, have made so great a this understanding was later ratified in a have acted so that the natives understand progress in so short a time.' solemn pact and promise, as set out in an act us to have made a definite promise, then passed by the Congress of the United States toe should live up to that promise. in the year 1916, known as the ACT.” Former Governor General CURRY after JONES The Philippines from a military stand- his Philippines, “1 point are a source of weakness to us. return from the speaking • —WHEREAS, it was never the intention of the people of the United States in the The present administration has promised of the justice of the aspirations and de- inception of the war with Spain to make a emphatically to let them go, and by its war of conquest or for territorial aggrandize- mands of the Filipino declared: ment,” and action has rendered it difficult to hold “ them against any serious foreign foe, these • The Government which the Filipinos —WHEREAS, it is, as it always has been, the purpose of the people of the United States being the circumstances, the islands should will establish may not be approved by to withdraw their sovereignty over the Phil- at an early moment be given their inde- the ordinary American citizen, but it will ippine Islands and to recognize their independence, without any guarantee what- suit the Filipinos themselves’ pendence as soon as stable government can be established therein, and “3—WHEREAS, for the speedy accomplish- ment of such purpose it is desirous to place in the hands of the people of the Philippines as large a control of their domestic affairs as can be given them without in the meantime impairing the exercise of the rights of sovereignty of the people of the United States, “I maintain that the Philippine Islands are entitled to IMMEDIATE, ABSOLUTE and in order that, by the use and exercises of that it has never the intention popular franchise and governmental powers, UNCONDITIONAL INDEPENDENCE, been of the they may be the better prepared to fully as- people of the United States to retain sovereignty over them, the utterances of the great sume the responsibilities and enjoy all the privileges of complete Independence.” Americans I have quoted clearly bear this out.” I

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