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14 THE EVENING IEDGERPHQT-OPXAY SECTION, SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1915.
Advice to Girls Who
Would Act on Screen
By MARY ANDERSON
t really don't know wfiat to ear about
Stvtng advice to otliere about gettl&s Into
pictures. X euees those of us 'who are
salted to this 'work will naturally drift
to It
But If a young girl Mb prepared to face
reel bard work, and It Is hard work
despite the general belief to the contrary.
then there la certainly no work that
brings Etich reward and no field that Is
half as delightful to work In. I'll admit
that If s merely play tor roe, because I
love the work so much, but unless that
love Is Inborn that I would advise that
girls drop all thought of enterine the
profession.
I have had a quick rise in the ranks ot
photoplay actresses. While a pupil In
one of the Brooklyn MKh schools I began
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Philadelphia Girl's
Success in Movies
Ton never could cueaj from looking
at her that she had ever had the Audacity
to run away from a stern father to so
on the staee. Marian Swayne has frank
blue eyes and light curly hair. She Is
small and slender, and there is an Im
petuous charm of manner about her which
endears her to every one she meets. It
was this very attractiveness which gave
her the distinction of being chosen by
James Montgomery Flas? out of hun
dreds of applicants to impersonate Kitty
Cobb In the nlmins of the series of
newspaper pictures made by him under
the title of "The Adventures of Kitty
Cobb.'
Marian Swayne's childhood home was
In Philadelphia. Even la her early lite
she showed a tendency toward things
dramatic which was discouraged by her
lather. About Ave years ago, when
Doctor Swayne was In AimaVa, Miss
Swayne decided to take things tn her own
nana. She -went into stock work, where
she remained several months, and which
lea eventually to the position of leading
woman and Ingenue with the Solax
Motion Picture Company. After a little
over a year of mixed stock and motion
picture work. Miss Swayne was cast as
the Ingenue, Marjorie, with George
Arliss in "Disraeli." After a season with
'Disraeli," Miss Swayne Joined the
Orpheum Flayers at the Chestnut Street
Theatre. The sudden departure of the
leading lady of that company, Gertrude
Dallas, placed Miss Swayne at a mo
ment's notice at the head ot the stock
players ,One of her leading roles while
with the company was In "The Grain of
.Dust." opposite Thurston Hall. Vivi In
G Bernard Shaw's "Mrs. Warren's Pro
fession," and the ingenue role in "The
Importance of Being Earnest" cave the
little ingenue the type of artistic inter
pretation which she enjoys most.
Later Miss Swayne played in slock at
Newark, making a sensation with her
character portrayal or the "squaw" In
"The Straw Man" and as Effle in "The
Blindness of Virtue."
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Shay Makes Comparisons
By WILLIAM E. SHAY
In working for the screen an actor finds
himself called upon to exercise points of
his art that the stage never calls for. The
motion picture actor Is, as a matter of
fact, a far more polished artist than his
brother of the spoken stage. He has to
be. Fine points that would be overlooked
on the stage show up glaringly on the
screen.
I never knew how many faults I had till
I first saw myself In the pictures. It Is
no exaggeration to say that the motion
picture has created a new and finer type
of actor The camera is relentless in dis
playing every defect, and therefore those
working for it have to take unceasing
pains to perfect themselves. Every day
one learns something new too.
It is not like the spoken stage where
in a successful play an actor may play
the same part for a year or longer, which
has a grievous tendency to breed me
chanical habits.
MARIAN SWAYNE
Philadelphia girl who has scored
a success in the "movies"
MARY ANDERSON
The clever Edison beauty
the work, first Joining the Vltagraph
forces as an extra during the summer
vacation About the time my vacation
was over I had attracted the attention
of the Vltagraph officials and then I
made application for a part of import
ance. When tills was broached to my
fattier, who strongly urged me to con
tinue rny studies in the high school, I re
ceived permission to continue iny motion
picture work, provided my first part
proved a success. The sole Judge was to
bo my fattier, who was not particularly
partial to the photoplay. I played my
first part hi support ot John Bunny, and
father was forced to admit that his little
daughter had succeeded in 'the test, and
she was permitted to make permanent ar
rangements with the Vitagraph Com
pany. Since then I have had many im
portant parts in leading Vitagraph feat
ures. My public appearances of any sort
prior to my work la the Vitagraph pic
tures were limited solely to Grecian
daneee. I had no dramatic experience
whatever, even as an amateur.
MOVIE OPERATOR SCHOOL
The operator In a motion picture the
atre holds one of the most responsible
positions for the important fact that If
the pictures are not shown properly the
attendance falls off; consequently It Is
entirely up to the operator to produce
results. A school known as the Key
stone Moving Picture School has been
opened at 1310 Arch street for the pur
pose of teaching a man the necessary
requirements of the fire department, the
different makes ot machines used and
the electrical Installation of a moving
picture theatre in general.
The school Is conducted by two of the
oldest and most responsible persons In the
moving picture world, Bobert J. Ander
son and J H. Taylor, both having mors
that 11 years' experience.
Mabel's Lost Bracelet
Some time ago Mabel Normand lost a
valuable bracelet and after searching her
dressing-room at the studio and every
where else where she thought it might
have been lost, gave it up Shortly after
this Roscoe Arbuckle's bulldog, Luke,
found his way into Miss Normand's dress
ing room and tore up one of her shoes.
Friendship ceased to be betcen the
"Queen of the Movies" and Luke at
that moment
A few days ago, however, Luke came
running from under a corner of the ele
vated stage with something In his mouth
and upon investigation it was found to
be the missing bracelet. Luke was
promptly forgiven for the shoe episode
and they are both living happily ever
after.
THE PLAGIARIST CAUGHT
Mack Sennett, managing director of the
Keystone Film Company, received a
scenario, directed to him personally and
registered, last week. In the letter ac
companying the comedy effort the writer
said:
"I think you will agree with me that
this is an unusually funny story and one
that will make a big hit on the screen.
In fact. I think It Is one of the best things
of Its sort that I have ever heard of."
Mr. Sennett read the story carefully and
then replied-
"You say that you think that your
story Is funny I will go a step further
than that, I know It is funny, for I
wrote it myself three years ago and pro
duced It a month later. You should be
more careful send jour borrowed ideas
to other companies In the future."
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Commandeering a Theatre
The tireless patience and disregard of
expense now being exemplified in feature
reels on the regular programs of com
panies were again evidenced on a recent
.Sunday, when the BeMson Company and
an army of Kstiitaa4 and extras swarm
ed late ttoe Casino Theatre, New York, In
order to get uurabMakable atmosphere tor
their forthcoming feature, "Through 'Tur
bulent Waters." The play Is largely built
around theatrical Mf, and the big scene
ooeure In a theatre, on a stage, during
the notion, there being a play within a
ptr.
The entire lower Boor and belteony were
flUed with players as an audience. From
early morning, all day long and until 3
o'clock next morning, ttoe army labored
under the direction of Duncan Mclt&e.
In all, 40 scenes were taken In this thea
tre. As the company oould have tt only
for Sunday the week days being taken
by the stage play, "The Modem JSve,"
baste was necessary. All of the regular
foref the was requisitioned, be
sides a lane nuntmr of portable kleigs
and rc Hufbt M electricians.
Gertrude JX3e' he written this play,
and also tstees tee leading role. Frank
Farrinicton he been wpedaHr engaged
for the man lead. Diwowi MoJUe ad
play la R. wltt Bdward Bsrfe and Rob
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Summer Prices
That Smother All
Opposition
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Posters, six reels daily, in
cluding one feature,
Philadelphia and Vicinity,
$12.00 Per Week
Express Service, $15.00
Per Week
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JOHN H. COLLINS
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DUNCAN McRAE
EUGENE NOWLAND
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Philadelphia, Pa.
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