t i i Y -V ix ttififJ i A -.,, Jv-n'r.. 'if i 4r "j fffi -u, JfUM53 L . . - -. f J EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA,1 FRIDAY, ArRIL 22, 1921. - !? , JL h- L 1; ' iv V Aw f tM,M.,.MMM.M2, t x . HIV K t-t "4, M;: ' 1" M ! i-1 ri i ft; . ''ML Continuity Clerk j'RM IMr.C LLHBa ,v "kLME, Here's tlif continuity clerk who recorded the scenes In I'ootllslHs," the Rita Wei man photoplay .stnrrinc Elile Fercuon anil Hinted at the raramount Ixniff Island studio. She I.s Carmelltii (ierashty. in it whose shoulderK Milrolm Dunn, assistant director. Is giulnff. The others are Cameraman Hoy Overhang)! and Ills assistant, William Sheer HERE'S A JOB FOR WOMEN IN STUDIO CONTINUITY CLERK She's an Important Part of a Production, but You Don't Hear of Her Unless She Graduates to Writing Scenarios or. Perhaps, Really ActiUg A MONO Vvheri i thosp who labor in u -ttidio motion pletures are mnile, but I who never troail tin path m,,,!nnt...l ' iiminnmi Iiy the gleam of the are. Is tno eon- . . linulty clerk. Rhe works behind the enmer.n. al ways: iiuenee niviir lipfiiro it unil. m i'nnse . 111 inuM - . her features never decorate the eoverti of movie magazines, nor is she courted by the public or Invited to make ' Ircnsonal appearances by theatre own er. The continuity clerk w not in the morlex; hhe is behind them, and after elj;ht or nine hours of -itting near the dare of the' hard lights and the dis concerting glow of the radium vapor. he is inclined to regard herself as the ' galley slave of the studio. She fold" her ennvns chair, uhen her more beau Mful and perhaps luckier -lter of the I r.lm. i. r..rm.vl.ir? the orense nn nt at ' the end of the da's work. The actress changes to street clothes, orders her automobile and goc wher ever pleasure or duty beckon". The continuity clerk buj a nickel ticket on the clcwitcil ami ride.s home for a long night of work. After -he has registered the day's aetlon in shnrt- nann sue uiiisncs who no fti'iuuK n 1 Uninz her notes at home, thnt tlie dl- rector may have a concise description the following morning f what was done the previous da . For this the continuity clerk receives a salar that in two weeks nearly equals that of a promlm fit actress for one da, Ilut she carries on. because she Is ambitious ninl looks ahead to the da when, having mustered tin- technique of production, she itu.v prepare continui ties for other girls Jo cbeck. Her Duties In Studio At 0 in the morning the continuity ! clerk arrive at her set in the studio, or I locution, if It is an exterior scene She I is urmed with the tools of a stenog rapher, plus n tjpewritten script from I which the director w rk. I'Jcture, then, In-r duties, which go omewhat like this . The M't Is lighted properly, the ( ast arrives, the c.iiiiernmiin and his .i-sist. unt are in readiness, und ome one is sent to ask the star to come from her dressing room to the tuge, as the gn-ut lloor of the studio is designated. The action begin The plncrs move here and there, the dinctor directing their movements, am! the contlnuit clerk describing them in minute detail A glimpse at the iiot hook of a inn tinulty clerk of the l'nrainount eastern studios in Astoria. Long Island, would reveal something like the following uiH terlous acioiint : "Miss Ferguson enters reur wearing the green dress with the silver lace comes forward, turns to right, remoies rose from ae on dressing table, seats herself in chair Ix-fore mirror, ltegi nnld Demi enters left, wearing ruling breeches and carring enne In left ham! lie moves to center, removing his hat Drops cane, ph ks up cane in right hand ' changes cane from right hum! to left i hand. " Ilrronls Ker)' Mneinent It goes like that through several hun dred wene, anil the contlnuit) clerk never mlses a movement. The cane Incident atxne is not ocr- flrawn for the iuri,Hics of this article. Such an Incident. hlch recent 1 tiwik , plnce In n picture, inre.iteiied to rob a girl continuity clerk of her reason. The reason for the contlnuit clerk and her work are obvious to those familiar with the making of motion pictures, A scene or "take," as it is trch nlcally known, is seldom iimile in the sequence of the action. The timil em brace of Hot t lleaiitiful ami Hnlicrt Dare may be lllmeil Ions h fore the scene in which Dare's airplane crashes through Hetty's roof. Frequently, in fact nearly always. two or three take are niade of each aCenr. It is fur Ix'lter economy to waste filniH than to rebuild expensive sets. The result is that there c hundred! of Records Every Movement the Actors Make strips of what ceni to he t. disjointed tory. "" ' " " lane in numiiereti, nnu ny . .., -i ..i-i, r.,!. .... M .. . .-1(1. .-.. , 1 . ...... .,....., nK nim,iers In the rontinuity clerk's report the oispicnri1 I? properly estab lished uguin. and the director may at rill. ,.li. Ka.fAH .. l.n bi.i..h. .. 111., nln.l. , , - .1 , . 1 . n.l l.,n-n .i.iinHi. itil linu nnn hnf.m ! ' lillehlanche Was Far Away Mi?- Klizabeth Irner, one of the most prominent w.mn n writers eon tributins to American miiar.inoi, w.ih icntly among the niiiiienci- at the I.yric Theatre. New York, where' Hex Ingram's production of "The Four Horsemen of the Apcval.psi " was being -houn. She ho- t nuclei much, thiough France in vwnr time, and Inter into Mesopotamia. Kiaders of the Saturdaj veiling rust -win recall tier nrtlllnnt articles on the situation in the Near Kast. After eeing ' Tim Four Horsemen, " Miss Frazer, in conversation with Colonel .l.isper K. Ilrndj. Metro's scenario editor, grew reminiscent. "The M'enes in Villeblniichc," she said, "wen csieciall interesting to me. You kiinw I was there during the war. I remember those same ducks waddling aoout fin' little piilillc square Aji.1 How Mere she paused to consider irigiiiiuuj expensive it must liuve Im'cii to send actors hut there," sin- added. "Yes." .-aid ( olonel Itradj, 'Ville hlnnche was more than an hour's ride from Jtollj wood. Calif." No Use, Girls, Dick Barthelmess Is Married 'I here are feu of the jouiiger lllm stars who h,ie more .ulmlrer.s among the wnmin funs than lias Hlih.ird Hurthrlmess, Hut Dlrh Is entirely out of ll'e running for romances. He lias had his own anil It's "till going on. Here he Is with the romance heshle him. Mrs. Dirk Is liiiown as Mary Hay on the stage. She Is playing in "Sally," the Zlegfelil musical comedy. The photograph was snapped when she visited the raramount Long Island studios to see Dick worklne Answers to Questions From Movie Fans HAitwirr c.hky. hahhisiu'hg Marc McDermott appeared in "While New York Sleeps." Thomas Meighan has not been cast in a picture us yet. Ills new one will be "The Conquest of Cunann." .Inck (Juigley and Cy Hlng, late of the Morosco company, are the ones you mean. KITTIK MACK Pan Mason was the skipper in Het.wood's Tooncrville Trolley series. FHKD McCINNIS Lenore Flfic has appearisl In movies. They were under the I'allas trademark, DOHIS V. XI I AKT Florence I ted und Malcom Williams nave npcursl In niovies. MIsk Heed will he seen In now productions in the fall. HICIIAHD M. DOWNS The old Liibiu studio was located on Market street west of Ninth. It was de.troyed ! lire. IIAHKIS Mary l'ickford was given thnt name hv David Helnsco, Her original one was Clailys Smith, nnd .she wus horn in Canada. DOHOTHY HltKtJMAN Mary l'ickford ma be reached at lur studio in Hollj uimkI, Calif. , J. WALTLH ItLKD "Karthbound' was written h lla-il King. I1. D. .. The late Hubert Murron plu.M'd opposite J.illiau filsh in "The lllrtli of a Nation." K. C. II There are tbree meinlicrs on the State Hoard of Censors. N(VAK. Lva Xovnk was born In St. Louis, she will next he seen In "Wolves of the North." It is not Kvu but her sister .lane who hns been re ported engaged to William Hart, hut there si ems to be some doubts of the authenticity of the rumors. y 'DREAM STREET' The Story of the Griffith Photoplay Made From Burke's, "Limchmue ' Night Adventures" CHAl'TKK V With a crushed spirit she drooped bo fore him as a wilted lily in the sun burned fields. He devised n means to trap Spike n her rooms should he come, nnd, well he knew that the lover would come. It Is the human way. A lamp placed In the window with the lamp-shade well down, three raisings nnd lowcrings of this shade to give the Inspector the .-flgnal that Spike wnfc present. With nil woman's wit in the crisis she agreed lu order to get the lu apector from the room, fenring Spike might enter nt any minute Xow it has been set down further up In our little narrative thnt Sway Wan lived just across the iilrshaft. He was ever peeping and listening nnd think ing of (Jypsy. Spike barely missed the inspector ns he rushed Into (iypsy's room. So tense was the excitement and keen the thoughts for, escape thnt (Jypsy did not tel of the Inspector's visit. Spike nsked her if she could get old Tom Chudder to let him use hb secret passage for escape. She darted our the door, only to be Htopied by Spike who told her the police were down stairs. With all the agility of a cat she swung from the rear'flre escape and made for Tom Chudder'H. Spike Is lift ray Ml Spike was left nlone In her room, awaiting the word from her. Sway Wnn was anxiously waiting and listening across the court. With 5yps gone nnd Spike sitting with his buck to the window, fairly worshipping the little dressing gown of Oypsy. Swan Wun, by the aid of n long wire, stealthily lifted the lamn- shade the fatal three times. The police iosi no time in rushing the room. Willi gun in hand the inspector crowded Spike against the wall, while another cop llxed tile cuffs. At this (uncture (Jypsy returned, having obtained the consent of Tom Chudder to the use of his secret pas Huge. ' Stunned by the scene before her, she almost Rwooned, hut regained her com posure and was about to place her arms around Spike's neck when the Inspector, with n cynical smile, thanked her for the signal and shoved n live-pound note into her hand. It dropped to the floor and so did Oypsy. Spike, with u flood of dire thoughts criishlne through his brain. believed he has been hetraied. (Jypsy tried to tell him hut he would not listen. The evil one come upon him nnd he spurned her, he cursed her, he tried ' to strike her. (Jypsy Shows Her t'oitl To the court went Spike, the Inspector and his "stool pigeons," As they pro ceeded down the rickety stairs of the tenement there was it iloor on a crack underneath It. There, peering out, was Hilly. He was struggling. He wuntcd to yell out, "Stop!" but he was under the spell of the evil one and wus a coward. Handcuffed and in the Mock at the ootfrt, there coursed myriads of thoughts of good and evil through Spike's fevered brain. He was .seeking out of the complex mists those faraway thoughts of how utT. what to do, lie was Innocent but he must protect bis precious broth er. His dead mother seemed to stretch forth her heart nnd soul to him. He wanted to be noble. He wanted to be forgiving. He wanted to do right. , And this wns the Ootid Influence. Hut then there came the love of CJypsy und the bctraul. And then Kvll , plns upon his soul those melodies ol pain and the demand for revenge. The first witness after the Inspector was called was (J)psy, One question wns nsked her. "How do ou know this man is in nocent?" Hilly Hushes In "He told me himself," replied Oypsy. And the Kvll one was In that court room and In that jury box at this In quest to pass coldly und cruelly upon "the truth and nothing but the truth." A burst of laughter greeted (Jypsy 's ut terances under that oath. It looked as though the evil one had triumphed un til there was a great commotion at the door ninl, rushing pell mell up the aisle, came Hill , He begged to speak, and so pitiful wsTs his plea that the judge ordered him to the stand. He recited accurately the incident of the thief stealing hi savings and how in the fight thnt ensued he shot the thief in self-defeii.se. Then Sway Wan, wishing to ingra tiate himself into the heart of the in spector, asked to siM-ak with him. Spike heard his wily tale poured Into the ear of the Inspector nnd learned that (Jyps wns true in all she hod said and done. The good influence begnn to permeate his soul. lie asked (Jypsy to forgive him and In this forgiving moment there descended upon that tragic scene the glory of peacefu' thoughts from the mighty conquering Influence of (Jood, Hilly received a light sentence and through the influence of if Breat theat rical producer "ho had seen und heard (Jypsy in the old I.lmehoiise music hall nnd had later met Spike und heard his glorious baritone voice Was uble to get n king's pardon. (Jypsv nnd Spike lost no time in get ting married and busying themselves In starting their new careers. And All Kmls Happily liver since Hilly had written the songs for his brother to sing he had been studious in the pursuit of music nnd its composition. He had worked us onlv genius works under dire oh- ! KtMoln. nnd hnd at last completed the score for an opera. The theatrical iroducer read it, lis tened to Jhe melodies and accepted it. The work had two leading purts of youthful, romantic lovers, und the art i'sts enst for these parts were (Jypsy nnd Spike. There was a certain joyous thrill of pride in the heart of the theatrical pro ducer when he had (Jypsy, Spike and Hilly nllix their names to contracts which made them ull partners In the production which wns to bring fame and fortune to all nnd n deep and big satisfaction In the heart of the man ager for aiding these stniving oung people, who were talented and good and ambitious. And so we hnve come to the end of our Drcum street. It has thut turning of the lane Into those pathwus where yimtli rules supreme and the higher und nobler things of life till the hearts and souls. THK KXD HERE'S AN UNUSUAL GALAXY OF FAVORITE FILM STARS EjlBdVW V "" JOS!' HMC' 1 JJjAftk JBKi!lLV ilj V4f Tsfilim im'Wj' I ifc. fv "" L taHHvikafPt wis It Hn'( often thnt such a group of screen favorites can bo gathered together for the taaklng of one photoplay. The picture shows the uomrn stars who have been producing "The Affairs of Anatol." In the group, from left to right, are .Maude Wayne, Hebe Daniels (the picture was taken before she was sentenced to ten days In Jail for speeding), Wanda Hawley, Cecil I). Dp Mtlle, the producer; Polly Moran (In back), Gloria Swanson, Agnes Ayres. Hutli Miller (left front), and Shannon Day (right front) MAY ALLISON WAS NERVOUS WHEN SHE ASKED FOR A JOB, Had Thought of a Lot of Stage Names to Give, but Lost Her Head and Gave Her Real One When Manager Ashed MAY ALLISON admits that she really was considerably flustered when she took her first actual step toward becoming un actress. She hnd come from her nntive south land to Xcw York with no professional experience, with only her smile, her spun -gold, sunny hair, n soprano voice with the witchery of real medody In it nnd confidence. The confidence disappeared suddenly when she presented herself In Henry W, Savage's office nnd nsked for a job. She was nsked in return for her name. Several trick stnge names, prepared with much deliberation nt bonrdlng Fchool, were on the tip of her tongue ...TT.. . ::,l: ".-rt MAY ALLISON Clarice Van Alstyno, (iwendoln Do Hes.ko ami the like. Hut when the mnnncer cnine out hluntlv witli tlie- ipiestioii the little hlouile girl sutd : "May Allison." She got the job the part of Van ity in the morality phi, 'Kvcrj wom an." Later she was glvin the part ot Heauty in the same production. The following season found her al ternating with Inn Claire In the title role of "The (Junker (Jlrl." A promi nent part In De Wolf Hopper's musical coined a ear luter, "Miss Caprice," and still another season later the star role in "Apartment tll-K" were evi dences that Muy Allison's confidence in her making good was ipiite justified. Then came the plunge into piiturcs, first with William II. Crane in "David Haruin." After a season on the stage again, with Killth Wynne Matthison in "The (lovernoi's Lady," Miss Allison was mude n stnr in American Mutual urn- ductinns. During the mnklng of one of these, "The House of a Thousand Scandals," the little blonde girl from (ieorgia met Harold Lockwood, Together they ar ranged to co-stnr in Metro productions. The success of this screen combination wns marked "The Klver of Itomnncr," "Pidgin Island. I'hc Ma"ked Itlder," "The Come-Hack." "Mister 41" ami "1MB Tremulne." The first picture in which Miss Alli son became a Metro star in her own right was "Social Hypocrites." Since then, before being presented by special productions, the scored a scries of suc cesses In "In for Thirty Dnys," "Peggy Does Her Darndest," "Castles lu the Air," "Almost Married" und "The Cp llfters" among others. The first of Miss Allison's Metro spe cials was a plcturUatlon of Avery Hop wood's farce, "Fair and Warmer," pre sented on the stige by Sclwyn & Co. .... . ,i i i .. ,.,i. iii-.ii. .. .. , 'tfw '&$ M-'W:, THIS wus loiiowcii uy i lie it iiik-uiih, by the Iluttons; "The Cheater," by llenrv Arthur Jones: "Held In Trust " by (leorge Klbbe Turner, am) "Are All Men AllkeV" by Arthur Stringer, and I her present release. "The .Marriage of Wiilluin Ashe." What Your Favorite Uoscoe (Kntty) Arhurhle is making rnpid progress with "(Jasoline (Jus," Walter Woods' adaptation of two stories by (leorge I'nttulln. Much time hns been spent nt the Lnsky runch in a set representing n Texas mushroom town which hns sprung up over night ns the result of nn nil boom. This is a complete village in every way, nnd hundreds of extras were employed to give color nnd life to the scene. Henry Arthur Jones' play, "The Lifted Veil," is being filmed by Para mount with Kthel Clayton starring. Cecil It. DeMllle has gone nn loca tion for oiHiiiiiffe scenes of his next pro duction, the title of which renin ins un announced ns yet. The enst will in clude Dorothy Dnlton, Mildred Harris, Conrad Xagel and Theodore Kosloff. Wallace Held has begun work on n new picture, directed by Frank I'rson nnd written nnd scennrlolzed by llyron Morgan, called "The Hell Diggers." The setting is in the gold mining dis tricts. Following the completion of this picture Wallace Held will leave for XcwYork to co-star with Klsle Fer guson in n tilm version of ticorge DuMniirier s Ibbetson." famous novel, "Peter (Jrorge Kitztnaurlre und his wife. Oiiidn Hergere, have gone to White Sulphur Springs, Vn., to complete the rllOTOI'I.AYS rubprTtoM svrANi RY COMPANY OF AMERICA AII 1 12th, Morris & Tassyunk Av. runuiuuia mi. tmiiv ut -J; n:u MADGE KENNEDY In "THK (ilKt, WITH .Till: JA7.7. UKAKT" All CrUCNJV Krankford 4 Alleghenr ALLtUHtlN I Mnt. Dully 2!l. Kvcs. nt 8 CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG In "Ill'SIl" BROADWAY rtUf' FATTY ARBUCKLE In "KKWTi:it'H .MII.I.IUNH" COLONIAre".,..sf;?!.';v.?0t!.AiI"' FATTY ARBUCKLE til "IIUK.WSTr.H'M Mll.l.tUNS" DARBY THEATRE NAZIMUVA In IIIM.HI.W EMPRESS MAIN "V&SWaIlt REX BEACH'S "Till: XOKTII WIND'S MAI.IC'K" r ATII V TIinATIin t3U MnrkM 3t. rAMllwY t i iH.Ht IV1VIM ""I"-' i- "KYKH UV THK HK.ltT" mrTMnDTUWV Ilrnrt pt. t KM. UtCM IWIMIIU." 'J. 7 A II r. 51 KATHERINE MacDONALD In "CfHTAIS" lMh'h.KlAL. jpJtV. s-an .. ..- a r.ftTti WALNUT ST3, I uiir Jims . -j-.iii f.vw- HOBART BOSWORTH In "HIS OWN LAW" Kvu- 7 & 0 333 M ARKET,,8!' ,T,,?,r,ild VhNORTH'' PRINCbbb rila.r ;vi. to 1 1 p. ft. ... nu , ,ni?r.T htuks-t 'EMPIRE OF DIAMONDS" o i a i Tr oriimantown avi:nub RIAL 1J AT Tl'I.I'KHOOKKN ST. CHAKLts cnruin In Till, MAItKET BT IIEIX5W 7TH KUoI 10 A. M. to 11115 I'. It KATHERINE MacDONALD In "I'lllTAIN" SAVOY 1211 MAItKKT STItKUT H A. M. TO MIUN1U11T CHARLES RAY ' In "I'Kflt'Kri I. VAI.I.KV'i I Daily Photoplay Guide 1 AT WEST 'CHESTER RIALTO t'Km. ik milli-.-n ,MrtLlU "lOlilllllMKN Kltl'lT" IDLE HOUR "&)$ "A I'tKlECT CltlMl!" Film Stars Are Doing preliminary preparations for the filming of "Peter Ilihctfuuit" which will be the next Kltzinaurlrc production, co-starring Klsle Ferguson nnd Wullnce Held. Miss Hergere i.s writing tup continuity for the picture which her husband will direct. Producers Are Returning To Two-Reel Dramas William N. Sellg nnd Snm K. Hork nre bringing nbout the return of an old public favorite th, t ' drnmn. These two producers will now offer two-reel productions of well-known short 'stories by famous authors, with all-star casts. This plan gives the reverse to the idea that, for melodrama nnd problem plays, the screen needs the relief of fast comedy. The two-reel .drnmns will he used as a counter attraction for the light and romantic five-part comedy to which so many motion -picture stnrs are turning their attention. Sellg and 'Hork have already com pleted two pictures with such casts as William Desmond, Wulharo I leery und Klnor Fnlr lu the first, nnd Lewis S. Stone, Kthcl (Jrey Terry nnd Wallace Heery in the second. The first of these Is "The Policeman und the Hahy." by Charles I. Cullen, nnd the second is adapted from Jnmcs Oliver Curwood's short story, "The Wlldcrne-s Mill." rHOT(l'I,AVH m I he NIXON-NIRDLlNGERtft THEATRES Uf ACMI IR -S"1 st- ana Allrilitny Ar. ""-' s-. iin'Itt inn a TOM MOORE In "Ifl'DM" BE1LM0NT WD AD0VE "akket BILLIE BURKE l "THK KIH'CATION UV KI.17.IIKTII" CEDAR 00TH criDAn avcnud "THE HIGHEST LAW" COLISFUM "akkt nirrwiJEN v-WL.ion.vjm n.,Tii and ount ckcii, in: mii.i.k's "FORBIDDEN FRUIT' IUMBO ,rVNT HT.' oiwrd AVB. JUtllUU JiiiiiIk) Junrtlnn on Knnkford "Li" RALPH INCE'S "Ol'T UK THK .SNOWS" LFADPf? 41ST i-A.vcASTnn avb. i-i--vi-i-r matinki: dailt .. JJATT MOOUK, In "The Passionate Pilgrim" LOCUST J'-P WP '-"Chht arnnCTS LULUJ i. 'tnlij i I KlfK 3:.1i" i:.. 0:30 to 11 GEORGE ARLISS In "TIIK HKV II." NIXON 5"D AND stAnlJPST8. iMi.i. imtiM no vs- 'mi'"Kn'nni1 "HIGH AND DRY" RIVOI I -U AND SANSOM ST3. iiwil MATINIJB DAILT ETHF.I. riAYTnv In "THK KHIfK OK roSSKHMHIV I STRAND aEnMA!ATTOWlvAo st. m. ARBUCKLE III "IIKKW.STKK'S MII.I.IONH ATTRACTIONS AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD THEATRES APOLLO 'v,lS-";?? v I KATHERINE MacDONALD i In "I'ASSIO.VH l'I.AV(iU(lf.MI" ASTOR "nki.in m.unDAva KATHERINE MacDONALD In "Ct'ltTAIN" AURORA 2132 ORRMANTOWN AVB. "WHISPERING DEVILS" BENN ",T" t.US.pmkivavk. BILLIE BURKE In "THK KIH'CATION OK KLIXAIHTTII" BLUEBIRD rod A Sumuetmnna DL.uc.amu T))r?,i, lnu .. umll "THE STEALERS" KING VIDOR MAKES STRONG PLEA FOR ORIGINAL SCRIPTS Declares Too Much Attention Is Being Paid to Books and Plays and Urges Writers to Compose Directly for the Screen , ICing Vldor, nuthorproducer. director of motion pictures, states thnt Ids nr. ganlintlon Is open for original seennrioj' Six of Jhe. seven most succeed photoplays hn has directed were filmM from stories written specifically for the MTCcn. His preference for original screen storicrt is bnsed on whnt he be. llevcs to bo a principle governing th. motlon'-plcturo art. and he deplores the worship, on the part of motlon-pk'ture capitalists, of published books and plays. "King VJdor productions will nlwa be on the market for original scenarios." said Vldor the other day jn New York, In speaking before nn . semblngc of film men, "nnd I regret that tunny of tho financiers of motion pictures nre refusing to fliinm.p ,h( filming of nny o'rlglfml motlon-pjcturt scenario, on the grounds that popular books nnd plays possess a big nta advertising value. "I grant the logic of their contention but believe the application ,,f thlj theory Is fundamentally, dangerous, nnd f continued, likely to lessen the pop,,. larity of the photoplay. 'I believe the best screen stories ran he written by writers who thnrouihl. understand the various technical devlcei employed. The writer who Is familiar with all the processes wherebv raw film Is transmitted Into jt cinematic work should surely be uble to write for the screen most Intelligently. "The writer of a scenario must not feel dejected or discouraged became poor .Mr. Director or poor Mis, Shir returns the scenario with the remark 'not suitable for us.' Your scenarf) may be a splendid work. Do not blame the director or star, but the big fellows who hold the purse strings. "They are the fellows win lme been insisting on the adaptations of books and plays. They overlook ths fact that a popular book or play may not posses good screen material, nnd may not even be recognized In its screen clothes!" Vldor cautioned ngalnat plnelng too much confidence In big names, saying that he still believed the most surrm fill screen stories would come from oung writers trained from the becla ning ns photoplaywrlghts. Buster Won His Bet It was March-- 4 inauguration day for President-elect Warren Hnnling nnd of course the sole topic of discus slon at the studio had to do with the change In administration. "Well," Htister Kenton said, "I can't see how President Hiirillng is to meet with the success predicted. I'll bet thnt four months from this date his Inauguration every bank and fac tory will be closed nnd business will be nt a standstill." i "How come?" queried nn actor, who nlso voted ,the Itepubllcnti ticket. "Simple enough It'll he the Fourth of July." A r A A A VI llhMtlfJI NTIIU'W AVFL VrtIlVlAll AllOVrj ALLUailEfT jonkph r, MNroi.vs "PARTNER&.OF THE TIDE" VCIN 1UII MATINEI? 2:1 AI.I-STAft 'ST In "THE KILLERS" Fay's Knickerbocker VioS? WM. FARNUM In "I1IN (IIIIIATKST HAfHIIlCK" FA1RM0UNT MIvgA? CONSTANCE TALMADGE In "(JntlD KKFKKKNCKA" ATIJ CT THBATTtK Ilelow Scruot JOInOl MATINF.n DAILY MARY PICKFORD In "THK WIVK LKIIIT" FRANKFORD ""J0" DOUGLAS MacLEAN lp "THK ItOOKIK'S IILTtKN' ermantown atim:i: dailt MARY MILES MINTER In "ALL StlfLS' KVK" IMPERIAL :'ANTDlNrLDAA1LY:1, TOM MIX In "THK ItOAl DKMON" JEFFERSON -l!ATBBupDfAnfJYJ' BERT LYTELL ' In "THK I'MirK OK KKIIIUIITIU.N" I inFRTV IUtOAD . COLUMniA AT UDLtA I I ''MATINHK DAILY CLAIRE WHITNEY InJ'I.OVK. IIONOH AND IIIHA" rVtrnFI 2 SOUTH ST. OrchMtr llJUL.la contlnuoua from 1 to 11 I.O CIIXNI'.V l "THE PENALTY" OVERBROOK oAygB DOROTHY GISH In "THK IHO.vr IN THK IIAKIlr.T" PARkT niDoi: avi:. dauphin st rAKN Mnt. 213. Kic. 0:13 to u NAZIMOVA In "IIILI.IONH" CDDl irT 00T1I AND SPItUCtl OrKULL MATINKK HATUHDAt NEAL HART In "IIOII'H IIOI.D" I'llOTIH't.AYS WM. PENN "v'MiPW&SX!. GEORGE ARLISS In "THK UKVII." V its iA-h. rV.'NV-fAf'- "VI -VW. V
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